(grant)determination."(grant) hurricane (grant) hurricane florence is threatening millions of americans along the east coast, as fema warn very dangerous thank you f joining us... i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. after this category three hurricane reaches the coast, it's expected to slow down significantly and bring heavy amounts of rainfall. natasha chen is live for us now in wilmington north carolina where the storm is expected to make landfall. hurricane florence is hurricane hurricane florence is making its final approach to the carolinas... as the region braces for what is expected to be a catastrophic storm. residents in florence's path know what's coming... and many are heeding warnings from officials who want them to take precautions. those who have found refuge

at local shelters prepared for the long haul. wind speeds have decreased over the past several hours... but fema warns that several other dangers still remainthat storm surge - along with the expected slow-moving speed of florence once it makes landfall - will lead to heavy wind and rain over the next several days. (natasha) (natasha) (natasha) (natasha)(natasha) (natasha)

(grant) right now right now you are looking at the atlantic as hurricane florence approaches. this is off the coast of wilmington, north carolina. you can see carolina. you can see the high winds are ripping apart the american flag flying at the old coast station.(vicki) roughly 35 miles out in the atlantic, coast. time now to

check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begin to warm back to normal next week.

(grant) breaking news - at least four people have been hurt after a series of fires north of boston... authorities are blaming it on a natural gas issue.as many as 25 homes caught fire in the communities of lawrence, andover and north andover. there were at least 39 fires in total.gas crews are working to de-pressurize gas lines in the area. people there with homes serviced by columbia gas have been urged to evacuate. (grant) here in the bay area - here in the bay area - sunday marked eight years since the san bruno pipeline blast. that gas

explosion left eight people dead and dozens others hurt. p-g and e was eventually fined 3 million dollars. (vicki) new at 5... it's a gathering of people from around the world dedicated to bring about a better environment.... this morning the global climate action summit kicked off in san francisco. (grant) activists, politicans, companies, politicans, companies, citizens - they all collected at the moscone center for this international event. kron four's terisa estacio stepped inside to hear some of the speechs and presentations, she joins us live with more details... (teresa)it is a show of force here in san francisco... all focused on making a difference when it comes to climate change. (take pkg) jerry brown, ca governor. it is the cause, and the more and more people we get we can take action, so yes, we are joining together all the states. a call to action by california governor jerry brown - he along with nearly a dozen other governors in attendance at this global action summit held over the next few days at the moscone center in san

francisco. from politicans... nancy pelosi, i am so glad millenials are intersted in climate change.london breed, sf mayor. we here in san francisco working on zero waste in landfills. to actors. harrison ford, we are here to make a difference. to leading climate change activists on an international level. owen gaffney, author we must do all we can together. this was a great meeting of the minds to tackle such a huge issue. besides speeches, there were individual displays like this one, and local launches... like a new ap to encourage carpooling . marissa fuhrer, scoop. for ever car we take off the road, it is great to reduce cardon. (take estacio live) the conference is entitled "take ambition to teh next level" companies also like starbucks and sales force made presenations as they addressed how they are making a difference, starbucks recently announced it plans to eliminate plastic straws, that are harmful to landfills. the conference is today and tomorow. te (teresa)

áápause for natsáá(grant) things got tense outside the climate summit as protestors calling for an immediate end to fossil fuel production blocked the third street entrance to moscone center. (grant) two demonstrators were arrested.(vicki) kron4's maureen kelly talked to demostators who came from as far away as canada and the amazon to make their voices heard.

hundreds of protestors filled thrid street.....trying to block the entrance to the global climate action summit....the busy downtown throughfare was shut down to cars for several hours as a result......adding to the morning gridlock. the demonstrators calling on the elected leaders inside to immediately phase out fossil fuel production in california..here's one that reads leave it in the ground governor brown. our agencies continue to permit oil refinery expansion, oil drilling in our communities or right outside our kitchen windows and we are here to say we need this oil infrastructure and expansion to stop we need real climate solutionsthe demonstrators say we should be moving to 100% renewable energy sources. inside a group of protestors distrubed former new york mayor michael bloomberg's speech with chants that the land and air are not for sale. only in america could you have environmentalists protesting in environmental put conferencepolice ejected 10 demonstators from the convention.... this whole

conference is really about how to make money and not really about how to solve climate and how to protect human life and communities a man from the equadorian amazon explained through a translator the impact oil drilling has on his people. the destruction of the forest and of the environment and the destruction of people of indigenous people and so we are adamantly opposed to it these 79 year old woman from the dene indian nation of alberta canada explains why she came to protest. we are dying from cancer, we are dying from oil fumes that are in our air. our animals are dying, we cannot even put a garden in no more because the climate is changing and our gardens are no longer good for usthe activists say it's communities of color that are most impacted by oil drilling and refineries and representatives from those groups should have their voices heard. maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) (vicki) making traffic even worse this morning - was a fire inside an underground utility vault in san francsico.

