live from the bay area's new station this is kron 4 news @ 4:00 p.m.. at 4:00 the fix is on for i phone for users after mounting complaints about bad intent reception and drop calls. apple step toward today to offer a solution. so at the hays has the story. >> apple ceo steve jobs said he's answering the call by phone for users. >> the first thing we've learned is smart phones have weak spots. >> leg of complaints over intend issues on the i phone for the tech giant is offering a free case. to prevent users from blocking intent with their hand and a refund to those who've already purchased one. >> we figure out what's wrong and we try harder. and when we succeed they reward us by

staying our users. >> complaints about drop calls began soon after the i phone one on sale june 24th. apple's first response hold the loan differently, not a selling point that would make consumers rushed to buy one. >> i definitely wait to because i want to=ñ have a cell phone tt works so. personally i'd want a way to until they got past the bugs and fixed all the problems in and out of the second one. >> consumer reports while calling for the best of mark phone on the market could not recommend the i phone 4 to its readers. apple these criticisms by leaving consumers on hold too long. >> we want an answer when it was inconsistent in terms of people dropping calls but at the end of the day we just wanted to hear from apple. >> some analysts say recall what a much more expensive for a tentative for apple costing $1.5 billion. in washington some of the haze.

>> to the experts think of apple solution kron 4 kate thompson has reaction from apple tech users. >> after apple's announcement about the solution to fix the i phone before i spoke to several technology analysts who attended the event and many of them say apple did the right thing and came up with the right solution. >> it seems like a reasonable solution or options to think it would also serves to explain the situation. for any prospective customers. >> bottom line is think that their solution was what they should of done. >> if you look at what everyone was hoping for nobody really thought a recall was happening at the midpoint it's not nearly widespread enough to make a recall. but within that people are sent a solution get out a case and they did that. >> reporting in cupertino kate thompson kron 4 news. >> lot of apple users the news

is a relief even if the solution is low-tech. >> people are going to buy these things anyway as they've always got a cover case of you drop dead it's a little protection. this is all it takes its a great solution as far as i'm concerned. >> they keep trying to make a better in your the disney to make it sturdier. >> at local level store's customers are being told the cases are not available just yet to but they will be soon and with no specific date in mind. our web producer kimberly tells us how you can get your free bumper or your refund from apple. >> good news is ever used your that buys i phone 43 september 30th will receive that free case for the device. the semi bad news is that apple doesn't have enough bumper is for the 3 million i phone wars that have sold your the company is going to source the cases and provide users with a choice. more details about the case options and refund will be on apple's

web site next week. for those who purchased and i phone bumper or case apple will refund your money for that. the free bumper offer applies until september 30th at that time apple said they're going to examine the situation again and then decide to extend the free bumpers or offer a different solution. to read all about apple's announcement visit our whats on the web sections top on www.kron4.com. >> believe from he today near the bay here's a view of san francisco if you look over the top of the buildings there is the fog lingering over the city. that's keeping temperatures in the low 60s this afternoon down from yesterday appeared 62 san francisco, 72 oakland, low 80's south bay but still a toasty day and land. temperature just below 100 degrees in antioch. for everybody else not quite as warm as what we had yesterday appeared down about 11 degrees for san francisco, san jose as

cooler napa 13 degrees cooler than yesterday. i think the worst of the heat is over yesterday was the hottest day and for this weekend it's looking pretty nice. tomorrow starting with fog clearing by the noon hour still hot day inland but 90s on tap. sunday looks nice and milder the bay the fog as clear a little quickly i think that's going to cause temperatures to jump up a few degrees perhaps mid to upper 90s for the inland spots. everybody's getting cooler for next week all of the here is a look at your 7 day around the bay run the bay to the tron. pam. >> the mayor of the city say violent crime is down in san francisco. as kron 4 jeff bush explains the recent layoffs at the oakland police department might have an impact in san francisco. >> it's a sad moment for policing in the region. >8÷ñ>> recentlyw-ñ have said a f officers at the oakland police >8÷ñ>> recentlyw-ñ have said a f officers at the oakland police department. thes?no carrierring @' :

