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Other person could have known and we have collected evidence that corroborates his statements. So i think there is a lot of joy and happiness that there has been a resolution and of course for the families to have them get resolution is important to us the sheriff says he intends to present the case agsint gallon to the d. A. In a matter of weeks in Sonoma County week. Haaziq madyun kron4news steve and if you steve kron4newsmadyun kron4news steve and if you havent already. Dont forget to download the kron four mobile app. To get the latest breaking news updates. We sent out a push alert about todays arrest in the 2004 cold case. We also provide constant updates through the kron four website, Facebook Page and twitter feed. vicki flaring at the valero refinery. Prompted a citywide shelter in place and evacuations this morning in benicia. People could see plumes a smoke. After a power outage at the plant. Kron fours Terisa Estacio has been out at the refinery all day for us and joins us live in benicia with more on what happened. Terisa . Terisa Estacio you can see behind me how plumes of dark thick black smoke are still billowing out of the refinery from that smoke stack. The refinery forced to take this action releasing chemicals after they lost power this morning. 6 40 friday morning power to the large valero refinery in benicia cut off causing a spiral of events including two stakes spewing large chemical clouds downwind in response an Evacuation Order at the nearby Industrial Complex for workers and a shelter in place order for two elementary schools. Charles young, superintendent, benicia as the information came to us, it was a challenge bc kids were coming to school at a News Conference city leaders on what actions taken and the cause of the shutdown. Jim lydon, fire chief. We put our alert system out. Don cuffel, valero. Our power comes from 2 feeders. One was deenergized, apparently something went wrong and pge can speak to that. This is video from a viewer a pge spokesperson tells kron four news they shutdown one line to the plant for some planned maintenance, right now, an investigation into why the other line failed. The valero spokesperson says they dont have a back up generator as far as the release. Don, valero the flaring is designed to keep employees safe. It is doing exactly what it is supposed to do. Hydro carbon that can not be stored in plant. Throughtout the day the us epa on site testing the air steve calanog. Levels peaked up to 10 times normal given the air, we believe it will diminish. At nearby schools parents concerned. Fien, parent i hope cleared up as soon as possible so we can go back outside. steve approximently 500 businesses were impacted because of the Evacuation Order of that Industrial Park downwind of valero. Here you can see how police blocked off Industrial Way at east second street. Many workers and customers of those businesses were forced to wait for hours during the incident. We talked to several people who were already on the job when the flare up started. Listen as one describes what it was like. worker that was bad the smell was bad you could really feel it at the shop. All other sorts i never saw orange smoke there before. And ive been there 15 years it was really bad i thought the place was on fire. And in the co2 tube was burning left and it was the First Time Ever seen flames coming off that thing so it was bad steve people whove work around that refinery say this is the worst flare up theyve ever seen at valero. At this point the city says they dont know the Economic Impact to those businesses affected by the Evacuation Order. vicki victims of the 2015 balcony collapse in berkeley have reached a settlement with some of the companies they sued following the tragedy. Lawyers involved say the settlement amounts are confidential. The students, many from ireland, were at a Birthday Party when the balcony collapsed, sending them 50 feet down to the street below. Segue construction is among the seven companies that agreed to settle. Prosecutors allege that segue used cheaper materials to construct the balcony making it more susceptible to water damage. The building manager and Building Owner have not agreed to a settlement, so lawsuits against those companies continue. vicki happening now. Police in berkeley are still working to identify 3 assault suspects following violent political protests. Officers have released photos of the men they are looking for. The gathering took place at Civic Center Park on april 15. 20 people have already been arrested in connection with the violence. 11 people were injured during the protest and seven of those people were taken to hospitals. Police are still working to determine if there are any more assault suspects. steve to the south bay now where a jury is deliberating the fate of the man accused in themurder of sierra lamar. Kron fours rob fladeboe brings us up to date from the hall of justice in san jose. Rob . After closing arguments in the long running case wrapped up on thursday, the jury in the sierra lamar murder trial were back in department 40 today where they deliberating for several hours this morning before calling it a day. They will resume deliberations on monday amid speculation and hope by a group of peoplewho have spent the last five years searching for sierra that the verdict will be some kind of justice for sierra and her family. Roger nelson sierra search coordinator there is just a lot of nervousness right now because of the unknowns. Sierra lamar volunteer search team roger nelson , who attended much of the trial, is nervous but confidant the jury will do the right thing. Roger nelson sierra search coordinator ultimately its justice for sierra and the return of sierra to her family, which has been the main goal of the volunteers for the past five years. Nelson was joined by hundreds of other volunteers who spent countless weekends scoured the countryside in search of the missing teen. They found some evidence and are now like a family, says nelson. It made him a better person. Roger nelson sierra search coordinatorit has strengthened my skill set and just as important, meeting the volunteers and really seeing the best of the bay area because we came from all over the bay area and it gives you hope. After more than 13 weeks of testimony and two and a half days of closing arguments to consider, the jury has much to do and will take its time says legal analyst steven clark. Steven clark legal analyst i think this deliberation could take a long time because each piece of evidence has been scrutinized by experts and the jury is now going to have to evaluate that evidence. If convicted of 1st degree murder, with a special circumstance for kidnapping, Antolin Garcia torres will face the death penalty. Sierras body has never been found, which could weigh heavily with the jury, but roger nelson, for one, disagrees. Roger nelson sierra search coordinator there is one person who knows where she is and that is the defendant. He could have alleviated a;; this pain years ago, but he chose not to so i am hoping that there is a process where he will find it in himself, in his heart to return sierra to her family. Obviously, nelson is hoping the jury will find the defendant guilty but he tells me he is steeling himself in the event the verdict goes the other way. The jury will resume deliberations on monday. Live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news steve police in sonoma are investigating