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development.. just minutes ago - a south korean official made the announcement outside of the whitehouse. (vicki) the president will meet with the north korean leader - by this may. the white house says the place and exact time have yet to be determined. (grant) joining us now to provide some more context to all this.. north korea expert and political science professor at cal state east bay... maria ortuoste professor, last year president trump was threatening 'little rocket man' with 'fire and fury'...how did we get here tonight...and how significant is this announcement?
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"sanctuary cities harbor horrible criminals. what the mayor of oakland did the other day was a disgrace."(grant) the shouting match between president trump and oakland mayor libby schaaf gets louder. today-- the president said his government is looking into mayor schaaf's actions...after she warned people about impending immigration raids. as you heard... he called her actions "a disgrace". president trump says ice agents were ready to take one-thousand people off the streets... but schaaf's warning allowed most of them to scatter and avoid capture. (vicki) in oakland... local leaders had strong responses to the presidents word's on mayor libby schaaf. (grant) kron four's philippe djegal spoke with the mayor's colleagues... who say... schaaf did the right thing. (philippe) when it comes
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to president donald trump and his thoughts on the city of oakland... which he once called one of the most dangerous places in the world... dan kalb/councilme mber- "it's shameful." oakland councilman dan kalb does not mince words.dan kalb/councilmember- "once again the president is sticking his foot in his mouth, and is showing that he doesn't care about all the people in our country." kalb's colleague... councilmember at-large rebecca kaplan also coming to mayor libby schaaf's defense. saying the mayor's decision less than two weeks ago... to warn the public about imminent immigrations and customs enforcement raids in the bay area... was bold. rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "i think it is essential that we stand united against the rediculous actions of this federal government. they are not keeping people safe -- they are tearing apart our communities." 20-18 oakland mayoral candidate ken houston says mayor schaaf's heart may have been in the right place... but says her execution was poor.ken houston/mayoral candidate- "if you warn someone -- you don't warn them with fear -- you warn them with information to protect themselves, philippe. you warn them to be ready -- not be reactive, be proactive." as for mayor schaaf... she took the president's comments in stride.libby schaaf/mayor- "i am proud to live in a country where everyone can criticize elected
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officials." after the raids... the department of justice said the mayor's warning allowed at least 800 undocumented immigrants to arrest. on thursday, president trump saying that number is closer to one- thousand. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) a deadly shooting involving a bart police officer in oakland... causes tensions to run high at a bart board of directors meeting today. this comes as we are learning that the officer in the shooting... has had death threats against him. (grant) we have been following this controversial case ever since the shooting happened. kron four's terisa estacio has the update. (estacio reporting) (natural sound from bart board meeting ) "why is he on his job, what possible reason could you have?" uproar at the bart board of directors meeting "no one is exempt no police officer or civilian." the anger about this graphic video - showing bart police officer joseph matou - fatally shooting shaleem
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tindle back in january. the officers body camera capturing it all. bart police chief speaking earlier, defending the veteran officer saying tindle was involved in a fight with a gun. officer matou issuing multiple warnings to stop and drop the weapon, "we can not keep talking about this we must take action " tindle's family, friends as well as community activists do not believe the officer was justified in the shooting - they want him fired and prosecuted. this is the second board meeting many have chanted for actions to be taken. alicia troust. why is he back on the job, the officer returned to work after two weeks with an evaluation, and going to gun board, that is actually longer than other jurisdictions. bart spokesperson alicia troust says they are following normal protocol - and adds due to death threats made at the last board of directors meeting - the officer has since been taken off the streets. troust. the chief thought it was not safe for him on the streets. terisa estacio, reporting, oakland. the oakland police department is investigating this case - their results will be turned over to the alameda county district attorney's office for review for any possible action separately, there are also several other ongoing investigations into the fatal shooting. bart is doing an internal review - plus the citizen review board and the office of independent police auditor. there is no date yet for the results of their findings on this contentious issue. in oakland, terisa estacio kron four
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(grant) vallejo police have identified the person of interest in a hit and run collision which killed a young woman wednesday..(vicki) catherine heenan is here with more...including the identity of the victim. (catherine) vallejo police have released this photo of 29-year-old vincent fitzer...they're still looking for him...and say his
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hair may now be shorter. they want to talk to him about the hit and run that killed an 18-year-old woman wednesday afternoon. the victim has now been identified as ayres buffin....of vallejo.police say she was walking on a sidewalk when she was hit by a g-m-c suburban. she later died from her injuries. they say the suburban was on vervais avenue and stopped somewhere near elna drive.then for some reason - it began rolling backwards down vervais....andhit the woman on the sidewalk. police say the driver got out - and ran away. authorities are hoping that someone knows where to find fitzer....and willleave an anonymous tip. grant and vicki? (grant) "tell me what democracy looks like." that is the battle cry of parents in san jose's troubled alum rock unified school district. (vicki) claiming their concerns are being ignored by the school board, parents joined hundreds of kids who walked out of school in protest this afternoon. kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now live with more on the story. rob?
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(rob live) i'm here at the alum rock school district offices in east san jose where students and their parents have been calling out what they say is a dysfunctional school board there is a school board meeting here tonight and the board is going to hear more of thesame. nats (students and parents rally in the street) beleaguered, dysfunctional and incoherent are just three of the not so kind words parents and others are using to describe the alum rock unified school district board. parents accuse the school board, led by a 3-member majority, of lacking transparency, conflict of interest and aligning itself with corporate interests over the school community. frustration has reached a boiling point says somos- mayfair spokesperson zeleca rodriguez-deams.zelica rodriguez-deams/parents group spokesperson "...this past
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month the superintendent had asked the board for an independent, transparent evaluation and she was denied that and parents were denied that and i think the fact that there was no justification for that, this is the result of that..."urged by the district to remain on campus, as many as 400 students walked out of a half-dozen elementary and middle schools and marched to the district offices to join the rally. theycarried signs accusing the board of ignoring every day issues while focusing on pushing out one superintendent after another. firing back, some parents are using their kids to advance their own political agenda says board member esau herrera. esau herrera/school board member "...it pains me to hear that parents believe that i am not listening, i am proud of my connection to the community, i am proud that parents invite me into their homes and churches, i am willing to listen and we need to sit down and continue this line of communication..."the parents group says it is tired of the seemingly endless financial issues that have plagued the district in recent years, most recently coming under scrutiny by the santa clara county office of education.
