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into a crash barrier on highway 101.good evening.i'm vicki liviakis.(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for grant lodes. federal investigators have released a second=by=second account of the accident that killed the 38=year=old apple engineer walter huang he was approaching what traffic engineers call a "gore point," the barrier separating the left=hand exit ramp for highway 85.huang's tesla ed int cushioned crash attentuator at the tip of the concrete barrier.the impact split it in half before it was struck by two other vehicles, an audi and a mazda.bystanders were able to pull the driver from the wreck, but he died at the hospital.using information dowloaded from the tesla's onboard computer, the ntsb was able to construct a detailed timeline of what led to the crash.huang engaged the tesla's autopilot four times in32 minutes, including the final 18 minutes and 55 seconds.during that time, the
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vehicle provided two visual alerts and one auditory alert for the driver to place his hands on the steering wheel. all of these alerts occurred more than 15 minutes prior to the crash.tick tick tickin the final minute before the crash, the driver's hands were detected on the steering wheel wheel on three separate occasions, for a total of 34 secondsat 8 seconds prior to the crash, the tesla was following a lead vehicle at about 65 miles per hour.tick. at 7 seconds prior to the crash, the tesla began a left steering movement while following a lead vehicle.tick at six seconds, the driver took his hands off the wheel. tickat four seconds , the tesla was no longer following a lead vehicle and began accelerating to its preset cruise speed of 75 miles per hour.tick at three seconds prior to the crash and up to the time of impact , the tesla's speed increased from 62 to 70.8 miles per hour, with no braking or evasive steering movement detected.
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(catherine) that was our ken wayne reporting. tesla blames caltrans for failing to repair the crash barrier after another car hit it more than a year before,the n=t=s=b says it's continuing to work on that and other aspects of the accident. (catherine) there's breaking news in san francisco's mission district. major police activity is being reported near cesar chavez street.. between treat street and kamille court. people are being told to avoid the area.we have a reporter headed to the scene... we'll bring you more information as soon as we learn more. (vicki) new video tonight-- showing a man kicking a homeless person in san francisco. and now police are looking for this man who they say is responsible. surveillance video was just released of the crime-- and we want to warn you -- it's graphic. you can see the man dress in a suit-- and wearing a beanie..
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carrying a suitcase while walking down the street. he walks past the man sleeping on the sidewalk-- but moments later he waks back and kicks the man in the face two times... and then walks away. the tenderloin police station released the video-- but it's not clear when or exactly where it happened. but tonight officers are asking for your help in identifying the suspect. (catherine) a big story we're following tonight-- san jose police have cracked a case they say is part of a "disturbing trend" of home burglaries ...which escalate into violent, armed home invasions.. kron four's rob fladeboe has more now - live from san jose. rob? (rob live) three stolen guns are off the streets tonight, including anar-15 assault rifle. one of the two people arrested in the case isa juvenile, which calls to mind another disturbing trend san jose police have been addressing. this ar-15 assault rifle and a sig sauer pistol were stolen from a home here on woodbury
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court during a burglary that became a home invasion robbery when the owner interrpted the crime and was ordered at gunpoint to open a safe.lt. paul joseph/san jose police ".....that's a disturbing tend were seeing when burglars are coming to thehome armed and if they encounter the homeowner they shift gears and go intorobbery mode and confront the victim and order them to hand over their property..."a getaway car and distinctive t-shirt seen in surveillance video ledpolice to a home here on kammerer avenue in san jose's mayfair district where they arrested 19 year-old oscar vasquez and a 17 year old juvenile suspect, who was not identified.lt. paul joseph/san jose police "....we are definitely seeing a trend of juvenile suspects involved in very seriouscrimes like robberies, burglaries and car-jackings so this definitely fits that mold...." the cases are not directly related but last month police arrested16 suspects in connection with a wide-ranging crime spree, 11 of whom are juveniles. they were involved in 7 robberies, 6 car jackings and 10 burglaries. yet another disturbing fact is that many of these crimes involve the use of stolen
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guns. again, lt. joseph on the latest case. lt. paul joseph/san jose police "....we did not want that ar-15 out there on the streets and also when the 17 year old was arrested he had another gun in his waistband that was stolen from in another burglary so in total we got three weapons off the street..." (rob live) they're not sure why it's happening but robberies and car jackings in san jose involving juvenile suspects are up 19 percent over a year ago. more resources are being directed at the problem. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (catherine) tonight-- the mayor's race in san francisco is still too close to call.
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the boxed fireworks that were either stored in warehouses or on trucks. they were taken from locations around the state - including at least three east bay cities --- hayward, oakland and walnut creek. fire authorities and lawmakers say the problem of illegal fireworks has been skyrocketing in the state.... just one of the concerns -- the wildfire risk. when you're talking about a stockpile of illegal ordinance coming into this state, from all over this state that piles higher than this state capitol. four semi trucks full - of what are essentially weapons of wildfire - not to mention the huge potential disturbances to our community - we have to put our foot down and say that's enough. at the sacramento news conference - authorities were flanked by mug shots of some of the seven suspects arrested.. they're facing a string of misdemeanor and felony charges. calfire says the operation being run had been around for at least 30 years.. the agency says that in an
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average year - fireworks start more than 18-thousand fires in the state. (vicki) the warriors are one win away from their 3rd championship title in 4 years. it was a close game last night-- but golden state came out on top. kron 4's kim smith reports from cleveland tonight-- where the teams are gearing up for game 4.
