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( james ) this morning on the kron 4 morning news... protesters and counter- protesters clash...leading to multiple arrests. we have complete team coverage on what went down in berkeley. ( tiffany ) the death toll continues to rise with the water as tropical storm harvey causes catastrophic flooding. hear what bay area firefighters are doing to help out. (james) and excessive heat warnings are in effect as temperatures continue to break records around the bay area. find out when relief may be on the way. the kron 4 morning news starts right now. (james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. ( tiffany ) and i'm tiffany mcelroy.
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mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (james) our top story this morning. rally organizers canceled the event....but the "no to marxism" rally still brought thousands of people to berkeley -- the vast majority no major hot spots. . san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (james) our top story this morning. rally organizers
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canceled the event....but the "no to marxism" rally still brought thousands of people to berkeley -- the vast majority of them "anti-hate" counterprotesters.(tiffany) berkeley p-d made more than a dozen arrests as not all of the opposition to the rally was peaceful. kron 4's ella sogomonian begins our team coverage with the community's reaction. many berkeley locals were proud of the housands of people countered the no to marxism event held at civic center park saturday.sot: "there were a lot of people that were standing up for peace and kindness which is most important to me."this man says he got caught in the middle anti fascist group antifa spilled paint onto the crowd.sot: i sympathize because i think the right didn't show up at all so i think there was aggression that people didn't get to point at that direction so it was kind of any direction."as things heated up people got hands on pushing and shoving. sot: "i question both extremes i think that's a problem." others still question motives of the right wing supporters and whether the left blew things out of proportion.sot: "it was a bit of an
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overreaction to the left and when you're trying to prove tht you're better than the right it's not a good thing to come out with weapons starting violence it's better to be the better person in a sense." (tiffany) that was ella sogomonian reporting. we continue our team coverage this morning with kron 4's spencer blake... who saw that despite strict rules and multiple police security checkpoints... things still got out of hand. this was just one of the more than a dozen arrests berkeley police made sunday at the anti-hate rally at civic center park.and it was one that brought ire from protesters."what makes me mad is the police, they're defending the nazis, but tackling everyone else. they're escorting the nazis peacefully because they know they're not welcome."police and right-wingers weren't the only recipients of judgment, though.multiple people at this anti-hate and bigotry rally told me that i, as a clean-cut white man wearing a shirt and
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tie, fit the stereotype of an aryan neo-nazi."many people are hurt by words. the protesters only hurt people with their words, so"though we know there were non-word things like shields, smoke bombs, and pepper sprayit was often hard to tell from where and whom the projectiles were coming."a speck of pepper spray just wafted over and hit me in my eye right here.""i'm pleased to see that there's no bloody conflict like there was in april. i was here then and it terrified me."maybe not as visibly bloody, but two people still got hurt badly enough to go to the hospital."no, i don't want to see anybody hurt, but we seem to be unable to have a dialogue.""a few hours after some of the heaviest activity here at the park things did start to calm down but you can see some of the barriers that police had in place that some masked counter-protesters had knocked down. there was a line set up over on this side of police and protesters had made a defensive line that eventually broke that down as they came into the park." "i like what's happening here. i think there needs to be more awareness of what trump's up to and what the neo-nazis are up to." berkeley mayor jesse arreguin
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says police made the right call by de-escalating the situation.he also called on the carpet those who threw smoke bombs and other acts of violence, saying, "fighting hate with hate does not work." in berkeley, spencer blake, kron four news. (james) the leader of "patriot prayer," joey gibson was chased out of the event in berkeley yesterday.... he was the lead organizer behind the canceled rally in san francisco saturday. kron four's lydia pantazes reports on the clashes between protesters and counter protesters in berkeley. in the middle of the crowd of protesters.... joey gibson.... the leader of patriot prayer, he's wearing the black hat, his hands in the air.gibson says his groups mission is free speech.but political leaders have said the group's rally's attract white supremacists.something gibson has denounced."i'm in the middle, so that's why i don't appreciate when people call me alt right. white supremacist, people try and put a label on me but you can't because i'm not even conservative."before
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the rally in berkeley he told me he planned to attend...we asked him why?"so i'm just going to observe the situation and see what's happening, i don't want to just leave, i want to see. we have americans going into berkeley today and i don't want to just leave, i want to observe the situation and go from there."but once he got to the rally, the crowd chased gibson and his supporters out of the park... even getting hit by some type of spray, then a fight starts and the crowd chases him down the street.(nats)the same thing happened to several other people believed to be associated with right wing groups or known supporters of president trump.protesters chased them out of the park... (nats)our cameras caught this group being pushed out..."we confronted him as a white supremacist, why is he here, they were leaving so we wanted to make sure that our protest means zero neo nazism, zero white supremacy in oakland berkeley bay area."the group eventually got away from
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protesters by going inside the berkeley police department.and while there were more than a dozen arrests, most of the protesters were remained peaceful."i mean there's some people out to cause trouble but the titanic majority are out to spread love and support each other." (tiffany) our team coverage on the berkeley demonstrations continues now with kron four's philippe djegal...(james) he followed a father and son in the midst of the chaos. (philippe)nat- "what the fáák you gone do." nose to nose...nat- "you ain't got sáát homie." the jawing before noon...nat- "trump's your president -- deal with it motherfááááás." in what seemed like an instant...nat- "flag (inaudible) alright." spirled into a chaotic melee... spilling from martin luther king junior civic center park into the closed surrounding streets. nathan/father was arrested- "trying to have a peaceful damn conversation and we get rushed by a bunch of people who start crap, when all we're trying to do is talk." nathan's father is the man in yellow... who was placed
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under arrest by the berkeley police department, after he put his hands on another demonstrator. nathan says his family drove up from san diego for this. nathan/father was arrested- "we're trying to get my freaking stepmom out of the rowd and we're getting rushe dby everyone, trying to get out of there and that's all that happened." within a 15 minute span... police had arrested or detained four men. nathan says his family is not affiliated with any groups... but call themselves trump supporters... nats- 'we hate you, we hate you, we hate you, hate you, hate you." and, it was the so-called trump supporters who were shouted down... and, run out of the park.nats- "get the fáák outta here. fáák you. you're not welcome here aááhole." in berkeley, philippe djegal...nats- "nah, nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye." kron four news. (james) coming up...hear what some people from the bay area are doing to help victims of the flooding in texas. (tiffany) plus -- a rash of bart thefts over the weekend all around the bay area. the latest on the crime spree that has riders on edge. (james) and our team coverage of the berkeley
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(james) despite u-c berkeley and police efforts to close off parts of campus -- thousands showed up for the "rally against hate" event. (tiffany) kron 4's charles clifford was at that rally which started near campus and ended at civic center park. nats sunday morning, thousands of people gathered on the edge of the uc berkeley campus for a rally against hate. natsthose who came say there were here to send a message. specifically, they oppose to
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police of president donald trump, the oppose white nationalists holding any sort of rallysoti think it's important for everybody to stand up agsinst there fascists that are gaining strength in america.sotthis is my city and i feel it was necessary to send a very strong message to the fascists who are trying to invade.sotto say we don't agree with that. that's not the values of the people of califronia. sotit's not welcome here.tigray kahsai was appalled by the white supremacists rally and the violence she saw in charlottesville virgina a few weeks ago. she says that can't be allowed to happen here in berkeley.sotin order to do something, we all have to speak out and come out and show them they have no place here.sotthe berkeley police department was also here but during the rally they stayed back and only observed.nats around noon, the crowd marched toward berkeley's civic center plaza a few blocks away. nats several scuffles broke out during the march and police made at least two arrest. nats it was entirely clear why these people were detained but police moved quickly to remove them from the area.the rally finally stopped in front of berkeley city hall. police in riot gear briefly kept the crowd away civic center park but eventually allowed the crowd to move into the park.in berkeley, charles clifford kron 4 news. "clapping and singing"(james) hundreds of people of all
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faiths took part in this peaceful prayer vigil and procession in berkeley... many singing --- some wearing angel wings. they walked together from first congregational church of berkeley to the old city hall. organizers had been preparing this non-violent march for a month -- and wanted the focus of the movement to be on healing. (james) immigration rights group "by any means necessary" or "bamn" also took to the streets in berkeley yesterday... to protest trump administration policies. members gathered in front of the post office to protest the president's "sanctuary city" policy and proposed border wall. attendees wore white to show their support for immigration rights. shanta driver, the national chair of bamn, had a message for president trump.
