morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news. its thursday march 15th 20-18......im robin winston. rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially

return during the first half of next week.

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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) in the south bay... police

arrested a student for making threats of violence. authorities will not elaborate on the threat... but they are reminding parents to talk to their children about the seriousness of the crime.kron 4's hermela aregawi reports? this morgan hil community is on edge --after a high school student was arrested for making violent threats.well i got the notification yesterday via email but at that point my daughter had already let me know what was going and at that point i think they were saying it was not a credible threat so i'm glad the school kept us informed but i actually had not heard that somebody was arrested. so that's a little scary to me. the school district says.. the threat was made in a hand written note on monday.. and discovered tuesday morning by another student who turned it in to administrators.police say... after an investigation.. they found that students and teachers were not in dangers.. but did

arrest the student who was booked to santa clara county jail.sotamy ramirez/parenti have been asking the kids, like what do you guys think? how do you feel? making sure they feel okay before we send them off to school because it is pretty scary and then i ask if there is anybody suspicious or anything suspicious that they see hopefully it can get caught before anything big or horrible happens it's a different generation. i think the teachers and administrators are doin their best to field the information as it comes to them but they have a big challenge.for the minor's privacy... police and the school district aren't sharing details about the nature of the threat.. but in a statement they say.."mhpd encourages parents to talk with their children to reinforce the severity of these types of actions... all threats will be taken seriously and prosecuted no matter what the intent." (hermela aregawi)the school district says.. it is talking to students about what is and isn't acceptable to say.. and how to report any threats they

come across. reporting in morgan hill aregawi kron 4 news. ( robin )an east bay high school will be closed today... because of a threat of violence.san leandro high school was on lockdown wednesday... after this graffiti message was discovered in the boys restroom. it read quote " i'm shooting the school tomorrow at one". school officials checked classrooms to make sure sutdents were safe...before contacting parents. the lockdown ended around one yesterday..but as a precaution...remain closed today ( robin )it's been a year since pregnant 16 -year old... elena mondragon... was shot and killed by fremont police. wednesday evening, her mourning family gathered for a vigil at hayward city hall. kron 4's ali reid was there... and has that story?

although ebbie mondragon was shot and killed by undercover fremont police officers, it all happened in hayward.so the family thought it fitting to come here for the one year anniversary.pkgnats ... crying thre were lots of tears and mourning in front of hayward city hall...as elena mondragon's loved one's gathered for the one year anniversary of her death.it's the worst feeling in the world to have something you can't have and we're not gonna get back.it was extremely overwhelming for her mother and siblings who are still trying to cope with the loss. we're not ok. no one in the family is ok. there's a huge void that can't be filled. there's nothing i can do to heal my kids' pain.on may 14th 2017, ebbie ... as she's lovingly called ... was inside a stolen car that was being watched by undercover officers from the fremont police department. the driver of the vehicle was the intended target .... wanted for several robberies across the bay area. but as he tried getting away, cops shot 7 times into the car. 5 of them hit the pregnant teen. there's not one person here that's not hurting

for her. her mother, her sisters, my son, my daughters. everybody. those police were out of line. they have to be held accountable.through the heartache, loved ones are all keeping memories of her alive. if we were all down, she'd be there to pick us all back up. her smile made everybody come back together.the pain is still the same. it hurts as much as it did when we found out.standupfamily members say although time should heal wounds ... the last year felt like an eternity.yet they're nowhere closer to feeling better.reporting live in hayward ... ali reid ... kron 4 news.4 news. ( robin )right before that vigil... the family of elena mondragon filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of fremont and the police. as kron 4's dan kerman explains..the family believes the police are 100-percent at fault. one by one the grief sticken family of 16 year old elena mondragon, known as ebbie entered the law offices of

civil right attorney john burrissot miguel minjares/victim's uncle 09-18 we're sitting here broken hearted and we will never be the same and that's something we have to fight through and be here for each other the pregnant 16 year old was killed by fremont police one year ago in hayward after officers fired into a moving vehicle, driven by a man wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies. police say the shooting was justified. not so says family attorney john burrissot john burris/family attorney 35-45 the protocol and the general order is clear that you are supposed to step aside and get out of the way. because there is inherent danger to the public at large when you shoot into a car that's moving. not only do you risk the car going out of control and killing people on the side but you also risk the possibility of killing innocent people in the car. that's what happened in this case.burris has now filed a federal civil right lawsuit against the officers and the city of fremont.sotthere's a level of furiousness associated with our claim here because this girl was shot and killed only because police had failed to do proper care and

failed to exercise good police judgement and they botched the deal and then tried to cover it up by forcing and creating a confrontation they did not have to createstandup dan kerman/oakland 131-141while the alameda county district attorneys office has cleared the two officers of any criminal wrongdoing burris doesn't believe the investigation was either independent or viable, calling it a whitewash to protect bad conduct. in oakland, dan kerman kron 4 news. news. ( robin ) the santa clara district attorney cleared a san jose police officer .... for the shooting death of a suicidal man. police say, 28-year-old joseph tourino... attacked the officer with two knives, in may of last year. on wednesday... deputy district attorney... steve dal- porto... determined

that officer mario martinez had genuine reason to believe his life was in danger... and that lethal force was necessary. tourino's father told investigators that he was mentally ill... and had told several people that he may commit suicide by having police officers shoot him. ( robin )in the east bay.... police arrested an alleged 'peeping tom... after he was caught on home surveillance video.berkeley police arrested pedro jacobo of oakland wednesday morning... after a resident caught him looking into her home. it happened on delaware street, near the north berkeley bart station. the woman bought cameras for her home, after she says she saw jacobo peeping earlier this month. police say, he returned to the same residence on monday.. and can even be seen moving one of the new cameras. he was arrested and now faces prowling and theft charges. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... new information on what exactly happened inside the yountville

veteran's home. hear the emotional story of one hostage... who was allowed to leave. (robin)plus... a student who was injured in an accidental shooting by his teacher.. is now speaking out. hear what he says took place... right before the shot was fired. (robin)and... we speak with a bay area veterinarian who specializes in pet travel. find out everything you need to know to keep your pets safe (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the bridge. (ácommercialá) (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:an active weather

pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is 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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin )when a teacher was giving a public safety lessson in his classroom full of students... his gun that he was demonstrating on... accidentally went off... leaving 3 students with injuries. sierra starks reports... and talks to one of the victims. 17-year-old fermin gonzales was one of the students injured when his teacher, dennis alexander, was checking to see if the gun he brought to his administration of justice class was loaded ... that's when it accidentally

