this morning on the kron 4 morning news... former f-b-i director robert mueller has been named special counsel to investigate potential tampering by russia in the presidential election. how the white house is reacting this morning. (james) and... an arrest has been made in connection to several car arsons in the east bay. how police were able to track down the suspect. (james) and a possible drawback for the prosecution in the penalty phase of man convicted of killing sierra lamar. why their could now be 'lingering doubt' about the conviction. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. (james)lets get a check of weather this morning... (dave) a significant warming trend

will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. 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. ( james @ bam ) our top story this morning... a major development in the investigation into russia's meddling in the u-s election. the justice department has appointed a "special counsel" to oversee the fbi investigation. that man is robert mueller... he is a former fbi director -- who was tapped by president george w. bush. earlier in his career, mueller was the u-s attorney in san francisco. grant lodes has the response from the white house. the investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia has

taken an unexpectedtwist -- the appointment of a special prosecutor. in a statement, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein wrote "...special counsel is necessary in order for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome." reaction from capitol hill was swift -- espcially from democrats who had insisted on a special prosecutor ever since fbi director james comey was fired last week. rep. jackie speier/-d- intelligence committee: "everyone in this country should breathe a sigh of relief."sen. richard blumenthal/-d- judiciary committee: "a very solid and significant step"rosenstein -- who recommended firing comey -- has appointed robert mueller to lead the russian investigation. mueller is a former marine and doj official who served as fbi director until 2013 after serving 12 years. jeffrey toobin/cnn senior legal analyst: "this is the single most respected figure in american law enforcement./this is someone who really embodies the best of the american criminal justice system and the chips

are going to fall where they may."the news comes the same day president trump interviews candidates to replace comey. the white house has said the need for a special counsel in the russian probe is unecessary. in a statement president trump wrote: "a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know - there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity." ( james ) president trump also said he looks forward to this matter concluding quickly. however, most legal and political experts say that's highly unlikely. and that we should expect a long and thorough investigation. ( james ) stocks had their worst day since september. investors worried the washington turmoil will stymie the president's pro- business agenda. the dow fell 372 points. the nasdaq was down 158 points. the s-and-p 500 was off by 43. ( james ) another big story we are following this morning... the suspect in a series of east bay car fires has been identified.

investigators are worried he may be responsible for dozens of other arson fires. kron four's alecia reid has more on what we are learning about the suspect. james bishop iii describes himself as a struggling artist, who needed help getting his books published. but investigators call him a serial arsonist.sot - we are very confident that we have the person responsible for the series of firesthe 36 year old is being charged with over two dozen counts of arson. that includes vehicles and buildings with people inside. sot - where the fire in a vehicle spread to a structure is a different crimethe uptick in vehicle fires across contra costa county started back in april. and after careful investigation, authorities noticed a similarity between all of them....sot - we were able to tie them together due to commonalities like using an accelerant on the outside of the vehicles.law enforcement also realized those types of vehicle fires extended to the beginning of the year.sot - right now we're investigating

fires in 2017 but part of the investigation is outside of that time frame.nearby surveillance cameras at a number of the fire locations... captured images of bishop's toyota rav -4... which investigators say tied bishop to the fires. the vehicles were torched in a number of cities in the east bay.including lafayette (jp), brentwood(hm), walnut creek(hm), and pleasant hill(ha).sot - as the occurences increased in frequency, and became more dangerous, we assembled a task force with partners in law enforcement and the district attorney's officebishop's go fund me page says he's been down on his luck for last 10 years. there hasn't been a single donation since he created the page in december. and investigators say he has a prior record.sot - the priors that are listed include some sexual assault chargesstandup if you live in the area where any suspicious fires occurred, and have information or surveillance that can help, youre urged to call the fire district.reporting from concord. alecia reid kron4 news. ( james ) emotional testimony and a possible

drawback for the prosecution as the penalty phase of the sierra lamar murder trial continues in san jose. new information surfaced during the trial and it could have reperussions for the prosecutions case... the defense is now suggesting there is 'lingering doubt' about the guilt of convicted murderer antolin garcia - torres. the defense informed the court about a new development regarding lead detective herman leon. detective leon oversaw much of the sierra lamar investigation. last week, a judge found that leon gave false testimony in another case... ( james ) if the information about

the detectives' false testimony is not permitted in the penalty phase legal experts say it could be part of an appeal. meantime, the prosecution will call more wtinesses today including sierra's mother and father. (james) coming up... robert muller has been appointed special counsel in the invesitagation of president donald trump's campaign and it's potential ties to russia. a look at his san francisco roots. and... computer outages at several d-m-v branches around the bay area leaves hundres of people with a headache. what you can expect if you are going to the d-m-v today.(dave) a look at your weather, next. (dave)sunny and warm today with a heat wave coming our way for the weekend ! your forecast is next. ( james ) and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge

(james) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave) a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 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

( james ) bart is taking action to make sure riders do not get stuck in the dark during a power outage. bart installed new batteries to power the backup emergency lights. this after a p-g-and e outage left riders in the dark at the montgomery bart station last month. then, days later, emergency lights failed at bart's richmond station. bart says, an investigation revealed 14- stations did not have emergency lights. that's despite the fact, inspection reports indicated, the systems had been tested and were working. now bart is suggesting some of its employees were not doing

their jobs. ( james ) new batteries are now in place in six of the stations, while a temporary fix is in place at the others until all 14 stations have new batteries. ( james ) and now a closer look into who robert mueller is. and his connection to san francisco. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to a former fbi agent familiar with mueller - the man and the professional. robert mueller became director of the fbi during one of the toughest times in modern u.s. history it was the summer before 9/11.george w. bush/former u.s. president: it is my honor to nominate robert s. mueller of california to become the director of the

federal bureau of investigations.a day after the attacks.robert mueller/former fbi director."the first objective is to determine, identify the high jackers on each of the planes, each of the planes. having identified the high jackers on each of the planes we then have sought to identify any of the associates remaining in the united states.skip george a 25 year veteran of the fbi says mueller's handling of the attacks illustrated his commitment to the law. skip george/former fbi special agent: he had to reestablish the types of investigations that were done in the fbi. he set up how the fbi fought terrorism. he was a tremendous leader and he was a good boss and i think he was one of the better directors that the fbi has had.mueller is known for taking a stand against the patriot act - which increased domestic surveillance after the attacks.the justice department had determined it was against the law.one of the pivotal moments of integrity that earned him respect in the intelligence community. skip george/former fbi special agent:he was outstanding as a director. i think he's excellent choice if you're going to have a special counsel, i think he's an excellent choice. a good leader, a top notch investigator. a vietnam vet. then a litigator and then eventually a federal

prosecutor.mueller served as fbi director for 12 years and two presidents.torbarack obama/former u.s. president"i want to thank your outstanding director robert mueller not just for the introduction because bob has led the bureau during incredibly challenging times the 72-year old has also served as federal prosecutor in boston and san francisco.he will be leaving his job as partner at a private firm.. and as a professor at stanford for his new special counsel role.(hermel aregawi)skip george says james comey also has a strong reputation.. but the difference is that comey got unfairly caught up in the politics of the last administration with the clinton emails.reporting live in san francisco. hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. ( james ) the bay area

air quality management district has issued four violations to the chevron refinery in richmond over a flaring incident in december. the flaring led to dozens of complaints about a foul odor. ultimately, the district issued the refinery two citations for excess levels of hydrogen sulfide detected by ground-level monitoring equipment. they also issued two violations for creating a public nuisance. officials at chevron say they were aware of the air district's conclusion but do not agree. ( james ) people visiting the dmv were met with frustration after a system wide computer crash caused longer wait times. the statewide outage only lasted a few hours. it's the second something like this has happened in the last year. kron4's justine waldman is tracking the impact this could have on the dmv today. a long line outside and inside people trying to tolerate the time spent waiting.pretty typical for the san francisco dmv officethough wednesday, frustration also filtered insot they really need to create a better system than the one they have this is

