(ken) that was peter bernard reporting.peter bernard that was (ken) (ken) that was peter bernard reportinge pair blamed for this very public road rage incident face charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief. (ken) now take a look at this -- police are searching for a woman who was caught-on- camera shooting off fireworks at people. it happened on monday night in brooklyn. fireworks shooting over people's heads and into a liquor store. sources say investigators are still trying to identify this woman- she could face charges of reckless endangerment and unlawful possession of fireworks. (vicki) a historic boat at the detroit riverside marina was destroyed by fire on friday. the cause is unknown. the ship...called the 'ss ste claire'...is one of the oldest steamships in the country and one of two former boblo island boats. the ship ferried people to the boblo island amusement park on the detroit river for 89 years, but ceased operation in 1991. in 20-16... a collector bought the old ship with restoration plans. no one was injured in the fire. (ken) the site of an alleged u-f-o crash

(ken)(ken) now at 8. firefighters are making ogress against the massive county fire burning in yolo and napa counties.(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. here is where things stand tonight. the county fire has burned more than 72-thousand acres. it is now 15 -percent contained. mandatory evacuations are still in place. and 980 structures are threatened.(ken) kron-4's michelle kingston reports from napa where people say they are ready to go at a moment's notice. michelle kingston, mkingstonnews"residents here in napa tell me they are ready to evacuate if they need to but that today hasn't been so bad. conditions aren't very smokey and they actually saw the sun for a bit this afternoon."amber buurma, napa "we could see the flames off the mountains off the back during the night which was pretty spooky."teri mosley, napa"it's kinda scary ... you just never know."more than one- thousand firefighters battling the yolo county fire near lake berryessa -- which continues to grow i

(ken) and i'm ken wayne...in for vicki liviakis.lice are trying to find out if there are more victims out there.... it happened at the woodcreek village apartments at 101 boas drive in santa rosa.... that's where kron 4's ali reid joins us live tonight.. alihow are neighbors dealing with this revelation? people that live in this complex are shocked.not only is this maintenance guy accused of breaking into at least 2 homes, police say he was also stealing womens' underwear.pkgmaintenance man cornell holiday-- seen here entering a home at the woodcreek village apartments without consent. nothing actually surprises me these daysthis neighbor ... who doesn't want to show his face, believes holiday also entered his apartment when no one but the dog was home.like 6 months ago while we were walking, my ballistic. so animals don't forget when they're mistreated. in the case where the 65 year old is caught on camera ... authorities say he used his work keys to enter when the tenant was not home ... taking some of her clothing, including unde

(ken) the ferguson the (ken) (ken)(ken) the ferguson wildfire is growing in size tonight. it has now burned more than 41- thousand acres. it is 26 percent contained tonight. more than 3-thousand firefighters are battling the flames. there has been one death in the fire and seven other injuries. (2 shot) the valley, the scenic heart of yosemite national park, was closed at noon wednesday.(pam)fials decid closure in order to allow crews to perform protective measures, such as burning away brush along roadways ... without having to deal with tourist traffic. now tourists are making new plans. kron 4's justine waldman is in our newsroom with the changes... justine... (justine) this popular part part of yosemite is closed... during the height of the summer tourist season. you can see here... how the fire is burning on both sides of 140... the main way to get to the valley. a lot of toursits are dissapointed. and tour companies are making adjustments. nat of nothing silence instead of the the click of cell phone cameras.no visitors at the visitor's center.cabins emptied, busses

(ken) and i'm ken wayne, in for grant lodes... and they were injured in bay area cities that don't even allow fireworks... not even the ones classified as the safe and sane ones...(vicki) kron 4's ali reid joins us live from newark tonight, where one man lost at least one finger. ali ...what can you tell us? charlotte duval / neighborjuan arreguin / neighborneighbors tell me it was a big celebration.fireworks were being set off right at this intersection.around 10pm, things took a turn for the worse.pkgduring the 4th of july celebrations ... fireworks could be seen all over the bay area. some of them, however ... were illegal. i heard them shouting and stuff.those screams of fear ... a big explosion amputated a 28 year old man's finger and part of a second finger .... while he was lighting fireworks on dupont avenue.charlotte duval / neighborthey looked like they were using safe precautions, so we don't know if it was just a bad one. we were thinking, what if it was a defective one.regardless if the crowd was using precautions, fi

(ken)just in- a thai (ken) (ken) just in- a thai navy seal died attempting to rescue the thai soccerom lack of oxygen. from lack of oxygen. officials say the boys are in good spirits, but a new medical report is a reminder of what they're dealing with. meredith wood has details. a half-mile beneath a mountain in northern thailand...a soccer team stranded inside a cave is waiting to be rescued. a medical assessment concluded that it was too dangerous to move the 12 boys and their coach out of the cave on thursday.two of the boys and the coach are reportedly suffering with exhaustion due to malnutrition.anmar mirza / cave expert: "they spent about nine days without any food at all. after four or five days the body basically starts to metabolize its own tissues so the muscles start to waste away."food has been sent to the trapped team... and rescue crews are pumping oxygen into the cave system as they pump water out.but with more rain in the forecast...rescuers are pushing ahead with multiple plans to extract the boys.at the surface, crews are searching for shafts into the cave system.b