went off. fermin gonzales: "you could see like splatters on the ceiling, like, splatters of the fragments on the ceiling." some of those fragments ended up in fermin's neck. fermin gonzales, student: "and then i look at my shirt like that and then theres like blood on my shirt and then i like wipe my neck kind of and bullet fragment comes off my neck."fermin says ... mr. alexander, excused himself for a moment, came back and apologized, but class continued. fermin gonzales, student:"i left school, to make sure the metal was out of my neck."that's when he called his dad.fermin gonzalez, father:"i couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe it i just kept saying what on the phone, what? i couldn't believe it its just so crazy that the teacher teaching them about gun safety shoots one off and hits the ceiling. and then hearing that he got hit was just i mean crazy." firearms are forbidden in classrooms around the monterey peninsula

unified school district... pk diffenbaugh, school district superintendent: "we have to have a safe environment for our kids and clearly in this incident it was not, protocols were not followed." mr. alexander has been a reserve police officer for sand city for more than a decade. this incident at seaside high comes at a time when the national debate about arming teachers ... now hitting close to home for this seaside family. fermin gonzalez, father: "this was an incident with a trained professional, if you just give it to everybody - a teacher at the school, this could happen again and again, and it could be a lot worse." ( robin )that was sierra starks reporting. the teacher has been placed on administrative leave from his teaching position at seaside high school. he was also placed on administrative leave at the nearby sand city police department. ( robin )concord police have arrested a man who they say robbed a convience store late last month. authorities say shunn oliver is the man seen on camera late last

month...snatching money out of a register and taking off. police posted the video on facebook and say someone in the community came forward and identified oliver.he is being held at the county jail in martinez. ( robin )police need your help in catching two criminals who broke into a church. it happened in stockton on el dorado street. this is new video posted on stockon's police twitter account. you can see a man and a woman climbing out of a window... and taking a large speaker. police say this theft happened on march eighth. if you recognize the people in the video... you're asked to call police. ( robin )after news of a dog dying in an overhead cabin during a flight from houston to new york... many pet owners are now concerned about their pets safety while traveling. kron 4's charles clifford spoke to a veterinarian who specializes in pet travel... who shares her expertise on what you can do. natsnot every breed is as good of traveller as other ones.dr.

jessica trimble is veterinarian with fuzzy pet health. she actually specializes in pet travel. she says that when it comes to keeping animals safe on an airplane, the first step is getting to know your pet's specific needs.sotyour decision about your pet's travel should be based on their age, their breed, their health condition. those all things that you should talk to you vet about.for instance, small dogs often have trouble breathing and that could be a problem if they are in a crate in a cramped airplane cabin.sot are small squishy faced dogs tend to have respiratory issues, so we need to take that into account when we make travel plans. a lot of the problems that dogs are having is when they don't get proper air flow under a seat. it's also important to prepare your pet for the rigors of flying. sotso that they are used to being in a crate, working on making sure they are used to loud engine noises or unusual movements are really critical as having that health check. it's also better to have your pet in the cabin as opposed to in the plane's cargo hold.sot flying in a cargo hold, as

opposed to the cabin tends to be more dangerous because of temperature change, pressure changes and you don't know how the people throwing the luggage in will handle your pet's carrier. and finally dr trimble says that it's important to remember that each airline has it own set of rules for traveling with pets, the key is to know what your pet can tolerate.sotyou should know your pet and their limitations. if an airline is trying to convince you to do something that is unsafe for you pet you should standup for yourself and say you know what based on my pets health conditions maybe i should schedule with a different airline or find another mode of travel. é(robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... it was once a center where a lot of good took place. we tell you where the future of the yountville veteran's home stands.... after 3 of its employees were killed inside.

welcome back to

the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. a certain super-hero movie keeps blasting past box office barriers. david daniel tells us which one it is... in today's hollywood minute. (nat) "i've seen aliens drop from the sky. but i have never seen anything like this." there's still no stopping "black panther." the marvel mega-hit has passed "the dark knight rises" to crack the top 20 on the all-time world-wide box office chart. and the film figures to climb even higher: it's been out for less than a month."i just need one thing first, and then it's just us, music, and the road."music was a huge part of "baby driver," and now there's more in store: the film's writer-director, edgar wright, posted this promo for "baby driver volume two: the score for a score," featuring more music from the 20-17 movie, remixes, dialogue

excerpts and more. the album is due out april 13th. (nat-music) "something... inside me has always been there." (nat-music)"star wars: the last jedi" is hitting home video, with plenty of special features -- including one especially dear to director rian johnson. d-v-d buyers who use the free "movies anywhere" app can watch the whole film without dialogue or other audio... just john williams' score. johnson posted on twitter "i really wanted to put this out." he wanted it -- you got it! in hollywood, i'm david daniel.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:an active weather

pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. no major hot rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty

winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( robin )a place that once helped so many veterans.... is now remembered as the site where 3 caretakers were murdered. as kron4's philippe djegal reports.. the mental health program in yountville... has suspended operations indefinitely. (philippe) a spokesperson for the pathway home says that the organization's board of directors is reviewing this facilities security protocols... and, the breakdowns that led to friday's deadly shooting. and, as those protools are being reviewed...

operations here are suspended. and, it's not clear when or if the facility will ever re-open here. the pathway home leases this space here at the veterans home of california yountville. larry kamer, who speaks for pathway... says the deadly shooting is also still very fresh in everyone's minds. it's likely an event that people here will never forget... and, kamer says he's not sure people would even feel comfortable seeking treatment in the buulding, knowing what happened.larry kamer/pathway home all three of the women killed in the shooting were pathway employees. at one time, the killer also lived here. the residents that also roomed here, have been placed in temporary housing until this situation is figured out. in yountville, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( robin )this morning we are hearing from one of the women who was in the room with the gunman albert wong ...before he opened fire. she recaps seeing wong walk into a retirement party... and taking three of her co-workers hostage.kron four's terisa

estacio reports. "we have a lot to do. i know those of us still involved are dedicated to still being involved and to honor the women." i get the sense they would want it to go away? they would have fought to have it continue to help as many veterans as possible. haley rekdahl - a residential clinican at pathway home was with 9 other people for a retirement celebration.. when gunman albert wong walked in the room, heavily armed. three pathway employees, all women, were killed.did you see any interaction with the women? did he single them out? well, they were the 3 main clinicians so, they each had a lot of interaction with him. did you come in contact with albert wong? "i worked with him a lot. when he was a resident here. "haley says he called her by name telling her she could leave... are you surprised he let you go? " a little, um, yeah, it has crossed my mind." haley says after she got out, she and others drove to another building... and met up with family members of the women hostages. one of them,

jennifer gonsalez shushereba was several months pregnant. you just had to hope. as the hours clicked by, you were just hopeful, yeah, until the very moment, you just pictured it, you just did not think this would be the outcome." any red flags you can think of now? "yeah, i think the more i go over it, the more red flags we start to see you just never thing that its going to happen to you."

