plane crashed earlier today in the marsh next to the palo alto airport. good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. the pilot was a volunteer for "angel flight". it's a non profit that helps transport those in need of specialized medical care. kron4's terisa estacio joins us live now from palo alto-- with details on the crash. terisa? .. the plane is right over there... still deep the in the marsh. just a short time ago, the coroner removed the pilots body.... we know he was in his 60s. there were two other people, two females also aboard and they were taken by ambulance to stanford after the plane crashed. (take pkg) the small plane had three passengers aboard... fire fighters say they received the 911 call tuesday morning and rushed to the scene - which was about a quarter mile from the runway. geo blackshire, we found one walking, one on wing, pilot was dead, they were taking to the hospital. steve philipson, flight instructor. i was in flight

and i could tell he did not know the runway. steve philipson, a flight instructor says he was listening to the exchange between the tower and the pilot, who has not been indentified. steve. a colleague says they saw the plane hit the runway, hit the propeller, then try to come up but couldn't - didn't have the energy, and crashed. kron four has learned the pilot was a volunteer with angel flight... an organziation that flys people in need to medical facilities. the plane orginated in redding, and according to a spokesperson with angel flight was taking two females to the lucille packard childrens hospital for medical care. steve. it is a crushing loss. aviation is a tight group. i did not know him personally, but it is painful and upsetting. (estacio live) representagive vs with the national transportation safety administration along with the faa are on scene... a spokesperson withthe ntsb says they are concerned about the tide coming in and moving the plane, so they are focused right now on stabilizing the situation.... they will also be handling the investigation into the crash.

(vicki) another big another big story we're following for you tonight... a perceived shortage of pilots at cal-fire.(grant) kron four's rob fladeboe join us now live from cal-fire's air attack base in hollister with the details. rob? (rob live) the shortage is putting a strain on resources with plenty of fire season still to go. calfire confirming that an average of four of the state's s-2 tankers, like these, have been grounded on certain days in august because there was no pilot availabe to fly them. calfire confirms it is short on pilots, especially those that fly the s-2 tankers like these here in hollister and

other bases around the state. but at no time has that meant delay in responding to fires says calfire deputy director mike mohler.mike mohler/cfire "....operationally, we bring on additional aircraft to fill in to respond as part of our initial response, so is there a pilot shortage, yes, but for response in having aircraft over fires, absolutely not..."yes, calfire says there have been times when aircraft were grounded for lack of pilots. but sometinmes it's just the opposite. fire season is now year round and the aircraft need that much more maintenence and sometimes the pilot can be grounded for safety's sake says mohler.mike mohler/calfire ".....yes, there may be a calfire aircraft sitting on the runway but it's in anticipation of either maintenence or a pilot that's off that day or a pilot that has flown too many hours...."as to what's behind the shortage. many pilots have retired or are about to while others are being lured away by the private sector. flying through steep terrain and smoke to drop retardant on a wildfire is a dangerous job with difficult hours and there has been one ath . mike mohler/calfire "....yes, you could say perfect storm, it's a combination of our aircraft not being a seasonal aircraft but rather a year round aircraft so maintenance is a big, big issue for us, pilots are retiring, there's attrition in the fire service

and already this summer we've seen the biggest fire in calfire's history..." (rob live) calfire says it is looking to hire as many as 40 pilots in the next few years to keeppace with the demand. live in hollister rob fladeboe kron4news kron4news (grant) happening now... homes and campgrounds are being evacuated because of a quick-moving wildfire in placer county. the fire is tearing through terrain in the tahoe national forest-- near emigrant gap and blue canyon. so far the fire

has burned 500 acres and is just 10-percent contained. = and another fire just started late this afternoon not too far away in el dorado county. 15 acres have burned north-east of auburn. no word on evacuations there in the foothills...but we'll keep you posted. (grant) and the brush fire burning in nevada is nearly contained. the fire was sparked by a plane crash near the "slide bowl" area of the mount rose ski resort. the fire has burned 64-acres... and as of right now it is 95-percent contained. there were two people aboard the plane when it crash. so far, officials have only confirmed one death. (vicki) developing tonight... all eyes are on the gulf of mexico as tropical storm gordon makes its way to the northern gulf coast. the national hurricane center expects gordon to strengthen to a hurricane before making landfall, with sustained winds of at least 74-miles-per-hour. flooding remains a major concern. seawater could spill onshore as high as 3 to 5 feet, bringing significant

flooding to roads and towns along the coast omar jimenez is in gulfport, mississippi with the latest red flags flying...(nats flags flapping)sandbags filling... (nats sandbag dropped on truck) and backyard clearing...(nats of ladder opening)all tell-tale signs a storm is approachingresident: "i just want to make sure i'm blocking off around the doorways and such."after lashing south florida with strong wind and heavy rains, gordon has set its sights on the gulf coast. the storm could drop up to 12 inches of rain across the area. governors in alabama, mississsippi and lousiana all declaring states of emergency and activating the national guard.louisiana closed several flood gates in preparation. governor john bel edwards, (d) louisiana: there's still a lot of work to be done in louisiana and there's an awful lot of people that out to be paying attention to this storm and making preparations.in mississippi, boat owners were orderd to remove vessels from the harbors in biloxi and gulfport because of the risk of storm surge.homeowners there are also concerned about the surge.kenny brousard, resident: "you get to six and seven inches of rain in

mississippi, then i will look for water and you get about a foot to two foot up underneath my house."omar jimenez reporting (vicki) and our chief reportingomar jimenez house." omar jimenez reporting (vicki) and our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has been closely tracking tropical storm gordon... (grant) lawrence, how does the path of the storm look right now? lawrence karnow: high pressure brought more sunshine and warm weather to bay area today. it was still hazy but the air quality improved. highs today were in the 80s and low 90s inland with 60s at the coast and 70s and 80s around the bay.you can see numerous thunderstorms over the sierra. on the satellite you can see as high pressure brought plenty of sunshine to the bay area but it will weaken slightly over the next couple of days. this should allow for slightly cooler temperatures too. highs tomorrow will be in the warm 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with patchy fog at the coast.

