for joining us for the kron 4 morning news. its wednesday september 19th...2018.im robin winston.were in store for a warm up today. john shrable has a look at your forecast after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along

the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) this morning police are

investigating a deadly shooting that happened in san francisco. it happened just before 9 o'clock last night on 46th and moraga street in the outer sunset district. this is video from that scene. when police arrived they found a man on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronunced dead. so far police have made no arrests... and do not have any information on a suspect. ( robin )we first brought you this as breaking news on the kron 4 moble app last night.

stay up to date with the latest breaking news and what is happening in your neighborhood by downloading our mobile app for free right now. ( robin )the father of a toddler is behind bars this morning. this after his 2-year-old son died in a crash.. while he was driving under the influence. kron 4's ali reid has the details. this child's family is completely distraught right now. his mother, who lives in reno .... made her way to the bay area as soon as she got word her toddler was killed in a crash.pkgon i-80 west, near the 37 interchange ... tragedy struck early sunday morning. a good samaritan called ashley romero-rabben from the scene ... then she spoke to her child's father.he gets on the phone and all he's saying is he's dead he's dead, i'm so sorry. he's dead. then he started screaming no no no.the last time ashley saw her boy was around 7'o-clock saturday

evening, when his father, jerome jacinto (who bears the same name) picked him up. the duo then drove back to fairfield. the fatal crash happened later that night after jerome left a friend's house. authorities say people at the home told him not to drive because he looked tired, but he left anyway. at the time of the solo vehicle crash ... the car rolled over multiple times ..... little jerome was ejected from the car and died on scene.i feel very very angry, disappointed about this situation but as for my son i feel really blessed that i got 2 amazing years with him and i wouldn't trade them for the worldhis father was arrested and is facing a number of charges, including giving false information to an officer and driving under the influence. meanwhile, investigators are looking into whether little jerome was properly restrained

in his carseat.right now it's being investigated whether it was improperly belted or a failure of the seat.sstandupas the family tries to make sense of this tragedy.... they've set up a go fund me page to help with funeral expenses.you can find it on our website ... kron 4 dot com.reporting live from vallejo ... ar ... kron 4 news ( robin )a local jury has found the "gypsy hill killer" guilty of killing two teenaged girls. the trial began september 7th. rodney hal- bower disrupted opening statements by yelling at the jury... that he was innocent and had never raped or killed. authorities believe he raped and killed six young women over a five- month period in early 19-76. d-n-a evidence led to his arrest in 20-14. prosecutors say, they charged him with the two murders with the strongest evidence. ( robin )in the east bay -- police arrested four suspects

accused of making several threats against pittsburg high school. those threats were made through social media posts... three of the suspects arrested are minors and go to pittsburgh high school. another suspect is a former student of black diamond high school. police say, the suspects did not have weapons... they are all being held at juvenile hall. ( robin )also in the east bay... a student is in custody after being accused of hacking into a social media account... and posting a threat against diablo view middle school in clayton. kron four's philippe djegal talked with students and parents who say this type of threat worries them. (philippe) attendance was noticably down tuesday at diablo view middle school in clayton... and, some parents who had already dropped their kids off in the morning... returned before the afternoon to take their students out of class.doly quigley/jazmine's mother- "she keeps calling me and saying, ok, she doesn't feel good." doly quigley's seventh-grade daughter jazmine lopez says her classes were less than half full. this after the school's principal notified families monday night in a

robocall.. that a threat had been made against the school on snapchat and instagram... alluding to a possible attack. clayton police were present on-campus tuesday as a precaution. jazmine lopez/student- 'it's very sad to feel so in danger, when you're supposed to be in a safe place that helps you learn and supposed to feel secure." before lunchtime... the clayton police department announced that the student who allegedly hacked the social media accounts to make the threat was arrested at their home. they were booked into juvenile hall for identity theft and making criminal threats.ferd santos/parent- "(philippe) were you concerned about the threat? (ferd) um, yeah, a little bit."melinda cark/student- "(philippe) did you consider not coming to school at all and what changed your mind? (melinda) yeah, we were considered but i had a math test, so i realized i should probably get my math test done and then i could leave." police say the student behind the threat appears to have acted alone. in clayton, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( robin )a coast guard a coast guard helicopter crew

rescued a 76-year-old woman from a cruise ship near the golden gate bridge. it happened yesterday and crews say the 'star princess' ship was about 35- miles southwest of the brdige. the coast guard says, they were contacted by cruise ship personnel ... asking to help the woman who they say was feeling sick. no word on how she is doing this morning. ( robin )new this morning... some lanes on the golden gate bridge will be closed during the week... as workers install a suicide net. the work will be done during the overnight hours... starting monday and it will last through 20-21. at least one lane in both directions will stay open during the closures. right now... workers are installing access platforms underneath a section of the bridge roadway. those platforms will allow crews to install the safety net. ( robin )an alleged incident from decades ago may be affecting judge brett kavanaugh's future. the

woman who accuses kavanaugh of assaulting her- wants the fbi to investigate before she testifies. john lorinc reports. judge brett kavanaugh's vote for the supreme court was originally scheduled for thursday.but now....kavanaugh and his accuser, christine blasey blah-zee ford, are invited to testify about the incident monday.however..... lisa banks/attorney for christine blasey ford"any talk of a hearing on monday frankly is premature because she just came forward with these allegations." ford's legal team wants the f-b-i to investigate the allegations before testimony is taken.in a letter to senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley ford's lawyers say their client has received harassment and death threats since coming forward. sen. chuck schumer/d-minority leader "there must not be a hearing on monday and then a possible vote on the nominee the day or two after."but the white house says a federal investigation won't help. president trump/no font needed "they don't want to be involved. if they wanted to be i would certainly do that, but as you know they say this is not really their thing."most republicans still back

kavanaugh, calling the assault claim.....sen. mitch mcconnell/r-majority leader"an accusation which he has unequivocally denied and which stands at odds with every other piece of the overwhelming positive testimony we have received." some in the gop also say ford should give her side of the story monday in front of the judiciary committee.sen. susan collins/r-maine "i really hope that she doesn't pass up that opportunity."lisa banks/attorney for christine blasey ford"the hearing should be as a result of the investigation, it shouldn't be a substitute for it."i'm john lorinc reporting. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... they say it's a better way to prepare officers for tense situations. a look at s-f-p-d's new excessive force training. (robin)plus... an inmate escapes from prison in nevada. why authorities think he's headed here to he bay area. (robin)and after the break... east bay police are cracking down on laptop thieves the tactic they are deploying... to catch them in the act. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

