and their claim is denied, they face expedited removal from the u-s. the appeals court says that law violates judicial rulings guaranteeing protection under the u-s constitution to non citizens. ( james ) governor gavin newsom is now saying... the president's national emergency declaration at the u-s southern border... is hurting the border communities. governor newsom talked about the issue when h san ysidro yesterday. that is a district of san diego which sits on the u-s border with mexico. the governor has criiticized president trump's proclamation ... that there is an immigration crisis on the border. ( james ) newsom also visited the opening of a shelter that will temporarily house immigrants. the shelter is supposed to give them and

of u-s anti-trust law.en) americans are expected to spend less green celebrating saint patrick's day this year. a survey by the national retail federation finds -- the average reveler plans to spend an average of 40-dollars on march 17th. much of that money will go to food and drinks. in total -- the irish celebration will bring in 5-point-6 billion dollars to the economy. that's below last year's total of almost 6-billion. (grant) part of trump's budget proposal includes paid family leave. according to u-s labor statistics only 17 percent of u-s workers can count on their employer to pay them while they stay home with their newborns.(ken) as kron 4's capitol hill correspondent raquel martin explains... both republicans and democrats support the plan... but it is unclear if they can agree on the details. "nat pop baby crying"many say the first few weeks after birth can be the most precious for new parents and their babies.but labor statistics show just a small fraction of u-s families can afford to take the

d-h-s says-- as of today-- the u-s has returned 240 migrants to mexico under a new expanded version ofs 'migrant protection protocols' program. under the plan, d-h-s returns migrants primarily from central america to mexico to wait as they apply for asylum in the u-s. the department expanded this program from one port of entry to ports along three california areas. according to d-h-s-- it does not apply to mexican citizens and unaccompanied minors. (vicki) the white house is trying to prevent a high profile congressional rejection of the president's border emergency.or at least reduce the number of republican senators voting against him. vice president pence met privately with a handful of g-o-p senators in hopes of getting them to back trump. if the senate votes thursday to block trump like the house already has... it would force the president's first veto. two republican senators are talking with the white house about legislation to curb a president's ability to declare future emergencies. if trump agreed to such limits... it might help him peel off republican votes thursday. (grant)

(nat) more u-s movie-goers are buying their tickets online. vertigo research surveyed more than 100-thousand people as they left theaters throughout 20-18: the resulting report says online movie ticket purchases rose nearly 19- percent, while in-theater ticket sales fell more than five-percent. online buyers were more likely to go to the movies in groups, purchase concessions, and opt for premium showings, such as three-d or imax."we have to go to a party tonight.""what?" "nobody knows that we are fun." "we didn't party because we wanted to focus on school and get into good colleges, and it worked.""but the irresponsible people who partied also got into those colleges."here's your first look at "booksmart," about straight-a friends about to graduate who try to cram four years of high school partying into one night. the comedy is the feature directorial debut of olivia wilde, and opens may 24th. in david daniel.hollywood, i'm 24th. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be b

u. s. constitution saying the us is into new zealand. chevy that the u. s. on like new zealand has an i inalienablele t to bear arms. bonus of gun control in the us have repeatedly trying to pass legislation aimed at limiting on sales. they say it's the best way to prevent mass shootings. but until now those efforts have been blocked repealed by cocongress. let's get some business days now brian could is with us in the studio had either brian are you talking about the chinese president's visit. to italy and how that is so pretty awkward timingng isn't indeed he so youe just as a brussels is holding a summit dedicated not a just to break that puts a rainy in it chinese influenence the italy of course. s signened a non binding memorandum of understanding that it would make it to the first g. seven nation to join chinana's gargantuan belel and road infrastructure project. comes as e. u. leaders are actively seeking wayss to lilimt continenent brussels is worried that china is using its growin

overnight, u. s. secretary of state mike pompeo tweeted he is withdrawing all the remaining personnel this week as a response to the political unrest in the country. maduro refuses to give up power, despite the democratic election of opposition leader juan guaido. maduro put blame on cuba and russia for supporting them. >> they tried to help turn the reserves into cash, furthering the squandering of assets for the venezuelan people. >> reporter: juan guaido is calling for protests. opposition groups estimate 17 people have died to because of lack of medical care, like dialysis. >> yesterday juan guaido addressed the country's national assembly, asking them to declare a national state of emergency. he also asked to stop delivering venezuelan oil to cuba. >>> police have made an arrest in the murder of a san jose woman. a suspect is in custody and is being interviewed this morning. the victim, 59-year-old bambi larson, was found dead after she didn't show up to her dad at a biotech firm. neighbors say a

