tv KRON 4 News Weekend KRON July 30, 2017 7:00am-10:00am PDT
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fiber one 90 calorie brownies. allll mine. ( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)strengthening high pressure over california will result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.
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( marty ) breaking news this morning... at least one person has died in a crash on southbound 101 in san jose. the crash happened at metcalf road at 5:48 a.m. this morning near the pg&e transmission substation. at least 3 cars were involved in the crash. one of which caught fire. ( marty ) the search is on
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for an missing east bay teenager. the 15-year-old girl from vallejo was last seen leaving for her grandmothers house in oakland. but she never made it. kron four's hermela aregawi spoke to the missing teen's mother who fears the worst has happened to her daughter. oakland police are on the look out for 15 year old olivia bettencourt.her mother worried sick. nicole betancourt/missin g teen's mother: i mean that's my hope she's just a stubborn 15 year old who thinks she knows everything and wants mom to feel like this, you know. nicole betancourt says the family recently moved from oakland to vallejo,where her aughter will be starting at a new high school in the fall. nicole betancourt/missing teen's mother: she's been sort of rebelious to new rules
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expectations, consequences. she's 15. you can't tell 15 year olds anything. she took off like she was going to cool down. i was leaving to go back to vallejo. and in that moment like i said we were kind of arguing and i was like she'll probably wait for me to leave and go back to nana's and that's not what happened the family has posted dozens of fliers and are doing everything they can to find their olivia. nicole betancourt/missing teen's mother:overall she's a good kid and that's the whole point of this so if she's watching, it's because i love you. ( marty ) bart police have been busy. they have been making a number of arrests at stations across the bay area, two of the three arrests were made in east bay stations saturday. bart police arrested a suspect for public intoxication and fare invasion.
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over at the glen park station -- they had to arrest a man for indecent exposure. bart has been under fire over the last couple of weeks for some of the violence that has broken out on trains or at stations. last friday -- there were several car burglaries at stations in the east bay. ( marty ) we're learning new details about a robbery involving the oakland hip hop group called zion-eye. the group posted this video online. they say they were held up at gunpoint in west oakland earlier this month by thieves who stole their 90-thousand dollar camera. they were shooting a music video at the time of the robbery. the masks of former presidents were being worn in that music video when the group was robbed. it's one of a number of bay area robbery's in recent months. the group zion-eye has started a go-fund-me page to pay the high insurance deductable on the camera. they are close to their goal of 75- hundred dollars. ( marty ) oakland police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the
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murders of three people. this is the sketch. the killingshappened more than three years ago. the suspect is described as a black man under 30 years old, standing around five-foot 10 in height, weighing just under 200 pounds. police say the suspect may be associated with this silver dodge durango on your screen. they say he may have used the suv as a get-away-car. officers believe the suspect is connected with the killings of 13-year-old lee weathersby the third and his brother, 19- year-old lamar broussard, as well as derrick harris. ( marty ) a warning for people in the east bay. a bat with rabies was found at a popular park in clayton. kron four's ella sogomonian reports from grove park. clayton is a rural town and wildlife is nothing new but contra costa county health and animal services are warning the public of an animal that could pose a health threat.a bat suffering from rabies was found last sunday at the grove park similar to this one pictured on the center for disease control website,
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concerning parents who come here often.sot: monica calendar, parent// "i have a small child and she can't really tell the difference what's a dangerous situation so yeah i am a little concerned."sot: irfan baig, parent// "my son he's very curious so if there's something especially an animal or a little critter is laying around he might be curious and want to pick it up or something so i'm glad you mentioned it to us."the bat was immediately removed from the park and was being rehabilitated but died several days later. test results came back positive on the afternoon of july 27.these teens who grew up in clayton say they're used to the wildlife that comes with the territory.sot: tori borges, clayton local// "being here we live by a mountain so there are weird things that normally come down."sot: hailey morrison, clayton local// "i've never seen bats in the park but where i live a couple of miles away from here there are bats but none of them are rabid as far as i know."the health department reports it's important to make sure pets are up to date with their rabies shots to prevent spreading the virus.
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( marty ) coming up on kron four news weekend. we're learning more about what caused a deadly accident on an ohio carnival ride. we'll show you why the ride's owners say they are not at fault. and later. things are slowly getting back to normal after a major southern california fire destroyed thousands of acres. we'll bring you up to speed with how the community is recovering. and after the break. your kids might be better at saving money than you. we'll explain. next. oh hey! it's me mom, catching some side eye. first rule of motherhood. someone's always judging. breastfeeding, didn't work out. guess what? world's still turning. yeah, i bribe my kids. how else you think stuff get done around here? mom's special juice, it's wine. now if you think that's shocking, check this out. good old fashion yoplait®, it's not made with cage free norwegian hemp milk. and guess what? she loves it. ♪ for your money: .
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here are the stories from the week -- that could impact your bottom line. marty ) more millenials are starting to save for their retirement compared to generations before them. bank of america says eighty-two percent of millenials are contributing to their 401k's. that's five percent more than generation x and eight percent more than baby boomers. experts say that they are more tech savvy, so it is easier for them to sign up for plans. ( marty ) money can
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apparently buy happiness. that's according to new research. scientists say that people who paid for services to save them time like housekeeping or delivery services were a lot happier compared to those who don't. people felt happier because they were saving time. researchers say money can buy happiness if it is spent in the right way. ( dave )dense fog, but some better clearing at the coast this afternoon. your forecast is next. for the weekned... it's the park street art and wine faire in alameda. come out and enjoy great food, music and more. it's all happening park street from 10 to 6. the event is free to attend.
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morning. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)strengthening high pressure over california will result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.
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( marty ) in ohio, the owner of the carnival ride that killed one person and left seven injured thinks a mechanical malfunction caused the ride to break apart. he says the company is devasted because of wednesday's deadly accident but is convinced the ride operators and inspectors are not responsible for the malfunction. state inspectors examined the ride before the fair opened that day. at least six parks and festivals have the same ride in california including the santa cruz beach boardwalk and great america in santa clara. all of them have been shutdown. ( marty ) investigators in los angeles are offering a ten-thousand-dollar reward to
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help find a man who violently sexually assaulted a woman. this is surveillance video of the man on a bike after the attack. authorities say it happened around 5-30 p-m on june first in south el monte. officers say the woman was jogging with several other people on a bike path but somehow got seperated from the group.
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shows us how things are slowly getting back to normal. this is what cachuma lake recreation looked like after the july 8th evacuation. one parks operation manager said it looked like a zombie apocalypse movie set. (nats) not any more. campers are back for their second weekend since the fire and business is booming."roxanne randall, camp store asst. manager: "we are happy to be open it is nice to have out people back we really really need everybody to come back."(nats)fire wood and ice are big sellers. the swimming pool is busy and campsites more than 400 of them are full. jack seal, camper: "we knew the fire was here we had already reserved our campground our campsite we were keeping an eye on it i know it burned a little bit of the campground but the rest of it looks great."many of the arriving campers knew about the 18,430 acre whittier fire fight on the other side of the 154 highway.carmencita
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rodrgiuez, camper: "i thought it was odd, i thought what happened, what's going on here. this is my first time up here, so." (and how do you like it though) "i enjoy it, i'm happy."others just learned about the fire after seeing the ashes driving in.linda petrosian: "we had no idea that there were fires here so kind of surprised about it but we're having a good time so far."they made reservations months and have been looking forward to camp activities. camper: eating smores. (anything else) "having fun with my family and friends." and while they are enjoying their campfire treats they can rest assured firefighters are nearby ready to put out hots spots . ( marty ) police are calling a major drug bust one of the largest fentanyl pill seizures in history. it happened in alberta, canada. investigators say the sting started in march when officers found 67-thousand pills in a home. but that led to another fentanyl bust in the area, including a lab where officers found two pill
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presses capable of pressing five-thousand pills an hour in total police say they confiscated over 130 thousand fentanyl pill worth over four-million-dollars. charges in the case are pending. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four news weekend... bill king is honored, while a's bob melvin also chases history. plus the giants take on the dodgers. sports, after the break. live look outside... richmond bridge for the weekned... it's the hawaii in july on treasure island. come out and check out food trucks, music and more. it's all happening on treasure island from 10 to 4. the event is free to attend.
