the bay area... especially in the south bay. cal-trans in recent months... but the camps keep resurfacing. good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i are fed up with the drug use, o latest disturbance. rob? .. .. (rob live) i'm here in south san jose on the offramp from blossom road to north bound highway 101. on the other side of that soundwall is a homeless encampment ndon the other side of that is a neighborhood that is fed up with the consequences. as gill wichi pointed out, a significant number homeless are living on one side of this soundwall while he and his neighbors are living on the other. on one recent morning, wichi and is partner heard a commotion outside their home. bill wichi/resident "....when we went outside to see what it was the guy got belligerant

and threatened my partner with syryinges and other drug pai "...we have a lot of kids in the neighborhood and certainly we are concerned not just for ourselves but for the entire neighborhood in general..."hearing voices on the other side of a resident's patio, i borrowed a ladder and took a look over the wall and saw this. there are several such tents like thisone. gill wichi doesn't feel safe in his own backyard.gill wichi "...we had a guy on a bicycle attempt to climb over the fence and tried to get into our house despite the fact that we have two big dogs..." located just north of the on ramp from blossom hill road to highway 101, you cant see the camp from the freeway for all the foliage but their is a well worn path along the soundwall. it too is a repository for trash, shopping carts and a potentil health hazard.gill wichi ".....we have on sevral occssions encountered human feces and bottles filled with urine so what arevwe going to do we have no choice but to pick it up...." (rob live) the neighborhood insists tere has been no

response to it's many complaints. i reached out to caltrans and a spokesman tells me that this situation is indeed on their radar. the spoksman says access is a problem bt that thee are plans to clear away some of the foliage and that residents can expect to see some action by the end ofnext week. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news kron4news fladeboe kron4news (vicki) just in to kron 4...

an appeals court has rejected a former stanford university swimmer's bid for a new trial... and upheld his sexual assault conviction. the panel of judges ruled today that brock turner received a fair trial. in 20-16.. a jury convicted turner of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside an on-campus party. judge aaron persky rejected a prosecutor's demand for a lengthy prison term... and instead sentenced him to six months in jail. turner appealed the conviction, arguing he didn't receive a fair trial. persky's sentence sparked nationwide outrage by those who felt it too lenient. voters recalled persky in june. airplane nat for 06(grant)06 (grant)in southern california ... air tankers drop fire retardant to protect homes in riverside county.the latest california wildfire is being blamed on an arsonist.up

north, fire evacuees in lake county are facing an outbreak of a highly contagious disease. (vicki)catherine heenan is here to bring us up to date on california's relentless wildfires.catherine? (catherine) no fewer than 17 wildfires burning in our state right now. tonight firefighters are gaining more control over the three biggest ... the carr fire near redding ... the giant ranch and river fires near clear lake ... and the ferguson fire near yosemite down south -- the holy fire is spreading through cleveland national forest, only five percent contained, remote holy jim canyon in the santa ana mountains was home to a hardy band of off=the=grid individualists.no longer. "we're in the cabin only five minutes, but in that five minutes the flames had already come up over the hill." tilson shumate's cabin burned along with a dozen others,this man's was the only survivor. 51=year old forrest clark is due in court tomorrow to face charges of felony arson, and threat to terrorize.the local fire chief says clark emailed

him last week, saying "this place will burn."days the fire over the ridgeline to threaten homes in riverside county"it has not burned fire in many, many years so would be devastating."black smoke swirled in the air a few miles behind homes in corona, where some residents have packed their bags, "if it reaches that lower hill right there, it's probably going to be time to say maybe we want to leave" at clear lake the record=breaki ng ranch fire is spreading north and east.at lower lake, a norovirus outbreak is also spreading among evacuees at the local high school .it's a common form of stomach flu and is highly contagious.cal fire upped the damage estimates today to 116 homes destroyed ... including one belonging to andy hamel's parents,

today that two firefighters have been injured in the lake county fires. there was no information on who they are or the extent of their injuries. vicki, grant? (grant) happening now... the air quality in the bay area continues to be very poor... because of the fires burning in northern california. kron 4's will tran shows us what its like outside in concord. the countless cars on the roadway.. the hazy conditions and the historic wildfires near the bay area all key factors for authorities to declare the fifth spare the air day this year.but you don't have to be an expert to know and more importantly feel there's something different in the air.(trina whitley/pittsburg-my husband did mention he did feel something last night, that his eyes were burning. that's one of the symptoms. that's one of the symptoms)(i train in sterling at the airport here in concord and the student pilots have been grounded

because of the visibility in the air so when you take off you can hardly see anything. you can see smoke miles out so we have been going in a pattern at concord airport)air quality management district encourages people during spare the air days to ride public transportation.sometimes that means a free ride on bart. today was not one of those times.carpooling is also encouraged but many people couldn't make last minute arrangements.and for those who work outside it's almost impossible to cut down on the bad air.. but they try(i personally don't but i have seen other people wearing masks but. .. but when you're parked you have the windows rolled up? oh yeah, absolutely)(will tran/concord- even if you work at home you don't completely dodge this. make sure your windows are closed and keep your air condition on the recirculating cycle so you don't suck in all the outside air. if you have an inhaler keep it near you especially during spare the air. in concord will tran kron4 news)

