this morning on the kron 4 morning news... new details on a missing ups driver. the latest on the search for him. (robin) and the search for a man accused of killing a woman in front of her kids is now in custody. a look back on his past. (robin) also... the search for a father who police say took his baby daughter continues. the latest on his daughter 's location as well. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (robin) welcome to morning news.. here is a live look at our radar this morning.. rain just off the coast but there is a lot of it coming later today. anny hong has more on that. lets get a check of weather

this morning... (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy

conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

(robin) a look at your commute

this morning... (robin @ bam) breaking overnight...

a missing ups driver has been found safe after the truck he was driving was found down an embankment in lafayette. this is a picture of the man. he is 34 year old dennis salazar. he was found in concord. this is video of the scene. the crash happened just after 5 wednesday afternoon on hun-saker canyon road. police say the truck sa-la-zar was driving hit a tree after sliding off an embankment and they believe salazar may have been the truck. (robin @ bam) another story we are following this morning... the man suspected of shooting and killing a woman in front of her young children, is in now custody. kron4's alecia reid has details on the suspect's previous run-ins with the law. this was the true definition of community policing.there were multiple tips that came in from people that believed they saw lawyer mcbride.one from sacramento was the one

that landed him i jail.pkg "sure enough, there he was" caught at a fast food restaurant hours away from the crime scene ... u-s marshalls and richmond detectives made their way to sacramento as soon as they got that call. "this is such a great example that with everybody's help we can all come together and really make a difference"the manhunt for 43 year old san pablo resident lawyer mcbride started yesterday morning, after surveillance cameras captured images of a confrontation between mcbride and his estranged ex girlfriend rashanda franklin. "we are just relieved that a dangerous suspect such as mcbride has been taken off the streets and no one else will be hurt or killed"this isn't the first time mcbride has been involved with the law. back in 1992 he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. back then, he served time for shooting a 16 year old near pinole valley high school in response to another shooting that police referred to as gang related. he was 18 years old at the time. fast forward 25 years and an

extensive criminal history he's now facing murder charges. lt. felix tan / richmond police department"killing of another human being is horrific but then you top that off with killing a woman and her kids are seated in the back seat of her car watching it all unfold. i think that tugs at the heartstrings of everybody."standupmcbride is now at the martinez detention facility.before being hauled off he told reporters, he did not kill his ex and that police have the wrong person in custody.reporting live from richmond. (robin) happening now: the search is on for the father who police say took his own four- month old baby girl. rebecca strom is in studio now with more details on the search. rebecca? (rebecca @ bam) good news to share 1st off robin,the baby has been found safe. she is now back with her mother. but the search for her father continues. this all began tuesday night at a

motel in mountain view. police say michael wallin was visiting his daughter madilyn and her mother. they were staying at the residence inn on el camino. then, there was an argument. and police say that's when wallin snatched the child from her mother and drove off. (rebecca) the child's step- brother says wallin drove across the bay area and arranged for the baby's grandmonther to turn his daughter over to the family at a walmart parking lot in livermore. wallin faces felony child endangerment charges and possibly kidnapping charges. (rebecca @ bam) back to you robin. (robin) governor jerry brown is making a final push

to secure support for a tax increase to fund road and bridge repairs.. he joined a rally of construction works on the capitol steps hoping to sway undecided lawmakers. today is his deadline for his proposal to hike gas taxes and car fees. today's deadline to get the law passed was self imposed by brown. environmentalists and anti-tax groups are among those against the bill. the measure relaxes clean air rules for trucks. that provision was included to win support from truckers who will see a 20-cent per gallon tax for diesel. s-b- 1 would raise the tax on regular gas by 12 cents a gallon. and it would create fees for new cars, hybrids and zero emission cars. (robin) another big story this morning... the search continues for a missing northern california college student.. aly yoe-man was last seen in yuba city last week. her car and cell phone were then found in live oak. about an hour north

of sacramento. reporter rowena shaddox talked to her friends, the last people to see her. allied agencies were back since this morning, searching the area where aly yoeman's pickup and cell were discovered earlier this week. officers told off- camera, there's a lot of brush in between the levee and feather river, which they didn't cover during tuesday's search. that area is the focus of the search today. so far, aly has not been found.there's been no trace of the 20-year-old since she went missing on thursday. drone 40 shows us the tire tracks of yoeman's truck, where it was pulled out of the dirt.and despite after finding that truck and her cellphone in this orchard in live oak, family and close friends of the yuba city college student continue to hope and pray that she comes back to her gridley home safely.close friends who were with yoeman before she went missing, helped fox 40 piece together the events of that night.they say yoeman needed to talk, and confided in a 37-year-old male friend of hers, who is also the dad of two of her friends close to her age. standup: aly yoeman and her friend went to this popular yuba city restaurant, taste of india, where they had

dinner.(inside the dining area) staff tells us the pair had dinner at a tall table in this area, where they spent the next hour-and-a-half. according to staff, there is surveillance video, which shows them having dinner. gridley police viewed the recording on tuesday, but have yet to which the eatery says they've downloaded for they declined to share the video until police have possession. after leaving the restaurant, her friends say yoeman went back to the friend's romero street home with him, joined by his children. a young couple, who are also all friends, later joined them.the older friend couch before work early the but they say she to take the backroads home, avoid the cops when she'd been drinking."was the last time has seen her. (robin) police say at this point there is no evidence of foul play. (robin) coming up.. bart facing a lawsuit this morning. the service people are demanding they fix. and a man accused of gropping woman on muni is now behind bars. what police are saying about his arrest. wet weather is on its way. a look at your forecast next.

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our radar this morning.. rain just off the coast but there is a lot of it coming later today. anny hong has more on that. lets get a check of weather this morning...

(anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

(robin) a look at your commute this morning... (robin)

(robin) broken and dirty elevators and escalators have now resulted in a lawsuit for bart. disability rights groups and two disabled people say getting around stations is harder and more grotesque than it should be. kron 4's hermela aregawi has the details on the changes the plantiffs want made quickly. (áátake pkgáá)broken escalators and elevators at bart stations.urine and sometimes worse inside them too.those are the complaints in a lawsuit filed today by a disabilities group.sot jessica lehman, director, senior and disability actionthis has been an issue for years and years and years. and its gone on too long and bart should have dealt with this long ago. there are no more excuses

there's no justification for people not being able to get to work, for people not being able to get home safely.other riders we talked to shared the frustation.sot christina lyngholm, frustrated rideri think they're in terrible condition. the escalators are often times broken and there's no way to get up to the street level unless you take the elevator which is very very dirty. it just makes me not want to come into the city any longer.bart responded to the lawsuit by pointing to funding allocated for improvements.gfx bart1such as 16 million dollars to fix elevators and escalatorsgfx bart 2and an additonal 190 million dollars for access improvement at san francisco stations.adding..gfx bart" we share the frustration of the disability rights advocates group, but are disappointed our program of capital improvement is being met with litigation."but those like jessica lehman says the city is making improvements quickly enough. standupof course it's not just those with disabilities that

use the elevators and escalators..it's also riders carrying heavy equipment or parents with strollers..lehman says if the lawsuit is successful, it'll make getting around easier for all riders reporting in san francisco, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (robin) a man accused of groping women on muni is now behind bars. san francisco police have arrested this man in connection with a series of sexual assaults. police say the incidents occurred on muni trains over the last few weeks. one reported victim says she was assaulted last thursday on the n- judah line as it was heading from duboce park toward the sunset. the woman took a photo of the suspect and posted it on social media. and within 24-hours he was identified and taken into custody. (robin) police