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most.... ((draymond: 'you go from playing in the nba finals to here we go again 82 games just fighting that feeling and yioui can just continue to go down the list of things we've gone through this year. from steph getting injured during playoffs to andre being out, you can go on and on... it's been a different journey,. and when you go through things like hta and still able to come out with the same result we were able to come out with, barring we're able to close this thing out it makes you appreciate it much more."))tag: the warriors say the mantra heading into game 4-- dont be complacent... meanwhile at cavs practice this morning... the team is trying to stay engaged... jr smith says the key for them has been the ability to keep communicating... and thats a tough thing for a team to do especially when the odds are not in their favor... so going into game 4, the cavs plan to take it one quarter at a time... in cleveland kim smith kron 4 sports > a slight warming
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(catherine) coming up... a really bad case of road rage ... as a driver turns a city street into a demolition derby. and as usual......it was all caught on camera. (vicki) this picture is making a lot of people think twice about checking their luggage when they fly. we'll explain what happened. (catherine) also - after the break... the d-a's office is cracking down on the growing problem of human traffickoing in san francisco. we'll hear how a teenager was rescued.. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey víctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing.
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trafficking is a growing problem in the city of san francisco. that's according to the district attorney... today, he announced the arrest of a man accused of pimping a 17- year-old girl. a crime the d-a's office says is far too common. kron 4's philippe djegal reports.. (philippe) in february... san francisco district attorney george gascon says an undercover police officer responded to an advertisement on a website frequented by human traffickers... backpage-dot-com. the young girl pictured whose services were being offered turned out to be 17-years-old. the offic er received a reply setting up a date at a downtown san francisco hotel, also asking for a donation -- which gascon says is often code for a sex payment.george gascon/district attorney- "i believe it was $260. uh, the undercover personnel from san francisco police department went, they met the victim immediately. uh, they seized her phone, they started looking, they realized that
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this was a probably a case of human trafficking, and then the investigation evolved from there." in april, gascon says a team effort between his office's crime strategies unit, the san francisco police department and federal agents... led to the arrest of 19-year-old kriz mike nunez of san francisco. he faces 27 felony counts of human trafficking and pimping of a minor. all stemming from just one victim.frank carrubba/da's office- "they were trafficked, um, all over the united states. um, including as far away as florida and, um, the eastern seaboard." and, gascon says some of the evidence collected in this case... may help investigators solve other similar trafficking- related crimes.greg mceachern/sfpd- "we really need the community, when they see instances like this, um to bring it to our attention." george gascon/district attorney- "this is not a rarity in our city. this is a very common occurance." in 20-15 alone, gascon says his office prosecuted more than 500 human trafficking cases... but adds that his department is severly under funded to fight the problem. he's asked the mayor's office for a million dollars that he hopes the board of supervisors will include in the next fiscal year budget to focus more on human trafficking. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) a big story we are
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following tonight. police in redding say they have found a van that was stolen-- with more than a dozen show dogs inside. and the van was headed for vallejo. these are pictures of the dogs after they were rescued this morning. the van was stolen yesterday from an in-and-out parking lot. a professional dog trainer was driving the dogs to a dog show in vallejo-- and left the van running when he went inside to get lunch. officers say the van was found this morning in a remote, wooded area south of redding. they say the van was locked and parked in direct sunlight. the officers then broke a window to get inside and rescue all 14 dogs. they had high
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heart rates from heat and stress-- but they are now okay and being returned to their owners. (catherine) caught on camera... a driver in sacramento who repeatedly hit another car with his s-u-v. a witness kept recording - as the man turned a city street into a demolition derby for more than 10 minutes... ali wolf has the story.. it started with a crash loud enough for nikki guinn to run outside of her home near x street in sacramento.nikki guinn/witness:"i was inside my house and i heard a car accident."she soon realized it was no accident.nikki guinn/witness:"so i grabbed my phone and ran outside with it" her cell phone camera captured 12 minutes of chaos.nikki guinn/witness:"it's not something you see every day." watch as the white s-u-v plows into the blue car.again.nikki guinn/witness:"i was actually really scared"and again.nikki guinn/witness:"it felt unreal to watch it"and again.when the car can't move anymore, a man gets out and you see him stomping and kicking the blue
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s-u-v.an ambulance shows up. then a sacramento police patrol car moves in.sgt. vance chandler/sacramento police:"i think our officers acted heroically in this. they were very patient"officers kept their distance at first. sergeant vance chandler says this started as road rage incident on cap city freeway near 5th street.sgt. vance chandler/sacramento police:"a caller called us advising that there was another driver behind them and they had been rammed by that driver"police say after the driver rammed a moving car, he focused on the blue car.at one point, he falls off.that's when officers move in and detain him.nikki guinn/witness:"my thought was i witnessed somebody's mental breakdown essentially"guinn is still wonders, why did this happen?nikki guinn/witness: "what was he going through? why would he do that? we don't know." (catherine) that was ali wolf reporting. police say the driver was under the influence of drugs.. he'll be booked on felony assault and vandalism charges. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to
