as kron four's philippe djegal explains. how she got away is still a mystery. been of this is awful. this woman has gone into hospital and now she is missing. >> reporter: friend of lynne's for now. the san francisco police department is treqating this as a missing person case. david perry. a close friend of lynne spalding speaking on behalf of her family. says she checked into san francisco general hospital last thursday. she was being treated for a bad urinary tract infection. two days later. on saturday morning. despite hospital employees checking in on her every fifteen minutes. she went missing at around 10-30. the hospital has not commented on how this could have happened. lynne's >> she left her cellphone behind, are clothing. and her belongings. and if you recall on last saturday morning it was heavy, read heavy rainfall. she lives less than 10 blocks away. so we do not know if she was confused because of the medication. >> reporter: since then, friends and family have been posting up fliers like this. asking for the public to help track her down. polic

kron four's philippe djegal spoke with drivers in walnut creek.ho are not pleased with the proposal. >> reporter: it took me a little more than a half hour to find this parking spot at the intersection of locust and bonanza in downtown walnut creek. that was pretty much the same story for everyone i spoke with. >> $1! that is outrageous! >> reporter: they say raising the price at meters may free up some spots. but no one's trilled about paying more. - >> how much more of a burden would that be? >> it would be a burden. >> they should build more parking structures. there is no downtown parking. for local businesses you need the people but i understand that you also need people to keep the traffic moving with the spots. >> reporter: the transportation commission will present it's proposal to the city council next month. if adopted. the rate hikes could go into effect in 2014. in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> the california legislature passed a bill this week, that would create a statewide earthquake detection system that would se

kron four's philippe djegal explains her disappearance is still a mystery. she got away is still a mystery. friend of lynne's for now. the san francisco police department is treqating this as a missing person case. david perry. a close friend of lynne spalding speaking on behalf of her family. says she checked into san francisco general hospital last thursday. she was being treated for a bad urinary tract infection. two days later. on saturday morning. despite hospital employees checking in on her every fifteen minutes. she went missing at around 10-30. >> if you recall, there were heavy rains that morning. if she was confused on the medication and perhaps headed home. >> reporter: the hospital has not commented on how this could lynne's since then, friends and family have been posting up fliers like this. asking for the public to help track her down. police are also looking for her. everyone hoping for a happy ending. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> the weather was awful, we have a no idea what happened. we are working with the city ho

today kron 4's philippe djegal visited the park where the visitors are still thinking about their own safety. >> i do notice people. i be a little more cautious. still coming up here anyway. children are coming up. dog owners are coming up. >> reporter: and peggy says that's a good thing. she says people shouldn't be afraid of visiting their neighborhood park. she still walks her dog here everyday and will continue to do so despite the deadly accident of more than a week ago. since then, she has noticed that city workers have not been driving their vehicles inside the park. and hopes it stays that way. she says the growing memorial for christine serves as a somber reminder for workers to be careful in this area. >> there aren't roads in here, these are walkways they are using to come up into the park. and there is a better way to come into the park rather than coming where they usually come in on the east side, they could come in from the south side which is a shorter area into the park. if you have to come in the park because i know utility workers have to get in here to change the l

in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron 4 news. >> wal-mart employees in los angeles, miami, and new york took part in this nationwide day of protest against the company. this is video wal-mart workers in miami and just in the bay area, just as in the bay area, several arrests were made. >>> back in early august, the governor called for a 60-day cooling off period to keep a bart strike from happening. they say they already gave the employees their final offer a month ago. that was a 10% raise over four years. today, the president of bart's board of directors called for union negotiator to take that offer to their members. >> we have a proposal on the table. we don't want the bay area to think we are done and have that nightmare of is it a strike? what is going to happen? et cetera come back to us. >> they have said that we have to take that package to the workers. that package is not one ratify ratifyable. >> next week, the two sides will resume nee gauche nations negotiations. >>> the weekend ahead will be the first since the opening new span of the bay bridge. so combine that with

