brittney shipp is here now we expect this heat to last. (vicki) another big story we are tracking 13 people were arrested and another six were injured in demonstrations yesterday in berkeley. the suspects were arrested on a variety of charges... including assault with a deadly weapon. an officer was injured during one arrest...and several officers were hit with flying paint. six people were injured and treated by paramedics. these are pictures of the suspects arrested so far. many of the people on your screen...have re-ignited the debate over ensuring free speech...while protecting public safety. supporters of president trump and other politically conservative activists complained their free speech rights were blocked by liberal politicians... and they claim, incited left-wing extremists...who vowed to violently disrupt their planned rallies in berkeley. ahead at eight.. a south bay homeless camp forced to clear out..but for a reason you might not expect. plus. as amazon moves in---whole foods prices drop. what items are seeing big cuts st

(pam)live look outside at sfo (grant)brittney has the forecast.brittney has (grant)(grant)brittney has the forecast. monsoonal moisture overhead will bring a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms going into tomorrow. gradual cooling is expected from friday through the weekend. a weak disturbance will bring another opportunity for showers and thunderstorms over the north bay saturday night into sunday. new ahead at 8. a california man stands on corner with a sign saying "i need a job" the surprising response from people passing by.(pam) and next. a woman sentenced for texting her boyfriend to kill himself. why his family is outraged over what the judge said. <> ((gary sports tease)) coming up, steph curry steps on the links to compete against the pros. we'll show you how his opening round went at tpc stonebrae. also, the bay bridge series wraps up tonight. we'll have an early update from at&t park. this busy mom spends her days driving all over town. so why is she smiling? because she shopped during the safeway anniversary sale and filled up her trunk with grocery savings, plus ea

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (vicki) breaking news tonight... a sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty. steve aveson is in the newsroom with what is coming up on kron 4 news at six. (steve) grant... a sacramento sheriff's deputy is dead - after a violent gun battle. the sheriff's department says bob french... a 21-year veteran of the force... died after being shot during an auto theft task force investigation. two c-h-p officers were also shot.. they are recovering tonight. we will have the latest on the investigation... and suspect police arrested tonight on kron 4 news at six. grant now back to you. (grant) a carjacking suspect in washington state... was caught on camera clinging to the door of an s-u- v... as it sped off down a road. this video took social media by storm last week. even when the car stops, the carjacking suspect is still trying to get the driver to get out. but the driver takes off again with the suspect... holding on for dear life. witnesses are still in total disbelief. (sot) (grant)"i

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (steve) crews have finished removing a crane that crashed into a home in campbell. it happened on sondra way at around noon yesterday. crews were still on scene early this morning removing the last pieces of that crane. crews were working to replace a p-g-and-e power pole when the crane collapsed. it was stuck in a yard and was resting on a neighbor's garage. there is no word yet on how much damage the crane caused to the homes. it did knock out power to several homes but the power has since been restored. (vicki) san rafael police are looking for a man officers say sexually battered a woman on a jogging trail. police have released this sketch of the man they believe is responsible. the victim is a 46 year old woman. she says the suspect grabbed her on three separate occasions while jogging on a path behind pickleweed park. a witness was nearby and saw the interaction and took a photo of the suspect. officers are asking anyone with information to call the san rafael police department

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (steve) extreme turbulence on an american airlines flight from athens to philadelphia resulted in injuriesthis weekend...(vicki) catherine heenan is here with the latest on what happened... (catherine) we now know that 10 people were injured badly enough saturday that they were taken tothe hospital... they've since been released.. the turbulence didn't last long.........but it was severe. and the crew hadn't expectedanything like it. so people had almost no warning. this is video from someone's phone -- showing the aftermath. passengers say they'd just been served drinks - when things really began shaking. flight attendants didn't even have time to get to their seats...and were among the people who were injured. people on board described it all as 'terrifying.' passengers -- very slight turbulence for about five seconds and then suddenly it felt like the whole plane was in free fall. started shaking and it took a big drop; babies screaming, people in front of us hitting the ceilings.

