>> grant:and i'm grant lodes. the incident happened in this afternoon. police were called to the area of outlook and 66th avenues. >>the toddler was with her mother. in a car when she was shot. >> grant:kron four's charles clifford is following this story for us tonight. he joins us live at children's hospital in oakland -- with an update on the toddler's condition. >> reporter: >> she is 2 years old and is fighting for her life right now. unfortunately, we have to deal with this the first part of january. please keep the family empire. --in

prayer >> reporter: the are still an answer questions. if we will keep you posted as we receive the tells. -- details >> grant:staying in oakland. a young girl is hit by a car while walking to school. kron four's philippe djegal spoke with a witness who says crossing bancroft avenue can be risky. >>- "i could see. i could see know, i -- you know." >> reporter:still shaken up. >> reporter:rachel yanez shares a photo of the crash aftermath. >> reporter:oakland police and the fire department tending to a had just been hit by a car while crossing bancroft avenue around 8-20 in the morning. >>- "they're kids. it could be your kid, my kid -- anybody's kids." with

>> reporter:yanez says she saw the little girl lying here in the median as she walked by and was just grateful when she noticed the girl showing some signs of life. >>- "i stood there until i know that they got her in the put her on the stretcher ambulance car and i seen her lift herhead up and then oh,god -- she's ok. she's ok." >> reporter:the prinicipal at nearby cox academy confirms the young girl is a student at his school. >> reporter:yanez says cars routinely this has been a problem for quite sometime. cox academy shares a campus with reach academy. >> reporter:and, both schools have made changes to the pick-up and after school, which area safer. >> reporter:but yanez says more can be done, like adding a crossing guard where the child was hit. >>- "maybe make that, you know the street and it lights up. down on another street and i say oh, wow, you can see it from far." >> reporter:for now, yanez is hoping the little girl gets back on her feet and is back in school in no time. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. >> grant:people all across

the bay area -- are gearing up ahead of this weekend's powerful storm. which is expected to bring intense rain, chances of flooding and more snow in the sierra. >> vicki:kron four meteorologist brittney shipp is tracking this storm for us tonight in the weather center. brit, what can you tell us? >> brittney: we have cooler air that is moving into read on sure use all the difference today from yesterday. tomorrow, you will still see cooler temperatures. one think we are watching for is based news system that will come in for the weekend. all we are down four degrees in fairfield and san jose huh along with letterman livermore. --along with livermore. >> brittney: 49 degrees in concord, 47 degrees in san jose and 44 in livermore.

>> brittney: heavy rain showers will get here by saturday. >> brittney: we are under the freeze warning until tomorrow morning. so a lot of our locations will drive down into the low 20s. we are looking at a lot of rain showers that will start saturday morning. as no fault in the higher elevations of the sierra. if you want to be careful traveling. you should go tomorrow what is nice and dry because once the system starts it will be very difficult to get there. take a look at how heavy the rainfall is far from 3:00 a.m. on sunday. we are tracking or from 3 to 5 in. off or rainfall. i will time out the rest of the system and inform you of what you'd expect coming up. >> vicki:thanks, brittney!

>> vicki:in the east bay. public works crews are taking advantage of the break in the wet weather today. >> grant: this week's storm and preparing for the next one. kron4's haaziq madyun shows us where the work is being done. >> reporter:public works crews were busy thursday removing downed trees clearing storm drains and removing debris here in the city of concord in preparation for the next big storm. >> we sing pretty busy here at especially in the season of the rain showers. >> reporter:for nearly 24 hours. >> reporter:truck drivers along i-80 in the sierra were stuck in anwith i-80 shut down in both directions over night. cal trans turned away many truck drivers at the popular applegate exit. >> reporter:crews say this is one of the since 20- 10.with three feet of snow reported in some ski hist >>technical difficulties

>> reporter: >> vicki: for nearly 24 hours a truck drivers along tight 80 embassy in rome were stuck in i 18 with a shutdown in both directions overnight. caltrans turned away many truck drivers at the popular applegate exit.

