this morning on the kron 4 morning news... hurricane irma fast approaching florida. the path of devestation it has already left. ( tiffany ) and... a major data breach at one of the largest credit-reporting companies has compromised the personal information of nearly half the country. how to keep your information safe. (james) and... a massive deadly earthquake strikes off the coast of mexico. the kron 4 morning news starts right (james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. ( tiffany ) and i'm tiffany mcelroy. (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively

clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland valleys and low 80s by the bay. beyond that, there are some indications we may see some showers next tuesday morning, but we'll have to wait and see. sunrise in san

francisco is at 6:46 am. sunset is at 7:28 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 ( james ) maze to sf. 30 min from the 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) breaking news this morning... authorities in mexico say they are evacuating residents in puerto madero in chiapas as a precaution due to a tsunami alert put in place after a major earthquake struck the country. at least five are dead after what mexico's president called a massive eight point two magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of mexico earlier this morning. the quake struck 74 miles off the pacific coast. it could be felt as far as mexico city and guatemala city. this earthquake is the strongest earthquake mexico has had in a century.

up. i was frightened. i didn't know what was going to happen to me.">( james ) another big story we are following this morning... people in florida are now bracing for irma. this as yet another hurricane forms in the caribbean.(tiffany) hurricane jose is following in the path of irma. 185- mile per hour winds devastated resort islands. more than a dozen people died on saint martin, barbuda, tortola and saint thomas. catherine heenan has more on the deadly storm. heavy rains are now drenching haiti ... as irma moves toward the u=s mainland. "this a powerful, strong, almost a nuclear hurricane." businesses and homes boarded up from key west to homestead. "today is really the deadline. people are gonna get caught on the turnpikes, they're gonna get caught on the roads, they're gonna do that last minute panic and try to get out of here, it's gonna be too late." mandatory evacuations now

include downtown miami as well as miami beach. "miami-dade will have major hurricane impacts with deadly storm surge - deadly storm surge and life threatening winds." "i cannot stress this enough, you don't wait to evacuate."thousands of mobile home residents in south florida have been ordered to find a safer place to ride out the storm."it is what it is. these are not structural, sound buildings."broward county's animal shelter evacuated more than 175 of its residents by plane in order to make room for displaced pets during the storm. natand a new sight on florida highways: state police escorting convoys of fuel trucks "one of our top priorities right now is fuel availability.drivers have lined up for hours to buy gas, only to find the pumps were dry. "people - they're running out in their cars. they can't get it at the gas stations."the new normal in florida tonight: ... crowded highways ... crowded supermarkets.and crowded airports."i'd like to leave today. tomorrow nobody will be working here."

( james ) two bay area airports are sending tsa workers to assist in reopening florida airports after hurricane irma goes through the area. roughly 250 t-s-a workers from oakland international airport and mineta san jose international airport will be pre-positioned at airports throughout the sunshine state. the federal agency is expecting hundreds of employees in florida to be busy dealing with the storm's aftermath when airports in the region resume operations. airports in sacramento and los angeles also plan to send tsa workers. (tiffany) another big story we are following this morning. about 143 million americans are impacted by a data breach at equifax. the credit reporting company says the breach compromised the personal information of nearly half the people in the country. the breach happened mid-may through july but was just made public now. charels clifford has the details. varun badhwar is the founder and ceo of redlock, a menlo

park based cloud security company. he says that the hacking of equifax should concern almost every american, even if thehave never personally used the company's services.soti think at some point almost every consumer has gone to equifax and pulled down a report. if you haven't directly, one of your banks of financial instates had.in the wake of the hack, he also warns there's not much consumers can do to be proactive about protecting themselves. its extremely hard, if not impossible, to change things like social security numbers, drivers license numbers or birthdates. he says the best people can do is to closely monitor their credit.sotmonitor credit activity. look for instances where you're seeing someone nefarious trying to open up accounts on your behalf because they have all the information required to do so. equifax is offering free credit monitoring for year to anyone who's concerned that their information many have been compromised, but badwhar points out that that is something of a catch 22.sot youre going to have to go back

to equifax and give them your information all over again and hope and trust that you don't lose it again.he also says that the size and scope of this hack should be a wake up call to how vulnerable our personal information is.sotif we can't trust credit monitoring service providers then i'm not sure who's left that our data is secure with. in menlo park charles clifford kron 4 news. (tiffany) in the past few years...dozens of companies including target home depot and linked-in have suffered data breaches. if you're among the millions of people who have been exposed in a data breach, there are things you can do to minimize the chances of becoming a victim to identity theft or credit card fraud. change your account passwords if they are compromised. you should not share the same password with multiple websites. but if you do then you should change those passwords immediately. check your statements for any unauthorized changes. and you can set up a freeze on your credit report. doing that will alert you if someone is trying to run a check and

can flag that you did not request it. (james) coming up.. bay area first repsonders preparing to help victims of hurricane irma. how they plan to lend a hand.(tiffany) and... an east bay community coming together to remember a teenager killed in a car crash. a look back at the teen.(james) a look at your forecast. (james) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

( tiffany ) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and

fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland valleys and low 80s by the bay. beyond that, there are some indications we may see some showers next tuesday morning, but we'll have to wait and see. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:46 am. sunset is at 7:28 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and

traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

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

(tiffany) four of california's 'urban search and rescue' teams have received the call. and they are heading to florida to deal with hurricane irma. among those teams is task force 3 out of menlo park. kron 4's dan kerman has more on the deployment. within an hour of arriving back in menlo park from hurricane harvey, members of california's urban search and rescue task force three, were getting their gear cleaned their boat motors checked and their cars serviced because now the team has been called to florida for hurricane irma sot harold schapelhouman /menlo park fire chiefthe team members that just returned from harvey won't be going, but the new members will include search and rescue personel, hazardous materials and communications specialists, structural engineers , doctors, and dogs and dog handlerssotover the

next few hours team members will begin arriving and loading the gear on these semis which will be driven out to florida to meet the teamstand up dan kerman/menlo park 58-103104/std ( james @ landing ) a teenager who was driving home from work last week lost control of her car and crashed. she was instantly killed when her car hit a concrete pillar. and now an east bay community has come together to remember her. kron4's hermela aregawi spoke to some of the teen's family members. she was almost halfway home. but kirsten yalda never made it.samuel yalda/victim's father just the sweetest, most caring girl, she loved everybody, always tried to help people out. everybody loved her. always tried to help people

out. everybody loved her.her father describes getting the devasting callsamuel yalda/victim's fathershe said she was in a car accident last night. i was like okay tell me what's going on and she said she didn't make it. and right then i just hung up i couldn't handle it. it was last thursday around 4 in the afternoon.kirsten was on her way home from work police say her car veered off highway 580 eastbound and slammed into a pillar.she was pronounced dead on the scene.samuel yalda/victim's fatherit's just a senseless accident, maybe careless driving but her autopsy and everything there's no alcohol or drugs nothing like that and so we're still kind of torn about what happened. its just questions we may not ever have the answers to.14 jamba juice locations including thisone where kirsten worked for the last five months came together to raise money for the family. tara lindstrom/franchise owner the people she was close with said she was just a great spirit, always willing to help others and just seemed like a really good kid. obviously very responsible, worked

consistenly, showed up to work and drove a long way to get here so she was obiously raised well. ( james ) kirsten will be buried today. her family is still raising money for her funeral services. there is a youcaring site and a gofund me site set up for her. both sites can be found our website if you wish to donate. (tiffany) students at a middle school in pacifica gathered for a memorial for their music teacher who was killed in an accident. jerry downs was the band director for 15- years at 'ingrid b. lacy' middle school and at 'ocean shore' elementary. he was somehow hit and killed by his own car near the corner of palmetto avenue and surf street wednesday morning. last night some former students, now in high school, came to comfort each other and put flowers near the parking lot where the accident happened. one parent spoke to kron four about what the loss means for students in the district.

