good morning. welcome to kron 4 news weekend. we're expecting a picture perfect weekend. good morning. i'm marty gonzalez. thanks for joining us this morning. let's get the forecast from meteologist dave spahr. (dave) still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance

of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week. ( marty @ landing ) that breaking news we're following... a man is dead this morning and two construction workers are injured following a crash on interstate 880 in hayward. this happened around 3:30 this morning on southbound 880 near winton avenue. police say a driver crashed into a cal- trans construction pick-up truck, and died at the scene. two construction workers are suffering from minor injuries this morning.

( marty @ landing ) more breaking news out of antioch... one person is dead after crashing their car into a fire truck in antioch. it happened on highway 4 near the summerville exit. the fire truck was working another accident when the crash happened. a firefighter who was on board the firetruck was injured and sent to the hospital. their injuries are unknown. ( marty @ landing ) breaking news out of vallejo... one person is dead after a shooting just before 11 last night at the intersection of marin and pennsylvania. that's where officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. he would later die from his injuries at the hosptial. we'll bring you more details on this as they enter our newsroom. ( marty @ landing ) our top story this morning... tensions are high at albany high school. this after students who were suspended for making racist gestures, returned to school. and now parents at the high school are speaking out. kron 4's averi harper is reporting live from albany high where a parents meeting is set to take

place later this morning. averi? (averi) happening today... a parent meeting at albany high school in response to racist getures and instagram posts earlier this week. the parents are their to support the students and staff targeted by the gestures. yesterday a rally was held to unify the community. a teacher read part of an email from one of the students invovled at the rally. the students says he's sorry and wishes he had done more.

to all the girls who were targeted. i'm sorry to all of your families. i'm sorry to all of the community. i'm should have stood up to this in a stronger way than i did.> ( marty @ landing ) thanks averi. ( marty @ landing )

another big story we are following this morning... oakland mayor libby schaaf is trying to avoid another tragedy. now she is making changes to oakland's fire inspection bureau. the announcement comes just days after a blaze that killed four people and displaced dozens. we have now learned a fire captain wanted that building shut down months ago... the fire happened monday morning in a halfway house on san pablo avenue. fire investigators say a burning candle was the cause of the blaze. back in january the captain said the building should be shutdown immediatly due to several hazards. including open piles of garbage and a padlocked fire escape. instead, the owner of the building was given 30 days to do repairs. kron4's ella sogomonian talked to mayor schaff about her new plans. oakland mayor libby schaaf is doubling the number of fire inspectors adding six more in light of two fatal fires in recent months. libby schaaf, oakland mayor" and while we

wait to get those people in place we are reassigning existing staff so we can fast track more problem property inspections as well as ensure that all of our annual inspections are up to date." the latest fire erupted monday morning on san pablo avenue claiming the lives of four and displacing close to 100 people. "i am extremely disturbed to see some of the communications that happen prior to the fire. my heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones in that fire."the effort is part of a fire safety inspection overhaul ordered by the mayor.the plan is meant to enhance fire prevention training and tools while priortizing problem properties. "to stay on top of these critical safety needs and ensure that unscrupulous landlords are not putting profits over safety."the fire department has been directed to focus all inspection staff to catch up with a backlong of

inspections. ( marty ) another lawsuit has been filed in connection with last december's deadly 'ghost ship' fire in oakland. 34-year-old edward lapine was one of the 36- people who died in the fire.. his family is now suing the property owner and the building manager. the complaint says the couple who ran the collective along with the owner knew about the fire hazards and did nothing about it. the building had been illegally converted into housing. this is just the latest in a string of lawsuits. so far no criminal charges have been filed in the case. ( marty ) the c-h-p has issued an amber alert for two girls. they are 9-year-old laila pomtong and 14-year-old solai pomtong, both girls have black hair and brown eyes.. they say the girls were taken from greenville in

plumas county. that's about two hours north of sacramento. but police say the suspect is 33-year-old alicia lapp . she was last seen driving a 2016 black toyota prius with the license plate 7uhh003. ( marty ) coming up... the creator of the most iconic gay pride symbols has died. how the bay area is remembering his impact. one person is injured and three others displaced after a car goes into an apartment building. how police say it happened. also...naping may be the key to happiness. details next.

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look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) taking a short nap could be the key to happiness. that's according to a new study out of the u-k. researchers say taking naps of less than 30 minutes improves our sense of well-being and boosts performance. previous studies have shown that naps

under 30 minutes can make you more focused... but the new findings suggest they also make you up to 66-percent happier. the study also found people who took longer naps were less happy than those who did not nap at all. long naps are also associated with an 82-percent increase in the risk of heart disease. sweet saturday ! and not bad for our sunday. i have a full forecast straight ahead. ( marty ) here's a live

look at the embarcadero this morning. toss to weather.

(dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through

wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week. ( marty ) the creator of the iconic rainbow flag passed away friday morning. gilbert baker called himself the gay betsy ross. he passed away friday at his home in new york. people across the country are remembering the man who made what is now the symbol of

the l-g-b-t community. kron four's hermela aregawi reports. gilbert was an lgbt activist.. the father of the iconic rainbow flagthat became the symbol for the fight for equality in the lgbt community. longtime friend cleve jones.. who made the aids memorial quilt remembers baker's generosity.sot cleve jones, baker's friendyou know i told him he should patent it and he said no its his gift to the world adn consequently lived most of his live near poverty. the flag has become ubiquitous its known everywhere on the planet and he never made a penny off of it. the flag first flew in 1978..in san francisco..sot cleve jones, baker's friendwe raised it up and the wind caught them. and they flew out and the march arrived and we just stood there and watched as these thousands and thousands adn thousands of people marched under the flag, looked up, their faces lit up and without

any explanation at all everyone knew immediately that this was our flag.state senator scott weiner arrived visibly emotional.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiawhen i came out in 1990, my lesbian aunt, her gift to me were the rainbow freedom rings which were sort of a version of the rainbow flag so i knew what te rainbow was even before i knew who gilbert was. he says especially in the current political climate.. the lgbt community needs people like baker.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiathe trump administration is literally trying to erase our community deleting lgbt questions from health questionaiires, removing questions from the census trying to make us disappear and gilbert baker was someone who made our community more visiblegilber baker was 65.in san francisco, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. ( marty ) a horrific crash in san jose leaves a father dead and sends his 10-year-old daughter to the hospital. police are still looking for the

cause of the crash this morning. it happened on park avenue, just west of the downtown business district around 7:40 yesterday morning. police say it appears that a big-rig was westbound on park and had just made a left onto mcevoy when the firebird slammed into the bed of the truck. the driver of the car was apparently killed on impact. the young girl escaped with only minor injuries. police say this is another tragic reminder for drivers to be aware and drive at a speed that will allow you time to react in any situation. ( marty ) coming up... the warriors in a slugfest with the rockets. the highlights just ahead. live look outside... richmond in our suvs, you feel every mountain we've ever conquered.

