tv KRON 4 Early News KRON April 30, 2018 4:00am-7:00am PDT
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(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. major hot spot in novato nb 101 at the dubpm overtirned big rig all lanes closed. 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.
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investigating a fatal shooting in albany. albany police say a man was found shot and hunched over a park bench on sunday. the found him on masonic avenue ... near ohlone greenway. the victim was taken to a hospital ... but he died. his name has not been released. police are still looking for the shooter. we spoke with neighbors who say they were shocked. (robin) anyone with information is asked to call albany police. (robin) four people had to be rescued and pulled out of the water in pacifica last night after their boat was pushed onto the beach. kron 4's gayle ong has the latest on what's next for the people who were living on board. :07
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salvage company to pump out the water and pull the boat out to safety.. in the meantime.. tawny and the group still stranded on the beach no place to stay -- and don't know anyone in the bay area.. pacifica resident monica wu saw the group trying to salvage what's left of their belongings she offered to do their laundry and give them new bags :09 "monica wu: "they have all their stuff just drenched in garbage bags right now and as a person and as a sailor, you know i want to help them."> :05"we've been running around in wet sandy clothes all night and that's highly uncomfortable when it's windy.">it was tawny's second day out on the sailboat - her first time sailing in the ocean.. says she plans to have the boat fixed and will continue her journey out to sea.. in pacifica gayle ong, kron 4 news (robin) (robin) a boater is missing after he went overboard saturday morning. contra costa county sheriff's office say it happened near the antioch bridge. just before 8:30... a distress call
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was made to deputies and they say the man was knocked into the water around that time. two men were on the boat and were trying to set an anchor to fish when a wake came along. the wake hit the boat... causing the men to fall off. neither man had a life jacket on but one was picked up by a passing boater. officials have not released the name of the boater. (robin) take a look at this... it was a very wet afternoon in the south bay. an s-u-v crashed into a fire hydrant... flooding walsh avenue near northwestern parkway in santa clara. these pictures were taken by the santa clara fire department. you can see it was quite the mess. fortunately... no one was seriously hurt. (robin) several small earthquakes rattled the east bay. they shook danville yesterday afternoon. and according to the u.s. geological survey, two were 3.0 magnitude. kron 4's michelle kingston was in downtown danville to gage peoples thoughts on all the shaking. (mk)michelle kingston,
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@mkingstonnews"most people say it's just part of living here in california, but they've been feeling quite a few of these small quakes lately, never knowing if a big one is going to strike."susan snyder, danville"at this point, i'm so used to it that it doesn't even phase me."doug lauer, danville"it just kind of gives you a quick jolt and you feel it, you heart races for a minute but then its gone."a 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck the danville area just after 10:30 sunday morning ... and within five minutes -- 2 1.9s and a 2.7 also rumbled the area.john wintersteen, danville"you don't know whether you should jump up and go outside or just wait it out so it's always that indecision so i waited and we had another one a little while later and probably about 10 minutes after that i felt another one." doug lauer, danville"you pause and wait a minute to see if there's more coming and generally there isn't, but we've had on average in the last few days 3 or 4 of them." doug lauer and his wife have called danville home for 29 years and say they're used to feeling these small quakes. doug lauer, danville"every once in a while you get, you have a month or so you feel a few of them and then it goes away for a couple years."in just over an hour -- seven earthquakes struck the danville area on sunday morning ...and another 3.0 hit about four hours later at 3:25 in the afternoon ... we asked around but no one seeemed to feel that one susan snyder,
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danville"i just kind of worry about my dog getting freaked out but you just let it ride and then go about your day. that's the way it is around here lately."john wintersteen "it's always exciting though." michelle kingston, @mkingstonne ws"we were also here in danville this afternoon for the 3.0 that struck at 3:25. like everybody we spoke to, we also didn't feel it.and luckily -- no damage was reported.in danville, michelle kingston, kron 4 news." (robin) daly city police are investigating an attempted homicide at a bowling alley. it happened on saturday night at the classic bowling center on king drive. this is cell phone video from the shooting. police say a man was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition. the owner of the bowling alley said he fears this shooting will hurt his business.
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(robin) the victim is at s-f general hospital recovering from his injuries. (robin) the june election is right around the corner, and another california gubernatorial debate wrapped up. this one: put on by our sister station k-s-e-e-24 in fresno. our capitol bureau reporter kody leibowitz has the highlights, and tells us why lutinet. governor gavin newsom did not participate. kody leibowitz "four candidates debating tonight in the central valley... all attempting to be the last two standing after june's primary." antonio villaraigosa.john chiang.john cox.travis allen. all four aiming to be the next governor of california. all with different ideas for how to run the state.travis allen, republican candidate for governor "we will reverse the illegal sanctuary state. we will get voter id in california."antonio villaraigosa, democratic candidate for governor "i'm going to work with you to grow more middle class jobs, to educate more of your kids." john cox, republican candidate for governor "i want to turn this state around because this state absolutely needs to turn
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around."john chiang, democratic candidate for governor "i have the honesty, the integrity, the record of fiscal responsibility and responsible leadership to move california."among the topics tonight -- healthcare, public safety, immigration and border control, water and the high speed rail. some fireworks throughout...travis allen "i'm the only candidate in the race that has a vote record as being a conservative."evan onstat to john cox "are you talking about getting rid of medi-cal?"john cox "i'm talking about phasing it down and making healthcare affordable."john chiang "i register my objection, we should have had delaine eastin, the leading female gubernatorial candidate. who has been as active in as many of these debates as possible." antonio villaraigosa "our politics is broken. too much screaming, too much polarization. let's work together."kody leibowitz "some candidates not here tonight. two didn't make the cut. one - lieutenant governor gavin newsom not showing up to another debate. in fresno, kl back to you." (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news... some people in concord who were forced to evacuate following that massive apartment fire are relieved to be back home. (robin) plus ...
