interstate 680.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is on the scene. lydia what do we know. ( james ) we sent out a news alert at 4:46 this morning to notify you about the shooting on 680 in san jose. stay connected to breaking news by downloading by downloading the kron4 mobile app. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning of weather and traffic... major hot spot in san jose cleared nb 680 is back open from capitol expy to berryessa. it was closed to investigate a freeway shooting. traffic still backed up onto nb 101 beyond cap epxy much like yesterday skies today will be clear from morning through afternoon for most part of the bay area. temperatures will be a bit warmer inland back into the low 80's for some areas while staying steady closer to the coast with 50's and 60's and some 70's along the bay. high temperatures will as we move into the weekend tomorrow back into the mid 80's for some inland areas. ( james ) breaking news from overnight... a massive tree in the east bay comes crashing down

kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in san francisco with the latest. illed early monday morning. stinette's father says his son was on tour with one of his artists. he also told us that stinette junior was a performer himself. he used the name his mother gave him as a child -- "lil pooh." <"i think she had a teddy bear as a child and she loved hugging it and when he was born she loved hugging her son and she said my little pooh bear... and that's what we always known him as, pooh">( lydia ) stinnette junior leaves behind two children. he has 2 sons... a 10-year and a 4-month old. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) the d-m-v says hours-long wait times are áunacceptable. wait times have spiked recently... as californians update their licenses to meet new federal mandated security standards. to help alleviate the lines ... the d-m-v is rolling out a self-service vehicle registration kiosk that can help some customers conduct their business in a matter of minutes. in addition to earlier office hours and sa

has turned into an arson investigation.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene with thels. (lydia) ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you the morning. ( darya ) new this morning. a gruesome discovery in san francisco. human remains are found reportedly inside a fish tank at the home of a missing person. ( james ) kron4's will tran is live in front of the home in the south of market neighborhood. will. san francisco police are investigating remains found inside a home on the 2oo block of clara street. police will only confirm that remians were found in the home but there are reports that a headless corpse was found in a fish tank. the remians may be that of a missing man who friends reported missing in july. ( darya ) thanks will. ( james ) happening today... daniel gross -- the modesto man who killed an east bay woman -- then left her on the side of the road will appear in court. lizette cuesta was killed back in feburary. before she died she led investigators to gross and melissa leonardo. gross pleaded guilty to charges of beating.. stabbing and killing cu

kron 4's lydia pantazes reports. ke with the owner of the business that is here behind me.he did tell me that no one was injured but as you can see, the building behind me destroyed.(take vo)let's take a look at video sent in from a kron4 viewer of the flames.the fire started at about 3:30 this morning on the 3300 block busch road in pleasanton.valley road is the nearest main road.this is a metal building that houses a business. inside the business are several welding and torch devices inside that exploded. at this point we don't know how many ch damaged was caused by the fire. reporting live in pleasanton, lydia pantazes kron4 news. (grant) the richmond police department will be hosting a gun buy back event tomorrow. it will be held in the parking lot at city hal...on civic center plaza. the event will be from 10 a-m to 2 p-m. all guns that are collected will be melted and re-purposed as material for art. people turning in guns can remain annonymous... no questions will be asked. gift cards will be given out in excha

for help figuring out how a woman died after her body was found in a canal. ( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live outside the sheriff's office with the latest. ( lydia ) in the east bay... police in contra costa county are asking for help figuring out how a woman died after her body was found in a canal nearly a month ago. 25 year old kreonna smith went missing on july 16th... four days later her body was found floating in the contra costa water district canal. her body had been in the water for several days. the sheriff's office dive team got her out...and took the body to the coroner...but they still do not know how she died. thanks thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) new this morning... a south bay woman has died nearly 3 months after her son was arrested for killing her husband and trying to kill her. kim lan ly and her husband were both shot back on may 20th, the husband... thaou quoc luu... died at the scene. this is video of a vigil for him that was held days later. the suspect was identified as the couple's son. duong luu was arrested

reporting live in pleasanton, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( james ) thanks lydia.with you through out the morning. ( james ) we sent out a news alert to your phone at 4:34 this morning through the kron4 mobile app. you will also find full forecasts and traffic hot spots. you can download our app right now. ( darya ) a big story we ae following this morning... a south bay teacher arrested... accused of asking a minor for sexually explicit pictures.( james ) kron 4's will tran is live in palo alto where the teacher is also a conductor of the california youth orchestra. will. ( will ) in the south bay... a teacher arrested and accused of communicating with a student for sex. christopher florio was a music teacher at the harker upper school in san jose. he is also currently a conductor for the california youth symphony in palo alto. back in june... police received a tip that florio may have had inappropriate sexual conversations with a minor at a school related event. he is also accused of using social meda to solicit sexually explicit images. images. explicit images.

