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now revealing a possible motive behind a deadly shooting in mill valley. they've also identified the two victims as a father and daughter - and the gunman as a 71-year-old man who took his own life. good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. the daughter has died -- the father is hospitalized. investigators say the shooting was the result of a landlord- tenant dispute involving an eviction. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in mill valley tonight... with what we are learning about the victims. estacio reporting mill valley) we are learning the father and daughter who live close by were here at the apartment complex to serve an eviction notice on a tenant. and when they go here, shots rang out (estacio) the daughter - has been identified as as sabrina elizabeth lew. her father, leonard lew age 84 remains hospitalized in intensive care. the gunman is victor lugo age 71. it was 3:44
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thursday when dispathcers received a 911 call, that there has been shooting at 939 e. blithedale. the resident said two people had been shot emergency crews were there quickly, and ambluance took two victims to the hospital. a perimeter was set up and then swat team members forced their way into aparatment 5 and that is when the found the gunman, lugo dead with a self inflicted gunshot wound. today, residents say they are still numb about this crime in their neighborhood, and feel awful for the victims. sot/tc: megan merrill, neighbor. i came out and saw a man shot, and i saw authorities carrying a woman who was lifeless looking. it was really bad, i am sad to hear she died, she was only 30. sot/tc: pilar arnao, neighbor. it is very sad, my heart goes to the family. (continue vo) leonard lew is expected to survive again, authorities believe this was all concerning a fight that broke out about a pending eviction involving the gunman who is now deceased. in mill valley te
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(grant) another big story we are following tonight-- the chief of police in gilroy messed up...and he may be in hot water... after his loaded gun, badge and laptop were stolen. kron four's rob fladeboe is live in gilroy...rob you talked to the chief...what's his explaination. (rob live) an investigation is underway to see if any laws were broken. the gun wasinside the chief's personal vehicle, which was also stolen. the decision to leave the gun in his truck is one the chief tells me he would like to make all over again. chief scott smithee/gilroy police "...it's embarrassing..."gilroy police chief scott smithee has a new .45 caliber glock side arm
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because his old one was stolen while he attened a graduation last friday at modesto community college. chief scott smithee/gilroy police "....they had security there and they were checking people for weapons and contraband and i didn't want to take a chance of not getting in with my gun so i returned to my truck and put in in the centerconsole under some stuff, and locked the truck and turned the alarm on and when i came back after the event my truck and my gun and my computers were gone..." modesto police have since arrested 36-year old louis brubeck in connection with the theft. they also recovered the chef's ford f-250 pickup but his gun,badge and laptop are still missing. state law says the chief's gun ought to have been in a lock box inside his locked truck.chef scott smithee/gilroy police "....it's not a serious crime but it nonetheless violates our department policy, my own department policy says that it must meet the law..."cheif smithee knows all too well and is clearly troubled by the knowledge that his stolen gun will likely not be recovered and could one day be used to commit a crime. he freely admits he made a mistakechief scott smithee/gilroy police dept. "....you can make
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all kinds of excuses but at the end of the day these kinds of things happen and it doesn't matter whether you are the chief or a line officer you just need to deal with it and take steps to prevent it in the future...." (rob live) the city has hired a 3rd party independent investigator to look into whether the chief will face any discipline. that state law requiring guns be kept in a lock box carries with it a one thousand dollar fine. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) happening now... a volcano in hawaii is spewing molten rock -- sending hazardous gas into the air -- and prompting about 17-hundred people to evacuate. this is video showing molten rock from the volcano flowing into
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neighborhoods. a crack in kilauea volcano's rift zone erupted late yesterday on the big island. and it's still going as more earthquakes continue to shake the island. there have been hundreds of earthquakes over the past several days. the latest one-- a 6-point-9 magnitude quake just 30 minutes ago. (grant) we want to go live to hawaii...as evacuations are underway. marisa yamane is in hilo on the big island. marisa-- what's the latest? the u.s. geological survey says a magnitude-5.4 earthquake has struck hawaii's big island near where a volcanic eruption has forced residents to evacuate from their rural homes.hawaii county civil defense says friday's earthquake was centered near the south flank of kilauea volcano. officials say there's no tsunami threat to the big island.after a week of earthquakes and warning, an eruption began thursday and continued friday, with lava spurting from three volcanic
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vents.acting mayor wil okabe says officials are trying to confirm a fourth vent.he says two homes have burned. he says one owner lives on the u.s. mainland and officials are trying to find the owner of the second home, who is likely in a shelter. officials are trying to confirm the extent of the damage, but okabe says the houses likely burned completely.the u.s. geological survey says a magnitude-5.0 earthquake has struck hawaii's big island near where a volcanic eruption has forced residents to evacuate from their rural homes.hawaii county civil defense says friday's earthquake was centered near the south flank of kilauea volcano. officials say there's no tsunami threat to the big island.after a week of earthquakes and warnings, the eruption that began thursday threw lava into the sky from a crack in a road and sent another line of molten rock snaking through a forest. the activity continued friday, with reports of lava spurting from volcanic vents on two streets.people reported to the geological survey's website that they felt light to moderate shaking from friday's earthquake. it had a depth of 4.2 miles (6.9 kilometers). some residents living near spattering lava in hawaii are frustrated that they're not being allowed to go home. hawaii county has issued a mandatory evacuation order for neighborhoods near the lava flow in the mostly rural puna district of the big island. in addition to the danger from lava, civil defense officials are warning the public about high levels of sulfur dioxide. brad stanfill says the lava is more than three miles (5 kilometers) from his house but he's still not being allowed
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quadcopter 4... showing progress on construction of the new warriors arena. it's been over a year since the team broke ground on the chase center in san francisco's mission bay neighborhood. the warriors are expected to start playing in the chase center in the 20-19... 20-20 season. (grant) and the warriors are playing tonight-- in game three of the second round of the playoffs. golden state is on the road as they face the pelicans. (vicki) the game is expected to start at any moment. morgan beard is live in new orleans for us tonight. morgan-- we understand you found some warriors fans? stephen curry and the golden state warriors will carry a two-games-to-none lead into game 3 of their western conference semifinal series
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friday at new orleans.curry returned from a 38-day layoff and provided 28 points off the bench as the warriors escaped with a 121-116 triumph over the pelicans. the two-time nba most valuable was in action for the first time since suffering a knee injury march 23. he shot 5-for-10 from 3-point range and 8-for-15 overall.draymond green fell one rebound shy of a triple- double, delivering 20 points and team highs of 12 assists and nine boards. kevin durant led all scorers with 29 points.
