(grant) nia wilson's family is still broken...still grieving...and they're sharing their pain publiclly. nia wilson was stabbed to death on bart last month... and now-- her family is taking legal action. hello i'm grant lodes. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis... nia wilson's family says bart has failed to ensure their riders are safe. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in the newsroom - with the changes the family is now demanding. wilson's family is distraught... arguing nia's death should never have happened and now they are fighting back with this lawsuit... saying they are taking this action on behalf of every passenger who rides bart... robert arns, attorney. "bart says on it's website that it cares about safety of passegers, but that is not true, the family wants this to be a turning point." (estacio track) attorneys representing nia wilsons' family came out

swinging friday... announcinga sweeping lawsuit against bart in the murder of the 18 year old. wilson was killed at the macarthur bart station on july 22. she had been on the platform with her two other sisters, when police say, transient john lee cowell approached the three and fatally stabbed nia in the neck. police say he also injured nia's sister, who survived the attack. arns. "the violent crime against nia could have been prevented if bart would have stopped fare evaders." attorneys representying nia's family point to fare evasion as a major contributor in nia's death.... cowell, had been cited before as a fare evader on bart. they believe if bart had a better system in place to crack down on fare evaders, then nia would still be alive. they also dropped this bombshell, that cowell had threated others on bart. arns. since being involved, we have been approached by a 72 year old woman who said that cowell threatened her. besides seeking monetary compensation - the attorney's say the family is also hoping with this suit will increase safety on bart for all passengers. arns. we want better safety for everyone. (estacio live) i asked nia's family if they wanted to say

anything today about the suit, and they declined.... both of nia's sisters who were there when she died were in attendance wearing shirts bearing her name.... name.... bearing her wearing shirts attendance were in when she died were there sisters who both of nia's declined.... and they declined.... both of nia's sisters who were there sisters who were there when she died were in attendance wearing shirts bearing her name.... (grant) today... the two men being charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire were back in court. the alameda county d.a.'s office says no plea deals are being offered this time around. however the hearing to set a trail date was postponed. kron4's haaziq madyun was in the courtroom. (pkg)sot

bottom line">those are the options now on the table in the people versus derick almena and max harris at the alameda superior court house in oakland. the two defendants are allegedly responsible for the lives of 36-people who died in a fire while attending an music event at the ghost ship back in 2016. last week judge james kramer rejected the packaged plea deal for the two men negotiated by the d.a.'s office and the defense attorneys. almena's legal counsel tony serra explains why he is aiming to take adavantage of the opportunity to defend his client in front of a jurysot

briggs/attorney for max harris: "the county pays my fees and that's another thing i think needs to be taken into consideration, the tax payers are funding this. you know the victim's families suffered a horrible tragedy but it doesn't mean they get a blank check to try a case that's weak. i mean this case is weak by the d.a.'s own admission. this case was settled out of a minimal amount of time but because they can't handle the pressure and the push back of the families they're going to put a couple of million dollars of tax payer's money possibly down the tube if we acquit max harris. i think we can acquit max harris">both sides will return to court on september 9th to schedule a trial date. that will be followed by a november 2nd hearing of motion to change venues...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (catherine) there was a memorial service in vacaville today for thec-h-p officer killed august 10th during a traffic stop...

hundreds gathered to remember officer kirk griss... including fellow c-h-p officers from all over the state. griss was a 19-year veteran who was killed by a passing driver who's been accused of being distracted... that suspect - sean walker of rocklin - has been arrestedand faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter. officer griss is being remembered as a "cop's cop"... and a wonderful father and husband. officer griss and jaime manuel of vallejo were both killed august 10th. griss had pulled manuel's s-u-v over on westbound 80 in fairfield. (catherine) the other man killed - jaime manuel - was from the philippines. friends say he came to the u.s. 10 years ago... a

go-fund-me page has been created to raise money to pay for returning his remains his family in the philippines. at last check.. more than 10- thousand dollars has been raised. if you'd like to help, we have a link on our website at kron-4 dot com. (grant) . a bay area music teacher is arrested and accused of asking a child for sexually explicit pictures. kron 4's will tran is working this story from palo alto. christopher florio is a conductor at california youth symphony but it wasn't palo alto police who arrested him but san jose police investigators accuse him of inappropriate sexual conversations with a minor while working as a music teacher at harker upper school in san josethey actually started investigating florio back in june but finally decided they had enough evidence to arrest him yesterday we haven't heard from harker upper school but typically in cases like these a district places a teacher on paid administrative leave while they conduct their investigation to protect the kidsno word also on what california youth symphony will do with florio now that he has been arrested

