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kron 4 news learned by rote william shown in the booking picture from the alameda county jail to travel to the bay area this weekend to hear an organization called times a nonprofit social justice think tank if the some seven cisco. as well as the aclu appeared to know what he intended to do once he got to those places. williams was arrested following a traffic òt
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shoot out with chp officers on interstate 580 saturday night. during the confrontation more than 60 rounds were fired. police say williams was struck like an arms but survive because he was wearing ballistic body armor. oakland police spokesperson said investigators spoke with williams in the hospital. >> we are fortunate that chp did stop him when they did because it could of been a lot of people involved it injured or killed. >> all investigators searched his truck is on three gunna this as well as a lot of finding a suspicious side of the bomb squad was called in and retrieved his partner. it says california on it. please start analyzing the binder for more evidence the 45 year-old shown here is another chair booking photo from 2009. it had an extensive criminal history including armed of robbery and driving under the influence. williams mom had pettersson was angry about not being able to
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find a job because he was a convicted felon. he was3o)txñy1 about left-wing policy. please tell kron 4 news they've also search williams: growth in. as you can imagine the senate employees were shocked to hear the were the target of an unknown armed gunman. we spoke with the tide ceo just a short time ago. >> we were dismayed to learn that tides' was identified as a potential target of this fellow was arrested after the shootout on 580. we don't know this guy amazed that anybody would target us. were more sad than anything else. we're very happy was resolved in the way was resolved instead of other people being injured. certainly on very hopeful the police officers involved will come through with this fine. if anything that might happen and i feel very lucky that it was resolved in this way.
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>> william this was in court today and alameda counties been 3 with four counts f premeditated murder and there is possibly more charges to come. the san francisco trace the kron 4 news. kron 4 >> web producer kimberly sakamoto has a closer look at tied website and what the nonprofit is all about. >> what is tide's let's go ahead and get a close-up look at the web sites. it was founded in 1976 who you just heard in the interview off according to the website it is a partner with individuals and organizations á economic justice, democratic processes and the opportunity to live in a healthy and sustainable environment where human rights are preserved and protected. pike has offices in new york city and san francisco appeared to make grants across the country and globe and they say there's self sustaining public charity. if the front page here this is a quotation from pike " tides was created to provide comprehensive flexible services and tools to those
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dedicated to lasting progress of social change ". if to check out the tides page visit our whats on the what sectional k>> new details tonight in the fight to stop piccinni installing smart leaders today at the marine board of supervisors agreed won a moratorium on the meters. kate thompson explains the county has to wait and see if the public utilities commission will grant the delay. >> speaker after speaker after speaker. people have a lot of issues with piccinni's more readers and run the gamut from health concerns, >> my meter is next to the headboard were my son sleeps. a day seven days a week to be but like him being on a so- called permanently. >> to concerns of overcharging. >> i do not want to be paying three times as much because of frank uses their air- conditioner. >> marin border supervisors agreed with that more people who are worried about smart leaders and they want to see more studies done. this is a two page
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letter that will be sent by the board of supervisors to the california public utilities commission asking them to ;w,÷az,áfd7udív??peh]ú+ñ,a=2vpe installation of any new smart leaders in marin. >> were asking them to suspend all operations until all the questions are answered. hopefully the consider this seriously and do the right to insist that the operation. >> some see the supervisor's letter that only ask more meters installed and to the utilities commission completes its study is coming up short. >> we have to take a stronger stand strong for the what you've done and it clear this is an outrage, it's a form of 4 were all subject like peasants. report >> and san rafael kate thompson kron 4 news. >> protesters in san francisco rally today is the smart readers to call dumbed down and dangerous. more than 30 people marched down van ness this
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afternoon we spoke to one of the protesters who said she is worried about the public health problem the smart meter costs. >> i think the biggest goal here is that smart leaders are being deployed in every home in business through our business in human health impact. we have no idea what sort of radiation will do to all of us. >> is protests was led by a number keenness turning green it pushes for environmental safety and schools and communities. >> 5 people are interested san francisco if after they took over part of the building of the protesters took over the second floor of a building at 20 is in addition street in 7 cisco the will nor the building issued organized and sponsored by direct action to stop the cuts. a group that objects to a potential budget cuts that could affect the city's homeless population. >> to the kron 4 news room fire to tell you about it's been
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issued for state highway 12 the cells of fairfield. where fire is burning this according to the california highway patrol east on highway 12 a shutdown of back avenue in smoke as close to westbound side of the road in that area. it will bring more you be more details as we get them. today for the most part the conditions are cool bay area why did the fog is hugging the coast line and temperatures in the '50s. around the bay were seeing '60s are in the spots still several degrees over yesterday's. the upper '70's low 80's a look at what we can expect tonight into tomorrow. the fog will spill back into the bay this evening and puree the fog will move further inland over night we'll look a dense fog tomorrow morning. by the afternoon sunny and cool yet >xf%évbe done it through the wek foggy and cool appeared on your extended forecast coming up in a bit. >> a look at the bay bridge toll
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plaza very light traffic and severed his go a different story a back up on the james link will fall this in the brush fire on highway 12 as the kron 4 news at 5 continues. "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees.
