francisco home... a headless torso is found in a fish tank... as officers are investigating a missing persons case. hello i'm vicki liviakis. (grant) and i'm grant lodes. investigators just held a news conference updating the case... kron 4's dan kerman is live at san francisco police headquarters tonight with the late details. dan?

(vicki) at first glance, it sounds kind of far-fetched. housing for the homeless near schools. it's an idea that could work says one south bay official. kron four'srob fladeboe has the details now live from san jose. rob? (rob live) santa clara county wants to partner with school districts to look into

whetherunder-used school district property might somehow be converted into affordable housing for teachers and some members of the homeless community as the sametime. estimates vary but with as many as six or seven thousand homeless people on the streets of santa clara county on any given dayand teachers who cant afford to live here, an idea that just gained some traction would be to build permanent, afordable housing on county-owned, school district property. supervisor cindy chavez.cindy chavez/santaclara county supervisor "...they have a need for teacher and staff housing and we have funding for foster homeless housing and we are looking to see whether it's possible to create a partnership to see if it's possible to get both workforce housing and housing for populations in need on school district property..."no specific properties have been identified, but east side union, san jose unified and 31 other school districts in the county are home to hundreds of vacant lots and other under-used resources that might be tapped for housing says chavez. cindy chavez/santa clara county supervisor "...school districts have properties where they used to be a school and don't any longer and we are trying to think how to creatively use those assetts because in many cases...."the board voted unanimously

tuesday to reach out to school districts with an offer of funding to pay for assett evaluation and feasablity studuies that would would address cost, zoning and potental conflicts arising from housing the homeless near schools.cindy chavez/santa clara county supervisor "....what we are really talking about is how do we share assetts and put people together in a way that's cost efffective for everybody and meets our broader community needs of getting housing..." (rob live) san jose unified school district, the largest in the county, welcomesthe idea. a spokeswoman telling me that the district passed a resolution last fall to work with the city and county to address the affordablehousing crisis.

(grant) (grant) a big story tonight... california will become the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial. governor jerry brown signed a bill today that will replace bail with a risk-assessment system. this means most suspects arrested for non-violent misdemeanors will be released within 12-hours of being booked. people facing serous and violent felonies will not be eligible for the pre-trial release. some people worry the bill will allow dangerous people to go free-- and they won't return for trial. supporters say the change will end the unfair practice of imprisoning people simply because they are poor. the new system will go into effect in october of next year. (vicki) 'safe

injection sites' in san francisco are being described as only a step away from happening...(grant) catherine heenan is here with the latest on the city's plan to deal with addicts who are using drugs on the streets... (catherine) the state assembly has passed the bill that would allow people in san francisco to inject heroin and other drugs under medical supervision... it now goes to governor brown...meaning the three-year pilot program could begin soon. the goal is to curb overdose deaths... the safe injection sites would provide sterile needles and allow people to use illegal drugs without fear of arrest. mayor london breed has been pushing for the program.. in a statement she said she's committed to openingthe sites...saying "safe injection sites save lives. we are in a public health crisis and this bill will help us by preventing overdoses while connecting people to medical care that can help treat their addiction." the c-d-c says the leading cause

of deaths nationwide - is drug overdoses. vicki and grant? (grant) developing news.... tonight we're learning that north korea sent a letter to the u.s. last week... saying denuclearizati on talks may fall apart. the letter also accused the u.s. of not being ready to take steps towards signing a peace treaty. kelly smoot reports from washington. nikki haley / u.s. ambassador to the united nations: this is going to be a tough process, but this is still going in the right direction.trump administration officials trying to strike a positive tone while acknowledging that denuclearization talks with north korea are not where they would like them to be.nikki haley / u.s. ambassador to the ited nations: we haven't had to deal with ballistic missile testing in months, so the positive is we're now talking, the positive is we're not dealing with ballistic missile tests.this as new reports say north korean official kim yong chol sent u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo a letter last week, warning the u.s. those talks may fall apart because pyongyang doesn't believe the u.s. is living up

to north korea's expectations. pompeo's previously scheduled trip to north korea was abruptly canceled on friday.on capitol hill, senators say they've seen this from north korea before.sen. jeanne shaheen / -d- new hampshire: a pattern of behavior we have seen from the north koreans in the past where we negotiate with them, they make promises and then they renege on those promises.sen. angus king / -i- maine -- or -- member, senate intelligence committee: this is the fifth time we've been in negotiations about nuclear weapons with north korea and the dance has been pretty much the same each time.north korea's letter also indicated if compromise cannot be reached, it would resume nuclear and missile activities -- something the trump administration says it will keep an eye on.nikki haley / u.s. ambassador to the united nations: are they wishing or maybe changing their mind on denuclearization? it's possible but we're not going to change our mind on not going to change our mind on in washington, i'm kelly smoot (anchor1) taking a live look outside-- the golden gate bridge. (anchor 2) time now time now to check on

our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to break up today leaving cooler than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a trough of low pressure sitting across the west coast. this is keeping temperatures across the state running below the average for this time of year. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and patchy fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will start to warm slowly into the weekend. it could be much warmer on labor day and into next week (vicki) coming up... it has

been several months since the hart family went missing-- and their s-u-v was discovered over a cliff in mendocino county. why investigators are now saying the mystery might never be solved. (grant) plus-- a new government report reveals how much people are paying for their personal care products... details on why companies details on why companies are charging women more than men. (vicki) coming up... s-f-o sends a warning to cab drivers-- asking them to use the bathrooms-- and stop urinating in public. details on the apparent problem the airport is facing.

