conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a

gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow, then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. 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. (james) our top (james) (james) our top story...

fire in the oakland hills. over 100 homes were forced to evacuate yesterday due to a large, fast moving fire near the site of a former quarry. (robin) the fire spread quickly through dry grass as firefighters used air tankers and helicopters to battle the blaze. kron 4's ella sogomonian brings us more from oakland. (nats: helicopter) four helicopters and six air

tankers dropped fire retardant for hours over flames that erupted just after 12:30 tuesday afternoon just off the 580 in the east oakland hills. sot: joel weiner, oakland hills resident// "the police helicopter was circling right above the yard here. going in one circle over and over and over again. initially not saying anything so that's why i thought they were looking for someone. and then all of a sudden he was speaking over a loud speaker i never heard that before. with the noise of the helicopter and him speaking it was hard to discern what he was saying but then i heard him say get ready to evacuate."the thought of leaving their homes vulnerable was frightening for many on view crest drive who chose to stay behind instead. while others who weren't at home at the time were blocked off from

getting in.sot: suzanne steinberg, oakland hills resident// "i dropped everything and raced to be here but was blocked off and was out on redwood road with other homeowners."(nats: i'm suzanne. oh hi i'm kay) in between they prepared for the worst meeting one another in the process armed with hoses and hospitality.don strouzas could see the 22 acre fire when it first erupted just beyond his back yard as neighbors came to check on him. sot: don strouzas, oakland hills resident//"and called 911 and saw the flames coming over the hillside and they got pretty large when they hit the bushes and the large trees probably 50 feet up in the air."sot: ella sogomonian, oakland hills// "and you can see how close this backyard is to where the flames started just over my shoulder and there are now just dozens of fire fighters making sure that they are putting out the hot spots but one thing neighbors here tell me is two other fires in the area this week so they're really suspicious as to what started this fire." fire batallion chief says the fire is not being suspicious at this time.and while they have found an origin they don't have a cause yet. (robin) that was ella sogomonian reporting. our team coverage continues this morning... kron4"s justine waldman shows us the challenges firefighters faced... to stop the forward progress of the blaze and bring containment up to 60 percent. oh no it is a fire!the fire moved quickly above a newer development in the oakland hills.the hot, dry weather an obstacle crews had to overcome. sot we did have some wind that kicked up and i saw some tall

flamesalmost 200 fire fighters. mostly from cal fire .. others from the oakland fire departmentstarted the attacked on the ground in the dry , rough terrain.sot very steep terrain we have to be strategic how we place those crews after darkhelicopters dropped water continuously throughout the day on the fire. this method, the best way to reach the toughest spots.sot the threat was to the homes the aircraft kept it away from the homeswhile fire officials are investigating the cause.a construction worker tells me, he saw it start and blames a crew working on repairing a road.sot spark caught in the wind like 50 feet and went up the hill and in 5 minutes there was a fire on top of the hillfire teams are glad their coordinated approach kept the fire from doing damage to property or people.in oakland justine waldman kron 4 news

(james) san francisco is bracing for another unusually hot day today... the city is doing what it can to help people stay cool.. more than a dozen cooling centers are being made available for free to help beat the heat. kron 4's charles clifford had details. sotsan francisco is a bit new to heat. it's not a city that experiences heat very often but that is starting to change. rachael kagan is with the san francisco department of public health. she says that after three people died and dozens went to the hospital during the labor day weekend heatwave, the city stepped efforts to help residents stay cool. this time around more than 17 cooling centers are being made available to the public. sotcity libraries are open as usual but they are also cooling centers for people who want to come in out of the heat. there's water available. there are also 4 community centers that are acting as cooling centers wednesday and thursday. the city pools are open as usual and from 11am to 4 people if people are seeking cooling off they can swim for free. if you ware going to classes as usual

you will still have to pay.the health department is also hoping that during this heat waves, residents will look out for each other. soteveryone should look after themselves, look after their neighbor, if you have an elderly friend or a pet or a neighbor who's sick. make sure the yare getting water and staying cool. if need be make sure there is a plan to get to the library, get to a city pool (james) that was charles clifford reporting.health officials are also reminding people to not leave pets in cars, avoid strenuous outdoor activities and drink a lot of water. (robin) more east bay news this morning. the controversial billboard calling for the impeachment of president trump has been removed. outfront media -- the company that owns the electronic billboard near the bay bridge -- made the decision. the spot was paid for by the california-

based courage campaign. outfront media has notified the organization that it has removed the billboard ... due to multiple complaints. the spot was set to run through sunday. (robin) another clash of ideas on the campus of u-c berkeley yesterday. it started as a rally and march by the conservative group 'patriot prayer'. they were immediately confronted .. and then surrounded by a slightly larger group of counter- protesters. (robin) police say they arrested three people. eddy robinson was arrested on suspicion of participating in a riot. ricky joseph mon-zon, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a "banned weapon" inside the protest zone. and yvette fe-larca, was arrested on suspicion of battery. fe-larca was also charged back in july with assault, participating in a riot.. and inciting a riot after violence broke out at a white nationalist rally in sacramento last year. (james) coming up..new fbi crime statistics show a spike in violence in one east bay city... this morning -- we have a response from police. (robin) and new video showing

smoke filling the cabin of an airplane after landing... we'll hear from a passenger who was on the flight.(james) and after the break: multiple people, including a pregnant woman, hurt outside an 'in-n-out burger' .. what police believe led to the multi-car crash. (james) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

(james)(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (james)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s,

60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow, then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. the red flag warning for the north and east bay

hills is set to expire at 5pm tonight. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:02 am. sunset is at 6:58 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 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) we are still learning

about an attack that occured yesterday at san francisco international airport. what we do know -- is that a police officer was stabbed -- and a suspect is in custody. kron4's j.r. stone has more. crime scene take roping off a section of terminal 1 at san francisco international airport after employees say a man stabbed an officer in the leg.sot it's always scary going to the airport these days and i'm glad that people are protecting us.police say they responded to a report of a suspicious man walking near the curb outside of the delta baggage area around 2:30 tuesday afternoon. the man in question was located near a baggage carousel. detectives say when the man was confronted he stabbed an officer. sot i mean you know a person who walks around and stab somebody if that's what happen i would have to say there is something probably mentally wrong with the guy. after the stabbing bloody items could be seen scattered along the inside of the airport. the officer was taken to a nearby hospital and

should be okay. the suspect was arrested. officials aren't saying who the suspect is, what he was doing, or how he got there. those in the airport described what they saw after it all went down.sot it looks like a crime scene. i mean they have it all sectioned off we have no idea we just landed. it looks like a bit of mayhem occurred it's a mess and we always get our bags on 17 i thought that was odd yeah. i mean there is stuff all over the place that is terrible.but as terrible as it looked the fact remains that the officer is expected to be okay and the suspect is now in custody. (robin) (robin) eight people - including a pregnant woman -- were hurt

in the 'in-n-out' burger parking lot in mill valley.. it happened after a pickup truck veered off highway 101, went through a fence and hit six cars.. the pregnant woman and the driver of the truck are in critical condition.... all this happened around 2:00- tuesday afternoon.. police believe the driver who crashed... had some type of medical emergency. (robin) a suspected thief -- caught on video as he steals packages from a san francisco residential building. take a look: cameras capture the moment he rings the buzzer claiming to be a u-p-s delivery man. he is allowed in the building, where he begins to choose the boxes that he is going to steal. in a matter of minutes, he takes off on his bike with a number of packages. what he doesn't realize, is that all of it was recorded. we talked to someone who lives in the area.. .(robin) the

