information about the man police are trying to track down. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in san mateo tonight with the details. terisa? police say they received a call from a person tuesday evening at 7pm - reporting that a sexual assault had just occured. officers arrived - and found the victim. they say the victim told them she was picked up by a ride share driver near the highway 92 and then took her to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her... the victim was able to escape and with the assistance of a person nearby, called 911 for help. as for the suspect, he fled the area.... take a look at this... this is a sketch of the suspect... he is described as a tall white male in his late 30s with a slender build... he was reportedly driving a gray 4 door sedan. sgt. amanda von glahn, san mateo police dept. authorities would not reveal whether they were pulling

surveillance video from the area, including here where the victim was discovered at 1400 fashion island blvd... as you can see in this video there are multiple cameras set up... and while the investigation is active, authorities are reminding people to increase their awaremenss while using a ride share... stressing these tips: for example: (ride share safety precautions) double check your app to make sure the license plate, make and model and colorof the car is the actual car assigned to you by the app. take a picture of the license plate and vehicle. do not get into the car or give your name to the driver until you ask "who are you here for" if the driver can not identify you, then do not get into the car. (back to terisa live)

(vicki)(vicki) and we are just learning about another rideshare driver arrest. police say 30-year-old kevin barillas-saballos picked up a woman in san francisco, drove her to union city, and sexually assaulted her. it happened back in july... but the man was just arrested this week. officers say the woman was intoxicated at the time of the incident. they say the man was employed by uber as a driver-- but was not working when the assault happened. he has been charged with false imprisonment, kidnapping, and sexual assault. (grant) another big story

tonight. no further plea deals will be considered for the two men charged in the deadly 2016 ghost ship warehouse fire. instead, alameda county d-a nancy o-malley is asking for a trial date to be set soon on the 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter derek almena and max harris both face. both men are scheduled to return to court tomorrow. last week, a judge rejected a plea deal that had been negotiated between lawyers for the two defendants and d-a o'malley's office. the judge said alemena did not express sufficient remorse for the 36 victims who died two years ago. (vicki/on cam) new at five. a tense standoff between an armed man and sheriff's depties hasended in santa cruz county. it happened near seacliff state beach in aptos after the man allegedly shot one of his neighbors. kron four's rob fladeboe brings you up to date on the story. shorthly after five pm on wednesday, the resident of this house on santa cruzavenue allegedly entered the home directly across the street,

pulled a gun and shot a woman. a second resident escaped. the man then retreated back inside his home. the motive for the violence was some kind of dispute says santa cruz county sheriff jim hart.jim hart/santa cruz county sheriff "...yes there was some kind of disagreement in the neighborhood but i am not sure at this moment exactly what set him off..."the sheriff says his deputies were communicating with the man, identified as 57 year-old ralph millar, whom deputies say was threatening to harm himself. then, just ater noon on thursday, 19 hours after the drama began, millar gave up. again, sheriff hart.jim hart/santa cruz county sheriff "...he came out of his house with his hands up and complied with our orders without incident..."the shooting victim is in stable condition tonight. dozens of residents had to be evacuated as others sheltered in place during the long standoff. the last thing any of them expected to hear in this otherwise quiet beach community is gunfire says carol puskar.carol puskar/herd gunshots "...i heard two shot and then another and i knew it was gunfire, it was right around the corner from my house...."rob fladeboe/aptos "....the sheriff says ralph millar will be charged with attempted murder. in aptos rob fladeboekron4news.

(vicki) the man charged in the death of c-h-p officer kirk griess and another man is out of jail after posting 90-thousand dollars bail this morning. the arraignment of 36-year old sean matthew walker has now been postponed until september 12th. he is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter for allegedly speeding on the shoulder of highway 80 while looking at his cellphone.

his cheverlet pickup struck and killed griess, as well as 49-year old jaime bueza manuel of vallejo. services for griess will take place tomorrow at 11 am in vacaville. (grant) music legend aretha franklin has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. franklin passed away this morning at her detroit home - with her family and loved ones by her side. this comes three days after it was revealed that franklin was in hospice care. for more than five decades, franklin's voice belted out songs of change, joy, and pain. stephanie elam has more on the woman known as "the queen of soul." "what you want baby i got it." the queen of soul aretha franklin certainly garnered respect on and off stage.... "r-e-s-p-e-c-tborn aretha louise franklin in memphis, tennessee, the four octave range vocalist began singing at her father's church in detroit. the incomparable songstress often credited him for nurturing her burgeoning talent."very early on he

taught me a number of things having to do with timing and phrasing and coaching me in different ways."he did say that at one point that one day i would sing for kings and queens, he did say that and i have."franklin won her first of many grammys in 1967 for best rhythm and blues solo vocal performance for "respect.""it was a civil rights mantrai perfectly thought it applied well everybody wants respect who doesn't want respect.""all i'm asking is for a little respect...""respect," put the atlantic recording artist on the path to winning eighteengrammys throughout her incredible career -- she also took home awards for hits like "chain of fools" and "freeway of love."franklin was also ahead of her time with a string of firsts. in 1987, she was the first woman to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame and seven years later became the youngest recipient of a kennedy center honor."some of the things that have happened are unbelievable, but who would have thought it but nevertheless it did, and god is good.""so keep it up quench my desire, i will be on your side forever more."with her voice and her formidable achievements in music and films such as "the blues brothers," aretha is often considered to be one of the greatest singers of all time. however, the woman who sang for kings and queens reveled

in being good at the most important job in the world. "i'm a wonderful mother and have been a wonderful mother that is what i'm most proud of a loving mother, a decorated diva, franklin was most of all grateful -- for her music, her longevity and her audiences throughout her career.it's the love of the music and loyal fans.(singing) "...keep lifting me higher and higher." and higher."

