kron4's maureen kelly is standing by in san francisco's golden gate park with the latest. (maureen) i'm standing outside one of the entrances to hardly strictly music festival. it's the 18th annual year.for this free three day concert. this alone is expected to draw over a half million people thru sunday night and with fleet week on top of that.....well...it's going to get a lot harder to get around. especially since we have some new traffic hurdles to deal with. hellman hollow was already crowded early friday afternoon with people rocking out here at the eclectic music festival .... it's hardly strictly bluegrass.....featuring a variety of acts spread over the six stages and three days is there a greater place to get together for free than quarter of a million people of your friends to see great music the bay area sky is the stage where the blue angels will perform.....with estimated one million expected to come witness their amazing aerobatics.but those travelling have a few extra hurdles do deal with including the traffic mess caused by the transbay center's cracked beam

maureen kelly kron4 news (ken) coming up at 6:45...ing up at (ken) (ken) coming up at 6:45... the latest on the damage from hurricane michael. and the massive amount of work it will take to get basic services restored. (jr) and next at 6:30. a scandal that rocked the catholic church in pennsylvania has reached the vatican. the decision by the pope over the sex abuse scandal. (jr) pope francis has accepted the resignation of washington, dc, archbishop cardinal daniel wuerl. (ken) a pennsylvania grand jury report on the culture of child sex abuse by priests in pennsylvania had accused wuerl of turning a blind eye to the abuse when he served as bishop in pittsburgh. reporter morgan wright has more. (jr) (jrstone) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. we may never we may never know what cracked that 36th floor window, but experts for the millennium tower association and the city agree it was "due to an exterior impact.... (and) u

maureen kelly kron4 news. here in palo alto supporters of dr.lasey ford will once again be taking to the streets again be taking will once blasey forddr. christine supporters of alto here in palo kron4 news.maureen kelly county. joaquin county. maureen kelly kron4 news. here in palo alto supporters of dr. christine blasey ford will once again be taking to the streets to oppose the nomination ofbrett kavanaugh to the supreme court.just as they did following dr. ford's testimony last week,friends, neighbors and others will hold a rally at the corner of the el camino and embarcadero road. in palo alto rob fladeboe kron4news lawrence karnow: skies were slow to clear today but finally there was a little more sunshine by the afternoon. we can still see a few showers on the doppler radar and even some thunderstorms. on the satellite image you can see the storm clouds moving southeast. another storm in the gulf of alaska will brush the bay area on friday night and into saturday morning. after that high pressure builds in and it will be windy especially

kron4's maureen kelly was there. ÷the organizer of the 4th annual cannabis industry summit holds up a large bag of weed that he wants to hand out in order to make peace with the striking workers making a lot of noise outside the oakland marriott city center... so this is how you make peace in this world.he also ordered pizza to feed the picketers.....which was gobbled up....but the offer of pot....didn't go down as smoothly.we are looking for job protection and a little bit of weed isn't going to do that.i side with you. they need to pay you better wages and they need to treat you better i am more than happy to support you in any way i can outside of what i can't do which is cancel this event which what i want you to understand without literally going bankrupt and not being able to feed my family, i have to do this. the hotel chain has said it's proposal matches the economic terms of the last contract...and says they are not waiving cancellation fees since they are open for business but they will address guests conce

maureen kelly kron4 news.nt) and republican candidate jon cox stopped by the kron-4 studios today. he sat down with our ken wayne... to talk about his campaign... and what he hopes to accomplish if he's elected. you can watch that interview tonight on kron4 news at 8. (vicki) next at 5:30... bart is gearing up for the next big earthquake. hear what officials are doing to make sure passengers are safe. (vicki) plus after the break... we continue our coverage of the north bay firestorm... as today marks one year since those fires broke out. after the break-- we are live again in santa rosa's coffey park... talking to city officials about how they are getting back on their feet. in an emergency, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and