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(rob live) there is a school board meeting here tonight and the parents group says they will call on those three board members to resign. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant) coming up... a warning if you're headed south of the border fro spring break or otherwise... why the u-s has issued a travel security alert in playa del carmen. (vicki) and a man in the north bay is arrested.. and accused of molesting children. why police say their cold be more victims. (grant) and after the break... a major parking problem in the east bay. what oakland city officials are doing to keep car-share programs... off of their streets.
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(lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.
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mexican authorities are insisting that the caribbean resort city of playa del carmen is safe... despite a u.s. security alert. catherine heenan is here with more on why the u.s. is nonetheless very concerned.. (catherine) that resort is near mexico's most popular destinations -
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including cancun and cozumel... with lots of american tourists. the u.s. embassy says it got information yesterday about a security threatin playa del carmen.... it's taking it very seriously - immediately barring u.s. government employees from going there..and announcing that the consular office in town will be 'closed until further notice.' mexican officials are not happy about the travel warning... but this comes after the february 21st explosion on a ferry that links playa del carmenwith the town of cozumel. 25 people were injured, including two americans. and on march 1st - and on march 1st - undetonated explosive devices were found on 'another' tourist ferry. vicki? (vicki) new video of a 14 year-old southern california boy who was arrested for impersonating a cop. police say he was targeting a particular home in san bernardino county. ellina abovian reports.
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a teen accused of posing as a law enforcement officer in multiple incidents in san bernardino county, including one in which he allegedly initiated a traffic stop on an unsuspecting driver, has been arrested, authorities said wednesday.in one case, which took place monday, the 14- year-old boy was allegedly driving an suv with flashing red and blue emergency lights mounted on the inside of the front windshield when he pulled into a driveway in the 13600 block of mica avenue in victorville, according to a news release from the victorville police department. the white ford explorer had no law enforcement or other type of markers to identify it as a patrol vehicle beyond the emergency lights, nor were there any license plates.after exiting the parked suv, the teen went to the front door and made contact with the residents, telling them he was there to investigate a report of a domestic disturbance. jasmine jones, who lives at the residence involved, told ktla she was puzzled by the unprompted visit."for me, i was like, 'that's not normal. do cops do that?'" she said. the juvenile was dressed in a san bernardino county sheriff's department uniform, complete with a belt holster that contained a firearm, authorities said. but despite the props, jones said it was an unconvincing get-up. "i saw the police uniform and i thought, 'that just doesn't look right,'" she said. "it's loose, and the belt buckle isn't staying on his hips."
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however, jones also insisted the teen appears older than 14 years old in person.the boy became worried after a larger group of people appeared behind jones and fled without further incident, she said. according to police, he had tried to open the front door after it was shut on him but found it was locked.after he left, jones alerted authorities about the suspicious encounter. (vicki) that was ellina abovian reporting. it's still unclear how the boy got his hands on all the gear. the car he was driving is registered to his great grandfather. the teen was already on probation... and he is now in juvenile hall. (grant) available parking has become scarce for people in one oakland neighborhood.. .that is because a new car-share business has moved in.(vicki) today oakland
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residents and oakland city leaders voiced their concerns over the parking problem... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story...you will only see here on kron4. to say parking is a little tight here on 37th street in oakland would be a bit of an understatementsoterica westly is refering to these black gig car share vehilces. she says the cars started appearing unannounced several month ago sotstreet parkjng is already limited in this densely populated area. a portion of the block requires a permit for parking. this section does notsotthe gig cars are here parked under the 980 overpass toosotin fact...that is exactly what they are doing. two parking spaces reserved for gig cars. this page on the gig car share website is screaming we are your new neighbors. however
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westly says leaving these parking spots available for the people who live here would be the neighborly thing to do sot sotthe gig cars on 37th street happen to be in oakland city councilmember dan kalb's districtsoti contacted gig cars share to see what they have to say about all of this...i am still waiting for their reply...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (anchor) (anchor) (anchor) time now to
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check on our weather... to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had a few morning showers before it began to clear around the bay area today. temperatures were mild againg with partly cloudy skies but cool near the coast with fog. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with patchy fog. it's all quiet on the doppler radar right now but that will change again shortly. on the satellite you can see what's left of the storm that moved through ths morning and fell apart. it left plenty of moisture in the atmosphere behind. the pattern overall remains active with a series of storms headed our way. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of
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showers mainly to the north. another storm will come up from the south to bring clouds and rain late on saturday. showers will continue on sunday. dry and warmer weather should return on monday but more rain is possible tuesday and wednesday. (grant) still ahead.. wednesday.tuesday and wednesday.
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(grant) still ahead.. despite steep housing costs... three cities in the bay area have been rated as some of the best places to live in the country. (vicki) plus... an excuse if you want to get out of cleaning today... how certain products could be hurting your health.
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♪ get high-speed internet from at&t $30 per month. no extra monthly fees. more for your thing. that's our thing. att.com/internet (grant) new tonight at 5... berkeley has been named one of the top places to live--- in the country. that's according to a new report from the website "niche". they based their findings on crime, public schools, cost of living, and job opportunities. berkeley ranks number three... behind ann arbor michigan and naperville illinois. other bay area cities that made the list... san francisco came in at number 15.. and sunnyvale at number 19. (grant) a new report shows that san jose and san francisco have the most expensive homes in the country. (vicki) according to
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mortgage website h-s-s dot com... the average salary needed to buy a home in san jose is more than 235-thousand dollars a year. the average home price is more than one-point-two million.== things area little bit better in san francisco. the average salary needed to by a house there is just over 170-thousand per year. and the average home price is just over 900-thousand dollars. in fact the most expensive cities to buy a house are all in california. (grant) another reason to skip the house cleaning today... a new study suggests the toxic chemicals found in most cleaning products may be just as harmful as the ones in cigarettes. (vicki) here's mary moloney with today's health minute. a spray here and a spray there may have a dangerous impact on your respiratory system. researchers say regular use of house cleaners is just as
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harmful as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.the study was published in a journal from the american thoracic society. more than 6-thousand men and women around the world were tracked for twenty years. the women who used cleaning supplies daily either at home or at work, were linked to a sharp decline in lung capacity. they also had a higher risk of asthma. it's unclear why the same trend was not seen in men. but scientists suggest you ditch the sprays and clean using a cloth and water instead.or use products with safer disinfectants and organic ingredients like rubbing alcohol.for today's health minute, i'm mary moloney. (grant) next at 5:30... the war of words between president trump and oakland mayor libby schaaf. find out if mayor schaaf could face prosecution... u-s-f law professor lara bazelon joins us live on set to give us the scoop. (vicki) plus after the break... a man is arrested and accused of child molestation. now police in the north bay say there could be more victims.