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(grant) coming up... bart is planning it's extension into the south bay... and the san jose sharks organization is not happy about it. hear the lawsuit just filed. (vicki) a man is behind bars tonight-- accused of sexually assaulting a young girl. why police in milpitas are now looking for more victims. (grant) dangerous sideshows are now expanding to quiet east bay neigborhoods. details on where the latest happened-- and what police are doing to try to stop them. (on cam)
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spreading across cities in contra costa county. the most recent incident took place in the parking lot of a popular shopping center in a quiet east bay town...kron4's haaziq madyun shows you haaziq madyun shows you where it happened. nats/opening gate at tow yarda one hundred and seventy five dollars tow and sixty five dollars a day. that is the minimum that the owner of this silver chevy corvette will have to pay to get this vehicle out of this tow yard. these tire burnout marks are reason the vehicle was impounded. pleasant hill police say spotted the driver participating in a huge sideshow sot
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approximately a hundred">it happened thursday just before 10pm here in the parking lot of the crossroads shopping center. vincent gil works in the area. he says he is suprised to hear the illegal car show happened in this quiet town sotpleasant hill police lt. scott vermillion says a officers responded to a call about large gathering of vehicles sot
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the vehicle was impounded">one other driver was cited and vehicle towed as well. concord police say an hour earlier they were called to the parking lot of hobbie lobby (grant) the san jose sharks organization is suing the santa clara valley transportation authority, this over a project to expand bart into downtown san jose. kron 4's gayle ong is live tonight to tell us all about it.. gayle. the lawsuit was filed yesterday..the owner of the sharks is asking the v-t-a to stop their plans of construction immediately.. pkg:the san jose sharks are marking their territory.. they're not only up against the golden knights in las vegas for the playoffs,they're
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facing the santa clara valley transportation authority-- in court..the sharks filed a lawsuit thursday demanding the v-t-a stop expansion plans of the diridon bart stationthe sharks tell kron 4 in a statement -- we strongly support the bart project through downtown san jose but we don't think the current plan addresses several important issues for sap center important issues like adequate parking --the diridon station is a block away from the sap centerthe construction would take up hundreds of parking spotsrick cordeilo: "it's so convenient, it drops me off right here, right across the street. go home."sharks fan rick cordeilo is for the construction plan..he takes the train from santa cruz to watch the sharks gamerick cordeilo: "well it think it's pretty sad, it's all about the mighty dollars why you know they're upset. because taking dollars away from them, but you know it's only a temporary thing. so, get over it." a spokesperson from bart told me this is v-t-a's project - bart is only listed as an interest party because they will have to operate the service..a spokesperson from v-t-a says they will not be giving on camera interviews but will have a statement out soon..live in san jose, gayle ong kron 4 news.
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(vicki) a world-renowned speed climber has been rescued from yosemite's el capitan. hans florine fell and had to spend the night on top of the famous rock-- and then posted about his rescue on social media. florine posted a photo of himself on instagram with the caption: "well, there is a rescue going on, on el capitan. and it's me. i think i broke my leg. rescuers please be safe." rescuers hauled florine to the summit of el capitan last night-- but it was too late for a helicopter to get him out. rescuers instead hiked to the top to give him medical treatment. helicopters treatment. helicopters arrived to take florine and his climbing partners off el capitan this morning. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. francisco. downtown san
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francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was the warmest day of the week today with some temperatures moving into the 80s inland. it is a nice night if you're heading out. patchy fog will return tonight with a chance of drizzle near the coast. high clouds will also be on the inrease tonigh as high pressure begins to move eastward. on the satellite you can see the clouds off the coast. those will move into our skies late tonight and tomorrow. we won't see any rain from these clouds but we'll likely have cooler temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s around the bay, low to mid 70s inland, and 50s and 60s at the coast. we will see a little more sunshine on sunday with mild to warm temperatures. it will begin to warm again on monday before cooling down again toward the middle of next week.
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(grant) breaking news... former president george h.w. bush has been released from the hospital. he spent 13 days recovering from an infection that spread to his blood. a family spokesman says the 93-year-old bush was released today from the houston hospital. he was hospitalized just a day after he attended the funeral of his 92-year-old wife, barbara. bush has a form of parkinson's disease along with a history of pneumonia and other infections. (grant) new at five.... former president, barack obama, is endorsing u-s senator dianne feinstein for re-election this fall. in a statement released today, obama calls feinstein quote "one of america's most effective champions for progress." the two have fought for affordable health care, gun safety and slowing climate change. feinstein, who calls san francisco home, is seeking her fifth full term in washington. the 84 year old faces a challenge from state senator kevin de leon. the primary election will
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take place next month. (vicki) president trump is once again calling for training teachers who volunteer to carry concealed weapons on school property.the president says it's just one of several ways to protect america's classrooms. reporter mark meredith is in washington with more. nat of the event president trump told supporters at a n-r-a convention in dallas that he's committed to protecting the second admendment. "your 2nd amendment rights will never be under siege while i'm president"in his address, the president criticized cities and countries that restrict gun ownership.outside the convention, gun control advocates fired right back. everytown for gun safety posted this adalleging ties between the n-r-a and russian president vladamir putin.gun control activist shannon winters "now that they're having their convention, we feel it's the perfect time to start answering these questionsthe american people have a right to know"the president says he's eager to expand american's gun rights.
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especially after the parkland florida massacre in february. the president again called for teachers who voluneer to be trained to carry concealed weapons on school grounds. "there's no sign more inviting to a mass killer than a sign that says this school is a gun free zone"but winters says bringing guns into classrooms only leads to chaos."this is an argument for the gun lobby, for gun manufacturers, this has nothing to do with keeping our students safe"the president promised to continue fighting for the idea.and encourgaged americans to prioritize gun issues when voting in november.in washignton, i'm mark meredith. (grant) next at 5:30... a sex offender is behind bars-- after leading police on a chase in an r-v. see where officers finally found the man. (vicki) plus after the break.. a man suspected of molesting a girl in the south bay is behind bars tonight... now police say they are looking for more
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looking for more victims. kron 4's sara stinson has the story. ... "this all came to light after a 16-year-old girl reported that an employee here at fantasa performance and art center sexually assaulted her several years ago when she used to attend the after school program here. detectives then discovered she wasn't the only victim. " captain: "from the courage of this one victim we were able to find a few other victims." milipitas police say they now have four additional cases all involving raymond chen - all young girls who previously attended the center."you know these are those incidents where it's a parents worst nightmare, but again the victim had a lot of strength to come forward."on april 21st chen was arrested and booked into the santa clara county jail."i think the community is much safer with him behind bars and i don't think he will be getting out anytime soon." now this investigation is ongoing as milpitas police officers believe there could be more victims."the reason this case is still ongoing is we are seeing if there are any outstanding victims that will come forward after this."