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we'll tell you how one local community is helping fight the opioid crisis. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... we'll have the story of migrant's seeking asylum in the u-s... their month-long journey coming up next. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)
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(robin) it was a month-long journey from central america to the u.s.-mexico border. and now comes the hard part for these migrants. they've got to plead their case to get asylum in the united states. john lorinc reports. nat sound from crowdcrowd chantingthese migrants from central america traveled more than three thousand miles. gabriela hernandez/migrant from honduras "it's difficult with kids. it's not an easy decision to make, to leave behind your family."and although their caravan made it to u.s.-mexico border near san
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diego, the journey isn't complete.the migrants will surrender to border officials and say why they want enter the u-s.saman nasseri/immigrati on attorney"if the interview goes well then they can follow through with that case either through immigration court or through the asylum office depending on the case. or if it's denied they can request a review of that hearing with immigration court director." president trump has had harsh words about the migrant caravan, calling the situation a "mess."president trump/no font needed"we've got mexico to work with us on stopping a lot of what's pouring in, but we have the worst laws anywhere in the world."others are more sympathetic.rep. eric swalwell/d-california"we've always been a country that helps the weary traveler, and we should do it, as i said, in a way where we come together and put in place immigration laws that protect the border, but also, you know, uphold that responsibility of taking care of people." dozens of migrants say they will stay outside an immigration center until "every last one" is allowed into the u-s.i'm john lorinc reporting.
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(robin) many of us probably have expired prescription drugs in our medicine cabinet. so what do we do with them? the d-e-a has a solution... they partnered with the alameda county district attorney's office for a "drug take back day." kron 4's gayle ong reports. it's a good feeling these alameda residents say to finally get rid of old pills that have been cluttering up their medince cabinets. :09 :13there was a steady flow of people at the alameda courthousealameda county district attorney's office partnered with the d-e-a for national "prescription take back day"the event is in it's ninth yearit's an effort to combat the growing problem of prescription drug abuse and addiction. :14
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attorney assistant chief of inspectors says: "there's overdoses everyday where kids get into prescription drug medications that are either in the parents house or grandparents house or they're getting access to it and without knowing what it is or what effects are.">the county d-a's office sponsored four locations :04and though it's called prescription take back day, people are also encouraged to bring over the counter medication that's expired or no longer needed. :09participants say getting rid of their unwanted medications not only makes them feel safer -- it's also good for the environment. :09 :21
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boxes. just contact your local hospital or police department. we're here in alameda county, gayle ong, kron 4 news."> (robin) (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... avengers infinity war has prompted a lot of reaction from fans and critics. we have more coming up in the hollywood minute.
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welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... a certain marvel movie's massive debut is prompting a lot of reactions -- including from a certain "merc with a mouth." david daniel has that in the hollywood minute. (nat) "we have what thanos wants, so that's what we use." the record-setting "avengers: infinity war" includes dozens of comic-book heroes... though
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not deadpool, of course -- not that he didn't try! to celebrate the marvel movie's record-setting debut, ryan reynolds, who plays deadpool, tweeted out the character's coffee stained "rejection letter" from tony stark, denying deadpool's reequest to join the avengers back in 20-12. reynolds' comment: "from a guy who never knows when to quit. i'm glad you guys never did. congrats avengers." "deadpool two" opens may 18th, with "infinity war" villain josh brolin crossing over to play deadpool's new nemesis, "cable.""i think it's good, except it sucks. so let me do the plan, and that way, it might be really good."the popularity of "infinity war" appears to have prompted a change by the film subscription service movie- pass. members can see a movie every day for a monthly or annual fee, but according to the hollywood reporter, movie-pass now prohibits repeat viewings of the same movie. the company's c-e-o tells the magazine, it's to keep users from turning their memberships into a "cottage industry" by selling their tickets. members who want to see "infinity war" again will just have to fork over like everybody else -- and we mean everybody. in hollywood, i'm david daniel.
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(robin) it is last call for good, at a popular san jose bar. the owner of "the place".. says he couldn't get the landlords couldn't get the landlords to renew the lease. kron 4's hermela aregawi has the story. "the place" is having it's ultimate last call sunday night.the nieghborhood dive bar is closing after 30 years. devastated this is like my go to bar. it's kind of like that neighborhood bar, everyone knows each other, everyone knows each other story. it's
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going to be really hard not having this place around, somewhere to go. it's kind of in the name you know, the palce, that's just where everybody goes to you know. owner kevin rosenkrantz open the dive in 1988 as "kevin's place"but wasn't able to renew the lease.. so on monday.. the doors will be closed permanently. kevin rosenkrantz/owneri'm devastated by it. i've been here for 30 years so. seen a lot of course, a lot of good times a lot of bad. it's been a good little journey. it's kind of a sad sad day. the place has a lot of history.. the bar and its pool table were used for "kiss shot".. a 1989 movie starting whoopi goldbergpeople in the community say it also has a lot of personal history for them...and they are sad to see it go. denise dunbar/bartender i'll miss the bartenders the most the people i became friends with. and then i'll
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miss the customers. there's a lot of people. i couldn't tell you their name but i can tell you what they drink when they walk in the door, you know. it's like cheers norm you know? joyce davidson/san josei'm very sad. it's been a great place. i've had a lot of good times here. i've met a lot of good people. it's just the people the people is what it's all about. (hermela aregawi) the owner tells me.. he is looking to open another dive in santa cruz. so that might be where the new place is. reporting in san jose hermela aregawi kron 4 news (robin) many residents in concord are relieved to be waking up in their homes this morning ... they were evacuated by last week's huge apartment fire. kron four's philippe djegal has the story. it's good to be back home -- says youssef (you-siff) abdallah.. his apartment building on galindo street is still in tact. his apartment unit itself -- sparred any damage.youssef abdallah/resident- "in the
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hallway upstairs and in the restroom, i can smell the smoke, so i don't know where it's coming from, but thank god, none of the clothes smell like smoke. the apartments great on the inside." although local and federal fire investigators are still around... and, will be for quite some time... abdallah doesn't mind -- saying he understands the clean-up in concord could be lengthy, while investigators work to determine a cause of the fire. he just appreciates being allowed back in before any more time passes. youssef abdallah/resident- "being home and just laying in your bed and watching your shows and relaxing. it was good -- i just stayed home." the city of concord removed the red tag on this apartment complex once it concluded there was no further serious risk of parts of the damaged structure collapsing onto the apartments. friday -- some 250 residents were allowed back in.robert marshall/fire marshall- "for most of the week, the uh, uh, air quality inside of the apartments and inside of the apartment building area, uh, was very unhealthy. so, for that reason, we wanted to keep people out." the ordeal stressful for pets as well. john herring and his cat have been staying with friends the past few days. a little surprised that the fire turned
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out to be as large and dangerous as it was.john herring/resident- "i thought it was just going to be a couple of hours. uh, it turned into more than that obviously." demolition of the fire building was paused over the weekend... and, will resume monday. in concord, philippe djegal, kron four news. (robin) nine people in oakland have lost their home... after an apartment fire. the fire happened on 39th avenue yesterday afternoon. when firefighters arrived they saw flames coming from the right side of the building. investigators say they the cause of the fire may have been electrical.
