( james ) another big story we are following this morning... a health scare at an east bay elementary school. more than a dozen students are being tested for hiv and hepatitis this after a child found a diabetic lancet in the street. and started poking other students with it. kron 4's jr stone spoke with the family of one child who was poked. j.r.i did and he said his

great granchild is now being tested for hiv and hepatitis. he's upset because he said he didn't get the call from the school about this until early this week.bad part about it the school knew about it a week ago before they called. they waited too long before calling. they should have called notified the parents immediately when they known they had been struck with a needle.he asked papa am i gonna die? he said naaa you'll be alright. this happened at cabrillo elementary school in fremont. bryan is the name of that great grandfather's great grandson. he's eight and told his family that the boy poked him in the arm withth abetic la draw blood. this is a device that was found in the street at the school near the bus turnaround. a diabetic lancet looks similar to an epipen obviously used for different

conditions. all 14 kids who were poked are getting blood tests. bryan's family is very concerned and says they are awaiting the results.it's scary to think that he done got poked by a dirty needle at school at bryan's age 8 years old and a kid gets struck with a dirty needle. you have to be very concerned because you don't know what that needle has in it. that is how hiv gets spread with a dirty needle.the district says a student and employee here at the school are both diabetic but both have confirmed the lancet was not theirs. the student who was pokiong people has been disciplined according to the district. live in fremont, j.r. stone kron 4 news. ( james ) a woman accused of shoving meth into a toddler's mouth is now charged with child abuse. investigators say sayyadina

thomas walked up to a two- year-old boy and put the drug in his mouth monday afternoon at people's park in berkeley. officers arrested thomas and initially sent her to a psychiatric hospital. but later booked her into the santa rita jail that's where police say she attacked a deputy during the booking process. deputies say that's happened before. thomas was still on probation for attacking three deputies back in 2014. berkeley police say the boy is out of the hospital. ( james ) happening today... one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will make his first court appearance. derick almena will be arraigned in alameda county. he was the man in charge of the warehouse when it went up in flames last december. 36 people died in the fire. almena is charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. if convicted he faces up to 39 years in prison. ( james ) now to the dubs... the warriors are on the verge of history. they are still undefeated this postseason after a thrilling game three victory against the

cleveland cavaliers in the nba finals. golden state is now just one win from the championship. let's go to the highlights now. we'll jump straight to the 3rd quarter. the dubs, down by two when steph curry drives inside and flips it in and gets the and one. the warriors take the lead after the free throw. but then a few minutes later with the warriors up by two, lebron james take the ball up court and powers his way into the lane and draws the foul as well. the cavs would go on a run to end the 3rd quarter and build their largest lead of the finals. but then in the 4th, with the game on the line and the clock under a minute. kevin durant...nails a 3 to give the warriors a lead! the dubs would hang on toin this one 118 to 113.

( james ) here is a look at the schedule. game four is tomorrow in cleveland. the warriors have a chance to close out the series. if they don't -- game five is back at oracle arena on monday. (james) coming up.. police are searching for a hit-and-run driver that killed a man and a dog in the east bay. what we are learning about the man killed. a thousand dollars for the ability to park up front. the scheme police say a bay area man was illegally (rebecca) and after the break. a look at your weather. 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. (james) welcome back. checking in on your morning

forecast. (rebecca)an approaching frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected. temperatur will remain well below normal, especially

inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected beginning next monday. no major hot spots. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the 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 . ( james ) the c-h-p is searching for the driver who hit and killed a man...and his dog, then took off. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke with

residents who say speeding is a big problem in their neighborhood. 41 year old jason gibson and his dog were struck and killed late tuesday night.just before 11, the chp responded to a report of a collision involving a pedestrian on port of chicago highway at lake view road.(rachelle gandaro/lives nearby): i was coming down port of chicago from 7/11. and i see two cops, you know, just speeding. and i come over here and i see the guy on the ground. they're just working on him. he was just laying there it was really sad.gibson and the dog were pronounced dead on the scene.(rachelle gandaro/lives nearby): i didn't know he had a dog with him until later. my friends, my neighbors stopped and asked police. tjey said that the dog was you know, with him. and they both were hit and killed... there were some people around him. just a lot of police cars and medics. it's sad because a lot of people speed through this area. and peoplealk on this highway you know and its dark.

you gotta be careful.we spoke to a neighbor that lives nearby.he tells us he heard a huge thud and immediately ran out to help.by the time he got out.. he said the car that may have hit the victim was already too far down the road to identify.(rachelle gandaro/lives nearby): it's really sad. that could have been anybody i know. that could have been anybody i know. that could have been me. i walk my dog around here. it's really sad its tragic. police say they determined the suspect's car was going eastbound on port of chicago highway.(hermela aregawi)the witness we spoke to says gibson was wearing all white. so he says he should have been somewhat easy to see.if you have any information that can help catch those responsible, please call contra costa chp. reporting live in bay point, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. ( james ) two trails in san francisco's presidio are temporarily closed to dogs for coyote pupping season. the park trail and the bay area ridge trail both are closed to dogs at this time. coyotes

are known to be protective of their pups and behave aggressively toward other canines during pupping season. the trails are set to reopen to dogs in august or september after pupping season ends. ( james ) a man has been arrested accused of running a fraudulent disabled parking placard scheme. police say montana le forged a doctor's signature to apply for the placards. and then allegedly sold them. sometimes for one thousand dollars a piece. if convicted he could face up to 4 years in prison. kron 4's charles clifford spoke with a disabled rights advocate.... who says these type of prolbmes put an added burden on those who need the placards. marilyn golden is a policy

analyst for the disability rights education and defense fund in berkeley. she says it's no secret that the disabled placard system has problems.sotmarilyn golden says abusers are taking up spaces that people with disabilities need. this is not a small issue.earlier this year, an audit of the california dmv found that the placard system is rife with issues.for example, the audit found that the dmv had not cancelled placards for thousands of people who have probably died. the audit also found that local parking enforcement lacks immediate access to dmv records which would help them determine if they placards is legitimate. golden believes that the best way to fix the problems is to improve enforcement of the existing rules.sotmarilyn golden says there's so much opportunity for abuse that it's important that everyone in the system, whether it's the dmv, the local police, individuals with disabilities and their families. everyone in this complex of agencies and society do our part to make it work. in order to keep the tide of abuse at bay.she

also that while it might be tempiting to pass new laws or change existing regulations, going down that path might actually do more harm than fought very hard for these w laws and we need them in place. we are not likely to give them up easily. we will fight to keep them.finally, golden notes that despite it's flaws the placard does system is of great benefit to those with disabilities.sotmarilyn golden says it's what makes a level playing field for us in a way that most people take for granted. ( james ) in fremont. police are searching for a person that could be responsible for two gold chain thefts . the first incident happened on fernald street yesterday afternoon. the victim says she was robbed of her gold chain. she described the thief as a black male in his 20's about 5- feet four inches tall. the second incident also happened in the afternoon on stevenson boulevard. . the second victim says that the man approached her from behind.

