tv KRON 4 News Weekend KRON July 29, 2017 7:00am-10:00am PDT
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( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)temperatures will be about the same or slightly warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) our top story this
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a federal grand jury charged 22-year-old east bay man amer alhaggagi with attempting to support the terror group isis. his uncle met with kron 4 news to defend the character of a young man he calls peaceful. "what has this week been like for your family?" sot: hashem awnallah, uncle// "very difficult to say the least, very difficult."he says the family is distraught by the accusations because they've never seen a sign of radicalization. sot: hashem awnallah, uncle// "if they news something was going on they would have taken measures. i mean the young man is known for being pleasant, friendly, peaceful. totally not violent or radicalized." but prosecutors claim alhaggagi told an undercover agent he planned get up to 10 thousand people by attacking various bay area locations like berkeley where he himself graduated in 2013, uc berkeley, along with the mission and castro districts in san francisco.an attorney read what they say are al haggagi's own words aloud in the courtroom sot: : "i live close to san francisco, that's like the gay capital of the world. i'm gonna handle them right lol. i'm gonna place a bomb in a gay club. by god, i'm going to tear up the city.then quote, "the whole bay area is going to be up in flames.al haggagi grew up in the east bay and most recently lived in west oakland. his uncle says the charges don't reflect al haggai's charitable good nature.sot: hashem awnallah, uncle// "he delivered food to community members that are in need and specifically the homeless and west berkeley. i would
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characterize his mother as the mother theresa of oakland the amount of food she cooks for charity." (marty) another big story this morning... video of a man seen attacking a woman on international boulevard in oakland is being circulated to warn shop owners and residents. the incident happened last thursday at the corner of
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40th avenue in the fruitvale district. speaking through an interpreter the victim describes how her life has changed following the incident. she asked that we not reveal her identity ( marty ) doctors told her that surgery is necessary to restore her vision. oakland police has the surveillance video and says the case remains under investigation. ( marty ) another mob- style attack on public transportation. this time a woman was targeted by a group of girls. it happened thursday night on muni. the 30 year old woman was riding a bus at kearny and market streets. when shesays she was harassed by the group. the teens
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started beating her when the victim pulled out her phone to call police. the attackers grabbed the phone and then ran off. some riders say the violence has them on edge. ( marty ) we recently told you about another attack on muni where a group of teens violently assaulted a boy. it happened back in may. the boy's outraged mother shared this video with us. police they have increased patrols in response to the attacks. and muni says despite these high profile cases - crime is actually going down. ( marty ) a judge denied a request by one of the defendants in the 'ghost ship' fire to be released from jail. max harris appeared in court again yesterday. he faces 36- counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deadly december fire. the judge did reduce his bail from a million dollars to 750-
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thousand. his attorneys argued he should be released because he has no prior criminal record and is not a flight risk. the judge disagreed, pointing to harris's trips to the caribbean and los angeles following the fire. the second defendant, derick almena, is scheduled to have a bail hearing next friday. ( marty ) new rules are in place for a san francisco nightclub... we'll explain why the club owners say they are actually the victims of racial bias. and... the search is on for an arsonist in the east bay. we'll have the latest on the investigation. and after the break... a new warning before they head to the gym this morning. why doctors are warning you to stay away from certain excersises. ♪ hitting the mid-morning wall? with up to 24 grams of hearty protein jimmy dean bowls help you avoid it. shine on. for your health: here
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affect your kidneys. doctors say too much intense exercise can release a toxic protein into the bloodstream that can poison your kidneys. doctors are usually able to treat it, but some extreme cases require dialysis or surgery. the bottom line from doctors -- talk with them before starting a new workout program. ( marty ) the u-s state department issuing a warning for tourists heading to mexico. they are alerting americans to the possibility of tainted alcohol at resorts. the state department says it could cause illness and and even cause people to black out. the warning was issued after a wisconsin woman died in mexico. the 20 year old died after drinking at an all-inclusive resort in playa del carmen the state department says if you are going to mexico... drink in moderation and get help as soon as you start to feel sick. ( dave )cool and fog to start...warming next week. your forecast is next.
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here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)temperatures will be about the same or slightly warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) on the peninsula...
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another string of fires in palo alto. they happened early friday morning. investigators are looking for a person of intrest seen in a surveillance video near one of those fires. crews responded to four different fires all within a few blocks from each other.. the first, was a car fire at a caltrain station parking lot. a few hours later two more fires both in dumpsters. one on palo alto avenue, the next in a parking garage on high street. and the fourth in some brush on a bike path near the homer avenue tunnel. no one was injured in these fires. ( marty ) happening now... new restrictions are in effect at a popular san francisco nightclub. the
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north beach hot spot has been under scrutiny because of violence and noise complaints... the hue nightclub will no longer be able to have live music after midnight. but now the owners of the club are firing back at the city saying the business is being unfairly targeted because of "racial bias". kron4's hermela aregawi has the details. they say they're being used as scapegoats for the usual nightlife problems on this strip because of their mostly black clientele.owners tell us that hue in the two years it's been here has never violated the city's noise or alcohol service ordinances.they say they don't have an unusual amount of drunken behavior or fights for a nightclub.but police and the city's entertainment commission disagree.owners say it's a death sentence.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: for us to not be able to play live entertainment after twelve. it's making it almost impossible for us to survive. but city officials say the new restrictions are necessary based on the number of incidents related to the club.