this just another kron 4 user of the other as mobile as members of the california national guard is part of a federal effort to deter drug trafficking in illegal immigration along the border to mexico. it supports president barack obama plant have 1200-boat guard troops is a spear the federal court protection, customers as well as immigration agents. student 60s stop us soldiers will head to

the border. live there is room kron 4 news. >> major traffic closures live for 10:00 saturday night when soil dries. traffic to and from the golden gate bridge will be reduced to one lane in each direction from to $10. transportation reporter shows how it will impact traffic. saturday night at 10:00 p.m. traffic will be later. the north and southbound traffic to and from the golden gate bridge will be one legally each direction for up to 10 hours until 8:00 a.m. sunday morning. driving through during those hours will be tricky. though be shifting that one lane back-and-forth potentially slow things down even more. officials are recommending you avoid the oil drive late saturday night. there doing it as part of the $1

billion project. to tehran to section of the southbound will drive the shift all traffic to the north. it's sunday morning and for the next 12 months. he'll be using this new detour in san francisco mark jones kron 4 news. >> the ac transit strike has been averted. at least for now was kron 4 theresa explains the judge stepped in at the last moment. a lot of people would be affected by this he does talk to the union what did they say. >> the basically say they're happy about the judge's decision however hot, this puts the strike on hold they're not very happy about the fact that they had this contract that was imposed on them they say by ec transit and so we have arrest in regards to a strike. at big question maybe something will take place. >> the judge's ruling is more of a cooling off? the >> it's a force negotiation. however, the union has a lot to

say on the issue coming up on kron 4 we'll hear exactly in our own words in regards to their thoughts about the judge's decision. >> alright will see you then. thank-you. severance go violent crime rate has dropped in the first six months of this year. violent crime is down 10% that's compared to the same period last year and down 20 percent compared to 2008. homicides are down 4% in 2009 dropped 5% from the previous year. a partially these to the los homicide levels the bay area and san francisco has seen since the 1960's. christine conley shows us how this is the reason. chris >> drop in almost every category unsound san francisco according to police chief. the mayor's office credits the drop of the news so the horse and strategy that allows officers to target hot spots. if officers are saturating key areas of the city like you see on this map. if the western addition, bayview hunters point visitation valley

and the mission. we recently saw the new strategy at work when officers were deployed to the day's few district after several high-profile attacks like the one you see here >> what don't we took 32 people from around the city and we put them on foot to in this area. for a period of two months until we come up with a more sustainable solution. >> it even turned the police department this award you see the mere holding from the department of justice in washington d.c.. another program the police department said is paying off is, stat. which is modeled after program and york allows them to look good statistical trends and see where crime patterns are developing. >> can at historical data and trendlines anticipating those trends even before the crimes are occurring. >> christine conley kron 4 news. >> just in the the kron 4 news roof or the following some

severe weather for you in the kansas city area. to look at the clouds coming in right there were seeing as we check there are several thunderstorm warnings and many counties as well as some flash flood warnings both in misery as well as in kansas. will bring you more details on the severe weather as it becomes available. what more kron 4 news for you right after this.

new fallout from the bart shooting verdict plans are underway for rally to support the former bart officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of foster grant on year's day 2009. kron 4 reggie is live in walnut creek where some of the organizing is under way. reggie this is an emotional issue. definitely is there in support of johannes mehserle officer rally will take place in the parking lot of walnut creek superior court on monday. the organizers remaining anonymous

however they are getting the word out through the face book appeared more than 100 people i've said they're going to attend the rally. here's what the facebook page said. this is a peaceful rally to show support for johannes mehserle and his family and our law enforcement officers. this is a tragic mistake that occurred while on active duty. kron 4 spoke to the some outraged oscar grant supporters here's what they said about mondays rally. these oscar grant shooting protesters are here at the fruit they'll start station spreading the word about support rally planned on monday at 2:00 p.m. here said the walnut creek superior courthouse. the rally the same members of the coalition for justice will definitely attend. we will be a walnut creek support any movement oscar grant to show we are not violent and not animals so that we do care. religious leaders say they will be there as well. the support of

