tv KRON 4 Early News KRON June 22, 2018 4:00am-7:01am PDT
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(robin)(robin) (robin)(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. a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot
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conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin )in the north bay... a man is behind bars this morning for shooting at officers. the incident happened just after 5 o'clock thursday... at veteran's park
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in downtown napa. police say they responded to call of a gun on the ground. when they arrived they found an armed man. additional officers were called in for backup... that is when police say the suspect fired his weapon at officers. two officers hit the suspect with bean bag rounds. the suspect was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and was then taken into custody. none of the officers was hurt. ( robin )another big story we're following this morning. more than 40 years after a string of murders in san francisco, the s-f-p-d's cold case team is working to solve a familiar case. kron 4's ali reid has the story. it appears the suspect targeted gay, white men.a handful of victims were found dead .... and police believe a couple of men that survived similar attacks ... were targeted by the same man.in the mid 1970's .... police found 4 dead bodies on ocean beach ... and one in golden gate park. they believe all 5 men were victims from the same suspect. the case went cold, but now sfpd is back on track. we're going back trying to locate victims, potential
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witnessesthere were an additional 3 men that survived violent attacks. authorities won't go into details about how the men were hurt, or if a weapon was used ... but they have reason to believe there may be a connection.we have not established a definite connection. but we're actively working those cases to locate the suspect, get justice for the victimsat least one victim recounted meeting the suspect in an all night diner in the city.and talking to the suspect who claimed he was a cartoon artist. that's how we dubbed the crime series as the doodlera suspect that matched the description was detained in 1976 but was never charged. the case is now back in the spotlight, after the golden state killer case led to joseph deangelo's arrest back in april. his d-n-a has been linked to robberies, rapes, and murders between the 1970's and 80's. investigators are hoping dna may also help this case.see if there's any clothing or any kind of material that would contain dna and submit that for dna analysis.standupbased on the
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1970's sketch, an age progression was done. but police aren't quite ready to release it just yet. they wt to ensure all leads are exhausted before asking for the public help.reportng live in san reid ... kron 4 news. ( robin )a quiet san jose neighborhood... became a crime scene after a man was shot dead inside his own home. the shooting happened around 1-30 yesterday afternoon on misty glen court near brodie drive. this is video of the scene. neighbors say they saw police trying to resuscitate the man on his front lawn. he died at the scene. people who live in this neighborhood say that situations like this are not common. < neighbor: "we've been here for twenty years, this is the first time that it has happened here. it's really a quiet neighborhood, my kids play around here. we've never heard any troubles like this" neighbor: "what i saw was police helicopters all around the area and i believe there was a dead body in the evergreen area.".">( robin )( robin ) it's not clear what the motive
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was for this shooting. at last check... no arrests have been made. ( robin )police are investigating an abduction of a young woman. it happened wednesday afternoon... not far from san francisco's pier 39. luckily the victim escaped. kron4's maureen kelly talked to neighbors who say they aren't surprised by the daylight kidnapping... calling the street where it happened... a magnet for crime. (pkgit's pretty scary that it happened just in broad daylight police say the brazen attack happened here as the victim was walking home, headed westbound on bay street just past kearny.it was 430 in the afternoon wednesday....w hen the 21 one year female victim was approached by the male suspect who got out a parked sedan. police say the stranger demanded the woman come with him, and threatened to kill her if she didn't comply. at first she backed away, but then he pulled out a handgun so she got in the car. he drove off.....but a few blocks away on the corner of stockton and francisco his phone buzzed. he stopped the car....and she got out ran home and called for help. this area is just blocks away from
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the popular tourist attraction pier 39. some who live and work around here are rattled by this crime.constantly as a woman i feel always on guard and it's not a cool feeling generally it happens in the evening but to know that now i have to be on guard in the middle of the day that kind of really sucks but others say this street....which is bordered by the north point water pollution control plant on both sides of the street is a crime hotspot....since there is every little interface between the municipal buildings and the sidewalks. they point to daily evidence of multiple car break ins and homeless encampments next to the buidlings. it's sunny here how much would it cost them to install solar cameras on the state or city buildings because this is where the crime happens they must be police reports because people are reporting it all the time look at these buildings they could have solar cameras to see all the stuff that's happening the sf puc says surveillance cameras are on the way for this location both for security and to protect the facility....as part an upgrade under the sewer system improvement program. maureen kelly kron4 news. ( robin )in national news this
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morning... after days of bipartisan backlash... president trump has signed an executive order ending the seperation of families illegally crossing into the united states. but with the change in policy.... comes more questions regarding the more than two thousand children already in custody at detention centers. ( robin )here at home.... a local group of mothers are headed to a texas detention center... with loads of clothing and toys for the families being held there. those mom's spoke with kron 4's hermela aregawi... about what compelled them to get on a flight... and help out. (hermela aregawi)they tell me what they really want to do is actually go into those detention centers and give these kids a hug.. show them some love and care. but because they can't do that.. they are getting as close as they can by just showing up. they're calling themselves the mcallen 12..after the detention center in texas that is housing children of immigrant families seeking asylumpatti pascoe/organizer we're all moms and we just felt so bad for the people and the children. the parents getting separated from the children. the children putting
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into these centers without their familes. and so a group of us wanted to help out with what the kids might need with what the parents might need because we felt so bad for them so the group of mostly moms collected clothes and toys for the parents and children held at detention centers.. and are headed to mcallen texas to hand-deliver them.all 18 bags full. they are flying on united.. and couldn't get assistance paying for the bags.. so they raised money to make that happen... an effor they say had broad support.lia turk/organizereveryone is supporting the effort and everyone is distraught and upset and feeling the traume that the families are feeling. the women tell me. this photo of a little girl crying while her mother is processed in mcallen.. is heartbreaking.. and the idea of so many children in the same position literally keeps them up at night.lilli rey/organizer everyone who has a heart has seen a child like that whether they birthed them or their sister did, or their next door neighbor did. that they were able to throw their arms around that kid and say, i got you. and i'm going to feed you and i'm going to love you because that's what you deserve being on this planet. so we can't do that but we're going to come as close as we can by going there and showing
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that we want to do that. ( robin )some of those mom's are now in texas this morning. the rest will leave later today. they will be meeting with congressional groups and charities while there. ( robin )you can stay up to date on this issue at kron-4 dot com. there you will find some of the troubling stories surrounding one of those detention centers... and what is happening next at the u.s. mexico border. and you can stay connected on breaking news... by downloading our free mobile app... and opting in for push alerts. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... civil rights advocates are building a case against a construction company. hear from 2 ex-employees who are suing. (robin)plus... some activists in the east bay vandalize a billboard. the message they were trying to get across. (robin)and... blamed for the fires and now slapepd with a fine. the amount p-g-and-e is going to have to pay up... for the tubbs fire. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.
