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 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

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

>>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

>>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 moore: we will have more on the valley fire in just a moment before still not working the lastalifornia where a tsunami advisory ha

good evening i'm pam moore. >> pam:in the hillsborough burglary. thieves targeting denise drive. kron-4's scott rates joins us live from the neighborhood where it happened. scott? >> 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 com

a man wearing deck shoes, but i love my brian he was in the 2012 draft, he had a chance, but no pam mooreriting things down > >pam : same thing > >gary: the producer does once to look busy--just wants you to look busy jim is a big deal some think he wore out his welcome he's good for a few innings fox is carrying michigan vs utah and they'll have a camera on him the whole game, the khaki cam steph curry is all over the place, sharks hosting a warrior's preseason game at the arena in san jose they are giving away steph curry bobbleheads that's how we stand at the 12th, still 4-4 >> brian :they are still getting ready to start the 12th inning >> gary :now i'm going to go home and watch the rest of the game >> pam :good night ♪[ music ] >>> nicki minaj vs. miley cyrus. >> this had a lot to say about me the other day in the press. miley what's good? >> and is kanye west serious? >> i have decided in 2020 to run for president. >> then, what was she thinking. the mom who left her baby in a shopping cart. what she's saying now. plus, donald trump on the attack. >> one of the great sleaze bags of

good evening , i'm pam moore. it has been a long week for evacuees. and for firefighters. and it could be a long weekend. hot weather is returning to the fire zone. bringing concerns over potential flare ups. we'll have more on that in a minute. but first, here's the latest. the fire has been burning since last saturday. and has torched more than 73-thousand arces of land. tonight. that fire is 45=percent contained. 585 -homes have been destroyed. and more than 7-thousand homes are still at risk. there have been 3 deaths. due to the fire, and four firefighters have been injured. >> pam: meanwhile. frustration is mounting tonight. hundreds of residents have been camping now in evacuation areas for almost a week. kron 4's grant lodes tells us how people are coping with the stress. >> reporter: defined at that their home burned down from one of our news cast. they want to give back to their neighborhood to rebuild >>: it's stressful and there is not a lot of animosity see. >> reporter: 4 now they spend their day selecting donated clothes and toys for the kids. >> pam: startin

>>mark:here's kron 4's pam moore. >>:i lost my home, lost everything that i loved. >>:i don't know how to take that in or swallow it, >>:i can't really wrap my head about the fact that my home is gone. >>:never been in a war, and i never that again. >>pam moore:before the fire, one in five families in middletown lived below the poverty line. >>pam moore:now about half of the town is now homeless. how many of you are from middletown? how many of you lost your homes? >>pam moore:these children facing an uncertain future in a makeshift tent city. every time they want to lay down really have a home to go to any >>pam moore:survivors shocked by what they found, i am here and there is nothing left. so much worse than i thought it would be. even though i expected it to be bad, i didn't expect to see everything gone. i can just tell you our world can't eat. i can't sleep. more than anybody could imagine >>pam moore:bringing hope to the hopeless. communities. >>:i just wanted to help them get food and i donated some clothes. >>mark:if you want to help. >>mark:the red cross i

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 looked like from their perspective on that day. after the deadly shooting, police chief sean whent saying wilkes was found with a loaded handgun. the incident started earlier police say wilkes failed to stop for officers, who attempted to pull wilks over, driving in a car wanted in connection with a past armed robbery. when the videos were sh

. >> 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

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

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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

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

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

good evening i'm pam moore. >> pam:in the hillsborough burglary. thieves targeting

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

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 injured. ifthe cause of the fire is still under investigation. looters are targeting middletown residents whose homes have burned down. richard woita's home was destroyed in the wildfire. looters have now victimized him. on two different occasions in the past 48- hours. as kron 4's j-r stone was walking with him. he realized that his family's long wheelchair accessible ramp pictured here. was also. gone. >>:someone just stole the railing who took it? there was a

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 there's no evidence that suggests the 66 year old former teacher took part in any illegal activity during his years at the school. two of doug watson's children attend acalanes. he's appalled.