kron4's maureen kelly reports. in this rendering you can see where the two problem beams are located....running overhead across fremont street....which has been closed since last week. it's now predicted that this main downtown artery will remain closed until 0ctober 12. the massive jacks put in to shore up cracked girders are only phase one of the temporary solution. this is phase two....which is expected to get fully underway in the next few days.. the light green lines represents the shoring system which will eventually take the load of the cracked beams.... it will extend from the bottom of the roof deck down four levels.the transit center's construction manager told the board of directors of the transbay joint powers authority.....that once that's in place....they will begin the work that will help them determine why the cracks occured...and how to design a permenent fix. immediately as soon as it safely shored and we can safely have workers get in there and do a sampling and get in there and test basically th

maureen kelly kron4 news. "you know what we just completed an amazing trip."(justine) fiery first lady. the question one reporter asked the first lady is sick of.. and it caused her to give the media a piece of her mind. the one thing melania trump wants you to pay attention to. (jrs) tired of complaining. the way one group of democrats in the bay area say they are taking action and plan to fight the republican majority. protests erupted throughout the country when the senated confirmed senated when the the country throughout erupted protests erupted throughout the country when the senated confirmed supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. one woman climbed the top of a statue outside where he was being sworne in. we have more details on just how close the vote came in just two minutes. it's time for sleep number's fall sale on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, during our fall sale weekend special, the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is only $899. plus, free home deliv

(justine) kron4's maureen kelly reports that some neighbors who help maintain traffic circles aren'tpy with what's been proposed so far. this tree growing in the middle of a russell street intersection is wrapped with a banner reading save our oak tree....it's one of many trees that might have been cut down....if not for community outrage. this stems from the 2 million dollar plus settlement that the city made with a woman who seriously hurt when stuck in the crosswalk of stuart and ellsworth back in 2015. part of the agreement calls for the city to cut down most of the trees inside the traffic circles...or ensures they are maintained. the city's director of public works says that accident was an eyeopener. but there was a lot of push back from the community at the thought of cutting down the trees. .even if it would improve visability. i think would be a shame for them to cut them down because they bring a really good like out of you i just a good perspective of like nature of stuff you now?since 2012 the city has relied on volunteers to help maintain the trees and plants inside the

(vicki) kron4's maureen kelly talked the victim - who says the december incident was reported to lawment and not much has been done about it. it's one of oakland's most iconic and luxurious retreats.....a place the victim says was her refuge for the past 15 years she's been a client. but that all changed for her 10 months ago when she went into the claremont hotel spa for a massage....her therapist a man she'd gotten massages from 4-5 times in the past with no incident....but this time...she says....he touched her inappropriately. his hands went up the sides of my body and touch the sides of my breasts and i clap my arms down and i thought it was an accidentthe woman who is telling her story on the condition we not use her name or show her face...says when she turned over he blindfolded her with a pillowcase....and then touched her a second time....in a way she knew was no mistake.he had his hands on my breasts i had to physically remove his hands from my breasts the was no reason for his hands to be on my breasts that was no accident she says she ended the massage and immediately re

(vicki) kron4's maureen kelly talked the victim - who says the december incident was reported to lawnforcement and not much has been done about it. it's one of oakland's most iconic and luxurious retreats.....a place the victim says was her refuge for the past 15 years she's been a client. but that all changed for her 10 months ago when she went into the claremont hotel spa for a massage....her therapist a man she'd gotten massages from 4-5 times in the past with no incident....but this time...she says....he touched her inappropriately. his hands went up the sides of my body and touch the sides of my breasts and i clap my arms down and i thought it was an accidentthe woman who is telling her story on the condition we not use her name or show her face...says when she turned over he blindfolded her with a pillowcase....and then touched her a second time....in a way she knew was no mistake.he had his hands on my breasts i had to physically remove his hands from my breasts there was no reason for his hands to be on my breasts that was no accident she says she ended the massage and immedi

