kron4's maureen kelly got a primer from one pot shop which is already doing brisk business. the lines were long here at oakland's harborside cannabis dispensary.....cash registers chiming non stop....for those browsing the bud displays for the first time.... it's a bit much.(unnamed customer)it's overwhelming for me because i know so little but it's interesting to see the different types (steve deangelo, harborside dispensary)for the newbies are people i call lapsed stoners who what a good experience with cannabis in their youth and are returning to back it welcome to the world of modern cannabisfor starters....you don't have to smoke it anymore....pot extracts can be smoothed on in salves, taken in drops....and vaped like e- cigerates. if they last time you toked a joint jerry garcia was still alive....since then scientists have determined that while thc is what get's users high....another cannabinoid called cbd is good for reliving pain and anxiety. now some products allow shoppers to decide the ratio of those compounds they want to ingest. cannabis extracts also now infus

maureen kelly kron4 news. ( marty ) in the east bay... the mother injured when a stolen truck slammed into her car has been released from the hospital. that crash killed her four- year-old daughter. now doctors say ... her two-year- old daughter may have just days to live. police say a stolen truck driven by noe saucedo slammed into the family. the suspect was being pursued by a contra costa sheriff's deputy. saucedo was charged with murder... among other charges. ( marty ) emeryville police arrested cameron gordon of oakland. they discovered a loaded gun in his car during a traffic stop wednesday night ... on 53-rd street and san pablo avenue. police say they also found a cup filled with marijuana in the car ... after noticing the odor of the drug. the fires may be out ... but the tough times have not ended. how north bay residents are fighting for wildifre insurance. live look outside... san mateo bridge. you're still here? we're voya! we stay with you to and through retirement. i get that voya is with me through retirement, i'm just su

maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) police in san francisco are looking for a man involved in a shooting. in the video released .... you can see a man walking down a street in the tenderloin on december 27th. the suspect appears to get involved with someone in a black s-v-u on eddy street and then pulls out a gun. he begins shooting at the vehicle until it drives away..... almost hitting another car. the suspect is still on the loose. (steve) the antioch man charged with killing two women at a san francisco jewelery mart four years ago will spend the rest of his life in prison. barry white junior was sentenced to three life terms and more that 200 additional years in prision. white waited until customers left the store before shooting and stabbing two woman and badly injuring the store's owner. he left the store and fired at officers before surrendering when he ran out of ammunition. prosecutors say the dispute started over the price of an item that white had purchased. (2-shot/steve) so just three days into the n

maureen kelly kron4 news. sent using owa for iphone (grant) (grant) there is a go fund me page to help support ryan joseph and his family. the goal is to raise 500- thosuand dollars to help with medical expenses, rehabilitation, and home accessibility. so far the campaign has raised more than 49-thousand dollars. if you would like to help... we have a link on our website at kron4-dot-com. (grant) sebastopol teen, carson pforsich (four-sick), is now in a wheelchair...you see him here with his sister. the high school football star is making progress after a diving accident last year. the senior just went back to school for the first time last week after missing more than three months of classes. while he is still paralyzed from the chest down, the family is hopeful he will be able to move his hands soon. (catherine) the new york times is reporting that special counsel robert mueller has subpoenaed former white house chief strategist steve bannon. the times says bannon was subpoenaed last week to testify before a

maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) to the south bay now... where an investigation is underway into allegations that several students were drugged during a recent party at a fraternity house at stanford.(catherine) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports - the students showed symptoms consistent with having ingested a form of tranquilizers... a type often used as a so-called date rape drug. first reported by the on line blog "fountain hopper," and then by the stanford daily newspaper, at least seven students are alleged to have been drugged during a party last friday here at the sigma chi fraternity house. the daily reports that at least five members of the sorority pi beta phi and two members of the men's rowing team were drugged, one of whom went to the hospital. the newspaper obtained a memo from the sorority that detailed symptoms consistent with a class of drugs known as "benzodiazepine," used to treat anxiety but often illicitly used as so called date rape drugs. the fountain hopper reported the suspect is a n

maureen kelly kron4 news (vicki) the man accused of plotting a christmas day attack at san francisco's pier 39 in the name of isis pleaded not guilty in court today. the f-b-i says 26-year-old everitt jameson told undercover agents he planned to set off explosives then shoot people. the former marine from modesto ... is charged with attempting to aid a terrorist organization. he was arrested three days before christmas. jameson's attorney says that day he was placed on a "51-50" hold for two days.... because authorities believed he could cause harm on himself. <"he was committed to a 51-50 hold as a potential danger to himself or others due to mental health, but was then released because he was not found to be a potential danger to others because of his mental health, and that is why he was in court today.">(vicki) jameson will remain in custody until his next court appearance in april. (vicki) new details are emerging tonight about what exactly the widow of the orlando night club shooter knew before he carried out the attack. during a hearing today... investigators say noor salman kne

maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) coming up... get ready to pay more for amazon prime. we'll tell you how much more expensive memberships are about to get. (grant) and bart officially rolls out new trains today. find out how you can get on what's being called the "fleet of the future". (vicki) and after the break... another phone scam in the bay area. we'll tell you who is being targeted... (vicki) a warning about a scam in daly city targeting renters. a woman says she was looking for an apartment online... when she was tricked into wiring more than one- thousand dollars last week. she says the suspect posed as a property manager on craigslist... and went by the name of nathaniel turker. the man requested a security deposit... and the woman wired him one thousand-750 dollars. after she wired the money, the woman called the apartment complex and was told that the unit she was going to rent was occupied... and that a nathaniel turker did not work there. police are now investigating and looking for other possible

maureen kelly kron4 news. ( darya ) happening now in santa rosa... police are looking for a group of people responsible for a home invasion robbery. it happened sunday morning at a home near the corner of golden gate and fresno avenues. the homeowner woke up to a loud knocking at the door. when he got up to answer the door.... at least three robbers forced their way in and demanded money. the homeowner was then assaulted... but is expected to be okay. one of the victims grows marijuana at the home. police believe.. marijuana was the motivation for the robbery. ( darya ) a man is in the hospital with life threatening injuries... after trying to chase down a laptop theft. this happened at an electronics store on san bruno avenue and silliman street last friday. police say someone walked into the store and snatched the victim's laptop. the 49 year old victim chased the thief... who got into a waiting car. the car then hit the victim as it sped off... toward a highway 101 on-ramp. no arrests have been made. ( james ) an uber driver is facing charges of r

(steve) kron4's maureen kelly got a primer from one pot shop which is already doing brisk businesses today. (anchor #1)people lined up in order to ring in the new year with recreational weed.today is the first day that cannabis is legal to buy for adults 21 and over in california without a doctor's prescription. (anchor #1)the end of pot prohibtion in this state will likely to bring new users into dispensaries looking to try what was, up until now, a criminal offense.(anchor #2) kron4's maureen kelly got a primer from one pot shop which is already doing brisk businesses today.the lines were long here at oakland's harborside cannabis dispensary.....cash registers chiming non stop....for those browsing the bud displays for the first time.... it's a bit much.(unnamed customer)it's overwhelming for me because i know so little but it's interesting to see the different types (steve deangelo, harborside dispensary)for the newbies lapsed stoners who what a good experience with cannabis in their returning to back it welcome to the world of modern cannabisfor starters....you don't have to smok

kron4s maureen kelly went to oakland's harborside dispensary... where business remained brisk, despite the potential threat from the feds. the registers were non stop as pot smokers trade cash for cannabis....and the lines of both medicinal and recreational marijuana consumers remain as long as they did on new year's day. but today, less than a week after california ended it's prohibition on pot....us attorney general jeff sessions...directed a change of policy crafted during the obama administration that allowed for states to legalize cannabis.but steve deangelo, the ceo of the harborside dispensary in oakland, which had been raided by the feds in 2012, doesn't think history will repeat itself because of this move. a part of every us attorney's job is to exercise discretion to prioritize the most important federal crimes overwatch tonight and i don't think that legally licensed cannabis businesses are responsible for doing anything other than enhancing public safety i just don't see how a us attorney would exercise their discretion in that wayin

maureen kelly kron4 news. (steve ) a live look outside tonight.. (pam) lawrence has the forecast that takes us through the weekend.. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... lawrence karnow: we enjoyed partly cloudy skies after a foggy morning. it was mild in the south bay with some temperatures in the mid 60s. in the north bay, where clouds lingered, it was much cooler with highs in the mid 50s. we have a weak weather system that is headed our way. most of the bay area will only see a few passing clouds but there is a slight chance of sprinkles in northern sonoma county. on the satellite image you can see a rather flat ridge of high pressure sitting over california. these weak storms continue to move over the top of the ridge to bring us as few clouds and an occasional shower. that will all begin to change tomorrow as high will build sending storms and clouds well to the north. this weekend we could see some temperatures near 70 degrees. dry weather should be common for most of the state excep

maureen kelly kron4 news. ( darya ) happening now in santa rosa... police are looking for a group of people responsible for a home invasion robbery. it happened sunday morning at a home near the corner of golden gate and fresno avenues. the homeowner woke up to a loud knocking at the door. when he got up to answer the door.... at least three robbers forced their way in and demanded money. the homeowner was then assaulted... but is expected to be okay. one of the victims grows marijuana at the home. police believe.. marijuana was the motivation for the robbery. ( darya ) a man is in the hospital with life threatening injuries... after trying to chase down a laptop theft. this happened at an electronics store on san bruno avenue and silliman street last friday. police say someone walked into the store and snatched the victim's laptop. the 49 year old victim chased the thief... who got into a waiting car. the car then hit the victim as it sped off... toward a highway 101 on-ramp. no arrests have been made. ( darya )coming up on the kron 4 morning buzz..