(vicki) a big story tonight... laptop robberies are common in the bay area.. but rarely do they lead to death. one year ago this week-- that is what happened. kron4's dan kerman is live in oakland tonight talking to friends and family about the case that remains unsolved. dan? ian petrich is listening to music from his friend dave deporissot ian petrich/deporis' friend 11-16dave was a free spirited very gentle loving singer songwriterdeporis was killed a year ago this week... he was at a north oakland cafe on telegraph near 42nd when someone stole his laptop, he gave chase, grabbed on to the suspect's vehicle and ended up dying after being dragged by

that vehicle. at the time police released this security cam video of a person of interest.. but so far no one has come forward and a year later the homicide remains unsolvedsot gene deporis/victim's father 43-53 it's hard enought to lose someone that you love. but to lose someone you love who is young is harder still and to lose someonen by an act of brutal murder is almost beyond imaginationdave's father who spoke to us from his home in florida is still in contact with oakland police and hopeful there will be a break in the case sotin the meantime, friends have gathered together deporis' music, launched and website, and hope to release an album before the end of the yearsot (grant) (grant) (grant) turning

our attention to the weather in the pacific tonight... hurricane hector is passing by hawaii right now. the hurricane is a the hurricane is a category 3-- as it moves past the big island. and hurricane john near mexico...is still moving through the pacific as a category 2 storm. i'm here now with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence-- karnow... lawrence-- what are the conditions we are looking at right now? lawrence karnow: there was plenty of smoke in our skies to make for another day of hazy sunshine. it was also hot inland with highs in the 90s but cool fog and 60s at the coast. a few showers developed over the southern deserts of

california as the monsoon returns. on the satellite you can see as high pressure returns from the desert southwest. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week with some highs near 100 degrees inland but cool 50s and 60s at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool begin on friday and the skies should improve as the smoke moves east. the perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend but we will see some fog. temperatures will be warm but remain below average next week. (vicki) coming up... (vicki) next week.

(vicki) coming up... airlines are starting to cut back on flights to a popular tourist destination... because of violence. we'll tell you where and why you shouldn't ignore the warning. (grant) as students get ready to return to school.. officials in parkland florida have introduced more than a dozen new school security measures. how they're trying to prevent another mass shooting. (vicki) and after the break... the wait is nearly over. we get a firsthand look at the new transbay terminal... 8-years after it broke ground.

(vicki) it's been a long time coming up the two billion dollar replacement for the old transbay terminal is nearly complete. commuters will be able to get on and off buses there starting on sunday. kron4's maureen kelly got a sneak peak at what's being called the grand central terminal of the west. this light filled and airy concourse is the grand hall of the new salesforce transit center. for the architects it's been an 11 year odyssey that will be only partially complete when commuters begin walking thru this space on their way to and from work and home. this is the san francisco project but with the exception of i believe north dakota every state in the union contributed either product or materials or assistance to us to be able to get this building put together

it's all by america it's all made here in the us it's an american wonder actually dream come true commuters entering the grand hall will walk on top of this artist designed terrazzo floor...one of four public art installations built in as a second light art installation...scrolls above. buses coming from to and from the east bay will be able to travel above city streets via this cable stay bridge....rolling in to pick up and drop off passengers inside. but while that will happen in just days....it will be years before trains run thru this terminal. approximately around 2028 is what we're projecting around this point for the trains which would be high-speed rail and caltrain, caltrain is electrifying their system as we speak and then high-speed rail eventually will come up while the new transit center is primarily for commuters..... the public park on the top deck is open to everyone. made up of 6000 plants and 600 trees there is a playground and plenty of places for people to sit and eat lunch...or take in the bus foundation....another art installation in which jets of water are sent shooting up,

triggered by sensors as buses downstairs drive thru. surrounded by skyscrapers ....it's meant to be an urban oasis.when you go 70 feet above street level and you find a 5 1/2 acre public park your perceptions change it's really gonna change peoples understandings of where they live the public will be able to get there first glimpse of this park at a free block party that's this saturday from noon until four the first buses start running on sunday maureen kelly kron4 news news (grant) bad news in mexico is translating into bad news forsome u.s. airlines..(vicki) they're trimming the number of flights to mexicobecause of reports of higher crime and violence.. catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) several airlines have

announced that they're scaling back flights to mexico... reason - fewer people want to go because of reports of escalating crime. one example - mexico had a 16 percent hike in murders for the first half of the year. that broke the record for the already high homocide rate. the yucatan peninsula - which includes resort spots like cancun and cozumel -- saw homocide rates grow by 132 percent. american, delta and united airlines are alltrimming their routes.. although some budget airlines like spirit were actuallyadding some capacity. another problem people have not forgotten....this time last year - the state department was warning tourists about tainted alcohol... the problem apparently contributed to one death and many more robberies and assaults. grant and vicki? (grant) a big story tonight.. a muslim american civil rights group is suing the federal government over a t-s-a program known as "quiet skies". the program allows air marshals to track

passengers on board planes, without their knowledge. mark meredith is in washington with a closer look. (pkg) nat: "i've been on the watch list for 8 years..."mohamad albadawi is one of 20 muslim americans suing the federal government.he says as a muslim, he's harassed and stalked every time he flies. "nat: "i know its going to be a strong case, we're going to fight for our rights" albadawi's lawsuit claims the government puts people like him on watch lists for no reason...and the boston globe recently revealed a t-s-a program known as "quiet skies"...that program allows air marshals to track any passenger...even those not on a watch list... "they're monitoring things like their bathroom usage, wardrobe changes, meals, conversations, whether they sleep on their flights..."the t-s-a says, as standard procedure, they won't comment on pending lawsuits. but a spokesperson says t-s-a does stand behind the quiet skies program.and insists neither race nor religion play a role in who's targeted.quiet skies has been around since 2010.t-s-a would not say how

many passengers are tracked on a daily basis.but civil rights groups say too many muslims are tracked solely because of their religion. "the watchlisting system has become comon place within the american muslim community"at least one lawmaker has called for congressional hearings into the quiet skies program. and albadawi hopes, as he shares his story, more lawmakers...and travelers...will demand answers.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there was plenty of smoke in our skies to make for another day of hazy sunshine. it was also hot inland with highs in the 90s but cool fog and 60s at the coast. a few showers developed over the southern deserts of california as the monsoon returns. on the satellite you can see as high pressure