kron 4's maureen kelly goes in depth tonight...nto this budding industry that is still struggling with growing pains. this video was shot last month when the cannabis harvest was in full swing....farmworkers watering their crops which have grown to big bushes in the sonoma county soil fall ski flowers as they are commonly refered to in this growing industry....getting them ready to be dried before they are shipped to a dispensary. shivawn brady is this farm's director of operations. she says that they've been compliant for some time now....so little about how they are growing has changed in this first harvest since weed was made legal for adults.....expect the increase in red tape.37:31 i think it's upwards of 22 different agencies that are regulating this crop i spend almost 40 hours a week just focused on compliance and trying to fiture out all of this1120 , from the california fish and wildlife , to the state water board to the department of ag to the dept of pesticide regulation, this is one of the most heavily regulated crops

maureen kelly kron4 news.maureen kelly kron4 news. ( darya ) for your health this morning...ug meant to help with high cholesterol could also help fight cancer. statins are proven to lower the risk of heart disease, but researchers are also interested in other applications. statins have now been linked to improvement in conditions like cancer... dementia... and kidney disease. some researchers say it's time to run clinical trials among cancer survivors to accurately test the effects of statins. more than a quarter of all americans over the age of 40 currently take statins to lower cholesterol. ( darya ) coit tower is now 85 years old. the san francisco tower rises from telegraph hill and was built to honor the city's firefighters. in addition to its 85th year, coit tower is also celebrating being named a "nationally significant" historic place on the national register of historic places. art is a big part of coit tower with the 27 different murals along the walls inside. to celebrate the tower's birth day... canessa gallery in north beach is displaying the "coit tower artists

maureen kelly kron4 news (anchors) now to our four zone forecast...s we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: gust offshore winds are expected to blow over the weekend. we could see some gusts as high as 50s mph hour over north and east bay hills. as a result fire daner will be elevated saturday through monday. it will be a beautiful night with mostly clear skies and patchy fog at the coast. on the satellite you can see mostly clear skies across california. highs tomorrow will be warm and in the 80s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. sunday will also be war. cooler weather will return toward the middle of next week. (jr stone) new tonight at nine...it's that time of year when bears fatten themselves up for winter hibernation. (terisa) and that means the chances of a bear encounter goes way up.... reporter katerina chryssafis shows us how to stay safe during this season....

kron4's maureen kelly explains.he organizer of the 4th annual cannabis industry summit holds a large bag of weed that he wants to hand out in order to make peace with the striking workers making a lot of noise outside the oakland marriott city center... so this is how you make peace in this world.he also ordered pizza to feed the picketers.....which was gobbled up....but the offer of pot....didn't go down as smoothly.we are looking for job protection and a little bit of weed isn't going to do that.i side with you. they need to pay you better wages and they need to treat you better i am more than happy to support you in any way i can outside of what i can't do which is cancel this event which what i want you to understand without literally going bankrupt and not being able to feed my family, i have to do this. the hotel chain has said it's proposal matches the economic terms of the last contract...and says they are not waiving cancellation fees since they are open for business but they will address guests concerns on

kron4's maureen kelly reports that some neighbors who help maintain traffic circles aren't happy withs been proposed so far. this tree growing in the middle of a russell street intersection is wrapped with a banner reading save our oak tree....it's one of many trees that might have been cut down....if not for community outrage. this stems from the 2 million dollar plus settlement that the city made with a woman who seriously hurt when stuck in the crosswalk of stuart and ellsworth back in 2015. part of the agreement calls for the city to cut down most of the trees inside the traffic circles...or ensures they are maintained. the city's director of public works says that accident was an eyeopener. but there was a lot of push back from the community at the thought of cutting down the trees. .even if it would improve visability. i think would be a shame for them to cut them down because they bring a really good like out of you i just a good perspective of like nature of stuff you now?since 2012 the city has relied on volunteers to help maintain the trees and plants inside the circles.....