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with the ford c. frick award for his excellence in baseball broadcasting. but he wasn't the only one chasing history -- bob melvin was looking for his one-thousandth win of his career. bottom 8th -- a's down by a pair -- matt chapman rips a solo shot to make it 4-3 heading into the ninth inning. once again oakland gets it done late in the game -- rajai davis walks it off with a 2-run bomb ending the a's five game losing streak... melvin joins an exclusive club... he's the 26th manager in m-l-b history to reach at least one-thousand wins the san francisco giants in los angeles trying to bounce back after a loss last night. beautiful day for baseball down in southern california. giants down two to nothing. hunter pence up to bat. trying to get something going and he says. see ya....that ball is gone. that would make it two to one dodger. giants trying to rally in the ninth. pence back at the plate.
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pence...hits into a double play. then the giants go down swinging. giants lose their second in a row 2 to 1. 49ers third overall pick, solomon thomas had his practice with the team after signing his rookie deal yesterday as for the raiders, they hit the field for the first time. left tackle, donald penn did not join jack del rio and the rest of the team at practice today. he continues his hold out -- penn believes he should be paid as a top ten left tackle. he's expected to earn over seven-million dollars this season. the team is confident they'll be able to work out a deal with the two-time pro bowler. ( marty ) thanks j-r. and make sure you watch sports night live tonight at 9:00 followed by the kron four news at 8:00. ( marty ) still ahead on
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( marty ) here's a live look at the bay bridge. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)strengthening high pressure over california will result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks
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winsor street. police were responding to reports of a medical emergency. ( marty ) police in oakland are looking for a person involved in a stabbing that sent one person to the hospital. it happened friday around 12:30 in the afternoon on 78th avenue near the arroyo viejo recreation center and the eastmont town center. hospital officials say the victim is doing okay this morning. police say they know who they're looking for but havent found him yet. ( marty ) president trump took to twitter to express his disappointment with senate republicans. the tweets come after the failure of the so-called "skinny" obamacare repeal legislation. ashley corum has more on the future of the health care battle. president trump launched a tirade of tweets saturday --- just one day after the senate derailed the gop's 7-year campaign to repeal and replace the affordable care act. trump called for the senate to get rid of its 60-vote filibuster rules - which require 60 senators to agree in order to
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end debate... and move forward to a vote on a piece of legislation. the gop's "skinny repeal"... introduced by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell late thursday.. failed in an early morning vote by 49 to 51. the 'no' votes came from all 48 democrats and three republican senators ... susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska and john mccain of arizona -- who is undergoing cancer treatment.sen. chuck schumer / -d- minority leader: "the credit goes to a lot of people but at the top of the list are the three who showed amazing courage, who resist the pressure and do what's good for the country." the house approved its health care measure back in may .. and now many house republicans say it's time to reach across the isle for support.rep. leonard lance / -r- new jersey: "i think we have to work in a bipartisan capacity. butt sot i certnly would encourage our democratic colleagues to come to the table. butt sot rep. charlie dent / -r- pennsylvania: "right now i think there is a great opportunity to enter a bipartisan discussion on health care reform."a bipartisan discussion on
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health care may be an option as mitch mcconnell said it was time to move on.. i'm ashley corum reporting. ( marty ) rallies to support the nation's healthcare law were held across the country. in washington, d.c.-- the "our lives on the line" rally brought out advocates, celebrity activists and lawmakers. the events came after the latest failed gop-led senate effort to repeal the affordable care act. house minority leader nancy pelosi offered many thanks to those who helped defeat the plan. ( marty ) in a break from holding a traditional town hall meeting... east bay congressman eric swalwell took a hike with his supporters. kron four's philippe djegal reports... people had a lot of questions about what's going on in washington and how it will impact their lives. (philippe) during his "hike-and-talk" town hall here on the trails of lake chabot regional park in castro valley... congressman eric swalwell touched on a wide variety of issues with his constituents... including health care, and the status of attorney general of the united
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states -- jeff sessions.eric swalwell/congressman- "(philippe) should he go? (eric) yes. uh, he should go. not for the reasons the president wants him to go. he wasn't forthcoming about russia. and, he should not have been apart of the firing of james comey. so, its really on the senate, uh, to put in someone who, uh, has law enforcement experience and is independent from the russia investigation." surrounded by dozens of his supporters... after hearing a couple of dogs barking... representative swalwell, the democrat out of dublin... remarked the tone in washington d-c has to change... eric swalwell/congressman- "had a little, uh, dog fight there. uh, looked a lot like the house floor." this week, in the u-s senate, the republican majority failed to pass a so called "skinny repeal" of the affordable care act... a setback to president donald trump's desire to repeal and replace former president barack obama's signature piece of legislation.eric swalwell/cong ressman- "the american people were heard. they, uh, don't want the affordable care act to be taken away. if there are problems, we should work as republicans and democrats to
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strengthen them. and, you know, its time to unite, and make sure as many people as possible have coverage. uh, that premiums, uh, go down, and that the quality, uh, goes up. so, that opportunity is now." as for president trump... congressman swalwell says he needs to get his house in order and be a leader.eric swalwell/cong ressman- "the president needs to find his focus. uh, there is reality show, uh, like drama playing out, uh, at the white house and too many people are counting on him to deliver on jobs, health care, uh and just providing for a better future and the only way you can do that is if, uh, you come to the table, extend your arm, uh, and are open minded to making the fixes that are needed. and, right now, you're just not seeing that, and, you know, the cost of that is that, uh, you know, we all suffer." in castro valley, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( marty ) still ahead. your kids have more access to online gaming than ever before. we'll explain how you can keep them safe when they're on the internet, after the break. live look outside... san francisco international airport. for the weekned... it's the festival of chariots in san francisco. come out
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and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. ( marty ) with all the
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free games offered on phones and tablets kids now have access to online gaming at a young age. as a parent it can be challenging to know what games, and what platforms, are safe. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate has some answers. roblox is an online gaming platform. it's a free app for apple or android devices you can also play it on video game consoles like the xbox.. or.. on a computer. in roblox there are millions of different games that you can play.. all for free lately it's been booming. they currently have 56 million active monthly users a lot of those are kids gabe slate tech reporter says: " roblox with roughly 300 employees are based in downtown san mateo i
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met with the co-founder dave baszucki who said that they've developed roblox from the beginning with kids and family in mind" dave baszucki / ceo roblox says: " we like to think of roblox as an initial social experience type platform much of what happens on roblox is not competitive or linear it's solving problems with friends it's figuring out how to escape from a tornado it's figuring out how to how to work in a pizza restaurant. so not as linear.. it's a lot more imaginative. we make sure as much of our resources of human as well as algorithmic that goes into making roblox the safest platform it can be for kids of all ages around the world the biggest things we do whether it's from moderating content to filtering text to responding to reports we get from users" the roblox look is friendly it's takes a colorful blockly animated design all the games are a visual version of this so nothing is to life-like.. it keeps it light. and a lot of the gamesa lot of the games are simple enough for kids as young as 4. there's obsticle courses dance parties some games are just
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mindless silly fun. some are puzzle oriented.. . kids are learning.. without knowing it dave baszucki / ceo roblox says: " so one of my favorite experiences on roblox is bird simulator because it combines both fun it combines playing and imagination with friends but it also combines learning about real biology you have to be a bird you have to find insects to survive you need to escape from predators so it's it's really both a fun educational and experiential social experience " roblox is a good place to start for introcing your kids into the world of online gaming but there are adult themed games on here that are not appropriate for young children and there are games that offer open chatting between users so like all online gaming parents should be involved when their kids are playing play keep an eye on playing report gabe slate kron 4 news ( marty ) and after the break... the san jose earthquakes honor the three men who saved one of their own... we'll show you the reunion next. live look outside... san mateo bridge.
