squad. however none of those resources would be necessary to bring this long standoff with a deadly shooting suspect to an end there was a loud bangfollowed shortly by an ambulance on the move that is how a 15-hour standoff with a shooting suspect ends here on 15th street between beaver and castro in san francisco. this all started sunday around 11:30pm with a 9-1-1 call of shots fired police arrived and found an adult male and an elderly adult female shooting victim sfpd investigators say that was followed by the adult male refusing to leave the residence

police say the suspect did come out, on his own, without any police officers firing their weapons. that loud bang i heard was either the swat team using some kind of tactical device or the suspect firing a weapon. police wont say at this point. nor will they talk about the relationship between the shooting suspect and the elderly woman who died. the incident remains under investigation...live in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) and we first told you about the standoff happening in san francisco - through a push alert we sent out early this morning. get the latest breaking news updates... by either downloading the free kron four mobile app - or logging onto our website kron four dot com. "he does not have a role at this time in the trump

administration."(grant)anthony scaramucci's controversial ten day reign as the president's communications director is over.in a sudden and dramatic move, he was escorted off the white house grounds today. (grant)the white house announcement said he was leaving to give a clean slate to the new chief of staff, general john kelly.(vicki ) that's just what sean spicer and reince prebus said when they left ... only they were referring to scaramucci. catherine heenan is here with this new chapter in the white house drama. (catherine) this story has no shortage of irony and contradictions. the president started the day with a tweet boasting about the stock market, jobs, immigration and the supreme court ... and ending by saying "no white house chaos." but a few hours later, yet another staff shakeup. we just swore in general kelly-- retired four star general james kelly moves over from homeland security ... to the

president's cheif of staff. "general kelly, i think, will bring new structure to the white house and discipline and strength."he also brought a new broom, sweeping out the brash wall street financier whose first words on the job turned out to be prophetic"i'm going to be brief."that brief tenure touched off a chaotic week at the white house.press secretary sean spicer resigned within minutes.the next week the president launched a vicious attack on atorney general jeff sessions.an early morning tweet overturned the pentagon's policy on transgender service members. and scaramucci delivered a profanity-laced tirade to a new yorker writer, calling the white house chief of staff a paranoid schizophrenic.the next day reince preibus was out and kelly was in, scaramucci's obscene rants apparently did not impress his boss. "the president certainly felt anthony's comments were inappropriate for a person in that position. "for now the general seems to have the full confidence of the president. "i predict that general kelly will go down in terms of the position of chief of staff, one of the

great ever, and we're going to have a good timeit's still not clear if kelly will exert any influence over the president's own behavior - including his use of twitter. "you have to let trump be trump. anybody who thinks they're going to change donald trump doesn't know donald trump."and there was a new spin on the chaos theory in the press room. "if you want to see chaos, come to my house with three preschoolers. this doesn't hold a candle to that." (catherine) if you're keeping score, anthony scaramucci is at least the seventh major departure from the trump administration.the list includes assistant attorney general sally yates.... national security adviser michael flynn....and fbi director john comey,vicki? (vicki) a morgan hill man was in court today after police say he arranged to have sex with a girl under 13 years old. 42 year old jose francisco toledo was arrested

thursday at hidden lakes park on the martinez-pleasant hill border. that's were where he allegedly arranged to meet the girl. toledo contacted an undercover police officer, who was posing as a child on the internet. officers say toledo tried to get the girl to send him nude images. police recovered electronic items from his car, condoms and candy he promised to bring the girl. toledo was booked into contra costa county jail with bail set at two and a half million dollars. (grant) a fremont man is out on bail tonight after being arrested for secretly video taping his roomates having sex... and then trying to extort them for thousands of dollars. kron 4 's dan kerman is in fremont tonigth with the details. dan? police say this man, manindar adama is under

arrest for secretly videotaping his roommates having sex and then trying to extort money from them to the tune of $5000sot det. michael gebhardt/fremont police 11-19police say back in march adama and his wife shared a bedroom with a younger couple in this pennsylvania avenue apartment complex in fremont. the younger couple moved out at the end of april and then in mid june began receiving anonymous emails from someone claiming they had video of the two having sex and would send it to family and post it on social media sites if the refused to pay him. police were contacted in july and determined adama was the one sending the emails.sotadama was arrested, laptops were seized and the video in question was found. adama has since moved to the apartment complex across the street and police are wondering if there

are more victims sot144/or not

(grant) palo alto police have arrested a man who officers say set a series of fires early friday morning. 23-year-old terry lee hill jr. was arrested over the weekend. officers say he is responsible for four different fires all within a few blocks of each other.. the first, was a car fire at a caltrain station parking lot. a few hours later two more fires ...both in dumpsters. one on palo alto avenue, another in a parking garage on high street. and the fourth fire was set in some brush on a bike path near the homer avenue tunnel. no one was injured in the fires. (vicki) the war against illegal dumping is heating up amid a spike in the number of mattresses, furniture and other trash piling up on city streets in san jose. kron four's rob fladeboe is live now to tell us about a some new tools in the city's effort

