(grant) triple-digit heat is expected for our area - throughout father's day weekend. (vicki) that means a heat advisory is in effect for the entire bay area. chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here with more. brit? warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend into next week as an upper level ridge strengthens over the southwest. a heat advisory is in effect for most inland locations for this weekend into early next week as temperatures warm to as much as 20 degrees above seasonal averages and begin to pose potential heat related illnesses. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period.

(grant) a break in the case of a lyft driver, beaten by bikers on a san francsico freeway. three men (grant) a break in the

case of a lyft driver, beaten by bikers on a san francsico freeway. three men have been arested... one is being held on a million dollars bail c-h-p investigators tell kron4's haaziq madyun how they were able to track the suspects down and make the arrests. here at the californina highway patrol office in san francisco, investigators announce the arrests of three suspects allegdely involved in the brutal assault of a lyft driver on the 101-freeway back in march...an incident that was captured on cellphone video..."police search

warrant. come out with your hands up now"this is chp video recorded in san francsico wednesday during the arrests of the suspects who you see here from left to right the three were arrested for charges that include assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy commit a crime, assault, battery, vandalism, possesion of stolen property and possesion of a controlled susbstance. 25-year-old gabrielle rodriguez and 19-year-old jarrelle williams are being held on $175-thousand dollars bail. 33-year-old derwayne johnson is facing an additional mayhem charge. his bail has been set at $1-million-dollarschp investigators say the circumstances surrounding this

lyft driver being beaten intensified their efforts to find the persons responsible in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) new tonight at five, we are learning new details about the man who opened fire inside a u-p-s facility in san francisco on wednesday. police say 38- year-old jimmy lam shot and killed 3 co-workers before turning the gun on himself. kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san francisco with an update. charles? well, it's starting to appear that jimmy lam. .the shooter in this case . . . may have been a very troubled man who struggled with personal issues for a long time before wednesday's shooting at this ups facility. now, the associated press claims an sfpd official told them that the suspect in this case, jimmy lam, may have felt disrespected by his colleagues. one of lam's co- workers also told the a-p that he had struggled with personal issues and depression over the past few years. . it also appears at this point that lam may have targeted the three people he shot. this

afternoon, the sfpd declined to comment on camera for this story saying that this is still an ongoing investigation. now, one of lam's victims, 46-year old michael lefiti was a u-p-s driver in san francisco diamond heights neighborhood. he was very well liked and a large memorial has appeared in his honor. this afternoon i spoke with several neighbors who say they can't believe that anyone would have an issue with him. now, the woman you just heard from also tells me that they are looking into finding someway to create a permanent memorial for mike. a mural perhaps. i'm also told that' mike's family has been visting the memorial daily to gather up flowers and talk with people. in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news.

(grant) the two men charged in the ghost ship warehouse fire in oakland appeared in court this morning - two weeks after they were charged. today they were scheduled to enter a plea...but did not.(vicki) as kron four's terisa estacio reports, their attorneys say both men are struggling being behind bars as the serious criminal case proceeds against them. (estacio) here in oakland, derick almena and max harris appeared next to each other in court - they were scheduled to enter a plea - but, that changed, instead, they did not speak up, and did not enter a plea but their attornies had a lot to say on their behalf. curtis briggs, max harris' attorney. "my client has never been in custody, he is struggling." curtis briggs is max harris' attorney. he says harris who was arrested two weeks ago in los angeles and now faces 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter has been having a tough time in jail. he says harris has been wrongfully accused in this case that the night of the ghostship fire he

was actually trying to save people. he says conditions in the jail are challenging for him. curtis. "he is a vegetarian. he is only eating about 20 percent of his food. almena - the master tenent is also finding it hard to cope - says his attorney. he has been dealing with depression. tony serra, derick almena's attorney. "he was in dealing with some depression. he seems stronger now, he has received some counseling" also, both of their attornies plan to try and get them out of custody. in court friday, both had friends in attendence as well as some family members. there were also some family members of victims - specifically michaela gregories parents, who showed up, they declined to talk estacio- both men are back in court before a judge in july. terisa estacio kron four news

(grant) just hours after this morning's hearing. max harris' legal team gathered friends and family of his...and met with reporters to make it clear... their client is not only innocent but should not have been charged in the first place kron 4's dan kerman is live tonight in oakland near the scene of that deadly

fire...dan. (dan kerman)up to now the alameda county district attorneys office has suggested max harris was the second in command at the ghostship warehouse, and as creative director there rented the upstairs space for the dance party that ended in an inferno that killed 36 people. court documents suggest his recklessness is why he's been charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. sot curtis briggs/harris' attorney 22-29max harris is innocent, max harris is wrongfully charged, wrongfully incarcerated and he should not be prosecuted at this time.at a news conference friday afternoon harris' attorneys were joined by family and friends to paint a different picture sot laura lind/harris' aunt 40-50i hope everyone will see my nephew max as he truly is a sincere kind hearted working artist one of the warehouse tenants who is also a grieving victim, utterly innocent of any crime. attorneys says harris tried to

save lives that night of the fire and prosecutor's claims that harris promoted the event and blocked a critical staircase are simply untrue.sot we want the truth out there about max harris' role which was as a tenant , an artist, that he tried to help and the jury will be able to see max harris did not commit any crimes, he was not negligent, he was not civilly negligent he wasn't criminally negligent. in fact, attorneys suggested harris is being scapegoated while the true culprit remains in the windsotthe obvious person to prosecute is in china, the obvious person to prosecute is the land owner who fled to china after the catastrophe, that shows a consciousness of guilt.144/of guilt

