advising victims' family members to seek counsel elsewhere. (vo)the main issue is that if the same office represented both urojasand victims whose potential suits might álist urojas as a defendant, there would be a conflict of interest.cook says he will continue to represent the organization as a whole, and if, for example, the building owner tries to collect rent now that the building is burned, he would fight that.as for reverend jasper lowery, the director of urojas community services, he has very specific next steps for the organization. "our main concern is that, what can we do to ensure these families a proper burial for the individuals' lives that

we've lost? we need to assure the ones that lost all their belongings, their places to stay, that they will have shelter."(vo)lowery says he's been reaching out to other non- profits that can help provide a place to stay, and that they are slowly taking the displaced fire victims into their facilities.as for the state of the building - the conditions people were living in before the fire started, that is something that very well ácould come upin a lawsuit from victims or their families. (spencer) a mediator hired by cook says the place was unhinhabitable when she did a walk-through a few weeks ago. live in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news. (catherine) also in oakland- the owner of the warehouse where the deadly

ghost ship fire happenedin december -- is facing another lawsuit. the lawsuit was filed last week - by the father of one of the victims. it's just the latest in a string of lawsuits... it claims the building owner was aware of fire hazards -- but did nothing about them. it also claims the building didn't have proper fire prevention equipment - like overhead sprinklers and smoke alarms. (steve)happening now in the east bay, students at albany high school are holding a rally to denounce racism in their school.in the past week, several students at the school were disciplined for making nazi salutes in the hallways and posting racist images on instagram.kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight at the high school with details. this afternoon, memebers of the black student union here at albany high held a unity rally to try and end the week on a positive note.in all 7 9th graders were recently

disciplined for making racist gestures and posting racist images online. at least some of those students were allowed to return to school this week and that has many in the student body upset.at tonights, rally students say they wanted to show support for the victims of the recent problems. they also want to send a message that this sort of behavior won't be tolerated on campus. apparently the message may have gotten through to at least one of the kids involved in the racist acdts. a teacher actually read an email she had received from one that students.

(catherine) daly city police are looking for the man they say exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl... he's also accused of doing the same thing to a teenager.. a suspect sketch has now been released.. police say the first incident happened monday night around 6 - near westmoor park...when the man exposed himself to a 19-year-old woman.. they say he did it again wednesday - this time to a 12-year old girl walking home from school on miraposa avenue. sgt ron harrison/daly city police-well what makes this so dangerous is we have an unknown individual exposing to people who are walking, doing their daily activities and life. he's exposed himself to a 12 year old girl and an adult female and we want to locate him and arrest him before these acts continue.

police have released this picture of the suspect's car.. it's believed to be a silver or gold 2003 toyota camry... with a sticker on the driver's side bumper. (steve) a tragic collision between a big rig and a sports car claimed a life this morning in san jose. video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news shows the scene just before 8 o'clock here at the intersection of park avenue and mcevoy street. kron four's rob fladeboe is atthe scene now with a live report. rob? this area is just west of downtown san jose. park avenue is a fairly busy thoroughfare but there is a lot of construction going on here and there is a lot of truck traffic. the car was traveling eastbound when it

collided with the truck here at the intersection of mcevoy. the late model pontiac firebird, it's roof mostly sheared away on impact, ended up pinnedbeneath the trailer of the big rig truck. the driver of the car was apparently killed on impact but a passenger in the car, a 10-year-old girl, was trapped for a time and had to be rescued. officer albert morales.albert morales/san jose police"just the way the car was wedged beneath the truck there was a survivor in the backseat and medical personnel and firefighters arriving on scene were able to extract the juvenile from the wreckage. she was immediately transported to a local area hospital. unfortunately the adult make driver was pronounced dead at the scene..."the young girl escaped with only minor injuries. a man on a bicycle who rides park avenue every day says the early morning sun

can be an issue for cyclists or drivers eastbound on park butthe official cause of the crash will have to wait for the conclusion of the police accident investigation team. albert morales/san jose police "they're talking to witnesses and taking pictures, taking measurements and looking for skid marks to determine the speed the vehicles were going. they will factor in all these things to make a final determination of what appears to have been the cause..' police said it appears that the big rig was westbound on park and had just made a left ontomcevoy when the firebird slammed into the bed of the truck, whose driver was not injured. a witness who helped rescue the 10 year old reportedly told police the victim and his passengerwere father and daughter. the driver of the truck is cooperating with the investigation.. this was th 11th traffic fatality so far this year in the city. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. (steve) up to 100-thousand

dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from a jewelry store in san francisco's chinatown. . now the police department is releasing pictures and video of the alleged thief. (catherine) kron four's philippe djegal tells us what the store owner says the suspect got away with... (philippe) a diamond necklace... and a whole tray of diamond rings worth between 80 and 100-thousand dollars. that's what the owner of loretta's jewelry company on waverly place says was stolen last friday... when san francisco police allege this man burglarized the store in broad daylight. officer giselle talkoff/sfpd- "the jewelry store owner was inside at the time that this occurred and was pretty rattled." the store owner says she was standing right behind the counter inside at around three o'clock in the afternoon that day... when she saw the suspect use a hammer to bash this window three times before it eventually broke... and, then that's when he grabbed the jewelry and then ran off. officer giselle talkoff/sfpd- "they knew what they were doing. went in, grabbed it and made out with all that jewlery." the owner says she had never seen the suspect

