(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

tracking hit/miss tracking hit/miss on/off

showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool. ( robin ) ( robin )after a violent

robbery and attack... a 93- year- old bay area grandmother... is now recovering from a broken hip... and the alleged attacker is behind bars. kron 4's ali reid has the story and the latest charges her attacker faces. the last couple of days have been intense for the pedersen (peter-son) family.right now they're breathing a sigh of relief, knowing that the suspect is behind bars. hopefully this person is no longer going to be able to do these crimes to anyonethe

assault and robbery in concrod last friday has affected 93 year old grandma ---ann marie pedersen --- both physically and mentally. the violence that she endured has been very taxing on her as she's been having flashbacks of what happened to her on friday night otto hala-fi-hi was arrested and taken into custody wednesday night in the city of patterson in stanislaus county. once his photos started circulating for robbing the senior citizen and her caretaker, tips from the community led concord p-d to the suspect ... who turned himself in at a police substationjustice is served when we come together as a community.in addition to elder abuse and robbery, the 29 year old has been arrested for robbing a lowe's home improvement in fremont back on may 9th.in that robbery, police say the 6'3, 300 pound man went up to a register and lifted the front of his shirt, took out a semi-automatic handgun, and threatened to

shoot employees if they didn't back away from the register. he left the store with the 2 items he had in his hands and took off in a white vehicle similar to the one he was seen driving in friday's robbery, according to authorities.i do believe that god will take care of people who stealstandup hala-fi-hi was returned to the bay area where he remains in jail.his 93 year old victim is looking at months of physical therapy to recover from this injury.reporting live in redwood city ... ali reid ... kron 4 news. ( robin )the ghost ship warehouse fire case was back in court thursday. the two defendents - are max harris and derick almena... yesterday harris's attorney asked that his client be allowed to bail out of jail... the attorney argues that harris - on the left - be sent to what he called a "sober living arrangement." it is not clear whether that might happen later. harris

and almena are each charged with 36- counts of involuntary manslaughter in the december 2016 fire. the judge turned down a motion to dismiss the charges. it became clear, there is a major disagreement between the two defendants. the attorney for harris wants the trial postponed until at least september. but derick almena reportedly wants to keep a july 16th trial date - arguing, that he is tired of being behind bars .. and wants the case resolved as soon as possible. ( robin ) the san francisco district attorney says there will be no charges filed against the officers involved in the two high profile fatal police shootings involving mario woods and luis gongora. in december of 20-15 the shooting of mario woods was caught on video.... showing five police officers open fire on the stabbing suspect. an autopsy found he had been hit by gunfire more than 20 times. then in april 20-16 two officers fired on luis gongora - a homeless man armed with a knife who they say moved towards them rather than

drop the weapon after being hit with a bean bag gun. at the news conference today the d-a said the law is clear, but he still struggled with the outcome.

in the deadly shootings of mario woods and luis gongora is being hailed by the police uniontony montoya/president, sf poa 07-14there's a sense of relief that this part of the investigation is over and the da did the right thing and chose not the charge them criminallybut the d.a. said the decision was unsatisfying, and called on the state legislature to pass assembly bill 931 which will provide stricter statewide limits on the use of deadly force .sot george gascon/san francisco district attorney 29-39what we are hoping to do with ab931 is start moving the law into minimum necessary force that is used meaning only that minimum level of force that is needed to accomplish the work that needs to get done.sotwe always use the minimum amount of force, it's our policythe poa oppose the state legislation soti think that this bill could potentially be dangerous to my members and the public because it can make officers hesitate to take action.but district attorney gascon it's time for the poa to get on board and stop fighting use of force reforms sotit is time to stop the rhetoric that creates a bigger divide between the women and

men working in uniform, who at the end of the day are the ones placed at risk not the leadership that talks from behind the desk.sotif there is any rhetoric its coming from the da's office not the association.in fact the poa maintains it embraces reforms despite the fact the union is suing over the san francisco police commissions changes to the sfpd's use of force policy. standup dan kerman/san francisco 136-146as far as that state use of force legislation, the first of several hearings will likely take place this summer. backers say if passed, it could get to the governor's as early as august. in sf dan kerman kron 4news. ( robin )a bail hearing has been postponed for a woman in a deadly child abuse case in sacramento. averyauna anderson allegedly told police

she and her husband tyler anderson... put his five-year- old daughter's body in a storage unit... a week after she died in their reno apartment. averyauna anderson is being held on 50-thousand dollars bail since her arrest last week on charges of child abuse and destroying or concealing evidence. tyler anderson, waived extradition in sacramento monday and will return to reno to face a manslaughter charge. ( robin )it's been two years since vallejo teen... pearl pinson... went missing. kron 4's justine waldman talked with the lead detective on the case, about where the investigation stands now. sot: do you think pearl pinson is dead or alive?sot: anything at this point is a possibility we just don't know from the day pearl pinson disappeared on her way to school on may 25 2016, detective sean mattson has been on the case.following every tip, twist and turn trying to find the teenager. two years later, still no conclusion.sot obviously i want to find pearlwitnesses saw a man take pearl at the overpass right by her house. the only suspect in pearl's kidnapping, fernando castro,

died in a shoutout with law enforcement in southern california.sot not having him that is frustrating too, not having the opportunity to even trydetective mattson says pears blood was found in the suspects car. these are new pictures of castro driving the tan sedan in bodega bay, while pearl was missing.sot we believe strongly that he was the one that did itrose pinson / pearl's sister sot we don't know where she is at we dont know if we will ever find her its's been a heartbreaking two years for pearl's family.there is no evidence that suggest human trafficking.also, two reported sighting of pearl at the pittsburg bart station, were not true.earlier in may, the sheriff's just did a search in bodega bay for evidence in a pond, but that also turned up nothing. decetective mattson believes someone out there, knows something, that will lead to a break in the case.sot even if they don't think it is something to still call it in because we are trying to give two families some answers that they deservethis detective is determined not to let the case go cold, in vallejo justine waldman kron 4 news.

(robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a longtime teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a student. now police fear there may be more victims. (robin)plus... thousands of complaints about scooters on san francisco streets. the new rules the city is making scooter companies... enforce. (robin)and... the parents accused of torturing their 10 children in fairfield... were back in court. we tell you the new charges the father is now facing. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 less then 30 major hot spot. on crockett

all lanes closed eb 80 pomona due to a big rig accident. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin ) new details on new details on new details on the father of