it happened just before 10 a-m - near spear and folsom streets... sending thick smoke into the air. residents nearby were told to stay inside while crews got a handle on the situation. the fire was contained within about 30 minutes... no word on what sparked it. (grant) san francisco building officials are threatening to yellow tag the infamous millennium tower, unless that cracked glass window is fixed in short order,.,,to protect public below.(vicki) kron 4's dan kerman is live in san francisco tonight with more (dan) (dan)

(vicki) we're learning more about the shooting spree in bakersfield last night..that left six people dead, including the gunman. authorities have identified that man....and

know more about his connection to at least one of the victims.. catherine heenan is here with the latest.. (catherine) the gunman's been identified as 54- year-old javier casarez...who targeted people at two locations. the kern county sheriff says one of his victims was his estranged wife... investigators -- still trying to figure out the connections to the other four people killed. they think casarez forced petra casarez to come with him to a trucking company where he shot a man....shot and killer her....then chased and killed a second man. the gunman then went to a house where he shot and killed another man and his adult daughter. he was eventually cornered at a friend's business after a carjacking..and killed himself after refusing to drop his gun. in body cam video...you can hear a deputy repeated asking him to do that..

there's conflicting information on whether the divorce was final. the couple have three children. authorities say casarez used a 50 caliber handgun in theshootings.. grant and vicki? (grant) police were out with extra patrols today in san mateo. who they were looking for near schools. (vicki) hurricane maria still haunts puerto rico. the major storm claimed about three-thousand lives and left some areas in shambles. and despite statements from the white house.....some say

the island is still struggling. (grant) and next - bart is chaning its privacy policy.. after admitting a mistake could have sent passenger informatiion to immigration officials.

(vicki)enhancing safety for bart passengers by approving a new surveillance ordinance (grant) as kron4's haaziq madyun reports...bart's board is hoping this change will proitect riders' immigration status. (pkg)in its ongoing quest to increase public safety, bart's board of directors passed

phase one of an ordinance that will regulate the procurement and usage of any surveillance systems used on bart property sotbart board director lateefah simon says there was some concern last year when the prior administration of the bart police department installed a license plate reader in a bart parking lot without seeking the board's approval. bart police then shared that information with the northern california regional intelligence center, a state government agency that shares information with other law enforcement agencies. at the time there was concern that the department of homeland security and i-c-e agents had access to data shared by bart police. chief carlos rojas says is not the casesot

with homeland security or with ice and i texted with the director of ncric this morning and he told me that they do not have an information sharing agreement with ice and never have had one">in light of the incident chief rojas says he is on board with the new surveillance ordinancesot the ordiance will also take repercussions of any privacy violations out of the hands of the board and place it the hands of a judge in courtsot in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) the irving fire is now 90 percent contained. the cal

frie website say 152 acre have website say 152 acre have burned. marin county fire tweeted out crews are now just continuing with mop up and monitering to a downed reports point intial for hot spots. intial reports point to a downed power line being the cause of the fire. a pg&e spokeswoman said the utility company is working with cal fire and the county fire department. the fire department the fire department. the fire department got their first reports of the fire around night. (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: hurricane

florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begin to warm back to normal next week. (grant) apple store robbery suspects caught.

this time a store in sacramento was hit but we talk to police about the likelyhood it could be connected to all the bay area that have been hit. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way. chase, make more of what's yours. this is customizable str...whatever size.r family. it's saving money with flexible channel packs. live tv and the latest shows to stream. and all your streaming apps in one place - even netflix.

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of robbing an apple store near sacramento have been busted. (vicki) authorities responded to the theft in roseville on wednesday... and a chase ensued. eric rucker reports on how police eventually caught the suspects.

rozanne luna/robbery victim"he was trying to climb over it but itús kinda old so it broke."when a couple of robbery suspects got into rozanne lunaús backyard wednesday, her instincts kicked in.rozanne luna/califo "'iúm screaming loud...iúm screaming loud theyúre in the back yard, oh my god...scary!" she wasnút the only one in this roseville neighborhood on edge with the suspects hoping fences and police giving chase. june ferring/neighbor"very scary with all the officers had to do what they had to do...but they got em."thats how it ended... this is how it all started.rob baquera/spokesperson roseville pd"so 2 pm today we received a call from the apple store in the galleria that there was a theft that had just occurred." when police showed up, witnesses described the car they were in.a short time later a pursuit began...leading police here to riverside avenue off i-80 when the suspects car hit a big rig then holli mcneilús s-u-v as she waited on the off ramp. holli mcneil/crash victim"i was the first one waiting at the stoplight, i just got off the freeway and i just heard a really big crash behind me and it was that big truck and i saw a bunch of stuff flying and then they hit me, once they hit me the car went off into the intersection." roseville police say three

suspects in that car got out and ran.one was caught across the street - the other two were arrested near luna...one next to her house...the other in a neighbors yard.nat sound "we locked all the doors, yeah." (grant) roseville police say the suspects match the descriptions of suspects in other robberies... we had numerous apple store robbiers here in the hampton roads as well.... but (vicki) it's been nearly a year since hurricane maria pounded puerto rico. the trump administration says it was well prepared for the storm and its aftermath. others disagree. (grant) and next we're learning more about a shooting spree around bakersfield that left five people dead.