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. the 53-year old kavanaugh serves on the court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit. if confirmed.... he would make the supreme court solidly conservative...providing a five-vote majority. but -- as camila bernal reports -- democrats are already voicing strong opposition. pres donald trump: tonight it is my honor and prive to annoucen that i will announced brett kavanaugh to us supremem courttthe president touting his pick to replace justice anthony kennedy - a conservative and often key swing vote on the high court. pres donald trump: 21:07:36 judge has impeccable credentials and proven commti to equal justice under the laweven before his announcement-- democrats were already voicing strong opposition. at the heart of their concerns -- that the president's pick would undermine roe v wade - the landmark 1973 ruling that upheld a legal right to an abortion. the affordable care act could also be on the line. sen chuck schumer/-d- minority leader: these two rights affordable he

(ken) and i'm ken wayne.ear old kavanaugh serves on the court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit. if confirmed.... he would make the supreme court solidly conservative...providing a five-vote majority. but -- as camila bernal reports -- democrats are already voicing strong opposition. pres donald trump: tonight it is my honor and prive to annoucen that i will announced brett kavanaugh to us supremem courttthe president touting his pick to replace justice anthony

(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore here is a look at where the two fires are burning. in san jose it's near curie drive and san ignacio avenue at santa teresa county park. and in morgan hill ...it's in the area of hale and miramonte avenues road. (ken) tonight chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the wind conditions around that fire. (pam) but first, we go to kron-4's j-r stone .. he joins us live from morgan hill.. j-r (ken) j-r j-r hill..from morgan he joins us live from morgan he joins us live 4's j-r stone .. we go to kron- but first, we go to kron- 4's j-r stone .. he joins us live from morgan hill.. j-r j-r hill.. j-r (ken) turning now to our four zone forecast. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now.(pam) lawrence .... firefighters battling hot and windy conditions today. lawrence karnow: it was mostly sunny and nice today with hot temperatures again inland. the summer monsoon continues to bring shower and thunderstorms into southern california. highs today were in the

) new at nine --(ken) (ken) (ken) new at nine -- a local newspaper in solano county is becoming the talkown for all the wrong reasons. people in the l-g-b-t-q community are saying a column written by the vice mayor titled -- "straight pride month" is hurtful. lonnie wong has the story. julie monson isn't alone in her outrage over the subject of vice mayor ted hickman's regular column in the independent voice, a paper he helped start decades ago.in hickman's column often seeks to use humor...declared july first "straight pride american month" in which a rainbow logo is nixed.hickman says it's a celebration being healthy heterosexuals adding... 'we are different from them...and donút flaunt our differences dressing up like fairies and prancing by the thousands in a parade.' hickman has not broken any law...free speech after all is a guaranteed right.but those in the lgbtq community say the colomun goes beyond free speech. fellow citiy council member devon minnema says hickman's has authored hurtful columns before. the city council is looking into sanctions.but hickman has his supporters in

(ken) flags are at (ken) (ken) flags are at half staff in oakland today for former congressman, formeryor .... ron dellums the oakland native died early this morning at his home in washington, d.c. after a battle with cancer. he's being remembered as a progressive activist ... a passionate voice for social justice .. and an influential force on bay area politics for half a century. san francisco mayor london breed called him a progressive icon who laid the foundation for a generation of bay area leaders and activists. house democratic leader nancy pelosi says she mourns the loss of his warmth and humanity. dellums was 82 years old. new ahead at 8 a teacher quits his job to become a full-time grocery shopper. how he says he makes a six figure salary. and next. the new life-saving tool being used for the first time on stroke patients..<> new tonight at 8 a new life-saving tool is being used for the first time in the u.s. to treat stroke patients.(ken) doctors in indiana were the first to perform the procedure.tanae howard reports. dr. daniel sahlein/ goodman campbell brain and spine"this

(ken) and i'm ken wayne in for grant lodes... only a few bay area cities allow the safe and sane fireworks... but the majority of them do not allow any.. yet, people still buy and use them.(vicki) so the city of san jose created an online tool, where neighbors can report the use of illegal fireworks. kron 4's ali reid joins us live from fire station 26 in san jose ... have the number of people been using this tool increased? more people are definitely using the website ... because once you go online you have the option to report anonymously.however fire officials say it's a good idea to leave your contact information ... should they have any follow up questions and need to get in touch.the use of illegal fireworks is a serious concerre in san jose, especially now that we're in fire season. and as we've seen with recent fires, they can spread really quickly and cause a lot of damage.all fireworks are illegal in san jose ... but in neighboring gilroy, safe and sane fireworks are legal...and officials believe people head over to gil