building owner is asking the tenants and everyone in the area... not to let anyone in the building, without knowing that the person is who they say they are. authorities are also asking anyone who recognizes the man in the video to contact them. (james) we have new video showing smoke filling an allegiant airlines plane just moments after landing... it happened monday in fresno. cnn's rich rodriguez spoke with a passenger. "keep the aisle way clear, step out of the aisle way, sit down."this is what the cabin looked like after landing at the fresno airport."can't breathe back here!""we are doing the best we can. they are dropping the tail cone. fire and rescue are here." passengers aboard flight 514 were covering their mouths and anxious to get off the plane. kathryn villarreal/passenger: "we sat there for a few minutes anyway and we were all saying we were starting to feel the smoke come in and we knew we needed to get out of there but they didn't want to open the doors."pilot: "so just bear with us. thirty

seconds and we'll get you off the plane."shortly after the announcement, 150 passengers and six crew members used the rear exit to get off the plane. the plane parked on the apron away from the gates. emergency equipment surrounded the allegiant flight but there was no fire.passengers had to hoof it to the terminal and tow their carry on luggage. kathryn villarreal/passenger: "the bad thing was i guess we didn't hear any kind of apology or what was going on. allegiant airlines had this response: "while taxiing to the gate a mechanical issue arose that caused a visible haze to appear. out of an abundance of caution the crew decided to stop short of the gate and passengers deplaned out the rear stairs." (robin) president donald trump issuing a new warning to north korea -- amid indications that kim jong un's regime has repositioned fighter jets and missiles... the president says the united states is "totally prepared" to use what he calls "the military option" -- saying that would be

"devastating for north korea." brian todd reports. north korea's supreme commander moves his warplanes, bolsters his defenses along his east coast.tonight, u-s defense officials tell cnn: mig fighter-jets-- some equipped with missiles-- have been spotted by satellites. it's seen as a response to american bombers and fighter-jets-- who've just flown off north korea's east coast.....patrolling further north of the d-m-z than at any time this century...north korea's threatened to shoot those planes out of the sky.. and pyongyang releases a propaganda video, showing what that kind of encounter might look like... followed by a u-s aircraft carrier in flames. jung pak / former cia senior analyst: "president trump's comments, and the follow up, was a propaganda boon for them."today, the president again warned of the consequences of a u-s military option-- if kim jong un strikes first-- or if there's intelligence that he's about to.trump: "if we take that

option, it will be devastating. i can tell you that. devastating for north korea. //// "he is acting very badly. he is saying things that should never, ever be said. and we're replying to those things."but tonight there are new warnings about the president's own comments - - his increasingly-personal insults of kim jong un recently.trump: "rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself."trump: "little rocket man - "trump: "we can't have madmen out there shooting rockets all over the place." those remarks prompted kim to issue a rare, personal statement with his own name on it-- calling president trump "mentally deranged"... a "dotard".experts warn-- to avoid losing face, kim might feel he has to take this showdown beyond just words.a prominent defector in seoul spoke to cnn.kang myung-do / north korean defector: "kim jong un is a god-like figure. and if the god-like figure says such things to the u-s, it's not just going to stay as words. it needs to be put into action. that's what makes this situation serious."experts say kim's been willing to kill-- to warn his rivals not to cross him.but tonight there's concern that president trump might be painting kim into a dangerous corner.

(james) the fbi has released new crime statisitics. it's not good news for people in fremont. violent crime...was up nearly 25 percent last year... and property crime increased about eight percent. fremont police did say that 184 robberies last year was well below 2006's all time high of 256... and that additional officers have been included in the latest city budget. (robin) san francisco's fleet week is right around the corner... and kron four's got you covered. our fleet week coverage begins next week. then on saturday, october 7th ... you can catch our special "blue angels live" show beginning at 2 p-m. stick with kron four to catch all the action. (james) coming up later on

the kron four morning news... desperate concerns about education as experts and activists descendon washington to press the trump administration for change. we took legendary,

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we took the most advanced e-class ever, and made the most exciting e-class ever. the all-new e-class coupe from mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. the kron four morning news. from movies to music to the broadway stage, david daniel has our entertainment news roundup. here's the hollywood minute. (nat-jewelry case snaps shut, laughter"pretty woman" is the latest movie headed for broadway. the film that helped make julia roberts a star is being adapted as a stage musical... producers are aiming for a spring run in chicago, then a broadway debut next fall. steve kazee, the tony-winning star of "once," is set to play the richard gere businessman role, while samantha barks, best known as "eponine" in the london stage and big-screen versions of "les miserables," will make her broadway debut as "vivian." "this country should be a place that can be a safe haven..."grammy winner john legend -- playing for peace! he's set to headline this

year's nobel peace prize concert in oslo, norway this december. legend last performed at the concert in 2006.(nat)leonardo dicaprio has signed to play a fellow conservationist: theodore roosevelt. leo is set to star as the 26th u-s president in the drama "roosevelt" for paramount. he'll have a familiar face behind the camera: martin scorsese will direct dicaprio for the sixth time, including "the departed," which won scorsese his only oscar. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. welcome back.

here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero.

(james) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your toasty hump day forecast. (james)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low

90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow, then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. the red flag warning for the north and east bay hills is set to expire at 5pm tonight. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:02 am. sunset is at 6:58 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. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. (james) major new developments

for equifax.....after the huge data breach that exposed the personal information of millions of americans. san francisco has become the first city to sue equifax over that data breach. the lawsuit accuses the company of violating state law by failing to use reasonable security measures....and not providing timely notice of the breach. a breach was discovered back july 29th -- but not announced to the public until september 7th. the state of massachusetts has also sued....and the company is facing scrutiny from congress. (james) senate republicans will 'not' vote this week ...

on their latest bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the graham- cassidy bill as it is known ... was a last ditch push. but it became more apparent in recent days, the measure does not have the votes needed to pass. it's yet another setback for republicans who have promised voters they would overturn the law. south carolina senator lindsey graham is one of the bill's authors ... and he's promising to revisit the repeal effort. (robin)roy moore returns to politics.the former chief justice of alabama wins a senate gop primary runoff in that state tuesday.this win comes despite president trump campaigning for moore's challenger.john lawrence reports. a republican outsider comes up big in alabama.judge roy moore/republican senate primary winner"this is a time for victory. it's a time to remember the struggles we've gone through."judge roy moore beat incumbent senator luther strange in tuesday's g-o-p primary runoff election.sen. luther strange/r-alabama "i've congratulated judge moore,

i've already talked to him on the phone. listen, i wish him the best." the strange thing about strange's defeat...he had president trump's support -- in a state where the president's approval rating among republicans is sky-high. david swerdlick/cnn commentator "president trump now, even if it isn't a total embarrassment to him, it does show that he isn't able to keep his party together in the way you would normally expect a president to do."but moore has already addressed the elephant in the room."don't let anybody in the press think that because he supported my opponent that i do not support him and support his agenda."moore also used one of mister trump's go-to slogans nearly verbatim. "together we can make america great."the president says he is now behind moore, tweeting him a congratulatory message. moore faces off against democratic challenger doug jones in december, when they fight for the senate seat... once held by attorney general jeff sessions.david swerdlick/cnn commentator "alabama is a fire engine red state, right, i think that moore is going to go on."moore was twice ousted as alabama's chief justice, most recently making headlines for refusing

to recognize the supreme court's ruling on gay marriage. i'm john lorinc reporting. (robin) amid growing criticism that president trump's response to the humanitarian crisis in puerto rico has been less than urgent... the president says he intends to ramp up his personal involvement in hurricane maria recovery efforts. andy rose is tracking developments. president trump: "well i wasn't preoccupied with the nfl.... i've heard that before about was i preoccupied. not at all. not at all. i have plenty of time on my hands all i do is work"amidst growing criticism over his administration's response to hurricane ravaged puerto rico, president trump announced he will be visiting the u.s. territory to survey the damage. president trump: "i'm going to puerto rico on tuesday."but trump tweeted repeatedly over the weekend about a growing protest by nfl players and owners--- leading some to

question if he was distracted from more pressing issues including an increasingly dire situation for the over 3 million americans who call puerto rico home. something trump dismissed president trump: "i grew up in new york so i know many people from puerto rico i know many puerto ricans and these are great people and we have to help them."it's been nearly a week since hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico causing utter devastation.and things haven't gotten much better.electricity across the island is mostly out. forcing hospitals to run off emergency generators. food, water and medicine are in short supplyfema has assured locals that more aid, though seemingly slow moving, is on the way.brock long/ fema administrator: "unfortunately, because of the severity of the hit, there is diminished capacity of local governments and the state governments to be able to respond...(((butt to))) brock long/ fema administrator: "10 ships and barges en route over the next 48, continuing to bring generators, emergency power, as well as more additional food and water that's coming in."i'm andy rose, reporting.

coming uptoo ride bart you have to use a ticket, the gates won't open you can't get in unless pick your ticket up we take an even closer look at bart problem with fare evaders in the next edition of people behaving badly (james) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero.