ack. checking in on your morning forecast. after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland

areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin )berkeley police say they're going to start sending undercover officers into cafes in an effort to crack down on laptop thefts. now that the university is back in session - the crimes are on the rise. kron4's maureen kelly has the story.. this is what they are trying to prevent. a crime that happens quickly....and repeatedly.....theives snatching laptops from tabletops of unsuspecting customers.berkeley pd says they are seeing an average of 2-3 of these crimes a week now that cal students are back on campus. there's an influx of people who may not be familiar with the area, the students coming in freshman and they're a lot more electronic devices out there that can be stolen from people we don't want that to happenthe crime ranges from a simple snatch and

grab....but sometimes it can turn more serious... i remember one case recently where are young woman had her phone stolen and she almost ended up getting run over by a car that's not something we don't want to seepolice say in addition to being aware of your surroundings and not leaving your devices unattended....they suggest not sitting with your laptop by the exit...since it's a quick getaway for a theif....other tips involve technology. if your device has some sort of tracking software make sure it's activated. if you're working on something sensitive or really in general you should back up your work that means put on a flash drive or save it on the icloud whatever whatever.one student i talked to says he avoids the problem althogether but keeping his laptop at home. i only bring my computer when i absolutely really need it on campus campus. but no it's unfortunate because it's not just him it's not just the value of the computer it's what's on the computer at all it has more like meaning to class and it has more meaning to classwork that it does the monetary value and that's the really sad thing to me police say not only does this crime tend to increase starting in the fall....but october is an

especially bad month for laptop theft....because that's when it starts getting dark eariler. maureen kelly kron4 news. ( robin )we now know the name of the construction worker who died while on the job. that man's name was juan landa-verde- ol-vera. landa-verde-olvera died yesterday around 9 a.m when plywood fell on top of him. it happened on fair drive - which was closed between coleman drive and lincoln avenue for the investigation. landaverde-olvera was 59- years-old. ( robin )the use-of-force is on the decline for the san francisco police department. now the department is taking its training on use of force to another level... by using a virtual training simulator. kron four's haaziq madyun reports.(take pkg) (pkg)sot

have a definite lethal threat situation. so i know that the subject has a knife in his hand. i'd be screaming drop the knife, drop the knife. discharge my firearm to eliminate that threat in defense of that officer">here at the san francisco police department's training facility sgt. steven pomatto is demonstrating sfpd's new virtual training simulatorsot sot

systems">the 300-degree virtual training simulator was developed by a company named virtra. virtra spokesperson susan lehman says the training platform is the first of its kindsotnatsot/haaziqhow realistic is it? i mean you have been in these scenariossot sfpd officials say from 2016 to 2017 uses of force decreased nearly 16%. in the first two quarters of 2018 uses of force are even lower closer to 18%. those results were before the recent acquisition of virtra. sgt. pomatto says with this system the goal is to help each officer strike the right balance between when and when not to use forcesotin san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news

(robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... the man accused of killling iowa univeristy student.. mollie tibbets.. will be in court this morning. the charges he's facing after the break. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. (robin) i'm tracking your

entertainment headlines today. marvel studios has revealed its first look at "captain marvel," rick damigella has a preview in the hollywood minute. "i keep having this memories. i see flashes. i think i had a life here."here's your first look at brie larson as "captain marvel." the movie is marvel studios' first female- fronted film, with larson starring as the immensely powerful hero. the movie is set in the 19-90's, and features a digitally de-aged samuel l. jackson as nick fury. "captain marvel" soars into theaters march 8th, 20-19. (nat)what do you do when you are a married couple who wins the independent spirit award for best first screenplay? you write another! kumail nanjiani and emily v. gordon won the 20-17 honor for "the big sick." nanjiani told people-t-v that the couple are working on a new script together, but didn't reveal details about the story.(nat

music: "smoke is flying everywhere.")dead-mouse everywhere.")dead-mouse scores! joel zimmerman, better known by his stage name deadmau5 (dead-mouse) is composing his first film score for the movie "polar." the noir-thriller is based on the darkhorse graphic novel "polar: came from the cold" written by victor santos. "polar" will chill movie screens in 20-19. keeping warm in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... authorities are warning about an escaped inmate in nevada county... who may be headed to the bay area.

on your morning forecast. after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will

noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. no major hot

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

happening today... the man accused of killling iowa univeristy student.. mollie tibbets.. will be arraigned. cristhian rivera is facing first-degree murder charges. tibbetts disappeared after going for a jog in the town of brooklyn iowajuly 18th. her body was later found in a cornfield... after the suspect led authorities to the spot. he's claiming that he blacked out and doesn't remember what ( robin )hercules police

say... they arrested a driver in a road rage incident. it happened at san pablo and sycamore avenues. police say, one driver in a honda accord .... got upset over an accident with another woman in a ford explorer. they say, the driver of the ford then got out and went up to the other woman. that woman grabbed the victim by the hair and hit her in the face and head several times. the victim had bumps on her head and a laceration to her lip. the driver of the honda was arrested... but then cited and released. ( robin )police are searching for a man who escaped from a nevada county prison. justin tie-kee-engo escaped yesterday and has ties to the bay area. kron4's michelle kingston explains why he might be headed here.. michelle kingston, mkingstonnews"authorities believe the inmate may be on his way to the bay area or already here because this is where he was arrested."this is justin tyquiengco -- and authorities say he escaped a minimum security prison camp

in nevada county on tuesday morning.and they believe he could be heading toward the bay area.ray kelly, alameda county sheriffs office"all the information we have based on their investigation thus far leads them to believe he is likely en route to alameda county. he has connection to alameda county, contra costa county and the broader bay area."tyquiengco was last seen at 3:30 this morning during a head count ... and was no where to be found during the 5:30 count.we're told he walked away from the camp -- and it's unclear if he's now on foot or in a car.but investigators believe he could be headed this way.tyquiengco was sent to the washington ridge conservation camp three years ago from contra costa county with a 6 year sentence for second degree robbery with the use of a firearm and also received an additional commitment in alameda county to serve a year with his primary sentence.he's about five foot ten inches tall ... 175 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.ray kelly, alameda county sheriffs office"for

whatever reason, he decided to leave that camp. that's always concerning to law enforcement any time someone escapes from a prison and wants to leave that prison without completing their sentence is cause for concern."michelle kingston, mkingstonnews"if you see tyquiengco you're asked to contact your local police department immediately. in dublin, michelle kingston kron 4 news." ( robin ) in the east bay... 20 new tuff shed mini-homes will go up next to lake merritt. oakland's first tuff shed site opened last december. and mayor libby schaaf says the second site that went up in may... improved public health and safety conditions for the people living in the area. no word on when the city will start construction on the new site. ( robin )the city of fremont is planning to improve part of highway 84 between 8-80 and mission boulevard. governor brown signed a bill yesterday giving that stretch of road to the city. fremont's improvement plans include repaving work... installing ramps and more traffic signals. the city will also create safer walking routes to school.

