allegedly high on marijuana when it happened. hello i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. today kron4 spoke with friends of the two girls and woman killed in the crash... but first-- the man behind bars tonight is 21-year-old dang tran of san jose. kron 4's will tran has the latest on the investigation. the crash scene horrific. debris from five vehicles scattered all over the freeway forcing investigators to shutdown northbound 880 between automall and stevenson boulevard in fremont.8 people were inside this white cadillac escalade when it overturned several times.. ejecting three people on to the freeway.they died at the scene.five others rushed to the hospital including a baby. chp says it all started at 9-30 on tuesday night . with this man 21 year old dang tran from san jose who did not

have any major injuries. he was arrested.. accused of driving under the influence of marijuana.(manuel leal/chp-the decision people make. the decision this person made, to drive under the influence changed these people lives forever. driving under the influence of marijuana is just as bad as driving under the influence of alcohol.) investigators say they got calls moments before the crash about a driving speeding.. driving erractically but they could not get to him to prevent the accident.the chp spent close to 9 hours on the freeway. forcing part of the morning commute to get off the freeway and reconnecting at another location.while the victims are in the hospital. tran is at santa rita jail.. charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence. he's expected to make his first court appearance tomorrow.in fremont will tran kron 4 news (vicki) and tonight-- friends and neighbors of the victims and survivors of the deadly crash are trying to come to terms with what happened. (grant) kron four's rob fladeboe spoke with a close friend who is keeping tabs on the couple's home in manteca. ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims "...i'm just absolutely devastated..."

ruschelle tolbert is talking about her best friend, 39 year old noelle johnson. that's noelle on the left, ruschelle is on the right. noelle was killed in the crash that occurred on 880 in fremont tuesday night.ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims "....noelle was just a beautiful person, always dressed to the tee, just a beautiful, beautiful girl..." also killed in the crash were two children, identified by the coronor as 14 year old christy limas and her 9 year old sister brook. ruschelle says their father, chris limas, was hurt in the crash and remains in the hospital. ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims "...christy and brook were just the greatest kids, smart and kind and loving andthey belong to faa, just beautiful kids...." the limas-johnson family lives here on a quiet cul de sac in manteca. the entire neighborhood is grieving along wiith brock elliott elementary and sierra high school where christy and brook attended school. ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims ".....noelle is going to be missed, she was one of a kind,a great mother and her girls meant everything to her and my heart goes out to chris. he just lost his daughters and the love of his life and his other daughters will go with their dad...." ruschelle says the limas- johnson clan was returning from the bay area where they had been to the san francisco zoo to celebrateanother daughter's birthday. in manteca rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(grant) a fairifield mother accused of child abuse and torture appeared in court today. the solano county district attorney's office filed a motion to add charges against 31-year-old ina rogers... and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports from fairfield... the judge granted that motion. (philippe) 31-year-old ina (eye-nuh) rogers arrived at solano county superior court

with family by her side... she would later leave with sheriff's deputies after being taken into custody.sharon henry/da's office- "nobody, um, should live in those conditions." on march 31st -- rogers was arrested and posted bail on a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment. this after police discovered her kids were living in unhealthy conditions. the children's father, 29-year-old jonathan allen was also arrested. on wednesday, rogers returned to court -- where prosecutors amended the criminal complaint. rogers is now charged with nine felony counts of child abuse in addition to the misdemeanor.sharon henry/da's office- "the children started to disclose just vicious and callous acts, um, that were committed against them by the father. and, the statements also indicated or proved, that the mother, miss rogers, had allowed this torturous acts to occur." rogers has denied the allegations in the past. after court -- her attorney declined to talk about the case. the district attorney's office says all ten children are safe now.sharon henry/da's office- "some of

the childrens are with their maternal grandmother and aunt." rogers is due back in court next week. in fairifield, philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) tonight - new details coming out about the conditions inside the children's fairfield home. and how prosecutors say the couple tried to cover up the physical and psychological abuse inflicted on the children. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, authorities say it took only a few minutes inside the home to see that something was terribly wrong. (terisa estacio reporting) sources tell kron four news that when officers first went into the home their shoes stepped onto urine soaked carpet feces animal and human were smeared on the floors, and the smells beyond horrendous. court documents obtained by kron four news further state quote "when officers arrived, they entered the defendant's home to find 9 children ranging in age from 6 months to 11 years old huddled on the living room floor." "as officers were in the home they found the home to be in deplorable condition. there were clothes, garbage and, feces scattered everywhere." "the children appeared to be skittish and spoke with speech impediments." this was march

31st. the police initially at the home because ina rogers had called because a 12 year old boy was missing. he was later found sleeping in a neighbors yard. as for the children inside the home child protective services were immediately called and all of them were removed and placed with a relative, the children's maternal grandmother. as the investigation unfolded, authorities say child abuse specialist were called in to talk with the children and according to court documents quote, "...the children thoroughly described the incidents of abuse. on a continuous basis the children were getting punched, strangled, bitten, shot with weapons such as crossbows and bb guns" "...hit with weapons such as sticks and bats, subjected to "waterboarding" and having scalding water poured on them." the childrens parents, johnathan allen and ina rogers now in custody facing collectively 26 counts of child abuse - with allen facing 7 counts of torture. johnathan allen. in a jailhouse interview has defended himself, saying he is a spiritual man -as far as the abuse his children suffered he blames the children's grandmother. (grant) and stay with kron 4 as

we continue to cover this child abuse case. on our website we have all of the court documents-- as well as a timeline of the investigation and a jailhouse interview with the father who was arrested. it's all on kron4-dot-com. (vicki) tonight we are getting our first look at a longtime south san francisco middle school teacher who is accused of lewd acts with students. police just released this mug shot of 39- year-old joseph toy. he has been a teacher at westborough middle school for 13-years. police started investigating toy last month before arresting him last week. toy has been

