(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

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.

story we are following this morning... a second woman comes forward with new claims of sexual misconduct by supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. now senator dianne feinstein wants to postpone any further action related to kavanugh's nomination. senator

feintstein released a statement saying that - this latest incident should be reffered to the f-b-i for investigation before kavanaugh's confirmation resumes. ( robin ) the white house and judge kavanaugh denied the allegation ... calling it a "smear" campaign. the new yorker reported that deborah ramirez, now 53-years-old... attended yale with kavanaugh and says he exposed himself to her at a dorm party in the early 1980s. according to the new yorker, ramirez was initially reluctant to come forward because she says her memory contained gaps because she had been drinking at the time. the first allegation against kavanaugh was made by palo alto professor... christine blasey ford who said kavanaugh groped her and tried to remove her clothes during a party in high school. over the weekend ford committed to testifying about her alligations in a public hearing on thursday. bay area congresswoman anna eshoo says she was the first to hear ford's story.

softly. it was wrenching for her, i think, to tell the story because there's a re-experience when the story is told. she went in to many details and at the end of our conversation i told her that i believed her.">( robin ) kavanaugh said he looks forward to testifying before the senate judiciary committee thursday and clearing his name. ( robin ) and happenineg today there will be a rally to support christine blasey ford. it will be held at u-c berkeley. this comes after thousands of supporters held a rally to support ford last night in palo alto. people at the rally say they see ford's story as part of the me too movement. they say that movement is not just about bringing sexual assaults to light.. but also about supporting the people that are brave enough to come forward.

tonight's rally to support ford at u-c berkeley will start at 5:00 at sproul plaza. ( robin ) new this morning 6 people are displaced after a fire at a duplex overnight in daly city. the fire broke out just after 6:00 last night on lisbon street. nobody was injured but firefighters did have to rescue a dog and a cat... which were taken to a veternarian for treatment. the cause of the fire is under investigation. ( robin ) another big story we are following this morning... we are hearing from the victim in a freeway shooting on interstate 9-80 in oakland. the man was injured by shattered glass after someone opened fire just before 8:00 on friday night. you can see the injuries onhis chin and behind his ear. the shooting happened while the man was driving in eastbound direction-- near interstate 5-80. he had been watching a dog and says he was driving to walnut creek to return the dog to it's owner. that dog was also injured in the shooting and this morning we have learned that

the dog has died. ( robin ) right now, police are still working to get a description of the shoter and the vehicle. ( robin ) happening today... 49ers quarterback jimmy garopollo will have an m-r-i after injuring his knee in yesterday's game against the kansas city chiefs. the team believes that he tore his a-c-l. the injury happened late in the 4th quarter. you can see that left knee buckle just as garopollo planted the leg to make a cut. garrapolo just signed a five year deal with the niners in the off season... with 100 million dollars gaurunteed. after the game... it was a

dejected niners locker room.

was... two officers were assaulted while arresting two people. this all happened sunday morning... at the 880 off ramp that funnels into the high street area. kron 4's ali reid has the details. put together a specific detail for the illegal side showboth spectators and participants were warned to dispersetowed about 85 vehiclesnumber of citations2 arrestsmatter of public safety2 officers assaulted880 off ramp that funnels into high street area between 1-30 and 5 sunday mornignconstruction in the area will begin soon, but councilman noelle gallo who covers that district says they'll just find someplace else to do sideshows

( robin ) in the north bay... police are investigating a burglary at an apple store in the santa rosa plaza mall. it happened late last month... but this video was just released. police say three men entered the apple store and ran away with more than 35-hundred dollars worth of electronics. this theft is similar to several apple store thefts that have happened across thebay area. investigators are looking for cell phone video that can help identify the thieves. ( robin ) new this morning... president trump has imposed new tariffs on chinese goods. those tariffs went into effect at midnight. among the thousands of goods affected: baseball gloves, network routers and food seasonings. chinese officials say they'll strike back with new taxes on american items like auto

parts, meat and clothing. china has already retaliated with tariffs on 60 billion dollars worth of american made goods. we will be watching the stock market closely this morning when they open at 6:30. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a fire in the east bay forces people out of their homes... and firefighters say that the homeowners were a big reason they were able to get that fire under control. (robin) plus... you could soon be getting more leg room on your next flight... thanks to congress. ( robin ) and after the break... electric scooters have been a hot button issue here in the bay area and beyond... find out why one bay area city banned them from a popular event. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

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... we are hearing from a north bay woman believed to be the first victim of the notorious nor cal rapist.. after 27 years... police arrested 58- year-old roy waller.. he is accused of raping... torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. kron 4's gayle ong spoke with one of his alleged victims. nicole earnest-payte is speaking out about what she says roy waller did to her 27 years ago..on june 22nd 19-91, earnest-payte says waller entered her rohnert park home..and sexually assaulted her..back then she was 21 years old..

earnest-payte: "i thought it was a sick prank.when it sunk in that it was real, it became real very quickly and then it went on for about three hours.">thanks to genealogy tests..police arrested 58- year-old roy waller friday, waller is accused of raping, torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. he was living in benecia and working at u-c berkely.. earnest-payte is telling her story to empower other victims of sexual assaultshe also says authorities did not believe her story at the time.. now a wife and mother, settled in petaluma, she is living proof her life did not get destroyed..

today... bill cosby will be back in a pennsylvania court for sentencing on his conviction of sexual assault. cosby faces up to ten years in prison for each of the three counts against him. the 81-year old actor was found guilty of sexually assaulting andrea constand in his home near philadelphia in 2004. cosby's defense team is expected to appeal the guilty verdict and the judge could allow cosby to remain on -house arrest- until the appeal is resolved. ( robin ) thousands of people filled the streets of san jose for an annual street fair that invites everyone to

walk and bike along routes towards downtown. but this year - the city banned electronic scooters from the event. kron 4's sara stinson has the details on the ban. thousands of people walked, biked, skate boarded and yes rode e-scooters during the viva calle sunday.even though the city asked everyone to not to ride these electronic scooters on the route of the street fair.that's because the city of san jose has not formally adopted a policy on them.city officials say if people cause accidents with