(grant) a warning tonight...for taxi drivers at sfo... please use the bathroom or else face the consequences. it seems that some are declining to use the facilities... and instead urinating in public as they wait to pick people up. kron four's terisa estacio has the letter sent out to taxi drivers...and what they're saying tonight. (take pkg) "that is gross" that in response to sfo sending out a

warning to taxi drivers - requesting them to stop using the outside parking structure as a bathroom. kron four news obtained the email... in which it states quote " airport staff has noticed an increase rate of urination and defecation in the rear of sfo tax lot number 3 and nearby stairwells. this creates a highly unsanitary condition and a health harzard for sfo custodians...."it goes on to say.. tax drivers are reminded that the nearby restroom is open 24/7, end quote. this is video of where the taxi drivers wait to be called up to go into another line out at the terminals to pick up a rider. as you can see they are all in order... the drivers i spoke with would not go on camera, but said if they leave to use the bathroom, they will lose their place and subsequently lose a potentially good fare. it is on average 45 dollars to the sf. some drivers were hostile - shouting that they will do whatever they want, where ever they want... they say these days they are in a fight to survive because of ride share companies cutting into their salaries. sfo has different perspective... the email goes on to say that they are now going to increase patrols and violators are subject to suspensions and or arrest. as far as those at

sfo... most believed the matter was disgusting. courtney. "i do not have words, but i can smell it, it is bad. there is a by, do you think they should just use it? yes. in fact, i am going to go use one now." at sfo, terisa estacio kron four news ##### ##### (vicki) troubling new numbers are out - on cases ofsexually transmitted disease in the u.s....(grant) catherine heenan is here with the latest from the c-d-c. (catherine) the

u.s. is now dealing with its highest-ever number of reported sexually transmitted diseases. and it's a record high for the fourth year in a row. the c-d-c says that nearly 2-point- three million cases of syphillis, gonorrhea and chlamydia were diagnosed in 2017. that's 200-thousand more cases than the record set in 2016. the diseases are easily treated with antibiotics, but often go undiagnosed and untreated...and that can lead to far more serious problems...including still births and h-i-v. as to why things are so bad - the c-d-c says things like poverty, stigma and drug use are among the factors. grant and vicki? (vicki) a big story tonight... the mystery behind the death of a family from washington state might never be solved. the two mothers and six adopted children disappeared in march. their s-u-v was later found crashed in the ocean off cliff in mendocino county.

gabrielle karol reports. sgt. brent waddell/clark county:"i wouldn't say it was a surprise but it wasn't necessarily what you'd expect in a house that had 6 children."the rooms weren't personalized.investigators didn't find much kids' clothing ... or toys.detective joe swenson wrote in a report: "after walking through the house, i did not get the indication that children lived in the house."clark county sheriff's office sgt. brent waddell said the condition of the house raised questions for investigators.sgt. brent waddell/clark county:"where did the kids live, what part of the house did they live in, what sort of regimen or what was going on behind the house. those types of questions came up because it wasn't what you would term a house that had kids in it or it didn't appear that way."investigators removed a laptop and an ipad from the house.the ipad was handed over to the fbi.waddell doesn't know if they found anything on it.no suicide note was located in the home.sgt. brent waddell/clark county: "nothing that jumps out as a motive. there was no notes, no journals, there was nothing that would indicate why they would do that."child protective services had tried contacting sarah and jennifer

hart regarding child welfare concerns right before the family fled to california. still waddell says we may never have an answer as to the exact motive.sgt. brent waddell/clark county: "detectives are the same way, that's why they do what they do. they want to put an answer out. a case open is difficult. we may never know why specifically. we can speculate but we'll never know specifically." (vicki) that was gabrielle karol reporting. investigators are still searching for blood relatives of hannah hart ... to help identify human remains that were found this spring. so far ... no relatives have come forward. (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: low clouds and fog were very slow to break up today leaving cooler than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a trough of low pressure sitting across the west coast. this is keeping temperatures across the state running below the average for this time of year. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and patchy fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will start to warm slowly into the weekend. it could be much warmer on labor day and into next week (grant) still ahead...

despite a judges orders, a company goes ahead and sells blueprints for 3-d printed guns online. details on how they got around the ruling. (vicki) and after the break... a new report reveals just much more women have to pay for things like deodorant - compared to men.

(vicki)a new government study says women are paying more than men for personal care products like deodorants and body sprays.(grant) catherine heenan is here to tell us about what they are calling the "pink tax." (catherine) call it perspiration or call it sweat ... americans don't want to smell like it. we spend roughly three billion dollars a year on deodorants, body sprays, perfumes and colognes. the new study says ounce for ounce,

women are the ones paying through the nose. boom boomdeodorants may do the same thing for men and women ... but the packaging is often different ... different shape, different size, different advertised smell.and ounce for ounce, different advertised price.the g=a=o study found women pay an average of 39 percent more for the same amounts of underarm deodorant. 38 percent more for body deodorant.37 percent more for shaving cream ...and 25 percent more for body spray.so why do companies charge women more?the study says they have apparently found that women are willing to pay a higher price for different packaging and different scents. (catherine) (catherine) of that nearly three billion dollars ... about half is spent by men on underarm deodorant. california, by the way, is one of the few states that has a gender discrimination law applying to prices. but it only covers but it only

covers services like dry cleaning and hair salons. vicki and grant? (vicki) next at 5:30... two fires just minutes apart in the east bay... and tonight fire investigators are calling them suspicious. we'll explain why. (grant) plus... time is running out for a bill that would help prevent wildfires. we're live in sacramento with details on what lawmakers can't agree on. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world.

