(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. (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal

averages for the independence day holiday. 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 )a cold case homicide investigation with a bizarre ending. the main suspect in a ritualistic killing at stanford university back in 19-74 .... apparently committed suicide. this - as sheriff's deputies were closing in on him at a san jose motel. kron 4's gabe slate breaks down the cold case .... and what led investigators to their conclusion 44- years later. in 1974 arlis perry was brutally sexually assaulted and murdered in the back of the stanford memorial church. no one was ever convicted of

the crime. at the time the main suspect was a security guard who was on site steven blake crawford.. there was never enough evidence to arrest him but he was never officially cleared.all these years later steven blake crawford was still a suspect and living in santa clara. investigators were closing in on him with new dna evidence. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffthere was new evidence we linked to him santa clara county sheriff lauri smith says thursday morning a few of her deputies were serving a warrant at the residence of steven blake crawford in the 5200 block of camden ave in the city of san jose. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffwhen we knocked on the door crawford killed himself. we are still on the scene

investigating this murder and any other murders he may have been involved in. sheriff laurie smith said investigaters kept a picture of perry on their wall for 44 years waiting for closure. sound from laurie smith, santa clara county sheriffit is great to have closure it has been very difficult for the investigators and her family. in sj gabe slate kron 4 news ( robin ) a teen girl at the center of a medical and religious debate over brain death... has died after surgery. jahi mcmath's mother says doctors declared her dead from excessive bleeding and liver failure. mcmath has been in a vegetative state since december 20-13. when a california court ruled the 13

year old died following a ton- sillectomy. eventually the family relocated with jahi in new jersey. that's where she's been kept on life support in a state that accomodates religions that don't recognize brain death. ( robin )back here at home... oakland police are searching for a shooter ... after a man was killed and three others injured. it happened in east oakland wednesday evening around five-30... on macarthur boulevard near 89th avenue. officers found four people who had been shot... one was pronounced dead at the scene. the victim's name has not been publicly released. police are still investigating the cause of the shooting. ( robin )also in the east bay... crews contained a large grass fire thursday evening. the three- alarm blaze was seen burning off of interstate 7-80.. near columbus parkway and benicia state park. officials are urging people to use caution in the area near columbus parkway and benicia state park. so far no reports of any injuries or structures damaged. ( robin )this morning... many are mourning the lives of

loved ones that died in a shooting in annapolis, maryland. thursday afternoon, news of a mass shooting inside a newsroom spread across the nation. five are died... and several others are injured from the shooting... the suspect now in custody. reporter omar jimenez has the latest details on what police are calling... a targeted attack. nats: "several shots have been fired. possible shotgun. at least ten shots heard." authorities responded to a shooting at the offices of a local newspaper.steve schuh/anne arundel county executive: "there's been a terrible tragedy here in anne arundel county. there was an active shooter incident. five people are dead, several more are wounded and in the care of the anne arundel medical center. the shooter is in our custody and is being interrogated as we speak."the gunman opened fire inside the capital gazette's newsroom. multiple people were killed in the gunfire -- several others were injured.police responded quickly -- steve schuh/anne arundel county executive: "they were on the scene in about sixty seconds, but

beyond that, they went immediately into that building without a moment's hesititation and demonstrated incredible courage.the gunman was taken into custody --but authorities say he was not initially cooperative with law enforcement.bill krampf / deputy chief, anne arundel police department: "this was a targeted attack on the capital gazette... he entered the building with a shotgun and he looked for his victims as he walked through the building." state and federal investigators are combing the scene...trying to determine what motivated the gunman to open fire.maryland governor larry hogan says he's "devastated" and warns peopel to stay away from the area.in annapolis, maryland, i'm omar jimenez. ( robin )the grief for staff there is very fresh this morning ... but newsroom employees were determined to put out today's paper. this is a look at the cover. even as the killer was carrying out his rampage at the newspaper... crime reporter phil davis, who hid under his desk, was covering the tragic story. he tweeted - " there is nothing more terrifying than hearing

multiple people get shot .. while you're under your desk and then hear the gunman reload." the capital gazette is one of the nation's oldest newspapers.. it was founded by british journalist william parks back in 17-27 as the maryland gazette. one of the reporters explained.. among the main goals of the newsroom is to expose corruption .. and bring to light the inner workings of government. the annapolis police and fire departments had just held a joint active shooter training at the newspaper last friday .. on june 22nd. ( robin )this morning we're learning the names of those the five employees who died in yesterday's tragic shooting. their names are gerald fichman, john mc-namara, rebecca smith, robert hiaasen and wendi winters. all worked for the paper in different roles ... including writer, editor and columnist. ( robin )president trump tweeted his condolences saying in part.. my thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. thank you to all of the first responders who are currently on the scene.

( robin )and... senator dianne feinstein reacted to the tradegy also tweeting... "my heart goes out to all those affected by the shooting at the capital gazette in maryland, and my thanks to law enforcement for their response. we can't continue allowing this to happen. our communities deserve better." ( robin ) kron 4 first told you about this breaking news through a push alert. make sure you download the kron4 mobile app to always get the latest breaking news. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... thousands of dollars of kitchen equipment used to feed fire victims... stolen. now the salvation army is desparate to get it back. (robin)plus... another dangerous sideshow in the bay area. and this time an officer was injured. (robin)and... a pedicab driver is still in the hospital... after a hit and run along san francisco's embarcadero. hear from drivers who say... this intersection is known as a dangerous one. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and

offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday. 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 (dave)a robust warming trend

will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal

averages for the independence day holiday. 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 ) this morning... ( robin ) ( robin )this morning...

police in san francisco are still on the lookout for a hit and run driver who critically injured a pedicab driver. kron4's dan kerman has the latest on the investigation and more on safety for pedicab drivers. you are looking at video of gold or champagne colored 4- honda civic... san francisco police say it's this vehicle that slammed into a pedicab wednesday afternoon and now they are hoping someone can identify the vehicle and lead them to the driversot officer grace gatpandan/sfpd 14-22the suspect vehicle left the scene at an injury accident and that is a crime and the suspect

vehicle was last seen traveling toward the bay bridge the man pedaling the pedicab that was hit is kevin manning...sothe's deeply loved by our communityhe remains hospitalized with life threatening injuries.sot colan sanders/cabrio taxi 31-41he's a local inventor he created a bicycle hub that inflates your tire as you ride along , its really neet and he's been pedicabbing to bootstrap his own manufacturing business off the ground.colleagues say they are crushed by the accident but they say the intersection is well know to pedicab drivers.sot we all have had close calls here we all know its a dangerous intersection they say they say this intersection at embarcadero and sansome is especially dangerous on the southbound side because cars continuing on to turn right on battery must cross over the bike lane. but they believe there is a solutionsotput both lanes on the promenade side, side by side and physically separated from the road way.a go fund me page has been set up for the injured pedicab driverstandup dan kerman/ 120-130the pedicab