(catherine) restuarants are facing a new challenge in the bay area: blackmail. in the last week - nearly a dozen restaurants have received letters threatening their reputation - unless the restaurants pay up. kron4

dan kerman has details. the restaurant business is competitive especially in san francisco.. but now new worries for those who feed us... blackmailsot pete sittnick/managing partner, waterbarpete sittnick with waterbar says his restaurant was one at least 10 to receive this email or one similar saying "i was hired by your competitor to write negative (a) press release about your restaurant using awful photos of the food containing hair and insects." the press release will be published on 500 major news and media portals... (and) will destroy the reputation of your restaurant." the email goes on to say "i'll refuse to fulfill this order if you compensate me."sotsittnick knew immediately it was a scam, and contacted the golden gate restaurant association gwyneth borden/golden gate restaurant associationthe restaurant association say so far they have heard from 15 restaurants that have received similar emails and they have now contacted the da's office and the ftc.sotstandup dan kerman/sf

(anchor1) taking a live look outside-- our sutro camera looking at the golden gate bridge. (anchor 2) time now to check on

our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a bright and sunny day for most of the bay area. highs soared inland with mid 90s but cool 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will be a beautiful evening with a light breeze and mild to warm temperatures. it much quieter on the doppler radar with only a few showers over the sierra. on the satellite you can see how high pressure is building over the west coast. it will be another hot weekend inland with highs soaring near 100 degrees inland. it will be warm around the bay in the 70s and the 80s and 60s with patchy fog and sun at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool on sunday and be much cooler by monday. temperatures will be near normal for most of next week. (grant) coming up... a

waring for people with severe allergies... why you could have trouble getting the life saving epi-pen. (catherine) a pregnant mother and her two young daughters are killed... and the father is now arrested in connection to the murder... just days after he pleaded for their safe return. (grant) plus after the break... the new signs that the hot real estate market in the bay area... could be cooling off.

new at five... ámost indications are...the local residential real estate market is still going strong. but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, there are signs that the market is cooling down a little bit. you may have noticed a few more "for sale" signs in your neighborhood of late, suggesting that inventories are up. homes are still selling but there are also signs some of those homes are selling for a little less right now says climb real estate's david contreras.david contreras/climb real estate '......there is talk of it cooling off a little bit but what we're seeing is more of a market correction...."in san jose, for example, the real estate website zillow reports prices were dropped on 9-point-5 percent of listings in june, up from 7-point-2

percent one year ago.david contreras/climb real estate "....what's happening is we're seeing prices not going up $100,000 or $200,000 over the asking price, things are getting a little more tamer..." contreras says certain properties are staying on the market longer than what sellers have been used to during the historic five year plus run of risingprices but there are other factors to consider.david contreras/climb real estate ".....people are a little concerned about interest rates going up but this time of year, july through august you're seeing more people on vacation so there are simply fewer buyers during that time frame...." zillow expects the market to slow down next year but a strong economy means demand for housing will also remain strong. dont expect home prices to fall too far says david conteras.david contreras/climb real estate "...

(catherine) a warning for parents whose children use epi-pens--there's still a widespread shortage across the country... there's now concern that it will lead to childrengoing back to school unprotected. the epi-pen shortage has been a problem for months...partly because of manufacturing problems. sales 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. nearly six-million children in the u-s have food allergies. (catherine) one positive note this week - the f-d-a has approveda new generic version of the emergency allergy medication.

it means more competition for a drug that's faced a lot of public anger over its price tag. the new generic version of the epi-pen will be sold by teva pharmaceuticals. they'll compete with 'mylan' - which has dominated the one-billion dollar market for two decades. the teva version is expected to be cheaper - althoughit's not quite ready for market yet. (grant) now to another big story we've been following tonight -- a california judge granted a temporary restraining order on the deportation of reunited families. the move stops the removal of both parent and child -- so parents can help their children with asylum hearings. the government says the childrens' rights to asylum hearings were waived when the parents signed paperwork for their children to be deported with them. however the plaintiffs say the documents were not "knowingly or volunarily" signed. (grant) tonight we're learning a number of computer outages is another reason for recent delays at the d-m-v.

