vicky: i'm vicky with nbc bay area.re just wondering, is this a refrigerated van? abdul khan: refrigerated? vicky: yeah, is it refrigerated in there? abdul: no. vicky: so, it's 75 degrees in the van? abdul: uh-huh. vicky: abdul khan says his father owns the restaurant. he declined to speak with us. but the worst offender we found was restaurant owner kim chung. it's 72 degrees outside, 2 o'clock. after he loaded up this truck with meat, chicken, and fish, wen jo, another restaurant supplier. the meathe came out with a flat screen tv.e remember, this meat has been in the truck the entire time. vicky: i'm vicky with nbc bay area. vicky: he finally arrived at the phu lam chinese restaurant four hours after he first picked up all this food. we saw the meat in here since about 2 o'clock. kim chung: no, no, we just got here. vicky: but the meat's been in your truck for about four hours. kim: okay. vicky: with no refrigeration? do you worry people could get sick from eating that? kim: yes, i do. today, we tried--i tried to get

(vicki) in riverside county... over three-thousand people have been forced to leave their homes due to the cranston fire.... and authorities think the fire was intentionally set. calfire officers arrested 32- year-old, brandon mcglover of temecula. they think he set several fires in southwest riverside county yesterday. one of them grew into the cranston fire-- which has burned 75-hundred acres and is only 5 percent contained... (vicki) the giant ferguson fire has emptied yosemite national park. here are the latest numbers.... it has now burned more than 44- thousand acres. it now 27 percent contained tonight. more than 3-thousand firefighters are battling the flames. there has been one death in the fire and seven other injuries. (grant) back here locally....fire crews are getting the upper hand on the marsh fire which broke out near clayton yesterday afternoon, the fire is now 75- percent contained. firefighters spent much of the day mopping up from the fire. strong winds propelled the blaze along marsh creek road

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... tonight we start in the east bay... where a brush fire is forcing evacuations and has burned at least one home. (grant) it's happening off of marsh creek road, near bragdon way, in clayton. kron-4's gayle ong...is live in clayton tonight with the details gayle? ((grant/sidebar )) there is an evacuation center now open at the clayton meeting hall. that address is on your screen... 61-25 clayton road, next to the library.authorities say, for non emergencies.. residents in the area are urged to call 2-1-1 icki) another breaking news story tonight --- a fire is also burning in the south bay... it's happening in the area of church avenue and monterey road in san martin... that's near gilroy... and it has burned 20 acres... kron4's ali reid is live at scene with details ali? right now the fire is at now 20 acres, and word just came down it is 60 percent contained.although conditions have improved, firefighters will be battling the blaze throguhout the night.officials tell me at least one home, a mobile home, outhouses, and a

(vicki) the mother (vicki) (vicki) the mother of a teen at the center of a debate over brain death --ing out. back in december 20-13, doctors at children's hospital in oakland declared 13-year-old jahi mcmath brain dead from complications that developed following tonsil surgery. her mother refused to accept the declaration of death. she took jahi to the state of new jersey where hospitals recognize a family's religious beliefs as justification for continued medical care.nailah winkfield/jahi mcmath's mother: "stop letting the doctors tell you to prematurely disconnect your family members because how would we have known jahi would have lived four and a half years? how would i have known that she could respond to me if i would have killed her, because that is what that was, they tried to make me murder my daughter." jahi mcmath died in new jersey last month. the family's attorney says her death certificate proves she was alive these past four and a half years a celebration of life is scheduled to be held this friday at acts full gospel church in oakland. (ken) new tonight at nine... hea

(vicki) and i'm vicki livakis... it happened at a pipe manufacturing company on whipple road in union city... that's where we find kron4's gayle ong... gayle how did fire crews manage to get him out? (grant) another big story tonight... a toddler is slowly recovering after bullet fragments hit him in the face. and now... the oakland police department is making adjustments to its staffing ... as officers try to find the gunman. the shooting happened near east oakland pride elementary school... on 80th avenue last night around 9:30. kron 4's justine waldman talked exclusively with the child's family at the hospital... 3 year old nigel washington spent thursday in surgery. ...after a bullet sliced part of his face. the shooting on 80th avenue and holly street marks a spike in violence in oakland. bloodshed, the police department is determined to stop.sot it is difficult for our community to understand why these events continue to happen acting police chief chief leronne armstrong tells me the little boy was in the car w

