(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for thanks for morning and good good good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news. it's thrusday august 2nd...2018im robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather forcast. theres some dense fog out there. i had to use my wipers this morning driving in high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the

90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week.

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

( robin )this morning... a massive wildfire continues to burn throughout mendocino and lake county. right now... the mendocino complex fire... is comprised of both the ranch and river fires. so far the ranch fire has burned over 61-thousand acres. and the river fire has burned over 33-thousand acres.... combined thats over 94-thousand acres. the river fire is 24- percent contained. 14

homes have been destroyed in both the ranch and river fire.... and more than 12- thousand structures are threatened. ( robin )(topvo) also burning in mendocino county -- the eel fire. this fire is just 40 miles north of the mendocino complex fire. it's spread to 1-thousand acres. there is áno containment. sheriff's deputies have made an emergency request for resources. this video from the sheriff's department shows an air tanker dropping retardant on a hillside along highway 101 between cloverdale and hopland. mandatory evacuations have been ordered. ( robin )this morning... mandatory evacuations are in effect for those living on bartlett springs road, which is north of twin valley road in the mendocino national forest. kron 4's gayle ong took a trip to lake county high school... where an evacuation shelter has been put in place. evacuees escaping the mendocino complex fire has called lower lake high school home since sunday..some are

just arriving wednesday like katharyne sluys (sloose).. she's made a bed on the front lawn under this tree.. she's not alone, people are camping out nearby with tents.. the school has three gymnasiums full of food, water, and shelter..and then there's people like vickie johnson, distributing pet donations from santa rosa firefighters are still battling the blaze as plumes of smoke filled the sky in the evening..not sitting well with these evacuues..

( robin )in clearlake oaks... the staff at moose lodge 22-84... is opening its doors to fire evacuees. right now more than 200 people are calling the lodge home. with the help of the community supplies are continuously pouring in. moose lodge has also provided cots and tents to keep people out of the sun. many of those fire victims have been there since the weekend.... and have no idea if their homes will survive. ( robin )there are also plenty

of pets staying at the lodge as well. ( robin )many people who live in the evacuation areas are trying to figure out just how long they're gong to be kept from their homes. kron4's michelle kingston attendedthe first community meeting for the mendocino county complex fire... and has the details. "there were about two to three-hundred people tonight here at this community meeting. many people wanting to know when they can get back inside their homes and of course when this wildfire will be under control."rep. mike thompson/ 5th congressional district"one- a super thank you to our first responders .. these folks have been doing a great job."residents from all over the county in kelseyville wednesday night -- hearing from cal fire and other officials about their safety and the latest information on the fires burning in their community.guy strohmeier, kelseyville"they've done a great job of warning us, advising us."many people here tonight still not back in their homes ...with the river ...with the river and ranch

fires destroying 10 homes so far ... and the mendocino complex fire destroying 14. rossi montes de oca, kelseyville"it was really hard staying out from your house for a few days and seeing the flames less than a mile away." people here -- worried -- and ready to get home.sandra strohmeier, kelseyville"given this is the new normal, it's puzzling, why so many fires? this isn't how it used to be." lake county sheriff's office says there have been burglaries in the county since the fires started -- but want people to know they are doing their best to keep everyone's homes safe.officials thanking first responders for all their work.rep. mike thompson/ 5th congressional district"they're just remarkable and every one of them puts their life on the line and they're there for all of us so thank you police and fire.an information booth will be set up outside kelseyville high school all day thursday for anyone with questions.in kelseyville michelle kingston kron 4 news ( robin )in shasta county... the carr fire has now burned more than 121-thousand acres. it's now the 6th most destructive wildfire in state history. the carr fire killed 6 people and destroyed over one-thousand

homes. more than 16-hundred structures are threatened. this morning containment is up to 35- percent. ( robin ) now to the ferguson fire burning in mariposa county. it s now burned more than 63- thousand acres and is 39- percent contained. this fire has been burning for about two and a half weeks now. two firefighters were killed in this fire. one building has been destroyed... but no homes have burned. the fire has also forced the closure of yosemite valley...through at least sunday. ( robin ) all of these wildfires are burning through the state's firefighting budget. california already has spent more than a quarter of its annual fire budget - at least 125-million dollars. we're only a month into the budget year. governor brown warned the state could expect more huge, costly and devastating fires in future. ( robin )a health advisory remains in effect in solano county. smoke, mostly from the mendocino complex fires, has engulfed the area for days.

kron four's philippe djegal reports from vacaville where people are doing their best, dealing with smoky skies. (philippe) for some people... under the hazy skies... comes a shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing chest tightness or pain.robert young/retired fire fighter- "if you have heart or lung issues, um, or respiratory problems, its probably best to stay inside." most of the smoke hovering over solano county is coming from the mendocino complex fires... carrying with it small particulate matter than can be breathed danergously deep into the lungs.joy taylor/passerby- "i like to run outside. i'm finding its hard to run out there." difficult and also unsafe.jan littlefield/pass erby- "we're certainly staying inside and you know, taking it kind of easy, and you feel congested and you can really, i mean, its, its really bad." kristina kawczynski (kuh-zin-ski) has been in the south bay for a few days... but is driving back home north near redding.kristina kawczynski/passerby- "i've been driving with my, my windows up and a/c blasting. so, that way i'm not dying." the health department says children and pregnant women are at greater risk of experiencing health problems related to wildfire smoke.

deborah suttkus/passerby- "it stings the eyes and it does make me cough and that's no good. so pretty much, all the neighbors are indoors for now." kristina kawczynski/passerby- "netflix and chill all day, if you can."tom stuart/passerby- "heading to the coast. getting of the smoke." if you're in prolonged pain or discomfort as a result of the poor air quality... the health department says contact a physcian immediately. in solano county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a bay area professor now back home after visiting a texas immigration detention center. she shares with us the things she witnessed while there. (robin)plus... there has been a spike in crimes on bart trains. now one board member says she has a plan to make the system safer. (robin)and... t-s-a could stop screenings at more than 150 airports. we tell you about the proposal being considered by the security administration after the break. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week. 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 )