10 .... whose children had to be removed from horrific living conditions last month. he's now facing sexual abuse charges. kron 4's tersia estacio has the latest on these disturbing new charges. four counts of lewdness with a minor at the hands of an adult those are the new charges facing jonathan allen, the father of the ten children. allen very confident in court today, speaking up loudly as he entered a not guilty plea. (take vo) no cameras were allowed in court, but this is a picture of allen from last weeks first court appearnance. the sex crimes alledged to have taken place over the course of a year from 2017 to 2018 - four separate times with one of the 10 children. ina rogers, the children's mother also in court today. this picture from last week as well. she twoo entered a not guilty plea. in contrast, she was soft spoken and quite subdued in court. outside court, allens relatives defended he and ina. doris./allen's grandmother it is unfortunate this has happened to our family and i

feel more help should have been there for the family to help with the children. maggie. allen's aunt he is a nice person. she is a nice person. i hope for the best. last week, both allen and rogers were charged on multiple counts of child abuse. in addition, allen faces 7 counts of torture. in court documents, the children reportedly told child abuse specialists that they had been bitten and struck with bb guns. and quote : due to continuous abuse the children have varying forms of scars, including broken arms." back on march 31st, rogers contacted police after rep0rtedly missing a child. when authorities arrived at the home, , they say, they found feces smeared on floors, urine soaked carpet - the house in shambles. rogers intially blamed the mess on looking for her missing child. the children were removed and a further investigation revealed the alledged abuse.

krishna adams, district attorney solano co. "as a prosecutor and mom you can't imagine at the hands of parents. there are 10 children under the age of 13 abused for a substantial period of time inside this home under the care of their parents.both allen and rogers remain in custody. in addition to the new sex crimes charged, both allen and rogers now face a protective order banning the from having any contact with their children. they are back in court for a hearing in july. in solano county te ( robin ) three lava flows are now reaching the ocean.. off hawaii's big island. hawaiian officials say the third flow started pouring into the sea yesterday. scientists say the kilauea volcano isn't letting up. besides the airborne shards of glass and acid formed when lava hits seawater... explosions at the summit are shooting up plumes of ash. that ash is drifting onto communities downwind. ( robin )in san francisco... motorized scooter share companies have less than átwo weeks... to apply for a new permit program... or risk losing business in the city. the announcement came thursday from san francisco's district attorney... dennis herrera. back in april... herrera issued cease and desist letters to áthree e- scooter companies... operating

in in san francisco. he believes the scooters are a danger to both pedestrians...

defense was too much for the warriors. houston out scored golden state in the 4th quarter for the second straight game. houston wins by a final of 98 to 94. steve kerr says he is not panicking yet. < "i feel great about where we are right now. that may sound crazy, but i feel it. i know exactly what i'm seeing out there, and we defended them beautifully tonight. we got everything we needed. just too many turnovers, too many reaches, and if we settle down a little bit, we're going to be in really good shape.">( robin ) game 6 is back in oakland tomorrow night. tip-off is set for 6:00. ( robin )a federal agency is stopping a local brewery from making beer... which contains cannabis. black hammer brewing in san francisco.... is the business that produces the pot- infused beer. but the u.s. alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau says... the company has to stop production. the bureau will allow the brewery

to sell the rest of the specialty beer it has already made. like marijuana... the hemp used in the beer is from a cannabis plant... but it contains very little t-h-c which is the compound that gives pot its high. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... for the third time in a week... a dead whale washes ashore on a bay area beach. how wildlife officials think the massive mammal died.

below average tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's

along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with (robin) i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. for director ron howard and many of his actors in, "solo: a star wars story," which opens today... was their first time working in that "galaxy far, far away." david daniel asked them when it really sank in... that they were part of the "star wars" legacy. "it became real for me the first day i was staging a big action scene. it was a group scene, it was an escape, it involved aliens and droids and wookiees, and it was teamwork, you know, within the group... and in staging those scenes and seeing it sort of come to life, i really really felt like i was a part of a star wars movie."(nat)"me, i think it was about three weeks after we wrapped, and i think i was

just walking down the street, and kind of got on a bus, and then went (laughter) 'what just happened? oh my god!' and then i just remember calling my sister and going 'um, is... i was in "star wars"!' she was like 'i know, honey, we know...'""we did this already!" "yes, exactly! i think it sometimes takes that time to process it."(nat-chewie)"i think it comes in waves, doesn't it?""yeah.""'cause you get the call -- 'yes!' -- you get the costume -- 'yes!'..." "first time you cuddle a wookiee.""first time you cuddle a wookiee! you know, maybe that's it. maybe that's the peak.""yeah, that was the moment.""maybe that's peak star wars, when you get to be -- i actually -- he actually held me.""he held...?""he held me up.""oh my god, it's the best."(singing) "you lift me up... that was it.""that was the best.""literally, it is. you're like, i'm five. eeee!" (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a longtime teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a student. hear the other stunning details that involve him and another teacher. next.

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investigators are trying to piece together what caused a semi-truck to catch on fire near in crockett on eb 80 and pomona street. kron 4's yoli aceves is there now live with the details.

( robin ) thanks yoli. major hot spot. on crockett all lanes closed eb 80 pomona

due to a big rig accident. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool.

( robin )in the south bay... a teacher accused of sexual battery in two different

cases... has been arrested. he's accused of having inappropriate contact with a student.... and another case involving a teacher.. kron 4's gayle ong has the story. 43 year old christopher kaldy was placed on administrative leave in march of this year, that's when police received a report he had inappropriate contact with a student..during that investigation, police found another case against him - involving another teacher. milpitas police learned of a sexual battery case against christopher kaldy at milpitas high school where he's been a music teacher since 19-98. investigators say the incident involved another teacher.

back in 2017.">kaldy has been charged with misdemeanor sexual batteryhe turned himself in to the santa clara county sheriff's office last week after an arrest warrent was issued.christine farantino says she never heard anything like this when she was a student heremilpitas police are now actively looking for more victimsso if you know anybody who has been impacted, please call police. reporting in milpitas, gayle ong kron 4 news. ( robin )after a 5 week man-hunt...san francisco police arrested a man who is accused of killing a puppy in a store. delos pierre gallon is accused of slamming the puppy to the ground back on april 14-th. police were intially called to the store regarding a fight. investigators say surveillance video shows gallon throwing a can at a woman.. before attacking the dog. he was

arrested in san mateo wednesday. ( robin )for the third time in a week... a dead whale has washed ashore in the bay area. this time in bolinas. the carcass of a 58- foot female fin whale... washed up on the beach earlier this week. scientists were on the scene wednesday to make preliminary observations. the marine mammal center who released this picture yesterday... is still trying to determine the cause of death. it is the second recorded death of an endangered fin whale since last friday... when a grey whale was found dead in marin county. (robin)coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... election day is right around the corner... and while supporters of measure j say it will help educators... opponents say it comes at a high price for taxpayers.

