(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston. it is thursday march 29th ..20- 18lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry

conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot weekend. the upcoming possible late in third system is possible late

in the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) in sacramento... a funeral will be held today for 22-year-old stephon clark. clark... who was unarmed... was shot and killed by police in sacramento almost 2-weeks ago. john lorinc has the latest in the investigation.

nat sound"stephon clark! stephon clark!"eleven days have passed since stephon clark was killed....nat sound "our streets! our streets!"and protesters are still calling for accountability.nat sound "murder! murder! murder!"a funeral for the 22-year-old is set for thursday with the reverend al sharpton delivering the eulogy."what do we want? justice! when do we want it? now!"clark's death has sparked numerous protests throughout sacramento over the past few days.and authorities are preparing for more rallies after the memorial.timothy davis/pres., sacramento police officers association"people want to be heard and we have to give them that opportunity." since the shooting, protesters twice blocked basketball fans from entering sacramento kings basketball games.and some disrupted a city council meeting earlier this week. linda hobson/sacramento resident"what they're doing right now, stopping people from going to the kings games, acting all silly at city hall, of all places, and in front of the mayor and the council members, that was totally, totally wrong."the state's

attorney general is investigating the fatal shooting.while clark's loved ones want an independent autopsy.benjamin crump/clark attorney"the family of stephon clark doesn't trust anything that comes from the sacramento police department, since they were not told the truth at the beginning."i'm john lorinc reporting. ( robin )for the past two days protestors have been outside the county's d-a's office. officials say ..they plan on being there today as well. ( robin )over in medocino... the c-h-p and the county's sheriff's office.. are asking for the public's help to locate three missing teenagers. they are hoping those teens did not suffer the same fate as their family members..who died after their s-u-v went off cliff. kron 4's gabe slate has the latest on that investigation. sound from tom allman, sheriff- cororner, mendocinco county"it was a very confusing scene" mendocino county sheriff and coroner tom allman says there are a lot of unanswered

questions about how this suv carrying a family ended up at the bottom of a 100 foot cliff off highway one in mendacino county near the city of westport. it happened here in a remote rugged part of the coast westport is northwest of ukiah jennifer and sarah hart from woodland washington were found dead in the vehicle in their seat belts three of their six adopted teenagers, markis 19 years old, jeremiah 14 years old, and abigal 14 years old were found dead near the vehicle.. it's believed they were thrown out of the car went it crashed. they were not wearing seatbelts. sound from tom allman, sheriff- cororner, mendocinco county "that is a concern we don't know what happened" investigators are tying to figure out how they went off the cliff it wasn't off the highway itself they were here at the south side of juan creek bridge, in a large flat dirt lookout area that people

use to take pictures and turn around it's a wide lot.. plenty of space to navigate. they want to know what took over the edge. and they want to know where the other kids are? the hart's had three more adopted teens that range from ages 12 to 15 are missing.. sound from tom allman, sheriff-cororner, mendocinco county"names kids missing"one of the missing is 15 year old davante hart.. he gained some internet fame when this picture went viral in 2014, it was snapped during a ferguson-related demonstration in portland, oregon, the picture went viral.. it showed him crying while hugging a white police officer. the search and rescue teams are scouring the coast daily with drones looking for the bodies of the missing kids. sound from tom allman, sheriff- cororner, mendocinco county "ocean could have taken them far"neighbors of the hart family said they saw them all pack into their car friday and leave the woodland washington area. so far the investigators have not found any credit card transactions or gas station receipts to give them clues of where they traveled before going off the cliff. at this point they are working the case as an accident. sound from tom allman, sheriff- cororner, mendocinco county

( robin ) in pacifica... in pacifica... one person is suffering from major injuries after driving off of a cliff. police say this happened near palmetto avenue and westline drive.. near esplanade beach. right now... the cause of the accident is under investigation. ( robin ) a 75-year-old napa man was killed at the sonoma raceway. officials say the man was taking part in the "wednesday night drags" program when his car hit the wall at over 100 miles an hour... killing him. the

victim's name has not been released. officials say this is the first on-track fatality in the 30-year history of the wednesday night drags program. ( robin )two people are in the hospital after being run-over by a driver in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. this all happened just before 10-30 wednesday morning near 24th street in san francisco. kron 4's j.r. stone has the story. sot the guy in the van was just crazy and took it to a new level....witnesses describing the moments a driver ran over five people in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. this is video of the paramedics racing to help those individuals. sot it started the guy in the van....they started yelling back there were turf discussions like this is my turf and whatevera little before 10:30 in the morning there was an argument between five men and another man who was in a van and armed.sot got out of the van with an ax....went after the guys...took off their belts...took the ax away from him chased him back to the van he got in....he flipped the

van around and drove over four out of five of them.officers say five of the men were actually hit. one of those individuals died at the hospital. since that time at least one arrest has been made but even so....at least three witnesses we talked with wouldn't show their face on camera. fearful of possible retaliation.sot just angry....it sounds like my assumption is either some kind of mental disorder or drug withdrawl. ( robin )

( robin )that was j-r stone reporting. the suspected driver is in police custody. his name, age, and a mug shot has yet not been released. ( robin ) berkeley police are investigating after they say a fetus washed up on shore. a person walking near the water discovered the fetus just west of the tom bates sports fields yesterday afternoon. investigators say it was a baby boy and that the fetus was fairly well developed with the umbilical cord still attached. they are now trying to figure out how the baby boy ended up in the water.... and who he belongs to. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...a man in the south bay is facing deportation. why his family is considering moving to an uncommon location... if he does get deported. (robin)plus... a man accused of trying to lure a young girl is now out of custody. hear from that girls father and the warning police are issuing... (robin)and... the family of a man killed by a vallejo police officer... could be heading to court... find out who they're

suing.. and the demands they're asking (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

mmercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally

gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin ) happening today.... the driver police say jumped a curb at oakland's airport... is set to be arraigned. authorities say oakland resident... juan pablo... was dropping someone off at the airport tuesday night... and somehow jumped the curb... hitting 3 people. the crash sent luggage flying into the air... injuring a fourth person. two people were sent to the hospital... one with moderate injuries. pablo was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless driving, and driving without a license. he is being held at the santa rita jail in dublin. ( robin )also happening today... san francisco police will hold a town hall meeting on a deadly police shooting. the shootout happened last week on amazon avenue. police were

