(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. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland

from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san 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.

( robin )students at stanford university have been alerted by campus police about a possible sex crime reported over the weekend. kron four's philippe djegal reports... that the victim may have been drugged. (philippe) a woman who studies at stanford university struggled to recall what may have happened to her at an event on mayfield avenue late saturday night... but her friends relayed to the campus department of public safety that she may be the victim of a sexual assault and battery. no name/woman- "i was disappointed to see an alert about a situation where women were possibly being drugged at a party of the stanford campus." this street, also known as "the row," is home to some of the university's fraternities and sororities. and, it is along this road where a community alert sent out by stanford to students and staff states a woman took a sip of some funny tasting water from a man she didn't know at an event. her friends say the woman may have also been groped by that same man on the dance floor.anna-

sofia/student- "it's great that she was with her friends and i think it was ultimately her friends that let her out of the house and kind of away from that, from that area. so, that's a great system. just having your friends around and kind of having people that you trust and that you know go to these things with you and having a check-in system is always a great idea." but some students feel it's unfortunate that a buddy- system may be neccesary to stay safe in public. nick/student- "it's not on the girl's friends to take care of her other girl herself, like, that's uh something to do with the culture here." the department of public safety says it's unclear if the man involved is also a student. this comes on the heals of a woman reported being raped on the main campus in august. in palo alto, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( robin ) new this morning... police in oakland detained a man who was asleep in his car ..with what appeared to be two hand guns. this happened early this morning on the 96-hundred block of coral road. the man complied with commands and was detained. the guns turned out to be replicas. police have not said if the

man was arrested. ( robin )also new this morning... a bay area man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for producing child pornography. 49-year-old douglas pip-pert pleaded guilty to the charge in june. pip-pert admitted to producing pornogrpahic images of at least two minors while they were unconscious. ( robin ) the overdose deaths of two teenagers in two days have police in livermore warning parents to talk with their kids about drugs. police say both of the teens were opioid users.. but they are now looking into whether the opioid was paced with something deadly. officials say across the state fentanyal is getting mixed with cocanine and meth-am- phta-mine and heroin. while they aren't sure if fentanyl was present in the teens deaths or if they were related.. they say parents need to warn kids now about drugs... and the access they have to them. ( robin )happening now - a homicide investigation is underway near half moon bay. a man was found dead in a parking lot just off highway-

one near tunitas creek beach. kron 4 's charles clifford had details. well, right now i'm standing just off highway one above tunitas creek state beach. the crime scene investigation has wrapped up here but there's is still evidence on the ground. including blood. so far, investigators have not identified the victim or named any suspects in this killing. aroudn 7 tuesday morning the san mateo county sheriff's office recieved a report of a man on the ground near tunitas creek beach about 8 miles south of half moon bay. deputies arriving on scene found a male in the parking lot of an overlook above the beach. an ambulane was also called to the scene but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. the sheriff's office is now treating case this as a homicide investigation.this is the second homicide along the coast in san mateo county this year. back on febuary 14th, 53-year-old san francisco resident gilberto martin rodriguez was found shot to death in the parking lot of gray whale cover state beach near montara. in that case, an autopsy determined that rodriguez had been shot the

previous evening. no suspect or motives have been identified in that case.as of tuesday afternoon, the victim near tunitas beach had not yet been identified. sheriff's office detectives had the parking lot, just off highway 1, closed down for severl hours on tuesday. so far, no suspects have been identified and a motive for this murder also remains a mystery.anyone who may might have information about this case is asked to contact the san mateo county sheriff's office.in san mateo county, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( robin )a new report says a cracked window in the troublem millennium tower in san francisco... was not because the enormous building is tilting and sinking. city officials say the crack on the 36th floor is the result of something hitting the outside of the window...but the report doesn't say what struck the glass. the cracked window was discovered in early september and has been átaped and a replacement window has been ordered. homeowners have filed multiple lawsuits against the developer and the city. ( robin )new details... released by the transbay joint powers authority... about

what's being done to fix the cracked support beams... on the new transbay transit center. officials say the center will remain closed until 0ctober 12. the massive jacks put in to shore up cracked girders are only phase one of the temporary solution. phase two... which is still being designed... is expected to get fully underway in the next few days. buses will not be allowed to drive onto the bus deck until the permanent fix is in place. it could be possible that the roof deck could be reopened to the public in early november. ( robin )while that construction is being done... road closures will continue to cause a traffic nightmare. kron 4's ella sogomonian has more on what area will stay closed... and how you can get around it all. (nats honk)first they dealt with congestion from construction of the new transit hub in san francisco and now about a month in after the grand opening drivers are again faced with more reroutes after a crack was found in a steel beam...sot:commuter//

"its pretty frustrating as a driver when you're trying to get to work. im definitely going to be leaving the house a bit earlier than expected." fremont street between mission and howard is closed as engineers work on a solution...forcing drivers getting off the bay bridge to either turn onto howard street or take harrison.and during rush hour that means longer wait times.sot:commuter//"for half a mile it takes like 30 minutes."even motorcyclists are sympathetic to drivers dealing with the longer commute.sot: steven jeffe, motorcyclist// "definitely a lot of congestion and its a lot easier on a motorcycle which is good but i feel bad for all the car commuters who have to deal with it becasue its pretty crazy i come down folsom and its pretty congested when you get to this area."drivers will just have to wait until engineers work on a solution. ( robin ) ( robin )in national news... áall mail delivered to the pentagon monday is in áquarantine. this after a

u-s defense official says two pieces of mail initially tested positive for ricin. the highly toxic compound has been used in previous terror plots... the pieces of mail never entered the pentagon building... it was delivered to the pentagon's mail facility... which is in a separate building. the f-b-i is expected to do further testing on the mail. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... there's a growing number of homeless people living in r-v's in palo alto and neighbors are fed up. hear why police say there isn't much they can do about it. (robin)plus... the man accused of killing 18 year old mariah davis is expected to make his first appearance in court today. the girl's mother says he was violent while the two were dating. (robin)and... a new west nile warning has been issued. more mosquitoes carrying the virus has been found in the bay area. we'll tell you where. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá) this is not a bed.