he allegedly spent 100-thousand dollars to get his daughter into u-s-c. documents, he complained to rick singer, the alleged mastermind, when his daughter's s-a-t scores weren't high enough. singer plead guilty and has cooperated with the government. fifteen parents appeared in court today. actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin are set to appear in court next wednesday, april third. all of them have been charged with conpiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. all parents have been released on conditions.. including bond and restricted travel. (pam) in the east bay... parents and students staged "walk-ins" across schools in fremont today ... to support their teachers who are fighting for a fair contract. kron4's sara stinson reports from warm springs elementary school. (on cam) <"it wasn't just fremont teachers involved in todays walk in at warm springs elementary- dozens of parents and students also came out to support them in the fight for a fair contract.">(nat)<"it's really heart warming - i get choked up when they come out an

u.'s donald tusk says that britian we'll be granted a short brexit delay but only if parliament approves prime ministerr theheresa m mays withdrawal agreement. that dale has already been rejected twiwice by and peace in the e. u. says it's not open to renegotiation. earlier this week the speaker of parliament john backus said that may could not put the deal to the house again in its current form. person is usually the emu in nine days time let's take a listen to donald tusk speaking idea. in the lights of the consultations. not that i have conducted over the past days. i believe that the show to extension would be possible. bob said to the condition of on the positive votes on the withdrawal agreement. in the house of commons. the question remains open as to the duration. of such an extension. brussels correspondent dave casing it told us more about the recent turn of events. it's been an incredible day here at the european council we started the day with no letter from to reason may then

now senator dianne feinstein wants to 880 the u. s. to that list because these aircrafts have been involved in two fatal crashes in the last six months. she writes in a letter in part she wants to temporarily ground thesethe domestically. she is referring to the crash that happened sunday into ethiopia where all 157 people on board the boeing 737 max 8s were killed when the plane nose- dived within minutes of taking off. this accident is eerily similar to when that happened in october when another boeing 737 max 8s operated by lion air crashed off the coast of indonesia, killing all 189 of its passengers. the black boxes from the ethiopia crash warwick recovered yesterday and hopefully will help investigators answer questions. after the lion air crash, boeing began working on training and design updates. the faa says those have to be done by next month. the faa has not granted the aircraft until investigators determine what caused the most recent crash. three other countries this morning have decided to ground these aircrafts. we will

but for now, they're still flying in the u- s..icki) this is video of one of those boeing 737-max-8 jets landing at s-f- o. kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon takes a look at why the planes are still flying here in the u.s. eight americans were among the victims of the ethiopia airlines plane crash that killed all 157 people on board. people who either lived here or were here to work and to contribute to the development of this continent. eight inspiring lives...in less than six months two boeing 737 max 8 jets have crashed within minutes after taking off.so you can understand why countries and airlines and flyers are saying - what's going on here.seth kaplan is an aviation expert and journalist.china, indonesia, ethiopia and some international airlines have grounded the 737 max 8 jets -< seth kaplan / aviation expert & journalist>the us airlines and the faa so far seem to be taking a technical approach and saying so far we don't see a specific reason to ground this fleet. s

(grant) victor mcelhaney was a music student at u=s=c... a likable prodigy u=s=c...a likable prodigy who could keep a drum beat before he could talk... and more recenntly someone who used music to bring people together. today the together. today the campus was the scene of a highly emotional news conference.... as those who knew him best described him as kind, authentic, and courageous. victor was my sunshine ... mmm ... mmm ... and i pray like every momma, don't take my sunshine awaylynette gibson mcelheney and her husband clarence heard u=s=c faculty members praise her son and their own bravery,it takes tremendous courage to do this ... just hours after a parent's most horrific event. victor was described as a brilliant musician and wonderful human being.and i can't thank you enough for bringing him into this world ... i can't look at you. he looks exactly like you (breaks down)he would have turned 22 next month.(friend) he did not deserve this. we should not be here right nowvictor mcelheney went with a group of friends to a market a few blocks from campus last sa

as for the u. s., experts say the unraveling of the european union could bring more instability to the region. >>> amazon sellers now have a little more freedom when it comes to pricing the product. the company changed its policy for third-party sellers. it used to prohibit third-party sellers from listing products on other sites for last. the e-commerce company confirms it won't do that anymore. the changes come amid concerns the stipulation could be in violation of u. s. antitrust law. >>> apple is generating a lot of buzz right now, sending out this invitation for a special event in cupertino on march 25. apple is expect it to announce the debut of his streaming tv service and bundled subscription. the company could also introduce a cheaper ipad and new airpods. >>> today marks a special day in history in tech. it is a 30th birthday of the world wide web. tim berners-lee, then a 33-year- old southwood engineer had an idea that called for managing and monitoring research. it was the first draft of

