and you can watch our full interview with mayor schaaf at kron-4 dot com comat kron-4 dot mayor schaaf interview with watch our full and you can free.the site for and prepared alliance paved builders the oakland the oakland builders alliance paved and prepared the site for free. and you can watch our full interview with mayor schaaf at kron-4 dot com (pam) new tonight at 8. a georgia police officer is being called a hero ... for saving the life of a newborn baby.(steve) dramatic video from the officer's body- cam captured the incident... but first hear the frantic call from the baby's mother. (pam) that someone was officer william eng of the savannah chatham police department. he raced up three flights of stairs to find the bella's mother and grandmother desperate for help. he immediately started chest compressions to restart the 29 day old babys breathing. about one minute later... officer eng says he heard "a little cry"..

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in hayward gabe slate kron 4 news. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... celebrating a future n-b-a hall of famer ... during a showdown between the warriors and the lakers.we'll have more on that after the break. (robin) 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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin) lakers legend kobe bryant had his number 8 and number 24- jerseys retired last night in los angeles. it's the first time that's ever happened in nba history. kobe bryant helped bring the franchise 5-world championships. (robin)the ceremony happened during half time of the lakers - warriors game. everyone was inspired to play their best.the game went into overtime.kevin durant hit the gaming winning shot. warriors win 116-114 ... to push their win streak to 9. -- (robin)coming up in the next hour ... find ou

kron 4n ews.sogomonian ella sogomonian kron 4n ews. (robin) a backpack give-away in marin county helped out victims of the north bay fires. on saturday "warm wishes" stuffed 5-thousand back packs for the homeless. they were given out to 40 different agencies in the bay area to distribute to those in need. this year, the packs also went to nor cal fire shelters. volunteers fill them with hats and gloves. and the packs for kids have something extra inside. (robin) this is the 24th year of the program. and the warm wishes program is always looking for donations to help keep it a success. (robin) a woman is behind bars for snooping around homes in martinez ... where police say she was possibly looking for packages to steal. it happened friday on parkway

ali reid kron 4news. kron 4news... ali reid kron 4news. (vicki) mayor lee lived in glen park and tonight some people held a small vigil outside his home.(grant)kron 4's j.r. stone continues our team coverage and joins us there live and joins us team coverage and joins us there live tonight. j.r. grant and vicki, a few people were out here earlier to remember mayor ed lee. they said they will not soon forget the good that he did. outside of his home tonight you can see the signs that have been left and the candles that were lit.you can see some of those who came here to pray and remember mayor ed lee. i talked with those from a union that represent home care workers who help seniors and others who have a tough time leaving their houses. one man told me that mayor ed lee was all about jobs when he came into office in 2011. when lee came into office the san francisco unemployment rate was 8.9 percent. in october of this year it was 2.6 percent. i talked with a neighbor who told me the story of why lee moved to san francisco from oakland years

ali reid kron 4news. (robin @ bam) ed lee's low key style served him well as he dealt with the many challenges he faced during his nearly seven -years in office as the mayor of san francisco. as catherine heenan show us, he was both blamed and applauded for changing the face of san francisco. it is special to be the first asian american mayor of this cityed lee took office nearly seven years ago.... a longtime city hall bureaucrat who said he had no ambition other than to serve out gavin newsom's term after newsom was elected lieutenant governor.a protege of chinatown political legend rose pak, he changed his mind after a few months and filed for re=election.his priorities ... economic growth and affordable housing, two goals that sometimes came in conflict with each other. (cagle) "san francisco is hoping tax breaks will keep twitter from moving its headquarters elsewhere..."the so=called twitter tax convinced tech giants like twitter, linkedin and salesforce that san francisco was a viable alternative t

kron-4 dot our website at have a link on our website at kron-4 dot com. ... (grant) that wraps up kron4 news at nine..(steve) catherine heenan is here now with a look at what we're working on for kron4 news at ten: thanks grant and steve..we're following some major breaking news out of san francisco.. a bus has crashed - and is flipped on its side. a number of people have been hurt. we have a live report from the scene... also tonight..an impasse has been declared by the city - after four days of workers walking the picket lines..what it means for many important oakland city services. and the southern california wildfires are affecting our air quality here in the bay area... brittney will be here to break down what you need to know before you leave the house this weekend.. all that and more - after the break. (catherine) we're tracking breaking news in san francisco --- 29 people have been hurt in a bus crash on highway 101... the bus flipped onto its side - good evening i'm catherine heenan.(grant) and i"m grant lodes.. the crash was around 8:30 on southboun

