fireworks accident: "they had already tried to light the fireworks but it was a dud, so the wick was smaller and they couldn't drop it down the tube so when they lit it and threw it, it blew up 2 or 3 feet away from their hand">javon says it was a powerful explosionricardo myers recorded the cellphone videosafe and sane fireworks are legal in the city of newark. however newark police say that the victim was injured using illegal fireworks. police say the message here is...? did you learn that lesson?

accident: "yeah">several people rushed to the help the victim who was transported to a local hospital for his injuries. in newark haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) last night, the vallejo fire department had its hands full responding to reports of illegal fireworks a grassy field off admiral callaghan lane at turner parkway caught fire. a quarter acre of land burned as a result of illegal fireworks. here are the numbers... on the fourth of july -- the city received 131 illegal fireworks related calls... more than triple the 42 reported calls last year. and, of those 131 calls -- the fire department says illegal fireworks caused 13 fires. kevin brown/vallejo fire dept.-we upped staff additional units on the night of the fourth of july specifically for that. uh, but it seems like the more we try, we're chasing our own tail. uh, there were more illegal fireworks reports this year than last year. same with the year before."(steve) despite handing out several hundred flyers reminding the public that fireworks are illegal in the city of vallejo... not everyone listened...

fortunately, the fire department says no injuries were reported as a result of the illegal fireworks. (vicki) a tour bus crash on the golden gate bridge - leaves several people injured. this happened around 1 o'clock this afternoon... on the southbound lanes of the bridge. the bus was on its way to san francisco from a local casino and was involved in a three vehicle collision. the chp says a car on the bridge was rear ended by pick up truck .. and the bus then hit the pick up. eleven people at the scene were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. all of the lanes had been cleared about a half-hour later. the circumstances of the crash remains under investigation. (vicki) a big scare today for passengers at sfo... terminal one had to be evacuated due to reports of a suspicious package. it happened around 11:45 this morning... and the entire terminal was evacuated for about an hour. the san francisco bomb squad was called in and determined that there was no threat. one passenger describes what happened inside the terminal.

police say the suspicious package may have been a forgotten carry-on bag. (steve) one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a house caught fire in berkeley. it happened just after noon at a home on claremont boulevard. firefighters say the flames caused major damage to the house's second flood and attic. all the home's occupants safely made it out. one woman was hospitalized for smoke inhalation...but will be ok. the cause of the fire remains unknown.. (steve) a gas station employee shot and killed during an

armed robbery attempt last night in antioch... and tonight police have identified the gunman... he is 42-year-old zepp crouchet... police found his body early this morning inside a car... that was parked about a mile and a half away from where the shooting happened... officers also say they found the gun he used in the attack .... crouchet is suspected of shooting and killing the valero gas station clerk... 57-year-old mohammad ataie... during an attempted robbery. an off-duty officer saw what was going on and confronted crouchet before shooting him in the torso... police say crouchet managed to run away from the officer... and later died in the parked car... the family of the gas station clerk has set up a gofundme page to raise money for funeral expenses. the link has been posted on our website kron four dot com. .... (vicki) happening now... police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a woman... in a home near san jose state university. we have just learned the identity of victim. she is 20- year-old myla dang from monterey county...

officers were called to a home on south 10th street - for reports of gunfire. when officers arrived they located dang suffering from a gunshot wound... she later died at the scene. police say the victim and gunman may have known each other. no description of the shooter has been released. (steve) a swat team swarmed a neighborhood in san jose this morning where someone called 911 to report a man with a gun. kron four's rob fladeboe was on the scene during the standoff... and joins us now with details on how the tense situation unfolded. (rob live) the drama began just before 10 this morning here in the burbank district, just west of the downtown area. it began when a man, said to have a gun, allegedly assaulted his father, who ran to a neighbor's house calling for help. sot deputy on blow horn ".....this is the sheriff's department...come out with your hands up...."members of the sheriff's swat team could be heard trying to coax the man from the home here on raymond avenue, where he had been holed up since deputies

arrived almost two hours earlier, after a neighbor called 911 to report a man with a gun.sgt. rich glennon/santa clara county sheriff's dept."...apparently, the guy had assaulted his father and after fleeing the residence the father said his son had a gun inside the house...."deputies sealed off the neighborhood, ordering residents to shelter in place. mike salaswas the first to call 911 after his neighbor, the suspect's father, escaped and asked him to call police. mike salas/called 911".....i said what's going on and he says, my son, he's going a little crazy and he's got a got a gun can you call 911...." salas says it looked like other people, some of whom who could be seen coming out with their hands up, might also have been in his words,

"roughed up" by the suspect. all of this happening as deputies had their guns trained on the home the entire time, not knowing exactly where the suspect might be hiding. sgt. rich glennon/sheriff's dept."....there are some other structures within the property where other people were located who eventually came out, but he was inside the home alone when we set up the perimeter...."....the swat team would move in closer, eventually convincing the man to give up. deputies say he was unarmed as he surrendered without incident. (rob live) one neighbor tells me the suspect may be dealing with some mental health issues. he faces charges of assault and possible weapon violations as well. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 newss (vicki) tonight we are

learning only five of the 40 workers at the san francisco u-p-s facility where a deadly shooting happened at last month... have returned to work... this is according to a union official... police say jimmy lam shot and killed three drivers and wounded two others before killing himself in front of police back on june 14th. lam started shooting at the u-p-s drivers during a morning meeting before they went on their deliveries. the union rep says the small number of people who have returned to work comes from fear of the unknown. (steve) in new york city today -- the latest in a troubling series of attackson police officers over the past two years... a woman officer was shot and killed as she sat in a marked vehicle..(vicki) catherine heenan is here with details on the death of the 12-year-veteran...whowas also the mother of three... (catherine) the officer who was killed is being described by friends as the "sweetest personyou'd ever want to meet." mio-sotis familia was shot in the head as she sat in a

police truck in the bronx.. the gunman had walked up - and fired through the glass. police say that gunman was alexander bonds. he ran off - and later pulled out a gun when confronted by police a block away...he was shot and killed by officers. bonds had a criminal record, including robbery. familia's partner was nearby.....and moments after the shooting ...made a frantic call for help... bill de blasio:she was on duty, serving this city, protecting people, doing what she believed in and doing the job she loved. this is a procession of some of the police cars leaving the hospital where

familia was taken today.. she had three children, including a set of twins. the u.s. attorney general has released a statement on what he calls the "cold blooded" killing..saying "these attacks must stop." investigators say the gunman had ranted on social media in the past...about his hatred for law enforcement. vicki and steve? (steve) an east bay homeowner is on edge tonight... after his home is vandalized. coming up, a look the anti semitic graffiti found on his home. (vicki) then, the golden state warriors are making moves, tonight. sports director gary radnich tells us who the dubs are looking to add.. plus who might be out the door. (steve) but first, one-day before its 4-year anniversary... new footage is released showing the deadly asiana plane crash at s-f-o. a look at the new video - next. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

