>> pam:3. some conservative members of congress have expressed dismay over some of the positions pope francis is taking on climate change and other matters. is that dissent quieting down now that the pope has actually arrived. >> reporter: that dissent have come down just a little bit. one member of congress, a representative says he will address tomorrow morning some different issues. criticism has been kept to themselves for the most part. everyone from all sides of the aisle. are excited to hear and be here for such an historic moment . we will see what happens after pope francis leaves tomorrow. >> pam: our coverage of the pope's historic visit to the united states. continues on kron 4 dot com. there you can see a slide show of the papal visit in washington. >> pam: and a reminder. >> pam: for push alerts on anythe-minute weather forecasts, mobile app. >> pam: still ahead tonight. a local elementary school coach. arrested for sexual assault on a child. >> pam: coming up. why police are now

>> pam: scott? >> reporter:i spoke to several neighbors here, they did not want to go on camera but tell me they are worried about a rise in crime all over the peninsula, especially this last burglary that was caught on video. >> reporter:you're looking at surveillance video shot from the video shows two thieves tearing through the house tuesday afternoon (cheers & applause) hillsborough pd >>"the video cameras sent the video to the homeowner's cellphone" >> reporter:you can see the burglars ransacking the place, dumping out bags, and ripping down surveillance cameras >>"we arrived with it two but the suspects had already left" >> reporter:captain doug davis with the hillsborough police crooks got away with an undisclosed amount of jewelry. >> reporter:just three months ago the town saw a spike in property crime, but after some arrests -- that went number went down.however now. >>"here's another crew coming in here committing burglaries, our investigation will start up against them." >> reporter:nei

pam? >> pam: figure it out.or prepare for court. that's what a sunnyvale judge told two families suing the parents of an autistic boy. lawsuit. the plantiffs say the boy was a nuisance in their south bay neighborhood. >> pam: the lawsuit says the boy's parents are unable to control him, and they feel unsafe. parents of the boy disagree - saying he is always supervised, and the incidents were blown out of proportion. >> pam: both sides agreed to mediation, and it is expected to move forward this month. the family of the autistic boy no longer lives in the neighborhood. >> pam: a federal judge has mostly upheld a new ordinance in berkeley on monday... that requires cellphone sellers to warn customers about keeping cellphones too close to their bodies. >> pam: the u-s district judge rejected the wireless industry's request for a against the entire ordinance. >> pam: the city ordinance requires cellphone retailers to tell customers... they could be exposed to radio- frequency radiation at levels exceeding federal guidelines. >> pam: off

pam: later. everyone gathered in the mission courtyard where pope francis, live from washington, bestowed sainthood on father serra. >> pam: one of the fastest growing companies are expanding in the east bay. but some neighbors, have some concerns that a major affect the price of living. >> pam: potentially dangerous levels of toxic chemicals found in school lunches to writ we have a health warning straight ahead! >> diane: will be back with the 7 day forecast coming up in a few minutes. ♪ great change comes from doing the right thing. like the radical idea that health isn't an industry. it's a cause. so we do things differently. we combine care and coverage. and believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. so forgive us for not going with the flow. we just think the flow should go with us. which makes us rebels with one cause. your health. >> pam: stanford researchers find school lunches can expose school - aged children to a toxic chemical. >> pam: that chemical---- b- p-a ----is often fou

she >> pam: and making for uncomfortable conditions for commuters. >> pam: kron-4's j-r stone is live in berkeley with the how the hot weather is taking a toll on commuters. but first kron-4's diane tuazon joins us. >> pam: diane is this heat stretching into the nighttime hours? >> pam: >> diane: is starting to cool down a rung the peninsula. but still in the '90s for much of the inland valleys. >> diane: the east bay shoreline is much cooler than what it was before, averaging below 70's there. and then have the sampras's the peninsula, into the '80s. so, here is held the rest of the evening will play out. 66 for along the coast, on route 8 and are around 8:08 a.m. bangs will clear up creek with the 90 degrees for the east bay shoreline. i will talk more about how long it will last in the seven did forecast coming up! >> pam: some south bay schools decided the heat was just too much today. they sent students home early. most of the students in the campbell union high school district were out by noon. and tomorrow, the plan is >> pam: the plant is the same. >> pam: branham, leigh, del

>> pam: and the third this week. >> pam: >> pam: diane tuazon is basking in the sunshine this eveningng this september sizzle from the weather deck. did we break any records today? >> diane: santa rosa matted to 102 degrees. with the record van 95. hayward, that to 94 parent and napa that to 99 degrees. with concord at 104. what a hot day today! and it will be another hot day tomorrow. >> diane: 104 for pleasanton, even parts of the south bay like san jose should be 100 degrees tomorrow. east bay shoreline and the '90s. and oakland at 89 degrees so we are dealing with a few more days of the heat. the average temperatures for friday with 101. so we get two more days with extreme heat. >> diane: along with the heat with the windy conditions averaging at 13 mi. per hour. >> diane: >> pam: the heat is on and that means classes were dismissed early at some schools in san jose. and as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the early dismissals are not because >> reporter:that was the general consensus here at branham high school where classes were dismissed early on wednesday. the kids again