in oakland gabe slate kron 4 news.. (jr stone) we'll be (jr stone) kron 4 news.. gabe slate kron 4 news.. ♪ [ splash ] [ horn sounds ] dang! ok, i gotta run. hey, wait, there's something i need to tell you- dang. dang! dang! dang. dang. see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. (justine) it''s a busy night for santa claus...(jr stone) the u-s military is tracking santa and his reindeer... as they make their way from the north pole to deliver gifts to children around the world. take a look. the north american aerospace defense command...or norad... is using radar, satellites and jet fighters to track the sleigh. you can keep a close eye on santa, too -- just head to our website, kron 4 dot com. (justine) and a reminder... this year... kron 4 will have expanded new year's eve converage. starting at 8-p-m we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... grant lodes and i -- along with j-

stone kron 4 news. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a holiday homecoming for heroes on the wildfire front lines. as northern california firefighters arrive home in time for christmas (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. major hot spot in oakland sb 880 66th closed due to a crash.. 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 major hot spot in oakland sb 880 66th closed due to a crash. 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 rebecca:dry weather can be expected today with cool daytime highs followed by a colder night into friday morning. high pressure keeps things dry and seasonable through the weekend. clouds may increase by christmas day as the next front approaches along with possible light rain. (robin)(robin) now to the devastating thomas fire, whi

stone kron 4 news. ( james ) join kron 4 for our annual new year's eve special. this year... we will have expanded coverage on new years eve. starting at 8-p-m... we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... grant lodes and justine waldman... along with jr stone... will host new years live from san francisco. we will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcadero. join us starting at 8-p-m on new years eve. ( james ) one east bay hospital is helping lift patients spirits... with some highly trained four-legged friends. patients at the sutter health - alta bates summit medical center in oakland... are greeted by a golden lab.. named gayle.( darya ) paige harris of richmond has been at the hospital since having a stroke last friday. she says, the highlight of her days is when the lab walks with her to her physical therapy program.

on kron 4 news at six. (steve) one city tonight is looking at a very alternative way to try and prevent homeless encampments from returning. good evening...im steve aveson... (pam) and im pam moore... san francisco city officials have placed massive boulders... trying to deal with the issue. kron4's terisa estacio has more. city officials here at san francisco public works say this plan so far as cost only a fraction of what it normally costs to deal with the homeless situation. the boulders running about 8700 dollarsthese are the boulders. located undernearth 101 near cesar chavez avenue in san francisco - the latest attempt to try and prevent another homeless encampment from springing up... larry stringer. try something different this was relatively inexpensive. larry stringer is the deputy director for operations in the public works department for san fransisco. he says just a few weeks ago, there were about 80 homeless people living here and about 30 tents. with help from the cities outreach team they s

kron 4's dan kerman has the story. in just days marijuana becomes legal for those 21 and over but health officials are concerned that with legalization will come experimentation by teenagers. sot tomas aragon, m.d./s.f. health officer 10-14we want to make sure that if they do use, it can have an impact on the brainsan francisco health officer dr. tomas aragon says the brain continues developing until someone reaches their mid 20's. he says using marijuana prior to that, especially as a teenager comes with a number of risks.sotit's going to effect learning memory and attention, the second area cannabis is known to impact is motivation.-nats- these public service announcement will be part of an educational campaign the san francisco public health department will launch in the new year sotwe want to make sure pregnant women don't use cannibus, that youth don't use cannabis and if its an edible, they wait at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before it has an effect, every single purchase is going to have an insert inside to warn

use the kron 4 mobile app - report it kron 4 mobile use the bay area. use the kron 4 mobile app - report it tab - to send us your holiday lights. (steve) still ahead... republicans have released the final version of their tax bill... and it could pass as soon as next week... find out how it may effect your money...(vicki) and sherri papini... the mother who claims she was kidnapped, branded and left on the side of the road... now out in the public eye... where she was seen, coming up... ki) republicans are claiming they will have the votes to pass their tax bill next week. (steve)but leaders had to make some final adjustments to get their g-o-p colleagues on board.natasha chen explains how those details may affect your wallet next year... rep kevin brady/-r- texas: i'm very excited about this moment. republican leaders are one step closer to fulfilling a promise of passing tax breaks by christmas.rep kevin brady/- r- texas: americans deserve a new tax code for a new era of american prosperity.what it does - is give corporations a big break - by permanen