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"today chen is still behind bars as he has been denied bail. in milpitas, sara stinson, kron 4 news." (vicki) also in the south bay.. palo alto police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who broke into a home. a woman says the thief entered through her sliding glass door while she was out running errands. when she got home she realized her jewelery safe and suitcase were gone. she reviewed her home surveillance video and saw this man. officers reviewed the footage and say the man knocked on the front door before moving to the backyard. police warn this is a common technique for burglars. (grant) in the east bay... chevron has agreed to pay the city of richmond 5 million dollars. the settlement is a result of a crude unit fire that happened back in 2012. this is video back in 2012. this is video from that fire. thousands of people were sent to the hospital because of toxic smoke. the city of richmond will use the 5- million dollars to improve public safety... education...
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parks and community development. (vicki) in the north bay... police say they have arrested a suspect wanted in a marijuana related home invasion this week. the robbery happened wednesday morning at a home in santa rosa. police say two men tied up the victims.. held them at gunpoint... and took a large amount of marijuana. detectives arrested florida resident, ruben hernandez, in oakland with a minivan described in the robbery. hernandez posted bond and was released yesterday. police are still looking for the second suspect. (grant) on the peninsula... there has been a string of car burglaries in san mateo. half a dozen cars on ottawa street had broken windows. its not just on one side of town... 14 cars were burglarized throughout san mateo one night about a week ago. police have increased patorls in neighborhoods. since then they've made several arrests. lawrence karnow: it was the warmest day of the week today with some temperatures moving
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into the 80s inland. it is a nice night if you're heading out. patchy fog will return tonight with a chance of drizzle near the coast. high clouds will also be on the inrease tonigh as high pressure begins to move eastward. on the satellite you can see the clouds off the coast. those will move into our skies late tonight and tomorrow. we won't see any rain from these clouds but we'll likely have cooler temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s around the bay, low to mid 70s inland, and 50s and 60s at the coast. we will see a little more sunshine on sunday with mild to warm temperatures. it will begin to warm again on monday before cooling down again toward the middle of next week.
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(grant) a paroled sex offender who led police on a wild 3-hour motor home chase in southern california tuesday...with an infant and toddler in the r-v... is in custody..(vicki) and we're learning more about how he managed to avoid arrest for two more days.. catherine heenan is here with the latest... (catherine) it's not every day you see a police chase involving a motor home...but this was the scene in los angeles county this week... what's even more surprising is the fact that stephen houk (howk) was 'not' caught that day. he eventually drove into an orchard, got out and ran off...leaving two children inside the r-v - who are ok. he's now telling police that he then
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ran on foot for three more hours...shaved his beard...and hopped on a freight train. while on the run he also managed to get a meal...and even a nap at a library. eddie hernandez/los angeles county sheriff's department he got some rest, he found a nearby homeless shelter where he got some food. he got some information from the locals there that there was a train that left nightly from bakersfield towards arizona. he found the train yard, jumped in the train and was headed toward arizona. at least that's what he believed. howk was arrested yesterday in barstow -- after being found hiding in a rail car. he was on parole for felony sodomy of a child in oregon... deputies had initially tried to talk to him about a report thathe'd threatened a girlfriend. he now faces a string of new charges including kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon. his bail has been set at a million dollars.
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grant and vicki? (vicki) a southern california grocery store is getting sued after implementing a no-spanish language policy. federal officials say an albertson's in san diego created a hostile work environment for hispanic employees. the u-s equal employment opportunity commission filed the lawsuit yesterday claiming store managers publicly punished employees caught speaking spanish. the suit also claims employees were not allowed to speak spanish during breaks or when helping spanish-speaking customers. albertson's has not released a statement. (vicki) nearly 90-thousand hondurans who have called the u-s home for at least two decades could be forced to leave the country. that's because the trump administration announced today that it would end protections for those immigrants. those protections have been around since hurricane mitch devastated parts of honduras back in 19-98. u-s citizenship and immigration services says those affected by the decision have 18 months to either leave the u-s or make other arrangement to stay -- provided they qualify for visas some other way.
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(grant) the u.s. economy continued to add jobs last month, and the unemployment rate is now at its lowest level in 17 years. but there are a few warning signs in today''s jobs report from the labor department. karin caifa looks at which areas are hottest for hiring, and the numbers that may give wall street pause. president trump friday morning touting an economy that continues to add jobs, and an unemployment rate now below four percent.president donald trump: i thought the jobs report was very good. the big thing to me was cracking four. that hasn't been done in a long time. the labor department said the u.s. economy added 164,000 jobs in april, a little bit less growth than economists expected but better than march. employers have now added jobs every month since october 2010, steadily bringing down the u.s. unemployment rate from 9.4- percent at the start of that streak, to 3.9-percent in april -- the lowest level since december of 2000.wall street is still eyeing a few numbers cautiously.hourly wages are still sluggish, ticking up just four cents last month but that slow
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growth may calm both inflation fears, and fears of the fed hiking interest rates.and sometimes a tight labor market can signal a turnaround for growth. paul christopher / wells fargo investment institute: unemployment tends to reach a low and then it suddenly moves higher. that usually can signal that the end of the expansion is nigh. we don't think we're there yet. industries across the board made job gains in april: professional and business services -- growing by 54,000 jobs; health care -- adding 24,000 jobs; manufacturing -- also 24,000; and mining -- a sector president trump promised to help during his campaign -- adding 8,000 jobs. in washington, i'm karin caifa. (vicki) (vicki) coming up... an in-depth look at what you are agreeing to, when submitting d-n-a to a genealogy website. we will hear from those who think it puts users at major risk... others disagree. (grant) plus-- a warning for women trying to get pregnant. why doctors say you need to stop eating fast food.
