car who were after her backpack. neighbors rushed out to help...and are now donating school supplies so she can go back to class tomorrow.thank you for joining us. i'm vicki liviakis.(grant) and i'm grant lodes. kron4 's ella sogomonian met with the victim and is live in berkeley at russell and wheeler streets where the robbery happened.. ella - how is the girl doing? it's a scary lesson for the eighth grader who is still recovering from the trauma. she's in pain a little bit...but is sharing her story today warning others to be aware when cycling here. 14 year old kasseipoia o'melay just transitioned from being home schooled to willard middle school in berkeley. growing up in a family with a passion for cycling...on friday she rode her bike home from her first week of school... down russell street through this bike boulevard when suddenly a car got too close for comfort.sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "i thought maybe they lived here and were getting close to me to come through. but then the front passenger window

rolled down an arm reached out picked up the backpack and the car hit by bike and drove off really quickly."kasseipoia was hit by the car and robbed of her backpack filled with school supplies an ipod, and epipens for her bee allergy. sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "nothing of real value at all just stuff that was really important to me." fortunately she was wearing her helmet...but suffered from cuts and hurt her arm. neighbors on wheeler street rushed out to help the young girl and called police.sot: karl o'melay, father// "he said are you the parent of kassiopeia and my wife gets this special look on her face when she's terrified and i was there and it was like time stopped until he said she was okay."kassiopeia is recovering...but her bike is now damaged...as the reality of what happened sinks in...she remains focused on the outpour of support from her community that have donated school supplies in time for her second week of class.sot: kassiopeia o'melay, victim// "its been pretty well at first i was freaked out about little things like my things homework but people have been really supportive i got my stuff replaced so quickly and its really been amazing."sot: karl o'melay, father// "were lucky nothing

worse came of it and its both ends of the spectrum you see one side of society which is the lowest part and all the gotten."police have yet to identify at least two suspects involved. the family is hoping that surveillence video from nearby homes can help police identify and catch the theives so they won't put anyone else through the same trauma. live in berkeley ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (vicki) (vicki) kron 4 news. (vicki) in the east bay - we have new details about how a woman was able to escape from a moving ambulance and

jump into traffic. that woman was then hit and killed by a car on the southbound 680 to westbound 580 connector ramp. it happened around 7:30 this morning. investigators say the woman got out of her restraints -- overpowered a paramedic and jumped out as the ambulance was coming to a stop. police say the patient was being transported from valley care hospital in pleasanton to john george psychiatric hospital. her identity has not yet been released. (grant/2-shot) tough talk on this labor day weekend from working people in many labor unions...who are fighting to survive. (vicki-2-shot) but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now from san jose, they're also fightng back. nats the south bay labor council's annual labor day picnic featured the music of the late woodie guthrie, plenty of barbecue and a reminder that as the labor movement in america goes, so goes the middle class says executive director ben field. ben field/south bay labor council "....the labor movement has been under attack

for decades now and that attack has worked it has diminished the power of the labor movement in a wide variety of places across the county to get better wages for working families...."while unempoyment is at an 18 year low, wages are stagnant, particulary amongunionized workers, especially in the private sector, where union membership has fallen to roughly 11-percent. business is booming in silicon valley but working people are struggling to mke ends meet says local 265 vice president charles brown.charles brown/amalgamated transit union "...it's great that unemployment is low but we also need a living wage, it costs a lot of money to live in santa clara county and many of us are barely making it..." unions are fighting back with the spread of teacher strikes across the country and the defeat of a right to work law in missouri. a recent gallup poll found that 62-percent of american now support labor unions.ben field/south bay labor council "....people are starting to realize that organized labor is critical to building an economy that works

for everybody..."the rank and file would have you remember that unions brought about many things that both union ans non- union workers now take for granted. things like the 40 hour work week, minimum wage, overtime and paid leave. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news. (grant)new at 5. (grant) (grant)new at 5. now to san francisco... where hundreds of people marched to protest hotel worker contracts. according to "unite here.." thousands of marriott employees in san francisco and across the continent have been working without contracts for weeks. they're asking for job security and workplace safety... and are threatening to strike. 75 hotel workers were arrested for blocking a street. hotel workers held similar labor day strikes in boston, detroit, seattle, san diego, and hawaii. (vicki) bart is now rolling

back some of the increased security that was put in place after a number of violent attacks over the past few months. this comes just days after a bart station agent was punched in the face. kron 4's lydia pantazes is in walnut creek with the latest... (grant) it was a (grant) (grant) it was a solemn

weekend in washington - so many lawmakers, digniteries, former presidents...focused on final goodbyes to the late senator john mccain. but tomorrow - lawmakers head back to work for what's expected to be a busy and contentious week. omar jimenez reports. there will be no time for labor day relaxation to carry over into tuesday this week in washington.tuesday begins the confirmation hearings for judge brett kavanaughexpected to last days in front of the senate judiciary committeewit h implications for both

parties."we need the opportunity to ask the questions. if we walked out, it would be one side asking the questions. i don't think that's the way you examine a nominee and get the facts out". with a successful confirmation...kavanaugh would give conservatives a firm majority on the supreme court. "if you are looking to a republican president to pick a qualified conservative, he would be on the top of anyone's list including not just donald trump."and as the confirmation hearings continuethe tech sector hits capitol hill wednesday."theres a lot of emphasis today on politics twitter and politics twitter tends to be pretty divisive."jack dorsey, c-e-o of twitter, will appear alongside sheryl sandberg, c-o- o of facebook, as they testify before the senate intelligence committee.the topics will (anchor1) m omar jimenezwashington...i'm omar jimenez

(anchor1) taking a live look outside-- our camera looking at the golden gate bridge. (anchor 2) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: a tropical storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should begin to improve over the next couple of days. high pressure will weaken a little allowing for a cool sea breeze and

better air quality. highs will be in the 80s and low 90s inland tomorrow with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be cooler through midweek before beginning to warm again. warm again. (vicki)coming up... eight people, including a teenager... are hurt in a shootout in southern california.what led up to the shooting that has two people in critical condition tonight. (grant) and you'll want to hear how the father of mollie tibbets...makes an impassioned plea to to keep his daughter's death...and

political vitriol...two separate entities. (vicki)and a museum suffers the same fate as the place it paid tribute to.we spoke with the last visitors to "playland ánotá at the beach..."

