Transcripts For KRON KRON 4 News At 8 20170813 : comparemela

Transcripts For KRON KRON 4 News At 8 20170813

E. Trump we condemn in the strongest possible terms this display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides. President trump addressing the violence in downtown charlottesville, virgina after clashes erupted between white nationalists and counterprotesters. A number of people were injured during the unite the right demonstration and not just from the fighting. Several pedestrians were struck by a car that slammed into a crowd of people. Nats thousands made their way to Emancipation Park protesting the statue removal of confederate general robert e. Lee. The Organizer Says the statue itself is symbolic of much larger issues. Jason kessler Event Organizer the primary issues are preserving history against this censorship and revisionism. The second issue is being allowed your interest as a white person. And finally is this about free speech. In february, the city Council Voted to remove the statue but is on hold pending litigation. The move follows efforts by communities across the south to remove confederate iconography from public property. Many of those efforts were met with demonstrations. And saturday was no exception. The rally drew a number of counter protesting groups. nats the rally came one day after a large group of torchbearing white nationalists marched through the university of virginia campus. Sparking national outrage. jr jr stone two people were killed after a helicopter crashed near where the protests were happening in charlottesville. The faa is investigating but has not released the names of those on board. The chopper crashed in the woods near a home. Nobody on the ground was injured and no structures were damaged. The two People Killed were the pilot and a passenger. Officials do not believe there is a connection between the crash and the violent rallies in charlottesville. jr stone back here in the bay area. People are coming together to stand up against White Supremacy. An emergency solidarity demonstration is being held right now in oakland. It started about an hour ago. Thats where we find kron4s hermela aregawi. She is live on 14th and broadway. Hermela, how is the demonstration going tonight. This is one of more than a dozen of emergency rallies that are taking place across the country. Groups have gathered in berkeley, and are now here. Some of them coming from other parts of the state. And all in response to whats going on in charlotesville. People say theyre coming together to take a stand against the hate, bigotry and violence thats happening there. Some of the protesters here also parts of groups such as occupy oakland, black lives matter, lgbt advocacy groups, some of that are calling for President Trumps impeachment. We spoke to people who drove down here from sacramento with just hours notice. They say its important to them that theys how up so that the counterprotesters in charlotesville know they are not alone. Maile Hampton demonstrating against White Supremacy to stand really in solidarity and to be a part of making it known that we stand in solidarity with all of our brave comrads putting their lives on the line in virginia for standing up agasinst nazis, for standing up against facists, for doing the right thing. And to really show our support and feelings and our sympathy towards our fallen comrad today who lost his life due to being run over by a nazi. jamier sale demonstratin g against White Supremacy were really out here to condem the violence taking place out in charlottesville. We really feel like its the result of a dangerous environment thats been produced by the trump administration. We really feel like we need a united front and people need to speak out against this kind of violence. Later this month, alt right groups are planning to hold two rallies in berkeley and san francisco. Counter protesters say they will events and shut them down. Rallies also happening in portland, denver. New york, philadelphia, jr stone tonight mayor ed lee responding to the white supremacist violence in charlottesville. He tweeted. Tolerance, inclusiveness acceptance make up the dna of our city. We will always stand up against hate. Hashtag stand up against hate. jr stone and for more information on this story you can go to kron4 dot com. We have a timeline of what happened. Statements from President Trump and how former president Barrack Obama is responding to the violence. Be sure to download the free kron 4 mobile app to stay up to date on all the latest breaking news, weather and traffic. jr stone another big story we are following is out of the south bay where terminal a at San Jose International airport is back to normal tonight. After a security breach. The terminal had to be evacuated. And all bags needed to be rechecked. Travelers had to deal with major delays. Kron4s Ella Sogomonian is live at the airport with an update tonight. Ella how long were those delays this evening . Departing flights here at terminal a were delayed for two hourse. There was no real cause for concern it turned out to just be a mistake. Apparently some bags were checked in by an employee of an Undisclosed Airline carrier who mistakenly took them inside past security and into the terminal. That is against airport policy. Only carry on bags are allowed past that point. Because screenings are different between the two as many know there are certain items allowed only in checked bags and not on carry on bags the airport went the extra mile to ensure the safety of everyone by having both passengers and staff re screen. Considering thats more than 200 people the airport spokesperson credit tsa agents for acting quickly and restoring two hours. You know this was a major inconvienc for our customers and we are very apologetic