orlando lazo could face multiple life sentences if convicted. kron 4's dan kerman is live at the san francisco hall at the san francisco hall of justice with our first look at the charges. 37 year old orlando vilchez lazo made his first court appearance tuesday following his arrest last week for allegedly raping 4 women while posing as a rideshare driver in san franciscosotvilchez lazo did not enter a plea, but he faces 12 counts of sexual assault, kidnapping and kidnapping to commit sexual assault... he is also accused of using a knife during 3 of those attacks. the judge agreed with prosecutors and set no bail meaning the defendant will remain in the county jail sot alex bastian/s.f. district attorney's office 36-43monday federal immigration authorities announced vilchez lazo is a citizen of peru and in the united states illegally. but his attorney says this case is not about

thatsot eric quandt/ deputy public defender 54-104 (grant) an innocent young man...shot to death while waiting for a 104defender 54-104 (grant) an innocent young

man...shot to death while waiting for a bus in the middle of the day. now the victim's mom is pleading with the shooter to turn himself in...saying she's ready to forgive him. a large cash reward is also on the table. kron4's haaziq madyun reports.

forcesotsot carol jones says she saw her son walking from california street toward the bus stop on market moments before the shooting occurredsot jones/patrick scott jr.'s mother: "he was a gentle giant, never got questioned by the police, never had no (vicki) tonight... three more

people have been arrested in a hammer attack that injured three boys. the attack happened back in may in aptos. police say several masked men went into the home on monte vista drive... and attacked the teenagers who were sleeping. two victims who are 16 and 17-years-old suffered major head injuries. in total, four teens from watsonville.. a 15-year-old and three 16- year-olds... were arrested in connection to the attack. police have not yet said a motive. (landing/grant) firefighters are still watching for hot spots after battling a wild fire off metcalf road in the hill country southeast of san jose. kron four's rob fladeboe was on scene early and brings us up to date with a live report. rob? had this fire started a couple of hours later, when the wind

is blowinglike it is right now, it might have been a different story. as it was, firefighters were able to stop the forward progress of this firevery early on. nats (md-87 air tanker drops retardant)one of calfire's biggest air tankers, an md-87 out of mclellan air force base made two passes at the metcalf fire, which erupted in a remote canyon about five miles east of highway 101, off mecalf road. the tanker scored direct hits on both passes, stopping the fire's forward progress, buying time for calfire to mobilize resources and get ground crews to the scene.pam temmerman/calfire '....the good thing this morning is that we had very little wind out there...that helped because even a little wind on a fire like this and it can take off..." the fire broke out on a remote hillside on property that was once home to the long since defunct united

technologies/pratt & whitney corporation, which made and tested rocket motors for the space program. it's ranch land for the most part but there is so much dry grass and other long dead vegetation that it is crucial that every last ember is stamped out.pam temmerman/calfire "....given that it is july and we're getting these high temperatures and the fuel is so dry, we have to make sure everything is out..."the area is sparsely populated but residents were keeping close watch on the fire, which, at least until the winds picked up, was blowing the other way. (vicki) (vicki) other way.blowing the up, was very early on.this firevery early on. nats (md-87 air tanker drops retardant) (vicki) other way.blowing the up, was winds picked least until the fire, which, at watch on the keeping closeresidents were populated but sparsely the area is sparsely populated but residents were keeping close watch on the fire, which, at least until the winds picked up, was blowing the other way.

(vicki) the hot and dry weather is also fueling a wildfire near yosemite national park. fire crews say the blaze has scorched more than 19-square-miles in the steep terrain on the park's western edge. and tonight-- it is just five percent contained. (grant) angelica lei lani is live in ahwahnee tonight with details on the firefighting efforts. angelica? crews are working tirelessly to try and gain the upper hand. as of this morning they doubled their manpower and resources which is why they had to move here to ahwahnee from mariposa. the ferguson fire growing rapidly throughout the night in the sierra national forest.

dozens of fresh crews coming from all over the state to help battle the flames. "i think we were around 700 firefighters that were here yesterday now we're up to 1468 total"but cal fire says the thick layer of smoke is becoming a challenge for air attack crews. on the ground firefighters lay containment lines throughout the steep rugged terrain - in the scorching heat. "these firefighters we do make sure that they're properly suited up, that they're hydrated, that they're nourished and that they're ready to go out and fight these fires."engine crews are parked throughout communities.as the fire moves fast both east and south, threatening more than 1- hundred structures. "when they said mandatory i got up and started packing"danette moreno, one of the many forced to evacuate and take shelter with red cross at the new life christian fellowship church. "when we left our house we didn't know where we were going, i'm just so glad this was here" "this is the place to come and we will feed you and shelter you for the duration, however long it takes."with crews working hard to put the fire out, danette says she's

praying for their safety. "i don't want anyone losing their live over a house" a community meeting is set to start at 6'clock here in ahwahnee at wasuma elementary school.live in ahwahnee angelica lei lani kron4 news. (grant) the weather is warming up... which is concern for firefigthers. (vicki) let's check in with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was hot in the valleys today with highs in the low t0 mid 90s. fog lingered at the coast to keep temperatures much cooler there and in the 50s to low 60s. on the doppler you can see a few showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to bring the hottest temperatures of the week with 90s and low 100s inland tomorrow and cool 50s and 60s at the monsoonal clouds will also move in late in the day to bring a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week.

(grant) coming up... a retired engineer who has lived in the bay area for 80 years... is being priced out of his home. how much his rent is increasing...and why the man does not want help paying his bills.

(vicki) a well known restaurant in the south bay once targeted by an arsonist... goes up in flames again. details on what happened. (grant) and after the break... a gross discovery in fresh salmon. the bay area store where a woman got more than she paid for.