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with the weather. (dave)strengthening high pressure over california will result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.
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( marty ) police arrested a man for setting fire to a youth l-g-b-t center in phoenix. surveillance video shows a man police identify as 26-year old darren beach setting fire to the building on wednesday. you can see him pouring flammable liquid inside the building. the center director said the man is a former client of the center and has a mental disability. ( marty ) beach began using services at the center in 20-13. he
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had to leave last year when he turned 25 years old. ( marty ) some college students in southern california teamed up with engineers for their latest project. using drones to solve problems. the stadium field at el camino college in torrance was transformed into a world map with fires and disasters breaking out. it was part of a global innovation summit created to encourage stem education worldwide. five teams were set up to respond to the mock disasters. the teams operated specific vehicles including planes and drones that served different purposes. ( marty ) some students were on the field monitoring their equipment while others were in a tent operating the drones and figuring out how to maneuver their vehicles without being
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able to see the playing field. ( marty ) a midfielder for the san jose earthquakes got to personally thank his lifesavers. the three men who rescued him when he was drowning at lake tahoe were guests of honor at the match at avaya stadium, and kron four's spencer blake was there. (thud of kicking)the first three goals of the day saturday at avaya stadium were ceremonialbut not insignificant.the men who literally kicked off the pregame ritualsaved the life of one of the earthquakes' players, matheus silva.chris guenther and colby peterson - brothers-in-law and paddleboarders - saw silva's head bobbing up and down as he called for help from lake tahoe on july fourth."i think we happened to be where we needed to be, and we had floatation devices, and it was just react."their reaction took them down about twelve feet to pull an unconscious silva to the surface.he had been underwater for 30 seconds or so."you could already say it was luck that two paddleboarders were close enough to pull him out of the
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water, but then luck really kicked in when a retired navy medic had been right there on the beach.john burke, who also worked as an e-r nurse, performed c-p-r for at least five minutes before e-m-t's arrived and finally got silva breathing again."his cognitive skills are there, his motor skills are gonna be there, he's gonna return to play. you can't ask for a better outcome. i'm jazzed."(singing) silva was reflective as he stood with his mother before the game, mindful of the hand god played in his survival. "just the perspective of how quick stuff happens, and how we can lose everything. ya know, just be thankful."the club gave guenther, peterson, and burke the royal treatment, complete with earthquakes jerseys."i've never been to a soccer match before.i'm an earthquakes fan. never been on the field before, (laughs)." silva, who had been in critical condition earlier this month, is focusing on recovering and returning to the field."it's honestly the most rewarding experience to know that we could play a part in that. it's a beautiful thing to see him recovered and to see him doing as well as
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he's doing."in san jose, spencer blake, kron four news. ( marty ) today's the last day to enjoy the gilroy garlic festival. and celebrity chef giada de laurentis will be there cooking up some delicious goodies. the festival features all things garlic. from garlic fries to garlic ice cream. the festival is at christmas hill park. it starts at 10 in the morning and runs until seven tonight. tickets are twenty dollars. it is now officially in the guinness book of world records as the largest garlic festival in the world. the record: 109-thousand-67 people attended over three days in 2011. more information on parking and events is on on website kron4.com. ( marty ) still ahead. sipping vino like a star. vicki liviakis shows us celebrity wines, even one from a san francisco slugger. for the weekned... it's the circus festival in san francisco. come out
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famous doesn't mean you necessarily can make a good wine. or does it? kron 4's vicki liviakas shows us some celebrity wines that are actually drinkable. fans of the hbo blockbuster - game of thrones - have i got a wine for you. game of thrones - chardonnay or cabernet.(mike lee - bevmo) it's really nice big bodied, just like the show dark brooding. it's just a lot of fun. mike lee ought to know - he's from bev mo - plus - a die hard movie buff. and for fun - he's pouring celebrity wines. like country crooner - zak brown's uncaged. or local rocker - train's - san francisco soul sister. here's a fav - christy brinkley's bubbly called bellissima.(mike lee - bevmo)
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uptown girl is right here and then you have a nice little hat tip to the venus de milo. or if yous prefer a top rated rose... from a marriage on the rocks... ... so no sour grapes for brangelina. of course god-father director francis ford coppela has been making wine for some time. his movie director daughter sofia has a blush called... sofia. (vicki liviakis) coppola makes sense but how about hunter pence? yes, even giant's slugger hunter pence makes his own wine.(mike lee - bevmo) i'm surprised that he even has his own pence royalty wine. i think that's hard to find. uh that's from my private stash. all kinds of athletes are playing in the wine game. from hoopster yao ming to former raiders safety charles woodson to and joe montana all make big napa valley reds with a lot of cred as does golf broadcaster jim nance and the calling. music maker john legend teamed up with jean
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charles boisset of raymond vineyards. and ... you can too.(vicki liviakis) have you ever wanted to make your own wine? yup - if celebrities can do so can you... own with the frenchman...wine-maker for slap a label it to all your... in san francisco vicki liviakis kron 4 news. ( dave )dense fog, but some better clearing at the coast this afternoon. your forecast is next. ( marty ) ( marty ) here is a live
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morning... at least one person has died in a crash on southbound 101 in san jose. the crash happened at metcalf road at 5:48 a.m. this morning near the pg&e transmission substation. at least 3 cars were involved in the crash. one of which caught fire. ( marty ) the search is on for an missing east bay teenager. the 15-year-old girl from vallejo was last seen leaving for her grandmothers house in oakland. but she never made it. kron four's hermela aregawi spoke to the missing teen's mother who fears the worst has happened to her daughter. oakland police are on the look out for 15 year old olivia bettencourt.her mother worried sick. nicole betancourt/missin g teen's mother: i mean that's my hope she's just a stubborn 15 year old who thinks she knows everything and wants mom to feel like this, you know.
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nicole betancourt says the family recently moved from oakland to vallejo,where her aughter will be starting at a new high school in the fall. nicole betancourt/missing teen's mother: she's been sort of rebelious to new rules expectations, consequences. she's 15. you can't tell 15 year olds anything. she took off like she was going to cool down. i was leaving to go back to vallejo. and in that moment like i said we were kind of arguing and i was like she'll probably wait for me to leave and go back to nana's and that's not what happened the family has posted dozens of fliers and are doing everything they can to find their olivia. nicole betancourt/missing teen's mother:overall she's a good kid and that's the whole point of this so if she's watching, it's because i love you. ( marty ) bart police have been
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busy. they have been making a number of arrests at stations across the bay area, two of the three arrests were made in east bay stations saturday. bart police arrested a suspect for public intoxication and fare evasion. over at the glen park station -- they arrested a man for indecent exposure. bart has been under fire over the last couple of weeks for some of the violence that has broken out on trains or at stations. last friday -- there were several car burglaries at stations in the east bay. ( marty ) we're learning new details about a robbery involving the oakland hip hop group called zion-eye. the group posted this video online. they say they were held up at gunpoint in west oakland earlier this month by thieves who stole 90- thousand dollars worth of equipment. they were
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shooting a music video at the time of the robbery. the masks of former presidents were being worn in that music video when the group was robbed. it's one of a number of bay area robbery's in recent months. the group zion-eye has started a go-fund-me page to pay the high insurance deductable on the camera. they are close to their goal of 75- hundred dollars. ( marty ) oakland police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the murders of three people. this is the sketch. the killingshappened more than three years ago. the suspect is described as a black man under 30 years old, standing around five-foot 10 in height, weighing just under 200 pounds. police say the suspect may be associated with this silver dodge durango on your screen. they say he may have used the suv as a get-away-car. officers believe the suspect is connected with the killings of 13-year-old lee weathersby the third and his brother, 19- year-old lamar broussard, as well as derrick harris. ( marty ) a warning for
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people in the east bay. a bat with rabies was found at a popular park in clayton. kron four's ella sogomonian reports from grove park. clayton is a rural town and wildlife is nothing new but contra costa county health and animal services are warning the public of an animal that could pose a health threat.a bat suffering from rabies was found last sunday at the grove park similar to this one pictured on the center for disease control website, concerning parents who come here often.sot: monica calendar, parent// "i have a small child and she can't really tell the difference what's a dangerous situation so yeah i am a little concerned."sot: irfan baig, parent// "my son he's very curious so if there's something especially an animal or a little critter is laying around he might be curious and want to pick it up or something so i'm glad you mentioned it to us."the bat was immediately removed from the park and was being rehabilitated but died several days later. test results came back positive on the afternoon of july 27.these teens who grew up in clayton say they're used to the wildlife that
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comes with the territory.sot: tori borges, clayton local// "being here we live by a mountain so there are weird things that normally come down."sot: hailey morrison, clayton local// "i've never seen bats in the park but where i live a couple of miles away from here there are bats but none of them are rabid as far as i know."the health department reports it's important to make sure pets are up to date with their rabies shots to prevent spreading the virus. ( marty ) coming up on kron four news weekend. we're learning more about what caused a deadly accident on an ohio carnival ride. we'll show you why the ride's owners say they are not at fault. and later. things are slowly getting back to normal after a major southern california fire destroyed thousands of acres. we'll bring you up to speed with how the community is recovering. and after the break. your kids might be better at saving money than you. we'll explain. next.