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. the fire that started in yosemite national park last week has now forced the small town of wawona to evacuate. authorities say the fire has grown to nearly three thousand acres... and came within a half mile of the town. the air quality has also reached dangerous levels and is expected to get worse. the fire is only ten percent contained. wawona has a population of around two thousand people. no word yet when residents will be allowed to return. (grant) the completion date for removing the remaining foundations of the old eastern span of the bay bridge... has just been moved up... to this coming november. (vicki) a move caltrans engineers say will save the project $10-million dollars. caltrans says it will also reduce the chances of potential harmful impacts on the environment. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story caltrans engineers are accelerating the anticipated completion of removing the remaining 13 marine foundations of the east span of the old bay bridge

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break( grant ) we are keeping an eye on the grass fire that is burning in the east bay hills. let's check in with pam in the news room for the latest. ( pam ) the fire has been burning for about 4- hours now... with more than 150 firefighters on the scene trying to contain the blaze. as we learned in the past half hour... 10- acres have burned so far.. and it is only 10- percent contained. some roads in the area are closed as crews work in the area. no homes are threatened at this time... but as the fire officials noted, fire in this area brings back memories of the oakland hills fire of 1991. and so, they have put more crews on the scene than normal .. to deal with fire of this size .( pam ) we will have more on this developing story... and we have new details about the shooting of the deputies in yuba county. what we have learned about the shooter himself. those stories and more coming up tonight at six... now, let's get back to the news at five. (vicki) flatiron books announced today - i

((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp.coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. (grant ) if you are one of the nearly million and a half people insured through covered california ... get ready to dig a little deeper next year. the state=run insurance exchange says rates will rise an average of twelve and a half percent for people here insured through obamacare.( pam )but as catherine heenan reports, with a little shopping around, you could actually wind up paying less. (pam) (pam) the senate voted overwhelmingly today to confirm christopher wray... as the new f-b-i director. the vote was 92-to-five. wray succeeds james comey, who was fired by president trump. wray, who is now a private lawyer, was a top justice department official during the george w. bush administration. he was recommended unanimously by the senate judiciary committee on july 20th.both of california's senators.. feinstein and harris.. voted in favor of the new director (grant)live look outside at the golden ga

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. teve) squaw valley ski resort will have to pay up - for violating two workplace safety codes following an investigation into the death of a ski patroller. 42-year-old joe zuiches died back in january while workings avalanche control at the resort. an investigation concluded - that the resort failed "to correct an identified unsafe working condition" in regards to hang cord the patrollers were using. fellow patrollers found zuiches dead... in the last place he was seen after a couple of explosive detonations spurred radio silence from him. the ski resort was fined nearly 21- thousand dollars. (vicki) a teen goes missing while hiking mount tam with a friend. (steve) the 16-year-old girl spent several hours alone in the dark - until search and rescue crews were able to safely locate her. kron four's terisa estacio shows us the reunion between the teen and her dad. a very scary night for a san francisco teenager -this is a picture of sarah jane tang- 16 years old - she was last seen wedn

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break (grant) in the south bay... an update on a story that has touched a nerve across east san jose. talking here about the murder of charlie ly, the beloved owner of a jim's liquors... who was gunned down on august 7th. the man accused of that murder was in court today. kron four's rob fladeboe is live at the hall of justice with the latest. rob? it's fairly standard procedure for the court to allow cameras into the courtroom for the arraignment of suspects in high interest cases like this one. but after approving our request the judge revoked the order without explanation and the arraignment went on as scheduled. this is the mug shot of 21 year-old muniunmee hendrix, who entered department 23 in handcuffs and chained at the waist. he is charged with murder in the killing of this man, charlie ly, the owner of jim's liquors on quimby road in east san jose. police say hendrix was the masked man who walked into the liquor store a week ago monday night and shot and killed charlie ly after ly

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (vicki) we have some good news to out of pleasant hill. a trailer containing a children's train that was stolen from outside of a interactive game company sunday was found this morning. kron4's maureen kelly reports that it's owners are crediting the quick recovery to the power of social media. (grant)(grant) (grant) in raiders news first round pick, gareon conley won't face any charges in sexual assualt case. today a grand jury in cleveland decided not to indict the 24th overall pick on any charges... after hearing the facts of the case. back in april -- a 23-year-old woman accused conley of sexually assaulting her in a hotel. according to his attorney -- the former buckeye cooperated with the investigation and passed a lie detecting test. conley has claimed the encounter was consensual. he was never arrested. the raiders rookie signed a four-year contract with the team on friday and was at training camp today. (grant)a three-year-old boy has been hospitalized for e-coli after swimm