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... tonight though we are seeing the moments before he was shot in the dramatic video. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live here in san francisco. (grant) san mateo county sheriff's detectives are searching for a man who assaulted a 14 year old girl in half moon bay. it happened near the pillar point boat launch parking lot back on june 30-th. the man came up and assaulted the girl.. but she was able to get awawy. once she reported the incident she described the man as in his forties about 5'9'' with brown hair wearing a red hoodie sweatshirt with jeans. and she described him as dirty. (vicki) happening now along the california coast ..... the search continues for a oregon woman who has not been heard from since last friday. while her wherabouts remain a mystery. the san mateo county sheriff's office did hint today that they may have new information in the case. kron 4's charles clifford has an udpate. well, athorities have called the dissapearnce of angel

st roberts kron 4 news (vicki) newsroberts kron 4 stanley francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (vicki) scary video from wisconsin shows a biker falling into a bridge. you can see a woman on a bicycle maneuver past the arms-- hit one and nearly fall off her bike. she continues on--- and falls into an opening as the bridge continues to rise. the woman suffered facial injuries--- but did not fall into the water. the incident happened after fourth of july fireworks. as this department of transportation video shows, it took bystanders about 90- seconds to come to the woman's rescue(sot) "what people usually do when they're at a drawbridge, getting through with their electronic devices, and the ones that did see it probably didn't realize what was going on right at first or didn't believe it."(vicki) police say they suspect the 37 year old may have been drinking before the incident. she has since been cited for failure to obey a traffic signal (grant) new at 8. have you heard of the term dust devil? it's a weather phonemonon...and it was on display at a missuori baseball tournament recently

i'm grant lodes (vicki) i'm vicki liviakis. hundreds of residents were at laney college for the open meeting that just wrapped. that's where we find kron 4's hermela aregawi.. with that story.. hermela, what specifically was discussed? (hermela) (hermela) (grant) tonight friends and famliy are friends and tonight (grant) (grant) tonight friends and famliy are morning after a shooting takes the life of someone visiting a home in el sobrante.(vicki) and a short time ago... police announced they arrested two suspects in the case. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. two suspects have been arrested for the wednesday night's deadly shooting of a 22-year-old man here on the 4800 block of san pablo dam road in el sobrantesot investigators with the contra costa county sheriff's office received a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound on the ground in the driveway of this property. depu

(vicki) (vicki) kron4 first told you about both fires through a push alert. make sure you download our mobile app to always get the latest breaking news. (vicki) in los angeles -- firefighters are working to take down a small brush fire near the iconic griffith observatory. the fire broke out this afternoon, prompting the observatory to be evacuated. at least two acres burned, but l-a fire officials say no structures are threatened. visitors are advised to stay away from griffith park. access to the park has been shut down indefinitely. it's unclear when the observatory will re-open. the cause is under investigation. lawrence karnow: it was mostly sunny and nice today with hot temperatures again inland. the summer monsoon continues to bring shower and thunderstorms into southern california. highs today were in the 90s inland with 60s at the beaches. on the satellite you can see the area of low pressure moving to our north. that will help cool the temperatures a little tomorrow but we will still have 80s to low 90s inland. more fog will develop along the coast

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. lets go live to the press conference in oakland... ((2shot/vicki)) oakland... conference in the press conference in oakland... ((2shot/vicki)) a vigil for nia wilson just wrapped up at the macarthur bart station where she was killed.((grant))there...hundre ds of people justice for the 18 year-old and her sister attacked, but survived.((dbl bx))kron 4's ali reid joins us live from reid joins us kron 4's ali reid joins us live from oakland tonight we're standing by for that press conference that is expected to start any moment now..and as soon as it does we will bring it live to you.in the meantime ... hundreds of people rallied outside the macarthur bart station this evening.the crowd was on edge .... and angry ... very angry. they're calling for justice for nia wilson who was stabbed to death at that bart station last night ...and her sister latifah .... who survived her injuries.the crowd chanted for hours .... then took to the streets marching for the two women.the victims family understandaly distraught over this tragedy. they appreciate all this support

(vicki) (vicki) new on kron4 news at nine...olice are looking for a serial package thief in an oakland nieghborood. at least one of the suspects was caught on surveillance camera...(grant) and now neighbors say.. they've had enough. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to some of them. she joins us live from oakland with that story. hermela? (hermela) this has really become a serious problem for a lot of the residents in the nieghborhood. some have resorted to getting their packages delivered elsewhere.. because they are expecting really important items.. like medication. surveillance video shows a woman boldly walking onto this homeowner's porch.and taking off with what looks like at least three packages.residents in oakland's maxwell park neighborhood say.. the issue has gotten out of control. jasper mather/victim of package theft i have had medicaton delivered to me also that was stolen. some of these things are very time sensitive. or i've also had a gift stolen that was a gift for someone's birthday and i couldn't get it to them

(vicki) now at 9:30... there were three bart-homicides in five days ...and while two suspects were arrested ...one man is still on the loose tonight.(grant) bart police...releasing new photos tonight of the man they say is responsible for a deadly assault at the bay fair bart station early saturday morning. as kron4's michelle kingston explains -- arrest. (mk)ed alvarez, bart police"we are definitely getting some hits and some information into our tip line."newly released surveillance photos of the man bart police say attacked 47 year old don stevens at the bay fair bart station early saturday morning.the suspect -- as you see here -- was wearing a white t-shirt and a green jacket at the time of the attack and has shoulder length dreadlocks he was wearing in a ponytail.ed alvarez, bart police"if he's out on our system we want to know it because we need to get him off our system and behind bars."police say they reviewed train video which revealed stevens was involved in a physical attack ... this man hitting