released from jail... but he is facing several charges. the school put toy on administrative leave. (grant/2) new at 5... the president's focus on california's sanctuary cities was front and center today at a roundtable meeting in washington...with several elected officials and law enforcement officers.(vicki/2) and he once again aimed his anger at oakland mayor libby schaaf saying she should be prosecuted for obstruction of justice. kron 4's dan kerman is live in the newsroom with details. (dan flash)the president who has already called the mayor of oakland a disgrace now is calling on the attorney general to investigate her for obstruction of justice.this all dates back to the february 24th announcement from oakland mayor libby schaaf to the people of oakland warning them that immigrations officials were preparing to conduct an operation in the bay area, including oakland, starting as soon as within the next 24 hours.during today's roundtable the president once again repeated that this warning allowed as many as 1000 people to avoid arrest. that number has been disputed by a former ice spokesman, who

resigned saying the number was overinflated. still the president persisted...in his attack on the mayor. (sot)xxx(vo) the mayor refused to be drawn into this street fight. in a tweet she said spent the day presenting our vision to make college a reality for every child from oakland. now onto dc to fight for federal dollars for affordable housing and homeless services ... she then hashtagged. #notdistracted #notobstructing #doingmyjob(dan flash)the mayor has defended her warning of ice raids saying it is her duty to protect all the residents of her city.

coincidentally, the mayor is on the east coast and will be in the nations capitol tomorrow to talk affordable (vicki) the warriors are getting ready to take on the rockets in game two of the western conference finals. (grant) golden state won the first game of the series on monday-- and they are on the road again tonight. but fans are gathering in the east bay right now to support the team... (vicki) kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in oakland tonight where there is a watch party. hermela? this looks like it's going to be a lot of fun. we are on 9th street. and the party is on the block between washington and broadway there are lot of preparations are happening for the second game of the western conference finals.organizers tell us this is a celebration of how far the dubs have come and everyone is invited. they're setting up the big screen right now. the food and drinks vendors are setting up. it looks like it's going to be quite the party. it's starting at 6 oclock when the came kicks off. warriors versus houston rockets. game 2 of the

western conference finals. it's expected to beyou are encouraged to come down as soon as you can. if you want to take bart.. we're just two blocks away from the 12th street station. the organizers also tell us there is going to be a lot of activities for kids like face painting.. a balloon artist, games and giveaways so it's certainly family friendsly. the game is one to watch. steph curry is still coming back from a sprained mci but he did play in game 1.the crowds are starting to come in, the bbq is on, if you want to come down, now is a good time.. and there is actually no you want to bring your own chairs. we're going to get ready to watch this and we'll be back night. reporting live in oakland hermela aregawi kron 4 news (grant) it's crunch time for the people trying to become san francisco's next mayor. candidate angela alioto joins us live in studio... we'll talk about her perspectives and plans for the city. (vicki) "living inside a box" is a potenial new bay area housing trend. we'll take an in-depth look at how a local man is turning shipping containers into houses. (grant) plus...

shocking new video shows a bay area bus driver shoving a young girl with autism. we'll explain what led up to the incident. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

♪ ♪ legendary jockey víctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's why he uses the chase mobile app, to pay practically anyone, at any bank. life, lived victor's way. chase. make more of what's yours. (grant) a family in

vacaville says it plans to sue a school district after disturbing video surfaced showing a bus driver interacting with their daughter. they say the 64-year-old driver was taunting their eight-year-old

autistic girl and shoving her down as another school employee watches and walks away. lemor abrams reports. natsot/kopson"ok, let me know when you have your seatbelt buckled." school bus surveillance cameras are rolling as the driver confronts an 8 year old girl with autism blocking the aisle with her leg.natsot/kopson"and if you stick your feet out again to keep her from moving, you are going to be on the window. got it?"police say that bus driver is 64 year old kim klopson of vacaville .they say she was on her way to drop off students at browns valley elementary.but as the special needs kids get off the bus, klopson grabs the girl's backpack- and orders her to stay seated.natsot/kopson "because you're misbehaving. as always."a few minutes go by. then a teacher's aide comes to get the girl. but the driver is now taunting her as she cries hysterically. natsot/kopson"cause she's acting like she's younger than her baby sister, she's only 2, how old are you?"then, klopson closes the bus door.the aide walks away.and it gets physical.natsot/kopson"you done? let's go."for almost

four more minutes, the driver is alone with the girl.yanking her up and back down.ripping off her jacketand eventually dragging her off the bus.as the aide finally comes back to get her.micha star liberty/attorney"it's absolutely bone chilling to see the way this adult woman treats this child."micha star liberty is representing the family.they plan to sue the vacaville school district. micha star liberty/attorney "what you're seeing is horrific mistreatment and abuse by an adult bus driver." lemor abrams/reporter"the district says it fired the driver right away and she has pleaded not guilty to a child abuse charge. but parents here at the school say they still have questions about bus driver training and oversight." priyanka modi/mother"i would like to know what kind of training programs they have in place and and after these training programs, are they following up?"a district spokeswoman tells us, in part: "every bus driver has an annual evaluation that includes a ride along with a supervisor.klopson had hundreds of hours of professional development training, including special education training."micha star liberty/attorney"the district needs to not just train its employees but make sure that that training is effective."

(vicki) that was lemor abrams reporting. klopson says the video should not have been released and added quote "they'll make a great big deal about that." she declined further comment on the matter. (vicki) morgan hill was shaken earlier today by a 3-point-two magnitude quake. (grant) this comes after a 3-point-five magnitude quake was felt in oakland on monday. joining us now to give us some more details on this latest small quake.. is ole kaven from the u-s-g-s. (vicki)(vicki)

(anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon on our doppler radar with rain and thunderstorms over the central and northern sierra. showres and thunderstorms will conitnue over the sierra the next few days especially in the afternoons. be very careful if you're planning any

outdoor activities. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure spinning showers and thunderstorms into the state. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy as patchy fog develops along the coast. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s. warmer weather and near normal temperatures are forecast for friday with some highs moving into the mid 70s. saturday will be nice but it will begin to cool on sunday. there is a slight chance of scattered showers on monday (vicki) still ahead--- a

sight you usually don't see in the middle of may-- a flooded freeway. we'll explain how this happened in san jose today. (grant) plus - laurel or yanni? the audio clip dividing the internet clip dividing the internet tonight.