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rockets at oracle after facing houston on the road on tuesday. klay thompson and the warriors let the rockets hang around in the first half before intermission... andre iguodala hits a three at the buzzer warriors end the half on a 10-2 run (iguodala: 14 points, 5 assists off the bench) in the third... rockets still in the lead... james harden finds montrezl harrell on an alley oop... rockets up by five. in the fourth quarter the warriors got it going... golden state finds shaun livingston for the reverse layin (warriors bench had 49 points in tonights game) after stuggling in the first half... steph curry hits a triple to extend golden state lead by eight. the 2-time mvp ices the game...he hits the short jumper with harrell breathing down his neck final: 107-96 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 on the other side of the bracket uconn were heavy favorites over dak prescott's mississippi state. the huskies came back to force overtime after the bulldogs led by 16 five seconds left in the game... morgan williams ends uconn's 111-game win streak. final: 66-64

the last time the huskies lost a game was back in november of 2014. the national championship game will be an s-e-c conference affair between mississippi state and south carolina.the giants taking on the a's in their second bay bridge exhibition game at a-t and tee park. fans not wasting anytime taking selfies at a giants game. in the second... brandon crawfor hits a solo shot to put san francisco up 1- nothing. jeff samardzija seems to be ready for the real thing. (samardzija: 5.0 ip, 1 hit, 6 strikeouts) giants went on to win 2-1 thanks to eduardo nu-yez forceout in the bottom of the eight live look outside... golden gate

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bay bridge. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week.

( marty ) in east bay headlines. one person is injured and three others displaced after a car goes into an apartment building in newark. this all happened at newark boulevard and dairy avenue around 6:00 last night. you can see the car rammed through the wall. this is video from the scene from of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7. police are still investigating the cause of the crash this morning. ( marty ) our coverage of the oakland fire that killed four people and displaced dozens continues this morning. an oakland fire captain says a fire alarm was pulled

and had not been reset at the building. he also said piles of garbage littered the area and the fire escape was padlocked. kron four's spencer blake explains. "he's a dynamic, young 64-year- old that lost his life."aurea lewis is one of the directors of urojas community services, and she's also one of the people who lost a loved one -her brother - in monday's san pablo avenue fire.a mediator hired by attorney james cook, who represents urojas, says the place still had uninhabitable conditions when she did a walk-through just a couple weeks ago."there was water leaking down from the ceiling from the bathroom of the second floor coming down to the first floor. there were exposed wires."cook has been representing urojas ever since eviction attempts by the buildings owner, keith kim, began in december. kim claimed the master tenant owed him unpaid rent.this was around the same time the city inspection found the deplorable conditions."if some of the issues were fixed that we were in dispute about, maybe the devastation wouldn't

have been so bad."but neither cook, nor the law firm he works for, will be taking on victims and their families as clients - he says it would be a confllict of interest, because those suits could very well list urojas as a defendant in addition to the owner."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."the organizations other director, jasper lowery, says the priority now is getting a proper burial for the dead, and finding new housing for the survivors."we're devastated at this time. we're torn about everything that's happened. we're grief-stricken."some other non-profits have already began to take some of the urojas residents into their facilities.(spencer)doctor lewis, whose brother was killed, says his family is holding a private memorial, but there is a ápublic memorial tentatively set for april 20th.live in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news. ( marty ) daly city police are searching for a man wanted for indecent exposure after he reportedly exposed himself to

a 12-year-old girl. the same man is also accused of doing the same thing to a teenager.. officers just released a sketch of the suspect. the man was last seen driving a 2003 toyota camry with a sticker on the left rear bumper. investigators say, they are taking this case seriously.

sen. angus king/-i- maine: "usually when someone requests immunity, they have a story to tell."president trump's ousted national security advisor willing to testify before congressional and federal investigators as they look into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia--- but only if he's given immunity.the president, supporting flynn on twitter- lambasting the media and democrats ... calling the investigation a "witch hunt."a far cry from comments made on the campaign trail pres. donald trump: why do you need immunity if you didn't commit a crimelt. gen. michael flynn (ret.)/former national security adviser/meet the press: "when you are given immunity that means you probably committed a crime." democrats balking at the immunity offerrep. jackie speier/-d- california: there's no way that immunity is going to be granted any decision to offer flynn immunity would come from us attorneys and the department of justice. and law enforcement officials say there is no indication the fbi wants to re-interview him. as the senate hearings on russia continue-- the democratic house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff visited the white house to view

intelligence documents-- meanwhile, the house intelligence investigation remains at a standstillafter reports revealing republican committee chairman devin nunes received intelligence information from two white house staffers. and went public with that news before alerting the rest of his committee. coming up... a baby's life saved by a doctor's hunch. the life- threatening problem they discovered. live look outside... san mateo bridge. for the weekend: it's the renegade craft fair in san francisco. check out the different artists, workshops and more. it's happening at the fort mason center from 11:00 to 6:00. it's free to attend.

( marty ) a mom and dad celebrated their child's first

birthday.... but it's a celebration that might not have come if it were ánotá for some very persistent doctors and a parents decision to record their baby's unusual medical symptoms. lonnie wong has the story from sacramento. abigail avey seemed to enjoy the commotion, even though she didn't know the significance of her first birthday celebration. invited guests, the medical team at the pediatric emergency department at the sutter medical center. kyla avey, mom "it's very powssible abigail would not be here wasn't for the doctors...sorry..sniffle shortly after abby was born, her mom took this phone video of her turning blue and having trouble breathing.but when she got to the hospital she looked normal.but dr. paul walsh and his team were persistent.kayla "my husband and i describe it like it was a mad scientist trying to figure out what was going on...a battery of tests lead.successful open heart surgery to fix a restricted aorta was performed a few days

later...it was none too soon. dr. paul walsh, medical dir. pediatric e.r. "if you delay the diagnosis you might geta second chance, you might not... it was terrifying a year ago... abby's dad ben avery says the sutter medical used a team approach to help the rest of the family including his other two kids, cope through months of recovery.ben avery, abigail's dad "without them we don't know where we'd be right now.without you we wouldn't have this bonede baby with chubby cheeks, applause...and of course abby's outcome is what the medical team lives for.dr. paul walsh, medical director sutter pediatric e.r. "it's very gratifying, it's so gratifying wo see her growing normal 12 month old because it could have been so different.. lonnie wong "in the coming years, abby probably won't remember this birthday...but you can be sure her parents will...in sacramento, loninie wong, fox 40 news. ( marty ) the doctor now uses that cell video as a training aid... and encourages parents to record their babies symptoms to help doctors diagnose illness..

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tower. dave spahr is here with your weather forecast. (dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on

monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week.