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they carry your fans passions, hopes, and dreams. and maybe, a chance at greatness because shoulders were made for greatness. not dandruff. (steve) new video is emerging... showing one of san francisco's most recent deadly airline accidents. it will be 4 years ago tomorrow... when an asiana airline jet crashed on landing at san francisco international airport.(vicki) filled with passengers ... most survived. but three people died in the accident. kron 4's dan kerman has been looking at the new video that for the first time we are seeing in its entirety. dan.. what does it tell us

about the ill-fated crash? few can forget this image of asiana flight 214 slamming into the seawall at sfo and then spinning like a top nose down before coming to a stop. 3 people were killed in the july 6 2013 crash and now this newly released video has made it's way to youtube the 47 minute video taken from an airport tower camera shows the crash off in the distance, you can see the white smoke at the 34 second mark, the plane comes to a rest and you see black smoke pouring out of the airliner.but it's not for another 90 seconds, that the emergency exit evacuation slides are deployed, with the first passengers coming down at the 2:17 minute mark.the first responder arrives on scene just before the 3 minute mark and hoses start pouring

water on the flames within the next minute.the last of the passengers appear to come off of the plane before the 5 minute mark, that's when additional firetrucks begin arriving .shortly after the 6 minute mark you see what could be emergency responders going back up the slide and into the plane.the national transportation safety board ruled the crash was due to pilot error, flying too low and too slow and relying too heavily on automation.sotthis is as shocking as the first time we saw itcapt. laura einsetler is a commercial airline pilot for a major u.s. carrier. while the f.a.a. says it "did not adopt any new regs for us carriers as a

result of the crash." einsetler says major u.s. carriers are taking steps themselves to learn from asianas mistakes.sot capt. laura einsetler/commercial airline pilot 148-158sot 204/going forward (steve) a fight ruins the fourth of july fun at alameda county fair in pleasanton... it was between a bunch of teenagers.. seven of them were arrested... the fight

broke out at about 5:30 last night but deputies managed to quickly control it. all of the teens were cited for fighting, one was also cited for resisting arrest and another was cited for hitting an officer. they were later released to their parents. no serious was seriously injured... (vicki) a home in the east bay - vandalized and now police are searching for the suspects... rick hirsch walked out of his home in the rockridge district of oakland this morning only to find that he and his family were subjected to anti semitic graffiti... the word "jew" was scrawled on his trash can. as the father of two he was concerned about the effect on the neighborhood children as well as his own. he feels the current political climate has contributed to this kind display of hatred.

think before you do something that exposes all these little kids to kind of a nasty angry message.>(vicki) hirsch has filed a police report and taken steps to have his trash can replaced. (vicki) firefighters joined forces with the marin county hazardous materials team to clean up a chemical spill in novato. a person walking a dog on fernando drive smelled a strong odor around a vehicle four this morningand called 911. once firefighters arrivedthey found a chemical spill inside the vehicleand called the county hazmat team for back-up. after testing the material hazmat officials determined the chemical in question was hycrochloric acid. they removed the acid and disposed of it. not one was hurt. (steve) the san francisco superior court is going through budget cuts... they will be furloughing

staff and reducing the clerk office staff to close the five-point-three million dollar deficit... the announcment was made today by court officials... they say beginning august fourth... court staff will be furloughed without pay one friday per month through june 29, 2018. and every friday, beginning september first, all clerks' offices will only be open from 8:30 in the morning until one in the afternoon. the furlough is due to a nine- percent cut in the court's state funding allocation for the fiscal year that began on july first... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief (steve) the san francisco superior court is going through budget cuts... they will be furloughing staff and reducing the clerk office staff to close the five-point-three million dollar deficit... the announcment was made today by court officials... they say beginning august fourth... court staff will be furloughed without pay one friday per month through june 29, 2018.

and every friday, beginning september first, all clerks' offices will only be open from 8:30 in the morning until one in the afternoon. the furlough is due to a nine- percent cut in the court's state funding allocation for the fiscal year july first... time now to check on our weather... with chief brittney shipp. .a slight chance of thunderstorms over monterey and san benito county today otherwise low clouds clearing back to the coast with seasonable temperatures. a modest inland warming trend thursday and friday with long range trends showing seasonable july temperatures and persistent marine layer along the coast. (vicki) a major bridge on highway

one that was damaged by storms back in february will reopen later this summer. the pfeiffer canyon bridge in big sur had to be completely torn down. crews are busy this morning working on rebuilding that bridge. pieces of the new steele bridge are being made in vallejo. right now they are getting ready to be taken down to big sur where they will be put in place. crews still have a long way to go but they say they are confident that the bridge will reopen in september. (steve) coming up, a fireworks explosion in

southern california leaves one children in critical condition - and two other children seriously injured. the warning tonight - from of the the boys mothers. (vicki) and next, sports director gary radnich joins us on set to talk warriors. who might be leaving the super star team... and who the dubs just signed.

the warriors are making moves. the dubs adding another veteran guard to its team. (steve) however, the warriors could lose a key-player... that could really hurt the dubs under the basket. sports director gary radnich is here and breaks it all down for us. gary? when you are hot your hot..the warriors pull off yet another free agent siging....engvo.... th warriorsv signed colorful guard nick young late of the lakers.....meanwhile javale mcgee visited today with the los angeles clippers... (vicki)

clippers...the los angeles visited today with le javale mcgee lakers.....meanwhi le javale mcgee visited today with the los angeles clippers...

