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this morning on the kron 4 morning news... a high school coach is in danger of losing his job after stopping a fight. why students say feel the coach didn't do anything wrong. (will) and... new details on the officer involved shooting in san francico last week. the other shooting that the officer who shot was involved in. (will) also... the man convicted of killing teenager sierra lamar is awaiting his punishment. how a similar case could provide insight to what may happen. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (will) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm will tran. (will)lets get a check of weather this morning... morning...weather this check
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(will) now to a story you will only see on kron 4. a high school coach steps in to stop a fight. and it's all caught on camera. it happened at college park high school in pleasant hill.. now students fear the coach will be disciplined. kron 4's alecia reid has the story. this all went down during lunch last monday.as soon as students heard this teenager threatening a freshman, they called for help.pkgnatssot - if the coach wasn't there, more than likely she would have been attackedcaptured on video students say this teenager wearing a blue striped shirt and black tights
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isn't a student at college park high. but she came there with the intent to hurt another student.sot - she had it in her hand waving it around. she lunged and tried to tase a couple peoplethe girl flaunted the stun gun on snapchat. these teens tell me she had a beef with a freshman over a boy and wanted to settle it.lukas misenhimer (blue) sot - she wanted to fight them at some point but when they didn't want to fight she decided to come there with a taserwhen the administrator stepped in to pacify the situation, he put his hands on the aggressor, and now they believe that may cost him his job.sot - from what we've heard, he's had to go to the district a couple of times so that isn't goodlincoln destree sot - he's been with the district for so long and he's a really great guy. the last thing we'd want is for him to leave like thatwitnesses believe the coach put himself in harms way and could have gotten hurt.klay williams (green) sot - personally i don't think he did anything wrongsot - he protected us. she had a weapon. he stood up for ussot - i was afraid that coach was gonna get tased standupi spoke with police today, and i'm told this was dealt with off campus but they won't comment further because the incident involved minors.i also reached out to the school district for comment, but haven't heard back.reporting live from pleasant hill. (will) the oakland unified
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school district is one step closer to having a new superintendent. after a months-long search the school board announced kyla johnson- trammell has been selected for the position. if the full board approves the selection johnson-trammel will succeed former superintendent antwan wilson, who left in january to lead a school district in washington d-c. johnson- trammell, who's been with the district for 18 years, is currently serving as the district's interim deputy superintendent. she was born and raised in oakland and her family has lived in the city for three generations. (will) another big story we are following this morning... new details about a deadly police shooting last wednesday in san francisco at a subway sandwich shop. new body cam and surveillance video shows us how it went down. officers say 26-year-old nicholas flusche who is the man wearing the camouflage shirt, went behind the counter and began attacking a subway employee
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with a knife. the stabbing victim, a bystander trying to help, and flusche all come out from behind the counter as officers point their guns at them. moments after - one officer shoots. flusche died at the scene the stabbing victim was treated and released from the hospital. (will) we are also learning the same police officer involved in the subway shooting was also involved a police shooting back in january. in that case -- all charges have been dismissed against the man shot. 43-year-old sean moore. this is bodycam video of that incident. police responded to the man's oceanview home over a noise complaint. the man repeatedly told officers to get off his steps. officers say the man started hitting and kicking them. that's when they opened fire. the man survived the shooting and has undergone multiple surgeries. (will) now to a big story we've been following all week... 26-year-old antolin garcia-torres is now awaiting his punishment. life in prison without parole or the death penalty. and
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the big question this morning...where is sierra lamar's body. now that there is a guilty verdict in the teen's murder, many are hoping prosecutors will work a deal with antolin garcia- torres so that he will finally reveal where he put her. this kind of case has happened before. as kron four's terisa estacio explains. nina reiser -an east bay mother of two shown here smilin gin this video at a birthday celebration simply disappeared one evening from her oakland hills home. flyers went up immediately. searches took place, there were pleas from her family but nothing - until - oakland homicide detectives gathered enough evidence to point the finger at her husband, hans reiser. oakland police roland holmgren -worked the case. roland holmgren, opd "we always wanted to find the victim to provide closure to families." as the trial unfolded in an alameda county courthouse, family members hoped to find the truth about nina. a similar scene played out recently in the south bay, as members of sierra lamar's
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family, friends and searchers hoped that defendant antolin garcia-torres would reveal where he put the teen. after his conviction monday - cries for finding her louder than ever. 20:27 mary doering, searcher, volunteer sierra lamar "we want her home, we said we could never stop, until we find where she is." opd "it is understandable." reiser was convicted after a long trial - a trial where he maintained his innocence, claiming his wife who was russian ran back to her county. garcia torres defense team presented a similar sceanrio - telling the jury that lamar was not dead, but an unhappy teen and a runaway. in reiser's case, after the jury found him guilty and he was facing a long sentence - he struck a deal for less prison time, and in turn pointed investigators to her grave site. opd. i was out there, we had a huge crew and he pointed to her and we were able to bring her to the family so they could start the healing. next week, the sentencing phase in garcia- torres case starts. sources tell kron four news prosecutors have some tough decisions to make. the death penalty is on the table for garcia-torres. sources say,
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garcia torres would need to confess and cooperate before a lesser sentence could be considered and presented to the judge jury and family. and he might not do that because an admission would block a chance to appeal his sentence down. terisa estacio, kron four news. (will) coming up.. a poplular fast food resteraunt closes in the east bay. the history of violations it
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(will() happening today. the contra costa mosquito and vector district plans to conduct a pesticide fogging operations. the fogging will target adult mosquitoes in the bethel island and oakley areas. the chemical being used to fog the region is an insecticide known as " zenivex e-four-r-t-u" and the district plans to apply it at a rate of one point five ounces per acre from 4:30 to 8:30 this morning. (will) in the east bay. . . the drought may be over but your water bill could still be on the rise in lafayette. rate hikes could begin as soon as this summer. the lafayette reservoir is brimming with water from heavy rain water. customers are even using about 20-percent less water. in fact, so much water has been conserved east bay mud is
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now short on funding. the new proposal calls for a nine-and a quarter-percent rate hike this year. and another nine-percent hike the next. the extra rates would be used to repair and replace aging water pipes. (will) a health scare at one of the most popular fast food restaurants in the bay area. an in - n - out burger in livermore has suddenly closed its doors after nine people got sick. and as kron 4's jr stone explains, there's no word on when the restaurant will reopen. mass confusion outside the livermore in-n-out burger. a location that temporarily closed tuesday night and all of wednesday after a health scare. despite the cones outside would be patrons could be seen driving through the parking lot, stopping outside the restaurant, and making u- turns nearbydebbie bruce was unaware of the closure.we're shocked because every time we come here there is traffic and people and cars all the way
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into the intersection of a parking lot.the department of environmental health says that nine members of a college softball team complained of flu like symptoms after eating at this restaurant last saturday. i relayed that message to would be customers on wednesday.is it scary or what? it's enough to make me stay away.officials suspect that the norovirus is to blame but have not yet confirmed that. this livermore in n out burger has had past problems. the county web site shows they were cited for a high risk violation in december of last year. that involving surfaces, utensils, and equipment that was not cleaned or sanitzed. they had minor citations for the same problem just last month.very concerning considering the amount of foot traffic and patronage this place gets i'm surprised this hasn't happened sooner if that is the case. employees with in-n-out burger say they don't have any indications that there were any issues at this restaurant but they did clean and disinfect it along with screening their associates.
