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.

this morning... marriott has announced a major data breach that affects 500- million guests. ( darya ) kron 4's ( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live in san francisco with the latest.. will? if you stayed at a starwood property you might have had your personal information hacked and according to marriott.. which owns starwood... the hack goes back to at least 2014the information includes your email.. home address... credit card information marriott

discovered it back in september and has alerted authorities they plan to send out emails to customers letting them know what happened in the meantime... news of the security breach has already impacted marriott as stocks are already down this morning before the market officially opens in 90 minutes from now

( darya ) thanks will. ( james )(ááálandingááá) a big story this morning..

evacuations and road closures are in effect for butte county after flash flooding hit the burn areas. rescue teams were deployed in the afternoon to rescue people from three homes on horse run lane... which is a low lying area below paradise near highway 99. officials in butte county ordering people to stay away from their homes because a high amount of rain could cause mudslides. officials sya they will re- evaulate the conditions this morning to see if they can lift evacuation orders. ( james ) in the east bay ... the heavy rain from yesterday's storm forced a few trees down across the bay area. over saturation and poor up-keep led this old oak tree to topple over on richmond boulevard in oakland. it ended up landing on a car parked in the driveway...(ááá zoom out cam 1ááá)the downed tree also knocked out some power lines... leaving several neighbors without electricity. more storms are on the way.

let's turn to john shrable with more. ( john ) 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. ( john ) you can also download the

kron 4 mobile app.. or go to our website to stay on top of the next series of there you will find full forecasts... radar.. and you can also get alerts for your neighborhood. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) we showed you the plans for the new oakland a's stadium earlier in the week. and now a's fans got to see the new renderings for the howard terminal ballpark in person.( james ) there is excitement for a new a's stadium along skepticism. kron 4's waldman has more from the open house. natsto give it a party feel... stomper busted a move.as a's fans walked around the teams headquarters looking at giant poster boards .. of the new

stadium plans for howard terminal to be built just north of jack london square. dave mcneil sot to have a new stadium by the water that is the best thing you could have as an a's fan the a's have an ambitions goal of opening the 34-thousand seat ballpark for the 2023 season.fans got to see and hear... how it will all actually work... from parking to paying for it.even what the coliseum stadium will transform to... a park, housing and businesses.john cheadle sot i needed to see it here it comes to focus will be nice but it still needs to make money the plans look pretty on paper, but people want to make sure the project will be shall we say be a homerun.ms sherry sot i want to make sure we have affordable housing and good jobs for the people who live there and there is no displacement that takes place sot it will enhance west oakland it is a lovely place nats that is going to create an amazing fan experiencea's president dave kaval gave a brief rundown of the designs and the timeline...promising more conversation with the community going forward.dave

sot it is an exciting thing a new ball park brings with it new rev success on the filed and all those things we are very excited aboutwhile other stadium plans have come and gone... fans hope these renderings will actually become a reality.sot it sounds awesome keep your fingers crossed.sot you are concerned we had the laney college thing blow up in our faces as an as fan we are used to see this it is the 5th we have seen from oakland fremont san jose sot it is far from a done deal standup justine waldman up next, the a's must secure a port deal and pass an environmental review .s president telling me the net 120 days are critical.in oakland justine waldman kron 4 news. ( darya ) new this morning... the second man in the napa attack at stones bar has turned himself into police.

napa police released surveillance video in hoopes of finding james faulkenberry... pictured here. two weeks ago faulkenberry and juan rojas attacked a woman at the bar. rojas turned himself into police shortly affter the attack. ( darya ) on the peninsula... a car thief has been arrested after trying to hide from deputies in a creek. here a picture from san mateo sheriff's office. deupties did not provide the identification of the man but say he was wanted for car thefts from wednesday night and yesterday morning. deputies say after ditching a fourth stolen car... this man attempted to hide from officers in the creek by the ritz carlton. he was arrested shortly after dupties found him. ( james ) in the east bay... off-duty c-h-p officers were able to detain a man after he ran away from a hit-and-run. here is a picture of the driver officers said hit multple cars on eastboudn 80 near central

avenue. the driver's car did overturn... he was able to escape the car and attempted to run away. the officers began running after the driver and were able to arrest him a short time later. the driver had minor injureis from the accident and was treated at a local hospital. he has been booked into the santa rita jail. ( james ) dublin officers have made an arrest in multiple home burlgaries in the area of oak knoll drive. polcie arrested 25-year-old wade rawlings in castro valley on wednesday. police say the suspect enetered unlocked cars and stole property and then gained access to the garage by using garage door openers from the cars. during the investigation officers located a gmc truck they believed was connected to the thefts. officers attmepted to stop the truck but it fled at a high rate of speed. a few days later officers located the gmc truck in dublin... the truck was empty but had sotlen proerty inside. police were then able to locate rawlings and arrested him. ( darya ) still ahead... new hope for a bay area deported nurse. how she may be able to reunite with