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local first... here are the stories we are tracking in your neighborhood tonight... (grant) in the north bay... a man is behind bars tonight... accused of child molestation. and police believe there could be more victims. santa rosa resident javier gines was arrested on tuesday. after an investigation... police believe he sexually assaulted at least three young
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girls. in one instance a girl was under the age of 14. in another case... two girls were under the age of 10. police say gines volunteered in the community and they believe there could be more victims. .. (grant) police in santa rosa are searching for a gunmman after a shooting at an apartment complex. it happened last night at the coddington apartments. police were on another call when they heard shots fired. they searched the complex and found a man with multiple gun shot wounds. he was taken to the hospital in critical condition... detectives believe the shooting was targeted. (vicki) in the south bay... the city of sunnyvale is reviewing its gun buying restrictions. in a unanimous vote by the city council... the city's attorney's will look into limiting semi-automatic gun sales. they will also work on creating an ordinance that would ban anyone under 21 from buying a semi-automatic rifle. active-duty military and law enforcement personnel would be exempt. (vicki) san jose police are searching for the gunman responsible for shooting a 13-year old boy. it
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happened wednesday afternoon on cadillac drive... just as nearby schools were let out. a drive by shooter hit the 13-year-old boy in the arm... the teen was then taken to the hospital for his injury. police have not found a motive or named any suspects at this time. (grant) in the east bay... three teens were arrested at the union city bart station... accused of stealing a laptop. police say the group teens came into a business on decoto road sunday night... they took someone's laptop and then ran away. a witness followed them to the bart station and called police. officers arrested the teens on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy. the laptop was returned to the victim and the three minors were released to their parents. (grant) fremont police chief richard lucero will be retiring this summer. the police chief made the announcement earlier today. lucero has served the fremont community for more than 31 years. he started his career back with the department back in 1987 as an officer and worked his way up to the top when he became chief in 20-13. lucero says he's extraordinarily
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grateful for the members of his department and their contributions to the city under his command. lucero is set to retire in july.set to retire in july. (vicki) on the peninsula... another warning about a mountain lion. a mountain lion was spotted early this morning in the dearborn park area. the san mateo county sheriff's office says the big cat was in a tree. fish and game were called in... but the lion ran into the woods. earlier this week... an aggressive mountain lion was spotted near the same area. in that instance... the mountain lion killed livestock in someone's backyard. lawrence karnow: we had a few morning showers before it began to clear around the bay area today. temperatures were mild againg with partly cloudy skies but cool near the coast with fog. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with patchy fog. it's all quiet on the doppler radar right now but that will change again shortly. on the satellite you can see what's left of the storm that moved through ths morning and fell apart. it left plenty of moisture in the atmosphere behind. the pattern overall remains active with a series of storms headed our way. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers mainly to the north. another storm will come up
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from the south to bring clouds and rain late on saturday. showers will continue on sunday. dry and warmer weather should return on monday but more rain is possible tuesday and wednesday. wednesday.tuesday and possible tuesday and wednesday. wednesday. mayor libby schaaf: "i am proud to live in a country where everyone can criticize elected officials."(grant) oakland mayor libby schaaf responding to president trump calling her a "disgrace" today. this is all in response to mayor schaaf warning people ahead of federal immigration crackdowns. now... there is the question of whether or not mayor schaaf could be prosecuted for her actions.
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joining us tonight to talk about the possible implications of the mayor's actions-- the mayor's implications of the mayor's actions-- is u-s-f associate law professor lara bazelon. (vicki) coming up... today
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is international women's day. see how women across the country are celebrating each other. (vicki) and after the break... a warning before you eat shellfish from the bay area. how it could make you sick.
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(vicki) the marin county public health department is warning people not to eat recreationally harvested shellfish... that includes oysters, clams and mussels. that's because a recent sample detected a toxin called p-s-p. the samples were taken within point reyes national seashore. the toxin can cause illness..and cooking the shellfish does not get rid of it. this warning is only for recreationally harvested shellfish. state-certified commercial shellfish are still safe to consume.
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(grant) more than a century after ford began selling cars, the automaker now wants to take to the sky. the company revealed in a blog post yesterday, that it has a team in silicon valley researching drone development. it's all part of ford's push to transition into a mobility company, using all modes of transportation... from cars to bikes, and now drones. ford's top drone scientist says the company hasn't yet determined specifically how it will incorporate drones into its business. the company is also working with federal regulators. (grant) still ahead... after the florida school shooting-- president trump want to know if violence in video games... is contributing to violence in classrooms. we'll take a closer look after the break. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.
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nation's entertainment industry to discuss ways to limit children's access to violent material. (vicki) the white house says kids who are exposed to violence could be leading to violent behavior in the nation's classrooms. kron 4's mark meredith is at the white house with a closer look. president trump invited video game makers, media critics, and conservative activists to the white house to discuss ways to limit kids exposure to violence in media.among those in the room: melissa henson with the "parents television council""he's looking for recommendations, this is a complex issue, and it impacts people's lives very deeply" henson wants the video game industry to offer more tools for parents to understand the contents of the games...the president has said he believes violent video games and movies could be contributing to violence in america's classrooms. "i'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts"the video game industry says its already doing its part to protect children.the industry uses a rating system, similar to movies, to let parents know what material their children
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might see.but missouri congresswoman vicki hartzler says the rating system isn't enough."a large percentage of parents are involved, but there are a percentage that are not using the system" hartzler says the meeting was only a listening session.and that the president did not commit to supporting any one idea.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (grant) let's get a check on what we are working on for kron4 news at six. steve aveson is standing by in the kron4 newsroom, steve?(steve) thanks grant, coming up ánewá tonight at six. a stolen robot belonging to a local high school team has been recovered in utah.. and it's now on the way back to california. we have new details from police -- including the one specific thing the thieves removed from the machine. plus -- a serious warnng about skinny jeans...tonight a recall has been issued for one specific pair being sold at target..... that's all new at six...