prior to the burglary that afternoon... but has noticed people loitering near her windows lately, staring intently at the jewlery on display. the owner adds though that she's always been cautious. not just anyone can walk into her store... you have to be buzzed in. officer giselle talkoff says investigators are hoping these images jog some memories in hopes of generating fresh leads.officer giselle talkoff/sfpd- "there may be something recognizable specifically to the suspect that someone may know this person or have seen them before." neither the store owner or jeweler -- who was also inside during the burglary -- were injuried. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (catherine)gilbert baker, the man who created the rainbow flag, has died. he was 65. in 1978 - he was asked by san francisco supervisor harvey milk to create a flag that would symbolize the gay community. gilbert was paid a thousand dollars for his design. a native of kansas, he lived in san francisco from 1970 to

1994 before moving to new york city. a memorial will be held tonight at 7 -- at market and castro streets. (catherine) a new poll says that bay area drivers are willing to pay higher taxes.. if it means finding a way to ease our often brutal traffic congestion.. details ahead. (steve) plus cigarettes are getting more expensive. where the money from a new tobacco tax will go. (catherine) also - a frightening crash is caught on camera in southern california. what happened to the man who was launched off a cliff... (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(steve) yesterday we told you how a new poll finds traffic to be one of the main reasons why people want to leave the bay area. tonight we drill down a little more in that poll and find out how people want to solve things. kron 4's dan kerman is live in san francisco for us with more.. (dan kerman) sotthe worst bay area comute

from tracy to san franciscosot anything crossing dumbarton in south bay is pretty badsot80 in berkeley in either direction while drivers can't agree on what's the worst commute in the bay area they can agree on one thing sottraffic seems like its getting worsesotevery week its getting worsesotbeen working here for 15 years and its never been this bada new poll by the bay area council finds 60% of residents in the 9-county bay area think traffic is getting worse 83% believe a traffic emergency should be declared and 70% are calling for a big investment in regional transportation improvements even if it means raising taxessotyes absolutely i'm in anything to make it bettersotof course it improve the quality of life for anybody, that's what its about on thursday governor brown was

in the bay area pushing a 52 billion dollar plan to fix roads and highways to be paid through hikes in the gas tax and vehicle registration fees. the bay area council says that's start but the bay area needs to think biggerjohn grubb/ bay area council 107-117 possibly much more ferries on the bay, maybe a second bart tube, maybe other crossing across the bay, rail around the bay, connections with places like the central valley, we're goingt o have to go through a lot of process with stakeholders and analysis to see what the best improvements are and what we can afford.134/what we can afford

(catherine) cigarette prices are about to go higher in california.... a new tax is taking effect this weekend.. voters approved it in november.. the current tax is 87-cents a pack...and it's increasing by two-dollars on saturday. it's hoped the extra money will raise more than one-point-four-billion dollars a year. much of that money is set to go to health plans for people with low incomes. anti-tobacco groups have praised the tax = saying it will encourage people to quit smoking..or not start in the first place. (catherine) in the south bay- a lawsuit has been filed against the city of santa clara -- claiming its at-large election system has prevented asian- americans from being elected to the city council.. the lawsuit was filed by a retired social worker - who argues something is wrong considering the fact the city's asian population is 38 percent. the suit asks for a district system - instead of an

at-large or 'block' vote. none of the five asian-american candidates who ran for city council seats last year were elected... and supporters of the lawsuit argue that some of them 'would' have been elected under a district based system. the california voting rights act prohibits at-large systems in jurisdictions with racially polarized voting patterns. (catherine) after 37 years of employment- a retirement party took place today in san francisco.(steve) kron4's jeff pierce explains what made this celebration so important. there was the obligatory cake and balloons and of course flowers but this was no ordinary retirement party. shirley edelson has worked at the office suppy store patrick and company in san francisco for thirty seven years, impressive but not particularly remarkable. what makes this celebration notable is that shirley will turn

ninety in a few short months.i never thought about leaving i never ever thought about leaving.never late, she always shows up and she really takes care of the customers, customers are number one for her.i am the luckiest woman in the universe, look at all these wonderful people. shirley's customers crowded into the back of the store today to celebrate this milestone. she knew them all and they all held her in the highest regard.i know every one of them, i know what they do, i know all about their families.oh this guy's from the palace hotel, this guy's from golden gate college he come in all the timeand he swims everydaythere's the swimmer.and this man with the roses, his name is ken one day he saw me walking down the muni steps and he said i never want you to fall so every night at 5:30 i will meet you at the door and walk you down the muni steps.there was a

proclamation from the state assembly to mark the occasion. when was the last time you got a proclamation from the state assembly.celebration aside shirley edelson planned to work until the store closes at 5:30 this evening.i'm ready for another chapter in my life. we assume ken was there to walk her down the muni stairs. in san francisco jeff pierce kron four news. (anchor) time now to check on time now (anchor) (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

gusty northerly winds, especially over the hills, will prevail through this evening before diminishing overnight. high pressure builds into the weekend leading to a warming trend with readings into the 70s and even some lower 80s. dry and seasonably mild weather continues monday through wednesday with the next chance of rain by about thursday or friday of next week.

