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(steve) we also have pam temmermand with cal fire - on the phone... pam what can you tell us about this fire?
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(steve) also breaking right now... firefighters in southern california are also battling a brush fire. this one is happening in the hills around malibu. so far the fire has burned about 25 acres... its being fueled by a stiff breeze and very dry vegetation. at this time no homes are threatened. (vicki) two bills targeting the immigrant population now move to the senate. today the house passed - kate's law- named after a san francisco woman allegedly killed by an undocumented immigrant. the other bill deals with "sanctuary cities". the white house says these proposed laws are essential to protect u-s citizens - opponents say the legislation hurts communities and instills fear. kron four's terisa estacio spoke with people on both sides of the debate. kate steinle's dad testified
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that as his daughter lay in his arms after being struck by a bullet while walking on pier 14 she said, help me dad. the 32 year old pleasanton resident died 2 hours later. ever since that fateful day - the family has rallied and fought filing a lawsuit against san francisco - and backing measures to toughen laws. and on this day, the house of representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve kate's law. bob goodlatte, virginia representative. when you can take criminals off the streets. when you can prevent things from happening like what happened to kate steinle in san francisco. aarti kohli, executive director asian law caucus. " it was a very unfortunate case, tragic case, this bill wouldn't change anything that happened in the case." aarti kohli is with the asian law caucus, an immigrant activist organziation. in the steinle case, francisco lopez sanchez - arrested and charged in steinle's murder sparked a heated debate. lopez sanchez- shown here in court is an undocumented immigrant. he had been deported multiple times and had just been let
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out when he allegedly stole a gun and fired it striking steinle. his attornies have argued, he did not intend to kill steinle or anyone, but the case sparked more controversy about us immigration policy. kate's law calls for enhanced penalties for convicted and deported criminals who reenter the us illegally. kohli. this is just a long part of an agenda that is anti-immigration they want to criminalize everyone who is undocumented. terisa estacio, reporting. an they are not the only ways speaking out about this. "i think it is a complex issue." i am not sure this is the way to go. and while opionions varied on the topic of supporting kate's law, everyone was unanimous in their support of kate's family. this saturday - marks two years since her death. it is just horrible. in san francisco, terisa estacio
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(vicki) the "no sanctuary for criminals act" allows the government to deny federal funds to sanctuary cities that don't cooperate with ice officials. several bay area cities are considered sanctuary cities - including san francisco. however, neither bill is likely to make it past the senate. "kate's law" was introduced last year and failed to get the 60 votes it needed. the "no sanctuary for criminals act" could be an even harder sell because it involves cuts to law enforcement funding. (steve) breaking news happening right now... president trump's revised executive order over who can travel to the united states has just gone into effect. (vicki) that means that citizens from libya... sudan... somalia... yemen... iran... and syria will only be allowed into the u.s. if they have a "bona-fide" relationship. all day lawyers have been showing up at s-f-o to prepare to represent travelers who are
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detained because of the ban. kron 4's dan kerman is there and joins us live tonight. dan? at sfo thursday, travelers arrived at the international terminal like any other day, however in additional to families there were also immigration attorneys on hand. sot nuha abusamra/arab resource and organizing center we are all available to assist any families that are waiting for family members who are currently being detained.the attorneys are preparing for trouble once the revised version of president trumps travel ban takes effect. under the new rules to obtain
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a visa, citizens from syria, sudan, somalia, libya, iran and yemen must prove a "bona fide relationship" with a parent, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling already in the united states. it does not include other relationships such as grandparents, grandchildren, aunts and uncles.sotthis is written differently but still has racist undertones and will still impact the arab and muslim communitythose who already have been issued visas should be able to enter the u.s., but immigration attorneys are expecting the worstsotwe can anticipate them being detained at the airport, that's the short answerthose awaiting family members from countries not on the travel ban list were still concerned. sot omar dargos/fremont residenti'm concerned for humanity and the state of flux this is going to create will be painful for a lot of folks 123/lots of folks
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(vicki) to another big story we are following... an argument between two close friends turns deadly when one allegedly runs the other down with her car. now she is facing murder charges.(vicki) this is the city of campbell's first homicide in two years. (steve) it happened... around 7:15 tuesday morning at the intersection of north leigh avenue and montemar way. kron four's rob fladeboe bring us up to date on the story. friend of victim"....i just
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cant believe it, i was with her a couple of weeks ago and now she's gone..."a close friend of the victim spoke to me after stopping by the scene of the crime here on montemar lane to pay her respects. friend of victim"....i did not see this coming, no one did, they were best friends, one of those two friends, 23 year old elsie de la rosa, of san jose, is now in jail, accused of murder after allegedly running down her friend after the two had pulled over and were seen arguing in the street before de la rosa got back behind the wheel says campbell police captain gary berg.capt. gary berg/campbell police"...it looks like there was some sort of altercation in the car and they ended up stepping into the middle of the street and that led to the suspect getting back in the car and hitting the victim with the vehicle...."the next day, with the help of witness accounts, de la rosa was arrested here on macarthur avenue near valley medical center where she had apparently gone to find out what had happened to her friend, only to learn that
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she had died. campbell city councilman rich waterman praised his neighbors vigilance. victim's friend "....for her to do something so heartless, i just can't believe it...i just can't ut the pieces together to see what was so bad that they were fighting about to end her life....." (steve) coming up, a story of recovery. after being found badly injured - this bay area puppy is looking for a new home. (brittney) i'm chief (steve) coming up, a story of recovery. after being found badly injured - this bay area puppy is looking
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for a new home. we'll have her story - after the break. (vicki) then, one bay area city is debuting new trains this evening. we have a preview of the latest public transit system. (steve) but first, president trump goes on a early morning twitter rant... that now has people in his own party saying 'enough'. trump's latest controversial tweets - next. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.