(vicki) next on kron4 news at next on (vicki) (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5...nd also helping people get over their fears. rant) if you're not into snakes on a plane, you're probably cool with snakes all over your body. vanessa murdock has the story of healing, empowerment and phobia. 0:38-0:41"serpentessa"snake priestess1:21-1:25pam kelly dreaming goddess customer 1:43-1:45alan lesnerreporting 1:56-2:00vanessa murdock reporting --lead in--getting over your fear of snakes might be as easy as going for a massage. vanessa murdock has the story. --reporter pkg-as follows--boa constrictors ... some longer than six feet...slither all over pam kelly's body.we witnessed her first snake massage with serpentessa ... at dreaming goddess in poughkeepsie. serpentessa: "how you feeling?" pam kelly: "nervous..."serpentessa shows her four snakes intertwined. all possible participants ... psyche's the chosen one ... for now. serpentessa: "enjoy them and feel them on you." ultimately ... serpentessa guides three snakes onto pam. she can't force them to do anything. each serpent

(vicki) in san francisco we used to have those duck (vicki) (vicki) in san francisco we used to have those duck boats that were involved in the incident in branson missouri... but the city stopped the rides about three years ago. commuters mostly use the ferry system on the water. the system carries 10-thousand people a day.. and safety is a key priority. the 13 vessels in the fleet vary in size, but not in safety sytems... rafts to accomodate more than the total passenger load are standard, as are life jackets which can be found under seats and in cabinets. <"in over 25 years of operation we have never had any of these equipment deployed here on san fransico bay."> ferry authorities sayseing safe takes more than having equipment. while the boats are designed to tackle all kinds of weather on the bay, there are times in the winter when winds and tides prove to be too much, and service must be suspended (vicki) we first told you about the deadly missouri boat accident with a push alert last night on our mobile app. stay connected on breaking news by downloading it today (grant) it is

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... as of right now a total of 17 wildfires are burning in california... and one of the biggest fires is burning in lake and mendocino counties.... it's actually a pair of fires that have been combined into one. the ranch and river fires are being called the mendocino complex fire. together they have burned more than 68 thousand acres. and both are just 5 percent contained.(grant) seven homes have been destroyed. and more than 10-thousand more are threatened. kron4's j-r stone is live in lake county... at lower lake high school where thousands have been evacuated... j-r how is it looking out there? (vicki) a local high school held a water bottle drive today for fire fighters and evacuees. (grant) as kron 4's gabe slate reports...volunteers running the stand were surprised by how responsive the community was. nats - water drop car after car pulled up to the front of vacaville high school to drop off water bottles monday afternoon. sound from talen - vacaville high school student "it was mo

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. governor brown declared a state of emergency in lake, mendocino, and napa counties. one of the most devastating wildfires in the state is burning in shasta and trinity counties. this is a map of where the fire is located. you can see it's burning in shasta, whiskeyton, and french gulch... and inching closer to redding. nick watt is live in redding tonight with the latest on how firefighters are containing the flames. nick? (grant) and two wildfires are burning in lake and mendocino counties tonight. this is a map showing where the mendocino complex fires are burning near lakeport and upper lake. so far the fires have burned more than 55- thousand acres and is just 10-percent contained. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in lakeport. terisa how is it looking out there tonight? (grant) firefighters are gaining ground on the steele fire burning in napa county. the fire is now 75-percent contained... and it has burned 135 acres. eight structures have been destroyed. there are evacuations in

(vicki) and i'm vicki livakis... the 'carr fire' is burning in shasta county-- near highway 299 and carr powerhouse road... and it picked steam last night as we were coming on the air...and it's showing no signs of slowing down. (grant) kron 4's hermela aregawi joins us now with the latest.. hermela, the numbers are changing quickly.. what are they right now? (hermela aregawi) the number of people evacuted is massive.. cal fire says.. nearly 40-thousand people in and around the city of redding. here is what we know tonight...(hermela) the fire has burned nearly 49-thousand acres.. it is only five percent contained tonight... 500 homes have been destroyed, 75 have been damaged and thousands more are threatened tonight... mandatory evacuations have been order for many areas near the fire... .... flames roaring through northern california... sending tens of thousands of residents running for their lives.images of the devastation.. eerily reminiscent of the fires in the north bay last october. residents in shasta county

vicki? (vicki) ken, justine...ding's police chief says he's among those who have lost their homes.the associated press says it's counted 125 homes burned, nearly double the official number,and the danger is by no means over. nat all night long redding's 90=thousand residents watched the flames come closer and closer.just shocking. this is redding now just glowing from all directionsone local television station was forced off the air in mid broadcast "right now we are being evacuated, that's why we are kind of closing out right now. we are going to leave the station because is now unsafe to be here."viewers were given one last image of the advancing flames.once again, please evacuate and stay safe. have a good nightthe carr fire doubled in size overnight ... sweeping into the city after an unexpected surge to the east."this is that new normal. the unpredictability. the large explosive growth fires." natfirefighters posted images of a fire tornado ... two firefighters have died, one of th