that was hit and the one behind it were carrying a family of 4 visiting from canada. they too were injured but all 4 family members have now been released from the hospital in san francisco, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( robin )new information this morning about a plane crash in arizona... responsible for taking the life of a north bay woman. medical examiners say the pilot had cocaine in his system. the plane crashed and burst into flames on a golf course near scottsdale airport almost two months ago. all six people on board died in the crash including twenty-three-year-old mariah coogan, from forestville in sonoma county. a preliminary report by the the national transportation safety board says said surveillance video showed the plane struggled to gain altitude on departure. ntsb's final report won't be released until next year. ( robin )"shot-spotter" sensors have been installed on city streets in the past... but contra costa officials will soon be adding them to

east bay freeways. since november 20-15... the c-h-p says 136 shootings have been reported on all bay area freeways. 44 of those happened in contra costa county -- mostly on highway four and interstate 80. the shot-spotter technology allows law enforcement to determine if shots were actually fired in an area... with an opportunity to respond within seconds.

thousands of dollars of kitchen equipment that was used to feed fire victims... was stolen on wednesday. the salvation army says without it, now if a disaster strikes, they wouldn't be able to offer victims much of anything kron 4s hermela aregawi has the story. it's not just stolen cooking wareit is one of the lifelines for disaster victims in the north bay.wednesday morning.. workers at this salvation army.. showed up to find this usually locked truck wide open and the kitchen equipment and food inside gone.a contract employee had failed to properly secure the gates around the lot.lieut larry carmichael/salvation army san rafaelsomeone had made their way in and tossed the place, took our pots, our pans, grab and go snacks.. the things to be able to respond at a moment's notice.this branch was a key playern the aftermath of last october's fires. they tell us they stepped in within hours of the first blaze.. and served 17- thousand meals in the first six days alone. lieut larry carmichael/salvation army san rafaelcomfort comes in a hot

meal, a hot breakfast, a hot lunch. it comes in a smile. it comes in a hug. it comes in a mid-day snack when you are absolutely bored and nervous. and you know these units, yes they bring meals. but with them comes a team of volunteers that are trained in spiritual and emotional support. and you know because of what's been taken from us, at the moment we can't respond like we we did in santa rosa. now with more than 5-thousand dollars worth of industrial kitchen equipment and food gone.. the branch says.. it wouldn't be able to offer much to victims if a disaster strikes.lieut larry carmichael/salvation army san rafaelyou know in those times the reality is that there is very little things in life that we find comfort: our home, our family and food. and when a fire breaks out, when a tragedy comes, y ou lose your home. you're now sitting in a cot wondering what's come of what you worked for. ( robin )that was kron 4s

hermela aregawi reporting. the center says they are open to taking donations. (robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... the weather is going to heat up--- creating extreme fire danger. how p-g-and-e plans to prevent the start of more wildfires.

(dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal

averages for the independence day holiday. (robin) i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. there's an actor who's everywhere, and an actress who's finally on social media! david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. (nat) "you wanna see this thing through?" (nat) "i'm gonna have to get... dirty."if you go to the movies this weekend, there's a good chance you'll see josh brolin! the actor's new movie "sicario: day of the soldado" opens in theaters, joining his two blockbusters: "deadpool two," and "avengers: infinity war." "you go from one to the other, characters are so different, the whole tone of it is so different. 'deadpool, it's like the funny one-liners and this and that. you have 'avengers' which is so epic and kind of like 'apocalypse now.' and then this which is much more personal, you know?" "to your right, julia!"julia roberts has finally joined social media! after resisting

for years, the oscar-winning actress now has an instagram account, which amassed more than 400-thousand followers in the first 24 hours. roberts' first post: a photo of herself under a tree, wearing a "love" sweater, and a simple caption -- "hello." nice to see you, julia!"no one has plucked up courage enough to sell books in this forsaken corner of the world.""my first customer." plenty of customers are waiting for "the bookshop." the drama starring emily mortimer, bill nighy, and patricia clarkson won top honors at spain's goya awards this year. a new trailer just hit the web... the film is due in north american theaters august 24th. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... we hear from protestors in the east bay... who are rallying against president trumps zero tolerance policy. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take

place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday.

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 east bay... hundreds gathered outside a shopping plaza in el cerrito... speaking out against president trump's zero tolerance policy at the u-s border. protestors have been holding these rallies throughout contra costa county for the past few weeks. many people who were there say... they don't know anyone personally affected by the matter... but came to show support for families who were separated at the u-s mexico border.

trying to come into our county and seeking asylum... and this administration zero tolerance policy is breaking up families. >( robin )right now more than two-thousand children are still seperated from their parents... since the trump white house's "zero tolerance" policy started in early may. ( robin )a c-h-p officer and the suspect he was chasing, both sustained minor injuries... after a short pursuit in san leandro thursday. kron 4's maureen kelly reports, the suspect was allegedly fleeing officers after being spotted engaging in what the c-h-p calls sideshow activity. the marks left behind from squealing tires can still be seen on the road here at the intersection of 167th avenue and los banos in unincorporate d san leandro. the chp says they were called to the scene by reports of what they are calling sideshow activity just before 430 am. a responding patrol unit witnessed the reckless driving first hand.

the vehicle in question is a grey pick up tiires were burning out there was lots of smoke in the areathey say37 year old mario ramos medina was behind the wheel . after a 20 second pursuit, the suspect drove westbound into a driveway believed to be his own residence, colliding with a second pickup, belonging to the suspect, parked in front . both medina and one officer suffered minor injuries as the suspect went over a fence. his neighbor who did not want to appear on camera says he knows medina as a family man who's steadily employed. he's like a cool mellow dude i've never seen him do sideshow activity while there is no evidence that a crowd gathered to watch what happened this morning....the chp says they called today's news conference to warn against sideshow behavior which tends to be more prevelant in the warm summer months....incidents like what you see happening in this video have led to injuries....and even deaths.it doesn't take much to be a resident here or commuter in the bay area to see those

unsightly terrible black marks ways that you see on our freeways that indicates somebody doing burnouts has been doing burnouts and donuts really putting the community the public in danger and themselves in danger quite franklymedina has been booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless evasion, and battery on an officer. maureen kelly kron4 news. ( robin )firework sales have started in the bay area. dublin was the first city to start selling "safe and sane" fireworks... the city opened sales yesterday at noon. pacifica is also in business. gilroy is the only city in santa clara county ... where "safe and sane" fireworks are allowed. eight people died in fireworks related emergencies last year. that's according to new numbers from the consumer product safety commission.they want to remind people to have a safe july fourth holiday. there were also an estimated 12-thousand-900 fireworks -