really ridiculousaround noon, statewide computers at offices went black.because of connectivity issues, according to the dmv.this impacted driver license and vehicle registration transactions. and left lots of people unable to get what they needed accomplished.sot i can't say on tv what i am feeling right now..this has happened before.. last october, an outage hit every single d-m-v branch in the state some were closed for days!the problem was blamed on a hardware failure in sacramento. sot there is nothing you can do but waitseveral hours later, the systems was back up and started running again.the dmv doesn't know what caused the latest outage the california department of technology will try and determine the cause.sot something is going on they should find out why this keeps happening ( james ) an alameda county

sheriff's deputy who was killed last friday has been honored. a procession from oakland made its way to downtown stockton yesterday afternoon. sroeuy khin was on his way home from a 12 hour shift last friday morning. chp investigators say a commuter bus crashed into the deputy's volkwagon beetle on eastbound 580 near tracy. they say - khin's car was either stopped or traveling slowly. when investigators found out khin was a deputy - they covered his body with a us flag - and a procession led his body to the coroner's office in alameda county. khin's family has also set up a gofund me to help with funeral expenses. his funeral is set for this weekend. ( james ) in california news.... twenty- one members of a brutal gang in los angeles have been arrested following a 3 -year fbi investigation. during a pre-dawn sweep agents and officers served warrants at

more than 3 - dozen locations looking for members of the notorious m-s-13 gang. among those arrested were the former head of the gang, who faces a number of federal charges. three other gang members are charged with murder. los angeles is the u-s base for m-s-13 which has tens of thousands of members worldwide. authorities count the gang among the largest criminal organizations in the u.s. (james) coming up... a place where you can buy things from stangers online. the safe place you can meet up in the east bay. (robin) and after the break... summer is right around the corner. but the summer movie season has already began. a preview of what you can expect to see in theaters and here's a live look outside... toll plaza

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. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (robin @ landing) the summer movie season is here and with it comes the latest sneak peeks at what hollywood has headed to theaters. from "planet of the apes" to "the transformers," rick damigella has a preview of these previews in the hollywood minute. "we are not savages. apes fight only to survive.""bad human, kill ape."(nat explosion)20th century fox has released the final trailer for "war for the planet of the apes." the third installment in the modern "planet of the apes" franchise stars andy serkis as caesar, and woody harrelson as a colonel waging war against the apes. the movie leaps into theaters on july 14th."i'm not saying that women don't belong on the court. who would pick up the balls otherwise?""oh my god. there's not a single thing i

don't hate about bobby riggs." here's a first look at "battle of the sexes," based on the true story of the 19-73 tennis match. "la la land" actress emma stone is almost unrecognizeable as tennis champ billie jean king, while steve carell steps into the shoes of bobby riggs. "battle of the sexes" services into theaters september 22nd."you hired me from a want ad. you think that comes with a super power?""grimlock! drop the cruiser, right now."(nat dinosaur belch and crash)"that is an alien dinosaur!" paramount has released a new preview for "transformers: the last knight." the teaser features several previously unseen action sequences, including bumblebee literally putting himself back together during a battle. "the last knight" arrives in theaters june 21st. in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (james) coming up... a young boy is dead after being misdiagnosed. what the family is asking for this morning.(dave) a warm up today. weather next.(lydia)

major police activity in el sobrante. (dave) and here's a live look outside...san mateo ( james ) breaking

overnight... people in el sobrante are being told to shelter in place because of some sort of police activity. kron 4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene with more. lydia? (lydia) major police activity in el sobrante. people are being told to

shelter in place in the area of nottingham drive and olinda road area of el sobrante (lydia) major police activity in el sobrante. people are being told to shelter in place in the area of nottingham drive and olinda road area of el sobrante ( james ) thanks lydia (james) now lets get a check of weather and traffic. (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure

builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( james ) buyers and sellers who use craigslist or other similar websites now have a safe place to meet in the east bay and make your exchanges in person.. it is happening in the town of danville and it is something knows as an exchange zone. and it is helping prevent potential crime. with more and more people turning to internet sites like craigslist to buy things directly from private sellers, the exchange

zone which is in the police parking lot, now serves as a safe place to buy and sell things. ( james ) even though the exchange zone is in the danville police parking lot city employees say they will not act as witnesses to any transactions, nor give any legal advice or settle any disputes that may arise during or after any exchange. ( james ) in the north bay - disbelief and shock after the discovery of two people found dead inside their home. it happened around 8:30 yesterday morning at a home off of atherton avenue in novato. family members who were visiting the elderly couple found the two dead inside their home and called

police. sheriff's deputies say the two people died from gunshot wounds and they are investigating this case as a possible murder- suicide. detectives are trying to figure out exactly what happened. the couples names have not yet been released. ( james @ landing ) a family is mourning the loss of a 6-year-old boy who has died after contracting meningitis. the young san jose boy fell ill several weeks ago but wasn't diagnosed with meningitis until last week and by then it was too late. he passed away on tuesday. kron 4's charles clifford spoke with the devastated family. by all accounts, 6-year-old jayden brizuela was a wonderful little boy. his aunt, monica aguilar, says he was an only child and the light of his mother's life.sot but last month, jayden fell ill and his mom took him to the doctor.sot over the next few weeks jayden was in and out of multiple hospitals, urgent cares and

doctor's offices. he would get worse then get better and then worse again. last friday jayden loudly complained of a severe headache and his mother took him to an emergency room. a check of his spinal fluid revealed jayden had bacterial meningitis, a very serious infection that kills about 500 people nationwide every year. standupjayden's devastated family is now left with more questions than answers. they don't know how he contracted the meningitis and they're frustrated that it took so long to get a correct diagnosis. while they are happy with the care jayden

eventually received at valley medical center, they are troubled that so many doctors and nurses couldn't find the problem sooner.sot

.i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly > and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

gúw once a month police crack down on traffic enforcement along a different city along the peninsula. stanley roberts shows us where it went down this month on this edition of people behaving badly. good morning, stanley roberts channel 4 how is you today? stanley i'm fine how are you, sir i'm fine how are you, good so we were sitting right next to you, you had the phone in your hand what happened? this interview is over thank you! so you don't want to talk to me i don't ok fair enough ok you have a good day that was my attempt to talk to a driver who is about to receive a ticket for ignoring the hands-free law. i'm with

officer turner of the foster city police department and we are in burlingame in fact, if you were in burlingame you would have noticed traffic officers from all around san mateo county either watching for violators or pulling them over nats: siren yes, it's the saturation traffic enforcement program aka step their main objective is to target problem areas . one of the problem issue is drivers ignoring the hands-free lawthis man was so distracted he never had a clue we were looking right at him.. in fact when he drives away he pick up speed before we could catch up to his range rover the reason why i'm stopping you is for being on your cell phone this driver claimed he was unaware of the hands-free law which i find interesting.. i'll let him explain why good morning oh really no no no no i watch this all the time no, no don't touch it you're not going to talk to me nope .if he watches all the time.he knows about the hands-free law

