students and workers will rally in support of a u-c berkeley employee who was arrested last week whilenfair wages.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at u-c berkeley with the details. lydia? (lydia) protesters will gather here at 11:30 to speak out against the arrest of david cole... a uc berkeley employee. let's take a look at the video of coles arrest. david cole is 51-years old and works as a cook at uc berkeley employee. he was detained during a protest where he and about 100 other employees were picketing for the fair treatment of campus employees. a video circled online shows three uc police officers wrestling cole to the ground. he sustained a cut on his during the arrest and the berkeley fire department before being transported ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) breaking news from overnight. a church in vallejo has been damaged in a fire. vallejo firefighters sent out this picture showing the damage to the church of the living god on sonoma boulevard. the fire started in a storage unit attached to the church... then spr

protesting unfair wages.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at u-c berkeley with the details. ... students and workers will rally in support of a u-c berkeley employee who was arrested last week while protesting unfair wages. david cole was arrested after another man claimed cole hit his car with his sign. cole was cited and released... but a union spokesperson says police were too rough. they say cole suffered head injuries and needed stitches. the rally is at 11:30 this morning on campus. community members are demanding that all charges against david cole be dropped.. ( terisa ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) the bay area air quality management district cited a richmond scrap metal facility in connection to the large fire that prompted a shelter in place. the fire broke out at simms metal managment last week...sending toxic smoke into the airforcing road closures, and evacuations. the company was cited for a public nuisance violation... and for the fire itself.

how a u-c berkeley student who was released after being detained by ice...tainees. ( james ) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. introducing the pork belly blt from jack in the box. two strips of pork belly, green leaf lettuce, juicy tomatoes and tangy honey aioli even you'll love it, martha security! get him! wow, do you guys workout? try my new pork belly blt, part of my food truck series. introducing the prime rib from jack in the box. with strips of prime rib grilled with peppers and onions and smothered in provolone cheese and i'm challenging you to try it, martha it's on, jack. why are we whispering? try my new prime rib cheesesteak, part of my food truck series. the kron 4 morning news. lets get a check on weather and traffic with rebecca strom. rebecca:seasonably cool temperatures through tuesday with an upper low off the central coast that will bring a slight chance of showers, mainly for the hills of the central coast. continued dry for the bay area this week with another weak system approaching later wednesday night in

routine... but this time, they are stringer than ever, in santa rosa camila bernal kron 4 news (pam) u-c berkeleyent a hefty amount on protecting free speech events on campus last year. (pam) u-c berkeley spent a hefty amount on protecting free speech events on campus last year. the university revealed a bill of almost 4 - million dollars... to bring in outside police, rent equipment, and other security costs for "free speech month" last september. berkeley says it split the costs with the u-c presidents office. the most costly event was the september 24th to 27th event called "free speech week," .... organized by controversial right wing figure my-low (milo) yian- nopolous. that event was eventually canceled.... after the university spent nearly 3- million on security. (steve) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look ahead lawrence karnow: record high temperatures continue to fall as high pressure domintes our weather pattern. we enjoyed another day of sunshine and above normal temperature

berkeley says it split the costs with the u-c presidents office.t was the event called "free speech week," .... organized by controversial right wing figure milo yianopolous. that event was eventually canceled.... after the university spent nearly 3- million on security. ( james ) a san joaquin county supervisor -- who helped a woman escape an attack -- is now recovery from his injuries. it all happened in stockton on friday. tom patti was walking to his car.... when he saw a man beating a woman. patti says he confronted the man who quickly turned his focus to the supervisor. this gave the woman the chance to runaway... but it cost patti a broken eye socket and nose - and the possibility for emergency surgery. <"we had a confrontation and somebody hit me from behind with something at some point, and at that point i don't i lost a lot of consciousness of what happened.">( james ) a nearby store did capture the encounter on its surveillance cameras. that store did not want to release that footage. but the store manager says the video shows patti thro