shoving her to the ground and pulling the necklace from her neck. she says he then got into the passenger seat of a dark colored nissan altima and left. ( james ) now to baseball... where the giants were playing the 3rd of 4 games in milwaukee. and before the game sausage races. the polish sausage won going away. as for the actual game, the giants blew a 3-1 lead in this one. and in the 5th jesus aguilar hits one into the right field corner of ty blach. doingo santana scores. 4-3 brewers. that would be all the runs the brewers would really need. they would win this one going away by a final of 6 to 3. the giants will try to salvage a 4- game split today. ( james ) as for the a's. they were in the town trying for a sweep of the blue jays in front of a little more than 15,000 loyal fans.

and this one went to extras. top 10th game tied 4-4 josh donaldson the former "a" hits a high drive to left off frankie montas and gone for a 2-run home run. 6-4 blue jays. they would add one more run and go on to win this one 7 to 5. (james) coming up... thieves in the south bay pick the wrong electronics to steal... how police say the items they took - ended up leading officers right to them. (robin) and after the break... did a "star wars" star make a mistake on twitter? that and more on the hollywood minute next. and here's a live look outside... toll plaza

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tracking your entertainment headlines today... a relative honors a music icon. "wonder woman" wins an award. and did a "star wars" star commit a twitter slip? david daniel has details in the hollywood minute. singing) "end of the road, end of the road, end of the road, is this the end of the road?" wednesday (6/7) would have been prince's 59th birthday, and his sister, tyka nelson, gave him what she called "one final birthday present" -- the song "end of the road." the tune was recorded at prince's studio, paisley park, and the video showcases his hometown, minneapolis."the gods gave us many gifts."the awards are already rolling in for "wonder woman!" this trailer from early march, showing "diana's" origins on the island of themyscira, was named best in show at the 18th golden trailer awards, as well as best fantasy/adventure trailer.

"just... breathe." (nat) breathe easy, "star wars" fans: that probably wasn't a spoiler from "the last jedi" star john boyega. he tweeted, apparently about an upcoming role, "time to play a villain"... and some of his one-point-one million followers thought that meant his character, "finn," was turning to the dark side, despite boyega following up claiming "it is not star wars related!" face it: with six more months before "the last jedi" opens, everything its stars say will be scrutinized. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (james) coming up... former f-b-i director james comey is set to testify in a few hours. what you can expect to see.(rebecca) ( james @ landing ) our

top story this morning... former f-b-i director james comey plans to tell congress president trump pressured him to drop the investigation into former national security advisor michael flynn. comey's testimoney this morning is expected to go into detail about his interactions with the president. mark meredith takes a closer look. before james comey even shows up on capitol hill, we know what he plans to say.the senate intelligence committee has released the ex-f-b-i director's opening statement. comey will open his testimony with - detailed notes of a meeting at trump tower in january.that's' when comey says he told then president- elect trump, that the businessman was not personally under investigation.fast forward to after the inauguration.comey says the president invited him to the white house for a private dinner.just the president and

comey - one on one. during the dinner - according to comey's statement - the president said quote "i need your loyalty" comey says he refused, but he could pledge to be honest. weeks later, another meeting. this time in the oval office. comey will testify the president brought up ex- national security advisor michael flynn.flynn was fired just days earlier after lying to the vice president about conversations flynn had with the ssian ambassador. comey says the president said que: "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting flynn go. he is a good guy. i hope you can let this go."comey called the encounter "concerning".flynn remains under f-b-i investigation.on capitol hill, im mark meredith. ( james ) senators will hear comey's statement first thing in the morning, then have the chance to follow up with questions. the public hearing will be followed by a closed door session with the senators. ( james ) keep it all morning long for full coverage of the comey testimony. we will carry his opening statement live at 7:00 a-m. we will have continuing

coverage all morning long. we'll also be streaming the testimony on the kron4 news app as well as kron4-dot-com. (james) now lets get a check of weather and traffic. (rebecca)an approaching frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most

widespread rain is expected. temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected beginning next monday. no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( james ) the reward for an unsolved murder of an east bay teen has gone up. the alameda county sheriff's office is now offering 10- thousand dollars for any information leading to an arrest and conviction of 16-year-old lamar murphy's killer. murphy was shot and killed back on january 23rd just before seven at night while he was riding his bike to a corner store near his home. they found his body on the corner of princeton street and smalley

avenue in hayward. lamar was a standout high school football player at hawyard high school. ( james ) it was a high tech crime seemingly committed by some low tech thieves. kron4's rob fladeboe shows us what the thieves took -- that quickly landed them in santa clara police custody. you are looking at a 'roambee.' it's a gps tracking device. but the two suspects who broke into roambee's offices in santa and made off with a hundred of them didn't know that. but it was a no brainer for the cops who tracked them down.lt dan moreno/santa clara police" they're certainly not the sharpest tools in the shed. i don't know if you could say they're bungling but they weren't very smart and they're actions led us right to them..."roambee's co-founder vidra subrmanian explained how the devices are used to track the shipment of bananas and

other products around the globe. they're always on but vidra says the thieves, thinking they were cell phone chargers, were having too much fun to notice.vidra subramanian/roambee corporation " one guy grabbed a beer out of the fridge and then cut his hand....leaving behind his fingerprints and blood evidence on a rag..."and so the police, just eight hours after the theft, using roambee's software, tracked some of the devices to a storage locker in union city and to the thieves themselves, who were arrested in alameda, with a couple of roambees in their car.lt dan moreno/santa clara police" the technology certainely allowed us to catch them fairly quickly. the fact that the company cooperated also helped with us getting the search warrants so everybody played a part in it...." rob fladeboe/santa claraalso in the storage

locker, along with the trackers, police found a of other stolen property, inuding a photo album with some irreplaceable images from world war two taken in a recent burglary in saratoga. the owner is thrilled to get them back. in santa clara rob fladeboe kron 4 news (james) still ahead... police body cam footage shows officers treat people of differnt races -- differently. reaction from the oakland police department. and after the break... a wild scene golden gate park... how all these horses ended up getting loose.