this diver was spotted by a south san francisco police motor.. she actually had her gps mounted, however, she still was behaving badly california is hands-free you can only touch it once you can't touch it multiple times (i didn't know) and you touched it at lease a half a dozen times . i spoke to the driver listen in what are the rules for gps, i thought we could use the gps to find a place yes you can i thought we can do it at a stop sign or a light things like that and low you learning and now im learning you are allowed to have it mounted just lke you are you're allowed to touch it one time to activate it the rest of if has to be voice activated hands-free communication you can't sit there and program addresses while your sitting at a traffic light every month step targets a different city in san mateo for a whole day and every month hundreds of tickets are handed out . which begs the question -are we really that bad of drivers? things that make you go hmmmm in burlingame stanley roberts kron 4 news

and here's a live look outside...san mateo

(james) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. here is a look at the major headlines before you head out the door this morning.... the justice department has appointed former fbi director robert mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between russia and the trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election. this comes after fired fbi director james comey wrote in a memo that trump had asked him to end an investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. in a statement, trump said an investigation will confirm that "there was no collusion"

between russia and his campaign. and... a pittsburg man has been arrested in connection to the string of car fires in contra costa county. 36-year-old james bishop was arrested after his car was seen on surveillance. the contra costa county d-a has charged bishop several arson related crimes. fire officials are investigating 30 or more incidents that could possibly be related. a south bay family is mourning the loss of a 6-year-old boy who died after contracting meningitis. jayden brizuela passed away on tuesday after getting sick several weeks ago. he wasn't diagnosed with meningitis until last week, and his family says it was too late. jayden's family say they are frustrated the meningitis wasn't discovered sooner. (james) here is a live look outside from our golden gate bridge camera.... (james) meteorologist anny hong has what you need to know before heading out the door

this morning. (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week. (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week.

no major hot (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week.

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. ( james @ landing ) a stockton mother claims a barber's dirty tools gave her son a scalp infection. now, she's filed a complaint. she claims her 7 year old son got a haircut three months ago at

the 'exclusive barber shop' inside the sherwood mall in stockton. at the time, the boy complained the barber hurt his head. days later, a bump formed... now he has six patches on his scalp. doctors say it's folliculitis: a severe infection can cause permanent hair loss and scarring. < " ... "his hair is not getting any better and i just think that i have to do something about it because other parents need to be aware of salons, barbershops, nail shops, anything like that... like they need to clean their tools in front of you." ( james ) the boy's mom filed a complaint against the barbershop through the california board of barbering and cosmetology. because of board regulations, they can't disclose if a complaint was filed -- but they do say all complaints are thoroughly looked into. the city of stockton says "exclusive barber shop's" business license is currently in the review process. ( james @ landing ) a thousand dollar reward is now being offered to help catch a dog killer. as many as a dozen dogs were found mutilated and dumped in vallejo recently. kron4's

philippe djegal shows us how animal rescue groups are teaming up to solve this case. (philippe) three months after the initial discovery... julia orr/jarr- "i mean, the sadness is overwhelming." some remains of dead dogs still rest in the bark off columbus parkway near lake herman road in vallejo.julia orr/jarr- "yeah, the smell -- it hits you immediately." julia orr speaks for "jameson animal rescue ranch" in the napa valley -- or "jarr." a non-profit organization deeply concerned by this case. julia orr/jarr- "we definitely have a concern that there's a serial animal killer out here." the initial reward offered in this case was two thousand dollars... then, it went up to four and a half thousand dollars... now, it's up to ten thousand dollars... and, julia says it's possible even that amount can increase.carine peters/discovered dogs- "someone knows something, someone saw something -- um, it's time to get some answers." carine peters is the one who first called animal services back in february about as many as a dozen dismembered dogs left on the side of the road. she still walks past the site on a weekly basis.carine

peters/discovered dogs- "some people have sent me pictures to look and see if i can identify and possibly, um, put their mind at ease that their dog was or was not in this particular find." "jarr," "norcal bully breed rescue" and the "center of animal rescue and education in solano county"... have teamed to offer the 10-thousand dollar reward. call any of those groups with information that could eventually help solve this case.julia orr/jarr- "we felt this case was so important and so egregious, that we had to do something." carine peters/discovered dogs- "those dogs will be engrained in my mind -- probably, until the day i die." the solano county sheriff's office manages animal services in vallejo... and, a sheriff's spokesperson says this case is still open. in vallejo, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( james ) 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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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. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) warriors star forward kevin durant busy giving back to the community.

k-d unveiled four newly refurbished basketball courts at lincoln square park in downtown oakland. this is all part of his 'build it and they will ball' program. and oakland is just the latest site to receive some new courts. he's also overseen renovations in oklahoma city, texas, seattle, and his hometown in maryland. ( james ) take a look at this... pop star taylor swift helped one fan celebrate her college graduation over the weekend. she did so by giving the fan a big bouquet of flowers and a card. the card read- "hi love!! i'm so sad i can't make it to your graduation party!" it went on to say "i'm very lucky that a girl like you cares about me. love... taylor." the fan says says she's been to eight taylor swift concerts... and the flowers and card were on prominent display during the party. she's heading to business school in new york city next. (james) coming up... breaking overnight... major police activity in the

east bay... why people in el sobrante are being told to shelter in place. and... former f-b-i director robert mueller has been named special counsel to investigate potential tampering by russia in the presidential election. how the white house is reacting this morning. also... an arrest has been made in connection to several car arsons in the east bay. how police were able to track down the suspect. at crowne plaza we know business travel isn't just business. there's this. 'a bit of this. why not? your hotel should make it easy to do all the things you do. which is what we do. crowne plaza. we're all business, mostly. mr. brady, we've been expecting you. will you be needing anything else?

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beautyrest black. good morning i'm darya folsom.( mark ) and i'm mark danon. that breaking news we are following this morning... a police standoff in the east bay. and people in one el sobrante neighborhood are being told place.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene. lydia. ( lydia ) this is on

nottingham drive and olinda road. police are outside a home with their guns drawn. we are still working to confirm more information. i will be here through out the morning to update you. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya )( mark ) now lets get a check of weather and traffic... (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast.

cooler temperatures returning early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) positive reaction is

pouring in from democrats and republicans this mornng after the justice department has appointed a "special counsel" to investigate russia's meddling in the presidential election.( darya ) the man leading the investgation is robert mueller. he is a former f-b-i director and former u-s attorney in san francisco. scott mclean has the details. the investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia has taken an unexpectedtwist -- the appointment of a special prosecutor. in a statement, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein wrote "...special counsel is necessary in order for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome." reaction from capitol hill was swift -- espcially from democrats who had insisted on a special prosecutor ever since fbi director james comey was fired last week. rep. jackie speier/-d- intelligence committee: "everyone in this country should breathe a sigh of relief."sen. richard blumenthal/-d- judiciary committee: "a very solid and significant step"rosenstein --

who recommended firing comey -- has appointed robert mueller to lead the russian investigation. mueller is a former marine and doj official who served as fbi director until 2013 after serving 12 years. jeffrey toobin/cnn senior legal analyst: "this is the single most respected figure in american law enforcement./this is someone who really embodies the best of the american criminal justice system and the chips are going to fall where they may."the news comes the same day president trump interviews candidates to replace comey. the white house has said the need for a special counsel in the russian probe is unecessary. in a statement president trump wrote: "a thorough investigation will confirm what we already know - there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity." ( mark ) president trump just took to twitter to address the special counsel. just moments ago he tweeted: "with all of the illegal acts that took place in the clinton campaign & obama administration, there was never a special counsel appointed."this is the single

greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history." ( darya ) special prosecutor robert mueller has a long history in the bay area. he was most recently a visiting professor at stanford.( mark ) james fletcher is here with more on his connection to the bay area. james. ( james ) mueller started his career here in the bay area. his first job was as a litigator for a private law firm in san francisco. that was in 1976. he then worked for 12 years as a united states attorney. his first position was for the northern district of california in san francisco...thats where he received praise for his dedication to prosecuting fraud and corruption cases...he then rose to be chief of the criminal division. after that, he went to boston and served in the same position there. then mueller became director of the f-b-i in the summer just before the september 11th terror attacks. he ran a tight ship... and was known for taking a stand against the

patriot act - which increased domestic surveillance after the attacks. he will now be leaving his job as a partner at a private law firm in washington and as a professor at stanford. a former f-b- i agent who served with mueller says he is a good choice to lead the investigation into russia.

