tonight on dine and dish - vicki liviakis takes us to their newest chicken, gyros and falafel stand right here in the bay area. ( vicki ) you don't have to go to new york city any longer to get a taste of the famous - halal guys...."have them try it because it's really that good." they're now in the heart of san francisco... owner bin tran explains... and fans of falafel are already feeling nostalgic.ok so here's the secret sauce - it's the halal guys white sauce - it's what makes the dish. dishes are straightforward - chicken, gyro, or falafel, rice with fresh lettuce and tomato. oh and crispy cut fries. and if you can handle it - 5 alarm red sauce.< "warning this stuff you're not messing around. w

in brisbane vicki liviakis kron 4 news. ( pam ) new tonight at eight: don't mess with her. one robber learned... after a woman in a home he was trying to rob... turned the tables on him. grant lodes is here with the dramatic video. (grant) you can see the crook...outside a home in miami gardens florida. he tries several times to force his way in. this was earlier this month... inside that home...a 3 year old boy, a 10 year old girl...and their mom. also inside...a shotgun. you see where this is going? finally...the robber gets a running start and busts open the door. that mom was waiting and ready...she says "he was running for his life, and he kept looking back making sure i wasn't gonna just shoot him in the back." that mother said she was shaking the whole time...her kids were crying...hearing a guy trying to break down the door. but she said she knew she had to protect her family. the robber took off...hasn't been caught. (steve) in sports...barry bonds reports to giants camp for spring training...(pam )... and warriors head coach steve kerr says. he would consider a pa

vicki liviakis is here now with a bizarre twist to this story. (vicki) yeah, grant. any homicide is gut-wrenching for sure. but there's another twist to this, that's enough to put chills down your spine. one of the victims it seems is interviewed on camera just hours before she's brutally murdered inside her home along with her children and family friend. this woman - angel vasquez - is the mom who 11 hours before she was killed, talked to a local reporter about a totally unrelated subject.(reporter and angel) do you think that's the right thing or do you think that's unfair? i would have to say that that's a fair decision. as you can imagine, for that journalist, it's horrifying to find out that the homicide you're covering involves someone who was very much alive in front of you. the man arrested for the deaths of four people - salvador vasquez- oliva... is the husband and father to three of the victims. co-workers say angel vasquez was in the process of splitting from her husband... but recently let him move back in. (neighbor) he should have done something else.

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. contamination sites were found this morning on manzanita way in antioch (steve) that's where we find kron-4's ella sogomonian.... and ella are there health concer

(pam) vicki liviakis is here to show us .. those animals are doing tonight and what's become of the happy hollow zoo. (vicki) yeah pam and steve it really was like noah's arc... we're talking meercats like you see behind me here... a jaguar, foxes, red pandas, turkey vultures... you name it... all safe tonight after being rescued from the destructive floods that were the worst san jose's seen in 20 years. as last month's storms raged, zookeepers at happy hollow zoo rushed to move the critters to higher ground. some like the meercats hung out in a bathroom. even the fish in a coi pond had to be relocated. (zookeeper) the coyote creek flooding affected the lower zoo we wound up evacuating all the animals from the lower zoo. we're slowing bringing some of the animal residents back into their homes as soon as we're able to and we're hoping to get the zoo in hollow back in business as quickly as possible.(vicki) volunteers are working round the clock to put happy hollow zoo back together and open it again to the public. good news is

in brisbane vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (jr stone) the new, red i-phone is now on the market.ny, new color is only for the i-phone- seven and seven- plus. aside from being red with aluminum backing, these new i-phones are exactly the same as the regular model. however, by buying the red phone.. you also support a good cause apple is donating a portion of the sales of these red phones to the global fund to fight aids. (jr stone) and the new i-pad also hit the market it is the same size and shape as the i-pad- pro, but with a much cheaper price tag kron 4's tech reporter gabe slate compares the different models. at first glance, you can't not tell the difference between the ipad pro and the new ipad. they are both 9.7 inches in screen size and they come in the same colors. but your wallet will notice the differencethe ipad pro is $600 the new ipad is $330. stand up - the ipad pro has more features but it worth $270 here are the main differences.. the ipad pro is slightly lighter. it has a better proccessor so it will be slightly faster. the rear camera in the pro is a littler mo

