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Low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya our top story this morning. 26yearold garciatorres now waits for his punishment life in prison or the Death Penalty. mark he was found guilty of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. We first brought the verdict to you live at kron four news at nine yesterday morning. mark and today. Lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase of the trial. darya kron 4s will tran is live outside the court house in san jose with more on whats next. Will. will the penalty phase will begin next week. The jury will have to decide life in prison or the Death Penalty. But its been years since the state of california has actually executed a prisoner. California has the largest death row in the nation but it hasnt executed anyone in over a decade. The last man to be put to death here was Clarence Ray Allen in 2006. The executions stopped because a judge put the 3drug lethal injection on hold. Then in november voters approved prop 66 meant to streamline the process and get the Death Penalty moving again. But thats been put on hold by the California Supreme Court to review its constitutionality. If Garcia Torres does get the death sentence he will join the other 728 men on death row right now at san quentin who are awaiting execution. darya thanks will. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya our coverage of the sierra lamar verdict continues on kron four dot com. We have a timeline tracking her disappearance from the beginning. We also go indepth with legal analysts about the next steps for the case. And have more reaction from family and friends on the verdict. mark this morning more parents are coming forward saying their children have been bullied at Solano Middle School in vallejo. darya this comes after video of a girl getting beaten up at the school surfaced on youtube. Kron 4s Lydia Pantazes is at the school this morning with the latest. lydia parents are angry and upset. So far, the district has not commented on the bullying. We want to warn you the video is violent. take vo the video posted on youtube shows a student beating up another student during a pe class in early march. The video was watched more than 6hundred times and then taken down. We spoke with emma simms, the mother of the victim. She says her daughter has special needs, and though they live on the other side of town, she transferred to Solano Middle School to have those needs met. Since our story aired monday, simms says shes realized her daughter isnt the only one. One parent who recognized simms from tv stopped her to say that aher daughter was also bullied, and even lost two teeth from it. Another mother called the kron four newsroom to tell us that she had to take her daughter aout of the school three years ago when she was bullied so badly that she was attempting suicide. < because im reaching out, people are speaking up and i that theyre trying to help their children. I need for her to be safe and feel shes like looking shoulder. Im like, whats the matter . shes outside. Can you walk me to class . a spokeswoman for the Vallejo City Unified School return our message after still havent talk about the incident. Pantazes kron4 mark thanks yoli. We will with you through out the morning. darya breaking news. Reaction is pouring in after President Trump fbi director james comey. Anny hong is following the latest from the breaking news desk. Anny. anny the president is on the defense this morning and the white house saying comey was fired because he was not able to effectively lead the fbi. Comey was leading the bureaus investigation into the possible connection between trump advocates and russia during the 2016 election. The president says he acted on the advice of attorney general jeff sessions. The Deputy Attorney general also cited comeys handling of the Hillary Clinton email server saying comey did not handle the investigation correctly. Democrats in congress are now calling for a special prosecutor to lead the Russian Investigation while trumps camp is sayin it lost confidence in comey. President trump took to twitter earlier this morning saying. Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington, republican and democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me california lawmakers are reacting to comeys firing. Senator Dianne Feinstein tweeted in part. the next fbi director must be strong and independent. And will receive a fair hearing in the judiciary committee. And senator Kamala Harris tweeted quote ive said it before and will again we must have a special prosecutor to oversee the fbis russia investigation. This cannot wait. And new york senator Chuck Schumer tweeted quote if we dont get a special prosecutor, every american will rightfully suspect that the decision to fire comey was part of a coverup. Ill continue to monitor reaction on twitter. Back to you. darya a doctor in walnut creek is facing multiple Sexual Assault charges this morning. Rajesh singla is a Family Practice doctor at the john muir outpatient clinic. He was arrested on monday. One of his patients claims she was sexually assaulted during a recent appointment. Doctor singla has been removed from john muir healths website. Investigators are concerned there could be more victims. John muir health released a statement saying doctor singla is currently on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. darya parents at an East Bay High School are speaking out about a lawsuit after their kids were racially targeted on instagram. A School Board Meeting was held last night to discuss the issue at albany high school. More than a dozen students were disciplined for their involvement in the racists posts. The students now claim the school violated their First Amendment rights. They say the school has no right to punish them because it doesnt own or operate instagram. One father says he agrees with the decision made by the school as a First Amendment right. You may say what you want. But theres consequences for what you say. darya parents say they are going to continue to show up to the School Board Meetings to make sure the discipline for the students involved is upheld. mark happening today. Ac transit is considering eliminating bus service for students at three schools within the Oakland Unified School district. The change would affect students at montera middle school, Skyline High School and Community Day school. It would affect nearly 900 students. The change is being considered because the School District says it cant afford the buses. The ac transit board of directors will hear comments from people tonight at five at the agencys offices. mark firefighters have put out a fire at a business in pleasant hill. This is video from the scene. The fire was right behind a Goodwill Store on contra costa boulevard. It broke out around 9 30 last night. There are no reports of any injuries. Firefighters are working this morning to figure out started. darya state officials are warning the governor about the oroville dam. Lawmakers sent a letter to governor jerry brown saying the dam is not reliable enough to provide flood protection for its communities downstream. They are not confident the state would protect them if it fails. This comes after both spillways failed back in february, forcing the evacaution of nearly 200 thousand people. Governor brown and state water officials have not yet commented on the letter. darya still ahead on the kron four morning news. A babysitter arrested for crimes against children. What police say he did and why there may be more victims. And a Bay Area Company is apologizing for racist shirts being sold on their website. Well tell you what they said. Plus. A uc berkeley athlete is severely injured during a championship game. Well explain what happened and how you can help with his recovery. And heres a live look outside. Bay bridge darya in the Weather Center with james tracking the forecast. james james the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. Lets start by going outside and checking our 4 zone camera network. Its partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. Those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. Expect stop and go traffic on wb andd wb 24 darya this morning were learning more about a uc berkeley rugby player who was severely injured over the weekend. 20yearold Robert Paylor was playing in the Rugby Championship game on saturday when he was injured on the field. Paylor was rushed to the hospital. He is now paralyzed below the chest with limited mobility in his arms. The cal bears won the championship and have been visiting paylor in the hospital. darya the paylor family has set up a gofund me page to help with medical bills. We have the link on our website at kronfourdotcom. mark a Santa Cruz County teen who worked at an Afterschool Program and as a babysitter has been arrested for child pornography. darya anny hong is here with the details. anny according to the fbi, ryan spencer is accused of taking pictures and videos of underage boys and then sharing the images. Officials say he took nude photos of children he was babysitting and would trade them with at least one other person. Spencer was an Afterschool Program director at mar vista elementary school. He was also a Cabrillo College Early Education student. Who observed teachers at valencia elementary school. Classmates and teachers say there were no red flags to indicate he was dangerous. anny spencer is scheduled to appear in federal court in San Francisco next tuesday. Back to you. mark a Bay Area Company is apologizing this morning after racist tshirts were being sold on its website. Teespring is a custom t shirt design company. And creators can then share and sell their designs on social media. Over the weekend, they discovered a customer had created a design that read black women are trash. The companys automated and staff monitors failed to catch it before it was shared on facebook. Teespring says they ban racist and other offensive content, but human error lead to the design going up for sale. Once they learned about the error, they removed the products and banned the user from their site. mark oregon is on its way to becoming the first state to allow people not to put a gender on their drivers licenses