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they have not released the type of vehicle they are looking for, but they say this is very unusual and this part of california. >> that something we don't see here so it is very troubling. they ended up closing the freeway for 3 1/2 hours. they didn't say how many shots were involved. they had to keep that lane of traffic closed so they could search for evidence. about 4:00 they reopen the southbound lanes and we can tell you if you are headed in the southbound you still see a lot of backup on the surface streets as people try to get from one spot to the next. people both expected to survive. suspect still at large. that's the latest here that is one of those stories you want to know about as soon as it happens.
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we first told you about it on a push alert. we provide constant updates through the kron4 website, facebook page and twitter feed. a psychiatrist under arrest found with hundreds of files of child porn. they say he uploaded while using the universities wi-fi connection. investigators have been working since march to track down the 36-year-old. he is accused of uploading and trading images and videos of child an auger for your official searched his home and they found his roommate the 33-year-old who they say was also involved. both men were found with over 600 files of child pornography on several media devices they've been booked on charges of possession and distribution. the district attorney's office officially filed charges today against a doctor accused of sexually assaulting one of his patients. he was arrested on monday after
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that patient reported that she was sexually assaulted during a recent appointment. he is a family practice doctor at the outpatient clinic. investigators are looking for any additional victims he now faces five felony charges as well as to misdemeanors. they did release a statement saying he is currently on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.ç one man remains in the hospital after a violent are all. the whole thing caught on videod . onaúperson has been arrested and police say they are looking ore suspects. one of the guests that watch the fight started.ok our the wedding photographer said he has never seen anything like this. >> what i saw was 30 to 40 people fighting each other and beating each other up and it was a big ordeal.
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>çqreporter: he showed me a video, one of many that captured the brawl that directed this past weekend. watch as fists are flying. you can see here it looks like a man is down on the ground badly injured. >> officers detained people and came across a victim lying on the floor. he has suffered head injuries and is still in icu at the hospital.>> reporter:ç he poli sergeant says 17 officerst( çr to the fight in the early morning hours. >> there were numerous people involved. it we are not even clear on the motivation why this occurred. we do know we are relying on someone got hit and resulted in a massive brain trauma to the victim.>> reporter: one person has been arrested so far. he says the wedding was very large.ç there about 700 people
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attending the reception.ççó stuck they had to shut down the party.>> reporter: besides videç there are also cameras outside the royal palace hall.w3 he says it will cgr(nly take time to figure okout everything >> there will be time to sort out what occurred and we do not even have a reason about why this incident occurred.>> reporter: kron4 news. police need the public help identifying a driver that left the scene after hitting a six- year-old who was crossing the street in oakley tuesday afternoon. they were in a crosswalk on o'hara avenue and francisco villa drive just before 5:00. the six-year-old was struck in the leg and is expected to make a full recovery. witnesses say this white pickup truck passed vehicles already stopped and hit the child. the driver continued west. take
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a good look at these photos. anyone with information on the truck or the driver is being asked to contact police. a prayer service will be held at uc berkeley for the rugby player who was injured during a game over the weekend. 20-year-old was playing in a championship game saturday when he was badly injured on the field. he was rushed to the hospital, (lies from the chest down with limited mobility in his arms. tonight starting at 8:00 there will be a prayer service on the campus at newman hall holy spirit parish. his family is asking for donations to go toward his medical expenses. you can xdfind a link on kron4.com. they say for one year of treatment they are looking at $1 million. the unified school district have reached an agreement to save bus services to three schools in the district. more than 1500 students use it and
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an agreement was reached last night that they will continue serving three schools. that agreement comes as the transit board of directors was considering canceling the service because it was too expensive. officials say the one-time extension of services only temporary and a permanent solution is necessary. >> he is a showboat and a grand stand or. the fbi has been in turmoil, you know that and i know that and everybody knows that. president trump giving his reasons for firing fbi director james comey. others are giving a different story. the çcapital probably hasn't seen uproar like this in decades. >> our reporter is here with the days newest revelation. >> reporter: some of those revelations today directly contradict what we were told yesterday [ indiscernible ]
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president trump acted on the recommendation of the deputy attorney general and today the president gave a different account to lester holt. >> i was going to fireç him. it was my decision. >> you made the decision before. >> i was going to fire him.>> reporter: will double sources report he was angry with comey. he did not give him any assurance of personal loyalty and not only was the russia ? part of not disappearing it was accelerating. >> clearly if we2connect the dots there qis a [ indiscernibl ] between the russian investigation and the firing of comey.>> reporter: as per his incompetence- >> i can tell you that director comey enjoyed broad support within the fbi. he still does to this day. >> reporter: acting fbi director told the senate intelligence committee that the fbi probe of russian electoral meddling will
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continue. >> do you continue to informing this committee of any effort to interfere with the fbi ongoing investigation into links between russia and the trump campaign? >> i absolutely do. four the intelligence committee invited comey to testify next week and subpoenaed former white house security advisor. the chairman and deputy chairman met today with deputy rosenstein to coordinate the separate russia investigations. connecticut richard blumenthal says the crisis is approaching watergate proportions.ç >> it may well produce impeachment proceedings although we are very far from that possibility. >> reporter: the president was pushing back on twitter today. he says the russians must be laughing at the us tearing themselves apart for çthe democratic excuse of losing the election.q
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the group refused fascism ós is holding a rally in response to comey firing. it started a couple minutes ago . it is at 14th and broadway in downtown oakland. cuts are coming. those are the words from the governor as he released his revised budget plan. what this means for california. a community in the south bay is mourning the loss of the teenager who collapsed during a pasco game and died to more cars in the east bay go up in flames overnight. we are going to see an increase in clouds and fog. i am tracking all the details coming up. i no longer live with
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ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. (vicki) in the east bay.... a pair of cars set on fire overnight appear to be connected to string of o fires in contra a pair of cars set on fire overnight seem to be connected to a string of auto fires. >> they are rattling the nurse of people because they don't know if there are will be next. >> reporter: this is all phone video of the vehicle set on fire around 3:already a.m. thursday morning. t(it is one o two vehicles reported on fire 10 minutes apart within a mile of each other one on highland way the other here on holub
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record. these two vehicle fires are the latest in a çw3string of cars ablaze.ççok there çhave been incidentsçxd three areas. >> i am concerned it is scary. >> reporter: that fear is scared by people that parked the vehicle. >> i parking in the driveway. >> reporter: now you think maybe? >> i will have to clean out my garage. >> i could bring to in the garage at night, but i shouldn't have to do that, but i will do that.>> reporter: investigatorsç have determined that these recent auto fires are connected and they say these çappear to be linked to series of vehicle fires earlier this year. t(ç investigators say they have no leads.