>> vicki: crew says this is one of the since 2010 with 3 ft. of snow reported and some ski resorts. >> vicki:drivers say all the fresh powder and slippery roads.caught them off guard. >> reporter: i am here and there lomond. people are going about their business. it seems fairly busy this evening. and people are stocking up on food and firewood. and of course sandbanks. you also see plenty of signs. let's look

at how people are getting ready for this next big storm. >> reporter: hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. >> are getting our firewood closer to the house and working on our generator it we are going to fire that up after we get the gas. >> reporter: donna smith is trying to stop a mudslide from happening again. >> i am very worried because when it goes it it goes right to here both that atriums. are destroyed.

>> reporter: the atmospheric river bearing down and the santa cruz mountains could bring down 20 in. of all rainshowers early next week. here on the seller result leopard print they fisher expect to his garage to be flooded again what sandbags or no sandbags. --here in the san lorenzo river, and dave fisher and expect his bride to be flooded again with the sandbags or no sandbags. >> reporter: knowing all too well with these monstrous storms are capable of. 25 years ago this weekend, santa cruz mountains have the famous storm of 1982, the so-called 100 years

storm where 22 people lost their lives. tick people died. in a landslide called love creek. >> vicki:and take a look at the damage on highway one in big sur. fallen rock and mud forced it closed yesterday. - >> vicki:rivers are also rising near cabins in the resort area. up this are before the weekend storm hits. >> grant:to protect your home from any flooding this weekend. several places around the bay area are offering sandbags so you can protect your home or business. >> grant:you can find that list. on our website kron four dot com. and stick with kron 4 all week long. and through the weekend. we have everything you need to know about the upcoming storm and you can get updates sent right to your phone. >> grant:all you have to do is download the free kron 4 mobile app.that way you can track live radar, and be as prepared as possible. >> vicki:a bank robbery in the east bay. news at five.

police asking for the public's help identifying a man seen in this video. who stole thousands of dollars from a bank in berkeley. >> vicki:and disturbing video - showing several people... >> grant: beating and yelling at a special needs teenager - and it was all streamed live on facebook. what police are now doing. >> vicki:and next, >> vicki: heard today outside san francisco district attorney's office. why these people are calling on the d-a. to file charges against san francisco officers.

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>> grant:supporters of those killed by san francisco police officers are once again calling on district attorney george gascon to "do his job" and file charges against the officers. >> vicki:this time, the case revolves around the fatal shooting of amilcar perez- lopez. perez-lopez was shot and killed by undercover officers in san francisco's mission district in february of 2015. >> vicki:police maintain it was in self defense because perez-lopez was coming at them with a knife. but a private autopsy conducted on behalf of the family maintains he was shot in the back several times and was in fact moving away from officers. >> grant:today san francisco public defender joined protestors outside the d.a.'s office to demand justice. kron 4's dan kerman is live outside the san francisco hall of justice with more. >> reporter: dozens of

protesters are here today and they are asking for justice. they are asking to turn up the heat on the district attorney until he take action. >>protest >> reporter: chanting, do your job. demanding that the district attorney, and file charges against the san francisco police officers that killed lopez in 2016. >> he was running away and shot in the back 16 best-six times. >> reporter: claim that the shooting was self-defense. >> reporter: among a dozen officers involved shootings that the d.a. has yet to make a starting fast-

charging decision. >> it has been too long since the d.a. has not been able to reach a decision regarding the murder of lopez. >> we are not happy that the case is taking the lead of time that it is taking. but we have to be correct in the process. . >> reporter: there'll be no consequences for their actions. >> out accountability would not see a change in culture and change and practice of unjustified murder of people of color stop in san francisco. >> reporter: there is no time line listed to where they will complete this investigation. but they do say that department will

look at officer involved shootings. and it will help to clear of this investigation and other officers involved shootings. >> vicki:a woman is in critical condition tonight. after she was severly burned when a fire broke out at a santhis all happened in the forest knolls neighborhood at clarendon avenue. early this morning. >> vicki:responders learned a women living in the condo was trapped inside. courtsy of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c- news. >> vicki:fire crews needed to use the longest ladder to reach thethe woman was found with severe burns. and was taken to a burn center in critical condition. >> vicki:the cause of that fire is now under investigation. >> vicki:and in concord. >> vicki:another two-alarm fire caused chaos for residents who jumped through windows to escape the flames. now the nearly 2-dozen people living in the apartment building have been displaced. >> vicki:a kron-4 viewer sent in some video of what she saw. 6 -p-m wednesday night on lani kai drive.