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(vicki) for your health tonight-- if you are trying to get pregnant-- stop eating cheeseburgers and french fries. according to a new study, women who eat more fast food are more likely to have trouble conceiving. researchers say women who eat fast food four or more times a week took nearly a month longer to become pregnant than those who
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didn't. they also say women who ate fruit three or more times a day, quickly ááincreased their chances of becoming pregnant. researchers say they need to study further to find out if a father's diet impacts fertility. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.
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i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. (grant) after the man
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accused of being the golden state killer was caught using a geneology website... many people who've used those ancestry sites are wondering what could happen to them or even their extended family members as a result.(vikci) reporter shannon behnken has an in-depth look .... at what people believe are the risks of sending in your d-n-a sample... while others still believe when they get the answers they are looking for.. it is worth it,. a simple swab could be key to discovering where you cam from and potential health issues. thats why sales are souring for dna home testing kits. but to get those answers you could
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end up signing over some rights. just check out this content form for ancestry.com. 2,905 pages, 98 paragraphs, reading time 10 minutes and 34 seconds.- did you read all that?-no-you didn't read the fine print?- no, i don't read fine prints. i suffer the consequences later.for carol mason who was adopted at birth, the privacy risk was worth it. for ancestry found her birth fathers family in just months. carol mason : i'm very happy that i found a first cousin, it just gives you a feeling of completeness. like you know what your heritage is. millions of americans dna samples stored at labs for companies like ancestry and 23andme. that information is aggregated, your name removed and then its turned into data bases. why? money. what types of companies want to buy my dna information? - that insurances, medical testing companies.and here's why that should concern you. - - marc rotenberg, electronic privacy information center that information can be used by others to make decisions about employment or insurance. : shannon behnken current law prohibits insurance companies form using genetic information to discriminate. but that doesn't apple to life issuance, long term care or disability providers. popular 23andme advertises health
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information. so i dug through their terms of services to find that they don't sugar coat he risks/ quote, "genetic information you share with others could be used against your interest.-drew smith, a uuniversity of south florida) genealogy expert believes those risks are low. but anytime you are your personal data you expose yourself. drew: there's no 100% guarantee it can't be hacked, it cant be obtained. but again are those concerns we make when banking online and we do a lot of thins. there is always a risk. - so our dna answers worth the risk to your privacy?-carlo: you take your chances, i mean whats the pay off. -you knew it was worth the risk.-it was worth the risk to me, very definitely.- shannon behnken ancestory.com and 23andme insist they don't sell their data to third party companies and researchers without a customers consent. its also important to note that you can opt out of sharing your information with other consumers that may be your genetic match.
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(vicki)that was shannon behnken reporting. by the way- 23 and me and ancestry .. are based here in the bay area. (grant) let's get a check on what we are working on for kron4 news at six. pam moore is standing by in the newsroom. thank you grant...coming up 'new' tonight at six... a warning for parents about posting photographs of your children online.the seemingly "harmless" hashtags.... might actually be putting those pictures directly into the hands of predators. tonight, we are talking with a child advocacy group...
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about the top hashtags to avoid. that's coming new tonight at six... grant? thank you pam, we will see you tonight at six. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was the warmest day of the week today with some temperatures moving into the 80s inland. it is a nice night if you're heading out. patchy fog will return tonight with a chance of drizzle near the coast. high clouds will also be on the inrease tonigh as high pressure begins to move eastward. on the satellite you can see the clouds off the coast. those will move into
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our skies late tonight and tomorrow. we won't see any rain from these clouds but we'll likely have cooler temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s around the bay, low to mid 70s inland, and 50s and 60s at the coast. we will see a little more sunshine on sunday with mild to warm temperatures. it will begin to warm again on monday before cooling down again toward the middle of next week.
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(grant) amazon already sells household products, furniture and streaming services--and now the company wants to feed your dog too. this week, amazon launched 'wag' -- a line of dog food available exclusively to prime members. it comes in two sizes: a five pound bag for 12.99 or a 30 pound bag for 44.99. the flavors include chicken, beef and lentil, and salmon. amazon's move into the dog food market may put even more pressure on brick-and-mortar specialty stores like petco and petsmart. (vicki) jetblue says it will start delivering freshly made new york city pizza to los angeles. the new york based airline is partnering with a harlem pizzeria for the special promotion. customers can choose from a cheese or pepperoni pizza for under 15 bucks. jetblue
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plans on delivering 350 pizzas a day. los angeles residents can los angeles residents can order online with certain zip codes available for delivery. tracking will also be available online. the promotion will only run next week from may ninth through may 11th.ninth through may 11th. (grant) next on kron4 news at 5... a man gets quite a scare as a bear gets too close for comfort. and it's all caught on camera. we'll show you the new video.you the new may 11th. petsmart. next week. the middle of again toward cooling down monday
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(grant) placer county sheriffs were called to action yesterday after a bear was found inside a home.(vicki) the homeowners say they found a bear relaxing in their kitchen, happily helping himself to tasty treats. the discovery happened at a north lake tahoe home. the bear was in the middle of chowing down some fruit and bread when officers arrived. sheriff's deputies were able to safely chase the bear out of the house with no injuries or property damage. they are warning people in bear country that this is the time of year when bears come out of hibernation and are often very hungry. (vicki) homeowners that live in areas inhabited by bears don't usually worry when
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they occasionally see one of the wild animals. (grant) a man who is used to having bears around-- says this encounter was a little too close for comfort. eric rucker has the story from calaveras county. dave ellison/homeowner:"we see them often here, but not usually during the day."this is dave ellison, outside his arnold home last saturday.as ellison walks out of frame on his security camera, check out what enters stage left.the timing of it all seems like it's a well-rehearsed sitcom. dave ellison/homeowner:"first thought was like holy crap what am i going to do"the bear, that doesn't look very old and probably is a teenager, according to ellison, is the first to notice the other.at first, ellison says he couldn't tell what exactly he saw scurry behind the tree.dave ellison/homeowner:"i heard a noise and i looked up and i thought it was my dog."to further show the little guy or gal's fright and fascination, look at the bear play a peak-a-boo game from behind the tree.clearly curious about this human, but not wanting to take any chances.ellison himself said his mind was racing.as he slowly stepped away.dave ellison/homeowner:"i