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"this cannot go on any longer" "it is so beneath the dignity of the president of the united states." "i'm appalled. this is the president of the united states. you don't do things like that."sfx(steve ) he is president and he did do that ... donald trump tweeting out a vicious, personal attack on the hosts of msnc's "morning joe" not only democrats but members of his own party are expressing shock and dismay... ( vicki ) condemnation coming from two republican senators believed to be crucial swing votes on health care reform.catherine heenan is here with the political fallout from the president's latest twitter bombshell. (catherine) the president was up early, and he was angry, slamming two news anchors on msnbc...joe scarborough and mika brzezinski, calling them "low i.q. crazy mika and
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psycho joe, " he said they came to his palm beach home three nights in a row around new year's eve, and insisted on joining him. the president claimed brzezinski was bleeding badly from a face- lift, and concluded, "i said no!" "look everybody wants to make this an attack on a woman. what about the attacks that he receives?"deputy white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders portrayed president trump as both a victim and a counterpuncher."i think he's been very clear that when he gets attacked he's going to hit back."brzezinski responded by posting a picture on her twitter page, showing back of a cheerios cereal box saying: "made for little hands."alaska senator lisa murkowski was more direct, tweeting, "stop it!"maine's susan collins added, "this has to stop." their two republican votes are vital to the president's efforts to replace obamacare. no comment from first lady
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melania trump, who has made combatting cyber-bullying one of her main focuses in the white house.reporters were referred to her comments on the campaign trail last year: "when you attack him, he will punch back 10 times harder. no matter who you are, a man or a woman, he treats everyone equal."the president's spokeswoman said he is doing what the voters want. "look, the american people elected a fighter. they didn't elect somebody to sit back and do nothing. they knew what they were getting when they voted for donald trump and he won overwhelmingly." (catherine) a new poll this week found almost 70 percent of americans believe the presicdent's tweets are reckless and distracting.just one in five says they are effective and informative. (steve) and we are tracking several wildfires - burning right now in california. the cristianitos fire is burning near the san mateo campground and marine corps base camp pendleton. as of this evening it has burned 7-
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hundred acres. it has since spread northeast towards san clemente in orange county. no evacuations have been ordered. the initial cause of the fire is still unknown. (vicki) in riverside county - crews are gaining ground on the manzanita fire burning just south of beaumont. the fire has burned nearly 65-hundred acres. fire officials say a single-car crash caused brush fire. authorities have lifted the evacuation warning. the fire is now 86-percent contained. (vicki) and the 'hill fire' burning right now in san luis obispo county... has torched nearly 16-hundred acres. among the property damaged by the fire... a ranch owned by actor johnny galecki. the co-star of "the big bang theory" was not there at the time. the ranch... located about 200-miles north of los angeles... isn't his primary residence. the hill fire is about 85-percent contained and evacuations have been lifted. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.
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seasonable summer pattern will remain in place with a marine layer along the coast leading to areas of night and morning low clouds followed by sunny afternoons away from the coast. these conditions are expected to continue through the 4th of july holiday. (vicki) we have a heart warming
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story of recovery to tell you about tonight. back in may, a 9-month-old puppy named gabby was found walking the streets of east palo alto... badly injured.(steve) yeah, someone had apparently tied the pup's muzzle shut, leaving her with deep scars and a swollen face.(vicki) she's now recovering at the pennisula humane society in
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burlingame and they are hoping to find gabby a new home. kron 4's charles clifford has her story. natsmeet gabby . . . today she's a happy and healthy 9 month old pitbull pup but just a few months ago gabby was found wandering the streets of east palo alto in rough shape. there were deep scars on her head and her face was swollen. it appeared that someone may have tied her muzzle shut.sot
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humane society wanted to tell her gabby's story because whoever did this to her might be doing it to other animals. sot
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(steve) the trend towards raw fish is going beyond sushi bars.(vicki) tonight on
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dine and dish - i discover a version making its way from the hawaiian island to the south bay - the poke bar. look what the trade winds just blew in. (vicki) besides surfing this is hawaii's next best export - poke. spelled poke... but pronounced...(poke bar patron) probably poke-kay but i have no idea which way to say it. you can thank japan for sushi... but our 50th state for poke.(poke bar patron) what's your favorite? salmon or tuna. it's the classic hawaiian lunch dish popping up all over the bay area. poke bar making an appearance here at santana row - the trendy food and shopping center in the heart of san jose. not a liquor bar - but a fresh raw bar. based on the idea that fast food shouldn't have to mean giving up on healthy eating. (poke bar patron) i do it because it's healthy - relatively healthy. complete with high quality ahi tuna... salmon...octopus. even bright orange fish row. and fresh veggies of all sorts, including avocado and
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mango... plus tofu, edamame and seaweed salad.(poke bar server) sea weed and sesame seeds? you can pile it on lettuce and make a salad or add white or brown rice. which ever way these fans of raw fish decide to go...(poke bar patron) love it? i love it. it's fueling a growing passion for poke across the pacific.(poke bar patrons) you just make your own? custom. i had custom as well. ok, stay healthy. in san jose, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (steve) in the north bay... some people got the chance to ride on the new sonoma-marin smart train for free... you're looking at video from quadcopter four... the first train rides were done earlier today between rohnert park and the marin civic center stations.... the next round of rides will leave the marin civic center at six... and eight tonight... there will also be a special fourth of july preview ride after the fireworks... smart's free preview ride destinations were selected by
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more than a-thousand people in the area who gave their opinions about the train... here is what some of them had to say about their ride... (steve) this launch preview is in advance of full regular train service between the airport station and downtown san rafael. space is limited for the free preview rides, and they will be on a first-come, first-served basis. the officials starting date for the msart train has not been announced. (vicki) coming up, a police shoot-out caught on video and it happened on a crowded bus. what started - the gunfire. (steve) and next, a warning tonight for parents... police say they've arrested a petaluma man for sexually assaulting a young boy- who he meet through popular smart phone app.