kron4's maureen kelly was out on pier 96 where a military demonstration of a different kind took place. the highlight of fleet week for many is the sight of the blue angels cutting across the bay area skies..but in the last decade....this annual tradition .has become much more than an awe inspiring airshow. san francisco is earthquake country, but an emergency situation can happen at any given time.mayor london breed welcomed the men and women of the armed services....who were here along with local first responders to practice how they would cooperate in the aftermath of a major diaster. (mary ellen carroll, sf dept of emergency management)a catastrophic event, particularly the type of earthquake we are likely to experience in our lifetime many more resources will require many more resources then we have with in the city and probably with in the region. and what you're seeing her today and what you'll see all week is our efforts to partner to literally roll out the types of equipment to test the capabilities that we will meet in the event of a catastrophic disaster here in the citytoda

kron4's maureen kelly talked the victim - who says the december incident was reported to law enforcement and not much has been done about it. it's one of oakland's most iconic and luxurious retreats.....a place the victim says was her refuge for the past 15 years she's been a client. but that all changed for her 10 months ago when she went into the claremont hotel spa for a massage....her therapist a man she'd gotten massages from 4-5 times in the past with no incident....but this time...she says....he touched her inappropriately. his hands went up the sides of my body and touch the sides of my breasts and i clap my arms down and i thought it was an accidentthe woman who is telling her story on the condition we not use her name or show her face...says when she turned over he blindfolded her with a pillowcase....and then touched her a second time....in a way she knew was no mistake.he had his hands on my breasts i had to physically remove his hands from my breasts there was no reason for his hands to be on my breasts that was no accident she says she ended the massage and immediately repo

kron 4's maureen kelly looks into this budding industry that is still struggling with growing pains.his video was shot last month when the cannabis harvest was in full swing....farmworkers watering their crops which have grown to big bushes in the sonoma county soil under sunny fall skies. other snip the ready green buds....or flowers as they are commonly refered to in this growing industry....getting them ready to be dried before they are shipped to a dispensary. shivawn brady is this farm's dire now....so little about how they are growing has changed in this first harvest since weed was made legal for adults.....expect the increase in red tape.37:31 i think it's upwards of 22 different agencies that are regulating this crop i spend almost 40 hours a week just focused on compliance and trying to fiture out all of this1120 , from the california fish and ti most heavily regulated lks at the justice grown farm only cultivate a little less than one acre on their 56 acre propery because that's all they are allowed under county ordinance. they'd like to grow a second acre on this patch as

as kron4's maureen kelly reports ...hared his grief on social media. um....scott adams the creator of the popular comic strip dilbert struggles to contain himself as he address his social media fans during this periscope video posted monday, the day after his stepson was discovered dead. he says he got an text alert sunday morning letting him know that someone on his verizon account called 9-1-1. i got a call right after the 9-1-1 alert from my ex wife who told me that my stepson, the little boy that i helped raise from the age of two was dead. according to livermore pd there were two two back to back suspected od's....both involving known opioid abusers....that prompted them to put out this alert on facebook...warning the community of the possibility that drugs the teens were taking were laced with fentanyl....a very powerful opioid which led to many deaths in the u-s...sometimes being mixed in with other drugs like heroin and methamphetamine....and sold to unsuspecting users.the coroner found a fentanyl patch on his ar

berkeley and the massage therapist who she says touched her inappropriately. ( james ) kron 4's maureen kelly her refuge for the past 15 years she's been a client. but that all changed for her 10 months ago when she went into the claremont hotel spa for a massage....her therapist a man she'd gotten massages from 4-5 times in the past with no incident....but this time...she says....he touched her inappropriately. his hands went up the sides of my body and touch the sides of my breasts and i clap my arms down and i thought it was an accidentthe woman who is telling her story on the condition we not use her name or show her face...says when she turned over he blindfolded her with a pillowcase....and then touched her a second time....in a way she knew was no mistake.he had his hands on my breasts i had to physically remove his hands from my breasts there was no reason for his hands to be on my breasts that was no accident she says she ended the massage and immediately reported it to a manager at the spa and a security guard. the next day she filed this police report of sexual battery. it specifie