(catherine) a new foot- trail now re-connects two parts of big sur - which were divided after a recent bridge collapse in stormy weather. more than 400 people who live in the area were stranded when pfeiffer canyon bridge on highway-1 was demolished earlier this month... thanks to a team of local volunteers... at least the new trail is giving locals and visitors away to get in and

out of the area.. the trail is closed from a half-hour after sunset until a half-hour before sunrise. bicycles and pets aren't allowed.. as for a new bridge....that could take as long as 9 months to complete. (steve) take a look at this... a motorcyclist is launched off a cliff... and the whole thing was caught on camera. a group of motorcyclists were riding through southern california's angeles national forest... then one rider loses control of his bike and goes flying off the cliff... the accident was captured by a fellow rider... who rushes to the man's rescue. the motorcyclist was found injured but alert in some thick bushes. emergency officials arrived and airlifted the rider to a nearby hospital. amazingly... he sufffered only a fractured shoulder. a tennessee teenager and the man who kidnapped her have

been spotted. we'll have an update on where they were last seen. the trail for the south carolina church shooter continues. how dylan roof is expected to plead.

(catherine) in the east bay... a suspect is in custody - accused of stabbing a man inside a walmart last night. it happened at the walmart on lone tree way in antioch last night just after 9-pm... police say the two men involved had been arguing...and they ran into a store restroom where the stabbing happened. officers found the victim and the knife....and arrested the suspect...who's facing felony assault charges. the man who was stabbed is recovering in a hospital and is expected to be okay.. (steve) we are learning new information about missing tennessee teen and her alleged kidnapper. investigators are releasing new surveillance

images of 15-year-old elizabeth thomas and her former teacher 50-year-old tad cummins. the two were caught on camera at a wal-mart in oklahoma city earlier this month. as you can see... both have dyed their hair and altered their appearance. the first confirmed sighting of the two. investigators say this kidnapping is still an amber alert and should be taken seriously. authorities believe cummins is armed with two handguns. (steve) in south carolina... church shooter dylann roof is expected to pead guilted to state murder charges. prosecutors say roof will enter the plea on april 10-th to avoid another death sentence. 22 year-old roof was convicted of killing nine black parishoners at a charleston church in 20- 15. because this is the first federal case in which a hate crime defendant has been sentenced to death... it's unclear if or when the federal

government can carry out the sentence... so south carolina prosecutor are calling this new plea agreement, quote, "an insurance policy"... meaning that if something happens at a federal level, roof would be forced to serve life in prison on state charges. (steve) just ahead. a freeway collapses in georgia. why it happened and how the federal government is stepping in to help. (catherine) also -- president trump's former national security adviser is set to testify on possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. why he's offering -- and what he wants in return. .

>> dr. stanley: we can understand realize that it's through the gospel that you and i can be absolutely assured at what paul said when he said, "absent from the body, present with the lord." we don't have to fear death. it's through the gospel that our whole eternity has been changed. [music] this is not longer a raodway

that's going to be able to be used. this now is a construction site. (steve) commuters in atlanta learned today theyl'll be facing months of backups.heavily traveled insterstate 85 shut down after a 700=foot section collapses in a huge fire.and we have just learned that three people have been arrested ... one woman and two yet know what they have been charged with.we will bring you details as they come in.(catherine)you might remember that just ten years ago, we went through something similar here.the macarthur

maze partially collapsed when a tanker truck burst into flames.(steve) the maze was back in service within a month. drivers in atlanta may not be so lucky. "the big question on everyone's mind is how long will this take to repair? we're not able to give you a firm estimate at the moment but you should know that this will take at least several months to get this rebuilt>" the fire broke out in a pile of construction material stored under an elevated portion of interstate 85.the flames roared up as cars drove past.... some of them disappearing into the black smoke."oh my god."as a thick black cloud spread over downtown, cameras recorded the moment of the collapse.nat "there were large chunks of concrete starting to come down. i mean - two, three-hundred pound chunks of concrete starting to come down."firefighters had only minutes to pull out. "they heard the cracking of the concrete, they were able to see the concrete was flying

all over the place, going towards the fire fighters." amazingly, there were no injuries. "how about the atlanta fire department, y'all? what a great job that they did."last night's commute was a chaotic nightmare as drivers trapped on the freeway tried to reach an exit. engineers examining the scene today dtermined that seven hundred feet of roadway will have to be demolished, removed and rebuilt.as many as a quarter-million cars a day will have to be routed onto city streets. "you're looking at the proverbial cork in the bottle." (catherine) in new york city... a neighborhood was rocked by a series of explosions early this morning. around 6:30 a-m... flames blasted out of two manholes along a section of broadway. residents say the jolts sounded like thunder... only much louder. the underground explosions were so powerful... the windows of several buildings were shattered. no one was injured - but several buildings still were evacuated. the energy company says the explosions might have been

caused by salt from recent snowstorms making contact with underground lines. (catherine) there's been a major development in the investigation into possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. from our partners with c-n-n...sara murray has the latest.. president trump's áfiredá national security adviser michael flynn -- offering to testify before congressional investigators áifá he gets áimmunityá from prosecution. flynn's lawyer saying in a statement:graphic:"gen. flynn certainly has a story to tell, and he very much wants to tell it, should the circumstances permit... "flynn's lawyer saying discussions with both house and senate committees have taken place, but so far, the offer has not been accepted.the trump administration is already battling allegations of collusion -- amid probes in both the house and senate about russia's meddling in the u-s election.the white house declining to comment about the flynn news.as flynn's own words from last year about