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yesterday's rain may have been the cause of a roof collapsing at a home goods store. there were some employees inside at the time -- but the store was not open to customers yet. luckily no one was hurt. the store has since been marked 'unsafe' by officials.

temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. 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 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.

( robin )on the peninsula... the n-t-s-b has released its preliminary report in a plane crash that killed a pilot and injured two others last month in palo alto. the report says the pilot -- w. john spencer -- had trouble finding the airport... despite having flown to it several times in the past.. spencer was providing a free flight for a woman and her daughter through the nonprofit "angel flight west" organization when the plane crashed on september 4th. witnesses say they saw the plane bouncing on the runway during an attempt to land... then lift off again and bank steeply to the left before decending to the ground. spencer had been volunteering for the nonprofit since 20-14... had donated more than 125 flights to

families... and had flown to the airport three other times. ( robin )also on the peninsula... if you're trying to find parking along e el camino... good luck. many of those parking spaces have been claimed by folks living in rv's and other vehicles. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports... most of them are not breaking the law. rob fladeboe/palo alto ".....on any given day or night there can be as many as 100 rv's, pickup trucks and other vehicles parked here along the el camino in palo alto and a few dozen more on side streets.it's not a new phenomenon and by no means unique to palo alto but a solution to what neighbors and business owners say is a big problem has been elusive so far. palo alto police say they got more than a thousand complaints last year and are on pace for a similar number this year. they have issued warnings and citations and have towed some vehicles. but the bottom line is that as long as the vehicles do not remian in the same spot for more than 72 hours they are not breaking the law says palo alto police captain zach perron.captain zach perron/palo alto police "....somebody driving down the el camino every day might

think they are seeing a lot of abandoned vehicles and think, my gosh, they're not moving but in reality, they are, in the vast majority of cases they are complying with state law...."a similar situation exists in nearby east palo alto whichwhich will soon be launching an exprimental city-sponsored off-street parking program.rob fladeboe/palo alto '....exasperating the problem is that many of the rv's aren't simply the result of homelessness but are rather occupied by nurses, construction workers and others who work here but cant afford to live here. in palo altorob fladeboe kron4news

( robin )in the south bay... the west nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in the southern part of santa clara county. to try and prevent human cases of the virus the vector control district will be spraying mosquito treatment in san martin and surrounding areas starting at 11 p-m on thursday. if you live in the area officials are asking you to keep your windows closed and stay inside while they while they treat the area. the treatment will take about three hours and is centered near highland avenue and santa teresa boulevard. (robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... four men have been charged in the deadly 20-17 "unite the right" rally in charlottesville, virginia. including a former bay area employee... details on the case -- when we come back.

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temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to (robin)i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today. one of the most famous car chases in movie history hit theaters a half-century ago... and now it's coming back. david daniel has that and more in today's hollywood minute. (nat)fasten your seatbelts! steve mcqueen and "bullitt" are racing back onto the big screen for the film's 50th anniversary, complete with the legendary car chase through san francisco that helped it win an oscar for film editing. "bullitt" plays in some 550 u-s theaters on sunday, october seventh, and tuesday, october ninth."it's a story of hope."janelle monae is staying busy. variety reports, the

actress and singer is working on a pair of films: she's joining the casts of "harriet," about abolitionist harriet tubman, and the animated movie "ugly dolls," for which she's also expected to perform original songs. "mom?""they say sometimes you gotta hurt a child in order to help him, but a mother knows when something isn't right." "boy erased" is one of three movies featuring nicole kidman due out by year's end... and she'll also pick up another trophy! kidman is set to receive this year's "hollywood career achievement award" at the 22nd annual hollywood film awards, november fourth in beverly hills. the oscar- winning actress will be recognized for her acting, and her support of independent filmmakers, especially women. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... the man accused of killing 18 year old mariah davis is expected to appear in court today. the girl's mother says he was violent while the two were dating. america.

land of blue jeans. muscle cars. bald eagles. and burgers. and while muscle cars lost their muscle. blue jeans got all skinny on us... i can't feel my legs. and bald eagles got, well, balder... oh no, is it obvious? ...no way are we giving up on burgers. that's why i created the all-american ribeye burger, made with 100% ribeye beef, fresh spring mix, and provolone cheese on a potato bun. that's a good looking burger. ribeye burgers are back, america. try them today. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east

bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. 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 )happening today... the man accused of killing 18- year-old mariah davis.. will be arraigned. 19-year-old anthony pimentel is being charged with first degree murder of his ex- girlfirend. mariah davis' mother says she doesn't want what happened to her daughter ... to happen to anyone else. kron 4s ali reid has more on the investigation... and spoke with an executive

director of a domestic violence organization. in fact, one in 3 girls in the u-s is a victim of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner.that's an alarming number ...and many victims don't speak out for fear of even more violence, or judgement.pkgthe plight to end domestic violence continues. you never would think this would happenat the start of d-v awareness month, the body of 18 year old mariah davis was discovered near the lake chabot dam.he's hit her before and did some bad things, but i never thought he would kill her anthony pimentel turned himself in and claims responsibility. now according to dating abuse statistics .... girls and women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence ... almost triple the national average.dating should be fun. it shouldn't be stressful and

it shouldn't include violence after an abusive 2 year relationship ... they two had been broken up for seven months. and met at this san leandro restaurant for lunch last week. why'd he have to kill her? why did he have to kill her?liz varela from building futures says cases have shown, extreme violence can occur at the end of a relationship.sot - the most dangerous time people are at risk for being killed or hurt, is when the relationship is over .... think through what are the dangers of meeting up with the person again or avoiding this type of incident. standuppimentel is booked in santa rita jail with no bail. his arraignment set for tomorrow.if you are in an abusive relationship, and need help ... reach out to someone you trust, or call a crisis line in your area.reporting live from san leandro ... ar ... kron 4 news. ( robin ) a new lawsuit accuses catholic