( robin )hundreds of people gathered in contra costa county... to pay homage to the victims of the deadly pathway veterans home shooting. take a look...(10 sec nat "violin playing" ) the candle light vigil ... took place at veterans park in brentwood. veterans park took place at light vigil ... the candle "violin playing" )(10 sec nat (10 sec nat "violin playing" ) the candle light vigil ... took place at veterans park in brentwood. people we talked to said, they showed up to remember the three women... who lost their lives in the recent tragedy in yountville. (sot) ( robin ) veterans park is located

on balfour road...near foothill drive. the public is encouraged to stop by and pay their respects. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero.

there are 30-thousand legal parking spaces to share in san francisco... according to the s-f-m-t-a... and nearly 60- thousand handicap placards issued. however... a good number of those placards... are not legal. so now...

the city is doing something about it. stanley roberts explains in today's edition of people behaving badly. in the parking lot at stonestown mall in san francisco, the disabled placard team spots something they see all too oftenááthe disabled placard improperly displayed with a plastic bag covering the expiration date and then the owner show up so now he is asked to see produce the placard to verify who it belongs to it turns out the placard expired in 2017 here the deal if you had your valid placard with you we would just take this and not issue you a citation but because you don't have the valid one on you and it's at home in the other car we're going to have to confiscate this placard. according the the sfmta people try to keep placards in multiple cars despite only being issued one in this case the driver will receive two tickets .like i said they are both parking tickets and their both for the same amount eight hundred and 75 dollars (each

one) each oneover on noriega and 21 this car is being towed because the placard was listed as surrendered in other words it's not supposed to be in use all the while this guy is on the phone alerting someone the car is getting towed the the owner appeared then the owner appears and questions whey his car is being towed who's placard is this? (that's my uncle) that's your uncles placard but he's here, he's here so when we ran it through our dispatch is comes back surrendered sometimes, placards are reported lost or stolen and a new placard is issued if the lost or stolen one is found it must be surrendered people often report them lost or stolen just to get a new one so they then have two placards one for each car you see in california the placard allows the owner to park at a metered parking spot without having to feed the meter first his uncle was nearby then where is he . i told you he went for a walk followed by he's at church (where's the church at) a church he claimed is on geary street which almost 4

miles away then he turned his attention to me why am i being recorded what is this about (don't touch the camera) apparently his uncle didn't walk to geary he took an uber (yes i understand) in the end he was issued two tickets 875 for the surrender placard and the meter going to be 73 dollars in total that free parking space will cost him close to 14 hundred dollars including the towingoh and by the way park with your wheels in the hash marks that is also 875 dollars trust me it's not worth it in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin)coming up on the kron four morning news... it's time to grow up. we tell you what a long time childhood toy store... is doing before it closes for good. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (ácommercialá) (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions

will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at

times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge min from 880 richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin )toys r us is going out of business. the iconic toy retailer has been struggling in recent years... wednesday it announced all 800 stores are shutting down. kron 4's jr stone took a trip to toys-r-us... and has reaction. (j.r.) tonight at 9 you'll hear from some of those kids. as to when these stores will be closing...that is unknown

tonight. live in san rafael, j.r. stone kron 4 news.blake molly 10 and 7 and 2(j.r.) (j.r.)it certainly is...the company has been around for 70 years. more than 30-thousand workers could lose their jobs. if you love the experience of going to a toy experience of if you love the if you love the experience of going to a toy store with your kids....you may be a little disappointed with news that toys r us plans to close or sell all of it's u.s. stores. sot we're a little bummed, i grew up coming here with my parents..the closures or sales will affect all of the companies stores across the country....which is more than 800. in fact at least 17 of those stores are here in the bay area. parents say going to toys r us is and was always an experience. finding toys to excite their little ones.... sot my dad said do you want this i said yessoti love the hot wheels and legossot i love this storetoys r us had weak sales over the holidays and filed for bankrupcy last year. while almost everyone we talked with was upset about the coming closures...some say online sites like amazon are just flat out cheaper.sot it's just so expensive...i came here last year and online was

4-8 bucks cheaper. that's why i don't shop here.(j.r.) folks have been asking when will we see the changes...are there discounts...it's unclear when we will see those changes and at this location in san rafael we aren't yet seeing the discounts. ( robin )( robin )on wednesday toys r us also announced all of its stores in the united kingdom will be closing as well. ( robin )for your money tonight... legalizing marijuana can stimulate local economies. one county in colorado says... taxing and regulating pot added nearly 60- million dollars to its economy. researchers also say legal pot led to a boost in housing values and was not a contributing factor to homelessness. a report from new frontier... a cannabis analytics firm...

says legalizing marijuana federally could produce more than 105-billion dollars within the next few years. recreational use of pot is legal in nine states including california and the district of columbia. ( robin )it looks like offshore drilling on the west coast may not happen after all. secretary of the interior... ryan zinke... appears to have changed his mind about plans to lease offshore land for oil and gas exploration. kron 4's washington correspondent... alexandra limon... explains. the trump administration seems to be backing away from its plan to drill for oil and gas off the coast of california oregon and washingtonryan zinke / interior secretary there are no known resources of any weight. again, i put everything on, so we could have a dialogue and then take what's appropriate off. alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewsduring a senate hearing interior secretary ryan zinke said he doubted we would see drilling platforms

from the beachesbut he stopped short of saying the pacific coast states would be exempt from offshore oil and gas production.oregon congressman earl blumenauer is skeptical this is the final word on the matter rep. earl blumenauer / oregon (d)this administration i don't know that anything is final. trump seems to change his mind between walking from one meeting to another.offshore drilling in the arctic is something alaska senator lisa mirkowski welcomes. california congressman jim costa says offshore drilling has its placeeven off the coast of californiarep. jim costa / california (d)there's not one magic solution and i think the interior secretary is probably coming to understand that we need to have a balance.there could be a legal fight if the secretary does move forward with plans to allow the drilling says northern california congress woman zoe lofgren.rep. zoe lofgren / california (d)it's not something we want and it's something that we will fight both here in washington and in