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of trump now. we think that he needs to resign or be removed. and we think that incidents like the indicent in charlottesville do not stop until trump is out of office."> (james) driver said she believes far-right groups do not belong in berkeley... and said she was happy to see fewer right-wing protesters than she expected. (tiffany) breaking overnight. one person is dead after an assault in san francisco's excelsior district. this happened near the corner lisbon and france street. police were responding to a report of an aggravated assault. the victim later died in the hospital. police later arrested a man in his 30's. they say the two knew each other. the victim has yet to be identified. (tiffany) a man who went missing in lake tahoe back in june has been found dead. dan pham was last seen getting in his kayak at lester beach on june eighth. pham's body was found saturday 245- feet below the surface of the
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lake off rubicon point. (james) in texas. tropical storm harvey has claimed at least two lives so far -- but that death toll is expected to rise. this photo is from galveston... where a nursing home was completely flooded leaving elderly people stranded in the water. flooding continues to be a life- threatening situation in the lone star state. reporter sonia moghe has more. government officials are gearing up for a long week in texas as hurricane harvey, now a tropical storm, brings massive rainfall inland.."fema is going to be there for years, sir. this disaster is going to be a landmark event." texas governor greg abbott says people from around the country are offering their support."we've even received assistance from governor cuomo in new york, as well as offers of help from florida, arizona. this is something where everyone from the united states is pitching in to help out. "people are fleeing their flooded homes in the houston
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area as the storm stalls over texas. meanwhile houston's mayor defends his decision not to issue an evacuation order prior to the severe flooding. "this is unprecedented, there's a lot of rain, which neighborhood would you have to evacuate? every neighborhood, every community received water in the community, every bayou went over its banks. you cannot put in the city of houston 2.3 million people on the road. that is dangerous." for those who did not evacuate the houston area, most roads are impassable, leaving many people stranded and in need of assistance.for all the people who did evacuate, most will not be going home anytime soon.
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caused by the deadly storm is far from over. kron four's hermela aregawi reports on how bay area firefighters are helping with rescue efforts. it's being called the first major deployment since hurricane katrina.twenty-eight rescue teams from across the country are in texas as tropical storm harvey continues to take lives.two bay area crews are jumping in to help..14 people from menlo park and a crew of 80 from oakland including doctors, engineers, and search dogs chief harold schapelhoumawhen they get there, they're going to go right into field of operations, meaning areas that need to be searched. but fire officials say initially their resources will be limited. chief harold schapelhouman/m enlo park fire departmenti don't think they're going to have air assets right away. understanding the wind problem and perhaps the rain.you know in katrina we didn't see air assets for about six days. we were there on day two and when it comes it makes you more versatile. so they're going to be limited where they can drive or stretch their boats before they can motor out. the
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crews will have drones this time around.. technology that wasn't available during katrina. (tiffany) for your money -- u.s. gasoline futures spiked 7-percent last night as tropical storm harvey forced the shutdown of at least 10 refineries in the houston and corpus christie areas. the futures are now at their highest level since 20-15. that likely means a temporary spike in gas prices is on the way. (tiffany) right now in the bay area... the aerage price of gasoline is hovering just above 3 bucks. analysts say it often takes about a week for price swings in gasoline futures to affect prices at the pump. (james) the flooding in texas is impacting the entertainment industry as well. why coldplay fans were left out in the cold... coming up in the hollywood minute. live look outside... san francisco international airport.seven delayed flights
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welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... everyone was watching the flooding in south texas this weekend... including a band scheduled to play there. david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. "more and more people are concerned about climate change, and one of the biggest contributors to greenhouse gases is the food that they're throwing away.""we are literally taking food out of the mouths of the hungry, and sending food waste into landfill. that is crazy."the makers of "wasted! the story of food waste" want to change the way you cook and eat. anthony bourdain and other chefs demonstrate how they turn scraps into scrumptious
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delicacies... and how everyone who cooks can make changes to reduce food waste. the documentary hits theaters and on-demand in october."thank you very much."before the devastating flooding hit houston, coldplay did what it could to keep its fans there safe. the british band postponed its friday concert in the texas city, promising to return as soon as it could work out details, and telling fans "stay safe and see you soon."(nat) "history is on the march.""valerian and the city of a thousand planets" bombed in the u-s, but its performance overseas is providing some consolation. the big-budget sci-fi epic topped the international weekend box office, grossing 32-point-eight million dollars in 32 territories. overall, "valerian" has earned about 164-million dollars... to break even, analysts figure it'll need to make more than twice that. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. and here's a live look outside...san mateo time now is 4-30...
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here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning... although the "anti marxism" event was canceled -- thousands of counter-protesters took to the streets of berkeley -- clashing with trump supporters and police. berkeley p-d made more than a dozen arrests as black-clad anarchists attacked pro-trump demonstrators and people who tried to film them.(tiffany) tropical storm harvey has claimed at least two lives so far -- but that death toll is expected to rise. two bay area crews are jumping in to help... including 14 people from menlo park and a crew of 80 from oakland consisting of doctors, engineers, and search dogs. (james) and excessive heat warnings are in effect as temperatures continue to break records around the bay area. high temperatures are expected to continue today...with possible relief coming later
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somewhat during the overnight hours. we're waking up this morning to temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. there are some clouds and patches of fog at the coast, but that's it. the sun will bake us this afternoon with inland highs climbing to the low 100s. closer to the bay, we'll see temps climb into the mid and upper 80s. the only relief will be at the coast where temps will stay in the 60s. an excessive heat warning is in effect until 9pm so be careful if you're outside this afternoon. temps should fall slightly by mid week, but start climbing again as we head into this weekend's labor day holiday. no major hot spots. bay bridge
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sunday's protests in berkeley. kron4's will tran was at civic center park and has more. (he banned people who are transgender from entering the military)(are transgender people a race?)(no, they're still not a race but it's still bigotry)even before the day began the berkeley police department called in all available officers as well as asking for mutual aid from other bay area agencies.no one was allowed to get into the park without going through several checkpoints.anyone with body armor was not allowed to come in.some did manage to somehow get masks in... they were quickly removed from the parkthis man says he came from torrance to support the president and his policieshis views were not very popular to many at the park(are you willing to work in a farm? are you willing to work on a farm?)(arthur schaper/trump supporter-no) (then why are you talking about people working on the
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farm)(arthur schaper-i've talked about people on the farm? what people?)(the mexicans)(arthur schaper/trump supporter- i did not say mexicans. i have never said that. that is racist sir. illegal aliens are not just mexicans. we have illegals from ireland, we have illegals from canada, we have illegals from china)the crowds grew throughout the day.so did the number of police officers who kept coming to the scene.. trying to keep the peacein berkeley will tran kron 4 news
