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( sara ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. ( sara ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave) a pacific weather system will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers.
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( sara ) the rain this morning comes just hours after the evacuation orders were lifted in sonoma county... and while the russian river may be below flood levels --- the water level is still high. we're waiting to see how this mornings weather impacts communities like guerneville and forestville that were just beginning the clean-up process friday. people returned home to find a lot of mud, mildew, debris, tree branches, and damage to many buildngs. luckily downtown guernville sits a little higher than some other
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parts of town so it was spared some of the worst damage. ( sara ) ( sara ) officials are also asking anyone who doesn't have a reason to be in guerneville to stay clear for the time being. they want to give residents a chance to clean up first. and we will be keeping an eye on any new potential flooding in the north bay this ( sara ) a tentative agreement has been reached between oakland teachers and the school district... this could potentially end the seven day strike. teachers are declaring victory... with the deal including an 11- percent salary raise. kron 4's gayle ong has more. after seven days on the
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( sara ) developing news we're also following.... teachers in the san ramon valley unified school district voted to authorize a strike... as their contract negotiations are entering the final stages. 98 percent of teachers voted to give their union the power to eventually call a strike.. áif they don't reach a deal in the near future. the teachers want a larger pay raise than what's being offered... they also are looking for smaller classes and more school nurses. these are things they say wll help not just them... but more importantly the students.
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consulting the educators. those in the classrooms, those individuals who are working directly with our students. what that deem as essentials are not neccesasarily the priority of the educators and that is why we are here today...our students deserve the best.>( sara ) both sides are indicating they're are hoping to avoid a strike ... but the teachers say, if there is no deal in place, they could be out of the classrooms and on the picket lines as ( sara ) coming up on the kron4 morning news... we have the latest on the shocking video showing the san francisco giants c-e-o in a public alternation with his wife. ( sara ) plus, a look at the cracked windows found at salesforce tower. (ácommercialá) a retired nurse in
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nurse: "they're fed every 30 minutes."48 tiny creatures are being rehabilitated at the moment by the retired nurse who is a volunteer at the wetlands and wildlife care center.since the beginning of the year, she's taken in 107 birds.-nats-this afternoon, the newest little one arrived in a cardboard box.recent storms could be to blame for the high numbers of sick and injured hummingbirds.anne stratton/retired nurse: "they can be blown out of the nest. they can be cut out of the nest when people are doing tree trimming. you should not be trimming your trees or your hedges this time of year. the best time is october, november and very, very early december. winds, rain and a lot of human interference."-nats-michele gile/huntington beach, ca: "this little guy right here is the youngest of the bunch. it is just 12 days old. at the bottom of the nest is an egg. it's non fertile but it acts like a hot water bottle. it is here for comfort and warmth." -nats-the baby hummingbirds take this mixture of bugs and nutrients.and because they eat nearly round the clock and stratton has helpers like belinda shepherd.this volunteer spends four hours every friday feeding the flock. voice of anne stratton/retired nurse: "last year alone we had 602 hummingbirds for the entire year. and this isn't even baby season yet. this is just the very beginning of baby season. so if this continues we're definitely in to break some records.">
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the sierra is well above average. there are mountains and mountains of snow piling up, towering over some of the cars... because there is no where else to put it... this happening after a month full of snow storms, which made for a record smashing snow survey. the snow pack is at 153-percent of the average for this time of year... and there is a snow depth of 113 inches.depth of 113 there is a snow depth of 113 inches. ( sara ) it's a great snow season for skiers and snowboarders. this year heavenly, northstar, and kirkwood resorts are going to extend their ski season due the record breaking amounts of snow falling in the sierra. heavenly mountain resort will extend their season through april 28th plus 3-day-weekend may 3-5. northstar and kirkwood will extend to april 21. those three resorts
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to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next weekús system is currently projected to impact central or southern california.california. or southern california.