(vicki) coming up, if you are planning on taking a trip to yosemite national park anytime soon - you might want to think again. a massive rockslide has shutdown a main entrance... find out when park officials hope to have it reopened.(grant) plus, jurors have reached a decision... in the case of a minnesota police officer who fatally shot philando castile during a traffic stop. the verdict - just ahead. (vicki) and next, fire crews are on high alert across california... with the forecast calling for possible triple-digit heat. in a live report - we'll show you how crews are working to keep you safe this weekend. (vicki)

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isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. we are following some breaking news... a navy destroyer -- the u-s-s fitzgerald -- is taking on water after colliding with a philippine-flagged merchant ship. this is happening off the coast of japan. the japan coast guard has confirmed that seven crew members the navy destroyer are missing. there were approximately 330 sailors on board. a military official said the ship can not move, but is in no danger of sinking. the japanese coast guard is helping conduct a medevac. officials are assessing damage to the ship. (vicki) the weather is heating up and so is fire season. green not that long

ago, bay area hillsides have turned brown and all that grass is fuel for fire.(grant) kron four's rob fladeboe is live in morgan hill where calfire is gearing up for a busy weekend and then some. rob? (rob live) it's only mid june and already there have been about 300 more fires across california than there were this time a year ago and those fires have consumed more than twice as many acres in that same time frame. it's hot, it's windy and there is a lot of fuel out there to feed those fires. this is the result of all that rain we got last winter. still green not that long ago as those rains persisted well into spring, it's as if the bay area turned brown overnight. calfire says the grass crop is taller this year and there is a lot more of it.

the hot, windy weather means it won't take much of a spark to ignite that grass. what often starts with a small fire touched off by a vehicle or power tool can quickly become a much larger blaze, often threatening homes and other property.christopher goodnight/calfire" as the humidity levels drop we can expect these fires to start quickly and spread rapidly and it will likely continue through the weekend. we expect the fuel moistures to keep falling into the more sustainable levels to support vegetation burning...."in other words, more fires. here's the proof. already this year calfire has responded to1,626 fires across the state. those fires have consumed more than 17,000 acres. that's roughly 250 more fires than this time a year ago but more than two times the number of acres have burned. thanks to the drought, there are also a lot more dead trees and brush along with all that grass. hoping for the best, calfire is prepared for the worst. chris goodnight/calfire"...we will bring in additional resources as needed, we will

staff additional equipment as needed. we have already met our staffing levels and we have plenty of aircraft, bulldozers and hand crews ready to go all over the state..." (rob live) although they can't stress enough how homeowners need to make sure they have a defensible space around their homes, calfire says this weekend is probably not a good time to be doing any weed wacking or brush clearing, especially in the afternoon when the winds pick up.live in morgan hill rob fladeboe kron 4 news (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief

meterologist brittney shipp. warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend into next week as an upper level ridge strengthens over the southwest. a heat advisory is in effect for most inland locations for this weekend into early next week as temperatures warm to as much as 20 degrees above seasonal averages and begin to pose potential heat related illnesses. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period. (grant)(grant) forecast period. through the will also prevail mostly clear skies conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period.

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enterance to yosemite national park will be closed at least through the weekend bcause of a rock slide.. the 4- thousand ton slide came crashing down on monday.... sending massive rock slabs onto el portal road .. it is creating quite the headache for park visitors and employees. you can see the slide is about the size of a two-story house.. park employees who take that route say their usual 30-minute commute has turned into two or three hours.. yosemite's eastern enterance is also still closed while crews clear out snow.. (grant) coming up, president trump reveals he's under investigation for obstruction of justice. who he is now blaming for his legal troubles. (vicki) and next, grant and i got our hands dirty today - as kron four is celebrating the founding of our company with a day of service. find out how you can help - after the break.

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in 8 californians struggles with hunger... either having nothing to eat or not knowing where or when their next meal will come.( vicki ) the problem is even more acute here in the bay area. the local food bank says one in 4 people in our community are food insecure. many are children. as part of our commitment to fight hunger, some of us here at kron 4 volunteered to help out. we chose today in honor of the founding of our company nextstar media group. here's kron4's philippe djegal. (philippe)nats- hunger is a year-round problem...nats- and, the boxes of food distributed to needy families at food banks, don't package themselves.steve aveson/kron 4- "it does feel good to make a difference."nats- our own steve aveson joined by dozens more of us from kron four... rolling up our sleeves in san francisco, alameda county, santa clara county and contra costa coounty...nats-jim swanson/kron 4- "i have a sore shoulder, but i'm trying to loosen it up right now, so i can move quicker." at rapid speed...nats- kron four crews and volunteers from

several other organizations pack up ten of thousands of pounds of food... that'll eventually either be delivered to or picked-up by families in all nine bay area counties who have the ability to cook... but not necessarily the financial means to buy groceries.christine gaston/kron 4- "lunches for kids, family, the elderly." at the san francisco-marin food bank... kron four's general manager chris mcdonnell is determined to break the record of the most boxes prepared in a day.chris mcdonnell/kron 4- "go big or go home." a competitive spirit embraced by this group at second harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo counties....vicki liviakis/kron 4- "we're trying to beat, uh, is it progressive insurance? i think we can do it." we were also at the food bank of contra costa county and solano in concord... which feeds more than 190- thousand families a year.larry sly/food bank of coco county & solano- "most of the families we have have a working individual in the family -- they just cannot make a go of it." the hardwork these volunteers are carrying out at warehouses across the bay happens daily.paul ash/sf- marin food bank- "it takes 40,000 volunteers to keep the wheels moving here." and, that's in san francisco alone. michael altfest/alameda county

