tonight at 5... a grass fire is burning in the east bay.. and it's forcing evacuations. these are evacuations. these are pictures showing the smoke in the area in clayton... and we have learned that at least one home has burned. good evening i'm vicki liviakis. (grant) and i'm grant lodes. we know the fire has burned at least 50-acres so far. here's a look at where it's burning right now. it's happening near marsh creek road and bragdon way... that's east of mount diablo. a lot of dry vegetation in that area. and people that area. and people who live in marsh creek

springs are being told to leave their homes. joining us live on the phone now is pam temmermand with cal fire... (grant) the hot makes for dangerous fire conditions... (vicki) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with a look at what fire crews are up against in that area. lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is expectd for

the beginning of august next week. week.week.of august next the beginning of august next week. (vicki) we first we first told you about the fire through a push alert. make sure you download the kron4 mobile app to always get the latest breaking news. (grant) another big story tonight... the man accused in the vicious murder of a woman at a bart station made his first court appearance today(vicki)

dozens of family and friends of victim nia wilson showed up to see defendant john cowell in person. kron 4's dan kerman was in the courtroom, he joins us from alameda county superiour court in oakland. (dan) family and friends of 18 year old nia wilson packed an oakland courtroom wednesday for the arraignment of the man accused of stabbing wilson to death sunday night at the macarthur bart station... sot amsar el muhammad/victim's father 10-20i will never see my daughter again, she will never be able to pursue her dreams , no parent would want to go through what i am going through and all i want is justice for daughter that's it that's all.john cowell has been charged with one count of murder for killing wilson and one count of premeditated attempted murder for the stabbing of her 26 year old sister letifah... both carry life sentencessot nancy o'malley/alameda county district attorney 36-46in this particular case the crime is ruthless, the crime was it was

a ruthless horrible crime with huge tragedy for the family as well as our whole community what's not included in the charging document is any mention of a hate crime, but that could change.sot there has to be evidence to show it was motivated by hate either by gender or race and we are still gathering evidence to look at that and we always have the opportunity that if we find evidence to prove the hate crime allegation we will amend the complaintcameras were not allowed in the courtroom, and the arraignment was continued to august 22nd... family and friends will likely return then and for now keep nia in their thoughts.sot dominic wilson/victim's boyfriend 124- 134her smile , her love, her loyalty, everything, she was a beautiful girl inside and out, it's not supposed to be her, it's supposed to be me. 137/supposed to be me (dan)

(vicki) thank you dan... we have team coverage of this story for you tonight. (grant) now we want to go to kron4's haaziq madyun who is looking at the timeline leading to cowell's arrest. just about everywhere you look on the bart system you will see a surveillance camera, before you enter the ticket gate, inside the ticket gate, up on the platform and in the train carssot

wounded her sister. bart spokesperson alicia trost says cowell was first spotted when he entered the bart system sunday at the concord station sotthe deadly stabbing occurred at the macarthur station sunday at 9:36pm. however bart police did not alert the public until around noon on monday. trost explains why...sotafter bart police released these photos of john cowell investigators received their first tip from a male passenger who spotted him at the coliseum station. trost admits it was a bit of a surprise to learn that he was back on the trainssot

still on our system or return to the system when the system opens">nat/sot haaziqbut he did!sotshe says ultimately that tip from the colisem station led to his arrest within the hoursot what is her response to critics who say bart police should have got him as soon as he tried to re- enter the system?sotin oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) we have continuing coverage of this story on air and online. we send push alerts

through our mobile app as soon as there are new developments. and coming up at 5:30 we will be talking to bevan dufty with the bart board of supervisors... he joins us live in studio to discuss the security concerns within the transit system. (vicki) back to our breaking news at 5 we know the fire has burned at least 50-acres so far. (grant) joining us live on the phone now is pam temmermand with cal fire... temmermand pam temmermand with cal fire...

with cal fire... temmermand pam phone now is live on the with cal fire... temmermand

pam temmermand with cal fire...

a high end athletic wear store is the target of several high profile thefts... and now, police have taken to social media posting videos of the crimes in hopes of cracking the case. (grant)as kron four's terisa estacio reports, in this month alone, this store has been hit six times... (take pkg) watch... how fast it all goes down.... surveillance video capturing it all - the suspects open up their bags and starting grabbing garments - within minutes they take dozens of expensive items at this lululemon store in berkeley and race out. byron white, berkeley police dept. "they are fast." 'this is the 6th time in one month... 4 are related. you heard right, 6 times in one month, 4 cases all related. berkeley police releasing this video in hopes that someone recognizes the one of the members of the ring and reports them. and it is isnt just here at this store... here's a glance at the dollar amount in losses at other stores in the bay area and one store in fresno... nearly 100 thousand dollars!

shoppers say they are not really surprised... laura page, shopper it is tough times. maria sharp, shopper. maybe more securitythe store did not have an official comment about the thefts... in the meantime, police are keeping a careful eye on this store... and they have this message if you are in a place a crime like this happens in front of you. white. be a good witness, don't get involved. no one has been hurt and we want it to stay like that. terisa estacio