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grant?(grant) thanks steve - we will see you at six. (vicki) the second major storm of the week did a lot of damage across the northeast... catherine heenan is here to show us some of the worst of it... (catherine) hundreds of thousands of people are still in the dark tonight...the latest nor'easter knocking down trees and power lines... that's being blamed for at least one death... a man in new jersey died - after he drove his car around some traffic conesmeant to warn drivers to stay away from a live wire. a woman in new york state was killed by a falling tree. hundreds more flights were cancelled today... as parts of the northeast got up to two feet of new snow..... there have been lots of accidents...with traffic in places including new jersey and connecticutbecoming a nightmare again.. ralph cortese, bloomingdale, nj resident- the ice and the snow was so cold that the plows couldn't break it. normally when in a snowstorm like this it's clean - but it looks like the salt didn't do what it's supposed to do.gov. dan malloy / connecticut: you
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got from three inches to you know, lots of inches of snow. obviously this was very heavy snow and people should take caution. this is our own version of march madness. madness. while the system has mostly passed....new england is expected to get wind and more snowfall through friday.. utilities are warning people tonight that it could be several days before power canbe fully restored to every home and business. grant and vicki? (anchor) time now to check on our weather... to check on time now to check on time now to check on time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. .. lawrence karnow: we had a few morning showers before it began to clear around the bay area today. temperatures were mild againg with partly cloudy skies but cool near the coast with fog. tonight will be
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partly to mostly cloudy with patchy fog. it's all quiet on the doppler radar right now but that will change again shortly. on the satellite you can see what's left of the storm that moved through ths morning and fell apart. it left plenty of moisture in the atmosphere behind. the pattern overall remains active with a series of storms headed our way. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers mainly to the north. another storm will come up from the south to bring clouds and rain late on saturday. showers will continue on sunday. dry and warmer weather should return on monday but more rain is possible tuesday and wednesday. (vicki) next at 5... see how women... and see how next at 5... next at 5... (vicki) (vicki) next at 5... see how
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women... and large companies... are celebrating international women's day.
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today is international women's day, and the world's top three richest women are among the 32 wealthiest in the world.(vicki) the world's richest woman is alice walton, daughter of walmart founder sam walton....according to forbes billionaires list. the walmart heiress, who has taken the top spot in the past, is worth 46 billion dollars. walton re-took the number one spot after l'oreal heiress liliane bettencourt passed away in september. her daughter, francoise bettencourt meyers, is now the world's second richest woman, worth 42-point-two billion dollars. the world's third richest woman is german heiress susanne klatten, worth 25 billion dollars.
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(grant)(grant) and some mcdonald's locations across the nation are flipping the golden arches on the fast food chain's sign in tribute of international women's day (vicki) one of those stores is in lynwood--- in southern california. it's owned by a woman who started her mcdondald's franchise empire three decades ago. kara finnstrom reports. mos: "we came here to take a picture with the w!."this morning mcdonalds intentionally flipped it's iconic golden arches.the "w" - a tribute to women who aren't afraid to shake things up mos child: "my mom told me that it was for the women's rights." fries and drinks are being served up with the "w" at certain restaurants nationwide. and in lynwood the company specially made one giant w to hoist high.nats: "good morning!"inside, the woman at the helm can't help but inspire.promo nat sot: "i quit my job and it took just about everything i had to buy my first restaurant."this video is now airing online.thirty
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years ago patricia williams was a single mom with two young girls when she made her mark in the restaurant business.patricia williams: "the guy just told me 'bring your husband in and then we can think about loaning you the money for the franchise.' i said, 'no i'm not going to do that.'"william kept asking and found another bank willing to give her that loan.patricia williams: "i was set on changing everyone's minds."now - thirty years later she owns 18 mcdonalds.her two grown daughters run them with her. daughter: "it's about making sure we display excellence and do the work everyday."patricia williams says she was first inspired by her mom - who worked as a maid in the segregated south and wanted more for her family. daughter: "she comes from such humble roots and she's built an empire."now her daughters say william's true legacy will be in the opportunities she's given to so many others. patricia williams: "starting with me as a teenager!"and the unwavering strength she shows everyone... every day. nat sot: "i've always known that she was amazing."
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(grant) that was kara finnstrom reporting. mcdonalds is also flipping the golden arches on shirts, hats, and packaging in honor of international women's day. (vicki) this is one opportunity to say "i'm loving it!" (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) thanks (steve) thanks grant and vicki. coming up new tonight at six.. coming up new tonight at six.. a scary armed robbery at a bay area gas station.. and the gunman is on the loose. tonight -- we have new video and audio from the crime that you don't want to miss. (catherine) then - we are continuing to follow breaking news...president trump will meet with the leader of north korea. we have new details from the white house. kron4 news at six is next.
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who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing.
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put the money in the bay, lift the tray up, lift the tray up> (steve) new tonight at six: new video showing a scary gas station hold-up... tonight - the gunman is on the loose. good evening i'm steve aveson.(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. the hold-up happened in santa rosa this morning at 8:30...at the 76 gas station at the corner of piner road and coffey lane... grant lodes is standing by with more of the new video. grant? (grant) this is the man
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police are looking for....the owner of the gas station reached out to us to share video of what happened.. he hopes releasing will help make sure the crook is caught. the two employees comply.. handing over the cash to the robber.. one of the employees actually tries to stall the gunman... until police can arrive... but the robber is able to get away. but not before making one more demand. the criminal got into a car and drove off down coffey lane.. before the employees were able to get a license plate number. no one was physically hurt...the owner of the gas station says he plans to upgrade his security.. with better
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cameras. (catherine) a big story we're tracking tonight... the stunning announcement that president trump will meet with north korean dictator kim jong un by may... (steve) the white house says the place and exact time have yet to be determined. a south korean national security adviser first made the announcement outside the white house today. the advisor the advisor says kim the advisor says kim understands the importance of joint military exercises between the two countries. ... and is eager to meet trump. (catherine) a noisy disruption today at a bart board of directors meeting
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today.....with lots of yelling and shouting... (steve) it involved the shooting death of an east bay resident. this - as we're learning that the officer involved says he's received death threats. kron four's terisa estacio has an update on the controversial case -- caught on video. (estacio reporting) "i am here at oakland police headquarters they are just one of several agencies investigating the fatal shooting.""no one is exempt no police officer or civilian." the anger about this graphic video - showing bart police officer joseph matou - fatally shooting shaleem tindle back in january. the officers body came capturing it all. bart police chief speaking earlier, defending the veteran officer saying tindle was involved in a fight with a gun. officer matou issuing multiple times to stop and drop the weapon, "we can not keep talking about this we must take action " tindle's family, friends as well as community activists do not believe the officer was justified in the shooting - they want him fired and prosecuted. this is the second board meeting many have chanted for actions to be taken. alicia troust. why is he back on the job, the
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officer returned to work after two weeks with an evaluation, and going to gun board, that is actually longer than other jurisdictions. bart spokesperson alicia troust says they are following normal protocol - and adds due to death threats made at the last board of directors meeting - the officer has since been taking off the streets. troust. the chief thought it was not safe for him on the streets. bart is doing an internal review - plus the citizen review board and the office of independent police auditor. there is no date yet for the results of their findings on this contentious issue. in oakland, terisa estacio kron4 news. (catherine) happening now...