the june primary election is right around the corner... and there are some key measures on ballots all across the bay area... including one called... measure-j in san mateo county. kron

four's philippe djegal has the story. (philippe)andy lie/juhsd/nats- "so here we are at the site." if andy lie (lee) gets his way...andy lie/juhsd/nats- "right now, this is a parking lot." in four years -- this former serramonte high school parking lot in daly city... will morph into an 80-unit affordable housing complex for educators and administrators in the jefferson union high school district.andy lie/juhsd- "this will be below market rate housing -- we are targeting 50-percent below market rate when we open hopefully in the fall of 20-22." but first voters will have to approve a bond measure to fund the project. it's on the june ballot for san mateo county voters as measure-j. lie (lee) -- who is president of the board of trustees for the school district -- supports it. a yes vote would allow the district to issue up to 33- million dollars in bonds at a rate of seven dollars per every 100-thousand dollars of assessed property value from 20-19 through at least 20-42. andy lie/juhsd- "so, if your home is assessed by the county at 800,000, that means you'll be paying $56 per year for

your parcel, if your home is valued at $100,000 of assessed value, you'll be paying $7 a year." in order to pass... the measure requires a 55- percent super majority vote bill collins/opponent- "when the district talks about the cost, they never talk about the interest payments. they want to pretend like its free money -- it's not. borrowing doubles the cost to the taxpayers." pacifica resident bill collins is against the measure.bill collins/opponent- "everybody who lives here ends up paying for it, whether or not you're a renter or a homeowner, because as renters know -- ultimately, the landlords are going to pass the tax increase onto you." andy lie (lee) says the jefferson union high school district is the lowest paying in the county... and, that a recent survey of its staff revealed 20-percent of them believe they'll have to move within five years because of the cost of housing. an issue terra nova high school teacher marlene gutierrez is all too familiar with.marlene gutierrez/teac her- "i'm always exploring leaving, you know, even though i don't want to." gutierrez says more than 40-percent of her salary pays for her one-bedroom apartment in daly city. combined

with minimal annual raises -- she's struggling to keep up. if cheaper, district-owned housing was available -- she says she'd sign up.marlene gutierrez/teacher- "i have to be optimistic." if the measure passes, a citizen oversight committee would monitor how the money is being spent. educators would also have a seven to ten year cap of living in the units... theoretically enough time for them to save enough money to eventually buy their own home. in san mateo county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... many people will be swimming or boating this memorial day weekend. we'll show you how some places are preparing to keep you safe this memorial day weekend.

checking in on your morning forecast.

tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day.

the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool.

major hot spot. on crockett all lanes closed eb 80 pomona due to a big rig accident bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) ( robin ) ( robin )this weekend marks

the unofficial start to the summer travel season. and for some... swimming and boating at yosemite... will be on the agenda. reporter carlos correa visited yosemite... to see how employees... are putting safety first. more than a dozen members of the yosemite national park search and rescue team are getting ready for a busy summer season that starts over the memorial day weekend.jamie richards, park ranger, yosemite national park: "most people who end up taking a swim, are not people who intend to go swimming."along the merced river, teams are participating in an intense training exercise. it involves crossing shallow water and the basics of rescuing people from aggressive and fast-moving water.moose mutlow, coordinator, swift water program: "people underestimate the speed in which things can go wrong. they get too close to the water and somebody falls in and instantly they are just swept away."trainers say the water is capable of taking someone down stream anywhere between 10 to 20 miles per hour. it's a dangerous situation they say for even the most advance swimmer.moose mutlow, coordinator, swift water

program: "i think the big part here is to think about it, as being along side an interstate. you wouldn't play on the edge of an interstate and step out into traffic. think about the river as that interstate."so far this year, there have been three water rescues at yosemite national park. rangers are expecting more as it begins to warm up. sophia slucky, 14-years-old: "i think it's really important, really vital to keep people safe and aware that bodies of water like this are really strong, are more powerful than you are ... then you are powerful of them." ( robin )search and rescue teams say... if you happened to fall into the water... don't panic. try and maneuver you're way out... and call out for help. ( robin )the dublin waterslide where a young boy was injured... is set to reopen. the wave...will open to the public this saturday.last year a 10 year-old boy fell off the 48-foot áemerald plungáe just hours after its grand opening. he suffered skin abrasions after sliding on the concrete. the slide was closed during the investigation into what happened.all slides have since reopened after the manufacturer deemed them safe.

( robin )4 your money this morning... federal lawmakers are warning of a certain type of fuel could ruin older cars, boats... and other equipment. our washington correspondent brie jackson has the details. you can expect to see more drivers on the road despite the highest gas prices since 2014 says triple a spokesperson jeanette casselano. "we have a strong economy, people are seeing more in their paychecks. people want to travel. they may not travel as far in terms of mileage or they may cut back on the number of days but they will continue to travel. triple a predicts 42 million americans will travel this memorial day weekend. also millions of boaters are expected on the water. now lawmakers want to send a warning about a certain type of fuel known as ethanol fifteen. any high performance motor if you put that new fuel into those engines it will destroy those enginese-15 contains higher levels of ethanol than e-10

which most manufacturers built motors to run on.lawmakers are concerned the higher levels of ethanol can damage older cars , boats, and other equipment. congressman scott introduced the consumer protection and fuel transparency act". the bi- partisan legislation requires the e-p-a to provide warning labels and establish p-s-a's to raise awareness about the potential risks from e-15. certainly those people who sell the fuel have the right to sell it, but people who are purchasing the fuel need to have an adequate warning.whether you're hitting the road or the water this summer season, officials suggest checking the owners manuel or research to decide what fuel type works best for your car or boat. in washington brie jackson. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

major hot spot. on crockett all lanes closed eb 80 pomona due to a big rig accident.bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. tracking hit/miss to 101. tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will

continue until midweek when temperatures cool. ( robin ) coming up in the next hour ...bart is ready to travel to antioch. lydia pantazas is live with details about the new extension. ( robin ) plus ... a woman goes on a hateful rant in fremont.the road rage incident that's gone viral. (ácommercialá)

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out of contra costa county... a semi-truck crash in crockett... shuts down lanes

on eastboud 80.( james ) kron 4's yoli aceves is there now live with the details.

( james ) thanks yoli. we will check back with you

through out the morning. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot in crocket all lanes clsoed eb 80 at pomona. big rig accident blocking

tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool. ( james ) new this morning... video of a woman in fremont going on a racist rant has gone viral. her rant was directed towards a korean-american air force veteran. take a listen.( james ) in a facebook post

showing the video... james ahn says the woman was angry at him for driving the speed limit ant she wanted to go around him. as she drove past... ahn had his passneger start filming because he was worried that she was going to cause an accident. that is when she started screaming more racist things. at one point the woman appears to use her fingers to slant her eyes in another racist gesture. in his facebook post ahn says he is planing on reporting the woman to police for a hate crime. . the woman has not been identified. ( james ) a san jose man is accused of killing his father and injuring his mother. duong luu and madison muong were arrested at their home in connection to the homicide of luu's father and the attempted murder of his mother. on sunday... police went to a home on senter road for a reported shooting. police found a

man and his wife suffering from gunshot wounds. the father died at the scene and his wife was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police have not released a motive for the shooting. a candle light vigil will be held tonight at the spanish cove mobile home park at 6:45. ( darya ) also in the south bay... a teacher is arrested... accused of sexual battery in two different cases. now deputies are looking for more victims. christopher kaldy is accused of inappropriate contact with a student and another case involving a teacher.. he did surrender to police. kaldy has been a been a music teacher milpitas high school since 1998. he's been on adminstrative leave since march... that's when the first report against him was made. ( darya ) a san jose elementary teacher is behind bars... suspected of comitting a lewd act against a child. eduard frerking was a kindergarden teacher at dahl elementary school in san jose. police say he asked a 9- year-old student to help him

