(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news. its friday august7th ..2018..im robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into

the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is

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

( robin )happening today, both men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court this morning. kron 4's justine waldman explains... that a trial date is to be set soon ... on the 36 - counts of involuntary manslaughter.. facing derek almena and max harris. sot maybe an acquittal is in the future for derrick alemena the lawyers representing ghost ship wearhouse master tenant .. derrick alemena... do not think he caused the deadly fire that killed 36 people in 2016. and are now gearing up to prove it during a lenghty criminal trial.sot i think the evidence against him is not consistent for what is required for a guilty verdict for i think he

has an excellent chance of winning on these charges last week, the two men charged were expected to plead no contest. with almena taking a sentence of 9 years in jail. and max marris, the creative director, getting 6 years. but the plea deal collapsed when the judge stated that almena did not express remorse for what happened at the oakland warehouse. now the almeda county district attorney nancy omalley made it clear ... she will no longer entertain any more plea deals. with negotions hitting a dead-end... defense attorney brian getz, tells me... at a hearing on friday, he will ask for the case to be heard outside of alameda county.sot in this case where there has been so much negative publicity about our client i think a change of venue might be appropriate and is his client, almena prepared to go to trial?sot he thinks he will be exonerated. ( robin )( robin )

( robin )in vacaville... c-h-p officers will hold a procession this morning at 7... to honor the late officer, kirk greiss. greiss made a traffic stop on west bound i-80 in fairfield when a chevy pick-up truck crashed into greiss and the driver he had stopped. both of them were taken to a nearby hospital where they later died. funeral service for griess begins at 11 a.m. at the father's house church on horse creek drive in vacaville. traffic is expected to be impacted after service as well. the end of watch procession included dozens of officers riding the same kind of motorcycle officer greiss rode to serve his community for 19 years.chp procession for greiss 7 a.m. vacaville traffic will be impacted and residents are expected to line route for the california patrol memorial

procession for officer kirk griess. griess is 11 a.m. house church, 4800 drive, traffic will be impacted after service as contact: lt. donaldson ( robin )( robin )also happening today... the family of nia wilson will hold a news conference.. announcing their lawsuit against bart. the 18-year-old was stabbed to death at the macarthur bart station back on july 22nd. her sister was also injured in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family attorney says bart failed to keep the sisters safe. the conference starts this moringing at 11. ( robin )in the north bay... police have arrested this woman ... 43 -year old iyesia 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. ( robin )in santa cruz county... police are investigating what lead up to

a shooting between two neighbors. it happened near seacliff state beach in aptos. kron four's rob fladeboe has the story. 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 "... he came out with his hands up,

complied with our orders and surrendered 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 fladeboe/aptos "...ralph millar is fladeboe/aptos "...ralph millar is facing attempted murder charges. again, theshooting victim s in stable condition tonight. in apros rob fladeboe kron4news ( robin )on the peninsula.... police are looking for a driver who fired several shots into the air from their

vehicle early wednesday morning.it happened near chapman and terrace avenue in san bruno... just off el camino real.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. ( robin )kidnapping and sexual assault. those are some of the charges a 30- year old rideshare driver now faces. kron-4's charles clifford explains.... the male suspect allegedly picked up the victim from san francscio... and drove to union city. well, the suspect in this case was aparently employed by uber but when the alleged assault occured july he wasn't actually on duty.according to the union city police department, this man 30 year old san francisco resident kevin barillos-saballos picked up an intoxicated female in san francisco and drove her to union city. during the trip, barillos-saballos is alleged to have sexually assaulted his passenger. lieutenant steve mendez is with the union city

police department.soti believe that either her or someone in her party called uber. he came along and picked her up. we don't if she was the person who was supposed to pick her up. he wasn't working so he shouldn't have been picking up fares.following several weeks of investigation, the union city police department was able to identify the suspect, an arrest warrant was issued and he was taken into custody on august 14th without incident at his job in south san francisco. barillos-saballos has been charged with false imprisonment, kidnapping, sexual assault, sexual battery and criminal threats. investigators are now reaching out to the public to see if there may be any additional victims.sottake a good look at the photograh to see if this subject did not perpatrate any other crimes on any other victims. if they did contact us so we can start an investigation here in union city or pass it along to the correct jurisdiction.the suspec in this case is currently being held at the

santa rita jail.in san mateo county , charles clifford kron 4 news. (robin) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... in the south bay... a teacher arrested. the charges he is facing this morning. (robin) and a cafornia school district is facing criticism after students post a racist video. now members of the community are demandning action. (robin) and after the break... see the newest high school to open its doors in the east bay. (robin) welcome back. welcome

back. checking in on your morning forecast. as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will

be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin )a new catholic school in the east bay opened it's doors to students this week. cristo rey de la salle is a brand new high school in oakland that serves low-income students. it's located in the fruitvale district... and was formerly, saint elizabeth high school. cristo rey de la salle plans to provide a diverse no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is

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

101. ( robin )a new catholic school in the east bay opened it's doors to students this week. cristo rey de la salle is a brand new high school in oakland that serves low-income students. it's located in the fruitvale district... and was formerly, saint elizabeth high school. cristo rey de la salle plans to provide a diverse catholic learning community... that educates young people to become men and women of faith, purpose, and service. while the highschool may be new... many still remember it as saint elizabeth's. ( robin ) the school's unique financial

and educational model means families pay only a ásmall portion of students' tuition. ( robin )a mother who lost her young son to the sandy hook school massacre 6 -years ago.. is now raising awareness all across the county. on thursday she made a stop here in the bay area... and taught students how to combat gun violence with love. kron 4s gayle ong has the story. scarlett lewis knows the heartache of a mass shooting.. she lost her 6-year-old son jesse at the sandy hook school massacre 6 years agosottoday, scarlett is combating gun violence across the country with the choose love enrichment program - a social emotional curriculum she's bringing to all livermore schools.sotit was inspired by three it was inspired by three words her son jesse wrote on a chalkboard shortly

before he died - nurturing - healing - love.sotand it's not just a schoolwide just a schoolwide just a schoolwide program - livermore school officials say it's including the whole communitysotparents and teachers who attended thursday's presentation agree sotsotscarlett is determined to spead jesse's message of love..sot

