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Remains in effect for most inland areas through thursday. More substantial cooling is then expected from friday into the upcoming weekend. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. mark and our Team Coverage of the heat wave continues this morning. james kron 4s will tran is live in pleasanton with more on how to stay safe during the hot weather. will we are expecting triple digits for parts of the east bay today and it is important to stay cool and hydrated. will here are some tips from the National Weather service about will here are some tips from the National Weather service about ow to stay safe in teh heat. First. Avoid strenuous outdoor activities. If you have to be out side. Find shade whenever possible. Never leave kids or pets in the car. And most important stay hydrated. Coming up at 6 00 i will be speaking with Fire Fighters about how to be safe and recognize the symptoms of heat related illnesses. mark thanks will. We will check back with you through out the morning. james pgande crews are working to make sure people around the bay area dont lose power during this heat wave. And we just learned that 56hundred customers are without power in union city right now. More than 100thousand customers have lost power at some point over the last few days. Yesterday power was knocked out at the stoneridge mall in pleasanton. Pgande says that the heat is to blame for the outages. They say that high demand for air conditioning can overload electric lines. Transformers and other equipment. Pgande says it is using meteoroligists to pinpoint which locations may be most vulnerable in advance. They say that helps their crews respond quicker when there is a power outage. james and now state officials are calling on people to conserve energy during the heat wave. A statewide flex alert has been issued, due to high demand of electricity. Power officials are asking people to avoid using major appliances between 2 pm and 9 pm and set air conditioners to 78 degrees or higher. Its all an attempt to ease the strain on the power grids. mark summer officially begins today and the heat wave is leading to increased fire danger all across the state. In moraga. A fire broke out on the hillside behind Campolindo High School dangerously close to the High School Football field. People living near the area were worried about the fire reaching their homes. At one point the fire was less than a mile away from one mans house. He wasnt home at the time it started. Fortunately the wind was blowing the fire away from his home. Multiple Fire Agencies were able to contain the fire. Firefighters are still trying to figure out what sparked the fire. mark in southern calfiornia. A fastmoving wildfire is burning near big bear. Voluntary evacuation orders were issued for the area. More than 800acres have burned since yesterday afternoon. As of right now, no homes are threatened. mark and you can stay on top of the heat wave by tracking the weather in your neighborhood using our kron four mobile app. You can get weather alerts, follow forecasts and be the first to know when breaking news happens in your area. james breaking news we are following out of the east bay this morning. Police in fremont arrest two burglary suspects after an hours long manhunt. The manhunt started around 2 30 this morning when somebody in the area of lake mead drive and Great Salt Lake drive heard somebody trying to break into his neighbors house. When Police Arrived they found a man on a roof and that person was arrested. But a second person took off and police began searching for him. They told people in the neighborhood to shelter in place. They found him and arrested him around 5 00 this morning. Nobody was injured during the burglary. mark in the north bay. Police say a father killed his two Young Children before taking his own life. james kron 4s Lydia Pantazes is live in santa rosa this morning with the details. Lydia. lydia police in santa rosa found the bodies of a 40year old father, his 6year old daughter and 18month old son on monday morning. take vo the bodies were found inside the fathers home on the 700 block of slater street. Before the murdersuicide, Sonoma County sheriffs deputies were investigating a child custody violation, involving a dispute between a husband and wife about their two children. During the investigation, authorities tried to contact the father and check on the children. Sheriffs deputies eventually entered the home and found the three dead. We talked to neighbors about what happened. sot lydia the father, 40, hung himself in a bedroom with the two kids nearby. The cause of death of the children is still not determined pending an autopsy. Reporting live in santa rosa, Lydia Pantazes kron4 news. james thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out the morning. mark the Oakland Fire Department has released a new report on the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. The report says the flames started in the northwest area on the ground floor of the warehouse. But there is still no conclusive determination of what caused the fire that killed 36 people back in december. Two people are facing criminal charges, the buildings Master Tenant Derick Almena and max harris. Harris is the man who prosecutors