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. bart continues to battle crime targeting passengers throughout the system. passengers have been randomly assaulted in some cases, robbed of their personal property in others.. (steve) and in response... bart police are reactivating a special group of officers to deter crime and keep passengers safe. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story <"four car train for san francisco in three minutes">a specially trained unit of bart police officers is being used to step up patrols on the platforms, outside bart stations, and inside the trains. bart deputy police chief ed alvarez on monday bart announced the arrest of a suspect in a pair of recent violent crimes. that same

with chief meterologist brittney shipp. dry weather will prevail today with temperatures near to slightly below normal for the middle of august. low clouds and fog will persist in the overnight and early morning near the coast and in the valleys the next several days. an inland warming trend is likely late in the week and into the upcoming weekend due to strengthening high pressure. (grant) coming up, the wife of president trump's treasury secretary - steve mnuchin... is facing some major backlash tonight... for going after an oregon mother on instagram. what she said - that has several people firing back. (vicki) and next, as the school year starts back up - kron four is recognizing local teachers for their outstanding work. after the break - catherine heenans show us how one teacher in the east bay is inspiring his students with music. parents and students in one east bay school district are upset because of overcrowding at the school. dublin high school has nearly 28-hundred students this year. they are expected to grow

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (grant) (grant) when you're clocking out. i'm the one clocking in & sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can even warm these to help you fall asleep faster. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. make sure you check out bass pro shops' fall hunting classic, the biggest hunting show and sale of the year. (male announcer) hey, it's time for great deals on great gear! plus, weekends during the classic, you can get up to a $100 instant rebate on select gear when you purchase with your bass pro shops mastercard. planned protests at google offices over the firing of a software engineer... have been canceled... due to threats of violence. protest organizers said they received threats from what they called..."alt-left terrorist groups." james damore was fired after releasing a controversial memo saying that biolo

((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp.ing up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. "i've been through a terrifying experience. i feared for my life. second by second. minute by minute. hour by hour."(pam) a british model says, was kidnapped in italy ... held for ransom.... and put up for auction as a sex slave. chloe ayling's bizarre story made tabloid headlines around the world.as vicki liviakis reports, those same tabloids are now questioning that story. "i'm incredibly grateful for the italian and uk authorities for all they have done to secure my safe release. chloe ayling says she arrived in milan for a photo shoot arranged by her agent.when she showed up at this abandoned store, she says someone injected her with the animal tranquilizer ketamine and stuffed her in a duffel bag. the italian police provided this reconstruction.she says she was taken to this remote farmhouse and chained to a wooden dresser..her abductors contacted her agent and demanded 300=thousand dollars. other

(brittney) plus... (gary) and...gedy which has overtaken the city of houston has off course affected the sports world...now really who cares if an nfl exhbition game was cancelled or the texas rangers had to relocate a baseball game to florida... no we are talking about how ther athletes have stepped up big time. "i've upped the goal to $10 million because everything's bigger in texas and why not shoot for $10 million." now i hear people say if i was making millions i'd contribute big checks like the athletes..but the bottom line here is that with all the angry people on social media and all the fake tough guys on sports talk radio...we generally only hear about the bad things that go on off the field... sure young athletes making big money... can be self absored...hey people in our business better have big egos... you have to do something to be something... but when it comes to serious issues that affect the community you are seeing what j.j. watt did...houston newcomer chris paul has become involved...at

((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. (pam) with the country still on edge... after the deadly charlottesville rally. a jewish synagogue is vandalized right here in the east bay.(vicki) the president of the temple... believes it was the act of a lone culprit. (pam) police discovered the crime early yesterday morning... at the temple israel of alameda ... on bay farm island. authorities are investigating the case as a hate crime. officers say, a suspect threw a large object through the glass doors and windows of the temple there is no evidence that anyone made their way inside. but members of the congregation are concerned about their safety... especially considering heightened rhetoric from white supremacy groups .... after violence in virginia. (sot) our high holy days are coming very rapidly in december so we're seriously taking a look at our security plan we've applied for a homeland security grant to take us to the next step becaus

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (grant) a flood control project is likely going to result in more homeless people wandering the streets... looking for a new place to set up camp in san jose.(vicki) it has to do with clearing away invasive species that contributed to the flood last winter along coyote creek. kron fours rob fladeboe is live to show us what's happening. rob? (rob live) i have learned there are dozens of invasive species that are clogging creeks and streamsacross the valley but none more invasive than this, right here. it's called arundo donax orgiant reed. the bamboo-like stuff can grow to be 30 feet high and it provides shelter for homeless camps. so those camps have to go before the crews can come in here and clear out thebamboo. now abandoned, this is one of several camps where the homeless have actually been living inside huge clumps of the bamboo like reeds that proliferate along coyote creek. now those camps are beingswept as the city of san jose and the santa clara valley water district have un