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( sara ) it's a new era of space exploration. space-x launched a new rocket into orbit this morning. the space-x crew dragon capsule blasted off from cape canaveral, florida. that capsule -- unmanned for this flight -- is carrying a dummy named ripley. it's the company's first spacecraft designed to carry astronauts into orbit. the rocket could end the united states' decade-long reliance on russia for human spaceflight. it will dock with the international space station sunday to drop off about 400 pounds of suppliescrew dragon will fly back home in five days. ( sara ) in national news this morning... the family of otto warmbier has issued a
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sharp rebuke of president trump after his public defense of dictator kim jong un in the death of their son. brian todd has more. analysts called it a low point.. in an already-dismal news conference...pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "he tells me that he didn't know about it and i will take him at his word."the president saying he supported north korean dictator kim jong un's stance, that kim didn't know of american college student otto warmbier's deteriorating condition in a north korean prison.pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "i don't think the top leadership knew about it. i don't believe that he would have allowed that to happen."tonight that statement is receiving a stinging rebuke from warmbier's parents.fred and cindy warmbier, saying they'd not spoken during the summit, out of respect-- but now, could hold back no longer. in a statement saying quote, "kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto... no excuses or lavish praise can change that." robert king/former u.s. special envoy to n.korea for human rights: "for them, this is a horrible situation to go through. and i can understand their concern about what was said."otto warmbier, a student at the university of virginia, was arrested forallegedly stealing a political sign- during his tour of pyongyang in early-2016..during what was
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widely seen as a show trial, he wept.-nats-warmbier was sentenced to 15-years of hard labor.a year-and-a-half later, north korean diplomats abruptly asked for a meeting with their u-s counterparts.. and told them the young american was in a coma. warmbier was quickly evacuated-- and died just a couple of days after returning home.trump initially attacked kim and his regime for the death.pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "we need only look at the depraved character of the north korean regime." and he embraced warmier's parents, even inviting them to the state of the union address. pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "you are powerful witnesses to a menace that threatens our world and your strength inspires us all." analysts said that seemed to be a far cry from his comments this week.pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "he felt
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badly about it."tonight, facing backlash from the family, the president took to twitter... saying he had been "misinterpreted" on thursday. quote: "of course i hold north korea responsible... for otto's mistreatment and death. most important, otto warmbier will not have died in vain... i love otto and think of him often!"kellyanne conway/adviser to president trump: "what the president is saying there is no indication that chairman kim knew what happened to otto warmbier when it happened."but that seems improbable, experts say-- because after his death, doctors who examined otto warmbier said they believed he'd been in a vegetative state for 14-months, before being sent home.voice of brian todd:"if he's in a vegetative state for 14-months, does kim not know about it at all during that time?robert king/former special envoy to n.korea for human right: "kim would have known as soon as they had determined that this was something that wasn't reversible. he would have known immediately."so why would president trump say he believed kim?analysts say it could have been for pure political expediency.marcus noland/peterson institute for international economics: "human rights groups have not
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been given much access to the administration, which is clearly prioritizing the nuclear negotiations and thinking that human rights issues may get in the way." ( sara ) that was brian todd reporting. the warmbier family was recently awarded more than 500 million dollars in a wrongful death lawsuit against north korea. but experts say it's not likely they will collect much... if any of that. ( sara )) still ahead... a public altercation between the c-e-o of the san francisco giants and his wife caught on came.
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< troubling news at the highest level of the giants organization-- ceo larry baer involved in an altercation with his wife... caught on camera. it's a story we brought you at the top of the newscast. this video from tmz sports shows an argument between baer and his wife pam..in a hayes valley park around noon. as baer is seen trying to grab his cell phone out of her hands, she fell to the ground screaming-- 'oh my god help!" he then walks away from the scene telling her to stop. there were several witnesses in the area... and police are investigating. and earlier tonight, pam baer released a statement saying she'd like to clarify the events of today it reads quote-- "my husband and i had an argument in public about which we are quite embarrassed. i took his cellphone. he wanted it back and i did not want to give it back. i started to get up and the chair i was sitting in began to tip. due to an injury i sustained in my foot three days sustained in my foot three days ago, i lost my
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balance. i did not sustain any injury based on what happened today. larry and i always have been and still are happily married." this evening, larry sent out his own statement--- "i am truly sorry for the pain that i have brought to my wife, children and to the organization. it is not reflective of the kind of a aspire to be, but it happened and i will do whatever it takes to make sure that i never behave in such an inappropriate manner again." major league baseball has responded... saying it is aware of incident... and will have no further comment until this process is completed. in other news-- the sharks back at the tank in san jose, opening a 4-game homestand. --sharkies and the avalanche. --we pick it up in the 2nd period, san jose already up 2-1... tomas hertl right at the net, off the goal post.. and marcus sorensen right there for the recovery. sorensen's 2nd goal of the night. 3-1 sharks. --in the 3rd, colorado got within 1.. look at this from the olympian... joe pavelski, tic tac toe on the power play. --4-3 sharks your final... they'll see the blackhawks on sunday. now to some kyler murray news, no he is not changing his mind to play for the a's,
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but even at the nfl combine, he's still being asked about baseball. the heisman trophy winning quarterback out of oklahoma in indianapolis this weekend... he will not be running or throwing for scouts, however, he has been going through the interview circuit. today marked his first press conference since declaring for the nfl draft and turning down a contract from the a's. he says he's all in on football, but he was asked if bryce harper's 330-million dollar contract has sparked any second thoughts about saying no to baseball. "how much money is that a year? ok. all right. everybody makes a big deal about it because it says 300 million dollars. i mean, it's... there's quarterbacks making more money than them a year. i don't... now to those who decided to stick to baseball-- stomper and the a's in arizona... facing the rockies. --jurrickson profar is someone to keep an eye on this year... bottom of the 6th--a's up
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4-2...profar...launches one opposite field. 2-runs come in... and the a's go on to win 6-3. and finally, we want to mention, warriors playing the 76ers tomorrow night in a primetime showdown. kron4 has got you covered on the champs. jason dumas and kate rooney...leading the charge for the kron4- hoop session. it's our weekly show dedicated to the warriors....and the top basketball stories throughout the bay area. join us saturday night at 11, just after the 10-o-clock news. the kron4 hoop session, right here on kron4. kron4. right here on hoop session, the kron4 clock news. the kron4 hoop session, right here on kron4. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá) here's a live look at the
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area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next weekús system is currently projected to impact central or southern california. california.