>> vicki:fire fighters had to come to the rescue for people stuck on their second-story balconies. four residents were seen for minor injuries but they are all expected to make recoveries. >> vicki:the american red cross has been on scene to help those displaced by the fire. >> grant:to prevent more tragedies like the deadly oakland warehouse fire.a california senator has come up with a plan to introduce new legislation focusing on artist workspaces. >> vicki: >> grant:democratic senator nancy skinner of berkeley says she details of the legislation.but wants to ensure artists will have safe places to work and live. >> grant:senator skinner is also authority for building inspectors to enter properties.and also to provide loans to help buildings stay up to code. investigators have not said what caused the december 2nd fire.that claimed the lives of 36-people at the artist loft known as the ghost ship. >> grant:happening today. >> grant:there will be a special screening of the

movie, "exit through the gift shop" to help raise money for the victims of the deadly ghost ship fire. >> grant:the movie follows the famous artist "banksy". >> grant:it's being shown at the rialto cinemas elmwood in oakland at 7-pm tonight. the theater says all proceeds from the screening will go to the ghost ship fire relief fund. tickets are 12-50 for adults and 10-dollars for children, seniors, and students. >> vicki: taking a look outside right now. you look at the golden gate bridge. it is cold. cold temperatures on its away. >> vicki: with a whole lot of grain on its way. --rain here is metereologist, brittney shipp with the weather!

>> brittney: heavy rain showers will continue until 930 in the morning so anytime you see dark red that means a heavy, heavy rain showers coming down. for a few hours at least. as we approached sunday, but things will start to lighten up just a little bit. but we are tracking all of this

moisture that continues to pick up and move then to our region. it is a river of moisture. it changes the atmosphere. bringing in truck like weather. -- tropics like weather. and even snow. >> brittney: we will pick up close to an inch of rain showers but it will be fright--saturday and sunday were these my fault numbers will continue to climb. -- where these teotals >> grant:and happening now.

>> grant:pg&e crews are working around the clock. making last minute preps in anticipation for the upcoming storm. >> vicki: us how the company plans to keep you and your family safe this weekend. >> reporter: one worker told me that his wife works here. they just wrapped up a 32 hour shift. were so many people have lost power. it attend desk test it again intend to be even worse by the weekend. , they have been told do not make any plans because we could call you then at a moment's notice word they normally do not work the weekend. >> reporter:contact pge crew

spirit to make things safe. >> reporter: they to restore power in as fast as a day. >> reporter: will tran, kron4news >> grant:still ahead. >> grant:millions of young children in the u.s. suffer from food allergies-most commonly to peanuts. but now there's a way to help prevent your child from developing peanut allergies. >> grant:we'll tell you how -- coming up. >> vicki:and next, dozens of people headed to the county of santa clara government center building were turned away - due to a power outage. when the courthouse plans to reopen.

>> grant:police are on the hunt for the crook.in connection with berkeley bank. this is video of the suspectcaught on surveillance cameras. >> grant:it happened december 15th at the wells fargo bank on university avenue. the suspect passed the teller a note demanding moneythen began waving a pistol at several employees and patrons. >> grant:the suspect succesfully fled from the

bank but officers haven't identified a get-away car. the crook is described as a black male in his 40's, slim build, six feet in height, with a grey beard. >> grant:wells fargo. has offered up to five grand for information leading to the suspects identity. >> vicki:a power outage caused by failed equipment has shut down a santa clara government building in san jose today. count officials have announced the building at 70 west hedding street will resume with normal business hours on friday. >> vicki:according to reports.a failed electrical gear to the building is the reason for the outage. >> vicki:one person who went out of his way to file paperwork with the county.was disappointed to find locked doors.with a sign reading 'closed.' >> i was coming down to get a first certificate to get --4 my newborn son that was born after christmas spirit

we chose to come today because it was not raining and we thought that they would be open. >> vicki:no other buildings or other p-g-&-e customers in the area were effected by the failed equipment. officials say. people who need to conduct business with the county today are asked to do so online if possible. >> grant: the power forestall--powerful storm is heading to us for the weekend what you need to do to prepare?