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

government continues reuniting migrant children separated from their families at the border.. they now face a new problem. children who came across the border alone. some lawmakers in texas want this facility near downtown houston to house those unaccompanied minors. it can hold up to 240 children. the company that would operate it - already runs 15 similar facilities in the state. executives say it is not a detention center, calling it instead a state-licensed "childcare facility." the company's lawyers say they have the necessary permits to open.... this could happen later this week. ( robin )a local psychology

professor spent nearly a week with immigrant families that just got out of a detention center in texas. that woman talked exclusively to kron 4's hermela aregawi about what she says was... a heartbreaking experience. she tells me she knows this kind of sudden separation of children from their parents is traumatic.. has long lasting effects wbut she says.. seeing the impact the trauma had on the kids touched her and her team beyond what their expertise could prepare them for. a psychology professor and her students along with a group of moms and activists went to mcellan texas to see for themselves the impact detention had on immigrant families. belinda hernandez arriaga/professor of psychology, usf seeing the children, not have a bath, giving them their first pair of shoes. seeing them hungry, it just moved us with so much emotion. and feelings of helplessness and also just this kind of anger around how can this be happening in our country.professor arriaga of usf says.. the hurt was so visible on the childrens faces. belinda hernandez arriaga/professor of psychology, usfwe saw one little girl that had been

separated from her dad for about 14 days and you could see in her eyes just this sense of confusion and distance. and that liveliness of a child was missing. as an expert arriaga says.. she knows the anxiety this experience causes for children.. well into their adult years. belinda hernandez arriaga/professor of psychology, usf this kind of sudden separattion, this sudden trust of them being put into really difficult condition perpetuates this fear for the rest of their lives that suddenly something can happen. that suddenly at any given time in their live that suddenly a parent can be taken away from them, a loved one. and always this kind of impending doom that can happen to them. that they can't control anything that's hapening in their lives. amidst all the trauma.. arriaga says.. the resilience of the parents was eye-opening. belinda hernandez arriaga/professor of psychology, usfwe saw a range of emotions but mostly what we witnessed was parents trying to take the next step for survival in a storm of confusion and uncertainty and fear.it really told us that these families aren't coming

here because they want to leave their homes. they're coming here because they want to leave their homes. they're coming here because they have to. it's part of what they're doing to make it to the next day to live. ( robin )that was kron 4's hermela argawei reporting. ( robin )the ninth u-s circuit court of appeals in san francisco... shot down trump's executive order threatening to withhold funding from sanctuary cities... ruling it unconstitutional. san francisco and santa clara counties sued to block the president's executive order, arguing it could strip them of billions of dollars in federal funding. however, on wednesday... the court ruled the president does not have that power. ( robin )t-s-a could stop screening at more than 150 airports. the t-s-a is

revisiting a proposal to eliminate screening at certain airports. if implemented, it could mark a major change for the industry. reporter andrew spencer has the story. right now, the t-s-a screens passengers at nearly 440 airports nationwide. under the proposal, that number could drop drastically.according to internal documents obtained by c-n-n, the agency is considering ending security screenings at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports -- airports that operate commercial flights with no more than 60 passengers.t-s-a says they're simply resurrecting an idea they have explored before -- as far back as 2011.a spokesman for t-s-a said in an email that the regulations that established tsa do not require screening below a certain level -- so they could potentially consider proposals like this in any given year. ...but such a change would be a big shift for the transportation security administration, which was established in response to the

terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001.paul cruickshank, cnn terrorism analyst: "i think it's stunning that this is even being seriously considered."terrorism analyst paul cruickshank says a 50- person aircraft would still be a very attractive target for terrorists.paul cruickshank, cnn terrorism analyst: "isis, their message is attack in any way you can -- big or small -- against anybody that you can go after."under the proposal, passengers and luggage arriving from smaller airports would still be screened before getting on connecting flights at major airports....and by eliminating screening at smaller airports, t-s-a's recent cost-analysis estimates the agency could save 115- million-dollars a year -- and funnel that money to bolster security at larger, busier airports.i'm andrew spencer, reporting (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... as we get closer to the start of the school year... some south bay parents ájustá found out their kids have no school to go to.. we"ll tell you the problem that has left families scrambling.

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

continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into monday of next week. (robin)thank you john... i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. a movie is returning to theaters after half-a- century... and so is another that almost didn't reach theaters at all! here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. "open the pod bay doors, hal." "two-thousand-one: a space odyssey" is ready to mark its 50th anniversary on the big screen -- and some very big screens! the stanley kubrick classic is headed to 350 north american theaters for a one-week run, beginning august

24th... and for the first time, it'll play in i-max, in los angeles, new york, san francisco, and toronto."the work is just starting, but it's incredibly exciting."j-j abrams must not have enough to do, as he begins filming "star wars episode nine" -- the director has joined twitter! and he started off big, name- checking the late carrie fisher, "episode eight" director rian johnson, and "star wars" creator george lucas.(nat-music)"the nick you're dating is nick young?" "yeah -- you guys know them or something?""hells yeah! they're just the biggest developers in all of singapore!""crazy rich asians" is the first asian-american- focused film from a u-s studio in 25 years. but it might not have made it to theaters! according to the hollywood reporter, netflix offered the creators huge amounts of money and other perks for the rights. but director john-m chu and kevin kwan, who wrote the original novel, resisted the massive payday, figuring it was more important for people to see the film in theaters, where it debuts august 15th. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) still ahead on the

kron four morning news... bart officials are working on new ways to keep you safe on their trains... we'll break down bart's new five point plan... after the break.

elcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week.

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 family of nia wilson... say they plan to sue bart. wilson is the young woman killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. her sister was also injured in the attack, which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. according to the wilson family's lawyer, the suit will quote "allege bart failed to

meet the duty of common carriers to provide riders with the highest standard of care." wilson's funeral is this coming friday. ( robin )the family of nia wilson... the family of ( robin )

( robin )the family of nia wilson... say they plan to sue bart. wilson is the young woman killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. her sister was also injured in the attack, which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. according to the wilson family's lawyer, the suit will quote "allege bart failed to meet the duty of common carriers to provide riders with the highest standard of care." wilson's funeral is this coming friday. ( robin )a fremont man has been charged with involuntary

manslaughter for allegedly punching and killing a 47- year-old man on bart. 24-year-old jashawn combs, surrendered at the oakland police sub-station on monday... in connection with the death of don stevens. a preliminary autopsy report indicates that stevens died from a brain hemorrhage... that could have been caused from striking his head on the cement platform. stevens' death was one of three homicides on bart during a recent five-day period. ( robin )since the start of 20-18... violent crime on bart has gone up. one bart board director has come up with a five point plan to make the transit system more safe for passengers. kron4's haaziq madyun has the details. sotthere is a sense of urgency for bart board director debora allen who is working on a solution to an increase in crime in 2018. violent crime is up 2% from

this time last year. she has come up with a five point plan to increase safety for passengers. number one hire more officerssotthe signing bonus represents the challenge of trying to hire new bart officers in such a competitive market here in the bay area. as you can see starting salary for a bart officer is $67,872 compared to $83,013 for san fan francisco police officer and $110,000 for deputy in the alameda county sheriff's office, which leads us to number twosothiring new officers could take some time. board director allen proposes calling in help from other bay area law enforcement agencies sotbart police undergo special training. they are the only officers qualified to patrol on the actual trains

number four...?sotthat would increase their visibility and serve as a crime deterent. however she explains getting officers out of the cars does not a mean cop would be on every trainsot