tonight on dine and dish kron 4's vicki liviakis introduces us to the chef who whipped her boyfriend into shape with food that might be great for a sports watching party. who doesn't like to eat dirty? you know what i'm talking about. game day gut- burning snack stuff. well, now you can serve up fun food for you and your favorite nutritionally-challenged dude - from the dude diet. the great thing about the recipes in the dude diet is that they're completely indistinguishable from their unhealthy counterparts. so if you're looking at dude diet buffalo fingers and restaurants buffalo chicken fingers they look exactly the same. so if you have a superbowl party and are serving complete dude diet fare nobody's going to raise an eyebrow because it has all the flavors looks exactly the same. there's still that food porn melting cheese element so everybody's still going to be happy, which is the best part. chef and author serena wolf used her own boyfriend as a guinea pig... testing out dude diet dishes like this healthy nacho number on the front cover. basically, she tricked him. and guess

kron 4's vicki liviakis is here with details. (vicki) yeah, the woman got sick after drinking herbal tea bought in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood.. and never recovered. her name is yu-ping xie of san francisco.... and she died over the weekend at a hospital where she had been since february. the tea leaves were bought at sun wing wo trading company on grant ave in the city. xie was one of two people who were hospitalized in separate incidents after drinking tea from the store. the other victim, a man in his 30s was hospitalized and later released. early tests have shown that the tea contained aconite, a plant-based lethal poison. officials say the store owner is cooperating to trace the source of the poison. pam? (pam) a five- time felon has been charged with assault on a peace officer and evading police .... after officers say, he rammed a stolen pickup truck into a police car. one officer was injured in the crash. officers say, the suspect- 29-year- old lee adams... then led officers on a pursuit that ended in berkeley o

kron 4's vicki liviakis is here with the latest on the big flap. vicki) yeah steve - it's the airline known for its friendly skies... on the hot seat for "leggings?" united now explaining that 'regular'-paying customers are welcome to wear their leggings... but the teen girls in question were flying on employees' travel passes. that means a different dress code because they 'represent the airline.' and form-fitting spandex pants arenút allowed... but jeans and shorts... are o-k. the whole incident happened before a recent united flight from denver to minneapolis. one girl put a dress over her leggings...and was able to board... but the other two couldnút get on the plane. one of united's competitors seems to enjoy the fact that united is getting heat....tweetingtoday "flying delta means comfort. that means you can wear your leggings.' united says its policy is not meant to discriminate against anyone... bottom line - if you're a paying customer leggings are ok. if you ride for free - you play by company rules. pam? (pam) a new jersey family wants to

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vicki liviakis is here with the story... and the chilling video... pam, this is a really a cautionary tale from everett washington, but it could be anywhere. we see the home's webcam video from the point where a woman has already heard her front door being kicked in... she's locked herself in the bathroom behind that white door... the two robbers come into her bedroom. jiggle the door hand and then kick it in. police say the terrified woman was hiding in the shower.... the men found her, assaulted her....tore the jewelry off her neck...and pulled the cell phone she was holding - out of her hand. at one point you hear her pleading for her life.(woman screams) ...leave me alone leave me alone - (screams!)(vicki) police got a good look at the men and they're hoping for leads in tracking them down. investigators say it's very unusual - and troubling - that the burglars would take the time to confront a homeowner the way they did. pam, steve? (pam) new tonight at 8.. an oregon man came home to find his house covered in hate graffiti..(steve) he is now lef

vicki liviakis takes you to souvla!(steve) it's the hip greek sandwich shop with its eye towards world-domination! we're talking about "souvla" in san francisco.(pam) and who better to investigate... than our own vicki liviakis. tonight on dine and dish - she takes a bite out of souvla. when it comes to greek food, i'm usually a tough sell. (vicki on camera) greek food just like yiayia would make! soulva - the little greek sandwich shop is greek grandma approved. (customer) the flavor of the lamb is really good. spring lamb seasoned with oregano and slow roasted on the spit.(customer) i dunno they're like pure goodness. crisp potatoes fried in olive oil, and sprinkled with mazithra cheese. (customer) it's definitely like greece. souvla is like a slice of greece right in the heart of san francisco's neighborhoods. this is the newest of three locations - in the city's mission on food-centric valencia street. owner charles billilies, got his inspiration for souvla from all the nieighborhood souvlaki joints everywhere in gr