the scooters then it could cause them to form a more restrictive policy.before jumping on a bird or lime - you must agree to safety requirements such as wearing a helmet, but people routinely break those rules.one man hopes san jose officials create a policy that will hold riders responsible.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) welcome back to the kron four morning news. in entertainment news... there is plenty of movie news today,

from the art of war to the art of inclusion. here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. (nat-gunfire)brace for more creative gunfights! a third "kingsman" movie is headed our way. matthew vaughn, who wrote and directed "kingsman: the secret service" and "kingsman: the golden circle," is set to return for the three-quel. each movie made more than 400- million dollars worldwide. you will have to wait a bit: "kingsman three" is due in november, 20-19.(nat)there's no stopping "the nun" overseas! the horror flick led the international box office for a third staright weekend. it's made 293-million dollars worldwide -- 192-million of that internationally, and it's the highest-grossing film of the "conjuring" franchise in 32 territories."if you want your film to look realistic, perhaps you should put someone with a disability in it.""if society got its ideas about people with disabilities from

film and tv, they would think that we're either pathetic or superpeople."a parade of a- list stars appears in "cinema-bility: the art of inclusion," a new documentary by jenni gold -- the first wheelchair-using woman in the directors guild. the doc looks at how disability has been portrayed on screen, and the effect of those portrayals on inclusion. "cinema-bility" hits v-o-d on october fifth, as "national disability employment awareness month" begins. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning

forecast. continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again todawith just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

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 we are hearing from the man who kidnapped a vallejo woman and held her for ransom. matthew muller will get the chance to question his victims when he represents himself in court. kron 4's gayle ong spoke to him from the solano county jail. speaking to us from jail.. matthew muller - is the man convicted in federal court in the "kidnapping-for-ransom case" -- in 20-15, muller broke in and attacked denise huskins and aaron quinn in his vallejo homemuller sexually assaulted huskins and released her two days later outside her family's home in southern california.now muller - a disbarred harvard-trained attorney will get the chance to question his victims in court this weekhe says he cannot give much details about the case but we can expect to hear all about it in court muller says his goal is to go forward with the process that will be fair and just with everybody..

( robin ) in the east bay... a brush fire broke out near homes in san ramon and several people were forced to evacuate. the fire broke out around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. about 10 homes were evacuated on estancia court. one man we spok with said he got a call from his wife who could hear the fire crackling near their home.

( robin ) the fire was knocked down in about 45 minutes. the fire department credits the people in the neighborhood for cutting back the brush and creating a defensible space around their homes. ( robin ) and in the south bay... two firefighters were injured battling a grass fire that burned more than 30 acres. it burned in the area of quimby road and borden drive in east san jose. the fire broke out around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. it burned about 30 acres and was under control by about 8:30 last night. the firefighters suffered only minor injuries. nobody else was injured and no buildings were damaged. ( robin ) a judge has ruled that a santa rosa girl is allowed to use her cannabis drug on campus to treat her seizures. earlier this year we introduced you to 5-year-

old brooke adams. brooke has a rare form of epilepsy. she takes the marijuana drug known as t-h-c oil as an emergency treatment for her random seizures. the rincon valley union school district in santa rosa origionally sought to ban the drug from school grounds, saying it violates federal law. her family fought the ban saying that brooke's seizures last two to three hours if she doesn't use t-h-c oil to treat it. brooke has a nurse that is required to give her the medicine if she gets a seizure at school. ( robin ) also in the north bay... it was a scary scene in santa rosa as a teenager was stabbed during a fight at a football game. it happened during a montgomery high school football game friday night. a teenage girl confronted at least two other girls in the crowd and tried to assault them. the girl who initiated the confrontation walked away but realized a short time later that she had been stabbed.

her injuries are serious but not considered life threatening. santa rosa police are now offering a 25- hundred dollar reward for information leading to an arrest. ( robin ) in the east bay.. people who live and work near a busy berkeley intersection say they're tired of seeing trailers parked on the streets taking up space. it's been going on for more than a month... kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. about a dozen rv's and trailers have lined the streets of 8th and harrison in berkeley for more than a month now.people who work in the area tell kron 4 news off camera that parking spaces for employees and customers are taken up and want the city to do something about it.those living in the rv's say they don't want it to be this way either...sot: amber whitson, friends on wheels// "people who live in vehicles just want to stay out of your way even more than you want them out of your way. really we just want to stay out of peoples way but it's hard to stay out of peoples way when you livein something that has to be parked in the street."merced dominguez also lives in one of the rv's... the berkeley local

says her family once owned a home in here for nearly 60 years...but after the recession she couldn't keep up with payments and finally lost that house in 2014.she says many among have jobs but struggle to make ends meet. sot: merced dominguez, living in trailer// "the point is we have nowhere else to go. and iw as born and raised here why should i have to go somewhere else when they can accomodate us they can work out some workable plan where they can work something out with the rv homeowners and have some kind of land we could even pay for it you know." they propose that the city designate a lot for them for a fee where they can stay out of the way of surrounding businesses and traditionally housed residents. in the meantime they try to avoid breaking the law by moving their vehicles around the block within the 72 hour legal time frame...in berkeley.. ella kron4 news. ( marty ) coming up on the kron 4 news morning.. we'll take you to a family owned restaurant in the east bay where you can find a menu filled with healthy and hearty

dishes. (ácommercialá) )

( robin ) every town seems to have one... a family-owned restaurant that serves up good food and good times. this morning on dine and dish - we take you to such a place in walnut creek - called sunrise bistro. serving up locals since 1981, sunrise bistro is one of the last standing family owned eateries in bustling walnut creek. cindy is the mom who started it all. and joe is her son...who is happy to let cindy do the talking. we met joe back in 2003 when he was one of the first marines to go into the iraq war. we called him g.i. joe. he returned safe and sound and now runs sunrise bistro. it's still a family operation. cousin tay is the chef. pete runs catering. scott here's

been eating here nearly every day since he was a teen. the food is both healthy and hearty. ample servings of everything from fruit salads and green salads and sauteed veggies - to blue berry pancakes. burgers are a big crowd pleaser. and you can order your eggs to pick up if you like. ( robin ) if you have a restaurant, cafe or bar that you would like to see featured on 'dine and dish... send an email to dine and dish at kron 4 dot com .... or fill out the submission form on our website. you can also check out our 'dine and dish' facebook page.

(robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a california woman caught on camera leaving a baby alone in a stranger's driveway and now people in the neighborhood are outraged. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. continuingur trend of warm

weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

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 ) sacramento neighbors say they were shocked to see this video. it shows what appears to be a woman leaving a child in an infant seat in a stranger's driveway. this was captured on surveillance video. the woman returned two hours later to retrieve the car seat. one neighbor believes the woman got into an

argument with a man... and thinks she may have left the child in the driveway to keep it safe. ( robin ) president trump is proposing new limits on green cards and visas. the department of homeland security says the plan is to help protect taxpayers. under the plan... 'those seeking to immigrate to the united states must show they can support themselves financially or they may not be eligible for a green card. immigration activists claim the rule would áhurt the country in the long run. the center for american progress said the proposal would mean that someone would have to achieve the american dream somewhere else before coming to the united states. ( robin ) santa clara county officials are firing back, denouncing the proposal. in a statement a santa clara county supervisor says in part -- "santa clara county is committed to providing benefits and services to ensure that all residents and families remain healthy and safe. county supervisor

david cortese added... "this proposed rule is yet another effort by the trump administration to undermine the safety and well being of our communities, and we will take every action to prevent this illegal overreach." ( robin ) for the first time in five years... the research vessel falkor (fal-core) is back in san francisco... this comes just months after conducting a study and dive in a mysterious part of the pacific ocean called the "white shark cafe." kron four's philippe djegal tours the boat which closely tracks great white sharks.. (philippe) a rare treat in san francisco -- five years in the making... docked outside the exploratorium at pier 15 along the embarcadero... the non- profit "schmidt ocean institute's" research vessel "falkor" (ff-al-core)... attracting the attention and interest of science and ocean

enthusiasts young and older. nats/jason rodriguez- "it actually makes a pretty good seal. we actually have to fill it with water before we go in. (guest) or, it would get crushed. (jason) they would implode." among the technological treasures associated with the ship -- the remotely operated vehicle "subastian"... capable of diving to the extreme depth of 45-hundred meters... and, in late april, played a pivitol role in exploring the so-called "white shark cafe." located off the coast of baja california in the pacific ocean. capturing these 4-k ultra high definition pictures of animals and organisms living too deep for satelittes to see. controlled topside by experienced rov supervisors like jason rodriguezjason rodriguez/rov supervisor- "we were doing live dna testing out there and we were taking water samples, and they could

on the fly, test and see if there were any, any animals around us. and, they were finding great white sharks, maco sharks, salmon sharks that had been in our area within minutes that we took a sample." scientists have long wondered why sharks migrate and sometimes hang out in that part of the sea. and, because of the information gathered by vessel falkor and rov subastian... researchers believe an abundance of deep sea food could be the reason.carlie wiener/schmidt ocean institute- "we're the only science vessel that has a high performance computing system, which allows people to do their science in real-time, look at their data at sea. not wait until they get back to the shore." a little more than three months left in the year... and, the vessel has completed almost 10 expeditions in 20-18. it's taking (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.

( robin ) in entertainment news... the number one movie at the box office had magic on its side. david daniel runs down the weekend's top 5 films. a sixth straight top five finish for "crazy rich asians," which ran its domestic total to 159-million dollars with a six-and-a-half million dollar weekend. "the predator" fell from first to fourth place on ticket sales of eight-point-seven million. "the nun" dropped a spot to third, earning 10-point-three million dollars.(nat-camera shutter)"did you just take my

picture? erase it.""i guess i'm probably not kind of the person you're normally friends wi.""oh, you do not want to be friends with me, trust me." "a simple favor" rose to second place in its second weekend, taking in 10- point-four million dollars. "that's a lot of clocks." "well, what constitutes a lot is really a matter for me, it's a perfect amount of clocks."longest title was also its "the house with a clock in its walls" number one, opening with 26-point-nine dollars. in hollywood, i'm ( robin ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... new allegations of sexual misconduct facing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh... as people in the bay area get ready to rally in support of his accusers. we will have the details in a live report. ( robin ) plus... the 49ers 100-million dollar quarterback could be out for the rest of the season. ( robin ) and two police officers are attacked as they bust up a large sideshow in the east bay and investigators say it could have been worse.

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morning i'm lydia pantazes in for darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) a big story this morning... a second woman has come forward with new

claims of sexual misconduct by supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. now... senator dianne feinstein wants to postpone any further action related to kavanugh's nomination. senator feintstein released a statement saying that this latest incident should be reffered to the f-b-i for investigation before kavanaugh's confirmation resumes. ( lydia ) the white house and judge kavanaugh are denying the allegation... calling it a "smear" campaign. the new yorker reported that deborah ramirez attended yale with kavanaugh and says he exposed himself to her at a dorm party in the early 1980s. according to the new yorker, ramirez was initially reluctant to come forward because she says her memory contained gaps because she had been drinking at the time. the first allegation against kavanaugh was made by palo alto professor... christine bla-zee ford who said kavanaugh groped her and tried to remove her clothes during a party in high school. over the weekend... ford committed to testifying about her alligations in a public hearing on thursday. bay area congresswoman anna eshoo

says she was the first to hear ford's story. ( james ) kavanaughsaid he looks forward to testifying before the senate judiciary committee thursday and clearing his name. ( lydia ) last night a rally was held in palo alto in support of christine blawsey ford. tonight another one will be held in berkeley.( james ) that's where we find kron 4's will tran. will? and happenineg today... there will be a rally to

support christine bla-zee ford. it will be held at u-c berkeley. this comes after thousands of her supporters held a rally to support ford last night in palo alto. people at the rally say they see ford's story as part of the me too movement. they say that movement is not just about bringing sexual assaults to light.. but also about supporting the people that are brave enough to come forward. tonight's rally to support ford at u-c berkeley will start at 5:00 at sproul plaza.