in one of creek philippe djegal kron4 news. an >>james: we will follow that to let you know what happens with it. we're back at 440. keeping an eye on the market this morning. wall street this morning. futures trading shows all three indexes and a positive territory this morning. investors are cheering the federal reserve's surprise decision to keep its economic stimulus program in place. that sent the market to a record high yesterday. here's a look at the closing numbers. the dow closed up 147 points closing at 15,676. the nasdaq rose 37.3 and s&p 500 climbed 20 points in the at 1725. opening bell today at 630. maligned if you on an iphone and have it yet downloaded apple's new i o s seven operating system then you better hurry. top prosecutors from san francisco, new york and london want you to install the update as soon as possible. they said the system's new activation lock feature could be a huge for step toward ending iphone thefts worldwide. tax evasion. house republican leaders are still trying to organize support ahea

in contra costa county, philippe djegal, kron four news.recautionary health warning for parents. johnson and johnson is voluntarily recalling 200- thousand bottles of motrin- infant drops formula. they say the bottles may contain tiny specks of plastic. the particles were found in a different product during the manufacturing process. and it is not known if the recalled bottles actually contain the plastic particles. the company is asking retailers to take the product off store shelves. and says, consumers should stop using the product. and another recall, a bay area company is recalling more than 15- hundred pounds of fresh and frozen calzones. this comes after the san leandro based food company didn't say the product contained egg in the food label. the calzones are made with an egg wash glaze and egg is a known allergen. the affected products are enzo's italian combo and enzo's chicken fajita calzones produced between july 16th and september 4th. they were shipped to retail stores and possibly to restaurants here in the bay area. bima let

kron four's philippe djegal is live in concord. with more on how you can protect yourself. philippe. >> reporter: pam. the heat speeds up a mosquito's life cycle. meaning it can reproduce faster in the heat. it could reach the mid ninties here over the weekend. so, mosquito and vector control says you need to take pre-cautions. dump or drain standing water. because mosquitos can't breed or begin life without water. avoid being outside at dawn and dusk -- that's when mosquitos are typically around. and, while you and your kids are outdoors. make sure you protect your skin with repellents containing deet, picaridin. or, the oil of lemon eucalyptus. this week alone. the mosquito and vector control district says six dead birds and a chicken tested postive for west nile. two of the birds were found in brentwood. the others in bethel island, danville, lafeyette and pittsburgh. this means the virus is around. the district has been laying traps and has killed off some of the mosquito population. but they continue to multiply. so far this year. 58 birds and five chickens have tested

in concord, philippe djegal, kron four news. says this sphere sheik would while the new eastern span of the bay bridge is beautiful, the enormous cost should not be lost in the shuffle. when the project first started the initial cost was estimated at about 1- point-5 billion. there were so many cost overruns that since 2005, the bridge has been on a budget of 6-point-4 billion dollars. this is a video of the new span. so far 5-point-5 billion has been spent and officials say the remaining 1-billion dollars should cover the cost of the remaining work. including the repair of the broken bolts. meanwhile. there is renewed interest over extending that new bike path past yerba buena island and across the western span of the bay bridge into san francisco. kron 4's dan kerman looks at idea. the start of a new school year brings new concerns about safety. we'll show you how schools are preparing. gay rights advocates and religious conservatives are city council meeting for a vote on a non- discrimination proposal that's drawing republic

from the police station in antioch, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> it is week four of the n- f-l season, and that means the raiders were at home this afternoon searching for a win and while they would start the game well, they ended up losing to the washington redskins 24-14. kron 4's scott rates has reaction from the coliseum >> it was a tough day. for the silver, and the black with an early 14 point lead. the obsessive fans, watching this game. matt fleming of course was hurt last week mass smacked ---matt flynn did not play this game because he was injured, and with all of the sacks. there were not happy. >> of course, i thought that the way that we were able to start off the game. to get to 14-0. we had the momentum and then we did not have a victory. >> reporter: you heard about the coach but what did the fans think? >> sometimes it just goes that way. >> just all and all i think that they did a good job. >> greater nation! >> reporter: it was a tough state, with no doubt about it, for the radethe oakland raider--nation. coming up later in sports will halt all about the talk

