a rare image of hope admist a mountain of despair.at least 225 are known dead and others remain trapped or missing following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit heavily populated sections of central mexico tuesday. witnesses describe watching their surroundings crumble.voice of ricardo ramos/earthquake survivor: "basic instinct was grabbing everything and headling out into the streets, making sure we were away from trees and electricity cables" voice of oriol pamies/earthquak e survivor: "so we pretty much tried to...be next to a wall and try to stand still until it was all over. but it was terrifying"this is the second major earthquake to hit mexico in the past two weeks...and president enrique pena nieto is calling it a new national emergency.enrique peqa nieto/mexican president: "unfortunately several people have lost their lives including girls and boys in educational centers, buildings, and households."the country has declared three days of mourning...but life-or-death work leaves little time for grief.amdist the chaos.. there are raised fists...commanding silence as rescuers listen for signs of life. "puqosarriba" ..or raised fists...is now trending on social media not only as a sign of silence... but also of solidarity for a nation

shattered by nature.i'm stacey cohan reporting (vicki) many may wonder if that will relieve pressure on faults in california. a professor of technology at cal tech talked to cnn's john vause about possible effects from mexico's quake on california.pablo ampuero/seismology professor, calif. inst. of technology: "this energy that has been released in mexico, that doesn't release the energy that's build up here in california on the san andreas fault. and many of the faults that are right beneath our feet.john vause/cnn: "is there a link that we can make between what's happening in mexico and what we could expect here, or they're completely separate events? " "the events in mexico do not

have any impact on the earthquakes that happen here in california. is there an 8.2 magnitude earthquake coming anytime soon for los angeles or california? the problem s there's no way to know?"pablo ampuero/seismology professor, calif. inst. of technology-"there's no way to predict when it will happen, but it's certain that in my lifetime i will have to go through a big earthquake. it can happen now, it can happen tomorrow, or in ten years from now. (grant) mexican americans here in the bay area are watching the devestation in the quake zone...feeling powerless and looking for ways to help people. some are still waiting for word from their friends and familes. as kron4's maureen kelly reports...lots of people here are using social media to try to follow the situation.. (vicki) (vicki) as we've been

reporting - hurricane maria lashed the island of puerto rico today....unleashing what's been described as 'total devastation.'(grant) it's now taking aim at other caribbean islands... catherine heenan is here with an update.... the national

hurricane center says maria has lost its major hurricane status...droppingto a category two storm for now - but only 'after' raking puerto rico. the entire island is without electricity......and there's serious flooding. being outside earlier was dangerous for everyone from reporters to first responders.. maria blew ashore this morning in puerto rico - with sustained winds of 155 miles an hour.....snapping trees and swamping low-lying areas. puerto rico's governor says the worst might still be ahead... puerto rico's govenor - there's a lot of flooding, a lot of infrastructure damage but the only thing that matters is that people stay safe.that we can save life and we will start the rebuilding process. people might think they've gone through the worst of it, but as we know with hurricanes, it's the flooding and heavy rains that tend to be the number one cause of death." maria is headed for the

dominican republic....and while it's lost some of its strength -- forecasters say it could again become a major hurricane by tomorrow. it's not expected to make landfall in the u.s. -- but there are concerns about dangeroussurf and coastal erosion. grant and vicki? (vicki) an east bay man killed in a brutal homicide and now police are releasing surveillance video connected with the crime. this as investigators and the man's family asking for help in tracking down the gunman. kron four's terisa estacio is in san francisco with more on the video and the suspects wanted in this case. i am here on the corner of 11th and folsom in san francisco - this is where 31 year old carlo tateo was walking along with some friends when a 3 people started harrassing some of women with carlo's group- carlo police say - asked them to stop, and that's when one pulled out a gun and fatally shot the east bay father.

greg mceachern, commander homicide sfpd "all homicides are a tragedy but this is senseless as well." san francisco police commander talking about the murder of this man, carlo tateo - the east bay father of this 2 year old girl, as well as a beloved family member. sonja tateo, mother of murder victim. "we just want this to be solved so the community is safer. police released this surveillance video connected to the crime it shows two suspects clearly - on the street moments before the murder. mceachern. one is a black male with a pink jacket on, the other also a black man. besides those two person's of interest - they are also looking for a female black woman. the night was june 18, around 2am. police say - carlo was with friends, enjoying a summer night in the city going to some clubs when those in the video started harassing women in carlo's group. mceachern. no provocation, just shot and tragically killing him. don appearson, uncle. he was a great kid, he had his life dedicated to helping young children. family members say tateo - loved being with his

oakland family and many friends. now police are hoping that someone will come forward and help solve his homicide. mceachern. "any info would be greatly appreciated. we implore to do what you can to find and help solve this homide. tateo's mother told me he was set to take exams to go into law enforcement before his death. i will have more from his mother about her son, coming up on kron four news at 6. also, if you do recognize the men or the woman in the video please contact police immediately. te (vicki) police are on the hunt for the armed robber who held up a seven-eleven store at gunpoint in petaluma. it happened around one this

morning at the 7-11 on redwood highway. police say the suspect was armed with a semi- automatic handgun as he demanded money from a store employee... and then ran away on foot. the suspect is a white man who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, black and white high-top shoes...and a maroon ski mask. ( grant ) tech gear has always been a target for thieves. laptops, tablets, phones... stolen. in some cases... snatched right out of the owners hands... in some pretty casual settings. and as kron4's haaziq madyun reports...here in the bay... it is seems to be happening more and more. people using laptops at starbucks beware there has been a rise in laptops being snatched from victims like this student, who asked not to reveal her identity. she say she was at a starbucks on lakeshore in oakland tuesday when two juveniles snatched her laptop really fast