bishops in california including the bay area... of covering up sexual abuse by clergy. the lawsuit was filed yesterday by an advocacy group that represents abuse victims. attorney jeff anderson said the lawsuit is to quote "identify and force and cause all the bishops in california to come clean with the secrets that they know." he also said the church has a history of hiding priest's names. ( robin )chicago is also included in that lawsuit. the pope says the catholic church has lost credibility as a result of sexual abuse

scandals. ( robin )four men have been arrested in california for their roles in the violent 20-17 "unite the right rally" in charlottesville, virginia.... one worked in the bay area. drake daley, thomas walter gillen, michael paul mi-selis and cole evan white are in jail. white worked in berkeley at the top dog hot dog chain. the company says white voluntarily resigned after his participation in a torch-light rally on the university of virginia campus when marchers ran into several students and staff members. ( robin ) officials say all four men

have been involved in violent political rallies in california in the past. a judge has denied bail for one of the men. the detention hearings for the two other defendants were postponed. ( robin ) san francisco district attorney, george gascon, has announced that he will 'not' run for reelection. in a statement, he cited the need to be there for his 90-year old mother.... saying he simply can't be the son he wants to be - while seeking a third term. he says it will be difficult to step away... but it's the only choice he can live with. gascon has served in the office since 20-11... after taking over for now senator kah-mala harris. ( robin )in national news... for the first time since palo alto's christine blasey ford brought her allegations against brett kavanaugh - the president openly mocked her. trump mocked ford before a crowd last night in ssissippi at a campaign rally... calling her out for not knowing the answer to questions such as how she got

to the party. take a listen. ( robin ) trump had previously been civil towards ford, calling her a "good witness" earlier on tuesday... and on monday saying he respected her position very much. ( robin )california's voter registration has hit an all- time high... ahead of the november midterm election. more than 19- million people are registered ... which is nearly 76 -percent of those who are eligible. california has not had such a large share of registered voters... since before the 19-96 presidential election.

and two years ago, about 18-point-3 million people were registered at this stage. it is not clear what led to the record number of registered voters... but this year the state implemented a new program that allows voters to register at the d-m-v. (robin)coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... a nationwide text message from the president is set to go out this afternoon. the reason behind the message and what it will say... after the break. (ácommercialá) ( robin )happening today...

expect a text from president trump. it won't be a political message, but a chance for áfema to test out a system aimed at alerting the entire nation... of critical situations. kron 4's gabe slate explains. nats - alert - it will be the phone alert heard around the country. nats - alert at 11:18 am wednesday the first nationwide presidental level wireless emergency alert will

go out to everyone with a mobile phone. it will be similar to notifications you may already recieve like amber alerts or extreme weather warnings. nats - alert here's what it will look like.. the header will read "presidential alert" and the message"this is a test of the national wireless emergency alert system. no action is needed." sound from - josh constine / editor at techcrunch"at first we all worried about trump having this ability to reach us directly but fema downplayed"technology writer josh constine with techcrunch says this presidential alerts will only be issued in the event of a national emergency like a natural disaster or terrorist threat. fema says the parameters of what is allowed in these alerts are clearly defined by federal law. sound from - josh constine / editor at techcrunch"we use to all be glued to our tv.. but not any more" nats - alert even though your notification settings in your phone make it seem like you can turn off government alerts, like you can with amber alerts fema says you can not opt out of this alert. the only way.. would be to have your phone off. sound

from - josh constine / editor at techcrunch"it will look alarming at first.. but once people calm down and see it's just a test will go back to day" (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a new report reveals just how much money you will need... to afford the extra fees that come with buying a home in the bay area. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

my name is chris hughes and i am a certified arborist for pg&e. i oversee the patrolling of trees near power lines and roots near pipes and underground infrastructure. at pg&e wherever we work, we work hard to protect the environment. getting the job done safely, so we can keep the lights on for everybody. because i live here i have a deeper connection to the community. and i want to see the community grow and thrive. every year we work with cities and schools to plant trees in our communities. so the environment is there for my kids and future generations. together, we're building a better california. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's

regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible

near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms.

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 ) a quarter of a million dollars is what it will take.. on average... for a down payment to buy a home in san francisco. that money is attributed to.. one-time- cost... associated with buying a home. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story(take pkg) (pkg)it is no secret that the san francisco bay area is one of the most expensive places to buy a home in the united states. what some first time home buyers may not know is that the sticker shock doesn't end with the sale price. that

is just the beginning. when it comes to one-time costs like down payments the bay area is in a class by itselfsotandres restrepo/keller williams realty: "that's just 20%. so if we are talking about a 1.5 million dollar condo, 1.5 million dollar home, that's going to be 300- thousand-dollars out the door"> a three hundred thousand dollar down payment could buy a home out right in most real estate markets but not here says andres restrepo of keller williams realty in san francisco. he talks about some of the other one time fees in addition to the down paymentsot andres restrepo/keller williams realty: "those closing costs can be anywhere from one to two points depending on the property. so if we're talking a million dollar home, which in san francisco the median price is one point six, i am just using a million. you're looking at 15 to 20 thousand dollars">he is just getting started...sot

origination fee. that's going to be about 10-thousand- dollars">don't forget the transfer taxsotif you're still interested in buying your first home here in the bay area after hearing all of that, he has some advice for yousotin san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news ( robin )it looks like toys r us may not being going away after all. the wall street journal reports, the lenders who own the toy store have cancelled plans to auction off the company. the plan is to revive the brand by re- organizing the assets into a new company that would maintain the current license agreements... and invest in new retail operating businesses. earlier this year... toys r us filed for bankruptcy in march... and closed all of its stores

nationwide in june. ( robin )for your health this morning... a new form of treatment is giving patients with a spinal cord injury hope... that they might be able to walk again. the machine this patient is wearing is called the 'ek-so g-t'. it's a portable and adjustable robotic exo- skeleton. it attaches to a patient's body and allows them to stand up and feel what it's like to walk again. the machine was designed to help patients with spinal cord injuries.... paralysis and other neurological conditions - gain back some of the motion in their bodies. ( robin ) jessica mcnair works for ek-so bionics-- the company that invented the machine. she suffered a stroke that left her unable to walk. she

says she believes the possibilities for this new technology are endless. (robin)coming up at 5 on the kron four morning news... the d-m-v is warning people about a new scam... that tricks customers into paying unneccessary application fees online. details on the red flag you should look out for. (ácommercialá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. (robin) (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 ) ( robin )coming up at 5 on the kron 4 morning news... stanford university is alerting its students about an alleged assault that happened on campus. the victim believes someone put something in her drink... while attending a party. ( robin )plus... the opioid epidemic hitting the east bay.

