(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news. it is friay july 20th...2018....im robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average

thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground.

no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin )a south bay badminton coach has been arrested for what he allegedly did with a student. kron-4's ali reid hast the story from the facility where the suspect worked. an employee confirms the 37 year old is still teaching here at synergy badminton .... but right now he's out of state.at the time he was arrested last thursday ..... khan-kham malay-thong .... was in santa clara county .... sitting in his 2018 maserati s-

u-v at joseph grant park .... with one of his underage students.rangers spotted the two after park hours ...... and say the badminton coach was having an inappropriate relationship with a girl that had recently turned 17. evidence was collected at the scene and the coach was arrested on the spot.after the criminal investigation, he booked into the santa clara county jail ... on multiple charges including a sexual assault related crime. he's since been released after posting bail.an employee here says malay-thong isn't available for interviews because he is at a badminton tournament in las vegas.the 37 year old is a former olympian and 6-time winner of the u-s national badminton championships in doubles.the sheriff's office says there's no evidence of additional victims, but if there are any ... or if anyone knows of other potential victims .... to give them a call.reporting live from menlo park ... ali reid .... ( robin )in the north bay. the owner of a tree service is dead this morning... after a tree he was cutting with a

chainsaw, snapped and fell on him. this is of where it happened on west dry creek road in healdsburg. the victim has been identified as 48-year-old luis garcia. two of garcia's employees tried to give garcia cpr... but their efforts were unsuccessful. authorities are investigating the death. ( robin )in the east bay.. tensions running high at a town hall meeting in oakland. city officials and residents came together to talk about the way police treat people of color. plus: a stanford professor has been working with opd to tackle bias in policing.. but city council members just voted to end her contract. kron 4's hermela aregawi has the story. tensions flare at this oakland town hall..residents listened to several speakers talk about racial bias in policing.. oakland police chief, the mayor, and jennifer eberhardt.. the stanford professor that has working with opd to collect data on

the issue.but about an hour in.. people got frustrated.. accusing city officials of handpicking the least controversial questions from a youth group that was a part of the panel... and talking around issues. joseph anderson/oaklandthe good negros participate in the sensitivity training and the talk about implicit bias. the blacks on the street like me who are catching hell talk about laws that hold the police accountable and publically known consequences. you did not hear tonight them talking about actual legislation to hold police publically accountable. actual legislation to hold the police publically accountable, actual legislation to strip away the police bill of rights that allow the police at least 72 hours to get together and collude on their stories without anyone talking to them. the oakland city council voted to end eberhardt's contract.. but the chief and mayor say.. the stanford professor's data is valuable and needed to make changes.dr. eberhart has us collecting data from officers about what was the intelligence that led to their stop, what was their basis for their decision to stop a particular person and or to search that person. by collecting that data, we are

now going to have a wealth of information upon which we can make more policy changescity officials pointed to the citizen police commission established to regain trust with residents.. but that wasn't a concilation to a lot of people in the room. joseph anderson/oaklanddoes the police commission have teeth? most of them are toothless. most of them are used as another layer to obsorb the energy and time of the complaintant and just try to wear them down before they get too far. ( robin ) that was kron 4s hermela aregawi reporting. oakland mayor libby schaff says the city council will consider extending the contract with the stanford professor in the

next city council meeting. ( robin )a union city business owner is offering a reward... to find out who stole 45- thousdand dollars worth of merchandise. jeffrey cheng... who owns ...angel dear.., a high end clothing store for babies, says thieves broke into his shipping container sunday night... and stole 48 boxes full of clothing. that shipping container was parked right outside his warehouse. cheng's clothes are often sold at department stores and specialty boutiques. he urges to public to let him know if you spot his stolen goods. ( robin ) cheng's clothing is often seen on famous children because of his celebrity clientele like ayesha curry, kim kardashian, and victoria beckham. he's worried the clothes might end up for sale on the street or flea markets.. for a fraction of the price. ( robin ) police in palo

alto arrest 4 women for two separate robberies at the stanford shopping center. the first robbery happeend earlier this month at the urban outfitters. police tracked their getaway car and earlier this week arrested tonisha harris. then on tuesday... a police officer at the shopping center caught two women stealing clothes from the victoria's secret. they were arrested... so was another woman who was waiting in a car in the parking lot. ( robin )milpitas police are looking for a man wanted in an armed robbery. investigators say this man went up to a victim at their car... and robbed them at gunpoint. the suspect got away with a wallet and smartphone. he was last seen wearing a black "san jose sharks" hoodie... glasses, black gloves and a grey bandana covering his face. ( robin )a man is behind bars this morning for trying to rob a bank. it happened yesterday around 3 p-m near san francisco's embarcadero bart station. police say the man entered the bank... handed the teller a note....

and then ran off. it's not clear if he got away with any money. police were able to track the man down in less than 10 minutes. they arrested him near the millennium towers. ( robin )on the peninsula... c-h-p officers found a car that went off a cliff in san mateo county... but they can't find the driver. officers tweeted out this picture thursday morning. the car was found off of highway 1... just north of pescadero state beach. investigators are still working to figure out who this car belongs to. ( robin )in national news... severe weather is likely to blame for a fatal boating accident in missouri. at least 11-people are dead after the boat capsized and sank. reporter john lorinc has the story. missouri dive teams spent the overnight hours searching table rock lake.they were looking for people aboard a duck boat when it capsized. trent behr/eyewitness"i was in the showboat and i didn't see them fall over but i knew....we all knew."the boat started off with 31-people on