to contact the san jose police department's sexual assaults unit.reporting live in san jose, lydia pantazes kron4 news. news. pantazes kron4 news. (grant) a big story tonight... senator john mccain has stopped receiving treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer. but friday -- the mccain family wrote quote "john has surpassed expectations for his survival. but the progress of the disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict." mccain is 81. the statement goes on to thank his caregivers, friends, and those who have prayed for him over the year. mccain ran for president in 2008 and has long been a leader in the republican party. republican (grant) a historically bad week for president trump just got worse. another member of the president's inner circle has flipped... granted immunity in the michael cohen investigation and is coorperating with prosecutors. allen weisselberg is the trump organization's chief financial officer. a source familiar with the matter says federal prosecutors granted him immunity...iin exchange for providing information about cohen. cohen was pre

kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from san jose. lydia... ( james ) thanks lydia.ck back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) in the east bay... alameda county prosecutors say they're now seeking the death penalty against the man who killed a hayward police office. mark estrada shot and killed sergaent scott lunger 3 years ago. lunger had pulled estrada over for swerving through traffic... and almost hitting several cars. estrada's trial is set to begin in november. ( darya ) police have arrested 2 people... for a homicide and robbery that happened at a vallejo hotel monday. 22-year-old devonte hicks and 31-year-old jessica mccraven were arrested and booked into the solano county jail. police found the victim in the hotel room in the 1400 block of enterprise street just before 10 monday night. his identity has not been released. ( james ) happening today... a fairfield father of 10... accused of child abuse... will be in court later this morning. jonathan allen is facing sex abuse... torture... and felony child abuse charges. he has pleaded ánot guilty. alle

kron 4's lydia pantazes is in concord with the latest. .. latest area of contra costa county to be added to the list of places where mosquitoes have tested positive for west nile virus this year.so far this year, 13 groups of mosquitoes, eight dead birds and 13 chickens from around contra costa county have tested positive. mosquitoes with west nile have also been found this year in oakley, martinez, holland tract, discovery bay and quimby island. dead birds testing positive for west nile have been found in brentwood, discovery bay, antioch and concord.since 2005, 63 contra costa county residents have been diagnosed with west nile. in 2006, two people died from the disease.in addition to warning people to wear mosquito repellant and stay indoors when mosquitoes are active at dawn and dusk, officials are reminding horse owners to get their animals vaccinated.reporting live in concord, lydia pantazes kron 4 news. (vicki) (vicki) investigators say say a tesla driver who said he áthoughtá his car was in autopilot mode... crashed into the back of

kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in san francisco with the latest. ( lydia ) he was ( lydia ) he was killed early monday morning. stinette's father says his son was on tour with one of his artists. he also told us that stinette junior was a performer himself. he used the name his mother gave him as a child -- "lil pooh." "lil pooh." <"i think she had a teddy bear as a child and she loved hugging it and when he was born she loved hugging her son and she said my little pooh bear... and that's what we always known him as, pooh">( lydia )( lydia )( lydia ) stinnette junior leaves behind two children. he has 2 sons... a 10-year and a 4- month old. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) happening now... we're feeling the effects of the mendocino complex fire here in the bay area. the skies are smoky. the skies are smoky. john shrable joins us now. temperatures will remain similar to yesterday's with 60's and 70's along the coast and 80's and 90's inland. skies will be seen as hazy to smoky all across the bay