responding to reports of an armed man... and when they confronted several people inside a business... shots were fired. 21-year-old jehad eid was killed... five others were hurt including an officer and a minor. we don't know the condition of the child. but the other victims will be ok. the town hall starts at 6 at balboa high school. ( robin )the family of a man shot dead by a vallejo police officer... is filing a civil rights law suit against the officer and the city of vallejo. kron 4's haaziq madyun was there when that announcement was made. sot civil rights attorney john burris is showing images of the body of 32-year-old ronell foster who died in an officer involved shooting back on februray 13th in vallejosot

there was no kind of serious felony to justify the use of deadly force">burris has filed a wrongful death civil rights lawsuit against the city of vallejo and officer ryan mcmahon on behalf of ronell foster's familysot

angela giles/ronell foster's aunt: "i need the mayor and the chief of police to stand up and give us what we need, we need cooperation from your department, if there is nothing to hide we need transparency">i contacted vallejo mayor bob sampayan's office. i was told...no comment at this time. reached out to vallejo police chief andrew bidou's office for an on camera interview...and was told there will be no on- camera comments. however vallejo police did release a statement which reads in part... "although the investigation into this incident is not complete, the evidence, including the officer body camera video, reveal a different story than what was relayed in mr. burris' press release"the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages on behalf on ronell foster's son and daughter...in vallejo haaziq madyun kron4news ( robin ) an el granada man is in custody after allegedly stabbing another man. police say around four am wednesday morning... officers responded to a report of a stabbing in montara. authorities say when officers arrived they found a man in critical condition. the man was transported to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.

officers arrested phillip tunrner. he is facing charges of assault with a deadly ( robin )after thousands of dollars worth of computer equiptment was taken from a contra costa boys and girls club... we now know that the stolen goods... were going to be used for the organizations summer camp and other program. kron 4's chuck clifford has the latest. natson the morning of march 20th, the staff here at the boys and girls clubs of contra costa county arrived to find that the storage locker behind their offices had been broken into and raided. natsthe theives stole about $20,000 worth computers, monitors, keyboards, and other valuable equipment. many of the stolen itmes were going to be used at camps and youth computer labs scheduled to start in june. sotoh, it was heartbreaking. . .dana fraticelli is the ceo of the boys and girls clubs . she says the loss is blow to their small operation.sotto think that someone would come here and actually steal tools and equipment for kids who can't afford other programs in the community. it was shocking and dissapointing.the contra costa county sheriff's office is investigating but so far no suspects have been identified. dana hopes that whoever did

this will be brought to justice.soti hope they find them and bring them to justice. in the meantime, the boys and girls clubs is scrambling to replace their equipment. dana says they have already recieved some donations to help replace the stolen items but she is discouraging people from dropping off computer equipment.sotwe have a small staff and don't have the bandwidith to asses all the electronic equipment that might come, so if people want to help out please make a cash donation on the website.anyone with infomration about the thefts is asked to contact the the contra costa county sheriff's office. in contra costa county, charles clifford kron 4 news. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news...

a community on the peninsula on high-alert... after a teen is sexually assaulted at gunpoint while out jogging. hear what neighbors are saying after the attack.

welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. a legendary film is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, with a very special theatrical release. rick damigella tells us which one.. and more in today's hollywood minute. ááástarts in blackááá "open the pod bay doors, hal." more like, open the movie theater doors! the wrap reports warner brothers is planning a re-release of stanley kubrick's "2001: a space odyssey" in celebration of the film's 50th anniversary. the movie will be shown in select locations using 70 milimeter prints made from the original film negative. the odyssey begins may 18th.(nat music)thailand's maya bay, best known to american movie audiences from the film, "the beach," is

closing to visitors to ease environmental damage. the hollywood reporter says thai officials announced the bay will be off limits to visitors four months each year, starting in june."that's incredible teamwork."pixar's super-powered family is getting the lego treatment. w-b games has announced "lego the incredibles," coming to p-c, p-s-4, xbox-one and nintendo switch. the game encompasses elements from both "incredibles" movies, with players taking on the roles of the parr family to fight crime. it's game on on june 15th. in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break.

checking in on your

morning forecast. rebecca:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late 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 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 )a community terrified after a girl is swept off of a jogging path and assaulted. this morning police in palo alto are still looking for suspect. the incident happended just off of deer creek road. kron 4's hermela are-gawi has the story. (hermela aregawi)police say around 2 oclock this afternoon, they received a call from a bystander reporting that a teenage girl

had been grabbed while running along this trail and sexually assaulted. a rare crime in this palo alto neighborhood.. traci matthews/concerned residenti am shocked that's not what you see around here. my daughter plays soccer full time. her dad and i let her run the school track, let her go on trails, i'm very shocked. wednesday afternoon.. a teenage girl is jogging along arastradero road off deer creek road when she's snatched into the bushes. captain zach perron/palo alto police department she was pulled off that path and into the bushes by a man who had a gun, that she did not know and he sexually assaulted her in the bushes off the path and then ran away.police say they called all hands on deck.. using canines and a chp helicopter to search through the area for hours.. but didn't find the suspect. captain zach perron/palo alto police department the good news is if there is any. this girl is not seriously physically injured. that is very good news. obviously there is the emotional trauma that goes along with this too but she's a tough young lady

and my understanding is she's doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances.traci matthews/concerned residenti don't want my children to be afraid of anything but at the same time i want them safe. so what do you do i don't know what to do (hermela aregawi) police say they have dedicated all available resources to find the suspect before he victimizes someone else. reporting in palo alto hermela aregawi kron 4 news ( robin ) a man is arrested áand released... after police say he tried to lure a young girl into his car in the north bay. now-- deputies say the man could be a threat to the community. the father of the alleged victim is taking matters into his own hands. kron 4's terisa estacio explains. (estacio pkg) rebecca nelson, santa rosa resident. i am glad the dad is speaking out. absolutely, our children are most important and we need to take steps to protect them. ruth cake, "hats off? hats off, to the dad, he taught the daughter right."rebecca nelson and ruth cake are talking

about this dad... david henry sheriff's deputies say timothy james kottler tried to lure henry's daughter into a pontiac grand prix as she was walking home from her middle school in this santa rosa neighborhood.david henry. "he said do i know you? do i recognize you from the market? and she said no. henry says his daughter stayed strong keeping her distance from the man. henry. he had his door open, he said his window was broken, fortunately, an att technician was in the area and walked over, and the man drove away and waived.they got a license plate, turned it over to sonoma county sheriff's deputies who arrested kottler on an annoying or molesting a victim under 18 offense. but several hours after his arrest, kottler was let out of

jail on bail. with the department issuing a department issuing a warning saying he could be a possible threat to the community. henry. frustrated? very. they said if he touched, then locked up, but he didn't so out, and that is still not right. henry decided to distribute these flyers. he is very glad his daugher his safe, and wants to make sure other children are too. henry. i am proud of my daughter. we taught her and it happened. now, no one else. cake. we need to train our kids and make sure they stay safe. in santa rosa, terisa estacio kron four news. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero.