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today a federal judge approved a $1.2 billion settlement making volkswagen pay thousands to customers who bought cars rigged to pass admission tests. over 88,000 owners with three leader diesel engines will get a compensation from seven to $16,000. that was approved this afternoon. if they cannot fix the newer cars attorneys can çreturn to court to seek buybacks. governor brown has announced a revised outlook for the budget year that begins on july 1. >> he is talking about a modest detail. >> he was armed with signs of the changes he made in the state budget.
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he does not want people to get too comfortable with the fact the economy has been pretty good. reminding them that recessions always return. one big change, he says he is withholding $50 million from the university of california budget to hold their feet to the fire. he wantsç the system to accept changes in a recent state audit. overpaid administrators. when specifically asked about you see president the governor essentially defended her.ç >> most people think she's doing a pretty good job. i think their salaries are way too high. especially the administrator.w3
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>> the governor also says today he wants more spending on schools and childcare. he says an improved outlook would allow $1.5 billion more in spending next year that would be mostly for the kindergarten through high school levels. the release of the budget this kicks off a month of negotiations with çthe legislature. t( first amendment backers a worried that free speech is fading as a priority among college studentsç. recent at u berkeley and other schools controversial figures have been stopped giving speeches. this has led some experts to declare a free-speech crisis. the literary group in america says colleges are overlooking first amendment rights if they try to make campuses more welcoming. free-speech backers are urging them to take a stronger stance. we are going to look because we have some clouds forming their. every other camera is dogged ind
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we get the onshore flow back and now as we go into the rest of the week the temperatures will stay average. you can see how big it is along the coast and not bringing a lot of moisture. that is mainly to the north of us and we see a lot of clouds and onshore flow. we will see another round tonight heading into tomorrow and over the next three hours partly cloudy skies expected. 64 degrees dropping into the low 60s and 50s by 9:00 york are temperatures right now 58 degrees. 61 in novato, all the 80s and 70s are out even spread with t( the temperatures. here's a closer look. 66 in
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hayward and 69 in san jose. when we push into tomorrow we will see some more conditions. temperatures in san francisco at 56 degrees. as we go into the rest of this eveningnb çkjççtomorrow morn you wake up we are tracking visibility down to 1 mile.ç dense fog to start tomorrow. allow some extra time to get to work. i am tracking what else is in store in your 7-day forecast in 10 minutes. we want to see warrior pride today. you can get a free car flag. the warriors have declared tomorrow car flag friday.ç
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let's say you take mom out to brunch. coming up, we go in depth on the claims of cues cleanses. you may know -- not be able to put your laptop in your carry-on going overseas. days and nights of laxatives, only to have my symptoms return. (vo) if you've had enough, tell your doctor what you've tried and how long you've been at it. linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children less than six,
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and it should not be given to children six to less than 18. it may harm them. don't take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain, especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. if it's severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. other side effects include gas, stomach-area pain, and swelling. talk to your doctor about managing your symptoms proactively with linzess. the in-n-out in
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livermore remains closed this evening... after several people got sick when they ate there. college in-n-out burger still close tonight after several a got sick when they their -- when they ate their. restaurant workers say their investigation did not reveal any problems that could of made people sick. they have cleaned and disinfected the entire place. the health department is investigating.