returns from the desert southwest. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week with some highs near 100 degrees inland but cool 50s and 60s at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool begin on friday and the skies should improve as the smoke moves east. the perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend but we will see some fog. temperatures will be warm but remain below average next week. (grant) still ahead... a warning on the peninsula... after a mountain lion was seen roaming in someone's yard. and it was all caught on their home security cameras. security their home all caught on and it was yard. someone's roaming in was seen mountain lion after a peninsula... on the a warning ahead... still (grant) next week.below average but remain below average next week. (grant) (grant) still ahead... a warning on the

peninsula... after a mountain lion was seen roaming in

someone's yard. and it was all caught on their home security cameras. (vicki) plus after the break--- see new security measures going in ahead of the start of the school year-- in hopes of preventing another mass shooting in parkland, florida. (grant) as students

prepare to return to school this year, safety measures are being put in place across the country in the wake of multiple mass shootings. officials in broward county, florida are especially focused on the issue as they figure out how to make students and teachers feel safe after the shooting in parkland. camila bernal has the details. (pkg) for marjory stoneman douglas high school students, the first day of school will be different, and for some extremely challengingrobert runcie//broward co superintendent: it will be

emotional, it will be difficult as we remember the victims, families, faculty and staff and everyone in this entire community that's been affected by the tragedy17 students and faculty at the school in paflorida were lled... prompting officials to come up with more than a dozen new security measures.for some i know that well never be able to do enough, for others it's going to be too much, security is going to be a continued work in progressamong the changes are controlled access card readers for staff, the addition and update of surveillance cameras, doubling security personnel, metal detectors and the addition of guidance counselors robert runcie//broward co superintendent: to make sure that we are not only addressing safety but also the supports that are needed because there are still people going though trauma and grief this, as authorities release new details of the confessedshooter speaking to a detective after his arrest - blaming a demon in his head for the shooting.nonetheless, the said he is focused on moving forward.robert

runcie//broward co superintendent:we are on a journey where there is no easy fix and it's going to take us a while to go through this very difficult processi'm camila reporting (vicki) next at 5:30... another case of violence on a bart train. a passenger was recently assaulted-- and tonight police are looking for this man in connection to the crime. (grant) plus... as bart deals with an uptick in violent crimes... the bay area council is calling on bart to make changes. rufus jeffris joins us live in studio to talk about the proposed security changes.

(grant) happening now at 5:30... bart police are in need of your help identifying a man who assaulted another passenger. (vicki) kron4's sara stinson has the details on the manhunt... plus what bart is working on to make the system safer. bart police are searching for a suspect in yet another assault this one happened on the platform at the richmond station.they released a photo to us to see if the public can help. take a look at the photo - this is the man police need help finding and identifying. police say he assaulted a passenger causing serious injuries last saturday morning. we're waiting to learn more about the victim.bart passengers say recent attacks on bart are putting them on edge.

police are in emergency staffing mode - and the new plan would hire more officers to patrol bart stations.

(vicki) joining us now to give us more insight on this proposed security plan is rufus jeffris with the bay area council. (grant) rufus-- what can you tell us about the call for a mutual aid response?

(vicki) other local stories we are tracking tonight... in the east bay... the community is mourning a man who was shot and killed in east oakland. 30-year-old lnefarius mcginnis -- also known as "coach phee" --- was shot and killed on july 25th. mcginnis attended oakland public schools and worked for the school district as a coach and mentor. mcginnis would have turned 31 this month. he is survived by his wife and two daughters. they're just 9 and 2 years old. so far... police has not released any information on the gunman. (vicki) steph curry used his s-c-30 showcase game to help raise money for the family of nia wilson. he

streamed the game tuesday on facebook. the fundraiser was a huge success, raising $21,025. 18-year-old nia was brutally stabbed to death at macarthur bart station on july 22nd. her sister was also stabbed, but survived the attack. john cowell has been charged in nia's death. (grant) on the peninsula... a home security camera in san mateo caputures a mountain lion walking right next to their house. in this first video you see the big cat trip the light sensor around midnight while walking backyard. and then in the second video we see the moutain lion just casually walking down the home's driveway. the mountain lion was seen outside of a home on hobart avenue... just a few blocks from el camino real san mateo officers tried to search for the animal, but was not located. (vicki) coming up... a new report says women are waiting even longer to start a family. especially in the bay area. we'll lay out the new findings. (grant) plus after the break... tough times for

razor companies... and it's all because of a hairy trend.

beards are making a comeback in the u-s and that's bad news gillette razor sales. to recent consumer research, while some men grow full beards and goatees, others are simply shaving less.

research says the more relaxed approach to shaving is seen largely among men under 45. gillette says in developed markets, men on average are getting in about two fewer shaves per month than they did a decade ago. nielsen data indicates that manual razor and blade sales in the u-s have dropped each year for the past three years. (vicki) still ahead.. the reward for the safe return of college student mollie tibbetts is growing. and this morning we're hearing from her father and boyfriend. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

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...which means you can saynally hyes... ...to the shoes your family wants. find top brands at big savings... ...for men, women, boys and girls all for a whole lot less... ...at the ross shoe event. yes for less. (vicki) authorities still don't know what happened to the university of iowa student who disappeared. mollie tibbets grew up in oakland and was reported missing in iowa almost three weeks ago. but with no signs of foul play loved ones are hopeful she will be found safe and sound.

