tv KRON 4 Early News KRON November 16, 2018 4:00am-6:59am PST
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(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston. we'll get a check of your weather and traffic in a moment, but we're going to begin this morning with the air quality in the bay area. ( robin ) dozens of schools across the bay area are going to be closed today.... because of the dangerous air quality in the bay area. the list of school closures keeps getting longer -- and we are constantly updating that information on kron-4-dot-com. here are some of the districts closing schools: south san francisco unified, san leandro unified, pittsburg unified, orinda
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union, new haven union, napa valley unified, martinez unified, hayward unified, castro valley unified, and benicia unified. several college campuses are also closed. again -- we have the entire list on kron-4-dot-com. ( robin ) with schools closing .. parents are in a mad rush to try and find a place for their children kron4's alecia reid who went to alemeda to speak with parents. the air has gotten so much worse outdoors, parents brought masks for their children at pickup today. they're glad school is canceled tomorrow, but now have to come up with alternate plans.pkgtoday is the worst day a layer of smoke sits on the
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street ... people are careful to protect their beijing was famous for this, but not as bad as thisair quality levels across the bay area have gone into dangerous territory .. students an early start to their thanksgiving holiday.so now we get 5,6,7,8 straight days off. so i think the girls are really excited. hahahaha may have the day off friday, but with athletic practices and other events canceled, some parents are scrambling to figure it out.we're not off. we didnt close down so tonight i'll my husband and figure something outother parents decided immediately which of the two will have to take off workdeal with it, that's all i'm concerned about.overall, parents are quite understanding decision.it's inconvenience hand i can also understand their worry with all this smokestnadupa number of colleges will also be closed tomorrow.you can find a full list of all the schools on our website, kron 4 reporting live from alameda ... ar .. kron 4 ( robin ) john joins us now for a first check of your forecast and to tell us how the air quality is looking this morning? much like yesterday temperatures will be comfortably cool in the 60's and 70's under more hazy sunshine. air quality will be just as unhealthy with some areas being even more unhealthy including parts of the peninsula and east bay.
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missing has been released. 1,862 structures have been destroyed.... the vast majority of those are homes. the camp fire has burned more than 140,000 acres and is 40 percent contained. more than 5,600 firefighters are on the lines. ( robin ) at a press conference thursday the sheriff explained why the number jumped so drastically. drastically. updated it.">ultimately they the night and ultimately they updated it."> ( robin ) law enforcement still
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says.. there is no timetable for how long the search for people will last ... as we reported.. 631 people are still unaccounted for... the butte county sheriff has released an updated list of people who are missing from the 'camp fire'. we have posted that list on kron-4- dot- com. authorities say, some people may be in shelters - and just may not be in contact with family members. so the sheriffs are asking people to take a look at the list... and tell let them know if someone on the list is accounted for.. again-- we have that list posted on kron-4 dot com. ( robin )you can likely imagine the anxiety and stress so many fire victims are going through without a place to call home.some are staying in shelters, others in tents .. many sleeping in their cars...kron 4's gayle ong went to chico where many evacuees are seeking refuge at a walmart parking lot. one week after the camp fire
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tore through butte county,the town of paradise is gone.left are piles of twisted metal and home after home,reduced to ash. the same road where hundreds made the desperate escape..now filled with utility workers cleaning up..and the daunting task..as rescue workers search for victims,the number of missing people has doubled and the death toll gets higher each day.many evacuees are staying in tents and cars at a wal-mart parking lot -sot: i've been here since monday eveningmichael robertson lost his home in paradise, he's been living in his tent with his two daughters.michael robertson: "just when you feel like everything is going to be fine, you know you got your family, you got friends, everybody here has been so generous, giving out anything.">and giving him time to spare as he looks to the future. the future. ( robin )the evacuees in chico are hearing they have until sunday to stay there.but for
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now, they're just grateful to have each other to lean on. ( robin )an officer- involved shooting left one man and two dogs dead.and this shooting happened in the burn area of butte ( robin ) someone alerted police about a man who had been in his car, acting suspiciously for three days at the pines yankee hill hardware store parking lot .... which is in an evacuation zone. authorities say they ran the plate... realized the parolee was wanted for a double murder and called for back up. the seargeants says as they approached the car the man woke up, and went for his right pocket... as if he was reaching for a gun. he reportedly then yelled.... you guys should have left me alone... and i'm not going back. the man started the car... then took off south on highway 70.. speeds up 90 miles and hour as law enforcement chased him. spike strips forced him to stop. six law enforcement officers approched the car and yelled at him to get out.
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years old from berry creek. his name is not being released pending notification of family. he was wanted for a 2014 double murder in butte county. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... we are staying on top of the bad air quality across the bay area. (robin) we we'll hear from a doctor about any extra precautions people with asthma and other medical conditions should be taking. but first, it's not just people dealing with the smoke in the air... but pets too. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.