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (catherine) in oakland... a rally was held today for a highland hospital nurse being deported back to mexico tomorrow.chanting: "no hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here." maria mendoza-sanchez and her husband--you-say-beio have been in the united states for nearly three decades. now immigration and customs enforcement has ordered them to leave. the couple has faced deportation since 2002... over they years they've endured hardships and have been granted stays. their attorney says they've now exhausted all options. an emotional maria said good bye to the community who fought for her to stay at the rally today. (maria mendoza-sanchez/to be deported tomorrow): "this is becoming more real. i tried to work until the very last day i could because only at work with my patients is when i can stop thinking about what going on at home." the couple will bring their 12-year-old son back to mexico.. their three other children will stay in the united states. their attorney says anyone banned

with chief meteorologist brittney ship with a look at the hot temps. brit? strong high pressure over the region will maintain well above average temperatures across the interior through late week. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight increasing the risk of heat related illnesses through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain cooler as a result of the marine influence. (vicki) and don't forget - you can find your full bay area forecast by downloading the free kron four mobile app or logging onto our website. there you can also find a list of cooling centers that will be open until 9 this evening. it's all on kron four dot com. (grant) a san pablo woman is in jail... accused of child endangerment and d-u-i... after she was found asleep...in her hot car...with her 2-month old baby inside. the windows were rolled up and the temperature well over 90 degrees. kron four's rob fladeboe is live in san jose with more on the story. rob? (rob live) the e

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your forecast after the break. (vicki) a bay area man who is now out of work after attending the alt right rally in charlottesville over the weekend is coming to his own defense.(grant) kron4's maureen kelly talked to the former fast food worker who denies being a white supremacist. the former fast food worker did not want to go on camera but i talked to him outside his home in clayton.he said he went to the rally in virginia because he's a conservative and because he expected this to be the biggest right leaning event of the year. here's the picture of him at the rally that was put up by a twitter user with the handle yes you're racist. that post was brought to the attention of top dog, the berkeley hot dog chain where white worked. the company they talked to white after his participation in the rally was made public.and then white voluntarily resigned.in a statement white says "i believe many participants and attendees are being unjustly targeted and demonized. i want to make it clear that i am not a white superm

((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day fo (pam) depending ask-- the u-s could face a staggering shortage of pilots in the near future.(vicki) yeah pam, if you're looking for a job, just look to the skies... pilots are in hot demand.(vo full) boeing released its forecast this week-- it says for airlines to meet the high demand for air travel... in the next 20 years, airlines in north america are going to need 117-thousand new pilots, that's 87 new pilots that will need to be trained and ready to fly a commercial airliner every day. now not having enough pilots could wreak havoc on air travel... grounding planes and reducing service to some cities if routes are cut or curtailed. last month, horizon air, the regional arm of alaska airlines, said it was canceling more than 300 flights -- from august to september because it doesn't have the pilots. still -- pilots and their unions contend there is no shortage... only a perceived one. they say rather than change standards ... airlines

how officials hope to move thousands off the streets ((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittneyhipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. ((pam lead)) a fire started in a homeless encampment in santa rosa today .... and it spread to a business and caused just shy of a half a million dollars in damage.(grant)kron 4's gabe slate visited santa rosa and talked to city officials who have a new pilot program to tackle their homeless problem. nats - firethis was the scene thursday morning in sata rosa when a fire engulfed the warehouse portion of the oriental rug master cleaners business at 1320 petaluma hill road. no one was injured.. firefighters quickly put it out but not before it caused 450,000 in damage to the structure and inventory.the fire started here next to the building in a small homeless encampment.sound from paul lowenthal / santa rosa assistant fire marshal" and the fire spread from the encampment up the backside of the building"paul lowenthal is santa rosa's assistant fire marshal he said they are looking for homeless

brittney? look for only minor changes from day-to-day through the forecast period as a trough of low pressure remains off the coast. temperatures will be near seasonal averages with late night and morning coastal low clouds giving way to mostly sunny afternoons. (vicki) in hillsborough... police are warning residents to keep caution as mountain lions have been spotted in the area. these are images of the lions. police say they were spotted near crystal springs road and jacaranda circle. police are asking neighbors to keep their pets indoors during dusk and evening hours. they should also keep their doors locked at night. police say to keep a watch on your children and avoid jogging or hiking in wooded areas. (vicki) contra costa mosquito and vector control officials say two cases of west nile virus have been detected in the area.(vicki) officials say a dead bird from walnut creek tested positive for the virus. the second case is from the town of byron where a group of mosquitos tested positive.