have not released the man's name as they are continuing to search for other victims. so far 4 victims have been identified, (robin @ landing) napa police say a man who was shot and killed by officers, had been shooting at neighbors. the incident happened around 2 tuesday afternoon on bueno street and pueblo avenue. when officers arrived on scen police say the man began firing at them from a car. we have viewer video the moment it happened. take a look. nats of shooting and beeping (robin) the suspect then crashed into a tree and the man died at the scene. his identity has not yet been released. the officers who fired their weapons have been placed on administrative leave. the shooting remains under investigation. (robin) a warning for pet owners in san francisco, watch out for aggressive coyotes. at least two dogs have been

attacked in the area near lake merced since decemember. now there is growing concern that the problem could get worse. kron 4's charles clifford spoke with a woman who says her dog was killed by coyotes. natsback in december, liza valdeolivar was walking her dog, mya, here in in broderick terry dual landmark park which sits right on the border between san francisco and daly city. it's was about 5 in the evening and mya was walking off leash behind liza along this trail. sotliza followed the coyotes but couldn't find any trace of them or mya. she says the incident left her traumatized. sotstandup in san francisco, animal care and

control has been getting calls about coyotes since about 2007. the city keeps track of coyote encounters but says there's not much they can do about them. the predators will only be killed if they pose a serious threat. they advise anyone who sees a coyote to keep their distance and if necessary make noise to scare the animals off. they also say to avoid walking dogs around dusk or at night when coyotes are most active. sot liza admits that she shouldn't have let mya off leash or walked in the park around sunset, but she still feels that more can be done to keep pets and people safe. she's asking for better warning signs in this park and she also wants to get the word out that coyotes can be dangerous.sot

media posts are worth a millon dollars? find out who next on the h-t-l daily wrap.

(robin) a look at your commute this morning... (robin) welcome back to the kron four morning news. in entertainment news this morning... barry manilow opens up to people magazine about being gay. and pepsi comes under fire for their new commercial featuring kendall jenner. also who's social media posts are worth a millon dollars? find out. all that and more on today's h-t-l daily wrap. hey, i'm tanner thomason from

hollywood today live, this is the htl daily wrap. barry manilow just opened up about being gay to people magazine. he said it's an open secret to his loyal fan base and said that this is the first and last time he'll address it. barry also revealed that he got married three years ago to his longtime manager, garry kief. i wonder if they did it at the copacabana? you know, it is the hottest spot north of havana. everyone's talking about kendall jenner's new pepsi ad, in which she plays a model who sees a crowd walking down the street in protest. but the end of the ad is stirring up controversy as it's similar to this photo of a black lives matter supporter. i miss the good ol' days of pepsi ads, when they didn't make political statements and simply set celebrities hair on fire. beyonce is now the number one influencer on social media. her posts are worth more than one million dollars - she is the only influencer to cross that threshold. she has over 177-million followers on her twitter, facebook and instagram platforms combined. long live the queen. that's it for the htl daily wrap. (robin) coming up...

the founder of an exclusive marin county private school is in hot water this morning. what she is accused of doing. and... firecrews have said a candle was the cause of a massive fire in oakland. why one lawyer says that may not be the case. plenty of rain expected today. your forecast next. (robin) here is a live

look at our radar this morning.. rain just off the coast but there is a lot of it coming later today. anny hong has more on that. lets get a check of weather this morning... (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and

result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

(robin) a look at your commute this morning... (robin) the founder of an exclusive marin county private school has been charged with embezzling more than one - million dollars. kathleen mecca was arrested at her home in florida - and now faces embezzlement charges. she started 'mount tamalpais' school in mill valley forty years ago. tuition there runs close to 30- thousand dollars a year. she

retired in 20-15 and shortly afterward, the school started to look into its finances after some questions arose including the discovery of a hidden bank account. in court documents obtained by kron four news, marin prosecutors say authorities discovered funds being diverted to pay personal credit cards and hotel stays. as well as a wedding at an expensive santa barbara resort. (robin) mecca has bailed out and is expected in court next

month. (robin) protesters demanding the alameda county sheriff stop the detention of undocumented immigrants for deportation. and about a hundred protesters spent their day outside a jail in oakland. the demonstration is part of a series of protests throughout the state. kron4's lydia pantazes has the details. (nats)they are undocumented youth....(nats)using a van to spread their message across california and even collecting messages of support."i'm undocumented, i was brought here when i was 10-years old." marcela hernandez is one of more than a dozen people traveling by from san diego to sacramento in this van... on it a clear message.... that the people inside are undocumented and unafraid.... (nats)and sharing their stories."we're really here saying that we're gonna keep resisting so the community can know rights and they can also join the movement and we can build safe communities outside police, outside ice

deportations because that's the only thing we have left is resist or get deported." "undocumented!!! unafraid." along the way, they're stopping at jails across the state to demand that local authorities stop collaborating with immigration and customs enforcement."we need to tell our stories so people are understanding of what we're going through and can help and support us."on wednesday they stopped at the glenn e dwyer jail in oakland... the group and about a hundred supporters demanded that sheriff greg ahern stop collaborating with ice.the group has already held similar protests at jails throughout central and southern california."were pushing the same with ahern, with mims in fresno, with mcdonald in la county that they need to cut ties with immigration and customs enforcement."the protesters argue that the detention of undocumented immigrants for deportation is a double punishment."these are sheriff's that are promoting trumps policies, they are their minions, the people on the ground promoting what

trump wants to accomplish and so we really have to see them as the enemy." (robin) the next and final stop for the group will be in sacramento where they will meet with lawmakers. (robin) in the east bay... victims of the oakland building that went up in flames last week have now been forced out of their temporary homes. the shelter they have been staying in has officially closed. rebecca strom has more on that story. rebecca? (rebecca) the search is now on for homes for those who have been displaced by the fire that caused 80 people to lose their homes and killing 4 others. and a legal battle is taking place as well. the urojas community services is a half-way house on san pablo avenue. urojas was in the midst of the heated eviction battle with its landlord. that battle included a restraining order and accusations that the landlord tried to change the locks and forcibly remove tenants from the building. and now the cause of the fire is being called into question.

fire crews had determined a candle was the cause of the massive blaze. urojas's legal team met with oakland fire and a-t-f investigators and are demanding a deeper investigation into what happened. (rebecca) the legal team for urojas did not

say who they think started the fire or how. as of now the owner of the building has not filed any insurance claims. (rebecca @ landing) back to you robin. (robin) a live look at storm tracker 4. rain and plenty of it is going to come down today.