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5:30... controversial wildfire legislation is coming down to the wire in sacramento. (vicki) the proposed law would help prevent wildfires - but could also allow utility companies to pass on some costs to customers. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala joins us live from sacramento tonight with the details. ((ashley)) the wildfire confrerence committee has until the end of the night to finalize the bill.. so it can be voted on before the legislative session ends friday. but -- debate over parts of this legislation has brought the committee right down to its deadline. with a destructive wildfire season already underway in california - there is a fiery debate in the capitol over proposed wildfire prevention legislation. ((sen. bill dodd d-napa)) "we still have the same goals that we talked about the very first time that we met. anything that we do should protect victims today, and should also harden the grid so there are no victims tomorrow and beyond." one of the heated issues is utility company liability when power equipment sparks a fire. under the proposal - some costs could be passed on to

customers. ((sen. hannah beth-jackson d-santa barbara))"i think we need to send a signal to the markets that we are serious about holding these companies accountable while at the same time recognizing we need electricity.")) another hot topic is forest management - and how to regulate the removal of dead and dying trees.((assembly member brian dahle r-bieber)) "three weeks ago, 1100 homes burned in my district and we have a massive fuel loading problem so my colleague and i have been talking about vegetation management for years now, we ran bills and got them close and we tweaked them to where.. they don't work on the ground. but when you go to implement it on the actual ground, it just doesn't work." ((ashley)) the committee plans to meet again at some point before the end of the night to firm up and finalize the details in this bill. the spokespeople for the leaders of the panel say its probably going to be a long night for lawmakers. soc (vicki) 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) starting in the east bay where an apartment fire in antioch...turns into an arson investigation. kron 4's lydia pantazes reports. the first fire started at about 3:30 this morning on g street between 16 and seventeenth.firefighters responded to a car fire that spread toward an apartment unit.that fire almost trapped two people inside.while they were on scene of this fire, they received a report of a fire less than a half mile away.in that case, it was a pick truck.they say the fire started in the wheel.because

both of the fires started in similar parts of the car, which is in the wheel well, they think the two fires may be linked. they are both being investigated as suspicious. reporting live (vicki) on the peninsula... a driver is hospitalized a driver is peninsula... on the (vicki) (vicki) on the peninsula... a driver is hospitalized after a lumber truck overturns at a construction site in menlo park. it happened this morning at the massive "station 13-hundred" residential development project on el camino real. the 53-foot trailer was fully loaded with lumber-- and it tumbled into the underground parking area. the driver suffered back and shoulder injuries, but is expected to be okay. (grant) in the south bay... a vietnam war memorial in san jose is vandalized. 142 veterans' names are inscribed on that memorial that was dedicated

five years ago... all of those veterans were from san jose. over the weekend someone spray painted part of it...the white paint has been washed off... but some of it is still etched in the granite. the san jose vietnam war memorial foundation is calling on a granite expert to try to remove áall the paint. (vicki) in the north bay... people can now get to denver from the sonoma county airport in santa rosa. the new service to the denver international airport will allow travelers to connect to more than 145 destinations worldwide on united. sonoma county officials said denver has been a targeted destination for more than 10 years. the new flights will begin march 8th. lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to break up today leaving cooler than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a trough of low pressure sitting across the west coast. this is keeping

temperatures across the state running below the average for this time of year. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and patchy fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will start to warm slowly into the weekend. it could be much warmer on labor day and into next week into next weeklabor day and warmer on could be much warmer on labor day and into next week

(grant) a big story tonight... the owner of a company that builds 3d-printed guns says he áhas started selling blueprints of the weapons. it's a move to elude a federal court order yesterday that banned him from giving the plans away for free online until litigation is settled. cody wilson, founder of defense distributed, said he interpreted the order to mean he could not put gun blueprints online to be downloaded for free. instead, he said he is now áselling the blueprints to customers, letting them name their own price and then emailing or shipping the instructions to them. cody wilson/ owner, defense distributed"as of this morning, early this morning we began selling the files for 3d printed guns and blueprints to the public. we began fulfilling those well nationwide. this is part of our operation to continue our efforts at digitization and distribution of this type of technology."(grant) (grant) (grant) critics say the

blueprints will make it easier for felons, kids and mentally ill people to potentially make their own 3d-printed guns. but... wilson says the court order limited his free speech rights. yesterday's ruling came as part of a years-long battle between the federal government and cody wilson's company...defense distributed. (vicki) google today is denying president trump's claim that the company 'rigs' search results to show negative stories about him... (grant) catherine heenan is here with more on what the president is saying... (catherine) the president claims that "96 percent" of search results for "trump news" - shows only the reporting of what he calls the "fake news media"... the president says it's rigged against him and others....and most of the stories are bad. he says other sites, like facebook and twitter - are doing the same thing. he tweeted that conservative sites are

shut out and the activity might be illegal. he's basing his reaction on an article by the conservative outlet 'p-j- media.' although the writer acknowledged her approach was not scientific. google said in a statement that it does not bias search results toward any political ideology. vicki and grant? (vicki) 4 your health tonight... we know air pollution can affect our lungs... but it could also impact our brains. a new study finds breathing polluted air results in a "steep reduction in verbal and math test scores." the data is based on roughly 32-thousand people over a four-year period in china. researchers say older men seemed to be especially susceptible to a drop in cognitive abilities. the world health organization says nine out of every ten people on the planet breathe air containing a high level of pollutants. (grant) coming up... beware of tarantulas on your next hike. why park officials say tarantula mating

season is here early. (vicki) and a major recall to tell you about... why the ground beef in your fridge could make you sick. you could generate your own energy,

at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. bought ground beef from

safeway-- it could be contaminated. more than

25-thousand pounds of ground beef are being recalled... and some of it was shipped here to california. cargill meat solutions is recalling the meat because it may be contaminated with e. coli. the beef has an expiration date of september 5th. so far there have been no reports of any illness. safeway is recalling several products that could contain this tainted meat. for a full list -- go to our website at kron-4 dot com. (vicki) check your medicine cabinets ... a popular children's fever medicine is being recalled due to overdose concerns. children's advil is recalling its "suspension bubble gum" flavor because the dosage cup is marked in teaspoons ... instead of milliliters. the company says ibuprofen overdose symptoms include nausea, vomiting, headache, drowsiness, blurred vision, and dizziness. the affected product has an of november 20-20. if you have a bottle of the medicine ... either throw it away or return it to the store for a full refund.