chantelle navarro talks to her father and boyfriend. (pkg) rob tibbetts/father"a lot of what i think is what a distraught father with too much time and too much imagination, but i don't think anyone set out to harm mollie." rob tibbetts says he still remains optimistic that his daughter's disappearance will end on a happy note.rob tibbetts/father"i think there's genuinely a logical way home for mollie. i really do."and whoever does has her is confused at this point, as the investigation has escalated to a national level. rob tibbetts/father"doesn't mean to harm mollie, but doesn't know how to end this situation. doesn't know how to extricate themselves from this. is fearful of the consequences."mollie's boyfriend, dalton jack says he's trying to stay busy and leave the work to the authorities.dalton jack/boyfriend"thinking about her, it's not about me. my feelings don't matter, it's all about her"and even if there's another scenario like someone's out there that knows what happened, rob says it's only a matter of time.rob tibbetts/father"it's a little town. we're all from iowa. we

all know what a small town is like. someone knows exactly what happened and they just haven't come forward"dalton says he misses his best friend. dalton jack/boyfriend"just miss talking to her pretty much. she's the one person in the world that i told everything to."and both hope they can all look back on this and laugh after she's finally brought home safe and sound. rob tibbetts/father"she's going to have to drive the car around with all those magnetic stickers all over it, and wear the t-shirts and pull all the store signs out of every store in iowa as her punishment." dalton jack/boyfriend"i love you and i miss you and everybody wants you to come home including me. especially me." (vicki) that was chantelle navarro reporting. the reward for bringing tibbetts home safely is now more than 300-thousand dollars ( grant ) we are now just one day away from some bay

area football. the 49ers host the cowboys tomorrow night. the team held a walk through today... nothing too serious. head coach kyle shanahan says jimmy garoppolo and the starters will play some of the first quarter. kick-off for tomorrow night's opener is at 7. (grant) meanwhile the raider don't go under the bright lights until friday night, so today, they wrapped up their 2nd day of joint practices with the detroit lions up in napa. mark carpenter...is in wine country with the latest on the silver and black. per usual, the starters are not expected to play much in friday's preseason opener, so the last two days have been extremely effective for jon gruden to analyze his first string.day 2 with the lions brought us more of what we saw yesterday...high energy,ramped up intensity,and several situational drills.this time of year...crucial in giving some intel on a handful of position battles...and this is another step toward getting to

the final 53 player roster althoufh the first unit wont see much action this week, gruden likes to see that his aces are trying to work up to game speedsot"you are not gonna play your starters and if you do, you are not gonna play em very much, but they got quality reps. you are seeing derek carr versus matt stafford. blitz pickup, 9 on 7, two minute drill, move the ball and this is close to the real deal as you are gonna get, so you get a lot of work done and now you taper it off for the first team guys and you get a chance to really isolate who you want to see in the preseason game. i think it's gonna be real beneficial." voand camp is moving along quickly...kickoff for friday's game set for 7:30 at the coliseum. zcursorz(vicki) the oscars are getting a modern update. the academy announced a new category for achievement in popular film. the details about eligibility in the category haven't been released, and it's not clear when the change would take effect. it's one of several changes the organization plans to make. the academy says it will be more strict to keep the show

within its three-hour window. it also plans to broadcast the 92nd annual ceremony earlier. the 2019 edition is already set for february 24th. (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: there was plenty of smoke in our skies to make for another day of hazy sunshine. it was also hot inland with highs in the 90s but cool fog and 60s at the coast. a few showers developed over the southern deserts of california as the monsoon returns. on the satellite you can see as high pressure returns from the desert southwest. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week with some highs near 100 degrees inland but cool 50s and 60s at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool begin on friday and the skies should improve as the smoke moves east. the perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend but we will see

some fog. temperatures will be warm but remain below average next week. ( grant ) take a look at this.. video out of australia shows how serious the drought was back in may... and most of the outback hasn't seen rain since then. the herd is made up of more than 12-hundred cows. they're crowding around a water truck. the man who shot the video says the cows ( grant ) next week.below average but remain below average next week.

( grant ) take a look at this.. video out of australia shows how serious the drought was back in may... and most of the outback hasn't seen rain since then. the herd is made up of the herd is made up of more than 12-hundred cows. they're crowding around a water truck. (vicki) (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... older mothers are becoming more common. why some women are waiting longer to start their families.. .especially here in the bay area.

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. report looks at the ages of women when theybecome first- time mothers...(grant) the spot where they wait the longest......is right here in the bay area... catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) it turns out that the women of san francisco countybecome mothers later than anywhere else in the country.... the average age in the u.s. is 26...... in san francisco - it's just shy of 32. that

goes even higher if the woman is married...and if shehas a college degree. then it's closer to 33 years. as to why - the new york times says it seems to boil down to education. women without a college degree give birth an averageof 7 years earlier than those with degrees.. that counts even higher than things like home prices. trailing just behind san francisco in the age ranking -- manhattan and then marin county. grant and vicki? (grant) scary moments for a nevada trooper monday. a hit-and-run driver side-swiped him in las vegas -- and nearly took off his patrol car door! (vicki) this is a picture of the car after it happened. but the whole incident was caught on camera. take a look... ,.(vicki) you can see it happened

just seconds after he opens the door. the driver didn't stop. but -- thanks to an anonymous tip -- police were able to later track the person down.(grant) the woman was given numerous citations -- including driving without a valid license and a hit-and-run. fortunately -- the trooper was not hurt. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) coming up new tonight at six: two people arrested... after an attack on a sihk man... now we have learned one of the suspects... is the son of a bay area police chief.(ken) then - new tonight - we'll talk to a reporter who has been tracking some very scary incidents being reported by tourists visiting mexico. it comes as airlines have started to cut back flights there... kron4 news at six starts right after the break. ♪ ♪