berkeley says it split the costs with the u-c presidents office. the most costly event was the event called "free speech week," .... organized by controversial right wing figure milo yian- nopolous. that event was eventually canceled.... after the university spent nearly 3- million on security. ( robin ) for the first time... voters in contra costa county will receive ballots and information guides.... in a language other than english or spanish. materials will now be available in chinese. the federal voting rights act .... requires that voting materials be offered in a language... if 10-thousand voters --- or 5 percent of a county's residents -- speak that language. san francisco county has been offering ballots in english, spanish, and chinese for around 40- years. ( robin ) on the penninsula - police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman at a park. this happened sunday afternoon at orange park in south san francisco. a 59-year-old woman was sitting near the softball field... when a man walked up started a conversation then exposed

physically detained a u-c berkeley employee. tonight, police say: >>> that 11, tackled to the ground. these physically -- these police officers physically detained auc berkeley student. there is more to the story says the police. >>>we talked to the worker moments after he got out of jail. >> the union protest was meant to be peaceful and bring information. it ended up with a union member walking out of jail with some injuries and two very different accounts of what went down.>> the video begins with the uc pd officer grabbing onto david cole. a cook with auc diverse services. seconds later, a second officer joins and tells him to get on the ground. david was tackled and pushed to the ground by 3 officers and arrested. the video was widely circulated on social media. sparking outrage. >> it was disturbing, really hard to see the man wrestled to the ground and slammed like that. >> reporter: paul was on his way to the drugstore when he witnessed the protest, he shot this cell phone video. tonight the university released a stateme

join us on )today in the bay )- 4:30 that )s how much u-c berkeley spent on security for "free speechough >>> nearly $4 million, that's how much uc berkeley spent on security for free speech last year. that was august through september, it's about $130,000 a day. most of the money spent before the visit was cancelled. they said it was split with the uc president's office. >>> how do you get your kids away from the smart phones? san lorenzo high school using a smart approach. at 8:00 a.m., students much put their phones in a pouch that locks and at 3:00 p.m. they can unlock them. a san francisco company created the pouches and they're now in talk with four other schools. >>> the next time you want to super size the fries and someone says you shouldn't, tell them a chemical ingredient in the fries might be the cure for baldness. that's out of a finding from japan. only catch is the research hasn't been proven for humans. so far it's worked for hairless mice. it's a good thing to tell yourself on the fries. >> happy meal with extra fries. >>> we're going to check in with danville. why da

no one was injured.the scene is cleared this morning. ( marty ) a u-c berkeley student is out of jail ... after he was detained by ice for nearly three weeks. an online campaign helped raise money for his bail. luis mora used additonal funds from that campaign to bail out others in the same jail. kron 4's ella sogomonian met with his immigration attorney and has more. undocumented cal student luis mora was arrested at a border patrol checkpoint in san diego county back in december.he was released after spending three weeks held at otay mesa detention center.his attorney said that was unusual for someone without a criminal history.an online campaign raised 15 thousand dollars for bail.his bond only cost 1500. so he helped free three other detainees with the rest of the money.sot: prerna lal, immigration attorney// "we worked with an attorney down in san deigo who had assisted briefly with luis's case to identify clients she had who she had won bond for but who had not been able to pay bond for their release. some had been detained for a year others for almost two years." their last nam

authorities say it appears the robbery was marijuana-related. ( james ) a former u-c berkeley studentt airlines. he says he was removed from a flight just because he spoke arabic. the incident happened back in april of 2016 but he just filed the lawsuit yesterday. he says he was sitting on the plane in los angeles getting ready to fly back to oakland. somebody heard him speaking arabic and told the flight crew. he says a southwest agent then came with two police officers and escorted him off the plane. he says he was then searched and questioned by the police and f-b-i for hours. south west says it cannot comment on the lawsuit. ( darya ) happening now... police are waring people in marin county about a new phone scam. the scammers are calling people claiming to be with the marin county sheriff's office... and asking them to buy gift cards to pay off a fine for missing a jury summons. the sheriff's office says they will never call any person to ask for money. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... demanding the release of a san jose man detained by ice. what he was doing