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can't walk, i definitely can't run so they always say, and through my own experience, just stay calm and do your own thing. they they usually go." go." (grant) that was eric rucker reporting. neighbors say they always keep their trash locked up-- just to make sure they aren't attracting bears. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) pam moore is here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you grant and vicki -- coming up new tonight at six... jail -time handed down to two tetra -tech employees.. they fabricated cleanup data in san francisco's hunter's point neighborhood...a spot where contaminated soil was supposed to be cleaned up ... ahead of new housing.. then - also new tonight.a warning before you add a hashtag to photographs of your child
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(pam) environmentalist groups in san francisco's hunter's point .... reacting today to the news that two tetra - tech supervisors have been sentenced ... for fabricating cleanup data in the neighborhood. thank you for joining us, i'm pam moore. the company's supervisors admitted to gathering clean soil from other sites.... and then, passing it off as dirt from hunter's point.... soil which had been contaminated by
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the naval shipyard -- and was supposed to be cleaned up , in anticipation of a new housing project there. kron4's dan kerman joins us now from the federal court house in san francisco... how much prison time are these two employees facing? for sometime, tetra tech, the company charged with testing and cleaning up radiological toxins from soil at the hunters point naval shipyard has been accused of falsifying its data now two supervisors with the company are off to federal prison after having plead guilty in federal court to doing just that.sot brian butler/greenactionwe suspect this is just the very beginning and as i said this is a sad and vindicating i told you so for us right now brian butler is with the environmental group greenaction which has been saying for sometime the shipyard has not been adequately cleaned and that has sickened the communitysot the community was exposed or potentially exposed to radioactive contamination while they were figuring out the level and degree of fraud
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wasfederal prosecutors say one defendant admitted he drove his company truck to an area outside the marked survey unit that he was tasked with remediating, and filled a bucket with clean dirt that he then substituted for legitimate soil samples.sotit proves our caseattorney charles bonner just filed a 27 billion dollar class action lawsuit against tetra tech on behalf of the community.sot charles bonner/attorney filing lawsuitit prioves exactly what the people of hunters point have been saying that tetra tech lied , they told everyone in the community they were safe and not to worry , that they were a professional company cleaning up all of the radioactive materials at hunters point and now in fact we see that's not true129/not true ( pam ) 129/not truetruesee that's not
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true129/not true ( pam ) another big story we are following tonight. investigators are now revealing a possible motive behind a deadly shooting in mill valley. they've also identified the two victims as a father and daughter - and the gunman as a 71-year-old man who took his own life. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in mill valley tonight... with what we are learning about the victims. (pam) new at 6... the woman charged with multiple felonies .... for allegedly dragging a c-h-p officer while fleeing from a traffic stop last week in san francisco , pleaded not guilty to all charges this morning. 33-year old nicole wade, (pam) the victims.learning about what we are learning about the victims.
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stop last week in san francisco , pleaded not guilty to all charges this morning. 33-year old nicole wade, a pittsburg resident, has been charged with 20 -counts... including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and driving under the influence. she is being held without bail, and is due back in court may 11th for a bail hearing. (pam) new at six -- the backers of a proposed "california consumer privacy act" say, verizon is no longer opposing the initiative. verizon follows facebook's withdrawl from the opposition campaign last month. the proposed november ballot measure cleared a major hurdle yesterday.. backers submitted 625-thousand signatures as part of the ballot qualification process. if passed the intiative would provide certain protections for consumers - including allowing people to see what categories of information, businesses collect about them. (pam) in the east bay... chevron has agreed to pay
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the city of richmond .. 5- million dollars. the settlement is the result of a fire in a crude oil unit ... that occured back in 2012. this is video from that fire. thousands of people were sent to the hospital because of toxic smoke. the city of richmond says it will use the 5- million dollars to improve public safety... education... parks and community development. (pam)in the south bay. the san jose sharks organization is suing the santa clara valley transportation authority... it is all because of a project to expand bart into downtown san jose. kron 4's gayle ong has the story. pkg:the san jose sharks are marking their territory.. they're not only up against the golden knights in las vegas for the playoffs,they're facing the santa clara valley transportation authority-- in court..the sharks filed a lawsuit thursday demanding the v-t-a stop expansion plans of the diridon bart stationthe sharks tell kron 4 in a statement -- we strongly
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support the bart project through downtown san jose but we don't think the current plan addresses several important issues for sap center important issues like adequate parking --the diridon station is a block away from the sap centerthe construction would take up hundreds of parking spotsrick cordeilo: "it's so convenient, it drops me off right here, right across the street. go home."sharks fan rick cordeilo is for the construction plan..he takes the train from santa cruz to watch the sharks gamerick cordeilo: "well it think it's pretty sad, it's all about the mighty dollars why you know they're upset. because taking dollars away from them, but you know it's only a temporary thing. so, get over it." (pam) the san jose sharks evened their series against las vegas wednesday night at the tank. 'team teal' shut out the golden knights... 4 -to- nothing. goalie martin jones finished with 34 - saves. tonight... the
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series heads back to las vegas for a critical game- 5. reporter chris maathius .. has more from the t-mobile arena. the sharks are in las vegas looking to take a three-two series lead over the golden knights. team teal evened the series with a four-nothing win in game four. we can expect martin jones will have another busy night between the pipes... on wednesday he had 34 saves a big emphasis during morning skate was... shutting out the knights' top line... william karlsson, jonathan marchessault, and reilly smith for the second straight game. with a win tonight... the sharks have a chance to close out the series at tank sunday a live look outside right a live look sundayseries at tank sunday a live look outside right a live look a live look outside right
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now ... a lovely friday around the bay. lets get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was the warmest day of the week today with some temperatures moving into the 80s inland. it is a nice night if you're heading out. patchy fog will return tonight with a chance of drizzle near the coast. high clouds will also be on the
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inrease tonigh as high pressure begins to move eastward. on the satellite you can see the clouds off the coast. those will move into our skies late tonight and tomorrow. we won't see any rain from these clouds but we'll likely have cooler temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s around the bay, low to mid 70s inland, and 50s and 60s at the coast. we will see a little more sunshine on sunday with mild to warm temperatures. it will begin to warm again on monday before cooling down again toward the middle of next week.
