the dangerouly hot temperatures not making it easy for those battling this grass fire.... (steve) very true, as an excessive heat warning does remain in effect... until tonight. chief meteorologist brittney ship is tracking the heat for us. brit, what can you tell us? .heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon.

additional cooling will occur over the weekend. (steve) hot conditions in the bay area... stretch resources and are taxing residents. the heat is now being blamed for at least two

deaths in the south bay. the entire bay area is trying to cope with these extreme conditions. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, residents continue to buckle down and try and get through this. (terisa estacio)here in clayton, the temperature shot up past a hundred degrees quickly on this hot day. this - just one of many sweltering days in this protracted heat wave hitting the bay ara. the conditions posing problems for many. 2 deaths confirmed so far, power outages forcing pge to call in extra help. tamar sarkissian, pge spokesperson. it is all hands on deck, you will see crews out there into the night. tamar sarkissian with pge explains a primary issue, transformers surcumbing to the heat. tamar. they need to cool down, so if they don't they fail. at this pge distribution center in fremont, thousands of transformers sit and wait at the ready to get pushed into action. "it is too hot." even

for these kids out enjoying the summer recess, it was too hot, but they found away to make it bearable - at least on a temporary basis, but soaking their helmets in the foutain before heading out. "yeah, it helps." in clayton, terisa estacio kron four news (steve) when you're on the go we keep you in the know and now is the time to download the kron four mobile app... you can use it - to get your full bay area forecast, all 4 zones right down to your neighborhood direct to your phone. we will also notify you when breaking news happens in your area. (vicki) two suspects have died during a home invasion in brentwood.(vicki) police said the shooting happened in the 2-hundred block of birch street last night. police said the two men broke into

the home, one of them had a gun. the owner of the home shot both suspects in fear for his life. now police say the man will not be formally charged, and he acted in self-defense. the identities of the two men have not been released. (steve) a handful of san francisco police chiefs have tried without success to bring tasers into the hands of officers now san francisco's new chief is making his push. kron 4's dan kerman is live at san francisco city hall... where last night the chief made his presenation before the police commission. dan? (dan kerman) this is the taser x2 and the

taser x26p. it's these devices san francisco's police chief wants his officers to have as a less lethal option, something between a baton and a firearm the department says it fits in perfectly with it policy of deescalation and time and distance sot cmdr. peter walsh/san francisco policethe taser gives us a little bit more time and distance and if you look at the studies it reduces the inuries to the person we have to use it against and it also helps the officers not sustain injuriesin fact, in its review of the sfpd, the u.s. department of justice recommended the city "should strongly consider" deploying taserssot sean perdomo, sf police officers association this could potentially save hundreds of thousands of lives based on all these calls for service that we go onthe san francisco police officers association has been a long time supporter of the devices but opposition remainssot

karen fleshmen/san franciscans for police accountabilitywe're the only major city without tasers and we think it should remain that waykaren fleshmen is with san franciscans for police accountabilitysot to equip all of those folks with tasers before there is a significant change in the culture of the department we think is a change in the wrong direction , we want to pursue de-escalation much further and test that out.policies for taser use and training are now being discussed, and public hearings will be held, but ultimately it will be up to the san francisco police commission to decide sot dr. joe marshall/sf police commissioner

(vicki) in washington, u-s capitol police arrested dozens of protesters - after the senate unveiled its health care bill today. the demonstrators filled a hallway in one of the senate office buildings, outside the office of majority leader mitch mcconnell. they could be heard chanting "no cuts to medicaid"" as they were being led away. (steve) written entirely behind closed doors - the closely guarded senate health care bill has finally been made public.(vicki) and it's a do-or-die moment for the republican party's winding efforts to repeal obamacare. but the 142-page bill doesn't have the full support of senate republicans. (steve) scott mclean is in washington with what comes next. pres. donald trump: i hope

we're going to surprise you with a really good plan.after weeks behind closed doors, republicans finally released their health care bill. surprising, for some. a good plan? that's up for debate. sot pres. donald trump: we're putting in a plan today that's going to be negotiated. the closely-guarded draft was released just a week before republicans hope to pass it. sen. mitch mcconnell/-r majority leader: it's time to act because obamacare is a direct attack on the middle class. -- the bill would phase out medicaid expansion starting in 2021 -- a year "later" than the house bill. it would repeal the individual mandate to actually buy health insurance, repeal obamacare taxes on the wealthy, and defund planned parenthood for one year.republicans can only afford to lose two votes -- since no democrats are expected to support the bill. sen. chuck schumer/-d- minority leader: this bill is a wolf in sheep's clothing.the bill does not include the controversial house proposal that would allow states to decide on protections for people with pre-existing conditions. but... it does

allow for a "new" set of waivers that "could" eliminate essential health benefits. majority leader mitch mcconnell is trying to get both moderates and conservatives on board.... with a very ambitious timeline. but it won't be easy.. even with some republicans... sen. ron johnson/ -r- wisconsin: i can't imagine, quite honestly, that i'd have the information to evaluate and justify a yes vote just within just a week. several senators already promising to oppose the bill in its current form..sen. rand paul/-r- kentucky: we need to negotiate over what's good, what's bad and what we can get into the bill to make it better. in washington, i'm scott mclean. (vicki) wildfires have raged through california in recent years... destroying thousands of acres and hundreds of homes... coming up, we'll tell you about a new bill that looks to prevent wildfires from even starting... and why its is receiving backlash tonight. (steve) then, president trump finally reveals whether or not he recorded his conversations with fired fbi director james comey. how this could impact the russia investigation.(vicki) and next, the hot weather taking a toll on your vehcile. we'll tell you how you can protect your car from breaking down in these hot

temps.

