tragedy in learning a toddler h i'm grant lodes.(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. the 19 month old has been identified as lily aracic. police say she was accidentally left inside the car for several hours yesterday afternoon in moraga. it happened on hardie drive. a family member later discovered the child in the car and immediately called 9-1-1. at that point the child was not breathing... the temperature at the time - was 80 degrees outside.(grant) joining us now live from kansas city missouri is tara lamont - with kids-and- cars-dot-org. it's an advocacy group that works to prevent these types of tragedies... tara - let's talk about how something like this can happen. .

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the family of a woman who vanished is now offering a 25-thousand dollar reward for information leading to her whereabouts.(vicki) 66 year old wamaitha kaboga- miller was last seen almost a

month ago... and investigative leads are now drying up. kron 4's dan kerman is live near the family home tonight in palo alto with more. dan? 6 year old wamaitha kaboga-miller has been missing for almost a month.... leads into the palo alto woman's dissappearance have dried up so now the family is offering a 25-thousand dollar reward for information leading to her whereabouts ááásot clovis kaboga-miller/missing woman's son 15-23we are hoping the 25,000 reward will motivate somebody maybe they did see something or know something and contact police and do the right thing.security video confirms kaboga miller was last seen friday august 17 leaving the country time market in east palo alto in her 2002 mercedes benz... family and friends have conducted at least 3 searches since then and have launched the website find wamaitha.com... and nothingsot the whole experience its been terrible i have so many things running through my mind possibly what could have happened or where she could be some under stress this entire

time.the family has lived in palo alto for 30 years and their home is filled with pictures of the missing woman from happier times.--nats-- police say there is no evidence to suggest anything criminal lead to her disappearance, nor have they discovered any evidence of an accident, but the family is not ruling that possibility out.sotshe recently had back surgery, she was in no position to be driving, she was on pain medication and also had had multiple surgeries on her shoulders and her hips. so she should have not been driving and should not have been out on her own

(grant) a big story tonight.. fire fighters in the north bay are still batting the irving fire... but officials say they have pin-pointed the cause. as kron 4's terisa estacio reports-- marin county fire says p-g-&-e is to blame. terisa estacio reporting, marin county - i am here in marin county near where the irving fire started, pge crews are re-establishing power this as marin county fire say start

fire... laine hendricks, marin co. spokesperson. marin co fire inspectors have determined it was caused by a downed power line. the irving fire ignited monday night near samual p taylor park in marin's san geronimo valley in western marin. the fire now 80 percent contained. it burned through 152 acres. this is video taken from county fire personnel out on the front lines. water tenders, five engines and four hand crews remain putting out hot spots. the power line - at the focus of the investigation is up near mt. barnabe. cynthia fetherstone, marin resident it was some fire. i was really scared, never scared like that. cynthia evacuated monday night as she says flames roared up on the ridge behind her home on portola avenue. an evacuation order was issued for three roads in the area. here on wednesday, cynthia was back home. cynthia. i was terrified. her power was still out - but she was grateful to all the crews. kron four reached out to pge, in a statement, they said quote: we are aware that the marin county fire dept is

investigating a power lne as the cause of this fire. we're continuing to work with the marin county fire dept. and cal fi9re to understand more about the circumstances of this preliminary finding. estacio. there were no structures destroyed, i asked the county spokesperson if they plan to go after pge, but she says it is uncertain right now. in marin county te (grant) (grant) (grant) blue skies empty beaches .... just over the horizon what could be the most destructive storm ever to hit the carolinas.hurricane florence eased slightly to a category three storm with winds of 125 miles per hour.(vicki)no easing in the danger to the millions of people in its path.

catherine heenan is here with the latest.catherine? (catherine) right now ten million people are under some sort of weather warning ... most of them right here. florence is now due to reach land on friday, but the wind and rain will arrive tomorrow. that meant today was the last best chance to reach safety. disaster is at the doorstep, and it's coming inthis is gonna be a mike tyson punch you can forget about having electricity. good luck on having your roof. no shortage of dire warnings.firetruck nat hundreds of miles out in the atlantic, florence is generating waves as tall as eight=story buildings.its projected course shifted southward to threaten charleston, south carolina. "it's going to be a lousy weekend here, and it's going to be a good weekend to be somewhere else."not everyone is willing to leave ... i'm stayingwe're just going to bunker down and see what happens."at the home depot in wilmington.. a line of people stood outside.. waiting to get in... hoping t minute supplies to prepare for hurricane florence. the store was scheduled to close at 10:30 a.m.. but elected to

stay open to help people in the community.the store was closed, but they were giving out plywood, free. they were giving out five free sheets of plywood per family. free, you didn't have to pay and they were even help you load it into your cars.here in morehead city normally crowded popular shopping streets are closed and boarded up. most beach communities are ghost towns tonight.we just got on the bus and leftshelters filling up with residents aware of the deadly danger in days ahead.once you're dead you're dead there's no coming back from that (catherine) (catherine) georgia became the fourth state to declare an emergency today. one concern; there are

sixteen nuclear power plants in the hurricane's path. the operators say they'll be able to shut them down at the first sign of danger. grant and vicki? (vicki) let's check in now with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. (grant) lawrence.. how is the path of the storm looking right now? lawrence karnow: there were some big changes in our weather as an early season cold front moved into the bay area. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and few 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. hurricane florence has weakened but is still a powerful storm. it is expected to pound the carolinas in the next couple of days. a weak storm is bringing showers to the pacific northwest but much cooler weather here. highs will be in the 70s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will warm a litte this weekend before but be below average through sunday. (grant) coming up...