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comfortably cool in the 60's and 70's under more hazy sunshine. air quality will be just as unhealthy with some areas being even more unhealthy including parts of the peninsula and east bay. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin )( robin ) toll to 101.min from the less than 20 bridge drive richmond
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( robin ) with the smoke from butte county settling into the bay area.. people aren't the only ones who need to limit their time outdoors. your pets can also experience serious health problems from exposure to smoke. kron4's dan thorn tells us what veterinarians are recommending.. a day at the dog park has been fun for some people who say despite the air quality their dog seems to be fine..sot: but veterinarians say looks can be deceiving..bill king, owns sophie, shepard black lab mix. "she seems to do fairly well out here, she runs and runs and runs and hasn't had any problems like humans would." but vetenawe spoke wi d vm"dog
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and cats are going to breath in the same stuff you or i are going to breath in."that's why docter brianna benedetto says people with dogs should take them only on short walks dog at this time. it's best in the morning or the evening... when there's more moisture in the air.dr. brianna benedetto, dvm "and no exercise, no frisbee, no playing ball. just not right now, it's just not a good time."nats examine room doctor jyl rubin says she's been treating pets from an animal shelter in paradise. the shelter was destroyed.most of the animals she's seeing have respiratory issues.dr. jyl rubin, dvm"and unfortunately we've lost a lot of them from smoke inhalation burns."dogs are not alone..cats and other pets can also feel the affects of smoke..so it's best to also keep them inside as long as possible. as for putting masks on pets... doctor benedetto says make sure they are not the ones for humans.dr. brianna benedetto, dvm"they're not going to work, they just don't fit right, you know with the masks you need them to have full face coverage and they just don't developed one that's for a long breed snout like this one." ( robin ) doctor's say there are some
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speciality pet masks, but they're not easy to find and often don't stay on right.vets tell us at this point in time, it's better to keep your pets indoors. ( robin )there are also a lot of animals that don't have a home to stay inside.just like the thousands of people in the camp fire, there are a lot of animals affected as well. kron4's maureen kelly went to a walnut creek shether that's taking in dogs from the fire zone. this black lab pup named midnight is one of 17 dogs taken in from the chico and paradise area...midnight is a little bit skittish still.....but that's understandable given what she and other dogs have been thru the dogs are already super stressed, they've had a hard week, not only for the smoke all the craziness, but their day-to-day schedule has been hugely interrupted so right now we're trying to give them a sense of normalcy these dogs...like this three year old bulldog mix named sophie were up for adoption in butte county sheters.... but now those shelters havot right now
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is up there are focusing on reuniting animals that have been affected by the fires, with their families were looking for them, so for the time being adoptions of the animals who don't have home's is kind of paused, so that's where we take the adoptable animals because think about it these communities of been devastated, nobody's gonna use that opportunity to adopt the new puppy which is already a stressful thing on its own. the dogs picked up from the fire zone wednesday will be evaluated medical and behavioral issues and will hopefully be available for adoption next week.in order to make room for those ??? dogs and any other dogs and cats that might come in from the fire area, or if he's waving their adoption fees through sunday for the animals like sassy hear who they already have ready for adoptionthose fees can run as high as $300 bucks.....so those who take in one of the animals here now could not only save money....but also be saving lives....that of the dog or cat given it's forever home....and by freeing more space in the arf shelter, animals from the fire zone. maureen kelly kron4 news.
