tv KRON 4 Evening News KRON March 23, 2018 5:00pm-7:00pm PDT
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travis air force base in solano county. this is video showing the moments after a car burst into flames after breaching the security gate wednesday. the man behind the wheel has now been identified as hafiz kazi - who has been living in the u.s. since 1993 after immigrating from india. the f-b-i says he had five propane tanks, a gym bag, three phones, three gas cans, and several lighters in the car. this is a map of how close to the main gate it all
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happened. it's not clear how the car caught fire. we will continue to follow developments as the investigation continues. (grant) another big story we're tracking: a deadly and fiery crash in mountain view...involving a tesla. it caused a major back-up along highway 101 earlier today.(catherine) it happened just before 9-30 this morning at 101 near the highway 85 carpool flyover in mountain view. but the scene wasn't cleared until more than five hours later. and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports... law enforcement postponed towing the car until they were certain it was safe to do so. (philippe) crushed during the collision... this tesla sedan barely recognizable... after slamming into the median on southbound highway 101 near the highway 85 flyover... . flipping in the air and then hit by two other cars on the landing . ofc. art montial/chp- "the entire vehicle caught on fire. so, it pretty much was fully engulfed." the california
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highway patrol says the driver of the tesla... a man in his early thirties... was pulled out of the car by witnesses. he was taken to stanford medical center where he later died. officer art montiel says the two other drivers involved were not seriously hurt. he says it's unclear why the tesla lost control... but that investigators are looking into it.ofc. art montiel/chp- "we have seen in the past as people are traveling southbound on 101, on the left lane, which is gonna be the one that's gonna be the flyover to state route 85 southbound and suddenly, they try to change lanes and go into the, uh, to try to stay on the 101 southbound." the c-h-p says because the battery of the electric tesla was exposed... officers chose to wait until tesla engineers showed up and checked the car battery to determine if it was safe or not to move. the fear was that the car might explode. ofc. art montiel/chp- "all the other vehicles they have their batteries, you know, that's usually not an issue, uh, but because we don't know too much about tesla batteries, that's why we contacted tesla." initially, the c-h-p says the tesla engineers determined the battery was 70-percent charged
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and needed to be weakened before the car could be taken away. just after 2-15 in the afternoon... about five hours after the crash... the battery was deemed safe. in mountain view philippe djegal, kron four news. (grant) el camino real in santa clara is now open after a deadly crash. it happened early this morning between harrison and lafayette streets. no other cars were involved in the crash. you can see the car crashed over a barrier at the mission inn. the road was closed for several hours as police investigated the crash and removed the car. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. (catherine) a fire in berkeley shut down an area around virginia street today.. tonight.... traffic is back to normal. it happened at a heating oil business.. this is cell- phone video from a viewer - showing smoke coming from the building. railroad tracks
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near the building were shut down for safety reasons. nearby streets were also closed -- but the fourth street shopping area was not affected. careful."> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. (grant) breaking news-- giants pitcher, madison bumgarner fractured his pitching hand in his final spring season game. in the third inning against the kansas city royals a line drive hit mad bum's hand manager, bruce bochy pulled him out of the game immediately. no word on how severe or how many weeks bumgarner will miss. last
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season he missed nearly three months after injuring his left shoulder in a dirt bike accident he was expected to make his fifth straight opening day start against the dodgers next thursday. to make next thursday. to make matters worst -- the giants lose another starter an m-r-i revealed that jeff samardzija will miss up to a month with a pectoral strain pectoral strain (grant) former raider-- and 49er...aldon smith.... has been arrested again. he was taken into custody this morning in san francisco. police say smith violated a court order ... by contacting the victim in a recent domestic violence incident. police issued a warrant... and smith turned himself in this morning. the 28-year-old former star is accused of assaulting his fiancee at her home in san francisco's nob hill neighborhood. last week he pleaded not guilty to the original charges. (catherine) checking the markets tonight as fears of a
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trade war wiped more than 11- hundred points off the dow in just two days. today's losses ended wall street's worst week in more than two years. investors are increasingly worried that president trump's crackdown on china will trigger a fierce response that darkens the otherwise bright economic outlook. the dow dropped 425 points, or one point eight percent, on friday... marking a decline of 10- percent from the all-time high in january. live pictures over sacramento. (catherine) angry protests continued today in sacramento.........over the shooting death last sunday of an unarmed black man...22-year- old stephon clark. at one point - protestors raising their arms in the air as police cars passed....there have been speeches and stalled traffic...but no reports of violence. at a basketball game last night between the sacramento kings and the atlanta hawks...fans
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were blocked from getting in. the game was briefly delayed as dozens of police tried to clear the entrances.. protestors earlier marched onto i-5 thursday....disr upting rush hour traffic and holdingsigns with messages like "sacramento p.d. -- stop killing us." sacramento police shot and killed stephon clark in his grandmother's back yard sunday night...officers reportedly fired at him 20 times. they say they thought he had a gun - but only a cellphone was found. body camera video of the shooting was released wednesday... police had been responding to a call about a man breaking into cars ...and say they saw clark hopping fences and told him to stop. instead, they say, he ran. clark's death has prompted response from 'black lives matter' organizers and other local leaders. sacramento's mayor is promising a full review of the shooting- and police policies. (grant) happening tomorrow-- thousands of students will participate in
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"march for our lives" rallies all over the country. and ahead of the big day -- some stoneman douglas high school students are already in washington -- preparing for the event... and meeting with lawmakers on capitol hill. camila bernal reports. students from across the country are flooding into the nation's capital to fight for stricter gun control laws. lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: there is still changes to be made, but this is one small step through a big journey. survivors of last month's deadly school shooting in florida organized the march, hoping their activism would inspire thousands of others to join them.lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: i'm expecting us to have our voices heard and for them to start making small steps to ban assault weapons and to make us feel safe again.and to get their point across, some students from marjory stoneman douglas high school made their case to lawmakers on friday. sen bill nelson / -d- florida: that's just a first step in a road of a very long journey. but the students want more. they are asking for a ban on assault-style rifles, a restriction on ammunition sales, and stricter background
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checks.dimitri hoth / senior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: to you the politicians in washington for not hearing our cries for justice, enough is enough. in addition to the march in washington, organizers say there will also be more than 800 events across the u.s. and overseas. lizzie eaton / junior, marjory stoneman douglas high school: i think it is great to see the unity from all over the country and all over the world, just for our school. i never imagined this would happen.in washington, i'm camila bernal. (grant) there are several march for our lives rallies in the bay area tomorrow. the largest ones are being held in san francisco, san jose, and oakland. to find a rally near you-- go to our website at kron4 dot com. (grant) still ahead--- damage continues after yesterday's storm-- and more rain is on the way. (catherine) also - a san jose teenager is arrested -- and the video goes viral. now - his parents are speaking out. (grant) and after the break-- we'll show you the dramatic images as cars
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get stuck in flood waters in northern california. (mabrisa) i'm meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. get ready for spring-at the ross spring shoe event. ross has the must-have styles and brands for a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere. step one: get to ross. step two: walk out with top brands at big savings... ...at the ross spring shoe event.