it will warm slightly on saturday before cooling again sunday and into monday. (grant) (grant) monday. new at five... neighbors along a small street in san francisco are fed up with rv's taking up parking spots and causing other problems... now their local supervisor is working with the city...trying to prevent rv's from parking there overnight. kron

four's philippe djegal reports. (philippe) along alemany boulevard in san francisco's outer mission and excelsior districts... signs are already posted stating oversized vehicles... 22-feet long or seven-feet high are not allowed to park overnight. now, people living on nearby de wolf street just below the bart tracks and interstate 280 in the cayuga neighborhood... want similar signs posted on this road that stretches only about a block.ahsha safai/superviso r- "we see, uh, generators, we see open flames, we see people disgarding trash -- trash is another major issue people call about." supervisor ahsha safai (ah-shah sahf-eye- ee) represents this area and says he's fielded numerous complaints from neighbors over the past few weeks... upset that up to a half dozen r-v's at a time are taking up parking spaces in front of their homes... forcing renters and homeowners to park in "no parking zones" and receiving tickets.ahsha safai/supervisor- "we have a parking crisis in our district. people are really really concerned about having available space."cheryl brinkman/sftma- "any parking changes that happen need to be legislated by the sfmta board. we are a policy board, but we also pass legislation." cheryl brinkman is chair of the san francisco municipal transportation agency board of

directors. she says the board hopes to find a solution to the de wolf street problem. supervisor safai (sahf-eye- ee) says the city should develop a broader plan to address rv's and possibly designate an area where all of them can park... rather than restricting streets one by one.cheryl brinkman/sftma- "the city's not had any success yet identifying an area like that. there used to be very under utilized industrial areas, but there's not much of the city that's under utilized.any more." the board will take up the de wolf street issue at its next meeting in two weeks. if a plan is approved to add parking restrictions... the signs could go up immiedately after a decision is reached. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (vicki) coming up... car break-ins are becoming more common across the peninsula. we'll show you the most popular spots where crooks are striking. (grant) plus-- backlash continues against

nike after their controversial ad with colin kaepernick. details on how much the company is suffering. (vicki) plus after the break... some might welcome a new, cheaper gas station near their homes... but one bay area neighborhood is fighting against a proposed safeway gas station project.

(vicki) a big story tonight... finding a gas station with cheap prices is attractive to most... but in petaluma a vocal group

called "no gas here" is opposing a plan to build a safeway gas station in their city. (grant) the station would be adjacent to the grocery store at the washington square shopping center. kron 4's dan kerman is live in petaluma tonight to explain the opposition. dan? my main issue is that having a gas station near a pre school day care and elementaryu school all the iding cars waiting to get the cheap gas will be spewing toxins at children who will get leukemia and asthma and other illnesses, secondarily the traffic on mcdowell will be a nightmare. (grant) happening now... the search continues for the driver who hit two children riding their bikes in san jose....and then left the scene.(vicki) catherine a nightmare.mcdowell will be traffic on secondarily the illnesses, secondarily the traffic on mcdowell will be a nightmare.

(grant) happening now...

the search continues for the driver who hit two children who were riding their bikes in san jose....and then left the scene.(vicki) catherine heenan is here with the latest on the incident...which was caught on surveillance video. (catherine) san jose police are hoping that more people will seethis video......and comeorward with information that will lead them to the hit and run driver... this happened just over a week ago - on august 27th.a 12-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy had been riding their bikes on cottle road in south san jose... we'll show you the video a few times.. the driver of a white honda civic ran a stop sign and slammed into them....but instead of stopping...backed up in order to turn leftand drive away.and drive to turn leftand drive away.

one of the children suffered a broken arm. the other a concussion. both had been wearing helmets. they say there were two passengers in the car.. the girl says one of the passengers waved and said "sorry" as the car sped away.. vicki and grant? . (vicki) new tonight at 5... officers say car break-ins are becoming an increasing problem in san mateo county... and the crime has been trending upwards for the past two year kron 4's maureen kelly shows is where some of the so-called break-in "hot spots" are..

it's a crime that can happen withing seconds....car windows smashed, personal items like electronics, luggage, and shopping bags grabbed.....and the culpruits quickly driving away on the freeway.both the south san francisco police department and burlingame pd says the parking lots of hotels off the 101 corridor are frequent targets for auto burglariessan bruno police says their number one location for car break ins happens in the tanforan parking lot....and it's no uncommon for it to happen 4-5 times a day there. (maureen) not only are in and out burger joints popular spots for a quick bite to eat, but a source of the san mateo county sheriffs department says they're also popular spots for car break-ins up and down the peninsulathey said the same thing about the parking lots of gyms 24 hour fitness. make sure you take everything out of your car that might entice a criminal, it could be even an empty backpack because they believe something is in there, san mateo police sargent amanda von glahn says they too see an uptick of car burglaries in their shopping centers but the downtown parking garages are also frequent targets. she says they find the criminals of these types of crimes are usually more sophisicated operations of two or more theives working together.....she warns that putting items in the trunk after you get where you are going isn't enough to prevent being a victim.n because you have to keep in mind that these criminals are also surveilling the parking lots so they'll watch you get out of your vehicle, put your bags into your trunk and then leave and they'll know exactly where to go to get those items she says it's a good idea to put your valuables in your trunk before you get to your desination......not after. maureen kelly kron4news.

(anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: high pressure brought more sunshine and warm weather to bay area today. it was still hazy but the air quality improved. highs today were in the 80s and low 90s inland with 60s at the coast and 70s and 80s around the bay.you can see numerous thunderstorms over the sierra. on the satellite you can see as high pressure brought plenty of sunshine to the bay area but it will weaken slightly over the next couple of days. this should allow for slightly cooler temperatures

too. highs tomorrow will be in the warm 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will warm slightly on saturday before cooling again sunday and into monday. (grant) still ahead... theres no place like home. after more than a decade since they went missing... the f-b-i has found the (grant) monday.and into again sunday before cooling again sunday and into monday.

(grant) (grant) still ahead... theres no place like home. after more than a decade since they went missing... the f-b-i has found the famous ruby slippers from the wizard of oz. (vicki) plus.. nike is facing a lot of backlash after partnering with colin kaepernick in their latest ad. hear from people around the bay area who support the former 49ers quarterback.

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fell three-percent nike fell three- shares of nike fell three-percent today...as calls to boycott the company trended on social media. nike selected former niners quarterback colin kaepernick as the face of its 30th anniversary "just do it" campaign. in august 2016, he in august 2016, he started the controversial movement of kneeling during the u-s national anthem as a way to bring awareness to police brutality and racial injustice in the u-s. despite today's drop, nike has had strong sales and earnings this year. the stock is up nearly 30-percent in 2018.

