kron four's mike pelton is live at the transbay terminal in san francisco with more on this potential strike, mike? >> about 100,000 people take ac transit each day. a lot of people are anxiously keeping an eye on governor jerry brown as he is considering issuing a 60 day cooling off period and the negotiations at the transit agency's request which would keep the bart--transit buses running if no deal is reached about 1800 best drivers, mechanics and dispatchers all part of a a.c. local 192 who is involved in the labor dispute will go on strike. i had a chance to talk with a bus operator. she tells me she does not want to go on strike tomorrow but if they need to do that then that's exactly what they're going to do and she tells me this would send a very clear message if ac transit and bart strike together print faster that commuters tell me they are very frustrated. just like the bart negotiations with not knowing what is going to take place tomorrow. a lot of these commuters tell me they absolutely have no idea what they are going to do if bart and a.c. transit go on strike tomorrow

. >> kron4 is mike pelton is live in the news world with an update mike? >> it is a very tough day. it is an unsettling thing for all of us. no one is immune to this sort of tragedy and this sort of criminality, but here it is. >> but, i will tell you what, we have a great community of law enforcement that is going to deal with this. >> the ice age in an two of the injured police officers are listed in stable condition the third officer is listed in serious condition. >> as for duran he is in custody and authorities will ultimately booked him into the placer county jail. >> live in the news room mike pelton kron4 news. >> what are learning more about the suspects criminal record from family members. >> here is what they had to say about sammy duran in 2009, he was arrested for attempted carjacking and resisting arrest. >> he recently had a warrant issued for an incident involving a knife. family members did not go into details about what happened in that incident. >> but they did say duran has had several run ends with police, but according to one family member none of them involve

kron4 mike pelton is what this story from one of creek. >> for the past hour it has not been too bedthe past 10 minutes this line has done a lot longer. some of the buses have left and there are waiting for another bus to show up. i spoke with the manager. they stated that they're out of tickets. the managers that the debate do have tickets for a least three more buses but a lot of these people are just waiting for a bus to judge shore. many of these people are just fed up with the strike. they had to wake up about 2 to 3 hours early here is the scene from earlier this morning cree \ /. >> bart managers stated that they have 11 muscles and that eight of them have already left. at this time they can accommodate another 150 people and you do have to remember but they are running directly into san francisco and they're not stopping anywhere else. already this is causing confusion. >> i did not know that they just went to san francisco. i went on the web site and i tried to find out where they would go. i cannot get a straight answer. it was not to organize. >> so are you gonna just be s

mike pelton is live to let you know what you have to do. >> this will be a busy weekend. the tell date has not started but in about a few hours we will see fans streaming end. this is the same team that beat us last year in the post-season. if you are attending the game you will notice some changes. stadium crews were mold but parked at the third level which they did not do last year. this will allow $15 an extra people to sit. if you will see a lot of people here and they expected to be very loud. >> it was pretty loud last year. they are very excited about this. >> what does this do for the team? >> i was at the game last year, it was phenomenal. you will have additional people to make it more good. we hope that this will do the same. >> this is why there have been security changes. if you are coming to to-can you will have to go through a metal detector the gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the first pitch is as 6:37 p.m.. game 2 will be tomorrow. >> the mother of a connecticut woman who was shot to death by police after trying to a breach a barrier at the white house says t

kron four's mike pelton is live at the walnut creek bart station with more, mike? >> i think we're having some difficulties with mike. >> taking a look at other ways to get around during the bart strike. bart is running free, limited first come first serve charter busses from bart stations. a-c transit will increase bus service as needed. if you are driving, carpool lanes will be extended on interstates 80, 880, and 680. plus all bay area toll bridges from five a-m until seven p-m. casual carpools will offer several east bay pick up locations. the afternoon pick up spot is on spear street in san francisco. the san francisco bay ferry will run extra boats from oakland, alameda, and vallejo. for a full list of other transit options, go to our website, kron-four-dot-com. >> stay with kron four and visit kron four dot com for continuing coverage of the bart workers strike. you can also get the latest updates on our facebook and twitter feeds. and don't forget to download our new kron 4 mobile news app. its free and available >> the san mateo bridge, 92 will have a lot

trains to the star running until about 6:00 yesterday morning kron4's mike pelton live at the walnut eek bart station with hopefully everything going smoothly. hey mike print >>: i've already heard the first bart station role by earlier this morning and so far this morning it seems that everything is running smoothly i talked with a station agent just a short time i've already spoken with a few people will tell me this morning they are very relieved. it seems like we are back to business as usual and that's good news for workers this morning. >>anny: tuesday was the first day trains are back in service after the four day strike. the district will pay workers so they can contribute to their pension print workers will now contribute 1 percent of their salary first-year increasing 1% a year up to 4% in the final year. remember the district is also picking up about two- thirds of that cost. some work rules have also changed for example workers cannot get overtime until they've worked 40 hours a week. and management will not be able to use a new technology and workers will get an annual bo