(vicki) an east bay woman found a surpise in an item she bought at costco the other day. she was so taken back that she took a video of it. kron four's terisa estacio spoke with the el

sobrante resident to get a close up look at the unwanted parasite. (take pkg) felicia cipolla, el sobrante resident, parasite in costco fish. "i was just grossed out, i put it back here because i didn't want it getting into rest of food. felicia cipolla says on monday night, she and her partner were getting read to cut up some fish they bought earlier in the day from the costco store in richmond... but then felicia says she noticed something moving. she got our her phone and took this video... felcia. "we buy fish occasionally from costco, but this is the first time a worm in it. and it isn't your typical worm, parasite." "the scary thing about it, it looks similar to bones and if you are not paying attention, you would just eat it and that is gross." in fact, felicia says she is so grossed out finding the white parasite, she decided to double bag the wild caught salmon and put it in a refrigerator in the spare room. felicia. it is definitely not dead. kron four reached out to costco. in response, they sent us a leaflet on parasites in marine fish which stated all lviing organisims inclduing fish can have parasites. the leaflet written by two uc davis seafood specalists, said that

throughly cooking would destroy the parasite. for felicia, who is vegan, she wasn't interested in that.... felcia. i don't want to eat it, i want to take it back. we bought someotehr seafood, we are taken it all back. in richmond, terisa estacio kron four news. ##### (grant) happening now.... investatsmall plane to crash near truckee --

killing two and critically injuring a third passenger. the the single-engine plane went down this morning just before eight o'clock. the pilot reported engine problems almost immediately after leaving the truckee-tahoe airport and was trying to return when the plane went down. the pilot died at the scene while two passengers were taken to the hospital. one later died at the hospital. the f-a-a and n-t-s-b are investigating.... along with the placer county sheriff's office. (grant) an investigation is underway at travis air force base after a mother says her 5-year-old daughter was assaulted in a bathroom. the girl's mother works at a childcare facility on the base in fairfield. she says her daughter was touched inappropriately by another young girl in the bathroom. the mother posted a video online warning parents that their kids could be in danger. the base released a statement saying it takes the priority. (vicki) after less than a week on the job, san francisco's mayor got a first hand look at the work being done to break up and clean up

homeless encampments in the city. kron4's maureen kelly went along for a walking tour thru a campsite that city officials say has been a problem for decades. mayor london breed walks around a sidewalk encampment with the director of the department of public works. so what do you do about the sidewalkonce they go we'll steam clean and wash and clean city crews swept up the debries....and public health officers pick up needles of this tent city on a deadend block of king street that that was broken before.....but has reformed. the mayor met two of the roughly 15 homeless living in this spot....shaking their hands as they get prepped to move out... johnson time started crying as he described his emotions about moving into a navigation center. i'm happy i'm sad mad i got so many things feelings that are going right through me right now i feel relieved that you gus are

showing a lot of concern for us being homeless we go through a lot being out here pushed around look down upon we have feelings tooduring the tour the mayor is stopped by a woman living in a building nearby who says the encampment made many of her neighbors feel unsafe...we pay good rent we want to be safe there's a lot of alcohol and drug free people here who finally decided to take the right path we got an elderly single women now that that their husbands a past and they're afraid to walk down the street they don't wanna get robbed the mayor has vowed to eliminate tent encampments in her first year in office....and was happy to see the collaboration and the compassion of those working towards that goal. i'm excited about making sure that the over 300 encampments that we know tents in all parts of our city they're cleared out and there is a resolution to each individual that is unfortunately living in a tent in san francisco on our street the city says they are two more navigations centers set to open up in the next few months.maureen kelly kron4 news kron4 newsmaureen kelly months. maureen kelly kron4 news (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco.

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was hot in the valleys today with highs in the low t0 mid 90s. fog lingered at the coast to keep temperatures much cooler there and in the 50s to low 60s. on the doppler you can see a few showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to bring the hottest temperatures of the week with 90s and low 100s inland tomorrow and cool 50s and 60s at the coast. monsoonal clouds will also move in late in the day to bring a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week.

(vicki) still ahead... senators are proposing a law to quickly reunite immigrant families. they say that's exactly what the president said he wanted. we have details on the new bill. (grant) and after the break.. hear from an elderly man who is being priced out of his home.. after living in the bay area for 80 years.

an 81-year-old man who has spent all but one year of his life in the city of san leandro has run out of options... and, is being

evicted from his mobile home. (vicki) kron four's philippe djegal spoke with the man who says his new property owners are pricing him out. (philippe) unit number thirteen at the bayshore commons in san leandro, for 81-year-old john busch... has been home for the past 15 years... in a city he's lived in for eight decades. his space is cramped, but he likes it, and this is where the retired design engineer planned live out his life. then he says the new owners that bought the park late last year changed everything.john busch/tenant- 'in october, they informed us that there was going to be a rate increase coming along in january." john says harmony communities increased his rent by more than half. from 585-dollars to 895. a representative for harmony tells kron four they offered john a subsidy to help off-set the difference... but that john declined.john busch/tenant- "i don't want the taxpayer to have to pay for my, uh, increase in rent. you know, so that they can make a killing on me." each month since january, john says he's tried to pay his rent, but only with a seven- percent increase that he proposed. he says the property manager has only accepted one check. the city of san leandro doesn't have rent control. councilmember corina lopez

says she's discussing with her colleagues ways to prevent situations like john's.corina lopez/councilmember- "the last thing we want to do is create homelessness in this whole conversation about, you know, gentrification. and, we don't want to add to the problem, we want to prevent the problem from happening in the first place."john busch/tenant- "i don't think i should be forced to be removed from a community i've known all my life." john has reached an agreement with harmony communities to cancel his debt with the mobile home park if he leaves within a month. but says he will continue to explore all of his legal options... his friends have started an online fundraiser to help him to do so. in san leandro, philippe djegal, kron four news. news. (vicki) next a 5:30...

months after the deadly las vegas shooting... m-g-m is now going after the victims. we'll explain why. (grant) and after the break... how president trump is now claiming he mis- spoke... and he didn't actually side with russian president vladimir putin over u-s intelligence agencies.