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(grant) and the moccasin reservoir in tuolumne county is no longer a threat to flood. yesterday, authorities evacuated more than 30 people when water neared the top of the dam creating concern that it would fail. (catherine) flooding in and around the folsom area this week included people gettingstranded in cars.. one of those rescues -- caught on camera.. state workers were actually using a drone to shoot a public service announcementon the dangers of flooding...when they spotted a car surrounded by rising waters.. they flew
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the drone in close - and discovered a man was trapped inside the car.. fire department rescuers eventually reached him - and managed to get him out through the sun-roof... fire department rescuers say he was lucky....and they sounded exasperated with the factthat drivers keep taking chances in fast-moving water... other drivers in the folsom and sacramento areas were sacramento folsom and drivers in the other other other drivers in the folsom and sacramento areas were also having problems with flooding..with some streets looking like ponds. the problems kept tow truck drivers busy. there were also mudslides...incl uding one in el dorado hills on highway 50. (anchor) time now to
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check on our weather... with meteorologist mabrisa meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez. (mabrisa rodriguez)expect showers to continue across the north bay this evening and gradually spread southward as weak cold front moves through the region. latest model guidance has the cold front bisecting sf bay saturday morning and then moving farther south through the day. compared to recent storms this system will feature much less moisture and cold temperatures. snow levels will generally be above 3k feet then gradually drop behind the front on saturday. the cold air aloft from the north will help to destabilize the atmosphere on saturday afternoon with daytime heating. there will be a
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slight chance for thunderstorms across the north bay. another weak surface boundary will be quick on the heels of the cold front keeping lingering showers through early sunday. rainfall amounts from today through sunday will be generally be 0.25-0.5" north bay (locally higher in the mtns), 0.10-0.25" elsewhere, except
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the kinds of changes they'll see when theywalk through the gate.. .(pkg) the giants organization showed off some of the fun merchindise that they'll be giving away during special promotional games...like a baseball hat with barry bond's number which they'll retire on august 11th...as well as bobble heads celebrating current and former giants greats....this year's slogan...."it doesn't get more sf"....all of these things recognizing the team's 6oth anniversary of the team's arrival in the city.the giants it just feels it is part of life here in san francisco and we don't take that for granted and we been drawing 3 million fans here ever cents every year this is our 19 season i think you got a step back we really want to appreciate the fans and appreciate the players of come through and it's sort of a mutual admiration societya change some in the stands might notice....as part of a mlb move to improve safety...netting has been extended to the outer edges of the infield....but ceo larry baer doesn't think it will
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bother fans.the technology of the net now it's with the gray hugh it doesn't feel intrusive there's a bunch of new food options as the company that has been feeding club level and suite patrons is taking over the rest of the park....new offerings include poke....more plant based and healthier options like this gluten free califlower pizza..and for a guiltier pleasure....check out the juicy lucy burger...named after mascot lou seal ...stuffed with cheese. it it's really juicy it's very indulgent kind of thing and i think people are going to go crazy for it(maureen) but for you purests out there don't worry you'll still be able to buy a hotdog at the ball park and the garlic fries are going anywhere maureen kelly kron4 news (grant) still ahead-- it's national puppy day. we'll take a look at how kron 4 viewers are celebrating their furry friends. (catherine) also -- the new legislation that could make neglecting your pets-- a
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introduced in congress-- and it's designed to keep your pets safe. (catherine) the bill would make it a federal offense to leave a pet in a car or other confined space...whenit could result in injury or death. washington correspondent morgan wright has the story.. . morgan wright reporting: congressman tom marino says he doesn't care if it's a dog, cat, fish, or hamster - we all have a responsibility to take care of petscongressman tom marino, pennsylvania: it tears me apart to see an animal hurt. mw reporting: congressman marino's bill says - if the animal could die from excessive exposure to heat or cold, lack of ventilation or lack of water - the offender could face a fine, 1 year in prison, or both for each violation.kitty block, president and ceo, humane society of the united states: it does well because it works with complimentary with state and municipal laws. mw reporting: kitty block the president and ceo of the humane society of the united
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states says the incident on that united airlines flight where a woman was forced to put her french bulldog in an overhead compartment - where it ultimately died - was gross negligence.kitty block, president and ceo, humane society of the united states: i don't think you have to be the president of the organization to be upset when you see thismw reporting: block says pets deserve protection.kitty block, president and ceo, humane society of the united states: these are members of our family and they deserve and need to be kept safe and treated in a way they will not be injured.morgan wright standup: united airlines stopped flying pets until they can evaluate their policy. ceo oscar munoz said the airline made a mistake.oscar munoz/united airlines ceo: we got it wrong last week when a terrible event happened on our planes with a family pet. mw reporting: reporting in washington, morgan wright. (grant) (grant) today is national puppy day. and we want to show off some of your puppies. kron four
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viewers have been sending us pictures as they celebrate their puppies today-- this is bailey-- an 11-month old service dog. (grant) and here is another viwer's puppy--- this is 8-week-old golden retriever puppy bailey. (grant) and this is a french bulldog puppy named jaxx. (grant) and here is (grant) and here is a yellow lab puppy named elsie. you can also send us pictures of your furry friends on the kron4 mobile friends on the your furry pictures of also send us you can elsie. you can also send us pictures of your furry friends on the kron4 mobile app, by using the report it tab. the pictures will be sent