valenica street in san francisco is a major route for commuters and bicyclists. it's also one of the most dangrous if you're on two wheels. stanley roberts explains in today's edition of people behaving badly. what are you recording today how are we behaving bad well let's watch the driver of this ford suv as he attempts to park on valencia street in san francisco... notice the three bollards in the shot the driver parks partially on the sidewalk and partially in the street and just in case you're not sure...that is not a parking space the driver exits and heads to the rear to unload and then heads to his place of business let's find out what's exactly going onyea i'm doing it because i'm unloading, there's no where to

park because i'm a merchant but i'm gonna move i'm only going to be here for a second well. i'll give him credit for not entirely blocking the bike lane.unlike the rest of the people i'm about to put on blast you see the sfmta painted two white lines in the street between 15th and 19th the two white lines along with bullards were added to create separation from the lane of traffic and a heavily traversed bike corridor unless you are parking or pulling into a garage crossing the two white lines are not permitted .. buuuut nats ambiance old habits are hard to break like this construction truck which basically wedged itself up against one of the b llards but hey he has his, park anywhere button activated so i guess all is well this comes this cardboard collector who backs up into the bike lane so he can collect all this cardboard i dropped into mission bicycle company and chatted it nick where they make custom bikes new white lines new attitude, new

attitude for cyclist i feel a little bit safer but it not solving the problem 100% yes if we can get the driver's (cough cough) uber, lyft to remember page 52 of the california dmv driver's manual you know the part about no u-turns in a business district the would solve half the battle. but what do i know, i just done guy with a camera we behaving badly out here, i'm suppose to be biking but i'm just walking in the street bruh with my buddy ernie it lit bruh keep it lit 420 bruh i can't in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin)still to come on the kron four morning news... a father sits in jail waiting to learn if he will be deported. hear the back up plan his wife is formulating for their family... just in case he does. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (ácommercialá) (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the

region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin ) teachers with the oakland unified school district were at sequoia elementary school in oakland... picketing and handing out flyers in hopes of bringing attention to contract negotiations. this is just one of many demonstrations taking place this week at different oakland schools. oakland educators have been working without a contract for almost nine months. their contract expired july 1st 20-17. teachers say their main concerns are pay raises... and also smaller class sizes. ( robin )the san francisco

police union is putting out the call for new cop cars. claiming its current fleet is old, unsafe and unreliable. an odometer shows a san francisco police car with over 129-thousand miles on it. union leaders say one car has part of the steering wheel missing... other vehicles don't have functioning lights and sirens. the president of the citys police union says the department's fleet ... is falling apart. and with the city's budget up for debate next month...the police union wants the board of supervisors to prioritize repairing and replacing the vehicles.(sot) sot that problem has not been fixed last year or the year before and unless they make some serious changes the problem will continue( robin ) after an incident last june during the deadly shooting at the ups building... a responding officer's police car didnt' start... and they were forced to drive a citizen's car to

respond. ( robin )the wife of an undocumented san jose man facing deportation to mexico... is speaking out. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports... fernando carillo's family... is considering a move not to mexico... but to canada. (lourdes barraza)i caught up with lourdes barraza helping her daughter with homework as another day passes while her husband, fernando carillo, is in jail in richmond, whle judge joseph park decides whether to deport him.lourdes barraza/husband facing deportation"....we're just focused on judge park to make the right decision, we have a lot of support in the community, fernando is not a threat to society and he needs to be home with his family..." if the judge rules against them, lourdes and her three daughters, all of whomare american citizens, are setting their sites on a new life in canada.lourdes barraza"....if he is removed to mexico, we could not live there safely, so the only option is canada,

they speak english there which would be best for our daughters and in terms of finding work, canada is the only option...."detrained by ice agents after leaving his daughters day care center in october, fernando carillo, has been living illegally in the u.s. for 15 years. ice says carillo has already been deported three times since 2003.lourdes says the real problem is the lack of a clear path to citixenship for people like her husband.lourdes barraza"...if he could he would stand in line for days for the opportunity but there is to much red tape, it's why there are so many others who have not had the opportunity to get documented..."working a graveyard shift now and strugging to make ends meet without fernando's cable tv installer paycheck, lourdes says their three childrenmiss their father.lourdes barraza "....our youngest, who is four, begs me not to take her to the day care center where ice detained her dad, she feels responsible for that and that is something a 4 year old should not have in her mind..."

his crimes are said to include trying to enter the u.s. with a fake i.d, over staying a visa and drunk driving but supporters say carillo is no threat to national security. they want the judge to grant what's called a "withholding of removal," which wold allow carillo to appeal, apply for a work permitand stay with his family.lourdes barraza"....we have contributed to this economy, we have made a home for ourselves here, he supported me while i went to school, we're trying to do the same for our children, we've worked really hard to be where we are now...."and so the question for lourdes and fernando and their kids is what happensif he is deported and canada, already swamped with immigrants seekingasylum, slams the door.lourdes barraza "....i don't know, then what, then what do four american citizens do in the land of who knows where, that is my greatest fear right now. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (robin) and here's a live

look outside...from the sutro cam.