(vicki) with north korea's latest missile launch still burning on his mind.. president trump is heading for what is shaping up to be a contentious meeting with world leaders. details - coming up after the break. (steve) then, a bay area soccer player nearly drowns while swimming in lake tahoe... an update on his condition, next.

nat for 03(steve) president trump arrived in warsaw tonight.his second trip abroad brings new challenges on the world scene. (steve) from poland he heads to hamburg for an international g20 summit on friday.(vicki) that's where he'll meet leaders from china, russia and germany. catherine heenan is here to explain why those meetings could be rocky. (catherine) a lot has been said about the president meeting with russian president putin.but his biggest summit showdown may be with germany's anghela merkel. she's running for re=election in a country where donald trump is

widely disliked. natchinese television showed president shee jinping getting a warm greeting from germany's chancellor.their handshakes were a stark contrast to this grim-faced scene last march, when president trump pointedly refused an suggestion by merkel that they shake hands during a white house photo-op. the president said today he had confidence in his america=first policy. "we're going to do very well."before leaving , he tweeted out , "the united states made some of the worst trade deals in world history. why should we continue these deals with countries that do not help us?" merkel's message: we'll do fine without you. "the time we can completely depend on others are on the way out ... we europeans truly have to take our fate into our own hands."china was the target of another tweet, the president noting that its trade with north korea has grown forty percent ... and adding. "so much for china working with

us" in pressuring north korea. "to my friends on the security council, i must say that today is a dark day. it's a dark day because yesterday's actions by north korea made the world a more dangerous place. "missile natat the united nations, ambassador nikki haley said the u=s will use military force if needed to deal with the threat posed by yesterday's successful launch of north korea first intercontniental ballisic missile. "we prefer not to have to go in that direction. we have other methods of addressing those who threaten us and addressing those who supply the threats." (catherine)protests against the g-20 have already started -- including this group of performance artists shuffling silently through the streets of hamburg. their message - they say they want to encourage everyone to stop acting like zombies and become politically involved. steve and vicki? (steve) the person who

created the video showing president trump beating up c-n-n is apologizing to the network. an unidentified reddit user came forward saying he created the video. the president retweeted the video showing him beating up a man with the c-n-n logo over his face. the president faced crticism from journalism advocates saying that he was promoting violence. in his apology, the reddit user said the video was meant to be a joke and was not meant to encourage violence against the media. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. .a slight chance of thunderstorms over monterey and san benito county today otherwise low clouds clearing back to the coast with seasonable temperatures. a modest inland warming trend

thursday and friday with long range trends showing seasonable july temperatures and persistent marine layer along the coast.

(vicki) tonight we are learning a player from the san jose earthquakes soccer team is in critical but stable condition tonight... after he almost drowned in lake tahoe... matheus silva was swimming on the fourth of july when he had to be rescued. the 20-year-old was resuscitated was taken to a nearby hospital... he was later flown to a hospital in reno...where he is in critical but stable condition... silva is a midfielder for the earthquakes. (steve) in the south bay. a woman openend fire right outside a busy warehouse storeinjuring a mannow police say they've arrested the shooter. it happened around 12:30 p.m. at the parking lot of costco on almaden expressway in san jose. there police found a man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital for injuries not considered life- threatening. a woman was arrested at the scene without

incident and booked into the county jail. police recovered a gun from the suspect and will book it as evidence. (vicki) a man could face child endangerment charges after three children were seriously injured during a fireworks related explosion. this happened last night in san bernardino. police say the three boys, ages 8, 9 and ten... were injured when an aerosal can exploded. one boy is listed in critical condition - and police say he could potentially lose some of his fingers. one of the boys mother is showing these photos of her son - as a reminder to others of just how dangerous fireworks can be. "...lost his life" police say the three boys live in the same neighborhood and their parents were nearby when the explosion occurred. officers took one of the boys stepfather into custody for questioning.. he was later released. however, the district attorney's office is now considering filing child endangerment charges. (steve) still ahead...

the numbers are in. we'll tell you who had the most popular nba jersey in the league - this year. plus, how many dubs are on that list. (vicki) and next, switching to electric. find out when volvo plans to phase out conventional engines. (steve) u.s. stock indexes were mixed today... the dow slid a little more than a point. the nasdaq rose 41 points. and the s&o added 5. we'll be right back...

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ends sunday. (steve)people flying to the u-s from instanbul and dubai can now use their electronic devices.turkish airlines and emirates say the u-s ban on items bigger than a smartphone no longer have to be stored in luggage.the turkish carrier made it official with a tweet that saying that passengers now have the ability to use their devices.airline officials say they've boosted security measures and protocols which meet security guidelines set by the department of homeland security.the u-s's ban. . . announced in march. . .is still in effect for some airports in north africa and the middle east. (vicki)volvo is shifting gears in the direction of electric cars.the chinese-owned company is making headlines this week. . .for going all in on the new wave of futuristic cars.the company. . .which built its reputation on driver safety. . .announced that all of its cars built from 20-19 forward. . . will have some form of electric motor.between 20-19 and 20-21. . .the company plans to launch five fully

electric cars.the rest of the fleet will either be plug-in hybrids. . .or vehicles that combine a battery with a small gas engine.the change was likely influenced by chinese auto company geely, which bought volvo in 20-10. (steve) still ahead... we'll show you the effort happening right now in the east bay... to reunite pet owners with their missing animals - who took off during last nights fireworks.