to replace him. not with anyone as good as him.he gave the kids a good place."> (tiffany) grief counselors grief (tiffany) grief counselors were brought in to help the students and the staff cope with the downs' death plans for a public tribute to downs are already underway. (tiffany) in the east bay... an oakland police officer has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the infulence and resisting arrest in dublin. it happened wednesday night. officials say officer bryan budgin posted bail and is out of jail. the oakland police department released a statement saying it is aware of his arrest. but they have not said if he is still on active duty. ( james ) days after the decision to end daca all eyes are now on another controversial immigration measure called - s-b-54.

it is also refered to as the 'california sanctuary state' bill. karma dickerson has the details. live intro:many told us they see this bill as a necessity after learning daca protections are in jeopardy ((pkg))sot- the governor's house that's rightthe fight over sb54, also known as the california values act has been playing out in the legislature since one month after presidnt trump"s election. but thursday advocates of what others call the "sanctuary state" bill took the battle to the governor's mansion. sot-stacy suh- the governor has yet to make a strong commitment about the ca values actsb54 would restrict using state resources to enforce immigration law. sot- it creates safe spacesbut one of the most controversial provisions of sb54 would restrict jails in many cases from notifying ice when a prisoner wanted for immigration violations is released. advocates say it's needed now more than ever sot- carlos amador/ca immigrant policy center- whether it's pardoning the racist sheriff

joe arpaio or ending the daca program these are direct attacks to our immigrant community and out california leadership needs to stand up and protect our community.but opponents, like the president of the ca sheriffs association say the bill is a political stunt and a safety risk sot-sot- sheriff bill brown/ca sheriffs assoc.- it will put dangerous criminals on the street who ironically will be a threat to other immigrants ( james ) that was karma dickerson reporting. the assembly has just one week to act on the bill. the governors office has not commented on whether or not he will sign the

( james ) and be sure to tune in to our new football shows which kick off this weekend. the sword and shield zone hosted by mark carpenter will air 9pm saturdays. and the red and gold zone hosted by henry wofford will come right after at 9:30pm. if that's not enough sports, check out sports night live with jr stone. that show will now go to an hour starting this sunday night. (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... an east bay judge rules on whether or not teenager jahi mcmath is brain dead. what the ruling means for her family. i'm tracking your

entertainment headlines today... the young cast members of stephen king's "it" don't suffer from a fear of

clowns. but at the movie's world premiere they shared what does frighten them. rick damigella has the details and more in the hollywood minute. (nat gasp)disney has announced movies from its "star wars" and marvel franchises will no longer be available on netflix beginning in 20-19. the hollywood reporter says the lucasfilm and marvel movies will join other disney releases on its own, branded streaming service, planned to launch later that year."what are you afraid of?""clowns" they star opposite bill skarsgard as pennywise the clown, but the young cast of "it" aren't afraid of clowns. but what does scare them?"what are you afraid of?""i am afraid of pigeons.""i don't blame you.""i'm going to go - yeah, i'm gonna go right out with it.""simple. simple enough.""and what about you?" "i'm scared of the dark. i'm scared of monsters, demons, getting crushed. claustrophobic.""i'm scared of really small spaces. like the trash compactor in "star wars"? man, that would be the worst death ever.""i'm right there with you. and back to

you.""sewer rats. really gross. they're big, they're hairy. don't like them." "hornets. hornets terrify me! "i'm kind of afraid of failure, but again it's like, which is horrible being an actress.""i'm working on something now, something so new that the world will never be the same."here's a first look at "the current war." the historical biopic about the birth of the electrical age stars benedict cumberbatch as thomas edison and michael shannon as george westinghouse. the movie premieres sunday at the toronto film festival, with a limited release in november and wide release in january. in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza.

(james)( tiffany ) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the

return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland valleys and low 80s by the bay. beyond that, there are some indications we may see some showers next tuesday morning, but we'll have to wait and see. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:46 am. sunset is at 7:28 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. 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

for the storm as evacuation orders are underway. people are not the only ones getting out of the state... dozens of adoptable animals were evacuated from the shelters and flown here to the bay area. this will help clear the shelters in florida to make room for animals displaced during during hurricane irma. as kron four's gabe slate reports the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek is where some of these animals will be housed. 92 cats and 62 dogs arrived on the tarmac of the hayward airport this afternoon coming from broward county humane society in florida. the shelter there wants to be empty in preperation for all the displaced animals that may need help after hurricane irma. these dogs and cats will be separated between 3 shelters here the east bay spca, berkeley humane society, and at arf, or the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek. that's where i captured these images of the dogs and cats arriving thursday evening arf is taking in 40 cats and 25 dogs. broward

county reached out to the bay area shelters. and they said yes sound from tracy gimbel / arf the animals from florida are not going back they were waiting for adoption there and now will be here until bay area residence adopt them. they will be ready for adoption by early next weekif you can't adopt but want to help arf takes money donations, or crate or pet supply donations, or what they really need is.. sound from tracy gimbel / arf they are offering free adoptions this week and the pets come spayed, nuetered vaccinated, micro chiped ready to join your familyin walnut creek gabe slate kron 4 news.

( james @ bam ) a captain with the oakland fire department is behind bars and accused of possessing child pornography. this is surviellance video of the moment he was arrested. kron four's haaziq madyun reports on what led to the arrest. oakland fire captain richard chew has been arrested and charged for one count of possession and one count of distributing child pornography. kron4 obtained this surveillance video of chew's arrest wednesday at his home in lafayette. his next door neighbor saw lafayette police serving the search warrant

pornography. the investigators say they found up 600 child pornography videos and images allegedly in the oakland firefighters possession.on thursday richard chew was arraigned in martinez at contra costa county superior court.richard chew's bail was set at $200-thtousand dollars. if convicted he could face a maximum of five years in state prison...in martinez haaziq amdyun kron4news ( james ) an east bay

judge ruled that jahi mcmath may still be technically alive. she is the teen that has been declared brain dead for more than three years. the ruling allows a lawsuit by jahi's family to move forward. they are suing children's hospital in oakland for botching a routine tonsillectomy for the girl. she was 13 at the time. the lawsuit also demands the hospital pay for jahi's future care. and demands a ruling be made that she is alive. the alameda county judge will leave that up to a jury to decide. if the jury rules in favor of jahi's family it could increase the amount of damages in the lawsuit. (tiffany) santa cruz authorities say a brain surgeon and two nurses already in jail awaiting trial for operating a child- sex ring caught on video may now face more charges. this comes after investigators discovered additional video footage. dr. james kohut, rashel brandon, and emily stephens are each charged with sexually

assaulting multiple children. police took seven children ages three to 13 into protective custody. kohut's attorney says his client denies the charges. brandon's attorney says she was exploited by kohut. and stephen's attorney did not comment.