community food bank- "alameda county community food bank is serving one in five county residents. uh, the efforts to help sort and prepare this food for distribution are critical to our efforts."chris mcdonnell/kron 4- "this is our one day of the year, that our our parent company of nextstar broadcasting has enabled us to give four hours of paid time, uh, on the company, to to donate our time wherever we want, and our our employees wanted to to this at food banks throughout the san francisco, oakland, san jose area, so we're really excited. we've got crews everywhere, all day. so, its all for a good cause." a day of caring... in all of our commmunities. philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki ad lib)(grant) a group from san

francisco's morgan stanley investment office...was also giving back today. at the san francisco-marin food bank... they handed over a big check... for $25-thousand dollars. the cash donation from the morgan stanley foundation was in addition to a forklift the financial company also donated. (vicki) all this week on kron4... we've been highlighting the passionate work done by our local food banks and their volunteers. it's part of our commitment to the community.. for more information on how you can help... go to our website

kron4 dot com... look for the section on the right side of the page. (grant) it's a case that has caught national attention... and now a judge has made a decision on whether or not... the woman at the center is guilty of using text messages to encourage her boyfriend to kill himself. the verdict in this case - next.(vicki) plus, a heat advisory is in effect for the entire bay area... how long the warm weather plans to stick around.

(vicki) at 5:30.... the bay area experiencing a warm up - just in time for the weekend. you are taking a live look outside at our sutro cam facing the golden gate bridge.(grant) we are talking triple-digits folks.... time to crank the a-c. let's check in with chief meterologist brittney shipp... warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend into next week as an upper level ridge

strengthens over the southwest. a heat advisory is in effect for most inland locations for this weekend into early next week as temperatures warm to as much as 20 degrees above seasonal averages and begin to pose potential heat related illnesses. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period. (grant) a minnesota jury has found a police jury has found a minnesota (grant) (grant) a minnesota jury

has found a police officer not guilty in the killing of a black man .(grant) officer jeronimo yanez shot and killed philando castile during a traffic stop last july. the shooting gained national attention when castile's girlfriend broadcasted the shooting on facebook live. during the trial... officer yanez testified he feared for his life because castile reached for his firearm, despite being instructed not to. yanez shot castile five times in the chest. today castile's family members voiced their anger with the jury's verdict.

yanez was also acquitted of two counts of intentional discharge of a firearm that endangers safety. after the verdict, the city of saint anthony, minnesota announced that officer yanez will no longer be on the force. now find you guilty on the indictment charging you with the involuntary manslaughter of the person conrad roy the third.( vicki) a stunning verdict in a closely watched trial:a massachusetts judge convicts a woman in the death of her boyfriend ... by pressuring him to commit suicide.michelle carter was 25 miles away from conrad roy when he died.(grant )the american civil liberties union calls the verdict an unconstitutional violation of free speech protectsions.steve aveson is here to show us how the case has taken us into new

legal territory. (steve)the judge's ruling said in effect that "words can kill."...that michelle carter was responsible for the death of boyfriend conrad roy by urging him to kill himself through repeated texts and phone calls. "she sat there on the phone your honor and listened to him die, she listened to him cry that's what she told her friends ... she told her friend lexi she was having nightmares she could hear his cries."carter and roy met while vacationing with their families in florida. both were troubled teenagers histories of depression. although they lived just an hour's drive from each other in southeastern massachusetts ... they met in person only a handful of times.most of their contact was electronic.the prosecution's case rested on rested on more than a 1,000 facebook and text messages exchanged between two teenagers over two years. carter urged him repeatedly to

go ahead with plans to kill himself.on the day he poisoned himself in his truck, she texted him repeatedly.her attorney argued that the ultimate choice was conrad's. "he chose to get in that car, he chose to breath in those fumes."the two talked on the phone as the poison gas filled the cab.at one point conrad lost his nerve and got out , the judge said she could have called police, or his family.instead she told him to get back in... andthat is what convinced him of her guilt. "although we are very pleased with the verdict, in reality there are no winners here today. conrad, an 18- year-old boy, is dead and the young woman - a young woman is now convicted of causing his death. two families have been torn apart and will be affected by this for years to come. with that being said, we fervently hope today's guilty verdict will bring some level of justice to the friends and family of conrad roy." (steve)carter is free on bail until her sentencing in august.

she could get up to 20 years, (vicki) still ahead, tsa is looking to add a new piece of equipment - that would speed up security lines. we'll explain coming up. (grant) but first, president trump is rolling back his predecessor's policies on cuba. what this means for the u-s and its relationship with cuba. (vicki) on wallstreet... energy companies rose while other stocks showed little change. the dow added 24 points. the nasdaq - fell nearly 14. and the s&p... inched up a fraction of a point. we'll be right back...