(robin) illegal dumping causing problems in the east bay. kron 4's stanley roberts shows us how bad the problem is on this edition of people behaving badly. the backroads of contra costa county offers some pretty good views of the east bay just as long as you don't look down nats: ambiance because unfortunalty some parts of the area have become trashed.. this is right under highway 4 and yes it's a boat with the motor still attached dumped right on the national historic

trail, on the back of the boat it reads wash me in spray paint, it appears the boat hasn't been registered since 2011 you that tv guy (yes ma'am) do the wrong things or whatever (people behaving badly) good for you they need to catch these guys this is ridiculous (yea it is ridiculous) good for you who leaves a boat out here without a trailer (yea without a trailer) yea get them ohhh love you (thank you) ohhh i love you i watch you all the time look at this view, take it in for a moment nats: ambiance now look down . trash bags filled with who knows what and i'm not about to open one to see . these were pushed over the side but here is trash, not in bags just dumped, it contains strollers, and parts of home furnishings basically. it appears someone's apartment was dumped here ther's a coffeemaker and even an artificial christmas tree oh and don't forget the vacuum cleaner, you'll also find a fan and a paint this is on carquinez scenic drive . nats: ambiance another

location is cummings skyway.. where you can clearly see the alfred zampa memorial bridge also know as the carquinez bridgeagain more household furniture like a couch and even a scale but two things caught my attention, first off this no dumping sign from east bay regional parks and this stroller .. the strollers has tow airport id tags, one of them has a phone number and a name so i tried calling the number and got a voicemail nats: ambiance my next call was to east bay regional parks police to let them know what i found they say they have a constant problem with illegal dumping park property but they would get someone over there asap this one had a theme toohousehold goods including another christmas tree holloween things and christmas lights ambiance when you hit the beautiful back roads of conta costa county the last thing you should have to look at are the remnants of people behaving badly in conta costa county stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) a live look at storm tracker 4. rain and plenty of it is going to come down today. jack vo: things get a lot more interesting at night.

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outside from our golden gate bridge camera.... (robin) here is a live look at our radar this morning.. rain just off the coast but there is a lot of it coming later today. anny hong has more on that. (robin) meteorologist anny hong has what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy

conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

(robin) a look at your commute this morning...

(robin) happening today... president trump will meet with the leader of china at the president's resort in florida... the trump adminstration is voicing outrage over the deadly chemical attack in syria. after blaming his predecessor for missed opportunities, president trump says the crisis is now his responsibility. but jeff ze-leny reporters he's not saying what he'll do about it . president trump strongly condemning the deadly chemical attacks in syria and the regime of bashar al-asaad. trump:"that attack on children yesterday, had a big impact on

me. big impact. that was a horrible, horrible thing. and i've been watching it and seeing it, and it doesn't get any worse than that."but in the rose garden today, the president stopping short of saying how he would respond to the foreign policy challenges profoundly testing his white house. trump:"my attitude towards syria and assad has changed very much. if you look back over the last few weeks, there were other attacks using gas. you're now talking about a whole different level." nats facing threats from north korea and a war-torn middle east, the trump doctrine is still very much unclear. and for that, the president did not apologize.trump:"i'm not saying i'm doing anything one way or the other, but i'm certainly not going to be telling you."today, the president was eager to criticize the obama administration for failing to act in syria, despite assad crossing a red line -- using chemical weapons.trump:"it crossed a lot of lines for me. when you kill innocent children, innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal

that people were shocked to hear what gas it was, that crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line, many, many lines."but the president also offered a rare acknowledgment: the burden is now his.trump:"i now have responsibility and i will have that responsibility and carry it very proudly it is now my responsibility. it was a great opportunity missed."yet mr. trump did not once mention russia -- and its critical role in propping up the syrian regime. he left the tough talk on russia to un ambassador nikki haley.nikki haley, u.s. ambassador to the united nations:"if russia has the influence in syria that it claims to have, we need to see them use it."natsforeign policy is taking center stage in the biggest way yet in the young trump presidency. after welcoming king abdullah of jordan today, he'll host china president xi jinping at his mar-a-lago retreat thursday in florida

(robin) the golden state warriors continue to rewrite the history books. they are now the 1st team in n-b-a history to win 65 games or more in three straight seasons. they also clinched the number 1 seed in the playoffs. they did so behind a monster effort from star guard steph curry. he would erupt against the suns. scoring 41 points in the game. he was also 8 of 13 from behind the arc. klay thompson has been hot lately too. he had a 40 point game of his own earlier this week. he scored 22 in this one. the dubs would beat the suns easily 120 to 111. extending their win streak to 13. they play the pelicans saturday in what will star forward kevin durant's return from a knee injury. (robin now to the diamond.

that's where the giants took on the d-backs in arizona. to the top of the 5th. that's where brandon belt hit his first home run oif the season giving the g-men a 4 to one lead. but the lead wouldn't last. arizona would score 7 unanswered runs to go on and win this one. final score, 8 to 6 d-backs. giants will try to salavge the series tonight at 6:40. (robin) and the a's hosted the angels. and l-a jumped on oakland pitcher jharel cotton early. they would score 3 runs in the first 2 innings. roughing up cotton and forcing him out of the game early after 4 and a third innings. he would allow 8 hits and 5 runs. final score in this one 5 nothing angels. (robin) in raiders news... could marshawn lynch be joining the raiders?. the oakland native and retired seahawks running back visited with the raiders yesterday. reports are he told the team he wants to come out of retirement and play for the

silver and black the seahawks still hold his rights but they granted permission for lynch's visit. they would either have to release or trade him to the raiders so we'll see what happens there. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... netflix is changing the way you get your recommendations. we'll show you how, next. and here's a (robin) a look at your

commute this morning... (robin) netflix users now have a brand users now netflix (robin) (robin) netflix users now

have a brand new way to rate movies and shows. the streaming site ditched its five-star rating system for "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" buttons. netflix said in a promo video about the new system that the stars didn't actually represent a show's popularity. and that the new system will make recommendations more relevant to a user's tastes. (robin) coming up... a woman accused of killing the father of her children is expected to be released from jail after posting bail. the record amount she is expected to pay. and...new details about the apartment building in oakland that caught fire and killing four people last week. the accusations made against the building's owner. also... california lawmakers are expected to vote on gas tax and vehicle registration fee

increase. the details on the vote (robin) a live look at storm tracker 4. rain and plenty of it is going to come down today. áááábreakáááá

( will ) a woman acused of killing the father of her children could be released on bail. i will have the details in a live report. ( mark ) and breaking news we are following... a missing u-p-s driver found overnight after his truck crashes in the east bay. ( terisa ) and a missing four-month-old girl is home safe this morning. the latest on the search for her father.

( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa estacio..( mark ) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy

conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week. (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking overnight... a missing ups driver has been found safe after the truck he was driving was found down an embankment in lafayette. rebecca strom is here with the latest. rebecca ( rebecca ) the driver's name is dennis salazar. he was found safe late last night ion concord. the crash happened just after 5:00 yesterday evening on hunsaker canyon road. this is video of the scene courtesy of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. investigators say the truck hit a tree and they believe salazar was thrown from the truck. right now it is not clear how salazar got to

concord or if he is injured. i will continue to follow this story and bring you any new details as they come into the newsroom. back to you. ( terisa ) the man suspected of killing his ex- girlfriend in front of her young children is now in custody. 43-year-old lawyer mcbride was arrested yesterday after someone told police they spotted him at a fast food restaurant in sacramento. he is accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old rashanda franklin in richmond on tuesday. this isn't the first time mcbride has been in trouble with the law. back in 19-92 he was arrested for attempted murder for shooting a 16-year-old near pinole valley high school. police say he has an extensive criminal history and is now facing murder charges. ( terisa ) mcbride is being held at