( robin )the sacramento school district is facing criticism... after video of two students with black face masks using the "n" word--- has gone viral. now several groups, including the sacramento branch of the n-a-a-c-p, and black lives matter... are calling on the district to take action. reporter doug johnson has the story. nats videothis instagram video shows two high school kids, a boy and a girl... twice using the "n" word... once while wearing what appears to be a black face mask.nats videonow the video has gone viral.nats typingblack live matter sacramento even posting it to their facebook page... claiming both students attend mcclatchy senior high school... on freeport blvd in sacramento.jamarion bowie, 2013-2014"you can't clown around with stuff like that. it's not tolerated you know?" before graduating from rosemont... jamarion bowie attended mcclatchy high school from 2013 through 2014.he says

he recognizes the male student in the video.jamarion bowie, 2013-2014"i forgot his name, but he went there, he was friends with some of the girls i hung out with. wasn't usually doing stuff like that." the sacramento city unified school district says it is investigating the video... and although there is a strong suspicious the students attend mcclatchy... the district has not confirmed that fact yet. berry accius, voice of the youth"from elk grove school district, san juan sd, natomas sd. all of these school districts have a problem with race."community activist berry (ax-e-us) accius is the founder of voice of the youth... an outreach program which focuses on alternatives to violence.he says this video coming from mcclatchy students does not surprise him.berry accius, voice of the youth "just a few months ago during the school year, we had the science project."in february, mcclatchy was again at the center of outrage, when a student submitted a science fair project questioning the intelligence of minority students.the project was left up on public displace for an entire day before it was taken down.berry accius, voice of the youth"and we had a great

psa on we won't tolerate it, but it seems that we are tolerating it."accius says often a lack of consequences for students behind videos like will creates an environment in which racism thrives.a reason he believes these students need a race sensitivity class.berry accius, voice of the youth"i would love for those students to come and sit down with me. i would love to have those students come and do some real work in the communities that i work in." ( robin )that was doug johnson reporting.teachers and students hope this is not over looked by school board officials claiming that incidents like this... have happened in the past... and they just quote "sweep it under the (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a robber's bold move to get cash fast. and police say it's not the only crime he's suspected of.

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of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. (robin) i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. big bucks, big laughs, and a voice from the past -- here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. "i mean, i never could have anticipated the scope of all of this."scarlett johansson is the world's highest-paid actress. forbes magazine estimates the "avengers: infinity war" star made 40- point-five million dollars between last june and this june. that easily topped the total of runner-up angelina jolie, who made 28-million dollars, largely for the upcoming "maleficent two." and in third place: jennifer aniston, who made most of her

19-and-a-half million bucks through various endorsement deals."you both went to the same school, yet someone came back with a degree that's useful, and the other one came back as asian ellen."awkwafina and ken jeong bring the funnny as daughter and father in "crazy rich asians" -- sometimes, on set, he was too funny!"it was hard. dude! it was really hard. 'cause like, i'm just trying to act. i'm calling sag. "yeah, you're calling sag. 'help! there's an over-actor on set!'""'help!' no, 'help, he's too funny!'" (laugh)(singing) "i know it's been a long time comin' since i saw your face..."it's been two decades since steve perry put out a new album, but the former journey frontman is back! perry writes on his website that he "disappeared" years ago because he lost his love for music. eventually, he began writing songs, thinking he'd be the only one who ever heard them. that changed: his new album, "traces," arrives october fifth. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin)still ahead... a

robber's bold move to get cash fast. and police say this isn't the only crime he's suspected in. 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. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the

bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week.

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

( robin ) in the south bay... a teacher arrested and accused of communicating with a student for sex. christopher florio was a music teacher at the harker upper school in san jose. he is also currently a conductor for the california youth symphony in palo alto. back in june... police received a tip that florio may have had inappropriate sexual conversations with a minor at a school related event. he is also accused of using social meda to solicit sexually explicit images. 9 robin 0 a man is behind bars this morning... accused of murder. san jose police arrested joseph apodaca. they say apodaca and rene anthony morales got into a fight. morales' body was later found in an alley... on the 700 block of south second street. police say the two

men did know each other. ( robin ) its a smash and grab robbery of a different kind... that involved a man taking a cash register... and using the floor to break it open and steal the money. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. (pkg)you are looking at surveillance video of a man taking the smash and grab robbery concept to the next levelsotit 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

this was taken just prior to the robbery at little ceasars, this is video surveillance at an adjacent business and it appears to be the same person that we saw at the video at chevron. the suspect is described as a thirty year old african american male, approximately 5 feet 8, medium build, with partial grey hair"> 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

( robin )in the east bay... c-h-p officers arrest a man for d-u-i. he was going more than 100-miles-per hour on highway 24. police clocked him at 109-miles-per- hour. when they pulled him over... they discovered he had been drinking -- and arrested him. ( robin ) state lawmakers have killed a plan to create a state-backed bank... to handle cash coming from the álegal marijuana market. california's recreational pot industry is the world's largest. but most banks won't handle money coming from the industry ... because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. that forces marijuana growers, sellers and distributors to operate with cash. ( robin ) in national news... the vatican is breaking its silence on the shocking pennsylvania grand jury report ... detailing decades of child sexual abuse and cover-ups by priests and others. a vatican spokesman called the accusations quote - "criminal and morally reprehensible." the report said, internal documents from six catholic

dioceses in pennsylvania.... show more than 300 priests have been credibly accused of sexually abusing more than a thousand children. the vatican spokesman said, the pope treats the report with great seriousness and quote- "condemns unequivocally the sexual abuse of minors." the pope himself has not yet commented on the accusations in the report. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... a california woman says she fell for a kidnapping scam so convincing... she forked over hundreds of dollars. now she has a warning for others. (robin)and ... we take a look back at legendary singer aretha franklin's life.... right after the break.