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has been a problem in the bay for as long as most people can remember. and its even worse -- when the most scenic roads and open spaces fall victim to people behaving badly. are you missing a camshaft? how about a car door, or even pistons well look no more. nats: ambiance i got just want you need, well it's not really me but if you hurry uo and rush over to cummings skyway in crockett and take your pick because someone dumped car parts all over the place, i mean it looks like a car crashed and all the parts simply fell out onto the roadway i think it's awful but they are throwing it out there and i don't understand why they don't go to the dumps this is pam and dennis zampa, if that name sounds familiar dennis is the grandson of al zampa .you can see the al zampa bridge from cummings skyway just don't look down nats: ambiance because if you do, you will be disgusted ... this is the what appears to the skeletal remains of a
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rather large dogwhen i first arrived, this van was parked there so i sat back and watched for a while it tues out they were just there to walk their dog they quickly pointed out they didn't dump this nats: ambiance whoever did this rather its on person of a group of people, this is bad this open space borders with east bay regional parks property this is a know hot spot for illegal dumping, but it happens up and down cummings skyway whether it's auto parts or just trash its an eyesorecummins skyway is a busy road, i know, yea i think they got a guts doing it but they must do it rather quickly .. i assume i not know. illegal dumping is and had been a problem in the bay area for a very long time but how do we prevent it? in crockett stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... cars teaching themselves to park. and drones learning to follow
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(robin) cars teaching themselves to park. drones learning to follow humans. all this, inside a high tech lab in a beautiful town in switzerland - working towards an "artificial intelligence" revolution. but one scientist has some concerns. erin mclaughlin has the story. inside the picturesque swiss town of lugano scientist jurgen schmidhuber works toward revolution. if he's successful, the world will never be the same.j÷rgen schmidhuber, ai pioneer: "what we are seeing now is much more than just another industrial revolution. it is going to be something that transcends
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humankind itself, and even biology itself."schmidhuber is an ai pioneer. his goal- to develop artificial intelligence radically smarter than humans. he's helped develop the algorithms that define the field as we know it now.artifical intelligence- or ai- is what makes siri respond to your commands. and enables google to translate inside schmiduber's labs, ai pushes beyond that.cars teach themselves to park.j÷rgen schmidhuber, ai pioneer: "when you now move your head it's going to follow.. and you can direct it"drones learn to follow humans.anna stewart, lugano, switzerland: "i go forward i go backward"ai even teaches itself to run. j÷rgen schmidhuber, ai pioneer: "the important thing is there's no teacher. and what you see there it's trying all kinds of things. and at the beginning it's a total failure. the goal is
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just to maximize the distance covered."the next step... developing robots which can teach themselves to perform simple tasks.still, none of this comes close to super intelligenceschmidhuber believes it can be achieved in mere decades.anna stewart, lugano, switzerland: "so, there are those who are skeptical, and who say that actually ai could very well enter another sort of deep freeze period where nothing happens."j÷rgen schmidhuber, ai pioneer: "at the moment, i don't see that as a possibility at all because all the tendencies that i observe in my own lab, in other labs, the general hardware acceleration tells me another story"other leaders in the field agree.nick bostrom is the director of the future of humanity institute at oxford university. nick bostrom, author: "i think it will affect all aspects of our lives, all segments of the economy."he worries not enough is being done to prepare for the potential dangers.anna stewart, reporter: given your research, given everything you know so far, are you
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optimistic about the future of humanity?nick bostrom, author: "i think this transition to the machine superintelligence era will be associated with some significant risks, including these existential risks of human extinction and such. but, on the other side, and this does not get as much airtime, but i think there's an enormous upside." schmidhuber says he is confident the enormous upside will prevail. but he admits its like playing with fire. j÷rgen schmidhuber, ai pioneer: "we have to be aware of the potential dangers of fire, but we are not going to stop this further development of fire because the pros outweigh the cons too much."it may be unpredictable, but schmidhuber and others agree, when it comes to ai... the match has been struck.erin mclaughlin, lugano, switzerland. (robin) as the weather warms up... air quality officials are urging drivers
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to find other ways of getting to work. starting today... the "spare the air" smog season begins in san francisco. officials say cars are the largest source of pollution in the region. in the summertime... air district officials issue "spare the air" alerts whenever smog is expected to hit unhealthy levels. (robin) reports say ronny jackson will not return to his position as president donald trump's personal physician. jackson recently withdrew his nomination for secretary of veterans affairs after several allegations surfaced. jackson is accused of being intoxicated during an overseas trip, loosely handling prescription pain medications and creating a toxic work environment. he has denied the allegations. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a prom queen announcement one student will never forget. we'll hear how one school is honoring her ... after the break. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam. cloudy and breezy to day
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(robin) students at a wisconsin high school...crown ed a transgender young woman as their prom queen. it was a dream come true for nikko nelson...a girl who has struggled for acceptance ever since she was a little boy. the high school junior plans a career in fashion...this month she learned...her personal style would take
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center stage at her high school's prom. nikko's parents and her best friend india... made the journey with her.(sot) (robin) nikko says she didn't win prom queen for being a transgender girl...she won for being nikko nelson. (robin) the australian government pledged half a billion dollars to restore and protect the great barrier reef. that's according to the australian environment minister josh frydenberg. frydenberg tweeted that this is "the largest ever single investment" to protect the reef. he says the reef contributes over six billion dollars annually to the economy. (robin) coming up in the next hour ... demolition continues today in concord...