a musuem dedicated to the memory of playland at the beach, the long closed san francisco amusement park, hosted visitors for the last time today.kron4's maureen kelly reports that the spot called playland --not-- at the beach is shuttering for a very

similar reason that the original amusement park closed down. hahahahalaughing sal is getting the last laugh....as kids and kids at heart play old fashioned penny arcade games, skee ball and pinball....playland not at the beach got it's name because this 7500 square feet of memorabilla is located in el cerrito......far from san francisco's ocean beach where the original playland stood from 1913 to 1972. this collection of circus and amusement park mementos has been at this location for 10 years....but is now shutting down for a very similar reason that brought the original playland to a close. they came down for condos we're coming down for apartments so history is just repeating itselffrank biafore who goes by the title fabulous fun facilator says the building was purchased a year and half ago and is due to be torn down to make way for 50 units. but he says he bears no ill will to the new owners. it made me incredibly happy when i came into my life, it gave me 18 or 20 years of incredible experiences that will always be a part of me, i'm not sad i'm grateful for all the people that of been here all the lifeways touched all the people who touched our lives both repeat customers and first timers who weren't even alive during when the original

playland was open say they are sad to see this place go. i didn't know about this place unfortunately until now, so i heard was closing and i wanted to come and check it out before was gone forever it's a good place i think would be cool if they could keep it open longer i'm very sad to lose this place as i was sad and 72 when they took play them downthe public will be able to preserve their own peace of playland at the beach magic because all the memorabilia inside playland not at the beach will be going up for auction on saturday, september 15 maureen kelly kron four news (grant) (grant) we're learning more tonight about what led to a shoot-out that left eight people hurt in san bernardino. (vicki) the gunfire rang out during a dice game - among those hurt is a teenager. reporter joy benedict spoke to witnesses.

"pop, pop, pop, pip it was like three different guns." it's a sound that still resonates in this san bernardino community today... after gunfire rang out late last night... the morning was filled with crime scene tape and evidence markers reminders of a terrifying night- these neighbors didn't need."all you see is shots fired- sparks!" emani cole/ neighbor:"once you kept hearing thot, thot, thot let going we just suck and ran outside all you hear is people screaming like- help! " investigators say it was shoot out, that started around 11pm last night, when someone opened fire inside the courtyard on a group of people shooting dice. someone else returned fire, and before it stopped dozens of rounds were fired from shot guns and hand guns- 8 people were hit including a 17 year old boy, who is in extremely critical condition.paris nickleberry/

neighbor:"just scary at the moment make those phone calls an make sure everyone was ok." stray bullets struck the building, apartment windows in the courtyard and parked cars... but what frustrates investigators is despite all the people outside, they can't get anyone to tell them what happened or who was doing capt. rich lawhead/ san bernardino police dept.:me hurt for the good people who live in this complex. i'm see there are those maybe nobody can protect them but we can't solve crimes unless someone is willing to step up."and in the meantime, those living here are asking for prayers for the injured and the families still waiting for answers."pray for marvin and solara!" (vicki)that was joy benedict reporting.senator kamala harris tweeted about the shooting this morning... saying "heartbroken over the shooting in san bernardino. praying for the injured and the entire community. thank you to the law enforcement officers and first responders in the scene." (grant) today is the summer's 11th spare the air day. smoke from wildfires is blanketing much fo the bay area...thanks to offshore winds. kron4's will tran reports from san francisco's twin peaks. (anchor) taking a live look

outside-- at s-f-o tonight. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: a tropical storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should begin to improve over the next couple of days. high pressure will weaken a little allowing for a cool sea breeze and

better air quality. highs will be in the 80s and low 90s inland tomorrow with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be cooler through midweek before beginning to warm again. (vicki)still ahead... mandatory evacuation orders in effect as tropical storm gordon advances on the gulf coast.what is being done to avoid warm again.beginning to warm again.

(vicki)still ahead... mandatory evacuation orders in effect as tropical storm gordon advances on the gulf coast.what is being done to avoid a potential katrina-like situation. (grant) priceless... irreplaceable artifacts lost forever... as a fire engulfs a museum in rio. why people are saying the government should have done more to protect the institution.

brazil's president is calling it a 'sad day' - after last night's fire that destroyed the country's 200- year-old national museum.. (grant) catherine heenan is here with the story...including examples of what's been lost..... (catherine) the fire broke out at a time when no one was inside...so there were no injuries.. but it destroyed a vast collection related to the history of brazil and other countries.. it's not clear yet how the fire started... but today there's talk of how the museum was so strapped for cash, it recently turned to crowdfunding to reopen an exhibit damaged by termites. one museum official says he and his colleagues knew about fire risks at the dilapidated building...and worried about them every day.

among the millions of items lost ..the oldest human skull found in the western hemisphere. also dinosaur bones and ancient egyptian relics.. a few things in adjacent buildings were saved - but not much survived. angry citizens say brazil's politicians allowed the museum to become underfunded and neglected. the building is still standing, but much of it has been gutted.some brazilian banks and companies are offering to help rebuild.. grant and vicki?. (vicki)up next at 5:30.a bill asking for more transparency from police departments is a major topic of discussion today in sacramento.we have a live report on the bill that would require the timely release of police bodycam video. (grant)and we're tracking the path of tropical storm gordon...set to drench several different parts of the country. the latest on what people are bracing for as the storm approaches.

millions of vacationers and florida residents spent their labor day weekend hunkered down as tropical storm gordon swept through the southern part of the state.(vicki)along the gulf coast, labor day meant preparing for hurricane force winds ... flooding and storm surges,(grant)ken wayne

is in the newsroom with the latest,ken? (ken)certainly no sunshine in the sunshine state this labor day.this image shows florida covered by clouds.tropical storm gordon is now moving fast and growing stronger as it passes over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico ... and heads towards the beaches of the gulf coast. natsouth florida has already felt the impact ... rain gear and umbrellas not much protection as wind and rain pounded miami's south beachnat gordon is expected to reach hurricane strength before making landfall on the gulf coast tomorrow a hurricane warning is in effect from louisiana to the florida border ... residents warned to expect 70 mile per hour winds, five or more inches of rain and a storm surge of two to four feet. at the entrance to mobile bay in alabama ... dark clouds greeted beachgoers on dauphin island.parts of the island just reopened after being damaged by hurricane nate last october.the island's mayor said today was not a day for relaxation."we've already sent messages out to residents and visitors to get them in the mode of preparing and moving trash cans, vehicles to higher grounds, securing boats, those types of things." in gulfport and biloxi, mississippi, boat owners were ordered to evacuate marinas. schools will not open tomorrow.