( marty ) we are learning this morning that intelligence gathered in the last several

months played a major role in the decision to ban large electronics on some flights. the ban applies to eight countries in the middle east and africa. according to c-n-n.... intelligence sources believe isis and other terror groups have developed advanced ways to plant explosives such as laptop bombs which could evade some airports' security methods. authorities do say they have more confidence in the security training and technology of detection machines in u-s and european airports. ( marty ) many people look forward to the day they can finally retire.... that day finally came for a in san francisco for one woman, about to turn 90 years old. kron four's jeff pierce was at her celebration. 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. ( marty ) a philadelphia college professor is trying to defend a tweet he posted after seeing a first- class passenger give up his seat to a soldier on a flight. the professor at drexel university tweeted this earlier in the week, saying he was trying not to vomit while watching the passenger give up his seat. many on twitter responded with anger and outrage. since that post, he has stated, he respects soldiers just not the u-s actions in iraq. drexel university has also responded saying the professor does not represent the university's views. ( marty ) beware coffee lovers, the world's strongest cup of joe is now available in the united states... but it could be dangerous to drink. the coffee is

called "blac insomnia" according to it's website, its one of the most dangerous caffeinated products on the market. it has 58-and a half milligrams of caffeine per ounce... that's almost three times the amount in starbuck's dark roast. a 12-ounce cup would have more than 700-milligrams of caffeine. to put that in perspective, it would put you 300-milligrams over the f-d-a recommended daily limit. ( marty ) take a look at this... it was a close call for four sailers who drifted too close to redondo beach pier in southern california. the video shows the crew struggling to raise the boat's sails in heavy winds. one strong wind pushes the boat straight into the pier...sending all four people into the water. they suffered only minor injuries.

coming up... beauty in the beast has some competition for top spot at the box office. a preview just ahead. ( marty ) here's a live look at kirkwood this morning... for the weekend: it's the april fool's comedy night in san francisco. it's all happening at the milk bar from 7:00 to 9:00 tonight. it's free to attend. áááábreakáááá

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this morning... "beauty and the beast" has dominated the box office for two straight weekends. can they make it three in a row? david daniel has a weekend preview. "i'm on a mission! puppies are winning, and babies are losing. my job is to find out why."alec baldwin voices "the boss baby," a suit-and-tie- wearing toddler with a big brain and a secret assignment. analysts expect the animated comedy to debut with 30- million dollars -- strong, but probably not enough to beat

"beauty and the beast." "everyone around me, they feel... connected to something. connected to something i'm... not." switching gears, "ghost in the shell" stars scarlett johansson as a cyber-enhanced soldier fighting terrorists and piecing together her past. debut weekend projections are for 25-million dollars -- not great for a film with a 110- million-dollar budget. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( marty ) four years after a santa cruz county family's cat went missing.... it turned up in canada. and now boo boo has been reunited with her family. the family thought they'd never see her again.. but just last week the s-p-c- a says an annonymous person dropped her off and they called the rightful owners with the good news. and the owner has an idea of how that cat may have made all the way to canada.

phone and they were like yeah we're looking for the registered owner, olga, the original owner of boo boo. i'm like what? it was also 5 o'clock in the morning my time when i got that call. i think somebody took her. she's also a very friendly cat and she used to love to get into people's cars.">( marty ) possibly stolen -- or maybe boo-boo just hopped a ride.... it is still a mystery of exactly where the cat was for the last four years. warm trend continues. i have your full weather forecast straight ahead. (averi) coming up... a racist gesture has caused an outrage at an east bay high school. details next. áááábreakáááá honey nut cheerios gets their delicious taste from honest ingredients. like real delicious honey and real oats.

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4 news weekend. we're expecting a picture perfect weekend. good morning. i'm marty gonzalez. thanks for joining us this morning. let's get the forecast from meteologist dave spahr. (dave) still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures

slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week. ( marty @ landing ) that breaking news we're following... a man is dead this morning and two construction workers are injured following a crash on interstate 880 in hayward. this happened around 3:30 this morning on southbound 880 near winton avenue. police say a driver crashed into a cal- trans construction pick-up truck, and died at the scene. two construction workers

are suffering from minor injuries this morning. ( marty @ landing ) more breaking news out of antioch... one person is dead after crashing their car into a fire truck in antioch. it happened on highway 4 near the summerville exit. this a picture from the a scene that a kron four viewer sent us. the fire truck was working another accident when the crash happened. a firefighter who was on board the firetruck was injured and sent to the hospital. their injuries are unknown. ( marty @ landing ) breaking news out of vallejo... one person is dead after a shooting just before 11 last night at the intersection of marin and pennsylvania. that's where officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. he would later die from his injuries at the hosptial. we'll bring you more details on this as they enter our newsroom. ( marty @ landing ) our top story this morning... tensions are high at albany high school. this after students who were suspended for making racist gestures, returned to school. and now parents at the high school

are speaking out. kron 4's averi harper is reporting live from albany high where a parents meeting is set to take place later this morning. averi? (averi) happening today... a parent meeting at albany high school in response to racist getures and instagram posts earlier this week. the parents are their to support the students and staff targeted by the gestures. yesterday a rally was held to unify the community. a teacher read part of an email from one of the students invovled at the rally. the students says he's sorry and wishes he had done more.

( marty @ landing ) thanks averi. ( marty @ landing ) another big story we are following this morning... oakland mayor libby schaaf is trying to avoid another tragedy. now she is making changes to oakland's fire inspection bureau. the announcement comes just days after a blaze that killed four people and

displaced dozens. we have now learned a fire captain wanted that building shut down months ago... the fire happened monday morning in a halfway house on san pablo avenue. fire investigators say a burning candle was the cause of the blaze. back in january the captain said the building should be shutdown immediatly due to several hazards. including open piles of garbage and a padlocked fire escape. instead, the owner of the building was given 30 days to do repairs. kron4's ella sogomonian talked to mayor schaff about her new plans. oakland mayor libby schaaf is doubling the number of fire inspectors adding six more in light of two fatal fires in recent months. libby schaaf, oakland mayor" and while we wait to get those people in place we are reassigning existing staff so we can fast track more problem property inspections as well as ensure that all of our annual inspections are up to date." the latest fire erupted monday morning on san pablo avenue claiming the lives of four and displacing close to 100 people. "i am extremely disturbed to see some of the communications

that happen prior to the fire. my heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones in that fire."the effort is part of a fire safety inspection overhaul ordered by the mayor.the plan is meant to enhance fire prevention training and tools while priortizing problem properties. "to stay on top of these critical safety needs and ensure that unscrupulous landlords are not putting profits over safety."the fire department has been directed to focus all inspection staff to catch up with a backlong of inspections. ( marty ) another lawsuit has been

filed in connection with last december's deadly 'ghost ship' fire in oakland. 34-year-old edward lapine was one of the 36- people who died in the fire.. his family is now suing the property owner and the building manager. the complaint says the couple who ran the collective along with the owner knew about the fire hazards and did nothing about it. the building had been illegally converted into housing. this is just the latest in a string of lawsuits. so far no criminal charges have been filed in the case. ( marty ) the c-h-p has issued an amber alert for two girls. take a look at your screen. they are 9- year-old laila pomtong and 14-year-old solai pomtong, both girls have black hair and brown eyes.. they say the girls were taken from greenville in plumas county. that's about two hours north of sacramento. police say the suspect is 33-year-old alicia lapp she was last seen driving a 2016 black toyota prius with the license

plate 7-u-h-h-0-0-3. ( marty ) coming up... the creator of the most iconic gay pride symbols has died. how the bay area is remembering his impact. one person is injured and three others displaced after a car goes into an apartment building. how police say it happened. also...napping may be the key to happiness. details next.