clean up the mess. rob? (rob live) im here on senter road where it's hard to tell the difference sometimes between illegal dumping and the remnants of a former homeless camp. but the city is targeting messes like this with more boots on the ground and a new tool that will make it easier for residents to report illegal dumping. i caught up with the city's illegal dumping rapid response team off berryessa road. some of the furniture and trash had been set out for pickup by residents but some of the stuff had been illegally dumped. either way, calls for service have gone up in recent months from about 32 per day to 45 or 50 says team leader ed ramirez.ed ramirez/illegal dumping rapid response team ".....if there is just one item or one pile it will soon be bigger because it attracts others who are out looking for someplace to dump...."as of

today, the city has doubled the number of crews, from four to eight, that are visiting chronic dumping spots or responding to those calls for service. residents can now use a smart phone app to upload photos of illegal dumping and tagging the locations on a map to help city crews responding to the request.jenny loft/san jose environmental services".....at the end of the day we love it when residents step up to help us with this by sending in evidence of the illegal dumping...."it's hoped the extra manpower and reporting app will create more awareness about illegal dumping. the people doing the dumping look for out of the way places that are simply over looked or unknown to the clean up crews, until now possibly.ed ramirez "....if they aren't being reported, we don't know about them, so in order for us to respond, people need to tell us about it..."

(rob live) in addition to reporting situations like this, residents can use that new app to report graffiti, potholes, abandoned vehicles and street light outages. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant) a 3-year-old boy contracts e-coli... (grant) after swimming in at a popular lake near lake tahoe. coming up, the new warning from health officials. (vicki) then - a warning from bart... keep your cell phones secure during your commute. we'll tell you about the new effort to stop thieves. (grant) plus - police track down a stolen train that's normally used to entertain children. find out how police were able to locate the missing train - next. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (vicki) we have some good

news to out of pleasant hill. a trailer containing a children's train that was stolen from outside of a interactive game company sunday was found this morning. kron4's maureen kelly reports that it's owners are crediting the quick recovery to the power of social media.

(grant)(grant) (grant) in raiders news first

round pick, gareon conley won't face any charges in sexual assualt case. today a grand jury in cleveland decided not to indict the 24th overall pick on any charges... after hearing the facts of the case. back in april -- a 23-year-old woman accused conley of sexually assaulting her in a hotel. according

to his attorney -- the former buckeye cooperated with the investigation and passed a lie detecting test. conley has claimed the encounter was consensual. he was never arrested. the raiders rookie signed a four-year contract with the team on friday and was at training camp today. (grant)a three-year-old boy has been hospitalized for e-coli after swimming in a northern california lake. the un-named toddler started suffering from severe intestinal symptoms after swimming at lake wildwood beach in nevada county. two other kids have been treated for ecoli as well after swimming in the lake. the health department closed down the beach after water was tested and had high levels of fecal bacteria. " real upset stomach, digestive issues, blood in his stool.""was taken to sierra nevada tuesday, admitted to icu shortly afterwards. and was transferred to uc davis yesterday because he tested positive for e. coli and it's now affecting his kidneys." lake wildwood is a gated

community.officials with the neighborhood have not commented on the incident. (vicki) experts question how a dead humpback whale washed ashore over the weekend near monterey.(vicki) this is video of that whale that washed up saturday morning along the coastline at pebble beach. experts say monterey bay has seen a large influx of whales in the area which may mean limited food supply. the total population of humpback whales in the area is around 25-hundred. a necropsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. (vicki) tropical storm emily hit florida's gulf coast today...it's creating problems ranging from flooding to power outages. catherine heenan is here with the latest ... (catherine) the storm has now been downgraded to a tropical 'depression' - but not before causinglots of flooding.....including this neighborhood in st. petersburg.......where roads are underwater. florida's governor declared a state of emergency for 31 counties.. thousands of homes have no power. some

of the stranger sights include the catfish that was stranded after being blownout of the water during heavy storms in the fort meyers area. two fishermen were rescued tonight. they were found clinging to debris in tampa bayafter their boat sank. and a hotel in fort meyers lost part of its roof in the storm... the storm was last headed inland across west- central florida with forecasts of more heavy rain... it's expected to move out into the atlantic ocean off the east-central coast by tuesday morning. grant and vicki? (grant) a spare the air alert has been issued for tomorrow in the bay area because of an excessive amount of smog expected in the region... the bay area quality management district issued the alert - the sixth this year - because of light winds ands triple-digit temps. (vicki) chief meterologist brittney shipp is here now with a look at our forecant. strengthening high pressure over much of the

west coast will result in well above average temperatures across the interior through at least midweek. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight. this prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase the risk of heat related illnesses across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.

(vicki) coming up, new legislation looks to prevent people... from abusing unemployment benefits. the new test applicants will have to pass. (grant) plus, there's a new effort to try to make sitting on long flights a little more comfortable. we'll tell you about it after the break.