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( sara ) an arrest has been made stemming from a violent altercation that was caught on camera at u.c. berkeley's sproul plaza last week. this video ... captured by a student... shows the political argument that turned violent. police say... the man in the black t-shirt --- identified as zachary greenberg -- is seen shoving a conservative activist and grabbing at the cellphone. police say, after a brief face to face confrontation, greenberg punches the other man in the face... u-c police arrested and booked greenberg into jail yesterday. they will now present the case to the alameda county district attorney's office for the possible filing of criminal charges. ( sara ) cracks have been discovered in the windows of another downtown san francisco high rise. this time, it is not the troubled millennium tower, but its next door neighbor - the salesforce tower... the tallest building in the west .. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. first there were cracked
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exterior windows in the millennium tower, then cracked beams in the salesforce transit center, and now two pieces of interior glass have cracked at the salesforce tower one on fthe 12th floor the other on the 14th.sot bill strawn/s.f. dept. of building inspection :16its not uncommon in tall buildings for windows have cracks and have to be replacedbill strawn with the san francisco department of building inspection says a reporter notified the city about the crack, and a building inspector has now been briefed by the property owner but the city is not conducting its own investigationsotwe wouldnt get invovled unless as a result of the investigation boston properties is doing may want to make our engineers take a closer look but now we are expecting it to be a standard buidling maintenance item. the cracked pieces of glass were discovered on the 19th and 21st of february. in a statement the building owner
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boston properties says "we acted immediately to retain top glass safety consultants to help us determine the cause of these isolated failures and to take all necessary preventative steps."no determination on the cause but city officials say they will continue to monitor the building owners investigation standup dan kerman/sf 121 becuase they are interior pieces of glass no concern for anything falling on the sidewalk. both pieces of glass expected to be replaced sometime this month. at the sasforce tower, dan kerman kron 4 news. coming up after the break... we have new video and family reaction to the decision that five deputies will not face charges in a deadly taser incident. deadly taser incident. in your noise cancelling trheadphones?ry maybe not. maybe you could trust you won't be next to a loud eater. (eating potato chips loudly) or you could just trust duracell. (silence) ♪
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is raised with no allantibiotics ever. chicken, [ music winding down ] they're a great decision for snacktime. allowing the band to practice at your house... not a great decision. keep it real. keep it tyson any'tizers. ( sara ) we now know there will be áno criminal charges filed against five san mateo county deputies involved in a deadly tasing incident. kron4's haaziq madyun has new video of the incident... and reaction from the family of the unarmed man ... who was killed. there will be no criminal charges against five san mateo county deputies involved in the october 3 2018 physical altercation and deadly tasing of 36-year-old chinedu okobi. okobi was tased 4 separate times during the incident. he was later pronounced dead at the scene. this video compilation is a part of the report concluding the investigation by san mateo
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"these five officers took him from us. district attorney wagstaffe just told them that my brother's life was not worth protecting. it's a disgrace">sotokobi who suffered from mental illness failed to submit to a lawful order to stop walking according to the d.a.'s office. the report concludes the actions that followed were reasonable sotthe family's now preparing a civil claim against san sheriff's office...haaziq madyun kron4news ( sara )( sara ) as we head to break, here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. at midas, with every oil change you get a free tire rotation.
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makes you feel like a king! king for a day! well, maybe not the whole day. our 19.99 or 49.99 oil change includes a tire rotation. (dave)a pacific weather system will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next weekús system is currently projected to impact central or southern california.
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reigning box office champ, "how to train your dragon: the hidden world" david daniel takes a look. "i knows about funerals. i done buried a lot of men. a lot of 'em.""that funeral's gonna be messed up!" (nat- laughter)tyler perry is laying his most famous character to rest. "a madea family funeral" is reportedly the last time perry will play the irascible matriarch on the big screen. the comedy is looking at a debut weekend of 18-to-20 million dollars... probably not enough to top the "how to train your dragon" threequel for first place.(nat-phone chimes) "she's really freaking me out."a generation-spanning friendship turns to obsession in "greta." chloe grace moretz and isabelle huppert (ooh- pear) star in the dark thriller, which is looking at an opening weekend worth six- million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( sara ) ( sara ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news....the clean up efforts that are now underway following some flooding across sonoma county. ( sara ) and teachers in
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the embarcadero. ( sara ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)a pacific weather system will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next weekús system is currently projected to impact central or southern california.
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( sara ) the rain this morning comes just hours after the evacuation orders were lifted in sonoma county... and while the russian river may be below flood levels --- the water level is still high. we're waiting to see how this mornings weather impacts communities like guerneville and forestville that were just beginning the clean-up process friday. people returned home to find a lot of mud, mildew, debris, tree branches, and damage to ny buildings. luckily downtown guernville sits a little higher than some other parts of town so it avoided some of the worst damage. ( sara ) officials are also asking
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anyone who doesn't have a reason to be in guerneville to stay clear for the time being. they want to give residents a chance to clean up first. and we will be keeping an eye on any new potential flooding in the north bay this morning. ( sara ) a tentative agreement has been reached between oakland teachers and the school district... this could potentially end the seven day strike. teachers are declaring victory... with the deal including an 11- percent salary raise. kron 4's gayle ong has more. after seven days on the picket lines,the oakland teacher's strike is over...the district and the union both announcing friday afternoon, the two sides have reached a tentative agreement..an 11 percent salary increase plus a one time 3 percent bonus for educators. for educators.
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we're also following.... teachers in the san ramon valley unified school district voted to authorize a strike... as their contract negotiations are entering the final stages. 98 percent of teachers voted to give their union the power to eventually call a strike.. áif they don't reach a deal in the near future. the teachers want a larger pay raise than what's being offered... they also are looking for smaller classes and more school nurses. these are things they say wll help not just them... but more importantly the students.