"the words being used are biblical ominous near record surge those are the things we are really planning for.""this is significant the amount of rainfall forecast in that short amount of time no matter how much we clean and prepare it's going to inundate our structure."(vicki)structure." (vicki) while areas along the virginia and north carolina coast have been hit by hurricanes before - state officals say hurricane florence looks to be in a class of itús own. (vicki) some areas have already declared states of emergency.(grant) as the east coast braces for impact

kron 4's capitol hill correspondent brie jackson tells us how the government is getting involved. trt:1:29brock long/ fema administratorrear admiral meredith austin/uscgbrie jackson/ d.c. correspondent senator thom tillis/ north carolinatime is running out as hurricane florence prepares to make landfall.forecasters say the storm slowed down but warn it remains a major threat. please do not let your guard down. the storm surge forecast associated with this storm has not changed. forecasters predict extreme storm surge and historic flooding for the carolinas and virginia.as residents brace for the worst, rescue crews including coast guard choppers are preparing to deploy where needed. we have pre-staged shallow water response boats, as well as bringing in additional search and rescue aircraft.once the storm passes, emergency management officials predict florence will leave catastrophic damage behind."the infrastructure's going to break. the power's going to go out. it could go out for a number of days. it could go out for many weeks."

fema has faced sharp criticism over it's response to hurricane maria last year.some lawmakers raised questions about the agency's ability to handle hurricane florence. senator thom tillis tells me he's confident fema is ready. at a time of crisis the last thing you do is cast doubt on your first responders, your law enforcement, or the emergency management who have their heart into it and are doing the best they can. fema says it prepositioned resources in north carolina and other impacted states. crews are also working with fedearl agencies to coordinate response efforts.tillis says lawmakers are keeping a close eye on the storm and are ready to provide emergency funding - if needed.in washington, brie jackson brie jackson

lawrence karnow: hurricane florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begin to warm back to normal next week. nat of wind blowing debris (vicki) one year ago we were reporting on another hurricane .. puerto rico was being slammed by maria, the worst natural disaster ever to hit the island.now there's a new

storm ... generated by president trump.he's riling up his critics by dismissing the reports of almost three thousand deaths as fake news. catherine heenan is here with the reaction.catherine? (vicki) hurricane maria still haunts puerto rico. the major storm claimed about three-thousand lives and left some areas in shambles.(grant) and despite statements from the white house.....some say the island is still struggling. president trump says the government's handling of hurricane maria in puerto rico was an "unsung success," tweeting that the administration did "an unappreciated great job." democratic senator jeff merkley disagrees.sen. jeff merkley/d-oregon "the administration did a horrific job with the recovery. and the president is completely out of the circle of reality when he says they did a fantastic job in puerto rico."(vicki) the president says the government is ready for hurricane florence, set to hit the carolinas this week. one problem recently discovered.....20-thousands

pallets of were sent to puerto rico are still sitting on an unused runway. runway. (catherine) even republicans are stepping back from his latest tweet minimizing the death toll from last year's hurricane. the president democrats for figures ... after earlier boasting about the federal response to the storm. natmaria was the first category four hurricane to hit the island head on in 85 years. the storm cut off most communications, and knocked out power to many areas for months. "the disaster, and the response and recovery effort, probably has never been seen for something like this. this is an island. surrounded by water. big water. ocean water." that response was mocked.this one triggered outrage. "i think puerto rico was incredible, unsung success."a year later, some communities are still in the dark.a stockpile of bottled water sits unclaimed on a runway. "i'm sorry, sir, shame on you. you did not do a good job in puerto rico. if he thinks that 3,000 people dying on his watch is a good news story or is an unsung success, you know, nobody's going to be singing his praises." "the administration did a horrific job with the recovery." monstrous fiction that cost lives. then today, the president escalated the war of words, tweeting, "3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit puerto rico. .....this was done by the democrats in order to make me look as bad as possible" when president trump visited san juan last year, the number was low."sixteen. sixteen people versus in the thousands."but a new estimate from george washington university puts the total at

2,975.i couldn't do anything to help himmiriam rodriguez lost her husband when the power went out to his respirator.for thousands of families, maria's impactfar bey. the governor of puerto rcio says he accepts the higher figurethe victims nor the people of puerto rico deserve to have their pain questioned (catherine) among the republicans criticizing the president -- florida governor rick scott, who's running for the senate with trump's backing. today he tweeted that he disagrees with him -- saying an independent study says thousands died. house speaker paul ryan also says he has no reason to dispute the study. grant and vicki? (grant) the san mateo sheriff's office increased patrols in school zones today to help protect people...namely kids...out there walking and biking. (vicki) kron 4's sara stinson went to several schools in the county to see what deputies found while patroling during drop off time this morning.

the san mateo sheriff's office increased patrols (grant) (grant) (grant)

(grant) the senate is set to vote on 70 bills... looking to take on the opioid epidemic. we talk to senators on whether or not the bills will make a difference. (vicki) politics and the city. television star cynithia nixon attempts to take on current standing mayor of new york city today in the primaries. we have reaction from both candidates and the latest numbers on the vote going underway right now.