kron-4's philippe djegal is live -- also in south san francisco. and philippe -- give us some the emotions the residents told you about possibly leaving their homes. o >> reporter: john. cal fire says at one point. about 100 homes were threatened. the chief says they were in the path of the fire. one man who lives less than a block away from these mountains. says he was terrified. >> if it was as if there were two different spots that are on fire. and i said to my neighbor that we have to get out of. for >> reporter: wolffe lobo says he and a neighbor made the decision to leave because he says the flames were so close to his home. lobo picked up his dog and watched the fire fighting efforts from a distance. cal fire says it never called for any mandatory evacuations. but had engines in place near homes. in case the fire jumped across hillside boulevard. >> there is always a chance for that. >> reporter: lobo returning to his home about two hours after the start of the fire. he says he heard a loud noise before the hill went up in flames. >> there wa

kron four's philippe djegal is in tuolumne county. and, has more on where the investigation into how the fire started is now. >> reporter: more than two weeks after the rim fire started in a remote area more than 20 miles west of yosemite national park. fire officials are still being tight lipped about what sparked the blaze. rim fire spokesman mike williams says the u-s forest service will run the investigation. he says at this time. investigators haven't determined whether humans or nature casued the fire. meanwhile. fire fighters continue burning operations to stop the forward spread. a strategy incident commander mike wilkens says has been successful. >> reporter: williams says fire fighters have surrounded more than 80- percent of the burn zone with fire lines. the u-s forest service says the fire could be fully contained in less than three weeks and, when it's all said and done. cal fire says the rim fire will rank among the top five largest wildfires. in the state's recorded history. in tuolumne county, philippe djegal, kron fo

kron four's philippe djegal was at the game. and, was right in the middle of the festivities. the a's had to wait about six innings to celebrate. but once the third out in the top of the ninth inning was recorded. they stormed the field. coaches and players embrassed. congratulating one another on a tremendous run to re- capture the amercian league western division title. another playoff birth. and shot to a win world series title. and, i'm telling you first hand. they didn't waste any time popping open the champagne. the a's are back at it monday in anaheim. their goal now is to keep winning and hopefully head into the postseason with home field advantage. at the o.co coliseum in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> kron4's maureen kelly spoke to some excited happy a's fans.many of whom spent much of the contest following two games at the same time during the race for the american league west crown. (go a's) (let's go aoakland) chang chanting) >> reporter: even before the a's took the field.excited and confident fans had their eyes on their cell phones while tailgatin

kron four's philippe djegal is in the burn zone with fire fighters. who spent the day protecting buildings from burning to the ground. >> reporter: fifteen days into the rim fire. fire fighters are still in attack mode. protecting structures inside yosemite national park. fire fighters say this fire backed up the hill naturally. putting them in a defensive position. >> we want to make sure that all of the hot spots are taking care of. if it would start burning we would have another problem. >> reporter: the structures threatened? the big oak flat information station and offices. at the highway 120 entrance into the park. >> the direction from our chief has been to mop it up, from 100 ft. in. to make sure that none of the structures are threatened. >> reporter: crews are constantly spraying water onto the ground. wetting and cooling the soil - making it tougher to burn. but fire fighters have to work carefully. they're surrounded by snags. trees that have caught fire from the base, on top. or, in this case - the fire burning directly through the tree.

today, kron four's philippe djegal visited holly park. where visitors are still thinking twice about their safety. following the deadly accident. >> reporter: while the memorial for christine svanemyr continues to grow. and,friends of hers like these two from the east bay continue to pay their respects. visitors haven't stopped using holly park. joggers running laps. dogs also getting their exercise. children playing in the playground. but with the memorial in the background. and, the accident still being so fresh on the minds of the people who live around here. ben calvin says he's been researching the city parks and recreation department's policy. in regards to the pre- cautions city workers should take when driving inside parks. even before svanemyr's death more than a week ago. despite the accident, calvin says he and his wife will continue visiting the park with their dog. >> i have not seen a parks and recreation but several people have commented and this is one thing that i was aware that they needed for regulation is that there is