anticipated opening of the new promise charter school... has been delayed until the fall of 20-19. san jose unified school district, mandated by law to provide space for the new school, and has offered classrooms at it's allen at steinbeck school... in the santa teresa neighborhood. but parents are saying.... they're still not happy... hoping for space at other downtown schools. ( robin )the district says they do not have appropriate facilities for middle school age students. a spokesman for promise charter says it is committed to working with the district to hopefully work something out for next year. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... visa cards will no longer be accepted at some bay area grocery stores. we tell

you why kroger is axing the credit card company. (ácommercialá)(ácommercialá) the traffic in the

bay area has reached a breaking point where commutes that once took 45 minuites... now takes hours. but how long, is too long... just to cross an intersection? i wanna make a turn here, but the bikes wont let me i'm trying to get there bikes people running across the street against the light san francisco traffic is so bad (how bad is it) i'm glad you asked that question, please allow me to show you i just passed the intersection of harrison and spear when i hit rush hour traffic, i didn't know why it's called rush hour

traffic. because it appears no one is actually rushing (sound of traffic) so to simplify what's going on lets just call it going nowhere fast traffic .. my only mission is to get past the onramp to the bay bridge and that feat by it self proved to be an uphill battle because just to get to the intersection i counted no one , not two but count them 5 light cycles (ambiance) each light cycle lasted approximately one minute and 30 seconds . so now i've made it to the intersection which means i'm next and i have a green light but blocking the intersection is heavily frowned upon nats ambiance so i wait as cross traffic goes by from left to right the right ot left traffic is stuck because the car in front is blocking the intersection now drivers on main are not permitted to turn right on red or make a left from 3 to 7pm but this uber driver decided to make a k turn right in the middle of the crosswalk while traffic is trying to get by and a person is in the

crosswalk keep in mind, the two right lanes are for the bay bridge and the lane that i'm attempting to use goes straight.. however drivers instead make the turn and force their way into the two lanes heading towards the bride, leaving everyone else stuck even one of the motorcyclist can't cross we all sit there waiting, waiting and waiting so why not horn blowing? nats ambiance it's simple, what will get accomplished by laying on the horn absolutely nothing . the time spent at main and harrison 11 minutes and seconds. total time to travel t more blocks 23 minutes and 4 secondsand by the way i didn't plain to time my trip i was just heading home...in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... the

oakland raiders are gearing for football season. we'll take a look at how the team is doing at training camp... after the break.

i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. checking in on your morning

forecast. high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week.

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 )4 your money this morning... kroeger, the nation's

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 ) 4 your money this morning...

kroeger, the nation's largest grocery chain... will longer be accepting a popular method of payment. kron 4's gabe slate explains why and which bay area stores this will affect. kroger, which owns foods co, food 4 less, and ralph's grocery stores is the countries largest grocer..they are currently in a battle with visa over the fees visa charges them when a customer uses a visa credit card at checkout. the negotiation is ongoing but for now kroger

just laid down the hammer. as of august 14th kroger says 21 grocery stores and five gas stations in california will no longer be accepting visa credit cards. there are five bay area foods co stores affected two in san francisco, one in oakland, one in richmond and one not on this map in pittsburg at 300 atlantic boulevard. retailers pay $90 billion in so-called swipe fees annually, according to bloomberg, and kroger says visa's rates and fees are the highest of any credit card.kroger says avoiding visas hefty fees will allow their stores to not raise prices of their goods. sound from - vanessa e. rosales ÷ foods co, director, corporate affairs "everyone sees it as a way of business but it's those fees that get passed on to the customer" vanessa rosales, director of corporate affairs, based in compton california, says they are doing this for the customer sound from - vanessa e. rosales ÷ foods co, director, corporate affairs " by doing so we can pass along the saving to the customer"

foods co. will still accept all debit cards, including visa debit cards, as well as mastercard, american express and discover credit cards.visa could not be reached for comment. vanessa rosales says this ban on visa credit cards, may not be a permanent thing. vanessa e. co, director, corporate affairs " kroger still negotiating so could go either way " in san francisco gabe slate kron 4 news. ( robin )in santa clara, the 49ers continue training camp with their sixth practice. so far there's been plenty of competition battles. quarterback jimmy g was there... however, c-j beathard says he is still approaching camp to stay ready for any moment... but it was obvious once garopollo took over, the starting job was no longer up for grabs. beathard says that was a difficult time for him... having to take a back seat. < at first, obviously i'd be lying if i said it wasn't a tough situation. jimmy is a great guy. he's an easy guy to be around. there's no bashing of heads there. no hard

feelings there at all. it's a business, jimmy is a great guy, great person. and we are good friends off the field too so that made it a little easier... but it was a tough situation.">( robin ) and it's a big weekend coming up for the beathard family. his grandfather, bobby beathard will be inducted into the pro football hall of fame on saturday in canton, ohio. kyle shanahan actually told c-j that he had to attend.... and that there was no way he was going to let him miss out on that moment for ( robin )the oakland raiders are only one week away from their first game against the detroit lions. mark carpenter tells us how players are gearing up... and settling into jon gruden's system nearly a week into camp. when jon gruden was first hired he said he wanted to throw it back to 1998, but maybe he wanted to go back a little further. earlier this week, players said one of the

hallmarks of their meetings with coach...is a lot of grainy film from the 1970s, th. it's partof learning the raiders system...and seeing what worked in the past and how some concepts can translate to today's game. coach says there's a lot of wisdom to be gained from the classicssot"'i'm just trying to make some points. there were some guys that played the game that were pretty good. i think they love it. they love seeing berry sanders. i think they love seeing joe montana in the two-minute drill. i had a couple of young guys get up there, they didn't know who jack tatum was. they didn't know who art shell was. part of that is having a respect for the league that you're in and the guys that came before you. you try to accomplish a lot. you only have them for so long. you try to keep their attention span. then all of a sudden, man, there's dan marino. man, i didn't know he had that quick of a release. geez, he was pretty good. a lot of these guys never heard of mark cooper or mark clayton. i think they like it. you can make some points, show some great routes and also teach them a little bit about the people that can before you. as gruden works with the players who are currently here, the big story remains..still no khalil mack, who's continuing his contract holdout. until he comes back, the raiders carry on and the next big highlight of camp are

joint practices with the lions next (robin) coming up at 5 on the kron 4 morning news... san francisco mayor london breed is pledging to invest more money into housing..and help the homeless. we'll break down her new plans coming up in our next hour. high temperatures inland will

continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week. (robin)

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from

880 to 101. ( robin ) coming up at 5 on the kron 4 morning news... wildfires continue to spread across california. stay tuned for an update on the destruction... and the latest evacuation orders. ( robin )plus... there has been a spike in crimes on bart trains. now one board member says she has a plan to make the system safer. ( robin )and... police are investigating reports of a possible sighting of mollie tibbetts. details on where she may have been seen.