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(james) weeks after the violent rallies in charlottesville, virginia...police are charging three men with hate rally- related crimes. two of the men are now in custody. authorities have released a mug shot of one of the men... 18-year-old daniel borden is charged with malicious wounding. authorities have also charged 33-year-old alex ramos with the same thing. he's currently wanted by the charlottesville police department. police say both men are connected to an aggravated assault that happened during the violent rally in charlottesville on august 12th. (tiffany) back in the bay area... a string of bart stations were hit by thieves in less than a 24-hour span saturday. around 8 am-- a woman said her phone was stolen at the embarcadero station in san francisco. a few hours later... a police officer chased a thief at the hayward station. the thief threw down the stolen phone... and ran off. around 3-30 pm-- a victim reported having a wallet and cell phone stolen at the
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coliseum station. then around 6 pm... a woman says she was robbed while on a fremont-bound train between 19th street and macarthur boulevard. finally at 8-30 pm... a woman says her cell phone was stolen at the pittsburg-bay point station. (tiffany) uber has a new c-e-o.... expedia c-e-o dara khosrowshahi (kause-row- shy) was selected by the ride share company's board. his appointment comes after uber co-founder travis kalanick was booted as the ceo this summer. during kalanick's tenure as c-e-ouber was hit with multiple scandals, including allegations of systemic sexual harassment. khosrowshahi is an iranian immigrant. and has been ceo of expedia for two years. coming up(are you serious) you understand about the new legislation that is being passed in hawaii about texting and being on your phone while you walking in a crosswalk i warned you and now there is an announcement my announcement is this stanley roberts thank
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law to text while driving -- but texting and walking can be dangerous as well.(tiffany) stanley roberts explains in today's edition of people behaving badly. there is a problem in the bay area, and it has to so with distracted walking which is anything that takes you eyes off your surroundings like recording video in a crosswalk excuse me my name is officer mckenna im with the broadmoor police department so you understand that being on your phone can you step on the sidewalk so you're not in the middle of the roadway (are you serious) so you understand about the new legislation that is being passed in hawaii right about texting and being on your phone while you walking in a crosswalk so it's distracting the bigger point
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is you gotta pay attention to the cars (when you're crossing the street?) it's not illegal in californa its just something to keep in mind thank youi warned you that on day a law banning distracted walking might be coming to california so here's san mateo county supervisor david canepa my announcement is this stanley roberts thank you very much . wait that's not the announcement . here the deal we met in broadmore village an unincorporated section of san mateo county which is inside daly city at 87th street and village lane an area where when school is in session .it's a dime short of chaos.. wheather it kids crossing the street how was your summer .or the dreaded anti ticket lights you know why i'm stopping you? you had your park anywhere lights on just because you put your hazards on doesn't mean you can obstruck the flow of traffic where with this kind of problems everyone needs to pay attention . let's try the supervisor again we're doing a resolution which controls the vehicle code to move forward with legislation to ban distracted walking to make a long story it could become illegal to text and walk in
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california just like in honolulu . so all the people texting and crossing the street on el camino real and b streetreally quick i noticed you were on your phone the entire time while crossing the street you're aware of the new law in hawaii right where you cant walk and text and be on your phone (wait, that seriously) those conversation could come with tickets .but want do bay area peeps think about that i think that's good because a lot of people are distracted when they are walking . even the supervisor admits being distracted. i've done it myself when you get so caught up in this message whether its from your wife whether it's a business, text, what ever it is of if its just having fun on facebook so it can happen to anyone even an elected official remember you heard if first on kron 4.if you're going to behaving badly just remember it can cost you your life or it can cost you an injury in broadmoor village stanley roberts kron 4 news (james) still ahead... we'll show you the unique way one local business is making skateboards... in a story you'll only see here on kron4 news...
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(james)hot temperatures are expected once again today as high pressure keeps inland highs hovering in the low 100s. temps have cooled somewhat during the overnight hours. we're waking up this morning to temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. there are some clouds and patches of fog at the coast, but that's it. the sun will bake us this afternoon with inland highs climbing to the low 100s. closer to the bay, we'll see temps climb into the mid and upper 80s. the only relief will be at the coast where temps will stay in the 60s. an excessive heat warning is in effect until 9pm so be careful
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(tiffany) the father of a man who went missing in joshua tree national park is making a plea for help. his son and his son's friend have not been heard from in more than 4 weeks. lauren coronado reports. gilbert orbeso / missing man's father:"if joseph and rachel can see or hear this message, we want them to know, we love them very much...if joseph and rachel are held against their will and are captive in any way, please we ask you to release them." a message to 20-year-old rachel nguyen and 21-year-old joseph orbeso.the hikers were last traced by a cell phone ping about a month ago from inside joshua tree national park. the car they were driving found near the maze loop trail head where the two were believed to be hiking. david smith is a park ranger at joshua tree national park and says it's a popular trail and can become a confusing one.david smith/
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joshua tree park ranger: "the maze loop is called the maze loop because it is like a maze. there are inviting side canyons you can explore." dave pylman is the co-captain for joshua tree search and rescue. his team logging thousands of hours searching the terrain. dave pylman/ joshua tree search and rescue: "that is the typical search area. that is pretty much 80 percent of what we're trying to search right now. and you can see it takes days to search something like that and it will never get searched thoroughly, because there's too many cracks, crevices, and little fishers up there that they could be in." search dogs, josar and both families have been part of the search efforts and still not a single clue has surfaced. smith says they're scaling back resources -- but have not ruled out the possibility of the two being outside the park. gilbert orbeso / missing man's father: "yes we are very hopeful that joseph and rachel have left the park on their own accord and are still alive outside the park..that is why we're
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here. our families are asking and reaching out to the public for help." a 10-thousand dollar reward is now being offered for any information leading to their safe return. gilbert orbeso / missing man's father: "we want joseph know, we will never stop never stop searching." (james) there are 13- million skateboarders in this country... and half of them live in california.(tiffany) for many... san francisco is the mecca for the sport. in a culture that embraces innovation, creativity, and environmental conscientiousn ess... there is a unique company making skateboards right here in the bay area. (james) kron four's steve aveson introduces us to iris skateboards...- in a story you will only see on kron four. (nats buzz saw 0051) in san francisco skateboards never die, or even retire. at iris skateboardsin the sunset district they find another life in their golden years thanks to this man. (byte:george roche) "you
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can't just throw everything away when youre done using it it's your responsibility to properly dispose of the things you use in this world"(nats: buzz saw) when it comes to recycling george roche walks the walk. going to bay area skateboard shops and collecting boards before they end up in the landfill. (byte:george roche) "when people buy a skateboard they leave the old one behind, sometimes boards get warped sometimes theire defects, there i just grab up all there and luckily they're big industry in the bay area" (nats: sander) the boards come to his shop where they're broken down and built back up(byte:) "so i have 22 broken skateboards stacked her compressed with apoxy andthis is pretty much what everything i make comes from is a solid stack of skateboards which is sliced into whatever thickness i need dependin on what im making" for skateboards he'll take a bunch and cut a classic new board that's one of a kind.(nats: cutting board at band saw)(steve stand up:) "george's idea has caught on
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growing to become much more than just putting a set of wheels on a recycled skateboard. now he takes busted boards and turns them into functional works of art. from bar stools and bar taps to hearts, squeegees and even something that goesback to the roots of the sport.(byte:) " probably the favorite thing i've ever made is this surfboard and i've probably made a dozen over the years." (nats: guys shredding in the back yard bowl skateboarding) the bottom line for iris skateboards is using old boards to bring new life to sidewalk surfing. (byte) skateboards should be below your feet but above the ground (tiffany) happening today .. amazon is expected to finalize its take over of whole foods and the company says its first order of business will be to lower prices. some of the items that will be marked down starting today include organic avocados... organic brown