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agentcy's join force to crack down on traffic violaters.( james ) stanely roberts shows us on this edition of people behaving badly. i got caught baving badly .. that phrase was uttered by many drivers in pittsburg during a traffic crackdown which involved antioch police, brentwood police, and yes pittsburg police but even before we could get to the location this driver was using the center median to pass (sound of siren)you're being stopped because you were driving down the center medium. im riding with sergeant terry of the pittsburg police department . we ended up on san marco blvd why? i'll let a resident explain they come through they turn right in the left-hand turn lane like this red pickup. however, he was greeted by one of the officers some drivers were doing other things as well like illegal u-turns take a right turn .. so he gets to have a chat with an antioch police officer any particular reason you turned when you know you couldn't ther freeway is backed up i

came this way i came all the way from oakley i'm trying to get to berkeley turns out we have something in common i looked at the news this moring kron 4 and the traffic on 4 was back up loveridge all the way to willow passthis driver had a unique problem, there was an unrestrained child in the backseat so why isn't he buckled in, to begin with? his seatbelt is already buckled (because he escaped) he escaped and then buckled his seatbelt? (yea) she was issued a ticket for having an unrestrained child under the age of 8 really your going to give me a ticket how much is this going to cost i don't know that oh, i know 490 dollars plus a point on your license . oh did i mention it's per child? officers also focused on speeders on kirker pass road where the posted speed is 55 miles per hour one driver was doing whooo baby 83 83 ..in a bit of irony just before getting pulled over there was a lighted sign reading prepare to stop and

there was a problem the officer would encounter which would be repeated multiple times n a short period of time you don't have your license on you? are you a licensed driver? oh but look at the time i guess i'll have to show you more in the future edition of people behaving badly i was speeding going a little to fast just got the car did realize how fast i was going in pittsburg stanley news (tiffany) coming up on the kron four morning news... the trump administration announced plans to replace another obama administration policy. the changes planned for investigating sexual assault on college campus. (tiffany) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (james)( tiffany ) welcome

back. checking in on your morning forecast.

(james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland valleys and low 80s

by the bay. beyond that, there are some indications we may see some showers next tuesday morning, but we'll have to wait and see. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:46 am. sunset is at 7:28 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. no major hot spots. bay no major hot

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( james ) two police officers are recovering officers are two police ( james ) ( james ) two police

officers are recovering after a shootout that ended in the death of a homicide suspect in sacramento. it happened at around 11:00 yesterday morning. police were trying to stop a car driven by a man wanted in connection with a double -homicide. one officer was shot in the chest. but the bullet ricocheted off his bullet- proof vest. the other officer was hit in the leg. both are expected to be okay. the man wanted for the double homicide was killed. his identity has not yet been released. (tiffany) in the east bay... a woman in union city says she was sexually battered along a walking trail.( james ) it happened monday morning on the union city walking trail off union city boulevard at kohoutek (kuh-who-tech) way. as kron four's philippe djegal reports investigators say the victim has seen the suspect before. (philippe) seconds after a woman stepped foot on this trail monday...carmen robinson/works nearby- "very frightening." and, not long after she had a trail of her own. an alleged sexual predator, who would soon

pounce.rubi myrick/works nearby- "very concerned. we take walks on that trail sometimes." the alleged attack happened at around 6-30 that morning. the woman who police say was sexually battered was alone at the time. the victim helped investigators develop this composite sketch of the man. carmen robinson and rubi myrick work nearby and often take walks in the area on their lunch breaks. they say this man does not look familiar.rubi myrick & carmen robinson/work nearby- "we'll keep our eyes open." sergeant steve mendez with the union city police department... says that this was actually the ninth time that the victim had encountered the suspect on this walking trail. in the eight previous occasions, she tells police that he walked up to her and asked her to "be his friend." she denied him and then he walked away. this time, mendez says that he groped her. sgt. steve mendez/ucpd- "she was able to call 9-11 on the cellphone because she felt that he was either going to attack her or grab her, which he ultimately did and as the attack occurred, the 9-11 dispatcher was able to to ask her questions and we believe that because she had the

dispatcher on the phone, he was scared away." sergeant mendez says the victim believes the man is either hispanic or filipino. standing five-foot-seven, with a stocky build. always seen by the victim wearing a t- shirt, basketball shorts and tennis shoes.sgt. steve mendez/ucpd- "our detectives are currently looking into local, uh, sex registrants and, um, you know, checking up to see if any of them match the description that was provided with the victim."rubi myrick/works nearby- "most of the time, i always walk in pairs or a group of people." as should anyone visting this trail, until the groper is caught. in union city, philippe djegal, kron four news. (tiffany) in national news... the scope of president trump's travel ban is narrowing. a federal appeals court has rejected the trump administration's limited view of who is allowed into the country the court ruled that grandparents, cousins and other close relatives of people in the united states should not be prevented from coming into the country. the court also ruled refugees accepted by a re-settlement agency should

not be banned. there is no word from the white house about whether an appeal is planned. (tiffany) the trump administration announced plans to replace another obama administration policy. education secretary betsy devos says any new policy on investigating sexual assault on college campus must balance the rights of victims and the accused. this replaces an obama administration guidance that outlined guildlines for schools on how to handle sex assault allegations. devos called it a failed system and says the rights of all parties must be taken into account. she says the current policy denies due process to indivuduals accused. (tiffany) devos says they will seek public input in

developing a new policy for sex assault on college campuses. ( james ) in dubs news... back in june during the parade celebrating their 2nd nba title in 3 years warriors owner joe lacob told the crowd the team would pick up the tap for the entire celebration as a gift to oakland. the only problem is according to a report the city of oakland still has not revived payment of almost $816,000 it says the warriors owe. adding the team also owes it $244,000 from the 2015 parade turns out the warriors had some questions about some of the charges. and are working it out with the city. oakland officials say they don't expect any problems collecting the money. ( james ) a lobster has just

predicted six more weeks of summer. that's according to residents of belfast, maine. the entire town gathers at the pier near the lobsters home for an annual ceremony. the group watches passy pete the lobster as he picks a scroll to determine whether maine will see an extended summer or be greeted by winter. pete's been right the past two years. (tiffany) and be sure to tune in to our new football shows which kick off this weekend. the sword and shield zone hosted by mark carpenter will air 9pm saturdays. and the red and gold zone hosted by henry wofford will come right after at 9:30pm. if that's not enough sports, check out sports night live with jr stone. that show will now go to an hour starting this sunday night.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (tiffany) and kron 4 would like to thank you, our viewers, for helping the viewers, for thank you, our would like to and kron 4 (tiffany) (tiffany) and kron 4 would like to thank you, our viewers, for helping the victims of hurricane harvey and making our telethon a success. we were able to raise more than 135-thousand dollars during wednesday's telethon for the salvation army.( james ) in fact so many people wanted to donate that the phones kept ringing. we even extended the telethon an extra hour. the 135-thousand dollars is only a

preliminary number. and we should have an exact count sometime next week. if you missed out on the telethon - you can still donate. we've posted a link on our website kron four dot com. (james) coming up... a massive deadly earthquake strikes of the coast of mexico. the latest on the damage. (tiffany) and.. a major data breach at one of the largest credit-reporting companies has compromised the personal information of nearly half the country. how to keep your information safe.s (james) also... an east bay fire captain has been arrested for possession of child pornography. details on the investigation. ( mark ) we are following two big

breaking news stories this morning. first on the left of your screen... a deadly 8-point-1 magnitude earthquake hitting mexico overnight... at

least 15 people are confirmed dead as crews continue to search through the rubble for more victims. ( darya ) and on the right... hurricane irma continues to barrel towards florida... this morning it has been downgraded to a category 4 storm as it continues to wreak havoc in the caribbean. this is video out of the u-s virgin islands showing the damage left behind. at least 10 people have been killed in the storm with millions more in its path. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( mark ) and i'm mark danon. we will have much more on those breaking stories in just a minute. first lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon

expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( mark ) breaking news we are following this morning... an 8-point-1 magnitude earthquake hits mexico and the death toll is rising this morning.( darya ) tiffany mcelroy is here with the latest. tiffany. ( tiffany ) at least 15 people are dead after the earth quake hit just after midnight this morning near the mexico-guatemala border.

