. >>> lake merritt in oakland is filling up, not just with rainwater, but with hi-tech new scooters. kpix5's katie nielsen is at the lake. what is this all about? >> reporter: we're here near 19th and if you take a look down here, you can see one of the scooters at the bottom of the lake and it's not the first time. >> just wanted to show you guys, got a scooter stuck in lake merritt over here by the terrace room, lake merritt hotel. >> reporter: this is the video ty decker sent to line bike yesterday showing the company where to fish out one of their brand-new lime s scooters. >> i was wondering how i could retrieve it for him. i ended up just walking by and left a direct message on their facebook. >> reporter: this isn't the first time it's happened. a quick search on social media reveals a number of lime s scooters dumped into lake merritt recently. when go bikes were introduced, they ended up in the lake, too. the birds found the underwater bikes were better for perching than pedals, but the big question is why? >> i think because they can. they're easy targets. >> i don't feel it

been photographed recentl >>> someone is throwing those rent by the hour scooters into oakland's lake merrittmpany which leaves them parked on sidewalks. so they are available to anyone. the company has already fished out a few scooters from the lake and the question is why would someone put them there in the first place? >> i think because they can. they're easy targets. >> i don't feel it. i don't see why people would want to destroy property like that. >> lime says it's aware of the problem and is deploying extra workers to keep an eye on these scooters. this kind of thing has happened before. last year several ford go bikes were also dumped into lake merritt. >>> the agency in charge of the sausalito ferry dock has been told speed up construction or risk losing federal funding. this is a rendering of what the dock would look like and according to the marin ij the feds have told the golden gate district make progress by september or risk losing $14 million in grants. bridge officials say the progress has been slowed by design issues. >>> sharks ice on south 10th street is where the san jos

wars. >> reporter: more than 100 organizations gathered at lake merritt in oakland. each expressed opposition to war and hoped to bring attention to america's domestic issues. >> what the war brought so we want to see and draw a correlation that's been happening on a day-to-day basis in our communities. >> want to stop the police killings of black and brown youth in the communities. they are polluting our water and defending the military to repress -- why we don't fist take care of the -- first take care of the problems in this country. >> reporter: when we asked if the u.s. government should get involved if another country uses chemical weapons to attack their own people, many here told us no. >> no, should not. that doesn't mean that working people in this country could not do that but the u.s. government and the u.s. military, which are also involved in repressing movements here in this country do not have the political or the moral -- to be the ones who today defend the rights of human rights. >> reporter: many felt the money used in military operations such as t

they are still having switching problems between lake merritt and fruitvale.ll have the 20-minute delay. we'll take a look at drive times coming up at 5:40. >>> the man accused of being the golden state killer is now in police custody, and we have learned he is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. former police officer joseph james deangelo was arrested yesterday morning at a sacramento area home after dna linked him to a pair of mr ders. investigators say he terrorized california for more than a decade. at least 12 murders, upwards of 50 rapes, more than 100 burglaries spread across the state from 1974 to 1986. they began in and around sacramento, then moved around be bay area and across california. the last known victim was janelle cruz. the 18-year-old was murdered in 1986. her sister has been fighting to bring the killer to justice ever since. >> everybody is so overwhelmed right now. i don't even think that we are processing it. it's just happened so quick. we're just going through a lot of different emotions. >> dee anglo only became a suspect a few days

it happened right across the street from the main oakland library near lake merritt on 14th street. the 26-year-old victim was shot more than once but was able to get to the hospital. nowhere at this point on his condition. the police and crimestoppers of oakland are offering $5000 for information leading to the shooter's arrest. >>> time is 4:15 am, police arrested a man suspected of trying to shoot someone on saturday. he was arrested at south third street just after 12:30 pm. witnesses told police they saw a man loaded gun, pointing at a neighbor and pull the trigger. the gun apparently jammed and did not fire. no one was hurt. the police say they found a loaded gun and a man's pocket. is main -- name and the charges against him have not been released. >>> rallying to defend the second amendment in minnesota. in st. paul were dozens of people gathered for a pro-gun rally at the state capital building. they feel like their gun rights are under attack and he inflected -- and the elected officials are not doing enough to protect it. >> we have 4000 drownings in the united states eve