coming up... (grant) sunday.through below average through sunday. (grant) (grant) coming up... a major crackdown on e-cigarette companies. the f-d-a says vaping is an epidemic among teens. a local health expert joins us live in studio to outline the dangers you need to be aware of. (vicki) burglars are

getting more creative when it comes to finding ways to steal your stuff. what they are now doing to check to see if you're home. (grant) and after the break... apple is upping it's game with three new i- phone options... details on the new features, how much they will cost, and when you can get your hands on

(grant) a big story tonight... apple unveiled new i-phones today including the biggest yet the "iphone ten "s=max" with a six point five inch screen. kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate got his hands on the new devices and

breaks down what new features they offer and it's worth the steep price tag. n the left the ten s max with a whopping 6.5 inch screen priced at $1,100. and on the right the ten s with a 5.8 inch screen priced at $1,000. because the screen is stretched to the edges the big screen ten s max is physically iphone plus size so if you have an iphone 6,7, or 8 plus, this is the same size phone but you get a bigger screen. other than the bigger screens and typical upgrades like better battery life, better camera, faster processor there's not much new with the devices no groundbreaking thrilling feature to report one cool new feature for the camera is after you take a picture you can adjust the depth of field so you adjust how blury the background is.. that's a first for a smartphone camera. sot - shara tibken - cnet.com the $1,100 price could have been much higher tech expert shara tibken with cnet says get used the high price for the high-end iphone the success of the $1,000 iphone x proves people will pay for it. sot - shara tibken - cnet.com it's a price we're starting to get used to because of the iphone and other companies are starting to mimic itsound from - jefferson graham / covers tech for usa today they could have done $2,000 and people will pay jefferson graham who covers all things apple and tech for usa today was also not surprised by the steep pricetag. sound from - jefferson graham / covers tech for usa today people will pay

it.. they use it more than any other device if you don't want to drop a thousand dollars on something you can easily drop and shatter apple also unveiled the iphone ten r, a cheaper version, it has a 6.1 inch screen encased in an aluminium body instead of stainless steel like the fancier models. in cupertino gabe slate kron 4 news. (grant) and coming up on kron 4 news at 6... gabe will show off the other new products apple unveiled

including the new series four apple watch. (grant) u.s. health officials say teenage use of e-cigarettes has reached "epidemic" levels..(vicki) catherine heenan is here with details on what the f-d-a is asking the industry to do about it... (catherine) the f-d-a admits it didn't expect vaping to become a huge problem involving so many kids.. the 5 major manufacturers nowhave 60 days to come up with a plan of action -- or facehaving their flavored products pulled off the market. and possibly face criminal or civil action. the focus is on flavored e- cigarettessince that's a big draw for kids. 11-hundred warning letters have been sent to stores - for illegally selling to minors. others have been fined. the latest information - not yet published - shows a 75% hike in e-cigarette use among high school students this year...compared to 2017. coming up at 5:30 - we'll talk to a medical expert

on why vaping is particularly harmful for teenagers.. grant and vicki? (vicki) new at five..... it's barely a month old and already the new park on top of the transbay transit center is showing signs of wear and tear. the walkway that circles the 5-and-a-half acre rooftop garden is crumbling. kron4's maureen kelly talked to the spokeperson for the 2- billion dollar transit center to find out what they are doing about it. (take pkg the rooftop park has gotten quite a bit of foot traffic since it opened to the public ...but

not this much.take a look at the damage that's already cropped up.....small divets of loose gravel have appeared on spots of the walk way...and while it would be a stretch to call them pot holes....they are certainly an blemish on

this very popular green market. which cost nearly $700,000 is made up of decomposed granite rather than asphalt the the trans-bay center says this material has been used successfully another city parks but they're not sure why at this point this one is crumblingbut the good news is....it is under warrenty....despite being to the public....the contractor is still working thru a punch to fix. because when a publicly funded projects costs more than two billion dollars .....it'd better be perfect. the question now is how to fix it. short term could just be sweeping and some minor patching in some areas, long-term we need to understand what the problem is before we come up with what the solution is. but we're on top of it and it is a high priority to make sure this is maintained in such a way that (anchor) taking a live look outside-- taking a live (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there were some big changes in our weather as an early season cold front moved into the bay area. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and few 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. hurricane florence has weakened but is still a powerful storm. it is expected to pound the carolinas in the next couple of days. a weak storm is bringing showers to the pacific northwest but much cooler weather here. highs will be in the 70s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will warm a litte this weekend before but be below average through sunday.

(vicki) still ahead... a warning in the east bay after a man tried to lure a young girl on her way to school. details on who police are looking for tonight. (grant) plus... burglars are finding more creative ways to get inside homes. the workers they are now posing as-- to check to see if you are home before they strike.

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is his home security video that captures the three unidentified suspects. a woman walks up to the front door pretending to make a food delivery. when no one is home she gives a signal to her two accomplices. they break in through the back way and in this case they walked out according to the homeowner with thousands of dollars worth of jewelry stuffed in their pillowcases. (homeowner does not want to be identified.) "it's a little frightening. i'm not going to let it change our life. we're not going to put bars in our window."police say this has happened four different times in the last month within a square mile area in the same mar vista neighborhood. the suspects have driven off in three different vehicles -- all with paper plates. nats: "blue car, blue car, blue car" in the security video one of the suspects authority in the house and tells the female accomplice to go back, get the car and bring it closer to the driveway so he can bolt out the door. nats of suspectsnats of reporter/homeowner "how much was taken from you?" "quite a bit. i don't want to get into the specifics of the amount, but we definitely were hit pretty hard." nats of knocking "postmates."he did

not want to go on camera but it was his security video that caught the woman knocking on the door but his security camera did not catch the suspects leaving. in the same mar vista neighborhood august 31st in an unrelated case a security camera catches a woman described as being homeless trying to get into a home. when confronted by the homeowner she said i'm looking for my grandma's house and she leaves.the home owner identified as a.j. said this. a.j./homeowner "we have video, we have alarms, and it doesn't seem to be a deterrent." (vicki) that was dave lopez reporting. police still have not made any arrests. (grant) next at 5:30... vaping is now declared an epidemic... and the agency says teens are particularly at risk. respiratory therapist paige brown-kelly with marin general hospital is live in studio to talk about the dangers of teens using e-cigarettes.

