and traffic... a great start to the weekend today with temperatures outside boosting further than the rest of the week well up into the mid to upper 60's for much of the bay area. look forward to sunny and dry skies before an increase in cloud cover into the weekend. next week cloud cover will continue to rise with rainfall looking likely to return into the middle of the week. no major hot

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident sb 101 at 580 in san rafael . accident sb 101 at mc kee in san jose

( james ) breaking news this morning --- the government shutdown is affecting flights at three major airports: lagaurdia, newark and philadelphia. there is a ground stop right now at laguardia airport and the delays are spanding several hours in some cases. the f-a-a has said that all three airports are experiencing these delays because of a shortage in air traffic controllers. if you are traveling out this morning, you may want to check if your flight is being impacted. ( darya ) now to breaking news from overnight. a hawaiian airline flight was diverted to san francisco international airport ... due to a death on board.( james ) kron4's sara stinson is live at sfo with the latest. sara?

i'm live here at the international terminal at s-f- o where most of the passengers have spent the last couple hours looking for an alternative flight after their plane to new york was diverted here.passengers tell me thats because a flight attendeant died while flying over the pacific ocean.people say it the other flight attendants seemed emotional, but didn't say what was going on - they did make an announcement asking for any doctors on the plane to come to the front.c-p-r was given to the flight attendant, but the person was pronounced dead on the plane.it was then

announced that instead of heading to j-f-k they would make a stop in san francisco. there passengers waited two hours as a medical examiner came aboard and removed the body.hawaiian then made an annoucement that passengers should go get their bags and book a new flight to new york but since the airline doesn't fly from s-f-o to j-f-k they had to go to other airlines...some passengers paying nearly two thousand dollars.i spoke with one passenger who explained how they started to realize it was a flight attendant who died and not another passenger.sot trt: 17cg: breeze-oin morita, hawaiian airlines passenger the plane just got pulled out of the gate you can see here - but no word on where the airline is taking it. we've reached out to hawaiian airlines, but have not heard back.live at s-f-o, sara stinson, kron four news. ( james ) thanks sara. (á2 shotá) ( darya ) breaking this

morning... the f-b-i has arrested long-time trump associate roger stone for lying and obstructing justice. we have video of the moment f-b-i arrested him at his home in florida this morning. take a look. (ádouble boxá)( james ) stone was arrested in special counsel rober mueller's russia investigation and was charged with lying to congress and obstructing the probe. that's what you're seeing on the left hand side of your screen right now.

the seven-count indictment against stone is the first criminal case in months from mueller. it provides the most detail to date about how trump campaign associates were aware in the summer of 2016 that emails had been stolen from the hillary clinton campaign and wanted them released. it alleges trump campaign officials campaign trump it alleges trump campaign officials contacted stone to ask when the stolen emails might be disclosed. the charges against stone include obstruction of justice, five counts of giving false statements and one count of witness tampering. press secretary sarah sanders spoke about the arrest this morning. ( darya ) stone is

expected to make an appearance in federal court later today. ( darya ) senator dianne feinstein released a statement about stone's arrest and indictment this morning reading in part quote: "the indictment and arrest of roger stone is the latest sign that the special counsel investigation of russian interference in the 2016 elections is having real, tangible results." ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) thousands of federal emplyees are missing their second paycheck today ... as the government shutdown enters day 35.( james ) the senate failed to pass to two bills to reopen the government. john lorince has the latest from washington, another missed pay cycle for hundreds of thousands of government employees.alex naffa/tsa officer"no money for the mortgage, for the cars, for the insurance, for the bills that we have. it's been very tough on all of us."the partial government shutdown is about to enter its sixth week, making things tight for roughly 800-thousand federal

workers.joshua christie/union steward/tsa worker"i've had to delay some of my medical doctor's appointments because of copayments and have to push them off to a later date until we get paid. even though i still have insurance i still have to make the co-payments." two senate proposals.....one republican, the other democratic......both failed to advance and end the stalemate. jamie spinello/affected by shutdown"the government just needs to not be so selfish. you know, i'm all for understanding both sides and everything but they really need to take into account there's more that's going on than what's in front of their face."a bipartisan group of senators are considering an alternative plan to re-open the government, at least temporarily.but until this stand-off is broken, workers have to find ways to survive. sara nelson/international president of the association of flight attendants"they are coming to work without paychecks. sleeping in their cars between shifts because gas get to work so they're staying there." i'm john lorinc reporting. --tag--more than 100-members of congress have said they're not accepting paychecks until the shutdown is over.the group is composed of both republican and democratic leaders. ( darya ) here in the bay

