plus, i'm trevor shirley in washington. president biden comes face-to-face with chinese president xi jinping. earlier today. i got details on what the 2 world leaders discussed. >> and our top story tragedy in the east bay, a fire at a housing complex leaves 2 people dead. the very latest on the investigation. >> from the bay news station. you're watching kron. and news. >> thanks for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. i'm noelle bellow that top story. investigators still unclear what caused a fire in the east bay and broke out early this morning. and although crews were quick to respond to of the residents inside the complex were unable to make it out in time. kron four's charles clifford joining us live from the scene of the fire in walnut creek with more details, charles. >> yeah, well, this is just a very sad situation. this fire broke out early this morning in the townhouse complex right behind me here the fires under control now, but unfortunately of 2 people have died and at least one possibly more people have

i'm trevor shirley. >> definitely a sight to see. coming up next, a toy for the gamers in your life. if you're talking about your four-legged family members, that how they made a video game for dogs. >> apparently you can teach old dogs. new tricks, even in the form of video games. take a look. this is a prototype that comes from joy paw games. the company is running the video games on e custom saliva resistance touch screen console because the canine competitors play with their snouts is just saw. there you go. researchers say the project could actually help with dogs brains as they get older games include a whack, a mole challenge and a test to see if the doggie gamer can pick which side of an image contains more bubbles. here's the best part your furry friend succeeds the machine actually dispenses a treat. the creator says the most difficult part of testing is getting the dogs to play the game without peanut butter, the screens definitely might get a little messy there. if that's what you gotta do. olivia horton is standing by fo

washington correspondent trevor shirley. >> has a preview of the big races all across the country. >> well, tomorrow's elections will determine who controls congress. but the big question remains, what will be the biggest issues that get voters out the door to cast their ballots? inflation remains stubbornly high and interest rates have been steadily rising. the economy is shaping up to be one of the key issues on voters minds. some experts say that could be the biggest reason people turn out to vote. it's unclear though, how other issues will factor in including topics like abortion or voting rights. some political experts believe those issues could take a back seat to the economy. some close races include the georgia senate election with republican herschel walker deadlocked with incumbent democratic senator raphael warnock. according to recent polls and the pennsylvania senate race between democrat john fetterman and republican mehmet oz. another race considered to be a toss up over the weekend. both parties said they believe they have what it takes to either get or maintain contro

washington correspondent trevor shirley has a look now at the latest numbers. and today's numbers were also lower than many economists were expecting. according to today's numbers, inflation reached 7.7% in october. >> compared to a year ago, that was the smallest year-over-year gain since january, according to the labor department, excluding volatile food and energy prices. the data shows core inflation rose 6.3% over the past year. the numbers are good news in could be signs that inflation is slowing down. despite that the federal reserve is expected to continue raising interest rates to keep prices from growing. some fear that could trigger a recession by next year. the white house says it has confidence in the fed's approach. we consider them the first. >> and foremost inflation, biden, the president has every faith in their ability do what they're doing. >> and some experts say this will need to be a trend of inflation numbers going down over the next few months before most americans start to feel any change in their day-to-day lives. reporting in washingt

i'm trevor shirley. >> the city of chesapeake, virginia has scheduled a candlelight vigil tonight to honor the victims of the mass shooting at a walmart store. it takes place nearly one week after the rampage that claimed 6 lives. 6 other people were wounded. police say the shooter was an overnight manager who left behind a note that claimed he was harassed by co-workers and that he believed his phone had been hacked. he died at the scene in an alleged suicide. well, the biden administration is easing some oil sanctions on venezuela in an effort to boost negotiations between the country's government during a complex, political and humanitarian crisis. the u.s. is allowing chevron to resume limited energy production in the south american country. after years of sanctions, millions of people have left venezuela recently due to the poor economy. there. chevron says the new policy means it can be a constructive presence in that country, supporting social investment programs that provide humanitarian relief. developing news out of china this morning. the chinese government continues to br

