prosecutors are asking any other victims to come forward. good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. lazo is accused of preying on intoxicated women while he posed as a driver. kron 4's terisa estacio was at the hearing today-- and says the man's wife was also in the courtroom. orlando lazo - the rideshare driver - faced the judge in san francisco superior court. his attorney strongly denied the horrific allegations against him including violently kidnapping and raping 4 women after they got into his car. (natural sound) not guilty your honor. after pleading not guilty. in court, lazo's attorney requested bail be set for his client arguing that he did not have a prior criminal history and that he is a family man referring to his wife, brother and nephew in court. kron four caught up with family members outside of court. natural sound - what do you have to say about this? is he innocent? did he rape those women? is he your brother? innocent? the case against lazo unfolded

following a coordinated task force - the first case allegedly took place in november of 2013. the next case, feb of this year a third case in may and a fourth case in june. in the most recent case, after the victim called for a rideshare outside temple bar. the victim was falling asleep and waking up throughout the course of the ride, when she awoke, she was in an unknown location and he began to threaten her and held a knife to her neck she realized the wetness of her hands was her own blood and that she had been trying to fend off the knife with her hands. that's when she was sexually assaulted." prosecutors say they have dna evidence in the case and beleive it is possible there are more victims out there in this case. alex. rape is one of the most horrific crimes imaginable in our criminal justic system and in this case we have 4 victims and asking public for help if anyone knows this man. sandy feinland, asst public defender innocent until proven guilty. estacio - the judge denied bail thursday, instead setting up a bail motion hearing for august. in meantime, lazo will remain in custody. in san francisco

(grant) we have continuing coverage of this story on our website. there you can read the court documents that reveal the disturbing details of the alleged crimes. it's all on kron-4 dot com. (vicki) a deadly shooting takes the life of someone visiting friends in an east bay city. it happened outside a home in el sobrante. and a short time ago... police announced they arrested two suspects in the case. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. a report of man shot and down on the ground at around 10:45 wednesday night. when contra

costa county sheriff's investigators arrived they found a 22-year-old man suffering from a gun shot wound. deputies initiated cpr but was later pronounced dead at the scene. the homicde investigation continued into the better part of thursday. multiple deputies were on the scene collecting evidence on this sprawling property which takes up a good porting on this section of san pablo dam road, as you can see from this google earth map. contra costa county search and rescue where called in to assist with the search for evidencenone of the neighbors i spoke to knew the people who lived here by name but they say they did see a lot of activity on that propertysoti heard similar observations from other neighbors i spoke to who asked that we not reveal their identitiessotsot this man says he and his wife heard the commotion. sot

want it in the area but fact of the matter is this stuff can happen anywhere">one resident who lives on the property says the victim was a friend who was visiting wednesday night. on thursday contra costa county sheriff's office anounced the arrest of two suspects in the deadly shooting. they are 22-year-old anthony gaines of richmond and 57-year old judy barkas of el sobrante. they have been booked on murder and conspiracy charges. bail has bet set separately for both suspects at $2-million-dollars each. investigators with the sheriff's office are asking anyone with information about this deadly shooting to give them a call...in el sorbrante haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) (grant) a big story in the south bay tonight... police say they've taken down several illegal gambling operations. kron four's rob fladeboe is live in san jose with the details. rob? (rob live) i'm here at a strip mall off cropley avenue in san jose. that computer repair shop behind mewas actually a casino. now it, and six other illegal gambling operations are out of business.

responding to complaints from neighbors in this and othe vietnamese neighborhoods, cropey pc repair and rentals here at a strip mall on cropley avenue and this nail sailon on north 14th street were the first to be raided. inside police found people engaged in illegal gambling. they were playing poker and other card games and there were las vegas style slot machines, fifty of which were seized and booked into evidence along with $75,000 dollars in cash. joined by the da's office and the state department of justice, search warrants were served at five other cafes, restaurants and other shops that were just storefronts posing as legitimate businesses. the gambling was contributing to other crime in thse same neighborhoods says san jose police lt. paul messier.lt. paulmessier/san jose police "....a lot of the people who frequent these places have a gambling addiction and they may be feeding that addiction by coitting other crimes so when we take one of these operations down it has a positive effect on the surrounding neighborhoods..." the district attorney's office believes the gambling is being orchestrated by vietnames gangs,who may be coercing some legitimate business owners into providing cover for the

illegalgambling. (rob live) the identities of those arrested were not public amid an on-going investigation. police saymore arrests are possiible. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (vicki) new tonight at 5...

animal cruelty cases are on the rise in san francisco. that's according to san francisco animal care and control. the reason why is not clear. the cases don't appear to be connected. kron four's philippe djegal explains two recent cases. one resulting in an arrest. (philippe) frail... dehydrated... and enduring unbearable pain... a 60-pound adult mastiff named sweetie boy, who if healthy should weigh at least 150 pounds... found malnourished in san francisco and all alone.richard batchelder/dog walker- "a couple of friends of mine who walk here at the park, um, saw, saw the dog, took photos and uh, contacted the authorities. so, hopefully, you know the information is out there and we'll find the person." unfortunately, sweetie boy was in such bad shape when he was found abandoned here at progress park on monday... that animal care and control says he had to be euthanized later that day.virginia

donohue/sfacc- "it was terrible. i mean, we administered fluids, uh, completely unresponsive and really suffering." virginia donohue (dunn- uh-heyou) with san francisco animal care and control says she suspects sweetie boy's owner dropped him off at the park near interstate 280 sometime late sunday night or early monday morning. in this case, the owner has not been found. in another case, there's been an arrest. christopher kliment was taken into custody july third after surveillance video captured him beating his four-year-old pitbull mix named juicy on march 30th at the powell street bart station. donohue says the only reason he was caught is because he came to the shelter the day he was arrested looking for his dog.virginia donohue/sfacc- "he threatened our officers and he arrived at the shelter holding a very big knife. so, in general, yeah, there are, there are issues there." juicy is not eligbile for adoption until kliment's case is resolved in court. in the meantime, juicy is rehabbing at the shelter, where she is expected to make a full recovery. animal care and control says it is currently investigating four animal cruelty cases which they say is a high number. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news.

chopper nat(grant) fatigue is becoming a factor on the firelines in the sierra tonight. this is now day six...and that giant wildfire near yosemite has spread through thousands of new acres. the ferguson fire has now topped 20=thousand acres and is only seven percent contained.it's closed one of the main roads to yosemite valley and is threatening more than 1=hundred structures.

the ferguson fire began last friday and grew by four thousand acres in the past 24 hours.containment increased from five to just seven percent.the steep hillsides are treacherous for firefighters,the fire has already claimed the live of one bulldozer operator. (grant) (vicki) lets get a check

on the weather in that area... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with details on the poor air quality. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with highs in the low to mid 90s. its starting to feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs were in the 50s and 60s. doppler radar is tracking intense storms over the sierra. dozens of lightning strikes can be seen over the mountains. the concern is that we could also see more fires from the lightning. on the satellite image you can see our high pressure starting to weaken and move east. that will allow for cooler temperatures to return into the weekend. at the same time monsoonal clouds will bring a slight chance of showers to the bay area and even an isolated thunderstorm. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with 50s and 60s and patchy fog at the coast. it will cool until near normal this weekend and then get hot again toward the middle of next week.