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inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week.
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( robin )a big story this morning... two san francisco contruction workers say they were fired from their job site... for bringing claims of racial discrimination to their employer. they're now issuing a lawsuit. kron4's haziq madyun has the story.... we want to warn you - some viewers may find some of the images disturbing.
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nats/video of dolls hanging on porta pottie"open that up"you are looking at video of three black baby dolls hanging by their necks inside a porta pottie back in april here at a clark group construction site on 250 howard street in san francisco. craig ogans is the construction worker who recorded the videosotogans is one of three african american construction workers who are now represented by civil rights attorney john burris in a racial discrimination and harassment claim against clark construction groupsotdouglas russell started working at 250 howard back in feburary sot
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harassment claim against clark construction group: "the day i started working there i saw racial slurs all over the windows, the toilets, even when you go to wash your hands you got to read something with negativity">here is a photo allegedy from the construction site containing a death threat. russell says both men filed several complaints regarding these types of incidents to their supervisors sot the harassment reached a boiling point when ogans saw the dolls hanging. he called the san francisco police department made an official report. an sfpd spokesperson told me the incident is currently under investigation by their hate crimes unita representive from clark construction group sent kron4 a statement regarding these allegations which reads in part: "when clark was made aware of incidents on the 250 howard street job site, we swiftly notified law enforcement and have cooperated with both bigge
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crane and law enforcement in their investigation. additionally, we took further steps to ensure that the hundreds of individuals who work on the 250 howard street job were made aware that harassment is not and will not be tolerated"the two construction workers say their complaints were not tolerated. they were both fired from the 250 howard site. now they say the want to make sure nothing like this happens againsot
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robert heidingsfelder,lost home in tubbs fire. they need to take responsibility, so many loss so much. my home, everything is gone. we built it 13 years ago, and everything is gone. robert heidingsfelder was out clearing dead olive trees at his home thursday. he says it has been a rough several months. he, his wife and teenage daughter barely made it out of their neighborhod the night of the fire. a resident close by died. heidingsfelder. we were the first to own this, i want to come back, but it will take years. in announcing that they intended to record an estimated 2.5 billion dollar loss for the wildfires... pge also added quote "years of drght, extreme heat and 129 million dead trees have created a new normal for our state that requires comprehensive new solutions." donald edgar, atty. so many loss so much. donald edgar represents more than a thousand families. some of this clients lost loved ones. others, everything they owned. edgar. we are all looking at the same evidence and it is all the same, pge. terisa estacio, another resident who did not want to go on camera, had this to say, saying she hopes pge does not pass the buck and put the loss on the backs of ratepayers. in santa rosa, terisa estacio kron four
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seperation policy. hear why they say... ending the policy is ánotá enough. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. crystal geyser alpine spring water starts here, passes through here, and is bottled right here. the mountain source. naturally. crystal geyser is the only major u.s spring water bottled at the mountain source. naturally.
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less than a mile and a half. crystal geyser. always bottled at the mountain source. naturally. a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment
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of the marine layer for early next week. (robin) thx mabrisa. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... and it's allll about a classic movie, a legendary singer, and the man who makes dinosaurs! here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. "there's no unauthorized breeding in jurassic park."b-d wong's character "doctor wu" helped create the dinosaurs in the original "jurassic park," then returned for 20-15's "jurassic world." so it's no surprise to see him back in "jurassic world: fallen kingdom"... though wong says he's a big surprised!"i never expected from the very beginning that i would ever revisit the character in another movie, and so it's always kind of surprising to me.""i'm grateful, i am grateful."r-and-b legend anita baker is getting her due. the eight-time grammy winner is set to receive the lifetime achievement award at sunday's b-e-t awards. baker topped
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billboard's r-and-b/hip-hop album chart four times, and her songs "giving you the best that i got" and "sweet love" made billboard's hot 100 top 10."open the pod bay doors, hal.""i'm sorry, dave. i'm afraid i can't do that."this year is the 50th anniversary of "two-thousand-one: a space odyssey." the iconic sci-fi epic was remastered for a limited theatrical re-release this summer... and in october, cinephiles will rejoice, when it's released on four-k ultra-high-def blu-ray, in a premium collectible package with extras. suggested retail price: 41-99, though you can buy just the movie for 19-98. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. noe major hot spot but we had an earther 2.2 near oaklaey. we check inwith lyda pantasa who live in oaklaet after the break
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welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region.
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the toll to 101. ( robin ) breaking overnight... at least 5 earthquakes have struck the east bay since 10 o'clock last night... with the biggest one being a 3-point-4. kron 4's lydia pantazes is in oakley now... with the latest. lydia? (lydia) https://earthquake .usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/#%7b% 22autoupdate%22%3a%5b%22auto update%22%5d%2c%22basemap% 22%3a%22grayscale%22%2c%22fe
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in question has made quite the stir on thursday and the people responsible are claiming credit. they also made a video about it.nats overnight between wedneday and thursday, members of the annoymous group indicline, vandalized this billboard along shellmond street in emeryville. what was a 1800 got junk billboard that said "we make junk dissapaer" was turned into a sign the read " we make kids dissappear". a quote then attricuted sarcastically to ice, or the u.s. immigraion and customs enforcement. indicline also recorded the entire caper and posted this video online.on thursday afternoon, kron 4 reached out to indicline for comment, but they declined our request for an on camera interview. the group did release a statement saying, "this project is in direct response to president trump's dedication to inhuman and blatantly racist practices and policies surrounding immigration, specifically, his willingness to inflict trauma on young children and families under the his banner of xenophobia."this is apparently not the first time indicline has tried to send a message to
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president trump. the groups also claims responsiblity for the nake trump statues that popped up around the country back in 2016. one of which was displayed in san francisco. back in emeryville, the vandalized billboard was removed by thursday afternoon.finally, it's unclear if the perpatrators will face any sort of penalty for vandalizing the sign. in emeryville, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( robin )demonstrators continue to take to the streets... over whats happening to asylum seekers at the u-s mexico border. during thursday's commute, more than 100 demonstrators lined ygnacio valley road in walnut creek. they say parents and children should never be separated and the president's executive order does little for those already separated. ( robin ) demonstrators say they will
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continue to protest unti there is signficant change... to the administrations policy. ( robin ) also happening in the east bay... police are warning people about a scam in walnut creek. they say there is an uptick in recent phone scams... from people saying they're with the i-r-s and f-b-i. officers say in almost every case, the caller tells the victim they owe money, or there is a warrant out for their arrest. the callers will also request gift cards as a payment. officers are reminding people these calls are never legitimate... and never give your personal banking information over the phone. ( robin )the death of a great white shark has now turned into a criminal investigation in santa cruz county. the carcass of a nearly 500-pound shark was found sunday on beer can beach in aptos. experts said the shark appeared healthy except for what might have been gashes and scars made by its prey, sea lions. but... the department of fish and game
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says it's launched a criminal probe based on results of a necropsy. those results were ánot released. great whites are a protected species under both state and federal law. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news... thousands of dollars worth of baseball equipment stolen in the east bay. the people who are stepping up... to make sure the season isnt ruined.
