tv KRON 4 Evening News KRON April 20, 2017 5:00pm-7:01pm PDT
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knownten minuteslooks like you were cryingyeah, really crying. tad cummins is suspected of abducting his former student on march 13th,the two were sighted in alabama the next day.and then two days later a surveillance camera revealed the two of them at a walmart in oklahoma city.both appeared to have changed their hair color.their final destination was a cabin deep in the mountains.he was obviously seeking a refuge ....siskyou sheriff's deputies say cummins had a connection to a commune in the area, and there is evidence the pair passed through berkeley on their way north.late last night, siskyou sheriff's deputioes responded to a call of a suspicious vehicle in cecilville,it was new to the area, had no license plates and it matched the description of cummins' nissan rogue.as we have said from the start, it only takes one tip.deputies suspected
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cummins might be armed, so they waited till daybreak, when the couple emerged from the cabin.taken into custody made a spontaneous stateent im glad this is over (vicki)cummins is in the siskyou county jail awaiting a hearing on his extradition to tennessee.thomas is being brought home (vicki)cummins is in the siskyou county jail awaiting a hearing on his extradition to tennessee.thomas is being brought home to her family in tennessee. (grant) we first told you about the teacher's arrested- through our mobile app....sending a push alert at 11:15 this morning. make sure you download the kron four mobile app to always stay up to date on breaking news. (vicki) another big story we are following tonight... two people charged with attempted murder on an 11-month-old baby.(grant) the disturbing incident happened in san leandro...at the mcdonald's near the intersection of davis and east
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14th srteets. just a short time ago the suspects appeared before a judge. (dan kerman)police say monday afternoon this woman adana ibe entered this mcdonalds in san leandro's washington plaza, and at some point pulled out a gun and from a foot away and opened fire at an 11 month old baby who was sitting in a booth with her mother.sotshe missed and in my opinion it was a miracle she missedsan leandro police say it was no random shooting police say the 11 month old baby is the son of ibe's boyfriend marcel brooks, now brooks and ibe have both been charged with 5 counts of attempted murder. court documents indicate brooks told the mother to meet him at the mcdonalds with the baby then once he knew she was there, he contacted ibe by cell phone and told her to
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carry out the plan.sot lt. isaac benabou/san leandro policepolice aren't discussing a motive, but court documents indicate brooks and ibe were arrested together at a sacrmaento motel the next morning brooks denied his involvement, but ibe confessed and stated it was brooks idea to kill his 11 month old son. brooks family was in court thursday and they say marcel brooks would never be invovled in something like thissot nina clark/brooks aunt131/hurt a child (grant) isis is now claiming
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responsibility for a shooting in paris today that left one police officer dead.....and two others seriously wounded. (vicki) catherine heenan is here with the latest on what we know... (catherine) isis is calling the gunman one of its 'fighters'.......... and while the attacker was shot and killed - there are still questions tonight about whether there were others helping him on the scene.. the shooting happened on the champs elysees in
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paris...when the gunman opened fire on a police van. he had an automatic weapon....which one officer compared to a 'war weapon.' the french president says he's convinced this was in fact a terrorist act.. the attacker has now been described as a 39-year-old from the suburbs of eastern paris. britain's daily mail has posted video that shows the moments when police confront theattacker....you see them circled in red. this was moments before the man was shot and killed. it was all playing out only days before france's presidential election...and while there was an ongoing debate by the candidates. at the white house - president trump talked about what happened in paris...while hosting italy's prime minister.. .
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in a statement from an isis-related news agency....the group gave a name forthe shooter indicating he's belgian. france's president, has convened a national defense and security council to meet friday morning.. and authorities confirm that the possibility of accomplices being involved in the shooting....has not been ruled out. grant and vicki? (grant) france has been in a state of emergency following a series of terror attacks... the two recent attacks on soldiers happened earlier this year at prominent locations around paris... one near the louvre museum back in february. a man with a machete attacked french soldiers...who then shot and injured the attacker. another was just last month... at paris' orly airport. a islamic extremist took a soldier hostage and attacked a female french soldier. he was able to wrestle away her assault rifle... but the terrorist was shot and killed before he could use that rifle in the busy airport terminal. one the most high
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profile attacks... was the deadly truck attack in nice on bastille day in july 2016. 84 people were killed when a tunisian national drove through crowds of people watching fireworks. seven people were detained in connection to the attack... and we all likely remember the november 2015 coordinated attacks that took place in several locations around paris....inlcuding the bataclan concert hall and a soccer stadium. eight isis militants wearing explosive belts and armed with machine guns... attacked precisely selected targets...including cafes. 130 people were killed... 89 of them were inside the bataclan theater while a band was performing. (vicki) in the easy bay... uc berkeley officials are reversing their decision to cancel conservative commentator ann coulter's visit to the university. coulter had announced she would be on the campus on april 27th but school officials said they couldn't find a secure venue for that date. kron 4's hermela aregawi has the latest on the
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back and forth from berkeley. (hermela)at a press conference this afternoon, uc berkeley's chancellor announced that he and his staff have now found a venue that could accommodate coulter at a later date. chancellor dirks explains how that came to be. lets take a listen.nicholas dirks/uc berkeley chancellor: given our serious reservations and concerns regarding ms. coulter's stated intentions. last night i asked my staff to look beyond the usual venues we use for large public gatherings to see if there might be a protectable space for thsi event that would be available between now and the end of the academic year. coulter is now invited to speak the afternoon of may 2nd. less than a week after the original date.police said the concern was finding a venue that they could properly secure.they say date, type venue, time of day are all factors they consider when when making these decisions. (hermela aregawi)police also said they have in recent months seen protesting groups that are more organized, disciplined and armed so that is what they say makes these events more complicated to secure now than in the past. coulter has not responded yet as of airtime.reporting in berkeley, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (vicki)(vicki)(vicki) an apparent happy ending
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to the frantic search for a missing teen in mountain view. kron four's rob fladeboe brings us up to date now live from police headquarters in mountain view. rob? (rob live) her name is myra renteria. she's 13 years old. she's been missing now for more than 24 hours and police consider her at 'at risk.' police say this case is somewhat puzzling because while most teens myra's age are active on social media, myra is not. but police are hoping social media will help them track her down.