u-c berkeley police officers >>> affordable housing targets, from a new study just released yesterday. details, coming up. ♪ strummed guitar you can't experience the canadian rockies through a screen. you have to be here, with us. ♪ upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. canada's rocky mountains await. call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. are accused of excessive force owing >>> uc berkeley police officers are accused of excessive force and racism. >>> and a company is accused of knowingly sending toxic dust into a nearby neighborhood. >>> and we are looking at a warm start to the day, a very warm afternoon. your weekend forecast, coming up. >>> this is 680. further south we are tracking problems and slowdowns. details, coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, february 2nd, i'm michelle griego. >>> good morning, i'm kenny choi. a document highly critical of the fbi could soon go public today. >> it has a lot of the peo

(jrstone) a u-c berkeley student is out of jail tonight... after he was detained by immigrations and customs enforcement for nearly three weeks. good evening... im jr stone... (justine) and im justine waldman. it's all thanks to donations raised to pay for his bail. luis mora used the remaining money raised for his bond to free others in the same jail he was kept. kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the east bay community law center where she met with his immigration attorney. luis mora was so disturbed by his own experience in jail that he wanted to do whatever he could to help other undocumented people get out. undocumented cal student luis mora was arrested at a border patrol checkpoint in san diego county back in december.he was released after spending three weeks held at otay mesa detention center.his attorney said that was unusual for someone without a criminal history.an online campaign raised 15 thousand dollars for bail.his bond only cost 1500. so he helped free three other detainees with the rest of the money.sot: prerna lal, immigr

out free (pam) young students joined forces with activists and college students for a rally at u-c berkeley today. ááánats of students chanting "what do we want? dream act. when do we want it? now."ááá the young demonstrators are appealing to lawmakers to save daca... and the deffered action for childhood arrivals program. they are also defending temporary protected status.... calling for full citzenship rights for all immigrants. the rally was considered a field trip for the students from local elementary and high schools in oakland. their absences from class were excused for the event. (pam) new tonight at 8. the c=h=p says, one of its officers is on a roll.. after putting out a car fire yesterday.... he rescued another person today. (steve) here are the two incidents puckett helped out with. today he helped a driver up a steel hill... after she had crashed off of state route four. police say her car was nearly 300 feet down an embankment.... and yesterday...c=h-p says officer puckett single handedly put out a car fire. this was on highway 80 near cummings skyway in crockett. a driver had

how many u-c berkeley students are trying to keep their stuff safe now. ( rebecca ) and i am trackingorecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá) it's time for the 'ultimate sleep number event' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. does your bed do that? right now, our queen c2 mattress is only $699, save $200. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. ( james ) ( james )if you believe the oversized rodent....we will have six more weeks of winter. punxsutawney phil, the world- famous groundhog, saw his shadow this morning.groundhog day is a 132 year old tradition. if the pennsylvania groundhog didn't see his shadow it would have meant an early spring.the good news though is that phil is often wrong. ( james ) rebecca:high pressure continues through the weekend with record or near record highs forecast. the ridge will stay in place through next week with dry weather forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. no major hot spots. bay bri

u-c berkeley law school is launching a new center to help low income consumers.ut and give advice to lawmakers on how best to help people with low incomes. officials with the university are hoping that the new center will make cal a global leader in consumer law. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) back to our breaking news this morning... a small earthquake swarm rattles the east bay.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live in danville this morning with the details. will. ( will )breaking news... a small earthquake swarm has rattled part of the east bay this morning. there have been a total of 4 earthquakes. the first hit around 1:30 this morning... that was a 2 point eight magnitude quake centered near diablo. the most recent was a 2-point-9 in danville. the biggest was a 3-point-0 in diablo. kron 4's will tran is on his way to danville he will have the latest in a live report coming up at 5:30. ( darya ) thanks will. we wil