kron 4's ali reid has details of the shooting. just before 2'0 clock christmas morning authorities were called to this home on princeton street. it was wild they had the whole area blocked offresponding to a domestic violence call, led to an altercation between sheriff's deputies, and the suspect. i heard muffled screaming so i knew it was from inside somewhere, then i heard a pow!it happened on the rear patio of the house. a spokesman from the alameda county sheriff's office tells me the suspect pulled out a machete, that was in his waistband and down his pant leg and tried to attack. that's when one shot was fired, hitting him in the upper body. there's a lot of bad stuff that happens on that corner. it's not just because there's a lot of people out there. i think there's some bad energy. i don't know if it's the wiring or whatever it is, but it's a bunch of crazy stuff. from car accidents, to people getting shot, to this. on this same corner princeton and smalley 16 year old hayward high junior lamar murphy, was shot and killed

in san francisco, camila bernal kron 4 news (darya) take a look at this video into the kron 4 newsroom ... a car drove up to several homes in san ramon and shot flares at the homes. it happened on saturday night between 10:00 and one a-m. police say the car shot the flare gun into five separate homes. the car is an older model nissan sentra. police have not released any information on the suspect. police did there were any injuries or damage to the home. (darya) slightly calmer winds are helping firefighters in santa barbara county battle the enormous thomas fire in southern california. it has now burned 270-thousand acres in santa barbara and ventura counties... and it is 45-percent contained. the thomas fire is currently the third-largest wildfire in modern california history. two people have been killed. the thomas fire is still threatens 18-thousand homes. (james) napa police have arrested a man for allegedly committing vandalism around the city. officers received evidence that a 22-year old man spray painted the word "nobody" in multiple locations in napa. officer's served a searc

kron 4 news. gabe slate kron 4 news. ahead at eight.. the clock is ticking for congress to pass its tax overhaul by christmas... what it could all mean for your paycheck. plus. a growing southern california wildfire spreading to the north... and we're learning the cause of one of the other fires that erupted. and next. his sudden death a shock to san francisco. tonight we look back at mayor ed lee's bay area legacy ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ (pam) ed lee's low=key style served him well as he dealt with the many challenges he faced during his nearly seven -years in office as the mayor of san francisco. (grant) as catherine heenan show us, he was both blamed and applauded for changing the face of san francisco. it is special to be the first asian american mayor of this cityed lee took office nearly seven years ago.... a longtime city hall bureaucrat who said he had no ambition other than to serve ou

reporting in san jose ali reid kron 4 news. (darya) an emotional reunion for a military family... ..when a navy dad surprises his family by coming home for christmas. that is petty officer roberto tapiador acting as a waiter .... and took his sons by surprise.. when he delivered their lunch. at first they are not sure what is happening... but when they realize it is their dad.... and there are huge hugs and tears all around! the officers wife was in on the plan... she brought the boys to a bj's restaurant in san bruno for lunch saturday for this surprise. tapiador only found out he was coming home to daly city for the holidays... the day before! <"missing birthdays is bad enough, but missing christmas would be a down moment for us." " i was like so emotional .. my heart was just so touched/ it is like a miracle god answered our prayers. ">(darya) the entire restaurant applauds when the family reunites... dad gets to stay home for 8 months before his next deployment. (darya) now to the east bay, where one family's extravagant ch

postal inspector in richmond gabe slate kron 4 news. kron 4 news. gabe slate kron 4 news. (catherine) the big new year's eve fireworks show is just over 48 hours away, and the city of san francisco is getting ready to keep you safe.(grant) kron four's spencer blake joins us live from the embarcadero tonight...and spencer -- what are the city's police and fire departments saying about safety plans? there are going to be álots of city employees working overtime on sunday...making sure all the rest of us can have a good time ...and make it back home. (nats - bell tolls)when the fairy building's bell tolls 12 times sunday night, this area will be packed - just like portrero hill, the palace of fine arts, and hotels and other gathering places throughout san francisco. "people will be everywhere in this city ringing in the new year."mayor london breed assured reporters friday that safety for san franciscans áand visitors is the top priority of the city.despite the foiled christmas day terror plot planned for pier 39, police chief bill scott says there are no known, credible th