(vicki) the issue is being referred to .as president donald trump's 'gag rule' between doctors and their patients. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story from oakland. sotthat promise is why members of the planned parenthood education fund held this urgent round table discussion in oakland to raise awareness that time is running pout for those who want to defend title xsotuc berkeley student noel jones is a planned parenthood patientsot

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis in for pam moore.oth directions this afternoon following the crash. it reopened just over an hour ago... after being shut down from river road to bicentennial way. the north end of the kaiser campus is closed. this is a live look at traffic in the area... the closure created quite a backup in northern santa rosa. joining us now is kron4's gayle ong... who just arrived at the scene. (vicki)and we first brought this breaking news information through our kron 4 mobile app around 3:30. you can stay up to date with the latest information by downloading our app right now or heading to our website at kron4 dot com. (ken) only on kron4 tonight. new details tonight into the rideshare rapist case.. the man accused of raping four women while posing as a rideshare driver. (vicki) kron 4 has obtained court document detailing the terifying incidents, many that occured in the south of market area. that's where kron 4 's dan kerman joins us live....dan?? san francisco's district attorney has filed a motion to hold sus

(vicki)(vicki) new tonight at 8. san francisco police are looking for two suspects of a violent home invasion armed robbery that took place over night in the filmore district. (ken)kron 4's gabe slate joins us live from the newsroom.gabe, you spoke with police, what are they saying tonight? san francisco police said this home invasion went down at 2 am...... it was organized and intense......... it involved ski masks, duct tape, guns pointed at heads......and a safe...... here's what happened..... at 2am early tuesday morning on the 900 block of baker street in san francisco an unidentified man was returning home to his apartment. when he entered the building.. sound from joseph tomlinson - san francisco police "two suspects attacked him and duct taped him and took him to apartment to safe" police say the two male suspects were waiving guns around and wearing ski masks.. as the altercation was going down police say female a neighbor walked into the situation. she was then duct taped and placed next to the man in the

(vicki) and im vicki liviakis. pam and ken have the night off. kron 4's ali reid joins us live from oakland tonight-- with details on the arrest...ali? bart police say the suspect was arrested without incident on a bart train.the train was heading to antioch ... it all went down at the pleasant hill station.pkg27 year old transient john lee cowell is now off the streets.he needs to be punished for what he's done to nia and her sisterthe manhunt started sunday night, but it was an anonymous tip that led police to him. all i want is justice for my daughterspolice are still looking for a motive .... right now there's no indication that this stabbing was racially motivated, but police have not ruled it out. surveillance footage and witness statements indicate that cowell attacked 18 year old nia and her 26 year old sister lahtifah very quickly and without provocation. nia passed away at the scene. latifah was stabbed in the neck but is in stable condition recovering at a local hospital.i know from my sister who survived, that she said he came up behi

kron 4 news (vicki) (vicki) by now -- most of you have heard about angela hernandez ... the 23 year old from portland oregon who was found alive days after driving off a cliff near big sur last week. it's an incredible story of survival and one that has many of us thinking -- could we do it? kron4's michelle kingston explores what kind of training we could all do to try to survive like angela. (mk)cliff hodges, adventure out founder/owner"for someone to last that long with almost nothing is just incredible." cliff hodges says when he first heard about angela hernandez -- the young woman who survived nearly a week alone after driving off a cliff -- he thought it was either made up or she had supplies in her car.911 call"a report of a vehicle injury accident for a vehicle off of a cliff. the vehicle and the female are going to be about 200 feet down. she is conscious and breathing." hernandez wrote on facebook:i could feel water rising over my knees. every bone in my body hurt. i was able to break out of my car."hernandez suffered from a brain hemorrhage, a collapsed lung

(vicki) plus... a 4th of july terror plot thwarted-- after police arrest a man behind a large scale attack. find out who the suspect was targeting.... (ken) and we are just a couple days away from 4th of july... and san francisco police are on high alert to prevent anything bad from happening on a night of big celebrations... find out how they plan on keeping you safe this independence day in a live report... ♪ it's time for the 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? don't miss the 4th of july specials, with the last chance for final closeout savings on the queen c2 mattress. now only $599, save $300. it's the lowest price ever. ends sunday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. something incredible is here at disney california adventure park. it must be epic! thrilling! daring! come ride the incredicoaster. it's going to be simply exhilarating, dahling. a big story we're track

(vicki)(vicki) we first told you about this story through our mobile app. we went a push alert at less than an hour ago at 8:18... you can stay connected on breaking news by downloading our free mobile app and opting in for push alerts. (grant) a family is mourning the loss of two brothers from martinez... they died in a car crash in bakersfield wednesday..(vicki) a vigil was held tonight at martinez junior high school... kron4's gayle ong was there and she spoke to the victims family members... she joins us live. gayle family, friends and classmates gathered here to honor the lives of 20 year old hodari cooper and 13 year old hakim coopera family member tells me they were inseparable .. 13 year old hakim cooper was a student here at martinez junior high..he was going on 8th grade..family members couldn't hold back tears as they held onto one another.. the crash happened in bakersfield early wednesday morning older brother hodari was on his way to la and hit a big rig..he died at the scene his little brother hakim was taken to a hospital and died there..ton