(grant) coming up... a man in the south bay is behind bars after promising to help immigrants... and instead police say...he stole thousands of dollars from them. (vicki) plus... 49er quarterback jimmy garoppolo is turning a lot of heads tonight... over who he took on a date. we'll explain. (grant) and after the break... this guy also turned a lot of heads... after he was seen riding a bike down a bay area freeway... naked.

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aren't distracted enough! check out this man who was spotted by several motorists riding a bicycle naked on northbound 101 in san jose yesterday. kron4's maureen kelly talked to the chp who says this is no laughing matter. commuters driving on 101 between alum rock and story road got quite an eyefull wednesday morning. the chp says they got multiple calls reporting a naked man riding a bicycle on the freeway around 93oam....you can see in this picture he's not only on the shoulder....but actually in a lane of traffic headed northbound......the chp says at least one caller called in that the man jumped over the median and and kept heading nouthbound going against traffic in the southbound lanes. while these pictures

might be funny to look at.....naked or not....riding a bike on a freeway is dangerous.a bicycle on the freeway is a major distraction and potential he a hazard. a bicycle is not gonna be able to move as quickly so i'll vehicle moving at freeway speed is gonna come coprock come across that very quickly and have to take a vase of action if the bicycle is in the lanes like it was in this incident and then you add into it the other aspect that the writer was naked at the time was it additional distraction so we are having multiple calls coming inat the time the chp officers in they area were tied up with a medical emergency so the naked rider was gone when they got on scene.they are asking anyone with information to give them a call....if caught he could face charges of indecent exposure, lewd and lavicous acts as well as being a pedestrian on the freeway. maureen kelly kron4 news (vicki) (vicki) employees of a sacramento newspaper are being let back into their offices... after a suspicious package forced the evacuation of their building. police say the package ...turned out to be a bookbag. according to officials with the sacramento

bee... a security guard found it outside the newspaper's building. employees were asked to leave... and police along with a bomb squad reported to the scene. police say nothing significant was found inside bookbag. (vicki) nearly two dozen soldiers are recovering tonight...after a training accident in monterey county. a u-s army uh-60 blackhawk helicopter blew over two large tent structures at fort hunter liggett. the collapse left 22 soldiers injured -- but 22 soldiers injuries weren't serious. two soldiers were airlifted to a hospital in templeton. it happened during an exercise that trains army reserve and army national guard soldiers. (grant) facebook says its going to start taking down misinformation that could lead to violence. the company's new policy will begin in sri lanka...and later expand to myanmar. in both countries...human rights groups have faulted facebook for an inadequate response to hate speech and the incitement of anti-muslim violence. the announcment... comes after facebook ceo mark zuckerber

sought to clarify remarks he made about holocaust deniers in a recent interview. zuckerberg had said facebook posts denying the holocaust took place...would not be removed automatically. (vicki) in the south bay... a man has been arrested after investigators say he defrauded immigrants out of thousands of dollars for fake services. kron 4's lydia pantazas is in san jose with the details. the santa clara county fraud unit is looking for more victims after arresting a man for providing fraudulent immigration services. gerardo duenes previously worked as an immigration officer for the i-n-s. police say he used that experience to attract customers... but did not tell those customers that he was fired by the i-n-s while being investigated for fraud. investigators say that duenes was running an immigration consultant business in san jose without clearance from the california secretary of state. the victims who have come forward say the suffered major financial loses and missed possible

immigration opportunites. duenes is being charged with grand theft. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- taking a live (anchor) (anchor) taking a live (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 another hot day inland with highs in the low to mid 90s. its starting to feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs were in the 50s and 60s. doppler radar is tracking intense storms over

the sierra. dozens of lightning strikes can be seen over the mountains. the concern is that we could also see more fires from the lightning. on the satellite image you can see our high pressure starting to weaken and move east. that will allow for cooler temperatures to return into the weekend. at the same monsoonal clouds will bring a slight chance of showers to the bay area and even an isolated thunderstorm. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with 50s and 60s and patchy fog at the coast. it will cool until near normal this weekend and then get hot again middle of next week.

still ahead... police on the peninsula are searching for this man... after he was seen peeping into someone's home. (vicki) if you needed yet another reason to try to get your teens off their phones...

a new study says it could lead to a-d-h-d. my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders on how to deal with natural gas and electric emergencies. everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives.

together, we're building a better california. a study says children who

spend a lot of time on their smartphones are more prone to symptoms of attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder or a-d-h-d. suzanne marques spoke to a u-s-c doctor who worked on the study. nats teenagers kate grinnell and lola karadizian say they know they spend too much time on their smartphones...suzanne marques/reporting: "do you think you're on your phone too much?"kate grinnell and lola karadizian/use smartphones: "oh yes. my dad doesn't like it. i should probably be on it less, but it's so fun // yeah." suzanne marques/reporting: "how about you?"kate grinnell and lola karadizian/use smartphones:"yeah. same here. yeah."dr. adam leventhal/university of southern california: "it's everywhere. it's highly accessible. these are high performance, very fast, highly stimulating devices." doctor adam leventhal is professor of preventive medicine and psychology at u-s-c. he and his team did a study to see if teens using their phones excessively... nine hours a day or more... showed signs of a-d-h-d. dr. adam leventhal/university of southern california: "we

studied that in a sample of more than 2,500 los angeles area teenagers and we found indeed, yeah, there was a statistically significant link."nats these boys say everyone they know, is always on their phone. "i'd say half the day, probably, i'm on my phone." "usually when i'm in class, i'm always on my phone too, but i keep up my grades, so i don't think it's a big deal." "most of my peers will bring out their phones once or twice during class -- i'd say -- yeah. i do it too, so i'm guilty of it." doctor leventhal says problem is that parents can be just as bad.dr. adam leventhal/university of southern california: "well don't use digital media so much in front of them. a lot of us do it and we don't realize that maybe at the dinner table and other situations, we're on our device." nats (vicki) that was suzanne marques reporting. according to the c-d-c... 43-percent of high schoolers use digital media three or more hours a day.