"i was trying really hard not to cry. it was just not a good experience."(vicki) a heartbreaking story... after a girl with cancer is told to remove her hat for school pictures. what the school did when the girl refused. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

picture day is one of the biggest days of the school year for kids. but for one middle school student who is battling cancer... it was one of the most humiliating. christine pae reports. bella thurston/cancer patient "it was just really humiliating and upsetting for me. i was trying really hard not to cry. it was just not a good experience."13-year-old bella thurston is battling cancer.kara thurston/mother "she has ependymoma, which is a brain and spine tumor. she was first diagnosed when she was 5."some of bella's hair had fallen off after recent chemo treatments.it's why she wears a hat.so on picture day at hoover middle school...

when she says the photographer told her she needed to take her hat off, bella was stunned. bella thurston/cancer patient "he says it's against policy. and i was like, 'ok, so i can't wear my hat?' and he was like, 'no, you can go fix your hair, take your hat off or i won't take your picture,' and i didn't let him take my picture because i didn't feel that i needed to take my hat off in order for him to take my picture."bella's mom, kara, was outraged when she found out.kara thurston/mother"when something happens to your kid that you can't fix, it's heartbreaking, you feel helpless."lifetouch photography apologized for what they call a misunderstandi ng.. and said in part --"we have been in touch with the school and have reached out to the family to offer their daughter a complimentary photography session in a place of their choosing. in light of this, we will be revisiting our training protocol with our photographers."but bella says she doesn't want special treatment because of her cancer.she just wants to be treated like everyone else. bella thurston/cancer patient "i would not like to be singled out, i would like my picture to be taken the normal way and to be in the same spot that it always is in the yearbook."

(vicki) that was christine pae reporting. the school district says staffers who work with kids will soon receive more training. (grant) let's get a check on what we are working on for kron4 news at six. pam moore is standing by in the newsroom.(pam) thank you grant.. coming up new tonight at six. we will tell you how oakland police are now responding... after four people were killed in shootings in 48 hours. tonight - we will hear from a woman who says, she personally lost three family members to street violence. that story and more .. coming up tonight at six.. grant now back to you.(grant) thank you pam we will see you and ken at six. (catherine) we've been honoring outstanding teachers in the bay area...today it's a brand new teacher at skyline high in oakland.. kiara smith teaches english...

she was already known for substitute teaching in the district. a colleague says she brings a 'wealth of skills' to the job. in a special summer program - she taught freshman english.....and caught her students' attention with special projects looking at the ways society deals with things like race, gender, ethnicity and economic status. the result was 'remarkable learning and teaching moments' say her colleagues...including a gallery walk of posters and essays. if you know a special teacher you'd like to nominate...just go to our website, kron four-dot-com. click on 'features' - and choose teacher of the week. grant and vicki?. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to break up today leaving cooler

than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a trough of low pressure sitting across the west coast. this is keeping temperatures across the state running below the average for this time of year. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and patchy fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will start to warm slowly into could be much warmer on labor day and into next week s(vicki) instagram is launching

three features designed to bring a measure of security and peace of mind to the platform. here's what it looks like... it's works as a proactive bid to avoid some of the trust issues its parent company, facebook, is dealing with. the "about this account" tool lets users check the legitimacy of any account that reaches a large audience by revealing a wealth of information that can indicate its authenticity celebrities, public figures, and other notable accounts can

now apply to have their accounts verified. and instagram is adding the option to use third-party authenticator apps, such as google authenticator, for a secure way to log into instagram. (vicki) and -- for the first time in her musical career, taylor swift is about to be a free agent. the pop mega-star's the pop mega-star's contract with big machine records, an indie label that's part of universal music, expires in november. swift signed with the label 13-years ago when she was just 15-years old. industry insiders say some 80-percent of big machine's revenue is thanks to swift. whether it's with big machine or another label -- swift is likely to make recording history as she negotiates her next contract. (grant) next on kron4 news at 5... tarantula season is here early. why park officials are warning hikers to be extra alert when out on the trails.

hikers: here's your fair warning... tarantulas are back! and they are showing up on trails across the state. (grant) officials say the eight-legged creature is crawling around some hiking trails a bit earlier than usual. jo kwon reports. nat sound"is that a spider?" "yeah."not just any ole spider....nat sound"is that a tarantula?""yeah."the man in that video is ernest park.he's part of the l-a county

sheriff's all-volunteer "altadena mountain rescue team."deputy dan paige/altadena mountain rescue team"ernest park saw the tarantula on the ground and decided to make a new friend." deputy dan paige heads the team.he says park spotted the tarantula last week during training in eaton canyon. deputy dan paige/altadena mountain rescue team"this is the first time i've seen them this early. they typically come out when it cools off more."closer to october. entomologist brian brown says it's unknown why they've shown up earlier this year.brian brown/entomologist"but we think probably the factors like the hot summer we've had probably accelerates the life cycles of the spiders."he also says since we had some rain this year.brian brown/entomologist"we'd expect the spider numbers to be fairly good."they're out and about because... they spiders are looking for love.brian brown/entomologist"the males are wandering around looking for females, which tend to stick into their boroughs more."while the spider may give some the heebie jeebies brown says remember.brian brown/entomologist"tarantulas will not jump on you. unlike arachnophobia, they do not come down on webs from above." so what should you do if you see one? this hiker says... mos/no name given"i think i would just leave it alone." correct!deputy dan paige/altadena mountain rescue team"we do recommend you don't pick up tarantulas."if you do. brian brown/entomologist"they have fangs, they can bite. they have mild venom. but they're not aggressive."but... deputy dan paige/altadena mountain rescue team"some people are allergic to their fur, and it'll be similar to poison oak."jo kwon/reporting

"if you do plan on hiking any time soon deputy paige recommends that you look down at the trail - not only to look for uneven surfaces. but also those jet-black tarantulas are going to be easy to spot."mos/no name given "i'm always looking at the ground because i'm afraid of snakes. so yeah, i'm pretty much always......"and if you see one....deputy dan paige/altadena mountain rescue team"just let them be. they're doing spider things. and we're doing hiking things." (grant) (grant) (grant) that was jo kwon reporting. here in the bay area... mt. diablo is a particularly popular spot for tarantulas during their mating season. (vicki)s up kron 4 news at 5.ra ken wayne and pam moore are here with

kron 4 news at six. (ken) thank you grant and vicki..coming up new tonight at six.. we are hearing from police about a gruesome discovery in san francisco a head-less torso... found in a fish tank - inside the home of a missing person. we'll have the latest on the investigation.(pam) then - also new at six - the man accused of being the "dine and dash" dater has been arrested. police say, he would take women out - then skip out on the check.. we'll tell you the serious criminal charges he is now facing. that's coming up next .. on kron4 news at six.