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almost a week after a fire burned through an under- construction apartment complex. we have a live report (robin) plus ... albany police are investigating a fatal shooting from over the weekend. you'll hear from neighbors. (robin) and police are still looking for boater after he went overboard. we'll explain how the accident happened. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)
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continued cooler than normal weather through the middle of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a small chance for scattered showers. high pressure will produce dry and warmer conditions during the week. ( james ) in the east bay... demolition resumes today in concord... nearly one week after a fire burned through an under-construction complex.( darya ) kron 4's will tran joins us live... will...
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in albany. police say a man was found shot and hunched over a park bench yesterday. the found him on masonic avenue ... near ohlone greenway. the victim was taken to a hospital ... but he died. his name has not been released. police are still looking for the we spoke who say they were shocked. ( darya ) the ohlone greenway is back open this morning. ( darya ) a boater is missing this morning after he went overboard. it happened near the antioch bridge on saturday morning. just before 8:30... a distress call was made to deputies after two men were seen in the water. the men were trying to set an anchor to fish when a wake came along. the wake hit the boat... causing the men to fall off. neither man had a life jacket on but one was picked up by a passing boater.
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( james ) four people are rescued from the water in pacifica after their boat was pushed onto the beach. the group was on their way to san diego over the weekend when the boat started having engine problems. strong currents ended up pushing the sailboat to the linda mar beach. all 4 passengers were rescued... including a woman who is 7-months pregnant. < "kids lucky to be alive. too much could have gone wrong."> ( james ) the boat captain told us she plans to have the boat fixed... and countinue their journey to san diego. ( james ) no arrests have been made so far... as daly city police are investigating an attempted murder at a bowling alley. it happened saturday night at the classic bowling center on king drive. this is cell phone video from the shooting. police say a man is in critical condition. ( darya ) nine people in oakland have lost their
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home... after an apartment fire in oakland. the fire happened on 39th avenue yesterday afternoon. when firefighters arrived they saw flames coming from the right side of the building. investigators say they the cause of the fire may have been electrical. ( darya ) also in oakland -- you're looking at pictures from police of cars being towed. this happened after officers got calls about sideshows that happened throughout the city on sunday. police have not said if anyone was arrested. ( darya ) a crash along 6-80 in pleasanton kills one person. it happened yesterday morning on yesterday morning on the stoneridge drive off-ramp. police say the car went down an embankment... and landed on its roof. the driver died. ( james ) a storm of small earthquakes rattled the east bay. the danville area was hit with 7 earthquakes in just
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over an hour sunday morning. the first quake was a 3- point-0.. and was quickly followed with 2 more. this area has recently seen clusters of small quakes... and people living in danville told us they are getting used it. ( james ) the june election is right around the corner. and this morning... we're hearing from the men who want to lead our state.( james ) the 4 candidates took part in a gubernatorial debate last night in fresno that aired right here on kron4. democrats antonio villaraigosa and john chiang -- and republicans travis allen and john cox talked about healthcare... public safety... immigration and border sercurity. lieutenant governor gavin newsom did not participate in the debate.
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the california primary is june 5th. the last day to register to vote is may 21st. you can watch the entire debate on our website kron4.com. ( james ) arizona senator john mccain -- who is fighting brain cancer -- hugged his son- in-law and asked him to look after his daughter. that's according to a tweet that has since been deleted. it was posted by ben domenech... who is married to meghan mccain. john mccain was hospitalized earlier this month... because of an intestinal infection. mccain has a brain tumor. he had brain surgery in july 2017... around the time he revealed his diagnosis. the chance of surviving two years with this aggressive type of cancer is about 30 percent. ( darya ) breaking news... all lanes of northbound highway 101 are blocked after an accident involving a big rig.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the
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scene with the details. lydia. ( lydia ) all lanes of highway 101 are closed near san antonio roadafter a semi-truck overturned. the crash happened around 1:40 a.m. it is blocking both lanes of traffic. there is no estimated time of reopening. there are no reports of any injuries. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.
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3.3 quake in alamo ( darya ) still ahead still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the daughter of one of the golden state killer's alleged victims talks to kron4 about the arrest that took decades to make. ( darya ) plus...seeking asylum. migrants who traveled to the california border vow to wait at the u-s border until they are granted asylum. ( darya ) and after the
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these taken by the fire you can see the mess.seriously ( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. major hot spot all lanes closed nb 101 dumps, traffic diverted at atherton ave. take 101 to 37 101.. bay bridge wb 80 is less from the maze to sf. san less then 30 min from 880 to 101. (anny hong): mostly dry and continued cooler than normal weather through the middle of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a small chance for scattered showers. high pressure will produce dry and warmer conditions during the second half of the week. week. second half of the week.
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( darya ) the golden state killer allegedly murdered jennifer carole's step-mother and father. they were 2 of his 12 victims. now... a santa cruz woman is talking about the arrest that she's waited decades for. kron 4's justine waldman tells us about the d-n-a evidence that led police to a suspect. sot i just started talking to them dad and charlene and can you guys believe it this has happened?!?jennifer carole never imagined her family's tradgey could have the the key to solving so many horrific crimes.the golden state killer used a wood log to beat to death her step mother charlene, and her father lyman
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smith inside their ventura home in 1980.on friday, she saw for the first time the face of the man she has wondered so much about the suspect accused of ripping her life apart.nats out of ventura county for two counts of murder as 72 year old joseph delango got wheeled into a courtroom ...charged in the murder of the smiths.sot he is as despicable looking as i thought she felt disgust the former cop and grandfather only muttered a few words.sot he can't even use his voice? he certainly used it to terrorize my step mother and my dadkron 4 news has confirmed with the ventura county district attorney the dna from the smith family crime scene is the link that connected denaglo as the goldens state killer.jennifer learned the dna came from charlene, and it overwhelmed her.sot if her body was used for catching him so be itjennifer tells me she believes charlene's spirit visits her when she hears the sound of keys and always questioned what that was
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trying to tell her.sot there were always keys jangal so today is the first time that maybe charlene is the key to the cases after learning of the dna link, now she believes her loved ones helped unlocked the mystery behind the face of who could be the golden state killer. in santa cruz justine waldman kron 4 news ( darya ) police have arrested a woman who ran over a c-h-p officer in san francisco. police say nicole wade dragged the officer more than a thousand feet... as she tried to drive away from a traffic stop friday night. she eventually crashed into the side of a bridge rail. the officer has been released from the hospital. ( james ) in the east bay... the alameda county fire department had an unexpected surprise when they responded to reports of a downed airplane. officials discovered it was actually a homemade submarine.