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they're are hoping to avoid a strike ... but the teachers say, if there is no deal in place, they could be out of the classrooms and on the picket lines as early as april. ( sara ) coming up on the kron4 morning news... we have the latest on the shocking video showing the san francisco giants c-e-o in a public alternation with his wife. but first... we have new video and family reaction to the decision that five deputies will not face charges in a deadly taser incident.
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we now know there will be áno criminal charges filed against five san mateo county deputies involved in a deadly tasing incident. kron4's haaziq madyun has new video of the incident... and reaction from the family of the unarmed man ... who was killed. there will be no criminal charges against five san mateo county deputies involved in the october 3 2018 physical altercation and deadly tasing of 36-year-old chinedu okobi. okobi was tased 4 separate times during the incident. he was later pronounced dead at the scene. this video compilation is a part of the report concluding the investigation by san mateo county distict attorney's officesot
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wagstaffe/san mateo county district attorney: "we looked at assault by a police officer. we looked at excessive use of force under the color of authority of an officer. we looked at these penal code sections and does it fit? does the events that occurred there fit?the d.a.'s report revealed okobi was unarmed. he was not under the influence of any drugs or alcohol. nor was he the suspect in any crimes when a deputy attempted to stop him while he was walking on el camino real in the city of millbraesot nats/speaker phone
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who suffered from mental illness failed to submit to a lawful order to stop walking according to the d.a.'s office. the report concludes the actions that followed were reasonable sotthe family's attorney is now preparing a civil claim against san mateo county sheriff's office...haaziq madyun kron4news ( dave ) ( dave )
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here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. ( sara ) toss to weather. (dave)a pacific weather system will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and
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era of space exploration. space-x launched a new rocket into orbit this morning. the space-x crew dragon capsule blasted off from cape canaveral, florida. that capsule -- unmanned for this flight -- is carrying a dummy named ripley. it's the company's first spacecraft designed to carry astronauts into orbit. the rocket could end the united states' decade-long reliance on russia for human spaceflight. it will dock with the international space station sunday to drop off about 400 pounds of suppliescrew dragon will fly back home in five days. ( sara ) in national news this morning... the family of otto warmbier has issued a sharp rebuke of president trump after his public defense of dictator kim jong un in the death of their son. brian todd has more. analysts called it a low point.. in an already-dismal news conference...pres. donald
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trump (no font necessary): "he tells me that he didn't know about it and i will take him at his word."the president saying he supported north korean dictator kim jong un's stance, that kim didn't know of american college student otto warmbier's deteriorating condition in a north korean prison.pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "i don't think the top leadership knew about it. i don't believe that he would have allowed thato happen."tonight that statement is receiving a stinging rebuke from warmbier's parents.fred and cindy warmbier, saying they'd not spoken during the summit, out of respect-- but now, could hold back no longer. in a statement saying quote, "kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto... no excuses or lavish praise can change that." robert king/former u.s. special envoy to n.korea for human rights: "for them, this is a horrible situation to go through. and i can understand their concern about what was said."otto warmbier, a student at the university of virginia, was arrested forallegedly stealing a political sign- during his tour of pyongyang in early-2016..during what was widely seen as a show trial, he wept.-nats-warmbier was sentenced to 15-years of hard labor.a year-and-a-half later, north korean diplomats abruptly asked for a meeting with their u-s counterparts.. and told them the young american was in a coma. warmbier was quickly
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evacuated-- and died just a couple of days after returning home.trump initially attacked kim and his regime for the death.pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "we need only look at the depraved character of the north korean regime." and he embraced warmier's parents, even inviting them to the state of the union address. pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "you are powerful witnesses to a menace that threatens our world and your strength inspires us all." analysts said that seemed to be a far cry from his comments this week.pres. donald trump (no font necessary): "he felt badly about it."tonight, facing backlash from the family, the president took to twitter... saying he had been "misinterpreted" on thursday. quote: "of course i hold north korea responsible... for otto's mistreatment and death. most important, otto warmbier will not have died in vain... i love otto and think of him often!"kellyanne conway/adviser to president trump: "what the president is saying there is no indication that chairman kim knew what happened to otto warmbier when it happened."but that seems improbable, experts say-- because after his death, doctors who examined otto warmbier said they believed he'd been in a vegetative state for 14-months, before being sent home.voice of brian todd:"if he's in a vegetative state for 14-months, does kim not know about it at all during that time?robert
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king/former special envoy to n.korea for human right: "kim would have known as soon as they had determined that this was something that wasn't reversible. he would have known immediately."so why would president trump say he believed kim?analysts say it could have been for pure political expediency.marcus noland/peterson institute for international economics: "human rights groups have not been given much access to the administration, which is clearly prioritizing the nuclear negotiations and thinking that human rights issues may get in the way." ( sara ) that was brian todd reporting. the warmbier family was recently awarded more than 500 million dollars in a wrongful death lawsuit against north korea. but