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look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) taking a short nap could be the key to happiness. that's according to a new study out of the u-k. researchers say taking naps of less than 30 minutes improves our sense of well-being and boosts performance. previous studies have shown that naps under 30 minutes can make you more focused... but the new findings suggest they also make you up to 66-percent happier. the study also

found people who took longer naps were less happy than those who did not nap at all. long naps are also associated with an 82-percent increase in the risk of heart disease. sweet saturday ! and not bad for our sunday. i have a full forecast straight ahead. for the weekend: it's the guided trail and nature walk in san francisco, meet some new friends and improve your health as well. it's happening at stow lake from 10:00 to noon. it's free to attend.

here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. toss to weather.

(dave) still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week.

( marty ) the creator of the iconic rainbow flag passed away friday morning. gilbert baker called himself the gay betsy ross. he passed away friday at his home in new york. people across the country are remembering the man who made what is now the symbol of

the l-g-b-t community. kron four's hermela aregawi reports. gilbert was an lgbt activist.. the father of the iconic rainbow flagthat became the symbol for the fight for equality in the lgbt community. longtime friend cleve jones.. who made the aids memorial quilt remembers baker's generosity.sot cleve jones, baker's friendyou know i told him he should patent it and he said no its his gift to the world adn consequently lived most of his live near poverty. the flag has become ubiquitous its known everywhere on the planet and he never made a penny off of it. the flag first flew in 1978..in san francisco..sot cleve jones, baker's friendwe raised it up and the wind caught them. and they flew out and the march arrived and we just stood there and watched as these thousands and thousands adn thousands of people marched under the flag, looked up, their faces lit up and without any explanation at all everyone knew immediately that

this was our flag.state senator scott weiner arrived visibly emotional.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiawhen i came out in 1990, my lesbian aunt, her gift to me were the rainbow freedom rings which were sort of a version of the rainbow flag so i knew what te rainbow was even before i knew who gilbert was. he says especially in the current political climate.. the lgbt community needs people like baker.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiathe trump administration is literally trying to erase our community deleting lgbt questions from health questionaiires, removing questions from the census trying to make us disappear and gilbert baker was someone who made our community more visiblegilber baker was 65.in san francisco, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. ( marty ) a horrific crash in san jose leaves a father dead and sends his 10-year-old daughter to the hospital. police are still looking for the cause of the crash this morning. it happened on

park avenue, just west of the downtown business district around 7:40 yesterday morning. police say it appears that a big-rig was westbound on park and had just made a left onto mcevoy when the firebird slammed into the bed of the truck. the driver of the car was apparently killed on impact. the young girl escaped with only minor injuries. police say this is another tragic reminder for drivers to be aware and drive at a speed that will allow you time to react in any situation. ( marty ) happening today. a candlelight vigil will be held for a mother who was murdered and her daughter who is still missing. nicole fitts and her two year old daughter arianna were first reported missing back in april 20-16. nicole's body was found dumped in a shallow grave in san francisco''s mclaren park. and it's been over a year since arianna fitts was last seen alive in oakland. san francisco police continue to work on the case. there is a 10- thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an

arrest. the vigil will be held at mclaren park at 7:00 tonight. ( marty ) coming up... the warriors in a slugfest with the rockets. the highlights just ahead. live look outside... richmond bridge for the weekend: it's the spring bloomers plant sale in san francisco. check out the outstanding selection of plants. it's happening at san francisco botanical garden from 10:00 to 1:00. it's free to attend, your eyes work as hard as you do. but do they need help making more of their own tears? if you have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation, restasis multidose™ can help... with continued use twice a day, every day, one drop at a time. restasis multidose™ helps increase your eyes' natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammation due to chronic dry eye. restasis multidose™ did not increase tear production

in patients using anti-inflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. to help avoid eye injury and contamination, do not touch the bottle tip to your eye or other surfaces. wait 15 minutes after use before inserting contact lenses. the most common side effect is a temporary burning sensation. your eyes. your tears. ask your eye doctor about restasis multidose™. honey bunches of oats. it's crispy sweetened flakes, plus crunchy granola clusters, plus a touch of honey. it's like adding up "awesome", plus "awe-yeah".

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rockets at oracle after facing houston on the road on tuesday. klay thompson and the warriors let the rockets hang around in the first half before intermission... andre iguodala hits a three at the buzzer warriors end the half

on a 10-2 run (iguodala: 14 points, 5 assists off the bench) in the third... rockets still in the lead... james harden finds montrezl harrell on an alley oop... rockets up by five. in the fourth quarter the warriors got it going... golden state finds shaun livingston for the reverse layin (warriors bench had 49 points in tonights game) after stuggling in the first half... steph curry hits a triple to extend golden state lead by eight. the 2-time mvp ices the game...he hits the short jumper with harrell breathing down his neck final: 107-96 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 on the other side of the bracket uconn were heavy favorites over dak prescott's mississippi state. the huskies came back to force overtime after the bulldogs led by 16 five seconds left in the game... morgan williams ends uconn's 111-game win streak. final: 66-64 the last time the huskies lost a game was back in november of 2014. the

national championship game will be an s-e-c conference affair between mississippi state and south carolina.the giants taking on the a's in their second bay bridge exhibition game at a-t and tee park. fans not wasting anytime taking selfies at a giants game. in the second... brandon crawfor hits a solo shot to put san francisco up 1-nothing. jeff samardzija seems to be ready for the real thing. (samardzija: 5.0 ip, 1 hit, 6 strikeouts) giants went on to win 2-1 thanks to eduardo nu-yez forceout in the bottom of the eight live look outside... golden gate bridge.. for the weekend: it's the cooking demo in san francisco, check out more than 120 different vendors. it's all happening at the ferry building from 10:30 to 11:15. it's free to attend.

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bay bridge. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week.