(grant) that was stephanie elam reporting. detail's on franklin's funeral arrangements will be released in the coming days. and ahead at 5:30... we are joined live by the founding member of tony! toni! tone!, d'wayne wiggins. he will talk about his experience performing with aretha-- and share his memories of the queen of soul. (vicki) a smash and grab robbery of a different kind. it involves a man taking a cash register and using the ground to break it open and steal the money. we were the first news station to show the video online on our website kron4.com, now kron4's haaziq madyun gives us a look at the man police are looking for(take pkg) (pkg)you are looking at surveillance video of a man taking the smash and grab robbery concept to the next levelsot

cerrito police department: "the suspect then grabs the cash register, as you can see, picks up the register and then throws it down on the ground, several times until he was able to take the currency from the drawer">it happened back on july 24th 2018 here at this chevron gas station on potrero avenue in the city of el cerrito. el cerrito police sgt. ian wong says the same man is suspected of being involved in another robbery a couple of weeks later at little ceasar's pizza, right across the street from the chevron stationsot and as you can see in this video he is wearing a black t-shirt with the word security written on the back, sgt. wong says there is a sense of urgency to catch the man in the video because in each case the robber told the cashiers that he had a gunsot

kron4news haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) (grant) coming up... a murder suspect is arrested in sacramento... and police say he was tied to isis. we'll explain. (vicki) plus-- as many kids are heading back to school.. there are plans in place to make sure students are protected from shootings. details on what the president is doing to keep kids safe. (grant) and after the break--- people across the country are seeing the

effects of the massive wildfires burning in the state. just how far the smoke is traveling. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

we now know what led to the death of a cal fire inspector... during the carr fire in shasta county. jeremy stoke was killed by a "firenado." stoke died july 26th. minutes before a plume minutes before a

plume of smoke started swirling around him... stoke radioed out a mayday call. he said he needed a water drop in the area. unfornunately it was too late... and the firenado reached up to speeds of 165 miles per hour. it covered 1 thousand feet and its temperature was 3-thousand degrees. it left a trail of damaged trees, rooftops, power line towers and cars. (grant) the biggest fire in state history is now 76-percent contained. the mendocino complex fire has burned more than 366-thousand acres. it's burning in lake... mendocino... colusa and lake counties. flames have destroyed close to 150 homes. more than a thousand buildings are still threatened tonight. (vick)seattle may call itself the emerald city but smoke from the western wildfires has turned it to shades of gray.

western washington recorded its worst air ever this week and the impact of the fires is even being felt in that other washington .. d=c.(grant )residents of the nation's capital reported smelliing smoke and nearby baltimore issued an air quality alert. (grant)catherine heenan is here to show us the fire's huge imprint.catherine? (catherine) yes, noaa just released this map based on satellite imagery. it shows the plume now reaching far out into the atlanticand most of that smoke is 'not' coming from california. natwhile california firefighters have struggled to contain more than a dozen wilddfires ... british columbia has nearly 6=hundred burning right now.the province has declared a two week state

of emergency and officials admit ..."...there does not appear to be any relief in sight."from space you can see the smoke cloud moving across the plains..on our side of the border, the smoke brought red sunsets to minneapolis and haze to michigan and even to atlanta.far out in the atlantic, the smoke wrapped itself around tropical storm ernestothe smoke can irritate lungs and aggravate asthma and other medical conditions.it also contains potentially deadly toxins.nasa's aqua satellite is able to map the carbon monoxide from the fires... this time lapse shows its spread in the first week of this month.most of the gas is high up in the atmosphere, no direct threat to human health, but scientists say it does serve to accelerate global warming. (catherine) smoke particles from the fires have made it to europe ... microscopic amounts are being detected in ireland and scotland.vicki and grant? (vicki)an isis murder suspect

has been arrested in sacramento.omar abdulsattar ameen is expected to be extradited to iraq.kelly ryan reports. the fbi joint terrorism task force with assistance from the sacramento sheriffs dept. came here in force wednesday morning with a search warrant at the eastern villa apartments located at 3121 eastern ave.nat sound of q- and-a"he was from iraq?""yes he was from iraq."a man who lived next door described his neighbor as a nice man.another neighbor wasn't sure what the commotion was all about.mos "there was a family with children, about 10 to 15 people huddled about upstairs on the patio. there was several fbi, there was highway patrol undercover and then there was a woman that looked like they were talking to the family as well as a passenger van with tinted windows outside."throughout the morning and afternoon agents took boxes of evidence out of the apartment ... a court document reveals the us is fulfilling an extradition treaty with the republic of iraq according to the documents iraq has made a formal request for the

extradition of omar abdul sattar ameen.the documents say ameen has been charged with premeditated murder .....accused of committing it as part of an isis convoy.. that convoy allegedly pulled up to the victim's home in june 2014 and began shooting... the victim return fire.the document goes on to say ameen fired his weapon at the victim he was on the ground killing him ...a witness has identified ameen as the killer. isis reportedly announced the killing with a post on social media. (vicki)that was kelly ryan reporting.documents show the arrest was made without warning because amin would have likely fled if he found out about the warrant. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: low clouds cleared earlier today allowing

the temperatures to warm especially inland. highs jumped again in the valleys with some temperatures getting near 90 this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms are showing up again on doppler radar over the sierra and the deserts. on the satellite image you can see a weak low moving over the high pressure center. high pressure will now expand out west and crank up the temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 90s inland, with 70s and 80s inside the bay and 60s at the coast. it will get a little hotter on saturday before starting to cool slighlty on sunday. temperatures should be much cooler on monday and then run about average the rest oif next week. (grant) still ahead...