(landing vo/vicki) somewhere out there, more than likely somewhere in san jose, someone issitting on the winning ticket in last nights $543 million dollar mega millions lottery jackpot.(double box) kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now with more on the story live from thesan jose liquor store that sold the winning ticket. rob? (rob live) i am here at ernies liquors on south white road. the circus that followed the announcement of the winning ticket has died down some. so far the holder of th winning tickets has not come forward but ernie's owner is celebrating a jackpot of his own. nats (banner is hung outside store)presented by lottery officials with a check for a million dollars for selling the winning ticket in

tuesday's mega millions jackpot was the owner of ernies liquors, kewal sachdev. kewal sachdev/sold winning ticket "...we feel today that as a family we have realized a dream that we have longed for....."ernie's liquor's was among the california outlets that sold more than $124 million dollars worth of tickets as the nationwide mega millions jackpot, which had rolled over 22 times since early may, was announced as $522 million at the timeof the drawing. but based on final sales it is actually larger than that says the lotterys' russ lopez.russ lopez/california lottery "....it was $522 million, now it's $543 million, the cash option is $320.5 million dollars. the winner can choose to take the 30 year annuity or they can choose to take this very respectable $320 million dollars....."the big jackpot is second largest in state history and the 5th largest in the game's history. ernies is just a few miles away from the gift shop that sold the winning ticket to a lottery jackpot worth more than 600 million back in 2013. ernie's owner emmigrated from india 18 years ago. he plans to use his share of the unexpected windfall to help with his kids' student loans with some going to charity. kewal sachdev/sold winning ticket "....the united

states is a country where you can realize your dreams really well, this country gave us the opportunity to do that..." (rob)(rob)

(anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on time now to check on our weather...

with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is expectd for the beginning of august next week.

week. of august next week. week. (grant) bart security concerns. a deadly stabbing has riders feeling nervous. we are going to be speaking with the bart board of directors about riders of directors about riders safety live in studio at 5:30 (vicki) going to napa to visit the wineries could be

the perfect day trip for some. but what if the wine you bought is radio active? how much researches found in napa valley wines.

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may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. (grant) it was news that might give wine drinkers serious pause... ...certain napa vintages - radioactive.(vicki) but it turns out, there's little to worry about. caitlin conrad explains. french researchers have released results from a 2017 study that found trace amounts of cesium-137 in red wines produced in napa in 2011 - the same year as the fukushima nuclear disaster in japan.

but california vintners are warning - don't throw out those bottles. chris drake, general manager, joullian vineyards: "do not pour it down the drain."chris drake is general manager of joullian vineyards in carmel valley. in 2011, he was working in napa and he says radioactivity was not a concern that year, but cold wet weather was. chris drake, general manager, joullian vineyards: "it was a cooler vintage, and typically in cooler vintages there's more acid in wine, and acid's one of the things that allow wines to age."drake says the 2011's from napa are delicious today, and if you've got some lying around, scientists say don't worry about drinking it. caitlin conrad reporting: "the trace amounts were so minimal they actually had to burn the wine to find any of the cesium-137."in fact, experts in the field say there's more naturally occurring radioactive material in our bodies, then there are in the 2011 vintages. andrew waterhouse, uc davis chemist: "because your body contains potassium from the natural vironment, there's a tiny bit of radioactive potassium in there, and that actually produces hundreds of times more radioactivity than any of these wines." chemist andrew waterhouse runs a wine

chemistry lab at uc-davis. he agrees with drake - you got it, drink it. chris drake, general manager, joullian vineyards: "i would definitely open them. if you have more than one bottle, it's good to open it and see how it is. and if you think it can still age longer, then to save the rest. and if you think it's kind of that sweet spot, then open it, enjoy it, share it with your friends." (grant) next at 5:30... one of the most popular tourist spots in the state is shut down. we have the latest from yosemite as people are being forced from the park... and a wildfire moves closer. (vicki) plus... an update on our breaking news... a brush fire is burning in clayton... and forcing evacuations. at least one home is burned. we'll have the latest after the break.

(vicki) back to our breaking news tonight... a grass fire is burning in the east bay.. and it's forcing evacuations. and we know that at least one home has burned. (grant) here's a look at where it's burning right now near clayton. right now it is at least 125 acres. it's happening near marsh creek road and bragdon way... that's east of mount diablo. a lot of dry vegetation

in that area. and people who live in marsh creek springs are being told to leave their homes. we have a reporter headed to the scene and will bring you an update as it becomes available. get yourself out of here if you can..."(grant) one of california's most popular tourist destinations deserted tonight as fire forced