i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. (vicki) tonight at 5:30...

kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) starting in the east bay... where police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a young girl at a bus stop. it happened in el sobrante yesterday. kron4's lydia pantazes reports. sheriffs investigators say the girl was sitting at a bus stop in el sobrante when the man approached her.the bus station is on the 36-hundred block of san pablo dam road. investigators say at about 9:03 in the morning on september 11th, the girl was

waiting at the bus stop to go to school when an unknown man sitting next to her and started talking to her.the man apparently offered her money to leave with him and the girl got scared and started to walk away a bystander called the sheriffs department.that man is described as a black male between 45 and 55 years old with a medium build he was wearing a gray hoodie style sweatshirt that had the word gap across the front.he was also wearing gray sweatpants and had sunglasses but was not wearing them he was driving a small white colored sedan. anyone with information is asked to call the contra costa sheriffs department.

(vicki) in the south bay... at least a dozen people are homeless after a santa clara apartment complex caught fire overnight. kron 4's sara stinson talked to the people who live there and has their story. the fire burned mainly on the outside and in the attic of one of the laguna clara apartment buildings over night. now -12 people are without a home as the property manager works to figure out if the building can survive the fire. the fire broke out at around 10:45 tuesday night. people who live here go hear and smell the flames roar.

this building.">when fire crews arrived to the apartment complex on homestead road they saw the smoke and fire coming from the attic. that's when they called for a second alarm fire. santa clara firefighters knocked down the flames within 35 minutes. three units where 12 people were living have been deemed unsafe. red cross is working with the property manager to find everyone a temporary place to stay. but as the property owner and manager work to get the building assessed other people standby as their apartment remains tapped off. "it's difficult i'm staying at a friends house now." others are just glad fire crews stopped the fire from spreading.

weather as an early season cold front moved into the bay area. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and few 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. hurricane florence has weakened but is still a powerful storm. it is expected to pound the carolinas in the next couple of days. a weak storm is bringing showers to the pacific northwest but much cooler weather here. highs will be in the 70s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will warm a litte this weekend before but be below average through sunday.

(vicki) back to a big story we are following tonight... more than one thousand businesses across the u-s are getting letters from the f-d-a --warning to stop selling e-cigarettes to minors. it's part of the largest enforcement effort in agency history to crack down on what the fda calls an epidemic. (grant) joining us now to talk about the dangers of vaping is paige brown-kelly, a respiratory therapist at marin general hospital. u.s. health officials say teenage use of e-cigarette has reached "epidemic" levels and are calling on the industry to address the problem or risk having their flavored products pulled off the market.the warning from the food and drug

administration on wednesday marks a stark shift in the agency's tone on e-cigarettes, which have become the most used tobacco product among teenagers.since 2017, fda officials have discussed e- cigarettes as a potential tool to ween adult smokers off cigarettes.but fda commissioner scott gottlieb says the agency did not predict an "epidemic of addiction" among youth, mainly driven by flavored products. gottlieb says the five largest e-cigarette manufacturers will have 60 days to produce plans to immediately reverse underage use of their products. (grant) coming up... a man is now facing jail time-- for ditching his dates at restaurants. why the women say he was intentionally luring them.. and leaving them with the bill. (vicki) plus... as more and more places get rid of plastic straws... a startup is trying to cash in on their reusable straws. we'll show it to you after the break.

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we've all had bad dates. but a group of women are accusing one man of purposely luring them into expensive restaurants with the

intention of leaving them with the tab. prosecutors say that's extortion, and he's facing serious charges. lisa sigell has the story. (vicki) that was lisa sigell reporting. if gonzales is convicted, he could be sentenced to more than 16 years in jail. (grant) turns out (grant)

has the story. (vicki) that was lisa sigell reporting. if gonzales is convicted, he could be sentenced to more than 16 years in jail. (grant) turns out there are quite a few taco bell lovers out there. taco bell has just been named the best mexican resturant in the

country. taco bell beat three thousand other brands including chipotle, baja fresh, and del taco. this is according to the harris poll which surveyed more than 77-thousand people. could it be the nacho fries? the doritos locos tacos? cheetos burrito? whatever it is, congrats to taco bell. (vicki) let's get a check on what we are working on we are check on what let's get a check on what we are working on for kron4 news at six. ken wayne is standing by in the newsroom... ken?(ken) thank you vicki. coming up new tonight at six. outrage over what some are calling an anti-semetic billboard on bart. tongiht - we'll hear from the group behind it - and tell you why bart says it has no choice but to put it up. that's coming up new tonight - vicki now back to you in the studio. (vicki) thank you ken - we will see you tonight at six. (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: there were some big changes in our weather as an early season cold front moved into the bay area. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and few 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. hurricane florence has weakened but is still a powerful storm. it is expected to pound the carolinas in the next couple of days. a weak storm is bringing showers to the pacific northwest but much cooler weather here. highs will be in the 70s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will warm a litte this weekend before but be below average through sunday. (vicki) next on (vicki) sunday.through below average before but be this weekend before but be below average through sunday.