set up his classroom earlier this month. he is suspected of inappropriately touching her. detectives arrested frerking at the school on wednesday after the incident was ( darya ) happening today... a san jose man accused of making lewd comments toward school kids will be in court. ashour tarverdi is expected to enter a plea. a number of willow glen middle school students told police they were followed by tarverdi. tarverdi is a registered sex offender -- with a previous convition for annoying a child. ( james ) a chase involving two cars ended with gunfire. it happened at macdonald avenue in richmond. police say the drivers started chasing each other in el cerrito and continued to richmond. a person in one of the cars took several shots at the other car... however no one was injured. no arrests have been made so far. ( james ) san francisco's district attorney says charges will ánot be filed against the officers involved in the two high profile police shootings. both were deadly. back

in december of 2015... the shooting of mario woods was caught on video. it showed 5 police officers opening fire on woods... who was a stabbing suspect. an autopsy showed he'd been hit more than 20 times. then in april 2016... 2 officers fired on luis gongora... a homeless man armed with a knife. police say gongora refused to drop the knife and moved toward them. the d-a said the law is clear... but he still struggled with the outcome. ( james ) the d-a says he is turning over the case to the department of justice. the d-o-j has the power to sue police agencies when they see a pattern a excessive force. ( darya ) the dublin waterslide where a young boy was injured is set to re-open. the wave will open tomorrow. last year... a

10 year-old boy was thrown from from the 48-foot emerald plunge just hours after its grand opening. he suffered cuts after sliding on the concrete. the slide was closed during the investigation into what happened. ( darya ) vacaville police are looking for a robber. police were called to the walmart on helen power drive. employees say the robber said he had a gun and then fled with a handful of cash. he got away in a white subaru crossover type vehicle. ( darya ) in the past half hour, harvey weinstein surrendered to police to face rape charges. this is video of the disgraced hollywood producer showing up at a new york city police station. he was arrested on criminal charges in a months-long investigation into sexual assault allegations. two law enforcement officials say the charges are related to a former actress -- lucia

evans -- who says weinstein assaulted her in 2004. weinstein has repeatedly denied the allegations. today's charges follow a flood of rape accusations against weinstein. ( james ) in san francisco... scooter share companies have less than átwo weeks... to apply for a new permit program... or risk losing business in the city. the announcement came yesterday from san francisco's district attorney. back in april... dennis herrera issued cease and desist letters to áthree e-scooter companies. he believes the scooters are a danger to both pedestrians... and the riders.

dollar application fee... and also pay a 10-thousand dollar insurance fee. ( darya ) the golden state warriors are one loss away from elimination in the western conference finals.( james ) game 5 was a back and forth contest. the rockets jumped out to a lead in the first quarter. but the warriors were able to come back and tie it up going into half time. at the end of the third quarter the warriors had a one point lead. ( darya ) but in the 4th quarter the rockets defense was too much for the warriors. houston out scored golden state in the 4th quarter for the second straight game. houston wins by a final of 98 to 94. steve kerr of 98 to

94. steve kerr says he is not panicking yet. < "i feel great about where we are right now. that may sound crazy, but i feel it. i know exactly what i'm seeing out there, and we defended them beautifully tonight. we got everything we needed. just too many turnovers, too many reaches, and if we settle down a little bit, we're going to be in really good shape.">( james ) game 6 is game 6 is back in oakland

tomorrow night. tip-off is set for 6:00. ( darya ) still ahead still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... an important bart closure over the memorial day weeeknd. we'll have the details coming up. ( darya ) plus...today marks two years since bay area teen pearl pinson went missing. we have new pictures in the case just relased to the public. ( sara ) and kron4's sara stinson has a more information on a controversial measure that could allow police to use tasers in san francisco. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your

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tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool.

( james ) we are inching closer to election day with less than two weeks until the polls open. one controversial measure on the ballot in san francisco is proposition h, to equip police

officers with tasers.( darya ) but as kron 4's sara stinson found out there is much more to the story than what's on the ballot. she joins us live from the police headquaters with the details. sara? it turns out prop h is more of a war on words and is more of a battle between the san francisco police officers association and the police commission. there is an aggressive campaign swirling around propostion h.("telling people voting yes on prop h would give police officers tasers, but that's just not true. the police commission already voted to equip the department with tasers and voted on a policy for their use.")in november - the police commission voted to allow officers to have tasers and how they should be used.but the - the san francisco police officers association thought the rules were too restrictive. and created "proposition h".(" we don't want to give our officers tasers and then have them afraid to use them.")under

current policy officers can use tasers if the suspect is violently resisting.if passed - prop h would change the wording to "actively resisting and assaultive".("we don't want the officers to be restricted or think twice about using the taser. the term violent behavior is in our opinion is very restrictive and open to interpretation.") prop h opponents say the new verbiage is dangerous.("it's a term of art that's very broad includes verbally signally and attention to arrest. so essentially under prop h if you talk back to a cop you could be electrocuted.")san francisco police chief bill scott also opposes "prop h" saying if enacted it could only be changed or rescinded by majority of voters or by an ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors.("i would like to hear a straight answer from them about why they think it would be a good decision to lock the police commission and police chief out of use of force policy making. something we haven't seen nation-wide,

it's unprecedented.")("this chief of police in my opinion has been very weak, he has basically become a rubber stamp for city hall and for the police commission.")it's been an eight year long battle to arm san francisco police with tasers. ("we believe at the end of the day we believe this will save a lot of lives and it will certainly decrease the number of officer involved shootings.")if passed officers would armed with tasers by december of this year.take reporter live:while the debate on prop h has become a war on words, there is also the separate debate on whether or not tasers are safe for officers to use.coming up in the next half hour we'll hear more about the pros and cons of using tasers.live in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news.### thanks sara. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... new details in the disappearance of pearl pinson. the image we're now seeing from detectives. ( darya ) and after the break... the woman who gained attention for lying

about being black is in hot water again. the charges she now faces next. my name is tony thurmond. education isn't the goal, - it's the gateway. hold the key... to every child's opportunity. we reject trump's attacks on our public schools. and invest in the teachers dreamers. modernize our curriculum and empower educators to teach beyond the test because creativity and critical thinking are as important as facts and figures. i'm tony thurmond the work starts now. state superintendent.