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 ) here's something you don't see

everyday.... video of an elephant smoking.you can see the asian elephant ingesting something with its trunk... and then blows out a gust of smoke the newly released video was shot back in 20-16 at nagarahole national park in india. wildlife conservation society experts say this is the first known documentation of such behavior they suggest the animal may have been ingesting natural charcoal and blowing out the ash. ( robin )a mummy mystery unravels in australia. researchers discovered mummy remains inside a 25-hundred year-old coffin they thought was empty. the coffin had been untouched for some 150 years... then during a recent routine checkup... bones, clothes, and beads were discovered inside.

hieroglyphics on the coffin say it contains the remains of a woman named merneithites ... who was a prestigious high priestess from 600 b-c. ( robin )coming up at 5 on the kron 4 morning news... a man accused of trying to lure a young girl is now out of custody. hear from that girls father and the warning police are issuing... ( robin )and... the family of a man killed by a vallejo police officer... could be heading to court... find out who they're suing.. and the demands they're asking for. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

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forcing evacuations. it is happening on whipple road in hayward. the fire is burning at an americas best value inn. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we will have the latest in a live report as soon as they arrive. ( 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:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry.

models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. maze to sf. min from the less then 30 min from the maze to sf. new this morning... police are searching for a man who exposed himself in pacifica. it happened yesterday afternoon at the

linda mar beach. officers responded after receiving calls about a man exposing himself... and taking pictures of children with his phone. the man gone when they arrived. witnesses say they saw him driving off in what looked like a gray honda coupe. ( darya ) a big story this morning... a funeral will be held today for stephon clark -- the unarmed black man shot and killed by sacramento police.( darya ) tensions are high in the city... and authorities are preparing for more protests today. clark was shot almost two weeks ago. two police officers were responding to a report of someone breaking car windows... when they fatally shot clark in his grandparents' backyard. police say they thought clark was holding a gun. he was found with a cellphone. the state's attorney general is investigating the fatal shooting... while clark's loved ones want an independent autopsy.

( darya ) the reverend al sharpton plans to give the eulogy for stephon clark at today's funeral. for the past two days... "black lives matter" has been protesting outside the county's d-a's office. the group says it will be there today as well. ( darya ) we have continuing coverage of the stephon clark shooting on air and online. we will have live reports from sacramento tonight. and on our website we have more video of protests around the city... as well as information on the lawsuit being filed against sacramento. it is all at kron 4 dot com. ( james ) a search is underway for three missing children in mendocino county -- after their car plunged off a cliff. their parents and three other siblings were killed in that crash. the search is focused on and around the shoreline below

highway one... they are also searching the water... with help from the alameda county sheriff's department. the missing children are presumed dead. the car was found monday. the victims have been identified. jennifer and sarah hart died with their adoptive children. the bodies of 19-year-old markis, 14-year-old jeremiah and 14-year-old abigal has been found. but 15-year- old devonte, 16-year-old hannah and 12-year-old sierra are missing. the family recently moved to washington state. investigators say the family appeared to be on a short road trip. we're also learning one of the missing children -- once went viral for hugging an officer during protests over police shootings. this is the photo -- showing devonte hart -- tears streamed down his cheek the photo was taken in 2014 in portland. ( darya ) one person is dead and four others are hurt after a hit-and-run in san francisco. it happened yesterday morning on illinois and 24th streets. there was an argument between five

men and another man who was driving a van. a witness told us the driver got out of the van and came at the group with an ax. that is when the argument escalated... < "they took the ax away from him and chased him back to the van he got back in the van...screaming the whole way just yelling at each other..the guys started to walk away and he flipped the van around and drove it up on the sidewalk full petal to the metal">( darya ) all five men were hit by the van... killing one of them. the driver has been arrested... but is not being named at this time. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a teen on a jogging path in palo alto. it happened in near arastradero road and deer creek road yesterday afternoon. police say the man pulled the girl off the jogging path... put a gun to her head... and sexually assaulted her. he then ran off. the victim flagged down help.

police say they used canines and a c-h-p helicopter to search the area. but after an hours long search... they did not find the attacker. ( james ) new this morning... a man is in custody... accused of raping a woman in a parking lot in san mateo. it happened tuesday afternoon on 42nd avenue. when police arrived, they found a woman intoxicated and partially unresponsve. she told officers that a man was holding her against her will... and that he had ran off. officers found a man nearby who fit the description...registered sex offender, eli walker. walker was arrested and booked into the san mateo county jail. ( james ) a 75-year-old napa man was killed at the sonoma raceway. officials say the man was taking part in the "wednesday night drags" program when his car hit the wall at over 100 miles an hour... killing him. the victim's name has not been released. officials say this is the first on-track fatality in the 30-year history of the wednesday night drags program. ( james ) one person has major injuries after driving

off the a cliff in pacifica. police say this happened near palmetto avenue and westline drive.. near esplanade beach. right now... the cause of accident is under investigation. ( darya ) happening today... san francisco police will hold a town hall meeting on a deadly police shooting. the shootout happened last week on amazon avenue. police were responding to reports of an armed man... and when they confronted a group of people inside a business... shots were fired. 21-year-old jehad eid was killed... five others were hurt including an officer and a minor. we don't know the condition of the child. but the other victims will be ok. the town hall starts at 6 at balboa high school. ( darya ) in the north bay... police are looking for a driver involved in a hit-and-run. it happened on highway 1-0-1 near tiburon on monday. marie singen- thaler was riding a motorcycle when she was hit by a car from

behind. she was thrown off her bike... and hit and killed by áanother car. that driver stayed on the scene. but the first driver took off. police are now looking for the driver a late model chevy silverado pickup or a chevy tahoe. they say the car would have major damage to the right side. ( darya ) a teen has been arrested for attempted murder in a santa rosa shooting. thomas martinez turned himself in at the santa rosa police department on tuesday. police say martinez shot a man after an argument. the victim was able to drive himself to the 7-11 on corby avenue for help. emergency responders treated him at the store...then took him to the hospital. miguel aleman and crystal lemus were also arrested on suspicion of being accessories to an assault with a deadly weapon. ( james ) happening

today... former raider and 49er aldon smith will be back in court. smith will be arraigned on charges that he violated a court order when he contacted the victim in a recent domestic violence incident. smith is accused of assaulting his fiance at her home in san francisco's nob hill neighborhood earlier this month. he has pleaded not guilty to the original charges. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... michelle obama speaks to a packed house in oakland. what she had to say about a possible presidential run. ( james ) plus... the family of a man killed by a vallejo police officer is now suing. what they're demanding the city now do. ( james ) and after the break... police couldn't hold a north bay man accused of trying to lure a girl into a car. now... that girl's father is taking action. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge

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to launch a planet hunter next month. it's called the "transiting exoplanet survey satellite" -- or "tess." tess will be on the lookout for planets that could support life outside our solar system. it's expected to launch from cape canaveral on april 16th. it will pick up the search as the kepler space telescope runs out of fuel.

( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late 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. ( james )( james )

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 ) happening today... the driver police say jumped a curb at oakland's airport... hurting 4 people is set to be arraigned. authorities say juan pablo was dropping someone off at the airport tuesday night... when he somehow jumped a curb... hitting 3 people. the crash sent luggage flying into the air... and that injured a fourth person. two people were sent to the hospital... one with moderate injuries. pablo was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless driving and driving without a license. ( darya ) in the north bay... a man is arrested -- and then released -- after police say he tried to lure a

young girl into his car in larkfield.( james ) now that girl's father is taking matters into his own hands. kron four's terisa estacio shows us how. rebecca nelson, santa rosa resident. i am glad the dad is speaking out. absolutely, our children are most important and we need to take steps to protect them. ruth cake, "hats off? hats off, to the dad, he taught the daughter right."rebecca nelson and ruth cake are talking about this dad... david henry sheriff's deputies say timothy james kottler tried to lure henry's daughter into a pontiac grand prix as she was walking home from her middle school in this santa rosa neighborhood.david henry. "he said do i know you? do i recognize you from the market? and she said no. henry says his daughter stayed strong keeping her distance from the man. henry. he had his door open, he said his window was broken, fortunately, an att technician

was in the area and walked over, and the man drove away and waived.they got a license plate, turned it over to sonoma county sheriff's deputies who arrested kottler on an annoying or molesting a victim under 18 offense. but several hours after his arrest, kottler was let out of jail on bail. with the department issuing a warning saying he could be a possible threat to the community. henry. frustrated? very. they said if he touched, then locked up, but he didn't so out, and that is still not right. henry decided to distribute these flyers. he is very glad his daugher his safe, and wants to make sure other children are too. henry. i am proud of my daughter. we taught her and it happened. now, no one else. cake. we need to train our kids and make sure they stay safe. in santa rosa,

terisa estacio kron four news. ( darya ) michelle obama made a stop in the bay area... talking to a packed house at oracle arena. media were not allowed inside the event last night. organizers say they wanted it to be an "intimate conversation" with the audience. but a kron 4 viewer did send us a photo from inside. the former first lady talked about the highs and lows of living in the white house. mrs. obama was asked if she'd run for president in 2020. she said the presidency isn't for her... and right now she's focused on the obama foundation. ( darya ) former vice president joe biden says he regrets saying if he were in high school... he would beat up president trump over the

way he talks about women. biden made the comment during a rally in miami last week. the president responded on twitter... saying biden would "go down fast and hard... crying all the way." but now biden is saying the threat was a mistake... and he doesn't want to get "down in the mosh pit" with the president. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a father sits in jail... waiting to find out if he'll be deported to mexico. the plans his family is now making... should that happen. ( james ) and after the break... one mom's warning after her daughter's severe allergic reaction to a common product for kids. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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

) for your kid's health this morning... one mom has a warning about the potential danger of cosmestics for kids.( james ) the illinois woman says her daugther had a severe allergic reaction to a makeup kit from a dollar store. the girl had to be hospitalized because her eyes were swollen and blistered shut. she also had a rash all over her body.( darya ) now the mom wants to warn other parents to be more aware of what they give to kids. she says the product they bought... had chemicals in it that are known to cause allergies. ( james ) if you're going to a wedding... be prepared to

spend a lot of money.( darya ) according to a bankrate- dot com survey... being in the wedding party will cost -- on average -- 728 dollars. that includes everything from attending the wedding... buying the gift... as well as attending bachelorette and bachelor parties and wedding showers.( james ) if you're close family or friends with the couple -- plan to spend 630 bucks. even if the bride or groom are part of your distant family or a fringe friend group -- the survey says you'll still spend 370 dollars. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( will ) it's opening day!

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news we are following is out of the east bay.... a fire is burning at a hotel in hayward. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene. lydia what do we know? thanks lydia. we will

check back with you through out the morning. and we first tols you about this fire with a push alert at 4:25 this morning.

remember you can get breaking news updates sent right to your phone. all you have to do is download the free kron 4 mobile app. ( james ) ( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca: rebecca:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a

chance of rain by late next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) a big story this morning... a funeral will be held today for stephon clark -- the unarmed black man shot and killed by sacramento police.( james ) tensions are high in the city... and authorities are

preparing for more protests today. clark was shot almost two weeks ago. two police officers were responding to a report of someone breaking car windows... when they fatally shot clark in his grandparents' backyard. police say they thought clark was holding a gun. he was found with a cellphone. for the past two days... "black lives matter" has been protesting outside the county's d-a's office. the group says it will be there today as well. the reverend al sharpton plans to give the eulogy for stephon clark at today's funeral ( james ) we have continuing coverage of the stephon clark shooting on air and online. we will have live reports from sacramento tonight. and on our website we have more video of protests around the city... as well as information on the lawsuit being filed against sacramento. it is all at kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) the family of a man shot and killed by a vallejo police officer is filing a civil rights law suit against the officer and the city. ronell foster was

killed on february 13th. vallejo police say foster was riding a bicycle when an officer stopped him as part of an investigation. police say foster ran and then got into a fight with the officer. they say foster then grabbed the officer's flashlight... and that's when the officer shot him. foster's family is calling on vallejo city leadership to release footage of the incident from the patrol car and the officer's body camera. ( darya ) we're learning more about the discovery of a fetus in berkeley. authorities are hoping the mother comes forward... so they can check on her physical and mental health. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking news. a person walking near the water found the fetus near the tom bates sports fields. investigators say it was a baby boy and that the fetus was fairly well developed... with the umbilical cord still attached. it's believed the mother suffered a miscarriage. investigators are trying to figure out how the baby boy

ended up in the water. ( darya ) an el granada man is in custody for stabbing another man. police say around four yesterday morning... officers responded to a report of a stabbing in montara. authorities say when officers arrived they found a man in critical condition. officers arrested phillip turner. he is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder. ( james ) new this morning... a special k-9 officer that worked with the pleasanton police department has died. gandalf the second was a chihuahua mix that specialized in community relations. he helped with calming victims in car crashes.. and often worked with children about animal safety. gandlaf retired in 20-11 after serving 8 years with the department. officers and staff say they will always be gratefl for his service. ( darya ) it's almost time to play ball. today is opening day... and the oakland a's are getting ready to host the angels.( james ) kron 4's will tran joins us live

from oakland. will... ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james ) the a's want to take over ownership of the coliseum site... now the team is officially in talks with mayor libby schaaf to make that happen. the coliseum is one of the oldest in baseball. the a's are looking to take over 136-million in debt for the site... which is currently owned by the city and alameda county.