( marty ) breaking news... firefighters are at the scene of a house fire in union city. this is a picture of the scene.... the blaze started around 7:50 this morning on cumanca circle. this is about 15 minutes away from ceser chavez middle school. kron four's averi harper is headed to the scene and will have a live report as soon as she arrives. ( marty ) in east bay headlines. one person is injured and three others displaced after a car goes into an apartment building in newark. this all happened

at newark boulevard and dairy avenue around 6:00 last night. you can see the car rammed through the wall. this is video from the scene from of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7. police are still investigating the cause of the crash this morning. ( marty ) our coverage of the oakland fire that killed four people and displaced dozens continues this morning. an oakland fire captain says a fire alarm was pulled and had not been reset at the building. he also said piles of garbage littered the area and the fire escape was padlocked. kron four's spencer blake explains. "he's a dynamic, young 64-year- old that lost his life."aurea lewis is one of the directors of urojas community services, and she's also one of the people who lost a loved one -her brother - in monday's san pablo avenue fire.a mediator hired by attorney james cook, who represents urojas, says the place still had uninhabitable conditions when she did a walk-through just a couple weeks ago."there was water leaking down from the

ceiling from the bathroom of the second floor coming down to the first floor. there were exposed wires."cook has been representing urojas ever since eviction attempts by the buildings owner, keith kim, began in december. kim claimed the master tenant owed him unpaid rent.this was around the same time the city inspection found the deplorable conditions."if some of the issues were fixed that we were in dispute about, maybe the devastation wouldn't have been so bad."but neither cook, nor the law firm he works for, will be taking on victims and their families as clients - he says it would be a confllict of interest, because those suits could very well list urojas as a defendant in addition to the owner."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."the organizations other director, jasper lowery, says the priority now is getting a proper burial for the dead, and finding new housing for the survivors."we're devastated at this time. we're torn about everything that's happened. we're grief-stricken."some other non-profits have already began to take some of the urojas

residents into their facilities.(spencer)doctor lewis, whose brother was killed, says his family is holding a private memorial, but there is a ápublic memorial tentatively set for april 20th.live in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news. ( marty ) daly city police are searching for a man wanted for indecent exposure after he reportedly exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl. the same man is also accused of doing the same thing to a teenager.. officers just released a sketch of the suspect. the man was last seen driving a 2003 toyota camry with a sticker on the left rear bumper. investigators say, they are taking this case seriously.

selecting his victims at random. they are asking the public to send in any tips or information known about him. ( marty ) for the second time in weeks, a jewelry store in san francisco's chinatown has been robbed. this time, 100-thousand dollars worth of jewelry was taken. and police have relased pictures and video of the latest theft. the owner of "loretta's jewelry company" on waverly place says customer's cannot enter her store without getting buzzed in. but this thief broke through the front glass window, making off with a diamond necklace and a whole tray of diamond rings. no one was injured during the burglary. ( marty ) in national headlines. questions continue to swirl around the trump adminstration over russian meddling in the 20-16 election.. now the former national security advisor, michael flynn, who was forced to resign, may be stepping forward to tell his side. kristen holmes sen. angus king/-i- maine: "usually when someone requests immunity, they have a story to

tell."president trump's ousted national security advisor willing to testify before congressional and federal investigators as they look into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia--- but only if he's given immunity.the president, supporting flynn on twitter- lambasting the media and democrats ... calling the investigation a "witch hunt."a far cry from comments made on the campaign trail pres. donald trump: why do you need immunity if you didn't commit a crimelt. gen. michael flynn (ret.)/former national security adviser/meet the press: "when you are given immunity that means you probably committed a crime." democrats balking at the immunity offerrep. jackie speier/-d- california: there's no way that immunity is going to be granted any decision to offer flynn immunity would come from us attorneys and the department of justice. and law enforcement officials say there is no indication the fbi wants to re-interview him. as the senate hearings on russia continue-- the democratic house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff visited the white house to view intelligence documents-- meanwhile, the house intelligence investigation remains at a standstillafter reports revealing republican committee chairman devin nunes

received intelligence information from two white house staffers. and went public with that news before alerting the rest of his committee. coming up... a baby's life saved by a doctor's hunch. the life- threatening problem they discovered. live look outside... san for the weekend: it's the renegade craft fair in san francisco. check out the different artists, workshops and more. it's happening at the fort mason center from 11:00 to 6:00. it's free to attend.

a mom and dad celebrated their child's first birthday.... but it's a celebration that might not have come if it were ánotá for some very persistent doctors and a parents decision to record their baby's unusual medical symptoms. lonnie wong has the story from sacramento. abigail avey seemed to

enjoy the commotion, even though she didn't know the significance of her first birthday celebration. invited guests, the medical team at the pediatric emergency department at the sutter medical center. kyla avey, mom "it's very powssible abigail would not be here wasn't for the doctors...sorry..sniffle shortly after abby was born, her mom took this phone video of her turning blue and having trouble breathing.but when she got to the hospital she looked normal.but dr. paul walsh and his team were persistent.kayla "my husband and i describe it like it was a mad scientist trying to figure out what was going on...a battery of tests lead.successful open heart surgery to fix a restricted aorta was performed a few days later...it was none too soon. dr. paul walsh, medical dir. pediatric e.r. "if you delay the diagnosis you might geta second chance, you might not... it was terrifying a year ago... abby's dad ben avery says the sutter medical used a team approach to help the rest of the family including his other two kids, cope through months

of recovery.ben avery, abigail's dad "without them we don't know where we'd be right now.without you we wouldn't have this bonede baby with chubby cheeks, applause...and of course abby's outcome is what the medical team lives for.dr. paul walsh, medical director sutter pediatric e.r. "it's very gratifying, it's so gratifying wo see her growing normal 12 month old because it could have been so different.. lonnie wong "in the coming years, abby probably won't remember you can be sure her parents will...in sacramento, loninie wong, fox 40 news. ( marty ) the doctor now uses that cell video as a training aid... and encourages parents to record their babies symptoms to help doctors diagnose illness.. professor under fire this morning for a tweet. who he was targeting. live look outside... san francisco live look outside...sutro

tower. dave spahr is here with your weather forecast. (dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a

dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week.

( marty ) we are learning

this morning that intelligence gathered in the last several months played a major role in the decision to ban large electronics on some flights. the ban applies to eight countries in the middle east and africa. according to c-n-n.... intelligence sources believe isis and other terror groups have developed advanced ways to plant explosives such as laptop bombs which could evade some airports' security methods. authorities do say they have more confidence in the security training and technology of detection machines in u-s and european airports. ( marty ) a philadelphia college professor is trying to defend a tweet he posted after seeing a first- class passenger give up his seat to a soldier on a flight. the professor at drexel university tweeted this earlier in the week, saying he was trying not to vomit while watching the passenger give up his seat. many on twitter responded with anger and outrage. since that post, he has stated, he respects soldiers just not the u-s actions in

iraq. drexel university has also responded saying the professor does not represent the university's views. ( marty ) many people look forward to the day they can finally retire.... that day finally came for a in san francisco for one woman, about to turn 90 years old. kron four's jeff pierce was at her celebration. 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. ( marty ) beware coffee lovers, the world's strongest cup of joe is now available in the united states... but

it could be dangerous to drink. the coffee is called "blac insomnia" according to it's website, its one of the most dangerous caffeinated products on the market. it has 58-and a half milligrams of caffeine per ounce... that's almost three times the amount in starbuck's dark roast. a 12-ounce cup would have more than 700-milligrams of caffeine. to put that in perspective, it would put you 300-milligrams over the f-d-a recommended daily limit. ( marty ) take a look at this... it was a close call for four sailers who drifted too close to redondo beach pier in southern california. the video shows the crew struggling to raise the boat's sails in heavy winds. one strong wind pushes the boat straight into the pier...sending all four people into the water. they suffered only minor injuries.