(robin) it is an uphill battle for bart police to catch fare evaders. but they're stepping up efforts to save taxpayer dollars. in this edition of people behaving badly... stanley roberts looks at what goes on -- even when the police are there. while bart police is cracking down on fare evaders, what is interesting is what goes on while they are in the process of issuing a ticket watch as this guy goes through the gate, and then he inserts the very same ticket into the entry turn style so his buddy can exit . nats: ambiance

then this guy with the black backpack, he saw the bart officers so he made a bee line to the opposite side of the station and exits out the emergency gate and leaves the station oh and by the way this is what the emergency gate looks like, it for authorized use only it even says violators subject to citation i watched a lot of people do an about face when they saw bart police posted at the entrances nats: ambiancethis guy didn't do an about face but he had a rather interesting defense have you used bart before? this is your first time using bart really? he claimed that was his first time very riding bart so he absolutely no idea how everything worked, except there were a few holes in that defense you used your ticket before? that means you have used bart. he somehow he mysteriously just appeared inside bart property, with a used bart ticket, that he used but didn't really use. too ride bart you have to use a ticket, the gates won't open

you can't get in unless pick your ticket upoh wait, stop the presses, the they guy in the background, he has been waiting for almost two hours the reason his buddy is on the platform doesn't have a ticket so your gonna miss class because he don't want to come up he got my notebook (ok) for my class so he hanging down there waiting yea. you can't make this stuff up, but wait it gets better he's coming now we went to get money from home.yes you heard it right his buddy rode all the way back home to get money so he could pay his fare oh, where were we oh yea, so this guy who never rode bart is trying to explain to bart police how he ended up at balboa station from fremont station let's just say his attempt to get out the ticket didn't quite work out as planned nats: ambiance ultimately he had to sign the ticket for fare evasion oh and by the way the maximum fine for fare evasion on bart is 250 dollars plus court fees in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... the story of a disturbing discovery at a california park.. and the teens who

came to the rescue.

(james)(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (james)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max

out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow, then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. the red flag warning for the north and east bay hills is set to expire at 5pm tonight. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:02 am. sunset is at 6:58 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 no major hot devices. android apple and it for free for 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. (james) in turlock... (james) in turlock...

families flock to donnelly park to enjoy a peaceful day. but a group of teens was shocked by what they came across at the park over the weekend. ben deci shows us what the teens found. nats (drone vid but with atmospherics/natural noise under)donnelly park, turlock, ca... a peaceful little slice of out-of-doors in the middle of town. popular with families looking to spend some time by the water, underneath the trees.oh... and did i mention, the ducks?nats sunday night though it was something else... something ringing their necks- take a look at these pictures, captured by elizabeth stevens.sot -

elizabeth stevens/keyes"i'm pretty sure someone did it to them... just how tight they were and how they were literally cut off, as if someone tightened them and then cut it."look again- plastic zip-ties.... wrapped around the duck's neck, pinning its lower bill to its neck.... its mouth open. two of the animals had been bound in that same way.sot - tyler white/turlock"i thought it was pretty messed up. i don't understand why people would do that."sot - "we're just like, we gotta help these ducks. there not reason why we should leave, and leave the ducks like that. they could die... the could get hurt."so, help they did... cutting the ducks free.sot - "i couldn't catch them... she's the one who caught them."since then, their story has spread. on social media... by word-of-mouth... scratch that... beak.sot - "oh. very upsetting. this is why we come here to enjoy it." and while these friends are clearly gratified by the support they've gotten... what's also clear is that it's restored a little of the faith they lost that night, in the mamals who share their favorite park.sot - "so many people just saying 'thank you. you guys are good people.' and honestly it's pretty heart-

warming to know there's people that actually care." (james) that was ben deci reporting. animal control is still looking through the area to see if any other ducks are affected... (robin) some good news for bay area drivers... road conditions across the bay area are getting better. that's according to a new report from the metropolitan transportation commission. it says the pavement is improving... which means fewer bumps and potholes. cities and counties will start to receive money from the gas tax in november... and that will go towards further improving the roads. overall... bay area roads were given a "fair" grade. dublin's roads were ranked the best, and larkspur's were ranked the worst. (robin) on tuesday... national leaders voiced their concerns about education in local schools. a rally was held on capitol hill where lawmakers, community organizations and teachers say

they have doubts about the trump administration's education policies. kron 4's washington correspondent brie jackson has a look at their concerns. educators...students and lawmakers are demanding action from washington."we demand equity not the illusion of school choice"organizers of this rally have concerns about policies under the trump adminstration. would oregon congresswoman suzanne bonamici says efforts to shift funding hurts students. rep. bonamici: the administration wants to take public funding away for private school vouchers. we can not let this administration turn its back on the more than 50 million students that attend our public schoolsbrie standup: the trump administration says expanding school choice gives more students access to greater educational opportunities and holds schools accountable. but opponents call that a false narrative. we have been battling this false choice of privatizing public school giving pubic school dollars to private schools for many years we have never seen it ramped up to this levellily garcia is

the president of the national education association she wants to see more federal funding invested in public education."every public school should look like our best public school"bonamici says as vice ranking member on the education and workforce committee she'll work within congress to help we will continue to fight for equity and funding and for equal opportunities in our public schools. republicans aren't backing down saying they'll do their part to ensure students have choices and access to a quality education. in washington, brie jackson (james) a plume of a plume of smoke over east san jose tuesday was coming from a fire at a home in the city's evergreen neighborhood. some forty firefighters battled the two alarm fire that gutted a two story home on chisin street just off yerba buena avenue. nobody was home when the fire was reported by several neighbors just after 8 a.m. -- and nobody was hurt. kids at a nearby elementary school sheltered in place to

avoid the smoke. (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... when it comes to economical weddings... it's hard to beat this. we'll show you where one australian couple decided to get hitched. (james) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam. golden gate

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james) twitter is currently running tests on doubling its character limit from 140 to 280. the san

francisco-based company's tests are focused on specific languages -- like english and spanish -- for now. those who tweet in chinese and korean are not included in the 280 character limit tests. twitter says those languages are able to communicate using fewer words. (robin) weddings aren't generally something you buy in bulk -- but for one australian couple -- a sydney costco provided the location for a "lifetime deal." the couple's friends and family watched them exchange wedding vows in front of the tire center. the reception was held inside the store and was catered by costco. the bride says they served guests hot dogs, pizza and unlimited fountain drinks for less than $10 each. (james) coming up... what the giants are doing to ensure fan safety following an incident in new york last week.(robin) and -- a live report from the east bay where firefighters continue to monitor hot spots in the oakland hills.(james) and

i'll have the latest on your weekday weather... (james)coming up... the kron 4 morning news continues with mark danon and darya folsom. what are you doing? watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard. hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? hey, how's it going? um... who are you?