according to u-s labor statistics only 17 percent of u-s workers can count on their employer to pay themhile employer to count on their 60s.the 50s and 60s. (grant) part of trump's budget proposal includes paid family leave. according to u-s labor statistics only 17 percent of u-s workers can count on their employer to pay them while they stay home with their newborns. as kron 4's capitol hill correspondent raquel martin explains... both republicans and democrats support the plan... but it is unclear if they can agree on the details. "nat pop baby crying"many say the first few weeks after birth can be the most precious for new parents and their babies.but labor statistics show just a small fraction of u-s families can afford to take the time off.only 17 percent of workers get paid parental leave."as a nation we can do better for our families."tuesday republican senators joni ernst and mike lee introduced a conservative solution to a problem dispraportionally impacting working women."it's long over due that congress have a conversation on these matters, but get serious."under their plan e

and their claim is denied, they face expedited removal from the u-s. court says that law violates judicial rulings guaranteeing protection under the u-s constitution to non citizens. ( darya )( darya ) still ahead ...hackers are getting your personal information from major companies which are supposed to protect it. now more companies could be at risk. ( darya ) plus ... a number of state workers are refusing vacation time ... and all those extra work hours are costing the california a lot of money. ( dave ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. show your gut some love. only activia has billions of our live and active probiotics. a delicious way to enjoy probiotics every day. with 20 years of devotion to gut health. activia. like no other. even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family.

dre celebrates his daughter getting into u-s-c...ther celebrities caught up in the college scandal-- saying she did it "on her own"... why some are questioning her acceptance... (grant) while celebrating his daughter's acceptance to the university of southern california -- hip hop luminary doctor dre threw shade at other rich threw shade at other rich families caught up in a college admissions scandal. the rapper, whose real name is andre young, posted a picture with his daughter -- truly young -- and her acceptance letter. he wrote: "my daughter got accepted into u-s-c all on her own. no jail time!!!!" it's a thinly veiled reference to dozens of parents now facing federal charges after accusations they lied and cheated to get their children into prestigious schools... including u-s-c... but many people pointed out that in 20-13... doctor dre and producer jimmy iovine donated 70-million dollars to establish the jimmy iovine and andre young academy for arts, technology and the business of innovation at u-s-c... dre has since deleted t

and their claim is denied, they face expedited removal from the u-s.ls court says that law violates judicial rulings guaranteeing protection under the u-s constitution to non citizens. ( darya ) governor gavin newsom is now saying... the president's national emergency declaration at the u-s southern border... is hurting the border communities. governor newsom talked about the issue when he met with community members and local leaders in san ysidro yesterday. that is a district of san diego which sits on the u-s border with mexico. the governor has criiticized president trump's proclamation ... that there is an immigration crisis on the border. ( darya )( darya ) newsom also visited the opening of a shelter that will temporarily house immig

(justine) that's also affecting students here in the u-s.ighth grade students in maine were supposed to fly out of boston in may on áwow air.á it would be their class trip to germany.(jr) it's a trip that they've been planning for years. they started fundraising when they were in áfirstá grade. that trip is now in jeopardy. "first thoughts were is it still gonna happen? are we still gonna go?"(jrs) their teacher says -- they already started getting donations. they will be making some adjusments to still go on the trip. (justine) the golden gate bridge is glowing pretty now... but it's about to go dark. we'll tell you why -- ahead. (jr) how one bart rider found a way to wear her clipper card...instead of carrying it. (justine) round up, pays out. a jury finds -- the weed killer ádoesá cause cancer. we hear from the victim and speak to an expert about what it is going to take to get the spary off the shelves. >>a major legal victory for a man going against the makers of the popular weed killer called the roundup. >>a federal jury in san franci

he was a music student at u-s-c. grant lodes has the story. victor was my sunshine ... mmm ... mmm ... and i pray like every momma, don't take my sunshine awaylynette gibson mcelheney and her husband clarence heard u=s=c faculty members praise her son and their own bravery,it takes tremendous courage to do this ... just hours after a parent's most horrific event. victor was described as a brilliant musician and wonderful human being.and i can't thank you enough for bringing him into this world ... i can't look at you. he looks exactly like you (breaks down)he would have turned 22 next month.(friend) he did not deserve this. we should not be here right nowvictor mcelheney went with a group of friends to a market a few blocks from campus last saturday night (cop) they had left the market when they were confronted by three individuals. apparently it was a robbery attempt by those individuals and unfortunately one of those individuals shot victor.. clarence mcelheney appealed for information on his son's murdersilence is