related injuries in 2017. 67-percent of those occurred during july ... even after the holiday. ( robin )white supremecist fliers are once again been spotted all over the bay area. recent reports indicate, the propaganda campaigns have actually been ramping up all over the country. the anti - defamation league said, it documented nearly 300- cases of white supremacist fliers and other racist, anti-semitic and islamophobic material .... on campuses from september through may. that is up 77- percent from the previous year. they say that one group... who identifies as europa... was responsible for nearly half of those incidents. ( robin )a data privacy bill considered to be the most far -reaching such policy in the country... was just signed by gornor jerry brown . customers will soon be able to ask companies what personal data was collected, why it was

collected and who received it. it will also allow customers to 'opt out' of hang their data sold for a fee. companies will be able to offer discounts to those who do allow their data to be sold. the new law will take effect on january 1st, 20-20. (robin)coming up next on the kron 4 morning news... firefighters in lake county are still facing a dangerous situation. we will have a look at the 22 homes lost in the pawnee wildfire.

to get hit by a to get hit by a train you have to be either near, or on the tracks. however there are people who intentally put themselves in harms way.. while trying to get to work. stanley

roberts explains in this edition of people behaving badly. a the arms are coming down and all you can think about is catching the train while you are on your bicyclenats: ambiance this dangerous dance happens everyday at the sunnyvale caltrain station as soon as someone hears the sound of the train this happens which is dangerous and illegal but watch this pay attention to the woman in the purple jacket, she will start a train reaction (no pun intended) sound of train as the train slows down to stop at the station, more people gather around waiting for the arms to go up .(natural sound) however when the arms don't go up. she opens the emergency exit and crosses.. followed by two other people all running to catch the train then one more person opens the gate and she runs while the rest do the right thing and wait them seconds later (train sound)a baby bullet train goes roaring past this man jumps on the tracks to try and beat the

crossing arms then has to duck under the arm .. (train sound) if you thinking, of course you will this kind of behavior if you camp out at a train station for weeks . except i was only here for 90 mins the thing to think about, if you get hit by a train, thee is a pretty good chance you won't live to tell about it .you know there is a easy and simple way to never have to race to catch a train. get out the house earlier i know it sounds complicated but it's and safer and less painful than a train strike on and one more thing, my go pro caught this the woman entered the gate the exited the gate train passing when she saw an express train approaching . the fine for going arounds the gates 490 dollars . plus a point on your driving record you say don't have a driver's license yet don't worry the state of california doesn't mind waiting.in sunnyvale stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin)coming up on the kron four morning the kron four coming up on (robin) (robin) coming up on the kron four

morning news... wineries are moving ! see where in northern california... businesses are seeing an uptick.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal

averages for the independence day holiday. 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 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 ) in lake county... firefighters are finally getting the upper hand on the pawnee fire. here is a look at the latest numbers. the fire has burned almost 14-thousand acres. it is now 50- percent contained. evacuation orders have been lifted in the spring valley community and the double eagle ranch area. but orders are still in effect for the walker ridge and indian valley reservoir areas. ( robin )right now firefighters are trying to work quickly... because triple- digit temperatures and high winds coming this weekend. kron 4's terisa estacio reports. this is all that is left of these homes on wolfe creek road... 22 homes in total were

destroyed when the pawnee fire raced through the area. a collapsed fire place, melted motor home, a business wiped out... just some of the few items recognizable. during the day, crews focused on making progress in putting this fire out completely. helicopters lifted bundles to those working in the heart of the containtment zone. calfire spokesperson. we are taken equipment in that will help them most efficiently work on the fire. crews will be back there spending the nigth and working to make sure the fire is out. fire fighters have a small window right now to get work done before the weather changes. the weather is expected to change with more winds and hot temperatures. for some spring valley residents, they are hoping the worse is behind everyone... sandy clark, spring valley pantry. i am so glad of all the work they are doing. are you worried about the weather change, yeah...

but we are hoping for the best. in spring valley, terisa estacio kron four news. ( robin ) ( robin )wineries and vineyards worldwide are protecting themselves against climate change... and moving operations to cooler areas. an associated press report says, they are also planting varieties that do better in

heat.. and shading grapes with more leaf canopies. among the places getting new attention - a coastal area in oregon known as the van duzer corridor. and closer to home -- northern california's petaluma gap - which also pulls in ocean breezes. grapevines can tolerate heat and drought... but the past four years have been the planet's hottest on record ... and more warming is expected. some winemakers are now calling it a 'very serious problem. ( robin )for your money this morning.... the next dozen years will be free of soda taxes. this after governor jerry brown signed a bill preventing new local taxes on certain sugary drinks. brown just made this official thursday. big-time soda producers such as coca-cola and pepsi-co have moved to convince state legislatures around the country to block local taxation of sugary drinks. numerous cities hope taxes will discourage people from drinking beverages

linked to obesity. brown's signature clears the way for the california business roundtable to withdraw a ballot measure that would ask voters to make it harder for local governments to raise taxes of any kind. ( robin )toys r us is closing the last of its stores today. the store opened over sixty years ago and declared bankruptcy in 20-17. many of the stores had huge sales before officially closing. the san rafael location closed at noon yesterday after being completely sold out. items were marked down as 90 percent off -- one family even walked out with five thousand dollars worth of toys for only five hundred dollars. some shoppers even stopped by to say their final goodbyes to the toy super store and geoffrey the giraffe. (robin)coming up on the kron four morning news... imagine getting from new york to london in just two hours!

see the hypersonic plane that could get you there... after the break. and... be sure to tune into our special 4th of july show. we'll cover (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

(dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. (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. ( robin ) ( robin )need to get somewhere fast? we'll we have a solution. boeing wants to make a passenger plane able to travel at five times the speed of sound... and the goal is to get anywhere in the world... in one to three hours. for instance, the a trip from new york to london would take just two hours! if you were to fly there now it would take at least seven. however don't expect to these fast flights for anytime soon. boeing says the concept is still in the early stages of development-- and it could take 20 to 30 years before it becomes a reality. ( robin )coming up at 5 on the

kron 4 morning news... a bizarre 44-year-old cold case homicide... may be solved. what we know about the suspect - who took his own life - as investigators moved in. ( robin )plus... thousands of dollars of kitchen equipment used to feed fire victims... stolen. now the salvation army is ádesparate to get it back. ( robin )and... an update on the mass shooting in maryland at a newspaper office. we have the latest on the suspect... and his possible motive.