( darya ) good morning i'm

darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain

seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a big story this morning... a massive fire burning in both mendocino and lake counties has now grown to more than 94-thousand acres.( james ) the mendocino complex fire is a combination of the river and ranch fires. flames are 24-percent contained this morning.( darya ) 14 homes have been

destroyed... and more than 12-thousand buildings are still threatened. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect.( james ) kron 4's gayle ong has the latest from lower lake high school... which has been turned into a shelter. evacuees escaping the mendocino complex fire has called lower lake high school home since sunday..some are just arriving wednesday like katharyne sluys (sloose).. she's made a bed on the front lawn under this tree.. she's not alone, people are camping out nearby with tents.. the school has three gymnasiums full of food, water, and shelter..and then there's people like vickie johnson, distributing pet donations from santa rosa firefighters are still battling the blaze as plumes of smoke filled the sky in the evening..not sitting well with these evacuees..evacuees.. these well with these evacuees..

( james ) also burning in also ( james ) ( james ) also burning in mendocino county -- the eel fire. this fire is just 40 miles north of the mendocino complex fire. it's spread to 1-thousand acres. there is áno containment. sheriff's deputies have made an emergency request for resources. this video from the sheriff's department shows an air tanker dropping

retardant on a hillside along highway 101 between cloverdale and hopland. mandatory evacuations have been ordered. ( darya ) firefighters battling the carr fire in shasta county say they are starting to see more wins than losses. the carr fire has burned more than 121-thousand acres. it's now the 6th most destructive wildfire in state history.( james ) containment is up to 35- percent. the fire has also killed 6 people... including a redding woman and her 2 great- grandchildren. more than 1- thousand have been destroyed and right now more than 25- hundred buildings are threatened. ( darya ) in mariposa county... containment on the ferguson fire has gone up to 39-percent. the more than 63-thousand acre fire has been burning for about 2 and a half weeks. two firefighters were killed in this fire. one building has been destroyed... but no homes have burned. the fire has also forced the closure of yosemite

valley...through at least sunday. ( darya )( darya ) smoke from the fires in mendocino is starting to affect those here in the bay area. a smoke advisory has been issued in solano county.( james ) people are also starting to feel the affects of the smoke in the east bay... kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from concord now.. lydia? a health advisory remains in effect in solano county... where smoke, mostly from the mendocino complex fires, has engulfed the area for days. the health department warns that outdoor activities should be avoided or reduced until the skies clear up. people with heart conditions... respiratory issues or even children are especially at risk for negative effects and smoke. ure to wildfire ash wildfire ash and smoke.

county...the steele fire is now fully contained. the fire has destroyed 8 buildings and damaged four more. this burned a total of 135 acres. ( james ) a big story this morning... police are investigating a possible sighting of mollie tibbetts. the missing iowa college student is from oakland. she was last seen july 18th in brooklyn, iowa. she was reported missing the next day... after she didn't show up to work. now... investigators say a woman -- matching tibbetts description -- was seen at a truck stop in missouri... about 240 miles from where tibbetts was last seen. the woman was seen with a man... and she did not appear to be in distress. meanwhile... the reward for her safe return has jumped to 30-thousand dollars. ( james ) police in san ramon are asking for your help in locating a teenage girl. 14-year-old taylor cusick was last seen on monday night in san ramon.. according to a facebook post from her mother. san ramon police did confirm that she ran away from home. taylor is 5-feet

4-inches tall with dark brown hair and green eyes. ( darya ) the family of nia wilson is suing bart. wilson was killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. the 18-year-old was stabbed in the neck. her sister was also hurt in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family says bart failed to keep their daughters safe. wilson's funeral is tomorrow. ( darya ) bart is now working on a 5 point plan to keep riders safe. the transit system has seen an increase in violent crime this year. now bart's director has come up with a plan that starts with hiring more officers. bart is roughly 25-officers shy of what's considered normal staffing. right now... they're offering 10-thousand dollar bonuses to new hires. bart

is also looking to offer officers a competive salary. right now.... first year san francisco police officers make about 15-grand more a year. and new alameda county deputies make more than 40- thousand more to start. another idea... request help from other bay area law enforcement agencies. ( darya ) bart is looking to put officers in cars to increase visibility. the last idea is to crack down even more on fare evasion. the increased revenue would be used to relace gates and fencing. this 5 point plan will be presented at the next bart board meeting.

( james ) 4 people are arrested after police say they were prowling in a milpitas neighborhood. somebody called police to report people shining flashlights into parked cars on washington drive. when police arrived the suspects ran away. police eventually caught up with them and arrested 4 people. two of them were minors. the other two have been identified as darius gipson and isaiah norton. they have been booked into the santa clara county ( james ) a body has been found at the green waste recycling plant in san jose. it was discovered yesterday afternoon. the recycling plant is located on the 600 block of charles street. police are investigating but are ánotá calling it a homicide at this time. ( james ) san francisco mayor london breed is pledging to invest more money in housing... street cleaning... and public safety. it is part of the city's new 11-billion dollar budget... which breed signed yesterday. according to the mayor's office... 60 million dollars will go towards funding for homeless services including the creation of new supportive housing units. it also

includes money for the construction of 3-thousand affordable housing units. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the t-s-a is considering a major change... that could impact security lines at airports across the country... including the bay area. ( james ) plus... a bay area professor is now back home after visiting a texas immigration detention center. she shares with us the things she witnessed while there. ( james ) and... it's almost time to head back to school. but some parents in the south bay have to quickly change schools. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street i can do more to lower my a1c. and i can do it with what's already within me. because my body can still make its own insulin.

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news. let's get a check of the forecast. high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week. no major hot spots. bay no major hot

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

( james ) ( james ) new this morning... the t-s-a could ástop screening at more than 150 airports and that could cause even longer lines at airports like s-f-o. right now... the t-s-a screens passengers at nearly 440 airports nationwide. but the agency is considering ending security screenings at small and medium-sized airports -- airports that operate commercial flights with no more than 60 passengers. the t-s-a says they've been looking into this idea since 2011. under the proposal... passengers and luggage arriving from smaller airports would still be screened before getting on connecting flights at major airports. that would mean

passangers would have to get into screening lines which would add to the already very long lines. ( darya ) a big story this morning... a bay area psychology professor -- who spent nearly a week with immigrant families at a detention center in texas -- is now back home.( james ) she calls the experience "heartbreaking." kron 4's hermela aregawi has the story. a psychology professor and her students along with a group of moms and activists went to mcellan texas to see for themselves the impact detention had on immigrant families. belinda hernandez arriaga/professor of psychology, usf seeing the children, not have a bath, giving them their first pair of shoes. seeing them hungry, it just moved us with so much emotion. and feelings of helplessness and also just this kind of anger around how can this be happening in our country.professor arriaga of usf says.. the hurt was so visible on the childrens faces. belinda hernandez arriaga/professor of psychology, usfwe saw one little girl that had been separated from her dad for about 14 days and you could

see in her eyes just this sense of confusion and distance. and that liveliness of a child was missing. as an expert arriaga says.. she knows the anxiety this experience causes for children.. well into their adult years. belinda hernandez arriaga/professor of psychology, usf this kind of sudden separattion, this sudden trust of them being put into really difficult condition perpetuates this fear for the rest of their lives that suddenly something can happen. that suddenly at any given time in their live that suddenly a parent can be taken away from them, a loved one. and always this kind of impending doom that can happen to them. that they can't control anything that's hapening in their lives. amidst all the trauma.. arriaga says.. the resilience of the parents was eye-opening.