and that's where we find kron 4's lydia pantazes this morning... ( james ) thanks lydia. the morning. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... president trump versus the ac-l-u. this morning... both sides are hoping the other takes the lead in reuniting deported parents with their children. ( james )after his death... a family learns their father was a hero. ( james ) and next... a bartender gets a 1-thousand dollar tip. now... she's raising money to do good for her entire community. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( robin ) major hot spotnb 380 at andrade rd all but the left lane closed. no delays sb bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. after a slight cool after a slight cool down yesterday temperatures inland rebound today back into the 90's for some areas. skies will again be seen as hazy inland and will continue to be that way through the weekend. after today while temperatures at the coast remain stable in the 50's to 70's inland areas will notice a cool down into the mid 80's. ( darya ) the

much anticipated transbay terminal will be fully operational this morning. ( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazesjoins us live now with the details. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) school starts back up today for some schools in the bay ar. john is here with a look at what students and parents can expect today. conditions will be much better today for stepping outside and enjoying than what the bay experienced last week. temperatures have settled down near seasonal averages in the 60's and 70's along the coast and the bay while down to the 80's inland. skies will be significantly less smoky and hazy than last week as well. ( darya ) 32 people were displaced over the weekend by a major fire in daly city that damaged four homes. a child was the first to see the fire saturday that was burning near a deck in a backyard and alerted an adult. the fire spread quickly to nearby homes. no one was injured in t

kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from concord now.. lydia?advisory remains in effect in solano county... where smoke, mostly from the mendocino complex fires, has engulfed the area for days. the health department warns that outdoor activities should be avoided or reduced until the skies clear up. people with heart conditions... respiratory issues or even children are especially at risk for negative effects and smoke. ure to wildfire ash wildfire ash and smoke. thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) all of these wildfires are burning through the state's firefighting budget. california already has spent more than a quarter of its annual fire budget - at least 125-million dollars. we're only a month into the budget year. governor brown warned the state could expect more huge, costly and de

for help figuring out how a woman died after her body was found in a canal. ( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazesriff's office with the latest. thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) new this morning... a south bay woman has died nearly 3 months after her son was arrested for killing her husband and trying to kill her. kim lan ly and her husband were both shot back on may 20th, the husband... thaou quoc luu... died at the scene. this is video of a vigil for him that was held days later. the suspect was identified as the couple's son. duong luu was arrested two days after the shooting along with madison muong. both men are expecte to be arraigned in court next week. ( darya ) also new this morning... a reward is now being offered for help finding the person who killed an 8-month-old dog in sonoma county. the dog's body was found in this back pack on the side of todd road and stony point in santa rosa last month. now the animal legal defense fund is offering a 5- thousand dollar reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. a necropsy revealed the

(ácommercialá) ( lydia ) good morning i'm lydia pantazes in for darya folsom..r. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... today will be dry and sunny but with smoky to hazy skies as more smoke sits over the bay area from nearby wildfires. temperatures will peak warmer than yesterday's in the upper 90's for some inland areas while in the 60's to 80's for most of the bay. temperatures today will be at the warmest before a noticeable cool no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) happening today. bart will discuss a new safety and security plan to try and keep riders safe. ( lydia ) kron 4's sara stinson is live at the walniut creek bart station with the deatils on the plan. sara? after several deadly violent attacks on bart - the general manager says it's time to reassess the security at bart to ensure passengers safe

a car slams into a home in san jose.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the scene this morningtest. lydia. ( lydia )sjfd and sjpd responded to reports of a vehicle into a houseinitial responding units arrived to find an suv which had struck a parked car, which had then struck the exterior of the home the impact also sheered the support beams for the carport. the driver of the suv fled on foot. only information available at the time is a male in dark clothingthe vehicle as of 11:15 pm was not reported stolen, per officers at the scene ( darya ) happening today... two of the people charged in the murder of a milbrae father will be back in court. keith green disappeared in april of 2016 in milbrae and his body was found a few weeks later... dumped on the side of the road in healdsburg. green's ex- girlfriend tiffany li along with kaveh bayat and olivier adella were all charged in the murder. today... li and bayat will be back in court to set a date for their trial. adella has already pleaded no contest to charges of being an accessory to murder. he has also agreed to testify again