and while we in long lines for service... we're hearing more about a secret d-m-v that only serves lawmakers and their staff. our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala looked into when drivers might finally see some relief. long wait times linger at dmvs across the state.while the dmv says the new "real id" is the main problem - it admits system outages have contributed. (jessica gonzales) "i don't think they're a huge factor in our wait times. we have said our technology needs improvement." (ashley stand up) "since january of 2017, the dmv says its experienced 29 outages. those outages lasting 20 minutes up to nine hours." (assemblyman james patterson) "another example of the department of motor vehicles basically failing at every level, with management, with the systems put in place, with 40 year old technology that is now failing on a regular basis, we didn't know any of that."assemblyman james patterson was behind a failed push to try and investigate dmv wait times.his fellow lawmakers blocked his request

for an audit... the same lawmakers who do not have to wait in line like everyone else.all they need to do is knock on this unmarked, locked room at the end of a hallway across the street from the capitol.it's been dubbed the "secret dmv office" and drivers we spoke to aren't happy about it... "that's totally unfair, i think everyone deserves to be assissted equally." to reduce wait times foreveryone.. dmv officials say they've shuffled experienced staff members to field offices and are implementing an automated system for drivers licenses. the department spokesperson says dmv customers will see major wait-time relief next month. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking

look outside-- taking a live (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a bright and karnow: it was lawrence karnow: it was a bright and sunny day for most of the bay area. highs soared inland with mid 90s but cool 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will be a beautiful evening with a light breeze and mild to warm temperatures. it much quieter on the doppler radar with only a few showers over the sierra. on the satellite you can see how high pressure is building over the west coast. it will be another hot weekend inland with highs soaring near 100 degrees inland. it will be warm around the bay in the 70s and the 80s and 60s with patchy fog and sun at the coast.

temperatures will begin to cool on sunday and be much cooler by monday. temperatures will be near normal for most of next week. (catherine) still ahead... a warning if you use a certain brand of hair dryer. why the company says you should stop using it - immediately. (grant) week.most of next normal for will be near temperatures will be near normal for most of next week.

(catherine) still ahead... a warning if you use a certain brand of hair dryer. why the company says you should stop using it - immediately. (grant) a girl is refused school lunch on the first day of school... and it's all over a few cents.

(catherine) a florida

mother is demanding answers after she says a high scho cafeteria refused to give her daughter lunch on the first day of school. the woman says the controversy is over 15 cents. erik sandoval reports. kimberly aiken:"to think that this can happen to anybody's child kind of ... kind of infuriates me."kimberly aiken says this happened on her daughter's first day of school at university high school in orange city.kimberly aiken: "she puts her food on the tray, gets to the front, gives her number to the cashier and she says, well, you owe 15 cents. and she said she didn't have any money. so the cashier took her food."and aiken says her daughter went the school day without eating.kimberly aiken:"that's the big thing is eat breakfast and eat lunch so they can make sure that they're doing good on their work. but then you starve my child."aiken says she signed up for the free and reduced cost lunch program and it's not kicked in yet, and the 15- cent deficit in her account must have been carried over from the last school year.news six contacted volusia county schools to ask them if refusing lunches over 15 cents would be standard practice. spokesman roger edgcomb says

...graphic:"the school is always willing to work with families as needed. the school will be contacting the family directly to help resolve this issue."kimberly aiken:"you want to make sure that your kids are coming to school and they're being taken care of. we already have all these scary things happening but the one thing them to worry about is are they going to be able to eat when they go to lunch." go to lunch." (catherine) that was erik sandoval reporting. aiken's daughter says she brought a quarter to the cafeteria the next day to make up for the shortage. but a cafeteria worker told her that everything was taken care of, and she didn't owe anything. (catherine) next at 5:30... a huge fire breaks out in the east bay... the owner of the warehouse says his business is a total loss. (grant) and after the break... a father pleads for the safe return of his pregnant wife and two daughters... and days later he is arrested for their murder.

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small colorado town tonight .. grief, anger and puzzlement over the killing of a pregnant woman and her two little girls. police have arrested her husband, the girls' father, on suspicion of murder. frederick colorado is a small town about 30 miles north of denver.it's home to

fewer than 10=thousand people. this week has been one that none of them will ever forget. "you know, the hardest part about it all is - when you're closer to the family is the why? the why gets bigger." jeremy lindstrom can't understand how his good friend, chris watts, could be charged with murdering his entire family."we're dumbfounded. we don't get it. lost."early monday morning a colleague dropped shannan watts at her home after a business trip to arizon.chris watts said he saw her when he left for work ... but when he tried to call and text her later, there was no response. on monday afternoon, police did a welfare check, and found her purse and keys, but no one home.on tuesday federal and state agents entered the case ... and watts himself made a public plea. if somebody has her, and they're not safe, like, i want them back now. i had every light in the house on. i was hoping i would just get ran over by the kids running in the door, just barrel rushing me. "did you guys get into an argument before she left?" "it wasn't an argument. we had an emotional conversation - but i'll leave it at that, but it's - i just want them back. i just want them to come back.