a measles outbreak hits nearly two dozen states, including california. we'll hear from a bay area doctor about the symptoms you need to look out for. (vicki) and after the break... the steps the president is taking to make sure kids are safe from violence at school. 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. (grant) tonight...

president trump's school safety commission is asking architects to look for ways to make america's classrooms more secure.(vicki) the commission was formed after february's deadly school shooting in parkland, florida. kron4 washington correspondent mark meredith is in the capitol with a closer look. trt: 1:09out: in washington, i'm mark meredith.nat: "you cannot have open access..."max schachter lost his son...alex...in the parkland florida massacre.he says students nationwide are easy targets for gunmen...because

schools have multiple entrances and exits."after school starts you have to one central, single point of entry..."schachter wants president trump's school safety commission to do more to "harden" individual classrooms.his recommendatio n...installing bullet proof doors...but he admits it won't be cheap.schachter is also calling for the commission to appoint a single person...or a"school safety czar".he says he's worried without a single leader, the commission's work will be in vain....but education secretary betsy devos says the commission will make recommendations, and leave the final decision- making to local governments and school boards..."we know there's no one size fits all plan, no standardized approach when it comes to school safety..every school in every community is different"school resource (vicki) next at 5:30... bay area officials are searching for a child who may have been exploited... and they also want to talk to this man... who might know something about the crime.

(grant) then - she garnered respect on and off stage.. tonight - we are remembering aretha franklin... we'll talk live the founder of tony toni tone - d'wayne wiggins...who preformed alongside the queen of soul.

(grant) tonight at 5:30... always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (vicki) authorities across the bay area need help tracking down a child who may have been exploited. they are also looking for a man who might have information about the case. kron 4's lydia pantazes has the latest details. this is a case where (grant) in the north (grant)

(grant) in the north bay. police have identified this woman... 43 year old lyesia james of woodland in connection with the murder of a fairfield woman last week. police say she knew the victim, 51 year old letha bell portis. they say the two women had a fight immediately before portis was killed on august 6th. according to police, james may currently be a transient in fairfield and they are asking for the public's help in locating her. (vicki)on the peninsula. police are looking for a driver who fired several shots into the air from their vehicle early wednesday morning... between 3 and 4 a-m. it happened near chapman and terrace avenue in san bruno... just off highway 82.police say they're looking for a dark colored s-u-v -- possibly a jeep grand cherokee or patriot. no injuries were reported.if you have any information on the incident, contact san bruno p-d.contact san the incident, contact san bruno

p-d. (vicki) a kitten rescued from a freeway on the peninsula is now up for adoption. the kitten was found back in july near the ralson avenue exit on highway 101 in belmont. "leo" was trying to cross the freeway during the morning commute when he was found. he is up for adoption at the peninsula humane society and s-p-c-a in burlingame. (grant) in the east bay... c-h-p officers arrest a man for d-u-i.... and he was going more than 100- miles-per hour on highway 24. police spotted the man driving-- and clocked him at 109-miles-per-hour. when they pulled him over-- they discovered he had been drinking-- and arrested him. his name has not been released. (vicki) the warriors need dancers... but you have to meet a certain requirement. next month... golden state will hold auditions for a new "senior dance team." anyone 55 or older -- who wants to perform at home games -- can try-out. auditions will be held september 8th at the "ultimate fieldhouse" in

walnut creek. lawrence karnow: low clouds cleared earlier today allowing the temperatures to warm especially inland. highs jumped again in the valleys with some temperatures getting near 90 this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms are showing up again on doppler radar over the sierra and the deserts. on the satellite image you can see a weak low moving over the high pressure center. high pressure will now expand out west and crank up the temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 90s inland, with 70s and 80s and 60s at the get a little hotter on saturday starting to cool slighlty on sunday. temperatures should be much cooler on monday and then run about average the rest oif next week.

" she is such an icon . her loss is felt. she was just the quintessential artist for me that span across decades i get tears in my eyes because i grew up with her and she was just an icon."(vicki) people all over the world are reacting to the death of the queen of soul-- aretha franklin. she passed away this morning after a battle with pancreatic cancer. her iconic music spanned across decades... and moved millions. (grant) joining us now is d'wayne wiggins-- the founding member of soul and r&b group-- tony! toni! tone! d'wayne-- you performed with aretha... to the rest of the world, she