about that. We know that some passengers were late to there destination today or didnt make it a connection. But we hope they understand this is for their safety and security. Two arriving flights were stalled on the tarmac for 25 minutes while at least 5 departing flights had to wait those two hours. Everyone impacted was able to catch a flight that waited on them and the situation was resolved by 5 thirty tonight. Live in san jose ellasogomonian kron 4 news. jr stone this afternoon in south san jose scary moments for several residents. A burning car on highway 101 that ran up a hillside sparked a grass fire. Around four pm. Crews had the fire under control. It burned about seven acres. No evacuations were ordered. Only car access to the affected homes was restricted so fire crews could get in and out. No injuries have been reported. jr stone evacuation warnings have been lifted after a fire broke out near Lake Berryessa in napa couny. The fire started at about one friday afternoon near highway 128 and sage canyon road. As of right now it has burned 114 acres and it is 80 percent contained. Roads in the area are back open tonight as well. A total of 343 firefighters are working the fire. jr stone and another fire burning in santa clara county. Is now 70 percent contained. It started friday afternoon as well around 2 45. Near hale and tilton avenues in morgan hill. Right now that fire has burned 117 acres. The cause of the fire is under investigation. jr stone early this morning in east oakland suspects stole a car with a child still inside. A woman notified police about the carjacking around four in the morning. Police were able to reunite the child with his mother a short time later. They say the child appers to be okay. The mothers car was on international boulevard and 66th avenue. Police are still searching for the suspects involved in the carjacking and kidnapping. jr stone the stockton woman accused of driving drunk as she live streamed her drive and the eventual crash that killed her sister says a mechanical problem may have caused the accident. According to a report obdulia sanchezs lawyer believes the crash was caused by wear and tear on a tire, causing it to blow out. The 18yearold pleaded not guilty to a half dozen felony criminal charges including felony manslaughter while intoxicated. If sanchez is convicted, she could spend more than 13 years in prison. jr stone former stockton mayor, Anthony Silva reaches a plea deal. Dropping three of his four charges. Silva had been accused of giving alcohol to camp conselors during a youth summer camp back in 2015. He was arrested at the camp last year in a raid that included federal agents. They took silva into custody on the last day of camp. The former stockton mayor says he realizes he was in the wrong. Anthony silva former stockton mayor i made a bad call, i made a mistake. I didnt go in there and said hey everybody stop drinking, how old are you, and blah blah blah. I shouldve done it because i was the mayor of the city and i should know im going to be held to a higher standard. jr stone as part of his plea deal silva will be on probation for one year. Will serve 40 hours of community service. And will have to wear an ankle bracelet for 30 days. jr stone coming up on kron4 news at 8. Two people are dead after a skydiving accident in utah. What Officials Say went wrong. Plus. Find out whats poisoning more than 50 se lions in the Central Coast. And after the break. A rise in Mountain Lion sightings along the peninsula. Well hear what people in the area are doing to stay safe. Hi im meteorologist Lawrence Karnow. A cool fog is moving in again what does it mean for your sunday weather. Well talk about it next. jr stone Mountain Lion sightings along the peninsula have increased in recent weeks. And, in the town of hillsborough. Kron fours Philippe Djegal reports the big cats have been captured on camera. philippe spend an hour or so passing through streets in the town of hillsborough and it wont take long for you to figure out why Mountain Lions are roaming the area. John bermudez neighbor theres deers around here theres rabbits. John bermudez lives off Crystal Springs road. Where the Hillsborough Police Department Says its wildlife cameras recently captured a puma wondering around. John bermudez neighbor they could be hunting you never know. Looking for garbage. Bermudez has four kids and a dog. And, says hes concerned about the sighting because encountering a cougar is a real possiblity, living in the woods. Julia pontius ponchus lives a few miles away on jacaranda circle. Where a Mountain Lion was also seen Walking Around on camera. Julia pontius neighbor theyre definitely dangerous. Pontius also has a dog. But, like her neighbors, takes proactive steps in and around her home, to discourage a puma from approaching and possibily harming her pet. Julia pontius neighbor we never leave dog food out. We dont leave any food out. In recent weeks. Mountain lions have also been in spotted in los gatos and san jose. The Hillsborough Police Department Says cougars typically try to avoid human contact. But may attack if aggrevated. Julia pontius neighbor dont run away that, theyll chase you. Instead, police say face the animal, make noise and wave your arms to try to look bigger. Keep a close eye on your pets, especially at dawn, dusk and at night. John bermudez neighbor gotta keep an eye out now and keep a long stick with me in the yard or something, haha. Whatever it takes to stay safe. In hillsborough, Philippe Djegal, kron four news. jr stone marine experts say an Alarming Number of sea lions are being treated for poisoning linked to toxic algae blooms. The Marine Mammal center in sausalito says it has treated 68 sea lions suffering from domoic acid poisoning compared with 70 in all of 2016. Most of