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a rescue boat towed the submarine to the emeryville marina where it was registered and tagged. ( james ) as the weather warms up... bay area air quality officials are urging drivers to find other ways to get to work and school. starting today... the "spare the air" smog season begins. officials say cars are the largest source of pollution in the bay. in the summertime... "spare the air" alerts are issued whenever smog is expected to hit unhealthy levels. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... it was the place to be to be... now a south bay dive bar is closed for good. ( darya ) and after the break... prince harry is getting in wedding shape.. and his new diet is working.
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(áábreakáá)(ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) (anny hong): mostly dry and continued cooler than normal weather through the middle of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a small chance for scattered showers. high pressure will produce dry and warmer conditions during the second half of the week. ( robin )
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bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. major hot spot all lanes closed nb 101 before the dumps, traffic diverted at atherton ave. take 101 to 37 to lakeville to 101. ( darya ) ( darya ) the royal wedding is just a few weeks away... and prince harry has lost 7 pounds on his pre- wedding diet.( james ) the prince has started
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juicing and cutting carbs. he's even given up pizza. he's also replaced processed foods with quinoa.( darya ) prince harry ( darya )( darya ) prince harry has joined a 790-dollar a month gym. his diet is inspired by his fiance meghan markle. she does pilates regularly and follows a largely plant-based diet. ( james ) coming up next... the search for an armed robber in the east bay. this morning... police want you to take a good look at this picture.
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( james ) breaking news... a 3.3 quake has hit in a 3.3 quake news... breaking ( james ) breaking breaking news... a 3.3 quake has hit in alamo ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): mostly dry and
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( darya ) happening today... the man convicted of trying to kill an armoured truck guard and rob the truck will be sentenced. ivan morales and another man followed an armored truck to a bank in windsor in 2016. they held up the guard, stole money and shot the guard in the head. morales then lead police on a four hour
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chase that ended in calistoga... where morales was found hidding in a culvert. the guard who was shot ádid survive his injuries. ( darya ) also happening today... 49er linebacker rueben foster will be back in court. foster is expected to ask a judge to drop one of the weapons charges against him. police say they found a high capacity magazine in foster's home... those are illegal in califronia. foster's home was searched after a former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her. she told the cops he beat her up and threw her out of his house in los gatos.. but the girlfriend now says it was another woman who hit her and not foster. ( james ) a man is behind bars... accused of stealing a car from a livermore dealership. this happened at the livermore honda on las positas road...after a test drive. police tell us that a man got into a car... right after the salesperson got out. officers found the man near portola avenue.
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22-year-old robert earl jones was arrested. ( james ) berkeley police are looking for an armed robber. a female cal student fought off the man who tried to rob her early saturday morning. the attack happened at college avenue and channing way. the woman says the robber had a gun. u-c berkeley police released this photo of the man. he's in his 20's and about 5 foot 8 inches tall. police are telling people to stay in groups when walking around. ( darya ) in the south bay... a historic dive bar is shutting down after 30 years in business. "the place" was one of the oldest bars in san jose. the owner was unable to afford a new lease for the building.. forcing its closure. the bar was used for the movie "kiss shot" staring whoopi shot" staring whoopi goldberh in 19-89. customers say they are sad to see the place go.
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( darya ) the owner told us he is looking to open another bar in santa cruz. ( darya ) officials in contra costa county are testing new voter equipment ahead of the june 5th election. the machines are being tested for accuracy. they will count about 600-thousand mail-in ballots. county officials will host a public demonstration of the equipment on june 1st in martinez. ( james ) happening today.. inspections are set to begin on the golden gate bridge towers. officials will inspect the condition of the steel to determine if any repairs are needed. scaffolding has already been installed on the sidewalks around the towers to protect pedestrians. the inspection work is expected to last a week with scaffolding being
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removed by may 11th. ( james ) an aquarium is stirring up controversy in folsom. protestors say the company called "seaquest" has a bad reputation in other cities... and has a history of alleged animal abuse. in 20-13 protesters in oregon accused seaquest of killing more than 200 animals. and in 20-17... a former employee said another 200 animals died at the las vegas location. ( james ) protestors say they plan to rally once a week throughout summer. the aquarium is set to open in september. seaquest did not respond to a request for comment. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... they've traveled thousands of miles... looking for asylum in the u-s. now.. they're stuck at border -- waiting. ( darya ) and next... this one is for the guys. turns out your odds of getting
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resulting in a small chance for ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) men with a strong handshake are more likely to handshake are strong men with a men with a ( james )( james ) men with a strong handshake are more likely to get married. grip strength has long been considered a measure of health... with stronger grips being linked to a lesser risk of heart disease and even death. but the new study from columbia university is the first to show a link between grips and marriage.
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turns out women prefer a strong handshake... because they know it's a signal of health. researchers studied data from about 5- thousand adults. as for woman... a firm handshake means nothing when it comes to marriage. ( james ) coming up after the break... a heart beats again... in another man. now... a widow is hearing her husband's heart one last time. (ácommercialá) (vo) dogs have evolved,
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whales in the san francisco bay. this video was taken by our own justine waldman. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. (anny hong): mostly dry and continued cooler than normal weather through the middle of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a small chance for scattered showers. high
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pressure will produce dry and warmer conditions during the second half of the 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. ( darya ) a big story this morning... a caravan of central american migrants who president
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chantingthese migrants from central america traveled more than three thousand miles. gabriela hernandez/migrant from honduras "it's difficult with kids. it's not an easy decision to make, to leave behind your family."and although their caravan made it to u.s.-mexico border near san diego, the journey isn't complete.the migrants will surrender to border officials and say why they want enter the u-s.saman nasseri/immigrati on attorney"if the interview goes well then they can follow through with that case either through immigration court or through the asylum office depending on the case. or if it's denied they can request a review of that hearing with immigration court director." president trump has had harsh words about the migrant caravan, calling the situation a "mess."president trump/no font needed"we've got mexico to work with us on stopping a lot of what's pouring in, but we have the worst laws anywhere in the world."others are more sympathetic.rep. eric swalwell/d-california"we've always been a country that helps the weary traveler, and
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we should do it, as i said, in a way where we come together and put in place immigration laws that protect the border, but also, you know, uphold that responsibility of taking care of people." dozens of migrants say they will stay outside an immigration center until "every last one" is allowed into the u-s.i'm john lorinc reporting. ( james ) t-mobile and sprint are merging companies. the new company will take on t-mobile's name and leave just two other major wireless carriers in the u-s -- verizon and a-t-and-t. sprint and t-mobile first discussed the merger in 2014... but plans stalled because of concerns about regulatory challenges from the obama administration. regulators in the trump administration will have to sign off on the merger before it's final. ( darya ) a san francisco firefighter gave a man a second chance at life. perry choy passed away unexpectedly last year after suffering a stroke. he was a registered organ donor,
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which saved jim donovan's life. donovan waited nearly 2 years before finding the lifesaving match for a heart transplant. emotions ran deep when choy's partner got to listen to his heartbeat for the first time in nearly a year. ( darya ) donovan says he had given up hope before finding the match... now he is celebrating his second chance at life ( james ) coming up after the break... the avengers take over theaters... and the record books.