(grant) bart is extending it's elevator attendant program. back in may... bart hired 35 staff members to stop people from using the elevators as toilets at the civic center and powell street stations in san francisco. the 6-month pilot program has been extended. it will now run through november of 20-19. attendants are on the elevators everyday from open to close. (grant) muni riders will soon have more time to finish trips... before they have to buy a new ticket. the m-t-a is extending ticket transfer times to two hours. that's an extra 30 minutes. the extended transfer times goes into effect on september first. (grant) next at 5:30... demarcus cousins is officially introduced as a golden state warrior. our kim smith joins us on set with his reaction... and who he says is his favorite new teammate. (vicki) the senate is trying to send a message to president trump on russia.

we'll tell you about their new efforts.

(vicki) a big story tonight... senators want the president to know they are dead set against the idea of letting russia question former american diplomats.(grant) but as washington

correspondent alexandra limon reports...some wonder if congress can influence the president when it comes to russia. sen. kamala harris / ca-d he got played. he got played and it's embarrassingthe trump administration is still doing damage control after a the helsinki summit between president trump and vladimir putin.on wednesday, the white house said the president was considering a request from putin to surrender the former us ambassador and other americans to russia - for kremlin questioning. sen. chuck schumer / ny-dif the president agreed to such a request, congress should do everything in it's power to bock it senate minority leader chuck schumer along with senators brian schatz and bob menendez introduced a resolution that was passed by the senate by a vote of 98 to zero.sen schumerthat the united states should refuse to make available any current or former diplomat, civil servant, political appointee, law enforcement official or member of the armed forces of the untied states for questioning by the government of vladimir putin.shortly before the senate vote, the white house changed its position on the putin proposal...saying in a statement...it is a proposal that was made in sincerity by president putin, but president trump disagrees with it.but senators in both parties continue to say they're frustrated that president trump has been soft on russia.

another proposal introduced by senators jeff flake and chris coons would have demanded the president enforce all the sanctions against russia that congress has authorized. it would have also required senate committees to hold hearings to find out exactly what was said behind closed doors in the trump putin summit. that rebuke of president trump did not even come to a vote. it was blocked by republican leaders...in washington alexandra limon. (vicki) 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) in the east bay... oakland mayor libby schaaf and police chief anne kirk-patrick are holding a town hall meeting tonight. they are going to talk about rebuilding trust between the community and police. the meeting will also highlight the findings of a

study that analyzed police behavior -- in an effort to combat racl profiling. the meeting is open to the public...and is from 6-8 tonight at the laney college theater on fallon street. .. (grant) an east bay man pleads guilty to federal charges of trying to help terrorists. amer alhaggagi met with undercover agents to plan a potential terrorist attack. he told an agent he wanted to target berkeley high school -- which he graduated from in 2013 -- and u-c berkeley. he also used social media to help the islamic state... by creating accounts for people he believed were supporters. alhaggagi pleaded guilty to 4 charges... including identity theft. he could face decades in prison. (vicki) on the peninsula... c-h-p officers find a car that went off a cliff in san mateo county... but they can't find the driver. officers tweeted out this picture this morning. the car was found off of highway 1... and just north of pescadero state beach. when officers found the car-- they couldn't find any passengers.

investigators are still working to figure out who this car belongs to. (vicki) in palo alto... police say a man was caught on surveillance video peering into a bedroom. the homeowner called police after getting an alert from his security system. video shows the man getting into the backyard through a closed gate. this is a still image from that video. police want to hear from anyone who knows this man. (grant) in the north bay... an update on the oxygen tanker truck explosion that forced people inside a medical office to evacuate. police say the tanker exploded as it was delivering oxygen to an on-site tank near the rear of the kaiser offices. the tanker has major damage-- and several cars in the parking lot were also damaged from the debris. it's not clear what caused the explosion. the driver of the truck was seriously injured-- but is in stable condition tonight. (grant) in the north bay. the owner of a tree service is dead tonight... after a

tree he was cutting with a chainsaw snapped and fell on him. the incident happened on west dry creek road in healdsburg. there 48- year-old luis garcia was cutting a tree...when the tree suddenly came down. two of garcia's employees tried to give garcia c-p-r...but their efforts were unsuccessful. authorities are investigating the death. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with highs in the low to mid 90s. its starting to feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs were in the 50s and 60s. doppler radar is tracking intense storms over the sierra. dozens of lightning strikes can be seen over the mountains. the concern is that we could also see more fires from the lightning. on the satellite image you can see our high pressure starting to weaken and move east. that will allow for cooler temperatures to return into the weekend. at the same time monsoonal clouds

will bring a slight chance of showers to the bay area and even an isolated thunderstorm. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with 50s and 60s and patchy fog at the coast. it will cool until near normal this weekend and then get hot again toward the middle of next week. (vicki)boogie is officially in the bay....it's the moment warriors fans have been waiting on-- demarcus cousins introduced as their newest member...(grant)it was the move that shocked the entire nba this summer during free agency... kim smith joins us in studio now... and kim, demarcus is a very outspoken guy... was he open today about when we might see him back on the court? demarcus was very candid about his process to return to the court... he's working his

way back from an achilles injury... he described the experience as the worst... he's waking up every day to the same routine.. and for a competitive player like him... it's hard to go through... but he's optimistic about being just as dominant of a player when he returns... and today as the team introduced him... he seemed genuinely eager about how he can contribute on and off the court in the bay area...and how can you not be anxious to play for a team, that could put you on the brink of your first nba championship.. cousins is rehabbing that achilles injury that ended a remarkable season for him in new orleans... he says he spoke to several friends in the league that have gone through the same kind of injury for advice..but there's really no pressure for cousins to return until he's fully healed up..

demarcus may not be certain about his timetable to return but he is confident in his new teammates... he says he was put at ease on making the decision to come here by the response from those guys... it's a well established team in which boogie says they could have easily blocked the deal...but they all welcomed him on board... he's worked with the warriors all stars through the olympic team... but he was clear about which guy was his absolute favorite.. "my favorite by far is klay. i mean our short time together in the summers. for him to be as dull as he is, there is never a dull moment. so , i really enjoy my time with klay, but they are all great guys." klay and boogie... now that's

a show waiting to happen... demarcus laughed about whether klay has even reached out to him yet... he says nope hasn't even spoken to him... but, looks like this group will start gelling together in no time..coming up at 6-- i'll tell you where you may be able to find demarcus outside of rehabbing and getting back on the court... (grant) (grant) 49ers quarterback jimmy garoppolo is creating a lot of buzz tonight. according to t-m-z-- he went on a date last night with a well known adult film star. the report says the 26-year-old garoppolo.. and 41-year-old kiara mia went to a restaurant in beverly hills where they were seen sipping champagne.