coming up... beauty in the beast has some competition for top spot at the box office. a preview just ahead. ( marty ) here's a live look at kirkwood this morning... for the weekend: it's the april fool's comedy night in san francisco. it's all happening at the milk bar from 7:00 to 9:00 tonight. it's free to

your eyes work as hard as you do. but do they need help making more of their own tears? if you have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation, restasis multidose™ can help... with continued use twice a day, every day, one drop at a time. restasis multidose™ helps increase your eyes' natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammation due to chronic dry eye. restasis multidose™ did not increase tear production in patients using anti-inflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. to help avoid eye injury and contamination,

do not touch the bottle tip to your eye or other surfaces. wait 15 minutes after use before inserting contact lenses. the most common side effect is a temporary burning sensation. your eyes. your tears. ask your eye doctor about restasis multidose™. in entertainment news

this morning... "beauty and the beast" has dominated the box office for two straight weekends. can they make it three in a row? david daniel has a weekend preview. "i'm on a mission! puppies are winning, and babies are losing. my job is to find out why."alec baldwin voices "the boss baby," a suit-and-tie- wearing toddler with a big brain and a secret assignment.

analysts expect the animated comedy to debut with 30- million dollars -- strong, but probably not enough to beat "beauty and the beast." "everyone around me, they feel... connected to something. connected to something i'm... not." switching gears, "ghost in the shell" stars scarlett johansson as a cyber-enhanced soldier fighting terrorists and piecing together her past. debut weekend projections are for 25-million dollars -- not great for a film with a 110- million-dollar budget. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( marty ) four years after a santa cruz county family's cat went missing.... it turned up in canada. and now boo boo has been reunited with her family. the family thought they'd never see her again.. but just last week the s-p-c- a says an annonymous person dropped her off and they called the rightful owners with the good news. and the owner has an idea of how that cat may have made all the way to canada.

cause they called me on my phone and they were like yeah we're looking for the registered owner, olga, the original owner of boo boo. i'm like what? it was also 5 o'clock in the morning my time when i got that call. i think somebody took her. she's also a very friendly cat and she used to love to get into people's cars.">( marty ) possibly stolen -- or maybe boo-boo just hopped a ride.... it is still a mystery of exactly where the cat was for the last four years. warm trend continues. i have your full weather forecast straight ahead. áááábreakáááá landing ) that breaking

news we are following. firefighters are at the scene of a house fire in union city. this is a picture of the scene.... the blaze started around 7:50 this morning on cumanca circle. this is about 15 minutes away from ceser chavez middle school. kron four's averi harper is headed to the scene and will have a live report as soon as she arrives. now let's get a check of the weather with dave spahr. (dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through

wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week. ( marty @ landing ) that breaking news we're following... a man is dead this morning and two construction workers are injured following a crash on interstate 880 in hayward. this happened around 3:30 this morning on southbound 880 near winton avenue. police say a driver crashed into a cal- trans construction pick-up truck, and died at the scene. two construction workers are suffering from minor injuries this morning. ( marty @ landing ) more breaking news out of antioch... one person is dead after crashing their car into a fire truck in antioch. take a look at this video from the scene. it happened on highway 4 near the summerville exit. the fire truck was working another accident when the crash happened. a firefighter who was on board the firetruck was injured and sent to the hospital. their injuries are unknown. ( marty @ landing ) breaking news out of vallejo...

one person is dead after a shooting just before 11 last night at the intersection of marin and pennsylvania. that's where officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. he would later die from his injuries at the hosptial. we'll bring you more details on this as they enter our newsroom. ( marty @ landing) tensions are high on the campus of albany high school... and students gathered to show support for their fellow students targeted recent racism.. this after instagram posts by students and others using a nazi salute on campus. kron4's charles clifford has the details. natsstand by me. . . . friday afternoon, students on the campus of albany high school gathered for a unity rally. the goal was to end the week on a positive note.sotwe are here to heal, albany. we are here to make sure this community understands that we are a passionate people. that we are a people that takes care of ourselves.recently, a group of 7 9th graders were disciplined for making nazi

gestures on campus and posting these racist images on instagram. apparently, some of the racism was directed at specific students on campus and a member of the faculty. earlier this week, some of those disciplined students returned to classes but as they left school on thursday afternoon they were confronted by a group of upset classmates. natshoping to move forward from the negativity, the black student union at albany high hosted the unity rally and called for everyone to show support for the victims. while none of the kids who made the racist gestures attended the rally, the message of unity and forgiveness appears to have not fallen on deaf ears. a teacher from albany high read part of an email she received from one of the disciplined students.sotthis person said, i'm sorry to all the girls who were targeted. i'm sorry to all of your families. i'm sorry to all of the community.

i'm should have stood up to this in a stronger way than i did.the rally ended with all in attendance vowing not to stand for racism.natswe won't stand for racism! wooo!!! ( marty @ landing ) another big story we are following this morning... oakland mayor libby schaaf is trying to avoid another tragedy. now she is making changes to oakland's fire inspection bureau. the announcement comes just days after a blaze that killed four people and displaced dozens. we have now learned a fire captain wanted that building shut down months ago... the fire happened monday morning in a halfway house on san pablo avenue. fire investigators say a burning candle was the cause of the blaze. back in january the captain said the building should be shutdown immediatly due to several hazards.

including open piles of garbage and a padlocked fire escape. instead, the owner of the building was given 30 days to do repairs. kron4's ella sogomonian talked to mayor schaff about her new plans. oakland mayor libby schaaf is doubling the number of fire inspectors adding six more in light of two fatal fires in recent months. libby schaaf, oakland mayor" and while we wait to get those people in place we are reassigning existing staff so we can fast track more problem property inspections as well as ensure that all of our annual inspections are up to date." the latest fire erupted monday morning on san pablo avenue claiming the lives of four and displacing close to 100 people. "i am extremely disturbed to see some of the communications that happen prior to the fire. my heart goes out to the families who lost loved ones in that fire."the effort is part of a fire safety inspection overhaul ordered by the mayor.the plan is meant to enhance fire prevention training and tools while

priortizing problem properties. "to stay on top of these critical safety needs and ensure that unscrupulous landlords are not putting profits over safety."the fire department has been directed to focus all inspection staff to catch up with a backlong of inspections. ( marty ) another lawsuit has been filed in connection with last december's deadly 'ghost ship' fire in oakland. 34-year-old edward lapine was one of the 36- people who died in the fire.. his family is now suing the property owner and the building manager. the complaint says the couple who ran the collective along with the owner knew about the fire hazards and did

nothing about it. the building had been illegally converted into housing. this is just the latest in a string of lawsuits. so far no criminal charges have been filed in the case. ( marty ) the c-h-p has issued an amber alert for two girls. take a look at your screen. they are 9- year-old laila pomtong and 14-year-old solai pomtong, both girls have black hair and brown eyes.. they say the girls were taken from greenville in plumas county. that's about two hours north of sacramento. police say the suspect is 33-year-old alicia lapp she was last seen driving a 2016 black toyota prius with the license plate 7-u-h-h-0-0-3. ( marty ) coming up... the creator of the most iconic gay pride symbols has died. how the bay area is remembering his impact. one person is injured and three others displaced after a car goes into an apartment building. how police say it

happened. also...napping may be the key to happiness. details next.