. >> pam:5 people were hurt. >> pam:49 year- old kathy baker. an executive at lawrence livermore national laboratory was killed. >> pam:this afternoon baker's husband talked to kron 4 haaziq madyun. about his wife. >> pam:it is a story you will see first on four. >> reporter: since she was the love of your life? >> absolutely. she meant everything to me. >> reporter: he and his wife were married in 2000 and worked together at the lawrence livermore laboratory. >> was the most beautiful person in the world to me creek she loved and appreciated everyone that works for her creek she was a really good community leader and the person >> reporter: she was-he was at work when he heard the news. (laughter) >> reporter: kathy baker did i have any children. she leaves behind her husband. and countless people who loved her. >> pam: lab director bill goldstein from the lawrence livermore national laboratory. released a statement regarding kathy baker's death. >> pam: he says quote- "this is a tragedy for her immediate family, as well as her lab family. kath

. >> pam: meantime. many bay area counties are taking a closer undocumented immigrants, who get in trouble with the law. >> pam: the santa clara county board of supervisors held a meeting last night to discuss its law. >> pam: in the meeting, the sheriff admitted, they have been ignoring i-c-e requests since late 20-11. and asked the county to take a second look at the law. >> pam: the board of supervisors will continue its discussion at the next meeting on september 15th >> pam: our coverage of the pier -14 shooting. and the debate over 'sanctuary city policies". continues on kron 4 dot com. >> pam: there you can read more about the steinle family's lawsuit and get the latest the case. >> grant:a scary situation in oakland tonight.as police investigate reports of a kidnapping. suspect grabbed a woman and threw her in the trunk of a black, two door car.along sterling drive. >> grant:this was around 10:00 last night. the suspect is described as a black guy in his mid 20's.6 feet tall, 200 pounds, wearing

eat fresh. >> pam: breaking news tonight >> pam: wildfire evacuees waiting to check on pets >> pam: grant? >> grant: is a good nose. so many supplies have been donated. it is the stacks and stacks of water. they have so much bottled water they could supply these people for two weeks. and that is what it are preparing for careers and, they hope that it is not that long. >> grant: the also do not need any clothing like disparate they can use jackets. they are sorting items by size. so if someone comes up for a five size shirt for their daughter then is already organized. what they say is needed is the following, tens and tarps for the tense because rain is expected for tomorrow. additional, warm jackets because of the cool temperatures. which are helping firefighters but you still needed for such weather. flashlights, or lanterns. something for the people could see when walking around this time of night. .. >> grant: >> grant: you see people resting on cots and yoga is being offered. free massages and acupuncture or chiropractic services are being donated children are also out plane. using

. >> pam: just as classes are starting an alleged sexual attack on >> pam: kron 4's justine waldman joins us live from cal. with story. >> pam: justine? >> reporter:police say the attack happened overnight. right here on campus in a placemany believe is safe. >> reporter:students are just starting school for the semester and unsettling news. >> reporter:a woman claims she was attacked in a uc berkeley campus library. >>sot that is disturbing libraries are a place you study safely >> reporter:the sexual battery was reported at 12:30 tuesday morning. >> reporter:but the 20-year- old victim did not tell police which library it happened in, the time of the crime or give a description of the alleged attacker. >> reporter:even so. some students are scared. >>sot we are supposed to be able to go there and do what we need to do and be protected here >>sot that is awful obviously >>sot we are on a big campus in a big city statistically it is going to happen you just have to be aware >> reporter:campus police did put out a warning telling students about the attack. >> reporter:but many told me they

>> pam: we will be that >> pam: the caretaker of the woman who died in the valley fire says, the victim turned down an offer to help her evacuate. this is a picture of the retired school teacher- barbara mcwilliams - whose body was found in her burned -out home. >> pam: the caretaker says, she left mcwilliams at around 3- pm when she learned how the fire was developing. >> pam: a neighbor offered to take middletown, but she declined to go with him. that evening, but the area was already engulfed in flames. kron 4's maureen kelly went to the victim's home. and shows us the devastation. >> reporter: this looks like the remains a humble rise. i am only guessing because this is the remains of the washer and dryer over here, barely recognizable. and nancy the apple tree well, what is left of it. with some fruit that are charged hanky from branches. >> reporter: possibly you dizzy with the red tape it looks to be compromised because of the fire. this may have been the house, with a mattress or what is left of it here. with the springs still poking up beneath the rubble. there is a water heate