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(rob live police tell me 13 year old myra renteria is safe and sound and was located late this afternoon in woodland, california, which is just north of davis on i-5. this is a picture of myra, who vanished on wednesday afternoon and was reported missing by her family about 4 pm when she did not return home from school. myra was last seen aboutlunch time on wednesday at crittenden middle school. police searched for her but came up empty. at one point, they got a report spotted on bart and (grant) a vigil is being held this afternoon for one of the three victims killed in a racially-motivated shooting in fresno earlier this week. mark gassett was carrying groceries...walking home from a catholic charities building
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tuesday...when police say kori ali muhammad shot him in the chest. detectives say muhammad told them he wanted to kill as many white men as possible...he was arrested tuesday. today, faith leaders and mark gassett's loved ones met today for a prayer walk and vigil. they are walking the route where the three victims were killed tuesday. gassett leaves behind two children. (vicki) a vehicle crashes into a home in the east bay... still ahead on kron four news... why people in that neighborhood say this is becoming an all too common occurance. (grant) then, people are on edge tonight... after a string of home invasions in one east bay community...considered a safe neighborhood. (vicki) and next... "nats of coughing"(vicki) it's 4-20. the unofficial holiday celebrating everything marijuana. next - we go out live to san francisco's golden gate park where the city is trying something different to keep things in check. (brittney) i'm chief
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celebrate all things cannibis. and it's drawn big, unruly crowds in the past. today the city is trying something new to try and control this unsanctioned event. kron4's maureen kelly's joins to us live to give us an update on how that plan is working. maureen? (maureen)hi grant....take a look behind me and you can see the pot party is still in full swing.people are out... openly smoking marijuana...dancing to the music and enjoying the
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beautiful spring weather.this year the city teamed up with some local merchants to install some fencing and add security to control the crowds. but that didn't seem to be too much of a buzz kill. there has been plenty of pot puffed, blunts rolled and joints toked on hippie hill and sharon meadow on what's considered for many to be the high holy day of all things cannabis.despite the city's attempt to reign in what in the past has been a marijuana themed melee in and around golden gate park ...drawing as many as 15-thousand pot smokers. and those stoners have left the park a pigsty...last year leaving as much as 11 tons of garbage in there wake. the city has spend over 100-thousand dollars to clean up and police this event.this year they teamed up with local merchants and cannabis related businesses to bring in more money to add services to an event that like it or not they have not been able to stop. natsincluding private security....who along with park rangers were checking ids to keep out people under the age of 18.they also have been
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checking backpacks for contraband.....not weed of course........but the glass mason jar that held a fistful of joints needed to be left at the gate..this guy was turned away because he tired to bring in a glass bong in. his take on the new rules.wack, garbage but many i talked to were fine with "the man" trying to take a little bit of control.some were too baked to notice a difference....the security was, what's the word? i'm loaded..hahahhadespite a police presence there was rule breaking under way.with quite a few people openly selling drugsnats....ladies got me on camera selling drugs...which is considered a no no. but even a dealer still able to sell his wares today..is calling 420 2.0. too corporate they're charging immense amounts for food and drinks it's getting ridiculous i think next year i'll go to dolores park
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(maureen)the parks department says they are getting a big crowd of people who were either turned away or looking for something less restrictive over at the haight street entrance to the park but so far, they are been no arrests or no injuries.maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) a pick-up truck left the asphalt and slammed into a home on a quiet street in hayward... this is a photo of the truck taken shortly after the collision on kelly street. witnesses say the driver didn't even bother sticking around to answer any questions. residents who live in the neighborhood say speeding is an ongoing problem.
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(vicki) coming up, new details are being released into the death of former n-f-l player aaron hernandez... including what was written on his head. (grant) and next, the search continues for a missing santa rosa couple whose plane never made it back to the bay area. you get used to food odors in your car. you think it... ...smells fine, but your passengers smell this bell dinging
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new febreze car with odorclear technology cleans away odors... ...for up to 30 days smells nice... breathe happy, with new febreze. just head & shoulders? (gasp) i thought it was just for, like, dandruff new head & shoulders. cleans, protects and moisturizes to... ...get up to 100% flake-free and unbelievably beautiful hair it's not head & shoulders, it's the new head & shoulders (vicki) happening now...