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..vision zero ..has a goal to eliminate traffic related fatalities by 20-24. but for that to happen, people using the roads must do so in a safe way. stanley roberts looks at one group that may make that goal difficult to achive... in this edition people behaving badly. oh and if you are wondering, this is what wondering, are oh and if you oh and if you are wondering, this is what happened, he was almost hit by a bicyclist on market and powell in san francisco during the morning commutethe interesting part is, this is not an intersection, it's basically a heavily traversed pedestrian crossing with a red light where cars buses electric scooter and yes bikes are

required by law to stop when the light is red but many don't. but i'm not here alone nats: ambiance another local reporter joe fitz is here and we were counting just how many cyclist ignored the red light ok but here is the kicker while this sfpd cruiser was parked here look at all the stopped bikeseverybody's following the law but remove the cruiser and it's back to business as usual... including this e scooter weaving through pedestrians in the crosswalk now watch this cyclist weaving around a pedestrian will he won't be so lucky hold on hold on (tires screeching) how you doing today sir, step off the bike for me please. since an officer witnessed the violation the rider will have a fairly expensive chat with the a officer from sfpdyou ran a red light and you cut off a pedestrian do you have your license on you bike's cutting off pedestrian's is very common how many times have you almost been been hit, maybe like twice a week by a bike yes but

to be fair, not all cyclist are participating in the dangerous habit of running the red here at market and powell ((so you stopped)) absolutely. (( why)) i always stop safety first, ((most people don't stop they almost run the pedestrians over)) that ok, if i can ride by example you know and safety matters then that all that matters so from 8 o five to 9 o five we counted and recorded red light runners at our final count 9 o five an hour after we started we got more than two hundred red light running cyclist how many of them came close to pedestrians at lease a quarter after crunching the numbers it was 217 including this guy high stanley baby you know better (laughter) come'on .. running the red light hahah well geezoh the guy who received the ticket, it will set him back 469 dollars you see that bay area see what you're missing oh well goodbye stanley thanks for making me a star in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news

(robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a fake kidnapping scam in california.... and one woman fell for it losing hundreds of dollars. the warning she has for others. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the

weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week.

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

( robin ) oakland wants to give you a place to dump your heavy trash. 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 curbside. oakland's bulky pickup service, is free... 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. ( robin )for your money this morning... there's a new scam targeting the state of california. a caller claimed to have kidnapped a woman's mother.. demanding 14- hundred-dollars. reporter anthony pura has the details. nat soundfrom the beginning it sounded like a ransom call. lauren kennedy/victim: "it was a man's voice telling me that he had abducted my mother and that he was going to kill her

if i didn't do exactly as he told me. i quickly told him, 'i'll do whatever you want me to do.'"lauren kennedy says the supposed kidnappers called from her mother's phone number. lauren kennedy/victim: "it was everybody's worst nightmare."a nightmare that became all too real when she heard her mother's voice on the other line.lauren kennedy:"i heard her in the background and i thought for sure that they had taken her."the man commanded lauren to put money into reloadable debit cards, demanded the card numbers over the phone, and ordered lauren to destroy the cards afterwards.lauren kennedy/victim: "he, at that time, hung up and never called me back. so, within a minute or so, i called my mom's phone again, and, at that time, she answered."that's when lauren realized she had fallen victim to an elaborate phone scam.the sheriff's office said the scammers used a spoofing

device to make it look like the phone call was made from lauren's mother's phone and to really sell it ...the scammers called lauren's mother in the middle of the fake ransom call.they got her mother worked up by saying they had lauren.lauren kennedy/victim: "they just wanted her to be scared and to sound scared, i'm sure. but, all i heard was her saying my name, and, yeah, i still can't believe it."can't believe it because lauren is as careful as anyone when it comes to scams.lauren kennedy/victim: "i don't answer phone calls that i don't recognize. i don't answer blocked numbers. i just feel like the public needs to know about this. if i can fall for this, anybody could fall for this." ( robin )authorities say people should hang up when they receive scam calls.they also advise caution when posting personal information online. ( robin )for your health... 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. ( robin )the queen of soul died thursday at her detroit home surrounded by friends and family. she inspired generations with songs to empower women. today the world mourns the loss of the legendary aretha franklin. reporter omar jimenez has more from detroit. her songs her songs were the soundtrack of life for so many generations. nats "what you want baby i got it." she demanded respect and had the kind of voice that could heal a broken heart. nats "r-e-s-p-e-c-t"franklin's longtime friend, the legendary music producer clive davis calling her a "national treasurewho should be "cherished by every generation throughout the world."lionel richie tweeting "her voice; her presence; her style. no one did it better."and fans

paying their respects to the queen. sot eric spencer, fan "i grew up on aretha franklin. she's a queen. she deserves that title. you have to earn that title, queen."in 1987, she was the first woman to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. sot "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.the undisputed "queen of soul" aretha franklin died after losing her battle against pancreatic cancer. sot congresswoman brenda lawrence, (d) michigan "she fought through her illness. she never once complained." nats "you make me feel like a natural woman..." ( robin )that was omar jimenez reporting. (robin) coming up at 5 on the kron four morning news... the father of missing iowa student moillie tibbetts says he met with vice president mike pence. details on their meeting... and what they talked about... in the next hour.

(robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. as high pressure builds back

into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. (robin) coming up at 5 ... c-h-p officer, kirk greiss will be laid to rest. we take you to the procession in a live report. (robin)and... a former uber driver has been arrested and

charged with assaulting a woman.... he picked up in the bay area.

( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... as high pressure as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air

quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning... a major fire birning in the east bay.( james ) a

business in pleaston has caught fire. we do have a crew on the way ( darya ) a big story ( darya ) ( darya ) a big story we ae following this morning... a south bay teacher arrested... accused of asking a minor for sexually explicit pictures.( james ) kron 4's will tran is live in palo alto where the teacher is also a conductor of the california youth orchestra. will. ( will ) in the south bay... a teacher arrested and accused of communicating with a student for sex. christopher florio was a music

teacher at the harker upper school in san jose. he is also currently a conductor for the california youth symphony in palo alto. back in june... police received a tip that florio may have had inappropriate sexual conversations with a minor at a school related event. he is also accused of using social meda to solicit sexually explicit images.