(vicki) the f-a-a is being

required to review the sizes of seats and legroom on commercial airlines. an advocacy group is pushing for new rules regulating seat sizes. the group's petition to the f-a-a was turned down two years ago, so they went to the courts. the f-a-a is now under a federal court order to review the seat sizes. advocates argue small airline seats can put passengers' health at risk for conditions like blood clots in legs. and they say growing obesity rates aren't being recognized by airlines. they have evidence showing the average width of seats has been cut an inch and a half over the last decade. the f-a-a has not commented. (grant) bart is launching a program to help riders protect their electronic devices. this comes as the transit agency says its seeing an increase in cell phone thefts - at bart stations - all across the bay area. kron 4's lydia pantazes tells us what passengers need to know. ( lydia )just last week,

police arrested a juvenile for stealing a cell phone from a passenger.police say the suspect just grabbed it out of the victims hands.(graphic) since 2014, we've seen an increase in cell phone thefts on bart trains...in 2014, there were 137, in 2015, 180 and then a sharp increase in 2016 at 274.through june of this year, we've already seen 225 cell phone thefts.(graphic) as we mentioned earlier bart launched a campaign to protect passengers from cell phone theft.here are some tips: -protect your phone especially when waiting near train doors or at platforms.-put it away or secure it when approaching s stop.-be aware of your surroundings at all times.we asked passengers if they were surprised about the recent thefts... (vicki) thieves target another

bay area costco... this time getting away with thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and other items. we'll tell you who police are looking for - coming up.(grant) then, the major league baseball trade deadline has come and gone. the big name that's no longer with the oakland a's.

(vicki) a congressman wants to drug test people applying for unemployment insurance. (grant) the bill would require substance abuse risk assessments in order to get benefits. supporters say it will cut down on tax abuse... but opponents say it would violate people's rights. (vicki) kron four's d.c. correspondent brie jackson talked with both sides - and brings us more. track: if you are applying for unemployment insurance, congressman buddy carter wants to ensure you're drug free. buddy carter: unemployment is not for people who are abusing drugs and using that money to buy drugs but instead to help them get back on their feet and we want to make sure that is what they are doing with. brie standup: under the proposed law states would be able to screen applicants to

see if they are at high risk for substance abuse. if so, that person would have to pass a drug test before receiving unemployment benefits. opponents call the plan unconstitutional track: george wentworth is with the national employment law project federal courts in michigan and florida that held the mere fact that you are applying for a public benefit is not constitutional grounds to require somebody to pass a drug test in order to qualify for that benefit track: wentworth says taking a risk assessment could unfairly target applicants with high-scores - forcing them to take a drug test. wentworth: rep. carter's goes on a bit of a fishing expedition to create reasonable suspicion. track: carter disagrees. he says, if passed, the plan would save taxdollars by preventing people from abusing government programs . carter: it is helping people. and that is what unemployment is for to help people track: in washington brie jackson (grant) 138 j-c penny locations

closed today... this includes the one at the hilltop mall in richmond. like other department stores... j-c penny is hurting as more people shop online instead of heading to the mall. the company says these closures are part of a plan to focus on their best- performing stores.. around 900 j-c penny stores will remain open. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. strengthening high pressure over much of the west coast will result in well above average temperatures across the interior through at least midweek. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight. this prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will

increase the risk of heat related illnesses across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.

still ahead... a 10-year-old boy riding his bike - is hit what his family is now (grant) still ahead... a 10-year-old boy riding his bike - is hit by a car. what his family is now crediting with saving his life. (vicki) and - your kids might get some extra sleep before school. we'll tell you about the new bill to push back school start times. (grant) on wallstreet... the dow continues to build on its record highs.... adding more than 60 points today. the nasdaq fell about 27 points. and the s&p edged down a little more than a one point. we'll be right back...

food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees.

i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. (grant) new information tonight - on another high stakes theft at a costco. over the weekend, a costco in the north bay was hit. (grant) this comes after several other local stores were targeted, including a costco in danville where thieves struck twice. (vicki) as kron four's terisa estacio reports, police are zeroing in on leads including the get away car. (vicki) it's that time of year

again. according to the national retail federation -- back to school spending is expected to hit 83-point-6 billion dollars across the country. families with k- through-12 students are expected to spend an average 687-dollars. college

students will spend an average of 969-dollars. a few tips...go bargain hunting. ask for a price match... and for student discounts. shop the sales tax holidays offered in california...look for discounts when you buy online and pick up your order in the store. (grant) a new bill up for vote next month... could make california schools start later in the morning. under the new bill-- middle schools and high schools will not be allowed to start before 8-30. supporters of the bill say it will help get a better night's sleep and improve their school performance. but others say it will interfere with the family's schedule... some parents say they may not be able to drop their kid's off at school and still make it to work on time. the state bar of california is proposing lowering the minimum score on the licensing exam for attorneys.this is because of an alarming decline in law students that are

actually able to pass the test. the california state bar is considered one of the toughest in the country along with new york. the option of lowering the passing score mark was presented today to the committee of bar examiners. the proposal would lower the score needed only for the july exam from 144 to 141. the seemingly minor reduction could significantly boost the pass rate.only 43 percent of test takers actually passed the bar in 2016. (grant) in the state of washington... a 10-year- old boy says he's lucky to be alive, after getting hit by a car while riding his bike. (grant) meet zaiden cochran, and check out the helmet he credits for saving his life. he and his little brother were riding in their neighborhood saturday. all of a sudden a 21- year-old driver collides with zaiden causing him to be thrown up in the air. now the 10-year-old says he learned a valuable lesson about safety, and encourages others to do the same.