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

to negotiate the price of drugs. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( robin ) major hot spot in crocket all lanes clsoed eb 80 at pomona. big rig accident blocking tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above

average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool. ( james ) rachel dolezal -- the white woman who was outed in 2015 for claiming to be black -- is now charged with welfare fraud.( darya ) dolezal claimed to be "trans-racial." after being fired from the n-double-a-c-p and eastern washington university...dol ezal claimed she was struggling to pay bills and made less than five hundred dollars a month.( james ) she got close to 9-thousand dollars in food and childcare assistance. but investigators found out she deposited 84-thousand dollars into her bank account -- which she did not report -- after writing a book. ( james ) coming up next... a dead whale washes

ashore in the bay area... for the third time this week. ( lydia ) bart is ready to bart is ( lydia ) bart is ready to travel to antioch. i'm live with details about the new extension. (ácommercialá) breaking news out of

contra costa county... a semi-truck crash in crockett... shuts down lanes on eastboud 80.( james ) kron 4's yoli aceves is there now live with the details.

the details. now live with aceves is there kron 4's yoli ( james ) eastboud 80.lanes on shuts

down crockett... crash in a semi-truck county... a semi-truck crash in crockett... shuts down lanes on eastboud 80.( james ) kron 4's yoli aceves is there now live with the details. the details. ( james ) thanks yoli. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot in crocket

all lanes clsoed eb 80 at pomona. big rig accident blocking

tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool. ( darya ) 2 years ago today... vallejo teen pearl pinson was kidnapped. now.. we're learning new details in the search for the missing teen. witnesses

saw a man grab pearl at the overpass right by her house. that man -- fernando castro -- died in a shootout with law enforcement in southern california. detectives say pearl's blood was found in castro's car. we're also seeing new pictures of castro driving a tan sedan in bodega bay... while pearl was missing. the sheriff's just did a search in bodega bay for evidence in a pond... but that turned up nothing. also... two reported sightings of pearl at the pittsburg bart station were ánot true. ( darya ) happening today... bart is opening a new station in antioch.( james ) there will be a ribbon cutting later this morning... kron 4's lydia pantazes is live with a preview of the new station. lydia. ( lydia ) excitement is building for the grand opening

of the bart to antioch extension, which officially begins carrying passengers on saturday, may 26, 2018. there will be a community celebration d ribbon-cutting on friday, may 25, 2018 at the antioch station starting at 11 am. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) starting

tomorrow morning... áno trains will run between the pleasant hill and concord bart stations. crews will doing various maintenance work on the tracks thru monday. bart will run free buses between the two stations... with 20-minute delays expected for passengers. crews will replace electrical equipment and a drainage system. they'll also resurface rails and trim trees. ( darya ) the man arrested after a violent robbing in concord... is also a suspect in another crime in fremont. police say otto halafihi turned himself in wednesday night. halafihi is accused of attacking and robbing a 93-year old woman and her 64-year old caretaker. now... police say he is also the suspect in an armed robbery in fremont. it happened earlier this month at the lowe's on pacific commons boluevard. police say the suspect threatened to shoot employees -- and then ran out of the store with items. ( james ) a family is outraged... after a stockton

businessman was sentenced to just 90 days for raping a child. lyle burgess sexually assaulted a 5- year-old girl at his calaveras county cabin back in 20-16. burgess was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest and five years probation... after pleading no contest to statutory rape of a child. burgess does ánotá have to register as a sex offender. prosecutors have not explained why that's the case. the girl's family has since filed a civil suit against burgess. ( james ) police are investigating a school threat in san ramon. threatening graffiti was found at dougherty valley high school. the graffiti was reported to police yesterday. officers say they don't believe the threat is credible. but they are increasing police presence today on campus. ( darya ) san francisco police have arrested a man accused of killing a puppy in a store... after a 5 week manhunt. delos pierre gallon is accused of slamming the puppy to the ground back

on april 14th. police were intially called to the store because of a fight. investigators say surveillance video shows gallon throwing a can at a woman... before attacking the dog. he was arrested in san mateo. ( darya ) for the third time in a week... a dead whale has washed ashore in the bay area. this time in bolinas. a 58-foot female fin whale washed up on the beach earlier this week. scientists were on the scene wednesday. the marine mammal center -- which released this picture -- is planning to a necropsy today. this is the second recorded death of an endangered fin whale since last friday. a grey whale was also found dead in marin county. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... before heading to bodega bay... make sure you fill up your gas tank. why you won't be able to once you're there. ( sara ) plus... the pros and cons of prop h. i'm live with the details.

( james ) and next... watch what you say... alexa may be recording and sending your messages. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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( darya ) amazon says an unlikely string of events made "alexa" record and send a private conversation.( james ) fortunately... the portland couple was just talking about hardwood floors. but alexa sent their conversation to an acquaintance in seattle. ( darya ) amazon says the home device misheard the couple... and thought they

said "alexa." so the device woke up... started recording... thought it heard a contact's name and sent the recording.( james ) amazon says it's trying to tweak alexa... so something like that doesn't happen again. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) make ross your destination for savings. if you're looking for an incredible selection of the for a fraction of what you'd pay at department stores, ♪ you gotta go to ross

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all lanes closed eb 80 at pomona. big rig accident blocking. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool.

( darya ) election season is less than two weeks away. earlier we told you about the controversial proposition h the proposition on the ballot looking to change the taser policy for san francisco police officers.( james ) kron 4's sara stinson talked with people about the pros and cons of the use of tasers within the department. she joins us live from police headquarters with the details. sara? reporter intro:it's been an

eight year long fight to allow san francisco police officers to use tasers and the debate continues this election with proposition h on the ballot. it's a war on words, but also people are debating the safety of using tasers. take pkg:trt: 1:50out: soccg: alex post, :55 - 1:01cg: gary dalagnes, president1:39 - 1:50 in november - san francisco police commission voted to allow officers to have tasers and how they should be used. but the - the san francisco police officers association thought the rules were too restrictive. and created "proposition h".("we don't want to give our officers tasers and have them afraid to use them."under current policy officers can use tasers if the suspect is violently resisting. if passed - prop h would change the wording to "actively resisting and assaultive".("all cops understand actively resisting. it's clear. it gives the officers a clear sense of when they can and can't use these things.")opponents worry this policy will put people in danger.("so essentially under prop h if you talk back to a cop you

could be electrocuted.")alex post - the co-chair of no on h says videos like this one where police tase a person for resisting arrest. show how intense it is to be shot by a tasernat sound of video. that's 50-thousand electrical volts running though the body. ("if you think about it you're electrocuting someone essentially. dr. tseng at ucsf has a lot of good studies on this.")doctor zian tseng's study shows it is rare for tazers to be fatal, but they can be lethal. tasers have lead to heart attacks and death.("there have been hundreds of tests on this and if there weren't hundreds of tests then every other police station in the country wouldn't have them.") proponents say "prop h" is worded in such a way that will help officers use tasers to detain those with mental health issues and prevent officers from using deadly force.("there may be that rare incident where somebody does in fact die in fact of a taser. it's far safer, far far safer and more helpful than it is to be hit with a gun or by a bullet.")reporter tag:if passed - officers would have tasers by this december.in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news.###

thanks sara. ( james ) a warning if you are heading to bodega bay this weekend... the only gas station in the city is currently closed while new pumps are getting installed. c-h-p says no gas will be available in bodega bay until at least mid-june. so make sure to fill up before heading to the coast. ( darya ) ( darya ) coming up after the break... a new star

wars story hits theaters. we've got a preview of "solo." it's time for the semi-annual sale

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( james ) the latest adventure from "a galaxy far, far away" is now in theaters. "solo: a star wars story" is the only movie opening in wide release this weekend. alden ehrenreich stars as han solo... of course the role was made famous by harrison ford. donald glover and emilia clarke also star. "solo" is rated "p-g-13." ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... a woman goes on a hateful rant in fremont.

the road rage that's gone viral. ( darya ) plus ... the warriors have their backs against the wall. they're on the brink of elimination.