( james ) thanks will. ( darya ) happening now... police in hayward are looking for a missing 12 year old. jorge ramirez was last seen see at his home on hesperian boulevard around 8:30 last night. he is 5-foot-9... 120 pounds. investigators say he was with his family when he suddenly got up and left the apartment without telling anybody where he was going. his family says they do not know wher he could be. he is considered at risk. ( darya ) happening

today... the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be in court. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. that's one count for each victim who died in the 2016 fire in oakland. a plea deal will no longer be considered for almena and harris. a judge rejected a deal between the defense and prosecutors... claiming almena showed áno remorse. today... defense attorneys will ask for the case to be heard áoutside of alameda county. ( darya ) also happening today... the family of nia wilson will hold a news conference.. announcing their lawsuit against bart. the 18-year-old was stabbed to death at the macarthur bart station back on july 22nd. her sister was also injured in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family attorney says bart failed to keep the sisters safe. ( james ) a former uber

driver has been arrested and charged with assaulting a woman he picked up in san francisco. 30-year-old kevin barillos-saballos was employed by uber but when the assault occurred in july he was not on duty.. so he shouldn't have been picking up fares. according to police... barillos-saballos picked up an intoxicated female in san francisco and drive her to union city. during the trip barillos- saballos is accused of sexually assaulting his passenger. investigators are now reaching out to the public to see if there may be additional victims. ( james ) barillos-saballos has been charged with false imprisonment.. kidnapping.. sexual assault.. sexual battery and criminal threats. he is being held at the santa rita jail. ( james ) a man is behind bars this morning... accused of murder. san jose police arrested joseph apodaca.

they say apodaca and rene anthony morales got into a fight. morales' body was later found in an alley... on the 700 block of south second street. police say the two men did know each other. ( darya ) new this morning... a lawyer in orinda will be disbarred after being convicted of possesing child pornography. james edward kroetch was found with thousands of pictures and videos of sexual acts with children which he shared online. kroetch has until next week to notify his clients that he is being diarred. ( darya ) three men are under arrest... accused of a string of lotto ticket thefts across the pneninsula. police say shawn ray... michael walker... and alexander castillo... would burglarize businesses after they closed and steal large amounts of lottery scratcher tickets. then they would drive to gas stations and convenience stores in san francisco and san jose and cash in any winning tickets. police are also looking for a 4th suspect... identified as

21-year-old jose sotomayor from san jose. investigators say they are also looking for several other suspects but have not released their names. ( james ) the father of missing iowa student moillie tibbetts say he met with vice president mike pence this week. tibbetts who grew up in the bay area... has been missing for four weeks. rob tibbetts and mollie's boyfriend dalton jack spoke with pence for about 20 minutes on wednesday about the search efforts. tips have been pouring in ever since officials launched a website to aid in the efforts. officials say they are now focusing on five locations in the small town of brooklyn iowa. ( james ) san francisco police are investigating a stabbing on a muni bus. the stabbing happened near market street and van ness avenue. a 37-year-old man was sitting on the bus when another man tried to take his bag. the attacker then pulled out a knife and stabed the victim in his stomach.. the victim is in the hospital. officers were unable to locate the attacker. (

darya ) tributes are tributes are pouring in for the queen of soul -- aretha franklin. fans gathered outside the apollo theater in harlem last night... dancing to her music. ( darya ) a grammy award winning producer here in the bay area worked with franklin for decades... starting in the 80's. narada michael walden produced franklin's first platinum-certified album -- "who's zoomin' who?" walden says their friendship continued up to the time of her death. he says the singer's strength was her ability to communicate.

to communicate in a way that is profound.">( darya ) walden says because franklin performed with such grace and resilience... most people didn't know that she wasn't well. he says in the last two years alone.. he wrote about 20 songs for the queen of soul. ( james ) ( james ) ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...a california school district is facing criticism after a racist video surfaces. ( james ) plus... a

warning for parents whose children use epi-pens... ( james ) and after the break... a woman fell for a kidnapping scam so convincing she handed over hundreds of dollars. now she has a warning for parents. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street it's time for the 'biggest sale of the year' on the

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are following this morning... a major fire birning in the east bay.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene in pleasanton this morning with the details. lydia.

( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning... a major fire birning in the east bay.( james ) a business in pleaston has caught fire. we do have a crew on the way way

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you the morning. ( james ) we sent out a news alert to your phone at 4:34 this morning through the kron4 mobile app. you will also find full forecasts and traffic hot spots. you can download our app right now. as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's.

the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week.

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

bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) three men were arrested on suspicion of an armed robbery of a market in south san francisco. the robbery happened tuesday night in the 900 block of linden avenue. the three men are accused of committing a holdup robbery.. where two of them entered the store and demanded money. police later found three men.. and witnesses

identified them as the robbers. two bakersfield men.. 21-year-old jorge lara.. 25-year-old jeffery lopez and 21-year-old jorge barajas of pittsburg were arrested. ( darya ) cal fire has stopped the forward progress of a brush fire burning west of healdsburg. all evacuation orders have been lifted. at last check the fire is 75-percent contained. it's burned 13 acres. about a dozen homes were evacuation yesterday afternoon near westside road and madrona knolls road in unincorporated sonoma county. ( james ) an investigation is underway into a fake kidnapping scam. the latest victim is in san diego county.( darya ) a woman there paid 14-hundred dollars to the caller... who claimed he had kidnapped her mother. anthony pura has the story. nat soundfrom the beginning it sounded like a ransom call. lauren kennedy/victim: "it was a man's voice telling me that

he had abducted my mother and that he was going to kill her if i didn't do exactly as he told me. i quickly told him, 'i'll do whatever you want me to do.'"lauren kennedy says the supposed kidnappers called from her mother's phone number. lauren kennedy/victim: "it was everybody's worst nightmare."a nightmare that became all too real when she heard her mother's voice on the other line.lauren kennedy:"i heard her in the background and i thought for sure that they had taken her."the man commanded lauren to put money into reloadable debit cards, demanded the card numbers over the phone, and ordered lauren to destroy the cards afterwards.lauren kennedy/victim: "he, at that time, hung up and never called me back. so, within a minute or so, i called my mom's phone again, and, at that time, she answered."that's when lauren realized she had fallen victim to an elaborate phone scam.the sheriff's office said the scammers used a spoofing device to make it look like the phone call was made from lauren's mother's phone and to really sell it ...the scammers called lauren's mother in the middle of the fake ransom call.they got her mother worked up by saying they had lauren.lauren kennedy/victim: "they just

wanted her to be scared and to sound scared, i'm sure. but, all i heard was her saying my name, and, yeah, i still can't believe it."can't believe it because lauren is as careful as anyone when it comes to scams.lauren kennedy/victim: "i don't answer phone calls that i don't recognize. i don't answer blocked numbers. i just feel like the public needs to know about this. if i can fall for this, anybody could fall for this." ( darya ) that was anthony pura reporting. authorities say you should hang up on a scammer... and be careful when posting personal information online. ( james ) a warning for parents whose children use epi-pens... a widespread shortage across the country could send kids who have serious allergies-- back to school unprotected. sales of epi-pens typically spike during the back-to-school

season. it's not clear how many children could be affected-- and the shortage can vary among pharmacies. the f-d-a approved the first generic version of epi-pen yesterday. nearly six- million children in the u-s have food allergies. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a stockton man is killed... now 4 people are under arrest. the youngest suspect is just 13 years old. ( darya ) and after the break... n-y-u has a deal for students that sounds too good to be true... but it's real and free. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. as high pressure builds back

into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. ( robin )