( steve ) a vallejo woman said she was kidnapped... only to have police call her story a hoax. the story of denise huskins and her boyfriend aaron quinn unfolded 2-years ago... and it turned out to be true.the pair filed a lawsuit against vallejo .. and two police officers ... claiming defamation and emotion distress. coming up tonight at six.. we'll tell you about the decision of a federal judge and what it means to the future of the lawsuit. (vicki) time now to talk some baseball-- we're already at the midway point of

the season...as the all-star game is coming up next week. for the giants, buster posey will be making his fifth-all star appearance. and the a's representative is new to the festivities. (steve) first baseman yonder alonso is the only all-star for the green and gold... and it's a special achievement for the longtime major leaguer. mark carpenter has his story. life in the majors has been quite the odyssey for yonder alonso. this is his 3rd team in 8-seasons... and over the last three years, he's hit a combined 19-home runs. this year-- he has that many jacks in the first half...and next week-- he'll be suiting up among the best in baseball. "just not taking it for granted and trying to enjoy each step that i take just to really enjoy that moment. it's special. it's very special, especially i'm going to go back home to my city. so just very excited and looking forward to it." and that home city is miami....the

place his family moved to after fleeing cuba before he was even 10-years-old. so the significance of this all-star appearance goes beyond baseball"i know that i'm every single minute that i'm gonna be there, i'm gonna try to just relish it completely with my family and everybody involved, so it's just an incredible experience right now and the way i feel every single day when i wake up and knowing a lot of hard work has been put and a lot of hard work will continue to be put so that's all we can do." and a's manager bob melvin knows that his first baseman will treasure this entire experience."you know when you've been to those things before, it's exciting when you are there, you are exhausted when its over. so there's gonna be a lot going on for him, especially with family and everything there. but the pride factor, being at home, i don't know that anyone will value it more than he does." the game is set for tuesday in miami. mark carpenter, kron4 news (steve) it's been a good year for golden state warriors star steph curry. (vicki)

first the dubs win the n-b-a championship...now steph curry has the most popular jersey in the league. cleveland cavaleirs star lebron james comes in second place. nba finals mvp kevin durant comes in at third place...represe nting the warriors. " k-d"... is followed by russell westbrook and kyrie irving, respectively. and don't forget about the rest of golden state. klay thompson owned the tenth most popular jersey. draymond green was in eleventh place. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. .a slight chance of thunderstorms over monterey and san benito county today otherwise low clouds clearing back to the coast with seasonable temperatures. a modest inland warming trend

thursday and friday with long range trends showing seasonable july temperatures and persistent marine layer along the coast. (vicki) happening now... the contra (vicki) happening now... the

contra costa county animal services is working to reunite pets that ran away during last night's fireworks. kron 4's lydia pantazes is in martinez with the details. (lydia)this is one of the pets here at the contra costa animal services department.her name is nellie.(take vo)this

is video of the area being set up for what contra costa county is calling mission reunite.the animal services department will have booths set up outside their offices where people can check in and locate their lost pets or file a report that their pet is missing.every year after the 4th, contra costa co. animal services is inundated with lost pets and calls about lost pets who were frightened by the fireworks and took off from their surroundings.one booth will be for lost pets and the other booth will be for pets who were found.they will also be offering tips to help people find their pet... for example recovery techniques.stefanie buzzard/contra costa co animal services."for example cats, often times indoor only cats, when they get out they will usually be within a 5 mile house radius of their home. they don't travel very far whereas dogs sometimes when they get loose they tend to run and travel outside city limits. so we have some resources for people who have lost dogs as well."(oncam) since people started setting off fireworks this weekend... animal services here in contra costa county started seeing an increase in animals so far they've received 146 animals. reporting lin martinez, lydia pantazes kron4 news.

(steve) a colorado man woke up to find his house had been ransacked by an unexpected visitor...a bear. the bear was caught on surveillance video breaking into the home on monday night. the animal trashed the kitchen, went through some bed-rooms and busted a door. this isn't the first time this bear has broken into a home. that same bear was seen recently rummaging through a garage near-by. park and wildlife officials found the bear and decided to euthanize it. (steve) investigators say the bear was able to get into the home after one of the windows was left slightly open. (vicki) take a look at

this... north carolina police officers took a moment to cool down at a neighborhood fourth of july celebration. a group of people built this huge slip 'n slide for kids and adults to enjoy. some neighbors contacted police to complain about it blocking off a portion of road. when police arrived, they ended up joining in on the fun! police told the group that since vehicles could still safely get by... they would not issue any citations. we'll be right back after the break.

more backlash following kathy griffin over her infamous and controversial presidential photo shoot. the insider's michael yo joins us from los angeles with more michael. (yo)kathy griffin is now officially under federal investigationover that now infamous trump photo. i don't know if i'm going to be arrested today! i don't know! that was kathy - flanked by attorney lisa bloom back on june 2nd during her emotional press conference addressing her donald trump fake severed head photo disaster --- 'i don't think i'll have a career after this // (09.22.28) i'll be honest he broke me he broke me he broke me!sting on tears 'the secret service has reached out to her, the secret service has reached out to a comedian'bloom ackowledged then that the boundary pushing comedian was contacted by the secret service - and it's now being reported griffin was questioned for over an hour after the stunt gone wrong, and the case is reportedly still ongoing.griffin's crinimal defense attorney

dimitry gorin (gore-an) has stated his client would fully cooperate with the investigation ---- 'she basically exercised her first amendment rights to tell a joke and when you look at everything in the media all the times entertainers make videos or express themselves in other ways you've never seen an entertainer let alone a comedian be subject to a criminal investigation it's really outrageous'ironically, while being questioned regarding her implied threat to the president, kathy says she became a target. 'the death threats are constant and they are detailed and they are serious and they are specific.' we'll have so much more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider, for kron 4 news, i'm michael yo back to you (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six ( steve ) fire departments on high alert still after the fourth of july. fireworks are still a big concern....( catherine )( vo ) and the suspect in the double fatal hit and run in concord friday

night is now in custody. we'll tell you about the charges he faces and update the conditions of the survivors.(steve vo) and with the weather warming up... a there's a word of caution on the rapids. the fast snow melt can make your summer fun on the rapids dangerous.( catherine ) those stories and more coming up at the top of the hour at six. ( steve ) a long night in the bay

area as illegal fireworks sparked problems all over the region. numerous fires... injuries... in what was a dangerous fourth of july. good evening i'm steve aveson. ( catherine ) and i'm catherine heenan.. pam is off tonight. many of us might have seen one of the many legal shows... but as we see