>> pam: grant?palo alto and caltran officials are working together on that a foot fencing bridge will be in specific areas with a thermal camera that will be installed later. as a part of that program. >> catherine: the chp is requesting that everyone be careful they are planted out that 2015 is a particularly dangerous year for the bay area wrote separate there have been 120 fatal collision so far. 20 percent higher than the same time last year. >> pam: >> catherine: across california three of them in the bay area drug the labor day holiday lacher 27 people were killed in car crashes. nearly half the people killed were not wearing seat belts. another one in-you'll notice lots of extra officers on the highways this weekend. looking for speeders and impaired drivers. >> pam: the city of san francisco is continuing to come up with new ways to keep people from using the street as a toilet. they are starting to expand hiring of attendance for public rest rooms. those workers on potted patrol check to ma

even without a perminant home. >> pam: good evening i'm pam moore. new tonight. a violent -- four - time convicted sexual predator-- could be set free to live on the street. several failed attempts to move. 51-year-old fraisure smith. into homes in fairfeild, suisun city and concord. state officials renewed a motion that would release smith on transient status. that means. he would stay in different motels and hotels. the solano county district attorney's office is fighting the motion. however. more than 4-thousand possible placement opportunites in 4 different counties. have already rejected smith. so officials say, there are not a lot of options. smith is set to be released on transient status next month. unless a suitable placement is found by then. >> pam: an update now to last night's officer -involved shooting in san jose. police now say, the incident started with an officer carrying out a welfare check. on a man who was reportedly threatening to kill himself. tonight, kron four's philippe djegal explains. why police say. the officer opened fire. >>: "first

tall. >> pam: alarming new study garbage making its way into u.s. seafood less do require fab making cover periods. unusual responses going viral >> j.r.: the contra costa are not happy many are going elsewhere for work. this affects you in my story of next >> pam: oil and kron 4 if you live in contra costa county safety could be in jeopardy share. sophists is losing devi's other employees from the highest-ranking avert skillful people opt out for more money far as live in this story alive tonight from marty as. >> gabe: >> j.r.: sure about this service or under 60,000 people. the people if they have an emergency could be in jeopardy. >> j.r.: 911 may soon take longer to seize contra costa sheriff's deputies at your house if not already delayed because they're taking their sweet time that these and other employees are leaving the department in some of the highest number ever the main issue according to insiders low- paid long hours. 2000's comment big cars patrolled kutcha costa county today for are required areas where to once patrolled now just on

philippe. >> reporter: pam. petaluma police say they're sparing no resources to catch this alleged rapist. investigators stressing this case is a top priority. >> reporter: nicole payte takes daily walks around what she and petaluma police call a usually peaceful and crime-free westridge neighborhood. but when she caught wind of friday morning's alleged rape of a neighbor, she. >>: "locked my door, changed my mind, waited until we got home, and now we're out walking." >> reporter: this despite the alleged assaulter still at large. >>: "hopefully, they catch him quickly." >>: "this does have out utmost attention." >> reporter: the violent encounter reported in the victim's home on eckmann place just before nine o'clock in the morning. police say its unclear how the man got inside. if this was a random act or if the woman was targeted. but sergeant edward crosby says there don't seem to be any signs of forced entry. only that a man was inside the woman's home when she returned from dropping her kids off at school

good evening, i'm pam moore. it has been five days since the 'valley fire' broke out in three bay area counties -- lake, napa and sonoma counties. there was some relief from the sky today --- rainfall. helping fire crews who are still battling the flames. here is the latest --- on the 'valley fire'. the number of homes destroyed by the fire, still sits at 585 -homes, although cal-fire warns, there *are more homes affected. more than 70-thousand acres have burned--- and nearly 8-thousand structures remain at risk tonight. the fire is now 35-percent contained. unfortunately this disaster. is drawing out desperate criminals, preying on evacuees and their empty homes. burglaries and looting are becoming a problem. kron 4's philippe djegal joins us live from the lake county sheriff's department in lakeport. with details on how the issue is being addressed. philippe. >> phillipe :pam, several reports of residential burglaries, prompting deputies to increase patrols near homes. that's why it's quiet out here at the lake

this fall >> pam: mark canton police secretly installed the camera and women's restroom >> pam: phrase success means something to you in awhile and people are happy tonight scary escapee in the cargo hold ground adult the airliner kibbutz full hour of your choice for prime time news. breaking >> pam: news nightmare friday for commuters a couple accident's cause major traffic backup tonight one person is dead after a horrific has clashed the collision has both directions of san paulo road shutdown right now cars could be seen backed up along the road with emergency crews tried help the victims. video the crashed helicopter partnership with abc seven the crash multicar is one of which phlebitis side and will continue to follow this breaking story and bring you additional information as it comes into the newsroom. >> pam: train hit tracks in that accident after 530 stop train traffic for about an hour till the accident was cleared the train was carrying 900 passengers and the cars that were hit were occupied at the time live traffic maps kron4news-dot-com buried in mud to the traffic back