her family... after being sent to mexico. ( darya ) plus ... saleforce ceo mark benioff is once againdonating millions to continue to fight the city's homeless crisis. ( darya ) and thanks to some much need rain ... bay area reservoirs are filling up quickly. a look at how much of that water we can use for next summer. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street here's to the stair takers, breakfast makers,

step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silencers. the new lease on lifers, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every day as an opportunity to thrive your way. ( james ) taking a live

look outside at tahoe ... you can see snow blanketing parts of kings beach.tahoe looks like a winter wonderland right now. ( james ) that snow is piling up on the roads. snow plows are in full force with drivers expected to head into the sierra this weekend. there was chain control along i-80 yesterday. california highway patrol reminds drivers to move slow. but the conditions are just right for

skiers and snowboarders hitting the slopes. (darya)(james)( robin ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. 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.

( james ) the bay area has finally been getting a good dose of rain. the question now is how much of that water is being captured 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. ( darya ) state legislators are proposing a law to ban the sales of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. the bill will be introduced when the state legislature reconvenes in sacramento next week. the proposed law would ban sales in retail stores and vending machines. online and mail sales would still be allowed... but sellers would have to verify that buyers are over 21. ( darya ) salesforce c-e-o mark benioff has donated money to help the city of san francisco solve the homeless crisis. benioff donated 6-

million dollars to help secure a lease for five-years on the bristol hotel... which is a 58- unit building being transformed into low income housing. the use of this building will free up shelters or navigation centers for others who are homeless.mayor london breed has her full support. < not everyone said yes but mark benioff said yes, as soon as i ask him more buildings like this are going to open up, a lot more shelters, a lot more services a lot more capabilities>( darya ) 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 thatrop 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 ) in the south bay... police are investigating a deadly stabbing at ahome on ayer avenue in san jose. it happened around 8-30 yesterday

morning. officers were responding to a welfare check at the home.. but before the arrived the call was updated to a stabbing. the stabbing victim... a man... was dead at the scene. police also found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. he was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. a neighbor says the home belongs to an elderly couple who lived there with their adult son. police have not released the names of victims. (james) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a new warning about this year's flu season.we'll hear from local doctors. ( james ) plus ... robbers got away with more than just expensive cell phones at one store.details on the item that led police right to them. (ácommercialá)

youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less.

ross has you and your list covered with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels even better when you find them for less-at ross. yes for less. (áábreakáá) 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. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) in national headlines ... two men who robbed a t-mobile store in norman, oklahoma were quickly arrested ... thanks to some employees who outsmarted them.( james ) take a look at the surveillance video. two masked men walked into the t-mobile ... and forced two employees into the backroom. that's where police say, the employees were ordered to fill a trash bag full of pricey electronics. the robbers left the store with the items ... but did not know they were still being tracked. ( darya ) officers tracked the bugged phone to

the robbers ... and they were arrested. employees at the store say -- even if the suspects had gotten away with the phones -- the devices are rendered useless once they are reported stolen. ( james ) the holiday train is back. we give you an inside look... coming up.

(james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

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.

( james )(ááá2 shotááá) a big story this morning ... doctors this morning ... doctors across the country are worried we are about to experience a flu season worse than last year.( darya ) kron 4's gabe slate spoke with doctors at john muir health, and has more. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "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 " 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

gavin newsom visited the u-s mexcio border ato asses the growing immigration crisis. newsom spoke in san ysidro yesterday talking about the issues after a large group of central american migrants gathered in tijuana. the refugee camp is overflowing with migrants waiting to seek asylum in the u-s. mexican officials say more than 58-hundred people are now livinig there. tijuana's mayor says it's a crisis and is calling for humanitarian aid. newsom addressed the issue and how its impacting california.

with respect - there is a flippant comment about something on the border it impacts the economy and lives of hundreds of thousands of people who are reliant on that trade in commerce on a daily basis.>( 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. ( james ) overnight three people died and another eight were injured after a high- speed border patrol chases ended in a crash near san deigo. c-h-p says the truck had two people in the front of the trcuk and another nine in the bed. the truck was fleeing from customs and border protection agents at a high rate of speed. a truck hit a pike strip... rolled over and drove into an embankmant. it happened on interstate 8 in southeastern san diego county less than 10 miles from the u-s mexico. after the crash... the driver was placed into border patrol custody. ( darya )a nurse from highland hospital in oakland who was deported... may be able to

return to the bay area and reunite with her family. maria mendoza-sanchez was sent to mexico last year around august... leaving behind her husband and four children. it happened when strict trump administration immigration policies came down last summer. 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. ( darya ) maria ( darya )( darya ) maria should know if she can return or not within 6-weeks. she thinks it would be nice to be back with her kids in time for christmas, but says anytime a favorable

decision comes, it will be reason to celebrate. ( darya ) happening tomorrow... the caltrain holiday train will be traveling up and down the peninsula collecting toys for underprivileged children.( james ) kron 4's yoli aceves is live in san francisco with a preview... yoli.