sa kron4's mike pelton is over at the walnut creek a bart station where they have the service. going on there now mike. >>: tired and frustrated sums up how people feel here at walnut creek. management even had a hard time filling up the final bus as it seems like the biggest crowds came very early this morning. here's the scene as hundreds of commuter's lined up to get a guaranteed seat on one of 14 charter buses here in walnut creek. as you might imagine these commuters are not having a good morning. these early morning east bay shuttle buses will take you directly into san francisco and that's caused some confusion for commuters. some of them thought they could get dropped off at berkeley are less oakland but that is not the case which created quite a bit of inconvenience for some commuter's this morning. as frustrated as they are they do hope that somehow this is all resolved by monday. >>: we will be right back with our continuing coverage. temperatures do it's great having at&t u-verse high speed internet. walter likes to download fix-it videos... and watch "boardwalk emp

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kron four's mike pelton is live in santa rosa with more, mike? >> this memorial in santa rosa is continuing to grow. last night, one week since the fatal shooting they gathered for a mass. you concede family and friends bringing things. many of those who attended were hiore hs favorite color. they're demanding answers after a sheriff's deputies shot to death 13 year-old nt.andy. up 40 stated that after he did not comply to drop the gun, they shot it out of fear. last night, hundreds gathered to mourn the death. >> as a mother, i would not want this happened. i feel sorry for his family because they should not have to go do this. >> it is just hard to breaking, i cannot stay at the funeral, i had to leave. >> there is another protest scheduled were union members are going to stand. they will do a demonstration and also coming out of the funeral mass, the board of supervisors stated that they want to start a discussion about the presence of guns and the manufacturers who are making these toy guns. >> investigators now have a description of the man

kron4 mike pelton is live at the scene with an update.hey have this entire area blocked off this overturned tanker is some eastern part of the ram. here is the videos. >> you concede that this second tanker is on its side. fire crews stated they are not sure how this happens. the authorities are now speaking with the driver of the tanker. it was all laid a minor league of propane gas. but it may be a thousand pounds of fuel that has been spilled. they are contacting the tanker company to have them bring out a second vehicle to transfer the propane fuel in the second of bioko. that want to make sure that no fuel is on a road way. at this point, they have no evaluations. they just want to be careful. if you are trying to get to the i-80 just keep this in mind that it is shut down. >> we will stay in touch with mike as this story continues to develop. >> bart and its unions have to come together. before the end of the 60 day cooling off period when another bart strike could happen. this is what other bay area transportation systems looked du

mike pelton is live a scene. >> there are a lot of fire crews out here and we are in standby mode because there are waiting for a second vehicle to come to transfer the fuel. you can see this as a double tanker truck in the back of it overturned. it has been sitting here for about three hours. the crews have shut down the east and west bound rams again just out of the abundance of caution. the fire crews stated they cannot just look this because it is a small the vapor leak. it is caring about 4,500 lbs. of propane. >> we are the reagan and an additional truck of the same type to be able to offload this and to keep the product on the way. we will then use tow trucks to up right and get back on the roads. >> there are several tow trucks here but the touch a driver stated that even after that make this transfer they still have to be cautious as set up like this because it is still pretfumes that are inside. fire crews did evacuate this nearby hotel because they just wanted to be cautious. they will be here for several more hours and you should keep this in mind if you go through this area.

kron four's mike pelton is live from alcatraz landing in san francisco with more, mike?is will take them over and two of them have already set sail. a 9 a lot of these have already sold out they did not even start selling tickets until yesterday afternoon. here's a look at the scene from this morning. you can see some of them here as early as 7:00 a.m.. many of the residents heard that there are back open. some of them on their last day of vacation. >> i would have been disappointed. >> i guess i would a judge had a spirited from the docks. >> is of the night toward were excited about this. >> when the tickets were available, we purchase them. >> i really have no real hard sillies.phillies. >> i'm just glad that is back (it >> out a dress and did have tilt refund about 10,000 tickets but there are plenty of them available. this is something that the national spokesperson stated was a benefit of opportunity that has come out of the shutdown. normally this is the back and the peak season. but a lot of decent normally would be sold out but they tell me that there are plenty

joining us live now from castro valley with the latest is kron 4's mike pelton. mike? >> reporter: the sheriff's department served a search warrant after 14 patients were left abandoned after three days. it was going to be longer than that if there was not a medical call. they responded to a medical call yesterday and paramedics noticed that most of the staff was gone. there is just 1:00 and two other staff members. . the department of social services also put a note on the door. manyelderly patients abandoned and left without care-- after staff at an assisted living facility walk off the job without notifying patients' family members. >> i think that they should be accounted for. there are left without proper care. there are laws to protect the patients. i think that they should be held accountable. >> reporter: the remaining patients were taken to hospital but the department of social services saying that they thought that there is a history of concern with this facility. in a complaint filed this week they also did not perform criminal background checks for the empl