jimmy-g can afford to pick up the tab...he just signed a up the tab...he afford to pick jimmy-g can champagne. jimmy-g can afford to pick up the tab...he just signed a contract making him the highest paid player in the league...the deal's worth more than 137 million dolalrs. after the date they left together in a waiting car. by the way--- 49ers training camp starts next week. (vicki) coming up... if you have covered california... get ready to pay more. details on how much the cost of the health insurance is rising... and why they are blaming it on president trump.. (grant) how would you like to live like marsha, jan, cindy, greg, peter, and bobby? details on where you can buy the brady bunch house... and for how much.

the iconic brady bunch house is up for sale. the split-level home in north hollywood was used for all the outside images of the brady's iconic family residence. interior scenes of the hugely popular 1970's sitcom were filmed in a studio. the listing agent says the 25-hundred square foot home has been updated and upgraded over the years, but still has the interior decor from the early seventies. the brady bunch house is one of the most photographed houses in the country. it pulls in 30

country. it pulls in 30 to 50 visitors a day and even has its own yelp page. and it can be yours for one-point-885 million one-point-885 million dollars. (grant) still ahead... the federal trade commission announces a crackdown on charities preying on people who want to help veterans. how you can avoid giving to fraudulent organizations.

(vicki) the federal trade commission is announcing a major crackdown on fake charities claiming to help vets and servicemembers. natasha chen explains which fake groups are highlighted -- and how you can make sure your money is going to the right place. a coalition involving law enforcement, state attorneys general and the federal trade commission announced an unprecedented crackdown on charities preying on people who want to help veterans and servicemembers.joe simons, chairman / federal trade commission: help the vets collected more than $20 million, by claiming the donations would help veterans. but the f-t-c said 95-percent

of that money went to help the vet's expenses, its fundraisers, and its founder. more than 100 law enforcement actions were taken on similar groups that have credible names, like the "national vietnam veterans foundation". art taylor, president and ceo / bbb wise giving alliance: when veterans came to them asking for support, instead of supporting them - funded the needs of their friends and family members.and "veterans of america" made illegal robo-calls, asking for cars, boats and real-estate but the f-t-c says those donations were just re-sold for the founder's profit.john c. wobensmith / maryland secretary of state: i'm here to warn scam artists, watch out. we're investigating complaints, we will track you down.jai caron lenoir / veteran of the us army & us navy: this is something that's going to affect the life of you and your family. and someone wants to play games for their own personal gain. the f-t-c made this video, to help americans donate to worthy organizations. the agency says you should always ask for the full name of the group.check that name with your secretary of state, the better business bureau, and

other charity rating websites. don't donate using wire transfers or prepaid cards. andrew smith / bureau of consumer (grant) for your money... get ready to pay more if you have covered california. monthly premiums will rise by an average of nearly nine percent next year for more than 1-million people. covered california says the rate increase is smaller than the double-digit increases seen in each of the last two years. covered california says the boost would be closer to 5 percent ... but congress and president trump eliminated the penalty for people who fail to carry insurance coverage. the penalty was credited with keeping rates down... but critics say nobody should be forced to buy a health plan. (justine) relief may be on the way for working families who rent.justine waldman is in the newsroom now and tracking this story for us.justine? (justine) california's junior senator kamala harris is proposing a new federal program that would put money

back in renter's pockets in the form of a tax credit. she calling it the renters relief act.. and we'll explain how it works and who would qualified... at six. plus... . lyft.. the ridsharing ccompany.. is beefing up how it does background checks.. after one of its drivers was arrested for multiple rapes. our coverage of the so called rideshare rapist continues tonight at six.. .but right now let's get back to the news at five. (grant) take a look at this. a high-pressure steam pipe exploded in new york city... ripping apart the pavement and sending large plumes of steam pouring into the air. the blast happened around six this morning...some say their power went off a few seconds before the giant plumes of white steam came billowing out of the ground. the pressure from the pipe... installed in 1932...also causing the pavement around it to crumble. (sot) miro bajlo/witness: "we saw a good amount of chunks of asphalt."mike wynn/witness: "there were massive plumes of steam coming out rising up against the building."patty

marsibilio/ bronx resident: "i assured some old ladies i said don't walk near the manhole covers, there's an explosion cause no one really knew(grant) air samples have been taken to a lab check for asbestos. as a precaution.... authorities have set up decontamination tents... for crews... and for anyone who may have been in the area at the time of the explosion. officials said it could take days to clean up the area. (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 another hot day inland with highs in the low to mid 90s. its starting to feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs were in the 50s and 60s. doppler radar is tracking intense storms over the sierra. dozens of lightning strikes can be seen over the mountains. the concern is that we could also see more fires from the lightning. on the satellite image you can see our high pressure starting to weaken and move east. that will allow for cooler temperatures to

return into the weekend. at the same time monsoonal clouds will bring a slight chce of showers to the bay area and even an isolated thunderstorm. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with 50s and 60s and patchy fog at the coast. it will cool until near normal this weekend and then get hot again towardhe middle of next week. (vicki) week. middle of next toward the hot again and then get this weekend and then get hot again toward

the middle of next week.

(vicki) a new health trend is gaining popularity. it's called "cow cuddling". we'll explain e benefits... coming up.