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police investigating 13 fires they believe may be arson and may have a break in the case here is a surveillance video capture this morning we slow down so you could see the two men here cure this surveillance telegraph avenue. please are asking for help in trying to identify these two men. dave shows as the damage caused by the most recent fire. >> review the surveillance tapes around 4:00 a.m. tuesday morning. each of the two suspects are the fire in a garbage can he felt relieved that his family store didn't catch on fire. or looking nothing burned in the garbage can was close to the building and luckily nothing happened.
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why >> 3 fires over nightéjráaócó6ì+ aújucf&z[0dmñ couple blocks of y campus. this one was said in a garbage can in a valley between two-part the buildings on dwight way round 7:03 p.m.. later monday night this uc-berkeley student was at a friend's apartment on voted street when it is some flames outside. >> tron 1130 we saw flames going above the fence right there so we came down here with some fire extinguishers which are to put a note so we called the police after that. his friend's good was destroyed in a fire which propane tanks. berkeley police sergeant is worried this arson fires could cause serious damage to continue. in to >> of the cases the recycle bins were against the building and the building started to get charged for the response from the police department of our approach so quick it was not able to ignite the structure. >> berkeley kron 4 news. >> at san francisco police are looking for a woman suspected of
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two bank robberies. first robbery july 12th that the bank 9'e and the second this past friday at a bank of america at the diamond heights boulevard. in both cases police say the robber was a light skinned women either white or hispanic she pulled a gun on the teller and demanded money before running off she's been described as being in a 30's around five-foot 430 lbs. with brown hair tinted with orange or red dye. this distance to the kron 4 news room mount view police arrested a 46 year- old saratoga one for felony hit- 'll was in a pedestrian crosswalk last may when he was hit by half toyota corolla which then sped away. he died today of his injuries. this afternoon of 46 year-old was arrested for felony hit-and-run. live in the newsroom kron 4 news. >> it's cool and foggy along the coast. that will spill back into
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the bay tonight fog will be the big story through the week. all of a full forecast of what she can expect in just a few short minutes.
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tell your friends hi for me. ♪ [ female announcer ] high speed internet from at&t. another erratic dayf on wall street stocks did wind up higher dow jones industrial average fell hundred 40 points in early trading ended the day up 75 the s&p up 12 and the nasdaq gained 24. it's the nail biting week for investors major corporations announcing their quarterly profits has some encouraging news. >> apple blew the doors of analyst projections. squarely net income rising 70% from the sheriff think to the new i pad and fourth generation9 here the figures. the quarterly and come three and a quarter billion dollars. the $3.51 per share. from april through june 8th apple sold an average of 1 million i pad tablets a month. that's one every three seconds.
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if i phone sales jumped 61% from a year ago. in a press release steve jobs cost of this line the tried the apple faithful into yet another frenzy. we have amazing new products still to x apple stock up 5 1/2% the yahoo also reporting its net income down or up 51% of the revenue was hurt by the loss of several large advertisers yahoo stock down 5 1/2%. >> senate democrat go through stubborn republican pierre entr'acte to restart jobless benefits for two and a half billion americanmillion americae will probably happen tomorrow they're running out for people about seven weeks ago and this would get them moving again. republicans argue they're not against the general concept they think the program is too expensive. and to lawmakers in congress are trying to come up
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with the way to give credit card holders for protection. they want the federal reserve to help prevent users i getting shot by sky-high eight interest rate when the fall little bit behind. they're making that case to the fed chairman they point out that f3 still double or even triple interest rates when someone is two months behind. here watching the senate judiciary committee took a vote on the nomination of a lame-duck taken to the supreme court if the committee voted 13 to 6 in favor of kagan. only one republican. she is expected to win senate confirmation in a few weeks and she would be the supreme court's fourth female justice. >> a gruesome task in illinois a fire fighters had to cut through 's home to get her body help. the reason is six-foot high piles of garbage filled the home.