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(catherine) local first-- here are the stories we're tracking in your neighborhood. (grant) in the north bay-- the fbi has updated the investigation into the so called "security incident" at travis air force base in solano county. this is video showing the moments after a car burst into flames after breaching the securit gate wednesday. the man behind the wheel has now been identified as hafiz kazi - he had been living in the united states since 1993 after immigrating from india. according to the fbi he had five propane tanks, a gym bag, three phones, three gas cans, and several lighters inside the car. it's not clear how the car caught fire. we will continue to follow developments as the investigation continues. (catherine) in the south bay-- a fiery crash in the south bay resulted in the
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death of the driver today... and caused a major back-up along highway 101.. it happened just before 9-30 this morning at 101 near the highway 85 carpool flyover in mountain view. but the scene wasn't cleared until more than five hours later. an electric tesla sedan was involved in the collision... law enforcement postponed towing the car until they were certain it was safe to do so. (catherine) in the south bay.. 6 teenagers have been taken into custody after a carjacking. that's after they led police on a car chase from san jose to livermore. police say it began with an overnight carjacking on edgestone circle in san jose. they say one of the teenagers used a gun to steal a car and then took off with the 5 others.. the car chase ended in a crash in livermore... one teen suffered a minor injury.. (grant) in the eastbay-- newark police are looking for a driver who slammed into a parked car and then drove off. then drove off. the owner of the camero walked
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outside to a wrecked car yesterday morning. he immediately ran over to his neighbors house who has a surveillance camera facing the street. now they are working to enhance the video quality to figure out what kind of car the suspect was driving.. and hopefully catch whoever is responsible. (grant) investigators in castro valley need your help finding laptop thief... who was caught on camera. this woman is running with a laptop she just stole from another woman... who was sitting in a starbucks. and while some snatch and grab robbers get away...this time was different. the victim chases down the woman... catching up to her just in time as the get- away car pulls up. the victim was able to wrestle her laptop back. police are
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still searching for the thief. (catherine) on the peninsula... a man and woman were attacked and robbed while waiting at a bus stop with their children. it happened last night at the corner of linden and california avenues in south san francisco. police say three masked robbers came up to the family... one of them holding a knife. they demanded money from the father - who refused. he was punched in the face and knocked to the ground. the woman had jewelry stolen - and they took the man's wallet. police are still looking for the suspects tonight. (mabrisa rodriguez)expect showers to continue across the north bay this evening and gradually spread southward as weak cold front moves through the region. latest model guidance has the cold front bisecting sf bay saturday morning and then moving farther south through the day. compared to recent storms this system will feature much less moisture and cold temperatures. snow levels will generally be above 3k feet then gradually drop behind the front on saturday. the cold air aloft from the north will help to destabilize the atmosphere on saturday afternoon with daytime heating. there will be a
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slight chance for thunderstorms across the north bay. another weak surface boundary will be quick on the heels of the cold front keeping lingering showers through early sunday. rainfall amounts from today through sunday will be generally be 0.25-0.5" north bay (locally higher in the mtns), 0.10-0.25" elsewhere, except
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parents of 14 year old ernesto mirabal, seen here in handcuffs.they recorded san jose police taking him away after he was in a fight with 3 adults at los paseos park on monday.dad sot he was just walking to school and three adults intergeted him and made him scaredmom sot it is terrifying as mom i wasn't there to protect himjennifer and manuel mirabal tell me, ernesto had to spend the night in jail.sot we are glad our son is out of jail but at the same time he is not emotionally rightsan jose police and the mirabals agree before the video rolls it started when ernesto responded to people asking him where he was going...mom sot he said to her get the f away from me leave me the f alonebut the stories ver apart as to who threw the first punch.video nats the witness said he hit him first it doesn't matter who instigated - cop: sure i doesthe mirabal's claim one of the adults is the aggressor... mom sot he was just grabbing my son like this and choking him and hitting him and that is when my son was fighting backsan jose police put it on
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the teenager.police sot he punched in him the face and he was arrested for assault and battery and booked into juvy halldad sot and when he protected himself and stood up for himself he got arrested he got the punishmentthe mirabal's heard the man who hit their son is an off-duty cop.but san jose police would not comment on the victim.the mirbal's posted the video angry that police only arrested their son.not any of the adults who were also involved.sot police the officers who responded it appears acted within protocol now, as their video goes viral the mirabals want the officers held accountable.sot i don't think that was a great judgement call and i hope that gets fixed in the departmentsu justine waldmanthe family says the district attorney has dropped any charges against their son they have now filed a police conduct complaint, and have a lawyer as they prepare for their next steps. in san jose justine waldman kron 4 news
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(grant) (grant) president trump signed a massive one-point three trillion dollar spending bill after he said he looked seriously into vetoing it. he voiced concerns about lack of action on daca...blaming the democrats for preventing its inclusion. he also lamented what he considers insufficient funding for the boarder wall... "there are a lot of things that i'm unhappy about in this bill. there are a lot of things that we shouldn't have had in this bill, but we were in a sense forced if we want to build our military - we were forced to have." president trump's decision to sign the bill prevented a government shutdown...that would have started at midnight. (grant) still ahead--
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of its site that allows individuals to seek encounters with strangers. this change comes two days after the senate approved the 'stop enabling sex traffickers act', which paves the way for sex trafficking victims to sue websites that facilitate their abuse. the personals section is still visible on the craigslist homepage for now, but it re-directs users to the announcement about the senate vote. (catherine) still ahead-- a major road to tahoe is cleared tonight-- but more snow is expected as people head to the sierra. we'll have a live update on road conditions.