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

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

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 confirmed his death today. and many described bruce burns, as a gentleman. another middletown resident who was unable to make it out alive. and now. day six of this disaster. still a rough haul for the evacuees camped out in calistoga. but despite the dire circumstances -- hundreds pulled together today, to make sure a 5-year-old boy still felt special on his birthday. kron four's philippe djegal joins us live

>>pam moore: 1 and five families live below the poverty line about half of the town is homeless survivors shocked by what the have filed bringing hope to the hopeless help from surrounding communities. >>james: they're collecting tax deductible donations you can also use the internet as well it could find the information you need on our web site www.kron4.com we also have their our web site if you need to look to the letter the family of an artistic boy in sunnyvale is being sued by never to clam the boy is a public nuisance and should not be allowed to the neighborhood. if >>james: was tried write to you as soon as possible will let you know the we did call the voice them for their reaction to the lawsuit so far has not been returned will get that to you later on will be back with more when we do return donald trump facing more criticism but this time is over what he did not say his response to a controversial question at the latest campaign rally + the father speaks out days before his daughter's accused killer is due back in court as a store you see only kron 4. >>james: the summer of

i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next.re talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear, the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents news on your favorite celebs. >> tonight's "e.t." birthdays, which walking dead star fell for keira knightley in the roles? >> that's just disgusting. let's just throw caution to the wind. >> that would be andrew lincoln who turns 42 today. >> now tomorrow we're taking you to the set of "allegiance." hanging from a 60-foot wall. >> facing the ground, walking backwards. >> tune in for that tomorrow. it's still standing. oh thank god. thank you thank you so much >> pam:when a big fire breaks out kron four is there. delivering the news to a lake county homeowner that she is one of

i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next.are talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear, the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents dres www.etonline.com. >> travel considerations provided by -- >> you ready for the answer? >> give it to me. >> wh emmy nominated actor took on bull riding for role? >> i'll stick to the acting. i have enough troubles with that. >> yep tlashgs chandler on the set of "cosmic i could bow." happy birthday, kyle. >> happy birthday. we'll have a lot of fun tomorrow. our guest correspondent is to be here. >> he's taking us inside the mega estate of las v legend wayne newton. >> here's a peek. good-bye, everybody. >> a private jet, exotic pets, horses with their own pool. >> this is

north of upper lake good evening, i'm pam moore. fire captain emily smith from cal- fire joins us live on the phone now. captain. what can you tell us? >>:cal fire and the us forest service are working, 20% contained moving in a northeast direction. >> pam :described the area affected for those not familiar--describe >>:is a smaller community and it backs up to the forest. lots of brush and timber >> pam :no buildings are threatened at this time? >>:correct. red cross is working with any individual circles >> pam :any idea how it started and you have any concerns as they headed to the late hours? >>:weather conditions have turned to the favorite son of the--favors of the firefighters, winds ahve subsided, etc >> pam :there have been a number of fires in lake county and to an untrained observer it may seem like there is a fire and blood on loose, is that a possibility or is there a reasonable explanation? >>:lake county is notorious for having driving--dry fuel >> pam :thank you for joining us tonight. that fire is 20 percent contain

pam moore was involved as well. it was the 1st time the ame church hosted it. it originally started in the church's parking lot, giving away shoes, and this weekend they sent off 2200 pairs of shoes. >> people being able to step into school with a brand new pair of shoes on their neat is exciting for the -- feet is exciting for the child. >> in addition to giving away the shoes, there were activities that included a behind the scenes tour of the warriors facility. >>> a major college football upset. we'll have the highlights for you. and cal pulls one past -- >>> and for the weekend it's the reel festival it's a celebration of food at jacqueline and square it starts at 10:30 this morning and it's free. >>> and we are back on kron4 news. a big upset has ranked stan ford taking on the trojans, number 85 will feril starts the opening game. usc going up. >> stan ford would answer back with a 1 yard touchdown then in the 3rd quartered this pass by kevin hogan. stan ford up by three would bust in again, it was his 3rd touchdown of the game. that would put them up by

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

, 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 felony vandalism. at a rally in palega park -- people are still upset. >> : you do this to the chinese you can do this to everyone. you know that is very