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>> my 29 years of law enforcement never seen a house in this condition. you couldn't get inside their there is maybe 2 1/2 to 3 ft. from the ceiling to the top of the debris. >> please recall to the home after the victims 54 year-old daughter was heard screaming for help. they tried to help the reclusive. police speculate chicagos recent heat wave in the homes unsanitary conditions may have contributed to her death. >> a great job of of this afternoon from our mount tam cam coming in off the ocean spilling over the hills. you can see trying out here as the moves down below. it sunny inland fog along coasts temperatures along the coast along with fifties 55 half moon bay, 58 san francisco and are in the spots the '70s and '80s. well below where we saw temperatures yesterday. ?kñ that. in antiocm spot out there this evening. i
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look at what we can expect tonight into tomorrow if the fog spilling into the bay this evening. it will move into or inland valley bought by seven clocks more will scale back. the fog will of the closely tomorrow will stay over cast their bubbles the sun and cool everywhere else. the fog moving well in landed over night tonight it will start to skill grpyq6zkñgb.fmback at 6:00 a.m.e patchy fog along the delta ad down and your inland valley and the south bay. scaling back to the coast and are bay shores by 9:00 a.m.. 11 a.m. will have the fog hugging the coast line again it will stay over cast to the coast all day tomorrow. aside yet again appeared 57 half moon bay, 59 san francisco even are c@&c+ 90s this time of year ranging from 80 to 85 degrees tomorrow afternoon. if the cooler weather
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sticking with us for the week in the fog has a stranglehold on our forecast. streusel the expected along with coasted around the bay. as we head into the weekend the fog will live just a little dead will still be done as close to the coastline but temperatures will warm slightly above error building will stay well below average >> for the >> traffic for the golden gate bridge sluggish rate know as you make your way south to pay the toll in northbound +qéf> as to make your approach to the golden gate bridge. the san mateo bridge right now on the right is the was the traffic moving close to the speed limit after the toll plaza. bumper-to- bumper on the left east bound.
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san francisco police are investigating the incident caught on video between one of its officers and a suspect. the looking to see if excessive force was involved. let's take a look at this video. it shows
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from youtube the woman pushing a shouting obscenities that's the two officers attempted to register for a possible assault. we removed the sound to the obscenities. very see the officer the woman tawing to get into the car that is the issue that's a question cure the suspects had yelled a better baby when officers moved away and it looks as though the officer got a hold of the suspect and pushed the woman face first into the sidewalk. that is what is now being investigated by d s f p d. looking into that the officerot incident is under way. live in the newsroom can occur with kron 4 news. >> and field poll shows california voters are not rock- solid when it comes to their opinions on same-sex marriage. 51 percent of same-sex marriage say yes 42% oppose same-sex marriage and 7% have no opinion. when given a third option of
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allowing same-sex away unions cannot bear to 34 percent preferred thelyi,&b> for web producer kimberly sacramento has been keeping an eye on your comments about this poll on line. >> this is riposted details to the poll of facebook in twitter it set off fire storm of the poll of facebook in twitter it set off fire storm of comments with our viewers. ñbjçr look like many others brought religion into it sing adam-and-eve. that's how it started in that's so should be carried not adam and steve. lee core rights and religious views did not belong to get there. and team has an idea he said if you want to protect marriage outlawed divorce. to read all about the pole and that is to
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which you think about this visit www.kron4.com. >> live the good side from our roof cam its faqih over downtown san francisco and fog will be the big story for the next several days. trpy÷çt-kqkp:mfwye forecast, and just a bit. ?ç?çoñoñoño
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live this is kron 4 news at 6:00. our top story at 6:00 medical marijuana production will be front and center tonight at the oakland city council meeting. as kron 4 reports the council will be voting what they're not to allow a handful of the indoor pop forms to set up shop in the city. >> this city of oakland is looking to cash in and on the growing number of medical é dispensaries. tonight at oakland city hold the council will decide whether or not it's a good idea to allow for a large pot growing operations to operate here in the city. these
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operations are pot firms would sell to medical marijuana dispensaries. this would create a number of a standard for the entire industry of quality- control and human health standards that would go from the top down. >> write in to go is with i grow in oakland store that provides the information and supplies fve8,)up'a.÷fne says of the it council account ok's the plan i grow intends to apply for one of the for permits. he said its pot users that will benefit. >> address the price down and the patients themselves. it will also have greater control in the environment and will actually increase by being able to carpet the allies the have a longer flowing stream and typically are growing as the return doesn't come as quickly. >> the key questions is what's in it for the city city officials say it would be safer because these facilities would
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be regulated. more importantly it would make a lot of dough for the city. if you're one of the four facilities you'd have to pay an annual fee of more than two did thousand dollars just operate. when talk about the city would reap sales tax of which is estimated at more than and kermit kron 4 news. >> to propose legislation isn't sitting well with growers who operate on a smaller scale. jeff bush spoke with one grower who said a large farm which put him out of business i could be bad for patients. >> for some people who might need to calm down or nt and sally someone who is more physical pain might spoke a different story we one of a lot of different strains to cover the different range of ailments. in oakland and produces a specific strain for the harborside health center. he's worried about what it takes to produce medical marijuana on a large scale.