that they are related thru osme way whether it's a realtionship thru sympthay thru conrad ship to the men that take libteries with them and they do not report they cannot report they ususally have moral and political reasons as well as fear of what would happen to them if they did report> ( james ) thanks will. ( lydia ) in the east bay... a brush fire broke out near homes in san ramon and several people were forced to evacuate. the fire broke out around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. about 10 homes

were evacuated on estancia court. the fire was knocked down in about 45 minutes. the fire department credits the people in the neighborhood for cutting back the brush and creating a defensible space around their homes. ( lydia ) and in the south bay... two firefighters were injured battling a grass fire that burned more than 30 acres. it burned in the area of quimby road and borden drive in east san jose. the fire broke out around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. it was under control by about 8:30 last night. the firefighters suffered only minor injuries. nobody else was injured and no buildings were damaged. ( james ) there is a red flag warning in effect until 5 p-m tomorrow night... joining me now is meterologist john shrable. continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the

first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast. ( lydia ) in the east bay... we are hearing from the victim in a freeway shooting on interstate 9-80 in oakland. the man was injured by shattered glass after someone opened fire just before 8:00 on friday night. you can see the injuries on his chin and behind his ear. the shooting

happened while the man was driving in eastbound direction-- near interstate 5-80. he had been watching a dog and says he was driving to walnut creek to return the dog to its owner. that dog was hit... and we've learned the dog has died from his injuries. ( lydia ) right now... police are still working to get a description of the shoter and the car. ( james ) happening today... 49ers quarterback jimmy garopollo will have an m-r-i after injuring his knee in yesterday's game against the kansas city chiefs. the team believes that he tore his a-c-l. the injury happened late in the 4th quarter. you can see that left knee buckle just as garopollo planted the leg to make a cut.

garrapolo just signed a five year deal with the niners in the off season... with 100 million dollars gaurunteed. the 49ers did lose yesterday's game to the chiefs. we are expected to learn the results of garapollo's m- r-i sometime this afternoon. ( james ) new this morning... 6 people are displaced after a fire at a duplex overnight in daly city. the fire broke out just after 6:00 last night on lisbon street. nobody was hurt ... but firefighters did have to rescue a dog and a cat... they were taken to a veternarian for treatment. the cause of the fire is under investigation. ( lydia ) in the south bay.. san jose police have arrested two people following a string of robberies in the downtown area. police were called to the area of park avenue and south market street in connection to several robberies early sunday morning. the robbers approached three separate groups of people. one victim was assaulted and taken to a hospital with non life threatening injuries. one of the robbers did have a

handgun. two men were booked at the santa clara county jail on charges including robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. ( lydia ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the diocese of san jose has held it's first of three listening sessions. we have the details on what was said. ( lydia ) plus... matthew mueller -- the man behind the bizarre kidnapping case in vallejo -- that shocked the nation... is sharing his side of the story in a jailhouse interview. ( lydia ) and after the break.. hawaii is re- opening the volcano national park.. after being closed for over 100 days. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james ) volcanoes

national park in hawaii is back open. the kilauea eruption in may resulted in explosions and rock falls....making it unsafe for employees and visitors. the popular tourist spot was closed for 134-days.....the longest closure in its history. the park was supposed to open saturday at 10 a-m... but guests were allowed in a few hours early. officials say the park is open 24-hours... but part of it is still off-limits because of safety concerns. ( james )( lydia ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. continuing our trend of warm

weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

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bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( james ) it was a bizarre kidnapping case in vallejo -- that shocked the nation...( lydia ) and now the man convicted in federal court in the "kidnapping-for-ransom case" -- will get the chance to question his victims as he represents himself in a court of law.( james ) kron 4's gayle ong spoke to matthew muller from jail. speaking to us from jail.. matthew muller - is the man convicted in federal court in the "kidnapping-for-ransom case" -- in 20-15, muller broke in and attacked denise

huskins and aaron quinn in his vallejo homemuller sexually assaulted huskins and released her two days later outside her family's home in southern california.now muller - a disbarred harvard-trained attorney will get the chance to question his victims in court this weekhe says he cannot give much details about the case but we can expect to hear all about it in court muller says his goal is to go forward with the process that will be fair and just with everybody..

is proposing new limits on green cards and visas. the department of homeland security says the plan is to help protect taxpayers. under the plan... 'those seeking to immigrate to the united states must show they can support themselves financially or they may not be eligible for a green card. immigration activists claim the rule would hurt the country in the long run. the center for american progress said the proposal would mean that someone would have to achieve the american dream somewhere else before coming to the united states. ( lydia ) santa clara county officials are firing back, denouncing the proposal. in a statement a santa clara county supervisor says in part -- "santa clara county is committed to providing benefits and services to ensure that all residents and families remain healthy and safe. county supervisor david cortese added... "this proposed rule is yet another effort by the trump

administration to undermine the safety and well being of our communities, and we will take every action to prevent this illegal overreach." ( james ) new this morning... president trump has imposed new tariffs on chinese goods. those tariffs went into effect at midnight. among the thousands of goods affected: baseball gloves, network routers and food seasonings. chinese officials say they'll strike back with new taxes on american items like auto parts, meat and clothing. china has already retaliated with tariffs on 60 billion dollars worth of american made goods. we will be watching the stock market closely this morning when they open at 6:30. ( james ) happening today bill cosby will be back in court for sentencing on his conviction of sexual assault. cosby faces up to 30 years in prison. the actor was found guilty of sexually assaulting andrea constand in his home near philadelphia in 2004. some legal experts have said they don't think cosby will spend any time behind bars. cosby's

defense team is expected to appeal the guilty verdict and the judge could allow cosby to remain on house arrest until the appeal is resolved. ( lydia ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... oakland polcie are crakcing down on sideshows. we have the details on the major bust this weekend. ( lydia ) and after the break... a woman confronts a man who groped her on a subway.. we hear from her next. (ácommerci (áábreakáá)

( robin ) major hot spot in hayward sb 880 at winton accident blocking. jammed from 238. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast. ( lydia ) take a look at this... surveillance

video shows a woman chasing and hitting the man who groped her on a new york subway. chantal castanon is the woman you see in this video. she says what the man did to her moments before sent her into a rage. she says he grabbed her behind... and she had to fight back. ( lydia ) the man did apologize to castanon. but she says she never stopped hitting him. eventually the man got away. castanon hopes by telling her story someone will turn him in. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we hear from the woman believed to be the first victim of the nor-cal rapist. we have her story next.