in the east bay... auto repair shops say they've been overwhelmed recently by requests for service thanks to the triple digit heat.(steve) kron four's philippe djegal reports -- the most dire need is getting the air conditioning fixed. (philippe)nats- removing tire blown out tires... bad brakes... and, engine's overheating.ken barsabal/conco rd auto service- "with this heat, its been crazy." owner of concord auto service, ken barsabal and his mechanics

have been living under the hood for nearly two weeks now. ken barsabal/concord auto service- "people are coming in here trying to pay double to get their cars fixed for their a/c's. (philippe) really? (ken) oh yeah, just to get in front of somebody else." ken says he's not accepting walk-ins at the moment. he simply can't because of the backlog. he's about three days behind on repairs due to high demand.nats- fan blowing and, ken says it's not easy working in a shop when its more than 100-degrees outside... it can get much warmer inside. that's why he's got a water cooler like this one... and, five fans blowing around the shop to keep his guys cool.ken barsabal/concord auto service- "oh yea, i can't have my guys die in this heat."dave timmons/timmons auto and truck repair/nats- "we just replaced the corberator on this one." dave timmons owns timmons auto and truck repair in pleasant hill.dave timmons/timmons auto and truck repair- "when it gets cold, we do a lot of batteries, when it gets hot, we do a lot of

batteries." he's been in business for 21-years and says the summer time is always extra busy... and, the last few weeks have been no different -- with business jumping up 25-percent.dave s auto and truck repair- we do get customers coming in here that before we've told them their a/c wasn't working properly and they put it off and put it off but in a rush to get it done." and, mechanics are up for the challenge. the key of course is staying hydrated... we stopped by have coolers stocked with water to keep the line moving. philippe djegal, kron four news. crews in southern california are battling a fire in the san bernardino national forest...north east of big bear lake. the fire started on monday...a day with record breaking heat.. it has burned nearly two-point-five square miles... with more than 12-hundred fire fighters out on the line. the fire is only 10- percent contained right now as crews are also battling the heat and rough terrain in the area. a smoke advisory has also been put in place until friday morning. (vicki) a bill that would open up more of the country's national forests to logging operations is being touted as a way to prevent out of control wildfires. but some environmental groups worry it would open public lands to exploitation. kron four's washington correspondent drew petrimoulx has more on the legislation.

take pkg raging wildfires ripped through tennessee, georgia and the carolinas last year and the west coast the year before. their intensity can be partly blamed on poor land management -- says arkansas congressman bruce westerman. rep bruce westerman, r-ar:"i think the real problem is we've loved our trees to death."westerman says preventing logging produces the conditions for out of control fires. rep bruce westerman, r-ar:"they crowd the growing space, you see overstocking which leads to stress, you see insects disease and then wildfires."in response -- westerman introduced a bill he says will streamline the approval process for logging in federal forests. but some environmental groups say the legislation would cut out input from the public and scientific community. mike anderson is a senior policy analyst with the wilderness society. mike anderson, wilderness society"it really says huge areas of the regardless of whether there's anybody living nearby, we are just going to log the heck out of it."during a hearing last week a former forestry service official warned against the legislation calling it a return to policies that in the past led to environmental harm. jim furnish, former deputy director, us forestry service: "this bill puts forth a false choice between commerce and our environment."

but a representative from the housing industry spoke in favor -- saying it would help boost domestic timber production and drive down the cost of building. right now -- westerman says overregulation is letting a valuable resource go up in flames. he hopes to pass his legislation to force change before the end of the year. in washington im drew petrimoulx (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. .heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot

temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon. additional cooling will occur over the weekend.

(vicki) ice is a popular commodity in this heat wave... and the animals at the oakland zoo got to enjoy hundreds of pounds of it today. the baboons were fascinated with their first experience. digging through the cooling ice chunks to find some treats. the river otters got to play with an ice cake that zoo keepers

say were filled with ice treats! "these are ice treats so they have some meal worms and some food coloring in there so they like to play around with the ice and they also get a little treat at the bottom." this weekend is the oakland zoo's 25th annual 'walk in the wild'... it's a chance to stroll through the zoo sampling cuisines from the bay area's top chefs. the event begins saturday at 5:30. (steve) coming up, brendan dassey... of the famous netflix documentary 'making a murderer'... learns whether or not he'll be released from prison. today's ruling - just ahead. (vicki) but first, facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg, says connecting people online isnt enough anymore. find out his new mission for the popular social media website - next.

(vicki) facebook ceo mark zuckerberg thinks he can help bring the world closer together..(steve) catherine heenan is here - with how he wants to nudge more users into 'meaningful' online groups..

(catherine) zuckerberg was speaking at a summit in chicago... he says it's no longer enough to simply connect people online... he now wants more of them to form virtual communities....and build common ground. there's already a 'facebook groups' feature...but he wants that concept to grow. it wasn't immediately clear what zuckerberg means by 'meaningful' groups'.......but he suggests that 'facebook groups' can be a political act...and a grassroots way to address the problems of the world. mark zuckerberg/ ceo of facebook i just feel like we have a responsibility to do more in the world. when you look at the world today, giving people a voice and helping people connect are good, and they've made the world better in a lot of ways, but our society is still very divided. that means that people need to work proactively to help bring people closer together. it's not just enough to help us simply connect, we need to work to bring the world closer together. the initiative could

eventually mean more money for facebook...although it doesn't currentlyshow ads within the groups that have formed in recent years. the company has been struggling with problems - including the proliferation of 'fake news' andthe live broadcasting of murders. vicki and steve? (vicki) a san francisco judge ruled that uber has to give city officials its local drivers contact information.. this is a tentative ruling that requires the company to give the information to the treasurer and tax collectors office. the treasurer of san francisco says this ruling is to make sure the drivers have a business registration certificate... all businesses in the city are required to have one...each certificate costs about 91 dollars.. uber has been arguing against this ruling saying it would violate drivers privacy . (steve) still ahead, president trump takes to twitter... to make a confession. plus - why he's sticking up for house minority leader nancy pelosi. (vicki) then, less than a week after his trial

ended in a mistrial... bill cosby says he now wants to educate others on sex assault. find out what he plans to do.