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eggs... almond butter and organic rotisserie chicken. amazon says they will continue to lower prices on more items in the coming weeks. amazon prime members will also get an additional discount at whole foods. (james) the 49ers in minnesota facing the vikings in their third preseason game. eric reid takes a knee during the national anthem -- after saying he was going to stand for the anthem this season. the niners offense got rolling early -- brian hoyer airs it out to marquise goodwin for a 46-yard touchdown. second quarter -- hoyer finds carlos hyde for a 24-yard score. hoyer finished with 176 yards and a pair of touchdowns. but the vikings would come back to win by a final of 32 to 31. (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... we'll have your entertainment
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. a fog advisory for the golden gat ebridge (james) as expected, it was a slow weekend at the box office.... in fact it was the slowest all year.(tiffany) but some people did make it out to the theatre... (tiffany) the top spot went to "the hitman's bodyguard"... making just 10-point-one million dollars in its sophomore outing, but that was enough to keep the action flick at number one. (james) the horror prequel
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"annabelle: creation" came in at second place.... taking in seven-point-four million dollars. (tiffany) third place went to the animated family film "leap!"... dancing off with five-million dollars. (james) coming up...the latest on the search and rescue efforts following the catastrophic flooding in texas. (tiffany) and kron4's will tran will have a live report from berkeley to see how the community is reacting the day after thousands hit the streets in protest.(james) and amazon's takeover of whole foods should mean lower prices at the supermarket chain starting today -- kron4's lydia pantazes will have a live report on what shoppers should expect. discover card. hey. what can you tell me about your new social security alerts? oh! we'll alert you if we find
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to be rescued from rising flood waters. some areas have already received several feet of rain in just the last three days and more rain is expected over the next couple of days. good morning i'm mark danon.( darya ) and i'm dary folsom. president trump is scheduled to visit texas tomorrow to take a look at the damage.( mark ) now we want to go live to texas this morning. omar jimenez is live in sugar land, texas this morning with the latest. omar. "my house is gone. it's in half."harvey deviated parts of texas.and it's not done yet. "the first thing i thought is that we would have died in here if we would have stayed. we left, so we are alive. but i wish this never would have happened."catastrophic and
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life-threatening flooding continues as the storm drenches the state.rain bands are pummeling the area -- as emergency responders struggle to evacuate people trapped by flooding."this storm kind of caught everybody in surprise although harvey has weakened -- the deadly storm isn't done. authorities urge the public to be cautious.chief samuel pena, houston fire department: "standing water is extremely dangerous, ok? it's extremely dangerous, you can't tell what you're stepping into, so please if you don't have to be out in the streets, do not be out in the streets."for those whodid not evacuate the houston area, most roads are impassable, leaving many people stranded and in need of assistance.for all the people who didevacuate, many will not be going home anytime soon. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom.. and i'm
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) new this morning...berkeley police say they arrested 13 people who attended yesterday's demonstrations that turned violent.( darya ) six people were seriously injured and two remain in the hospital this morning. kron4's will tran was there all day yesterday covering the protests. he joins us live from berekley. will.
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( will )even before the day began the berkeley police department called in all available officers as well as asking for mutual aid from other bay area agencies.no one was allowed to get into the park without going through several checkpoints.anyone with body armor was not allowed to come in.some did manage to somehow get masks in... they were quickly removed from the parkthis man says he came from torrance to support the president and his policieshis views were not very popular to many at the park
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( darya ) and we have team coverage of the protests in berkeley this morning.( mark ) kron 4's tiffany mcelroy is here with a look at how berkeley community members reacting this morning. tiffany. ( tiffany ) this morning there is mixed reaction to the rallies and counter protests that were held over the weekend. some are praising the groups that opposed the white nationalists. many people telling kron 4 that they were proud of the thousands of people who turned up to oppose the white nationalist rally. others say there was violence on both sides. < "there were a lot of people that were standing up for peace and kindness which is most important to me.""it was a bit of an overreaction to the left and when you're trying to prove tht you're better than the right it's not a good thing to come out with weapons starting violence it's better to be the better person in a sense." >( tiffany ) the mayor of berkeley issued a statement overnight applauding the protesters who showed up
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to oppose the white nationalists. but he also condemned the protesters who tried to engage in violence against police. ( mark ) immigration rights group called "by any means necessary" also took to the streets in berkeley to protest president trump's policies. members gathered in front of the post office to protest the president's "sanctuary city" policy and proposed border wall. attendees wore white to show their support for immigration rights. ( mark ) shanta driver... the national chair of the organization says she was happy to see fewer right-wing protesters in berkeley than she expected. ( mark ) you can stay on top of this story through our website kron four dot com. we have much more video and reaction to the protests online. and - don't forget you can download the kron four mobile app for free in the app store and google play store.
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we will send you breaking news push alerts directly to your phone. ( darya ) breaking from overnight. one person is dead after an assault in san francisco's excelsior district. it happened near the corner lisbon and france street. police say they got a call about an aggravated assault and when they got there the victim had died. police later arrested a man in his 30's. they say the two knew each other. the victim has yet to be identified. ( darya ) firefighters have stopped the spread of a brush fire in the north bay. the fire was first reported around 1 on bodgea avenue near king road in petaluma. the fire has burned around 18-acres -- and is 60-percent contained but firefighters say they have stopped it from advancing. no buildings are being threatened. ( mark ) and in the east bay... a fire is burning in livermore. it's happening near mines road and cranes ridge road. at last check it has burned 44-acres and overnight firefighters got got up to 20-percent containment.. there is no word on any injuries or damage. ( mark ) happening
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today... one east bay city is participating in a nationwide event called the "million father march". it''s a day for dads across the country to make a commitment to their kids and families by taking their children to the first day of school. this is video from last year's event in hayward where father's will be participating again this year. similar events will be held today in more than 600 cities across the country. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...two arrests made in a south bay deadly shooting. we'll show you who is behind bars this morning. and later...a rash of bart thefts over the weekend. we'll show you which stations thieves were targeting. and after the break...we continue our coverage of the catastrophe in texas. we'll show you some of the dramatic rescues taking place. ( james ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break. .
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getting more video of dramatic rescues in texas after hurricane harvey. take a look at this traffic camera showing rescue crews getting somebody out of a car that is almost completely submerged. ( mark ) and people are not the only ones who had to be rescued. it took rescue crews about 20 minutes to save this horse that was stranded in rising flood waters. this is one of two horses that had to be rescued in the city of college station yesterday. both horses are expected to be okay. ( mark ) ( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher.
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(james)hot temperatures are expected once again today as high pressure keeps inland highs hovering in the low 100s. temps have cooled somewhat during the overnight hours. we're waking up this morning to temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. there are some clouds and patches of fog at the coast, but that's it. the sun will bake us this afternoon with inland highs climbing to the low 100s.