dan kerman kron 4 news coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... eviction notices over the holiday weekend.the story of families being forced to leave their alameda homes. plus ... several limousines are stolen off a lot in the north bay. how the theives were tracked down. and still ahead ... new details on a major power outage at disneyland that left some people stuck on rides. and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. ( will ) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge 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 brid

kron 4 back with more of your kron 4 morning news afte back to the kron four morning news. from career-ending revelations .... to chaos at the oscars, it was quite a year in the entertainment world. david daniel takes a look back at 20-17 in hollywood. barry jenkins: "i noticed the commotion that was happening, and i thought something strange had occurred..." strange indeed! february's academy awards ended with the biggest blunder in 89 years of oscars history, as warren beatty and faye dunaway got the wrong envelope, and mistakenly announced "la la land" as the best picture winner... before belatedly crowning the real winner, "moonlight."barry jenkins: "i've watched the academy awards -- i've never see that happen before.""come into the light!" (nat)women stepped into the spotlight in 20-17, on-screen and off. "beauty and the beast" and "wonder woman," both featured female protagonists... as does "star wars: the last jedi."ashley judd: "you may be afraid of the truth. i am unafraid to be honest." women shook the world as ashley judd, rose mcgowan and other actresses accuse

kron 4's will tran joins us live from the airport. will... ( will ) with christmas just a few days away ... more people are traveling through sfo to go home for the holidays.. this week has been the busiest ay sfo ... with more than 100-thousand people traveling everyday. cancelations are not expected ... but there are a few delays expected ... due to weather in different locations. we talked to some passengers who say they are prepared for the travels. . ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) and breaking news we are following from overnight... at least five buildings are destroyed in a series of fires overnight in antioch.( darya ) now firefighters believe they were arson. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in antioch this morning with the details. lydia. ( lydia )fire officials in antioch are investigating a string of stucture fires as arson.just before 10 last night ... crews responded to the fires on madille street and a-street.officials say 3 homes, 2 outbuildings, and one commercial s

on kron 4.com. ... ... (vicki)kate steinle was killed while walking on pier 14 in san francisco.but she was actually from pleasanton. (grant)(dbl bx)that's where kron 4's hermela aregawi is live tonight with reaction residents there...hermela? (hermela aregawi)this is something a lot of people here in steinle's hometown are talking about over dinner tonight. i spoke with some customers and employees here in downtown pleasanton. they say they are disappointed in the verdict. one woman says. the first thing she thought when learning of the jury's decision, is he must have some great lawyers i talked to another woman who has been following the story and then the trail. she says if steinle was her daughter she certainly wouldn't feel that justice was served. and among anyone who has been following the trial, that is the concensus here in steinle's hometown. people are saying to have a felon, who was deported multiple times to essentially get away with murder is unjust. they say they just expected that zarate wo

kron 4's dan kerman has the story. in just days marijuana becomes legal for those 21 and over but health officials are concerned that with legalization will come experimentation by teenagers. sot tomas aragon, m.d./s.f. health officer 10-14we want to make sure that if they do use, it can have an impact on the brainsan francisco health officer dr. tomas aragon says the brain continues developing until someone reaches their mid 20's. he says using marijuana prior to that, especially as a teenager comes with a number of risks.sotit's going to effect learning memory and attention, the second area cannabis is known to impact is motivation.-nats- these public service announcement will be part of an educational campaign the san francisco public health department will launch in the new year sotwe want to make sure pregnant women don't use cannibus, that youth don't use cannabis and if its an edible, they wait at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before it has an effect, every single purchase is going to have an insert inside to warn

kron 4's haaziq madyun reports. this is video of laser pointers aimed at a c-h-p helicoptor during a sideshow saturday night in oakland...chp officer shaun bouyeasothe says lasers are also dangeous for those on the ground driving the sideshow cars and those standing in the crowdsot laser pointers are legal to own but th

ali reid kron 4news. (grant) ed lee's low=key style served him well as he dealt with the many challenges he faced during his nearly seven -years in office as the mayor of san francisco. as catherine heenan show us, he was both blamed and applauded for changing the face of san francisco. it is special to be the first asian american mayor of this cityed lee took office nearly seven years ago.... a longtime city hall bureaucrat who said he had no ambition other than to serve out gavin newsom's term after newsom was elected lieutenant governor.a protege of chinatown political legend rose pak, he changed his mind after a few months and filed for re=election.his priorities ... economic growth and affordable housing, two goals that sometimes came in conflict with each other. (cagle) "san francisco is hoping tax breaks will keep twitter from moving its headquarters elsewhere..."the so=called twitter tax convinced tech giants like twitter, linkedin and salesforce that san francisco was a viable alternative to sili