(vicki) (vicki) weekend. (vicki) tonight fire crews are making progress on the county wildfire burning in napa and yolo counties... the fire has burned over 90- thousand acres and it is 73- percent contained tonight... 20-structures have been destroyed... and in the last 15 minutes cal fire has lifted the mandatory evacuations for the areas west of state highway- 16. (ken) the county (ken) the county fire is just one of the fires across the state... and the hot temperatures aren't helping.... kron 4's gabe slate spoke to a cal- fire spokesperon for an update on the fire season... and to see how they are feeling about this big start to the fire season. sound from jonathan cox - cal fire last week we saw 340 fires that's up from last year and the amount of acres burned is up from last year so unfortunately we are on track for a devastating fire season cal fire public information officer jonathan cox says the agencies fears for this fire season are becoming reality.. sound from jonathan cox - cal fire it's full

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. tonight we are continuing to follow breaking news out of santa rosa. gayle ong has been out there all night where a tanker truck is believed to have exploded at the kaiser medical center. gayle what can you tell us. (gayle)the tanker is still here on the other sidewe do have new video to eckage .. you can see the tanker is still here at kaiser's m-o-b 5 building..the liquid oxygen is still smoldering out of the truckwe know the call came in around 2:30 this afternoon an incident involving an oxygen tanker - santa rosa fire officials say it was an explosion that occurred during the transfer of the liquid oxygen inside the tank itself.. the liquid was being delivered here at kaiser..the liquid is used throughout the medical facility.we do want to point out that the leak occurred next to the building and highway 101so there were no threats inside..this prompted c-h-p to close part of highway 101 both lanes for

(vicki) thanks for joining us, i'm vicki liviakis...(ken) and i'm ken wayne, in for grant lodes... and they were injured in bay area cities that don't even allow fireworks... not even the ones classified as the safe and sane ones...(vicki) kron 4's ali reid joins us live from newark tonight, where one man lost at least one finger. ali ...what can you tell us? charlotte duval / neighborjuan arreguin / neighborneighbors tell me it was a big celebration.fireworks were being set off right at this intersection.around 10pm, things took a turn for the worse.pkgduring the 4th of july celebrations ... fireworks could be seen all over the bay area. some of them, however ... were illegal. i heard them shouting and stuff.those screams of fear ... a big explosion amputated a 28 year old man's finger and part of a second finger .... while he was lighting fireworks on dupont avenue.charlotte duval / neighborthey looked like they were using safe precautions, so we don't know if it was just a bad one. we were thinking, what if it was a defective one.regardless if the crowd was using precautions, fi

(vicki)(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(catherine) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) thank you vicki and catherine.. coming up tonight at six. we are following the firefight against the yolo county fire... its sent ash and smoke into the bay area -- and is threatening homes. now the fire has spread into napa county - we'll have a live report from the firelines next. (pam) with rising housing costs forcing some to move into motor homes.. tonight - there is a new effort underway to provide those people a safe place to park in one of the bay area's priciest cities. that's coming up next on kron4 news at six. (pa tonight at 6. the wildfire in yolo county continues to burn out of control. at one point, it was burning one- point- five square miles an hour. it's easy to forget it's not even peak fire season yet... these images looking more like september or october joining us. i'm pam moore. (ken)and i'm ken wayne.here's a look at where the fire is burning right now... it has reached napa county... ne

(vicki)world..ese kids were as young as 11 years old.and there were times that their fate seemed sealed. catherine heenan is here to tell us about the desperate international effort that paid off today.catherine? (catherine) the boys and their coach are seeing daylight for the first time since june 23rd. that's when they entered the cave in northern thailand... monsoon rains began flooding the underground passages...so they kept going deeper and deeper inside.. they were eventually found here -- two and a half miles from the entrance ... their path to safety - blocked by a narrow, water- filled channel no bgger than the home plate on a baseball filed. residents of the city of chiang rai stayed up to cheer the last ambulance arriving at the hospital.parents who had feared the worst for weeks struggled to express their joy. "i want to hug him. i already said in the interview before that i wanted to hug him and i want to tell him that i'm happy. "the complex rescue operation brought hundreds of experts

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. now we are learning about a possible sighting. here what we know: she was last heard from on friday - she contacted her family in half moon bay. on monday night - her cell phone sent sent out signals near davenport. now we are learning her car may have been seen in the carmel highlands area of monterey county. kron4's philippe djegal spoke with investigators. (philippe) at 7-54 friday morning... 23-year-old angela hernandez sent a text message to one of her sisters saying quote about to start driving. that's the last her family has heard from her. the san mateo county sheriff's office says her cellphone signal was traced to davenport later that day... and continued sending signals until monday night. the monterey county sheriff's office now says angela's car may have been captured on surveillance video from a gas station about 61 miles south of davenport -- the same day she went missing. her family says the video was taken at the carmel-highlands station and general store.john thornburg/commander- "we believe it was her car. you k