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routine. (nats)george is blessed with beautiful hair... beautiful eyes, and a big distinction. aimee good/ george's owner: "it's quite interesting. yeah." aimee good owns five other decent sized cats... but when this himalayan got to the weigh in...aimee good/ george's owner:"well, he's by far and away the biggest. he started at 17-and-a-half pounds. he just likes to eat. he's a sneaky guy. he sneaks into the food."aimee good doesn't want her twelve- year-old cat developing diabetes.so, she brought george to urban pet hospital. he receives laser treatments to loosen him up before his big workout.abigail feng/ urban pet hospital:"yeah. they're just so small and compact. even one pound weight loss is a huge deal for them." george is shooting for five pounds... almost a third of his body weight.aimee good/ george's owner:"i mean, you can't really take a cat out and take it for a walk. so... haha."and so, when the doctor suggested this...aimee good/ george's owner:"i was a little unsure how he would do. i mean, we all just kind of said let's give it a shot."you can imagine people's reactions to

george's personal trainer. aimee good/ george's owner: "they think it's a joke. haha." but clearly... it's not.aimee good/ george's owner:"he's doin' a good job. as well as you can expect for a cat on a treadmill."he's up to six minutes... three times a week... and doctors say in five or six months, george will shed those five pounds like he sheds hair.aimee good/ george's owner:"i was really hoping this would work for him, and it seems to really be going well."(nats) (grant) that was dan winters reporting. so how much does this training cost?(vicki) it varies based on the length of the sessions. for george, it's two- hundred-sixty dollars for the first 10 sessions. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and catherine heenan are and catherine ken wayne ken wayne and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) coming up new tonight at

six. a lot of questions tonight over a controversial billboard.... we'll tell you why bart says it cannot take down an advertisement that some believe is anti- semetic.(catherine) then - we're learning more about a toddler who died after being left in a hot car in the east bay. investigators say it was a tragic accident.... kron4 news at six starts next.

(ken)tonight at 6. another case of signs at bart causing controversy... after billboards with messages linked to hate groups are spotted at two bart stations. (ken) thank you for

joining us, i'm ken wayne. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. tonight... olthdeba hate speech has been re- ignighted... and bart says its hands are tiedin this matter.. kron4's haaziq madyun explains.. (take pkg) (pkg)it is an electronic billboard in the montgomery bart station that simply reads...history matters. a statement that is generally accepted by most people. however the group responsible for the ad, the institute for historical review, is considered anti-semitic by organizations like the anti- defamation league and the southern poverty law center. denying the holocaust is among the reasons i-h-r has been labled anti-semitic but mark weber, the president of the organization told me the institute for historical review does not deny the holocaust and says i-h-r has unfairly been labeled a hate groupbart officials sent kron4 a statement regarding the transit agency's decision to dsiplay the billboard that reads in part... "we can't deny the ads as they are written. transit agencies have fought this battle in court and have lost. if the ad included fighting words we could reject it but as written we can not."the fact that the i-h-r chose to run the ad during the jewish high holy days is not lost on some bart passengerssotfree speech or censor the speech of

an organization considered a hate group? bart passengers have mixed opinionssotsot sotsotsotyou will also find the billboard on the platform of the powell street station. the ads will run throughout the month of september...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (catherine)

kron4newshaaziq madyun kron4news (catherine) tonight... we're learning more about a tragedy in the east bay.(ken) a toddler died after being left inside a hot car. grant lodes joins us now with more. (grant) the 19 month old has been identified as lily aracic. police say she was accidentally left inside the car for several hours yesterday afternoon in moraga. it happened on hardie drive. a family member later discovered the child in the car and immediately called 9-1-1. at that point the child was

not breathing... the temperature at the time - was 80 degrees outside. last hour, we spoke with advocate tara lamont... from kids and cars dot org...about how something like this could happen. (grant) parents is a teacher at miramonte high school in orinda. they issued a statement that read, in part.... the passing of a

child is always a devastating tragedy. and that the school is grieving as they process the news. the school has set up support for students in their wellness center in order to guide the school through this challenging time. . . (catherine) happening now ... the family of a woman who disappeared nearly a month ago is now offering a 25-thousand dollar reward for information that leads to finding her....(ken) police say investigative leads into the disappearance of 66 year old wamaitha (wha-my-tha) kaboga-miller are now drying up.(dbx) kron 4's dan kerman is live near the family home tonight in palo alto with more. sotwe all love her we all miss her and ga-miller's vanished. leads into the palo alto woman's dissappearance have

since dried up so now the family is offering a 25- thousand dollar reward for information leading to her whereabouts ááásot clovis kaboga-miller/missing woman's son 22-32we decided to do this because we wsant to keep my mothers name out there, her face fresh information fresh and maybe if somebody knows something out there maybe they will contact the police and let them know what they know. security video confirms the missing 66 year woman was last seen friday august 17 leaving the country time market in east palo alto in her 2002 mercedes benz... family and friends have conducted at least 3 searches since then and have launched the website find wamaitha.com... and nothingsotit's been incredibly difficult, lots of things going through my mind and ultimately we don't knwo where she is or what happened.police say there is no evidence to suggest anything criminal lead to her disappearance, nor have they discovered any evidence

of an accident, but the family is not ruling that possibility out considering she had just had back surgery, was on medication, and should not have been driving.sotshe should not have been out on her own so everything is very concerning and dangerous127/ and dangerous (catherine) happening now... hurricane florence heads to the east coast-- threatening to slam at least 4 states. these photos were