♪ ♪ the best way to get together is with a treat you make together. ♪ ♪ ( will ) high fire danger

this weekend. i'm live with the details. ( sara ) today is one of the busiest travel days on the

year. i'm live with the details. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave) a robust (dave) a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore

flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) starting tonight, napa and sonoma counties will ( james ) starting tonight, napa and sonoma counties will be under a red flag warning for fire danger. ( darya ) this warning comes as a grass fire shut down a north bay

highway last night. kron4's will tran is live in benicia this morning. san francisco bay area residents face increased danger from wildfires and heat- related illnesses friday and saturday as the weather gets hot and windier, according to the national weather service. temperatures, especially in interior locations, will begin to rise friday and soar to near 100 degrees, rising even more saturday with some inland locations possibly reach 105. conditions ripe for wildfires will arise friday afternoon and last until saturday afternoon for the east bay hills and north bay mountains. weather officials said any fires that spark have the potential to spread. cooler temperatures are expected for sunday and monday.

a grass fire in the east bay is now contained. the fire started near interstate 780... near columbus parkway and benicia state park. it did shut down traffic for awhile. but no one was hurt. ( james ) thanks will. ( james ) and make sure download our kron 4 mobile app to follow us as we monitor the fire danger all weekend.you'll get breaking news push alerts on any fires that may spark in your area. and the latest details on kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) a big story this

morning... this is the front page of the capital gazette... the morning after a gunman went to the maryland paper... and shot and killed 5 people. ( darya ) the suspected gunman -- jarrod ramos -- is now charged with 5 counts of 1st degree counts of 1st charged with 5 is now charged with 5 counts of 1st degree murder. ramos will be in court at 7:30. he had a long, acrimonious history with the newspaper... including a lawsuit and years of harassment of its journalists. karen caifa has the latest from annapolis. bill krampf/ acting police chief of anne arundel county: "this was a targeted attack on the capital gazette"five people were killed and at least two others injured when a gunman opened fire at the capital gazette newspaper in annapolis, maryland on thursday journalists at the paper who are used to writing about these tragedies, but not being in them, described their terror as the suspect worked

his way through the newsroom. phil davis/ staff writer, capital gazette: "you know, at some point when i was listening to him reload, it's -- you know, are we all going to die? is he not going to leave until everyone in here is dead?"police said the shooting suspect, a white male in his 30's, was found hiding under a desk. the suspect had to be identified using facial recognition software because his fingerprints had been altered, law enforcement sources said. as authorities work to find answers, the staff at the capital gazette remains defiant... publishing friday's edition of the paper with their own tragedy... the main headline.bill krampf/ acting police chief of anne arundel county: "and i'm going to share the names of our five pictures with first victim's names: wendi winters. second victim is rebecca smith. third victim is robert hiaasen. fourth victim is gerald fischman. and the fifth victim is john mcnamara." mcnamara."

( james ) in the east bay... police in anitoch have arrested two men connected toa violent assault in may. marcos torres and adrian nevarez have been charged with attempted murder following an attack in the 4100 block of lone tree way. police detereminded the victim was attacked by five norteno gang members. police also located an illegal assault rifle and several hand guns at the home of marcos torres. one suspect is still outstanding.. pictured

here... ismael viveros. ( james ) the east bay teen at the center of a medical and religious debate over brain death has died after surgery. jahi mcmath's mother says her daughter died from excessive bleeding and liver failure. mcmath has been in a unresponsive state since december 2013... she was declared brain dead following complications when her tonsils were taken out. she was 13 at the time. her family then moved to new jersey... where she was kept on life support. ( darya ) law enforcement in san mateo county could soon start carrying narcan. the drug reverses the effects of an overdose caused by opioids... including synthetic fentanyl. the county's civil grand jury recommeded yesterday that officers carry the drug. the san mateo county sheriff's office says their deputies have already undergone narcan training. ( darya ) we're learning more about a plane crash in arizona... that killed a north bay woman. medical

examiners say the pilot had cocaine in his system. the plane crashed and burst into flames on a golf course near the scottsdale airport almost two months ago. all six people on board died in the crash... including 23- year-old mariah coogan. she was a graduate of cardinal newman high school. ( james ) in the east bay... shot-spotter sensors will soon be added to east bay freeways. since november 20-15... the c-h-p says 136 shootings have been reported on all bay area freeways. 44 of those happened in contra costa county -- mostly on highway 4 and interstate 80. the shot-spotter technology allows law enforcement to determine if shots were actually fired in an area... with an opportunity to respond within

basically have eyes on the freeway at the time of the shooting.">( james ) the shot-spotter sensors will be up and running by july 10th. meanwhile... a freeway security system -- featuring cameras and license plate readers -- is set to be completed by the end of the ( james ) also in the east bay... oakland police are looking the person who shot 4 men... killing one of the them. the shooting happened in east oakland wednesday night... on macarthur boulevard near 89th avenue. the victim was just 18- years-old. ( darya ) in the south bay... mountain view police are asking witnesses to come forward... after a woman is seriously hurt ia hit- and-run crash. it happened on north whisman road near central expressway on monday night. police say the victim was found on the side of the road... bleeding from her head. she told police that the last thing she remembered was crossing ( darya ) police in san bruno are looking for this man

who they say robbed a speedy spot on jenevein avenue. the thief entered the store and pointed a firearm at the clerk.. he did demand property but the clerk picked up the phone causing the man to flee. ( james ) happening today... geoffrey the giraffe is heading into the sunset.( darya ) toys-r-us is closing all of its stores today. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from concord. lydia... ( lydia ) toys r us is toys r us is closing the last

of its stores tomorrow.the store opened over sixty years ago and declared bankruptcy in 2017. stores had huge sales before officially closing.the san rafael location closed at noon today after being completely sold out.items were marked down as 90 percent off -- one family even walked out with five thousand dollars worth of toys for only five hundred dollars. some shoppers even stopped by to say their final goodbyes to the toy super store and geoffrey the giraffe. ( james ) thanks lydia.

( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... authorities ready to make an arrest in a bay area cold case... can't. now... they're investigation is over. ( james ) plus... california takes a major step toward protecting your privacy online. ( james ) and after the break... the pawnee fire is now 50-percent contained... but firefighters will face a tough challenge from the weather this weekend. ( dave ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street ♪ it's time for the 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting.

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saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday. (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence

day holiday.