(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> look at them all tied up. >> grant: disturbing does not even begin to describe the images. a live of face but posting a special needs a teenager, beaten and tortured by four people in chicago. police say all four of his attackers are now in jail >> vicki: they have been charged with kidnapping, hate crimes and the whole

string of other offenses. >> vicki:catherine heenan is here to show us what police revealed today. >> catherine:here are the four suspects. police say all of them have admitted their roles in the attack. investigators say the victim's ordeal began on the last day of the year. >>our victim in this case was dropped off by his parents at a mcdonalds in streamwood, illinois. >> catherine:the unidentified 18=year=old lived in crystal lake, about an hour's drive northwest of chicago. he was going to spend new year's eve with former schoolmate jordan hill. >>he's at the mcdonalds and jordan hill goes and steals a van in streamwood. he then picks up our victim who has no knowledge the van is stolen. they drive to the west wide of chicago. >> catherine:for the next two days jordan and the victim visited various locations. on tuesday morning they arrived at the home of two sisters, >>several hours later, that's when they bind him and start assaulting him. >> catherine:the video shows him being punched and kicked , forced to drink toilet water and at one point sliced in his scalp with a

knife. his attack accopanied by politically and racially charged rants. >> "f* k donald trump!" >> catherine:a downstairs neighbor, upset over the noise, called police. >>the two sisters angry that the police were called, they kick in the door of that apartment. >> catherine:officers arrive and take the two women into custody. one of them then notices the victim out on the street, wearing only a tanktop and shorts >>he was bloodied, he was battered and due to the cold weather conditions, i approached him for a field interview. >> catherine:after he was identified as an at=risk individual reported missing by his parents when he failed to return on new year's day. police called an ambulance and arrested the two other suspects. >>thankfully the victim will recover from his injuries. >> catherine:chicago's police superintendent said he had made it a priority to pursue hate=crime charges against the defendents. >>let me be very clear, the actions in that video are reprehensible. that alone with racism have absolutely

no place in the city of chicago or anywhere else for that matter," >> against anyone. >> grant: yikes! thank you, catherine for that report. >> grant: >> grant: here is metereologist, brittney shipp with the weather! >> brittney: would is the cooler temperatures move in today, and to tonight and then tomorrow. then we have

the system that will bring us the flooding rain showers. expectant saturday, sunday and monday. 4 to 5 in. for most of the bay area and five to 10 in. for the coastal hills. agassi the show--forecast with a rain, snow makes for sunday. ---mix for sunday with additional rainfall. >> brittney: also in our higher elevations more snow is expected. parts of livermore and gilroy. tinker toys will drop down to mid twenties to low 30's. -- temperatures will drop down to the mid-20s to low 30s.

>> brittney: low thirties for vallejo, 38 in san francisco. >> technical difficulties.

now is the time for everyone to get their supplies to gather, says the experts. >> reporter: showing me what necessary items are good for people. to embrace you for what could be an historic storm. >> this helps to do this as opposed to and just letting the water come down and sit next to your foundation. >> reporter: including

having a kid handle with water and essential custom fit for your family. rather is just for yourself or a family of four. te, kron4news >> grant:the national weather service have fallen in the area. kern county suffered from a deadly wildfire back in july. >> grant:officials say those burn areas are more prone to flooding and mudslides. >> grant:los angeles search and rescue teams rescued a man the l-a river today. firefighters had to use a boat to bring him back to shore. >> grant:the man did not appear to be injured-- but paramedics were assessing him on the scene. there's no word on how he got trapped. >> grant:but officals that area is often occupied by homeless encampments, and river rescues during seasonal storms are not uncommon.