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for your money: . here are the stories from the week -- that could impact your bottom line. ( marty ) more millenials are starting to save for their retirement compared to generations before them. bank of america says eighty-two percent of millenials are contributing to their 401k's. that's five percent more than generation x and eight percent more than baby boomers. experts say that they are more tech savvy, so it is easier for them to sign up for plans. ( marty ) money can apparently buy happiness. that's according to new research. scientists say that people who paid for services to save them time like housekeeping or delivery services were a lot happier compared to those who don't. people felt happier because they were saving time. researchers say money can buy happiness if it is spent in the right way. ( dave )dense fog, but some better clearing at the coast this afternoon. your forecast is next.
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♪ sun to the farm ♪ ♪ to the seeds in a row ♪ ♪ goodness begins with the seed that you sow ♪ ♪ plant that oat and watch it grow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around ♪ ♪ seed to the oat ♪ to get made to an o ♪ ♪ o from the farm ♪ ♪ straight into your bowl ♪ put in the good and the good will grow ♪ ♪ good goes around and around and around ♪ ♪ good goes around and around... ♪ here's a live look at the
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hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.
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left seven injured thinks a mechanical malfunction caused the ride to break apart. he says the company is devasted because of wednesday's deadly accident but is convinced the ride operators and inspectors are not responsible for the malfunction. state inspectors examined the ride before the fair opened that day. at least six parks and festivals have the same ride in california including the santa cruz beach boardwalk and great america in santa clara. all of them have been shutdown. ( marty ) investigators in los angeles are offering a ten-thousand-dollar reward to help find a man who violently sexually assaulted a woman. this is surveillance video of the man on a bike after the attack. authorities say it happened around 5-30 p-m on june first in south el monte. officers say the woman was jogging with several other people on a bike path but somehow got seperated from the group.
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a bicycle approached her from behind. he rode out in front of her, he engaged her briefly and without provocation he grabbed hold of her and violently grabbed her and drug her down a steep hillside, where he sexually assaulted her.">( marty ) surveillance video also captured the suspect dragging the victim from the trail. ( marty ) a california campground reopens after the whittier fire devastated the cachuma lake recreation area, near santa barbara. earlier this month the fire burned more than 18-thousand 4- hundred acres. tracy lehr shows us how things are slowly getting back to normal. this is what cachuma lake recreation looked like after the july 8th evacuation. one parks operation manager said it looked like a zombie apocalypse movie set. (nats) not any more. campers are back for their second weekend since the fire and business is booming."roxanne randall, camp store asst. manager: "we are
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happy to be open it is nice to have out people back we really really need everybody to come back."(nats)fire wood and ice are big sellers. the swimming pool is busy and campsites more than 400 of them are full. jack seal, camper: "we knew the fire was here we had already reserved our campground our campsite we were keeping an eye on it i know it burned a little bit of the campground but the rest of it looks great."many of the arriving campers knew about the 18,430 acre whittier fire fight on the other side of the 154 highway.carmencita rodrgiuez, camper: "i thought it was odd, i thought what happened, what's going on here. this is my first time up here, so." (and how do you like it though) "i enjoy it, i'm happy."others just learned about the fire after seeing the ashes driving in.linda petrosian: "we had no idea that there were fires here so kind of surprised about it but we're having a good time so far."they made reservations months and have been looking forward to camp activities. camper: eating smores.
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(anything else) "having fun with my family and friends." and while they are enjoying their campfire treats they can rest assured firefighters are nearby ready to put out hots spots . ( marty ) passengers scrambled to escape after a charter bus caught fire on a freeway in texas. it happened saturday morning. authorities say the fire destroyed the back of this bus. 23-people were onboard at the time and nearly escaped the flames. authorities say this happened in the blink of an eye.
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found 67-thousand pills in a home. but that led to another fentanyl bust in the area, including a lab where officers found two pill presses capable of pressing five-thousand pills an hour in total police say they confiscated over 130 thousand fentanyl pill worth over four-million-dollars. charges in the case are pending. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four news weekend... bill king is honored, while a's bob melvin also chases history. plus the giants take on the dodgers. sports, after the break. discover card.
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ooh. sushi. ugh. being in the know is a good thing. sign up online for free. discover social security alerts. ( jr stone ) big saturday for the a's organization -- legendary bay area broadcaster, bill king was imortalized in cooperstown with the ford c. frick award for his excellence in baseball broadcasting. but he wasn't the only one chasing
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history -- bob melvin was looking for his one-thousandth win of his career. bottom 8th -- a's down by a pair -- matt chapman rips a solo shot to make it 4-3 heading into the ninth inning. once again oakland gets it done late in the game -- rajai davis walks it off with a 2-run bomb ending the a's five game losing streak... melvin joins an exclusive club... he's the 26th manager in m-l-b history to reach at least one-thousand wins the san francisco giants in los angeles trying to bounce back after a loss last night. beautiful day for baseball down in southern california. giants down two to nothing. hunter pence up to bat. trying to get something going and he says. see ya....that ball is gone. that would make it two to one dodger. giants trying to rally in the ninth. pence back at the plate.
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pence...hits into a double play. then the giants go down swinging. giants lose their second in a row 2 to 1. 49ers third overall pick, solomon thomas had his practice with the team after signing his rookie deal yesterday as for the raiders, they hit the field fothe first time. left tackle, donald penn did not join jack del rio and the rest of the team at practice today. he continues his hold out -- penn believes he should be paid as a top ten left tackle. he's expected to earn over seven-million dollars this season. the team is confident they'll be able to work out a deal with the two-time pro bowler. ( marty ) thanks j-r. and make sure you watch sports night live tonight at 9:00 followed by the kron four news at 8:00. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four news weekend. what's next in the health care battle. president trump says he's disapointed with senate republicans. that story is next. live look outside...