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kron four morning news... as we continue dealing with the terrible air quality in the bay area, we'll hear from a doctor on what precautions people should be taking. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. (ácommercialá) (robin) welcome back to
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a classic story. david daniel has it all in the hollwood minute. (nat)disney has dropped the first full trailer for "dumbo," tim burton's live- action take on the tale of the little elephant with the big ears. "dumbo" flies into theaters next march."galileo! galileo figaro!"the movie "bohemian rhapsody" is doing well at the box office... and it's pushed the song back up the charts! the film's six- minute title tune, first released in 19-75, is number 33 on the billboard hot 100, with more than 13-million u-s streams.(nat-music)one of music's most iconic acts lands on d-v-d and blu-ray this weekend. "long strange trip: the untold story of the grateful dead" includes never- before-seen performance footage, vintage interviews, and other candid moments from the group's vaults, as well as new conversations with surviving members of the band. the documentary is four hours long, so pop the film in, "hang it up, and see what tomorrow brings." in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a and
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( robin ) dozens of schools across the bay area are going to be closed tomorrow.... because of the dangerous air quality in the bay area. the list of school closures keeps getting longer -- and we are constantly updating that information on kron-4-dot-com. here are some of the districts closing schools: south san francisco unified, san leandro unified, pittsburg unified, orinda union, new haven union, napa valley unified, martinez unified, hayward unified, castro valley unified, and benicia unified. several college campuses are also closed. again -- we have the entire
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list on kron-4-dot-com. ( robin ) the san francisco unified school district announced it is among the scores of districts.. shutting down all classes friday... at marina middle school, this was the scene, children covering their faces with masks, scarves, sleeves... whatever they had. children were forced to be indoors all week... with all outdoor activities canceled. parents say, shortly after the public schools made the announcement ... it created a domino effect with a number of other districts and some businesses deciding to ( robin ) one of the many inconveniences coming from the poor air quality is parents left with stir crazy children. kron 4's gabe slate visited an indoor kids playground ... which has seen traffic quadruple this week... like most cities in the bay area thursday smoke from the camp wild fire filled the sky over berkeley. pushing parents away from parks or
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outdoor activities and into indoor kid playgrounds like the kids gym in berkeley off 7th street. sound from barbara - took kids to indoor kid gym "it's really bad on thursdays she normally takes them to the park, but today she opted for the indoor playground. sound from barbara - took kids to indoor kid gym"they shouldn't be outside" nats playground sound from jenny - took kids to indoor kid gym"it's really bad out here" jenny needed something to do with arlo today and did not feel safe playing outside. sound from jenny - took kids to indoor kid gym"it's good they have things like this" nats playgroundsound from vernita mccray - works at kids gym / berkeley vernita mccray works at the kids gym in berkeley she says business has been way up. they typically have around 100 kids a day this week each day they have had over 700. sound from vernita mccray - works at kids gym / berkeley
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( robin )it has now been a full week since smoke blanketed the bay area and the áextended exposure is starting to take a toll on people's health.people with asthma and other respiratory problems are the ones most likely to be having a difficult time.kron 4's charles clifford talked natsdr gary bean is a that man are struggling with the thick smoke blanketing the bay area.
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sotwe've seen a lot of people coming in with respiratory issues. especially our asthmatics. especially those who were in the fringe are now in the breech and need additional respiratory support. dr bean says that fire smoke usually hangs around for a just a couple days but this smoke is thick and people aren't getting any relief and that is causing problems.sot and that's why our mucus is becoming more compacted. there's more inflammation in our chests. more coughing. just a need to get this mucus out.bean says that the best thing to do right now is just stay indoors. he says that wearing a mask is not a guaranteed way to avoid breath in the smoke.sotan effective mask is one thats been fit. if you have like a beard or facial hair it's not going to fit well. it's better than nothing but the best is a fit tested mask.he also says it can be difficult to get young children to wear a fitted mask and that for the time being kids should stay indoors, although he admits that can be a tall order.sotkeeping four or five year olds in a contained are is just going to be a hot mess for four or five more weeks.
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area and beyond could see its population increase by 35 percent by 20-40. the question is how do you move all those people around? one answer under consideration.. is creating a second bart tube. kron 4's dan kerman reports from outside the embarcadero bart station .. new bart tube 1115185 insertit was back in 1964 when construction began on barts transbay tube connecting san francisco and oakland... now there's talk of adding a second transbay rail crossing. soti think a second transbay tube is going to be a reality thursday barts' board of directors was presented with an update and reasons why a second tube will be needed.sot bevan dufty/bart board director :20our region is going to grow by 4 million people between now and 2050 so we need to double the capacity of bart. that additional 4 million people in not just in the 9 county bay area, but what's called the 21 county megaregion.sot ellen smith/transbay rail crossing project mgr. :35theres a large number of people makiing a comute today from northern san joaquin county, san joqin
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merced of stanislaus county in the bay area over the altamont pass , also a large number of commutes in both directions going from the bay area to sacramento that's why this new tube may not just take bart trains, but cal train and the capital corridor sot we are hopingto put together a single seat ride from sf to sacramento or sacramento to san jose.the new study will get underway next year that will look at demand and possible locations for the tube.. .one scenario would be to connect san francisco's growing neighborhood in mission bay with an area further south in oakland (robin) in oakland (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... the midterms are ástillá not over. florida is continuing to recount ballots in three very
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( robin ) it's been more than a week... but the 20-18 midterms are still not fully decided, at least not in florida. clouds are hovering over the sunshine state and it could take a while before everything is wraped up. john lorinc has more. being two minutes late isn't always a big deal....except for when it is.brenda snipes/broward supervisor of elections"i have taken responsibility for every act in this office, good, bad and indifferent. i have always held myself accountable." florida's broward county submitted its machine recount information at 3:02 p-m. two-minutes past the state- mandated deadline.palm beach county was also late.susan bucher/supervisor of elections, palm beach county "we gave it everything we had. i'm very proud of my team and