>> vicki:still ahead. new mothers who pump breast milk often find the process uncomfortable and inconvenient. but a silicon valley company says it has a solution -- breast pump. >> grant:the details -- just ahead. and next, preventing peanut allergies. >> grant:what a new study reveals. about how you can prevent your children from developing peanut allergies later in life. >> vicki:on wallstreet. banks are leading major u.s. stock indexes mostly lower as bond yields slide. the dow fell more than 42 points. the nasdaq. edged up 11 points. and the s&p. lost nearly two points.

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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. >> vicki:medical experts are suddenly comes to advice on giving children peanuts. >> grant:it's taking a lot of people by surprise.catherine heenan is here with details. >> catherine:it sounds like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are back on the menu. new guidelines say most babies should start eating food containing peanuts - early and often.. >> catherine:research shows that early exposure dramatically lowers a baby's chances of becoming allergic. >> catherine:doctors say that if people take this

advice -- we'll start seeing far fewer cases of one of the most common and lethal food allergies. >> catherine:the new national guidelines are described as "game- changing." one reminder from the researchers -- don't give young babies whole peanuts or peanut bits because they can be a choking risk. >> catherine:otherwise -- bring them - on and know you're doing your baby a favor. the advice is coming from the national institutes of health. >> catherine:vicki and grant? >> technical

>> brittney: we are tracking dangerous conditions as we get closer to the weekend. with rainfall totals coming in and with the new system. i will over more details after the break.

>> vicki: the post season is just around the corner for the oakland raiders. p>> grant:in less than two

days, the silver and black.will suit up for their first playoff game in 14- seasons. and the man running the offense-- rookie quarterback connor cook. >> vicki: no pressure! (laughter) >> vicki:mark carpenter caught up with the team before it left for houston. and has the latest on how the 23-year-old is preparing for his big moment. >> mark: depleted at the quarterback position, the raiders have a chance to pull off the most incredible feat yet in their resuregent season-- win a road playoff game with a third-string rookie qb. >> mark: --despite being massively depleted

>>jack del rio "he does a good job of communicating, not quite to the level that derek might be at. derek's a little more comfortable, he's been through it a few times. but he's done a great job. i think he's handled himself now we just need to go play." >> mark: jack del rio.not trying to make connor cook cram for the final exam. instead, he wants him to feel comfortable. >> mark: an even-keeled temperament.is said to be attributes. it when he faces houston's top-ranked defense. >>cook "you know you always have the nerves leading up to the game and once you get out there, have a couple snaps, get hit, get knocked down i think all that stuff kind of goes away and you start to play ball, so obviously at michigan state we played in some big time games there. we were fortunate enough to do that. so i'm going to take whatever i did there and use it, put it to use sunday, or saturday." >>olawale "i can tell he's eager to get out there and compete. i see him making throws in practice and in the game, he had all the confidence in the world going against one of the best defenses in the league, so we are excited to see what he can do on saturday." >> mark: it's been nearly 15-years since the raiders played a game with such high stakes, so del rio has some advice

to minimize stage fright. >>jdr "it's really my experience that the more you can understand the hype surrounding it changes, but the game itself remains a game. we'll be ready to play just as long as we think of it that way. take care of your business, do your job and have fun it's a game." >> mark: hopefully, it doesn't end up being the last game of the season. mark carpenter, kron4 news >> grant: one of the biggest lanes stores and about a decade--of the biggest brainstorms-- rain storms in about a decade. >> brittney: or, even more we will can we will continue to keep you updated as being changes come through. >> brittney: stay slightly

below average. the flooding rains will get here and we will see the sierra rain, snow makes. we will see more rainfall and more snow in the back end. >> brittney: even with all of the sun out today. it was still cooler temperatures. >> brittney: as you are walking up you will see a light rainfall here as know and the sierra. if you are planning to go to the high country for the weekend you may want to try on friday. to be the small system. --- if to be the new system. >> brittney: heavy downpour coming down. we will continue to see letter rainshowers on monday and tuesday. we will see that

atmospheric river. with more mr. coming through our region. over the next few days. when it comes down it will release that rainfall that is closer to the sierra it will be snowfall. copper levered moisture. --an upper level moisture. what topic like weather. >> brittney:--tropic like weather >> brittney: we are up to 3 in. for san francisco, palo mudd and pleasanton. --pedal lon-- petaluma and pleasanton. >> brittney: unsettled weather for saturday and sunday story through