watts family> "we feel -- we feel stupid."nicholas thayer and his wife amanda say they believed watts at first and invited him to stay at theyr home.but something seemed off. "it was just, kind of ... i thought ... too easily ways of knowing ... where she could have been. and he didn't seem all that eager to look into it."they called detectives tuesday night. within 24 hours, watts was in custody and police had located the bodies of his wife, four year old bella and three year old celeste.all were on the grounds of a petroleum company where watts had been employed. he's being held without bail. "do you understand that?" "yes sir" "he just didn't seem like the type of guy to injure a fly - let along his entire family." "i look at my little girl and i don't know how anybody could do that - there's no reason." (catherine) (catherine) chris watts reportedly made a confession after he was arrested. he's due back in court on tuesday to face formal charges.

they include three counts of first degree murder and three counts of tampering with a human body. (catherine) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) an investigation is underway after a massive fire broke out in the east bay. it happened at a commercial warehouse in pleasanton. kron 4's lydia pantazes reports. (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 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. (grant) the richmond police department will be hosting a gun buy back event tomorrow. it will be held in the parking lot at city hal...on civic center plaza. the event will be from 10 a-m to 2 p-m. all guns that are collected will be melted and re-purposed as material for art. people turning in guns can remain annonymous... no questions will be asked. gift cards will be given out in exchange for the firearms. (catherine) in the south bay... a man is behind bars... accused of murder. san jose police arrested joseph apodaca. they say he and another man - rene 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. (grant) in the north bay -- sonoma-marin area rail transit is celebrating its first year of train service between the sonoma county airport and san rafael. to mark the occasion, there will be free train service saturday and sunday. there's also an event in novato...known as smart fest. that goes from 10 a-m to 3 pm at the hamilton station. (catherine) on the peninsula... three men are under arrest... accused of a string of lotto ticket thefts. police say shawn ray... michael walker... and alexander castillo... burglarized businesses after they closed - and stole lots of lottery scratcher tickets. three of the burglaries happened in belmont. police say the men would then 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 are also looking for other suspects - but haven't publicly identified them yet. lawrence karnow: it was a bright and sunny day for most of the bay area. highs soared inland with mid 90s but cool 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will be a beautiful evening with a light breeze and mild to warm temperatures. it much quieter on the doppler radar with only a few showers over the sierra. on the satellite you can see how high pressure is building over the west coast. it will be another hot weekend inland with highs soaring near 100 degrees inland. it will be warm around the bay in the 70s and the 80s and 60s with patchy fog and sun at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool on sunday and be much cooler by monday. temperatures will be near normal for most of next week.

(grant) replica weapons caused a flurry of police activity at a los angeles international airport checkpoint today. authorities stopped a man in a truck... believing he had a firearm. police searched the truck after they say the man made suspicious statements. the bomb squad was even called in to assist as traffic was re-routed. what appeared to be what appeared to be multiple weapons could be seen on the street. it turns out the items were not real guns -- but replicas. officials later determined the man is a world war two enthusiast. he was not arrested. (catherine) the a-c-l-u

is supporiting a maryland sixth-grader who says she was reprimanded for kneeling during the pledge of allegiance. 11-year-old mariana taylor says she was protesting racism and sexism. and says she was inspired by former 49er colin kaepernick, who began kneeling during the national anthem before football games in 2016. mariana says her teacher objected...and she was embarrassed by a public confrontation. the a-c-l-u says the supreme court has established first amendment rights are protected even when a child enters a school. mariana taylor / student: "i was sitting for about two weeks, and then i decided to kneel as opposed to sit. when i was sitting, my teacher came up and asked me 'why are you sitting' and i told her it was really complicated. personally i don't agree with some of the ideals of the president, his wall is just absurd to me. there is just so much racism, sexism, so many people have anti-gay thoughts."(catherine) (catherine) mariana says she intends to continue kneeling.

school officials say they support student rights and are unaware of any students being punished for not participating in the pledge of allegiance. (grant) oakland raiders president marc badain says he wants to move the team's summer camps to reno. right now-- the camp is being held in napa. this is video as the raiders get ready for the upcoming season. badain says when the team moves to las vegas before the 20-20 season... he wants the summer camp to be in reno. possible training sites include the university of nevada, reno... and two different high schools. madain toured the facilities with the mayor of reno. he says the decision will be based on where the team does off-season training. he says the raiders scouted three- dozen potential sites before picking their current summer home of napa. (grant) coming up... a warning about your expensive designer handbags... they could be fake. they could be fake. (catherine) and after the

break... a warning about a hair dryer that could áá explode while you're using it.

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about a hair dryer that's been overheatingand catching fire.. . a recall has been issued for the "allure" and "allure pro"hair dryers..

they sell online at amazon, walmart, and ebay -- and are priced between 15 and 60 dollars. there have been nearly 200 reports of the dryers or the power cords overheating, melting, exploding, or catching fire. 18 people have reportedly been burned. the company is telling people to stop using the hair dryers immediately. (grant) still ahead... 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.

a big story tonight... an investigation is underway ... into a fake kidnapping scam in california. it was so convincing, that one woman paid a caller 14-hundred dollars.(catherine) that woman says someone called her and claimed to have kidnapped her mother...and seemed to have proof to back it up. anthony pura reports that the incident shows that scammers have some disturbing new tricks.