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police say in nearly two years.. there have been 65 ranging from noise complaints, public drunkenness and brawls like this one the night of saint patrick's day.the entertainment commision says that is an overwhelming amount of calls for service.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: how many of those are hue related? being on a very busy vibrant entertainment district of multiple venues where you can just walk 20 feet left and 20 feet right and there's another entertainment bar, restaurant or adult venue. to really pinpoint it just on one venue is kind of alarming.when asked about hue, some residents like this one told kron 4 news.it's so dangerous that placebut a business owner nearby says the nightclub acts responsibly.it's always a good experience. we're very supportive. these guys are, especially the security guys, everything that happned on the block, they're always there.i think they're being targeted. i mean i could say the crowd can be out of control sometimes, but they have a good security team. i've been here for 10 years so no i don't think there's a problem owners say they feel targeted because police have asked them to stop hip hop parties and have said things like they're bringing oakland and richmond to san francisco.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: race has been really brought up because of certain organizations in the community and sfpd asking us to not cater to certain events. certain types of music that brings a certain type of
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demographic to this area.a change-dot-orgpetition supporting the nightclub has garnered more than 1000 signatures ( marty ) a two-year-old boy involved in a child abuse case in stockton has died from his injuries. here is the picture of the baby jaxson. he was being treated at oakland children's hospital. the stockton police department says, the woman who abused him is his own step- mom chalsey maynard. the 30-year-old was arrested wednesday and charged with three- counts of child abuse. the reported abuse against jaxson is not
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just ten days after a woman reported she was raped in the same area on campus last week. the department of public safety says it does not appear that the two cases are related. ( marty ) a serial arsonist may be on the loose in the east bay. fire investigators are following leads on a series of small grass fires in antioch. they were set close each other both in time and location. kron four's spencer blake has what we know. it's obvious where the grass fire burned at the end of alpha way in antioch thursday. fire investigator vic massenkoff showed me where the flames licked up against fencesand where a little bit of smoke was still rising friday afternoon."so i've got a - it looks like a stump or a fence post that's still burning."this area was one of three fires that started in broad daylight - around noon - and damaged some fences and a few items in people's backyards."someone acted with the intent to start a fire and then leave the scene, and then obviously the fire's uncontrolled at that point." "now just up over this ledge is the railroad track, and the other two fires were right along it as well."a couple of thursday's fires were less than one acre, and the third was about two acres.these are
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similar in size to áfive fires that all happened wihin an hour last week."we do have a serial arsonist in this case and i would say in the case last week, and it may actually be the same person."but at the same time, the contra costa county fire protection district says these strings of fires are not unusual in the least bit.massenkoff says áevery county in the bay area probably has áseveral intentionally set fires every áday, and that arson is underreported nationwide."when people find out how often arson occurs in their community or their jurisdiction, they're surprised and they're shocked sometimes."many counties don't have full time fire investigators anymore to look into suspected arsons.contra costa county has four, and they even have legal authority to make arrests.as one of them, massenkoff is confident these latest fires are tied to a transient."quite often people have seen something that helps us in our investigation, but it doesn't seem significant to them." in antioch, spencer blake, kron four news. ( marty ) a victim of road rage on
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an east bay freeway is sharing her story this morning. the woman says a motorcyclist smashed her side mirror. she's not only angry at the attacker...but she's fustrated with the lack of response from law enforcement. kron four's maureen kelly reports -- pretty pissed off the antioch resident, who wants to remain anonymous, is checking out the damage she says was done to her car while she was driving on highway 4 in pittsburg yesterday afternoon. her passenger side mirror was shattered, and the plastic covering busted off. she says it was done by a motorcycle driver who had been tailgating her while she drove in the fast lane. she thinks he was mad that she didn't move out of his way.he pulled up on the side of me again and then he had punched out here almost flipped me off and then took off about 100 in and out of traffic trying to get away the victim called the chp hoping that they can use the cameras installed on highway 4 to catch the person who did this she says the response she got from the officer who responded frustratinghe said basically the cameras that are installed our plate readers only so will flag it if a car stolen and that's the only pointhe said no there was nothing he could do. i can report it to my insurance company or pay out of pocket since the damage will probably be less than her deductible, she decided not to file a
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report and instead called kron4.down why can't there be justice?the pio at the contra costa chp office was out and i was referred to the da's office.i explained the victim's situation to senior deputy attorney mary knox.she says there are both liscense plate readers and cameras on highway 4 in pittburg that are monitored by pittsbugh pd. it's a system that is working to combat crime and is expected to be expanded and enhanced starting this year. in the future what's being called a freeway safety network will go from highway 80 in richmond to highway 4 in antioch. the deputy da said her advice to the victim, would be to call the chp again and this time file a report. she can then request that the chp follow up with pittsburg pd to review their footage to see if he was caught on camera. she says it's possible the chp officer who responded was simply uninformed of what pittsburg pd's recently installed camera system is capable of.maureen kelly kron4 news. ( marty ) we are learning new
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details about the central valley driver who live streamed the deadly crash that left her younger sister dead. police now say 18-year-old, obdulia sanchez kicked, spit and yelled racial slurs at first responders on the scene. they say she kicked a paramedic in the face, and were forced to strap her to a gurney for everyone's safety. sanchez pleaded 'not guilty' to six- felony counts yesterday, including drunken driving and gross vehicular manslaughter. a judge
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refused to lower her bail and she will remain in jail. ( marty ) a combat veteran is forced out of campus housing at notre dame de namur university because they say he is too old. 31-year-old ivan zamora says an email from the university explained that zamora is over the age limit of 25 years old to qualify for campus housing... he says that rule wasn't enforced last semester when he lived in the dorms. the university released a statement saying that they regret a miscommunication with zamora and value veterans who are our students and unfortunately we gave him inaccurate information. they are working to accommodate all housing requests for fall and will be communicating directly and quickly with those students impacted still ahead on kron four news weekend. serious concerns over ford explorers has some local police departments making changes to their fleets.
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landing ) happening now - some bay area police forces making changes to their fleet... it's after the city of austin texas pulled all its ford explorers after detecting potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in the cars. now san francisco and richmond police departments are installing monitors in their police explorer vehicles. mary maloney explains. the national highway traffic safety administration has expanded an investigation into 1.3 milion ford explorers over possible carbon monoxide issues. this applies to vehicles made between 2011 and 2017.the nhtsa says more than 2,700 complaints have been filed by owners who were concerned they were exposed to carbon monoxide while in explorers, including those who drive them as police vehicles. ken casaday/austin police assoc.: "from what i understand these officers were tested, and they had double and triple the amount of carbon monoxide in their system they're supposed to have."the announcement comes on the heels of the austin, texas police department pulling all explorers from their police fleet following
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multiple complaints. brian manley/ austin police chief: "over the past five months we have had 62 workers comps reports filed by officers for exposure to carbon monoxide." the 446 explorers make up a large majority of the department's fleet. brian manley/ austin police chief: "it is the absolute right decision based on the concerns that we have over carbon monoxide exposure issues we've had that impact our employees' health, wellness, and safety." some officers, including one from california, are suing ford motor company.in a statement late friday, ford said they "will cover the costs of specific repairs in every police interceptor utility that may have carbon monoxide concerns."i'm mary moloney reporting. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four news weekend.. an eldely east bay man is put behind bars... what police say he did to a developmentall y challenged woman that put him there. put him there.woman that y challenged developmentallsay he did to a what police bars...put behind east bay man is an eldely weekend..on kron four still ahead reporting.moloney reporting. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four
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news weekend.. an eldely east bay man is put behind bars... what police say he did to a developmentally challenged woman that put him there. ( marty ) live look outside... san francisco international airport. ♪ hitting the mid-morning wall? with up to 24 grams of hearty protein jimmy dean bowls help you avoid it. shine on. with some big news about type 2 diabetes. you have type 2 diabetes, right?
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or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. so now that you know all that, what do you think? that it's time to think about jardiance. ask your doctor about jardiance. and get to the heart of what matters. ( marty ) live look
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arrived. kron four's charles clifford reports. the fremont police departments say that 77 year old cheuk li of fremont was arrested last week on multiple charges including sexual battery. li was taken into custody following an incident on july 21st where a developmentally challenged adult female was reported missing near this mcdonalds on grimmer boulevard.when officers arrived on scene to investigate, they found several neighbors restraining li in the parking lot. upon further investigation, they learned that li and the missing woman had been found in the back of li's subaru outback with the windows rolled up and the doors locked. police also say that the adult female may have been a victim of sexual battery. upon speaking with witnesses, obtaining a statement from li and reviewing surveillance video police arrested li and he is now facing charges of kidnapping, sexual battery and dependent adult abuse.cheuk li does have a criminal background that includes a 2001 conviction for sexual battery. he is also registered as a sex offender but in 2013, li was arrested by fremont police for failing to comply with his sex offender registration requirements. friday afternoon, we visited li's home in fremont. there was a subaru outback parked in the driveway, but no appeared to be home. in fremont, charles clifford kron 4 news. news.clifford kron 4 fremont, charles home. in appeared to be home. in fremont, charles clifford kron 4 news.