and id cards. Today. The state department of Motor Vehicles is holding a hearing in portland and not against making the change. Those who are transgender say not having their gender listed would make them feel safer. People who want a license without their gender listed would have to pay a renewal fee. darya no charges will be filed against the engineer involved in the deadly amtrak derailment in pennsylvania. The Philadelphia District Attorneys Office says it cant prove the engineer acted with disregard. The wreck happened in may of 2015. Eight people were killed and twohundred were injured. The ntsb said the train was going 106 Miles Per Hour in a 50mile zone. The engineer involved in the wreck is still on paid leave. mark a nevada teens tweet now holds the record for the most retweeted post of all time. And its all for a years worth of free Chicken Nuggets from wendys. darya it started when Carter Wilkerson asked the fast food chain how many retweets it would take for him to get free nuggets for a year. Wendys reply was 18million. Since then, people have been trying to help him out. He now has more than 3 point4 million retweets. More than Ellen Degeneres viral 2014 selfie tweet from the oscars. The fast food chain says wilkerson has earned the nuggets, despite not hitting the 18million. darya the invites are out for apples Worldwide Developers conference. It will be held at the San Jose Convention center on june 5th. mark there are rumors that they are expected to unveil a Smart Speaker using its siri assistant. To compete with amazon echo and google home. Apple is also expected to apple is also expected to preview the new ios software and even give a sneak peek of the next iphone. The iphone 8 could have a high price tag of onethousand dollars. And a new report says apple might include their airpod headphones with the phone to ease the pain of the price. Airpods on their own cost 150. mark still ahead on the kron four morning news. New efforts are being made to make bay area freeways safer. Well explain the changes drivers could soon see. And after the break. A dad goes to new measures to make sure his kids are behaving in class. Well show you what he did. robin no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. A news crash in hayward sb 880 at winton darya a teen with down syndrome is accepted into college. And his mother catches the moment he finds out on camera. mark take a look. darya Keith Griffith is from alabama. He graduated from high school in 2016 and was just accepted into a program at the university of south alabama. The Program Helps students with disabilities learn how to live independently and acquire job search skills. mark a dad in texas comes up with a new way to make sure his kid is behaving at school. He goes to class with them. darya brad howards parents kept receiving messages from his physics teacher. Saying he was misbehaving and being disruptive in class. His parents told him that if they got another call. His dad would sit with him in class the next day. mark they got another message from his teacher, so his dad went to class and showed brad how he should act during class. Brad says he likes to talk a lot and his dad says he likes to be the life of the party. But he needs to reel it in when school is in session. james tracking your morning forecast. Details coming up. averi plus. A san jose state student is missing. I will the latest on the search effort coming up in a live report. Welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. james the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. Lets start by going outside and checking our 4 zone camera network. Its partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. Those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. A new crash in hayward sb 880 at winton mark happening now. Police in the south bay are looking for a san jose state student who went missing on his way to work. darya kron 4s averi harper is live at the university this morning with the latest. averi happening now. Crews are searching for a san jose state student who went missing on his way to work. Jacob greene was last seen at 6 00 monday morning when he was picked up by a lyft driver. One of greenes family members tells us he was headed to the school where he broadcasts games for the san jose state radio station. darya thanks averi. We will check back with you through out the morning. mark after dozens of shootings. Surveillance cameras could finally be coming to freeways in the east bay. darya anny hong is here with the details. anny Death Penalty<\/a>. mark he was found guilty of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. We first brought the verdict to you live at kron four news at nine yesterday morning. mark and today. Lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase of the trial. darya kron 4s will tran is live outside the court house in san jose with more on whats next. Will. will the penalty phase will begin next week. The jury will have to decide life in prison or the Death Penalty<\/a>. But its been years since the state of california has actually executed a prisoner. California has the largest death row in the nation but it hasnt executed anyone in over a decade. The last man to be put to death here was Clarence Ray Allen<\/a> in 2006. The executions stopped because a judge put the 3drug lethal injection on hold. Then in november voters approved prop 66 meant to streamline the process and get the Death Penalty<\/a> moving again. But thats been put on hold by the California Supreme Court<\/a> to review its constitutionality. If Garcia Torres<\/a> does get the death sentence he will join the other 728 men on death row right now at san quentin who are awaiting execution. darya thanks will. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya our coverage of the sierra lamar verdict continues on kron four dot com. We have a timeline tracking her disappearance from the beginning. We also go indepth with legal analysts about the next steps for the case. And have more reaction from family and friends on the verdict. mark this morning more parents are coming forward saying their children have been bullied at Solano Middle School<\/a> in vallejo. darya this comes after video of a girl getting beaten up at the school surfaced on youtube. Kron 4s Lydia Pantazes<\/a> is at the school this morning with the latest. lydia parents are angry and upset. So far, the district has not commented on the bullying. We want to warn you the video is violent. take vo the video posted on youtube shows a student beating up another student during a pe class in early march. The video was watched more than 6hundred times and then taken down. We spoke with emma simms, the mother of the victim. She says her daughter has special needs, and though they live on the other side of town, she transferred to Solano Middle School<\/a> to have those needs met. Since our story aired monday, simms says shes realized her daughter isnt the only one. One parent who recognized simms from tv stopped her to say that aher daughter was also bullied, and even lost two teeth from it. Another mother called the kron four newsroom to tell us that she had to take her daughter aout of the school three years ago when she was bullied so badly that she was attempting suicide. < because im reaching out, people are speaking up and i that theyre trying to help their children. I need for her to be safe and feel shes like looking shoulder. Im like, whats the matter . shes outside. Can you walk me to class . a spokeswoman for the Vallejo City Unified School<\/a> return our message after still havent talk about the incident. Pantazes kron4 mark thanks yoli. We will with you through out the morning. darya breaking news. Reaction is pouring in after President Trump<\/a> fbi director james comey. Anny hong is following the latest from the breaking news desk. Anny. anny the president is on the defense this morning and the white house saying comey was fired because he was not able to effectively lead the fbi. Comey was leading the bureaus investigation into the possible connection between trump advocates and russia during the 2016 election. The president says he acted on the advice of attorney general jeff sessions. The Deputy Attorney<\/a> general also cited comeys handling of the Hillary Clinton<\/a> email server saying comey did not handle the investigation correctly. Democrats in congress are now calling for a special prosecutor to lead the Russian Investigation<\/a> while trumps camp is sayin it lost confidence in comey. President trump took to twitter earlier this morning saying. Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington, republican and democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me california lawmakers are reacting to comeys firing. Senator Dianne Feinstein<\/a> tweeted in part. the next fbi director must be strong and independent. And will receive a fair hearing in the judiciary committee. And senator Kamala Harris<\/a> tweeted quote ive said it before and will again we must have a special prosecutor to oversee the fbis russia investigation. This cannot wait. And new york senator Chuck Schumer<\/a> tweeted quote if we dont get a special prosecutor, every american will rightfully suspect that the decision to fire comey was part of a coverup. Ill continue to monitor reaction on twitter. Back to you. darya a doctor in walnut creek is facing multiple Sexual Assault<\/a> charges this morning. Rajesh singla is a Family Practice<\/a> doctor at the john muir outpatient clinic. He was arrested on monday. One of his patients claims she was sexually assaulted during a recent appointment. Doctor singla has been removed from john muir healths website. Investigators are concerned there could be more victims. John muir health released a statement saying doctor singla is currently on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. darya parents at an East Bay High School<\/a> are speaking out about a lawsuit after their kids were racially targeted on instagram. A School Board Meeting<\/a> was held last night to discuss the issue at albany high school. More than a dozen students were disciplined for their involvement in the racists posts. The students now claim the school violated their First Amendment<\/a> rights. They say the school has no right to punish them because