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. public needs to know about this. if i can fall for this,

anybody could fall for this." (catherine) that was anthony pura reporting. authorities say people should hang up when they get what sounds like a scam call... and they remind people never to post personal information online. (grant) let's get a check on what we are working on for kron4 news at six. ken

wayne is standing by in the newsroom.(ken) thank you grant. coming up new tonight at six. tesla stock plunges.. after a bizarre and sometimes emotional interview with the company's c-e-o. he seemed to admit the stresses of the job were too much for him. we'll talk to an expert about the effect it could have on tesla. that's coming up next on kron4 news at six... grant?(grant) thank you ken - we will see you at six. (catherine) anyone who's been to a major city knows it's fairly easy to find knock-off designer products on the street. but what about expensive bags or belts that youbuy at full retail? federal authorities have broken up a huge counterfeit operation that had smuggled in nearly a half billion dollars worth of fake designer items. the items came from china and were going to be trafficked through legitimate retail businesses... several of them in california. angel m. melendez/homeland security investigations"what they did was they smuggled the

trademark logo and they affixed those here in new york. not only in the new york aor but also throughout the united states, specifically california and illinois." (catherine) 22 people have been arrested in the scheme this week...andface a string of criminal charges. (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: it was a bright and sunny day for most of the bay area. highs soared inland with mid 90s but cool 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will be a beautiful evening with a light breeze and mild to warm temperatures.

it much quieter on the doppler radar with only a few showers over the sierra. on the satellite you can see how high pressure is building over the west coast. it will be another hot weekend inland with highs soaring near 100 degrees inland. it will be warm around the bay in the 70s and the 80s and 60s with patchy fog and sun at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool on sunday and be much cooler by monday. temperatures will be near normal for most of next week.

(grant) (grant) next on kron4 news

at 5... millions of pets are in shelters right now waiting for adoption... but there are some things you need to know before bringing your new family member home. when the day turns into night,

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animals are in shelters across the country... and millions of families will adopt those pets looking for new homes. leigh spann reports on some ways to incorporate that new furry friend into your life.

carol tracht-kader sits next to her rescued border collie, boo. they give each other a quick, loving look before our interview. it's obvious they have a close bond."they're expecting love from you, but they're giving you love unconditionally too," said tracht-kader.when boo entered the tracht-kader household, there were already two dogs, so it took some adjustments to find the right schedule."they wake me up at 6 o'clock every morning, right on the money, and they explains. she also recommends doing research when adding a new animal into your home like reading books or even visiting a puppy class. hundreds of families will bring home new pets during the clear the shelters aug. 18. shelters across tampa bay and the country will be offering free or reduced fees for adoptions."in my experience, dogs that have been rescued understand on some level that they've been rescued, anmany times show tremendous gratitude," said angelica steinker, a dog behavior consultant with courteous when considering adding a pet to the family you must first decide how you want to integrate that animal into your life. do you want a lap dog or one that will go on long runs with you? do you want an exotic pet or a house cat? important information like that can help you and the shelter find the right fit. like with tracht-kader, when you bring that new animal home, you may need to make some adjustments in your life to make the pet part of the family.

(grant) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. ken wayne and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) coming up next on kron4 news at six: lawyers for the family of a woman - stabbed to death on bart -- have filed legal action against the transit system. how the family says bart has failed to keep customers are safe.(catherine) then - the latest challenge facing some bay area restaurants is blackmail. we'll show you how restaurants are being threatened - if they don't pay up. that's coming up next on kron4 news at six.

nia wilson's family is still grieving after loosing wilson when she was stabbed to death on bart last month... and now-- her family is taking legal action. thank you for joining us... i'm ken wayne (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore nia wilson's family says bart has failed to ensure their riders are safe. terisa estacio tells us about the changes the family is now demanding. robert arns, attorney. "bart says on it's website that it cares about safety of passegers, but that is not true, the family wants this to be a turning point." (estacio track) attorneys representing nia wilsons' family came out swinging friday... announcinga sweeping lawsuit against bart in the murder of the 18 year old. wilson was killed at the

macarthur bart station on july 22. she had been on the platform with her two other sisters, when police say, transient john lee cowell approached the three and fatally stabbed nia in the neck. police say he also injured nia's sister, who survived the attack. arns. "the violent crime against nia could have been prevented if bart would have stopped fare evaders." attorneys representying nia's family point to fare major contributor in nia's death.... cowell, had been cited before as a fare evader on bart. they believe if bart had a better system in place to crack down on fare evaders, then nia would still be alive. they also dropped this bombshell, that cowell had threated others on bart. arns. since being involved, we have been approached by a 72 year old woman who said that cowell threatened her. besides seeking monetary compensation - the attorney's say the family is also hoping with this suit will increase safety on bart for all passengers. arns. we want better safety for everyone. (estacio live) i asked nia's family if they wanted to say anything today about the suit, and they declined.... both of nia's sisters who were there when she died were in attendance wearing shirts bearing her name..