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< troubling news at the highest level of the giants organization-- ceo larry baer involved in an altercation with his wife... caught on camera. it's a story we brought you at the top of the newscast. this video from tmz sports shows an argument between baer and his wife pam..in a hayes valley park around noon. as baer is seen trying to grab his cell phone out of her hands, she fell to the ground screaming-- 'oh my god help!" he then walks away from the scene telling her to stop. there were several witnesses in the area... and police are investigating. and earlier tonight, pam baer released a statement saying she'd like to clarify the events of today it reads quote-- "my husband and i had an argument in public about which we are quite embarrassed. i took his cellphone. he wanted it back and i did not want to give it back. i started to get up and the chair i was sitting in began to tip. due to an injury i sustained in my foot three days ago, i lost my balance. i did not sustain any injury based on what happened today. larry and i always have been and still are happily married." this evening, larry sent out his own statement--- "i am truly sorry for the pain that i have
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brought to my wife, children and to the organization. it is not reflective of the kind of a person that i aspire to be, but it happened and i will do whatever it takes to make sure that i never behave in such an inappropriate manner again." major league baseball has also responded... saying it is aware of incident... and will have no further comment until this process is completed. in other news-- the sharks back at the tank in san jose, opening a 4-game homestand. --sharkies and the avalanche. --we pick it up in the 2nd period, san jose already up 2-1... tomas hertl right at the net, off the goal post.. and marcus sorensen right there for the recovery. sorensen's 2nd goal of the night. 3-1 sharks. --in the 3rd, colorado got within 1.. look at this from the olympian... joe pavelski, tic tac toe on the power play. --4-3 sharks your final... they'll see the blackhawks on sunday. now to some kyler murray news, no he is not changing his mind to play for the a's, but even at the nfl combine, he's still being asked about baseball. the heisman trophy winning quarterback out of oklahoma in indianapolis
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this weekend... he will not be running or throwing for scouts, however, he has been going through the interview circuit. today marked his first press conference since declaring for the nfl draft and turning down a contract from the a's. he says he's all in on football, but he was asked if bryce harper's 330-million dollar contract has sparked any second thoughts about saying no to baseball. "how much money is that a year? ok. all right. everybody makes a big deal about it because it says 300 million dollars. i mean, it's... there's quarterbacks making more money than them a year. i don't... now to those who decided to stick to baseball-- stomper and the a's in arizona... facing the rockies. --jurrickson profar is someone to keep an eye on this year... bottom of the 6th--a's up 4-2...profar...launches one opposite field. 2-runs come in... and the a's go on to win 6-3. and finally, we want to mention, warriors playing the 76ers tomorrow night in a primetime showdown. kron4 has got you covered on the champs. jason dumas and kate rooney...leading the charge for the kron4- hoop session. it's our weekly show dedicated to the warriors....and the top basketball stories throughout the bay area. join us saturday night at 11, just after the 10-o-clock news. the kron4 hoop session, right
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here on kron4. ( sara ) as we head to break, here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge.. there are moments in life that leave a lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old friend's laugh, or a view that defies all expectations. these are the memories that stay with you, long after the moments have passed.
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( sara ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)a pacific weather system will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next weekús system is currently projected to impact central or southern california.
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officials say that could keep the westbound lanes closed through early next week. . ( sara ) the national park service has ended its search for the woman who was buried by the landslide at fort funston. the park service says it has exhausted efforts for the recovery of the woman. they say they have looked into all possible actions and believe the woman was taken out to sea by high tide. thursday, the family indentified her as 22-year-old kyra scarlet. she was walking her dog with a friend on the beach when the landslide happened. her friend and the dog both made it out alive. ( sara ) an arrest has been made stemming from a violent altercation that was caught on camera at u.c. berkeley's sproul plaza last week. this video ... captured by a student... shows the political argument that turned violent. police say... the man in the black t-shirt --- identified as zachary greenberg -- is seen shoving a conservative activist and grabbing at the cellphone. police say,
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after a brief face to face confrontation, greenberg punches the other man in the face... u-c police arrested and booked greenberg into jail yesterday. they will now present the case to the alameda county district attorney's office for the possible filing of criminal charges. ( sara ) cracks have been discovered in the windows of another downtown san francisco high rise. this time, it is not the troubled millennium tower, but its next door neighbor - the salesforce tower... the tallest building in the west .. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. first there were cracked exterior windows in the millennium tower, then cracked beams in the salesforce transit center, and now two pieces of interior glass have cracked at the salesforce tower one on fthe 12th floor the other on the 14th.sot bill strawn/s.f. dept. of building inspection :16its not uncommon in tall buildings for windows have cracks and have to be replacedbill strawn with the san francisco department of building inspection says a reporter notified the city
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about the crack, and a building inspector has now been briefed by the property owner but the city is not conducting its own investigationsotwe wouldnt get invovled unless as a result of the investigation boston properties is doing may want to make our engineers take a closer look but now we are expecting it to be a standard buidling maintenance item. the cracked pieces of glass were discovered on the 19th and 21st of february. in a statement the building owner boston properties says "we acted immediately to retain top glass safety consultants to help us determine the cause of these isolated failures and to take all necessary preventative steps."no determination on the cause but city officials say they will continue to monitor the building owners investigation standup dan kerman/sf 121 becuase they are interior pieces of glass no concern for anything falling on the sidewalk. both pieces of glass expected to be replaced sometime this month. at the salesforce tower, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( sara ) next, a city in