. >> pam: now at 8:00 the. a trip to east bay whole food store coffee and ice cream suddenly turned violent when a woman says she saw security guard of salt and even smother another shopper. kate is level wholefood store tonight with how the store is responding to all of us >> reporter: good evening a spokesperson fall " for all food market says that security guard herman lear moved although guards to remain inside the store to buy. >> reporter: is taken unsaddle wholefoods place last night hard to look at. lies face down on the pavement a pool of blood. lloyd's says it was a one-sided assault the hands of the whole food security guard. "hours so were overwhelmingly power to limit them no actual fight. >> reporter: that 930 a disagreement between the man and a cashier. "or was being uncooperative and guess." >> reporter: marks was nearby but cannot give argument. "shouting now threatening" fen >> reporter: the security guard stephan. "the security guard termagants a concrete wall. secure"the guard at first agai

if >>pam moore: experts say no. >>reporter: shoppers may roll their eyes when they see how the items on store shelves in september and october but it may be financially beneficial for some consumers right now was actually the time to start making those holiday last the first part comes would just making it a list and planning some commitments with yourselves at around 120 feasible for you to spend this holiday once you have that list you could look out for deals and take advantage of sales in advance in early spinning plant and also help put more money and holiday budget if consumers wisely use their credit cards with rewards attached if you think about many of the benefit the different providers offer your very thoughtful about your gas your groceries if you do use a credit card it could redeem them for cash in december after trimming extra expenses of these next three months to consider adopting those have is permanently those who really need money to be out of sight in order not to spend it may want to have a por

>> pam :now at 11. the lives of three people have been claimed by the devastating valley fire-- as crews continue to search through the rubble. meanwhile, the victims of the valley fire must soon make a plan to rebuild. and we have the latest on the suspects who, police say, are taking advantage of those who have lost everything. good evening everybody, i'm pam moore. it has almost been a week since the 'valley fire' started. rapidly destroying parts of lake, napa and sonoma counties. tonight, we are remembering the people caught in the path of the deadly valley fire. bruce burns, barbara mc- williams, and leonard neft. are all confirmed dead by officials. an uknown number of people are still missing. a retired teacher, barbara mcwilliams had advanced multiple sclerosis. and was unable to drive. crews were unable to reach her middletown apartment -- destroyed by the blaze. leonard neft- a former san jose mercury news reporter - was packing his car to leave, when he last spoke with his wife. officials co

good evening i'm pam moore. it was another hot day in the bay area. and this weather seems like it doesn't want to go away. kron 4's diane tuazon joins us more on today's hot temperatures and what's happening tomorrow. diane? thdan five cities broke records with temperatures today oakland at 94 napa got to 99 and concord at one of for so we still have another day or so with this extreme heat especially for tomorrow this is how was going to look tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. upper 90s for the east bay shoreline and upper mid '80s for oakland and richmond area. san francisco peninsula will stay in the mid '80s it will gradually cool down as we head into the weekend i will talk more about that in your seven day forecast coming up in just a few minutes >> pam many patio chairs and tables empty, as people opted for air conditioning rather than the sunshine today. tonight, kron four's philippe djegal is live downtown. where he spoke with the brave few who chose to spend the day outdoors. philippe. >> phillipe :pam. thankfully, its cooled off significantly out here

>>pam moore: thank you. >>diane tuazon: this approach in the bay bridge camry currency most of the east bay area a lot of the range our activities initially with the ride is currently at retinol danville moving out east started out in the not labeled over to the east bay shoreline is going to hit would out to little more danville what the cricket as he got through it and the rain showers right now tempters because of the storm system in our area of the wind speed had now averaging about 50 mi. our 13 out hey were servicing from the the more than 12 in union city subtle and rid of shows where the storm systems that is sweeping the northern california a gypsy transitioning will be out east for us will not quite done with those rainshowers give you a few cast show you the rest of the evening at 6:00 p.m. you concede santa rosa getting most of the rainshowers line to moderate up in the north that this is 6:00 p.m. because is about 8:00 because cmos over to the inland body of, of livermore did some rainshowers an

that so enjoyable disturbing discovery of what in the mud flower of your choice for prime time news >> pam: stay while fire burning in three counties their new fears hot weather could spark flareups. some evacuees get word of when i go home. fire has scorched more than 73,000 a. and burned nearly 600 homes. the fire containment tonight is off fell 45% that is higher than earlier today and the fire causing overwhelming destruction for hundreds of families plus the deaths of three people. kkr will joins us live from cost of go with house firefighters plan to tackle the fire during the week and he. it has reaction from anxious evacuees who have been without their home for almost a week now. and charles clifford live at a football game where evacuees were invited to attend. tonight with cable. >> reporter: just the big news that is some evacuees will be able to return home to tonight people entwine like other areas can come home tomorrow if residents of middletown one area burned the worst by the valley fire they are able to come home at noon and at middletown tonight if these guys who have be

>>pam moore: we will be back tonight at 11:00.