i have full faith in our intelligence agencies. whoops they just turned off the lights. must have been the intelligence agencies.(vicki) a rocky return to the u-s...as president trump addresses the bi-partisan outrage in the wake of his summit meeting with russian leader vladimir putin.(grant) mister trump attempted to walk back his most controversial comment from their joint news conference yesterday in helsinki.(grant) just days after a dozen russian intelligence officers were indicted for meddling in the 20-16 presidential election ...president trump seemed to accept president putin's denial, "he just said it's not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason why it would be."at first the president seemed seemed pleased with his performance at the putin summit.even when the world press began calling him names like "putin's

poodle," he pushed back ... tweeting that the criticism was no more than fake news.but as he headed home to the white house, the president reportedly became more and more upset, venting to aides and even his wife, melania, today he said he realized his remarks deserved some clarification. "the sentence should have been, i don't see any reason why it wouldn't be russia. sort of a double-negative." even then the president stopped short of a full=on accusation of russia hacking. "could be other people also. there's a lot of people out there." uncharacteristically, the president delivered his clarification from a prepared script. "i have full faith and support for america's great intelligence agencies."the script included a handwritten edits, crossing out one line, and adding a phrase that the president ly, both in helsinki and again today. "there was there was no collusion at all // zero collusion."there was no collusion." // "many cases, no collusion"democrats are demanding to know what conversations took place behind closed doors when trump met putin - with only translators in the room.sen. chuck schumer/ (d) senate minority leader: "president trump's public statements were

alarming enough. the senate needs to know what happened behind closed doors. does anyone believe he was tougher on putin in secret?" (on cam) senator (on cam) (on cam) senator schumer's republican counterpart, majority leader mitch mcconnell, also appeared to rebuke the president today, saying members of both parties on capitol hill recognize that russia is a threat to american democracy. (vicki) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) a well- known restaurant in the south bay is damaged in a fire. and this isn't the first time the los gatos restaurant has gone up infl kron 4's lydia pantazas explains what happened.

(vicki) police in the east bay are looking for a robber who stole a laptop from a woman at starbucks. it happened on willow avenue in hercules. a woman was on her laptop when the thief suddenly grabbed it. after a struggle... the robber got away with the computer... and got into a newer model white hyundai sonata with yellow and blue "stoneridge" paper plates. a woman was the get away driver. this is not the first time thieves have targeted customers at this particular starbucks. (grant) in the north bay... santa rosa police have arrested a man accused of breaking into two homes and stealing women's underwear. detectives say 65-year old cornell holiday worked at the apartment complex where the burglaries happened. holiday is accused of using his work keys to enter the

women's apartments. police say he then took some of their clothing including underwear. (vicki) in the peninsula..... a big-rig crash shut down the on ramp from north bound 101 to eastbound higway 92 in san mateo this morning. the crash happened around ten-30 last night. the big rig was hauling 80-thousand pounds of produce when it crashed and overturned. both highway 92 on ramps were closed for hours as crews worked to clean up the scene and remove the big rig. no injures were reported. officials are investigating the cause of the crash. lawrence karnow: it was hot in the valleys today with highs in the low t0 mid 90s. fog lingered at the coast to keep temperatures much cooler there and in the 50s to low 60s. on the doppler you can see a few showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to bring the hottest temperatures

of the week with 90s and low 100s inland tomorrow and cool 50s and 60s at the coast. monsoonal clouds will also move in late in the day to bring a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week. (grant) a group of democratic senators say some 26-hundred kids still haven't been reunited with their families after being separated at the u-s border.

washington correspondent alexandra limon reports they're proposing a new law that would stop the administration's immigration policy - permanently despite several court orders to quickly reunite immigrant families - the government has been unable to.they never ever had an intent to reunite these children with their parents, never.now a group of senators from the western united states - is introducing the reunite act. the bill would require the government to establish a process to quickly reunite children with legal guardians, as long as it's safe.it would also allow lawyers, advocacy groups and parents access to the kids.and prevent the administration from detaining immigrant famlies indefinitely after reuniting y/d-oregon>they want to set up internment camps, that is not going to happen. we will be on the warpath here in congress against any effort to legalize internment camps in the united states.alexandra limonthe reunite act proposes returning to the family case management

program which was abolished by the trump administration. families are released in the us, monitored and given future court dates.according to ice, overall program compliance with all regions is an average of 99% compliance for ice check ins and appointmentsif this proposal becomes law, it would apply to families currently in government detention and future immigrants.to ensure that never again will the united states government have the ability, or the power to separate children from their parents in the way that has been done. the lawmakers say the president asked for congress to update immigration laws and that's what they're trying to do. in washington alexandra limon. (vicki) the owner of the mandalay bay hotel in las vegas - is suing the victims of last october's mass shooting. m-g-m resorts international filed a complaint in court citing a post 9-11 safety act that extends liability

protection to companies that use "anti-terrorism" services. m-g-m is arguing that the security team hired for the music festival -- fits under that law because they were certified by the department of homeland security. more than 25-hundred individuals have brought, or threatened to bring lawsuits against the company in the wake of the shooting. (grant) coming up... how would you like a massage...courtesy of some snakes. we'll introduce you to one woman who is using the reptiles to help people face their fears. (vicki) and the new hidden dangers about a toy that your kids may be playing with. fire fighting is a very dangerous profession.

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it's the toy fad that could make your child sick. a consumer watchdog group found that some of brightly the colored toy slime ... has unsafe levels of a chemical that causes vomiting and stomach cramps. the chemical is called boron. the group tested slime sold at stores and on amazon. although many of the products with unsafe levels of the chemical have been removed ... parents are advised to approach all slime with caution, as many have minimal information on their labels. (grant) deon has announced returning to the kid- network with 26 new episodes. the original series ran for nine seasons between 19-91 nine seasons between 19-91 and 20-04. a new "rugrats" live action movie featuring c-g-i character animation is

also expected to hit theaters in november 20-20. the original "rugrats movie" brought in more than 140- million dollars worldwide at the box office back in 19-98. no word on whether the original cast will be brought back. (vicki) still ahead... a gay couple is verbally attacked on the street. and it's all caught on camera. why they say officers didn't do enough to protect them. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) a lesbian couple was the target of a man's hate filled rant. it was all caught on camera... and the confrontation is now going viral. cole miller spoke to the couple... who are not only upset by that language -- but say police did not help. nats "let's go! act like a fááá man, get hit like one, cááá! gay pride aáá báááá!" riddled with hateful language -- it's the video so many are talking about -- this encounter if you will -- playing out in southeast