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they go to the police or something they getting deported, so whatever happens to them they'd rather stay quiet and let it happen."> ( marty ) what that member is saying rings true for one mother. her teenage son hiding in a safe house after ms-13 tried moree than once to kill him. she is a witness but will not speak up for fear she'll be deported. between february and may of this year, ice arrested, on average, 108 undocumented immigrants a day with no criminal record. that about a 150 percent increase from the same period a year ago. ( marty ) the viral video of a shark being dragged behind a speeding boat in florida is causing outrage. kron four's vicki liviakis reports this case of shark abuse has some calling for tougher laws. (vicki) yeah, sharks aren't exactly warm and fuzzy. but the predator of the deep may need some protection. video of that shark being dragged behind a speed boat this week gaining all kinds of attention after a miami sport fisherman criticized it on social media. now florida's governor rick scott
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says he wants to make sure the state's fishing regulations prohibit such inhumane acts. and that's not the only sign of cruelty towards sharks... all types of photos and videos are being turned into the wildlife agency... like this one showing men pouring beer into a hammerhead shark's mouth and gills. shark experts agree the videos are awful. but is it illegal? florida's fish and wildlife agents are investigating and won't speculate on whether any laws might have been broken. vicki liviakis kron 4 news. ( marty ) make sure to start putting your phones away when crossing the street, especially while visiting honolulu.. not only for safety reasons..but the mayor of honolulu signed a bill making it illegal for pedestrians to look at electronics while crossing the street. you will still be allowed to talk on the phone just not look down at it.
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same goes for video games and even cameras. there are some exceptions, like if you are dialing 9-1-1. this law goes into effect october 25th. ( marty ) live look outside... san francisco embarcadero. for years, men have enjoyed their man caves without guilt. now, it's mama's turn. welcome to my she shed. i've got my favorite outfit on.
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two new movies are opening in theaters this weekend. david daniel takes a look at what's now showing. (nat) "welcome to the world inside your phone, where everyone is expected to act one way their whole life." "aw, snap! ow." will audiences react to "the emoji movie" with a thumbs-up... or just say "meh"? estimates for the animated adventure about those ever-present pictographs range from 20-to-30 million -- it'll have to hit the high end of that range for a chance at topping "dunkirk" as the weekend's top movie. "i chose this life, and someday, it's going to get me killed." (nat) switching gears in a big way, "atomic blonde" stars charlize theron as a british spy fighting and shooting her way through the end of the cold war. it's getting good reviews, and analysts expect the action flick to debut in the low 20- millions. in hollywood, i'm david daniel.
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david daniel.hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( marty ) take a look at these babies dressed up as disney princesses. a baby photographer in roseville took these pictures. the photographer says she let her favorite disney movies inspire her work. six babies participated. they were all two weeks old at the time of the shoot. ( dave )cool and fog to start...warming next week. your forecast is next.
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here is a live look at the embarcadero. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)temperatures will be about the same or slightly warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) our top story this
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morning... an oakland man facing terror -related charges. the f-b-i is accusing him of sharing plans to attack the bay area in the name of isis. and now his family talks to kron 4 in his defense. kron4's ella sogomonian has the story. a federal grand jury charged 22-year-old east bay man amer alhaggagi with attempting to support the terror group isis. his uncle met with kron 4 news to defend the character of a young man he calls peaceful. "what has this week been like
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for your family?" sot: hashem awnallah, uncle// "very difficult to say the least, very difficult."he says the family is distraught by the accusations because they've never seen a sign of radicalization. sot: hashem awnallah, uncle// "if they news something was going on they would have taken measures. i mean the young man is known for being pleasant, friendly, peaceful. totally not violent or radicalized." but prosecutors claim alhaggagi told an undercover agent he planned get up to 10 thousand people by attacking various bay area locations like berkeley high school where he himself graduated in 2013, uc berkeley, along with the mission and castro districts in san francisco.an attorney read what they say are al haggagi's own words aloud in the courtroom sot: : "i live close to san francisco, that's like the gay capital of the world. i'm gonna handle them right lol. i'm gonna place a bomb in a gay club. by god, i'm going to tear up the city.then quote,
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"the whole bay area is going to be up in flames.al haggagi grew up in the east bay and most recently lived in west oakland. his uncle says the charges don't reflect al haggai's charitable good nature.sot: hashem awnallah, uncle// "he delivered food to community members that are in need and specifically the homeless and west berkeley. i would characterize his mother as the mother theresa of oakland the amount of food she cooks for charity." (marty) charity." (marty) another big story this morning... video of a man seen attacking a woman on international boulevard in oakland is being circulated to warn shop owners and residents. the incident happened last thursday at the corner of 40th avenue in the fruitvale district. speaking through an interpreter the victim describes how her life has changed following the incident. she asked that we not reveal her identity
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happened i did feel a little scared but now that after this happened now i feel fear even more walking anywhere alone and i over think too much as well for my kids that one day this could happen to them as well"> ( marty ) doctors told her that surgery is necessary to restore her vision. oakland police has the surveillance video and says the case remains under investigation. ( marty ) another mob- style attack on public transportation. this time a woman was targeted by a group of girls. it happened thursday night on muni. the 30 year old woman was riding a bus at kearny and market streets. when shesays she was harassed by the group. the teens started beating her when the victim pulled out her phone to call police. the attackers grabbed the phone and then ran off. some riders say the violence has them on edge.
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myself, and walking to work. terisa: you feel that strongly? rider: yes">( marty ) we recently told you about another attack on muni where a group of teens violently assaulted a boy. it happened back in may. the boy's outraged mother shared this video with us. police they have increased patrols in response to the attacks. and muni says despite these high profile cases - crime is actually going down. ( marty ) a judge denied a request by one of the defendants in the 'ghost ship' fire to be released from jail. max harris appeared in court again yesterday. he faces 36- counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deadly december fire. the judge did reduce his bail from a million dollars to 750- thousand. his attorneys argued he should be released because he has no prior criminal record and is not a flight risk. the judge disagreed, pointing to harris's trips to the caribbean and los angeles following the fire. the second defendant, derick almena, is scheduled to have a
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bail hearing next friday. ( marty ) in national news... more staffing changes in the white house. as reince priebus is now out as chief of staff. this comes following a couple days of public feuding where newly appointed communications director anthony scaramucci used a series of profanities to blast priebus. homeland security secretary general john kelly is taking over as the new chief of staff. white house sources say the move had been discussed for a couple of weeks. it was finalized thursday before priebus accompanied the president on air force one for a quick trip to new york. on that trip--the president offered unsolicited public praise for general kelly. ( marty ) general kelly officially takes on the white house chief of staff job monday morning-- starting with a cabinet meeting. ( marty ) new rules are
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in place for a san francisco nightclub... we'll explain why the club owners say they are actually the victims of racial bias. and... the search is on for an arsonist in the east bay. we'll have the latest on the investigation. and after the break... a new warning before you head to the gym this morning. why doctors are warning you to stay away from certain excersises.