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he called the president's bluff ... and the president folded,.forty=one days after he tweeted about possible secret oval office recordings, donald trump now says they don't exist.(vicki)the admission comes one day before a house committee deadline to turn over any tapes.(steve)the president's critics are not sounding satisfied.catherine heenan is here to tell us about this latest twist in the scandal that has dogged the new president from day one. (catherine) this is what the president tweeted out today: "i have no idea ... whether there are "tapes" or recordings of my conversations with james comey, but i did not make, and do not have, any such recordings." the language is different from the usual off=the=cuff trump style....and was reportedly drafted with input from his communication team. today no one was budging from that message, "i think the president's statement via twitter today is extremely clear. i don't have anything to add beyond the statement itself."today's white house briefing was off=camera ... that has become increasingly common, along with a reluctance to interpret the

president's words. "you guys asked for an answer, he gave you one. he said he would have it to you by the end of this week which he did. and beyond timing of that i can't really speak anything further." this all goes back to the probe of kremlin meddling in the presidential election ... the secret russian meetings of former national security adviser general michael flynn ... and finally, whether the president fired his f=b=i director to block that investigation.just days after the firing, the president tweeted, "james comey better hope there are no tapes of our conversation," "did the president intend to threaten james comey with that tweet?" "not that i'm aware of, i don't think so." "does the president regret the tweet?" "i don't think so."one prominent republican says he's not amused by the tweets. "i think he'll learn that his words matter."the presidential fingers were still busy today, writing," i certainly hope the democrats do not force nancy p out. that would be very bad for the republican party."house minority leader nancy pelosi is under fire after the democrat's loss in a hotly contested congressional race

this week.today she fired back. "we're paving a way for a new generation of leadership. and again, i respect any opinion my members have, but my decision about how long i say is not up to them." catherine) the head of the house intelligence committee says it's not satisfied with the white house answer. texas republican michael conaway says a tweet is different from an official reply.and a subpoena is still possible. steve and pam? (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. .heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central

coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon. additional cooling will occur over the weekend. (vicki) and you can stay on top of the heat wave with the kron-4 mobile app.(vicki) and you can stay on top

of the heat wave with the kron- 4 mobile app. you can track temperatures in your neighborhood.... plus -- get notified when breaking news happens in your area.

(steve)the deadly storm cindy is now categorized as a tropical depression.. it came ashore early thursday morning in louisiana with strong surf, heavy rain and damaging wind.. the system still has the potential for dangerous flooding and winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour as it moves north. the storm did claim the life of a ten- year-old boy on wednesday morning who was fatally struck by a log at a beach in alabama. the national weather service says heavy rain -- and the potential for flash flooding -- could be seen as far north as the ohio valley. (vicki) still ahead, as it heats up... cool down with icicles. we'll show you the cool, sweet treat made from scratch... and can be found right here in the bay area.(steve) but first, we are learning new details about the man who stabbed a police officer at a michigan airport. what he tried to purchase just days before the attack. (vicki) on wallstreet... u.s. stock indexes held steady today after the price of oil halted its slide, at least for now. the dow dropped nearly 13

points. the nasdaq edged up 3. and the s&p fell a little more than a point. we'll be right back... do you really use head & shoulders?

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neville... he shouted in arabic "god is great." now the f-b-i is investigating this as a terrorist act. investigators say they do not have information saying the attack was part of a wider plot. (steve) officials said lieutenant neville was in stable condition yesterday. investigators say ftouhi tried to purchase a gun in the flint area five days prior to the incident, but was denied because he is not from the u-s. (vicki) the man who fired an assault rifle inside a washington d-c pizzeria last december was sentenced today. (vicki) edgar maddison welch received a four year sentence. welch was better known as the "pizzagate"

shooter, and he was trying to investigate an online conspiracy known as "pizzagate." welch claimed he was trying to find and rescue child sex slaves being held at the pizzeria by democrats. welch also received three years of probation, and was ordered to pay 57-hundred dollars in restitution. (steve) a federal appeals court upheld a ruling that overturned the conviction of a wisconsin inmate featured in a netflix series.(steve) officials say brendan dassey who was featured in the series "making a murder" was coerced into confessing and should be released from prison. dassey confessed to investigators in 20-05 that he helped with the raping and murder of teresa halbach. the court says dassey was taken advantage of. now state of wisconsin now has 90- days to retry dassey, or the decision becomes final. (vicki) bill cosby will hold a series of town hall meetings... to educate young people on sexual assault. according to his publicists - cosby wants to quote 'go back to work'... the