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check on our weather... with meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez. mabrisa rodriguez. a slight warming trend is forecast for friday in the bay area. expect 60s along the coast and bay with 70s-80s as you head inland. another weak system cools conditions on saturday. a warming trend will get underway on sunday and continue through the middle part of next week as high pressure builds over the region. temperatures will warm back into the 80s to middle 90s. (vicki) still ahead... a scary scene as a dog gets trapped on a burning boat in the north bay. (vicki) still ahead... a
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happened-- but it raises the question: what do you do if this happens to you? chip osowski reports. "when you check your bags and board the plane ... you count on the airlines to get your items to your destination ... and get them there in one piece...." but this is how kristen horabin's bag looked after arriving home from tampa on an american airlines flight. at tampa international airport -- we don't hear about mishaps like that very often -- but jan black, a volunteer here, recently dealt with two."when i had two in the same day, i thought, that's really strange. maybe the weather is causing it. " whether it's the weather -- or not -- most passengers admit: first priority is getting to their destination safely: number two: making sure their luggage gets there. elizabeth thuo is here -- from dallas. "is it something that crosses your mind every time you travel? every becaus it might not show up and that's going to cost us money. " just about everyone has a story..."had a brand new set of bright orange bags, very nice expensive set, first time we used them ... we get it back and there's a big ... just a huge grease stain all over it. and they go oh, we don't know what happened. " lila peters from new port richey is the exception."you said you've issue? never had an issue so far! knock on
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wood, yah, yah.. " (vicki) that was chip osowski reporting. the luggage your check in is the airline's responsibility-- so if it gets lost or damaged you need to file a claim as soon as possible. in the case in dallas-- the airline gave the woman a check for 35-hundred dollars and a travel voucher. (catherine) four your money tonight. your vacation flights will likely be more expensive this year. analysts blame rising fuel prices.... cutting into airline profits. it's unclear just how high fares will go...but experts expect airlines to add a few dollaryour tickets.. for instance, airlines could raise base fares, add fuel surcharges, or sell fewer so-called "cheap seats". and some of the major u-s airlines, including american, delta, and united... are warning wall street that
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higher fares 'are' coming... (catherine) next at 5:30... colin kaepernick still can't get a job on the field-- now his lawyers want president trump to testify on the alleged influencehe had on the football star's career. (vicki) new details in the case of puppies being severely abused in oakland. how much money the police department is now offering to find the person responsible. (catherine) they'd tell you to go to ross. because there's so much to choose from. listen to your pets. they're your best friends, so they don't want you to spend more than you have to. if you want to save big on pet accessories,
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news we first told you about at the top of the hour.we now know at least two people have been shot in san francisco's mission district... investigators say no arrests have been made yet. it happened around 3:30 this afternoon near cesar chavez street.. between treat street and kamille court. both victims have been hospitalized. no details yet on their conditions.we have a reporter headed to the scene... we'll bring you more information as we get it.. (catherine) tonight at 5:30... kron 4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (vicki) in the east bay. the reward for helping to find the person who abandoned mutilated puppies...has been increased to $40 thousand dollars. two four month old female puppies...nameed freya and frigg...were found in a pile of garbage on 89th avenue in
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oakland may 26th. freya's jaw was broken and frigg's rear paw was chopped off. a third german shepard puppy was found in the same area with a broken jaw two days later. the reward for capturing the suspect connected with hurting and abadoning these dogs was originally $15 grand last week...but has since been increased to $40 thousand bucks. .. (vicki) and three people are recovering tonight after a brush fire spread to a junkyard. it happened on the pittsburg-antioch highway. kron 4's lydia pantazes has the latest from antioch tonight. three people are recovering after a are recovering three people three people are recovering after a vegetation fire spread to a junkyard. the fire broke out just before six last night at the 27-hundred highway. one fir fighter was injured and two others were injured after battling the fire that required the hazardous materials team the fire quickl near-by junkyard. several
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public heath advisories were issued for pittsburg and anitoch last night. but has since been lifted. (catherine) in the south bay. police are searching for a man and woman... in connection with a home burglary. the suspects were caught on the home's video surveillance camera. it happened may 19th at a home on clauser drive in milpitas. officers found the front door forced open...but the suspects had left. (vicki) in the north bay... a dog is safe tonight...after being rescued from a burning boat. take a look. the incident happened five this morning at a boat yard on francisco boulevard east in san rafael. once at the scene...crews successfully put out the flames and saved this pit bull. the dog was reunited with his human shortly after. no one was hurt. no word on what caused the boat to
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catch on fire. (catherine) on the peninsula. one person is recovering tonight...after a shooting near redwood city. it happened around nine last night on westmoreland avenue. the victim who was shot....is expected to survive. no other details are being released. police are searching for the shooter tonight. a slight warming trend is forecast for friday in the bay area. expect 60s along the coast and bay with 70s-80s as you head inland. another weak system cools conditions on saturday. a warming trend will get underway on sunday and continue through the middle part of next week as high pressure builds over the region. temperatures will warm back into the 80s to middle 90s.