belinda hernandez arriaga/professor of psychology, usfwe saw a range of emotions but mostly what we witnessed was parents trying to take the next step for survival in a storm of confusion and uncertainty and fear.it really told us that these families aren't coming here because they want to leave their homes. they're coming here because they want to leave their homes. they're coming here because they have to. it's part of what they're doing to make it to the next day to live. ( darya ) that was hermela aregawi reporting for us this morning. ( darya ) a u-s appeals court deals a blow to president trump. the ninth circuit court of appeals has ruled that the president's executive order... threatening to withhold funding from sanctuary cities... is unconstitutional. the ruling came in lawsuits filed by two bay area counties - san francisco and santa clara. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we know him as the man who made

"the catch." how family and friends are remembing dwight clark.. ( darya ) and after the break... a pregnant woman pulls into a mcdonald's... but instead of getting the latte she ordered... she got cleaning solution. how the mix-up happened. you could save energy

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pregnant woman.( james ) sarah douglas ordered a latte from the drive-through... but she got cup of cleaning solution instead. douglas took one sip and immediately noticed something wrong.( darya ) that's when she went inside the mcdonald's to speak to a manager. turns out the latte machine was still attached to cleaning solution. ( darya ) douglas visited her family doctor and has no symptoms. mcdonald's apologized for the incident and has since added signage... reminding employees to discount the cleaning solution from the machine.

( james ) coming up next... visa credit cards will ánot be accepted at a major grocery store chain. ( sara ) venus williams hits the court in san jose. i'm live with the details.

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high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze

to sf. ( james ) a big story this morning... a massive fire burning in both mendocino and lake counties has now grown to more than 94-thousand acres. the mendocino complex fire is a combination of the river and ranch fires. flames are 24-percent contained this morning. 14 homes have been destroyed... and more than 12-thousand buildings are still threatened. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect. ( james ) officials in mendocino county held the first community meeting on the fires. about 3-hundred people showed up... wanting to know when they could return home. neighbors got to hear from cal fire and other officals about safety and the latest on the fire fight. people at the meeting were grateful for the fire crews but also worried and ready to get home.

"they've done a great job of warning us, advising us."rossi montes de oca, kelseyville"it was really hard staying out from your house for a few days and seeing the flames less than a mile away.">( james ) meanwhile... the lake county sheriff's office says there have been burglaries in the county since the fires started -- but they want people to know they are doing their best to keep everyone's homes safe. ( darya ) also burning in mendocino county -- the eel fire. this fire is just 40 miles north of the mendocino complex fire. it's spread to 1-thousand acres. there is áno containment. sheriff's deputies have made an emergency request for resources. this video from the sheriff's department shows an air tanker dropping retardant on a hillside along highway 101 between cloverdale and hopland. mandatory evacuations have been ordered. ( darya ) and the carr fire is now 35-percent contained. the

carr fire has burned more than 121-thousand acres in shasta county. it's now the 6th most destructive wildfire in state history. the fire has also killed 6 people... including a redding woman and her 2 great-grandchildren. more than 1- more than 1- thousand have been destroyed and right now more than 25- hundred buildings are threatened. ( darya ) a college student from boston is facing charges in santa clara county... for hacking cellphones and stealing at least 5 million dollars in digital currency. prosecutors say joel ortiz was taken into custody at l-a-x before he boarded his flight to boston. ortiz faces more than two dozen charges... including grand theft, identity theft and computer hacking. he is being held on one million dollar bail.

( james ) in san jose... the much anticipated opening of a new charter school has been delayed unitl the fall of 2019. about 200 families enrolled their children in the new "promise academy public charter school." the school was offered space at at "allen at steinbeck elementary school"... but now that's not going to happen. the reason is the parents. they wanted share a campus with a downtown school but san jose unified says allen at steinbeck would better accommodate the promise students. a spokesman for promise charter says it is committed to working with the district... to figure out a plan for next year. as for the students... they'll return to their neighborhood schools. ( james ) kroger - the nation's largest grocery chain -- is banning visa credit cards. kroger owns food co... food 4 less... and ralph's. 5 bay area "food co's" are affected. 2 are in san francisco... the other stores are in oakland, richmond and pittsburg. the dispute is over visa's annual swipe fees. kroger

says the fees are too high. starting on the 14th... kroger will not longer accept visa. this decision will ánot affect visa ádebit cards. ( darya ) in a private cermeony.. family.. friends and teammates packed grace catherderal to remmeber dwight clark. former niner tight end former niner tight end brent jones read a fan's letter to the crowd... remembering the iconic moment that cemented dwight clark's place in sports history.....and his status as a beloved hero in the hearts of the 49er faithful. the catch....a touchdown play in 1982 during the nfc championship. former niner's quarterback joe montana says it was hard seeing his friend battle a-l-s these last few years.

downs that we had as players and in our lives and try to remember the fun loving man that he was, >( darya ) the team's owner at the the team's the team's owner at the time.. eddie debartalo saud the disease took a lot from the star players life but did not break his spirit. the candlestick goal post where clark made history is now installed on debartalo's ranch in montana. ( darya ) happening tonight... venus williams will take the court in her opening round of the silicon valley classic. ( james ) kron 4's sara stinson joins us live from san jose this morning... sara? ( james ) ( james ) thanks sara.

( james ) ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...

we're getting a new look at a plane crash in mexico. this morning... we're seeing the view from inside that plane. ( james ) and next... a 7-year-old girl jumps out of a car... as it's being stolen. we've got the surveillance video. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything

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and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) take a look at this... watch as a 7- year-old jumps out of her mom's car as someone is stealing it. this happened tuesday night in detroit. the girl's mom was inside the store at the time. mom is seen then running out of the store and after the car... thinking her daughter was still inside.

she later found her daughter inside the store. police are now looking for this man who they say took the car. ( james ) coming up... we're checking in with the raiders and 49er's... as they get ready for the pre-season. jardiance asked: when it comes to managing your type 2 diabetes, what matters to you?