visitors and park officials to evacuate yosemite valley.the ferguson fire is moving towards the park's western boundary.(vicki)smoke from the fire has made the air unbreathable ... and drawn a curtain over the half=dome and other popular sites.ken wayne is in the newsroom to bring us up to date.ken? (ken)(ken)this is the heart of the season for yosemite national park.thousands of visitors would normally be heading to the valley.this evening... the crowds are gone. (no-nat pause) silence instead of the the click of cell phone cameras.no visitors at the visitor's center.cabins emptied, busses idled, people movers immobilized, picnic tables and parking lots deserted....like a ghost town the cashier at the yosemite village store was among those packing up and heading out.so was this family from fort worth texas.definitely bummed but you can't control it.and these british visitors.you get the yosemite experience, but it's not the full yosemite experience time lapse images

from the yosemite conservancy show smoke from the ferguson fire as it filled the valley yesterday.by afternoon, only the closest trees are visible, yosemite's iconic half dome is reduced to a smudge of gray.nat the ferguson fire is in its thirteenth day and has spread to 38 thousand acres containment remains as 25 percent, despite the efforts of 35=hundred firefighters. "this is a full suppression fire, and we are fully engaged. we have even authorized dozer line inside yosemite which is hardly ever done."along with yosemite village, the fire has closed highways 140 and 41.forty=one is the main route to los angeles.now it will be the front line in the battle to keep the flams out of the park. "we're going to bring fire, along our fire lines right up to highway 41. so there will be a lot of fire, a lot of firefighters on the ground, ." (ken) the yosemite evacuation is in effect through sunday.park officials say that's when they'll decide when to admit visitors again.

(grant) and now we want to send things over to meterologist lw(vicki) we know there has been a heat advisory in some parts of california what can we expect here at home. lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is expectd for the beginning of august next

week. (vicki) back to our top story tonight at 5:30... many bart riders say they are concerned for their safety... after a string of three killings-- including 18- year-old nia wilson. (grant) joining us now to talk about safety on bart is bevan dufty... with the bart board of directors. . . prosecutors in northern california say a paroled robber faces murder and attempted murder charges in the attack at a subway station against two sisters that left one of them dead.they say 27-year-old john cowell is set to be arraigned wednesday in oakland in the sunday attack against 18-year-old nia wilson, of oakland, and her 26-year-old sister, letifah wilson.alameda county

prosecutors say he also faces parole violations charges. cowell was arrested monday night on a bay area rapid transit train in the san francisco bay area, about a dozen miles from the macarthur station where the sisters were attacked.his family says he has suffered from mental illness most of his life and failed to receive proper treatment.records show cowell recently served two years for second-degree robbery.police in northern california say they are investigating the death of a homeless man who was attacked at a subway station the day before a teenage girl was fatally stabbed a transferring platform.bay area rapid transit police say they are looking for a suspect who allegedly punched 47-year-old don stevens at the bay fair station on saturday. authorities late tuesday released images of the man they say hit stevens to the side of the head with a closed fist. stevens fell and struck his head.he died at a hospital sunday, the same day john cowell allegedly stabbed 18-year-old nia wilson to death at the macarthur station what authorities say was an unprovoked attack.cowell is scheduled to be arraigned wednesday.

(vicki) rushed to the hospital for an apparent overdose reps with demilavato say she is doing fine but now her celebrity friends are speaking out about what this relapse has done to lavato. (grant) the rise of netflix and other web based streaming services to get your t-v fix is nothing new. but just how much is this taking away from cable subscriptions.

by the end of the year, a massive number of people will have ditched traditional cable and satellite t-v. that's according to variety magazine. it reports the number of consumers canceling those services in 20-18 -- and not re-subscribing -- will rise 32- point-eight percent -- to 33 million adults. at the same time, a growing number of consumers are signing up for internet-based video services like netflix, amazon prime video, and hulu. the biggest factor for the increase in the "cord-cutting" trend appears to be price: as the cost of satellite and traditional cable t-v rises, more and more consumers are flocking to lower-cost, web-based video services. (lawrence) i'm chief

meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

in 2017, california had the worst wildfire season on record. scientists say, our weather is becoming more extreme and we all have to be better prepared. that's why pg&e is adopting new and additional safety precautions to help us monitor and respond to dangerous weather. hi, i'm allison bagley, a meteorologist with pg&e's community wildfire safety program. we're working now, to enhance our weather forecasting capabilities, building a network of new weather stations to identify when and where extreme wildfire conditions may occur, so we can respond faster and better. we're installing cutting edge technology to provide real-time mapping and tracking of weather patterns. and we use this information in partnership with first responders and california's emergency response systems. to learn more about the community wildfire safety program and how you can help keep your home and community safe,

visit pge.com/wildfiresafety (grant)football is finally back... the 49ers reporting for training camp... the team checked in earlier today followed by physicals and conditioning tests..(vicki) there are big expectations for the niners and their star quarterback jimmy garoppolo... kim smith covers all things scarlet and gold for kron4, and tells us how jimmy g is managing all of the attention.. training camp is here... and the spotlight is bright on the 49ers... and jimmy garapollo... ( it's good to be back at it now, back with all the guys)it may have been a brief break from the football field... but not from the media attention...jimmy g's name in the headlines recently... from his dating life... to his relationship with his former team...the low key quarterback is quickly introduced to the lime light..( my life off the field i'm never really big on being public. even social