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officials of san jose... to look at establishing rules. here's people behaving badly. (sound of light rail vehicle) this is a vta light rail rolling along first street in san jose .and this is a scooter being propelled by a motor on the very same tracks nats: ambiance i know we've had this discussion before about the rules for using a scooter so i headed south to downtown san jose can i give a shout out? this ain't the radio if you thought san francisco was bad as it relates to the scooter problem allow me to introduce to the problem on steroids there are literally scooters everywhere some are just left in the middle of the sidewalk like this one this scooter may have had one to many drinks because it's passed out nats: ambiance i was trying to remember if i saw one person using a helmet which by the way is required by law but i don't think i did maybe people don't know the rules let's find out tell me what the rules are for riding scooters (ride on the bike lanes be able to obviously
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avoid traffic on the pedestrian on the sidewalk and i think you have to park it in an area that's acceptable) is that it (you have to wear a helmet too but i don't do that where's your helmet (helmet its at home) so what are you going to do run home and get it before you hit the ground ...aww that probably not going to do it i'm going to go slow how long have you guys been riding scooters for like 10 minutes this is our first time on them you like them yea they're pretty fun yea yo7u got a driver's license i have a driver's license what else are you missing a helmet what else are you doing that you shouldn't be doing on the sidewalk but there wasn't a bike lane why are you videotaping us im with channel 4 oh ok so after i told them they need to ride in the street .. they actually listened there are so many grown up putting around on the sidewalk in san jose you need to be careful with every stepi even saw this guy trying to get the scooter to work but the front wheel was locked san jose accepted the scooters with open arms but now regulation will have to reign down because uncontrolled chaos can lead to bay things happening in san jose stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin)
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cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week. no major hot 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. ( robin ) police are still police are still trying to
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learn who stole thousands of dollars worth of baseball equipment... from an oakland volunteer baseball league. but... people are stepping up, to help replace all the missing equipment. kron 4's justine waldman has the story. nat they cut all of them and pulled everything outsomething seemed foul to paul mankin when he arrived to volunteer on the diamond at rickey henderson field in temescal tuesday morning to get it ready for little league games... the sight of a hole in the fence and sawed off locks, and made his heart sink.
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sot it looked like they were here for almost 7 hours going through our containers and figuring out what is is they wanted to take and put it all together and hauled it out in one big haulthe thieves took almost $15,000 worth of baseball and soccer equipment from storage units.anything from cleats to uniforms to law mowers and the remote for the scoreboard.it is a place that has served thousands of oakland kids over the last decade.sot stealing from kids and stealing from our community is just not going to workjustine waldman su since the theft, people have stepped up to the plate, and donated thousands of dollars. turning this negative situation into a positive one.sot it is not often you get to experience that generositya gofundme page has allowed regular people contribute.now the a's have donated $5,000 - with president dave kaval tweeting it is to help get the kids back on the fields.then came a $5,000 donation from wells fargo bank.and another $5,000
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from honda of oakland.the donations are enough to replace what the thieves stole. sot this field has helped kids stay in school and graduate some of those kids went on to college we want to keep this going and it matters a lot to methe kindness has renew mankin's faith in people...now the volunteers will figure out how to improve security so the kids can play ball..in oakland justine waldman kron 4 news. ( robin )for your money this morning... purchasing your prescriptions through discount drug programs.... can actually be less costly than using your health insurance.you can find many discount programs online... even from major companies like walmart, costco, rite aid, and walgreens. consumer reports say some of the programs may offer hundreds of generics available for just a few dollars for a 30-day supply. or, you may be able to get branded drugs for
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a discounted price. ( robin )the annual pride parade hits the streets this sunday. crews have been getting ready for the big day for months. kron four's philippe djegal gives us a look backstage... as the final touches are being added to floats. (philippe) it's a tall task. putting these floats together every year for san francisco's annual pride parade. a challenge master float builder stephanie mufson says her crews always successfully complete... but not without a lot of hard work and dedication.stephanie mufson/master float builder- "it's going great. were really excited. um, you know, all of the floats are really starting to take shape -- we can really start to see what the parade is going to look like." mufson says the floats will stay here at pier 54 until the morning of the parade. in the meantime... crews are making the final adjustments to the floats that they've been working on for six weeks. stephanie mufson/master float builder- "but its really been about three weeks of solid hard work with a really large crew." and, an experienced crew... responsible not just for this parade... but all others in the city.stephanie
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mufson/master float builder- "you can see theres people painting, doing last minute screwing things in, stapling last little pieces, and um, basically tomorrow we start to stage everything so it's ready to go and sunday morning they roll out." and, if you want a prime spot to catch the parade... get there early. the parade starts at 10-30 that morning. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( robin )the san francisco department of emergency management is making sure everyone has a safe pride weekend. people who plan to attend can text a number to receive emergency alerts. just text "pride-s-f" to 888777 ... city officials are also asking people participating in the festivities to always be aware of their surroundings. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... find out who the warriors selected with their first round pick... in the 20-18 n-b-a draft. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.
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how far does crystal geyser alpine spring water travel from its source to the bottle? less than a mile and a half. crystal geyser. always bottled at the mountain source. naturally. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. (robin)
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( robin )the warriors are using this year's n-b-a draft to add more greatness to their championship roster. golden state selected guard, jacob evans, from cincinnati with the 28th overall pick. the warriors worked him out two weeks ago. evans will be fighting for minutes with patrick mccaw this upcoming season. he played three years in cincinnati. scouting reports say evans is a strong defender and a solid shooter he shot 38-percent from three in college...