according to a new study nearly 85 million u-s adults consumed fast food on a regular basis.d to health risks like obesity, high blood pressure, type-2 diabetes, and heart disease. the data showed people who ate a lot of junk food varied by age, income level, and sex... the highest seen between the ages of 20 to 39.... higher- income families ate more fast food... and a slightly higher percentage in men than woman. (ken) facebook and its various platforms experienced an outage yesterday... stretching beyond 14 hours. and it is believed to be the social network's áábiggest interruption ever. there were some signs of the issues being resvoled earlier today... and as reporter samuel burke explains... the lengthy disruption is likely to upset advertisers... samuel burke, cnn business correspondent: "this is believed to be the biggest outage ever suffered by the social network and keep in mind this didn't just affect facebook's more than 2 billion users possibly. also, the other group of apps whatsapp and instagram -- those applications also seeing problems on their platforms. thi

according u-s-c.. (gayle)libby shaaf tweeted out a response just moments ago saying our hearts grieve w @lynettegm. victor's tragic is an unspeakable loss. lynette's leadership and passionate focus on violence prevention has healed wounds in our city and created new pathways for families all across #oakland. we send warmth + love. (justine) (justine) tense moments caught on camera at oakland international airport. the alameda county sheriff's office arrests a man who they say wanted to kill deputies with a knife. kron4's dan thorn is live at the airport tonight. he joins us with more on what happened..dan? (dan)the alameda county sheriff's office says this all happened around 8:45 this morning. a man armed with a knife apparently telling deputies he was intent on killing one of them. the intense moments were all caught on camera. video from oakland international airport shows a man armed with a knife being confronted by a deputy with her gun drawn. the alameda county sheriff's office says he wanted to

the u-s-g-s tested out it's new shake-alert system in oakland.at 11 this morning, a test message went out to cell phones all over downtown. kron 4's charles clifford has the story... well here in oakland on wed. morning cal oes and usgs tested out their new earthquake alert system. now this test involved cell phones in a 60 block area of downtown. a message , similar to an amber alert message, went out . there was an alert sound as well. it said earthquake emergency but also said this is only a test.near city hall a lot of people got the message. not far away, oes and usgs were monitoring the test. they had a bank of cell phones set up to make sure the test went through on different carriers. by all accounts the test went very well.sotwhen i hear that people are looking at their phones, that's amazing. it means people are getting the alert. the wireless emergency alert system is the most public the broadest most distribution of this message. now, this is all part of the effort to create the eartqauke warning system known as shakealert that could

and their claim is denied, they face expedited removal from the u-s. the appeals court says that law violates judicial rulings guaranteeing protection under the u-s constitution to non citizens. (pam) governor gavin newsom held a roundtable gathering today ... to talk about the president's national emergency declaration at the u-s southern border. governor newsom met with community members and local leaders in san ysidro today. that is a district of san diego which sits on the u-s border with mexico. the governor has criiticized president trump's proclamation... that there is an immigration crisis on the border. he now says, the national emergency declaration is hurting the border communities. (pam)deeper way.">(pam) newsom also visited t

ahead at 8 in the u-s and around the world.book and instagram outages affecting the popular platforms all day. and there are no signs of it ending, and next. lanes on a busy highway shut down during rush hour for road repair work. why officials say the work cannot be done overnight. sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now i'm ready to focus on my project. ♪ ♪ this is why we plan. ♪ ♪ you never cease to amaze me, maya. see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. (welcome back ken!) now that the weather is turning warmer - summer road construction season begins. kron 4's justine waldman tells us about an emergency repair project in marin county now underway that is causing some serious delays for drivers... and other road project bay area drivers should be ready for.. tsupers needed :on the phone / vince jacala / caltrans :32 dur :06justine waldman 1:18 dur :10when a typically easy afternoon commute looks red on a traffic map - something unusual must be slow

.">( darya ) the boy's mom says she is a u-s citizen and was born in the u-s.d to teach at any schools in that district from now on. ( darya ) coming up on the kron-4 morning news... measles in the bay area causing some concerns... but a california law is helping stop the disease from spreading even more. ( darya ) breaking news into the kron4 newsroom, a bicyclist was killed this morning after crashing into a truck in san francisco's south of market district. here's a map so you can see the location. it happened in the area of sixth and howard sreets around 8:20 this morning. that area is closed off as police investigate. (darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)shower activity will continue across mainly the southern portion of the region this morning, tapering off during the day. a weak front is expected to move into the north bay saturday sending another round of light rain across the region with lingering showers possible into sunday. dry high pressure returns monday with an

kron 4's sanaz tahernia spoke to the a-c-l-u to find out what's going on.going on. out what's c-l-u to find spoke to the a-sanaz tahernia warrant..." (vicki) california is a sanctuary state, but the a-c-l-u recently discovered local police departments are giving u-s immigration and customs enforcement officials access to your personal data - through your license plates. kron 4's sanaz tahernia spoke to the a-c-l-u to find out what's going on. the a-c-l-u recently uncovered information that shows local police departments across the country have been sharing their residents' personal information with the u-s immigration and customs enforcement... and the aclu believes ice is using the inforamtion to deport undocumented immigrants."we discovered in the documents that over 9,000 ice agents nationwide have access to over 5 billion points of location information about drivers, specifically vehicle plate information. and it's really disturbing to us to know that local police departments are sharing very sensitive personal information about their residents to ice."