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closer to the bay, we'll see temps climb into the mid and upper 80s. the only relief will be at the coast where temps will stay in the 60s. an excessive heat warning is in effect until 9pm so be careful if you're outside this afternoon. temps should fall slightly by mid week, but start climbing again as we head into this weekend's labor day holiday. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from
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in the north bay are looking for the driver who hit and killed bicyclist from berkeley. this happened around 8:45 yesterday morning on river road, west of summer crossing. that is just west of guerneville. police say the cyclist stopped on the side of the road to check his phone when he was hit by a b-m-w. investigators did find a license plate from the b-m-w and they say there are looking for a person of interest. they have not released that person's name or the name of the victim. ( mark ) bay area bart stations are targeted by a series of thefts over the weekend.. a woman had her stolen at the embarcadero station in san francisco. a few hours later... a police officer spotted a thief at the hayward station. the officer chased the person... who threw down the stolen phone... and ran off. another victim reported having a wallet and cell phone stolen
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at the coliseum station. then a woman says 90 dollars were stolen from her while on a fremont-bound train between 19th street and macarthur boulevard. and another woman says her cell phone was stolen while walking through the parking lot of the pittsburg-bay point station. ( darya ) san jose police have arrested two suspects in connection with a deadly shooting that killed two men in 2016. police arrested issac david brown on your left and raymond gabriel on your right. the shooting happened near san jose state university. one of the victims died at the hospital -- the other died a few days later. police haven't released many details including the motive for the shootings. ( mark ) weeks after the violent white nationalist rallies in charlottesville, virginia...police are charging three men with hate rally- related crimes. two of the men are now in custody. 18-year-old daniel borden is charged with malicious wounding. 33-year-old alex ramos faces the same charges. he's currently wanted by the charlottesville police department. police say both men are connected to
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an assault that happened during the violent rally in charlottesville. ( mark ) the death toll from the barcelona terror attack has risen to 16. a 51-year-old german woman-- who was wounded when a terrorist drove a van through the las ramblas boulevard-- died of her injuries yesterday. more than 120 were injured in the terror attacks... 24 victims remain in the hospital this morning. five of them are still in critical condition. ( darya ) the bodies of all 10 navy service members killed in a collision near singapore have been recovered. the 10 sailors were reported missing after the u-s-s john mccain collided with an oil tanker last week. navy and marine corps divers spend the last few days searching the flooded compartments looking for their bodies. this was the 4th collision involving a navy ship this year. the commander of the u-s 7th fleet has been relieved of his duty. the navy also ordered a rare operational pause to allow commanders to ensure safe operations around the world. ( darya ) a man who went
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missing in lake tahoe back in june has been found dead. dan pham was last scene getting in his kayak at lester beach on june eighth. pham's body was found over the weekend 245-feet below the surface of the lake off rubicon point. his brother is a sheriffs deputy in alameda county. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...gas prices are expected to rise after hurricane harvey slammed into the gulf coast. we'll show you how much you can expect to pay this morning in the bay area. and next... last night's v-m-a's turned political. we'll show you one of the most talked about moments from the award show. and here's a
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( mark ) some of the biggest stars in music came together for the m-t-v- video music awards. this video is of the stars on the red carpet.( darya ) the award show was held in los angeles and the bigggest winner of the night was kendrick lamar who won 6 awards.( mark ) but one of the most talked about moments came when the mother of heather heyer took the stage. heather was killed when she was hit by a car during the white nationalist rally in charlottesville, virginia.( darya ) also on stage last night was the descendent of confederate general robert-e- lee. both spoke out against white supremacist groups in this country.
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charlottesville.">( darya ) the rally where heather was killed started as a protest over the removal of a robert-e-lee statue. heather's mother also announced the formation of the heather heyer foundation to help fight discrimination. ( will ) violente protests n berkeley i will have the latest in a live report.( lydia ) and whole foods will be lowering their prices starting today. i will have the details in a live report. ( james ) your bay area forecast is next. .
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somewhat during the overnight hours. we're waking up this morning to temperatures no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( mark ) new this morning...our coverage continues of the violent protest in berkeley where six people were seriously injured. ( darya ) and overnight we were told 13 people were arrested. kron4's will tran was there all day yesterday covering the protests. he joins us live from berkeley. will.
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( will )even before the day began the berkeley police department called in all available officers as well as asking for mutual aid from other bay area agencies.no one was allowed to get into the park without going through several checkpoints.anyone with body armor was not allowed to come in.some did manage to somehow get masks in... they were quickly removed from the parkthis man says he came from torrance to support the president and his policieshis views were not very popular to many at the park
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( mark ) hundreds of people also took part in this peaceful prayer vigil and procession in berkeley... people of all faiths took part... singing as they marched. some even wore angel wings. they walked together from first congregational church of berkeley to berkeley's old city hall. organizers wanted the focus of the movement to be on healing. ( mark ) and we have much
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more on the rallies in berkeley on our website at kron four dot com. there you can see more video and reaction to the protests. and - don't forget you can download the kron four mobile app for free in the app store and google play store. we will send you breaking news push alerts directly ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning... at least two people are dead in texas following hurricane harvey.( mark ) this morning flood water continues to rise in houston. thousands of people have had to be rescued. and now president trump is preparing for a visit.( darya ) john lawrence has the details. it's the first major meteorological disaster of the trump administration.tropical storm harvey bringing catastrophic flooding to parts of texas, especially houston. on sunday morning... the president held a tele- conference from camp david discussing recovery plans with vice president pence and cabinet members.governor greg abbott/r-texas "the white house is being very responsive and very concerned about the people of texas and a
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tremendous help to us."sen. ted cruz/r-texas"i spoke to the president earlier and he committed swift and immediate federal resources and all the support that the state needed. i was very appreciative of his direct and personal level of concern. mister trump says he's happy with how officials are responding....tweeting: "great coordination between agencies at all levels of government. continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with. thousands rescued." the white house says the president will go to texas to see the devastation first-hand on tuesday. in the meantime, trump says the "focus must be life and safety."the national weather service says more than two-feet of rain fell in houston on sunday.harvey is expected to bring up to 50- inches of rain by mid-week. brock long/fema administrator "this disaster is gonna be a landmark event......we're setting up and gearing up for the next couple of years."i'm john lorinc reporting. ( mark ) amazon is expected to finalize its take over of whole foods and the
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company says you will notice lower food prices starting today. ( darya ) kron-four's lydia pantazes is live at the whole foods in walnut creek with more on the changes you will see. ( lydia ) if you ever gone into whole foods and thought, some of these items are a bit overpriced, today, some of that will change.items that will be marked down on monday include organic avocados, organic brown eggs, organic salmon, almond butter, organic apples and organic rotisserie chicken. amazon said it'll keep the markdowns coming, and that amazon prime members will get additional discounts at whole foods.that's good news for people have criticized the grocery store's high prices. its prices even sparked a legal controversy in 2015 when new york city's department of consumer affairs accused whole foods of "systematic overcharging for pre-packaged foods," like sliced fruit and sandwiches. the chain paid $500,000 in fines to settle the matter. the city's inspectors called it the worst case of mislabeling they had seen in their careers.some other updates amazon says it has in store are:amazon lockers will pop up in select stores, that's where customers can pick up or send returns back items purchased on amazon.com.whole foods-brand
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products will now be available through amazon.com and other prime platforms, such as prime now, the same-day delivery service available in some markets. the store's brands include the whole foods label, 365, whole paws and whole catch.reporting live in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) coming up ...new details are emerging about president trump's decision to pardon a controversial sheriff. see what the president asked the attorney general to do that is raising eyebrows. and later...a big human smuggling ring busted in california. we'll show you the tunnel that they used to get across. and after the break...gas prices are set to spike as harvey pummels houston's ten oil refineries. see how much it will cost to fill up today here in the bay area. and here's a live look
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bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. a new accident on the bay bridge, wb after the toll s blocking the left lane. drive time is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) tropical storm harvey is wreaking havoc on america's gasoline production. u.s. gasoline futures spiked 7-percent last night as tropical storm harvey forced the shutdown of at least 10 refineries in the houston and corpus christie areas. the futures are now at their highest level since 20-15. that likely means a temporary spike in gas prices is on the way. ( mark ) right now in the
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bay area... the average price of gasoline is hovering just above 3 bucks. san francisco is the highest at $3.15 analysts say it often takes about a week for price swings in gasoline futures to affect prices at the pump. so prices could continue to go up. (james) your bay area forecast is after the break.
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videos surfacing from the rescues after hurricane harvey in texas. people at a nursing home were trapped in waist-deep water. about two dozen people had to be rescued. most of the people living there were on oxygen or wheelchair-bound. they are all safe this morning. and along with the thousands of people being rescued...many pets need to be saved as well. this is video of dogs being rescued from the flood waters. the governor of texas says about six-hundred boats are being used for rescue efforts.