an officer involved shooting that happened near Sonoma State University over night. Officers say the incident began around two in the morning in the downtown area. They responded to reports of a Man Threatening to kill a woman while holding a gun to her head. Shortly after officers heard gun shots close by but did not find the suspect. Two hours later an officer found a man in the area who fit the suspect description. Police say when the officer approached him the suspect got aggressive. The officer first attempted to tase the suspect but that was anota effective he then shot the suspect twice. His current condition is unknown. vicki a dog goes missing from the front yard of a east bay home. Still ahead on kron four news. After days of searching for the missing 3yearold german shepard we now know what happened to murfee. steve plus, now that the Republican Health care plan has passed the house. The road ahead is even more uphill. Well tell you whats next for the new healthcare bill and when you could see changes to your coverage. vicki but first, a massive sinkhole shuts down a busy street in San Francisco. A live report right after the break. brittney im chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp, ill have your full bay area forecast after the break. Yes, the toyota mirai runs on hydrogen. Yes, the fuel is complimentary for up to three years. Yes, it has an epaestimated range of 312 miles. Yes, you will probably have to answer lots of silly questions from strangers. Yes, this is a mindblowing marvel of technology. And, yes, you can buy it today because the future doesnt start next week, next month or next year. The future starts now. In the hydrogenfueled toyota mirai. The cause of a sinkhole that tipped a big rig onto its side in San Francisco this morning remains a mystery. steve it happened about 520 this morning on 7th street between brannon and townsend. vicki thats where kron 4s dan kerman is with what utility crews discovered. dan kerman a truck driver got more than her bargained for friday morning. About 520, he pulled over on southbound 7th street to park, and then suddenly felt the earth move. Sot Alejandro Curiel truck driverwhen i stopped the truck i noticed it starting to sink to the right side , really slow motion so it gave me a chance to hold my body to the wheelsot betsy rhodes sf puc the truck started listing a bit and went into a 10 by 20 foot sinkhole, it was only about 5 feet deep but the truck was on its side in it. Sot i hold my body with the Steering Wheel and i see the tree on the other side , i cant believe it happened to me. The driver managed to escape unharmed out the drivers door then it was up to a tow truck to pull the rig out. With the truck gone by 930, sf puc crews began to investigate what caused the sinkhole sot we dont know what went on in there it looks pretty dry, but we are checking for leaks but now we are not sure what the cause is yet. After several hours of investigation, crews did find a 3 foot void between the top of the asphalt and the ground underneath but the source of the void remains a mysterysotthe usual culprit of a void like that is water that moves the sand underneath it. But they went down 15 feet they checked the nearby pipes, there are no leaks of any kind, in fact the soil is dry so the source of any potential water that would have moved it we do no know at this time. At this time vicki vicki a sad update now. On a story we have been following out of Castro Valley. The search for a missing 3 yearold German Shepherd is over. Murfee, who was last seen sunday in the front yard of his home in east Castro Valley boulevard, has been found dead. The family, who was offering a 10 thousand dollar reward for the safe return of murfee. Posted on facebook that murfee was found dead in a car. No other details were provided. Murfee was a rescue dog who helped mentor several other dogs. steve a Northern California preschool is temporarily closed after vandals smashed windows and trashed rooms where children play. A go fund me account has been created to raise money to repair the school. The owner of tomorrow Montessori School in san jose arrived yesterday to find broken glass, ransacked rooms and destroyed furniture. The infant room was the most damaged, with diapers, formula and glass shards everywhere. The carpeting must be replaced because babies crawl over it. The school serves about 115 families. The go fund me information is on our website kron4. Com. vicki a group of students at Albany High School are suing the school after they were disciplined over racist posts on instagram. Earlier this year. One student posted the racist pictures on his instagram account. Some posts targeted other students and one faculty member. More than a dozen students were disciplined including several who liked or commented on them. 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. Doesnt matter what they said. It was on a platform that was outside the school. The school has essentially over reached their bounds. They are trying to regulate whats happening in the home. vicki the Albany School district says it stands by its disciplinary action and would not comment on the lawsuit. steve time now to check on our weather. With chief meterologist Brittney Shipp. Clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still indicates a few patches across our region. Thanks to the ridge of High Pressure continuing to move to the east while a longwave trough advances to the coast, temperatures are cooler than yesterday. Some locations well inland have seen the biggest drop livermore is running 18 under this time on thursday. steve a cafe in brooklyn is accusing starbucks of stealing its unicorn latte. The end cafe started selling its unicorn latte in december and has had a trademark on the drinks name pending since january. Starbucks launched the unicorn frappuccino last month as a limtedrun item. The cafe filed a 10milliondollar lawsiut against starbucks. A spokesperson for starbucks says the lawsuit is without merit vicki coming up, its the latest craze to swept the nation Fidget Spinners. Disigned to help students focus. Schools are now saying they want them banned from the classroom. Find out why. steve and next, record setting snow this winter is making for some stunning displays of nature. We take you to yosemite for the breathtaking views. Head to Yosemite National park and you are bound to see something spectacular. Even more so this year, and particularly this time of year when the melting snowpack is resulting in powerful waterfalls. Kron fours Philippe Djegal shows us the stunning views from the valley. Philippe Nats waterfall after managing to catch her breath from the stunning sight of bridalveil fall. Lorraine snaps a few photos of the powerful waterfall before heading back home to new york. Lorraine visiting from new york so much water, so much volume, so beautiful. The 617 foot waterfall flows year round, but this year with even more water because of the melting snow. Lorraine visiting from new york we heard you had about ten feet of snow up on the mountains, and i said to my husband, its a great time to go when the snow melts. And, she isnt kidding. Linda conradi visiting from Valley Springs i mean its just breathtaking. Linda conradi and her husband bill proctor spend a lot of time at Yosemite National park. And, even theyre impressed. Bill proctor visitin g from Valley Springs ive been coming up here for 50 years and this is the most water ive ever seen in this valley. philippe how special