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for your health: here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) a new warning for people before they head to the gym this morning. doctors say intense workouts like crossfit or spin classes can lead to a condition that can breakdown your muscles and affect your kidneys. doctors say too much intense exercise can release a toxic protein into the bloodstream that can poison your kidneys. doctors are usually able to treat it, but some extreme
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cases require dialysis or surgery. the bottom line from doctors -- talk with them before starting a new workout program. ( marty ) the u-s state department issuing a warning for tourists heading to mexico. they are alerting americans to the possibility of tainted alcohol at resorts. the state department says it could cause illness and and even cause people to black out. the warning was issued after a wisconsin woman died in mexico. the 20 year old died after drinking at an all-inclusive resort in playa del carmen the state department says if you are going to mexico... drink in moderation and get help as soon as you start to feel sick. ( dave )cool and fog to start...warming next week. your forecast is next.
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(marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)temperatures will be about the same or slightly warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) on the peninsula...
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another string of fires in palo alto. they happened early friday morning. investigators are looking for a person of intrest seen in a surveillance video near one of those fires. crews responded to four different fires all within a few blocks from each other.. the first, was a car fire at a caltrain station parking lot. a few hours later two more fires both in dumpsters. one on palo alto avenue, the next in a parking garage on high street. and the fourth in some brush on a bike path near the homer avenue tunnel. no one was injured in these fires. ( marty ) happening now... new restrictions are in effect at a popular san francisco nightclub. the north beach hot spot has been under scrutiny because of violence and noise complaints... the hue nightclub will no longer be able to have live music after midnight. but now the owners of the club are firing
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back at the city saying the business is being unfairly targeted because of "racial bias". kron4's hermela aregawi has the details. they say they're being used as scapegoats for the usual nightlife problems on this strip because of their mostly black clientele.owners tell us that hue in the two years it's been here has never violated the city's noise or alcohol service ordinances.they say they don't have an unusual amount of drunken behavior or fights for a nightclub.but police and the city's entertainment commission disagree.owners say it's a death sentence.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: for us to not be able to play live entertainment after twelve. it's making it almost impossible for us to survive. but city officials say the new restrictions are necessary based on the number of incidents related to the club. police say in nearly two years.. there have been 65 ranging from noise complaints, public drunkenness and brawls like this one the night of saint patrick's day.the entertainment commision says that is an overwhelming amount of calls for service.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: how many of those are hue related? being on a very busy vibrant entertainment district of multiple venues where you can just walk 20 feet left and 20 feet right and there's another entertainment bar, restaurant or adult venue. to really pinpoint it just on one venue is kind of alarming.when asked about hue, some residents like this one told kron 4 news.it's so dangerous that placebut a business owner nearby says the nightclub acts responsibly.it's always a good experience. we're very supportive. these guys are, especially the security guys, everything that happned on the block, they're always there.i think they're being targeted. i mean i could say the crowd can be out of control sometimes, but they have a
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good security team. i've been here for 10 years so no i don't think there's a problem owners say they feel targeted because police have asked them to stop hip hop parties and have said things like they're bringing oakland and richmond to san francisco.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: race has been really brought up because of certain organizations in the community and sfpd asking us to not cater to certain events. certain types of music that brings a certain type of demographic to this area.a change-dot-orgpetition supporting the nightclub has garnered more than 1000 signatures ( marty ) a two-year-old boy involved in a child abuse case in stockton has died from his injuries. here is the picture of the here is the injuries. died from his stockton has case in child abuse involved in a old boy a two-year-( marty ) signaturesthan 1000 garnered more nightclub has supporting the nightclub has garnered more than 1000 signaturesthan 1000 garnered more nightclub has orgpetition a change-dot- this area.demographic to music that brings certain types of certain events. us to not cater to and sfpd asking the community organizations in the community and sfpd asking us to not cater to certain events. certain types of music that brings demographic to this area.a change-dot- orgpetition supporting the nightclub has garnered more than 1000 signatures ( marty ) a two-year-old boy
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involved in a child abuse case in stockton has died from his injuries. here is the picture of the baby jaxson. he was being treated at oakland children's hospital. the stockton police department says, the woman who abused him is his own step- mom chalsey maynard. the 30-year-old was arrested wednesday and charged with three- counts of child abuse. the reported abuse against jaxson is not new. from december 2016 to june 2017, child protective services in san joaquin county says, there were seven- reports of abuse against him. his emotional mother says, not enough was done to protect her child..
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the giants opening a three game set against the dodgers. matt moore was on the hill and he got some help in the in the seventh inning game tied at 2 -- nick hundley hits one down the left field line... and into the corner... jae-gyun hwang round the bases... slides home to avoid the tag -- giants take the lead 3-2 bottom of the inning -- dodgers tie it up at 4 -- big game for cory seager -- for the second time tonight... he hurts the giants with the long ball -- he hits a go-ahead 2-run homer dodgers win 6-4 bob melvin stuck at 999 wins -- an a's win over the twins... would put him in the exclusive club of one-
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thousandth managerial wins. recording rapper and oakland native g-eazy threw out the first pitch tonight. the a's fell behind early in the game -- brian dozier drives one down the middle -- minnesota extend their lead 3-nothing still in the fourth -- the a's can't make the play at first -- ryon healy can't tag miguel sano -- tries getting the out at home, but dozier is ruled safe twins win 6-3 a's have now lost five straight(wipe to bill king) tomorrow... a's legendary announcer, bill king will be inducted into cooperstown. he will receive the ford c. frick award for his excellence in baseball broadcasting. king died back in 2005 -- he spent 25 years in the a's broadcast booth. he was best known for his 'holy toledo' call. king will join legends like vince scully, jon miller, and jack buck he will be recognized a day before the player's hall fo fame induction. we can't get enough of the reigning n-b-a champs. kevin durant set a new guinness world record in india.
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the warriors superstar hosted the world's largest basketball lesson across multiple venues it is the largest basketball lesson ever held -- 3,459 children attended the event. a group of kids were at the n-b-a academy india, while others via satellite participated from bengaluru (ben-gal-uuru), hyderabad(hi- dera-bad), and kolkata (kolh- katah) durant is in india to support the continued growth of basketball in the country. ( marty ) live look outside...