california, at the ballot and in court.president trump's proposed budget includes plans to use money from new energy production to pay for national park service maintenance.in washington alexandra limon. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news. barack obama has his bracket filled out... but do you? who the former president predicts will win it all... next after the break. no major hot 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. ( robin ) the 49ers have added a new running back to their roster. former minnesota vikings player... jerick

mckinnon... signed a deal with the team for four years... and 30-million dollars... with 11-point-7-million dollars guaranteed. mckinnon played four seasons with the vikings... and is expected to be the 49ers main running back. and former president obama has made his ncaa tournament picks. he posted his bracket via social media. his final four... virginia, north carolina, villanova and michigan state. obama has the spartan's winning it all. on the women's side... the former commander and chief... picked the u-conn lady huskies to win their 12th title... although they did not win last year. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news at 5... we speak with a bay area veterinarian who specializes in pet travel. find out everything you need to know... to keep our pets safe while on the go. (robin)plus... a morgan hill student is arrested... after making violent threats at a local high school. we tell you where it happened... and the latest in the investigation. (robin)and... we continue to

hear what happened inside the yountville veteran's home. hear the emotional story of one hostage... who was allowed to leave. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:an active weather

pattern rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially

return during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) our top story this morning... san francisco police officers will soon be able to use tasers.(

james ) the police commission made the controversial decision last night. kron 4's will tran joins us live from san francisco. will.... the san francisco police commision has approved a policy that will allow officers to use taser guns. this has benn a very controversial issue. police officers could start using the tasers as early as december. ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( darya ) the san jose state university police department is seeking witnesses or survivors in connection with a sexual assault investigation. luis venegas was arrested on march fifth and is currently at the santa clara county jail. venegas is a fourth year student at san jose state. he is charged with sexual assault... assault with the intent to commit sex crimes... false imprisonment and sexual battery. university police are working with three survivors... and all knew venegas. ( darya ) the university

of california at berkeley police responded to an attempted robbery and an armed robbery this week. the attempted robbery sunday happened on hearst avenue when a man walking near euclid avenue was approached by a car with its lights off. three men jumped out of the car and attacked the victim. one attacker tried to grab the man's backpack but the victim was able to hold onto his bag and the attackers fled the scene. the victim was treated for minor injuries. campus police on then responded to a report of an armed robbery that happended monday in berkeley's people's park. an attacker took a kitchen knife and threatened the victim while stealing items.police said the victim and the attacker did know each other... and the victim was not injured. ( james ) san leandro high school is closed today. the school was put on lockdown yesterday... after a threatening message was found in the boys' bathroom. someone wrote -- "i'm shooting the school tomorrow at one." school officials checked classrooms to make sure students were safe... before contacting parents. but as a precaution... classes are

canceled today. ( james ) in morgan hill... a student is arrested for making violent threats at ann sobrato high school. the school district says a classmate found the threat -- on a handwritten note -- tuesday morning and turned it in to administrators. police say students and teachers were ánot in danger. but they did arrest the student who made the threat. ( james ) police and the school district aren't sharing details about the nature of the threat. but they are encouraging parents to talk to their children... and they say áall threats will be taken seriously and prosecuted. ( darya ) the mother of a teen killed last year by two fremont police officers is filing a federal lawsuit. elena mondragon was pregnant when she was shot and killed a year ago. it happened in hayward... as officers were

trying to arrest her boyfriend. he was wanted for multiple armed robberies. the family's attorney says police used poor judgement... and didn't have to shoot. the two officers who fired at mondragon were recently cleared of any wrongdoing. ( darya ) the one-year anniversary of mondragon's death was yesterday. family and friends gathered in front of city hall in hayward. mondragon was inside a stolen car at the time of her death. fremont police were tracking her boyfriend.. and shot into the car... but they hit mondragon. ( darya ) the family did ask investigators to release all of their video of the shooting. but said there was no dash cam video of the incident... and a body camera

worn by one of the officers wasn't turned on. ( james ) campus police in cupertino will now wear body cameras. foothill-de anza community college police received a grant for the cameras from the department of justice. they are the only college police department to get the 27-thousand dollar grant. most law enforcement agencies in santa clara county are now using body cameras. ( james ) berkeley police arrest a peeping tom... after he was caught on home surveillance video. police say a woman caught pedro jacobo looking into her home. this happened on delaware street... near the north berkeley bart station. the woman bought cameras for her home... after she says she saw jacobo peeping earlier this month. police say he went back to her home on monday. jacobo now faces prowling and theft charges. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... it was once a center where a lot of good took place. but this morning... we'll tell you what the future holds for

a california veteran's home... after three doctors were killed. ( darya ) plus... it's time to grow up... and say goodbye to toys-r-us. why the retailer giant is closing all of its stores. ( darya ) and after the break... while we're getting rain... the sierra is getting a whole lot of snow. how much is expected to fall this weekend. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

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sierra is really piling up because of these late winter storms. this was the scene in heavenly yesterday.

heavy snow and strong winds will continue on and off today and into saturday. higher elevations could get up to 5-feet of new snow. drivers are being warned that they could face white-out conditions... and road closures. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool

temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is 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 ) the pathway home is shutting down for now. the mental health program in yountville has suspended operations indefinitely... after friday's deadly shooting. the building is still surrounded by crime scene tape a spokesperson says he's not sure anyone would even feel comfortable visiting the facility .... considering what happened. the board of directors is looking into the failures in security protocols... that allowed a veteran to walk in with a gun

and kill three people who work there and then himself. the gunman once lived there. right now... the people who live at pathway home are staying in hotels... until the future of the non- profit organization is figured out. ( james ) this morning we continue to hear from one of the women who was in the room with the gunman. she recaps seeing wong walk into a retirement party... and taking three of her co-workers hostage. kron four's terisa estacio reports. "we have a lot to do. i know those of us still involved are dedicated to still being involved and to honor the women." i get the sense they would want it to go away? they would have fought to have it continue to help as many veterans as possible. haley rekdahl - a residential clinican at pathway home was with 9 other people for a retirement celebration.. when gunman albert wong walked in the room, heavily armed. three pathway employees, all women, were killed.did you see any interaction with the women? did he single them out? well, they were the 3 main clinicians so, they each had a lot of interaction with him.