is this . bill it is very special. And, if you were planning on coming out here with your family, now may be the best time to do it. Before the big crowds arrive in the summer. Lorraine visitin g from new york the last time we couldnt even get lodging, this time we were able to get a place to stay overnight and its been incredible. Families from all over the world are making the trip to see the spectacular. These two traveled from thailand and south korea. And, they wont leave disappointed. Quite the opposite. Especially after checking out yosemite falls. The highest waterfall in the park. Dr. Sharon hatherley visiting from visalia in the drought years its barely a trickle. Uh, in the spring, it can be a tremendous cascade. This is farely large right now. Life seems to slow down a bit when youre surrounded by such beauty. Not a bad place to leave your troubles behind. u catch up with friends and family. And, soak it all in. In Yosemite National park, Philippe Djegal, kron four news. vicki if you are planning to fly out of sfo this weekend. Youre in luck. A Major Construction project that was scheduled to take place this weekend has been canceled. The project was scheduled to continue today and go through the sunday. But due to a wind advisory, airport officials have postponed it. An airport spokesperson says one of the two main runways needs to being resurfaced. And during the construction last weekend there were more than 300 delays and 21 cancellations. However, the runway is set to be shutdown for another four weekends. vicki and if you plan on taking bart. There are some major bart closures this weekend in the east bay. The track between lake merritt and fruitvale stations will be closed for maintenance this weekend. Bart recommends taking the bus or the train to the Richmond Bart station. People going to dublin pleasanton have to take bart to 19th street and transfer to a bus that takes you to the fruitvale station. steve the plan to repeal and replace obamacare may have cleared a major hurdle. But the fight is still far from over. Well have the latest from capitol hill right after the break. vicki then, another warrior goes down with an injury. Sports director gary radnich joins us on set to give us an update on draymond greens knee injury. Hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool . Try zyrtec® its starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. Stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. The white house and congressional republicans. Still basking in their health care win. vicki but that might be short lived. As the bill now heads to the senate with an uncertain fate. Dianne gallagher has the latest on the challenges ahead. A repeal and replace rose garden rally. Vice president mike pence welcome to the beginning of the end of obamacare cheers while some have criticized House Republicans and the white house for taking what looked like a victory lap after the Controversial Health care bill narrowly passed the house thursday. Nats the bill is passed that couldve been their only chance to celebrate the bill. At least, this version of it. President donald trump it could change a little bit. It could be maybe even better. Because. Sen. Bernie sanders i vermont this bill in its current form is not getting through the senate. No way. Once it gets to the senate. Sen. Bill Cassidy D Louisiana the senate will write their own billsenators on both sides of the aisle are already expressing reservations over the legislation itself. Sen. Tim Kaine D Virginia youre not going to get one democratic vote to support it in its current form because of the preexisting condition, the tax cut because of losses in coverage. But also. The way it passed. Some republicans openly questioning the process their house colleagues used to push the bill through. Criticizing the lack of information on how many people would be covered. And at what cost. Sen. John mccain rarizona we should have had a cbo estimate. , Senate Leadership has said it wont take up the bill until it receives a Congressional Budget Office score. But there is already a working group attempting to find some kind of consensus among republicans in the senate, according to a gop aide, these are the 13 senators who make up that group. While its a mixture of leadership, conservative and moderate republicans. Notably missing. Women. In washington, dianne gallagher. vicki 12 swimmers from five Different Countries have completed a swim from san diego to mexico to raise awareness on immigration rights. The San Francisco based swimmer and activist kim chambers led the six mile swim early this morning. Chambers says this is not a protest about president trumps proposed wall or government policy. Rather a show of solidarity with immigrants. When the athletes arrived in tijuana they were greeted by more than 100 School Children and mexicos top immigration officials. steve time now to check on our weather. With chief meterologist Brittney Shipp. Sen. Dianne feinstein says the fbi paid nearly a Million Dollars to break into an iphone of one of the shooters in the 2015 San Bernardino terror attack. Feinstein publicly cited the amount of 900 thousand dollars while questioning fbi director james comey at an oversight hearing this week. The fbi has treated that figure as classified information and has not disclosed it. The bureau has also protected the identity of the vendor. Several news organizations filed a public records lawsuit last year for that information. steve we are learning new information into the suicide of exnfl player aaron hernandez. An official prison report just released says he did anot have drugs in his system when he was found dead in his jail cell on april 19th. The new report also confirms he wrote a reference to a biblical passage on his forehead and on the wall of his cell using blood. The prison report also says hernandez was involved in three fights and was found in possesion of a makeshift weapon. Hernandez was serving a life sentence for murdering his friend odin lloyd in 2013. His suicide came just five days after he was found not guilty for a double murder in 2012. vicki accused mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo guzman. Was in federal court in brooklyn today. It was announced that his trial will begin next april. His attorneys complained they cannot meet with their client in the same room. Only through a plexiglas window. The state argued that was for security reasons because of his previous escape. El chapos lawyers also complain that he is being held in solitary confinement. Earlier. The judge ruled that el chapos wife could not visit him jail. And that they could only communicate via prescreened messages. El chapo faces 17 charges. If convicted he could be sentenced to life in prison. steve coming up, Surveillance Video captures a bizarre home breakin. How this burglar was able to squeeze his way into this home. vicki and next, Fidget Spinners are taking over the classrooms. Why schools are now looking to ban the toy. steve on wallstreet. A strong jobs report is helping to drive the stock market higher today. The dow adding nearly 56 points. The nasdaq rose 25 points. And the s p added more than 9 points. vicki if you know a middle school kid, or a parent or teacher of one, chances are youve seen the simple little colorful device thats driving them all crazy lately. Its called a Fidget Spinner, and even its name gives you a clue as to why some classrooms are banning them and some toy stores are selling out. Noelle gardner