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(pam) coming up... a bay area police chief embarassed.. and in trouble.. he left the tools of his trade in a place where they were stolen.. (pam) also... a large piece of paradise is dealing with a volanic eruption ... earthquakes.. hazardous gas .. molten rock and evacuations... details ahead. (pam) and next, the innocent posting of pictures of your children .. could actually lead to a dangerous outcome .. we'll tell you what to look out for.. to look out for.. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey víctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪
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advocacy group has a stern warning for parents -- stop 'oversharing' intimate photos of your young children. the group says, pictures of things that might seem cute to you -- could fall into the wrong hands on social media.. catherine heenan is here with the story. (catherine) there was a time when photos of babies in the bathtub - or naked toddlers - might endup in a family album. 'today's' version of the family album is social media -- like instagram or facebook. the president of 'the child rescue coalition' talked to kron four today. he says too many adults are showcasing private moments that expose childrento pedophiles and sex offenders. and hashtags - are only making the photos easier to find. william wiltse - things that would otherwise seem innocuous. potty training. bath time. these types of things. where they're just describing the things depicted in the photograph. but they're also giving those photographs a title that's easily searchable.i think a lot of parents don't understand the nature of bad guys who seek to
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exploit children, be it sexual or otherwise online.and by placing photographs in a shared location where these bad guys can come across them - or actively search and find them - they're placing photographs of their children in the hands of bad guys.a few other guys.the hands of bad their children in the hands of bad guys.a few other a few other examples of the kind of hashtags being discouraged -- naked toddler. bikini kids. clean babies. diaper free and kids shower time. wiltse says if you wouldn't want a photo of 'yourself' in the situations your children are shown in -- don't post the photo! pam? (pam) even police officers can be the victims of crime. and the chief of police in gilroy has found that out the hard way. as kron four's rob fladeboe
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reports now, the chief's service weapon was stolen, along with his truck, badge and city- issued laptop. chief scott smithee/gilroy police "...it's embarrassing..."gilroy police chief scott smithee has a new .45 caliber glock side arm because his old one was stolen while he attened a graduation last friday at modesto community college. chief scott smithee/gilroy police "....they had security there and they were checking people for weapons and contraband and i didn't want to take a chance of not getting in with my gun so i returned to my truck and put in in the centerconsole under some stuff, and locked the truck and turned the alarm on and when i came back after the event my truck and my gun and my computers were gone..." modesto police have since arrested 36-year old louis brubeck in connection with the theft. they also recovered the chef's ford f-250 pickup but his gun,badge and laptop are still missing. state law says the chief's gun ought to have been in a lock box inside his locked truck.chef scott smithee/gilroy police "....it's not a serious crime but it nonetheless violates our department policy, my own
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department policy says that it must meet the law..."cheif smithee knows all too well and is clearly troubled by the knowledge that his stolen gun will likely not be recovered and could one day be used to commit a crime. he freely admits he made a mistakechief scott smithee/gilroy police dept. "....you can make all kinds of excuses but at the end of the day these kinds of things happen and it doesn't matter whether you are the chief or a line officer you just need to deal with it and take steps to prevent it in the future...."rob fladeboe/gilroy "...the city has hired a 3rd party independent investigator who will help determine if any laws were broke, what, if any consequences the chief will face and make sure he does does not receive any special treatment in gilroy rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) a world- renowned speed
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climber has been rescued from yosemite's el capitan. hans florine .... fell, and had to spend the night on top of the famous rock .. he then posted about his rescue on social media. florine posted a picture of himself on instagram, with the caption: "well, there is a rescue going on, on el capitan. and on, on el a rescue going "well, there is caption: with the caption: "well, there is a rescue going on, on el capitan. and it's me. i think i broke my leg. rescuers please be safe." rescuers hauled him to the summit of el capitan last night-- but it was too late for a helicopter to get him out. rescuers instead hiked to the top... to give him medical treatment. helicopters arrived to take florine and his climbing partners.. off el capitan this morning. let's take a look outside right now...at upper yosemite falls. .. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast.
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lawrence karnow: it was the warmest day of the week today with some temperatures moving into the 80s inland. it is a nice night if you're heading out. patchy fog will return tonight with a chance of drizzle near the coast. high clouds will also be on the inrease tonigh as high pressure begins to move eastward. on the satellite you can see the clouds off the coast. those will move into our skies late tonight and tomorrow. we won't see any rain from these clouds but we'll likely have cooler temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s around the bay, low to mid 70s inland, and 50s and 60s at the coast. we will see a little more sunshine on sunday with mild to warm temperatures. it will begin to warm again on monday before cooling down again toward the middle of next week.
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(pam) coming up.. disturbing video.. a suspect on the ground, being handcuffed when he is kicked in the head.. we'll tell you what happened next. (pam) plus... the sideshows plaguing larger bay area cities.. are now starting to show up in quiet suburban communities... details on the latest town to be hit.
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my name is jamir dixon and i'm a locate and mark fieldman for pg&e. most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg&e. my truck is something new... it's an 811 truck. when you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you don't hit them when you're digging. 811 is a free service. i'm passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. they're the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then i'll drive it every day of the week.