( robin )for your money... retailers are on a hiring frenzy for the upcoming holiday season. macy's said it will hire 80-thousand seasonal workers. and gap is looking to use 65-thousand temps. last week - target announced it will hire 120- thousand holiday employees. delivery companies like u-p-s and fed ex are looking for a combined 155-thousand workers. retailers expect that it may be hard to fill so many jobs... so as an incentive - store like target are offering temp workers 12- dollars an hour, store discounts, and a gift card lottery. (robin)coming up next on the kron 4 morning news... big plans are on the table for the site of an old mall in the south bay. (robin)plus... carpool stickers are set to expire for hundreds of thousands of people. the drivers who are getting kicked out of the carpool lane. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero.

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council has to make a big decision... as kron four's rob fladeboe reports... the council is considering three options for the long -awaited renovation of the old vallco shopping center. for now there are three plans on the table for how to resurrect the vallco mall here on wolfe road in cupertino. all three promise a mix of sorely needed housing. these are renderings of a plan proposed by developer sand

hill properties, which includes 2,000 units of housing, half of which would be deemed affordable, aong with 2 million feet of office space and 400,000 square feet of retail. if approved, the plan would be a test case for senate bill 35, which forces cities to greenlight projects that meet certain requirements says sand hill's reed moulds. reed moulds/sand hill properties "....tonight is about vision, about the city's vision, if that vision is in the city's best interest to takeadvantage of the opportunity to get not only more affordable housing and all sorts of community benefits that we're all working together to create than that could be the case..." the city council will also consider two alternative plans. one has more retail but fewer homes and cuts office space in half. the other has more homes, a bit more retail and less office space. critics say all three plans will mean more traffic and congestion says liang chao of the group better cupertino.liang chao/better cupertino "....we love

cupertino and we want cupertino residents to enjoy it as it is today, we don't want them to come in and ruin it with a huge project that doesnt fit in a small community with no transit...." hung wei/supports all three plans "...we need to be able to have or young high tech workers be able to walk and bike to work so building housing close to work is one of the traffic solutions..." if the city council goes for either of the alternative plans, opponents may take the issue to voters. if both are rejected, sand hill would be free to move ahead with it's plan under sb-35. in cupertino rob fladeboe kron4news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... airport security in san jose has been difficult. we tell you what the government is doing to help improve safety. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. welcome back. checking

in on your morning forecast. after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with

parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin )across california - hundreds of thousands of cars

with special d-m-v stickers can use carpool lanes... even with only one person inside. as kron 4 charles clifford explains... at the start of the year, that is all going to change. sotit's totally nice. i love it.ligia ravetto lives in mountain view. thanks to a green clean air vehicle sticker the bumper of her electric hybrid prius she's able to drive solo in the h-o-v lanes almost everyday. sotthis is great. it's awesome. i love going in the carpool lane.but as january first 2019, ligia and hundreds of thousand of other drives with green and white stickers will be banned from driving solo in the commuter lanes. ligia is not amused.sotit's stupid i don't know why they

are doing that.for years, the state gave out the green and white stickers to encourage people to purchase low or no emissions vehilce. but now, state officials say all those cars are starting to clog up the commuter lanes across the state. so last year the legisalature passed a plan to reboot the program. starting in 2017 and moving forward, qualifitying cars will be given red stickers that allow single occupancy use the hov lanes. the older white and green stickers will be invalid as of january 1st of next year. critics of the change say that the congestion problem in the hov lanes is the result of hov cheaters. like this guy. . who use the lanes illegally and eliminating the white and green stickers only punishes people, like ligia, who tried to do the right thing. sot she's doubtfull that changes will speed up commute.sotno. i don't think so at all. idon't think it will work at all.

a neighborhood is on edge after video surfaced of a mountain lion walking down the street. the mountain lion can be seen walkingin san mateo right off of 37th avenue early monday morning. the homeowner who caught it on camera says it looked big -- roughly three feet high and six feet long. the homeowner says his camera also captured a large deer, which might be what the big cat was after. he wants neighbors to think twice before taking any late night walks. ( robin )keeping the airport secure has been difficult in san jose. the government is offering more money to beef up security and stop possible intrusions. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. between 2014 and 2016 at least 6 people made it through perimeter fences and onto the airfield at minetta san jose airport. beginning in 2015,

the airport and the feds infused nearly 16 million dollars to beef up permiter security, raising fences from 6 feet to 11 feet and adding cameras among other things. since 2016 the airport says those security breaches of have stopped.. still the feds have just earmarked additional money to improve security even more.sot rosemary barnes/sj airport spokeswoman 31-38san jose airport will receive up to 4 million dollars to enhance or airport permiter security programsairport spokeswoman rosemary barnes says the transportation security adminsitration has selected san jose along with miami internationals to test new airport permeter intrusion detection and deterrence tecnhologies. sottsa will come in and study what we have done and what we can do to harden that perimeter, through software, hardware and various technologies some developed right here in silicon valley so we are very happy to be

selected for this studystandup dan kerman/san jose 110-120now before they can spend any of that 4 million dollars tsa must conduct a study of what has been done and what needs to be done. they are expected to arrive here in the fall. in sj dan kerman kron 4 news. (robin)coming up at 5 on the kron four morning news... we are taking a look at the hidden history of the hispanic american baseball league. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( robin ) coming up at 5 on the kron 4 morning news... a man is dead after an overnight shooting in san francisco's outer sunset district. kron 4's sara stinson is live with the details. ( robin )plus... a toddler now dead... after the child's father is accused of driving while under the influence. ( robin )and... the bay area professor accusing supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh of assault... wants the f-b-i to investigate before her testimony. (ácommercialá)

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darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the and traffic... of weather and traffic...