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(vicki) a petaluma man -- locked behind bars, after police charge him with multiple sex crimes against a young boy.(steve) investigators tell kron four's philippe djegal... that the suspect met his victim through a popular smart phone app.
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(philippe) 23-year-old alex battaglia was arrested at his home in petaluma wednesday afternoon. randy says he's lived next door to battaglia and his family on sequoia drive for 13-years. he says he knew battaglia is gay... noting he recently broke up with his boyfriend... but couldn't imagine battaglia, who works in retail and studied cullinary arts, would have ever been accused of having sex with an underage boy.rand/neighbor- "i'm blown away here. i never thought that he would go that way, with the minor kids." petaluma police detective sergeant paul gilman says battaglia has been charged with mutiple sex crimes against a minor, including sodomy. gilman says battaglia's victim is a 15- year-old boy he met through the smartphone dating app for gay men called, grindr.paul gilman/petaluma police dept- "they, uh, chatted through that app for a while. they exchange some sexually explicit material and they
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ultimately met for, uh, what they determined to be a date." gilman says battaglia may not have been aware that the boy was a minor the first time they met. but adds they got together two more times, and on both of those occasions, battaglia knew the boy was underage. to create an account, the grindr app requires an email address, password and date of birth . but there's no mechanism to actually verify a member's true age.paul gilman/petaluma police dept- "we do know that, uh, people under the age of 18 can lie about their age to get onto the app." in this case, the victim's mother found out about the relationship and called police. the investigation spanned about six months before battaglia was arrested. and, police say battaglia has admitted to exchanging sexually explicit materials with up to a dozen other minors. gilman says parents should keep a close eye on their kids' online activity, to get ahead of situations like this.paul gilman/petaluma police dept- "kids nowadays can be far more savvy than their parents. uh, we need to have those conversations so we know where to look and how to look." neighbor randy says battaglia
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has had a rough go of it recently. his father passed away last year and he was recently arrested for d- u-i.randy/neighbor- "i'm, i'm shocked to say the least." battaglia is currently being held at the sonoma county jail. his bail set at 51-thousand dollars. he is due in court friday. in petaluma, philippe djegal, kron four news. (steve) university of california officials have imposed new systemwide procedures to combat sexual harassment... among the new procedures... investigations will be completed within 60 business days and decisions on discipline within 40 days after that. the new frameworks will also provide clear roles and responsibilities for title nine offices and other offices involved in the discipline of the cases. the university says the new procedures incorporate recommendations by the joint committee of the administration and the academic senate. the new procedures will be implemented at all u-c locations by september first... (vicki) the parents of an east bay teenager are suing the san ramon unified school
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district. the teen made a controversial video while running for student body president. the school district says that the video showed images of terrorists. officials temporarily removed the student from his post as the student body president. he was eventually reinstated. the attorney for the parents released a statement to kron 4 saying the school acted unconstitutionally and punished the student for expressing his ideas. the school district has not commented on the lawsuit. (steve) a new federal report reveals, the majority of hate crimes experienced by americans over a 12-year period... went unreported. more than half of the 250-thousand hate crimes that took place between 2004 and 2015... we not reported to law enforcement for a variety reasons. the report says they went unreported - because hate crimes were handled some other way. but people also did not come forward because they did not feel it was important or that police would help. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney
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(steve) still ahead, kevin durant reportedly declines his contract option with the warriors. what this means for kd's future in the bay area. (vicki) then, one woman's invention looks to save lives. how it could prevent hot car deaths.
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(vicki) a pregnant woman in north carolina is getting a lot of attention....forwhat she did when she spotted a man apparently trying to steal from her.. (steve) catherine heenan is here with the latest on the incident....which actually landedthem 'both' in trouble... (catherine) the video of the woman's red suv - plowing into the alleged thief - is pretty dramatic...the 26-year-old woman is 5 months pregnant - and at first tried to run after the man... when she couldn't catch him.....she jumped into her suv and took off.she says the man had been rummaging inside the ford explorer and then ran away with her purse.