thanks yoli. ( james )still ahead... tough questions for the leaders of california's bullet train project. hear why some lawmakers say they're disappointed and want improvements... fast. ( james ) and a little girl's complaint gets a big response from golden state warriors star, steph curry. we tell you how curry is taking action to help her out. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. this little home of mine,

♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ 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. ( james ) take a look at this ...

a woman seen on surveillance video burning several items in a store with hairspray and a lighter. it happened last week in philadelphia . police say the woman is still out there... but once they do find her she will be charged with arson... it's unclear why the woman did this -- but officials believe she was a "disgruntled customer." ( james ) still ahead at 7 o'clock ... still ahead at 7 o'clock ... dicks sporting goods is sticking to its guns about not selling them at its stores. details on the new steps they are taking in the next hour.

ealize, you can check off your to-do list and wish list. at lowe's you can satisfy both your lists on a single budget. unlike santa's presents, ours don't just magically appear. they're designed, meticulously.

every bolt, stitch, line of code tested and tested again. until, finally this. elves got nothing on us. ford. built for the holidays. time to get our best offers of the season. (james)(darya) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic...

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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( james ) lawmakers are demanding answers about the high speed rail that would run from san francisco to los angeles. this ... following a critical state audit.capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains the concerns ((assemblynan jim frazier- d- discovery bay)) my faith has been very much displaced."the high speed rail authority in the hot seat with lawmakers thursday following a scathing state audit...((elaine howle - state auditor)) i think the public should be concerned about the project."the 77 billion dollar project aims to build a bullet train between san francisco and los angeles. 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((tom richards- high speed rail authority board)) "if i had put a grade on it i

would say it's very disappointing and i would say it's correctable and i would say we are correcting it now." the audit also found project managers would need to double the current workload to meet the 2022 deadline for the rail-line's segment in the central valley. if that deadline isnt met, the state could be on the hook for 3.5 billion dollars in federal funds.lawmakers pressed for the authority's backup plan.. ((richards)) "one alternative of plan b is likely going to be as you would guess is going to our federal rail administration and talk about an extension."assemblymember jim patterson says his concerns remain..((assemblyman jim patterson r-fresno)) nothing in this hearing has done anything to raise any of our confidence level that they have the leadership to get this done. we are seeing this project collapse."a federal audit of the project is also underway. tag. ( james ) now to the warriors ...who opened a 5 game road trip with a loss against the toronto raptors.(

darya ) but things should turn around once curry gets rotation this saturday. lets see what happened last night.right off the bat, warriors were off to a bad start. raptors led by 18-in the first half.but the warriors rebounded and kevin durant sent the game into overtime with a clutch 3 pointer. in the extra period ... the warriors committed 5-turnovers. and a traveling call on andre iguodala would seal it for the warriors. warriors fall 131-128.they take on the pistons tomorrow. ( james )(ááá2shotááá) steph curry's response to a north bay girl's letter has gone viral. ( darya ) 9-year-old riley morrison got frustrated when she found out that the curry basketball shoes she wanted were not offered for girls... only boys. so she decided to

reach out to the two time mvp ... and to her suprise, he wrote back.in a hand written letter ... curry said he was glad she brought it to his attention, and that they would fix that wrong. just hours after curry's response ... his shoes were available online in girl's sizes and in customizable colors ... just like the boys. < so surprised because he's such a busy person. i was not expecting anything like that.i just expecting under armour to see it, not say anything and fix it.i wasn't expecting for him to say that he'll give me the curry 5 and then the the curry six>( james ) curry also invited riley to meet up in march for international women's day celebration. riley says she cannot wait. ( james )a bay area man

thought his a bay area man a bay area man thought his tesla's auto pilot let him drink and drive.but that wasn't the case. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

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try my all-american made with 100% ribeye beef fresh spring mix, and provolone cheese

on a potato bun. it's a burger as american as bald eagles. i get it, i'm bald. fast food's first and only ribeye burgers are back, america. try them today. 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. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... we are following breaking news from

marriott where the company has announced a major data breach. ( james ) and ski resorts in the sierra expected to be packed this weekend. we head to the slopes to talk to skiers. ♪

let's go. bye, mom. thanks for breakfast, mom. with quality ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella is sure to bring a smile to breakfast time. nutella. spread the happy. and now free decorating tools inside nutella holiday jars. (darya) good morning i'm

darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... 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