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>> please let chemicals that are rarely proven in the effects of them. this is an issue about the quality of the medical and it's giving a lot of people sick as safe as possible. the large cooperation would put him and other small-scale growers out of business. would flood the market with cheap medicine and ñg's more about the health and safety of people consuming the medicine. he is a purchasing manager who said the nick of far would not have the financial reward the city is hoping for. >> if you bring in outside workers those dollars not being spent in oakland those dollars will be spent in other treaties. >> for can terence say there will be at city hall to let the counsel no their gains have a át(ásáhr' oakland. >> it was another day of stranded riders on the ac transit as many bus drivers once again called in sick. they're upset about the imposition of
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the new contract the say isn't there. kron 4 tells us what's in the contract and has the latest legal action brought in by the union to have it overturned. the superior court judge in oakland tuesday afternoon was postponed until july 30th or ruling on whether to throw out a new weekend on the drivers. the newly imposed contract calls for a wage freeze three no overtime hotel drivers reach 40 hours a week ec transit faces a 50 + million dollar budget deficit is in the new contract will see the district about $15 million and avoid layoffs. oakland kron 4 news. >> see transit said it's being felt across]1l./ñ them1igx wholm some people waiting for buses in oakland say they did notice delays today. we as rider's how
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they felt about the driver shako reaction we received was mixed. >> it's a totally convinced for all creditors. not just myself to the full committee. >> i'm going to get to where to go you will need more money you go ahead and do to get to do. >> the need to work a deal because it's not fair to traders that are trying get to work and to try to get to your boss and the kid to it. f>> if you o do that it's fine that the as long as somebody's of your driving not all the buses are running. we'd really be stuck out here. >> all the letters we spoke to said this contract dispute to hope to end soon. >> it's cooler out there this afternoon close to the coastline still overcast at this hour. 587 owçbó8 happen bay either in the spots are down about 7 to 10 degrees. in the upper '70's and
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low 80's well below average for this time of the year pure the fog sticking a long coastline and spill into the bay this evening the month for their inland over night tonight territory morning with a dense fog and this is a sunday afternoon in los the bay area and it will be cool yet again. the weather pattern will dominate the rest the week. of details on your extended forecast coming up at the bit still with us will be right back after the break.
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one bay area city is taking a board of supervisors voted unanimously that they want the installation of piccinni's marketers to stop completely. as kron 4 kate thompson explains the county has to wait if the public utilities commission will grant the delay. >> speaker after speaker after speaker people have a lot of issues with piccinni's smart leaders and run the gamut from health concerns
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>> when heater happens to be next to the headboard were my -j leaders transmit 24 hours a day seven days a week to be like him being on the cell phone call permanently. >> to concerns of overcharging. >> i do not be paying three times as much >> the marine board of supervisors agreed with many people were worried about smart leader is and what to see more studies done. >> this is a two page letter that would be sent by the board of supervisors to the california public utilities commission asking them to be immediately suspend the installation of any new smart leaders in marin. ñç
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>> we have to take a stronger stand stronger than what we've done and make it clear this is an outrage, it's a form of dictatorship there's absolutely to like peasants. >> an update for you on the five baker brushfires fairfield its report in the last hour an issue has been issued for state highway 12 in south fairfield where fire is burning in adjacent fields. we're now told police on lanes of highway 12 have reopened their back avenue a and were also hearing cars are being escorted on the west, ç been closed due to smoke. we'll have more kron 4 smoke. we'll have more kron 4 news for you right after this. ?ç?çoñoñoño](z
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the whopping cough epidemic is baby died in los angeles county. that brings the total to six deaths this year in the state.