the u-s geological survey says the first one happened around 10:15 in san ramon. that one was a 2 point 7 magnitude tremor. the second one was a 2 point 5 magnitude tremor that struck in unincorporated santa clara county near anderson reservoir just after 10:20. there are no reports of any injuries or damages. ( james ) a big story this morning. two brothers from northern california were among the people killed in a plane crash in ethiopia. mel and bennett riffel were from redding. mourners at their old elementary school have started placing flowers at the base of a bell tower in the brothers' memory. they were on an adventure before mel's daughter is born in may. the pastor of saint joseph church and school visited with the parents on monday. ( james ) their parents say they appreciate the outpouring of love and support and they are asking for prayers. ( darya ) senator dianne feinstein is asking the federal aviation administration to ground all boeing 7-3

u. s. president. says he would even like to see the countrtry joined nato's. and thousands of people back on the streets of algeria's capital demanding president beautifully could go immediately the agency to has scraps next month's election. stay on wants to end.. well we beginn with a will not welcome at ththe white house for brazil's far right presidents the us president donald trump congratulated jebel star on his election campaign. and said he was only just to hear it compared to his own victory in twenty sixteen the two latest pledging deeper cooperation on trade and security. trump said he wanted brazil to enter t the oecd group all developed economies. even said he would push for resale. to join nato forces would step aside. i also intend to designate brazil as a major non nato ally. or even possibly if you start the a n nato ally. have to talk to a lot of people but maybe a nato ally. which will greatly advanced sesecurity and cooperation betwn our countries. our nations are alrea

he says the u. s. condemns this hateful assault and pledged the u. s.' and favoring solidarity with new ceiling during this process. >>> we are taking a live look outside at the beautiful bay bridge. it is 6:20 am. we will be right back. we will be right back. >>> we begin with said news. the shocks for announced he and his wife lost her daughter during pregnancy over the weekend. she passed away at 26 weeks. he was away from the team on their recent road trip and did not play last night against florida. he thanked everyone for their support. the sharks could clinch a playoff spot. they were scoreless in the first period. he gets back up and scores to give san jose the dig e- 0 lead. now tied 2-2, a score off the slap shot, san jose's six game winning streak is snapped. >> check out kyle shanahan meeting with the media. >> are you guys signing jason verrett? >> we would like to get out of here and find out. >> he took the call. they got their man. they are signing quarterback jason barrette to a one-year deal. the fairfield native played four seasons wit

california is a sanctuary state, but the a-c-l-u recently discovered local police departments are giving u-sration and customs enforcement officials access to people's personal data... and it's all happening through license plates. the a-c-l-u believes ice is using the inforamtion to deport undocumented immigrants. more than 80 local law enforcement agencies nationwide are said to be involved. they discovered... ice agents nationwide are able to track more than five- billion drivers. they added that granting ice access to this information violates the california values act...<"our next step is to call on the california state auditer to conduct this audit of california law enforcement agencies to ensure they're in compliance with the state laws that would prohibit sharing this information with ice."> (grant) ice released this statement saying "like other law enforcement agencies, ice uses information obtained from license plate readers as one tool in support of its investigations. it doesn't use it to track or locate it doesn't use it its investigations. it doesn't use it to track or locate i

. >>> boeing's 737 max 8 is still lifting off in the u. s. what it will take for the faa to ground the plane. >> it is wednesday, march 13. good morning. i am kenny choi. >> i am michelle griego. let's check in with mary lee. we have a great forecast coming up. >> we are looking at a beautiful day ahead all across the bay area. soak up the sunshine. we are looking at temperatures warming up today and through the next several days. enjoy it. it has been a very wet winter. it is nice to have drier conditions. temperatures are in the 40s, 41 in concord, 49 in oakland, 43 in livermore, 43 in downtown san francisco was san jose 45. your weather headlines, clear skies and chilly conditions. bundle up as you head out the door. we will warm up and we start the warm-up today through the weekend. sunshine, your normal temperatures above-average temperatures by the weekend with highs soaring into the 70s inland. we will talk about how long this ridge of high pressure will stick around and when we see the next chance for showers coming up in a couple of