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he didn't get very far... someone caught a little of what happened on camera... you'll see part of the scene here in asheville, north carolina... and hear her explanation for why she did it. christine braswell/driveri came back out here and he was with my purse and took off and i took off after him. me being five months pregnant, i chased a little ways then come back, jumped in the car, throwed it in gear and came across the curb and ran him over. i was not going to let him get away with it. it's not right it's not fair.janice kelley/witness she slammed on her brakes, crammed it in reverse, and ran over the median there in between and hit him in the back. i mean she, just he was running and she just flat hit him. the man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. he's charged with felony breaking and entering, larceny and misdemeanor damage to property. but christine is facing some trouble too... she's being charged with misdemeanor
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assault with a deadly weapon. vicki and steve? (steve) dramatic video has just been released out of baltimore of a shoot-out between an armed robbery suspect and police.. take a look."drop the gun right now....drop the gun" police say the man seen in the video...blaine robert erb...was a suspect in an armed robbery at a near by shopping center.. when police confronted him on a city bus he fired a shot at the officers..then ordered everyone to get off of the bus. erb can be seen in the video with two guns firing in all directions from the steps of the bus when he tries to make a run for it police fire back.. killing him. the officer that was shot has been released from the hospital. (vicki) warning - snake bites are on the rise. coming up, we'll tell you what's causing the spike in snake bites.
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(steve) today congress
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took steps to target illegal immigration in the u.s. pam moore is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (pam) steve... the (pam) news at six. (pam) steve... the house of representatives passed two bills today which target undocumented immigrants. one was inspired by the shooting of kate steinle at san francisco's pier -14. "kate's law" ... would 'increase' maximum penalties for undocumented immigrants who enter the u-s illegally ... after being deported. a second bill passed today which allows the government to deny federal money to so- called 'sanctuary cities' that do not cooperate with ice officials. but the question tonight... will either of these bills pass the senate? we will have that story ... and more tonight at six. steve back to you. (vicki) time now to talk some warriors-- after taking care of the cavs to win the nba championship, golden state is now preparing for its
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newest opponent-- free agency (steve) the nba offseason....is about to get real busy in less than 48- hours. starting at midnight on saturday, free agency begins...and players all over the league can land on new teams. mark carpenter joins us with the details on some warriors...that could be on the move. mark? the warriors have some big name free agents this summer-- including steph curry and kevin durant. those guys are expected to stay, so don't need to worry about that. but---another beloved warrior could be on the move. andre iguodala...about to hit the open market and expected to meet with a lot of potential suitors. the spurs, clippers, jazz and timberwolves reportedly just some of the many teams interested in the 2015 finals mvp. reports say he could receive up to 20-million- dollars a season...and the warriors may not be able to go that high. shaun livingston...also expected to meet with other teams.
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meanwhile, let's show you a member of the warriors family that will never leave the bay area. the larry o'brien trophy...on display today for all golden state fans to enjoy. it's all part of a tour... where the trophy is taken around the bay. this morning-- fans waited outside the 'dunk contest' location in burlingame....for their chance to get up close and re-live the moment the warriors won it all. "this is amazing to have the opportunity to be out here, take a picture with the trophy, represent our team in the bay area. legendary team, be a part of it.""you could not believe, i got an autographed picture from rick barry when i was five years old and i've been a warrior fan ever since. it's like the greatest thing ever.' the next stop for mr. o'brien...the warriors team store at oracle tomorrow morning. turning to the a's-- the green and gold in houston...wrapping up a series with the astros --bottom 1st-- former a josh reddick...puts a charge into this one...looks like a homer until matt joyce snatches it out of the sky. tip of the cap from mr. reddick. --later on, no stealing this
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home run. bottom 4th-- a's up 1-nothing...carlos correa with a two-run shot. he finished the day with a pair of jacks. --astros go on to win 6-1... a's back home tomorrow to host the braves. giants...off today to travel to pittsburgh. we also want to mention-- days after derek carr's extension, another oakland raider lands a nice payday. coming up in sports at 6-45, we'll tell you who agreed to a generous contract extension. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.