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vallejo police are looking for 29-year-old vincent fitzer... a person of interest in a hit and run collision which killed a young woman wednesday.. authorities say ayres buffin of vallejo was walking on a sidewalk when she was hit by a g-m-c suburban... she later died from her injuries. authorities say the suburban was on vervais avenue and stopped somewhere near elna drive. then for some reason - began rolling backwards down vervais....hitting the woman on the sidewalk. police say the driver got out - and ran away. (steve) another big story we're tracking tonight... oakland's mayor was back in national headlines... after president trump took time during a cabinet meeting today to criticize her decision to warn her community about i-c-e raids in oakland... (catherine) today, local leaders had strong responses to what the president said about mayor libby schaaf. kron four's philippe djegal talked to some of her colleagues....who say she did the right thing. (philippe) addressing
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oakland mayor libby schaaf's actions directly... president donald trump says schaaf made a big mistake. president trump- "what the mayor did the other day is a disgrace." by warning her community about impending immigration and customs enforcement raids less than two weeks ago... the department of justice says at least 800 people were able to avoid an arrest.president trump- "many of them, they say, 85-percent of them were criminals and had criminal records" oakland city councilman dan kalb disagrees. dan kalb/councilmember- "the idea that we would turn a blind eye and let some agency come in here and scoop up people who are apart of families, who are working their day to day jobs and are not committing any crimes, per say. you know, yes, maybe some people are here without documentation, but beyond that, most people are not doing anything wrong." councilmember at-large, rebecca kaplan says president trump is upset at the wrong person. saying mayor schaaf was well-within her right to share knowledge of the impending i-c-e raids.
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rebecca kaplan/councilmember- "they says they're so upset about the leak. if they were really upset, they'd be saying they're going to track down the leaker. the fact that they're talking trash about the recipient of the leak, while not saying they're going to identify, find or fire whoever committed the leak, suggests to me, they're just playing game." and, the mayor of oakland is right in the middle of it.libby schaaf/mayor- "i have obviously gotten much criticism. but much of it from outside of this community and some of the feelings of being supported, of being heard, of being stood up for, um, those have been really wonderful for me to hear." president trump says the federal government is looking into whether or not schaaf broke any laws. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. (steve)(steve) (steve) new tonight at six... jalen bryant and pride scott have been arrested after police say the two burglarized several cars. police say last month officers were called to a parking garage near ghirardelli square on reports of auto burglaries. police say officers
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located the man matching a witness' description. authorities say that man then got into a car also matching a witness' description. police say officers found the second man was sitting inside that car. inside the car officers also found burglary tools and a gun. both were arrested and are facing a string of charges. (catherine) parking is particularly tough to find for residents of one oakland neighborhood these days... that's because a new car-share business has moved in today - oakland leaders and city residents voiced their concerns.. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story...which you'll see only on kron4. to say parking is a little tight here on 37th street in oakland would be a bit of an understatementsoterica westly is refering to these black gig car share vehilces. she says the cars started appearing unannounced several month ago sot
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resident: "stuff like this is kind of done without any thought of the people who were there before">street parkjng is already limited in this densely populated area. a portion of the block requires a permit for parking. this section does notsotthe gig cars are here parked under the 980 overpass toosotin fact...that is exactly what they are doing. two parking spaces reserved for gig cars. this page on the gig car share website is screaming we are your new neighbors. however westly says leaving these parking spots available for the people who live here would be the neighborly thing to do sot sotthe gig cars on 37th street happen to be in oakland city councilmember dan kalb's districtsot
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city council: "we have to control that. we need to have an evaluation of what they are doing, where they are doing it, what neighborhoods they are working in, focuing on in oakalnd as well as berkeley and other cities and determine is this harming the neighborhood are the problems worse than benefits">i contacted gig cars share to see what they have to say about all of this...i am still waiting for their reply...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) happening today... former speaker of the state assembly-- antonio villaraigosa-- is official in california's gubernatorial race. also the former mayor of los angeles... villaraigosa filed the paperwork today... officially putting his name on the june fifth primary election ballot. the filing comes on the heels of u-s attorney general jeff sessions' announcement that the trump administration is suing the state of california. villaraigosa says he plans to fight for economic equality and opportunity and protect california's values. (steve) california's lieutenant governor gavin
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newsom filed his paperwork for the race on monday. newsom is in a virtual tie with villaraigosa for frontrunner... according to a poll by the public policy institute of california. newsome is slightly ahead with 23-percent of voters. villaraigosa has 21-percent. earlier this week... newsom said he plans to focus on issues like climate change and healthcare challenges around immigration policy. other candidates expected to appear on the ballot include state treasurer john chiang and republican assemblyman travis allen. a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had a few morning showers before it began to clear around the bay area today. temperatures were mild againg with partly cloudy skies but cool near the coast with fog. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with patchy fog. it's all quiet on the doppler radar right now but that will change again shortly. on the satellite you can see what's left of the
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storm that moved through ths morning and fell apart. it left plenty of moisture in the atmosphere behind. the pattern overall remains active with a series of storms headed our way. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers mainly to the north. another storm will come up from the south to bring clouds and rain late on saturday. showers will continue on sunday. dry and warmer weather should return on monday but more rain is possible tuesday and wednesday. (( áá v.o. / catherine áá ))
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coming up.... good news for a bay area high school team whose robot was stolen after a competition... (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) more turmoil at snapchat as the company announces the impending layoff of over a hundred employees, who's on the chopping block and why (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) frustration with the in the south bay -- as students and parents take to the streets to protest in the alum rock school district.