a warning for parents - after two teen overdose deaths in the last three days. ( robin )and... crews will begin construction on the 680 express lane in contra costa county. details on how this will impact your commute... in a live report. (ácommercialá) live report. this isn't just any long-distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience

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good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check

of weather and traffic... temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) students at stanford have been alerted to a possible sexual assualt. police say a woman struggled to recall what may have happened to her at an event late saturday night. but

her friends tell the campus police department that she may be the victim of a sexual assault and battery. in the alert sent out to campus.. staff stated the woman took a sip of a funny tasting water from a man she didn't know. her friends say that the woman may have been groped by that same man. ( james ) campus police say it's unclear if the man involved is a student. ( darya ) the overdose deaths of two teenagers have livermore police warning parents to talk with their kids about drugs. police say both of the teens were opioid users.. but they are now looking into whether the drugs was paced with something deadly. state officials say fentanyal is getting mixed with cocanine, meth and heroin. while they aren't sure if fentanyl was present in the teens deaths or if they

were related.. they say parents need to warn kids now about drug abuse. ( darya ) a big story this morning.. police are investigating a homicide in half moon bay. a man was found dead in a parking lot just off highway one near tunitas creek beach yesterday morning. the man has not been identified yet.. and deputies don't have a motive. the parking lot was closed off for most of the day while investigators searched for evidence. second year along the mateo county. ( james ) a new development this morning. the n-t-s-b has released its preliminary report on a plane crash that killed a pilot and injured two others last month in palo alto. the report says the pilot... w. john spencer... had trouble finding the airport despite having flown to it several times in the past. spencer was providing a free flight for a woman and her daughter through the nonprofit "angel flight west" organization when the plane crashed on september 4th. witnesses say they saw the plane bouncing on the runway during an attempt to land. spencer had been

volunteering for the nonprofit since 20-14... and had flown to the airport three other times. ( james ) a bay area man has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for producing child pornography. 49-year-old douglas pippert pleaded guilty to the charge in june. pippert admitted to producing pornogrpahic images of at least two minors while they were unconscious. ( darya ) a new report just released shows a cracked window in the millennium tower in san francisco... did not happen because the building is tilting and sinking. city officials say the crack on the 36th floor is the result of something hitting the outside of the window...but the report doesn't say what struck the glass. the cracked window was discovered last month and has been taped and a replacement window has been ordered. homeowners have filed multiple lawsuits against the developer and the city. ( darya ) a santa rosa

doctor has been charged with distributing medication otuside the scope of his practice. thomas keller was also charged with two counts of health care fraud related to billing. if convicted keller faces over 20 years in prison. ( james ) san francisco district attorney george gascon has announced that he will 'not' run for reelection. in a statement.. he cited the need to be there for his 90-year old mother.... saying he simply can't be the son he wants to be - while seeking a third term. he says it will be difficult to step away. gascon has served in the office since 2011 -- after taking over for now senator kah-mala harris. ( james ) the d-m-v is warning people about an online scam that is charging customers a fee to complete the new online license application. the d-m-v says there is no addiitional fees to complete the application or for any online services. d-m-v wants to remind customers to use their official website ending in dot gov for all transactions. ( darya ) crews in bodega bay responded overnight to a

deadly cliff rescue at bodega head. officials say they found a male in his late 20's who had fallen down the cliff and into the water... due to his injuries he died at the scene. a second victim who was uninjured was also located in the water.. crews say he was a bystander who went down to to help the first victim. because of his location off the cliff, he had to be rescued by helicopter. ( james ) a big story this morning. president trump mocked bay area professor christine blasey ford last night during a campaign rally. ( darya ) doctor ford is the palo alto woman who says supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while they were in high school at a party that involved alcohol. ( james ) trump cast doubt on her testimony....imitating her for not knowing the answers to some of the questions asked by senators during last week's hearing.

innocent. that's very dangerous for our country. it's very dangerous. and i have it myself all the time. but for me it's like a part of the job description. (laughter) let it happen to me. shouldn't happen to him. shouldn't happen to him, what he's going through. thirty six years ago this happened. i had one beer, right. i had one beer. well you think i was not. there was one girl. oh good. how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was that? i don't know, i don't know. what neighborhood was it in? i don't know. where's the house either upstairs downstairs where was it? but i had one beer. that's the one thing i remember. and a man's life is in tatters. a man's life is shattered. his wife is shattered. his daughters who are beautiful incredible young kids. they destroy people. they want to destroy people. these are really evil people.">( james ) trump had ( james )evil

people.">( james ) trump had previously said ford was a good witness. his comments come as the f-b-i is wrapping up their investigation into the allegations against kavanaugh. ( darya ) another big story we are following this morning... the new york times says president trump participated in tax schemes during the 1990s, that increased the fortune he recieved from his parents. according to the report...trump received millions of dollars from his

father... and according to the times - much of that money came from schemes to help his parents evade paying taxes on his father's fortune. the times' report says that trump and his siblings disguised millions of dollars in gifts from their parents. the white house released a statement calling the new york times article a misleading attack against the trump ( james ) breaking overnight... the official death toll from last week's earthquake and tsumami in indonesia has increased to over 14-hundred. hundreds more are injured. this is new drone footage that shows the destruction along the coast. the 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit friday followed by a 10 foot wall of water that smashed into buildings and swept away homes along the coast. and just this morning a volcano on the same island ... erupted. the volcano is just north of palu.. where the deadly

earthquake struck. ( darya ) happening today... crews will be breaking ground and starting construction on the 680 express lane in contra costa county. .( james ) kron 4's sara stinson is live in martinez with the details on the traffic impacts. construction begins this week on an 11-mile i-680 express lane from just south of marina vista ave. in martinez to rudgear road in walnut creek, establishing a continuous southbound express lane through contra costa county. the $127 million project includes expansion of the southbound freeway through walnut creek and conversion of the existing carpool lane from marina vista ave. to north main street. thanks sara. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron4 monring news...october is domestic violence awareness month...and we talk to a local expert on the warning signs to look for.

sara. thanks street. thanks sara. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron4 monring news...october is domestic violence awareness month...and we talk to a local expert on the warning signs to look for. ( darya ) plus. a new west nile warning after the virus was found in the bay area. ( 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

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news. let's get a check of the forecast. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the

pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms.