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of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a small chance for scattered showers. high pressure will produce dry and warmer conditions during the second half of the week. ( robin ) 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
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million dollars, giving it 688-million overall. it's the first time two marvel superhero movies have been in the top five at the same time. "rampage" fell from second to fourth on ticket sales of seven-point-one million dollars. "i feel pretty" stayed in third place -- eight-point-one million dollars gave it 30-million in 10 days.(nat)"a quiet place" is the strong, silent type: the fright flick took second with 10-point-seven million dollars, giving it 148-million overall.(nat)all hail the new champ! "avengers: infinity war" lived up to the hype and set the record books ablaze, debuting with 250-million dollars domestically, and 630-million worldwide -- both all-time highs. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( darya ) coming up in the next coming up in ( darya ) coming up in ( darya ) coming up in the next
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hour... a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in alamo just before 5 this morning. this comes after a swarm of small quakes hit near danville. we've got a live report coming up. ( darya ) plus ... albany police are investigating a fatal shooting from over the weekend. you'll hear from neighbors. ( darya ) and police are still looking for boater after he went overboard. we'll explain how the accident happened.
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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 ) breaking news this morning... a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in alamo just before 5 this morning. ( darya ) this comes after a swarm of small quakes hit over the weekend near danville. kron 4's will tran is live in alamo with the details.
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thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) police are investigating a fatal shooting in albany. police say a man was found shot and hunched over a park bench yesterday. the found him on masonic avenue ... near ohlone greenway. the victim was taken to a hospital ... but he died. his name has not been released. police are still looking for the shooter.
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makes me a little uncomfortable. i'm a little frightened. i should be more careful of where i'm going. and it doesn't happen often so, its very unsettling to see that happen.">( darya ) the ohlone greenway is back open this morning. ( james ) a boater is missing this morning after he went overboard. it happened near the antioch bridge on saturday morning. just before 8:30... a distress call was made to deputies after two men were seen in the water. the men were trying to set an anchor to fish when a wake came along. the wake hit the boat... causing the men to fall off. neither man had a life jacket on but one was picked up by a passing boater. ( james ) four people are rescued from the water in pacifica after their boat was pushed onto the beach. the group was on their way to san diego over the weekend when the boat started having engine problems. strong currents
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ended up pushing the sailboat to the linda mar beach. all 4 passengers were rescued... including a woman who is 7-months pregnant. < "kids lucky to be alive. too much could have gone wrong."> ( james ) the boat captain told us she plans to have the boat fixed... and countinue their journey to san diego. ( darya ) no arrests have been made so far... as daly city police are investigating an attempted murder at a bowling alley. it happened saturday night at the classic bowling center on king drive. this is cell phone video from the shooting. police say a man is in critical condition. ( darya ) nine people in oakland have lost their home... after an apartment fire in oakland. the fire happened on 39th avenue yesterday afternoon. when firefighters arrived they saw flames coming from the right side of the building. investigators say they the cause of the fire may have been electrical.
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( darya ) also in oakland -- you're looking at pictures from police of cars being towed. this happened after officers got calls about sideshows that happened throughout the city on sunday. police have not said if anyone was arrested. ( james ) ( james ) a crash along 6-80 in pleasanton kills one person. it happened yesterday morning on the stoneridge drive off-ramp. police say the car went down an embankment... and landed on its roof. the driver died. ( james ) the june election is right around the corner. and this morning... we're hearing from the men who want to lead our state.
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democratic candidate for governor "i have the honesty, the integrity, the record of fiscal responsibility and responsible leadership to move california."> the 4 candidates took part in a gubernatorial debate last night in fresno that aired right here on kron4. democrats antonio villaraigosa and john chiang -- and republicans travis allen and john cox talked about healthcare... public safety... immigration and border sercurity. lieutenant governor gavin newsom did not participate in the debate. the california primary is june 5th. the last day to register to vote is may 21st. you can watch the entire debate on our website kron4.com. ( darya ) the golden state killer allegedly murdered jennifer carole's step-mother and
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father. they were 2 of his 12 victims. now... a santa cruz woman is talking about the arrest that she's waited decades for. kron 4's justine waldman tells us about the d-n-a evidence that led police to a suspect. sot i just started talking to them dad and charlene and can you guys believe it this has happened?!?jennifer carole never imagined her family's tradgey could have the the key to solving so many horrific crimes.the golden state killer used a wood log to beat to death her step mother charlene, and her father lyman smith inside their ventura home in 1980.on friday, she saw for the first time the face of the man she has wondered so much about the suspect accused of ripping her life apart.nats out of ventura county for two counts of murder as 72 year old joseph delango got wheeled into a courtroom ...charged in the murder of the smiths.sot he is as despicable looking as i thought she felt disgust the former cop and grandfather only muttered a few words.sot he can't even use his voice? he certainly used it to terrorize my step mother and my dadkron 4 news has confirmed with the ventura county district
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attorney the dna from the smith family crime scene is the link that connected denaglo as the goldens state killer.jennifer learned the dna came from charlene, and it overwhelmed her.sot if her body was used for catching him so be itjennifer tells me she believes charlene's spirit visits her when she hears the sound of keys and always questioned what that was trying to tell her.sot there were always keys jangal so today is the first time that maybe charlene is the key to the cases after learning of the dna link, now she believes her loved ones helped unlocked the mystery behind the face of who could be the golden state killer. in santa cruz justine waldman kron 4 news ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4
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morning news...people forced out of their homes after last week's massive apartment fire are allowed to return. we'll head to concord coming up. ( james ) plus...seeking asylum. migrants who traveled to the california border vow to wait at the u-s border until they are granted asylum. ( james ) and after the break...it wasn't rain that caused this flooding in the south bay. more of these pictures when we come back. ( anny ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james ) take a look at
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( james ) take a look at this... it was a very wet afternoon in the south bay. an s-u-v crashed into a fire hydrant... flooding walsh avenue near northwestern parkway in santa clara. these pictures were taken by the santa clara fire department. you can see it was quite the mess. no one was seriously hurt. (darya)(james)( robin ) welcome back. lets get a
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of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a small chance for scattered showers. high pressure will produce dry and warmer conditions during the second half of the week. (anny hong): mostly dry and continued cooler than normal weather through the middle of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a small chance for scattered showers. high pressure will produce dry and warmer conditions during the second half of the week.