portland on duke street.nats "c'mon! you're a fáááá woman. i'd knock you on your fáááá ass, you fat cow!"fielding those threats -- is trudy dragoon.trudy dragoon: "they all got out of the truck, drunk, and he started screaming dááá at us so i walked across the street to confront him because i'm just done with it." and behind the camera -- her wife -- wendy...wendy dragoon:"he started threatening violence and so that's when i'm like 'ok, i guess i have to record this in case something happens.'"nats "oh, i'm so scared of a fáááá lesbian. i'm so scared, i'm so scared." trudy dragoon: "you're crazy. you should be really embarrassed of yourself."it lasts just 3 minutes -- then a passing police officer stops... nats: "tell her to keep walking!"the video ends there...wendy dragoon:"he said 'saying mean things isn't against the law.'wendy dragoon: "tru was saying 'what can i do? is there anything i can do?' and he said 'not until he actually physically assaults you, there's nothing that can be done.'that upset the couple even more -- and while we were talking to them today that same cop and a supervisor show up -- to begin taking statements after trudy and wendy say nothing was done last night...also today we spotted one of the other guys in that video who says he tried diffusing things.cole miller:"so she says she confronted that man because he

began using those slurs, targeting her sexual orientation, but you would say that that's not true. what would you say happened instead? "josh", tried to help: "i would say that they started the cussing and the yelling back and forth." cole miller "does that give a man the right to put his fists up to a woman and then hurl those kinds of insults at them? "josh", tried to help:"no but she was also threatening him at the same timenats of honking in the midst of all of this -- neighbors -- even strangers -- are coming together -- writing these messages on the street and sidewalk -- showing their support for these two -- as they shed a light on a problem that -- to this day -- continues...trudy dragoon:"the people that are spewing this hatred need to be brought to light, it needs to stop. i'm sick of it. there are too many people that get berated daily. it's sickening."

(grant) that was cole miller reporting. portland police say they are still investigating the incident. (vicki) we've been honoring outstanding teachers in the bay area....and this week it's a pre-school teacher in san mateo.. we're talking about sophia porras - who teaches at parkside montessori. her mother says sophia was so grateful to her own teachers while growing up -- she decided to follow in their footsteps. colleagues say she's an incredible teacher because she sees the best in each student. she listens carefully to them - and lets them know how important they are. besides being able to use both english and spanish in the classroom - sophia has also taken sign language to be able to communicate with students and parents. she's described as inspiring learning, creativity and teamwork every day. if you know a special

teacher you'd like to nominate - just go to our website, kron4-dot-com.click on 'features' - then choose 'teacher of the week.' (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was hot in the valleys today with highs in the low t0 mid 90s. fog lingered at the coast to keep temperatures much cooler there and in the 50s to low 60s. on the doppler you can see a few showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to bring the hottest temperatures of the week with 90s and low 100s inland tomorrow and cool 50s and 60s at the coast. monsoonal clouds will also moslight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week. (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... how a woman

is using snakes to relive pain... and also helping people get over their fears. (grant) if you're not into snakes on a plane, you're probably cool with snakes all over your body. vanessa murdock has the story of healing, empowerment and phobia. 0:38-0:41"serpentessa"snake priestess1:21-1:25pam kelly dreaming goddess customer 1:43-1:45alan lesnerreporting 1:56-2:00vanessa murdock reporting --lead in--getting over your fear of snakes might be as easy as going for a massage. vanessa murdock has the story. --reporter pkg-as follows--pkg-as follows- --reporter the story. and phobia.empowerment healing, the story of murdock has vanessa fears. get over their helping people and also relive pain... snakes to woman is using how a week.up again next before we heat weekend expected this weather is cooler thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week.

(vicki) next on kron4 news at next on (vicki) (vicki) next on kron4

news at 5... how a woman is using snakes to relive pain... and also helping people get over their fears.

rant) if you're not into snakes on a plane, you're probably cool with snakes all over your body. vanessa murdock has the story of healing, empowerment and phobia.

0:38-0:41"serpentessa"snake priestess1:21-1:25pam kelly dreaming goddess customer 1:43-1:45alan lesnerreporting 1:56-2:00vanessa murdock reporting --lead in--getting over your fear of snakes might be as easy as going for a massage. vanessa murdock has the story. --reporter pkg-as follows--boa constrictors ... some longer than six feet...slither all over pam kelly's body.we witnessed her first snake massage with serpentessa ... at dreaming goddess in poughkeepsie. serpentessa: "how you feeling?" pam kelly: "nervous..."serpentessa shows her four snakes intertwined. all possible participants ... psyche's the chosen one ... for now. serpentessa: "enjoy them and feel them on you." ultimately ... serpentessa guides three snakes onto pam. she can't force them to do anything. each serpent chooses its own path. gliding over her ... wrapping around her feet ... her head ... even resting on her neck.serpentessa: "they tone and stimulate the vegas nerve in our body and that releases endorphins and oxytocin. this snake priestess specializes as an interspecies facilitator ... has for 25 years.vanessa murdock: how safe is this?" serpentessa: "so, you know, there are no guarantees with a wild animal. you are the one who's going to choose if this is safe for you or not. so, no one has ever been hurt by one of my boa constrictors."she tells us people typically reach out to her for one of

three reasons ... healing ... empowerment or to get over their fear of snakes.in the end ... she said her session helped. pam kelly: "it was a lot calmer and peaceful than i thought it was going to be. there was a point it felt like they were just hugging me around the shoulders and then it just became very calm. i could've just fallen asleep." pam's ease on the table gave my colleague ... alan lesner ...the courage to try it. serpentessa: "how you feeling, alan?"alan lesner: "good" barely flinched as a snake went it for a kiss....alan lesner: "i think she kissed me."serpentessa: "i think she likes you."as for me... serpentessa: "can i bring her to your knees?"vanessa murdock: "yes."i forced myself to at least sit with a snake ...the only animal i've ever really feared.vanessa murdock: "just a sensation of nerves from here through the top of my head."within a few minutes i could finally relax ... breathe normally ... even smile for a picture with serpentessa and one of her snakes.

(grant) if you want to get a snake massage ... an hour-and-15-minute session starts at 300 dollars. (grant) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. ken wayne and vicki ken wayne and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken)cheers grant.here are the working on at 6.a full house that was causing a full street.... will be seeing some changes soon. tour buses will soon be banned outside the popular broderick street home. (vicki)plus... is kamala harris considering a presidential run? a new announcement today could signal the democratic senator's intentions in the 20-20 election. (ken) and the man dubbed the ride share rapist...was in court today. what we're learning about the man accused of crimes all over the bay area. another hour of news ... next on kron

4 news at six.