(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore tonight, we have team coverage on the weekend weather. kron-4's gabe slate is live in pacifica with a warning about dangerous waves. but first, chife meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with the hot weather forecast. lawrence. lawrence karnow: tropical clouds spread across the bay area today. it was muggy and hot in spots today with highs into the mid 90s inland and 60s and 70s near the coast. it is a nice night outside with mostly clear skies expected. high surf continues along the coast along south facing beaches. fire danger will be running higher around the ate with hotter temperatures inland. on the satellite you can see the remnants of hurricane fabio moving north. skie will clear for the weekend to bring hotter temperatures. highs tomorrow will be in the 90s inland with 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s at the coast. it will be very similar on sunday with hot weather inland and cool fog at the coast. cooler weather is expected toward the middle of the

(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. tonight we have team coverage on the dangerously hot weather. kron-4's justine waldman has more on how you can protect your home from fire.. (ken) but first let's check in with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow with the forecast. ( ken ) it seems fire season rages all year long now in california. and with the hot, dry weather the chances of a fire sparking suddenly are very high.(pam) that is the word from fire officials... and they are warning people to get prepared now.kron 4's justine waldman joins us live from lafayette tonight with this story justine.. (justine)as we have seen the fires are burning fast and furious, and way ahead of schedule. fire season is burning up flames destroyed a home in clayton wednesday.and a fire caused evacuations in concord in june.sot norm wouldn't burn until august september now it is april june and julyfire marshal robert marshall tells meit is not too late or too early for people to prepare for a destructive fire.take a look at these two propert

(ken) and i'm ken wayne in for grant lodes... dozens of people woke up to smashed windows and personal property stolen from their cars in berkeley overnight.... the five areas include rose and josephine streets... monterey avenue and hopkins street as well as fairlawn drive... (vicki) kron 4's ella sogomonian is live tonight at the berkeley police department...ella what are they saying about this crime spree? an officer here tells me it's rare to see so many cars broken into or burglarized in a short amount of time...in just two days more than 35 cars either had their glass windows smashed in or door handles pulled so a lot of people lost some all the cars were parked in residential neighborhoods in north berkeley. and a majority of those targeted were parked on josephine street between rose and cedar street. others near indian rock park, hopkins, the alameda and fairlawn drive. one victim told me off camera that her son's laptop was stolen...while another said nothing was taken but her window was smashed and now she's stuck with

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. we're counting down to west coast fireworks celebrations and to our own july 4-th live show. tonight gabe slate is live at the marin county fair and gayle ong joins us from the contra costa county fair. both will locations will host fireworks shows tonight. (pam) but first, let's check in with charles clifford in san francisco... where the biggest bay area show of the night is expected. charlescharles. charles. (ken) thank you charles.... well another party is happening tonight at the marin county fair....where they're all set for the fireworks show tonight.(pam) that's where we find kron-4's gabe slate... gabe what is the vibe like out there? (pam) turning now to our four zone forecast. lawrence karnow joins us now. (ken) lawrence what does our fireworks forecast look like? lawrence karnow: skies cleared for most of the bay area except for some lingering clouds at the coast. highs were will below normal and in the 70s inland, 60s and 70s around the bay and 50s and 60s at the coast. t

(ken) some of the (ken) kron-4 news.n) some of the fastest growing marijuana industries in the state and across the country-- came together today for the cannabis business summit and expo. it was held for the third consecutive day in san jose. some of these companies participating are cannabis related start-ups with innovative ideas to help eager entrereneurs grow, process and market a range of products from edibles to oils to business plans and financing. <"you're talking about machinery, you're not talking about somebody rolling joints anymore, you're talking about big business billions, hundreds of millions, billions dollars.">(grant) (grant) the marijuana industry is still facing some stigma when it comes to health claims and obstacles like a threatened crackdown by the federal government and competition from big agriculture. some say it brings to mind the tech boom of the early 80's coming up (sound of large box being dragged..)two porch pirates striking in more than one place on the they actually parked on my grabb

(ken)on the roof."ii's kilauea volcano erupted in early may, sending lava into residential areas on the big island. as of sunday -- eruptions were still happening. (grant) a wildfire burning near yosemite doubled in size overnight.. the so called "ferguson fire" is burning in mariposa county here are the latest numbers... it has scorched more than 9-thousand acres and it is just two-percent contained. yosemite park officials say all trails, campgrounds, restaurants and lodges are open... but smoke is creating poor air quality. mandatory evacuations remain in effect in clearing house; mariposa pines; cedar lodge/savage's trading post and sweetwater ridge... and safety officials are investigating the death of a firefighter while battling the fire. (grant) that firefighter was 36 year old braden varney. he died while operating a bulldozer. he was a second- generation firefighter and had served with the california department of forestry and fire protection for ten years. he is survived by his wife and two c

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. cal fire is battling at least 10 major fires in the state. tonight kron-4's gabe slate joins us live from the east bay with the concerns cal fire has for this already very active fire season.(pam) but first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with details on the dangerous fire conditions...lawrence lawrence karnow: there was plenty of sunshine today all the way to the coast. it was hot again inland with temperatures in the 90s and comfortable 60s at the coast. you can see on doppler radar a few showers and even some thundertorms. monsoonal moisture will slowly head our way to make things more muggy on wednesday. on the satellite you can see the low off the coast. eventually it will move west and help cool us down midweek. but high pressure over the desert will rebuild to bring more hot weather into next weekend. highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s to mid 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s and sunny at the coast. it will cool slightly on wednesday but it should be more humid and muggy. temperatures start to heat up agai