it's unclear how many u-s-c students are affected.nd today we are learning that the university is raising tuition and fees amid the scandal. incoming freshman can now expect to pay more than 57-thousand dollars per year. u-s-c officials insist the value of the degree makes the price worth it. (vicki) developing news tonight... a plea deal could keep new england patriots owner robert kraft out of court in a florida prostitution sting.the multi=billionaire is charged with paying for sex at an asian day spa.he's pled not guilty, even though prosecutors say they have videos showing him in sex acts with two women. 1:22 djcheering natrobert kraft and his lawyer are not answering questions about the deal.prosecutors say they are willing to forego a trial if he will agree to do four things...... counseling on the social harm of prostitution... 100 hours of community service ... tested for sexually transmitted diseases... and, admit to a judge that prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him.sfxthe 77 year old was named last month as one o

was shot and killed just a mile away from the u-s-c campus... in what police are saying was an attempted robbery... no arrests have been made in the case. (grant) kron4's j-r stone is live in oakland tonight with the details... j-r? (jr)everyone upset with what happened but at the same time...had nothing but good things to say about this young man. 21 year old victor mcelhaney was remembered monday night at this small private event in west oakland. the son of oakland councilwoman lynette gibson mcelhaneywas shot and killed sunday...less than a mile from the university of southern california. the school that victor attended and where he studied music.sot police say that victor was walking down the street just after midnight sunday. it appears that he was the victim of an attempted robbery when a group approached him and shot him. angela wellman says victor used to call her his music mom. she's known him since he was 11. sunday she received a call from his dad about the shooting.sotvictor playedthe drums and went from a student at the oakland publi

victor mcelhaney was studying music at u-s-c.he had his whole life ahead of him.. sad news out of los angeles.. the 21 -year-old son of oakland city councilwoman lynette gibson-mcelhaney died early this morning ..the district 3 council member released this photo with her son victor mcelhaney celebrating his 21st birthday.. in a statement,sharing the tragic news he was slain in a senseless act of violence. according to the university of southern california,victor mcelhaney - a student of thorntons school's jazz studies programwas the victim of an attempted robbery less than a mile east of the main u-s-c campus.the university reports l-a-p-d received the call just before 12:30 this morning..police say three to four male suspects approached mcelhaney and one shot him.. the group then fled in a vehicle..the school reports mcelhaney was in critical condition when the fire department arrived to the scene..he was taken to the hospital where he later died.. mcelhaney was 21-years-old,he transferred to u-s-c in 20-17 from cal state east bay to pursue jazz studiesas the mcel

including u-s-c. what dr.hat he and a producer donated 70 million to the school back in 2013. dr. dre has since deleted his post. (jrstone) a high school junior earned a perfect score on the a-c-t. the 17-year- old (anou-shka am-bavane-kar) says she practiced the college admissions test every day and she even surprised herself with the outstanding achievement. <"i was shocked, i was like wow this is crazy, i got it on my first try."> the california student has not started applying to universities yet.. but hopes the high score will help her stand out she is considering studying business and has already created multiple websites. (jrstone) millions of people across the northern u-s and canada are getting a rare chance to see the northern lights. forecasters with noaa say a geo-magnetic storm is pushing the aurora borealis farther south this weekend. that means people from maine to montana could be seeing the northern lights... including areas as far south as iowa and colorado. scientists say the event started m

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he was a music student at u-s-c. husband clarence listened as faculty members praise her son and their own bravery. victor was described as a brilliant musician and wonderful human being. (robin) victor would have turned 22 next month. ( darya ) in the south bay...officials have released the names of the two children killed by their mother in a murder-suicide last week. the santa clara county medical examiner's office identified them as four-year-old chuck nguyen and seven-year-old eric nguyen. their mother was identified earlier this week. police say -- they found her and the two children dead at their san jose home last wednesday. officers later determined the murder-suicide. ( darya )the death of a san jos ... is undocumented, had been deported, and criminal history. carlaccused of randomly breaking into 59-year-old bambi larsen's home and then stabbing her to death. a memorial grows outside her home on knollfield

the u-s-g-s tested its new shake-alert system today...t 11 this morning, cal o- e-s and the u-s-g-s sent out a test message to cell phones all over downtown oakland. the test involved cell phones in a 60 block area....with a message , similar to an amber alert. a message said 'earthquake emergency' but also said 'this is only a test.' there was a bank of cell phones set up to make sure the test went through on different carriers... by all accounts the test went very well. (catherine) this message.> (catherine) this is part of the effort to create the earthquake warning system known as 'shake alert'.. it could one day give everyone a few seconds of warning before a big quake hits. (catherine) a former school teacher is hopiing that proposed legislation will help stop s-a-t and a-c-t cheating....(ken) this after schemes involved wea