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in the south bay..students and parents are taking their frustrations with the alum rock school district to the streets. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, hundreds of kids walked out of class to join a protest rally directed at the school board. nats (students and parents rally in the street) beleaguered, dysfunctional and incoherent are just three of the not so kind words parents and others are using to describe the alum rock unified school district board. parents accuse the school board, led by a 3-member majority, of lacking transparency, conflict of interest and aligning itself with corporate interests over the school community. frustration has reached a boiling point says somos- mayfair spokesperson zeleca rodriguez-deams.zelica rodriguez-deams/parents group spokesperson "...this past month the superintendent had asked the board for an independent, transparent evaluation and she was denied that and parents were denied that and i think the fact that there was no justification for that, this is the result of that..."urged by the district to remain on campus, as many as 400 students walked out of a half-dozen elementary and middle schools and marched to the district offices to join the rally. theycarried signs
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accusing the board of ignoring every day issues while focusing on pushing out one superintendent after another. firing back, some parents are using their kids to advance their own political agenda says board member esau herrera. esau herrera/school board member "...it pains me to hear that parents believe that i am not listening, i am proud of my connection to the community, i am proud that parents invite me into their homes and churches, i am willing to listen and we need to sit down and continue this line of communication..."the parents group says it is tired of the seemingly endless financial issues that have plagued the district in recent years, most recently coming under scrutiny by the santa clara county office of education. some parents are calling for resignations and looking forward toelection time.jaime perez/alum rock parent "....election time is coming and we're calling on parents to vote them out and bring in some people who have the interest of the children in mind and make some changes...."in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news
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(catherine) president trump today signed proclamations imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum.. despite opposition that includes international allies and even some fellow republicans... he was surrounded by steel and aluminum workers....as he explained his decision at a white house ceremony. the tariffs will go into effect in 15 days they'll add 25 percent to the cost of u-s steel imports, and 10 percent to aluminum. the
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president says tariffs will not immediately include canada or mexico -- pending nafta negotiations. and he indicated other flexibility. pres donald trump: america will be open to modifying or removing the tariffs for individual nations as long as we can agree to ensure that their products no longer threaten our security. our security. the president says the tariffs will boost u-s manufacturing... and punish countries like china -- which has flooded the global market with cheaper materials. some congressional republicans -- including house speaker paul ryan - have warned of broader economic consequences. some want to see more targeted tariffs -- rather than risk a global trade war. the european union has already threatened retaliatory tariffs. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow
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joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: we had a few morning showers before it began to clear around the bay area today. temperatures were mild againg with partly cloudy skies but cool near the coast with fog. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with patchy fog. it's all quiet on the doppler radar right now but that will change again shortly. on the satellite you can see what's left of the storm that moved through ths morning and fell apart. it left plenty of moisture in the atmosphere behind. the pattern overall remains active with a series of storms headed our way. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers mainly to the north. another storm will come up from the south to bring clouds and rain late on saturday. showers will continue on sunday. dry and warmer weather should return on monday but more rain is possible tuesday and wednesday.
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(steve) a developing story tonight... hundreds of thousands of customers in the northeast are still in the dark. the second major
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storm of the week brought heavy snow and winds, knocking down trees and power lines. natasha chen shows us the worst of it -- and why it's not over yet. gov. dan malloy / connecticut: please continue to exercise caution if you must travel today.for a region still reeling from last weekend's deadly storm, wednesday's nor'easter brought a second deadly onslaught.a woman in new york state was killed by a falling tree.trees have fallen across the region from the weight of the snow. cars have been covered until they were unrecognizable lumps in the bitter cold.mos: cold, yes but i slept with gloves on, i slept with my hat on.power lines have fallen, some sparking fires and some of this snow has accompanied thunder and lightning.audio from broadcastify: squad 29 -- the manchester middle school, 2759 ridgeway road for a 30- year-old female struck by lightning.while this system has mostly passed, new england will still get wind and residual snowfall through friday.gov. dan malloy / connecticut: you got from three inches to you know, lots of inches of snow. obviously this was very heavy snow and people should take caution. this is our own version of march madness.hundreds of
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flights were canceled thursday, according to the flight tracking app, flight aware.the national weather service tweeted snow continues to fall as the storm weakens off the maine coast, and, "lake effect & mountain snow showers expected to continue into this weekend"a u.s. forecast model shows another coastal storm could bring more snow and strong winds to the east coast by early next week but a european model shows the system farther out over the atlantic, not affecting the northeast. i'm natasha chen, reporting. (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) they're calling it a win win experience. why police and children are going to school together - to learn more aboutautism. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) dangerous clothing. coming up where a popular pair of jeans is gettingrecalled after reports of lacerations.
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sold exclusively at target is being recalled. topson downs...an apparel design and manufacturing company...is recalling the "cat and jack" girls' star-studded jeans due to a laceration hazard. the jeans are sold in sizes 4 through 18...and have metal stars on the front-bottom portion of the legs. the company has received 6 reports of metal star detaching and 5 reports of lacertions. those who own these pants are asked to return them to any target store for a full refund. (steve) dozens of employees at snapchat will apparently have to find new work. c-n-n obtained an internal memo that says snapchat will lay off "just over" 120 employees. according to snapchat's parent company-- the cuts will come from its engineering department. the company says employees hit by the layoffs will be notified over the coming days. we do not know which offices will be affected. snapchat has
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seen a backlash recently because of a major redesign of the app. the company says it has since made some tweaks. (catherine) new at six... a california senator has been reprimanded for hugging people. senator bob hertzberg has been told to stop hugging people after a sexual misconduct investigation... the problem - several colleagues say the contact made them uncomfortable. the investigation covered four complaints going back to 20-10 -- from three women and one man. investigators say hertzberg is known for being gregarious and friendly....and saythat it appears his hugs were not always unwelcome....an d they were not intended to be sexual in nature. . (catherine) not everyone is surprised to hear that california's bullet-train project will cost even more than originally thought....and will also take longer to complete. the high-speed rail authority is expected to release its latest business plan tomorrow... it will include building timelines, cost estimates and other
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details. the train will eventually run from san francisco to los angeles. the last plan estimated the cost at 64-billion dollars...and aimed to be done by 2029. (steve) next... researchers say they have identified the bones of a famous aviator who went missing decades ago. (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) good news for some local young scholars.. their prize winning robot has been recovered in time for the next competition, but is it in tip top shape? (catherine)(catherine) sorry. i can't make it.