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( james )( lydia ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot in hayward sb 880 at winton accident blocking. jammed from 238.bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the

first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

( lydia ) this morning we are hearing from a north bay woman believed to be the first victim of the nor-cal rapist. after 27 years.. police arrested 58-year-old roy waller. he is accused of raping.. torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. on june 22nd 19-91 nicole earnest-payte says waller entered her home.. and sexually assaulted her. she says she was asleep on the couch when she woke up to a gun at her head. but now... earnest-payte says she is telling her story hoping to empower other victims of sexual assault. ( lydia ) earnest-payte is now a

wife and mother living in petaluma.. and says she is lviing proof her life did not get destroyed. ( james ) the diocese of san jose has held it's first of three listening sessions in palo alto... for victims of sexual abuse to come forward and for others to voice their concerns.( lydia ) we were not able to record video inside. but kron 4's sara stinson sat in on the session and has details on what was said.

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mcgrath said there is a great need to restorm moral authority within the catholic church.and he hopes people are not losing faith in jesus himself, but in the institution. the diocese of san jose recently announced it will release the names of all priests who have been credibly accused of abusing children by mid october. ( james ) in the north bay, it was scary scene in santa rosa as a teenager was stabbed during a fight at a football game. it happened

during the montgomery high school football game friday night. a female teenager confronted at least two other female teens in the crowd and tried to assault them. the girl who initiated the fight walked away but realized a short time later that she had been stabbed. her injuries are serious but non life threatening. no arrests have been made but santa rosa police are looking for more information that could help them in their investigation, and are ofering a 25-hundred dollar reward. ( james ) in the east bay... the oakland police department cracked down on a sideshow overnight that led to a number of arrests and nearly 100 vehicles being towed. take a look at this chopper video from c-h-p. you can see how massive the crowd was. two officers were assaulted while arresting two people. this all happened sunday morning at the 880 off ramp that funnels into high street. ( lydia ) also in the east bay... people who live and work near a busy berkeley intersrection say they're tired of seeing trailers parked on the streets taking up space. more than a

dozen r-v's and trailers have lined the streets of 8th and harrison for more than a month. people who work in the area say parking spaces are taken up and they want the city to do something about it. those living in the r-v's say they don't want it to be this way either.. and they want to stay out of people's way. ( lydia ) they are proposing that the city designate a lot for them for a fee where they can stay out of the way of surroudning businesses. ( james ) a judge has ruled that a santa rosa girl is allowed to use her cannabis drug on campus to treat her seizures. earlier this year we introduced you to 5-year- old brooke adams. brooke has a rare form of epilepsy. she takes the marijuana drug known as t-h-c oil as an emergency treatment for her

random seizures. the rincon valley union school district in santa rosa origionally banned the drug from school grounds, saying it violates federal law. her family fought the ban saying that brooke's seizures last two to three hours if she doesn't use t-h-c oil to treat it. brooke has a nurse that is required to give her the medicine if she gets a seizure at school. ( james ) firefighters are scrambling to contain the charlie fire. the fast- moving brush fire broke out saturday afternoon in castaic, just north of los angeles. it scorched over onethousand acres in the first two hours. and as of this morning, it has grown to over three thousand acres...with only 20 percent containment. evacuations are in place for nearby neighborhoods. the cause of the fire is under investigation. ( lydia ) governor brown has signed a controversial new law... allowing utilities to bill their customers to pay for future legal settlements from the devastating wildfires

last year. the bill is aimed at preventing bankruptcy for p-g and e. the utility faces billions of dollars in liability if investigators find its equipment caused the tubbs fire. that wildfire destroyed thousands of homes and killed 22 people in santa rosa. the bill also requires investor- owned utilities to improve their equipment so it is less likely to cause fires, and make it easier to clear dead trees and brush. ( lydia ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... with fire season far from being over.. we hear from cal fire about why they are not taking any chances.. and issung evacuations as early as possible. ( lydia ) and after the break... breast feeding your baby might actually lead to better helath benefits than previously thought. we explain. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. major hot spot in hayward sb 880 at winton accident blocking. jammed from 238.

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will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast. ( lydia ) 4 your health this morning... breastfeeding helps babies gain weight more slowly... and that can lower obesity rates. canadian researchers studied more than 25-hundred infants. the world health organization calls for breastfeeding exclusively for at least six-months if possible. but mothers who have trouble producing a lot of milk... don't need to worry. researchers say any amount of breast milk is good. ( james ) coming up after the break... good news for frequent flyers.. there could soon be a bill aimed at preventing shrinking leg room on airplanes. we have the details.

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( james )( lydia )( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door..

major hot spot in hayward sb 880 at winton accident blocking. jammed from 238. 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

continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

( james ) this fire season... cal fire is evacuating neighbors more quickly.( lydia ) earlier this month... families were told to get out just an hour after the "irving fire" started in marin county. kron 4's gabe slate spoke to cal fire about their change in protocol. sound from - amy head, cal fire spokeswoman"we will evacuate sooner than later to save lives, these fires now are so intense and moving fast, and with what happened last year we don't want to wait" cal fire spokeswoman amy head says the early evacuation orders of the irving fire that were sent out just one hour after the fire started on september 10th near samuel p. taylor state park in marin county is the new normal you

can blame the population boom here creating extra traffic, the drought which has ripened the vegetation into wildfire fuel, and the amount of people moving out into the country living in the woods among the hard to navigate narrow windy country roads. sound from - amy head, cal fire spokeswoman "remote areas one lane are hard to get to, we need people out of the way, the quicker they get out the better " and cal fire wants people to know we are entering the most dangerous time of the fire season and when they call for evacuations you should take it seriously sound from - amy head, cal fire spokeswoman "september october indian summer the heat is coming and the winds and this when it gets bad and scary and people should be ready for a big wildfire and ready to evacuate"

( james ) cal fire has set up a website that lays out everything you should do now to prepare for a wildfire evacuation... we have a link to that site on kron-4-dot-com. ( lydia ) 4 your money this morning... gas prices are very slowing starting to drop. here in california... we're paying 3- 51 a gallon to fill up. that's almost a dollar more than the national average. here's a look at bay area gas prices right now... in san jose... it's 3-68. in oakland... it will cost 3-70 to fill up. and san francisco has the most expensive gas the in the country... at 3-dollars and 79 cents. ( lydia ) lawmakers are telling the f-a-a to set minimum dimensions for passenger seats... as part of a new spending bill. this is an effort to give passengers a break from shrinking legroom and cramped

spaces on airplanes. the spending bill also bans airlines from removing passengers against their will from overbooked flights. congress faces a september 30th deadline to keep f-a-a programs running. ( james ) in the south bay... more than 40 volunteers came together to tackle litter in sunnyvale. they picked up over 8-hundred pounds of trash. in the past seven years... the community has picked up almost 8-thousand pounds of litter. after the hard work... the volunteers were treated to an ice cream social. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... just months after conducting a study on the pacific ocean.. the research vessel falkor (fal-core) is back in san francisco.. we'll take a tour at 6. (ácommercialá)