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hitting the mid-morning wall? with up to 24 grams of hearty protein jimmy dean bowls help you avoid it. shine on. here's a live look at the bay bridge. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)strengthening high pressure over california will result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas
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person involved in a stabbing that sent one person to the hospital. it happened friday around 12:30 in the afternoon on 78th avenue near the arroyo viejo recreation center and the eastmont town center. hospital officials say the victim is doing okay this morning. police say they know who they're looking for but havent found him yet. ( marty ) president trump took to twitter to express his disappointment with senate republicans. the tweets come after the failure of the so-called "skinny" obamacare repeal legislation. ashley corum has more on the future of the health care battle. president trump launched a tirade of tweets saturday --- just one day after the senate derailed the gop's 7-year campaign to repeal and replace the affordable care act. trump called for the senate to get rid of its 60-vote filibuster rules - which require 60 senators to agree in order to
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end debate... and move forward to a vote on a piece of legislation. the gop's "skinny repeal"... introduced by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell late thursday.. failed in an early morning vote by 49 to 51. the 'no' votes came from all 48 democrats and three republican senators ... susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska and john mccain of arizona -- who is undergoing cancer treatment.sen. chuck schumer / -d- minority leader: "the credit goes to a lot of people but at the top of the list are the three who showed amazing courage, who resist the pressure and do what's good for the country." the house approved its health care measure back in may .. and now many house republicans say it's time to reach across the isle for support.rep. leonard lance / -r- new jersey: "i think we have to work in a bipartisan capacity. butt sot i certainly would encourage our democratic colleagues to come to the table. butt sot rep. charlie dent pennsylvania: "right now i think there is a great opportunity to enter a bipartisan discussion on
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health care reform."a bipartisan health care option as mitch it was time to i'm ashley corum ( marty ) rallies to support the nation's healthcare law were held across the country. in washington, d.c.-- the "our lives on the line" rally brought out advocates, celebrity activists and lawmakers. the events came after the latest failed gop-led senate effort to repeal the affordable care act. house minority leader nancy pelosi offered many thanks to those who helped defeat the plan. ( marty ) in a break from holding a traditional town hall meeting... east bay congressman eric swalwell took a hike with his supporters. kron four's philippe djegal reports... people had a lot of questions about what's going on in washington and how it will impact their lives. (philippe) during his "hike-and-talk" town hall here on the trails of lake chabot regional park in castro valley... congressman eric swalwell touched on a wide variety of issues with his constituents... including health care, and the status of attorney general of the united states -- jeff sessions.eric
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swalwell/congressman- "(philippe) should he go? (eric) yes. uh, he should go. not for the reasons the president wants him to go. he wasn't forthcoming about russia. and, he should not have been apart of the firing of james comey. so, its really on the senate, uh, to put in someone who, uh, has law enforcement experience and is independent from the russia investigation." surrounded by dozens of his supporters... after hearing a couple of dogs barking... representative swalwell, the democrat out of dublin... remarked the tone in washington d-c has to change... eric swalwell/congressman- "had a little, uh, dog fight there. uh, looked a lot like the house floor." this week, in the u-s senate, the republican majority failed to pass a so called "skinny repeal" of the affordable care act... a setback to president donald trump's desire to repeal and replace former president barack obama's signature piece of legislation.eric swalwell/cong ressman- "the american people were heard. they, uh, don't want the affordable care act to be taken away. if there are problems, we should work as republicans and democrats to strengthen them. and, you know, its time to unite, and make sure as many people as possible have coverage. uh,
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that premiums, uh, go down, and that the quality, uh, goes up. so, that opportunity is now." as for president trump... congressman swalwell says he needs to get his house in order and be a leader.eric swalwell/cong ressman- "the president needs to find his focus. uh, there is reality show, uh, like drama playing out, uh, at the white house and too many people are counting on him to deliver on jobs, health care, uh and just providing for a better future and the only way you can do that is if, uh, you come to the table, extend your arm, uh, and are open minded to making the fixes that are needed. and, right now, you're just not seeing that, and, you know, the cost of that is that, uh, you know, we all suffer." in castro valley, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( marty ) still ahead. your kids have more access to online gaming than ever before. we'll explain how you can keep them safe when they're on the internet, after the break. live look outside... san francisco international airport. for the weekned... it's the festival of chariots in san francisco. come out
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and enjoy a parade, food and more. it's all happening at sharon meadow from 1pm. the event is free to attend. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you.
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free games offered on phones and tablets kids now have access to online gaming at a young age. as a parent it can be challenging to know what games, and what platforms, are safe. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate has some answers. roblox is an online gaming platform. it's a free app for apple or android devices you can also play it on video game consoles like the xbox.. or.. on a computer. in roblox there are millions of different games that you can play.. all for free lately it's been booming. they currently have 56 million active monthly users a lot of those are kids gabe slate tech reporter says: " roblox with roughly 300 employees are based in downtown san mateo i met with the co-founder dave baszucki who said that they've developed roblox from the beginning with kids and family
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in mind" dave baszucki / ceo roblox says: " we like to think of roblox as an initial social experience type platform much of what happens on roblox is not competitive or linear it's solving problems with friends it's figuring out how to escape from a tornado it's figuring out how to how to work in a pizza restaurant. so not as linear.. it's a lot more imaginative. we make sure as much of our resources of human as well as algorithmic that goes into making roblox the safest platform it can be for kids of all ages around the world the biggest things we do whether it's from moderating content to filtering text to responding to reports we get from users" the roblox look is friendly it's takes a colorful blockly animated design all the games are a visual version of this so nothing is to life-like.. it keeps it light. and a lot of the gamesa lot of the games are simple enough for kids as young as 4. there's obsticle courses dance parties some games are just
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mindless silly fun. some are puzzle oriented.. . kids are learning.. without knowing it dave baszucki / ceo roblox says: " so one of my favorite experiences on roblox is bird simulator because it combines both fun it combines playing and imagination with friends but it also combines learning about real biology you have to be a bird you have to find insects to survive you need to escape from predators so it's it's really both a fun educational and experiential social experience " roblox is a good place to start for introcing your kids into the world of online gaming but there are adult themed games on here that are not appropriate for young children and there are games that chatting users so like all parents should be their kids are playing play keep an eye on playing with your tech slate kron 4 news ( marty ) and after the break... the san jose earthquakes honor the three men who saved one of their own... we'll show you the reunion next. live look outside... san mateo bridge.
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pressure over california will result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.
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setting fire to a youth l-g-b-t center in phoenix. surveillance video shows a man police identify as 26-year old darren beach setting fire to the building on wednesday. you can see him pouring flammable liquid inside the building. the center director said the man is a former client of the center and has a mental disability. ( marty ) beach began using services at the center in 20-13. he had to leave last year when he turned 25 years old. ( marty ) some college students in southern california teamed up with engineers for their latest
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project. using drones to solve problems. the stadium field at el camino college in torrance was transformed into a world map with fires and disasters breaking out. it was part of a global innovation summit created to encourage stem education worldwide. five teams were set up to respond to the mock disasters. the teams operated specific vehicles including planes and drones that served different purposes. ( marty ) some students were on the field monitoring their equipment while others were in a tent operating the drones and figuring out how to maneuver their vehicles without being able to see the playing field. ( marty ) a player for the san jose earthquakes organization got to personally thank his lifesavers. the three men who rescued him when
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he was drowning at lake tahoe were guests of honor at the match at avaya stadium, and kron four's spencer blake was there. (thud of kicking)the first three goals of the day saturday at avaya stadium were ceremonialbut not insignificant.the men who literally kicked off the pregame ritualsaved the life of one of the earthquakes' players, matheus silva.chris guenther and colby peterson - brothers-in-law and paddleboarders - saw silva's head bobbing up and down as he called for help from lake tahoe on july fourth."i think we happened to be where we needed to be, and we had floatation devices, and it was just react."their reaction took them down about twelve feet to pull an unconscious silva to the surface.he had been underwater for 30 seconds or so."you could already say it was luck that two paddleboarders were close enough to pull him out of the water, but then luck really kicked in when a retired navy medic had been right there on the beach.john burke, who also worked as an e-r nurse, performed c-p-r for at least five minutes before e-m-t's
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arrived and finally got silva breathing again."his cognitive skills are there, his motor skills are gonna be there, he's gonna return to play. you can't ask for a better outcome. i'm jazzed."(singing) silva was reflective as he stood with his mother before the game, mindful of the hand god played in his survival. "just the perspective of how quick stuff happens, and how we can lose everything. ya know, just be thankful."the club gave guenther, peterson, and burke the royal treatment, complete with earthquakes jerseys."i've never been to a soccer match before.i'm an earthquakes fan. never been on the field before, (laughs)." silva, who had been in critical condition earlier this month, is focusing on recovering and returning to the field."it's honestly the most rewarding experience to know that we could play a part in that. it's a beautiful thing to see him recovered and to see him doing as well as he's doing."in san jose, spencer blake, kron four news. ( marty ) today's the last
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day to enjoy the gilroy garlic festival. and celebrity chef giada de laurentis will be there cooking up some delicious goodies. the festival features all things garlic. from garlic fries to garlic ice cream. the festival is at christmas hill park. it starts at 10 in the morning and runs until seven tonight. tickets are twenty dollars. it is now officially in the guinness book of world records as the largest garlic festival in the world. the record: 109-thousand-67 people attended over three days in 2011. more information on parking and events is on on website kron4.com. ( marty ) still ahead. sipping vino like a star. vicki liviakis shows us celebrity wines, even one from a san francisco slugger. for the weekned... it's the circus festival in san francisco. come out and enjoy food, games and more. it's all happening at hunters point from 12 to 4. the event is free to attend.