here and they bam snatched it and ran. if anything i learned not to sit by the entrance with my laptop because i was more of a convenient target"> laptop users are being targted here in the city of alameda as well, as we have been reporting. police say there has been muliple cases in recent weeksthe most recent incident occurred last sunday here at this stabucks on atlantic avenue. police say the suspects descriptions in this alameda case are similar to the ones who stole the laptop from the college student in oaklandin response alameda police has increased officers presence in and around starbucks. the college student has this advice for anyone thinking about using their laptops at coffee houses

assignments and be peaceful"> in alameda haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) president obama makes a rare public appearance eight months after leaving office. today he talked about the effort to overhaul obamacare. hear his swipe at republicans coming up. (grant) plus why several bay area synagogues are stepping up security this week. (vicki) and find out why parents and students at one east bay school were greeted this morning by protests. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) at least one person is dead tonight.after a fire tore through an oakland apartment. it happened around four this morning on fairmount avenueat a four-story apartment complex. the victim was found in the stairwell...near their top- floor apartment. one other person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalationbut will be ok. crews were able to contain the fire however a unit suffered extensive water damageleaving two people without a home tonight. the cause of the fire is under investigation. (grant) in the south bay...

two people were injured when a fire broke out in a duplex this early morning. (vicki) kron4's lydia pantazes explains how the residents of the duplex were able to make it to safety. in san jose 2 people were injured after a duplex fire shortly after 12 this morning. it happened on the 500 block of hazel del way. witnesses report seeing heavy black smoke spewing from the attic and windows of the duplex. once firefighters got to the scene, people who live inside had already gotten out. 2 people were taken to the hospital -- one with burns, the other with smoke inhalation both are in stable condition. in san jose, lydia pantazes, kron4 news. (grant) students and parents gathered outside an

east bay middle school today, to rally against racism....after racist messages were left on a school district truck. and as kron 4's will tran reports now from castro valley, police are calling it a 'hate crime'. students and parents at canyon middle school greeted with love and support as they headed to school (michael kusiak/organizer-we wanted to show as community that we stand united)michael kusiak found out late last night that racist graffiti was found written on a school truck monday morninghe decided to take to social media.. .telling the community to rally against racism(michael kusiak/organizer-when this happens, anyone can do this. we wanted to tell our kids that they are safe and they supported here)many of these people don't even have kids who attend the middle school. but they say it doesn't matter. they want the parents... and the world to know in castro valley there is no room for racism(julie greenfield/castro valley resident-so disappointed and hurt. castro valley is such a wonderful town in so many ways. however every once in a while this under current pops out)the school district quickly told the alameda county sheriff's office about the racist graffiti which was directed towards african americans and the jewish community investigators consider the act... a hate crime(todd finley/castro valley resident-i thought right away we needed to respond. that people need to show we care. we wanted everyone to know they are supported in our

community)(will tran/castro valley-the school district says it's unfortunate what happened but they're using this as a teachable moment that they have talked about it and will continue to talk about. that they won't stand for racism. in castro valley will tran kron 4 news) (vicki) a five-year-old modesto boy was suspended last month when he told his teachers he had a bomb in his backpack... but it's the school's reasoning for the suspension that has his parents upset. (vicki) a five-year-old modesto boy was suspended last month when he told his teachers he had a bomb in his backpack... but it's the school's reasoning for the suspension that has his parents upset. jackson

riley told his teachers there was a bomb in his backpack which would explode if he took it off. the boy was suspended from school for one day. according to the school... the boy was suspended for "intentionally engaging in harassment, threats or intimidation." jackson's parents complained... calling the suspension extreme. that's when the school changed the reason saying he "made terrorists threats toward school officials." (michelle riley/mother of suspended boy): "that he said he couldn't take his backpack off because it would explode, meaning he doesn't want anybody to get hurt. granted, it's all in the world of pretend play and we're talking about an imaginary bomb...but...where was the threat? we still haven't really received a clear answer to that." the suspension for terrorist threats still stands... now the boys parents are fighting to get the disciplinary action removed from his school record. (grant) tonight, as the jewish community across the bay area and around the world

observe the first of the high holy holidays... kron four's philippe djegal reports... some synagogues are increasing security after a rash of anti-semitism. (philippe) rabbi daniel stein says rosh hashana -- the celebration of the jewish new year.... always marks the busiest time of the year for his synagogue... congregation b'nai shalom in walnut creek.daniel stien/rabbi- "as jews, we are always aware of security issues." and, although some city's and counties in the bay area have reported a rise in hate crimes, including anti-semitism, since the national elections in november... rabbi stein says that has not been the case at his sanctuary.daniel stein/rabbi- "but we're always concerned about the safety and security of our congregants and we always take measures to make sure that they are safe." wednesday night through next friday on yom kippur... rabbi stein says members of

his congregation may not notice additional security... but says security will be tight, to ensure the high holy holidays are safe.steven chester/rabbi- "there's no choice -- there's really no choice." rabbi steven chester is refering to his decision to add additional security cameras at his synagogue... temple israel of alameda. a hate crime was reported here last month. alameda police say a man threw rocks at the windows. the f-b-i is involved in the investigation.steven chester/rabbi- "yes, we're being smart and safe. and, safety for our congregants and people who may be here at services is the most important thing. on the other hand, i find it very sad that we have to have security in this way because of what goes on in this society." but rabbi chester says that doesn't mean he or his congregants are scared or intimidated by anti-semitism or acts of violence... just prepared. philippe djegal, kron four news. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

.a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast tonight through thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week. (vicki) ahead at five... the woman linked (vicki) (vicki) ahead at (vicki) (vicki) ahead at five...

the woman linked to actor kevin hart in an alleged extortion plot speaks out. we'll hear from her... and hart next.(grant) plus... police looking for a bold thief... who targeted on a bay area teacher. what this bandit stole... and how you can help police.

