Times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. In 2016, 22 people in San Francisco died of fentanyl overdose a 50 increase over 2015. Police say its very rare to have three deaths at once. They say they are looking into the possibly they used the same batch of fentanyl. Its not common, but if three individuals were possibly using drugs and were using the same substance, that they had the same experience. Reporter the victims dont have any connection to the private high school. Never good to see for anyone let alone schoolkids. Its just sad that such a nice neighborhood can have such horrible things happening to it. Reporter around the block at the corner of haight and ashbury, the birthplace of hippie counterculture for and a hot spot for drugs. A terrible epidemic really with illicit drugs. I think its really especially bad with a lot of the Homeless Population because people dont really tend to care about them and they dont care about themselves. Reporter the deaths
Students, a staff member and a vendor who are all expected to survive. The campus is 10 years old and located just outside of merced in the central valley. Maureen naylor is near the campus right now in joins us live with the news latest developments. Reporter we just listen to a press conference that wrapped up about half hour ago and we learned more about the accused attacker. We are told he was a student at uc merced who lived in an on campus dorm. The Sheriffs Department has identified him but at this point they are not releasing his name because they are still trying to contact his family who lives outside of the area. We also learned the weapon used was a hunting style knife between 8 and 10 inches long. This happened around 8 00 this morning inside of a classroom where a male student was stabbed. Than a construction worker came into help and was stabbed. He is being hailed as a hero for saving the first victims life. Than the suspect ran outside and stabbed another male student
Reporter you have people coming and at the last minute just to buy that ticket. You think you wouldnt wake for the last minute to buy the power block to get. There are still people going into cavanagh liquor to purchase that money ticket. Trying to make it and the line. Taking my chances. Reporter cavanagh liquors is californias lucky is store selling for running to get over 1 million spirit this coming year theyre expecting excellent they need. The our luck had already lent out. Ran out. I did not make it and. Reporter if someone pish that that number is an early congratulations from me. Pam a lot of people here are checking their numbers dan. Pam the numbers are seven, 10, 32, 22 and the power ball number is 19 00. Dubois pam police said a man is now in custody after engaging in our long stand down. Looking at all for this seen it all started when officers came to the house to serve an eviction notice. He is live at the scene in san ramon. Scott, what is the feeling in the neighborho
Temperatures will go higher. Today, definitely will be the warmest day a week. We do have big changes to talk about a you will probably need your umbrellas for toman. The Golden Gate Bridge could soon get an important safety change. A moveable median barrier. Today, transportation officials will take up the measure. Kron 4s mike pelton is live at the Golden Gate Bridge with details on how this movable barrier will work. The measure will go in front of the committee for a boat and then it will go to the board of directors. They expect this measure to pass. There has only been one headon collision since 2001. Officials stated that it make it safer because we only have this that separating the allies. This consists of 12 in. , 32 in. Steel unit still concrete. The project dates back to the look late 1990s but it took several years to get the funding. They also had to complete technical studies to make this happen. Officials said they are much closer. We wanted to bring this on the bridge
Kron 4 news spurred reporter is going on. Heres downtown san ramon. This home is just southwest of that in unincorporated san ramon. Well give you a closer look. The home in Norris Canyon estates along ashbourne circle. Big homes, lots of pools, 6 sa its an upscale neighborhood that was told to shelter in Police Activity here. Reporter uc the locksmith been willed to an ambulance. Shaking hand of the locksmith who took a bullet doing his job. It is he that shall hand shake right there took the locksmith to the medevac chopper. Teams of deputies as wanting and negotiators the slanting the home. So rounding the home. You see them running with a sense of urgency here. In one shot you can see three deputies standing along the fence. As the pan out and now we are going to pan in and moderate democrats and the claws are not cared for. Certainly, anny scary afternoon for officers and people in this neighborhood developing as we speak to drop the show. Reporter were learning more about the sad