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(will) in the east bay... an arsonist could be on the loose in contra costa county. this after at least two cars went up in flames and investigators think it was no accident. one was in lafayette. one in walnut creek. both cars were destroyed by the fires within minutes of each other. the fires follow a string of car fires in contra costa county. last year, fire crews say the county had more than 300 vehicle fires and over half of them were determined to be arson or intentionally set. fire officials are investigating both incidents as possible (will) fortunately
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fire crews were able to prevent the fires from spreading to the victims homes (will) a contra costa county community is outraged after being told their daycare and school will close next month. that's leaving parents scrambling to find care for their children. the school's owner says she couldn't renew the lease. but as kron 4's hermela aregawi reports, the landlord says that's not true. outrage and heartbreak among this closeknit group of parents and teachers. they were told this week that fountainhead montessori in pleasanthill is shutting its doors next month.jen wyckoff/parent:it was very abrupt. the email subject said lost our lease. it was very curt if you want my opinion. it simply said we're sorry fter june 15, we won't be able to care for your children anymore and it's basically good luck.nearly 100 children and 9 teachers are now displaced.joanna mylin/parent: this is a place where he has found his stride. he loves the stuff. he's doing so well here. and to take this from him when he has at least a year and a half to go, it breaks my heart.cristina
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mones/parent:it's our family. it's where we send our kids. it's where we trust that they'll be safe and that they're loved. lindsey lang/parent:when i told her yesterday, she broke into tears and that made me cry too because this is her family. this is where she belongs and she's hurt. i'm not just upset. she's hurt.most of the parents tell us they had already registered through the summer and fall.and were asked to confirm their enrollment as recently as last week.now they are scrambling to find care for their children.lindsey lang/parent:we're also now all competing against each other to find these coveted spots that might be left and for a community and a family to now be in that position is deplorable.we spoke with the non-profit that owns the building.they tell us they offered a year's lease to the school's director but it was declined.(hermela aregawi)we reached out to the school's executive director.she says she was only given a month to month lease option.when we told her what the owner said about the year's lease still being available - she said she would need to check on that
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and get back to us.we haven't heard back.reporting in pleasant hill, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (will) now to baseball. the giants hadn't come from behind to win a game in the 9th inning in two years. well that streak is now over. giants were in new york taking on the mets. let's go to the top 9th. bases loaded, game tied at 3 that's when christian arroyo hits one into the left-centerfield gap off. arroyo clears the bases. giants up six to three. the mets did make it scary in their half of the 9th. but the giants were able to hang on and win by a final of 6 to 5. the giants snap a 5 game losing streak. (will) now to the town. where the a's were taking on the angels. let's go to the bottom 5th. angels up 1-0. that's wen chad pinder hits one out to right- centerfield off the top of the
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wall. 2 run homer. 2-1 a's. oakland would add another run to seal the deal. final score 3-1 oakland. the a's have won 4 of last 5 games. (will) coming up.. a home invasion in the east bay has people on edge. the search for leads for the thieves.(robin) and after the break... a lost disney treasure has been found. we'll explain what we mean. all that and more on today's hollywood minute.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (robin) welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your i'm tracking morning news.kron four back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... a memorable movie, a musical master, and a lost disneyland treasure. david daniel has them all in today's hollywood minute.
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"whatcha doing?""count to... 10." (nat-gunfire)it's been 20 years since bruce willis and milla jovovich saved the universe in "the fifth element." to mark the anniversary, the sci-fi cult classic is returning to theaters! some 600 u-s cinemas will show "the fifth element" on may 14th and may 17th, complete with a new intro from writer-director luc besson... and an exclusive look at besson's new movie, "valerian and the city of a thousand planets," opening in july.a disneyland treasure that pre-dates the park is going up for auction. walt disney and a friend created this map in 1953, to try to sell investors on his idea of a family-friendly theme park. stored away for more than 60 years, it's going on the block next month in los angeles -- the auction house expects it to sell for as much as a million dollars.(nat)barry manilow is officially an icon! the music legend received the
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b-m-i icon award at the 65th annual b-m-i pop awards this week. the music rights management group honored the grammy, emmy, and tony winner for his amazing career. after all, "he writes the songs that make the whole world sing." in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (will) coming up... a special needs child beaten and it was all caught on video. why more parents are now coming forward and speaking out about it. and... a brawl on a southwest flight headed for oakland. what motivated a bay area man to step in and stop the fight. (rebecca) the cooling trend continues around the bay area...a look at your forecast is next. we're coming up on
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college park high school. students say a teenager who does ánotá go to college park high school came on campus looking for a fight. witnesses say she came there with a stun gun and the intent to hurt another student. the administrator stopped the fight, and he puts his hands on the aggressor. and.. new details about a deadly police shooting last wednesday in san francisco at a subway sandwich shop. new body cam and surveillance video shows us how it went down. officers say 26-year-old nicholas flusche went behind the counter and began attacking a subway employee with a knife. the stabbing victim, a bystander trying to help, and flusche all come out from behind the counter as officers point their guns at them. moments after - one officer shoots. flusche died at the scene the stabbing victim was treated and released from the hospital. also... a bay area in- n-out burger restaurant in livermore is closed after several people got sick after eating there. a college
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softball team ate there this past weekend and started complaining of flu-like symptoms. now the health department is trying to determine if it was the norovirus. this is not the first time this restaurant has had health problems. it has been cited at least twice in the last six months for health department violations. right now there is no word when the restaurant will reopen. (will) now lets get a check of weather and traffic. cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. most areas will remain dry
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (will) police say three masked men robbed a family at gunpoint in a quiet pittsburg neighborhood the home invasion happened around 10:30pm tuesday night on rosa blanca drive. that's in the city's valencia neighborhood. one of the victim's, who asked kron4 not
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to reveal his identity says the home invasion began when his father saw someone suspicious in the backyard. (will) police say the three thieves ran off with money and jewelry. the man says his mom suffered minor injuries but other than that his family is okay. investigators are checking surveillance cameras in the area for any leads. (will) another big story we are following this morning... more parents are coming forward saying their children have been bullied at solando middle school in vallejo. these claims come after this disturbing video surfaced of a girl with special needs getting beaten up at school. the video was originally posted on youtube. in it you see a student getting beaten up by another student during p-e class in early march. it was watched six- hundred times before getting taken down. several parents are angry at what's
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going on at the school. some students say they do not feel safe their. . . (will) a spokesperson for the vallejo school district says school officials have been in contact with both students and parents. they say steps have been taken and the problem has been resolved. (will) we are learning new details about this brawl on a southwest flight headed for oakland. now we are learning a bay area passenger that helped break up the brawl is a former firefighter. kron4's rob fladeboe talked to him and has the story.. dan green/intervened in fight on planeformer fire captain dan green, of santa clara, is talking about the brawl that erupted sunday on southwest airlines flight 2530 after it landed in burbank, en route to