the martines detention facility right now. as he was arrested... he said he did not kill rashanda franklin and that police were taking the wrong person into custody. ( mark ) happening now: the search continues for the father who police say took his own four- month old baby girl. the baby has been found safe. she is now back with her mother. this all began tuesday night at a motel in mountain view. police say michael wallin was visiting his daughter madilyn and her mother. they were staying at the residence inn on el camino. then, there was an argument. and police say that's when wallin snatched the child from her mother and drove off. the child's step- brother says wallin drove across the bay area and arranged for the baby's grandmonther to turn his daughter over to the family at a walmart parking lot in livermore. wallin faces felony child endangerment charges and possibly kidnapping charges. ( terisa ) a woman accused

of killing the father of her children and dumping his body is expected to be released from jail after her family and friends raised enough money to pay her 35 million dollar bail. ( mark ) it is one of the highest bail amounts ever paid in the united states. will tran is live at the court house in redwood city with the latest. will. ( will ) tiffany li pleaded not guilty to murder and directing her boyfriend and another man to kill keith green and dispose of his body. prosecutors say she feared losing custody of her children. li was arrested last year in hilsborough. people connected to her mother raised raised $million dollars in cash and pledged another $61 million in property. she must remain on house arrest with around the clock electronic monitoring until her trial in september. police say 30-year-old tiffany li is charged with murdering her ex-boyfirend keith green.

her current boyfriend - kaveh bayat - and a third defendant - oliver adella - were also ordered to stand trial. green was missing for more than a month last year until his body was found down an embankment north of healdsburg. ( terisa ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) napa police say the man shot and killed by police had been shooting at neighbors. it all started around 2:00 tuesday afternoon on bueno street and pueblo avenue. when police arrived they say the man began shooting at them from a car. that's when officers opened fire. the man then crashed into a tree and died at the scene. his identity has not yet been released. the officers who shot the man have been placed on administrative leave.

the shooting remains under investigation. ( mark ) a san francisco man accused of kidnapping a 13- year-old girl has pleaded ánotá guilty 27-year-old lee eigl (eye-gil) appeared in court yesterday. he was arrested last month in connection with the attack in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. police say eigl grabbed the victim while she walked along forest side avenue and tried pulling her in his car. they say she screamed alerting people nearby who then pulled her away from eigl. he was later arrested and has now been charged with six felonies. ( terisa ) this morning we are learning new details about the apartment building in oakland that caught fire - killing four people last week. the temporary shelter for the people displaced has closed. the urojas (u- row-haas) community services was using the apartment as half-way house. urojas was in the midst of the heated eviction battle with its landlord... which included a restraining order, and accusations that the landlord tried to change the locks... and forcibly remove tenants

from the building. a lawyer for urojas says... the landlord wanted to evict the non-profit and gave it 30-days notice.. urojas's legal team met with oakland fire and a-t-f investigators yesterday and they are demanding a deeper investigation into the cause... because of the on-going tensions. ( terisa ) the legal team for urojas did not say áwho they think started the fire... or áhow. and say as of right now... the owner of the building has not filed any insurance claims. 4 people died and 80 people lost their home in the fire. ( mark ) happening

today....a topping off ceremony for the salesforce tower in san francisco. the new 61-story building, which broke ground in 2013, is the tallest building west of chicago. a handful of special guests and local dignitaries will be on hand at this morning's ceremony. kron4 has been invited to the event and we will show you a tour of the building this evening on the kron four news at five and six. ( mark ) happening today.. senate republicans are expected to implement the so called "nuclear option" in order to get judge neil gorsuch confirmed to the supreme court. majority leader mitch mcconnell is expected to call for ending a debate on the nominee this morning. that move is expected to fail, since it currently takes 60-votes to end a filibuster. but mcconnell is then expected to call for changing senate rules and lowering the threshold to 51-votes. if a majority of senators support the change, the ability to filibuster supreme court nominees will no

longer be an option. if this scenario plays out...gorsuch would be confirmed by friday. ( mark ) still ahead .. new problems for bart. why people are suing over the elevators at bart stations. and later... a warning for pet owners because of a rise in coyote sightings. see where dogs are being attacked in the bay area. and after the break... more severe weather pounding the southern united states. we will take a closer look at the damage coming up.( anny ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up ( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break. . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 toll to 101

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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher.

(anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a

few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. anta clara wb 237 at great america blocking the right lane.

( terisa ) severe storms barrel through the southern u-s causing more damage to states that were already cleaning up after deadly storms earlier this week. rebecca strom is here with a look at the latest damage. rebecca. ( rebecca ) the national weather service has issued tornado warning for communities in a number of states. there were at least 9 reported tornadoes in georgia, indiana and south carolina. the storms prompted flash flood warnings

as a torrential downpour hit several states. the city of atlanta got 4 inches of rain in just 24 hours. the governor of alabama also declared a state of emergency because of the severe weather. and some states reported seeing hail the size of quarters. also... hundreds of flights across the south and midwest have been cancelled. more than 15 million people are still in the path of severe weather this morning. back to you. ( mark ) bart is facing a lawsuit this morning over the condition of elevators at many stations. a disability rights group filed the lawsuit in federal court yesterday. they claim many of the elevators are used as a bathroom and have feces or urine in them. other times they don't even work. the lawsuit also says escalators are routinely out of service and that makes it harder for people with disabilities to access bart. because of these reasons, they say bart is in violation of federal and state disability laws.

years and years and years. and its gone on too long and bart should have dealt with this long ago. there are no more excuses there's no justification for people not being able to get to work, for people not being able to get home safely".>( mark ) bart has responded to the lawsuit by releasing this statement... it reads "bart's staff are cleaning up after the homeless. we've hired more crews and offered overtime to help keep affected areas clean and functioning, but riders and employees continue to áunacceptablyá experience the impact of the homeless crisis. we are working with local agencies to help address the complexities involving homeless people in our stations." ( terisa ) a warning for pet owners in san francisco this morning. at least two dogs have been attacked by coyotes in the area near lake merced in the last 4 months.( mark ) now there is growing concern that the problem could get worse. kron 4's charles clifford has more. natsback in december, liza valdeolivar was walking her dog, mya, here in in broderick terry dual landmark park which sits right

on the border between san francisco and daly city. it's was about 5 in the evening and mya was walking off leash behind liza along this trail. sotliza followed the coyotes but couldn't find any trace of them or mya. she says the incident left her traumatized. sotstandup in san francisco, animal care and control has been getting calls about coyotes since about 2007. the city keeps track of coyote encounters but says there's not much they can do about them. the predators will only be killed if they pose a serious threat. they advise anyone who sees a coyote to keep their distance and if necessary make noise to scare the animals off. they also say to avoid walking dogs around dusk or at night when coyotes are most active. sot liza admits that she shouldn't have let mya off leash or walked in the park around sunset, but she still feels that more can be done to

keep pets and people safe. she's asking for better warning signs in this park and she also wants to get the word out that coyotes can be dangerous.sot

people in the east bay protest in support of undocumented immigrants. the changes they are demanding from one bay area county. and next... the warriors win their 13th game in a row. after the break find out what makes this victory historic. and here is a look at strom tracker ( terisa ) the golden

state warriors continue to rewrite the history books. they are now the 1st team in n-b-a history to win 65 games or more in three straight season.( mark ) they also clinched the number 1 seed in the playoffs. they did so behind a monster effort from star guard steph curry. he would erupt against the suns. scoring 41 points in the game. he was also 8 of 13 from behind the arc. klay thompson has been hot lately too. he had a 40 point game of his own earlier this week. he scored 22 in this one. the dubs would beat the suns easily 120 to 111. extending their win streak to 13. they play the pelicans saturday in what will star forward kevin durant's return from a knee injury. ( terisa ) now to bay area baseball. the giants

taking on the diamond backs in arizona.( mark ) to the top of the 5th. that's where brandon belt hit his first home run of the season giving the giants a 4 to one lead. but the lead wouldn't last. arizona would score 7 unanswered runs to go on and win this one. final score, 8 to 6 d-backs. giants will try to salavge a series split tonight at 6:40. jeff samardzija will take the mound. ( mark ) and the a's hosted the angels. and l-a jumped on oakland pitcher jharel cotton early. they would score 3 runs in the first 2 innings. roughing up cotton and forcing him out of the game after 4 and a third innings. he would allow 8 hits and 5 runs. final score in this one 5 nothing angels. ( averi ) coming up... state lawmakers are set to vote on a new gas tax today. i am live with a look at what it means for bay area drivers.( rebecca ) your