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(catherine) lawyers for colin kaepernick will reportedly tryto subpoena president trump and vice president pence... the lawyers want them to provide information in the player's case against the n-f- l. kaepernick began making political headlines in 20-16 for refusing to stand for the national anthem before games. he and other players made a practice of kneeling to protest racial injustice and police brutality. in 20-16 he opted out of his contract with the 49-ers to become a free agent - but no team hired him. he filed a grievance - accusing the league of colluding to keep him from getting a job. his attorneys reportedly want to
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know what trump and pence said to the n-f-l about kaepernick's free agency. ,.(vicki) ,. (vicki) lieutenant governor-- and governor candidate-- gavin newsom weighs in on san francisco's ranked choice voting. it's the process san francisco is going through right now as we await to hear who is elected the next mayor. and there are a lot of questions about how the process works. (catherine) joining us live - on skype - is kron 4's political analyst michael yaki. michael, i know you like ranked choice
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that time - idea is aiming to use only idea is aiming to use only renewable energy and only renewable and recycled materials in its products. the company also wants to make its home deliveries zero emission by 2025. (catherine) still ahead....a popular you-tube star has been found stabbed to death in his apartment. and so far - police have very few clues. (lawrence) i'm meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. maybe you could save energy by
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do your thing, with energy upgrade california. (vicki) police are searching for a suspect, after a bronx youtube star was found stabbed to death inside his apartment. marc liverman has the story. écalvin kennedy, friend:"to lose him is just terribly devastating."the pain still so raw for calvin kennedy.his friend - 40 year old tyrone fleming - found stabbed in the back.police say he never showed up to his job as a con-ed utility worker and mechanic.his friends got worried and called fleming's
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family.it wasn't until his fiancee went to check on him- that she found his lifeless body blocking the front door. lynnette olivencia, neighbor: "i saw at 5:30 when the cops came and everything came and the family found out it wasn't nice. it was scary."a neighbor lights a candle and places it next to the rest of them. police still looking for clues. working to find fleming's killer.lynnette olivencia, neighbor:"that's scary. they could be anywhere right now." the victim was also known to appear on 8-4-8 - a youtube crime drama series that sometimes had close to one hundred thousand views per episode.the series featured violence- but that's not the kind of person kennedy says fleming really was.calvin kennedy, friend:"very friendly, very open he didn't care who you were, who you lived, what kind of lifestyle you had. very amazing individual but i know he's in a better place now."police don't have a motive but they do have unreleased video of a man wearing dark clothes entering the victim's apartment.they say the suspect may have exited through a window.no signs of forced entry- police think the victim may have known his killer.i asked his friend if he thought the killing was related to that youtube series.rain, friend"he was a good dude. he
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went to work you know take of his business, his kids, so i doubt it was about any of that. hopefully it was not." (vicki) the medical examiner will determine the exact cause of death. meanwhile, anyone with information on the killing is asked to call crime stoppers. (catherine) back to our breaking news tonight.. we now know at least two people have been shot in san francisco's mission district... this is a live picture from the scene. investigators say no arrests have been made yet. it happened around 3:30 this afternoon near cesar chavez street.. between treat
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street and kamille court. both victims have been hospitalized. no details yet on their conditions.we have a reporter headed to the scene... we'll bring you more information as we get it.. (catherine) let's get a check on what we're working on for kron4 news at six. ken wayne is standing by in the newsroom.(ken) thank you catherine.coming up new tonight at six... her videos went viral -- a doctor rapping and dancing while preforming cosmetic surgery. the doctor ended up being sued by patients - and losing her medical license. tonight -- why she says she believes she did absolutely ánothingá wong. that's coming up next on kron4 news at six. catherine now back to you in the studio. thank you catherine we will (vicki) the new york city's medical examiner officially determined kate spade died by "hanging" -- and called the manner of death "suicide." meanwhile ... her husband andy spade said in a statement... his fashion designer wife was seeing doctors and taking medicine
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for anxiety and depression. he said they had been living apart for ten months after needing "a break" -- but he either visited or spoke with kate every day. andy spade said kate's death was quote "a complete shock... and that there was no indication or warning that she would take her own life. he called his wife the kindest person he knew and said he cannot fathom life without her. (catherine) media icon oprah winfrey now has an exhibit to call her own - at washington's smithsonian.. it tells the story of winfrey's journey from poverty to the top of her own media empire. the exhibit includes more than 240 items...including dresses and documents. there are also multi-media displays. she says she got her first look yesterday...and a note on display from one of her fans - made her cry.
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the exhibit -- called "watching oprah - the oprah winfrey show and american culture" -- opens to the public tomorrow. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez. a slight warming trend is forecast for friday in the bay area. expect 60s along the coast and bay with 70s-80s as you head inland. another weak system cools conditions on saturday. a warming trend will get underway on sunday and continue through the middle part of next week as high pressure builds over the region. temperatures will warm back into the 80s to middle 90s. (vicki) (vicki) 90s.the 80s to middle 90s. (vicki) the warriors are just one win warriors are the (vicki) 9.
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announcer: shot clock at 5... kevin durant from way outside...delivers... kevin durant from downtown... it's a six point game.(vicki) it's the shot everyone is talking about today. kevin durant serves up a dagger in game three last night-- taking a commanding lead in the n-b-a finals. but they still have to win one more. (catherine) a lot of fans are still excited from last night's game....and they're looking forward to game 4 tomorrow night. kron 4's will tran has their reaction. kevin durant scored a playoff career-high 43 points, including a long 3-pointer in the final mi golden state warriors beat the cleveland cavaliers 110-102 in
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game 3 of the nba finals.the win moved the warriors within a game of their second straight nba title and third in four years.cleveland came back from a 3-1 deficit to stun the warriors in the 2016 nba finals, but no team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in the nba playoffs.lebron james scored 33 points, with 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the cavs and kevin love added 20 points.game 4 is friday night, again in cleveland. (vicki) cleveland.