a man is ambushed and robbed by a group of teens at the lake merritt bart station.ell phones stolen from him. he was heading to the warm-springs station when six teens attacked him. bart riders say this is just another example of why you have to be careful when riding the train. ( darya ) bart police say that cell phone robberies have been happening farily regularly. the victim in this robbery was not injured. ( darya ) this morning bart police are also warning riders after another assault and theft at two other bart stations. first a man had his bicycle stolen from the chain-locked bike racks at the west oakland station. and in another incident... a man was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon at the macaurthur station in oakland. police say the man hit the victim int eh head with a metal pipe. the victim is expected to be okay. new this morning... police in

wars. >> reporter: more than 100 organizations gathered at lake merritt in oakland. each expressed opposition to war and hoped to bring attention to america's domestic issues. >> what the war brought so we want to see and draw the correlation to the war which is happening on a day-to-day basis in our communities. >> we want to stop the police killings of black and brown youth in the communities. they are polluting our waters and defending the military to repress the native so why we don't first get -- take care of the problems in this country. >> reporter: when we asked if the u.s. government should get involved if another country uses chemical weapons to attack their own people, many here told us no. >> no, should not. that doesn't mean that working people in this country could not do that but the u.s. government and the u.s. military, which are also involved in repressing movements here in this country do not have the political or the moral legitimacy to be the ones who today defend the rights of human rights. >> reporter: many felt the money used in military opera

it will be at the amphitheater at lake merritt and then the protest will go through the unified school district on broadway with teachers working without a contract since july of last year and they say the school district has not made a new contract for them a priority. >> in san jose's evergreen school district, teachers walked up picket line to highlight a year-long dispute with the teachers latest offer adding even more teachers to every classroom without paying more money and they say there's a cap on health benefits. the union said the 540 teachers are barely surviving with the high cost of living in the bay area. mediation failed with both sides now engaged in legal fact- finding missions. some say it teachers strike is possible next year. >> a man acquitted in the murder of kate steinle in san francisco will be in court to face federal firearms charges. he has been indicted on charges of being an ex-felon in possession of a gun and being an undocumented immigrant in possession of a gun. his attorneys are asking for dismissal of the charges and they will ask the judge for permiss

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it happened just after midnight across the street from the main oakland library near lake merritt on 14th street. the 26th victim was shot more than once, but was able to get himself to the hospital. there is no word on his condition. continuing to crack down on people who do not pay to ride. three people were arrested yesterday on suspicion of fare evasion. they arrested them at different stations. an 18-year-old, a 31-year-old, and a 27-year-old was arrested at different stations. >> they lose $25 million a year from people who do not pay their fares. distract an suv was intentionally driven off a mendocino county cliff. killing all 8 people inside including 6 children. 2 children's and 3 children were founded, but there has no -- been no sign of the other 3 children. court documents so the suv subdominant -- speedometer was at 90 miles per hour when i went over the cliff.>> search cruise on the california coast use drones and planes looking for the missing children. >> these kids >> deputies say the parents along with three kids died. investigators did not find any sign of break o

a man is ambushed and robbed by a group of teens at the lake merritt bart station. kron 4's hermela aregawi has the details. a late night ride goes wrong... when a man is ambushed bart police say.. the victim reported being robbed around 11 oclock saturday night..the man says he was on a warm-springs bound train at the lake merrit station when a group of six teens attacked him and ran off with two of his phones.we spoke with some riders who say.. hearing about the incident is eye opening.. sean sanchez/bart riderjust another reason to try to be as aware as i can and for someone like me a queer person of color, i always travel with a companion especially if i'm coming outside of san francsico to oakland as much as i can just to sort of lessen the likelihood of this happening. cell phone robberies have been happening fairly regularly on bart.. one of the most high profile incidents taking place last april. when a mob of about 40-60 teens robbed several passengers...some riders say. they take extra precautions but they still feel safe carol squicci/bart rideryou know i