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(marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)temperatures will be about the same or slightly warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) the stanford department
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investigators say the victim and her alleged attacker know each other. this comes just ten days after a woman reported she was raped in the same area on campus last week. the department of public safety says it does not appear that the two cases are related. ( marty ) a serial arsonist may be on the loose in the east bay. fire investigators are following leads on a series of small grass fires in antioch. they were set close each other both in time and location. kron four's spencer blake has what we know. it's obvious where the grass fire burned at the end of alpha way in antioch thursday. fire investigator vic massenkoff showed me where the flames licked up against fencesand where a little bit of smoke was still rising friday afternoon."so i've got a - it looks like a stump or a fence post that's still burning."this area was one of three fires that started in broad daylight - around noon - and damaged some fences and a few items in people's backyards."someone acted with the intent to start a fire and then leave the scene, and then obviously the fire's uncontrolled at that point." "now just up over this ledge is the railroad track, and the other two fires were right along it as well."a couple of thursday's fires were less than one acre, and the third was about two acres.these are similar in size to áfive fires
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that all happened wihin an hour last week."we do have a serial arsonist in this case and i would say in the case last week, and it may actually be the same person."but at the same time, the contra costa county fire protection district says these strings of fires are not unusual in the least bit.massenkoff says áevery county in the bay area probably has áseveral intentionally set fires every áday, and that arson is underreported nationwide."when people find out how often arson occurs in their community or their jurisdiction, they're surprised and they're shocked sometimes."many counties don't have full time fire investigators anymore to look into suspected arsons.contra costa county has four, and they even have legal authority to make arrests.as one of them, massenkoff is confident these latest fires are tied to a transient."quite often people have seen something that helps us in our investigation, but it doesn't seem significant to them." in antioch, spencer blake, kron four news. ( marty ) a victim of road rage on
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an east bay freeway is sharing her story this morning. the woman says a motorcyclist smashed her side mirror. she's not only angry at the attacker...but she's fustrated with the lack of response from law enforcement. kron four's maureen kelly reports -- pretty pissed off the antioch resident, who wants to remain anonymous, is checking out the damage she says was done to her car while she was driving on highway 4 in pittsburg yesterday afternoon. her passenger side mirror was shattered, and the plastic covering busted off. she says it was done by a motorcycle driver who had been tailgating her while she drove in the fast lane. she thinks he was mad that she didn't move out of his way.he pulled up on the side of me again and then he had punched out here almost flipped me off and then took off about 100 in and out of traffic trying to get away the victim called the chp hoping that they can use the cameras installed on highway 4 to catch the person who did this she says the response she got from the officer who responded frustratinghe said basically the cameras that are installed our plate readers only so will flag it if a car
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stolen and that's the only pointhe said no there was nothing he could do. i can report it to my insurance company or pay out of pocket since the damage will probably be less than her deductible, she decided not to file a report and instead called kron4.down why can't there be justice?the pio at the contra costa chp office was out and i was referred to the da's office.i explained the victim's situation to senior deputy attorney mary knox.she says there are both liscense plate readers and cameras on highway 4 in pittburg that are monitored by pittsbugh pd. it's a system that is working to combat crime and is expected to be expanded and enhanced starting this year. in the future what's being called a freeway safety network will go from highway 80 in richmond to highway 4 in antioch. the deputy da said her advice to the victim, would be to call the chp again and this time file a report. she can then request that the chp follow up with pittsburg pd to review their footage to see if he was caught on camera. she says it's possible the chp officer who responded was simply uninformed of what pittsburg pd's recently installed camera system is capable of.maureen kelly kron4 news. ( marty ) we are learning new
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details about the central valley driver who live streamed the deadly crash that left her younger sister dead. police now say 18-year-old, obdulia sanchez kicked, spit and yelled racial slurs at first responders on the scene. they say she kicked a paramedic in the face, and were forced to strap her to a gurney for everyone's safety. sanchez pleaded 'not guilty' to six- felony counts yesterday, including drunken driving and gross vehicular
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manslaughter. a judge refused to lower her bail and she will remain in jail. ( marty ) a combat veteran is forced out of campus housing at notre dame de namur university because they say he is too old. 31-year-old ivan zamora says an email from the university explained that zamora is over the age limit of 25 years old to qualify for campus housing... he says that rule wasn't enforced last semester when he lived in the dorms. the university released a statement saying that they regret a miscommunication with zamora and value veterans who are our students and unfortunately we gave him inaccurate information. they are working to accommodate all housing requests for fall and will be communicating directly and quickly with those students impacted still ahead on kron four news weekend. serious concerns over ford explorers has some local police departments making changes to their fleets. ( marty ) live look outside... san mateo bridge.
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ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. happening now - some bay area police forces making changes to their fleet... it's after the city of austin texas pulled all its ford explorers after detecting potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in the cars. now san francisco and richmond police departments are installing monitors in their police explorer vehicles. mary maloney explains. the national highway traffic safety administration has expanded an investigation into 1.3 milion ford explorers over possible carbon monoxide issues. this applies to vehicles made between 2011 and 2017.the nhtsa says more than 2,700 complaints have been filed by owners who were concerned they were exposed to carbon monoxide while in explorers, including those who drive them as police vehicles. ken casaday/austin police assoc.: "from what i understand these officers were tested, and they had double and triple the amount of carbon monoxide in their system they're supposed to have."the announcement comes
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on the heels of the austin, texas police department pulling all explorers from their police fleet following multiple complaints. brian manley/ austin police chief: "over the past five months we have had 62 workers comps reports filed by officers for exposure to carbon monoxide." the 446 explorers make up a large majority of the department's fleet. brian manley/ austin police chief: "it is the absolute right decision based on the concerns that we have over carbon monoxide exposure issues we've had that impact our employees' health, wellness, and safety." some officers, including one from california, are suing ford motor company.in a statement late friday, ford said they "will cover the costs of specific repairs in every police interceptor utility that may have carbon monoxide concerns."i'm mary moloney reporting. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four
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warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) a 77-year-old fremont man
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the act by alert neighbors who detained him until police arrived. kron four's charles clifford reports. the fremont police departments say that 77 year old cheuk li of fremont was arrested last week on multiple charges including sexual battery. li was taken into custody following an incident on july 21st where a developmentally challenged adult female was reported missing near this mcdonalds on grimmer boulevard.when officers arrived on scene to investigate, they found several neighbors restraining li in the parking lot. upon further investigation, they learned that li and the missing woman had been found in the back of li's subaru outback with the windows rolled up and the doors locked. police also say that the adult female may have been a victim of sexual battery. upon speaking with witnesses, obtaining a statement from li and reviewing surveillance video police arrested li and he is now facing charges of kidnapping, sexual battery and dependent adult abuse.cheuk li does have a criminal background that includes a 2001 conviction for sexual battery. he is also registered as a sex offender but in 2013, li was arrested by fremont police for failing to comply with his sex offender registration requirements. friday afternoon, we visited li's home in fremont. there was a subaru outback parked in the driveway, but no appeared to be home. in fremont,
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immigrants, they feel like they go to the police or something they getting deported, so whatever happens to them they'd rather stay quiet and let it happen.">( marty ) what that member is saying rings true for one mother. her teenage son hiding in a safe house after ms-13 tried moree than once to kill him. she is a witness but will not speak up for fear she'll be deported. between february and may of this year, ice arrested, on average, 108 undocumented immigrants a day with no criminal record. that about a 150 percent increase from the same period a year ago. ( marty ) the viral video of a shark being dragged behind a speeding boat in florida is causing outrage. kron four's vicki liviakis reports this case of shark abuse has some calling for tougher laws. (vicki) yeah, sharks aren't exactly warm and fuzzy. but the predator of the deep may need some protection. video of that shark being dragged behind a speed boat this week gaining all kinds of attention after a miami sport fisherman criticized it on
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social media. now florida's governor rick scott says he wants to make sure the state's fishing regulations prohibit such inhumane acts. and that's not the only sign of cruelty towards sharks... all types of photos and videos are being turned into the wildlife agency... like this one showing men pouring beer into a hammerhead shark's mouth and gills. shark experts agree the videos are awful. but is it illegal? florida's fish and wildlife agents are investigating and won't speculate on whether any laws might have been broken. vicki liviakis kron 4 news. ( marty ) make sure to start putting your phones away when crossing the street, especially while visiting honolulu.. not only for safety reasons..but the mayor of honolulu signed a bill making it illegal for pedestrians to look at electronics while crossing the street. you will still be allowed to talk on the phone just not look down at it. same goes for video games and
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in entertainment news... two new movies are opening in theaters this weekend. david daniel takes a look at what's now showing. (nat) "welcome to the world inside your phone, where everyone is expected to act one way their whole life." "aw, snap! ow." will audiences react to "the emoji movie" with a thumbs-up... or just say "meh"? estimates for the animated adventure about those ever-present pictographs range from 20-to-30 million -- it'll have to hit the high end of that range for a chance at topping "dunkirk" as the weekend's top movie. "i chose this life, and someday, it's going to get me killed." (nat) switching gears in a big way, "atomic blonde" stars charlize theron as a british spy fighting and shooting her way through the end of the cold war. it's getting good reviews, and analysts expect the action
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flick to debut in the low 20- millions. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( dave )cool and fog to start...warming next week. your forecast is next. ( marty ) still ahead. we are seeing a man face terror- related charges... accused of talking about attacking popular areas around the bay area. we'll tell you why his family is defending his character...