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( james ) some people in concord are relieved to be waking up in their homes this morning ... they were evacuated by last week's huge apartment fire. kron four's philippe djegal has the story. it's good to be back home -- says youssef (you-siff) abdallah.. his apartment building on galindo street is still in tact. his apartment unit itself -- sparred any damage.youssef
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abdallah/resident- "in the hallway upstairs and in the restroom, i can smell the smoke, so i don't know where it's coming from, but thank god, none of the clothes smell like smoke. the apartments great on the inside." although local and federal fire investigators are still around... and, will be for quite some time... abdallah doesn't mind -- saying he understands the clean-up in concord could be lengthy, while investigators work to determine a cause of the fire. he just appreciates being allowed back in before any more time passes. youssef abdallah/resident- "being home and just laying in your bed and watching your shows and relaxing. it was good -- i just stayed home." the city of concord removed the red tag on this apartment complex once it concluded there was no further serious risk of parts of the damaged structure collapsing onto the apartments. friday -- some 250 residents were allowed back in.robert marshall/fire marshall- "for most of the week, the uh, uh, air quality inside of the apartments and inside of the apartment building area, uh, was very unhealthy. so, for that reason, we wanted to keep people out." the ordeal stressful for pets as well. john herring and his cat have
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been staying with friends the past few days. a little surprised that the fire turned out to be as large and dangerous as it was.john herring/resident- "i thought it was just going to be a couple of hours. uh, it turned into more than that obviously." demolition of the fire building was paused over the weekend... and, will resume monday. in concord, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( darya ) police have arrested a woman who ran over a c-h-p officer in san francisco. police say nicole wade dragged the nicole wade dragged the officer more than a thousand feet... as she tried to drive away from a traffic stop friday night. she eventually crashed into the side of a bridge rail. the officer has been released from the hospital. ( darya ) the alameda county fire department had an unexpected surprise when they responded to reports of a downed airplane. officials discovered it was actually a homemade submarine.
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a rescue boat towed the submarine to the emeryville marina where it was registered and tagged. ( james ) the c-d-c is announcing ten people's kidneys are failing after they contracted e. coli from romaine lettuce. since the outbreak began in march... nearly 100 people are sick with e. coli. at least 46 of those people have been hospitalized by a potentially deadly form of the bacteria. illnesses have been diagnosed in 22 states... with new cases in mississippi.. tennessee and wisconsin. officials have not yet identified the source of the tainted lettuce except that it came from yuma, arizona. the u-s food and drug administration is urging people to not eat any romaine
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lettuce. ( james ) the parkland florida school shooter appeared in court friday afternoon. nikolas cruz faces 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for the february 14th massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school. at his friday hearing, cruz waived his right to a speedy trial through his attorney.he's due back in court may 25th.cruz's lawyers say he's willing to plead guilty -- if prosecutors drop the death penalty. so far that deal hasn't happened. if prosecutors do seek the death penalty, cruz may be one of the few mass shooting suspects to ever face their victims in court. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... it was the place to be to be... now a south bay dive bar is closed for good. ( darya ) and after the break .... a new tool to help control how much time a child spends online. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) facebook is launching a new sleep mode tool in the messenger kids
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app. the feature lets parents limit when their kids can and can't use the app. now parents can specify the times kids aren't allowed on the app either as a time restriction or a recurring setting.. like after 9 p-m on a school night. when the app is in sleep mode kids won't be able to access it during those hours. a notification bar will appear at the top of the device's screen that says "time to say goodbye.. your app will got to sleep in four minutes." when the time expires a screen will apear that lets kids now they can use it again. parents can control the sleep mode from their personal accounts. ( james ) south korea will dismantle its propaganda speakers facing into north korea. officials turned off the giant speakers located along the border of the demilitarized zone between the two koreas last week. it was to ease tension ahead of the inter-korean summit. this comes after a historic meeting between the two countries. ( james ) and north korea is planning on closing its main nuclear test site in may. kim jong un is reportedly
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101 ( james ) happening today... the man convicted of trying to kill an armoured truck guard and rob the truck will be sentenced. ivan morales and another man followed an armored truck to a bank in windsor in 2016. they held up the guard, stole money and shot the guard in the head. morales then lead police on a four hour chase that ended in calistoga... where morales was found hidding in a culvert. the guard who was shot ádid survive his injuries. ( darya ) happening today... 49er linebacker rueben foster will be back in court. foster is expected to ask a judge to drop one of the weapons charges against
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him. police say they found a high capacity magazine in foster's home... those are illegal in califronia. foster's home was searched after a former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her. she told the cops he beat her up and threw her out of his house in los gatos.. but the girlfriend now says it was another woman who hit her and not foster. ( darya ) a man is behind bars... accused of stealing a car from a livermore dealership. this happened at the livermore honda on las positas road...after a test drive. police tell us that a man got into a car... right after the salesperson got out. officers found the man near portola avenue. 22-year-old robert earl jones was arrested. ( james ) berkeley police are looking for an armed robber. a female cal student fought off the man who tried to rob her early saturday morning. the attack happened at college avenue and channing way. the woman says the robber had a gun. u-c berkeley police released this photo of the man. he's in his 20's and
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about 5 foot 8 inches tall. police are telling people to stay in groups when walking around. ( james ) in the south bay... a historic dive bar is shutting down after 30 years in business. "the place" was one of the oldest bars in san jose. the owner was unable to afford a new lease for the building.. forcing its closure. the bar was used for the movie "kiss shot" staring whoopi goldberh in 19-89. customers say they are sad to see the place go. ( james ) the owner told us he is looking to open another bar in santa cruz. ( darya ) officials in contra costa county are testing new voter equipment ahead of the june 5th election. the machines are being tested for accuracy. they
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will count about 600-thousand mail-in ballots. county officials will host a public demonstration of the equipment on june 1st in martinez. ( darya ) a san francisco firefighter gave a man a second chance at life. perry choy passed away unexpectedly last year after suffering a stroke. he was a registered organ donor, which saved jim donovan's life. donovan waited nearly 2 years before finding the lifesaving match for a heart transplant. emotions ran deep when choy's partner got to listen to his heartbeat for the first time in nearly a year. ( darya ) donovan donovan says he had given up hope before finding the match... now he is celebrating his second chance at life ( darya ) a big story this morning... a caravan of central american migrants who president trump promised to stop... is now waiting at the california border.( james ) as john lawrence tells us...