"laurel laurel laurel" (grant) it's the debate that is

dividing the world right now did you hear laurel, or yanny? (vicki) this clip was first posted on this clip was first posted on reddit-- but it is now going viral. it plays a single word. some hear "laurel," .... others hear "yanny," and and both groups are convinced they are correct.(grant) even officials in washington are getting in on the debate. house speaker paul house speaker paul ryan says it's laurel... paul ryan:"i'd like to declare something that is just so obvious:. it is laurel, and not yanny. alright? come on. only laurel fans here, huh?" (grant) a university of arizona

audio specialist says the low quality of the recording lends itself to being heard differently by different people. he also cited frequency fluctuations in the word that may affect the way it is heard, as well as the effect of different listening devices.(vicki) however, however, the professor says the original recording was most likely "laurel." lawrence-- what did you hear? hear? what did you lawrence-- what did you hear?

(lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (vicki) next at 5:30... s-f-o is notorious for delays... and the fog is to blame. now theres a new technology to help minimize that (grant) we are less than a month away from the june election-- and candidates are working to get your votes. next-- we are joined live in studio by san francisco mayor hopeful richie greenberg.

(vicki) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) starting in the east bay tonight. two children and a woman are killed in a crash on 8-80 in fremont. this man man is accused of causing the crash. 21-year-old dang tran was arrested for allegedly being high on marijuana. the crash happened late last night on 8-80 in fremont. three people were killed and five others were injured. two of those people killed are young girls identified as 9- year-old brooke limas and 14- year-old christy limas. the woman killed has been identified as 39-year-old noelle johnson. all were from manteca. friends of

the family tell kron 4 that they were returning from the bay area where they had been celebrating a birthday at the san francisco zoo. we will have much more on this story coming up at 6:00 tonight. (vicki) in the south bay... an arrest has been made in connection to a 20-16 homicide in san jose. joseph miller was arrested in guadalajara, mexico where police say he fled. the u-s marshalls worked with mexican authorities to bring miller into custody. in 20-16 san jose police responded to a fight where they found the victim -- alfred perez -- dead. miller is currently being held in texas... where he will remain until he is handed over to police in san jose. (vicki) and all lanes of southbound interstate highway 280 in san jose are reopened tonight....after water flooded the roadway. chp officials say a blown fuse at a nearby pump house led to the flooding. it happened around four this morning. the flooding closed multiple lanes...as well as the connecting ramp. the fuse was replaced...but the incident caused major traffic going in the southbound

direction. (grant) on the peninsula-- new technology could help relieve some of those fog delays at s-f-o. the airport has one of the worst 'on tme' track records in america because of the fog. airport officials say the technology could help pilots navigate through fog. and it would improve on-time departure and arrivals. the technology has been tested for about a year so far-- but it will be another year before it's ready. lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon on our doppler radar with rain and thunderstorms over the central and northern sierra. showres and thunderstorms will conitnue over the sierra the next few days especially in the afternoons. be very careful if you're planning any outdoor activities. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure spinning showers and thunderstorms into the state. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy as

patchy fog develops along the coast. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s. warmer weather and near normal temperatures are forecast for friday with some highs moving into the mid 70s. saturday will be nice but it will begin to cool on sunday. there is a slight chance of scattered showers on monday (vicki) (vicki) kron 4 is your local election headquarters... and tonight we are taking a look at one of the biggest contests ahead of the june election. san francisco will be electing a new mayor. (grant) kron4 has invited all of the mayoral candidates to our studio to talk about their candidacy. last week we spoke to london breed and jane kim. yesterday we spoke to the republican candidate richie greenberg. and joining us tonight is angela alioto. 1. housing (grant) - the 1. housing (grant) - the 1. housing (grant) - the cost of (grant)

- the cost of housing is forcing

people out of the city and the bay area...how do you make this a place where middle class people can afford to live again?moderate2. homeless (vicki) q: the homeless population has exploded in sf. you say it's inhumane. where are you planning to put the homeless and what about those who want to stay on the street? 3. dirty streets (vicki) q: sf in the national

news lately for dirty streets and drug addicts using out in the open. affecting locals and tourists. how can you clean up the streets of san franciso?4. crime/chief (grant) police chief bill

scott could be leaving after a charge...he's a finalist for same job in l0-a. car break ins might be down...but that's still an epidemic that's frustrating residents and leaving tourists dismayed. how do you department keep broken glass off the sidewalks? (grant) coming up... how would you like to live in a shipping container? we'll tell you about the new housing trend in the bay area. (vicki) and after the break-- amazon is making prices at whole foods a bit cheaper. but there's a catch.

(grant) amazon prime members can now save money at whole foods. amazon is offering prime members an additional 10-percent discount on sale items at "whole foods" stores. to get the discount, members have to sign into the whole foods app using their amazon prime account... then scan it at check out. amazon bought whole foods in 20-17. earlier this year the two companies debuted a free, two-hour delivery

service for groceries in ten cities. the annual cost for prime membership is expected to rise 20- percent.....from 99-dollars a year to 119-dollars. ... (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

in oakland... an entrepreneur named luke iseman (eyes=man) is converting shipping containers into affordable housing. kron 4's gabe slate visited the box house factory... luke iseman lives in this shipping container in oakland. sound from luke iseman / boxouse - "fed up with rent i realized it would be cheaper to buy a shipping container and convert it into something i could live in" the living space is only 160 square feet but it offers all the basic necessities.nat sound - fawcett turn on running water there is plumbing, electricity, a shower, a full- size bed with storage built in, a desk, for entertainment.. this video projector and a remote controlled drop down