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here is a live look at the embarcadero. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)temperatures will be about the same or slightly warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) our top story this
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morning... an oakland man facing terror -related charges. the f-b-i is accusing him of sharing plans to attack the bay area in the name of isis. and now his family talks to kron 4 in his defense. kron4's ella sogomonian has the story. a federal grand jury charged 22-year-old east bay man amer alhaggagi with attempting to support the terror group isis. his uncle met with kron 4 news to defend the character of a young man he calls peaceful. "what has this week been like for your family?" sot: hashem
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awnallah, uncle// "very difficult to say the least, very difficult."he says the family is distraught by the accusations because they've never seen a sign of radicalization. sot: hashem awnallah, uncle// "if they news something was going on they would have taken measures. i mean the young man is known for being pleasant, friendly, peaceful. totally not violent or radicalized." but prosecutors claim alhaggagi told an undercover agent he planned get up to 10 thousand people by attacking various bay area locations like berkeley high school where he himself graduated in 2013, uc berkeley, along with the mission and castro districts in san francisco.an attorney read what they say are al haggagi's own words aloud in the courtroom sot: : "i live close to san francisco, that's like the gay capital of the world. i'm gonna handle them right lol. i'm gonna place a bomb in a gay club. by god, i'm going to tear up the city.then quote, "the whole bay area is going to be up in flames.al haggagi grew up in the east bay and most recently lived in west oakland. his uncle says the charges don't reflect al haggai's charitable good nature.sot: hashem awnallah, uncle// "he delivered food to community members that are in need and specifically the homeless and west berkeley. i would characterize his mother as the mother theresa of oakland the amount of food she cooks for charity." (marty) another big story this
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morning... video of a man seen attacking a woman on international boulevard in oakland is being circulated to warn shop owners and residents. the incident happened last thursday at the corner of 40th avenue in the fruitvale district. speaking through an interpreter the victim describes how her life has changed following the incident. she asked that we not reveal her identity
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happened now i feel fear even more walking anywhere alone and i over think too much as well for my kids that one day this could happen to them as well">( marty ) doctors told her that surgery is necessary to restore her vision. oakland police has the surveillance video and says the case remains under investigation. ( marty ) another mob- style attack on public transportation. this time a woman was targeted by a group of girls. it happened thursday night on muni. the 30 year old woman was riding a bus at kearny and market streets. when shesays she was harassed by the group. the teens started beating her when the victim pulled out her phone to call police. the attackers grabbed the phone and then ran off. some riders say the violence has them on edge. ( marty ) we
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recently told you about another attack on muni where a group of teens violently assaulted a boy. it happened back in may. the boy's outraged mother shared this video with us. police they have increased patrols in response to the attacks. and muni says despite these high profile cases - crime is actually going down. ( marty ) a judge denied a request by one of the defendants in the 'ghost ship' fire to be released from jail. max harris appeared in court again yesterday. he faces 36- counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deadly december fire. the judge did reduce his bail from a million dollars to 750- thousand. his attorneys argued he should be released because he has no prior criminal record and is not a flight risk. the judge disagreed, pointing to harris's trips to the caribbean and los angeles following the fire. the second defendant, derick almena, is scheduled to have a bail hearing next friday. ( marty ) in national
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news... more staffing changes in the white house. as reince priebus is now out as chief of staff. this comes following a couple days of public feuding where newly appointed communications director anthony scaramucci used a series of profanities to blast priebus. homeland security secretary general john kelly is taking over as the new chief of staff. white house sources say the move had been discussed for a couple of weeks. it was finalized thursday before priebus accompanied the president on air force one for a quick trip to new york. on that trip--the president offered unsolicited public praise for general kelly. ( marty ) general kelly officially takes on the white house chief of staff job monday morning-- starting with a cabinet meeting. ( marty ) new rules are
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in place for a san francisco nightclub... we'll explain why the club owners say they are actually the victims of racial bias. and... the search is on for an arsonist in the east bay. we'll have the latest on the investigation. and after the break... a new warning before you head to the gym this morning. why doctors are warning you to stay away from certain excersises.
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for your health: here is a look at some of the new medical findings released this week: ( marty ) a new warning for people before they head to the gym this morning. doctors say intense workouts like crossfit or spin classes can lead to a condition that can breakdown your muscles and affect your kidneys. doctors say too much intense exercise can release a toxic protein into the bloodstream that can poison your kidneys. doctors are usually able to treat it, but some extreme cases require dialysis or surgery. the bottom line from doctors -- talk with them before starting a new workout
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program. ( marty ) the u-s state department issuing a warning for tourists heading to mexico. they are alerting americans to the possibility of tainted alcohol at resorts. the state department says it could cause illness and and even cause people to black out. the warning was issued after a wisconsin woman died in mexico. the 20 year old died after drinking at an all-inclusive resort in playa del carmen the state department says if you are going to mexico... drink in moderation and get help as soon as you start to feel sick. ( dave )cool and fog to start...warming next week. your forecast is next.
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look at the embarcadero this morning. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)temperatures will be about the same or slightly warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) on the peninsula...
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another string of fires in palo alto. they happened early friday morning. investigators are looking for a person of intrest seen in a surveillance video near one of those fires. crews responded to four different fires all within a few blocks from each other.. the first, was a car fire at a caltrain station parking lot. a few hours later two more fires both in dumpsters. one on palo alto avenue, the next in a parking garage on high street. and the fourth in some brush on a bike path near the homer avenue tunnel. no one was injured in these fires. ( marty ) happening now...