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oakland.nats (video of brawl) dan green" assess the situation, make a decision and take action..."at first, says green, as the the flight attendant tried to get between two men who were arguing, instead of helping, other passengers were recording the fight on their cell phones. dan green" so i say sit down and shut off your cell phones and so the sea separates a little and i get there and i'm able to separate them..."nats (video of brawl)that's green in the grey shirt and tan shorts. we don't see it in this clip but he says the fight started up again, after this clip was shot, with the flight attendant pinned beneath the combatants, until the 6 foot two green got tough. dan green" i got between them and pulled one guy off and drove him to the front of the plane..." eventually, some other passengers also helped. but green says he was
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motivated not just by his long experience dealing with emergencies, but also by what happened on another flight on a day we all remember as nine-eleven.dan greendan green " i saw some tweets where people were saying. oh, why get involved, they're just a couple of thugs. well, i didn't know that.why not get involved. it's not to the same degree but can you imagine if the people on flight 93 had said why get involved..."it turns the man we see throwing most of the punches was not the aggressor. the other man was booked for misdemeanor battery. the plane went on to oakland without incident. southwest praised the crew and thanked captain green. dan green" people call and tell me i, a hero. but i'm not, i just did what we all should be doing...." (will) still ahead... it's san francisco's new tallest building... we'll take you to the top of the
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4 morning news. here is a look at the major headlines before you head out the door this morning.... a high school coach stops a fight at a school in pleasant hill, and now students are worried he could lose his job. it happened on monday at college park high school. students say a teenager who does ánotá go to college park high school came on campus looking for a fight. witnesses say she came there with a stun gun and
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the intent to hurt another student. the administrator stopped the fight, and he puts his hands on the aggressor. also... a bay area in- n-out burger restaurant in livermore is closed after several people got sick after eating there. a college softball team ate there this past weekend and started complaining of flu-like symptoms. now the health department is trying to determine if it was the norovirus. this is not the first time this restaurant has had health problems. it has been cited at least twice in the last six months for health department violations. right now there is no word when the restaurant will reopen. an arsonist could be on the loose in contra costa county. this after at least two cars went up in flames and investigators think it was no accident. one was in lafayette. one in walnut creek. both cars were destroyed by the fires within minutes of each other. the fires follow a string of car fires in contra costa county. fire officials
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are investigating both incidents as possible arson. (will) here is a live look outside from our golden gate bridge camera.... (will) meteorologist anny hong has what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. most areas will remain dry through the weekend, except perhaps the far north where local light rain may fall. more widespread rain is
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(will) the skyline (will) the skyline of san francisco is changing. and a new behemouth of a building is punching through the city sky. it will be the tallest building in town as well as the tallest building west of chicago. we're talking about the salesforce building that is reaching for the stars on mission street. san francisco artist jim campbell will install l-e-d lights to the top nine floors when the building is done.. featuring ballet like dancers in motion. this wil be the view at night. but the view by day is just as spectacular. kron 4's spencer blake takes us on an eye-opening tour. (looklive)(standup)"here at street level in san francisco, you're probably used to seeing traffic just about everywhere. but it you go up 62 stories and more than a thousand feet, you start to change the way we see the city by the bay."the salesforce tower has slowly
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been emerging over san francisco's skyline for the last three years."you know, we all know when you come in town, wherever you are in town, you sorta look over your shoulder and go, 'oh, there it is.'"nothing tops the áview from the top.(nats)you can just about see into tomorrow in all 360 degrees.landmarks like sutro towerthe bay bridgeand the transamaerica building - which used to be san francisco's tallest - almost look like legos from above.only a handful of skyscrapers nationwide top one thousand feet.the salesforce tower eclipses that mark by 70 feet, marking a new high point in the skyline that people have known and loved for decades."it's not just a physical shift; it's kind of an emotional shift. everyone has a feeling about it because they have to think about their city a little differently."one of the people getting a new point of viewis photogrpaher janet delaney, who has been watching the changing city grow since the 70's.this particular engineering and architectural feathas her in
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awe."i've been watching salesforce every day for years now, ever since it was a hole in the ground."she showed me the work she's done over the years, capturing áother landmark buildings in átheir beginning stages, too."these buildings over there that were south of market street, they were the back room to the financial district."now, the financial district will never be the same again.peter back (bach), who is vice president of construction for boston properties, hopes the salesforce tower will become a symbol for other cities in the bay area - not just for san francisco.delaney admits the building is a sign of economic growth and a sort of 'manhattan-ization.'"i'm mesmerized by the line of the skyline and how it's changing but on the ground i find it kind of troubling."troubling because she says it gets a little chilly down there.the building affects the flow of wind in the city, and changes the shadows cast on neighboring structures.back addresses those concerns."one
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of the things that helped a lot is the way the building is curved on the corners and it's not your typical rectangle -- it sheds the wind much better than many other buildings in town."(standup from 35th floor) "even only halfway up - or halfway down the building, depending on how you look at it - you still have a pretty great view here on the 35th floor."but down on the 2oth floor, you could say things are a little more ho-hum - the view doesn't give you any indication how high the tower rises above your head.but whoever ends up working hereprobably won't want to trade whichever view they end up withfor anything.in san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news. (will) the salesforce building should be completed at the end of the year or the beginning of 2018. now that we've taken you to the top of the city.. tonight we're heading down. underground to be exact to show you what's going on that is supposed to make getting around san francisco easier. that's tonight at 10. (will) the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! keep watching the kron4
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coming up... police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a 10-year-old boy outside his home in oakland. kron 4's averi harper will have more on the search in a live report. and... an east bay in-n-out is closed this morning after several people got sick eating there. the past violations at that resteraunt. also... new details on the officer involved shooting in san francico last week. the other shooting that the officer who shot was involved in.
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) good morning i'm darya folsom..( mark ) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress the kids warm as you get them ready for school. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side.
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( darya ) police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a 10-year-old boy outside his home in oakland.( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live outside the oakland police department with the latest. averi. ( averi ) this happened tuesday night near the corner of 45th street and broadway. police say the boy was playing right outside his home when a stranger tried to grab him. he was able to break free and run to safety. the incident happened right near oakland technical high school and the temescal swimming pool. parents in the area spoke to kron four after learning about the attempted abduction.