was known as the queen of soul - a woman whose strong and soulful voice could effortlessly jump multiple octaves whether belting out tear-jerking ballads or jump- and-shout gospel.to detroit residents who followed her more than 50-year career, she simply was aretha or more personally, ree-ree.franklin was detroit's favorite daughter, often singing at the church that her father once led and headlining charity functions for kids or the less fortunate. franklin died thursday in detroit from pancreatic cancer.detroit resident myron pullin says franklin "was a pioneer woman for detroit" who always came home and "always gave back." he says franklin "always loved detroit."the feeling was mutual. franklin is so beloved in detroit that two streets bear her name.aretha franklin's music quickly climbed the itunes' charts following her death on thursday.her "30 greatest hits" album hit the no. 1 spot, replacing nicki minaj's new album, while "respect"

reached no. 2 on the songs' charts.more songs from franklinmake me flike) a natural woman," ''think," ''chain of fools" and "i say a little prayer," were in the top 40. the itunes charts tracks digital sales and is updated multiple times each day. franklin died of pancreatic cancer at age 76. she had battled undisclosed health issues in recent years and in 2017 announced her retirement from touring. touring.retirement from announced her in 2017 recent years and health issues in undisclosed health issues in recent years and in 2017 announced her retirement from touring.

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tonight... a measles outbreak has hit almost 2 dozen states... including california. the center for disease control says so far this year 107 people in 21 states have contracted measles. in california, the health department says that there have been 18 confirmed cases of the virus this year. local health officials say measles is extremely contagious. they say if there's one child in a classroom coughing, that whole classroom can be exposed. fortunately measles is very preventable. the measles vaccine is about 95 percent effective and in california all kids are now required to be vaccinated before they start kindergarten. (grant) still ahead... more than 90 people overdose in the last two days on synthetic marijuana. how officials are hunting down the rest of the batch before others get sick. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) more than 90

people have been treated in connecticut during the past two days -- after officials say they overdosed on synthetic marijuana. that drug, "k-2"...also known as "spice"... has caused serious problems in multiple cities since the spring. natasha chen explains why the drug is straining the resources of emergency crews and hospitals. in the middle of a press conference wednesday in connecticut about a spike in drug overdoses,chief john alston jr. / new haven fire department: see, we're getting another call of a personthe fire chief had to stopchief john alston jr. / new haven fire department: just get someone on the radio.to respond to a call about another overdose.mos: i seen the person that was actually laying on the side over there and he was seizing.as of thursday afternoon, emergency crews had responded to more

than 90 overdose cases in two days, most from a park in downtown new haven, near yale university.mos: you all got another one over there.the mayor's office says d.e.a. test results confirmed samples of the drug were a form of k-2 or "spice", a cheap, synthetic cannabinoid.k-2 can be anywhere from two to a hundred times more potent than t-h-c. sandy bogucki / ems medical director: it's made informally, so it can be all different kinds of chemicals. frequently, it's laced with other things.so there's no way to harttruly know what buyers are purchasing. in fact, connecticut officials said yale new haven hospital told them some cases involved traces of (vicki) in its fight against the opioid crisis, the trump administration is proposing cuts to the amount

of opioids drug companies can produce. the justice department and d-e-a are proposing an average decrease in the manufacturing of opioids next year. this would be the third year in a row of proposed reductions. the d-e-a says a drop in prescriptions will continue to reduce the amount of drugs available for illegal diversion and abuse. (catherine) if you still have some back-to-school shopping to do, you're not alone. experts say it's not too late to find some great bargains - whether you're buying online or at a store.... summer is coming to a close- soback-to-school deals are heating up.shopping and money experts say late august to early septemberis still a great time to find really good deals.katherine cullen, national retail federation: "we still have the labor day sales and stuff in august so if you missed on an item you really want don't despair." saving tip number one: buy in bulk.experts suggest you pool resources with a group of parents who have to buy the same items for their kids, then split the cost to save

money.bargain tip number two-- match prices.according to a recent nerdwallet survey-- about 4 out of 5 parents don't always do this and leave money on the table.another suggestion from nerdwallet--- buy refurbished laptops or computers instead of new ones. just make sure it comes with a warranty.bargain tip number three-- take the bundle approach and buy pre-packed boxes of supplies online.alok deshpande, financial expert, smartpath financial: "standing in the aisles at a walmart or a target is tough. and so, you save time and headache if you get the bundle."online sites like school-tool-box dot com and school-pak dot com allow you to search for pre-built boxes for participating financial:"we've priced those out to see if you bought them individually versus the (catherine) (catherine) and as your kids head back to school... we

want to see your first day of school pictures. these are just some of the pictures from kron4 viewers. to share yours -- download the kron4 mobile app and submit your photos through the "report it" tab. we'll be posting them online in our special "back to school" album. (catherine) and speaking of school...don't forget thatkron4 is honoring bay area teachers.. in our "teacher of the week" segment. if you know a teacher you'd like to nominate, just go to our website, kron- four-dot-com..... look under 'features' - and click on teacher of the week. grant and vicki? (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: low clouds

cleared earlier today allowing the temperatures to warm especially inland. highs jumped again in the valleys with some temperatures getting near 90 this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms are showing up again on doppler radar over the sierra and the deserts. on the satellite image you can see a weak low moving over the high pressure center. high pressure will now expand out west and crank up the temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 90s inland, with 70s and 80s inside the bay and 60s at the get a little hotter on saturday before starting to cool slighlty on sunday. temperatures should be much cooler on monday and then run about average the rest oif next week.