(grant) doctors treated zaiden for a crack on his spine, swollen left eye, and scrapes on his knees and arms. he is expected to make a full recovery. police say the driver is cooperating with the investigation. they don't think speed was a factor. (vicki) still ahead... the m-l-b trade deadline is over - and lots of trades were made. mark carpenter joins us on set after the break... to break it all down for us. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

yet another big departure from president trump's white house. pam moore is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. (pam) grant... the newly

appointed white house communications director is the latest staffer to be shown the door. anthony scaramucci is out... after only taking the job ten- days ago. he joins a growing list of big name departures from the white house... in the first six- months of the trump presidency. tonight... we'll have the latest on the fallout.... plus, our political anaylst will join us on set ... to talk about what is going on at the white house we will have that story and much more on kron 4 news at six. grant back to you. (vicki) happening today... the international olympic committee struck a deal with the city of los angeles making it the host for the 20-28 olympic games. the 20-28 summer games will be the first games hosted in the u-s since atlanta in 19-96. the deal will now make los angeles a three-time olympic city. the city hosted the games back in 19-32 and 19-84. (grant) sticking with sports-- an exciting day in major league baseball...

as we reached the trade deadline this afternoon.(vicki) and the oakland a's found themselves smack dab in the middle of a big transaction. mark carpenter joins us with the details... plus a wrap of some of the other notable deals. (mark) the a's are usually busy at the trade deadline... and this is year is no different. what was expected for quite some time, finally turned into a done deal.... as the team has traded ace pitcher sonny gray to the new york yankees. this puts an end to gray's six-year tenure in oakland. the a's took him in the first round in the 2011 draft... and he made his major league debut two seasons later. the 27-year-old racked up a 44-36 record with 3.42- career era. he now joins a yankees club that leads the a-l east...and the hope is he is a missing piece for a rotation that goes deep into the playoffs. in addition to gray, the a's also gave away 1-point-5 million dollars..but received several

prospects in return. and that wasn't their only move of the day.. utility infielder adam rosales sent to arizona in exchange for a minor-league pitcher. this move is not much of a surprise... as it was expected the 34-year-old would be designated for assignment once chad pinder is off the disabled list. through 71- games-- rosie...was hitting 234...with 27-ribbies. and the excitement isn't over yet... a's hosting the giants at the coliseum tonight to open the bay bridge series. finally, the yankees are not the only contender to make a move today. the already- deadly l-a dodgers... add to their rotation by acquiring yu darvish from the texas rangers. despite this being his worst season, the righty is a four-time all- star... and is another weapon for a staff that already features clayton kershaw, alex wood, rich hill, and kenta maeda. at 74-31, the dodgers have the best record in baseball. we have a lot more sports to talk about. both the

raiders and 49ers...rolling on with training camp coming up in sports at 6-45, we'll check in with the silver and black in napa, plus we'll tell you which niners rookie is the early star of the season. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. strengthening high pressure over much of the west coast will result in well above average temperatures across the interior through at least midweek. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight. this prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase the risk of heat related illnesses across most interior locations through at least thursday.

temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.

(grant) take a look at this... a couple used their boat to help fight a grass fire in british comumbia...without leaving the water! a woman says she was relaxing on the river when she saw smoke-- and took this video. she says the couple steered their boat closer to the shore and started going in circles...intentionally spraying a huge amount of water onto shore. the water that splashed up went toward the fire and helped contain it until a fire truck showed up. (vicki) up next, he

might just be the president's biggest fan..meet the local boy whose letter to the president... got some national attention. and why his make america great again birthday cake almost didn't happen.

icki) a few days ago -- the white house press secretary started the press briefing with a letter from one of president trump's supporters. as reporter karma dickerson shows us --

the letter came from a nine-year-old stockton boy... who is perhaps one of the president's biggest fans. nat- walks out the doorhe dresses like trumpsot-at least once a week he would wear one of his suits to schoolhe reads about trumpsot- sue ann harbin- he sat down, 5, 10 minutes every day, i have to help him with the bigger words and even aspires to earn like trumpnat- whatús that? my trump moneypresident donald trumpús biggest fan is a nine-year-old stockton boy called pickle.but unlike his favorite president... pickle—short for dyl-pickle--shortened from dylan--- gets a bit uncomfortable in the spotlight. nat- rubs eyesbut if thereús one think that tickleús pickle... itús watching wednesdayús white house press briefingsot-dylan 'pickle' harbin- i sent him a letter and asked if he could be my friend and he said yeswhere amid a week full controversy and scandal--- press secretary sarah huckabee sanders read this letter.sot-huckabee sanders- my name is dylan harbin but everyone calls me pickle... then he asks the president a few questions sot-dylan- how old are you, how big is the white house... i donút know people donút like you can we be friends? sot-huckabee sanders-i spoke to the president dylan and he would be more than happy to be your friend.and that's the moment pickleús been living for sot-pickle- i want him to tell me i can be presidentever since his third-grade class held a mock election last year.