(ken) kron4's maureen kelly was there today... as tensions heightened as a major pot conference kicked off. it was at the oakland marriott ..where union members are on the picket line. ÷the organizer of the 4th annual cannabis industry summit holds up a large bag of weed that he wants to hand out in order to make peace with the striking workers making a lot of noise outside the oakland marriott city center... so this is how you make peace in this world.he also ordered pizza to feed the picketers.....which was gobbled up....but the offer of pot....didn't go down as smoothly.we are looking for job protection and a little bit of weed isn't going to do that.i side with you. they need to pay you better wages and they need to treat you better i am more than happy to support you in any way i can outside of what i can't do which is cancel this event which what i want you to understand without literally going bankrupt and not being able to feed my family, i have to do this. the hotel chain has said it's proposal matches the economic terms

kron4's maureen kelly was there. ÷the organizer of the 4th annual cannabis industry summit holds up a large bag of weed that he wants to hand out in order to make peace with the striking workers making a lot of noise outside the oakland marriott city center... so this is how you make peace in this world.he also ordered pizza to feed the picketers.....which was gobbled up....but the offer of pot....didn't go down as smoothly.we are looking for job protection and a little bit of weed isn't going to do that.i side with you. they need to pay you better wages and they need to treat you better i am more than happy to support you in any way i can outside of what i can't do which is cancel this event which what i want you to understand without literally going bankrupt and not being able to feed my family, i have to do this. the hotel chain has said it's proposal matches the economic terms of the last contract...and says they are not waiving cancellation fees since they are open for business but they will address guests conce

(terisa) kron4's maureen kelly was there today...as tensions arose as a major pot business conferenceked off. it was at the oakland marriott ..where union members are on the picket line. ÷the organizer of the 4th annual cannabis industry summit holds up a large bag of weed that he wants to hand out in order to make peace with the striking workers making a lot of noise outside the oakland marriott city center... so this is how you make peace in this world.he also ordered pizza to feed the picketers.....which was gobbled up....but the offer of pot....didn't go down as smoothly.we are looking for job protection and a little bit of weed isn't going to do that.i side with you. they need to pay you better wages and they need to treat you better i am more than happy to support you in any way i can outside of what i can't do which is cancel this event which what i want you to understand without literally going bankrupt and not being able to feed my family, i have to do this. the hotel chain has said it's proposal matches the economic terms of the last contract...and says they are not waiving

kron4's maureen kelly has exclusive video of arrests being made... once that chase was over. a driver who found himself in the middle the high speed pursuit took this video showing were it ended after the suspect's cadallic broke down on westbound 580 in castro valley around 1030 am......that's after allegedly causing back to back crashes involving two other drivers. traffic was backed up for miles. you can see many oakland police vehicles on the scene....that's because this pursuit was linked to one of 16 criminal search warrents served in alameda, contra costa and san joaquin counties. we took that enforcement to arrest individuals that have been identified with the west oakland getting involved and very violent criminal activity we're talking about murder we're talking about shootings were talking about robberies and burglaries... we have a covered a large amount of firearms a large amount of narcoticsthe man in orange who can be seen laughing as he's arrested was identified by the chp as the driver of the cadallic. this man in the red shirt in handcuffs is the passenger.

kron4's maureen kelly has exclusive video of the arrests being made... once the pursuit was over.ere's video where the wild high speed pursuit ended after the suspect's cadallic broke down.on westbound 580 in castro valley around 1030 am......that's after allegedly causing back to back crashes involving two other drivers. traffic was backed up for miles. you can see many oakland police vehicles on the scene....that's because this pursuit was linked to one of 16 criminal search warrents served in alameda, contra costa and san joaquin counties. oakland police says they along with the fbi and the doj were targeting members of a violent west oakland gang. we're talking about murder we're talking about shootings were talking about robberies and burglaries... we have a covered a large amount of firearms a large amount of narcoticsthe man in orange who can be seen laughing as he's arrested was identified by the chp as the driver of the cadallic. this man in the red shirt in handcuffs is the passenger. police say at least one man was a target of the sting. the chp says the suspect caddila