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. ( james ) ( james ) firefighters in

lake county now have the upper hand on the pawnee fire. the almost 14-thousand acre fire is now 50-percent contained. we are expecting that number to go up once we get an update from cal fire. evacuation orders have been lifted in the spring valley community and the double eagle ranch area. but orders are still in effect for the walker ridge and indian valley reservoir areas. ( james ) but firefighters may run into some trouble this weekend. triple-digit temperatures and high winds are expected to return this weekend. kron 4's terisa estacio has more on the firefighting efforts... and a

look at the some of the homes that were destroyed. this is all that is left of these homes on wolfe creek road... 22 homes in total were destroyed when the pawnee fire raced through the area. a collapsed fire place, melted motor home, a business wiped out... just some of the few items recognizable. during the day, crews focused on making progress in putting this fire out completely. helicopters lifted bundles to those working in the heart of the containtment zone. calfire spokesperson. we are taken equipment in that we are taken equipment in that will help them most efficiently work on the fire. crews will be back there spending the nigth and working to make sure the fire is out. fire fighters have a small window right now to get work done before the weather changes. the weather is expected to change with more winds and hot temperatures. for some spring valley residents, they are hoping the worse is behind everyone... sandy clark, spring valley pantry. i am so glad of all the work they are doing. are you worried about the weather

change, yeah... but we are hoping for the best. in spring valley, terisa estacio kron four news. ( james ) we have an

update on the dog terisa rescued from the pawnee fire. the dog has been reunited with his family. his name is "leo." his name is "leo." he spent wednesday night with the clearlake veterinary clinic's receptionist... who gave him a bath and trimmed his nails. the clinic sent us an email saying... the staff was tearing up during the reunion. ( darya ) p-g-and-e is taking measures to prevent any fires from sparking. in the north bay... they're using helicopters to spot dead and dying trees. the helicopters will fly as low as 200 to 300 hundred feet above power lines to spot any dangers. p-g-and-e has increased patrols in high fire risk areas to as many as four a year.. cal fire has blamed the company for causing the deadly north bay fires... saying it failed to clear debris from power lines. ( darya ) californians will vote in november on whether the state should move toward stopping the twice-yearly process of

changing the clocks. governor brown has signed a bill to put the measure on the novemeber ballot to move the state towards permanent daylight saving time. passage by voters wouldn't immediately stop the practice.. instead it gives lawmakers the power to change it. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... the salvation army is now in need of help... after thousands of dollars worth of kitchen equipment is stolen. ( james ) and after the break... one of the best beaches in the county is in the bay area... but it's a surprising choice.

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beach towns in the u-s is in the north bay... it's ámill valley.( james ) that's according to wallet-hub. here's a look at mill valley on a map... it's not really close to the beach. ( darya ) here's a look at the top 5. number 1 on the list is lahaina, hawaii. and 3 florida cities made the list... naples, sarasota and saint

( james )( james ) coming up next... no more soda taxes in california. the new law just signed by governor brown. ( sara ) we could see a record numbers of travelers in the skies today. i'm live with the details. (ácommercialá)

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half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence

day holiday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) if your catching a flight today... get to the airport early. we could see a record numbers of travelers in the skies today.(

james ) kron 4's sara stinson joins us live from s-f-o. sara... ( sara ) the 4th of july may be happening next wednesday ... but that is not stopping people from crowding our airports. the t-s-a says today could be one of the busiest days ever. almost 3 million people are expected to fly. the number parallels a travel trend anticipated for this summer ... with 246 million people expected to fly between june 1 and august 31 ... which officials say is a record high.

family."> ( james ) thanks sara. ( darya )( darya ) a cold case investigation comes to an end.... after the suspect kills himself. the santa clara county sheriffs office

says 72-year-old steve crawford shot himself yesterday morning... as detectives approached his san jose apartment. crawford was suspected in the sexual assault and murder of 19- year-old arlis perry... who was found inside stanford university's chapel with an icepick in the back of her head. investigators say d-n-a recently linked crawford to the crime. ( darya ) police in san francisco are still on the lookout for the hit and run driver who critically injured a pedi-cab driver. police have released security cam video of the car that slammed into a pedicab wednesday. the video shows a gold or champagne colored four-door honda civic. polcie say the driver then continued traveling toward the bay bridge. colleagues say

they are crushed by the accient but they say the intersection is well known to pedicab drivers because cars must cross over the bike lane to turn onto battery. but they believe there is but they believe there is a solution. ( darya ) the man pedaling the pedicab that was hit is kevin manning. he remains hospitalized with life threathening injuries. a go fund me page has been set up for him. ( james ) new this morning... santa rosa police have arrested a man for having a firearm at franklin park. witnesses say they heard a popping sound. when police got to the park, they say benjamin smoody was walking around pointing the weapon at bystanders. smoody did comply with police. officers found a flare gun in smoody's possession. police learned smoody caused a disturbance at a near-by pre-school prior to the park... no children were present. ( james ) in the north

bay.. thousands of dollars of kitchen equipment that was used to feed fire victims was stolen. the salvation army says they now won't be able to offer disaster victims much help. on wednesday morning workers showed up to find a normally locked truck door wide open and the kitchen equipment and food inside gone. the salvation army says an employee failed to properly secrure the gates.

facebook and google must disclose what personal data they've collected... why... and who it was given to. it also prevents tech companies from collecting any data on uses under 16 years old. the new law goes into effect january 1st, 2020. ( darya ) governor brown has also signed a measure blocking new local taxes on soda and other sugary drinks... for the next 12 years. a growing number of cities were looking toward taxes to discourage people from drinking beverages linked to obesity. ( darya ) fireworks are now on sale in the bay area. dublin was the first city to start selling "safe and sane" fireworks... the city opened sales yesterday at noon. pacifica is also in business. gilroy is the only city in santa clara county ... where "safe and sane" fireworks are allowed. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4

morning news... new details on the tainted lettuce that led to an e-coli outbreak... as we learn the source of the contamination. ( james ) plus... moving into a tuff shed. we hear from an east bay woman who's now off the street.... thanks to this program. ( james ) and next... imagine a taking a trip to london -- or anywhere in the world -- in less than 3 hours. one coming is now looking to make that a reality. ( dave ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)

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will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. new accident sb 680 andrade

( james ) a trip from new york to london could someday take just 2 hours. boeing wants to make a passenger plane that can travel at 5 times the speed of sound. the company claims the jet could go anywhere in the world in 1 to 3 hours. right now... a flight from new york to london takes about 7 hours. boeing says the concept is still in the early stages of development... and it could take 20 to 30 years before it becomes a reality. ( james ) coming up after

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the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. accident sb 680 at andrade (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today (dave)a robust warming trend

will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence

day holiday.