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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.
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don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (grant) happening now--- highway 89 in emerald bay is open as people start to head up to the sierra for the weekend. this is a picture as caltrans cleared a snow slide from the road. it had been there since
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wednesday-- but lanes are now back open. (grant) snow is expected throughout the weekend-- but it will be heaviest on saturday and into sunday. and officials are warning people to be careful on the roads. (catherine) joining us now on the phone --- officer pete mann with the truckee c-h-p.. officer mann-- what should people expect as they head up to the mountains? (anchor) mountains? head up to the mountains?
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our weather... with meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez (mabrisa rodriguez)expect showers to continue across the north bay this evening and gradually spread southward as weak cold front moves through the region. latest model guidance has the cold front bisecting sf bay saturday morning and then moving farther south through the day. compared to recent storms this system will feature much less moisture and cold temperatures. snow levels will generally be above 3k feet then gradually drop behind the front on saturday. the cold air aloft from the north will help to destabilize the atmosphere on saturday afternoon with daytime heating. there will be a slight chance for thunderstorms across the north bay. another weak surface boundary will be quick on the heels of the cold front keeping lingering
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kim, does steff look ready to return? steph curry looked good during shootaround this morning... he says he feels confident makinng the cuts and the moves he likes to while playing... but seems like the story that is just as big as him coming back is curry's new shoe game... an interesting decision to swotch to a low top sneaker as he returns from an ankle injury .. he wore them during morning shootaround and warm ups with a brace.. curry says the shoes help him with speed and performance... this is the first time he will wear a low top sneaker on the court.. but aside from his physical rehabilitation curry says he also had to stay strong mentally as he waited to return.. (kim) and make sure you tune into the kron four hoop session four hoop into the
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(grant) (grant) (catherine) we're looking live at s-f-o -- which has been named as one of the best airports in the country... that's according to a new survey. more than 13-million travelers were asked about their airport experiences. there were questions about things ranging from check-ins to shopping...to security. s-f-o came in as the 51st best ranked airport in the world... and was rated the 5th best in the country. the world's number one airport?? singapore...
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(grant) how likely are you to get sick on your next flight? according to a new study, that depends on where you sit and what you do during the flight. (catherine) in today's health minute-- reid binion has a closer look at what you should do to avoid catching a cold or the flu. stuck at 30,000 feet with just inches of personal space, airplanes can be the perfect incubators for germs and disease.according to a new study in the journal "proceedings of the national academy of sciences," the best way to avoid getting sick is to book a window seat. the study found people with a window seat were less likely to get up to use the restoom or check the overhead bin, meaning they were less likely to come into contact with germs.researchers say lavatories are covered in germs, since there's usually only two of them on a flight of about 150 passengers. reasearchers also analyzed passenger movements and studied air samples. they found passengers sitting within two seats or one row away from sick person have an 80-percent chance of catching an illness, compared to passengers sitting further away. but for most of the other passengers in the cabin,
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the risk of catching anything is minimal.still you can lower your odds even more, by not touching your face, and keeping your hands off the aisle seats.for today's health minute, i'm reid binion. (vicki) (vicki)(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and steve aveson and steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you grant and catherine.we are on top of breaking news tonight at six. a student arrested after bringing a gun into a
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classroom. it happened at an east bay high school.. we'll tell you what police say... may have led up to the incident.(steve) then - a marin county sheriff's deputy -- killed in the line of duty was remembered today. we'll show you the emotional memorial ceremony held in his honor. kron4 news at six starts right after the break. at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don't.
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more experts preventing security issues... & less security threats impacting our customers. more of a highly secure network with more security products available for further protection... & less per month. switch to at&t internet for business. more & less - that's the power of &. (pam) breaking news we are following tonight-- a scare at an east bay high school ... a student brings a gun on campus. (pam) good evening, i'm pam moore.(steve) and i'm steve aveson. (steve) the incident happened today at arroyo high school in san lorenzo-- close to interstate 8-80. police say, a student was armed with a gun. and the school was put on lockdown as police investigated. (pam) kron
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the f-b-i has just updated the investigation ... into the so called "security incident" ... at travis air force base in solano county. this is video showing the moments as a car burst into flames, after breaching the security gate on wednesday. the man behind the wheel has now been identified as hafiz kazi - who has been living in the u.s. since 1993 ... after immigrating from india. the f-b-i says, he had five propane tanks, a gym bag, three phones, three gas cans, and several lighters in the car. this is a map this is a map this
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is a map which shows how close to the main gate... this incident happened. it is not clear how the car caught fire. we will continue to follow developments as the investigation continues. (steve) a deadly fiery crash along the southbay caused a major back-up along highway 101 earlier today. the accident happened just before 9-30 in the morning at 101 near the highway 85 carpool flyover in mountain view. but the scene wasn't cleared until more than five hours later. an electric tesla sedan was involved in the collision... and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports... law enforcement postponed towing the car until they were certain it was safe to do so. (philippe) tesla engineers were called to the scene of the deadly crash to survey the damage... and, determine if the battery of the electric tesla that caused the collision was in jeopardy of possibly exploding if moved. ofc. art montiel/chp- "mainly because it was a tesla battery. the size of the
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batteries." the crash was reported just before 9-30 in the morning. the tesla engineers showed up about three hours later. initially, the california highway patrol says tesla determined the battery was still 70-percent charged and needed to be weakened. by 2-15 in the afternoon -- the engineers gave the go-ahead to remove the car.ofc. art montiel/chp- "all the other vehicles they have their batteries, you know, that's usually not an issue, uh, but because we don't know too much about tesla batteries, that's why we contacted tesla." officer art montiel says the driver of the tesla was in the carpool lane, headed southbound on 101 when he lost control, hit the median near the highway 85 flyover and flipped in the air. two cars collided with the tesla on the way down. montiel says only the driver of the tesla -- a man in his thirties -- was taken to stanford medical center, where he was pronounced dead.ofc. art montiel/chp- "we've been talking to -- to witnesses and we're going to put everything together and then compile our investigation." the accident caused a miles long back-up for several hours. in mountain view, philippe djegal, kron four news.