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this is not the first time they have had issuesw3. it has been cited at least twice in the last six months for health department violations. there is no word on when that will be able to reopen. trader joe's is recalling some of its chocolate ice cream because it might have peanuts in it. the ingredient is not listed on the box. no one has getting sick, trader joe's customers can get a refund if they take the ice cream back. people who are allergic to peanuts are encouraged not to eat product. the department of homeland security is looking at expanding the alana -- the electronics ban on planes headed to the us. there considering increasing the number of flights where large devices will be banned from carry-on luggage. they blame it on increased terrorism concerns. is in place at 10 airports in eight countries. officials have
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said recently that an expansion is likely to include flights headed to the us from europe. homeland security secretary will meet with lawmakers to discuss security issues. airline officials also attending that meeting. no specific decision has been made. steph curry is paying his respect to a teenager who died doing just what she loved. her story after the break. too close for comfort. a new shark advisory for parts of southern california after several popped up in shallow waters. (vicki) now at 5:30, a tribute
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>> reporter: by all accounts the 16-year-old was a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court and judging from the heartfelt messages, cards and flowers at a growing memorial at homestead high school she was able 11 classmate as well. on sunday she inexplicably collapsed and a later died. her coach said she had suffered a seizure about a year ago and it seemed just fine your >> she was fine and çwas playi game. i would never take her out. >> reporter: the captain of the squad were number 32 and she was a huge fan of number 30 on the golden state arrears who granted her father's wishes by signing a pair of shoes. >> she had a dream catcher she made and if you look to the right you see those laying around.
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it was real. she loved the warriors. >> reporter: classmates have been wearing blue and yellow to school this week. she was a role model to teammates. >> she was the one that made me try out and when i wanted to quit she was the one that pushed me up and told me to keep going and never give up. four tests are pending as they search for clues about what may have led to her death. in the meantime the memorial grows as her family, friends and teammates try to come to terms with her death. >> it's going to be hard. she was a giant part of our team, a captain, a sister and a friend. >> reporter: classmates will pay further tribute to her at a candlelight vigil tentatively scheduled for next tuesday evening at the high school. time to look outside. we are talking whether britney
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joins us as we look from this camera outside our studio. those skies look ominous. >> yes and we even saw less than a 10th of an inch if you are closer to sonoma as the week cold front is moving through. we want to show you the time- lapse video and this paints the picture. you can barely see the golden gate bridge. this is basically [ laughter ], this is basically what we saw. did you like that? we saw a lot of clouds and fog. now a closer look at 6 am tomorrow morning we will see clearing skies and temperatures at the degrees for the coast, inland 46 and more sunshine by 9:00 and by 12:00 we will start the morning with dense fog for lots of locations. lots of sunshine tour the late morning hours and the temperatures will was once again into the low to mid 60s.q we are barely below average. you can see we are dealing with
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more of an onshore flow and that means decreased visibility by 4 am tomorrow visibility down to zero. down to 1 mile in mountain view. zero in half moon bay. coming up, we will track your forecast and i'll let you know if we have another chance for rain. beachgoers in çone souther california community are on edge tonight because sharks and we're not talking about small ones, they were too close for comfort.ç >> reporter: two more t(shardj sightings in long beach this morning. >> i normally swim a lot during the summer i will swim out to the buoy and i don't know if i will do that this year until they clear out. >> reporter: not enough to scare one guy. >> it's too much of an unknown. let them do what they want for a while.
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>> reporter: his buddy had a i]close encounter last week. >> a 6 foot circle around me. i got a little nervous so i paddled back in. >> reporter: this drone video was shot yesterday. >> you hear of it and it's normal and you think you see something, you know it's right next to you it is scary.>> reporter: 836-year-old was attacked at a popular surfing spot and there is still danger in that area. not far away yesterday a sheriff helicopter spotted >> this is the orange county sheriff department these advised this is heavily populated at the moment with large t(great white sharks. >> the sharks are believed to be juveniles between 5 to 6 belong. that's a pretty good-sized.
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or a gunman walks into a san bernardino classroom and goes on a shooting rampage. he shot and killed his estranged wife as well as an eight-year-old boy asked month before turning the gun on ç himself and you see çhimç?7ó signing the book and he walks e over to his wife's special needs classroomw3w3 and starts shooting. a nine-year-old boy was also shot and he was released from the hospital. surveillance video out of china.ç r> happens really fast. we will show it to you again. the xdmotorcycle tries to stop the last minute, but is unsuccessful and rams that dump truck that was making a left turn. the biker collided with the fuel tank and the guy immediately caught fire. he gets on the ground and tries to roll. several people ran to help him.
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doctor say he suffered non-life- threatening injuries. coming up, a familyçç of three just got bigger. why this family decided to adopt another seven çchildren. popularity with claims ñrthat ç they detoxed the system. do they really work? we will hear from experts as well as people who have gone through a cleanse. that is coming up. wall street stocks modestly lower today. number of retailers dropped after reporting difficult -- disappointing results. the dow çólost i]23 points and nasdaq 13 and the s&p fell more than five points. keep it here, we will be right back.