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vista high school robotics team were devastated when their robot went missing over the weekend.(steve) but thanks to the hard work of utah police... those students have returned home with the robot in hand. reporter hayley higgins has the story. west valley city, utah (news4utah) a competitive robot worth $30,000 is on its way back to california after being stolen after a high school competition in west valley city.while the 'bot is back, police are still looking for who stole it. "total devastation. they were very, very sad," john yelinek said. yelinke advises the monta vista high school students who built el toro xxi in cupertino, ca. the robot was a semi-finalist in the first robotics regional competition over the weekend at the
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maverik center.when yelinek went to take the robot home early sunday morning, he noticed the team's rented trailer and the robot inside it were gone. police released surveillance video of a truck pulling the stolen u-haul trailer just after 12:30 a.m. sunday. within days, police found the trailer abandoned in millcreek. the robot was discovered in salt lake city. "the only thing that should be on the robot is a camera. they cut this camera off. there was another camera; it's missing. but i can't find anything else that's missing off the robot," yelinek said."in this case, luckily, instead of destroying the robot, or hiding it, or concealing it somewhere, they left it somewhere where it could be recovered. we are grateful for that," west valley police lt. kent stokes said. police are still looking for two large toolboxes full of equipment and four totes of spare parts for the robot. (steve) that was hayley higgins reporting. in oakland... city leaders respond to president donald trumps comments about
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mayor libby schaaf... and, her decision, less than two weeks ago, to warn the community about immigration and customs enforcement raids. president trump- "what the mayor of oakland did the other day was a disgrace."rebecca kaplan/councilmember- the president and his administration have been engaged in a racist attack on our community."dan kalb/councilmember- "he's just spewing out his typical discrimination, bigotry and don't need that." in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. rf: here in oakland, a big uproar again, at the bart board meeting. it was all about that fatal shooting of shaleem tindle back in january. by a bart police officer. tindles family is demanding answers and action. they want to know why the officer, joseph mateu is back on the job - and why charges have not been filed on the bart veteran officer. multiple investigations are underway. bart's police chief says body cam video shows tindle had a gun, and refused to stop. tindles family says he was wrongfully shot and killed. there is no time table right now on when the investigations will be terisa estacio, kron4 news.
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here in san jose hundreds of elementary and middle school childrenwalked out of school thursday afternoon. they marched to thealum rock school district headquarters. joined by their parents, the activists called out the alum rock school board for it's lack of transparency, alleged conflict of interest and failing to listento the concerns of district families. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news some residents who live on 37th street in oakland say vehicles belonging to the gig car share business are taking away street parking from folks who live heresotsotin oakland haaziq madyun kron4news
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lawrence karnow: we had a few morning showers before it began to clear around the bay area today. temperatures were mild againg with partly cloudy skies but cool near the coast with fog. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with patchy fog. it's all quiet on the doppler radar right now but that will change again shortly. on the satellite you can see what's left of the storm that moved through ths morning and fell apart. it left plenty of moisture in the atmosphere behind. the pattern overall remains active with a series of storms headed our way. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers mainly to the north. another storm will come up south to bring clouds and rain late on saturday. showers will continue on sunday. dry and warmer weather should return on monday but more rain is possible tuesday and wednesday. (catherine) new at six... a new police training program in california helps to link autistic children with local officers. it's being described as a win-win situation, with the children getting more outside time.... and the police getting a
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better understanding of their disorder. macy jenkins reports. nat sound"alright we're ready to jog it back. awesome!" coaches in grey, the players in blue and the future officers in navy.nat soundthey may be in uniform, but tonight marks their first time on the field - together.vanessa bieker/mother of autistic son "it bridges a gap."nat sound "you want to pray with us?" vanessa bieker/mother of autistic son"with autism, it's an invisible disability." inspired by her autistic son john, vanessa bieker - created fly fit - an opportunity for children with spectrum disorders to exercise - while getting to know the police officers in their community. vanessa bieker/mother of autistic son"so if he was melting down or becoming sensory and becoming aggressive and very loud, you may perceive him in a different light other than being autistic."nat sound"good job everybody, high five...." for the kids.....nat sound "yes, good job.""high five." "good job brandon."a new level of comfort with police.nat sound"go ahead and jog it in...."for the hopeful recruits...nat sound"we're going to partner up each and everyone of you up...."early exposure to people with disabilities.nat sound"you have to be good with your words." and for the
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officers...."i think this is really good for us."a lesson in recognizing the signs of autism - that may come off as threatening.jason jimenez/elk grove police department"that allows them to decipher: okay this person is not under the influence of a narcotic. in fact, he or she may be on the spectrum." 11-year-old devin burrell was just diagnosed last year.his mom tameka burrell desperate for the world to give him a chance. tameka burrell/mother of autistic son"the most hurtful challenge for me as a mother." "society needs to welcome them more." but tonight - she found the open arms she'd been looking for.tameka burrell/mother of autistic son "this is my child and i love him and i will walk to the end of the earth for him and any child that has special needs deserves that." (catherine)(catherine) that was macy jenkins reporting. the program will continue twice-a-week for the next five-weeks. it might eventually be expanded to other police departments. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) hopeful news for one of the most devastating forms of cancer. a newway for doctors and patient to learn early
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detection of the disease.
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hi, we're alaska airlines. and we don't just fly lumberjacks to glaciers. we fly all kinds of people all kinds of places. like app developers to mexico city. musically inclined novelists to nashville. and pilates instructors to palm springs. sure, we love a good glacier. but we also like a little cocoa butter. from the west coast to the world. alaska airlines. that's how we fly. (catherine) new tonight at
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six... researchers at the university of arkansas say they're using technology for detecting land mines -- to find tumors. tera-hertz imaging is designed to save lives on the battlefield. now - scientists say that detecting an underground mine
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- is a lot like finding a tumor embedded in the breast. researchers are working to use electromagnetic waves to fully detect cancer cells. over the last year-- they've studied 13 tumors extracted from mice. (magda el-shenewee, professor of electric engneering): "the rate of success that terahertz was able to detect the cancer was very high so we're excited about that but we still have some challenges so we'd still like to have more tumors to address those challenges." the scientists say that as many as 40 percent of the operations do not remove the whole tumor... forcing patients to undergo additional operations. but the work continues...they eventually want to put scanners in operating rooms - so doctors can scan tumors in real time. in sports -- the warriors are facing the spurs tonight at oracle arena. during shootaround... draymond green talks about their chances of finishing in first place in the west. also - stanford takes on u-c-l-a in the quarterfinals of the pac-12 tournament sports director, gary radnich has the
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highlights - and all the sports - coming up.