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(steve) snake bites are on the
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rise! the c-d-c estimates that 7-thousand to 8-thousand people are bit by venomous snakes each year.... and about five of those people die. now, the north texas poison control center says the numbers of snake bites have been rising.... by 100 to 200 a year... due to more global warming. the poison control center also says population density and human activity also plays a role in the number of snake bites. (vicki) many people use sun shades to block the heat out of their car... one woman from las vegas is now using them to remind parents to look for their children in the back seat before they get out to prevent tragedy... april washington started her business called "look back" to help remind parents not to leave their children in their cars especially when it gets into the hot summer months... she says she believes most people who leave their children in the car do it on accident and this is an easy
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way to have them check the back seat. the shades have become popular across the country thanks to photos with different celebrities.. washington says she knows she can not save everyone...but even one life is worth it. (steve) if you are planning on getting away for the fourth of july....you are not alone.(vicki) triple-a is predicting that a record breaking amount of americans will travel this holiday weekend.(vicki) more than 44 million americans are expected to go 50 miles or more....by either car -- boat -- plane or train. most people -- about 37 million -- will drive to their destinations. cheaper gas prices this year -- as compared to last -- will help drivers save some cash. for those planning to fly -- airfare and car rental rates are also predicted to be lower this year. no matter how you travel -- budget some extra time -- to deal with the masses who are also trying to get out of town. (steve) and you'll want to celebrate july 4th with kron- 4. watch live fireworks from around the bay area and across the nation from the comfort of your home. july 4-th live kicks off
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tuesday at 9 p.m. right here on the bay area's news station. (vicki) this saturday would have been princess diana's 56th birthday. up next, we'll tell you how her sons plan to honor their late mother. (vicki) nearly 20 years
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after princess diana's tragic death, the fascination with the people's princess continues! the insider's debbie matenopoulos joins us from los angeles with more on this story... (----debbie----)yeah starting
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august 9th, a new abc tv event promises to take you inside diana's life like never before...this as news that her sons-- princes william and harry-- prepare to honor their mother on what would have been her 56th birthday. of all the ironies about diana perhaps the greatest was thisspencer: a girl named after the ancient goddess of hunting was in the end the most hunted person in the modern world vo#1nearly 20 years after the late princess diana's brother charles spencer delivered that gripping eulogy which condemned both the royals and the media for the way in which his sister was treated..diana explained to me once that it was her innermost feelings of suffering that made it possible for her to connect with her constituency of the rejected vo#2in his only american interview, spencer explains to abc why he is now paying tribute to diana's life- twenty years after it was so tragically taken away.i
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think after 20 years somebody shifts from being a contemporary person to one of history and diana deserves a place in history. vo#3this saturday at the spencer family estate- prince wiliam and princess kate along with their children, and prince harry will re-dedicate diana's grave which rests on the property. the private ceremony will take place on what would have been her 56th birthday. (----debbie----)we'll have so much more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider, for kron 4 news, i'm debbie matenopoulos back to you, (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) vicki thank you. next at six... breaking news in the south bay... not one... but three brush fires burning near homes tonight. we'll have the latest on the sitution tonight. (pam) plus, president trump's revised travel ban is now in effect... we will show you how people are reacting to it at s-f-o.. right now. kron 4 news at six is next.
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( steve) three fires are burning right now in san jose... and the flames are getting dangerously close to some homes right now. we just got this video into the newsroom from a kron 4 viewer... showing one of the wildfires.(steve) good evening.... i'm steve aveson. (pam) and i'm pam moore these fires erupted just a couple of hours ago... all of them in the eastern part of san jose.. in the mount hamilton area. kron 4's rob fladeboe is one neighborhood where the flames came very close to some houses... rob?
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a live look outside right now... .. a lot of concern about heat and wind adding to the fire danger..(steve) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. seasonable summer pattern will remain in place with a marine layer along the coast leading to areas of night and morning low clouds followed by sunny afternoons away from the coast. these conditions are expected to continue through the 4th of july holiday.
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( pam ) we sent out our first alerts about the fires in san jose ... through the kron four mobile app. it is free to download for apple and android devices. just make sure to enable 'push alerts' so you can become the first to know about breaking news. (steve) happening right now: the revised travel ban has officially been in place for about an hour. it limits who can come into the united states from six, predominantly muslim countries. (pam) lawyers have been showing up all day long at s-f- o .... preparing to deal the possibility that some passengers could be detained. kron 4's dan kerman joins us live from the airport.
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dan... when the ban was first announced earlier this year... there were large protests. anything like that tonight? (dan kerman)shortly after the revised travel ban took effect at 5pm, a handful of people showed up at sfo's international terminal to protest the ban earlier in the day, immigration attorneys staked out a spot ner international arrivals
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anticipating problems.sot nuha abusamra/aroc immigration attorneyunder the trump administration revised rules to obtain a visa, citizens from syria, sudan, somalia, libya, iran and yemen must prove a "bona fide relationship" with a parent, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law or sibling already in the united states. it does not include other relationships such as grandparents, grandchildren, aunts and uncles.sotthose who already have been issued visas should be able to enter the u.s., but immigration attorneys are expecting people will be detained anyway.sotsfo has taken it upon itself to post these signs, with the aclu's number in case there are problems. many families waiting for loved ones were aware of the revised bansot omar dargos/fremont resident this man's family was not coming from one of the 6 countries but he was concerned for others sot148/their family members
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another big story tonight: two bills targeting the immigrant population ... now move on to the u.s. senate. today the house passed - 'kate's law' - it is named after the woman allegedly killed by an undocumented immigrant along san francisco's waterfront. the other bill passed deals with "sanctuary cities". president trump's administration says these proposed laws are essential to protect us citizens - opponents say the legislation hurts communities and instills