after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) a big story this morning... a man is dead after shots ring out in san francisco's outer sunset district.( james ) and this morning... police are still looking for the shooter. kron 4's sara stinson is live at police headquarters with the latest details. sara? ( sara )that's right at this hour there has still been no arrests in the case - we're working to see if investigators have a description of the shooter. take a look at video of the scene - officers responded to the shooting on 46th and moraga street just before nine last night.they found a man who had been shot multiple times....he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died from the gunshot wounds.we're waiting to get an update from police on if they have any new

leads this morning or information on the shooter.as well as more details on the man who was shot in the outer sunset area.we'll bring you the latest here this morning from police headquarters all morning long.live in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news. ( james ) thanks sara. ( darya ) breaking overnight... at least 8 people are displaced after an overnight fire in san francisco. the fire broke out just before 2:00 this morning on henry street. it took firefighters about 30 minutes to get the fire under control. no body was injured . the cause is under investigation. ( darya ) a toddler is killed in a crash on interstate 80 in vallejo and now that boy's father is under arrest. c-h-p officers say the 2-year-old boy was ejected from the car when it had rolled over several times. the boy's father is now facing a number of charges, including driving under the influence. this morning we are hearing from the boy's mother who describes the moment she learned of her son's death.

no no.i feel very very angry, disappointed about this situation but as for my son i feel really blessed that i got 2 amazing years with him and i wouldn't trade them for the world.>( darya ) this morning investigators are also looking into whether the boy was properly restrained in his car seat. ( james ) another big story this morning.. the bay area professor accusing supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh of assault... wants the f-b-i to investigate. christine blasey ford and kavanaugh are set to testify monday on capitol hill... during a public hearing. ford says kavanaugh assaulted her while the two were in high school... saying he pinned her down and tried to undress her. kavanaugh denies the allegations. ford's legal team wants the f-b-i to investigate the allegations ábefore testimony is taken. they also say ford has gotten death threats since coming forward. but the white

house says a federal investigation won't help... and most republicans still back kavanaugh. ( james ) new this morning... the man accused of kidnapping denise huskins in valejo has pleaded not guilty. police originally believed that the kidnapping was hoax when huskins went missing back in 2015. 4 months later the f-b-i announced that they had arrested matthew muller for the kidnapping. muller is being charged with 6 felonies including kidnapping... rape and false imprisonment. muller will be representing himself. his bail has been increased to two-pont-two-five million dollars. a preliminary hearing has been set for september 25th. ( darya ) in the east bay... police have arrested 4 teens... for threatening pittsburg high school. the threats were made through social media posts. three of the teens are pittsburg high students. the other is a former black diamond high school student. police say the teens did ánot have weapons. ( darya ) and in clayton... a student accused of hacking into a social media account and threatening diablo

view middle school has been arrested. the school's principal notified families in a robocall about the threat that was made monday. officers were on-campus yesterday... but many students stayed home. ( darya ) students we spoke with say they do plan on going back to class this morning. ( darya ) new this morning... a 15-year-old is hurt after being shot in antioch. police say the boy was shot near the railroad tracks near "g" and west 20th streets after before 4:30 yesterday afternoon. and they it looked the boy was the victim of an attempted robbery. the teen is now hospitalized in stable condition. no arrests have been made. ( james ) police across the bay area are on the lookout for a man who escaped from a nevada county prison. justin tyquiengco escaped from a minimum security prison camp on tuesday morning.

the alameda county sheriff's office says tyquiengco has ties to alameda and contra costa county. 3 years ago... he was sent to the prison camp to serve a 6-year sentence for armed robbery. ( james ) happening today... the man accused of killling iowa univeristy student mollie tibbetts will be arraigned. tibbetts grew up in the east bay. cristhian rivera is facing first-degree murder charges. tibbetts disappeared after going for a jog in the town of brooklyn, iowa on july 18th. her body was later found in a cornfield... after rivera led authorities to the spot. he claims that he blacked out and doesn't remember what happened. ( james ) also happening today... president trump will get a first-hand look at the damage left behind by hurricane florence... as he travels to north and south carolina. the storm has killed 36 people. right now... more than 10-thousand people in the carolinas are in disaster shelters... and many could find themselves homeless once the floodwaters recede. also... more than a thousand- roads... including major highways are still shutdown.

rivers swollen by the storm's rainfall are still threatening to flood communities. ( darya ) happening today... a committee on the san francisco board of supervisors will hold hearings on racism and discrimination in city and county departments. some workers have recently spoken out about what they say is a lack of diversity in some departments. they also claim that certain ethnicities are hired for particular job types based on racial stereotypes. a rally and news conference will be held outside of city hall at 9:00 this monring and the hearings will begin at 11:00. ( darya ) new this morning... the man accused of breaking into san francisco homes... and making off with almost 115-thousand dollars worth of goods... has been arrested. police arrested gregory lima. he's accused of several home burglaries and a robbery. his crimes took place between august 14th and september 7th. police say lima stole bicycles... electronics and cash... and that he targeted the city's mission and ingleside neighborhoods. ( darya ) some lanes on

the golden gate bridge will be closed during the week... as workers install a suicide net. the work will be done during the overnight hours... starting monday and it will last through 2021. at least one lane in both directions will stay open during the closures. right now... workers are installing access platforms underneath a section of the bridge roadway. those platforms will allow crews to install the safety net. ( james ) in the east bay... 20 new tuff shed mini-homes will go up next to lake merritt. oakland's first tuff shed site opened last december. and mayor libby schaaf says the second site that went up in may... improved public health and safety conditions for the people living in the area. no word on when the city will start construction on the new site. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... 6 months after the shooting death of stephon clark by sacramento police... his family is hitting the streets -- demanding answers. ( james ) and after the