media, i'm not out there a ton.. but my life is looked at differently.. it is a learning experience.)on the field..he's already learned a few things about leading his team.. from player's only throwing sessions, to call the offense over for extra work after practice when they had a bad day...jimmy g's focus is sharp (it's all that coming together... guys staying focused on otas and now training camp. it's an exciting time of year and i think we have a good mindset going in)as for their big free agency signing... richard sherman is ready to go for the start of camp despite the questions about his return from an achilles injury..the outside world has their ... make headlines one way or another... he's not going to be ready for these reasons... he is going to be ready for these reasons...i never had any doubt)sherman gets a 2 million dollar check for passing the physical and being ready in time for camp...and he says the injury came at just the right time in his career..(you get bored. it's a routuine.. you go out there and play 16 games. you play at a high level you play against these guys. you enjoy it. but sometimes throwing a wrench in there it wakes you up. it re-ignites a fire.)and it's that kind of complacency the niners want to avoid... not resting on reputation alone.. tag:sherman's teammates are glad he got past that challenge and will be back on the field tomorrow...the first 2 days in helmets and shirts... and then full pads expeceted for saturday...and of course it's open to the public.. 5 dollar tickets goes to the niners foundation and you get a chance to get a glimpse of the niners ahead of their big season...at levi's stadium.. kim smith.. kron 4 sports###

(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: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again

tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is expectd for the beginning of august next the beginning expectd for weather is cooler fog and cooler weather is expectd for of august next week.

(vicki) back to our breaking news at 5 we know the fire has burned at least 50-acres so far. (grant) joining us (grant) so far. tonight right

(pam) breaking news tonight ... a grass fire is burning and growing in the

east bay.. and it is forcing evacuations. you can see the heavy smoke in the area. and we have learned that several structures have already burned. thank you for joining us. i'm pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne. we know the fire has burned at least 125-acres so far. lets take a look at the evacuation orders right now... there is an immediate evacuation of marsh creek road between deer valley road and morgan territory road. fire officials are telling people to leave by car right now... they say to go towards clayton or brentwood. they say to take only essential items with you... and to lock your doors and windows before you leave. again-- fire crews are telling people who live in this area to leave right now. (pam) here's where the fire is burning... it's being called the "marsh fire." it's burning near marsh creek road and bragdon way... that's east of mount diablo. a lot of dry vegetation in that area. and right now... traffic is being closed on marsh creek road at camino diablo road at deer valley road. there is no estimated time of reopening. (pam) we have

team coverage of the fire tonight... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is standing by in our weather center with the latest on the 104-degree heat and dry conditions. but we want to start with kron4's gayle ong ... who just arrived on the scene in clayton... gayle?

lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is expectd for the beginning of august next week.

(pam) another big story tonight... the man accused in the vicious killing of a woman at a bart station.... made his first court appearance today. dozens of family and friends of victim - nia wilson- showed up to see defendant john cowell in person. (ken) we have team coverage of this story tonight. kron4's haaziq madyun is looking at the timeline leading to cowell's arrest.but we begin with kron 4's dan kerman... who was in the courtroom

today. he joins us from alameda county superior court in oakland. sunday nights vicious murder of 18 year old nia wilson at oakland's mcarthur bart station has caused unimaginable pain for her familysot amsar el muhammad/victim's father 08-18 my daugther was everything to me she was so beautiful, so inspirational, she had dreams, i'm supposed to be plannin gher graduation not her funeral and all i want is justice for my daughters. wednesday family and friends filled an oakland courtroom for the arraignment of the man accused of stabbing her to death. john cowell has been charged with one count of murder for killing wilson and one count of premeditated attempted murder for the stabbing of her 26 year old sister letifah... ksot nancy o'malley/alameda county district attorney 40-50it's a very very troubling case, its a brutal horrific murder and

attempted murder and so for our whole community, it's an awful situation and that's why we are treating it with the seriousness we havethe d.a. says the two charges both carry life sentences, and she says additional charges could come if they find evidence. sot we haven't alleged a hate crime, we are still investigating, we are still gathering evidencecameras were not allowed in the courtroom, cowell did not enter a plea and the arraignment was continued to august 22nd... it's likely family and friends return then and keep nia in their thoughts in the days ahead.sot dominic wilson/victim's boyfriend 129- 134the daybefore she passed we talked and as long as i got my kiss and my hug i knew we left on cool terms 135/cool terms

team coverage continues tonight...as we are learning that the man accused of killing 18-year old nia wilson... returned to the scene of the crime before he was tracked down by authorities.kron4's haaziq maadyun has more on the timeline of cowell's arrest. sot bart police are examining their security cameras to pin down john cowell's movements bfore, during and after he allegedly fatally stabbed nia wilson and wounded her sister. bart spokesperson alicia trost says cowell was first spotted when he entered the bart system sunday at the concord