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(pam) in the south bay... el camino real in santa clara is now open after a deadly crash. it happened early this morning between harrison and lafayette streets. no other cars were involved in the crash. you can see the car crashed over a barrier at the mission inn. the road was closed for several hours... as police investigated the crash and removed the car. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. (steve) in the east bay. traffic is back to normal on virginia street in berkeley ... after a two- alarm fire shut down most of the surrounding area this morning. it happened at the 'hanson aggregates berkeley asphalt and ready mix' building. firefighters say, authorities shutdown railroad tracks near the building for safety reasons. nearby streets were also closed -- but the fourth street shopping area was not affected by the fire. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. (pam) former raider-- and 49er... aldon smith.... has been arrested again. he was taken into custody this morning in san francisco.
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police say, smith violated a court order ... by contacting the victim in a recent domestic violence incident. police issued a warrant... and smith turned himself in this morning. the 28-year-old former star is accused of assaulting his fiancee, at her home in san francisco's nob hill neighborhood. last week, he pleaded not guilty to the original charges. angry protests continue in sacramento.... over the shooting death last sunday of an unarmed black man.. catherine heenan is here with the latest on the outrage over the death of22-year-old stephon clark... (catherine) protestors have again been filling the streets of sacramento.....blocking traffic.and facing off with police. . an angry crowd confronted c-h-p officers in riot gear earlier...officers formed a line -- trying to keep the crowds from getting on interstate five. they didn't otherwise appear to use force as protestors came within inches of their faces at times - yelling
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obscenities. other confrontations were friendlier... the black lives matter sacramento chapter is saying that these afternoon eventswere 'not' among those they had organized. at a basketball game last night between the sacramento kings and the atlanta hawks,fans were blocked from getting in. the game was briefly delayed as dozens of police tried to clear the entrances. also thursday -- protestors managed to get onto i-5 and disrupt rush hour traffic. they held signs saying things like "sacramento p.d. - stop killing us." sacramento police shot and killed stephon clark in his grandmother's backyard sunday night.officers reportedly fired at him 20 times. they say they thought he had a gun - but only a cellphone was found. police had been responding to a call about a man breaking into cars...and saythey saw clark jumping fences....and told him to stop. instead, they say - he ran. some of the protestors talked about why they decided to take
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part. (catherine) clark's death has prompted a response from 'black lives matter' organizersand other local leaders. sacramento's mayor is promising a full review of the shooting and police policies. steve and pam? (pam) a somber ceremony in marin county today. friends, family and law enforcement from around the state... gathered to honor fallen deputy, ryan zirkle. (steve) ryan zirkle died when his patrol car hit a tree on a wet, winding road in west marin.he had been responding
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to a 911 call in point reyes station.zirkle died just a few days short of his 25th birthday.he'd been a sheriff's deputy for two years.today hundreds of mourners came to the marin civic center to honor him. bagpipe nat "my name is dan falzon. i am the father of ryan's beloved stefanie falzon, my oldest daughter. our hearts are broken and we grieve with all of you. ryan was perfect for law ennfrocement, he cared deeply for people. he had empathy and humor. and he loved getting the bad guy."(music for 30) (steve) ryan zirkle is survived by his parents, two brothers and fiancee stefanie. ( steve )
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coming up... the nations capitol will be the scene of a massive march against gun violence this weekend .. we have a preview of what's ahead.. and how some students showed their support for the cause today. (pam) plus.. it is the news warrior fans have been waiting to hear .. steph curry is back on the hardwood after days of resting that troubling ankle.. ( steve ) with the giants home opener just over a week away... a key injury putting a damper on the festivities. so what fans expect when they head to the ballpark in an even year? we went to at&t park today to get the latest. and... i'll take a look at the weather...