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>> pam :a health warning out of berkeley tonight. a u-c berkeley student has been diagnosed with measles. and officials say, the student rode on public transportation. and spent time on campus, before the diagnosis. good evening, i'm pam moore. kron 4's alecia reid joins us live from the u-c berkeley campus. where students are on high alert. alecia. >> alecia :anyone that was on the u-c berkeley campus between last monday and saturday, should know that they may have been exposed to measles. measles is a highly infectious, airborne virus that spreads rapidly. >> : im sorta afraid of that stuff. >> alecia :the infected student spent time on campus, and got on a-c transit. on monday august 24th around 3:30 in the afternoon, the patient hopped on the 25-a bus, then again at 5:30 in the evening along the same route. antonin fourez walks these streets everyday. he doesn't believe in vaccination. >> : i missed several vaccinations as a child and i still feel good. >> alecia :the city of berkeley's public health department is working with th

>> pam: now tonight at 11. body camera video of an officer -invovled shooting in oakland last month. has now been made public. this, after last month. the police department allowed the media. to view the footage, but not broadcast it. on august 12th, officers shot to death an alleged carjacker named nate wilks. after a lengthy car chase. good evening i'm pam moore. kron four's philippe djegal joins us here in the studio with a look at the video. philippe. >> philippe:pam. this video first made public by the san francisco chronicle. after that newspaper filed a public records request for the footage. here's a look at the foot chase and shooting. conflicthere's the first of two body cam videos, showing officers chasing an armed nate wilkes down after 27th street freeway off-ramp. officers opened fire on martin but the san francisco chronicle has edited wilke's final moments. conflict closely dolefully >> philippe:video from the other officers' cameras -- not as clear, and without audio. still, this is what it loo

clearing the way for the school to open again. >> pam: dr. davies found from the same story would apartment or quebec and the seeming. on tuesday the tother crawled through a gap between two bars on the guard rail tumbled 11 of year-old boy suffered a concussion airlift to the ucsf. since the fall the reeling have been boarded up. for the order now working with the teams to make sure the complex's if. >> pam: the car fell off the hill in san jose with the driver inside. crusading at the airport 930 this morning the car went over the edge on what a play road down the hillside 400 ft.. is responders family able the ricercar the front driver dead inside. still looking in the cause of this accident. >> catherine: 2 last night, larry oaks' mobile home park officer shot and injured this man back. the five f-15 year-old ronald woods. looking at his mug shot their that releasing the for details on what happened the the. the man was shot after pleas for college to a home for welfare check the police officers were injured this sub/matter road the far f

>>pam moore: let's now go and and. >>charles clifford: after the gratified that started this past saturday one of the first areas to be burned and according to the set exactly what started the fire but they believed it began just west of where i'm standing cases saturday afternoon he saw smoke coming from this song was all about 5 in. away from his house at 47-from the this is what about if i started nor this is exactly what triggered the blaze off a pass or is in this is the working around a small shed beside the main house this video from a helicopter partnership with abc seven news also looking to shed up when the afternoon did not reveal it thing about how mail got started no one was that the house to answer questions he's lived in this area for years and never heard of any problems at home the winds caused a swim to the east after a guest started the fire had burned just a few yards to the north he probably would have lost his home. >>pam moore: you conceal full list of evacuation school closures and road closures

used to be coming the other. >> pam: "i do not feel less safe one go home. >> pam: good evening everyone has been five days and the valley fire the the people flee the fire in my county. and that continues to burn out of control. crews are making progress team coverage fanfare checking hunt saboteurs adding to the fires on this weekend for. start with scott rates fly fat the evacuation center of the napa county fairgrounds >> reporter: more evacuations foreign here tension starting to run a little higher here is very very crowded not much rule and their and literally just wrap up a minute ago cal fire pg&e crews ran the. all sofa people of the red cross. all of them addressing community fighting the community know where things stand right now with the deadly valley fire. so far we do know valley fire has scorched close 74,000 a.. 35 percent contained. and that number not changing from yesterday's bill we now. tens of thousands of people evacuated from this home. and if a lot of people going up the disagreement to goes. spokes to a spokesperson and spoke of her about this committee meetin

. >> pam: undocumented immigrant who admitted fatally shooting severances the woman jogged along the pier 14 will stand trial for murder. frank kelly and said the courtroom today as the decision was announced. >> reporter: will that there was enough evidence to try a suspect for second-degree murder felony gun possession for. days of testimony preliminary hearing fifth day of listing the prosecution defense argue their final points this of lopez sanchez and an earlier court appearance. lead defense attorney called kate stanley's debt a freak accident saying his client did not even know yet been holding a weapon that they appear 14 until the gun went off clan. lopez-f for only from the cigarette butts and his pocket and his arrest and that the killing of the guy unwrapping clock looking for something of value he was homeless and destitute of the. still in the district attorney the donor. a picture purporting to my tourist before the shooting she says shows lopez sanchez city animal fat posture point toward kate and her family. will the judge the shooting was no accident lopez sanchez

>>pam moore: it will go on tonight until 8:00 p.m. also now a live look at manhattan tonight or a tribute in life is eliminating the new york skyline at the side of the world trade center's twin towers all as a tribute to those killed on 911 it was a day full of marbles today from new york to washington d.c. into san sell pennsylvania to all partners as cnn's karen shows us the remembrances. >>reporter: sunrise friday morning an american flag unfurled of the side of the pentagon the starter -- ever members in washington new york and beyond glitter in the morning and got to remember 184 people killed when flight 77 slammed into the same ball 14 years ago if wrong zero in you're in a musical moments of silence will the moment when a force play at the first hour the second plane hit the second tower and one each tower portrays and crumbled to the worm the long summer roll call of the to victim's name in central pennsylvania a bell for the your passengers on flight 93 will cut that came from hitting another target the president for strate