mississipi's governor met with disaster officials at an emergency center giant video displays monitored gordos path ... people on the coast told to be ready to evacuate, all those things that we preach and teach throughout those blue sky days. we're getting close to where you may have to implement them."at louisiana's emergency operations center a clock counted down the hours to the hurricane's fury ... residents filled their cars with sandbags ... and secured their homes.get six inches of rain in mississippi, im gonnal ook for water to get to be about a foot under my housenew orleans' mayor says her city is prepared.gordon will primarily be a rain event with the potential of high winds throughout the city and storm surge in areas outside of the levee protection system. public safety is our absolute first priority. (ken) (ken) late this afternoon

louisiana governor john bel edwards declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm. nobody should panic, he said, but everyone should take gordon seriously. lawrence karnow: a tropical storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should begin to improve over the next couple of days. high pressure will weaken a little allowing for a cool sea breeze and better air quality. highs will be in the 80s and low 90s inland tomorrow with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be cooler through midweek before beginning to warm again.

warm again. beginning to warm again. (vicki) tonight at 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) in the east bay. a temporary homeless shelter in berkeley is now closed... and people who took refuge there are now looking for a new place to crash... as they now wait for a permanent solution...which the city has promised. overnight... a dozen tents were set up

outside the old berkeley city hall. nearly 100 people were living at the temporary site...but that closed on friday. (vicki)in the south bay... an attempted burglary at a gamestop led to a police chase and crash on stevens creek boulevard in cupertino.it happened around 4 am saturday morning.officers responding to a burglar alarm at the gamestop spotted a suspicious uhaul van nearby.santa clara sheriff's deputies attempted to stop the van. and which point the driver led them on a pursuit.turns out the van was reported stolen in san jose. the pursuit ended after the van collided with another vehicle on stevens creek boulevard.the three suspects were treated for their injures and then booked into county jail. (grant) in the north bay... woman who fell from a trail and into a creek in marin county has been rescued. this is video released by the c-h-p showing that operation. this happened near cataract falls in the mt. tam area...north- east of stinson beach. police say the woman had fallen about 40 feet. the woman was taken to the hospital and is expected to be okay. (vicki) governor jerry

brown has a lot of work to do before the end of the year. (grant) on his desk are hundreds of bills that state lawmakers approved before the legislative session ended on friday. kron 4's ashley zavala is live in sacramento tonight with a look at two bills that a lot of californians are watching closely. the governor is set to decide on two law enforcement-related bills that could change the laws around police records and teens charged with crimes. sacramento bureau reporter ashley zavala explains((pkg)) with several bills still to sign.. governor jerry brown's signature could significantly change some law enforcement policy.one bill on his desk would keep kids 15 years old or younger from being tried as adults. supporters say this shortens their sentences and gives them a second chance at life. several district attorneys oppose the proposed law, some saying the system needs an avenue to punish the most heinous criminals, regardles of their age. (nats) another controversial bill would make police body camera footage more accessible to the

public. ((assembly member phil ting d-san francisco)) "what we're seeing is that sometimes the footage doesn't get released and we're not given the reasons why." police would have 45 days to release body camera footage from officer - involved shootings or use-of-force incidents. if the footage interferes with an investigation, police would have to show how and why before getting a 30-day extension. "we very much hope the governor signs this bill, we think this is very good public policy. we wish that we could've got all the stakeholders on board, but we do believe that two years we spent listening to everybody was very productive." the governor has until the end of the month to sign all bills.soc the father of that 20- year-old iowa college student found dead last month... is now telling politicians to stop using her death as part of the illegal immigration debate.. an undocumented mexican immigrant is accused of killing mollie tibbetts,who grew up in oakland. catherine

heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) mollie's father rob wrote a guest column this weekend in thedes moines register.. making it clear he's upset about the political response to his daughter's death.. a farmworker named cristhian rivera - who was in the country illegally and working under a fake name - has been charged with first-degree murder. president trump is among the republican politicians using the case to argue for stricter immigration poliicies. also - a white national robo-call targeting latinos spread through iowa in recent days.. rob tibbetts apologized in his column to hispanics for being "beset by the circumstances' of mollie's death. and says no one should be advancing views which mollie would have believed to be 'profoundly racist.' rivera is accused of attacking and killing mollie tibbetts when she was out for a run july 18th. he later led authorities to her body. grant and vicki? (vicki)san jose residents are

furious after a decades-old mural is painted over.what they're asking the city to do... coming up. (grant)and another bear invades a southern california neighborhood today.we'll talk about what is becoming an increasingly common occurance in the area.

(grant)a bear was spotted in the driveway of a southern california home this morning.

department of fish and wildlife staff were called to the arcadia neighborhood to assist.they tranquilized the bear shortly after.it's estimated to weigh nearly 350 pounds.the bear is expected to be relocated to a rural area before being released back into the wild. this is just the latest incident invovling a bear in a los angeles area neighborhoods. in late june... a bear was spotted drinking a margarita and sitting in a jacuzzi in someone's altadena backyard. and a couple weeks later... a bear swam in a backyard pool in the granada hills neighboorhood.he was also tranquilized after a helicopter spotted him running into a drainage tunnel. (vicki)still ahead... the raiders are moving forward

without all-pro linebacker khalil mack.mark carpenter joins us to break down what's next for the silver and black. (grant)and an amazing tale of surival... as an expectant mother gives birth to twins just hours after a deadly bus crash.their story is coming up.

(vicki) exactly a week from today, the silver and black open the regular season at the coliseum against the l-a rams,(grant) and one player that won't be there is defensive all-pro khalil mack. (vicki) raider nation was stunned after the raiders opted to not give him a new contract.(grant) as you can (grant) as you can imagine, many players were shocked over the deal. mark carpenter spent the morning at raiders practice and has reaction. throughout raiders camp, an underlying sentiment was

the team and mack would eventually come to terms on a deal and figure this out. but, in the first major transaction of the jon gruden era, the silver and black sent away the man who many consider to be the franchise's best player in years. and just in case you still can't believe what went down, take a look at this video. certainly didn't expect to see this image anytime soon. khalil mack...rocking a bears uniform...as he practiced with his new team for the first time. it's been a busy weekend for mack.. he's traded to chicago early saturday morning. by the afternoon, he's got a new contract that makes him the highest-paid defensive player in nfl history. a deal that includes 90-million in guaranteed money...a deal the raiders wouldn't give him. this morning, mack's former team forced to move on. a business, but it's difficult to say goodbye to one of his best friends. " it's weird because we planned everything. when we first came in we planned the next 10 to 15 years of our life sitting there at the same lockers. i think that's the weirdest part. it's a little bit of a different chapter now. we both have kind of the same goals. i just don't want him to win the super bowl.""it was a surprise, but in the end, he got what he deserved and i just wish the best for him. that's my guy.""that's all you can do is roll with what you got. you suffer injuries and all types of

stuff throughout the season. that's the nature of the game. the most you can do is play with the guys that's available.""obviously, when he got traded it was a punch to the stomach because he was your friend, but all the work that we put in and all the time, reps that guys have gotten, you sit there and thing, 'well man, we've put the work. let's go. it's time to play." all the raiders can do is move on. their full attention is now on the rams for their primetime season opener next monday night. (vicki) in the south bay.