did you come in contact with albert wong? "i worked with him a lot. when he was a resident here. "haley says he called her by name telling her she could leave... are you surprised he let you go? " a little, um, yeah, it has crossed my mind." haley says after she got out, she and others drove to another building... and met up with family members of the women hostages. one of them, jennifer gonsalez shushereba was several months pregnant. you just had to hope. as the hours clicked by, you were just hopeful, yeah, until the very moment, you just pictured it, you just did not think this would be the outcome." any red flags you can think of now? "yeah, i think the more i go over it, the more red flags we start to see you just never thing that its going to happen to you." ( darya ) toys r us is going out of business. the iconic retailer has been struggling in recent years... and now it's shutting down or selling all of its 800 stores. the announcement comes six announcement the stores. of its 800 or selling all of its 800 stores. the announcement comes

six months after toys-r-us filed for bankruptcyfor toys-r-us filed months after comes six announcement the stores.of its 800 stores. of its 800 or selling all shutting down and now it's recent years... struggling in been retailer has the iconic business.going out of toys r us is ( darya ) ( darya ) toys r us is going out of toys r us is going out of business. the iconic retailer has been struggling in recent years... and now it's shutting down or selling

all of its 800 stores. the announcement comes six months after toys-r-us filed for bankruptcy and two months after announcing plans to close nearly 200 stores. there are 17 toys r us stores here in the bay area. toys r us blames weak holiday sales and online shopping for its shutdown. ( darya ) wells fargo's board of directors has given it's c- e-o... a four million dollar raise. the san francisco based wells fargo says c-e-o tim sloan made nearly 18 -million- dollars last year.

that is up from 13- million in 20-16. this news comes as wells fargo is facing several investigations into its business practices ... including mandating insurance on loans and opening millions of fake customer accounts. ( james )( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... going to a u-c school could get more expensive... for ásome students. who could see a tuition hike. ( james ) and after the break... check out the future of taxis. the bay area company that wants to put you in the air. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident on san pablo ave at kirk all lanes closed ( james ) maybe we'll ( james )( james ) maybe

we'll ( james ) ( james ) maybe we'll see this here... but right now.. new zealand is testing out flying taxis.( darya ) this is google co-founder larry page's new project. he's backing the silicon valley start-up "kitty hawk."( james ) it's building and

testing "all-electric" planes. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break.

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nobunny knows easter better than cadbury. ( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool

temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) a big story this morning... the f-b-i is now offering a 50-thousand dollar reward to help catch one of the worst serial rapists this state has ever seen. he's known as the "east area rapist." his rampage started in the 1970's and continued into the 80's. police say he would break into homes wearing a ski mask... shine his flashlight into victims' eyes... tie them up... and rape them. he assaulted two people in fremont and two in san jose.

he also assaulted 9 in contra costa county. the east area rapist could be 65 or 70 years old now. the f-b-i has the rapist's d-n- a... but they've never found a match. ( darya ) new this morning... a man is in custody after setting off an explosion in his garage in morgan hill. dennis fritsinger was mixing chemicals on monday and set off the loud explosion. police responded to the home and found what appeared to be laboratory chemicals in the garage. people living in the neighborhood were evacuated for 3 hours while the bomb squad searched his home. fitsinger was booked into the santa clara county jail for possessing and manufacturing a destructive ( james ) police are looking for a driver who hit a police officer... then drove away. it happened near the gene friend recreational center on 6th street in san francisco . the driver hit the officer... then sped off. police started a pursuit of the car... but

ended up calling it off. the officer's injuries are not considered life threating. ( james ) a san jose police officer is cleared in the shooting death of a suicidal man. authorities say joseph tourino... attacked the officer with two knives last may. the district attorney determined the officer had genuine reason to believe his live was in danger... and that lethal force was necessary. tourino's father... friends and others told investigators that he was mentally ill... and that he had talked about committing suicide by having police officers shoot him. ( james ) in the east bay... concord police have arrested a man who they say robbed a convience store. authorities say shunn oliver is the man seen on camera late last month... snatching money out of a register and taking off. police posted the video on facebook and say someone in the community came forward and identified oliver. ( darya ) tuition may be getting more expensive for university of california students. u-c regents

held a meeting in los angeles to consider the tuition hike yesterday. the higher tuition would only affect students from out of state... which is around 17-percent of undergrads at u-c campuses. students came all the way from santa cruz to protest the proposal.

yesterday at 10 a-m. students held a moment of silence for 17 minutes... one minute for each victim of the mass shooting at a florida high school on valentine's day. they then rallied at washington park. ( darya ) a similar scene in the north bay... where hundreds of students walked out of tamalpais high school in mill valley. the school held two candlelight vigils in the days following the shooting and yesterday they read the names of each victim. ( darya ) and on the peninsula... students walked out of class at westmoor high school in daly city. the students marched around the streets of the school and held a moment of silence. they then sang a song for the victims in parkland, florida. meantime... a school safety rally set for march 24th in

washington could draw hundreds of thousands of protesters to the nation's capital. another nation-wide protest is set april 20th... the anniversary of the columbine shooting. ( james ) one of the five passengers killed in sunday's helicopter crash in new york was a former basketball player in stockton. tristan hill played for the san joaquin delta community college team between 2007 and 2009. his last season was a memorable one too... as the mustangs reached the state final four. ( james ) hill's love of

basketball landed him to a job with the westchester knicks of the n-b-a's "g" league. hill was also engaged...the wedding was planned for this may in napa. ( james ) a homeless man who spent more than seven months in a san francisco jail... is now free after a federal judge objected to his 330-thousand dollar bail. james reem was awaiting trial on burglary and auto theft charges. but the judge ruled that unreliable evidence was used to reem's bail high. he also called his detention unconstitutional because the lower court judge failed to consider alternatives to bail. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... making sure the friendly skies are pet friendly. what you need to know before getting on a plane with your dog. ( darya ) plus... hope for

environmentalists. why offshore drilling may not happen off the coast of california. ( darya ) and next... they look identical... but there's something different about these twin astronauts. how space changed one brother's d-n-a. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. ( james ) spending a year in space not only changes your outlook... it could change some of your genes. nasa has learned astronauts scott kelly and his identical twin... mark kelly... are no

longer genetically the same. it was revealed in results from the space agency's twins study. researchers say seven percent of scott's genes did not return to normal after his return to earth two years ago.... which could have been caused by the stress of space travel. the study is helping nasa gain insight into what happens to the human body in space beyond the usual six- months on the international space station. ( james ) the luck o' the irish is going to generate some green. this year americans plan to spend in total 5 point 9 billion dollars on saint patricks day festivities. that comes to about 40 dollars a person. and according to a survey... that is the most spent in 12 years. most of the money goes into buying food and drinks... like green beer. but people are also

getting into the spirit with clothes... candy and decorations. 83- percent of people plan to wear green... to avoid getting pinched. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ♪ ♪

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before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week.