area ... the shutdown is not only affecting federal workers ... it's also affecting low income families. snap is a federal program that provides food stamps to tens of thousands of families. the program could soon run out of money in mid february. in an effort to help families out ... the department that oversees food stamps already issued benefits for the next month. ( darya ) even though food stamp customers recieved benefits early ... officials say families should spend it wisely and try to make it last through the end of ( darya ) happening today ...t-s-a workers will rally at the oakland airport ... to call for an end to the government shutdown. the rally will happen at noon ... and the t-s-a workers will be joined by impacted federal workers from all over the ( james ) police in the

south bay say problems with the santa clara county danger. back in november the superior court in santa clara county changed to a new court case management system. san jose police say there were issues with the software. now more than 25-hudred people with criminal warrants have not been ordered to court. police say that is putting officers and the community at risk. today ... members of the san jose police officer's association plan to call for the state auditor to conduct a full investigation. ( darya ) now to the south bay ... where san jose saw two deadly hit-and-run's in less than 24 hours. the first we told you about yesterday morning. now we are learning more about the car police are looking for. take a look at this surveillance video. police believe this white van hit and killed a woman walking a crosswalk at the intersection of santa clara street and tenth street. the van has no markings ... but police

say it is very likely showing some damage. < "....we know there is going to be damage to the right front quarter panel based on the impact with the victim but we have no idea who the suspect is, whether it's a man or woman or if there was anyone else in the van....">( darya ) police placed a sign at the intersection to inform drivers that the deadly accident happened there. they hope it will generate some tips to help in the ( darya ) the 2nd hit and run happened yesterday afternoon. police say a man wanted for burglary was seen getting into a b-m-w with two other people. the b-m-w had been reported stolen. while running from police... the car crashed into a lexus at the intersection of meridian avenue and kooser road. one of the passengers in the b-m-w died in the accident. the driver... took off running from the scene and is still on the loose this morning. the third person in the car was a 17-year-old boy... he is expected to be okay and has been arrested for burglary. the driver of the lexus is

also expected to be okay. police found stolen property in the b-m-w. this was san jose's 5th vehicle- related death this year. ( james ) on the peninsula .. a man is wanted for groping two women and shoplifting from a store in mountain view. here is a surveillance image of the man police are looking for. the first groping incident happened monday morning. a 34-year-old woman was walking on the stevens creek trail near central avenue when she was grabbed by the man. then tuesday afternoon ... another woman reported being groped on the same trail. police say the man also stole 100-dollars worth of tobacco products from the walgreens on east el camino real. ( james ) in palo alto ... police are looking for a man who attempted to rob two people wednesday night. the incidents happened in the 200 block of leland avenue ... near peers park. the attempted robber approached a man and demanded his cell phone. when the victim refused ... the man tried to throw a punch but missed.

the victim ran away and the attempted robber chased him for a while before giving up. the victim told police he saw the man try to steal an ipad from ( darya ) coming up... how safe are san francisco's skyscrapers if there is a major earthquake? mayor london breed is asking the same question. hear what she's doing to find out. ( darya ) but first... bart police are doing what they can to catch fare evaders...we tag along to see thm in action. (ácommercialá) woman 1: i had no symptoms of hepatitis c.

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in the bay area right now --- arborists are still responding to damage caused by the last batch of strong wind and rain. they are going around pleasant hill identifying atcou in future storms. the tell people to look for things like: weakened or split roots, constricted trunks, or any thing else that look out of ( james ) the arborists stress that sometimes even healthy trees requiore a

closer look. arborists can do light excavations or shoot sound waves through a tree to assess whether or not it's experiencing decay. (james) (darya) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... a great start to the weekend today with temperatures outside boosting further than the rest of the week well up into the mid to upper 60's for much of the bay area. look forward to sunny and dry skies before an increase in cloud

cover into the weekend. next week cloud cover will continue to rise with rainfall looking likely to return into the middle of the week.

major hot spot in san jose 101 at kc kee the overturn accident. san rafal sb 101 at 580 accident working traffic jammed from hwy 37 in novato ( james ) ( james ) ( james ) another big

story. cal fire says p-g&e is not to blame for the cause of the deadly tubbs fire. the fire claimed the lives of 22 people in october of 20-17. cal fire investigators say the fire started on a private property on bennett lane in calistoga. they say the fire sparked from an independent electrical system not operated by pg&e. from in napa, lake counties. it is know for destroying the coffey park and fountain grove neighborhoods. despite

hearing the results of the cal fire report ... people who lost their homes are still holding pge accountable. ( james ) pg&e has announced plans to file for bankruptcy at the end of the month ... citing the 30 billion dollars it faces in liability. the tubbs fire accounted for 17 billion of that. governor gavin newsom says its still up to pg&e to decide whether the utility will file for bankruptcy. ( darya ) bart is cracking down on fare evaders... by stepping up patrols. officers were spotted at the

embarcadero station yesterday to try and catch people in the act.the bart board voted to hire community service officers to check for valid fares on trains, platforms and landings. after determining they are losing 15 to 25 million dolalrs a year by people not paying for their ticket. bart says they have no discretion in checking tickets --- meaning they check every rider. several commuters we spoke to have mixed opinions on fare

we'll tell you who it is.