plus, a look at how much u-c berkeley spent on free speech events. >>> i do not see a government shutdown -- coming. >> as the deadline loons they look for a deal to have her another shutdown.>>> a look at how uc berkeley spent on free- speech events. jacket mary esther is damaged during a friday sideshow. the citations issued.>>> the house is went about this week on a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown. good morning it is monday february 5.>> we have more on this capitol hill shutdown. >> reporter: were we not just here? we just went through this. but the agreement that ended the shutdown last month will run out. that was only a stopgap measure. the deadline now is on thursday. house is expected to vote in the coming days on another short-term spending bill. this one would keep the government open and funded through march 22. that would give lawmakers time to map out a path for a bill to address the expiring deferred action for childhood arrivals program. some leaders say there is hope for an agreement. >> i do not see a shutdown coming but i do see a promise by sena

berkeley says, it split the costs with the u-c presidents office. the most costly event was the september 24th to 27th event called "free speech week," .... organized by controversial right wing figure milo yian-nopolous. that event was eventually canceled.... after the university spent nearly 3- million on security. (steve) for the first time, voters in contra costa county will receive ballots and information guides.... in a language other than english or spanish.materials will now be available in chinese. the federal voting rights act .... requires that voting materials be offered in a language, if 10-thousand voters --- or 5 percent of a county's voting age residents -- speak that language. contra costa county was informed .. it met that criteria in 2016. san francisco county has been offering ballots in all three -- english, spanish, and chinese -- for around 40- years. in 2015, san francisco added filipino ... to stay compliant with the city's language access ordinance. (pam ) in the north bay - a santa rosa gas station clerk was hurt in a robb

arrest this week of a black man protesting alleged pay inequalityhas labor organizers blasting u-c berkeleyl is honoring the legacy of the jim crow south.. the school -- is telling a very different story...( vo &banner ) and a woman reported as missing in northern california turns up - and she's doing just fine, thanks. the unusual and 'very' visible place where she was spotted... stay with us for the news at nine...next. . (steve) new tonight at 9... a laptop was stolen at gunpoint from the hands of an east bay woman sitting on her front porch. (steve) good evening i'm steve aveson. and i'm catherine heenan. the brazen armed robbery happened in the quiet town of albany. (catherine) that's where we find kron 4's ella sogomonian - live at the albany police department.ella what are police telling you? even the police here find this unusual. the home where this happened is nestled in the hills of a fairly quiet neighborhood. a sergeant says he's heard of laptops stolen at east bay cafes but never off someone's front porch. (nats) homeowners on this albany block of sonoma avenue say they chose

u-c berkeley law school is launching a new center to help low income consumers. provide input and give advice to lawmakers on how best to help people with low incomes. officials with the university are hoping that the new center will make cal a global leader in consumer law. ( darya ) a fire department's crab feed is now at the center of controversy after an a-r-15 rifle was one of the items up for auction. that kind of firearm has of course been used by many mass shooters, including the most recent school shooting in florida. some people who were excited to attend the event in el dorado county.... left after seeing it was being auctioned off as a prize. they say he timing of the event and the prize just seemed to be in poor taste. <"i mean the kids in florida are outraged and they're angry and they're talking, and the whole country is talking about this. and it just felt so tone deaf that here we are in our community just giving this gun out as a prize.">( darya ) a cal fire a cal fire spokesman says the crab feed has been held every year since 2002... and guns

(robin) now, scientists at u-c berkeley have taken inspiration from cockroaches ......it's rectangular with six legs.and like the cockroach ... its able to crash into a wall at high speed ... and bounce back to shift from a horizontal to a vertical position.(robin) scientists say research into cockroaches is helping them create smaller running, climbing and flying robots ... for use in search and rescue in disasters. ( robin ) coming up in the next hour... bart is taking new steps to keep stations clean. when you can expect to see major changes. ( robin ) plus... a bay area school bus driver is under arrest. what she's accused of doing to a special needs, elementary school student. ( robin ) and... new details on the florida school massacre... what we're learning about the shooter... we are live in florida with the latest. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (áábreakáá) (vo) i was born during the winter of '77. i first met james in 5th grade. we got married after college. and had twin boys. but then one night, a truck didn't stop. but thanks to our forester, neither did our st