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police looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman on the stanford campus. it happened on tuesday. police say the man followed the female student to her residence hall and exposed himself in the building's common area and then took off. police do not yet have a detailed description of the suspect. (vicki) a santa rosa couple is still missing. this after their airplane didn't land as planned earlier this week in petaluma.(grant) kron four's philippe djegal reports the couple hasn't been seen since leaving the truckee-tahoe airport on monday. (philippe) outside mark
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and brenda richard's door in santa rosa... a note from their family to the public... stating their optomism in the search for the missing couple.. while also thanking the community for supporting the family through this uneasy time.cliff planer/neighbor- 'we're all hoping for the best." brenda is believed to have been the pilot of the couple's single-engine four- seat socata tb-20. the plane took off from the truckee tahoe airport monday afternoon. the sierra county sheriff's office says the richard's were supposed to land here at petaluma municipal airport... shortly after taking off but still have not made it. the civil air patrol launched a search the next day. bad weather the previous night prevented crews from heading out earlier. cliff planer says he's lived a few doors down from the richard's for at least 15 years.cliff planer/neighbor- "it is what it is and we hope that they, they. maybe they had a soft landing in the snow, neighbors say the couple has four grown daughters... and, recently celebrated the birth of a new grandchild. the search continues in a
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rugged area of the sierra nevada mountain range... where the civil air patrol says it tracked one of the couple's cellphones... about 20 miles northwest of truckee. in sonoma county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (grant) a man sitting on his couch in his east bay home... is shot in the chest. coming up on kron four news at five... police now saying the shooting is liked to a number of a home invasions in that area where this is happinening - and who police are looking for. (vicki) plus - after playing millions of dollars to play at the oakland collisuem this year. the raiders now know how much rent money... they will have to fork up in las vegas. (grant) and next... recreational marijuana may now be legal in california... but that does not mean you can light up just anywhere yet. what you need to know about prop 64... to avoid paying a fine.
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can posses up to one ounce of cannibals you can grow up to 6 cannabis plants and you can receive that cannabis as a gift as long as it is under one ounce users still need a marijuana card to make purchases at dispensaries.the state is still figuring out how to regulate the sale of recreational marijuana which will likely take up the rest of the year.sot while you could get a friend to share up to one ounce with you are still a law obidding citizen as long as you don't fire it up outside.as for 4/20 past celebrations have cost the city more than a hundred thousand dollars each year. .merchants raised money for port-to-potties to try and keep it a little more mellow we've asking the city to put porter potties out and put more garbage cans out. they complain about the mass that's made it 420 but they did nothing to alleviate it and now they're finally doing it which is a good thing. (vicki) the city says it plans to
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start shutting the 4/20 party down at 6 tonight. (grant) at least seven people have been arrested today at a pro-marijuana rally in washington d-c.. the activists were arrested while reportedly handing out free joints to congressional staff and people who work on capitol hill. demonstraters used today to protest federal law interfering with states that have legalized marijuana.. while it is legal to have up to two ounces of pot in the district of columbia...police say they were enforcing federal laws when making the arrests. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. high pressure building off the coast will bring a warming and drying trend to the bay area and monterey bay region
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chimeny rock near the sequoyah country club. kron four's terisa estacio reports - as police continue their search, neighbors are rallying around the young man who was shot. stu sweetow, neighbor i really felt bad for the family. kerry worden, neighbor. super nice kid (estacio - track) neighbors talking about jeremy white, the bmw mechanic shown here with his disabled mom he lives with and watches over. white - shot wednesday late afternoon as he was listening to music with headphones on in his house - the shoot still on the loose. kerry worden, i didn't hear the shot, i was working at my home. i was just on the other side. kerry worden lives next door to jeremy. he says the cul de sac in the oakland hills is normally peaceful. yet, on wednesday, the suspect broke into several homes taking items before shooting jeremey. patrols have now been increased by the private security firm contracted by residents. still, residents say the crime is startling. stu. he cares for his home. he is a sweet guy. just in the wrong place at the wrong time.family members tell kron four news that jeremy remains in the hospital. they are struggling to make sense of
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the crime. it is unfortunate. other oakland residents out walking say they feel bad about what has happened. sherwin coleman, oakland resident. question? do you feel safe around here? it really is a surprise. darlene nero. i have lived here for 30 years, never something like that oakland police say they continue to search for the suspect and are looking into possible surveillance video of the crime. te (grant) bill o'reilly is out at fox news... coming up we take a look at what's next for the longtime t-v host. (vicki) but first, construction on the wall president trump wants to build
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reports from outside the white house grounds. (pkg)(cover vo - started on video to mitigate we're beginning with a byte)sot 14:27:39"we were here a couple years ago we didn't any issue. they seem to be manage things fine and had enough security. but gate jumpers have become all too common at the white house since.two in 10 days including a california man who scaled over and roamed the grounds for 15 minutes.another scaled the fence when the obamas were having thanksgiving dinner in the residence in 2015.that prompted more barriers on the north lawn---the front--- facing the storied pennsylania avenue.now secret service has its eye on the south lawn to add more buffers and barriers just like the north lawn.scott riggs of alcorn wisconsin is dismayed.14:28:03 "you come here to see the sites and i think it's too far away."jim osman bridge (police/signs/gates/tourist passing)"you might think all the increased security came after 9-11 but you'd be wrong. the first major incursion happened after the oklahoma city bombing.(vo)22 years ago - wednesday - a truck bomb blew up the murrah federal building killing 168 people. áthatá prompted closing vehicle traffic in front of the white house on pennsylvania avenue.september 11th certainly magnified
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concerns.and with good reason. and now on top of terrorist worries-are white house fence jumpers who are largely people with mental health issues.but jules from san antonio says-to this new plan--- enough is a enough.14:30:02taxpayers are paying for it why are they keeping us from it ?16 year old alex an infant when september 11th happened sees a lot of police and security presence.14:29:05"they seem fine controlling the crowd." that may- be. but it's those handful of white house jumpers that keep secret service officials up at night.jim osman washington (vicki)(vicki) coming up, we are learning new details in the death of former n-f-l player aaron hernandez. what the family wants to do with his body.(grant) and next,
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no kevin durant - no problem. the warriors won easily last night wihtout their superstar... but when could we see k-d back in a post-season game? mark carpenter joins us after the break. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (vicki) april 20th or 4-20....