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(grant) (vicki) (vicki) kron 4 news.vicki liviakis, kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at are here with and pam moore ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you grant and vicki - coming up at six.. a police standoff in the

south bay has come to a peaceful end.. but -- what started it all - was anything but peaceful.we'll have the latest from the scene. (ken) then - a warning for rideshare users..a woman was assaulted after getting into the wrong car.. we'll tell you about the rideshare safety tips police want everyone to know. kron4 news at six starts next.

"...i heard two shot and then three more and i knew immediately it was a gun" (ken) now at 6. an all night standoff south of santa cruz between sheriff's deputies and an armed man has ended peacefully. thank you for joining us this evening... i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. it happened here ... near seacliff state beach in aptos. and as kron

four's rob fladeboe reports now, events leading up to the standoff were anything but peaceful. rob fladeboe/aptos "...im here on santa cruz avenue near seacliff state beach in aptos. crime scene investigators were still on the scene here latethursday afternoon gathering evidence.the drama began around 5 pm on wednesday when deputies were called here to investigate a reports of gunfire. they determined that a woman had been shot by a neighbor as a result of some kind of dispute. deputies sealed off the neighborhood and thus began a standoff that would continue through the night into this morning. eventually deputies were able to talk the man, identified as 57 year old ralph millar, into surrendering. here is more now from santa cruz county sheriff jim hart.jim hart/santa cruz county sheriff "... he came out with his hands up, complied with our orders andsurrendered without incident. as far as the why is concerned we just don't know what set him offbut we will find out..."rob fladeboe/aptos "...ralph millar is facing attempted murder charges. again, the shooting victim is in stable condition tonight. in apros

rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) a manhunt is underway for a suspect who posed as a rideshare driver on the peninsula... and then sexually assaulted a woman who got into his car. (ken) tonight we are learning new information about the man police are trying to track down. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in san mateo tonight with the details. (terisa)(terisa) details. with the mateo tonight is live in san kron4newsfladeboe in apros rob condition tonight. in apros rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) a manhunt is (pam) a manhunt is (pam) (pam) a manhunt is underway for a suspect who posed as a rideshare driver on the peninsula... and then sexually assaulted a woman who

got into his car. (ken) tonight we are learning new information about the man police are trying to track down. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in san mateo tonight with the details. (terisa) police say they received a call from a person tuesday evening at 7pm - reporting that a sexual assault had just occured. officers arrived - and found the victim. they say the victim told them she was picked up by a ride share driver near the highway 92 and then took her to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her... the victim was able to escape and with the assistance of a person nearby, called 911 for help. as for the suspect, he fled the area.... take a look at this... this is a sketch of the suspect... he is described as a tall white male in his late 30s with a slender build... he was reportedly driving a gray 4 door sedan. sgt. amanda von glahn, san mateo police dept. authorities would not reveal whether they were pulling surveillance video from the area, including here where the victim was discovered at 1400 fashion island blvd... as you can see in this video there are multiple cameras set up... and while the investigation is active, authorities are reminding people to increase their awaremenss while using a

ride share... stressing these tips: for example: (ride share safety precautions) double check your app to make sure the license plate, make and model and colorof the car is the actual car assigned to you by the app. take a picture of the license plate and vehicle. do not get into the car or give your name to the driver until you ask "who are you here for" if the driver can not identify you, then do not get into the car. (back to terisa live) (terisa) (terisa)

(ken) and we are (ken) and we are also learning about another rideshare driver arrest tonight. police say 30-year-old kevin barillas- saballos picked up a woman in san francisco, drove her to union city, and sexually assaulted her. it happened back in july... but the man was just arrested this week. officers say the woman was intoxicated at the time of the incident. they say the man was employed by uber as a driver-- but was not working

when the assault happened. he has been charged with false imprisonment, kidnapping, and sexual assault. (pam) another big story tonight. no further plea deals will be considered for the two men charged in the deadly 2016 ghost ship warehouse fire. instead, alameda county district attorney nancy o-malley.... is asking for a trial date to be set soon... on the 36 - counts of involuntary manslaughter facing derek almena and max harris.. both men are scheduled to return to court tomorrow. last week, a judge rejected a plea deal that had been negotiated between lawyers for the two defendants and d-a o'malley's office. the judge said, alemena did not express sufficient remorse for the 36- victims who died two years ago. (pam) the man charged in the death of c-h-p officer kirk griess and another man... is out of jail after posting 90-thousand dollars bail this morning. the arraignment of 36-year old sean matthew walker.... has now been postponed until september 12th. he is

charged with gross vehicular manslaughter for allegedly speeding on the shoulder of highway- 80... while looking at his cellphone. his cheverlet pickup... struck and killed griess , as well as 49-year old jaime bueza manuel of vallejo. services for griess will take place tomorrow at 11-in the morning in vacaville. (ken) it is a smash and grab robbery of a different kind. it involves a man taking a cash register and using the ground to break it open and steal the money. we were the first station to show the video online on our website kron4.com, now kron4's haaziq madyun gives you a look at the man police are looking for.(take pkg) (pkg)sotyou are look of a man taking the smash and grab robbery concept to the next levelsot

several times until he was able to take the currency from the drawer">it happened back on july 24th 2018 here at this chevron gas station on potrero avenue in the city of el cerrito. el cerrito police sgt. ian wong says the same man is suspected of being involved in another robbery a couple of weeks later at little ceasar's pizza, right across the street from the chevron stationsot and as you can see in this video he is wearing a black t-shirt with the word security written on the back, sgt. wong says there is a sense of urgency to catch the man in the video because in each case the robber told the cashiers that he had a gunsotin el cerrito haaziq madyun kron4news

a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four our first look as we get now... outside right a live look a live look outside right now... as we get our first look as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: low clouds cleared earlier today allowing the temperatures to warm especially inland. highs jumped again in the valleys with some temperatures getting near 90 this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms are showing up again on doppler radar over the sierra and the deserts. on the satellite image you can see a weak low moving over the high pressure center. high pressure will now expand out west and crank up

the temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 90s inland, with 70s and 80s inside the bay and 60s at the coast. it will get a little hotter on saturday before starting to cool slighlty on sunday. temperatures should be much cooler on monday and then run about average the rest oif next week.