mom sue ann harbin says while she has to filter some trump headlines to keep things age appropriate... she's supports her sonsot- actually nobody wanted to make his cakeeven tracking down the only baker who would make a make america great hat birthday cakeif youúre ever in washington dc, i hope youúll stop by and let us show you around the white housenat- exhaleitús all bit overwhelming for pickle... but mom says sheúll make it happen sot- sue ann- i donút know how mom will get you there, but weúll get you there.sd (vicki) his mom says, his love for the president came after learning about him in dylan's third grade class. (vicki) his mom says, his love

for the president came after learning about him in dylan's third grade class. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. grant joins pam moore with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you vicki... next at six... a bizzare case out of the east bay... where a man is accused of trying to extort thousands of dollars from a couple he videotaped having sex. we'll tell you how he was caught.(grant) plus a woman is dead... and the suspected gunmen in the hospital after marathon police standoff. how it finally ended is next. kron 4 news at six is next.

(pam) an east bay man is accused of... not only secretly recording a sex tape of his roommates... but then, trying to use that video as

blackmail to extort money from them.(pam) he has been arrested.. and is out on bail tonight. good evening i'm pam moore.(grant) and i'm grant lodes... steve is off tonight. the police report on the case is astounding and frightening at the same time. kron 4's dan kerman is live tonight in fremont... he has details on the suspect as well as the crime. dan? imagine sharing an apartment with someone only to later discover they have been secretly videotaping you having sex fremont police say that's why this man is now under arrest.sotpolice say back in march manindar adama and his wife shared a bedroom with a younger couple in this pennsylvania avenue apartment complex in fremont. the younger couple moved out at

the end of april but in mid june began receiving anonymous emails from someone claiming they had video of the two having sex and would send it to family and post it on social media sites if the refused to pay him. sot det. michael gebhardt/fremont police 39-47police were contacted in july and asked the suspect to provide proof he really had a sex video. that's how police say they determined it was adama.sot adama was arrested, laptops were seized and the video in question was found. adama is now out on bail and living in the apartment complex across the street. sotneighbors are concerned.sotpolice are now trying to determine if there are more victims , since adama has lived in 3 places in the last 8 months.sot144/12-15 different people

(grant) a morgan hill man was in court today after police say he arranged to have sex with a girl under 13 years old. 42 year old jose francisco toledo was arrested thursday at hidden lakes park on the martinez-pleasant hill border. that's were where he allegedly arranged to meet the girl. toledo contacted an undercover police officer, who was posing as a child on the internet. officers say toledo tried to

get the girl to send him nude images. police recovered electronic items from his car, condoms and candy he promised to bring the girl. toledo was booked into contra costa county jail with bail set at two and a half million dollars. a man is under arrest tonight, accused of setting a series of fires in downtown palo alto. this is a story we first told you about on friday on kron 4 news. the suspect is 23-year-old terry lee hill junior. police say, he matched the suspect captured on surveillance video. palo alto police say, there were four separate fires set last friday morning. one damaged a car ... another was in a dumpster and burned just about everything inside. hill is the santa clara county jail tonight... he faces four -felony counts of arson. (pam) an eldery woman in san francisco has died from a gunshot wound. the shooting suspect is now in custody... after an hours- long standoff with police that started just before midnight(grant) before the suspect

surrendered... residents were told to shelter in place or evacute their homes... it happened here in san francisco's corona heights park neighborhood... near 15th and beaver streets.kron4's haaziq madyun has the story it started with a 9-1-1 call of shots fired sunday around 11:45pm at a residence on 15th street between beaver and castro in san francisco...poli ce arrived and found an adult male and an elderly female shooting victim who was taken to a local hospital... the man inside the residence refused to leave...standoff begins enter sfpd swat team, crisis negotiators, bomb squad and exit residents living on 15th street between beaver and castro in san francisco like carl mazer

they asked us to leave the building">the standoff ended around 15 hours later. police say the shooting suspect, shot and wounded himself before he surrendered to police innestigators say the elderly female shooting victim died as a result of her wound. the relationship between the shooting suspect and the victim remains part of the ongoing investigation...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news ( grant ) we sent out the alert about this story at 3-25 this afternoon through the kron four mobile app. it is free for download for apple and android devices. just be sure to enable the push alert feature to receive breaking news updates. ( grant ) new details tonight for you on another high stakes crime at a costco. over the weekend, a store in novato was hit.

three men raced in past the front area and with a hammer struck a case and scooped up jewerly. this comes on the heels of several other stores being ripped off, including danville where thieves struck twice. police are reviewing video tape surveillance now from various angles inside and outside of costco hoping those cameras, reveal leads. novato police say they are also looking to see if the thieves try and sell what they stole. they are also working with detectives from danville and foster city to see if there are any similarities in the robberies. a live look outside right now... a lovely warm monday. (grant) let's get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. strengthening high pressure over much of the west coast will result in well above average temperatures across

the interior through at least midweek. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight. this prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase the risk of heat related illnesses across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.