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ndelays on wb 92 or sb 101 ( darya ) good news for aspiring good news for asping doctors... you can go to medical school free.( james ) all you have to do is get into n-y-u. the school is giving all the school is giving all students enrolled in its medical school scholarships that cover the entire cost of tuition. that's more than 55-thousand dollars a year.( darya ) n-y-u says it doesn't want cost to deter people from pursuing careers

in medicine. according to the american medical association... the average debt doctors owe for their med school training is 191- thousand dollars. ( james ) coming up next... a video featuring two high school students in blackface goes viral in sacramento. ( sara ) happening happening today... c-h-p officers will take part in a somber procession to honor the late officer kirk greiss. belly fat:

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as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) happening today... c-h-p officers will take part in a somber procession to honor the late officer kirk honor the late officer kirk greiss.( james ) last friday... greiss made a traffic stop on i-80 in fairfield... that's when a pick-up truck crashed into greiss and the driver he had stopped. kron 4's sara stinson joins us live from vacaville. sara... the memorial procession will

start here at the vaca hills chapel funeral home to honor c-h-p officer kirk greiss. hundreds of c-h-p officers will be here and people in the community are encouraged to watch along the route to pay tribute as well.take vo:the death of officer greiss has been hard on this entire community.the deadly crash happened one week ago today. officer greiss was in the middle of a traffic stop on i-80 west in fairfield when 36-year-old sean walker crashed his pickup truck into him and the driver he was stopping. both 49-year-old jaime manuel and officer greiss were taken the hospital where both of them were pronounced dead.walker has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and recklass driving as the c-h-p says he was on his phone and speeding before the crash. greiss served the vacaville community for 19 years patrolling on his motorcycle. today's memorial procession will go to the father's house church for a service that begins at eleven.expect some traffic delays during the procession.live in vacaville, sara stinson, kron 4 news.news. stinson, kron 4 news.stinson, kron 4

vacaville, sara stinson, kron 4 news. thanks sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) in the east bay... a different kind of smash and grab robbery is caught on surveillance video. now police are looking for the thief. this robbery happened back in july at a chevon gas station in el cerrito. the thief is captured on video.. grabbing the cash register and smashing it on the floor. police

say the same man may have robbed a little ceasars a few weeks later. police say in case each... the thief claimed to have a gun.thief claimed to have a gun. ( darya ) police have arrested this woman -- iyesia james of woodland. she's accused of killing a woman in fairfeild last week. police say the victim and james knew each other. police the two women got into a fight back on august 6th... before the killing. ( darya ) c-h-p officers arrest a man for d-u-i. he was going more than 100-miles- per hour on highway 24. police clocked him at 109-miles-per-hour. when they pulled him over... they discovered he had been drinking -- and arrested him. ( james ) an hours long standoff comes to an end in santa cruz county... after the suspect surrenders. it happened near seacliff state beach in aptos. deputies were called around 5 wednesday

night... to investigate reports of gunfire. once at the scene... they learned 57-year old ralph millar shot one of his neighbors after getting into an argument. the standoff finally ended early yesterday morning. millar is facing attempted murder charges. the woman who was shot is in stable condition. ( james ) four stockton teens have been arrested for a man's death...the youngest was just 13. juan dominguez had just gotten off work when police say he was robbed and gunned down by four teens. the teens... whose ages range form 13 to 19 didn't get far.. they were caught in sacramento county in dominguez' car wednesday night. now we are hearing from loved ones who say dominguez was never involved with anything bad.

school district is facing criticism after a video of two students with black face masks using the "n" word has gone viral. black lives matter sacramento claims the students attend mcclatchy senior high school.. but the school district would not confirm. community activist berry accius (ax-e-us) works for a youth outreach program that focuses on alternatives to violence.. says the video does not surprise him. ( darya ) the district superintendent released a statement saying "the use of racially offensive language or behavior in our schools by anyone does not reflect our values as a school district and will not be tolerated." no word yet on what disciplinary action will be taken against the students. ( darya ) state lawmakers

have killed a plan to create a state-backed bank... to handle cash coming from the álegal marijuana market. california's recreational pot industry is the world's largest. but most banks won't handle money coming from the industry ... because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. that forces marijuana growers, sellers and distributors to operate with cash. ( james ) 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. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... chipotle

will now retrain all of its employees... after finding out what made hundreds of people sick in just one state. ( james ) plus... she ( james ) plus... she lost her young son in the sandy hook school shooting. but now... one mom is turning her grief into something positive... and she has a message for the bay area. ( james ) and next... it seems the reason colin kaepnerick is still out of the n-f-l... may be his own fault. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. aggressive yellow.

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into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) john elway is blaming colin kaepernick for

not having a job in the n-f-l. ( james ) elway is the general manager of the denver broncos. he says the team offered kaep a contract during the 2016 offseason... but kaep turned it down.( darya ) he says kaep turned him he says kaep ( darya ) down.( darya ) he says kaep ( darya ) ( darya ) he says kaep

turned him down... because he didn't want to take a pay cut. kaepernick has not played a snap in the n-f-l since the 2016 season.( james ) the former 49ers q-b is currently suing the n-f-l. kaepnerick claims there was collusion to ban him because of his kneeling protests. ( james ) coming up after the break... a new school is now serving low-income students in the east bay. this is not a bed.

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as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the

60's although warmer than they have been this past week.

