afternoon's clearing conditions continue through the day today. along with our dry skies expect daytime highs in the upper 50's. rainfall and low elevations snowfall will return to northern california tomorrow.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( james )( james ) after a long wait... over the last week the bay area has finally gotten a good dose of rain. the question now is how much of that water is being captured by reservoirs for use

next summer? kron 4's charles clifford went looking for answers in marin county. well, the rainy season got off to a late start and we've only seen signifigant moisture for about a week now but there are early signs that the resevoirs could be filling up.natsthursday afternoon the spillway below lake lagunitas in marin county was gushing with water.nats until earlier this week, the spillway had been dry for months. the return of rain has sent water gushing down the slopes of mount tamalpais, filling up the reservoirs.nats despite some lingering showers, it was also a good day for neighbors like roland hannes to hike around the lakes.sotyeah. it's great. great for us. great for the animals.as of right now, the reservoirs of the marin munipal water district are at about 72% of full capacity. that's slightly more water than there was at the same time last year.by comparison, the east bay municipal utility district reservoirs in the

east bay area at 74% percent of full capacityand in the south bay, the santa clara valley water district's 10 reservoirs are at 27 percent full capacity.natsback in marin, roland says he's just happy to see water flowing again.sotit's a good time of yaer to be out here. yeah, if you don't mind getting wet.in marin county, charles clifford kron 4 news.the rainy season peaks april first. in marin county, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( james )an investigation is underway. after a stabbing victim and a shooting victim were both found inside a home in a quiet san jose neighborhood.one of the victims has died..kron4's haaziq madyun has the story.. a deadly stabbing a deadly stabbing following a violent altercation at a home here on ayer avenue in san jose. it happened around 8:30 thursday

morning. san jose police investigators say officers responded to a welfare check and before they arrived the call was updated to a stabbing. once on the scene they found two adult male victims. the stabbing victim was pronounced dead at the scene. police also found a man suffering from a gunshot wound sota neighbor says the home belongs to an elderly couple who lived there with their adult son. he asked not to reveal his identitysot that was the general sentiment by other neighbors here as well who say the family has lived in this quiet vendome neighborhood for over thirty years. police are withholding the names of both the stabbing and shooting victims. however investigators say the suspect was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries...in san jose haaziq madyun kron4news

( james )salesforce c-e-o mark benioff has once again donated a chunk of his personal fortune to help the city of san francisco solve the homeless crisis. benioff has donated money to help secure a lease for five -years on the bristol hotel... which is a 58- unit building being transformed into low income housing. use of this building will free up shelters or navigation centers for others who are homeless. < bristol hotel is a preview, and this announcement here today is a preview of what is to come. because the city will finally have the money to do it not just to do this what to do so many other things that are on our list it's a beginning of a whole parade of new investments to end homelessness in our city.>( james ) he donated 6-million dollars this time. benioff has made the citys' homeless crisis his personal mission... he was a big backer of proposition- c in

the last election. the new tax revenue from that prop will be collected, starting january 1st, but the city will not have the authorization to spend it until potential legal questions are ironed out (james) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... health expers have a warning about this year's flu season. (james) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. 4 your health this

morning... health officials across the country are worried we are about to experience a flu season worse than last year. an estimated 80,000 americans died of flu and its complications last winter,

according to the u-s centers for disease control and prevention. and, the nation experienced a record- breaking 900-thousand hospitalizations caused by the flu last season. doctors with john muir health told kron 4's gabe slate it is not too late to get the flu shot. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "even if you "even if you healthy can die from flu" doctor robert eidus (eye dus) based in walnut creek, with john muir health says if you have been putting off getting the flu shot, now is the time before the season hits. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "never too late to get flu shot" sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "never too early to get flu shot " "never too early "never too early to get flu shot " doctor eidus says every year he has patients express fear about getting sick from the flu shot. he says it's not possible. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "you can not get flu from flu

shot"doctor eidus says to not have a repeat of last years flu season, or worse, everyone needs to get their shot. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "fine if you don't believe in it, but get it for the elderly and kids, to protect them"in walnut creek gabe slate kron 4 news news (james) coming up on the kron coming up (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... a nurse who was deported to mexico may have the opportunity to return to

the bay area. (james) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. a break from the rain to kick off the weekend as yesterday afternoon's clearing conditions continue through the day today. along with our

dry skies expect daytime highs in the upper 50's. rainfall and low elevations snowfall will return to northern california tomorrow.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( james )an oncology nurse from highland hospital in oakland ... who was deported to mexico last year, may be able to return to the bay area and be reunited with her family kron 4's dan kerman shows us what it will take for maria mendoza sanchez to u-s. highland hospital oncology