say organized the party the night of the fire. mark a former San Francisco School District employee has been arrested on charges of Sexual Battery on a child. Donovan harper was arrested at his home in novato. The alleged crime involves a child under 14 years old. Police say they have been investigating harper since october of 2016. They say harper worked at a number of campuses in the San Francisco School District. james more than 100 people gathered outside the ups San Francisco Customer Center to pay tribute to three drivers who were killed by a coworker. The Interfaith Prayer Service last night honored benson louie, mike lefiti and wayne chan. The three men were shot and killed last week by fellow driver jimmy lam. A motive for the shooting remains a mystery this morning. Many of the victims coworkers were at the service and say they are still struggling to deal with what happened james now Union Officials say they want some answers. They want to know how the shooter got a weapon inside the facility. They dont know if anybody was operating the metal detectors at the facility or if they were even working correctly on the day of the shooting. mark this morning we are learning new details about what led up to a deadly officer involved shooting in antioch. Police shot and killed 37yearold nathan banks friday night near manzanita way. Officers say they tried to talk to banks and a woman who were in a car. Thats when police noticed that banks had a gun and the told him to stay in the car. He got out with the gun and took off running. An officer chased him and there was some sort of confrontation. Thats when the officer started shooting. The contra cost County District Attorneys Office is investigating. mark the American College student who just returned home after being detained in north korea for 17 months has died. Otto warmbier warmbeer was in a coma when he was released by north korea. The 22year old was sentenced to 15 years in prison after confessing he tried to steal a propaganda banner from a hotel. Doctors say he returned to the us with severe brain damage, but it wasnt clear what caused it. His family released a statement blaming their sons death on the way has treated by the north koreans. President trump expressed his condolences yesterday. North korea. A lot of bad things happened, but at least we got him home to be with his parents, where they were so happy to see him, even though he was in very tough condition. But he just passed away a little while ago. Its a brutal regime, and well be able to handle it. mark the north korean government said warbier fell into a coma after contracting botulism in march but american doctors found no evidence of that. james happening now. The most expensive house race in American History comes to a head in suburban atlanta. A special election is being held today to decide who will represent georgias 6th Congressional District in the house of representatives. Republicans have held the seat since 1979. But this year, democrat jon ossoff is leading the polls over republican karen handel. 52 Million Dollars has been spent on this campaign. Many are calling it a referendum on President Trump. And an indicator of what might come in the mid term elections next year. james still ahead on the kron four morning news. A startling report is shedding light on gun violence in the us. Well tell you just how many kids are victims every year. And if youre looking for a job. Google can help. Details on the new feature that could make it easier to land a new job. Plus. We continue to track the hot weather in the bay area today. And a new report says the hot weather could become more common. Well tell you about it after the break. Mr. Brady, weve been expecting you. Will you be needing anything else . Not a thing. Beautyrest black. Get your beautyrest. james in the Weather Center with anny tracking the forecast. anny anny hong more very warm to hot weather can be expected through at least thursday. Therefore, a heat advisory remains in effect for most inland areas through thursday. More substantial cooling is then expected from friday into the upcoming weekend. No major hot spots. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. mark the bay area isnt the only place dealing with extreme heat right now. Its so hot in phoenix, arizona that it is prompting Flight Cancellations because some airplanes cant take off in the extreme heat. Phoenix is expected to hit a high of 120 degrees today. American airlines has already canceled 43 flights today because its just too hot for planes to take off and land. Other airlines are also expected to cancel flights. So if you are heading to the southwest this week be sure to call ahead. mark californias heat wave is causing concern for wineries around the state. Wine makers say the heat could be devastating for heir business if they are not careful. They say the triple digit heat can cause barrels. Tanks and bottles to degrade quickly no matter what material it is made out of. Wineries are using high tech Climate Control facilities to make sure their wine doesnt go bad. They say that heat is the biggest enemy of quality wine. james if youre not liking this current heat wave. You may want to get used to it. mark according to the college of social sciences, killer heat is getting worse. james