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. ( james ) happening today... the man accused of killing 18-year-old mariah davis.. will be arraigned. anthony pimentel is charged with first degree murder of his ex-girlfirend. kron 4's ali reid has more on the

investigation. in fact, one in 3 girls in the u-s is a victim of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner.that's an alarming number ...and many victims don't speak out for fear of even more violence, or judgement.pkgthe plight to end domestic violence continues. you never would think this would happenat the start of d-v awareness month, the body of 18 year old mariah davis was discovered near the lake chabot dam.he's hit her before and did some bad things, but i never thought he would kill her anthony pimentel turned himself in and claims responsibility. now according to dating abuse statistics .... girls and women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence ... almost triple the national average.dating should be fun. it shouldn't be stressful and it shouldn't include violence after an abusive 2 year relationship ... they two had been broken up for seven

months. and met at this san leandro restaurant for lunch last week. why'd he have to kill her? why did he have to kill her?liz varela from building futures says cases have shown, extreme violence can occur at the end of a relationship.sot - the most dangerous time people are at risk for being killed or hurt, is when the relationship is over .... think through what are the dangers of meeting up with the person again or avoiding this type of incident. standuppimentel is booked in santa rita jail with no bail. his arraignment set for tomorrow.if you are in an abusive relationship, and need help ... reach out to someone you trust, or call a crisis line in your area.reporting live from san leandro ... ar ... kron 4 news. ( darya ) in the south bay... the

west nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in the southern part of santa clara county. the vector control district will be spraying mosquito treatment in san martin and surrounding areas ... starting at 11 p-m on thursday. if you live in the area officials are asking you to keep your windows closed and stay inside while they treat the area. the treatment will take about three hours and is centered near highland avenue and santa teresa boulevard. ( darya ) four califonria men have been arrested for their roles in the violent 20- 17 "unite the right rally" in charlottesville, virginia. drake daley, thomas walter gillen, michael paul miselis and cole evan white. white worked in berkeley at top dog... hot dog chain. the company says white voluntarily resigned after his participation in a rally.

officials say all four men have been involved in violent political rallies in california in the past. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a nationwide text message from the president is set to go out this morning...and you won't be able to avoid it. the reason behind the message coming up. ( james ) and after the break... a delivery man is credited with savign kidnapping victim. the signals he picked up on that police say saved a woman's life. (ácommercialá)

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temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) a pizza delivery driver in wisconsin is being credited with saving a woman's life... after he delivered to a man who was holding that woman hostage. joseph grundl says he was delivering a pizza thursday night to this home when a woman standing behind the man who answered the door signaled to get help... and 30 seconds later mouthed 'call the police' moments later he left the home and called 911. the criminal complaint says a 55 year old man walked into his ex-girlfriend's home on thursday without knocking... punched her in the face, and forced her into her upstairs bedroom... and tying her with a vaccuum cord.

he is now facing multiple charges including strangulation and false imprisonment. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 coming up on the kron 4 morning news. there's a growing number of people living in r-v's in one bay area city and neighbors are fed up. hear why police say there isn't much they can do about it. ( will ) and im live in oakland as the a's prepare for their wild card game tonight in new york. (ácommercialá) aggressive yellow.

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weather and traffic... temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are

likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) happening today... the oakland a's will take on teh new york yankees in a win-or-go-home wild card game in new york.( james ) kron 4's will tran is live at the coliseum with a preview of tonight's game. will.

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thanks will. ( darya ) a growing number of people are living in r-v's and other vehicles on city streets across the bay area. but people in palo alto say it's a big problem that needs to be sovled. last year palo alto police say they

received more than a thousand complaints about r-v's.. and so far this year they are on pace to match that. police have issued some citations and towed some vehicles.. but they say as long as the vehicles do not remain in the same spot for more than 72 hours they are not breaking the law.

said if the man was arrested. ( james ) in the north bay.. all of the animal rights activists who were arrested saturday at a chicken farm have been released. this is a picture from the scene in petaluma. the sonoma county district attorney's office said it needed more time to investigate possible charges against the activists but did not file any paper work. a sonoma county judge relased the activists tuesday afternoon. ( darya ) in san rafael... yesterday's storm may have caused the roof of a home goods store to collapse. we first brought you this story as breaking news tuesday morning. no one was inside the store at the time. employees arriving to work saw the sagging roof and called fire fighters right as it was collapsing. customers walking by the door were shocked at the scene.

since been marked 'unsafe' by officials. the san rafael fire chief said the collapse seems to be weather-related but they're doing more safety checks to be sure. ( james ) happening today... the first nationwide presidental level wireless emergency alert will be sent to everyone. it will be similar to notifications like amber alerts or extreme weather warnings. at 11:18 this morning.. you will get a message that looks similar to this... it will read presidental alert and the message stating it is a test. you cannot opt out of the alert. unlike other notifications where you can turn off government alerts.. fema says the only way is to turn off your phone. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4

morning news... it's no secret buying a home in the bay area is pricey.. but there is more that goes into the sky high cost. ( james ) and after the break.. the 49ers took some time off the field to help raise awareness to an important cause through fashion. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. know what goes great with steak and shrimp? more shrimp.