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on kron4 we are following breaking news in san francisco. two people have been shot in the mission district.. no arrests have been made - we'll have an update next.(ken) then - we have the new ntsb report on a tesla "autopilot" crash on highway 101. it reveals the tesla sped up before impact... tonight - we'll disuss the report with a self-driving car expert.car expert. kron4 news at six starts right after the break.
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conditions at this hour .. are not known.(pam ) thank you for joining us. i'm pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne. it happened around 3:20 this afternoon on the 1400 block of treat avenue... near cesar chavez street. residents are being asked to avoid the area.kron4's gayle on just arrived at the scene... gayle... what are police saying now? (pam) in san jose.. three stolen guns are off thestreets .. according to police.... the weapons are connected to an armed home invasion robbery. kron four's rob fladeboe has the details. rob fladeboe/san jose "...home invasion robberies, stolen guns and a juvenile suspect. they are part of
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what police say are a pair of disturbing trends they are working to control..."this ar-15 assault rifle and a sig sauer pistol were stolen from a home here on woodbury court during a burglary that became a home invasion robbery when the owner interrpted the crime and was ordered at gunpoint to open a safe.lt. paul joseph/san jose police ".....that's a disturbing tend were seeing when burglars are coming to thehome armed and if they encounter the homeowner they shift gears and go into robbery mode and confront the victim and order them to hand over their property..."a getaway car and distinctive t-shirt seen in surveillance video led police to a home here on kammerer avenue in san jose's mayfairdistrict where they arrested 19 year-old oscar vasquez and a 17 year old juvenile suspect, who was not identified.lt. paul joseph/san jose police "....we are definitely seeing a trend of juvenile suspects involved in very seriouscrimes like robberies, burglaries and car-jackings so this definitely fits that mold...." the cases are not directly related but last month police arrested 16 suspects in connection with a wide-ranging crime spree, 11 of whom are juveniles. they were involved
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in 7 robberies, 6 car jackings and 10 burglaries. yet another disturbing fact is that many of these crimes involve the use of stolen guns. again, lt. joseph on the latest case. lt. paul joseph/san jose police "....we did not want that ar-15 out there on the streets and also when the 17 year old was arrested he had another gun in his waistband that was stolen from in another burglary so in total we got three weapons off the street..."rob fladeboe/san jose ".....they're not sure why but police say violent crime involving juvenile suspects are up 19 percent in san jose over a year ago. more resources are being directed at the problem... in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) tonight-- the mayor's race in san francisco is still too close to call.
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( ken ) new video tonight-- showing a man kicking a homeless person in san francisco. and now police are looking for this man who they say is responsible. surveillance video was just released of the crime-- and we want to warn you -- it's graphic. you can see the man dressed in a suit-- and wearing a beanie.. carrying a suitcase while walking down the street. he walks past the man sleeping on the sidewalk-- but moments later he waks back and kicks the man in the face two times... and then walks away. the tenderloin police station released the video-- but it's not clear when or exactly where it happened. tonight officers are asking for your help in identifying the suspect. (ken) human trafficking is a growing problem in san francisco. that's according to district attorney george gascon. today, he announced the arrest of a man accused of pimping a 17- year-old girl. kron four's philippe djegal tells us it's a crime that the d-a's office
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says is far too common. (philippe) a 17-year-old girl being sold for sex in san francisco was rescued from a human trafficking operation in february after district attorney george gascon says police found her through an online advertisement for sex. in april, 19-year-old kriz mike nunez was arrested and charged with 27 felony counts of human trafficking and pimping a minor.george gasco/district attorney- "human trafficking is continuing to grow in san francisco. in 2015, we know of over 500 cases of human trafficking here in our own city." during the course of the investigation... investigators executed 30 search warrants. nunez was arrested at a residence during one of them.frank carrubba/da's office- 'together with new york, san francisco is probably one of the largest hubs for human trafficking in the united states. um, our numbers don't reflect that. the reason our numbers don't reflect that, and when i say our numbers, i mean our numbers of arrests and prosecutions is that this
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is very much hidden." that's because many victims are afraid to come forward. gascon says his office also needs the mayor and board of supervisors to increase the funds for operations like the one that led to nunez's arrest. george gascon/district attorney- "you either don't care about it, or you care. if you don't care, then you're showing that by not funding it. if you care, then you fund it accordingly. you know, it's either a priority or its not." investigators believe nunez may have other victims and hope they are willing to come forward. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) breaking news tonight at 6. at least two people have been shot late this afternoon in the mission district of san francisco. they have been transported to the hospital ... their conditions at this hour .. are not known.kron4's gayle ong just arrived at the scene... gayle... what are police saying now?
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authorities say, they have broken up one of the biggest illegal fireworks operations in state history.. just in time for the 4th of july..... they say they've reduced a huge fire risk... catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) calfire says the calfire says the problem of illegal fireworks in california has been skyrocketing... but they feel they've made a huge dent -breaking up an operation that's been around 30 years.. at a sacramento news conference...they released photos of some of the tons of seized fireworks. some were in warehouses. some already loaded onto trucks. the fireworks were found in locations around the state, including three east bay cities. oakland, hayward and walnut creek..