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( marty ) just because you're famous doesn't mean you necessarily can make a good wine. or does it? kron 4's vicki liviakas shows us some celebrity wines that are actually drinkable. fans of the hbo blockbuster - game of thrones - have i got a wine for you. game of thrones - chardonnay or cabernet.(mike lee - bevmo) it's really nice big bodied, just like the show dark brooding. it's just a lot of fun. mike lee ought to know - he's from bev mo - plus - a die hard movie buff. and for fun - he's pouring celebrity wines. like country crooner - zak brown's uncaged. or local rocker - train's - san francisco soul sister. here's a fav - christy brinkley's bubbly called bellissima.(mike lee - bevmo) uptown girl is right here and then you have a nice little hat tip to the venus de milo. or if yous prefer a top rated rose... from a marriage on the rocks... ... so no sour grapes for
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brangelina. of course god-father director francis ford coppela has been making wine for some time. his movie director daughter sofia has a blush called... sofia. (vicki liviakis) coppola makes sense but how about hunter pence? yes, even giant's slugger hunter pence makes his own wine.(mike lee - bevmo) i'm surprised that he even has his own pence royalty wine. i think that's hard to find. uh that's from my private stash. all kinds of athletes are playing in the wine game. from hoopster yao ming to former raiders safety charles woodson to and joe montana all make big napa valley reds with a lot of cred as does golf broadcaster jim nance and the calling. music maker john legend teamed up with jean charles boisset of raymond vineyards. and ... you can too.(vicki liviakis) have you ever wanted to make your own wine? yup - if celebrities can do so can you... make your own with the flamboyant frenchman... and play wine-maker for a day. slap a label on it and serve it to all your... adoring fans. in san francisco vicki liviakis kron 4 news.
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♪ bowl to the spoon, to the mouth of the boy in the room ♪ room for that goodness... inside him to bloom ♪ ♪ good goes around... and around... and around ♪ ♪ seed to the oat to the o, on the first day of school ♪ ♪ schoolin' your sister on why...and just how to be cool ♪ cool if she hangs, you can show her what's go♪d ♪ good goes around...and around...and around ♪ ♪ good goes around and around ♪ ( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)strengthening high pressure over california will
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result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.
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( marty ) breaking news this morning... at least one person has died in a crash on southbound 101 in san jose. the crash happened at metcalf road at 5:48 a.m. this morning near the pg&e transmission substation. at least 3 cars were involved in the crash. one of which caught fire. ( marty ) the search is on for an missing east bay teenager. the 15-year-old girl from vallejo was last seen leaving for her grandmothers house in oakland. but she never made it. kron four's hermela aregawi spoke to the missing teen's mother who fears the worst has happened to her daughter. oakland police are on the look out for 15 year old olivia bettencourt.her mother worried sick. nicole betancourt/missin g teen's mother: i mean that's my hope she's just a stubborn 15 year old who thinks she knows everything and wants mom
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to feel like this, you know. nicole betancourt says the family recently moved from oakland to vallejo,where her aughter will be starting at a new high school in the fall. nicole betancourt/missing teen's mother: she's been sort of rebelious to new rules expectations, consequences. she's 15. you can't tell 15 year olds anything. she took off like she was going to cool down. i was leaving to go back to vallejo. and in that moment like i said we were kind of arguing and i was like she'll probably wait for me to leave and go back to nana's and that's not what happened the family has posted dozens of fliers and are doing everything they can to find their olivia. nicole betancourt/missing teen's mother:overall she's a good kid and that's the whole point of this so if she's watching, it's because i love you.
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( marty ) bart police have been busy. they have been making a number of arrests at stations across the bay area, two of the three arrests were made in east bay stations saturday. bart police arrested a suspect for public intoxication and fare evasion. over at the glen park station -- they arrested a man for indecent exposure. bart has been under fire over the last couple of weeks for some of the violence that has broken out on trains or at stations. last friday -- there were several car burglaries at stations in the east bay. ( marty ) we're learning new details about a robbery involving the oakland hip hop group called zion-eye. the group posted this video online. they say they were held up at gunpoint in west oakland earlier this month by thieves who stole 90-
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thousand dollars worth of equipment. they were shooting a music video at the time of the robbery. the masks of former presidents were being worn in that music video when the group was robbed. it's one of a number of bay area robbery's in recent months. the group zion-eye has started a go-fund-me page to pay the high insurance deductable on the camera. they are close to their goal of 75- hundred dollars. ( marty ) oakland police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the murders of three people. this is the sketch. the killingshappened more than three years ago. the suspect is described as a black man under 30 years old, standing around five-foot 10 in height, weighing just under 200 pounds. police say the suspect may be associated with this silver dodge durango on your screen. they say he may have used the suv as a get-away-car. officers believe the suspect is connected with the killings of 13-year-old lee weathersby the third and his brother, 19- year-old lamar broussard, as well as derrick harris.
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( marty ) a warning for people in the east bay. a bat with rabies was found at a popular park in clayton. kron four's ella sogomonian reports from grove park. clayton is a rural town and wildlife is nothing new but contra costa county health and animal services are warning the public of an animal that could pose a health threat.a bat suffering from rabies was found last sunday at the grove park similar to this one pictured on the center for disease control website, concerning parents who come here often.sot: monica calendar, parent// "i have a small child and she can't really tell the difference what's a dangerous situation so yeah i am a little concerned."sot: irfan baig, parent// "my son he's very curious so if there's something especially an animal or a little critter is laying around he might be curious and want to pick it up or something so i'm glad you mentioned it to us."the bat was immediately removed from the park and was being rehabilitated but died several days later. test results came back positive on the afternoon of july 27.these teens who
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grew up in clayton say they're used to the wildlife that comes with the territory.sot: tori borges, clayton local// "being here we live by a mountain so there are weird things that normally come down."sot: hailey morrison, clayton local// "i've never seen bats in the park but where i live a couple of miles away from here there are bats but none of them are rabid as far as i know."the health department reports it's important to make sure pets are up to date with their rabies shots to prevent spreading the virus. ( marty ) coming up on kron four news weekend. we're learning more about what caused a deadly accident on an ohio carnival ride. we'll show you why the ride's owners say they are not at fault. and later. this are slowly getting back to normal after a major southern california fire destroyed thousands of acres. we'll bring you up to speed with how the community is recovering. and after the break. your kids might be better at saving money than you. we'll explain. next.
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for your money: . here are the stories from the week -- that could impact your bottom line. ( marty ) more millenials are starting to save for their retirement compared to generations before them. bank of america says eighty-two percent of millenials are contributing to their 401k's. that's five percent more than generation x and eight percent more than baby boomers. experts say that they are more tech savvy, so it is easier for them to sign up for plans. ( marty ) money can apparently buy happiness. that's according to new research. scientists say that people who paid for services to save them time like housekeeping or delivery services were a lot happier compared to those who don't. people felt happier because they were saving time. researchers say money can buy happiness if it is spent in the right way. ( dave )dense fog, but some better clearing at the coast this afternoon. 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)strengthening high pressure over california will result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a
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( marty ) in ohio, the owner of the carnival ride that killed one person and left seven injured thinks a mechanical malfunction caused the ride to break apart. he says the company is devasted because of wednesday's deadly accident but is convinced the ride operators and inspectors are not responsible for the malfunction. state inspectors examined the ride before the fair opened that day. at least six parks
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and festivals have the same ride in california including the santa cruz beach boardwalk and great america in santa clara. all of them have been shutdown. ( marty ) investigators in los angeles are offering a ten-thousand-dollar reward to help find a man who violently sexually assaulted a woman. this is surveillance video of the man on a bike after the attack. authorities say it happened around 5-30 p-m on june first in south el monte. officers say the woman was jogging with several other people on a bike path but somehow got seperated from the group.