explains why. Business has been great for toy shops. The hottest toy for kids and kids at heart. The Fidget Spinner aaron schiff 13 year old you can sit there for hours and hours and you dont get bored with them, you watch them just spin. Lori hershman ive been up late at night. Lori hershman says the Fidget Spinner keeps your hands busy so you can concentrate. Jordies toy shoppe has been spinning, keeping the toy in stock. Now they are asking for these glow ones, the ones when you pin them theyll light up. Judy falaro, professor of special education at Quinnipiac University says its a distraction in the classroom. Aaron schiff 13 year old some of them are very loud and people are holding them up and that can be annoyingthis has become such a fad that everybody in the classroom has one and in some district theyve said youre not allowed to take them out during class. The three pronged gadget made of plastic and ball bearings is also marketed for people with autism and adhd to provide a calming and distracting effect. To market it for children who have special needs without a lot of research to show and also since the way it has worked out in classrooms its a tremendous distraction i think thats an injustice. The Fidget Spinner craze caught on a few months ago and still going strong. We have been though a lot of fads in the past and you could just feel the build up. I could use it with one hand and be on the phone with the other if im at work. Jordies toy shoppe thinks fidget fad sweeping the nation will last until the end of the school year. vicki schools in kentucky, new york, massachusetts and Southern California have banned the toy from classrooms. Weve reached out to School Districts in the bay area. To find out what their policies are on the Fidget Spinners. And so far they are still allowed. steve here is something you dont see every day. A burglar squeezing through a doggy door to break into a home. It happened back in february in albuquerque, new mexico. But the Surveillance Video was just released. Police identifed the thief as steven candelaria. They say once candelaria was inside. He grabbed a handful of things before rushing out. Police say candelaria then brought those stolen items to pawn shop where he was caught once again on Surveillance Video, exchanging them for cash. Candelaria is the man in a black hoodie. Police were able to track him to the breakin because of a stolen tablet. Candelaria was arrested, but has since been released on bond. vicki still ahead. Draymond green returned to the court after a scary looking injury during last nights game. But will be back on the Court Tomorrow night . Sports director gary radnich joins us on set after the break with an update. brittney im chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp, ill have your full bay area forecast after the break. vicki some tense moments today when a benicia refinery suddenly lost power. Pam moore is in the newsroom with what we are working on for kron 4 news at six. pam vicki that power outage lead to flaring at the valero refinery. Thick, black plumes of smoke could be seen pouring out of the stacks early this morning. That caused an evacuation of the plant. And a shelter in place order for areas downwind of the plant. Tonight, we will tell you what caused the flaring. And we will hear from people who were forced to stay inside and wait for the all clear. We will have that story and much more on kron 4 news at six. Vicki now back to you. steve 2 wins down, 2 more to go for the warriors. And its on to the next round. vicki once again golden state. Sliced right through the jazz last night to remain undefeated in the playoffs. And the warriors are one step closer to a 3rd straight western conference finals. Kron4 sports director gary radnich is here to talk about the series as it heads to utah for games 3 and 4. Gary . The warriors left for salt lake this morning. Heres some video. Warriors no prpoblems to date with utah up 20. Klay thompson leading the charge. As the warriors board the team plane. Steve kerr did not make the trip. And reports say its pretty much a certainty that he wont be appearing in this series at all, no matter how long it goes. Another topic we want to touch on is the status of draymond green. Scary moments last night. As he went down in the middle of the Fourth Quarter. At first, it appeared to be serious as he was holding his left knee. And was on the ground for a while. He went back to the and it turns out he was just fine. Green said it just locked up on him and there is no concern going forward. Warriors have listed him as probable for tomorrows game. For more, we turn to mark we turn to for more, game. For more, we turn to mark carpenter. Apparently, a tweaked knee is nothing new for draymond green. As he experienced the same injury during his Michigan State days. And at that time there were no lingering effects. I was able to catch it before it locked all the way up, so i think ill be fine. One time it happened when i was in college and i outrebounded michigan two days later, you know, they whole team. So yeah, that was pretty good. Good to know that green is a fast healer. The warriors dodged a bullet last night. As green walked away unharmed. Through these playoffs, hes been golden states most dangerous weapon. Leading the team in rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, and three pointpercentage. One reason for his sharp shooting. Excellent defensive planning from utah. I feel particularly open every game we play pretty sure ill stay particulary open and that probably wont change. Obviously, their gameplan is to have whoever is guarding draymond sit in the lane, so hes getting wide open threes and knock on wood, hopefully hell keep shooting the ball the way hes been shooting it throughout the playoffs and make em pay. Mack went for the steal, iguodala and durant with the finish at times it almost seems as if golden state is toying with the jazz. The warriors have never trailed for a second in this series. As the matchup moves to utah, the strategy is simple dont let up and complete the sweep. The key or us going into game 3, obviously they are gonna have their crowd behind them and if we can come out like we did in the last two games early and take them out of it best we can and sustain it, we should be in great shape. Game 3 is tomorrow night and the warriors can wrap this series up on monday mark carpenter, kron4 news game three tomorrownight a 5 30 start. vicki time now to check on our weather. A live look at the Golden Gate Bridge where you can see the American Flag there whipping in the wind. Chief meterologist Brittney Shipp here now. Brit, weve got a wind advisory and a cool down . Clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still indicates a few patches across our region. Thanks to the ridge of High Pressure continuing to move to the east while a longwave trough advances to the coast, temperatures are cooler than yesterday. Some locations well inland have seen the biggest drop livermore is running 18 under this time on thursday. vicki thursday. This time on running 18 under livermore is drop seen the biggest well inland have some locations yesterday. Some locations well inland have seen the biggest drop livermore is running 18 under this time on thursday. vicki up next, hollywood is honoring goldie hawn and kurt russel. Plus, our partners at the insider sits down with the couple to talk about their long love story. Who are these people . The Energy Conscious 