( james )( james ) the team is hoping a decision on the site can be made by the end of the year. they want a new ballpark by the 2023 season. ( darya ) the giants open the season today in l-a against the dodgers. ty block will start for the giants... while clayton kershaw will make his eighth straight opening day start for the dodgers. that's a franchise record for l-a. first pitch is at 4:10. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4

morning news... old.... unsafe... and unreliable. that's what san francisco police are saying about their cars. we'll hear from the union's president about the issue. ( darya ) plus... caught on camera. a mom is suspected of using her kids to help her steal. we'll show you how they got away with it. ( darya ) and next... you may want to rethink your next bag of microwaved popcorn... we'll tell you what toxic chemicals researchers say it has. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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warning about microwave popcorn. new testing shows there are toxic chemicals in the bags. all the major microwave popcorn brands tested contained fluorinated additives... or p-f-a-s's. that includes act two, pop secret, orville redenbacher's, pop-weaver, regal cinemas, and clover valley. back in 20- 08... the f-d-a found these chemicals can migrate out of microwave popcorn bags and contaminate popcorn. the additives confuse our bodies' hormones and can also damage the liver and kidney. so... the center for environmental health and the campaign for healthier solutions released a video educating famlies about dangerous toxic chemicals. it was shot at 'roses in concrete community school' in east oakland. ( james ) the video the video features well-known oakland

rapper mystic and a local kindergarten class... it teaches families how to make their own popcorn. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. break. break. ♪ ♪ i can do more to lower my a1c.

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rebecca:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late next week.

rebecca:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late next week.

( darya ) in the south bay... a family is nervously waiting to find out whether a loving father and husband will be deported. fernando carillo is in the richmond jail... awaiting a judge's decision on his deportation. he was arrested by ice agents after dropping his daughter off at day care back in october. carillo has already been deported three times since 2003. his wife and 3 daughters are all american citizens... but say they are preparing to start a new life in canada. ( darya ) supporters of carillo want the judge to grant what's called a "withholding of removal," that would allow carillo to appeal...apply for a work permit...and stay with his family in the u-s. ( darya ) the san francisco police union is putting out a call for new cop cars... claiming its current

fleet is old, unsafe and unreliable.( james ) kron- 4's justine waldman explains that with the city's budget up for debate... the police union wants the board of supervisors to prioritize repairing and replacing the cars. an odometer shows a san francisco police car with over 129-thousand miles on it. another photo of a patrol car shows part of the steering wheel is missing.and the outside of this black and white is is dinged and dented the president of the sf police union says sfpd's fleet is dilapidated.sot the lights and sirens don't work the computers don't work the loud speakers dont workwith the city's budget up for debate in april and may, the police union wants the board of supervisors to prioritize repairing and replacing the departments fleet.sot give those officers the proper equipment to do their jobslast years proposed budget, included $8 million to replace

140 marked and unmarked cars over two years.but the department still ran into problems last june during the deadly shooting at the ups building.when responding officers' 2009 ford crown victoria would not start.and they used a citizens car to respond.the president of the police union tells kron 4 news this issue goes beyond officers safety concerns.they won't be able to help people. sot that problem has not been fixed last year or the year before and unless they make some serious changes the problem will continue(justine) the mayors office tells me... all city departments have submitted their budgets and they under consideration. the priority this year, is closing a 200-million-dollar deficit... then a focus on clean streets, homelessness and public safety. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. ( james ) caught on camera

-- a mother orchestrating a theft in stockton with her children. this surveillance video of a woman with an infant on her hip and a young boy close behind starts out innocent. seconds later - the boy - runs his fingers through his hair he then approaches a glass counter - then when he sees no one is looking -- scoops up a speaker and makes a run for it. the manager says he was dumbfounded when he reviewed the surveillance footage and saw the mother getting the car ready. ( james ) the manager says he did not realize what had happened until days later when he took a look at the surveillance footage. then he noticed a second set of speakers were also stolen by another family. that family has promised to pay for the speakers. ( james ) and after the break... the world can really run on dunkin now.

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rebecca:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. that breaking news we are following is out of the east bay.... a fire burdned a hotel ernight in hayward. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene. lydia what do we know?

horizontal spread to a minimum. and we were able to with an aggressive interior fire attack were able to stop the fire in those two involved units"> thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) the morning.through out with you through out the morning.

( james ) and we first told you about this fire with a push alert at 4:25 this morning. remember you can get breaking news updates sent right to your phone. all you have to do is download the free kron 4 mobile app. ( darya ) a big story this morning... a funeral will be held today for stephon clark -- the unarmed black man shot and killed by sacramento police.( darya ) tensions are high in the city... and authorities are preparing for more protests today. clark was shot almost two weeks ago.

two police officers were responding to a report of someone breaking car windows... when they fatally clark in his grandparents' backyard. police say they thought clark was holding a gun. he was found with a cellphone. the state's attorney general is investigating the fatal shooting... while clark's loved ones want an independent autopsy.

kron 4 dot com. ( james ) happening today... san francisco police will hold a town hall meeting on a deadly police shooting. the shootout happened last week on amazon avenue. police were responding to reports of an armed man... and when they confronted several people inside a business... shots were fired. 21-year-old jehad eid was killed... five others were hurt including an officer and a minor. we don't know the condition of the child. but the other victims will be ok. the town hall starts at 6 at balboa high school. ( james ) a man has died after being taken into custody by sonoma police. he was causing a disturbance at a mobile home park on ramon street last night. officers say the man was naked and refused to listen to their commands. he was then tased and handcuffed. the man went into medical distress and was taken to the hospital where he died. police have not given out his name. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a teen on a jogging path in palo alto. it happened in near

arastradero road and deer creek road yesterday afternoon. police say the man pulled the girl off the jogging path... put a gun to her head... and sexually assaulted her. he then ran off. the victim flagged down help. police say they used canines and a c-h-p helicopter to search the area. but after an hours long search... they did not find the attacker. ( darya ) a search is underway for three missing children in mendocino county -- after the car plunged off a cliff. their parents and three other siblings were killed in that crash. the search is focused on and around the shoreline below highway one... they are also searching the water... with help from the alameda county sheriff's department. the missing children are presumed dead. the car was found monday. the victims have been identified. jennifer and sarah hart died