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together, we're building a better california. illegal sideshows are now spreading across cities in contra costa county. the most recent incident took place in the parking lot of a popular shopping center in a quiet east bay town... kron4's haaziq madyun shows you where it happened. these tire burnout marks are allegedly why this silver corvette was impounded by pleasant hill police. investigators say it was among a hundred vehicles
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participating in an illegal sideshow thursday night here in the parking lot of the crossroads shopping center sot one other driver was cited and vehicle towed as well. concord police say an hour earlier they were called to the parking lot of hobbie lobby on willow pass road to disperse a group gathering for a potential sideshow. it appears that group took it down the road to pleasant hillsotin pleasant hill... haaziq madyun kron4news
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(pam) a miama police officer has been relieved of duty..... pending an investigation .... after a video surfaced showing him kicking a suspect in the head. this happened as the man was lying on the ground, getting handcuffed. police say, the suspect, identified as david suazo, was not resisting and was lying on his stomach. as his hands are being restrained... suddenly -- another officer can be seen running toward him and kicking him in the head. the miami police department released a statement saying -- "the video depicts a clear violation of policy. the officer has been relieved of duty and the miami- dade state attorney's office has been contacted." the man who was kicked in the head is still facing charges. he appeared in court today... the 31 year old is charged with grand theft auto, fleeing/eluding a police officer, and reckless driving, among other charges. (pam) just months after the parkland massacre survivors kicked off an anti- gun violence movement.. the
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right now .. streets on fire,... as lava erupts from the ground in a subdivision on the big island. nearly two=thousand people have been ordered to evacuate. two homes destroyed and hundreds more threatened.and just a short time ago, a magnitude six point nine earthquake. grant lodes is here to show us what's happening.grant? (grant) pam, no major damage fromn the quake.all this is taking place far from the big island's major tourist centers in hilo and along the kailua - kona coast.down here on the south shore kilauea is hawaii's youngest and most active volcano, spewing lava constantly now for more than
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three decades.there is actually an underground river of molten rock moving along this area.today new this area. today new fissures opened in a subdivision on the southeast corner of the island. when i bought here 14 years ago, i knew this day might eventually come. but i had no idea. the reality is sinking in now, for sure."when the clouds of gas rising from the ground began 24 hours ago, some residents said they'd stay. "i feel like if i'm in my house, my house is safe." "if this opens up i'll leave. but, other than that -- unless they force me to leave. yeah. i ain't planning to leave. whatever happens happens. that's it. deal with it as it comes."suddenly about five a=m local time ... "all we heard was a boom!lava began spewing from cracks in the street "within minutes, we seen smoke and now we see all this lava coming across the street and it's
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pumping right now."not only rocks and fire but potentially deadly sulfur dioxide gas, extremely dangerous and lethal if it is bad enough and high enough concentrations. residents evacuated early today tried to go back to possessions.tghey were turned away.most were get out alive. "my pets are safe. that's all i really care about. the rest is just stuff." (grant)kilauea is a big volcano.you can drive 20 miiles and still be in its lava field.these speededu=up images from the u=s=g=s show a lava lake forming near the volcano's center. for sometime, tetra tech, the company charged with testing and cleaning up radiological toxins from soil at the hunters point naval shipyard has been accused of falsifying its data now two supervisors with the company are off to federal prison after having plead guilty in federal court
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to doing just that. here in gilroy chief of police scott smithee is facing the music in connection with the theft of his service weapon. while smithee was attending a graduation at modesto community college last week, his pickup was stolen with his gun, badge and laptop inside. this man, 36 year old louis brubeck has been arrested and the truck has been recovered but the other items are still missing. city hall is now looking into whether the chief is in violation of state law that requires everyone, even police officers, to keep guns in private vehicles in a lock box. in gilroy rob fladeboe kron 4 news
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a milpitas dance instructor is behind bars after being accused of sexually assaulting at least five students at the fantasia performance arts center.the investigation came to light after a 16-year-old girl reported that she had been sexually assaulted by him when she was 10-years-old. since she reported that - police now have four additional sexual assault cases involving raymond chen -
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all young girls who previously attended the center.on april 21st chen was arrested and booked into the santa clara county jail. since then chen has been denied bail.officers are still investigating this case to see if there are more children who could have been sexually assaulted here at the fantasia performance and art center.police are asking the public to give them a call if they know of any other victims. in milpitias sara stinson, kron 4 news lawrence karnow: it was the warmest day of the week today with some temperatures moving into temperatures with some week today day of the the warmest karnow: it was lawrence lawrence lawrence karnow: it was the warmest day of the week today with some
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temperatures moving into the 80s inland. it is a nice night if you're heading out. patchy fog will return tonight with a chance of drizzle near the coast. high clouds will also be on the inrease tonigh as high pressure begins to move eastward. on the satellite you can see the clouds off the coast. those will move into our skies late tonight and tomorrow. we won't see any rain from these clouds but we'll likely have cooler temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s around the bay, low to mid 70s inland, and 50s and 60s at the coast. we will see a little more sunshine on sunday with mild to warm temperatures. it will begin to warm again on monday before cooling down again toward the middle of next week. (pam) (pam) president donald trump and vice
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president mike pence addressed the leadership forum of the national rifle association's annual meeting in dallas today. it is the fourth year in a row ... that trump has spoken to the gun lobby. and as camila bernal reports.... this year's event comes, as the political discussion about guns across the country, appears to be shifting... president trump -- addressing the national rifle association's annual meeting in dallas on friday.pres donald trump:wonderful people. this is a record crowd, record crowdspeaking to a sold-out crowd of gun enthusiasts, sellers and more - trump highlighted his staunch support for the second amendment..pres donald trump: your second amendment rights are under siege, but they will never ever be under siege as long as i am your president" rallying his republican-base -- ahead of this year's key midterm elections. pres donald trump: we cannot get complacent, we have to win the midterms. this year's event -- comes at a pivotal moment. as the political environment appears to be shifting on the gun debate -- after the surge of youth-led activism that followed the marjory stoneman douglas school shooting in
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parkland, florida. in the aftermath - president trump said he would be open to raising the age of purchase for rifles to 21, expanding background check, and more.but he ultimately walked back some of those proposals.vice president mike pence - saying the white house is taking steps to end gun violence in america. vice president mike pence: under president trump's leadership we will not rest until we end this menace of our times. in dallas, texas i'm camila bernal reporting. just ahead.. excitement building for this weekends california rocket launch .. we'll take you to the scene.. >> dr. stanley: remember this:
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saturday's nasa launch is palpable... just days away -- the south side coffee company and other businesses in lompoc are preparing for the crowds this weekend. the coffee shop will be opening 3:30- saturday morning, so customers can get caffeinated, before nasa's 'insight rocket' blasts out of vandenberg air force base.. lompoc's newest hotel - the hilton garden inn -- is also preparing for the event. <
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"when you're able to come together as a community and to work together to make something big happen and to also celebrate such a huge accomplishment in the community and welcome all these guests from out of town, it's always exciting to be a part of that."> hotel staff say.. the place was built to accommodate government travelers... and their rooms are currently sold out. it's big day for bay area sports-- the warriors are playing the pelicans in new orleans for game three we'll give you a quick update also... the sharks are in las vegas looking to take a three- two lead over the golden knights. we have reaction from the team .... ahead of game five our sports director, gary radnich, has all the sports coming up.