board.multiple fatalities have already been confirmed, some of whom were children.trent behr/eyewitness"it's just out of this world, i don't even know how to describe it, it's just i don't know." investigators are looking into what caused the accident, but they say debris from an earlier storm could be a factor.a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the branson area around 6:30 p-m, local time.the boat capsized about 30-minutes later.the parent company of the ride the ducks branson company said other boats that were on the lake at the same time were able to safely return to the dock.but for now....crews are helping those in need.brandei clifton/cox medical center branson"we called in all that we could. they're in good spirits. they know what to do with this sort of thing. they're doing their thing in there and they are being their best for the folks who need us."governor mike parson issued a statement, offering prayers for everyone involved in this accident.i'm john lorinc reporting. --tag-- meteorologists say the highest gusts of winds reached 63- miles per hour thursday night. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... cheaper housing could be on the way for renters. the new act senator kamala harris introduced to legislators. (robin)plus... the man known

as the "rideshare rapist" made an appearance in court. and he says... he's not guilty. (robin)and... from the outside... the businesses look legitimate.. but it's what police found áinside ...that triggered arrrests. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( robin )take a look at this... not one but two tornadoes in the sky just east of des moines, iowa thursday. there were several reports of tornadic activity and funnel clouds in the area. several homes in were damaged. the roof of one home was torn off. another home was damaged after an r-v flipped against it. there are no reports of any serious injuries. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin )senator kamala harris introduced legislation to a... rent relief act.. for working families struggling to pay bills. 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- percent of their gross income on their rent including utilities. ( robin ) the university of california is lowering tuition for the upcoming academic year. the u-c board of regents approved the 60-dollar decrease yesterday.

although some feel that it's not much... it does show tuition is going down. this is the university system's áfirst tuition decrease in nearly two decades. 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 19-99, 2000 academic year. ( robin )walnut 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. ( robin ) 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 posing 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. ( robin )for your health this morning... mosquitoes in contra costa county have tested positive for west nile virus. the infected mosquitoes were caught in traps in discovery bay .. and in an area east of brentwood.

officials say they are seeing a typical summer pattern where west nile activity ramps up as the weather heats up. officials are urging people to take precautions by using repellents containing deet, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus. you should avoid the outdoors when mosquitoes are present... that's typically at dawn or dusk. and you should stay clear of standing ( robin )expect to see your monthly healthcare premium go up. on an average 1 million people in california who buy health insurance under former president, barack obama's health care law... will be paying over 8 percent more. 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 ( robin ) 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. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a naked man on highway 101.... picked an interesting way to commute. now chp is concerned about the dangerous distraction. (ácommercialá) (robin)welcome back to the

kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. the sequel to "mamma mia!" opens in theaters this weekend, and cast members ..cher and andy garcia have

charted a single from the movie's soundtrack. rick damigella has reactions from the pair about that news, and more in the hollywood minute. "i feel great i'm thrilled to be here."lin-manuel miranda is headed behind the camera. deadline reports the "hamilton" creator will make his big screen directorial debut with "tick, tick, boom!" based on jonathan larson's autobiographical musical. miranda starred in an off broadway production of the musical in 20-14."do you ever look at your life and wonder how you got there? if you made different choices, would you be happier?"here's a first look at jennifer lopez in "second act." lopez plays a woman passed over for promotion at her job, who sets out to reinvent herself after her friends social and work history for her. "second act" arrives in theaters november 21st."i was so afraid fernando.""we were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die."cher and andy

garcia's performance of "fernando" in "mamma mia! here we go again" hit the billboard charts earlier this month. garcia wasn't surprised, cher didn't think it would be released as a single. "yeah, someone said "hey, you're on the charts." and i said, "it's no surprise. i'm singing with cher." it's like, yeah i'm on the charts.""i knew it was - i knew they were going to use it for publicity, but i didn't, i didn't really think about it being on the radio. i thought it was going to be, you know, on the trailers that they were showing on tv. so i, i mean, i know about music, i know about all that stuff but i didn't think, i didn't think in movie terms that they would release it as a single."(nat music)in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... in the "rideshare rapist" case. the man acussed of 4 sexual assaults... says he is not guilty. kron 4 was in the courtoom... where he spoke for the first time.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast.

excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) ( robin ) toll to 101.min from the toll to 101. ( robin )a naked man was spotted by several motorist riding a bike on a southbay freeway. it happened on

northbound 101 in san jose wednesday morning. you can see in thipicture ... he is riding in a lane of traffic headed northbound. the chp says at least one person called saying the man jumped over the median... and kept heading nouthbound going against traffic in the southbound lanes. (sot) < "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 in ">( robin )at the time chp officers in 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. ( robin )in the east bay.

two men are behind bars... in connection with a deadly shooting. this happened wednesday night at a home on san pablo dam road in el sobrante. authorities found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the driveway. he died at the scene. we spoke to neighbors in the area... who say they saw a lot of police activity at that property. fearing for their safety... they asked that we not reveal their identities.

while posing as a driver. kron 4's terisa estacio was at the hearing yesterday-- 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 (robin) coming up next on the

kron 4 morning news ... a wedding ring discovered in the east bay... details on the efforts to find it's rightful owner. if you were recently driving

in san leandro... there's a decent chance you saw police out patrolling with our stanley roberts. and in just a few hours... officers handed out more than 300 tickets! here's people behaving badly. i got caught behaving badly on average 109 tickets were

handed out per hour in the city of san leandro so in 3 hours 327 tickets were issued by the hit team the reason i stopped you didn't came to a complete stop sign right back there without coming to a stop i kinda figured that hitt stands for high intensity traffic team, it's officers from all around alameda county including the sheriff's office and the california highway patrol you know when you complain about bad drivers in your neighborhood well the officers target those area ..hard core they look for speeders41 this leaf nissan leaf was caught on radar at 41 in a posted 25 and there were other issues the registration was expired and the other. this car it's actually registered as a planned non- operational vehicle what the vehicle is the public roadway manners, i riding with officer (say con) sekon of leandro police and normally motorcycle with me in a we rolled up police stop driver was caught racing driverhe was which carries 400 dollar fine you're getting speed contest getting towed then his boss racing vehicle, has no the cars for racing mention he was the speed? washington? yes coming out of the tunnel ,, oh well i guess (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... the rugby world cup is set to kick off

in san francisco. what fans can expect for the big weekend... after the break. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore.