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parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) ( darya ) san francisco police are taking their

use-of-force training to another level.( james ) they're using a state- of-the-art virtual training simulator. kron 4's haaziq madyun gives as a look at how it works. here at the san francisco police department's training facility sgt. steven pomatto is demonstrating sfpd's new virtual training simulatorsot sot

the 300-degree virtual training simulator was developed by a company named virtra. virtra spokesperson susan lehman says the training platform is the first of its kindsotnatsot/haaziqhow realistic is it? i mean you have been in these scenariossot sfpd officials say from 2016 to 2017 uses of force decreased nearly 16%. in the first two

quarters of 2018 uses of force are even lower closer to 18%. those results were before the recent acquisition of virtra. sgt. pomatto says with this system the goal is to help each officer strike the right balance between when and when not to use forcesotin san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news ( james ) a coast a coast guard helicopter crew rescues a 76-year-old woman from a cruise ship near the golden gate bridge. crews say the "star princess" ship was about 35-miles southwest of the brdige. the coast guard says cruise ship personnel gave them a call... because the woman was feeling sick. there is no word on how she's doing this morning. ( james ) it's been six it's been six months

since the deadly police shooting of stephon clark. yesterday afternoon protestors clashed near a police conference in sacramento demanding change. clark's family says they went to the police event to call for justice. stephon clark's brother -- stevante -- says the convention feels like bad timing... and he just wants someone to be held accountable. ( james ) protestors later staged a die-in blocking streets for about an hour before police declared it an unlawful assembly. ( darya ) happening today... the woman convicted of kidnapping elizabeth smart is set to walk out of prison. wanda barzee was originally set for release in 20-24. but a state board in utah unexpectedly credited her for

the time she served during a separate federal sentence. barzee and her husband -- brian mitchell -- kidnapped smart when she was 14. here is a live look at the prison. she was held captive for nine months and raped by mitchell... who is serving a life sentence. smart... who is now 30... says barzee is still too dangerous to be released. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... fremont has now the freedom to repair a major stretch of road... thanks to governor brown. ( darya ) and after the break... an outraged customer takes his anger out on the pizza guy... and the violent encounter is caught on camera.

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to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day.

( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. this... a violent encounter -- at an oklahoma pizza counter. video shows a customer taking his anger out on the pizza guy -- after he got the wrong order. police say milton davis brought his pizza back to dominos. davis wanted his pizza remade...a request dominos workers thought was no big deal. but that wasn't enough for davis... workers say he also wanted an extra 25- dollars back... claiming that's what he tipped the

delivery driver. when the domino's manager refused... police say davis snapped. ( james ) police found davis... and they say he admitted to what he did. ( james ) coming up... a big cat captured on home surveillance... and one homeowner says it is too close for comfort. ( will ) bart has ( will )

bart has announced plans to use buses when they begin construction on the transbay tube.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) ( james ) a big story we are following this morning... bart has announced plans to use buses when they begin construction on the transbay tube.( darya ) this will impact about 3-thousand early morning riders. will tran is live at the walnut creek bart station with the details. will. ( will )starting in february if you rely on bart as early as 4 in the morning you need to start making alternative plans trains will not start running at 4 but instead at 5am. that one hour difference is to give workers more time in the overnight hours to work on the transbay tube for the

next four years to make it safer during a massive earthquake but the problem is approximately 3000 people use bart as soon as they start rolling in the morningbart plans to use buses during the 4am hour which will take people to the sales force transit center in san francisco depending on your bart station the buses will run every 15 or 30 minutes

( james ) thanks will. ( james ) new this morning... a petaluma man is going to prison for pimping and having sex with teenage girls. laiken james had sexual relationships with girls who were 14 to 17 years-old. he was sentenced to 7 years after pleading "no contest" to the charges against him. ( james ) a bay area jury

has found a career criminal known as the "gypsy hill killer" guilty of murdering two teen girls in san mateo county. rodney halbower disrupted opening statements by yelling at the jury... that he was innocent and had never raped or killed anyone. but a jury didn't believe him. authorities believe killed six young women over a five-month period in 19-76. d-n-a evidence led to his arrest in 20-14. prosecutors say they charged him with the two murders with the strongest evidence. ( darya ) in the north bay... we now know the name of the man killed in a construction accident in san rafael. 59-year-old juan landaverde-olvera was working at a residential housing site... when plywood boards fell on top of him. the accident happened yesterday morning on fair drive. the sheriff's office says

landaverde-olvera was sitting on lumber that was up against the plywood boards... but those boards shifted and fell. ( darya ) happening today in the east bay... the martinez city council could give final approval to open the city's first medical marijuana dispensary. it would be called "firefly". it's next to a gym called "power endurance training"... some are opposed to the dispensary -- arguing that kids attend the gym. but the planning commission already determined in july... that power endurance training does not qualify as a "youth center"... despite the owners' claims that 95-percent of the clients are under 18. ( james ) at the start of the new year... special "green clean" d-m-v stickers that allow any driver to use the carpool lane will be going away. for years the state gave out green and white stickers to encourage people to buy low or no emissions cars. but now officals say those cars are clogging up the commuter lanes across the

state. now the state is rebooting the process by handing out red stickers that will allow single occupancy cars to use the h-o-v lanes. ( james ) the city of fremont is planning to improve part of highway 84 between 880 and mission boulevard. governor brown signed a bill yesterday giving that stretch of road to the city. fremont's improvement plans include repaving work... installing ramps and more traffic signals. the city will also create safer walking routes to school. ( james ) in the south bay... there are big plans to revive the vallco mall property in cupertino. three plans are being considered for the almost- vacant mall onon wolfe road... and all three include some badly needed housing. these are renderings of a plan proposed by developer sand hill properties. it includes 2-thousand units of housing... half of which would be affordable. there would also be office space and retail space. ( darya ) a large mountain lion was spotted in a quiet

neighborhood in san mateo county. this is surveillance video of the big cat walking down the road near 37th avenue early monday morning. the homeowner who caught the lion on camera says he thinks it was about 3 feet tall. he says he just wants his neighbors to be extra careful now.

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( james ) a new york man was arrested this week after threatening to shoot an 11- year-old boy after losing to him in fortnite. polcie sya 45-year-old michael aliperti threatened to go to the boys home and harm him. the threats were made via text message and online voice messages. the child had been playing fortnite with aliperti for several months. aliperti was arrested on

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area roads before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. after a clear but cool start

to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day.