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. several contamination sites were found this morning on manzanita way in antioch (steve) that's where we find kron-4's ella sogomonian.... and ella are there health concerns tonight for families in the area. there are manzanita street is closed between montgomery and sycamore because of the mercury found spilled in the middle of the roadwaythe epa who is also here along with haz mat crews and antioch police say that the sidewalks are deemed safe for people to walk across and get to their homes. < hazardous materials crews are working to cleanup mercury contamination found on a residential street in antioch this morning, according to a spokesman for contra costa health services. roughly six contamination sites were reported in the 2200 block of manzanita way around 10:15 a.m., according to spokesman seth heller. manzanita has been closed from sycamore drive to mahogany way as crews work to bind the mercury with sulfur and vacuum it up. despite the proximity to housing, heller said that

vicki liviakis explains. >> raunchy by cash and carry smart food-service. >> reporter: the famous eatery across from at&t park is now in walnut creek.>> there is no baseball park in walnut creek that there are giants fans. they have known about as they have gone. p osborne runs it. >> we are a great american are grow. we have a mayor in comfort something for everyone. >> these french fries are great. they're not your average french fries.>> reporter: not your everyday ambience either. >> you -- >> reporter: fresh salad, tv screens, walnut creek has oyster bar and oyster shockers. but the word burning pizza oven cooks the great parmesan piece of. via menu -- the menu seems to be a big hit with customers.>> no strikeouts. we are hitting from the leadoff to the pitcher.>> >> reporter: how about the classic tail. >> the martini just like in the bay.>> reporter: in walnut creek, vicki liviakis kron4 news. >>> samsung says march 29 will be the galaxy x series smartphones. gabe slate joseph the innovative new features expected with this new device. >> over the weekend samsung took the stage at

(catherine) kron 4's vicki liviakis is here to show us who's behind it and what we can expect. ki? yeah, catherine and steve... women are half the population - so imagine a day without a woman? technically speaking... it's part of a national strike called a day without a woman to coincide with international women's day. the strike was planned by women's march on washington organizers. this is video from that march and other marches around the globe that drew millions. so far we know a rally is planned at san francisco city hall in the morning...and another outside oakland's city hall tomorrow night. both rallies are expected to be crowded and traffic will likely be diverted. and in the south bay - santa clara county officials are calling on women to take the day off tomorrow. the day without a woman is intended to highlight women's economic power... and flex their collective muscle. plus call attention to injustices including unequal pay, sexual harassment and inadequate family leave. catherine? (catherine) hundreds of people in san jose's vietnamese community are trying to figu

in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. warm trend continues.ull weather forecast straight ahead. áááábreakáááá i'm val. the orange money retirement squirrel from voya. i represent the money you save for the future. who's he? he's the green money you can spend now. what's up? gonna pay some bills, maybe buy a new tennis racket. he's got a killer backhand. when it's time to get organized for retirement, it's time to get voya. hershey's miniatures. we pour 'em! we pass 'em! we pick 'em! delicious fun for everyone. hershey's miniatures are mine, yours, our chocolate. yours, good morning. welcome to kron 4 news weekend. more clouds and cooler temperatures today as we take a look outside. thanks for joining us. i'm marty gonzalez. here is dave spahr with today's forecast.. light rain will be possible across portions of the north bay today with increased clouds elsewhere. rainfall will increase in coverage and intensity on monday as a frontal system pushes through the region. lingering showers and possible thunderstorms are expected on tuesday with di