that's according to a new study from u-c berkeley.archers say up to one in 20 kids fall somewhere on the spectrum of disorders... caused by maternal drinking. a previous study found that up to one in 100 american children were affected by drinking during pregnancy. some disorders caused by maternal drinking... include abnormal growth and facial features... intellectual disabilities and behavioral problems. (pam) walnut creek police are warning people that they are seeing an increase in accidental 9-1-1 calls from apple watches. police say, if you do make an accidental 9-1-1 call - don't just hang up -- let them know if was an accident. -coming upit's an area with open fields and trees swaying in the wind nats: ambiance you will find lots cows roaming around it's like paradise, except there is a problem in this small community with the name shore acres i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly (sports) coming up i'll have all the day's sports highlights and scores. (grant) california..has topped another list! the golden

(steve) police are warning about a phone scam in the east bay.a u-c berkeley employee was targeted byetending to be a campus police officer. that person claimed the victim had outstanding warrants for their arrest for failing to pay their student loans. the scammer asked for the victim's credit card number. the victim refused and called police. (grant) america's credit card debt is the highest it's ever been, surpassing 1- trillion in 2017. that's according to new federal reserve data.... but where in the u.s. is that debt concentrated the most? according to a new study from credit-cards-dot-com, consumers in southern cities have the highest credit card debt burden in the nation. it found that san antonio have the most credit card debt. researchers say it would take the average san antonio credit average san antonio credit card holder 22 months to pay off their debt. that would include paying roughly 900 dollars in interest. and in the bay area... san francisco was one of the areas with the lowest credit card burden. vicki and steve? (vicki) the plan to change a traditional father- da

that's according to a new study from u-c berkeley. researchers say up to one in 20 kids fall somewhere on the spectrum of disorders... caused by maternal drinking. a previous study found that up to one in 100 american children were affected by drinking during pregnancy. some disorders caused by maternal drinking... include abnormal growth and facial features... intellectual disabilities and behavioral problems. a hot one tonight at oracle arena... warriors and kevin durant taking on russell westbrook and the oklahoma city thunder... right now... it may be a few years later than fans wanted... but the giants are going to finally retire barry bonds' number 25... the team announced today they would hold a ceremony to honor the home run king and seven-time nl mvp on august 11th... when his other former team... the pittsburgh pirates... are in town bonds will become only the 12th player from the new york or san francisco giants to have his number retired... he broke hank aaron's home run record with number 756 in 2007.... he finished his 2

(robin) now, scientists at u-c berkeley have taken inspiration from cockroaches ... six legs. and like the with six legs. rectangular it's robot .... it's rectangular with six legs.and like the cockroach ... its able to crash into a wall at high speed ... and bounce back to shift from a horizontal to a vertical position.(robin) scientists say research into cockroaches is helping them create smaller running, climbing and flying robots ... for use in search and rescue in disasters. a woman in minnesota battling cystic fibrosis received a lung transplant. and someone in the hospital captured the powerful moment of her first breath.( darya ) the woman was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis 11 years ago... last june, she started tests to see if she would be a candidate for a lung transplant. by the time she found a match in october ...her lung function dropped to just 10-percent. she says she doesn't remember much after her surgery... but remembers everything about her first breath with her new lungs. <(ááá nats ááá)"that moment of taking that fresh breath. the first breath o

see how u-c berkeley students are trying to keep their stuff safe. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. if you believe the oversized rodent....we will have six more weeks of winter. punxsutawney phil, the world- famous groundhog, saw his shadow this morning.groundhog day is a 132 year old tradition. if the pennsylvania groundhog didn't see his shadow it would have meant an early spring.the good news though is that phil is often wrong. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:high pressure continues through the weekend with record or near record highs forecast. the ridge will stay in place through next week with dry weather forecast for at least the next 7 to 10 days. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. to 101. ( james ) in the east bay... the city of berkeley is averaging a laptop robbery every two days.( darya ) kron 4's dan kerman has more on the growing problem. thursday afternoon there was no shorta