hillary clinton loom large over his potential testimony... gen. michael flynn:"the very last thing that john podesta just said is no individual too big to jail, that should include people like hillary clinton. i mean, five people around her have had, have been given immunity, to include her former chief of staff. when you are given immunity, that means that you have probably committed a crime." then-candidate trump -- echoing flynn's words: president trump:"if you're not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for right?"for weeks, house and senate investigators have expressed interest in speaking with flynn -- in addition to at least three other former trump associates. but even after forcing flynn out -- the president -- praising his former adviser. president trump:"general flynn is a wonderful man, he's been treated very, very unfairly by the media." (catherine) for flynn to get immunity, two-thirds of the congressional committee askingfor his testimony - would have to approve the deal. congress would also need to get approval from a district judge. (steve) a u-s official is

confirming at least two white house staffers were involved in helping house intelligence committee chairman devin nunes... in gathering intelligence materials. the official who wants to remain annonymous... says ezra cohen-watnick and michael ellis helped gather the intelligence last week... but it's unclear if either of the two actually showed the california republican materials regarding surveillance in the election. a spokesperson for nunes says the lawmaker will not confirm or deny who his sources are. and in a one- on-one interview nunes claims the source is lying... devin nunes:"but i can tell you that those reports are mostly wrong.this is something that i've known about for a very long time. uhhh... from people who were not affilitated at all with the white house or anybody there... the challenge was finding a place to be able to view this information to be able to get my hands on this information. so i think what's in those stories is that there is a lot of innuendo. there are people who probaly knew about this, knew about me being there.but the fact of the matter is that doesn;t make them a source of

my information."(steve) nunes is under fire for telling both president trump and the media about the materials ... before telling democrats on the intelligence committee. some democrats have called on nunes to recuse himself from the panel's probe into russian meddling in last year's election. nunes says he won't do that. (steve) about four thousand people who went to trump university will be getting most of their tuition money back. a judge approved an agreement for president trump to pay 25-million-dollars to settle two lawsuits against the education program. the university opened in 2005.. it was shut down five years later after new york education officials ordered the program to stop operating with out a license. former students who are eligible are expected to get about 90 percent of their money back.

(catherine) north carolina's governor rolled back the state's controversial bathroom bill this week.. but it's not clear yet if it's going to be enough to bring back all the business and sportingevents which had been boycotting the state... some critics say the roll- back should have been a full repeal....and argue that it still leavesthe gay and transgender community vulnerable to discrimination. the compromise was worked out under pressure by the n-c-a-a, which threatened to continue withholding events until at least 20-23. the n-c-a-a president is set to review the new law next week. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

gusty northerly winds, especially over the hills, will prevail through this evening before diminishing overnight. high pressure builds into the weekend leading to a warming trend with readings into the 70s and even some lower 80s. dry and seasonably mild weather continues monday through wednesday with the next chance of rain by about thursday or friday of next week.

coming up- it's said to be the worlds strongest coffee in the world and it's now available in the united states. we'll tell you about "black insomnia" and the people at 'crayola' want your help in naming their latest crayon color.. those stories just ahead.

(catherine) starbucks is rolling out what they call...the world's strongest coffee. they're calling it...."black insomnia." it's apparently not for wimps..... and has 58-point-5 milligrams of caffeine per ounce... that's three times more than starbucks' dark roast.. "black insomnia" has already been listed as one of the most dangerous caffeinated products. just one cup would mean taking in roughly 700-milligrams of caffeine. to put that in perspective...the f-d-a recommends a limit of 400- milligrams a day.

(steve) crayola says it has the color of its newest crayon picked out.(catherine) now they want help from the public in coming up with a name for it.. (catherine) crayola announced today on facebook that fans will be asked to help name the blue- shaded crayon this summer. the company says it will reveal more information on the new color in may. this comes just one day after crayola announced that it's retiring the yellow color "dandelion" from its crayon lineup. next- how police were able to get critical information on the man they say impersonated a nurse at a san francisco clinic.

>> dr. stanley: we can understand realize that it's through the gospel that you and i can be absolutely assured at what paul said when he said, "absent from the body, present with the lord." we don't have to fear death. it's through the gospel that our whole eternity has been changed. [music] the war of

words between attorney general jeff sessions and sanctuary cities is heating up. pam moore is in the newsroom with what we're working on for kron 4 news at six. (pam) catherine... at issue ..... is federal agents making immigration arrests at courthouses. attorney

general jeff sessions... and homeland security secretary john kelly... are defending the agents actions, after california's top judge sent them a letter asking them to stop. the depertment of justice and d-h-s responded saying .... state and local policies barring police from turning over suspects for deportation, have forced federal agents to make arrests at public places. just a short time ago, san francisco's district attorney spoke out against the practice. we'll tell you the three words he has for the feds ... tonight at six. catherine now back to you. (catherine) a man is accused of posing as a nurse at a neighborhood clinic in san francisco.. police say he treated close to 30 patients. the man is still in jail tonight.(steve) we first reported the story last night on kron 4 news at 8.... and right after the story aired... a mother and daughter rushed to the police station saying her 12 year old