are tran kron 4 newsin san jose will tran kron 4 news (pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))that's right pam and steve....next at nine.. an explosive is sent through the mail to an east palo alto home back in october injuring one person... and tonight two month later.... police now have a suspect in custody... details on who was arrested in a live report...(vicki) plus.... it's a story we told you about almost a year ago to the day... a mother in modesto in need of a kidney transplant... and out of desperation...her family posted signs on cars driving through out the bay area. tonight find out if she is any closer to getting a kidney....in a story you'll only see here on kron4.... ((grant)) plus...the chilly conditions across the bay area tonight.... meteorlogist brittney shipp has your holiday forecast. keep it here...kron 4 news at nine starts right (grant) our top story tonight... it's been a little over two months since a bomb was mailed to a home in east palo alto.... and tonight police have

n kron 4 news.ellasogomoniain san jose ellasogomonian kron 4 news. (grant) now at nine... properties destroyed by the north bay fires are beginning to sell. investors are interested and the offers are pouring in for those that decide to put their lots on the market. and for many victims in santa rosa...it's easier to sell and begin a new life somewhere else. this is the sight that the luke family can't bear to see...acres and acres of scorched land. officials say the lukes were the first fire victims to sell their home in sonoma county...setting an average price of 160...to 180 thousand dollars per lot. (sot) "we made the conscious decision just to see what we could get but not to overprice it where in 6 months there's 100 of them on the market and were one of 100" this lot on your screen is expected to be cleaned within the next two days...and ready for a new family. and if they begin building soon...officials say they could have anew home by springtime. (vicki) coming up... thundersnow rattles new york over the weekend and it was all caught on camera... the intense video

justine waldman kron 4 news. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. ) for years glide memorial church has had a grocery bag holiday food giveaway. and for the first time in ten years... kron 4's stanley roberts says he could not find anybody behaving badly. they are selling it for how much i don't know but for a profit they're turning a program for the needy into a program for the needy . that was a segment from two thousand and thirteen named the needy vs the greedy and it was about the shenanigans going on outside glide memorial church in fact, for the last 9 year it has been business as usual for the people either hoarding food or selling it on the streets this stuff

ali reid kron 4 news. (robin)new this morning ...a napa woman is behind bars on suspicion of arson at lake berryessa. 59 year old debra ann windholz was arrested yesterday on 11 counts of arson to land on the north end of lake berryessa.cal fire says she is not a suspect in the deadly wildfires in october.her bail is set at 500- thousand dollars. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... ghost ship manager derrick almena gives a jail house interview to kron 4. what he had to say in part two of the interview... (robin)plus ... the future home of the oakland athletics's ...is back in limbo. find out why the peralta community college site is (robin)and hear from an alternate juror on the kate steinle murder trial. why he's defending the controversial ánotá guilty verdict. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weeke

hermela aregawi kron 4 news. (robin) happening now ... 100 people in san jose may not be getting their packages in time for christmas ... or at all. thieves broke into a mail truck and stole four plastic bins full of packages. the truck was parked on deland avenue when the thieves hit. the packages were addressed to homes on nevin way, concord avenue and kingman avenue. there is a 10- thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction. (robin)this is new video from the berkeley police department. police say, two package thefts happened earlier this month at an apartment building on fulton street. that's right near the cal campus and the downtown berkeley bart station. in both cases... the suspects waited outside the locked entrance door of the complex. when a tenant left ... they were able to get inside. the theives have not been caught. (robin) police have arrested a man in fairfield after they say he crashed his car into a gun store and then set the store on fire. it happened at the

at the santa rita jail, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow breaking news out of southern california. several wildfires raging out of control. we will have an update coming up in about 10 minutes. a major hot spot in pittsburg overturn accident blocking on wb 4 at loveridge.. ( darya ) breaking news out of southern california... strong winds and dry brush are fueling a number of raging wildfires. this is a live shot from ventura county this morning.( james ) those fires have burned more than 65- thousand acres total... and have already destroyed nearly 200 homes. ( james )firefighters have another new brush fire to deal with wednesday morning as a flames engulfed an area near the getty center in the brentwood area of los angeles. the fire broke out near the (rebecca) tracking your morning forecast. details coming up. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. for mild-t