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marks a high holiday for cannabis connoisseurs in the bay area and across the country. steve aveson is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (steve) vicki... there may be no bigger celebration on 4-20 than at golden gate park... you could see the smokey haze this afternoon when thousands lit up at 4:20 in the afternoon. and while califorina voted to approve recreational marijuana use back in november... that
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is not the case in most other states. tonight at six we will look at how activists urging lawmakers on capitol hill to re-think the rules when it comes to marijuana. we'll also have a live report from golden gate park where the 4-20 celebration is wrapping up. vicki now back to you. (grant) the family of convicted murderer and former n-f-l star... aaron hernandez...says it will be donating his brain for concussion research. attorney jose baez - who got hernandez acquitted in his second murder trial last week - made the announcement today.. he says the medical examiner is holding his brain until the investigation into his death is completed...then it will go to boston university. the former new england patriots tight end reportedly hanged himself in his jail cell wednesday. investigators say when he was found he had "john three-16" written in red on his forehead. they say that bible verse is often used by inmates. hernandez was
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serving a life sentence for his áfirstá murder case. pause for open (grant) well, looks like the warriors are just fine with whichever lineup they put out on the floor. without kevin durant, the dubs...flexed their muscle and made short work of the blazers to take a 2-0 series lead. (vicki) the warriors now head up to portland for games 3 and 4... the big question though-- will kevin durant be back in uniform? (grant) mark carpenter joins us with the latest on kd, plus a look at the day's top sports headlines mark? as of now, it's not yet known if kevin durant will be in action this weekend. when explaining his decision to sit kd, steve kerr said last night...that's it simply not worth throwing him out there and risking further injury. kerr also said
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earlier this week the expectation is that durant will be back in this series, so we'll wait and see if there's any new development at tomorrow's practice. even if durant ends up sitting out another game, at least we know the warriors can handle business without him. a sloppy first half for both teams, ended up turning into a clinic hosted by golden state last night. steph curry...helped set the tone early on...with a steal and ensuing three. he finished with 19-points. but you could make a case the real hero from game 2....javale mcgee. the 7- footer...perfect from the field...as he made all 7-of his shots..and ended with 15- points and 4-blocks. and how bout that warriors defense... after combining for 75-points in game 1, damian lillard and cj mccollum held to only 23. warriors rolly by nearly 30. game 3 is saturday night. moving on to the raiders, it looks like they are going to get a pretty sweet deal when they settle in las vegas. the vegas stadium authority met today to discuss a proposed lease agreement for
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the raiders stadium.... and the deal states the team will not have to pay rent at their new home. the raiders currently pay 3-and-a-half million dollars to use the coliseum. in a presentation made to the authority today, team president marc badain said they've already recived thousands of deposits for personal seat licenses. to make matters worse, the raiders will hold an nfl draft event next saturday...at the welcome to las vegas sign in nevada. finally, a special honor for former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick. kaep has made time magazine's top 100 list of most influential individuals of 2017. whether you agreed with his stance or not, the qb....put a heightened focus on social inequality and activism this year...by refusing to stand for the national anthem. the magazine features a response from his former head coach jim harbaugh...who said kaepernick 'quote boldly and courgageously perceived inequalities in our social- justice system.'
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harbaugh also went on to say 'how lucky for us all and for our country to have among our citizens someone as remarkable as colin kaepernick.' kaepernick has since said that hell be standing during the anthem next season, that is if he lands on a team. he currently remains a free agent. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.
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taking shots at bill o'reilly. plus how much money...the fired host is being paid to go away.. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. (grant) the new york daily
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after two decades as cable news king,how much of a golden parachute could bill actually net?tonight we go inside the factors involved withousting o'reilly! it is the end of an era here at the fox news channel this is huge bill o'reilly who hosted this program for 20 years is leaving the fox news channel corden: o'reilly has writtena number of books killing lincoln // and killing kennedy and i really look forward to his next book killing time at home a late night field day after fox news announced they have fired their highest rated marquee star. the decision comes in the wake of multiple sexual harassment allegations. three weeks ago this would have been unthinkable bill o'reilly was the // the biggest star in the history of
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cable news and hes out of a job without even saying goodbye our media insider and host of cnn's reliable sources brian stelter reports bill's exit at fox news will tumble down with a massive golden parachute just a few weeks before being fired he signed a huge new contract // 10:29:07 bill o'reilly's golden parachute is worth 25 million dollars o'reilly released a statement essentially calling the (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you vicki and grant. coming up... a couple accused of the attempted murder of an 11-month-old baby. tonight what police believe caused the violence.(steve) and thousands gather at san francisco's golden gate park to celebrate 4-20. the event is about to wrap up... we'll have a live report.