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"this little guy right here is the youngest of the bunch. it is just 12 days old. at the bottom of the nest is an egg. it's non fertile but it acts like a hot water bottle. it is here for comfort and warmth." -nats-the baby hummingbirds take this mixture of bugs and nutrients.and because they eat nearly round the clock and stratton has helpers like belinda shepherd.this volunteer spends four hours every friday feeding the flock. voice of anne stratton/retired nurse: "last year alone we had 602 hummingbirds for the entire year. and this isn't even baby season yet. this is just the very beginning of baby season. so if this continues we're definitely in to break some records."> ( sara ) ( sara ) that was michele gile reporting. ( sara ) plastic straws at fast food restaurants in los angeles will only be given to customers who ask for them. a new city ordinance bans fast food restaurants from automatically giving straws to customers. the city
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select hotels to your existing trip. (dave)a pacific weather system will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next
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we've been telling you a lot about kron-on.. the bay area's only commercial free streaming news service... but the kron on app gives you a lot more than just live local breaking news around the clock. it also gives you on-demand access to the kron 4 archives... that includes people behaving badly. plus - all the in-depth award winning bay area documentaries produced by kron 4.. and if you've ever wondered what's it is like to work in a newsroom.. we've posted every episode of the backstory. and that's just a small sample of what you'll get with the kron on app. it's available on iphones, ipads, apple tv, android devices and amazon fire. we're offering a 7 day free trial subscribers happening now... we have
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a traffic update for those still looking to head to tahoe this morning. the latest highway conditions for sierra travelers right now include chain controls on i-80 over donner summit and us 50 over echo summit. chains are required for tahoe basin roadways. highway 89 around emerald bay is also closed. ( sara ) a comedy and a dark thriller hit theaters this weekend, going up against the reigning box office champ, "how to train your dragon: the hidden world" david daniel
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takes a look. "i knows about funerals. i done buried a lot of men. a lot of 'em.""that funeral's gonna be messed up!" (nat- laughter)tyler perry is laying his most famous character to rest. "a madea family funeral" is reportedly the last time perry will play the irascible matriarch on the big screen. the comedy is looking at a debut weekend of 18-to-20 million dollars... probably not enough to top the "how to train your dragon" threequel for first place.(nat-phone chimes) "she's really freaking me out."a generation-spanning friendship turns to obsession in "greta." chloe grace moretz and isabelle huppert (ooh- pear) star in the dark is looking at an opening weekend worth six-million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( sara ) governor gavin newsom spent part of his day friday reading to children in sacramento. it was part of "read across america day." the governor and his wife read to students at washington elementary school. newsom has championed children's
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isses in the first few weeks of his term... proposing 6- billion dollars in state funds for schools. during his visit, he talked about his own dyslexia and troubles reading as a child. < kinda made me nervous>( sara ) many schools also allowed students to dress up as characters from their favorite books. ( sara ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news....the clean up efforts that are now underway following some flooding across sonoma county. ( sara ) and teachers in oakland declaring a victory after they reach a tentative deal to end a 7-day long strike. ( dave ) (ácommercialá)
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will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next weekús system is currently projected to impact central or southern california.
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( sara ) the rain this morning comes just hours after the evacuation orders were lifted in sonoma county... and while the russian river may be below flood levels --- the water level is still high. we're waiting to see how this mornings weather impacts communities like guerneville and forestville that were just beginning the clean-up process friday. people returned home to find a lot of mud, mildew, debris, tree
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branches, and damage to many buildngs. luckily downtown guernville sits a little higher than some other parts of town so it was spared some of the worst damage. ( sara ) ( sara ) officials are also asking anyone who doesn't have a reason to be in guerneville to stay clear for the time being. they want to give residents a chance to clean up first. and we will be keeping an eye on any new potential flooding in the north bay this morning. ( sara ) a tentative agreement has been reached between oakland teachers and the school district... this could potentially end the seven day strike. teachers are declaring victory... with
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the deal including an 11- percent salary raise. kron 4's gayle ong has more. after seven after seven days on the picket lines,the oakland teacher's strike is over...the district and the union both announcing friday afternoon, the two sides have reached a tentative agreement.. an 11 percent salary increase plus a one time 3 percent bonus for educators.
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without a contract since 20-17, according to the union, the starting salary of an oakland teacher is 46-thousand-dollars, higher, livable wages, smaller classroom sizes and more resources were the top reasons for the strike...the teacher's union was seeking a 12 percent pay raise over three years..the new offer - a staggering 7 percent increase..from the district's original offer..district superintendent kyla trammell has expressed the district is in a structural deficit and while the offer is under the district's limit,the money will come from budget cuts..