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arrests have now been made... in the latest attack on a sikh man in the central valley ... this time in a neighborhood in manteca. the incident --- caught on camera monday..... thank you for joining us. i'm pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne. this attack comes just days after another sikh man was attacked in stanislaus county... in the town of keyes. catherine heenan is here with the latest on the most recent attack.... and who police have in custody. (catherine) two teenagers have been arrested in the attackon a 71-year-old man monday... this is the older teen - who's been publicly identified. the attack was caught on a surveillance camera... the video shows two people beating, kicking and

spitting on sahib sing natt....who had been walking around a park. the victim's family says the boys were demanding money. police say they now know one of the assailants is 16 years old, the other 18. the 18-year-old has been identified as tyrone mcallister.he is the son of union city police chief darryl mcallister... according to manteca police - the suspect's family is 'devastated' and is estranged from tyrone. in fact...the chief and his wife reportedly helped track him down. both teens have been arrested on charges of attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. relatives say the victim was traumatized.. police say the video is hard to watch...especiahard to the video is police say the video is police say the video is police say police say the

video is hard to watch...especially afterone of the teenagers comes back - to continue kicking the 71- year-old....and again spits on him. sahib singh doesn't speak english and can't speak much at all because of an epileptic seizure he suffered a few years ago. detectives are investigating the incident as an attempted robbery and are working to determine whether it also meets the legal elementsof a hate crime. pam and ken? (televo pam) new tonight at 6. a call for help.... from bay area law enforcement to help bart fight violent crime and that request is coming from the c-e-o of a prominent public- policy advocacy organization here in the bay area. however an east bay sheriff tell's kron4's haaziq madyun... getting involved to help bart reduce violent crime, is not as simple as it sounds need swift, forceful and sustained action to avoid future violent attacks and restore public confidence in

the bay area's largest mass transit system," that is a quote from the ceo of the bay area council jim wunderman who is now calling for regional mutual aid from bay area law enforcement to help provide public safety on bartsot bart travels through multiple east bay cities under sheriff greg ahern's authority in alameda county. he explains how mutual aid workssot

bart spokesperson alicia trost released a statement regarding mutual which reads in part quote: "we appreciate the bay area council's leadership and share their commitment to keeping our region safe. bart already operates under mutual aid with neighboring law enforcement agencies. other departments respond to the scene if they have an officer closer to an incident than we do. we then coordinate with each other and handle a hand-off." if mutual aid is not the answer to solving the transit agency's crime problems, then maybe bart general manager's newly proposed safety and security plan is? that plan will be presented at thursday's bart board meeting...in dublin haaziq madyun kron4news (ken (ken wayne) new tonight at 6. today, a state court

rejected an appeal for a new trial from the attorney of brock turner, the former stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault. turner was sentenced to 6-months in jail back in march of 2016. that sentence led to outrage and the judge in the case was recalled. turner's attorney wanted the conviction overturned and the case re-tried on the grounds that his client never intended to rape anyone... because he had his clothes on when he was found on top of an intoxicated woman. he said turner was only engaged in "sexual outercourse," or "safe sex." a panel of the state's sixth district court of appeal said in its decision today that the attorney's argument "lacks merit." (pam) a big story tonight... laptop robberies are common in the bay area.. but rarely do these incidents lead to death. one year ago this week-- that is what happened. (ken) kron4's dan kerman is live in oakland tonight talking to friends and family about the case that remains unsolved. dan?

it was a year ago outside this north oakland cafe at telegraph and 42nd, that singer songwriter dave deporis had his laptop stolen... he gave chase, grabbed on to the suspect's vehicle and ended up dying after being dragged by that vehicle. sot ian petrich/deporis' friend 15-19 sot gene deporis/victim's father 20-30at the time police released this security cam video of a person of interest.. but so far no one has come forward and a year later the homicide remains unsolved. but his father remains hopeful there will be a break in the casesotin the meantime, friends have gathered together deporis' music, launched and website, and hope to release an album before the end of the yearsot

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6. the sonoma county board of supervisors has approved a nearly 500- thousand dollar pilot project .. for fire cameras in the lake sonoma watershed. the system will allow officials to monitor fire and weather conditions .... and detect fires sooner. cameras will be mounted on mountain-tops and other areas with good visibility. the project is the first phase of a larger regional network of fire cameras... modeled after existing networks elsewhere in the state, including lake tahoe. (ken) there are still more than a dozen major wildfires burning across california -- and officials say conditions are not likely to improve quickly. (pam) our grant lodes joins us in the studio now, as the fire closest to the bay area has now doubled in size in just days. grant

(grant) the medocino complex fire is not only the largest wildfire in california history but firefighters are saying they don't expect to get this fire under control until september. (grant) now in southern california, the holy fire has been burning for three days now. the u-s forest service says a man suspected of starting the fire is in custody. 51-year-old forrest clark is being held on one-million-dollar bail in the orange county jail. he has allegedly been involved in conflicts in the neighbohood

for years and sent an e-mail last week to a volunteer fire chief saying "this place will burn." clark has a cabin in the heart of the fire and his is the only cabin in the area that was not destroyed. the fire has scorched about 41-hundred acres and is now just five percent contained. no major injuries have been reported. (grant) experts say our state is seeing earlier, longer and more destructive wildfire seasons because of drought, warmer weather attributed to climate change, and home construction deeper into the forests. (pam) a 'spare the air' day alert has been issued for the second straight day in the bay area for thursday .... because of ongoing pollution issues directly related to smoke from wildfires . people are encouraged to avoid exercising outside in the middle of the day... and to stay inside with the windows and doors closed, whenever possible. joining us now with our first look at the

conditions outside ... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there was plenty of smoke in our skies to make for another day of hazy sunshine. it was also hot inland with highs in the 90s but cool fog and 60s at the coast. a few showers developed over the southern deserts of california as the monsoon returns. on the satellite you can see as high pressure returns from the desert southwest. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week with some highs near 100 degrees inland but cool 50s and 60s at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool begin on friday and the skies should improve as the smoke moves east. the perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend but we will see some fog. temperatures will be warm but remain below average next week.