major hot spot in san jose 101 at kc kee the left lane is blocked nb and sb by and overturn accident. san rafal sb 101 at 580 accident working

traffic jammed from hwy 37 in a great start to the weekend today with temperatures outside boosting further than the rest of the week well up into the mid to upper 60's for much of the bay area. look forward to sunny and dry skies before an increase in cloud cover into the weekend. next week cloud cover will continue to rise with rainfall looking likely to return into the middle of the week. ( darya ) coming up after the break ... mayor london breed wants to know how safe san francisco's skyscrappers

doing to find out. (darya) welcome back to

the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

and traffic... major hot spot in san jose 101 at kc kee the left lane is blocked nb and sb by and overturn accident. san rafal sb 101 at 580 accident working traffic jammed from hwy 37 in novato. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. a great start to a great start to the weekend

today with temperatures outside boosting further than the rest of the week well up into the mid to upper 60's for much of the bay area. look forward to sunny and dry skies before an increase in cloud cover into the weekend. next week cloud cover will continue to rise with rainfall looking likely to return into the middle of the week. (á2 shotá) (á2 shotá)( darya ) breaking

this morning... the f-b-i has arrested long-time trump associate roger stone for lying and obstructing justice. we have video of the moment f-b-i arrested him at his home in florida this morning. take a look. (ádouble boxá)( james )( james ) stone was ( james ) stone was arrested in special counsel rober mueller's russia investigation and was charged with lying to congress and obstructing the probe. that's what you're seeing on the left hand side of your screen right now. the seven-count indictment against stone is the first criminal case in months from mueller.

it provides the most detail to date about how trump campaign associates were aware in the summer of 2016 that emails had been stolen from the hillary clinton campaign and wanted them released. it alleges trump campaign officials contacted stone to ask when the stolen emails might be disclosed. the charges against stone include obstruction of justice, five counts of giving false statements and one count of witness tampering. stone is expected to make an appearance in federal court later today. ( darya ) our big story this morning.thousands of federal workers are not getting paid again ... as the government shutdown enters day 35. president refuses to back down from a border wall proposal and the senate failed to pass bills to reopen the government. now a bi-ipartisan group of senators is considering alternative plans to re-open the government, at least temporarily. one proposal

is to approve a three-week continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government... then sort out the wall and border security issues. more than 100-members of congress have said they're not accepting their paychecks until the shutdown is over. ( darya ) ( darya ) bank of america c-e-o brian moynihan says his organization will assist federal workers to ease the econmic pain. ( darya ) wells fargo and citi banks are also offering special programs for federal workers.

for more inforation on the program you can head to our website kron 4 dot com. ( james ) in the east bay... a mexican restaurant in oakland is helping feed coast guard members hurt by the partial government shutdown. for every meal sold ... nido kitchen and bar in jack london square will give coast guard members a grocery gift card for up to 100 dollars. silvia maccollow and her husband own the restaurant and they feel a need to be actively involved in giving back to the coast guard because silvia's husband is in the coast guard. ( james ) mccollow says her restaurant has been open for a little over six years and says she is always finding ways to give back to the community san francisco's mayor london breed is ordering officials to take a closer

look at earthquake safety standards for high rise buildings. this step comes a report suggesting some skyscrapers may have hidden damage leftover from the 89 loma preita quake. kron 4's maureen kelly explains. so if there's one silver lining out of the whole millennium tower debacle it's the fact that you got the city together to do this reportit was after the discovery of the sinking and leaning luxury condo high rise downtown that triggered the tall buildings safety strategy. that report revealed that nearly 70 older high rises in san francisco might have suffered unseen damage during the 1989 loma prieta earthquake....because they have a similar construction to ones damaged in la's1994 northridge quake. the study recommended that they be reinspected. the order coming out of city hall calls for the strenghthing the resiliency of tall buildings. the department of building inspection and other deparments has been told to explore adopting stricter seismic standards....and updating policies for assessing buildings after a big quake . while it doesn't directly demand the reinspection of the high rises

mentioned in the report.... supervisor aaron peskin who represents the financial district says it could open the door for that to happen. it's certainly a direction to increase seismic safety standards. we can have seismic safety standards that are more stringent than the state standards and we're on the way to do that for new construction. that's easier. it's accessing the problems with existing buildings and requiring fixes for those that's the more politically difficult path to trod. he says he's heartened by call to also includes more through recovery plan for the densely populated downtown sector. when issuing the executive order mayor breed noted that san francisco has a 72 percent chance of experiencing a 6.7 magnitude quake or greater in the next