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fear. kron 4's washington correspondent brie jackson talked with people on both sides of the debate. in english ...... and in spanish.congressional hispanic caucus members voiced concerns about kate's law - named after a california women allegedly murdered by an undocumented immigrant who was deported several times.since this is so much track - see if there is a nat pop from that video that could go heresuppporters say the law along with the "no sanctuary for criminals act" would place tougher penalities on people who return to the u.s. illegally.but texas representative joaquin castro calls them "trump-inspired" measures.joaquin castro: they instead look to pit people against each other. to blame other people. and inspire fear and incredible emotion. and so all of us believe that there is a better course and a better path. we're going to vote no on this legislation. congressman bob goodlatte introduced both bills saying the legistlation will protect americans. bob goodlatte (virginia): when you can take criminals off the streets. when you can prevent things from happening like what happened to kate steinleon thursday he held a joint news
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conference with department of homeland security secretary john kelly. kelly explained the sanctuary cities law will withhold funding from communities where officers do not cooperate with ice agents. kelly: arresting a criminal while they are still in custody is always, always the best option, additionally failing to honor an ice detainer means that these criminals are out on the streets that much longer. supporters says the bills are part of president donald trump's promise to crackdown on illegal immigration, but others argue this would take money away from communities and hurt families. juan vargas (california) they want to penalize these poor mothers who want to reunite with their families because that's what they are trying to do in most cases when they get kicked out and come back. -on cam tag- brie this wouldn't be the first time we heard these arguments on capitol hill. under the obama administration kate's law died in the senate last year. in washington brie jackson ( pam ) in the north bay... petaluma police say, a 23-year-old man arrested for
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unlawful sex ... with a 15- year- old boy ... met his victim on a popular dating app. alex battaglia was taken into custody yesterday afternoon... at his home on sequoia drive. police say, a six-month long investigation reveals... battaglia met his victim on the smartphone dating app for gay men, called 'grindr'. police say.. it is possible the victim initally lied to battaglia about his age. they add.. the two met up at least three -times, and on the last two encounters, battaglia was aware the boy was under- age. paul gilman/petaluma police dept.- "there's definitely been an uptick in these kind of crimes, and you know, unfortunately, with all the good things that come from social media, the ability to stay connected to people, uh, bad people are gonna use that too to do the same thing and realistically, we don't know about these things until after they've kind of taken place." police say .... they were eventually tipped off about this .... by the victim's mother. and, that it is
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possible the suspect exchanged sexually explicit material with up to a dozen other boys. battaglia is due in court tomorrow. he is being held at the sonoma county jail. his bail is set at 51- thousand dollars. ( steve ) take a look at this. the bay area city where a hot air balloon had to make an emergency landing this morning.( pam ) plus, while we may enjoy fireworks... they can scare the daylights out of cats and dogs. some advice on how to make the fourth of july a safe one for your pets.( steve ) and president trump is underfire once again for some comments he made on twitter. who he attacked and the backlash coming from both sides.
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president trump went on a thursday morning twitter rant....slamming two news anchors on msnbc... angry tweets from the current white house are not exactly new... but what he said this time, particularly about mika brzezinski, is causing a lot of angry reaction.. catherine heenan is here with the latest.. (catherine) the president's tweet is fueling mounting, bi-partisan criticism...with critics say it's more proof that he lacks the temperament for the oval office.. shortly before the msnbc show "morning joe" ended today... president trumpused twitter to taunt the co-anchors. but he's being blasted for using unusually personal and crude terms aboutmika brzezinski.. the tweet referred to low ratings.... referred to
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joe scarborough as 'psycho joe'...but then, aside from calling brzezinski "low i-q crazy...." he described a meeting with her in which he claimed she was "bleeding badly from a face-lift." at the white house today...aides insisted the president is just punching back against critics.. susan sanders - i don't think so. i think the president has been attacked mercilessly on personal accounts by members on that program and i think he's been very clear that when he gets attacked he's going to hit back. rep. paul ryan, r- house speaker: obviously i don't see that as an appropriate comment. we're trying to keep discourse civil and this isn't helping to do that. paul ryan is just one of a number of republicans who are criticizing the president. others, like senator susan collins tweeting that "this has to stop." meantime, a new poll shows that 69
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percent of americans think the president's useof twitter is "reckless and distracting." pam and steve? meanwhile, president trump is set to meet with russian president vladimir putin. the meeting is supposed to happen next week... at the g-20 summit in germany. russia has reportedly been the one pushing for the meeting between the two leaders. it is one of several meetings with world leaders... planned during the president's trip. the agenda has not been set ... but it may be difficult to ignore the cloud hanging over the white house... with multipe investigations into russias meddling with the 2016 election .. and the possible ties between russia and the trump campaign. a hot air balloon had to make an emergency landing in the middle of a downtown santa rosa street this morning. this is video of the landing.. you can see some cars had to swerve out of the way of the balloon. it happened just before 10 a-m in the santa rosa plaza.. there were at least two people on board...luckily no one was hurt. there is no information yet on why the balloon had to make the
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landing. (pam ) well, the 4th of july is just a few days away. fireworks are already on sale across the bay area ... but that might not be fun for everyone. (steve) yeah, while most people love fireworks our four legged companions probably do not. in burlingame, the pennisulla humane society is hoping to help pet owners keep their dogs calm during this noisiest of holidays. kron 4's charles clifford has that story. nats4th of july fireworks can fun for people, but they're not much fun for pets. . . especially dogs. explosions and flashing lights don't remind them of america's independence day.sotevery year around this time the peninsula humane society sees a dramatic increase in the number of dogs being brought in off the street. these are usually pets that were left in a backyard and then got scared when they heard fireworks.sot
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the front of our website. click the link for all the celebrations taking place that day. and don't forget about the big show that night. ( pam ) you can celebrate july 4th with kron-4. watch live fireworks from around the bay area and across the nation from the comfort of your home. 'july 4-th live' kicks off tuesday at 9 p.m. right here on the bay area's news station. let's take a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area...(pam) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast.
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(pam) we showed you the wildfires burning in san jose tonight... but that's not the only place in california battling flames tonight. we'll show you some of the other fires which have erupted in the state .. and just how rapidly they are growing. (steve) and the health care debate is heating up with another push to repeal the affordable care act before the fourth of july. what is being done to sway lawmakers to get their votes.