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. major hot spot in hayward sb 880 at winton accident blocking. jammed from 238. ( james ) the number one movie at the box office had magic on its side.( lydia ) david daniel runs down the weekend's top 5 film a sixth straight top five finish for "crazy rich asians," which ran its domestic total to 159-million dollars with a six-and-a-half million dollar weekend. "the predator" fell from first to fourth place on ticket sales of eight-point-seven million. "the nun" dropped a spot to third, earning 10-point-three

million dollars.(nat-camera shutter)"did you just take my picture? erase it.""i guess i'm probably not kind of the person you're normally friends with.""oh, you do not want to be friends with me, trust me." "a simple favor" rose to second place in its second weekend, taking in 10- point-four million dollars. "that's a lot of clocks." "well, what constitutes a lot is really a matter of personal taste. for me, it's a perfect amount of clocks."the weekend's longest title was also its biggest movie! "the house with a clock in its walls" debuted at number one, opening with 26-point-nine million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( lydia ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... new allegations of sexual misconduct facing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh... as people in the bay area get ready to rally in support of his accusers. we will have the details in a live report. ( lydia ) plus... the 49ers 100-million dollar quarterback could be out for the rest of the season. ( lydia ) and two police officers are attacked as they bust up a large sideshow in the east bay and investigators say it could have been worse. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

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kavanaughs accuser ... as she agrees to testify this week in washington d.c. ( lydia ) plus... matthew mueller -- the man behind the bizarre kidnapping case in vallejo ... is sharing his side of the story ... as he gets ready to question his victims. ( james ) and jimmy garappolo goes down with an injury ... putting damper on niners football just 3 weeks into the season. (darya) good morning i'm

darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

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 this

morning... a second woman has come forward with new claims of sexual misconduct by supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. now... senator dianne feinstein wants to postpone any further action related to kanugh's nomination. senator feintstein released a statement saying that this latest incident should be reffered to the f-b-i for investigation before kavanaugh's confirmation resumes. ( lydia ) the white house and judge kavanaugh are denying the allegation... calling it a "smear" campaign. the new yorker reported that deborah ramirez attended yale with kavanaugh and says he exposed himself to her at a dorm party in the early 1980s. according to the new yorker, ramirez was initially reluctant to come forward because she says her memory contained gaps because she had been drinking at the time. the first allegation against kavanaugh was made by palo alto professor... christine bla-zee ford who said kavanaugh groped her and tried to remove her clothes during a party in high school. over the weekend... ford committed to testifying about her

alligations in a public hearing on thursday. bay area congresswoman anna eshoo says she was the first to hear ford's story. believed her.">told her that i believed her."> ( james ) kavanaugh said he looks forward to testifying before the senate judiciary committee thursday and clearing his name.( lydia ) last night a rally was held in palo alto in support of christine blawsey ford. tonight another one will be held in berkeley.( james ) that's where we find kron 4's will tran. will? and happenineg today... there will be a rally to

support christine bla-zee ford. it will be held at u-c berkeley. this comes after thousands of her supporters held a rally to support ford last night in palo alto. people at the rally say they see ford's story as part of the me too movement. they say that movement is not just about bringing sexual assaults to light.. but also about supporting the people that are brave enough to come forward. tonight's rally to support ford at u-c berkeley will start at 5:00 at sproul plaza. < it's a dangerous thing to report against a man who has a good reputation ... even with you yoursefl. they know. women know. and often men and

we're all really understanding of those who dont report and really really impressed with those who do.> ( james ) thanks will. ( lydia ) in the east bay... we are hearing from the victim in a freeway shooting on interstate 9-80 in oakland. the man was injured by shattered glass

after someone opened fire just before 8:00 on friday night. you can see the injuries on his chin and behind his ear. the shooting happened while the man was driving in eastbound direction-- near interstate 5-80. he had been watching a dog and says he was driving to walnut creek to return the dog to its owner. that dog was hit... and we've learned the dog has died from his injuries. ( lydia ) right now... police are still working to get a description of the shoter and the car. ( james ) new this morning... 6 people are displaced after an overnight fire at a duplex in daly city. the fire broke out just after 6:00 last night on lisbon street. nobody was hurt ... but firefighters did

have to rescue a dog and a cat... they were taken to a veternarian for treatment. the cause of the fire is under investigation. ( james ) in the east bay... a brush fire broke out near homes in san ramon and several people were forced to evacuate. the fire broke out around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. about 10 homes were evacuated on estancia court. the fire was knocked down in about 45 minutes. the fire department credits the people in the neighborhood for cutting back the brush and creating a defensible space around their homes. ( james ) and in the south bay... two firefighters were injured battling a grass fire that burned more than 30 acres. it burned in the area of quimby road and borden drive in east san jose. the fire broke out around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. it was under control by about 8:30 last night. the firefighters suffered only minor injuries. nobody else was injured and no buildings were damaged. ( lydia ) in the south bay.. san jose police have arrested two people

following a string of robberies in the downtown area. police were called to the area of park avenue and south market street in connection to several robberies early sunday morning. the robbers approached three separate groups of people. one victim was assaulted and taken to a hospital with non life threatening injuries. one of the robbers did have a handgun. two men were booked at the santa clara county jail on charges including robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. (lydia) it was a bizarre kidnapping case in vallejo -- that shocked the nation... and now the man convicted in federal court in the "kidnapping-for-ransom case" -- will get the chance to question his victims tomorrow in court. in 20-15, matthew muller broke in and attacked denise huskins and aaron quinn in his vallejo home muller sexually assaulted huskins and released her two days later outside her family's home in southern california. now muller - a disbarred harvard-trained attorney ... will represent himself in a court of law.he spoke with kron 4 about the case from jail.