kron four's philippe djegal is in tuolumne county. and, has more on the investigation into how the fire may have started. >> reporter: more than two weeks after the rim fire started in a remote area more than 20 miles west of yosemite national park. fire officials are still being tight lipped about what sparked the blaze. rim fire spokesman mike williams says the u-s forest service will run the investigation. he says at this time. investigators haven't determined whether humans or nature casued the fire. >> we do not know what caused the fire. as far as what speculation's house panel you lying >> meanwhile. fire fighters continue burning operations to stop the forward spread. a strategy incident commander mike wilkens says has been successful. >> is just a large fire. you have to make sure that there are no hot spots. we make the analogy of in a guerrilla-a guerrilla. you do not stop fighting the guerrillas and stil it is a burned >> reporter: williams says fire fighters have surrounded more than 80- percent of the burn zone with fire

kron 4's philippe djegal hears from other s-f state students. >> it's not a lot to say. it's sad. >> students having a tough time understanding why velez was killed. gun down monday night while exiting muni at the intersection of randolph and bright. >> and i take that sometimes especially at night and is sucks. >> the shooting happened about a mile away from sf as you where of doubt as was a member of the university's club water polo team. originally from garden grove in southern california, bell does move to san francisco last fall. he was a member of an on campus club called ecosystems. bell does was known for having a passion for solving environmental issues. i am i can express to the motion just to note the hard work he put an ended so abruptly. i send all of my love to his family. >> i am just shocked. it is so random. and makes no sense. that is just a waste of a life. >> the university is offering students-just counseling to students who need help dealing with this tragedy. >> philippe djegal, kron 4 news. >>james: san francisco state university president les won

new tonight at 8-- >> pam: kron 4's philippe djegal is at san francisco state.what we're learning about the victim. >> reporter: we are told that he is best known he is the member of the university man poulticing. members of the club eight actually just heard about the passing into broken up. this crack down- as a person person. students are morning. mourning. >> this is tragic. >> on a lot of students and even i take that at ninth and just sucks. >> i am shocked this is so random and it does not make any sense. just a waste of life. >> reporter:san francisco state university president lee wong. released a statement. it says. quote - >> pam: "this is truly a tragedy for justin's friends and family, and for the entire university community. >> pam: i have reached out to justin's family to offer our heartfelt concern and to assure them. that we stand ready to offer support and assistance at this difficult time." >> reporter: 4 caltran trains are stopped due to the brush fire on california dried. california drive. the train delays are done to their maximum hours and

kron four's philippe djegal >> pam: spoke with the man's former coach. who says noah blue's arrest comes as a shock. after winning championships as a senior in 2010. >> reporter: 21 year-old noel blue was on top of the world. this year to boded video showing and finishing first in a 110 300 m hurdle championship. he armed a full ride athletic scholarship but then dr. jamal cook his foreman had hit " coach said things went downhill from there. he dropped out after a year and most of recently wearing a storm trooper costume and trying to rub a bank in oakland. >> we all fall down and we all make mistakes. minute and a hurdle you fall down who you have to get back up. i hope that this was a case of him unfortunately being a follower and following the wrong people. i just hope that he is not having to reach out and ask for help can improve his life and do better. >> pam: a fire station in walnut creek was burglarized. while fire fighters were out tackling the blaze on mount diablo >> pam: but now the community is stepping up to help out earlier this week, so

kron four's philippe djegal has more on the charges. and where the case goes from here. >> reporter: the elevated district attorney's office is charging daniels with a misdemeanor cruelty charge he is set for october 9th. this dog and the other dogs were seized by animal control. both are being held at the animal shelter in dublin. rather investigation. >> apologize and i i heart is so broke. >> reporter: daniels says that he is not a bad person but he declined to comment on camera but released a statement saying that we love our dogs and we miss them. from the hall of justice, phillipe djegal, kron 4 news. >> pam: developing tonight. the father of a man who police say, killed a dodgers fan. says his son acted in self- defense. jonathan denver died during a fight near a-t&t park wednesday night. about an hour- and a- half after the game. this is what could be the last picture of him. taken with his family that night. kron 4's j.r. stone is live outside the san francisco county jail where the suspect is being held, j.r? >> reporter: at t