every year... there are plenty of people breaking the law and causing mischief.(catherine the vallejo fire department says it had countless calls of illegal explosives going off.... and as kron four's philippe djegal reports...they had to put out several fires. (philippe)nats- illegal fireworks even safe and sane fireworks are outlawed in the city of vallejo... so you're looking at illegal fireworks shooting into the air...nats- brush fire nats as the vallejo fire department works to put out a quarter acre fire, started by illegal pyrotechnics.tiffany taylor- thompson/neighbor- "it's great seeing it in the sky, but its not so great when you're causing thousands of dollars in damage." tiffany taylor- thompson lives with her husband and kids near admiral callaghan lane and turner parkway... where part of this grassy field caught fire. tiffany taylor-thompson/neigh bor- "it's definitely, uh, stressful when you see a blaze

behind your house and its nothing you can do. haha, your fire hose, i mean, your water hose doesn't reach that far, so it's alarming." the only reason this fire wasn't any worse was because fire fighters were able to respond to it quickly. there are some homes in the area, just a few hundred yards away... and, a shopping center is located directly across the street.kevin brown/vallejo fire dept. "fortunately, we were able to contain the fire before it threatened those homes." kevin brown, with the vallejo fire department says on july fourth... the city received 131 illegal fireworks related calls... more than triple the 42 reported calls last year. and, of those 131 calls -- brown says, illegal fireworks caused 13 fires.kevin brown/vallejo fire dept. "we don't allow the sale of fireworks here in the city of vallejo, but unfortunately neighboring counties do allow for it. so, it's not far that anyone has to drive in order to make that purchase." luckily, no one reported any injuries from illegal fireworks.tiffany taylor- thompson/neighbor- "lets not burn our house down in the process just to have fun." but the fire department expects people will continue to set off their fireworks

through the end of the week... if caught, violators could face a 500-dollar fine and possible jail time. in vallejo, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( steve ) kron 4 checked with other bay area communities to see what problems illegal fireworks caused last night. the contra costa county fire department says it received more than 100 calls last night... but that is down from last year. marin county says it had 12 complaints about fireworks... but the sheriff's department may have more. morgan hill police did make some bust. the department says it cited 20 people for various violations. over the past several weeks leading up to the fourth of july we saw several large busts with authorities seizing hundreds of pounds of illegal explosives. the san mateo fire department says it did not any fires caused by fireworks. (catherine) an 18-year- old man suffered a major injury to his hand last night....and lost some

fingers...while using illegal fireworks in the city of newark it happened around 10:45 last night on port sailwood drive...during a neighborhood fourth of july party. police say it happened when he was lighting a highly explosive firework. even though safe and sane fireworks are actually legal in newark, police still had to respond to more than 100 fireworks- related calls. they also confiscated three-barrels full of illegal fireworks. the incident on port sailwood drive was the only injury.

(steve) happening now. the contra costa county animal services is working to reunite pets that ran away during last night's fireworks. every year after the fourth contra costa county services is overwhelmed with lost pets and calls about missing cats and dogs. nearly 150 pets have been taken in since the weekend. officials say loud fireworks are behind the majority of lost animals. the animal services currently have boths set up outside their offices where people can check in and locate their lost pets. (catherine) a coffee roaster is being blamed for starting a house fire this morning in mountain view. the fire spread from the garage all the way to the second floor of the home on mountain laurel court... within a matter of minutes. firefighters quickly called in backup to keep the flames from spreading to neighboring units. the fire did extensive damage to the home... but other homes were saved. a resident in the

house which burned says the fire began with a coffee roasting machine in the garage... but the fire department is conducting a full investigation. no one was injured. a live look outside right now... let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. .a slight chance of thunderstorms over monterey and san benito county today otherwise low clouds clearing back to the coast with seasonable temperatures. a modest inland warming trend thursday and friday with long range trends showing seasonable july temperatures and persistent marine layer along the coast. (catherine) new at six: the couple at the center of a high-profile kidnapping case

in the bay area will be allowed to keep (catherine) new at six: the couple at the center of a high-profile kidnapping case in the bay area will be allowed to keep pursuing their lawsuit against vallejo and two police officers. denise huskins and aaron quinn are claiming defamation for the march 2015 case. vallejo police called the kidnapping a hoax

after huskins turned up in southern california and never got on a plane to meet with authorities in the bay area. quinn had already talked to investigators and detailed the ordeal. he even gave them a blood sample and access to his email accounts. four months later... the f-b-i announced it had arrested the kidnapper -- matthew muller. (catherine) earlier this year... a federal judge sentenced muller to 40 years in prison for the crime. he pleaded guilty to the kidnapping but could still face sexual assault charges in state court. a cellphone dropped during an attempted home invasion in dublin led investigators to muller. when they arrested him in south lake tahoe... they found some of the items that the victims in the huskins had described to police. (steve)a gas station clerk shot and killed during an armed robbery attempt last night in antioch... and tonight police have identified the gunman... he is 42-year-old zepp crouchet...

police found his body early this morning inside a car... that was parked about a mile and a half away from where the shooting happened... they also found the gun he used in the attack .... crouchet is suspected of shooting and killing the valero gas station clerk... 57-year-old mohammad ataie... during an attempted robbery. the family of the gas station clerk has set up a gofundme page to raise money for funeral expenses. (catherine) for the first time, we're getting to see video of the ill fated crash at s-f-o,,,,,an francisco international airport.(steve) it will be 4 years ago tomorrow when an asiana airliner crash landed... killing three people. kron 4's dan kerman is live near s-f-o... to add perspective to the revealing video. dan

this 47 minute video released on youtube, shows asiana flight 214 crashing into the seawall and then spinning like top before coming to rest. the video, shot from one of the cameras on sfo's tower gives second by second details of the aftermath of the july 6, 2013 crash. for example at the 34 second mark, the plane comes to a rest and you see black smoke pouring out of the airliner.but it's not for another 90 seconds, that the emergency exit evacuation slides are deployed, with the first passengers coming down at the 2:17 minute mark.the first responder arrives on scene just before the 3 minute mark and hoses start pouring water on the flames within the next minute.the last of the passengers appear to come off of the plane before the 5 minute mark, that's when additional firetrucks begin arriving .shortly after the 6

minute mark you see what could be emergency responders going back up the slide and into the plane.the national transportation safety board ruled the crash was due to pilot error, flying too low and too slow and relying too heavily on automation.sotwe've made a lot of changes both through the airlines and the way we think as pilots.capt. laura einsetler is a commercial airline pilot for a major u.s. carrier. she says major u.s. carriers have changed their training since the asiana crash to include more emphasis on manual flying with the automation off.sot capt. laura einsetler/commer cial airline pilot 133-143sot 155/automation on