kron 4's mike pelton is live at the scene. mike we understand the n-t-s-b is getting involved?reporter: yes, marty they are sending to investigators to the bay area that should are rod today. i just spoke with the ntsb. they could launch a full-fledged investigation and it is parallel line with the investigation by bart police. it is very quiet with the exception of just a couple of bart police officers that secured the tracks. this train has not gone anywhere. when it struck the workers yesterday at around 2:00 p.m. it was not carrying passengers it was just a maintenance round. they hit a dip in the tracks. it was under a computer control and the maintenance workers the common practice is for one on the the real system and the other is serving as a lookout. it is not clear if the protocol was followed. both employees were veterans of the interest-rate. of the int industry -- they are veterans of the industry. >> these are experts. i cannot tell you how long did they have been working with bart i believe the both of these employees have a considerable amount with freight railr

kron4's mike pelton as lives of the trans bay terminal in san francisco. od morning mike. >> the morning james. many writers, across the bay. hundred thousand of them. that's why the transit district board of directors asked governor jerry brown to issue a 60 day cooling off period to keep the buses running because at this point the governor is considering the request. about 1800 bus drivers and mechanics and dispatchers are part of local 192. unlike the bart negotiations, union leaders reached a tentative agreement twice but employees voted against the bill and unless they get a deal that they do like they'll have to the picket line tomorrow morning which was certainly causing havoc to commuters. this morning will also speak with a.c. transit riders. some of them rely on those buses. now have the uncertainty of not knowing if the buses are running tomorrow and as we all know we also have the uncertainty if bart trains are running either. back to you james. >>james: thank you much. trains are running this morning. sort of a carbon copy of what we're telling

mike pelton, kron 4 news. >> this east bay neighborhood has decided to repaving the streets.out coming up on kron 4 news at 6:00 p.m. >> here is, the galaxy smart watche they beat apple. what is this? that is. coming is >> jacqueline: and that fog will return. we will time it out. >> pam: now for today's market update. stock prices rose for a second day in a row as investors bet against a u.s. debt default. the dow jones industrial average rose 111 points friday, bringing its two-day gain to 434. its jump on thursday was the biggest this year. the dow jones industrial average rose 111 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 15,237 friday. the dow surged 323 points on thursday as investors hoped that signs of a compromise from house republicans would defuse the standoff. the standard & poor's 500 index rose 10 points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,703. the nasdaq composite rose 31 points, 0.8 percent, at 3,791. >> when you think of top oil producing countries, it's probably names like iran, or saudi arabia. but a new study shows that the u-s is about to be named number one. alison kosik is

joining us live now with more on the transformation is kron 4's mike pelton. mike? >> reporter: good morning. it is a amazing transition, the oakland game last night was amazing, they have less than 24 hours with the oakland raiders tonight. and of course that game will be tonight at 8: 35 tonight on kron 4. these are photos that were posted on twitter. right after the game is one that transition began. you can see that they have installed the extra seating and switching out the upper part from the oakland athletics, to the oakland raiders. while it is quick and hectic is a good sign for the bay-area sports. >> it is prime time. i know that impacted people's school and work schedules but this is great. you cannot ask for anything better the oakland raiders are planning at prime time it is great for the community. >> reporter: also, the easiest solution is that they will get their own stadium. but that is a different issue, marty. this is not until midnight if your on the east coast. >> 11:30. the raiders game will be right here on kron-4 tonight at 8:30. we'll have

. >> kron4 as mike pelton is live at the scene with an update, mike >> ben wanted to take croquet from the over turn tanker and put it in a large empty tank and move it safely. >> power is out right now before the site for the fuel out of the tank into the intake. >> a double tanker truck overturned with a back tanker is the one who overturned. >> tow trucks will carefully flip the tanker back onto its tires and there will be fields inside the in to take care >> officials will have to be careful with this removal because the last several hours. >> ardsley we are talking not a flammable chemical and we want to take our time in the safe and removing this tanker. >> and a hotel nearby was evacuate it. >> officials said there is no concern to other residents living in this area. >> the on and off ramps will be open at 10:00 a.m. this morning. >> time now morning firefighters battled the fire that broke out of europe by an island. >> anyone who's tried to get on or off the island all x's are now open on your between the island. >> if you are headed east of value to use the grant that is ope

joining us live now with more is kron 4's mike pelton. mike?lice department announced it has reopened the high- profile missing child case of amber swartz garcia. amber disappeared from her front yard. on savage avenue back in june of 1988. in 2007, convicted child molester and killer curtis dean anderson. confessed to killing young amber -- telling f-b-i agents he dumped her body off a highway near benson, arizona. he died before he could be re-interviewed. pinole police and the f-b-i are confident anderson killed swartz, but are now hoping that by re-opening the case, they can recover her remains. two dogs -- a rottweiler named jager and a german shepherd named luke -- escape from a couple's home in brentwood early saturday morning. during the search, the owners learn a man admits to killing them, then burning them. now county officials are see saying that the man responsible did not do anything wrong. kron-4's scott rates spoke with the dogs' owners -- who say the laws need to be changed. police arrested two people. in the shooting death of