(grant) a woman who's been linked to comedian and actor...kevin hart in an

alleged extortion plot is denying that she had anything to do with attempts to get money from him. (vicki) catherine heenan is here with an update - including the news conference the woman held today, alongside her attorney... that woman says she had an 'intimate relationship' with the actor about a month ago in las vegas...but claims she didn't know she was being photographed with him.. the 27-year-old model insists that she's also a victim.... grainy photos show montia sabbag in a nightclub with hart last month... a sex video reportedly also exists - showing the two together in hart's hotel suite. the woman admits she was with him -- but claims 'lies' are being written about her....and she did not try to get any money from hart. this follows the actor's cryptic apology posted to his instagram account over the weekend...in which he apologizes to his pregnant wife - but doesn't say why.... he spoke out after getting demands for 10-million dollars from the extortionist

- who's now being hunted by the f-b-i. kevin hart - i'm at a place in my life where i feel i have a target on my back. and because of that, i need to make smart decisions. and recently i didn't.. at the end of the day man, i need to do better. but i'm also not going to let a person have financial gain off my mistakes. and in this particular situation - that's what was attempted. montia sabbag - i am not an extortionist, i'm not a stripper. i'm a recording artist and an actress, and i've not broken any laws. i had nothing to do with these recordings. sabbag's attorney denied previous reports that her client had agreed to sit for a lie detector test for 420-thousand dollars. as of this afternoon....she says law enforcement had not yet talked to sabbag. vicki and grant? (grant) president barack obama is speaking out against efforts to repeal the affordable care act.

"those of you who live in countries that already have universal health care are trying to figure out what's the controversy here. i am too."(grant) we'll hear from the former president and one of the architects of the gop bill moving through congress... next.(vicki) plus 143 million americans affected by the data breach at equfax. coming up we'll talk live with a personal financial expert about what you should do to protect yourself right now.

president barack obama: "thousands upon thousands of americans threw themselves into the collective effort of reforming our health care system. those of you who live in countries that already have universal health care are trying to figure out what's the controversy here. i am too."(vicki) former president barack obama slammed the newest republican effort to replace the affordable care act. he says it's frustrating that republicans keep trying to increase health care costs and strip coverage from the most vulnerable americans. president barack obama:"and so when i see people trying to undo that hard won progress for the 50th or 60th time with

bills that would raise costs or reduce coverage or roll back protections for older americans or people with preexisting conditions, the cancer survivor, the expecting mom or the child with autism, or asthma for whom coverage once again would be almost unattainable. it is aggravating." (vicki) the bill republican senators are trying to pass is a last-ditch effort to reform health care by the end of the month. after that, the number of votes they would need jumps from fifty to sixty. (grant) speaking of that effort to repeal obamacare... tonight the majority of senate republicans are uniting behind an overhaul plan... (vicki) president trump is also backing the bill known as "graham / cassidy". but as kron 4's white house correspondent mark meredith explains, not every republican is ready to make this plan america's health care standard. nats of him arrivingpresident trump may be in new york.but

senator lindsey graham tells us the president's mind is on washington and the senate's latest effort to overhaul obamacare. "both the president and the vice president have been doing tremendously heavy lifting, this is the republican alternative to obamacare"that alternative is known as "graham cassidy".the plan repeals most of obamacare.but also re-directs federal dollars to individual states. states would then develop their own healthcare system. but democrats see "graham cassidy" as nothing more than trump care 2.0former president obama says he's shocked over how much energy is being spent to rollback something he says helps millions.now, the legislation that we passed was full of things that still need to be fixed. it wasn't perfect. but it was better and already some republicans say they wont' support this latest push.senator rand paul of kentucky says he'll vote no. but that's not stopping president trump from trying to convince him on twitter. tweeting quote:rand paul is a friend of mine but he is such a negative force when it comes to fixing healthcare.graham says the tweets are helping his repeal effort.but its what happens after the vote that matters most. "the president

will sign this bill because it takes money and power out of washington"in washington, i'm mark meredith. (grant) california governor jerry brown along with several other governors are taking on the trump administration when it comes to environmental issues and its decision to pull out of the paris climate agreement. governor cuomo: "in my opinion this federal government is the most ignorant federal government we have ever had when it comes to the environment and climate change."governor brown: "we'll keep going and we'll keep going and eventually washington will join with us because you can't deny science forever. you can't deny reality and reality is climate change is occurring"(grant) the governors along with

former secretary of state john kerry... are championing a 15-state coalition that's tackling environmental issues. the politicians say alternative energy is good for the economy. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

(vicki) belmont police are now releasing photos of the woman the say stole credit cards from a teacher's purse last month. it happened at central elementary school on middle road in belmont. authorities say the woman told school staff she was picking up her child. according to the teacher... the woman took the credit cards from her purse which was inside a file cabinet in her classroom. police say she is a black woman in her 30s... about five

foot eight with long, braided hair. she was wearing a blue shirt, jeans and a baseball cap. (grant) it has been almost two weeks since news broke of a massive data breach at equifax. the personal information of more than 143 million consumers is at risk. joining us now to talk about the breach is personal finance expert erica sandberg.