community members are demanding answers after a beloved mural was painted over. kron 4's ali reid has the story from east san jose. it's almost like a funeral here it's very upsettingespecially with the limitations we have with our families. our parents and our siblings not being able to vote or get a license. there's an endless amount of things they're not allowed to do.before it was painted over ... this mural was a beacon of hope.... it's been a cultural monument for people, by way of teaching history, by way of the historical figures that were on the mural33 years ago, artist jose vesa velasquez, along with children from the east side youth center ... created "mural de la raza" ... depicting mexican-american and indigenous history.this is who i am. this is my family's history. this is all of our stories being toldfor more than 3 decades, the community watched over it.young people take care of the mural because no graffiti. they take care of the mural for 33 yearslocals say as soon as escrow was

transferred last week, the new owner decided ... no more. right now because they did not notice the artist, there's been a violation of california state law we believe. so we'll be sending notice from our attorney's office about the liability. already, the building is being defamed ... we got a blank canvas and now taggers are gonna fill it, right?to see this blight is just so sad for our community while the city figures it out with the property owner, at least one nearby business has generously donated a wall to construct a new muralwe can't force a private owner to put up artwork, but we can find other local businesses that are willingartists want to make ensure any new work will be protected. we don't want this to happen to any other artist or muralist in the communityreporting from east san jose ... ali reid ... kron 4 news. (anchor) (anchor) (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: a tropical storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should begin to improve over the next couple of days. high pressure will weaken a little allowing for a cool sea breeze and better air quality. highs will be in the 80s and low 90s inland tomorrow with 50s and

60s at the coast. it will be cooler through midweek before beginning to warm again.

(grant)an amazing story out of new mexico...a stockton woman went into a premature labor after surviving a deadly bus crash last week. (vicki)as jeanne nguyen reports from albuquerque, the mom and her newborn twins are doing well. voice of joe chandler, father: "it was that extra pain on top of giving birth. it was real hard on christy."joe chandler is the longtime boyfriend -- and father to christy westerdale's newborn twins.the couple was headed back to california on the greyhound bus with her 4-year old daughter -- after their car broke down in oklahoma city. but a day into their trip, tragedy struck when a semi-truck crashed into their bus on i-40 in between grants and gallup.through the chaos -- chandler says other bus passengers became first responders.voice of joe chandler, father:"just the teamwork of the heroes that came out of the bus. their faces were all bloody and messed up, but they saw that other people were affected more, so they helped and there was so much help going on you know."westerdale was taken to a hospital in gallup, where

she delivered her twins prematurely, then all three were taken to u-n-m-h.she gave birth to a boy and a girl, two months before their due date. each of them weighing in at 3-pounds.voice of christy westerdale, mother:"i feel great being reunited with my babies and knowing they're doing so well with what they've been through." westerdale and her newborns will have to stay here in albuquerque for at least another month.it'll be a tough road ahead, but chandler is thankful his family is alive. voice of joe chandler, father: "they're awesome. they're beautiful babies. they're doing so good. everybody is complementing on how they're just perfect babies for being 29 weeks. it's awesome." (grant)50 years... that's how long prog-rock band "yes" has been around.after the break.. we'll show you how the semi- centennial band is celebrating.

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(grant)the band behind hits including "owner of a lonely heart" and "i've seen all good people" is celebrating its 50th anniversary. (vicki)rick damigella talked with members of "yes" ... who are still playing shows after their massive u-s tour this summer. (nat music)progressive rock legends yes are celebrating the band's 50th anniversary, "'cause it's time.""i can remember, i'd been in the band for a little bit, it was mid- 70's, and we were somewhere, and one of us said, i think it was probably you, said, 'i wonder what we'll be doing this time in ten years' time?'" "wow.""what will we be doing?"

"yeah."(nat music)the tour features jon anderson, trevor rabin and rick wakeman drawing material from throughout the yes catalog, including songs the three didn't record together."some of the work that trevor does...""yeah." "...was never on certain songs but he's very adventurous in his playing, and vice versa i'm surrounded by great musicians and i just enjoy singing the songs that i helped to write over 50 years!" (nat music)which songs do they enjoy playing the most?"mine's 'awaken' which is to me still a very powerful piece of music.""'i am waiting' so that's one that started off, we played it and it's just got better and better. and rick has put in a whole new vibe, because he wasn't on the record and it's really elevated the song and we just have a ball playing it." "'rhythm of love' i really, really like."(nat music) rocking out in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (grant) yes continues its tour this week, with stops in milwaukee, chicago and two dates in damigella.rick hollywood, i'm rocking out in (nat music) rocking out in hollywood, i'm

rick damigella.rick damigella. damigella.rick hollywood, i'm rocking out in (nat music) like."(nat music)rocking out in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (grant) yes continues its tour this week, with stops in milwaukee, chicago and two dates in ohio. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) thank you grant/vicki coming up next... a story you will see only on four tonight...a desperate mother of an ailing child... wants to get back important medical papers that were stolen out of her car. how the theft unfolded and what's at stake.(pam) then

a highway explosion that sent canisters flying. what the over-turned big-rig was carrying might surprise you. (ken) and why a north bay school district is thinking about changing its name. that story coming up at six. we'll be right back in 70 seconds. be right back in 70 seconds. don't call it a comeback. i've been here for years. rockin' my peers. puttin' suckas in fear. don't you dare stare. you better move. listen to the bass go boom. i'm gonna knock you out. mama said knock you out. don't call it a comeback. i've been here for years. (pam) tonight in a story

you'll only see on kron4.the mother of a cancer patient is pleadng for the return of her medical records. good evening - i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne.the mother and daughter were on their way home from another round of chemotherapy at oakland children's hospital. when they made a quick stop - a thief broke into their car. kron 4's ella sogomonian met with the victims in el cerrito.