( pam ) a big story tonight: president trump is once again shaking up his white house staff. after just days... the president has accepted anthony scaramucci resignation.. as white house communications director.( grant ) kron 4's washington correspondent mark meredith is at the white house with a look at what the turmoil means for the administration's agenda. trt: 1:09out: at the white house, i'm mark meredith anthony scaramucci is out of a job after only eleven days in the role of white house communications director.the move is the latest sign of major turmoil in the trump administration.white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders says the president wanted to go in a different direction."he does not have a role here at this time, the president put out a statement" scaramucci's departure comes the same day former general john kelly takes over as white

house chief of staff. kelly's job will be focused on getting the administration's agenda back on track.but constant staff shakeups could make that job tougher than ever.this afternoon we asked the president's secretary of veterans affairs david shulkin if he feels the shake ups are impacting the administration "i think it's a very positive attitude in the cabinent, i think there was an opinion to have a more regular cabinet meetings, this is an organization that is run with disciple and help the president and his agenda " while shulkin says he's focused, the administration now has another job vacancy to fill.that's at the same time the president attempts to pass health care and tax reform.at the white house, i'm mark meredith. ( grant ) joining us now to sort out this latest shake-up is tom del beccaro... author of "the divided era" and former chairman of the california republican party.( pam ) on friday... reince priebus departed the white house ... today.. anthony scaramucci... this last move comes... as john kelly takes over as chief of staff.

thanks tom del beccaro .. ( grant ) can the leaning millennium tower in san

francisco stand up to a major earthquake. what a new report says about the building's seismic safety( pam ) and a humpback whale washes up near pebble beach. what experts think might have killed the massive mammal. ( grant ) plus taking to the streets. see the effort to get rid of the mess left behind by people illegal dumping their garbage in san jose.

(2-shot/grant) after a sharp increase in illegal dumping, a push back from the city of san jose.(2-shot/pam)

as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now.... the city has deployedmore crews to address the problem.... along with a new web tool to help residents join the battle against illegal dumping. rob fladeboe/san jose "...beginning today san jose residents with access to a smart phone have access to a new tool that will help them report cases of illegal dumping and a faster response from the city..."san jose mayor sam liccardo announced the launch of a new smart phone app called 'my san jose," a new web tool that makes it extremely easy forfor residents to notify the city about illegal dumping in their neighborhoods. users have the option to attach photos of the dumping.they can also tag the locations to better direct clean up crews to the scene. the reporting party can also track the status of their requests and receive notifications about how and when the complaint is to be resolved.mayor sam liccardo/san jose mayor "...what this app does is to provide a streamlined way for the request for service to get to the right place, we've put a lot of at city hall work into the back end of the process so the complaint gets to the right person right person at city hall..."it's not just for illegal dumping. residednts can also use it toreport graffiti, pot holes, abandoned vehicles and

streetlight outages. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) the power of social media helped a pleasant hill family business... recover a children's train amusement ride .... that was stolen early sunday morning. here you can see what's called 'the fun and games express' ... being unloaded from the trailer which was also stolen. the owner of the interactive games company called the police, but it was his daughter's facebook post about the crime ... that went viral and helped the recovery. someone who saw the post, spotted the trailer parked behind a yoga studio in walnut creek early this morning... and called it in. the business owner says.... that train is worth 60-thousand dollars.. and is a big part of his business. the city of san francisco just got a new engineering report on the millennium tower... the high rise that has been sinking..... catherine heenan is here with details on some rare 'good' news

regarding the tower.. it's still sinking.......it's still tilting... but when it comes to an earthquake scenario....the analysis is good. the independent study - by a three member expert panel - says that the 58-story downtown buildingcan withstand a magnitude 8-point-o quake. at this point - the effect of settling on the building is described as 'negligible.' it's good news for residents.......also the developer, who's insisted all alongthat the building is safe. san francisco made the results public on the city website today. the millennium tower opened in 2009. it's sunk 17 inches since then....and is tilting to the northwest. more monitoring later is suggested. in the meantime...millennium partners says it has an answer to the problem...whichinvolves drilling new piles down to the bedrock. experts

disagree on whether that will work. pam and grant? ( grant ) an ominous forecast for planet earth. two different studies released today say the earth's global temperature will likely rise a couple of degrees by the end of the century. those two studies used different methodologies.. one used statistical analysis.. the other studied past emissions of greenhouse gas emissions.. the study found that even if humans suddenly stop burning fossil fuels...earth will continue to heat up by 2100. scientists have said even a small increase could cause sea levels to rise, stronger hurricanes and more wildfires. let's take a look outside right now for the current conditions in the bay area... chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the forecast. strengthening high pressure over much of the west coast

will result in well above average temperatures across the interior through at least midweek. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight. this prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase the risk of heat related illnesses across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild. (pam) a traveling warning tonight... from the n-a-a-c-p. the state it is telling minorities they should avoid going to because of a

(pam) a warning tonight... from the n-a-a-c-p. the state the organization is telling minorities.. they should avoid going to ... because of a new law.(grant) and quite a sight over the weekend at niagara falls. the water... turned black.... alarming tourists. the explanation being give tonight.