i'm trevor shirley. >> well, united nations says the world's population hit to the 8 billion mark today, but it's according to a report released over the summer, the un's day of 8 billion is more symbolic than purse. ice officials say this should be a wake-up call for the world. the upward trend threatens to leave even more people further behind as governments are struggling to provide enough classrooms and jobs for a rapidly growing number of youth. the world's population now projected to reach around 8.5 billion by 2030, and 9.7 billion by the year 2050. we've got a lot to get to today. coming up. >> reports that russian missiles have struck pole. and what we know so far as the war in ukraine spills past the border. plus, california's first lady taking the stand in the ongoing assault case against harvey weinstein. and san francisco's mayor says the streets will be safer. holiday shoppers this year. the very latest plans she has for the city after the break. >> in international news this afternoon, russia pounded ukraine's energy facilities today and officials in ukraine are saying th

shirley. and we have an update to a story we broke last night. palo alto police have arrested a man accused of firing shots yesterday. >> and fleming's steakhouse at the stanford shopping center. they say 32 year-old zachary ginsberg of san jose as a former employee there and says he'd been sending threatening messages, text messages to his former supervisor, a result of a personal conflict. today detectives got a warrant for his arrest on charges of attempted murder and shooting at an occupied building. the restaurant was open with the customers inside when that shooting happened monday. no one was injured. >> after extending their lead as the oakland mayoral race last night, progressive city council member shank out has declared victory. she won the race for oakland. mayor actually pulled ahead by only 650 votes. she got 50.3% of the ranked choice vote in a statement she said i've never felt more hopeful about oakland's future more determined to lead the fight. i'm excited to get to work. bu

i'm trevor shirley. >> coming up, police are investigating a killing at a concert this past summer. how a high-profile biker gang is involved. plus, researchers working on a vaccine to be fentanyl overdose symptoms. an update on their work and a domestic violence situation escalates into a standoff with the family held hostage and a man shot dead. what we know about that case after the break. >> welcome back on the peninsula. redwood city police shot and killed a man with a gun who was threatening a woman and 3 children in a car. those shots cause drivers to take cover at the intersection of el camino. kron four's. justin campbell has the story. >> redwood city police tell us this was a domestic violence incident. they tell us that an armed man with a he and gun used 3 kids as a human shield in here is how it happened. they tell us a 9-1-1 call came in after 3 o'clock to dispatch. when the dispatcher heard a child screaming in the background. now the call abruptly disconnected. she tried calling back, but it went to voicemail and they were able to ping the location of the call. and

i'm trevor shirley. >> all right. well, does election season and the results? have you feeling a little bit stressed? digging a hole might help you out? that's according to some scientists in scotland who say the physical act of digging a hole can help east and tension. there are also some notable personalities who say that digging through dirt and into the ground can help draw the focus away from the world's distractions. seymour cray was a pioneer in the field of supercomputers. when he got stuck. he said he dig under his home over time. he ended up with a full tunnel. that's an interesting way to pass the time. but hey, i guess, different strokes for different folks. coming up election day, bringing some unusual weather in northern california. we have a look at the damage left behind by a tornado in the central valley. >> plus, payroll problems persist for san francisco teachers. what they're doing to bring their grievances up the chain. and checking in on the balance of power in the u.s. house. will democrats be able to hold onto power? that's next. vote ta

i'm trevor shirley. >> a u.s. judge in texas blocked president joe biden's plan to provide millions of borrowers with student loan forgiveness. a district court judge was a trump administration appointees says the program is an overreach of executive power. the program was already on hold because of a separate lawsuit in a federal appeals court in st. louis. the plan that would clear up about $20,000 in debt for pell grant recipients with most student loan borrowers receiving $10,000 in relief. former president trump is stepping up his attacks against florida governor ron desantis. both men are likely vying to lead the republican party. the former president yesterday called desantis average and accused him of playing games by not announcing his decision about running for president in 2024. desantis just won reelection in florida by nearly 20 points during the midterm elections. he has not responded publicly to trump's attacks. a former president trump says he has planned a big announcement quote for next week. and

our washington correspondent trevor shirley has a look at their priorities as the balance of power now shifts on capitol hill. >> well, some house republicans say investigations into hunter biden will be one of their major focus is next year along with investigations into the justice department and the irs. republicans gearing up for key leadership positions in the next congress already have their investigative sights set on some familiar targets were committed to doing an aggressive fashion. but in a way that's consistent with the constitution. house republicans like congressman jim jordan and james comer say they plan to go after what they believe are suspicious business dealings of the president's son, hunter biden. i think there are all kinds of questions that need to be answered and we were determined to get there. we want to know what the biden administration is trying to hide from the american people and why they're not being transparent. reports say the white house has anticipated this for a while and is prepared in the meantime, republicans say they also want to investigate th