take a look at this: horses running free in golden gate park. nearly two dozen horses esacped a corral. kron4's maureen kelly talked oneof the officers called to the scene to help with the roundup. somehow the horses got out of

their pen in golden gate park at a little before 6 am.and then it was off to the racesas the 23 animals decided to go for a little gallop thru the greenery. cop turned into cowpokes after a good samaritain called 9-1-1 to report the unusal spectacle. the first for us 18 years and never heard of a loose horses sgt. kevin stancombe was called to the scene as he was getting on shift. his main concern was keeping the sting from trotting into traffic. it's like on a deer hit a car can you imagine a horse? that could be fatalnats (park ranger)i lasso'd onepark rangers helped get a handle on the herd. and the wranglers who work for the riding outfit were able to turn a nearby dogpark into a temporary pen for the horses.so there were several other horses just outside the gate at the dog park and the nice thing was at the horses that were loose stay close to the horses that were penned ina staff member here told me about half of the horses that did not get corralled at the dog park and it up coming right back here

to the corral she describes him as like homing pigeon'sall of the animals were rounded up by 7amno people or animals were hurt in the process. exactly how they got out is a bit of a mysterythere's a latch in the top of the gate as well as a eetype cord arrangement thatholds it in place so that doesn't seem ke something a horse to do with their nose or their mouth not everyone is so surehorses are very smart and mischievous these horses are only here until the end of june.as the rec and park department experiments with bringing horseback riding to the park. but they've put a better lock on the gate to make sure there's no chance of another equine escape attempt.maureen kelly kron4 news. and here's a live look outside... 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. (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.... we are a few hours away from one of the biggest congressional testimonies in decades. former f-b-i director james comey will testify in front of the senate intelligence committee about the investigation into russian interference in the u-s election. he is also expected to answer questions about whether president trump asked him to drop the investigation into former national securityadvisor michael flynn. yesterday comey released a written version of his opening statements in which he says the president demanded his loyalty. and... a health scare at an elementary school in fremont... more than a dozen students are being tested for h-i-v and hepatitis after a child started poking other students with a diabetic needle.

this happened late last month at cabrillo elementary school. the needle was found in the street at the school near the bus turnaround. 14 children are now getting blood tests. also... the golden state warriors are one win away from winning their 2nd nba championship in 3 years. the dubs won in thrilling fashion last night in cleveland. the dubs led most of the game until cleveland took a late lead in the 3rd. then a back and forth 4th quarter came to a dramatic conclusion when kevin durant nailed a dagger 3 with less then a minute left to give the dubs a one point lead. the warriors would go on to win it by a final of 118- 113. game 4 is tomorrow at 6. (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. (rebecca)an apoachin frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected. temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected beginning next monday.

no major hot no major hot spots.san mateo

bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. no problems on wb 580 at the tolls bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) an eye opening look at how the oaand police department treats the people it serves. a study showed officers used terms like "bro" and "dude" when talking to black people. and "sir" and "madam" when talking to white people... this coming from the body cams worn by oakland police officers. and appear to show officers treat blacks and whites with a different level of respect. kron 4's justine waldman spoke to o-p-d about these ground breaking findings. and what it says about race relations. nats police body cameras get the most attention when it can capture an extreme

situation. but this study examined the videos of everyday interactions of oakland police officers.sot the way we communicate with our citizens has an impact on their ability to trust us researchers at stanford looked at almost 200=hours of footage, from about 1-thousand traffic stops... during april 2014. then people rated how respectful the conversations went. the cameras showed...white people were 57% more likelty to hear an officer say "please" and "thank you". they also apologized to white people more. and officers also showed concern, telling them to "drive safe." but with black drivers, 61% were more likely to have an officer would use their first names and told them to keep their hands on the wheel. deputy chief leronne artrong tells

me ....officers want to connt with people.sot but when we attempt to do that we don't offend the public that we dont turn off our community and if we can teach our officers to be professional across the board no matter who they deal with it helps to midigate these types of issues nat 2 shot the study headed by dr. jennifer eberhardt from stanford. she is an expert on racial profiling. and says the vidoes showed a race gap. but it is unclear áwhyásot there could be lots of sources for it. it could be indicitve that police community relations are tense generally oakland police department sees the studys findings as an important lesson. and opportunity now to do better. sot we have to learn that words matter that they way you communicate with people matter ( james ) a san diego rap concert turned into chaos

onstage and off. someone came out of the crowd and knocked xxxtentacion ("x-x-x ten-ta-see-ohn") to the ground in the middle of his performance. amateur video taken at the concert shows security rush in immediately, but the melee resulted in one person at the concert being stabbed. the rapper later tweeted that he was "sucker punched," but was okay. a san diego police spokesman says the person who was wounded was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. police say around 800 people were at the concert at the north park observatory. ( james ) a break-in to an indiana home turns deadly when a moth shoots the intruder. police got the call just after one yesterday afternoon. the mother says she was forced to shoot an armed intruder in front of her children. neighbors who heard the shot say they saw one man run away and another drive away. it is unknown whether the two are considered suspects in the case. police say the armed suspect died inside the doorway of the

home. in the state of indiana it is legal for citizens to have guns in their homes as a means of protection. 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. grass fire in san jose nb 87 at curtner, right lane blocked

( james ) take a look at this... a piece of history was put up for sale. the jersey giants pitcher hunter strickland wore during his brawl with nationals bryce harper was auctioned off to the highest bidder. it went on auction on mlb.com yesterday. the listing specifically states this jersey comes from the contest the pitcher was "ejected from the game after fighting with bryce harper." the winning bid ended up $200. (james) coming up... in just a few hours former f-b-i director james comey will testify before the senate intelligence committee. what we can expect to happen. and... in just a few hours... . one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will make his first court appearance. the details ahead. also... the warriors making history last night. and

they are one step closer to a championship. highlights coming up.