announcement comes less than a week after cosby's high-profile trial... on charges of aggravated indecent assault... ended in a mistrial. cosby's publicists did not elaborate on what the town halls would entail, how many there would be or when.... according to his publicists... cosby wants to hold these town halls because its important for people to be educated on what can be considered sexual assault. (steve) still ahead, it's official.. raiders qb derek carr is rich... really, really rich. how long he plans to play with the raiders. plus, what you need to know about this weekend's race at sonoma raceway. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(steve) bart is taking a stance when it comes to immigration. pam moore is in the news room with what's coming up on kron 4 news at

six. pam? (pam) steve... today bart joined the 'sanctuary movement'. today bart's board of directors passed a safe transit policy.. which is a secure and inclusive transit system for all passengers. but the resolution stops short of calling it a 'sanctuary'. at six - we will look at the policy ... and we'll tell you what the board decided when it comes to fare hikes.(on cam) we will have that story... and much more on kron 4 news at six. steve back to you. (steve) time now to talk some bay area sports.... a banner day for raiders quarterback derek carr.(vicki) that's right-- it's official. as he and the raiders have reportedly finalized the deal for a record-contract extension. mark carpenter joins us with the details, plus a look at some other headlines. mark? specifics have been finalized for a 5-year, 125- million dollar contract extension.... making the 26-year-old the highest paid

player in nfl history. carr announced the news himself this morning on twitter--- saying 'from the jump i've wanted to be a raider for life. one step closer to that. blessed! business done! let's just play now! this record deal is the culmination of what's been an incredible journey for the young star... as he was an mvp candidate last season and led the raiders back to the playoffs for the first time since 2002. his deal puts him ahead of andrew luck as the highest paid player in the nfl. reports say the contract comes with 40-million dollars in guaranteed money. well, we don't always talk auto racing, but we do when it's happening in the bay area. nascar's top drivers in town this week for the toyota/save mart 350....happening this sunday at the legendary sonoma raceway. some of the drivers were in the city this afternoon for a luncheon looking ahead to the event. among them-- reigning daytona 500 winner kurt busch....and let's hear his thoughts on the sonoma track. "i love coming up to sonoma

raceway. the fun atmosphere of a road course. i think our fans dig it with the atmosphere of the track with watching our big heavy stock cars go up the hills, down the hills. left turns, right turns shifting gears and there's always great racing action in all the corners of the race track." to the nhl-- great offseason news for the sharks. congratulations to the man with the glorious beard brent burns. he took home the norris trophy at the nhl awards....which is given to the league's top defenseman. this marks the first time he's won the honor. we also want to mention, the nba draft underway as we speak. the warriors don't have any picks this year, but there's a chance they could find a way to buy in. we'll keep an eye on how that situation plays out. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief

meterologist brittney shipp. .heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon. additional cooling will occur over the weekend. (steve) summer is here and across the bay - people are looking to beat the heat. (vicki) tonight on dine and dish - i takes us to a place where you can chill... it's called icicles. (icicles patrons) weekend. (steve) summer is here and across

the bay - people are looking to beat the heat.(vicki)

tonight on dine and dish - i takes us to a place where you can chill... it's called icicles. (icicles patrons) it's hot. how hot? really hot. that's one way to cool down. right. what's your other way to cool off? icicles! icicles! icicles ice cream is all the rage here in san jose's willow glen neighborhood. on a hot day, it gets pretty crazy over here. standing room only... and a line out the door. instead of scooping, they're scrapping. icicles serves up ice cream from scratch that's rolled up. (icicles manager) it came over from thailand so we just brought it over here. we figured it's something different something new. you usually see scooped ice cream but here we roll it. they don't have this in michigan. strawberry fantasy! there are fun flavors like strawberry fantasy, gotcha macha and nutella and chill. is that going to chill you down? hopefully! originally from thai street vendors this adapted version is finding a real fan base in the south bay and beyond. it's pretty hot out that's why i get this. people trying

to beat the heat and try something new it's a unique ice cream making process and it's fun to watch them make the ice cream. it's tough there's a long line because it's really good. but it's really worth it. man, you've got quite a line here, yeah! icicles is rolling out other locations around the bay... and anywhere you're looking to chill. in san jose, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (vicki) coming up, prince harry is opening up about the challenges of being born into his family. why he says... no one in the royal family actually wants to wear the crown.

(vicki) britain's queen elizabeth the second... has reigned for more than 65 years... but according to prince harry - few in the royal family actually envy her. the insider's debbie matenopoulos joins us from hollywood with more on this story. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news

at 5. steve aveson joins pam moore with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you vicki. next at six... a fast moving grass fires damages several homes in vallejo. we'll show you the damage done. (steve) and california's attorney general has just issues a ban on state funded travel to 4 states. we'll explain the reason behind the ban. kron 4 news at six is next. 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. (pam) now on kron four

news at six: a fire erupts in the middle of one of the hottest days of the year ... and roars up a hillside ... damaging some homes.(pam) good evening... i'm pam moore.

(steve) and i'm steve aveson. this is a story we have been following all afternoon and now into the evening. we go to kron 4's charles clifford... he is at the scene along i-80 in vallejo. charles, how bad is the traffic and the damage to those houses?