daughter was a victim. kron 4 ella sogomonian was there too and has the exclusive interview. this mom was in tears and outraged she tells me her daughter had attended the san francisco city impact school since she was in kindergarden but she recently pulled her out after she felt her daughter was no longer safe - and says tonight's allegations toward a volunteer confirmed her beliefs.39-year-old chad brian litz worked as a volunteer nurse practicioner at san francisco city impact since 2013.today he was arrested and charged for alledgely practicing medicine without a license and identity theft.litz now faces five felony counts.the mother and daughter who is 12-years-old want to go unnamed but are both disturbed by the news. saying litz treated the child last november - they say he gave her a pill when she had a stomach ach without informing a parent - afterwhich she felt worse almost cancelling her birthday party."he didn't tell me what it was his back was turned behind. all he said was here take this and you'll feel better and i'm thinking in my head, should i? like, i don't know. this was the first time

that was one half of my saying that but the other half was saying oh wait i should trust him because he is a usf medical student.""this school has a lot of volunteers coming in and out. they're saying everyone is screened and processed but this case shows you an example that's not true."the clinic's executive director responded to the charges with a statement saying they've complied with authorities since they learned he had a criminal background. litz pleaded not guilty in the courtroom today.his bail is set at 65-thousand dollars. if anyone has been treated by litz the da asks that you report what you know to the department of consumer affairs. that phone number is on our website kron 4 dot com.in san francisco ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (anchor) time now to

check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. gusty northerly winds, especially over the hills, will prevail through this evening before diminishing overnight. high pressure builds into the weekend leading to a warming trend with readings into the 70s and even some lower 80s. dry and seasonably mild weather continues monday through wednesday with the next chance of rain by about thursday or friday of next week.

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(catherine) hbo's "big little lies" killer ending is this sunday! the insiders' debbie matenopoulos is in hollywood with more. (debbie) as reese witherspoon and nicole kidman

prepare to put their hbo series "big little lies" to bed this sunday, will the viewers be prepared for who ends up six feet under? $w1 26 c2.5 g 0 c2.5 g 0 c2.5 g 0 (catherine) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve

aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) catherine thank you. did the city of oakland ignor warnings about the dangers of a building at the center of a deadly fire? tonight we have new information on when the city was told that building should be shut down.(pam) plus a show of unity at an east bay high school that has been rocked by racist behavior by some of its students. kron 4 news at six is next.

(steve) some students at an east bay school are fighting back tonight and showing unity tonight. itcomes after numerous on campus racist incidents led to some of their classmates being disciplined.

( steve ) good evening... i'm steve aveson.( pam ) and i'm pam moore.(pam) early today students at albany high school held a rally to denounce racism in their school.(steve)in the past week, several students at the school were disciplined for making nazi salutes in the hallways and posting racist images on instagram.kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight at the high school with details. at tonights rally, students say they wanted to show support for the victims of the recent problems. they also

wanted to send a message that this sort of behavior won't be tolerated on campus. apparently the message may have gotten through to at least one of the students who was disciplined. a teacher actually read an email she had received from one that student. (steve) a big story we are following tonight... bay area officials are speaking out on immigration enforcement entering the court rooms.. earlier this week a california judge asked federal officials to stop making arrests in court for fear that witnesses would not show up.. attorney general jeff sessions and homeland security officials responded back saying they are left with no choice since sancuary city

authorites will not turn over arrestees for deportation. today san francisco district attorney george gascon said immigration officers making arrests in court is a threat to public safety... he also said if ice needs to make arrests in the court room...they need a warrant. (steve) gascon says courthouses should join schools..churches and hospitals as places where immigration officers do not make arrests. (pam) another big story tonight out of the east

bay.... is the deadly oakland apartment fire.(steve) we have learned in january, an oakland fire captain recommended the building be closed down because of life- threatening hazards. kron 4's spencer blake is in oakland tonight... where an attorney for the master tenant gave us new information. spencer,what did you find out? because of conflicts of interest, the same legal firm that represents the master tenant, urojas, will ánot be representing individual victims and their families. the concern is that a resident who files suit would likely list both the owner and the master tenant in their suit, so the law offices of john burris would be representing both sides in a case like that. but, with the deplorable conditions people were allegedly living in months before the fire, the chance for litigation is still there. "there could be potential

lawsuits by some of the victims, by some of the families of the victims, but i don't know that for sure. i don't know who's gonna sue who."(vo)the directors of urojas said today say their main priorities are helping to ensure proper burials for the dead, and then helping with housing for the survivors. revered jasper lowery says other non-profits have slowly been taking residents in to their shelters.aurea lewis, another director at urojas, actually lost her brother in the fire. she also told us that while her family is planning a private memorial for tentative public memorial set francisco, kron four ( pam ) we have an update tonight on the deadly warehouse fire from december in oakland... another lawsuit is being filed. 34-year-old edward lapine was one of the 36 people who died in the fire.. at artist collective known as the "ghost ship." his family is now

suing the property owner ... and the man who ran it. lapine was one of the dozens of people who were at the "ghost ship" for a dance party. the complaint says, the couple who ran the collective, along with the owner, knew about the fire hazards inside the converted warehouse and did nothing about it. the building had been illegally converted into housing. kron 4 spoke to lapine's father one week after the fire... he came to the scene to see it for himself. ( pam ) this is one of a number of lawsuits that has been filed over the fire. the building owner and its operators have not commented on the latest legal action. we should add ... no criminal charges have been filed in the case. also... we are still waiting for word on what caused the fire... we do know all 36 people died