along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms wi pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground.

no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin )the discovery ( robin ) wedding ring in the east bay

is picking up momentum in the bay area and across the country. it first started out as an online mystery but now people are searching high and low... to try to find the owners. kron 4's gabe slate spoke with the oakland man who found the ring... and has the story. sound from richard grassetti - found wedding ring on beach "we walked down to the beach and i saw this thing glinting" richard grassetti was on a

beach in richmond point near santa fe avenue when he found this gold wedding ring. sound from gabe slate reporterthe inscription inside says "from now to eternity lily 5-1-49"sound from richard grassetti - found wedding ring on beach"the question is who is lily, the owner or their kids should get it back" richard had his social media savvy friend christina toms whip a post on twitter about the ringith close up pictures. and it took off sound from richard grassetti - found wedding ring on beach "i'm surprised by how fast it's spreading people intrigued." lily if you're out there or lily's family let us know we need an end to this story. in oakland gabe slate kron 4 news..

( darya ) happening today... crissy field avenue in san francisco's presidio... will permanently close. the roadway will be turned into a trail for pedestrians and bicyclists... connecting crissy field to the golden gate bridge. once closed... you can walk in either direction... but bicyclists will only be able to travel uphill until improvements are made in the coming months. drivers will still be able to access the area using lincoln boulevard and mcdowell avenue. ( robin )also happening today... the a's and giants resume the bay bridge series. both teams had a mini vacation over the last few days for the all star break. right now the a's are in the lead... winning 2 out of the last 3 games. first pitch starts this evening at 6-35 p-m... at the oakland a's coliseum. ( robin )24 men's and 16 women's teams will battle the next 3 days at at&t park in

the rugby sevens world cup. this is the first rugby world cup event of any kind to be staged in the united states. reporter christina mac- farlane has the story. one world cup may be over, but another is just beginning. this year for the first time ever the rugby sevens world cup is taking place on u.s. soiland in one of the most iconic ballparks in major league baseball.christina macfarlane, cnn correspondent: welcome to at&t park san francisco. over the next three days 40 teams will compete for one of the biggest prizes in the sport. the melrose cup and as you can see the stadium has been transformed here from the pitching grounds beneath me to the rugby goalposts and the try line. rugby sevens already has 30 million fans here stateside. but organizers are hoping that this week will be another giant step forward for the sport. doug langley, world rugby operations manager: "so, what this has allowed us to do is come into another iconic city a great potential rugby market which is which is the usa. and we've we've also been able to give it some character. so, by having so many teams and coming to san

francisco who come in through a baseball diamonds that that's not a rugby environment, we've got to be innovative."christina macfarlane, cnn correspondent: it's not just the venue that's new this year. new rules have turned this event into a straightforward knockout tournament win every game and you win the world cup lose at any point and you're out. it's a daunting prospect for the players including new zealand's men and women's team who are both defending champions hoping to make history this week. scott curry, all blacks sevens captain: "no one's ever won world cups back-to-back. so, we want to be the first team to do it. so, i guess it's gonna be a pretty, pretty tough ask, because it's a knockout tournament which is different again. so, we're looking forward to the challenge of trying to be the first team ever get back-to- back world cups."the stage is set. the teams are ready. and this year, it's a whole new ballgame. christina macfarlane cnn san francisco.

(robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... an iconic home where a 70's sitcom family lived... is off the market. details on how much the brady bunch home sold for... after the break. the state

today inland parts of will continue for excessive heat excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. (robin)

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( robin ) a famous t-v house is now on the market. "the brady bunch house is going for 1-point-9 million dollars. the two- bedroom, three bathroom house was puchased in l-a for 61- thousand-dollads in 19-73. the real estate agent says the house has been updated and upgraded. the interior layout does not resemble what was featured on the show, which ran from 19-69 to 19-74. interior scenes were shot

in a studio. the agent says the home attracts 30 to 50 visitors a day. (robin)(robin) coming up at 5 on the kron 4 morning news ... cheaper housing could be on the way for renters. the new act senator kamala harris introduced to legislators. ( robin )plus... newly released photos of the car involved in a hit and run accident ...that killed a pedicab driver. we have the lastest on that investigation in a live report. ( robin )and... from the outside... the businesses look legitimate.. but it's what police found áinside ...that triggered arrrests.

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darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too

much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) a big story this morning... severe weather is likely to blame for a fatal duck boating accident in missouri. at least 11- people -- including children -- are dead after the boat capsized and sank. this is video from a witness. 6 people are missing. dive teams spent the overnight hours searching the water. investigators are looking into what caused the accident... but they say debris from an earlier storm could be a factor. 30-minutes after a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area... the boat capsized. ( james ) this morning we are getting new information about the deadly accident that killed a pedicab driver in san francisco.( darya ) police have released new pictures of teh car they are looking for. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in san francisco with the details. lydia. ( james ) thanks lydia.