(catherine) today... the two men being charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse

fire were back in court. the alameda county d.a.'s office says no plea deals are being offered this time around. (ken) however the hearing to set a trail date was postponed. kron4's haaziq madyun was in the courtroom. (pkg)sot

case judge kramer previously appointed private defense attorney curtis briggs as max harris' counsel at the expense of alameda countysotboth sides will return to court on september 9th to schedule a trial date. that will be followed by a november 2nd hearing of motion to change venues...in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (catherine) san jose police have arrested a conductor at the california youth symphony....accusing him ofinappropriate sexual

conversations with a minor.. christopher florio was working as a music teacher at harker upper school in san jose at the time.. florio had been under investigation since june. we haven't heard from harker upper school but it's typicalin cases like this to put teachers on paid administrative leave during investigations.. there's no response yet from the california youth symphony. (ken) belmont police have arrested a fourth suspect, in connection with a series of burglaries jose sotomayor surrendered to authorities at the san mateo county jail on thursday afternoon. the 21 year old had been wanted for burglaries of gas stations & convenience stores for lottery scratcher tickets. the investigation is on-going and police are looking for police are looking for additional suspects. (ken) restuarants are facing a new challenge in the bay area: blackmail. (catherine) in the last week - nearly a dozen restaurants have received letters threatening their reputation - unless the restaurants pay up. kron4 dan kerman has details.

a restaurants reputation is a critical to their success... and this week a scam artist threatened numerous restaurants including san francisco's waterbar in an attempt to extort money sot pete sittnick/managing partner, waterbar 12-20the email that waterbar and several other restaurants received said "i was hired by your competitor to write (a) negative press release about your restaurant using awful photos of the food containing hair and insects." the press release will be published on 500 major news and media portals... (and) will destroy the reputation of your restaurant." the email goes on to say "i'll refuse to fulfill this order if you compensate me."sotsittnick knew it was scam, but contacted the golden gate restaurant associationsot sot gwyneth borden/golden gate restaurant association 106-116 the restaurant association say so far they have heard from 15 restaurants that have received similar emails and are now getting the word out. (ken) (ken) in pleasantion a

fire today destroyed a commercial building early this morning. the building housed a fencing company. you can see from this video firefighters arrived on scene to huge flames and smoke billowing out of the building. it started about 3:30 this morning on the 3300 block of busch road in pleasanton.

valley road is the nearest main road. firefighters say one of their main goals was to keep the fire contained to this one building. (catherine) it may just be a summertime slow-down but there are signs that the red- hot local real estate market is cooling a bit.. (ken) kron four's rob fladeboe takes a look at the picturein the least affordable region in the country: the south bay. rob fladeboe/san jose "....right now the annual household income needed to buy a median-priced home in the greater san jose metro areas is roughly $274,000. that number is expected to keep rising but maybe not as fast...."you may have noticed a few more "for sale" signs in your neighborhood of late, suggesting that inventories are up. homes are still selling but there are also signs some of those homes are selling for a little less right now says climb real estate's david contreras.david contreras/climb real estate '......there is talk of it cooling off a little bit but what we're seeing is more of a market correction...."in san jose, for example, the real estate website zillow reports prices were dropped on 9-point-5 percent of listings in june, up from 7-point-2 percent one year ago.david contreras/climb real estate

"....what's happening is we're seeing prices not going up $100,000 or $200,000 over the asking price, things are getting a little more tamer..." contreras says certain properties are staying on the market longer than what sellers have been used to during the historic five year plus run of risingprices but there are other factors to consider.david contreras/climb real estate ".....people are a little concerned about interest rates south bay. rob fladeboe/san jose "....right now the annual household income needed to buy a median-priced home in the greater san jose metro areas is roughly $274,000. that number is expected to keep (ken) kron4newsjose rob fladeboe dollars. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (ken) and i don't know about

you but i am very excited for the weekend as we are now taking a live look outside atóóóó.(catherine) we are joined by lawernce karnow now with what we can expect this weekend. lawrence it won't be too hot, will it?