(vicki) there's a new

wellness trend sweeping the country. it has some farmers scratching their heads... but a lot of people are paying the money to give it a try. emily younger introduces us to "cow cuddling". (josh patterson / farmerwe are going out to see mom's cows) (nat: walking behind josh... scow!) it's feeding time... (nat pouring grain) at the patterson family farm. as the cows dig in... josh patterson takes it all in.cg: josh patterson 16-23(josh patterson / farmertheir job is to make us money by producing beef and going to market so we can eat them eventually that's the midwestern life of a cow.) on the east coast...at least at one farm... the life of a cow is taking a much different turn. (josh patterson / farmeri don't even know what to think right now.)(a.j. lanier / farmerinsanity!) call it what you want... but "cow cuddling" is a thing. a quick google search shows it's gaining in popularity. one farm is cashing in on it -- charging between 75 and 125

dollars per cuddling session. (a.j. lanier / farmeri'm in the wrong business)(josh patterson / farmeri'm like i could make some money. i will let people hug my cows.) but will any of these cows let you? patterson says it's a good idea to stay clear from the "loners" like this one (josh patterson / farmeryou can't just take any old cow and start petting her, she has a bad attitude she will eat your lunch.) speaking of lunch,(a.j. lanier / farmer hey! that's my feed bucket) meet pineapple... she's as sweet as her name...(josh patterson / farmershe will actually lay her head on your shoulders and stuff.) shes not afraid to show affection either...(nat: pineapple licking) call it crazy.. call it cute. cow cuddling could happen. (vicki) that was emily younger reporting. groups who offer cow cuddling say it has numerous benefits. they say it can bring on relaxation and healing, similar to spending time with a comfort dog. as for the two farmers we talked to, they don't plan on offering up the service anytime soon. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. grant lodes

and justine waldlman are here with kron 4 news at six. (justine) the suspect dubbed the "ride share rapist" says told the court today.. he's not guilty of the charges... this while the rideshare company he once worked for announces changes in their background check process....(grant) and efforts to eliminate plastic straws is quickly speading. but will it be enough to clean up the environment. we'll take a close look at the issue at six.. (justine) and... interest in tesla's model three may be waning. what the latest cancelation numbers are telling us...(grant) kron4 news at six starts in 70 seconds.

the man accused of raping four women while posing as a rideshare driver in san francisco-- says he's not guilty. 36-year-old orlando lazo entered his plea today. and now-- prosecutors are asking any other victims to come forward. good evening i'm justine waldman. (grant) and i'm grant lodes...ken and pam are off tonight. lazo is accused of preying on intoxicated women while posing as a driver. kron 4's terisa estacio was at the hearing today-- and says the man's wife was also in the courtroom. (grant) (grant) we have

continuing coverage of this story on our website. there you can read the court documents that reveal the disturbing details of the alleged crime. it's all on kron-4 dot com. (grant) new tonight at 6. since lazo's arrest we have found out he was a driver for lyft. the ride share company now says it is beefing up background checks on its drivers... but it's what lyft isn't saying that's raising questions. kron4's dan kerman joins us live from san francisco... dan... what is lyft not saying? following last week's arrest

of the suspect in the rideshare rapist case, lyft (we have) confirmed that this person did drive for lyft.... but with the information presented, we have no reason to believe these incidents occurred on the platform.kron 4 news asked when did he drive for lyft. from when to when? no answer from lyft, nor any indication why they believe he was not on duty at the time of any of the attacks.then ice confirmed the the suspect was in the country illegallykron 4 news asked lyft how did he manage to pass the employment / criminal screening and background check?lyft responded : individuals who drive for lyft must be eligible to work in the united states. unfortunately in this circumstance, this person fraudulently represented himself. but lyft did not say how he did that, only saying we stand ready to work with law enforcement and are actively addressing this case of fraud with our background check provider.kron 4 news asked what has your background check provider told you? where was the screwup? did vilchez lazo provide you with a different name? lyft once again responded vilchez lazo fraudulently represented themself. going on to say together with our background check provider, we are adding enhanced detection processes that will apply to all new and existing applicants. but again lyft has provided no

details on what those procees are (justine) a deadly shooting takes a deadly (justine) procees arewhat those details on provided no following last week's arrest of the suspect in the rideshare rapist case, lyft (we have) confirmed that this person did drive for lyft.... but with the information presented, we have no reason to incidents platform.asked when did from when to when? no answer from lyft, nor any they believe he was not on duty at the the attacks.then ice confirmed the the suspect was in the country illegally kron 4 news asked lyft how did he manage to pass the employment / criminal screening and background check? lyft responded : individuals who drive for lyft must be eligible to work in the united states. unfortunately in this circumstance, this person fraudulently represented himself. but lyft did not say how he did that, only saying we stand ready to work with law enforcement and are actively addressing this case of fraud with our background check provider.kron 4 news asked what has your background check provider told you? where was the screwup? did vilchez lazo provide you with a different name? lyft once again responded vilchez lazo fraudulently represented themself. going on to say together with our background check provider, we are adding enhanced detection processes that will apply to all new and existing applicants. but again lyft has provided no details on what those procees are (justine) a deadly

shooting takes the life of someone visiting friends in the east bay. it happened outside a home in el sobrante. and a short time ago... police announced they arrested two suspects in the case. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. two suspects have been arrested for the wednesday night's deadly shooting of a 22-year-old man here on the 4800 block of san pablo dam road in el sobrantesot investigators with the contra costa county sheriff's office received a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound on the ground in the driveway of this property. deputies initiated cpr but he was later pronounced dead at the scene. the homicde investigation continued into the better part of thursday. multiple deputies

were on the scene collecting evidence on this sprawling property which takes up a good porting on this section of san pablo dam road. contra costa county search and rescue where called in to assist with the search for evidencenone of the neighbors i spoke to knew the people who lived here by name but they say they did see a lot of activity on that property. they ask that we not reveal their identitiessot sot this man says he and his wife heard the commotion. sotthe two suspects in custody for the deadly shooting are 22-year-old anthony gaines of richmond and 57-year old judy barkas of el sobrante.they have been booked on murder and conspiracy charges. bail has bet set separately for both suspects at $2-million-dollars each. investigators with the sheriff's office are asking anyone with information about this deadly shooting to give them a call...in el sorbrante haaziq madyun kron4news

(grant) senator kamala harris introduced legislation to provide rent relief for working families struggling to pay bills. the announcement came today...as the cost of housing continues to rise in california and across the country. the rent relief act would create a new, refundable tax credit, providing families with more money. the refundable tax credit will be available to individuals who live in rental housing and pay more than 30% of their gross income for the taxable year on their rent...that includes utilities. eligible peeople would qualify for the tax benefit by determining the total amount spent yearly on rent, taking into account the family's annual income, and a rate of the federal government's established fair market rent controls. (on cam) (justine) authorities in the south bay have taken down a well- organized illegal gambling

operation. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the backroom casinos were masquerading as legitimate businesses. responding to complaints from neighbors in this and othe vietnamese neighborhoods, cropey pc repair and rentals here at a strip mall on cropley avenue and this nail sailon on north 14th street were the first to be raided. inside police found people engaged in illegal gambling. they were playing poker and other card games and there were lots las vegas style gambling machines, fifty of which were seized and booked into evidence along with $75,000 dollars in cash. joined by the da's office and the state department of justice, search warrants were served at five other cafes, restaurants and other shops that were just storefronts posing as legitimate businesses. and gambling is leading to other crime says deputy d/a/ hanhi tran.hanhi tran/dep. dist attorney "....the community is the victim here because not only are we focused on the gambling aspect of this but it's all the crime surrounding this gambling enterprise, so we