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(grant) president donald trump traveled to miami to announce his new policy on cuba- but his much of his attention appears to be focused on the russia drama back in washington. (vicki) kristen holmes is in washington with the latest on the administration's new policies... and new troubles. mr. president, are you under investigation by the fbi? president trump ignoring questions on the fbi russia probeafter a morning tweetstorm on reports he is now himself under investigation saying:i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director! witch hunta source who spoke to the president within the last 24 hours-- saying trump was likely refering to deputy attorney general rod rosenstein --- who wrote the memo recommending

the firing of former fbi director james comeyat the same time-- trump transition officials-- receiving a memo directing them to save all records that could be relevant in the russia investigation vice president pence hiring a lawyer to represent him in all matters related to the probe vice president mike pence: it's very routine. (reporter: it's very routine?) pence: very routine. while the administration continues to play whack a mole with questions on russia--- president trump is taking a swing at his predecesor's legacy once again--president donald trump: "i'm cancelling the last administration's completely one sided deal with cuba." announcing his cuba policy in miami-- the president --hitting the rewind button on former president obama's actionsby tightening restrictions on u-s travel and commercial tiespresident donald trump: "to the cuban government, i say, put an end to the abuse of dissidents."in washington, i'm kristen holmes. (grant) they put their

lives on the line, potentially saving dozens of others. coming up - we introduce you to the hero cops who prevented what could have been a congressional 'massacre'.

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. homeland security department

is giving a sigh of relief to the thousands of students who are in this country but undocumented. kron 4's steve aveson is in the newsroom now with more on the story we are working on for six. ( steve ) homeland security now says, undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as small children... will not be deported... and can stay in school here. however, that announcement is already getting quick reaction from the white house... what the trump administration is saying now ... coming up at six...(pam) that story and much more at six .. now let's get back to the news at five. (grant) amazon is betting big on grocery stores. the online retail giant is buying whole foods for nearly 14-

billion dollars. amazon says whole foods will continue to operate under that name as a separate unit of the company. experts say the deal shows amazon's interest in operating traditional brick-and-mortar stores. it also demonstrates the company's growing interest in groceries. amazon already has a grocery delivery service called "amazon fresh". (vicki) the t-s-a is testing new baggage scanners that may speed up the security line.(vicki) the new scanners create 3-d images of what is inside of your luggage. this virtual tour will allow passengers to not have to remove any objects such as liquids and laptops. the scanners are said to speed up security lines at airports. so far american airlines are using the scanners at logan airport in boston and sky harbor airport in phoenix. (vicki) a moving moment on the mound at last night's congressional baseball game. (grant) injured capitol police officer david bailey surprised the crowd by throwing the first pitch.

he and fellow agent crystal griner took down the suspect, james hodgkinson, who opened fire on republicans practicing for the game. from our partners at cnn alexander marquard has more on the national heroes who went "beyond the call of duty." they are officers in an arm of law enforcement that most americans had probably never heard of until wednesday.david bailey and crystal griner, special agents with the u-s capitol police, are being hailed as national heroes for preventing a slaughter at the republican congressional baseball team practice. president trump: "many lives would have been lost if not for the heroic actions of the two capitol police officers who took down the gunman despite sustaining gunshot wounds during a very, very brutal assault"according to

the harrowing accounts of the members of congress and staffers at the practice, when they realized they were being shot at, they frantically ran for cover....rep. brad wenstrup: "everyone was basically a sitting duck in many ways. there were only so many places you could go, especially when leaving the field."that's when agents bailey and griner sprung to action instead running toward the danger and returning fire. rep. mo brooks. "they were taking on a guy with a rifle with pistols wasn't a fair fight. the bravery that they showed, was just incredible. rep. mike bishop "these these two, these two capitol hill, capitol police officers are warriors. i've never seen anything like it before. both of them had wounds, and they were still firing."bailey and griner were only at the early

morning practice because they are the security detail assigned to congressman steve scalise, the team's second basemen, but more importantly the house majority whip a leadership job that comes with 24/7 protection.rep. mike bishop: "i can't underscore enough how important the capitol police were. they were there within seconds, and had they not been there, i would not be standing here today. i'm sure of that fact."more than 50 shots were exchanged before the attack finally ended but not before the shooter, james hodgkinson of belleville, illinois wounded four, including scalise and special agent griner.... had they not been there, it could have been what several players have called a 'massacre.'rep. roger williams: "there could have easily been 25 deaths or more today (cut next few words) but officers griner and bailey prevented that, and my family and i will be forever grateful."alex marquardt, cnn, alexandria, virginia. (grant) griner was shot in the ankle and in good condition. bailey suffered a minor injury and was released from the hospital shortly after the shooting. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend into next week as an upper level ridge strengthens over the southwest. a heat advisory is in effect for most inland locations for this weekend into early next week as temperatures warm to as much as 20 degrees above seasonal averages and begin to pose potential heat related illnesses. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period. (vicki) coming up next, we save you the trip to russia.... and tell you where you can find russian food that's made right here in the bay area.

(vicki) maybe you've seen it - smirnoff vodka is out with a new cheeky ad campaign at bus stops - saying " made in america but happy to talk about our ties to russia under oath."

(vicki) coming up next, we'll save you the trip to russia.... and tell you where you can find russian food that's made right here in the bay area.