(vicki)(vicki) thanks camila. we will carry the president announcing his supreme court pick live on kron4 news at six. (catherine) environmental advocate erin brockovich is back in the bay area today - trying again to do battle with p-g-&e. (vicki) this time over pending legislation she says will let the utility off the hook for its role in the north bay firestorm. kron 4's dan kerman is here with more. dan? monday afternoon environmental advocate erin brockovich left p, g and e headquarters unable to deliver a letter to the ceo. sot it's a letter to the ceo of pge asking her why she wants to move forward on senate bill 1088 and assembly bill 33attorneys for northbay firestorm survivors say that pending legislation would allow p, g and e to pass on the cost of the 2017 wildfires and future wildfires to ratepayers.sot erin brockovich/environmental advocate 32-42i do not think that we should be or this state should be on the hook for pge's lack of responsibility that they have demostrated time and time and time agai

(vicki) (vicki) (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.nti) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you grant and vicki. new tonight at 6... incredible video highlighting the dangers of driving when you are too tired. a truck driver crashes-- nearly missing a construction worker, and killing two other people. what investigators are saying about the drowsy driver. (ken) plus... fire crews are mopping up a brush fire in the east bay... while other wildfires burn out of control in northern and southern california. and yosemite national park is closed to visitors. we have the latest on the firefighting efforts across the state. the news continues, next on kron 4 news at six. you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. you could generate your own energy, at home. maybe you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing, with energy upgrade california. (pam) governor jerry brown declaring a state of emergency in two counties.... as

(vicki)the wait is over. the agonizingly long closure that has deprived thousands of people from enjoying the much of the central california coast along highway one is no more. kron four's rob fladeboe was there as some very happy campers cheered when the road detour signs came down. nats (drivers cheer and honk) it was a long time coming. a year and a half, give or take, but the coast highway is open again, all of it. until today, much of the big sur coast was cutoff from southern california while tourists and locals alike faced long detours to get here.phil sklar/tourist "..we had heard fridayt'get down there an out the opening...." (file-landslide)some 14 months ago, a storm-caused washed away ocean, 260 feet below.rob fladeboe/gorda "...it's hard to wrap your mind around the scale of this slide, the largest in the history of highway one. instead of trying to push all this rubble out of the way, caltrans simply built a new road on top of the slide..."joe erwin/caltrans project engineer "....we expect there

here in oakland, te (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) thanks terisa. and we have team coverage tonight on this investigation. (grant) we are learning more about the suspect tonight john lee cowell grew up in contra costa county... and prosecutors there are very familiar with him. kron 4's dan kerman is live in martinez with the latest. neighbors say john cowell grew up in this home in concord, and then lived here off and on as a adultsot carol kincaid/cowell's neighbor neighbor carol kincaid says when she heard of cowell's arrest for murder she was not surprised.sottrouble is an understatement alonso/cc county da's office the da's office in contra costa county has brought cowell up on charges at least 6 times.following a 2009 assault he plead no contest to 2 counts of batteryin 2013 he plead no contest again to batteryin 2015 he plead no contest to being under the influence of an illegal substanceand then in 2016 he was charged with petty theft, illegal possession of teargas, possession of a smoking device and drug possession . those charges ended up b

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. camila bernal is in branson, missouri with the very latest on those who are demanding answers. authorities have confirmed that 17 of the 31 passengers on the "ride the ducks" amphibious tour boat that capsized and sank on tabl rock lake near branson, missouri, thursday evening are dead.sheriff doug rader / stone county missouri: it's been a long night and been a very trying night and please, keep all of our families involved and all of our first responder personnel in your thoughts and prayers. it was just before 7 p.m. local time thursday when a massive storm hit the area, spawning 60 mile per hour wind gusts and strong waves.video of the incident shows two duck boats on the water when the storm hit. one docked safely. the other sank as people watched helplessly from shore.(mos) oh no, somebody needs to help them...oh my gosh.within minutes first responders were mobilizedvoice of dispatcher: a duck has capsized. approximately 30 individuals in the water. voice of dispatcher: western

(vicki) (vicki) coming up... a vice mayor in solano county is doubling down on his homophobic stance. what some people in that community want to see happen now. (grant) plus, the community franciscio...is mourning the death of a ped-cab driver. we're joined live in studio by a man working to keep all bicyclists safer on city streets. (vicki) a search is underway for a man who police say assaulted a young girl in half moon bay. kron 4's sarah stinson reports. right now san mateo detectives are searching for the man who assaulted a 14-year-old girl walking her dog here in half moon bay.take a look at the map on your screen you can see it happened near the pillar point boat launch ramp parking lot on the night of june 30th. the unknown man came up and assaulted the girl, she was able to defend herself and fled.the victim did not report it right away.once she reported it - she described the man as a white man in his forties, about 5'9", medium build with brown hair wearing a red hoodie sweatshirt with jeans...the vic

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis in for pam moore. tens of thousands are under evacuation orders tonight. from shasta and mendocino counties in northern california. to riverside county in southern california... wildfires are raging across the state. (ken) we start tonight with the deadly carr fire in shasta county. some evacuation orders have been lifted near the city of redding. but the huge fire has forced 38-thousand people from their homes. six people have been killed... including two firefighters and four civilians. fire officials say the deadly blaze has slowed its growth after days of rapid expansion. it has now burned more than 100 thousand acres. and is 23 percent contained. 818 homes have been destroyed. tonight we're hearing from a great-grandfather who lost his family in the fire.