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the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca: a potent late-season storm system will impact the region and result in

widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( terisa ) happening today... california lawmakers are expected to vote on gas tax and vehicle registration fee increase.( mark ) the tax could raise the price of gas 12 cents per gallon.

kron 4's averi harper is live in fremont with the latest on today's vote and how drivers are averi? ( averi )today... california lawmakers are expected to vote on gas tax and vehicle registration fee increase. the extra money would go to repair roads and bridges damaged during the recent winter storms. environmentalists and anti-tax groups are among those against the bill. the measure also

relaxes clean air rules for trucks. that provision was included to win support from truckers who will see a 20-cent per gallon tax for diesel. the bill would raise the price of gas about 12 cents per gallon. it would create fees for new cars, hybrids and zero emission vehicles. .

( terisa ) thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) protesters are demanding the alameda county sheriff stop the detention of undocumented immigrants for deportation. about 100 people protested outside the glenn e dyer jail in oakland yesterday. the demonstration is part of a series of protests led by more than a dozen undocumented immigrants. the group uses a van to stop at jails across the state, demanding that local authorities stop collaborating with immigration and customs enforcement. ( mark ) the group argues that the detention of undocumented immigrants for deportation is a double punishment. they have held similar protets throughout central and southern ( terisa ) police in oakland arrest two robbery suspects near an elementary school. it happened near 33rd street and market

street... near the y-m-ca and hoover elementary school. this is video of the scene courtesy of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. this happened just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. you can see officers surrounding a car with broken windows. two people were taken into custody. police have not said what they are accused of stealing. their identities have not been ( terisa ) p-g-and-e has stopped a gas leak that was caused by a car crash in berkeley. the crash happened around 1:00 yesterday afternoon on carrison street. this is a picture from the scene. about an hour after the accident people on the street were told to evacuate. crews were able to cap the leak and the evacuations were lifted. they were on scene for most of the afternoon to make repairs. it is not clear this morning what caused the crash. ( mark ) the founder of an exclusive marin county private school has been charged with embezzling more than one - million dollars. kathleen mecca was arrested at her home in florida - and now faces embezzlement charges.

she started 'mount tamalpais' school in mill valley 40 years ago. tuition there runs close to 30- thousand dollars a year. she retired in 2015 and shortly afterward, the school started to look into its finances after the discover of a hidden bank account. in court documents obtained by kron four news, marin prosecutors say authorities discovered funds being diverted to pay personal credit cards and hotel stays. as well as a wedding at an expensive santa barbara resort. mecca has posted bail and is expected back in court next month. ( mark ) happening today... president trump is kicking of fhis two day summit the chinese president. the two leaders will be holding talks at trump's mar-a-lago resort in florida. trump bashed china during his campaign, accusing that nation of - quote - "raping" the u-s economy. he also promised to change the u-s trading relationship with china... and demanded that beijing crack down on north korea over its nuclear and missile program. the president has tweeted tat he expects this meeting to

be a difficult one. ( mark ) still ahead... an 11-year-old boy shot multiple times at a birthday party. how he was able to save his two-year-old sister. and later... a woman found wandering around and she can't remember who she is. but she has an unusual name for herself...we'll explain. and after the break... the new health benefits associated with drinking wine. how it can help improve your brain function.

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( terisa ) for your health this morning there are new health benefits associated with drinking wine.( mark ) new research suggests that a glass of wine can improve your brain function. a professor with the yale school of medicine says that the wine can give the brain a work out. ( terisa ) in fact he says that drinking the wine engages the brain more than any other action or behavior. but he warns that it works best when drinking small amounts of wine saying that too much can over saturate your brain. ( mark ) and here are some of the stories we are working on for the kron four morning news at six... the man accused of killing a mother in front of her two children in richmond is arrested. see how police were able to track him down and where. ( terisa ) plus, things could get ugly in the u-s senate today as senators use the so-called "nuclear option" to vote on the presdient's nominee to the supreme court. we'll have the latest from washington. ( mark ) and new problems facing uber and lyft after thousands of drivers fail a background check. what that means for your safety coming up.

conditions are mostly dry now, but the wet weather is moving closer to the bay area...more details coming up after the break. áááábreakáááá

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found safe after the truck he was driving was found down an embankment in lafayette. 34 year old dennis salazar was found in concord. police say the truck salazar was driving hit a tree after sliding off an embankment and they believe salazar may have been ejected from the truck.( terisa ) and the woman accused of killing the father of her children and dumping his body is expected to be released from jail. this after her family and friends raised enough money to pay her 35 million dollar bail. it is one of the highest bail amounts ever paid in the united states. li has pleaded not guilty to the murder.( mark ) a missing 4 month old baby has been found safe after police say her father took her in mountain view. but the search continues for the father. police say michael wallin was visiting his daughter madilyn and her mother at a motel. that's when wallin and the mother of the baby got into an argument. then police say wallin snatched the child from her mother and ( mark ) ( terisa )( rebecca ) we

have rain on the way... let's get a check of the forecast with rebecca strom. rebecca: a potent late-season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday.

after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. accident wb 80 at san pablo dam rd clearing.

( terisa ) a group of protesters arrested for blocking cal-train tracks.. during an inauguration day protest.. wants the charges against them dropped. in all, eleven people face misdemeanor charges for this protest at 16th and mississippi streets in san francisco. it was one of several demonstrations in the bay area that day. the protest distrupted caltrain service for several hours until police came in and removed them. yesterday they asked a judge to drop the charges, instead of entering a plea during their arraignment. a spokesman for the district attorney's office says, they are facing charges because the protest posed, not only a danger to themselves and others, but blocked critical infrastructure. the judge did not issue a response to their request. ( mark ) a scary situation at the moraga police

department. officers say a woman who had been cleaning out a relatives home - brought three smoke grenades into the department. this was at the department on rheem boulevard. it happened around 9:00 yesterday morning. officers evacuated the entire building and a bomb squad was called in - to remove the smoke grenades. police are warning people - if they come across a suspected explosive device to evacuate the area and call police. ( terisa ) an 11-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot while protecting his 2-year-old sister. the shooting happened on sunday at a toddler's birthday party in davis. the boy's mom says he was shot in the back, chest and knee. one woman and two other children were also injured in the shooting including the 11-year-old. the boy's mom says he ran toward the bullets to save his two-year-old sister.