(ken) the man accused of raping four women while posing as a rideshare driver in san francisco... made his first court appearance today. and immigration officials say he is in the country illegally. (ken) thank you for joining us, i'm ken wayne. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis in for pam moore. orla multiple life sentence convicted. kron 4's dan kerman is live at the san francisco hall of justice where attorneys are saying the defendant's immigration status should not overshadow his crimes.

prosecutors say this man, orlando vilchez lazo raped 4 women in san francisco while posing as a rideshare driver. the defendant made his first court appearance tuesday afternoon facing a 12 felonies sot alex bastian/s.f. district attorney's office 13-20there are multiple rape charges, theres a kidnapping with intent to commit rape and many other rape allegations as well police have said vilchez lazo's dna was linked to the 4 women who were raped. and they are convinced there are more victims out there and are asking for the public's helpsot we want to know if you know anything about this individual or if something like this has happened to you please contact the police department or the district attorneys office monday federal immigration authorities announced vilchez lazo is a citizen of peru and

in the united states illegally. but his attorney says this case is not about thatsot eric quandt/ deputy public defender 54-104 (vicki) an innocent young man...shot to death while waiting for a bus in the middle of the day. now the victim's mom is pleading with the shooter to turn himself in...saying she's ready to forgive him. a large cash reward is also on the table. kron4's haaziq madyun reports. 104defender 54-public quandt/ deputy sot eric thatsot eric quandt/ deputy public defender 54-104 (vicki) (vicki) an

innocent young man...shot to death while waiting for a bus in the middle of the day. now the victim's mom is pleading with the shooter to turn himself in...saying she's ready to forgive him. a large cash reward is also on the table. kron4's haaziq madyun reports. the unsolved murder of patrick scott jr is the subject of a joint homicide task force investigation with the oakland police department and the f.b.i.sot 27-year-old son patrick scott jr. was shot to death back on februrary 3, 2018 just before 11am while waiting at this bus stop on 62nd and market street in west oakland. it has been almost 6-months. investigators want to keep the heat under the murder case to prevent it

from going coldsotsot the f.b.i. and the oakland police department are offering a reward of $30,000 dollars for information leading to an arrest in this case...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (ken) (ken) happening now.... investigators are trying to figure out what caused a small plane to crash near truckee -- killing two people and critically injuring a third person. according to the placer county sheriff

60-year-old kenneth whittall- scherfee of carmichael was killed. he also owned the plane. the name of the second person who died has not been released. one other person is critically hurt. the f-a-a says the single- engine plane went down this morning just before eight o'clock. officials say the pilot reported engine problems almost immediately after takeing off from the truckee-tahoe airport and was trying to return when the plane went down. the f-a-a and n-t-s-b are investigating.... along with the placer county sheriff's office. (vicki) new tonight at 6. the sf m-t-a board of directors has voted to ban tour busses from broderick street outside of the famous "full house" home in san francisco. while crowds of peole come to snap selfies in front of the house.... many neighbors felt the historic home had become an nuisance. the new ban will affect broderick between pine and bush streets ---- and only applies to tour busses. that means commercial vehicles with 9 or more seats. the ban is expected to take effect in 4 to six weeks. (landing vo) (ken) sma

wild fires are known to break out in hard to reach areas and quickly turn into big fires. this morning's fire east of san jose was in a tough spot... but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, it was knocked down fast. no homes were threatened by the fire but residents were keeping close watch nonetheless.bob/resident "...i smelled smoke and came outside and saw that the calfire people were all over it so i felt pretty good about that..."nats (md-87 air tanker drops retardant)one of calfire's biggest air tankers, an md-87 out of mclellan air force base made two passes at the metcalf fire, which erupted in a remote canyon about five miles east of highway 101, off mecalf road. the tanker scored direct hits on both passes, stopping the fire's forward progress, buying time for calfire to mobilize resources and get ground crews to the scene.pam temmerman/calfire '....the good thing this morning is that we had very little wind out there...that helped because even a little wind on

a fire like this and it can take off..." the fire broke out on a remote hillside on property that was once home to the long since defunct united technologies/pratt & whitney corporation, which made and tested rocket motors for the space program. it's only ocupants now are cattle and lots of grass.pam temmerman/calfire "....given that it is july and we're getting these high temperatures and the fuel is so dry, we have to make sure everything is out..."as for a cause of the fire, investigators will look for human activity in the area. electric fencing has been known to spark fires. suggeste something i hadn't heard before.bob/neighbor ",,,it cold be an old beer bottle tossed from a car that magnified by the sun, threw a spark and touched off the fire, you never know..."the fire was fully contained at 22 acres but crews would remain on the scene for the rest of the day.

in san jose rob fladeboe kron4 news (vicki) the hot and dry weather is also fueling a wildfire near yosemite national park. fire crews say the blaze has scorched more than 19-square-miles in the steep terrain on the park's western edge. and tonight-- it is just five percent contained. (ken) angelica lei lani is live in ahwahnee tonight just outside yosemite with details on the firefighting efforts. angelica? crews are working tirelessly to try and gain the upper hand. as of this morning they doubled their manpower and resources which is why they had to move here to ahwahnee from mariposa. the ferguson fire growing rapidly throughout the night in the sierra national forest. dozens of fresh crews coming from all over the state to

help battle the flames. "i think we were around 700 firefighters that were here yesterday now we're up to 1468 total"but cal fire says the thick layer of smoke is becoming a challenge for air attack crews. on the ground firefighters lay containment lines throughout the steep rugged terrain - in the scorching heat. "these firefighters we do make sure that they're properly suited up, that they're hydrated, that they're nourished and that they're ready to go out and fight these fires."engine crews are parked throughout communities.as the fire moves fast both east and south, threatening more than 1- hundred structures. "when they said mandatory i got up and started packing"danette moreno, one of the many forced to evacuate and take shelter with red cross at the new life christian fellowship church. "when we left our house we didn't know where we were going, i'm just so glad this was here" "this is the place to come and we will feed you and shelter you for the duration, however long it takes."with crews working hard to put the fire

out, danette says she's praying for their safety. "i don't want anyone losing their live over a house" a community meeting is set to start at 6'clock here in ahwahnee at wasuma elementary school.live in ahwahnee angelica lei lani kron4 news. lawrence karnow: it was hot in the valleys today with highs in the low t0 mid 90s. fog lingered at the coast to keep temperatures much cooler there and in the 50s to low 60s. on the doppler you can see a few showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to bring the hottest temperatures of the week with 90s and low 100s inland 60s at the coast. monsoonal clouds will also move in late in the day to

bring a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week. i have full faith in our intelligence agencies. whoops they just turned off the lights. must have been the intelligence agencies.(ken) a rocky return to the u-s...as president trump addresses the bi-partisan outrage in the wake of his summit meeting with russian leader vladimir putin. (ken) lawmakers from both parties are speaking out about the president's comments that seemed to undermine u-s intelligence and recent indictments of russian nationals.(vicki)back now in the u-s, trump is walking back some of his comments, but sticking to his guns on others.