(catherine) a major accident on the golden gate bridge today....which caused injuries and huge traffic back- ups..eleven people are hospitalized . . . it happened around 1 this afternoon on a southbound lane -- after a graton casino bus and two other vehicles crashed on the bridge. the bus was returning from the graton casino.... the c-h-p says a truck rear-ended a car. . . and then the tour bus rear-ended those two vehicles.all eleven people suffered minor injuries.the two right lanes were closed for about 30-minutes....but

traffic was slowed for some time.. (steve)a morgan hill gym owner and personal trainer . . . gets sentenced to seven years in state prison.david wolfsmith was arrested back in april of 2016. . . on multiple counts of sexual assault of 13 different victims.two of them were minors. . . .and all violations were committed while wolfsmith worked at wolfpak gym.just last month he pleaded guilty to 14-counts . . .once released from prison. . . he will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.his life. ( steve ) things are back to normal tonight in a north bay following a scare. a hazmat team had to come out to fernando drive in novato. someone walking a dog smelled a strong smell coming from a car crews determined hydrochloric acid had spilled. they neutralized it and then removed it as you can see from this video. the homeowners told the crew they are doing some construction and cleaning up. hydrochloric acid cans be used

to clean countertops and concrete. ( catherine ) a stunning story out of new york city where a woman police officer was ambushed... and killed. the chilling call from her partner.( steve ) and the truckee river is ready for rafting again. the big warning tonight though for those who want to ride the rapids.( catherine ) tense moments today as one bay area neighborhood had to lock down and a swat team was called in. what led to that standoff... and how it ended. why are you deleting these photos?

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police actions don't always end peacefully - but this one did. and that's fine with the residents of one south bay neighborhood who got a reverse 911 call this morning urging them to shelter in place. (steve/map/vo) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now from the burbank district just west of downtown san jose, that call was prompted by another, to 911, reporting a man with a gun. sot deputy on blow horn ".....this is the sheriff's department...come out with your hands up...."members of the sheriff's swat team could be heard trying to coax the man from the home here on raymond avenue, where he had been holed up since deputies arrived almost two hours earlier, after a neighbor called 911 to report a man with a gun.sgt. rich glennon/santa clara county sheriff's dept."...apparently, the guy had assaulted his father and after fleeing the residence the father said his son had a gun inside the

house...."deputies sealed off the neighborhood, ordering residents to shelter in place. mike salaswas the first to call 911 after his neighbor, the suspect's father, escaped and asked him to call police. mike salas/called 911".....i said what's going on and he says, my son, he's going a little crazy and he's got a got a gun can you call 911...." salas says it looked like other people, some of whom who could be seen coming out with their hands up, might also have been in his words, "roughed up" by the suspect. all of this happening as deputies had their guns trained on the home the entire time, not knowing exactly where the suspect might be hiding. sgt. rich glennon/sheriff's dept. "....there are some other structures within the property where other people were located who eventually came out, but he was inside the home alone when we set up the perimeter...."....the swat team would move in closer, eventually convincing the man to give up. deputies say he was unarmed as he surrendered without incident. rob

fladeboe/san jose ".....deputies say the man, who was not identified, will face charges of assault and very likely some weapons violations as well. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (catherine) happening now... police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed a woman .. in a home near san jose state university. the victim has now been identified as 20-year-old myla dang from monterey county... police were called to a home on south 10th street monday - because of reports of gunfire. they found dang - who'd been shot. she later died at the scene. investigators think the victim and gunman may have known each other. the gunman is still on the loose.....and no suspect description has been released. (catherine) a woman police officer was shot and killed in new york city today...in what's describedas

a cold-blooded ambush....an 'assassination.' the officer had been sitting in a police truck in the bronx when a man walked up with a gun...and shother in the head. 48-year-old mio-sotis familia was a 12 year veteran and the mother of three. friends describe her as a sweet person who would 'give you the shirt off her back.' police say the gunman was a two-time convict who had voiced anger at law enforcement in the past. officers shot and killed alexander bonds after confronting him about a block away.. familia's partner had made a frantic call for help moments after she was shot. mayor de blasio - a female police officer - attacked out of nowhere. this is a prayer

service today -- for some of the officers who were on the scene. tonight the new york times is reporting that the gunman had ranted on social mediaabout hating law enforcement...and how people were treated in prison. investigators are reviewing those posts.. (steve) state attorneys in wisconsin are now asking a court to fully review a ruling overturning the conviction of an inmate featured in the "making a murderer" documentary. brendan dassey was sentenced to life in prison back in 2007 after he told detectives he helped his uncle rape and kill teresa halbach. a federal judge overturned dassey's conviction back in 2016... saying investigators took advantage of his young age and cognitive disabilities to coerce the confession. state attorneys filed a motion today with the seventh circuit asking all 12 of the court's judges to review the case. ( steve ) a man told

police his name was santa claus after leading them on a nearly 50 mile chase. maine state police posted this picture of the arrest. the chase started when officers tried to stop the driver for a traffic violation. it topped 100 miles-an-hour at times before police put out spike strips. but the man kept going for another 15 miles on flat tires and rims before giving up. that vehicle... police say it was stolen. the suspects real name is christos kassaras. ( catherine ) rafting season is officially open tonight in the sierra... but the new season comes with a warning.. the placer county sheriff's office posted this picture - announcing that the truckee riveris open to visitors -- but to remember that the river is running fast and the water is very cold. people are reminded to wear floatation devices. the river had been closed to rafting because of all the

runoff from melting snow. ( catherine ) meanwhile in the central valley... the snowmelt has turned the kern river into a killer. at least eight people have died in its waters since march. the snowmelt means the kern is icy cold and raging... it's a popular spot for whitewater rafting because of its rapids. the kern county sheriff's office says a rescue team has already logged more than 3-thousand hours this year. (( steve )) let's take a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area...(( catherine ) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast.