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in danville and can happen in oakland">( averi ) police are asking parents to be on high alert. there is not a detailed description of the man. crimestoppers is offering a five-thousand dollar reward in this case. ( darya ) thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) search crews are out this morning in marin county looking for an at-risk elderly man. san rafael police say 71-year-old robert rich was last seen on 5th avenue near city hall around 7 last night. rich is 6 foot 2... between 175 and 195 pounds. he was wearing a white jacket, a navy blue long- sleeve striped t-shirt, and blue jeans. he has dementia and is considered at- risk. kron4 has a reporter headed to the scene...we'll
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have more in our next half hour. ( darya ) san francisco police have released new video that shows the moments leading up to a deadly police shooting at a subway restaurant in san francisco. new body cam and surveillance video shows us what happened last wednesday. officers say 26-year-old nicholas flusche who is the man wearing the camouflage shirt, went behind the counter and began attacking a subway employee with a knife. the stabbing victim... a bystander trying to help... and flusche all come out from behind the counter as officers point their guns at them. moments later, one officer shoots. flusche died at the scene. the stabbing victim was treated and released from the hospital. ( darya ) we are also learning that the same police officer involved in the subway shooting was also involved in a shooting in january. in that case -- all charges have been dismissed against the man who was shot... 43-year-old
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sean moore. this is bodycam video of that incident. police went to the man's oceanview home over a noise complaint. the man repeatedly told officers to get off his steps. officers say the man started hitting and kicking them before they opened fire. ( mark ) former f-b-i director james comey is breaking his silence after being fired by president trump. will tran is at the breaking news desk with the latest. will. ( will ) former f-b-i director james comey says that while he may not understand the reasons why he was fired he respects the presidents authority to do it. in a letter to his former colleagues comey said he would not spend time thinking about the decision or the way it was executed. this morning critics of the president are questioning the timing of comey's dismissal after it was revealed that comey requested more money for the investigation into possible ties between russia and the president's campaign. democratic senator richard blumenthal is drawing
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parallels between president trump's firing of comey and the watergate investigation that drove president richard nixon from office. republican senators are also questioning the timing... taken a listen to what the senators said and also how russian president vladimir putin is reacting the the firing of comey: ( will ) today comey was supposed to testify in front of congress about the russia investigation. acting f-b-i director andrew mccabe will testify instead. . ( mark ) a daycare and school is closing in the east bay next month. and now parents are scrambling to find a place for their kids to go. the owner of fountainhead
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montessori in pleasant hill says they are shutting their doors because they couldn't renew their lease. nearly 100 kids and nine teachers will be displaced once the school closes on june 15th. most of the parents we spoke with said they had already registered their kids through the summer and fall. ( mark ) the non profit that owns the building says they offered a year least to the school, but it was declined. we reached out to the director and she says she was only given a month to month option. ( mark ) new this morning... the oakland unified school district and the a-c transit district have reached an agreement to save bus services to three schools in the district. more than 15-hundred students use the bus service. an agreement was reached last night for the service to continue serving community day school... montera middle school and
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skyline high school. the agreement comes as the a-c transit board of directors was considering canceling the service because it was too expensive. ( darya ) an in-n-out burger restaurant in livermore is closed after several people got sick after eating there. a college softball team ate there this past weekend and started complaining of flu-like symptoms. now the health department is trying to determine if it was the norovirus. restaurant workers say their investigation did not reveal any problems with the restaurant that could have made people sick. they have cleaned and disinfected the the entire restaurant. customers say they are surprised by the news. ( darya ) this is not the first time this restaurant
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has had health problems. it has been cited at least twice in the last six months for health department violations. right now there is no word when the restaurant will reopen. ( darya ) water bills could be going up in the east bay as soon as this summer. the lafayette reservoir is brimming with water from heavy rain water and customers are even using about 20-percent less water. but because people are using less water... east bay mud says they are running low on money. a new proposal from the agency calls for a nine-and a quarter- percent rate hike this year. and another nine-percent hike the next year. the extra rates would also be used to repair and replace aging water pipes. ( mark ) the oakland unified school district is one step closer to hiring its new superintendent. a school board committee announced that kyla johnson-trammell has been
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selected for the position. the full board now needs to approve the selection. johnson-trammell is currently serving as the district's interim deputy superintendent. she was born and raised in oakland and her family has lived in the city for three generations. ( mark ) today is the annual bike to work day across the bay area. according to the event's facebook page... 100-thousand people are expected to ride their bikes to work today. this is video from last year's event. this is the 23rd year that organizers have hosted bike to work day. there will be recharging stations set up along various routes with water and snacks. ( darya ) still ahead ... new information about a fight that broke out on a plane headed for the bay area. why the man who broke up the fight says he is not a hero. and later... see how a trip to hawaii turned into a scary situation for a group of bay area tourists. and after the break... the number of ticks is on the rise around the bay area. what you
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cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress warm as you make your way out the door this morning. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. winds will be kicking up throughout the day. highs will top out in the low 70s inland, 60s around the bay and 50 along the coast. your 3 day outlook...the cooling trend continues into this weekend.most areas will remain dry through the weekend, except perhaps the far north where local light rain may fall. more widespread rain is possible next tuesday.
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( darya ) health officials are warning about the rise in ticks across the bay area. the wet weather is to blame. ticks are known for thriving in damp conditions. they are also known for carrying lyme disease. that can result in serious health problems if tick bites go untreated. the bay area lyme disease foundation says ticks can be found in tall lush grass along parks and trails. ( darya ) you should avoid walking in brush or tall grass, use insect repellent and take a shower when you come home.
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if a tick bites you, grab it by the head with a pair of it by the head bites you, grab if a tick home.when you come take a shower repellent and take a shower when you come home. if a tick bites you, grab it by the head with a pair of tweezers and pull it out. ( mark ) happening now... the contra costa mosquito and vector district is out mosquito fogging. the fogging will target adult mosquitoes in the bethel island and oakley areas. the fogging operation will go from now until 8:30 this morning. ( mark ) this morning we are learning more about a brawl on a southwest flight headed to oakland.( darya ) will tran is here with the latest. will. ( will ) a former bay area fire captain was the one who helped break-up the brawl. dan green was on board the southwest flight sunday when
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they were rescued. ( mark ) construction workers helped pull them out of the water and no one was seriously ( darya ) dozens of great white sharks are spotted off the coast of orange county while hundreds of people were in the water. a sheriff's helicopter flying overhead spotted about 25 sharks and stared broadcasting from a loud speaker... telling people they were paddleboarding next to great white sharks. lifeguards then started telling people to exit the water calmly. another group of sharks was later spotted off the coast of long beach. people are being told to enter the water at their own risk. ( mark ) still to come. a 6-year-old hit by a truck in the east bay and the driver leaves the scene. we will
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happy with the college system in the u-s. according to a new survey, 75 percent of adults do not think the college system is functioning like it should. one of the biggest complaints was the debt that students are left with after they graduate. the study also found that most americans see community colleges as more promising that four-year schools. ( darya ) it's been two months since a baby died after a babysitter couldn't get through to 9-1-1 for more than 30 minutes. and the boy's mother says she still doesn't have any answers. the six- month-old boy died after his babysitter says she tried three times to get through to 9-1-1... waiting on hold for more than half an hour. it happened in dallas. investigators say problems with t-mobile's technology were tying up the city's 911 call center for hours at a time and that the problems had been going on for months. now the boy's mother is suing
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t-mobile. she says the company has to answer for the role it played in contributing to her son's death. ( darya ) t-mobile has not commented on ( will ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news...an east bay nieghborhood is on edge after home invasion robbery and the thieves are still on the loose. i will tell you where it happened and what the homeowner is saying about the attack.( rebecca ) your bay area forecast is next. (rebecca)cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. i'll have the details coming up next. businessman 2: we've gone over the numbers several times, and...
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four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (rebecca)cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress warm as you make your way out the door this morning. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on
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the cooler side. 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 min from the toll to 101 ( mark ) a high school coach stops
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a fight at a school in pleasant hill, and now students are worried he could lose his job. it happened on monday at college park high school. students say the teenager wearing a blue striped shirt and black tights does ánotá go to college park high school. witnesses say she came there with a stun gun and the intent to hurt another student. the girl even flaunted the stun gun on snapchat. the administrator steps in to stop the fight, and he puts his hands on the aggressor. students say they hope this does not land him in any trouble.