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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 high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping high temperatures inland will continue to fall

today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's temperatures will

further fall into the weekend and monday of next week. ( darya )

( darya ) it's being called a "miracle." an aeromexico jet crashes and burns near an airport in mexico. now... we're seeing new the frightening moments just before and after the crash. ( darya ) ( darya ) ( darya ) passengers got out using

the emergency slides minutes before the aircraft went up in flames. officials say up in flames. officials say it appears strong wind brought down the flight. no one died...but more than four dozen people were hospitalized. one of the passengers -- a priest from chicago -- suffered a broken arm. < ashley: "we were not even in the air for 5 seconds when the wind just pushed us right back down and we were kind of

bouncing up and hitting each other. and as soon as the plane...one of the wings hit the ground that's when it caught on fire." >( darya ) according to mexico's health ministry, 25 people are still in the hospital. that includes the pilot... who is in serious condition after five hours of surgery... and an 8 year old girl who suffered burns over a quarter of her body. ( james ) football is back! the first game of the year is tonight -- the bears and ravens meet in the hall of fame game.( darya ) as for our bay area teams... they play their first games next week. this morning kron 4's mark carpenter tells us the raiders are settling into jon gruden's system. when jon gruden was first hired he said he wanted when

jon gruden was first hired he said he wanted to throw it back to 1998, but maybe he wanted to go back a little further. earlier this week, players said one of the hallmarks of their meetings with coach...is a lot of grainy film from the 1970s, th. it's partof learning the raiders system...and seeing what worked in the past and how some concepts can translate to today's game. coach says there's a lot of wisdom to be gained from the classicssot"'i'm just trying to make some points. there were some guys that played the game that were pretty good. i think they love it. they love seeing berry sanders. i think they love seeing joe montana in the two-minute drill. i had a couple of young guys get up there, they didn't know who jack tatum was. they didn't know who art shell was. part of that is having a respect for the league that you're in and the guys that came before you. you try to accomplish a lot. you only have them for so long. you try to keep their attention span. then all of a sudden, man, there's dan marino. man, i didn't know he had that quick of a release. geez, he was pretty good. a lot of these guys never heard of mark cooper or mark clayton. i think they like it. you can make some points, show some great routes and also teach them a little bit about the people that can before you. as gruden works with the players who are currently

here, the big story remains..still no khalil mack, who's continuing his contract holdout. until he comes back, carry on and the next big highlight of camp are joint practices with the lions next ( james ) in santa clara county... training camp rolls on for the 49er's. of course... jimmy g is the starting quarterback. but backup c-j beathard says he'll be ready at any moment... even though it was a little tough to step into the backup role. < at first, obviously i'd be lying if i said it wasn't a tough situation. jimmy is a great guy. he's an easy guy to be around. there's no bashing of heads there. no hard feelings there at all. it's a business, jimmy is a great guy, great person. and we are good friends off the field too so that made it a little easier... but it was a tough situation.">( james ) it's a big weekend for the beathard family. his grandfather, bobby beathard will be inducted into the pro football hall of fame on saturday in canton, ohio. kyle shanahan actually had to tell

c-j that he had to attend.... there's no way he was going to let him miss out on that moment for camp. ( james ) coming up after the break... a family in hawaii saves a whale shark -- that's entangled in rope. and it's all caught on camera. you know when you're at ross shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less.

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) take a look at this... a family in hawaii frees a whale shark from a giant rope... that was digging into its fins. the family was diving when they noticed the entangled whale shark swimming right next to them. so... mom and dad -- who are also biologists -- cut the rope. once free.. the whale shark swam off. and the family pulled the rope to shore. ( darya ) ( darya ) coming up in the

next hour... police are investigating reports of a possible sighting of mollie tibbetts. where she may have been seen. ( darya ) plus... there has been a spike in crimes on bart trains. now the transit system's director says she has a plan to make your ( darya ) and... wildfires continue to spread across california. now... the state's wildfire budget is in danger. copd makes it hard to breathe.

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are working on a new plan to keep you safe on their trains. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... high temperatures inland will continue to fall

( darya ) a big story this morning... a massive fire burning in both mendocino and

lake counties has now grown to more than 94-thousand acres.( james )( james ) the mendocino complex fire is a combination of the river and ranch fires. flames are 24-percent contained this morning. 14 homes have been destroyed... and more than 12-thousand buildings are still threatened. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect. ( james ) also burning in mendocino county -- the eel fire. this fire is just 40 miles north of the mendocino complex fire. it's spread to 1-thousand acres. there is áno containment. sheriff's deputies have made an emergency request for resources. this video from the sheriff's department shows an air tanker dropping retardant on a hillside along highway 101 between cloverdale and hopland. mandatory evacuations have been ordered. ( darya ) smoke from the fires in mendocino is starting to affect those here in the

bay area. a smoke advisory has been issued in solano county.( james ) people are also starting to feel the affects of the smoke in the east bay... kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from concord now.. lydia? a health advisory remains in effect in solano county... where smoke, mostly from the mendocino complex fires, has engulfed the area for days. the health department warns that outdoor activities should be avoided or reduced until the skies clear up. people with heart conditions... respiratory issues or even children are especially at risk for negative effects frojm exposure to wildfire ash and smoke.

there all day long and your eyes burn and itch and all that good stuff."> thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) firefighters battling the carr fire in shasta county say they are starting to see more wins than losses. the carr fire has burned more than 121-thousand acres. it's now the acres. it's now the 6th most destructive wildfire in state history. containment is up to 35-percent. the fire has also killed 6 people... including a redding woman and her 2 great-grandchildren. more than 1-thousand have been destroyed and right now more than 25-hundred buildings are threatened. ( james ) in mariposa county... containment on the ferguson fire has gone up to 39-percent. the more than 63-thousand acre fire has been burning for about 2 and a

half weeks. two firefighters were killed in this fire. one building has been destroyed... but no homes have burned. the fire has also forced the closure of yosemite valley...through at least ( james ) a big story this morning... police are investigating a possible sighting of mollie tibbetts. the missing iowa college student is from oakland. she was last seen july 18th in brooklyn, iowa. she was reported missing the next day... after she didn't show up to work. now... investigators say a woman -- matching tibbetts description -- was seen at a truck stop in missouri... about 240 miles from where tibbetts was last seen. the woman was seen with a man... and she did not appear to be in distress. meanwhile... the reward for her safe return has jumped to 30-thousand dollars. ( james ) police in san ramon are asking for your help in locating a teenage girl. 14-year-old taylor cusick was last seen on monday night in san ramon.. according to a