grant lodes joins us now with more.(grant) with more.(grant) president trump now says it was just a simple wording mistake that sparked all the controversy... following his summit with russian president vladimir putin. their joint press conference came just days after 12 russian intelligence officials were indicted for interfering in the 2016 u-s elections. president trump today saying he mis-spoke when he denied russia's involvement yesterday during his meeting ---- saying he meant to say "i don't see any reason why it áwouldn'tá be russia." but trump continued to deny any collusion. (grant)

chuck schumer characterized trump's remarks as trying to "squirm away from what he said yesterday." adding that it was 24 hours too late and in the wrong place. (grant) no one knows exactly what was said behind closed doors when trump met with putin - since only translators were in the room. democrats are calling for hearings as soon as possible to learn what trump might have promised putin. (ken) coming up. an east bay woman makes a stomach turning discovery in her store- bought fish. (vicki) we follow london breed we follow london breed as she gets up close and personal with the work being done to clean up homeless encampments in the city. (ken) and an elderly san leandro man says he's run out of options as he faces eviction from his home of eight decades.

an 81-year-old man who has spent all but one year of his life in the city of san leandro has run out of options... and, is being evicted from his mobile home. kron four's philippe djegal spoke with the man who says his new property owners are pricing him out. (philippe) john busch doesn't want to leave his mobile home... but it's looking more and more like that's exactly what's going to happen.john busch/tenant- "half the people i knew moved out. marty lived here for 30 years, uh, carolyn lived here for 25 and eddy lived here for 20." a retired design

engineer, at 81-year-old, john says he's lived in san leandro almost all of his life. the last 15 years here at the bayshore commons. he says the new owners, harmony communities, took over last year... and, increased his rent by more than half. they've offered him subsides to lessen what he would have to pay, but he's refused. he's proposed a smaller increase of seven-percent, and has tried to make those payments... but says the property manager has only accepted one of his checks since january. john says it's unfortunate the city of san leandro doesn't have rent control.john busch/tenant- "if it isn't, uh, made illegal or criminal, its inhumane and, uh, unconcionable anyway." corina lopez/councilmember- "i think that, uh, the displacement, um, of folks, when new owners come in and purchase properties is something that we have to be very mindful of.:" councilmember corina lopez says she intends to work with john on this issue... though it's not clear what more can be done. the property owners agreed to cancel john's debt with the mobile home park if he agreed to leave in a month... and, he admits to signing the agreement. in san leandro, philippe djegal, kron four news.

(ken) today alameda county officials announced there will be more funding for immigrants facing deportation. supervisor richard valle said nearly three hundred thousand dollars will be added to the immigrant defense fund. oakland mayor libby schaaf stood alongside valle at a press confrence this afternoon...thanking the county for the funding. schaaf said the funds will help to end the seperation of immigrant families in alameda county. it's budgeted to last through 20-19. (vicki) in the east bay. new regulations and permits are in place for dockless scooter sharing programs. today... the public works committee approved the proposed ordinance...which will provide guidelines for oakland based scooter companies. dockless scooters are being placed in public locations for people to use... however if

done incorrectly... the scooters can block wheelchairs and clutter sidewalks. the ordinance will require designated locations for dockless scooters. the ordinance will include a discounted membership plan for those who are low-income.en)an her money back after she says she found a parasite swimming around in her fresh caught salmon. kron four's terisa estacio spoke with the woman about where she bought the fish and when she first noticed the unsettling problem. (take pkg) this is cell phone video taken by felicia cipolla of el sobrante... after she noticed something was moving around in her parnter's planned dish for dinner. felicia cipolla. "it was gross." felicia cipolla says on ight, she and her partner were getting read to cut up some fish they bought earlier in the day from the costco store in richmond... when she noticed the movement. felcia. "we buy fish occasionally from costco, but this is the first time a worm in it. and it isn't your typical worm, parasite." "the scary thing about it, it looks

similar to bones and if you are not paying attention, you would just eat it and that is gross." in fact, felicia says she is so grossed out finding the white parasite, she decided to double bag the wild caught salmon and put it in a refrigerator in the spare room. felicia. it is definitely not dead. kron four reached out to costco. in response, they sent us a leaflet on parasites in marine fish which stated all lviing organisims inclduing fish can have parasites. the leaflet written by two uc davis seafood specalists, said that throughly cooking would destroy the parasite. for felicia, who is vegan, she wasn't interested in that.... felcia. i don't want to eat it, i want to take it back. we bought someotehr seafood, we are taken it all back. in richmond, terisa estacio kron four news. #####

(vicki) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was hot in the valleys today with highs in the low t0 mid 90s. fog lingered at the coast to keep temperatures much cooler there and in the 50s to low the doppl showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to

bring the hottest temperatures of the week with 90s and low 100s inland tomorrow and cool 50s and 60s at the coast. monsoonal clouds will also move in late in the day to bring a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week.

(vicki)still ahead... a daring rescue in kern county... comes with a warning for swimmers. (ken) and the search for a missing hiker near joshua tree is now in its fifth day.... as friends and family are grow more and more

anxious to see the 51-year old father again.