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authorities also released mug shots ofa half dozen suspects they've arrested. who now face a string of misdemeanor and felony charges. governor brown recently proposed more funding in the fight against illegal fireworks. the agency says that in an average year - fireworks start roughly 13-thousand fires...and cause tens of millions in property damage. ken and pam? (ken) coming up at six.. the immigration crackdown and high employment numbers are creating major problems for california farmers, and ultimately consumers too.. (pam) a startling attack during an outing to yellowstone park... by a bison... more pictures - ahead. (ken) and next...
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self driving cars are losing some of their attraction ... we look at a new survey and talk with an expert about why this is likely happening... (mabrisa)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead. i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained
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last march: the n=t=s=b says that the driver did not have his hands on the wheel ... and there was no audible warning ... even while his car was accelerating into a crash barrier on highway 101. (pam) federal investigators have released a second=by=second account of the accident that killed the 38=year=old tesla driver. (ken) tesla cars are loaded with technology, and that allowed the federal investigators to piece together exactly what happened on the morning of march 23rd. a little before nine thirty, apple engineer walter huang was driving southbound in the diamond lane of 101.he was approaching what traffic engineers call a "gore point," the barrier separating the left=hand exit ramp for highway 85.huang's tesla suddenly served into the cushioned crash attentuator at the tip of the concrete barrier.the impact split it in half before it was struck by two other vehicles, an audi and a mazda.bystanders were able to pull the driver from the wreck, but he died at the hospital.using information dowloaded from the tesla's onboard computer, the ntsb was able to construct a detailed timeline of what led to the crash.huang engaged the tesla's autopilot four times in32 minutes, including the
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final 18 minutes and 55 seconds.during that time, the vehicle provided two visual alerts and one auditory alert for the driver to place his hands on the steering wheel. all of these alerts occurred more than 15 minutes prior to the crash.tick tick tickin the final minute before the crash, the driver's hands were detected on the steering wheel wheel on three separate occasions, for a total of 34 secondsat 8 seconds prior to the crash, the tesla was following a lead vehicle at about 65 miles per hour.tick. at 7 seconds prior to the crash, the tesla began a left steering movement while following a lead vehicle.tick at six seconds, the driver took his hands off the wheel. tickat four seconds , the tesla was no longer following a lead vehicle and began accelerating to its preset cruise speed of 75 miles per hour.tick at three seconds prior to the crash and up to the time of impact , the tesla's speed increased from 62 to 70.8 miles per hour, with no braking or evasive steering movement detected. (ken)tesla blames caltrans for failing to repair the crash barrier after another car hit it more than a year before,the n=t=s=b says it's (ken)
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(ken)tesla blames caltrans for failing to repair the crash barrier after another car hit it more than a year before,the n=t=s=b says it's continuing to work on that and other aspects of the accident. (pam) new tonight at 6. a new survey released today found, bay area drivers are less likely than just a year ago ... to ride in a self -driving car. under half of the respondents... 46 percent... said, they would ride in an autonomous vehicle. last year, that number was at 52 -percent. that drop may be due to several high profile accidents involving self- driving vehicles over the past year. meanwhile, an overwhelming 78- percent of people surveyed ... felt that
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right now... (ken) (ken) meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez joins us now with the four zone forecast. a slight warming trend is forecast for friday in the bay area. expect 60s along the coast and bay with 70s-80s as you head inland. another weak system cools conditions on saturday. a warming trend will get underway on sunday and continue through the middle part of next week as high pressure builds over the region. temperatures will warm back into the 80s to middle 90s. (ken) a santa rosa woman was injured after being attacked by a bison. it happened at yellowstone national park just yesterday. it's the park's third animal attack this week. reports say a bison charged a crowd that got too close to the animal in the lower geyser basin. the bison charged the woman who suffer a hip injury but is in good condition. park officials say some people in the crowd came within 15 feet of the bison when the safe distance
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(ken) a santa rosa woman was injured after being attacked by a bison. it happened at yellowstone national park just yesterday. it's the park's third animal attack this week. reports say a bison charged a crowd that got too close to the animal in the lower geyser basin. the bison charged the woman who suffer a hip injury but is in good condition. park officials say some people in the crowd came within 15 feet of the bison when the safe distance is at least 75 feet. (pam) coming up... a facebook bug leads to another p.r. hit for the company .... millions of private posts .... may have gone public.. we have details. ( ken ) also ahead... california farmers in a tough bind ... not enough farm workers .. making it a challenge to bring food to your table.. they want lawmakers to listen up. maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax.