kron4's maureen kelly has exclusive video of arrests being made... once that chase was over. driver who found himself in the middle the high speed pursuit took this video showing were it ended after the suspect's cadallic broke down on westbound 580 in castro valley around 1030 am......that's after allegedly causing back to back crashes involving two other drivers. trfic was backed up for miles. you can see many oakland police vehicles on the scene....that's because this pursuit was linked to one of 16 criminal search warrents served in alameda, contra costa and san joaquin counties. we took that enforcement to arrest individuals that have been identified with the west oakland getting involved and very violent criminal activity we're talking about murder we're talking about shootings were talking about robberies and burglaries... we have a covered a large amount of firearms a large amount of narcoticsthe man in orange who can be seen laughing as he's arrested was identified by the chp as the driver of the cadallic. this man in the red shirt in handcuffs is the passenger. poli

kron4's maureen kelly was out on pier 96 where a military demonstration of a different kind took place. the highlight of fleet week for many is the sight of the blue angels cutting across the bay area skies..but in the last decade....this annual tradition .has become much more than an awe inspiring airshow. san francisco is earthquake country, but an emergency situation can happen at any given time.mayor london breed welcomed the men and women of the armed services....who were here along with local first responders to practice how they would cooperate in the aftermath of a major diaster. (mary ellen carroll, sf dept of emergency management)a catastrophic event, particularly the type of earthquake we are likely to experience in our lifetime many more resources will require many more resources then we have with in the city and probably with in the region. and what you're seeing her today and what you'll see all week is our efforts to partner to literally roll out the types of equipment to test the capabilities that we will meet in the event of a catastrophic disaster here in the citytoda

, mayor jack shelley who was himself a stalwart member of the catholic action appointed sister maureen kelly to the new human rights commission. after she left, shelley replaced her with sister bern net childs who served 16 years on the commission. she was a long time participant in archdiocese many catholic action initiatives. they both remained active as mayors in advancing the agenda of the catholic action program. they maintained working relationships with many successors archdiocese joseph. when the students strike at san francisco state that lasted three weeks and was becoming more and more marked by. the mayor turned to the church and to the labor movement for help. george john executive secretary of the san francisco labor counsel, who was also a member of the advisory committee for robert smith the college president, urged her to appoint a blue ribbon committee. they would serve as mediator, create a resolution acceptable to all sides and bring back order and civility to the college. when she asked the archdiocese to help him choose committee members, he delegated bishop hurley and

growing inside the traffic circles that keep cars from driving too fast.( james ) but as kron4's maureen kelly help maintain those traffic circles aren't happy with what's being proposed. this tree growing in the middle of a russell street intersection is wrapped with a banner reading save our oak tree....it's one of many trees that might have been cut down....if not for community outrage. this stems from the 2 million dollar plus settlement that the city made with a woman who seriously hurt when stuck in the crosswalk of stuart and ellsworth back in 2015. part of the agreement calls for the city to cut down most of the trees inside the traffic circles...or ensures they are maintained. the city's director of public works says that accident was an eyeopener. but there was a lot of push back from the community at the thought of cutting down the trees. .even if it would improve visability. i think would be a shame for them to cut them down because they bring a really good like out of you i just a good perspective of like nature of stuff you now?since 2012 the city has relied on volunteers to help

kron4's maureen kelly was out on pier 96 where a military demonstration of a different kind took place the highlight of fleet week for many is the sight of the blue angels cutting across the bay area skies..but in the last decade....this annual tradition .has become much more than an awe inspiring airshow. san francisco is earthquake country, but an emergency situation can happen at any given time.mayor london breed welcomed the men and women of the armed services....who were here along with local first responders to practice how they would cooperate in the aftermath of a major diaster. (mary ellen carroll, sf dept of emergency management)a catastrophic event, particularly the type of earthquake we are likely to experience in our lifetime many more resources will require many more resources then we have with in the city and probably with in the region. and what you're seeing her today and what you'll see all week is our efforts to partner to literally roll out the types of equipment to test the capabilities that we will meet in the event of a catastrophic disaster here in the citytoday

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