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sad news for giants fans.... staff ace madison bumgarner fractured his pitching hand in his final spring season game. in the third inning against the kansas city royals a line drive hit mad bum's hand. no word on how severe or how many weeks bumgarner will miss. he was expected to make his fifth straight opening day start against the dodgers next thursday. more on this coming up with gary radinich in sports. (pam) with or without the giant's star pitcher, the giants are gearing up for the start of their 19th - season at a-t&t park.(steve) kron4's maureen kelly got a preview of the kinds of changes fans will see when
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they walk through the gate on opening day.(pkg) the giants organization showed off some of the fun merchindise that they'll be giving away during special promotional games...like a baseball hat with barry bond's number which they'll retire on august 11th...as well as bobble heads celebrating current and former giants greats....this year's slogan...."it doesn't get more sf"....all of these things recognizing the team's 6oth anniversary of the team's arrival in the city.the giants it just feels it is part of life here in san francisco and we don't take that for granted and we been drawing 3 million fans here ever cents every year this is our 19 season i think you got a step back we really want to appreciate the fans and appreciate the players of come through and it's sort of a mutual admiration societythere's a bunch of new food options as the company that has been feeding club level and suite patrons is taking over the rest of the park....new offerings include poke...and this gluten free califlower
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chive pizza..it's absolutely delicious and really healthy he's not lying i ate way too many of these.the new company says they focusing on sourcing their ingredients from local growers and ranchers.one concession stand is selling salad with greens grown right here in the ballpark in these towers that's not just local that's hyper localand for a guiltier pleasure....check out the juicy lucy burger...named after mascot lou seal ...stuffed with cheese. (maureen) but for you purests out there don't worry you'll still be able to buy a hotdog at the ball park and the garlic fries are going anywhere maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) hundreds of thousands are poised to descend on washington d.c... to call for stricter gun control in saturday's massive "march for our lives." all over the country, kids walked out of class to show their support ... ahead of the big event.(steve)the movement has support in more than just blue states like
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california.hundreds of students walked out of class at townview high school in dallas today.the remained outside for 17 minutes - one minute for each of the parkland victims.students also staged a walkout in prairie village, kansas.and accross the globe -- including in tel aviv, israel, students are joining in solidarity with those from florida's majory stoneman majory stoneman douglas high school. (pam) tomorrow's march was organized in part, by survivors of the school shooting that left 17- people dead last month in parkland, florida. throngs of people will gather on pennsylvania avenue... to call for changes in america's gun laws ... to prevent mass shootings, especially in the nations' schools. (steve) brie jackson reports the participants are already arriving in town and preparing for a busy day on saturday. lamont stiff/ student 9-11milo hensley/ student 13-19brie jackson/ d.c. correspondent 34- 42senator joe manchin/ west virginia 52-58davian guerrero/student 1:05 - 1:08 the stage is set as protestors
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prepare for saturday's "march for our lives". these california students are in d.c. to say "enough is enough". lamont stiff/ student: "i think what is happening is that we are reaching the max on what we are going to take. milo hensley/ student i think the only way to get politicians to act is to make it in their best interest to act. and protesting definitely shows where the public stands. students are using their voices, walkouts and protests to raise safety concerns following a mass shooting at a florida high school. saturday's rally is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of gun-control protestorsand some counter protestors. as a precaution dc officials plan to boost security along the route and are warning gun owners to keep their weapons away.brie jackson/ d.c. correspondent: this weekend's march for our lives rally takes place not far from capitol hill. protestors are urging congress to act on gun legislation and school safety senator joe manchin co- sponsored a bi-partisan effort to expand background checks to include online sales and gun shows.senator joe macnhin/ west virginia"we are not talking about taking people's right to own a gun away. never would do that and i don't think the president would either but there is gun sense but manchin's bill and others are stalled in congress. marchers hope led movement leads to legislative action. davian guerrero/student: just the fact that it is growing movement, so many backers from
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so many different age groups and races. it doesn't matter all coming together for this one cause. (pam) that was brie jackson reporting. more than 500,000 people are expected to participate in the march for our lives. there are several 'march for our lives' rallies slated in the bay area tomorrow. the larger ones are being held in san francisco, san jose, and oakland. to find a rally near you -- go to our website at kron4 dot com. let's take a look outside right now...( steve) meteorologist mabresa rodriguez joins us now with the four zone forecast. (mabrisa rodriguez)expect showers to continue across the north bay this evening and gradually spread southward as weak cold front moves through the region. latest model guidance has the cold front bisecting sf bay saturday morning and then moving farther south through the day. compared to recent storms this system will feature much less moisture and cold temperatures. snow levels will generally be above 3k feet
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then gradually drop behind the front on saturday. the cold air aloft from the north will help to destabilize the atmosphere on saturday afternoon with daytime heating. there will be a slight chance for thunderstorms across the north bay. another weak surface boundary will be quick on the heels of the cold front keeping lingering showers through early sunday. rainfall amounts from today through sunday will be generally be 0.25-0.5" north bay (locally higher in the mtns), 0.10-0.25" elsewhere, except
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(steve) new tonight at 6. some positive economic news... california's jobless rate is now lower than it has ever been. that's according to the state employment development department. the unemployment rate fell to 4-point-3 percent in february as the state's employers added 14-thousand non-farm payroll jobs. that's a new record low. the unemployment rate was 4-point-4 percent in january -- and five-point-one percent in february 20-17. (pam) one high tech giant makes a move to slam another ... tesla dumps facebook .. and everyone believes it is because of the privacy scandal involving cambridge analytica.. (steve) also, an abused puppy finds a new "leash" on life ... in the home of a police officer who has a soft heart for rescue animals.. (pam) and a reminder -- today is national puppy day.