(steve) today is by far the hottest day of the heat wave that has gripped the bay area since the weekend. temperatures soaring approaching records in some spots.(steve) it is enough to cause stress for residents trying to cope with it all. two deaths have already been blamed for the heat. (pam) and outages are starting to come in - as crews scramble to deal with it all. kron four's terisa estacio on the challenges crews are facing ... as residents try and hang in there. (estacio reporting) with temperatures pushing past the 100 mark early in the day, residents were doing anything they could to survive this heat spell, including doing practice routines in a water fountain in clayton. yvette "yeah, it feels good to be in the water. " these moms hiding out in the shady section of a train. "i am not use to this kind of weather." a sentiment shared by many as this protracted heat wave continues to punish the bay area. parks practically empty as many take

refuge inside. but that shelter taxing the system as pge continues to face outages due to the heat. tamar sarkissian. "we have meterologists tracking the system. we have crews on the ready to go." outter east bay clayton, concord as well as san jose, bad. at this distribution center, thousands of transformers ready to go. sarkissian explains, out on the lines, the transformers suffer from the sun and the high usage with air conditioners running at max. . already there has been two confirmed deaths linked to the heat. medical experts stress hydration and a lot of breaks. nicohlas valdez. yeah, we will play then go for a slurpe then back home. in clayton, terisa estacio rf:

(pam) staying in the east bay... auto repair shops say, they have been overwhelmed recently by requests for service ... and it's thanks to the triple digit heat.(steve) and, as you might imagine, kron four's philippe djegal reports -- the most dire need is getting the air conditioning fixed. (philippe)dave timmons/timmons auto and truck repair/nats- "you can feel the heat coming off of this -- its really extreme." if you think it's hot outside... consider spending the day nose deep in a running car engine. dave timmons/timmons auto and truck repair- "when we're running vehicles and stuff, you know, they're 200 degrees all the time and it just puts out a lot of heat, so we have a couple fans and stuff in here that the guys use to keep themselves, cooler." dave timmons says, the last two weeks, business is up 25-percent... he owns timmons auto and truck repair

in pleasant hill. customers are coming in with dead engines, drained batteries and air conditioners that need repair.dave timmons/timmons auto and truck repair- "a lot of times, they'll have a small leak and then the frion level gets low, so that brings the temperature up -- it doesn't bring it as cool in there, especially when it's 105 degrees and it only cools it to 70 or 80 degrees in the car -- its not good enough for them."ken barsabal/concord auto service- "doing a break inspection. this family is about to go on a road trip." ken barsabal at concord auto service says his mechanics have been working non-stop through the heat wave.nats- tire repair he says customers are rotating in and out of the garage... with many dealing with busted tires.ken barsabal/concord auto service- "if tires are cracking, they'll come apart and that's why you see those big rolls of tires, you know, on the freeway, especially when it's 105, that floor has to be anywhere between 130, 150 degrees on that asphault." even if you're car is working fine... ken says now may be the time to book a check-up a week or so in advance... especially for your air conditioning system.ken barsabal/concord auto service- "your a/c usually looses about probably an ounce per year. so, if you haven't had it done in like five years, i'd definitely have it checked. and, do so before you discover a problem and it's too late. philippe djegal, kron four news.

a live look outside right now...(pam) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. .heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon. additional cooling will occur over the weekend. ( steve ) a reminder... you can get the forecast anytime from the kron four mobile app. you will also find radar and the long range outlook. to receive breaking news alerts... be sure to enable the push alert feature. the app... it is free to download for apple and ( steve ) a reminder...

you can get the forecast anytime from the kron four mobile app. you will also find radar and the long range outlook. to receive breaking news alerts... be sure to enable the push alert feature. the app... it is free to download for apple and android devices. two men were killed last night in brentwood - in what appears to be a home invasion that went wrong.. catherine heenan is here with the latest on the investigation.. (catherine) police now say this was a case of a home-invasion robbery -

and the shooterwas the resident - trying to protect himself.. it happened on the 200 block of birch street in brentwood...on ly a coupleof blocks from a middle school. authorities say the homeowner had been targeted by two men in their 30's...who forced their way into the house - and were shot in self-defense. police arrived to find the two men who'd been shot...one near the house...and another whohad made it onto the street. both died. one neighbor says she heard the gunfire...but went to bed thinking it wasnothing more than fireworks.. sierra parks/neighboraround 11pm i heard two gunshots right after each other. i woke up my fiance who said it was probably fireworks, being close to the fourth of july. i went out and made sure no one was in my yard or my parents' yard. it's shocking. it's usually a quiet neighborhood. the most traffic is from the farmer's market and things like that. this was the first time

in more than 5 years that there's been a killing in brentwood...a city with lower crime rates than many in east contra costa. the investigation is continuing...and the homeowner is cooperating.pam and steve? ( pam ) a big story tonight: president trump took to twitter to say... there are no recordings of his conversations with fired f-b-i director james comey. this comes, after the president had suggested to comey last month over social media .... that he better hope there are no tapes of what they talked about in private. comey added fuel to the fire about whether the conversations were recorded ... when he went before a senate committee two- weeks ago. that's when he famously said "lawdy, i hope there are tapes." ( steve ) new details are coming out about the attack at michigan airport. first... the suspect tried to buy a gun after he arrived in the united states last week. he was turned down but he did manage to buy a knife. and the f-b-i says he may have chosen to attack the police officer in flint,

michigan because it was an international airport. at this time investigators say there is no obvious connections between amor ftouhi and flint or the state of michigan. the officer who was stabbed in the neck is recovering. ( pam ) california is expanding its own travel ban tonight. north carolina, kansas, mississippi and tennessee are already on the list. today, the state attorney general added texas, alabama, south dakota and kentucky. this means the state will not pay for employees to travel to those states. this is in response to what california's attorney general deems .... as states that have laws which discriminate against people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender .. ( steve ) some big moves today by bart. how the transit agency is making history... and who is going to see their ticket prices start to go up.( pam ) it is one of the more unusual crimes and it is creating a buzz...

stealing beehives. the stiff sentence a couple of california men could face ..after they got caught.( steve ) plus are san francisco police about to get a new tool to fight crime? an update on the push to arm officers... with tasers.