the animals are being rescued from the Central Coast and brought to the centerbut experts say domoic acid levels are creeping furhter up the coast. The sea lions are exposed to the toxins when they eat fish like sardines and anchovies. That consume the algae. jr stone a couple of swimming spots in the bay area are back open this weekend after being closed due to the toxic algae. The water has finally improved at Lake Temescal in oakland. It has been closed since the end of june due to bluegreen algae. The algae can make people sick and can kill pets. It is found in just about every body of water. But thrives in warm conditions. And the quarry lakes in fremont are also reopening this weekend. They had been shut down since february because of the same algae. Officials had to wait for the levels to be deemed safe. justine turning to weather now, meteorologist Lawrence Karnow has our forecast. Lawrence karnow the cool fog kept temperatures down this week and today was no different. And the thick fog is moving back again tonight and should move well inland again. If youre going out tonight the winds are picking up too. Grab a jacket it will be a little cool and windy too. Dont forget the Perseid Meteor Shower tonight with the peak around 10 pm. There will be increasing fog so if you want to watch them its best to head inland. On the satellite image you can see a weak trough of low pressure along the coast that has helped to keep our temperatures cooler than normal this week. But look to the north. Theres a fall like weather system headed our way too cool us even further early this next week. It will still be hot in the Central Valley tomorrow with some temperatures in the low 100s. Sunshine and 70s will be common in los angeles and san diego. If youre headed to lake tahoe you will find sunny skies and highs in the low 80s on sunday. Around the bay tomorrow we will see temperatures back into the 80s in the valleys with mainly 70s around the bay except the Santa Clara Valley where you will find low 80s. It will be foggy at the coast with highs in the 50s to mid 60s. Cooler weather is expected to start next week but warming will begin on tuesday. We could see some 90s in the valleys by the later part of the week. jrstone a skydiving excursion in central utah went terribly wrong thursday night. Two women were killed when their parachutes failed during a tandem skydive. Investigators say the instructor a california resident was very experienced. With more than 4,000 jumps under her belt. Witnesses say when the women jumped out of the small plane everything looked normal. But soon they realized something was very wrong. aaron burton witness they just spiraled basically all the way to the ground. Parachute was out the entire time they basically just corkscrewed into the ground. Pretty much horizontal the whole time. The two women were taken to the hospital where they were pronounced dead a short time later. Authorities say the first parachute was deployed but failed. The second parachute was then deployed but was not able to slow them down enough. Police are investigating why the parachutes failed to function properly. jr stone still ahead. A daycare worker fired after being caught tossing a 5 yearold. And it was all caught on camera. Well hear from the toddlers mother. Coming up how are you . Hi how are you am i on candid camera hahahah they cancelled that show a few years back im with channel 4 and i do a segment called people behaving badly ohhh were not doing that. I try to have a chat with some of the people caught in the alameda crackdown. In the next edition of people behaving badly jr stone people often seem to care about pedestrians, only when theyre a pedestrian. Just as soon as they get behind the wheel their compassion for the rules seems to disappear. If youve been watching this broadcast, you know Alameda Police conducted a pedestrian decoy sting and Stanley Roberts was there, and he got a chance to do what he likes to do best give people behaving badly a chance to explain themselves. Theres one. Wooooaaaahhhh 58 drivers were pulled over a ticketed during the alameda Police Department Pedestrian Safety crack down nats ambiance from every thing from failing to yield to people in a marked crosswalk, cell phone s and not wearing seatbelts. But i was interested in every stopped for one violation do you know the rules regarding a pedestrian in a crosswalk . What your understanding, your basic understanding i want to get the drivers side of the story and there is only one way to do that but first i need a formal introduction this is a member of the media and a civilian ride along oh ok well close enough why am i talking to you because ah you might think i have an interesting story. Ahhh no lets try a different driver how are you . Hi how are you am i on candid camera hahaha i think they cancelled that show a few years back im with channel 4 and i do a segment called people behaving badly ohhh were not doing that and you kinda ran through the crosswalk there and you were on camera no were not going on that show mombut then we got into a conversation about kids and schools yea especially i mean you gotta theyre little yea you gotta do an extra look yes then there was this driver im good how are you . I heard you tell him the rules, what are the rules you have to stop at the crosswalk you see anyone there stepping out as in there intending to walk across the cross walk so why are you sitting here right now because i did not stop a the crosswalk i wasnt looking i wasnt paying attention this driver held up an rather interesting item to block her face you have a diaper and you have a child then so you probably know the importance to stop for a pedestrian in the crosswalk ah ha alright thank you oh remember

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