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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. this is customizable str...whatever size.r family. it's saving money with flexible channel packs. live tv and the latest shows to stream. and all your streaming apps in one place - even netflix. this is how xfinity makes life. simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet and tv

for just $34.99 a month for 12 months and customize by adding flexible channel packs. click, call or visit a store today. (vicki) democrats across new york state are picking the winnerof a primary contest between gov. andrew cuomo and activistand actress cynthia nixon..(grant) catherine heenan is here with the latest onwhat's been a long and sometimes nasty race.. (catherine) the outcome will the outcome will get a lot of attention. it's a high-profile example of the insurgent left-wing tryingto oust establishment incumbents.. cynthia nixon...the former 'sex and the city' star...says governor cuomo has failed to deliver on liberal promises. he's argued that she's not qualified to lead new york...andhas emphasized his experience and his efforts to take on president trump. they both talked to reporters after casting their votes today..

all the all the all the all the polls have had cuomo far ahead...by as much as 40 points. nixon has been arguing that the polls weren't reaching the people who'd come out to vote for her.. the winner in today's election will take on republican marc molinaro in november. vicki and grant? (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) another big story tonight:we're learning more about how a shooting spree unfolded near bakersfield.(vicki)new tonight...sheriff's deputy body camera video shows the last moments of a shooting spree in bakersfield.reporter - christina tetreault joins us live from bakersfield... christina....do they know what might have led up to this? live shot:it's in this parking lot a sheriff's deputy found "casarez" ... the suspect had just divorced his wife.. and she was with him when the shooting spree started.and it's looking like a domestic dispute may have triggered the rampage.package:ánats you see here in a deputy's body camera video"javier casarez"...shouting at a sheriff's deputy just moments before taking his own life... after kern county sheriff donny youngblood says he shot and killed his ex-wife.. identified as 45- year old petra maribel bolanos de casarez ...and four others wednesday night.kern county sheriff, donny youngblood"you

have to understand the frame of mind he was in he had just killed 5 people and realized what he had done" sheriff youngblood says it started just after 5pmwhen casarez and his ex-wife walked into a trucking business...confronted a man inside and then shot him dead.he then turned the gun on his ex- wife.. shooting her in cold blood.another man then showed up at the scene.cesarez allegedly chased him and fatally shot him. kern county sheriff, donny youngblood "we are still in the beginning of the investigation we do believe there is a connection...we are very believed the wife was forced to go to t and t trucking and working that angle...there may be more than just domestic violence we have heard rumors but want to substantiate those rumors" then casarez allegedly went to another location...shoo ting and killing a father and his daughter.his relationship to those victims isn't clear at this time.cesarez was then spotted and cornered by a sheriff's deputy at edison highwayhe refused to surrender to the deputy.. then turned

the gun on himself.kern county sheriff, donny youngblood "we know he was friends with the second victim..we don't know what his intentions were we don't know what would have happened if the deputy didn't come across him this one was bazaar and we don't know what would have happened" live tag: in these court documents "casarez" accusing his wife of cheating on himdomestic dispute... live in bakersfield christina tetreault cbs47 eyewitness news newseyewitness cbs47 tetreault christina tetreault christina bakersfield live in dispute... live in bakersfield christina tetreault cbs47 eyewitness news (vicki) we know the suspect has three kids how are they handling everything that has happend? (anchor)

(anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and

damage. the weather around the bay weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begin to warm back to normal next week.normal next back to normal next week.normal next back to normal next week. (vicki) next week the

senate is expected to vote on a bipartisan package of more than 70 bills... designed to tackle the ongoing opioid crisis. kron 4's washington correspondent morgan wright reports some senators believe it doesn't go far enough to make the kind of impact america needs. it's all across the commonwealth. i have not yet found an area, a region, i'm not sure there's a neighborhood that has not been affected by this pennsylvania senator patrick toomey says he can't overstate how big of a problem the opioid epidemic is... but his bipartisan legislation could help provide relief... when somebody suffers from a non-fatal overdose - and that happens, those folks are now at a very high risk of a subsequent overdosesenator toomey is suggesting an addition to pending legislation that would monitor people at risk of drug abuse and overdose. would require people in that situation to be part of the

over utilization monitoring program, within medicare and medicaid to make sure that we're watching these folks. senator murphy says the legislation is a good start, but more needs to be done ... he wants the drug industry held accountable, and more help for addicts. if you're not opening up more detox centers, more medication assistance programs, you're not really solving the problem. murphy has legislation within the bigger package - the recovery coach act. we've had recovery coaches in connecticut - these are people who hook up with people who have had an overdose, and try to guide them through recovery - it's been successful the senate should vote on the bill next week.in washington, morgan wright. morgan wright. in washington, morgan wright. (grant) senator (grant) senator (grant)

(vicki) adopting a can't pay up. (grant) coming up next on kron4 news at six. the eye of a powerful and potentially deadly hurricane is just hours from making landfall in north carolina. the storm's outer bands are already lashing north carolina - thousands of people are without power. we'll head there live, next.(catherine) we're also live at governor brown's climate summit in san francisco... a protest outside brought traffic in the city to a stop... while demonstrators 'inside' - tried to stop the event. kron4 news at six is next. ..