(grant)kron4's maureen kelly explains what the money is going towards. voters could soon decide if commuters will have to start coughing up more money...if they want to cross all of the bay area bridges, except the golden gate. but as painful as that could be to the pocketbook....those who support the idea says that extra money will finance billions of dollars of transportation projects that will ease gridlock. nobody likes higher bridge tolls of course not but nobody likes sitting in congestion either the bay area toll authority will vote on january 24th on whether to put what will be called regional measure three on the june ballot. the bay area council will then start campaigning for it to pass. it'll add more vehicles to bart it would double the size of the ferry system. it'll improve highways and bridges and bus transitif passed by a majority of voters from all 9 counties the toll hikes would be implemented in phases. the cost to cross bay area state run bridges would be raised by $1 dollar in 2019, go up another buck in 2022, and then up another do

maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) (pam) another big story we are following.... oprah winfrey may have laid the foundation for a 2020 presidential run after her speech at the golden globes last night... kristen holmes reports on the latest political buzz. oprah winfrey/actress media mogul: a new day is on the horizon (cheers) oprah winfrey the name echoing throughout hollywood.... and washington after delivering an empowering speech at last night's golden globeshonoring those who have spoken out about sexual harassment oprah winfrey/actress media mogul: for too long women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men-- but their time is up. and fueling speculation of a 2020 presidential run.so... president winfrey?oprah winfrey/actress media mogul/bloomberg/march 1, 2017: i never considered the question even a possibility i just thought oh-- oh. two close friends saying she is actively thinking about running-- with her inner circle encouraging it.the t-v and movie mogul has dabbled in politics before -- helping campa

maureen kelly kron4 news. (steve) new tonight at six... we are learning about another flu related death in california.... 39-year-old michelle maroney- placenia died last week in bakersfield. family members say she was healthy before she started to feel flu-like symptoms. another family member says she was brought to the hospital in an ambulance...and died within the hour. she leaves behind a husband and five children. (pam) tonight, new information in that horrible crash out of the east bay that has left two young girls dead. the driver now facing two counts of murder. and this evening, we are learning the driver is related to the girls that he is charged with killing. (steve) today, noe saucedo made his first court appearance. kron four's terisa estacio was in court for the latest she joins us live. (pam) happening now... a standoff with a man who barricaded himself inside a hotel in the south bay ... is approaching its 28th hour. the incident started in san jose yesterday afternoon, at the wyndham garden hotel on silicon valley boulevar

kron4's maureen kelly says court records show new details on what led up to the accident.. he was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana was in his systemaccording to his arrest warrent 22 year old mohammed abraar ali admitted to investigators to not only knowing he was impaired that night, but that he should of pulled over at least three times on his drive from manteca, but instead chose to stay behind the wheel. preliminary black box analysis shows that that ali's red cadillac had been speeding approximently 120 miles per hour before rearending the chp patrol car. witnesses told investigators that the driver of that luxury vehilce had also been seen agressively weaving thru traffic before the collision on southbound 880 near 92. that's according to the arrest warrent of 22 year old mohammed abraar ali of hayward.....seen here from a mug shot after being charged with mideamnor burglary back in 2013, that was later dropped. now he faces a total of 5 counts....the most serious... second-degree murder that's for the death of officer anrew camilleri ...a married father o

kron4's maureen kelly talked to the victim who says, this crime has been a huge setback for his family business. in less than 10 minutes two theives undid about 5 years worth of the one hardworking family's progress.you can see it happen on this high def security video.it was just after 230 am on tuesday when the two men broke into the stanton plumbing company's van parking behind their north concord townhouse.the burglarers eventually walked away with all of the company's specialty plumbing tools.....totalling about 8 grand. they also damaged the van's ignition trying to steal that too. it's tough it pretty much races the emergency fund the hardest part again is getting on the road and getting things done and without the specialty tools obviously takes longer we didn't have to move money around to buy new stuff, you can operate(maureen) the van is been fixed and is back on the road and back on the road so stanton plumbing is back in operation but this is a big loss for this small family business to recover from we started with nothing and everything that we had we built it we bled for

kron4's maureen kelly talked to an expert about what "new" or returning smokers need to know. new adopters and people of never used it before or people just coming back it's changed a lot, welcome to the world of modern cannabissteve deangelo sells cannabis in all it's many forms here at his harborside dispensary.he understands that for those browsing the bud displays for the first time.... can be overwhelming. for starters....you don't have to smoke it anymore....pot extracts can be smoothed on in salves, taken in drops....and vaped like e-cigerates.it's a really great option you could just pull that your purse almost anywhere and you can take a hit or two very discreetly without without imposing on anybody else's social spacecannabis extracts also now infuse all sorts of edible and drinkable products... but while they go down easy.....he suggests new users not ingest more than 2 and half to 5 milligrams of thc in one sitting.....and wait up to 90 minutes before eating or drinking more. because a little goes a long way, and lasts a long time. start off slow you can always eat

kron4's maureen kelly talked to an expert about waht "new" or returning smokers need to know. new adopters and people of never used it before or people just coming back it's changed a lot, welcome to the world of modern cannabissteve deangelo sells cannabis in all it's many forms here at his harborside dispensary.he understands that for those browsing the bud displays for the first time.... can be overwhelming. for starters....you don't have to smoke it anymore....pot extracts can be smoothed on in salves, taken in drops....and vaped like e-cigerates.it's a really great option you could just pull that your purse almost anywhere and you can take a hit or two very discreetly without without imposing on anybody else's social spacecannabis extracts also now infuse all sorts of edible and drinkable products... but while they go down easy.....he suggests new users not ingest more than 2 and half to 5 milligrams of thc in one sitting.....and wait up to 90 minutes before eating or drinking more. because a little goes a long way, and lasts a long time. start off slow you can always eat

maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) kron four spoke with san francisco's department of emergency management.... officials talked about ways to be ready .... should there ever be a tsunami headed our way. <(francis zimora/sf dept of emer mgmt.-first thing you need to know is sign up for alerts. and when one of things you can do is sign up for alerts on our system, alert sf. all you have to do is text us your san francisco zip code at 888-777, that's your san francisco zip code)> (pam ) in san francisco...once the sirens go off for a tsunami warning or advisory...you would have at least one to two hours to get to higher ground. (grant) the tsunami concern was almost 'dejavu' for boaters and others at the harbor in santa cruz. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, it was all hands on deck amida flashback to the tsunami of 20-11 .... that caused widespread damage there. the painful memory of what happened here at the santa cruz harbor back in 2011 never far from his mind, jeremy leonard weighed anchor early this mornin

maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) in san jose... a judge has handed down the maximum sentence for three former sheriff's deputies ... in the murder of an inmate in the county jail. the trio was convicted last summer ... of second degree murder, in the 2015 beating death of mentally ill inmate michael tyree ... who was found dead in his cell in the main jail. shown here in an earlier court appearence, matthew farris, rafael rodriguez and jereh lubrin each received a sentence of 15 -years to life in prison. the maximum sentence handed down... despite pleas for leniency from the defendants families. (steve) an update to a story we told you about earlier this week... the man in a santa hat... shooting a gun on a tenderloin street in san francisco christmas morning... has been arrested. 27-year-old xavier watson from fairfield is now in police custody and facing felony charges. (steve)the weekend is here.. will the rainy weather be with us ..(pam)chief meterologist lawrence karnow has the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: another stor

maureen kelly kron4 news (vikki) another big story tonight. the man accused of plotting a christmas day attack at san francisco's pier 39 in the name of isis, pleaded not guilty in court today. the f-b-i says, 26-year-old everitt jameson told undercover agents, he planned to set off explosives then shoot people. the former marine from modesto ... is charged with attempting to aid a terrorist organization. he was arrested three days before christmas. jameson's attorney says, that day he was placed on a "51- 50" hold for two days .... because authorities believed he could cause harm to himself. <"he was committed to a 51-50 hold as a potential danger to himself or others due to mental health, but was then released because he was not found to be a potential danger to others because of his mental health, and that is why he was in court today."> (vikki) jameson will remain in custody until his next court appearance in april. (vikki)(2shot) new tonight at 9 -- a u-c berkeley student is being held by immigration officials in southern california.(gran

maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) in the east bay...we have a couple updates on that teenager who was paralyzed in an wrestling match last week. ryan joseph has undergone a successful surgery to put a trachea in his neck. the atheletic director of college park high school in pleasant hill tells us ryan is now able to mouth words instead of just blinking. after suirgery.. in 16 year old suirgery.. in 16 year old fashion... the first word he mouthed was "word." he then looked at his mom and dad and mouthed "i love you." and according to ryan's dad.. his abc's are getting better. nearby northgate high school is having a "purple out" to show support for ryan. college park high school's main color is purple. wrestling teams all across the country are doing things to show their support for ryan. there's a go fund me page set up for ryan... we just checked...and right now it has surpassed 100-thousand dollars... and it keeps going up the joseph family says they are humbled and grateful for humbled and grateful for th

kron4's maureen kelly explains what the money would be used for.. voters could soon decide if commuters will have to start coughing up more money...if they want to cross all of the bay area bridges, except the golden gate. but as painful as that could be to the pocketbook....those who support the idea says that extra money will finance billions of dollars of transportation projects that will ease gridlock. nobody likes higher bridge tolls of course not but nobody likes sitting in congestion either the bay area toll authority will vote on january 24th on whether to put what will be called regional measure three on the june ballot. the bay area council will then start campaigning for it to pass. it'll add more vehicles to bart it would double the size of the ferry system. it'll improve highways and bridges and bus transitif passed by a majority of voters from all 9 counties the toll hikes would be implemented in phases. the cost to cross bay area state run bridges would be raised by $1 dollar in 2019, go up another buck in 2022, and then up another do

maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) emeryville police arrested cameron gordon of oakland. after discovering a loaded gun in his car during a traffic stop. it happened at 11:45 wednesday night on 53-rd street and san pablo avenue. authorities say while talking with gordon, officers noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the car. police say officers also noticed a cup in the center console filled with marijuana. during the investigation, officers found a loaded revolver as well as more marijuana. gordon was arrested on several charges including carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle. (pam) happening now in the east bay... police are looking for a masked man who robbed a safeway store at gunpoint. it happened just before 8:00- last night ... at the store on moraga way in moraga. police say, the suspect went into the safeway ... then pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money. the gunman then took the cash register drawer... and fled outside to a silver car waiting outside. police say, the suspect was wearing a ski mask and dark clothing ... the getaway car was last see

maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) also today...the man accused of plotting a christmas day attack at san francisco's pier 39 in the name of isis pleaded ánotá guilty. the f-b-i says 26-year-old everitt jameson told undercover agents he planned to set off explosives then shoot people.the former marine from modesto ... is charged with attempting to aid a terrorist organization. he was arrested three days before christmas... he will remain in custody until his next court appearance in april. (pam) a judge has handed down the maximum sentence for three former sheriff's deputies.... in the murder of an inmate in the county jail. matthew farris, rafael rodriguez and jereh lubrin each received a sentence of 15 -years to life in prison. the trio was convicted last summer.... of second degree murder, in the 20-15 beating death of mentally ill inmate michael tyree, who was found dead in his cell in the main jail. the maximum sentence was handed down .... despite pleas for leniency from the families of the defendants . (steve) and happening now: acting san francisco mayor london breed is planning

kron4's maureen kelly was there. it was very important for me to come out and see the damage myself and i have the opportunity to learn from folks hear what their needs are here's video showing the homeland security secretary kirstjen (kirsten) nielsen touring the fountain grove neighborhood with members of the santa rosa fire department.....where they lost stationhouse 5. her delegation, which included a fema regional administrator and the director of the california office of emergency services then arrvied by motorcade to coffee park. she talked about the federal support being given to first responders by way of fire management assistance grants. fighting fires is expensive and very hard work off and dangerous work but these grants help offset the cost of the costs and allow and provide funding for additional manpower.she got a first hand look at the recovery process...and the massive debris removal work i learn today the amount of debris collected to date is equal to the weight of 4/5 of the way to the golden gate

maureen kelly kron4 news. sent using owa for iphone (steve) nearly one (steve) (steve) nearly one year after violent protests erupting on the u-c berkeley campus....a lawsuit is being filed. this all started over a planned speech by conservative provocateur milo yiannopoulos. a group of friends made the announcement today... saying they are taking legal action against u-c berkeley, police, and the mayor... after being attacked during the protests. a plantiff in the case says a man suddenly aprroached the group..and began provoking them. (sot) :while we were focused on that i another i think male came in with a pole and hit my husband on the head i went and pushed that person back and then after i did that i looked around and as soon as i looked back i was paper-sprayed directly in the eyes" the attorneys representing redelsheier and her friends say they hope the lawsuit will hold people accountable for what happened that night...while also helping to change the culture at u.c. berkeley and other universties. (

kron4's maureen kelly reports that the plan would fund billions of dollars of transit projects... meant... to ease gridlock. the idea to hike bridge tolls on seven bay area bridges just got put on the fastrack towards the ballot.a committee of the bay area toll authority voted to put the resoulation to the full board for a vote later this month. if they give it the green light it will go on the june ballot as regional measure 3. if passed by a majority of voters from all 9 counties the toll hikes would be implemented in phases. it would raise the toll by one dollar in 2019, by another dollar in 2022 a3 dollar and 2025(standup)that means in seven years it could cost 8 bucks to cross the dumbarton, san mateo, richmond san rafael, antioch, beneica and carquinez bridges. add another dollar if you want to cross the bay bridge during the peak commute, because that will end up being nine bucks. the money would fund dozens of transit projects ....including adding hundreds of new bart cars and doubling the size of ferry system as well as a long list of highway improvements. the worst part

maureen kelly kron4 news. (steve) the man charged with the murder of a c-h-p officer on christmas eve appeared in court today. 22-year-old mohammed ali was arraigned in alameda county superior court. he is charged with the killing of 33-year old officer andrew camilleri -- after rear ending the officer's parked patrol car on interstate 8-80 in hayward. authorities say ali was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol at the time. ali is being held without bail at the santa rita jail in dublin. he is expected to return to court next week to enter a plea. officer camilleri leaves behind a wife and three young children. (grant) new details in a suspected dui crash that left a chp officer and father of two severely injured. tonight -- the suspect has been identified -- and the officer is undergoing a complicated surgery to fix two broken legs. the crash happened last night in concord.. on highway four. chp officer martin lendway...a 9 year veteran of the department...was pulled over tending to an unlreated acci

others say it's too expensive.kron4's maureen kelly reports that the plan would fund billions of dollars of transit projects meant to ease gridlock. voters could soon decide if commuters will have to start coughing up more money...if they want to cross all of the bay area bridges, except the golden gate. but as painful as that could be to the pocketbook....those who support the idea says that extra money will finance billions of dollars of transportation projects that will ease gridlock. nobody likes higher bridge tolls of course not but nobody likes sitting in congestion either the bay area toll authority will vote on january 24th on whether to put what will be called regional measure three on the june ballot. the bay area council will then start campaigning for it to pass. it'll add more vehicles to bart it would double the size of the ferry system. it'll improve highways and bridges and bus transitif passed by a majority of voters from all 9 counties the toll hikes would be implemented in phases. the cost to cross bay area state run bridges would be raised by $1 dollar in 2019, go up

maureen kelly kron4 news. (steve) for the fourth time in less than a month --- a sea lion has attacked a swimmer in the san francisco bay.(pam) the attacks are happening at aquatic park. three times in december. and the latest just this morning. around 7-a-m two women were swimming when a sea lion latched onto one woman's leg.. and tried to drag her underwater. a friend who helped rescue her from the water...describes what happened next. (pam) last month, the beach was closed to swimmers following the attacks. (pam) but not this time. (steve) that is spurring some concern about whether it is safe to swim at aquatic park.. and also why these