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some claim to boost your immune system - others promise to help your a juice cleanse some claim to boost your immune system and others claim to help her organs run better. >> teresa takes a closer look at cleanses in general and why some people love them and others take a cautious view. >> reporter: bella works in the fitness industry and said she felt compelled to try a cleanse. >> there's a lot of advertising and marketing. i tried it because i was influenced by that and i wanted
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to see if it was worth the hype. >> reporter: after being advised she settled on a five day treatment. the theory behind the cleanse like the one from the juice stop is to provide the body with live in times two help the body reaches full functioning potential. cleanses have been gaining in popularity. gwyneth paltrow and the kardashians have long '> the immunity blend my whole family takes when we are feeling run down. just as i'm feeling a scratchy throat i have one. >> there's not one ingredient in your entire life that will stick.>> reporter: leah is a
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dietitian and educator. she says there are important considerations when it comes to those.ç >> if you do a detox diet might be three or seven days. how long do you plan to live? a lot more years than that so take all the effort you put into that and put it into your lifetime of doing something small maybe adding in a side salad with three meals a week over your lifetime is going to make a huge difference. >> reporter: what about the claims that the body needs to detox especially after splurging on something not so healthy next >> when you're looking at detox diets the body doesn't actually need to detox from the food you eat it is great at processing the macro need to -- macro and micro nutrients. if you want to make healthy lifestyle change think about losing weight, look at increasing your vegetables. >> reporter: the claims of additives like tumor that
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supposedly help with reducing inflammation. >> adding it may help a little bit, but i would say overall it's another thing if you like the flavor of cinnamon added. if you don't then don't add it. there is not one big thing. >> reporter: the cleanse did not work out the way she was hoping. >> i felt pretty sick after the fourth day i was getting headaches and run down so i stopped. >> reporter: experts say each body is different and that is why it is important to get educated and lean on professionals. >> are you skeptical? >> i like the juice to drink. in addition to my meal. >> never like that. >> then you get angry.
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>> it is an expensive trend. i go water and vegetables and call it a day. you know what, the giants could lose a cleanse. all that losing, get it out of your system. may be that road trip is a thing of the past. maybe some home cooking back home maybe a cleanse will get the giants back on track. we will hear from them coming up. here's a live look outside a foggy golden gate ridge. i will have the weekend details coming up after the break.ç (vicki) there has been
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people were in a white honda when another vehicle came up alongside and started shooting at the car. two people were hurt and taken to the hospital. the southbound lane was closed while they investigated. those lanes have since reopened. we will have the latest on the victims.ç perhaps they can start to stack up and there will be some wins because the season has started miserably. >> it is not even and even year it is really tough for the giants. the team has been dealing with a lot of injuries. >> bruce has suffered some health issues as well. they have opened with the reds tonight.
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>> reporter: san francisco last series served as a low point for the season and cincinnati outscored the giants by 26 runs. tonight they are hoping to return the favor and turn the year around. >> this is a game and a game we love to play. it is our passion and art and we have to remember that. we have to keep pushing forward and know that when you do these, what can you learn for it? >> reporter: they have taken hits in the injury department. many are just some of the names to miss time this year and no losses more damaging than madison who is out until the all-star break. no one in the clubhouse is about to make excuses.
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>> might get an opportunity [ indiscernible ]. taking hit after hit is tough and pretty awesome the way guys are coming together. >> reporter: the guys can catch their breath with a weeklong stand. >> you have to take one day at a time. you can't win 10 games in one day so worry about today and see what happens and hope for a good outcome. get back to smiling and playing the game. four tonight first pitch is 7:15. take a look outside at the golden gate bridge and see the fog rolling in.w3çó it will be a çlittle bit chill
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at 7:15. >> we saw -- wheezy strong wind speeds. you will definitely need layers and a jacket. the time the game starts temperatures will be 56 degrees and we expect the windspeed to stay strong as well. mostly cloudy skies, dense fog will develop and stick around into tomorrow morning. we will see the sun coming out and going into next week a slight chance of showers back in the forecast late monday into tuesday. the 24 hour temperature map will be cooler.ç similar conditions. the temperatures are not . to move much over the next couple of days. we will say below average for inland the temperature right now 58 in san francisco, 60s in novato.
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68 in fairfield, 67 concord.ç the windspeed right now is 15 miles an hour sustained and we will see wind gusts closer to 23 miles per hour. we will continue çto see this direct onshore flow. that çis why we have lots of clouds and fog which will start to taper off as we go into tonight. tomorrow morning wake up for fog and actually see more sunshine. the same will be true saturday and sunday. next week another system that will move in and give us a slight chance of showers. as far as the satellite and radar if you are closer to san francisco we see more clearing.
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future cast shows as we get into the weekend we stay nice and dry and as we go into monday night late tuesday that's when we have a chance of showers. it looks like it will stay to the east. we will keep you updated on that. forecast showing temperatures right around 50 degrees.w3 we stay nice and dry and as we go into tomorrow another round of temperatures in the high 50s and low six use. 62 degrees in san mateo and a high in redwood city. chilly along the coast.q 62 in petaluma, 68 napa. mid- sixties in san ramon.w3 66 in san jose. 64 degrees temperatures tonight are in the high 40s, low 50s and the three day planner shows we will warm-up into sunday.
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the 7-day forecast shows temperatures are not moving much over the next few days. we watch for a slight chance of showers next week and expect temperatures and lend to stay in high 60s. mid-sixties around the bay. a heartwarming story out of georgia. a family of three is growing to a family of 10. >> a mother and father who just adopted seven siblings that have been in the foster care system for the past three years. you can imagine the relief and the joy. the smiles on their faces say everything. before boys -- four girls and three boys are part of the clark family. they say the decision was easy because jessica has parents foster children when she was growing up. they -- there one biological son is three. they say the biggest challenge was going from having a toddler to a teenager.