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for joining us on the kron 4 morning news. i'm darya folsom.( mark ) and i'm mark danon. we are just about two hours away from one of the biggest congressional testimonies in decades. former f-b-i director james comey will testify in front of the senate intelligence committee about the investigation into russian interference in the u-s election.( darya ) kristen holmes is live in washington this morning with more on what we can expect to hear from comey later this morning. kristen. (kristen)fired fbi director james comey will publicly testify that president trump asked him to end an investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn .according to comey's prepared opening

remarks, during an oval office meeting president trump said, "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting a good guy. i hope you can let this go".comey writing this in a memo directly after the meeting, choosing not to share the information general jeff sessions as it was believed he would soon recuse himself from the investigation. comey however says he did ask the attorney general to prevent any future direct communication between him and president trump. this, just one of several bombshell accusations comey will make, including a january one-on-one dinner in which comey says trump asked for his loyalty. after further discussion, comey says he eventually agreed to give the president honest loyalty.as well as a president said he d nothing to do with russia, describing the investigation as a "cloud" and asking comey what they could do to, "lift the cloud." comey's testimony will also confirm claims president trump

made while firing comey, that the fbi director told him on several occasions that he was not personally under investigation. investigation. under personally under investigation. ( mark ) ( mark ) ( mark ) and we will have

continuing coverage of comey's testimony all morning long. we will carry his opening statements live during the 7:00 hour. we will also have expert analysis of his testimony and we will be streaming the enting heari live on the kron 4 mobile app and kron4 dot com. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( mark ) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (rebecca)an approaching frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary

impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected. temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected beginning next monday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) the warriors are now just one win away from winning the n-b-a finals for the second time in three years. ( mark ) they are now 15-0 in the postseason after come from behind victory in game three against the cleveland cavaliers. let's go to the highlights. we'll jump straight to the 3rd quarter. the warriors down by two when steph curry drives inside and flips it in and draws the foul. the warriors take the lead after the free throw. but then a few minutes later with the warriors up by two, lebron james take the ball up court and powers his

way into the lane and draws the foul as well. the cavs would end the third quarter with a five point lead. but then in the 4th, with the game on the line and the clock under a minute. kevin durant...nails a 3 to give the warriors a lead! the dubs would hang on to win this one 118 to 113. after the game the team talked about durant's game winning shot. ( mark ) the warriors go for the

sweep tomorrow night. tip of is set for 6:00 from ( darya ) and we have ( darya ) and we have continuing and we have ( darya ) and we have continuing coverage of the warriors big victory on our website. you can find more reaction from the players as well as highlights. it is all on our website at kron 4 dot com. and coming up at 7:30 this monring. kron 4's mark carpenter will be live from

cleveland with more on the warriors big win. ( darya ) in just a few hours... . one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will make his first court appearance.( mark ) kron 4's will tran is live outside the alameda county court house this morning with the latest. will. ( will ) happening today... one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will make his first court appearance. derick almena will be arraigned in alameda county. he was the man in charge of the warehouse when it went up in flames last december. 36 people died in the fire. almena is charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. if convicted he faces up to 39 years in prison.

( mark ) we will check back with you the morning. ( darya ) a health scare at an elementary school in fremont. more than a dozen students are being tested for h-i-v and hepatitis after a child started poking other students with a diabetic needle.( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live at cabrillo elementary school with the details. averi. ( averi ) a health scare at an elementary school in fremont. more than a dozen students are being tested for h-i-v and hepatitis after a child started poking other students with a diabetic needle. this happened late last month at cabrillo

elementary school. one eight-year-old boy told his family he was poked in the arm with a diabetic lancet and it did draw blood. the needle was found in the street at the school near the bus turnaround. 14 children are now getting blood tests. one of the children's great grandparents says the school should have alerted them sooner. ( averi ) five days after the incident, the school started getting calls from concerned parents.

the school says those parents were contacted immediately to get blood work done. one student and one employee at the school are diabetic, but they have confirmed the diabetic lancet was not theirs. the district says the child who was poking other students has been disciplined. ( mark ) thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a man and his dog. it happened late tuesday night in bay point. 41-year-old jason gibson was walking his dog near port chicago highway and lakeview drive when they were hit and killed. neighbors who live in the area say they heard what happened... but the driver had already left the scene when they went to help. they say speeding is a problem in their neighborhood.

gibson was wearing all white clothing so he should have been easy for drivers to see. right now police don't have a description of the driver or the car. ( mark ) still ahead... see how police in the east bay are stepping up efforts to find justice for the family of a murdered teenager. and later... a gruesome attack leaves a woman in critical condition. how her act of kindness landed her in the hospital. and after the break... a man is rescued on the san francisco bay. why the coast guard had to be him. ( rebecca ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break. ♪ ♪ that's life. you diet. you exercise.

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

fletcher. (rebecca)an approaching frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected. temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected beginning next monday.

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 drive time less than 30 min e from 37 to thetoll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( mark ) a coast guard crew rescued a man after his sailboat hit a reef near the golden gate bridge. these are new picture

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( mark ) a coast guard crew rescued a man after his sailboat hit a reef near the golden gate bridge. these are new picture just in to kron four this morning. it happened yesterday afternoon when the 32-foot boat hit the duxbury reef. the boat then started taking on water. the crew quickly got the man to safety. the coast guard recommends boaters know where reefs and other potential hazards are when they are out on the water. ( mark ) police are increasing the reward for information in an unsolved murder of an east bay teen.

the alameda county sheriff's office is now offering 10- thousand dollars for any information leading to an arrest and conviction of 16-year-old lamar murphy's killer. murphy was shot and killed on january 23rd while he was riding his bike to a corner store near his home. police found his body on the corner of princeton street and smalley avenue in hayward. lamar was a standout high school football player at hayward high school. ( darya ) the woman accused of shoving meth into a toddler's mouth will make her first court appearance today. she is charged with child abuse. investigators say sayyadinthomas walked up to a two-year-old boy and put the drug in his mouth monday afternoon at the people's park in berkeley. police say she attacked a deputy during the booking process at the santa rita jail. and this is not the first time she has attacked officers. thomas was still on probation for attacking three deputies in 2014. berkeley police say the boy is now out of the hospital.

( mark ) a homeless man is under arrest for sexually assaulting a teenage girl. it happened at a whole food's market on east blithedale avenue in marin on tuesday night. police say 55- year-old james stratta confronted the girl, grabbed her arms and touched her inappropriately. the girl ran away and told her father. the father confronted stratta and with the help of a witness held him down until police arrived. stratta was booked into marin county jail on several charges. ( darya ) a san francisco man has been arrested for falsely obtaining and selling disabled placards. montana le is accused of forging a doctor's signature to apply for the placards... and then selling them sometimes for one thousand dollars a piece. if convicted he could face up to 4 years in prison. his arrest has now brought to light a growing issue in california. officials say about 15 percent of disabled placards, temporary placards and license plates in the state are being misused. earlier this year...the d-m-v

did an audit of the placard system. it found placards had not been cancelled for thousands who have probably already died. the audit also found parking enforcement does not have an immediate way to find out if placards are legitimate.

rain in the north bay.