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 california and do your thing. Vicki Goldie Hawn and kurt russell are both being honored with hollywoods time honored tradition. The insiders michael yo joins us from los angeles with more on this story. yo yeah. The golden couple made their star status official with a little help from their daughter kate i always thought id be talking about them at a wedding or somethingbut, laugh howd you feel when you heard that. . laugh she surprised me but it was good. the double honorees, having fun with their 34year relationship thats minus a marriage certificategoldie 2 06 55 i was going to make another joke and i told her. My what was the joke . I was going to say, now is the time to pop the question, will you marry me. And then i was going to say, just kidding, just kidding, now the nomiees are. , laugh where are you mom . Shes sitting right there. The day was a family affair. But there were also alist friends, including reese witherspoon, documenting the day on snapchat ok, guys, this is a very exciting day for me. 7 18 28 ok, im so excited, goldie and kurt are getting stars on the walk of fame 7 18 45 go katie i am literally, her biggest fan. An admitted fan girl, reese sported a goldie button before gushing about her idol. Reese 11 57 06 the first time i fell in love with a movie star until goldie hawn, oh my gosh, im going to try not to cry. My 12 51 29 how special does it feel to share this moment together on stage. Kurt it feels real specialgoldie 12 51 44 and a lot of our people here are people who matter to us very deeply. My 12 51 29 how special does it feel to share this moment together on stage. Kurt it feels real specialgoldie 12 51 44 and a lot of our people here are people who matter to us very deeply. yo well have so much more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider, for kron 4 news, im michael yo back to you vicki that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. Steve joins pam moore for kron 4 news at six. steve vicki thank you. A health scare in benicia. After a flaring at a refinery. Next at six. Well hear from the people forced to seek safety as they waited for the all clear. pam and an arrest in a double murder case. That is more than a decade old. Coming up. How police found their suspect. Kron 4 news at six is next. pam a huge sinkhole opens up. Swallowing a truck. But could this be a sign of a much bigger problem lurking under the streets of San Francisco. pam good evening impam moore. steve and im steve aveson. The cause of the sinkhole iremains a mystery tonight often crews will find a leaky pipe caused the dirt underneath a roadway to wash away but this time no such leak. pam kron 4s dan kerman is live on 7th street in San Francisco with more on the sinkhole and what the city is doing to prevent others. This is what it looks like when a 5 foot deep 10 foot by 20 foot sinkhole swallows up a big rig. It happened about 520 this morning on 7th street near townsend in San Francisco sot Alejandro Curiel truck driver 1114i cant believe this happened to methe driver escaped from the drivers door uninjured and the big rig was eventually towed away then the sf puc began looking for a causesot betsy rhodes sf puc 2230the crews dug down 15 feet and found a 3 foot void between the top of the aspalt and the ground underneath it. Typically that void is caused because a leaky pipe has washed away the dirt under the roadway but crews found no leakssot one o f the reasons they dug down so far was to find any source of water intrustiion, they check the sewer pipe and the water pipe and no leakswhile a leaky pipe may not be the cause of this sinkhole, it remains a common cause especially in a city with aging infrastructure. Sot thats why San Francisco has a program in place with a goal of repairing or replacing 15 miles of water pipe and 15 miles of sewer pipe each year. They also have larger projects in the works like here on van ness avenue sot Chris Colwick sf puc 116124we are working close with mta and public works to replace the very old sewer and water mains under the center of van ness. In all van ness project will cover about 4 miles of pipe. 130 of pipe steve another big story tonight an evacuation for some workers and a shelter in place for schools as the valero refinery suffers a sudden and unplanned shutdown. This was the scene early friday morning around 7am. Large black plumes of smoke billowing out of two stakes at the valero plant in benicia. The city activated sirens and sent out text alerts. Two schools were ordered to shelter in place. A spokesperson from the valero plant explained what happened at a News Conference. Pge says they had shut down one of the lines for some planned maintenance to the line. They are investigating why the other line failed. They say they restored power quickly. But the plant was forced to release smoke for most of the day as it dealt with the situation. Air was tested for most of the day for safety issues. pam the flare ups had a big impact on neighboring businesses which had to be evacuated. steve two schools were also forced to shelter in place much of the day. Kron4s Maureen Kelly talked to the workers and students whos day was disrupted. Those workers already on the job at the approximently 500 businesses in the Industrial Park downwind of the refinery were told to get out after the flare up started. The flares were burning really high about 6 45 at 7 oclock saw a bunch of orange and black smoke and they told us to get out of thereive worked here for 25 years in venetia and ive seen a lot of flareups like this, well not like this this is probably the worst ive seen here you can see how police blocked off Industrial Way at east second street. It turned out to be the worlds longest and most boring coffee break for those who were forced to stay out for hours. Trucks trying to drop off or pick up from those impacted could be seen lined up on the side of the road near the closure. Yeah i came out here from tucson arizona to pick up a piece that was getting a welding inspection and i show up and this is going onwell i guess safety first so i understand it. He just threw a Monkey Wrench my weekend on a normal day the quad of turner elementary would be filled with kids eating lunch or playing at lunchtime. Today it was a ghost town. Students here and at semple elementary were kept inside under a shelter in place order just in case. The order was lifted around 1pm. Around the same time as early dismissal for this students. Their reaction to being cooped up. Was it fun or was it boring . Fun because there was no library or other thingsit made me feel kind a bored because im not used to staying inside that long the city says they are already getting calls from businesses whos jobsites were disrupted by this flareup. But at this time they dont have a handle on what the total Economic Impact will be. Maureen kelly kron4 news steve we have been on top of this story since kron 4 news this morning. Providing constant updates not only on air but online. The easiest way to keep up with breaking news is through the kron four mobile app. It is free for download for apple or android devices. You can also get updates through our website, the kron four Facebook Page and twitter feed. A live look outside right now. steve lets get our first look at the weather with chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still indicates a few patches across our region. Thanks to the ridge of High Pressure continuing to move to the east while a longwave trough advances