have all these crews who are jockeying to control these gambling places and there is crime and other drug dealing that is spilling into the community..."rob fladeboe/san jose ".....what's more the da's office says the vietnamese community is especially vulnerable to these crimes because there is a tendency to dis trust the police and therefore many crimes, like illegal gambling, go unreported. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. (grant) now to the ferguson fire that is burning near yosemite. more than 2- thousand news.fladeboe kron 4 news. (grant) now to the ferguson fire that is burning near yosemite. more than 2- thousand firefighters are on the lines ... working 16 hour shifts ... in triple digit temperatures ... along rugged hillsides that have not burned for decades. the fire began last friday and has grown by four thousand acres in the past 24 hours. the fire is now burned

more than 20-thousand acres and is only seven percent contained. more than 1- hundred structures remain threatened, and one of the main routes into yosemite has been shut down. the park remains open, but thick smoke is having an adverse affect on the air quality there. for more , let's check with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with highs in the low to mid 90s. its starting to feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs were in the 50s and 60s. doppler radar is tracking intense storms over the sierra. dozens of lightning strikes can be seen over the mountains. the concern is that we could also see more fires from the lightning. on the satellite image you can see our high pressure starting to weaken and move east. that will allow for cooler temperatures to return into the weekend. at the same time monsoonal clouds will bring a slight chance of showers to the bay area and even an isolated thunderstorm. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with 50s and 60s and patchy fog at the coast. it will cool until near normal this weekend and then get hot again toward the middle of next week.

week. (justine) coming up... single-use plastics threaten to overwhelm our oceans. as the movement to ban plastic straws gains popularity... we'll talk to an expert about what else can be done to stem the tide of garbage. (grant) plus premium prices are expected to go up for people who rely on "covered california" for their healthcare. why one official is blaming president trump for part of that increase. (justine) and a naked man on 101.... picked an interesting way to commute. funny, yes. and also a dangerous distraction, the c-h-p is concerned about.

(justine) (justine) check out this

naked man riding a bike...on northbound 101 in san jose. kron 4's mauren kelly talked with the california highway patrol about all the calls that came in ...alerting officers about this dangerous distraction. commuters driving on 101 beeen alum rock and story road got quite an eyefull

wednesday morning.crazy what a world!that must've been an early drug trip or something or that heat them last night got him to be driving in traffic like that showing all his junk the chp says they got multiple calls reporting a naked man riding a bicycle on the freeway around 93oam....you can see in this picture he's not only on the shoulder....but actually in a lane of traffic headed northbound......the chp says at least one caller called in that the man jumped over the median and and kept heading nouthbound going against traffic in the southbound lanes. while these pictures might be funny to look at.....naked or not....riding a bike on a freeway is dangerous.a bicycle on the freeway is a major distraction and potential he a hazard. a bicycle is not gonna be able to move as quickly so i'll vehicle moving at freeway speed is gonna come coprock come across that very quickly and have to take a vase of action if the bicycle is in the lanes like it was in this incident and then you add into it the other aspect that the writer was naked at the time was it additional distraction so we are having multiple calls coming inat the time the chp officers in they area were tied up with a medical emergency so the naked rider was gone when they got on scene.the chp are asking anyone who can help them identify the suspect to give them a call....if caught he

could face charges related to riding his bike on the freeway as well as indecent exposur and, lewd and lavicous acts . maureen kelly kron4 news (grant) tonight at 6.... the surf-rider foundation kron4 newsmaureen kelly kron4 news (grant) tonight at 6.... the surf-rider foundation estimates that 18 billion tons of plastic enters the ocean every year. in about 30 years, analysts predict the amount of plastic in the ocean will outnumber fish. plastic poses a danger not only to marine life, but to humans...because fish eat the plastic...and people then eat the fish. the national institute of environmental health sciences says over 90 percent of americans have b-p-a in their systems. countries, counties, cities, and even corporations are starting new initiatives to cut down on single use plastic. but are we all doing enough to slow down this problame. (justine) joining us now to talk abou

this... mark marinozzi from world centric... a petaluma based company that specializes in compostable and sustainable alternatives to plastics. let's take a look outside right now... chief right now...look outside let's take a let's take a look outside

right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast.

lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with highs in the low to mid 90s. its starting to feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs were in the 50s and 60s. doppler radar is tracking intense storms over the sierra. dozens of lightning strikes can be seen over the mountains. the concern is that we could also see more fires from the lightning. on the satellite image you can see our high pressure starting to weaken and move east. that will allow for cooler temperatures to return into the weekend. at the same time monsoonal clouds will bring a slight chance of showers to the bay area and even an isolated thunderstorm. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with 50s and 60and patchy fog at the coast. it will cool until near normal this weekend and then get hot again toward the middle of next week.

(justine) covered california announced today that monthly premiums will rise by an average of 8.7 percent next year. this will impact more than 1 million people in california who buy health insurance under former president barack obama's health care law. covered california executive director peter lee says the boost would be closer to five percent if not for the decision by congress and president donald trump to eliminate the penalty for people who do not have insurance. however, critics say nobody should be forced to buy a health plan.

(grant) still ahead... california universities are set to lower tuition... for the first time in decades. and it looks like students have the state budget to thank. (justine) plus, the number of animal abuse cases has been on the rise in san francisco. what we are learning about what's behind the disturbing trend.