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>> the hardest part was going from a three-year-old to a 14- year-old not knowing how to deal with teenagers. that was challenging and figuring out school because we didn't have school-age kids. >> it's important that there are hundreds of kids that don't have families and if people are able to do it they should. >> there are foster kids all over the country. 13,000 kids are in foster care, 13,000-7. coming up after the break you don't have to fly to spain to enjoy a traditional dish. where you can get top us. [ birds chirping ]
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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. (steve) another shooting
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on a bay area freeway... this time in location that rarely sees violence. tonight... the road is backopen as the search for suspects heats up.(steve) good evening i'm steve aveson. (pam) and i'm pam moore. this is a story we have been following since 1 this afternoon. the shooting happened on highway 101 in healdsburg... that's about 90 minutes north of san francisco. it was in the southbound direction... south of the dry creek road exit. kron four's dan kerman is at the scene tonight... he has an update on the investigation. dan?
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two men have been busted for child pornography in san francisco... and one of the suspects works for u-c-s-f. police say 36 year-old billy lockhart used the wi-fi at work to upload images. he is a psychiatrist for u-c-s-f. investigators seached his home and say they found hundreds of images on media devices. they also arrested a roommate, 33- year-old benjamin martin. police say martin also had hundreds of images of child pornography stored on media devices. (pam on cam) in the east
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bay.... a pair of vehicles set on fire overnight ... appear to be connected to string of recent auto fires in contra costa county.(steve on cam) these vehicle fires are rattling the nerves of people... because they don't know if their cars will be next. kron4's haaziq madyun shows you where the fires are taking place. two vehicles set ablaze in the early morning here in a pair of brentwood neighborhoods this is cellphone video of a vehicle set on fire around 3:3o thursday in the driveway of a home in brentwood. it is one of two vehicles reported on fire, 10 minutes apart, within a mile of each other, one on highland way, the other here on hollowbrook court. these two vehicle fires are the latest in a string of autos set a blaze this week across contra costa
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hospital ... after a violent brawl at a wedding in fremont ... the whole thing caught on video. the wedding photograher showed us this video of the brawl. you can see for yourself how violent it was... there were about 700 people in attendance at the wedding, which took place saturday night with the reception taking place at the royal banquet palace hall in fremont. police say, one person was badly injured in the fight and they are still trying to figure out what happened. police have arrested one
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person, amirtpal singh, for battery. police are going through a number of videos and doing interviews. a live look outside right now...(pam) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. the surface cold front associated with this parent upper low is serving as a dividing line between an area saturated with marine stratus to the south and a cooler, unstable air mass with cumulus clouds to the north. along this front, a thin band of mid to high level clouds has been responsible for a trace to a few hundredths of rain in sonoma county. for the remainder of the day, some increase in mid to high clouds should be expected. clearing skies will briefly precede the arrival of the cold front as this mornings marine stratus continues to mix out by the encroaching air mass from the north.
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( steve ) the in-n-out burger in livermore remains closed tonight after a softball ( steve ) the in-n-out burger in livermore remains closed tonight after a softball team got sick earlier this week. the health department is still investigating what happened over the weekend. nine people got sick with flu-like symptoms. officials suspect norovirus may be the cause but have not made an official determination. in a statement yesterday,
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the fast-food chain says the store has been thoroughly cleaned and they have screened employees to make sure nothing spreads. ( pam ) another big story tonight: california's senate delegation .. front and center today ... at a hearing where lawmakers grilled the replacement ... for fired f-b-i director james comey.( steve ) chief washington correspondent jim osman tells us how the acting fbi director rebuked the trump administration in front of the senate intelligence committee. acting fbi director andrew mccabe directly contradicted the white house over the firing of former fbi director jame comey. mccabe said fbi rank and file had not lost confidence in the former fbi director as the white house had maintained. sen. martin heinrich:"is it accurate that the rank and file no longer supported director comey?" andrew mccabe:"no, sir. that
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is not accurate."(wipe) mccabe continues"i can tell you that i hold director comey in the absolute highest regard. (track) the intelligence committee expected to grill comey himself before the president fired him. california senator kamala harris pressed the acting fbi director what he'll ánowá tell agents working on the russian investigation.sot 12:07:35- 12:07:47 harris q; will you commit to me given the change of circumstances you will find a way to communicate directly with these men and women that they won't be fired for aggressively pursuing the investigation. answer: yes m'aam i will. (track) mccabe told harris he believes the fbi ádoesá have the resources it needs for the russian investigation. numerous reports suggested former director comey didn't. california's senior senator dianne feinstein, after the hearing, says the appointment of a special prosecutor to examine russian ties to trump associates remains up in the air.feinstein 1:49 from latakoo byte"it's hard to tell it's a concept out there that certainly on our side of the aisle believe is necessary". (osman tag) senator feinstein isn't pleased how the trump administration handled comey's firing saying it held up a politically motivated letter from the deputy a. ( pam ) the president, meanwhile, is
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making good on his promise to investigate voter fraud. he signed an executive order today .. to create a commission. it will be headed up by vice- president mike pence... and is expected to deliver a report to president trump by the end of next year. the commission will look into improper voting and fraudulent registration. president trump has claimed millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election but so far... there is no proof to back up the statement. (steve) aetna is completely out of obamacare... the nation's third largest health insurer has pulled itself from state-based insurance exhanges. aetna has become the latest insurer to leave while republicans continue to rewrite the affordable care act in washington. the company has already stopped selling coverage in several states. next year nebraska and delaware will be added to the
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list...after projecting a 200-million-dollar loss this year. state exchanges are a main supporter of the federal law because they allow millions of people to buy coverage with help from income-based tax credits. ( pam ) san francisco is looking to make things more affordable for teachers. the plan that would help teachers who work in the city .. to be able to live there too.( steve ) and new details are coming out about what went wrong at the oroville dam. findout why the spillway crumbled... nearly leading to a disaster.( pam ) and a standout bay area high school basketball player dies.... doing what she loved. the tribute to her .... and how steph curry is giving the family an assist.