(vicki) maybe you've seen it - smirnoff vodka is out with a new cheeky ad campaign at bus stops - saying " made in america but happy to talk about our ties to russia under oath."(grant) with all the talk these days about russians and russian meddling in our affairs... you might even find yourself thinking more about all things russia.(vicki) tonight on dine and dish - i give us a taste of russian food here in the bay area. (anastasia - russian food aficionado) i really want to represent you food - russian food. borsch

russian soup very popular with the beets. anastasia ought to know - originally from moscow - now living in san francisco. one thing that's off the table - putin and politics.(anastasia - russian food aficionado) we don't discuss you know because it's... we like to enjoy food you know! her-go to for russian cuisine - this take out from "royal market and bakery" in the city's richmond neighborhood. across town... a new hot spot - called pushkin - in an underground food court not far from china town.(kaia from kazakstan) super comforting. it's super yummy. (sergey - pushkin) super new super fresh! super russian. ukranian, yeah.(kaia from kazakstan) like your grandmother used to make? of course. all pushkin menu items - authentic and fresh made every day... hearty borsh soup, delicate dumplings and these pillow-like pirojki's.

sergey, the affable owner - is originally from ukraine but his food is drawing praise from lots of locals and russians longing for a taste of the motherland.(sergey - pushkin) at least here russia and ukraine get along just fine. oh yeah, ha ha. one thing anastasia won't find here....(anastasia - russian food aficionado) traditional russian beverage - vodka - you're vodka a staple on most russian tables...and to that we say... (kaia from kazakstan) (speaks russian) and it means? enjoy appetite!(vicki) in san vicki liviakis, kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant and vicki thank you.. we are learning new details about the man who opened fire inside a u-p-s facility in san francisco this week. next at six... what may caused him

to go on the shooting ramage that left three dead.(pam) plus, a large warehouse fire burning in san francisco's bayview. coming up, why it could take some time to put the blaze completely out. kron 4 news at six is next. (vo) with thousands of quality pre-owned vehicles... and exceptional customer service, head t to your neiborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... flip your thinking about buying your next one. a live look across the

bay this evening. parts the area hit the triple digits today, and that heat is not expected to let up any time soon. good evening, i'm pam moore. (steve) i'm steve aveson. a heat advisory is in effect for much of the bay area. kron4's chief meteorologist britney shipp joins us live now with a better look at the forecast.

warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend into next week as an upper level ridge strengthens over the southwest. a heat advisory is in effect for most inland locations for this weekend into early next week as temperatures warm to as much as 20 degrees above seasonal averages and begin to pose potential heat related illnesses. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period.

(steve) another big story we're following tonight at 6- new details about the man who opened fire inside a u-p-s facility in san francisco on wednesday.(pam) police say, 38-year-old jimmy lam shot and killed 3 co- workers... before turning the gun on himself. kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in san francisco with an update.

well, it's starting to appear that jimmy lam. .the shooter in this case . . . may have been a very troubled man who struggled with personal issues for a long time before wednesday's shooting at this ups facility. now, the associated press claims an sfpd official has told them that jimmy lam, may have felt disrespected by his colleagues. one of lam's co- workers also told the a-p that he had struggled over the past few years with depression and personal issues.lam was apparently convicted twice of driving on a suspended license. once in 2013 and again in 2014. he also had his license suspended in 2014 for negligently operating a vehicle.we've also learned that in 2010 lam was convicted in san francisco of driving under the influence and sentenced to three years' probation.his coworkers have also said that at some point he was involved a dispute with a girlfriend over visitation rights for their child. finlly, it appears that not long before that shooting, lam

may have actually taken a few weeks off from work to deal with his problems. back live now, this afternoon we did reach out of the sfpd for comment on all this but they declined to go on camera for us saying that this is still a very active and ongoing investigation.in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. (pam) firefighters have responded to a warehouse fire in san francisco's bay view district this afternoon. (steve) the fire was first reported at around 1pm on donner avenue. kron4's hermela aregawi is live at the scene with the latest on the firefighting efforts. (hermela aregawi)in the last hour, officials say the fire has been contained.that means they're no longer concerned about it spreading.and the shelter in place is over. however firefighters stil have a lot of work to do.they say the blaze engulfed pretty much every part of this 5000 square foot warehouse.we're told it's some sort of manufacturing plant for metals.fortunately,

there wasn't anyone inside the building when the fire started. so no injuries to report.the fire department says considering how big this fire was.. they were really lucky to be able to keep it contained within the walls of the warehouse.there are businesses next door. residences within a couple of blocks.so their biggest concern was tomake sure it didn't spread to those areas. we talked to a woman who was inside the business next door when the fire started.let's take a listen.coral romero/witness: i heard a muffled explosion. that's a muffled boom like one of the kids up on the hill were throwing fireworks. my partner thought it was one of the metal guys dropped a peace of metal on the concrete so i didn't jump up or anything because we're used to hearing that noise all the time. and then the cabinet guys across the street said fire get out now.(hermela aregawi)the source of the fire is unknown at this but is under investigation.no injuries.no one displaced.but firefighters expect to be here into tomorrow afternoon to get t (steve) the two men who are

charged with killing 36 people in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire were in court today... and did not plea. (steve) derick almena and max harris have been in custody for two weeks and were scheduled to make a plea today. however, both suspects remained silent. both attorney's are speaking out saying almena and harris are having a difficult time in custody. (steve) both almena and harris face 36-counts of involuntary manslaughter. their attorney's say they are trying

to get almena and harris out of custody. both men will appear back in court before a judge in july. (pam) attorneys for max harris believe he has been wrongfully charged in the ghost ship fire .. and today took their case to the news media.. (steve) kron 4's dan kerman is live at the ghostship warehouse in oakland with more on that part of the story (dan kerman)who is the real max harris, the second in command at the ghost ship warehouse who is culpable for the deaths of 36 people who perished in december's fire as prosecutors believe or a struggling artist who was simply a tenant at the warehouse and managed to survive the firesot curtis briggs/harris' attorney 16-24 somebody who lived people as much as max harris did, somebody who loved created art as much as max harris did would never put people or at in a position where they could be destroyed or harmed.at a