here is a map showing exactly where the quake hit. it was originally reported as an 8-point-0 but it has been upgraded to an 8-point-1. you can see it was centered just off the coast but it was felt in mexico city... which was about 600 miles away from the epicenter. mexican oficials say 23-thousand people likely felt the violent shaking. this is video of the rescue efforts this morning. you can see crews digging through the rubble. two of the people killed... died when their house collapsed on top of them. the death toll is expected to rise as crews continue to sift through the rubble. i will continue to follow the latest developments and bring you updates through out the morning. back to you. ( darya ) more on our breaking news out of the caribbean... hurricane irma wreaking havoc as it makes it's way towards florida.( mark ) it has been downgraded to a category 4 storm but it is still very dangerous. kristen holmes is in miami with the details.

florida is busy preparing for hurricane irma.forecasters still aren't sure exactly where the storm will hit ... but people in the sunshine state are getting ready anyway. ramon gastesi/monroe county administrator:"you might as well leave now while you have the chance because when you dial 911, you will not get an answer"they're getting out however they can.travelers stood in line for hours at airports.while drivers waited at gas stations, some of which ran out of fuel.cars headed north caused interstate backups and slowdowns. depending on irma's path ... the powerful, category five storm could create one of the largest mass evacuations in u-s history ... with some six million residents of southern florida potentially impacted. the urgency is spurred by the destruction irma has wrought in the caribbean.irma shredded buildings, toppled cars, and

left streets submerged in water.on island after island, survivors describe apocalyptic scenes:voice of josephine gumbs-connor/survived irma in anguilla:"one of the oldest churches here in anguilla -- completely destroyed, and it's a shell. the magnitude ... it's just ... i keep saying it's incomprehensible because that's what we're seeing on the ground."these stories -- and the aftermath of harvey in texas -- have the southeastern coast of the u-s taking irma very seriously. ( mark )( darya ) james fletcher is here... he is tracking the path of irma this morning. (james)irma is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane and will continue to bring life-threatening wind, storm surge, and rainfall hazards to the turks and caicos islands

and the bahamas through saturday. hurricane conditions will also spread over portions of the north coast of cuba through saturday. severe hurricane conditions are expected over portions of the florida peninsula and the florida keys beginning saturday night. irma is likely to make landfall in southern florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts to much of the state. a hurricane warning is in effect for southern florida, the florida keys, lake okeechobee, and florida bay, while hurricane watches have been issued northward into central florida. ( darya ) and this morning... national guard crews from the bay area will be heading to florida to help with rescue operations once the storm hits.( mark ) will tran is live at moffett field where those crews are set to take off this morning. will. ( will ) and happening in less than an hour... the

california national guard will be sending crews to florida. the silicon valley based air national guardsmen will be leaving from moffett field at 6:00 this morning. they are heading to florida to provide search and rescue support for those who will be affected by hurricane irma. ( darya ) we will check back with you through out the morning.

( mark ) and two bay area airports are sending tsa workers to assist in reopening florida airports after hurricane irma hits the area. roughly 250 t-s-a workers from oakland international airport and mineta san jose international airport... will be positioned at airports throughout florida. the t-s-a is expecting hundreds of employees in florida to be busy dealing with the storm's aftermath when airports in the region resume operations. airports in sacramento and los angeles also plan to send tsa workers. ( mark ) and breaking overnight... a woman rescued after her home catches fire in the east bay.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene in pleasant hill with the details. lydia. ( lydia )2:16 am contra costa co fire received a call of a structure

fire in the 100's block of sylvia dr in pleasant hill . fd arrived on scene to find a garage with smoke and flames visible. there were two occupants a male and a female that live in the residence. the male was showering for work when he heard loud booms towards the front of the house. he opened the garage door to find heavy flames. male shut the garage door and was able to get the female half out of the residence. at some point the woman went back in the residence and had to be rescued by fire. she was transported to a local hospital and was unconscious. her condition was not further known. fd was able to knock the fire and is now in the mop up stage. they will be on scene for a little while fd says. there is heavy damage to the garage. the home sustained some smoke damage. under investigation, no further at this time. ( mark ) thanks lydia.

we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) a major data breach at one of the largest credit-reporting companies has compromised the personal information of nearly half the country. cyber criminals accessed the sensitive information of as many as 143- million people. that includes social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and driver's licenses numbers. industry experts say the hacking of equifax should concern almost every american... even if you have never personally used the company's services. they say there is not much you can do to protect yourself from the hack, but you should closely monitor your credit report. ( darya ) equifax is offering free

credit monitoring for a year. the company has created a website for people to check if their information has been compromised. we have a link to it on kron-four dot com. ( mark ) happening today... school will be back to normal at hillsdale high in san mateo after a threatening note prompted the bomb squad to search the school. the note was found yesterday afternoon and led to students being dismissed from school early. after searching the school the bomb squad determined that the school was ( mark ) happening now... police are looking for this man after a woman says she was groped while walking on a trail in union city. the incident happened monday morning but police just releasing the sketch. police say it happened on the union city walking trail off union city boulevard near kohoutek (kuh-who-tech) way. the woman was able to call 9-11 during the attack before the man ran off. ( mark ) the woman also told

police that this was the ninth time she has encountered the man on the same walking trail. police say this is the first time that the man ever touched the woman. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...students are remembering a bay area music teacher who has died in a freak accident. the unusual circumstances surrounding his death are coming up. and later...the white house is considering changes to the way college campuses handle rape investigations. we'll explain. and after the break...a high ranking official with an east bay fire department is arrested on disturbing charges. details straight ahead. ( 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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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for

the inland valleys and low 80s by the bay. beyond that, there are some indications we may see some showers next tuesday morning, but we'll have to wait and see. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:46 am. sunset is at 7:28 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( darya ) a captain with the oakland fire department has been arrested for possession of child pornography. kron4 obtained this surveillance video of 58-year-old richard chew being arrested yesterday at his home on harper court in lafayette. chew was arraigned in contra costa county superior court. he is facing one count of possesion and one count of distributing child pornography. ( darya ) on august 19th the contra costa county internet crimes against children task force launched an investigation into chew's alleged involvement with child pornography. his bail has been set a 200-thousand- dollars. ( mark ) students at a middle school in pacifica are holding a memorial for their

music teacher who died in an accident. jerry downs was the band director for 15- years at 'ingrid b. lacy' middle school and at 'ocean shore' elementary. he was somehow hit and killed by his own car near the corner of palmetto avenue and surf street wednesday morning. last night some former students came to comfort each other and put flowers near the parking lot where the accident happened. one parent spoke to kron four about what the loss means for students in the district. ( mark ) grief counselors have been brought in to help the students and the staff cope with the teacher's ( mark ) in the south bay... police have identified a man who was killed in a shooting tuesday night. officers say

39-year-old cesar paguada of san jose was the victim of a shooting that happened on story road. the gunman is still on the loose. ( darya ) kids playing with fireworks caused a 130 acre fire in gilroy....known as the bally-bunion fire. police say four teenagers... all 14 and 15 year olds... were playing with illegal fireworks over the weekend when the hillside went up in flames. police cited the teenagers who have been released to their parents. firefighters have now fully contained the fire. ( darya ) two police officers are recovering after a shootout that ended in the death of a homicide suspect in sacramento. police say they were trying to stop a car yesterday morning being driven by a man wanted for a double homicide. one officer was shot in the chest but the bullet ricocheted off his bullet- proof vest. the other officer was hit in the leg. both are expected to be okay. the man wanted for the double homicide was killed. his name has not been released. ( darya ) that shootout came... as hundreds of law

enforcement officers were in nearby roseville for the memorial service for sacramento county sheriff's deputy robert french who was killed in the line of duty. french's killer... 32-year-old thomas littlecloud from castro valley died from his injuries after a shootout with police. another suspect in the case...23-year-old priscilla prendez of oakland is in jail this morning for vehicle theft and felony evasion. ( mark ) the trump administration announces plans to change the policy on sexual assaults on college campuses. education secretary betsy devos says any new policy on investigating sexual assault on college campus must balance the rights of victims and the rights of the accused. this replaces an obama administration policy that outlined guildlines for schools on how to handle sex assault allegations. devos called it a failed system and says the rights of all parties must be taken into account. she says the current policy denies due process to individuals accused of assault. the exact details of the policy have not yet been released. ( mark ) a federal

appeals court has rejected the trump administration's limitations on who is allowed into the u-s under the new travel ban. in its ruling, the court says grandparents, cousins and other close relatives of people in the united states should not be prevented from coming into the country. the court also ruled refugees accepted by a resettlement agency should not be banned. there is no word from the white house about whether it plans to appeal the ruling. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...our coverage of hurricane irma continues and we'll take a look at some of the bay area rescue crews who are heading to florida this morning. and next...former president bill clinton will be in the bay area today. we'll show you which area you will want to avoid to stay away from the traffic mess. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is slow in the cash lanes but no major issues. ( mark ) happening today... former president bill clinton will be in the bay area. he will be speaking tonight at the third street baptist church in san francisco. the event is on mcallister street and is scheduled between 6:00 and 9:00 tonight. if you are driving in the area you might notice delays because of the former president's motorcade.