( catherine ) he's been described as

the most hated man in america. and he's currently on trial. what martin shkreli has done now -- that has a judge furious and ordering him to shut up about the case.( steve ) president trump is in europe tonight ahead of the g-20 summit. but the hot issue remains here at home... north korea. the tought talk today at the united nations.new tonight at eight...united airlines is under fire once again.this time a woman claims she was forced to give up her son's seat, for which she paid nearly a thousand dollars.. where the 2 year-old boy had to sit..that's tonight on kron 4 news at eight.

(steve) a judge has told martin shkreli (shkrel'-ee) to pipe down and keep his mouth shut about his securities fraud trial... shkreli (shkrel'-ee) has been dubbed "pharma bro" and is notoriusly known for increasing the price of a life- saving drug from 13-dollars to $750 per pill. prosecutors had sought a gag order after shkreli started

talking news reporters covering his case last week... they feel shkreli (shkrel'-ee) can taint the jury... the judge recieved assurances from shkreli (shkrel'-ee) lawyer saying he would not talk to reporters anymore in or around the courthouse. shkreli (shkrel'-ee) is still allowed to comment on social media. (catherine) in order to close a five-point-three million dollar deficit... the san francisco superior court will be furloughing staff...and reducing the staffing in the clerk's office. court officials...say that beginning august fourth... court staff will be furloughed without pay one friday a month through june 29th of next year. and every friday, beginning september first, all clerks' offices will only be open from eight thirty in the morning until one in the afternoon. this response is because of a nine-percent cut in the court's state funding. ( steve ) a congressman is apologizing tonight. the selfies he decided to take at an infamous location in the

holocaust that have him in hot water.( catherine ) did amelia earhart actually survive...? the questions being raised by a new documentary about the fate of the famous pilot.( steve ) it is a big trip for president trump as he heads to europe for the g-20. one of the hot topics... north korea. the show of force today by the united states in response to yesterday's missile test.

( catherine ) north korea will obviously not be represented at this week's g20 summit with president trump and other world leaders.( steve ) yet pyongyang put itself front and center -- by launching what the u.s says is a never-seen-before missile. emily schmidt with our partners at c-n-n has the world's response to this latest threat. --reporter pkg-as follows-- in the middle of bright green hills...and bright blue skies...north korea launched what could be a turbulent time in its global relations.this missile is new. it has two stages--the first liquid- fueled, which the country has used before-- but it was topped by an unknown second stage which would help make it an intercontinental ballistic missile. that's enough of a threat to make it the only agenda item on the u-n security council's emergency meeting wednesday. nikki haley/u.s. ambassador to

united nations: make no mistake north korea's launch of the icbm is a clear and sharp military escalation. the united states is prepared to use a full range of capabilities to defend ourselves and our allies.the u-s requested the meeting as part of a two-pronged approach--this one diplomatic. the other--showing military force.nats the us and south korea teamed up for ballistic missile drills after the north korean missile launch. president trump spent much of his day flying to europe--where he will meet with russian president putin and chinese president xi. a morning tweet foreshadowed the complicated political landscape.rep. lee zeldin/- r-new york: it's much better to do it in person than over twitter. after the launch, north korea said the brand new missile could reach anywhere in where the world. it's an untested claim so far...yet already farther than the world expected.in washington, i'm emily schmidt.

( catherine ) president trump did land in poland just a few hours ago. along with the first lady - they arrived in warsaw... mr. trump will meet with his polish counterpart tomorrow and give a speech. he's then scheduled to travel later in the day to hamburg, germany for the g-20. on friday president trump will have his first face to face meeting with russian president vladimir putin. (catherine) a louisiana congressman is apologizing for what he says was the "unitended pain" caused by a video he made of his visit to a gas chamber at a former nazi concentration camp. representative clay higgins said in an email today that he's retracting the videorecorded at auschwitz.. the republican posted the video on his facebook page saturdaysparking criticism from museum directors .who said it was inappropriate to deliver a political message from inside a gas chamber. higgins says he intended his video to be a tribute to those who died at auschwitz.

(steve) new tonight at six... the man involved in the deadly hit and run crash that killed two boys and injured a baby in concord... has been charged with two counts of murder... the suspect... lemuel wilson, junior is also facing d-u-i and hit and run charges... the crash happened last friday night when a car veered off the highway four off- ramp and slammed into a car with three young boys and their mother inside. two boys, ages five and 10 died at the scene. police identified wilson as the driver of the other car... and say he took off from the crash. he was later found at highland hospital in oakland, and they took him in for questioning. the mother of the children was released and the three-and the three-month-old baby boy is still in critical condition tonight... it's here along this runway that asiana flight 214 crashed four years ago. now new video is surfacing of that crash. the video shot from one of the cameras on sfo's tower gives second-by-second details of the aftermath of the july, 6th 20-13 crash. for example, at the 34-second mark the plane comes to a rest and you see

black smoke pouring out of the airliner. but it's not for another 90 seconds that the emergency exit evacuation slides are deployed with the first passengers coming down at the 2:17 mark. sfo has authenticated the video. whoever released it says they got a second video nearly two hours long. . .they plan to release within the week. here at sfo dan kerman, kron4 news." in vallejo... the fire department says on july fourth... it responded to more than triple the amount of in vallejo... the fire department says on july fourth... it responded to more than triple the amount of illegal fireworks related calls compared to independence day last year. the illegal fireworks caused 13 fires, including this one near

admiral callaghan lane and turner parkway. the fire was contained to just a quarter acre. fireworks' debris was found in parking lots nearby. in vallejo, philippe djegal, kron four news. here in newark an 18-year-old man suffers a life threatening hand injury while using illegal fireworks on port sailwood drive. witnesses say he was taking part in a neighborhood independence day celebration when the accident occurred first responders placed a touniquet on his injured hand and transported him to a local hospital. in newark haaziq madyun kron4news here in san jose a peaceful ending to a standoff between a swat team and a man with a gun. sheriff's deputies responding here to raymond avenue in the burbank district after a someone called 911 to report that a man had assaulted his father and was armed with a gun. deputies surrounded the home and ordered neighbors to shelter in place. two hours later, as deputies called on the man to

surrender, he did so, without incident. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... .a slight chance of thunderstorms over monterey and san benito county today

otherwise low clouds clearing back to the coast with seasonable temperatures. a modest inland warming trend thursday and friday with long range trends showing seasonable july temperatures and persistent marine layer along the coast. ( catherine ) still ahead...famous pilot amelia earhart started her last journey in the bay area and was never heard from again after disappearing over the pacific. the claims by a new documentary that she survived and what happened after her plane went down.