( james ) happening today.... bill gates will meet with president trump this afternoon in the oval office. it is unclear what they plan to discuss. but gates has been critical of the president's policies in recent months. the pair met last march -- they discussed a shared commitment to finding and stopping disease outbreaks around the world. ( darya ) united airlines plans to issue brightly colored bag tags to people traveling with pets... to prevent animal carriers from being placed in overhead bins following the death of a puppy on one of its flights. united says the flight attendant who ordered a passenger to put her pet

carrier in the overhead bin... did ánot know there was a puppy inside. this contradicts what the dog's owners and other passengers have said. united says the customer did mention a dog... but the flight attendant didn't hear or understand her. the dog died during the houston-to-new york flight on monday night. ( darya ) more trouble for united airlines... a family's kansas-bound dog was mistakenly flown to japan. the family went to a cargo facility to pick up their 10-year-old german shepard... but they were given a great dane instead. the family

says it took hours to confirm where their dog had been taken. the dog has been examined by vets in japan and he is okay. the dog will be fly home tonight on a private charter. ( james ) because of those incidents... some fliers are now worried about their pets' safety. ( darya ) kron 4's charles clifford spoke to a veterinarian who specializes in pet travel. natsnot every breed is as good of traveller as other ones.dr. jessica trimble is veterinarian with fuzzy pet health. she actually specializes in pet travel. she says that when it comes to keeping animals safe on an airplane, the first step is getting to know your pet's specific needs.sotyour decision about your pet's travel should be based on their age, their breed, their health condition. those all things that you should talk to you vet about.for instance,

small dogs often have trouble breathing and that could be a problem if they are in a crate in a cramped airplane cabin.sot are small squishy faced dogs tend to have respiratory issues, so we need to take that into account when we make travel plans. a lot of the problems that dogs are having is when they don't get proper air flow under a seat. it's also important to prepare your pet for the rigors of flying. sotso that they are used to being in a crate, working on making sure they are used to loud engine noises or unusual movements are really critical as having that health check. it's also better to have your pet in the cabin as opposed to in the plane's cargo hold.sot flying in a cargo hold, as opposed to the cabin tends to be more dangerous because of temperature change, pressure changes and you don't know how the people throwing the luggage in will handle your pet's carrier. and finally dr trimble says that it's important to remember that each airline has it own set of rules for traveling with pets, the key is to know what your pet can tolerate.sotyou should know your pet and their limitations. if an airline is trying to convince you to do

something that is unsafe for you pet you should standup for yourself and say you know what based on my pets health conditions maybe i should schedule with a different airline or find another mode of travel. ( james ) coming up after the break on the kron 4 morning news... in a galaxy not so far away... george lucas has broken ground on a new museum. what it will feature... and when it will open. (ácommercialá) inute.

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shovel instead of a lightsaber... "star wars" creator george lucas has broken ground on a one-point-five billion dollar museum in los angeles... that he says will be dedicated to the art of visual storytelling. the lucas museum of narrative arts will house paintings... illustrations... comic art and

photography by artists like norman rockwell. it will also be the spot to check out storyboards... props and other items from popular films. the museum is set to open in 20-21. police chase ends in crash in san pablo

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let's think about what goes in hoh., renee. and we think ba-blam's gonna kill the stomach flu? i'm scared to use the facilities. i don't blame you. if you want clean, your cleaner needs bleach in it. clorox means clean. san francisco police approve the use of tasers.ill have the details in a live report. ( darya ) plus ... it's time

to grow up... and say goodbye to toys-r-us. we have reaction from local shoppers. ( james ) and we are tracking the storm system set to hit the bay area later this morning. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the

rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. sn pablo ave at kirk is closed ( james ) (ááá2 shotááá) breaking news this morning out of the east bay. a dramatic scene in san pablo ... where a police chase ends in a crash.( darya )

kron 4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene.lydia? chp was involved in a pursuit along i-80 around 3-34 a-m chp deemed the situation dangerous and shut the chase down. around 3-43 police received a call of an overturned car and a severed hydrant in the area of kirk lane and san pablo ave in the city of san pablo. chp arrived on scene to find the car that was being sought in the pursuit.

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) our top story this morning... san francisco police officers will soon be able to use tasers.( james ) the police commission made the controversial decision last night. kron 4's will tran joins us live from san francisco. will.... the san francisco police commision has approved a

policy that will allow officers to use taser guns. this has benn a very controversial issue. police officers could start using the tasers as early as december. ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( darya ) the san jose state university police department is seeking witnesses or survivors in connection with a sexual assault investigation. luis venegas was arrested on march fifth and is currently at the santa clara county jail. venegas is a fourth year student at san jose state. he is charged with sexual assault... assault with the intent to commit sex crimes... false imprisonment and sexual battery. university police are working with three survivors... and all knew venegas. ( james ) the university of california at berkeley police responded to an attempted robbery and an armed robbery this week. the attempted robbery sunday happened on hearst avenue when a man walking near euclid avenue was approached by a car with its lights off. three men jumped out of the car and attacked the victim. one attacker tried to grab the man's backpack but the victim was able to hold onto his bag and the attackers fled the scene. the victim was

treated for minor injuries. campus police on then responded to a report of an armed robbery that happended monday in berkeley's people's park. an attacker took a kitchen knife and threatened the victim while stealing items.police said the victim and the attacker did know each other... and the victim was not injured. ( darya ) the mother of a teen killed last year by two fremont police officers is filing a federal lawsuit. elena mondragon was pregnant when she was shot and killed a year ago. it happened in hayward... as officers were trying to arrest her boyfriend. he was wanted for multiple armed robberies. the family's attorney says police used poor judgement... and didn't have to shoot. the two officers who fired at mondragon were recently cleared of any wrongdoing. ( darya ) the one-year anniversary of mondragon's death was yesterday. family and friends gathered in front of city hall in hayward.