and most will start west of lake merritt. last year ...ly 2-thousand people participated in the tours. for more information on the walking tours ... we've posted a link on kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) in the south bay... 100 people are now left without a home.. after a massive fire burned through an apartment building in san jose. we first brought you this story yesterday as breaking news. it happened at the summer wind at the summer wind apartments on mclaughlin avenue. those inside say they were planning to jump or climb down ropes because there was no other way out. firefighters were able to rescue 20 people. fifteen people were injured and four were hospitalized due to smoke inhallation. mayor sam liccardo toured the scene. he says the city is ready to help. ( darya ) the building passed inspection

covering some of those roads around lake merritt, that is the cell washing out a little bit near walnutreek alamo danville 680 into mount diablo may be blackhawk as well. it has lost the storm tracker signature butted is still producing rain. there is the main cell and that is the one that produced all of the hail in oakland and alameda. we are not done yet, look at the santa cruz coastline into the mountains. that looks like heavy rain not hail but it would not surprise me if that is what you're getting also on the san mateo coast. that will be swinging in all day and as it does we have the possibility of severe weather with funnel clouds in the valley. there are already some lower snow levels in mendocino county and lake county, 40s for the temperatures with a good breeze picking up so watch out for some of those coming in early then collapsing. they can get that outflow boundary which can trigger late afternoon thunderstorms so that is something to watch around 3:00 this afternoon. 50s for your temperatures. it is 8:02 how is the traffic with the hail? >> some people had to pull over

he was on a warm-springs bound train at lake merritt station.. when a group of six teens ran to him, and strong armed two phones off of him. tonight.. bart police are still looking for the suspects.. we do not know if you could see their faces because the suspect declined to give a description.. but presumably the robbery would have been on surveillance cameras. we are seeing cell phone robberies pretty regularly on bart.. we have seen at thsi station within the last six months. of course one of the biggest incidents robberies on bart happened last april. that's when a mob of about 40-60 teens robbed several passengers... taking their phones. we spoke with riders at lake meritt station.. some say. they take extra precautions but that they still feel safe. and other tell me. this is really opening their eyes and reminds them to be more careful. sean sanchez/bart riderjust another reason to try to be as aware as i can and for someone like me a queer person of color, i always travel with a companion especially if i'm coming outside of san francsico

where looked around the lake merritt section to show you what was going on..ttresses and couches to piles upon piles of trash from west oakland to the far reaches of east oakland with no end in sight.. for example pearmain street in east oakland has been a hot spot for years.to the point that business are considering moving out of the area nats: ambiance over at the intersection of hale and douglas sits a toilet and inside this fence trash, and rotting food .a block away the first thing i see is this syringe sitting on the ground the part that i must mention is this some of the illegal dumping can't be cleaned up by the city of oakland because it either sits on private property or like here on union pacific right of way nats: ambiance the problem in oakland has reached crisis levels and now it's being however had tackled back in when it was a small wouldn't be a huge problem in 2018 question, can we put the cat back inside the bag it's not it will be a in oakland stanley roberts kron 4 news (grant)(grant) solano county deputies were out patrolling.... and say

today -- people gathered at the lake merritt amphitheatre to rally against the attacks. kron 4's ali reid has more. protesting against friday's bombing in syria .... civilians, innocent people are getting killed!people from different walks of life are standing in unison against what they consider military agression by the united states and its allies.the same syrians that are being banned from entering the united states and reuniting with their families, are now being bombed by the united states so we unequivocally stand against the united states bombing in the regionthe coordinated aristrikes were in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in the country last weekend that reportedly left dozens dead. but protestors believe there's another reason for the strikes.we think these bombings have nothing to do with helping the syrian people, it has to do with advancing the particular interest of the corporate war machine of the pentagon and washingtonwe're supposed to be a peaceful country, but i haven't seen that in a long timethose wanting the bombings to stop say, th

we are at lake merritt right now . >> reporter: family members were united in their grief in front of the children's memorial statue. without the ceremony the public would likely forget about the tragedy that could someday affect them. a bagpiper led the families to a meeting room. some left flowers and had shed tears in front of the memorial. the annual ceremony has special meaning for them. >> we do not want society to forget about these innocent lives. >> reporter: since 1996 families have gathered here to honor children lost to violence in alameda county. the list of names on the memorial is staggering. >> this is a memory. children are dying of violence. let's do something about it. >> reporter: in 1994 donlon found his teenage daughter stabbed to death inside of their castro valley home. decades later, the killer has not been found. >> why do we have all of these unsolved cases? >> reporter: there are 440 grieving families since the ceremony started in 1996. that violence takes different forms. e we lost desmet >> we lost our son in 2013 of suicide. we wanted to be a part of thi