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new restrictions are in effect at a popular san francisco nightclub. the north beach hot spot has been under scrutiny because of violence and noise complaints... the hue nightclub will no longer be able to have live music after midnight. but now the owners of the club are firing back at the city saying the business is being unfairly targeted because of "racial bias". kron4's hermela aregawi has the details. they say they're being used as scapegoats for the usual nightlife problems on this strip because of their mostly black clientele.owners tell us that hue in the two years it's been here has never violated the city's noise or alcohol service ordinances.they say they don't have an unusual amount of drunken behavior or fights for a nightclub.but police and the city's entertainment commission disagree.owners say it's a death sentence.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: for us to not be able to play live entertainment after twelve. it's making it almost impossible for us to survive. but city officials say the new restrictions are necessary based on the number of incidents related to the club. police say in nearly two years.. there have been 65
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ranging from noise complaints, public drunkenness and brawls like this one the night of saint patrick's day.the entertainment commision says that is an overwhelming amount of calls for service.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: how many of those are hue related? being on a very busy vibrant entertainment district of multiple venues where you can just walk 20 feet left and 20 feet right and there's another entertainment bar, restaurant or adult venue. to really pinpoint it just on one venue is kind of alarming.when asked about hue, some residents like this one told kron 4 news.it's so dangerous that placebut a business owner nearby says the nightclub acts responsibly.it's always a good experience. we're very supportive. these guys are, especially the security guys, everything that happned on the block, they're always there.i think they're being targeted. i mean i could say the crowd can be out of control sometimes, but they have a good security team. i've been here for 10 years so no i don't think there's a problem owners say they feel targeted because police have asked them to stop hip hop parties and have said things like they're bringing oakland and richmond to san francisco.bennett montoya/hue nightclub owner: race has been really brought up because of certain organizations in the community
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and sfpd asking us to not cater to certain events. certain types of music that brings a certain type of demographic to this area.a change-dot-orgpetition supporting the nightclub has garnered more than 1000 signatures ( marty ) a two-year-old boy involved in a child abuse case in stockton has died from his injuries. here is the picture of the baby jaxson. he was being treated at oakland children's hospital. the stockton police department says, the woman who abused him is his own step- mom chalsey maynard. the 30-year-old was arrested wednesday and charged with three- counts of child abuse. the reported abuse against jaxson is not
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a three game set against the dodgers. matt moore was on the hill and he got some help in the in the seventh inning game tied at 2 -- nick hundley hits one down the left field line... and into the corner... jae-gyun hwang round the bases... slides home to avoid the tag -- giants take the lead 3-2 bottom of the inning -- dodgers tie it up at 4 -- big game for cory seager -- for the second time tonight... he hurts the giants with the long ball -- he hits a go-ahead 2-run homer dodgers win 6-4 bob melvin stuck at 999 wins -- an a's
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win over the twins... would put him in the exclusive club of one-thousandth managerial wins. recording rapper and oakland native g-eazy threw out the first pitch tonight. the a's fell behind early in the game -- brian dozier drives one down the middle -- minnesota extend their lead 3-nothing still in the fourth -- the a's can't make the play at first -- ryon healy can't tag miguel sano -- tries getting the out at home, but dozier is ruled safe twins win 6-3 a's have now lost five straight(wipe to bill king) tomorrow... a's legendary announcer, bill king will be inducted into cooperstown. he will receive the ford c. frick award for his excellence in baseball broadcasting. king died back in 2005 -- he spent 25 years in the a's broadcast booth. he was best known for his 'holy toledo' call. king will join legends like vince scully, jon miller, and jack buck he will be recognized a day before the player's hall fo fame induction. we
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can't get enough of the reigning n-b-a champs. kevin durant set a new guinness world record in india. the warriors superstar hosted the world's largest basketball lesson across multiple venues it is the largest basketball lesson ever held -- 3,459 children attended the event. a group of kids were at the n-b-a academy india, while others via satellite participated from bengaluru (ben-gal-uuru), hyderabad(hi-dera-bad), and kolkata (kolh-katah) durant is in india to support the continued growth of basketball in the country. ( marty ) live look outside...
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of public safety is investigating an alleged sexual assault. it was reported on the west side of campus in student housing late thursday night. investigators say the victim and her alleged attacker know each other. this comes just ten days after a woman reported she was raped in the same area on campus last week. the department of public safety says it does not appear that the two cases are related. ( marty ) a serial arsonist may be on the loose in the east bay. fire investigators are following leads on a series of small grass fires in antioch. they were set close each other both in time and location. kron four's spencer blake has what we know. it's obvious where the grass fire burned at the end of alpha way in antioch thursday. fire investigator vic massenkoff showed me where the flames licked up against fencesand where a little bit of smoke was still rising friday afternoon."so i've got a - it looks like a stump or a fence post that's still burning."this area was one of
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three fires that started in broad daylight - around noon - and damaged some fences and a few items in people's backyards."someone acted with the intent to start a fire and then leave the scene, and then obviously the fire's uncontrolled at that point." "now just up over this ledge is the railroad track, and the other two fires were right along it as well."a couple of thursday's fires were less than one acre, and the third was about two acres.these are similar in size to áfive fires that all happened wihin an hour last week."we do have a serial arsonist in this case and i would say in the case last week, and it may actually be the same person."but at the same time, the contra costa county fire protection district says these strings of fires are not unusual in the least bit.massenkoff says áevery county in the bay area probably has áseveral intentionally set fires every áday, and that arson is underreported nationwide."when people find out how often arson occurs in their community or their jurisdiction, they're surprised and they're shocked sometimes."many counties don't have full time fire investigators anymore to look into suspected arsons.contra costa county has four, and they even have legal authority
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to make arrests.as one of them, massenkoff is confident these latest fires are tied to a transient."quite often people have seen something that helps us in our investigation, but it doesn't seem significant to them." in antioch, spencer blake, kron four news. ( marty ) a victim of road rage on an east bay freeway is sharing her story this morning. the woman says a motorcyclist smashed her side mirror. she's not only angry at the attacker...but she's fustrated with the lack of response from law enforcement. kron four's maureen kelly reports -- pretty pissed off the antioch resident, who wants to remain anonymous, is checking out the damage she says was done to her car while she was driving on highway 4 in pittsburg yesterday afternoon. her passenger side mirror was shattered, and the plastic covering busted off. she says it was done by a motorcycle driver who had been tailgating her while she drove
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in the fast lane. she thinks he was mad that she didn't move out of his way.he pulled up on the side of me again and then he had punched out here almost flipped me off and then took off about 100 in and out of traffic trying to get away the victim called the chp hoping that they can use the cameras installed on highway 4 to catch the person who did this she says the response she got from the officer who responded frustratinghe said basically the cameras that are installed our plate readers only so will flag it if a car stolen and that's the only pointhe said no there was nothing he could do. i can report it to my insurance company or pay out of pocket since the damage will probably be less than her deductible, she decided not to file a report and instead called kron4.down why can't there be justice?the pio at the contra costa chp office was out and i was referred to the da's office.i explained the victim's situation to senior deputy attorney mary knox.she says there are both liscense plate readers and cameras on highway 4 in pittburg that are monitored by pittsbugh pd. it's a system that is working to combat crime and is expected to be expanded and enhanced starting this year. in the future what's being called a freeway safety network will go from highway 80 in richmond to highway 4 in antioch. the deputy da said her advice to the victim,
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would be to call the chp again and this time file a report. she can then request that the chp follow up with pittsburg pd to review their footage to see if he was caught on camera. she says it's possible the chp officer who responded was simply uninformed of what pittsburg pd's recently installed camera system is capable of.maureen kelly kron4 news. ( marty ) we are learning new details about the central valley driver who live streamed the deadly crash that left her younger sister dead. police now say 18-year-old, obdulia sanchez kicked, spit and yelled racial slurs at first responders on the scene.