( darya ) tainted canal water appears to be the source of a nationwide e-coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. 5 people died... and 200 more got sick. the outbreak was traced to lettuce grown in yuma, arizona. now... health officials say the same e-coli strain was found in canal water in the area. they are looking into how it got there. this outbreak was the nation's largest in more than a decade. ( james ) kron 4 news is taking part in a bay area wide media project to spotlight the homeless issue in our communities.( darya ) this morning... we're looking at how tuff sheds are getting

people off the street in oakland. kron 4's justine waldman has the story. sot this is a little more home like it feels good to have a key and roof over your head nats of keys in door since april, chavone jonhson has lived in this 10 x 12 tuff shed.the little she still owns is in here a fire destroyed her apartment on san pablo avenue in march of 2017.from there she went to a homeless encampment feeling helpless. sot living in a tent is a hard lifewhen this tuff shed cabin camp opened in december of 2017. off 6th and castro..it opened the doors for people in homeless tents to have a place of their own.a step away from sleeping on the streets and before moving into transitional housing.sot when i first got here i was so happy i cried and i just said thank youflower boxes outside create a feeling of ownership.

a new improvement is electricity inside, so people can charge their cell phones. sot for the most part people compare it to how they were living before and appreciate it therethe manager of the camp eric gentry tells me, this cabin camp has space for 40 people.and it is usually full.sot we do have a few problems with people having to follow some rules and guidelinesnats of barking people are allowed to have dogs. but there is no violence or drugs allowed.people can only stay here for six months, and the entire time they have assistance to find work and get permanent housingseveral former residents have gotten jobs and moved on but under living under 980 is not paradise.sot sometimes at night it can get a little noisy but other than that everyone gets alonga second tuff shed location just opened off northgate and sycamore streets.at both places, the city says it has dismantled the tent cities that clogged the surrounding sidewalks and removed the illegally tossed of trash off the streets.sot the goal was to move people off the street and on a path

to housing and reduce the negative impact on the surrounding areas and in both those goals it was a complete successot i look forward to being in my own house again and feeling complete and giving back to the community i miss worksince it is helping people like chavone a third tuff shed location is being considered, in oakland justine waldman kron 4 news ( darya ) bay area baseball... and the a's are red hot... winning 10 of their last 12 games. they swept the tigers in detroit yesterday... winning this one 4-2. oakland is now 6 games over 500. up next for the a's... they're back at the coliseum tonight... taking on the cleveland indians. first pitch is 7:05. ( james ) over at a-t- and-t park... the giants offense was clicking... but unfortunately their pitching wasn't. the giants lost this one 9-8... after the colorado rockies scored 2 runs

in the 9th. up next for the giants... they're in arizona taking on the diamondbacks tonight. first pitch is 6:40. ( james ) coming up after the break... we're taking a look at what's new at the box office... as an n-b-a all-star hits the big screen. ( james ) and a program reminder... be sure to tune into our special 4th of july show. we will cover fireworks shows from concord, san rafael, san jose and san francisco. it's the only 4th of july fireworks show in the bay area that's televised live. the fun starts wednesday... july 4th right here on kron 4.

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"p-g-13." ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... it's time to say goodbye to toys-r-us... as the company shuts down its stores in the bay area and across the country. ( darya ) plus... it's going to be a hot weekend. and starting tonight... some bay area counties will be under a red flag warning. ( darya ) and... a gunman kills 5 people at a maryland newspaper. we'll have the latest as the suspect gets ready to appear in court.

( will ) high fire danger this weekend. i'm live with the details. ( sara ) today is one of the busiest travel days on the year. i'm live with the details. ( james )and a mass shooting in maryland at a newspaper office. we have the latest on the suspect... and his possible motive. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot in sunol sb 680 at vargas

accident blocls all but the left lane. traffic jammed through the scene. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (dave)a robust warming trend (dave)a robust warming trend

will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday. ( james ) starting tonight, napa and sonoma counties will be under a red flag warning for fire danger. ( darya ) this warning comes as a grass fire shut down a north bay highway last night. kron4's will tran is live in benicia this morning. san francisco bay area

residents face increased danger from wildfires and heat- related illnesses friday and saturday as the weather gets hot and windier, according to the national weather service. temperatures, especially in interior locations, will begin to rise friday and soar to near 100 degrees, rising even more saturday with some inland locations possibly reach 105. conditions ripe for wildfires will arise friday afternoon and last until saturday afternoon for the east bay hills and north bay mountains. weather officials said any fires that spark have the potential to spread. cooler temperatures are expected for sunday and monday.

a grass fire in the east bay is now contained. the fire started near interstate 780... near columbus parkway and benicia state park. it did shut down traffic for awhile. but no one was hurt. was hurt. ( james ) thanks will. ( james ) and make sure download our kron 4 mobile app to follow us ... as we monitor the fire danger all weekend. you'll get breaking news push alerts on any fires that may spark in your area. and the latest details and the latest details on kron 4

dot com. ( darya ) in the east bay... police in antioch have arrested two men connected toa violent assault in may. marcos torres and adrian nevarez have been charged with attempted murder following an attack in the 4100 block of lone tree way. police detereminded the victim was attacked by five norteno gang members. police also located an illegal assault rifle and several hand guns at the home of marcos torres. one suspect is still outstanding.. pictured here... ismael viveros. ( james ) an oakland teen at the center of a medical and religious debate over brain death has died after surgery. jahi mcmath's mother says her daughter died from excessive bleeding and liver failure. mcmath has been in a unresponsive state since december 2013... she was declared brain dead following

complications when her tonsils were taken out. she was 13 at the time. her family then moved to new jersey... where she was kept on life support. ( james ) law enforcement in san mateo county could soon start carrying narcan. the drug reverses the effects of an overdose caused by opioids... including synthetic fentanyl. the county's civil grand jury recommeded yesterday that officers carry the drug. the san mateo county sheriff's office says their deputies have already undergone narcan training. ( darya ) a big story this morning... this is the front page of the capital gazette... the morning after a gunman went to the maryland paper... and shot and killed 5 people. ( darya ) the suspected gunman -- jarrod ramos -- is now charged with 5 counts of 1st degree murder. ramos will be in

court at 7:30. he had a long, acrimonious history with the newspaper... including a lawsuit and years of harassment of its journalists. karen caifa has the latest from annapolis. bill krampf/ acting police chief of anne arundel county: "this was a targeted attack on the capital gazette"five people were killed and at least two others injured when a gunman opened fire at the capital gazette newspaper in annapolis, maryland on thursday journalists at the paper who are used to writing about these tragedies, but not being in them, described their terror as the suspect worked his way through the newsroom. phil davis/ staff writer, capital gazette: "you know, at some point when i was listening to him reload, it's -- you know, are we all going to die? is he not going to leave until everyone in here is dead?"police said the shooting suspect, a white male in his 30's, was found hiding under a desk. the suspect had to be identified using facial recognition software because his fingerprints had been altered, law enforcement sources said. as authorities work to find answers, the staff at the capital gazette

remains defiant... publishing friday's edition of the paper with their own tragedy... the main headline.bill krampf/ acting police chief of anne arundel county: "and i'm going to share the names of our five pictures with first victim's names: wendi winters. second victim is rebecca smith. third victim is robert hiaasen. fourth victim is gerald fischman. and the fifth victim is john mcnamara."