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( pam )(2-shot) tributes are pouring in tonight .... for a fallen high school athlete in cupertino.( steve )(2-shot) kron four's rob fladeboe tells us about how her team, class mates anda certain golden state warrior are honoring 16 year old homestead high sophomore kimberly nuestro. by all accounts, 16 year old kimberly nuestro was a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court and judging from the heartfelt messages, cards and flowers here at a growing memorial at homestead high school, she was a beloved classmate as well. on sunday, nuestro collapsed during a game at mission college and later died. nuestro's coach said she had suffered a seizure about a year ago but seemed fine until this happened.becky chiu/junior varsity coach " because after that she was fine. she went the whole
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season without a problem. she would play the whole game and i would never take her out..." the captain of the junior varsity squad, kimberly nuestro wore number 32, but she was a huge fan of number 30 on the golden state warriors, steph curry, who granted her father's wish by signing a pair of nuestro's step curry shoes.becky chui/junior varsity coach" she had made a blue and yellow dream catcher and if you looked in her closet, she has three air of curries and honestly, it was unreal, she really loved the warriors..." classmates have been wearing blue and yellow to school this week. nuestro was also a role model to team mates like laila shadabadi.laila shadabadi/nustro's team mate" i am really hurt because when i wanted to quit the team she was the one who kept me going and told be never to quit..." tests are pending as nuestro's family searches for clues about what may have led to her death. meantime, the memorial grows as nuestro's family, friends and team mates come to terms with her death.becky chui/junior varsity coach" it's going to be hard, she was a really great part of our team, the captain, a sister, as well as a friend, she was like a little sister to me...." william yang/homestead 2015 graduate" it was very nice of the school to pay tribute to her and i am taking some time off today to do so as well, no
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one should have to die this young..."in cupertino rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( steve ) on the peninsula: a school is going to be back open tomorrow after not having any water. students at cesar chavez middle school were sent home this morning after a pipe broke yesterday. officials were waiting on contractors to get it fixed... but the work was not finished when school started this morning. students were lining up to use a portable toilets this morning. school officials decided to avoid a problem it was best to just cancel classes. the repair work was done this afternoon. ( pam ) san francisco is moving forward with plans to
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try to make the city more affordable for teachers. there are a number of stories of teachers who work in san francisco ... having to travel long distances ... because they have been priced out of the city. so, the city is spending more than 40-million dollars to create housing for them. in fact, the first project will open up 135- units specifically for teachers. the city will need to adopt measures which allows them to qualify for affordable housing. the mayor acknowledges, it is time for the city to step up and do something. the first project will be in the outer sunset .. but it could be a while before it is ready. it needs to be built and officials say it might not be ready until 2022.
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(steve) today governer jerry brown announced a revised budget plan for the year. one revision is the witholding of 50 million dollars from the university of california's budget.. brown says auditors found the university hid tens of millions of dollars in reserve accounts..and over paid administraters the governor also says he wants to spend more on grade-level schools and childcare.. he says an improved outlook would allow for one-point-five billion dollars more in spending next year. the new fiscal year starts on july first. the experts continue to try to figure out.. exactly what went wrong at the oroville dam spillway back in february.... and how to make sure the problems do not happen again.. today - there was a public hearing into the findings of a team of investigators.. catherine heenan is here with details... (catherine) everyone is talking about what that team of independent investigators found -- because their preliminary results are chilling.. it was the
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subject of a legislative hearing this afternoon... engineering experts found two dozen potential design and maintenance problems... including thin concrete, sub- par reinforcing steel, and foundation weaknesses. at that hearing - california lawmakers faulted water officials for their maintenance and inspection of the oroville dam. california assemblyman jim frazier - an engineer - called some of the spillway design problems "terrifying." .the report doesn't yet specify exactly what triggered the spillway failure...but makes it clear it was not up to the job of handlingthe huge amount of water. repairs for all the damage will cost around 500-million dollars. pam and steve? 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.