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a louisville officer saves a puppy's life -- and the dog ends up stealing his heart.(steve)sara sidery (sy-duh-ree) shares how the officer rescued the dog from abuse... and why he ended up taking it home with him. $w0 22 ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville metro police dept. "she's got a bath, and her crystal blue eyes are shining. she's happy, so i'm happy." this puppy has a special bond with lmpd officer jeffrey emerich.ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville metro police dept. "i think she's ready to go home and get some toys and treats."this sweet face is about to join the officer's family.ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville metro police dept. "i have two rescues at home. i love rescuing dogs, it's kinda my thing."but this -- was a special kind of rescue.ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville
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metro police dept."it's heartbreaking."emerich saved the puppy's life -- during a traffic stop.the suspect, dezmond jones, pleaded guilty to animal cruelty this week. ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville metro police dept. "he told us there was a dog in the car initially. and we didn't see a dog, or hear a dog, anything like that. so we were kinda confused."until emerich saw a little leg poking out from under the passenger seat.ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville metro police dept."and it was such a small space that i couldn't believe a dog was shoved under there."ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville metro police dept. "i pulled the dog out, and it immediately just started shivering, it was covered in its own urine and was just freezing cold."the pup hitched a ride in emerich's patrol car to louisville metro animal services.ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville metro police dept. "i was holding her the whole way in my car, just trying to warm her up a little bit. so hopefully we created a little bond that early."a couple weeks later -- the shelter called -- to give the puppy's rescuer first dibs to adopt. she's leaving the shelter with a sentimental name.ofc. jeffrey emerich/ louisville metro police dept."i'm thinking... audrey."ofc. jeffrey emerich/ police dept. "it was my grandma's name, and she's very special to me. so hopefully she'll be just as what started as a sad story -- ends with a second chance.ofc. jeffrey louisville metro police dept."dogs just don't deserve that. they deserve a really wonderful life, and i'm hoping i can give that to her, for sure." (steve)that was sara sidery
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(sy-duh-ree) reporting.by the way, this isn't the first time officer emerich went beyond the call of duty. he's been recognized for giving his shoes to a homeless woman -- and buying a bike for a girl in the neighborhood. (pam) coming up .. craigslist makes a major change to its classified ad offerings ... a decision which will affect how people everywhere 'connect'through the website. (steve ) and next... toy lovers enjoy a shopping bonanza ... after six decades, a toy giant prepares to shut its doors for good .. and... i'll take a look at the ski report... coming up...
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(vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. (avo) get 0% apr financing on all new 2018 subaru forester models. now through april 2nd. more than 60- years on business, toys r us stores are closing shop.over the next few months, 19 bay area locations will shutter their doors. (pam) today -- store locations were mobbed across the state, as the chain kicked off its going out of business sale.reporter kandiss crone has the story from los angeles. the liquidation sales started friday, and the company said it will offer shoppers "deep discounts and promotions."the iconic toy giant announced last week that it will shut or sell all of its 735 us stores after a 70-year run.here's everything deal-seeking shoppers need to know:how long do i have to use my toys "r" us gift card?stores will honor gift cards through april 21.if you have an endless earnings e-gift card, you also have through april 21 to use it. customers can not return a gift card for cash.can i use coupons?no. the company will not accept any coupons in stores or online. this includes geoffrey birthday
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club coupons.can i still make returns?any purchase made during the going-out-business sales are final, which means they can't be returned or exchanged.items bought online or at non-closing stores can be returned until april 21.you are out of luck if the price of a recently-purchased item is now lower. closing stores will not be able to make price adjustments during the liquidation sales.what happens to online orders?you can still shop at toys "r" us online for a limited time, but the liquidation sales are in-store only. (pam) that was kandiss crone reporting from los angeles. in new york ... father- adrian caballero took his kids on one last shopping spree. caballero said .. he grew up going to the iconic chain, which was his favortie place to get g-i joes. he said he wanted to share the joy, before it was too late.his final visit was
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bittersweet, but his kids definitely scored.his boys, elijah and noah, left with bags of toys almost as big as themselves. craigslist says it's shutting down its personals section... just this week - the u.s. senate passed an anti- sex trafficking act, which paves the way for victims to sue websites which facilitate the abuse.. catherine heenan is here with the details.. (catherine) as of today.....americans looking for love or companionship on craigslist will no longerbe able to make a connection... the classified ads site has taken its personals section offline in the u.s. there's clearly concern that a new bill could lead to potential lawsuits.. if the president signs the legislation - sex trafficking victims could hold craigslistresponsible for illegal activity.. in a message on its site - the san francisco-based
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company says that 'any tool or service can be misused' -- and it hopes it bring them back "some day." it ended that message by wishing happiness to the many couples it says meton craigslist... steve and pam? in mountain view... the california highway patrol says a man in his early thirties was killed in a collision on southbound highway 101. it happened at around 9-30 in the morning. the c-h-p says the driver lost control and hit a median. he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. it took more than five hours to have the crash scene cleared. tesla engineers had to make sure the battery of the electric car was safe enough to move, otherwise it might explode. in mountain view, philippe djegal, kron four news. (mabrisa (mabrisa rodriguez)expect showers to
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continue across the north bay this evening and gradually spread southward as weak cold front moves through the region. latest model guidance has the cold front bisecting sf bay saturday morning and then moving farther south through the day. compared to recent storms this system will feature much less moisture and cold temperatures. snow levels will generally be above 3k feet then gradually drop behind the front on saturday.
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the cold air aloft from the north will help to destabilize the atmosphere on saturday afternoon with daytime heating. there will be a slight chance for thunderstorms across the north bay. another weak surface boundary will be quick on the heels of the cold front keeping lingering showers through early sunday. rainfall amounts from today through sunday will be generally be 0.25-0.5" north bay (locally higher in the mtns), 0.10-0.25" elsewhere, except
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the london offices of embattled data firm 'cambridge analytica' ... are raided, as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of personal information. britain's information regulator obtained a warrant for the raid late friday night -- london time. at issue ... is whether or not the firm improperly used data from around 50- million facebook users ... to send targeted political messages during the 20-16 presidential race. 'cambridge analytica' worked on donald trump's presidential campaign. authorities on both sides of the pond are looking into whether or not they -- and facebook -- broke the law ... in their use of personal information. (steve)back here in the bay area -- tesla and space-x have left facebook. elon musk, the c-e-o of both companies, deleted the accounts today from the social media platform. today musk said "what's facebook?" in response to a tweet calling for people to delete their facebook pages.he admitted in another tweet he didn't know space-x even had a
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facebook page.each of his company's pages had more than two million facebook "likes." musk in a later tweet said "we don't advertise or pay for endorsement, so ... don't care." musk is sticking with his companies' presence on instagram, which is owned by facebook.he said that is ok, as long as it "stays fairly independent." (pam) coming up... in just over a week.. a space invasion .. a chinese space station could be making its crash landing right here in northern california .. we have the details ahead. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, michaela deprince could pay practically anyone, at any bank, all while performing a grand jeté between two grand pianos. she could... in a commercial. in real life she uses it to pay her sister, from her couch, for that sweater she stained. what sweater?