. >> and joining us live now with the latest is kron4 as mike pelton. >> at some point today we expect bart management to present the union with a new contract proposal. >>ss the clock's last night and besides say that this is a positive development as they try to find common ground on things like wages. >> " they get back and to explain their concerns and their proposals and " line is good that the dock general manager is here as she kissed him and see it understand ourselves what the concerns are. >> hopefully with the general matt manager being here we come together and make a better decision on the contract and the proposals. >> we hope to hear from both sides bart management and unions as they arrive here today to continue the negotiations. appoint the general manager should be here throughout the weekend and we wish fee if she comes here today at 930. align many people have told kron4 that bart negotiations and threats of a strike have just gone on too long. >> they say it is stressful that a deal still is not done. >> this dispute actions by last april when bart and its unions s

joining us live now kron 4's mike pelton with the latest. mike? >>erica: will see sunshine in the afternoon after the clouds as well. 50s inside the bay and low '70's for some of the warmest inland spots. we do have some changes to walking through on your 7 day around the bay forecast i will have a full report coming up around 15 minutes. g a >>george: the ride on 580 is much lighter than usual for a trip through the optima past but a new accident that could become a hot spot on a 80 southbound in union city with an accident at alvarado boulevard. >>james:on to our top story this morning. the protests for 13 year old andy lopez cruz will continue today. he is the 13-year-old santa rosa boy that was shot and killed by deputies on tuesday. hundreds of community members showed up last night to mourn and protest. most were frustrated and angry at what happened. the protests for 13 year old andy lopez cruz will continue today. he is the 13-year-old santa rosa boy that was shot and killed by deputies on tuesday. hundreds of community members showed up l

kron 4's mike pelton joins us live now with the latest.ow that the bart strike is over, the attention is shifting to preventing another strike - four years from now. how do you do that? his kron 4's dan kerman has that part of the story. a strike for a-c transit union workers has officially been averted. for at least 60 days. a judge granted governor brown's request for a cooling-off period. the union's attorney says that this gives both sides another chance to come to an agreement. union leaders have previously reached two tentative agreements with management -- only to have the deal voted down. would it >>will: that if you're a bart board of directors and the meeting starts at 9:00 this morning they still have not looked at it or at least officially signed off on it which is why they will have a public meeting and then after the public meetings they will go to a closed- door session review it and look to see if they like it. if they like it if they will wait till the union members can say yes or no on their interest is they like it they

. >> that was mike pelton reporting live along highway 101 appeared >> one woman is dead out a triple shooting in downtown oakland appeared >> in happen about 1:30 a.m. this morning. >> their other two victims who were seriously injured appeared >> to take a look at this video friday of the grass fire burning that scorched more than 1,000 a.. >> it is 80 percent contained this morning the fire. >> a smoke advisory has been put in place for the bay area. >> the fire danger did not end in fairfield high wednesday pushing fire acro grass in livermore on friday morning appeared >> this fire burned 150 a. of land. >> that in the first inning last night the tigers got off to a quick start. >> the oakland a's that some magic back in the seventh inning for a to run home run. >> the tigers hold on to win game 13-2 tigers win. >> the parking lot before the game at the coliseum here we show you some of the excitement. >> the ota aoakland a's fans are cheering here as you can see in the video. >> " i am all for the world series state's one fan. >> i am a true fan when we were not winning states a

kron four's mike pelton is you can see that the road is actually shut down right now.vice vehicle waiting to pick up this tree that fell across the roadway around 1:00 a.m.. for some video from earlier this morning. we talked about those i those high winds. this is the same road about a quarter mile away where last year a giant tree fell to a house just write down the road. less than a quarter mile away. watching more of the weather this morning. trees have been knocked down and at least one roadway is blocked in alamo this morning. and it was all caused by high winds. we want to see your photos of the damages wind has caused in your neighborhood. send them to us at breaking- news-at-kron-four-dot-com. we'll post them to our website, facebook, and air them live throughout the morning. happening now. fire crews are battling a house fire in san jose. it broke out overnight in the 800 block of foothill court. that's where we find kron happening now. fire crews are working make sure a house fire stays under control. it broke out overnight in the 800 block of foothill court

kron4 mike pelton has the details. >> this is where the theft occurred.he tire tracks. the company official stated that they noticed tuesday morning and that the thief or thieves loaded the excavators and other equipment onto a pickup truck and trailer. it is not an easy task because these are a very heavy. on this later wrote the is that the the piece would have to stop traffic to even still this. the estimators are part of the project. >> the death mayes said it will give them more timethey kng hours and working nights and shifted today. they probably were watching us and they saw this as an opportunity to take the equipment. someone had to come here and see this, watched it, saw what happened. >> what does this do about the construction project? >> we will have to shut the project down. it is critical. >> the construction company stated that the equipment is about to what a thousand dollars in price. there are more to bring a more equipment to resume their project. that would offer an award because it is marked with their name and that the award is con

kron four's mike pelton is live at s-f general with an update, mike?rime tape was up at san francisco general hospital. where a woman's body was been found in a stairwell. the discovery comes more than two weeks, after 57- year old lynn spalding was reported missing from the same hospital. so far, police have not confirmed any connection. hospital officals explain what happened. a hospital employee who saw the body says it was decoposing and appeared as if it had been there for sometime. san francisco police are looking into how the body got there. even though the body has not been identified.family and friemds of lynn spaulding are speaking out. they say this is not the outcome they were hoping for. family and friends have been posting fliers near the hospital to try to find her. lynn spaulding was last seen on september 21st. developing story we are following involving the possible bart strike. we are now down to less than 48 hours before the cooling off period expires and there's still no deal between bart and its workers now there's an added twist.