(ken) coming up at six.. trouble south of the border. frightening stories of danger from u.s. tourists in mexico ... leading to a drop in travel. we have a live interview with a reporter who investigated the situation. ( pam ) also... as san francisco gets ready to celebrate the upcoming opening of the transbay terminal ... we look at how commuter security and safety will fit into the plans.. (ken) and next.. ride share drivers are crowding streets all over the country.. now one east coast city is cracking down.... and many suspect, bay area cities may follow..

(ken) new york city is cracking down on the number of ride- share vehicles in the city. several bills were approved by the city council today that include a one-year freeze on new licenses for ride-sharing vehicles such as uber and lyft. the council also voted to set a minimum driver wage for app-based drivers. those who support the proposal say app-based services are hurting the traditional cab industry... and are worsening traffic congestion. opponents believe app- based services provide needed transporation outside of manhattan.

(pam) it is being the called the grand central station of the west. the two - billion dollar replacement.. for the san francisco's old transbay terminal, is nearly complete. commuters will be able to get on and off buses there ... starting on sunday. kron 4's maureen kelly gives us a tour... and outlines the plan to keep the new terminal crime- free. this light filled concourse is the grand hall of the new salesforce transit center. commuters entering the grand hall will walk on top of this artist designed terrazzo floor...one of four public art installations built in as a second light art installation...scrolls above. buses coming from to and from the east bay will be able to travel above city streets via this cable stay bridge....rolling in to pick up and drop off passengers inside. but while that will happen in just days....it will be years before trains run thru this terminal. the current estimate puts that at a decade away.while the new transit center is primarily for commuters..... the public park on the top deck is open to everyone. made up of 6000

plants and 600 trees there is a playground and plenty of places for people to sit and eat lunch...or take in the bus foundation....another art installation in which jets of water are sent shooting up, triggered by sensors as buses downstairs drive thru. on a hot summer day i think it's gonna be a pretty popular place surrounded by skyscrapers ....it's meant to be an urban oasis. but the question is... how are they going to keep it that way? we have a lot of modern day elements built into it you'll see a lot of cameras, there's a lot of security elements built-in in this modern day era....and while sfpd is considered their security...they will also have the transit center patroled by allied security....and they plan on have many ambassadors on hand....not just to provide an extra set of eyes....but also help those trying to navigate the park and the transit center.most of the questions where do i get my bus where do i go? those also be out there to help that customer experiencethat customer experience starts saturday with a free block party from noon until four....transbay buses will begin adding this stop to their routes starting on sunday. maureen kelly kron4 news.

(pam) happening now.... several airlines have announced that they are scaling back flights to mexico... the reason - fewer people want to go because of reports of escalating crime. one example - mexico had a 16- percent increase in murders for the first half of the year. that number broke the record for the already high homicide rate. the yucatan peninsula - which includes popular resort spots like cancun and cozumel -- saw homicide rates grow by 132- percent. american, delta and united airlines are all trimming their routes to the area.. (ken) joining us now to talk more about this.... investigative reporter with the milwaukee journal sentinel... raquel rutledge. (pam) (pam)

(pam) just ahead.. amazon offering another perk for its grocery customers... so will bay area customers benefit? (ken) also.. several elections taking place across the country .... and they have people pulling out their crystal balls, to try and predict what's ahead for the big mid-terms in the fall.

a high-stakes congressional election in ohio is still too close to call tonight... with the republican candidate hanging on to a very narrow lead.. catherine heenan is here with the latest.. (catherine) voters in ohio's 12th district are choosing a replacement for

representative pat tiberi....a republican who resigned to take a joate sector.. the candidates are troy balderson - a republican endorsed by president trump... and danny o'connor - a democrat. the special election is considered a test of president trump's clout....and cost both parties millions of dollars. considering the fact it's a conservative- leaning district...democrats insist it's significant that they've made it such a tight race. tom perez/democratic national committee: we saw the fact that a race that we had no business winning required $5 million dollars of republican money, a visit from the president.and that's why we keep winning in places where we have no business winning and we're competitive where the congressman in 2016 won by over 30 points. the candidates are separated by only about one percentage point. ohio law calls for an automatic recount if the two

candidates are ultimately separated by less than half a percentage point. ken and pam?- (pam) another amazon prime and whole foods perk .... for customers in sacramento. besides discounts and delivery at the amazon - owned grocery chain, whole foods now has curbside pickup for prime members in sacramento and virginia beach. the service is free if you can wait an hour for your groceries. if you want your items ready in a half hour, there is a five- dollar fee. whole foods' curbside pickup for prime members... will launch in more cities later this year. amazon's prime amazon's prime membership costs 119- dollars a year. (ken) coming up... the reward increases and her father speaks out.. the latest on the search for an iowa three weeks. (pam) also... the u.s. has already deported many parents whose children who are still here ... leaving scores of families still separated ... we have the latest on efforts to re-unite .. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast...