with chief meterologist brittney shipp.grant) coming up, a good samaritan steps in to help - when he witnesses a woman being attacked on bart. hear from that good samaritan... and the changes he would like to see on bart.... in a story you will only see on kron four. (vicki) but first, a family's plea for help - after a woman in the east bay is found dead. the reward - that's now being offered. happening now... the family of a woman whose body was found in contra costa county last week is offering a reward for information leading to the killer. the body of 49-year-old aleli avila was found in the small town of byron last tuesday. authorities say her body had been left on a dirt road at a sand mine. avila had told family and friends that she was going to contra costa county. she was missing for four days before her body was found. avila's family is offering a 5,000 dollar reward to help authorities find her killer. they have also started a go-fund-me page to raise money to find her killer. (vicki) and in novato this morning.

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. food. water. internet. we need it to live. but what we don't need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. i see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. you got me, mark. we just want fast internet for one, simple rate. for all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all... for the this. internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. (vicki) outside lands, the three day annual music festival that takes over a big swath of golden gate park, kicked off this afternoon. (vicki) it's a sold out event which means more than 200-thousand people will be converging on the park between now and sunday night.(steve) 70 thousand people are showing up for tonight's show. that's where kron4's maureen kelly is standing by live. (maureen)many of those music lovers are still showing up.tonight's big name acts are a tribe called quest and gorillaz.this is the 10th year of this festival....and while there are still neighbors with complaints, they seem

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the breakit's being called the biggest case of theft in the city's history. we're talking about the city of fremont. let's check in with pam moore.. in the newsroom. she knows more about this story. pam? (pam) we are talking about more than $2-point-7 million dollars in personal valuables..... taken from a warehouse from a bay area man. musical equipment.. including guitars.. jewelry and other collectibles.. all gone. how the thieves might have gotten access.. and the reward that is now being offered. kron 4's philippe djegal is working on that story for us at six.(pam) plus... a closer look at the president's newest immigration plan ... for green card holders. even if you don't have to have one, you will likely feel its affects. it's all coming up at six.. right now, let's get back to the news at five. (grant) salinas police came to the resue when a little girl's trip to disneyland was derailed. 10 year-old andrea ramirez had been saving up for her trip to disneyland all year. then just weeks

((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. why are you deleting these photos? because my teeth are yellow. why don't you use a whitening toothpaste? i'm afraid it's bad for my teeth. try crest 3d white. crest 3d white diamond strong toothpaste and rinse... ...gently whiten... ...and fortify weak spots. use together for two times stronger enamel. crest 3d white. i wineverver wash my hair again now, i fuel it pantene is the first shampoo and conditioner system with active pro-v nutrient blends that fuel 100% stronger hair. because strong is beautiful. (grant) some white supremacy groups claiming victory following race-fueled violence that turned deadly in charlottesville virginia. but as the radical groups vow more action. people in california and across the country come together to mourn the 32 year old woman killed when a man plowed a car into counter-protesters. they're message was clear : condemning the violence and standing in solidarity

((brittney tease)) breaking news in texas. where hurricanei'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp.ve) our big story tonight...two high profile right wing rallies planned for this weekend in the bay area...are technically cancelled. and now another iconic san francisco location is in the cross-hairs.(steve) despite the cancellations... leaders in san francisco and berkeley...are still bracing for the worst.(pam) grant lodes joins us now to break down the last minute announcements...that may... or may not... alter the demonstrations. (grant) police in san francisco and berkeley are not convinced these cancellations will change anything. maybe the alt-right organizers are bluffing. maybe they're sincere. and will the organizers really have control of the other people who planned on showing up? first off...the patriot prayer group behind the big crissy field event in the city...has cancelled that event...instead...the group says it will be holding a press conference at alamo square park...next to the painted ladies. that's only about one mile from what's expected to be a large ant-hate

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the breakgrant) the 18-year-old woman who was livestreaming a car crash that killed her younger sister is now defending herself. police say obdulia sanchez was driving drunk and livestreaming last month when she flipped her car. sanchez had just picked up her 14-year-old sister jacqueline and her sister's friend in fresno. sanchez's lawyer says sanchez had a tire blowout... causing her car to flip. the c-h-p says the two 14-year-olds in the back seat were not wearing seat belts. they were both thrown from the car. jacqueline died. here's an portion of a recent jail-house interview with sanchez. (obdulia sanchez): "we do it all the time. we do it all the time. trust me, it's like a reflex. like i haven't crashed. everybody does it. why not? people take video of them in cars like all the time. and i'm only 18. we're still young." sanchez continued to livestream after the crash and continued to livestream after calling 911 for help, she even showed her sister's dead body. sanchez is adamant she is