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farmer on the central coast says, he is feeling the impact of the immigration crackdown in the u.s ... and it is putting him, his workers and his produce in a tough position. kristen holmes digs into the problem that's affecting growers all across the state. rick shade/ avocado farmer: in the sweet spot. rick shade is a fifth generation california farmer--rick shade/ avocado farmer: all these trees that you see around us, i actually planted myself or with my crew, and some are over 20 years oldnow the fifty-seven year old manages roughly twenty avocado groves around the state.rick shade/ avocado farmer i carry a postal scale in my pickup so we can measure the fruit... and a skilled crew is better than 90% on. but these days skilled labor is harder to find...decades of inconsistent immigration policies coupled with increased danger and fear of crossing the border has created a labor shortage for california farmers rick shade/ avocado farmer: my workforce is very gray in the hair. we dont have a lot of young people coming in. many of the
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harvesters i remember from when i was just a teenager - they're still harvesting. causing many across the country to race to mechanize -- agriculture technology is now a multi billion dollar industry--but shade says mechanization isn't an option for some crops-- including avocadosrick shade/ avocado farmer: every avocado has to be clipped from the tree by hand. while farmers hope for a solutionrick shade/ avocado farmer: in the past, guest worker programs. i've spoken to folks in mexico who would love to see that program - they know theyll be here for 3-4 months, maybe 6 months, and go back home to their familiesexperts say the growing problem isn't likely to be fixed any time soon daniel sumner /professor, agricultural and resource economics, uc davis: the labor problem in agriculture has been with us for a while. labor demand and harvest season gets closer and closer. and it will be a problem this year. people are working at trying to fix it but so far that hasn't happenedrick shade/ avocado farmer: its really our elected officials in congress that are supposed to deal with this issue. i don't care which side of the aisle you sit on, everybody has let the ball drop. in carpenteria, california i'm kristen holmes reporting.
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(ken) (ken) new tonight at 6. facebook says, a privacy bug may have rendered millions of users private posts... public. the bug automatically suggested that users make new posts public, even if they had previously restricted access to their posts. the bug affected as many as 14- million users over several days in may. facebook says the bug has now been fixed.... and that it is notifying affected users. (ken) an old way to get your beer at the baseball park .... is coming back to life in oakland .. we'll hear about the plan from an oakland a's executive .. just ahead... (pam) and next... dancing during surgery apparently not the right prescription for one doctor ... we'll tell you what happened after her videos went viral.
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(pam) update on the breaking news from the top of the hour. at least three people were shot late this afternoon in the mission district of san francisco. and we've just learned that one person died from their injuries. (ken)san francisco police just held a press conference....kron4's gayle ong gayle... what are police saying now?
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an atlanta- based plastic surgeon, known by some as the"dancing doctor" -- is now facing a string of malpractice suits.. her penchant for loud music and dancing in the operating room was something she shared on social media... but that led to trouble. catherine heenan is here with the latest... (catherine dr. windell boo-tay used to post videos on her public you tube channel...they've since been taken down. they show her - not only dancing and rapping ...but at times,doing it "as" she's making incisions... she got a lot of heat when those videos went viral. now - in a decision not now - in a decision not directly related - she's lost her medical license. that's because of at least six pending medical malpractice
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lawsuitsfiled against her. one woman reportedly suffered a collapsed lung under the doctor'sscalpel for example...and another family claims the doctor left their mother brain damaged. in a recent interview...she argued she doesn't think she's done anything inappropriate. but but critics say there were 'plenty' of negative events... aside from the half dozen pending lawsuits, there have been settlements. the doctor says all of the patients in the videos had consented to her unconventiona l behavior in the operating room. ken and pam? (ken)thanks catherine(pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. here in san jose an ar-15 assault rifle and two other stolen guns are off the
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streets tonight and this man, 19 year old oscar vasquez is in jail. vasquez and a 17 year old juvenile were arrested in connection with a recent home invasion robbery on woodbury court. police say the case is part of a disturbing trend where suspects are often armed as they commit burglaries. at the same time, police say violent crimes involving juvenile suspect are also up in the city. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news in san francisco... the district attorney and san francisco police department police san francisco attorney and the district francisco... in san in san francisco... the district attorney and san francisco police department announced the arrest of 19- year-old kriz mike nunez. he was taken into custody in april, charged with 27 felony counts of human trafficking and pimping a minor. his victim is a 17-year-old girl. the district attorney says this is just one example of a growing trafficking problem. he's asking the city to free up more funds for his office and allow them to solve more
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crimes like this. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (ken) new at 6 tonight. the oakland a's are bringing back blast from the past... beer vendors that bring fans beer ... while they're sitting in their seats. (pam) the padres just started doing this last month... but before that... no professional sports venue in california ... has offered that service since the 1980's. joining us now to talk about why the service is coming back... chris giles... chief operating officer of the oakland a's. (pam) (pam) the oakland a's are
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hosting 'pride night' tomorrow at the coliseum. those who purchase a special ticket will receive an a's branded 'pride' flag. pre-game festivities will begin at 5-30 p-m... the first pitch is at 7-05 p-m. (ken) a daring move by the lawyers for former 49-er colin kaepernick ... we have details on their plans to subpeona the president and vice president .. for kap's case..