movie screen. sound from luke iseman / boxouse - "you have small private bathroom, small kitchen with small versions of things, but very high quality, instead of gas oven you have a convection oven. when people walk inside they are surprised it's the inside of a shipping container it's more like a little cozy high-tech cabin. luke iseman's creation got a good reaction from people around the community looking for low-cost housing.nat sound - building so luke started building more. sound from luke iseman / boxouse - "people are very interested in renting them. i have several in the area and they are never vacant " there are now 5 shipping container homes in oakland being rented out for $1,200 a month. sound from nick / lives in a boxouse - "it's a lot like a standard apartment"nick, a computer programmer, said the cheaper rent helped him stay in the bay area. sound from nick / lives in a boxouse - "it's one of the better places i've lived in"nick was drawn to the privacy the container home offers no roommates. - sound from nick / lives in a boxouse - "ii really like that there are no shared walls" feeling the demand for these tiny affordable houses luke iseman launched a startup named boxouse converting

shipping containers into tiny homes and selling them for $8,000. sound from nick / lives in a boxouse - "i think this could offer a way to help revitalize our neighborhoods and help create tons of new housing "sound from reporter gabe slate - "luke believes if these boxhouses could be placed anywhere like public streets, driveways, unused parking lots, it could help cut down on homelessness and take a dent out of the housing crises in the bay area but that is not allowed under current housing codes. right now there is only one place that someone can legally live in a shipping container home" sound from luke iseman / boxouse - "if you have a single-family home in the state a backyard, you can put a boxhouse, or any small home, in your backyard " boxhouse is now marketing the containers to homeowners interested in creating an in- law unit to rent. sound from luke iseman / boxouse - " my goal is for people to use these as a tool to stay in the neighborhood they want to, both as renters and property owners "living in a box. that's thinking outside the box. in oakland gabe slate kron 4 news. (vicki) if you're interested in

one of those container houses... box house is offering overnight stays for people to test run the unique living space. (grant) let's get a check on what we are working on for kron4 news at five. ken wayne is standing by in the newsroom. ken?(ken) thank you grant.coming up new tonight at six... a lyft driver accused of raping a female passenger..tonight - why police are concerned there could be more victims out there... then - we will speak live with a volcanologist about the "red alert" on hawaii's big island. experts say an explosive eruption could be imminent.. that's next at six.. grant? (grant) thank you ken - we will see you at six. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon on our doppler radar with rain and thunderstorms over the central and northern sierra. showres and thunderstorms will conitnue over the sierra the next few days especially in the afternoons. be very careful if you're planning any outdoor activities. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure spinning showers and thunderstorms into the state. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy as patchy fog develops along the coast. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s. warmer weather and near normal temperatures are forecast for friday with some highs moving into the mid 70s. saturday will be nice but it will begin to cool on sunday. there is a slight chance of scattered showers on monday

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jonathan cheban for the new menu item. the wings are brined for 12 hours. they're coated with a house-made dry rub, baked, flash-fried - then coated in a layer of gold dust. they'll cost you 45 bucks for 10 wings. (grant) next on kron4 news at 5... the royal wedding is just days away-- tonight, the latest nuptuial drama with meagan markle's family. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message.

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say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws. the royal wedding is underway... but as megan markle and prince harry get ready for their big day, will her father be present?(grant) entertainment tonight's kevin frazier is in london outside kensington palace with the latest (kevin)the royal wedding drama just seems to be non stopas megan and harry are with just three daysaway from saying i doshe's battling through. obviously concerned about her father, there are reports that he's actully having heart surgeryshe's very concerned obviously waiting for news to know he's come through that operationroyal expert katie nichol, with the latest worries for meghan, as her father thomas markle,might not be able to attend at her wedding to prince william. this after thestaged photo scandal made worldwide headlinesthis is a difficult one and i don't think anyone wants to be throwing blame around the paps will argue that's is a job and it was thomas markle's choice towith getting involved with staging those posed pictures...so if meghan's dad can't make it - who would walk her down the

aisle? her mother is one possibility. she's very much looking forward to her mother coming over, dora will be landing in the uk very soon. but i'm wondering if perhaps if someone from the royal family might step in and do the ultimate in chivlary and take thomas markle's place. and really who better to do that than prince charles? and if anyone can (unclear) her nerves i would thought it would be charles. and we'll have much moreentertainment news on the nextet, i'm kevin frazier, back to you. to you. (grant) and if you want to watch and if you want to watch the royal wedding-- kron4 will stream it on our mobile app and facebook page. (vicki)(vicki) by the way... kron 4 has

a full hour of entertainment news every night. at 7:00 it's inside edition, followed by entertainment tonight at 7- 30. then we're back with kron 4 news at 8:00 (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) coming up new tonight coming up new tonight on kron4 news at six... an east bay uber driver... accused of raping a passenger..now police believe... there may be more victims out there... we'll tell you what investigators want rideshare users to know tonight.(ken) then -- disturbing new details about the suspected child abuse inside a fairfield home. what court documents now reveal about the alleged "torture house' police walked into. that's coming up next at six.

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seen a case with such overwhelming evidence of mental, emotional, and physical abuse of so many children by the hands of their own parents.>( pam ) a fairifield mother accused of child abuse and torture... appeared in court today. the solano county district attorney's office filed a motion to add charges against 31-year- old ina (eye-nuh) rogers... (pam) hello everyone.. im pam moore. ( ken) and i'm ken wayne... as kron four's philippe djegal reports from fairfield... the judge granted that motion for more charges.. (philippe) 31-year-old ina (eye-nuh) rogers remained mostly quiet inside solano county superior court. speaking only with her attorney and occasionally the judge. chief deputy

district attorney sharon henry explains the reasoning behind the arraignment.sharon henry/da's office- "we filed a motion to amend the complaint to add additional charges, which were felony child abuse -- nine counts." that's in addition to the misdemeanor count of child endangerment ina rogers was charged with back on march 31st... when police arrested her and 29-year-old jonathan allen after discovering the 10 kids living in her home were being abused.sharon henry/da's office- "biting and various other acts that were just horrendous." rogers' attorney fought to keep the bail under 60-thousand dollars... but that request was denied. she was taken into custody after court. her bail is set at 495-thousand dollars.sharon henry/da's office- "nobody, um, should live in those conditions." rogers has denied the allegations in the past. after court -- her attorney declined to talk about the case. the district attorney's office says all ten children are safe now. rogers is due back in court next week. in fairifield, philippe djegal, kron four news. (ken) we have team coverage tonight