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we are a good election office and i have a great team. i think we just got stuck with some mechanical issues that were inherited."this means last week's unofficial count for these counties will be the totals used.right now the candidates for governor are separated by a paper-thin margin.and the races for state agriculture commissioner and senate are even closer, with less than point-two-five points between candidates in each race.brandt robinson/teacher"it's essential counted simply to model how important it is that our voting system is secure, our institutions that people take that seriously."state law says any race with margins outside point-two-five percentage points at this stage can be certified by law. but those within that range face a manual recount.that deadline is sunday at 12 p-m local time....and not a minute later.i'm john lorinc reporting. --tag-- ( robin )in maine, voters selected a new member of congress through what's called "ranked choice voting."that's where voters rank candidates from first to last, to ensure a majority winner. and as a result áthat áseat flipped to democrat ájared golden.this was the first general election
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in the state to be decided with "ranked choice voting." but the republican incumbent is not giving up.he is asking a federal court to rule ranked choice voting áunconsitutional. but congressman-elect golden says he will not let the ongoing legal fight impact his ability to do his new job. ( robin)supporters of ranked-choice voting have been fighting for its implementation in ámaine for four years. ( robin ) 4 your money this morning... fewer people are rushing to sign up for obamacare for 2019. nearly 1-point-2 million americans selected plans in the first 10 days of open enrollment that's compared to last
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year with nearly 1-point-5 million in the first 11 days... the average number of sign-ups per day is about 12- percent... which is lower than last year. starting in 2019, people will no longer face a penalty for not having health insurance. congress effectively eliminated the individual mandate by getting rid of the penalty fee as part of the 2017 tax cut bill. ( robin ) the price of p-g-and-e stock continues to plummet in the aftermath of the camp fire. thursday it closed at 17 dollars and 74 cents a share. that is a drop of more than 31 dollars in the last six days. the utility is being sued by homeowners who claim a high voltage transmission line failed, sparking the fire. p-g-and-e told state regulators last week that it experienced a problem on a transmission line just before the flames erupted. no official cause of the fire is yet to be determined. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... michelle obama is on a book
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arenas on her book tour for her new memoir. but she decided to make a surprise visit to a slightly smaller audience while she was in l-a this week. the former first lady stopped by "para los ninos" early education center along skid row in downtown los angeles.while they didn't know immediately who she was, she made sure they knew exactly why she came to visit them. ( robin )and the visit ended with a group picture capturing a moment most will never forget. ( marty ) still to come on the kron4 morning news... we
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will have live reports from across the bay area on the poor air quality and which areas are experiencing the worst smoke from the camp fire. ( robin ) we'll also have the very latest on all the school closing happening as a result of the air quality. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james ) we begin this morning
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with our continuing coverage of continuing coverage of the massive camp fire burning in butte county. the smoke from the fire covering the bay area and leaving the air quality at "very unhealthy levels." good morning... i'm james fletcher ( darya ) and im darya folsom. we have team coverage of the unhealthy air. kron 4's will tran is in
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san francisco. sara stinson san francisco. sara stinson is live in san jose. and yoli aceves is in san rafael. meterologist john shrable is in the weather center tracking the lastest on the bad air. ( james ) but first we'll start with will in san francisco at how conditions are this morning. will? ( darya )( james ) lets get a check of weather now with john. much like yesterday temperatures will be comfortably cool in the 60's and 70's under more hazy sunshine. air quality will be just as unhealthy with some areas being even more unhealthy including parts of the peninsula and east bay.
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our continuing coverage of the unhealthy air quality in the bay area... dozens of school districts have canceleds today leaving parents in a mad rush to find alternative plans for their children. most parents were understanding of the closures for the safety of their children.. but others were trying to scramble to
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kids arent really having to breath that gunk and that so its less for their throats and everything else especially for those that have asemtha something like that. >( james ) the kids gym is open today from 9 a-m to 6 tonight. ( darya ) with bad air around the bay area stores are seeing masks fly off the shelves. the owner of the hayward hardware store says keeping dust and particulate masks in stock has been tough and customers have been coming in non-stop. the owner is limiting masks to three a person. he says that he's had a hard time ordering the mask because the vendor he buys them from has no more in stock. he added that he's had shipments come in every day with more masks but he ty quickly. ( darya ) the smoke from
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the camp fire isn't just affecting people in the bay area... pets can also experience serious health problems from the smoke. we spoke to veterinarians who say animals are prone to secondary smoke inhalation and lung cancer. they recommended people with dogs to only take short walks during either the morning or the evening when there is more moisture in the air. they also recommend no extra exercise like no frisbee.. no playing ball with your dog. there are speciality pet masks but the vet says they are not easy to find and don't often stay on right. ( james ) ( james ) to our big story
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more than 11-thousand structures have been destroyed... 97-hundred of those are homes. the camp fire has burned 141- thousand acres and is 40- percent contained. and we've also learned that president trump will be visiting california tomorrow... the white house has not will visit butte county or ventura county fires. ( james ) a walmart parking lot in chico has become a refuge for many of the evacuees of the camp fire. some of the evacuees are living out of their cars and in tents... many have not seen the devastation in person yet. michael robertson lost his home in paradise and is now living in a tent with his two daughters. he says they've been there since monday.. but he's glad everyone has been so welcoming.