hate that this happened to him because he didn't deserve it."> ( terisa ) the boy is expected to make a full recovery. police are still searching for the shooter. ( mark ) in fresno... a woman found wandering along a road soaking wet is telling people she is a mermaid. and police cannot figure out who she really is. a driver found the woman around three -in the morning yesterday on a road near the table mountain casino. the driver took her to the hospital to get checked out and that's when police began to question her. she gave police the name "joanna." she says she didn't know how she ended up in the area. police think the woman could be between 17- and 20 -years old. and she has webbed toes on both feet. fresno police are hoping someone will recognize her. ( terisa ) happening today... astronaut john glenn will be laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. glen was the first american to orbit the earth and later became a u-s senator. today there will be a private service at 9:00 and then at 9:40 the marine corps will begin streaming the ceremony

live. it will include a flyover and a graveside service. today would have been glenn's 74th wedding anniversary to his wife anny. ( terisa ) two boaters are rescued after being lost at sea for two days. this happened off the south florida coast. a good samaritan saw the boat drifting off shore and called the coast guard. the coast guard came and towed the men back to shore. the two men were badly sunburned but are expected to be okay. ( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news... new details about what led up to a deadly police shooitng in napa. coming up in the 6:00 hour... what police say happened before they opened fire. and after the break... you will soon be able to visit some national parks in the bay area for free. we will tell you when the parks will be waiving their fees. and here is a look at strom tracker 4 radar.

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weekend you will be able to visit some national parks for free. muir woods is one of the parks that will waive fees... yosemite is also going to be free for visitors. it is part of national park week. the parks will offer two free weekend starting the weekend of april 15th... the next is the weekend of april april 22nd. to see the entire list of parks in california that are going to be free... go to our website.. kron four dot com. ( terisa ) the united states is not as popular with tourists as it once was. according to a new report released this morning... the u-s hs dropped to sixth on the list of most friendly places to visit in the world. spain... france... and germany are at the top of the list. the report looked at things like air travel, cultural resources and the threat of

terror. two years ago the u-s was fourth on the list. ( mark ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... new information about the apartment fire in oakland that killed 4 people. why some people don't think the fire was an accident. and we have major bart closures coming this weekend. find out which stations will be affected. and we continue to track the rain coming to the bay area. anny hong will be back with a closer look at the timing of that storm. ( will ) a woman acused of

killing the father of her children could be released on bail. i will have the details in a live report.

( mark ) and breaking news we are following... a missing u-p-s driver found overnight after his truck crashes in the east bay. ( anny ) and... scattered showers across the bay area. i have the timing of the storm. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall

and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( mark ) breaking overnight... a missing u-p- s driver has been found safe after the truck he was driving was found down an embankment in lafayette. the driver's name is dennis salazar. he was found safe late last night ion concord. the crash happened just after 5:00 yesterday evening on hunsaker canyon road. this is video of the scene courtesy of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. investigators say the truck hit a tree and they believe salazar was thrown from the truck. right now it is not clear how salazar got to concord or if he is injured. . ( mark ) the man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend in front of her young children in richmond is now in custody. ( terisa ) rebecca strom is here with a closer look at how he was tracked down.. rebecca? ( rebecca @ land ) 43-year-old lawyer mcbride was

arrested yesterday after someone told police they spotted him at a fast food restaurant in sacramento. he is accused of shooting and killing 29-year-old rashanda franklin in richmond on tuesday. this isn't the first time mcbride has been in trouble with the law. back in 19-92 he was arrested for attempted murder for shooting a 16-year-old near pinole valley high school. police say he has an extensive criminal history and is now facing murder charges. ( rebecca @ land ) mcbride is being held at the martines detention facility right now. as he was arrested... he said he did not kill rashanda franklin and that police were taking the wrong person into custody. ( terisa ) happening now:

the search continues for the father who police say took his own four- month old baby girl. the baby has been found safe. she is now back with her mother. this all began tuesday night at a motel in mountain view. police say michael wallin was visiting his daughter madilyn and her mother. they were staying at the residence inn on el camino. then, there was an argument. and police say that's when wallin snatched the child from her mother and drove off. the child's step- brother says wallin drove across the bay area and arranged for the baby's grandmonther to turn his daughter over to the family at a walmart parking lot in livermore. wallin faces felony child endangerment charges and possibly kidnapping charges. ( terisa ) a woman accused of killing the father of her children and dumping his body is expected to be released from jail after her family and friends raised enough money to pay her 35 million dollar bail.

( mark ) it is one of the highest bail amounts ever paid in the united states. will tran is live at the court house in redwood city with the latest. will. ( will ) tiffany li pleaded not guilty to murder and directing her boyfriend and another man to kill keith green and dispose of his body. prosecutors say she feared losing custody of her children. li was arrested last year in hilsborough. people connected to her mother raised raised $million dollars in cash and pledged another $61 million in property. she must remain on house arrest with around the clock electronic monitoring until her trial in september. police say 30-year-old tiffany li is charged with murdering her ex-boyfirend keith green.

her current boyfriend - kaveh bayat - and a third defendant - oliver adella - were also ordered to stand trial. green was missing for more than a month last year until his body was found down an embankment north of healdsburg. ( terisa ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) napa police say the man shot and killed by officers had been shooting at neighbors. it all started around 2:00 tuesday afternoon on bueno street and pueblo

avenue. when police arrived they say the man began shooting at them from a car. that's when officers opened fire. the man then crashed into a tree and died at the scene. his name has not yet been released. the officers who shot the man have been placed on administrative leave. the shooting remains under investigation. ( mark ) a san francisco man accused of kidnapping a 13- year-old girl has pleaded ánotá guilty 27-year-old lee eigl (eye-gil) appeared in court yesterday. he was arrested last month in connection with the attack in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. police say eigl grabbed the victim while she walked along forest side avenue and tried pulling her in his car. they say she screamed alerting people nearby who then pulled her away from eigl. he was later arrested and has now been charged with six felonies. ( terisa ) this morning we are learning new details about the apartment building in oakland that caught fire and killing four people last week. the temporary shelter for the people displaced has

closed. the urojas (u- row-haas) community services was using the apartment as half-way house. urojas was in the midst of the heated eviction battle with its landlord... which included a restraining order, and accusations that the landlord tried to change the locks... and forcibly remove tenants from the building. a lawyer for urojas says... the landlord wanted to evict the non-profit and gave it 30-days notice.. urojas's legal team met with oakland fire and a-t-f investigators yesterday and they are demanding a deeper investigation into the cause... because of the on-going tensions. ( terisa ) the legal team for urojas

did not say áwho they think started the fire... or áhow. and say as of right now... the owner of the building has not filed any insurance claims. 4 people died and 80 people lost their home in ( mark ) happening today.. senate republicans are expected to implement the so called "nuclear option" in order to get judge neil gorsuch confirmed to the supreme court. majority leader mitch mcconnell is expected to call for ending a debate on the nominee this morning. that move is expected to fail, since it currently takes 60-votes to end a filibuster. but mcconnell is then expected to call for changing senate rules and lowering the threshold to 51-votes. if a majority of senators support the change, the ability to filibuster supreme court nominees will no longer be an option. if this scenario plays out...gorsuch would be confirmed by friday. (áááterisaááá) pet owners living near lake merced in san francisco need to stay alert. coyotes have been attacking pets in the area. since

december...two dogs have been attacked. kron4 spoke to one woman who was walking her dog off her leash. three coyotes came up to her dog and took her. she followed the coyotes..but could not find them or her dog. she says she is traumatized over the attack. (áááterisaááá) anyone who sees a coyote is advised to stay away and make noise if necessary to scare them away. you should also avoid walking dogs at night or at dusk. that's when coyotes are most active. ( mark ) a major bart closure to tell you about this weekend. bart will be closed between the lake merritt and fruitvale stations all day saturday and sunday. there are more closures happening on four other weekends between april and early july. you can expect major delays to oakland international airport. bart is providing a free

shuttle bus from the frutivale station to the 19th street station for passengers. ( terisa ) coming up... new problems for bart. hear why people are suing over the elevators at bart stations. plus... thousands of lyft and uber drivers fail a background check. hear what that means for your safety up ahead.( anny ) tracking the storm... ( robin ) and i'm tracking the morning commute. ( mark ) welcome back to

kron four morning news.... taking a live look at stormtracker four radar. scattered showers across the bay area. welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning

this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. acciden sb 680 at bernal, slow traffic from 580