facebook post from her mother. san ramon police did confirm that she ran away from home. taylor is 5-feet 4-inches tall with dark brow hair and green eyes. ( darya ) the family of nia wilson is suing bart. wilson was killed on july 22nd at the macarthur bart station. the 18-year-old was stabbed in the neck. her sister was also hurt in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family says bart failed to keep their daughters safe. wilson's funeral is tomorrow. ( darya ) since the start of 20-18... violent crime on bart has gone up. one bart board director has come up

with a five point plan to make the transit system more safe for passengers. kron4's haaziq madyun has the details. sotthere is a sense of urgency for bart board director debora allen who is working on a solution to an increase in crime in 2018. violent crime is up 2% from this time last year. she has come up with a five point plan to increase safety for passengers. number one hire more officerssotthe signing bonus represents the challenge of trying to hire new bart officers in such a competitive market here in the bay area. as you can see starting salary

for a bart officer is $67,872 compared to $83,013 for san fan francisco police officer and $110,000 for deputy in the alameda county sheriff's office, which leads us to number twosothiring new officers could take some time. board director allen proposes calling in help from other bay area law enforcement agencies sotbart police undergo special training. they are the only officers qualified to patrol on the actual trains number four...?sotthat would increase their visibility and serve as a crime deterent. however she explains getting officers out of the cars does not a mean cop would be on every trainsot

is addressing the fair evasion. i think that the current, they call it proof of payment system is ultimately going to prove to be ineffective. that money which is almost a million dollars a year should be spent on replacing the gates, replacing the fencing, electronic mechanisms in the emergency gates">board director allen says she plans on presenting her five point safety plan at the next bart board meeting. she antcipates her fellow board members will have some ideas of their own...in lafayette haaziq madyun kron4news ( james ) 4 people are arrested after police say they were prowling in a milpitas neighborhood. somebody called police to report people shining flashlights into parked cars on washington drive. when police arrived the suspects ran away. police eventually caught up with them and arrested 4 people. two of them were minors. the other two have been identified as darius gipson and isaiah norton. they have been booked into the santa clara county jail. ( james ) a body has been found at the green waste recycling plant in san jose. it was discovered yesterday afternoon. the recycling

plant is located on the 600 block of charles street. police are investigating but are ánotá calling it a homicide at this time. ( darya ) still ahead ...a father confronts a man who tried to take up-skirt photos of his daughter inside a store. we have the video. ( darya ) plus... a bay area professor is now back home after visiting a texas immigration detention center. she shares with us the witnessed while there. ( darya ) and the latest blow to president trump's executive order on sanctuary cities. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (darya)(james) (darya)(james)( john ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. major hot spot in san jose on

us101 s / trimble rd accident blocks the three left lane. slow in both directions. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

high temperatures inland will

continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week.

( james )(ááá2 shotááá) in orange county ... a father confronts a man suspected of taking up-skirt photos of women and his daughter inside a target store.( darya ) stacey butler has the story. ismael duarte/ witness "what caught my attention, when he got close to my daughter it was in the camera mode."when this orange county dad noticed this man approach his 15 year old daughter in the cypress target sunday night at 7;45 with a cell phone held low pointed up in the direction of her skirt.he blocked him from getting close to her.but minutes later as ismael duarte and his family stood in line he saw the bald man in a tank top strike again. this time bending down and apparently recording video up another woman's skirt. target security tape captured the confrontation.ismael duarte/ witness"we were coming over to the register and here he comes again -- pops out following another girl with the dress."duarte kicked the cell phone from 29 year old jorge ibarra.unfonted/duarte's wife"my husband was basically on top of the guy and asking him to give him his phone. he wouldn't."duarte and his wife

ran after the man. snapping pictures of him and his license plate. that's all police needed to catch him. unfonted/duarte's wifeit's disgusting that he knew exactly what he was doing. if he went to different targets to do this, how many other stores did he go to?"target security tape shows ibarra placing his cell phone on the ground near other women in the cypress target the same night. police say earlier that day at a target in cerritos ibarra used his cell phone to inappropriately videotape and take pictures of women there as well.the duartes say the cypress target manager told them the staff had been warned that a man with ibarra's description was targeting women in that store just one hour before.unfonted/duarte's wife"and i said why weren't you looking for him. this could've been prevented. and he just kept saying 'i'm sorry, i'm sorry." ( james ) that was stacey butler reporting.after police spoke to two victims and multiple witnesses -- ibarra was charged with invasion of privacy. ( darya ) a big story this

morning... a bay area psychology professor -- who spent nearly a week with immigrant families at a detention center in texas -- is now back home. she calls the experience "heartbreaking." these are videos and pictures from the trip. professor arriaga of u-s- f traveled with group of moms and activists to mcellan texas to see for themselves the impact detention had on immigrant families. she says the hurt was very visible on the childrens faces. ( darya ) as an expert as an expert ... arriaga says she knows the anxiety the experience causes for children ... could go well into their

adult years. ( darya ) a u-s appeals court deals a blow to president trump. the ninth circuit court of appeals has ruled that the president's executive order... threatening to withhold funding from sanctuary cities... is unconstitutional. the ruling came in lawsuits filed by two bay area counties - san ( james ) san francisco mayor london breed is pledging to invest more money in housing... street cleaning... and public safety. it is part of the city's new 11-billion dollar budget... which breed signed yesterday. according to the mayor's office... 60 million dollars will go towards funding for homeless services including the creation of new supportive housing units. it also includes money for the construction of 3-thousand affordable housing units. ( james ) a 717-billion dollar defense spending bill is now heading to president trump's desk. the senate approved the package last night. the bill authorizes a 2-point-6 percent pay-raise for troops... and billions of dollars in new hardware for the military. the plan

also budgets a military parade that the president wants to happen this fall. it also includes language reaffirming the u-s' commitment to nato. ( darya ) still ahead ... it's almost time to head back to school. but some parents in the south bay have to quickly change schools. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

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( james ) ( james ) thanks sara.

( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the t-s-a is considering a major change... that could impact security lines at airports across the country... including the bay area. ( james ) we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

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

major hot spot in san jose on us101 s / trimble rd accident blocks the three left lanes. slow in both directions. high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will

remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week. ( james ) a big story this morning... a massive fire burning in both mendocino and lake counties has now grown to more than 94-thousand acres. the mendocino complex fire is a combination of the river and ranch fires. flames are 24-percent contained this morning. 14 homes have been destroyed... and more than 12-thousand buildings are still threatened. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) some mandatory evacuation orders are in effect... but others have been lifted. kron 4's will tran is live in kelseyville... where people are allowed to return home. will?

thanks will. thanks will. we will check back with

you through out the morning. ( darya ) all of these wildfires are burning through the state's firefighting budget. california already has spent more than a quarter of its annual fire budget - at least 125-million dollars. we're only a month into the budget year. governor brown warned the state could expect more huge, costly and devastating fires in future. ( darya ) and in napa county...the steele fire is now fully contained. the fire has destroyed 8 buildings and damaged four more. this burned a total of 135 acres. ( james ) a college student from boston is facing

charges in santa clara county... for hacking cellphones and stealing at least 5 million dollars in digital currency. prosecutors say joel ortiz was taken into custody at l-a-x before he boarded his flight to boston. ortiz faces more than two dozen charges... including grand theft, identity theft and computer hacking. he is being held on one million dollar bail. ( james ) in san jose... the much anticipated opening of a new charter school has been delayed unitl the fall of 2019. about 200 families enrolled their children in the new "promise academy public charter school." the school was offered space at "allen at steinbeck elementary school"... but now that's not going to happen. the reason is the parents. they wanted share a campus with a downtown school but san jose unified says allen at steinbeck would better accommodate the promise students. a spokesman for promise charter says it is committed to working with the district... to figure out a plan for next year. as for the students... they'll return to their neighborhood schools.

( darya ) a new proposal to eliminate t-s-a screening at smaller airports ... could mean longer, more chaotic lines for major airports here in the bay area. andrew spencer has the details. right now, the t-s-a screens passengers at nearly 440 airports nationwide. under the proposal, that number could drop drastically.according to internal documents obtained by c-n-n, the agency is considering ending security screenings at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports -- airports that operate commercial flights with no more than 60 passengers.t-s-a says they're simply resurrecting an idea they have explored before -- as far back as 2011.a spokesman for t-s-a said in an email that the regulations that established tsa do not require screening below a certain level -- so they could potentially consider proposals like this in any given year. ...but such a change would be a big shift for the

transportation security administration, which was established in response to the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001.paul cruickshank, cnn terrorism analyst: "i think it's stunning that this is even being seriously considered."terrorism analyst paul cruickshank says a 50- person aircraft would still be a very attractive target for terrorists.paul cruickshank, cnn terrorism analyst: "isis, their message is attack in any way you can -- big or small -- against anybody that you can go after."under the proposal, passengers and luggage arriving from smaller airports would still be screened before getting on connecting flights at major airports....and by eliminating screening at smaller airports, t-s-a's recent cost-analysis estimates the agency could save 115- million-dollars a year -- and funnel that money to bolster security at larger, busier airports.i'm andrew spencer, reporting ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... we're getting a new look at a plane crash in mexico. this morning... we're seeing the view from inside that plane.

( james ) plus ... we're checking in with the raiders and 49er's... as they get ready for the pre-season. ( james ) and ... visa credit cards will ánot be accepted at a major grocery store chain. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) you could save energy

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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 high temperatures inland will

continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week. ( james ) for your money this morning. kroger - the nation's largest grocery chain -- is banning visa credit cards. kroger owns food co... food 4 less... and ralph's. 5 bay area "food co's" are affected. 2 are in san francisco... the other stores are in oakland, richmond and pittsburg. the dispute is over visa's annual swipe fees. kroger says the fees are too high. starting on the 14th... kroger will not longer accept visa. this decision will ánot affect visa ádebit cards. ( james )coming up ... we know him as the man who made "the catch." how family and

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us101 s / trimble rd accident blocks the three left lane. slow in both directions. high major hot spot in san jose on us101 s / trimble rd accident blocks the three left lane. slow in both directions.

high high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore

flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week.

( darya ) ( darya )( darya ) it's being called a "miracle." an aeromexico jet crashes and burns near an airport in mexico. now... we're seeing new the frightening moments just before and after the crash.

( darya ) passengers passengers got out using the emergency slides minutes before the aircraft went up in flames. officials say it appears strong wind brought down the flight. no one died...but more than four dozen people were hospitalized. one of the passengers -- a priest from chicago -- suffered a broken arm. < ashley: "we < ashley: "we were not even

in the air for 5 seconds when the wind just pushed us right back down and we were kind of bouncing up and hitting each other. and as soon as the plane...one of the wings hit the ground that's when it caught on fire." >( darya ) according to mexico's health ministry, 25 people are still in the hospital. that includes the pilot... who is in serious condition after five hours of surgery... and an 8 year old girl who suffered burns over a quarter of her body. ( james ) football is back! the first game of the year is tonight -- the bears and ravens meet in the hall of fame game.( darya ) as for our bay area teams... they play their first games next week.lets start with the raiders. earlier this week ... head coach jon gruden showed his players grainy film from the 1970s, th. he says it's part of learning

the raiders system ... and seeing what worked in the past and can translate to today's game. coach says there's a lot of wisdom to be gained from the classic raiders film. < a lot of these guys never heard of mark cooper or mark clayton. i think they like it. you can make some points, show some great routes and also teach them a little bit about the people that came before you.>( james ) the next big highlight of training camp for the raiders ... are joint practices with the lions next week. ( darya ) in santa clara county... training camp rolls on for the 49er's. of course... jimmy g is the starting quarterback. but backup c-j beathard says he'll be ready at any moment... even though it was a little tough to step into the backup role. < at first, obviously i'd be

lying if i said it wasn't a tough situation. jimmy is a great guy. he's an easy guy to be around. there's no bashing of heads there. no hard feelings there at all. it's a business, jimmy is a great guy, great person. and we are good friends off the field too so that made it a little easier... but it was a tough situation.">( darya ) ( darya ) it's a big weekend for the beathard family. his grandfather, bobby beathard will be inducted into the pro football hall of fame on saturday in canton, ohio. kyle shanahan actually had to tell c-j that he had to attend.... there's no way he was going to let him miss out on that moment for camp. ( darya )(ááá2 shotáááá) in a private cermeony.. family.. friends and teammates packed grace catherderal to remmeber dwight clark. ( james ) former niner tight end brent jones read a fan's letter to e crowd... remembering the iconic moment

that cemented dwight clark's place in sports history.....and his status as a beloved hero in the hearts of the 49er faithful. the catch....a touchdown play in 1982 during the nfc championship. former niner's quarterback joe montana says it was hard seeing his friend battle a-l-s these last few years.

continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

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us101 s / trimble rd accident blocks the three left lane. slow in both directions. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... police are investigating reports of a possible sighting of mollie tibbetts. where she may have been seen. ( darya ) plus... there has been a spike in crimes on bart trains. now the transit system's director says she has a plan to make your ride safer. ( darya ) and... wildfires continue to spread across

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darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

major hot spot in san jose on us101 s / trimble rd accident blocks the three left lane. slow in both directions. high temperatures inland will temperatures high high temperatures inland will continue to fall today with cities that have been in the 90's feeling temperatures back in the 80's. along the coast and bay temperatures will remain seasonable as onshore flow continues keeping temperatures cool and in the 50's, 60's and 70's. temperatures will further fall into the weekend and monday of next week.