standing by at the lake merritt bart station is kron 4's mike pelton. they put these issues on the table but for six months river never told that these were primary issues we reach an economic framework. we moved to their direction on pension. we move to their direction on health care. we lowered our wage proposal and that all of a sudden these issues were discussed at the table. these are due breakers by the district. we see essentially as an effort to jam the unions and do exactly what they've done is force us out on strike. we spent six months working on that economic framework so we have agreement. in other words if the district in the union have an economic agreement we don't need to renegotiate that. a full agreement so we proposed was on this work rule issues. the modification of the contract we wanted. we agree to arbitration on some of those limited issues. we thought that was logical. why not have a deal and grabs on economic. piper hist i have never seen a process like this in my life i question their actual skill and intention. >>: what is i

kron four's mike pelton is live in antioch with more on the attack, mike? to battle " james police are not confirming what breed of dog to these are carried it all happened around 830 when this man was walking his two dogs on a walking trail one to lose box came out of an open space bit him and his two dogs. several neighbors heard the initial attack and police say they came outside to see what was going on. that's when both of the dogs and big the man. they opened fire killing one of the dogs and scaring off the second. then i heard everything that went outside. i saw cars everywhere honking and i heard people screaming and but there was like a bunch of cop cars out here and i heard a gunshot so i ran inside. i was really scared. that i was just glad it wasn't halloween because with all the kids coming out and all the little ones if that happened during how land when they are not altered retreating having to come with their family that would have been horrific and devastating. >>: not all four victims of that attack were treated for non life-threatening in

kron4's mike pelton is live at alcatraz which remains closed because of the government shutdown. >>:g. even though the white house is allowing some states to use their own money to reopen national parks. part of the problem is a bad state park officials have agreements with the national park service bridge while some of their workers. >>: 718. let's find out about our forecast on this friday. >>: we are waking up to some very chilly temperatures. what's different about this morning. we also have some low clouds along the coast line up in the north bay. not only are we dealing with a chilly temperatures of some thick fog impacting visibility. you know this man for these as you head out the door and a bottle. pat those temperatures will start to climb but it's still going to be pretty cold out there even by lunchtime. temperatures still in the '50s along the coast line. rest of the bay area warming into the 60s. it will take quite some time. 3:00 this afternoon will start this season '70s for the delta up livermore valley and most locations in the south bay. later on tonight you probab

kron four's mike pelton is live at san francisco general hospital with an update this morning, mike?iking and no one find her for more than two weeks ago. that's one of the big questions that at this point hospital officials are not answering. but the family identified the body of note in the stairwell was 57 year-old patientthe san francisco police missing elderly man. lynn spaulding. the discovery came after spaulding left her hospital room and disappeared more than two weeks ago and she was here receiving treatment for an affection. yesterday hospital and insurance officials issued a dry statement showing concern over the incident and indicated they don't yet know what happened and now spalding's friends are demanding answers. >>: you go there to be taken care of and to be watched and kept an eye on to just easily disappear just doesn't make sense to me at a hospital. they have to have some sort of system for when this happens. you have to have something like this in place. >>: the cause of death is still under investigation at this point hospital officials are not to get our ques

. >> kron4 is mike pelton is live at walnut creek bart station with more appeared >> as you can see behinde they are out of buses here in walnut creek. >> passengers are showing up to only find out that they are out of luck. >> managers tell me that the lines were simply too long and the buses filled up really fast. >> adjutancy here hundreds of people are standing here waiting on buses appear >> some people that here as early as 3:30 a.m. this morning to ensure that they make it on time to work. >> " it is ridiculous i just don't like it in " >> " they need to get it together in " >> please just get it together in " >> so again there are no more a charter buses here in walnut creek pier >> the managers are redirecting passengers to another bart station. >> managers are redirecting passengers to lafayette rob fladeboe is at the fremont station live. >> day four of the latest bart strike on building here in fremont not sure what you see behind me but this is the bus stop here in the civic center ave one block west of the bart castration this is bart no. 3. >> the first one pulled out of her