( darya ) one person is recovering after being stabbed last night at dolores park in san francisco. police say the attackers were a group of five to six juveniles. they stabbed the victim multiple times before running off. the victim was taken to the hospital but there is no word on their condition this morning. ( darya ) happening today... the man accused of setting a series of car fires in the east bay will make his first court appearance. 36-year-old james bishop the third is being charged with over two dozen counts of arson. police say he set several cars on fire in lafayette, brentwood, walnut creek, and pleasant hill. authorities say the fires became more frequent starting in april... but date back to the beginning of the year. bishop was linked to the fires when investigators looked at surveillance video and noticed his toyota rav-4 at a number of the fire locations. ( darya ) and kron four came across a go-fund-me page

james bishop created back in december. in it, he describes himself as a struggling artist who has been down on his luck for 10 years. he was trying to raise money to get books published. nobody donated to his cause. ( mark ) a south bay family is mourning the loss of a 6-year-old boy who died after contracting meningitis. jayden brizuela passed away on tuesday after getting sick several weeks ago. he wasn't diagnosed with meningitis until last week, and his family says it was too late. doctors first gave jayden medication when his mother thought he had a cold. over the next few weeks he was in and out of urgent care as his symptoms got worse. on friday, he was taken to santa clara valley medical center where they checked jayden's spinal fluid and discovered he had bacterial meningitis. just a few days later he fell into a coma and then passed away. jayden's family say they are frustrated the meningitis wasn't discovered sooner.

screaming that they are in pain. you do blood work, you prescribe them some type of medication. you don't just let them walk out and give them tylenol or motrin.">( mark ) jayden's mother says she is happy with the care he eventually received at valley medical center. the hospital says county health officials were informed of the meningitis... but it appears to be an isolated case. it's not clear how jayden contracted the illness. ( darya ) a north bay neighborhood is in disbelief after two people found dead inside their home. we first broke this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. the bodies were discovered at a home off of atherton avenue in novato. family members who were visiting the elderly couple found the two dead inside their home and called police. sheriff's deputies say the two people died from gunshot wounds and they are investigating it as a possible murder- suicide. the

couples names have not yet been released. ( darya ) more money is being offered to help catch a dog killer. jameson animal rescue ranch in the napa valley says it has teamed up with two other north bay non- profit groups. they are offering a combined 10- thousand dollars for information to solve what appears to be an animal cruelty case. three months ago -- a woman discovered the mutilated remains of as many as a dozen dogs left in bags off columbus parkway in vallejo. ( darya ) the solano county sheriff's office manages animal services in vallejo. a sheriff's spokesperson says this case is still open. ( mark ) still ahead ... big changes coming to bart

stations across the bay area. what bart officials are doing to make sure riders don't get stuck in the dark. and later... the d-m-v had to close some of its offices due to computer outages. we'll tell you about any closures expected today. and after the break... lake tahoe is close to its maximum capacity. how it could impact your summer trip to the sierra.( dave ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break. .(dave)sunny and warm today with a heat wave coming our way for the weekend ! your forecast is next. . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

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eughty purschunt?! colgate total's different. it fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums. protecting 100% of your mouth's surfaces. colgate total for whole mouth health. lake tahoe is inching closer to reaching its maximum capacity. it has now filled well over its natural rim. its the first time that's happened in years. it's expected that the water levels will creep over the maximum capcity soon. this is because of all the snow in the sierra this winter. as the snow-melt continues, the

dam that releases water from lake tahoe into the truckee river is fully open to allow for as much water release as possible. as a result... people visiting the river are being warned against rafting and swimming because of the higher, faster-moving water ( mark )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week.

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. ( darya ) the d-m-v says it has

fixed a problem that caused outages at several branches around the bay area. the incident was described as a connectivity issue and you can see the impact it had throughout the day. this is video from one of the offices in san francisco where the computers went dark. and you can see just how long the lines were. the d-m-v tells kron 4 that all of their systems are back to their systems that all of tells kron 4 the d-m-v were. the d-m-v tells kron 4 that all of their systems are back to normal this morning. ( darya ) san francisco is planning to go high-tech at its 22 parking facilities. the city is going to upgrade the parking structures over the next three years and add features such as license plate readers. it will show who comes and goes... and could help drivers who lose their parking tickets. there

also will be a pre-pay feature so drivers can avoid long lines. the payment system will also be upgraded. the city says it will also install credit card chip readers to help prevent fraud. ( mark ) supervisors in san francisco are also considering new ways for people to pay for city fees and fines. the city's task force wants to base a ticket amount on a person's ability to pay... instead of setting the same cash amount for everyone regardless of income. they found traffic tickets in california are some of the highest in the country. four million people in the state have had their driver's licenses suspended because they could not afford to pay the fines. the task force recommends that the city offer community service options and flexible payment plans. there is a separate plan moving through the state legislature to base traffic fines on a person's income. ( mark ) bart is taking action to make sure riders do not get stuck in the dark during a power outage. bart installed new batteries to power the backup emergency

lights. this comes after a p-g-and e outage left riders in the dark at the montgomery bart station last month. bart says an investigation revealed 14-stations did not have emergency lights. that information came out despite the fact that inspection reports indicated that the systems had been tested and were working correctly. bart says some of its employees were not doing their jobs properly. ( mark ) new batteries are now in place in six of the stations. a temporary fix is in place at the others until new batteries can be installed at all of the stations. ( darya ) buyers and sellers who use craigslist now have a safe place to meet in the east bay and make purchases in person. this

exchange zone is in the danville police department parking lot. it is meant to help prevent potential crime and rip-offs. with more people turning to internet sites to buy things directly from private sellers, the exchange zone now serves as a safe place to buy and sell things under the watchful eye of police cameras. ( darya ) even though the exchange zone is in the danville police parking lot... city employees will not act as witnesses to any transactions or settle any disputes that may arise during or after an exchange. ( mark ) the bay area air quality management district has issued four violations to the chevron refinery in

richmond over a flaring incident in december. the flaring led to dozens of complaints about a bad odor. the district issued the refinery two citations for excess levels of hydrogen sulfide detected by ground-level monitoring equipment. they also issued two violations for creating a public nuisance. ( mark ) sad news this morning for rock fans... chris cornell...the lead singer of the bands soundgarden and audioslave has died at the age of 52. a representative for cornell says that the grammy-winning singer passed away last night in detroit, where sound-garden was performing. the band had just begun a u-s tour in april. cornell's representative said the singer's passing was sudden and unexpected. there's no word yet on the cause of death. ( darya ) still ahead ... jay z and beyonce are topping another list. see how much the power couple are worth. and next... a major development in the plan to ban laptops on flights from europe to the u-s. we'll tell you what they decided.

and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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

( darya ) laptops and tablets will ánot be banned on flights from europe to the united states.( mark ) the proposal to ban laptops on all flights from europe came after a ban was put in place for flights coming from the middle east and north africa.( darya ) officials from the department of homeland security and european union met yesterday to discuss the proposed ban. after talking about possible threats involving air travel, it was announced that the ban was no longer being discussed. ( darya ) in entertainment news... jay z and beyonce are worth more than one billion dollars.( mark ) forbes says that the couple's net worth has climbed to one point sixteen billion dollars.( darya ) jay z accounts for most of it. he's worth 810

million dollars. forbes put beyonce's wealth at 350 million dollars.( mark ) jay z was beaten to the top spot by sean "diddy" combs in the magazine's latest "richest in hip-hop" ranking. and beyonce is 46th on forbes' "america's richest self-made women" list. ( lydia ) a police standoff underway in the east bay. i will have the latest in a live report.( dave ) your bay area forecast is next. (dave)sunny and warm today with a heat wave coming our way for the weekend ! your forecast is next.