as new details continue to emerge about the conditions inside the children's fairfield home. and how prosecutors say the couple tried to cover up the physical and psychological abuse inflicted on the children. (pam) as kron four's terisa estacio reports, authorities say, it took only a few minutes inside the home ... to see that something was terribly wrong. court documents obtained by kron four news state quote when officers entered the fairfield home "the children appeared to be skittish and spoke with speech impediments." sources tell kron four news that officers noticed a horrendous smell, and their shoes stepped onto urine soaked carpet feces animal and human were smeared on the floors. that was march 31st. the police initially at the home because ina rogers had called because a 12 year old boy was missing. he was later found sleeping in a neighbors yard. as for the children inside the home child protective services were immediately called and all of them were removed and placed

with a relative, the children's maternal grandmother. as the investigation unfolded, authorities say child abuse specialist were called in to talk with the children and according to court documents quote, "due to the continuous abuse the children have varying forms of scars, including broken arms." "the investigation has shown the defendant knew about these incidents and assisted with the abuse herself and also failed (to) protect the children from this harmful and violent environment." (johnathan) "further investigation has shown the defendant dissuaded the children from reporting these incidents to medical personnel to protect her partner." the childrens parents, johnathan allen and ina rogers now in custody facing collectively 26 counts of child abuse - with allen facing 7 counts of torture. johnathan allen. "you can't imagine how awful this is." we have her on tape, evidence speaks for itself." allen in a jailhouse interview blames the abuse on the children's maternal grandmother, saying she did it to get full custody of the children. (estacio) allen and rogers remain in custody, family members here at the house - not talking. in fairfield te (ken) (ken) and stay with kron

4 as we continue to cover this child abuse case. on our website we have all of the court documents-- as well as a timeline of the investigation and a jailhouse interview with the father who was arrested. it's all on kron4-dot-com. (pam) a tragic story in the east bay tonight. two children and a woman... killed in a crash on interstate 8-80 in fremont. 8 people were inside a white, cadillac escalade.. when it overturned several times.. ejecting at least three people out onto the freeway. they died at the scene. five others... rushed to the hospital, including a baby. the man accused of causing the crash... was

allegedly high on marijuana when it happened. (pam) the man behind bars tonight is 21-year-old dang tran of san jose. he is expected to make his first court appearance tomorrow. all eight people in the escalade were from the same extended family. and tonight, relatives and friends are grieving. kron four's rob fladeboe spoke with the best friend... of one of the people who perished in the crash. ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims "...i'm just absolutely devastated..." ruschelle tolbert is talking about her best friend, 39 year old noelle johnson. that's noelle on the left, ruschelle is on the right. noelle was killed in the crash that occurred on 880 in fremont tuesday night.ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims "....noelle was just a beautiful person, always dressed to the tee, just a beautiful, beautiful girl..." also killed in the crash were two children, identified by the coronor as 14 year old christy limas and her 9 year old sister brook. ruschelle says their father, chris limas, was hurt in the crash and remains in the hospital. ruschelle tolbert/friend of

the victims "...christy and brook were just the greatest kids, smart and kind and loving andthey belong to faa, just beautiful kids...." the limas-johnson family lives here on a quiet cul de sac in manteca. the entire neighborhood is grieving along wiith brock elliott elementary and sierra high school where christy and brook attended school. ruschelle tolbert/friend of the victims ".....noelle is going to be missed, she was one of a kind,a great mother and her girls meant everything to her and my heart goes out to chris. he just lost his daughters and the love of his life and his other daughters will go with their dad...."the driver of the other vehicle survived and r is suspected of driving under the influence of marijuana. i asked ruschelle tolbert for her thoughts aboht that.ruschelle tolbert "...it's absolutely horrible, i hope he gets thr book thrown at him. in manteca rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(ken) new tonight at 6. an inmate who died at a south bay hospital last week has now been identified. this is video from johnny lozano's arraignment back in 20-13. lozano was facing a murder charge for the death of a san jose state student killed in a drive-by shooting. officials say lozano was being treated for a pre-existing health condition before he died. lozano was admitted to the hospital last month. he last appeared in court in march. (pam) tonight we are getting our first look at a longtime, south san francisco middle school teacher .... who is accused of lewd acts with students. police just released this mug shot of 39- year-old joseph toy. he has been a teacher at westborough middle school for 13-years. police started investigating toy last month, before arresting him last week. toy has been released from jail... but he is facing several charges. the school put toy on administrative leave. < i mean you talk about obstruction of justice. i

would recommend that you look into obstruction of justice for the mayor of oakland california, jeff.> (ken) president trump speaking to attorney general jeff sessions... and others... in washington today about oakland mayor libby schaaf's february warning about potential ice raids. (pam) the presdient once again saying, the mayor should be prosecuted for obstruction of justice. kron 4's dan kerman is live in the newsroom with details. dan? (dan flash)the president's comments came during a roundtable on californias sanctuary policies. he was surrounded by those state politicians and law enforcement officers that oppose those policies.. and he took the opportunity to once again fire on all cylinders against mayor schaaf trump on schaaf obstructionsot trumpshe informed them and they all fled and most of them fled. you talk about obstruction of justice surrounded by during a roundtable on california's sanctuary policies president trump renewed his attack on

oakland mayor libby schaff. this all dates back to her february 24th announcement warning the people of oakland that immigrations officials were preparing to conduct an operation in the bay area, including oakland, starting as soon as within the next 24 hours.during today's roundtable the president once again repeated that this warning allowed as many as 1000 people to avoid arrest. that number has been disputed by a former ice spokesman, who resigned saying the number was overinflated. still the president turned up the heat on mayor schaaf.sotthe mayor refused to be drawn in tweeting spent the day presenting our vision to make college a reality for every child from oakland. now onto dc to fight for federal dollars for affordable housing and homeless services ... she then hashtagged. #notdistracted #notobstructing #doingmyjobpresident trump claimed opposition to the sanctuary polices was growing in the state and that caused governor jerry brown to enter the fray tweeting..