(catherine) firefighters are worried some of the progress they've made in the california wildfires could be lost this weekend... with hotter, drier weather expected.

the mendocino complex grew again overnight. it's made up of the ranch fire - now 76% contained. and the river fire - now fully contained. the carr fire near redding continues to burn ..... it's destroyed more than a thousand homes and is now 75% contained. an emergency response team is checking for potential safetyproblems in the whiskeytown national park after the carr fire. they say the damage isn't as bad as expected and many trees will recover. but they're worried about rain and erosion this winter.. (catherine) three people have been killed as a result of the carr fire.. the ferguson fire in yosemite meantime, is closer to coming under control. it's now 87% contained after burning nearly 97-thousand acres. (ken) tesla stocks are down. this is after a bizzarre interview with musk

saying the stress of the job is too much for him. we speak with tim higgins from the wall street journal about his take on the interview. "i look at my little girl... and i dont' know how anybody could do that. theres no reason."(catherine) friends of a family in colorado talk about what happened in the days before and after a pregnant mother and her girls were killed. (ken) officer honored. today friends, family, and fellow officers came together to say good bye to a chp officer killed last week. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most.

and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. there was a memorial

service in vacaville today for thec-h-p officer killed august 10th during a traffic stop... (catherine) reporter doug johnson says that hundreds of people gathered to remember officer kirk griss... including fellow c-h-p officers from all over the state. nats dispatch end of watchwith hundreds of officers saluting...nats motorcade fallen chp officer kirk griess was brought into his memorial service with full honors.nats servicestate police from 13 different states attended... some coming from as far away as north carolina... and even some from mexico.natsexactly one week ago officer griess and the man he was pulling over both lost their lives on i-80 in fairfield.the pain of his loss still lingering in the voices of many of his friends and colleagues at the chp.officer matt st. amant, family friend'kirk was my friend, and he will never be forgotten. love you brother.'

kadi griess, daughter'call me basis but my dad was one of the greatest men to walk on this earth.'his eldest daughter kadi spoke about how her father inspired her to also become a police officer. kadi griess, daughter'iúm sorry dad that i wonút be wearing those nice tans that you had, but iúll be in classic blue protecting and serving the me streets that you rode on.'his middle daughter kaci, remembering her fatherús fun personality.kaci griess, daughter'whether it was pumping up the little league baseball teams, or cupid shuffling across the dance floor, my dad was always the life of the party.' griess served as a marine, enlisting at 18 in 1990.while stationed at mare island in vallejo, he met his wife keri... the two getting married in 1992 and settling down in napa.but it wasnút until 1999 that he joined the chp... kadi griess, daughter'i remember being 7-years-old sitting on my living room floor when my mom was shouting in the phone that my dad was going to the chp academy.'he first served in oakland... earning the nickname mr. hollywood because of his frosted blonde tips. officer tony blencowe, solano area motor squad'my first thought was who is this bright eyed bleached blonde porcupine?'griess then was assigned to the east bay before spending the next 16 year of his life in the solano county division... fast

becoming a favorite among his colleagues.officer tony blencowe, solano area motor squad'heús one of those guys that when i was heading into work, if i saw his bike parked out there, i was actually excited to get to work.'those memories all now part of the legacy griess leaves behind. nats family slide show fade out (ken) support is also pouring in for the other person killed -- jaime manuel from the philippines. a go-fund-me page has been created to raise money to pay for returning his remains his family in the philippines. if you'd like to help, we have a link on our website at kron-4 dot com. (catherine) telsa shares have closed down 9 percent.. that's after ceo elon musk told the new york times that the stress of the job is getting to him. musk admitted that the stress of running tesla has affected his health....saying he'd been working up to 120 hours a week and sometimes takes ambien to sleep.(ken) joining us now - tim higgins from the wall

street journal.

let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was a bright and sunny day for most of the bay area. highs soared inland with mid 90s but cool 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will be a beautiful evening with a light breeze and mild to warm temperatures. it much quieter on the doppler radar with only a few showers over the sierra. on the satellite you can see how high

pressure is building over the west coast. it will be another hot weekend inland with highs soaring near 100 degrees inland. it will be warm around the bay in the 70s and the 80s and 60s with patchy fog and sun at the coast. temperatures will begin to cool on sunday and be much cooler by monday. temperatures will be near normal for most of next week. (catherine) tax season can be frustrating..and now with the president's week.most of next week.

(catherine) tax season can be frustrating..and now with the president's new tax cuts you might be paying even more. we'll show you how to avoid being surprised... (ken) an activist group is making a statement with a billboard. the reason they put president trump in clown makeup... naked.

the activist group 'in- decline' has installed a new billboard in los angeles protesting president trump. it features a statue of trump -- naked... and wearing clown makeup. the billboard reads "a clown can get away with murder." the quote is attributed to serial killer john wayne gacy - who used to dress up as a clown. in-decline says the message is that america's core values are being lost in the political arena. in its statement, the group also noted that trump said during the campaign he could shoot a person in public and quote "not lose any voters." (ken) two more bodies have been found in colorado, believed to be the daughters of chris watts. friends of the watts family talk about what happened in the days before and after his pregnant wife and her girls were killed. "if you're used to getting a tax refund there may be some changes that will impact you for next year. i'm mark meredith in washington... i'll explain why, coming up."

(lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead.

(catherine) for your money tonight.... if you're used to getting a tax refund...you'll want to listen up. the i-r-s is asking taxpayers to double check their weekly withholdings... thanks to the new tax law.(ken) kron4's washington

correspondent mark meredith explains why checking now...could mean a bigger refund...next year. nat: ""what you don't want is a surprise next year"i-r-s spokesperson matt leas says taxpayers hoping for a refund check ...had better do some homework.because of the new tax law...some of us may not have enough money withheld from our paychecks...and could face a nasty surprise at tax time..."if you check your withholding now, you can figure out if you're going to have a bigger return or maybe owe a tax bill come tax sason..."a new government report estimates 30 million people are "under" paying their taxes and will owe the i-r-s money next year.that's about 3-million more than before the tax cuts were signed into law and the irs issued new tax withholding rules...but the i-r-s says there's still time to make changes.the i-r-s is encouraging taxpayers to head to its website.....and use this withholding calculator...to see..based on your current withholding...if you'll owe money or get a refund.oregon senator ron wyden accuses the trump administration of purposely misleading americans about the tax cuts..."be very careful, becasue in their effort to make it look like they're making more money now, you're going to have under withholding."the i-r-s says it's wants to work with

taxpayers to clear up any confusion.and the tax man is encouraging you to call or write or log-in to the irs if you have any questions.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (ken)(pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. sothere at the sot sothere at the alameda county

superior court house in oakland the trail date hearing was postponed in the people vs max harris and derick almena in the ghost ship warehouse case. almena's attorney sums up what he is seeking on behalf of his clientsot

but san jose police investigators accuse him of inappropriate sexual conversations with a minor while working as a music teacher at harker upper school in san josethey actually started investigating florio back in june but finally decided they had enough evidence to arrest him yesterday we haven't heard from harker upper school but typically in cases like these a district places a teacher on paid administrative leave while they conduct their investigation to protect the kidsno word also on what california youth symphony will do with florio now that he has been arrested

week.most of next normal for most of next week.most of next normal for will be near temperatures by monday. much cooler by monday. temperatures will be near normal for most of next week. joe beach: "i don't know why he would want to kill her, the wife and the two kids. like i said, the two kids were nice kids. i don't know. to me, it's a senseless murder." (ken) friends of a colorado family are revealing details about the past week -- after police arrested a man in connection with the murder of his wife and young daughters. (catherine) two bodies believed to belong to the little girls were discovered last night, near where their pregnant mother was found. our grant lodes has the latest on the tragedy. (grant) nicholas and amanda thayer say they let their neighbor, chris watts, stay in their home the night his wife and daughters

disappeared. now, the stunned couple says they're horrified after police in frederick, colorado, arrested watts on three counts of first degree murder and three counts of tampering with a human body. police found the body of chris watts' pregnant wife, shanann, thursday. shanann was on the property of a petroleum and gas company where watts previously worked. hours later, they found two bodies nearby believed to be four-year-old bella and three-year-old celeste. before his arrest watts had pleaded for their return. chris watts if somebody has her, and they're not safe, like, i want them back now. i had every light in the house on. i was hoping i would just get ran over by the kids running in the door, just barrel rushing me.(grant) he acknowledged he and his wife had an "emotional conversation" the night before. a judge has sealed the arrest affidavit and prosecutors would only say they believe shanann and the

girls were killed inside the house. they have until monday to formally charge watts. (grant) watt's attorney has not yet responded. his next court hearing is tuesday. (catherine) crazy rich asains. we'll tell you how you can get re free tickets to the new movie...in just two and a half minutes.

"you know you really should have told me you're like the prince william of asia.""thats ridiculous.... i'm much more of a harry." the move "crazy rich asians" it expected to top the box office this weekend..and make at least 25-million dollars in its first five days. it's the first major studio release to feature an all-asian cast in 25 years, since the joy luck club accomplished that in 1993. constance wu"rachel chu""i don't think this movie is about representation, i think it's about love. but i think this movie is representation. the fact that we made it, and that we said that our stories have value and they're fun, and they can make you laugh and cry."(catherine) two of the actors have made it possible for people to see the movie freethis weekend in san francisco and emeryville. harry shum jr. and singer kina grannis bought out theatres for fans. you can get details on which theatres - and a link

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