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there have been about 1500 cases of the disease this year that's five times the amount reported last year. half have been latino babies under three months of age. it explains why will tincal fascines be heading the latino caddy the hardest. for >> statistics are concerning and puzzling delta officials to see them here since 199880% of the infants in california who died . have officials don't know why. the higher rates for latinos are only seen one area. babies under six months of age. the cbc in california department of health are researching to see if there's a reason behind the high numbers. at st. luke's pediatrics city in the mission you see signs it does posted everywhere telling parents the importance of whopping cough vaccinations. this is dr. michael tracy said it's important to know that every ethnic group is at risk. >> anybody can get what because
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,rjn carry you are. >> speculates one reason for the harried a whopping cough death in latina weapons could be latino communities tend to live in extended families. >> the child is exposed to one person with whopping cough they may be able to fight off the they're if they're exposed to several the amount of bacteria that is hitting them will overwhelm their immunity. >> another reason could be a lack of access to health care. >> could get extremely bad extremely quickly it will look like a normal coffin cold and 4p(x= 46úkrqz3.enbeyççthekg'ske >> the doctor says the whopping cough has become an epidemic in california and vaccination is critical not only for children but also for parents. >> now in the bay area marin county is a hundred 95 cases of whooping cough that's the highest number in the state. but how that compares to other counties 55 cases in several months, 32 in contra costa, 31 in san mateo, 24 in santa clara, three and solano and 19
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gcárr&ém)(r);xq vicki tells us part of the problem in marin county may have to do with the high number of patients not being vaccinated by their parents. >> nearly 200 cases peof open costs. seymour whopping cough currently that i see my entire e your career. it's very disturbing. pediatrician dr. rachel bauer says the time usurpations' whopping cough could be life-threatening. the >> this is not theoretical any disease that we have not prevented and it's now here because we're not as well vaccinated as we could be. >> although the vaccine is not a hundred percent effective she tells parents of its the best defense. not only for kids but adults she said even if you been vaccinated you might be a risk it's something called heard immunity. there could be whopping cough in the committee that vaccinates but the amount we have here is a think related
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to the significant portion of people who've chosen notl6uo[ç o >> rather concerned the domino effect. >> by the someone comes to the doctor it's often been a week or two weeks of coffee were they thought they had a cold and the bart expose a lot of people. >> systems to look for already knows, mild coughing up becomes more severe with the what sound. gagging or even vomiting all of this to go on for months. it's highly contagious. >> why would any pair want to back saving its whopping cough. but dr. bauer says fear linked be proven. >> their diseases were protecting against our real and the fear of thought to some that's the fear but it's not scientifically based. is >> anything dr. bauer said the whopping cough epidemic is it teachable moment for parents might be on the fence on how best to protect children. in mill valley the key kron 4 news. >> there were three within cough vaccination is the
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minister to children at two to six months of age with boosters given between 15 and 18 months and for six years of age. another vaccine or surviving the on this provides lifetime surveillance video now being released to suspects police say said least a dozen fires in and around the uc-berkeley campus. kron 4 shows the damage that was done and what's being done to track down the suspects. >> review the surveillance tapes from around 4:00 a.m. tuesday morning that showed the two suspects start the fire in a garbage can. he felt relieved e his family store didn't catch on fire. looking nothing bird luckily if the garbage can was close to the building but luckily nothing happened. this is 13 fires overnight all within a couple blocks of the uc- berkeley campus. our route 11:30
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p.m. we saw flames going on down with fire extinguishers we tried to put it out sole we call the police after that. >> his friend scooter was destroyed in the fire which was dangerously close to propane tanks. propane berkeley please what does worry these arson fire can cause serious damage if they continue. >> into the case is the recycling bins were against the building in the building started to get charged with the response from the police department of fire debris was so quick that it was not able to a white the structure. >> and berkeley dave kron 4 news ihw6c2m$k@t6"@cael< mqb,!ry a lt tam cam the fog rolling it over the hills. if you can see breaking up as it was down as low that's what it tends to do
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that's why sunday in the end of fog along the coast. if the fog will push for inland valley the old through the evening. will see tomorrow morning dance fog and drizzle. 70 and the be closer the coast line and already scaling back. will see overcast conditions in the coast into the afternoon close the sunny elsewhere and cool to the reach the low 80's or inland spots. it took about a moment spaetzle to the fog in the morning carried 6:00 a.m. fog near inland valley it will be patchy down in the south bay and dance closer the coast line. scaling back by the 9:00 a.m. the house where and hovering for the north bay and east bay and pushing back to the coastline or 11:00 a.m.. will see sun break down the san mateo coastline but will stay over cast near ocean beach and even into san francisco. similar to
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in the spots in this time of year but tomorrow 80 degrees to 85 fairly mild and our inland spots. your kron 47 day around the bay forecast fall will dominate will dominate the fog. and who the weekend will see warmer dryer air bolden which little bed and all still be below average for the weekend trade >> the latest on the gulf oil spill officials say they've detected to will from oil cap is coming from another we'll peer thereto wells within two walls of this one which is to cap off since thursday with the other wells it is to abandon the of what is not a production appeared with as well as the cab officials are moving ahead with plans to permanently plugged up. the oil spill is a topic of fws;,b prime ministers white house visit today. the press conference he emphasized how dire the situation really is.