like that is very out of character, and i don't know who those people in the house were.> (ken) tonight at 6. a gruesome discovery... as a headless torso is found in the fish tank of a missing man's san francisco home. (ken) thank you for joining us. i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. so far, investigators have declined to say if the discovered remains belong to brian egg - the man who lived in that home. kron 4's dan kerman is live at san francisco police headquarters tonight with the late details. dan? for more than two decades san francisco resident brian egg lived in the clara street home... but when neighbors stopped seeing him after the beginning of june they began to worrysot scot free/neighbor 10-17neighbors and family contacted police and they came to the house three times in late july and early august but there was no answer at the door... so they moved on... it was not until neighbors

spotted a crime scene clean up truck outside the home in august 14, that police actually entered the residence. they didn't find egg, but found suspicious odors and police got a search warrant.sot cmdr greg mceachern/sf police 40-50 search of residence took place over 4 days period and early on august 27 a human torse was discovered in a large fish tank in a concealed area of the residence. now awaiting an i.d.soti think we have to conclude who else could it be but brianneighbors criticised police saying they didn't seem to take the missing persons report very seriously, but tuesday afternoon police defended how they handled the case.sotwe dont just break down doors when someone is reported missing. there were reports he was out of town and also that he may be at other locations lead us to believe there was not suspicious circumstances at the time 136/at the time

(pam) new at 6. oakland police are promising to increase patrols in areas where they have seen violence spike.... that's after four homicides in four days. kron 4's maureen kelly reports, two of those murders happened on

the same block in east oakland. this is like senseless i can't even explain or understand why something like this happenedodette young is talking about the most recent murder....the victim was her brother...36 year old mario thomas.....and it's the not the first time her family has suffered a loss like this i've lost three brothers from the streets so i'm just fed up thomas was gunned down in an area behind a laundrymat off 73rd avenue near international blvd just before 430 monday evening. you can see where someone has left candles and written his nickname mack nolie moe on the ground.that killing happening just one day after the fatal shooting of another 38 year year old man who police have yet to identify... it happened just across the street from monday's shooting....flowers have been left to mark the spot where he died...and another woman was wounded. thomas's family says both murder victims knew each other. he was a real cool cat he was to himself mind of his own business owner, just like my uncle they were just stayed in their lanes type of guys police believe those two crimes may be connected.the city's acting chief and other officers talked to family members and others in the communtiy....they also brought their mobile command post to the area. while these two

back to back killings are bad enough....but there were also two other shootings sunday, one of the 1100 block of international and another on the 9500 block of e street that combined left two others dead, and three wounded.those two shootings are not believed to be connected. but all four killings have police shifting officers hours in these areas to increase their presence....as we as boosting their patrols both on foot and in squad cars... this level of violence is acceptableno arrests have been made in any of these murders....police are asking for anyone with information or video to come forward. maureen kelly kron4 news. kron4 news. (ken) a big story tonight... california will become the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial. (pam)

governor jerry brown signed the bill today ... it will replace bail .. with a risk - assessment system. grant lodes joins us now with more. (grant) it's still a little unclear how the new system will work. the state's judicial council now has broad authority to reshape pretrial detention policy. counties wiill then set their own procedures for deciding who to release before trial. (grant) under the new system.... most suspects arrested for non-violent misdemeanors could be released within 12-hours of being booked. people facing serous and violent felonies will not be eligible for pre-trial release. some people worry the bill will allow dangerous people to go free-- and they won't return for trial. supporters say the change will end the unfair practice of imprisoning people simply because they are poor. lieutenant governor gavin newsom released a statement today:"a person's checking

account balance should never determine how they are treated under the law. cash bail criminalizes poverty and with governor brown's signature today, california has opened the door to pursue and perfect a just pre-trial system." (grant) the new system will go into effect in october of next year. . (ken) the california state assembly has passed the bill that would allow people in san francisco to inject heroin and other drugs under medical supervision... it now goes to governor brown for signature...meaning the three-year pilot program could begin soon. the goal is to curb overdose deaths. the safe injection sites would provide sterile needles and allow people to use illegal drugs without fear of arrest. the c-d-c says the leading cause of deaths nationwide - is drug overdose. (pam) (oncam) to the south bay now.... where a novel solution has been proposed to help ease the affordable housing crisis. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, the idea would put people who are homeless,

teachers and others in need of an affordable place to live .... under the same roof, on what is now under -used school property. estimates vary but with as many as six or seven thousand homeless people on the streets of santa clara county on any given dayand teachers who cant afford to live here, an idea that just gained some traction would be to build permanent, afordable housing on county-owned, school district property. supervisor cindy chavez.cindy chavez/santaclara county supervisor "...they have a need for teacher and staff housing and we have funding for foster homeless housing and we are looking to see whether it's possible to create a partnership to see if it's possible to get both workforce housing and housing for populations in need on school district property..."no specific properties have been identified, but east side union, san jose unified and 31 other school districts in the county are home to hundreds of vacant lots and other under-used resources that might be tapped for housing says chavez. cindy chavez/santa clara county supervisor "...school districts have properties where they used to be a school and don't any longer and we are trying to think how to creatively use those assetts because in many cases...."the board voted unanimously tuesday to reach out to school districts with an offer of funding to pay for assett

evaluation and feasablity studuies that would would address cost, zoning and potental conflicts arising from housing the homeless near schools.cindy chavez/santa clara county supervisor "....what we are really talking about is how do we share assetts and put people together in a way that's cost efffective for everybody and meets our broader community needs of getting housing..." rob fladeboe/san jose ".... san jose unified school district welcomes the idea, havingalready passed a resolution to work with both the county and the city of san jose on addressing the affordable housing crisis. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news kron4news

a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to break up today leaving cooler than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a trough of low pressure sitting across the west coast. this is keeping temperatures across the state running below the average for this time of year. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and patchy fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will start to warm slowly into the weekend. it could be much warmer on labor day and into next week