it happened across the street from the main oakland library near lake merritt on 14th street. 26-year-old victim was reportedly shot more than once was able to get himself to the hospital. no word on his condition. police and crime stoppers of oakland are offering up to $5000 for information leading to the shooter's arrest. >>> police in richmond arrested a man who is suspected of trying to shoot someone on saturday. he was arrested on south third street after 12:30 pm. a witness told police they saw a man loaded gun, point it at a neighbor and pull the trigger. the kind apparently jammed and did not fire. no one was hurt. police say they found a loaded gun in the man's pocket. his name and the charges against him have not yet been released. >>> gun owners are rallying to defend the second amendment in minnesota. we will show you video from st. paul, minnesota where dozens of people gathered for a probe rally at the state's capital building. demonstrators said they feel like their gun rights are under attack and that elected officials are not doing enough to defend those right

it happened across the street from the main oakland library near lake merritt on 14th street. 26-year-old victim was shot more than once but was able to get himself to the hospital. there is no word on his condition at this point. police and crime stoppers of oakland are offering $5000 for information leading to the shooters arrest. >>> oakland police say they stopped a sideshow before he could start. the police department released these photos of two cars being towed on southbound 880 last night. they say the drivers were about to start a sideshow and perform dangerous stunts. the city of oakland will hold those two towed cars for at least 30 days. we are not sure if the police arrested the drivers. oakland police have been cracking down on psychos in the city. >>> today we will build new underground electric lines. pg&e causes a huge milestone. it does expect to finish construction i the end of the year. >>> another sign life is slowly getting back to normal in napa and some out county. the entrance to hood mountain regional park is open again. several hiking trails are back

where looked around the lake merritt section to show you what was going on..one from mattresses and couches to piles upon piles of trash from west oakland to the far reaches of east oakland with no end in sight.. for example pearmain street in east oakland has been a hot spot for years.to the point that business are considering moving out of the area nats: ambiance over at the intersection of hale and douglas sits a toilet and inside this fence trash, and rotting food .a block away the first thing i see is this syringe sitting on the ground the part that i must mention is this some of the illegal dumping can't be cleaned up by the city of oakland because it either sits on private property or like here on union pacific right of way nats: ambiance the problem in oakland has reached crisis levels and now it's being addressed however had been seriously tackled back in 2008 when it was a small problem. it wouldn't be a huge problem in 2018 which begs the question, can we put the cat back inside the bag it's not impossible but it will be a uphill battle in oakland s

bart police say a group of teens ambushed a rider at the lake merritt station and stole two phones from him. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to riders... and joins us live from oakland with that story...hermela? jr, the victim says this happened last night around 11 oclock. he declined to give a description of the suspects except that they were minors and forcefully stole his phones and away. a late night ride goes wrong... when a man is ambushed bart police say.. the victim reported being robbed around 11 oclock saturday night..the man says he was on a warm-springs bound train at the lake merrit station when a group of six teens attacked him and ran off with two of his phones.we spoke with some riders who say.. hearing about the incident is eye opening.. sean sanchez/bart riderjust another reason to try to be as aware as i can and for someone like me a queer person of color, i always travel with a companion especially if i'm coming outside of san francsico to oakland as much as i can just to sort of lessen the likelihood of this happening. cell phone robberies have been happening fairly

and most will start west of lake merritt. last year ...cipated in the tours. for more information on the walking tours ... we've posted a link on kron 4 dot com. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a condemned home in the east bay sells for thousands more than the asking price. ( darya ) plus... tumbleweeds trap people in their homes in one california community. ( darya ) and next... the new trouble for facebook.. over how it tags your photos. ( dave ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) ♪ ♪ you are many different things in one amazing package, and t.j.maxx gives you the freedom to express every one. with our unique mix of must-have brands at must-buy prices, you can be active or totally relaxed. ♪ ♪ you can shop online or take it home today. you'll always save on something for every you. maxx you. maxx life. t.j.maxx. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no delay son wb 580 ( james ) more trouble for facebook -- trouble for more ( james ) ( james ) mor