(vicki) still ahead at five... police in the east bay looking for help tonight in finding a peeping tom preying on one neighborhood. plus... these aren't your normal therapy pets...

later... the bay area hospital that's using some exotic animals to help soothe patients. first a look at wall street... the down gained 41 points... the nasdaq dropped 5 points.... and the s and p closed up a point and a half. (grant) alameda police are asking

for the public's help identifying a man who has been

looking into resident's windows. this is surveillance video of the man police are looking for. authorities say he was looking into the windows of residences on santa clara avenue near grand street. the resident's spotted the man between 11-pm and seven-am. police say the man is between 20 and 30 years-old with a light complexion and dark hair. he is around five-foot-seven and weighs between 160 and 180 pounds. (vicki) four inmates escaped from a mississippi prison... broke into a nearby business to grab some items... then slipped back into their jailhouse. police say last week...these three inmates ...broke out of their cell...jumped the fence...and walked less than a mile to a dollar general store. here is surveillance video from that night. officers say the trio stole cigarettes, phones, candy bars...and various items. now, instead of making a run for it... they sneaked back into the jail unnoticed.

officers eventually busted the inmates...they were all charged with commercial burglary. but...not every stolen snack has been recovered. (grant) next at 5... the two and oh raiders preparing for their sunday showdown with the redskins. we'll hear from the team next.

the search continues in mexico ... for those who survived and those do did not in the aftermath of the 7.1 earthquake. steve aveson is in the newsroom now... with more. ( steve ) as we have been reporting... the government is admits it has been difficult to know for sure how high the death toll will go. today it was reduced by two... to 223 victims at last count. the continued searching is angonzing for loved ones we talked to here in the bay area. but it not just mexico that has the community

concerned. on the east coast.. what was hurricane maria is now a tropical storm. good news perhaps, but still worrisome for family who are depending on social media to connect with relatives. we are working on that story for the news at six...(steve) plus... a minivan recall to tell you about. what you need to know if you drive a chrysler. but right now let's get back to the news at five. (grant) the silver and black headed east this week for a showdown with the redskins...(vicki) kron 4 sports director gary radnich joins us with more.

the raiders preparing for their prime-time game in our nation's capitalderek carr so far this this season 75% completion percentage, 5 touchdowns, no interceptions a 126.5 qb rating 3rd best in the nflhis favorite target michael crabtree who had 3 touchdown catches last sunday against the jetsjack del rio has the raiders 2-and-0 to start a season for the first time since 2002 the last time they made 2002 the last time they made the super bowlthis week it's the redskins in washington d.c. in the

nationally-televised game sunday night here's del rio on the redskins(sot: jack del rio) "ive got a quarter back that threw for almost five thousand yards last year. weapons, tightend, a quarterback, good wide reciever that's having a good start to his year. we have defense with really good players throughout the defense. in praticular josh norman stand out .. we are looking forward as we do each week getting ready for the next challenge, the next opprutunity to go compete." go compete."opprutunity to next challenge, the next opprutunity to go compete."

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. .a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast tonight through thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist

into early next week.

(grant) ahead at five.... some unusual animals being used for therapy....would you believe a caring camel...or an african fox...how bout a lemur relative. where in the bay these exotic creatures are helping people.

(vicki) when it comes to therapy animals... we usually think of a dog or a cat... maybe a horse.(grant) but today... john muir hospital in walnut creek celebrated national rehabilitation awareness week with some exotic therapy animals. kron4's jeff pierce shows us some of the animals that were at a camel named marcello came to john muir hospital in walnut creek to help celebrate national rehablitation awareness week. she was just one of several exotic animals that have been trained in patient rehabilitation, he's an african fox called a fenic, they're actually found in the sahara. an african bush baby is not a monkey it is related to the lemurs from east africa this is scarlet and she's an

electis parrot from the solomen islands. john muir hospital has a well established pet therapy program but having exotic pets is a special moment for patients and staff. we have the regular pet therapy dogs but this one's a day when patients, and staff really, to enjoy exotic animals who are therapy trained. the animals come from lyon ranch an organization that rescues exotic animals and trains them. they're therapy animals and we go to hospitals, nursing homes, senior facillities. hospital staff and the animal handlers are convinced that animal therapy is effective. they had a patient that was in physical therapy and he hadn't been moving his hand and i handed scarlet to the patient and he reached out to take scarlet and the therapist was so happy and so excited, it was a very special thing to show that animals have a healing power. it helps bring the patients spirits up, it brings the whole hospital's spirits up. the big eyes they smile when they see it. those smiles are the best therapy. in walnut creek jeff pierce kron four news.

(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. ( steve ) coming up next at six... the shooting of a 31 year old man on the street in san francisco has police and his family searching for clues. how this encounter turned deadly.. and why they want you to see this surveillance video. ( catherine ) and the

earthquake tragedy in mexico has bay area loved ones looking for details... as rescue crews in the hardest hit areas search through the rubble of what's left of collapsed buildings. we'll have the latest developments. (catherine) it's all coming up next...(steve) kron 4 news at six starts in 70 seconds.

(steve) our top story tonight at six... police are releasing new surveillance video connected to the death of an east bay father and teacher....(catherine) this comes as investigators and the man's family are asking for helping in tracking down the shooter. good evening i'm catherine heenan. (steve) and i'm steve aveson. kron four's terisa estacio is in san francisco with more on the video and the shooter wanted in this case.

carlo tateo was only 31 years old. he was a father, a mentor to youth as a football coach and now, his family and the police are asking for help in solving his murder. sonja tateo. hi - just give me a moment.. i just want to the public to know we need your help. a mother's incomprehensible pain - pleading for assistance in finding the people responsible for gunning down her son as he was simply walking down the street. this is the surveillance video released that shows the moments before carlo tateo's murder on june 18th 2017. police say these two men you see here had been hanging out on the corner of 11th and folsom for awhile before tateo and his group showed up. greg mceachern, homicide sfpd at the time of the incident, the two peple stated harassing 2 females in tateo's rup, he asked them to stop, and unprovoked, they shot and tragically killed

him. don apperson, uncle of murder victim. "he was a great kid. he volunteered he was going to be coach at skyline high school. sonja. i am not consumed, but i am trying to keep my family and my beautiful grand daughter together. tateo lives behind many loved ones, including his 2 year old daughter who attended the news conference wednesday. sonja. i was in law enforcement, i want justice, i don't want this to happen to another person in community. homicide detectives say they have some leads, but are releasing the video of the two black men in the video as well as a still shot of a female black women in hopes of turning up more information. sonja. he was loved by so many. we don't want this to happen to others. i was in law enforcement, i know public safety is important. we need to keep the community safe. homicide detectives say they have some leads, but are