(ken) the search continues for a canadian man who went missing at a southern california national park. after five days of intense searching in joshua tree national park and almost 90 rescuers involved there's still no sign of paul miller. the 51-year-old husband, father and 20 year member of his local church has vanished. miller called his wife at nine a-m on friday from the 49 palms trail head, where park rangers eventually found his vehicle. that's the last time anyone has heard from miller.(sot) "obviously we've been doing a lot of praying at our churchpeople reaching out to see if help can be had other ways, of course its difficult being so far away."(ken)(ken) (ken) the san bernardino county sheriff's office along with aircraft are assisting in the search for miller. (vicki)police in kern county performed a dramatic water rescue monday. they used a

helicopter to hoist a man to safety after he became stuck in dangerous rapids. it started when the man and his girlfriend were swimming in a much calmer area of the kern river.he ventured into deeper water and the current swept him away. rescuers say even though the rock where he got stuck looks close to the shore, the rushing water could easily overtake him. that's why a helicopter was seen as the safest option. authorities say even though it doesn't seem like alcohol was involved in this incident, it's a good reminder not to drink while swimming. also, always wear a life jacket. (ken) up next at 6:30. could kamala harris have her sights set on the oval office in 2020? what she's doing next year that may signal a bid for the presidency. (vicki) mayor london breed got a first hand look at one of san francisco's biggest problems today. how she plans to tackle the homeless epidemic... up next. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead.

(ken) for the second time in her first week of office, san francisco mayor london breed took a tour with her department heads on a gritty kron4's maureen kelly was with the mayor has she witnessed the dismanteling of a major homeless encampment in mission bay. mayor london breed gets an upclose look as city crews swept up the debries....and public health officers pick up needles of this tent city on a

deadend block of king street that as broken before.....but has reformed. she gets an update from those on the front lines of this crisis.99% of the time people tell us i want treatmentand questions the director of the department of public works about what's next. so what do you do about the sidewalkonce they go we'll steam clean and wash and cleanthe mayor met two of the roughly 15 homeless living in this spot....shaking their hands as they get prepped to move to a navigation center... mark johnson who says he've lived on the street a long time started crying as he described his situation my issues right now is just making sure that my girlfriend is ok just making sure that she gets off the streets and somewhere safe to be back on her medication stuff like thatduring the tour the mayor is stopped by a woman living in a building nearby who says the encampment made many of her neighbors feel unsafe... hopefully the mayor will do something about it i'm glad we finally got her attention(mayor)the mayor has vowed to eliminate tent encampments in her first year in office her message to those still dealing with them on their blocks.....the messages

we're going to get there we're paying attention it is very closely and our goal is to make sure that these encampments don't exist anywhere in san francisco so i would just asked for their patientsthe city says they are two more navigations centers set to open up in the next few months.maureen kelly kron4 news (ken) new tonight at 6. california democratic senator kamala harris may be signaling a run for the 2020 presidency... with her plans to release a book next year. the book is titled "the truths we hold: an american journey." it's set to be published in january. the book follows a tradition of releases by potential presidential candidates, in the vein of former president barack obama's "the audacity of hope." kamala has not announced any intention to run for president so far... saying only she is focused on current issues.... not the 20-20 race. (vicki) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories.

here in oakland the unsolved murder of patrick scott jr is the subject of a joint homicide task force with the oakland police department and the f.b.i.sothere in oakland the unsolved murder of patrick scott jr is the subject of a joint homicide task force with the oakland police department and the f.b.i.sotsot

department: "we are hoping that people come forward to help us fill in these holes. we know there is at least one suspect. there's possibly other people involved. we don't have the specifics">sot

only a seven-percent increase... but says the new owner's have refused most of his payments. the city of san leandro does not have rent control. the tenant has to be out of the home in a month. in san leandro, philippe djegal, kron four news. this is cell phone video taken by felicia cipolla of el sobrante... after she noticed something was moving around in her planned dish for dinner. felicia cipolla. "it was gross." felicia cipolla says on monday night, she and her partner were getting read to cut up some fish they bought earlier in the day from the costco store in richmond... when she noticed the movement. felcia. "we buy fish occasionally from costco, but this is the first time a worm in it. and it isn't your typical worm, parasite." "the scary thing about it, it looks similar to bones and if you are not paying attention, you would just eat it and that is gross." kron four reached out to costco, they emailed us a leaflet and on marine fish, often occurs and cooking removes felicia wants her money back. terisa estacio, kron4 news. lawrence karnow: it was hot in the valleys today with highs in the low t0 mid 90s. fog lingered at the coast to keep temperatures much cooler there and in the 50s to low 60s. on the doppler you can see a few showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea

breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to bring the hottest temperatures of the week with 90s and low 100s inland tomorrow and cool 50s and 60s at the coast. monsoonal clouds will also move in late in the day to bring a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week.

(ken) on the peninsula..... a freeway is back open after a big rig hauling 80-thousand pounds of produce.. overturned. the crash happened last night on the highway 101 and highway 92 connector ramp in san mateo... and the road remained closed into the morning commute. it took several tow trucks to finally get the truck upright and moved off the road. no injures were no injures were reported. (vicki) new at 6. crissy field avenue in san francisco's presidio will be permanently closed friday. the roadway will be converted to a trail for pedestrians and bicyclists to help connect crissy field to the golden gate bridge. once closed... pedestrians will still be able to go in both directions..but bicyclists will only be able to travel uphill until improvements are completed in the coming months. motorists will still be able to access the area using lincoln blvd and mcdowell avenue. (ken) a new blood test

could be the key to saving lives in the battle against skin cancer. the latest on the experimental research... coming up.

(ken) 4 your health tonight... it may soon be easier than ever to detect melanoma.(vicki) a team of australian scientists have developed an experimental blood test they say is capable

of detecting the aggressive form of skin cancer in its early stages.(ken) melanoma accounts for just one percent of all skin cancers, but causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths. early detection is key.(vicki) if further trials are successful ... researchers say the test could be distributed internationally in the next five years. (ken)water pik is recalling 38-hundred sonic-fusion flossing toothbrushes over a potential fire hazard.(vicki) the company said the charging base may overheat and possibly start a fire.the f-d-a said the company issued the voluntary recall after getting reports of the product malfunctioning.(ken)water pik said no injuries were reported. customers with the affected toothbrushes should stop using them, unplug the unit immediately and return them to water pik. (vicki) in sports... the dodgers may be close to acquiring one of the starters in tonight's all-star game... (ken) and a possible shakeup in the raiders broadcast booth has a big name rumored to be calling games for the silver and black this season... gary has that story... and all the sports...