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( pam ) a couple... arrested and accused of attempting to kill an 11- month- old baby inside a mcdonald's restaurant. one of those facing charges ... is the childs' father.( pam ) good evening.. i'm pam moore.( steve ) and i'm steve aveson. this story unfolded today in san leandro... and the two suspects just made their first court appearance. kron 4's dan kerman was there... what have you learned about this case? (dan kerman)adanna ibe and
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marcel brooks have been charged with 5 counts of attempted murder in connection with an attempt on the life of brooks 11 month old son police say it happened monday afternoon at this mcdonalds in san leandrosot lt. isaac benabou/san leandro police police say ibe was only a foot away and it's a miracle she missed and no one was injured. the two suspects made their first court appearance thursday. police won't comment on a motive, but court documents indicate brooks told the mother to meet him at the mcdonalds with the baby then once he knew she was there, he contacted ibe by cell phone and told her to carry out the plan.sotafter the two suspects were found together the next morning in a sacramento hotel court document indicate brooks
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after five weeks on the run - a tennessee teenager and her former teacher have been found... and catherine heenan is here to say that they turned up in a very remotearea of northern california..... (catherine) authorities in tennessee say the teacher accused of kidnapping the 15-year-old girl has now beencharged with taking a minor across state lines to have sex... and the breakthrough arrest happened in a very remote area....in a california commune. police and fbi agents got a tip last night to say that the pair might be in the area of cecilville, california.. not long afterwards - they spotted tad cummins' s-
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u-v......and watched it for several hours -- before taking the 50-year-old into custody without incident. 15-year-old elizabeth thomas is described as healthy and unharmed... the two had been missing since march 13th... cummins had been suspended after he and the girl were caught kissing in a classroom earlier this year.. tonight authorities in both california and tennessee are sounding relieved that the manhuntis finally over....and talked about closing in on the cabin where the couple was found. sheriff jon lopey - siskiyou county mr. cummings exited the cabin and was taken into custody by our srt members without incident. the female victim exited the cabin and was walking behind mr. cummings at this time, she was detained at the scene for her protection and to facility further investigation and the initiation of victims services. mark gwyn/tbi director: "it only takes one tip and this is yet another example of the value of the public helping us to rescue a kidnapping victim.' asked if the
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15-year-old girl had gone willingly.....tennessee authorities sayit doesn't matter....adding "at the end of the day she's 15 years old...a young girl....and was witha grown man who's 50 years old." court papers filed recently say the teenager was afraid of the teacher...and thought shewould face repercussions at school if she resisted him. steve and pam? ( steve ) we sent out the push alert about this breaking news at 10-15 this morning. the kron four mobile app is one way to stay in the know... you can download it for free. you can also get updates through the kron four website as well as our facebook page and twitter feed. (pam) the manhunt continues tonight for the suspect who boldy broke into several homes in broad daylight ..... and ended up, shooting an oakland resident. this is jeremy white, shown here with his disabled mother, whom he lives with, and takes care of. white, who is a b-m-w mechanic, was shot
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help those left without a home. some of them could receive checks as early as tomorrow. the money would help up to 70 people. the benefits range from 65-hundred dollars to over 12-thousand per household. four people died in the fire which is being blamed on a candle. "5,4,3,2,1... happy 4/20... san francisco, hippie hill." (pam) the counter culture celebration known as '4-20' ... draws thousands of marijuana enthusiasts to san francisco's golden gate park every year.(pam) this time.. the city was promising to clamp down on some of the unruliness which has come with gathering in the past.(steve ) usually it is a lot of garage that is left behind that takes hours to clean up. kron's lydia pantazes is there... what do you things look like right now? (lydia)one of the main
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differences is that this year there is a promoter who helped organize the event.that promoter is in charge of cleaning up everything within those gates... (lydia)an estimated 15,000 people took part in today's event.police say there were no major incidents reported.this year, because of the promoter there was also a dj and vendors as well... ( pam ) this is the first "4-20" ( pam ) this is the first "4-20"
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since california voted to legalize recreational marijuana. so what does that law allow ... a person can possess up to one -ounce of marijuana. they also can grow up to six- plants. and if you planning on giving cannabis as a gift ... it has to be under one -ounce. but if you go to a dispensary... you still need a medical marijuana card to make a purchase. another important point ... the state still needs to work out how to regulate businesses... and who will be able to sell pot. a live look outside right now... a beautiful thrusday around the bay..(pam)
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let's get our first look at the weather.. with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. high pressure building off the coast will bring a warming and drying trend to the bay area and monterey bay region through friday. temperatures will slightly cool over the weekend although dry conditions will continue.
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(steve) a 13 year-old peninsula girl missing since wednesday afternoon has been found safe in woodland, california. this is a photo of 13 year-old myra renteria, who was last seen during lunch at crittenden middle school in mountain view. her parents reported her missing about 4 o'clock and police launched a search. renteria may have been spotted on bart but somehow she endedup in woodland, north of davis on interstate 5. she had never done so before but now police say it's possible the teen ran away from home. " that's kind of how it's looking right now but we still don't know the circumstances about what she ran away or why woodland. there's some information that she is is from there or lived their at
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one time but we will talk with her and find out what transpired and how she got up there..." given her age and the fact that she had been missing for more than 24 hours, police considered the teen 'at risk.' they say it's possible she was found as a result of the huge response generated by the posting of her photo on social media. ( pam ) just one day after saying ann coulter's speech at u-c berkeley was cancelled... there has been a big change. what happened that has allowed the university to give the speech the green light.( steve ) and we are following a developing story out of paris. at least one police officer is dead following attack at one of the city's iconic streets. who is claiming responsibility.( pam ) and only on four tonight. we will take you to an east bay neighborhood ..where people say, their street has become so dangerous to drive on...