(ken) a 17-year old senior at san mateo's serra high died yesterday after driving off a highway and into a tree. a statement released by the school described redwood city resident blake bottarini as "a kind and caring young man." bottarini was driving his pickup truck to school... north on skyline boulevard when he veered off the road and hit a tree. the truck then fell about 45 feet down an embankment. it does not appear drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash. (pam) it is a case of hurry up and go ....for some cab drivers at s-f-o ... accused of going to the bathroom everywhere ábutá the bathroom. what the airport

is doing to curb the unsanitary problem. (ken) president trump says google and other social media sites are rigged against him. we'll tell you the unscientific way the president apparently got his information. (pam) and the man known as the "dine and dash dater'... who left women with the restaurant bill... has finally been caught. we'll tell you how he was apprehended. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. you could generate your own energy, at home. maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing, with energy upgrade california.

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dates without paying his bill -- has finally been arrested. catherine heenan is here with the latest on the suspect ... known as the "dine and dash dater." catherine (catherine) los angeles county prosecutors have filed a string of charges against 45-year-old paul gonzales.... they say he used dating apps to meet women.... then took them to nice restaurants....ordered lavish meals....and later took off....stickingthem with the bill. authorities say eight women ended up paying themselves. and in two cases the restaurants picked up the check. he's also accused of running out of a hair salon without paying. the complaint says the women were cheated out of a total of nearly a thousand dollars. gonzales has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges....including extortion and grand theft. he's being held on 315-thousand dollars bail and faces up to 13 years in prison if convicted.ken and pam? (pam) deadly pesticides being used at illegal

marijua growing problem all acr the state. today -- researchers and federal authorities announced... they have found potentially deadly pesticides ... at nine out of every 10 illegal marijuana farms in california this year. that is a jump .... from chemicals found at about 75- percent of illegal growing operations discovered on public land last year, and six- times as high as in 2012. one researcher says, the pesticide found at the illegal farms is the highly toxic carbofuran... and it is so powerful, that less than a teaspoon can kill a 300- pound bear. a somewhat unusual request coming from sfo.... to taxi drivers... please use the bathroom or else face the consequences. it seems that some aren't doing that and instead are urinating in public as they wait to pick up rides. kron four's terisa estacio with more on the letter sent out to cabbies and the response from passengers at the airport.

terisa estacio - sfo management getting straight to the point... pleading with taxi drivers to use a rest room instead of a public area... "that is gross" that in response to sfo sending out a warning to taxi drivers - requesting them to stop using the outside parking structure as a bathroom. kron four news obtained the email... in which it states quote " airport staff has noticed an increase rate of urination and defecation in the rear of sfo tax lot number 3 and nearby stairwells. this creates a highly unsanitary condition and a health harzard for sfo custodians...."it goes on to say.. tax drivers are reminded that the nearby restroom is open 24/7, end quote. this is video of where the taxi drivers wait to be called up to go into another line out at the terminals to pick up a rider. as you can see they are all in order... the drivers i spoke with would not go on camera, but said if they leave to use the bathroom, they will lose their place and subsequently lose a potentially good fare. it is on average 45 dollars to the sf. some drivers were hostile - shouting that they will do whatever they want, where ever they want... they say these days they are in a fight to survive because of ride share companies cutting into their salaries. sfo has different perspective... the email goes on to say that they are now going to increase patrols and violators are subject to suspensions and or arrest. as far as those at sfo... most believed the matter was disgusting. courtney. "i do not have

words, but i can smell it, it is bad. however, one passenger did say he can sympathize with the drivers, to a point. michael. they are just trying to make a living, perhaps sfo should do something different. but yes, it is wrong. estacio kron four news##### #####

(pam) new tonight at 6... a new challenge for advocacy... civil liberties and environmental groups are taking a stand against lawsuits which they say limit free speech. at issue is what they call - "strategic lawsuits against public participation," or - slapp.. the "protect the protest" task force is bringing attention to these lawsuits ... it says they are meant to deter and silence people and organizations from speaking out... by tying up advocates legally and financially. for instance, greenpeace u-s-a cites, a 300- million dollar lawsuit filed against them, by the canadian timber industry, because of greenpeace advocacy for forest protection ... rallies against these strategic lawsuits .. are planned across the country for next week, including in san francisco on september 5th. interior

let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to break up today leaving cooler than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a trough of low pressure sitting across the west coast. this is keeping temperatures across the state running below the average for this time of year. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and patchy fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will start to warm slowly into the weekend. it could be much warmer on labor day and into next week

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(ken) dramatic video as sheriff's deputies race to save a baby's life. the heroic action that turned a tragedy into a near miracle.