(pam) for years... san francisco police have been calling for tasers for their officers ... (steve)it's never happened, but now the proposal is back before the san francisco police commission they met last night at san francisco city hall. kron

4's dan kerman is live there with more. (dan kerman)it's been suggested that mario woods may not have been shot and killed by san francisco police had they had the option of using a taser while we'll never know if that's true tasers are back on the table in san franciscosot cmdr peter walsh/san francisco police 12-24what we want to lower is a place where we can use deadly force when someone has an edge weapons and blunt objects, if we have an opportunity to deploy a device like a taser as opposed to going right to a firearm, the potential to save lives is there. the san francisco police department is before the police commission suggesting these two types of tasers be given to officers so they have an additional less lethal optionsot recently san francisco became the only metropolitan police department to no have tasers 4the san francisco police officers association has long been a supporter of tasers and points out in its review of the sfpd, the u.s. department of justice recommended the city "should strongly consider deploying" taserssot sean perdomo, sf police officers association 103-110in having an extra item like a taser can help and assist us in deescalating situations so we wont have to use force.but opponents point out that tasers are force and can be lethalsotplenty of police can do their job with out a taserkaren fleshmen is with san franciscans for

police accountabilitysot karen fleshmen/ san franciscans for police accountability 123-134 who is sfpd being called to serve, a lot of our homeless and mentally ill , people with health problems and we don't want sfpd to come in and tase these people when they are in that situationultimately the decisions lies with the san francisco police commissionsot dr. joe marshall/sf police commissioner 143-153right now its gathering all the information all the facts talking to the experts and getting lots of community input about how they feel about it pro or con and we'll bring that all back to the commission and probably not right away,, but we'll make a decision.158/a decision

( pam ) bart has become the first transit system in the country.. to enact what it is calling a 'safe transit' policy. this means, bart will not use any of its resources to enforce federal immigration laws... and bans

the practice of asking passengers about their immigration status. the board says, this sends the message that bart is intent on keeping riders safe... not deporting them. this is similar to the sanctuary city policy many bay area cities have adopted. at its meeting today... the bart board also moved to raise fares on paper tickets... adding on a 50- cent surcharge. ( steve ) up and up they go. bay area home prices have set another all-time high. according to corelogic... the median price for our region is now 755-thousand dollars. that is for all nine counties in our region. it is increase of a little over seven-percent from the same time last year. but the old real estate saying of location, location, location is reflected upon where you look. take a good look at this map. if you are in contra costa county, the median is 575-thousand dollars. alameda county... it rises to 732-thousand... but still below the regional median. a much different

story across the bay. santa clara county is 940- thousand dollars. and san mateo county the median is a whopping one-point-two million dollars. (pam) covering california.. felony charges have been filed against two men from the sacramento- area... for stealing bee hives... if convicted, they could spend up to ten - years in prison. the case started about three- years ago... when hives started going missing from several counties in california.. authorities received a tip back in april.. which led them to an orchard in fresno .. there, they say they found 12-hundred stolen beehives ... worth more than 200-thousand dollars... the two men are now being charged with nine- felony counts of receiving stolen property.. (steve) crews continue to battle a large wildfire in southern california which has burned more than 14-hundred acres.(steve) the 'holcomb' fire is engulfing the san bernardino national forest just northeast of big bear lake. more than 12-hundred firefighters are fighting the blaze. the

fire broke out monday afternoon... and terrible weather conditions make it difficult for crews to contain the fire. containment remains at ten-percent. no homes are threatened at this time. ( steve ) cindy is now a tropical depression. the storm came ashore early this morning in louisiana with strong surf, heavy rain and damaging winds.( pam ) kristen holmes, with our partners at c-n-n, is in spanish fort, alabama tonight. she says... cindy has affected just about the entire gulf coast. cindy made landfall as a tropical storm in southwestern louisiana early thursday... just south of lake charles.the system brings heavy rain to a region that is already soaked. and as it moves north, there is the potential for dangerous flooding and winds of 40-to-50 miles an hour.by late wednesday, cindy was sending strong surf to coastlines around the gulf:mos: "it was pretty rough, we had quite a

bit of lightning and thunder close by, bigger waves than this.")there was also flooding and power outages around the region.but the tropical storm warnings didn't stop people from heading to beaches to gawk at the pounding waves. mos: "i've never seen the waves this big. that's the first thing that caught my eye is the waves are about double the size as normal.")the storm system claimed one victim wednesday -- a ten-year-old boy who was fatally struck by a log in the water.cindy's impact is expected to extend far past the gulf coast.the national weather service says heavy rain -- and the potential for flash flooding -- could be seen as far north as the ohio valley.reporting from spanish fort, alabama, i'm kristen holmes. let's take a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area... (pam) chief meteorologist brittney shipp meteorologist chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast.

.heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon. additional cooling will occur over the weekend. (pam) up next.. will one of charles (pam) up next.. will

one of charles manson's followers get out of prison? the decision today made by a state parole board.(steve) and a big day for a bay area company as they get to show president trump some of their drone technology. the message from the c-e-o about this emerging field. new tonight at eight... would you drink a glass of wastewater that's been turned into drinking water? a california company is hoping people give it a try. but it might be a tough sell... even on a hot day. the taste test... tonight at eight.

one of charles manson's followers is going to remain in prison, patricia krenwinkel... seen here from a previous parole hearing... was denied her release today. for krenwinkel, this is the 14th time she her request for parole has been turned down. she was convicted of the 1969 killing of actress sharon tate and four other people. krenwinkel is the longest- serving female inmate in california. (pam) american's are

increasingly torn over issues involving guns.. that's according to a new survey ... the study, done by the pew research center, shows an increase in support for gun rights ... compared to previous surveys.. one question asked people ... whether it was more important to protect gun rights or gun control measures... 47-percent favored gun rights... while 51-percent favored gun control.. that is a significant cahnge from the survey in the year 2000 ... then two-thirds of those surveyed supported more gun control. (steve) the stealth health bill is a secret no more. what it contains and why the plan to overhaul the affordable care act might be dead on arrival.(pam) and the raiders now have the highest- paid player in football. gary will breakdown the mega- deal made with derek carr... later in sports.(steve) plus drones invade the white house! the pitch made by the head of one bay area company following a meeting with president trump.

moore, steve aveson, brittney shipp and gary radnich. the kron 4 news at 10. every night.">

( pam) today was easily one of the hottest of the days of the year in the bay area. but take a look at this picture from our camera on mount sutro... clouds are starting to roll in .... and that can only mean cooler weather is finally on the way. (steve) we have been

talking heat now for almost a week... and relief... it is coming. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with when it the cool down will kick in. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... .heat advisories and warnings are in place today through 9 pm for dangerously hot temperatures. a shallow marine layer along the central coast will keep the monterey bay coastal areas much cooler. temperatures will still be hot across the interior for friday, just not as hot as this afternoon. additional cooling will occur over the weekend.

(steve) today president trump met with c-e-o's of emerging technology companies - including makers of unmanned aircraft, better known as drones.(pam) kron four's national correspondent mark meredith is at the white house to explain why the industry could soon reach new heights.

trt: 1:25out: at the white house, i'm mark meredith. 00:21-00:28 - dyan gibbens / ceo, trumbull unmanned 01:00-01:06 - jaz banga / ceo, airspace systems inc. nat: "this is a carbon fiber arm" today president trump got his hands on technology some people hope will really take offnat: "this has precision gps"drones - like the one -are already flying in limited capacities. now the trump administration wants to see the industry soar.dyan gibbons of texas based "trumbull unmanned" is one of a handful of tech c-e-o's showing the president what's possible."you sort of see a tension between innovation and safety, but really to move forward together, you need to open up the skies"gibbons' company flies drones so energy companies can see their environmental impact. she says these days the sky really is the limit."its great to see how they're not only used in texas, industries such as energy, agriculture, that's how drones are being used" "drone's can't fly everywhere, for instance they can't fly

above the white house, but the ceos tell us from what they're hearing insidethere is one thing on the horizonnew jobs" jaz banga of san francisco bay area based airspace inc says unmanned flying is creating thousands of new jobs in california and beyond.he adds its also not hard to get into the industry. "you have a whole new dimension of opportunities coming right now, so i highly recommend people get some training in this space and it starts with just purchasing a drone, learning how to fly it" the trump administration says going forward it plans to better connect the drone industry with government regulators like the f-a-a.they hope by working together - both the economy and devices like unmanned aircraft can reach new heights.at the white house, i'm mark meredith. the g-o-p backed senate health care bill was finally unveiled today....after weeks of closed door sessions. catherine heenan is here with how some say... the bill is already 'dead on arrival.'..... (catherine) republican leaders are hoping to vote on the bill next week -- and they can only afford two defections from the 52 senate republicans. bottom line - the bill is probably in big trouble. there have been noisy protests tonight inside a senate office building... with dozens of arrests. some of the protestors - dragged away from in front

of mitch mcconnell's office. while this kind of disapproval was expected....the real problem for thehealth care bill is the fact that a number of republican senators say they're not ready to vote for it... senator rand paul - the most important thing is, we promised to repeal obamacare. the current bill looks like we're keeping large parts of obamacare. in fact, one of the architects, jonathan gruber, has come out saying 'hooray. it looks like they're not really repealing obamacare.' and, i think he's probably accurate. senator ted cruz - the current draft, circulating this morning, doesn't do nearly enough to lower the costs of premiums, but there are a number of common sense reforms that have wide agreement within the republican conference that we can include and i think we should include. as protests continue... various organizations have been weighing in on the health care bill.the aarp is among them....saying the bill would allow insurers to charge older adults up to five times as much as younger adults. and tonight former president obama issued a statement on his facebook page....saying

the bill could cause millions of familiesto lose health care coverage. pam and steve? (steve) there is a new court victory for the man who is one of the center pieces to the netflix series "making a murderer" today a federal appeals court upheld a ruling that over-turned brendan dassey's conviction.. dassey confessed to investigators in 2005 that he helped his uncle in raping and killing teresa halback.. but a court concluded last year that investigators did ánotá properly obtain the confession from dassey. the state of wisconsin now has 90-days to retry dassey , or the decision becomes final. dassey's uncle, steve avery... is serving a life sentence for the murder. here in vallejo on thursday fire fighters battled a fast moving wild fire that started just to the east of the toll plaza on the martinez bridge. this fire started when a car broke down on the side of the road. the flames spread quickly up the hill and turned into a four alarm fire. crews from the entire area

responded. they had to stop before it went up the hill. they were successful for the most part the flames did burn some back yard fences on one house. no one was injured and no homes were lost. in vallejo charles clifford kron 4 news (terisa estacio) here in clayton, the temperature shot up past a hundred degrees quickly on this hot day. this - just one of many sweltering days in this protracted heat wave hitting the bay (terisa estacio) here in clayton,

the temperature shot up past a hundred degrees quickly on this hot day. this - just one of many sweltering days in this protracted heat wave hitting the bay ara. the conditions posing problems for many. 2 deaths confirmed so far, power outages forcing pge to call in extra help. even for these kids out enjoying the summer recess, it was too hot, but they found away to make it bearable - at least on a temporary basis, but soaking their helmets in the foutain before heading out. in clayton, terisa estacio kron four news in concord and pleasant hill... auto mechanics say the triple-digit heat has been good for business. customers are coming in with all sorts of heat-related problems... faulty air conditions systems the most common. one shop owner tells us he's got a three-day backlog for service. antoher shop owner says requests for service is up 25-percent over the past two weeks. if think you're car may need attention, now is the time to book an appointment, a week or so in advance... rather than waiting until it's too late. philippe djegal, kron four news.