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going to be fine, you know you got your family, you got friends, everybody here has ( j many evacuees say they are just taking it day by day... and we are learning they can stay in chico until sunday. ( darya ) the camp fire is not just a human crisis.... animals are being affected as well. and now an east bay animal shelter is taking in dogs from the fire zone. the dog shelter arf in walnut creek has taken in over a dozen dogs from the chico paradise area. these dogs were up for adoption in butte county sheters... but now those shelters have other priorties because of the camp fire. the dogs were picked up from the fire zone wednesday and evaluated for medical and behavioral issues and hopefully be available for adoption next week. the team at arf will remain on
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standby just in case they are needed help ease the strain on the shelters in the burn zone. ( darya ) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. ( darya )( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... we are tracking the unhealthy air quality all across the bay... and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. ( 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
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( darya ) search and recovery efforts are ramping up in and around paradise. officials say the search for the missing is now one of the largest in state history. butte county sheriff's office says there are now 513 people deployed for the search. about 30 different agencies from acorss the state are involved... including the national guard.
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venture, it's exhausting and challenging work">( darya ) along with officer p-g-and-e says it has about 9- hundred employees in the area assessing the damage and clearing the roadways. ( james ) an officer- involved shooting leaves one man and two dogs dead... and it all happened in the burn area of butte county. police say they were alerted about a man in a car who has been acting suspicous for three days at a hardware store parking lot in an evacuation zone. when they ran the plate for the car they realized the man was a parolee wanted for double murder. when police approached the car the man appeared to be reaching for a gun and reportedly yelled that he wasn't going back. that's when he started his car and took off. police were able to stop the man using spike strips. officers say when the man got out of his car he did not respond to commands so they released
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their k-9. the man who died is a 48 years old from berry creek. his name is not being released pending notification of family. he was wanted for a 2014 double murder in butte county. the police k-9 also died on scene. the man then reportedly pulled out a metallic object and pointed it at officers. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we are continuing our coverage of the unhealthy air quality in the bay area. here's a live look outside... bay bridge. you know when you're at ross and you realize it's time your sister stopped borrowing your sweaters? yes! that's yes for less. stop stealing mine... never. the perfect sweater makes the perfect holiday gift. and it feels evebe at ross. yes for less.
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at ross. yes for less. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) much like yesterday temperatures will be comfortably cool in the 60's and 70's under more hazy sunshine. air quality will be just as unhealthy with some areas being even more unhealthy including parts of the peninsula and east bay. ( darya )a dozen camp fire victims are being treated at shriners and uc davis regional burn center in sacramento. u-c davis' burn center is considered to be one of the
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top burn centers in the country. most camp fire patients have 20 to 50-percent of their bodies burned... most with injuries to their faces and hands. the oldest patient is 103 years old. ( darya )( darya )no children arrived for treatment, because paradise is mostly a retirement community. so for the first time ever, a few adults were treated in the hospitals pediatric unit. ( james ) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news... we continuing our coverage of the unhealthy air quality in the bay area. and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero.
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welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... much like yesterday temperatures will be comfortably cool in the 60's and 70's under more hazy sunshine. air quality will be just as unhealthy with some areas being even more unhealthy including parts of the peninsula and east bay.
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( darya ) police in oakland are asking for help in finding the gunman who shot and killed a father of four. it happened as he was standing in a crowd outside of a bar. yesterday homicide investigators released surveillance video of three men who allegedly shot and killed 40-year-old chrystian valdez negrete back on august 11, 2018. investigators say it happened just after 2am. the three men were reportedly involved in a robbery a block away from valdez... when police say one of them fired a gun indiscriminantly toward a crowd of people.
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just a blatant act of violence against the community. after the shooting they run off without any concern for what they just caused">( darya ) police are releasing this video because they need the public's help to catch his killer. there are two 10- thousand dollar rewards in the case. one reward for leading to an another leading to a the persons ( james ) police in redwood city have arrested a man in connection to a stabbing that happened in june. 32-year-old abran gutierrez was arrested in oregon after he fled the scene in june. police say gutierrez and 24-year-old justin guidici made threatening comments towards two people at a 7-eleven in redwood city. the suspects led the two people outside where they attacked them. one victim was stabbed and taken to the hospital. police were able to arrest guidici at the scene but were not able to locate gutierrez until this week. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... we will coteam coverage of the bad air quailty across the bay area.