( darya ) a new michael jackson album will be released later this month. it's called "michael jackson scream" and is a compilation to coincide with the halloween season. songs include "ghosts," "torture" and "thriller." "scream" will also feature a new mashup bonus-track called, "blood on the dance floor, dangerous" release-parties are planned for cities around the world including los angeles, tokyo and london. "scream" will be released september 29. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... we are following two breaking stories... first... a deadly 8-point-1 earthquake hits mexico overnight. we have new video showing the moment that the quake hit.( tiffany ) plus... hurricane irma is moving closer to the u-s as evacuation orders expand across multiple states. i am following the latest devastation caused by irma this morning.( james ) your bay area forecast is next. . before they can stand tall...

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the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and

fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking news we are following this morning... an 8-point-1 magnitude earthquake hits mexico and the

death toll is rising. at least 15 people are dead after the earth quake hit just after midnight this morning near the mexico-guatemala border. here is a map showing exactly where the quake hit. it was originally reported as an 8-point-0 but it has been upgraded to an 8-point-1. you can see it was centered just off the coast but it was felt in mexico city... which was about 600 miles away from the epicenter. and here is new video showing the moment the quake hit. you can see the camera shaking. mexican oficials say 23- thousand people likely felt the violent shaking. two of the people killed... died when their house collapsed on top of them. the death toll is expected to rise as crews continue to sift through the rubble. ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning... hurricane irma weakens to a category 4 storm as it moves closer to florida.( mark ) tiffany mcelroy is tracking the latest damage. tiffany. ( tiffany ) even though the storm has been downgraded it is still very dangerous with sustained winds of up to 155 miles per hour. this

morning we are getting another look at the damage caused by irma as it moves through the caribbean. this is video out of the dominican republic. so far this storm has killed at least 10 people. that number is expected to rise. millions more are still in it's path. parts of southern florida are under mandatory evacuation. the governor of florida is telling people who have not yet evacuated that they will be on their own once the storm hits. ( tiffany ) and now the governor of georgia is issuing evacuation orders for cities in the southern part of that state. and the governor of south carolina telling people to be ready to evacuate as irma makes it's way north. back to you. ( mark )( darya ) james fletcher is here... he is tracking the path of irma this morning.

(james)irma is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane and will continue to bring life-threatening wind, storm surge, and rainfall hazards to the turks and caicos islands and the bahamas through saturday. hurricane conditions will also spread over portions of the north coast of cuba through saturday. severe hurricane conditions are expected over portions of the florida peninsula and the florida keys beginning saturday night. irma is likely to make landfall in southern florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts to much of the state. a hurricane warning is in effect for southern florida, the florida

keys, lake okeechobee, and florida bay, while hurricane watches have been issued northward into central florida. ( darya ) four search and rescue teams from california are now heading to florida to help deal with hurricane irma including a team from menlo park. the teams got the call an hour after another team from menlo park returned home from hurricane harvey. officials say it will be a different group of people heading to florida. the new team includes search and rescue personnel, hazardous materials and communications specialists, doctors and rescue dogs. ( darya ) team members will be heading to florida as soon as their equipment is loaded up and ready to go. ( darya ) dozens of adoptable pets are now in the bay area after they were evacuated from florida animal shelters ahead of hurricane irma. 92 cats and 62 dogs

landed at the hayward airport yesterday afternoon. they will be put into three shelters...the east bay s-p-c- a, berkeley humane society or the animal rescue foundation. florida shelter officials say they are clearing the shelters for animals who might be displaced from hurricane irma. they reached out to bay area shelters to see if they could house the animals. ( darya ) the cats and dogs will be available for adoption next week. ( mark ) santa cruz prosecutors say a brain surgeon and two nurses already in jail awaiting trial for operating a child- sex ring will now face more charges. investigators say they have discovered additional video of alleged child abuse. dr. james kohut, rashel brandon, and emily stephens are each charged with molesting multiple children. police took seven children ages three to 13 into protective custody.

kohut denies the charges against him. ( mark ) an oakland police officer is in trouble with the law. officer bryan budgin was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and resisting arrest on i-580 in dublin wednesday night. budgin is out on bail this morning. the oakland police department released a statement saying it is aware of his arrest but they have not said if he is still on active duty. ( darya ) just days after the trump administration announced the end of the daca program - the president is trying to reassure undocumented immigrants brought to the u-s as children. we showed you the president's tweet yesterday telling people affected by daca that they have nothing to worry about. kron 4 spoke to people at the immigration rights network about the president's tweet. most of the people we spoke to say they are weary of what the president ( darya ) house

minority leader nancy pelosi says the president has told her he would sign a bill to give legal status to daca recipients. ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... a grandmother under arrest for abusing her 9-year-old grand daughter. what she did to the girl that landed her behind bars. and later... and you may soon have fewer options to buy new clothes. see just how many gap and banana republic stores will be closing in the near future. and after the break... we are just two days away from the start of the football season for the bay area teams. we have a preview of the games coming up after the break. and here's a live look outside...bay bridge.

( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) now to bay area football... both the niners and the raiders getting ready to open the regular season this ( mark ) the raiders will be in tennessee for their season opener sunday this is video of their practice yesterday. the raiders lost in teh playoffs last year after derick carr was injured. kickoff is set for 10:00 sunday morning. ( mark ) meanwhile the 49ers are getting ready to take on the carolina panthers at levi's stadium. the niners are coming off a season where they won just 2 games. steph curry will be in the house rooting for the panthers.

kick off is set for 1:25 in santa clara. ( darya ) and join us saturday for the premiere of our raiders and 49ers weekly shows mark carpenter and henry wofford host the shows saturdays starting at 9pm then sunday a new 1-hour long sports night live also at 9pm. (james) your bay area forecast is after the break.