reporting in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news." (grant) news."blake, kron four news." (grant) more than spent christmas morning... christmas spent 500 volunteers more than (grant) (grant) more than 500 volunteers spent christmas morning... serving meals to thousands of people. glide memorial church hosted their annual christmas breakfast today in san francisco... football players from the university of arizona also served lunch to those in need today. many people who attended the service today say it's nice having a place to get a warm meal on christmas. volunteers say they want the less fortunate to feel some joy during the holidays. <... just to make up for the deficit.>(grant) so far this year... glide has handed out more than has handed year... glide so far this (grant) (grant) so far this year... glide has handed out more than 725-thousand meals. (vicki) coming up... we'll show you how millions of people across the world ... including the first family... are celebrating christmas. (grant) and in the east bay.... music, food and presents for everyone.... we'll show

use the kron 4 mobile app... report it tab to send us your holiday lights ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complementary first months payment. really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. (vicki) a special christmas present for one family... after their cat ran away from home more than a year ago... (grant) he's been found and they hope to have him back in time for christmas. shortly after buddy ran away... the couple moved from oregon to louisiana. the family kept an eye out for the black-and-white cat....and even made occasional trips back to oregon to search for buddy. but they never found their old furry friend....until one day when they saw a facebook post with buddy's picture... the post was from the united paws homeless she

only to kron 4 news. what he's saying before he heads to court. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. slow traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza in the cah lanes introducing clorox with cloromax. cleans and help protects. ♪ easier cleanup is the beginning. what comes next is everything. ♪ ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:a strong ridge of high pressure over much of the west coast will result in dry weather conditions likely through all of next week. overnight conditions will be very cool through at least into thursday morning, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week into the weekend. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( darya ) today... the two men facing charges in the dea

it's all on kron-4 dot com. (catherine) the near catastrophe last winter at the failing oroville dam spillway focusednew attention on 'other' dams in california... now, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, cracks have been discovered in the spillways at three south bay dams. rob fladeboe/morgan hill "...i'm here at the aging spillways at anderson dam in morgan hill which has come under new scrutiny as a result of a recently completed study that found some worsening structural problems like cracks in the concrete...." some of the cracks are quite visible, others not so much. there is no immediate danger, not with the reservoir only a third full right now but the area downstream of the dam is densely populated. the problems with the spillway at anderson are not unlike those that led to the failure of the spillway at the oroville dam back in february, leading to the emergency evacuation of tens of thousands of people in harms way.marty grimes/santa clara valley water district "....because of what happened in orovil

kron 4 news at 9. ((vicki))thank you grant and catherinenew tonight at nine... a popular bay area chef...forced to step awayfrom daily business operations..aft er more than a dozen women accuse him of sexual harssment. tonight we hear from a former employee.standby for a live report.plus...wild video of a man attacking a gas station clerk in berkeley.tonight that clerk is back on the job and he speaks exclusively with kron 4 about his harrowing incident.((vicki))and we are live in san francisco where police are beefing up patrols as people head to the city to celebrate the new year.keep it right here...kron 4 news at nine is next. vo))((2shot bam vo))((grant))now at nine...a popular bay area chef..accused of sexually harassing more than a dozen women.i'm grant lodes.((vicki))and i'm vicki liviakis.tonight that chef has stepped away from day-to-day operations at his businesses. charlie hallowell owns three restaurants in oakland. pizzaiolo, boot & shoe service... and penrosenow one of his former employe

as kron 4's haaziq madyun reports... the victim's family recently hired a private investigator to stay on top of the case. it has been a year since 29- year-old carly flynn was killed by a hit-and-run driver while she was crossing the street at the intersection of cherry ave and san bruno ave in san brunosotcarly's father mike flynn says it happened on december 19th 2016 sotsothash house and brews restaurant is located at the corner where the hit-and-run occurred

kron 4's jr stone has the story. i was at work had a phone call saying my brother got killed i rushed to the hospital they say he passed away at the hospital. i don't know somebody take away my older brother i don't have my older brother anymore it really sucks that he is not here to see what is going on. and for people not to tell what happened is not right. that little girl deserves justice she needs to know what happened to her dad and i know what it's like to grow up without a father and it hurts and it hurts bad and to not know what happened to her dad makes it even worse and telling her tomorrow is going to break her heart. i just want her to get peace and know that we did everything we could to make her feel special and leave her dad's legacy amazing for her so she could look back and say my dad was an amazing person he loved me more than anything in the world want her to know that he did not do this to himself someone did this they took him from her and they took him from all of us and it's not right. if they