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

( darya ) there is new evidence this morning that oakland police officers may treat african americans different than white people in their community.( mark ) researchers at stanford watched more than 200 hours of police body camera footage. they found that white people were nearly 60 percent more likely to hear the words "please" and "thank you."( darya ) the study also found that officers were more likely to call white people "sir" and "madam" and were more likely to call african americans by their first name. the police department says officers are working hard to try and connect with people they are associating with. < the way we communicate with our citizens has an impact on their ability to trust us // if we can teach our officers to be professional across the board no matter who they deal with it helps to midigate these types of issues.>( mark ) police say they plan to use the information in the study to help teach their officers how to better communicate with everybody in the community. ( james ) coming up we are now just 90 minutes away from

fired f-b-i director james comey testifying in front of congress. what we are expected to learn and how democrats and republicans are responding.( lydia ) and bars across the countyr hosting watch parties for the comey hearing. i will have the details in a live report.( rebecca ) your bay area forecast is next. . what are you doing?

watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard.

hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals thatson our war... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] ( mark )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (rebecca)an approaching

frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected. temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend.

gradual warming is expected beginning next monday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) this morning all eyes are on capitol hill as former f-b-i director james comey prepares to testify before the senate.( mark ) comey is expected to detail conversations he had with president trump in the weeks and months before he was fired. james fletcher is at the breaking news desk with more on what we can expect from comey's testimony. james. (james) the senate intelligence committee released a written version of comey's opening statement yesterday ... and, as you might expect, it's drawing very different reactions from democrats and republicans. in his statement comey says president trump asked him privately to end any probe into former national security advisor michael flynn. comey quotes the president as saying "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting flynn go."

comey's statement also describes phone calls in which he claims president trump urged him to publicly declare he was not personally under investigation. the former f-b-i director also confirmed comments made by the president saying comey told him he was not "personally" under investigation. many republicans are calling that part of comey's statement a "win" for the president... while democrats say other parts of the statements are damning. take a listen to senators lindsey graham and ron wyden. ( james ) comey's testimony is set to begin in less than 90 minutes. the former f-b-i

director is not expected to offer his opinion on whether president trump tried to obstruct justice regarding the russia investigation. just wants to prese the he facts, as they happened, and let the committee draw its own conclusion. we will bring yocomey's opening statements live when it happens during the 7:00 hour. back to you in the studio. . ( mark ) and this morning... bars and coffee shops across the country are opening their doors early to host watch parties for james comey's testimony.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at a san francisco bar where a crowd is expected. lydia. ( lydia )they say there's a first time for everything... this is definitely a first for me, waiting for a bar to open so i can watch the fbi director testify. this is one of the bars that will be having a james comey watch party this morning. gino & carlo's bar here in north beach will open in about half hour at 6am. this bar usually

opens at that hour anyway but the difference today is the tv's will be set to the comey testimony. there are several bars across the country having watch party's... many of them in washington dc... in the nations capitol they are also serving several specialty drinks... one bar is serving the "from covfefe" other bars are free rounds every time president trump tweets about the hearing. we'll let you know if there are any specials here today once they open. reporting live in san francisco, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) fremont police are searching for a man who robbed two people of their gold chains. the first incident

happened on fernald street yesterday afternoon. the victim says she her gold chain was snatched from her neck. the second incident happened on stevenson boulevard. the second victim says that the man approached her from behind, shoved her to the ground and pulled the necklace from her neck. police say these thefts are related. ( darya ) santa clara poliuce caught two thieves using the electronic devices that they stole. the device called a "roambee" is a g-p-s tracking device. the thieves who stole hundreds of these from the roam-bee offices didn't know that they were tracking devices. eight hours after the theft, police found the devices in a storage locker in union city along with other stolen property. officers were also able to track down the two thieves in alameda who also had the devices in their car.

that the company cooperated also helped with us getting the search warrants so everybody played a part in it.">( darya ) roambees are used to track the shipment of produce and other products. ( mark ) a man has been charged with murdering another man on a bus in oakley. phillip wade has been charged in the death of 57-year-old anthony johnson. police say the two men got into an argument while riding a bus saturday afternoon at main street and charles way. johnson died from stab wounds. wade is set to be arraigned later today. ( mark ) a woman is in critical condition this morning after a man attacked her with a hammer in san francisco's hayes valley neighborhood. it happened early yestday morning on market street near gough. police say the woman was trying to help a man who was suffering from some kd of medical problem....and then another man walked up to her -- and they got into an argument. police say the man started hitting the woman

with a hammer. both the woman and the man she was trying to help were taken to the hospital. the attacker was taken into custody. his name has not been released. ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... why dog owners told to stay away from certain bay area hiking trails. and later... fixing your cracked phone screen is about to get cheaper. we will show you the new way you will soon be able to fix your phone. and after the break... before you pour your bowl of cereal you might want to think twice about the type of milk you use. what your child should be drinking and how it could impact their physical appearance. and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain in the north bay. ( mark ) and taking a live

look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain in the north bay.

( mark ) avoiding milk could make your child short. a new study found that children who drink dairy alternatives may end up shorter than those who drink real milk.( darya ) that includes... rice... soy and almond milk. and according to scientists the more of milk alternatives your kid drinks the shorter they will be when they get older.( mark ) doctors say the reason is because plant based milk does not stimulate a chemical in your body that helps you grow... the same way that regular milk does.( darya ) some experts worry the study may be misleading-- one expert pointed out... taller children are not necessarily healthier... saying she does not think it's appropriate to use height as a marker for health. (rebecca) your bay area

forecast is after the break. 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. ( mark ) we're coming up

on 5:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... in a little more than an hour, former f-b-i director james comey will testify in front of

the senate intelligence committee about the investigation into russian interference in the u-s election. he is also expected to answer questions about whether president trump asked him to drop the investigation into former national security advisor michael flynn.( darya ) and... happening today... one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will make his first court appearance. derick almena will be arraigned in alameda county. he was the man in charge of the warehouse when it went up in flames last december. almena is charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter.( mark ) the golden state warriors are one win away from winning their 2nd nba championship in 3 years. the dubs won in thrilling fashion last night in cleveland. the dubs led most of the game until cleveland took a late lead in the 3rd. then a back and forth 4th quarter came to a dramatic conclusion when kevin durant nailed a dagger 3 with le then a minute left to give the dubs a one point lead.

the warrrs would go on to win it by a final of 118- 113. game 4 is tomorrow at 6. ( mark ) ( darya )( rebecca ) checking bay area weahter before you head out the door.. (rebecca)an approaching frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected.

temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected beginning next monday. no major hot spots. 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.

