this afternoon we will hear from ambassador kurt volker who is the former u-s special envoy to uaine... and tim morrison who is a white house aide wi the national security council.( james ) karin caifa is live washingt d-c this morning with the latest. karin.

thanks karin. ( james ) and we will be streaming the hegs live from start to finish on our kron on app. you can watch the hearings uninterrupted. all you have to do iso to the app store to download the app. darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the rning with a check of weather and traffic... no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is lesshen 30 min from the maze to sf. samateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. gold gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 weather.weatherweather. ( james )(áááscandoááá)

our big story this morning. thousds of people in 8 bay area counties could see the lights turnedff starting tomorrow. pg&e is planning another round of power shutoffs as strong win and dry conditions threaten the risk of wildfires. here is a look at a map that shows some of the areas that could

be impacted. in the east bay ... mo than 35-thousand pg&e customers in thousand pg&e customers in alameda and cont costa counties could see thlights go out. in parts of san mateo county and santa clara county ... more than 3-thound customers could go without power. and in the north bay ... more than 76- thousand customers could be in the rk in marin, napa, solano, and sonoma counties. a lot those areas are still

recovering from the last round of shutoffs. pg&e says the shutoffs will bin in phases, dependg on the forecast. darya ) we have team coverage of the planned blackouts this morning. on4's will tran is in orinda ... which is one of the areas that could go dark will? the lights are on.... for now but there is a good chance the power will be out as pge has already told us close to 24 thousand people in contra costa coun will lose their power starting wednesday morning12housand people will also lose their power in alameda countythisill be the fourth time in two months pge will shutoff power as the agency says it'srying to prevent itequipment from sparking wildfiresalthough

critics are questioning the time of it all as pge announced the shutoff on the same day lawmaks grild them over their new norm they're not the only ones unhappy as many californians are also tired and fed up

( darya ) ( darya ) the next round of power shutoffs has bay area businesses and home scrambling to get generato. a loc generator business in novato says more people are choosing to rengenerators because of the high cost of buying one. they believe this te around ... businesses and homeowners are better prepared. ( darya ) a 20-kilowatt generator

that could be usedo power a small business rents out for around 350 dollars a day. ( james pg&e was on the hot seat at our state capitol ... answering questions about last months shutoffs. c-e-o bill johnn defend the company's decision to cut wer homes and businesss. pg&e says it was attempt to prevent catastroic wildfires during dry and windy condions. state senators reminded utility leaders that the government can take control pg&e. the utility do not believe that is best for customers. ( james ) pg&e leads say they

want to sectionalize parts of its grid to limit the size of its shutoffs ... but they say that will take time. ( james )(áscandoááá) make sure to visit o website kron4.m. you can find the latest on the pg&e power shutoffs and a map of the areas that could be imcted. that's all on kron4.com. ( darya ) still ahead. a cold case arrest inhe east bay. how investigators cracked thcase after more than two decades. ( darya ) and new details onhe deadly shooting in fresno that killed 4 people. police say the gunman targeted the home. ( darya ) and the district attorney decides ánot to file charges against the people arsted for the deadly halloween shooting in orinda. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

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( darya ) a big story we are

following this morning ... the five men arsted in connection with the deadly halloween night shting in orinda, will not be charged. kron 4's noelle bellow talked with the d-a's office about the surprising decision not to file charges right now. ultimately we were not able to make a filing decision, so no charges will be filed agnst any of the suspects. a stunning development monday, in the investigation into the deadly shooting in orinda halloween night.. that left five people delast ursday, a number of raids were carried out thatesulted in five arrests.. shron mitchell, jaquez swney, were all arrested thursday, es ong with the promot of the party, devin williamson. the sheriff's office said last week they were still ying to pie together who shot w -- but ontra costa shiff david livingston said they did kn it came downto gang

members shooting and killing people, including innoce people. the sheriff's ofce released astatement mond foowing e d-a's decision t to file charges.. saying stand by our investigation and the arsts were made pursuant to a judge's order. although the district attory may want more investigation done, the rsons arrested and responsible for these crimes will ultimately be held to account. the entire investigation is ongoing as is common in these tys of complex cases. "the da's office sayss doesn't mean no charges willver be filed -- just that they need more information before they can move forwardat this time ere's not enough to fi any criminal charges, we havea high standard to meet, and we were just able to do that today. it's a terrible tragedy of wt happened, any loss of life is senseless and gun violence is a seriouissue, and we take it with the utmost care to ensure we can try to get this case psecuted and get justice for the ctims.