. >> pam: news tonight bombshell report today in the death of a local teenager killed by police the family of the 19 year-old says that the information cahn tells us in tracy spoke of the teen father >> reporter: other still very upset trend come to grips with this he his family not very upset-phase findings further confuse their situation here today an attorney for the family tells us independent toxicologist did not fine drugs present at the time of john donne engineers deaf shall iff and pleasanton police say officer responded to on arms 19 year-old trashy a car dealership when confronted police say that in fallbacks seriously injuring an officer if eventually opened fire killing a teen of family had independent from the pathologist revealed evidence that espy is the police department claimed kenny jr. was shot at close range from the path colleges also found nothing to indicate a taser was ever deployed to speak with the boy's father of moments ago said it is not surprised there were no drugs and the sun system he is at a loss. have a"come up with their own toxicology problems now were

for the >> pam: natural contenders now down to 15 after wisconsin gov. scott walker announced he's dropping out of the race the second gop canada did it do so former texas gov. harry walker started out as a front-runner in iowa for. his campaign donations dried up after performances in the two presidential debates. and now it walker says he must make more choice clear for voters of the call and other gop contenders falling behind dropping out as well. voters need the focus of a smaller presidential field providing an alternative to the ashram. . >> diane: speeds oakland of miles an hour sandoz for his word of mouth per hour down in san jose fans attrition their tomas prayer when speeds proponents pays for much of her world and sell the overnight hours was high for you kron 4 call in the afternoon dealing with the upper 90s since the 100 like we've been dealing with foreign allocation these they shoreline more like 80 degrees on average seven cisco peninsula low 60's flapper '70s as well. if afternoon highs pretty much on the color aside for the rest of a

good evening, i'm pam moore.alender says september, but it some parts it feels like the middle of july. especially in the east bay were some communities are dealing with a third day of triple digit temperatures. diane tuazon is on the weather deck tonight. did we break any records today? >> pam: the stuffedthis hot and dry weather is tough on plants.already thirsty from the drought. new at six. kron4's maureen kelly went to a nursery in dublin to get some tips on how those with home gardens can keep their plants from dying during this heat wave. >> reporter:brown might be the new green when it comes to lawns.but david roth, the owner of armstrong garden centers in dublin says that doesn't apply to most trees or shrubs. he says many plants should be getting two good, deep waterings per week.to keep them healthy enough to withstand the exterme although established drought tolerate plants. such as this sage bush here can get away with one good dousing per week. but timing is everything early in the morning is the be

good evening i'm pam moore. tonight. we now know the name of the middletown woman who fell victim to the deadly 'valley fire' over the weekend. she has been identified at 72-year-old barbara mc-williams. her body was found in the ruins of her middletown home.which was destroyed by the fast- moving wildfire. kron 4's alecia reid is live in middletown -- one of the hardest areas hit-- alecia - where are crews focusing their efforts tonight? >> alecia :to the naked eye absolutely pam. to the naked eye it looks like the fire did its damage and now it's gone. you walk around and there are cars sitting in driveways completely torched, and homes that have disintegrated. but firefighters were still finding small fires all day today. >> : we were assigned out here to check on the area and put out any problem smokes >> alecia :two days after the lake county fire, crews sweep this middletown neighborhood. many times finding hotspots. >> : work on trying to keep it out of the town >> alecia :outing these embers could prevent another

stir >> pam: and attacks targeting tourists has severances go taking action. but kron 4 has been following for trending are on the russian hill neighborhood of san francisco tonight family turner joins us live with what is being done the help stop the attacks there first granite is feared the loss for on with more of were the crimes are happening. . >> grant: parts of veteran wharf voting member in the north of beijing talking from vesicle misadventure north with the broadway including the hyde street area at anchor a good part of lombard back in july we reported on at nivkh enormous office like a car burglaries and russian hell of 88% last year, last tuesday before disturbing crime lombard year jones blocked from the crooked part of a bar. you guys from the tourist killing his camera shooting him in the shoulder of the police chief will supervisor to assure residents the russian hill neighborhood still a safe place. >> reporter: exactly grant focal point of simply to do and doing now be here and hope that is enough to get this for criminals we talked a lot of

>> pam :now at 11. more homes are destroyed today. as hot temperatures and high winds fueled several fires around the bay area. crews battling blazes in martinez, alamo and fairfield this afternoon. they burned two homes and threatened several others. this video. courtesy of our helicopter partnership with a- b-c 7 news. shows the quick actions of firefighters battling the massive blazes. to prevent more homes from burning. good evening everybody. i'm pam moore. we will get to those stories in just a moment. but first, the deadly 'valley fire' has been burning for more than a week and is now considered. the third most damaging wildfire in california's history. here's where things stand tonight. the once rapidly growing fire. is now 75-percent contained. on friday, the fire was only 45- percent contained. the fire has burned more than 75-thousand acres. destroyed nearly two-thousand homes. and 3-thousand homes remain at risk in lake, napa and sonoma counties have been destroyed. three people died in the fire. and four firefighters inju