(pam) kron4's maureen kelly talked to some of young so- called "dreamers" who say, they are tired of being used as a bargaining chip by politicians. (rally natsi'm tired of our community living in fear. we're going backwards we need to move forward with immigrationshaila ramos was brought to this country by her parents when she was two. 'when people tell me that i don't belong here i'm like i grew up here i do belong here. this is where my family is when my friends areshe is currently has protected status under daca...the program was halted by president trump, who's portrait hangs just steps from (rally nats (steve) immigrant rights activists rallied outside of the federal building in san francisco. they are calling on congress to pass the dream act, which would give undocumented youth a path to citizenship.(pam) kron4's maureen kelly talked to some of young so- called "dreamers" who say, they are tired of being used as a bargaining chip by politicians. (rally natsi'm tired of our community living in fear. we're going backwards we need to move forward with immigrationshaila ramos was

(steve) kron4's maureen kelly got a primer from one pot shop which is already doing brisk businesses today. the lines were long here at oakland's harborside cannabis dispensary.....cash registers chiming non stop....for those browsing the bud displays for the first time.... it's a bit much.(unnamed customer)it's overwhelming for me because i know so little but it's interesting to see the different types (steve deangelo, harborside dispensary)for the newbies are people i call lapsed stoners who what a good experience with cannabis in their youth and are returning to back it welcome to the world of modern cannabisfor starters....you don't have to smoke it anymore....pot extracts can be smoothed on in salves, taken in drops....and vaped like e- cigerates. if they last time you toked a joint jerry garcia was still alive....since then scientists have determined that while thc is what get's users high....another cannabinoid called cbd is good for reliving pain and anxiety. now some products allow shoppers to decide the ratio of those compounds they want to ingest. cannabis extracts also no

(steve) kron4's maureen kelly talked to the plumber... whose van you see being pilfered.. he says, the crooks wiped out about a -third of his livelihood. tuesday morning patrick stanton came out to find all of the doors of his plumbing company's van ajar...and found thieves had gotten away with some very expensive tools they got all of the cordless tools all of the power tools everything they even stole my seat organizer have my schedulebecause he has a high def security camera pointed at his van....the entire operation was captured on video. in addition to taking 8-grand worth of tools, the theives also did about 2 grand in damage to the van ignition as they tried to steal that too.but the most concerning part to patrick and his family is that this all happened right outside their north concord townhouse. it's scary to have your safe space no pun intended violated like that so close where your children are sleeping it puts a panic in your gut that you're not sure how to deal with so we're working on the shock of it all. obviously safety is a concern and we're gonna take s

maureen kelly kron4 news. (steve) new in the bay area... a man was arrested for unlawful possession of and brandishing of a firearm in fairfield. 32-year-old herbert similton is the suspect who had a rifle on him... police first received a call of a possible residential burglary in progress in the 1900 block of san benito street... but when they arrived to scence...there was actually a disturbance between a resident in one house and workers at another house. the suspect herbert went into his home during the conlict to get his rifle...causing the workers to run from the area. (steve) the lake county man charged with attempted murder of an armored truck guard last year has been found guilty. ivan morales was convicted today on robbery, assault and personal discharge of a firearm charges. morales and another man followed an armored car to a bank. that's where they held up the guard, stole money and shot the guard in the head. morales then drove to calistoga after the alleged robbery... resulting in a four hour chase...involving nearly 200 law

kron4's maureen kelly talked with owners whose dog were infected, and explains what city officials are doing to try to stop it. signs have been posted at union city's drigon dog park and fremont's central park dog parkwarning that some cases of a bacterial infection called leptospirosis have been linked to those locations.the owners of this 7 month old ncnab mix named shay say their dog was diagnosed and believe she picked it up while playing in drigon.we had to keep her inside for three weeks which was tough. she lost weight in the process but we just took her back today and she gained 9 pounds so she's good to go known commonly as lepto, the disease can spread through infected animal urine found in stagnant water or soil. according to the american vetinary medical assocation website , it can be transferred to people and cause flu like symtpons and sometimes resulting kidney or liver diease.officals at both parks say they've closed and disinfected both parks twice since the cases were first reported to them, although they say they have not confirmed any of the dogs were actually sicke