it doesnt own or operate instagram. One father says he agrees with the decision made by the school as a First Amendment<\/a> right. You may say what you want. But theres consequences for what you say. darya parents say they are going to continue to show up to the School Board Meeting<\/a>s to make sure the discipline for the students involved is upheld. mark happening today. Ac transit is considering eliminating bus service for students at three schools within the Oakland Unified School<\/a> district. The change would affect students at montera middle school, Skyline High School<\/a> and Community Day<\/a> school. It would affect nearly 900 students. The change is being considered because the School District<\/a> says it cant afford the buses. The ac transit board of directors will hear comments from people tonight at five at the agencys offices. mark firefighters have put out a fire at a business in pleasant hill. This is video from the scene. The fire was right behind a Goodwill Store<\/a> on contra costa boulevard. It broke out around 9 30 last night. There are no reports of any injuries. Firefighters are working this morning to figure out started. darya state officials are warning the governor about the oroville dam. Lawmakers sent a letter to governor jerry brown saying the dam is not reliable enough to provide flood protection for its communities downstream. They are not confident the state would protect them if it fails. This comes after both spillways failed back in february, forcing the evacaution of nearly 200 thousand people. Governor brown and state water officials have not yet commented on the letter. darya still ahead on the kron four morning news. A babysitter arrested for crimes against children. What police say he did and why there may be more victims. And a Bay Area Company<\/a> is apologizing for racist shirts being sold on their website. Well tell you what they said. Plus. A uc berkeley athlete is severely injured during a championship game. Well explain what happened and how you can help with his recovery. And heres a live look outside. Bay bridge darya in the Weather Center<\/a> with james tracking the forecast. james james the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. Lets start by going outside and checking our 4 zone camera network. Its partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. Those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. Expect stop and go traffic on wb andd wb 24 darya this morning were learning more about a uc berkeley rugby player who was severely injured over the weekend. 20yearold Robert Paylor<\/a> was playing in the Rugby Championship<\/a> game on saturday when he was injured on the field. Paylor was rushed to the hospital. He is now paralyzed below the chest with limited mobility in his arms. The cal bears won the championship and have been visiting paylor in the hospital. darya the paylor family has set up a gofund me page to help with medical bills. We have the link on our website at kronfourdotcom. mark a Santa Cruz County<\/a> teen who worked at an Afterschool Program<\/a> and as a babysitter has been arrested for child pornography. darya anny hong is here with the details. anny according to the fbi, ryan spencer is accused of taking pictures and videos of underage boys and then sharing the images. Officials say he took nude photos of children he was babysitting and would trade them with at least one other person. Spencer was an Afterschool Program<\/a> director at mar vista elementary school. He was also a Cabrillo College<\/a> Early Education<\/a> student. Who observed teachers at valencia elementary school. Classmates and teachers say there were no red flags to indicate he was dangerous. anny spencer is scheduled to appear in federal court in San Francisco<\/a> next tuesday. Back to you. mark a Bay Area Company<\/a> is apologizing this morning after racist tshirts were being sold on its website. Teespring is a custom t shirt design company. And creators can then share and sell their designs on social media. Over the weekend, they discovered a customer had created a design that read black women are trash. The companys automated and staff monitors failed to catch it before it was shared on facebook. Teespring says they ban racist and other offensive content, but human error lead to the design going up for sale. Once they learned about the error, they removed the products and banned the user from their site. mark oregon is on its way to becoming the first state to allow people not to put a gender on their drivers licenses and id cards. Today. The state department of Motor Vehicles<\/a> is holding a hearing in portland and not against making the change. Those who are transgender say not having their gender listed would make them feel safer. People who want a license without their gender listed would have to pay a renewal fee. darya no charges will be filed against the engineer involved in the deadly amtrak derailment in pennsylvania. The Philadelphia District<\/a> Attorneys Office<\/a> says it cant prove the engineer acted with disregard. The wreck happened in may of 2015. Eight people were killed and twohundred were injured. The ntsb said the train was going 106 Miles Per Hour<\/a> in a 50mile zone. The engineer involved in the wreck is still on paid leave. mark a nevada teens tweet now holds the record for the most retweeted post of all time. And its all for a years worth of free Chicken Nuggets<\/a> from wendys. darya it started when Carter Wilkerson<\/a> asked the fast food chain how many retweets it would take for him to get free nuggets for a year. Wendys reply was 18million. Since then, people have been trying to help him out. He now has more than 3 point4 million retweets. More than Ellen Degeneres<\/a> viral 2014 selfie tweet from the oscars. The fast food chain says wilkerson has earned the nuggets, despite not hitting the 18million. darya the invites are out for apples Worldwide Developers<\/a> conference. It will be held at the San Jose Convention<\/a> center on june 5th. mark there are rumors that they are expected to unveil a Smart Speaker<\/a> using its siri assistant. To compete with amazon echo and google home. Apple is also expected to apple is also expected to preview the new ios software and even give a sneak peek of the next iphone. The iphone 8 could have a high price tag of onethousand dollars. And a new report says apple might include their airpod headphones with the phone to ease the pain of the price. Airpods on their own cost 150. mark still ahead on the kron four morning news. New efforts are being made to make bay area freeways safer. Well explain the changes drivers could soon see. And after the break. A dad goes to new measures to make sure his kids are behaving in class. Well show you what he did. robin no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. A news crash in hayward sb 880 at winton darya a teen with down syndrome is accepted into college. And his mother catches the moment he finds out on camera. mark take a look. darya Keith Griffith<\/a> is from alabama. He graduated from high school in 2016 and was just accepted into a program at the university of south alabama. The Program Helps<\/a> students with disabilities learn how to live independently and acquire job search skills. mark a dad in texas comes up with a new way to make sure his kid is behaving at school. He goes to class with them. darya brad howards parents kept receiving messages from his physics teacher. Saying he was misbehaving and being disruptive in class. His parents told him that if they got another call. His dad would sit with him in class the next day. mark they got another message from his teacher, so his dad went to class and showed brad how he should act during class. Brad says he likes to talk a lot and his dad says he likes to be the life of the party. But he needs to reel it in when school is in session. james tracking your morning forecast. Details coming up. averi plus. A san jose state student is missing. I will the latest on the search effort coming up in a live report. Welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. james the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. Lets start by going outside and checking our 4 zone camera network. Its partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. Those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. A new crash in hayward sb 880 at winton mark happening now. Police in the south bay are looking for a san jose state student who went missing on his way to work. darya kron 4s averi harper is live at the university this morning with the latest. averi happening now. Crews are searching for a san jose state student who went missing on his way to work. Jacob greene was last seen at 6 00 monday morning when he was picked up by a lyft driver. One of greenes family members tells us he was headed to the school where he broadcasts games for the san jose state radio station. darya thanks averi. We will check back with you through out the morning. mark after dozens of shootings. Surveillance cameras could finally be coming to freeways in the east bay. darya anny hong is here with the details. anny Officials Say<\/a> they are getting the money needed to install them. Over the past two years. Dozens of shootings have been happening along highway four and interstate 80 between richmond and antioch. Eight people have been killed and dozens have been injured. The California State Transportation Agency<\/a> has now agreed to build a Surveillance Network<\/a> to help deter the violence. The network could have wireless cameras, license plate readers and shot spotters that can detect gun shots. anny the project could cost up to two Million Dollars<\/a>. mark the white house is insisting their process worked in the firing of National Security<\/a> adviser michael flynn. This despite a warning by thenacting attorney general sally yates that flynn was at risk of russian blackmail. Yates testified before a Senate Subcommitte<\/a> that she warned President Trump<\/a> about flynn. But it took 18 days after the yates warning for flynn to be fired. White house Spokesman Sean Spicer<\/a> says officials wanted to look at classified materials about flynn before they made a decision. The Administration Says<\/a> flynn deserved a full review before he was let go mark cnn is reporting