kron 4 and this year... kron 4 will have expanded new year's eve converage. starting at 8-p-m we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... grant lodes and justine waldman -- along with j-r stone -- will host new years live from san francisco. we will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcadero. join us starting at 8-p-m on new years eve. seven day (darya)that's it for us this morning... our next newscast is at 5 o clock tonight. (james)don't forget, you can stay connected on our mobile app, kron four dot com and on our facebook and twitter feeds. heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. >> announcer: today on an all-new "dr. phil." ♪ he wants to be a famous rapper. >> he's gone through hell to get where he's at. >> dr. phil: which is where? >> on dr. phil talking

kron 4's ali reid has more. on a popular trail with lots of foot traffic, police say a bicyclist spotted the body of 23 year old chuchu ma in the water along the san francisco bay trail in sunnyvale. the google software engineer was discovered on thursday morning the same day she was reported missing in mountain view, where she lived.this is an aberration. something strange happened. this is a safe area.according to ma's linked in page, chuchu graduated with a bachelors in computer science from the univerity of texas at austin where she received a national merit scholarship in addition to multiple scholarships as part of the engineering honors program. she's been an engineer at google for a year and a half where she was also excelling. a main google and lots of subsidiary google campuses are within a mile of herein a statement, a rep from google tells us?"chuchu was an excellent software engineer in our developer product team. we are devastated to learn of her passing, and our deepest condolences are with her fa

kron 4's will tran has the details. parents dropping off their kids at parkside intermediate made sure to first to tell their kids to be careful after learning that an after school program employee was arrested at his millbrae home on tuesday night(debbie germenis/mom-i told her about it and she always walks from school with friends so, i told her to be aware(reporter- but she doesn't know this man?)(no she doesn't)san bruno arrested 25 year old anthony pellouchoud.. accusing him of inappropriate contact with a 12 year old girl.very scary for the childrenssan bruno police also accuse pellouchoud of sending harmful material to a minor as welll as communicating with a child with the intent to commit the offenses.the school emailed notices to parents letting them know about the arrest.. but not all parents knew about it until i told them(that's disturbing. yeah, i don't think the kids know. i mean my son didn't know)san bruno police are asking for the public's help... to see if there could be more alleged victims out there

(pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))that's right pam and steve....next at 9...scary moments for a swimmer in san francisco bay.after he comes face to face with a sea lion...who then attacked him. tonight that man is recovering. details on the frightening encounter....next in a live report.plus...it is the day star wars fans have been waiting for.the last jedi hits theaters tonight...and there is a colorful cast of characters showing up to find out what happens to luke skywalker and princess leia. ((grant))plus..our latest installment of made in the bay. the sweet treat that got its start right here.((vicki)) don't go away...kron 4 (grant) our top story tonight... a man attacked by a sea lion while he was swimming near aquatic park in san francisco... thanks for joining us, i'm grant lodes... (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.... it happened at aquatic park near ghirardelli square.. the city's police marine unit says he may have died if a nearby

kerman kron 4's dan to rebuild. kron 4's dan kerman reports... (grant) there is just one week left for people to register with fema for fire disaster assistance. and also, to apply for a low=interest disaster loan from the government. residents of napa, sonoma and mendocino counties may be eligible for federal grants .... to cover disaster- related costs ... including rent and home repairs. you can apply at disaster assistance dot gov. (pam) in the east bay --- oakland is working to provide housing for people who are homeless. and is doing it with a unique solution. today, in west oakland, the city opened up its 'tuff sheds'. we sat down with mayor libby schaaf ... to talk about how they will work... and the impact they could have on the homeless population. steve aveson: "40 people will be served who qualifies?"mayor schaff: "it's based on proximity to the actual site. so we're working literally in concentric circles to invite people who have been living on the sidewalk closest to the site. so our goal is people stay for six months and then move