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at lowe's we sell more appliances than anyone else so we can help you pick the right one. much like yesterday temperatures will be comfortably cool in the 60's and 70's under more hazy sunshine. air quality will be just as unhealthy with some areas being even more unhealthy including parts of the peninsula and east bay. ( robin )
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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) back to our ( james ) back to our continuing coverage of the massive wildfire burning in butte county... officials have started lifting ásome of the evacuation centers allowing people to return to their properties. nick maes says he lived in paradise for 20-years.. and says the tragedy is losing the history and the memories. while going through what was left of his home he remembered he hid
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an engagement ring in his parents safe. he was able to find the safe and with the help of his dad was able to crack open the safe. at the bottom of the ashes they were able to find the ring. maes says finding the ring was just the glimmer of hope they need through the fire. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news.. we will take another look at the unhealthy air quality as smoke is lingering in the bay area from the camp fire. and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.
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could see a population increase of 35-percent by 2040. the question is how do you move all those people around. ( darya ) as kron 4's dan kerman reports... one answer under consideration is creating a second bart tube. new bart tube 1115185 insertit was back in 1964 when construction began on barts transbay tube connecting san francisco and oakland... now there's talk of adding a second transbay rail crossing. soti think a second transbay tube is going to be a reality thursday barts' board of directors was presented with an update and reasons why a second tube will be needed.sot bevan dufty/bart board s going to grow by 4 million people between now and 2050 so we need to double the capacity of bart. that additional 4 million people in not just in the 9 county bay
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area, but what's called the 21 county megaregion.sot ellen smith/transbay rail crossing project mgr. :35theres a large number of people makiing a comute today from northern san joaquin county, san joqin merced of stanislaus county in the bay area over the altamont pass , also a large number of commutes in both directions going from the bay area to sacramento that's why this new tube may not just take bart trains, but cal train and the capital corridor sot we are hopingto put together a single seat ride from sf to sacramento or sacramento to san jose.the new study will get underway next year that will look at demand and possible locations for the tube.. .one scenario would be to connect san francisco's growing neighborhood in mission bay with an area further south in oakland ( james ) it's been almost four days... since ian powers was last seen surveillance video shows .
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powers walking across the bridge near gate "c", heading towards the parking lot after leaving the the 49ers game during the 4th quarter. the 32 year old man was attending the game with his girlfriend and her two kids... when he left to visit the restroom in the 4th quarter and did not come back to his seat. the girlfriend, chelsea robbins and famliy members resumed their search for powers on thursday, showing his picture to passers-by, but learned nothing new as to his whereabouts.
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resumed their search as well. a planned aerial search was grounded by fire smoke but a team focused on nearby alviso and waterways in the area. ( james ) in national news... for some people in florida, all the hard work in recounting votes was a waste of time... since they missed the deadline. florida's broward county submitted its machine recount information at 3:02 p-m. two-minutes past the state-mandated deadline. palm beach county was also late. this means last week's unofficial count for these counties will be the totals used. right now the candidates for governor and senate are separated by a close margin. state law says any race with margins outside point-two-five percenta th stage... can be certified by law, but those within that
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( james ) it is looking like another magical weekend at the box office.( darya ) david daniel takes a look at three new movies hitting theaters this weekend. "the moment has come to take our rightful place.""fantastic beasts: the crimes of grindelwald" takes us back to j-k rowling's world of wizards and witchcraft. eddie redmayne, jude law, and johnny depp lead the cast of the sequel, which box office watchers expect to dominate the weekend with a debut worth 65-million dollars."your husband stole two-million dollars from me. this is about my life! and because it's about my life... now it becomes about yours." (nat-viol heist after their criminal husbands are killed. michelle rodriguez, cynthia erivo, and
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elizabeth debicki co-star in the thriller, which is drawing rave reviews, and expected to 1 dollars."lizzie comes with two younger siblings.""three kids? too many."mark wahlberg and rose byrne find themselves unlikely foster parents in "instant family." opening weekend estimates for the feel-good comedy are all over the place -- anywhere from 10-to-21 million dollars. that's raising a family: you never quite know what to expect. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour of the kron4 morning news... we will have live reports from across the bay area on the poor air quality and which areas are experiencing the worst smoke from the camp fire. you know when you're at ross
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the take a look outside at the unhealthy air choking the bay area this morning.this is a live camera overlooking berkeley in the east bay this morning. good morning... i'm james fletcher ( darya ) and im darya folsom. we have we have team coverage of the unhealthy air. kron 4's will tran is in san francisco. sara stinson is live in san jose. and yoli aceves is in san rafael. meterologist john shrable is in the weather center tracking the lastest on the bad air. ( james )we'll start with will in san francisco at how conditions are this morning. will? ( darya ) ( james ) lets get a check
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( darya ) back to our continuing coverage of the unhealthy air quality in the bay area... dozens of school districts have canceled classes today leaving parents in a mad rush to find alternative plans for their children. most parents were understanding of the closures for the safety of their children.. but others were trying to scramble to figure out what they could do.