( james ) we're learning more about a plane crash in arizona... that killed a north bay woman. medical examiners say the pilot had cocaine in his system. the plane crashed and burst into flames on a golf course near the scottsdale airport almost two months ago. all six people on board died in the crash... including 23- year-old mariah coogan. she was a graduate of cardinal newman high school. ( james ) in the south bay... mountain view police are asking witnesses to come forward... after a woman is seriously hurt in a hit- and-run crash. it happened on north whisman road near central expressway on monday night. police say the victim was found on the side of the road... bleeding from her head. she told police that the last thing she remembered was crossing the road. ( darya ) police in san bruno are looking for this man who they say robbed a speedy spot on jenevein avenue.

the thief entered the store and pointed a firearm at the clerk.. he did demand property but the clerk picked up the phone causing the man to flee. ( darya ) firefighters in lake county now have the upper hand on the pawnee fire. the almost 14-thousand acre fire is now 50-percent contained. we are expecting that number to go up once we get an update from cal fire. evacuation orders have been lifted in the spring valley community and the double eagle ranch area. but orders are still in effect for the walker ridge and indian valley reservoir areas. ( james )22 families are now without a home due to the pawnee wildfire in lake county. right now... crews are still making progress in putting this fire out completely. firefighters only have a small window to get work done... before the weather changes again. they may run into some trouble this weekend as temperatures are expected to reach into the

triple digits. if this happens it could push back much of their progress... and possibly start another fire. ( james ) several businesses were also destroyed from the wildfire. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. ( darya ) we have an update on the dog terisa rescued from the pawnee fire. the dog has been reunited with his family. his name is "leo." he spent wednesday night with the clearlake veterinary clinic's receptionist... who gave him a bath and trimmed his nails. the clinic sent us an email saying... the staff was tearing up during the reunion. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news..

c-h-p is testing new technology to help officers locate people in freeway shootings. ( darya )plus ... authorities ready to make an arrest in a bay area cold case ... can't. now... they're investigation is over. ( darya ) and a dramatic sight in the night sky.we'll show you amazing video from the latest space-x launch. and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

( james ) another successul launch for spacex.the falcon 9 rocket lauched early this morning ... and its spacex's 15th resupply delivery flight to the international to the international space station. this mission used previously- flown first stage booster and a reused capsule.

(darya) (james)( robin ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. major hot spot in sunol major hot major hot spot in sunol sb

680 at vargas accident blocls all but the left lane. traffic jammed through the scene. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no delays on wb 92

(dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday.

( james ) in the east bay... oakland police are looking the person who shot 4 men... killing one of the them. the shooting happened in east oakland wednesday night... on macarthur boulevard near 89th avenue. the victim was just 18-years-old. ( james ) also in the east bay... shot-spotter sensors will soon be added to

east bay freeways. kron four's philippe djegal takes a look at this new tool for law enforcement. (philippe)dan mcelhinney/calt rans- "this is the first shotspotter installation and testing on state freeways." shotspotter sensors have been installed on city streets in the past... but adding them to east bay freeways is unprecedented. the technology will allow the california highway patrol and other law enforcement agencies to identify gunfire on freeways immediately and be able to respond within seconds. dan seaman/chp- "for example, without the technology, a lot of our calls come in as a possible traffic collision, and if we're able to verify that a shooting occurred, for officer safety procedures, our officers will know that a shooting occurred, potentially responding to a victim that may be armed or has been involved in a shooting." late thursday night through early friday morning... the c-h-p and caltrans will be testing the sensors out on undisclosed parts of contra costa county freeways. since november 20-15... the c-h-p says 136 shootings have been reported on all bay area freeways. 44 of those happened in contra costa county -- mostly on highway four and interstate 80. shotspotter is just one of three components of the freeway security network

system being installed on highway four, interstate 80 and other freeways from antioch to hercules... and, hercules to san pablo.dan mcelhinney/caltrans- "it includes locations that have cameras -- high definition cameras. uh, um, license plate reading system which is also a camera system supports license plate reading, uh, and then the shot spotter." the shotspotter sensors will be up and running by july tenth. the entire freeway security network system is scheduled to be complete by the end of the year. in contra costa county, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( darya ) police in san francisco are still on the lookout for the hit and run driver who critically injured a pedi-cab driver. police have released security cam video of the car that slammed

into a pedicab wednesday. the video shows a gold or champagne colored four-door honda civic. polcie say the driver then continued traveling toward the bay bridge. colleagues say they are crushed by the accient but they say the intersection is well known to pedicab drivers because cars must cross over the bike lane to turn onto battery. but they believe there is a solution. ( darya ) the man pedaling the pedicab that was hit is kevin manning. he remains hospitalized with life threathening injuries. a go fund me page has been set up for him. ( darya ) p-g-and-e is taking measures to prevent any fires from sparking. in the north bay... they're

using helicopters to spot dead and dying trees. the helicopters will fly as low as 200 to 300 hundred feet above power lines to spot any dangers. p-g-and-e has increased patrols in high fire risk areas to as many as four a year.. cal fire has blamed the company for causing the deadly north bay fires... saying it failed to clear debris from power lines. ( james ) in november.. californians will vote on getting rid of daylight saving time. but even if voters pass the measure... we still might have to change our clocks. congress would also have approve the change. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... the salvation army is now in need of help... after thousands of dollars worth of kitchen equipment is stolen. ( james ) plus ... the dramatic video ... after a missing girl is found deep in the woods. (ácommercialá) (robin)

major hot spot in sunol sb 680 at vargas accident cleared majoer delays on continues (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into

saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) a sense of relief for a rescue team in georgia ... following a frantic search for a missing two-year-old girl.( james ) we have incredible video of the moment they found her ... take a listen.< there's a child. we have child. >( james ) police in port wentworth say the girl disappeared wednesday morning ... after they found the mother in distress. rescue teams looked for hours ... and eventually found the toddler in the woods.the two-year-old

was leaning against a tree, crying.she had minor cuts but was reported to be in good health overall. police have not said how the girl went missing. they are questioning ( james ) coming up next... no more soda taxes in california. the new law just signed by governor brown.