coming up

as the raiders future as the raiders future in las vegas draws nearer... a reported shakeup in the boradcast booth has a big name to the bay area... according to the las vegas review-journal... the raiders intend to replace longtime radio voice greg papa... who has been callingh games for the silver and black since silver and black since silver and black since 1993... with 79-year-old brent musburger starting this season.... the newspaper reported musburger and the raiders have agreed to

a three-year deal... which would include the team's first season in the team's first season in las vegas in 2020. the story also said papa may not even be aware of the reported deal... the raiders have no comment at this point... musburger is one of the most reconizable sports boradcatsers in the country... nationalscene since 1973... he

for a sports venture the mlb all-star game underway tonight in our nation's capital... we'll tell you how our a's and giants representatives fared a little later, but until then there's some movement in the n-l west. movement in there's some until then later, but until then there's some movement in the n-l west. according to multiple reports, the dodgers are closing in on acquiring baltimore's all-star slugger manny machado. at 26-years- old, the shortstop is among the best young stars in the game with 4-all-star nods and 2-gold gloves. through the first half of the season, he's hit 24-homers...with 65-rbi. the deal has not been finalized as of yet, but it's projected the dodgers will be giving up a number of prospects. l-a currently leads the division.

turning to the warriors-- it looks like steph curry is about to finally give himself some much deserved rest. the two-time mvp will be skipping next week's team usa minicamp in las vegas...accordi ng to an espn report. instead, curry is opting to spend more curry is opting to spend more time with his family. this is a sound decision considering he's played deep into june for the last four years... and was on a world cup team in 2010 and 2014. yesterday, it was reported that lebron james would be forgoing the camp as well. (wipe to durant finishes aau tour) and curry's teammate kevin durant...should also look into taking some much needed rest. the reigning finals mvp...along with quinn cook were in new york today and stopped by dyckman park in washington heights in upper manhattan... for the final stop of his a-a-u basketball tour durant also unveiled his new nike shoe...

the "k-d 11" this was the last stop on kd's promotional trip with nike...he's been visiting around the nation including chicago and north carolina. big week for big week for golf as the open gets underway at carnoustie in scotland. whether he's the whether he's the favorite or not, a ton of eyes will be on tiger woods...as he's back in the tournament for the first time since 2015. he's won this major 3 times...the most recent was back in 2006 at royal liverpool. this season, majors have not gone especially well as he finished 32nd at the masters... and

didn't even make the cut at the u-s open. this week, he knows carnoustie will be tough, but he's just thankful to be back in the field. (sot: tiger woods) ""there were definitely points ""there were definitely points in time that i certainly thought i'd never play in this championship again. it's great seeing it on tv, but it's even better in person. i remember how it feels to come down to the last hole with a chance to win it. and knowing that i may never have that opportunity again."

this is a pretty neat story from the wnba. congratulations to liz cambage of the dallas wings....who dropped a single-game scoring record 53-points today against new york. she went 17- of-22 from the field...4-of-5 from 3 and 15-of-16 on free throws. her mark passes the previous record of 51...which was set back in 2013. tour de france... stage 10... check ths out... a mountain biker comes right of the hillside and over the course... take another look as the rider leaps over all the bikers... they were by the way in the first mountainstage of the competition more wackyness... as a fan tightrope walks between a couple of buildings for those who care... olympic

champion greg van avermaet... champion greg van avermaet... kept the yellow jersey as the overall leader... fenchman julian alaphilippe (ala- plhilppe)... won the stage (vicki) (vicki) he's not your average bear... spending his afternoon cooling off in a southern california pool. and he may be a repeat offender. that story coming up next. ♪ ♪ can world-renowned artist red hong yi use the chase mobile app® to pay practically anyone, at any bank? all while creating a masterpiece made of tea leaves?

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wild traffic jam in lake county, florida. (vicki) a feathery fugitive delays drivers, forcing police to get involved. jennifer ortega spoke to one woman who was a little bit áemusedá by the whole thing. :00 - :04:24 - :28kandy cartier witnesskandy cartier/ witness "my husband said something was going on in the road and this vehicle went around and he was, like, 'there's something on the road, i think it's a llama,' and i was, like 'a lama,' and he was like 'oh my gosh, it's an emu.'" candy cartier says it was this guy right here that backed up traffic sunday afternoon on highway 19 in tavares.kandy

cartier/ witness"i didn't even think about it, i was, like, 'i have to get this little guy.' 'only in florida would this happen, i have to tape this -- no one is going to believe me.'"she says they saw the large bird just lying in the road when she and another woman got out of their cars and ran over to help. witness "it had a sock on its head and it had a lease on it. she went to pull the sock off and i was, like, 'no, no, no.' it started getting up so i shoo it off the bridge. i mean, we were dead in the middle of the bridge."cartier says she was doing the best she could to guide the emu in the right direction, but every time two lanes would open up, it would run the wrong way. it wasn't long until tavares police and animal control showed up to take the bird into custody. kandy cartier/ witness"yeah, i need to add that to my resume -- apparently i'm an emu wrangler." (vicki) that was jennifer ortega reporting. after police were able to capture the bird, it was reunited with its owner. and we're told the bird is doing just fine. (ken)an unwanted visitor left some los angeles residents stuck at home today. a bear was seen wandering through the granada hills neighborhood. aerial video showed the bear resting in the shade near a

home and at one point cooling off in a swimming pool. it later went for a stroll down the sidewalk ... before heading into a drainage tunnel. the bear was eventually shot with a tranquilizer dart and after a brief period it appeared to fall asleep in some nearby bushes. animal control officers say the black bear is male, weighs about 3-hundred pounds, is between 3-5 years old, and has been tagged and captured in the area before. lawrence karnow: it was hot in the valleys today with highs in the low t0 mid 90s. fog lingered at the coast to keep temperatures much cooler there and in the 50s to low 60s. on the doppler you can see a few showers over the sierra. if you're going out tonight the fog is following the sea breeze back into the bay and along the coast. the valleys should stay mostly clear. high pressure will strengthen to bring the hottest temperatures of the week with 90s and low 100s inland tomorrow and cool 50s and 60s at the coast. monsoonal clouds will also

move in late in the day to bring a slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms on wednesday night and thursday. cooler weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week. next on kron 4 news at 8: the rideshare rape suspect in front of a judge for the first time ... the charges he's now facing then: living through a week.up again next before we heat up again next before we heat weekend expected this weather is expected this weekend before we heat up again next week.

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