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the surface cold front associated with this parent upper low is serving as a dividing line between an area saturated with marine stratus to the south and a cooler, unstable air mass with cumulus clouds to the north. along this front, a thin band of mid to high level clouds has been responsible for a trace to a few hundredths of rain in sonoma county. for the remainder of the day, some increase in mid to high clouds should be expected. clearing skies will briefly precede the arrival of the cold front as this mornings marine stratus continues to mix out by the encroaching air mass from the north. ( steve ) a carry on ban may be
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expanding. the electronic items that could soon be no longer allowed on airplanes to certain destinations.( pam ) plus, there is new video of a brawl in davis.. and some police officers got mixed up in it. how their actions are now being questioned ... and why an internal investigation is being launched.new tonight at eight...friends, teammates and loved ones are gathering in berkeley tonight to pray for robert paylor.the rugby player suffered a severe spinal injury during a match...he may
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trump administration is about to expand its ban on laptopson commercial planes headed to the u.s.... catherine heenan is here with more on the announcement expected soon ... from the department of homeland security... (catherine) it's expected that the trump administration could ban laptopsfrom the cabins of flights from europe to the u.s.... it that happens - it could affect some u.s. carriers, including delta, united and american... there's already a ban on flights originating from 10 airports in 8 countries....includingsaudi arabia and turkey. the reason -- fears that a concealed bomb could be hidden inside larger electronic devices. the ban to include some 'european'
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airports could include britain...but no one is spelling out the details yet. homeland security officials met with airline industry experts today to talk about the ban.. one concern - the possibility that with more devices stashed in checked baggage -- it would mean more lithium batteries in the cargo hold. .. that's a safety risk that's still being discussed.steve and pam? ( pam ) talk about a close encounter. see more of this video ... as a great white shark tails a paddle boarder.( steve ) and a sacramento couple takes love to new heights. the pictures of their wedding adventure and the famous location they decided to get hitched.( pam ) but first.... could some police officers find themselves in serious trouble. the new video of a fight near u-c davis ... that is raising questions about their behavior.
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about the officers actions .. which have led to the launch of an internal investigation.. jennifer mcgraw has the story. this slow-mo dash cam video gives us a closer look into what really may have happened on the picnic day brawl that landed three men behind bars. mark reichel/attorney"i was thrilled to see it because it really confirms a lot of what i've heard from witnesses," mark reichel says his client did no wrong and even touts him a hero.mark reichel/attorney"elijah williams was actually protecting this woman,"you see the van pull up to the large crowd and the minute the doors open, multiple fights break out.police say they were kicked and punched while displaying their badges and weapons, but according to some witnesses the officers were in plain clothes and yelling obscenities.mark reichel/attorney"you got a one, two combination that's really wrong. they run into them and they use profanities and they don't identify themselves as officers. it's only going to escalate,"davis
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police chief darren pytel says the video was turned in by a citizen and he hopes more is out there.chief darren pytel/davis police department "there's allegations that language was used from the crowd, we don't have any of that yet as evidence. so, for both the internal investigation and criminal investigation, that could be very important evidence,"the city hired former sac county sheriff john mcginness to look into the officer's conduct. reichel questions the motive since the city already has an auditor to investigate police misconduct.chief darren pytel/davis police department "based on the news reports and the conflicting accounts, we thought it was important in this case to do that,"the chief says mcginnis has the experience to know if there's a problem in the department and whether internal changes need to be made. ( pam )( pam ) two officers were hurt during the davis picnic day fight. one suffered injuries to an eye and his face.... another had a head wound from getting hit with bottle. (steve) several great white sharks spotted in shallow waters off the southern california coast have prompted a new shark advisory off long
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beach. take a look at this video...helicopters spotted this shark....and many others off the coast. the sharks are believed to be juvenille great great whites betweeen five and six feet long. this paddle boarder seems to be clueless to what is swimming below him. but the sharks haven't shown any aggressive behavior. a similar advisory was issued on saturday when as many as 20- great whites were spotted in the same area. a company that makes guns and ammunition is blaming the election for a drop in demand.. vista outdoor reported a five-percent decline in sales and a 28-percent plunge in profit in the first three months of the year. vista's c-e-o says this is the biggest decline in demand for ammunition and firearms directly following the election. vista owns 50 brands, including savage arms, which makes a variety of guns. another gun company ---
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sturm ruger --- reported that retailers have huge supply's of sporting rifles, also known as assault rifles... because retailers stockpiled them before election day.. expecting clinton to win. (pam) volkswagen will have to pay its customers one- point- two ábillioná dollars.. that's after thousands of their vehicle's engines were rigged to cheat on emissions test. today, a federal judge in san francisco approved the settlement ... with more than 88-thousand volkswagen customers. those who bought cars with the defected 3-liter diesel engines ... will get compensation ranging from 7- to 16-thousand- dollars. the deal ends most of the legal battles over the scandal which became public back in 20-15. frightening moments during the noon hour on southbound 101 in healdsburg. the chp says about 12-15 a vehicle pulled along side this white sedan and opened fire as it was travelling just past the dry creek road exit.sot jonathan sloat/chp 13-23an unknown vehicle pulled a longside and
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fired into the drivers , both the driver and passenger were struck, non lifethreatening injuries, we do not have a suspect vehicle or a motive to release yet.the two male victims, were tran sported to a local hospital and both are expected to survive the chp then shutdown that section of southbound 101 for the next 3 and half hours standup dan kerman/healdsburg 1:00-110 while freeway shootings have become more typical along highway 4 and the eastshore freeway, the chp says it is not something that happens in this area. in healdsburg, dan kerman kron 4 news.