(pam) music legend aretha franklin died of pancreatic cancer today at the age of 76. according to her publicist, franklin passed away this morning at her home in detroit - with her family and loved ones by her side. her death comes three days.. after it was revealed that franklin was in hospice care. (ken) across more than five decades, franklin's voice belted out songs of change, joy, and pain. omar jimenez has more on the woman known as "the queen of soul." "what you want baby i got it." she was the queen of soul who garnered respect on and off stage...."r-e-s-p-e-c-t"born aretha louise franklin in memphis, tennessee, the four octave range vocalist got her start at a young age in her father's church in detroit."he did say that at one point that one day i would sing for kings and queens, he did say that and i have."franklin won her first of 18 grammys in 1967 for best femalerhythm and blues solo vocal performance for "respect.""it was a civil rights mantra. everybody

wants respect who doesn't want respect."as a young woman in the 60s, she watched her father unite with martin luther king jr. to fight for equality. in 1968, she would sing at king's memorial service.in 1987, she was the first woman to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame"some of the things that have happened are unbelievable."with her voice and her formidable achievements in music and films like "the blues brothers," aretha is often considered to be one of the greatest singers of all time. in 2015, franklin graced the kennedy center stage again -- this time to honor carole king who co-wrote franklin's 1967 hit song, "natural woman"nats "i feel like, i feel like a..." in detroit, i'm omar jimenez.

(pam) coming up... the vatican responds to the bombshell pennsylsvania grand jury report .. outlining vivid examples of horrendous abuse of children by priests .. tonight we talk live in studio with a spokesperson with the survivors network .. about the potential for problems in the bay area.. (ken) also ... illegal dumping is a huge blight for a number of bay area cities.. now, one of them is offering 'bulky block parties' for free, legal dumping .. details ahead.. details ahead.. (pam) plus, a lemon shortage is becoming a pain for consumers. we'll tell you the reason it seems to be a pretty sweet deal for farmers in central valley. just when you thought you were done painting...

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serious heat this summer here in the bay area ... and so have sections of california's coast -- leaving some crops, like lemons, out to dry. (ken) christina tetreault tells us how the heat may be driving up the cost of citrus for consumers, but is actually helping growers. they want to see their citrus falling into bins and bags not off of trees and onto the ground, but that's what happened to farmers along the california coast when temperatures soared as high as 120 degrees -- knocking down up to 15-percent of the region's lemon crop at the tail end of harvest."fruit that was still not picked, if it was yellow, it fell on the ground. if it were small, it

also fell on the ground," said underwood farms farmer craig underwood.as lemons dropped, prices soared-- which is passed on to shoppers.farther inland many central valley growers harvested earlier in the season and didn't lose many lemons throughout the record breaking heat streak. "where it did impact us was on the demand side with our customers," said silva.this was great news for growers throughout the valley."we had prices that average $35-$45 dollars jump as high as $65 dollars a box and we have continued to see that demand," said kings river packing sales manager jesse silva.he said those are prices they've never seen before. (pam) another big story: the vatican responds to the bombshell grand jury report out of

pennsylvania .. which found hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls where abused by priests ... and protected by the church system. today, the vatican called the findings quote - 'criminal and morallly reprehensible".. adding, pope francis is on the side of the victims.. the report says ... "predator priests" would use children's own religious faith and trust ... to abuse them. (ken) joining us now is melanie sakota from the survivors network of those abused by priests.

let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence

(pam) across the nation about 350 newspapers featured editorials this morning... denouncing president trump's description of the press as the "enemy of the people." the campaign was part of an effort proposed by the boston globe earlier this month. its purpose is to move the conversation... about attacks on the press out of washington and new york.... and into communities across the country. each paper wrote its own editorial. new polling by quinnipiac shows, 65- percent of americans regard the news media as an important part of democracy... not an "enemy." "politicians and journalist are reacting to the death of the queen of soul. i have that story coming up." (pam) one month missing. the father of mollie tibbets explains... how police are now focusing on five separate locations ... for clues on the missing college student.