news conference friday afternoon family and friends of harris joined his attorneys to pushback against prosecutors who have charged him with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughtersotmax being in custody feels unjust sot alexa dunham/harris' friend 45-51max is not the villain here, in fact max exemplifies the type of person everyone in our community aspires to besot laura lind/harris' aunt 52-59max ran towards the flames and tried to extinguish them, when they spread beyond his control he yelled for others to turn on their cell phones as guiding lights to safetyattorneys say harris did not promote the event, did not block any staircases, had no leadership role at the ghostship and in fact suggested the young artist was being scapegoated. sotwhat happened at that warehouse based on our investigation is a structural and electrical deficiency caused by a neglectful landlord. that person is

criminally negligent, that person killed young men and women because they put profit before safety. max harris loved everyone, was kind and helpful and tried to save lives that night, that's the legal defense , that's who his character relates to the legal defense.146/legal defesne (steve on cam)three months ago a lyft driver was brutally beaten by a group of bikers on a freeway in san francsico bystanding motorists recorded video of the incident on their cellphones. that video was seen right here on kron4three suspects have been arrested in the case...and as kron4's haaziq madyun reports... that video was a big reason why "police search warrant. come out with your hands up now" this is california highway patrol video recorded wednesday in san francisco of search warrants being served andthe three suspects being

arrested in the lyft driver beating casethe incident involving several motorcyclists and the lyft driver occurred three months ago on highway-101but chp investigators say this was the first time that motorcycle sideshow activity ended in violence and they hope the arrests of these suspects sends a message to anyone thinking about doing something like this again these are chp photos taken during the arrests. while serving multiple search warrants investigators recovered a stolen dirt bike, money,

firearms and illegal drugs. chp offcials say videos of the beating incident posted online helped police identify the suspects. investigators say they have an arrest warrant for a 22-year-old san francisoc resident, quintrell anderson who is considered the 4thsuspect connected to this case...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (pam) kron 4 is celebrating the founding of our company - nexstar -with a day of service. kron 4 staff are volunteering at food banks around the bay area. and this week, we have been highlighting the work done by some of these food banks. kron 4's will tran spent the day at the food bank of contra costa and solano. the food doesn't get a chance to stay long.as soon as it's in ... it's quickly out the door, into the trucks and to 190-thousand needy families. and if you think the families are probably not doing their best... you're wrong.(larry

sly/exec. dir-most of the families have a working individual in the family, they just can't make a go of it. a 15 dollar an hour job is great. but you can't make a go of it on 30 thousands a year in the bay area)each month delivery trucks ship out around 70-thousand pounds of food in contra costa and solano counties.one in 8 families needs our help.in his 19 years here... truck driver mullie ghani says he's seen the demand skyrocket.(mullie ghani/truck driver-when i first started we used to give food to the homeless and the unemployed and over the years it grew bigger and bigger. people started to work and couldn't afford it and started to come in for help that what i saw. back in 08 during the crash it increased by 200 percent)the food bank would love to have even more volunteers but especially financial support.the money they get... they can help families not only put food on the table... but also provide healthier choices.(lisa sherrill/food bank of contra costa & solano--fruits and vegetables, healthy foods in general are more expensive so it's very important for food bank to provide those for the people we serve)the executive director says if you can't volunteer or donate.. you can

help by using your phone. contact lawmakers and tell them to help fund food banks and other programs for needy familiesin concord will tran kron 4 news (steve) parts of the bay area will see 100 degree weather for much of the week. kron4 spoke with calfire officials about what this means for wildfire danger. (pam) a judge has come up with a verdict... in a case involving a woman who sent her suicidal boyfriend a series of text messages .... urging him to kill himself. we will reveal his decision. (steve) plus protestors have taken to the streets in london following a deadly high rise fire. we're

learning more about the first victim to be identified.

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[ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] the hot, windy weather means all hands of deck for firefighters this weekend.(pam) kron four's rob fladeboe spoke with calfire about what is alreadyshaping up to be a wild fire season. this is the result of all that rain we got last winter. still green not that long ago as those rains persisted well

into spring, it's as if the bay area turned brown overnight. calfire says the grass crop is taller this year and there is a lot more of it. the hot, windy weather means it won't take much of a spark to ignite that grass. what often starts with a small fire touched off by a vehicle or power tool can quickly become a much larger blaze, often threatening homes and other property.christopher goodnight/calfire" as the humidity levels drop we can expect these fires to start quickly and spread rapidly and it will likely continue through the weekend. we expect the fuel moistures to keep falling into the more sustainable levels to support vegetation burning...."in other words, more fires. here's the proof. already this year calfire has responded to1,626 fires across the state. those fires have consumed more than 17,000 acres. that's roughly 250 more fires than this time a year ago but more than two times the number of acres have burned. thanks to the

drought, there are also a lot more dead trees and brush along with all that grass. hoping for the best, calfire is prepared for the worst. chris goodnight/calfire"...we will bring in additional resources as needed, we will staff additional equipment as needed. we have already met our staffing levels and we have plenty of aircraft, bulldozers and hand crews ready to go all over the state..."rob fladeboe/morgan hill".....as much as calfire and other jurisdictions encourage people to maintain a defensible space around their homes, thiis weekend is probably not the best time to be using a weed wacker or other power equipment....espe cially in the afternoon when the wind kicks up. in morgan hill rob fladeboe kron 4 newss let's take a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay

area...(pam) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast. warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend into next week as an upper level ridge strengthens over the southwest. a heat advisory is in effect for most inland locations for this weekend into early next week as temperatures warm to as much as 20 degrees above seasonal averages and begin to pose potential heat related illnesses. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period. (pam) a massachusetts judge found 20-year old michelle carter ... guilty today .. of involuntary manslaughter, in the 20-14 death of her boyfriend. prosecutors said, carter sent conrad roy the third, who was suicidal... text messages

telling him to commit (pam) a massachusetts judge

found 20-year old michelle carter ... guilty today .. of involuntary manslaughter, in the 20-14 death of her boyfriend. prosecutors said, carter sent conrad roy the third, who was suicidal... text messages telling him to commit suicide. the 18-year-old then took his life .... by inhaling carbon monoxide in his pickup truck. the judge issued the ruling today in court.