(pam) two los angeles county sheriff's deputies are being credited with saving a baby's life. it all started last night... when officers pulled over a car that was driving erratically. officials say, the driver jumped out of the car... holding a nine- month

old who was not breathing. reporter kara finnstrom has the story. it's an emotional imagecaptain richard harpham is speaking about this video. it shows deputy tyler milton cradling a baby during a desperate rush to save the little boy's life certainly when you have a nine month old who's not breathing everyone jumps into actionjust about ten minutes earlier near the 91 in bellflower deputy milton had stopped the baby's frantic parents for driving erratically. they were looking for the hospital. he knew there was no time to waste. deputy milton sprung into action grabbed the nine month old and summoned help from help from other vehiclesmove it! move it!you can hear the urgency in that person's voice as deputies rushed towards long beach memorial with sirens blaring. in the passenger seat of one patrol car - deputy milton held the lifeless baby on his lap and did cpr. the baby's mother was in back with another deputy, alyssa farrington behind the wheelthey got on the radio.. .got a hold other units.. they blocked intersections all the way downlong beach police

immediately sealed off streets too. minutes later that dramatic video was captured. deputy milton jumped out of the car with the baby in his arms. only now, thanks to him and his fellow deputies the little boy was again breathing was able to get the baby breathing again what a heroic lifesaving action.captain harpham says as a father and grandfather himself, he couldn't be prouder of his deputiesi just can't thank them enough and i think we should all thank them for their lifesaving, heroic actions (pam) that was kara finnstrom reporting. the sheriff's department said today... the baby is in the hospital in stable condition. (ken) the stadium isn't even finished yet... but already las vegas raiders fans are crying foul... over parking at the new site. why tailgating may be out of the question (pam) skirting a court order ... a texas company says, it is now making its 3-d gun plans available. the legal loophole the company is using.. to get around the judge's order.

grant) our grant lodes joins us with more on this story.(grant) selling them online is a move to side-step that court order until litigation is settled. cody wilson, founder of defense distributed, said he interpreted the order to mean he could not put gun blueprints on-line to be downloaded for free. instead, he said he is now selling the blueprints to customers, letting them name their own price and then emailing or shipping the instructions to them.(grant) critics say the

blueprints will make it easier for felons, kids, and mentally stable potentially make their own 3d-printed guns. but... wilson says the court order limited his free speech rights. yesterday's ruling came as part of a years- long battle between the federal government and wilsons company...defense distributed. (ken)(pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. in sf, a request in sf, a request in sf, a request and warning

from managment to taxi drivers please uset the restroom and not the outside parking areas. kron four news obtained the email... in which it states quote " airport staff has noticed an increase rate of urination and defecation in the rear of sfo tax lot number 3 and nearby stairwells. this creates a highly unsanitary condition and a health harzard for sfo custodians...."te lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to

break up today leaving cooler than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and lawrence te lawrence karnow: low clouds and karnow: low lawrence te lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to break up today leaving cooler

than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a trough of low pressure sitting across the west coast. this is keeping temperatures across the state running below the average for this time of year. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and patchy fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will start to warm slowly into the weekend. it could be much warmer on labor day and into next week

(pam) new at 6 tonight. puerto rico's official death toll from hurricane maria has increased dramatically... (ken) ( telecross catherine heenan is here with the new numbers from the last september's disaster. ( catherine) 'many' more people died than the first government estimates suggested... a new independent study says the deaths were 'severely undercounted.' today puerto rico's governor raised the official death raised the governor puerto rico's governor raised the official death toll from 64 - to 29-hundred-75. he's also going to adopt some of the study's recommendatio ns....including a registryto pinpoint the most vulnerable citizens...like the elderly or those who are bed-ridden. the government commissioned the study from george washington university. the nearly 3- thousand deaths cover6 months

after the hurricane hit. (lay out) (ken) google is denying president trump's claim that the company "rigs" search results to show negative stories about trump.trump tweeted today in part:"google search results for "trump news" shows only the viewing/reporting of fake news media."trump added that conservative sites are shut out and suggested the activity may be illegal.he added:"96% of results on "trump news" are from national left-wing media." the claim is based on an article by the conservative outlet "p-j media."writer paula bolyard used another conservative journalist's media bias chart to assess google's search results. bolyard concedes that her approach was not scientific. google responded in a statement saying that they don't bias search results

toward any political ideology. (pam) controversial wildfire legislation is coming down to the wire .... in sacramento. the proposed law would help prevent wildfires - but, could also allow utility companies to pass on some costs to customers. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala has the details.. on when the bill could be finalized... ((ashley)) the wildfire confrerence committee has until the end of the night to finalize the bill.. so it can be voted on before the legislative session ends firday. but -- debate over parts of this legislation has brought the committee right down to its deadline. with a destructive wildfire season already underway in california - there is a fiery debate in the capitol over proposed wildfire prevention legislation. ((sen. bill dodd d-napa)) "we still have the same goals that we talked

about the very first time that we met. anything that we do should protect victims today, and should also harden the grid so there are no victims tomorrow and beyond." one of the heated issues is utility company liability when power equipment sparks a fire. under the proposal - some costs could be passed on to customers. ((sen. hannah beth-jackson d-santa barbara))"i think we need to send a signal to the markets that we are serious about holding these companies accountable while at the same time recognizing we need electricity.")) another hot topic is forest management - and how to regulate the removal of dead and dying trees.((assembly member brian dahle r-bieber)) "three weeks ago, 1100 homes burned in my district and we have a massive fuel loading problem so my colleague and i have been talking about vegetation management for years now, we ran bills and got them close and we tweaked them to where.. they don't work on the ground. but when you go to implement it on the actual ground, it just doesn't work."in sacramento... i'm ashley zavala. (ken) a warning tonight to good samaritans... what may be waiting for you in the bushes... the next time you pull over to help someone on the highway.

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... finds himself in a bad situation, on a michigan highway... and he wants to alert motorists everywhere to beware.... and trust your instincts when helping other drivers on the road. the driver stopped on the side of the road in belleville, michigan, to help a woman changing a flat tire. but noticed the woman had no jack