( mark )( darya )( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. 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

(james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures

slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland valleys and low 80s by the bay. beyond that, there are some indications we may see some showers next tuesday morning, but we'll have to wait and see. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:46 am. sunset is at 7:28 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

( darya ) in national news... police in wisconsin are calling it one of the worst cases of child abuse they have ever seen. a 9-year-old forced to stay in a dog kennel for 12 hours a day. the cage had carboard on the floor... a couple of blankets and it was padlocked. now the girl's grandmother is in jail after a teacher reported the child abuse to police. the grandmother had custody of the girl and

her 10-year-old sibling. the children are now both in protective custody. ( mark ) retailers gap and banana republic are planning on closing roughly 200 stores. gap...which owns banana republic...and is headquartered in san francisco says the closures are because of declining sales. gap did not specify how many of each brands' stores will close... or where. sales have declined for both brands in recent years -- as they lost ground to the so-called "fast fashion" retailers like "forever 21". ( darya ) multiple bay area police department's join force to crack down on traffic violaters.( mark ) stanley roberts shows us in people behaving badly. i got caught baving badly .. that phrase was uttered by many drivers in pittsburg during a traffic crackdown which involved antioch police, brentwood police, and yes pittsburg police but even before we could get to the location this driver was using the center median to pass (sound of siren)you're being stopped because you were

driving down the center medium. im riding with sergeant terry of the pittsburg police department . we ended up on san marco blvd why? i'll let a resident explain they come through they turn right in the left-hand turn lane like this red pickup. however, he was greeted by one of the officers some drivers were doing other things as well like illegal u-turns take a right turn .. so he gets to have a chat with an antioch police officer any particular reason you turned when you know you couldn't ther freeway is backed up i came this way i came all the way from oakley i'm trying to get to berkeley turns out we have something in common i looked at the news this moring kron 4 and the traffic on 4 was back up loveridge all the way to willow passthis driver had a unique problem, there was an unrestrained child in the backseat so why isn't he buckled in, to begin with? his seatbelt is already buckled (because he escaped) he

escaped and then buckled his seatbelt? (yea) she was issued a ticket for having an unrestrained child under the age of 8 really your going to give me a ticket how much is this going to cost i don't know that oh, i know 490 dollars plus a point on your license . oh did i mention it's per child? officers also focused on speeders on kirker pass road where the posted speed is 55 miles per hour one driver was doing whooo baby 83 83 ..in a bit of irony just before getting pulled over there was a lighted sign reading prepare to stop and there was a problem the officer would encounter which would be repeated multiple times n a short period of time you don't have your license on you? are you a licensed driver? oh but look at the time i guess i'll have to show you more in the future edition of people behaving badly i was speeding going a little to fast just got the car did realize how fast i was going in pittsburg stanley roberts kron 4 news ( mark ) now to bay area

basketball... back in june during the parade celebrating their 2nd nba title in 3 years warriors owner joe lacob told the crowd the team would pick up the tap for the entire celebration as a gift to oakland. but according to a report... the city of oakland still has not received payment of almost 816- thousand dollars it says the warriors owe. the city says the team also owes it 244-thousand from the 2015 parade the warriors say they have some questions about some of the charges and are working it out with the city. ( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news... police in the east bay looking for a man who groped a woman on a hiking trail. coming up at six... we will show you the sketch of the man people are looking for. and after the break... two new movies hit theaters this weekend and one of them is expected to break records. we have a preview of what's now showing. [bullfighting music]

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( robin ) no major hot spots. taffic is picking up on wb 92 but no major probels. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (ááá2-shotááá) ( darya ) a killer clown could create a record breaking opening at the box office this weekend.( mark ) rick damigella has a preview. "oh, well i'm pennywise, the dancing clown! now we

aren't strangers." if you haven't met pennywise yet, you will be hearing lots more about him after this weekend. the big screen adaptation of the best-selling steven king novel "it" is looking to have a record breaking opening. while sources at warner brothers are estimating a 60-to-65 million dollar debut, variety's pundits predict the horror yarn could open to as much as 75 million. "what's that?!" (nat scream) both sets of predictions indicate "it" will break the record for the largest september opening, scaring off current record holder "hotel transylvania two" which brought in 48- point-five million back in 20-15. "it" is also poised to set a new record for highest opening for a horror film, surpassing "paranormal activity three" which opened to 52-point-six million dollars in 20-11. "i'm alice." "hey, alice." "alice." "alice." "mom!" if scary clowns aren't high on your list of things to watch in a dark theater, the weekend's other

opener is "home again." the rom-com stars reese witherspoon as a single mother starting over, but with three very unconventional house guests rounding out her family unit. the hollywood reporter says "home again" could open in the ten million dollar range. in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. ( mark ) coming up in the next hour... we continue to follow three big breaking news stories. first a woman rescued overnight from a fire in the east bay. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene with the details. plus... hurricnae irma wreaking havoc in the caribbean we have team coverage as more bay area crews head to florida to help the people who will be affected by the storm. and also breaking... the death toll continues to rise after a deadly earthquake in mexico. we have the latest video of the damage just into the newsroom.

we're following two breaking news stories this morning... the death toll in mexico is now up to 15... after a massive 8-point-one earthquake hit the country last night. that's the strongest quake to rock mexico in a ácentury. it toppled homes and triggered tsunami alerts.( darya ) and hurricane irma is barreling

towards florida. the storm has been downgraded to a category 4 hurricane as it continues its destruction path across the caribbean. this is video out of the dominican republic. at least 10 people have been killed in the storm with millions more in its path. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal

communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland valleys and low 80s by the bay. beyond that, there are some no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking news we are following this morning...

an 8-point-1 magnitude earthquake hits mexico and the death toll is rising this morning.( darya ) tiffany mcelroy is here with the latest. tiffany. ( tiffany ) at least 5 people are dead after the earth quake hit just after midnight this morning near the mexico-guatemala border. here is a map showing exactly where the quake hit. it was originally reported as an 8-point-0 but it has been upgraded to an 8-point-1. you can see it was centered just off the coast but it was felt in mexico city... which was about 600 miles away from the epicenter. mexican oficials say 23-thousand people likely felt the violent shaking. this is video of the rescue efforts this morning. you can crews digging through the rubble. two of the people killed... died when their house collapsed on top of them. the death toll is expected to rise as crews continue to sift through the rubble. i will continue to follow the latest developments and bring you updates through out the morning. back to you. ( darya ) more on our breaking news out of the

caribbean... hurricane irma wreaking havoc as it makes it's way towards florida.( mark ) it has been downgraded to a category 4 storm but it is still very dangerous. kristen holmes is in miami with the details.

( mark ) this map shows the evaction areas in florida. and as you can see there is a lot of red on this map. almost the entire southern part of the state must get out... and parts of the coast.

( mark )( darya ) james fletcher is here... he is tracking the path of irma this morning. (james)irma is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane and will continue to bring life-threatening wind, storm surge, and rainfall hazards to the turks and caicos islands and the bahamas through

saturday. hurricane conditions will also spread over portions of the north coast of cuba through saturday. severe hurricane conditions are expected over portions of the florida peninsula and the florida keys beginning saturday night. irma is likely to make landfall in southern florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts to much of the state. a hurricane warning is in effect for southern florida, the florida keys, lake okeechobee, and florida bay, while hurricane watches have been issued northward into central florida.

( darya ) and this morning... national guard crews from the bay area will be heading to florida to help with rescue operations once the storm hits.( mark ) will tran is live at moffett field where those crews are set to take off this morning. will. ( will ) and happening in less than an hour... the california national guard will be sending crews to florida. the silicon valley based air national guardsmen will be leaving from moffett field at 6:00 this morning. they are heading to florida to provide search and rescue support for those who will be affected by hurricane irma.

( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) and two bay area airports are sending tsa workers to assist in reopening florida airports after hurricane irma hits the area. roughly 250 t-s-a workers from oakland international airport and mineta san jose international airport... will be positioned at airports throughout florida. the t-s-a is expecting hundreds of

employees in florida to be busy dealing with the storm's aftermath when airports in the region resume operations. airports in sacramento and los angeles also plan to send tsa workers. ( mark ) and breaking overnight... a woman rescued after her home catches fire in the east bay.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene in pleasant hill with the details. lydia. ( lydia )2:16 am contra costa co fire received a call of a structure fire in the 100's block of sylvia dr in pleasant hill . fd arrived on scene to find a garage with smoke and flames visible. there were two occupants a male and a female that live in the residence. the male was showering for work when he heard loud booms towards the front of the house. he opened the garage door to find heavy flames. male shut the garage door and was able to get the female half out of the

residence. at some point the woman went back in the residence and had to be rescued by fire. she was transported to a local hospital and was unconscious. her condition was not further known. fd was able to knock the fire and is now in the mop up stage. they will be on scene for a little while fd says. there is heavy damage to the garage. the home sustained some smoke damage. under investigation, no further at this time. ( mark ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) credit monitoring giant -- equifax -- has been hit by a high-tech heist... that's compromised the personal information of nearly half the country. hackers accessed

the sensitive information of about 143-million people. that includes social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and driver's licenses numbers. industry experts say the hacking of equifax should concern almost every american... even if you have never personally used the company's services. they also say there isn't much you can do to protect yourself... but you should monitor your credit report closely. ( mark ) equifax is offering free credit monitoring for a year to anyone who's worried about their information being compromised. ( darya ) happening today... school is back to normal at hillsdale high in san mateo after a threatening note had the bomb squad searching the school. the note was found yesterday afternoon and led to students being dismissed early. after searching the school... the bomb squad determined that it was safe. ( mark ) coming up on the

kron 4 morning news.... a blow to to president trump. the latest hit his travel ban is taking.( mark ) plus... state on emergency in california. they're in effect for 3 different counties. this morning... how crews are handling one of the biggest fires burning in the state. . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies

with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland valleys and low 80s by the bay. beyond that, there

are some indications we may see some showers next tuesday morning, but we'll have to wait and see. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) kids playing with fireworks caused a 130 acre fire in gilroy... known as the bally-bunion fire. police say four teenagers... all 14 and 15 year olds... were playing with illegal fireworks over the weekend when the hillside went up in flames. police cited the teenagers who have been released to their parents. firefighters have now fully contained the fire. ( mark ) governor jerry brown has declared a state of

emergency in three counties... because of wildfires that have burned thousands of acres and restricted access to yosemite national park. the declaration covers madera, mariposa and tulare counties... where four different wildfires are burning. cal fire says more than 16- hundred firefighters are battling the wildfire in tulare county. the pier fire has burning more than 24- thousand acres and now 35- percent contained. ( mark ) two police officers are recovering and a suspect is dead after a shootout in sacramento. this happened yesterday morning. police were trying to stop a car... driven by a man accused of killing two women. one officer was shot in the chest... but the bullet ricocheted off his bullet- proof vest. the other officer was hit in the leg. both are expected to be okay. police say the suspect -- eric arnold -- killed erica wallace and her 17-daughter. wallace's family says this outcome is both relieving and frustrating. ( mark ) that shootout came... as hundreds of law

enforcement officers were in nearby roseville for the memorial service for sacramento county sheriff's deputy robert french who was killed in the line of duty. french's killer... 32-year-old thomas littlecloud from castro valley died from his injuries after a shootout with police. another suspect in the case...23-year-old priscilla prendez of oakland is in jail this morning for vehicle theft and felony evasion. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for this man after a woman says she was groped while walking on a trail in union city. this happened monday morning but police just releasing the sketch. police say the woman was walking near union city boulevard and kohoutek (kuh-who-tech) way. the woman was able to call 9-11 during the attack before the man ran off. ( darya ) the woman also told police that this was the áninth time she has

encountered the man on the same walking trail. police say this is the first time that the man ever touched the woman. ( mark ) an east bay community is coming together to remember a teenager killed when her car crashed on 580. kristen yalda worked at a jamba juice in livermore but lived more than an hour away in ceres. employees from more than a dozen jamba juice locations in the area came together to help raise money for her funeral service. kron 4 spoke with kristen's father who says his daughter impacted many lives:

obtained this surveillance video of richard chew being arrested yesterday at his home on harper court in lafayette. chew was arraigned in contra costa county superior court. he is facing one count of possesion and one count of distributing child pornography. ( mark ) on august 19th the contra costa county internet crimes against children task force launched an investigation into chew's alleged involvement with child pornography. his bail has been set a 200-thousand- dollars. ( darya ) the trump administration announces plans to change the policy for sexual assaults on college campuses. education secretary betsy devos said she will be reviewing obama-era guidelines over concerns the current policy denies due process to the accused. in fact, devos says her

department has already started to roll back some of the title nine guidelines. title nine is a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex for schools that receive federal funding.. including protection for sexual harrassment. ( mark ) the scope of president trump's travel ban is narrowing. the ninth u- s circuit court of appeals ruled that extended family members and certain refugees are exempt from the ban. under the original executive order... refugees from six country were banned for 120 days from entering the u-s... if they could not show a close family relationship with a u-s citizen. there is no word from the white house about whether it plans to appeal the ruling. ( darya ) coming up... the president promised no action yet. but some young immigrants are still worried about president trump's daca decision. why they still feel uneasy.( mark ) and... a former president is coming to the bay area. where bill clinton will be tonight. - grocery outlet

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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. sout bay drive time look good ( darya ) happening today... former president bill clinton will be in the bay area. he'll speak tonight at the third street baptist church in san francisco. the event is on mcallister street and is scheduled between 6:00 and 9:00 tonight. if you are driving in the area... you see delays because of the former president's motorcade. ( james ). (darya) lets start the

half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning... an 8-point-1 magnitude earthquake hits mexico and the death toll is rising.( mark ) the death toll has climbed to 29 after the earth quake hit just after midnight this

morning near the mexico- guatemala border. here is a map showing exactly where the quake hit. the magnitude-8.1 quake was felt as far as mexico city and guatemala city. you can see it was centered just off the coast but it was felt in mexico city... which was about 600 miles away from the epicenter.( darya ) and here is new video showing the moment the quake hit. you can see the camera shaking. mexican oficials say 23- thousand people likely felt the violent shaking. two of the people killed... died when their house collapsed on top of them. the death toll is expected to rise as crews continue to sift through the rubble.( mark ) mexican president enrique peqa nieto said the quake was the strongest earthquake mexico has experienced in 100 years. it hit just before midnight when many people would have been sleeping. ( mark ) and we first told you about this earthquake at 4:55 this morning with a push alert through the kron 4 mobile app. you can download the app to get breaking news alerts sent right to your phone. it is free to download. ( tiffany ) even though the storm has been the storm has even though the storm

has been downgraded it is still very dangerous with sustained winds of up to 155 miles per hour. this morning we are getting another look at the damage caused by irma has it moves through the caribbean. this is video out of the dominican republic. so far this storm has killed at least 10 people. that number is expected to rise. millions more are still in it's path. parts of southern florida are under mandatory evacuation. evacuations have expanded in areas in miami to get people as far away from the coast as possible. the governor of florida telling people who have not yet evacuated that they will be on their own once the storm hits. ( tiffany ) and now the governor of georgia is issuing evacuation orders for cities

in the southern part of that state. and the governor of south carolina telling people to be ready to evacuate as irma makes it's way north. back to you. ( mark ) ( darya ) james fletcher is here... he is tracking the path of irma this morning. (james)irma is an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane and will continue to bring life-threatening wind, storm surge, and rainfall hazards to the turks and caicos islands

and the bahamas through saturday. hurricane conditions will also spread over portions of the north coast of cuba through saturday. severe hurricane conditions are expected over portions of the florida peninsula and the florida keys beginning saturday night. irma is likely to make landfall in southern florida as a dangerous major hurricane, and bring life-threatening storm surge and wind impacts to much of the state. a hurricane warning is in effect for southern florida, the florida keys, lake okeechobee, and florida bay, while hurricane watches have been issued northward into central florida.