tuesday. wednesday, we start to dry out but we should see another system come thursday. >> vicki: thanks, britt! >> vicki:new mothers who pump breast milk often find it uncomfortable andthe equipment is bulky and loud, and the process can be painful. >> grant:to remedy this. a silicon valley company is out with a new product to make pumping breast milk easier. the hands-free "willow" is the first smart, wearable breast pump. >> grant:it was featured at the consumer electronics show this week. the device it fits in a woman's bra, pumps silently, and is dishwasher safe. >> grant:the willow launches this spring, retailing for 430 dollars. >> vicki: wow! >> vicki:coming up, we introduce you to one bay area grandmother. featured on a 'food network' special.meet the woman. who will be competing against other ladies from across the nation in. "the clash of the grandma's". >> vicki:that story- next.

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i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >> grant:nobody--- i mean nobody--- cooks like grandma. >> grant:but grandmas who duke it out in the kitchen - that's a recipe for something fierce. >> vicki:it's the 'clash of the grandmas'. one bay area grandma is squaring off against women from atlanta, connecticut and new york her nickname is toot and she's in it to win it.

(laughter) deploy >> vicki:you could say - rachelle nicols of millbrae is one hot mama. or better - great grandmama. and can granny cook. >> i have been in that kitchen since i was in about seven or ight years old. >> vicki:rachelle - who goes by tootie - was picked to compete in food network's clash of the grandmas. betty crocker - tootie took on three other grannies - with the iron challenge. >> vicki:yup - cooking a appetizer dish on top of a hot iron. wrapped in filo dough. bold. >> vicki: but, who knew you were so cutthroat? >> interesting. i did not know that i was that cut throat. >> vicki:fortunately tootie prepared danish and coffee for me.

and the winner? you guessed it - the bay area's own - tootie. >> i love food. i'd love to prepare it and i'd love the taste of it. it is kind of exciting for me. (laughter) >> vicki:and as tootie would say - if you can't stand the heat - stay out of the kitchen. in milbrae - vicki liviakis kron 4 news. >> grant: hard-hitting questions. how do you find these people? amazing!

(laughter) >> grant: camp, steve. the news as six is next. --pam and steve >> grant:that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. >> grant:steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. >> steve:, 4 news as 6 is next

(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> pam:a toddler is seriously injured after being shot while with her mother. tonight the hunt is on for those responsible. good evening. i'm pam moore. >> steve:and i'm steve aveson. >> steve:this happened right about noon in east oakland. now police are tyring to determine if may some how be tied to a killing from

yesterday. >> steve:kron 4's charles clifford is at the hospital where the toddler is being cared for. >> steve:charles what have you learned? >> technical difficulties >> reporter: the shooting

could be connected to a homicide yesterday in oakland. the new chief of police has been informed of the situation and have been briefed. in oakland, a charles clifford, 4 news-- kron4news >> steve:thank you, charles. >> steve:supporters of those killed by san francisco police officers are once again calling on district attorney george gascon to "do his job" and file charges against the officers. >> pam:this time, the case revolves around the fatal shooting of amilcar perez- lopez. lopez was shot and killed by undercover officers in san francisco's mission district in february of 2015. police maintain it was in self defense because perez- lopez was coming at them with a knife. but a private autopsy conducted on behalf of the family maintains, he was shot in the back. several times. and was in fact moving away from officers. >> pam:today san francisco's public defender joined protestors outside the d.a.'s office to demand justice.

>> pam:kron 4's dan kerman is live outside the san francisco hall of justice with more. >> reporter: people cannot understand what is taking so long to solve this case. and that is what they are here today to demand justice. >>sot pjhelicia jones/"justice for mario woods coalition" demonstrators gathered outside the hall of justice thursday saying it's an outrage 679 days have passed since amilcar perez-lopez was shot and killed by police, and still the district attorney has yet to francisco police officers who claimed self defense. >>sot jeff adachi/s.f. public defender demonstrators suggest this almost 2 year delay is those here say that simply will not happen