... but did a tire iron in her hand... he said things did not add up... he says, the behavior was suspicious. the driver posted the foiled plan on facebook, warning people, to be smart and beware. (ken) instagram is launching three features designed to bring a measure of security and peace of mind to the platform. it's a proactive bid to avoid some of the trust issues its parent company, facebook, is dealing with. the "about this account" tool lets users check the legitimacy of any account by revealing a wealth of information that can indicate its authenticity. and instagram is adding the option to use third-party authenticator apps, such as google authenticator, for a secure way to log into instagram. in sports... as they approach their final pre- season game... 49er head coach

kyle shananhan prepared to make some difficult cuts ... as the roster is trimmed to 53- players... and another a's starting pitcher goes to the disabled list... mark carpenter will have that story...and all the sports... coming up

the raiders have unveiled parking plans for the team's new stadium in las vegas. it might mean the famous raiders tailgating experience - could be a lot different than fans in oakland are used to seeing.(pam) that's because most of the parking will be a shuttle ride away. reporter patrick walker has details. pkgstandup in the two parking options north of the stadium are here at tropicana and arville. this former southwest gas property is one option... and exisiting parking over at the orleans is another. the team has proposed up to 12-thousand off-site parking spaces between these two locations... and the two on las vegas boulevard south of the 215. add in the 25-hundred or so on-site parking spots... and the team still comes up about 15-hundred short of what's required in the county code. the team is designing the stadium to rely heavily on ride-sharing and the shuttle service between the off-site parking and the stadium. county commission chairman steve sisolak says the proposal is a good start... but the team will still have to address the deficiency in spots.sot - keep them off mgm properties, properties to the

west((steve sisolak/county commission chairman: "we've gotta discuss those things, and then the shuttling back-and-forth, i don't know if there's a charge associated with this off-site parking that they're talking about, if there's not, where the tailgating would be. i can't see them tailgating in the parking garage of the orleans, but the other one to the south, maybe, that we haven't discussed yet." )) patrick ((patrick walker)) sisolak says the goal is for the team to not rely on the 25-thousand parking spaces at nearby businesses or at the strip properties. however... that's not to say businesses on their own won't offer parking for a premium price. premium price.parking for a premium price. (pam) (pam) still no word on what parking there will cost... the raiders las vegas stadium is expected to open in 2020.

' perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this a's season is they've been winning áwith seemingly all their pitchers on the disabled list. and as we move closer into the stretch run, they still can't catch a break. the green and gold announced today that brett anderson is now on the 10-day-dl with a strained left forearm. the lefty started last night against houston...and got roughed up, allowing 5-runs on 7-hits through 2 and two-thirds. this marks the 2nd time he's been on the mend...as he missed time in late may with a shoulder injury. and just wait, the news doesn't get any better. it could be a long time before we see sean manaea in action again. the left-handed starter has been diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinitis... and bob melvin says he is not sure when he'll be healthy enough to throw again this season. the 26-year-old has a 3.59 era through 27-starts...and has racked up more than 100-strikeouts. the team has used the d-l 25-times this year....

right now, they are in game 2 of a 3-game-set against houston...we'll have highlights later tonight. ' if you are tired of watching preseason games, consider this-- the season officially opens next thursday when the eagles host the falcons. but until then, there is one more episode of exhibition football to enjoy. most of the league finishing up the games that don't count on thursday. jimmy garoppolo and the 49ers...conclude their slate against the chargers in santa clara. don't expect the starters to play much, if at all. the core focus of this matchup is finalizing a 53-player roster, head coach kyle shanahan not looking forward to making some tough decisions. and you and you could say linebacker is an

area where the 49ers could use some help this season. just imagine how the team would look if patrick willis hadn't suddenly retired only 8 years into his career? the 7-time pro bowler recently joined the 49er insider podcast...and fans, i'm sorry to say he is not thinking about a comeback. "many people all tell me that all the time, that man you retired too earl, you had so much left in the tank. i usually ask them, well if i retired too early then what is too late? for me i felt like it was the perfect timing. my body, everything, the stars aligned.it's not about hos long you played the game it's about how effective you played it. just enjoying a lot of me time. just a lot of self reflection and just becoming a new me again." ' and the raiders...wrap their preseason

in seattle against the seahawks. moving to the college ranks-- the year gets into full swing this weekend...and we now know who will be running the offense for the golden bears. cal head coach justin wilcox announced that ross bowers...will be holding on to his job as cal's starting quarterback. despite being qb1 last season, the redshirt junior...spent the offseason in an open competition for his spot as the team went 6-and-6, but managed to hold off brandon mcilwain and chase garbers. last year-- he tossed for more than 3- thousand yards...with 18- touchdowns and his signature win as a 37-3 drubbing of 8th ranked washington state. bears face north carolina saturday afternoon. stanford opens with san diego state at the farm. to the u-s open-- it's so hot in new york that three players were forced to retire because of the brutal conditions. novak

djokovic...found himself fighting to not join that list. the 6th-ranked player in the world...facing marton fuscovics...and using ice bags throughout the match to keep cool. temperatures reportedly hovering just below 100-degrees...and they even jumped into ice baths in between the 3rd and 4th sets. --the heat made him a little grouchy, dropped the 2nd set... and threw his racket on the court. --through it all, joker survived...took out fuscovics in four sets....and moves on in his 1st match back at flushing meadows since 2016.

homeless veterans across northern california will soon be able to get some misdemeanor warrants dismissed... without going to court. it's all part of an event called a "stand down"... which provides a wide variety of services to try to get homeless veterans back on their feet... including having a visiting judge hear their case. (sot)tom griffin/"stand down" coordinator420 at the end of the day a volunteer signs off, they go back to a judge and he forgives them their sins and they walk out of here owning no money to their warrants. it's a wonderful thing. these guys come here and they leave here feeling so free, many of them crying cuz now they can

apply for jobs, the warrants don't come up. they can also apply for driver's licenses. before they couldnt'. 444(vo continues) the judges will gather at the monterey county fairgrounds the last weekend of september to consider minor infractions... and help the veterans put small crimes behind them. the "stand down" also provides medical and dental care, therapists and psychologists and food and clothing to prepare the homeless vets for the winter. about 450 vets... including a couple of dozen women... are expected. free bus service will be available from the palo alto veterans hospital to take homeless vets to the monterey county fairgrounds. lawrence karnow: low clouds and fog were very slow to break up today leaving cooler than normal tempertures again. highs today were in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see a trough of low pressure sitting across the west coast. this is keeping temperatures across the state running below the average for this time of year. highs tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and patchy fog and 50s and 60s at the coast. it will start to warm slowly into the weekend. it could be much warmer on labor day and

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