( mark ) ( mark ) two popular trails in san francisco's presidio are temporarily closed to do this rng. that is because this is the time of year when coyotes e giving birth to pups. coyotes are protective of their pups and behave aggressively toward other canines. the park trail and the bay area ridge trail

will be closed to all dogs, both on- and off a leash. the trails will reopen to dogs sometime in august or september. ( darya ) be careful if you open up a new can of cashews. glass is being found in some of the canisters. the food and drug administration announced a recall of southern grove cashews halves and pieces with sea salt. star snack company says they have received complaints of tiny bits of glass in the cans. all of the recalled items have been taken off store shelves. we have additional information on exactly which canisters are affected on or website at kron 4.com. ( mark ) if you have a cracked phone screen...good news. it is about to get cheaper and easier to fix.( darya ) kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate explains. it's the worst. your day is going fine. and then..you drop your phone screen crackedat least once a week people asked me what do i do about my cracked screen. unfortunately i have to tell them there's no cheap answer. but that might be getting

better soon.. apple just showed the reuters news organization their horizon machines which had previously been kept a secret..these microwave size boxes are what apple uses to repair iphone and ipad screens quickly and cost effectively at their retail shops. in the back room or at their repair labs according to reuters apple is going to lthird parts use this e tomachinrepair cracked screens. gabe slate /tech reporter:this sharing of the horizon machine is expected to go down before the end of the year.for now.. it remains pricey to fix a phoneif you shelled out for the apple care plus protection plan for your iphone which costs $10o.. and it's within 2 years you can go into any apple store and get your screen fixed for just $29. otherwise iphones cost between

$100 and $150 at apple stores. third party repair shops or kiosks cost around the same for smartphone display repairs. if you're going to go the 3rd party routei recommend icracked it costs about the same but it's way more convenient.these guys and gals are mobile you call or text them and they will come to your home, work, a cafe.. wherever you are and fix your cracked phone while you wait.. the average repair time is 20 minutes. gabe slate /tech reporter: icracked technician /the bay area's news station:hold on to that thing and consider case i think we forget sometimes around with a computer in their fragile.. report gabe news ( mark ) and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain in the north bay. watching this breath savers protect mint

neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard. hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? (rebecca)an approaching

frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected. temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected beginning next monday. ( mark ) a little girl from louisiana has been traveling the country with her parents... just so she can share hugs with police officers.( darya ) her name is rosalyn baldwin... and her parents say this was all her idea. she says she wants to hug police officers

in all fifty states. this is video of her in missouri. she calls this a mission of love to show appreciation for law enforcement. and police say this means

from the capitol. we will have a live report from washington... coming up at the top of the hour.

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director james comey will testify in front of the senate intelligence committee about the investigation into russian interference in the u-s election.( darya ) he is also expected to answer questions about whether president trump asked him to drop the investigation into former national security advisor michael flynn. yesterday comey released a written version of his opening statements in which he says the president demanded his loyalty. kristen holmes is live in washington this morning with more on what we can expect to hear from comey later this morning. kristen. (kristen)fired fbi director james comey will publicly testify that president trump asked him to end an investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn .according to comey's prepared opening

remarks, during an oval office meeting president trump said, "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting flynn go. he is a good guy. i hope you can let this go".comey writing this in a memo directly after the meeting, choosing not to share the information with attorney general jeff sessions as it was believed he would soon recuse himself from the investigation.comey however says he did ask the attorney general to prevent any future direct communication between him and president trump. this, just one of several bombshell accusations comey will make, including a january one-on-one dinner in which comey says trump asked for his loyalty. after further discussion, comey says he eventually agreed to give the president

honest loyalty.as well as a march phone call in which the president said he had nothing to do with russia, describing the investigation as a "cloud" and asking comey what they could do "lifthcloud." comey'testimony will also confirm claims president trump made while firing comey, that the fbi director told him on several occasions that he was not personally under investigation. and we will have continuing coverage of comey's testimony all morning long. we will carry his opening statements live during the 7:00 hour. and we will have

continuing coverage of comey's testimony all morning long. we will carry his opening statements live during the 7:00 hour. we will also have expert analysis of his testimony and we will be streaming the entire hearing live on the kron 4 mobile app and kron4 dot com. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (rebecca)an approaching frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area

this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected. temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected beginning next monday.

no major hot spots. bay brge wbis less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident in fremont sb 880 at alvarado. ( darya ) it's the play everyone's talking about this morning... kevin durant pulls up for the dagger from beyond the arc, giving

the warriors a one point lead with under a minute left.( mark ) the warriors were down six points with three minutes left in the fourth quarter. the dubs finished the game on an 11-0 run, durant scoring seven of the warriors last 11 points.( darya ) the warriors went on to beat the cavaliers 118 to 113, taking a three to nothing lead in the series. lebron james and kyrie irving combined for á77 pointsá but it was not enough for the cavs. ( mark ) after the game, draymond green talked about k-d's performance in the finals so far.

warriors 15-0 record in the playoffs is the longest playoff streak in the n-b-a, m-l-b, n-f-l and n-h-l history. the warriors go for the sweep tomorrow night. tip of is set for 6:00 from cleveland. ( darya ) and we have continuing coverage of the warriors big victory on our website. you can find more reaction from the players as well as highlights. it is all on our website at kron 4 dot com. and coming up at 7:30 this monring. kron 4's mark carpenter will be live from cleveland with more on the warriors big win.

( darya ) in just a few hours... . one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will make his first court appearance.( mark ) kron 4's will tran is live outside the alameda county court house this morning with the latest. will. ( will ) happening today... one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will make his first court appearance. derick almena will be arraigned in alameda county. he was the man in charge of the warehouse when it went up in flames last december. 36 people died in the fire. almena is charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. if convicted he faces up to 39 years in prison.