( darya ) breaking news out of contra costa county... a semi-truck crash in crockett... shuts down lanes on eastboud 80.( james ) kron 4's yoli aceves is there now live with the details.

( james ) thanks yoli. we will check back with you ( james ) thanks yoli.

we will check back with you through out the morning.now lets turn to robin winston for look at traffic. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( james ) taking a live look at the taking a live ( james ) ( james ) taking a live look at the radar... this memorial day weekend is off to a wet start.for more on that ... here's mabrisa with the weather. tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after

saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool. ( darya ) happening today... bart is opening a new station in antioch.( james ) there will be a ribbon cutting later this morning... kron 4's lydia pantazes is live with a preview of the new station. lydia. ( lydia )this is a big relief for people living in antioch... bart passengers who live in antioch and wanted to ride bart have had to drive to the pittsburg-bay point station in

order to get their train but on saturday that will all change.they'll now be able to board small trains that run on biodiesel and operate on standard-gauge railroad tracks without being pulled by a locomotive.the service between the pittsburg/bay point station and antioch is 10 miles long and adds two new stations. the extension will be able to carry an estimated 2,400 people in each direction, per hour, during rush hours.there will be a ribbon cutting at 11-am but we will get to ride on these trains at 6am.reporting live in antioch, lydia pantazes kron4 news. kron4 news.

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) starting tomorrow morning... áno trains will run between the pleasant hill and concord bart stations. crews will doing various maintenance work on the tracks thru monday. bart will run free buses between the two stations... with 20-minute delays expected for passengers. crews will replace electrical equipment and a drainage system. they'll also resurface rails and trim trees. ( darya ) new this morning ... harvey weinstein surrendered to police to face rape charges. this is video of the disgraced hollywood producer showing up at a new york city police station this morning. he was arrested on criminal charges in a months-long investigation into sexual assault allegations. two

law enforcement officials say the charges are related to a former actress -- lucia evans -- who says weinstein assaulted her in 2004. weinstein has repeatedly denied the allegations. today's charges follow a flood of rape accusations against weinstein. ( james ) new this morning... video of a woman in fremont going on a racist rant has gone viral. her rant was directed towards a korean-american air force veteran. take a listen.( james ) in a facebook post showing the video... james ahn says the woman was angry at him for driving the speed limit ant she wanted to go around him. as she drove past... ahn had his passneger start filming because he was worried that she was going to cause an accident. that is when she started screaming more racist things. at one point the

woman appears to use her fingers to slant her eyes in another racist gesture. in his facebook post ahn says he is planing on reporting the woman to police for a hate crime. . the woman has not been identified. ( james ) a san jose man is accused of killing his father and injuring his mother. duong luu and madison muong were arrested at their home in connection to the homicide of luu's father and the attempted murder of his mother. on sunday... police went to a home on senter road for a reported shooting. police found a man and his wife suffering from gunshot wounds. the father died at the scene and his wife was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police have not released a motive for the shooting. a candle light vigil will be held tonight at the spanish cove mobile home park at 6:45. ( darya ) also in the south bay... a teacher is arrested... accused of sexual battery in two different cases. now deputies are looking for more victims. christopher kaldy is accused of inappropriate contact with a student and another case involving a teacher.. he did surrender to police.

kaldy has been a been a music teacher milpitas high school since 1998. he's been on adminstrative leave since march... that's when the first report against him was made. ( darya ) a san jose elementary teacher is behind bars... suspected of comitting a lewd act against a child. eduard frerking was a kindergarden teacher at dahl elementary school in san jose. police say he asked a 9- year-old student to help him set up his classroom earlier this month. he is suspected of inappropriately touching her. detectives arrested frerking at the school on wednesday after the incident was reported. ( darya ) happening today... a san jose man accused of making lewd comments toward school kids will be in court. ashour tarverdi is expected to enter a plea. a number of willow glen middle school students told police they were followed by tarverdi. tarverdi is a registered sex offender -- with a previous convition for annoying a child. ( james ) a chase involving two cars ended with

gunfire. it happened at macdonald avenue in richmond. police say the drivers started chasing each other in el cerrito and continued to richmond. a person in one of the cars took several shots at the other car... however no one was injured. no arrests have been made so far. ( james ) san francisco's district attorney says charges will ánot be filed against the officers involved in the two high profile police shootings. both were deadly. back in december of 2015... the shooting of mario woods was caught on video. it showed 5 police officers opening fire on woods... who was a stabbing suspect. an autopsy showed he'd been hit more than 20 times. then in april 2016... 2 officers fired on luis gongora... a homeless man armed with a knife. police say gongora refused to drop the knife and moved toward them. the d-a said the law is clear... but he still struggled with the outcome.

law today and yet i am duty-bound to adhere to the law.">( james ) the d-a says he is turning over the case to the department of justice. the d-o-j has the power to sue police agencies when they see a pattern a excessive force. ( darya ) the dublin waterslide where a young boy was injured is set to re-open. the wave will open tomorrow. last year... a 10 year-old boy was thrown from from the 48-foot emerald plunge just hours after its grand opening. he suffered cuts after sliding on the concrete. the slide was closed during the investigation into what happened. ( james ) the golden state warriors are one loss away from elimination in the western conference finals.( darya ) game 5 was a back and

forth contest. the rockets jumped out to a lead in the first quarter. but the warriors were able to come back and tie it up going into half time. at the end of the third quarter the warriors had a one point lead. but in the 4th quarter the rockets defense was too much for the warriors. houston out scored golden state in the 4th quarter for the second straight game. houston wins by a final of 98 to 94. game 6 is back in oakland tomorrow night. tip-off is set for 6:00. ( james ) still ahead ...

today marks two years since bay area teen pearl pinson went missing. we have new pictures in the case just relased to the public. ( james ) plus ... details on how you could help bay area teachers get affordable housing. ( sara ) and kron4's sara stinson has a more information on a controversial a information on has a more information on a controversial measure that could allow police to use tasers in san francisco. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. i'm dianne feinstein and i approve this message.

i thought after sandy hook, where 20 six and seven year olds were slain, this would never happen again. it has happened more than 200 times in 5 years. dianne feinstein and a new generation are leading the fight to pass a new assault weapons ban. say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws. california values senator dianne feinstein say no to the nra and yes to common-sense gun laws. john chiang's father came it'here with little money,on. but big dreams for a better future. now john has a chance to make history. a champion of the underdog, john took on wells fargo when it ripped off working families. and against the odds, he helped saved california from financial disaster during the great recession. ...leaving more to invest in progressive priorities like education, healthcare and affordable housing. john chiang. the proven, progressive leader we need for california's future. (darya)(james)( robin )

welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. major hot spot in crockett on eb 80 a pomona st big rig acident slow from cummings

sky. consider nb 680 instead. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. major hot spot in crockett on eb 80 a pomona st big rig acident slow from cummings sky. consider nb

680 instead. bay bridge wb tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool.