i'm val. the orange money retirement squirrel from voya. i represent the money you save for the future. see? we're putting away acorns to show the importance of being organized. that's smart. who's he? he's the green money you can spend now. what's up? oh you know, gonna pay some bills, maybe buy a new tennis racket. tennis racket for a squirrel? he's got a killer backhand. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya. ( mark ) this morning on

the kron 4 morning news... firefighters still on the scene of a wildfire in the oakland hills. we have the latest on overnight containment efforts coming up in a live report. ( darya ) and a police officer stabbed at s-f-o. the new information we are learning about the suspect overnight. ( james ) and it is heating up across the bay area. i will explain with a look at your complete forecast coming up. ( 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)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow,

then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. the red flag warning for no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) happening now... crews are still on the scene of the fire burning in the oakland hills.( darya ) firefighters say they have gained the upper hand but they are still monitoring for hot spots. kron 4's will tran is live in the oakland hills this morning with the details. ( will ) happening right now crews are still on the scene of the fire burning in the firefighters say they have gained the upper hand on the fire but they are monitoring for any hot spots or flare ups. dozens of people were forced to leave their homes when the fire broke out yesterday afternoon. at last update that fire has burned 22 acres and is 60 percent contained this morning. the fire threat

is still high because of the heat expected across the bay area today. firefighters say they know where the fire started but they are still trying to figure out how it started... but they do not think it was intentional. oakland city officials are expected to hold a news conference later this morning with an update on the firefighting effort. ( darya ) san francisco is bracing

for another unusually hot day today. and the city is doing what it can to help people stay cool. more than a dozen cooling centers are being made available to help beat the heat. the department of public health says they are stepping up efforts after three people died and dozens went to the hospital during the labor day weekend heat wave. more than 17 cooling centers are open today at city libraries and community centers. and the city pools are free for people looking to cool off. you can find the cooling centers listed on

kron4.com ( darya ) you can track the high temperatures with the kron4 mobile app... you can also choose to receive breaking news alerts it is free to download. ( darya ) happening today... the two men charged in the deadly oakland ghost ship warehouse fire are scheduled to enter their pleas. derick almena and max harris are each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire that broke out last december. almena was the master tenant but was not at the warehouse when the fire started. harris is the person who prosecutors say hosted the party the night of the fire. they are both expected to enter their pleas at 9:00 this morning. ( mark ) at least three people are under arrest after more protests at u-c berkeley. it started as a rally by the conservative group 'patriot prayer'. they were confronted by a larger group of counter- protesters. police arrested these three people. eddy robinson, ricky monzon and yvette felarca were arrested for various charges related to the

protest. ( mark ) new this morning police have identified the man accused of stabbing a police officer at s-f-o. he has been identified as 64-year-old dooris johnston from san francisco. he has been booked into the san mateo county jail accused of attempted homicide. police say they received a report about a suspicious person outside of baggage claim at terminal 1. police found the man inside the baggage area and confronted him. that is when the officer was stabbed in his hands... neck... face and legs. the 49-year-old officer is still in the hospital this morning with non-life threatening injuries. ( darya ) the city of concord is taking steps to protect undocumented immigrants. the city council unanimously voted to pass a resolution that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers. it also denounces hate speech. this resolution comes less than a month after the trump administration announced plans to end the daca immigration program if congress does not act in the next 6 months. the program protects

undocumented immigrants brought to the u-s as children. ( darya ) eight people - including a pregnant woman -- are recovering this morning after being hit by a car in the parking lot of an 'in-n-out' burger in mill valley. it happened after a pickup truck veered off highway 101... went through a fence and hit six other cars. the pregnant woman and the driver of the truck are in critical condition. police believe the driver who crashed had some type of medical emergency. ( mark ) happening now... police in san francisco are looking for a thief caught on camera stealing packages. in the video you can see the man ring the buzzer of the building. witnesses say he was posing as a u-p-s delivery man. once in the building he steals a number of packages and then takes off on his bike. ( mark ) in the east bay... city officials in fremont are responding to new statistics that show rising crime in the city. according to the f-b-i, violent crime in the city was up nearly 25 percent last year. and property crime increased about eight percent.

fremont police say that many of the assaults in the city were between people who know each other and are not random attacks. they also say that robberies are down significantly from where they were more than 10 years ago. city officials say they have included money for more officers in their latest budget. ( darya ) a state senator from the south bay is working to stop guns from being stolen from law enforcement in the bay area. four guns have been stolen from officer's cars in less than two months. state senator jerry hill wants maximum penalties against any officer who fails to follow the rules on gun storage. hill says he is looking for ways to strengthen laws that require police officers take the same precautions as civilians when handguns are left unattended. stolen weapons were used to kill 32-year-old kate steinle in july 2015 in san francisco and murder 27-year-old muralist antonio ramos in september 2015 in oakland. ( darya ) the

controversial billboard calling for the impeachment of president trump has been removed. outfront media -- the company that owns the electronic billboard near the bay bridge -- made the decision to take it down. the spot was paid for by the california- based courage campaign. outfront media has notified the organization that it has removed the billboard ... due to multiple complaints. the billboard was originally set to run through sunday. ( mark ) breaking news we are following this morning. a missile attack targets the u-s secretary of defense in afghanistan. both the taliban and isis are claiming responsibility for the attack at kabul's international airport. the taliban says defense secretary jim mattis was the target. mattis is making a surprise visit to the country this morning. secretary mattis had left the airport before it was attacked. ( mark ) president trump is issuing a new warning to north korea. the president says the united states is "totally prepared" to use what he calls "the military option" this comes after north korean leader kim jong un repositioned fighter jets and

missiles on the country's east coast. this is seen as a response to american bombers and fighter-jets-- that have flown off north korea's east coast while patrolling the area. earlier this week north korea threatened to shoot down u-s planes and released a propaganda video showing a u-s aircraft carrier in flames. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... smoke fills the cabin of a plane just seconds after it lands in california. we will tell you what happened. and later... ducks found abused in one northern california park... see how a group of teenagers came to their rescue. and after the break... a wild fire forces a college to evacuate. we have the latest on overnight containment efforts. ( 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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( darya )( james ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. (james)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today.

inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow, then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. the red flag warning for the north and east bay

hills is set to expire at 5pm tonight. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:02 am. sunset is at 6:58 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 no major hot 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.

maze to sf. ( darya ) happening now... firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that forced the evacuation of dorms at cal poly san louis obispo. the fire broke out yesterday afternoon. it quickly spread to nearly 100 acres and is just 20 percent contained this morning. all evacuation orders have been lifted. ( darya ) an airplane fills with smoke just seconds

after landing in california. this is what it looked like in the cabin of the allegiant airlines flight after it landed in fresno yesterday. you can see the people on the plane covering their mouths as they try to get off the plane. emergency equipment surrounded the airplane but there was no fire. passengers and crew members used the rear exit to get off the plane. ( darya ) allegiant says the smoke came from a mechanical issue as the plane was taxiing to the ( mark ) a proposal to repeal a gas tax hike in california is still headed to the ballot... but it has been rewritten. a judge rewrote the official description after saying the original proposal submitted by the state attorney general - was flawed and misleading. the title of the propsal originally said the measure would eliminate transportation funding by "repealing revenues." the judge changed the measure to say it would repeal gas and diesel taxes as well as

transportation funding. ( mark ) construction has begun on eight prototype walls at a border crossing with mexico in southern california. the purpose of the walls is to help officials figure out what types of walls might work best at different locations along the u-s border with mexico. all of the prototypes will be between eighteen and thirty feet tall. officials set up a "free speech zone" near the construction area for ( mark ) the prototypes are being paid for with twenty million dollars from the department of homeland security. congress has not authorized any money for an actual border wall to be constructed. ( darya ) teenagers in san joaquin county helped save some ducks after their bills were zip-tied. the teenagers found the ducks inside a park in turlock

sunday night and noticed something around their necks. when the teenagers got a closer look, zip-ties were wrapped around their necks pinning their lower beak to their neck.