(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes is here with kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))that's right vicki and steve....next at nine.. an east bay community fed up with package thieves... after residents in the area say surveillance cameras weren't cutting it.... tonight find out how kron4 helped this neighborhood work with police to catch their first thief... plus....eight gang members arrested in over a year long investigation.... tonight we'll tell you how highway cameras helped play a role and how the community near the popular highways are responding tonight in a live report... ((grant))plus...the chilly conditions across the bay area tonight.... meteorlogist brittney shipp has your holiday forecast.keep it here...kron 4 news at nine here...kron 4 cheer. maria.hurricane after recovering

on kron 4 news at six. kron 4 news at six. for mild-to-moderate eczema? it can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. the face of a fisherman? the hand of a ranch hand? the knee of a needle pointer? prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. it blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. and it's steroid-free. do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. the most common side effect is application site pain. ask your doctor about eucrisa. (pam) tonight at kron four news at six... the latest rendition of president donald trump's travel ban ácaná take full effect, at least for now. that's what the u.s. supreme court said today. thank you for joining us...i'm pam moore. (steve) and i'm steve aveson... this was not a ruling on the constitutionali ty of the matter.kron four's spencer blake is live at s-f-o to explain tonight. this is ánot the supreme court saying, "the travel ban is totally legal, there are no problems."rather, it means that the current t

use the kron 4 mobile app.. report it tab to send us your holiday lights. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... actor rob lowe steps up to help the men and women who saved his home. what he did for firefighters battling the thomas fire. ( darya ) and after the break... why more people are taking uber... instead of an ambulance to get to the emergency room. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge my wish was a clubhouse, but we call it "the wish house." people visit national parks from all over the world. food tastes better when you don't have to cook it. he was just supposed to be my dog. i don't know why. (vo) we're proud that, on behalf of our owners, the subaru share the love event will have donated over one hundred fifteen million dollars in just ten years. get 0% financing for 63 months on select models. plus we'll donate $250 to charity. even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home throug

kron 4's haaziq madyun reports. monitoring an illegal sideshow from above and suddenly a bright green flight points toward the skysotcalifornia highway patrol officer shaun bouyea is showing me c-h-p helicopter video footage from saturday's side show in oakland. sot he says the lasers add a new layer of danger for sideshow drivers and those in the crowdsot

kron 4's ella sogomonian is live for us there. ella do you see extra police around and how do people feel out there tonight? not a cop in sight but still crowds of people walking by all day long. guilty or not, those i spoke with are happy that this guy is behind bars tonight just in case he meant what the fbi claim he said. (nats)pier 39 in san francisco is a tourist staple drawing large crowds every day. it's for that very reason the fbi claims 26-year-old everitt jameson of modesto told undercover agents he would target the area and set off explosives in the name of isis. sot: larry courter, pier 39 visitor//"i was a little scared, we come down here a lot, friends and i. we live in sacramento but we come down here a lot and you never know. you could be here and the next thing it could happen."sot: ray montgomery, pier 39 visitor// "he's doing it because there's a lot of people there;s a lot of mass there's a lot of footwork through here so he's doing it because of that but reaction is crazy i didn't even expect that to happen."

in la honda rob fladeboe kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... colin kaepernick may be out of the nfl ... but he is still achieving off the field.the award presented to him by sports illustrated. (robin) 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. (robin@landing) (robin@landing to 101. (robin@landing ) colin kaepernick ... is this year's receipient of the sports illustrated muhammad ali legacy award. the 30 year old is the youngest winner. the former 49ers quarterback started kneeling during the national anthem in 2016... to draw attention to police brutality and social justice issues. the protests were soon adopted by several players and have continued this season. kaepernick is expected to attend sports illustrated's sportsperson of the year awards show on tuesday in new york, where he will be honored. kaepernick opted out of his contract with the 49ers in march... and has remained jobless. in warriors news .

on kron four news at 8. (catherine)(on cam/vo) back to the east bay now for an update on tuesday night's fatal hit and run accident in fremont. a man was hit and killed as he was crossing warren avenue - just east of bradley street. he was apparently not in the crosswalk....and the driver did not stop. police caught up with the driver and say that she showed no signs of being under the influence.the woman has been released pending further investigation. now neighbors are circulating a petition.. they want city leaders in fremont to put in a stop light or stop sign on east warren, a downhill grade between i-680 and 880. residents say it's very dangerous, especially at night. "....when i take my boys to school in the morning the drivers just wont stop, they are going too fast..." "....it's a downhill grade and they're going too fast, we need either a stop sign or a signal or something..." "....yeah, i think a stop sign here would probably solve the problem...." the alameda county coroner's office identified th