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>> completely understand the anger that exists right across america appeared the oil spill in the gulf of mexico is a catastrophe for the environment, fishing industry, tourism had been absolutely clarified. why like president barack obama ivan clear that it is bp is wrong to cap the leak to clean up the mess and to pay appropriate compensation. a >> officials are assessing wzv,e blimp is now flying over the alabama coast looking for oil slicks the crew sent information to skimmer vessels that are dispatched to the trouble spots. will be right back as a kron 4 dispatched to the trouble spots. will be right back as a kron 4 news at 6 continues. 
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live in the newsroom dan carmen kron 4 news. phone apple and at&t may be exclusive partners. an article by wired magazine the current state of the relationship. >> it's not a complete surprise the tours are happy there's been numerous reports that apple is tried to end its exclusive period continued network problems in major cities like new york city and san francisco appeared wired said at&t is equally dismayed at apple's refusal to work for the problems ⌟q÷il2i9b33when they e for help to make compromiser is wired sources said apple said know. they call their relationship dysfunctional and the article has the ball ended jokes that to show how mutually beneficial of these financially the partnership has been pared to read the entire wired article bizarre whats on the web section
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the place is called the tides foundation and the typesetter is based in the presidio in san francisco. how kron 4 news is learn byron williams shown here in the spoken picture from the alameda county jail had traveled to the bay area this past weekend had here in organization
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called tides if a nonprofit social justice think tank based in san francisco. as well as the aclu. it's not known what he intended to do once you got to zw$'sñ following a traffic stop the turn into a violent show was chp officers on interstate 580 saturday night. during the confrontation more than 60 rounds were fired. please say williams was struck in the leg and arms but survived because he was wearing ballistic body armor. oakland police spokesperson said investigator spoke with williams in the hospital. >> reports and it chp did stop him when they did because it could allow people to been injured or killed. read the >> this to give research instructeduyñ?í%ñ8).rvf%hu3 shotgun and pistol and a lot of ammunition. in addition after fighting a suspicious package to retrieve this binder which says california on it. police are
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analyzing the binder for evidence. the 45 year-old shown here is another job booking photo from 2009 have extensive criminal history include our robbery and driving under the influence. williams, it said her son was angry about not being c#e#,@em he was a convicted felon and that he was upset about left-wing policy carried please tell kron 4 news they searched his home in brooklyn. >> as you can imagine the employees were shocked to hear that they were the target of and no armed gunmen we spoke with the tides ceo just a short time ago. >> we were dismayed to learn tides' was identified as a target of this fellow who was arrested after the shoot out of the 580. we know this guy from amazed that anybody would target us. were sad than anything else were very happy that was
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resolved in the way it was resolved to the other people being injured. certainly a very hopeful that police officers were involved if anything that might of happens i feel very lucky that this was resolved this way. >> the williams!:ón9bñ@f fl9o> the key to resell we have called for crews of across the bay area covering stories importune appeared here today's other top stories in three and a half minutes. >> heard oakland city hold the council today will decide a6a#ñ to allow for a large-scale marijuana growing operations to operate here in the city. these wholesalers would sell to americmedical marijuana companiu
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have to pay the city more than to enter thousand dollars just operate to get on top of that the city would get sales tax. back to be in the area of at least $3 million a year. in oakland kron 4 news. continuing with our big story in oakland small growers of medical marijuana are not happy with the 'o the so-calleds that might come to oakland. crore i talked to said the large-scale operation would have to use chemical fertilizers and other harmful products to reduce canada's at a large scale. the small growers are also worth the large corporations would flood the market with products it would be cheaper and put smaller mom-and- pop operations at a business. oakland kron 4 news. >> here in oakland judges postponed until july 30th to ruling on whether to throw out a new contractlvy)$u♪ç imposed÷ transit when its drivers. upset about the terms of the new contract which among other things call for a wage freeze as well as changes in overtime and