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( sara ) developing news we're also following.... teachers in the san ramon valley unified school district voted to authorize a strike... as their contract negotiations are entering the final stages. 98 percent of teachers voted to give their union the power to eventually call a strike.. áif they don't reach a deal in the near future. the teachers want a larger pay raise than what's being offered... they also are looking for smaller classes and more school nurses. these are things they say wll help not just them... but more importantly
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prioritization problem. management's priority has always been budgeting without consulting the educators. those in the classrooms, those individuals who are working directly with our students. what that deem as essentials are not neccesasarily the priority of the educators and that is why we are here today...our students deserve the best.>( sara ) both sides are indicating they're are hoping to avoid a strike ... but the teachers say, if there is no deal in place, they could be out of the classrooms and on the picket lines as early as april. ( sara ) coming up on the kron4 morning news... we have the latest on the shocking video showing the san francisco giants c-e-o in a public alternation with his wife. ( sara ) plus, a look at the cracked windows found at salesforce tower. a retired nurse in
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voice of anne stratton/retired nurse: "they're fed every 30 minutes."48 tiny creatures are being rehabilitated at the moment by the retired nurse who is a volunteer at the wetlands and wildlife care center.since the beginning of the year, she's taken in 107 birds.-nats-this afternoon, the newest little one arrived in a cardboard box.recent storms could be to blame for the high numbers of sick and injured hummingbirds.anne stratton/retired nurse: "they can be blown out of the nest. they can be cut out of the nest when people are doing tree trimming. you should not be trimming your trees or your hedges this time of year. the best time is october, november and very, very early december. winds, rain and a lot of human interference."-nats-michele gile/huntington beach, ca: "this little guy right here is the youngest of the bunch. it is just 12 days old. at the bottom of the nest is an egg. it's non fertile but it acts like a hot water bottle. it is here for comfort and warmth." -nats-the baby hummingbirds take this mixture of bugs and nutrients.and because they eat nearly round the clock and stratton has helpers like belinda shepherd.this volunteer spends four hours
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every friday feeding the flock. voice of anne stratton/retired nurse: "last year alone we had 602 hummingbirds for the entire year. and this isn't even baby season yet. this is just the very beginning of baby season. so if this continues we're definitely in to break some records."> ( sara ) that was michele gile reporting. ( dave )( dave )( dave ) ( dave )
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scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next weekús system is currently projected to impact central or southern california. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) < troubling news at the highest level news at the < troubling (áábreakáá)(ácommercialá)
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highest level of the giants organization-- ceo larry baer involved in an altercation with his wife... caught on camera. it's a story we brought you at the top of the newscast. this video from tmz sports shows an argument between baer and his wife pam..in a hayes valley park around noon. as baer is seen trying to grab his cell phone out of her hands, she fell to the ground screaming-- 'oh my god help!" he then walks away from the
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scene telling her to stop. there were several witnesses in the area... and police are investigating. and earlier tonight, pam baer released a statement saying she'd like to clarify the events of today it reads quote-- "my husband and i had an argument in public about which we are quite embarrassed. i took his cellphone. he wanted it back and i did not want to give it back. i started to get up and the chair i was sitting in began to tip. due to an injury i sustained in my foot three days ago, i lost my balance. i did not sustain any injury based on what happened today. larry and i always have been and still are happily married." this evening, larry sent out his own statement--- "i am truly sorry for the pain that i have brought to my wife, children and to the organization. it is not reflective of the kind of a person that i aspire to be, but it happened and i will do whatever it takes to make sure that i never behave in such an inappropriate manner again." major league baseball has also responded... saying it is aware of incident... and will have no further comment until this process is completed. in other news-- the sharks back at the tank in san jose, opening a 4-game homestand. --sharkies and the avalanche. --we pick it up in the 2nd period,
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san jose already up 2-1... tomas hertl right at the net, off the goal post.. and marcus sorensen right there for the recovery. sorensen's 2nd goal of the night. 3-1 sharks. --in the 3rd, colorado got within 1.. look at this from the olympian... joe pavelski, tic tac toe on the power play. --4-3 sharks your final... they'll see the blackhawks on sunday. now to some kyler murray news, no he is not changing his mind to play for the a's, but even at the nfl combine, he's still being asked about baseball. the heisman trophy winning quarterback out of oklahoma in indianapolis this weekend... he will not be running or throwing for scouts, however, he has been going through the interview circuit. today marked his first press conference since declaring for the nfl draft and turning down a contract from the a's. he says he's all in on football, but he was asked if bryce harper's 330-million dollar contract has sparked any second thoughts about saying no to baseball. "how
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much moneis that a year? ok. all right. everybody makes a big deal about it because it says 300 million dollars. i mean, it's... there's quarterbacks making more money than them a year. i don't... now to those who decided to stick to baseball-- stomper and the a's in arizona... facing the rockies. --jurrickson profar is --jurrickson rockies. --jurrickson profar is someone to keep an eye on this year... bottom of the 6th--a's up 2...profar...launopposite field. 2-runs come in... and the a's go on to win 6- 3. and finally, we want to mention, warriors playing the 76ers tomorrow night in a primetime showdown. kron4 has got you covered on the champs. jason dumas and kate rooney...leading the charge for the kron4- hoop session. it's our weekly show dedicated to the warriors....and the top basketball stories throughout the bay area. join us saturday night at 11, just after the 10-o-clock news. the kron4 hoop session, right here on kron4. ( sara ) as we head as we head to break, here's
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(dave)a pacific weather system will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to potentially bring heavier rain next tuesday and wednesday. heaviest rainfall with next weekús system is currently projected to impact central or southern california.