shirley has that for us. >> well, some good news already. white house officials say they're not anticipating a huge covid surge over the holiday season like we saw last year. but even with that in mind, they're urging everyone to use common sense. the white house covid response team gave an update earlier today. today also begins a six-week pushed by the administration to get more americans vaccinated by the end of the year. officials also announced an additional 350 million dollars to make that ever happen. along with increased enforcement of safety measures at nursing homes. officials say if you haven't gotten an updated booster, it is too late to get one in time to protect to during thanksgiving, but they say there sooner you get one, the safer you will be during other gatherings later in the holiday season. they're also encouraging everyone to get a flu shot all in an effort to get hospitals from getting overcrowded. right now, hospitals are seeing a rise in cases of covid flu and rsv. that's another respiratory virus primarily affecting

i'm trevor shirley. tens of thousands of protesters descended on mexico's capital upset that their president has plans to overhaul the country's electoral authority. >> president andres manuel lopez obrador says his reforms would give citizens more say in who is elected and would cut financing for political parties. demonstrators are worried this proposal would affect the national election institute. onerof the most trusted institutions in the country and make it more political. currently, the president's ruling party does not have a big enough majority to make the proposed changes. now we'll get the latest from ukraine where president volodymyr zelenskyy made a surprise visit to the liberated city of kherson. this is coming just days after russian troops pulled out of the area 2 months after president vladimir putin claimed it as russian territory. so let's get called the russian withdrawal. quote, the beginning of the end of the war and he claims russian troops committed more than 400 war crimes in the

washington correspondent trevor shirley has those details. the president made that announcement from the white house says americans all across the country continue to deal with higher than normal gas prices. >> his comments came after major u.s. oil producers announced high 3rd quarter earnings. the president said of oil companies don't take steps to lower gas prices. they could pay for through higher taxes. according to the president, companies would pay higher taxes on their excess profits along with other restrictions. but the american petroleum institute, which represents oil companies, says oil producers don't set prices. the market does and that americans want solutions, not campaign rhetoric from the president. >> it's time for these coming to stop war profiteering, meet their responsibilities in this country. give the american people breaking still do very well. american people are going to judge who's standing with them. and who is only looking out for their own bottom line, if this administration. >> we're really serious about lower

i'm trevor shirley ktla. 5 news. >> former president donald trump is reportedly signaling he could declare a 2024 white house bid soon after the midterm elections. >> launched a for his campaign. trump teased a reelection campaign during a rally thursday night in iowa. >> the first caucus state in the gop primary. that axios report also has discussions do remain fluid and things could change depending on tuesday's election results. meantime, a judge on thursday approved appointing a special independent monitor to oversee the trump organization's financial statements. this comes after the new york attorney general asked for additional oversight to stop what they are calling decades long fraud conducted by the former president and 3 of his children, ag letitia james filed a 250 million dollar lawsuit in september against trump and wants the family banned from doing business in the state. trump responded with a lawsuit of his own accusing the ag of violating his privacy and now to an important reminder on sunday, we set our clocks back one hour, starting at 02:00am some sleet, sleep. experts

i'm trevor shirley. senator dianne feinstein back in washington, d.c., we caught up with her at san francisco's international airport as she started her trip back to work and she told us the guns >> are far too accessible. >> you know, one of the tragedies of us as we become a nation of guns. it's easy for virtually anybody to get a weapon. and we see the carnage that's taking place. and i think the shooting. many people. it's such a shock to the american that i'm really hopeful. that there will be a movement to begin to reduce the number of fire in this country. >> the senator introduced an assault weapons ban back in 2021, she says after last week's shooting she will continue to fight for this. >> time now for our 4 zone forecast with a live look at the golden gate bridge which is looking particularly fetching tonight. it's always so pretty. meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez joining us here now with what we can expect this week. you're tracking rain for later on. yeah, it's something i haven't said in a