(dan flash) ironically as the mayor said she will actually be in the nation's capitol tomorrow talking about funding for affordable housing. live in the newsroom, dan kerman kron 4 news. in the south bay... morgan hill was shaken earlier today by a 3-point-two magnitude quake. the quake -- reported at 2:32 this afternoon -- was centered about 8 miles north of the city. this all comes after a 3-point-five magnitude quake was felt in oakland on monday. joining us now with more is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon on our doppler radar with rain and thunderstorms over the central and northern sierra. showres and thunderstorms will conitnue over the sierra the next few days especially in the afternoons. be very careful if you're planning any outdoor activities. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure spinning showers and thunderstorms into the state. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy as patchy fog develops along the coast. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s. warmer weather and near normal temperatures are forecast for friday with some highs moving into the mid 70s. saturday will be nice but it will begin to cool on sunday. there is a slight chance of scattered showers on monday (pam) coming up... more earthquakes and the continued release of volcanic emissions .. all leading to a red alert for communities near hawaii's kilauea

mondayshowers on scattered showers on monday (pam) coming up... more earthquakes and the continued release of volcanic emissions .. all leading to a red alert for communities near hawaii's kilauea volcano.. we talk with an expert on what's happening now and what could happen next. (ken ) also- is the golden state really 'green"? a recycling crisis hitting california.. mounds of trash with nowhere to go .. an update on the growing problem.. ahead. (pam) and next.. a ride share passenger says she was sexually assaulted by her driver.. and now, police fear she is not the only victim.

new tonight at 6. a 24 year old lyft driver has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. the victim.... his female passenger. kron4's maureen kelly spoke to fremont police who fear that because his job involved driving around the bay area, there could be other victims out there. according to police this all started in oakland in the early morning hours of april 8th when the female victim ordered a lyft trying to catch up with friends. she got into this rented white hyundai elantra.....and asked her driver to take her to berkeley. when that friend wasn't home, police say that lyft driver 24 year old jaswanthreddy baireddy told her he was off duty and offered to take her home. fremont police detective calvin tang says the victim complained when she noticed that he missed her exit.he made comments to try to calm her down, basically to say that she was all right that he was in fact trying to take

care of her and ultimately was able to get all the way to fremont to his own residence and convince her to come inside his home as well at that residence on the 38- thousand block of camden street, police say the suspect offered her marijuana and told her he was too tired to drive her back and suggested she lay down. that's when police say he sexually assaulted her. the victim then demanded her assailant take her home, and once there, she called police. baireddy has been charged with three counts of sexual assault including rape of an unconscious person. fremont police fear because his job involved him driving all over the east, north and south bay.....there might be other victims out there. we want to get the information out because of the fact he had access to so many different cut types of customers, passengers possibly an additional victim or victims we wanna be able to assist them talk to them and advocate for them because they would be survivors of this as well baireddy who has no previous history entered a plea he's being held without bail and is back in 22nd for a preliminary hearing. maureen kelly kron4 news

(pam) this week, the u.s. geological survey issued a red alert, meaning a major eruption of the kilauea volcano is imminent or underway. this is a view of mount kilauea's lower east rift zone.. from this morning. it shows spattering between fissures numbers -16 and- 20 .. on hawaii's big island. officials in hawaii say, there are still bursts of ash coming from the crater... which is affecting several local communities. plus, there were more earthquakes today...a 4-point-4 and 4-point-0.. (ken) joining us now from honolulu to talk about what's going on in hawaii... volcanologist and a professor at the university of hawaii .... ken rubin.

time for the mid- week forecast.. let's take a look outside right now... mix of clouds and sun today. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon on our doppler radar with rain and thunderstorms over the central and northern sierra. showres and thunderstorms will conitnue over the sierra the next few days especially in

the afternoons. be very careful if you're planning any outdoor activities. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure spinning showers and thunderstorms into the state. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy as patchy fog develops along the coast. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s. warmer weather and near normal temperatures are forecast for friday with some highs moving into the mid 70s. saturday will be nice but it will begin to cool on sunday. there is a slight chance of scattered showers on monday

( ken ) ( ken ) just ( ken ) just ahead.. the treasure island music festival announces a couple big headliners for its first foray into the east bay...into the east bay... (pam) also ... a new poll on the governor's race shows a clear front- runner with 36-percent of the vote .. and it is not who you likely think... details next.

(ken) new at six.... lieutenant governor gavin newsom holds a double digit lead in a new bay area poll in the race for governor. the poll was released today by e-m-c research. if the election were held today, newsom would win with 31 percent of the vote. republicans travis allen and john cox are tied in second with seven percent. educator and youth advocate delaine eastin is in fourth place with five percent.

former l-a mayor antonio villaraigosa and state treasurer john chiang are tied with four pecent. 36 percent of people polled say they're still undecided. (pam) also new tonight at six... a u-s appeals court refused to dismiss a planned parenthood lawsuit against the center for medical progress. the ninth circuit court of appeals upheld the lawsuit today, allowing racketering and other claims against the group. the center for medical progress recorded videos of planned parenthood employees.... and accused them of illegally selling parts of aborted fetuses in 20- 15. planned parenthood says, the center deceptively edited and falsified the videos they posted online. (pam) coming up... details from congress on the efforts to save net neutrality and the prospect for success on capitol hill .. ( ken ) also... two people still in the hospital from a deadly southern california explosion ... and now, authorities believe the blast was intentional.. we'll tell you why. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast...