tweeted by european space agency astronaut alexander gerst. he says they could only be captured with a super wide angle lens... and calls the view chilling -- even from space. (catherine) and a major development tonight as forecasters say the category 3 storm is now expected to pause late this week off the coast of north carolina - and turn left. reporter karin caifa... has more on what that could mean for people living along the path of destruction. officials say - today, is the last chance.despite blue skies today in the carolinas - the weather is about to take a dramatic turn -- the first effects of florence, to be felt here thursday.jeff byard / fema associate administrator: "this is going to be a mike tyson punch to the carolina coast."law enforcement -- keeping traffic flowing away from the carolina coasts today -- just one direction on some major thoroughfares.gas stations in north carolina - running low on fuel, and trying to accommodate long lines - as warnings become more dire.gov. roy cooper / north carolina: "the time to prepare is almost over. disaster is at the doorstep, and it's coming in. this storm threatens life." still - some, think they can ride it all out.thomas lafluer

/ horry county resident: "just hunkering down. and bring it on. i mean there's nothing more i could do."the wednesday afternoon forecast indicated florence could take a turn to the left -- still slamming north carolina hard, but also putting more parts of south carolina in danger.vic rawl / charleston co. chairman: "remember, if this thing does what one of the models shows... you can forget about having electricity. good luck on having your roof. and i hope like the dickens you're will stocked and safe." forecasters warn it is not just the eye of florence, or her landfall, that will pose great danger. more than 25 million people are inside the forecast cone from the national hurricane center - extending from virginia to alabama.heather ramsey / evacuee: "it's... it's unpredictable really. so we need to get outta here to be safe."in north carolina-- i'm karin caifa.

karin caifa. carolina-- i'm karin caifa. karin caifa. a live look at florence right now on radar. our chief meteorologist lawrence st. lawrence karnow: there were some big changes in our weather as an early season cold front moved into the bay area. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and few

70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. hurricane florence has weakened but is still a powerful storm. it is expected to pound the carolinas in the next couple of days. a weak storm is bringing showers to the pacific northwest but much cooler weather here. highs will be in the 70s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will warm a litte this weekend before but be below average through sunday. (ken) a senator from oregon a senator (ken) sunday.through below average before but be this weekend before but be below average through below average before but be this weekend warm a litte coast. it will warm a litte this weekend before but be below average through sunday.

(ken) a senator from oregon has released documents that show fema funds are being diverted to immigration and customs enforcement ...just as the hurricane season is underway. senator jeff merkley says the money is being spent on detention facilities... part of an additional $200 million in funding pouring into that department. the newly released homeland security documentation shows a transfer of 9-point-8 million dollars from the federal emergency management agency to immigration and customs enforcement. merkley says any shift in funding makes it more challenging for fema to respond to natural disasters. (catherine) coming up...a

greenpeace boat is docked in san francisco as part of governor brown's big climate summit. what that organization has to say about the governor's plans to reduce carbon emissions. (ken) police are asking for help after a three year old child was hit by gunfire during a drive by. the latest on how the child is doing. (catherine) and a brand new walkway in san francisco that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars is already falling apart. what's next at the new transbay terminal rooftop park. this isn't just any long-distance relationship.

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roof top park on top of the 2 billion dollar transbay transit center is already showing signs of wear and tear. the walkway that circles the 5-and-a-half acre rooftop garden is crumbling in many spots. kron4's maureen kelly has the latest on what's being done about it. (take pkgtake a look at the damage that's already cropped up ..... divets of loose gravel have appeared on high traffic spots of the walk way...and while it would be a stretch to call them pot holes...they are unsightly blemishes on this urban oasis.....especially considering it's only been a month since it opened to the public. we noticed there was some loose material on the walkway, because of the nature of this walkway it's a decompose granite it's not asphalt so you expect some loose material but there's more and some spaces then we like to see so we're working with the contractor to fix it in the short term and make sure that long-term it really holds up for the public

(maureen) this walkway cost nearly $700,000, but the good news is it still under warranty ..despite being already open to the public....the contractor is still working thru a punch list of things to fix. because when a publicly funded projects costs more than two billion dollars .....it'd better be perfect. some enjoying the park didn't even notice the damage under their feet....caught up instead in the splendor of this new public space. it is beautiful up here i hope it lasts, it's a great place to bring the kids hopefully they'll get it figured outbut another park goer called the crumbling patches shocking. when you look at the ground you're walking on and it's just falling apart already, just makes you have to wonder how many corners did this contractor cut and what on earth are they gonna do about it and win?the transit center's spokeperson called the 2 billion dollar a world class transit center and a great investment. and said they are going to make sure the pathway gets fixed.....so that tax payers get their money's worth. maureen kelly kron4 news.

(ken) as both sides in paul manafort's second trial prepare for court... the washington post is reporting that manafort may be considering a plea deal to avoid trial. it's a sudden shift in strategy for manafort's defense team, which waved off any such talks at the start of manafort's virginia trial in late july. but three weeks after saying that, manafort was found guilty on eight of the eighteen charges against him.... possibly alerting manafort's team to the uphill battle they face in the d-c case -- where manafort is charged with money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent. if manafort were to work out a plea deal, it's unclear if he would provide any information about the president....who praised his former campaign chairman after the guilty verdict. (catherine) new tonight at 6. this week - thousands of environmentalists, activists and elected leaders are in the bay area for san francisco's global climate action summitt. the three-