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( sara ) cracks have been discovered in the windows of another downtown san francisco high rise. this time, it is not the troubled millennium tower, but its next door neighbor - the salesforce tower... the tallest building in the story. first there were cracked exterior windows in the millennium tower, then cracked beams in the salesforce
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transit center, and now two pieces of interior glass have cracked at the salesforce tower one on fthe 12th floor the other on the 14th.sot bill strawn/s.f. dept. of building inspection :16its not uncommon in tall buildings for windows have cracks and have to be replacedbill strawn with the san francisco department of building inspection says a reporter notified the city about the crack, and a building inspector has now been briefed by the property owner but the city is not conducting its own investigationsotwe wouldnt get invovled unless as a result of the investigation boston properties is doing may want to make our engineers take a closer look but now we are expecting it to be a standard buidling maintenance item. the cracked pieces of glass were discovered on the 19th and 21st of february. in a statement the building owner boston properties says "we acted immediately to retain top glass safety consultants to help us determine the cause of these isolated failures and to take all necessary
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preventative steps."no determination on the cause but city officials say they will continue to monitor the building owners investigation standup dan kerman/sf 121 becuase they are interior pieces of glass no concern for anything falling on the sidewalk. both pieces of glass expected to be replaced sometime this month. at the salesforce tower, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( sara ) in the south bay... police released a sketch of the man they say attacked a woman in mountain view. investigators say this man attacked a runner on the stevens creek trail monday night. the victim says he introduced himself as "jerry"... before he attacked her... and also spoke with a caribbean accent. police say he may also have bite marks on either a hand or a forearm after the woman tried to defend herself. the victim was treated for serious injuries to her face, but is expected to be ok. ( sara ) a man has died in
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ferndale, in humboldt county after being swept away in flood waters. the sherrifs office say the man was swept away on the eel river late wednesday night. his body was found the next day. authoritites say the victim was attempting to return home, wading through water that was about five-feet deep. according to officials he got caught in a fast current. three people drove a tractor trailer through the high waters but couldn't reach the man. three children were trapped inside the home but were later rescued by ( sara ) we now know there will be áno criminal charges filed against five san mateo county deputies involved in a deadly tasing incident. kron4's haaziq madyun has new video of the incident... and reaction from the family of the unarmed man ... who was killed. there will be no criminal charges against five san mateo county deputies involved in the october 3 2018 physical altercation and deadly tasing
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okobi/chinedu okobi's sister: "it is horrifying that in san mateo county a reasonable response to j-walking is to electrocute a man to death">on the phone is the voice of chinedu okobi's sister ebele okobi. she called her attorney's office to speak on behalf of the okobi family regarding the d.a.'s decision not to pursue criminal charges aginst the deputiessot
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( sara ) it's a new era of space exploration. space-x launched a new rocket into orbit this morning. the space-x crew dragon capsule blasted off from cape canaveral, florida. that capsule -- unmanned for this flight -- is carrying a dummy named ripley. it's the company's first spacecraft designed to carry astronauts into orbit. the rocket could end the united states' decade-long reliance on russia for human spaceflight. it will dock with the international space station sunday to drop off about 400 pounds of suppliescrew dragon will fly back home in five days. ( sara ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...everything you need to know about the museum of 3-d illusions and the stunning artwork you'll see inside.
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(dave)a pacific weather system will bring widespread light to moderate rain to our region late through saturday morning. forecast rainfall amounts are not expected to bring renewed flooding to the area mainstem rivers. scattered showers will continue into tonight, and possibly into sunday. a wetter system is then forecast to
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katya (hada lom po vich) kharlampovich is joining us now with more on the museum. good morning. talk about the experience...an d what people can expect to see...how many illusions are available...talk about what it takes to get the right picture talk about the fun and excitement surrounding the museum...what's the response been like? talk about the artists behind the work..is this fun for all ages or a certaiin group?how
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long does it usually take to get around to all of the pictures in the museum?what are ticket prices......what's included in a vip ticket?where can people go to get more people go to where can vip ticket?s included in a prices......what'ticket what are museum?pictures in the to all of the to get around it usually take how long does group?certaiin all ages or a certaiin all ages or a is this fun for the work..is this fun for the work.. is this fun for all ages or a certaiin group?how long does it usually take to get around
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( sara ) a comedy and a dark thriller hit theaters this weekend, going up against the reigning box office champ, "how to train your dragon: the hidden world" david daniel takes a look. "i knows about funerals. i done buried a lot of men. a lot of 'em.""that funeral's gonna be messed up!" (nat- laughter)tyler perry is laying his most famous character to rest. "a madea family funeral" is reportedly the last time perry will play the irascible matriarch on the big screen. the comedy is looking at a debut weekend of 18-to-20 million dollars... probably
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not enough to top the "how to train your dragon" threequel for first place.(nat-phone chimes) "she's really freaking me out."a generation-spanning friendship turns to obsession in "greta." chloe grace moretz and isabelle huppert (ooh- pear) star in the dark thriller, which is looking at an opening weekend worth six- million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( sara ) governor gavin newsom spent part of his day friday reading to children in sacramento. it was part of "read across america day." the governor and his wife read to students at washington elementary school. newsom has championed children's isses in the first few weeks of his term... proposing 6- billion dollars in state funds for schools. during his visit, he talked about his own dyslexia and troubles reading as a child. < kinda made me nervous>( sara ) many schools also
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allowed students to dress up as characters from their favorite books. ( sara ) happening now... we have a traffic update for those still looking to head to tahoe this morning. the latest highway conditions for sierra travelers right now include chain controls on i-80 over donner summit and us 50 over echo summit. chains are required for tahoe basin roadways. highway 89 around emerald bay is also closed. ( sara )( sara ) it's a great snow season for skiers and snowboarders. this year heavenly, northstar, and kirkwood resorts are going to extend their ski season due the record breaking amounts of snow falling in the sierra. heavenly mountain resort will extend their season through april 28th plus 3-day-weekend may 3-5. northstar and
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