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the east bay where police are involved in a standoff with a man. and people in one el sobrante neighborhood are being told to shelter in ( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene. lydia. ( lydia ) this is on nottingham drive and olinda road. police are outside a home with their guns drawn. one person has been arrested. we are still working to confirm more information. i will be here through out the morning to update you. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back

with you through out the morning. ( darya )( mark ) now lets get a check of weather and traffic... (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the richmond less than 20 toll to 101 ( mark ) a courtroom bombshell in the penalty phase for antolin garcia-torres... he's the man convicted of killing sierra lamar. ( darya ) james fletcher is here with more on the potential problem that has emerged for the prosecution. ( james ) the lead detective who oversaw key

parts of the investigation into the missing teen... was recently found by a judge to have given false testimony in an unrelated murder trial. in that case, the testimony of sargent herman leon, lead to the conviction of two men for a 2009 murder. a judge has now ordered a new trial in that case. and in light of this revelation... defense attorneys for antolin garcia- torres are now looking to discredit his testimony in the sierra lamar case, as well. sargent leon is the one who linked garcia-torres to three unsolved attempted kidnappings in morgain hill... which the jury found him guilty, as well. the defense is arguing his false testimony in that other murder trial is now casting 'lingering doubt' in this one. ( james ) legal experts say if the

information about the detective's false testimony is ánotá permitted in the penalty phase... it could be used as part of an appeal. meantime, the prosecution will call more witnesses today including sierra's mother and father. back to you. ( mark ) an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was killed in a car crash is being honored. a procession from oakland made its way to downtown stockton yesterday afternoon. sroeuy (shuh-roy) khin (ken) was on his way home from a 12 hour shift last friday morning. c-h-p investigators say a commuter bus crashed into the deputy's volkwagon beetle on eastbound 580 near tracy. khin's car was either stopped or traveling slowly when it was hit. khin's family has set up a gofund me to help with funeral expenses. you can find information on the fund at kron4.com. his funeral is set for this weekend. ( mark ) happening now... police in oakland are looking for a man who tried to rob a

business at gunpoint. the attempted robbery happened last month but police just released these surveillance pictures this morning. this was at a business on lakeshore avenue. police say these surveillance images were taken just before the man tried to rob the business. the thef took off when an employee yelled for help. ( darya ) the mother of a missing 5-year-old southern california boy is pleading for his safe return. the mother of aramazd andressian junior reported him missing on april 22nd after his father failed to show up for a scheduled custody exchange in pasadena. the five- year-old's mother believes he is still alive and is pleaded for help: ( darya ) the child's father ---

aramazd andressian senior --- was found passed out in a park just hours before the boy's mother said the two failed to show up for the custody exchange. investigators say the 35-year-old father was found next to his car which had been doused in gasoline. he was arrested but later released because police say there is not enough evidence to prosecute him. ( mark ) a jury has acquitted a white oklahoma police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. and protests broke out overnight in response to the verdict. tulsa officer betty jo shelby was found not guilty yesterday of first-degree manslaughter. terence crutcher was shot and killed in september and it was all captured on camera. shelby testified that she fired out of fear because she said crutcher did not obey her commands and thought he was reaching for something in his s-u-v. prosecutors argued that shelby overreacted and pointed out that crutcher had his hands in the air. crutcher's family is outraged over the verdict.

sure that i don't rest until we get reform for this police department in tulsa, oklahoma and we change the culture of this corrupt police department.">( mark ) last night there were some protests in downtown tulsa over the verdict. ( darya ) coming up... a mother is outraged this morning after taking her son to a california barber. see why the kid could lose all of his hair. and later... google's annual tech conference is underway in the bay area. see some of the new gadgets unveiled. and after the break... more than a dozen students suspended at a middle school after police found out about their secret club. what they found is next. 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. roadwork wb 24 at 580 right lane ( darya ) over a dozen students are suspended after a school

administrator found them all involved in a fight club at a middle school. this happened in las vegas. police say students organizing the fight club would use social media to ask classmates if he or she wanted to fight and if they said yes... they would arrange it. they started organizing fights before and after school in a campus bathroom. the fights were filmed and bets were placed on who would win. one rule...no hits to the face...only body blows...so they could conceal the injuries and the fight club. parents say they had no idea this was going on. at least 18 kids have been suspended. nobody was seriously hurt but police are looking into possible criminal charges. ( mark ) and here are some of the stories we are working on for the kron four morning news at six... a san jose family is mourning the loss of a six-year-old boy who died after contracting meningitis. hear why the family says the medical system failed them.( darya ) plus... a disturbing

practice that some men are doing during sex. is causing an increase in s-t-ds. hear what state lawmakers are doing to stop what is called "stealthing."( mark ) and.... hear how the n-f-l is responding to gisele bundchen's claims that her husband, tom brady, dealt with concussions last year. ( dave ) your bay area forecast is after the break. gúw

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here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... the justice department has appointed former fbi director robert mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between russia and the trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election. this comes after fired fbi director james comey wrote in a memo that trump had asked him to end an investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. in a statement, trump said an investigation will confirm that "there was no collusion" between russia campaign.( darya ) and... a pittsburg man has been arrested in connection to the string of car fires in contra costa county. 36-year-old james bishop was arrested after his car was seen on surveillance. the contra costa county d-a has charged bishop several arson related crimes. fire officials are investigating 30 or more incidents that could possibly be related.( mark ) also.. two people have

been found dead inside their home in novato. family members who were visiting the elderly couple found the two dead inside their home and called police. sheriff's deputies say the two people died from gunshot wounds and they are investigating it as a possible murder- suicide. the couples names have not yet been released. ( 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. 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

(dave) a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week.

( darya ) a stockton mother claims

a barber's dirty tools gave her son a scalp infection. she claims her 7 year old son got a haircut three months ago at the 'exclusive barber shop' inside the sherwood mall in stockton. at the time, the boy complained the barber hurt his head. the mom says he now has a rash on his scalp. doctors say it's a severe infection that can cause permanent hair loss. < " ... "his hair is not getting any better and i just think that i have to do something about it because other parents need to be aware

of salons, barbershops, nail shops, anything like that... like they need to clean their tools in front of you." ( darya ) the boy's mom says she filed a complaint against the barbershop through the state. the city of stockton says the barber shop's business license is currently being reviewed. ( mark ) google has kicked off its annual developer conference in mountain view.( darya ) the two-day tech show brings thousands of developers together to show off what they have been working on. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate takes a look at some of the new gadgets that were unveiled. google announced that their next android operating system "o" will have a feature that android users have been waiting for.. picture in picture. when watching a video you can do something else at the same time.. the video will just shrink into lower corner and keep playing.. david burke/google android vp engineering says:"o" will bring a new feature called notification dots on the app icon you will see a dot when you have a new notification related to that app. david burke/google