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retirement costs. when five drivers did not report for work on tuesday ac transit upon julae to riders. there could be layoffs and the district seems to close a $15 million budget deficit. in oakland kron 4 news said they are feeling the effect of the drivers and those that are say they are having to wait long over here at the bus stop. take a listen. >> it's a total income is from commuters. not just self but the whole community. >> it affects those like me who rely and public transportation to get to work each and every day. >> i hope they can work it out. all the writers i spoke to said they hope the contract dispute is over soon. >> in marin county the board of supervisors try to stop pg need on tuesday the took a bow and
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unanimously decided to recommend to the california public utilities board that piccinni's stop installing smart leaders in the county immediately the board meeting with howe of many residents who spoke out against martin leaders appeared the board says they're hoping this will by the book-of-the-month more time before any more meters are installed. in saratov kron 4 news. >> and another big story another beating california has died for tally to 6 04 this year. five of those events were latino. since 199880% of the events in california who died from open call for latino care doctors say one possible reason said they do say every ethnicity is at risk. >> in berkeley on behalf of residents less than a block away from the uc-berkeley campus where this sort of scooter is left over from a fire that was set on fire and friday. these
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camera outside of the market on telegraph avenue that showed two suspects' igniting a fire in a garbage can upset the market on telegraph avenue this brings the total up to 13 fires that and said since july 15th. berkeley police are looking for the suspects. >> our big weather story is the fog. here's the picture from our mount tam cacam. was the dense g over night tonight into tomorrow and for the next couple of days. temperatures will be gixn expecting drizzle along the coast of around the bay. as we had through the weekend weekend will have warmer dryer air building and and it will warmer temperatures of bed but will still seek well below average for this time of this year. stay with us will be right back after this break.
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people being badly. >> this is a trash bag full of garbage sitting at the end of the road in pittsburgh, above it a sign that in part reads no dumping. this is a difference i located on car pass road in concord the sign reads a littering. i asked a few people lived in a difference between littering and dumping zero. some seemed a bit puzzled. first off littering and tampering are similar in one aspect they're both illegal. but they do have differences. if you toss one rusty nail lecher car window that would be literal. but on load a bucket of rusty nails that's illegal dumping. toss a can of beer on the ground or containers of water royal illegal dumping. the sun papers block the back your truck that's littering, a mattress illegal dumping. he may get fined if
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you're caught littering but if you're caught leaving a couch that could mean jail time. with all the cities and counties in the bay area scrambling to find money for vital services like police and fire the money be spent to clean up illegally dumped items do not help the situation. the was part of a lot of the dump datasets found appeared to come from construction jobs like these a8:su someone is doing construction on your home ask them whether dumping the debris. ask for proof. in contra costa county stanley roberts kron 4 news >> a few of the commodore story idea for stanley you could e- mail us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.com. i'm kimberly sakamoto raid on www.kron4.com visit our special page dedicated to all our weather coverage. or forecasters let you know what the conditions forecast. if you'd like to know what the weather will be like for the rest the week take a
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peek at our here is a look at your 7 day around the bay around the bay. when the storms hit the bay area check out our live doppler radar on www.kron4.com. >> what this droid does will change how you do movies.