nurse maria mendoza-sanchez and her husband have been separated from their 4 children since august of last year, when strict trump administration immigration policies led to their deportation.sot maria mendoza- sanchezit has been very difficult painful really challengingspeaking to us from mexico, maria says there is now new hope she may be able to return to the u.s. legally and be reunited with her children. soti pay taxes, and i think my kids have the right to grow up with their parents beside them a nd better education and we can provide that for them without living this stressful and sad life maria, who entered the u.s. illegally with her daughter in the mid-90's, hit the jackpot in the spring when she was selected in the h1b visa lottery. now she needs one

final signoff from citizenship and immigration services.sot right now i feel hopeful and i hope for a good outcomestandup dan kerman/sf 114maria should hear within 6 weeks... she thinks it would be nice to to be back with her kids in time for christmas but says anytime a favorable decision comes, it will be reason to celebrate. 127/std ( james ) governor- elect gavin newsom was at the mexican border thursday.. to assess the growing immigration crisis there. which is quickly turning into a humanitarian crisis... a refugee camp in tijuana is bursting at the seams -- overflowing with migrants waiting to seek asylum in the united states. mexican officials say more than 58- hundred people are now living there ... tijuana's mayor says it's a crisis.. and is calling for humanitarian aid. newsom addressed the issue thursday. < i'm trying to deal with the

crisis at hand which is the prospect of thousands and thousands of people ending up on the streets and sidewalks with no help or hope in the coming months>( james ) newsom also toured the otay mesa immigration detention center... and met with groups advocating for the asylum seekers. today... newsom will meet with mexican officials in mexico city... in order to, in his words, "reaffirm and build upon the deep economic, political, and cultural bonds that connect mexico and california." ( james )lawmakers are demanding answers about the bullet train that would run from san francisco to los angeles. a meeting was held thursday with leaders of the project... this after a critical state audit. state auditor, elaine howle, found within the project.. high turnover among staff, a lack of business documentation, and little oversight of those who manage the project's contracts. the audit also found project managers would

need to double the current workload to meet the 20-22 deadline for the rail-line in the central valley. if that deadline isnt met, the state could be on the hook for 3-point-5 billion dollars in federal funds. lawmakers pressed for the authority's backup plan. ( james )the bullet train project is an estimated 77-billion-dollars. a federal audit of the project is also underway. ( james ) former f-b-i director james comey filed a motion in federal court to stop congressional subpoena that would compel him to testify.his lawyers say he is qilling to testify about the f-b-i's actions leading up to the 20-16 presidential election, but he wants to do so publicaly.the subpoena sent to him just before

thanksgiving is for an interview with the house judiciary committee that would take place behind closed doors. comey's court filing claims that committee has quote: "established a practice of selectively leaking witness's testimony in order to support a false political narrative."it goes on to say republicans would leak parts of his testimony to mislead the public and undermine confidence in the f-b-i and department of justice.comey has publicly stated he would be happy to quote: "sit in the light and answer all questions." ( james ) meanwhile president trump is in argentina for this year's g-20 summit. the president announced he has canceled a planned meeting with russian president vladimir putin over their latest aggression in ukraine.he is still scheduled to meet with chinese president xi jiping over the ongoing trade war.this will also be the first time he will see saudi arabian crown prince mohammed bin salman since the murder of washington post reporter jamal khashoggi. (james) and here's a live

look outside...from the sutro cam.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) payless shoes has pulled a fast one on several ( james ) payless shoes has pulled a fast one on several social media fashion influencers. the discount shoe retailer opened a luxery shoe store called palessi and

filled it with the brand's inexpensive footwear.fashion influencers were invited to the shop and some paid hundreds of dollars for shoes that usually cost just 40 bucks.palessi made 3 thousand dollars in sales in just three hours.the buyers got their money back ... and free shoes for their trouble.the stunt certainly paid off -- as the campaign has gone viral. ( james ) dog owners, you may just want to ignore this next story. a new study suggests dogs aren't as smart as we have been led to believe. the study in the journal: learning and behavior, compares canine cognition to other carnivores social hunters, as well as other domestic animals. all to see if dogs possessed any special skills not recorded in other species. the conclusion --- they do not.dogs are however, slightly above average, when it comes to social cognition, especially when taking cues from humans.maybe dogs are just good at being motivated

by treats and belly rubs. whatever the case -- they are still man's best friend. ( james ) still to come on the kron4 morning news, we'll head to nob hill for a christmas ceremony with a special guest. ( james ) and then, how one warriors fan reached out to steph curry and got an international shoe company to change their practices. (ácommercialá) clear lights. color lights.

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a break from the rain to kick off the weekend as yesterday afternoon's clearing conditions continue through the day today. along with our dry skies expect daytime highs in the upper 50's. rainfall and low elevations snowfall will return to northern california tomorrow. no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay no major hot