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the breaktonight kron 4 is hearing from house minority leader nancy pelosi... she talked exclusively to pam moore. pam joins us from the newsroom with a preview... pam? (pam) vicki... the house minority leader came to the kron 4 newsroom today we sat down and talked about a number of topics... including: the up coming alt-right rally at crissy field... the effect the trump presidency has had on the republican party... and what legislation democrats are working on to help job growth. we will hear from minority leader pelosi tonight on kron 4 news at six. vicki now back to you. (grant) the n-double-a-c-p ...wants a meeting with the nfl commissioner roger goodell ...to discuss the fate of colin kaepernick. the association wants to discuss first amendment rights surrounding the former san francisco quarterback ... you may remember "kaep" chose not to stand for the national anthem last year to protest the treatment of people of color, particularly by police. the n-double-a-c-p claims because kap has

(pam) brittney shipp - our chief meterologist .. has the forecast into the weekend.. monsoonal moisture overhead will bring a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms going into tomorrow. gradual cooling is expected from friday through the weekend. a weak disturbance will bring another opportunity for showers and thunderstorms over the north bay saturday night into sunday. (grant) a pilot is dead after his

with chief meterologist brittney shipp. tuesday...low clouds that spread well inland overnight have mostly retreated to the coast, aside from across san francisco and around the monterey bay region. with this, temperatures are generally running a few degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday. this slight warming trend is also a result of warming temperatures aloft as high pressure builds in from the west.

kron-4's chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here with where harvey is heading next. (steve) to help the victims in texas, you can text the word harvey to 90-999 to make a $10 donation. you can also make donations online at redcross.org, or by phone at 1-800-red-cross. ahead at eight.. a northern california wildfire destroys homes and is threatening hundreds more. now we're learning police have made an arrest connected to the destructive fire. plus. a transportation nightmare. the major closures that could slow your commute this holiday weekend. and next. accused in random acts of violence on east bay commnunities. police arrest seven in a gang bust. the violent crimes investigators are connecting them too. our collaboration with pg&e is centered around public safety. without pg&e's assistance, without their training we could not do our mission to keep our community safe. anytime we are responding to a structure fire, one of the first calls you make is for pg&e for gas and electric safety. it's my job to make sure that they have the training that they need to make the

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. hurricane harvey is getting stronger... it has just been upgraded to a massive...category four hurricane. one person had to be rescued in texas after their car was stranded in the flooded waters. winds are as a high 145-miles-per-hour. (grant) the eye storm is expected to make landfall in south-east texas late tonight. martin savidge... reports on the scramble to get ready...and get out. the national hurricane center says hurricane harvey has strengthened to a category 4 storm.the center says harvey has sustained wind speeds of 130 mph (209kph) as the powerful storm churns off the texas coast. forecasters are labeling it a "life- threatening storm."the storm quickly grew thursday from a tropical depression into a category 1 hurricane, and then developed into a category 2 storm early friday. by friday afternoon, it had become a category 3 storm before strengthening to a category 4. it's forecast to make landfall in texas late friday or early saturday.the storm is 45 miles (72 kilomete

(steve) chief meterologist brittney shipp has the hot weather details .a significant warming trend is then forecast to begin tomorrow and continue into the upcoming weekend with oppressive heat likely for interior and higher elevation locations, especially on friday and saturday. hot weather will even make it to the coast on saturday (pam) still ahead - new at ten:two teens (pam) still ahead - new at ten:

(pam)chief meterologist brittney shipp is here with details.. (pam) new tonight at 8.e are getting a look at a dramatic rescue out of humble- texas.(steve) that's where a group of volunteers called the "cajun navy" is out rescuing people and pets during the historic flood. during one outing they came across a man trying to save his seven dogs. the cajun navy jumped into action. racing to help pulls the animals to safety. four of the dogs were the backyard. three others were inside his house. they had to break the windows to get in there. and hand the dogs down to the boat. just one of many rescues being done not only by first responders. but by ordinary citizens. (pam) pastor joel osteen is facing criticism after his houston megachurch turned away flood victims. according to lakewood church officials... the building was closed due to severe flooding. the church even posted pictures of the flooding on social media. yet many on social media disputed that .. and criticized osteen. the water in the church had receded by this morning ... allowing the church to welcome peopl