day conference is being hosted by governor jerry brown... just this week - he signed a bill into law aimed at eliminating california's reliance on fossil fuels by 20-45. today, kron four's philippe djegal talked with an environmental group that applauds the governor's leadership... but they think he can do even more.. (philippe) mary sweeters is a climate campaigner for the global non-profit environmental organization greenpeace -- which owns this boat -- the arctic sunrise. it's docked at pier 19 in san francisco along the embarcadero... for the global climate action summit taking place downtown. tour groups learn about the harmful impacts of drilling for oil and gas...mary sweeter/greenp eace- "if we're constantly extracting oil and gas out of the ground, we're undermining our other efforts to address climate change." visitors are also brought up to speed on senate bill 100, signed into law by the governor just days ahead of the conference he's hosting... committing california to getting away from fossil fuels and relying only on clean energy for electricity, like wind, solar and water -- by 20-45.mary

sweeter/greenpeace- "in order to really address climate change, and to protect a lot of the communities here in california who are suffering from the impacts of fossil fuel extraction, namely oil and gas, we are asking governor brown to stop permitting oil and gas drilling and fracking in order to protect the communities that are exposed to those." the new law will go into effect in january. plans on how the state will achieve it's goals are not set in stone. but california and hawaii stand as the only two states so far to commit solely to clean-energy in the future. mary sweeter/greenpeace- "this is a fantastic first step. um, it is a real milestone, i think for california. but it's only part of the equation." the climate summit continues through friday. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. let's take a look outside let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence

karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: there were some big changes in our weather as an early season cold front moved into the bay area. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and few 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. hurricane florence has weakened but is still a powerful storm. it is expected to pound the carolinas in the next couple of days. a weak storm is bringing showers to the pacific northwest but much cooler weather here. highs will be in the 70s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will warm a litte this weekend before but be below average through sunday. (ken)still ahead... more baby boomers are turning to marijuana than ever before. we'll talk about the reason inc this broadcast. (catherine) broadcast.later in this increase... reason for the about the we'll talk ever before. marijuana than turning to boomers are more baby still ahead... (ken) sunday.through below average before but be this weekend before but be below average through sunday.

(ken)still ahead... more baby boomers are turning to marijuana than ever before. we'll talk about the reasons for the increase... later in this broadcast. (catherine) and new iphones weren't the only new tech apple unveiled today. after the break... a look at the brand new apple watch.

(catherine) apple unveiled a new smartwatch today, the series 4 apple watch.it's got new health fatures - which the company says can save lives.. kron 4 tech reporter gabe slate checked it out and breaks down what's new. the new series 4 apple watch is the thinnest to hit the market yet.. it features a 30% larger display, a thinner and smaller case and curved edges that allow for a more seamless interaction with the updated interface.sot - shara tibken - cnet.com "it's a big update" tech expert shara tibken with cnet says apple is doubling down on the apple watch becoming a medical device. sot - shara tibken -

cnet.com "it has an ecg heart rate which is cool" the apple watch series 4 will include a more advanced heart-monitoring technology called electrocardiogram that can be taken right from the wrist. it can be used to more accurately diagnose or monitor heart disease.the series 4 also has a built in feature called fall detection.. using the watch's accelerometer and gyroscope to identify when a hard fall occurs, if apple watch senses no movement for 60 seconds after the fall, it will automatically call emergency services and send a message along with location to emergency contacts. the new series 4 watch will cost $400, the version with built in cell service is $500. this drops the cost of the series 3 to $279. shara says that's a tempting price point. sot - shara tibken - cnet.com "series 3 now good deal " in cupertino gabe slate kron 4 news (catherine)

coming up on kron 4 news at 8 -- gabe will give us a look at the new iphones apple unveiled, including the ten=s max, which has the biggest i-phone screen. and the highest price tag.. (ken)coming up at 6:45.. colin kaepernick may soon be inducted into the hall of fame. no, not in canton, ohio. but in turlock. we'll explain. (catherine) more and more teenagers are vaping. that's prompting the federal government to crack down on vaping suppliers... with threats of stiff penalties. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead. when the day turns into night, my hash browns turn into my $3 munchie mash-ups. crispy hash browns and tasty white cheese. mashed up with your choice savory egg and bacon, buffalo chicken and ranch, or jalapeños and bacon. try my $3 munchie mash-ups, back for a limited time. only at jack in the box.

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for just three bucks! crispy hash browns and tasty white cheese. mashed up with your choice of savory egg and bacon, buffalo chicken and ranch, or jalapeños and bacon. try my $3 munchie mash-ups, back for a limited time. only at jack in the box. thousand businesses across the u-s are getting letters from the food and drug administration-- warning them to stop selling e-cigarettes to minors. it's part of the biggest enforcement effort in agency history.(catherine) it's being billed as a crackdown on what the f-d-a is calling an 'epidemic.' emily schmidt has more from washington. when it comes to e- cigarettes and youth, there's no smoke--but there is a growing firestorm.emma hudd, teen: "it's really addictive." the most recent national youth tobacco survey finds one in five high school students uses tobacco--and by far--the most common method is with e-cigarettes--2.1 million middle and high school users. the fda has warned against the

products for kids in social media campaigns: fda psa: "vaping can deliver nicotine to your brain, reprogramming you to crave more and more. don't get hacked."wednesday-- the agency magnified its message--sending five major e- cigarette manufacturers and more than 1100 businesses warning letters--and in some cases-- fines for selling to minors...also warning about labeling and flavoring to attract or target kids--like e-liquid on the left...similar to candy on the right, all in an easy-to-hide size.andrw paulus, teen: "which is why i'm sure teens like it cuz in school they're just kind of everywhere. they can easily take a hit when no one's looking."earlier this year, the fda asked manufacturer juul labs to submit documents to understand why their products are so popular with youth. juul labs says in a statement "appropriate flavors" help adult smokers switch, while adding it will work with the fda "to keep e- cigarettes out of the hands of young people."the fda gives juul and other manufacturers 60 days to share plans to reduce youth sales or face possible criminal or civil action.in washington, i'm emily schmidt, reporting.