with their adoptive children. the bodies of 19-year-old markis, 14-year-old jeremiah and 14-year-old abigal has been found. but 15-year- old devonte, 16-year-old hannah and 12-year-old sierra are missing. the family recently moved to washington state. investigators say the family appeared to be on a short road trip. we're also learning one of the missing children -- once went viral for hugging an officer during protests over police shootings. this is the photo -- showing devonte hart -- tears streamed down his cheek the photo was taken in 2014 in portland. on monday child protective services went to the family's home in washington after two people called them and expressed concern about the children and their well being. ( james ) a 75-year-old napa man was killed at the

sonoma raceway. officials say the man was taking part in the "wednesday night drags" program when his car hit the wall at over 100 miles an hour... killing him. the victim's name has not been released. officials say this is the first on-track fatality in the 30-year history of the wednesday night drags program. ( james ) one person has major injuries after driving off the a cliff in pacifica. police say this happened near palmetto avenue and westline drive.. near esplanade beach. right now... the cause of accident is under investigation. ( james ) one person is dead and four others are hurt after a hit-and-run in san francisco. it happened yesterday morning on illinois and 24th streets. there was an argument between five men and another man who was driving a van. a witness told us the driver got out of the van and came at the group with an ax. that is when the argument escalated... < "they took the ax away from him and chased him back to the van he got back in the van...screaming the whole way just yelling at each other..the guys started to

walk away and he flipped the van around and drove it up on the sidewalk full petal to the metal">( james ) all five men were hit by the van... killing one of them. the driver has been arrested... but is not being named at this is not being named at this time. ( darya ) a man is in custody after allegedly raping a woman in a parking lot in san mateo. it happened tuesday afternoon on 42nd avenue. when police arrived, they found a woman intoxicated and partially unresponsve. she told officers that a man was holding her against her will... and that he had ran off. officers found a man nearby who fit the description...registered sex offender, eli walker. walker was arrested and booked into the san mateo county jail. ( darya ) a man is arrested-- and released after police say he tried to lure a young girl into his car in santa rosa. now-- the girl's father is on a mission

spreading the word about the man. sheriff's deputies say timothy james kottler tried to lure david henry's daughter into a car as she was walking home from her middle school in a santa rosa neighborhood. henry says his daughter kept her distance from the man. ( darya ) kottler was arrested for annoying or molesting a victim under 18 but was released on bail several hours later. henry printed out flyers to warn neighbors.

( james )still ahead on still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. michelle obama speaks to a packed house in oakland and talks about a possible presidential run. ( james )also ahead...an out of control space station is crashing towards earth. scientists tell us when it will enter our atmosphere. ( james ) and the family of a man killed by a vallejo police officer are taking their case to court. details are ahead. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

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check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

rebecca: a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather.

gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late next week. ( james ) happening today... former

raider and 49er aldon smith will be back in court. smith will be arraigned on charges that he violated a court order when he contacted the victim in a recent domestic violence incident. smith is accused of

assaulting his fiance at her home in san francisco's nob hill neighborhood earlier this month. he has pleaded not guilty to the original charges. ( james ) happening today... the driver police say jumped a curb at oakland's airport... hurting 4 people is set to be arraigned. authorities say juan pablo was dropping someone off at the airport tuesday night... when he somehow jumped a curb... hitting 3 people. the crash sent luggage flying into the air... and that injured a fourth person. two people were sent to the hospital... one with moderate injuries. pablo was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless driving and driving without a license. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) another big story we are following. the family of a man shot dead by a vallejo police officer ... is filing a civil rights law suit against the officer and the city of vallejo.( james ) kron 4's haaziq madyun was there when that announcement was made. sot

foster stood outside vallejo city hall to announce a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the city for the february 13th shooting death of foster by vallejo police officer ryan mcmahon. burris says foster took off on his bicycle after mcmahon approached him to talk about a police investigationsotfoster's family is calling on vallejo city leadership to release the video footage of the incident from the police patrol car and the officer's body camerasot angela giles/ronell foster's aunt: "i need the mayor and the chief of police to stand up and give us what we need, we need cooperation from your department, if there is nothing to hide we need transparency">i contacted vallejo mayor bob sampayan's office. i was told...no comment at this time. reached out to vallejo police chief andrew bidou's office for an on camera interview...and was told there will be no on- camera comments. however vallejo police did release a statement which reads in part... "although the investigation into this incident is not complete, the evidence, including the officer body camera video, reveal a different story than what was relayed in mr. burris' press release"the lawsuit seeks unspecified damages on behalf on ronell foster's son and daughter...in vallejo haaziq madyun kron4newsin vallejo haaziq madyun kron4news

( darya ) michelle obama made a stop in the east bay ... talking to a packed house at oracle arena. media were not allowed inside the event last night. organizers say

they organizers say they wanted it to be an "intimate conversation" with the audience. but a kron 4 viewer did send us a photo from inside. the former first lady talked about the highs and lows of living in the white house. mrs. obama was asked if she'd run for president in 2020. she said the presidency isn't for her... and right now she's focused on the obama foundation. ( darya ) former vice president joe biden is regretting the school yard fight he picked with president trump. during a rally in miami... biden said he would beat up president trump over the way he talks about women. the president responded on twitter... saying biden would "go down fast and hard... crying all the way." but now biden is saying the threat was a mistake... and he doesn't want to get "down in the mosh pit" with the president. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a father sits in jail... waiting to find out if he'll be deported to mexico. the

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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 ( darya ) take a look at this . half a million gallons

of water bursting into the sky. the explosion of water was a new temperature control test at nasa's j-f-k space center in florida.( james ) scientists were looking at the way water sprays when rockets are launched with the new system they have in place. at peak flow, the water reached about 100 feet in the air above the pad surface. water is used to protect launch pads from the extreme heat of rockets. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) this weekend an out of

control chinese space out of control chinese space station is crashing towards earth.( james ) engineers can't control the re-entry of the bus sized space station ... since it stopped sending data in 20-16. almost nine tons worth of space debris will crash through the atmosphere between tomorrow and monday.( darya ) experts insist there's nothing to worry about, since most of the space station will burn up before it reaches the ground.