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he did anything wrong, he protected us. she had a weapon. he stood up for her">( mark ) students say the fight started because the teenager was upset with a freshman over a boy and wanted to settle it. police say this was dealt with off- campus, but would not comment further because minors were involved. we also reached out to the school district for comment but have not heard back. ( darya ) a crime alert this morning. three masked men robbed a family at gunpoint in a quiet pittsburg neighborhood.( mark ) will tran joins us with the details. will. ( will ) the home invasion happened tuesday night on rosa blanca drive. that's in the city's valencia neighborhood. one of the victim's says his father first saw a man in their backyard and when he confronted the person...the thieves attacked. ( will ) police say the three thieves ran off with money and jewelry. the man
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says his mom suffered minor injuries but other than that his family is okay. back to you. ( darya ) police in the east bay are looking for a driver who hit a 6-year-old who was crossing a street in oakley. it happened just before 5:00 last night at o'hara avenue and francisco villa drive. police have released these pictures of the truck that hit the kid. investigators say the child was in the cross walk and two other cars had stopped to let the child cross the street. a truck passed the stopped cars and hit the kid. the child is expected to be okay. ( darya ) police in antioch have released a sketch of a man suspected in a deadly shooting from last month. david pearson was killed near "k" street and west 8th street on april 2nd. police have not released any other details about the killer. they are hoping somebody will recognize
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him and come forward. ( mark ) the contra costa county fire department is investigating a possible case of arson...after two cars went up in flames. pat mccormick who lives in lafayette came out to his drive way early yesterday morning to find his s-u-v engulfed in flames. and when he spoke with firefighters, he found out that his vehicle was not the only one burned. just minutes earlier, fire crews had put out a car fire in walnut creek. officials are investigating both incidents as possible arson. nobody was injured. ( mark ) in pleasant hill... a fire at a goodwill store is also being investigated as possible arson. we told you about this fire yesterday on the kron 4 morning news... it happened tuesday night on contra costa boulevard. the fire started behind the goodwill building and spread. firefighters were able to knock down the flames within 15 minutes. no one was injured. witnesses say they saw some homeless people in the area minutes before the fire broke out. the fire caused about 30-thousand dollars in damage. ( darya ) police have
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identified the man arrested for killing a transient near a chuck-e-cheese restaurant in concord. 33-year-old ever linares has been charged with murder. police say linares is also a transient. the body of 66-year-old loreto reyes was found saturday morning near willow pass road and market street. linares is also accused of assault in another incident that was unrelated to the murder charges. ( darya ) bittersweet. that's how a close friend of sierra lamar's family describes how she feels after antolin garcia torres was found guilty of her murder. joanna eye-sum was in court tuesday with the lamar family when the verdict was read. joanna's daughters grew up with sierra. she says the past five years have taken an emotional toll on all of them... but they're happy to know garcia-torres is being held accountable. she just hopes that he decides to reveal the location of sierra's body.
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human and i just feel bad. she lost her life and his family lost him too, you know, and its just sad all the way around. it's just. you know, as a human its just hard to comprehend it all.">( darya ) the sentencing phase of the trial is scheduled for tuesday. ( mark ) it won't be long before we find out the impact the new republican health care bill will have on americans and the federal budget. the congressional budget office says it will release an updated estimate in about two weeks. the senate is waiting for a revised report as it works to repeal and replace the affordable care act.. senators are expected to make major changes to the house bill -- but they need the c-b-o score before they draft their version. the biggest concerns are how many people will be uninsured under the new plan -- and how much money it will cost. ( darya ) the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! keep watching the kron4 morning news and we will give you the secret word of the
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day. then go to kron4.com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town! keep watching every day for a new word and another opportunity to win! today's secret word of the day will be revealed in our 8 o'clock hour so keep watching and you could win hamilton tickets! ( mark ) coming up ... a woman lost in a forest for nearly a week is rescued. how she and her dog were able to survive. and later... parking tickets can be expensive. we will show you the app that could help you avoid them. and after the break... how you could soon be able to get a free ride to your doctors appointment. and here's a live look outside...bay bridge.
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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. theres an accident blocking on lane before the toll plaza ( darya ) blue cross blue shield wants you to get to your doctor's appointments... so much that it's willing to pay for your lyft ride.( mark ) the health care provider announced yesterday that it will offer free lyft rides to plan holders who lack reliable transportation. and the patient will not need the lyft app.( darya ) instead the doctor's office will see that transportation is a covered benefit when they book your appointment. it can then schedule a lyft ride in either direction.( mark ) blue cross blue shield plans to roll out the program across the u-s starting in august or september. the program will initially be available only to patients who have a blue cross blue shield coverage through their
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( mark ) and here are some of the stories we are working on for the kron four morning news at six... former f-b-i director james comey is breaking his silence after being fired by president trump. hear what he has to say about his firing plus president vladimir putin is reacting to the news. ( darya ) plus... education secretary betsy devos is booed during her commencement speech. why the so upset.( mark ) and.... another possible united airlines controversy... hear what a woman claims the airlines forced her to do mid-flight. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. what are you doing?
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only glad has forceflex to prevent rips, leaks, and punctures. so whatever you throw in the bag... stays in the bag. be happy, it's glad. here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... police are investigating a possible attempted kidnapping of a 10 year old boy in oakland. it happened tuesday night on the 300 block of 45th street. the boy was outside of his home when he was grabbed by a man. he was able to break free and run back home.( darya ) new video is released of a deadly police shooting last wednesday at a subway sandwich shop. officers say 26-year-old nicholas flusche went behind the counter and began attacking a subway employee with a knife. the stabbing victim, a bystander trying to help, and flusche all come out from behind the counter as officers point their guns at them. moments after - one officer shoots. flusche died at the scene the stabbing victim was treated and released from the hospital. ( mark ) search crews are out this morning in marin county looking for an at-risk elderly man. san rafael police say 71-year-old robert rich was last seen on 5th
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avenue near city hall around 7 last night. rich is 6 foot 2... weighing about 195 pounds. he was wearing a white jacket, a navy blue long- sleeve striped t-shirt, and blue jeans. he has dementia and is considered at- risk. ( mark )( darya )( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (rebecca) cooler than normal
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temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress warm as you make your way out the door this morning. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. winds will be kicking up throughout the day. highs will top out in the low 70s inland, 60s around the bay and 50 along the coast. your 7 day outlook...the cooling trend continues into this weekend. mostly sunny on mother's day.most areas will remain dry through the weekend, except perhaps the far north where local light rain may fall. more widespread rain is possible next tuesday.
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cheerleaders have reached a settlement with the team in a lawsuit that claimed the cheerleaders were denied minimum wage. the settlement was worth 800- thousand dollars plus attorneys fees. in addition to claiming they were denied minimum wage, the raiderettes also claimed that they were denied overtime and forced to pay some of their own business expenses. ( darya ) the department of homeland security is looking at expanding its electronics ban on planes. the d-h-s is considering increasing the number of flights where large devices like laptops will be banned from carry-on luggage. they blame it on increased terrorism concerns. currently the ban is in place at ten airports in eight countries. officials have said recently that an expansion is "likely." homeland security secretary john kelly will head to
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capitol hill today to speak with lawmakers about security issues . airline officials will also be at the meetings. no decision is expected to be made today. ( mark ) take a look at this... a 23-year-old hiker is rescued after being lost in the montana wilderness for six days. madeline connelly went to the great bear wilderness area for an overnight camp out while on her way from illinois to a new job in alaska. rescuers began looking for her when she was not heard from the following day. some people were worried when bear prints were discovered near her footprints. connelly is an experienced hiker and survived with her dog by drinking water out of streams. rescuers found her about five miles away from her car. officials say connelly and her dog are tired and hungry, but in good condition. ( darya ) parking tickets in san francisco are some of the most expensive in the country.( mark ) but now there's an app that can help you avoid a costly ticket. kron 4's gabe slate gabe slate /tech reporter says:
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they got one themselves and wanted to prevent it from happening again"> aboud jardaneh / spotangels says: spot angles has the city mapped.. san jose also it knows where you are parking and what the rules are. with this information besides helping you to avoid tickets they can help you park safely without having to worry. aboud jardaneh / spotangels says:
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( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news... an in-n- out burger is closed this morning after a group of people gets sick. coming up at six... what we are learning about previous health code violations at the restaurant. and after the break... why a college professor is encouraging all students to play video games.