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but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is slow from the end of the lot. . no delay son wb 580 at the tolls. ( mark ) san ( mark ) san francisco becomes the

first city in the country to sue equifax over the data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 140 million americans.( darya ) the lawsuit accuses the company of violating state law by failing to use reasonable security measures....and not providing timely notice of the breach.( mark ) the lawsuit is seeking tens of million of dollars in damages. this comes just three weeks after the company revealed the major hack that exposed people's personal information. ( darya ) for your health this

morning... celebrities are having a growing influence on people's health.( mark ) doctors found that angelina jolie's announcement in 2013 that she would undergo a preventive double mastectomy... the amount of those procedures doubled in the u-s.( darya ) researchers say the same thing happened after katie couric's televised colonoscopy in 2000. doctors saw a 20 percent in crease in the number of people getting that procedure. ( lydia ) the san francisco giants taking steps to improve fan safety. i will explain in a live report. ( james ) your bay area forecast is next. . shawn evans: it's 6 am.

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news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay

shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) happening today... the man accused of sexually abusing children in the north bay will be in court. 39-year-old kevin thorpe is a former counselor at a center for at-risk boys in sonoma county. he is charged with 15 counts of sex abuse of a child. officials say thorpe molested two young boys

several times between 2006 and 20-11. thorpe worked at the hanna boys center in sonoma. police believe that is where some of the crimes took place. thorpe is expected to enter a plea at today's hearing. ( darya ) in the south bay a fire near an elementary school destroys a two story home. that fire broke out on chisin street just off yerba buena avenue. that is near the james franklin smith elementary school. kids at the school were told to shelter in place. nobody was home at the time of the fire. no one ( darya ) a fire in san francisco's outer mission neighborhood caused damage to an auto repair shop. this is video from the scene near mission street and foote avenue. one person was treated by first responders for smoke inhalation. the business' roof and some of the cars inside were damaged..

no word on the cause - but it's not considered suspicious. ( darya ) new this morning... the san francisco giants announce plans to improve the safety of fans during games. this comes a week after a 2-year-old girl was hit in the head by a foul ball at yankee stadium. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at a-t-and-t park this morning with the details. lydia. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( mark ) happening now... firefighters are still working to contain a wild fire burning in southern california. it's burning in corona, anaheim and chino hills. it has grown to more than 2- thousand acres and is only 15 percent contained. roughly 500 homes were under mandatory evacuation orders. it started burning right along the 91 freeway on monday in steep canyons in the santa ana mountains.. one home has been damaged. ( mark ) bay area firefighters are on their way to southern california to help in that fire. these pictures were posted on the alameda county fire department's twitter account. firefighters from oakland, fremont and hayward are on their way down bringing trucks and supplies to the firefighters. ( mark ) caltrain service is back to normal this morning after a person was hit by a train in redwood city. it happened last night near whipple avenue and el camino real. investigators have not said what led up to the

accident. this is caltrain's 6th fatality of the year. ( darya ) san rafael police are looking for three men they say robbed a restaurant. authorities have released these photos of the men taken from surveillance video. the restaurant is in downtown san rafael. there is no word on what the thieves took. ( darya ) the woman who's two daughters died last year when she crashed her car in petaluma has been arrested. alejandra hernandez was in court yesterday for the death of her seven and nine-year-old daughters last august. hernandez was driving the girls to school when she swerved off the road and crashed in the petaluma river. the mother was able to escape unharmed but the two girls were trapped in the car and died. hernandez is facing a string of charges including vehicular manslaughter and child endangerment. it is unclear why it took so charge hernandez. ( mark ) in the south bay... singer ed sheeran

has canceled his concert at levi's stadium. the grammy- award winning artist is canceling the tour date over of the 10 pm curfew on week nights in the city. the 49-ers president says the curfew is costing the community money. a spokesperson for the stadium says concerts bring in around 700-thousand dollars each... and employ four thousand people. ( mark ) san francisco supervisors are pushing to provide a universal child care program. supervisor jane kim says she is exploring a possible ballot measure that would allow the city to implement a universal, affordable child care program. the details of the bill are still in the works. kim says she hopes to have the measure ready by next year. and in the east bay- officials in alameda county are working on a sales tax measure that would provide affordable child care to everybody. ( darya ) puerto rico continues to face a crisis in the aftermath of hurricane maria. power is still out across most of the island... and it could be áámonths before it comes back on. president trump is stepping up his involvement after criticism over his response to

the devastation. he announced he going to visit puerto rico on tuesday. this comes as many people say the president was too distracted with the n-f-l protests over the weekend, and not helping the 3-million americans who call puerto rico home. ( darya ) fema says more aid is on it's way to puerto rico. the trump administration says it is sending dozens of ships and thousands more military personnel to help. ( darya ) senate republicans will ánot vote this week on a bill to repeal the affordable care act. the graham cassidy bill as it's known was a last ditch effort to repeal obamacare. but it became more apparent in recent days that it did not have the votes needed to pass. it's yet another set back to republicans who have

promised voters that they would overturn the law. senator lindsey graham is vowing to revisit the repeal effort. ( darya ) as for when taxes will be addressed, president trump has hinted at rolling out a plan as early as today. ( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news... demonstrators rally against the president's education plan. how it could impact your child's education. and after the break... a california mother is outraged. what was hidden in her child's snack at an after school program.( robin ) and i am tracking your morning commute. .

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( mark ) a mother in modesto receiving a letter from her daughter's school. the letter told her that her 10-year-old daughter ingested a small quantity of what could possibly be a marijuana brownie at the after school program. kari watkins says her daughter was acting differently when she picked her up... and that the girl a stomach ache for the rest of the night. watkins says a boy in her class offered her a brownie. but the young

girl did not know it might have contained ( mark ) modesto city schools confirm this is not the only case they are looking into... they are not saying just how many kids may have eaten the drugged brownies. watkins says she is frustrated by how the school handled the situation. (james) your bay area forecast is after the break. i'm val. the orange money retirement squirrel from voya. i represent the money you save for the future. who's he? he's the green money you can spend now. what's up?

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you head out the door.. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo

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(james)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max

out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow, then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. the red flag warning for the north and east bay hills is set to expire at 5pm tonight. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:02 am. sunset is at 6:58 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 ) parents and teachers held

a rally on capitol hill to express their doubts about the trump administration's education policies. kron 4's washington correspondent brie jackson has the story. educators...students and lawmakers are demanding action from washington."we demand equity not the illusion of school choice"organizers of this rally have concerns about policies under the trump adminstration. would oregon congresswoman suzanne bonamici says efforts to shift funding hurts students. rep. bonamici: the administration wants to take public funding away for private school vouchers. we can not let this administration turn its back on the more than 50 million students that attend our

public schoolsbrie standup: the trump administration says expanding school choice gives more students access to greater educational opportunities and holds schools accountable. but opponents call that a false narrative. we have been battling this false choice of privatizing public school giving pubic school dollars to private schools for many years we have never seen it ramped up to this levellily garcia is the president of the national education association she wants to see more federal funding invested in public education."every public school should look like our best public school"bonamici says as vice ranking member on the education and workforce committee she'll work within congress to help we will continue to fight for equity and funding and for equal opportunities in our public schools. republicans aren't backing down saying they'll do their part to ensure students have choices and access to a quality education. in washington, brie jackson ( mark ) kron 4 is honoring teachers all across the bay area. and this week's teacher of the week is erik mortensen. mortensen is a fifth grade teacher at vallejo mill elementary school

in fremont. mr. mortensen has been a teacher for 5 years - and his students call him an "amazing teacher" who really cares and helps his students. his principal told us that he's a teacher who makes positive connections and makes learning fun. he credits his students for making him the teacher he is today. and if you know a teacher who could be the next teacher of the week... send in your nomination by going to our website.. kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) now to bay area baseball... the giants still trying to avoid losing 100 games this season. taking on the diamondbacks in arizona... and in the bottom of the 2nd... j-d martinez hits a grand slam to give the d-backs an 8 run lead. the diamondbacks win 11 to 2. it is the giants 96th loss of the seaseon. if they lose their last four games it will be the first time since 1985 that the giants have ended the season with 100 loses. the two

teams play again today. first pitch at 12:40 this ( darya ) and the a's hosting the seattle mariners. former athletic danny valencia with the three run homerun in the 7th to give the mariners the lead. seattle wins 6 to 3. the two teams play again this afternoon at 12:35. ( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news at 6:00... see the steps one east bay city is taking and after the break... changes could be coming to twitter. the new social character limit that the social media company is considering.