the study looked at over 19hundred deadly heat waves, and found that hot spells like the one now are bigger killers than previously thought and will be more frequent. Researchers say one in three people experience 20 days a year when the heat can reach deadly levels. This study comes as nasa said last month was the second warmest may in 137years. james and you can stay on top of the heat wave by tracking the weather in your neighborhood using our kron four mobile app. You can get weather alerts, follow forecasts and be the first to know when breaking news happens in your area. mark San Francisco State University is facing a lawsuit this morning. Accusing administrators of fostering an antisemitic environment. A group of jewish students filed the lawsuit yesterday that says School Officials encouraged hostility towards jews. Several incidents are cited, including protestors interrupting a speech by the mayor of jerusalem. The lawsuit also claims the university has repeatedly denied jewish student groups equal access to campus events. An attorney for the school says they are not aware of the lawsuit or its allegations. Officials have been working closely with the Jewish Community to address their concerns. mark more money is on the way to victims of the coyote creek flood in san jose. San jose mayor sam liccardo announced that the passage of the state budget will provide more than five Million Dollars for Services Related to febraurys floods. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate after days of rain and water releases from the anderson dam caused coyote creek to overflow back in february. Several cars and homes were ruined in those floods. james family members of a pregnant woman who was shot and killed by Seattle Police are questioning why officers used deadly force. 30yearold Charleena Lyles was killed in her apartment with her children inside sunday morning. Police say lyles called them to report that someone had stolen an xbox. Police say when two officers arrived, they were confronted by lyles with a knife. In an audio recording you can hear officers shouting, get back, and then shots are fired. Family members are questioning why police didnt use non lethal options and say police knew she had been struggling with Mental Health. Children and was pregant with her fifth child. She had just been released from jail a few days ago for another issue at her apartment, and her family says she was trying to get help for Mental Health issues. mark a new report says gunfire kills or injured at least 19kids each day in the us. Thats according to a new report from the cdc. Researchers say between 2002 and 2014, nearly 13 hundred kids died each year from shootings, and almost 6 thousand were injured. More than half of the deaths were homicides, 38percent were suicides, and three percent were from accidental shootings. Washington dc and louisiana had the highest rates of child gun deaths. Delaware, hawaii, maine and New Hampshire had the lowest rates of child gun deaths. mark a bankruptcy filing by japanese air bag maker takata means victims will get less money. Dozens of people have sued the company over deaths and injuries caused by exploding air bag inflators. Legal experts say takata is expected to file for bankruptcy protection by the end of the month. Most of the money will go towards paying a onebillion Dollar Settlement with automakers for recall costs. This means there wont be enough money to give victims. Takata inflators can explode with too much force and spew shrapnel. At least 16 people have died worldwide and over 180 have been injured. james google can now help you find a job. Starting today, job hunters are able to go to google and see helpwanted listings that its Search Engine collects across the internet. The results will streamline listings by eliminating duplicate jobs posted on different sites. Google will also show employer ratings from current and former workers, as well as typical commute times to job locations. They are teaming up with linkedin, monster, career builder, glassdoor, and facebook for their new service. james still ahead on the kron four morning news. People in the us are apparently Getting Better at saving their money. Why Financial Experts say its because they are aascared. james were covering the heat hitting the bay area. Taking a look at afternoon highs today. [ crickets chirping ] [ light music playing ] youve wished upon it all year, and now its finally here. 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The surcharges start thanksgiving week for ground shipments, and the week of december 17 for faster delivery options such as overnight or 2 or 3day service. mark americans are Getting Better at saving their money. Thats according to a new report from bankrate dotcom. james researchers say the percentage of people who have enough savings to cover sixmonths of expenses has jumped to 31 percent. Thats compared to 28percent last year. mark Financial Experts say people are putting money away out of fear a recession could happen again. They a quarter of Americans Still have no savings at all, but that number is down from last year and is showing positive signs that saving habits are improving. will hot weather is hitting all over the bay area. Im live with details on how you can beat the heat. Who are these