( james ) happening now... policeare searching for the fire in a fresno home. ng ur pple were killed... and six he injured. police believe it was a targed attack. it began arou 8 o-clock sunday night, when around 30 family members... including chilen... gathered to watch a football game... when the shooting began. ( jas ) all the victs

are from t hmong community... and police say there has been an uptick in viol in the southest asian community. police are looking for surveillance foage and witnesses who may have infoation on the gunmen. ( james ) new this morning. a prison guard is expected to surrender to face chges related to jeffrey epstein's death the expected charges come more than three mont after epein was found dead at a jail in new york. he was awaiting trial on federal charges accusing him operating a sex trafficking ring that invoedyoung girls. at least one prison guard who s on duty the night epstein died was offered a plea deal inconnection with the death. a second guard could also be charged ter this week. ( darya ) still ahead. more problems for e-cigarette company juul. the n lawsuit from the state of california. ( darya ) and a south bay man scams people out of thounds of dollars through onne rental ads ... and police believe the may be

more victims. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. we made usaa insurance for members like kate.

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ads for hiown apartment ...and taking deposits. he would then call his victims and sathe rental was not available ... and send refund checks from a fake count. police learned that milo was scamming people less than a month after he was arrested for a similar scam in san jose. ( darya ) pole belie there may be more victims.they also say thiss an important reminder to do youresearch and be careful with craigslist ams. the planned pg&e power outages could impact the north bay. im standing by with reaction from firefighters. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá

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

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( james )(áááscandoááá) our g story this morning. thousands of people in 8 bay area counties could see the lights turned off stting tomorrow. pg&e is planning another round of power shutoffs as strong winds and dry conditions threaten the risk of wildfires. here is a look at a map that shows some of the areas that could be impacted. in the east bay ... more than 35-thousand pg&e customers in alameda and contra costa counties could see the lights go out. in parts of san mateo county and santa clara county ... more than 3-

thousand stomers could go thout power. and in the north bay ... and in the noh bay ..more than 76- thousand customers could be i the dark in marin, napa, solano, and sonoma counties. a lot of those areas are still recovering from the lt round of shutoffs. pg&e says the shutoffs will begin in phases, depending on the forecast. ( darya ) we have team coverage of the planned blackouts this mornin kron4's sara stinson is live in mill valley ... which is one of the areas that could go rk. sara?

here in marin county there could be more than 23- thousand 400 customers without wer if this power shutoff is put into place by pg and e.i'm live in mill valley where thousands of customers would be affected - you can see on the map almost the entire area is covered in this ps-ps warning. other cities impacted would be novato, san anselmo, fairfax, san rafael - just to name a few. pg and e has notified customers in 25 counties including marin about this pottial shutoff that would start wednesday morning. it may feel expected sie temperatures aren't scorching by y means. but it is more the worsening dry conditions and expected hi wind gusts riskfor damage and sparks on the electric system that ve the potential to ignite a fire in dry vegetation areas.these conditions are expected to continue intthursday mid- morning.we caught up with marin county firefighters about the fire danger andhow they are preparing.sot pg and e says if they will inspect ther - then

deg-ergized lines to ensure they are not damaged during the wind event before sting power as quickly as possible.the goal would be to have power back on by the end of the daythursdaydepending on ather conditionsbut as we know it does take time for the utility company to restore power to the hundreds of thousands of customers. i would prepare either way...standby ase continue to monitor this developing situation. live in mill valley, sara stinson, kron four news