for your health:here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) taking a short nap could be the key to happiness. that's according to a new study out of the u-k. researchers say taking naps of less than 30 minutes improves our sense of well-being and boosts performance. previous studies have shown that naps under 30 minutes can make you more focused... but the new findings suggest they also make you up to 66-percent happier. the study also found people who took longer naps were less happy than those who did not nap at all. long naps are also associated with an 82-percent increase in the risk of heart disease. sweet saturday ! and not bad for our sunday. i have a full forecast straight ahead.

( marty ) here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. toss to weather. (dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool

temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week.

( marty ) the creator of the iconic rainbow flag passed away friday morning. gilbert baker called himself the gay betsy ross. he passed away friday at his home in new york. people across the country are remembering the man who made what is now the symbol of the l-g-b-t community. kron four's hermela aregawi reports. gilbert was an lgbt activist.. the father of the iconic rainbow flagthat became the

symbol for the fight for equality in the lgbt community. longtime friend cleve jones.. who made the aids memorial quilt remembers baker's generosity.sot cleve jones, baker's friendyou know i told him he should patent it and he said no its his gift to the world adn consequently lived most of his live near poverty. the flag has become ubiquitous its known everywhere on the planet and he never made a penny off of it. the flag first flew in 1978..in san francisco..sot cleve jones, baker's friendwe raised it up and the wind caught them. and they flew out and the march arrived and we just stood there and watched as these thousands and thousands adn thousands of people marched under the flag, looked up, their faces lit up and without any explanation at all everyone knew immediately that this was our flag.state senator scott weiner arrived visibly emotional.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiawhen i came out in 1990, my lesbian aunt, her gift to me were the rainbow

freedom rings which were sort of a version of the rainbow flag so i knew what te rainbow was even before i knew who gilbert was. he says especially in the current political climate.. the lgbt community needs people like baker.sot state sen, scott weiner (d) californiathe trump administration is literally trying to erase our community deleting lgbt questions from health questionaiires, removing questions from the census trying to make us disappear and gilbert baker was someone who made our community more visiblegilber baker was 65.in san francisco, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. ( marty ) happening today. a candlelight vigil will be held for a mother who was murdered and her daughter who is still missing. nicole fitts and her two year old daughter arianna were first reported missing back in april 20-16. nicole's body was found dumped in a shallow grave in san francisco''s mclaren park. and it's been over a year since arianna fitts was last seen alive in oakland. san

francisco police continue to work on the case. there is a 10-thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest. the vigil will be held at mclaren park at 7:00 tonight. ( marty ) coming up... the warriors in a slugfest with the rockets. the highlights just ahead. live look outside... richmond bridge for the weekend: it's the spring bloomers plant sale in san francisco. check out the outstanding selection of plants. it's happening at san francisco botanical garden from 10:00 to 1:00. it's free to attend,

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houston on the road on tuesday. klay thompson and the warriors let the rockets hang around in the first half before intermission... andre iguodala hits a three at the buzzer warriors end the half on a 10-2 run (iguodala: 14 points, 5 assists off the bench) in the third... rockets still in the lead... james harden finds montrezl harrell on an alley oop... rockets up by five. in the fourth quarter the warriors got it going... golden state finds shaun livingston for the reverse layin (warriors bench had 49 points in tonights game) after stuggling in the first half... steph curry hits a triple to extend golden state lead by eight. the 2-time mvp ices the game...he hits the short jumper with harrell breathing down his neck final: 107-96 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 on the other side of the bracket uconn were heavy favorites over dak prescott's mississippi state. the huskies came back to force overtime after the bulldogs led by 16 five seconds left in the game... morgan williams ends uconn's 111-game win streak. final: 66-64 the last time the huskies lost a game was back in november of 2014. the national championship game will be an s-e-c conference affair between mississippi

state and south carolina.the giants taking on the a's in their second bay bridge exhibition game at a-t and tee park. fans not wasting anytime taking selfies at a giants game. in the second... brandon crawfor hits a solo shot to put san francisco up 1- nothing. jeff samardzija seems to be ready for the real thing. (samardzija: 5.0 ip, 1 hit, 6 strikeouts) giants went on to win 2-1 thanks to eduardo nu-yez forceout in the bottom of the eight live look outside... golden gate bridge.. ( marty ) here's a live

look at the bay bridge. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week.

( marty ) in east bay headlines. one person is injured and three others displaced after a car goes into an apartment building in newark. this all happened at newark boulevard and dairy avenue around 6:00 last night. you can see the car rammed

through the wall. this is video from the scene from of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7. police are still investigating the cause of the crash this morning. ( marty ) our coverage of the oakland fire that killed four people and displaced dozens continues this morning. an oakland fire captain says a fire alarm was pulled and had not been reset at the building. he also said piles of garbage littered the area and the fire escape was padlocked. kron four's spencer blake explains. "he's a dynamic, young 64-year- old that lost his life."aurea lewis is one of the directors of urojas community services, and she's also one of the people who lost a loved one -her brother - in monday's san pablo avenue fire.a mediator hired by attorney james cook, who represents urojas, says the place still had uninhabitable conditions when she did a walk-through just a couple weeks ago."there was water leaking down from the ceiling from the bathroom of the second floor coming down

to the first floor. there were exposed wires."cook has been representing urojas ever since eviction attempts by the buildings owner, keith kim, began in december. kim claimed the master tenant owed him unpaid rent.this was around the same time the city inspection found the deplorable conditions."if some of the issues were fixed that we were in dispute about, maybe the devastation wouldn't have been so bad."but neither cook, nor the law firm he works for, will be taking on victims and their families as clients - he says it would be a confllict of interest, because those suits could very well list urojas as a defendant in addition to the owner."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."the organizations other director, jasper lowery, says the priority now is getting a proper burial for the dead, and finding new housing for the survivors."we're devastated at this time. we're torn about everything that's happened. we're grief-stricken."some other non-profits have already began to take some of the urojas residents into their

facilities.(spencer)doctor lewis, whose brother was killed, says his family is holding a private memorial, but there is a ápublic memorial tentatively set for april 20th.live in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news. ( marty @ landing ) that breaking news... a house fire in the east bay this morning. kron 4's averi harper is live in union city and has more. averi? (averi) firefighters are at the scene of a house fire in scene of a are at the firefighters (averi)(averi) firefighters are at the scene of a house fire in union city. the blaze started around 7:50 this morning on cumanca circle. this is about 15 minutes away from ceaser chavez middle school. two people have been displaced. no one is injured. the cause of the fire remains under investigation this morning. ( marty @ landing ) thanks averi.