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residential street in an east bay city, has gotten out of control. that is according to one resident(pam) early this morning ... a vehicle slams into a house .... and that has that concerned resident resorting to creative measures... to get drivers to slow down. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story .. you will only see here on kron4 it sounded like an earthquake.
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that is how the owner of this home describes the sound of a pick-up truck slaming into the exterior of the residence around 2:45am here on kelly street in haywardconcerned neighbor, jaun rivera, says he has had enough of the speeding and is calling in the cops...sort of. actually it is a life-sized cardboard police officer standing on a white box on the corner of the 2200 block of kelly street. rivera put him therelooking out for his neighbors comes natural for rivera"now watch what happens, watch what happens, i'm going to try to slow these people down here"> the driver of the pick-up did not stick around to answer any
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questions. both the exterior and interior of the home were considerably damaged. the residents inside were not injured. rivera says he would like to see more than sped limit signs on this road until that happens...a cardboard cop and this vietnam veteran will do what they can to get drivers...to slow down. in hayward haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) u-c berkeley has shut down plans to have conservative commentator ann coulter visit the campus. today they announced the new venue for her speech...now scheduled for may 2nd. the exact location of the venue is yet to be announced. ann coulter told the u-c berkeley she would still come without the protected venue, but the university and local police department made the change in the interest of public safety. police also say they have seen
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protesting groups that are more disciplined and armed...making events like these more difficult to secure. (pam) a santa rosa is couple is still missing tonight... this, after their airplane did not land as planned ... earlier this week in petaluma.(steve) kron four's philippe djegal reports the couple hasn't been seen since taking off the truckee -tahoe airport on monday. (philippe) on monday... brenda and mark richard took off from the truckee-tahoe airport... the civil air patrol says they were flying in a single-engine four seat socata tb-20. they were set to land at the petaluma municipal airport a short time later... but they never showed up. alarming for their family and neighbors in santa rosa. search crews say the weather was poor monday, which delayed launching the search until tuesdaycliff planer/neighbor- "to go to tahoe in a, or truckee in a small plane, you know, i used to snow ski, and know the area, some, uh, like, i don't know in, monday, it
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was sort of clear but weather was coming in monday night and uh, hum, why, you know, why are they doing that." the richard's family has left a note on the couple's door in santa rosa... expressing optomism in the search and thanking the community for its support.cliff planer/neighbor- "i saw mark -- mark last week with his new grandbaby and he was pretty proud. search crews are looking for the couple in a steep and wooded area 20 miles northwest of truckee in the sierra nevada mountain range. the civil air patrol says the airplane has an emergency transmitter, but right now, it's not producing signals. in sonoma county, philippe djegal, kron four news. a landslide has shutdown part of highway- 101 tonight.. in northern california. it happened just north of leggett ... which is in the northern part of mendocino county. the slide occurred over the weekend... caltrans says, it is going to take until at least friday for
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crews to clear the rocks and dirt. caltrans posted a few pictures of slide earlier today. this is the second time in the past two months.. this section of roadway has been closed due to a landslide. adding to the trouble ..the ground remains unstable and is still sliding. let's take a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area... (pam) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast. high pressure building off the coast will bring a warming and drying trend to the bay area and monterey bay region through friday. temperatures will slightly cool over the weekend although dry conditions will continue.
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or a blockage of your bowel or gallbladder. if you are taking viberzi, you should not take medicines that cause constipation. the most common side effects of viberzi include constipation, nausea, and abdominal pain. stay ahead of ibs-d... ...with viberzi. a shooting in paris that left one police officer dead...and two others seriously wounded... is being described as a terror attack... catherine heenan is here to say the gunfire erupted on the french capital's famed champs- elysee shopping district.. (catherine) a paris resident says the gunfire sent scores of tourists fleeing into side streets...authorities say a man armed with an assault rifle had opened fire on a police van. the attacker was shot and killed by officers....he's now described as a 39-year-old from a suburb east of paris. britain's daily mail released video showing the moments when police confrontedthe attacker....just moments before killing him. that man has not
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been publicly identified yet....but police know who he is and one report says he was convicted in a 2001 shooting that left two police officers injured....he was given a 20- year prison term but released early. isis has claimed responsibility for the new attack....which left one officer dead and two others badly injured. french officials say that searches are underway - in case accomplices were involved - in suburbs east of paris. this is all happening just days before france's hotly contested presidential election.. and while the attack was underway....a debate between the 11 presidential candidateswas being televised on french television.. pam and steve? ( steve ) the u-s is preparing charges to seek the arrest of wikileaks founder julian assange. prosecutorss have struggle for years with finding a way to go after assange because of the first amendment. but with u-s intelligence determing
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that russia used wikileaks during the 2016 election... the head of the c-i-a called wikileaks a "non-state hostile intelligence service." but arresting assange could be difficult. he is holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london. ( pam ) it has been an institution in one east bay city since the 1920's. why the owners of a popular ravioli and salami factory say ... they have to close down for good.( steve ) and take a look at this video. a driver gets taken for a ride by a big rig. more of this dramatic video and how the driver finally go the truck to stop.( pam ) and the marijuana debate heats up on '4-20'. what activists tried to do ..... right outside the capitol building in washington... that led to several arrests.