bella robinson was diagnosed with brain cancer three years ago. she's been in and out of the oakland children's hospital ever since for chemotherapy.after her last visit friday, she and her mom made a stop to by a video game and coffee for some comfort at el cerrito plaza...but when they came back to their car ...the back window was shattered and years of her medical records were gone. sot: bella robinson, victim// "it was just shocking and unbelievable and it made me just super upset, of course. it made be feel violated and it made me very angry that that someone could be so careless."bella and her mom carefully track the progess of her tumor and took extensive notes in a notebook that looks a lot like this..that they say are crucial for her treatment. we can always get a copy of the print out that they give you that they give yo uat the end of the appointment but yo ucant get a copy of waht they said to yo uthat can sometimes go on for an hour. questions back and forth and answers." along with the medical records... her mother who is a pastry chef, had two thumbdrives inside the stolen

black tote bag with the only copy of hundreds of recipes she was saving for a second cook book.the single mom and daughter team have braved through a lot in life but now really need the help from the least likely people...the very thieves who burglarized their car.they beg whoever took their precious files to return them to police no questions asked. sot: cindy mushet, mother// "just drop it off and we would be happy to give a reward and a huge hug for being such a good person." normally mushet says she is more careful, but the two were exhausted after a long day at the hospital.they are one of three cars targeted in smash in grabs at the plaza that day. in el cerrito ella sogomonian kron 4 news. (ken) we have new details about how a woman was able to escape from a moving ambulance and jump into traffic. that woman was then hit and

killed by a car on the connector ramp from southbound 680 to westbound 580. it happened around 7:30 this morning. investigators say the woman got out of her restraints -- overpowered a paramedic and jumped out as the ambulance was coming to a stop. police say the patient was being taken from valley care hospital in pleasanton to john george psychiatric hospital in san leandro. her identity has not yet been released. (pam) we have an update tonight on the c-h-p labor day crackdown. officers have been focusing on drunk and distracted drivers this holiday. since friday - at least 969 d-u-i arrests have been made across the state. 17- people have been killed on roadways... the c-h-p says, its officers will continue to be out in force throughout the night. (ken) today in san francisco... hundreds marched to protest hotel worker

contracts this labor day... it led to 75 people being arrested. according to "unite here.." thousands of marriott employees in san francisco and across the country have been working without contracts for weeks. they are asking for job security and workplace safety... and are threatening to strike.police say those arrested today face misdemeanor charges of failing to obey a police officer. (ken) a strong show of support today from organized labor in the south bay. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, union members and elected officials are raising their collective voices in a call for better wages for the rank and file. nats the south bay labor council's annual labor day picnic featured the music of the late woodie guthrie, plenty of barbecue and a reminder that as the labor movement in america goes, so goes the middle class says executive director ben field. ben field/south bay labor council "....the labor movement has been under attack

for decades now and that attack has worked it has diminished the power of the labor movement in a wide variety of places across the county to get better wages for working families...."while unempoyment is at an 18 year low, wages are stagnant, particulary amongunionized workers, especially in the private sector, where union membership has fallen to roughly 11-percent. business is booming in silicon valley but working people are struggling to mke ends meet says local 265 vice president charles brown.charles brown/amalgamated transit union "...it's great that unemployment is low but we also need a living wage, it costs a lot of money to live in santa clara county and many of us are barely making it..." unions are fighting back with the spread of teacher strikes across the country and the defeat of a right to work law in missouri. a recent gallup poll found that 62-percent of american now support labor unions.zoe lofgren/u.s. cogress ro khanna/u.s. congressbottom line say the rank and file,

organized labor is critical to building an economy that works for everybody. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) developing news - millions of vacationers and florida residents kron4newsfladeboe kron4news (pam) developing news - millions of vacationers and florida residents spent their labor day weekend hunkered down .... as tropical storm gordon swept through the southern part of the state. along the gulf coast, labor day meant preparing for hurricane force winds ... flooding and storm surges(ken) tropical storm gordon is moving fast and growing stronger as it passes over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico ... and heads

towards the beaches of the gulf coast. natsouth florida has already felt the impact ... rain gear and umbrellas not much protection as wind and rain pounded miami's south beachnat gordon is expected to reach hurricane strength before making landfall on the gulf coast tomorrow a hurricane warning is in effect from louisiana to the florida border ... residents warned to expect 70 mile per hour winds, five or more inches of rain and a storm surge of two to four feet. at the entrance to mobile bay in alabama ... dark clouds greeted beachgoers on dauphin island.parts of the island just reopened after being damaged by hurricane nate last october.the island's mayor said today was not a day for relaxation."we've already sent messages out to residents and visitors to get them in the mode of preparing and moving trash cans, vehicles to higher grounds, securing boats, those types of things." in gulfport and biloxi, mississippi, boat owners were ordered to evacuate marinas. schools will not open tomorrow. mississipi's governor met with disaster officials at an emergency center giant video displays monitored gordon's path ... people on the coast told to be ready to evacuate, all those things that we preach and teach throughout those blue sky days. we're getting close to where you may

have to implement them."at louisiana's emergency operations center a clock counted down the hours to the hurricane's fury ... residents filled their cars with sandbags ... and secured their homes.get six inches of rain in mississippi, im gonnal ook for water to get to be about a foot under my housenew orleans' mayor says her city is prepared.gordon will primarily be a rain event with the potential of high winds throughout the city and storm surge in areas outside of the levee protection system. public safety is our absolute first priority. (ken)late this afternoon louisiana governor john bel edwards declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm. nobody should panic, he said, but everyone should take gordon seriously. (pam) i'm here in the weather center with chief metoeorologist lawrence karnow.. tracking the tropical storm.

lawrence karnow: a tropical storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should begin to improve over the next couple of days. high pressure will weaken a little allowing for a cool sea breeze and better air quality. highs will be in the 80s and low 90s inland tomorrow with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be cooler through midweek before beginning to warm again. (ken) a musuem dedicated to the memory of warm again.beginning to warm again.

(ken) a musuem dedicated to the memory of playland at the beach, the long closed san francisco amusement park, hosted visitors for the last time today.(pam) kron4's maureen kelly reports .... the spot called playland -- which was not at the beach... is shutting down for a very similar reason ... that closed the original amusement park.. hahahahalaughing sal is getting the last laugh....as kids and kids at heart play old fashioned penny arcade games, skee ball and pinball....playland not at the beach got it's name because this 7500 square feet of memorabilla is located in el cerrito......far from san francisco's ocean beach where the original playland stood from 1913 to 1972. this collection of circus and amusement park mementos has been at this location for 10 years....but is now shutting down for a very similar reason that brought the original playland to a close. they came down for condos we're coming down for apartments so history is just repeating itselffrank biafore who goes by the title

fabulous fun facilator says the building was purchased a year and half ago and is due to be torn down to make way for 50 units. but he says he bears no ill will to the new owners. it made me incredibly happy when i came into my life, it gave me 18 or 20 years of incredible experiences that will always be a part of me, i'm not sad i'm grateful for all the people that of been here all the lifeways touched all the people who touched our lives bothepeat customers and first timers who weren't even alive during when the original playland was open say they are sad to see this place go. i didn't know about this place unfortunately until now, so i heard was closing and i wanted to come and check it out before was gone forever it's a good place i think would be cool if they could keep it open longer i'm very sad to lose this place as i was sad and 72 when they took play them downthe public will be able to preserve their own peace of playland at the beach magic because all the memorabilia inside playland not at the beach will be going up for auction on saturday, september 15 maureen kelly kron four news