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

(james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a

chance of rain by late 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 ( james ) ( james ) a big story this

morning... a funeral will be held today for stephon clark -- the unarmed black man shot and killed by sacramento police. tensions are high in the city... and authorities are preparing for more protests today. clark was shot almost two weeks ago. two police officers were responding to a report of someone breaking car windows... when they fatally clark in his grandparents' backyard. police say they thought clark was holding a gun. he was found with a cellphone. the state's attorney general is investigating the fatal shooting... while clark's loved ones want an independent autopsy.

reverend al sharpton plans to give the eulogy for stephon clark at today's funeral. for the past two days... "black lives matter" has been protesting outside the county's d-a's office. the group says it will be there today as well. ( james ) we have continuing coverage of the stephon clark shooting on air and online. we will have live reports from sacramento tonight. and on our website we have more video of protests around the city... as well as information on the lawsuit being filed against sacramento. it is all at kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) to the east bay now ... we're learning more about the discovery of a fetus in berkeley. authorities are hoping the mother comes forward... so they can check on her physical and mental health. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking news. a person walking near the water found the fetus near the tom bates sports fields. investigators say it was a baby boy and that the fetus was fairly well developed... with the umbilical cord still attached. it's believed the mother suffered a miscarriage. ( darya ) an el granada

man is in custody for stabbing another man. police say around four yesterday morning... officers responded to a report of a stabbing in montara. authorities say when officers arrived they found a man in critical condition. officers arrested phillip turner. he is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder. ( james ) new this morning... a special k-9 officer that worked with the pleasanton police department has died. gandalf the second was a chihuahua mix that specialized in community relations. he helped with calming victims in car crashes.. and often worked with children about animal safety. gandlaf retired in 20-11 after serving 8 years with the department. officers and staff say they will always be gratefl for his service. ( darya ) it's almost time to play ball. today is opening day... and the oakland a's are getting ready to host the angels.( james ) kron

4's will tran joins us live from oakland. will...

( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) the giants open the season today in l-a against the dodgers. ty block will start for the giants... while clayton kershaw will make his eighth straight opening day start for the dodgers. that's a franchise record for l-a. first pitch is at 4:10. ( darya ) in the south bay... santa clara county leaders plan to build all- inclusive playgrounds at three san jose parks. the county is giving the city 4-million dollars to build playgrounds at alum rock park... emma

prusch farm park... and lincoln glen park. all-inclusive playgrounds go beyond traditional design requirements... to make sure kids with special needs can access them. the playgrounds should be complete in a few years. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... old.... unsafe... and unreliable. that's what san francisco police are saying about their cars. we'll hear from the union's president about the issue. ( darya ) and tesla is speaking out about the deadly car crash involving one of their cars. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

( james ) new information on the deadly crash involving an electric tesla model-x. tesla says the deadly crash was made more severe by a damaged freeway barrier. they say the barrier on 101 in mountain view was missing a piece designed to protect drivers. tesla posted this picture on their website. on the left you can see what the barrier looked like before it was damaged.

and on the right is what it looked like just one day before the crash. tesla says they are still investigating if the car was operating on it's autopilot mode when it crashed. right now they are trying to recover logs from the car's computer. the n-t-s-b has dispatched a two person team to investigate. the 38-year-old driver of that tesla was killed in the crash. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break.

(james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a strong ridge stays

in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late 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 ( james ) a big story in the south

bay... a family is nervously waiting to find out whether a loving father and

husband will be deported. fernando carillo is in the richmond jail... waiting on a judge's decision on his deportation. he was arrested by ice agents after leaving his daughter's day care back in october. carillo has already been deported three times deported three times since 2003. his wife and 3 daughters are all american citizens... but say they are preparing to start a new life in canada. ( james ) supporters of carillo want the judge to grant what's called a "withholding of removal," that would allow carillo to appeal...apply for a work permit...and stay with his family in the u-s. ( darya ) the san francisco police union is putting out the call for new cop cars ... claiming its current fleet is old, unsafe and unreliable. union

leaders say one car has leaders say union leaders say one car has part of the steering wheel missing ... other vehicles don't have functioning lights and sirens. and with the city's budget up for debate in april and may ... the police union wants the board of supervisors to prioritize repairing and replacing the vehicles. ( darya ) all city departments have submitted their budgets and they are under consideration. the mayor says the priority this year, is closing a 200- million-dollar deficit. ( darya ) in the north bay... police are looking for a driver involved in a hit-and-run. it happened on highway 1-0-1 near tiburon on monday. marie singen-

thaler was riding a motorcycle when she was hit by a car from behind. she was thrown off her bike... and hit and killed by áanother car. that driver stayed on the scene. but the first driver took off. police are now looking for the driver a late model chevy silverado pickup or a chevy tahoe. they say the car would have major damage to the right side. ( james ) a teen has been arrested for attempted murder in a santa rosa shooting. thomas martinez turned himself in at the santa rosa police department on tuesday. police say martinez shot a man after an argument. the victim was able to drive himself to the 7-11 on corby avenue for help. emergency responders treated him at the store...then took him to the hospital. miguel aleman and crystal lemus were also arrested on suspicion of being accessories to an assault with a deadly weapon. ( james ) caught on camera -- a mother orchestrating a theft in stockton with her

children. this surveillance video of a woman with an infant on her hip and a young boy close behind starts out innocent. seconds later - the boy - runs his fingers through his hair he then approaches a glass counter - then when he sees no one is looking -- scoops up a speaker and makes a run for it. the manager says he was dumbfounded when he reviewed the surveillance footage and saw the mother getting the car ready. ( james ) the manager says he did not realize what had happened until days later when he took a look at the surveillance footage. then he noticed a second set of speakers were also stolen by another family. that family has promised to pay for the speakers. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news . these two men are making history. find out which n-f-l team they'll be cheering

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made in the n-f-l.for the first time ... an n-f-l team will have male cheerleaders.( darya ) the los angeles rams will have quinton peron and napoleon jinnies as part of their official cheer squad. they will be the first men to perform the same dance routine as the female cheerleaders. both men are trained dancers. ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news...

we're following breaking news of the east bay... where a fire is burning in hayward. we'll live there with the latest.

(darya) good morning i'm

darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather... rebecca:a strong ridge stays in place today into friday with seasonably warm weather. gradual cooling back to normal over the weekend into early next week but continued dry. models continue to indicate a chance of rain by late next week.