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the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (grant) experts question how a dead humpback whale washed ashore over the weekend near monterey. this is video of that whale that was first seen on the beach

saturday morning right near pebble beach. experts say monterey bay has seen a large influx of whales in the area which may mean limited food supply. "i feel like there's so many humpbacks that've moved into the area the population of humpbacks is now 2500. when i first started there was only 400 so the number of humpbacks have really increased and given that, there's gonna natural deaths, whales die just like everything dies a necropsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death. (pam) the n-a-a-c-p is warning minorities that their rights may be violated within the state of missouri. (pam) this comes after the governor erig greitens ... signed senate bill- 43 into law. the bill is intended to make it more difficult for fired employees to file discrimination lawsuits. now, several officials are concerned.. they say this type of law will allow

discrimination in the workplace. state officials say, the bill will go into effect statewide in late august. ( grant ) this is not what you would expect to see while visiting niagara falls. the water... turned black and started to smell. the reason being given for what fouled up the falls' water.( pam ) and the a's trade their star pitcher to the yankees. see who and what the team will get in return and the other deal they pulled off today.( grant ) a vietnam war vet gets the medal of honor today at the white house. the story of heroism that earned him one of our nation's highest honors.

( pam ) president trump awarded the medal of honor for the first time today. ( grant ) a vietnam veteran from michigan received the medal. kron 4's washington correspondent jessica smith was at the ceremony. pkgnats ceremonyin a (moving/emotional/solemn?) ceremony on monday, 71-year- old james mccloughan received the nation's highest military honor.president trump presented mccloughan with the medal of honor for his heroic actions in the vietnam war, nearly 50 years ago.trump sot jess standup: the department of defense recommended

mccloughan for the medal of honor in 2016. but typically, the medal must be awarded within five years of the recipient's actions. last year congress passed a bill to waive the time limit. president obama signed it into law -- allowing mccloughan to receive the medal of honor. trump sotthe army credits mccloughan with saving the lives of ten men in the battle of nui yon hill. for 48 hours, his unit was under heavy fire.mccloughan was hit with shrapnel and small arms fire multiple times, and ignored orders to evacuate and seek treatment himself -- so he could rescue and take care of american soldiers.he says he's being recognized for the worst 48 hours of his life, but he knows the medal of honor means so much to the men who served beside him.jessten men who fought alongside mccloughan --including five who he saved -- were at the ceremony today. in washington, jesscia smtih

( grant ) visitors to niagara falls over the weekend got a lot more than they bargained for. tourists shot this video above the river... you can see the water turned black right near the "maid of the mist" attraction. those are the boats that give people an up close look at the falls. it alarmed visitors...who wondered if something was wrong... because it also gave off a foul smell. the niagara falls water board says it was part of routine maintenance at waste water treatment plant. officials say the black-colored water contained some accumulated solids and carbon residue. but, everything released was within permitted limits and smell is normal for a seweage release. (pam) mass retailer company j-c penny is closing down one of its bay area locations today.(pam) the j-c penny's located at the hilltop mall in richmond...

is closing the doors. a spokesperson says, the closure is in order to advancing sustainable growth and long- term profitability. three other california locations are shutting the doors as well. those locations are in bishop, lodi and orange. here on 15th street between beaver and castro in san francisco a 15 hour police standoff ends when an adult male shooting suspect who allegedly shot and killed an elderly woman surrenders to policesan francisco police say the relationship between the shooting suspect and the elderly female victim remains part of the ongoing investigation...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news

here in san jose the city is upping the ante in it's on going battle against illegal dumping. the number calls from residents reporting the illegal dumping of mattresses,

furniture and other trash in their neighborhoodshave gone up from about 32 to 45 or 50 calls per week. as of monday, the city has doubled the number of boots on the ground engaged in the clean up. the city also rolling out a new smart phone app that will enable report illegal dumping and upload photos and locations to what's known as the illegal dumping rapid in san jose rob 4 news chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now...

strengthening high pressure over much of the west coast will result in well above average temperatures across the interior through at least midweek. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight. this prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase the risk of heat related illnesses across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild.

the olymics are coming to america again. the deal that landed los angeles ... the summer games for the third time.