(grant)tonight at 6...as an international climate change summit...convenes in san francisco. environmental protesters... making their presence known...in front of celebrities... and corporate and political leaders from around the globe. (grant) protests outside the summit... tied up traffic and resulted in at least two arrests.good evening, i'm grant lodes. (catherine)and i'm catherine heenan.pam and ken have the night off. we'll have more on those protests in a minute.right now we want to go out to kron4's terisa estacio... who has more details on what happened at today's conference. terisa?

(catherine) (catherine) we have team coverage of the summit tonight. just outside the venue's doors - police and protestors were

clashing..(grant) environmentaactivists blocked the third street entrance to moscone center. two demonstrators were arrested. kron4's maureen kelly has that part of the story. natshundreds of protestors marched around moscone center..... things got tense as the activiest tried to block the entrance to the global climate action summit....resulting in two people being put in handcuffs. the busy downtown throughfare was shut down to cars for several hours as a result......adding to the morning gridlock. the demonstrators say we should be moving to 100% renewable energy sources. because under representative communites are paying the price. since 2011 3/4 the new wells approved under jerry brown's administration have been in underprivileged communities and communities of color. current county is about 50% latino and the majority of current county is very rule, the rule communities are the ones i get targeted by these companies because they have less political powerinside a group of protestors distrubed former new york mayor michael bloomberg's speech with chants that the land and air are not for sale. only in america could you have environmentalists protesting in environmental put conference police ejected 10 demonstators from the convention....outside a troupe of performance

artists choked themselves with hoses used to fill of the co2 omissions in california and about 30% across the country so if we could just break our addiction to gasoline we're gonna be a whole lot better off so we got to transition to clean cars we have to do it fastthese 79 year old woman from the dene indian nation of alberta canada explains why she came to protest. we are dying from cancer, we are dying from oil fumes that are in our air. our animals are dying, we cannot even put a garden in no more because the climate is changing and our gardens are no longer good for usthe activists say it's communities of color that are most impacted by oil drilling and refineries and representatives from those groups should have their voices heard. maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) breaking news - authorities are now saying at least six people have been hurt after a series been hurt people have at least six are now saying authorities news - breaking (grant)(grant) (grant) breaking news -

authorities are now saying at least six people have been hurt after a series of fires and explosions north of boston... authorities are blaming it on over-pressurized natural gas lines. at least two of the injured are in critical condition. dozens of homes caught fire in the communities of lawrence, andover and north andover. there were at least 39 fires in total. crews are working to depressurize gas lines in the area. residents have been urged to evacuate. (grant) here in the bay area - sunday marked eight years since the san bruno pipeline blast. that gas explosion left eight people dead and dozens others hurt. p-g and e was eventually fined 3 million dollars. (catherine)happening now.

hurricane threatening m americans in the southeast tonight... with fema continuing to warn that it's an elo storm... after it makes landfall, it's expected to slow down expected to slow down significantly and bring heavy amounts of rainfall. yon pomrenze has the latest details from myrtle beach, south carolina. gov. roy cooper, north carolina: please hear my message. we cannot underestimate this storm. hurricane florence is making its final approach to the carolinas... as the region braces for what is expected to be a catastrophic storm. mos: that rain kind of deteriorates that foundation - wash your house away. residents in florence's path know what's coming... and many are heeding warnings from officials who want them to take precautions. mayor cin brochure, oak island, north carolina: we asked you to leave. if you don't, then please go shelter in place and stay safeo have fo

shelters say they are prepared for the long haul. mos: as long as it takes. you know, if we go back home and its very bad, then im going to wish i stayed here. wind speeds have decreased over the past several fema warns that several other dangers still remainbrock long, fema administrator: "please do not let your guard down. the storm surge associated with storm has not changed. it has remained the same." that storm surge - along with the expected slow-moving speed of florence once it makes landfall - will lead to heavy wind and rain over the next several days. neil jacobs. noaa liaison to fema: there will be lots of coastal flooding. with that combined with the on shore flow, it will be hard for this water to evacuate. you will see a tremendous amount of flooding. north carolina governor roy cooper says his state could feel the brunt of it. gov. roy cooper, north carolina: we're on the wrong side of this thing. this storm will bring destruction to north carolina. and in south carolina, similar warnings from officials who say there is little they can to do help once the storm arrives. in myrtle beach, south carolina, i'm yon pomrenze. yon pomrenze. a live look at florence right now.... as we bring in our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: hurricane florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begin to warm back to normal next week.