( james ) a mother who lost her young son to the sandy hook school massacre 6- years ago is now raising awareness all across the county.( darya ) she made a stop here in the bay area yesterday... and taught students how to combat gun violence with love. kron 4s gayle ong has the story. scarlett lewis knows the

heartache of a mass shooting.. she lost her 6-year-old son jesse at the sandy hook school massacre 6 years agosottoday, scarlett is combating gun violence across the country with the choose love enrichment program - a social emotional curriculum she's bringing to all livermore schools.sotit was inspired by three words her son jesse wrote on a chalkboard shortly before he died - nurturing - healing - love.nurturing - healing - love.sot and it's not just a schoolwide

program - livermore school officials say it's including the whole communitysotparents and teachers who attended thursday's presentation agree sotsotscarlett is determined to spead jesse's message of love..sot sot ( darya ) in the east ( darya ) ( darya ) in the east bay... a

new catholic school is now welcoming students. cristo rey de la salle is a brand new high school in oakland that serves low-income students. it's in the fruitvale district... and was formerly known as saint elizabeth high school.

their footprints, you know, so it's really cool.">( darya ) 69 students are enrolled in the inaugural freshman class... the school's only class this year. ( james ) chipotle will retrain áall of its workers on food safety procedures... after 650 people who ate at an ohio restaurant got sick. health officials say food was left at unsafe temperatures. the company closed the ohio store last month for cleaning when it became aware of reported illnesses. that store reopened the next day... as health officials waited for test results to come back. chipotle's c-e-o says retraining will start next week. ( james ) still ahead ... a scary moment for a mother of two ... when her kid's toy ... goes up in flames.

jardiance asked: when it comes to managing your type 2 diabetes, what matters to you? you got a1c, heart, diet, and exercise. slide 'em up or slide 'em down. so let's see. for most of you, it's lower a1c. but only a few of you are thinking about your heart. fact is, even though it helps to manage a1c, type 2 diabetes still increases your risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease, significantly reducing the risk of dying from a cardiovascular event and lowering a1c, along with diet and exercise. this really changes things. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain,

tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. man: ask your doctor about jardiance and get to the heart of what matters. ( darya ) a ground-

breaking rom-com and a thriller hit theaters this weekend.( james ) david daniel has a preview of what's new at the box office. "mom, this is rachel chu.""she just thinks you're some, like, unrefined banana.""no no no -- those are for your fingers." "yellow on the outside, white on the inside."(nat-music: "do something crazy!")"crazy rich asians" may not have a crazy rich debut, but the rom-com does have a shot at topping the box office. the first contemporary hollywood studio movie in 25 years with an all-asian cast opened on wednesday, and analysts expect it to make 25-million dollars or more over its first five days.(nat-music: "are you ready?")"we got bikes. feeling calm, alice?""not even a little. are you?""i'm totally calm.""that's because you're mentally unstable.""thank you." "mile 22" is targeting a 15- to-19 million-dollar debut weekend. mark wahlberg stars in the action thriller about an elite c-i-a task force on a dangerous mission in southeast asia.(nat-musicfinally, kodi smit-mcphee stars in "alpha,"

an ice age drama about a young man and an injured wolf who befriend each other as they struggle to survive. it's forecast to debut with six- to-eight million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... we're following breaking news out of the east bay... where a business has caught fire. we'll have the latest in a live report. ( darya ) plus... c-h-p officer killed during a traffic stop will be laid to rest today. we take you to the procession in a live report. ( darya ) and... an uber driver is arrested and charged with assaulting a woman he picked up in the bay area.

(lydia) a major fire in the east bay ...im live at the scene with the latest.

a community remembers and honors the late officer kirk greiss. im live in vacaville for his procession. in the south bay... a teacher arrested and accused of communicating with a student for sex. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady

with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident sb 880 at a street. car fire nb 101 at lawrence. road work nb 680 at scott creek ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning...

a major fire birning in the east bay.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene in pleasanton this morning with the details. lydia. we spoke with the owner of the business that is here behind me.he did tell me that no one was injured but as you can see, the building behind we spoke with the owner of the business that is here behind me.he did tell me that no one was injured but as you can see, the building behind me destroyed.(take vo)let's take a look at video sent in from a kron4 viewer of the flames.the fire started at about 3:30 this morning on the 3300 block busch road in pleasanton. valley road is the nearest main road.this is a metal building that houses a business. inside the business are several welding and torch devices inside that exploded. at this point we don't know how many ch damaged was caused by the fire. reporting live in pleasanton, lydia pantazes kron4 news.

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) we sent out a news alert to your phone at 4:34 this morning through the kron4 mobile app. you will also find full forecasts and traffic hot spots. you can download our app right now. ( darya ) a big story we ae following this morning... a south bay teacher arrested... accused of asking a minor for sexually explicit pictures.(

james ) kron 4's will tran is live in palo alto where the teacher is also a conductor of the california youth orchestra. will. ( will ) in the south bay... a teacher arrested and accused of communicating with a student for sex. christopher florio was a music teacher at the harker upper school in san jose. he is also currently a conductor for the california youth symphony in palo alto. back in june... police received a tip that florio may have had inappropriate sexual conversations with a minor at a school related event. he is also accused of using social meda to solicit sexually explicit images.

images. explicit images. ( james ) thanks will. ( darya ) happening now... police in hayward are looking for a missing 12 year old. jorge ramirez was last seen see at his home on hesperian boulevard around 8:30 last night. he is 5-foot-9... 120 pounds. investigators say he was with his family when he suddenly

got up and left the apartment without telling anybody where he was going. his family says they do not know wher he could be. he is considered at risk. ( darya ) happening today... the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be in court. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. that's one count for each victim who died in the 2016 fire in oakland. a plea deal will no longer be considered for almena and harris. a judge rejected a deal between the defense and prosecutors... claiming almena showed áno remorse. today... defense attorneys will ask for the case to be heard áoutside of alameda county. ( darya ) also happening today... the family of nia wilson will hold a news conference.. announcing their lawsuit against bart. the 18-year-old was stabbed to death at the macarthur bart station back on july 22nd. her sister was also injured in the attack... which bart police say appears to be random. john cowell has

been charged with murder and attempted murder. the wilson family attorney says bart failed to keep the sisters safe. ( james ) san francisco police are investigating a stabbing on a muni bus. the stabbing happened near market street and van ness avenue. a 37-year-old man was sitting on the bus when another man tried to take his bag. the attacker then pulled out a knife and stabed the victim in his stomach.. the victim is in the hospital. officers were unable to locate the attacker. ( james ) a former uber driver has been arrested and charged with assaulting a woman he picked up in san francisco. 30-year-old kevin barillos-saballos was employed by uber but when the assault occurred in july he was not on duty.. so he shouldn't have been picking up fares. according to police... barillos-saballos picked up an intoxicated female in san francisco and drive her to union city. during the trip barillos- saballos is accused of sexually assaulting his passenger. investigators are now reaching out to the public to see if there may be additional victims. barillos-