(grant) after nike's ad reveal...some people have shared photos online...showing them destroying their nike wear to protest. this is video of someone burning their shoes. kron 4's will tran spoke to people in san jose today about the ad... and most supported nike. and most about the ad... and most supported nike. an nfl executive says the social justice issues raised by colin kaepernick and other football players "deserve our attention and action."jocelyn moore is the league's executive vice president of communications and public affairs. she said tuesday that the nfl embraces the role of players and others in the game to promote "meaningful, positive change in our communities."the statement is the league's first since nike and the former 49ers quarterback announced he would be part of a new ad campaign tied to the 30th anniversary of the famed "just do it" series. kaepernick tweeted an image monday that said: "believe in something. even if it means sacrificing everything."moore's statement

came with a detailed breakdown of things players and league executives have done together to learn about and address social issues, including community meetings, lobbying and financially supporting local programs. (vicki) next at 5:30... chaos and unrulyness leads to arrests during judge kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. details on how people and lawmakers were expressing their opposition to the supreme court nominee. (grant) plus--

california's bail bond industry is putting up a fight. details on the new push to let voters decide on getting rid of the cash bail system.

(vicki) a big story we are following tonight... bail bond agents say they aren't going down without a fight... before california puts an end to its money bail

system. (grant) capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala is live in sacramento tonight... to explain the effort behind blocking the new law. ashley? ((ashley)) it's not just the bail bond industry worried about its future.. several crime victim groups have joined together to try and reverse the law eliminating cash bail. ((pkg))nats --"this is his rapsheet and all the criminal activity he's had.."topo padilla and other bail bond agents across the state are rallying together.pushing for a ballot measure to let california voters decide whether to eliminate cash bail. "he will never see the light of day under the new law." in october of next year california's money bail system is slated to replaced by an honor system..judges would determine who stays in jail and who gets out, but without cash on the line critics are concerned.((topo padilla- president of golden state bail agents association)) "if somebody is out on bail, that is the greatest opportunity and chances for that person to make all their court dates and that justice will be served." critics also say it could lead to longer incarcerations for more people...but supporters of the new law, including the governor, say it treats the rich and poor fairly. the effort needs 366 thousand signatures to qualify for the ballot."i've gotten calls from people all over the country asking what can we do, not just from my industry, but people that know this: what happens in california usually

spreads across the country, and they don't want this to happen." ((ashley)) if the groups can round up the required signatures in less than 90 days. voters will decide in 2020 on whether or not to bail out the bail bond industry. soc soc industry. soc (vicki) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) starting in the east bay... where police in hayward are looking for a man after a deadly shooting.

it happened early saturday morning outside of the vagabond inn on west "a" street. police say the suspect drove up in a black 4-door sedan... and shot the 42-year-old victim. he was taken to the hospital where he later died of his injuries. the suspect is described as a hispanic man between 30 and 40 years old... with black hair, brown eyes, and wearing glasses. police are asking for anyone with information to please come forward. (grant) in the east bay. three suspects are behind bars...in connection with a victoria's secret robbery. it happened last thursday at broadway plaza in downton walnut creek. there officers say shaka perdue and dionne jackson grabbed around three grand in merchandise...a nd jumped into a waiting vehicle outside the store. police say the driver of the vehicle...erika addison sped off...however... the walnut creek special enforcment team was parked just four cars in front of them...and watched all their devious actions. the trio was arrested ...authorities say it's no secret...that crime doesn't

pay. (grant) on the peninsula... a bill banning gun and ammunition sales at the cow palace in daly city is now awaiting governor brown's signature. both the san mateo county bod of supervisors and the san francisco board of supervisors passed resolutions supporting the bill. the state owned venue hosts about five gun shows a year. (vicki) on the peninsula. a baby iguana accidentally made its way across the mexican border to foster city. authorities say the baby spiny tailed iguana somehow crawled into a woman's luggage. the discovery happened on august fifth... as she returned from a vacation in cancun. the woman took the animal to the s- p-c-a immediately. the iguana was eventually taken to an animal sanctuary specializing in reptiles. lawrence karnow: high pressure brought more sunshine and warm weather to bay area today. it was still hazy but the air quality improved. highs today were in the 80s and low 90s inland with 60s at the coast

and 70s and 80s around the bay.you can see numerous thunderstorms over the sierra. on the satellite you can see as high pressure brought plenty of sunshine to the bay area but it will weaken slightly over the next couple of days. this should allow for slightly cooler temperatures too. highs tomorrow will be in the warm 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will warm slightly on saturday before cooling again sunday and into monday. (grant) monday.and into monday.

(grant) senators began the confirmation hearing for judge brett kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme the u.s. supreme court. kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon reports the hearing was anything but typical... filled with protests and outbursts from both lawmakers and the public. nats feinstein we go to this hearing in protestthere were fireworks from the start of judge brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing democratic members of the judiciary committee asked to postpone the hearing because of new documents released last nightsen kamala harris / ca-d 42 thousand documents that we have not had an opportunity to review or read or analyze. alexandra limon / washington correspondentchairman grassley questioned whether democrats really care about the kavanaugh documents... or whether they are just trying to delay the hearing..... nats

protesterspolice dragged protesters out of the hearing room... in makeshift cuffsand outside a couple of hundred people gathered including women worried about abortion and reproductive rightsjoseph merlino travevlled from las vegas to protest... he's a cancer survivor who says the affordable care act saved his life joseph merlino / cancer survivorjudge kavanaugh has shown hostility toward the affordable care act and protecting people with pre-existing conditions. senator dianne feinstein attacked kavanaugh's positions -- on guns-- sen. dianne feinstein / ca-dyou wrote that unless guns were regulated either at the time the constitution was write or traditionally throughout history, they cannot be regulated now.senator orrin hatch defended judge kavanaugh's record and charactersen. orrin hatch / ut-d i know a good nominee when i see one and you are a great nominee. you volunteer in the community you coach youth basketball.the confirmation hearings are scheduled to continue through friday. in washington alexandra limon. (vicki) 13 years after being stolen from a museum....a pair of the famous

ruby slippers from 'wizard of oz' has been recovered.. (grant) catherine heenan is here with the happy hollywood ending to a high profile theft... (catherine) the sequined red slippers were stolen from a judy garland museum in grand rapids minnesota... in 2005. the shoes - one of four known pairs the actress worein the 19-39 movie. their estimated value ranges from one million to 3-million dollars. no suspects have been announced yet...and investigators suggest they're still in the process of finding them. we do know the slippers were recovered because of a sting operation....after someone approached the company that insures the shoes about a year ago. offering information on getting them back.. meantime....authorities say they were checking upon a string of sometimes strange leads..

among the among the among the people delighted to have them back....the los angeles collector who had loaned them to the minnesota museum in 2005. experts compared the shoes to another pair at the smithsonian...to make sure they're authentic. the f-b-i is promising to release more details later on where and how they tracked down thshoes. grant and vicki? (grant) coming up... an actor from the cosby show is speaking out tonight... after he was shamed for working at trader joe's. why he says attitudes about jobs needs to change.