( darya ) in the south bay... a badminton coach is accused of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old student. khankham

malaythong is a coach at synergy badminton in menlo park. santa clara deputies arrested him last thursday... after finding him in an s-u-v with his student. the two were at joseph grant park after hours. malaythong was released from custody after posting bail. right now... he's at badminton tournament in las vegas. the 37-year old is a former olympian and 6-time national champion in doubles competition. ( darya ) new th morning... the sonoma county sheriff's office has arrested three people for the murder of a missing cloverdale man... whose body was discovered earlier this week. jose martinez went missing on june 29th. police say martinez was kidnapped on june 29th at a grocery store in cloverdale... driven to a remote area and murdered. the next day the accused killer took martinez's body to a marijuana garden in healdsburg and burried it. police only discovered the

body on wednesday. investigators say martinez may have been invloved in marijuana dealings and was receiving threats before he was kidnapped. socorro sierra... felix carreon and climmie smith-hill were arrested for the murder. they are all facing charges of murder and kidnapping. they are being held without bail. ( james ) the ridershare driver accused of raping 4 woman in san francisco says he's ánot guilty. orlando lazo faced a judge yesterday. his attorney strongly denies the allegations against him. lazo is accused of preying on intoxicated women. prosecutors say lazo's d-n- a links him to all 4 rapes... and they believe there could be more victims out there. the judge denied bail... lazo will be back in court in august. ( james ) in the east bay... a 22-year-old is shot to death in el sobrante. now two people are behind bars. this happened wednesday night at a home on san pablo dam road. we first brought yothis story yesterday morning as breaking news. authorities found a

man suffering from a gunshot wound in the driveway. he died at the scene. deputies arrested 22-year-old anthony gaines and 57-year old judy barkas. the victim's identity has not been released. ( darya ) 45-thousand dollars worth of high-end baby clothes are stolen. now... a union city business owner is offering a reward. jeffrey cheng is the owner of "angel dear." he says thieves broke into his shipping container sunday night... and stole 48 boxes full of clothing. that container was parked right outside his warehouse. cheng's clothes are often sold at department stores and specialty boutiques. ( darya ) cheng's clothing

has a lot of celebrity clients like ayesha curry, kim kardashian, and victoria beckham. he's worried the clothes might end up for sale on the street or flea markets... for a fraction of the price. ( darya ) police in palo alto arrest 4 women for two separate robberies at the stanford shopping center. the first robbery happeend earlier this month at the urban outfitters. police tracked their getaway car and earlier this week arrested tonisha harris. then on tuesday... a police officer at the shopping center caught two women stealing clothes from the victoria's secret. they were arrested... so was another woman who was waiting in a car in the parking lot. ( james ) a man is behind bar this morning for trying to rob a san francisco bank.

it happened yesterday afternoon near the embarcadero bart station. police say the man walked into the bank... handed the teller a note.... and then ran off. we don't know if he got away with any money. but police were able to track the man down less than 10 minutes later. they arrested him near the millennium towers. ( james ) national news... the trump administration says it has reunited more than 360 children with their families... after separating them at the border. but about 2 thousand more are still waiting. the deadline to reunite kids ages 5 and older is next thursday. the administration and the a-c-l-u will be back in court today... for the fifth time in 2 weeks. ( darya ) happening today... 24 men's and 16 women's rugby teams will battle it out over 3 days... at a-t-and-t park.( james ) it's all for the rugby world cup. kron 4's terisa estacio joins us live this morning... terisa... ( terisa )one world cup may be

over, but another is just beginning. this year for the first time ever the rugby sevens world cup is taking place on u.s. soiland in one of the most iconic ballparks in major league baseball.over the next three days 40 teams will compete for one of the biggest prizes in the sport. the melrose cup and as you can see the stadium has been transformed here from the pitching grounds beneath me to the rugby goalposts and the try line. rugby sevens already has 30 million fans here stateside. but organizers are hoping that this week will be another giant step forward for the sport. it's not just the venue that's new this year. new rules have turned this event into a straightforward knockout tournament win every game and you win the world cup lose at any point and you're out. it's a daunting prospect for the players including new zealand's men and women's team who are both defending hoping to make history this week. the stage is set. the teams are ready. and this year, it's a whole new ballgame

( james ) thanks terisa. ( james )( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... from the outside... the businesses look legitimate. but it's what police found inside that triggered arrrests. ( james ) plus... students will be paying less for tuition at the university of california for the upcoming year. but its not by much. ( james ) and after the break... breaking national news.... tornadoes rip through a city.... leaving little behind. we have the new video. ( john ) and i am tracking

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( james ) ( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too

much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. no major hot no major hot excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average

thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. hwy 92 is closed in both no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. hwy 92 is closed in both directions due to a tractor trailer accident. no eto.eto.accident. no trailer to a tractor directions due to a tractor trailer accident. no eto.

( james ) ( james ) fire in yosemite has now burned more than 21-thousand acres... and containment is just 7-percent. more than 2-thousand firefighters are on the lines... working 16 hour shifts... in triple digit heat. they're also dealing with rugged hillsides. flames

are threatening more than 100 buildings... and one of the main routes into yosemite has been shut down. the park remains open... but thick smoke is affecting the air quality there. ( darya ) in the south bay... authorities have taken down an illegal gambling operation.( james ) as kron 4's rob fladeboe reports... the backroom casinos were posing 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. ( darya ) the university of california is álowering tuition for the upcoming year. but not by much. the

board of regents the board of regents approved a 60 dollar drop in tuition. it's the university system's first tuition decrease in nearly 20 years. the u-c had planned to raise tuition for all students by more than 300 dollars.... but officials scrapped that proposal in april. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... mosquitoes in the bay area have tested positive for the west nile virus. we'll pinpoint where you need to be extra careful. ( darya ) and after the break... jimmy garoppolo turns heads when he hits the town with his date.

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creating a lot of buzz. according to t-m-z-- he went on a date wednesday night last night with a well known adult film star. ( james ) jimmy g and 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 contract worth 137 million dollars.( darya ) after the date they left

together in a waiting car. by the way... 49ers training camp starts next week. ( darya ) coming up next... millions of people are struggling to pay the rent... now senator kamala harris has a plan to help.

( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. sig alert issued for hwy 92. overturn accident all lanes clasoed. avoid the area.