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break(grant) in stocks tonight... the dow rises 10 points, closing at a record high for seventh straight day... it closed at a little over 22-thousand... the nasdaq dropped 22 points closing at a little over 6-thousand... and the s-and-p fell five points closing at a little over 24-hundred... (grant) monsoonal moisture overhead will bring a slight chance for showers and thunderstorms going into tomorrow. gradual cooling is expected from friday through the weekend. a weak disturbance will bring another opportunity for showers and thunderstorms over the north bay saturday night into sunday. (grant) time now to talk some sports-- today brought us another chapter in the magical summer of steph curry. (vicki) in the last couple months- - he's won an nba title, became one of the league's highest paid players and this morning, he competed professionally in another sport. mark carpenter has more on the mvp's pro golf debut. (mark) one of those days where basketball and golf fans are all locked in o

and demanding action be taken now ((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp.ing up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. ((pam 2sh lead)) parents and students are upset in one east bay school district because of overcrowding.... and hundreds are planning to protest at a school board meeting tomorrow. (steve 2sh kron 4's gabe slate met with the district to find out what they doing about packed schools. nats - rally parents took the streets on sunday in dublin to protest overcrowding at the high school. nats - rally dublin high school is up to just under 2800 kids. and it's projected there will be atleaset 5,000 high school students by 2024. parents i spoke with

(brittney) tracking breaking news: hurricane harvey...laboration with pg&e is centered around public safety. without pg&e's assistance, without their training we could not do our mission to keep our community safe. anytime we are responding to a structure fire, one of the first calls you make is for pg&e for gas and electric safety. it's my job to make sure that they have the training that they need to make the scene safe for themselves and for the public. it's hands-on training actually turning valves, turning systems off, looking at different wire systems all that training is crucial to keeping our community safe and our firefighters safe. together, we're building a better california. (pam) breaking news tonight:a category four hurricane making landfall on the texas gulf coast.(steve) this storm has the potential to do major damage. grant lodes is tracking the latest. (grant) steve and pam, storm and recovery experts say this is almost guaranteed to be a collossal disaster. the horror of hurricane henry is already being fel...now two an

chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now... brittney how long are we going to see this heat wave... strong high pressure over the region will maintain well above average temperatures across the interior through late week. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight increasing the risk of heat related illnesses through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain cooler as a result of the marine influence. (grant) a san jose teacher has been arrested for attempting to make child pornography. the san jose police department says, the suspect hid a video camera in the restroom of the children's art studio where he worked.. in the alum rock neighborhood. kron 4's charles clifford is in the south bay.. with details on the investigation and reaction from neighbors. the san jose police department says that an anonymous tip kicked off an investigation by the department's internet crimes against children task force that resul

((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. (catherine) a san francisco couple says they've been terrorized by a repeat criminal in their neighborhood. (steve)they say he broke into their home - taking things like family heirlooms, a passport and more. tonight they talked exclusively to kron 4's hermela aregawi they tell me this has been an absolute nightmare.they've lost precious pidces of jewelry passed down through generations. they now have to replace passports, social security cards and they say most importantly - theyjust don't feel safe. a burglarly, a car break in, package thefts. all in a matter of weeks.and police believe this man may be the one responsible.himanshu bhaisare and milana ram were burglarized on july 19th.when they came home, nothing looked unusual but they discovered that her macbook, passport, social security card and family heirlooms gone. himanshu bhaisare/burglarly victimone of the items that were stolen was a 10

((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. when you're clocking out. i'm the one clocking in & sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. there. i can even warm these to help you fall asleep faster. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. (pam) amid growing backlash against president trump over remarks about the violence in virginia.. there is also a call to remove him from office.(grant) bay area congresswoman jackie speier is the latest to push for action against trump...after tweeting this. "potus is showing signs of erratic behavior and mental instability that place the country in grave danger. time to invoke the 25th amendment." (pam) the 25-th amendment is much different than impeachment. earlier tonight i talked with a law expert from u-c hasting ... about what they both

brittney? strengthening high pressure over much of the west coast will result in well above average temperatures across the interior through at least midweek. very warm to hot daytime temperatures are expected inland and across the higher elevations with minimal cooling overnight. this prolonged period of very warm to hot conditions will increase the risk of heat related illnesses across most interior locations through at least thursday. temperatures in coastal areas are expected to remain mild. (grant) developing tonight. after barely a week -- president trump's new communications director anthony scaramucci -- is out. it comes on the same day the president swore in a new chief of staff. reporter kristen is holmes has more on the white house shakeup -- and what it all could mean moving forward. after just over one week at the white house-- anthony scaramucci resigning as communication director following what's been called president trump's worst week in office-- with white house infighting spl