(vicki) plus... hundreds of new words have officially been added to the dictionary. and they include "adorbs", "zoodles", and "hangry". ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock. ♪ meet george jetson. ♪ ♪ his boy elroy. with instant acceleration, electric cars are more fun to drive and more affordable than ever. electric cars are here. plug into the present. (vicki) next time someone

tries to tell you "hangry" isn't a word during a game of scrabble...tell them to check the dictionary. merriam- webster dot com just added 840 new words and definitions to adapt to the ever evolving

english vocabulary. flight got a new definition to describe the small tastings of beer or wine offered in many bars. and "goat" -- the abbreviation for "the greatest of all time" -- also made it onto the list. while some may take issue with "guac" or "zoodles" -- others think its "adorbs"...either way all three are now officially words. (grant) still ahead... a new book by one of the men who broke the watergate story now has a book out about the trump white house. and it's not flattering. the extreme measures bob woodward says staffers are taking to protect the country.

some startling new allegations tonight that president trump's staff has been stealing papers from his desk for fear he will endanger national security.the revelations come from a new book by political reporter bob woodward.(grant)his revelations about watergate helped to bring down richard

nixon. pam moore is in the newsroom to tell us what he says is going on in the trump white house.pam? (pam) the book is called "fear : trump in the white house".. and it is already number one on amazon.. a week before the official publication. the president tweeted today that the book is a total fabrication ... full of made=up quotes, earlier, journalist bob woodward released an audio tape of his conversation with mr. trump a few weeks ago. "i've got to go talk to people and see them outside of the white house and outside of their offices, and gained a lot of insight and documentation. and it's - you know, it's a tough look at the world and your administration and you." "right. well, i assume that means it's going to be a negative book. but you know, i'm some - i'm sort of 50 percent used to that. that's all right. some are good and some are bad. sounds like this is going to be a bad one."the book opens with a dramatic scene in the oval office, where the former chief economic adviser, gary cohn, saw a draft letter he considered dangerous to national security on the president's desk.the letter - about withdrawing the u-s from a trade agreement with south

korea - left cohn "appalled," so he snatched it."i wouldn't let him see it," cohn told an associate. "got to protect the country." woodward offers an unprecedented look at drama and chaos inside the west wing, quoting white house chief of staff john kelly as calling the president an "idiot" and "unhinged." ... and defense secretary james mattis as saying trump has the understanding of "a fifth or sixth grader."trump's former personal lawyer john dowd - who quit earlier this year - called the president "as an f-ing liar." who would wind up in an "orange jump suit" if he sat down with special counsel robert mueller.the book includes equally harsh words from the president ... attorney general jeff sessions is "mentally retarded" and a "dumb southerner."trump's current lawyer and longtime friend rudy giuliani, is a baby.woodward quotes the president as telling him, "i've never seen a worse defense of me in my life. they

took your diaper off right there. you're like a little baby that needed to be changed. when are you going to be a man?" (pam) white house chief of staff john kelly is denying that he called the president an "idiot". he said he has an incredibly candid and strong relationship with his boss.defense secretary james mattis likewise said, the statements attributed to him are quote - "the products of someone's rich imagination." (vicki) actor geoffrey owens has found a silver lining after being thrust into the spotlight for simply doing his job. owens played elvin tibideaux on "the cosby show" from 19-85 to 19-92. he's a graduate of yale university and has been an actor for nearly three decades. recently he made headlines after photos of him bagging groceries at a new jersey trader joe's were published by the daily mail. owens said the outpouring of support he has received in

response to the attention has him hoping for a lasting change in attitudes. geoffrey owens / actor: "i hope what continues to resonate is the idea that one job is not better than another. a certain job might pay more. it might have better benefits. it might look better on paper but that essentially one kind of work is not better, superior than another kind of work, and that we reevaluate that whole idea and we start just honoring the dignity of work and respecting the dignity of the working person."(vicki) since the attention -- owens said he has left his job at trader joe's. entertainment industry figures like tyler perry have taken to social media to offer him work... but owens says he doesn't want anyone in the industry to just give him a job. (catherine) we've been honoring outstanding teachers in the bay area...today - it's a special education teacher. sarah e-heart teaches special ed at tamiscal high school in larkspur... she began teaching in oregon

as a volunteer with americorps... and has been in the bay area 18 years. colleagues say she goes the extra mile with any student..and is the kind of teacher you'd love your children to have.. one person says her last name - e-heart- is perfect, because her 'heart is so huge.' sarah says she loves her job and is inspired every day by her students.. 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?. lawrence karnow: high pressure brought more sunshine and warm weather to bay area today. it was still hazy but the air quality improved. highs today were in the 80s and low 90s inland with 60s at the coast and 70s and 80s around the bay.you can see numerous thunderstorms over the sierra. on the satellite you can see as high pressure brought

plenty of sunshine to the bay area but it will weaken slightly over the next couple of days. this should allow for slightly cooler temperatures too. highs tomorrow will be in the warm 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s with the coast. it will warm slightly on saturday before cooling again sunday and into monday.

(vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... some newlywed's wedding memories could be gone forever... after their videographer's equipment was stolen. the desperate plea to get the crooks to return the video footage.

(grant) two newlywed brides...one of whom is from sacramento...might never see the wedding video from their big day. (vicki) a thief stole their videographer's gear, which included those videos. christy fajardo has the story. the newlyweds' happiness shines through in photographs. but a short cell phone video shows what the pictures couldn't capture.everyone else's joy at seeing them say i do. elina radulescu/newlywed "these are our life memories," elina radulescu of encino and another bride ericka so of sacramento...natsot/so"all our footage was gone." may never watch anything but cell phone

snippets of their perfect day because their wedding footage was stolen.elina radulescu/newlywed"we were just devastated. i mean, my husband was devastated which i didn't expect. my family flying in for this special occasion and our friends, things that nothing in the world could replace." both women hired videographer steve park to shoot and edit their nuptialshe says he had ordered a drive to backup the video for both weddings, but never got the chancebecause on august 13th his laptop and sd cards were stolen from his car on hobart and wilshire in korea townelina radulescu/newly wed"i know he's very remorseful, and we appreciate him being remorseful." now the two brides have teamed up, offering a 2 thousand dollar reward no questions asked. elina radulescu/newlywed"if someone just wants to send back the footage, keep the laptop as your souvenir, i don't care." both women had hired separate photographers to snap pictures at their wedding and loved ones have sent cell phone videos.but only the videographer rolled on every detail.and years from now they want to be able to actually hear the last of their loved ones. even to count the seconds the smiles lingered. elina radulescu/newly wed (vicki)

can't get back."moments that we priceless moments that we can't get back." (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) coming up new tonight at six. violent crime on bart is not only wieghing on the minds of riders... tonight - we'll hear from station agents who say they're afraid to even leave their booths.(pam) then - investigators have just given an update on a plane crash in palo alto. we now know.. the plane was carrying a mother and daughter to lucile packard children's hospital. we'll have a live report next. kron4 news at six starts right after the break.