( james ) breaking news out of missouri... divers have found two more bodies after a duck boat carrying tourists capsized... bringing the death toll to 13. this is video from a witness. those who died ranged in age from one to 70-years old. 4 people are missing. dive teams are hours searching the water. investigators are

looking into what caused the accident... but they say debris from an earlier storm could be a factor. 30-minutes after a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area... the boat capsized. ( darya ) animal cruelty cases are on the rise in san francisco. right now... animal care and control is investigating four animal cases.( james ) so far... one arrest has been made. kron four's philippe djegal has the story. a four-year-old pit bull 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 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. it 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. ( james ) milpitas police are looking for a man wanted for armed robbery. take a look... investigators say this man walked up to a car... and the robbed the person inside at gunpoint. the thief got away with a wallet and smartphone. as you can see in these pictures... the thief was wearing a black "san jose sharks" hoodie...glasses, black gloves and a grey bandana over his face. ( james ) in the north bay... the owner of a tree service is dead... after a tree he was cutting snapped and fell on him. it happened on west dry creek road in healdsburg. the victim has been identified as 48-year-old luis garcia. two of garcia's employees

tried to give him c-p-r... but their efforts were unsuccessful. ( darya ) 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. 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. ( darya ) senator kamala harris has introduced legislation to provide rent relief for working families struggling to pay bills. the rent relief act would create a refundable tax credit. that credit would go to renters who spend more than 30- percent of their gross income on their rent and utilities. ( james ) healthcare premiums are going up in california. the 1 million people in the state who have insurance through "covered california" will pay about 8-percent more. covered california is blaming the

trump administration for the increase... saying the president's decision to eliminate the insurance mandate is behind the jump in costs. but the president and other top republicans say no one should be forced to have a health plan. ( james ) in the east bay... mosquitoes in contra costa county have tested positive for the west nile virus. the infected mosquitoes were caught in traps in discovery bay... and near brentwood. officials say they are seeing a typical summer pattern -- west nile activity ramps up as the weather heats up. they're now urging people to take precautions. that includes using repellents containing deet... and draining standing water. ( darya ) drivers in the south bay saw an unusual sight on the road -- a naked man on a bicycle. now... the c- h-p is looking for him. it happened on northbound 101 in san jose wednesday morning. the c-h-p says not only was the man naked on a bike on the freeway... but he was also heading north in the southbound lanes.

< "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 coming in ">( darya ) c-h-p is c-h-p is asking anyone with information to give them a call. if caught... the naked rider could face charges of indecent exposure... lewd and lavicous acts as well as being a the freeway. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news..

the discovery of an old wedding ring in the east bay is becoming an online mystery across the country. ( darya ) plus... the mega millions jackpot is surging before tonight's drawing. ( darya ) and next... a woman is put in jail for something people do everyday at the beach. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) excessive heat will continue

for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. sig alert issued for hwy 92. overturn accident all lanes clasoed. area. ( james ) a florida

tourist is arrested... after taking 40 "queen conch seashells" from the waters surrounding key west. diana fiscal-gonzalez will now spend two weeks in jail after someone tipped authorities off to her crime. fiscal- gonzalez pleaded no contest to charges. she says she didn't know it was a crime to take the shells... and she was planning to give them away as gifts. according to flordia fish and wildfire officials... harvesting empty seashells is allowed in florida... but taking a living queen conch is illegal. ( james ) coming up after the break... two california lawmakers are reviving their plan to get president trump to release his tax returns. (ácommercialá) migraine with botox®.

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the next mega millions drawing. the mega millions jackpot is now up to 422-million dollars. no ticket matched all six numbers drawn tuesday night. tonight's drawing is at 8. but your odds of winning are about one in 300 million. ( james )( darya )( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door..

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min

from the toll to 101.sig alert issued for hwy 92. overturn accident. avoid the area. the area.

excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and

70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. rain hitting the ground.

( james ) state attorney general xavier becerra is joining the federal government in a crackdown fraudulent veterans charitites. this video was released by the f-t-c to educate consumers on how to research charities. the f-t-c says many charitites with legitimate sounding names... take millions of dollars in donations and never pass them to veterans. if you would like to donate to a charity... the f-t-c

recommends researching that charity online and paying by credit card... which can be canceled. ( james ) two state senators are re-introducing legislation that would require presidential candidates to release their tax returns... before they appear on the ballot in california. senators scott wiener and mike mcguire say they decided to bring back the legislation after president trump's meeting with russian president vladamir putin. the bill is aimed at forcing president trump to release his tax returns if he runs for re- election in 20-20. governor brown vetoed similar legislation last year -- saying he was worried it was unconstitution ( darya ) in the east bay... an old wedding ring is found and now one man is trying to solve a mystery.( james ) kron 4's gabe slate spoke with the oakland man who found the ring... and hopes to return it to its owner. sound from richard grassetti -

found wedding ring on beach"we walked down to the beach and i saw this thing glinting" richard grassetti was on a beach in richmond point near santa fe avenue when he found this gold wedding ring. sound from gabe slate reporterthe inscription inside says "from now to eternity lily 5-1-49"sound from richard grassetti - found wedding ring on beach"the question is who is lily, the owner or their kids should get it back" richard had his social media savvy friend christina toms whip a post on twitter about the ring with close up pictures. and it took off sound from richard grassetti - found wedding ring on beach "i'm surprised by how fast it's spreading people intrigued." lily if you're out there or lily's family let us know we need an end to this story. in oakland gabe slate kron 4 news.. kron 4 news.. gabe slate kron 4 news..