questions that are not the sort that anyone would suspect. not wildly dramatic. hopefull not going to cause someone to shed some tears or anything like that.>(lydia) the preliminary hearing is scheduled for tomorrow in solano county. muller says his goal is to go forward with the process that will be fair and just with everybody. ( james ) happening today... 49ers quarterback jimmy garopollo will have an m-r-i after injuring his knee in yesterday's game against the kansas city chiefs. the team believes that he tore his a-c-l. the injury happened late in the 4th quarter. you can see that left knee buckle just as garopollo planted the leg to make a cut. garrapolo just signed a five year deal with the niners in the off season... with 100 million dollars gaurunteed. after the game... it was a dejected game... it was a dejected niners locker room.

network routers and food seasonings. chinese officials say they'll strike back with new taxes on american items like auto parts, meat and clothing. china has already retaliated with tariffs on 60 billion dollars worth of american made goods. we will be watching the stock market closely this morning when they open at 6:30 ... and have a closer look at how the tariffs are look at how the tariffs are impacting the tech industry in silicon valley. ( lydia ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... oakland polcie are crakcing down on sideshows. we have the details on the major bust this weekend. (lydia) with fire season far from being over.. we hear from cal fire about why they are not taking any chances ... and issung evacuations as early as possible. (lydia) and frustration in one east bay city... after homeless people living in r-v's move into their neighborhood. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. major hot spot eb 580 at richmond san rafael bridge near the entrance. road work has the left lane closed. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and

70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

(james) in the east bay.. people who live and work near a busy berkeley intersection say they're tired of seeing trailers parked on the streets taking up space. it's been going on for more ella sogomonian takes a closer look. about a dozen rv's and trailers have lined the streets of 8th and harrison in berkeley for more than a month now.people who work in the area tell kron 4 news off camera that parking spaces for employees and customers are taken up and want the city to do something about it.those living in the rv's say they don't want it to be this way either...sot: amber whitson, friends on wheels// "people who live in vehicles just want to stay out of your way even more than you want them out of your way. really we just want to stay out of peoples way but it's hard to stay out of peoples way when you livein

something that has to be parked in the street."merced dominguez also lives in one of the rv's... the berkeley local says her family once owned a home in here for nearly 60 years...but after the recession she couldn't keep up with payments and finally lost that house in 2014.she says many among have jobs but struggle to make ends meet. sot: merced dominguez, living in trailer// "the point is we have nowhere else to go. and iw as born and raised here why should i have to go somewhere else when they can accomodate us they can work out some workable plan where they can work something out with the rv homeowners and have some kind of land we could even pay for it you know." they propose that the city designate a lot for them for a fee where they ( lydia ) president trump is proposing new limits on green cards and visas. the department of homeland security says the plan is to

help protect taxpayers. under the plan... 'those seeking to immigrate to the united states must show they can support themselves financially or they may not be eligible for a green card. immigration activists claim the rule would hurt the country in the long run. the center for american progress said the proposal would mean that someone would have to achieve the american dream somewhere else before coming to the united states. ( lydia ) santa clara county officials are firing back, denouncing the proposal. in a statement a santa clara county supervisor says in part -- "santa clara county is committed to providing benefits and services to ensure that all residents and families remain healthy and safe. county supervisor david cortese added... "this proposed rule is yet another effort by the trump administration to undermine the safety and well being of our communities, and we will take every action to prevent this illegal overreach." ( james ) happening today bill cosby will be back in court for sentencing on his conviction of sexual assault. cosby faces up to 30 years

in prison. the actor was found guilty of sexually assaulting andrea constand in his home near philadelphia in 2004. some legal experts have said they don't think cosby will spend any time behind bars. cosby's defense team is expected to appeal the guilty verdict and the judge could allow cosby to remain on house arrest until the appeal is resolved. ( james ) the top floor of the salesforce tower is now open. the ohana floor has a breath taking view of san francisco from below. salesforce c-e-o marc benioff says the public will soon be invited up free of charge. skylight holes were cut into the ceiling of the top floor.. so during the day natural light will pour in and then at night you can see the stars through the structure as the l-e-d's reflect the internal of the tower. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we hear from the woman believed

to be the first victim of the nor-cal rapist. we have her story next. ( james ) and we hop on board a research vessel in san francisco ... that just came back after a study on the pacific ocean. we'll take a look at the deep water footage it captured. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. this is customizable streaming tv for your family.

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continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast. (robin) major hot spot eb 580 at the entrance to the richmond

bridge. left lane closed for road work (lydia)(ááá2 shot bamááá) for the first time in five years ... the research vessel falkor is back in san francisco. this comes just months after studying a mysterious part of the pacific ocean.( james ) the ship has a remote submarine capable of diving to the extreme depth of 45-meters. in late april it played a pivitol role in exploring an area called "white shark cafe" ... located off the coast of baja california. it captured high definition pictures of animals and organisms living deep in the ocean. because of the new research ... scientists

believe an abundance of deep sea food could be the reason why sharks hang out in that area.(lydia) the vessel has completed almost 10 expeditions this year. public tours of the ship ended yesterday ... and now its getting ready to take off from the bay area to study hydrothermal vents along the california coast. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... oakland police are crakcing down on sideshows. we have the details on the major bust this weekend.

(áábreakáá) (james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot eb 580 at the entrance to the richmond bridge. left lane closed for road work

continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

( james ) in the east bay... the oakland police department cracked down on a sideshow this weekend that led to a number of arrests and nearly a 100 vehicles being towed. take a look at

this chopper video from c-h-p. you can see how massive this crowd was... two officers were assaulted while they arrested people. this all happened early sunday morning... at the 880 off ramp that funnels into the high street area. kron 4's ali reid has the details. put together a specific detail for the illegal side showboth spectators and participants were warned to dispersetowed about 85 vehiclesnumber of citations2 arrestsmatter of public safety2 officers assaulted880 off ramp that funnels into high street area between 1-30 and 5 sunday mornignconstruction in the area will begin soon, but councilman noelle gallo who covers that district says they'll just find someplace else to do sideshows

( lydia ) this morning we are hearing from a north bay woman believed to be the first victim of the nor-cal rapist. after 27 years.. police arrested 58-year-old roy waller. he is accused of raping.. torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. on june 22nd 19-91 nicole earnest-payte says waller entered her home.. and sexually assaulted her. she says she was asleep on the couch when she woke up to a gun at her head. but now... earnest-payte says she is telling her story hoping to empower other victims of sexual assault.