(pam) happening tomorrow in san rafael -changing the name of the dixie school district is set to be discussed again... at a school board meeting. advocates of the change argue, the name is a reference to slavery... and does not represent marin county values. the name change campaign actually began back in 1997 - there was a school board vote in 2003 on changing the name - but it did not pass. thousands of artifacts go up in smoke after a major museum catches fire in brazil. why some museum officials say they're not surprised the building caught fire. a woman leads police on a high speed chase, with a baby in her car. the video that has just been released... and what she did with the baby, after crashing into another vehicle. and the latest on a brazen shooting at a southern california apartment complex. who was injured... and how police are trying to find the gunmen.

another big story tonight.. this out of southern california: we are learning more about what led up to a shootout ... that left eight people hurt in san bernardino. the gunfire rang o during a dice game - and among those hurt, is a teenager. reporter joy benedict talked to witnesses. "pop, pop, pop, pip it was like three different guns." it's a sound that still resonates in this san bernardino community today... after gunfire rang out late last night... the morning was

filled with crime scene tape and evidence markers reminders of a terrifying night- these neighbors didn't need."all you see is shots fired- sparks!" emani cole/ neighbor:"once you kept hearing thot, thot, thot let going we just suck and ran outside all you hear is people screaming like- help! " investigators say it was shoot out, that started around 11pm last night, when someone opened fire inside the courtyard on a group of people shooting dice. someone else returned fire, and before it stopped dozens of rounds were fired from shot guns and hand guns- 8 people were hit including a 17 year old boy, who is in extremely critical condition.paris nickleberry/ neighbor:"just scary at the moment make those phone calls an make sure everyone was ok." stray bullets struck the building, apartment windows in the courtyard and parked cars... but what frustrates investigators is despite all the people outside, they can't get anyone to tell them what happened or who was doing the shootingcapt. rich lawhead/ san bernardino police dept.: "really it makes me hurt for the good people who live in this complex. i'm see there are those that fear that maybe nobody can protect them but we can't solve crimes unless someone is willing to step up." and in the meantime, those living here are asking for prayers for the injured and the families still waiting for answers."pray for marvin and solara!"

(pam) a shooting at a horse racetrack created a panic in del mar last night. this is video of people huddled in a kitchen after the gunfire. a san diego county deputy shot a man outside the venue.... witnesses say, a man - pulled out a silver plated semi- automatic handgun ... after an argument at the ticket counter... and then fired "several shots into a crowded area" the suspect was taken to a local hospital ... and is currently listed in stable condition. there were no other injuries. (ken) historians in brazil are coping with the loss of priceless artifacts.(pam) it is after a fire destroyed that country's 200-year-old national museum.. grant lodes has a look at some of what was lost.. grant?

(grant)(grant) the fire started at a time when no one was inside...so there were no injuries.. but it destroyed a vast collection related to the history of brazil and other countries.. and this is what's left of and this is what's left of the building. it's not clear yet how the fire started. but there's talk today of how the national museum had been so strapped for cash, it recently turned to crowd-funding to re-open an exhibit that closed after a termite problem. and one museum official says he and his colleagues knew about fire risks at the dilapidated building...and worried about them every day. among the millions of items lost ..the oldest human skull found in the western hemisphere. also dinosaur bones and ancient egyptian relics.. a few things in adjacent

buildings were saved - but not much survived. angry citizens say brazil's politicians allowed the museum to become underfunded and neglected. (ken) new tonight at six - we have new video of a dramatic rescue --- three savannah, georgia police officers are being hailed as heroes for saving a woman trapped inside a burning home. reporter haynah ferreira has a closer look at the body cam video. pkg:this body cam footage shows the moments savannah police officers rushed to this burning residence after this 9-11 call.911 caller:(:30) "i need the fire department 1003 porter street! please hurry up!"a woman -- inside the home fighting flames and smoke... hoping to get out unscathed. 911 caller:(1:03) - "i got the front door open. please! okay ma'am.... i have them on the way you need to stand back away from the house. they are on the way."according to savannah police, the fire broke out just before 3 thursday afternoon.police say -- officers terrell truitt . . . ian gallagher and shaquille brown made their way to the home on porter street . . .

where they heard desperate screams from inside.911 dispatcher:(1:50) "okay listen to me.. do you have something you can shove underneath the door to try and keep the smoke out? i can't even look in my room!"the woman inside struggling to breathe through the smoke.911 caller:(1:14) - "i put my head out the window because it's so smokey, i can't even see. ma'am i need you out of the house. i can't get out the house because the front of the house is smoked up. i don't have any clothes. i can't even see to put on clothes."the officers couldn't enter the residence from the front door due to the thick smoke billowing from the smoldering property.911 caller: (1:42) - "i can't even get out the house or my window. it's all in the front.the front and back door is in the front of the house. i'm only out the window so i can breathe." officers truitt and brown went through the side door and worked together to get her out of a window -- before firefighters arrived. (ken) that was haynah ferreira

reporting. savannah police say the officers and the woman all escaped the home without injuries. (pam) let's take a look outside right now... (ken) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with karnow joins lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast.. and what to expect for the workweek. lawrence karnow: a tropical storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should begin to improve over the next couple of days. high pressure will weaken a little allowing for a cool sea breeze and better air quality. highs will be in the 80s and low 90s

inland tomorrow with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be cooler through midweek before beginning to warm again.

if you can't resist a fresh, hot chocolate chip cookie... don't beat yourself up. there's a scientific explanation behind that craving. an a big rig carrying a supply of axe body spray crashes and catches fire. the dramatic pictures caught on camera.

new video tonight - showing a dangerous police chase - after a woman fled officers with the baby in the back seat of her vehicle. this happened in june - but investigators in texas just released the video. after running over a spike strip, the woman crashed into another vehicle. she got the baby out of the back seat and tried to car-jack another ride. state troopers closed in before the woman could get away. she was arrested on charges including evading arrest and endangering a child. officials say she had a felony warrant out for her arrest before the incident. child protective services took custody of the baby. (pam) also in texas -- a section of highway has been reduced to rubble - after an explosion. a semi- truck carrying axe body spray .... caught fire and blew up on friday.as reporter chelsea edward shows us - the massive fire was caught on camera.