a second live look with kron4's mike pelton. what's going on right now mike. >>: well the good news is both tracks are opened here at during the bart station creek earlier they said there were recovering from 15 to 20 minute delays the state should not be a big issue for commuter's this morning. one of the bart trains caught fire last evening and that trend was the cure overnight. officials are not yet sure where the fire started but in addition to the fire we bart spokesperson tells me the motor reactor underneath the fixed car fifth car of the train detached and was sitting on the track. . to see a picture. this is a 3 ft. by 3 ft. metal box way more than 1,000 lbs. and it was big enough to obstruct the train. accrues used blowtorches to share down the size of the box. the train then slowly made its way to the concord yards. crews picked up the pieces off the track inspected and opened of the track less than an hour >>: this is our busiest line. it's great news that we were able to get this work done overnight and get it out of

kron four's mike pelton is live in santa rosa with more, mike? he was my friend and he liked me.ecause caucusing. he had beautiful eyes after she had beautiful eyes and a smile. we'll continue to follow the latest on the andy lopez protests. there is another protest scheduled tonight at 5 p-m you can also get updates on our facebook and twitter pages, on kron four-dot- com, and on our new mobile app. family and friends of 13- year old andy lopez said their goodbyes to him last night at a public funeral. many who attended the funeral did not know lopez but wanted to show their support. andy's mother was so upset and overcome by grief she kept her face hidden. many of andy's friends say they are trying to remember the good times they had with him. 13 year old andy lopez was remembered at a public funeral tonight. he was shot seven times october 22nd - as he carried a replica gun that a deputy thought was a real assault rifle. now - there's a growing divide between the people of santa rosa and the police force. one person is dead and three others injured following a suspected drunk

>>james: kron4's mike pelton is live at walnut creek bart station with buses there were bosses have beeno be enough. >>: exactly three that were from the manager is this the second to last a bus that means that there are fewer than 100 spots left here in one of creek before they totally run out. this if you cannot keep your by 715 don't even bother. there will not to be a bust before you print which seem long lines. hundreds of people right now there isn't much of a line. but fewer than 100 spots available. commuter's tell me they are tired. countless stories of people getting three or four hours less sleep than normal. combustibles bay area ferry terminals already have lines as well. kron4's haazig madyun as at the alameda main street terminal with an update on the commute from there. >>: people started lining up early here at the alameda very terminal as the bart strike continues. in fact the line for the first ferry stretched the lead of this sidewalk. it is likely to be that way throughout the morning. servers have stepped up with ferries leaving every 45 minutes with a maximum load

kron four's mike pelton is live from alcatraz landing in san francisco with more, mike? >> and we have seen thousands of people show up seeing that this place was closed. tourists came from all over the world to see this. they could get near it but not on it. but today they will take you over to the island and is due to the shutdown they did have to lay off about 30 people and issue refunds. i spoke with a company or a representative and they told me that they have plenty of tickets available. they stated you can purchase them in person or on line. we will get reactions throughout the morning. over the past few weeks we have seen a lot sad faces. >> we are getting our signal and with abc 7 news. this is at 5 alarm fire. this is in redwood city and you can see the flames are shooting up to the roof from the second and third floor. belarus has partially collapsed. we are hearing from the fire department that there are multiple casualties. this started about a half an hour ago. ithe fire crews are on scene and we have dozens of trucks and personnel on the scene try to get t

mike pelton is live with more. >> the bridge district projects about $842 million deficit. this is one of the big issues to talk about at the economic meeting. this will also bring a toll increase. the last hole increase was in september 2008. the toll increase by a dollar. they are expected to issue a another one in 2013. the board is tried to outline a new economic plan. they will discuss a lot of this today in my november that may have a timeline. a hearing should take place before they reach a decision and a possible increase could come as early as next april. they will also look at other options. they may also look into increasing advertisement. a $1 toll increase can help reduce the deficit. the board would not make any decision for several months. >> kron-4 has learned that the families of some of the victims in a limousine fire on the san mateo bridge have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against six different companies, including a limo repair company, and ford motor here is video of that accident. five women were killed in the may 4th fire as they rode across the br

kron4 mike pelton is live at san francisco general with an update. >> this has a lot of unanswered questions released the identities but there trying to see if this person is the one that was missing. she disappeared two weeks ago from a hospital bed. here is the scene from yesterday as they were guarding the area. hospital officials stated that it was discovered at 10:00 a.m.. employee tell us that it appears as though she was and decomposing and had been there for awhile. the sheriff's office and the hospital are trying to investigate what happened. >> edessa a stairwell that is not often used. it is a fire stair well. it is very disturbing. we do not know what happened. this is our top priority is to find the stock. >> authorities have not yet released the name but the family is anxiously waiting. she checked into the hospital due to an infection and then disappeared two weeks ago. a family representative stated that she was frail and possibly confuse because of her medication. the hospital tell us that they will get another of date. >> we're taking a look live at central avenue from inte

kron4 mike pelton is live at the hospital with more. >> late last night a family po spokesperson posted on facebook and stated that she was the body that was found. the discovery came after she vanished from her hospital bed more than two weeks ago. she was here receiving treatment for an infection. they issued a joint statement stating that they have great concern and that they do not know just yet what happened. >> her friends are just devastated. >> you go to the hospital to be taken care of and to be watched. people can just easily disappear. it just as i make any sense. i know they do not happen very often but i am sure the basic have something in place. >> the cause of death is still under investigation but at this point hospital officials are not taking any of our questions. we are continuing to cooperate with the police. >> if she was in the hospital for a infection, was this something that could be fatal? >> hospital officials are looking everything but at yesterday's news conference they stated that she was in fair condition. there are looking at everything but at this point t