( james ) keeping the airport secure has been difficult in san jose. but now the government is offering more money to beef up security and stop possible intrusions. between 20-14 and 20-16 at least 6 people made it through perimeter fences and onto the airfield. in 20-15 the airport raised fences and added more cameras to help

stop intruders. since 20-16 they say the security breaches have stopped. now they are going to test new airport permeter intrusion detection and deterrence technologies. which includes testing new cameras.. laser fences and infra-red sensors. ( james ) the time we spend on the road commuting is starting to add up. a 60-minute commute adds up to ten hours both ways a week... over a lifetime that's more than 11-thousand days behind the wheel. here in the bay area.. each day over 3-million people hit the road for work. south bay commuters are spending an hour or more driving to their jobs. the average drive time is now more than 30 minute for those in san francisco. and since 2013... nearly 300-thousand new commuters have hit the road in the bay area. ( james ) baseball is america's

favorite pastime. and since the early days... the game has spun off into a variety of leagues... including the hispanic american baseball league. karen parada has more on this league as we continue to celebrate hispanic heritage month. the hispanic american baseball league began in 19-70. at its peak, there were 16 teams... playing 32 games... 9 innings each... all for a chance at this.((take sot)) juan cardenas/third baseman/catcher "we play for the trophy. we don't play like some people play for money or something like that. no, we play for the trophy. you got a big trophy, man look at that, first place. we be happy." teams came from across the midwest... several played in rockford and even had home games at marinelli field. others came from belvidere, chicago, milwaukee, muscatine, rochelle, elgin, and sterling just to name a few. cardenas played for two teams out of rockford... 'san jose' and the stros.'((take sot)) juan cardenas/third baseman/catcher "few times my team was the champion. imagine when you a championship, you get happy.

all our families are out here and it makes you feel you know good."family is what it's all about for jesus madrano. he served as league commissioner from 1988 to 2010 despite never picking up a baseball. ((take sot)) jesus madrano/president"this is about numbers and rules and all that. i say, well i don't know how we could play, but i know how we could run it and we started making our own rules. we started making our rules for the league and after that it was easy."and there were a lot of rules. 67 of them laid out in this booklet from the 1993 season. for example, players could only change teams once a year, a maximum of 25 players per team, and players and umpires couldn't make jokes... or else they'd face punishment.((take sot)) jesus madrano/president "we got a few complaints sometimes, but i mean we got everything in the line."the league also grabbed a lot of attention. white sox legend minnie minoso... seen here in

this photograph with madrano... as he threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the 1994 season at marinelli field. during that season... mexican league star hector espino... nicknamed the 'mexican babe ruth,' formed a baseball clinic in rockford. ((take sot)) jesus madrano/president "we had good times. i miss those times. i miss those days."madrano stepped down in 2010. it dissolved a few years later. still, even though the stands and field at liberty park sit empty... the memories and passion are still very much alive.((take nats full)) juan cardenas/third baseman/catcher "run! run! run! watch the ball, watch the ball! i am running. that is running!" ((tag))madrano says he tried to revive the league. but, many of today's young athletes simply aren't interested. they're playing football and soccer. he had enough support for four teams, ( james ) we are celebrating hispanic heritage all week here on kron 4 news... and on a special program we're putting together that will air this saturday at 11 p-m. we hope you will join us for that show. ( james ) coming up at 6 o'clock ... a father regrets taking in a new dog ... after it attacked his baby girl. his warning to other parents

coming up in the next hour. (ácommercialá)(ááb after a clear but cool start to the day

temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) coming up in the next hour... a man is dead after an overnight shooting in san francisco's outer sunset district... now police are looking for the gunman. we'll have the latest in a live report. ( darya ) plus... a toddler is killed in a suspected d-u-i crash. this morning... we're hearing from the boy's grieving mother. ( darya ) and... the bay area professor accusing supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh of assault... now wants the f-b-i to investigate before she testifies in front of lawmakers.

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i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along

the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) a big story this morning... a man is dead after shots ring out in san francisco's outer sunset

district.( james ) and this morning... police are still looking for the shooter. kron 4's sara stinson is live at police headquarters with the latest details. sara? ( sara )that's right at this hour there has still been no arrests in the case - we're working to see if investigators have a description of the shooter. take a look at video of the scene - officers responded to the shooting on 46th and moraga street just before nine last night.they found a man who had been shot multiple times....he was rushed to a nearby hospital where he died from the gunshot wounds.we're waiting to get an update from police on if they have any new leads this morning or information on the shooter.as well as more details on the man who was shot in the outer sunset area.we'll bring you the latest here this morning from police headquarters all morning long.live in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news. ( james ) ( james ) thanks sara.

( darya ) we first brought you this as breaking news on the kron 4 moble app last night. stay up to date with the latest breaking news and what is happening in your neighborhood by downloading our mobile app for free right now. ( darya ) breaking overnight... at least 8 people are displaced after an overnight fire in san francisco. the fire broke out just before 2:00 this morning on henry street. it took firefighters about 30 minutes to get the fire under control. no body was injured .under investigation. ( james ) a toddler is killed in a crash on interstate 80 in vallejo and now that boy's father is under arrest. c-h-p officers say the 2-year-old boy was ejected from the car when it had rolled over several times. the boy's father is now facing a number of charges, including driving under the influence. this morning we are hearing from the boy's mother who describes the moment she learned of her son's death.

then he started screaming no no no.i feel very very angry, disappointed about this situation but as for my son i feel really blessed that i got 2 amazing years with him and i wouldn't trade them for the world.>( james ) this morning investigators are also looking into whether the boy was properly restrained in his car seat. ( james ) new this morning... the man accused of kidnapping denise huskins in valejo has pleaded not guilty. police originally believed that the kidnapping was hoax when huskins went missing back in 2015. 4 months later the f-b-i announced that they had arrested matthew muller for the kidnapping. muller is being charged with 6 felonies including kidnapping... rape and false imprisonment. muller will be representing himself. his bail has been increased to two-pont-two-five million dollars. a preliminary hearing has been set for september 25th. ( darya ) in the east bay... police have

arrested 4 teens... for threatening pittsburg high school. the threats were made through social media posts. three of the teens are pittsburg high students. the other is a former black diamond high school student. police say the teens did ánot have weapons. ( darya ) and in clayton... a student accused of hacking into a social media account and threatening diablo view middle school has been arrested. the school's principal notified families in a robocall about the threat that was made monday. officers were on-campus yesterday... but many students stayed home. ( darya ) students we spoke with say they do plan on going back to class this morning. ( darya ) new this morning... a 15-year-old is hurt after being shot in antioch. police say the boy was shot near the railroad tracks near "g" and west 20th streets after before 4:30 yesterday afternoon. and they it looked the boy was the

victim of an attempted robbery. the teen is now hospitalized in stable condition. no arrests have been made. ( james ) police across the bay area are on the lookout for a man who escaped from a nevada county prison. justin tyquiengco escaped from a minimum security prison camp on tuesday morning. the alameda county sheriff's office says tyquiengco has ties to alameda and contra costa county. 3 years ago... he was sent to the prison camp to serve a 6-year sentence for armed robbery. ( james ) happening today... the man accused of killling iowa univeristy student mollie tibbetts will be arraigned. tibbetts grew up in the east bay. cristhian rivera is facing first-degree murder charges. tibbetts disappeared after going for a jog in the town of brooklyn, iowa on july 18th. her body was later found in a cornfield... after rivera led authorities to the spot. he claims that he blacked out and doesn't remember what happened. ( james ) happening now ... a live look at air force one ... as president trump gets