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they say she kicked a paramedic in the face, and were forced to strap her to a gurney for everyone's safety. sanchez pleaded 'not guilty' to six- felony counts yesterday, including drunken driving and gross vehicular manslaughter. a judge refused to lower her bail and she will remain in jail. still ahead on kron four news weekend. serious concerns over ford explorers has some local police departments making changes to their fleets. ( marty ) live look outside... san mateo bridge.
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happening now - some bay area police forces making changes to their fleet... it's after the city of austin texas pulled all its ford explorers after detecting potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide in the cars. now san francisco and richmond police departments are installing monitors in their police
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explorer vehicles. mary maloney explains. the national highway traffic safety administration has expanded an investigation into 1.3 milion ford explorers over possible carbon monoxide issues. this applies to vehicles made between 2011 and 2017.the nhtsa says more than 2,700 complaints have been filed by owners who were concerned they were exposed to carbon monoxide while in explorers, including those who drive them as police vehicles. ken casaday/austin police assoc.: "from what i understand these officers were tested, and they had double and triple the amount of carbon monoxide in their system they're supposed to have."the announcement comes on the heels of the austin, texas police department pulling all explorers from their police fleet following multiple complaints. brian manley/ austin police chief: "over the past five months we have had 62 workers comps reports filed by officers for exposure to carbon monoxide." the 446 explorers make up a large majority of the department's fleet. brian manley/ austin police chief: "it is the absolute right decision based on the concerns that we have over carbon monoxide exposure issues we've
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had that impact our employees' health, wellness, and safety." some officers, including one from california, are suing ford motor company.in a statement late friday, ford said they "will cover the costs of specific repairs in every police interceptor utility that may have carbon monoxide concerns."i'm mary moloney reporting. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four news weekend.. an eldely east bay man is put behind bars... what police say he did to a developmentally challenged woman that put him there. ( marty ) live look outside... san francisco international airport.
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live look outside...embar cadero. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)temperatures will be about the same or slightly warmer saturday but then a gradual warming trend is then forecast from sunday through much of next week as a high pressure ridge strengthens over the southwestern united states. expect a prolonged period of very warm temperatures inland with mild conditions persisting near the coast. ( marty ) a 77-year-old fremont man
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is facing multiple charges for alleged sexual assault of a developmentally challenged woman. the suspect in this case was apparently caught in the act by alert neighbors who detained him until police arrived. kron four's charles clifford reports. the fremont police departments say that 77 year old cheuk li of fremont was arrested last week on multiple charges including sexual battery. li was taken into custody following an incident on july 21st where a developmentally challenged adult female was reported missing near this mcdonalds on grimmer boulevard.when officers arrived on scene to investigate, they found several neighbors restraining li in the parking lot. upon further investigation, they learned that li and the missing woman had been found in the back of li's subaru outback with the windows rolled up and the doors locked. police also say that the adult female may have been a victim of sexual battery. upon speaking with witnesses, obtaining a statement from li and reviewing surveillance video police arrested li and he is now facing charges of kidnapping, sexual battery and dependent adult abuse.cheuk li does have a criminal background that includes a 2001 conviction for sexual
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battery. he is also registered as a sex offender but in 2013, li was arrested by fremont police for failing to comply with his sex offender registration requirements. friday afternoon, we visited li's home in fremont. there was a subaru outback parked in the driveway, but no appeared to be home. in fremont, charles clifford kron 4 news.
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criminal organization in the u-s, according to authorites. the f-b-i says there's been a surge in ms-13 activity in the last two years -- including more than 20 murders on long island. and though president trump is threatening to wipe them out... some members are saying the president is ánotá hurting them, they claim the president's policies may actually be helping ms-13: ( marty ) what that member is saying rings true for one mother. her teenage son hiding in a safe house after ms-13 tried moree than once to kill him. she is a witness but will not speak up for fear she'll be deported. between february and may of this year, ice arrested, on average, 108 undocumented immigrants a day with no criminal record. that about a 150 percent increase from the same period a year ago.
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( marty ) the viral video of a shark being dragged behind a speeding boat in florida is causing outrage. kron four's vicki liviakis reports this case of shark abuse has some calling for tougher laws. (vicki) yeah, sharks aren't exactly warm and fuzzy. but the predator of the deep may need some protection. video of that shark being dragged behind a speed boat this week gaining all kinds of attention after a miami sport fisherman criticized it on social media. now florida's governor rick scott says he wants to make sure the state's fishing regulations prohibit such inhumane acts. and that's not the only sign of cruelty towards sharks... all types of photos and videos are being turned into the wildlife agency... like this one showing men pouring beer into a hammerhead shark's mouth and gills. shark experts agree the videos are awful. but is it illegal? florida's fish and wildlife agents are investigating and won't speculate on whether any laws might have been broken. vicki liviakis kron 4 news. ( marty ) make sure to start
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putting your phones away when crossing the street, especially while visiting honolulu.. not only for safety reasons..but the mayor of honolulu signed a bill making it illegal for pedestrians to look at electronics while crossing the street. you will still be allowed to talk on the phone just not look down at it. same goes for video games and even cameras. there are some exceptions, like if you are dialing 9-1-1. this law goes into effect october 25th. ( marty ) still ahead. new movies hitting the theaters this weekend. after the break we will take a look at what is now showing.
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everyone is expected to act one way their whole life." "aw, snap! ow." will audiences react to "the emoji movie" with a thumbs-up... or just say "meh"? estimates for the animated adventure about those ever-present pictographs range from 20-to-30 million -- it'll have to hit the high end of that range for a chance at topping "dunkirk" as the weekend's top movie. "i chose this life, and someday, it's going to get me killed." (nat) switching gears in a big way, "atomic blonde" stars charlize theron as a british spy fighting and shooting her way through the end of the cold war. it's getting good reviews, and analysts expect the action flick to debut in the low 20- millions. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( marty ) take a look at these babies dressed up as disney princesses. a baby photographer in roseville took these pictures. the photographer says she let her favorite disney movies inspire her work. six babies
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participated. they were all two weeks old at the time of the shoot. ( marty ) take a look these panda cubs... this is a "panda kindergarten" in southwest china. these baby pandas spend their days on a playground equipped with wheel barrels, swings and all the bamboo they can eat. like other toddlers, the pandas are demanding and full of energy, so they need plenty of indoor and outdoor exercise daily. ( marty ) an 18-year-old in florida will now get paid 500 dollars a week for the rest of her life. the florida lottery says daniela ruz won from a one dollar scratcher she bought at a grocery store. she played the game "500 dollars a week for life." the odds are one in six million chances of winning. the teenager decided to receive her winnings in annual payments. that means she will get paid 26-thousand dollars a year for
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[music] >> tracy sellers: hey, everybody. welcome to "california bountiful." i'm your host, tracy sellers, and today, we're hanging out in apple hill, as you can tell by the huge apple here. it's a place known for their amazing selection of food. and not far from here is where i found a one-of-a-kind bakery that is reinventing the classics with their own local flair. [music] >> tracy: there are few foods that delight the senses quite like bread that is fresh from the oven, and there are few places quite like the suncoast
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