( marty ) daly city police are searching for a man wanted for indecent exposure after he reportedly exposed himself to a 12-year-old girl. the same man is also accused of doing the same thing to a teenager.. officers just released a sketch of the suspect. the man was last seen driving a 2003 toyota camry with a sticker on the left rear bumper. investigators say, they are taking this case seriously.

investigators say the man is selecting his victims at random. they are asking the public to send in any tips or information known about him. ( marty ) for the second time in weeks, a jewelry store in san francisco's chinatown has been robbed. this time, 100-thousand dollars worth of jewelry was taken. and police have relased pictures and video of the latest theft. the owner of "loretta's jewelry company" on waverly place says customer's cannot enter her store without getting buzzed in. but this thief broke through the front glass window, making off with a diamond necklace and a whole tray of diamond rings. no one was injured during the burglary. coming up... a baby's life saved by a doctor's hunch. the life- threatening problem they discovered. live look outside... san a mom and dad celebrated

their child's first birthday.... but it's a celebration that might not have come if it were ánotá for some very persistent doctors and a parents decision to record their baby's unusual medical symptoms. lonnie wong has the story from sacramento. abigail avey seemed to enjoy the commotion, even though she didn't know the significance of her first birthday celebration. invited guests, the medical team at the pediatric emergency department at the sutter medical center. kyla avey, mom "it's very powssible abigail would not be here wasn't for the doctors...sorry..sniffle shortly after abby was born, her mom took this phone video of her turning blue and having trouble breathing.but when she got to the hospital she looked normal.but dr. paul walsh and his team were persistent.kayla "my husband and i describe it like it was a mad scientist trying to figure out what was

going on...a battery of tests lead.successful open heart surgery to fix a restricted aorta was performed a few days later...it was none too soon. dr. paul walsh, medical dir. pediatric e.r. "if you delay the diagnosis you might geta second chance, you might not... it was terrifying a year ago... abby's dad ben avery says the sutter medical used a team approach to help the rest of the family including his other two kids, cope through months of recovery.ben avery, abigail's dad "without them we don't know where we'd be right now.without you we wouldn't have this bonede baby with chubby cheeks, applause...and of course abby's outcome is what the medical team lives for.dr. paul walsh, medical director sutter pediatric e.r. "it's very gratifying, it's so gratifying wo see her growing normal 12 month old because it could have been so different.. lonnie wong "in the coming years, abby probably won't remember this birthday...but you can be sure her parents will...in sacramento, loninie wong, fox 40 news. ( marty ) the doctor now uses that

cell video as a training aid... and encourages parents to record their babies symptoms to help doctors diagnose illness.. professor under fire this morning for a tweet. who he was targeting.

live look outside...sutro tower. dave spahr is here with your weather forecast. (dave)still some breezy north winds in the hills that will ease through midday but set the stage for a sunny and warm day across the bay area. little change for sunday with sunny and mild weather. a

dry front moves through on monday that will cool temperatures slightly with another round of breezy winds in the hills. dry and seasonable tuesday through wednesday. next chance of rain later thursday or more likely friday of next week. ( marty ) we are learning this morning that intelligence gathered in the last several months played a major role in the decision to ban large electronics on ( marty ) we are learning

this morning that intelligence gathered in the last several months played a major role in the decision to ban large electronics on some flights. the ban applies to eight countries in the middle east and africa. according to c-n-n.... intelligence sources believe isis and other terror groups have developed advanced ways to plant

explosives such as laptop bombs which could evade some airports' security methods. authorities do say they have more confidence in the security training and technology of detection machines in u-s and european airports. ( marty ) a philadelphia college professor is trying to defend a tweet he posted after seeing a first- class passenger give up his seat to a soldier on a flight. the professor at drexel university tweeted this earlier in the week, saying he was trying not to vomit while watching the passenger give up his seat. many on twitter responded with anger and outrage. since that post, he has stated, he respects soldiers just not the u-s actions in iraq. drexel university has also responded saying the professor does not represent the university's views. ( marty ) many people look forward to the day they can finally retire.... that day finally came for a in san francisco for one woman, about to turn 90 years old. kron four's jeff pierce was at her celebration.

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. ( marty ) beware coffee lovers, the world's strongest cup of joe is now available in the united states... but it could be dangerous to drink. the coffee is called "blac insomnia" according to it's website, its one of the most dangerous caffeinated products on the market. it has 58-and a half milligrams of caffeine per ounce... that's almost three times the amount in starbuck's dark roast. a 12-ounce cup would have more

than 700-milligrams of caffeine. to put that in perspective, it would put you 300-milligrams over the f-d-a recommended daily limit. ( marty ) take a look at this... it was a close call for four sailers who drifted too close to redondo beach pier in southern california. the video shows the crew struggling to raise the boat's sails in heavy winds. one strong wind pushes the boat straight into the pier...sending all four people into the water. they suffered only minor injuries. coming up... beauty and the beast has some competition for top spot at the box office. a preview just ahead. ( marty ) here's a live look at kirkwood this morning... áábreakáááá

( marty ) in entertainment news this morning... "beauty and the beast" has dominated the box office for two straight weekends. can they make it three in a row? david daniel has a weekend preview. "i'm on a mission! puppies are winning, and babies are losing. my job is to find out why."alec baldwin voices "the boss baby," a suit-and-tie- wearing toddler with a big brain and a secret assignment. analysts expect the animated comedy to debut with 30- million dollars -- strong, but probably not enough to beat "beauty and the beast." "everyone around me, they feel... connected to something. connected to something i'm... not." switching gears, "ghost in the shell" stars scarlett johansson as a cyber-enhanced soldier fighting terrorists and piecing together her past. debut weekend projections are for 25-million dollars -- not great for a film with a 110- million-dollar budget. in hollywood, i'm david daniel.

( marty ) four years after a santa cruz county family's cat went missing.... it turned up in canada. and now boo boo has been reunited with her family. the family thought they'd never see her again.. but just last week the s-p-c- a says an annonymous person dropped her off and they called the rightful owners with the good news. and the owner has an idea of how that cat may have made all the way to canada. ( marty ) possibly stolen -- or maybe boo-boo just hopped a ride.... it is still a mystery of exactly where the cat was for the last four years.

adlib seven day. thats kron 4 news weekend for this saturday morning... i'm marty gonzalez. from all of us thanks for watching. join us for kron4 news weekend tomorrow morning starting at 8 o'clock ... and tonight for kron 4 news at eight.

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