kron four's mike pelton is live in antioch with more on the attack, mike? >> the antioch boy had sustained injuries from a pit bull attack a few months ago. one witness stated that he believes that it was spitballs who were involved. police stated that a man was walking when he was approached by these the dogs. they came out and bit him and his dog. police stated that neighbors heard the commotion and came outside to see what was going on. the dogs then bit 3 of the other neighbors. antioch police from the blocks and a charged at them and they ended up shooting one of the dogs. >> i heard everything and i went outside to check it out. i saw cars everywhere honking. i heard someone screaming. there was a bunch of cops cars out here and i was scared and then i heard gunshots. i was really scared. >> i am glad that it was not calling because all the kids coming out. if that had happened during halloween when they're out it would have been just terrific and devastating. >> the victims of the bulk attack, they have life- threatening injuries. animal control did

kron four's mike pelton is live at the orinda bart station with an update on how things are looking this morning, mike? >> if you do not see a train on the tracks. this is the progress said they have made. they got the stalled train out of the area. this is a result of a fire that caught our kron 6:15 p.m.. the fire started summer underneath the fifth train cars and no injuries were reported. bart officials stated that the motor reactor came unfaced cent. here is the picture. this is about 3 ft. and the metal box weighs more than a thousand pounds. the crews had to cut and saw through this so that it did not obstruct the train. this is a process that took several hours. >> it is sitting on the track because they have already cut it. the rest of it is wrapped up and copper wiring. they will promote this out of the way and there is no damage to the tracks. >> earlier this month and the fire chief stated the there were born to bring a crane into remote but that is not the case. if they stated that will just use and other equipment to remove it and that the trend is on his way to the concord

in walnut creek, mike pelton kron 4 news. >> the n-t-sb will conduct a re-enactment o the bart accidenthat killed two workers saturday. but we are also learning more about what might have happened. the n-t-s-b says larry daniels and chris sheppard were granted what's called simple approval before going out to the track. simple approval means both men were responsible for their own safety. also, we now know that two people were in training to operate trains, working under the direct supervision of an experienced trainer. the initial investigation shows that the systems on the car were working properly. bart will not be running trains between lafayette and for reenactment of the accident. a bus bridge will be in place during noon to three this afternoon. >> pacific gas and electric is reconnecting a northern california natural-gas pipeline that it was ordered to seal off for safety reasons after concerns surfaced in an e- mail from an engineer. the california public utilities commission gave pg&e permission monday to open the 3.8-mile gas- transmission pipeline beneath san carlos. but it

kron four's mike pelton is live at s-f general with an update, mike?tors have not officially identified the body but they are looking to see if it is that of 57 year-old patient when spalding disappeared from her bed more than two weeks ago. sheriff's unguarded the exterior stairwell where the woman's body was discovered. it appears the body was decomposing and had been there for several days. the hospital and shares departments are investigating the case but have yet to identify the body or that is now with the county coroner. family is anxiously awaiting answers. lance aldon checked into the hospital for an affection and shortly after that she disappeared from her hospital bed. that was all more than two weeks ago. a family friend tells us she was a frail and possibly confuse to do to the medication she was taking. a hospital spokesperson tells me this morning there will be another update from the hospital today. we don't know exactly when that will happen but we will pass along to any new information once we receive it. >>james: thanks mike. >>darya

kron four's mike pelton is live in santa rosa with more, mike? no question about it. they have is growing memorial because they have more protest planned. it was last night that they came together for a funeral mass. you can see some of his friends are carrying his casket into the church. once inside, his parents stay close to the casket and hunters across the community showed up to mourn his death. it was a another summer night after another day a protesting. community members and most of the kiss of skipped out on school for cause of justice. >> we are still not sleeping, our neighborhood was shot up and we are still not sleeping here. my son, almost got shot. we almost did not make it. >> we missed it because we went home and then that is when he was shot. >> that neighbor told me that he plans to call the county to find a way to turn this lot into a memorial park. as for the shooting is still under investigation. authority stated that he fired a thinking that the gun was real. protesters stated that the deputy was wrong. >> they plan to march

and today kron 4's mike pelton found many of those waiting at the ferry stressed out and fed up with the bart strike. >> reporter: watching the sunrise is not how tami polucci wanted to spend her saturday morning but the bart strike left her with few options to get to work. >> had boyfriend drop me off, take the ferry, will probably get to work on time. >> reporter: she is one of hundreds who hustled to catch the first ferry from oakland to san francisco at 8 this morning. >> more bs i am tired of this tie frustrating i am a single mom. and these long lines are filled with little patience. >> infuriated. death >> reporter: kimberly castillo, who is taking the ferry to work in san francisco tells me the the bart strike has her spending and spending big >> about 100 dollars a day, babysitter. arafat of our gamow >> reporter: while the ferry is not everyone's plan a some say it's a decent plan b. during the bart strike san francisco bay ferry is running extra ferrys and offering expanded service on the weekend between oakland, alameda and san francisco.with a regular weekend schedule be