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is already overseeing several related cases. (ken) hundreds of migrant children remain in us custody, separated from their families, because the u-s deported the parents without their children. (pam) the department of homeland security is having difficulty locating the parents, so government lawyers suggest immigrant advocacy groups use their private resources to find the families, since the government cannot..(ken) anna wiernicki warn-eh-key reports the immigration advocates are not happy with the suggestion, and they're pushing back. (pkg) sanaa abrar: in one word it's sickeninganna wiernicki: sanaa abrar with "united we dream" says the trump administration ripped hundreds of migrant families apart, so it is their responsbility to get them back together.sanaa abrar advocacy director at united we dream take cg @ 0:10-0:22the government itself who has had whole process, that could in one snap of a finger end the zero tolerance border policy,

which it could have done these past few months and still hasn't.anna wiernicki:> instead of tracking down the deported parents of the more than 400 migrant children still in u-s custody, abrar says the government is trying to pass the responsibility to immigrant rights groups.sanaa abrar: i think it is pretty unacceptable that they are putting it on advocates to do the work.anna wiernicki (stand up)@annaewiernickitake cg @ 0:38-0:48in a court filing government lawyers suggested that advocacy groups, like the american civil liberties union, use their lawyers, networks and volunteers to reunite the families.anna wiernicki: the aclu fired back saying the government "must bear the ultimate burden of finding the parents", not private entities.but tom jawetz with the center for american progress isn't confident the white house will follow through.tom jawetz center for american progress take cg @ 0:59-1:06i don't have any faith whatsoever in the trump administration or the people in charge of these policies to put these families back together anna wiernicki: the white house has released no reunification plan, but the judge ordered the administration to provide information on all the deported parents they are working to track down by august 10th.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. (ken)(pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. bart police are searching for

a suspect in yet another assault this one happened on the platform at the richmond station.take a look at the photo of a man police are looking for who they say assaulted a passenger causing serious injuries last saturday morning. we're working to find out the condition of the victim. in the mean time the general manager of bart is preparing to present a new safety plan to the board tomorrowthe plan proposes hiring more officers to patrol bart stations. again if you see this man call bart police. in walnut creek, sara stinson, kron4news.### sotin san francisco the ceo of the bay area council jim wonderman is calling for regional mutual aid from bay area law enforcement to help provide public safety on bart. offcials at bart say their officers already operate mutual aid with local law enforcement. the union that represent's bart officers are also not interested in the idea. they say they are already saturating the system with police and civilians in an effort to reduce crime. the sheriff of alameda county says policing public transit involves special trainingsot

haaziq madyun kron4news here in san jose a southside neighborhood here in san jose a southside neighborhood is sounding thealarm about a homeless

encampment. the coyote creek neighborhood association, near blossom hill road and highway 101 report a growing encampment between thefreeway soundwall and their backyards. they report finding trash and drug parapehnalia in the streets and allege that packages are disappearing from door steps.a spokesman for caltrans says the camp is on their radarclean it up could begin as soon as late next week. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news lawrence karnow: there was plenty of smoke in our skies to make for another day of hazy sunshine. it was also hot inland with highs in the 90s but cool fog and 60s at the coast. a few showers developed over the southern deserts of california as the monsoon returns. on the satellite you can see as high pressure returns from the desert southwest. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week with some highs near 100 degrees inland but cool 50s and 60s at the coast.

temperatures will begin to cool begin on friday and the skies should improve as the smoke moves east. the perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend but we will see some fog. temperatures will be warm but remain below average next week. (pam) the search for 20-year-old mollie tibbetts continues, three weeks after her disappearance. the university of iowa student was last seen jogging on july 18th -- near her hometown of brooklyn, iowa. despite hundreds of tips, investigators have not made any arrests or publicly identified any suspects. her father, rob tibbetts, has

a theory on who she may be with.rob tibbetts/ father of mollie tibbetts: "i do want to point out it really is just speculation on a father's part that has lots of time and imagination, but it isn't inconceivable that mollie left with someone that she knows and that person or persons are with her now."with her now." with her now." so far, there have been no signs of foul play -- leaving tibbetts' loved ones hopeful she will be found safe and sound the crime stoppers reward for finding mollie... now tops more than 300-thousand-dollars. (ken) new at six tonight.... sonoma county officials are asking for the public's help in an animal cruelty case... after a dog was found dead inside a backpack. officials released this photo of the black "outdoor products" backpack that was found on the side of todd road in santa rosa last month. a necropsy revealed the 8- month-old dog died from being strangled. officials are describing the female dog as a white and tan, chihuahua mix.

(pam) coming up.. dramatic video .. another example of fire weather creating its own weather system ... while other burger places serve the same old stuff, i'm the only one that has the bowls to serve something different. i mean, just look at my teriyaki bowls. choose from steak or chicken, covered in teriyaki sauce, plus your choice of white or brown rice. what about these bowls jack? hey! you got some pretty nice bowls there. and so does dan! thanks jack! those are some nice bowls. everyone's gonna want to get their hands on jack's bowls. try my bowls! see that right there? you can't say that. what? i was just saying i got great bowls... ooooh. now i hear it. yea. try my teriyaki bowls. only at jack in the box. the latest example of a fire

burning so hot it creates its own weather system. you

are looking at aerials of a phenomenon that's come to be known as a "firenado" swirling in the holy fire in swirling in the holy fire in trabuco canyon. it's technically not a tornado... it's a phenomenon that occurs when cool air that occurs when cool air enters the top of the hot air surrounding a fire, causing a swirl similar to how a tornado is formed. this also happened recently during the carr fire in redding... where the ambient air temperature was close to 110 degrees. (ken) (ken) a massive fire also