( james ) we are inching closer to election day with less than two weeks until the polls open. one controversial measure on the ballot in san francisco is proposition h, to equip police officers with tasers.( darya ) but as kron 4's sara

stinson found out there is much more to the story than what's on the ballot. she joins us live. it turns out prop h is more of a war on words and is more of a battle between the san francisco police officers association and the police commission. there is an aggressive campaign swirling around propostion h.("telling people voting yes on prop h would give police officers tasers, but that's just not true. the police commission already voted to equip the department with tasers and voted on a policy for their use.")in november - the police commission voted to allow officers to have tasers and how they should be used.but the - the san francisco police officers association thought the rules were too restrictive. and created "proposition h".(" we don't want to give our officers tasers and then have them afraid to use them.")under current policy officers can use tasers if the suspect is violently resisting.if passed - prop h would change the wording to "actively resisting and assaultive".("we don't want the officers to be restricted or think twice about using the taser. the

term violent behavior is in our opinion is very restrictive and open to interpretation.") prop h opponents say the new verbiage is dangerous.("it's a term of art that's very broad includes verbally signally and attention to arrest. so essentially under prop h if you talk back to a cop you could be electrocuted.")san francisco police chief bill scott also opposes "prop h" saying if enacted it could only be changed or rescinded by majority of voters or by an ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors.("i would like to hear a straight answer from them about why they think it would be a good decision to lock the police commission and police chief out of use of force policy making. something we haven't seen nation-wide, it's unprecedented.")("this chief of police in my opinion has been very weak, he has basically become a rubber stamp for city hall and for the police commission.")it's been an eight year long battle to arm san francisco police with tasers. ("we believe at the end of the day we believe this will save a lot of lives and it will certainly decrease the number of officer involved shootings.")if passed officers would armed with tasers by december of this year.take reporter live:while the debate on prop h has become a war on

words, there is also the separate debate on whether or not tasers are safe for officers to use.coming up in the next half hour we'll hear more about the pros and cons of using tasers.live in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news.### thanks sara. ( darya ) a proposed measure in san mateo county would provide affordable housing for educators. measure j is on the june ballot for san mateo county. in order to pass, it requires a 55-percent super majority vote. the president of the board of trustees says the jefferson union high school district is the lowest paying in the county... a recent survey showed 20-percent of their staff say they will have to move in the next five years because of the cost of living. if measure j passes... the housing will be built in daly city at the former parking lot at serramonte high school. educators will be

able to live in the units for up to 7 to 10 years. ( james ) in san francisco... scooter share companies have less than átwo weeks... to apply for a new permit program... or risk losing business in the city. the announcement came yesterday from san francisco's district attorney. back in april... dennis herrera issued cease and desist letters to áthree e-scooter companies. he believes the scooters are a danger to both pedestrians... and the riders. s-f-m-t-a officials say companies will have to pay 5- thousand dollars for a permit... pay a 25-thousand dollar application fee... and also pay a 10-thousand dollar insurance fee. ( james ) a heads up for your holiday weekend... road work in berkeley will close gilman street between second and fourth street starting tonight. the road will reopen monday afternoon. maintenance crews will also have the railroad crossing on gilman closed to make repairs to the tracks. officials warn that people living in the area will hear more horns than usual... which is required by law during

train track maintenance. ( darya ) coming up next... a dead whale washes ashore in the bay area... for the third time this week. ( darya ) plus ... a boxer's legacy is redeemed ... with the help of a silver screen boxing legend.we'll explain. we'll explain.legend.screen boxing of a silver with the help is redeemed ... boxer's lega (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

(robin) major hot spot in crockett on eb 80 a pomona st big rig acident blocking all but the left lane, lsow from cumming sky. consider nb 680 instead. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool. ( james ) president trump granted a posthumous pardon to a pioneer in the sport of boxing. the president cleared jack johnson of racially motivated charges resulting from his relationship with a white woman in 19-12. johnson

broke the color barrier in boxing in 19-08 as the first african-american heavyweight boxing champion. the charges and eventual conviction destroyed his boxing career. trump granted the posthumous pardon on the advice of actor sylvester stallone. ( james ) johnson died back in 19-46. ( james ) coming up after this quick break. new details in the disappearance of pearl pinson from the lead detective in the case. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

( darya ) breaking news out of contra costa county... a semi-truck crash in crockett... shuts down lanes on eastboud 80.( james ) kron 4's yoli aceves is there now live with the details.

( james ) thanks yoli.

we will check back with you through out the morning.now lets turn to robin winston for look at traffic. major hot spot in crockett on eb 80 a pomona st big rig acident blocking all but the left lane, slow from cummings sky. consider nb 680 instead. tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less.

expect another day of tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool. ( james )(ááá2 shotááá) 2 years ago today... vallejo teen pearl pinson was kidnapped. now.. we're learning new details in the search for the missing teen.( darya ) kron 4's justine waldman spoke exclusively with the lead detective on the case. sot: do you think pearl pinson is dead or alive?sot:

anything at this point is a possibility we just don't know from the day pearl pinson disappeared on her way to school on may 25 2016, detective sean mattson has been on the case.following every tip, twist and turn trying to find the teenager. two years later, still no conclusion.sot obviously i want to find pearlwitnesses saw a man take pearl at the overpass right by her house. the only suspect in pearl's kidnapping, fernando castro, died in a shoutout with law enforcement in southern california.sot not having him that is frustrating too, not having the opportunity to even trydetective mattson says pears blood was found in the suspects car. these are new pictures of castro driving the tan sedan in bodega bay, while pearl was missing.sot we believe strongly that he was the one that did itrose pinson / pearl's sister sot we don't know where she is at we dont know if we will ever find her its's been a heartbreaking two years for pearl's family.there is no evidence that suggest human trafficking.also, two reported sighting of pearl at the pittsburg bart station,

were not true.earlier in may, the sheriff's just did a search in bodega bay for evidence in a pond, but that also turned up nothing. decetective mattson believes someone out there, knows something, that will lead to a break in the case.in vallejo justine waldman kron 4 news. ( darya ) the man arrested after a violent robbing in concord... is also a suspect in another crime in fremont. police say otto halafihi turned himself in wednesday night. halafihi is accused of attacking and robbing a 93-year old woman and her 64-year old caretaker. now... police say he is also the suspect in an armed robbery in fremont. it happened earlier this month at the lowe's on pacific commons boluevard. police say the suspect threatened to shoot employees -- and then ran out of the store with items. ( james ) a family is outraged... after a stockton businessman was sentenced to just 90 days for raping a child. lyle burgess

sexually assaulted a 5- year-old girl at his calaveras county cabin back in 20-16. burgess was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest and five years probation... after pleading no contest to statutory rape of a child. burgess does ánotá have to register as a sex offender. prosecutors have not explained why that's the case. the girl's family has since filed a civil suit against burgess. ( james ) police are investigating a school threat in san ramon. threatening graffiti was found at dougherty valley high school. the graffiti was reported to police yesterday. officers say they don't believe the threat is credible. but they are increasing police presence today on campus. ( james ) in alameda... police are looking for a package thief. they released these surveillance images... showing the theft. it happened at a home near calhoun and washington streets. the thief appears to be driving a burgundy 19-90's honda accord... that's missing it's front hubcap. ( darya ) san francisco