saballos has been charged with false imprisonment.. kidnapping.. sexual assault.. sexual battery and criminal threats. he is being held at the santa rita jail. ( darya ) a man is behind bars this morning... accused of murder. san jose police arrested joseph apodaca. they say apodaca and rene anthony morales got into a fight. morales' body was later found in an alley... on the 700 block of south second street. police say the two men did know each other. ( darya ) new this morning... a lawyer in orinda will be disbarred after being convicted of possesing child pornography. james edward kroetch was found with thousands of pictures and videos of sexual acts with children which he shared online. kroetch has until next week to notify his clients that he is being disbarred. ( darya ) three men are under arrest... accused of a string of lotto ticket thefts across the pneninsula. police say shawn ray... michael walker... and alexander castillo... would

burglarize businesses after they closed and steal large amounts of lottery scratcher tickets. then they would drive to gas stations and convenience stores in san francisco and san jose and cash in any winning tickets. police are also looking for a 4th suspect... identified as 21-year-old jose sotomayor from san jose. investigators say they are also looking for several other suspects but have not released their names. ( james ) the father of missing iowa student moillie tibbetts say he met with vice president mike pence this week. tibbetts who grew up in the bay area... has been missing for four weeks. rob tibbetts and mollie's boyfriend dalton jack spoke with pence for about 20 minutes about the search efforts. tips have been pouring in ever since officials launched a website to aid in the efforts. officials say they are now focusing on five locations in the small town of brooklyn iowa. ( james ) still ahead ... tributes from across the country ... as fans remember aretha franklin. ( james ) plus... a warning for parents whose

children use epi-pens... ( james ) and after the break... a woman fell for a kidnapping scam so convincing she handed over hundreds of dollars. now she has a warning for parents. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. forecast. bay area (ácommercialá)(ácommercialá)

(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (darya)(james)( robin ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. as high pressure builds back

into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. as high pressure builds back

into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will

return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week.

( darya ) three men were arrested on suspicion of an armed robbery of a market in south san francisco. the robbery happened tuesday night in the 900 block of linden avenue. the three men are accused of committing a holdup robbery.. where two of them entered the store and demanded money. police later found three men.. and witnesses identified them the robbers. two bakersfield men.. 21-year-bakersfield men.. 21-year-old jorge lara.. 25-year-old jeffery lopez and 21-year-old jorge barajas of pittsburg were arrested. ( james ) an investigation is underway into a fake

kidnapping scam. a woman in san diego county paid 14- hundred dollars to a caller ... who claimed he had kidnapped her mother. the sheriff's office said the scammers used a spoofing device to make it look like the phone call was made from the mother's phone.then to really sell it ... the scammers called lauren kennedy in the middle of the fake ransom call.they got her mother worked up ... by saying they had lauren.

school unprotected. sales of epi-pens typically spike during the back-to-school season. it's not clear how many children could be affected-- and the shortage can vary among pharmacies. the f-d-a approved the first generic version of epi-pen yesterday. nearly six- million children in the u-s have food allergies. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) tributes are pouring in for the queen of soul -- aretha franklin.( james ) she inspired generations with songs to empower women.omar jimenez has more from detroit. her songs were the soundtrack of life for so many generations. nats "what you want baby i got it." she demanded respect and had the kind of voice that could heal a broken heart. nats "r-e-s-p-e-c-t"franklin's longtime friend, the legendary music producer clive davis calling her a "national treasure" who should be "cherished by every generation

throughout the world."lionel richie tweeting "her voice; her presence; her style. no one did it better."and fans paying their respects to the queen. sot eric spencer, fan "i grew up on aretha franklin. she's a queen. she deserves that title. you have to earn that title, queen."in 1987, she was the first woman to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. sot "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.the undisputed "queen of soul" aretha franklin died after losing her battle against pancreatic cancer. sot congresswoman brenda lawrence, (d) michigan "she fought through her illness. she never once complained." nats "you make me feel like a natural woman..." (reporter tag) ...in detroit, i'm omar jimenez jimenez

( darya )( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a stockton man is killed... now 4 people are under arrest. the youngest suspect is just ( darya ) and a mom rushes to save her children ... when the toy car they were playing in... goes up in flames. starting thursday at kohl's friends & family sale

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major hot spot in sunnyvale. chp issued a traffic laert for a car fire nb 101 at lawrence. jammed from 87 and growing. as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will

return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) a massachusetts mother saved her children's lives ... by pulling them out of a toy car that caught fire.( james ) the fire destroyed the toy electric vehicle. just moments before ... two children were in it. as soon as smoke starting coming out of the hood ... their mother rushed to pull them out. fire officials say it appears the fire started where the batteries are -- but it's hard to tell because there's not much left.

buckled in and they are both little so neither of them could have gotten themselves out.">( darya ) the electric toy car was a 'sportrax awesome xl model' out of concern for other children ... fire officials have notified the consumer product safety commission and manufacturer of the toy car. ( james ) coming up next... a video featuring two high school students in blackface goes viral in sacramento. ( sara ) happening today... c-h-p officers will take part in a somber procession to honor the late officer kirk greiss.

(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot in sunnyvale. chp issued a traffic laert for a car fire nb 101 at lawrence. jammed from 87 major hot spot in sunnyvale. chp issued a traffic laert for a car fire nb 101 at lawrence. jammed from 87 and growing.

as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the ( darya ) happening today... c-h-p officers will take part in a somber procession to honor the late officer kirk greiss.( james ) last friday... greiss made a traffic stop on i-80 in fairfield... that's when a pick-up truck crashed into greiss and the driver he had

stopped. kron 4's sara stinson joins us live from vacaville. sara... the memorial procession will start here at the vaca hills chapel funeral home to honor c-h-p officer kirk greiss. hundreds of c-h-p officers will be here and people in the community are encouraged to watch along the route to pay tribute as well.take vo:the death of officer greiss has been hard on this entire community.the deadly crash happened one week ago today. officer greiss was in the middle of a traffic stop on i-80 west in fairfield when 36-year-old sean walker crashed his pickup truck into him and the driver he was stopping. both 49-year-old jaime manuel and officer greiss were taken the hospital

where both of them were pronounced dead.walker has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and recklass driving as the c-h-p says he was on his phone and speeding before the crash. greiss served the vacaville community for 19 years patrolling on his motorcycle. today's memorial procession will go to the father's house church for a service that begins at eleven.expect some traffic delays during the procession.live in vacaville, sara stinson, kron 4 news. thanks sara. thanks thanks sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) in the east