android vp engineering says: google says the new operating system will create better battery life for any device running it and it will be the most secure yet. it comes with a new built in app called google play protect which will scan apps and tell if you they are carrying viruses or appear to be built unsafe. stephanie cuthbertson/google android product manager says:android "o" will be out later this summer. happy to announce google assistant is now available on the iphone google's voice assistant answer to siri and alexa is called "google assistant" it's been available only on a few android devices. now it's on the iphone.it let's you ask questions and have the artificial intelligence built in do tasks for you through your phone. to lure people to google assistant they showed off a new feature coming soon called google lens a set of vision based computing technologies that can understand what you're looking at and help you take action. you point your camera on your phone at a flower and information about that flower will come up on the screen immediately and automatically. or you could point your phone at a restaurant and get info about the food they serve.. make a reservation.another

example they showed off that won over the crowd here you're walking down the street and see a play or concert is booked at a venue you like you point your phone at the markee you can buy tickets right there, play sound from the band, add to your calendar.and your schedule ( mark ) a new bionic suit could help paraplegics walk again and improve their mental health. this machine is called an exoskeleton. a set of bionic feet... legs and hips are connected to one another and help people with spinal injuries move.. researchers shared their work while at the reno v-a hospital yesterday. doctors say getting patients up and moving has positive impacts on both mental and physical health. ( 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 6 o'clock hour so keep watching and you could win hamilton tickets! ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... a man attacked at a popular bay area park. coming up in the 6:00 hour... where it happened and who police say are responsible. and after the break... a horse stuck in a deep mud pit. see how a communtiy came together horses life.

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florida worked together to save an elderly horse that got stuck in a deep mud pit. crews were unable to break the 25-year-old horse free of the mud's suction. heavy equipment was brought in to remove her using paddle straps. the horse had to be sedated during the rescue. vets revived her after about 30 minutes. she had no broken bones and was able to walk on her own after a few minutes. ( darya ) an l-p-g-a golfer had a unique way of showing up for a tournamnet. lexi thompson did a freefall from 10-thousand feet into her

tournament in virginia. she was jumping with retired navy seals. it was all to help announce her new partnership with the seal legacy foundation. the foundations says its goal is to help the families of fallen and wounded seals. ( lydia ) a police standoff underway in the east bay. i will have the latest in a live report.( james ) and breaking news... former fox news executive roger ailes has died. i am at the breaking news desk with the details. rheumatoid arthritis like me,

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don't start humira if you have an infection. talk to your doctor and visit humira.com this is humira at work. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom.( mark ) and i'm mark danon. that breaking news we are following this morning... a police standoff has just come to an end in the east bay. el sobrante police had been negotiating with a man for ( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene. ( lydia ) this is on nottingham drive and olinda road. police are outside a home with their guns drawn. we are still working to confirm more information. i will be here through out the morning to update you. (darya) good morning i'm

darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning lets start danon. and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of

weather and traffic... (dave) a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking news just into the kron4 newsroom. we've just learned that the former chairman and c-e-o of fox news roger ailes has died. ( darya ) james fletcher is at the breaking news desk with the details. ( james @ flash ) word of his passing comes from his wife this morning. she released a statement which says, in part, quote: "i am

profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, roger ailes, passed away this morning. roger was a loving husband to me, to his son zachary, and a loyal friend to many." the cause of his death is unknown. ailes resigned from fox news, the network he created, last july after former network personality gretchen carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him. he was given a $40 million payment to leave his post as chairman and ceo. roger ailes was 77 years old. ( james @ flash ) back to you. ( mark ) the justice department has appointed a "special counsel" to oversee the fbi investigation into russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.( darya ) that man is robert mueller... he is a former f-b-i director and former u-s attorney in san francisco. grant lodes has the details. the investigation into possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia has taken an unexpectedtwist --

the appointment of a special prosecutor. in a statement, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein wrote "...special counsel is necessary in order for the american people to have full confidence in the outcome." reaction from capitol hill was swift -- espcially from democrats who had insisted on a special prosecutor ever since fbi director james comey was fired last week. rep. jackie speier/-d- intelligence committee: "everyone in this country should breathe a sigh of relief."sen. richard blumenthal/-d- judiciary committee: "a very solid and significant step"rosenstein -- who recommended firing comey -- has appointed robert mueller to lead the russian investigation. mueller is a former marine and doj official who served as fbi director until 2013 after serving 12 years. jeffrey toobin/cnn senior legal analyst: "this is the single most respected figure in american law enforcement./this is someone who really embodies the best of the american criminal justice system and the chips are going to fall where they may."the news comes the same day president trump interviews candidates to replace comey. the white house has said the need for a special counsel in the russian probe is unecessary. in a statement president trump wrote: "a thorough investigation will

confirm what we already know - there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity." ( darya ) president trump took to twitter to address the special counsel. earlier this morning he tweeted: "with all of the illegal acts that took place in the clinton campaign & obama administration, there was never a special counsel appointed."this is the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history." ( mark ) stocks had their worst day since september. investors worried the washington turmoil will stymie the president's pro-business agenda. the dow fell 372 ponts. the nasdaq was down 158 points. the s-and-p 500 was off by 43. ( mark ) here is a look at who is on president trump's short list to lead the f-b-i. former connecticut senator joe lieberman met with

president trump and attorney general jeff sessions yesterday. the three other people who also went to the white house for interviews were: former oklahoma governor frank keating. former top f-b-i official richard mcfeely. and the bureau's acting director andrew mccabe ( darya ) one person is recovering after being stabbed at dolores park in san francisco. police say the attackers were a group of five to six juveniles. they stabbed the victim multiple times before running off last night. the victim was taken to the hospital but there is no word on their condition this morning. ( mark ) a man who police say is responsible for a series of car fires in the east bay is set to appear in court today. 36-year-old james bishop the third is being charged with over two dozen counts of arson. police say he set several cars on fire in lafayette, brentwood, walnut creek, and pleasant hill. authorities say the fires became more frequent starting in april... but date back to the beginning of the year. bishop was linked to the fires when investigators looked at surveillance video and noticed his toyota rav-4

at a number of the fire locations. ( mark ) and kron four came across a go-fund-me page james bishop created back in december. in it, he describes himself as a struggling artist who has been down on his luck for 10 years. he was trying to raise money to get books published. nobody donated to his ( darya ) sad news this morning for rock fans... chris cornell...the lead singer of the bands soundgarden and audioslave has died at the age of 52. a representative for cornell says that the grammy-winning singer passed away last night in detroit, where sound-garden was performing. the band had just begun a u-s tour in april. cornell's representative said the singer's passing was sudden and unexpected. there's no word yet on the cause of death. ( darya ) two people found dead at a home in the north bay and now it is being investigated as a murder suicide. we first broke this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. the bodies were discovered at a

home off of atherton avenue in novato. family members who were visiting the elderly couple found the two dead inside their home and called police. sheriff's deputies say the two people died from gunshot wounds. the couples names have not yet been released. ( mark ) the d-m-v says it has fixed a problem that caused outages at several branches around the bay area. the incident was described as a connectivity issue and you can see the impact it had throughout the day. this is video from one of the offices in san francisco where the computers went dark. and you can see just how long the lines were. the d-m-v tells kron 4 that all of their systems are back to normal this morning. ( 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 during this hour so keep watching and you could win hamilton tickets!