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california's wildfire season is off to a dangerous start...with crews chasing down one new fire after another... catherine heenan is here with the latest on the string of
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fires causing problems...and the new warnings on just how bad things could get.. (catherine) we knew things were bad.... now senator dianne feinstein is warning that this year's wildfire season could be more severe than last year... she's pointing to the fact that nearly 30-thousand acres have already burned. this is one of the latest fires - which is on the camp pendleton marine corps base and in neighboring san clemente... it was only about 10 percent contained earlier today...but at least it's been moving slowly. crews are protecting nearby neighborhoods and there are no evacuations yet. statewide - feinstein says millions of trees died during the drought years - and that couldlead to a "catastrophic scenario." other fires include this one in los angeles county that got dangerously close to hollywood hills and burbank homes but has since been knocked down. california's largest fire covers nearly 10 square miles and is in riverside county....it's now
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86 percent contained. pam and steve? (pam) a man has been arrested after trying to move into a house in san rafael ... that was still up for sale.. deputies with the marin county sheriff's say, a realtor called them .. reporting two suspicious people trying to move into the house.. when police confronted them, one suspect... now identified as francisco reyes, who you see in this picture.... ran away.. deputies learned reyes was also wanted out of sacramento for a probabtion violation. with the help of alert residents in the area, deputies were able to find reyes .. he was taken into custody. (steve) the san jose police department is the subject of a scathing report from the federal government. the accusations being made about the misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds.(pam) and the warriors head into the free agency period with plenty of players they need to get under contract. why they could end up paying a penalty to the n-b-a.(steve) plus are we going to see a vote on health care right before the holiday?
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the new push to overhaul the affordable care act and the politicians who are deadset against it.
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( pam ) tonight, senate
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republicans are still scrambling to find enough votes to repeal and replace obamacare... before they break for the fourth of july.( steve ) before they vote, the senate is hoping to get more information about the potential impact of their healthcare plan. kron 4's washington correspondent mark meredith is on capitol hill with a look the effort to get lawmakers on board. trt: 1:21out: on capitol hill, i'm mark meredith. 00:36-00:41 - sarah huckabee sanders / deputy white house press secretary00:42-00:48 - mark meredith / capitol hill 00:55-01:03 - sen. ron wyden / (d) oregon "i would have voted to let this process begin" pennsylvania senator patrick toomey says he was ready to vote "yes" on the republican health care plan but instead tonight, he's heading home.the senator tells us while the senate debates, his constituents are suffering. "premiums are up 120 percent, deductibles up through the roof,"while toomey's on board with repealing and replacing obamacare, at least nine republican senators say they won't support the current bill.
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that's forcing republican leaders to reconsider cuts to medicaid.deputy white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders says the trump administration supports efforts to tweak the bill.i didn't listen to all of it but not sure she said thisi think were always looking for ways to add flexibility, and something to be considered. this week most of the focus has been (is) on the handful of republicans not supporting the health care bill.but oregon senator ron wyden tells me, he and his fellow democrats aren't even (wouldn't use 'even' seems editorial) being asked to participate in health care reform. "i think this administration is making a huge mistake in not wanting to work on healthcare and taxes in a bipartisan way, the way you get results is to have a bi-partisan coalition" fellow oregon senator jeff merkley tells us its not clear when a vote will happen.however he says americans can bet when senate majority leader mitch mconnel does schedule a vote. "i think it'll only happen when he has the votes lined up, therefore if he has the votes the day we get back, he'll jump on it right away" on capitol hill, i'm mark meredith. ( steve ) the san jose police department is coming under fire tonight over its use of federal funds. the u-s department of justice says in a report the department did not properly account for half-a-million dollars received over a three-year period. it is aslo being criticized for failing to
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spend more than a million dollars it funds it received for helping federal investigations. the city and police department say they are reviewing the report. ( pam ) on the peninsula... people are being warned to be on the lookout for mountain lions. a big cat was spotted this morning in san carlos... it was seen roaming right near crestview drive and tulip lane. that is not far from interstate- 280. mountain lions are frequently spotted in this area... but they are not a major threat to humans. however, if you see one with cubs nearby... experts say... do not approach it. (terisa estacio)here in san francisco, immigrations rights activists
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speak out againsts kate's law. on thursday the house of representatives overwhelming passed the bill... now it goes to senate.kate's law calls for enhances penalties for convicted and deported criminals who re-enter the country illegally. those against the bill says it criminalizes all undocumented immigrants while others say it is a necessary step to update immigration policy to make america safer.steinle died when an undocumented immigrant who allegedly stole a gun, fired it and killed her... as she walked on pier 14 with her father nearly two years ago.in
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san francisco, terisa estacio kron4 news. (philippe djegal) here in petaluma... a 23-year-old man arrested for mutiple sex crimes against a 15-year-old boy.paul gilman/petaluma police dept.- "they met on the social media app, grindr, and that's how they ultimately met." the petaluma police department says alex battaglia had sex with the boy. the two met on three occasions. intially, police say battaglia may not have been aware the boy was a minor -- he may have lied about his age... but eventually battaglia did find out and yet continued to meet with the boy. the app doesn't force users to verify their true age. in petaluma, philippe djegal, kron four news.