(ken) one person (ken) (ken) one person was killed this morning at a worksite in palo alto.police say the fatality was reported at a construction site outside a parking lot near a preschool and church on middlefield road. heavy equipment and machinery were on scene but police are not releasing the worker's cause of death. a school representative says the death is not connected to the school. police say cal osha will be handing the investigation. the worker's identity has not been released. (pam) one day after hip-hop fans learned about the sudden cancellation of a big music festival in the east bay... there are still a lot of unanswered questions ... one being - when will people who paid hundreds of dollars for tickets get their money back? kron4's dan kerman has more on the status of refunds. fallout continues following the abrupt cancellation of the 3-day xo music festival which was to begin friday in antioch... the ticketing agency growtix has released this statement saying: we are refunding all ticket holders immediately. this process has already started. funds were neve

(ken)and next: a car (ken) (pam) (pam) coming up: today marks two years since an arson fire in emeryville what police are offering ..... for any information leading to an arrest. (ken)and next: a car going 80 miles per hour slames into a house. the challenges the victim faces as she works to repair her home. (ken) new video in tonight....a police chase ends with a suspected drunken driver crashing into a pennsylvania home at 80 miles per hour. you can see the car going airborne -- and then landing on its side. now the homeowner is stuck paying thousands of dollars in damages because the car was unregistered and not insured. the driver is facing multiple charges, including driving under the influence, driving under suspension and fleeing and eluding police officers. (pam) a tow truck led police on a chase in texas earlier today. police say, it started when the truck left the scene of a crash in houston. after a long chase, the truck collided with a vehicle, in the town of sugarland.the driver was taken into custody.it is not clear what charges he will face. (ken)a teenager is accused of ro

(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. the new mayor promised to tackle the many challenges facing the city. our grant lodes joins us now with the issues she addressed today .... grant. (grant) she hinted at moving past the drama of her being un-seated as acting mayor earlier this year...saying we can't let the politics a progressive and moderate and all of those things that i've torn city apart get in the way of our ability to deliver for the people of san francisco. former mayor and now lt. governor gavin newsome was by london breed's side...swearing her in. she addressed the crowd of at least one thousand...speaking passionately for about 20 minutes... promising reforms to fix the many problems faced by city residents....including very visable issue of those suffering from mental illness and drug addiction on the streets...the housing crunch....and general affordability.. growing up a stones throw from city hall in public housing...breed pledged to help san franciscans who feel like they're being marganilized. mayor lon

(ken) a large medical convention medical a large (ken) (ken) a large medical convention that has been coming to san francisco every few years since the 1980's is now looking for a different host city. (pam) officials with that medical convention say ... the change is because of san francisco's issues with homlessness. as kron 4's gabe slate reports, this is the first time a major convention is leaving because of conditions on the streets... and some worry this could effect business overall . sound from -kevin carroll - executive director, hotel council of san francisco - " when these things leave it affects all of us the taxi the hotel the restaurant we need to be concerned." that's kevin carroll, executive director of the hotel council of san francisco, they represent hotels here and their guests. reacting the news according to sf travel, the city's convention and visitors bureau that a large medical convention that has been coming to san francisco since the 1980's, is looking for a new host city because of the dirty streets and the homeless issue plaguing the area. sound from -kevin

(ken) and i'm ken wayne, in for grant lodes... they were injured in bay area cities that don't even allow fireworks... not even the ones classified as the safe and sane ones...(vicki) kron 4's ali reid joins us live from newark tonight, where one man lost at least one finger. ali ...what can you tell us? charlotte duval / neighborjuan arreguin / neighborneighbors tell me it was a big celebration.fireworks were being set off right at this intersection.around 10pm, things took a turn for the worse.pkgduring the 4th of july celebrations ... fireworks could be seen all over the bay area. some of them, however ... were illegal. i heard them shouting and stuff.those screams of fear ... a big explosion amputated a 28 year old man's finger and part of a second finger .... while he was lighting fireworks on dupont avenue.charlotte duval / neighborthey looked like they were using safe precautions, so we don't know if it was just a bad one. we were thinking, what if it was a defective one.regardless if the crowd was using precon