this morning that federal prosecutors probing russian interference have obtained grand jury subpoenas for some of flynns associates. darya one person is arrested after a brawl erupts onboard a Southwest Airlines<\/a> plane in burbank. This happened at the Bob Hope Airport<\/a> on sunday. The plane was coming from dallas. And was headed to oakland. The fight involved three passengers. There is no word on what started the fight. One passenger was later arrested. Another person had minor injuries. darya a federal judge is ordering unionized pilots to stop boycotting Spirit Airlines<\/a> flights. This comes after hundreds of angry passengers started a riot at a florida airport on monday after Spirit Airlines<\/a> canceled nine flights. Police arrested three people at the Fort Lauderdale<\/a> airport. Spirit filed a federal lawsuit against the Airline Pilots<\/a> association. Accusing them of intentionally disrupting the airlines operations. The Pilots Association<\/a> claims it was not conducting a work slow down and is working with the airline to resume normal operations. About 300 spirit flights have been canceled over the past week, impacting about 20thousand passengers. mark in the east bay. Police have arrested a man in connection to a violent robbery at a costco store in danville. But they say two other thieves are still on the run. Police say the thieves entered the costco on fostoria way just after closing time monday night. One of them appeared to act like a look out while the other two went after the jewelry cases mark officers later identified the suspect pinned down by employees as 21yearold kesean edwards. He is now in custody as the search for the other two continues. darya the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton keep watching the kron4 morning news and we will give you the secret word of the day. Then go to kron4. Com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town watching every day for a another opportunity to win todays secret word of the day will be revealed in hour so keep you could win tickets darya coming up on the kron four morning news. The mets missing pitcher has been found. Well tell you where matt harvey was, what he was doing and why he was so sad. And while two texas teams are giving it their best shot, chef curry with the pot, well show you steph in the kitchen. The world according to gary is in a few minutes. And after the break. Millions of americans are drinking contaminated water. Find out how california stacks up against the rest of the country. Imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. With the united mileageplus explorer card, youll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes. Priority boarding. And 50,000 bonus miles. Everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. The united mileageplus explorer card. Imagine where it will take you. robin a major hot spot in hayward sb 880 at winton a crash blocking three lanes, slow traffic from 238 through the scene into fremont darya 30 million americans have contaminated tap water in their homes. Researchers say every state in the country has violated epa regulations. mark the violations included increased levels of lead. Copper. Arsenic and other cancer causing poisons. This is a map showing the affected areas. The darker the color. The more people affected my contaminated water. darya you can see some of the most impacted areas are in california. The report claims that the people with the greatest risk of having contaminated Drinking Water<\/a> live in rural areas. james tracking your morning forecast. The world according to gary is after the break. darya darya Kawhi Leanord<\/a> injures his ankle late in game 5. He says he will play in game 6 despite sitting out the final few minutes of the last game. Their kitchen. She did it all while they were live on instagram. They are promoting her new meal kit box called homemade. Its like those blue apron meal boxes. It costs 60 for 2 or 3 meals per week. darya matt harvey misses saturdays mets game. Some reports say its because hes not happy about adriana lima hanging out with patriots wide reciever juilian edleman. Harvey was slated to start sunday until he was given a threegame suspension without pay by the team. He is now scheduled to make his next start friday at milwaukee. Harvey was out drinking, playing golf. He apologized to the team. darya harvey and lima reportedly broke up back in march. darya lima was spotted with patriots star julian edelman. darya john daly has lost 67 pounds. He says its all because he has a whiseky and popcorn diet. darya gary check out this girl using a hobby horse. darya and here is a picture of that hobby horse. darya check out this hopper ball. darya limbo and skating all done at the same time. This kid takes it to new lows with his limbo skills. mark ahead at eight on the kron 4 morning news. Lawyers are discussing the penalty phase in the trial of antolin garciatorres. Kron fours will tran is live outside the court house in san jose with more on whats next. And. A student with special needs is assaulted on campus. And more parents are coming forward saying their kids were also bullied. Well have the details in a live report. Plus. President trump fires fbi director james comey. And this morning several politicians are reacting. Hear what they are saying about the president s decision. The best way to get together is with a treat you make together. darya good morning im darya folsom. mark and im mark danon. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. james the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. Lets start by going outside and checking our 4 zone camera network. Its partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. Those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Residual delays on sb 880 through hayward due to an earlier crash darya our top story this morning. Antolin garciatorres now waits for his punishment life in prison or the Death Penalty<\/a>. mark he was found guilty of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. We first brought the verdict to you live at kron four news at nine yesterday morning. mark and today. Lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase of the trial. darya kron 4s will tran is live outside the court house in san jose with more on whats next. Will. will the penalty phase will begin next week. The jury will have to decide life in prison or the Death Penalty<\/a>. But its been years since the state of california has actually executed a prisoner. California has the largest death row in the nation but it hasnt executed anyone in over a decade. The last man to be put to death here was Clarence Ray Allen<\/a> in 2006. The executions stopped because a judge put the 3drug lethal injection on hold. Then in november voters approved prop 66 meant to streamline the process and get the Death Penalty<\/a> moving again. But thats been put on hold by the California Supreme Court<\/a> to review its constitutionality. If Garcia Torres<\/a> does get the death sentence he will join the other 728 men on death row right now at san quentin who are awaiting execution. darya thanks will. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya our coverage of the sierra lamar verdict continues on kron four dot com. We have a timeline tracking her disappearance from the beginning. We also go indepth with legal analysts about the next steps for the case. And have more reaction from family and friends on the verdict. mark this morning more parents are coming forward saying their children have been bullied at Solano Middle School<\/a> in vallejo. darya this comes after video of a girl with special needs getting beaten up at the school surfaced on youtube. Kron 4s Lydia Pantazes<\/a> is at the school this morning with the latest. Lydia. lydia parents are angry and upset. So far, the district has not commented on the bullying. We want to warn you the video is violent. take vo the video posted on youtube shows a student beating up another student during a pe class in early march. The video was watched more than 6hundred times and then taken down. We spoke with emma simms, the mother of the victim. She says her daughter has special needs, and though they live on the other side of town, she transferred to Solano Middle School<\/a> to have those needs met. Since our story aired monday, simms says shes realized her daughter isnt the only one. One parent who recognized simms from tv stopped her to say that aher daughter was also bullied, and even lost two teeth from it. Another mother called the kron four newsroom to tell us that she had to take her daughter aout of the school three years ago when she was bullied so badly that she was attempting suicide. A spokeswoman for the Vallejo City Unified School<\/a> district adid return our calls tuesday and left a message after hours, but we still havent been able to talk about the bullying incident. In vallejo, lydia news. Thanks yoli. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya breaking news. Reaction is pouring in after President Trump<\/a> fbi director james comey. Anny hong is following the latest from the breaking news desk. Anny. anny we just learned this morning from the Justice Department<\/a> that the search for an interim fbi director is underway. Meanwhile, the white house saying comey was fired because he was not able to effectively lead the bureau. Comey was leading the investigation into the possible connection between trump advocates and russia during the 2016 election. The president says he acted on the advice of attorney general jeff sessions. The Deputy Attorney<\/a> general also cited comeys handling of the Hillary Clinton<\/a> email server saying comey did not handle the investigation correctly. Democrats in congress are now calling for a special prosecutor to lead the Russian Investigation<\/a> while trumps camp says confidence was lost in comey. President trump took to twitter earlier this morning saying. Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington, republican and democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me california lawmakers are reacting to comeys firing. Senator Dianne Feinstein<\/a> released this statement this morning, it reads in part americans expect to have faith in the ability of the Justice Department<\/a> to carry out a highlevel investigation without interference from the white house. I can say the russia investigation was broad and far underway, and it must be allowed to continue. And senator Kamala Harris<\/a> tweeted quote ive said it before and will again we must have a special prosecutor to oversee the fbis russia investigation. This cannot wait. And pennsylvania senator bob casey tweeted quote this is nixonian. Deputy ag Rod Rosenstein<\/a> Must Immediately<\/a> appoint a special prosecutor to continue the trump russia investigation. Again, the latest development from the last hour is Justice Department<\/a> Officials Say<\/a>ing the search for an interim fbi director is underway and comeys deputy has the job for now. Back to you. darya still ahead on the kron four morning news. A babysitter arrested for crimes against children. What police say he did and why there may be more victims. And a uc berkeley athlete is severely injured during a championship game. Well explain what happened and how you can help with his recovery. And after the break. State lawmakers are warning Governor Brown<\/a> about the oroville dam. What they are worried may happen if something isnt done now. Youre going to be hanging out in here. So if you need anything, text me. Do you play . Use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. You got next . Chase. Helping you master whats now and whats next. State officials are warning the governor about the oroville dam. Lawmakers sent a letter to governor jerry brown saying the dam is not reliable enough to provide flood protection for its communities downstream. They are not confident the state would protect them if it fails. This comes after both spillways failed back in february, forcing the evacaution of nearly 200 thousand people. Governor brown and state water officials have not yet commented on the letter. darya coming up. Controversy at an East Bay High School<\/a>. The reason some people believe students First Amendment<\/a> right has been violated. Businessman 2 weve gone over the numbers several times, and. 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Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. A hot spot in sf. Eb 80 at 4th accident blocking. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. darya parents at an East Bay High School<\/a> are speaking out about a lawsuit after their kids were racially targeted on instagram. A School Board Meeting<\/a> was held last night to discuss the issue at albany high school. More than a dozen students were disciplined for their involvement in the racists posts. The students now claim the school violated their First Amendment<\/a> rights. They say the school has no right to punish them because it doesnt own or operate instagram. One father says he agrees with the decision made by the school darya parents say they are going to continue to show up to the School Board Meeting<\/a>s to make sure the discipline for the students involved is upheld. mark happening today. Ac transit is considering eliminating bus service for students at three schools within the Oakland Unified School<\/a> district. The change would affect students at montera middle school, Skyline High School<\/a> and Community Day<\/a> school. It would affect nearly 900 students. The change is being considered because the School District<\/a> says it cant afford the buses. The ac transit board of directors will hear comments from people tonight at five at the agencys offices. darya this morning were learning more about a uc berkeley rugby player who was severely injured over the weekend. 20yearold Robert Paylor<\/a> was playing in the Rugby Championship<\/a> game on saturday when he was injured on the field. Paylor was rushed to the hospital. He is now paralyzed below the chest with limited mobility in his arms. The cal bears won the championship and have been visiting paylor in the hospital. mark a Santa Cruz County<\/a> teen who worked at an Afterschool Program<\/a> and as a babysitter has been arrested for child pornography. darya anny hong is here with the details. anny according to the fbi, ryan spencer is accused of taking pictures and videos of underage boys and then sharing the images. Officials say he took nude photos of children he was babysitting and would trade them with at least one other person. Spencer was an Afterschool Program<\/a> director at mar vista elementary school. He was also a Cabrillo College<\/a> Early Education<\/a> student. Who observed teachers at valencia elementary school. Classmates and teachers say there were no red flags to indicate he was dangerous. anny spencer is scheduled to appear in federal court in San Francisco<\/a> next tuesday. Back to you. darya still ahead on the kron four morning news. New efforts are being made to make bay area freeways safer. Well explain the changes drivers could soon see. And after the break. A new ad from dove soap is creating controversy. Whats angering people about the new design of some of their shampoo bottles. A hot spot in San Francisco<\/a>. Eb 80 at 4th street. Accident cleared backed up beyond 3rd street darya a new ad from dove soap is creating controversy. The brands new Campaign Features<\/a> a limited collection of body wash bottles meant different body shapes. mark its apart of its Real Beauty Campaign<\/a> Officials Say<\/a> the bottles are meant to evoke all the various shapes and sizes that combine to make every woman their very own limited edition. People online are critizing the bottles saying they are splitting woman into categories based on their body types is not a postitive thing. And other women are saying they are more than a body shape. darya the dove website did not say when or where the bottles would be available. james tracking your morning forecast. What to expect as you head out the door right after the break. averi plus. A san jose state student is missing. I will the latest on the search effort coming up in a live report. More people than ever are making the move to nissan. Because of rogue, the best selling suv in america. Titan, with americas best truck warranty. And the most advanced safety features on altima and other best selling models. Thats why were americas fastestgrowing auto brand. Get 0 financing for up to 72 months on 11 models. The Energy Conscious<\/a> whopeople among usle . Say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade<\/a> california and do your thing. mark darya welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. james the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. Lets start by going outside and checking our 4 zone camera network. Its partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. Those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Heavy traffic on wb 4 an accident at the bay point exit blocking. mark happening now. Police in the south bay are looking for a san jose state student who went missing on his way to work. darya kron 4s averi harper is live at the university this morning with the latest. Averi. averi happening now. Crews are searching for a san jose state student who went missing on his way to work. Jacob greene was last seen at 6 00 monday morning when he was picked up by a lyft driver. One of greenes family members tells us he was headed to the school where he broadcasts games for the san jose state radio station. darya thanks averi. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya surveillance cameras could finally be coming to freeways in the east bay. Officials say they are getting the money needed to install them. Over the past two years. Dozens of shootings have been happening along highway four and interstate 80 between richmond and antioch. Eight people have been killed and dozens have been injured. The California State Transportation Agency<\/a> has now agreed to build a Surveillance Network<\/a> to help deter the violence. The network could have wireless cameras, license plate readers and shot spotters that can detect gun shots. darya the project could cost up to two Million Dollars<\/a>. mark the search for missing 20yearold College Student<\/a> aly yeoman is over. Her body was found in the Feather River<\/a> north of sacramento. The Sutter County<\/a> Sheriffs Office<\/a> used dental records to identify the body yesterday. Authorities say a fisherman found her body sunday near live oak. Thats just about 10miles from where yeoman was last seen, driving away from a friends house on march 30th. mark yeomans truck and cell phone were found abandoned in an orchard not far from the boat dock where her body was found. Officials are still trying to determine how she died. darya in the east bay. Police have arrested a man in connection to a violent robbery at a costco store in danville. But they say two other thieves are still on the run. Police say the thieves entered the costco on fostoria way just after closing time monday night. One of them appeared to act like a look out while the other two went after the jewelry cases inside. darya officers later identified the suspect pinned down by employees as 21yearold kesean edwards. He is now in custody as the search for the other two continues. mark the white house is insisting their process worked in the firing of National Security<\/a> adviser michael flynn. This despite a warning by thenacting attorney general sally yates that flynn was at risk of russian blackmail. Yates testified before a Senate Subcommitte<\/a> that she warned President Trump<\/a> about flynn. But it took 18 days after the yates warning for flynn to be fired. White house Spokesman Sean Spicer<\/a> says officials wanted to look at classified materials about flynn before they made a decision. The Administration Says<\/a> flynn deserved a full review before he was let go mark cnn is reporting this morning that federal prosecutors probing russian interference have obtained grand jury subpoenas for some of flynns associates. mark and. A School Bus Catches Fire<\/a> with more than 50 kids on board. See how the bus driver was able to save everyone onboard. And after the break. Doctors say some of the medicine in your home could be harmful. Why they are questioning why they are being sold in the 1st place. And heres a live look outside. Richmond san rafael bridge. robin no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 mark nearly a third of new drugs approved by us regulators are later flagged for safety concerns. Researchers looked at all 222 prescription drugs approved by the fda from 2001 to 2010. It found that roughly a third of the drugs required new safety warnings to be printed on their label. darya some of those drugs included topsellers for depression, arthritis and blood clots. Critics say the study raises questions about how thoroughly drugs are tested before going on the market. The fda says its reviewing the results. darya over the counter painkillers can increase your chances of getting a heart attack. mark in a report released this morning. Five common painkillers found over the counter were linked to heart problems including ibuprofen. People who take higher doses are the most at risk. Researchers found taking any dose of these drugs for a week or longer can increase your risk of a heart attack. james watching the weather this morning. Your forecast is right after the break. mark were coming up on 6 45. Heres a quick look at the top stories were following this morning. Lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase in the trial of antolin garciatorres today. He was found guilty yesterday of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. 