( mark ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) a health scare at an elementary school in fremont. more than a dozen students are being tested for h-i-v and hepatitis after a child started poking other students with a diabetic needle.( mark ) kron 4's averi harper is live at cabrillo elementary school with the details. averi. ( averi )parents say they were

notified for a week after several children were poked with a used diabetic needle. vowe're told this happened on may 26. a child found the needle near where school buses pick up at the school. a staff member saw it and took it away from the child.at that time there was no indication that the child poked anyone with it. on may 31... parents started calling the school saying their children had been poked with the needle. 14 children in all were stuck with it.now... school officials are urging affected children to get tested for conditions like hiv and hepatitis.we spoke to a family member of one of the children who was poked with this needle... he says the school waited too long to notify families.

they had been struck with a needle.>( averi )the student who picked up the needle has been disciplined by the school. we're told that there is one student and one employee here who are diabetic but the needle used in this situation didn't belong to either of them. ( mark ) thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) police are looking for the driver who hit and killed a man and his dog. it happened late tuesday night in bay point. 41-year-old jason gibson was walking his dog near port chicago highway and lakeview drive when they were hit and killed. neighbors who live in the area say they heard what happened... but the driver had already left the scene when they went to help. they say speeding is a problem in their neighborhood.

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this tornado touching down in north dakota... a man was recording this from just a few hundred feet away yesterday. he says he stayed in his truck and watched the tornado until it died down. the man says thankfully it was not very distructive. welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning.

(rebecca)an approaching frontal system is forecast to begin spreading light rain across most of the bay area this morning. the primary impact will be during the morning commute when the most widespread rain is expected. temperatures will remain well below normal, especially inland, through the weekend. gradual warming is expected

beginning next monday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) the woman accused of shoving meth into a

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) the woman accused of

shoving meth into a toddler's mouth will make her first court appearance today. she is charged with child abuse. investigators say sayyadina thomas walked up to a two-year-old boy and put the drug in his mouth monday afternoon at the people's park in berkeley. police say she attacked a deputy during the booking process at the santa rita jail. and this is not the first time she has attacked officers. thomas was still on probation for attacking three deputies in 2014. berkeley police say the boy is now out of the hospital. ( darya ) police are

increasing the reward for information in an unsolved murder of an east bay teen. the alameda county sheriff's office is now offering 10- thousand dollars for any information leading to an arrest and conviction of 16-year-old lamar murphy's killer. murphy was shot and killed on january 23rd while he was riding his bike to a corner store near his home. police found his body on the corner of princeton street and smalley avenue in hayward. lamar was a standout high school football player at hayward high school. ( darya ) police are asking for help identifying a man suspected of vandalism and attempted burglary. take a look at this picture. oakland police say this man vandalized and tried to steal from a car... on 40th street near the macarthur bart station back on april 25th. ( mark ) a homeless man is under arrest for sexually assaulting a teenage girl. it happened at a whole food's market on east blithedale avenue in marin on tuesday night. police say 55- year-old james stratta confronted the girl, grabbed her arms and touched her

inappropriately. the girl ran away and told her father. the father confronted stratta and with the help of a witness held him down until police arrived. stratta was booked into marin county jail on several charges. ( mark ) today is the 4th day of the bill cosby rape trial. a jury has already heard more than seven hours of testimony from the woman accusing cosby of drugging and raping her. now the jurors uld hear from cosby himself. the comedian is not expected to testify but prosecutors are expected to show jurors a tape of a deposition from 2005. in the deposition, cosby talks about giving andrea constand three unmarked pills. cosby says he had a romantic relationship with constand. the case is expected to be turned over to the jury sometime next week. ( darya ) there is new evidence this morning that oakland police officers may treat african americans different than white people in their community. researchers at stanford watched more than 200 hours of police body camera footage. they found that white people were nearly 60 percent more

likely to hear the words "please" and "thank you." the study also found that officers were more likely to call white people "sir" and "madam" and were more likely to call african americans by their first name. the police department says officers are working hard to try and connect with people they are associating with. < the way we communicate with our citizens has an impact on their ability to trust us // if we can teach our officers to be professional across the board no matter who they deal with it helps to midigate these types of issues.>( darya ) police say they plan to use the information in the study to help teach their officers how to better communicate with everybody in the community. ( darya ) take a look at this.... a man tried to break into an a-t-m using a stolen backhoe. this happened a week ago in maryland. police say the backhoe was stolen, then driven roughly five miles to the bank. the man did not get away with any money, but

did cause roughly ten thousand dollars worth of damage to the a-t-m. police believe the same man pulled off an a-t-m theft in 20-16. police are hoping this surveillance video will help in tracking him down. ( mark ) and after the break... the big money scheme police say a bay area man was running involving disabled placards. ( mark ) and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain in the north bay.

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

( darya ) a san francisco man has been arrested for falsely obtaining and selling disabled placards. montana le is accused of forging a doctor's signature to apply for the placards... and then selling them sometimes for one thousand dollars a piece. if convicted he could face up to 4 years in prison. his arrest has now brought to light a growing issue in california. officials say about 15 percent of disabled placards, temporary placards and license plates in the state are being misused. earlier this year...the d-m-v did an audit of the placard system. it found placards had not been cancelled for thousands who have probably already died. the audit

also found parking enforcement does not have an immediate way to find out if placards are legitimate.

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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 ) this morning all eyes are on capitol hill as fired f-b-i director james comey prepares to testify before the senate.( mark ) comey is expected to detail conversations he had with president trump in the weeks and months before he was fired. james fletcher is at the breaking news desk with more on what we can expect from comey's testimony. james.

(james) the senate intelligence committee released a written version of comey's opening statement yesterday ... and it's being interpreted differently, depending on who you ask. today is expected to be a dramatic day on capitol hill. in his statement comey describes president trump asking him privately to end any probe into former national security advisor michael flynn. according to comey, the president said, quote: "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting flynn go." comey's statement also describes phone calls in which president trump urged him to publicly declare he was not personally under investigation. the former f-b-i director also described a private dinner with the president, during which president trump asked comey to pledge his loyalty to him. if that account is true... senators on both sides of the aisle say the president was out of line.

comey, who comes up against a president who knows no limits in terms of a proper relationship.sen. susan collins/ (r) maine: "it was clearly inappropriate for the president to ask for a loyalty pledge from the director of the fbi. i think, perhaps, this reflects a lack of understanding and appreciation on the president's part of the role of the fbi and his lack of understanding and appreciation for separation of duties and responsibilities.>( james ) comey's testimony is set to begin in less than 30 minutes. we have a live picture to show you of what it looks like inside the hearing room. you can see a swarm of people ranging from lawmakers and their staff, members of the media and the public are also getting set. this is room 216 of the senate's hart building. it's a massive space that can accommodate hundreds of reporters... and it's one sign of just how much attention the committee expecting of comey's testimony. in fact, we have video recorded earlier this hour... showing you the incredibly long line outside that room as people were waiting to file inside. you can see that line snaking around the hallways.