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stanford taking on u-c-l-a in the quarterfinals of the pac-12 tournament. the cardinal only shot of making the n-c- a-a tourney was to being crown pac-12 champions. -- reid travis... a big reason why stanford has won five of their last six games. -- the cardinal had trouble containing aaron holiday in the first... pull up three bruins up by 11 holiday... 34 points... 8 assists... 7 rebounds -- stanford kept it close early in the second travis makes a tough layup cardinal down by 3 finishes with 17 points and 14 rebounds -- bruins too much for stanford alex olesinki nails a corner three -- u-c-l-a
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wins 88-77 they will face 15-ranked arizona in the semifinals tomorrow night stanford most likely headed to the n-i-t tournament the warriors are facing the spurs tonight at oracle arena. golden state is looking to stay perfect since the all star break on tuesday night against the brooklyn nets... golden state reached their 50th win for the fifth straight year. meanwhile... san antonio has been struggling. they have lost six of their last 8 gregg popovich is in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in 21 years. during shootaround warriors forward, warriors shootaround during shootaround warriors forward, draymond green talks about how difficult the west is this season. "i guess you always want the number one
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seed but is not. it is what it is, we are not going to spend the rest of the year trying to fight for the number one seed if it happens it happens. our goal is to get better every day. if we are getting better each and every day and are at the top of our game at the right time, i don't care what we playing." when you're the best player in the world you get to make a wish list of the nba teams you are considering in free agency lebron james is reportedly interested in joining four teams this summer. the three-time nba champion's list includes... the cavs... lakers... rockets... 76ers. this season lebron is a candidate to win his fifth m-v-p. he is averaging 27 points... 9 assists... and 8 rebounds. in february james averaged a triple double for the first time in his career.
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moving on to the nfl-- the 49ers sign marquise goodwin to a three-year extension through the 2021 season. the wide receiver's new contract is worth over 20 million dollars. goodwin's new deal includes 10-million in guaranteed money. last season goodwin had a break out year with san francisco. he finished with 962 receiving yards and two touchdowns. goodwin was jimmy garoppolo's favorite receiver. in week ten goodwin played against the giants hours after he and his wife, morgan lost their baby boy due to complications during pregnancy. staying in the nfc west-- the rams are loading up on defense according to a report... denver is sending pro bowl cornerback, aqib talib to los angeles. he will join oakland native, marcus peters in the secondary. the broncos will receive a 2018 fifth round pick.
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talib was hoping the broncos he was trying to rejoin tom brady in new england the 49ers might be interested in signing running back, demarco murray. this afternoon the titans released the three-time pro bowler after two seasons in tennessee. the niners are in need of signing a running back. general manager, john lynch hasn't been able to work out a deal with carlos hyde this offseason. in 2016 murray led the a-f-c with over 12-hundred rushing yards. pga golf... and you know if it's tiger woods we'll show it... we go to innisbrook in palm harbor, florida... event parking had to be added for an estimated 6,000 cars because of woods' presence... 7th hole... tifger's approach shot... right on target... it hits the pin... he would par the hole but on the 16th... wood's... off the bad lie... hits a tree on his follow through... take another look... tiger said he ytweaked his forearm a little... but he was fine... no major injury for woods and it showed here... tiger's tee shot on the 17th... lays it up beautifully... inches from the pin... he would birdie the hole tiger shot a 1-under
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70... he is tied for 8th... 3 shots back of leader... the canadien... corey connors speaking of tom brady-- the five-time super bowl champion shaves his head to raise shaves his champion shaves his head to raise millions of dollars for cancer research. brady joined massachusetts governor, charlie baker and others thursday. his mom battled with cancer in the past forcing her to miss super bowl 50 she is currently in remission. according to
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business newswire, the event was part of granite telecommunications' annual "saving by shaving" fundraising effort. the company will donate more than five-million dollars to the dana-farber cancer institute -- if they get a thousand granite teammates, family members and friends to shave their heads or beards. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) he got his
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15 minutes of fame at the academy awards, today the oscar thiefwas in a completely different spotlight in court.
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who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (steve) the man accused of stealing frances mcdormand's oscar appeared in court yesterday.
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authorities say terry bryant took the award while actress frances mcdormand was at the governor's ball.... which took place shortly after the ceremony. the 47-year-old bryant, who refers to himself as an entertainment journalist, pleaded not guilty to the theft. however, he posted a live-stream of himself with the oscar. and bryant has a criminal past.... with previous arrests for theft, assault and suspicion of trespassing. as for the current charge, it's hard to put a price-tag on an oscar. "the grand theft is solely based on what the perceived value is, but it's a court of law it has to be proved it has that value. a unique item like an oscar statue, it's difficult to prove that up." (steve) mcdormand was happily reunited with her oscar and celebrated her win with a double cheeseburger from in-n-out. bryant, meanwhile, could be sent to jail for up-to-three years, if convicted. (catherine) there's yet
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another development in the decades-old mystery of amelia earhart's disappearance.. and yet another theory on what happened.. the legendary pilot and her navigator vanished in 19-37 while trying to fly around the world. three years after her ill- fated mission, human bones were found on a west pacific island near her flight path. near the bones were items believed to be earhart's possessions.. that discovery was discredited at the time by a researcher who said the bones belonged to a man. but now -- an anthropology professor in tennessee is saying the bones probably 'were' earhart's remains. still - it's not a final answer. (steve) shelter (steve) shelter dogs and cats are animals without a home...but one illinois shelter's bright idea is making them feel right at home the knox county humane society no-kill shelter in galesburg, illinois is looking for old chairs. the idea is to make the
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animals feel comfortable while they wait to meet potential owners and it's working. a video posted to facebook of the pets enjoying chairs racked up more than 14 million views. since then, donations have been rolling in from all over the country. the shelter continues to work to find the pets a forever home. but for now, at least they're enjoying the best seats in the house. lawrence karnow: we lawrence karnow: we had a few morning showers before it began to clear around the bay area today. temperatures were mild againg with partly cloudy skies but cool near the coast with fog. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy with patchy fog. it's all quiet on the doppler radar right now but that will change again shortly. on the satellite you can see what's left of the storm that moved through ths morning and fell apart. it left plenty of moisture in the atmosphere behind. the pattern
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overall remains active with a series of storms headed our way. tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers mainly to the north. another storm will come up from the south to bring clouds and rain late on saturday. showers will continue on sunday. dry and warmer weather should return on monday but more rain is possible tuesday and wednesday. a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it's inside edition, followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30.
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