(pam) beer... and yoga? for some people.. that could be the ultimate in relaxation ! where this unique pairing is taking off.

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if you are a big fan of yoga, then you might want to try this new style. some people in indiana...

manage to say 'namaste' while sipping on some beer.(steve) these yogis pratice their downward-facing dog and cobra poses at a brewhouse. the istructor of the class wants to make the serious practice seem more lively. allowing beer to be part of the classes creates a funner atmosphere for participants. so far only a few beer yoga classes are scheduled, but organizers are hoping to make it a permanent feature. in sports -- the n-b-a welcomes its newest draft class -- find out where former u-c-l-a star, lonzo ball and the rest of this year's propects will play next season. plus -- derek carr, a quarterback that lost his first ten- games as a starter... is now the highest paid n-f-l player in league history... gary has the details ... and all the sports 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. it was made official today

derek carr has a 5-year, 125- million dollar contract extension.... making the 26- year-old the highest paid player in nfl history $40 million is fully guaranteed it has $70 million in total guaranteesthis deal puts carr ahead of andrew luck as the highest paid player in the nfl. he announced the news himself this morning on twitter(wipe to tweets) carr posted "now it's done! from the jump i've wanted to be a raider 4 life. one step closer to that! blessed!!! business done! let's just play now!!!head coach jack del rio followed that up posting "congrats with extension!! continue to be the great teammate and leader you are. god bless you & your family! #raider-nation #return-to- greatness

the nba draft tonight the warriors don't have a pick although they could buy maybe a 2nd rounder like they did last yearthis year's group thought to be one of the best in yearslonzo ball along with dad lavar and familybut the first pick was philadelphia's and with it they took washington's markelle fultz the sixers traded up from the number-3 pick to take hima 6-5 guard is widely believed to be the best player in the draft what is unusual is his college team won only 9 games but the sixers think they can pair him with ben simmons and joel embid to form possibly the best young nucleus in the nba

with the 2nd overall pick it seened almost a forgone conclusion the lakers would take hometown kid lonzo ball his father lavar had no doubts about where his son was going "from the words of zeus, jesus, everybody said we was gonna be a laker""the los angeles lakers select lonzo ball..."and there it is ball indeed going to magic johnson, luke walton and the lakershe grew up just east of l.a. in chino hills and spent a year at ucla wher ehe was pac-12 freshman of the year and a first team all- americanand after the

selection lavar gave his thoughts wearing a brand new "big baller brand" laker-colored cap(sot: lavar ball) "it's a wonderful feeling, but i already knew what was coming to him. i got two more boys,i got to come do the same thing for two more years." reporter: " so you're going to get them to the lakers too, how? " " the big baller way. " the top 5 picks fultz number one ball number two with the 3rd overall pick the celtics who traded out of that number-1 pick took duke's jason tatumthe 4th pick the suns take josh jackson out of kansas jackson played his high school ball at prolific prep in napa and the sacramento kings took kentucky point guard de'aaron fox with the 5th pick

and there was a big trade in the nba not involving the draft... bulls star jimmy butler... going to the minnesota timberwolves for zach levine, kris dunn, and the number-7 overall pick... which they used to take lauri markkanen out of arizona the a's hoping to avoid getting swept by the astros at the coliseum. fans wearing a catcher's helmet and dressed as umpires -- after longtime team catcher stephen vogt was designated for assignment. in the first inning -- jesse hanh hits george springer -- he had to leave the game -- left under his own power things got worst in the second for hahn -- jake marisnick hits a 3-run

home run -- houston scored eight runs in the inning making it ten-nothing astros oakland made a run in the eighth -- matt olson doubles off the the wall -- the a's also piled up some runs in the inning -- they scored six runs but it wasn't enough -- astros win 12-9 we don't always talk auto racing, but we do when it's happening in the bay area. nascar's top drivers in town this week for the toyota/save mart 350....happening this sunday at the legendary sonoma raceway. some of the drivers were in the city this afternoon for a luncheon looking ahead to the event. among them-- reigning daytona 500 winner kurt busch....and let's hear his thoughts on the sonoma track. "i love coming up to sonoma raceway. the fun atmosphere of a road course. i think our fans dig it with the atmosphere of the track with

watching our big heavy stock cars go up the hills, down the hills. left turns, right turns shifting gears and there's always great racing action in all the corners of the race track." (pam) a big change to the next movie in the star wars series. who is taking over the han solo spinoff after two directors were fired from the project.

lucasfilm remains on track to release its stars wars spinoff film on the character han solo. it has brought in an award-winning director to finish production. ron howard is stepping in... one day after the firing of two directors over "creative differences." the film still has a couple more months of shooting before it is done. it is suppose to hit theaters next may. howard won two oscars for his work on the film "a beautiful mind." last weather and goodbye

final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

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