(ken) (ken) we first told you about the "rideshare rapist" through our mobile app. we went a push alert at 1:42- this afternoon. you can stay connected on breaking news by downloading our free mobile app and opting in for push alerts. <"these assaults were violent rapes committed by a serial rapist a sexual deviant predator who was not going to stop until he was caught."> relief on the street. tonight... a suspected serial rapist who police say, posed as a rideshare driver, is behind bars. ((grant/tele vo))police say he has been targeting victims for the past five years.((vo full)) officers arrested 37 year-old orlando lazo at a home in san mateo county.he faces several charges including false imprisonment, kidnapping, and rape.police say the 4 female sexual assault victims were picked up... by what they thought were the rideshare vehicles they had requested outside bars and nightclubs... mostly in the south of market area. the alleged victims were then taken to another location and sexually assaulted. authorities say dna evidence linked lazo to the crimes.officers

i'm pam moore(ken) and i'm ken waynewe first brought you the story as breaking news on kron 4 news at six.tonight..that man is out, and recovering after a very scary ordeal.((dbl bx)) kron 4's gayle ong is live in union city..where it took rescuers more than two hours to pull that man to safety...gayle? alameda county fire officials say the man was stuck up to his waist in dry cement.. rescuers used a rope system to pull him out..here's video of the moment after he was rescued.. you see the man walking down a ladder, caked in cement.this all started around 4:15 this afternoon - the man reportedly lost his balance and fell inside the mixer..he was stuck for more than two hours, rescuers used a harness and worked to drain the mixer to get him out of there..the number one priority was breathing issues - rescues and the man were given oxygen because the chemicals are so strong..fire officials describe the challenges and tactics they used in saving him..

(ken) and im ken wayne the fire is now up to 225 acres... and is zero percent contained.although fire as tempertures cool during the ovthis is happening off of marsh creek road, near bragdon way, in clayn. find kron 4's gayle ong who has been tracking the latest developments for us all day.. gayle what's the latest? the latest? ((pam/sidebar)) new tonight at ten: there are now two evacuation centers open because of this fire ... icow being called the marsh fire.one is at the clayton meeting hall. that address is on your screen... 61-25 clayton road, next to the library. the other, which just opened tonight is at the brentwood community center located at 35 oak street in brentwood... that is also next to the library. (pam) another breaking news story tonight -- - a fire is also burning in the south bay...(pam) it is happening in the area of church avenue and monterey road in san martin ... that is near gilroy...(ken)it has burned 20 acres... kron4's ali reid is live at scene with details ali? we got word within the last hour that the fire is

(ken) (ken) (ken) three marin county firefighters were injured fighting the carr fire last night. tyler barnes, cardoza are part of a five ther firefighters from the marin county fire department on the strike team. they had been battling the carr fire since 1-am thursday. and were still going at 8p-m thursday when the three firefighters were overcome with a blast of heat. (ken) all three were treated at a hospitalin redding. two were treated and released.... one fireigher who suffered a significant burn to his face was transferred to the u-c davis burn unit for further evaluation (justine) so far this year's fire season has been brutal and there's no relief in sight. (ken) thousands of firefighters from cal fire and many local agencies are fighting blazes across the state putting a major strain on resources.kron 4's

(ken) and im ken wayne. the new mayor promised to tackle the many challenges facing the city. a hot topic issue... housing. ..building more housing (pam) breed grew up in public housing in the city's western addition.. she was raised by her grandmother. she says, she credits her family, teachers and mentors for bringing her to this point in her life... today - chal talked about : the changing make-up of san francisco... a city that was once rich in culture ... now has dwindling black and latino populations and fewer families.. in part because of sky- rocketing housing prices.(ken) kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to the president of the naacp's san francisco branch about the significance of today's inauguration. hermela? naacp leaders tell us that it's not just that breed is a woman, an african american.. in a city where there has been an exodus of black people in recent years.. but that she has an experience that looks like that of many people of color in san francisco today. a historic moment for the city of san francisco..and its mayor london breedthe first female african-ame

(ken) in washington state...d to race his son to the hospital...after the boy suffered serious burns while playing at a water park. andrew sechrist says his one-year-old son suffered second-degree burns to his feet while playing on a splash pad. he says his first thought was that his son fell down..but that wasn't the case. he believes his son walked across this metal grate. park officials tested the temperature of the grate around the same time as the incident...the temperate reached about 130 degress.(sot) "his feet were white. the skin, they had basically melted.""i can't keep it here for half a second, and my one and half year-old son walked all the way across." (ken) the little boy also had to spend the night hospital and now has to wear these bandages for the next couple weeks. no word on if the park has put up any warning signs about the metal grates. (ken)new at ten: a couple visiting new york found a community among local moms after the premature birth of their daughter.(grant)dave carlin has more on how

(ken) ken machinshi reports.ity cameras show the moments a man entered efrem grimesú modesto home tuesday, but outside of turning over the camera and unplugging a few items upstairs, nothing was taken inside the home. efrem grimesthe most shocking part to me is him coming into the house and just walking around like he owns the house, like this is his home. that was shocking to me.grimes says tires and rims, a tool box and a few other items were stolen from the garage, but how the two men in the car got into the home is what is haunting grimes and his neighbors on pelucca laneefrem grimesitús kind of hard man. i feel violated. iúm just trying to get through it now.grimes says his cameras first captured the men stopping to ring his doorbell around 8:30 tuesday morning...when they returned two hours later, the men were able to get into the garage, because grimes says they stole his garage door opener from his car that was parked at vintage faire mall that morning...he says the door leading inside from the garage was