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( mark ) costco is known for having great deals. but one australian couple decided it was the perfect place to make a deal of a lifetime by having their wedding there. the couple's friends and family watched them exchange vows in front of the tire center. some costco members even saw the special occasion while they were shopping. the couple also had their wedding reception inside the store costco catered the reception providing hot dogs, pizza and unlimited fountain drinks. the bride says they served each guest for less than $10. ( mark ) coming up in the next hour... firefighters still on the scene of the wildfire burning in the oakland hills. will tran is live at the scene with a look at overnight containment efforts. and crime rates on the rise for one east bay city. what that city is doing to keep people safe.(

james ) and i am tracking a hot day ahead. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. ( mark ) this morning on

the kron 4 morning news... firefighters still on the scene of a wildfire in the oakland hills. we'll have the latest on containment efforts. ( darya ) and a police officer stabbed at s-f-o. what we're now learning about the suspect. ( james ) and it is heating up across the bay area. i will explain with a look at your complete forecast

( 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)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow, then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the

weekend. the red flag warning for the north and east bay hills is set to expire at 5pm tonight. sunrise in san francisco is at 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 ) happening now... crews are still on the scene of the fire burning in the oakland hills.( darya ) firefighters say they have gained the upper hand but they are still monitoring for hot spots. kron 4's will tran is live in the oakland hills this morning with the details. happening right now crews

are still on the scene of the fire burning in the oakland hills. firefighters say they have gained the upper hand on the fire but they are monitoring for any hot spots or flare ups. dozens of people were forced to leave their homes when the fire broke out yesterday afternoon. at last update that fire has burned 22 acres and is 60 percent contained this morning. the fire threat is still high because of the heat expected across the bay area today. firefighters say they know where the fire started but they are still trying to figure out how it started... but they do not think it was intentional.

oakland city officials are expected to hold a news conference later this morning with an update on the firefighting effort. ( darya ) san francisco is bracing for another unusually hot day today. and the city is doing what it can to

help people stay cool. more than a dozen cooling centers are being made available to help beat the heat. the department of public health says they are stepping up efforts after three people died and dozens went to the hospital during the labor day weekend heat wave. more than 17 cooling centers are open today at city libraries and community centers. and the city pools are free for people looking to cool off. you can find the cooling centers listed on kron4.com ( darya ) you can track the high temperatures with the kron4 mobile app... you can also choose to receive breaking news alerts it is free to download. ( darya ) happening today... the two men charged in the deadly oakland ghost ship warehouse fire are scheduled to enter their pleas. derick almena and max harris are each charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the fire that broke out last december. almena was the master tenant but was not at the warehouse when the fire started. harris is the person who prosecutors say hosted the

party the night of the fire. they are both expected to enter their pleas at 9:00 this morning. ( mark ) at least three people are under arrest after more protests at u-c berkeley. it started as a rally by the conservative group 'patriot prayer'. they were confronted by a larger group of counter- protesters. police arrested these three people. eddy robinson, ricky monzon and yvette felarca were arrested for various charges related to the protest. ( mark ) new this morning police have identified the man accused of stabbing a police officer at s-f-o. he has been identified as 64-year-old dooris johnston from san francisco. he has been booked into the san mateo county jail accused of attempted homicide. police say they received a report about a suspicious person outside of baggage claim at terminal 1. police found the man inside the baggage area and confronted him. that is when the officer was stabbed in his hands... neck... face and legs. the 49-year-old officer is still in the hospital this morning with non-life threatening injuries. ( darya ) the city of concord is taking steps to

protect undocumented immigrants. the city council unanimously voted to pass a resolution that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers. it also denounces hate speech. this resolution comes less than a month after the trump administration announced plans to end the daca immigration program if congress does not act in the next 6 months. the program protects undocumented immigrants brought to the u-s as children. ( darya ) eight people - including a pregnant woman -- are recovering this morning after being hit by a car in the parking lot of an 'in-n-out' burger in mill valley. it happened after a pickup truck veered off highway 101... went through a fence and hit six other cars. the pregnant woman and the driver of the truck are in critical condition. police believe the driver who crashed had some type of medical emergency. ( mark ) happening now... police in san francisco are looking for a thief caught on camera stealing packages. in the video you can see the man ring the buzzer of the building. witnesses say he

was posing as a u-p-s delivery man. once in the building he steals a number of packages and then takes off on his bike. ( mark ) in the east bay... city officials in fremont are responding to new statistics that show rising crime in the city. according to the f-b-i, violent crime in the city was up nearly 25 percent last year. and property crime increased about eight percent. fremont police say that many of the assaults in the city were between people who know each other and are not random attacks. they also say that robberies are down significantly from where they were more than 10 years ago. city officials say they have included money for more officers in their latest budget. ( darya ) a state senator from the south bay is working to stop guns from being stolen from law enforcement in the bay area. four guns have been stolen from officer's cars in less than two months. state senator jerry hill wants maximum penalties against any officer who fails to follow the rules on gun storage. hill says he is looking for ways to strengthen laws that require police

officers take the same precautions as civilians when handguns are left unattended. stolen weapons were used to kill 32-year-old kate steinle in july 2015 in san francisco and murder 27-year-old muralist antonio ramos in september 2015 in oakland. ( mark ) breaking news we are following this morning. a missile attack targets the u-s secretary of defense in afghanistan. both the taliban and isis are claiming responsibility for the attack at kabul's international airport. the taliban says defense secretary jim mattis was the target. mattis is making a surprise visit to the country this morning. secretary mattis had left the airport before it was attacked. ( mark ) president trump is issuing a new warning to north korea. the president says the united states is "totally prepared" to use what he calls "the military option" this comes after north korean leader kim jong un repositioned fighter jets and missiles on the country's east coast. this is seen as a response to american bombers

and fighter-jets-- that have flown off north korea's east coast while patrolling the area. earlier this week north korea threatened to shoot down u-s planes and released a propaganda video showing a u-s aircraft carrier in flames. ( darya ) new this morning... oakland is trying to set up temporary shelters for the city's homeless population before the rainy season begins. mayor libby schaaf is asking the city council to approve an "outdoor navigation center." it would provide up to 40 people with portable "tuff shed" housing and social services while they wait for permanent housing. it would be the first of up to 3 similar centers in the city. schaaf says she wants to move people off the street and into safe, secure locations. the proposal is expected to go before the full council in october. (darya) nevada's parole board is saying it did not consider o.j. simpson's 19-89 conviction for misdemeanor spousal abuse when granting his release from prison.

the reason is that the conviction wasn't listed in the national clearinghouse of f-b-i crime data. the civil judgement that found simpson liable for the 19-94 killings of his ex-wife nicole and her friend ronald goldman were also not considered. simpson could be released from prison as soon as sunday. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... he was shot in the line of duty just two weeks ago. now... we're hearing from the sacramento police officer who's now back on patrol.( darya ) plus... smoke fills the cabin of a plane just seconds after it lands in california. and the frightning moments are captured on camera. . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. it's here!