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at kc kee the left lane is blocked nb and sb by and overturn accident. san rafal sb 101 at 580 accident working traffic jammed from hwy 37 in novato the toll to 101 ( darya ) (ááá2 shotááá) legendary 49ers quarterback joe montana is throwing a hail mary at the legal marijuna industry.( james ) his venture capital firm is helping to bankroll a 75-million-dollar investment in san jose-based marijuana dispensary caliva. the company has two retails stores and a farm in northern

california. they distribute marijuana products to retailers across the state. the 62-year the 62-year old hall of famer says he's investing in marijuana -- in part to combat the opioid addiction epidemic. some doctors recommend marijuana to treat opioid addiction ... and some people use pot products and oils to treat pain instead of pills. former yahoo c-e-o carol bartz is also an investor and will join the company's board. ( james ) and after and after the break... a daring rescue caught on camera after a boy falls through the ice on a frozen pond.

(áábreakáá) major hot spot in san jose 101 at mckee the left lane is blocked nb and sb by and overturn accident. bay bridge slow from the maze.

a great start to the weekend today with temperatures outside boosting further than the rest of the week well up into the mid to upper 60's for much of the bay area. look forward to sunny and dry skies before an increase in cloud cover into the weekend. next week cloud cover will continue to rise with rainfall looking likely to return into the middle of the week.

( darya ) an 80-year-old man says his sheer will helped him his sheer will old man says his sheer will old man says his sheer will helped him survive a snow storm in the seirra mountains after he got lost hiking earlier this month and had to spend the night in the wilderness. steve large shares his story. wendell murdock, snow storm survivor:"i said many times, i

can do this, i can do this." wendell murdock was only supposed to be snow shoe hiking for an hour, when he got turned around in a storm on a sierra trial.and one hour turned to 2 and 3.wendell murdock, snow storm survivor: "the light started changing and i'm starting to think i don't know which way to go from here."as darkness set in, he called the sheriff department for help.and he saw his cell phone-was nearly dead. wendell murdock, snow storm survivor:"my phone only had 6 or 7 minutes left on it." murdock, dressed in jeans, and a parka, says he chose to stay in the same place where he placed his call for help. still, he knew he needed to move to keep his circulation flowing in the freezing temperatures.wendell murdock, snow storm survivor:"i packed out about a 25 or 30 foot little path, and when i wasn't standing shivering. i was walking kind of slowly jogging. i still have my snow shoes on."surrounded by darkness into the overnight hours with no food, he felt

something in his pocket. wendell murdock, snow storm survivor:"i had 4 or 5 little dog treats. they had probably been there for a long time. so i thought ok, they were dry it was like sawdust."murdock spit them out.finally, after a night standing up deep snow, and freezing temperatures, daylight arrived, and he saw a helicopter overhead.wendell murdock, snow storm survivor: "i'm waving frantically and i see an arm stick out the side of the chopper and i think 'they saw me.'"a search and rescue crew located 80- year-old wendel murdock after a night in a sierra snow storm. alone on a mountain.wendell murdock, snow storm survivor: "i survived. yeah." ( darya ) that was steve large

that was steve large reporting. murdock says despite his alr mountain biking since his (á2 shotá)( darya ) police in ohio have released dramatic video officer falling through the ice while trying to rescue someone from a frozen lake. take a look a frozen lake. take a look at this...(á5 second nat popá) ( james ) the officers were trying to save a teenage boy from an icy pond. the boy and his friends were playing on the ice when it cracked and the boy fell in the water. but then as an officer went out on the ice to get the boy... the ice cracked more and the officer fell in the water.( darya ) then a

second officer fell in the water while trying to rescue the first officer. finally they managed to make it out with the help of otherfirst and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge... oh! oh!

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at mckee the left lane is blocked nb and sb by and overturn accident. ( james )( james ) coming up in the next hour. a flight attendant dies on a hawaiian airline flight ... and that flight is diverted to sfo.sara stinson is live at the airport with the latest. ( james ) plus ... trump associate roger stone is taken in by the fbi. we have the video of the arrest this morning.

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

a great start to the weekend today with temperatures outside boosting further than the rest of the week well up into the mid to upper 60's for much of the bay area. look forward to sunny and dry skies before an increase in cloud cover into the weekend. next week cloud cover will continue to rise with rainfall looking likely to return into the middle of the week.