that's just ahead. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message. i support the affordable care act, and voted against all trump's attempts to repeal it. but we need to do more. i believe in universal health care. in a public health option to compete with private insurance companies. and expanding medicare to everyone over 55. and i believe medicare must be empowered to negotiate the price of drugs. california values senator dianne feinstein (pam) one woman is dead,

and three others are injured after from yesterday's explosion at an orange county medical building . (ken) it happened near a daycare and a preschool. no injuries were reported there. joining us in the newsroom now with more.... grant lodes. (grant) authorities say they believe the woman who

was killed..ran a day spa in that building. the formal identification of the body is continuing today....however authorities believe it is that of iidiko krajnyak (il-di-koh kry-nyak)...a licensed cosmetologist. the explosion happened yesterday in the city of aliso viejo...and injured three other people...two remain hospitalized tonight. officials are investigating the explosion as suspicious.

mother appeared in solano county superior court where she was charged 9 additional felony counts of child abuse. this after police discovered the 10 kids in her home were living in poor conditions. 29-year-old jonathan allen is also facing child abuse charges. rogers' bail is set at 495- thousand dollars. she is due back in court next week. in fairfield, philippe djegal, kron four news. here in fremont the chp says three people,including two children, were killed late tuesday in a two vehicle crash on 880 in fremont. the victims were identified as 39 year old noelle johnson along with her boyfriend's two children, 14 year old christy limas and her 9 year old sister brook. the family is from manteca where close friend ruschelle tolbert and others are grieving.the driver of the other vehicle, identified as 21 year old dang tran, of san jose, is suspected of here in fremont the chp says

three people,including two children, were killed late tuesday in a two vehicle crash on 880 in fremont. the victims were identified as 39 year old noelle johnson along with her boyfriend's two children, 14 year old christy limas and her 9 year old sister brook. the family is from manteca where close friend ruschelle tolbert and others are grieving.the driver of the other vehicle, identified as 21 year old dang tran, of san jose, is suspected of driving under the inflence of marijuana. in fremont rob fladeboe kron 4 news in fremont a lyft driver has been charged with three counts of sexual assault including rape sexual assault counts of with three in fremont a lyft driver has been charged with three counts of sexual assault including rape of an unconcious person. police say this is the suspect 24 year old jaswanthreddy baireddy . his victim....his female passenger whom he allegedly took to his camden

street resident instead of her own home, offered her marijuana, told her he was too tired to take her back and suggested she lay down. after the alleged assault, she demanded he take her home, there she called police. baireddy who has no previous criminal history entered a plea of not guilty. he's being held without bail and is back in court may 22nd for a preliminary hearing. maureen kelly kron4 news lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay

this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon on our doppler radar with rain and thunderstorms over the central and northern sierra. showres and thunderstorms will conitnue over the sierra the next few days especially in the afternoons. be very careful if you're planning any outdoor activities. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure spinning showers and thunderstorms into the state. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy as patchy fog develops along the coast. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s. warmer weather and near normal temperatures are forecast for friday with some highs moving into the mid 70s. saturday will be nice but it will begin to cool on sunday. there is a slight chance of scattered showers on monday

(pam) new tonight at 6. the u.s. senate has passed legislation aimed at repealing the f-c-c's recent decision... to change the net neutrality rules. the measure was backed by all 49 democrats, as well as three republicans.the vote comes months after the republican - majority f-c-c .... voted to repeal obama - era protections .. approved just a few years earlier. the net neutrality rules prevented internet service providers.... from speeding up or slowing down traffic... for specific websites and apps. supporters of net neutrality say, the f-c- c's repeal decision .. gives too much power to service providers. the measure now goes to the house, where it is not expected to pass. (ken) also new at 6 tonight, california is known as a green state. but you may be surprised to learn, this environmentally conscious state... is facing a major crisis with its trash our capitol bureau reporter kody leibowitz reports.

louie pellegrini, jr, president of peninsula "the last 10 or 15 years has been stable. but this is a crisis right now."parked steps from the state capitol...sits a three dimensional, 26 ton display of what some are calling california's impending crisis...old phone books -- boxes of cat foodand a heap of newspapers.chisty pestoni abreu "it's our mess, it's all of california's mess"those in the golden state's recycling industry says its a mess with nowhere to go. luie pellegrini, jr, president of peninsula "there's a potential in the near future that after 30 years of effort and education and participation by residents that this material could end up in a landfill. and that's a shame."louie pellegrini of peninsula sanitary service says exporting prices began plummetng in recent months.in december -- he says they could ship recycled paper to china for $100 per ton.now -- he says - the price has dropped...to negative $6 a ton. according to the state -- a third of all recyclles in california is exported...62 percent of that to china. earlier this year, china imposed import restrictions ...and will not accept contaminated recyclables.at the moment, china is not accepting anything until june 4thleaving recyclers in the state to sit on their stockpiles of recyclables christy pestoni abreu, crrc

president and executive of upper valley disposal (napa) "it's terrible to say we pay all these folks to process all this material including our customers to put it in there and then we sit on it for six months and then say shoot, there's no market, we got to go bury it. we're trying not to do that.for now -- the industry says its trying to properly educate folks on how to properly recycle as it begins talking to state lawmakers to figure out a permanent solutionkl sig out "yanny laurel yanny" (pam) (pam) coming up... it is the biggest internet debate since the "blue or white dress..." what hearing "laurel" or "yanny" might reveal about you .... or at least your speakers.

if you (pam) if you are a t-s-a pre- check member... and you get stuck in line at oakland airport security anyway ... southwest airlines will give you 25- hundred reward bonus points. (ken)customers waiting longer than 10 minutes can approach a southwest supervisor and get a voucher for the points, no questions asked.the move is intended to get more passengers for "short haul" flights... and one of southwest's biggest in-state networks is here in california. (pam) southwest is currently the only carrier that flies out of oakland's terminal two... but the program could expand to other airports, if it proves successful. the promotion will last through june 29th. (ken) the treasure island music festival returns in october this year..... not at t-i... but in oakland for the first time in the festival's history.the lineup