(ken) earlier this (ken) (ken) earlier this evening...we spoke with paige brown kelly... a therapist who focuses on respitory issues at marin general. she said the fda is taking the right step and talked about the impacts of these e-cigarettes to teens. (ken) brown went on to say the high concentration of nicotine is extremely addictive and could pose just a great of risks to teens as regular tobacco cigarettes. tobacco as regular tobacco cigarettes. (catherine) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. terisa estacio reporting, marin county - i am here in marin county near where the irving fire started, pge crews are re-establishing power this

as marin county fire announces what they say started the fire... laine hendricks, marin co. spokesperson. marin co fire inspectors have determined it was caused by a downed power line.te sothere at the montgomery bart station in san francisco this electronic billboard is cause of concern for some passengers. that is because the organization behind the ad has been labeled anti-semitic by the anti-defamation league and the southern poverty law centersot

sothere at the montgomery bart station in san francisco this electronic billboard is cause of concern for some passengers. that is because the organization behind the ad has been labeled anti-semitic by the anti-defamation league and the southern poverty law centersot

(catherine) a three year old in sacramento is in critical condition after being (catherine) a three year old in sacramento is in critical condition after being shot in a suspected drive-by think the child was hit while inside a house last night. grant lodes joins us in the studio with more. (grant) at this point,

authorities don't have much to go on. a neighbor says she heard squealing tires beforehand. it happened around 9:30 last night in the southern part of sacramento. officers say the child was inside a home when bullets flew in from outside. they believe that the child was not the intended target police say they do not have any suspects and are asking for help from the community.sgt. shaun hampton/sacramento county sheriff's dept: "this is pretty a pretty heinous crime at this point, and uh, we're looking for help from our community."patricia mcgee/neighbor: "karma don't sleep. and when you do wrong, when you do lay your head down, you tossing and you turning, because god is showing you what you done did." (grant) (grant)police say they don't know of any motive in connection with the shooting. no arrests have been made. again... that 3 year old... hospitalized and in critical condition. . . . (catherine) coming up.... why texas

senator ted cruz is no longer considered a shoo-infor re- election..

(ken) republican senator ted cruz is facing a tougher race for his texas senate seat than most observers predicted. most polls show cruz holding a single digit lead against his democratic challenger, congressman beto (bay-toe) o'rourke.

senate republican colleagues say they expect cruz to prevail, but admit it's an uncomfortably competitive race-in the heavily republican state of texas. kron4's washington correspondent anna wiernicki (war-nik-ee) has more. anna wiernicki: texas republican senator ted cruz was once considered a shoo-in for re-election-ted cruz: we've got a real fightjohn cornyn: i think it's a closer race than anyone would have imagined at this point.anna wiernicki: cruz and fellow texas republican john cornyn have watched cruz's opponent, democratic congressman beto o'rourke gain ground in the reliably-red state.nats pop anna wiernicki: recent polls show o'rourke within striking distance of cruza little too close for the senator's comfort.ted cruz: that's dangerous, and we are taking that very, very seriously.anna wiernicki (stand up) @annaewiernickitake cg @ 0:29- 0:39senator cruz's republican

colleagues in washington say it's critical that cruz keep his seat. democrats need to pick up only 2 seats this november to become the majority party in the senate... anna wiernicki: senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says it'll be closeábut he thinks cruz will prevail.mitch mcconnellu.s. senator, r-kentuckytake cg @ 0:42-0:49we certainly expect to win texas, but i think he does have a competitive race. anna wiernicki: cornyn says texas áis a red state and hasn't had a democratic senator since 1993. john cornyn u.s. senator, r-texastake cg @ 0:54-1:05i think in the end, beto is while a nice guy, is really out of step from where most texans are from a political or ideological perspective.anna wiernicki: cruz says he's not taking anything for granted.ted cruz: the hard left is energized. it is clear in november we are going to see record setting democratic turnout in texas. the good news is that in texas there are a whole lot more conservatives than there are liberals.anna wiernicki: cruz says his focus right now is getting texas republicans to the polls on november 6th.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. c in sports... jimmy garoppolo tires to bounce back from his three-interception performance... as he gets ready to take on a coach he's very familiar with... and the raiders welcome back a player they released only days ago... but coach jon gruden still believes he makes a difference... mark carpenter

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even as controversey continues to surround former 49er colin kaepernick...his old high school is planning to induct him into its hall of fame... kaepernick has become a national figure since his refusal to standtwo years ago during the national anthem....to highlight police brutality. he grew up in turlock and attended pitman high school....wherehe played football, baseball and basketball. those who knew him say he deserves to be in pitman's hall of fame.