releasing the video of the two black men in the video as well as a still shot of a female black women in hopes of turning up more information. (catherine) we continue to get new video of rescues in mexico following the deadly seven- point-one-magnitude earthquake. these are children being rescued at a collapsed school. (steve) people are still digging through the rubble as the death toll passes 200. grant lodes is here with a closer look at the damage left behind. (grant) at least 223 people are

dead after yesterday's earthquake. this is the second major earthquake to hit mexico in the past two weeks. president enrique pena nieto is calling it a new national emergency. the massive quake toppled buildings, buckled roadways and knocked out power to millions of people. it leveled buildings as far away as the capital...mexico city...which is about 75-miles from the epicenter. thousands of people....includi ng soldiers and college students.....have been working side-by-side...attempting to rescue victims trapped in rubble. a man in mexico city during the earthquake describes the experience after flying in to l-a-x. (grant) los angeles search and

rescue cresws are preparing for deployment to mexico. the team is made up of elite firefighters specially trained to search collapsed and damaged buildings after disasters. (steve) some mexican- americans are still waiting for word from their friends and families following the and families their friends and families following the and families following the deadly quake. others are still waiting to hear back from loved ones following the hurricanes that have left severe damage to the caribbean. as kron4's maureen kelly reports...lots of people here are using social media to try to follow the situation.. natsrescuers on the ground searching thru rubble are broadcasting updates on the social media sight what's app. they have rescue dogs and they have found six more peoplesara velten withlatino community foundation says she has been

using that site as well as facebook and twitter to keep in touch with her extensive family back in her home town. for me it's been emotion since i am from mexico city so i am feeling powerless when i see my city and my whole country suffering like thiswhile it's hard for her to watch the pictures of the devesation, she is heartened to see so many of her countrymen pitching in to help those in need.it's not over yet there are still buildigns falling over but amazing to see everyone rallying together, social media has played a big big part on this because a lot of the telephone lines are still down and thru social media people are organzing to get food and supplies to the red cross and different parts of the city where people are still trapped.along 24th street in san francisco's mission district, tv sets inside several taqueria's are tuned into spanish language stations broadcasting from the quake zone. while inside galleria de la raza staff are monitoring social media as they prepare to host fundraiser inside their gallery to help those affected by both the quake in oaxaca two weeks ago and now mexico city.in mexico city there is a need for tents and clothing, same thing in huichitan they've had a major impact on their infrastructure, water is a big issure so we are going to using funds to get them the basic day to day, water food you can find out more about that fundraiser by going to our website, kron4-dot com. maureen kelly kron4 news.

(catherine) hurricane maria has dipped below major hurricane status...at least for now.. but it's already left behind major damage in puerto rico. these are cars - almost completely underwater. the u-s national hurricane center says maria has dropped to a category two storm after hitting puerto rico. forecasters warn that it could again become a major hurricane by tomorrow. maria made landfall in puerto rico earlier today as a category

four storm... it also hit parts of the u-s virgin islands, dominica and other parts of the caribbean earlier this week. only about 11-thousand of puerto rico's more than three-million people are in hurricane shelters. (catherine) calls for rescues began almost immediately after the storm hit this morning...but first responders can't reach victims until the winds subside. the true extent of maria's impact - both in puerto rico and other islands in the caribbean - won't be known until the storm finally passes. a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. .a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy

conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast tonight through thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week. (steve) we are learning about another case of someone being inappropriately touched on san jose state's campus. police are looking for the person who sexually fondled someone earlier this morning.

today's incident happened at around 7:15 this morning on east san fernando street near the engineering building. the victim was not physically injured. police have not yet released a description of the attacker. this comes just one day after a student was inappropriately touched at dudley moorhead hall. police have not yet made an arrest in that incident. (catherine) another bart employee was attacked at a station....and two people have been arrested in connection with the crime. it happened yesterday afternoon at the concord bart station. police say a 19-year-old woman went through the fare gates without paying and then battered the bart employee. police say she then called her boyfriend who came to the station and he 'also' beat up the employee. an officer stopped the man and there was a brief struggle. both suspects were eventually arrested on charges of battery and resisting arrest. just last week - two bart employees were attacked in separate incidents...at the rockridge station and the balboa park station. (steve) happening

tonight... it is the start of the jewish holiday "rosh hashanah." but the celebration of the new year in the bay area comes with concern... last month....a synagogue in alameda was vandalized and its windows broken. you can see the damage behind me. kron 4's philippe djegal reports what local synagogues are doing in light of the recent hate crimes. (philippe) rosh hashanana, for rabbi steven chester and the jews in his congregation, is a time to reflect on the past year and what lies ahead. unfortunately at chesters' synagogue... temple israel of alameda...this year... the residents of alameda have faced several reported hate crimes.steven chester/rabbi- "most congregations, on the high holy days, because of the fear of anti-semitic threats throughout history, do have security." and, although rabbi chester says the synagogue has not received a specific threat... he's hired additional security guards for the holidays... as well as installing new security cameras out of an abundance of caution.steven

chester/rabbi- "congregants have said, what kind of security are we going to have there and i think its very important for people to feel secure and to see security here." just last month, alameda police say a man used rocks to break the windows at temple israel of alameda. the f-b-i is involved in that incident, which is being investigated as a hate crime. in walnut creek... congregation b'nai shalom has not recently been victimized by a hate crime... rabbi daniel stein says he is expecting large turnouts to celebrate the jewish new year -- rosh hashana; and next week for yom kippur.daniel stein/rabbi- "i think we're all aware of the events in charlottesville, but at the same time, i think as american jews, we also feel a deep sense of, um, security, so i think we want to make sure people feel, uh, secure, but we also want to be responsive to people's anxiety's and concerns as they arise." always prepared for the worst... but certainly hoping for a quiet and uneventful week of celebrations. philippe djegal, kron four news. (catherine) coming up.... several controversial issues in front of congress

right now including the dreamers program... hear what bay area congressman ro khanna is calling on congress to do. (steve) plus... terrifying moments for about 100 children and workers at a preschool... we'll show you how the staff's quick thinking helped get the children to safety.(catherine) and... a warning the next time you go out for morning coffee... we'll show you what thieves are targeting and how you can avoid becoming a victim.