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(charles clifford)here along the peninsula the, humane society is asking people to be aware that pets. . especially dogs. . can be frightened by fireworks. every year around this time the humane society sees an increase in the number dogs brought in off the street after they escape from backyard usually because they were scared by fireworks. the humane society suggest keeping dogs indoors, avoid taking them to public fireworks shows and if need by talk to a veterinarian about giving dogs sedatives or tranquiliers to help them relax. in burlingame, charles clifford kron 4 news. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... seasonable summer pattern will remain in place with a marine layer along the coast leading to areas of night and morning low clouds followed by sunny afternoons away from the coast. these conditions are expected to continue through the 4th of july holiday.
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(pam) planning to go to cuba but worried about the white house's decision to recently reserse many of the restriction that were lifted by president obama? the reason you should not scratch
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havana off your travel list.
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(steve) looks like cruises to cuba will sail on despite president trump's recent travel restrictions.... (pam) and right now... the first ship to cuba on the carnival cruise line .. is already on its way! carnivals 'paradise' ... set sail to havana from tampa bay, florida... with 24-hundred passengers on board. and the cruise line says.. this ship won't be the last. 12 more voyages are scheduled from tampa to havana.. carnival has four and five - day trips to havana from tampa. carnival says, shore excursions are arraigned to comply with u-s regulations on travel to cuba. in sports -- the a's trying to wrap a six-game road trip with a series win over the astros and with the n-b-a free agency a couple
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of days away -- the warriors could reportedly be losing a key player due to a luxury tax concern -- gary has that story and all the sports coming up.
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we are a couple of days away from the n-b-a free agency and the warriors could be losing andre iguodala due the team having a luxury tax issue. andre iguodala is a hot commodity this free agency period... several teams are after the veteran forward the spurs, clippers, jazz and timberwolves reportedly just some of the many teams interested in the 2015 finals
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mvp. reports say he could receive up to 20-million- dollars a season...and the warriors may not be able to go that high mainly because the team is expected to sign both steph curry and kevin durant to massive extension deal shaun livingston...als o expected to meet with other teams. meanwhile, let's show you a member of the warriors family that will never leave the bay area. the larry o'brien trophy...on display today for all golden state fans to enjoy. it's all part of a tour... where the trophy is taken around the bay. this morning-- fans
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waited outside the 'dunk contest' location in burlingame....for their chance to get up close and re-live the moment the warriors won it all. "this is amazing to have the opportunity to be out here, take a picture with the trophy, represent our team in the bay area. legendary team, be a part of it.""you could not believe, i got an autographed picture from rick barry when i was five years old and i've been a warrior fan ever since. it's like the greatest thing ever.' and here are the final totals for the most popular jerseys in the nba this season... based on overall sales at nba- store.com...steph curry is still the king... ranking nmber-1 on the list... he is followed by lebron james... warriors teammate kevin durant is 3rd... klay thompson checked in at number 10 and draymond green was 11th
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turning to the a's-- the green and gold in houston...wrapping up a series with the astros. bottom 1st-- former a josh reddick...puts a charge into this one...looks like a homer until matt joyce snatches it out of the sky. bottom 4th-- a's up 1-nothing...carlo s correa with a two-run shot. he finished the day with a pair of jacks. --astros go on to win 6-1... a's back home tomorrow to host the braves. giants...off today to travel to pittsburgh. (wipe to barry zito) this saturday the a's will welcome back barry zito to the coliseum the team is welcoming him back to be part of the 'turn back the clock festivities' they will be celebrating zito's 15th anniversary season of winning the american league c-y young award in 2002 -- and
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miguel tajeada's m-v-p season. oakland will be giving a bobblehead giveaway of both players. former catcher, ramon hernandez will be at braves game this weekend
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last night a story that could've been very tragic for a woman in pittsburgh was turned to a feel good story because of an m-l-b umpire. john tumpane reportedly saved a woman from a railing on the roberto clemente bridge according to a report -- he saw a woman climbing over the railing he acted quickly and wrapped his arms around her back preventing
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from falling until police arrived tumpane says 'god, this has got to be a good ending, not a bad ending,' and held on for dear life," we sat down recently with new 49ers general manager john lynch who was asked how much his personality played into his hiring "i hope that they would want a little more substance than that.""that's obvious, you're football background, but when jed all of a sudden says 'gee, this guy can make people feel good' "yeah, i think this plays neat into feel good. there's been a negaive cloud around this place the last couple of years. there's a lot of
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instability. what allowed me to be confident, guys like elway who stepped in and said 'look, forget that you haven't done it in this role. you can surround yourself with people to help you with the procedural stuff, but it's football. trust your instincts and you'll be great. but what i keep on being reminded is that we haven't played a game yet.""i can see your undefeated" "we're undefeated so it's all good right now." and tune into sports night live this sunday at 9pm for the full lynch interview as he hits on all topics "49ers" (steve) patriotism takes on many forms this time of year. the incredible project that some lego enthusiasts took part in.. and just how long it took them to
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build a replica statue of liberty. ( pam ) at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month.
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no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. the energy conscious whopeople among usle? 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?
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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 ) with the fourth of july
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just around the corner.... lego has put together the perfect structure.( steve ) a team of enthusiasts spent 292 hours building a replica statue of liberty. it took more than 25-thousand pieces... weighing in at about 125 pounds. lady liberty stands a little over 9 feet and tall and is currently at the smithsonial in washington d-c. that is about one- 32nd of the size of the original. the statue on ellis island is a little over 111 feet tall. last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.
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