( catherine ) the questions have never gone away...but a new documentary makes a startling claim about famous pilot amelia earhart and her final flight... 80 years ago.( steve ) earhart took off from the airport in oakland in 1937 as part of her second attempt to circle the globe. she was last heard from near howland island in the pacific and was never seen again. however the documentary says she crashed in the marshall islands... was picked up by

the japanese military... and taken prisoner. it also claims the u-s government did nothing to attempt to rescue her and says there is a photo that proves earhart did survive. ( catherine )in sports... a's pitcher sonny gray works through a stomach virus and then takes on the white sox... ( steve )... and the warriors sign the man they call swaggy p... gary has the details... and all the sports... coming up

warriors signed nick young... aka "swaggy p."... to a one year deal today...he will make the $5.2 million mid-level exception next season...young

spent last four seasons with the lakers....and played under former warriors assistant coach luke walton... who evidently vouched for young with the warriors... this past seasonhe brings three-point shooting and perimeter defense.. according to his agent he wants to play with dubs because of their ball movement... getting a ring is probably closer to the truth kevin durant and draymond green were prominent in getting warriors management to go after young...(wipe to draymond and swaggy p.) draymond posted a snapchat on sunday of him and young hanging out with the caption...."warriors" with a question mark...three days later... they are teammates... despite young's "hollywood" reputation... he dated rapper iggy azalea... the fact draymond and durant like him makes it look like he'll fit

in just fine durant had a little fun with young tweeting this photo of sawggy p. turning away after taking a 3-pointer the only thing is he missed the shot celebrating prematurelydepite the troll by durant he and draymond made to bones aout the fact they wanted young with the warriors

the warriors now have one roster spot left to fill javale mcgee has talked to the clippers about going their the warriors figure to re-sign him zaza pachulia or another big man to fill that last spotmcgeee would have to sign for a veteran's minimum of 2.32 million to return no word yet on what the clippers are offereing

after sanpping their 8-game home losing streak with a walk-off home run on the 4th of july the a's looking for two straight against the white soxsonny gray despite battling a stomach illness was sharp againbottom 3rd/ 1-0 a'sbruce maxwell deep and off the scoreboard in left-center jed lowrie and yonder alonso score 3-0 a'sbottom 4th/ 4-0 a'sjed lowrie goes back up the middle rajai davis and matt joyce score 6-0 a'stop 6thgray strikes out melky cabrera who has been red hot this series (gray (4-4): 6 ip, only gave up a 2-run homer his era is 1.71 over his last 21 inings)rajai davis 4 stolen bases today the most by an "a" since coco crisp in 2011 rickey henderson and campy campanaris hold the franchise recrd at 5 final: 7-4 a'sbob melvin:

499th win with the a's and 992nd overall 2nd round at wimbledonvenus williams dropped the first set but came back to win and reach wimbledon's third round 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 against wang qiang of china.this is williams' first tournament since a two-car crash she was involved in florida on june 9 a 78-year-old passenger in the other vehicle died about two weeks later.playing with surely a jheavy heart she is on to the 3rd round it looks like lavar ball and

his three basketball-playing sons will star in a facebook docu-series about their family. details surrounding the project remain undetermined including the number of episodes that will be filmed and a potential debut date.the oldest son lonzo was the 2nd overall pick by the lakers in the nba draft after starring one year at ucla li'angelo will be a freshman at ucla and the youngest le'melo will be a junior at chino hills high school he has also committed to ucla ( steve ) take a good look at this

car ... could it be the car feature. what makes it much different from what is on the road today.

(steve) it's called "gorilla glass"... and it's already being used in i-phone screens.(catherinei) now the glass-maker 'corning' is introducing a concept 'car' that uses gorilla glass.

it unveiled a prototype in new york to show to investors. the "gorilla glass" is used in the dashboard... the center of the steering wheel.. the center console... and the roof. the company says gorilla glass is much thinner, lighter and stronger than regular glass. the big drawback --- it does cost a lot more than regular glass. final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a full hour

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models during the summer of audi sales event. "the insider" s tracking the biggest stories making news today. number one. hollywood goes red, white, and blue for the fourth of july. ben affleck and jennifer garner reunite. reese witherspoon and channing tatum make it family affairs. and khloe kardashian gets wet and wild. >> hey! happy fourth of july! then, was kathy griffin interrogated by the secret service over her infamous trump photo? >> i don't know if i'm going to be arrested today. i don't know. and number three. maria menounos opens up about her new health crisis. >> so he called me and said, you have a brain tumor. it's called meningioma. >> how her heartbreaking diagnosis mirrors her mothers battle. plus, your "insider" bonus. queen latifah and jada pinkett-smith reunite for a "girls trip."

>> wow! wow! >> why it took them over 20 years. >> just know that would never happen in real life. and meet the world's oldest working showgirl who's owning the stage at "little big shots." >> what does that mean to you? >> not much! >> five, six, seven. >> now, "the insider" tracking hollywood from the inside out. the stars celebrated independence day in epic fashion, but it's their kids who stole all the sparkle. hey, everybody. welcome to "the insider." debbie matenopoulos is off. michael yo joining me now. >> louis, good to be here. and thanks to social media, we got a peek at the fab life of hollywood's a-list. >> yeah, we did. tracking at number one, how some of the most famous rang in the fourth. it was 4th of july business as usual for the affleck family. despite being in the middle of a divorce, friends ben and jen remained a united front for their kids. the parents snapped duri