and your four zone weather forecast with brittney shipp. it's the kron 4 news at ten ...ight here on the bay area's news station. last weather and goodbye mulder: we call it the miracle of life. conception: a union of perfect opposites-- essence transforming into existence-- an act without which mankind would not exist and humanity cease to exist. or is this just nostalgia now? an act of biology commandeered by modern science and technology? godlike, we extract, implant, inseminate... and we clone. but has our ingenuity rendered the miracle into a simple trick? in the artifice of replicating life, can we become the creator? then what of the soul? can it, too, be replicated? does it live in this matter we call dna?

(pam) i'm here in the weather center with chief meteorologist brittney shipp... the hurricane. a building ridge of high pressure will lead to a substantialwarming trend especially for locations away from the coast.widespread upper 80s to lower 100s are likely starting on sundayfor inland areas. several days of very warm readings are likely which could lead to heat related issues. at the coast temperatures will be more moderate. (pam) the winner of last night's 758- million dollar powerball jackpot... has come forward... reporter jared pliter is in chicopee, massachusetts, where the new multi - millionaire claimed her prize. here she is. mavis wanczyk of chicopee, massachusetts. the richest single-ticket powerball jackpot winner ever. 758 million dollars.the 53-year-old mother of two grown kids buying the life- changing ticket at this pride gas station in chicopee, wednesday afternoon. last night wanczyk says she was heading home from work at springfield's mercy medical center when she checked her numbers with a friend. mavis wanczykpowerball jackpot winner "i pul

(vicki) joining us now is chief meteorologist brittney shipp... a heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. hot temperatures will create a situation in which heatillnesses are possible. drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air- conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors. (grant) new tonight at nine... body camera videos are being released from baltimore police... showing what some are calling "questionable" law enforcement conduct. from our partners at c-n-n reporter mike hellgren has the story. (grant) the state's attorney office says they're considering a so-called "do not call" list. the list will include officers who are deemed not credible enough... whose cases won't be taken by prosecutors. (vicki) still ahead... a rented bounce house was stolen right from a family's front yard... and it was all caught on camera... we'll show you how they did it...(grant) and after th

(steve) brittney is here with the four zone forecast.. relief from the heat will continue through wednesday as an upper level trough pushes inland across the pacific northwest. this will bring cooler conditions to coastal and valley locations with overnight/morning low clouds. a significant warming trend is forecast to begin on thursday and continue through the upcoming weekend with oppressive heat possible for interior and higher elevation locations. (pam) a bay area woman who is equal parts pilot and pet lover ... is helping to rescue pets displaced by 'harvey'. kron four's spencer blake met up with her at the livermore airport to find out how she is bringing so many homeless pets to safety. (looklive)though cindy smith isn't literally pulling dogs and cats from floodwaters, she's hoping to help find homes for the ones who don't end up with their owners.(vo) wings of rescue has been around since 2012.basically, they go to areas where shelters are overcrowded with animals on the verge of euthanasia.they load those cats and dogs onto a pl

(brittney) kron4's charles clifford is live tonight in livermore... tracking some ways to stay safe -- and beat the heat. charles? well, it was actually pretty nice here in livermore this afternoon but it's about to get really hot. wednesday evening, a handful of beach goers took a swim at shadow cliffs recreational area. it was only in the 80's this evening but triple digits are on the way and many of these people say they will be back here soonsotit feels realy great being in a pool or out here.soit's a great way to exercise.natsa few mile away in livermore, the mullen family took advantage of the city's popular fountain. they just move to livermore from indiana. this will be there first taste of a california heatwave.sotmy friend texted me to say it's a cool autumn day. that we may have left at the wrong time.the family also says they have air conditioning but would prefer to be outside.sotwe thought we may come back here maybe right after school when the kids are heated up. we don't have access to a pool we are really just trying to figure it out.

((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. (vicki) august is national immunization month... and as you get your kids ready for school... the state of california mandates a series of shots for school aged children. last year, the rules changed and the personal exemption clause for families was removed. so now, all children must follow state guidelines. vaccines are checked as kids enter daycare, transitional kindergarten, and kindergarten. in addition, if a child is switching districts. plus when students are entering seventh grade there is another booster they must get. (vicki) the chief showed us some of the shots that are required. he said if you can not get to your pediatrian, then you can try going to a local pharmacy with your childs records and get your required shots that way. we put a link up on kron four dot com so you can see if yourself the lis