(grant) animal cruelty cases are on the rise in san francisco. that's according to san francisco animal care and control. the reason why... is not clear. the cases don't appear to be connected. kron four's philippe djegal explains two recent cases...one resulting in an arrest. (philippe) a four-year-old pitbull mix named juicy is recovering at the san francisco animal shelter. surveillance video captured her owner, christopher kliment, beating her at the powell street bart station on march 30th. kliment was arrested more than three months later on july third... when he stopped by the shelter and tried to take juicy home.virginia

donohue/sfacc- "in the kliment case, it was not an education issue. that was clearly abuse and its, uh, an individual whose clearly troubled." san francisco animal care and control executive director virginia donohue (dunn- uh-heyou) says kliment arrived at the shelter with a knife, but didn't hurt anyone. the shelter has to await the results of his criminal case before juicy can be adopted. virginia donohue/sfacc- "our hope is he's found guilty and as part of this process he surrenders his dog and then we'll be able to re-home juicy." right now animal care and control is investigating four animal cruelty cases... which donohue says is a high number and out of the ordinary. virginia donohue/sfacc- "we also found uh, an extemely emaciated mastiff in the city at iowa and 25th at a dog park." progress park is located near interstate 280. professional dog walker richard batchelder says his friends found the mastiff named sweeitie boy monday morning in terrible shape. animal care and control says he's an adult who should weigh 150 pounds, but instead weighed 60.richard batchelder/dog walker- "in a word, just depressed.t was very disappointing, it was very saddening to see an animal treated like that and to be left here. it was just, um, disheartening."virginia donohue/sfacc- "he also had a heart murmur -- he was just too far gone, um, for us to help and, and, humane euthanasia was, was our only choice there. " donohue says she believes sweetie boy

may have been left at the park late sunday night or early monday morning. she's hoping someone out there can help track down his owner. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (justine) up next... california's attorney general is helping to lead a national charge to crack down on fake charities targetting veterans. (grant) and... a look at the use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement in the wake of the deadly shootings at a maryland newspaper.

(grant) facial recognition software can help police identify criminals.... as we saw following the murders of 5 people at the capital gazette newspaper in maryland.(justine) but civil liberties advocates say the technology has the potential to be abused-if unseen cameras are constantly identifying us. (grant) washington correspondent morgan wright has more on the controversy. you're going to see it more widely used the technology was recently used in annapolis, maryland to help

identify the suspect in the shooting death of 5 people in the capital gazette newsroom shooting...the police had the suspect in custody but couldn't identify him with a fingerprint match. they took an image of the individual - a mugshot and they compared it against a database of mugshots and other images that they already had at the police station - and that's how they positively identified him. lt. ryan frashure, with the anne arundel county police department in a statement confirmed facial recognition technology was used - lt. frashure says in the capital gazette case, that technology was used in conjunction with other investigative tools to help investigators in identifying our suspect. they attempted to find a positive identification of the individual with fingerprint technology - which is the oldest technology on the market - when that didn't happen as quickly as they wanted to they resorted to another tool in their bag which is facial recognition.... but the american civil liberities union has concerns over the use of facial recognition they say it's too much power for the government to have face recognition is potentially like the nuclear weapon of surveillance jay stanley says there are serious questions about the technology and its effectiveness, and it creates privacy concerns. it potentially could give law enforcement the ability to hit rewind on anybody's life find out everywhere they've been, who they've been with, what they've been doing, what religious, or sexual, or political, or medical activities they've been engaged in in washington, morgan wright. (grant) (justine) time now for a

look at tonight's top local stories. two suspects two suspects have been arrested for wednesday

arrested for have been two suspects local stories. two suspects have been arrested for wednesday night's deadly shooting of a 22-year-old man here on the 4800 block of san pablo dam road in el sobrante investigators with the contra costa county sheriff's office received a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound on the ground in the driveway of this property. deputies

initiated cpr but he was later pronounced dead at the scene. the two suspects in custody for the deadly shooting are 22-year-old anthony gaines of richmond and 57-year old judy barkas of el sobrante....in el sorbrante haaziq madyun kron4news the santa clara county fraud unit is looking for more victims after arresting a man for providing fraudulent immigration services. gerardo duenes previously worked as an immigration officer for the i-n-s. police say he used that experience to attract customers... but did not tell those customers that he was fired by the i-n-s while being investigated for fraud. investigators say that duenes was running an immigration consultant business in san jose without clearance from the california secretary of state. the victims who have come forward say the suffered loses and missed possible immigration opportunites. duenes is being charged with grand theft. lpa. commuters driving on 101 between alum rock and story road got quite an eyefull wednesday morning. the chp

says they got multiple calls reporting a naked man riding a bicycle on the freeway around 93oam....you can see in this picture he's not only on the shoulder....but actually in a lane of traffic headed northbound......the chp are asking anyone who can help them identify the suspect to give them a call....if caught he could face charges related to riding his bike on the freeway as well as indecent exposur and, lewd and lavicous acts . maureen kelly kron4 news kron4 news maureen kelly lavicous acts . maureen kelly kron4 news lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with highs in the low to mid 90s. its starting to feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs were in the 50s and 60s. doppler radar is tracking intense storms over the sierra. dozens of

lightning strikes can be seen over the mountains. the concern is that we could also see more fires from the lightning. on the satellite image you can see our high pressure starting to weaken and move east. that will allow for cooler temperatures to return into the weekend. at the same time monsoonal clouds will bring a slight chance of showers to the bay area and even an isolated thunderstorm. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s and low 90s with 50s and 60s and patchy fog at the coast. it near normal this weekend and then get hot again toward the middle of next week. (justine) california attorney general javier becerra is joining a coalition that is cracking down on charities that falsely promise their donations will help veterans or active servicemembers. the video seen here was released by the f-t-c to help educate consumers on how to research charities. according to the commission ... many charitites with legitimate sounding names... take millions of dollars in donations... most of which are never passed along to veterans. if you would like to

donate to a charity ... but don't know how to confirm it's legitimate ... the commission recommends looking up the charity's rating online ... paying by check or credit card ....and doing your research before sending your money. (grant) coming up. (grant) coming up. another blow for local automaker tesla. why one report says they're now recieving more cancellations than orders for one of its flagship vehicles. (grant)

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creek is testing a pilot program in which seniors can schedule a lyft driver for free rides. those free rides will come during hours when regular senior para- transit service isn't available. according to walnut creek's recreation program, this is the first program in the bay area to provide free rides for people 60 and older to general locations using a ride-hailing company. drivers will still get paid and the money is coming from a two year grant, funded by two contra costa county transportation agencies. (justine) a lot of people seem to be having second thoughts about buying the new model three tesla-- an analyst says cancellations for tesla's new mass-market model have recently picked up. in fact... they say árefunds now outpace ádeposits for tesla's new mass-market electric car. according to needham and company... about one in every four model three

orders has been canceled in recent weeks -- that's double the rate from a year ago. a tesla spokesperson says it's not true that model three cancellations exceed new orders-- the spokesperson also said the wait times of 6 to 9 months cited by the analyst are outdated. (grant) also new at 6... the university of california is lowering tuition for the upcoming academic year. the u-c board of regents approved the 60-dollar decrease today. that's right....although it's not much...tuition is going down. it's the university system's first tuition decrease in nearly two decades... the u-c had planned earlier this year to raise tuition for all students by more than 300 dollars, but u-c officials scrapped that proposal in april. the u-c system last lowered tuition for the 1999-2000 academic year. (grant) in sports -- the bay bridge series starts tomorrow at the coliseum we'll hear from former athletic and redwood city native, eric byrnes on the a's-giants rivalry.(justine)

also -- the warriors introduce their fifth all star demarcus cousins kron-4's mark carpenter has all the sports coming up

that showtime documentary captured the moment when demarcus cousins announced his attention to join the champs. a move that he called his ace of spades. today, after much anticipation, the warriors introduced the final piece that gives their roster a royal flush. boogie cousins met the bay area media for the first time this morning. the four-time all-star rocking the number 0..a digit that patrick mccaw handed over. he touched on a number of topics including

his achilles injury and what went into his decision to join the champs. kim smith has the story.