university of iowa student mollie tibbetts is still missing after four weeks. (pam) investigators are now focused on five areas in their search. lauren donovan takes a look at each of those areas. rob tibbets:"the authorities now are being much more specific in what we should be looking for." mollie tibbetts father is talking about these 5 spots on a map-- locations linked to the disappearance of his daughter, says investigators.nats of trucks visiting brooklyn, we took a look at each, starting here at interstate 80, the ta truckstop.this major hub for travelers never seems still and sits just a couple driving from ta just behind the first intersection is the d&m carwash.it's quiet and sits at the residential area. neighbors say they think investigators have highlighted it, in part, because of its surveillance cameras -- one of the few in town.investigators say:mitch mortvedt:"unexpected or intensive cleaning of a

vehicle, possibly at an unusual time of day or night." we saw a dci team canvassing homes behind it.then there's 380 fifth avenue-- a familiar spot, the home of tibbits' boyfriend dalton jack, and where she was dog sitting the day she disappeared.the fourth and fifth locations can be reached by gravel roads.one is east of town marked by rolling hills-- the other can be reached by driving south past the interstate-- an intersection marked with abandoned buildings and cornfields.investigators say it is not related to the searched weeks ago. (ken) (ken) crime stoppers of central iowa says, a reward fund has grown to more than 385-thousand dollars.(pam) a new website that launched earlier this week .... has generated hundreds of tips. finding mollie- dot- iowa- dot- gov... is asking anyone who may have been in any of five areas back on july 18th ... to recall what they saw.

(ken) its an unfortunate reality. students across the country are preparing for the start of the school year by training for a school shooting. the skills one professor says will help your kids survive. (pam) ahead... you may remember this ... aretha franklin bringing a tear to former president obama's eye. now we get reaction from others in the nations capitol... to the queen of soul's passing. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead.

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. (ken)politicians and

journalists in washington are reacting to aretha franklin's death tonight. (pam) the queen of soul was no stranger to our nation's capital. washington correspondent brie jackson has reaction from lawmakers... and others who knew the singer well. aretha franklin was a white house regular. she performed there a number of times during the obama administration. and president george w. bush awarded her the medal of freedom in 2005.president trump praised the singer and sent condolences to her family .trump: her extraordinary legacy will thrive and inspire many generations to come. she was given a great gift from god her angelic voice transcended racial and cultural barriers. senator tim scott says songs like respect serve as a soundtrack for all americans."she's had an incredible impact on not only the music industry but on our nation"her talents were celebrated across party lines during her prominent performances in washington d.c. includiing the time president barack obama wiped away tears as the legendary

singer belted out "natural woman". the kennedy center's president called the performance.. "one of the highlights of my professional career".people who knew the queen of soul tell me she was a force behind the scenes in the nation's capitol....using her platform to promote important issues like voting rightsveteran journalist roland martin says franklin often donated concert proceeds to help political causes. martin says the music icon also had a humorous side. he recalls an unusual request franklin made before singing at the white house. she wanted the room to be warm. for her voice, so here it hot outside and they have to turn the fireplace on in the white house for the queen.with warm memories of her fiery music, fans from all walks of life are saying they'll never forget the queen of soul. in washington, brie jackson (ken) (pam) time now for a look at tonight's top

local stories. police say they received a call from a person tuesday evening at 7pm - reporting that a sexual assault had just occured. officers arrived - and found the victim. they say the victim told them she was picked up by a ride share driver near the highway 92 and then took her to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her... the victim was able to escape and with the assistance of a person nearby, called 911 for help. as for the suspect, he fled the area.... take a look at this... this is a sketch of the suspect... he is described as a tall white male in his late 30s with a slender build... he was reportedly driving a gray 4 door sedan. here in el cerrito police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted in connection to robbing a pair of businesses on protero avenue, here at chevron and at this little ceasars pizzasot in el cerrito haaziq madyun kron4news

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(pam) as students begin heading back to school, many are preparing for new classes and activities, but some are also preparing for a nightmare scenario which they hope never happens: a mass shooting. (ken) students from around the country are learning about trauma response as part of a campaign called 'stop the bleed.' omar jimenez walks us through the response tactics students are learning in hopes of saving lives in the event the unthinkable happens at their school. park: "someone's bleeding...they're saying please stop please stop!" student: "i tell them that i need to do this"park: "yeah, you're trying to save this person's life"it's a ánightmare scenario that's increasingly being viewed as a potential reality... especially for studdr. about 50 students from around the country in trauma response

as part of a campaign called "stop the bleed."done through a series of lectures.scalea: "use whatever you got."and of course hands on training... to stop victims from bleeding out. in other words... save a life. dr. thomas scalea/professor of surgery, university of maryland school of medicine: "i didn't worry about whether there was going to be a mass casualty at my school or my city. it's a different world." the campaign began in the aftermath of the sandy hook elementary school shooting... 20 children and 6 adults were killed.dr. scalea says a third of those victims might have been saved with this type of training.and in á2018 more than 30 people have been killed in school shootings across the country."i need to fill it in with the gauze." angel onons lives in the houston area near santa fe high school.angel onons/high school student: "you hear these things on the news and you're like ohhh that's sad but when it's close to you or happening to you it's a different thing altogether."in a mass casualty scenario, every second makes a difference.dr. thomas scalea/professor of surgery, university of maryland school of medicine: "this is a disease of time. the clock starts ticking when you get hurt. not when you get to the hospital."and this is the first line of defense...applyi ng tourniquets...packing

wounds...stalling until first responders can get there."ems should be here soon."it's part of what's on maddison stueckler's mind as she trains... but after the capital gazette shooting... happening only minutes from her home.maddison stueckler/high school student: "along with the cpr that we learn in health class high school, i think this should be something that we learn because it's happening everywhere."dr. thomas scalea/professor of surgery, university of maryland school of medicine: "this is arming the public with power. it's a powerful tool, the ability to save a life."i'm omar jimenez reporting (pam) and if áyou want to get trained for that worst case scenario... you can go to bleedingcontrol.org.. for more information. (ken) illegal dumping it has become a huge problem in the bay area. now, we'll tell you how one city wants to turn free dumping into a party.