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temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. ( robin )

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) the 49ers... taking a break from the x's and o's... and stepping up for an important cause. the team... helped launch the league's crucial catch campaign... through a fashion show with about 25-cancer patients. 49er players... walked down the runway with those battling breast, pediatric, and colon cancer. cj beathard's special guest was a two-year-old cancer survivor. ( james ) and a reminder... kron 4 is your official home of blue angels live. experience the speed... power and precision of the blue angels this saturday right here on kron-4... from 2 to 4pm.

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simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet and tv for just $34.99 a month for 12 months and customize by adding flexible channel packs. click, call or visit a store today. ( darya )( robin ) checking bay 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 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 temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland

from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are

likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms.

( james ) a quarter of a million dollars is what it will take.. on average... for a down payment to buy a home in san francisco.( darya ) that money is attributed to.. one-time-costs... associated with buying a home. kron4's haaziq madyun breaks down the numbers. (pkg)it is no secret that the san francisco bay area is one of the most expensive places to buy a home in the united states. what some first time home buyers may not know is that the sticker shock doesn't end with the sale price. that is just the beginning. when it comes to one-time costs like down payments the bay area is in a class by itselfsotandres restrepo/keller williams realty: "that's just 20%. so if we are talking about a 1.5 million dollar condo, 1.5 million dollar home, that's going to be 300- thousand-dollars out the door">

a three hundred thousand dollar down payment could buy a home out right in most real estate markets but not here says andres restrepo of keller williams realty in san francisco. he talks about some of the other one time fees in addition to the down paymentsot andres restrepo/keller williams realty: "those closing costs can be anywhere from one to two points depending on the property. so if we're talking a million dollar home, which in san francisco the median price is one point six, i am just using a million. you're looking at 15 to 20 thousand dollars">he is just getting started...sot don't forget the transfer taxsotif you're still interested in buying your first home here in the bay area after hearing all of that, he has some advice for yousot

williams realty: "number one get you a top agent. number two have your finances in order and know what you can afford from the get go. number three when you find a property that you love act fast. do not wait somebody else is going to come and going to get it">in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news ( darya ) with just five weeks to go before election day... officials around the stat are monitoring threats to avoid any meddling with the votes. the state has put in place safeguards that include inspecting each of the voting systems before they are used. and many californians will vote on paper ballots. those ballots help protect against threats because paper trails associated with them allow for a quick detection of any possible intrusion into the voting process.

registered.. which is about 3-quarters of people eligible to vote. california has seen a surge of voting registration over the last few years. officials say its not clear what led to the record number of registered voters... but this year.. the state implemented a new program that allows voters to register at the d-m-v. ( james ) coming up at 6 a.m. a rather unusual but very cute rescue at a fire department in the sierra. we'll show you more in the next hour.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland

from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident nb 17 at redwood ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... we continue to track the rain in the bay area. taking a live look at strom tracker 4 radar. john shrable will have an update coming up at the top of the hour. (ácommercialá) e and we

are tracking the rain in the bay area. i am john shrabel ... following the rainy morning forecast. plus ... drivers may run into some traffic on 680 in the east bay ... as work on a new project gets underway. ( will ) and im live in oakland as the a's prepare for their wild card game tonight in new york. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and

i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... temperatures temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today.

expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. 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 ) happening today... crews will be breaking ground and starting construction on the 680 express lane in contra costa county. .( james ) kron 4's sara stinson is live in martinez with the details on the traffic impacts. construction begins this week on an 11-mile i-680 express lane from just south of marina vista ave. in martinez to rudgear road in walnut creek, establishing a continuous southbound express lane through contra costa county. the $127 million project includes expansion of the southbound freeway through walnut creek and conversion of the existing carpool lane from marina vista ave. to north main street.

thanks sara. ( darya ) happening today... the man accused of killing 18-year-old mariah davis .. will be arraigned. ( james ) anthony pimentel is charged with first degree murder of his ex-girlfirend mariah davis. her body was discovered on monday near the lake chabot dam. after an abusive 2

year relationship ... they two had been broken up for seven months ... and met at this san leandro restaurant for lunch last week ... where davis was last seen. experts say says cases have shown, extreme violence can occur at the end of a relationship. ( james )( james ) according to dating abuse statistics .... girls and women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence ... almost triple the national average. ( darya ) if you or someone you know who is a victim of domestic violence.. there is help. you can contact the national domestic violence hotline the number is on your screen...and we've posted a link to the hotline

on our website... kron4 dot com.. ( darya ) the overdose deaths of two teenagers have livermore police warning parents to talk with their kids about drugs. police say both of the teens were opioid users.. but they are now looking into whether the drugs was paced with something deadly. state officials say fentanyal is getting mixed with cocanine, meth and heroin. while they aren't sure if fentanyl was present in the teens deaths or if they were related.. they say parents need to warn kids now about drug abuse. ( darya ) a big story this morning.. police are investigating a homicide in half moon bay. a man was found dead in a parking lot just off highway one near tunitas creek beach yesterday morning. the man has not been identified yet.. and deputies don't have a motive. the parking lot was closed off for most of the day while investigators searched for evidence. this is the second homicide this year along the coast in san mateo county. ( james ) a new development this morning. the n-t-s-b has released its preliminary report on a plane crash that killed a pilot and

injured two others last month in palo alto. the report says the pilot... w. john spencer... had trouble finding the airport despite having flown to it several times in the past. spencer was providing a free flight for a woman and her daughter through the nonprofit "angel flight west" organization when the plane organization when the plane crashed on september 4th. witnesses say they saw the plane bouncing on the runway during an attempt to land. spencer had been volunteering for the nonprofit since 20-14... and had flown to the airport three other times. ( james ) a bay area man has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for producing child pornography. 49-year-old douglas pippert pleaded guilty to the charge in june. pippert admitted to producing pornogrpahic images of at least two minors while they were unconscious. ( darya ) a new report just released shows a cracked window in the millennium tower