on the indictment charging you with the involuntary manslaughter of the person conrad roy the third. this court further finds that the commonwealth has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that you are a youthful offender and you are judged so at this time. you may be seated, that verdict is now recorded and it is in writing as well."> because she was 17 at the time of the crime, carter --- who is now 20 -- was tried as a juvenile. the judge is allowing carter to remain free on bail ... until her sentencing on august 3rd... (steve) the fifth day of jury deliberations in the cosby trial is now wrapping up..still no verdict. the jury told the judge thursday that they were deadlocked and could not reach a decision on any of the three counts against cosby.. the judge ordered them to continue deliberations.. today the

jurors requested to re-hear the testimony from accuser andrea constand...but the judge denied that request saying they must rely on their memory.cosby is charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault against andrea constand.if found guilty, he could be sentenced to up 10 years in prison. (steve) happening now a man who violently attacked his girlfriend in los angeles and hid from officers on a roof for several hours is behind bars.(steve) the incident began thursday night where an unidentified 30-year-old dragged his girlfriend across the street around noon. the man then led officers in a high speed chase at night. police say the man was on a roof pacing back and forth and sitting down for several hours. police were able to arrest the man around 1 a-m. (pam) a pair of georgia inmates, who escaped by killing prison guards, are back in custody. we are getting our first look at them since their capture. plus, the 9-1-1 call that tipped off police to their location. (steve) plus the royals visit victims of the london highrise fire.

and we're learning more about those who died in the fire.

(pam) the two georgia inmates who killed two state corrections officers.. have been re-arrested... and are heading back to georgia.(pam) escaped inmates ricky dubose and donnie roe ... were taken into custody last night in tennessee. police say, both men escaped from a prisoner bus... and while they were on the run... allegedly stole five vehicles, robbed two homes and terrorized an elderly couple the elderly couple then called 9-1-1. (pam) shortly afterward, the two escaped inmates led the police on a high-speed chase. a judge says, the pair faces two counts of murder,

one count of prison escape and one count of motor vehicle hijacking. (steve) people in london took to the streets today to demand answers and justice after the deadly fire at the grenfell tower high-rise this week. dozens of protesters gathered at kensington town hall saying they are desperate for information on why this fire was so devastating. police say the death toll now stands at 30 but there are still 70 people unaccounted for.. (steve) as emergency crews are still going through the debris the first victim has been identified.. 23-year old mohammad al- hajali...a refugee from syria was killed. al-hajali fled to london in 20-14 to escape the civil war.. (steve) britain's queen elizabeth and her grandson, prince william, visited with some of those displaced by this week's fatal fire. the royals also met with other community members affected by the grenfell tower fire. a criminal investigation has been launched into what caused the fire. no evidence has been found yet that is was

started deliberately. (steve) good news for anyone living in the u-s under the "daca" program. why these undocumented immigrants will be able to stay in the country. (pam) the suspects charged in connection with the ghostship fire... were in court today. we'll tell you what happened at the plea hearing. (steve) plus 3 dirt bikers have been arrested after police say they beat up a lyft driver in traffic. what we're learning about the suspects.

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coverage. attorneys often say they will not try a case before the media, just the opposite happened after that court hearing. "max harris is innocent max harris is wrongfully charged max harris is wrongfully incarcinated he should be walking free and should not be prosecuted at this time. attorneys of harris gathered family and friends of to talk about the real max harris who they say is a struggling artist and is not responsible for these deaths. and in fact never should have

been charged. harris remains locked up in santa rita jail until his next hearing. at the ghost ship wear house in oakland dan kerman kron 4 news. here at the californina highway patrol office in san francisco, investigators with the california highway patrol announce the arrests of three suspects allegdely involved in the brutal assault of lyft driver on the 101-freeway back in march...an incident that was captured on cellphone video...

viewing videos that were posted on facebook, videos that were recorded by passing motorists, talking to other officers from the san francisco police department as well as our department who have seen these individuals before and were able to identify them and also from following up with leads from the public">in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news here in morgan hill and across the bay area the hot, windy weathermeans firefighters are on high alert. heavy winter rains resulted in a heavy grass crop this spring and it's dry now and fuel for fires.this graphic shows how calfire has already responded to some 300 more wildfires this season than it did by this time last year. but those fires have burned more than twice as much acreage. in morgan hill rob fladeboe kron 4 news across the bay area... kron four news crews boxing meals for needy families at food banks serving all nine bay area counties. it's all part of kron four's parent across the bay area... kron four news crews boxing meals for needy families at food banks serving all nine bay area counties. it's all part of kron four's parent company nexstar broadcasting's founder's day of caring. the food boxed up will eventually be distributed to tens of thousands of families who rely on food banks for the groceries they otherwise

couldn't afford. this also highlights the good work thousands of volunteers do on a daily basis to help keep the food banks running. philippe djegal, kron four news. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... warmer temperatures are expected for the weekend into next week as an upper level ridge strengthens over the southwest. a heat advisory is in effect for most inland locations for this weekend into early next week as temperatures warm to as much as 20 degrees above seasonal averages and begin to pose potential heat related illnesses. dry weather conditions and mostly clear skies will also prevail through the forecast period.