( mark ) bart is facing a lawsuit this morning over the condition of elevators at many stations. ( terisa ) rebecca strom is here with more on the lawsuit and how bart is responding this morning. rebecca? ( rebecca at land ) a disability rights group filed

the lawsuit in federal court yesterday. they clam many of the elevators are used as a bathroom and have have feces or urine in them. other times they don't even work. the lawsuit also says escalators are routinely out of service and that makes it harder for people with disabilities to access bart. because of these reasons, they say bart is in violation of federal and state disability laws. bart has responded to the lawsuit by releasing this statement... it reads "bart's staff are cleaning up after the homeless. we've hired more crews and offered overtime to help keep affected areas clean and functioning, but riders and employees continue to áunacceptablyá experience the

impact of the homeless crisis. we are working with local agencies to help address the complexities involving homeless people in our stations." back to you. ( mark ) severe storms barrel through the southern u-s causing more damage to states that were already cleaning up after deadly storms earlier this week. the national weather service issued tornado warning for communities in several states. there were at least 9 reported tornadoes in georgia, indiana and south carolina. the storms prompted flash flood warnings as a torrential downpour hit several states. the city of atlanta got 4 inches of rain in just 24 hours. the governor of alabama also declared a state of emergency because of the severe weather. and some states reported seeing hail the size of quarters. also... hundreds of flights across the south and midwest have been cancelled. more than 15 million people are still in the path of severe weather this morning. ( terisa ) new this morning... a woman is suing uber and a customer,

saying she was stabbed by another passenger in chicago. the woman took an uber-pool home back in january. she says the passenger in the front seat began slashing her face as soon as she got in. she is asking for 50-thousand dollars for medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering. uber has not commented on the lawsuit. chicago poliec later arrested the man who attacked the woman. ( terisa ) more than eight- thousand uber and lyft drivers failed a massachusetts background check. most drivers were rejected because they had their license suspended in the past. more than 15-hundred drivers were rejected because of a violent crime charge. others were denied because they had a history of driving offenses or sexual abuse. last november, the ride sharing companies agreed to let the state run its own background checks. uber and lyft typically conduct the background check themselves, looking for disqualifying offenses in the past seven years. ( mark ) in the east bay...

city officials in berkeley voted to ban the local sale of fur products. berkeley is now the second city in the state to approve the ban. the ordinance was led by the "berkeley coalition for animals," and was approved by the city council tuesday night. advocates of the ban say the fur industry's treatment of animals is radically inconsistent with berkeley's values. west hollywood passed a similar ban in 20-13. ( terisa ) coming up... people in the east bay protest in support of undocumented immigrants. the changes they are demanding from one bay area county. and after the break. more american families are in debt than ever before. see what that means for planning for an emergency. ( mark ) and here is a look at strom tracker 4 radar.

anchor robin:no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) roughly half of american families are living

paycheck to paycheck and are unprepared for a financial emergency. that is according to a new survey.( terisa ) the study also found that nearly one in three americans don't don't have at least five-hundred dollars to set aside to cover an emergency expense.( mark ) researchers found that americans are dealing with the same amount of debt as they had during the recession. the new york federal reserve found that total household debt is set to peak at over 12 trillion dollars. the last time it reached that level was during the 2008 great recession. ( mark ) more than half of americans now support the affordable care act. a new gallup poll found roughly 55-percent americans now support the law. that is up from 42-percent back in november. ( terisa ) the study found that most americans want to keep the law, but many want to see changes made.( mark ) this comes as the white house and house republicans appear to come up short of a last-ditch deal to repeal the health care law. lawmakers are set to head home for a two-week recess without voting on their health care bill today.

( mark ) coming up.. president trump says he expects his meeting with the chinese president to be a difficult one. we'll show you what he had to say about the country during his campaign. state lawmakers are set to vote on a new gas tax today. i am live with a look at what it means for bay area drivers. ( rebecca ) your bay area forecast is next.

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half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather

returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week. anchor robin:no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( mark ) today... california lawmakers are expected to vote on gas tax and vehicle registration fee increase.( terisa ) the tax could raise the price of gas 12 cents per gallon. kron 4's averi harper is live in fremont with the latest on today's vote and how drivers are reacting. averi? ( averi )today... california lawmakers are expected to vote on gas tax and vehicle registration fee increase. the extra money would go to repair roads and bridges damaged during the recent winter storms.

environmentalists and anti-tax groups are among those against the bill. the measure also relaxes clean air rules for trucks. that provision was included to win support from truckers who will see a 20-cent per gallon tax for diesel. the bill would raise the price of gas about 12 cents per gallon. it would create fees for new cars, hybrids and zero emission vehicles. ( averi )it's not just the gas tax.. a special fee ranging from $25 to $175 will be added to your annual vehicle registration, depending on the value of your carcars worth less than $5,000 will see a $25 increase.cars worth over $60,000 will see a $175 increaseand there will be a sliding scale for cars valued in between $5,000 and $60,000 dollars.

( terisa ) thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) protesters are demanding the alameda county sheriff stop the detention of undocumented immigrants for deportation. about 100 people protested outside the glenn e dyer jail in oakland yesterday. the demonstration is part of a series of protests led by more than a dozen undocumented immigrants. the group uses a van to stop at jails across the state, demanding that

local authorities stop collaborating with immigration and customs enforcement. ( terisa ) the group argues that the detention of undocumented immigrants for deportation is a double punishment. they have held similar protets throughout central and southern california. ( terisa ) a sanctuary city sign was put up along the highway in malibu making fun of the city. the sign was posted right below the official welcome sign on tuesday night. it read " official sanctuary city --- cheap nannies and gardeners make malibu great! boyle heights not so much." this comes after the city voted not to assist the federal government enforce immigration laws. the city has removed the signs and have

not caught the people responsible. ( mark ) police in oakland arrest two robbery suspects near an elementary school. it happened near 33rd street and market street... near the y-m-ca and hoover elementary school. this is video of the scene courtesy of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. this happened just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. you can see officers surrounding a car with broken windows. two people were taken into custody. police have not said what they are accused of stealing. their names have not been released. ( mark ) p-g-and-e stopped a gas leak that was caused by a car crash in berkeley. the crash happened around 1:00 yesterday afternoon on carrison street. this is a picture from the scene. about an hour after the accident people on the street were told to evacuate. crews were able to cap the leak and the evacuations were lifted. they were on scene for most of the afternoon to make repairs. it is not clear this morning what caused the crash. ( terisa ) the founder of an exclusive marin county private school has been charged with embezzling more than one - million dollars. kathleen mecca was arrested

at her home in florida - and now faces embezzlement charges. she started 'mount tamalpais' school in mill valley 40 years ago. tuition there runs close to 30- thousand dollars a year. she retired in 2015 and shortly afterward, the school started to look into its finances after the discover of a hidden bank account. in court documents obtained by kron four news, marin prosecutors say authorities discovered funds being diverted to pay personal credit cards and hotel stays. as well as her wedding at the exclusive santa barbara resort bacarra mecca has posted bail and is expected back in court next month. ( mark ) happening today... president trump is kicking off his two day summit the chinese president.( terisa ) rebecca strom is here with a closer look at the president's plans today. ( rebecca @ land ) the two leaders are holding talks at trump's mar-a-lago resort in florida. trump bashed china during his campaign. take a listen to what he said during two of his campaign rallies.