( darya ) coming up after the break... here we go again... a bunch of sequels are hitting theaters. we're taking a look at what's new at the box office.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( darya ) a trio of sequels hit theaters this weekend... including "mamma mia: here we go again."( james ) rick damigella has a preview of how the follow ups may fare. "mamma mia, here i go again,

my my, how could i resist ya?" "mamma mia! here we go again" arrives just two days after the tenth anniversary of the original jukebox musical. in 20-08, "mamma mia" had a 27-point-eight million dollar, second place debut. industry watchers say "here we go again" is headed for an opening between 30 and 36 million.(nat music)"samuel!" "lift off!"denzel washington has never made a sequel during his 40-plus year career. 20-14's "the equalizer" opened in first place with 34- point-one million dollars. variety's experts say "the equalizer 2" could open to 26 million, while deadline's pundits predict it may open higher, between 27 and 32 million. "yo!""hey buddy, how you doing?""yay!""it is game night.""unfriended: dark web" is a standalone sequel to the 20-14 found-footage hit. the original movie made 64 million dollars against a reported one million dollar budget. the hollywood reporter says the sequel also cost just one million, and is expected to open with six million dollars. in hollywood, i'm rick damigella.

( darya ) coming up in the next hour... rugby is taking over san francisco this weekend. it's time for the rugby sevens world cup. ( darya ) plus... they looked legit from the outside. but what police found áinside some south bay businesses led to arrests. ( darya ) and.. newly released photos of the car involved in a hit and run... that killed a pedicab driver. we'll have the latest in a live report. deal talk.

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( james ) and this morning we have new pictures of the man who police say hit and killed a san francisco pedicab driver. ( james ) and a local coach is accused of sexually assaulting his teenage student. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the

coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. ground. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.. sig alert issued for hwy 92. overturn accident blocking. traffic

control in place. avoid the area. ( james ) breaking news.... more bodies have been pulled from the water of a fatal duck boating accident in missouri. ( darya ) at least 13- people are dead after the boat capsized and sank. that includes two children. john lawrence has the latest.

missouri dive teams spent the overnight hours searching table rock lake.they were looking for people aboard a duck boat when it capsized. trent behr/eyewitness"i was in the showboat and i didn't see them fall over but i knew....we all knew."the boat started off with 31-people on board.witnesses watched helplessly as the boat struggled on the troubled water.multiple fatalities have already been confirmed, some of whom were children.trent behr/eyewitness"it's just out of this world, i don't even know how to describe it, it's just i don't know." investigators are looking into what caused the accident, but they say debris from an earlier storm could be a factor.a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the branson area around 6:30 p-m, local time.the boat capsized about 30-minutes later.the parent company of the ride the ducks branson company said other boats that were on the lakeat the same time were able to safely return to the dock. but for now....crews are helping those in need.brandei clifton/cox medical center branson"we called in all that we could. they're in good spirits. they know what to do with this sort of thing. they're doing their thing in there and they are being their best for the folks who need us."governor mike parson issued a statement, offering prayers for everyone involved in this accident.i'm john lorinc reporting.

( darya ) officials say winds reached 63-miles per hour thursday night. ( james ) this morning we are getting new information about the deadly accident that killed a san francisco pedicab driver. here are pictures police released... showing the car they're looking for. its a champagne colored four- door honda civic. whoever this driver is hit the kevin manning... and sped off. the accident happened about a month ago near sansome street on the embarcadero. four others... including children... were also riding in manning's pedicab when the accident happened. they were also injured from the crash. manning later passed away in a hospital. ( darya ) in the south bay... a badminton coach is accused of sexually assaulting his 17-year-old

student. khankham malaythong is a coach at synergy badminton in menlo park. santa clara deputies arrested him last thursday... after finding him in an s-u-v with his student. the two were at joseph grant park after hours. malaythong was released from custody after posting bail. right now... he's at badminton tournament in las vegas. the 37-year old is a former olympian and 6-time national champion in doubles competition. ( darya ) new this morning... the sonoma county sheriff's office has arrested three people for the murder of a missing cloverdale man... whose body was discovered earlier this week. jose martinez went missing on june 29th. police say martinez was kidnapped on june 29th at a grocery store in cloverdale... driven to a remote area and murdered. the next day the accused killer took martinez's body to a marijuana garden in healdsburg and burried it. police only discovered the body on wednesday.

investigators say martinez may have been invloved in marijuana dealings and was receiving threats before he was kidnapped. socorro sierra... felix carreon and climmie smith-hill were arrested for the murder. they are all facing charges of murder and kidnapping. they are being held without bail. ( james ) the ridershare driver accused of raping 4 woman in san francisco says he's ánot guilty. orlando lazo faced a judge yesterday. his attorney strongly denies the allegations against him. lazo is accused of preying on intoxicated women. prosecutors say lazo's d-n- a links him to all 4 rapes... and they believe there could be more victims out there. the judge denied bail... lazo will be back in court in august. ( james ) in the east bay... a 22-year-old is shot to death in el sobrante. now two people are behind bars. this happened wednesday night at a home on san pablo dam road. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking

news. authorities found a man suffering from a gunshot wound in the driveway. he died at the scene. deputies arrested 22-year-old anthony gaines and 57-year old judy barkas. the victim's identity has not been released. ( darya ) 45-thousand dollars worth of high-end baby clothes are stolen. now... a union city business owner is offering a reward. jeffrey cheng is the owner of "angel dear." he says thieves broke into his shipping container sunday night... and stole 48 boxes full of clothing. that container was parked right outside his warehouse. cheng's clothes are often sold at department stores and specialty boutiques.