(ken)tonight at 6... (ken)tonight at 6... (ken)bart station agents say they are working in fear of being attacked at any given time on the job(on cam)the concern for safety is at an all time high at the macarthur bart station where a bart employee was attacked over the weekend. (pam)today kron4's (pam)today kron4's haaziq madyun spoke to the station agent's representative about what they say is lack of safety once they step out of the booth(take pkg) (pkg)sot

worry about am i going to make it home safely tonight or am i going to be spending hours in an emergency room">safiyya taha-shaheed is the union representative for bart's 309- station agents. she says of the transit agency's stations, the macarthur station in oakland has become one of the most dangerous for passengers and station agentssotthat violence includes the july 2018 stabbing death of bart passenger nia wilson and this pastabor day weekend's assault of one of shaheed's fellow station agents who was struck from behind while trying to assist a pair of female passengerssot she says since it is against

company police for station agents to carry any sort of weapons for their personal protection, bart police should handle the jobsot

very latest on the crash involving that plane... as you can see it is still there in the marsh here near the palo alto airport.... (take pkg) michael huhn, ntsb. preliminary findings show that in the in bound landing, the pilot reportedly bounced the plane, and he opted to go around and that is where he crashed. the small plane had three passengers aboard... fire fighters say they received the 911 call tuesday morning and rushed to the scene - which was about a quarter mile from the runway. huhn. the mother daughter were on their way to stanford. eve philipson, flight instructor. i was in flight and i could tell he did not know the runway. steve philipson, a flight instructor says he was listening to the exchange between the tower and the pilot, who has not been indentified. steve. a colleague says they saw the plane hit the runway, hit the propeller, then try to come up but couldn't - didn't have the energy, and crashed. kron four has learned the pilot was a

volunteer with angel flight... an organziation that flys people in need to medical facilities. the plane orginated in redding, and according to a spokesperson with angel flight was taking two females to the lucille packard childrens hospital for medical care. steve. it is a crushing loss. aviation is a tight group. i did not know him personally, but it is painful and upsetting. (estacio live) ntsb says they are hoping to get the plane out sometime tomorrow. te ntsb is hoping to remvoe the plane sometime tomorrow...

(ken) homes and campgrounds are being evacuated because of a quick-moving wildfire in placer county. officials say the flames are rapidly spreading in the tahoe national forest-- near emigrant gap. so far the fire has burned 500 acres and is just 10-percent contained. cal fire says air tankers, helicopters, and strike crews are are assisting the u-s forest service's fire management team. (ken/on cam) halfway through one of the earliest and busiest fire seasons on record, calfire is facing a new staffing issue. as kron four's rob fladeboe tells us... aircraft are being grounded because of a pilot shortage. rob fladeboe/hollister "...the pilot shortage is

putting a strain on resources. califire confirming that an average of four aircraft were grounded on certain days in august because there were no pilots to fly them..." calfire confirms it is short on pilots, especially those that fly the s-2 tankers like these here in hollister and other bases around the state. but at no time has that meant delay in responding to fires says calfire deputy director mike mohler.mike mohler/calfire "....operationally, we bring on additional aircraft to fill in to respond as part of our initial response, so is there a pilot shortage, yes, but for response in having aircraft over fires, absolutely not..."yes, calfire says there have been times when aircraft were grounded for lack of pilots. but sometinmes it's just the opposite. fire season is now year round and the aircraft need that much more maintenence and sometimes the pilot can be grounded for safety's sake says mohler.mike mohler/calfire ".....yes, there may be a calfire aircraft sitting on the runway but it's in anticipation of either maintenence or a pilot that's off that day or a pilot that has flown too many hours...."as to what's behind the shortage. many pilots have retired or are about to while others are being lured away by the private sector. flying through steep terrain and smoke to drop retardant on a wildfire is a dangerous job with difficult hours and there

has been one death . mike mohler/calfire "....yes, you could say perfect storm, it's a combination of our aircraft not being a seasonal aircraft but rather a year round aircraft so maintenance is a big, big issue for us, pilots are retiring, there's attrition in the fire service and already this summer we've seen the biggest fire in calfire's history..."rob fladeboe/hollister "....going forward calfire says it is looking to hire as many 40 new pilots over the next few years. in hollister rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) new testimony today in a southern california court... regarding a man charged with killing a gay college student.(ken) the

testimony may shed light on a motive in the killing... the victim's sexuality is believed to be a possible factor. grant lodes joins us with the latest. today we learned samuel woodward will stand trial for murder. blaze bernstein was killed in january. the university of pennslyvania student went missing after going out one night to a park about 50 miles southeast of l-a. he was found in a shallow grave in the park about a week later. according to investigators, the man accused of killing him, samuel woodward.... was with bernstein in the night he was killed. prosecutors say woodward stabbed bernstein in a fit of rage after bernstein tried to kiss him. woodward, who's 21, told investigators that he was disgusted when bernstein kissed him on the lips in his suv... and pushed him back, but didn't say he did anything more violent. today an investigator testified that

woodward had bunch of anti- gay.. anti semetic... and other hateful content on his phone. the violent hate group atom-waffen's insignia was woodward's wallpaper. (grant) bernstein was both gay and jewish. woodward has pleaded not guilty to the crimes. (pam) new at six tonight -- the california highway patrol wrapped up a busy labor day weekend... reporting a major drug bust in redwood city last night. take a look at this -- police found more than 10-thousand dollars in cash... 12- pounds of marijuana... 45- grams of cocaine... plus -- several bottles of prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia... the driver was taken into custody after police stopped him to do a welfare check. the c-h-p says, the driver was under the influence ... and also had three prior d-u- i's. coming up.... with gasoline prices at or near 4-