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give you a place for all the things you want to dump. public works is announcing a bulky block party. there will be a series of three events to give you a place to bring large items you want to dispose of for free. it will also give people a chance to learn about a service that allows residents to get items picked up on their own items and can be arranged by appointment. this comes as a community group in oakland says the city needs to do more to stop the illegal dumping. (pam) and take a look at this. marin county sheriff's office posted this picture on twitter of an

officer rescuing a baby raccoon. the post said, police found the little guy in a drain... at a jail exercise yard wednesday. thanks to the marin humane society .. the raccoon was taken to a local wild care center ... and is doing well. in sports... the giants may have lost to the dodgers last night...but the team still has a shot at the post season. and speaking of baseball...punishments are in place between two players...involved in tuesdays scuffle between the giants and dodgers. gary has details...and all the sports...coming up.

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three games from the dodgers... the giants find themselves 5 1/2 games out of first place in the n-l west... last night... down 3-0 in the 8th... andrew mccutchen... hit this dramiatic 3-trun home run to tie the game up... the giants had come from behind in the 9th inning monday and tuesday to beat the dodgers but in the 12th... a sacrafice fly by brian dozier won the game for the dodgers... preventing 3-game sweep by the giants in los angeles despite that... the giants have been climbing right back into the race... (wipe to n-l west standings)

following tuesday's altercation between the giants and dodgers... major league dodgers... giants and between the altercation tuesday's following following tuesday's altercation between the dodgers... major league baseball has come down with its ruling. yasiel puig of the dodgers will be suspended 2 games and fined an undisclosed amount for pushing... and half punching nick hundley. hundley was not suspended, but was fined an undisclosed amount. the two players confronted one another after puig fouled off a pitch and snatched his bat. unless puig appeals, his suspension will begin friday against the seattle mariners.

major league baseball has also made its ruling on the miami marlins pitcher who hit ronald acuna jr. jose urena will be suspended for 6 games and fined an undisclosed amount for hitting the braves' young star... acuna had homered the previous five straight games on the very first ptitch of the game... urena plunked acuna in the elbow with a 97 mifastba

imediately ejected from the game the 20-year-old was removed in the second inning, but his x-ray came back negative. he is day-to-day. this being my last couple of days at my last couple of days at kron... we are

taking some looks back on my career... tonight we'll look at some of my media coverage... as well as some fun stuff from the set gary carved a niche for himself as arguably the most recognizable personality in the bay area. he's certainly one of the more written-about personalities. over 100 articles that featured radnich the reporter and radnich the stylist. gary has done it his way. not only as a sportscaster, but as a showman.i'm gonna close my eyes. roll whatever tape you want and we'll close the show. just roll the tape. i ain't slow...you've been with me...woah!sometimes i'm thinking: what on earth are you talking about? i am not gonna respond to that. i'm the first one to admit. television news is a lot of theatrics. keith! there's nothing at the top of those stairs. what are you doing? john john elway...is blaming

colin kaepernick for not having a job in the nfl. elway...who is the general manager of the denver broncos... says the broncos offered the 30-year-old a contract during the 2016 offseason...but kaep turned it down. elway met with kaepernick twice in 20-16... as the broncos and niners tried to work out a trade that would send kaepernick to denver. kaep was even invited to elway's house for a one on one meeting...however a deal was never completed. the

broncos are currently looking for a back-up quarterback to play behind case keenum...who the broncos acquired from the vikings this offseason. kaepernick...has not played a s season. that's hilarious. that's hilarious. it's true because : i hope that true? : is been miserable. golf so i would've to play as much season.season.since the 2016 season. steph curry simmons podcast... broadcast today... in it steph had an interesting rumor as to why theminnesota timberwolves drafter two other points guards... jonny flyn and ricky rubio... ahead of him in the 2009 nba draft... : there's a story around. everyone knows how much i love golf.: yeah.: and play it in my spare time and whatnot. i think the word on the street was he didn't draft me minnesota it's cold and i wouldn't be able to play as much golf so i would've been miserable. : is that true?: i hope it's true because that's hilarious. that's hilarious.

(pam) aretha franklin.. will now live on in an astroid. nasa tweeted out quote- we are saddened by the loss of aretha franklin. nasa has named an astroid after the singer.. to commemorate the queen of soul. the astroid.. found by the neowise mission... will keep orbiting mars. lawrence karnow: low clouds cleared earlier today allowing the temperatures to warm

especially inland. highs jumped again in the valleys with some temperatures getting near 90 this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms are showing up again on doppler radar over the sierra and the deserts. on the satellite image you can see a weak low moving over the high pressure center. high pressure will now expand out west and crank up the temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the low to mid 90s inland, with 70s and 80s inside the bay and 60s at the coast. it will get a little hotter on saturday before starting to cool slighlty on sunday. temperatures should be much cooler on monday and then run about average the rest oif next week. last weather and goodbye a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it's inside

edition, followed by entertainment tonight at 7-30. then we're back with kron 4 news at 8:00 next on kron 4 news at 8: an east bay 4 news at 8:00 goodbye last weather and last weather and goodbye a full hour (pam) aretha franklin.. will now liv

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