bay... a different kind of smash and grab robbery is caught on surveillance video. now police are looking for the thief. this robbery happened back in july at a chevon gas station in el cerrito. the thief is captured on video.. grabbing the cash register and smashing it on the floor. police say the same man may have robbed a little ceasars a few weeks later. police say in case each... the thief claimed to have a gun. ( darya ) police have arrested this woman -- iyesia james of woodland. she's accused of killing a woman in fairfeild last week. police say the victim and james knew each other. police the two women got into a fight back on august 6th... before the killing. ( darya ) c-h-p officers arrest a man for d-u-i. he was going more than 100-miles- per hour on highway 24. police clocked him at 109-miles-per-hour. when they pulled him over... they

discovered he had been drinking -- and arrested him. ( james ) an hours long standoff comes to an end in santa cruz county... after the suspect surrenders. it happened near seacliff state beach in aptos. deputies were called around 5 wednesday night... to investigate reports of gunfire. once at the scene... they learned 57-year old ralph millar shot one of his neighbors after getting into an argument. the standoff finally ended early yesterday morning. millar is facing attempted murder charges. the woman who was shot is in stable condition. ( james ) four stockton teens have been arrested for a man's death...the youngest was just 13. juan dominguez had just gotten off work when police say he was robbed and gunned down by four teens. the teens... whose ages range form 13 to 19 didn't get far.. they were caught in sacramento county in dominguez' car wednesday night. the only suspect that has been named is 19-year-old raymond williams. he is expected in court on

august 20th. ( darya ) the sacramento school district is facing criticism after a video of two students with black face masks using the "n" word has gone viral. black lives matter sacramento claims the students attend mcclatchy senior high school.. but the school district would not confirm. community activist berry accius (ax-e-us) works for a youth outreach program that focuses on alternatives to violence.. says the video does not surprise him. ( darya ) no word yet on what disciplinary action will be taken against the students. ( darya ) state lawmakers have killed a plan to create a state-backed bank... to handle cash coming from the álegal marijuana market. california's recreational pot

industry is the world's largest. but most banks won't handle money coming from the industry ... because marijuana is still illegal under federal law. that forces marijuana growers, sellers and distributors to operate with cash. ( james ) still ahead ... it seems the reason colin kaepnerick is still out of the n-f-l... may be his own fault. ( james ) and a bus driver being called a hero for what she did when she saw a lost girl in the street. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

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(áábreakáá) (robin) major hot spot in sunnyvale.

chp issued a traffic laert for a car fire nb 101 at lawrence. jammed from 87 and growing. as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they

have been this past week. ( james ) a milwaukee bus driver is being called a hero for rescuing a toddler from the middle of the street. diana serrano says she came across the two-year-old while driving saturday. the girl was alone and not fully dressed. bus cam video shows serrano helping the little girl onto the bus. there, they waited together for the police. the girl's mother says she was sleeping when the child snuck out. ( james ) still ahead ... we celebrate gary's last day a kron ... by taking a look back at his athletic pursuits. (james)(darya) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... as high pressure builds back into the region a dual as high pressure builds back

into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week.

no major hot (james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of deteriorating air quality and boosting temperatures will be experienced into the weekend. highs inland will return to the 90's with the bay also getting toasty into the upper 70's and low 80's. the coast will remain steady with highs remaining in the 60's although warmer than they have been this past week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. wb 580 slows from richmon pkwy to the toll. car fire cleared nb 101 at lawrence traffic slow from 880. ( james ) john elway is blaming colin kaepernick for not having a job in the n-f-l.

elway is the general manager of the denver broncos. he says the team offered kaep a contra during the 2016 offseason... but kaep turned it down. he says kaep turned him down... because he didn't want to take a pay cut. kaepernick has not played a snap in the n-f-l since the 2016 season. the former 49ers q-b is currently suing the n-f-l. kaepnerick claims there was collusion to ban him because of his kneeling protests. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) it's the end of an era for kron 4... tonight gary radnich takes his final bow after 34 years at the station. ( james ) over the course of the morning we'll be taking a look back and sharing some of our favorite gary moments. this hour we'll begin at the beginning... here's a look at his early athletic pursuits. ( darya )narrator>from the beginning, it was all about basketball. the pole went up, and the basket was right here. i'd just shoot

baskets all night. with the radio, i'd listen to vin scully on kfi, bill king doing the warriors. and i'd shoot baskets, in my backyard. after graduating an all-american from brannan in 1968, gary went on to set the freshman scoring record at brigham young university. following his sophomore season, gary transferred to the university of nevada las vegas. figuring the runnin' rebels would be a better fit for his free-wheeling style. but also seeing a future beyond basketball. there, a local columnist wrote: radnich was a ball-handling merlin who could make the basketball do everything but whistle. i put on a good show, and it was enough to get me through college, but it wasn't good enough for the pros. 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? oh there's a new weather loft up there... for the hyper- perceptive gary, being funny often means bringing someone in from off-camerahe's always bringing people on set, because for gary, there's no line, between where the camera ends and where the set ends. gary's was the set, and beyond...producer kevin seiter of gary's young staff has the honor for most visits to the set. this is my bodyguard. kevin the bodyguard. radnich's run in the bay area was in full bloom. you wanna see gary, just turn on your t.v. there's a good chance you're gonna see him. wanna turn on your radio, there's a good chance you're gonna hear

him. radio by day, t.v. by night, the focus of many in-depth media articles. back in the early 90s, we thought it'd be great to have gary radnich as part of espn. we flew out there, i talked to him. a number of other executives flew out and talked to him. we just couldn't afford him. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) we'll have more on gary in the next more on gary we'll have (ááá2 shotááá) we'll have (ááá2 shotááá) we'll have more on gary in the next hour.gary's final shows are tonight on kron 4 news.

( james ) coming up in the next hour ... as the tributes pour in for aretha franklin.we speak with a grammy winning bay area producer who worked with the queen of soul on one of her biggest albums. belly fat:

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next hour... we're following breaking news out of the east bay... where a business has caught fire. we'll have the latest in a live report. ( darya ) plus... a south bay teacher is behind bars. kron 4's will tran is live with the details. ( darya ) and... an uber driver is arrested and charged with assaulting a woman he picked up in the bay area.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james ) (lydia) a major fire in the

east bay ...im live at the scene with the latest. a community remembers and honors the late officer kirk greiss. im live in vacaville for his procession. in the south bay... a teacher arrested and accused of communicating with a student for sex.

(darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... as high pressure builds back into as high pressure as high pressure builds back into the region a dual effect of