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returning to southern california in 2028..(grant) the international olympic committee struck a deal with the city of los angeles. paris will host the 20-24 olympics. the 20-28 summer games will be the first olympics hosted in the u-s since salt lake city in 2002. l-a will join paris and

london...as the only cities to host the summer olympics three times. los angeles hosted the games back in 19-32 and 19- 84. in sports... the raiders first round draft pick is out of serious legal hot-water...... and with baseball's trade deadline today... the a's let go of yet another star player... mark carpenter has more on that story... and all the sports... coming up

with new team president dave kaval, the a's are taking steps toward building a re- vitalized culture. but at least for now, some traditions remain the same... once again, the green and gold busy at the trade deadline and give away one of their top players. in a move that was widely expected, ace pitcher sonny gray traded to the new york yankees. this puts an end to the righty's six-year tenure in oakland. the a's took him in the first round in

the 2011 draft... and he made his major league debut two seasons later. the 27-year-old racked up a 44-36 record with 3.42- career era he now joins a yankees club that leads the a-l east...and the hope is he is a missing piece to the rotation that goes deep into the playoffs. in addition to gray, the a's also gave away 1-point-5 million dollars..but received several prospects in return. and that wasn't their only move of the day.. infielder adam rosales sent to arizona in exchange for a minor-league pitcher. this move is not much of a surprise... as it was expected the 34-year-old would be designated for assignment once chad pinder is off the disabled list. through 71- games-- rosie...was hitting 234...with 27-ribbies. and the excitement isn't over yet... a's hosting the giants at the coliseum tonight to open the bay bridge series. and we saw a big transaction down in l-a. as the dodgers, who have the best record in baseball, add to their rotation by acquiring yu darvish from the texas

rangers. despite this being his worst season, the righty is a four-time all- star... and is another weapon for a staff that already features clayton kershaw, alex wood, rich hill, and kenta maeda. moving on to the raiders-- the silver and black continuing training camp in napa, and the big headline came off the field as first-round pick gareon conley... will not be charged with sexual assault. an ohio grand jury...has declined to indict the former ohio state cornerback on rape allegations. a woman accused conley of assaulting her in early april... and the news broke on the week of the nfl draft. since accusations first surfaced, conley denied any rape occured...and when they drafted him with the 24th- pick, the raiders said they did their due dilligence on the case. here's g-m reggie mckenzie's reaction to today's news. "i'm excited for gareon. i mean it was, you know, it's tough on the young man like that to go through this, and, um. i'm excited for gareon and the raiders for the process to work. that we, you know, we thought. now we're excited and we can move

forward." before we talk about the 49ers we have another tidbit to mention in colin kaepernick's quest to find a new team. for the last several days, the ravens have been interested in signing the former niners signal caller, but they seem to be going back and forth about the decision, so much so, the front office is illiciting opinions from fans. at a recent forum, team owner steve bisciott said the franchise is still trying to figure out if they want to sign kaep...and asked fans to quote --'pray for us.' the ravens are looking for backups since joe flacco suffered a back injury last week. as for the current 49ers-- we already have an early candidate for training camp mvp. reuben foster...linebacker making a case for defensive back. the first round pick out of alabama...with three interceptions through four practices. incredible...considering he didn't register a single pick

during his time in college. kyle shanahan...loving what he's seeing from the rookie. "you know, the one he got today i was probably the most excited about because it was the same one he had yesterday where it was a play action and he killed the fullback and went to tackle the back and the wide receiver was wide open behind him and he was still looking for run. he had the same play today and he didn't fill up in the run, and he dropped back and got a pick. so, it's just, one play he got beat on bad yesterday and today we ran the same play at him and he got an interception off of it. so, that's what you want to see.""i guess the ball got a thing for me. i don't got a thing for the ball. (muted laughter)" well steph curry is having a fun summer. last week--he was in china. this weekend-- the hot spot was rhode island where he attended a wedding...and partied with a bunch of strangers. the two-time mvp taking over newport... as he and four other guys including former teammate kent bazemore found a random house party and decided to join the fun. here's some video of

curry chugging a brewski...and just having a blast with some college kids. curry is in rhode island for harrison barnes' wedding. finally, the world champion cubs reaching out to the man at the center of one of the most controversial moments in franchise history. steve bartman...the fan responsible for the infamous play in the 2003 nlcs....that many feel cost the team a trip to the world series is being given a championship ring. this comes 14 years after that play where bartman touched a foul ball that could have been caught. unfortunately- -bartman was publicly humiliated and made the scapegoat for the franchise's shortcomings. he has not made any public appearances since the incident...but bartman released a statement saying while he feels he doesn't deserve the ring, he is thankful for the honr. ( grant ) turmoil has been troublesome for uber. the other bay area rideshare company that's seeing a record

boost in business. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. breaking news.firefighters in

marin county have put out a fire at an elementary school . (pam) this is dixie elementary school in san rafael. fire crews are asking for people to avoid

this area. no word yet on if any children or staff have been hurt. we're told the fire is now out. fire started on a roof that was under construction. (grant) uber's missteps in recent months... are helping the other san francisco-based ride-hailing service... lyft increase their ridership compare to 2016 (pam) lyft says... ridership through june surpassed the 162- point- five million rides it gave... in all of last year. lyft has gained some ground on uber -- some riders prefering to use lyft. uber is still looking for their new c-e-o after co-founder travis kalanick stepped down in june. his departure took place after a widespread of company sexual harrasment cases were uncovered. lyft didn't

comment on uber but says it has added 160 u.s. cities this year. last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a full hour of entertainment news is on the way.at 7:00 it's the insider, followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30. then we're

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