from smoke inhalation. (steve) yesterday we told you how a new poll finds traffic to be one of the main reasons why people want to leave the bay area. tonight kron 4's dan kerman has more on how people in the bay want to solve the road congestion. (dan kerman)if you live anywhere in the bay area you know what it's like top come to a stop every block you know what it's like to crawl onto the freeway and once there go even slower sotit doesn't matter what time or where it is, it's everywheresot now it's just like all day long trafficsottraffic is getting a lot worsea new poll by the bay area council finds 60% of residents in the 9-county bay area think traffic is getting worse 83% believe a traffic emergency should be declared and 70% are calling for a big investment in regional transportation improvements even if it means raising taxessoti think it would be a great thing, i know

last week a hit a pothole and blew out my tire so i know we definitely need more money in infrastructure it would be great.on thursday governor brown was in the bay area pushing a 52 billion dollar plan to fix roads and highways to be paid through hikes in the gas tax and vehicle registration fees. the bay area council says that's a start sot john grubb/ bay area council 59-109but john grubb says the bay area must think biggersotstqandup dan kerman / sf 124-134 (pam) if you have been

eyeing a big purchase, you might want to make it tonight. the sales tax is going up tomorrow in several places in the bay area. there is a countywide hike for santa clara county... that includes every city, except for campbell and san jose. those two cities have there own hikes kicking in. several other bay area cities are bumping up the sales tax by half- a-percent. you can find the entire list ... along with the increases, by going to our website, kron four dot com. (steve) a live look outside right now... sunshine kicks off the weekend ..(pam) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. gusty northerly winds, especially over the hills, will prevail through this evening before diminishing overnight. high pressure builds into the weekend leading to a warming trend with readings into the 70s and even some lower 80s. dry and seasonably mild weather

continues monday through wednesday with the next chance of rain by about thursday or friday of next week. ( pam ) a horrific traffic

accident left a man dead early this morning in downtown san jose.(steve) it happened on busy park avenue, just west of the downtown businessdistrict. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, a young girl, trapped in the wreckage for a time, was rescued and will survive. the late model pontiac firebird, it's roof mostly sheared away on impact, ended up pinnedbeneath the trailer of the big rig truck. the driver of the car was apparently killed on impact but a passenger in the car, a 10-year-old girl, was trapped for a time and had to be rescued. officer r albert morales.albert morales/san jose police"just the way the car was wedged beneath the truck there was a survivor in the backseat and medical personnel and firefighters arriving on scene were able to extract the juvenile from the wreckage. she was immediately transported to a local area hospital. unfortunately the adult make driver was pronounced dead at the scene..."the young girl

escaped with only minor injuries. a man on a bicycle who rides park avenue every day says the early morning sun can be an issue for cyclists or drivers eastbound on park butthe official cause of the crash will have to wait for the conclusion of the police accident investigation team. albert morales/san jose police "they're talking to witnesses and taking pictures, taking measurements and looking for skid marks to determine the speed the vehicles were going. they will factor in all these things to make a final determination of what appears to have been the cause..' police said it appears that the big rig was westbound on park and had just made a left ontomcevoy when the firebird slammed into the bed of the truck, whose driver was not injured. a witness who helped rescue the 10 year old reportedly told police the victim and his passengerwere father and daughter. albert morales/san jose police "this is just another reminder to all drivers and pedestrians to be very vigilant and obviously if you're going at a low rate of speed it gives you enough time to react..."rob

fladeboe/san jose"....the driver of the truck is cooperating say police. this was the 11th traffic fatality so far this year in the city. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. ( steve ) a dramatic turn tonight in the fire that caused a freeway to collapse in atlanta. why investigators are saying this is no accident.( pam ) plus.. with all the emotion surrounding illegal immigration and a proposed travel ban... see the signs that are starting to pop up.. in one california neighborhood. ( steve ) and we have some dramatic pictures of a chinatown heist. what the suspect is accused swiping... and its price tag.

(steve) up to a 100- thousand dollars worth of jewelry stolen from a san francisco chinatown jewelry store...(pam) now the police department is releasing pictures and video of the alleged thief. kron four's philippe djegal tells us what the store owner says.. the suspect got away with. (philippe) to get inside loretta's jewelry company in san francisco's chinatown... you have to be buzzed in... an inconvenience for prospective burglars... like this man, who mid- afternoon last friday, police say didn't even bother trying to walk into the store... instead breaking the front windows to grab a whole lot of

expensive diamonds... nearly 100-thousand dollars worth.officer giselle talkoff/sfpd- "it was pretty sudden, so there wasn't really much time to react." though the store owner tells me she called 9-11 immiedately... and, as you can see from this surveillance video police are sharing... the alleged suspect took off down waverly place right after the heist... and, hasn't been seen since. loretta, the store owner, tells me she's owned this business for some 40 years now... and, this is the first time, she's ever been burglarized at such a large scale.officer giselle talkoff/sfpd- "so, the suspects a male, approximately twenties and either black or hispanic male that we have at this point. dark jacket. he appears to be wearing some type of green and red top together, some jeans and some dark colored shoes." police say the burglar never threatened the store owner... but the owner admits it was a frightening few seconds of her life that she'll never forget. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) daly city police are looking for the man who