week.back to begin to warm before we remain mild weekend will elsewhere. the 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild begin to warm normal next week. (catherine) president trump is facing angry backlash...for his denial of hurricane maria's death toll... he falsely claimed in this tweetthat nearly three- thousand americans in puerto rico did "not" die.. for people there who are still recovering from maria last year -- it's hard to process. while it's true that early death toll numbers were low - a new study says that 2-thousand-9- hundred-75 people died in the ys one chef who helped his countrymen by

preparing meals -- says the president doesn't get it... the new the new the new study on the death toll was done by george washington university. the puerto rican government accepts the new numbers. (grant) a traffic nightmare this morning in san francisco... in addition to today's protests.... was a fire protests.... was a fire inside an underground utility vault in san francsico. it happened just before 10 a-m - near spear and folsom streets... sending thick smoke into the air. residents nearby were told to stay inside while crews got a handle on the situation. the fire was contained within about 30 minutes... no word on what sparked it. (grant) the irving fire is now 90 percent contained. the cal frie website say 152

acre have burned. marin county fire tweeted out just continuing with mop up and monitering for hot spots. intial reports point to a downed power line being the cause of the fire. a pg&e spokeswoman said the utility company is working with cal fire and the county fire department. the fire department the fire department got their first reports of the fire around seven monday night. (catherine) we're learning more about the shooting spree in bakersfield last night..that left six people dead, including the gunman. he's been been identified as 54-year-old javier casarez...who targeted people at two locations. the kern county sheriff says one of his victims was his estranged wife... investigators -- still trying to figure out the connections to the other four people killed. they think casarez forced

petra casarez to come with him to a trucking company where he shot a man....shot and killer her....then chased and killed a second man. the gunman then went to a house where he shot and killed another man and his adult daughter. he was eventually cornered at a friend's business after a carjacking..and killed himself after refusing to drop his gun. in body cam video...you can hear a deputy repeated asking him to do that.. there's there's conflicting there's conflicting information on

whether the divorce was final. the couple have three children authorities say casarez used a 50 caliber handgun in the shootings.. (grant) it was going... then it was not going... but now... it will soon be gone.the latest on the fate of a controversial san francisco statue. (catherine) and.. the latest on the brett kavanaugh confirmation drama... including the new information that dianne feinstein claims she has on the supreme court nominee. (grant) just when you thought things couldnt get any worse for "the leaning tower of san francisco..." there are now new hurdles facing the millenium tower... this is customizable streaming tv for your family.

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(catherine) new tonight at 6. the san francisco board of appeals has voted unanimously to remove the "early days" statue from its civic center location. the san francisco arts commission now says it will be taken down as soon as possible. native american groups and

activists don'tlike the depiction of a native american at the feet of a spanish cowboy and a catholic missionary. the statue will be restored and put into storage..until it's figured out what to do with it. (grant) in san francisco... another instance where police officers carrying the anti-opioid drug narcan... may have saved lives. officers responded to golden gate and hyde in the tenderloin yesterday...where two people had overdosed. they say neither victim was breathing. along with the fire department, they gave them narcan and started cpr. tenderloin police say they've saved more than 40 overdose patients so far this year. (catherine) bart's board has approved a new surveillance ordinance... as kron4's haaziq madyun reports...they're hoping the change will protect riders' immigration status. (take pkg)

(on cam)(take pkg)(pkg)in its ongoing quest to increase public safety, bart's board of directors passed phase one of an ordinance that will regulate the procurement and usage of any surveillance systems used on bart property sotbart board director lateefah simon says there was some concern last year when the prior administration of the bart police department installed a license plate reader in a bart parking lot without seeking the board's approval. bart police then shared that information with the northern california regional intelligence center, a state government agency that shares information with other law enforcement agencies. at the time there was concern that the department of homeland security and i-c-e agents had access to data shared by bart police. chief carlos rojas says is not the casesot

project and the system did get turned on prematurely. i wasn't aware of it when i took the job and became aware of it and made sure that we uninstalled it and now today we have the surveillance policy that will be helpful in avoiding these types of situation in the future ">the ordiance will also take repercussions of any privacy violations out of the hands of the board and place it the hands of a judge in courtsot in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news kron4news kron4news let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence is pounding the

carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begin to warm back to normal next week.

kavanaugh to federal authorities. i'm alexandra limon with the latest on the battle over kavanaugh to fill the vacancy on the supreme court> (catherine) also - we talk to the oregon senator who blew the whistle on claims that fema money is being diverted to immigration enforcement..

(grant) the judiciary commiittee vote on judge brett kavanaugh's nomiation to the supreme court... was postponed....by the republican

chairman of the committee... and as washington correspondent alexandra limon reports...democrats are not happy about that. natsrepublicans and democrats on the senate judiciary committee battled again over the president's nominee to the us supreme court, judge brett kavanaugh sot richard blumenthal documents have been concealed, information has been declined. senator richard blumenthal says the normal process has gone out the window.and it was republican chairman charles grassley who postponed the committee vote on judge kavanaugh...sen chuck grassley sept 20th 145 pm... call the roll.democrats say that's not enough time, and they complain that republicans are unfairly putting an end to debate.the democrats made several attempts to get the committee to subpoena additional documents from kavanaugh's time in the bush white house - but republicans would not agree...natssen. dianne feinstein / ca-dwhat in kavanaugh's records are republicans hiding?alexandra limon / washington correspondentsenator feinstein also says she received a letter from a person who wants to remain anonymous she

wouldn't say exactly what's in teh letter but she said the matter regards judge kavanaugh and she's referred to federal authorities to investigate. democrats want the vote on judge kavanaugh's nomination to be postponed indefinitely republicans say democrats are simply stalling and plan to hold a full senate vote on kavanaugh's nomination, by the end of the month.in washington alexanadra limon. (catherine) coming up at 6:45.dragon boats are making their annual return to the bay area this weekend. what's new for 20-18. (grant) as people rush to get out of hurricane florence's way... we'll talk to one student in the storm's path...who is defying evacuation warnings... (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead. (grant)