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( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a college professor in iowa is encouraging her students to play video games everyday...for a couple of hours. she says it will help them do better in school. the professor says playing games like 'pokemon go' can help students with writing and research because the game helps children problem-solve. she says playing video games can also help children use different modes of communication-- which are skills they can use in class. ( mark ) scientists have discovered a new dinosaur. canadian scientists have named a newly-discovered dinosaur fossil after zuul,
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the horned, demon dog from the movie "ghostbusters." zuul is a 75-million-year-old species of armored dinosaur. the fossil was discovered by scientists from the royal ontario museum during an unrelated dinosaur dig in montana they estimate zuul was around 20 feet long and weighed about 5-thousand pounds. ( lydia ) coming up in the next hour... the serach is on for an at risk elderly man. police just held a news conference with an update on the search. we will have the details coming up in a live report.( mark ) and breaking news we are following... at least two cars catch fire overnight in the east bay. this is the second set of suspicious fires in two nights. averi harper is on her way to the scene. she will have the overnight developments coming up in a live report. and a man tries to grab a 10-year-old boy in oakland. we will tell you where it happened and the reward being offered to help find the attacker.
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( will @ flash ) former f-b-i director james breaking his silence after president trump. coming up what comey senator says this is now a constitutional crisis. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start danon. and i'm mark darya folsom..morning i'm good east bay. home in the outside his a young boy outside his home in the east bay. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... cooler than normal temperatures can be
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expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress the kids warm as you get them ready for school. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. (rebecca)cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress the kids warm as you get them ready for school. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side.
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bay has just been found. kron four's lydia pantazes is live outside the san rafael city hall with the latest. lydia. ( lydia ) search crews this moring in marin county have found an at-risk elderly man. san rafael police say 71-year-old robert rich was last seen on 5th avenue near city hall around 7 last night. rich is 6 foot 2... between 175 and 195 pounds. he was wearing a white jacket, a navy blue long- sleeve striped t-shirt, and blue jeans. he has dementia and is considered at- risk. and again we have learned that he has been found. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with
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police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a 10- year-old boy outside his home in oakland. this happened tuesday night near the corner of 45th street and broadway. police say the boy was playing right outside his home when a stranger tried to grab him. he was able to break free and run to safety. the incident happened right near oakland technical high school and the temescal swimming pool. parents in the area spoke to kron four after learning about the attempted abduction. ( mark ) police are asking parents to be on high alert. there is not a detailed description of the man. crimestoppers is offering a five-thousand dollar reward in this case. ( darya ) former f-b-i
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director james comey is breaking his silence after being fired by president trump. will tran is at the breaking news desk with the latest. will. ( will ) former f-b-i director james comey says that while he may not understand the reasons why he was fired he respects the presidents authority to do it. in a letter to his former colleagues comey said he would not spend time thinking about the decision or the way it was executed. this morning critics of the president are questioning the timing of comey's dismissal after it was revealed that comey requested more money for the investigation into possible ties between russia and the president's campaign. democratic senator richard blumenthal is drawing parallels between president trump's firing of comey and the watergate investigation that drove president richard nixon from office. the senator says this is now a constitutional crisis that needs to be dealt with right away. republican senators are also questioning the
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timing. take a listen to what trump supporters are saying and also how russian president vladimir putin is reacting the the firing of comey: ( will ) today comey was supposed to testify in front of congress about the russia investigation. acting f-b-i director andrew mccabe will testify instead. . ( mark ) president trump is meeting with russian president vladimir putin in july as part of the g-20 summit. that is according to russian state media. the russian foreign minister made the announcement after meeting with president trump yesterrday. the white house hasn't confirmed the meeting. it would be the two leaders' first meeting since president trump took power in january. ( darya ) san francisco police have released new video
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that shows the moments leading up to a deadly police shooting at a subway restaurant in san francisco. new body cam and surveillance video shows us what happened last wednesday. officers say 26-year-old nicholas flusche who is the man wearing the camouflage shirt, went behind the counter and began attacking a subway employee with a knife. the stabbing victim... a bystander trying to help... and flusche all come out from behind the counter as officers point their guns at them. moments later, one officer shoots. flusche died at the scene. the stabbing victim was treated and released from the hospital. ( darya ) we are also learning that the same police officer involved in the subway shooting was also involved in a shooting in january. in that case -- all charges have been dismissed against the man who was shot... 43-year-old sean moore. this is bodycam video of that incident. police went to the man's oceanview home over a noise
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complaint. the man repeatedly told officers to get off his steps. officers say the man started hitting and kicking them before they opened ( mark ) an in-n-out burger restaurant in livermore is closed after several people got sick after eating there. a college softball team ate there this past weekend and started complaining of flu-like symptoms. now the health department is trying to determine if it was the norovirus. restaurant workers say their investigation did not reveal any problems with the restaurant that could have made people sick. they have cleaned and disinfected the the entire restaurant. customers say they are surprised by the news. ( mark ) this is not the first time this restaurant has had health problems. it has been cited at least twice in the last six months for health department violations. right now there is no word when the
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restaurant will reopen. ( mark ) new this morning... the oakland unified school district and the a-c transit district have reached an agreement to save bus services to three schools in the district. more than 15-hundred students use the bus service. an agreement was reached last night for the service to continue serving community day school... montera middle school and skyline high school. the agreement comes as the a-c transit board of directors was considering canceling the service because it was too expensive. ( darya ) a daycare and school is closing in the east bay next month. and now parents are scrambling to find a place for their kids to go. the owner of fountainhead montessori in pleasant hill says they are shutting their doors because they couldn't renew their lease. nearly 100 kids and nine teachers will be displaced once the school closes on june 15th. most of the parents we spoke with said they had already registered their kids through the summer and
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he's doing so well here. and to take this from him when he has at least a year and a half to go, it breaks my heart.">( darya ) the non profit that owns the building says they offered a year least to the school, but it was declined. we reached out to the director and she says she was only given a month to ( darya ) water bills could be going up in the east bay as soon as this summer. the lafayette reservoir is brimming with water from heavy rain water and customers are even using about 20-percent less water. but because people are using less water... east bay mud says they are running low on money. a new proposal from the agency calls for a nine-and a quarter- percent rate hike this year. and another nine-percent hike the next year. the extra rates would also be used to repair and replace aging water pipes. ( mark ) the oakland unified school district is one step closer to hiring its new superintendent. a school board committee announced that
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kyla johnson-trammell has been selected for the position. the full board now needs to approve the selection. johnson-trammell is currently serving as the district's interim deputy superintendent. she was born and raised in oakland and her family has lived in the city for three ( darya ) coming up.. two people are in critical condition this morning after a brawl at a wedding in the east bay... we'll show you where it happened and what led up to the fight. plus... the number of ticks is on the rise around the bay area. hear what you need to be on the lookout for.( rebecca @ bam ) i'm tracking your forecast..( robin ) i'm tracking your morning commute. . . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.