the disease was eliminated in the u-s in 2000, but is in the u-s in 2000, but is common in many other countries, which is how the current outbreaks started. (ken) a southern california company is recalling avocados over possible listeria contamination. henry avocado, a grower and distributor based near san diego, says the recall covers conventional and organic avocados grown and packed in california. and they were sold across the state. there have been no reports of any illnesses. the recall was issued after a routine inspection of the packing plant-- and samples tested positive for listeria. for more information on this recall-- go to our website at kron-4 dot com. (pam) some doctors are now calling for taxes on sugary drinks and soda -- in an effort to limit the sugar children and teens are consuming. the american academy of pediatrics and the american heart association .... released the new policy recommendations. they both are urging federal, state and local lawmakers... to take action against sugary drinks. they also want more detailed nutrition labels ... and less marketing of s

the u. s. employers adding just twenty thousand jojobs as cocomd to a blockbuster three hundred and ten thousand jobs in januar. some reasons for the sharp drop could be unseasonably cold weather affecting industries like construction and retail which both cut thousands of jobs in february. there were some positivee points in february's jobs report unemployment continuing to drop its down to three point 8% from 4% previously. and wages grew at the fafastest pace since two thousand and nine the us jobs report comes off the back of new data from china showing weaker than n expected trade figures for february. specifically exports dropped sharply nearly 21% from the same month last year with imports down as well. weakening global demand a trade wawar with the united states and slowing domestic economy all contributingng to that poor performance. now this has taken its toll on global f financial markets let's see how they're trading today european markets closed in the red with london's footsie in

when kim told u-s reporters he was willing to give up his nuclear weapons. kim/translator: "if i'm not willing to do that, i won't be here right now."north korea's foreign minister seemed puzzled by the failure to find an agreement... insisting they were willing to deal.but perhaps the most stunning moment in vietnam came when the president provided cover for the dictator.. when he accepted kim's denial that he had anything to do with the death of american otto warmbier the college student who died after being held in captivity in north korea. trump: "he felt badly about it. i did speak to him. he felt very badly. he knew the case very well, but he knew it later. but he tells me that he didn't know about it, and i will take him at his word."it was another example of the president siding with dictators and autocrats as he did with russian president vladimir putin over interference in the 2016 election and as he did with the saudis over the death of journalist jamal khashoggi.but as the president left the news conference he could hear the questions he avoided.

(vicki) flu activity is still high across the u-s. and right now -- there's a second wave of secre infections striking some states. the centers for disease control and prevention released its latest weekly flu report today. it says -- between october first and march second, there were as many as 26-point-3 million flu illnesses. states with high flu activities are mostly in the midwest and the south. california is in yellow -- which means moderate. health experts advise everyone six months and older to get their flu shot. (vicki) facebook is cracking down on anti- vaccinations posts. the company won't go as the company posts. their flu shot. (vicki) flu activity is still high across the u-s. and right now -- there's a second wave of secre infections striking some states. the centers for disease control and prevention released its latest weekly flu report today. it says -- between october first and march second, there were as many as 26-point-3 million flu illnesses. states with high flu activities are mostly in the midwest and the sou

it's unclear how many u-s-c students are affected.d today we are learning that the university is raising tuition and fees amid the scandal. incoming freshman can now expect to pay more than 57-thousand dollars per year. u-s-c officials insist the value of the degree makes the price worth it. (pam) for some time, p-g-and-e has been blamed for november's destructive 'camp fire' ... you will likely recall that wildfire tore through butte county and killed 86 people. now, attorneys for wildfire victims say, they have uncovered internal documents which they say show... the utility knew about the risk and chose to ignore it. kron 4's dan kerman reports. attorneys for victims of the butte county camp fire have discovered this internal pg&e email from 2014 indicating the company knew the towers on the transmission line believed to have started the camp fire were likely to fail, but the company took no action. the email says the "caribou palermo: reliability score is not that high because although the likelihood of failed structures happening

was shot and killed just a mile away from the u-s-c campus... lice are saying was an attempted robbery... (grant) victor was music major and police say no arrests have been made in the case.(grant) kron 4's j.r. stone is live in oakland tonight. j.r. you talked with some of those who knew victor best. his music family. (j.r.)yes they held a private event tonight in west oakland to remember victor. everyone still in shock over the news of his death.this is 21 year old victor mcelhaney. mcelhaney's mom lynette is district three supervisor in oakland. victor transfered to usc from cal state east bay last year as a music major. he was currently a senior who played the drums but described himself as an all around percussionist. in fact his instructors at u.s.c. said that as a junior he was on the level of a professional. los angeles police say he was off campus walking just after midnight on sunday when he was shot and killed in what appeared to be an attempted robbery. angela wellman of oakland says that victor called her his music mother. she's hear

the u-s and south korea say they will focus on smaller exercises and even virtual training. (justine) national security adviser john bolton is calling on north korea to give a full explanation of what happened to otto warmbier . warmbier was arrested for allegedly stealing a political sign during his tour of pyongyang in earli 20-16. but died juust a couple days after returning home. warmbier' family is sharply rebuked president trump, after his public defense of kim jong un in the mistreatment and death of their son. bolton is defending trump's stance... and says his own opinion doesn't matter.