(catherine) you go to

starbucks for a cup of coffee -- do some work on your laptop -- and suddenly someone snatches your laptop right out of your hands(steve) the disturbing crime has been on the rise in one east bay city...where there's been a growing number of laptop thefts in recent weeks... kron4's haaziq madyun shows you where it's happening open up your laptop at starbucks at your own risk, someone may take it from you are you surprised to hear about this?in fact the most recent laptop theft in alameda occurred sunday here at this starbucks on atlantic avenue alameda police leiutenant hoshmand durani says there has been as many as 6 cases of laptop thefts predomanatly at starbucks and as we have reported, at least one theft at peet's coffeee that turned violent

hoshmand durani/alameda police department:" it turned into a robbery because the forcibly took the laptop and they struck the victim"> police are hoping they catch the laptop theives, who they only describe as juveniles before they strike againare also checking surveillance videos in the possible leads...in alameda haaziq madyun kron4news (catherine) in the south bay... two people are injured and a dog is dead after a fire at a duplex broke out just after midnight.. it happened near the corner of hazel dell way and junipero serra lane. witnesses say heavy black smoke was spewing from the attic and windows... the people inside managed to climb out a window.. two people were taken to the hospital... one with burns... the other for smoke inhalation. both are expected to be okay. no word on the cause of the fire. (catherine) one person is dead after an apartment fire in oakland earlier this morning. it happened

around four this morning on fairmount avenueat a four-story apartment complex. the victim was found in the stairwell...near the top-floor apartment. one other person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalationbut is expected to be okay. crews were able to contain the fire but one of the apartments did have extensive water damageleaving two people without a home tonight. the cause of the fire is under investigation. (steve) turning our attention to the weather... we saw some rain here in san francisco earlier today... people had their umbrellas and hoodies out during the light drizzle.... .a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through

the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast tonight through thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week.

(steve) earlier this morning representative ro khanna joined us on kron 4 to discuss tax reform, healthcare and more. here is a brief part of the interview of representative khanna discussing daca. (steve) to hear congressman's view on tax reform, view on tax reform, healthcare and more go to our webstie at kron four dot.

there you can watch the interview in its entirety. (catherine) the city of oakland has approved a resolution supporting the daca immigration program. the program allows undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children to stay here legally. the trump administration announced that it's ending the daca program. the oakland city council approved the resolution unanimously. president trump has given congress six months to take action to protect the daca recipients. (steve) coming up on kron four news at six... the death toll rises in the florida nursing home where hurricane irma knocked out power... hear what senators are promising to do to make sure this never happens again...(catherine) and... a father gets a cruel text about his daughter - claiming she'd been killed... it was all a big hoax. we'll explain after the break.

(catherine) a cruel prank was played on a family in washington state. a couple was told by text message...that their daughter

had been shot and killed. it happened as steve stuart was driving.. his wife began frantically texting everyone, to find out if their daughter was safe. the message saying the daughter had been hit in a shooting and died had apparently come from a friend. stuart contacted local hospitals and police...but they knew nothing. it turns out nothing. it turns out that the friend had a new phone number...and the person who had the old number decided on the hateful prank.. (sot) (catherine) the stuarts have contacted the sheriff.... but since being malicious is not against the law..... nothing can be done. steve stuart is sharing his story because he wants people to be aware of just how dangerouslycold-hearted people can be... (steve) the quick thinking of preschool staff in

tennessee saved the lives of 96 children. a strong storm cause a section of the roof of the preschool to collapse. it was a terrifying experience for the the 100 children and staff inside the building. fire officials say they heard the building cracking. that's when the four staff members quickly rushed the children out of the building. they were able to get everyone to safety before a section of the roof caved in. (steve) fire official are working to remove four inches of water from inside the building. (( áá catherine / v.o. áá )) the nursing home tragedy caused by hurricane irma has claimed another life..on the day senators promise change to insure it will never happen again.(( áá steve / v.o. áá )) another safety recall

for a major car company, we'll tell you which driversneed to be on high alert(( áá catherine / v.o. áá )) thousands of people in the bay area are worried about family members affected bythe devastation of the mexico earthquake, we've got a progress report

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people are dead after a major earthquake hit central mexico. it's the second major earthquake to hit mexico in the past two weeks.(steve) a seven-point-one earthquake hit yesterday. the quake toppled buildings, buckled roadways and knocked out power to millions of people. it leveled buildings as far away as the capital...mexico city...which is about 75-miles from the epicenter. thousands of people have been working to rescue victims trapped in rubble. president enrique pena nieto is calling it a new national emergency. (catherine) senators want to make sure that seniors are a top priority during emergency disaster response. this comes as the death toll at a florida nursing home has risen from eight to nine after hurricane irma. (steve) the senate committee on aging held a hearing today to address those deaths...as well as the pictures of elderly people sitting in flood waters in texas after hurricane harvey.(catherine) kron 4's washington correspondent anna wiernicki has more on