(áábreakáá) (james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

(dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal

averages for the independence day holiday. 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 ( darya ) if your catching a flight today... get to the airport early. we could see a record numbers of travelers in the skies today.( james ) kron 4's sara stinson joins us live from s-f-o. sara... ( sara ) the 4th of july

may be happening next wednesday ... but that is not stopping people from crowding our airports. the t-s-a says today could be one of the busiest days ever. almost 3 million people are expected to fly. the number parallels a travel trend anticipated for this summer ... with 246 million people expected to fly between june 1 and august 31 ... which officials say is a record high.

early 4th of july trip, but uh i got here at 2:15 this morning and i'm still not sure where to go so it's a little chaotic, but it's alright.""> ( james ) thanks sara. ( darya ) a cold case

investigation comes to an end.... after the suspect kills himself. the santa clara county sheriffs office says 72-year-old steve crawford shot himself yesterday morning... as detectives approached his san jose apartment. crawford was suspected in the sexual assault and murder of 19- year-old arlis perry... who was found inside stanford university's chapel with an icepick in the back of her head. investigators say d-n-a recently linked crawford to the crime. ( james ) new this morning... santa rosa police have arrested a man for having a firearm at franklin park. witnesses say they heard a popping sound. when police got to the park, they say benjamin smoody was walking around pointing the weapon at bystanders. smoody did comply with police. officers found a flare gun in smoody's possession. police learned smoody caused a disturbance at a near-by pre-school prior to the park... no children were

present. ( james ) in the north bay.. thousands of dollars of kitchen equipment that was used to feed fire victims was stolen. the salvation army says they now won't be able to offer disaster victims much help. on wednesday morning workers showed up to find a normally locked truck door wide open and the kitchen equipment and food inside gone. the salvation army says an employee failed to properly secrure the gates.

under the "consumer privacy act"... companies like facebook and google must disclose what personal data they've collected... why... and who it was given to. it also prevents tech companies from collecting any data on uses under 16 years old. the new law goes into effect january 1st, 2020. ( darya ) governor brown has also signed a measure blocking new local taxes on soda and other sugary drinks... for the next 12 years. a growing number of cities were looking toward taxes to discourage people from drinking beverages linked to obesity. ( darya ) tainted canal water appears to be the source of a nationwide e-coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. 5 people died... and 200 more got sick. the outbreak was traced to lettuce grown in yuma, arizona. now... health officials say the same

e-coli strain was found in canal water in the area. they are looking into how it got there. this outbreak was the nation's largest in more than a decade. ( james )toys r us is closing the last of its stores today. the store opened over sixty years ago and declared bankruptcy in 2017. many of the stores had huge sales before officially closing.the san rafael location closed at noon yesterday after being completely sold out.items were marked down as 90 percent off -- one family even walked out with five thousand dollars worth of toys for only five hundred dollars. some shoppers even stopped by to say their final goodbyes to the toy super store and geoffrey the giraffe. ( james ) still ahead ... new numbers detailing the dangers of fireworks. ( james ) plus ... klay thompson struts his stuff. his latest venture on his trip to china.

( james ) a failed escape from police ... ends with a hard fall.the bizzare story coming up. and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday. (robin) no major hot ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) an

attempt to use a stolen credit card at a store in canada ... ended with a canada ... a store in credit card at to use a stolen an attempt (ááá2 shotááá)( darya ) ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) an attempt to use a stolen credit card at a store in canada ... ended with a woman taking a hard fall.( james ) take a look ... she fell through a convenience store ceiling after trying to escape police. moments before ... the store called police on the woman and her husband because the two seemed suspicious. as police go after the man ... the woman runs to the back of the store and climbs into a vent ... before crashing down. both were arrested when backup arrived.

( james ) plus... moving into a tuff shed. we hear from an east bay woman who's now off the street.... thanks to this program.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic...

(dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no delays on wb 92. friday light on wb 580 at the tolls. accident cleared sb 680 at vargas rd. slow from plesanton ( dary) ( darya ) ( darya ) kron 4

news is taking part in a bay area wide media project to spotlight the homeless issue in our communities. this morning... we're looking at how tuff sheds are getting people off the street in oakland. this tuff shed cabin camp opened in december of 2017. off 6th and castro. people who once lived in tent encampments ... now call the tuff sheds home. but they can only stay for six months, and the entire time they have assistance to find work and get permanent housing. several former residents have gotten jobs and moved on.

< for the most part people compare it to how they were living before and appreciate it there i look forward to being in my own house again and feeling complete and giving back to the community i miss work>( darya ) a second tuff shed location has opened off northgate and sycamore streets.and because the temporary housing program is working ... officials say third tuff shed location is being considered, ( james ) eight people died in fireworks- related emergencies last year. that's according to new numbers from consumer product safety commission.they want to remind people to have a safe july fourth holiday. there were also an estimated 12- thousand-900 fireworks - related injuries in 2017. 67-percent of those occurred during july ... even after the holiday. ( james ) fireworks are now on sale in the bay area. dublin was the first city to start selling "safe and sane"

fireworks... the city opened sales yesterday at noon. pacifica is also in business. gilroy is the only city in santa clara county ... where "safe and sane" fireworks are allowed. ( james ) and a program reminder... be sure to tune into our special 4th of july show. we will cover fireworks shows from concord, san rafael, san jose and san francisco. it's the only 4th of july fireworks show in the bay area that's televised live. the fun starts wednesday... july 4th right here on kron 4. ( darya ) bay area baseball... and the a's are red hot... winning 10 of their last 12 games. they swept the tigers in detroit yesterday... winning this one 4-2. oakland is now 6 games over 500. up next for the a's... they're back at the coliseum tonight... taking on the cleveland indians. first pitch is 7:05. ( james ) over at a-t- and-t park... the giants offense was clicking... but unfortunately their pitching wasn't. the giants lost

this one 9-8... after the colorado rockies scored 2 runs in the 9th. up next for the giants... they're in arizona taking on the diamondbacks tonight. first pitch is 6:40. ( darya ) from the basketball court ... to the runway ... klay thompson does it all in china. he participated in a "fashion show" at an elementary school in china to promote the apparel company that makes his signature shoe "anta". he took to the 'runway' with an "interesting" outfit. klay singed a 10-year deal with anta last season ... reports say it could be worth as much as 80-million-dollars. (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) coming up ... cracked smartphone screens

could soon be a thing of the past. a closer look at this feat of german engineering.

a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops inland. cooling will then take place sunday and into early next week with temperatures falling to below seasonal averages for the independence day holiday. ( darya ) there's a new

solution for people prone to dropping their phones ... and it could bring an end to cracked screens.( james ) take a look at this ... its a case that acts like an 'airbag' for smartphones. created by a german engineering student ... built in sensors can automatically detect when the phone is in free fall, and then deploy 8 springs to catch the phone when it hits the ground. users can then fold the springs back into the case.the technology is now patented ... which means it could be available in the near future. ( darya ) still ahead in the next hour

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this weekend. i'm live with the details. ( sara ) today is one of the busiest travel days on the year. i'm live with the details. ( darya ) good morning... i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. this morning we are getting you ready for your 4th of july holiday weekend.( darya ) this morning we have team coverage with everything you need to know before you head out the door. sara stinson is at s-f-o for what could be the busiest travel day ever.( james ) but first lets go to dave spar who is standing by in the weather center. (dave)a robust warming trend will take place beginning today and continuing into saturday as high pressure builds over the region and offshore flow develops