dollars a gallon, a chance for cheaper fuel might be attractive to some ... but that is not the case in one north bay community where neighbors are fired up.. to say it was contentious, is putting it mildly. senate hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh get off to an explosive start. a look at the day's events and what's expected and next.. they are big.. take up parking spaces.. and neighbors on this small san francisco street complain their quality of life is compromised .. what they want to see done about the r-v's crowding their block. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

neighbors along a small street in san francisco ... are fed up with recreational vehicles taking up parking spots and causing other problems... now their local supervisor is working with the city to prevent r-v's from parking there overnight. kron four's philippe djegal reports. (philippe) supervisor ahsha safai (ah-shah sahf-eye- ee) represents the cayuga neighborhood near the outer mission district in san francisco... where underneath the bart tracks and interstate 280... for quite some time... up to a half dozen rv's have been parking overnight on de wolf street, which stretches about a block. he says neighbors are upset about it... and, want oversized vehicles banned from parking overnight.... as they are on nearby alemany boulevard and other streets throughout the city.ahsha safai/supervisor- "the idea of

people living on a block behind people's homes cause a lot of consternation." safai (sahf-eye-ee) says the rv's have forced renters and homeowners to park in "no parking zones" and receiving tickets.ahsha safai/superviso r- "people have sought to ensure that they have available parking and that they can enjoy the quality of life in their neighborhood. rather than having an rv park and taking up all the parking." cheryl brinkman is chair of the san francisco municipal transportation agency board of directors. she says s-f- m-t-a has heard from supervisor safai and his community... and, says the board is looking into restricting access along de wolf for oversized vehicles. cheryl brinkman/sftma- "if that block were to get any kind of parking change, whether it was an oversized vehicle ban, or a two-hour parking only, or a four-hour parking only, it would have to be passed by the sfmta board." and, that board is expected to take up the issue at its next meeting in two weeks.ahsha safai/supervisor- "and, i think that the sfmta needs to have an in-depth conversation about designating a certain area of san francisco, where folks can park these rv's or have space for them, rather than having this constant conversation of where, what street they can park on and can't park on. and, i think we need to have more thoughtful conversation about where they should actually be located." later this month, if a plan is approved to add parking restrictions on de wolf... the signs could go up immiedately after a decision is reached. in san francisco, philippe djegal,

kron four news. (ken) new at six tonight -- university of california officials say they are committing to using only clean and renewable energy at all of its ten campuses and five medical centers by 2025. officials say it's a major expansion of its already existing carbon neutrality initiative, and fitting within its efforts to be a leader in addressing climate change. they plan on using two percent less engery each year on campuses and other properties. in order to meet that goal -- u-c officials say new structures and major renovations after june 20-19 will not burn fossil fuels for

heating. and each u-c campus will have to cut landfill-bound waste by 25 percent before 2025... and by 50 percent before 2030. in the north bay..... finding a gas station with cheap prices is attractive to most... but a vocal group called "no gas here" is opposing a plan to build a safeway gas station in their city. kron 4's dan kerman has more from petaluma. standup dan kerman/petaluma 00-10its true everybody loves cheap gas but how much is it worth? neighborhood residents say having a 16 pump gas station right ther eis not a good idea because right across the street you have a day care center, pre school and an elementary schoolsotnobody in the east side of petaluma wants this for their kids adriann saslow lives on the eastside of petaluma, in a neighborhood filled with signs that say no gas here. sot adriann saslow/"no gas here" 25-30cheap gas is a great thing but its not worth the health of my childrenat issue is this corner of the washington square shopping center. petaluma's planning

commission has already approved a plan to replace this building with a 16 pump safeway gas station and convenience store... it would be immediately adjacent to the safeway grocery store that already exists in the shopping center... but opponents have appealed to the city council sot joann mceachin/"no gas here" 50-57the traffic on this main road is going to be a nightmareopponents are not only concerned about increased traffic, but increased pollutions... especially for those across the street sits a pre-school, day care center and elementary schoolsotall the idling cars waitng to get the cheap gas will be spewing their toxins at those poor childrenfor its part safeway says the project has been thoroughly vetted, with fourteen studies by the city of petaluma, safeway, and local school district confirming the gas station meets all traffic, environmental, health and safety standards. we look forward to the opportunity to move forward...."standup dan kerman/petaluma 130-140again this neighborhood group is hoping to put the breaks on this project. they will appeal directly to the city council at their september 17 meeting. the council can either uphold the planning commission decision, reject it or require more study. in petaluma, dan kerman kron 4 news.

(ken)facebook expanded its silicon valley footprint today by opening up a frank gehry- designed expansion in menlo park.called "mpk 21" the building features a 3 point 6 acre rooftop garden that is home to more than 200 trees. the project was built in less than 18 months.it's billed as environmentally friendly, too. facebook says the reclaimed water system in the building will save 17 million gallons of water a year... while solar panels on the roof will generate 2 million kilowats of electricity each year. lawrence karnow: high pressure brought more sunshine and warm weather to bay area today. it was still hazy but the air quality improved. highs today were in

the 80s and low 90s inland with 60s at the coast and 70s and 80s around the bay.you can see numerous thunderstorms over the sierra. on the satellite you can see as high pressure brought plenty of sunshine to the bay area but it will weaken slightly over the next couple of days. this should allow for slightly cooler temperatures too. highs tomorrow will be in the warm 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will warm slightly on saturday before cooling again sunday and into monday. still ahead at six.. the discovery of some mountain lion kittens with baby blue eyes. while they may be cute, their eye color may signal a major problem.. his monday.and into again sunday and into monday.

still ahead at six.. the discovery of some mountain lion kittens with baby blue eyes. while they may be cute, their eye color may signal a major problem.. his investigative reporting helped bring down the nixon administration ... now bob woodward has a new, behind the scenes' book on donald trump ... stirring intense controversy .. details ahead.

(pam ) veteran journalist and author bob woodward is releasing a book one week from today... called "fear - trump in the white house." some say it's the most detailed look at the trump white house so far - from the president's inner circle. catherine heenan is here with more.. (catherine) the book isn't even out yet..there's already a flood of reaciton.. woodward - describing chaos within the white house... saying president trump is notup to the job intellectually or temperamental ly. painting an account of a man gripped by anger and paranoia. woodward talked to a number of senior staff and cabinet officials.. he claims staffers regularly hid letters and other documents from the president - fearing national security implications if he were to sign them. the president was not interviewed for the book despite what woodward said

were repeated attempts to do so. the washington post has released a recording of a call between the two men from last month. in that conversation, the president blamed his staff for not approaching him about woodward's book. the book also describes current and former aides calling trump an 'idiot' and a 'liar.' today..the president says those quotes were made up...and calls the book a fraud and a con on the public..... pam and ken? (pam) coming up at 6:45.. reaction pouring in today on nike's bold move ... signing former 49er colin kaepernick to a new deal .. details, including the market response.. ahead.. and next... up and down the peninsula a rash of car break-ins .. we'll show you the spots most targeted by thieves .. and parking lots are high on the list.