in walnut creek, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. girl scout cookies with a side of beer.bnormal pairing... that's taking taste buds by storm. there was a time when selling girl scout cookies meant carrying boxes from door to door. but now....bars across the country are serving small sweet cakes to go along with a nice cold one. the most popular combinations.... thin mint cookies and a classic porter. samoas and a well-brewed hefeweizen. and last but not least... tasty do-si-do oatmeal cookies...to go along with a great oatmeal stout. coming up... on kron4 news at eight... a police chase ends with a dramatic crash as a pickup truck goes airborne and lands on a car with a woman inside... how the woman managed to surivive.... take a look at this... a police chase in rural louisiana ended with a stolen truck going airborne... the driver was kevonte dekorey austin... and police say he was going about 115 miles per hour... until he lost control of the truck after hitting spike strips at a road block... going into a ditch making the truck go airborne and land onto a parked car w

kron 4's vicki liviakis is here with dramatic video of the incident. (vicki yeah catherine. a pretty frightening situation on southbound 101 in san francisco. a pack of bikers taking over the road and then taking down - a driver. and it's happened before. we have video of last night's incident which turned violent. shot by an outraged driver who witnessed a group of dirt bikers and atv riders driving recklessly. at a certain point a biker appears to collide with this white rideshare car. riders then surround the vehicle... and it gets ugly. the chp takes it from here. "he was blocked in, they pounded on his car, they damaged his vehicle they knocked off his side mirror got out of his car to confront them and that when this fight happened.until yesterday we have never seen one where an innocent party was assaulted and beat up and suffered injuries." the chp says roving gangs of bikers are showing up more and more on bay area roadways... catching any of them has proved difficult and right now the chp can't say whether it's one group or many, but they ask the public to call 911

(pam) kron 4's vicki liviakis was there as part of a national anti-hunger campaign.d with local chefs about how important a good meal is to a growing child.(chefs) there's no reason we shouldn't be feeding all the kids in our country. i got into this industry for feeding people and to hear that people go without food and nourishment i mean nourishment is everything we all crave that. it's important that we come together and help make sure that they're getting what they need. (pam) this is the 10th annual event of "no kid hungry"... just wrapping up at the metron in san francisco.(grant) money goes to supply healthy breakfasts for students here in the bay area., as well as teach kids and their parents how to fix a yummy meal on a budget. .rain and moderately south winds return to the north bay area late tonight as a frontal system approaches. rain and winds will spread southward friday as the front moves across the region. a break in the rain is expected saturday with showers anticipated to return sunday night into monday as a low pressure system moves through the reg

mom and dad are ok, and so is the baby and it all worked out. ( mark ) that was kron four's vicki liviakiser pulling over.( darya ) both mom and baby are doing fine at john muir hospital this morning. all thanks to the dispatcher. ( mark ) coming up on the kron four morning news at nine.. we continue to follow the problems at s-f-o because of the blizzard hitting the east coast. we're live at sfo where cancelations and delays are that's coming up at 9.( darya ) and after the break... the little dog that comes up a bit short. we'll explain. next. áááábreakáááá ( will ) a man is stuck in shaft at a restaurant. i will have a live report at the top of the hour. it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. ( mark ) breaking news out of napa. a rescue is underway where a man is stuck in a shaft.( darya ) kron four's will tran is live with the latest. will?

kron four's vicki liviakis takes us to their newest chicken, gyros and falafel stand right here in the't have to go to new york city any longer to get a taste of the famous - halal guys...."have them try it because it's really that good." they're now in the heart of san francisco... owner bin tran explains... and fans of falafel are already feeling nostalgic.ok so here's the secret sauce - it's the halal guys white sauce - it's what makes the dish. dishes are straightforward - chicken, gyro, or falafel, rice with fresh lettuce and tomato. oh and crispy cut fries. and if you can handle it - 5 alarm red sauce.< "warning this stuff you're not messing around. whew!>