( james @ land ) coming up.. bart is making changes to make sure riders don't get stuck during another power outage. i'll explain what they are doing to make your ride safer. ( mark ) plus... a disturbing practice that some men are doing during sex is causing an increase in s-t-ds. hear what state lawmakers are doing to stop what is called "stealthing."( 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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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. drive times are picking up on wb, wb 580 and nb 101

(dave)a significant warming trend will take place through

late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week. ( mark ) state lawmakers want to

criminalize a disturbing practice during sex called "stealthing." that is where somoene removes a condom without permission during intercourse. lawmakers say exposing partners to the risk of a sexually transmitted disease or unwanted pregnancy without their knowledge amounts to sexual assault. the proposal would require partners to consent to removing contraceptive devices. a state representative introduced the bill this week. ( mark ) bart is taking action to make sure riders do not get stuck in the dark during a power outage.( darya ) james fletcher is here to explain what is being james? ( james @ land ) bart installed new batteries to power the backup emergency lights. this comes after a p-g-and e outage left riders in the dark at the montgomery

bart station last month. bart says an investigation revealed 14-stations did not have emergency lights. which was odd because recent inspection reports indicated the systems had been tested and were working correctly. how could that be? bart says, obviously, some of its employees weren't doing their jobs. ( james @ land ) new batteries are now in place in six of the stations. a temporary fix is in place at the others until new batteries can be installed at all of the stations. ( darya ) happening today... university of california officials are considering a proposal to cap undergraduate out-of state enrollment to 18-percent. the move is an effort to prioritize in-state applicants.

the board of regents is also discussing a controversial audit on the u-c system. it found that u-c administrators hid 175-million- dollars in a secret reserve fund and that the presidnet's office interfered with the audit process. u-c president janet napolitano denied her office improperly stashed money. ( darya ) the bay area air quality management district has issued four violations to the chevron refinery in richmond over a flaring incident in december. the flaring led to dozens of complaints about a bad odor. the district issued the refinery two citations for excess levels of hydrogen sulfide detected by ground-level monitoring equipment. they also issued two violations for creating a public nuisance. ( mark ) the number of people arrested by immigration agents has increased dramatically during the trump administration. u-s immigration and customs enforcement says arrests are up nearly 40-percent compared

to last year. arrests of immigrants with no criminal convictions more than doubled. however, the number of people deported from the u-s has declined under president trump. the president signed executive orders to boost deportations back in january. ( mark ) a san jose family is mourning the loss of a 6- year-old boy who died after contracting meningitis. jayden brizuela passed away on tuesday after getting sick several weeks ago. kron 4's charles clifford spoke with the devastated family. by all accounts, 6-year-old jayden brizuela was a wonderful little boy. his aunt, monica aguilar, says he was an only child and the light of his mother's life.sot but last month, jayden fell ill and his mom took him to the doctor.sot over the next few weeks jayden was in and out of multiple hospitals, urgent cares and doctor's offices. he would get worse then get better and then worse again. last friday jayden loudly complained of a severe headache and his mother

took him to an emergency room. a check of his spinal fluid revealed jayden had bacterial meningitis, a very serious infection that kills about 500 people nationwide every year. standupjayden's devastated family is now left with more questions than answers. they don't know how he contracted the meningitis and they're frustrated that it took so long to get a correct diagnosis. while they are happy with the care jayden eventually received at valley medical center, they are troubled that so many doctors and nurses couldn't find the problem sooner.sot

break out overnight after a white police officer is aquitted of killing an unarmed black man. hear what the family is saying about and.... hear how the n-f-l is responding to gisele bundchen's claims that her husband, tom brady, dealt with concussions last year. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

some say that growing list of ex cons is too tough to track. now comes a push to end life time registration for certain offenders. we go in-depth into the controversial legislation being proposed tonight in kron four news at ten">

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medical emergency btetween richmond and martinez. no major issues on the san mateo bridge. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. maze to sf. ( mark ) the n-f-l is responding to gisele responding to the n-f-l is ( mark )( mark ) the n-f-l is responding

to gisele bundchen's claims that her husband, tom brady, suffered a concusion last year. the n-f-l released a statement saying there is no evidence that the new england patriots quarterback experienced any kind of head injury last year.( darya ) yesterday she said her hasbund has had multiple concussions over the course of his career. brady has never been listed on any injury report with a concussion in his 17-year career.( mark ) just hours after her comments, two retired n-f-l stars, leonard marshall and matt hasselback announced they would be donating their brains to scientists for c-t-e research. ( darya ) we are learning about new health risks of e- cigarettes. e-cigarettes are tied to an increased risk for bladder cancer. that is according to a new study from vanderbuilt university.( mark ) researchers looked for five chemicals known to cause bladder cancer that may be found in e-cigarette liquid. it found 92-percent of e- cigarette users' urine tested positive for two of those chemicals. ( darya ) the finding contradicts a recent study that claimed e- cigarettes do not cause cancer at any nicotine dose.

( mark ) san francisco is planning to go high-tech at its 22 parking facilities. the city is going to upgrade the parking structures over the next three years and add features such as license plate readers. it will show who comes and goes... and could help drivers who lose their parking tickets. there also will be a pre-pay feature so drivers can avoid long lines. the payment system will also be upgraded. the city says it will also install credit card chip readers to help prevent ( darya ) supervisors ( darya ) supervisors in san francisco are also considering new ways for people to pay for city fees and fines. the city's task force wants to base a ticket amount on a person's ability to pay... instead of setting the same cash amount for everyone regardless of income. they found traffic tickets in california are some of the highest in the country. four million people in the state have had their driver's licenses suspended because they could not afford to pay

the fines. the task force recommends that the city offer community service options and flexible payment plans. there is a separate plan moving through the state legislature to base traffic fines on a person's income. ( mark ) coming up... a new potential problem has emerged for prosecutors in the penalty phase of the man who killed sierra lamar. hear about the bombshell that was discovered in court. ( averi ) plus... firefighters put out a fire at an abandoned building. i'm live at the scene with the latest.(dave) sunny and warm today with a heat wave coming our way for the weekend ! your forecast is next. . (dave)sunny and warm today with a heat wave coming our way for the weekend ! your forecast is next.

on wall street, major u.s. benchmarks suffered big losses. the standard & poor's 500 index had its largest drop since september, sliding 1.8 percent to 2,357.03. the dow jones industrial average lost 1.8 percent to 20,606.93. the nasdaq composite index gave up 2.6 percent to 6,011.24.

(mark)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking news out of the south bay....

firefighters put out a fire at a former auto parts store in san jose.( darya ) kron four's averi harper is live outside the building. averi? ( averi ) firefighters put out a two-alarm blaze at an abandoned building in san jose, fire officials said. according to san jose fire capt. mike van elgort, at 3:02 a.m. fire crews were dispatched to an abandoned building at 1064 s. white road. the building is the former location of an o'reilly auto parts store. there are no reports of injuries and the cause is under investigation, van elgort said. further details were not immediately available. ( darya ) thanks averi. we will

check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) a courtroom bombshell in the penalty phase for antolin garcia-torres... he's the man convicted of killing sierra lamar. ( darya ) james fletcher is here with more on the potential problem that has emerged for the prosecution. ( james ) the lead detective who oversaw key parts of the investigation into the missing teen... was recently found by a judge to have given false testimony in an unrelated murder trial. in that case, the testimony of sargent herman leon, lead to the conviction of two men for a 2009 murder. a judge has now ordered a new trial in that case. and in light of this revelation... defense attorneys for antolin garcia- torres are now looking to discredit his testimony in the sierra lamar case, too. sargent leon is the one who

linked garcia-torres to three unsolved attempted kidnappings in morgain hill... which the jury found him guilty of, as well. the defense is arguing his false testimony in the other murder trial casts 'lingering doubt' in this one. ( james @ land ) legal experts say if the information about the detective's false testimony is ánotá permitted in the penalty phase... it could be used as part of an appeal. meantime, the prosecution will call more witnesses today including sierra's mother and father. ( mark ) a jury has acquitted a white oklahoma police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man.