>> pam :at eleven. a recently retired east bay teacher is behind bars. for possessing child pornography. the veteran teacher from acalanes high, was well- liked by many students. good evening, i'm pam moore. kron 4's alecia reid joins us live from the school. alecia how are students taking the news? >> alecia :people are in shock. they're horrified marshall pfeifer taught here for 25 yearsleaving an imprint on many of his students. >> : it's surprising. i wouldn't expect that. >> alecia :the english teacher many students knew and respected, was arrested for storing child porn on his home computer. >> : we take child porn very seriously. we go after it as hard as we can >> alecia :marshall pfeiffer retired from acalanes high in june. on monday, investigators with the internet crimes against children task force showed up to his walnut creek home and put him in cuffs. a number of agencies across the bay area also took part in the probe. sot - it's shocking because he seemed like a nice guy. >> alecia :the school district is working with police, and says the

good evening, i'm pam moore. kron-4's charles clifford joins us live now with new information tonight. charles? >> charles :right now i am and to ron--in tiberon they have been taking ferries out from here to july 8, 2001 and all they have not been able to locate this missing man-- t from angel island according to the marin county sheriff's office, 42 year old wouter van lier was last seen on angel island around 1 am monday. he's described as being a white male, 6 feet tall with brown hair and blue eyes. van lier was apparently camping on angel island with his wife and friends. he had also docked his boat in ayala cove, which is where he was last seen. his wife reported him missing around 6 am when they couldn't find him. search and rescue crews from multiple agencies spent the day looking for van lier. this is video of the search from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. state park rangers along with search teams from marin, san mateo, and contra costa county arrived to help. the coast guard also deployed

. >> pam :a man without a county. convicted sex offender fraser smith has been barred from living and trying to rehabilitate his life in concord. good evening. i'm pam more. it is the latest community to say "no" to him living in their neighborhood. and it raises questions about how authorities cope with tryinbg to find housing for convicted sex offenders, kron-4's phillipe djegal joins us live from concord with that story. >> phillipe :pam. fraisure smith is certainly in a delemna. but neighbors here say that not their problem. they just say he doesn't belong here. and we know now that he's a week ago. >> : "i'm shocked and appalled." >> phillipe :neighbors in concord's colony park. up in arms, about the prospect of a convicted sex predator moving in >> : "we just don't need it around here." >> phillipe :but brian cassidy says he'll sleep a lot better on this night, now that 51-year- old frasiure smith will have to settle down elsewhere. >> : "you were really nervous about it -- you have kids? yeah, we have a 6-month

good evening.i'm pam moore. the sheriff today.saying the deputies committed a "this cowardly and heinous act." tonight.grant lodes is here to tell us more about the inmate who was killed. but first kron-4's charles clifford joins us live in san jose with more on the deputies apologized to tyree's family. >> reporter: will get their booking photo is rafael jarrett and matthew ferris. of the men facing charges of murder conspiracy assault. in connection with the death of 31 year-old michael james tyree of after they were arrested plan but did not make any statements to authorities been held the bail and lbo not here in san clara for safety reasons not being kept in the same facility where they worked senate clara county sheriff's office put all three men on administrative leave stab of their badge of equipment also denied access any share facilities stripped of a title as peace officers suspect homes or also search learned the three men have retained an attorney out of sacramento the feathered and the attempted to

i'm pam moore. the horrific crash happened early today at the "lifestyles r-x gym'". killing a 49- year- old woman. the driver. an elderly woman. mistook the gas pedal for the brake. sending her vehicle nearly 70-feet into the buidling. kron 4's haaziqu madyun was the first one to speak with the victims husband. >>:last thing i heard was relieving to go to do what she loves--her leaving to go do //haaziqu :the driver of the s- u-v has not been pubicly named. but has been described as an 80- year old woman from livermore. police say, there were no signs that drugs or alcohol were involved in the crash. she was killed at the gym during her morning workout. >>:the car was parking directly in front of the gym and it just went through the glass doors and all the way through the jammed and crashed into a wall. >> reporter :and drang five people and killing his wife-- injuring 5 people he says he and his wife met in early 1990 while working together at the laboratory >>:she was easily the best thing that ever happened to me and i will miss her >> reporter :in livermore >> pa

news >> pam: some and you for your here. california desperate for moisture enfilade today helped cool things off. if the temperatures dropped diane tuason is in the weather center to tell us if there is more rainfall in the forecast. >> reporter: of some rain showers right now as we speak look at storm trackers shot and were the rainshowers are located there were right now danville will look reconquer politesse san jose san mateo cinephile all those areas currently having a light rain showers right now and continue festive evening there of course it does sound by tomorrow morning so that the chair's right now for '60s parts like fannie offhand upper seventies listen that should say livermore pleasanton east bay shoreline like the mid-60s differences could peninsula stays in the a vs 50 playing by the wind speeds of had it because the storm system is moving up to our area here 70 mi. an hour oakland and hayward 17 at livermore as well 14 concord 18 of our fairfield written things down 40 to 9:09 p.m. class b conditions to mat