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country, activists are encouraging lawmakers to re-think the rules ... when it comes to marijuana. as we've been reporting, today's date - april 20th - is a well known pro-marijuana holiday.( steve ) we have already seen one of the celebrations in san francisco. kron 4's washington correspondent mark meredith takes a closer look at how the debate over pot is spilling
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out on capitol hill and beyond. trt: 1:17out: on captiol hill, i'm mark meredith 00:30-00:37 - morgan fox / marijuana policy projectjust steps from the u-s capitol police make a drug bust in broad trt: 1:17out: on captiol hill, i'm mark meredith 00:30-00:37 - morgan fox / marijuana policy projectjust steps from the u-s capitol police make a drug bust in broad daylight.these marijuana activists are under arrest. the reason - the group is giving out free joints in honor of 4/20a pro pot holiday.right now federal law makes marijuana use a crime. while more than two dozen states including colorado,
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oregon, and nevada have loosened restrictions on pot. morgan fox with the marijuana policy project wants the federal government to do the same."we're actively talking to members of congress in both the house and (steve) today the man suspected of going on a racially charged shooting rampage that left four people dead in fresno was in court.(steve) 39-year-old kori ali muhammad is accused of gunning down three men tuesday night and a motel security guard just a few days earlier. police say muhammad was motivated by racial hatred... his father spoke out today saying his son developed a hate for white people at an early age and blamed whites for his drug addiction.. muhammad has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting of the security guard... he is expected to be charged on friday for the others. ( pam ) a long-time oakland institution is closing
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down. genova says, it is ending its 90-year run in the city ... and is closing up its ravioli factory on broadway. the announcement came through a facebook posting. it appears continuous problems with graffiti and other vandalism are contriubting factors. the family that ran the factory will still have a deli in napa. it was just last year they closed down the deli in oakland's temescal neighborhood. another part of the family has a couple of delis in walnut creek. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... high pressure building off the coast will bring a warming and drying trend to the bay area and monterey bay region through friday. temperatures will slightly cool over the weekend although dry conditions will continue.
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hayward hall of justice two suspects make their first court appearance in connection to the attempted murder of an 11-month-old baby. idana ivy and marcel brooks face five counts of attempted murder in connection with the attempt of a life of brooks' 11-month old baby. san leandro police say it was ivy who was the shooter and even though she was only one foot away she missed and both the child and the childs mother are fine. court documents announce brooks denied being involved but ivy has admitted to it and said the whole thing was brooks' idea. at the hall of justice in hayward, dan kerman, kron4 news.
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suspect break into his house and was caught off guard. neighbor says white is a kind, sweet and thoughtful person. he is a bmw mechanic and cares for his disabled mom. the suspect reportedly also broke into several other homes. private security ahs been increased in the area. > (maureen kelly)in san francisco it's estimated that 15-thousand people showed up to golden gate park to celebrate 4/20 despite the fact that the city and local
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merchants teamed up to install fencing and other services to help control the crowds. those extra services include private security along with park rangers that are checking i- d's to keep out people under the age of 18. they've also been checking backpacks for contraband. not weed of course. this guy was turned away because he tried to bring a glass bong in. his take on the rules? wack. (maureen) but many i talked to today were fine with the man trying to take a little bit of control. (philippe) in sonoma county... the family of a missing couple from santa rosa is holding out hope that the two will be found safe and alive. the couple took off from a single engine airplane at the truckee-tahoe airport monday... but never landed at their destination in petaluma. the family of brenda and mark richard left a note on the couple's door in santa rosa... expressing their thanks to the community for its support... as well as their confidence in the
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search efforts. neighbors say the richard's have four grown daughters. in sonoma county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (haaziq)a hit n run accident here on kelly street in hayward leads to creative measures to get drivers to slow downthe driver of the pick-up did not stick around to answer any questions. both the exterior and interior of the home were considerably damaged. the residents inside were not injured. in hayward haaziq madyun kron4news here in mountain view a missing teen has been found safe and sound.13 year old myra renteria, who vanished after school on wednesday,was found in woodland, north of davis, on 1-5. police say the teen may have been spotted on bart and suspected she was traveling on public transit but don't know as yet how or
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along for a terrifying ride ..... after his car somehow got hooked on a big rig .... heading up the interstate in southern california. (steve) the most terryifying part? the driver of the 18- wheeler had no idea what was going on....and dragged the car four miles. another person on the 15-freeway in los angeles county took this shocking video. the saw the man waving his arms yelling 'he wont stop!" finally other cars were able to get the truck to pull over. miraculously the c-h-p says the driver of the car was not hurt. in sports... the n-f-l schedule for this upcoming season is out... find out the key matchups for the raiders ..... and the teams kyle shannhan will face, in his first year as the 49ers head coach. and after a dominant performance over the trail blazers last night the warriors now lead the series by two games mark carpenter will tell us how the team was able to beat portland without kevin durant
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as of now, it's unknown kevin durant will be able to suit up for game 3. we most likely won't have an update on kd until either tomorrow or moments before saturday's tipoff. but, even if he doesn't play, it seems the warriors will be just fine. a sloppy first half for both teams, ended up turning into a clinic hosted golden state last night. steph curry...helped set the tone early on...with a steal and ensuing three. he finished with 19-points. but you could make a case the real hero from game 2....javale mcgee. the 7- footer...perfect from the field...as he made all 7-of his shots..and ended with 15- points and 4-blocks. and how bout that warriors defense... after combining for 75-points in game 1, damian lillard and cj mccollum held to only 23. warriors rolly by nearly 30. game 3 is saturday night. "i think in general our defense was
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excellent tonight... we put a lot of pressure on them and we stayed with it and set a good tone right away... i mean we held them to 17 in the first quarter so got off to a great start and our defense was the key."""yeh you gotta be aggressive... obviously you're missing 25 points... 26 points out the lineup so we won the game with our defense tongiht and when you're missing 26 points that's the best way to put yourself in position to maintain that level of play." moving on... russell westbrook made history in game 2 vs the rockets. the mvp candidate...put up the highest scoring triple double ever recorded in the playoffs... 51-points, 10-rebounds, 13- assists. but, it was all for naught, as he went 4-for-18 in the 4th quarter and thunder fell into a 2-oh deficit against houston. after the game, westbrook...co uld care less about his gawdy numbers... ..and was a little grouchy with the media.