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weather and traffic this morning. 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 (james)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow,

then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. the red flag warning for the north and east bay hills is set to expire at 5pm tonight. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:02 am. sunset is at 6:58 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 ) happening now... firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that forced the evacuation of dorms at cal poly san louis obispo. the fire broke out yesterday afternoon. it quickly spread to nearly 100 acres and is just 20 percent contained this morning. all evacuation orders have been lifted. ( darya ) two weeks after being shot by a man wanted in a double homicide.... a sacramento police officer is returning to duty. rowena shaddox has the story. it's just the second day back to work for sacramento police officer tim martin.two weeks ago, he and another officer

were shot while trying to arrest a man accused of killing his girlfriend and her daughter. i've been here 27 years, 25 years as a sworn officer. never been shot before. never had to shoot at anyone.the suspect was on the run.....when martin and his fellow officer spotted him in south sacramento, they tried to pull him over. seconds later, a barrage of bullets. the man exiting the cat and turning immediately and opening fire on usthe suspect started firing....... the other officer was hit in the leg. martinús was hit too..... his body armor vest stopped a bullet..... shock and wow. i've been shotit was a sharp pain, very stinging pain. and i wasn't sure right away where i was hit.i actually back pedaled and then i fell down and rolled to cover behind the car because i didn't know if i was still gonna take fire. within moments, both officers including others who got to the scene shot back at the suspect and killed him. immediately afterwards, i

actually questioned whether or now i had returned fire, even when someone asked me if i had, i said that yes i did. but i could no longer actually remember for a while... the actual action of returning fire.in the days that followed, the shock of such a traumatic ordeal set in.the police department says in light of áthis shooting, they are now considering making all their police vehicle doors bullet proof.during the two weeks at home recuperating, martin says he's had lots of time to reflect.he doesn't doubt for a second how fortunate he is to be alive. but, he also recognizes this is tough for everyone involved. you don't want to see people get killed. very unhappy for all of us. i wish we could stop it before it happened. but unfortunately we're responding to what happens can't stop it before it happens. ( darya ) last week that officer shared this photo on social media. while his vest saved his life... he was

left with this huge bruise... covering one whole side of his abdomen. ( mark ) construction has begun on eight prototype walls at a border crossing with mexico in southern california. the purpose of the walls is to help officials figure out what types of walls might work best at different locations along the u-s border with mexico. all of the prototypes will be between eighteen and thirty feet tall. officials set up a "free speech zone" near the construction area for protesters. ( mark ) the prototypes are being paid for with twenty million dollars from the department of homeland security. congress has not authorized any money for an actual border wall to be constructed. ( darya ) an airplane fills with smoke just seconds after landing in california. this is what it looked like in the cabin of the allegiant

airlines flight after it landed in fresno yesterday. you can see the people on the plane covering their mouths as they try to get off the plane. emergency equipment surrounded the airplane but there was no fire. passengers and crew members used the rear exit to get off the plane. ( darya ) allegiant says the smoke came from a mechanical issue as the plane was taxiing to the ( mark ) a proposal to repeal a gas tax hike in california is still headed to the ballot... but it has been rewritten. a judge rewrote the official description after saying the original proposal submitted by the state attorney general - was flawed and misleading. the title of the propsal originally said the measure would eliminate transportation funding by "repealing revenues." the judge changed the measure to say it would repeal gas and diesel taxes as well as transportation funding. ( mark ) roy moore has

won the alabama republican primary for u-s senate. he defeated the incumbent who was backed by president trump. moore clinched the victory over senator luther strange to win the nomination for the seat previously held by attorney general jeff sessions. moore is alabama's former chief justice. he was twice removed from his duties after he defied federal court orders over gay marriage. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... universial health care for children. the push by one san francisco supervisor to make sure little ones are covered.( darya ) and... s-t-d rates are rising -- áagain. why may be behind this record setting jump. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what to do. they know what to do. the doctors know what to do. so here's the plan. first off, we're going to give you all... (voice fading away) no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) 4 your health this morning... officials are seeing áanother record jump in s-t-d's.( darya ) more than two million new

cases of chlamydia... gonorrhea... and syphilis were reported in the u-s last year. that's the most ever. the diseases are treatable with antibiotics.( mark ) rates for all three have been rising for several years. health officials say better testing and diagnosis have helped increased detection... ábut they also say prevention programs have been hurt by budget cuts. ( darya ) celebrities are having a growing influence on people's health.( mark ) doctors found that angelina jolie's announcement in 2013 that she would undergo a preventive double mastectomy... the amount of those procedures doubled in the u-s.( darya ) researchers say the same thing happened after katie couric's televised colonoscopy in 2000. doctors saw a 20 percent in crease in the number of people getting that procedure. ( lydia ) ááálydia - controversial billboard calling for president's impeachment is back upááá

(james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break.

( 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)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear

and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low 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. ( mark ) happening today... the man accused of sexually abusing children in the north bay will be in court. 39-year-old kevin thorpe is a former counselor at a center for at-risk boys in sonoma county. he is charged with 15 counts of sex abuse of a child. officials say thorpe molested two young boys several times between 2006 and 20-11. thorpe worked at the hanna boys center in sonoma. police believe that is where some of the crimes took place. thorpe is expected to enter a plea at today's hearing. ( darya ) in the south bay a fire near an elementary school destroys a two story home. that fire broke out on chisin street just off yerba buena avenue. that is near the james franklin smith

elementary school. kids at the school were told to shelter in place. nobody was home at the time of the fire. no one was hurt. ( darya ) a fire in san francisco's outer mission neighborhood caused damage to an auto repair shop. this is video from the scene near mission street and foote avenue. one person was treated by first responders for smoke inhalation. the business' roof and some of the cars inside were damaged.. no word on the cause - but it's not considered suspicious. ( mark ) new this morning... a controversial billboard calling for the impeachment of president trump is back up. just yesterday... the company that owns the electronic billboard near the bay bridge took it down. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the bay bridge with the story. ( mark ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( mark ) caltrain service is back to normal this morning after a person was hit by a train in redwood city. it happened last night near whipple avenue and el camino real. investigators have

not said what led up to the accident. this is caltrain's 6th fatality of the year. ( mark ) san rafael police are looking for three men they say robbed a restaurant. authorities have released these photos of the men taken from surveillance video. the restaurant is in downtown san rafael. there is no word on what the thieves took. ( darya ) the woman who's two daughters died last year when she crashed her car in petaluma has been arrested. alejandra hernandez was in court yesterday for the death of her seven and nine-year-old daughters last august. hernandez was driving the girls to school when she swerved off the road and crashed in the petaluma river. the mother was able to escape unharmed but the two girls were trapped in the car and died. hernandez is facing a string of charges including vehicular manslaughter and child endangerment. it is unclear why it took so long to charge hernandez. ( darya ) puerto rico continues to face a crisis in

the aftermath of hurricane maria. power is still out across most of the island... and it could be áámonths before it comes back on. president trump is stepping up his involvement after criticism over his response to the devastation. he announced he going to visit puerto rico on tuesday. this comes as many people say the president was too distracted with the n-f-l protests over the weekend, and not helping the 3-million americans who call puerto rico home. ( darya ) fema says more aid is on it's way to puerto rico. the trump administration says it is sending dozens of ships and thousands more military personnel to help. ( mark ) senate republicans will ánot vote this week on a bill to repeal and replace the affordable care act. the graham cassidy bill as it's known was a last ditch effort to replace obamacare.. but it became more apparent in recent days that it did not have the votes

needed to pass. it's yet another set back to republicans who have promised voters that they would overturn the law. senator lindsey graham is one of the bill's authors... he's vowing to revisit the repeal effort. but he says his colleagues will address other issues first. ( mark ) ( darya ) parents and teachers held a rally on capitol hill to express their doubts about the trump administration's education policies. kron 4's washington correspondent brie jackson has the story. educators...students and

lawmakers are demanding action from washington."we demand equity not the illusion of school choice"organizers of this rally have concerns about policies under the trump adminstration. would oregon congresswoman suzanne bonamici says efforts to shift funding hurts students. rep. bonamici: the administration wants to take public funding away for private school vouchers. we can not let this administration turn its back on the more than 50 million students that attend our public schoolsbrie standup: the trump administration says expanding school choice gives more students access to greater educational opportunities and holds schools accountable. but opponents call that a false narrative. we have been battling this false choice of privatizing public school giving pubic school dollars to private schools for many years we have never seen it ramped up to this levellily garcia is the president of the national education association she wants to see more federal funding invested in public education."every public school should look like our best public school"bonamici says as vice ranking member on the education and workforce committee she'll work within congress to help we will continue to fight for equity and funding and for equal opportunities in our public schools. republicans aren't backing down saying they'll do their part to ensure students have choices and access to a quality education. in washington, brie jackson