they say... exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl... he is also accused of doing the same thing to a teenager.. a suspect sketch has now been released.. police say, the first incident happened around 6- monday night - near westmoor park... when the man exposed himself to a 19-year- old woman.. they say, he did it again wednesday - this time to a 12-year old girl who was walking home from school on miraposa avenue. police also released a photograph of the suspects car... they say, it is a silver or gold 2003 toyota camry. (steve) in the east bay... two burglary suspects are in custody after breaking into a berkeley home last night. authorities say it happened just after 8 p-m on sacramento street near stuart street. police arrested the two as they were walking away from the home. the suspects have now been identified as 51 year-old reginald patillo and 38 year-old kizzie sandling. when police searched patillo's car... they found suspicious tools and an empty

gun magazine. patillo is facing several charges includeding burglary, possession of burglary tools and violating his probation. sandling was arrested for burglary and violating her probation. (pam) drivers in one of the country's most congested cities are facing a jarring new reality -- after a fire caused a chunk of an interstate to collapse.. (steve) catherine heenan is here with more on what happened to a heavily used bridge in atlanta... (catherine) we've just learned that three arrests have been made in connection with the fire...two men and a woman. charges include criminal trespassing - although police aren't releasing many details. while the cause has not been publicly confirmed....we do know that some extra construction material had been stored under the i-85 overpass that collapsed... what 'did' become clear

immediately....this is going to be a traffic nightmarein atlanta for a long time... the fire broke out during thursday evening's commute - on a stretch of highwaythat's used by a half million cars a day. roughly 700 feet of the overpass will have to be demolished, removed and rebuilt, withthe help of 10- million dollars from the federal government. despite the flames and chaos -- no injuries were reported. but commuters couldn't believewhat they were seeing. (pam) this year marks 10 years

since part of the macarthur maze.... collapsed. it was april of 2007, when a tanker crashed at the interchange. it burst into flames... and the heat was so intense... it weakened huge sections of steel. the beams gave way... causing part of the road to collapse. it took crews a little over three - weeks to repair all the damage from the fire ... and fix the roadway. as nasty as it looks.... only one person was injured. (steve) let's take a look at some video shot with our quad-copter 4 today in san francisco .. this is at the palace of fine arts .. what a beautiful afternoon(pam) giving way to what is expected to be a beautiful weekend..

our chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast. gusty northerly winds, especially over the hills, will prevail through this evening before diminishing overnight. high pressure builds into the weekend leading to a warming trend with readings into the 70s and even some lower 80s. dry and seasonably mild weather continues monday through wednesday with the next chance of rain by about thursday or friday of next week. ( pam ) the plot thickens. the new twist into the investigation into russia's meddling with 2016 election... and the telling statement from a former week.

( pam ) the plot thickens. the new twist into the investigation into russia's meddling with 2016 election... and the telling statement from a former top white house official.( steve ) and the battle over president trump's revised travel ban is heating up. the strong language opponents are using in their legal argument. (pam) new tonight at eight..binge drinking is on the rise...but you might be surprised which group of people is indulging a bit too much.it is so bad.. one doctor is calling it a "public health issue" the dangerous consequences.. eight.

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(steve) at a time when many are being deeply affected by tensions over immigration and deportation... a neighorhood in santa barbara is doing it's part to spread some love. these signs have been popping up in front of many homes around town. they're being called "love my neighbor signs." they read "no matter where you are from, we are glad you're our neighbor." the signs are in spanish, english and arabic... and are meant to promote unity and love. it was an idea that originated at a church in virginia and now has spread across the country. you can go online to purchase one for your own home. ( pam ) more pressure tonight to block president trump's travel ban... (steve ) catherine heenan is here with details on the latest legal challenge.. (steve) michael flynn wants

immunity to talk about what ties russia may have to the trump administration. why his own statement in the past may come back to haunt him. (pam) space-x sent a recycled rocket into space... so why stop there. the lofty new goal elon musk has set for space exploration. (steve) and a big development tonight in the investigation into a crash

that killed 13 people on a church van. what a witness says a driver told him he was doing right before the head on collision.

in oakland the attorney representing the master tenant in thebuilding that burned on san pablo ave monday is not filing any lawsuits yet. attorney cook is advising the victims and their families who want legal council to seek it elsewhere because he expects the lawsuits will (philippe) in san francisco... a burglary in chinatown totals up to 100-thousand dollars in losses. it happened last friday at loretta's jewelry company on waverly place.

at around three o'clock that afternoon... police say an alleged thief broke through the front windows of the business. the owner says the man stole between 80 and 100-thousand dollars worth of diamond rings and a necklace. police are releasing surviellance video and pictures of the man on foot during his getaway in hopes of developing new leads. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. here in san jose one man was killed while his passenger survived a horrific crash early friday. it happened at the intersection of park avenue and mcevoy street just before 8 a.m. a pontiac firebird colliding with tractor trailer rig. the pontiac wedged beneath the bed of the trailer. the adult male driver pronounced dead at the scene while his 10 year old passenger, trapped in the vehicle before being rescue by firefighters, escaped with minor injuries. it was the 11th traffic fatality of the year in the city. in san jose

rob fladeboe kron 4 news in daly city the search continues tonight for a man who they say struck twice in one week exposing himself first on monday to a 19 year old woman and then on wednesday to a 12 year old girl he's described as either a latino male or a white man driving a 2003 toyota camry they believe he either lives in daly city or knows the area very well.they want him arrested as possible fearing that if he strike again the next time could be violentin daly city will tran kron 4 news (dan kerman)