and a man says that six young people stole his two cellphones at the lake merritt station. b.a.r.t. police department are reporting a surge in arrests for 2017. crime data shows officers arrested over 1700 people in 2017. that is nearly 40% increase from 2016. b.a.r.t. says the numbers also show officers are focused on fair enforcement. the number of citations and warningsvaders jumped 88%. >>> if you plan to head out on cal train this morning, you may see some changes. cal train is implementing a new system to also crack down on fare evaders. instead of paper citations, conductors will use a device to scan a ride are's i.d. if they are caught without a ticket and then fans will be sent lk tr electronically. first and second offense will cost $75, but a third offense could have a 90 day ban. >>> north bay school drinking fountain is shut down, this is at cove school. officials are testing water for lead contamination. school officials tell the paper that the fnts had more than twice the acceptable level for toxic metals, but they say the problem is isolated to just that one drinking

demonstrators will lace up their shoes tomorrow and march around oakland's lake merritt from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this is video of last year's march in san francisco. after the march, the free event will feature a rally with speakers at the amphitheater near the henry kaiser auditorium and there will be booths promoting local science group, demonstrations and food trucks. similar events are planned in dozens of cities across the country. >>> people have been wondering, where's the beef in the giants offense? it was a quarter pounder last night all right. and the sharks' quest for the stanley cup begins! let's put it this way. kane was more than able, next! san francisco's interim mayor mark >>> the sharks dropped the puck on the stanley cup play- offs last night in anaheim. it was the first post-season game that newcomer evander kane had played in his nine- year career. five on three-man advantage second period kane that's his first career play-off goal. 1-0 sharks. six minutes later the ducks turn it over in the neutral zone. sharks made them pay. pavelski to kane. that's goal number 2

bay area politicians in san francisco to make their voices heard.today -- people gathered at the lake merritttheatre to rally against the attacks. kron 4's ali reid has more. protesting against friday's bombing in syria .... civilians, innocent people are getting killed!people from different walks of life are standing in unison against what they consider military agression by the united states and its allies.the same syrians that are being banned from entering the united states and reuniting with their families, are now being bombed by the united states so we unequivocally stand against the united states bombing in the regionthe coordinated aristrikes were in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in the country last weekend that reportedly left dozens dead. but protestors believe there's another reason for the strikes.we think these bombings have nothing to do with helping the syrian people, it has to do with advancing the particular interest of the corporate war machine of the pentagon and washingtonwe're supposed to be a peaceful country, but i haven't seen that in a long timethose

a note it's the fremont line but equipment issues mentioning lake merritt as well as outside the hayward station. this the coliseum station. you do see the train arriving heading north. lake, fruitvale. overpass a maintenance issue. may cause delays for other parts of the system, maybe dublin. track the roadways on the bay bridge we know that's going to happen. that's predictable. the rest of the commute take to the road because traffic is light. marcus. >>> a break in a decades case this morning. our coverage continues on the capture of the golden state killer. joseph deangelo is accused of dozens of murders and nearly 50 rapes across california and the bay area. those cases date back to the 70s and 80s. today in the pay pete suratos live at the sheriff's office with alamo. what we're learning about the suspect's background and the family this morning. pete. >> reporter: good morning. joseph deangelo, golden state killer, appears from information it appears he was living somewhat of a normal life blending into society. we're learning that his family actually lived just north of us in th

outdoors, giving five bucks off up to six rides to certain local outdoor spots including ocean beach, lake merrittrk, tilden park. this offer is only good through sunday. >>> now you can tour the moon without leaving your living rom. >> nasa released a 4k tour of the moon. this high resolution video is the latest imagery. it lets you get up close and personal with the rough sawyer fas of the moon and its lunar landmarks. and probably the closest you'll ever get unless you happen to have hundreds of thousands of dollars laying around so you can do one of those space tourism flights. this is free. spring time means lots of newborn animals in san jose and unfortunately hundreds are orphaned because of human activity. the wildlife center is caring for four coyote pups after their mom got hit by a car. they're stay there for six months before being released into the wild. the wildlife center says people can take action at home to keep animals from moving in. >> lots of these animals are looking for the perfect location. if there's a source of water and free food on the ground, then why not stay? >> put