in san francisco... did not happen because the building is tilting and sinking. city officials say the crack on the 36th floor is the result of something hitting the outside of the window...but the report doesn't say what struck the glass. the cracked window was discovered last month and has been taped and a replacement window has been ordered. homeowners have filed multiple lawsuits against the developer and the city. ( darya ) meantime work to fix the transbay transit center is underway. the transbay joint powers authority says shoring up the cracked beams are only phase one of a temporary solution. phase two is still being designed and officials expect to execute the plan in the next few days. they predict the main downtown artery near the transit center will remain closed until october 12th. buses will not be allowed to drive onto the bus deck until the permanent fix is in place ... it could be possible that

the roof deck could be reopened to the public in early november. ( darya ) a santa rosa doctor has been charged with distributing medication otuside the scope of his practice. thomas keller was also charged with two counts of health care fraud related to billing. if convicted keller faces over 20 years in prison. ( james ) san francisco district attorney george gascon has announced that he will 'not' run for reelection. in a statement.. he cited the need to be there for his 90-year old mother.... saying he simply can't be the son he wants to be - while seeking a third term. he says it will be difficult to step away. gascon has served in the office since 2011 -- after taking over for now senator kah-mala harris. ( james ) the d-m-v is warning people about an online scam that is charging customers a fee to complete the new online driver's license application. the d-m-v says there is no addiitional fees to complete the application or for any online services. d-m-v

wants to remind customers to use their official website ending in dot gov for all transactions. ( darya ) crews in bodega bay responded overnight to a deadly cliff rescue at bodega head. officials say they found a male in his late 20's who had fallen down the cliff and into the water. due to his injuries he died at the scene. a second victim who was uninjured was also located in the water.. crews say he was a bystander who went down to to help the first victim. because of his location off the cliff, he had to be rescued by helicopter. ( darya ) in the south bay... the west nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in the southern part of santa clara county. the vector control district will be spraying mosquito treatment in san martin and surrounding areas ... starting at 11 tomorrow night. the treatment will take about three hours and is centered near highland avenue and santa teresa boulevard. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... a nationwide text message from

the president is set to go out this morning...and you won't be able to avoid it. the reason behind the message coming up. ( james ) plus ... four men have been charged in the deadly 20-17 "unite the right" rally in charlottesville, virginia. including a former bay area employee. ( james ) and a sex crime is reported at stanford university.we have the details .. coming up. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) this isn't just any long-distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience plus the most free shows to stream. and with savings on wireless,

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check of weather and traffic this morning. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these

thunderstorms. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is no major hot (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (darya)(james)( john ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland

from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. 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 spots. bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) four califonria men have been arrested for their roles in the violent 20- 17 "unite the right rally" in charlottesville, virginia. drake daley, thomas walter gillen, michael paul miselis and cole evan white. white worked in berkeley at top dog... hot dog chain. the company says white voluntarily resigned after his participation in a rally. officials say all four men have been involved in violent political rallies in california in the past. ( darya ) students at stanford university have been

alerted by campus police about a possible sex crime reported over the weekend. as kron four's philippe djegal reports ... the victim may have been drugged. a woman who studies at stanford university struggled to recall what may have happened to her at an event on mayfield avenue late saturday night... but her friends relayed to the campus department of public safety that she may be the victim of a sexual assault and battery. no name/woman- "i was disappointed to see an alert about a situation where women were possibly being drugged at a party of the stanford campus." this street, also known as "the row," is home to some of the university's fraternities and sororities. and, it is along this road where a community alert sent out by stanford to students and staff states a woman took a sip of some funny tasting water from a man she didn't know at an event. her friends say the woman may have also been groped by that same man on the dance floor.anna- sofia/student- "it's great that she was with her friends and i think it was ultimately

her friends that let her out of the house and kind of away from that, from that area. so, that's a great system. just having your friends around and kind of having people that you trust and that you know go to these things with you and having a check-in system is always a great idea." but some students feel it's unfortunate that a buddy- system may be neccesary to stay safe in public. nick/student- "it's not on the girl's friends to take care of her other girl herself, like, that's uh something to do with the culture here." the department of public safety says it's unclear if the man involved is also a student. this comes on the heals of a woman reported being raped on the main campus in august. in palo alto, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( james ) a big story this morning. president trump mocked bay area professor christine blasey ford last night during a campaign rally.( darya ) doctor ford is the palo alto woman who says supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while they were in high school at a party that involved alcohol. ( james ) trump cast doubt on her testimony....imitating

her for not knowing the answers to some of the questions asked by senators during last week's hearing. < how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was that? i don't know, i don't know. what neighborhood was it in? i don't know. where's the house either upstairs downstairs where was it? but i had one beer. that's the one thing i remember. >( james ) trump had previously said ford was a good witness. his comments come as the f-b-i is wrapping up their investigation into the allegations against kavanaugh. ( james ) another big story we are following this morning... the new york times says president trump participated in tax schemes during the 1990s, that increased the fortune he recieved from his parents. according to the report...trump received hundreds of millions of

dollars from his father... and according to the times - much of that money came from schemes to help his parents evade paying taxes on his father's fortune. the times' report says that trump and his siblings disguised hundredsf millions of dollars in gifts from their parents. the white house released a statement calling the new york times article a misleading attack against the trump family. ( darya ) in national news... all the mail delivered to the pentagon is now in quarantine. this after two pieces of mail initially tested positive for ricin. the highly toxic compound has been used in previous terror plots. the pieces of mail never entered the pentagon building. it was delivered to the pentagon's mail facility yesterday... which is in a separate building. the f-b-i is doing further testing on the mail. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news. there's a growing number of people living in r-v's in one bay area city and neighbors are fed up. hear why

police say there isn't much they can do about it. ( james ) and an adorable trash bin rescue at a fire department in the sierra. we'll show you more next. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

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who knows you and your business well enough to understand what your wealth is really for. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) firefighters in

reno nevada ... rescued three bear cubs that got stuck in their garbage container.( james ) the crew heard the container tip overnight ... and when they went to check on it in the morning ... they saw a mother bear near it. they quickly figured out there were cubs trapped inside. while one fireman distracted the mama bear ... another lifted the lid so the three cubs could escape. all three of them ran off back to into the woods.fire officials want to warn people to always let professionals deal with bears. ( james ) still ahead ... with the midterm elections a little more than a month away.. california is taking extra steps to ensure voting security.