to the coast, temperatures are cooler than yesterday. Some locations well inland have seen the biggest drop livermore is running 18 under this time on thursday. steve on cam steve on cam a bay area cold case involving the murders of two outofstate christain camp workers. May be solved. That is because after 13years police have identified a suspect. pam on cam and police say, that suspect has knowledge of the case that only the killer would know. Kron 4s Haaziq Madyun has the story 38yearold shaun gallon of forrestville has been identified as the peron responisble for the 2004 double murders of jason allen and Lindsay Cutshall what is still unknown, says Sonoma County sheriff steve freitas, is why did gallon allegedly kill the two outof state christain camp workers while they were sleeping on a Secluded Beach in jenner the Sheriffs Office didnt need a motive to connect gallon to the 13yearold cold case. That is because he recently implicated himself in the cold case after being arrested for an unrelated homicidethere is no evidence that Sonoma County resident, gallon, knew the couple from michigan and ohio but investigators say there was an early connection made to their deaths early on in the jenner Murder Investigation gallon was a person of interest and we never ruled him out as a possible suspect. Based upon what weve have been able to learn we feel confident that we have jason and lindsays killer in custodyshaun gallon is currently in jail for march 2017 the shooting death of his brother. He has yet to be charged in the jenner beach cold case. The sheriff is still collecting evidence and will present the case to the d. A. In a few weeks. In Sonoma County Haaziq Madyun kron4news pam a Domestic Violence suspect is in the hospital tonight. After being shot by an officer near Sonoma State University early this morning. Sonoma county sheriffs say, the incident began around two in the morning in the downtown area. They responded to reports of a Man Threatening to kill a woman. While holding a gun to her head. Shortly afterward, officers heard gunshots close by but did not find the suspect. Two hours later, an officer found a man in the area who fit the suspect description. Police say, when the officer approached him. The suspect got aggressive. The officer says, his attempt to tase the suspect was unsuccessful. He then shot the suspect twice. The suspects current condition is unknown. steve a sad update tonight on a story we first brought to you earlier this week on kron four. The owner of a dog that disappeared from a Castro Valley home was found dead today. Murfee was taken some time last weekend. The 3yearold German Shepherd was a rescue dog and helping mentor other pets. Not a whole lot of details are available but the dog was found on the property inside a car. There had been a 10 thousand dollar reward for murfees return. steve the victims of the 2015 balcony collapse in berkeley have reached a settlement with some of the companies they sued following the tragedy. Lawyers involved say the settlement amounts are confidential. The students, many from ireland, were at a Birthday Party when the balcony collapsed, sending them 50 feet down to the street below. Segue construction is among the seven companies that agreed to settle. Prosecutors alleged that segue used cheaper materials to construct the balcony making it more susceptible to water damage. Building manager greystar and Building Owner blackrock have not agreed to a settlement so lawsuits against those companies continue. pam at least one person is under arrest tonight. After a mob of teens attacked a man at a San Francisco park. It happened last night at a park at felton and holyoke streets in the citys bayview district. According to police, the 30year old man was with his son. A group of about 20 teens was having a water fight nearby. And when the father went to warn them to be careful. Some of them started to kick and punch him. He was taken to the hospital. His injuries are not considered life threatening. steve the snow pack is already disappearing in the sierra. We will show you some of the problems the runoff is causing tonight. pam and a Science Teacher gets a little too much into his work. What he got busted for. Which may bring back memories of the popular tv show, breaking bad. steve the sierra lamar trial is officially in the hands of the jury tonight. The expectations of those who have been tracking this case since the beginning. 2shot to the south bay now where deliberations are underway in the sierra lamar murder trial. pam kron fours rob fladeboe reports now. On the expectations fromthose who have been closely following the long running case. Roger nelson sierra search coordinator there is just a lot of nervousness right now because of the unknowns. Sierra lamar volunteer search team roger nelson , who attended much of the trial, is nervous but confidant the jury will do the right thing. Roger nelson sierra search coordinator ultimately its justice for sierra and the return of sierra to her family, which has been the main goal of the volunteers for the past five years. Nelson was joined by hundreds of other volunteers who spent countless weekends scoured the countryside in search of the missing teen. They found some evidence and are now like a family, says nelson. It made him a better person. Roger nelson sierra search coordinatorit has strengthened my skill set and just as important, meeting the volunteers and really seeing the best of the bay area because we came from all over the bay area and it gives you hope. After more than 13 weeks of testimony and two and a half days of closing arguments to consider, the jury has much to do and will take its time says legal analyst steven clark. Steven clark legal analyst i think this deliberation could take a long time because each piece of evidence has been scrutinized by experts and the jury is now going to have to evaluate that evidence. If convicted of 1st degree murder, with a special circumstance for kidnapping, Antolin Garcia torres will face the death penalty. Sierras body has never been found, which could weigh heavily with the jury, but roger nelson, for one, disagrees. Roger nelson sierra search coordinator there is one person who knows where she is and that is the defendant. He could have alleviated a;; this pain years ago, but he chose not to. Rob fladeboe san jose obviously, nelson is hoping the jury will find the defendant guilty but he tells me that he and the other search Team Volunteers are, in his words, steeling themselves in the event in the event the verdict goes the other way. The jury deliberated for several hours this morning before calling it a day. It will resume deliberations on monday. In san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. pam police in berkeley are still working berkeley are police in pam pam news. Fladeboe kron 4 news. pam police in berkeley are still working to identify 3 assault suspects following violent political protests. Officers have released photographs of the men they are looking for. The gathering took place at Civic Center Park on april 15th. 20 people have already been arrested in connection with the violence. 