( mark ) san francisco supervisors are pushing to provide universal child care. supervisor jane kim says she is exploring a possible ballot measure that would allow the city to implement an affordable child care program. the details of the bill are still in the works. kim says she hopes to have the measure ready by next year. and in the east bay-- officials in alameda county are working on a sales tax measure that would provide affordable child care to everybody. ( darya ) in the south bay... singer ed sheeran has canceled his concert at levi's stadium. the grammy- award winning artist is canceling the tour date because of the 10-p-m curfew on week nights in santa clara.

the 49-ers president says the curfew is costing the community money. a spokesperson for the stadium says concerts bring in around 700-thousand dollars each... and employ four thousand people. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... getting some help from the weather. the progess crews in southern california are making on the canyon fire.( mark ) plus... twitter is testing out something new. how it's changing the character limit on tweets.( darya ) and... finally getting a license to drive. the country that will soon let women get behind the wheel. . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

no major hot spots. slow traffic on wb 92 from the tolls to high rise. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) it may be hard to believe... but in some parts of the world women still aren't allowed to drive!( mark ) but soon... they'll be free to get behind the wheel in saudi arabia. a royal decree was issued yesterday... allowing women to drive. the ruling is expected to go into effect by june.( darya ) in the past... women have been fined or imprisoned if caught driving. this is the latest in a series of changes rippling through the country.. thanks to the rise of a new crown prince. ( darya ) still ahead... a disturbing find at a popular family park -- ducks with their bills zip-tied to their necks. this morning... we're hearing from the people who came to their rescue (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)we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay

shoreline will hit the low 90s. coastal highs will max out in the low 80s this afternoon. going forward, a gradual return of the sea breeze will bring slight cooling to the coast tomorrow, then the valleys will see temps drop on friday. we'll keep it mild going into the weekend. the red flag warning for the north and east bay hills is set to expire at 5pm tonight. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:02 am. sunset is at 6:58 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. slow on wb 4 from antioch to concord. and jammed on nb 85 from san jose to cupertino.

( darya ) firefighters have saved nearly two- thousand homes from a wildfire burning near anaheim. they hosed down trees that were in flames.. and they got some help from the weather. winds sent flames away from neighborhoods. the canyon fire has burned more than two-

thousand acres and is now 15- percent contained. last night... evacuees returned home. firefighters expect this fire to be fully contained by sunday. ( darya ) and crews will get some help from bay area firefighters. these pictures were posted on the alameda county fire department's twitter account. firefighters from oakland, fremont and hayward are on their way down bringing trucks and supplies to crews battling the canyon fire. ( darya ) in turlock... families often flock to donnelly park to enjoy a peaceful day. but as ben deci (dee-cee) tells us... some teens found a couple of ducks with their bills zip- tied. nats (drone vid but with atmospherics/natural noise under)donnelly park, turlock, ca... a peaceful little slice of out-of-doors in the middle of town. popular with families looking to spend some time by the water, underneath the trees.oh... and did i mention, the ducks?nats sunday night though it was something else... something ringing their necks- take a look at these pictures, captured by elizabeth stevens.sot - elizabeth stevens/keyes"i'm

pretty sure someone did it to them... just how tight they were and how they were literally cut off, as if someone tightened them and then cut it."look again- plastic zip-ties.... wrapped around the duck's neck, pinning its lower bill to its neck.... its mouth open. two of the animals had been bound in that same way.sot - tyler white/turlock"i thought it was pretty messed up. i don't understand why people would do that."sot - "we're just like, we gotta help these ducks. there not reason why we should leave, and leave the ducks like that. they could die... the could get hurt."so, help they did... cutting the ducks free.sot - "i couldn't catch them... she's the one who caught them."since then, their story has spread. on social media... by word-of-mouth... scratch that... beak.sot - "oh. very upsetting. this is why we come here to enjoy it." and while these friends are clearly gratified by the support they've gotten... what's also clear is that it's restored a little of the faith they lost that night, in the mamals who share their favorite park.sot - "so many people just saying 'thank you. you guys are good people.' and honestly it's pretty heart- warming to know there's people that actually care."

( darya ) that was ben deci reporting. animal control is still looking through the area to see if any other ducks are affected... ( mark ) here's something to tweet about. twitter is testing a new character limit. the san francisco-based company has doubled its character limit from 140 to 280... but only for a small test group. this includes people who tweet in certain languages like english and spanish. those who tweet in chinese and korean will not be able to try the 280 character limit. twitter says those languages are able to get ideas across in less words. the social media giant has not decided yet if it will make the 280 character change permanent. ( mark ) the n-f-l's deal to stream thursday night football on amazon prime kicks off this week. the league

announced the partnership earlier in the year. amazon prime will stream thursday night's games live -- across devices to a global audience. this will make the games available to tens of millions of amazon prime members worldwide. (mark) adlib stocks. technology companies and banks are leading stocks higher in early trading on wall street. facebook added 1.5 percent early wednesday as the tech sector continued to rebound. apple and microsoft each rose about 1 percent. ( mark ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... former president obama reveals his softer side. the move that made him cry.( darya ) and.... another celeb is stepping up to help hurricane maria victims in puerto rico. how pitbull is making sure cancer patients get the treatment they need. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

( darya ) rapper pitbull is sending his private plane to puerto rico... to bring cancer patients to the u-s. pitbull said he was glad to help... after hurricane maria ravaged the country and left the entire island without power. mister worldwide isn't the only famous star stepping up to help puerto rico. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban loaned the team's plane to deliver supplies to the country... and rapper daddy yankee donated 2-million dollars to hurricane relief efforts. ( darya ) another kardashian baby is on the way. khloe kardashian is

pregnant with her first child. the father is khloe's n-b-a boyfriend, tristan thompson. the couple has been dating for the past year. khloe is the third kardashian-jenner sibling expecting a baby. kylie jenner is pregnant with a girl -- due in february. and kim and kanye west are expecting their third child via surrogate. their baby is due in january. ( mark ) we watched her grow up in the white house. now... malia obama is in college. and former president obama is revealing how emotional it was to say goodbye.( darya ) ( mark ) malia moved into her

harvard dorm over a month ago. she took a year off before starting college. during that time... malia interned for the weinstein company. she also went to the sundance film festival... and she traveled with her family to bali. (darya) ahead at seven on the kron 4 morning news... firefighters still on the scene of the wildfire burning in the oakland hills. will tran is live at the scene with a look at overnight containment efforts. plus... antibiotics in your fast food. the chains that are getting an "f" grade... and which ones got an "a." and ahead in gary's world... it's armageddon, it's an avalance, it's the of the iceberg that could dismantle college basketball as we know it the cavs family is about to get bigger and i'm not just talking about dywane wade... there's another player

keeping up with the kardashian. mmm, you know what that needs? hey, l'eggo my eggo. uh uh. not c-c-c - cause i have the and i - i. that's a lot. raisins. really? what just happened here? you know the rules. i make the rules. know the rules. keep your eggo. l'eggo my eggo. i'm doing this for you, dad. thanks son. (mark) this morning on the kron

four morning news... a fire breaks out in the oakland hills... coming dangerously close to homes. you can see the flames in the video as firefighters worked to put it out. (darya) about 50 people were forced to leave their homes after it broke out on a steep hillside. and this morning crews remain on

scene monitoring hotspots. good morning i'm darya folsom. (mark) and i'm mark danon. the fire comes as the bay area encounters another day of hot weather. we will have an update on the containment of the fire in just a moment... but first lets get the forecast from james. (james) we're starting the day with almost identical conditions to what we saw yesterday. it's mostly clear and mild with widespread 50s, 60s and even some low 70s in the higher hills. the warming trend continues. look for temperatures to increase another few degrees today. inland highs will reach the mid 90s. temps along the bay shoreline will hit the low