ready to travel to the carolinas ... to get a first- hand look at the damage left behind by hurricane florence. trump is scheduled to fly at any moment now. the storm has killed 36 people. right now... more than 10- thousand people in the carolinas are in disaster shelters... and many could find themselves homeless once the floodwaters recede. also... more than a thousand- roads... including major highways are still shutdown. rivers swollen by the storm's rainfall are still threatening to flood communities. ( darya ) happening today... a committee on the san francisco board of supervisors will hold hearings on racism and discrimination in city and county departments. some workers have recently spoken out about what they say is a lack of diversity in some departments. they also claim that certain ethnicities are hired for particular job types based on racial stereotypes. a rally and news conference will be held outside of city hall at 9:00 this monring and the

hearings will begin at 11:00. ( darya ) new this morning... the man accused of breaking into san francisco homes... and making off with almost 115-thousand dollars worth of goods... has been arrested. police arrested gregory lima. he's accused of several home burglaries and a robbery. his crimes took place between august 14th and september 7th. police say lima stole bicycles... electronics and cash... and that he targeted the city's mission and ingleside neighborhoods. ( darya ) some lanes on the golden gate bridge will be closed during the week... as workers install a suicide net. the work will be done during the overnight hours... starting monday and it will last through 2021.will last through 2021. at least one lane in both directions will lane in both at least one through 2021. at least one lane in both directions will stay open during the closures. right now... workers are installing access platforms underneath a section of the

bridge roadway. those platforms will allow crews to install the safety net. ( james ) in the east bay... 20 new tuff shed mini-homes will go up next to lake merritt. no word on when the city will start construction on the new site. oakland's first tuff shed site opened last december. and mayor libby schaaf says the second site that went up in may... improved public health and safety conditions for the people living in the area. ( james ) in the east bay ... a broken water main that serves more than 400 homes in pleasant hill ... is scheduled to undergo repairs today. the leak was found in the area of masefield and hawthorne drives ... causing road closures for neighbors on sunday. those roads have since reopened and city officials hope to have service fully restored to affected homes by sometime tomorrow. ( james ) still ahead ... the bay area professor accusing supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh of assault ... wants the f-b-i to investigate before her testimony. ( james ) plus ... san francisco police have a new

tool to train with. what this simulator can do. ( james ) and a doctor ... who once appeared on a reality show has been arrested.find out what landed him behind bars. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. you could generate your own energy,

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the

day. ( darya ) a big story this

morning.. the bay area professor accusing supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh of assault... wants the f-b-i to investigate .... before she testifies. john lorinc reports. judge brett kavanaugh's vote for the supreme court was originally scheduled for thursday.but now....kavanaugh and his accuser, christine blasey blah-zee ford, are invited to testify about the incident monday.however..... lisa banks/attorney for christine blasey ford"any talk of a hearing on monday frankly is premature because she just came forward with these allegations." ford's legal team wants the f-b-i to investigate the allegations before testimony is taken.in a letter to senate judiciary chairman chuck grassley ford's lawyers say their client has received harassment and death

threats since coming forward. sen. chuck schumer/d-minority leader "there must not be a hearing on monday and then a possible vote on the nominee the day or two after."but the white house says a federal investigation won't help. president trump/no font needed "they don't want to be involved. if they wanted to be i would certainly do that, but as you know they say this is not really their thing."most republicans still back kavanaugh, calling the assault claim.....sen. mitch mcconnell/r-majority leader"an accusation which he has unequivocally denied and which stands at odds with every other piece of the overwhelming positive testimony we have received." some in the gop also say ford should give her side of the story monday in front of the judiciary committee.sen. susan collins/r-maine "i really hope that she doesn't pass up that opportunity."lisa banks/attorney for christine blasey ford"the hearing should be as a result of the investigation, it shouldn't be a substitute for it."i'm john lorinc reporting. ( james )san francisco police are taking their use-of-force training to another level. they're using a state- of-the-art virtual training simulator. the 300-degree

view simulator... that looks kind of like a video game... was developed by a company named virtra... and is said to be the first of its kind. s-f-p-d says with this system the goal is to help each officer strike the right balance between when... and when not to use force.

southwest of the brdige. the coast guard says cruise ship personnel gave them a call... because the woman was feeling sick. there is no word on how she's doing this morning. ( darya ) a doctor who once a doctor who once appeared on a bravo online reality show ... is accused drugging and raping at least two women. prosecutors say orthopedic surgeon grant robicheaux ... preyed on women from local bars and restaurants in orange county. he appeared on the show "online dating rituals of the american male" in 2014. authorities say he had help from his girlfriend, cerissa riley ... and lured women under the guise of making friends. the couple have been charged with a sex crime. ( darya ) investigators say

they found multiple videos of the couple victimizing women. at this point they don't know how many victims there might be. ( james ) in san francisco ... a federal appeals court denied an attempt by the trump administration to implement a transgender military ban. the new court ruling preserves the status quo ... which currently allows transgender people to serve in the military. however ... a case in washington d-c involving the constitutional merit of trump's transgender military ban ... will go to trial in april of next year. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... fremont has now the freedom to repair a major stretch of road... thanks to governor brown. ( james ) and a father regrets taking in a new dog ... after it attacked his baby girl. his warning to other parents this morning. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá)

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to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland

areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya )(ááá2shotááá) southern california baby suffers brain injuries after she was attacked by dog.( james ) now her father deeply regrets bringing home a new dog. bobby fritz adopted the dog from a friend at work ... after the learning the dog was suddenly without a home. he says it took well to his family ...but it wasn't even a full day before the dog turned on his six-month-old daughter. the baby's injuries were so severe, she

had to undergo brain surgery. ( darya ) the baby is recovering after her surgery and is going to be okay. kern county animal services the dog will be quarantined at a shelter for 10 days.meanwhile the family is now advising other parents to be careful when bringing unfamiliar animals around children. ( james ) still ahead ... san jose is getting some extra cash to beef up airport security. the technology they'll be testing out. ( will ) bart has announced plans to use buses when they begin construction on the transbay tube.

the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the

70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to

the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) a big story we are following this morning... bart has announced plans to use buses when they begin construction on the transbay tube.( darya ) this will impact about 3-thousand early morning riders. will tran is live at the walnut creek bart station with the details. will. ( james ) thanks will.