again, we will bring you james comey's opening statement live during the 7:00 hour... along with expert analysis. joining us on set will be john trasvina, dean of the university of san francisco school of law. it will be interesting to get his insights. and a reminder, if you'll be away from your tv... you can still watch the hearing in its entirety. we will be our website at kron4.com and on the kron4 news app, as well. back to you in the studio. . ( mark )( mark ) ( mark ) and this

morning... bars and coffee shops across the country are opening their doors early to host watch parties for james comey's testimony.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at a san francisco bar where a crowd is expected. lydia. ( lydia )they say there's a first time for everything... this is definitely a first for me, waiting for a bar to open so i can watch the fbi director testify.this is one of the bars that will be having a james comey watch party this morning.gino & carlo's bar here in north beach will open in about half hour at 6am.this bar usually opens at that hour anyway but the difference today is the tv's will be set to the comey testimony.there are several bars across the country having watch party's...many of them in washington dc...in the nations capitol they are also serving several specialty drinks...one bar is serving the "from covfefe" other bars are free rounds every time president trump tweets about the hearing.we'll let you know if there are any specials here today once they open. reporting live in san francisco, lydia pantazes kron4 news.

thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) california has more fatalities on its train tracks than any other state in the country.( darya ) kron four's stanley roberts shows

us how that can be easily avoided in "people behaving badly." this is a segment where you can help me solve a very perplexing mystery it's about train tracks right now these set of track are in the city if pittsburg i was waiting to see the tracks move but they never did they just sat there which begs the question how does someone get hit by a train nats: ambiance this is the loveridge road crossing amtrak uses these tracks because trains need tracks to get from point a to point b with the absence of tracks there are no trains do you agree or disagreenats: ambiancelet move over to the city of antioch at the hillcrest ave crossing and i'll set the scene for you again there's a stationary set of tracks which are permanently bolted to the ground. i did say permanently bolted right? before you reach the track there is a black and yellow sign alerting you that you are approaching a set of tracks along with railroad crossing painted in the street . and a black and white sign reading don't stop

on the track and these weird looking metal stands with lots of light that apparently flash when a train is approaching. nats: ambiance and let's be honest with each other . according to the us department of transportation there are just over 129 thousand rail crossing in the united states that's not a whole lot yet somehow according to operation lifesaver about every 3 hours, a person is hit by a train. it's really not a difficult take to avoid two metal tracks . you either stop 15 feet before them or you safely proceed past them but you never stop them . never not every for a secondnats: ambiance now as a journalist i'm not supposed to ask questions, i'm supposed to give you answers . but no matter how many answers i give you reports of people getting hit by trains keep pouring in nats: ambiancemaybe people think that are invincible while sitting in there cars often texting away . the only advice i can give you is the advice that comes from operation lifesaver is trains don't stop quickly .. in pittsburg and antioch stanley

roberts kron 4 news coming up... a good samaritan from the bay area ends up in the hospital.... hear what happened to her while she was doing a good deed. and after the break... why dog owners are being told to stay away from some bay area hiking trails. ( mark ) and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain in the north bay.

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here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning. in about 15 minutes, fired f- b-i director james comey will testify in front of the senate intelligence committee about the investigation into russian interference in the u-s election. he is also expected to answer questions about whether president trump asked him to drop the investigation into former national security advisor michael flynn.( darya ) and... happening today... one of the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will make his first court appearance. derick almena will be arraigned in alameda county. he was the man in charge of the warehouse when it went up in flames last december. almena is charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter.( mark ) the golden state warriors are one win away from winning their 2nd nba championship in 3 years. the dubs won in thrilling fashion last night in cleveland. the dubs led most of the game until

cleveland took a late lead in the 3rd. then a back and forth 4th quarter came to a dramatic conclusion when kevin durant nailed a dagger 3 with less then a minute left to give the dubs a one point lead. the warriors would go on to win it by a final of 118- 113. game four is tomorrow at 6:00.

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 ) ( darya ) a man has been

charged with murdering another man on a bus in oakley. phillip wade has been charged in the death of 57-year-old anthony johnson. police say the two men got into an argument while riding a bus saturday afternoon at main street and charles way. johnson died from stab wounds. wade is set to be arraigned ( darya ) a woman is in critical condition this morning after a man attacked her with a hammer in san francisco's hayes valley neighborhood. it happened early yesterday morning on market street near gough. police say the woman was trying to help a man who was suffering from some kind of medical problem....and then another man walked up to her -- and they got into an argument. police say the man started hitting the woman with a hammer. both the woman and the man she was trying to help were taken to the hospital. the attacker was taken into custody. his name has not been released. ( mark ) santa clara police caught two thieves

using the electronic devices that they stole. the device called a "roambee" is a g-p-s tracking device. the thieves who stole hundreds of these from the roam-bee offices didn't know that they were tracking devices. eight hours after the theft, police found the devices in a storage locker in union city along with other stolen property. officers were also able to track down the two thieves in alameda who also had the devices in their car. ( mark ) roambees are used to track the shipment of bananas and other products around the world. ( mark ) coming up in kron four news at seven... we are less than ten minutes away from fired f-b-i director james comey testifying in front of congress. this is a live look from washington, d.c. we have complete team coverage of the hearing up ahead. and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain in the north bay.

( mark ) and taking a live look at storm tracker 4 radar. rain in the north bay.

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veteran accomplishes his dream of graduating high school. 92-year-old elmer shinskie only completed one year of high school before he was drafted into the army in 19-43.

it wasn't until he learned about the "operation recognition program" that he was able to go back to high school and get his diploma. the program allows world war two vets this opportunity. shinskie's wife says it was just like watching a child graduate. ( darya ) shinskie says he already has a place where he will put his diploma. ( james ) coming up... all eyes on capitol hill... we are now just minutes away from hearing the testimony of fired f-b-i director james comey. we have complete team coverage of the hearing... including expert legal analysis. joining us on set will be john trasvina, dean of the university of san francisco school of law.

stay tuned... we'll be right back.

(darya) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm darya folsom.(mark) and i'm mark danon. happening right now... the much anticipated testimony of former f-b-i director james comey is getting underway.

(mark) this is a live picture from washington, d-c. comey will testify in front of the senate intelligence committee about the investigation into russian interference in the u-s election. he is also expected to answer questions about whether president trump asked him to drop the investigation into former national security advisor michael flynn.(darya) yesterday comey released a written version of his opening statements in which he says the president demanded his loyalty. his opening statement is expected to start soon. kristen holmes is live in washington this morning with what we can expect to hear from comey as the testimony gets underway kristen?