kron 4's vicki liviakis is here with details. yeah, steve... we suffer for beauty.can give you hammer toe and bunions. but could they also give you cancer? it sounds outlandish, but now a leading cancer specialist says there's a link between your high heels and the big c by weakening our natural defenses. usc professor of medicine dr. david agus argues that wearing uncomfortable shoes doesn't just cause foot pain - it triggers low level inflammation in the body.. and if it's chronic - that inflammation makes you more susceptible to disease like cancer. the higher the heel - the more discomfort and bigger risk. lower heels or wedges can help. but if your toes are squished into a pointy tip, you're still de- feeting the purpose, so to speak. so, if at the end of the day you feel your feet are killing you... you might want to find a way to "heel" ... steve, catherine? we now know the the official cause of the death of actor-- bill paxton. according to his death certificate-- paxton died of a stroke-- on febuary 25-th. it happened nearly two weeks following surgery to r

and call 9-1-1 (steve) kron4's vicki liviakis has what happened next.'s some of that dramatic call to a 9-1-1 dispatcher for help. (dispatcher audio) tell me if you see any part of the baby? (groans) i see the head. ok that's good. i'm going to help walk you through it. (groan) contra costa county dispatcher jane cambell came to the rescue - giving step by step instructions by phone - something her boss says comes with the territory. that's her job our dispatchers are complete professionals she's got 22 years worth of experience with our district so she knows what she's doing. this happens all the time, especially first time parents more than anything. they think they have more time and then they don't.(dispatcher audio) try not to lift the baby up too much. that's a good sound it's what we want to hear. (baby cries) be sure the chord is not wrapped around the baby's neck. the paramedics are here. they're there? yeah we're here. congratulations folks. i'm going to go ahead and hang up.(dispatcher boss) the good news is there was a healthy baby and she w

mom and dad are ok, and so is the baby and it all worked out. ( robin ) that was kron four's vicki liviakisporting. the husband delivered a healthy baby girl just 6 minutes after pulling over.( james ) both mom and baby are doing fine at john muir hospital this morning. all thanks to the dispatcher. ( robin ) still ahead on the kron four morning news. the deadline passes to prove the president's claim against former president obama... the latest on his claims of wire-tapping. and... a driver beaten up right in the middle of a freeway by a group of bikers... what he's telling kron four this morning. ( james ) and after the break. a teenager in court in connection with the deadly attack of an elderly south bay woman. why prosecuters believe she is guilty. ( robin ) welcome back to the kron four morning news. thanks for joining us this morning. i'm robin winston. ( james ) and i'm james fletcher. we are coming up on 4:30. let's get a check of our big stories this morning. ( james ) two people are injured after violence erupts at the butler carnival in oakland over the weekend. this is video th

kron4's vicki liviakis shows us in this morning's dine and dish.es, momo's the famous eatery across from att park - is now in walnut creek. (sot/there's no baseball park in walnut creek but there a lot of giants fans and it's a benefit for us because they have known about momo's as they've gone over to san francisco to att park.) run by the same guy - restaurateur pete osborne. (sot/we're really the great american bar and grill our food style is american comfort - a little bit of something for everyone.)(sot/these fries are off the chain it gotta tell you that these are not your average every day french fries.) and not your everyday ambiance either. (sot/a little more elegant than your average sports bar i would say.) there are ample big screens... and also fresh salads... momo's walnut creek - even has it's own oyster bar and oyster shuckers.(nats/pizza man) plus a wood burning pizza oven with popular hits like this prosciutto di parma pizza. so far the menu is a big hit with customers.(sot/no strike outs. we're hitting from the lead off to the pi

in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news.l down across the bay area due to onshore flow, cloud cover and a weak system moving through norcal. the biggest temperature drops were across the north bay and monterey peninsula. napa airport had a 24 hour change of 14 degrees colder today and salinas airport was 15 degrees colder. in addition, radar imagery continues to show returns over the north bay, but still struggling to find some ground truth. did find two coop sites that tipped a 0.01" and 0.02". we also had one report via social media that a brief shower occurred near santa rosa. a few showers will lingering across the north bay this afternoon and into early this evening. (vicki) a 49ers fan down on his luck...was shocked when he realized who came to his rescue on the side of a dublin road.the side of a his rescue on who came to he realized shocked when luck...was down on his a 49ers fan (vicki) (vicki) a 49ers fan down on his luck...was shocked when he realized who came to his rescue on the side of a dublin road.(grant) it