kaepernick recently appeared in nike's 30th anniversary 'just do it' campaign commercial. he's expected to attend the induction ceremony in turlock on november third. (ken) steph curry wrapped up his tour of japan today by throwing out the first pitch at the yomiuri giants game. giants manager yoshinobu takahashi was there for a little coaching.... along with steph's dad dell. dell was actually drafted by the baltimore orioles in 1985 -- but opted to continue with basketball instead. japanese giants fans seemed just as thrilled as san francisco giants fans would be to see the superstar on the mound. (ken) happening now... the warriors are holding their final auditions for the first ever senior dance team. the first round of open auditions were on saturday. more than 300 hopefuls... ages 55 and up... took part. tonight 31 men and women are

hoping to make the final roster of just 20 who will perform at select warriors games during the season. the team will also serve as ambassadors at various events during the year. the final rosters will be announced on friday. (ken) (catherine)adlib... toss to mark (mark) now that the underwhelming 49ers opener is in the past, the hope is jimmy garoppolo and the team will feel much more comfortable in their home opener. the niners...back to work in santa clara this afternoon...in preparation for sunday's meeting with the lions. judging by detroit's first game, this

looks to be a much more favorable matchup... against the jets on monday night, matt stafford...inter cepted 4-times- including a pick six. jimmy g struggled in his first game as well, however, he's facing someone he faced a lot in patriots practice, former pats d- coordinator matt patricia who's now the head coach of the lions. "there's a couple of little things you remember from over the years and stuff. but, matty p's a smart coach and i'm sure they'll have something game planned for us." "jimmy tries his hardest every week. i know he didn't have his best game last week, but he doesn't need to come in here and make stuff up. he's had some successful games in this league. he's going to have plenty more. he just needs to get back to work. he went against a good defense, they made some good plays and we missed some. that's what it was and now we're ready to do better this week." "it's just we're on to detroit. there's a lot of things that we need to put into this week and that's kind of how the whole season goes. it's a 24-hour rule after the game whether you win or lose and then it's on to the next opponent." over in alameda, the raiders...bound for mile high to kick off their run through the afc west. derek carr and amari cooper can't wait to play another game after that

debacle against the rams the other night. going into denver, the team has added some help at wide receiver and made it official today that martavis bryant has re-joined the club... just a week and a half after being released at the end of the preseason. he was reportedly let go because he's facing a year-long suspension for violating the nfl drug policy. it's not yet known what will happen with that situation, but it seems he'll have a chance to play this week. "i think he's in a good place right now. i think he's healthy. i think he's ready to go. i'm sold on that. we've been in contact with him since he's been away. as i said when we made the trade to get him, when he's right, he can be a difference maker. we're hoping that he can be one sooner than later.""i think that with everything he has been through, he's just thankful to be playing football. he's thankful to be back in the locker room. i don't want to talk for him, but i would just assume that he is happy to be back with uswhere i think he should be. with us, we can be there for him. help him with whatever he needs and then games."

moving on to the giants--- who still have yet to win a game since august 31st. --at&t park...hosting some matinee baseball against the braves. --we pick it up in the top of the 9th-- game tied at 1... man on 3rd, 2 outs... tyler flowers...pinch hitting...grounder to 3rd, evan longoria digs it out... brandon belt tries to stretch for it, but the ump calls it safe... replay shows that belt's foot was off the bag.... and the winning run comes home. braves 2-1 for the sweep...giants have now lost 11-straight, longest losing streak during the team's time in san francisco. a's thrashing the o's right now. thrashing the a's thrashing the o's right now. those highlights at 8. finally, basketball season creeping up on us. warriors open the year against okc exactly 34 days from now...and there's a chance the under will be without their best player. russelll westbrook...underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee today. it's not tied to any major injury, but reports call it a 'mainetance' procedure to prevent any

nagging issues during the year. as of now, he's expected to miss the entire preseason... and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. his status for the opener in oakland is unknown. (catherine) coming up... attention future space up... attention coming (catherine) (catherine) coming up... attention future space tourists... a napa champagne company says it already has a zero-gravity way to celebrate your trip..

(ken) the latest growing trend among baby boomers is one you probably wouldn't expect. (catherine) in today's health minute, reid binion explains how seniors are getting in on the cannabis craze. baby boomers are putting down the crochet needles and picking up the pipe..the marijuana pipe, that is. according to a national survey on drug use and health, about nine percent of adults between 50 and 64 have used marijuana at least once during the 12- month survey period. and for adults over 65, about three percent. the study, published in the journal of drug and alcohol dependence, surveyed nearly 18-thousand adults across the country and found that the number of cannabis users has doubled over nearly a decade.one of the authors says that while marijuana use is gaining popularity with older americans, most aren't newbies when it comes to pot use or other substances. nearly 5 percent of middle-age marijuana users abused alcohol.. and 3-point-5 percent misused opioids.among older adults....1-point-5 percent abused alcohol ... and 1-point-2 percent misused opioids.for today's health mintue, i'm reid binion reporting.

(catherine) (catherine) space travel for the masses is on the horizon. and the champagne house 'mumm' says it's already planning how travelers might celebrate. it sounds like a joke - or just clever marketing...but the napa-based company is working to create champagne that's fit for zero gravity. for three years -- mumm has been perfecting the "cordon stellar",,, and predicts that people will be drinking it in the next five years - while surrounded by stars. a french astronaut was given the job of taste testing it - in a zero gravity simulation. the fizz comes out of the bottle as a foam that can be either caught in glasses or drunk straight out of the air..

it puts a whole new meaning on the term 'wine flight.'... (ken) (ken) (catherine)adlib... toss to lawrence lawrence karnow: there were some big changes in our weather as an early season cold front moved into the bay area. highs today were in the 70s inland with 60s and few 70s around the bay and 60s near the coast. hurricane florence has weakened but is still a powerful storm. it is expected to pound the carolinas in the next couple of days. a weak storm is bringing showers to the pacific northwest but much cooler weather here. highs will be in the 70s inland with 50s and 60s at the coast. it will warm a litte this weekend before but be below average through sunday. that wraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... we'll see you 6.kron4 news at that wraps up

that wraps up that wraps up kron4 news at 6.we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station.

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