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felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. 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 )happening today... expect a text from president trump. it won't be a political message, but a chance for fema to test out a system aimed at alerting the entire nation ... of critical situations.( james ) the alert will go out at at 11:18 this morning.and you do not have to take action. kron 4's gabe slate has more details. nats - alert - it will be the phone alert heard around the country. nats - alert at 11:18 am wednesday the first

nationwide presidental level wireless emergency alert will go out to everyone with a mobile phone. it will be similar to notifications you may already recieve like amber alerts or extreme weather warnings. nats - alert here's what it will look like.. the header will read "presidential alert" and the message"this is a test of the national wireless emergency alert system. no action is needed." sound from - josh constine / editor at techcrunch"at first we all worried about trump having this ability to reach us directly but fema downplayed"technology writer josh constine with techcrunch says this presidential alerts will only be issued in the event of a national emergency like a natural disaster or terrorist threat. fema says the parameters of what is allowed in these alerts are clearly defined by federal law. sound from - josh constine / editor at techcrunch"we use to all be glued to our tv.. but not any more" nats - alert even though your notification settings in your phone make it seem like you can turn off government alerts, like you can with amber alerts fema says you can not opt out of this alert. the only way.. would be to have your phone off. sound from - josh constine / editor at techcrunch"it will look alarming at first.. but once people calm down and see it's just a test will go back to day"

( darya ) a growing number of people are living in r-v's and other vehicles on city streets across the bay area. but people in palo alto say it's a big problem that needs to be sovled. last year palo alto police say they received more than a thousand complaints about r-v's.. and so far this year they are on pace to match that. police have issued some citations and towed some vehicles ... but they say as long as the vehicles do not remain ithe same spot for more than 72 hours they are not breaking the law. a similar situation exists in

nearby east palo alto which which will soon be launching an experimental city-sponsored off-street parking program. ( james ) new this morning... police in oakland detained a man who was asleep in his car with what appeared to be two hand guns. this happened early this morning on the 96-hundred block of coral road. the man complied with commands and was detained. the guns turned out to be replicas. police have not said if the man was arrested. ( james ) in the north bay.. all of the animal rights activists who were arrested saturday at a chicken farm have been released. this is a picture from the scene in petaluma. the sonoma county district attorney's office said it needed more time to investigate possible charges against the activists but did not file any paper work. a sonoma county judge relased the activists tuesday afternoon. ( darya ) a sacramento man is speaking out about an attack that happened 41 years ago.. when someone broke into his house.. tied him up and

assaulted his girlfriend. victor hayes now believes the attacker is suspected godlen state killer joseph delangelo. hayes says in 19-77 he was tied up and his girlfriend was taken to another room and assaulted. hayes says he remembers the pants the attacker was wearing that night.. and he thinks deangelo was on duty as a police officer. he said no one has reached out to him since the attack in 19-77. "every day has been october first for me for 41 years. truthfully. it's never gone away."( darya ) the interim aubrun police chief released aubrun police chief released a statement saying they do not have any information to show deangelo was on duty as an aburn officer at the time of the

attack. ( darya ) with just five weeks to go before election day... officials around the stat are monitoring threats to avoid any meddling with the votes. the state has put in place safeguards that include inspecting each of the voting systems before they are used. and many californians will vote on paper ballots. those ballots help protect against threats because paper trails associated with them allow for a quick detection of any possible intrusion into the voting process.

record number of registered voters... but this year.. the state implemented a new program that allows voters to register at the d-m-v. ( james ) coming up ... new video showing the power of the deadly earthquake in indonesia. we have the latest on the search for survivors. ( will ) and im live in oakland as the a's prepare for their wild card game tonight in new york. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. you could generate your own energy,

at home. or to save energy, unplug unused appliances. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies

interspersed by these thunderstorms. (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. to 101. ( james ) breaking overnight... the official death toll from last week's earthquake and tsumami in indonesia has increased to over 14-hundred. hundreds more are injured. you are looking at new video of the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that hit friday. it caused the

ground to shake with so much force that it moved entire houses. the earthquake was followed by a 10 foot wall of water that smashed into buildings and swept away homes along the coast. and just this morning a volcano on the same island ... erupted. the volcano is just north of palu.. where the deadly earthquake ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... the roman catholic dioceses of several bay area cities are now part of a statewide lawsuit. we have that story coming up at 7.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james ) people living in south west states are dealing with flooding. the remnants of tropical depression rosa brought buckets of rain to pheonix arizona yesterday. emergency officials had to rescue a woman from a vehicle stranded in high waters. today ... millions of people from phoenix to salt lake city in utah are at risk of more flooding from rosa. (james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic...

temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's

regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast.

scattered showers possible near the pacific while inland from the south bay to the east bay isolated areas of heavy rain and thunderstorms are likely to be seen today. expect partly cloudy skies interspersed by these thunderstorms. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is

less then 30 min from the maze to sf. major delys on nb 17 from scotts valley to redwood estate due to an earlier crash.

( darya ) happening today... the oakland a's will take on the new york yankees in a win-or-go-home wild card game in new york.( james ) kron 4's will tran is live at the coliseum with a preview of tonight's game. will.

( james ) thanks will. ( darya ) thanks will.( james )

three times this year, it's exciting, but there's pressure, and it's how you take the pressure. we know it's gonna be a pressure- packed game for both teams. it's an even playing field in a park that's not ours."> ( james ) still ahead after the break... we continue to track the rain in the bay area. taking a live look at strom tracker 4 radar. ( james ) and a reminder... kron 4 is your official home of blue angels live. experience the speed... power and

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and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered

( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... we continue to track the rain in the bay area. taking a live look at strom tracker 4 radar. john shrable will have an update coming up at the top of the hour. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) this is not a bed.

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fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... temperatures today will be felt in the 60's and 70's regardless of whether you are inland or along the coast. scattered showers possible near the pacific wh