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animals and clean water at a rapid rate. this according to multiple new united nations scientific reports that provide an inside look at the state of biodiversity.(steve) scientists met in colombia today.... and issued 4 reports on the state of animals and plants... in a handful of regions across the globe, including north america. the study concluded that nowhere is doing well, and that the world is getting more crowded with people and cutting down on biodviersity to get more food, clean water, energy and land. (pam) if this continues, the americas will have 15 percent fewer plants and animals by the year 2050. (steve)a chinese space station is expected to crash to earth soon.the tiangong- one, or the "heavenly palace." is 34-feet long and weighs nine-point-four tons. (pam)
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but exactly where it will land is unknown.china stopped receiving data from the station back in 2016. pretty scary considering its size and weight....(steve)but there really isn't cause for too much concern -- as the earth's atmosphere will break apart and burn up much of the space station. although there is a part of the u-s -- from here in northern california to pennsylvania -- in a 'worst- case' location area. (pam) the european space agency predicted it will re-enter earth's atmosphere in a little over a week. so... if you see a fireball crashing to earth on april first, it might ánotá be an april fool's day prank. in sports -- it's email friday! gary and alicia join us to answer viewer questions and comments. also -- bad news for giants fans madison bumgarner fractures his pitching hand fractures his pitching hand in his final spring training game. our sports director, gary radnich tells us how his injury could
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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. bad news for the san
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francisco giants-- madison bumgarner fractures a bone on his pitching hand in his final spring season game. in the third inning against the kansas city royals a line drive hit mad bum's hand manager, bruce bochy pulled him out of the game immediately. the giants has not provided an official prognosis on bumgarner's injury according to a source -- mad bum will be sidelined six to eight weeks last season he missed nearly three months after injuring his left shoulder in a dirt bike accident he was expected to make his fifth straight opening day start against the dodgers on thursday. to make matters worst -- the
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giants lose another starter an m-r-i revealed that jeff samardzija will miss up to a month with a pectoral strain steph curry is making his return tonight against the atlanta hawks. the two- time m-v-p missed the last six games with an ankle injury. curry will playing in a low-top sneaker despite of his ankle injuries this season. he wore them during morning shootaround and warm ups with a brace.. shoes help him performance... time he will sneaker on the tip off is set oracle arena to high school hoops alameda high taking on shaq's son, shareef o'neal and crossroads for the division two state championship we head to sacramento-- -- big test for alemeda trying to contain shareef. next year he will play for u-c-l-a after decomitting from arizona due to the recruting scandal -- shareef had a monster
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the calendar may say it's spring ... but winter is refusing to leave much of the northeast ...including in pennsylvania, where residents are not happy about itso unhappy, in fact, that one sheriff's office has put america's most famous groundhog on its wanted list that's right, punxsatawney phil, the "seer of seers", "prognosticator of prognosticators" ....is now a wanted "fugitive of fugitiv...i...gators?"the charge?deception.phil was last seen in punxsatawney promising just six more weeks of winter that promise has now expired, and freezing pennsylvanians are crying "fake news" and demanding justice!careful though, we've seen to what lengths phil is willing to go to avoid the fuzz.for talat, i'm jeremy roth (steve) the u.s. postal service unveiled the mister rogers forever stamps today. the stamp honors fred rogers....at the studio named in his honor where "mr. roger's neighborhood" began 50 years ago in pittsburgh. the show 1968 and 2001. rogers died at age 74 in 2003. 2003.at age 74 in rogers died 1968 and 2001.aired between the show pittsburgh.ago in began 50 years neighborhood" "mr. roger's honor where named in his the studio rogers....at honors fred the stamp today.forever stamps mister rogers unveiled the postal service the u.s. (steve) jeremy roth (steve) the u.s. postal service unveiled the mister rogers forever stamps today. the stamp honors fred
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rogers....at the studio named in his honor where "mr. roger's neighborhood" began 50 years ago in pittsburgh. the show aired between 1968 and 2001. rogers died at age 74 in 2003. last weather and goodbye (mabrisa rodriguez)expect showers to continue across the north bay this evening and gradually spread southward as weak cold front moves through the region. latest model guidance has the cold front bisecting sf bay saturday morning and then moving farther south through the day. compared to recent storms this system will feature much less moisture and cold temperatures. snow levels will generally be above 3k feet then gradually drop behind the front on saturday. the cold air aloft from the north will help to destabilize the atmosphere on saturday afternoon with daytime heating. there will be a slight chance for thunderstorms across the north bay. another weak surface boundary will be quick on the heels of the cold front keeping lingering showers through early sunday. rainfall amounts from today through sunday will be generally be 0.25-0.5" north bay (locally higher in the mtns), 0.10-0.25" elsewhere, except
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>> message to melania. >> what can you say except i'm sorry. >> the first lady today, after the bombshell interview. >> and the shocking account of the day trump took the playmate of the year to his apartment at trump tower. >> the big reaction. >> thank you very much. >> the president, a porn star, a playboy model. >> i feel like i almost want to take a shower. >> inside the bungalow where she says the affair with president trump began. >> as the night ended, we -- we were intimate. >> plus, did he betray her with stormy. >> he is doing it behind his wife's back, why would he not do it behind my back? >> then stop that game. >>
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