26yearold garciatorres now waits for his punishment life in prison or the Death Penalty<\/a>. darya the video of a vallejo sixth grader getting beaten up during pe class has been removed from youtube. The attack happened at Solano Middle School<\/a> in vallejo. Now more parents at that school say their child has been bullied. The mother of the victim in the video has filed a formal complaint. mark fbi director james comey is out of a job this morning. The white house saying comey was fired because he was not able to effectively lead the bureau. Comey was leading the investigation into the possible connection between trump advocates and russia during the 2016 election. darya james in the Weather Center<\/a> tracking the forecast with james. james the bay area cool down begins today with some inland communities seeing their high temps drop by 15 degrees or more. Lets start by going outside and checking our 4 zone camera network. Its partly cloudy this morning with a deepening marine layer at the coast, so expect to see some fog this morning. Those low clouds will burn off somewhat by mid morning. Temperatures right now are in the 40s and 50s. Expect todays highs to be cooler than yesterday thanks to a strengthening ocean breeze. Look for afternoon highs to be 1015 degrees cooler than yesterday. That will mean upper 50s at the coast, to mid 60s by the bay, and upper 60s inland. Cooling continues thursday with a slight chance of rain for northern napa and sonoma county. Your mothers day forecast looks sunny and cool. james and its time for the kron four word of the day. We want to send you and a guest to see hamilton todays word is democracy so right now. Go to kron4. Com and enter it for a chance to win a pair of the hottest tickets in town keep watching every day for a new word and another opportunity to win. It will happen all week during the 8am hour. Again. Todays word is democracy. A hot spot on sb 17 at the summit, an overturn accident blocking, heavy traffic from big moody curve. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. mark the number of people detained at the us border with mexico hit historic lows last month. The ninepercent drop continues a downward slide since President Trump<\/a> took office. Customs and Border Protection<\/a> says the 11 thousand detentions in april is the lowest total in 17 years. That marks three straight months of historic lows. darya happening today. The San Francisco<\/a> Police Department<\/a> will hold a town hall meeting to talk about the recent officer involved shooting. On may 3rd officers shot and killed a man who was stabbing another man outside of a subway restaurant. It happened near 5th and market streets. The stabbing is recovering. Todays meeting will take place at 11 30 at 969 market street. mark a controversial audit on the university of california system could lead to major changes in state law. One democratic assemblyman is proposing a bill that would make it illegal to intentionally interfere with an audit. The assemblyman says he does not have details on how his bill would be enforced. An auditors report revealed uc administrators hid 175 Million Dollars<\/a> from the public in a reserve fund. It also found the uc president s office tried to interfere with the audit. Uc president Janet Napolitano<\/a> has disputed the audits findings. darya a School Bus Driver<\/a> saved all the students on her buss after it caught fire in south carolina. Take a look at video of the bus. You can see the flames shooting out of it. The bus was carrying 56 students. School Officials Say<\/a> two students seated in the back of the bus told the bus driver they smelled smoke thats when the bus driver got all of the students off the bus in less darya the bus driver is being recognized for her actions. She has worked as a bus driver for the past 10 years. Mark Los Angeles<\/a> olympic organizers are putting their plans on display today in the bid for the 2024 games. Members of the International Olympic<\/a> committee are in Southern California<\/a> this week to inspect stadiums and arenas that could become future Olympic Games<\/a> venues. Los angeles and paris are the only two bidders left for the 2024 games. The ioc is considering a proposal to award the next two olympics in 2024 and 2028 one to each city. That decision will be made at a meeting in september. mark in the east bay. A mans big rig is hit by a train and now hes sharing what happened. darya kron fours Stanley Roberts<\/a> has the story. In todays people behaving badly. Nats what happened oh i just panicked, i was too close to see the rails come downsay hello to johnny from texas he loooks preety good diespite the fact that he just hit by a train, to prove just how bad the crash was here he is leaning on the rear of his trailer, and if we go around the other side of the train here is the front notice the trailer is still attached nats ambiance the tractor trailer was literally split in half when it was struck, the rear part of the trailer still sits on active tracks while the investigation is under way Union Pacific<\/a> rail road police and Richmond Police<\/a> are trying to piece together exactly what happened although they know cutting blvd is a notorious crossing when it comes to train vs vehicles crashes yea it people behaving badly. Stanley roberts according to witnesses, the driver stopped just before the tracks then the arms came down striking the sleeper cab. Johnny tried to push through and was hit by an amtrak train loaded with passengers heading to oaklandi wish i was dead johnny and his two dogs, bubba and sis made it out unscaved, most of the time train crashes end up with someone being killed the amtrack train was only going 45 Miles Per Hour<\/a>, but experts on the scene tell me if the train had been traveling at its normal speed the entire train could have derailed. And that would have made national news. You are the first person ive meet that was hit by a train and lived to talke about it i dont know if that is good or bad well youre alive right you got insurance yea ok then it good im glad youre ok man. The intresting part is , this entire incident could have been avoided if johnny had done one thing and it has noting to do with the tracks it has to do with a sign that he drove right past it reads. Commercial vehiles over 3 and a half tons prohibited ive said it once and ill say it again; you gotta Pay Attention<\/a> to the street signs. In richmond Stanley Roberts<\/a> kron 4 news mark coming up. Uploading pics on instagram just got easier. The new way to post your pictures, next. And heres a live look outside. Golden gate bridge. Food. Water. Internet. We need it to live. But what we dont need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. I see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. You got me, mark. We just want fast internet for one, simple rate. For all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all. For the this. Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. darya you can now upload pictures on instagram without actually opening the app. You use the new mobile website instead. With this new option, you wont be able to upload videos, add filters to your pictures, or diret message. The company says with more than 600 million users worldwide. Not everyone has access to fast internet. So they added this option to make it easier to upload your picture. mark take a look at this. A black bear takes a stroll through a los angeles neighborhood. Police were called after the bear was seen in somebodys yard. But then the bear came across a neighborhood dog who actually started chasing the bear. The bear didnt hurt anybody and there were no reports of property damage. darya ahead at eight on the kron 4 morning news. Lawyers are discussing the penalty phase in the trial of antolin garciatorres. Kron fours will tran is live outside the court house in san jose with more on whats next. And. A student with special needs is assaulted on campus. And more parents are coming forward saying their kids were also bullied. Well have the details in a live report. Plus. President trump fires fbi director james comey. And this morning several politicians are reacting. Hear what they are saying about the president s decision. darya good morning im darya folsom. mark and im mark danon. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Major hot spots on sb 17 anny hong significant cooling trend starts today with gusty onshore winds and a deepening marine layer. Cooling trend continues into thursday as a cold front moves into the north bay with a slight chance of showers. Breezy and unseasonably cool pattern will persist friday and into the weekend with some moderation by sunday. Long range pattern calls for continued below normal temperatures. darya our top story this morning. 