other men and women, boys and girls will learn to stand up and say i was a victim of a very violent crime."i have a fufilled life..in many cases, women's lives get destryoed and that kills me, it doesn't have to be that way.">( lydia ) earnest-payte is now a wife and mother living in petaluma.. and says she is lviing proof her life did not get destroyed. (lydia) in the north bay, it was scary scene in santa rosa as a teenager was stabbed during a fight at a football game. it happened during a montgomery high school football game friday night. a female teenager confronted at least two other female teens in the crowd and tried to assault them. the girl who initiated the fight walked away but realized a short time later that she had been stabbed. her injuries are serious but non life threatening. no arrests have been made but santa rosa police are looking for more

information that could help them in their investigation, and are ofering a 25-hundred dollar reward. ( james ) firefighters are scrambling to contain the "charlie fire." the fast- moving brush fire broke out saturday afternoon in castaic, just north of los angeles. it scorched over one-thousand acres in the first two hours. and as of this morning, it has grown to over three thousand acres...with only 20 percent containment. evacuations are in place for nearby neighborhoods. the cause of the fire is under investigation. ( james ) and this fire season ... cal fire is evacuating neighbors more quickly. earlier this month ... families were told to get out just an hour after the "irving fire" started in marin county. evacuating early is a change in protocol for cal fire. they say the population boom is creating extra traffic in the country ... which can be dangerous in the event of a raging fire. cal fire wants people to know we are entering the most

dangerous time of the fire season and when they call for evacuations you should take it seriously. (lydia) coming up ... trumps new tariffs are shaking up the silicon valley tech industry. (lydia) plus ... the oakland raiders look for their first win of the season in miami ... but come up short. ( lydia ) and good news for frequent flyers.. there could soon be a bill aimed at preventing shrinking leg room on airplanes. we have the details. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) major hot spot eb 580 at the entrance to the richmond bridge. left lane closed for road work ( lydia ) lawmakers are telling the f-a-a to set minimum dimensions for passenger seats... as part of

a new spending bill. this is an effort to give passengers a break from shrinking legroom and cramped spaces on airplanes. the spending bill also bans airlines from removing passengers against their will from overbooked flights. congress faces a september 30th deadline to keep f-a-a programs running. (lydia) coming up at 7 o'clock ... you expect your kids to safely ride the bus ... but never to drive it.the alarming story of one buy driver who let kids get behind the wheel.

(áábreakáá) (james) (darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot eb 580 at the entrance to the richmond bridge. left lane closed for road work. wb slows from richmond pkwy. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

continuing our trend of warm

weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast.

(lydia) silicon valley is waking up to higher prices after president trump's 200- billion-dollar tariff list. c-n-n's samuel burke reports on how consumers and companies like netflix, amazon, and google have become ensnared in the trade war. tim cook's... touch.the apple ceo's lobbying the trump administration saved the iphone from the latest round of trump tariffs.also spared: wearables and other smart devices brought to the u.s. from china. wilbur ross, u.s. commerce secretary: "we were trying to do things that would be the least intrusive on the consumer."the latest round of tariffs - on $200 billion dollars worth of goods - is hitting other parts of silicon valley, hard. president trump: "it's time to take a stand on china. we have no choice. it's been a long time. they're hurting us."the new levies

target the chinese hardware fueling the tech sector - everything from semiconductors to electronic circuits. josh kallmer, executive vice president, information technology industry council: "there are certain kind of machines that you and i never come into contact with but underpin a lot of the high- tech products that people buy." they're the key components that make computers, household appliances and home security systems hum.samuel burke: "even your favorite netflix series could be hit - the streaming company's videos are played from amazon's cloud servers - that equipment comes from china."apple may not be in the clear for long. the president has said he's ready to tax almost all chinese imports - calling out apple directly in a tweet and claiming there's an easy solution:"make your products

in the united states instead of china. start building new plants now, exciting!"the administration says the (james) james adlib big board. (lydia) the 49ers played a competitive game against the

red hot kansas city chiefs ... untill the loss of jimmy g in the 4th quarter. lets get to the highlights.( james ) chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes proved too much for the niners defence. 2nd quarter ... mahomes spins out of the pocket and throws a bullet to the endzone for a touchdown. the niners answer back in the 3rd quarter. an 11 yard touchdown catch from jimmy g to marquise goodwin. but misfortune comes in the fourth quarter. jimmy g gets hurt on the scramble. he gets carted off and would not return killing any chance for a comeback. the team believes that he tore his a-c-l.we'll learn more about the injury this afternoon.the niners fall to the the chiefs 38-27. ( james ) things are equally bad with the raiders ... who took on the miami

dolphins. in the 2nd quarter ... dolphins quarterback ryan tannehill connects to kenny stills with 34 yard touchdown pass. score tied at 7. fast forward to the 4th quarter .... raiders quarterback derek carr has a chance to take the lead ... but his pass is intercepted.the raiders would go on to lose the game ... 28 to 20.jon gruden is still searching for his first win as the head coach of the oakland raiders.the silver and black take on the browns next sunday at the coliseum. ( james ) coming up at 7 o'clock ...bay area gas prices are high ... but there could soon be relief at the pump. we'll have more on that in the next hour. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪

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continuing our trend of warm weather as we push into the first week of fall. highs will range from the 60's and 70's along the coast to the 80's and 90's inland. skies will be clear and dry yet again today with just a touch of fog up and down the coast. ( 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 ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... new allegations of sexual misconduct facing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh... as people in the bay area get ready to rally in support of his accusers. we will have the details in a live report. ( james ) plus... matthew mueller -- the man behind the

bizarre kidnapping case in vallejo ... is sharing his side of the story ... as he gets ready to question his victims. (ácommercialá) you could save energy

by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. support mounts for kavanaughs accuser ... as she agrees to testify this week in washington d.c. ( lydia ) plus... matthew mueller -- the man behind the bizarre kidnapping case in

vallejo ... is sharing his side of the story ... as he gets ready to question his victims. ( james ) and jimmy garappolo goes down with an injury ... putting damper on niners football just 3 weeks into the season. ( lydia ) good morning i'm lydia pantazes... (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...