(pam) car break-ins are becoming an increasing problem in san mateo county.. .according to the latest from law enforcement.. (pam) in fact, the crime has been trending upwards for the past two years. (ken) kron 4's maureen kelly shows is where some of the so-called break-in "hot spots" are found.. it can happen within 3 seconds ...car windows smashed, personal items like

electronics, luggage, and shopping bags grabbed.....and the culpruits quickly driving away on the freeway.both the south san francisco police department and burlingame pd says the parking lots of hotels off the 101 corridor are frequent targets for auto burglariessan bruno police says their number one location for car break ins happens in the tanforan parking lot....and it's no uncommon for it to happen 4-5 times a day there. (maureen) not only are in and out burger joints popular spots for a quick bite to eat, but a source of the san mateo county sheriffs department ss they're also popular spots for car break-ins up and down the peninsulathey said the same thing about the parking lots of gyms 24 hour fitness.san mateo police sargent amanda von glahn says they too see an uptick of car burglaries in their shopping centers but the downtown parking garages are also frequent targets. she says they find the criminals of these types of crimes are usually more sophisicated operations of two or more theives working togetherwhere the driver stays in the vehicle and the other people

get out and start a case in the area i start looking for vehicles to targetshe says if you have valuables with you....put them in the trunk before you get to your destiation because these teams tend to survail the parking lots. and look around before you walk inside. within a minute within a minute i would turn around and take a look at your car just to make sure that no one's around and there's no suspicious activity around it because we find that s auto burglaries happened within minutes of people leaving their carsshe says staying alert of your surroundings could keep you and others parked near you....from being a victim. maureen kelly kron4 news. (ken)(ken)(ken) (pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. here at the palo alto airport a plane crash leaves the pilot dead. an investigator says the plane appears to have hit the runway while trying to land. the small plane had three passengers aboard... fire fighters say they received the

911 call tuesday morning and rushed to the scene - which was about a quarter mile from the runway. a mother and daughter were on board. the plane is expected to be moved out wed morning. te here in hollister and here in here in hollister and across california calfire says it is coping with a shortage of pilots. the agency confirms it has grounded an average of four aircraft on certain days in august because there were no pilots to fly them. calfire says pilots are retiring and being hired away by the private sector. but while the lack of pilots is straining resources calfire insists it is not having an impact on the initial response to wild fires. in hollister rob fladeboe kron4news sothere in oakland the union representative for bart station agents for bart

representative union oakland the here in sot sothere in oakland the here in oakland the union representative for bart station agents says the macarthur station has bewcome one of the most dangerous stations for passengers and station agentssotin oakland haaziq madyun kron4news

in san francisco... neighbors living along de wolf street in the cayuga neighborhood want overnight parking for oversized vehicles banned. specifically, rv's. neighbors have told their local supervisor that rv's are taking up too much parking space and that those living in them are creating noise and sanitation issues. some streets nearby already have parking restrictions for oversized vehciles. the san francisco municipal transportation agency says it's aware of the issues... and, the board of directors is expected to come up with a solution in a few weeks. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. tropical storm gordon is bearing down on the gulf coast with sustained winds of upwards of 65 miles an hour. torrential rain, wind, and flooding all concerns for area residents tonight.

mississipi, louisiana and alabama have declared a state of emergency in anticipation of gordon's landfall. (ken) joining us now from mobile, alabama... reporter michael clark.what's the big concern for people there tonight?

(ken) it was expected to be a quiet first day of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. but the hearing was anything but. kristen holmes explains from washington. judge brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee: "a good judge must be an umpire"-nats-

on the first day of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's confirmation democrats on the senate judiciary committee-- repeatedly interrupting opening statements of the committee chairman-- sen. chuck grassley / -r- iowa: "you're out of order."sen. cory booker / d- new jersey: "what is the rush, what are we trying to hide by not having the documents out front?" protesting missing documents and emails from kavanugh's tenure at the white house under president george w. bush. sen. richard blumenthal / -d- connecticut: "move to adjourn."and demanding more time to review the 42,000 pages of documents released last night. sen. chuck grassley / -r- iowa: "we are going to be in session tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, sunday 'til we get done this week, so however long people want to take."protesters also seeking to disrupt the proceedings for president trump's pick for the high courtprotester: "i would die without it. i'm a pre- existing condition."sen. orrin hatch / -r- utah: "mr. chairman i think we ought to have this loudmouth removed." the tension-- highlighting the far reaching implications of kavanaugh's potential confirmation-- replacing swing vote anthony kennedy and shifting the court in a

conservative direction for decades. judge brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee: "the supreme court must never be viewed as a partisan institution." kavanaugh attempting to rise above the distractions and reassure the committee about his committment to the law.judge brett kavanaugh / supreme court nominee: "if confirmed to the court, i would be part of a team of nine, committed to deciding cases according to the constitution and laws of the united states."on capitol hill -- i'm kristen holmes (ken)senator kamala harris tweeted about the proceedings today... saying "i would think that anyone nominated to the supreme court would want to have a hearing that is characterized by transparency and fairness and integrity and not shrouded by uncertainty, suspicion, concealment and doubt."she went on to say"we should not be moving forward with this hearing. the american people deserve better than this." coming up... already more than 100 people sent to the hospital... and still the problem persists .. now a renewed health alert from the c-d-c on the recall of a popular breakfast

cereal...