stationsotthe deadly stabbing occurred at the macarthur station sunday at 9:36pm. however bart police did not alert the public until around noon on monday. trost explains why...sot

a southern california family is trying to clear the name of a man who they say, was wrongly accused of murder. they say, the crime may actually have been committed by the man accused of being the "golden state killer..." joseph deangelo. william lee evins was convicted in 19- 79, of the rape and murder of 28-year-old california mother joan virginia anderson. he died in prison of a heart attack in 20-13, but his family is still hoping to vindicate him. the attorney representing evins posthumously says, she believes details of anderson's murder matches the method of operation used by suspect - deangelo. annee della donna/attorney:< there was no reason to look

into the anderson murder because there was a murderer and he was in prison. but the facts that we obtained in our investigation are very similar to the same facts of the 'golden state killer' murders.> (pam) golden state killer joseph deangelo is already accused of more than 50 rapes and more than a hundred burglaries in california..whi ch date back to the 1970's. the district attorney's office has agreed to use d-n-a evidence... to look into whether there is any connection between the murders of deangelo and anderson. (ken) to the latest on the ferguson fire burning near yosemite... park officials closed yosemite valley today at noon while crews work to contain the fire. that's forcing thousands of visitors to cancel their trips during the park's peak season. heavy smoke from the 38-thousand, 522 acre fire is blanketing the area. that's about 60 square miles of fire. and it's still just 25 precent containe

you can see on this map... the fire is just a of couple miles from the park. a 20 mile stretch of highway 41 --- also closed today at noon. new mandatory evacuations were issued this morning for the area.... and another firefighter was injured battling the blaze... bringing the number of injuries to seven. reporter angelica lei lani join us live from yosemite with the latest. we're here at tunnel view take a look you normally would be able to see el capitan from right here but as you can see this thick layer of smoke is just socked in. right now it's unseasonably quiet with no tourists in site.a blanket of smoke covers yosemite national

park. as of noon today park officials closed down wawona and yosemite valley due to heavy smoke from the ferguson fire. junhyuk (june) seo and his family were some of the last visitors we saw in yosemite. they were turned away from the one site they were hoping to see from tunnel view. "i feel disappointed because i can't see any beautiful scenery here"he just arrived last night on his family trip from south korea. "this is my first time and maybe the last time"officials say the fire jumped the merced river a few days ago. forcing yosemite west to evacuate. crews say firefighters will work to back burn parts of the forest to help reduce the fuel. a park ranger sits guarding the highway 41 entrance from tunnel view to allow fire crews to do that. as of this afternoon it's a ghost town here in yosemite with empty campgrounds, parking lots and shuttle services suspended. for now on the way out this is the view june and his family will see ... "i'm sad about the fire" park rangers say the vacate of visitors went smoothly. the closures are expected to last until sunday. then officials will re-assess. live in yosemite national park angelica lei lani

angelica lei lani (pam) a winning south bay multi -million dollar lottery ticket has yet to be claimed ... but the owner of the liquor store which sold the ticket, has also hit the jackpot. we'll tell you how much he gets to take home. (ken) a bride is accused of killing her fiance just before their wedding. police say it was because of the guest the husband-to-be wanted to invite. (pam) and up next... the effort to find a killer in san francisco. police have video of the suspect... but they need help to find him. (ken) new tonight at 6. the

family of a young homicide victim joined san francisco police investigators to plead for public help in catching his killer. kron4's maureen kelly shows us the surveillance camera footage that police say shows the suspect before and after the 2016 killing. saturday will be mitch is 26th birthday but instead of wishing him happy birthday were begging you to help us fin d who murdered himone of mitchell warren's sisters and his father spoke at the news conference....joined by many other family and friends....here's the picture

of the victim....an electrician's apprentice, who grew up mainly in pacifica and was living in san francisco at the time of his murder. this is suspected killer police are hoping the public can help them identify.....seen here in surveillance camera footage police say was captured before the murder..which took place at around 430 am on the 700 block of ellis street in the tenderloin back on september 30th....2016. warren was in the area and got into an altercation with the suspect and during that altercation he was shot. the exact circumstances what was said during that altercation is what we're looking to get to the bottom of. police say this video shows the suspect after the shooting...being driven away on the handlebars of a bicycle ridden by another man whom police would say little about.the driver of that bicyclist and the suspect know each other what their relationship is any involvement is part of the investigation that we can't release at this point but it's a very evident by the picture that they know each other and we're together afterwardsthis picture shows the suspect wearing a backwards sf giants baseball cap and a jacket with the word fringe written on the back. this guy needs to be caught so some other father isn't having to call the kids and tell them their baby brother or whoever their uncle has been shot and killedpolice are asking anyone with information on who this man is to call or text their tip line.....those numbers can be found on our website...kron4- dot-com.maureen kelly kron4

(pam) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see

the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is expectd for the beginning of august next week. (pam) new at six... officials have identified the couple found dead in their san rafael home. (pam) police week.of august next week.