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hours. we're waking up this morning to temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. there are some clouds and patches of fog at the coast, but that's it. the sun will bake us this afternoon with inland highs climbing to the low 100s. closer to the bay, we'll see temps climb into the mid and upper 80s. the only relief will be at the coast where temps will stay in the 60s. an excessive heat warning is in effect until 9pm so be careful if you're outside this afternoon. temps should fall slightly by mid week, but start climbing again as we head into this weekend's labor day holiday.
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hot spot sb 680 at mission south in fremont oerturn accident bloking, slow through the scene. bay bridge wb 80 injusr accident after the toll chp issues a traffic alert. is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) u-s border patrol agents say at least 30 illegal immigrants were arrested near an apparent smuggling tunnel in the san diego area. agents say they encountered several people who had reportedly been smuggled into the u-s over the weekend. the agents searched the area and discovered an opening in the
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ground with a ladder inside. the 30 illegal immigrants are now in border patrol custody. officials say 23 of them are from china... and seven others are from mexico. ( mark ) we're learning more details about president trump's decision to pardon arizona sheriff joe arpaio. the washington post is reporting that president trump asked attorney general jeff sessions to consider dropping the federal case against arizona sheriff joe arpaio...but was rejected. according to the report, sessions told the president it would be inappropriate for him to interfere. president trump told session he would pardon arpaio if he was eventually convicted. arpaio was found guilty in july of criminal contempt... for disregarding a court order in a racial profiling case. he was pardoned by the president on friday. ( mark ) with school back in session drivers need to be more carefull when driving near schools.( darya ) stanley roberts explains in this edition of people behaving badly. she's rushing me that's why,
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(she's rushing you) yea because she doesn't want to be late yes it was a case of the daughter rushing the mother who ended up getting stuck in a yellow crosswalk while officer mckenna from the broadmoor village police department do you know why i stopped you? no? did you see the crosswalk you realize you were blocking the crosswalk correct and on tip of that your right brake lite is out and your plate is also altered? in case you haven't noticed this sam trans bus says it all, schools open drive carefully this is not the first time i have been to this intersection.. earlier in the week, i noticed there was a huge problem with people blocking the intersection and the crosswalk so i came back. stanley roberts you're the man (thank you) also, a police officer from the town of colma police department stopped by
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to assist morning how are you doing school time is bad but not as bad as at night now back to the first driver, while the officer mckenna was talking to the parent you gonna be late to school alright you can walk to school if you want she's going to be here for a second yes, school is only a few blocks away so off she goes.. this particular intersection at 87th and village lane according to maryanne the crossing guard is dangerous but a few blocks away at 87th and maddux drivehey stop drivers are ignoring the stop sign and stopping in the yellow crosswalk and in case you didn't know a yellow crosswalk signifies you are in a school zone do you know why i pulled you over (i stopped to short) yea you stopped too short when asked if she knew school was back in session, she stated she doesn't have any kids and what about the stop sign i think i stopped, but it was too short now this driver over on hillside and hoffman i thinks it's safe the say the driver just didn't stop at all when approached she kinda knew what happened you know what im taking about i think i know what you're talking about i probably wasn't thinking so be extra
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careful now that school is in sessions or else you ming end up reciting those famous words i got caught (behaving badly) behaving in a way i shouldn't have semantics simple semantics im just citing you for not yielding to the pedestrians in the crosswalk in broadmoor stanley roberts kron 4 news ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news...fathers are expected to take their kids to school today for the million father march. we'll show you how bay area fathers will be participating. that's coming up at six. and after the break...see which movie came out on top at this weekend's box office. [woman] so you're saying you didn't eat this ice cream? [man] baby, i swear on my lucky shirt...
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( robin ) 80 injury blocking two issued a less then 30 min from the maze to sf (ááá2-shotááá)( mark ) this weekend was the slowest weekend at the box office this year.( darya ) david daniel has the top five movies. "logan lucky" fell two spots to fifth place, picking up four-point-three-seven million dollars. "wind river" expanded to wide release and rose to fourth place on ticket sales of four-point-four million dollars. "you, a dancer at the ballet?" in third place, the animated family film "leap!" was the weekend's top new movie, dancing off with five-million dollars.(nat) seven-point-four million dollars kept the horror prequel "annabelle: creation" in second place.(nat- music/clapping) "the hitman's bodyguard" made just 10-point-one million dollars
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in its sophomore outing, but that was enough to keep the action flick at number one. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( mark ) coming up in the next hour... more than a dozen people arrested after violent protests in berkeley. we are live this morning with the latest overnight details. plus flood waters rising in texas with more rain on the way. thousands of people have been rescued. we are live in texas this morning with an update. and firefighters battling a brush fire in the east bay. we have the latest on overnight efforts to put it out.
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hurricane harvey slams into texas but the death toll is expected to rise. thousands of people have had to be rescued from rising flood waters. some areas have already received several feet of rain in just the last three days and more rain is expected over the next couple of days. good morning i'm mark danon.( darya ) and i'm dary folsom. president trump is scheduled to visit texas tomorrow to take a look at the damage.( mark ) now we want to go live to texas this morning. omar jimenez is live in sugar land, texas this morning with the latest. omar. "my house is gone. it's in half."harvey deviated parts of texas.and it's not done yet. "the first thing i thought is that we would have died in here if we would have stayed. we left, so we are alive. but i wish this never would have happened."catastrophic and life-threatening flooding
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continues as the storm drenches the state.rain bands are pummeling the area -- as emergency responders struggle to evacuate people trapped by flooding."this storm kind of caught everybody in surprise although harvey has weakened -- the deadly storm isn't done. authorities urge the public to be cautious.chief samuel pena, houston fire department: "standing water is extremely dangerous, ok? it's extremely dangerous, you can't tell what you're stepping into, so please if you don't have to be out in the streets, do not be out in the streets."for those whodid not evacuate the houston area, most roads are impassable, leaving many people stranded and in need of assistance.for all the people who didevacuate, many will not be going home anytime soon.