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parents are facing is keeping children occupied inside instead of letting them go outside to play. but some parents in berkeley were able to visit the indoor playground at the kids gym off 7th street. some parents saying they didn't feel safe letting their kids play outside. one worker at the kids gym said they usually have around 100 kids a day but this week they've seen at least 700 kids each day. ( james ) tpe today from 9 a-m to 6 tonight. ( james )( james ) to our big story this morning.... the death toll from the camp fire has risen to 63. offi
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number of missing people to á631. police say they are going back through 9-1-1 calls to make sue they didn't miss any. more than 11-thousand structures have been destroyed... 97-hundred of those are homes. the camp fire has burned 141- thousand acres and is 40- percent contained. and we've contained. and we've also learned that president trump will be visiting california tomorrow... the white house has not said if they will visit butte county or ventura county fires. ( darya ) for evacuees of the camp fire ...some are staying in shelters, others in tents .. many sleeping in their cars. kron 4's gayle ong went to chico where many evacuees are seeking refuge parking lot. one week after the camp fire tore through butte county,the town of paradise is gone.left
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are piles of twisted metal and home after home,reduced to ash. the same road where hundreds made the desperate escape..now filled with utility workers cleaning up..and the daunting task..as rescue workers search for victims,the number of missing people has doubled and the death toll gets higher each day.many evacuees are staying in tents and cars at a wal-mart parking lot -sot: i've been here since monday eveningmichael robertson lost his home in paradise, he's been living in his tent with his two daughters.michael robertson: "just when you feel like everything is going to be fine, you know you got your family, you got friends, everybody here has been so generous, giving out anything.">and giving him time to spare as he looks to the future. ( james ) kron4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte
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county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... we are tracking the unhealthy air quality all across the bay... and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) give joy, get joy...
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plate for the car they realized the man was a parolee wanted for double murder. when police approached the car the man appeared to be reaching for a gun and reportedly yelled that he wasn't going back. that's when he started his car and took off. police were able to stop the man using spike strips. officers say when the man got out of his car he did not respond to commands so they released their k-9. the man then reportedly pulled out a metallic object and pointed it at officers... that's when officers opened fire. the man died on the scene... he was a 48 years old from berry creek. his name is not being released pending notification of family. he was wanted for a 2014 double murder in butte county. the police k-9 also died on scene. ( darya ) police in oakland are asking for help in
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finding the gunman who shot and killed a father of four. it happened as he was standing in a crowd outside of a bar. yesterday homicide investigators released surveillance video of three men who shot and killed 40- year-old chrystian valdez negrete back on august 11, 2018. investigators say it happened just after 2am. the three men were reportedly involved in a robbery a block away from valdez... when police say one of them fired a gun indiscriminantly toward a crowd of
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look at new video that could provide clues to his disappearance. (surveillance video)levi's stadium surveillance video shows ian powers walking across the bridge near gate "c", heading toward the parking lot after leaving the the 49ers game during the 4th quarter. captain wahid kazem/sanat clara police "....he seems to be by himself in the video, he exited out of the stadium about 8;52 pm, you'll see him walking by himself in the same clothing that we described before crossing the bridge at gate c...the 32 year old spokane, washington, man was attending the game with his girlfriend and her two kids when he left to visit the restroom in the 4th quarter and did not come back to his seat. the girl friend, chelsea robbins and famliy members resumed their search for powers on thursday, showing his picture to passers-by, but learned nothing new as to his whereabouts.chelsea robbins/missing man's girl friend ".....i have no idea and there has been no bank or cell phone activity or anything to give us any idea
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yet about what happened..." robbins shared this "screen grab" from the last cell phone contact she had with powers as she searched for him after the game.chelsea robbins "....we kept face timing and missing each other, we would talk for a minute and try to find each other for the next hour or so and that was the last time i saw him...."santa clara police resumed their search as well. a planned aerial search was grounded by fire smoke but a team focused on nearby alviso and waterways in the area. asked about the direction the investiation is taking.... captain wahid kazem/santa clara police "....ranging from him being a victim of a crime to potential being a walkaway type situation or something where he might have suffered some kind of medical emergency..."échelsea robbins powers had been drinking at the game but police say there is nothing about thein santa clara rob fladeboe kron4news ( james ) coming up on the kron 4
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area... pets can also experience serious health problems from the smoke. ( james ) we spoke to veterinarians who say animals are prone to secondary smoke inhalation and lung cancer. they recommended people with dogs to only take short walks during either the morning or the evening when there is more moisture in the air. they also recommend no extra exercise like no frisbee.. no playing ball with your dog. there are speciality pet there are speciality pet masks but the vet says they are not easy to find and don't often stay on right. ( darya )( darya ) ( darya ) zoo animals are also being taken care of while the smoke is bad. the san francisco zoo gives them access to their indoor homes, away from the smoke.but zoo
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middle we are looking at the san mateo bridge, and on the right ... the golden gate bridge. (james)(darya) lets start the half hour lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... much like yesterday temperatures will be comfortably cool in the 60's and 70's under more hazy sunshine. air quality will be just as unhealthy with some areas being even more unhealthy including parts of the peninsula and east bay.