(vicki)(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.therine) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) coming up next on kron4 news at six. a home invader in the east bay is met with a barrage of gunfire.. after picking the wrong house to target. we'll tell you what police are saying about the homeowner's actions to protect his family. then - a warning for pet owners in parts of the south bay... following a rash of missing pets. why you might want to keep your cats and small dogs indoors at night...... kron4 news at five starts right after the break. (pam) tonight at six...a home invasion suspect is met with gunfire - after breaking into an east bay home. police are calling the homeowners actions.... an act of self defense. thank you for joining us -- i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne. the intruder was shot and is hospitalized tonight... it happened in richmond just after midnight.. not far from the hilltop mall... o

(vicki) nuclear energy..we take a look at positives and negatives of the future of nuclear energy and how it could impact jobs here in the us. (catherine) businesses in big sur are celebrating.. highway one into town -- is finally set to reopen.. natfirefighters are struggling to contain the yolo county fire east of lake berryessa. nearly 100=thousand acres have burned - and it's not even the biggest fire in the west. huge fires in colorado and utah are destroying homes as they rage unchecked....amid a heatwave stretching across the country. (vicki) more than seventy wildfires fires, burning tonight across the west, (catherine) ken wayne is in the newsroom to show us what's happening. ken? (ken)in 2018 wildfires have burned through more than 4=thousand square miles in the u=s ... an area roughly three quarters the size of the state of connecticut.that's a 12 percent increase over normal for this time of year, and yet another reminder that the fire season is becoming year=round. one of the biggest factors that

(vicki) (vicki) that was jennifer mcgraw reporting for us. the tovars have set up a go-fund-me page to help cover expenses. no word on whether charges will be filed in the case. (catherine) still ahead.. are you driving on a suspended driver's license? how some people are trying to prevent the d-m-v from taking away your driving privlages. (catherine) and it wouldn't be the fourth without hearing about san jose's own joey chestnut.. the question today -- would he be able to beat his own record for eating hot dogs...? ( vicki ) a crash in in northern california with an unexpected twist.. no significant injuries reported after a rollover accident in cordelia.( catherine ) angela musallam has the video, proving that luck was on the driver's side. first responders are calling it a miracle on eastbound i-80.nat sound"very very lucky." this incredible video, captured by chp cameras, showing this grey suv dodging two cars on the freeway, going airborne, then rolling over to a stop, inside a chp weigh station. the suv landed right side up, and moment

(vicki) (vicki) new tonight at 5... x-o- music festival in antioch that was suddenly canceled this week. kron4 has confirmed that people have started getting refunds for the tickets they purchased. some people spent more than 300-dollars for three-day tickets to the festival that was supposed to be packed with big name performers... such as ludacris and t-i. it was supposed to start today at the contra costa county fairgrounds in antioch.. but was canceled on wednesday. it's not clear how soon everyone will receive their refunds. (grant) president trump's relationship with the u.k. is in the spotlight today... as he met with both prime minister theresa may and queen elizabeth. his diplomatic tour comes just days ahead of a highly-anticipated sit down with russian president vladimir putin in finland. as omar jimenez reports... new developments in washington could play a big role in that meeting. nats president trump appears with queen elizabeth at windsor castlemeeting her for the first time ahead of a closed door spot o

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. the man is considered armed and dangerous-- and police are warning the public not to approach him. and right now-- investigators are trying to figure out the motive in the murder of 18-year-old nia wilson. kron4's terisa estacio is live in oakland tonight with the latest on the investigation. terisa? .... chief carlos rojas/bart police. "in my 30 years in law enforcement, of of the most vicious attacks that i have ever seen." bart police chief carlos rojas... on the fatal stabbing of 18 year old nia wilson reportedly at the hands of suspect, john lee cowell. chief rojas says it was sunday night, nia, you see here boarded a bart train in concord with two of her other sisters... when they arrived at macarthur to change trains, that is when they encountered cowell, a transient with a criminal history. rojas. he approached and very quickly hurt nia. you can tell nia's sister came in to help, applied pressure till authorities arrived. nia was procnounced dead at the scene... her sister was

