christine hartwell/mother of julia hartwell: "i think it's ridiculous.ldren who are four years old speak from their heart so they should be able to call kids anything loving me or my best friend you're my best pal."the georgetown preschool offered this explanation to julia's parents, saying "the term best friend can lead other children to feel excluded and it can ultimately lead to the formation of cliques and outsiders," encouraging their students to have a wider group of friends. dr. gregory young/pediatric psychologist: "although i think that words are really important and the term 'best' does have an implied meaning to it, i don't know if the right answer is necessarily denying children the ability to use that term." christine hartwell/mother of julia hartwell: "even now she goes to say it in a loving way -- 'i'm going to go see my best friend charlie' or this one or that one -- and she looks at me sideways and she's saying it and she's checking in with me to see if that language is ok." (justine) that was gary brode reporting. so far christine hartw

christine hartwell/mother of julia hartwell: "i think it's ridiculous.dren who are four years old speak from their heart so they should be able to call kids anything loving me or my best friend you're my best pal."the georgetown preschool offered this explanation to julia's parents, saying "the term best friend can lead other children to feel excluded and it can ultimately lead to the formation of cliques and outsiders," encouraging their students to have a wider group of friends. dr. gregory young/pediatric psychologist: "although i think that words are really important and the term 'best' does have an implied meaning to it, i don't know if the right answer is necessarily denying children the ability to use that term." christine hartwell/mother of julia hartwell: "even now she goes to say it in a loving way -- 'i'm going to go see my best friend charlie' or this one or that one -- and she looks at me sideways and she's saying it and she's checking in with me to see if that language is ok." (vicki) that was gary brode reporting. so far christine hartwell

christine hartwell/mother of julia hartwell: "i think it's ridiculous.en who are four years old speak from their heart so they should be able to call kids anything loving me or my best friend you're my best pal.">(steve)my best pal.">(steve) that mom says she is pulling her daughter out of the school for the rest of the year. next at 8 jaw- dropping video of a house explosion...tonight we hear from the daughter of a couple inside...who says what officers did to help her parents...was heroic. (steve) a husband and wife are recovering after a gas explosion destroyed their home. and left them severely injured.(steve) the blast was caught on police dash cam... happened after a car crashed into their home..and apparently hit the gas line.(pam) police then rushed into the burning home to rescue the couple and their son. as mary-ann martinez reports ... the homeowner's daughter is praising the officers for acting so heroically. nats: sirens, explosion, officerdazed and shell shocked, hurst police officer travis hiser keeps moving toward a ho

christine hartwell/mother of julia hartwell: "i think it's ridiculous.ldren who are four years old speak from their heart so they should be able to call kids anything loving me or my best friend you're my best pal.">(steve) my best pal.">(steve) that mom says she is pulling her daughter out of the school for the rest of the year. (steve) new tonight at ten: illinois senator tammy duckworth made history today as she became the first senator to cast a vote on the senate floor with her newborn by her side.camila bernal explains why duckworth says this is sending an important message to all working parents. duckworth: "it's feels great, it's about time huh...for the first time in history, (pam) this weekend is the second weekend of the coachella festivalbut campers will have to wait a little longer to pitch their tents and park their campers this weekend. organizers delayed the start of camping for at least 18 hours -- because of forecasted high winds. many people planned to enter the campgrounds at 9-oclock in the morning today -- but now they won't be allo

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<christine hartwell/mother of julia hartwell: "i think it's ridiculous.my best pal.">( darya ) that mom says she is pulling her daughter out of the school for the rest of the year. dave) tracking the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. ( lydia (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather (dave)dry and warmer weather are forecast into the upcoming weekend. a weak cutoff low approaches the region mid to late next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya ) happening now...4/20 celebrations. thousands of people are expected to flock to hippie hill in san francisco for the big pot party. this years celebration is the first since california voters legalized recreational marijuana. kron4's lydia pantazas is live in golden gate park with more. lydia? 4-20 is friday... and san francisco is getting ready for the big pot day. this is the first year people can celebrate on hippie hill -- and legally buy recreat

and an outraged mother is looking for a new preschool in massachusetts after a term best friend is banned from her daughter's current school. christine hartwellken over that rule. >> i want her to be able to express her thoughts and feelings in a healthy way as children should. abby: the school barring the phrase best friend because they say it makes other children feel excluded. do you know what this morning? none of you are my best friends. i don't want to feel everyone to left out. ed: everyone is a friend. abby: rick, you are always my best friend. rick: sad because pete is gone. you are also sad because winter is not gone. right? abby: when is it ending? rick: a little bit. maybe this weekend. getting better but not incredible still yet. very chilly start this morning. today will warm up. better than yesterday. across the east. a lot of sunshine across the east. enjoy some sunny skies. it will feel better. big storm across the central part of the country. very heavy rain falling. snow on the back side of that around the denver area. eastern parts of colorado. we are going to see some pretty heavy rain here down across parts of central an