(pam) new developments in a big story tonight... the deadly bus crash in texas. it turns out the driver of the pickup truck has aknowledged he was texting while driving, in the moments leading up to the collision. a witness told police, he spoke to the driver following the collision. he says, the driver was repeatedly apologetic... and even mentioned he had been texting while driving. texas officials have identified the driver as 20- year- old jack dillon young. thirteen people on the bus were killed... and the lone

survivor remains in the hospital . ( steve ) questions continue to swirl around the trump administration over russian meddling in the 2016 election. ( pam ) now, a former senior level administration official, michael flynn, may be stepping forward to tell his side. kristen holmes with our partners at c-n-n with the latest twist to the investigation.

chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... gusty northerly winds, especially over the hills, will prevail through this evening before diminishing overnight. high pressure builds into the weekend leading to a warming trend with readings into the 70s and even some lower 80s. dry and seasonably mild weather continues monday through wednesday with the next chance of rain by about thursday or friday of next week.

(pam) space-x is aiming high. less than 24 hours after sending the first recycled rocket into orbit... the new and bold goal elon musk wants to pull off.

( steve ) fresh off a historic launch, elon musk is setting an even more ambitious space goal.( pam ) space-x put a recycled rocket into space. it's the first time the same rocket has been used on two separate missions to orbit. the next goal.. even bigger. musk took to

twitter to say... he wants to launch a rocket twice... in 24 -hours. and that would defintiely be a first when it comes to space exploration. ( steve ) in sports... gary joins us with his lovely wife to read fan emails.( pam ) plus... tara vandeveer and the stanford cardinal were looking to advance to a national championship for the first time since 1992... gary has the highlights and

tara vandaveer and the cardinal were looking to advance to the national championship for the first time since 1992. erica mccall got stanford rolling in the first half. the senior center puts the cardinal up by seven... russell wilson was locing it. but after

losing karlie samuelson stanford never was able to recover. bianca cuevas hit a triple to give the gamecocks the lead by three. allisha gray puts the game away for south carolina final: 62-53 south carolina. they face the winner between uconn and mississippi state on sunday bay bridge series continues tonight with game two at a-t and tee park. earlier today bruce bochy announced matt cain as the team's fifth starter.old right hander had a shaky spring, but was able to win the job over young rookie sensation ty blach. the giants are paying cain 20 million dollars in the final year of his fifth year deal. his first start of the against the padres next saturday. the a's new team president, dave kaval continues to try to ignite the green and gold. oakland native and m-l-b hall of famer is going to a special assistant to the president. earlier this year the a's announced they were honor a's legend rickie henderson

ceremony on opening day.famers will serve as team ambassador's. they'll be community and on august will celebrate p season in 1992. tiger woods return will have to wait after the masters. the former number one in the world will not compete due to back issues he's been dealing since february. woods will not be able to celebrate the 20th anniversary since he won 1997.

1997.the masters in 1997.

(pam) facebook is making it a little easier... to help out your friends . the new feature that is coming soon. this new gadget

coming soon. (pam) you have probably heard of fundraising websites such as .. go-fund-me or you- caring...(steve) now you have a new option to raising money... this time on facebook. the social media site will be launching a personal fundraising feature in the u-s over the next few weeks.

users will be able to raise money, donate to crises and give other campaigns like tuition and funeral costs. fundraisers will have a transaction fee of 6-point-9 percent plus 30 cents per donation. a facebook spokesperson says adding the fee covers security and fraud protection, vetting and payment processing. last weather

the "insider," tracking the biggest stories making news today. number one. inside brad pitt's post divorce slimdown. why life after angelina has brad getting into tip top shape. then maks updates his dancing surgery. why a ballroom return isn't out of the question. >> i want the come back and win. >> and number three. amy schumer and golden hawn get candid about hollywood's weight war. >> i had to go and meet the head of the studio because he thought i was fat. >> i can't imagine what that must have felt like. >> plus your "insider" bonus. why lynda carter can't handle our flashback. >> i had such a crush on you. >> i don't want to hear it. blah blah blah blah blah. >> plus what brought wonder woman to tears?

>> and big little lies killer ending is sunday. can we prise secrets from the men monterey mom? >> are you the killer or the victim? >> i can't tell you that. >> i can't answer that. >> now the "insider" tracking hollywood from the inside out. >> hello, everyone and welcome to the "insider." i'm debbie matenopoulos in new york city. louis will be joining us from l.a. in just a bit. but first to tonight's number one tracking story. brad pitt looking slimmer than ever. he arrived to his home away from home, the l.a. art studio where he's reportedly been working on a sculpture for up to 15 hours a day. sporting a new buzz cut and loose casual clothes, some online were concerned by what appears to be a sudden weight loss. but a source close to the 53-year-old told the "insider" brad is totally fine and people can look thin in photos but he's not depressed. the new look doesn't appear to be for a role either.