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be going home many will not didevacuate, people who for all the people who didevacuate, many will not be going home anytime soon. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... hot spot bay bridge wb 80 injury accident after the toll chp issued a traffic alert slow from the maze.sb 680 at mission south in fremont overturn accident bloking,
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highs hovering in the low 100s. temps have cooled somewhat during the overnight hours. we're waking up this morning to temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. there are some clouds and patches of fog at the coast, but that's it. the sun will bake us this with inland highs climbing to the low 100s. closer to the bay, we'll see temps climb into the mid the only relief will be at the temps will stay in the 60s. an excessive heat warning is in 9pm so be you're outside afternoon. by mid week, climbing again into this labor day ( mark ) new this morning...berkeley police say they arrested 13 people who attended yesterday's demonstrations that turned violent.( darya ) six people were seriously injured and two remain in the hospital this morning. kron4's will tran was there all day yesterday covering the protests. he joins us live from berekley. will. ( will )even before the day began the berkeley police department called in all available officers as well as asking for mutual aid from other bay area agencies.no one was allowed to get into the park without going through
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( mark ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) and we have team coverage of the protests in berkeley this morning.( mark ) kron 4's tiffany mcelroy is here with a look at how berkeley community members reacting this morning. tiffany. ( tiffany ) this morning there is mixed reaction to the rallies and counter protests that were held over the weekend. some are praising the groups that opposed the white nationalists. many people telling kron 4 that they were proud of the thousands of people who turned up to oppose the white nationalist rally. others say there was violence on both sides. < "there were a lot of people that were standing up for peace and kindness which is most important to me.""it was a bit of an overreaction to the left and when you're trying to prove tht you're better than the right it's not
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a good thing to come out with weapons starting violence it's better to be the better person in a sense." >( tiffany ) the mayor of berkeley issued a statement overnight applauding the protesters who showed up to oppose the white nationalists. but he also condemned the protesters who tried to engage in violence against police. ( darya ) the leader of the group "patriot prayer," was chased out of the event in berkeley and detained by police. joey gibson was the lead organizer behind the rally that was planned in san francisco on saturday but was ultimately cancelled. but once he got to the rally, the crowd chased gibson and his supporters out of the park... then a fight starts and the crowd chases him down the street. gibson was briefly detained by police but was later released. no charges have been filed against him. ( mark ) immigration rights group called "by any means necessary" also took to the streets in berkeley to protest president trump's policies. members gathered in front of the post office to protest the president's "sanctuary city" policy and
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proposed border wall. attendees wore white to show their support for immigration rights. ( mark ) shanta driver... the national chair of the organization says she was happy to see fewer right-wing protesters in berkeley than she expected. ( mark ) you can stay on top of this story through our website kron four dot com. we have much more video and reaction to the protests online. and - don't forget you can download the kron four mobile app for free in the app store and google play store. we will send you breaking news push alerts directly to your phone. ( darya ) breaking from overnight. one person is dead after an assault in san francisco's excelsior district. it happened near the corner of lisbon street and france avenue. police say they got a call about an aggravated assault and when they got there the victim had
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died. police later arrested a man in his 30's. they say the two knew each other. the victim has yet to be identified. ( darya ) firefighters have stopped the spread of a brush fire in the north bay. the fire was first reported around 1 on bodgea avenue near king road in petaluma. the fire has burned around 18-acres -- and is 60-percent contained but firefighters say they have stopped it from advancing. no buildings are being ( mark ) and in the east bay... a fire is burning in livermore. it's happening near mines road and cranes ridge road. at last check it has burned 44-acres and overnight firefighters got got up to 20-percent containment.. there is no word on any injuries or damage. ( mark ) happening today... one east bay city is participating in a nationwide event called the "million father march". it''s a day for dads across the country to make a commitment to their kids and families by taking their children to the first day of school. this is video from last year's event in hayward where father's will be participating again this year. similar events will be held today in
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more than 600 cities across the country. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...two arrests made in a south bay deadly shooting. we'll show you who is behind bars this morning. and later...a rash of bart thefts over the weekend. we'll show you which stations thieves were targeting. and after the break...we continue our coverage of the catastrophe in texas. we'll show you some of the dramatic rescues taking place. ( james ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break. ( mark )( darya ) welcome
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(james)hot temperatures are expected once again today as high pressure keeps inland highs hovering in the low 100s. temps have cooled somewhat during the overnight hours. we're waking up this morning to temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. there are some clouds and patches of fog at the coast, but that's it. the sun will bake us this afternoon with inland highs climbing to the low 100s. closer to the bay, we'll see temps climb into the mid and upper 80s. the only relief will be at the coast where
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( mark ) new this morning we are getting more video of dramatic rescues in texas after hurricane harvey. take a look at this traffic camera showing rescue crews getting somebody out of a car that is almost completely submerged. ( mark ) and people are not the only ones who had to be rescued. it took rescue crews about 20 minutes to save this horse that was stranded in rising flood waters. this is one of two horses that had to be rescued in the city of college station yesterday. both horses are expected to be okay. ( darya ) happening now... police in the north bay are looking for the driver who hit and killed a bicyclist from berkeley. it happened yesterday morning on river road, west of summer crossing.
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that is just west of guerneville. police say the cyclist stopped on the side of the road to check his phone when he was hit by a b-m-w. police say the driver left the scene but a license plate was left behind. ( mark ) bay area bart stations are targeted by a series of thefts over the weekend.. a woman had her phone stolen at the embarcadero station in san francisco. a few hours later... a police officer spotted a thief at the hayward station. the officer chased the person... who threw down the stolen phone... and ran off. another victim reported having a wallet and cell phone stolen at the coliseum station. then a woman says 90 dollars were stolen from her while on a fremont-bound train between 19th street and macarthur boulevard. and another woman says her cell phone was stolen while walking through the parking lot of the pittsburg-bay point station. ( darya ) san jose police have arrested two suspects in connection with a deadly shooting that killed two men in 2016. police arrested issac david brown on your left
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and raymond gabriel on your right. the shooting happened near san jose state university. one of the victims died at the hospital -- the other died a few days later. police haven't released many details including the motive for the shootings. ( mark ) weeks after the violent white nationalist rallies in charlottesville, virginia...police are charging three men with hate rally- related crimes. two of the men are now in custody. 18-year-old daniel borden is charged with malicious wounding. 33-year-old alex ramos faces the same charges. he's currently wanted by the charlottesville police department. police say both men are connected to an assault that happened during the violent rally in charlottesville. ( mark ) the death toll from the barcelona terror attack has risen to 16. a 51-year-old german woman-- who was wounded when a terrorist drove a van through the las ramblas boulevard-- died of her injuries yesterday. more than 120 were injured in the terror attacks... 24 victims remain in the hospital this morning. five of them are still in critical condition. ( darya ) the bodies of all 10 navy service members
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killed in a collision near singapore have been recovered. the 10 sailors were reported missing after the u-s-s john mccain collided with an oil tanker last week. navy and marine corps divers spend the last few days searching the flooded compartments looking for their bodies. this was the 4th collision involving a navy ship this year. the commander of the u-s 7th fleet has been relieved of his duty. the navy also ordered a rare operational pause to allow commanders to ensure safe operations around the world. ( darya ) a man who went missing in lake tahoe back in june has been found dead. dan pham was last scene getting in his kayak at lester beach on june eighth. pham's body was found over the weekend 245-feet below the surface of the lake off rubicon point. his brother is a sheriffs deputy in alameda county. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...gas prices are expected to rise after hurricane harvey slammed into the gulf coast.
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won 6 awards.( mark ) but one of the most talked about moments came when the mother of heather heyer took the stage. heather was killed when she was hit by a car during the white nationalist rally in charlottesville, virginia.( darya ) also on stage last night was the descendent of confederate general robert-e- lee. both spoke out against white supremacist groups in this country.