tulsa officer betty jo shelby was found not guilty yesterday of first-degree manslaughter. terence crutcher was shot and killed in september and it was all captured on camera. shelby testified that she fired out of fear because she said crutcher did not obey her commands and thought he was reaching for something in his s-u-v. prosecutors argued that shelby overreacted and pointed out that crutcher had his hands in the air. crutcher's family is outraged over the verdict. ( mark ) last night there were some protests in downtown tulsa over the verdict. ( darya ) happening now... police in oakland are looking for a man who tried to rob a business at gunpoint. the attempted robbery happened last month but police just released these surveillance

pictures this morning. this was at a business on lakeshore avenue. police say these surveillance images were taken just before the man tried to rob the business. the thef took off when an employee yelled for help. ( darya ) an alameda county sheriff's deputy who was killed in a car crash is being honored. a procession from oakland made its way to downtown stockton yesterday afternoon. sroeuy (shuh-roy) khin (ken) was on his way home from a 12 hour shift last friday morning. c-h-p investigators say a commuter bus crashed into the deputy's volkwagon beetle on eastbound 580 near tracy. khin's car was either stopped or traveling slowly when it was hit. khin's family has set up a gofund me to help with funeral expenses. you can find information on the fund at kron4.com. his funeral is set for this weekend. ( mark ) the mother of a missing 5-year-old southern california boy is pleading for his safe return. the mother of aramazd andressian junior reported him missing on april 22nd after his father failed to show up for a scheduled custody exchange in

pasadena. the five- year-old's mother believes he is still alive and is pleaded for help: ana estevez, mother:"my son's disappearance is my worst nightmare. it has been 32 days, almost three hours since i last hugged my son, kissed him or told him how much i love him. there are no words to describe how devastated and heartbroken i am."( mark ) the child's father --- aramazd andressian senior --- was found passed out in a park just hours before the boy's mother said the two failed to show up for the custody exchange. investigators say the 35-year-old father was found next to his car which had been doused in gasoline. he was arrested but later released because police say there is not enough evidence to prosecute him. ( darya ) more money is being offered to help catch a dog killer. jameson animal rescue ranch in the napa valley says it has teamed up with two other north bay non- profit groups. they are offering a combined 10- thousand dollars for information to solve what

appears to be an animal cruelty case. three months ago -- a woman discovered the mutilated remains of as many as a dozen dogs left in bags off columbus parkway in vallejo. ( darya ) the solano county sheriff's office manages animal services in vallejo. a sheriff's spokesperson says this case is still open. ( darya ) coming up... cancer patients are three times more likely to declare bankruptcy than people without cancer. hwhy doctors could be to blaim for this. and... a major development in the plan to ban laptops on flights from europe to the u-s. we'll tell you what they decided. and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge.

(james) and it's time for the kron four word of the day. we want to send you and a guest to see hamilton! today's word is "jefferson" so

right now... go to kron4.com and enter it 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. it will happen all week during the 6-am hour. again... today's word is "jefferson". (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) laptops and tablets will

ánot be banned on flights from europe to the united states. the proposal to ban laptops on all flights from europe came after a ban was put in place for flights coming from the middle east and north africa. officials from the department of homeland security and european union met yesterday to discuss the proposed ban. after talking about possible threats involving air travel, it was announced that the ban was no longer being ( darya ) coming up... before you buy something on craigslist... the new way to feel safe when meeting a seller you find online.

we're coming up on 6:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... the former chairman and c-e-o of fox news roger ailes has died. the cause of his death is unknown. ailes resigned from fox news last july after a sexual harassment lawsuit was filed

against him. ailes was 77 years old.( darya ) the justice department has appointed former fbi director robert mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between russia and the trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election. this comes after fired fbi director james comey wrote in a memo that trump had asked him to end an investigation into former national security adviser ( mark ) and... a pittsburg man has been arrested in connection to the string of car fires in contra costa county. 36-year-old james bishop was arrested after his car was seen on surveillance. the contra costa county d-a has charged bishop several arson related crimes. fire officials are investigating 30 or more incidents that could possibly be related. (mark)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through

late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatures returning early next week. no major hot spots. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the less than 20 bridge drive richmond spots. no major hot week.

no major hot spots. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) buyers and sellers who

use craigslist now have a safe place to meet in the east bay and make purchases in person. this exchange zone is in the danville police department parking lot. it is meant to help prevent potential crime and rip-offs. with more people turning to internet sites to buy things directly from private sellers, the exchange zone will now be under the watchful eye of police cameras.

exchange. we want to give the citizens a safe place to meet. it's at the police department parking lot and the area is recorded 24-hours a day, 7- days a week. so we want to give them a safe place to actually meet somebody maybe they don't know or maybe aren't sure about">( darya ) even though the exchange zone is in the danville police parking lot... city employees will not act as witnesses to any transactions or settle any disputes that may arise during or after an ( mark ) most doctors do not discuss the cost of cancer treatments with patients, spending less than two minutes on it when they did. that is according to a new study that taped hundreds of patient visits at several large hospitals. cancer patients are three times more likely to declare bankruptcy than people without cancer are. treatment can cost more than 100-thousand dollars a year. researchers say many doctors are not having the conversations that might prevent this and sometimes don't know the high costs themselves. ( darya ) the los angeles sheriff's department says federal officials should restore military gear for officers. the l-a county sheriff says the equipment would help ensure officers are

safe when responding to active shooter calls and terrorist attacks. former president barack obama issued an executive order in 20-15 restricting access to some surplus gear and vehicles. the order came after criticism that police departments across the u-s had become too militarized. ( mark ) "cisco systems" says it is laying off 11-hundred more workers. the new round of layoffs comes on top of the 55-hundred jobs it announced it was cutting in august. that amounted to about seven-percent of its workforce at the time. the san jose based company designs, manufactures and sells networking equipment. yesterday, it reported revenue of nearly 12- billion-dollars for its fiscal third quarter. that was down from 12-billion a year earlier. ( darya ) over a dozen students are suspended after a school administrator found them all involved in a fight club at a middle school. this happened in las vegas. police say students organizing the fight

club would use social media to ask classmates if he or she wanted to fight and if they said yes... they would arrange it. they started organizing fights before and after school in a campus bathroom. the fights were filmed and bets were placed on who would win. one rule...no hits to the face...only body blows...so they could conceal the injuries and the fight club. parents say they had no idea this was going on. at least 18 kids have been suspended. nobody was seriously hurt but police are looking into possible criminal charges. (mark) stocks are modestly higher in early trading on wall street as traders were relieved to see some positive results from retailers. the standard & poor's 500 rose 1 point to 2,358. the dow industrial average was little changed at 20,608. the nasdaq points to 6,022. ( mark ) coming up in kron four news at seven... a brawl breaks out at a high school graduation ceremony... we'll tell you how it all ahead. plus... former

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women" list. (darya) and ahead in gary's world... cavs get game one under their built, warriors are traveling right now for game three to texas. why steve kerr is going with them, and how spurs fans tried to stop zaza from being allowed to go.( mark ) plus... an hours long standoff in the east bay is now over. kron four's lydia pantazes is live at the scene with how it ended. and... a person is stabbed by a group of juveniles at a popular bay area park. we'll show you where it happened. think 'good things only come in threes...?' introducing the outback

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hours long standoff in el sobrante is now over. i'll have all the details. (averi) breaking news out of the south bay.... firefighters are cleaning up after a fire at a former auto parts store in san jose. i'm live at the scene. (james) and breaking news this morning... former chairman and c-e-o of fox news, roger ailes, has died. i'm at the breaking news desk with the details. (mark) now lets get a check of weather and traffic... (darya) robin and dave are here.. (dave)a significant warming trend will take place through late in the week and into the weekend as high pressure builds off the west coast. cooler temperatur