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now....in south carolina. mandatory evacuations are in place in the storm's path. as the storm is expected to make landfall expected to storm is expected to make landfall in the overnight hours. (grant) as is always the case with these storms... when they hit... not

everyone chooses to leave. (catherine) some people choose to stay behind andride out the storm the best they can... (catherine) joining us now is mary stokes... she's a student at the university of north carolina... the school is telling people to evacuate.... mary hasn't gone..

lawrence karnow: hurricane florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause

widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begin to warm back to normal next week. (catherine) u.s. senator jeff merkley of (catherine) week.normal next back to begin

to warm back to normal next week. (catherine) u.s. senator jeff merkley of oregon is still fielding questions abouthis claim that the trump administration apparently diverted nearly10-million dollars from fema.....to be spent on immigration enforcement. he talked about the re-allocation of public money earlier this week..and provided documents to the washington post. merkley says it's particularly inappropriate given theongoing storm season.. he talked to reporters today. (catherine) trump administration officials have been pushing back against the

claim...calling it the result of a 'false agenda.' fema is saying that hurricane response will not be affected. (grant) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. terisa estacioit is a show of force all here dedicated to climate change. jerry brown, ca governor. it is the cause, and the more and more people we get we can take action, so yes, we are joining together all the states. a call to action by california governor jerry brown - he along with nearly a dozen other governors in attendance at this global action summit held over the next few days at the moscone center in san francisco. in sf,t e in san francisco hundreds of protestors marched around moscone center..... things got tense as the activiest tried to block the entrance to the global climate action summit....resulting in two people being put in handcuffs. they are calling for an immediate end to fossil fuel production in california. inside a group of protestors distrubed former new york mayor michael bloomberg's speech with chants that the

land and air are not for sale. only in america could you have environmentalists protesting in environmental put conferencepolice ejected 10 demonstators from the convention....maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) kron4 news.maureen kelly convention....from the convention....maureen kelly kron4 news. kron4 news.maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) (grant) a rohnert (grant) (grant) a rohnert

park man has been released from custody... after falling asleep at the wheel in two different areas... holding up morning traffic. 39-year old ritesh prasad was reportedly stopped in the middle of the road near lawrence middle school. authorities caught up with him around 9:15 this morning... stopped in the middle of the snyder lane approaching rohnert park expressway. prasad was asleep, with his car still running and in gear. it was determined that he was under the influence of drugs. his bail was set at 10 thousand dollars but he is no longer in custody. (catherine) today facebook announced that it's expanding its fact checking to include photos and videos... until now, most of the work by facebook's human fact-checkers was focused on text articles. just like for articles, a machine learning model will now flag photos and videos for

potential inaccuracies. then - they'll be sent to human fact checkers for verification. facebook says its 27 partners in 17 nations will take part in the photo checking. (catherine)coming up... a synthetic drug so potent... experts say it tricks the brain into thinking you're dying. we'll discuss the dangers of the drug 'd-m-t'.. following a drug bust in suburban salt lake city.

(catherine) it's one of the most dangerous psychadelic drugs out there. salt lake city police recently raided an operation involved in illegally producing the drug "d-m-t" in the heart of suburbia.(grant) reporter rosie nyugen has more on that... as well as the risks associated with taking the powerful synthetic hallucinogen. d-m-t comes in powder d-m-t comes d-m-t comes in powder form that can be smoked or injected. zidow says the drug can have

(grant) in sports... we have have an update on the a's... as they try to sweep

the orioles and close the gap with the yankees in the wild card race(catherine) then - the sharks on the eve of their first day of training camp... make some big offseason news. acquiring a star player.. mark carpenter tells us who it is... coming up

(catherine) the fastest man on earth put his speed to the test in zero-gravity -- turns out - he'd be pretty fast in space too. today usain bolt raced astronauts in an airbus zero-gravity plane above france. the event - sponsored by mumm champagne. before the race bolt shared a drinkwith a french astronaut and a designer. he went on to easily beat his competitors. bolt called the race mind- blowing and fun. as for the astronauts... they went home with free champagne - adjusted for zero gravity. (grant) the largest competetive dragon boat festival in the country is coming back to the bay area

this weekend. nearly 120 teams will take part in the 23rd annual northern california international dragon boat festival on saturday and sunday. the festival starts at 10 am both days... but racing will begin at 8. 40 foot boats will race to the boats will race to the beat of drums... on oakland's lake merritt. teams from around the world will compete... included a team from san francisco's newest sister city --- kiel, germany. starting tonight with the a's-- who last night moved within a game of the yankees for the top wildcard spot... and trying to gain more ground with a sweep of the o's. --let's go back to baltimore...the last of a 4- game set. --the orioles should have been mercy-ruled in the 3rd yesterday.. but not gonna let that happen again. bottom 1st-- 2-on, 2 outs... tim beckham...