i'm pam moore. an update tonight. on the bay bridge bolts. which were found to be corroding last fall. and who is responsible. kron four's jeff bush is live tonight on treasure island with the latest details jeff. >> jeff :it turns out that it was because of improper weatherproof and. we're learning tonight that the blame is falling on the shoulders of many contractors the controversy of the rusting bolts in the single anchor suspension section of the bay bridge has finally played outas far as who is to blame and how much it will cost. the fines are in the millions of dollars and project leaders say they will be able to finally close the books on the construction project. >> leah robinson : it was determined that three parties were equally involved in the failure of the tower anchor rods. those parties are the contractor, american bridge four, t.y. lynn/moffit nickal, as well as cal trans. that will round out that 24 million dollars. >> jeff :an expensive mistake for sureall three parties will be equally responsible for their share. >>:it cam

they're safe on a pet to save now so >> pam: was kate reporting.erage of the valley wild fire continues now with has the million bucks to a man in middletown. who tried to stay at his compass after the fire on his own. devastation >> reporter: of the valley fired taken its toll on middletown residence to instead of evacuating stayed behind to detect his family's property. "if our fire actively for seven hours. and then the fire that came at us to the fire that was around us. stopping the spot fires from getting to the structures. the property totally surrounded with fire and able to save it with equipment that we had the we had a source of water on site. we lost another helm those mice on totally fifth-and everything he owns and-. >> reporter: once the data before it here middletown this home here on young street this is a googol earth picture what it looked like before the valley fire here is after as is often the case unpredictable nature of fires this home run across the street left untouched by the blaze. >> reporter: 7 if he is family fight of

>> pam :now at 11. fighting back against hate speech. francisco -- denouncing the man arrested tuesday, for allegedy spray painting anti-chinese graffiti in the portola neighborhood good evening i'm pam moore. the second of two rallies took place at palega park. kron four's philippe djegal reports tonight. >> : it was like a stab in my heart." >> phillipe :and, despite an arrest in this case. the community is clearly still hurt and offended. a neighborhood made of young children and adults who have spent their whole lives here. still seeking closure. >> : this kind of thing happening in this area is very ridiculous. cove police-- the fleet >> phillipe :a racial wound in san francisco's portola neighborhood -- that will clearly take some time to heal. >> : its not okay for anyone to write hate messages anywhere." >> phillipe :let alone "no more chinese," as 62-year-old john schenone is accused of spray paining in at least six different locations. on tuesday, he was arrested and booked on five counts of felony hate crime and five counts of

good evening i'm pam moore. the valley fire has made its way through three counties including lake, napa and sonoma counties. here's what we know so far. the latest numbers show. the wildfire has burned nearly 68- thousand acres and it is now 30 -percent contained. that is an improvement. up from 10-percent containment at this hour last night. at least 585- homes have been destroyed. and 9-thousand are still threatened. jeff bush joins us live from the lakeport command center. as firefighters continue to move through the night. jeff? >> jeff :fighting a fire this size is a 247 operation, you have the equipment and people going and coming all day. it is a very delicate dance that takes a lot of effort to make this work smoothly engine after engine after enginefirefighters coming off the linesmany of them haven't slept in the last 24 hourshard workthe incident command center is where most of them come to clean up and get some restbut, it's not glamorous of particularly comfortable. tent living is what these firefi

as a >> pam: natural contenders are down to 15 wisconsin gov. scott walker announced today dropping out of the race is the seventh gop canada do sofa former governor of texas gov. terry blocker started out as a front-runner and iowa for his campaign donations dried up and performances in the two gop presidential debate walker now says he wants to clear the field for canada to the positive conservative message republican presidential canada is under fire than carson he said muslim should never be elected president of the united states on nbc's meet the press' sunday carson said the president's face should matter to voters that " inconsistent with our principles our constitution. his campaign reported strong fund- raising one-hundred thousand new face of friends one day later. the ad states giving nearly $419 million humanitarian aid assyrian refugees spokesman john curtis says that the money will pay for emergency health care drinking water food shelter now committed to spend $4.5 billion overall comes from the u.s. agency's involvement and congr

i'm pam moore. police are on high alert in redwood city for a man--- who tried to pulled a woman into his van. kron four's jeff bush is live in redwood city with the details. jeff. >> jeff :it happened yesterday morning as a woman was walking alone where man who she did not know rolled up in a van and attempted to kidnap her >> daisy morales : that's actually very scary. i will actually be scared going to the street now because a guy tried to grab a girl. >> jeff :scary stuffconcerned residents say they are shocked to hear the news about the attempted abduction of a woman who was walking along second avenue in unincorporated redwood city. the sheriff's department says this man was in his van and tried to get the woman to get inside. she refused but he wouldn't give upeventually, the suspect drove his van onto the sidewalk and got out. police say the man, then, grabbed the woman's arm and tried to force her into the vehicle. she fought him off and got away. this sketch was provided to kron four by th