11 people were injured during the protest. And seven of those people were taken to hospitals. Police are still working to determine if there are more assault suspects. steve we have been telling you about the flood advisory this week for the sierra. Particularly along the Truckee River. We are seeing some flooding today. The california Highway Patrol posted this picture of the west fork of the carson river in alpine county. It came with a note the river had breeched its banks but it does not appear to be anything severe. The chp says this is all from the snow melt. The west fork is a popular fishing spot in the sierra. steve the rapidly melting snow pack in the sierra isnt just causing runoff problems in the sierra. pam some homeowners are unexpectedly confronting flooding problems. Lonnie wong is in lake tahoe. With more on issue of too much water. The water levels in Truckee River are impressive, but they are actually lower than they were last week. Flows from lake tahoe have been reduced so that the river bike trail is beginning to reemerge. Still at around 1260 cubic feet per second, it is still off limits to any swimmers, rafters or kayakers and water continues to melt off the mountainsides surprising many residents. In some cases the snowmelt follows underground channels and comes bubbling out of the ground. This sight was all too common in communities surrounding the lake. Nothing some diversion and some digging cant handle. Fire stations have sandbags available for residents. But the Fire Department says a lot of panic can be avoided if homeowners would survey their surroundings before it gets much warmer. And that can be tougher to do for parttime residents of the areasome who have already suffered damage from the weight of too much snow. Lets take a look outside right now for the Current Conditions in the bay area on this friday. steve chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp joins us now with the forecast. Clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still indicates a few patches across our region. Thanks to the ridge of High Pressure continuing to move to the east while a longwave trough advances to the coast, temperatures are cooler than yesterday. Some locations well inland have seen the biggest drop livermore is running 18 under this time on thursday. steve it might sound like an episode of breaking bad. How police busted a chemistry teacher. And what they found that may earn him comparisons to walter white. pam the Health Care Bill could take a back seat. To the probe into russian involvement in the 2016 election. The big names that are expected to open up about the investigation. Starting next week. Viewfinder of my camera today. You wont believe how many of these guys are on the prowl. Thats coming up tonight at 8 on kron four news. Yes, the toyota mirai runs on hydrogen. Yes, the fuel is complimentary for up to three years. Yes, it has an epaestimated range of 312 miles. Yes, you will probably have to answer lots of silly questions from strangers. Yes, this is a mindblowing marvel of technology. And, yes, you can buy it today because the future doesnt start next week, next month or next year. The future starts now. In the hydrogenfueled toyota mirai. Of the popular tv show breaking bad. This next story might sound familiar. If not. In short, the show is about a chemistry teacher. Who turns to making meth amphetamine. To fund his cancer treatment. In a case of life imitating art, 56 year old john gose has pleaded guilty to making the drug. And like walter white in the fictional show, gose is a middle aged High School Chemistry teacher. Who worked in new mexico. He was caught late last year during a traffic stop. Police found a styrofoam chest. Packed with all the tools needed to make meth. A further investigation turned up the ingredients to produce about a pound of the drug. steve 12 swimmers from five Different Countries have completed a swim from san diego to mexico to raise awareness on immigration rights. The San Francisco based swimmer and activist kim chambers led the six mile swim early this morning. Chambers says this is not a protest about president trumps proposed wall or government policy. Rather a show of solidarity with immigrants. When the athletes arrived in tijuana they were greeted by more than 100 School Children and mexicos top immigration officials. The swim also raised money for Colibri Center for human rights. pam uber under fire. The Ride Sharing Service finds itself at the center of federal investigation. Find out what sparked it. steve it is sounding more and more like steve kerr wont be returning to coach the warriors any time soon. Sports director gary radnich will have an update on kerrs health. pam and it could be a turning point in the investigation into russian interference with 2016 election. Who is expected to testify on capitol hill. steve the house might have passed a Health Care Bill, but there is still a long road to travel. It now heads to the senate where there are a lot of questions about the legislation with several republicans saying they cannot support it in its current form. pam some have raised concerns about the cuts to medicaid in the plan. Others on whether or not people with pre existing conditions will get cutoff. Regardless, a vote is not on the horizon. And the prognosis for the bill the house passed. Is for the measure to go through significant changes. pam next week, two former Obama Administration officials. Are set to testify before the senate for its investigation into russias role in last years president ial election. steve kron 4s Mark Meredith takes a look at what we can expect in the week ahead in washington. Trt 1 21out in washington, im Mark Meredith. 00 0000 10 Mark Meredith washington 00 3900 50 james comey fbi director01 1501 21 Mark Meredith washington on monday senators will grill former acting attorney general sally yates and the former director of National Intelligence James Clapper about the early days of the trump administrationyates is expected to tell sc sen Lindsay Grahams subcommittee that she warned the white house that Michael Flynn president trumps pick to be National Security advisor was hiding his close relationship with russia and other governments. The president eventually fired flynn. Mondays hearing is part of the senates Ongoing Investigation into how russia is interfering with americas political system. This past week, fbi director james comey told congress, russia continues to meddle in us affairs. Is it fair to say that the russian government is still involved in american politics . James comey yes. Sen. Lindsey graham is it fair to say that we need to stop them from doing this . James comey yes, fair to say. Also on monday, in virginia, lawyers for the president will argue that the controversial travel ban is legal and should be enforced. In march, the white house issued a second version of its travel ban essentially blocking visitors from six predominately muslim countries from coming to the us. Several other federal judges have blocked the banno matter the ruling from the virginia appeals court, this case is expected to eventually make its way to the supreme court. In washington, im Mark Meredith. steve a Keurig Green Mountain coffee plant in Monterey County is closing its doors this summer. Leaving nearly 200 people without work. Keurig anounnced this week its closing its manufacturing and Distribution Center in castroville. 