broken bat single right up the middle that brings 2-runs home. 2-nothing baltimore. --top 5th, a's down 4-1... nick martini...infusing some offense, opposite field line drive. cuts the deficit to 4-2. --a's added another run off a bases loaded walk in the 8th, but that was about it. o's up 5-3 in the 8th. the san jose sharks open training camp tomorrow... and the sharkies will be opening the year with another all-star. major deal closed by the sharks front office today...as they've acquired superstar defenseman erik karlsson from the ottawa senators. he's a four-time all-star..and a two-time winner of the norris trophy, which goes to the league's top defender. in addition to that, he ranks among the league leaders in scoring and assists. sharks general manager doug wilson said quote-- 'the word 'elite' is often thrown around casually but erik's skillset and abilities fit that description like few other players in today's game.

the pro football hall of fame announced its initial list of nominees for the 2019 class today... and there are 7-49er connections in the lineup, including jeff garcia and current general manager john lynch. the final class of inductees won't be announced for another few months, but in the meantime, the current niners are gameplanning for their home opener sunday against the lions... keep in mind, no reuben foster once again as he completes his 2-game suspension. that's not the only hit for the defense...as brock coyle is on injured reserve with a broken bone in his back. however, it's another chance for rookie fred warner to shine...who had 12-tackles in his debut. and the and the and the and the and the and the raiders are

rolling on with their preparation for a trip to mile high against the broncos.... the core of the team remains its defense. there's no khalil mack in this game, but the broncos still have their all-pro pass rusher... von miller...got a good start to the year last week...sacking russell wilson three times and forcing two fumbles. raiders held him to 1-and-a-half sacks in 2 games last year, but derek carr...knows 58 will be flying off the edge. "oh gosh, yeah. welcome to the afc west basically. it's pass rushers every week. it's fun man but no i never have any issue playing these guys. from a mentality standpoint i love playing the best. that's why you grow up as a kid, wanting to make it to the nfl because you want to play against the best. playing against aaron and then playing against von and those guys this week, it's always fun." (catherine) coming up next..

behind the scenes... and under-water... the first-of-its kind attraction at a southern california theme park.

california's lego-land amusement park is more than just toy bricks.(catherine) the park has just

launched a new exhibit that allows visitors to connect with the ocean. reporter tabitha lipkin explains. marie collins/curator:marie collins/curator:marie collins/curator:"it was really complicated because we had to engineer the ride portion and the aquarium portion of this exhibit. so it was quite challenging and really exciting how we were able to pull it off."there are more than 2000 fish in the tank..... and that's just the beginning....guests get into one of 8 submarines that travel through the tank ... where kids or kids at heart can play along with an interactive map to hunt for treasure and identify what they're seeing below the surface.marie collins:"this is the first submarine ride that we have in the united states and as far as we know, there's nothing like this ride out there in there are s with subma rides---but this is unique in that the ride is actually in an aquarium. it includes more up close and personal look at

all of it.matt minkalis: "occasionally, you might get stuck with one of us."kind of like me, i got stuck with dive master matt as my dive buddy and guide, who loves to look out from the submarines just as much as he loves to look around them.matt minkalis:"so we actually get a good opportunity to see all the guests go through the ride, especially for the first time, and seeing their expressions of their face and hearing them talk about the animals. it's unreal. they don't get an experience like this anywhere else."marie collins:"i've been working on this project for over two years, and i got to go on one of the first rides with the kids, and i'll tell you what. their faces? they were so excited to see sharks and stingrays and real fish and interact with the touchscreens that it made everything worth it that we went through."this amusement ride aims to do more than amuse its guest... the goal is education---teaching each ocean conservation.matt minkalis:"a big part of what we do here, we try and teach people about how they can protect the oceans, even if they're at home, whether that be in mississippi, missouri or even here in southern california. our goal is to make sure people leave knowing that they can make an impact wherever they're at."

(catherine) that was tabitha lipkin reporting. the exhibit is part of legoland's sea life aquarium... the park describes it as a child's first interactive guide to sea creatures. (grant) a well-known painting by british artist david hockney may break the record for most expensive painting by a living artist when it goes to auction in november. "portrait of an artist (pool with two figures)"... will fetch an estimated 80-million dollars when christie's puts it up for sale. the 19-72 painting has been referred to as one of the great masterpieces of the modern era. the current record price for a painting by a living artist... was set by jeff koons in 2013... when his "balloon dog" went for more than 58 million dollars. lawrence karnow: hurricane

florence is pounding the carolinas with hurrincane force winds, heavy rain and flooding. it has slowed down and weakened as a category 2 storm. its expected to make landfall tomorrow and cause widespread flooding and damage. the weather around the bay area is nice but cooler today. highs today were mainly in the 60s and 70s. there is a trough of low pressure along the west coast that should keep the temperatures down across california. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer with 70s and low 80s inland and 60s and 70s elsewhere. the weekend will remain mild before we begin to warm back to normal next week. that wraps up kron4 news at 6.

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