>>pam moore: they lost to tax and the fire on their home was gone it would be rebuilt but still. >>james: it has spread not to run the acres this morning is 70 percent contained no one has been heard no structures in any danger right now they're on the same block the light were contained in for the remaining hot spots. >>james: the pathway known as the coyote creek trail served as a natural fire break we stick to the courtesy grout helicopter partnership with abc seven news. >>james: happened two weeks ago at the victim's home on san ramon or the man was posing as a comcast employee he not on a woman's door told her there was a call for service the victim told the man she did i make appointments to try to pull the door but he forced his way and and as with a sexually assaulting her the suspect described as a white male 30 years old stands about 6 ft. tall, muscular build and short black hair. >>dan kerman: the vandalism were hateful in nature and pay motivated--hate motivated. >>dan kerman: the 62 year-old the san francisco resident it above the five, the felony crimes and five c

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>>pam moore: 1 and five families in middletown live below the poverty line now about half of the townhomeless this susan sussman uncertain future survivors shocked by what they have found is more than anyone can imagine bragging hope to the hopeless help from smaller communities. >>mark: they are collected tax deductible the nation's fifth dickenson money by phone texases or the internet id find information on our web site www.kron4.com. >>james: containment on best fighter of to 45 percent were the 230 homes have been destroyed the number of acres burned holding steady at just under 72,000 the fire had been burning for more than a week. >>mark: will take a look at the slot showed armed forces for bringing a clock to school for the timid boy gaining national attention with continue our coverage of the fire of you hear from one woman whose home was burned to the ground moments after also saved her us will have an of that of the islamic advisory for south of the bay area just after the break. hodid bece sentindey eating o aft theext,aftethe xt? so pdictle a sounsasfyi? what aut plingp a

>>pam moore: before the fire in one and five families and middletown live below the poverty line now is homeless these children facing an uncertain future in a makeshift tents sitting survivors shocked by what they have found it is more than anyone can really ever imagined bringing hope to the hopeless help from surrounding communities if confirmed by the senate will be the first openly gay secretary the u.s. military branch the warehouses' brings experience and leadership to the role. >>will tran: he served as acting undersecretary of commerce says john hughes previously the chief of staff for senator defense ash carter. >>reporter: johnny depp plays in the notorious gangster in the black mass captive is rated pg- 13 and everest a band of mountain climbers face a severe snowstorm that band together to stay alive against incredible odds get ready for some warm to hot conditions for today and he will be strong this week it will let you know when we see some changes from the heat more details coming up when the news continues after the verdict. welcome to fort green sheets. welcome to

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small >> pam:good evening i'm pam moore. 66- year old walnut creek resident - marshall pfeiffer - was taken into police custody today. kron-4's alecia reid joins us live with more on the serious charges he is facing. >> reporter:every single student i spoke with is in complete shock this evening that the english teacher they know and respect, is now in jail for possessing child porn. >> is hard to really think about it. >> reporter:students are shocked to hear teacher, marshall pfeiffer was arrested for child porn. >>\ i think that his career, teacher. this is just surprising. >> reporter: was one of their favorite teachers. pfeiffer recently after teaching there for 25 years. >>- i never heard anything bad about him. >> reporter:after a lengthy investigation, a knock on resulted in his arrest. police say child porn was found on his computer. a number of agencies across the bay area took part in the investigation. the school district continues to work with police, saying there's no evidence that suggests the former teacher took part in any illegal activity during his years at the scho

. >> pam: good evening i'm pam moore. the bodies have not yet been identified. >> pam: but the cabin belonged to family. who have been missing for two weeks, >> pam: tonight kron-4's charles clifford joins us live from the benicia neighborhood. where the family lived. >> pam: charles -do police have any leads on who might be the killer? >> reporter:this case is being handled by the el dorado county sheriff's department and the district attorney's office. this afternoon, they announced that this is now a homicide and arson investigation. >> reporter:on the weekend of september 12th, adam buchanan, his seven year old son gavin, and gavin's mother molly mcafee went to stay in the family's cabin near georgetown in el dorado county. they haven't been heard from since. >> reporter:the el dorado county sheriff's office says that the cabin burned down on september 13th and that human remains have been found inside. >> reporter:initially we thought it was fact have three sets of remains. >> reporter:the sheriff's office and the el