being patient.... but with the warriors... there's not much pressure for him to return.... (i have to be smart about it. i'm in a unique situation as well. where i'm not needed right away. time is on my side so i have a chance to get to 100 percent and when i feel i'm at the point, we'll make that return.)but as he waits to get back on the floor... demarcus is eager to get out in the community.. cousins was apart of sparking the discussion back in his hometown in alabama with teh police department amid the social tensions acorss america...and he's ready to go into the roughest parts of the bay to inspire... he told me today... he knows exactly what life is like in those places that are overlooked..( you grow up and hear all the negativity... you'll never be anything, just another thug on the street whatever the case may be. that's where i come from and i just want to help kids who are in that situation.)> and on the and on the same day, the warriors introduced cousins. one of golden state's rivals makes a significant roster move. okc has traded away carmelo anthony...and his 28-million dollar contract to the atlanta hawks. it's a complex deal that involves several other teams, but the crux of it is.. the hawks

are expected to waive melo...who is reportedly projected to sign with the rockets. the thunder also sent a first round pick to atlanta. both the giants and a's enjoying what's left of the all-star break before going back to work tomorrow... and resuming part 2 of the bay bridge series. the action moves to the coliseum after the a's won 2 out of 3 last week at at&t park. earlier today, we caught up with someone who's very familiar with this rivalry. eric byrnes...the bay area native...who grew up a giants fan, but was drafted by oakland in 1998. in 2003, he orchestrated a signature moment in bay area baseball...went 5-for-5 and hit for the cycle at what was then pac bell park. --15 years later, byrnes loves seeing the trajectory both franchises have taken... and they are in prime position to make a run in the 2nd half. "the giants are interesting because they are sort of in aposition of, 'we are not gonna rebuild' and i like that about them. i like the fact they are gonna go out there and try to compete every single year. the a's have

taken a little different approach...they had pieces that you knew that if they go out there and play to their capabilities, this is gonna be a really good team." the pga tour rolling on with its 3rd major of the year-- the open championship. --we head to scotland, you see the spectators filing in to carnoustie...one of the most historic courses in the sport. --tiger career major. an overall solid day for eldrick... bogeyed the 10th, this is his response on the 11th... from 35-feet out, putt is on point and drops for the birdie. woods...finished with an even 71...and is 5 off the lead. --the man leading the charge going into tomorrow- - kevin kisner... what a performance... shot a 66 and this was his signature moment. rolls in an eagle on the par-5 6th. kisner... fires a 66 and has a one shot lead going into tomorrow. and finally, the raiders made it official and confirmed the news of the week. greg papa will no longer be the voice of the team on the radio airwaves. mark davis released a statement this

afternoon... thanking papa for two decades of service. he added that he always reay for the call... and said quote-- 'just as my generation remembers bill king and holy toledo'...the raider nation will remember greg papa and 'touchdown raiders' we wish greg and his family the best in whatever the future brings. the team did not say who would be taking papa's place... but according to multiple reports, longtime play-by-play announcer brent musberger is slated to step into the booth. former coach tom flores...will also not be continuing his commentating duties. (grant) oakland raiders officials are in las vegas today to check on the progress of the new stadium construction there.(justine) personal seat licenses just went on sale this week. they give fans the right to purchase season tickets... and playoff tickets for 30 years. patrick walker has more from las vegas. pkgstandup in$w1 23 c2.5 g 0 c2.5 g 0 c2.5 g 17 c2.5 g 0

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(justine) up next...and looking for a new house? the brady bunch home could be yours!

(grant)when a homeowner started receiving motion alerts from her doorbell camera ... what she saw gave her the chills!jeremy roth reports. when a kansas homeowner's doorbell camera started sending her motion alerts ... this was not what she expected to see"pretty scary. kind of, panicked."mackenze bullins was at work and her husband was away when a snake showed up at their doorexperts say it was a rat snake, which is common to the area and not venomous "still a snake. still a snake on our front porch"fair enough. she quickly posted to facebook, pleading for someone to remove it before she got homea brave neighbor eventually came to the rescue and got rid of the unwanted guestthis florida couple's home is a work of artand now, after a hard-fought battle, it's here to staythe mount dora home was painted to evoke the famous van gogh masterpiece, "starry night" .... originally as a way to calm the couple's 25-year-old son, who is autistic the couple was told the home violated city code and were fined thousands of dollarsbut

on july 17, the city council unanimously agreed they can keep the colorful designa settlement was also reached, requiring the city to revise the code the couple says they're thrilled, and the artist calls it "a big day for the arts"oh, and speaking of unique homes ...the iconic home from the brady bunch is up for sale in southern californiahere's the story ... the 2500-sq-which was used for exterior shots of the beloved and/or cheesy 70s sitcomis now on the cool $1.885 million ... sassy housekeeper not included. for talat - i'm jeremy roth (justine) michelle obama is back in the spotlight ... this time announcing a new voter registration initiative. (justne) the former first

lady is teaming up with celebrities for the campaign ... including "hamilton" creator lin-manuel miranda, houston rockets player chris paul, singers janelle monae, faith hill and tim mcgraw ... and actor tom hanks. obama's new non-profit organization is called "when we all vote" ... and was launched this morning.. just ahead of the midterm election. the initiative will be strictly nonpartisan and feature obama and others sending personal messages urging people to register to vote. lawrence lawrence karnow: it was another hot day inland with highs in 90s. its feel a little muggy too as monsoonal clouds move in. fog continued a the coast where highs and 60s. is tracking intense storms sierra. dozens of lightning strikes can be seen over the mountains. the concern is that we could also see more fires from the lightning. on the satellite image you can see our high pressure starting to weaken and move east. that will allow for cooler temperatures to

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