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( marty ) a california campground reopens after the whittier fire devastated the cachuma lake recreation area, near santa barbara. earlier this month the fire burned more than 18-thousand 4- hundred acres. tracy lehr shows us how things are slowly getting back to normal. this is what cachuma lake recreation looked like after the july 8th evacuation. one parks operation manager said it looked like a zombie apocalypse movie set. (nats) not any more. campers are back for their second weekend since the fire and business is booming."roxanne randall, camp store asst. manager: "we are happy to be open it is nice to have out people back we really really need everybody to come back."(nats)fire wood and ice are big sellers. the swimming pool is busy and campsites more than 400 of them are full. jack seal, camper: "we knew the fire was here we had already reserved our campground our campsite we were keeping an eye on it i know it burned a little bit of
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the campground but the rest of it looks great."many of the arriving campers knew about the 18,430 acre whittier fire fight on the other side of the 154 highway.carmencita rodrgiuez, camper: "i thought it was odd, i thought what happened, what's going on here. this is my first time up here, so." (and how do you like it though) "i enjoy it, i'm happy."others just learned about the fire after seeing the ashes driving in.linda petrosian: "we had no idea that there were fires here so kind of surprised about it but we're having a good time so far."they made reservations months and have been looking forward to camp activities. camper: eating smores. (anything else) "having fun with my family and friends." and while they are enjoying their campfire treats they can rest assured firefighters are nearby ready to put out hots spots . ( marty ) passengers scrambled to escape after a charter bus caught fire on a freeway in texas. it happened
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pending. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four news weekend... bill king is honored, while a's bob melvin also chases history. plus the giants take on the dodgers. sports, after the break. live look outside... richmond bridge for the weekned... it's the hawaii in july on treasure island. come out and check out food trucks, music and more. it's all happening on treasure island from 10 to 4. the event is free to attend.
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looking for his one-thousandth win of his career. bottom 8th -- a's down by a pair -- matt chapman rips a solo shot to make it 4-3 heading into the ninth inning. once again oakland gets it done late in the game -- rajai davis walks it off with a 2-run bomb ending the a's five game losing streak... melvin joins an exclusive club... he's the 26th manager in m-l-b history to reach at least one-thousand wins the san francisco giants in los angeles trying to bounce back after a loss last night. beautiful day for baseball down in southern california. giants down two to nothing. hunter pence up to bat. trying to get something going and he says. see ya....that ball is gone. that would make it two to one dodger. giants trying to rally in the ninth. pencck at the plate. pence...hitsinto a double play. then the giants go down swinging. giants lose their second in a row 2 to 1. 49ers third overall pick, solomon thomas had his practice with the team after signing his rookie deal
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yesterday as for the raiders, they hit the field for the first time. left tackle, donald penn did not join jack del rio and the rest of the team at practice today. he continues his hold out -- penn believes he should be paid as a top ten left tackle. he's expected to earn over seven-million dollars this season. the team is confident they'll be able to work out a deal with the two-time pro bowler. ( marty ) thanks j-r. and make sure you watch sports night live tonight at 9:00 followed by the kron four news at 8:00. ( marty ) still ahead on kron four news weekend. what's next in the health care battle. president trump says he's disapointed with senate republicans. that story is next. live look outside...
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( marty ) here's a live look at the bay bridge. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)strengthening high pressure over california will result in awarming d through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.
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the last day of the gilroy garlic festival, and many people use highway 101 to get to the festival. there is no estimate yet as to how soon the lanes might re-open. at least one person died in the crash. the collision involv at least three cars, and one of which caught fire. ( marty ) in the south bay . milpitas police are investigating a homicide after a body was found early saturday morning. it happened around one a.m. on winsor street. police were responding to reports of a medical emergency. ( marty ) police in oakland are looking for a person involved in a stabbing that sent one person to the hospital. it happened friday around 12:30 in the afternoon on 78th avenue near the arroyo viejo recreation center and the eastmont town center. hospital officials say the victim is doing okay this morning. police say they know who they're looking for but havent found him yet. ( marty ) president trump took to twitter to express his disappointment with senate
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republicans. the tweets come after the failure of the so-called "skinny" obamacare repeal legislation. ashley corum has more on the future of the health care battle. president trump launched a tirade of tweets saturday --- just one day after the senate derailed the gop's 7-year campaign to repeal and replace the affordable care act. trump called for the senate to get rid of its 60-vote filibuster rules - which require 60 senators to agree in order to end debate... and move forward to a vote on a piece of legislation. the gop's "skinny repeal"... introduced by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell late thursday.. failed in an early morning vote by 49 to 51. the 'no' votes came from all 48 democrats and three republican senators ... susan collins of maine, lisa murkowski of alaska and john mccain of arizona -- who is undergoing cancer treatment.sen. chuck schumer / -d- minority leader: "the credit goes to a lot of people but at the top of the
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list are the three who showed amazing courage, who resist the pressure and do what's good for the country." the house approved its health ce measure back in may .. and now many house republics say it's time to reach across the isle for support.rep. leonard lance / -r- new jersey: "i think we have to work in a bipartisan capacity. butt sot i certainly would encourage our democratic colleagues to come to the table. butt sot rep. charlie dent / -r- pennsylvania: "right now i think there is a great opportunity to enter a bipartisan discussion on health care reform."a bipartisan discussion on health care may be an option as mitch mcconnell said it was time to move on.. i'm ashley corum reporting. ( marty ) rallies to support the nation's healthcare law were held across the country. in washington, d.c.-- the "our lives on the line" rally brought out advocates, celebrity activists and lawmakers. the events came after the latest failed gop-led senate effort to repeal the affordable care act. house minority leader nancy pelosi offered many thanks to those who helped defeat the plan. ( marty ) in a break from holding a traditional town hall meeting... east bay
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congressman eric swalwell took a hike with his supporters. kron four's philippe djegal reports... people had a lot of questions about what's going on in washington and how it will impact their lives. (philippe) during his "hike-and-talk" town hall here on the trails of lake chabot regional park in castro valley... congressman eric swalwell touched on a wide variety of issues with his constituents... including health care, and the status of attorney general of the united states -- jeff sessions.eric swalwell/congressman- "(philippe) should he go? (eric) yes. uh, he should go. not for the reasons the president wants him to go. he wasn't forthcoming about russia. and, he should not have been apart of the firing of james comey. so, its really on the senate, uh, to put in someone who, uh, has law enforcement experience and is independent from the russia investigation." surrounded by dozens of his supporters... after hearing a couple of dogs barking... representative swalwell, the democrat out of dublin... remarked the tone in washington d-c has to change... eric swalwell/congressman- "had a little, uh, dog fight there. uh, looked a lot like the house floor." this week, in the u-s senate, the republican majority failed to
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pass a so called "skinny repeal" of the affordable care act... a setback to president donald trump's desire to repeal and replace former president barack obama's signature piece of legislation.eric swalwell/cong ressman- "the american people were heard. they, uh, don't want the affordable care act to be taken away. if there are problems, we should work as republicans and democrats to strengthen them. and, you know, its time to unite, and make sure as many people as possible have coverage. uh, that premiums, uh, go down, and that the quality, uh, goes up. so, that opportunity is now." as for president trump... congressman swalwell says he needs to get his house in order and be a leader.eric swalwell/cong ressman- "the president needs to find his focus. uh, there is reality show, uh, like drama playing out, uh, at the white house and too many people are counting on him to deliver on jobs, health care, uh and just providing for a better future and the only way you can do that is if, , you come to the table, extend your arm, uh, and are open minded to making the fixes that are needed. and, right now, you're just not seeing that, and, you know, the cost of that is that, uh, you know, we all suffer." in castro valley,
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offered on phones and tablets kids now have access to online gaming at a young age. as a parent it can be challenging to know what games, and what platforms, are safe. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate has some answers. roblox is an online gaming platform. it's a free app for apple or android devices you can also play it on video game consoles like the xbox.. or.. on a computer. in roblox there are millions of different games that you can play.. all for free lately it's been booming. they currently have 56 million active monthly users a lot of
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those are kids gabe slate tech reporter says: " roblox with roughly 300 employees are based in downtown san mateo i met with the co-founder dave baszucki who said that they've developed roblox from the beginning with kids and family in mind" dave baszucki / ceo robloxays: " we like to think of roblox as an initial social experience type platform much of what happens on roblox is not competitive or linear it's solving problems with friends it's figuring out how to escape from a tornado it's figuring out how to how to work in a pizza restaurant. so not as linear.. it's a lot more imaginative. we make sure as much of our resources of human as well as algorithmic that goes into making roblox the safest platform it can be for kids of all ages around the world the biggest things we do whether it's from moderating content to filtering text to responding to reports we get from users" the roblox look is friendly it's takes a colorful blockly animated design all the games are a visual version of this so nothing is to life-like.. it keeps it light. and a lot of the gamesa lot of the games are simple enough for kids as young as 4. there's obsticle courses dance parties some games are just
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mindless silly fun. some are puzzle oriented.. . kids are learning.. without knowing it dave baszucki / ceo roblox says: " so one of my favorite experiences on roblox is bird simulator because it combines both fun it combines playing and imagination with friends but it also combines learning about real biology you have to be a bird you have to find insects to survive you need to escape from predators so it's it's really both a fun educational and experiential social experience " roblox is a good place to start for introcing your kids into the world of online gaming but there are adult themed games on here that are not appropriate for young children and there are games that offer open chatting between users so like all online gaming parents should be involved when their kids are playing play with them. or keep an eye on what they are playing with your tech report gabe slate kron 4 news ( marty ) and after the break... the san jose earthquakes honor the three men who saved one of their own... we'll show you the reunion next. live look outside... san mateo bridge.