kron 4's lydia pantazes reports from antioch.rst fire started at about 3:30 this morning on g street between 16 and seventeenth.firefighters responded to a car fire that spread toward an apartment unit.that fire almost trapped two people inside.while they were on scene of this fire, they received a report of a fire less than a half mile away.in that case, it was a pick truck.they say the fire started in the wheel.because both of the fires started in similar parts of the car, which is in the wheel well, they think the two fires may be linked. they are both being investigated as suspicious. reporting live (pam) new at 8 a student in el dorado county was arrested monday, after getting angry over another student's "make america great again" hat. the heated fight was captured on camera. deputies says, the union mine high school student began insulting her classmate, who was wearing the hat with president donald trump's famous campaign slogan. at one point, the upset student grabbed the hat, throwing it on the ground. the student was t

kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the school this morning with the details. high senior... blake bottarini was driving to school monday morning when his car veered off an embankment on highway 35... crashed into a tree... and died. today... the school will hold a formal prayer service for the entire student body. everyone will wear solid white shirts in support of the family. it is not clear what caused his car to veer off of highway 35... but his car was not found for several hours. school officials say that grief caounselors will be on campus today for students to talk with. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) another big story we are following... a fugitive is arrested for the 2009 street racing crash that killed a 6-year old girl. ( darya ) kron4's will tran is live in menlo park where the arrest was announced. ( will )a man who fled the coun

about the west nile virus after more insects and birds have tested positive. ( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazesa new warning for a new a new warning for contra costa county residents... more insects and birds have tested positive for west nile virus. so far 13 groups of mosquitoes.. 8 dead birds and 13 chickens have tested positive for the virus. that's compared to last year when officials found the virus in just three groups of mosquitos and five dead birds. so far the virus has been found in nine areas of contra costa county.. oakley.. martinez.. holland tract.. discovery bay.... quimby island... brentwood.. bryon... antioch and concord. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) investigators say say a tesla driver who said he áthoughtá his car was in autopilot mode... crashed into the back of a firetruck in san jose. c-h-p says says the tesla rear-ended a fire engine that was stopped with its emergency lights turned on along highway 101 on saturday. 37-year-old michael tran told officers "i think i had auto-pilot on." tran was later arrested on su

together, we're building a better california. ( lydia ) good morning i'm lydia pantazes, in for daryai'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... much like yesterday skies today will be dry and sunny but with smoky to hazy skies as more smoke sits over the bay area from nearby wildfires. much like yesterday skies today will be dry and sunny but with smoky to hazy skies as more smoke sits over the bay area from nearby wildfires. temperatures will peak warmer than yesterday's in the upper 90's for some inland areas while in the 60's to 80's for most of the bay. temperatures today will be at the warmest before a noticeable cool down that will begin into the end of this week and be especially noticeable into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) happening today... ( james )( james ) maze to sf. min from the maze to sf. ( james ) happening today... the general manager of bart will present a new safety and security plan to bart board members. ( lydia ) kron 4's sara stinson is live at the walni

(lydia)good morning im lydia pantazes... today is sunday... august 26th 20-18. let's get a check of the weather with anny hong. (anny hong): a mainly dry weather pattern with temperatures at or slightly below seasonal normals will persist over the region through next week. night and morning low clouds will dissipate over inland areas each afternoon, while only partial clearing is expected near the coast. ( lydia ) a war hero, former presidential candidate, and the senior senator from arizona - john mccain has died after battling brain cancer for a little more than a year. karin caifa is outside mccain's ranch in sedona, arizona, with the latest we're starting to learn more about memorial services for senator john mccain. after he leaves arizona, he'll head back to the nation's capitol where he will lie in state in the u.s. capitol. there will also be a service at washington's national cathedral and a private service in annapolis maryland, the home of the u.s. naval academy. opportunities for friends family senate colleagues and even the public to say farewell an

yes for less. ( lydia ) good morning i'm lydia pantazes in for darya folsom..ts start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... some changes in the forecast to look forward to in the way of cooler temperatures and improved air quality. temperatures quality. improved air temperatures and the way of cooler look forward to in the way of cooler look forward to in the way of cooler temperatures and improved air quality. temperatures along the coast will again be felt in the 60's and 70's with 80's in the south bay. inland areas will again peak in the 90's but not quite as warm as yesterday's temperatures. skies will continues to be hazy for the east bay but coitions will have improved as compared to the past few days with further clearer conditions into tomorrow and the rest of the weekend.the weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 1

(ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) ( lydia ) good morning i'm lydia pantazes, in for darya folsom..( james )s start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... to look forward to in the way of cooler temperatures and improved air quality. temperatures along the coast will again be felt in the 60's and 70's with 80's in the south bay. inland areas will again peak in the 90's but not quite as warm as yesterday's temperatures. ies will continues to be hazy for the east bay but conditions will have improved as compared to the past few days no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) a big story we are following this morning... police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man last night in castro valley.( lydia ) kron 4's sara stinson is live at the alameda county sheriff's office with the latest. sara? alameda county sheriff's deputies are still investigating the homicide - and have not yet given us any description of a suspect.take video:we do know a man was shot and killed at 5:30 yesterday night on john court in castro valley.this is in a

kron 4's lydia pantazes has the latest details. this is a case where (grant) in the north (grant) (grant) in the north bay. police have identified this woman... 43 year old lyesia james of woodland in connection with the murder of a fairfield woman last week. police say she knew the victim, 51 year old letha bell portis. they say the two women had a fight immediately before portis was killed on august 6th. according to police, james may currently be a transient in fairfield and they are asking for the public's help in locating her. (vicki)on the peninsula. police are looking for a driver who fired several shots into the air from their vehicle early wednesday morning... between 3 and 4 a-m. it happened near chapman and terrace avenue in san bruno... just off highway 82.police say they're looking for a dark colored s-u-v -- possibly a jeep grand cherokee or patriot. no injuries were reported.if you have any information on the incident, contact san bruno p-d.contact san the incident, contact san bruno p-d. (vicki) a kitten rescued fro

kron 4's lydia pantazes has the details. sjfd and sjpd responded to reports of a vehicle into a houseinitial responding units arrived to find an suv which had struck a parked car, which had then struck the exterior of the homethe impact also sheered the support beams for the carport. information available at the time is a male in dark clothing the vehicle as of 11:15 pm was not reported stolen, per officers at the scene (grant) (grant) the italian government has declared a 12-month state of emergency in genoa after a bridge collapse killed 39 people. millions of dollars will also be allocated to help tackle the search and rescue costs. right now-- crews are still looking for survivors in the rubble... but have not said how many people are missing. a large section of the bridge crumbled during a strong storm yesterday... sending cars plunging to the ground. crews say they are hopeful more survivors will be found as the rubble is removed. (grant) the man who authorities say crashed into security barriers outside of british par

kron4's lydia pantazes explains what happened. a man was shot while driving on interstate 680 in san jose thursday morning.chp says they were notified of a shooting in the northbound lanes of i-680 at 3 a.m.northbound i-680 was shut down between capitol and berryessa as authorities investigated.the freeway was reopened by 6:30 a.m. one person was injured when a vehicle opened fire on another vehicle. authorities say the man was shot in the back and is in stable condition. there was another person in the car that was shot at but that person was not injured. at this point, investigators do not know if this was a targeted shooting. further details are unknown at this time. (grant) beware and be careful. that is the message to motorists for this upcoming labor day weekend. the c-h-p... along with the nevada highway patrol... are teaming up... and cracking down on distracted drivers. kron four's terisa estacio went along with the chp today to get a closer look at those distractions... she joins us live from along interstate-80 in crock

kron 4's lydia pantazes has the latest. in the east bay... costa county are asking for help figuring out how a woman died after her body was found in a canal nearly a month ago. 25 year old kreonna smith went missing on july 16th... four days later her body was found floating in the contra costa water district canal. her body had been in the water for several days. the sheriff's office dive team got her out...and took the body to the coroner...but they still do not know how she died. (grant) a new development in the ghost ship fire trial... derick almena's lawyer now wants to move the trial out of the area. this development comes... after the judge in the case tossed out his plea deal last friday. almena agreed to plead guilty for his part in the ghost ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people... in exchange for a nine year sentence. his lawyer believes his client can't get a fair trial in alameda county... that's why he's asking for a change of venue. (vicki) in the south bay... a woman has died nearly 3 months after her son was arrested for