26yearold antolin garciatorres now waits for his punishment life in prison or the Death Penalty<\/a>. mark he was found guilty of murdering morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. We first brought the verdict to you live at kron four news at nine yesterday morning. And today. Lawyers are set to discuss the penalty phase of the trial. darya kron 4s will tran is live outside the court house in san jose with more on whats next. Will. will the penalty phase will begin next week. The jury will have to decide life in prison or the Death Penalty<\/a>. But its been years since the state of california has actually executed a prisoner. California has the largest death row in the nation but it hasnt executed anyone in over a decade. The last man to be put to death here was Clarence Ray Allen<\/a> in 2006. The executions stopped because a judge put the 3drug lethal injection on hold. Then in november voters approved prop 66 meant to streamline the process and get the Death Penalty<\/a> moving again. But thats been put on hold by the California Supreme Court<\/a> to review its constitutionality. If Garcia Torres<\/a> does get the death sentence he will join the other 728 men on death row right now at san quentin who are awaiting execution. darya thanks will. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya our coverage of the sierra lamar verdict continues on kron four dot com. We have a timeline tracking her disappearance from the beginning. We also go indepth with legal analysts about the next steps for the case. And have more reaction from family and friends on the verdict. mark this morning more parents are coming forward saying their children have been bullied at Solano Middle School<\/a> in vallejo. darya this comes after video of a girl with special needs getting beaten up at the school surfaced on youtube. Kron 4s Lydia Pantazes<\/a> is at the school this morning with the latest. Lydia. lydia parents are angry and upset. So far, the district has not commented on the bullying. We want to warn you the video is violent. take vo the video posted on youtube shows a student beating up another student during a pe class in early march. The video was watched more than 6hundred times and then taken down. We spoke with emma simms, the mother of the victim. She says her daughter has special needs, and though they live on the other side of town, she transferred to Solano Middle School<\/a> to have those needs met. Since our story aired monday, simms says shes realized her daughter isnt the only one. One parent who recognized simms from tv stopped her to say that aher daughter was also bullied, and even lost two teeth from it. Another mother called the kron four newsroom to tell us that she had to take her daughter aout of the school three years ago when she was bullied so badly that she was attempting suicide. A spokeswoman for the Vallejo City Unified School<\/a> district adid return our calls tuesday and left a message after hours, but we still havent been able to talk about the bullying incident. In vallejo, Lydia Pantazes<\/a> kron4 news. mark thanks yoli. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya breaking news. President trump and Vice President<\/a> mike pence are commenting about the fireing of fbi director james comey. James fletcher is following the latest from the breaking news desk. James . james President Trump<\/a> has been active on twitter all morning long. Commenting in snippets about his firing of comey. But just moments ago. He spoke to reporters about it from the oval office. We just got the video. Hes what he had to say. President trump simply lost confidence in comey and that is the only reason for the firing. Democrats in congress, meamwhile, are now calling for a special prosecutor to lead the Russian Investigation<\/a> going forward. East Bay High School<\/a> are speaking out about a lawsuit after their kids were racially targeted on instagram. A School Board Meeting<\/a> was held last night to discuss the issue at albany high school. More than a dozen students were disciplined for their involvement in the racists posts. The students now claim the school violated their First Amendment<\/a> rights. They say the school has no right to punish them because it doesnt own or operate instagram. One father says he agrees with the decision made by the school darya parents say they are going to continue to show up to the School Board Meeting<\/a>s to make sure the discipline for the students involved is upheld. mark coming up on the kron4 morning news. Millions of americans are drinking contaminated water. Find out how california stacks up against the rest of the country. Plus. A uc berkeley athlete is severely injured during a championship game. Well explain what happened and how you can help with his recovery. And heres a live look outside. Bay bridge man vo it was may, when dad forgot how to brush his teeth. woman vo in march, my husband didnt recognize our grandson. woman 2 vo thats when moderate alzheimers made me a caregiver. avo if their alzheimers is getting worse, ask about onceaday namzaric. Namzaric is approved for moderate to severe alzheimers disease in patients who are taking donepezil. It may improve cognition and overall function, and may slow the worsening of symptoms for a while. Namzaric does not change the underlying disease progression. Dont take if allergic to memantine, donepezil, piperidine, or any of the ingredients in namzaric. Tell the doctor about any conditions; including heart, lung, bladder, kidney or liver problems, seizures, stomach ulcers, or procedures with anesthesia. Serious side effects may occur, including muscle problems if given anesthesia; slow heartbeat, fainting, more stomach acid which may lead to ulcers and bleeding; nausea, vomiting, difficulty urinating, seizures, and worsening of lung problems. Most common side effects are headache, diarrhea, dizziness, loss of appetite, and bruising. woman 2 vo i dont know what tomorrow will bring but im doing what i can. avo ask about namzaric today. A major hot spot in los gatos on sb ca17 before the summit overturn accident backing up traffic beyond idylwild. Ba bridge wb 80 is lso wform the maze mark Aaron Hernandezs<\/a> fiancee is now speaking out for the First Time Since<\/a> his suicide last month. In a two part interview that will air next week. Shayna Jenkins Hernandez<\/a> sits down with dr phil. Shayna says she had no idea the former nfl Football Player<\/a> would commit suicide. She says hernandez seemed optimistic before his death. Shayna and hernandez were childhood sweetharts and have a fouryearold daughter together. You can watch shaynas interview with drphil next week right here on kron darya this morning were learning more about a uc berkeley rugby player who was severely injured over the weekend. 20yearold Robert Paylor<\/a> was playing in the Rugby Championship<\/a> game on saturday when he was injured on the field. Paylor was rushed to the hospital. He is now paralyzed below the chest with limited mobility in his arms. The cal bears won the championship and have been visiting paylor in the hospital. darya the paylor family has set up a gofund me page to help with medical bills. We have the link on our website at kronfourdotcom. mark checking the markets this morning. Winners and losers is next with our financial expert rob black. darya welcome back. Checking the roads with robin. robin a major hot spot in los gatos on sb ca17 before the summit overturn accident backing all lanes, traffic beyond idylwild. Slow traffic on the san mateo bridge wb 92. Bay bridge wb 80 is slow from the maze. anny hong significant cooling trend starts today with gusty onshore winds and a deepening marine layer. Cooling trend continues into thursday as a cold front moves into the north bay with a slight chance of showers. Breezy and unseasonably cool pattern will persist friday and into the weekend with some moderation by sunday. Long range pattern calls for continued below normal temperatures. mark time to talk winners and losers with our financial expert rob black winner tesla to begin selling solar roof tiles. Tesla will begin shipping solar roof tiles to u. S. Customers in 2017. The company will begin accepting orders for roof tiles that musk has pledged will be more durable than a typical roof and cheaper when electricity savings are included. Musk revealed the plans in a series of tweets, adding that the company would provide more details wednesday afternoon. The tiles will convert sunlight into electricity. Loser we just got another sign that the iphone 8 might not be available until months after its announced. We just got another sign that the release of the eagerly anticipated iphone 8 might be delayed this year following an expected announcement in september. Mingchi kuo, a reliable analyst with sources in apples supply chain, says theres increasing potential for a worst Case Scenario<\/a> that could see the availability of apples next flagship smartphone. Winner what is an excellent credit score . A strong credit score can work wonders for your finances. Not only can it increase your chances of getting approved for a loan, but also the better your score, the more favorable a rate youll snag. And if your credit score crosses the line into excellent status, you stand to benefit even more. So whats considered an excellent credit score . A fico score of 800 or above means youre likely to gain access to the best rates available. It also means you shouldnt hesitate to consult our list of best credit cards for excellent credit, because you stand a good chance of getting approved. And if you dont currently have excellent credit, worry not well show you how to increase your score so you have more options for borrowing in the future. Should i sell in may and go away . Adam a major hot spot in los gatos on sb ca17 before the summit overturn accident backing up traffic beyond idylwild. Bay bridge wb 80 is slow from west grand who are these people . The Energy Conscious<\/a> people among us say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade<\/a> california and do your thing. mark welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. A major hot spot in los gatos on sb ca17 before the summit overturn accident backing up traffic beyond idylwild. Ba bridge wb 80 slow from west grand. 