(pam) (pam) (pam) new at six... officials have identified the couple found dead in their san rafael home. (pam) police found 91-year old laurel doreen bentley- bearham

... and 73-year-old james leonard bearham yesterday morning. it was a suspected murder- suicide. police got a call from a man saying, he had just shot his wife and was ready to shoot himself. officials ordered a shelter- in- place in the area while a swat team investigated. police found the couple... and a gun inside. this is san rafael's first homicide since 20-11. (pam) also new at 6. the search continues tonight for the driver involved in a deadly hit and run collision last night in crockett.(ken) a bicyclist was struck from behind and killed at 7-20 last night on san pablo avenue... not far from a popular restaurant.(pam) kron four's philippe djegal spoke with investigators..... and shares a description of the vehicle officers are looking for. (philippe) an older blue or dark colored compact pick- up truck with front end damage last seen headed west down san pablo avenue in crockett towards rodeo is of interest to the california highway patrol. officer brandon

correia (korea) says that truck may have been involved in a deadly hit and run collision tuesday night... claiming the life of andy manuel's (man-well) close friend chris bunag (boo-nog). andy manuel/victim's friend- "yeah, well. its just, i'm shocked." and, considering the severe damage done to the victim's bicycle... officer correia says that it's unlikely that the suspect did not know that they hit someone. brandon correia/chp- "lots of things are possible, but it was 720 at night. um, there's plenty of daylight. it doesn't get dark until 830. i would believe as an investigator that the person did know that they hit something." bunag lived in hercules, where a neighbor says he was pleasant but quiet and kept to himself. andy manuel says his friend chris was also a member of the hercules cycling club... where the two rode together often for five years. the c-h-p says bunag was wearing a helmet and other protective equipment when he was hit and died at the scene. brandon correia/chp- "and, because there's a fatality, as a result of this now it's a felony." andy manuel/victim's

friend- "he's a great bike handler. i've never known him to crash, and uh, (pam) news.kron four philippe djegal, in crockett, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) still ahead... signs of liquid water have been detected on mars ... and today... congress met to figure out a way ... to send the first manned mission to the red planet (ken) and police say a jealous rage over a wedding guest led to a bloody confrontation that left a groom dead... and a would be bride in jail.

new tonight at 6. a bride-to-be in colorado is accused of killing her fiance before they made it down the aisle. police say, the woman became enraged, all over a potential guest at the wedding. jessica leicht reports. this is the scene on saturday night flashing lights outside inside a bloody steak knife on the kitchen table here.

reporter"he was stabbed."bob spurgin/neighbor"oh i didn't know that part is where it gets into something that i'm not used to seeing or we just wished it never happened." neighbors can't believe there was a murder in the house next door. bob spurgin/neighbor"the police as they come in and talk about what we'd heard and what we saw and we began to see that something very serious had happened next door to our house in a quiet neighborhood." according to arrest papers 31 year old jacqueline sousa called 911 to say her fiance brandon watkins was bleeding in their kitchen. when police got there they found him dead on the kitchen floor. the bloody knife on the kitchen table. she told investigators she thought her groom to be was having an affair and he actually wanted to invite the other woman to the wedding.anthony hernandez/neighbor"to find out that that type of emotion can lead to that type of results that, it's sad." (ken)move over... museum of

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and we know this is not the only structure that has burned tonight. we know the fire has burned at least 225- acres so far. (ken) lets take a look at the evacuation orders right now... there is an immediate evacuation of marsh creek road between deer valley road and morgan territory road. fire officials are telling people telling people to leave by car right now... they say to go towards clayton or brentwood. they say to take only essential items with you... and to lock your doors and windows before you leave. again-- fire crews are telling people who live in this area to leave right now. (pam) here's where the fire is burning... it's being called the "marsh fire." it's burning near marsh creek road and bragdon way... that's east of mount diablo. a lot of dry vegetation in that area. and right now... traffic is being closed on marsh creek road at camino diablo road at deer valley road. there is no estimated time of reopening.. but we will keep you updated as more updated as

more information comes in. (ken) and we first told you about the fire through a push alert. make sure you download the kron4 mobile app to always get the latest breaking news. (grant) and just in to kron-4... a brush fire is burning in san martin ... in santa clara county. this is video of the smoke in the area. all lanes of southbound 101 at east san martin avenue were closed for a time .... they have just reopened. we will also continue we will latest developments on this

fire. lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is expectd for the beginning of august next week. (ken)(pam) time now (pam) (ken)(ken) (ken) (pam) time now for a look at

tonight's top local stories. sotbart police are examining their security cameras to pin down john cowell's movements bfore, during and after he allegedly fatally stabbed nia wilson and wounded her sister. sot