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if you're looking for anon for incredible selection of the brands you love, this season's newest trends for a fraction of what you'd pay at department stores, ♪ you gotta go to ross we're getting a look at the devastation caused by sunday deadly volcanic eruption in guatemala. take a look at these before and after photos. on the left is the rural town of san miguel los lotes and the la reunion golf course before the eruption. the aftermath is on the right.you can see the whole town is buried under lava flows. as for the golf course, the eruption cut the number of
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links in half. more than 90 people died from the eruption. and at least 192 remain missing. (pam) lawyers for colin kaepernick will reportedly try to subpoena president trump and vice president pence... the lawyers want the two leaders to provide information in the player's case against the n-f-l. kaepernick began making political headlines in 20- 16.... for refusing to stand for the national anthem before games. he and other players made a practice of kneeling ... to protest racial injustice and police brutality. in 20-16, he opted out of his contract with the 49-ers, to become a free agent - but no team has hired him. he filed a grievance - accusing the league of colluding to keep him from getting a job. his attorneys reportedly want to know what trump and pence said to the n-f-l .. about kaepernick's free agency. in sports -- kevin durant's 43-points in game three... we'll tell you
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with a win over the cavs friday... golden state will become the first team since the 2007 finals to sweep their opponent. gregg poppovich and the spurs won four straight against cleveland. only 8 teams have been able to achieve this feat. the warriors are five and a half point favorites for game four. kevin durant says he will resign with the warriors this summer it would be hard for anyone to leave a team that is on their way to winning back-to-back titles. k-d's 43-point performace in game three was the reason the warriors are up by 3-games on the cavs. durant joins rick barry as the only other warriors player with 40 points and 10 rebounds in a finals game. golden state understands that without k-d this series would look completely different. "it really is
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shocking when you see the talent. i was telling our staff after the game last night: i played in five finals; i don't think i ever saw anybodymake a 30-foot shot in the middle of the game, much less four of them, which k.d. did last night"."i just know when i rush i'm not as good as i want to be. if i take my time and be patient, i can dictate and control everything. so i'd rather control everything than be reacting to someone else out there".kevin durant was great at 23. as you get older and older, your game gets more and more seasoned. but everyone knew that.that's kevin durant. so it's not like you would think that he would fizzle out. you knew he was built for greatness from the time that he was drafted. i mean, everybody knew that besides portland, i guess.
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the finals record with 9 threes in a single game on sunday... only made one on ten attempts in game 3. ray allen who set the previous record with 8 threes back in 2010... also stuggled from three the following game... he finished 0-for-8 curry is still in the running for finals m-v-p... but needs to have a great game four to take the award for the first time. "it was a tough game all the way around. when you go through that kind of competitive experience for 48 minutes, there is a sense of relief walking off the floor with a win" and make sure to tune into kron four's hoop session saturday night we will recap game 4 and tell you the latest news on when the warriors parade will be if golden state wins tomorrow night join mark carpenter and kim smith saturday at 11 p-m p-m
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terrell owens says he terrell terrell owens says he will not attend his own induction ceremony for the pro football hall of fame in august owens was voted into the hall in february... in a statement released today owens said... "while i am incredibly appreciative of this opportunity... i have made the decision to publicly decline my invitation to attend the induction ceremony in canton." he added... "after visiting canton earlier this year... i came to the realization that i wish to celebrate what will be one of the most memorable days of my
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life, elsewhere.... at a later date... i will announce where and when i will celebrate my induction." owens heavily criticized the voting process when he failed to be elected to the hall in his first two years of eligibility. rafael nadal is into the semifinals at roland garros for the 11th time... the top-ranked spaniard won in four sets in the3 french open quarterfinals today over dieg..the match lasted two days... it was halted by rain last night. with a combination of deep groundstrokes and subtle drop shots... nadal savede three break points in the third set... and four more in nadal is only the third male player in the open era to reach 11 semifinals at a single grand slam... alongside roger federer and jimmy connors. ( pam ) coming up... arguably.... the most unusual rider in a police patrol car you have police patrol car you have ever seen...
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commemorate the 250th birthday of american independence in 20-26 the congressional delegation in utah... announced the opening of the new george washington american history museum. alexandra limon reports on the efforts to make history more accessible to families in the west. with jokessen. orrin hatch / utah (r)the last time i
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chatted with george washington, he expressed desire to have this out in utah and heartfelt wordssen. orrin hatch / utah (r)this is the greatest country in the world members of utah's washington delegation announced a new museum - to commemorate america's 250th birthday. alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewsthe multimedia museum exhibits will travel to all 50 states before ending up in utah - the goal is to make american history more accessible to children in the westand to share stories like george washington'ssen. mike lee / utah (r)anywhere in history this man would have been king at that moment. but he chose not to do it, because he believed in something greater.the founder of the museum eric dowdle says he personally felt a need to take this project after living on the east coast eric dowdle / founder, board chairmanand then when i moved back west, there was a hole, and i kept going back east just so i could get reengaged.the privately funded museum will be a replica of george washington's mount veron and the planning team says this will be the largest american history museum west of the mississippi. in washignton alexandra limon.
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(ken) video of a portland police officer is going viral after he gave a ride to a chicken that flew the coop. the officer spotted the chicken doing some "free roaming" on a city street. with no owner in sight, he scooped up the bird and put it into his patrol car. the chicken was then turned over to animal control. portland police later tweeted that "edie" was eventually picked up by her owner. no fowl play was suspected and the bird wasn't considered a flight risk. a slight warming trend is forecast for friday in the bay area. expect 60s along the coast and bay with 70s-80s as you head inland. another weak system cools conditions on saturday. a warming trend will get underway on sunday and continue through the middle part of next week as high pressure builds over the region. temperatures will warm back into the 80s to middle 90s.
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the kate spade death investigation. her husband today hiding his grief behind a mask. what he's saying about the death of the beloved designer. >> it's just incredible. >> at lunch with the grandma just pardoned by president trump after kim kardashian's intervention. and stormy daniels versus rudy giuliani. >> mr. giuliani is an absolute pig. and did megyn kelly compare melania trump to the porn st? >> the doctor who dances in the operating room is
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