101 is moving well acoss the golden gate anny hong significant cooling trend starts today with gusty onshore winds and a deepening marine layer. Cooling trend continues into thursday as a cold front moves into the north bay with a slight chance of showers. Breezy and unseasonably cool pattern will persist friday and into the weekend with some moderation by sunday. Long range pattern calls for continued below normal temperatures. mark happening now. Police in the south bay are looking for a san jose state student who went missing on his way to work. darya kron 4s averi harper is live at the university this morning with the latest. Averi. averi happening now. Crews are searching for a san jose state student who went missing on his way to work. Jacob greene was last seen at 6 00 monday morning when he was picked up by a lyft driver. One of greenes family members tells us he was headed to the school where he broadcasts games for the san jose state radio station. darya thanks averi. We will check back with you through out the morning. mark antolin Garcia Torres<\/a> could soon be facing the Death Penalty<\/a> after he was convicted of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. darya but the state of california hasnt actually executed anybody in more than a decade. Kron 4s dan kerman has more on where things stand with the Death Penalty<\/a> in california. Right now there are 728 men on death row at san quentin prison 20 women at the Central California<\/a> womens facility in chowchilla have also received a death sentence. But an execution hasnt been carried out since 2006 when Clarence Ray Allen<\/a> was put to death. Thats because that same year a federal judge put the 3 drug lethal injection process on hold. Sot marc klaas Death Penalty<\/a> advocatebut passions remain main strong for opponents as wellsot Aundre Herron<\/a> Death Penalty<\/a> focusthis past november voters approved prop 66, which was meant to streamline the process and get the Death Penalty<\/a> going again. But that has been put on hold by the California Supreme Court<\/a> California Supreme Co<\/a> mark president Donald Trumps<\/a> firing of fbi director james comey is sending shockwaves through washington. The Associated Press<\/a> is reporting that three u. S. Officials say comey told lawmakers that he asked the Justice Department<\/a> for more money for the bureaus investigation into russias meddling in to the us election. darya Kristin Holmes<\/a> has the latest. The white house defending the decision to abruptly fire f. B. I. Director james comey. President trump he was not doing a good job, very simply he was not doing a good job. Vice president mike pence President Trump<\/a> made the right decision at the right time. The president is facing backlash as the agencys investigation into whether the Trump Campaign<\/a> colluded with russia to interfere with the 2016 election continues. Sen. Richard blumenthal d committee on the judiciary what we have now is really a looming constitutional crisis that is deadly serious. The white house insisting comeys inability to lead was due to his handling of the Hillary Clinton<\/a> email probekellyanne conway senior white house adviser jim comey had lost the confidence of the people at the f. B. I. , people on both sides of the partisan aisles. But in the president s own letter to comey, no mention of the emails, but saying this about the russia investigation, while i greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that i am not under investigation, i nevertheless concur with the judgment of the department of justice that you are not able to effectively lead the bureau. Some democrats comparing President Trump<\/a>s actions to those of president nixon firing a special prosecutor investigating watergate. Voice of rep. Adam schiff d ranking member, Intelligence Committee<\/a> its a brazen interference with a criminal investigation. And senate Intelligence Committee<\/a> chair republican richard burr releasing a statement saying, i am troubled by the timing and reasoning of director comeys termination. In washington, im kristen holmes. darya 30 million americans have contaminated tap water in their homes. Researchers say every state in the country has violated epa regulations. mark the violations included increased levels of lead. Copper. Arsenic and other cancer causing poisons. This is a map showing the affected areas. The darker the color. The more people affected my contaminated water. You can see some of the most impacted areas are in california. The report claims that the people with the greatest risk of having contaminated Drinking Water<\/a> live in rural areas. darya coming up on the kron four morning news. The mets missing pitcher has been found. Well tell you where matt harvey was, what he was doing and why he was so sad. And while two texas teams are giving it their best shot, chef curry with the pot, well show you steph in the kitchen. The gary rewind is in a few minutes. And after the break. New efforts are being made to make bay area freeways safer. Well explain the changes soon see. And heres a robin a major hot spot in los gatos on sb ca17 before the summit overturn accident backing up traffic beyond idylwild. Slow traffi con wb 92 ot of haywr and wb 80 into san frnacisco. mark surveillance cameras could finally be coming to freeways in the east bay. Officials say they are getting the money needed to install them. Over the past two years. Dozens of shootings have been happening along highway four and interstate 80 between richmond and antioch. Eight people have been killed and dozens have been injured. The California State Transportation Agency<\/a> has now agreed to build a Surveillance Network<\/a> to help deter the violence. The network could have wireless cameras, license plate readers and shot spotters that can detect gunshots. mark the project could cost up to two Million Dollars<\/a>. anny tracking the weather this morning. Cooler temperatures today. Gary and darya are right after the break. Welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. Every morning at 7 45 we talk sports with gary radnich. And in case you missed it heres the garys world rewind. darya the Houston Rockets<\/a> and San Antonio Spurs<\/a> went to overtime in their pivotal game 5 the spurs with the star Kawhi Leonard<\/a> on the bench with a sprained ankle overtime danny green took up the slack. Scoring 7 points in overtime 16 for the game seconds left rockets down 3 james harden has an apparent clean look from three to tie the game but 39yearold manu ginobli makes the great block from behind to win the game spurs win, lead series 2 to 2. Kawhi leanord injures his ankle late in game 5. He says he will play in game 6 despite sitting out the final few minutes of the last game. Gary wonders if either team would be good enough to beat the warriors. He says he knows Kawai Leonard<\/a> was hurt. But sometimes teams use their best players as a decoy. A decoy. Best players as a decoy. The tip. No, thats the wrong end. You cut the wrong end. I feel like im on the news, i wanna say hi to my momma, my dog. Hey be careful with the knife. Would you like a spoon . darya ayesha has steph cook in their kitchen. She did it all while they were live on instagram. They are promoting her new meal kit box called homemade. Its like those blue apron meal boxes. It costs 60 for 2 or 3 meals per week. So the point if this was to see if stepg can make the meal in under 40 minutes. I dont think ill try this at home. Im not that talented. Gary wants to know how many people watched it. A lot of people tuned in to see him cook. Gary says steph will cook to help promote ayesha on his day off. darya matt harvey misses saturdays mets game. Harvey was slated to start sunday until he was given a threegame suspension without pay by the team. He is now scheduled to make his next start friday at milwaukee. Harvey was out drinking, playing golf. He apologized to the team. Gary says harvey might actually have a real problem. He says this doesnt sound like he causally went to drink. Some reports say its because hes not happy about adriana lima hanging out with patriots wide reciever juilian edleman harvey and lima reportedly broke up back in march. And then again right before he went on his drinking binge. Gary says at the end of the day. You gotta show up to work. He lost 80k for being suspended. darya but drinking and smoking is working for john daly. John daly lost 67 pounds in college. And hes not reminiscing on how he did it. He says he smoked, drank whiskey, and ate popcorn to drop the pounds. darya the new craze in finland is hobby horsing as sport. Girls compete in horse competitions. But not using a real horse. They are doing tricks and riding around on the stick horses. darya limbo and skating all done at the same time. This kid takes it to new lows with his limbo skills. He broke the world record. mark a dad in texas comes up with a new way to make sure his kid is behaving at school. He goes to class with them. darya brad howards parents kept receiving messages from his physics teacher. Saying he was misbehaving and being disruptive in class. His parents told him that if they got another call. His dad would sit with him in class the next day. They got another message from his teacher, so his dad went to class and showed brad how he should act during brad says he likes to talk a lot and his dad says he likes of the party. But he needs to reel it in when school is in session. darya a 17foot python that had been missing from its home for two weeks, has returned home. The python went missing in anchorage, alaska. Officials say that the python slithered back on monday to the living room of its owners home. Officials say they do not know where the python may have been hiding. There are no wild snakes in most of alaska. darya the kron4 morning news wants to send you and a guest to see hamilton keep watching the kron4 morning news and we will give you the secret word of the day. Then go to kron4. Com and enter the word for a chance to win a pair of tickets. Keep watching every day for a new word and another opportunity to win todays secret word of the day is democracy tomorrows will be our 8 oclock hour. Seven day darya thats it for us this morning. Thats it for us this morning. Our next newscast is at 5 o clock tonight. mark dont forget, you can stay connected on our mobile app, kron four dot com and on our facebook and twitter feeds. I dont want to lie down. I refuse to lie down. Why suffer . Stand up to chronic migraine with botox\u00ae botox\u00ae is the only treatment for chronic migraine shown to actually prevent headaches and migraines before they even start. 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