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who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident wrapping up sb 680 at 84 low from 580
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(rebecca)cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress warm as you make your way out the door this morning. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. winds will be kicking up throughout the day. highs will top out in the low (rebecca)cooler than normal
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temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress warm as you make your way out the door this morning. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. winds will be kicking up throughout the day. highs will top out in the low 70s inland, 60s around the bay and 50 along the coast. your 3 day outlook...the cooling trend continues into this weekend.most areas will remain
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warning about the rise in ticks across the bay area and the wet weather is to blame.( darya ) will tran is here with what you should be looking out for. will? ( will @ land ) ticks are known for thriving in damp conditions. they are also known for carrying lyme disease. that can result in serious health problems if tick bites goes untreated.
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the bay area lyme disease foundation says ticks can be found in tall lush grass along parks and trails. ( will @ land ) you should avoid walking in brush or tall grass, use insect repellent and take a shower when you come home. if a tick bites you, grab it by the head with a pair of tweezers and pull it out. ( darya ) happening now... the contra costa mosquito and vector district is out mosquito fogging. the fogging will target adult mosquitoes in the bethel island and oakley areas. the fogging operation will go from now until 8:30 this morning. ( mark ) new this
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morning... crews are set to remove the second of four confederate statues in new orleans. this is video of the first monument being removed last month. there have been protests from both supporters and opponents of confederate president jefferson davis' statue being taken down. city officials refused to give the public advanced notice of today's removal, citing threats of violence against workers. two more monuments are scheduled to be taken down. ( darya ) we are learning more about a brawl on a southwest flight headed to oakland. a former bay area fire captain was the one who helped break-up the brawl. dan green was on board the southwest flight sunday when two passengers got into a fist fight. a flight attendant tried breaking it up, but no one else did. other passengers were busy recording it on their cell phones. that's when green decided to step in.
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and i hear someone screaming "help, help! you know a lot of people call me and tell me i'm a hero. but i'm not, i just did what we all should be doing.">( darya ) the fight happened when the plane was landed in burbank on its way to oakland. one man was arrested. no one else was hurt. ( darya ) two people are in critical condition and another person is arrested after a brawl at a wedding in fremont. it happened at royal palace on stevenson boulevard over the weekend. dozens of people started fighting in the parking lot. the bride says people who tried to crash the party were thrown out and that escalated into a brawl. one person was arrested after trying to drive away from police. we have a link to the video on our website at kron four dot com. ( mark ) happening today... governor jerry brown is set to release his revised state budget plan. this comes amid lower than expected
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revenue and uncertainty about future federal spending on health care. in january -- governor brown proposed a roughly 122-billion-dollar budget for the next fiscal year, which kept general spending mostly flat. legislative leaders rejected the governor's proposed cuts to college scholorships. by law, about half the state's spending goes to education. ( mark ) independent experts identified two dozen possible causes to the oroville dam spillway failure. state officials released preliminary findings yesterday from a team appointed to find out why both spillways collapsed in february. it forced the evacuation of nearly 200-thousand people. experts say possible factors include a range of flaws in the concrete and foundation of the half-century-old main spillway. state officials say the preliminary findings will guide them as they repair the battered spillways. ( mark ) breaking news... a school bus crash in saint louis...
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you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... priority boarding... and 50,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) education ( darya ) ( darya ) education secretary betsy devos had a tough audience for her audience for had a tough betsy devos secretary education
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( darya ) education secretary betsy devos had a tough audience for her commencement speech at a university in florida.( mark ) she was booed and heckled throughout her address at bethune-cookman university. students at the historically black university were most upset when devos said she would be visiting the grave of the school's founder.... ( darya ) students also stood with their backs turned to devos during her speech... one student was escorted out.( mark ) peaceful protests against devos' appearance began last week.... students were upset about her now-rescinded statement that founders of historically black colleges and universities were
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"real pioneers" of school choice. devos took back her comments, conceding the schools were born of racism. ( darya ) most americans are not happy with the college system in the u-s. according to a new survey, 75 percent of adults do not think the college system is functioning like it should.( mark ) one of the biggest complaints was the debt that students are left with after they graduate. the study also found that most americans see community colleges as more promising that four-year schools. ( mark ) coming up... a high school coach breaks up a fight at an east bay school. hear why students are worried that his job may be in jeopardy.( averi ) plus... four cars are set on fire in a span of two nights in the east bay. what investigators are saying about the fires.( rebecca ) i'm tracking your forecast..
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enamel is the strong, white, outer layer of your tooth surface. the thing that's really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime. the more that we can strengthen and re-harden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients' teeth are going to be. dentists are going to really want to recommend the new pronamel strong and bright. it helps to strengthen and re-harden the enamel. it also has stain lifting action. it's going to give their patients
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the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. ♪ (mark) the labor department will reveal the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week and report on u.s. producer price inflation in april. the standard & poor's 500 index picked up 2.71 points. the dow jones industrial average shed 32.67 points. the nasdaq composite finished rose 8.56 points. (mark) (darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...
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(rebecca)cooler than normal temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress warm as you make your way out the door this morning. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. no major hot spots. slow in richmond bridge but the no major hot spots. slow in richmond bridge but the drive i s less than 20 min from the
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toll to 101bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) the contra costa county fire department is investigating another round of suspicious car fires...the second time in two nights. ( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live in brentwood with the latest. averi. (averi) the contra costa
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county fire department is investigating a possible case of arson...after four cars went up in flames. pat mccormick who lives in lafayette came out to his drive way early yesterday morning to find his s-u-v engulfed in flames. and when he spoke with firefighters, he found out that his vehicle was not the only one burned. just minutes earlier, fire crews had put out a car fire in walnut creek. officials are investigating both incidents as possible arson. nobody was injured. ( darya ) thanks aver. we will
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check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) a high school coach stops a fight at a school in pleasant hill, and now students are worried he could lose his job.( darya ) will tran is here with what students are saying about the fight. will. ( will @ land ) the fight happened on monday at college park high school. students say the teenager wearing a blue striped shirt and black tights does ánotá go to college park high school. witnesses say she came there with a stun gun and the intent to hurt another student. the girl even flaunted the stun gun on snapchat. the administrator steps in to stop
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past five years have taken an emotional toll on all of them... but they're happy to know garcia-torres is being held accountable. she just hopes that he decides to reveal the location of sierra's body. ( darya ) the sentencing phase of the trial is scheduled for tuesday. ( mark ) a crime alert this morning. three masked men robbed a family at gunpoint in a quiet pittsburg neighborhood. the home invasion happened tuesday night on rosa blanca drive. that's in the city's valencia neighborhood. one of the victim's says his father first saw a man in their backyard and when he confronted the person...the thieves attacked. ( mark ) police say
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the three thieves ran off with money and jewelry. the man says his mom suffered minor injuries but other than that his family is okay. ( mark ) police released surveillance video of the moments before a gunman walks into a san bernardino elementary school and goes on a shooting rampage. 53-year-old cedric anderson shot and killed his estranged wife and an 8-year-old boy last month before killing himself. in the video...anderson is seen calmly walking into the school office and signing a book. he then walks over to his wife's special needs classroom and starts shooting. a 9-year-old boy was also shot, but he was later released from the hospital. ( darya ) police in the east bay are looking for a driver who hit a 6-year-old who was crossing a street in oakley. it happened just before 5:00 last night at o'hara avenue and francisco villa drive. police have released these pictures of the truck that hit the kid.