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( james ) thanks will. ( james ) new this morning... a petaluma man is going to prison for pimping and having sex with teenage girls. laiken james had sexual relationships with girls who were 14 to 17 years-old. he was sentenced to 7 years after pleading "no contest" to the charges against him. ( james ) a bay area jury has found a career criminal known as the "gypsy hill killer" guilty of murdering two teen girls in san mateo county. rodney halbower disrupted opening statements by yelling at the jury... claiming he was innocent. but the jury didn't believe him... and instead, found him guilty of killing six young women over a five-month period in 19-76. d-n-a evidence led to his arrest in 20-14. ( darya ) in the north bay... we now know the

name of the man killed in a construction accident in san rafael. 59-year-old juan landaverde-olvera was working at a residential housing site... when plywood boards fell on top of him. the accident happened yesterday morning on fair drive. the sheriff's office says landaverde-olvera was sitting on lumber that was up against the plywood boards... but those boards shifted and fell. ( darya ) happening today in the east bay... the martinez city council could give final approval to open the city's first medical marijuana dispensary. it would be called "firefly". it's next to a gym called "power endurance training"... some are opposed to the dispensary -- arguing that kids attend the gym. but the planning commission already determined in july... that power endurance training does not qualify as a "youth center"... despite the owners' claims that 95-percent of the clients are under 18. ( james ) at the start of

the new year... special "green clean" d-m-v stickers that allow any driver to use the carpool lane will be going away. for years the state gave out green and white stickers to encourage people to buy low or no emissions cars. but now officals say those cars are clogging up the commuter lanes across the state. now the state is rebooting the process by handing out red stickers that will allow single occupancy cars to use the h-o-v lanes. ( james ) the city of fremont is planning to improve part of highway 84 between 880 and mission boulevard. governor brown signed a bill yesterday giving that stretch of road to the city. fremont's improvement plans include repaving work... installing ramps and more traffic signals. the city will also create safer walking routes to school. ( darya ) keeping the airport secure has been difficult in san jose. but now the government is offering more money to beef up security and stop possible intrusions. between 20-14 and 20-16 at least 6 people made it through perimeter fences and onto the

airfield. in 20-15 the airport raised fences and added more cameras to help stop intruders. since 20-16 they say the security breaches have stopped. now they are going to test new airport permeter intrusion detection and deterrence technologies. which includes testing new cameras.. laser fences and infra-red sensors. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... bay area commutes are getting longer.we'll break down the new numbers out this morning. ( darya ) and a big cat captured on home surveillance... and one homeowner says it is too close for ( darya ) and air pollution could do more than just harm your lungs.we'll explain after the break. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)

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get started at botoxcosmetic.com. (darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... after a clear but cool start

to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday.

plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the day. no major hot spots. bay day. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james )(ááálandingááá)( james )(ááálandingááá) speaking of traffic ... the average bay area commuter spends more than an hour to get to work. the census bureau says, san francisco is right behind new york and washington, d-c. kron four's j-r stone looked into the new numbers out this week. sfx beep beep beepeach day more than three million bay area residents hit the road for work.in the south bay, three out of four are alone in their cars.commuters in san francisco and the east bay are more likely to use public transit.in the last few years both metropolitan regions have seen the number of solo drivers drop.sfx car starting that hasn't made the ride any easier: twelve percent of south bay commuters spend an hour or more getting to their jobsfor san francisco=oakl and=hayward it's 18 percent,

nearly one in ten.th0se numbers have gone up four percent since 2013.also up: the average travel time: it's now more than 34 minutes for san francisco and 30 minutes even for san jose.that's an increase of almost a minute a year.sfx car revvingyou can blame the bay area's booming economy.in four years, nearly 300=thousand new commuters merged into the local economy ... and they're not walking to work. ( james ) for your health ... breathing polluted air is not only bad for your lungs ... but it also may be killing your brain. researchers in london discovered people living in the top 20 percent most polluted area of the city .... were 40 percent more likely to be diagnosed with dementia. the study corroborates a canadian study that looked at people living near major roadways and a chinese study linking pollution to reduced cognitive performance. scientists

also say noise pollution could be an additional contributing factor. ( darya ) a large mountain lion was spotted in a quiet neighborhood in san mateo county. this is surveillance video of the big cat walking down the road near 37th avenue early monday morning. the homeowner who caught the lion on camera says he thinks it was about 3 feet tall. he says he just wants his neighbors to be extra careful now.

baseball ... first lets start with the giants ... who continue their series against the padres in san diego. top of the 8th-- giants down 4-3 ... bases loaded. chris shaw hits one down the left field line. padres outfielder hunter renfroe slips on the dive attempt. that sends two runs home for san francisco. the giants hang on for the 5-4 win. they play the padres again tonight.first pitch is at 6:10. ( james )(ááá2 shotááá) now to the oakland a's ... who are trying to make a run for the top wildcard spot.( darya ) last night the a's hosted the los angeles angels at the coliseum. --top of the 4th the angels hit a homerun ... but the a's pounce back to take a 3-1 lead with a hit from mark canha. but in the 6th ... things got a little out of hand.a grand slam from the angels. --a's would tack on three runs in the 8th

... but it was not enough. final score 9 to 7 angels.the a's them again tonight.first pitch is at 7:05. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... we've got the list of the best airports in the country... and while one bay area airport shines... the rest have some work to do. after a clear but cool start

to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today. highs along the coast will peak near the 70's degree mark for some with parts of the bay and inland areas well into the 80's. many highs further inland will be a full 10 degrees warmer than those we saw yesterday. plenty of sunshine can be expected well throughout the

day. ( robin ) ( robin ) no major hot spot bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. slow on nb 880 from 238 to downtown oakland ( james ) ( james ) coming up in the next hour... a man is dead after an overnight shooting in san francisco's outer sunset district... now police are looking for the gunman. we'll have the latest in a live report. ( james ) plus... a toddler is killed in a suspected d-u-i crash. this morning... we're hearing

from the boy's grieving mother. ( james ) and... the bay area professor accusing supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh of assault... now wants the f-b-i to investigate before she testifies in front of lawmakers.

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to use buses when they begin construction on the transbay tube. i'm live with the latest. ( darya ) and... the bay area professor who says supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh assaulted her back in high school... now wants the f-b-i to get involved. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... after a clear but cool start to the day temperatures will noticeably boost into the afternoon today.