mondragon was inside a stolen car at the time of her death. fremont police were tracking her boyfriend.. and shot into the car... but they hit mondragon. ( darya ) the family did ask the family the family did ask investigators to release all of their video of the shooting. but said there was no dash cam video of the incident... and a body camera worn by one of the officers wasn't turned on. ( james ) campus police in cupertino will now wear body cameras. foothill-de anza community college police received a grant for the cameras from the department of justice. they are the only college police department to get the 27-thousand dollar grant. the body cameras are expected to help reduce officer force. most law enforcement agencies in santa clara county are now using body cameras. ( james ) berkeley police

arrest a peeping tom... after he was caught on home surveillance video. police say a woman caught pedro jacobo looking into her home. this happened on delaware street... near the north berkeley bart station. the woman bought cameras for her home... after she says she saw jacobo peeping earlier this month. police say he went back to her home on monday. jacobo now faces prowling and theft charges. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 coming up on the kron 4 morning news... united airlines now has two incidents involving dogs on their flights... that they are trying to explain to upset pet owners. ( darya )plus... a morgan hill student is arrested... after making violent threats at a local high school. we tell you where it happened... and the latest in investigation. ( darya )and... we continue to hear what happened inside the

yountville veteran's home. hear from one hostage... who was allowed to leave. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá)

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more & less - that's the power of &. the snow in the sierra is really piling up because of these late winter storms. this was the scene in heavenly

yesterday. heavy snow and strong winds will continue on and off today and into saturday. higher elevations could get up to 5-feet of new snow. drivers are being warned that they could face white-out conditions... chain controls and road closures. (darya)(james) ( rebecca) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning.

rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the

rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the 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 min from the toll to 101toll to 101min from the toll to 101

( darya ) breaking news. a water rescue is happening right now at lake merritt in oakland. we have heard reports that one person was pulled out of the hospital and rushed to the hospital. witnesses say they saw a woman in the water as well. divers are in the water right now looking for a second victim. we have kron4's will tran headed to the water rescue and will bring you a live report shortly. ( james ) the pathway home is shutting down for now. the mental health program in

yountville has suspended operations indefinitely... after friday's deadly shooting. the building is still surrounded by crime scene tape a spokesperson says he's not sure anyone would even feel comfortable visiting the facility .... considering what happened. the board of directors is looking into the failures in security protocols... that allowed a veteran to walk in with a gun and kill three people who work there and then himself. the gunman once lived there. right now... the people who live at pathway home are staying in hotels... until the future of the non- profit organization is figured out. ( darya ) haley rekdahl is a residental clinican at the pathway home. she was with nine other people for a retirement celebration... when she says albert wong walked into the room. haley said she worked with wong a lot when he was a resident. when he walked into the room he called her out ... telling her she could leave. she

waited in another building as the situation unfolded. ( darya ) haley says she goes to the memorial every day... so she says she can be closer to the coworkers she lost. ( james )(ááá2 shotááá) toys r us is (ááá2 shotááá) toys r us is going out of business. the iconic retailer has been struggling in recent years... and now it's shutting down or selling all of its 800 stores.( darya ) kron 4's jr stone went to a store in san

rafael ... where he got reaction from shoppers. if you love the experience of going to a toy store with your kids....you may be a little disappointed with news that toys r us plans to close or sell all of it's u.s. stores. sot we're a little bummed, i grew up coming here with my parents..the closures or sales will affect all of the companies stores across the country....which is more than 800. in fact at least 17 of those stores are here in the bay area. parents say going to toys r us is and was always an experience. finding toys to excite their little ones.... sot my dad said do you want this i said yessoti love the hot wheels and legossot i love this storetoys r us had weak sales over the holidays and filed for bankrupcy last year. while almost everyone we talked with was upset about the coming closures...some say online sites like amazon are

just flat out cheaper.sot it's just so expensive...i came here last year and online was 4-8 bucks cheaper. that's why i don't shop here.(j.r.) folks have been asking when will we see the changes...are there discounts...it's unclear when we will see those changes and at this location in san rafael we aren't yet seeing the discounts. ( darya )coming up ... an alerternative to the flu shot could be on the way. we tell you what scientist are working on... and how it could make your next a little less painful.painful.a little less doctor's visit... your next doctor's visit... a little less painful.

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

( james ) the california department of public health is now warning people ... not to eat recreationally harvested shellfish in sonoma county. the agency put out the same warning last week to marin county. it includes oysters, clams, scallops and mussels. recent samples detected a toxin in the shellfish.this warning is only for recreationally harvested shellfish. state- certified commercial shellfish are still safe to consume. ( darya ) if a fear of needles is stopping you from getting a flu shot ... scientists may have an alternative for you. researchers are developing a flu vaccine that can be taken as a pill. the drug will the drug will not require refridgeration ... which would make it easier to transport and beneficial for developing

countries. scientists say when given to mice and human cells the vaccine triggered a strong immune response. but it is noted that it could be áseveral years before the treatment is tested on humans ... so it is unclear when it may be widely available. ( james ) your stamina during exercise could be tied to your risk for dementia. a new study in a medical journal found women with high cardio- vascular fitness or high stamina ... had an 88- percent lower risk of dementia than woman who were moderately fit. the study looked at about 200 swedish women for nearly five decades. researchers found the average age of dementia onset was 11- years later in the "high fitness" group... than in the medium fitness group. and the highest risk reduction for dementia was in those who exercised the most. (rebecca) and i'm tracking

your and i'm (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the after the break. the latest on a chase and a crash in the east bay.im standing by for a live report. (ácommercialá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

(james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week.

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 ( darya )breaking news. a water rescue is happening right now at lake merritt in oakland. we have been told that a man was pulled out of

the water and rushed to the hospital. witnesses say they also saw a woman in the water as well. divers are in the water right now looking for a second victim. we have kron4's will tran headed to the water rescue and will bring you a live report shortly. ( james ) (ááá2 shotááá) more breaking news we are following this morning out of the east bay. a dramatic scene in san pablo ... where a police chase ends in a crash.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene.lydia? chp was involved in a pursuit along i-80 around 3-34 a-m chp deemed the situation dangerous and shut the chase down. around 3-43 police received a call of an overturned car and a

severed hydrant in the area of kirk lane and san pablo ave in the city of san pablo. chp arrived on scene to find the car that was being sought in the pursuit.

( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) san leandro high school is closed today. the school was put on lockdown yesterday... after a threatening message was found in the boys' bathroom. someone wrote -- "i'm shooting the school tomorrow at one." school officials checked classrooms to make sure students were safe... before contacting parents. but as a precaution... classes are canceled today. ( james ) in morgan hill... a student is arrested

for making violent threats at ann sobrato high school. the school district says a classmate found the threat -- on a hadnwritten note -- tuesday morning and turned it in to administrators. police say students and teachers were ánot in danger. but they did arrest the student who made the threat. ( james ) police and the school district aren't sharing details about the nature of the threat. but they are encouraging parents to talk to their children... and they say áall threats will be taken seriously and prosecuted. ( darya ) a big story this morning... the f-b-i is now offering a 50-thousand dollar reward to help catch one of the worst serial rapists this state has ever seen. he's known as the "east area rapist." his rampage started in the 1970's and continued into the 80's.

police say he would break into homes wearing a ski mask... shine his flashlight into victims' eyes...tie them up... and rape them. he assaulted two people in fremont and two in san jose. he also assaulted 9 in contra costa county. the east area rapist could be 65 or 70 years old now. the f-b-i has the rapist's d-n- a... but they've never found a match. ( darya ) new this morning... a man is in custody after setting off an explosion in his garage in morgan hill. dennis fritsinger was mixing chemicals on monday and set off the loud explosion. police responded to the home and found what appeared to be laboratory chemicals in the garage. people living in the neighborhood were evacuated for 3 hours while the bomb squad searched his home. fitsinger was booked into the santa clara county jail for possessing and manufacturing a destructive device. ( james ) police are looking for a driver who hit a police officer... then drove away. it happened near the gene friend recreational

center on 6th street in san francisco . the driver hit the officer... then sped off. police started a pursuit of the car... but ended up calling it off. the officer's injuries are not considered life threating. ( james ) a san jose police officer is cleared in the shooting death of a suicidal man. authorities say joseph tourino... attacked the officer with two knives last may. the district attorney determined the officer had genuine reason to believe his live was in danger... and that lethal force was necessary. tourino's father... friends and others told investigators that he was mentally ill... and that he had talked about committing suicide by having police officers shoot him. ( darya ) tuition may be getting more expensive for university of california students in and out of state. u-c regents held a meeting in los angeles to consider the out of state tuition hike yesterday. they are expected to decide whether to pass a tuition increase for in- state students in may. students came all the way from santa cruz to protest the

proposal. the propsed out of state tuition hike would affect around 17 percent of undergrad students. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... it's a story that terrified every pet owner -- a puppy dies during a flight. what you need to know before getting on a plane with your dog. ( darya ) plus... hope for environmentalists. why offshore drilling may not happen off the coast of california. ( darya )and... the lakers were in town last night. we tell you how the warriors did... without three of its starters. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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the three starters did not play due to injury. lets get to the game. lakers rookie lonzo ball ties it up at half time ... 55-55. but in the 3rd quarter the warriors take control ... and nick young catches fire. he had 18 points ... all in the second half. then later in the 3rd ... jordan bell drives up for a dunk ... although he did re-tweak his ankle and eventually left the game.( darya ) kevin durant hits a fall-away jumper late in the 4th. he had 26 points. final score ... 117-106 warriors. they host the sacramento kings tomorrow night. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (ácommercialá)

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back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:an active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week.

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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) united airlines plans to issue rebecca:an active weather

pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times. dry conditions will develop over the weekend. wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week.

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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( darya ) united airlines plans to issue brightly colored bag tags to people traveling with pets... to prevent animal carriers from being placed in overhead bins following the death of a puppy on one of its flights. united says the flight attendant who ordered a passenger to put her pet carrier in the overhead bin... did ánot know there was a puppy inside. this contradicts what the dog's owners and other passengers have said. united says the

customer united says the customer did mention a dog... but the flight attendant didn't hear or understand her. the dog died during the houston-to-new york flight on monday night. ( darya ) more trouble for united airlines... a family's kansas-bound dog was mistakenly flown to mistakenly flown to japan. the family went to a cargo facility to pick up their 10-year-old german shepard... but they were given a great dane instead. the family says it took hours to confirm where their dog had been taken. the dog has been examined by vets in japan and he is okay. the dog will be fly home tonight on a private charter. ( james ) because of those

because of those incidents ... some fliers are now worried about their pets' safety. experts say the first step to flying with your pet ... is getting to know your pet's specific needs. smaller dogs often have trouble breathing and that could be a problem if they are in a crate in a cramped airplane cabin. veterinarians say it's also important to prepare your pet for the rigors of flying ... and to have your pet in the cabin as opposed to in the plane's cargo hold. ( james ) the key is to know what your pet can tolerate ... and to be familiar your airline's set of rules for traveling with pets. ( darya ) happening

today.... bill gates will meet with president trump this afternoon in the oval office. it is unclear what they plan to discuss. but gates has been critical of the president's policies in recent months. the pair met last march -- they discussed a shared commitment to finding and stopping disease outbreaks around the world. ( james ) it looks off offshore drilling on the west coast may not happen after all. the trump administration seems to be backing away from its plan to drill for oil and gas off the coasts of california, oregon, and washington. the department of interior... ryan zinke... said "there are no known resources of any weight." however some lawmakers are skeptical this is the final word. ( james ) president trump's proposed budget plans to use money from new energy production to pay

for national park maintenance. ( james )coming up on the kron 4 morning news... spending a night at the famous home from field of dreams. we'll have the details ... after the break. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. sorry. i can't make it.

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so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california.

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consideration ... it can be used as a home away from home for two people. reservations are coming in ... people are already asking to stay in the house as far as july of next year. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour ... breaking news. a water rescue is happening right now at lake merritt in oakland. rescuers are looking for a woman in the water. a man was pulled out of the water and rushed to the hospital. we have kron4's will tran headed to the water rescue to bring you a live report. ( james ) and a police chase ends in a dramatic crash in the east bay.kron 4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene with latest.

wow! ♪ find a world of inspiration. find something you love today. ever changing selection. ever amazing prices. homegoods. go finding. ( darya ) good morning and thanks for joining us... i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. that breaking news we are following is out of oakland... where a body has just been pulled out of lake merritt. kron 4's will tran just got to the scene. will what do we know. ( will ) a search is underway... divers are in the water. i am still working to gather more details i will bring them to you as they come

into the newsroom.breaking news. a water rescue is happening right now at lake merritt in oakland. we have heard reports that one person was pulled out of the water and rushed to the hospital. witnesses say they saw a woman in the water as well. divers are in the water right now looking for a second victim. we have kron4's will tran headed to the water rescue and will bring you a live report shortly. ( james )