viewers sent us this video of spray cans being set off like fireworks and catapulting across the area near central avenue, between 6th and the hwy 190 ramp.maintenance workers who were nearby say they saw the fire and helped unhitch the truck from the trailer.both the driver and rider who was with him made it out of the vehicle safely. there were no injuries reported.the northbound and southbound lanes of i-35 were covered in the body spray cans and at 4 a.m., the traffic backup began.hazmat crews were delayed by that the same backup but finally at 8 a.m., they cleared and reopened the southbound lanes.shortly before noon, the northbound lanes followed.belton and temple police and the bell sheriff's office worked all day to divert traffic and prevent any other accidents while the strongly- scented wreckage was cleared away. unidentified deputy police "just be patient we can't predict something like this is going to happen but we do try to respond partnerships well and the traffic is flowing pretty smooth." (pam) that was chelsea edward reporting.there's no word from investigators yet... on exacty how the fire started. the next presidential election is still two years

away but that's not stopping the speculation about which democrat will step up to challenge donald trump. some campaign veterans haven't ruled it out. there is more smoke in the air today... and it's another spare the air day around the bay area. lawrence karnow has details next.

a hazy day around the bay area ....you can see it in this live picture of the golden gate... today is a spare the air day - and there is also an air quality

advisory in effect ... due to wildfire smoke.(ken) this is video from naer donner summit... showing the smoky skies this weekend. chief meteorologist lawnrence karnow is standing by in the weather.. tracking the conditions. lawrence karnow: a tropical storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should begin to improve over the next couple of days. high pressure will weaken a little allowing for a cool sea breeze and better air quality. highs will be in the 80s and low 90s inland tomorrow with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be cooler through midweek before beginning to warm again.

(ken) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. (pam) starting with more on the bad air quality this (ken) warm again.beginning to warm again. (ken) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. (pam) starting with more on the bad air quality this labor day.

in el cerrito, a in el cerrito, a museum dedicated to the memory of the long closed amusement park

playland at the beach is now closed as well. called playland not at the beach, the 9000 square foot collection of arcade games and memorialbilla was forced to close because the building that housed it is slated to be torn down for apartments.the public will be able to preserve their own peace of playland at the beach magic because all the memorabilia inside playland not at the beach will be going up for auction on saturday, september 15 maureen kelly kron four news here in san jose a moment to enjoy the fruits of their labor. union members celebrating the weekend off, one of the many benefits that have resulted from organized labor fights through the years. the central labor council hosting it's annual labor day picnic. the rank and file pleased that unemployment is low but they are focused on fighting back against the stagnation of wages. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news. labor day is the

unofficial kick-off of campaigning for the november mid-terms... although some people already have the 2020 electionon their minds.. catherine heenan is here with a look at some of what was happening in washington and beyond...on this holiday. (catherine) president trump began labor day with a tweet...citing record low unemployment levels...and what he called progresson fixing bad trade deals. but he also chose the occasion to lash out at a top labor leader. blasting the afl-cio president for comments made on including canada in efforts to overhaul nafta... saying 'it's easy to see why unions are doing so poorly.' meantime...joe biden was in pennsylvania. where at least one excited fan was talking about 20-20.. . man: oh, mr. biden. we've got your vote, brother. you're going to win. run. beat this trump. you got it. i'm telling you. you can do this! we need you, let me tell you champ. we need you brother. the the former

vice-president has suggested he'll decidewhether to run by january. someone else not ruling it out -- john kerry. the former secretary of state was asked yesterday about whether he might run in 2020..... kerry did not say no....but says he's focusingon 2018. president trump responded with another tweet....calling kerry the 'father of the now terminated iran deal.' pam d ken? (pam) happening tomorrow - it is back to work for lawmakers -- and it is expected to be a busy and contentious week on the hill. (ken) it all starts with hearings on president trump's supreme court nominiee. reporter omar jimenez has more. there will be no time for labor day relaxation to carry over into tuesday this week in washington.tuesday begins the confirmation hearings for judge brett kavanaughexpected to last days in front of the senate judiciary committeewit h implications for both parties."we need the opportunity to ask the questions. if we walked out, it would be one side asking the questions. i don't think

that's the way you examine a nominee and get the facts out". with a successful confirmation...kavanaugh would give conservatives a firm majority on the supreme court. "if you are looking to a republican president to pick a qualified conservative, he would be on the top of anyone's list including not just donald trump."and as the confirmation hearings continuethe tech sector hits capitol hill wednesday."theres a lot of emphasis today on politics twitter and politics twitter tends to be pretty divisive."jack dorsey, c-e-o of twitter, will appear alongside sheryl sandberg, c-o- o of facebook, as they testify before the senate intelligence committee.the topics will include state-sponsored misinformation, bias and harassment on their platforms. then that afternoondorsey will testify in front of the house energy and commerce committeespecifically on the issues that includefreedom of expression and broad editorial discretion.and in the midst of it will only have 11 work days with both chambers in session to pass a spending bill and avoid a government shutdown.in washington...i'm omar jimenez

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comedian roseanne barr says, she will not be in the country when the spinoff to her canceled sitcom hits the small screen this fall. in a podcast-- barr announced she would be in israel studying judaism when "the conners" premieres next month without her. the comedian was fired from the reboot of "roseanne" this year... after she made a racist comment on twitter .. about valerie jarrett-- a former aide to president barack obama. the show was quickly canceled despite its high ratings. (ken) most people try to avoid bugs - but they were too much for some thieves in pennsylvania to resist. about 40 thousand dollars of insects and reptiles was stolen from a pennsylvania science center. police think the culprits were current or former employees. security footage reportedly shows people with plastic containers holding insects that are now missing. it happened at the philadelphia insectarium and butterfly pavilion. police are searching the homes of three suspects but so far, no arrests have been made.

the insectarium's chief executive believes the thieves intended to resell the animals.

(pam) governor jerry brown is set to decide on two law enforcement- related bills that could change the laws around police records ... and teens charged with crimes.(ken) sacramento bureau reporter ashley zavala explains

the governor is set to decide on two law enforcement-related bills that could change the laws around police records and teens charged with crimes. sacramento bureau reporter ashley zavala explains((pkg)) with several bills still to sign.. governor jerry brown's signature could significantly change some law enforcement policy.one bill on his desk would keep kids 15 years old or younger from being tried as adults. supporters say this shortens their sentences and gives them a second chance at life. several district attorneys oppose the proposed law, some saying the system needs an avenue to punish the most heinous criminals, regardles of their age. (nats) another controversial bill would make police body camera footage more accessible to the public. ((assembly member phil ting d-san francisco)) "what we're seeing is that sometimes the footage doesn't get released and we're not given the reasons why." police would have 45 days body camera officer -shootings or use-of-force incidents. if the footage interferes