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( darya ) to our big story this morning.... the death toll from the camp fire has risen to 63. officials have also raised the number of missing people to á631. police say they are going back through 9-1-1 calls to make sue they didn't miss any. more than 11-thousand more than 11-thousand structures have been destroyed... 97-hundred of those are homes. the camp fire has burned 141- thousand acres and is 40- percent contained. and we've also learned that president trump will be visiting california tomorrow... the white house has not said if they will visit butte county or ventura ( james )
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adding its second transbay tube ... possibly in the form of a rail crossing. yesterday ... the bart board of directors were presented with reasons on why a second tube is needed for the bay area's growing population. a new study says the bay area is going to grow by 4 million people between now and 20-50 ... so there is a need to double the capacity of bart. ( darya ) the new tube may not just take
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bart trains, but also cal train and the capital corridor. next year reseachers will look at possible locations for the tube... one scenario would be to connect san francisco's mission bay neighborhood... with an area further south in oakland. ( darya ) coming up coming up on the kron 4 morning news.. we will take another look at the map showing the unhealthy air quality as smoke is lingering in the bay area from the camp fire. (ácommercialá)
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fire zone. this black lab pup named midnight is one of 17 dogs taken in from the chico and paradise area...midnight is a little bit skittish still.....but that's understandable given what she and other dogs have been thru the dogs are already super stressed, they've had a hard week, not only for the smoke all the craziness, but their day-to-day schedule has been hugely interrupted so right now we're trying to give them a sense of normalcy these dogs...like this three year old bulldog mix named sophie were up for adoption in butte county sheters.... but now those shelters have other priorties because of the camp fire. right now at the shelter is up there are focusing on reuniting animals that have been affected by the fires, with their families were looking for them, so for the time being adoptions of the animals who don't have home's is kind of paused, so that's where we take the adoptable animals because think about it these communities of been devastated, nobody's gonna use that opportunity to adopt the new puppy which is already a stressful thing on it the dogs picked up from the fire zone wednesday will be evaluated medical and
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behavioral issues and will hopefully be available for adoption next week.in order to make room for those ??? dogs and any other dogs and cats that might come in from the fire area, or if he's waving their adoption fees through sunday for the animals like sassy hear who they already have ready for adoptionthose fees can run as high as $300 bucks.....so those who take in one of the animals here now could not only save money....but also be saving lives....that of the dog or cat given it's forever home....and by freeing more space in the arf shelter, animals from the fire zone. maureen kelly kron4 news. ( darya )(ááásh the golden state warriors are doing their part to help out the victims of the camp fire. they are auctioning off signed game-worn jerseys.( james ) here is a look at the n-b-a auctions look at the n-b-a auctions website ... where people can bid on the jerseys of stephen curry, kevin durant, klay thompson,
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draymond green, andre iguodala and shaun livingston. the money raised will go directly to help out relief efforts in butte county. in addition ... the team also is ... the team also is matching all crowdfunding donations up to 25-thousand. the auction ends in 13 days, that is the thursday after thanksgiving.
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major bart delays due to police action at the bay fire station in san leandro. plan ahead. bay bridge wb 80 is slow from the bottom of the oakland maze. ( james ) ( james )( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron4 morning news... we will have live reports from across the bay area on the poor air quality and which areas are experiencing the worst smoke from the camp fire.
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can see the purple extending through part of teh north bay and into san francisco. that means the air is considered very unhealthy.( darya ) and here is a live look outside from our sutro tower camera in san francisco. you can see just how thick the smoke is this morning. ( james ) schools are closed all across the bay area as the air quality continues to get worse.( darya ) we have team coverage this morning with crews spread all across the bay area. and john shrable is tracking the the weather center.( james ) but first we want to go to will tran who is live in san francisco with a look at conditions there. (darya) good
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