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live look outside...sutro tower. (marty) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)strengthening high pressure over california will result in a warming trend through midweek. very warm to hot conditions expected to develop inland over the next few days and then persist through the end of the week. a prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase heat related risks across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild. ( marty ) police arrested a man for
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setting fire to a youth l-g-b-t center in phoenix. surveillance video shows a man police identify as 26-year old darren beach setting fire to the building on wednesday. you can see him pouring flammable liquid inside the building. the center director said the man is a former client of the center and has a mental disability. ( marty )
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beach began using services at the center in 20-13. he had to leave last year when he turned 25 years old. ( marty ) some college students in southern california teamed up with engineers for their latest project. using drones to solve problems. the stadium field at el camino college in torrance was transformed into a world map with fires and disasters breaking out. it was part of a global innovation summit created to encourage stem education worldwide. five teams were set up to respond to the mock disasters. the teams operated specific vehicles including planes and drones that served different purposes. ( marty ) some students were on the field
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monitoring their equipment while others were in a tent operating the drones and figuring out how to maneuver their vehicles without being able to see the playing field. ( marty ) a player for the san jose earthquakes organization got to personally thank his lifesavers. the three men who rescued him when he was drowning at lake tahoe were guests of honor at the match at avaya stadium, and kron four's spencer blake was there. (thud of kicking)the first three goals of the day saturday at avaya stadium were ceremonialbut not insignificant.the men who literally kicked off the pregame ritualsaved the life of one of the earthquakes' players, matheus silva.chris guenther and colby peterson - brothers-in-law and paddleboarders - saw silva's head bobbing up and down as he called for help from lake tahoe on july fourth."i think we happened to be where we needed to be, and we had floatation devices, and it was just react."their reaction took them down about twelve feet to pull an unconscious silva to the surface.he had been underwater for 30 seconds or so."you could already say
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it was luck that two paddleboarders were close enough to pull him out of the water, but then luck really kicked in when a retired navy medic had been right there on the beach.john burke, who also worked as an e-r nurse, performed c-p-r for at least five minutes before e-m-t's arrived and finally got silva breathing again."his cognitive skills are there, his motor skills are gonna be there, he's gonna return to play. you can't ask for a better outcome. i'm jazzed."(singing) silva was reflective as he stood with his mother before the game, mindful of the hand god played in his survival. "just the perspective of how quick stuff happens, and how we can lose everything. ya know, just be thankful."the club gave guenther, peterson, and burke the royal treatment, complete with earthquakes jerseys."i've never been to a soccer match before.i'm an earthquakes fan. never been on the field before, (laughs)." silva, who had been in critical condition earlier this month, is focusing on recovering and returning to the field."it's honestly the most rewarding experience to know that we could play a part in that. it's a beautiful thing to see him recovered and to see him doing as well as he's doing."in san jose, spencer blake, kron four news.
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( marty ) today's the last day to enjoy the gilroy garlic festival. and celebrity chef giada de laurentis will be there cooking up some delicious goodies. the festival features all things garlic. from garlic fries to garlic ice cream. the festival is at christmas hill park. it starts at 10 in the morning and runs until seven tonight. tickets are twenty dollars. it is now officially in the guinness book of world records as the largest garlic festival in the world. the record: 109-thousand-67 people attended over three days in 2011. more information on parking and events is on on website kron4.com. ( marty ) still ahead.
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sipping vino like a star. vicki liviakis shows us celebrity wines, even one from a san francisco slugger. for the weekned... it's the circus festival in san francisco. come out and enjoy food, games and more. it's all happening at hunters point from 12 to 4. the event is free to attend. just because
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you're famous doesn't mean you necessarily can make a good wine. or does it? kron 4's vicki liviakas shows us some celebrity wines that are actually drinkable. fans of the hbo blockbuster - game of thrones - have i got a wine for you. game of thrones - chardonnay or cabernet.(mike lee - bevmo) it's really nice big bodied, just like the show dark brooding. it's just a lot of fun. mike lee ought to know - he's from bev mo - plus - a die hard movie buff. and for fun - he's pouring celebrity wines. like country crooner - zak brown's uncaged. or local rocker - train's
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- san francisco soul sister. here's a fav - christy brinkley's bubbly called bellissima.(mike lee - bevmo) uptown girl is right here and then you have a nice little hat tip to the venus de milo. or if yous prefer a top rated rose... from a marriage on the rocks... ... so no sour grapes for brangelina. of course god-father director francis ford coppela has been making wine for some time. his movie director daughter sofia has a blush called... sofia. (vicki liviakis) coppola makes sense but how about hunter pence? yes, even giant's slugger hunter pence makes his own wine.(mike lee - bevmo) i'm surprised that he even has his own pence royalty wine. i think that's hard to find. uh that's from my private stash. all kinds of athletes are playing in the wine game. from hoopster yao ming to former raiders safety charles woodson to and joe montana all make big napa valley reds with a lot of cred as does golf broadcaster jim nance and the
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calling. music maker john legend teamed up with jean charles boisset of raymond vineyards. and ... you can too.(vicki liviakis) have you ever wanted to make your own wine? yup - if celebrities can do so can you... make your own with the flamboyantfrenchman... and play wine-maker for a day. slap a label on it and serve it to all your... adoring fans. in san francisco vicki liviakis kron 4 news. ad lib final 7 day forecast thats kron 4 news weekend for this saturday morning... i'm marty gonzalez. from all of us thanks for watching. join us for kron4 news weekend tomorrow morning starting at 8 o'clock ... and tonight for kron 4 news at eight.
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for years, men have enjoyed their man caves without guilt. now, it's mama's turn. welcome to my she shed. ...where i enjoy not cooking, not gardening, and not cleaning. ...where me and the girls can let loose. oh, look at the time! me time... mmm..brownies. fiber one 90 calorie brownies. allll mine.
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