(pam) kron4's maureen kelly talked to the c- h-p ... officials say, they are on patrol trying to catch those responsible. (maureen)all of the incidents all of the (maureen)(maureen) all of the incidents happened yesterday here on 280 between highway 84 near woodside and highway 85 near cupertino. in all the commuter buses had windows shattered by an unknown object...possibly a rock or a pellet gun. in four of the cases the buses were transporting apple employees. the fifth bus involved google workers. some of the incidents happening in the morning, others in the evening. in some instances the buses were travelling northbound, others southbound. no one was hurt in any of the incidents, but the chp are taking this very seriously and are out patroling for whoever is responsible, because this is a very reckless thing to do. (officer art montiel, chp)we don't know when someone is shooting at a vehicle or throwing something at a vehicle what it's gonna cost. it could cause the driver took lose control the vehicle and this case being a bus it

kron 4's maureen kelly talk to the plumber who says the scariest part is that this happened right outside of where his children sleep. tuesday morning patrick stanton came out to find all of the doors of his plumbing company's van ajar...and found thieves had gotten away with some very expensive tools they got all of the cordless tools all of the power tools everything they even stole my seat organizer have my schedulebecause he has a high def security camera pointed at his van....the entire operation was captured on video. in addition to taking 8-grand worth of tools, the theives also did about 2 grand in damage to the van ignition as they tried to steal that too.but the most concerning part to patrick and his family is that this all happened right outside their north concord townhouse. it's scary to have your safe space no pun intended violated like that so close where your children are sleeping it puts a panic in your gut that you're not sure how to deal with so we're working on the shock of it all. obviously safety is a concern and we're gonna take some more preventative measures to k

maureen kelly kron4 news. an undocumented u-c berkeley student... arrested at a border checkpoint... is now a free man. luis mora was locked up for three weeks at the otay mesa dentention facility in san diego . mora is a student at uc berkeley and expected to return to school soon. the 20-year-old student and his girlfriend were leaving a party january... when they took a wrong turn and ended up at a checkpoint. mora overstayed his visa while visiting the u.s. from colombia as a child. while luis mora is free...he and his attorney reminded people not to forget about the more than 36-thousand people... still in detention facilities. lp, kron4 news (catherine) tonight a deal to avoid a government shutdown is coming down to the wire. the federal government runs out of money late friday night.(steve) that's unless congress reaches a deal to keep the country up and running. white house correspondent mark meredith has the very latest. during a visit to the pentagon thursday morning, president trump said he wasn't sure if congress would find a way to avoi

maureen kelly kron4 news. kron4 news.maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) in the south bay... we're learning about a second dog that had to be hospitalized after coming down with what's knows as "dog flu." kron4 visited the cambell vet hospital earlier this week. they're now telling us that a second dog, a basset hound, required hospitalization after contracting the virus. dog flu causes coughing, nasal discharge, lethargy, decreased appetite... and is highly contagious. vets at the hospital are concerned the flu will spread throughout the south bay... ábut there is a vaccine that the clinic recommends all dog owners get for their pets. (catherine) the grueling search for victims entered a fourth day friday...following the mudslidesin southern california.... rescue teams and cadaver dogs are still digging through knee- deep mud looking for people who haven't been seen in days. the number of confirmed deaths is seventeen.....but could go higher. the number of people missing since flash flooding smashed through mo

kron4's maureen kelly spoke with the owners... dealing with losing their dream home. the 69 year old house went down surprisingly quickly.... it's redwood and plaster broken up into bits with the merciless claw of an escavator. the house had managed to stay standing after the 1998 el nino storms sent another neighboring cliffside home on this block crashing to the beach below....and resulted in several others on this stretch to be torn down. but another monster el nino during the winter of 2015-2016 ate away what was left of its yard and undermined the foundation. they won't let you stay in a house that you can see the ocean when you look out down at the windowmelissa mcconnel wore all black as she documented the death of her dreamhouse. she and her husband bought it in 2009 and spent 7 years remodeling it themselves. they had just begun moving in, when the house was yellowtagged. they did what they could to save it....here's video from the spring of 2016 when they had it pulled forward to a safer position on the cliff and put up on blocks as they tried to find anothe

maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) happening now. police are looking for a suspect... caught on camera stealing items from a home in concord. take a look. police say, this man broke into a home and stole numerous items. luckily, a neighbor's surveillance camera was nearby to capture the man leaving the area. authorities advice the public.... to invest in their very own surveillance cameras ... to help law enforcement crack down on home invasions. (steve) for the first time in more than three months... students in santa rosa returned to their schools that were damaged in the north bay wildfires. both saint rose catholic school and cardinal newman high school were back in session today. kron 4's lydia pantazes was there as first responders welcomed the students back. this is the first day back to class for two schools here in santa rosa.cardinal newman high school here behind me and st. rose elementary and middle school.both are on the same campus.(take vo)let's take s look at video outside of st. rose elementary where a ceremony is taking place welcoming the students ba

maureen kelly kron4 news. (steve) a man is behind bars tonight...accused of shooting a victim in vacaville. it happened around 10 saturday night on twilight street. once at the scene police found evidence of a shooting...including bullet holes in a car. and after futher investigation... officers discovered that 44-year-old joseph finocchio was involved in a confrontation with two people he knew...a man and woman. one of them was shot during the confrontation. finocchio was arrested after the incident. the victim...whose sex hasn't been released... is in the hospital tonight in stable condition. (pam) happening now: in santa rosa, police are looking for a group of intruders, who forced their way into a home and robbed the owners . it happened yesterday morning, at a home near the corner of golden gate and fresno avenues. the homeowner woke up to a loud knocking at the door. when he got up to answer the door .... three to four robbers forced their way in and demanded money. one of the suspects was wearing a shir

maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) happening now:the google engineer fired for writing a controversial memo criticizing the company for pushing diversity... has filed a lawsuit. he is accusing google of discriminating against white men and conservatives. james damore was fired last summer, after writing a memo criticizing google for pushing mentoring and diversity programs... damore also blamed biological differences for the lack of women in technology jobs.. he filed the lawsuit in santa clara county superior court earlier today. it claims.... google disfavors white men for promotions, and opens positions to fulfill diversity quotas.<"if you read my document. it really is biting that bias unlawful harassment intimidation, i'm trying to remove that from the workplace, i really don't understand how interpreted another way."(pam) the lawsuit also another former google engineer -- who left the company in 20-16. the two men hope to create a class action suit against the company. (steve)(ááávoááá) new at ten:video of a destructive house fire in santa rosa.. it severely damaged three rooms

maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) new tonight at 5... a san francisco police officer arrested for sexual assault will make his first court appearance this week. (ááávoááá) justin mc- call has been charged with sexually assaulting an unconscious person and sexual penetration with a foreign object. mc-call, a four-year veteran of the department, was arrested yesterday but is out on bail. he is expected to make his first court appearance friday. (grant) for your health tonight... flu activity in california is especially high for this time of the year... that's according to the state's health department. officials are seeing a level of flu cases on par with the peak of flu season. but peak season isn't until february. health officials are encouraging anyone who has not gotten a flu shot to get one. other ways to slow down the spread of flu... cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, wash your hands often, avoid touching your face. and if you are not feeling well-- stay home.home.well-- stay home. (vicki) bart is getting closer to rol

maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) tonight we are learning about another flu related death in california.... 39-year-old michelle maroney-placenia died last week in bakersfield. family members say she was healthy before she started to feel flu-like symptoms. another family member says she was brought to the hospital in an ambulance...and died within the hour. she leaves behind a husband and five children. (grant) we are tracking breaking news overseas... where several people have been injured after a volcano erupted near a ski resprt in japan. this is happening in the central part of the country...northwest of tokyo. details are still coming into our newsroom, but according to japanese media...the eruption triggered an avalance...injuri ng nine people. at least one skier is missing. a search has just started... we'll keep you posted. lawrence karnow: the day started with some rain and ended with some sunshine. storm clouds moved in overnight to bring the rain. some of the norht bay locations had over an inch of

kron 4's maureen kelly has the latest. voters could soon decide if commuters will have to start coughing up more money...if they want to cross all of the bay area bridges, except the golden gate. but as painful as that could be to the pocketbook....those who support the idea says that extra money will finance billions of dollars of transportation projects that will ease gridlock. nobody likes higher bridge tolls of course not but nobody likes sitting in congestion either the bay area toll authority will vote on january 24th on whether to put what will be called regional measure three on the june ballot. the bay area council will then start campaigning for it to pass. it'll add more vehicles to bart it would double the size of the ferry system. it'll improve highways and bridges and bus transitif passed by a majority of voters from all 9 counties the toll hikes would be implemented in phases. the cost to cross bay area state run bridges would be raised by $1 dollar in 2019, go up another buck in 2022, and then up another do

(steve) kron4's maureen kelly marched along with those honoring dr king.. several who said recent statements made by president trump underscored their need to be present. the theme the 2018 martin luther king junior march is the urgency of now.....organiz erssayingthat a return to a past era of intolerance and despair ihave given voice to some of our nation's worst instincts.many held signs with dr king's likeness...and inspirational slogans....like this one reading to ignore evil is to become accomplice to it. lt governor gavin newsom brought two of his daughters to march. he says the presidents recent vulgar and deragatory comments when discussing immigration last week made this attending this celebration even more important. in so many ways we didn't need those comments about haiti in africa and el salvador to remind us who's in the white house in terms of his bigotry and his hatred and the diet of resentment that he feeds the american people on a daily basis but the acuity of those comments, the dismissiveness of those particularly framed with norway, j

kron 4's maureen kelly talked to the plumber who says the scariest part is that this happened right outside his home. tuesday morning patrick stanton came out to find all of the doors of his plumbing company's van ajar...and found thieves had gotten away with some very expensive tools they got all of the cordless tools all of the power tools everything they even stole my seat organizer have my schedulebecause he has a high def security camera pointed at his van....the entire operation was captured on video. in addition to taking 8-grand worth of tools, the theives also did about 2 grand in damage to the van ignition as they tried to steal that too.but the most concerning part to patrick and his family is that this all happened right outside their north concord townhouse. it's scary to have your safe space no pun intended violated like that so close where your children are sleeping it puts a panic in your gut that you're not sure how to deal with so we're working on the shock of it all. obviously safety is a concern and we're gonna take some more preventative measures to keep our family safe