the oscar grant family. the support rally for the shorter the on bart passenger was announced on the page by some anonymous person. it says here greeted by support protests for johannes mehserle. by noon friday 123 people confirmed it would be attending. walnut creek police say they're calling for backup from outside agencies. instead of pictures like this the protests reacting to the mentally verdict in oakland a's says walnut creek has nothing to fear. looking to tear up anybody's business when it tear down the system test of the electric car maker and toyota are teaming up to produce a new kind of mtv. greg has for details. tesla party as a prototype electric kron 4 car ready to be sent to toyota for testing by the end of the month. the plans for tesla to produce electric power train in the bay area at either the power of the headquarters of the former

nummi in fremont. what less carbon corp which will appear by the end of the year tesla said it will have four models ready for trotted it's as well pure the prototypes rate now were using existing route for cars and using some of for existing technology were ordinary that a look for the best way to use that in the future for long term dependable car. toyota's committing $50 million to their electric car program it's not clear if the car will be built in fremont or that twitter rapport plant in canada. if they hope to be selling the car in the united states by 2012. apollo also create kron 4 news. fog at the golden gate bridge this afternoon we have the fog below the tops of the tower and the sea breeze coming to the gate of these near the bay. once we get up towards antioch in redwood we have some really hot temperatures over 100 degrees. 1 02 right now in brentwood,

novato mile to warm in the mid- 80s. a lot cooler near the coast point reyes a chilly 56 degrees ocean beach right now for our saturday. it's going to be cliff the coast mile around the bay, hot inland fairfield into the low 90s. not quite as warm inland tomorrow is what we have seen today. 60s coast died san francisco for 60s close to 70 degrees. '70s for much of the shore with san leandro and oakland at 74 degrees, union city had to 78 and hot temperatures not quite as bad here in the in lindi's bay. antioch 97 degrees or saturday. pretty nice weekend if you of the hot stuff going to the central valley will still be over hundred degrees there. lota mid-80s for the south bay so the weekend looks good. hot for the inland spots mile near the bay cool at the coast and then everyone is cooler for next week

the sea breeze the fog all going to ramp up in various back into the '80s and land with the upper 60s and low '70's near the bay. we have a programming note to tell you about. this friday nbc will air the giants games so we will have nbc programming. at 8pm we will air the nbc movie of the week: the jenson project. at 10:00pm a special edition of kron 4 news, w w e smackdown can be seen on saturday at 7:00pm

nasdaq was down 70 in s&p dropped 31 points. if rob black is here to talk about your money lot of what's happening on wall street is because people tried

still nervous aren't they. >> consumer confidence = nervous. my wife wants to get the windows some of the rating going to get laid off and not to spend money on the economy. exactly it slows down the economy. a lot of that is going on today. >> this on selling today. >> had seven great days after nine bad days. but, now were getting to that phase was on the new news. google earnings were great there could. that was also another reason that hit the cash register. if >> and his me that they didn't analysts' expectations then there's the problem will forget the analyst to go up is not still good? >> thank you can back out analysts in the short term and long term you can back up and listen long term but short-term it is important because they're communicating with analysts this thing this is what we expect from europe and asia. 60 days later they don't hit that them

wall street is disappointed. >> what if you do while it doesn't mean that the analysts say. >> every single day there's no right price wrong price record price of stock. are you excited or are you upset. you beating expectations are underperforming. over time your right great companies reinvestments. >> apple came out today publicly and address the issue with the reception problems with the i phone 4. stocks of been tipping because of the problems over the last week or so what you think? >> great buying opportunity i omaha shares of apple. >> how much? >> about 250. but wednesday the a lot of humble pie for the first time a long time. it makes me nervous there's a cheek and armored it what i say is great product is right other funds have reception problems phones are perfect he's not perfect. it's a buying opportunity for long-term patient investors as

303 and $40 stock. >> is everyone expect them to be perfect? >> is what the jury acts and so i know once the sun each tcp and someone else i know wants, competition is catching up you get a flat screen making about the stick and for what applications. competition is caught up to what he's trying to do longer-term he has a headstart in apps may be cost comes down. >> real quick bp kept it capped. stop >> stand start going up the dropped 35% last week now that we need to quantify the cleanup costs. >> tables it happens rob black on this friday will be back a lot more news ahead. >> rob black and your money.

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