they took because obviously we haven't even shipped any of these yet. it's so obvious, if you see that, it's from us.">( darya ) cheng's clothing has a lot of celebrity clients like ayesha curry, kim kardashian, and victoria beckham. he's worried the clothes might end up for sale on the street or flea markets... for a fraction of the price. ( darya ) police in palo alto arrest 4 women for two separate robberies at the stanford shopping center. the first robbery happeend earlier this month at the earlier this month at the urban outfitters. police tracked their getaway car and earlier this week arrested tonisha harris. then on tuesday... a police officer at the shopping center caught two women stealing clothes from the victoria's secret. they were arrested... so was another woman who was waiting in a car in the parking lot. ( james ) a man is behind bar this morning for trying to rob a san francisco bank. it happened yesterday afternoon near the embarcadero bart station. police say the man walked into the

bank... handed the teller a note.... and then ran off. we don't know if he got away with any money. but police were able to track the man down less than 10 minutes later. they arrested him near the millennium towers. ( darya ) in the east bay.. tensions running high at a town hall meeting in oakland. ( james ) city officials and residents came together to talk about the way police treat people of color. kron 4's hermela aregawi has the story. tensions flare at this oakland town hall..residents listened to several speakers talk about racial bias in policing.. oakland police chief, the mayor, and jennifer eberhardt.. the stanford professor that has working with opd to collect data on the issue.but about an hour in.. people got frustrated.. accusing city officials of handpicking the least controversial questions from a youth group that was a part of the panel... and talking around issues. joseph anderson/oaklandthe good negros participate in the

sensitivity training and the talk about implicit bias. the blacks on the street like me who are catching hell talk about laws that hold the police accountable and publically known consequences. you did not hear tonight them talking about actual legislation to hold police publically accountable. actual legislation to hold the police publically accountable, actual legislation to strip away the police bill of rights that allow the police at least 72 hours to get together and collude on their stories without anyone talking to them. the oakland city council voted to end eberhardt's contract.. but the chief and mayor say.. the stanford professor's data is valuable and needed to make changes. dr. eberhart has us collecting data from officers about what was the intelligence that led to their stop, what was their basis for their decision to stop a particular person and or to search that person. by collecting that data, we are now going to have a wealth of information upon which we can make more policy changescity officials pointed to the citizen police commission established to regain trust with residents.. but that wasn't a concilation to a lot of people in the room. joseph anderson/oaklanddoes the police commission have teeth? most of them are toothless. most of them are used as another layer to obsorb the energy and time of the complaintant and just try to wear them down before they get too far.

( darya ) that was kron 4s hermela aregawi reporting. oakland mayor libby schaff says the city council will consider extending the contract with the stanford professor in the next city council meeting. ( james ) national news... the trump administration says it has reunited more than 360 children with their families... after separating them at the border. but about 2 thousand more are still waiting. the deadline to reunite kids ages

5 and older is next thursday. the administration and the a-c-l-u will be back in court today... for the fifth time in 2 weeks. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... from the outside... the businesses look legitimate. but it's what police found inside that triggered arrrests. ( james ) plus... students will be paying less for tuition at the university of california for the upcoming year. but its not by much. ( james ) and after the break... the rugby world cup sevens is kicking off in san francisco. what fans can expect for the big ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. forecast.

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lets get a check of traffic with robin. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 mifrom the maze to sf.

excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains

right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground.

breaking news... a crash involving a tractor trailer is blocking parts of highway 92 in san mateo county. ( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live on the scene now.. lydia?

thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) happening today... 24 men's and 16 women's rugby teams will battle it out over 3 days... at a-t-and-t park.( james ) it's all for the rugby sevens world cup. kron 4's terisa estacio joins us live this morning... terisa... ( terisa )one world cup may be over, but another is just beginning. this year for the first time ever the rugby sevens world cup is taking place on u.s. soiland in one of the most iconic ballparks in major league baseball.over the next three days 40 teams will compete for one of the biggest prizes in the sport.

the melrose cup and as you can see the stadium has been transformed here from the pitching grounds beneath me to the rugby goalposts and the try line. rugby sevens already has 30 million fans here stateside. but organizers are hoping that this week will be another giant step forward for the sport. it's not just the venue that's new this year. new rules have turned this event into a straightforward knockout tournament win every game and you win the world cup lose at any point and you're out. it's a daunting prospect for the players including new zealand's men and women's team who are both defending champions hoping to make history this week. the stage is set. the teams are ready. and this year, it's a whole new ballgame

( darya ) thanks terisa. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... mosquitoes in the bay area have tested positive for the west nile virus. we'll pinpoint where you need to be extra careful. ( james ) and after the break.... increase in animal cruelty. we speak with animal control and take a look at the disturbing trend in san francisco and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá)

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground.

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. toll plaza. from 37 to the toll plaza. ( james ) animal cruelty cases are on the rise in san francisco. that's according to san francisco animal care and control. they are currently investigating four animal cruelty cases. a four-year- old pitbull mix named juicy ius recovering after surveillance video captured her owner beating her her at a bart station in march. christopher kliment was arrested three months later when he tried to take juicy

home. the shelter has to wait for the results of kliments criminal case before juicy can be adopted.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of

weather and traffic... excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the

water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. ground. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza.

richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) milpitas police are looking for a man wanted for armed robbery. take a look... investigators say this man walked up to a car... and the robbed the person inside at gunpoint. the thief got away with a wallet and smartphone. as you can see in these pictures... the thief was wearing a black "san jose sharks" hoodie...glasses, black gloves and a grey bandana over his face. ( james ) in the north bay... the owner of a

tree service is dead... after a tree he was cutting snapped and fell on him. it happened on west dry creek road in healdsburg. the victim has been identified as 48-year-old luis garcia. two of garcia's employees tried to give him c-p-r... but their efforts were unsuccessful. ( darya ) 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. the car was found off of highway 1... and just north of pescadero state beach. when officers found the car-- they couldn't find passengers. are still working to this car belongs to. ( darya ) senator kamala harris has introduced legislation to provide rent relief for working families struggling to pay bills. the rent relief act would create a refundable tax credit. that credit would go to renters who spend more than 30- percent of their gross income on their rent and utilities. ( james ) healthcare

premiums are going up in california. the 1 million people in the state who have insurance through "covered california" will pay about 8-percent more. covered california is blaming the trump administration for the increase... saying the president's decision to eliminate the insurance mandate is behind the jump in costs. but the president and other top republicans say no one should be forced to have a health plan. ( james ) in the east bay... mosquitoes in contra costa county have tested positive for the west nile virus. the infected mosquitoes were caught in traps in discovery bay... and near brentwood. officials say they are seeing a typical summer pattern -- west nile activity ramps up as the weather heats up. they're now urging people to take precautions. that includes using repellents containing deet... and draining standing water. ( james ) authorities in the south bay have taken down a well-organized illegal gambling operation. cropley p-c repair and rentals at the stip mall on cropley

avenue in san jose were the first to be raided. police found people engaged in illegal gambling.. playing poker and other card games. there were also las vegas style gambling machines.. 50 of which were seized.. along with 75-thousand dollars in cash. storefronts are posing as legitimate businesses.. and that gambling is leading to other crimes.

a bicycle. now... the c- h-p is looking for him. it happened on northbound 101 in san jose wednesday morning. the c-h-p says not only was the man naked on a bike on the freeway... but he was also heading north in the southbound lanes. < "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 in ">( darya ) c-h-p is asking anyone

with information to give them a call. if caught... the naked rider could face charges exposure... lavicous acts being a the freeway. ( darya ) the university of california is álowering tuition for the upcoming year. but not by much. the board of regents approved a 60 dollar drop in tuition. it's the university system's first tuition decrease in nearly 20 years. the u-c had planned to raise tuition for all students by more than 300 dollars.... but officials scrapped that proposal in april. ( james ) happening today... crissy field avenue in san francisco's presidio will permanently close. the roadway will be turned into a trail for pedestrians and bicyclists... connecting crissy field to the golden gate bridge. once closed... you can walk in either direction... but bicyclists will only be able to travel uphill until improvements are made in the coming months. drivers will still be able to access

the area using lincoln boulevard and mcdowell avenue. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news.. the discovery of an old wedding ring in the east bay is becoming an online mystery across the country. ( james ) plus... a salmonella outbreak affecting dozens of people across the country. we have the details about what you need to watch out for. ( james ) and after the break... the mega millions jackpot is surging before tonight's drawing. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and

70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. (robin) hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. . sig alert issued for hwy 92. overturn accident blocking. traffic control in place. avoid the area. area.avoid the control in place. blocking. traffic control in place. avoid the area.

( james ) happening tonight... the next mega millions drawing. the mega millions jackpot is now up to 422-million dollars. no ticket matched all six numbers drawn tuesday night. tonight's drawing is at 8. but your odds of winning are about one in 300 million.

( james ) breaking news...

a crash involving a tractor trailer is blocking both directions of highway 92 in san mateo county. ( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live on the scene now.. lydia? (james) (james)

lydia?scene now.. is live on the lydia pantazes kron 4's ( darya )county. san mateo highway 92 in directions of highway 92 in san mateo county. ( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live on the scene now.. lydia? (james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic...

excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to cool excessive heat will continue

for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average

thanks to cool marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying in the 60's and 70's. tonight into tomorrow isolated monsoonal thunderstorms will pop up across the region with most not resulting in any rain hitting the ground. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) for your health this morning... an outbreak of salmonella linked ot raw turkey products has sickened at leasst 90 people across 26 states.. including califorinia. 40 people have been hospitalized but áno deaths have been reported. but they haven't been able to find a direct source. the

meat was purchased from many different locations and in different forms, including ground turkey, turkey pieces, and whole turkeys. the cdc says samples of raw turkey products and live turkeys tested positive for the outbreak strain of salmonella... which could mean it's "widespread in the turkey industry." ( darya ) the discovery of an old wedding ring in the east bay is picking up momentum in the bay area and across the country. richard grassetti was on a beach in richmond point near santa fe avenue when he found this gold wedding ring. there is an inscription inside the ring that says 'from now to eternity lily may first 19-49.

posted online have gone viral. richard is now hoping the exposure will help find the owners family. ( james ) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news... the world's largest super soaker... and you will never believe what it can cut through.

( james ) former nasa engineer mark rober has made the world's largest super soaker. the seven- foot behemoth can fire water

at 243 m-p-h... eight times more powerful than a fire truck hose. it can hold two gallons of water and even uses nitrogen gas instead of air to get its power. the jumbo super soaker can even cut through things like glass... food.. and soda cans. rober now holds the guiness world recod for the super soaker. he also holds one for the biggest nerf gun. during his time at nasa he worked on the curiosity ( darya ) coming up in coming up in the next hour... rugby is taking over san

francisco this weekend. it's time for the rugby sevens world cup. ( darya ) plus... they looked legit from the outside. but what police found áinside some south bay businesses led to arrests. we all want white teeth. you know doc how can i get whiter, brighter teeth. and the dentist really has to say let's take a step back and talk about protecting your enamel. it's important to look after your enamel

because it's the foundation for white teeth. i believe dentists will recommend pronamel strong and bright because it's two fold. it strengthens your enamel, but then also it polishes away stains for whiter teeth. so it's really something that's a win-win for the patient and the dentist. ( lydia ) a big rig crash blocking

lanes on highway 92. i will have thdetails in a live report. ( james ) and more breaking news....the death toll from a boat that capsized overnight goes up and we're learning some of the victims include children. ( darya ) and a local coach is accused of sexually assaulting his teenage student. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... excessive heat will continue for inland parts of the state today while the coast remains right on par with average thanks to ol marine air pushing onshore. along the water highs won't move too much, staying