this is the latest map from the u-s drought monitor.re is still a little bit of yellow at the north and south ends of the state, but that is only what's considerered to be abnormally dry. the state overall is drought free. the santa clara valley water district says there will not be water use restrictions this summer but this is a good time to prepare for the next drought. in a year like this it's important to think about the long term. recognize that there will be more drought so if your thinking about making decisions about your yard. maybe think about a drought tolerant landscaping. so, that when that drought comes along your going to be sitting pretty with a landscape that's going to thrive in dry weather. (grant) dry weather.(grant) a reminder -- the winter isn't over yet.the winter a reminder -- the winter isn't over yet. the rainy season doesn't usually peak until april 1st and there is rain in the forecast over the next few weeks. (vicki) it was a warm, sunny beautiful day across the bay... (grant) joining us now is chief meteor

o-e-s and u-s-g-s were monitoring the test. had a bank of cell phones set up to make sure the test went through on different carriers... by all accounts the test went very well. (grant) this is all part of the effort to create the earthqauke warning system known as 'shakealert' that could one day give everyone a few seconds of warning before a big quake hits. turning now to weather with lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: rain turned to showers for the bay area today. there were also many thunderstorms in the central valley. you can see the showers on the doppler now. they are going to be more widely spread now but on and off all night. on the satellite you can see the area of low pressure still off the coast. it will slowly move into northern california tomorrow to keep things unsettled and a little wet. tomorrow we will

now u-s-c is thinking of revoking degrees for some alumni.fraud, what right have your really to be there at all?attorney steve meister says usc can and should take away the degrees of any alum found to have gotten in by fraud.ácaná, he says: because colleges have broad discretion to protect the system by which degrees are awardedand áshouldá because:if they don't do it they undermine the integrity of any degree they award to anyone else.anyone who looks at that degree is gonna wonder about the integrity of the admissions process for the person who's holding that degree.tmz is reporting usc has eight suspicious cases where alums used admission scam ring leader rick singer's servicesand is considering revoking the degrees of any alums involved.some usc students we spoke with were, perhaps surprisingly, forgiving:i don't think they should take away their degree if they completed their course work and did it while they were at sc, but yeah there should be some penalty to some extent."i think it depends on a case to case basis probably." "i don't

according to u-s labor statistics only 17 percent of u-s workers can count on their employer to pay theme they stay home with their newborns.(ken) as kron 4's capitol hill correspondent raquel martin explains... both republicans and democrats support the plan... but it is unclear if they can agree on the details. "nat pop baby crying"many say the first few weeks after birth can be the most precious for new parents and their babies.but labor statistics show just a small fraction of u-s families can afford to take the time off.only 17 percent of workers get paid parental leave."as a nation we can do better for our families."tuesday republican senators joni ernst and mike lee introduced a conservative solution to a problem dispraportionally impacting working women."it's long over due that congress have a conversation on these matters, but get serious."under their plan eligible workers could tap their social security funds early to help pay for up to 3 months of off time. groups like the independent women's forum praised the idea. "now is the time for these innovative ideas"but here's the ca

and that the reason there's still a small u-s presence in syria is to be able to deal with a possiblegence. the top u-s general overseeing military operations in the middle east, said last week that the fight against isis is quote "far from over." ( james ) happening today... president trump will reportedly ask for billions of dollars in new border-wall funding. that's according to a white house official... who says the white house is looking to get 5 billion dollars from customs and border protection, and three-point-six billion in military construction funds from the pentagon. in total that's 8-point-6 billion dollars. trump says the wall is needed to stop an "invasion" of illegal immigrants. ( james ) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. for 50 years, cracker barrel has been making folks feel right at home, with meals like homestyle country fried steak, grandma's sampler, and our signature chicken n' dumplins. so, come on home to what you love. to take care of yourself. but nature's bounty has innovative way

and toshack chen is at the u s mexico border with a closer look.>cutting off aid and issuing a new threat. has instructed the us state department to cut all foreign aid to 3 central american countries. el salvador, guatemala and honduras. >>we have right now to big caravans coming up from guatemala. massive caravans walking right through mexico. >>saturday's move comes one day after president trump said the 3 countries had set up migrant caravans to enter the u-s/mexico border next week if mexico doesn't do anything to stop immigrants from coming into the united states illegally. president trump: "mexico's tough. they can stop them but they chose not to. now they're going to stop them. and if they don't stop them we're closing the border. they'll close it and we'll keep it close for a long time. i'm not playing games."the president insisting the u-s has run out of detention space for undocumented immigrants. his comments come at a time when homeland security and border officials have said their resources have been stretched thin. but this latest mo