berkeley says, it split the costs with the u-c presidents office.nt was the september 24th to 27th event called "free speech week," .... organized by controversial right wing figure milo yian-nopolous. that event was eventually canceled.... after the university spent nearly 3- million on security. (steve) in the south bay... one of the largest homeless encampments in san jose is being cleaned out. about 100 people showed up to protest caltrans' clearing at 4 am this morning. they say the city as well as the tech companies are not doing enough to address homelessness. now comes the task of cleaning up a mess that one crew member described as nothing short of "shocking." kron four's rob fladeboe has more. (disinfectant being sprayed) caltrans has it's work cut out in the days ahead. this is the north end of an encampment that stretches from i-280 near 7th street south to story road and has been spilling into some neighboring areas. the amount of tents, tarps and other items accumulated by roughly 70 campers in the past six months is staggering says ca

that's according to a new study from u-c berkeley. researchers say up to one in 20 kids fall somewhere on the spectrum of disorders... caused by maternal drinking. a previous study found that up to one in 100 american children were affected by drinking during pregnancy. some disorders caused by maternal drinking... include abnormal growth and facial features... intellectual disabilities and behavioral problems. (vicki) a girl scout in southern california is cashing in on the state's new pot laws! reporter travis rice explains how. it's either bad parenting or genius marketing depending on how you feel about the green stuff. cell phone video shows a nine year old selling girl scout cookies out of a wagon near a marijuana dispensary. the girl's father wants he and his daughter to remain anonymous but says she sold 312 boxes in two three hour trips on wednesday and friday. this instagram post from the dispensary urban leaf even advertised the girl will be outside.(alison bushan/girl scouts san diego)we all looked at that and our first in

a u-c berkeley employee was targeted by a person pretending to be a campus police officer. that person claimed the victim had outstanding warrants for their arrest for failing to pay their student loans. the scammer asked for the victim's credit card number. the victim refused and called police. (steve) also in berkeley... police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery. it happened early monday morning near the cal campus. police say a student was approached by a group of 4 people. one of them pointed a gun and robbed him of his belongings. the student was not hurt. (vicki) in the south bay... the number of flu cases is on the rise. health officials say the south bay is putting northern california high on the list for flu severity. the bay area ranked number 11 nation wide with the most severe cases of one strain of the flu. and it was particularly bad in the south bay. (steve) in the north bay... a church in vallejo has been damaged in a fire. it happened this morning at the church of the living god on sonoma boulevard. firefighters said one person was inside when

authorities say it appears the robbery was marijuana-related. ( james ) a former u-c berkeley student is suing southwest airlines. he says he was removed from a flight just because he spoke arabic. the incident happened back in april of 2016 but he just filed the lawsuit yesterday. he says he was sitting on the plane in los angeles getting ready to fly back to oakland. somebody heard him speaking arabic and told the flight crew. he says a southwest agent then came with two police officers and escorted him off the plane. he says he was then searched and questioned by the police and f-b-i for hours. south west says it cannot comment on the lawsuit. ( james ) happening now... police are waring people in marin county about a new phone scam. the scammers are calling people claiming to be with the marin county sheriff's office... and asking them to buy gift cards to pay off a fine for missing a jury summons. the sheriff's office says they will never call any person to ask for money. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... demanding the release of a san jose man detained by ice.

berkeley.. outrage over the arrest of a u-c employee at a rally yesterday. (catherine) witnesses say campus police used excessive force. (catherine)they talked with kron 4's hermela aregawi. she joins us live from the campus with the details.. hermela? according to police cole threw his sign at a car crossing through the intersection where the rally was happening.. but witnesses say.. police got the wrong guy. /union presidenthe's a coworker of mine. i work here on campus. he's a cook right and to see someone like him a standup memeber of the community treated this way, with an arm around his neck slammed to the pavement //to say it's upsetting is to put it really mildly. honestly i'm outragedcole was cited and released from jail thursday evening.a union spokesperson says the 51 year old sustained injuries to the head and had to have stitches in his eyes and nose.kathryn lybarger/union presidenthe has been consistently there and involved and a contributor. he's someone we can rely on. he's always stepped in and said how can i help.we are demanding that all c