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reporter:"how would you grade when you look at your line? how would you grade the line?"russell westbrook:"i don't give a áááá about the line. we lost."reporter:"do you think in that fourth quarter you got some good looks? in that fourth quarter or what is just hard for you to find...?"russell westbrook: "i already answered that question bro". let's talk some raiders-- since receiving approval to move to las vegas, mark davis has reinforced he doesn't want an ugly breakup with the oakland fanbase. but, this news won't help that cause... as the team is celebrating the nfl draft with an event next saturday under the' welcome to las vegas' sign. in addition to that, the raiders... have a pretty good set up when they settle in the desert. the vegas stadium authority met today to discuss a proposed lease agreement for the raiders stadium.... and the deal states the team will not have to pay rent at their new home. the raiders currently pay 3-and-a-half million dollars to use the coliseum. in a presentation made to the authority today, team president marc badain said they've already recived
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thousands of deposits for personal seat licenses. staying with the silver and black, no surprise here, the team has exercised the fifth-year option on all- pro defensive stud khalil mack.... which extends his contract through the 2018 season. the reigning defensive player of the year is in line for a hefty contract extension. in his three seasons, the pass rusher has racked up 30-sacks... at least 11 in each of the last two years... and has had 8-forced fumbles. after a 12-win season, the raiders are expected to remain a serious playoff contender... and the 2017 schedule reflects that. the nfl released its full slate of games today... and the silver and black will be under the bright lights quite often. four primetime games... starting with sunday night football in washington against the redskins. then a thursday night game...hosting the chiefs in october. following their bye in week 10, a trip to mexico city against the defending champion patriots. another notable game...december 17th...when
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they welcome the cowboys to the coliseum. let's take a look at the 49ers schedule. the kyle shanahan era kicks off september 10th against carolina. primetime comes early for them... week 3...hosting the rams on thursday night. after three straight road games, they come home to face the cowboys. the niners bye week...doesn't come until week 11. speaking of the 49ers, their former quarterback received a distinguished honor. kaep has made time magazine's top 100 list of most influential individuals of 2017. whether you agreed with his stance or not, the qb....put a heightened focus on social inequality and activism this year...by refusing to stand for the national anthem. the magazine features a response from his former head coach jim harbaugh...who said' how lucky for us all and for our country to have among our citizens someone as remarkable as colin kaepernick.' finally, a nike executive goes after one of the most outspoken parents ever to
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grace the sports world-- lavar ball. that's right we're talking about lavar ball..father of lonzo ball...a top nba draft prospect. lavar is the man that's said he would have crushed michael jordan in a game of one-on-one, lonzo is better than steph curry, and he is seeking a billion dollar shoe deal for his three sons. now, nike exec george raveling has said lavar is the 'quote worst thing to happen to basketbal in the last hundred years.' ( pam ) tesla is putting out a recall tonight. the warning for tens of thousands of car owners.
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feburary and october of 20-16 may have a small gear that could be manufactured improperly.. tesla says less than 5-percent of the cars being recalled may be effected.. they say it takes about 45-minutes to replace the brake. no injuries or accidents have been reported. last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a full hour of entertainment news is on the way.at 7:00 it's the insider, followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30. then we're
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"the insider," tracking the biggest stories making news today. >> bill o'reilly is leaving this chair and this network after more than 20 years. >> number one, fox news fires o'reilly. but how much money will he walk away with? >> just a few weeks before being fired, bill o'reilly signed a huge, new contract. >> as late night takes the former anchor to task. >> by moral standards, he was a self-righteous landfall of angry garbage. then, the "guardians of the galaxy 2" premiere have the stars singing. ♪ tonight might be my only shot ♪ at number three, jennifer hudson's whitney houston tribute brings down the house. ♪ i want to dance with somebody ♪ >> as hollywood takes tribeca to celebrate clive davis. >> i hate this word legend, but
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he is a legend. plus, your "insider" bonus. the world's most beautiful dare to go bear face. >> it felt empowering. and -- >> there's no crying in baseball! >> we're taking the field for "a league of their own's" 25th anniversary. >> it was extraordinary to be able to play a sports star. now, "the insider" tracking hollywood from the inside out. the "new york daily news" cover says it all. no job zone. bill o'reilly's, quote, disheartening exit from fox news is our number one tracking story today. >> everybody's talking about this. so, after two decades as the cable news king, how much of a golden parachute could bill actually net? tonight, we go inside the factors involved without o'reilly. >> it is the end of an era here at the fox news channel. >> caution. >> this is huge. >> bill o'reilly, who hosted this program for 20 years, is leaving the fox news channel. >> i'm not going to
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