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making school history as the 5th players to do so. ( robin )coming up at 5 on the kron 4 morning news ... civil rights advocates are building a case against a construction company. hear from 2 ex-employees who are now suing. ( robin )and... some activists in the east bay vandalize a billboard. the message they were trying to get across. ( lydia ) a small
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earthquake swarm overnight in the east bay. i will have the details in a live report. ( darya ) and two big events will bring thousands of people to the bay area... everything you need to know to get around the traffic nightmare this weekend. ( james ) and it is going to be hot starting today and lasting all weekend. we have your complete weekend
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forecast coming up. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot
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conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) breaking overnight... at least 5 earthquakes have struck the east bay since 10 o'clock last night... with the biggest one being a 3-point-4.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is in oakley now... with the latest. (lydia)the earthquakes were
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centered here in oakley....in this area is a school district and a few homes.people in antioch also reported feeling intense shaking.the quakes started around 10:00 p.m. the fourth one was the strongest. it struck at 12:41 a.m. with a 3.4 magnitude. the depth of the shake was at 13-kilometers. there was no initial word on damage or injury resulting from the quakes.reporting live in oakley, lydia pantazes kron 4 news. thanks lydia. we will lydia. thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) breaking news out of san francisco where police are investigating a double shooting that has turned deadly. gunfire erupted shortly after 2:30 this morning on the 2700 block
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of harrison street in the mission district..that's just a few blocks away from zuckerburg san francisco general hospital. police tell kron4, officers found two victims. one died at the scene and the other is in the hospital with critical injuries. no one has been arrested. we have a crew on the way to the scene. kron 4's sara stinson is on her way to the scene. will get an update in a live as she gets ( james ) a big story this morning... it is a busy weekend here in the bay area with tens of thousands of people expected for two big events... which means getting around could cause you a traffic headache.( darya ) the biggest event is pride weekend in san francisco. the celebration kicks off tomorrow from noon to 6 p-m at the civic center plaza. and this morning crews are putting the finishing touches on the floats for sunday's pride parade.( james ) right now the floats are being staged at pier 54 in san francisco. they will stay there until the morning of the parade. this is something they have been working on for the last 6 weeks.
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( james ) the parade starts at 10:30 sunday morning and good spot to watch the parade you need to get there early. ( darya ) and here is a look at the parade route for sunday. the parade will start at market and beale street and end at market and 8th street. ( james ) and this morning there are already road closures in the city that you need to know about. and more roads will be closing later this morning. right now... fulton street between hyde and larkin streets is closed. so is grove street between polk and larkin. doctor carlton-b goodlett place between mcallister and grove streets is also closed right now. and then beginning at 9:00 this morning... grove street between hyde street and van ness avenue will be closed...
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as will larkin street between mcallister and market streets. all of these streets will be closed untilmonday. ( darya ) the san francisco department of emergency management is making sure everyone has a safe pride weekend. people who plan to attend the pride events can text a number to receive emergency alerts. just text "pride-s-f" to 888-777 ... city officials are also asking people participating in the festivities to always be aware of their surroundings. ( james ) and we have much more on the pride festivities on our website. that's where you can find the complete list of road closures... the impacts they will have on public transit... and information on parking and security... including what you can and cannot bring to the festivities. it is all at kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) the other big event happening this weekend is the big nascar race at the sonoma raceway.( james ) it is going to cause big
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traffic problems in the north bay on sunday. kron 4's will tran is kron 4's will tran is live at the raceway this morning with more on what you can expect. will. ( will )if you love race car driving then your place to be is at the sonoma raceway starting today as some of the world's most famous drivers will be herethe races are this weekend but let's face it it officially kicks off today as many drivers will do practice runs it is the like super bowl of racing in the bay area traffic will be a mess all weekend long so you have to consider giving yourself plenty of time to get here.
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( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.( james ) it is also worth noting that the giants are also home this weekend taking on the padres. that will also increase traffic in and around the city. ( darya ) the other big story this weekend is the weather.( james ) mabrisa rodriguez is here with a look at what you can expect if you are heading to either pride celebrations or sonoma raceway,
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a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week. ( darya ) other big stories we are following out of the south bay... a man is shot and killed inside his own home. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon on misty glen court near brodie drive. this is video from the scene. the shooter is still on the loose. police are still trying to figure out what motivated the attack. ( darya ) a man was arrested for shooting at
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officers. the gunfire happened last night at veteran's park in downtown napa. police say they responded to call of a gun on the ground. when they arrived they found a man with a gun. additional officers were called to the scene... and that is when police say the man started shooting. two officers hit the man with bean bag rounds. he was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and was then taken into custody. none of the officers were hurt. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...vandals target an east bay billboard to send a clear message to president trump. ( james ) plus...bay area construction workers are suing their former employer over racial discrimination. we'll have details on what they say happened. ( james ) and after the break... one local community is asking people to stay out of the water this weekend because of sharks. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street
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a warning if you are planing on heading to santa cruz this weekend. the sheriff's office has issued a shark warning for the beach below the seascape resort. this is a picture posting a warning sign. they say several people saw a 10 foot shark swimming about 30 feet from the shore. deputies are asking people to be extra careful if they are in that area this weekend. ( james ) another big story we are following this morning... the national weather service issuing a warning about elevated fire danger in the north bay this weekend because of the heat. the alert will be in place from today through tuesday in the norht bay mountain and valleys. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast.
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a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week.
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emeryville may have spotted an unusual sign. vandals altered a "got junk" billboard hoping to send a message to president trump. kron 4's charles clifford has details. well, the billboard in question has made quite the stir on thursday and the people responsible are claiming credit. they also made a video about it.nats overnight between wedneday and thursday, members of the annoymous group indicline, vandalized this billboard along shellmond street in emeryville. what was a 1800 got junk billboard that said "we make junk dissapaer" was turned into a sign the read " we make kids dissappear". a quote then attricuted sarcastically to ice, or the u.s. immigraion and customs enforcement. indicline also recorded the entire caper and posted this video online.on thursday afternoon, kron 4 reached out to indicline for comment, but they declined our request for an on camera interview. the group did release a statement saying, "this project is in direct response to president trump's dedication to inhuman and blatantly racist practices and policies surrounding immigration, specifically, his willingness to inflict trauma on young children and families under the his banner of xenophobia."this is apparently not the first time indicline has tried to send a message to president trump. the groups
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also claims responsiblity for the nake trump statues that popped up around the country back in 2016. one of which was displayed in san francisco. back in emeryville, the vandalized billboard was removed by thursday afternoon.finally, it's unclear if the perpatrators will face any sort of penalty for vandalizing the sign. in emeryville, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( darya ) two san francisco construction workers say they were fired from their job site... for bringing claims of racial discrimination to their employer. now they are filing a lawsuit. we want to warn you ...some of the images are disturbing. this is video of three black baby dolls hanging by their necks inside a portable toilet. the employees say it happened at clark construction group on howard street. the workers say
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that wasn't all they found. they claim there were also racial slurs scrawled around the facility. ( darya ) a representive from clark construction group sent kron-4 a statement regarding these allegations. they say they notified police about the incident at the howard street location and are cooperating with the investigation. ( james ) happening now...san francisco police are searching for a violent kidnapper. the attack happened not far from pier 39...on bay street near kearny. the 21 year old woman was walking home... when she was approached by a man who got out of a car. he demanded the woman come with him... and threatened to kill her if she didn't. at first she backed away... but then he
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pulled out a handgun so she got in the car. he drove off.....but a few blocks away... he stopped the car....and she got out ran home and called for help. she was not physically hurt. ( james ) in the east bay... a scam alert in walnut creek. police are warning residents of an uptick in recent phone scams from people saying they're with the i-r-s and f-b-i. officers say in almost every case-- the caller tells the victim they owe money-- or there is a warrant out for their arrest. the callers will also request gift cards as a payment. officers are reminding people these calls are never legitimate and never give your personal banking information over the ( james )( james ) ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news...congress fails to address immigration reform last night but has scheduled a second vote. we'll check in on where things stand this morning.