(ken) (ken) another big story tonight... the two defendants in the ghost ship fire case... master tenant derick almena and creative director max harris... plead no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2016 fire that resulted in the deaths of 36 people.(pam) in doing so, the two men avoided not only a lengthy trial ... but also the possibility of life sentences. kron4's terisa estacio reports in oakland with the latest developments. brian getz, derick almena atty, ghost ship plea deal. 9 years is a lot, he will think a lot about what happened to those people. attorneys for master tenant of the ghost ship derick almena defending the plea agreement announced in court tuesday. curtis briggs, attorney for max harris. it is a bittersweet day. but for family members of those who died in the fire... they had a very different take on the agreement. david gregory, daughter michaela died in fire. "good that thety plead, but the sentence not enough. during the hearing today, all 36 names of the victims were read out loud in court... some family members wept, and wip

(ken) next weekend.ken) in addition to the two firefighters killed battling the carr fire in redding, three marin county firefighters were injured . these are new photo's just into kron-4 oftyler barnes, scott pederson.... and brian cardoza.kron4's maureen kelly talked to that department's chief who describes what happened. we're quite fortunate that the injury are relatively minorthe injured firefighters are part of a five engine strike team with a total of 17 firefighters from the marin county fire dept. they'd been battling the blaze focusing on structure protection and rescue since 1am thursday.....they were still going at 8pm that night....defending a structure when the three firefighers were overcome with a blast of heat.the fire made a pretty significant run, the quick action of the company officer there he was able to get his firefighters into the engine to take refuge unfortunately before that occurred three of them sustained vert burns from minor to moderate,all three were treated at a hospital

(ken) new tonight at 8. the quality of the water in san francisco bay is showing improvement after decades of aggressive on-going environmental initiatives. (vicki) "sf-bay keepers" is one of several bay water watchdogs reporting an improvement. kron 4's gabe slate spoke with their executive director who broke down the improvements, but also warns against new pollution threats facing the bay. sound from sejal choksi-chugh, executive director, sf baykeeperin the 1960's it was really bad before clean water acts sejal (say=gel) choksi-chugh with sf baykeeper, a non profit organization that monitors the quality of the bay water, she says the last two decades of enforcement of state and federal pollution laws have paid off. sound from sejal choksi-chugh, executive director, sf baykeeperwe don't have as many spills, not as many people tossing trash in bay. and i spoke with two organizations that monitor marine life in the bay, teh golden gate cetacean set=tation research agency, and the marine mammal center, both

(ken)lawrence has the forecast.. lawrence has (ken) lawrence has the forecast..awrence karnow: it wias another hot day away from the coast. highs soared well above 100 degrees inland with 60s at beaches. a heat advisory continues through friday with another round of hot weather expected. doppler radar is also tracking another round of thunderstorms over the sierra. on the satellite you can see high pressure starting to weaken. this will allow for some slight cooling tomorrow still be hot and in the 90s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 50s and 60s and fog at the coast. while these temperatures will cool they will still be running above average away from the coast. cooler weather is expected to start the new month month start the new month (pam) new at ten: 17 years after the 9/eleven terror attack ... advances in d-n-a technology are helping researchers identify remains of the lost victims of the world trade center. (ken) a new jersey man was the 1,642nd victim to be positively identified. 2,753 died in attack. van tieu has the details. his name was scott mi

(ken) and i'm ken wayne.s mostly happened in san francisco's south of market area. that's where we find kron4's dan kerman live with the details. dan? sotthis is the exact thing that everyone fears in this city.police say that's the notion that a serial rapist is on the loose... no more says san francisco police following the arrest of this man orlando lazo. police say he is responsible for raping 4 women while posing as a rideshare driver.sot cmdr. greg mceachern/san francisco police 20-30the mo was that he was using a ruse or disguise as a ride share employee and would pick up individuals who were leaving bars and thought they were getting into a ride share vehiclepolice say the so called rideshare rapist's first attack was in 2013, and while they collected the suspect's dna, there was no match in the system. 5 years passed and then in february may and june of this year, three more similar attacks, most in the south of market area, all with the same suspect dna. that lead to the creation of a task force whi

(ken) good evening -- i'm ken wayne. (grant) and i'm grant lodes...in for pam moore. president trump and first lady melania are back at the white house tonight... but members of congress...on both sides of the aisle...are not welcoming them back with open arms. after their meeting...the president seemed to side áwith putin...and áagainst his own intelligence officials...who have been adamant that russian nationals hacked democrats in the lead up to the 20-16 election. but senator rand paul defending the president, saying that the positives of the meeting should not be lost in the criticism. in the bay area -- people here say kron 4's j.r. stone is live in san francisco with reaction... j.r.? (j.r.)the protest out here is just wrapping up. a little more than a dozen people who were fired about the russian meeting today. behind me you can see the side of the federal building and the images being projected onto it. all anti-trump images. one says traitor trump another impeach now.as you look at the scene out here keep in mind...there has been quite a bit of negative reac