investigation, have to show how and why a 30-day "we very much hope the this bill, we think public policy. we wish that we the stakeholders do believe that two years we everybody was very productive." the governor has until the end of the month to sign all bills.soc (ken)the governor has until the end of the month to sign all bills. the a's did what they needed to do this weekend in keeping the mariners in the rear view in the wild card race... and now they have a good opportunity to gain some ground on the yankees ... the a's closing that gap today.. packed house of 40,546 at the coliseum this afternoon... top 2nd... 3-1 a's... luke volt... takes trevor cahill deep to right-center and out for a 2-run home run... tied up at 3... cahill gave up 3 runs over 5 innings... bottom of the frame... matt chapman... base hit to left- center... and it's going all the way to the wall... marcus semien is all the way home from 1st base... a's lead 4-3... bottom 5th... now 5-3 a's... mark canha... the bellarmine high school and cal

product... crushes a.j. cole's pitch to left... it is gone for a solo home run... 6-3 a's... canha's 16th homer of the season... top 8... the yankees with the tying run at the plate... but jeurys familia gets gary sanchez swinging to end the inning ..blake treinan got his 38th save in the 9th... final... 6-3 a's... oakland now trails the yankees by only 3 1/2 games for the first wild card spot... they are 6 games up on seattle for the 2nd wild card... and 2 1/2 games behind the astros in the a-l west... (wipe to giants) giants fans still supporting their team... even on the road in colorado... this one gets a foul ball to boot... top 8th... 7-7 tie... chris shaw... his 4th game in the majors... and the rookie comes up big... solo home run... the first of his career... following an alan hanson homer that tied the game... giants in front 8-7... and his mom... she loves it!... but a half inning later... noel cuevas... goes up the middle off tony

watson... two runs score... 9-8 rockies... and that was the final score... giants drop 8 games back of the rockies and dodgers in the n-l west### it's not the feeling you want walking into the facility for the first week of the regular season and not having your best player there... the raiders certainly not happy about approaching week 1... without khalil mack...the team traded the all pro defensive end to the chicago bears... and here he is today at his first practice with chicago... the raiders say they tried their best to secure mack on a new deal but the 2 parties couldn't come to terms...it's a big loss, but it worked out well for mack -- who is now the highest paid defensive player in the nfl with the bears.... and the raiders are left figuring out how to move forward without one of their most important pieces ... defensive end fadol brown will step into the big shoes... (sot) " it's weird because we planned everything. when we first came in we planned the next 10 to 15 years of our life sitting there at the same lockers. i think that's the weirdest part. it's a little bit of a different chapter now. we both have kind of the same goals. i just don't want him to win the super bowl."

"obviously, when he got traded it was a punch to the stomach because he was your friend, but man, we've put the work. let's go. it's time to play." injuries are a tough part of the game.. especially when they come before the start of the season.. and they happen in practice... that has been jerick mckinnon's tough reality lately...the 49ers free agency acquisiton won't even get a chance to put on red and gold after going down with a season ending injury...a torn a-c-l .... it was a non contact injury this weekend on the last play... it's rough because mckinnon was a the type of running back kyle shanahan truly enjoys utilizing... a speedy back with versatility to catch passes out of the backfield... now it's up to matt breida who's coming back from a concussion.. and alfred morris who was brought in because of the slew of injuries this

preseason...mckinnon seemed to be in good spirits when the media got a chance to chat with him today... "this game probably meant a lot more to me than maybe anybody else, just going against my former team and stuff like that. so when it happened i felt that initial thought, like, damn, i'm not going to have a week to get my knee right. it was probably the worst feeling, and then once they told me what the injury was, they just kind of confirmed it. for me it's just about keeping a positive mind set, and making sure i still bring energy in this locker room and to th guys around me. so that's what i'm going to do." colin colin kapernick may not have a deal with the nfl, but his nike contract continues with a statement ad.... the athletic apparel company celebrated it's 30th anniversary of the just do it campaign featuring kapernick...the ad shows kapernick's face with the quote ..believe in something.....even if it means sacrificing everything... bold moves from nike...this ad coming out amid kapernick filing claims of collusion against the nfl... that case

is now moving on before a hearing that could be set for later this year... it's been hot and it's been muggy at the u-s open... calling for some really grueling matches in new york... but serena williams battled through it to reach the quarterfinals... and for the men's team... last week was the first time ever during the tourney they implented an extreme heat policy... novak djokavic had to leave a match for a medical timeout twice during the u-s open.. but he fought through today... djokavic won in three sets... 6-3,6-4, 6-3... he's 58 and 0 against opponents beyond the top 50... now-- we may have a djokavic and federer matchup in the quarterfinals... serena takes the court tomorrow..against karolina pliskova for the quarterfinal...(toss to anchors) (pam) coming up - (pam) coming up - the science

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cookies - it might not be your fault.(pam) reporter reid binion explains why. warm, gooey, fresh out to the oven chocolate chip cookies.is there anything that can make

you salivate more?well, there might actually be a scientific reason for that droolresearch suggests that the ingredients in chocolate chip cookiesnot only create a perfectly harmonious flavorbut they also blend to create a perfectly addictive treat.one of the main ingredients, sugar, is shown to induce cravingsand can trigger some of the same addictive responses as cocaine and using a traditional recipe, each cookie could have about 2.5 teaspoons of sugar. not to mention the high-fat hit from the creamy butter. then of course there's the chocolate,which contains small amounts of a compound that triggers the same parts of your brainas the active ingredient in marijuana, t-h-c. but beyond the science, there's the emotional attachment.for many of us, the smell or sight of chocolate chip cookiescan conjure up memories from a place or time long ago.maybe it's grandma's kitchen, or a birthday party. whatever the reason, there's no denying these treats are addictive.health minute, i'm reid binion. (ken)(ken) (ken)

(ken) there was plenty of smoke in the reno area... and a lot of it was coming from a major bar-b-que competiton. tens of thousands of ribs fans celebrated all things bar-b-q at the "nugget best in the west" rib cook off in sparks. it's serious business for the judges... who grade the ribs on everything from color to texture... and of course taste. two dozen rib cookers from across the country competed for the ten thousand dollar first prize money and bragging rights. this is considered one of the premier rib cook offs in the country... with competitors from across the nation. it started last wednesday and wrapped up today. "montana q bar-b-que" of frenchtown, montana took home the first place prize. lawrence karnow: a tropical

storm is moving across florida and could become a hurricane before coming onshore in the gulf. the air quality suffered today but should begin to improve over the next couple of days. high pressure will weaken a little allowing for a cool sea breeze and better air quality. highs will be in the 80s and low 90s inland tomorrow with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will be cooler through midweek before beginning to warm again. last weather and goodbye thatraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local next on kron 4 news at 8:

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