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( james ) and after the break...a disturbing safety lapse being found in children's apps. we'll have the warning for parents. hi! are you two getting along? oh, yeah, yeah. [ hiss ] [ gasps ] [ birds chirping] ♪ no matter what you are they're a perfect match. the new ipad and xfinity stream app. hey guys, i'm home! surprise! i got a puppy. add an ipad to select packages for $5 a month for 24 months. upgrade online now. (vo) imagine a visibly healthin 28 days. purina one.
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moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) this morning there is growing concerns over the privacy of apps targeted at children. scientists found that many of those apps collect and share personal information... which is illegal. researchers tested android apps and found that some apps collect... email addresses as well as information that could identify the user's location and track their activity.
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a cyber security expert warns there are a few things you can do to protect your child. first... you can turn off the location services setting on your kid's phone. that will make the apps stop tracking your location. you can also buy the paid version of the app which usually means no ads - and less of a reason for advertisers to track you. and if possible play the games in airplane mode... which prevents the phone from transmitting any information. ( james )( james ) coming up next...a bay area town is named one of the best communities in the country. ( sara ) one person killed in an overnight shooting. i will have the details in a live report.
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news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along no major hot spots. bay bridge
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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) breaking news out of san francisco... police are investigating a double shooting that has turned deadly. ( darya ) kron 4's sara stinson is live at the scene with the details. sara. ( sara ) gunfire erupted shortly after 2:30 this morning on the 2700 block of harrison street in the mission district..that's just a few blocks away from zuckerburg
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thanks sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) a new telephone area code for the western portions of alameda and contra costa has been created. the california public utilities commission says those counties are projected to run out of available 510 prefixes by next year. the new 341 area code will be mixed in with the existing 510 area code. ( james ) topping the news this morning ... a vote on a immigration bill failed in the house of representatives. and a vote on a second bill has been postponed until next week. this comes after president trump signed an executive order ending the seperation of families illegally crossing into the united states. first lady melania trump maked a surprise visit to a border facility yesterday. we carried that live for you yesterday morning here on kron4. thousands of children remain separated from their parents but it is still unclear when they will be reunited with their
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( james ) this comes as a local group of mothers is headed to a texas detention center.. with loads of clothing and toys for the families held there. they are taking 18 bags full of clthes and toys. hese ladies have been friends for more than a decade and are very involved in their community and charity work. they're calling themselves the mcallen 12 after the detention center in mcallen texas. they sais they were moved by the images of children being taken from their parents and that they would not rest until they did something to help.
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accused of killing lindsay cutshall and jason allen. police say gallon shot the couple while they were sleeping. officials say gallon did not know the couple. ( james ) happening now... police in santa rosa are looking for this man... who robbed a domino's pizza at gunpoint. he told the employees to open the register... and he took the cash. police believe that he is the same person who robbed a round table pizza earlier this month... also in santa rosa. ( darya ) this morning a man is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after a knife fight in san francisco. it happened on the 900 block of geneva avenue. police say 2 men got into an argument that escalated and both men ended up pulling out knives. one of the men stabbed the other 4 times. police were able to track that man down and arrest him. ( darya ) in the east bay... police have arrested two men in connection to a deadly stabbing in san leandro. we covered this as breaking news on wednesday morning. the stabbing happened late tuesday night at the washington plaza shopping
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center on east 14th street. police say four men got into a fight-- one of the men was stabbed and killed. another man is in critical condition. two men were arrested at their homes in alameda and oakland. ( james ) people are now stepping up to help after thousands of dollars worth of sports equipment was stolen from an oakland volunteer league. the thieves took almost 15-thousand dollars worth of baseball and soccer equipment from storage units. they took everything from cleats to uniforms to lawn mowers and the remote for the scoreboard. since the theft... the oakland a's have donated five grand. then came a five-thousand dollar donation from wells fargo. and another five-thousand from honda of oakland. combined, the donations are enough to replace what the thieves stole. ( james ) police in fairfield arrest two people after an attempted carjacking. police say this man... isaiah taylor and a 16-year- old tried to carjack 4 people as they sat inside their car on wilson street. police
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say one of the two suspects pulled out a gun and shot the driver... then both took off running. the investigation eventually lead police to taylor. the driver who was shot is expected to be okay. ( james ) state auditors are faulting the university of california... for not addressing sexual misconduct complaints on time. auditors reviewed how u-c campuses in berkeley...los angeles...and davis handled complaints. the report found some people accused of misconduct... continued to sexually harass people even after they were disciplined. they also found the u.c. system is slower to discipline faculty and staff. u.c. president janet napolitano says the system is working to improve it's complaint process. ( darya ) new this morning... the city of sonoma has been named one of the top ten coolest small towns in america. that's according to budget-travel dot com. sonoma scored points in the survey for the wine tasting rooms in downtown and its spanish colonial flavor. in order to qualify for the list... a town has to have
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fewer than 20-thousand people. sonoma came in second place behind becon, new york. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...warriors try and add depth to their championship roster with their first pick in the nba draft. ( darya ) plus...see the new technology created to help parents who have young children in their car avoid a tragedy. ( darya ) and next...the top ten toys a consumer watch dog group says are unsafe for kids to play with this summer. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.
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(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) the toys your kids are playing with this summer could be dangerous for them.( darya ) a consumer
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safety group has released its list of top ten "summer safety traps." topping the list - water balloon slingshots... which the group says have the potential to cause face or eye injury.( james ) lawn darts -- even though they are blunted - were number two on the list. the third most dangerous item listed -- low-riding wheeled toys, such as plastic tricycles. the danger there is that real drivers often have trouble seeing them in driveways and near roads.( darya ) for a full list of unsafe toys...visit our website...kron four dot com. ( james ) coming up after the break... madison bumgraner looks to get back on track against the san diego padres.
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are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week.