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. lazo is accused of preying on intoxicated women while he posed as a driver. kron 4's terisa estacio was at the hearing today-- and says the man's wife was also in the courtroom. orlando lazo - the rideshare driver - faced the judge in san francisco superior court. his attorney strongly denied the horrific allegations against him including violently kidnapping and raping 4 women after they got into his car. (natural sound) not guilty your honor. after pleading not guilty. in court, lazo's attorney requested bail be set for his client arguing that he did not have a prior criminal history and that he is a family man referring to his wife, brother and nephew in court. kron four caught up with family members outside of court. natural sound - what do you have to say about this? is he innocent? did he rape those women? is he your brother? innocent? the case against lazo unfolded following a coordinated task force - the first case allegedly took place in november of 2013. the next case, feb o

vicki? (vicki) thank you ken - we will see you at six.catherine) we've been honoring outstanding teachers around the bay area.. this week - it's a teacher who's spent more than 40 years teaching in the berryessa union school district... we're talking about leticia perez..the colleague who nominated her says mrs. perez treats her students at ruskin elementary as though they were her own.. she makes classes fun, innovative....and teaches the children to love and respect each other. at special holidays she puts together gift bags, candy baskets....and decorates the room. the love seems to be mutual - with former students coming back to visit her. and wherever she goes - young adults and parents come up to thank her... her principal says she's made a positive impact on thousands of students. mrs. perez is retiring........and will clearly be missed by a lot of people.. if you know a special teacher you'd like to nominate - go to our website, kron four dot com. choose 'features' and click on teacher of the week... (anchor) taking a live look ou

(vicki) back to our top story tonight at 5:30... many bart riders say they are concerned for their safety... after a string of three killings-- including 18- year-old nia wilson. (grant) joining us now to talk about safety on bart is bevan dufty... with the bart board of directors. . . prosecutors in northern california say a paroled robber faces murder and attempted murder charges in the attack at a subway station against two sisters that left one of them dead.they say 27-year-old john cowell is set to be arraigned wednesday in oakland in the sunday attack against 18-year-old nia wilson, of oakland, and her 26-year-old sister, letifah wilson.alameda county prosecutors say he also faces parole violations charges. cowell was arrested monday night on a bay area rapid transit train in the san francisco bay area, about a dozen miles from the macarthur station where the sisters were attacked.his family says he has suffered from mental illness most of his life and failed to receive proper treatment.records show cowell recently served two

garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >> for as beautiful as those flowers are, vicki and the volunteers, more beautiful on the inside. we'll be back with an update on the breaking news, the wildfire burning near lake berryessa. nap. new video we )re looking at of the fire. there are now mandatory >>> update for you now on the breaking news out of napa county. video here showing the fire now mandatory evacuation orders in effect because of this fire south of lake berryessa. people living there are told to get out. structures reportedly burning. we have a crew on the way and we'll continue to update you on the fire as we get moreere. >> a ton of smoke in the air. man, that's rough. thanks for watching. nightly news is next. see you back here at 6:00. >>> tonight, the intense battle against a huge and deadly wildfire in california leaves a family in mourning with two young children and their great-grandmother among the dead as the blaze doubles in size. making it even worse, extreme and unrelenting heat. and it's not just in this country as parts of europe and asia suffer through their own

(vicki) thanks for joining us, i'm vicki liviakis...(ken) and i'm ken wayne, in for grant lodes... they were injured in bay area cities that don't even allow fireworks... not even the ones classified as the safe and sane ones...(vicki) kron 4's ali reid joins us live from newark tonight, where one man lost at least one finger. ali ...what can you tell us? charlotte duval / neighborjuan arreguin / neighborneighbors tell me it was a big celebration.fireworks were being set off right at this intersection.around 10pm, things took a turn for the worse.pkgduring the 4th of july celebrations ... fireworks could be seen all over the bay area. some of them, however ... were illegal. i heard them shouting and stuff.those screams of fear ... a big explosion amputated a 28 year old man's finger and part of a second finger .... while he was lighting fireworks on dupont avenue.charlotte duval / neighborthey looked like they were using safe precautions, so we don't know if it was just a bad one. we were thinking, what if it was a defective one.regardless if the crowd was using precon

so making new friends. >> reporter: there are close to 20 other women working with vicky, and on this day they a w and flower whole salers into almost taking some to her mother and others at a senior care facility in coopertino. >> there's so much joy in their eyes. >> reporter: vicky says she knew it would be a lot of work, it has been, but the results are something to behold. >> i think it's turned out nice. >> some flowers come from stores where they can't sell them any longer, but they still have another week of life or so from whole salers or a wedding. somebody thought how can they donate the flowers from their wedding which are really only there for one day. they're all in the garage having fun and doing it for a great cause. >> and doing it great vicky has. tover?t about all the vases l w lucky? a history making mega millions zwrak pot drawing is today. it's $500 million megabuck aroos. nobody one friday's drawing. if you bought a ticket winners will be announced at 8:00 tonight. the odds of hitting the jackpot are a whopping 102 million, but you can't win unless you play. >>

(vicki) thanks for joining us, i'm vicki liviakis...(ken) and i'm ken wayne in for grant lodes...rns out that mother is from walnut creek.... kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live from where she used to live.(vicki) j.r. you talked with those who know this woman, what are they saying tonight... i did and they tell me that this 6 year old boy is autistic and that his mother was having a very difficult time with taking care of him. all of this happened on july 4th. the boy was left at union station in los angeles around 7 p.m. union station is a transit center with buses, trains, and a subway. his mother came back to union station the next day around 2 pm and was arrested. this woman dava webster lived in walnut creek before this. she was evicted from her apartment according to neighbors who tell me that her son is autistic and has trouble communicating. webster had even told them that she had cancer. they say recently she looked sick and are hoping that