here's kron 4's pam moore. >>: that i loved. >>: i don't know how to take that in or swallow it, >>: i can't really wrap my head about the fact that my home is gone. >>: want to be in something like >> pam: before the fire, one in five families in middletown lived below the poverty line. now about half of the town is now homeless. >>: how many of you are from >>: how many of you lost your homes? >> pam: these children facing an uncertain future in a makeshift >>: really have a home to go to any >> pam: survivors shocked by what they >>: i am here and there is nothing >>: so much worse than i thought it would be. even though i expected see everything gone. >>: has just changed overnight. imore than anybody could imagine >> pam: bringing hope to the hopeless. >>: i just wanted to help them get food and i donated some clothes. >> vicki: deductible donations. you can send money by phone, text, or online. information on our web site. our valley fire coverage. >> vicki: for the latest information on the valley fire and all your bay apple store. >> vicki: the monterey county sheriff's plans

. >> pam:good evening i'm pam moore. the heat affecting schools --- forcing some to let students out early. >> grant: 30 minutes or so another hotspot jumped up. had a different road away. they are on the scene tried to make sure that it does not start up again. a very dicey situation. >> grant: we will continue to monitor the situation in the south bay. " fortunately temperatures are falling at this hour. 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

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

. >> pam: good evening, i'm pam moore. >> pam: the bodies have not been identified, but the residence belonged to the buchanan family. missing now for more than a week. >> pam: grant lodes joins us now with more on this puzzling case.grant? >> grant:new developments in the case of a missing benicia family. police in el dorado county now say, they have found three bodies in the family's burned cabin. >> grant:and they are treating the deaths as homicides. adding, the cabin was set on fire. the identity of the bodies is still unknown. the family's cabin is off of highway -193. just north of placerville. >> grant:adam buchannan, his seven- year- old son gavin, and the boy's mother, molly mcafee, have been missing since last week. >> grant:adam is president of buchanan construction, whose offices are in benicia. not far from the family home. >> grant:he has another teenage son, remaining family members are cooperating with police. >> grant:new information that could wide open, in the case of a missing benicia family. >> we are now treating this investigation as a homicide and arson invest

we lost everything >> pam:good evening, i'm pam moore. >> pam:the valley fire continues to burn tonight in three bay area counties. but today crews made significant progress.thanks in part to the cooler temperatures. >> pam:but still, a lot of work to be done before everyone can go home. we're covering this fire from multiple angles. >> pam:terisa estacio is in kelseyville where she spoke with a family that lost everything. >> reporter: >> grant: just a field of tents. this seems like a concert out here. but certainly a graeme undertone of sadness. the people who love lost their homes. and some who do not know the status of their spirit. >> grant: just south of some of the hardest-hit areas. as we continue to panel here. >> grant: 3 acupuncture print and chiropractic and masai's for people who are stress what what is going on one. >> we are calling it an unplanned party. it is an unfortunate situation. we are happy to be in the position to help them out and we know that they would do the same for us. to give them all the resources they need. >> diane: >> grant: what is your best guess t

been found at a bay area library and now that library has been shutdown good evening everyone, i'm pam moore the discovery of two bed bugs at the mitchelll park library in palo alto has many in the bay area scratching after hearing about it tonight kron 4's dan kerman joins us live with more on what happened and what you need to know to protect yourself it can be difficult to distinguish bedbug bites from other insect bites or rashes. but they are typically red, located on the face, neck arms. the fact of the continuing air case in point mitchell park library and paul auto. in london on report of small area with the bedbugs onto chairs. experts say some people have no a wooded area with on the bugs and and as the two pairs here at the library "it's indication we don't have an infestation problem. chances of picking the but the liberal. good thing this is caught early. "a kilogram about the situation as found the bottom more worried about is all the other places that have not found the dogs cannot do anything about.. bottom-line no reason to be scared for most people mostly just a big nuisanc