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here in brentwood a pair of vehicles set on fire overnight appear to be connected to a string of autos set ablaze across contra costa county. according to the county fire protection district the two vehicles set on fire in the driveways of a pair homes in brentwood are linked to similar car fires in martinez, lafayette and walnut creek contra costa county fire protection district investigators have no information on any suspects at this time...in brentwood haaziq madyun kron4news (fladeboe)here in cupertino homestead high school is paying tribute to one of it's own. 16-year old kimberly nuestro, captain of the junior varsity squad,collapsed during a game sunday at mission college and later died. now her team mates and class mates are honoring her with cards and flowers and memories at a memorial on campus. at her father's request,golden state warriors step curry signed a pair of nuestro's 'curry' basketball shoes. tests are
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pending which kimberly's family is hoping might explain her death, as homestead high plans a candle light vigil for the popular young athlete set for next tuesday evening. in cupertino rob fladeboe kron 4 news chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... the surface cold front associated with this parent upper low is serving as a dividing line between an area saturated with marine stratus to the south and a cooler, unstable air mass with cumulus clouds to the north. along this front, a thin band of mid to high level clouds has been responsible for a trace to a few hundredths of rain in sonoma county. for the remainder of the day, some increase in mid to high clouds should be expected. clearing skies will briefly precede the arrival of the cold front as this mornings marine stratus continues to mix out by the encroaching air mass from the north.
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new tonight at eight...more trouble for united airlines.a passenger claims flight attendants would not let her use a restroom.you won't believe what she says she was forced to do next. we'll hear from her tonight ... on kron 4 news at eight. ( pam ) a northern california couple... has taken their love to whole different level.( steve ) they got married on mount everest. the pair from sacramento eloped at the base camp which is at 17-thousand feet. this believed to be the first wedding on the world's tallest mountain. the wedding itself took place in march but is just now going public. the bride said she wanted an adventurous wedding when she contacted the photographer.... getting married on mount everest certainly would qualify. in sports... a bay area basketball prodigy receives a special honor...... and the giants are finally back home after that dismal road trip... but the good news is they welcome back one of teir starters from injury.... gary
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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. the giants return today from what can
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winning 2-of-3 games against the dodgers it could have been much worsethey dropped 2 of 3 from the mets in new york but the worst was a three-game sweep in cincinnati that saw them get outscored 31-5 their worst road series in recent memorythe giants open another 3-game set tonight against the red at at&t park but the numbers from that road trip (wipe to fullscreen) an overall record of 3-and-6 losing 6-of-7 vs the reds and mets7 they were outscored 63-28.. an average of 7-to-3 per-game7 the team era 7.36 while the team batting average was only .2387 they limp back home with the worst record in the majors at 12-23here is hunter pence & denrard span.. who will return tonight after missing 17 games(sot: span and pence) "the hardest thing for me not being able to play is not being able to go through the grind with those guys. i'm just happy i'm back and i just hope that i can bring a little energy and just help this team get back on track.""we don't
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know it all. that's another thing that makes baseball so successful year after year after year after year. and you never completely know, and you just keep going and let the mystery of baseball reveal itself." a ball boy making one of the catches of the year today in kansas city check this out top of the 2nd inning... salvador perez rips the foul ball down the 3rd baseline and the ball boy rises up for the great catch!... check it out again and maybe even cooler he non-chalantly turns and gives the ball to a kida hand for the great catch.
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the golden state warriors want to see your pride. starting today, fans can visit warriors team stores and get a free car flag.. to celebrate their third western conference finals appearance in a row... they have declared friday to be "car flag friday".. today boxes of the banners were opened at oracle arena to give away to a constant stream of fans... who are excited to say the least.. (vo) you can also get your free car flags at the walnut creek team store...and the retail stores in burlingame and san mateo.
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one of the greatest basketball players in golden bears history... jason kidd is getting inducted into cal's athletic hall of fame. during his two-year stint with the university he led the team to national prominence. in 1993 he was named freshman of the year. he helped cal reach their first sweet 16 apperance in 33 years after defeating highly-ranked duke in the second round of the ncaa tournament he became the first sophomore in conference history to be named pac-12 player of the year and receive all american honors in the 1994 draft the mavericks drafted him with the second overall pick.
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john lynch and kyle shanahan had to release a statement to make it clear that they're not going to trade veteran linebacker navarro bowman. a report came out that san francisco was shopping the four-time pro-bowler. injuries have been a great concern for bowman... in the last three years he's suffered two season ending injuries last season he only played
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four games after tearing achilles. lynch says the team is looking forward to bowman's future contributions last summer he a contract extension through 2022... he's expected to earn nearly 10-million in 2018 the bears (pam) how would you like to lose one- billion dollars in less than 24 hours. the news that caused snapchat's stock ... to snap back to reality ... and leave its co- founders a lot lighter in the wallet.
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earnings report.( pam ) the stock tumbled 20-percent in the first hour of trading on wall street. it proved to be a costly day for the messaging app's co-founders. evan spiegel and bobby murphy each lost about a billion dollars when the stock dumped. snapchat is facing a stiff challenge from facebook and it reported a massive loss of 2-point-2 billion dollars during the first quarter of this year. last weather final look a full hour of
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