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( james ) with extreme heat expected this week ... a new app aims to keep children safe. it's called backseat. and it will remind you to check for your kids before leaving the car. if left in a hot car ... a child can die of heatroke in just a matter of minutes. the new app works by sending an alert after a trip ends ... to check the back seat for passengers. if you don't
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acknowledge that first alert ... it'll start sending you constant reminders. the backseat app is free ... you can download it from the apple or android store. ( darya ) another big story we are following this morning... the southern california couple accused of abusing their 13 children... are fit to stand trial. a judge made that ruling yesterday. prosecutors say that louise and david turpin abused and tortured their children, kept them chained to their beds, and starved them. the children range in age from 2 to 29 years old. the couple is due in court again in august. ( james ) back here in the bay area... police in martinez thawrted a bank robbery. this happened at the chase bank on alhambra avenue. an employee called police during the robbery after a man handed the teller a note demanding money. the teller cooperated and handed over the cash. but before the thief could get away the police arrested him. he is being held on 100-thousand dollars bail. ( james ) on the peninsula. a technology-themed sculpture will be removed from palo alto's main plaza... and
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sent to harvard university. this seven-foot-tall...egg shaped sculpture caleld digital dna... was taken from lytton plaza yesterday... and now it's on its way to massachusetts. the sculpture will be on display in a public square at harvard's business school. a silicon valley entrepreneaur actually bought the sculputre... to donate to harvard. ( darya ) the warriors are using this year's n-b-a draft to add the depth to their championship roster. ( james ) golden state selected guard jacob evans from cincinnati with the 28th overall pick he worked out with the warriors two weeks ago evans will be fighting for minutes with patrick mccaw... if he re-signs with the warriors for next year. evans played three years in cincinnati. evans shot 38-percent from three-point land at cincinnati... that ranks 5th in school history. ( darya ) now to baseball and... the giants opening a four-game series against the padres san francisco has now won three in a row. madison bumgarner dominating last night... pitching 8
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scoreless innings. he finished with 8 strikeouts and allowed just 3 hits. the giants win by a final of 3 to nothing. the two teams play again tonight. first pitch at 7:15. ( james ) coming up after the break... dinosaurs are back ... on a chase to rule the box office.we have a preview of the latest summer blockbuster. ♪ it's time for the 'lowest prices of the season' with savings on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your every move and automatically adjusts on both sides to keep you effortlessly comfortable. and snoring.... does your bed do that?
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a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge
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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) dinosaurs roar back into theaters today ... we're talking jurassic world fallen kingdom. david daniel has a preview. "do you remember the first time you saw a dinosaur?""here i am with blue, she's displaying interest, concern, she's remarkable."chris pratt is back in the boots of dinosaur behavior expert owen grady in "jurassic world: fallen kingdom.""a rescue op, to save the dinosaurs from an island that's about to explode? what could go wrong?"
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despite "fallen kingdom" being the franchise's fifth film, pratt feels it is a new experience."you know it's completely different. it's moving the franchise in a brand-new direction, um, it's new and exciting. it's opening up, you'll see in the film, your mind will be blown by the potential of where we can go now with "jurassic," because we're off the island, the technology's out in the world, and it's, you know, it's, utterly mind blowing.""these creatures were here before us. and if we're not careful, they're going to be here after.""fallen kingdom" sees a familiar face returning to the kingdom of the dinosaurs. "it was very fun to do. and then playing this character again, i get to be uh, passionately pro-science and anti- militarism, and um anti-greed, and i want the planet to work for everyone, you know?"(nat roars)"owen, jump, now!"(nat) j-a bayona takes on directing duties for "fallen kingdom." "one of the things that i like the most about "jurassic world: fallen kingdom," is that it takes the story out of the island and somehow it makes it very personal. uh, i think that it's a movie that talks about no dinosaurs anymore, it's about us and the relation that we have towards the creatures we were able to create in the past, and in that sense, i think that it's a very emotional premise."(nat rexy roars)"welcome, to jurassic world."in hollywood, i'm rick damigella.
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( james ) coming up in ( james ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... a man shoots at police officers in a popular bay area park. what lead up to that shooting. ( james ) plus... civil rights advocates are building a case against a construction company. hear from 2 ex-employees who are now suing. ( james )and... some activists in the east bay vandalize a billboard.
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( lydia ) a swarm of earthquakes shook the east bay this morning.. i'm live with residents. ( sara ) and breakign overnight.. a deadly shooting in san francsico... i'm live with the latest details. ( james ) and two big events will bring thousands of people to the bay area... everything you need to know to get around the traffic nightmare this weekend. (darya) good morning i'm
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darya folsom..morning i'm good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn
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offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101
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( james ) breaking news out of san francisco... police are investigating a double shooting that has turned deadly. ( darya ) kron 4's sara stinson is live at the scene with the details. sara. ( sara ) ( sara ) gunfire erupted shortly after 2:30 this morning on the 2700 block of harrison street in the mission district..that's just a few blocks away from
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zuckerburg san francisco general hospital. police tell kron4, officers found two victims. one died at the scene and the other is in the hospital with critical injuries. no one has been arrested. thanks sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) breaking overnight... at least 5 earthquakes have struck the east bay since 10 o'clock last
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night... with the biggest one being a 3-point-4.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is in oakley now... with the latest. (lydia) the earthquakes were centered here in oakley....in this area is a school district and a few homes.people in antioch also reported feeling intense shaking.the quakes started around 10:00 p.m. the fourth one was the strongest. it struck at 12:41 a.m. with a 3.4 magnitude. the depth of the shake was at 13-kilometers. there was no initial word on damage or injury resulting from the quakes.reporting live in oakley, lydia pantazes kron 4 news. b thanks lydia. thanks thanks
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lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) other big stories we are following out of the south bay... a man is shot and killed inside his own home. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon on misty glen court near brodie drive. this is video from the scene. the shooter is still on the loose. police are still trying to figure out what motivated the attack. ( darya ) a man was arrested for shooting at officers. the gunfire happened last night at veteran's park in downtown napa. police say they responded to call of a gun on the ground. when they arrived they found a man with a gun. additional officers were called to the scene... and that is when police say the man started shooting. two officers hit the man with bean bag rounds. he was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and was then taken into custody. none of the officers were hurt. ( james ) happening now...san francisco police are searching for a violent kidnapper. the attack happened not far from pier
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39...on bay street near kearny. the 21 year old woman was walking home... when she was approached by a man who got out of a car. he demanded the woman come with him... and threatened to kill her if she didn't. at first she backed away... but then he pulled out a handgun so she got in the car. he drove off.....but a few blocks away... he stopped the car....and she got out ran home and called for help. she was not physically hurt. ( james ) a big story this morning... it is a busy weekend here in the bay area with tens of thousands of people expected for two big events... which means getting around could cause you a traffic headache.( darya ) the biggest event is pride weekend in san francisco. the celebration kicks off tomorrow from noon to 6 p-m at the civic center plaza. and this morning crews are putting the finishing touches on the floats for sunday's pride parade.( james ) right now the floats are being staged at pier 54 in san francisco. they will stay there until the morning of the parade. this is something they have been working on for
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the last 6 weeks. ( james ) the parade starts at 10:30 sunday morning and organizers say if you want a good spot to watch the parade you need to get there early. ( darya ) and here is a look at the parade route for sunday. the parade will start at market and beale street and end at market and 8th street. ( james ) and this morning there are already road closures in the city that you need to know about. and more roads will be closing later this morning. right now... fulton street between hyde and larkin streets is closed. so is grove street between polk and larkin. doctor carlton-b goodlett place between mcallister and grove streets is also closed right now. and then beginning at 9:00 this morning... grove street between hyde street and van ness avenue will be closed... as will larkin street between
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mcallister and market streets. all of these streets will be closed until monday. ( darya ) the san francisco department of emergency management is making sure everyone has a safe pride weekend. people who plan to attend the pride events can text a number to receive emergency alerts. just text "pride-s-f" to 888-777 ... city officials are also asking people participating in the festivities to always be aware of their surroundings. ( james ) and we have much more on the pride festivities on our website. that's where you can find the complete list of road closures... the impacts they will have on public transit... and information on parking and security... including what you can and cannot bring to the festivities. it is all at kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) the other big event happening this weekend is the big nascar race at the sonoma raceway.( james ) it is going to cause big traffic problems in the north
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bay on sunday. kron 4's will tran is live at the raceway this morning with more on what you can expect. will. ( will ) if you are heading out to sonoma get out early. the race starts at 10:30 in the morning on sunday. traffic delays are expected all day long for the nationally televised event. this is what it looked like yesterday as our crews drove through the area on highway 37. you can see the backups for several miles. thousands of people out tailgated last night for today's big nascar event.