thanks sara. make sure to visit our website kron4.com. you can find the test on the pg&e power shutoffs and a map of t areas that could be impacted. that's all on on4.com. ( darya ) in the east y. was arrested at his home d is now being charged with two cold ca sexual assaults. bh assaultshappened back in 19-97 - police at th time knew that dna from the same man linked the two cases - but they did not have a

tch the d-n-a. then recently -- a cold case investigator discovered a match ter submitting that database - the man was arrested at his me a is now being held without bail aiting his next court appearance on wednesday. far he has not entered a plea.. ( darya ) another big story we are following th morning ... california has filed a lawsuit against e-cigarette company juul. the state acses juulf targeting minors in its advertisin and failing to include required warnings about e-cigattes. the state also claims juul didn't properly verify consumers' ages. california's attorney general xavier becerra says juul createa public health epidemic. the lawsuit aims tget juul to pay for juul hasn't mmented yet.n. ( james ) that breaki news is out of washgton d-c. the third day of public testimony is undeay in the impeachment hearg. testifying right now are jennifer williams who is an aide to vice president mike pence... and lieutenant

colonel alexander vindman... the national security council's top ukraine this afternoon we will hear from ambassador kurt volker who is the former u-s spial envoy to ukraine... and tim morrison who a white house aide with the national security council. ( james ) still ahead on the a south bay prosecutor finds himself in hot r ... accused of using his daughter to catch a child molester. ( james ) coming up onhe kron4 morng news ... there is a new effort by the oakland poli department to reduce the number of traffic stops on african american drivers. (ácommercialá)(áábreak)

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nuer of traffic stops for african americandrivers has dropped... there were still nearly 1thousand african american drivers pulled over in 28 compaired to just 895 white drivs stopped in that same year. ( james ) still ahead. a look at what you can expect on the roadand at our airports for thanksgiving holiday trel. (ácommercialá)(áábreak) welcome to the carnil 30 minute tour.

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the skies....triple-a recommends yofly out the monday bore the thanksgiving travel rush--saying average tickets are cheaper.or fly on the actual holiday.acrding to a report by "fare- compare".... the most expensive days for thanksgiving travel this year are wednesday before the holiday and the sunday after. another tip-- look for alternate or smaller aiports outside a big city.you'll likely nd cheaper tickets... just bere of hidden fees. another savinghack-- bring your own snacks and entertainment.food at airports and on the road is more expensive... spack your own cheaper and healthr options. and a final tip-- ditch the pricey hotels d look for alternatives.go with a rental that has a tchen-- that way you can cook meals there instea consumer watch-- i'm david daniel ( jame)( darya ) checking the weather

before you the weather before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. bay bridge the maze to sf. san mateo from bridge less then 30min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 tohe toll plaza. richmond bridge dri less than 20 min from the toll to 1 weather.weatherweather.

( james ) in the south bay... a santaclara county prosecutor is being investigated for using his daughter as bait in a child molestatiocase. kron four's rob fladaboe explains.. by using his 13-year-old daughter as bait to ther

incriminating evence against a man who allegedly molested her here on the los alamitos creek trail, asanta clara county prosecutor crosd a line says retired superior courtjudge la doris cordell. sot la doris cordell/retired superior court jusge(mug shot) 76 year old ali mohammed lajmi was arrresteby san jose police last week and is facing charges of lewd and lavious conduct. evidence in the case includes a video clandestinelshot by the prosecutorafter using his daughters bait toget the suspect to inappropriaty touch her as he is leged to have done thretimes before. it was a risky ploy says santa clara university psychology professor dr. thomas plant.sot dr. thomas plant/santa clara niversityin a statement, santa clara county dirict attorney jeff rosen said that, "as prosecutors, we must never forget that our own behavior, inside and outside of the courtroom, matters. the choices we make in our

professional and personal lives need to be in rmony with the protocols, laws and ethics of our criminal justice syem."the prosecutors' actions might also have jeopardized the case against the suspect says judge cordell, who is also a former independent san jose police cordell/restied superior court judge ( darya ) as we head to

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