in sonoma county, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> the conditions this weekend are hot and dry. kron 4 chief meteorologist jacqueling bennett is standing by in our weather center with the latest. jacqueline? >> jacqueline: it was very warm out there today. away from the coast closer to the coast we did have that sea breeze however, the equal sea breeze did not make it to the inland valleys. temperatures are in the upper 90s and even triple digits. as for the dry conditions with relative humidity very low at this hour. this is a mystery and concord but right now, in walnut creek relative humidity is in the teens. not as a drive with napa, 34 percent relative humidity. not as--dry in napa how we were seeing those relative humidity levels in the teens. the calm winds right now are in the east bay. and as we move towards the north bay we are also seeing calmer conditions in napa. it was hot and dry. the heat is going to stay with us as we go towards tomorrow. when it is expected to cool down in just a bit. >> these are pictures from the morgan fire. you are looking at pictures of th

kron 4's philippe djegal was there and explains why workers say they are fed up. former walmart employees. who say they were fired for doing just this. protesting for fair wages. taking to the streets of san francisco. followed by hundreds of supporters. the march spanning just a few blocks. ending in front of the four seasons hotel. where walmart board member and yahoo president and c- e-o marissa mayer reportedly lives. pamela davis no longer has her job at the walmart in richmond. she says she's standing up for more than one million walmart associates. making less than 10-dollars an hour. davis says she'd also like her job back. she was one of close to a dozen to stage a sit-in in front of the hotel. after the protestors ignored the san francisco police department's request to leave. officers then moved in. taking these protestors away -- one by one. in all, 11 people were djegal, kron four news. angeles, miami, and new york nationwide day of protests this is video of walmart workers in miami. and just as in the bay area, several arrests were made in new york a

kron four's philippe djegal spoke with drivers in walnut creek, who are not pleased with the proposal>> reporter: it took me a little more than a half hour to find this parking spot at the intersection of locust and bonanza in downtown walnut creek. that was pretty much the same story for everyone i spoke with. they say raising the price at meters may free up some spots. but no one's trilled about paying more. >> that is outrageous! >> honestly i did not think that it is okay. >> >> reporter: how much more of the burden? >> more than it is already is. it is not good for the customers, the community. >> reporter: what about the parking structures? >> there is no parking downtown. i understand that you need to have cars coming and going but we definitely need that traffic for businesses. >> reporter: it does not help? >> it does not help. >> reporter: the transportation commission will present it's proposal to the city council next month. if adopted. the rate hikes could go into effect in 2014. in walnut creek, philippe >> it's a blast from the past. the doggie diner heads are reappeari

kron 4's philippe djegal is in tuolumne county with the latest. >> reporter: ira spoken with the incident the incident commander, mike wilkins. yesterday, we also saw firefighters battling a blaze beyond the entrance to the120 and also the information station they were busy trying to saturate the ground. trying to make sure that the structures were protected. and all sunday hodgkin metal campground the hodgkin metmet the meadow campground is protected it has been very expensive. and they are getting the upper hand and confident that they're able to get containment within one week. it is less than to 2 percent containment. and let stand 50 percent containment. they are going to let it burn in portions of the sections. intulomne county, phillipe djegal, kron 4 news. a7 [ slurps ] [ laughs ] ♪ [ female announcer ] hey ladies. you love it. you've got to have it. cinnamon toast crunch, 'cause that cinnamon and sugar is so irresistible. everybody craves those crazy squares.® made gluten-free cereals in a bunch of yummy flavors. like cinnamon chex, honey nut chex, and chocolate chex... we're in

. >> >> kron 4's philippe djegal tells us when the gates will re-open today. allow to go. >> park lenders that the today's will reopen at 8:00 a.m. this morning. they hope that it will return to their normal business hours. since the fire started only the parts of it were able to get people to pasture. this would change on monday because that will reopen this to everyone. you concede that some of the scorched areas, the fire fighters said most of the damage happened on the southern and eastern side of the mountain. park officials said that visitors will be a lot more rose and trails even if they pass through the blinds on. you just have to stay on the road. you can adventure into the burned area. wrong hoping to get around. they stated their looking for to the reopening. another restriction is that the camp grounds will remain closed. they do not want people lighting fires just in case of wrestler. the camp grounds may open up the following week. >> coming up on the kron4 morning news. the new iphone is getting a lot of buzz. especially this fingerprint scanni