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that the giants are also home this weekend taking on the padres. that will also increase traffic in and around the city. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...vandals target an east bay billboard to send a clear message to president trump. ( james ) plus...bay area construction workers are suing their former employer over racial discrimination. we'll have details on what they say happened. ( james ) and after the break... a fire warning over the weekend in the north bay. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.
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a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week.
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( darya ) a big story we are following this morning... the national weather service issuing a warning about elevated fire danger in the north bay this weekend because of the heat. the alert will be in place from today through tuesday in the norht bay mountain and valleys. ( james ) in the east bay... a vandalized billboard is creating quite the stir. along i-80 in emeryville once stood a one-eight-hundred got junk billboard now displays a different message. the sign was changed to read 'we make kids disappear' and then its attributed to ice. the people responsible now claiming credit posting this video of the change. 'indecline' declinded to comment on declinded to 'indecline' the change. this video of credit posting now claiming responsible the people responsible now claiming credit posting this video of the change. 'indecline' declinded to comment on camera about the
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billboard but did release statement saying quote "this project is in direct response to president trump's dedication to inhumane and blatantly racist practices and polices surrouding immigration.." this is not the first time 'indecline' has tried to send a message to the trump administration... they also claimed responsibility for the naked trump statues around the country in 20-16. the billboard in emeryville has been removed.. and it is unclear if the perpatrators will face any sort of pentalty for the vandalism. ( james ) a scam alert in walnut creek. police are warning residents of an uptick in recent phone scams from people saying they're with the i-r-s and f-b-i. officers say in almost every case-- the caller tells the victim they owe money-- or there is a warrant out for their arrest. the callers will also request gift cards as a payment. officers are reminding people these calls are never legitimate and never give your personal banking information over the phone. ( darya ) two san
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francisco construction workers say they were fired from their job site... for bringing claims of racial discrimination to their employer. now they are filing a lawsuit. we want to warn you ...some of the images are disturbing. this is video of three black baby dolls hanging by their necks inside a portable toilet. the employees say it happened at clark construction group on howard street. the workers say that wasn't all they found. they claim there were also racial slurs scrawled around the facility. ( darya ) ( darya ) a representive from clark construction group sent kron-4 a statement
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regarding these allegations. they say they notified police about the incident at the howard street location and are cooperating with the investigation. ( james ) in national news... protestors took over a highway in pittsburg, pennsylvania overnight...cal ling for justice after a police officer shot and killed 17-year-old antwon rose earlier this week.( darya ) rose was shot in the back while he was running away. andrew spencer has the latest. into the overnight hours, protesters blocked interstate-376 just east of pittsburgh......protesting the killing of 17-year-old antwon rose by a police officer on tuesday.christian carter, demonstrator: "it's affecting us right here at home, and it's important for us to occupy our spaces, and occupy, and know that we are shutting it down if we don't get justice."the protests started hours earlier. the demonstrations were peaceful -- as people gathered to make their voices heard, calling for justice and blocking streets to ensure that news of rose's death did not go unnoticed.protesters: "antwon! antwon! antwon!"video posted
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on facebook shows the fatal tuesday encounter.two people get out of the car and start to run -- and an officer opens fire.17-year-old antwon rose did not have a weapon on him when he was shot. he later died at the hospital.deborah jones, witness: "you shot that young boy for running? i said, 'is he alive?' 'uh, yeah. he's alive.' 'but he's bleeding!' i just can't understand how anybody can just shoot anybody for running."at least ten minutes earlier -- in nearby north braddock, pennsylvania -- police say someone fired nine shots at a 22-year-old. they say the victim returned fire.police say this car matched the description of the vehicle used in that shooting. its the vehicle from which antwon rose was running and which police say had a broken back window before they opened fire.police say they found two guns inside that car. protester: "there was no reason. he's just running. if we didn't have that video, we would be forced to believe the lies they're about to tell." i'm andrew spencer, reporting.
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( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news...congress fails to address immigration reform last night but has scheduled a second vote. we'll check in on where things stand this morning. ( james ) and after the break... delta is upping it's animal restrictions by banning a certain breed.. we'll show you next.
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risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) new this morning... a new telephone area code for the western portions of alameda and contra costa has been created. the california public utilities commission says those counties
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are projected to run out of available 510 prefixes by next year. the new 341 area code will be mixed in with the existing 510 area code. ( darya ) delta airlines is banning pit bulls from boarding its planes. the airline, which led the industry in march after updating it's animal policies, is upping its restrictions...e ffective july 10th. this includes limiting customers to one support animal...and no longer accepting pit bulls as service or support animals. the move was made a result of safety concerns following recent incidents in which employees were bitten. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... thousands of dollars worth of baseball equipment stolen in the east bay. the people who are stepping up... to make sure the season isnt ruined. (ácommercialá) lets start
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the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week.
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) police are still trying to find the thief who
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stole thousands of dollars worth of baseball equipment... from an oakland volunteer baseball league. but... people are stepping in to help. kron 4's justine waldman has the story. nat they cut all of them and pulled everything outsomething seemed foul to paul mankin when he arrived to volunteer on the diamond at rickey henderson field in temescal tuesday morning to get it ready for little league games... the sight of a hole in the fence and sawed off locks, and made his heart sink. sot it looked like they were here for almost 7 hours going through our containers and figuring out what is is they wanted to take and put it all together and hauled it out in one big haulthe thieves took almost $15,000 worth of baseball and soccer equipment from storage units.anything from cleats to uniforms to law mowers and the remote for the scoreboard.it is a place that has served thousands of oakland kids over the last decade.sot stealing from kids and stealing from our community is just not going to workjustine waldman su since
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the theft, people have stepped up to the plate, and donated thousands of dollars. turning this negative situation into a positive one.sot it is not often you get to experience that generositya gofundme page has allowed regular people contribute.now the a's have donated $5,000 - with president dave kaval tweeting it is to help get the kids back on the fields.then came a $5,000 donation from wells fargo bank.and another $5,000 from honda of oakland.the donations are enough to replace what the thieves stole. sot this field has helped kids stay in school and graduate some of those kids went on to college we want to keep this going and it matters a lot to methe kindness has renew mankin's faith in people...now the volunteers will figure out how to improve security so the kids can play ball..in oakland justine waldman kron 4 news.