(ken) let's take a live look outside tonight... (pam) lawrence has weather details .. things cooling a bit tonight lawrence karnow: it was mostly sunny and nice today with hot temperatures again inland. the summer monsoon continues to bring shower and thunderstorms into southern california. highs today were in the 90s inland with 60s at the beaches. on the satellite you can see the area of low pressure moving to our north. that will help cool the temperatures a little tomorrow but we will still have 80s to low 90s inland. more fog will develop along the coast and bay tonight. highs at the beaches tomorrow will also be cooler with fog and in the 60s with 70s and a few 80s around the bay. high pressure will begin to build in slowly and our temperatures will warm into the weekend. it will be muggy on friday with moonsoonal clouds moving through. more sunshine is expected for the weekend with hotter temperatures. (pam) coming up: several cars on a quiet street in hayward, vandalized.the two women egging and pouring sugar into several c

(ken) (ken)for a limited time only...l, new mexico is revealing its secrets to any who dare to brave the desert... (ken) it's been closed off to the public for 71 years , but on thursday, the mack brazel u-f-o crash site opened up to people for the first time since 1947 in roswell, new mexico. (pam) some believe it was a hoax, others say, it is proof of extra- terrestrial life.now, an area connected with the incident is open to the public ... for a limited time. marissa armas went on a special tour and filed this report: marissa armas/roswell, nm: "i'm here the ufo crash site which hasn't been open to the public for over 71 years. in 1947, a man by the name of mack brazel says that this is where he say a ufo crash and along this 2 mile stretch is where they found a ton of unearthly debris." 75 miles from roswell...tucked behind dirt hills and desert branches--the eerie corona site is finally open for the public to see. voice of rylan bernard/canadian tourist: "it really did happen and i just have to see it for myself." ry

(ken) in all 11 western in all 11 (ken) (ken) in all 11 western states are enduring wildfires.more that 13=thousand firefighters and support personnel are trying to put them out.. (vicki) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (catherine) a woman is in the hospital while investigators try and figure out how her oakland home caught fire. crews arrived at four thirty this morning to find both storiesof the house on hayes street burning. these are pictures from the oakland fire department. it took nearly an hour to put out the fire. the woman and five others have now been displaced. a dog died in the fire. the woman is hospitalized with smoke inhalation and burn injuries. (catherine) police are still looking for two robbery suspects in berkeley. they say two people grabbed a woman's purse sunday morningat piedmont and durant, just blocks from california memorial stadium. the victim had been walking with a friend on piedmont.... she and her friend were shaken - but not injured. (vicki) in the north

(ken) grant lodes is here with kron 4 news at 9. (grant) thanks vicki and ken.t at nine: the man police are calling the ride-share rapist appears in court for the firs time...the charges he's facing...and what immigration officials are saying about him. plus, the bay area algae problem and the warning tonight from health officials. the heat is not helping the algae problem. chief meterologist lawrence karnow is has your four zone forecast. keep it here...kron4 news at nine starts next. something incredible is here at disney california adventure park. it must be epic! thrilling! daring! come ride the incredicoaster. it's going to be simply exhilarating, dahling. here's something you should know. there's a serious virus out there that 1 in 30 boomers has, yet most don't even know it. a virus that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get t

(ken)(ken) (ken) the san bernardino county sheriff's office along with aircraft are assisting in theerformed a dramatic water rescue monday. they used a helicopter to hoist a man to safety after he became stuck in dangerous rapids. it started when the man and his girlfriend were swimming in a much calmer area of the kern river.he ventured into deeper water and the current swept him away. rescuers say even though the rock where he got stuck looks close to the shore, the rushing water could easily overtake him. that's why a helicopter was seen as the safest option. authorities say even though it doesn't seem like alcohol was involved in this incident, it's a good reminder not to drink while swimming. also, always wear a life jacket. (ken) up next at 6:30. could kamala harris have her sights set on the oval office in 2020? what she's doing next year that may signal a bid for the presidency. (vicki) mayor london breed got a first hand look at one of san francisco's biggest problems today. how she plans to tackle the homeless epidemic... up next. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight

(ken) (ken)thank you chris.(pam) time now for a look at the latest on evacuation efforts in the fire zone... and tonight's other top local stories. here in mountain view a new effort is underway to provide some off street parkng for people living in vehicles. many of those people are homeless. in mountain view alone there are nearly 300 such vehicles on the streets, like these near rengstorff park. but now, a newly funded group called"lots of love" will be provided some temporary, overnight parking in church parking lots. the churches will provide bathrooms, showers and make other homeless services available in the hope it could provide people with a path off the streets and out of homelessness. in mounain view rob fladeboe kron 4 news after 10 days trapped in a flooded cave days trapped in after 10 after 10 days trapped in after 10 4 news after 10 days trapped in a flooded cave in northern thailand,a dozen young boys and their soccer coach have been found - alive. catherine heenan is here with the latest on the