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senate democrats broke through stubborn republicans they are on track to restoring a jobless benefits to two and a half million americans. those benefits began running out about seven weeks ago this legislation would get them moving again. republicans argue if your not 66÷o expensive. one republican legislative issues president barack obama of fort misrepresenting their position. >> he tried to picture where republicans are sitting around trying to figure out how to give something that caps a tax break by yet denied health to those of ron employed. that is preposterous. i think the american people deserve better
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at the white house. what 0úñúy&y]3oómó85ó about is unemployment benefits yes, deficit snow. >> a full senate vote could come tomorrow and then the bill would move to the house. and you are watching the senate judiciary committee to vote on the nomination of a layer cake and to the supreme court the committee voted yesterday to 6 in favor appeared only one republican saw lizzie granted supporter today. cake and expected to win senate to confirmation in a few weeks and >> this disturbing video is really big on you to break out shows two young girls in a vicious brawl in michigan. you can see the board up their faces the girl was hit getting really beat while only 11 of the other girl 13. some say there really shocking part of all this the won the girls' mothers is on the scene apparently there's a chaperoned the mother later tried to minimize her
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involvement but knowledge being there. >> lindsay low and preparing to spend her first day behind bars tonight this is her booking starting girls reported her ninth day prison sentence for violating her parole and to earlier d y convections. the is the number of minutes late lindsay low had arrived a beverly hills courthouse. she is greeted by his former pop brought seas. one of from soured her with gold letter she entered the building. seven is the number of alcohol education class and she missed in violation of for parole. the ÷fq3ç words louganis said jury proceeding. her last public statement was on twitter last night. " the only bookings and familiar with if or disney films, never thought i'd be booking into jail ". >> all cameras are ordered to be shut off or still on video. she >> was handcuffed at the end of
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the hearing the judge to not allowing photos. this is quite a spectacle. this wasn't the last picture low and the pleas are escort of pop r.o.t.c. and motorcycles. they swoop in and every stoplight. 23 is the number of hours per day low and will spend alone in her 12 ft. modular cell at the lynwood attention this center appeared this is your booking photo. winslow had will likely spend about two weeks of a three month sentence in jail according to sheriff's department low and will likely be released on august 1st or second. the projected release date let's sell the credits louganis likely to receive in jail. line for the day and its starting to spill over the mountains now into the bay. you can see them reflected in our temperatures it's really cool close to the coastline and much cooler on the other side of those not in spirit to 50 degrees in redwood city right now. are in the spots to well
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below average for this time of year in the '70s right now so comfortable there fog will continue to be a big story so will keep temperatures bayl&j>]] evening work what is the dense fog and drizzle by tomorrow morning at 7:00 that will be closer to the coastline. will be scaling back of this point so by noone will have fog cut in the coast line appeared mostly sunny conditions continued to 3:00 hour it will definitely stay on the cool side. but to look good to kron 4 here is a look at your 7 day around the bay around the bay forecast. fog will dominate the forecast for the week tomorrow is definitely going to be the coolest day of the week drizzle along the coast from the bay are in the spots only about rest the week things will warm up slightly as some more dryer air start to build then. temperatures are going to stay low below average through the weekend and into the weekend. especially in our inland spots still with us will be right back after the break.
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the dow and moderately high the dow was down zero hundred 40 points but ending up 75 the day the s&p 500 up 12 and nasdaq up 24. it's been a nail biting week for disasters major corporations are announcing their quarterly profits has some encouraging news.2 analyst projections. its quarterly net income rising 78% from last year the banks to the new i pad and fourth generation i phone. here the figures. net quarterly, three and a quarter billion dollars. that's $3.51 per share. from april through june have also been average of 1 million i pad tablets a month. seconds. i phone sales jumped 61% from a year ago.zímuñ58vñ1e press release steve jobs cost of this line to drive the apple days fall into another frenzy. " we have amazing new products
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still to come this year ". apple's stock up 5 1/2% today up $13 a share to a and $59 is where trading right now. yobbo also reporting today their net income was up 51%, the revenue was hurt by losses several large advertisers right now jaw who started trading down 5 1/2%. a # dock, showing many men believed privacy doesn't exist on line appeared our web producer kimberly sakamoto brings is a look at the great male survey. >> this survey is still line and is chock full of stuff for men or the wondered thousand and conducted over two months. the questions range from facebook used on-line dating but this stuff pertaining to online privacy relationships are the most intriguing. although 21 percent say the privacy is alive yes privacy is there if but not on line. when asset they've ever
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let a partner in facebook message or rather collector correspondent 24% yes, but only with my partners knowledge 22 percent said no but i would if i suspected my partner was up to something and i percent said yes i broken to my partner's e-mail or messaging account. to check out the great male survey for yourself visit our whats on the web section of www.kron4.com. in privacy they're breaking into their girlfriends and friends websites. the bridge kimberly that's just for us jacqueline year of the final check of our weather. >> fog is the story is summertime we typically see it will continue through the week it's going to be the story of the week dense fog expected for the next couple of days and temperatures kept very cool as a result even drizzle along the coast and around the bay. temperatures will be well below average for this time of year even as we make our way through the weekend we start to warm some but only in the upper 80s. >> alright chocolate they key
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