(pam) the centers for disease control is issuing a stern warning to consumers tonight. do not eat or buy 'honey smacks' under any circumstances. the popular kellog's cereal has been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 130- people in 34 different states. at least 30 people have been

hospitalized. while it has been illegal to sell the cereal since june, the c-d-c is concerned about infections continuing, as people continue to eat the cereal they have been storing at home. (ken) dunkin' donuts is scrambling to get the correct cups to stores in the northeast... after customers in the boston area were served coffee in cups featuring the philadelphia eagles. the cups showed the eagles logo and read "world champions." for patriots fans, it was a painful reminder of their team's defeat by the eagles in this year's super bowl. to make matters worse -- dunkin donuts was founded in massachusetts. during football season, dunkin donuts uses cups featuring the logos of teams in their hometowns, but it appears there was a mixup in this case. in sports... rams

quarterback jared goff... who grew up in marin country and played for cal... talks about his chuildhood memories of the raiders... as he comes back to the bay area to face them monday night and serena williams tries to get by the player who beat her the last time she was in the u-s open... mark carpenter has the highlights... and all the sports... coming up

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took a tumble today.. that's after an announcement that former 49er quarterback colin kaepernick has a new deal with the company... catherine heenan is here with details on the decidedly mixed reaction ... (catherine) nike has touched off a nike has touched off a storm of reaction by wading into football's national anthem debate...with an ad featuring colin kaepernick.. the former 49'er shared this photo on twitter monday...saying "believe in something - even if it means sacrificing everything." in

2016...kaepernick started the movement to kneel during the u.s. national anthem to protest racial injustice. he opted out of his contract with the niners last year and has been unsigned since. people are divided on the nike move. some are outraged.others pleased.. but but social media also lit up with video like this....people burning or otherwise destroying nike merchandise. the national association of police organizations says the nike move "grossly insults the men and women who really do make sacrifices for the sake of our nation." tonight an n-f-l executivesaid in a statement that "the social justice issues raised" by kaepernick"deserve our attention and action."

pam and ken? (pam)thank you (pam)thank you catherine.(ken)time now for a look at sports with mark carpenter. despite all despite all the khalil mack chatter, the raiders still have a game to play. in less than a week, the silver and black are under the lights against the rams on monday night football... a matchup that's a bay area homecoming for l-a qb jared goff. the former cal star, novato native, and top overall pick in the 2016 draft is entering his 3rd season as the rams franchise qb. he's coming off of his best year as a pro... more than 38-hundred yards passing... and a 28-to-7 touchdown to interception ratio...leading the rams to an 11-5 campaign and division title. so big expectations for them this year, but he still has fond memories of the nfl

landscape during his childhood. he grew up a 49ers fan...yet he kept an eye on what was happening with the silver and black. and the and the 49ers kick off the season sunday in minnesota. moving over to the college ranks-- a nice victory to open the year combined with losses from other teams has stanford moving up in the standings. david shaw's cardinal...now at number 10 in the latest ap poll. they kicked off the season last week with a nice victory at the farm... rolling past san diego state, 31-10. a matchup in which receiver jj arcega whiteside...scored 3-times and hauled in more than 220-yards. although the aztecs weren't ranked, stanford moves because of their win...

and a bad michigan loss. big showdown in palo alto this weekend however...when they welcome the 17th-ranked and defending pac-12 champion usc trojans. at the u-s open-- serena williams...continues to run through the competition. spike lee... in queens wearing the 49ers cap the 17th- seeded williams facing...number 8 karolina pliskova in the quarterfinals. and serena...showing she's on a mission...and zeroing in on a 7th-us open title. cruised in this match... 13-aces and 35-winners in a straight set victory. her first win against a top-10 opponent since coming back from maternity leave.. and she is on to the semifinals... the 36th time serena has made the semis of a major tournament (wipe sloane stephens) the big matchup of the afternoon... defending champion sloane stephens taking on 19th-seeded anastasija sevastova.. and it wasn't the american's day... sevastova taking it right to stephens... the wicked forehand here her take

the first set... 6-2 then on the 2nd... match point... stephens hits into the net... sevastova defeats the defending champ easily... 6-2, 6-3... the latvian reaches her first semifinal in flushing meadows after making it to the quarterfinals the past two years. finally, there was no question this was going to happen, but now it's official. tiger woods...has been selected to this year's ryder cup team. at 42-years-old, eldrick lands on the squad for the 8th time in his career...first time it's happened since 2012. such is an incredible milestone considering what he's been through... the multiple back surgeries... hasn't played in more than a year before this season.... and at one point was ranked 656th- in the world. this year...what a run... 5-top 10 finishes including 2nd place at the pga championship. and also joining him on team-- phil mickelson. lefty..chose to make his announcement in style today...posting a photo of himself rocking some shades with an american flag bandana. this is his 12th-ryder cup appearance. the tourney

begins later this month in france. a southern california city official like none you've ever seen .. coming up.. we will introduce you to mayor max... just when you thought you were done painting...

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is more than man's best friend in one southern california town.... (pam) that's because this dog.. is the mayor. reporter claudia buccio tags along with the canine for a busy day meeting with constituents. that's maximus mighty dog mueller the second,, better known as mayor max ... the mayor of idyllwild.you can find this golden retriever cruising on his personalized pick up truck. don't worry, he doesn't drive.phyllis mueller/mayor max's chief of staff: "his role is to make the world a better place by conveying unconditional love and doing as many good deeds for others."phyllis mueller is mayor max chief of staff... this furry friend needs some help running the townphyllis mueller/mayor max's chief of staff: "my role as the chief of staff is to help run the vision of the mayor's office for idyllwild, so we actually run an actual mayor's office." the two make public appearances everyday to interact with the community... attracting locals and tourists andrea valadez/visitor: "max is awesome. he is super friendly and he lets my son give him treats."mayor max has been in office for 5 years but it was his uncle who became the first mayor of idyllwild in 2012. so how did a furry friend become mayor?andrea valadez/visitor: "so six years ago, idyllwild decided to elect its first mayor. you had to be a local resident, but you couldn't run yourself, you could run your pet. in a voted election, 14 dogs and 2 cats ran and we decided to have an election to raise money for the animal rescue. so you paid a dollar a vote and you were encouraged to vote a lot." mayor max and his deputies, who are also golden retrievers... go to fundraisers and events all year round. mayor max will hold his ceremonial role for

his lifetime... (pam) (pam) a litter of blue - eyed mountain lion kittens have been discovered in the santa monica mountains. researchers say, the unique eye color may be a product of inbreeding .. which is a serious problem for the population.. which is a result of the mountain lions being isolated by a major freeway. the national park service

announced today .. the two males and two females appear to be in good health. proposals for a wildlife bridge over highway - 101 have been floated .... to allow the cats to move freely between the santa monica mountains and the wilderness to the north. lawrence karnow: high pressure brought more sunshine and warm weather to bay area today. it was still hazy but the air quality improved. highs today were in the 80s and low 90s inland with 60s at the coast and 70s and 80s around the bay.you can see numerous thunderstorms over the sierra. on the satellite you can see as high pressure brought plenty of sunshine to the bay area but it will weaken slightly over the next couple of days. this should allow for slightly cooler temperatures too. highs tomorrow will be in the warm 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will warm slightly on saturday before cooling again sunday and into monday. that wraps up kron4 news at that wraps up that wraps up kron4 news at 6.we'll see you tonight at 8

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