what senators are doing to try and make sure this never happens again. --take pkg-anna wiernicki: pictures of destruction and devastation flooded the internet as hurricane harvey and irma tore through the southnats pop - "oh my"anna wiernicki: but it was pictures like this one--showing elderly people in a texas nursing home sitting in waist deep water áand the deaths of nine seniors in florida--that democratic senator bob casey says should have been prevented.bob caseyu.s. senator, d-patake cg @ 0:21we need to learn from these tragedies and we need to commit ourselves to the goal that they will never happen again.anna wiernicki: dr. kathryn hyer from the university of south florida says that means stronger regulations need to be put in place-like requiring facilities to have emergency generators and a strict evacuation plan.dr. kathryn hyerschool of aging studies, university of south florida take cg @ 0:40nursing home surveyors and emergency managers also need to be sure all plans are actually tested. anna wiernicki (stand up) washington correspondenttake cg @ 0:47hyer says a big challenge facilities often face is evacuating seniors in the first place.she says many

of the eldery patients she works with fear the unknown and would rather shelter in place.kathryn hyer: they saw their own staff hurt trying to help and move residents, and they believed that they would be better served staying where they are.anna wiernicki: north carolina senator thom tillis says part of the new legislation they are drafting will address these issues and work with local law enforcement to make sure they understand their role.thom tillisu.s. senator, r-north carolinatake cg @ 1:22if we did a better job of communicating what this would look like earlier//then i feel like many who feel like the safest thing to do is to shelter in place will be replaced with a sense of comfort//bob casey: it should not take the deaths of americans or the kind of photos that we saw to cause us to take action.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki.anchor tag: senators say they hope to introduce this new legislation by the end of the month. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... .a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western

portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast tonight through thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week.

here in san francsisco - plea after a a tragic murder of an east bay father. sfpd released this surveillance video - pointing to the two men - saying they are persons of interest in the slaying of carlo tateo - it was back on june 18 when tateo was out

with friends when the men along with a woman began harassing the women in tateo's group. tateo asked them to stop, and that is when one pulled out a gun and shot him fatally he died on the street. if you recognize the men, please contact police. tatoe's mother says her son had planned to go into law enforcmeent. here in alameda, police say thieves snatching laptops from starbucks customers is on the rise. the most recent incident happening here at this location on atlantic avenue are you surprised to hear about this?investigators are also checking surveillance videos in the area for any possible leads...in alameda haaziq madyun kron4news rescuers on the ground searching thru rubble are broadcasting updates on the social media sight what's app. they have rescue dogs and they

have found six more peoplesara velten withlatino community foundation says she has been using that site as well as facebook and twitter to keep in touch with her extensive family back in her home town. for me it's been emotion since i am from mexico city so i am feeling powerless when i see my city and my whole country suffering like thiswhile it's hard for her to watch the pictures of the devesation, she is heartened to see so many of her countrymen pitching in to help those in need.it's not over yet there are still buildigns falling over but amazing to see everyone rallying together, social media has played a big big part on this because a lot of the telephone lines are still down and thru social media people are organzing to get food and supplies to the red cross and different parts of the city where people are still trapped.along 24th street in san francisco's mission district, tv sets inside several taqueria's are tuned into spanish language stations broadcasting from the quake zone. while inside galleria de la raza staff are monitoring social media as they prepare to host fundraiser inside their gallery to help those affected by both the quake in oaxaca two weeks ago and now mexico city.in mexico city there is a need for tents and clothing, same thing in huichitan they've had a major impact on their infrastructure, water is a big issure so we are going to using funds to get them the basic day to day, water food you can find out more about that fundraiser by going to our website, kron4-dot com. maureen kelly kron4 news. in alameda... temple israel is bolstering it's security staff... as a large turnout is expected at the synagogue... as congregants celebrate rosh hashana... the jewish new year. last month, a vandal used rocks to break the windows here. police and the f-b-i are investigating that case as a hate crime.

other synagogues across the bay area also say even if they're not hiring more security, they'll be on high alert for the high holy holidays. philippe djegal, kron four news. will tran reports: --parents and community members standing in front of canyon middle school to show love and support to the students after racist graffiti was found on a truck on monday just off campus the school district jumped all over it, sending letters to parents telling them racism will not be tolerated and if it happens again they will come back holding these signs. in castro valley will tran kron4 news lydia pantazes reports:in san jose 2 people were injured after a duplex fire shortly after 12 this morning. it happened on the 500 block of hazel del way. witnesses report seeing heavy black smoke spewing from the attic and windows of the duplex. once firefighters got to the scene, people who live inside had already gotten out. 2 people were taken to the hospital -- one with burns, the other with smoke inhalation both are in stable condition. in san jose, lydia pantazes, kron4 news. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) the latest major car company recall affects a small car popular withdrivers in the bay area, we've got details coming up.

at stanford health care, we can now use a blood sample to detect lung cancer. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for asthma. and if we can stop seizures in epilepsy patients with a small pacemaker for the brain, imagine what we can do for multiple sclerosis, even migraines. if we can use patients' genes to predict heart disease in their families, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all.

imagine what we can do for you. (steve) a warning to

drivers.... fiat-chrysler

is recalling one if its minivans after discovering that one of the second-row seat belts might unbuckle. 50-thousand pacifica vans from the 20-17 and 20-18 model years are being recalled. all have the eight-person seating option. the company says that during "sporting driving" mode, the center buckled could hit the release botton on the left buckle causing it to unlatch. the company says it does not know of any crashes or injuries from the problem. the recall is expected to start oct. 20. until repairs are made, chrysler is advising owners not to use the second-row center seat if other passengers are in that row. (catherine)in sports... the raiders prepare for their nationally-televised game this sunday in washington dc... (steve)... and their quarterback has a little fun in a music video commercial... gary has that... and all the sports... coming up

the raiders preparing for their prime-time game in our nation's capitalderek carr so far this this season 75% so far this this season 75% completion percentage, 5 touchdowns, no interceptions a 126.5 qb rating 3rd best in the nflhis favorite targetmichael crabtree who had 3 touchdown catches last sunday against the jetsjack del rio has the raiders 2-and-0 to start a season for the first time since 2002 the last time they made the super bowlthis week it's the redskins in washington d.c. in the nationally-televised game sunday night here's del rio on the redskins(sot: jack del rio) "ive got a quarter back that threw for almost five thousand yards last year. weapons, tightend, a quarterback, good wide reciever that's having a good start to his year. we have defense with really good players throughout the defense. in praticular josh norman stand out .. we are looking forward as we do each