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in the bay area the warriors are the pelicans in new orleans for game three. steph curry is making his first playoff start this season quick update from the big easy warriors are down by 20 in the third a week ago... the cavaliers were on the brink of elimination against the pacers in round one. after lebron james' fourth 40-point triple- double win in toronto... vegas gives cleveland the best odds... 5-7 to come out of the east and play in the n-b-a finals for the fourth straight year. the cavs head back to the cavs head back to cleveland with a two-game lead over the raptors. the 76ers have the second best odds... 7-2 the warriors remain favorites to lift the larry o'brien trophy in june the sharks are in las vegas looking to take a three- two series lead over the
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golden knights. the men in teil evened the series with a four-nothing series with a four-nothing win in game four. we can expect martin jones will have another busy night between the pipes... on wednesday he had 34 saves a big emphasis during morning skate was... shutting out the knights' top line... william karlsson, jonathan marchessault, and reilly smith for the second straight game. with a win tonight... the sharks have a chance to close out the series at tank sunday i think its huge scoring that first goal, it gives you a little bit of momentum in the game. it gives you i wouldn't say a little breathing room, but breathe out there when you have the lead. you can rely on that lead a little bit, but it's two good hockey teams going at it". the 49ers and raiders kicked off rookie mini camp today the future of navarro bowman playing in the
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bay area could be coming to an end. the raiders reportedly agree to terms with a veteran linebacker friday derrick johnson, who spent 13 seasons with the chiefs, is expected to join oakland for the upcoming season. the raiders are in need of a linebacker... they didn't add one until the sixth round in this year's draft. johnson visited the raiders facility thursday. his role with the raiders is still unclear. the 33-year-old is coming off his second torn achilles. the giants begin a ten- game road... first stop is in atlanta san francisco have won seven of their last seven chris stratton hoping to snap the
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braves five-game winning streak bottom first -- freddie freeman hits a 2-run shot off stratton braves up by 2 stratton... 6 hits, 3 runs, allows 2 homers in six innings next inning... giants offense got going gregor blanco with a 2-run triple... game is tied at 2 still in the second... alen hanson singles to left... brings in blanco from third giants score the go-ahead run san francisco score 6 runs in the second right now in the seventh... giants up 8-3 an end of an era for matt harvey with the mets. the team announced friday that the dark knight will be designated for assignment. the right- hander was the face of the franchise when he was called up in 2012. mets decided to part ways with harvey after he refused to go back to the
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minor leagues. this season he was moved to the bullpen... after struggling as a starter on thursday he allowed five runs in the mets' 11-nothing loss to the braves the last time tiger woods played the wells fargo championship lebron was on his way to win his first n-b-a championship with the miami heat tiger woods looking to make the cut... started the day at even trouble in the greens followed him in round two he finishes with 3 bogeys... all within five feet of the hole. on his final hole... tiger dropped his only birdie of day only has four birdies in the tournament tiger finishes two-over... makes the cut by 3 strokes
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i am extremely proud of jackie, gaby and stephanie. we worked with pg&e to save energy because we wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. one man's cross country bicycle trip makes an unexpected stop today. it happened in colorado, where a couple helped him get to the hospital. reporter colette bordelon says, it is moments like these -- when people show they care -- that keep his feet pedaling through the country... william gallowayraising awareness on his recumbent bike :19
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we go."track: williams galloway's going for a ride.... nat: horn honkingsot: "i just decided to take off on a bicycle."track: across the entire country. sot: "he looks down at me and goes, what are you doing? and i go, well i'm riding my bike."track: he never stops pedaling... sot: "i ride day and night."track: one grand junction couple saw him on the side of the road -- and did a double take. sot: "the couple that passed me half a mile down the road backing up to see what i need, it only takes one to care, one to listen, and when they offered me the food i just said well i need to get to the hospital cause of my left leg." track: which is how he ended up on the western slope -- when the couple brought him to the fruita hospital -- where the warm weather is a nice change of pace. sot: "the cold days and nights, and the wind blowing makes it colder." track: he's been on his recumbent bike for 7 months. sot: "it's been a the good the bad and the ugly, the unexpected, from dogs chasing you to waking up with a snake on your sleeping bag."track: random acts of kindess keep
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him going. sot: "slept on the side of the road and woke up the next day with breakfast beside me, and i was so tired i didn't hear the people stop." nat: laughing. stories to be told, the idea of the unexpected."track: he started in new jersey -- and hopes his long trip raises awareness about brain injuries. sot: "when i was in the hospital with a brain tumor when i was three, i remember looking out of the window and seeing a 32 coup and it said willie's on it."track: galloway is missing part of his skull -- and wishes people would take the time to understand what life is like with a brain injury. sot: "if they don't see the people with the brain injury, or don't understand it, that's the hardest part, because it makes it more frustrating of somebody to understand how good of a worker you are or how you might socialize in the public."sot: "the sign catches everybody's attention, but you're going to have people that are going to criticize you too."sot: "when i got on disability, nobody ever educated me, you go different places and people put you as a number, so when i got here on the road, me and this world, i had to go, i just had to understand what i was doing." track: he's never given up... sot: "faith hope trust, and when you give up that then you give up everything."track: he takes that faith hope and trust with him -- back towards the atlantic. sot: "i'm going to go up towards ohio and stop there, but after that i have maine on my mind."track: a mind that's cruising for a cause... sot: "dignity, you're doing something you believe in."track: as he rides on to the next place. nat: bike pedaling away (gotta go!) > (pam) today is may the 4th...' star wars
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day'.and at least one local police department is getting in the spirit. the santa rosa police department released this video. r2-d2 makes an appearance outside the department.storm troopers can be seen walking around the precinct. a porg stands out on the sidewalk... tie fighters zip around...bb-8 takes a ride in a squad car... even an at- at .... straight from hoth. the video has gotten hundreds of positive responses on facebook. lawrence karnow: it was the warmest day of the week today with some temperatures moving into the 80s inland. it is a nice night if you're heading out. patchy fog will return tonight with a chance of drizzle near the coast. high clouds will also be on the inrease tonigh as high pressure begins to move eastward. on the satellite you can see the clouds off the coast. those will move into our skies late tonight and
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tomorrow. we won't see any rain from these clouds but we'll likely have cooler temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s around the bay, low to mid 70s inland, and 50s and 60s at the coast. we will see a little more sunshine on sunday with mild to warm temperatures. it will begin to warm again on monday before cooling down again toward the middle of next week.
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