sotbart police are examining their security cameras to pin down john cowell's movements bfore, during and after he allegedly fatally stabbed nia wilson and wounded her sister. sot

san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) new tonight at 6. eleven house republicans have introduced articles of impeachment .... against deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. rosenstein is overseeing special counsel robert muller's investigation... into russian meddling in the 2016 election. house republicans have been critical of rosenstein's response to their requests for documentation, related to the russia investigation... as well as the investigation into hilary clinton's emails. so far.... house speaker paul ryan has not said if he will back the recall effort. and the timeline as to when a vote may be called on the issue... is unclear. (ken) scientists say they have found indications a lake of water is beneath the surface of mars.researchers from the italian space agency say they used radar to detect the lake under the planet's

southern polar ice cap. readings indicated that the lake was about twelve and a half miles across... and nearly a mile below the planet's surface.given its location, the lake would be below water's freezing point, but the presence of salts in the water could help it to remain liquid. (ken) and the discovery couldn't have come at a better time... as congress wants to put american boots on the surface of the red planet. the senate held a committee hearing today on what it will take to land a human being on mars... and how many billions of our tax dollars are needed to win this 21st century space race. kron4's washington correspondent anna wiernicki has more. it's a race to the red planet...and texas republican senator ted cruz says he wants the u-s to win. if american boots are the first to set foot on its surface, it will define a new generation: cruz told former nasa astronaut peggy whitsosn that congress is ready to help. 0:21-0:26are we on trajectory (to clear those

hurdles) and get to mars and back safely by the 2030's? // i think we will be ready whitson retired from nasa in june after three trips to space, clocking in the most time any american has spent off the planet.she says what nasa needs to put an american on mars is money.... i think that will help us solve a lot of the problems. 0:43-0:55last year, congress passed a $19.5 billion dollar bill to help nasa land a human on mars by 2033.in return, congress asked nasa to deliver a plan on how they would get there. 0:56-1:03we don't have this roadmap yet. it's 7 months overdue. florida senator bill nelson--who once flew on the space shuttle-- says before congress hands over more money to nasa, he wants to make sure the agency will deliver on its promise. the goal is to get to mars with humans. but whitson says getting to mars isn't easy and congress needs to be patient. i am confident we will get there cruz says congress is working to introduce another funding bill this year-- that would give the nasa more money move forward on its mission to mars. in washington, i'm anna wiernicki.

(pam) get your instagrams ready! candy-topia is coming to san francisco. it is a four- month- long interactive art museum ... with flying unicorn pigs and a marshmallow tsunami. candy queen star - jackie sorkin - is one of the creators of candy- topia. they are opening the pop-up museum in new york next month. but you can experience the sweet treats in san francisco... on market street in september. (ken) trump's hollywood walk of fame star has been vandalized again. but this time... the attack was especially destructive. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet,

we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. (ken) president trump is

delaying his next meeting with russian president vladimir putin until next year. last week, white house used twitter to invite putin to washington in the fall after his controversial joint press conference with trump. however, national security adviser john bolton said in a statement today that trump wants to meet with putin when, quote, "the russia witch hunt is over." that delay is also significant since it came just before secretary of state mike pompeo's wednesday committee investigating russia. (pam) president trump's star on the hollywood walk of fame has once again been

vandalized. you can see what is left of trump's star ... after a man destroyed it with a pick - axe this morning. t man reportedly carried the axe in a guitar case ... and then, called police to report what he had done. police in beverly hills say, the man turned himself in. trump's star was also vandalized in 20-16 by a man with a pick-ax and sledgehammer. the star has been repeatedly targeted with paint and stickers. once, someone even put a mock border- wall around the star. (ken) speaking of stars. vandenberg air force base on california's central coast was the site for the latest space-x falcon nine rocket launch this morning. ten new communication satellites were launched into orbit. they're part of a $3- billion dollar campaign to replace a fleet of 75 "iridium communications" satellites circling the globe. the launch proceeded despite challenging weather and sea conditions. the falcon rocket's first stage was sucessfully recovered by a

"droneship" stationed in the ocean south of the launch site. in sports... it looks like the raiders will start training camp without perhaps their best player... and 49ers quarterback jimmy garoppolo talks about hs life oin the field... and off it too... we have a full report from the first day of 49ers camp... our sports director gary radnich has that... and all the sports... coming up

tomorrow the raiders open trainng camp... today it was the 49ers turn... and as far as the niners... almost al of the talk.... at least from a media standpoint... is about jimmy garoppolo... after going 5-

and-0 to end last season and getting a 137.5-milion-dollar contract... there are a lot of question about how he will perform on the field but of course recently... after going on a date with an adult film star... there has been a lot of talk about his performance off the field too our own kim smith was in santa clara today... and she breaks down everything "jimmy-g"... (sot: kim package)