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investigators say the child was in the cross walk and two other cars had stopped to let the child cross the street. a truck passed the stopped cars and hit the kid. the child is expected to be okay. ( darya ) police in antioch have released a sketch of a man suspected in a deadly shooting from last month. david pearson was killed near "k" street and west 8th street on april 2nd. police have not released any other details about the killer. they are hoping somebody will recognize him and come forward. ( mark ) in pleasant hill... a fire at a goodwill store is also being investigated as possible arson. we told you about this fire yesterday on the kron 4 morning news... it happened tuesday night on contra costa boulevard. the fire started behind the goodwill building and spread. firefighters were able to knock down the flames within 15 minutes. no one was injured. witnesses say they saw some homeless people in the area minutes before the fire broke out. the fire caused about 30-thousand dollars in damage. ( darya ) coming up...
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a woman lost in a forest for nearly a week is rescued. we'll show you how she and her dog were able to survive. and after the break... another possible united airlines controversy... hear what a woman claims the airlines forced her to do mid-flight. and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge.
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woman to urinate in a cup rather than leave her seat. the woman was leaving from houston to missouri last month. ( mark ) she says she had the sudden urge to urinate because of her overactive bladder. she says a flight attendant told her she was not allowed to stand up because the plane was expecting turbulence. she responded by saying she needed a cup. the woman says flight crew reprimanded her after she filled two cups.( darya ) she says it happened less than 30 minutes into the flight. united says it was during descent. united said in a statement it has reached out to harper to "better understand what occurred." ( mark ) the department of homeland security is looking at expanding its electronics ban on planes.( darya ) the d-h-s is considering increasing the number of flights where large devices
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like laptops will be banned from carry-on luggage. they blame it on increased terrorism concerns.( mark ) currently the ban is in place at ten airports in eight countries. officials have said recently that an expansion is "likely."( darya ) homeland security secretary john kelly will head to capitol hill today to speak with lawmakers about security issues . airline officials will also be at the meetings. no decision is expected to be made today. ( darya ) coming up... a group of san jose tourists get stuck in rushing waters during a vacation... we'll show you how they were rescued after the break.( rebecca ) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. . i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treatment with breo.
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once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo is specifically designed to open up airways to improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. do not take breo more than prescribed. see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. ask your doctor if 24-hour breo could be a missing piece for you. learn more about better breathing at mybreo.com. coming up on 6:45...
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year old boy in oakland. it happened tuesday night on the 300 block of 45th street. the boy was outside of his home when he was grabbed by a man. he was able to break free and run back home.( darya ) new video is released of a deadly police shooting last wednesday at a subway sandwich shop. officers say 26-year-old nicholas flusche went behind the counter and began attacking a subway employee with a knife. the stabbing victim, a bystander trying to help, and flusche all come out from behind the counter as officers point their guns at them. moments after - one officer shoots. flusche died at the scene the stabbing victim was treated and released from the hospital. ( mark ) an in-n-out burger restaurant in livermore is closed after several people got sick after eating there. a college softball team ate there this past weekend and started complaining of flu-like symptoms. now the health department is trying to determine if it was the norovirus. restaurant workers have cleaned and disinfected the the entire restaurant. (mark)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... (rebecca) cooler than normal
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temperatures can be expected through the forecast period. a live look outside right right now...we're seeing some cloud cover around the bay area. cool and breezy conditions as well. dress warm as you make your way out the door this morning. temperatures will be even cooler today. peeks of sunshine today with lots of cloud cover to keep things on the cooler side. winds will be kicking up throughout the day. highs will top out in the low 70s inland, 60s around the bay and 50 along the coast. your 7 day outlook...the cooling trend continues into this weekend. mostly sunny on mother's day.most areas will remain dry through the weekend, except perhaps the far north where local light rain may fall. more widespread rain is possible next tuesday.
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taking a guided a-t-v tour of kailua ranch monday night when it started raining and a river started rushing. the group says they felt unsafe but wanted to keep going on the tour. that's when their a-t-v's got stuck in the water for almost half an hour before they were rescued. ( darya ) construction workers helped pull them out of the water and no one was seriously injured. ( darya ) the oakland raider cheerleaders have reached a settlement with the team in a lawsuit that claimed the cheerleaders were denied minimum wage. the settlement was worth 800-
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thousand dollars plus attorneys fees. in addition to claiming they were denied minimum wage, the raiderettes also claimed that they were denied overtime and forced to pay some of their own business expenses. ( mark ) a family member of a shooting victim charges at the man who pulled the trigger in cleveland. the shooter pleaded guilty to killing five people including an unborn child in 20-14. a victim's family member says he saw the shooter smirking and that is why he lunged. the family member says he has no regrets about what happened in the courtroom. the shooter was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences. he avoided the death penalty by agreeing to give a full confession. ( mark ) take a look at this... a 23-year-old hiker is rescued after being lost in the montana wilderness for six days. madeline connelly went to the great bear wilderness area for an overnight camp out while on her way from illinois to a new job in alaska. rescuers began looking for her when she was not heard from the following day. some people were worried when bear prints were discovered near
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her footprints. connelly is an experienced hiker and survived with her dog by drinking water out of streams. rescuers found her about five miles away from her car. officials say connelly and her dog are tired and hungry, but in good condition. ( darya ) the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton! keep watching the kron4 morning news and we will give you the secret word of the day. then go to kron4.com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town! keep watching every day for a new word and another opportunity to win! today's secret word of the day will be revealed in our 8 o'clock hour so keep watching and you could win hamilton tickets! ( mark ) coming up in kron four news at seven... putting your child on a vegan diet can be damaging to their health. we'll explain the health warning up ahead. and... one of the world's highest paid actors is considering a run for the white house. that story is after the break...
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( mark ) dwayne "the rock" johnson might be setting his sights on the ( darya ) the rock was born in hayward and he is now telling g-q magazine that he thinks a presidential run is a real possibility. he says if he were president "poise and leadership" would be top priorities. earlier he had brushed off rumors that he was interested in politics. he declined to give an endorsement in the last presidential election - even though he says both campaigns approached him. he says he didn't want to sway anyone's opinion or unhappy with his politics. (darya) we'll see if gary would rock that vote. plus a lot of people say it's boring because they think it will be the cavs and warriors in the championship, but not kobe we'll see why. and why is a famous wide receiver showing off his tight end.( mark ) and... four cars are set on fire in a span of two nights in the east bay. kron four's averi harper is live with what investigators are saying about the fires. and... former f-b-i director james comey breaks his silence after being fired by president trump. hear what he has to say about his firing plus how russian president vladimir putin is reacting to the news.
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nights in the east bay. what investigators are saying about the fires. ( will @ flash ) former f-b-i director james comey is breaking his silence after being fired by president trump. coming up what comey has to say and why one senator says this is now a constitutional crisis. ( mark ) and... police are searching for a man who tried to kidnap a young boy outside his home in the east bay. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...
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