oakland educators, parents, and community will rally at lake merritt amphitheater and march to the officesis afternoon. the goal of the rally is to throw a spotlight on the fact that oakland educators have been working without a contract since july of 2017. and because of that, the oakland unified school district has been losing educators. and joining us now is .... keith brown with the oakland education association. keith? ( darya ) and these are pictures sent to us from kron 4 viewers early this morning of a massive fire burning in concord. remember if you have pictures or vicdeo of breaking news in your area you can send them to us using the free kron 4 mobile app. we'll be right back. ( darya ) a man was forcibly removed from a flight in miami ... after getting into a fight with another passenger.and its all caught on camera. police say 28- year-old jacob garcia ... had been rude to a couple on the flight headed to chicago. after the suspect was asked to move to a different seat by flight attendants ... he started using racial slurs. police were called in ... and they say they were for

it happened at the lake merritt station in oakland over the weekend. police say a man was ambushed by a group of 6 teens as he was heading to the warm springs station. officers say the man was attacked as two cell phones were stolen from him. the victim was not badly injured. police do not have a description of the group of teenagers. they say cell phone robberies have been happening fairly regularly at bart stations and on trains. it's a good reminder to always be aware of your surroundings. (steve) bart officers are also warning riders after another assault and theft at two other bart stations. first a man had his bicycle stolen from the chain-locked bike racks at the west oakland station. and in another incident... a man was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon at the macaurthur station in oakland. police say the man hit a victim in the head with a metal pipe. the victim is expected to be okay. (vicki) in the north bay-- p-g-and-e began building rebuilding utilities in the coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa. that was one of the areas hardes

where looked around the lake merritt section to show you what was going on.. reaches of east oakland with no end in sight.. for example pearmain street in east oakland has been a hot spot for years.to the point that business are considering moving out of the area nats: ambiance over at the intersection of hale and douglas sits a toilet and inside this fence trash, and rotting food .a block away the first thing i see is this syringe sitting on the ground the part that i must mention is this some of the illegal dumping can't be cleaned up by the city of oakland because it either sits on private property or like here on union pacific right of way nats: ambiance the problem in oakland has reached crisis levels and now it's being addressed however had been seriously tackled back in 2008 when it was a small problem. it wouldn't be a huge problem in 2018 which begs the question, can we put the cat back inside the bag it's not impossible but it will be a uphill battle in oakland stanley roberts kron 4 news

people gathered at the lake merritt amphitheatre to rally against the attacks.n 4's ali reid has more. protesting against friday's bombing in syria .... civilians, innocent people are getting killed!people from different walks of life are standing in unison against what they consider military agression by the united states and its allies.the same syrians that are being banned from entering the united states and reuniting with their families, are now being bombed by the united states so we unequivocally stand against the united states bombing in the regionthe coordinated aristrikes were in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack in the country last weekend that reportedly left dozens dead. but protestors believe there's another reason for the strikes.we think these bombings have nothing to do with helping the syrian people, it has to do with advancing the particular interest of the corporate war machine of the pentagon and washingtonwe're supposed to be a peaceful country, but i haven't seen that in a long timethose wanting the bombings to stop say, the at

where looked around the lake merritt section to show you what was going on..es and couches to piles upon piles of trash from west oakland to the far reaches of east oakland with no end in sight.. for example pearmain street in east oakland has been a hot spot for years.to the point that business are considering moving out of the area nats: ambiance over at the intersection of hale and douglas sits a toilet and inside this fence trash, and rotting food .a block away the first thing i see is this syringe sitting on the ground the part that i must mention is this some of the illegal dumping can't be cleaned up by the city of oakland because it either sits on private property or like here on union pacific right of way nats: ambiance the problem in oakland has reached crisis levels and now it's being addressed however had been seriously tackled back in 2008 when it was a small problem. it wouldn't be a huge problem in 2018 which begs the question, can we put the cat back inside the bag it's not impossible but it will be a uphill battle in oakland stanley roberts kr