joining us live now with the latest on the negotiations is kron4 mike pelton. >> the union did not goto have a safety concerns answered. the accord approved cooling off period would end next thursday. bart workers may once again walk off the job. a gang, at some point today negotiations will resume at this building. they will have to just figure out when this will happen they cannot agree on what will take place but in the meantime we do know what barbara presentable address some of us in the media and about half an hour. that will give us any new updates. >> it has been 20 years since the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old polly klaas. her killer, richard allen davis, remains on san polly was kidnapped at knifepoint from the bedroom of her home in petaluma, on october 1st, 19-93. two months later. her body was found in a ditch. davis has been sentenced to death for her murder. despite the many years which have passed since the crime, polly's father says, he does not forgive the man who stole his daughter's life. >> i am never going to forgive this guy i despise his being. if he has

kron four's mike pelton is live from alcatraz landing in san francisco with more, mike?eak with a big crowd should show up this morning. in addition to the would be a happy crowd something that we haven't seen here for some several weeks. bacteria. coming up on the kron four morning news. bart trains are running this morning. if you're hitting the road here's a look at the richmond center fell bridge. we will be right the richmond center fell bridge. we will be right back. back in our day, we couldn't just move the tv wherever we wanted. yeah, our birthday entertainment was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪ let's get some cake in you. i could go for some cake. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. plus, one bart rider is and a reminder that bart trains are running this morning. taking a live look at the san mateo bridge this morning as we continue to follow ou

kron4 mike pelton is live at the lafayette bart station with more. >> we're having a bit of a connectionlem with mike. >> some people have shown a sleepy this morning because they stayed up because they wanted or did not know where the number would be there. a again, there is no bart strike today and they are running for it >> there is a bart's title that you can use on our mobile app. i would say that you should stick with this because it will be an issue for you may become a monday morning. >> the time is 5:33 a.m.. police are searching for thieves who stole a laptop from the trunk of a car in daly city. >> these are pictures of the suspects. daly city police say that these pictures were generated erase software called prey that the victim installed on his laptop. so when the piece went to turn on a laptop, the camera at the top automatically took a picture of them and then send those pitchers to the victims via e-mail. once you receive those pictures, the victim quickly handed these over to the police. >> a day late city police are asking for your help to locate the suspects. >> this

kron 4's mike pelton has the details. >> reporter: this is where the theft occurred monday night.fact, you could still see the traffic track this is where the thief or thieves loaded the equipment called and compassion will want to be picked up and trailer. not an easy task because it can be very heavy. the escalator is part of a project to bring in an emergency water line to go park where nearby wells are becoming contaminated. >> they most likely new about our project and knew about our working hours. they probably recognize that we shift in the day which brings them an opportunity at night. so someone must have come here and seen it and watch our habits. waiting for the perfect moment to still be equipment. we shut the project down for the most part yesterday. and that is critical project >> reporter: they are bringing in more today to resume the project. that reward is contingent upon the safe return of the equipment. >> catherine: a cab driver deliberately crashed into a parked car to save his life. after a passenger pulled a knife and swung a hammer at his head. as melanie w

story out of antioch where four people were injured after they were attacked by loose kron four's mike peltonlive in antioch with more on the attack, mike? >>: good morning. it was about a 30 last night as the police say a man was walking to of his dogs on a trial like this one that spills out onto the main road here on rocks and drive very fast and he's safe to the same call from an old history of that man and to know if he had been free other vendors for the noises. they came out of their house and a full in the safest the dogs bit off his as well for a gift and that police responded to the same as far as who's obsessed police say the dogs also charged at them for sandy officers to open fire killing one of the dogs and schering of the second. neighbors here are shaken up and say if there is a silver lining is that an incident happened yesterday and not to date. >>: i heard everything i went outside and check that out. i saw cars honking and people screaming and there was like a bunch of cops are out there and i was scared and then i heard gunshots and i ran inside and i was really scared. >

kron4's mike pelton is live at san francisco general hospital with the up played is that we do >>: howid she get there and why did it take more than two weeks to find her. those are two of the many questions left by hospital officials today one day after day identify the dead woman's body as that of 57 year-old patient lynn spaulding. she was found dead in a rarely used exteriors there will here at the hospital on tuesday morning by an employee. the discovery came after spaulding and vanished from her hospital bed more than two weeks ago when she was receiving treatment for eight and affection for it yet today hospital officials and shares indicated they don't yet know what happened and now spaulding friends are coming forward devastated by her loss. >>: you go there to be taken care of and to be watched and capt. eye on and you could just so easily. it does not make any sense to me. in excess seem like there's no system of when these cases happen. i know that not happen that often but i'm sure you have to have something like this in place. >>: the cause of death is still under investi