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expected once again today as high pressure keeps inland highs ( mark ) new this morning...our coverage continues of the violent protest in berkeley where six people were seriously injured. ( darya ) and overnight we were told 13 people were arrested. kron4's will tran was there all day yesterday covering the protests. he joins us live from berkeley. will. ( will )even before the day began the berkeley police department called in all available officers as well as
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asking for mutual aid from other bay area agencies.no one was allowed to get into the park without going through several checkpoints.anyone with body armor was not allowed to come in.some did manage to somehow get masks in... they were quickly removed from the parkthis man says he came from torrance to support the president and his policieshis views were not very popular to many at the park
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( mark ) hundreds of people also took part in this peaceful prayer vigil and procession in berkeley... people of all faiths took part... singing as they marched. some even wore angel wings. they walked together from first congregational church of berkeley to berkeley's old city hall. organizers wanted the focus of the movement to be on healing. ( mark ) and we have much more on the rallies in berkeley on our website at kron four dot com. there you can see more video and reaction to the protests. and - don't forget you can
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download the kron four mobile app for free in the app store and google play store. we will send you breaking news push alerts directly to your phone. ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning... at least two people are dead in texas following hurricane harvey.( mark ) this morning flood water continues to rise in houston. thousands of people have had to be rescued. and now president trump is preparing for a visit.( darya ) john lawrence has the details. it's the first major meteorological disaster of the trump administration.tropical storm harvey bringing catastrophic flooding to parts of texas, especially houston. on sunday morning... the president held a tele- conference from camp david discussing recovery plans with vice president pence and cabinet members.governor greg abbott/r-texas "the white house is being very responsive and very concerned about the people of texas and a tremendous help to us."sen. ted cruz/r-texas"i spoke to the president earlier and he committed swift and immediate federal resources and all the support that the state needed. i was very appreciative of his
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direct and personal level of concern. mister trump says he's happy with how officials are responding....tweeting: "great coordination between agencies at all levels of government. continuing rains and flash floods are being dealt with. thousands rescued." the white house says the president will go to texas to see the devastation first-hand on tuesday. in the meantime, trump says the "focus must be life and safety."the national weather service says more than two-feet of rain fell in houston on sunday.harvey is expected to bring up to 50- inches of rain by mid-week. brock long/fema administrator "this disaster is gonna be a landmark event......we're setting up and gearing up for the next couple of years."i'm john lorinc reporting. ( mark ) amazon is expected to finalize its take over of whole foods and the company says you will notice lower food prices starting today. ( darya ) kron-four's lydia pantazes is live at the whole foods in walnut creek with more on the changes you will see. ( lydia ) if you ever gone into whole foods and thought,
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some of these items are a bit overpriced, today, some of that will change.items that will be marked down on monday include organic avocados, organic brown eggs, organic salmon, almond butter, organic apples and organic rotisserie chicken. amazon said it'll keep the markdowns coming, and that amazon prime members will get additional discounts at whole foods.that's good news for people have criticized the grocery store's high prices. its prices even sparked a legal controversy in 2015 when new york city's department of consumer affairs accused whole foods of "systematic overcharging for pre-packaged foods," like sliced fruit and sandwiches. the chain paid $500,000 in fines to settle the matter. the city's inspectors called it the worst case of mislabeling they had seen in their careers.some other updates amazon says it has in store are:amazon lockers will pop up in select stores, that's where customers can pick up or send returns back items purchased on
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amazon.com.whole foods-brand products will now be available through amazon.com and other prime platforms, such as prime now, the same-day delivery service available in some markets. the store's brands include the whole foods label, 365, whole paws and whole catch.walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) coming up ...new details are emerging about president trump's decision to pardon a controversial sheriff. see what the president asked the attorney general to do that is raising eyebrows. and later...a big human smuggling ring busted in california. we'll show you the tunnel that they used to get across. and after the break...gas prices are set to spike as harvey pummels houston's ten oil refineries. see how much it will cost to fill up today here in the bay area.
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( mark ) tropical storm harvey is wreaking havoc on america's gasoline production. u.s. gasoline futures spiked 7-percent last night as tropical storm harvey forced the shutdown of at least 10 refineries in the houston and corpus christie areas. the futures are now at their highest level since 20-15. that likely means a temporary spike in gas prices is on the way. ( mark ) right now in the bay area... the average price of gasoline is hovering just above 3 bucks. san francisco is the highest at $3.15 analysts say it often takes about a week for price swings in gasoline futures to affect prices at the pump. so prices could continue to go up.
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some clouds and patches of fog at the coast, but that's it. the sun will bake us this afternoon with inland highs climbing to the low 100s. closer to the bay, we'll see temps climb into the mid and upper 80s. the only relief will be at the coast where temps will stay in the 60s. an excessive heat warning is in effect until 9pm so be careful if you're outside this afternoon. temps should fall slightly by mid week, but start climbing again as we head into this weekend's labor day holiday.
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( darya ) u-s border patrol agents say at least 30 illegal immigrants were arrested near an apparent smuggling tunnel in the san diego area. agents say they encountered several people who had reportedly been smuggled into the u-s over the weekend. the agents searched the area and discovered an opening in the ground with a ladder inside. the 30 illegal immigrants are now in border patrol custody. officials say 23 of them are from china... and seven others are from mexico. ( mark ) we're learning more details about president trump's decision to pardon arizona sheriff joe arpaio. the washington post is reporting that president trump asked attorney general jeff sessions to consider dropping the federal case against
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arizona sheriff joe arpaio...but was rejected. according to the report, sessions told the president it would be inappropriate for him to interfere. president trump told session he would pardon arpaio if he was eventually convicted. arpaio was found guilty in july of criminal contempt... for disregarding a court order in a racial profiling case. he was pardoned by the president on friday. ( mark ) with school back in session drivers need to be more carefull when driving near schools.( darya ) stanley roberts explains in this edition of people behaving badly. she's rushing me that's why, (she's rushing you) yea because she doesn't want to be late yes it was a case of the daughter rushing the mother who ended up getting stuck in a yellow crosswalk while officer mckenna from the broadmoor village police department do you know why i stopped you? no? did you see the crosswalk you realize you were blocking the crosswalk correct and on tip of that your right brake lite is out and your plate is also altered?
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in case you haven't noticed this sam trans bus says it all, schools open drive carefully this is not the first time i have been to this intersection.. earlier in the week, i noticed there was a huge problem with people blocking the intersection and the crosswalk so i came back. stanley roberts you're the man (thank you) also, a police officer from the town of colma police department stopped by to assist morning how are you doing school time is bad but not as bad as at night now back to the first driver, while the officer mckenna was talking to the parent you gonna be late to school alright you can walk to school if you want she's going to be here for a second yes, school is only a few blocks away so off she goes.. this particular intersection at 87th and village lane according to maryanne the crossing guard is dangerous but a few blocks away at 87th and maddux drivehey stop drivers are ignoring the stop sign and stopping in the yellow crosswalk and in case you didn't know a yellow crosswalk signifies you are in
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a school zone do you know why i pulled you over (i stopped to short) yea you stopped too short when asked if she knew school was back in session, she stated she doesn't have any kids and what about the stop sign i think i stopped, but it was too short now this driver over on hillside and hoffman i thinks it's safe the say the driver just didn't stop at all when approached she kinda knew what happened you know what im taking about i think i know what you're talking about i probably wasn't thinking so be extra careful now that school is in sessions or else you ming end up reciting those famous words i got caught (behaving badly) behaving in a way i shouldn't have semantics simple semantics im just citing you for not yielding to the pedestrians in the crosswalk in broadmoor stanley roberts kron 4 news ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news...fathers are expected to take their kids to school today for the million father march. we'll show you how bay area fathers will be participating. that's coming up at seven. and
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(ááá2-shotááá)( mark ) this weekend was the slowest weekend at the box office this year.( darya ) david daniel has the top five movies. "logan lucky" fell two spots to fifth place, picking up four-point-three-seven million dollars. "wind river" expanded to wide release and rose to fourth place on ticket sales of four-point-four million dollars. "you, a dancer at the ballet?" in third place, the animated family film "leap!" was the weekend's top new movie, dancing off with five-million dollars.(nat) seven-point-four million dollars kept the horror prequel "annabelle: creation" in second place.(nat- music/clapping) "the hitman's bodyguard" made just 10-point-one million dollars in its sophomore outing, but that was enough to keep the action flick at number one. in hollywood, i'm ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... it's the all fight addition of gary's
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world... a-k-a money. who won and who lost. and... more than a dozen people arrested after violent protests in berkeley. we are live this morning with the latest overnight details. plus flood waters rising in texas with more rain on the way. thousands of people have been rescued. we are live in texas this morning with an update.
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breaking news we are following this morning... at least 2 people are dead after hurricane harvey slams into texas but the death toll is expected to rise. thousands of people have had to be rescued from rising flood waters. some areas have already received several feet of rain in just the last three days and more rain is expected over the next couple of days. good morning i'm mark danon.( darya ) and i'm dary folsom. president trump is scheduled to visit texas tomorrow to take a look at the damage.( mark ) now we want to go live to texas this morning. omar jimenez is live in houston, texas this morning with the latest. omar. "my house is gone. it's in half."harvey deviated parts of texas.and it's not done yet. "the first thing i thought is that we would have died in here if we would have stayed. we left, so we are alive. but i wish this never would have happened."catastrophic and life-threatening flooding continues as the storm drenches the state.rain bands are pummeling the area --
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