( rebecca @ land ) president trump also promised to change the u-s trading relationship with china... and demanded that beijing crack down on north korea over its nuclear and missile program. the president has tweeted that he expects this meeting to be a difficult one. ( mark ) coming up... the warriors win their 13th game in a row. hear what makes this victory historic. and... an 11-year-old boy shot multiple times at a birthday party. how he was able to save his two-year- old sister. ( mark ) and here is a look at strom tracker 4 radar.

(robin) anchor robin:no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) an 11-year-old boy is

recovering after he was shot while protecting his 2-year-old sister. the shooting happened on sunday at a toddler's birthday party in davis. the boy's mom says he was shot in the back, chest and knee. one woman and two other children were also injured in the shooting including the 11-year-old. the boy's mom says he ran toward the bullets to save his two-year-old

searching for the shooter. ( terisa ) coming up... a scary situation at a police department in the east bay.... hear what a woman brought into the station after cleaning out a relatives home. ( anny ) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. . we're coming up on 5:45...

here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... a missing ups driver has been found safe after the truck he was driving was found down an embankment in lafayette. 34 year old dennis salazar was found in concord. police say the truck salazar was driving hit a tree after sliding off an embankment and they believe salazar may have been ejected from the truck.( terisa ) and the woman accused of killing the father of her children and dumping his body is expected to be released from jail. this after her family and friends raised enough money to pay her 35 million dollar bail. it

is one of the highest bail amounts ever paid in the united states. li has pleaded not guilty to the ( mark ) a missing 4 month old baby has been found safe after police say her father took her in mountain view. but the search continues for the father. police say michael wallin was visiting his daughter madilyn and her mother at a motel. that's when wallin and the mother of the baby got into an argument. then police say wallin snatched the child from her mother and drove off. ( mark ) welcome back to kron four morning news.... taking a live look at stormtracker four radar. scattered showers across the bay area. (mark)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather

returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week. anchor robin:no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is anchor robin:no major hot

spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gate bridge 101 is at the limit in both directions. accident wrapping up on wb at appian and wb 80 san pablo dam rd ( terisa ) a scary situation at the

moraga police department. officers say a woman who had been cleaning out a relatives home - brought three smoke grenades into the department. this was at the department on rheem boulevard. it happened around 9:00 yesterday morning. officers evacuated the entire building and a bomb squad was called in - to remove the smoke grenades. police are warning people - if they come across a suspected explosive device to evacuate the area and call police.

( mark ) a group of protesters arrested for blocking cal-train tracks.. during an inauguration day protest.. wants the charges against them dropped. in all, eleven people face misdemeanor charges for this protest at 16th and mississippi streets in san francisco. it was one of several demonstrations in the bay area that day. the protest distrupted caltrain service for several hours until police came in and removed them. yesterday they asked a judge to drop the charges, instead of entering a plea during their arraignment. a spokesman for the district attorney's office says, they are facing charges because the protest posed, not only a danger to themselves and others, but blocked critical infrastructure. the judge did not issue a response to their request. ( terisa ) researchers say they are one step closer to developing a vaccine for the zika virus. they say early trials of a d-n-a vaccine are showing success. there are 529 travel-associated zika virus infections right now in california. but the biggest question for

researchers now is funding. the trial is fully funded through this phase, but money for the next phase is still up in the air. the trump administration has proposed an 18-percent cut to the budget of the national institutes of health ... and it's unclear at this point how that cut will affect the trial if approved by congress. ( terisa ) the golden state warriors continue to rewrite the history books. they are now the 1st team in n-b-a history to win 65 games or more in three straight season.( mark ) they also clinched the number 1 seed in the playoffs. they did so behind a monster effort from star guard steph curry. he would erupt against the suns. scoring 41 points in the game. he was also 8 of 13 from behind the arc. klay thompson has been hot lately too. he had a 40 point game of his own earlier this week. he scored 22 in this one. the dubs would beat the suns easily 120 to 111. extending their win streak to

13. they play the pelicans saturday in what will star forward kevin durant's return from a knee injury. ( terisa ) now to bay area baseball. the giants taking on the diamond backs in arizona.( mark ) to the top of the 5th. that's where brandon belt hit his first home run of the season giving the giants a 4 to one lead. but the lead wouldn't last. arizona would score 7 unanswered runs to go on and win this one. final score, 8 to 6 d-backs. giants will try to salavge a series split tonight at 6:40. jeff samardzija will take the mound. ( mark ) and the a's hosted the angels. and l-a jumped on oakland pitcher jharel cotton early. they would score 3 runs in the first 2 innings. roughing up cotton and forcing him out of the game after 4 and a third innings. he would allow 8 hits and 5 runs. final score in this one 5 nothing angels. (mark) stocks are off to a

mixed start on wall street as gains in energy companies and retailers are offset by losses in phone companies and banks. jones industrial average edged up 14 points, or 0.1 percent, to 20,662. the nasdaq 12 points, or 5,876. ( mark ) coming up in kron four news at seven... arnold schwarzenegger criticizes the president over one of his proposed budget cuts... hear how he plans to put up a fight in washington. and... a woman found wandering around and she can't remember who she is. but she has an unusual name for herself...we'll explain after the break. ( mark ) and here is a look at strom tracker 4 radar.

in fresno... a woman found wandering along a road soaking wet is telling people she is a mermaid. and police cannot figure out who she really is. a driver

found the woman around three -in the morning yesterday on a road near the table mountain casino. the driver took her to the hospital to get checked out and that's when police began to question her. she gave police the name "joanna." she says she didn't know how she ended up in the area. police think the woman could be between 17- and 20 -years old. and she has webbed toes on both feet. fresno police are hoping someone will recognize her. ( mark ) and ahead in gary's world... ((advance)) ( terisa ) plus... and ahead in gary's world... ((advance)) ( terisa ) plus... a woman acused of

(mark) breaking news...

house intelligence chairman devin nunes of california is stepping aside from the russia investigation. we'll explain why. (terisa) good morning i'm terisa estacio... (mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong) a potent late- season storm system will impact the region and result in widespread rainfall and strong winds beginning this evening and continuing into friday morning. breezy conditions and lingering showers will persist into saturday before dry weather returns late saturday. after a few days of dry weather, unsettled conditions potentially return by the middle of next week.