183 employees will be laid off. A Monterey County supervisor says it was a decision made by the company and considers it a big loss for the area. steve Keurig Green Mountain is offering employees transfers to their east coast plant. Severance packages and retraining. The plant will officially close july 3rd. pam meanwhile the Unemployment Rate has reached its lowest level in a decade. The labor Department Says the jobless rate came in for april at 4point4 percent. Thats down from 4point5 percent the previous month. Employers added 211thousand jobs in all. Shaking off a slow start to the year. But workers are not seeing a big return. The average paycheck has grown by 2 andahalf percent over the past year. Typically it is around 3andahalf percent. Haaziq Madyun here at the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office in santa rosa, an suspect has been identified in the 2004 double murder cold case in jennerin Sonoma County Haaziq Maydun kron4news Terisa Estacio cloud forced the city to evacute an Industrial Complex downwind of the refinery. Also two schools nearby were told to shelter in place. A refinery spokesperson says power to the plant comes in on two lines however, pge deengergized one. And the other for some unknown reason failed to work causing the shutdown. Power has been restroed, but flaring went on for most of the day. Maureen Kelly those workers already on the job at the approximently 500 businesses in the Industrial Park downwind of the refinery were told to get out after the flare up started. Here you can see how police blocked off Industrial Way at east second street. It turned out to be the worlds longest and most boring coffee break for those who were forced to stay out for hours. Trucks trying to drop off or pick up from those impacted could be seen lined up on the side of the road near the closure. The city says they are already getting calls from businesses whos jobsites were disrupted by this flareup. But at this time they dont have a handle on what the total Economic Impact will be. Maureen kelly kron4 news rob fladeboe here in san jose the jury in the sierra lamar murder trial deliberated for several hours on friday before calling it a day. Legal analyst steven clark says there is a mountain of evidence to consider and expects it could be several days before a verdict is reached. The trial lasted more than three months. Antolon Garcia Torres is charged in the march 2012 kidnap and murder of 15 year old sierra lamar. Her body has never been found. In san jose rob fladeboe kron4news dan kerman here in San Francisco a big sink hole which toppled over a big rig has been filled. It was about 520 this morning when the big rig pulled over to park suddliy the driver felt the truck begin to life to one side. Before he knew it a sink hole had opened up and his truck had fallen in. The sf puc came on site once a tow truck pulled the big rig away to determine what caused that sink hole. It turns out there was a three foot gap between the top of the asphalt and the ground underneath, but the sf puc could not find a leak. In San Francisco, Dan Kerman Kron 4 news. Chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp joins us now. Clouds have greatly diminished over the past few hours although satellite still indicates a few patches across our region. Thanks to the ridge of High Pressure continuing to move to the east while a longwave trough advances to the coast, temperatures are cooler than yesterday. Some locations well inland have seen the biggest drop livermore is running 18 under this time on thursday. steve more problems for uber tonight. What the Ride Sharing Company is accused of that has led to a federal investigation. Hermela Aregawi in oakland, a citysanctioned homeless encampment is being cleared out and some residents say they dont have anywhere to go. Well hear from some of them coming up on kron 4 news. At 8. steve uber has become the subject of a criminal investigation. pam authorities say, the app uses software that helps drivers work in areas where uber is banned like the city of portland. The criminal probe could become a significant problem for uber because the company is already the subject of several lawsuits. The investigation is still in its early stages. In sports. Gary joins us with his lovely wife to read fan emails plus. The warriors are off to utah to play the jazz in game three of the nba playoffs. Well hear from the team on how they are preparing for tomorrow nights game. Gary has all the details and sports coming up the warriors will be looking for the second straight sweep. After a dominant performance last night against the jazz. Klay thompson and golden state flew to utah and had practice at Vivint Smart Home arena before game three tomorrow night there was a bit of concern with draymond greens health, after his knee locked up during the Fourth Quarter last night as of now, green is listed as probable for game three. Warriors acting head coach mike brown is not too concern with draymonds health. His main focus is making sure the team takes care of the ball for game 3 sot brown steve kerr. Did not make the trip to utah as he continues to find ways to fix his severe back pain. The warriors head coach. Is reportedly seeing a specialist at Duke University medical center. Kerr. Left the team in the middle of their first round series. After the debilitating symptoms from back surgery returned he has also met with specialists at stanford university. And lets take a look at the playoff schedule. Game 3 tomorrow night. Warriors have a chance to close it out monday with game 4. If the jazz game 5 is wednesday in oakland. The giants are in cincinnati taking on the reds. Matt cain is getting rocked San Francisco is losing 61 in the fourth inning any truth to the espn magazine story that the espn magazine any truth to the any truth to the espn magazine story that the warriors getting kevin durant has hurt steph currys play . Steph curry would rather win an nba title than be the main guy for the warriors who will be duller this season, giants or as . I always marvel when you say, if you dont like the show dont complain, switch channels. I still want to stick up for lavar ball. Hes using his son to try and sell 495. 00 shoes. I saw you walking i saw you walking through the four seasons. Wow, your wife is young and attractive. Oh yeah, like your show. steve food fight how strawberries have touched off a big battle between uc davis and a prominent researcher. Strawberries are at the center of a legal food fight. Between uc davis and a prominent scientist. steve the scientist, douglas shaw, is credited with creating tastier berries through his research. But the school says he stole its intellectual property when he left and started his own company. Shaw is countersuing seeking 45 Million Dollars. He says uc davis unfairly kept some his work locked in a freezer. This could be one expensive legal jam and it is headed to trial later this month. California is the top strawberry producer in the united states. Generating 2 billion dollars every year. Last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist Brittney Shipp. A full hour of Entertainment News is on the way. At 7 00 its the insider, followed by entertainment tonight at 730. Then were back with kron 4 news at 8 00 hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool . 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But will she be josh gads murder victim . This is the time that someone gets murdered now, the insider. Tracking hollywood from the inside out. Can american idols rumored return work without Ryan Seacrest . Not if abc has anything to say about it. Well, buzz is building that ryans new network is close to securing a deal with idol. But with ryans crazy live schedule, could he pull it off . Tracking at number one, the seacrest factor. Ryan is so familiar because i have three teenagers in our house. This is american idol. Here we go its almost like they were nonrea