(steve) president donald trump has officially reversed his campaign promise to deport undocumented immigrants who came to the united states as small children. the department of homeland security made the announcement late thursday night. "d-h-s" says immigrants enrolled in the 2012 "deferred action for childhood arrivals" program will continue to be

eligible. "greisa martinez rosas" with "united we dream" says while thursday's memorandum is good news for a lot of people, she says there is still a lot of work to be done. i came to the u.s. when i was 8 years old. i am undocumented and so is my mother and under trump's agenda and his plan, i and my mother are priorities for deportation. and our message to him is they should expect a fight. they can't mess with our families and expect us not to say anything. there are about 800- thousand students in the daca program. the white house says the president will not immediately eliminate the program... but today his team says he has not made a decision about daca's long term fate. (pam) we'll explain why an fbi investigation is now underway... into president donald trump.

as soon as we know about them and you can watch a kron 4 newscast to see how that news affects you and the entire bay area. getting the kron 4 news app is really easy. just go to googleplay on any android device or the apple store if you have an iphone or ipad and search for kron 4. touch 'install' or 'download' and when you do be sure to allow push alerts that way you will know right away when there's breaking news. start here with the kron 4 news app. download it today.">

tonight president trump acknowledges, that he is now under investigation by the f-b-i. the president made the surprising announcement on twitter early today. kron4's washington correspondent mark meredith takes a look at the growing controversy over the tweets .... and what it could mean for the administration. speaking in miami today, president trump says he's rolling back an obama-era policy that made it easier for americans to travel and trade with cuba."effective immediately, i am canceling the last administration's completley one-sided deal with cuba."the president's plan means it'll be harder for american tourists to visit the island.however, the u-s embassy in havana will remain open.before he left for florida, president trump lit up social media with tweets. among them quote: "i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi

director. witch hunt" the tweet appears to confirm a washington post report that the f-b-i is investigating president trump for possible obstruction of justice after the president fired f-b-i director james comey. today former house speaker newt gingrich told us, he thinks the justice department isn't going to stop anytime soon. "somebody somewhere is going to get convicted of something, it probably won't be trump, but if i was working for trump, i would be meeting with a lawyer and i'd be very careful"the president will spend the weekend in washington. he's expected to stay out of the spotlight, but gingirch tells us the president should go a step further and avoid using twitter to talk about any investigation. "i think he's better off to get out of this fight, let other people handle it, and focus about positive messages about jobs, and helping the american people" next week the president will be back out on the campaign trail. his campaign is set to hold a rally in cedar rapids iowa on wednesday night.in washington, i'm mark merdith. (steve) the leader of

isis may have been killed in an airstrike. the russian military claims that it killed abu bakr al-baghdadi last month. russian officials say, the strikes targeted an isis meeting that was being held in syria. they claim that the strike also killed 30 mid-level isis leaders.... and about 300 other fighters. u-s officials have not yet confirmed russia's claims. there have been multiple reports of baghdadi's death in the past ..which have turned out to be false. the united states has offered a 25- million dollar reward for information leading to his capture. in sports -- gary joins us with his lovely wife alicia to read fan emails plus, next season, the warriors team -- might look a lot different than this year's championship roster.. gary will break down all the free agent decisions the front office will have to make before the start of next season -- that's all coming up

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. warriors owners, joe

lacob and peter guber reportedly payed 4-million dollars to cover the entire cost of their championship parade yesterday and it looks like they'll need to spend much more to keep their players in the bay area after winning their second n-b-a title in the last three years on monday now the action turns to the future of the team general manager bob myers and the front office will have make a decision on which free agents will return for the 2018 season kevin durant and steph curry headline a list of ten players expected to hit free agency on july first(wipe to fullscreen)

the teams priority is to keep the core group together durant has a player option -- curry will be an unrestricted free agent both are expected to remain in golden state as for the future of andre iguodala and shaun livingston it's filled with uncertainty both players will be unrestricted free agents and the team mostly likely won't be able to keep both players iguodala and livingston have been key part in golden state's recent success draymond green and lebron james continue to fire back at each other. today lebron in a podcast interview hosted by his teammates richard jefferson and channing frye james went after draymond's super team comments he made during the warriors parade rally

round two of the u-s open at erin hills rickie fowler entered the day as the leader with a seven under par but day two he struggled on the back nine in the

12th -- he goes for the birdie -- but it rolls out -- he bogeyed three straight he finished with 73 paul casey in the third -- birdies his five straight hole -- shot a 71 and shares the lead with brian harman, tommy fleetwood, and brooks koepka with a six under par dustin johnson, rory mcllroy, and jason day all miss the cut jordan speith is seven shots off the lead i believe the warriors are the greatest team of all-time. what do you think?

the warriors were the best team this season. they have the best one-two punch in the league with kevin durant and steph curry. i love the warriors, but i'm not spending $600 dollars to sit on the roof or $40 dollars to park. it's a good experinece for warriors fans to support their team in a championship parade. in this instance noby loses, it's a celebration i have met john lynch and i agree with you, he's a great person. john lynch is a great human being. the 49ers got a very good general manager in lynch

he fits the role i love the warriors and kron4's parade coverage. do you really enjoy parades? i miss your "wife segment" bring it back, it's real. (steve)

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