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they now have to plead their case for asylum. nat sound from crowdcrowd chantingthese migrants from central america traveled more than three thousand miles. gabriela hernandez/migrant from honduras "it's difficult with kids. it's not an easy decision to make, to leave behind your family."and although their caravan made it to u.s.-mexico border near san diego, the journey isn't complete.the migrants will surrender to border officials and say why they want enter the u-s.saman nasseri/immigrati on attorney"if the interview goes well then they can follow through with that case either through immigration court or through the asylum office depending on the case. or if it's denied they can request a review of that hearing with immigration court director." president trump has had harsh words about the migrant caravan, calling the situation a "mess."president trump/no font needed"we've got mexico to work with us on stopping a lot of what's pouring in, but we have the worst laws anywhere in the world."others are more sympathetic.rep. eric swalwell/d-california"we've always been a country that
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helps the weary traveler, and we should do it, as i said, in a way where we come together and put in place immigration laws that protect the border, but also, you know, uphold that responsibility of taking care of people." dozens of migrants say they will stay outside an immigration center until "every last one" is allowed into the u-s.i'm john lorinc reporting. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. some people in california are protesting an aquarium that isn't even open yet. ( james ) plus ... if you are a sprint customer...there are changes coming to your cell phone provider. we'll explain how it will affect you. ( james ) and after the break ... amazon is preparing to send customers into space! ( anny ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.
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continued cooler than normal weather through the middle of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a (robin) 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
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( james ) amazon c-e-o jeff bezos is one step closer to sending paying customers into space. bezos' company blue origin sucessfully launched its eighth rocket test flight. the new shepard capsule is designed to carry up to six space tourists. 'mannequin skywalker' a dummy astronaut was included on the trip. new shepard then came back to earth and landed on a platform near the launch site. blue origin will start test flights later this year to start carrying people... but no target dates have been set. ( james ) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... some people are protesting an aquarium that isn't even open yet. we'll explain why. take a look at this...
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of east bidwellstreet and broadstone parkway in folsom... nats lauryn laugingyou might have seen something strange sunday afternoon... a shark out of water.nats"so many questions, yeah, so many questions."lauryn joodspeed is wearing this shark costume to bring awareness to what's going in at the palladio shopping center this fall... a sea quest interactive aquarium. lauryn joodspeed, stop sea quest folsom"they have a pretty bad track record and we're out here trying to spread awareness to the public about who they are and what they're history is."a history of alleged animal abuse at the other sea quest locations. joodspeed says the company used to run the portland aquarium.in 2013 protesters in oregon accused that facility of killing more than 200 animals.it closed in 2016.but in 2017 a former employee of the las vegas location claimed another 200 animals died there. lauryn joodspeed, stop sea quest folsom"past employees who work there saying the animals were intentionally underfed so they would eat out of human's hands."the c-e-o of sea quest told our las vegas affiliate last year the claims were untrue, coming from a disgruntled employee.however
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the las vegas metropolitan police department's animal cruelty unit did issue minor infractions.nats"stop sea quest!"joodspeed says sea quest is not accredited like most aquariums.lauryn joodspeed, stop sea quest folsom"they're not associated with any sort of ecological protection industry, they're literally a for profit petting zoo."construction on the aquarium has already begun... and it is set to open in september.so far joodspeed's pleas to management at palladio have gone unanswered. "the response that they've given us officially is that they don't want to deal with it anymore and that any complaints we have about sea quest need to go to sea quest." that's why she's protesting on the street... encouraging others to sign a petition to ban sea quest from the area. "once people find out why we're out here..."(but with) "literally like 90% of the people are like 'oh my gosh, that's insane."joodspeed says her group is growing... now with more than 300 likes on facebook...nats honkingand she plans to continue protesting once a week throughout the summer. ( darya ) that was doug
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johnson reporting. sea quest has yet to make a comment. ( james ) t-mobile and sprint are merging companies. the new company will take on t-mobile's name and leave just two other major wireless carriers in the u-s -- verizon and a-t-and-t. sprint and t-mobile first discussed the merger in 2014... but plans stalled because of concerns about regulatory challenges from the obama administration. regulators in the trump administration will have to sign off on the merger before it's final. (james) james adlib big board. ( darya ) coming up next ... the australian government is now stepping in to protect the great barrier reef. we'll be back as the
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( robin ) ( james ) the australian government pledged half a billion dollars to restore and protect the great barrier reef. that's according to the australian environment minister josh frydenberg. frydenberg tweeted that this is "the largest ever single investment" to protect the reef. he says the reef contributes over six billion dollars annually to the economy. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in alamo just before 5 this morning. this comes after a swarm of small quakes hit near danville. we've got a live report coming up.
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(darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): mostly dry and continued cooler than normal weather through the middle of the week. a weak disturbance will pass over the region tuesday night resulting in a small chance for scattered showers. hig
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