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( james ) topping the news this morning ... a vote on a immigration bill failed in the house of representatives. and a vote on a second bill has been postponed until next week. this comes after president trump signed an executive order ending the seperation of families illegally crossing into the united states. first lady melania trump maked a surprise visit to a border facility yesterday. we carried that live for you yesterday morning here on kron4. thousands of children remain separated from their parents but it is still unclear when they will be reunited with their families. ( james ) this comes as a local group of mothers is headed to a texas detention center.. with loads of clothing and toys for the families held there. they are taking 18 bags full of clthes and toys. hese ladies have been friends for more than a decade and are very involved in their community and charity work. they're calling themselves the mcallen 12 after the detention center in mcallen texas. they sais they were
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he is the same person who robbed a round table pizza earlier this month... also in santa rosa. ( darya ) this morning a man is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after a knife fight in san francisco. it happened on the 900 block of geneva avenue. police say 2 men got into an argument that escalated and both men ended up pulling out knives. one of the men stabbed the other 4 times. police were able to track that man down and arrest him. ( darya ) in the east bay... police have arrested two men in connection to a deadly stabbing in san leandro. we covered this as breaking news on wednesday morning. the stabbing happened late tuesday night at the washington plaza shopping center on east 14th street. police say four men got into a fight-- one of the men was stabbed and killed. another man is in critical condition. two men were arrested at their homes in alameda and oakland. ( james ) police in fairfield arrest two people after an attempted carjacking. police say this man...
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isaiah taylor and a 16-year- old tried to carjack 4 people as they sat inside their car on wilson street. police say one of the two suspects pulled out a gun and shot the driver... then both took off running. the investigation eventually lead police to taylor. the driver who was shot is expected to be okay. ( james ) state auditors are faulting the university of california... for not addressing sexual misconduct complaints on time. auditors reviewed how u-c campuses in berkeley...los angeles...and davis handled complaints. the report found some people accused of misconduct... continued to sexually harass people even aftethey were disciplined. they also found the u.c. system is slower to discipline faculty and staff. u.c. president janet napolitano says the system is working to improve it's complaint process. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...warriors try and add depth to their championship roster with their first pick in the nba draft. ( james ) plus...see the
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builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week.
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(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) space-x won a massive secret military contract. the air force picked the company's falcon heavy rocket to launch its
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a-f-s-p-c-52 satellite in 20-20. space-x beat out u-l-a for the 130-million dollar contract. a joint venture between boeing and lockheed-martin, u-l-a is the only other company eligible to launch military payloads. space-x successfully sued the government in 20-16 for the right to bid on military contracts. its falcon heavy is the most powerful rocket in operation. ( darya ) coming up after the break... madison bumgraner looks to get back on track against the san diego padres.
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( darya ) happening now... a warning if you are planing on heading to santa cruz this weekend. the sheriff's office has issued a shark warning for the beach below the seascape resort. this is a picture posting a warning sign. they say several pele saw a 10 foot shark swimming about 30 feet from the shore. deputies e asking people to be extra careful if they are in that weekend. (james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... a robust warming trend is forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure
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builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday.
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( james ) with extreme heat expected this week ... a new app aims to keep children safe. it's called backseat. and it will remind you to check for your kids before leaving the car. if left in a hot car ... a child can die of heatstroke in just a matter of minutes. the new app works by sending an alert after a trip ends ... to check the back seat for passengers. if you don't acknowledge that first alert ... it'll start sending you constant reminders. the backseat app is free ... you can download it from the apple or android store. ( darya ) another big story we are following this morning... the southern california couple accused of abusing their 13 children... are fit to stand trial. a judge made that ruling yesterday. prosecutors say that louise and david turpin abused and tortured their children, kept them chained to their beds, and starved them.
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the children range in age from 2 to 29 years old. the couple is due in court again in august. ( james ) back here in the bay area... police in martinez thawrted a bank robbery. this happened at the chase bank on alhambra avenue. an employee called police during the robbery after a man handed the teller a note demanding money. the teller cooperated and handed over the cash. but before the thief could get away the police arrested him. he is being held on 100-thousand dollars bail. ( darya ) the warriors are using this year's n-b-a draft to add the depth to their championship roster. ( james ) golden state selected guard jacob evans from cincinnati with the 28th overall pick he worked out with the warriors two weeks ago evans will be fighting for minutes with patrick mccaw... if he re-signs with the warriors for next year. evans played three years in cincinnati. evans shot
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38-percent from three-point land at cincinnati... that ranks 5th in school history. ( darya ) now to baseball and... the giants opening a four-game series against the padres san francisco has now won three in a row. madison bumgarner dominating last night... pitching 8 scoreless innings. he finished with 8 strikeouts and allowed just 3 hits. the giants win by a final of 3 to nothing. the two teams play again tonight. first pitch at 7:15. ( james ) and before last night's game... giants catcher buster posey took time to visit with some young cancer patients at lucile packards children's hoispital in palo alto. these are pictures from his visit. he and his wife gave out autographed hats and giants fany packs. this is part of the couple's efforts with the buster and kristen posey fund... which supports pediatric cancer research. (james) james adlib big board.
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forecast from friday and late saturday as high pressure builds in the bay area. highs are expected to climb into the 70s and 80s near the ocean and bays and from the 90s to 105 inland. this will lead to hot conditions on saturday with moderate to locally high heat risks across mainly inland portions of the region. additionally, winds will turn offshore, bringing heightened fire weather concerns to parts of the area on saturday. cooling will begin on sunday
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along with the redevelopment of the marine layer for early next week. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident wb 580 at hacienda ( james ) take a look at this! a magnificent array of 14-hundred drones illuminated the night sky of northwest china's xi'an friday. each drone symbolized one year, marking the 14-hundred anniversary since xi'an became the capital of the tang
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dynasty. the drones created different formations and 3d pictures portraying the golden age of the ancient city. the event also involved poem reading and dance performances. ( james ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... a man shoots at police officers in a popular bay area park. what lead up to that shooting. ( james ) plus... civil rights advocates are building a case against a construction company. hear from 2 ex-employees who are now suing.
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