police have arrested a man accused of killing a puppy in a store... after a 5 week manhunt. delos pierre gallon is accused of slamming the puppy to the ground back on april 14th. police were intially called to the store because of a fight. investigators say surveillance video shows gallon throwing a can at a woman... before attacking the dog. he was arrested in san mateo. ( darya ) for the third time in a week... a dead whale has washed ashore in the bay area. this time in bolinas. a 58-foot female fin whale washed up on the beach earlier this week. scientists were on the scene wednesday. the marine mammal center -- which released this picture -- is planning to a necropsy today. this is the second recorded death of an endangered fin whale since last friday. a grey whale was also found dead in marin county. ( james ) sonoma raceway

will honor the heroes who responded to the north bay firestorm... at its biggest race next month. this is part of the "sonoma rising" initiative at the raceway. community members... race fans and businesses can get tickets for the nascar event on june 24th ... for 20-dollars. locals can also nominate people for their heroic efforts during the fires. the nominees can be first responders... or members of the community. the winning hero will be recognized during pre-race ceremonies. ( james ) coming up ... brace yourself for busy a memorial day travel weekend. details on the worst time to hit the road today. ( james ) plus ... before heading to bodega bay... make sure you fill up your gas tank. why you won't be able to once you're there. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf.

the children of california. tony is a leader , slips through the cracks. sure california's schools are the best in the country. every child in california has a fair shot. i'm tony thurmond, and i'll lead california's fight against donald trump and betsy devos's anti-education agenda. please vote for tony thurmond for state superintendent. (robin)

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fremont line. traffic alert eb 80 at pomona two separte crash tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the ( darya ) memorial day weekend is here ... and you can expect to see more drivers on the road despite the highest gas prices since 2014 triple a predicts 42 million americans will travel this memorial day weekend. which is nearly 5 percent more than last year.(áááadvanceááá)

according to triple a ... the worst time to hit the road today in the bay area ... is between 3 and area ... is between 3 and 5:30. (áááadvanceááá)you can experience nearly two times the normal traffic delay. here are the average gas prices in the three major bay area cities in oakland you're looking at 3.743.75 in san joseand in san francisco 3.85 ( darya ) coming up coming up after the break... yosemite is focused on water safety this holiday weekend. in the face of senseless violence, we need hope.

i'm jeff bleich. preventing violence has long been my cause. after columbine, i led president clinton's youth violence commission. i joined joe biden to reduce domestic violence, helping boys become men. i beat the nra in court, defending gun laws that save lives. today, a new generation is rising, and this is our moment. in the streets and in the capitol, i'll stand with them. jeff bleich, democrat for lieutenant governor. (darya) welcome back.

lets get a check of weather and traffic... 20 min bart delay on the fremont line. traffic alert eb 80 at pomona two separte crash one fatal. only one lane open. oakland nb 880 at hegenberger right lane closed after big rig fire.... san mateo bridge

less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 tracking hit/miss on/off showers today in the bay area. rain totals will be light, a quarter of an inch or less. expect another day of below average highs with upper 50's along the coast and widespread 60's elsewhere. expect a warming and drying trend after

saturday morning with above average highs on memorial day. the above average highs will continue until midweek when temperatures cool.

( darya ) election season is less than two weeks away. earlier we told you about the controversial proposition h the proposition on the ballot looking to change the taser policy for san francisco police officers.( james ) kron 4's sara stinson talked with people about the pros and cons of the use of tasers. reporter intro:it's been an eight year long fight to allow san francisco police officers to use tasers and the debate continues this election with proposition h on the ballot.

it's a war on words, but also people are debating the safety of using tasers. take pkg:trt: 1:50out: soccg: alex post, :55 - 1:01cg: gary dalagnes, president1:39 - 1:50 in november - san francisco police commission voted to allow officers to have tasers and how they should be used. but the - the san francisco police officers association thought the rules were too restrictive. and created "proposition h".("we don't want to give our officers tasers and have them afraid to use them."under current policy officers can use tasers if the suspect is violently resisting. if passed - prop h would change the wording to "actively resisting and assaultive".("all cops understand actively resisting. it's clear. it gives the officers a clear sense of when they can and can't use these things.")opponents worry this policy will put people in danger.("so essentially under prop h if you talk back to a cop you could be electrocuted.")alex post - the co-chair of no on h says videos like this one where police tase a person for resisting arrest. show how intense it is to be shot by a tasernat sound of video. that's 50-thousand electrical volts running though the body. ("if you think about it you're electrocuting someone essentially. dr. tseng at ucsf has a lot of good studies on this.")doctor zian tseng's

study shows it is rare for tazers to be fatal, but they can be lethal. tasers have lead to heart attacks and death.("there have been hundreds of tests on this and if there weren't hundreds of tests then every other police station in the country wouldn't have them.") proponents say "prop h" is worded in such a way that will help officers use tasers to detain those with mental health issues and prevent officers from using deadly force.("there may be that rare incident where somebody does in fact die in fact of a taser. it's far safer, far far safer and more helpful than it is to be hit with a gun or by a bullet.")reporter tag:if passed - officers would have tasers by this december.in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news.### thanks sara. ( darya ) ( darya ) the yosemite

national park search and rescue team is gearing up for a busy summer. along the merced river, teams are participating in intense training on how to rescue people from fast moving water. trainers say the water is capable of taking someone down stream anywhere between 10 to 20 miles per hour.... a dangerous situation for even the most advanced swimmer. ( darya ) there has already been three water rescues at yosemite national park this year. park rangers expect more to come as the weather warms up. ( james ) a warning if you are heading to bodega bay this weekend... the only gas station in the city is currently closed while new

pumps are getting installed. c-h-p says no gas will be available in bodega bay until at least mid-june... so make sure to fill up before heading to the coast. ( james ) still ahead ... it's a dirty job but somebody has to do it. details on efforts to clean up the bay area coastline. ( james ) we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

20 min bart delay on the fremont line. traffic alert eb 80 at pomona two separte crash one fatal. only one lane open. oakland nb 880 at hegenberger right lane closed after big rig fire.

( james ) take a look at this ...researchers have are testing a sort of ocean sweeper ... to help clean up great pacific garbage patch. the ocean cleanup launched its nearly 400 foot device out of the san francisco bay area. the screen is designed to scoop up plastics and garbage by relying on power from ocean currents.the test will run for two weeks so scientists can see how it holds up against the waves. the company behind the sweeper hopes to one day launch a version of it that is more than 19-hundred feet. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... a woman goes on a hateful rant in fremont. the road rage that's gone viral. ( darya )plus ... bart is ready to travel to antioch. lydia pantazas is live with

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breaking news out of contra costa county... a semi-truck crash in crockett... shuts down lanes on eastboud 80.( james ) kron 4's yoli aceves is there now live with the details. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... and traffic... of weather with a check of weather and traffic... and traffic... (darya) good morning i'm

darya folsom.. (james)