(ken)thank you for joining us... i'm ken wayne.ichelle kingston in for pam moore.kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at virginia avenue and alameda de las pulgas where the mountain lion was first spotted...ella is this unusual for the area? police say mountain lions have a natural habitat not from from here in the hills by belmont so the sighting wasn't unusual but the time of day certainly was, these animals rarely come out so early...thankfully it was taken down peacefully and no one, including the mountain lion were hurt.pkg this now sedated 80 pound female mountain lion kept san mateo residents on edge monday morning after she was found in a backyard.police shut down several blocks in the baywood neighborhood during their search for the animal after two witnesses reported the sighting on virgina ave and alameda de las pulgas at 9:35 in the morning.frustrated drivers were rerouted at crystal springs road and nevada avenue during the five hour ordeal that police credit for the happy ending.sot: sgt. von glahn, san mateo police depar

(ken) (ken) (ken) technology... it can be invasive...it can be live saving.the story of how one family is using technology to locate their missing daughter. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. you could generate your own energy, at home. maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. (pam) a family is desperate to find missing 20- year-old student mollie tibbetts. she is a university of iowa student... but is from oakland. investigators say, tibbetts was last seen more than a week ago. at least fifteen f-b-i agents are on the case... and they are using information from mollie's fitbit and social media accounts to help find her. angelina salcedo reports. nats:"we've got to find her, we will find her."from brookyln all the way to des moinesnats:"we're looking for you and we'll never stop."the search for mollie tibbetts is expanding.scott tibbetts/ mollie's brother:"its a missing person, my sister actually,

ken wayne is standing by in the newsroom. ken? (ken) thank you vicki. coming up new tonight at six.ear from a lake tahoe man who came face to face with a bear in his cabin - and lived to tell about it. he was left with some minor injuries - but says a karate move kept him from more serous injuries. then the bay area fourth of july celebration that is skipping low-tech fireworks and opting for high-tech drones. that's all coming up new tonight at six... vicki? (vicki) thank you ken - we will see you at six. (catherine) we've been honoring outstanding teachers around the bay area.. this week - it's a teacher who's spent more than 40 years teaching in the berryessa union school district... we're talking about leticia perez..the colleague who nominated her says mrs. perez treats her students at ruskin elementary as though they were her own.. she makes classes fun, innovative....and teaches the children to love and respect each other. at special holidays she puts together gift bags, candy baskets....and decorates the room. the love seems to be mutual - with former students coming back to

ken, vicki now back to you. j.r., what are the plans when it comes to catching up on those old cases and analyzing those rape kits?well just last month they budgeted seven and a half million dollars to that. as to how long it will take that is unclear and with all the new cases coming in it's hard to say. (vicki) now to tense times at travis air force base..where a lawsuit is brewing...over allegations of repeated sexual harrassment of a five year old...whose parents work at the fairfield base.(ken) today...those parents held a news conference... detailing their side of the story. our grant lodes is here with that... and the response from travis. (grant) these parents say bathroom issues have been a problem for some time...and for some been a problem issues have bathroom parents say bathroom issues have bathroom parents say these (grant) these parents say bathroom issues have been a problem for some time...and other parents have experienced the same thing. you are looking at a facebook video that was uploaded by

(ken) thank you grant.n-o-a-a in maryland are using high tech tools to watch the wildfires. they are using weather statellite images to help crews locate hotspots-- and track smoke as the fires spread. and it's all in an effort to help firefighters-- and save lives. we'll show you how the technology is able to see dangerous conditions that the crews cannot see on the ground. plus-- we continue to track the fire burning in southern california-- that has now spread to an apartment complex near santa clarita. we have those stories and more coming up on kron4 news at 6. grant and vicki now back to you in the studio. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a little cooler today with patchy fog. highs inland were still in the lwo 90s with 100s in the central valley. the doppler is tracking more thunderstorms over the sierra with patchy coastal fog. on the satellite image you can se

(ken) about two (ken) (ken) about two weeks ago...his video of a partial collapse at a kentucky bourbon distillery. about half of the wooden structure collapsed, scattering around 9 thousand barrels of bourbon. today... the second half of the structure collapsed... burying thousands more barrels. the building was a part of the barton 1792 distillery in bardstown, kentucky. each of the now almost 20 thousand barrels affected holds about 53-gallons. no injuries were reported in the collapse.in the collapse. however... spirits have low. (pam) just ahead... one protester goes to dramatic heights on one of the nations' most iconic symbols .. in order to make her point .. details on what happened at the statue of liberty.. ( ken) also... pride in the nation seems to be waning among a large number of americans ... a new poll takes the nations temperature.. next. i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a mi

(ken) new at six...d of killing and chopping up her roommate appeared in court today. (ken) lisa gonzales pleaded not guilty last month to murdering her 61-year-old roommate margaret mamer in may...after she tried to evict her from their mission district apartment. today her defense attorney said he needs crucial info before moving forward with the case. the coroner says that mamer suffered blunt force trauma and "sharp force" injuries. ...but the official report has not been released yet. gonzales remains in jail without bail...and is due in court again next month. (vicki) new tonight at 6.. we are now learning the cause of that fire on the altamont pass - and there's been an arrest in the case as well. the fire shut down 580 just north of livermore for several hours as fire fighters battled the blaze. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, two teens and fireworks are at the center of the case. (take pkg) ;this is video taken on july 8.... you can see the large plumes of smoke racing toward cars. nearly