was released today. (pam) tame impala and a-sap rocky will headline the two- day event,also appearing: lord huron, santigold... and pusha- t. tickets go on sale friday at noon... and start at 165- dollars. (ken)and finally... it's the debate that's dividing the nation tonight.take a listen... and see what you hear.... "laurel," or "yanny." "laurel yanny laurel" (ken) this clip was (ken) this clip was first posted on reddit-- but it is now going viral. it plays a single word. some hear "laurel," .... others hear "yanny," and both groups are convinced they are correct. (pam) a university of arizona audio specialist says, the low quality of the recording lends itself to being heard differently .... by different people. he also cited.... frequency fluctuations in the word which may affect the way it is heard, as well as the effect of different listening

devices. however, the professor says, the original recording was most likely "laurel." in sports... we will update you on how the warriors are doing in game two of the western conference finals... and the giants try for a three- game sweep of the cincinnati reds...sports director gary radnich has the highlights... and all the sports...coming up

rockets... game 2 in houston as rockets... game warriors warriors rockets... game 2 in houston as we speak... right now... last night in game 2 of the eastern

confernce finals... lebron james scored 21 points in the first quarter... but in the 2nd with his cavs up 10... james took a shoulder from the celtics' jayson tatum to the side of his head.... james was dazed and had to leave the game... going to the locker room before returning late in the half... from that point on he scored 18 point... shot well... 7-of-14... but didn't look the same... the celtics won to take a 2-0 lead in the series today lebron talked about the hit... saying it didn't affect his play(spt: lebron james) "i felt like i needed to go back to the locker room, which i did. you know, kind of recalibrate. it was a tough blow, obviously

incidental. you know his shoulder hit me right square in my jaw. also, just wanted to go back to the back and make sure everything was fine. but, i don't' think, it didn't affect my game after that." the giants trying for the 3-game sweep of the reds at 3-game sweep trying for the the giants

the giants trying for the 3-game sweep of the reds at at&t park... bruce bochy... working the sunflower seds top 1st... adam duvall... takesd andrew swarez deep for a 3-run home run... 4-0 reds bottom 1st... 4-1 reds... pablo sandoval... drives one deep with two on.... looks like both will score... but duvall makes a great catch in left-center to rob sandoval of extra bases...

the giants still score a run on the sac fly... 4-2 reds bottom 3rd... brandon belt... still red-hot.... hits a solo homer... his 2nd in two games... he has 9 hits in his last 4 games... 4-3 reds but here is the game... bases loaded... gorky's hernandez... hits a shallow fly down the right field line... looks like it will fall in... but scooter gennett... makes a great sliding catch to stop the giants from taking the lead... gennett also hit a solo home run in the 7th final score... 6-3 reds... they host the colorado rockies for 4 games special moment last night in boston for a's outfielder steven piscotty... two sunday's ago piscotty's

mother died after a battle with a-l-s... and in his first at bat since returning from berevement absence... he hits a home run right over the green monster to give the a's a 3-0 lead the a's ended up beating the red sox 5-3... after the game piscotty talked about what is was like to run around those bases... thinking of his mom...(sot: piscotty) the house that the kevin durant rented when the warriors recuiting him to

golden state... is for sale... the three acre mansion is on the market for 15-million- dollars... durant rented it for 100,00-dollars for ten days in 2016 when he was a free agent... when steph curry... draymond green... klay thompson... and andre iguodala... came as part of the wearriors contigent and convinced durant to come on board the group has now been dubbed as "the hamptons fave"... they have started the last four playoff games after never beginning a game as one group... as of now they are unbeaten as a starting five (wipe to golfers in hawaii) and these are pretty amazing photos... these golfers in hawai did not let the continuing eruption of mount kilauea (kill-ohh-wayy- ah) stop them from taking the links they golfed their round as you can see the huge plume of ash in the background...

( pam) just ahead.. e-cigarettes gaining in popularity, but one family is trying to make sure the public knows about the potential dangers .. and this time, the concerns are not about the vapors. about the vapors. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey víctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that's why he uses the chase mobile app, to pay practically anyone, at any bank.

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examiner in florida says, a man who died in a fire recently , was actually killed by a projectile from his e-cigarette penetrated his head.(pam) while this is believed to be the first u-s death related to e-cigarettes, the victim's family is trying to raise awareness about the potential dangers of the devices. sarah hollenbeck reports. christopher d'elia / victim's father: "when you lose your only child, it's (sigh)." christopher d'elia (deal-ia) struggled to find words speaking to us in the days after his son's death. christopher d'elia: "anybody who has lost a son, doesn't want anybody else to lose a child to something like this." now.. a week and a half later, this autopsy report shows a clear cause of death - an exploding e-cigarette that became a projectile and hit his son, tallmadge wakeman d'elia (deal-ia) in the head. christopher d'elia: "it's just so sad."the medical examiner says the vape was "a smok-e

mountain mech works" - a type of unregulated mechanical e- cigarette, which in an online description says it does not come with safety features.we even found this warning online explaining it's not meant for beginners.gary wilder, lizard juice owner: "i just don't think they're safe enough." gary wilder says he and many other local store owners won't sell "unregulated" e-cigarettes.instead turning to vapes with a computer chip inside which keeps the device from overheating.gary wilder, lizard juice owner: "any other e-cig that has a computer chip in it prevents that from happening." according to a recent fema report, these explosions are ánot common.but when they do happen, the shape of the devices make them behave like "flaming rockets." wilder suggests using rubber casings over any extra batteries, and rewrapping them like this to keep them safe. gary wilder, lizard juice owner: "if that seal is broken on the top, the negative is exposed and you put that in your pocket it can do the same thing in your pocket." lawrence karnow: we had a few thjnderstorms in the east bay this morning otherwise it was partly cloudy and muggy. highs today were still running below normal for this time of year. it is a very active afternoon

on our doppler radar with rain and thunderstorms over the central and northern sierra. showres and thunderstorms will conitnue over the sierra the next few days especially in the afternoons. be very careful if you're planning any outdoor activities. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure spinning showers and thunderstorms into the state. tonight will be partly to mostly cloudy as patchy fog develops along the coast. tomorrow will be partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and 70s. warmer weather and near normal temperatures are forecast for friday with some highs moving into the mid 70s. saturday will be nice but it will begin to cool on sunday. there is a slight chance of scattered showers on monday

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