day...jimmy g's focus is sharp (it's all that coming together... guys staying focused on otas and now training camp. it's an exciting time of year and i think we have a good mindset going in)as for their big free agency signing... richard sherman is ready to go for the start of camp despite the questions about his return from an achilles injury..the outside world has their ... make headlines one way or another... he's not going to be ready for these reasons... he is going to be ready for these reasons...i never had any doubt)sherman gets a 2 million dollar check for passing the physical and being ready in time for camp...and he says the injury came at just the right time in his career..(you get bored. it's a routuine.. you go out there and play 16 games. you play at a high level you play against these guys. you enjoy it. but sometimes throwing a wrench in there it wakes you up. it re-ignites a fire.)and it's that kind of complacency the niners want to avoid... not resting on reputation alone.. tag:niners ready to put the 5 and oh finish behind them and it starts tomorrow ..first 2 days in helmets and shirts.. then full pads on saturday.. we'll find out soon what this team is made of... gary back to you..>

some bad... but not unexpected... news for the raiders as they start camp... star pass rusher khalil mack is holding out for a new contract... and will not report for training camp tomorow mack is in the final year of his deal....he is due 13.8 million dollars this season... he was the defensive player of the year in 2016...he has 40.5 sacks in his career... mack wants a contract like von miller's... five years, 114 million dollar deal with the broncos... nfl network says things are "tense" between the raiders and mack.

and one player who's already shown up for training camp is pittsburgh steelers wide reciever antonio brown. and he's doing it in style by arriving in a helicopter. this has been a common theme for brown - last year he arrived in a drop-top rolls royce. brown is widely considered the best receiver in the nfl. last season, he caught 9 touchdown passes and had over 100 receptions in 14 games. brown is also the cover athlete of this year's madden game. no surprise that jerry jones is making headlines as cowboys camp starts... jones said players are required to stand for the anthem on the field... he added that president trump's comments about the anthem are problematic and unprecedented. .. making it harder for the nfl to stick to it's new policy... the players association filed a grievance a couple of weeks ago last year, jones knelt with the entire cowboys team before the

anthem, then stood during the anthem... nfl owners changed the anthem policy this offseason...players must stand on the field, but have the option to stay in the locker room... the giants... not on tv today... another "facebook watch" game... in seattle scary moment in the 7th inning for the giants... brandon belt.... jams his right knee legging out a grounder... the staff comes out to look at it... he had to leave the game... but the good news is it's not serious... he is expected to miss only 2-to-3 days still top 7th... 2-1 mariners... hunter pence... who hit his first home run of the season last night... with the broken bat flare to right field...it falls in... brandon crawford socres... 2-2 tie

bottom 8th... jean segura... chopper up the middle off sam dyson... it gets through into center... dee gordon scores on the rbi single... 3-2 mariners top of the 9th... edwin diaz pitching... sits down buster posey... sit down crawford... sit down pablo sandoval... diaz shuts the door for his 38th save final... 3-2 mariners... they now lead the a's by 2 games in the a-l wild card standings... oakland playing in texas as we speak kevin durant surprised high (pam) on the

peninsula... a man stops traffic to save a kitten on the freeway... his daring rescue is coming up after the break.

(ken) a good samaritan rescued a kitten trying to cross highway 101 in belmont on monday morning. the driver noticed the 7-week old kitten running along the concrete divider... then it tried to dart across the

highway. the driver stopped... blocked traffic... and rescued the kitten after it jumped into the wheel of his truck. he took it to the s-p-c-a where they named it leo in honor of the man who rescued it. (pam) april the giraffe became an internet sensation when more than a million people watched her give birth in 2017... and now, she's pregnant again. the owner of animal adventure park in harpursville, new york, says the zoo expects april and her mate, oliver, to welcome their new calf in early spring, perhaps in march. giraffes are usually pregnant for 15 months, but april's previous pregnancies have lasted significantly longer. the world eagerly awaited the arrival of april's last calf, tajiri, watching april on live stream leading up to the birth. the zoo has now set up a live stream for people to check in on april leading up to her next due date. lawrence karnow: highs soared into the 90s low 100s in the valleys with much cooler weather in the 50s and 60s at the coast. there are more showers and thunderstorms over the sierra but it's not as active as today. it was

incredibly hot in the valleys with highs well into the 100s. on the satellite you can see the high pressure ridge over the desert southwest. it's bringing the hot desert temperatures back into california and the bay area. it will remain hot again tomorrow away from the coast with some highs in the 90s and low 100s. it should start to cool slightly on friday and over the weekend. more fog and cooler weather is expectd for the beginning of august next week. last weather and goodbye and goodbye last weather last weather and goodbye

the demi lovato overdose investigation, the wild all night party? is this photo a clue to her downward spiral? >> here at the hospital, no visitors are allowed to see demi unless specifically approved by her mother. and now information on how they used this rescue drug to save her. >> you can find narcan at about any pharmacy in the u.s.a. >> done, takes less than a second. then, meltdown on air force one. president trump's reported state of fury after he saw melania's tv tuned to cnn. >> and do the trumps really have separate hotel rooms when they travel? plus, missing jogger. >> is