( mark ) four search and rescue teams from california are now heading to florida to help deal with hurricane irma including a team from menlo park. the teams got the call an hour after another team from menlo park returned home from hurricane harvey. officials say it will be a different group of people heading to florida. the new team includes search and rescue personnel, hazardous materials and communications specialists, doctors and rescue dogs. ( mark ) team members will be heading to florida as soon as their equipment is loaded up and ready to go. ( darya ) santa cruz prosecutors say a brain surgeon and two nurses already in jail awaiting trial for operating a child- sex ring will now face more charges. investigators say they have

discovered additional video of alleged child abuse. dr. james kohut, rashel brandon, and emily stephens are each charged with molesting multiple children. police took seven children ages three to 13 into protective custody. kohut denies the charges against him. ( mark ) an oakland police officer is in trouble with the law. officer bryan budgin was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and resisting arrest on i-580 in dublin wednesday night. budgin is out on bail this morning. the oakland police department released a statement saying it is aware of his arrest but they have not said if he is still on active duty. ( mark ) just days after the trump administration announced the end of the daca program - the president is trying to reassure undocumented immigrants brought to the u-s as children. we showed you the president's tweet yesterday telling people affected by daca that they have nothing to worry about. kron 4 spoke to people at the immigration rights network about the president's tweet. most of the people we spoke to say they are weary of what the president tweets:

( mark ) house minority leader nancy pelosi says the president has told her he would sign a bill to give legal status to daca recipients. ( darya ) coming up... as we track hurricane irma... we're hearing stories of what's being done to help the people in its path. but this morning... we're checking in with a rescue foundation that's getting the animals out of harms way. ( mark ) plus... a young boy suffers second degree burns -- caused by his school lunch. the action the child's mother is now demanding the school take. ( darya ) and... the trump administration awards more border wall contracts. how these walls will look much different than the other prototypes. and here's a live look outside... golden gate

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. slow on nb 101 from story to 880

( darya ) the trump adminstration has awarded contracts for more border wall prototypes. these walls will be ásee- through.( mark ) last week... customs and border protection announced contracts for four concrete walls. the eight prototypes will be built in san diego... probably during the fall.( darya ) the wall was a signature issue in trump's campaign last year. he promised that mexico would pay for it... but mexico has refused. ( mark ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... little boys are in a unique situation. they're twins... but only áone is a u- s citizen. how their fathers are now trying to change that. (james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (mark)(darya) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures

slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are present over the bay and coast. this afternoon expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures inland reaching the low 80s. highs at the bay shoreline will be in the mid 70s while coastal communities will enjoy low 60s. as for this weekend, the return of high pressure will mean warmer temperatures. look for upper 80s to mid 90s for the inland valleys and low 80s by the bay. beyond that, there are some indications we may see some showers next tuesday morning, but we'll have to wait and see. sunrise in san francisco is at 6:46 am. sunset is at 7:28 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and

traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices. no major hot spots. richmond bridge drive no major hot no major hot spots. richmond

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

people in florida are bracing for the storm as evacuation orders are underway. people are not the only ones getting out of the state... dozens of adoptable animals were evacuated from the shelters and flown here to the bay area. this will help clear the shelters in florida to make room for animals displaced during hurricane irma. as kron four's gabe slate reports the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek is where some of these animals will be housed. 92 cats and 62 dogs arrived on the tarmac of the hayward airport this afternoon coming from broward county humane society in florida. the shelter there wants to be empty in preperation for all the displaced animals that may need help after hurricane irma. these dogs and cats will be separated between 3 shelters here the east bay spca, berkeley humane society, and at arf, or the animal rescue foundation in walnut creek. that's where i captured these images of the dogs and cats arriving thursday

evening arf is taking in 40 cats and 25 dogs. broward county reached out to the bay area shelters. and they said yes sound from tracy gimbel / arf the animals from florida are not going back they were waiting for adoption there and now will be here until bay area residence adopt them. they will be ready for adoption by early next weekif you can't adopt but want to help arf takes money donations, or crate or pet supply donations, or what they really need is.. sound from tracy gimbel / arf they are offering free adoptions this week and the pets come spayed, nuetered vaccinated, micro chiped ready to join your familyin walnut creek gabe slate kron 4 news.

( mark ) parents of one boy are now searching for answers after he was burned from his school lunch. the boy was carrying beef stew that was too heavy for him. it tipped over and spilled all over his arm. he got second degree burns from the stew. the school has reached out to the boy's parents, but his mother still wants answers. ( mark ) the school wrote a statement to parents saying they are taking the matter seriously and adding safety precautions. ( darya ) a southern california couple has twin boys in a unique situation. one is a u-s citizen... but the state department says the other is ánot. this has everything to do with where they were born and the fathers' d-n-a. the dads married in canada 7 years ago. andrew dvash-banks is a u-s citizen. his husband - - elad (elle-aud) is from

israel. the twins share an egg donor... but one child has the d-n-a of andrew and the other the d-n-a of edal. when the fathers decided to return to andrew's home in los angeles... they ran into a problem. only andrew's biological son gets u-s citizenship. ( darya ) both fathers' names are on the birth certificates... but according to the state department -- "if the child does not have a biological connection to a u-s citizen parent, the child will not be a u-s citizen at birth." the couple didn't know about the law when they had their boys. andrew's now considering applying for his son's green card. ( darya ) coming up... they brought home another

championship... but the warriors may be in some trouble with the city of oakland. how much the team owes for its victory parade.( mark ) and... disney is ditching netflix. the big film franchises that are leaving the streaming site... and where they're going. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

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wait for it. boooyah has three "o's". ♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ announcer: this week, assorted flavors of power bars are just four for a dollar. ( mark ) netflix is going to lose some big movie franchises. disney is pulling its "star wars" and marvel movies... starting in 20-19.( darya ) according to the hollywood reporter... these films will join other disney releases on disney's own streaming service... which is set to launch later that year. the move is designed to help disney appeal to adults who might be reluctant to shell out money for a stream to keep their kids happy. the price has not been announced.

( mark ) more than 8 years after his death... a new michael jackson album will be released later this month.( darya ) it's called "michael jackson scream" and is a compilation to coincide with the halloween season. songs include "ghosts"... "torture" and of course "thriller." "scream" will also feature a new mashup bonus-track called, "blood on the dance floor, dangerous."( mark ) release-parties are planned for cities around the world including los angeles, tokyo and london. "scream" will be released ( darya ) back in june during the parade celebrating their 2nd nba title in 3 years warriors owner joe lacob told the crowd the team would pick up the tab for the entire celebration as a gift to oakland.( mark ) but according to a report... the city of oakland still has not received payment of almost 816- thousand dollars it says the warriors owe. on top of that, the city says the team also owes it 244-thousand from the 2015 parade the warriors say they have some questions about some of the charges and are working it out

with the city. ( mark ) ahead at seven on the kron 4 morning news... hurricnae irma wreaking havoc in the caribbean we have team coverage as more bay area crews head to florida to help the people who will be affected by the storm. and also breaking... the death toll continues to rise after a deadly earthquake in mexico. we have the latest video of the damage just into the newsroom.( darya ) and ahead in gary's world... super bowl champion patriots get their butts kicked, does that mean tom brady is done? and if your husband is a famous quarterback... can you call yourself a single mom? plus.. women's tennis has a new baby faced assassin.

( mark ) we're following two breaking news stories this morning... the death toll in mexico is now up to 29... after a massive 8-point-one earthquake hit the country last night. that's the strongest quake to rock mexico in a ácentury. it toppled homes and triggered tsunami alerts.(darya) and hurricane irma is barreling towards florida. the storm has been downgraded to a category 4 hurricane as it continues its destruction path across the caribbean. this is video out of the dominican

republic. at least 10 people have been killed in the storm with millions more in its path. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom. (mark) and i'm mark danon. we will get to our breaking news stories in a moment. but first we want to check your commute and forecast. (james)the cooldown continues this morning as temperatures slip into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies are relatively clear inland, but clouds and fog are