i'm pam moore. >> pam:the scene from lake county is devastating. homes reduced to rubble. and in some cases. entire neighborhoods gone. this is the area we are talking about. its roughly 90 miles north of san francisco. just above napa what we know right now is that 61 thousand acres have burned. and the fire is only five percent contained. kron 4's has a team of reporters covering the valley fire tonight. including grant lodes. terisa estacio and dan kerman. lets start with grant at the >> grant: raving thing fall further from the napa county opening the fair grounds so many donations pouring in the get to that in a moment the question on everyone's mind there was a briefing for hundreds of folks here to 33:00 today we got this very thing what is the fire doing, fire battalion chief. "for a fifth day for a share cleared out that a little better when signifiers intensity increases cool weather helps higher humidity the burning conditions but definitely more active today like if the earlier whenas were able to get our air backup today dropping air tankers in the area one of

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

. >> pam:good evening, i'm pam moore.le announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> reporter: >> pam:that worker escaped serious injury, but the video is now at the center of an increasingly bitter dispute between the contractor.and santa clara county. >> pam:kron 4's rob fladeboe spoke with a lawmaker who has serious concerns about safety at the site. >> reporter:the accident occurred in an underground vault here on the northside of a new addition to valley medical center where workers for the contractor, turner construction, were testing high pressure steam pipes. >> reporter:the worker was not hurt but jeff draper >> reporter:says he was lucky. ♪ the county says it is now worried about safety at the $300 million dollar, 168-bed hospital wing, which is already 2 years behind schedule and millions of dollars over budget. >> reporter:in a statement, turner construction said that safety is it's top priority and accused the county of using the explosion to divert attention from turner's claim t

good evening, i'm pam moore. it has been a long week for evacuees.and firefighters. long weekend. after a brief break.hot weather is returning to the fire zone.and that has crews on alert. more on that in a moment.but first here's the latest. crews have made some progress. the valley fire has scorched more than 73-thousand acres. it is now 40-percent contained. 585 homes were destroyed more than 7-thousand homes are still in danger from the flames. the death toll stands at 3. four firefighters were injured. kron 4's has been on the frontlines since the fire erupted on saturday. tonigh are crews are once again fanned out across the fire zone. dan kerman is at an evacuation center at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga. but we start with kron 4's maureen kelly.she's live in lakeport she spoke with authorities about the safety concerns up there tonight.maureen? >> reporter:pam that briefing was held on the lake county courthouse steps you see behind me.which was crowded with evacuees eager to hear when they would be able to go home. but they were left frustrated.be

>>pam moore: there are some developments unfolding at this hour but something just unfolded as we speake what we found out we still have to remember there was a family on the other side what they're watching. >>darya: it is this sunday at 930 right here we will be right back. (nature sounds) she can rage, and roar, and crack, and storm. but mother nature can't stop us. the new 2016 ford explorer. be unstoppable. ♪ >>reporter: contract the rain showers across the bay area the first head we keep saying it shows where we're coming from from our stock was more of a string wanted a closer inspection the general view perspective of the bay area with heavier rain showers in the southern part of the peninsula of its a little pocket with the sea along oakland and alameda and also from dublin as we can speak we talk about the san rafael in richmond bridge this ashley had activity earlier there was rain shower happening is seems a broken up in our system was what happened on the bay bridge will have to commute areas of getting some rain this morning we had against out with heavy is trend appears t

>>pam moore: south to before the fire on one and five families in middletown live below the poverty line now about half of the town is homeless hist these children facing an uncertain future in a makeshift tent setting survivor shocked by what they have found bringing hope to the hopeless help from some on the community's said. >>james: you descended urtext less rigid and call and go on line to consider whether such an you go to our web site www.kron4.com will have all this for your honor or how to help that is an of valley fire cover section speakpad paul francis held a mass in cuba will take his message was to the people it was a 67 annual emmy awards last night will tell you who stole the show the best dress coming up. for >>james: our top story this morning is the record-breaking temperatures that we could very well see it was record-breaking heat yesterday take a live look at the san mateo bridge it is going to be awfully happy. >>reporter: saw we do have much of a breeze all the work there's no pacific ocean because there is no when that is the major issue with this that will break