week getting ready for the next challenge, the next opprutunity to go compete." carr meanwhile carr meanwhile had some fun doing a fake music video promoting a san joaquin valley credit unionnat sound of music video spoofcarr is pumping up educational

employees credit union in the mock music credit union in employees up educational carr is pumping carr is pumping up educational employees credit union in the mock music video where carr is given a certain boy-band vibe. the credit union released billboards and short video teasers of the raiders quarterback prepping to shoot a music video this summer the full video/commercial spot was released yesterday.here is carr on the video(sot: derek carr) "it was fun because every commercial we do with them, all we want to do with the end goal is we want people laugh and if they laugh good because thats what we want. i laughed at myself so its all good with me."do you still have the jacket?"i didnt keep it no, gosh no. as soon as i walked in, we had our little dressing rooms and my brother and i looked at that jacket and said, i reall yhope that is not the one and sure enough it was." and don't forget... out nfl shows saturday night... mark carpenter... hosts the sword and shield zone... wofford hosts gold zone... raiderrs and 49ers... and 9:30pm giants hosting the rockies an afternoon delite at the ballpark in san franciscotony the pizza guy doing his thing on top of the dugoutbottom

3rd/ 2-0 giantsbrandon crawford solo home run into the right-field pavilion 3-0 giants(crawford: 14th home run) matt moore on his game today strikes out mark reynolds swinginglater in the game moore gets d.j. lemahieu looking d.j. does not like it (moore (6-14): 6 ip, 0 runs, 6 k's)final: 4-0 giantsgiants 3rd straight win a's in detroit todaytop 7th/ 1-0 a'smarcus semien crushes one out to left for a 2-run home run 3-0 a's(semien: 2 hits, 3 rbi)bottom 9th/ 3-0 a's

andrew romie rips a base hit of ryan dull efren navarroand mikie manhtook score 3-2 a's later in the inning with the scary moment at the yankees- twins game in at the yankees- scary moment scary moment at the yankees-twins game in new yorka foul ball off the bat of a foul ball off the bat of todd frazier (yankees) hits a young fan a girl in the stands along the third base line. the tv cameras didn't pick it up but the horrified reaction of the players says it allthe girl was removed from yankee stadium on a stretcher and taken to the hospital last reports are that she is okaythe yankkes have been considering extending the protective netting which right now reaches only from home plate to the dugouts

for the 9th straight season every regular season warriors game season every regular every regular season warriors game will be televisednbc sports bay area will televise a total of 73 contests including the team's preseason home games and a preseason game in china the network's regular-season coverage tips off on friday, october 20, when the warriors travel to new orleans to face the pelicans in golden state's first road game of the season. 43 of the warriors game will

be televised nationally by abc, espn or tnt

) it had been a routine day in class for one florida middle school student. until he was surprised by his navy mom...who just got home from duty. little gabriel thought his mother was coming home around mid- november...and thought she was still on duty in africa. but chasmine banks hadn't seen her son in seven months...and the second she received her orders for deployment...she planned on surprising him. chasmine is on leave for the next month and a half - and plans on spending that time with her son. final look at the weather final look final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it's inside edition, followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30. then we're back with kron 4 news at 8:00

oh, my gosh! >> the american tourists. >> this is a bad idea to be on this boat. >> their terrifying ride during the earthquake. >> then here she is, the woman

caught up in the kevin hart extortion scandal comes forward. >> i'm not an extortionist. i'm not a stripper. >> and exclusive, she was in love but had no idea he was a serial killer. >> it's just disgusting. i mean, it was sickening. >> imagine having an affair with a guy who kept a woman chained inside a storage container. >> were you suspicious at all? >> how she found out she could have been his next victim. >> then hate thy neighbor. >> kathy griffin and the potty mouth tirade from the millionaire next door. >> and the bride wore a cast. >> how the rest of the bridal party came through on her big day. >> plus, afflicted with a rare disease, wrinkles all over her body, and she's only twenty six. >> i think it's beautiful. >> now, inside edition with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello everybody and thank you for joining us. feverish digging followed by moments of silence listening

for signs of life. that's the scene in mexico city today where rescue efforts continue following tuesday's deadly earthquake. the quake, which came just hours after a city wide earthquake drill was captured on camera by many including some american tourists who happened to be in a boat when the earth started moving. >> oh, my gosh! >> scared for their lives, this is the moment the 7.1 earthquake struck mexico city as these american tourists were enjoying a boat ride. >> this is a bad idea to be on this boat. >> the cadel is a popular tourist attraction, it's usually calm, but then the quake struck, and the sudden waves nearly rocked them out of the boat. >> it got pretty violent for a second, and water splashing freaking out. eople everyone was scared because no one knew what was going on. >> lauren smith says she's lucky to be alive after seeing the devastation firsthand. >> it was heartbreaking. our area got hit really hard.

our hotel got hit really hard. >> new video from the catastrophe is popping up online, ceilings came crashing down, explosions broke out. buildings crumbled. >> terrified passengers took cover under tables at the airport in mexico city. >> holy [ bleep ] >> it's been a non-stop desperate search for survivors. this video captured the dramatic moment when two little kids who were trapped in the rubble of an elementary school were rescued. 21 children lost their lives when the school collapsed, and there was a brief moment of joy as hundreds cheered when this golden retriever was found alive. >> so far more than 225 people are confirmed dead, 1,000 others have sustained injuries as a result of the quake. >> deborah: over in the caribbean, hurricane maria continues