sparked a "firenado" in the english midlands on tuesday. this video was posted to the leicestershire fire and rescue service's facebook page... where it has hundreds of thousands of views. they say ten fire engines from three stations tackled the blaze.... which involved hundreds of square feet of plastic pallets. police and members of the environment agency also took part in the multi-agency effort to bring this fire under control. (pam) on the peninsula. a home security camera in san mateo .... caputured a mountain lion walking right next to a house. in this first video... you see the big cat trip the light sensor around midnight... while walking through the backyard. the mountain lion was seen outside of a home on hobart avenue ... just a few blocks from el camino real you

can see the moutain lion.. casually walking down the home's driveway in this second video. san mateo officers searched for the animal, but were unable to locate it. in sports... the 49ers make season-long plans to honor the late dwight clark... and the raiders continue to get ready for their exhibition opener with another joint practice against their opponent friday... the detroit lions ... gary has reaction from jon gruden ... plus, all the sports... coming up

the raiders and lions had another joint practice today in advance of their pre- season opener friday night in oakland... raiders owner mark davis... talking to marshawn lynch jon gruden... going through his paces derek carr... may not even play friday... if he

does it will likely be one series... don't expect lions quarterback mathew staford to play much either gruden says he likes the joint practice... because he thinks the starters get more quality time then they will in friday's game...(sot: gruden and stafford) going into the going into the preseason game, number one preseason game friday night, you're not gonna play your starters. if you do you're not gonna play them very much. but they got quality reps. they're seeing derek carr vs. matt stafford. blitz pickup. nine on seven. two minute drill. move the ball. this is as close to the real deal as you're gonna get. it's fun for us to go out there and compete against other guys. we have a full spring competing against each other, then we have training camp competing against each other for a couple weeks. it's nice to go out there and see something new, see something fresh. just go out there and see where we are. the 49ers announced their plans to honor

dwight clark during the upcoming season...after the hall of fame tight end lost his battle with als in june... on october 21st, the 49ers will unveil a statue of "the catch" with clark and joe montana placed exactly 23 yards apart...representing the play that won the 1983 nfc championship over the cowboys... in addition, all 49ers players will have clark's number 87 on their helmets throughout the season... jerry rice honored clark in his own way...rocking clark's legendary fur coat he wore to pontiac, michigan for super bowl 16 at a private event last night... all proceeds from dwight clark merchandise will go to the golden heart fund to support 49ers alumni. when you have a good- when you when you have a good- looking quarterback looking have a

good- when you when you have a good-looking quarterback like jimmy g....you waste no time making a bobblehead. that's what the 49ers are doing...giving

away jimmy garrappolo bobbleheads to every fan at the home opener against the lions on september 16th... that's week 2 of the regular season the niners will have a all fans at every home game this season...including flags, and beanies. college basketball players who go undrafted by the nba can now return the college... one of several rules implemented by the ncaa today in light of the recent college basketball recruiting scandals(top vo) the nba released a few select games of the upcoming schedule...including the christmas day primetime game. lebron james and the lakers will head to oakland on christmas for the marquee matchup of the day at 5 p.m. lebron has lost his last six games on the oracle floor...the last time he won

was game 7 of the 2016 finals. the lakers have had even more struggles...they've lost their last 11 games in oakland...with their last win coming in december 2012. (wipe to notable games schedule) here are three of the notable games released today... as mentioned... the chrismas game versus the lakers... in oakland the home opener is october 16 against russell westbrook and the oklahoma city thunder then on martin luther king day... that's january 21st... they travel to los angles to play lebron and the lakers lebron... by the way... goes back to november 21st(wipe to curry raises money) steph curry used his s-c-30 showcase game to help raise money for the family of nia wilson. he streamed the game tuesday on facebook. the fundraiser was a huge success, raising $21,025. 18-year-old nia was stabbed to death at macarthur bart station on july 22nd. her sister was also stabbed, but survived the attack. so this week curry has ran his elite camp for high schoolers... dedicated an education center to an oakland recreation center... and now raised money to help nia wilson's family through his camp (pam)

minor league baseball is known for its crazy stories and this one does not dissappoint.. chicago dogs manager butch hobson is arguing a close play at third...gets ejected...but isn't done there... he takes third base and...while walking off the field...hands it to a young fan in the stands... that kid looks a whole lot happier than butch...until the grounds crew took it back!...the crowd was not happy with that decision. that decision.happy with that decision.

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ocean.the pacific at right now in we are looking the conditions the latest on karnow... has lawrence meteorologist our chief storm. category 2 pacific.. as a through the john moves as hurricane that's all few days...over the next california part of baja the southern coastline and mexican southwestern mexican coastline and the southern part of baja california over the next few days... that's all as hurricane john moves through the pacific.. as a category 2 storm. our chief

meteorologist lawrence karnow... has the latest on the conditions we are looking at right now in the pacific ocean. lawrence karnow: there was plenty of smoke in our skies to make for suanotnshine. it wa inland with highs in the 90s but cool fog and 60s at the coast. a few showers developed over the southern deserts of california as the monsoon returns. on the satellite you can see as high pressure returns from the desert southwest. tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week with some highs near 100 degrees inland but cool 50s and 60s at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool begin on friday and the skies should improve as the smoke moves east. the perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend but we will see some fog. temperatures will be warm but remain below average next week. thanks for joining us tonight. see you at 8... on your bay area's local news station next on kron 4 news at 8: a fire evacuation shelter in crisis... an outbreak of a highly co and the smoke from those wildfires wreaking havoc on our air quality ... when things may start to when things air quality ... havoc on our wreaking wildfires those smoke from and the north bayvirus in the

contagious highly outbreak of a crisis... an shelter in evacuation a fire 8:kron 4 news at next on stationlocal news your bay area's you at 8... on us tonight. see thanks for joining next week.below average but remain will be warm temperatures will be warm but remain below average next week. thanks for joining us tonight. see you at 8... on your bay area's local news station

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