>> if not this case then when? this is problematic because this could happen again. >>sot father richard smith/st. john the evangelist episcopal church we are not going away. and we will not give up. >> reporter:and the family of perez- fact this case along with the fatal shootings of mario among a dozen officer d.a. has yet to make a charging decision. >> week must demand accountability because all of the excuses are gone. there is no excuse. for not bringing in these officers to justice. >> reporter:for it's part the district attorney's

office says the case is still being investigated >>sot alex bastian/s.f. district attorney's spokesman not just expediently we have to make sure that if we have to get this done correctly. >> reporter: there was no time line given unto one this investigation will be complete. protesters say they want this to be processed and they want justice. >> steve: take a look at this because we could be seen a lot of this over the weekend. we have a very big storm headed our way for the weekend. the santa cruz mountains are in the cross hairs. >> pam: and, we will begin our coverage tonight were so many people are getting ready for refuge.

>> reporter:the santa cruz mountains appear to be in the cross hairs of the monster storm headed our way. bracing for the next storm/santa cruz mtns >>ted leggett/ben lomond resident we are giving our fire would next to the house. and we are getting our generator ready and going to get gas for that. >> reporter:bracing for the next storm/santa cruz mtns >> donna smith/ben lomond resident --very worried. it goes into my one part of my driveway. the busy bee a frame. and you see how it distorted here.

>> reporter: bracing for the next storm/santa cruz mtns >> dave fisher/felton resident --it depends on how fast they come up. if they come down all at once or will it taste just a little bit?-- will it pace just a little bit. however, we know where we live. we have been here over 20 years. >> flooded a bunch. bracing for the next storm >> reporter:a fresh load of sand and plenty of takers here at the ben lomond based emergency crisis assistance

center valley churches united , where ted leggett, among others, is stocking up on sand bags and hoping for the best while preparing for the worst. >>sot ted leggett/preparing for big storm yes this is one to be a major storm. one of the big ones. this is a sample of what residents are up against. on wednesday a culvert along unleashed a torrent of rocks and mud that ended up in the parking lot and threatened the pool at the san lorenzo valley siwim club. owner donna smith is trying to stop it from happening again. >> pam:today's sunny weather is providing a much- needed break for people to get out upcoming storm - which is supposed to be a big one. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, crews are already hard at work getting the bay area ready for the big one. >> reporter:00-05 here in the north bay - those crews you see behind me trimming

away branches away from power lines - just the other day - power went down in this area. crews went from street to street working on removing limbs stretching too close to critical lines. a pge spokesperson says they have a large group of tree specialist clearing away debris all in preparation of the enormous storm that is predicted for this weekend. >>sot/tc:31 brandy markman/san francisco resident/storm preps i am getting ready - >> reporter:this homeowner was in jackson hardware store checking out rain jackets. >>sot/tc: we have cleaned out the gutters. >> reporter:she was in town from san francisco. >>sot/tc: yeah, i think we are prepared, i am a farm girl so i am used to harsh conditions, so we have done a lot just to be ready. >> reporter:a spokesperson with jackson hardware says they have sold many rain jackets and tools to clean out gutters. >> reporter:this homeowner declined to go on camera - he told me he was just too busy to stop and talk - he was trimming away this hedge to make clearance for the power lines. >> reporter:a busy day - as residents and crews waste no time to get ready. >> reporter:tes: in the north bay te

>> pam:in the east bay. >> pam:public works crews are taking advantage of the break in the wet weather in concord, pcrews spent the day cleaning up after our most recent storm, removing a downed tree. crews also cleared storm drains throughout the city, bracing for the next big storm. ".that's coming in" >> pam:concord public works officials say, they will clear around 25- storm drains a day in preparation for the next storm. >> steve: here is metereologist, brittney shipp with the weather! >> brittney: over the course of the days that is how

much on rain we should seek anywhere from fortified and just and in the coastal hills of the 10. >> brittney: is a closer look at the freezing morning. highlighted in blue. low 20s and 30s. protect your livestock and sensitive plants and our plumbing. --outdoor plumbing >> brittney: by saturday morning that is when the light rain showers will move in to start. >> technical difficulties.

>> pam: santa clara county officials made an unusual move today by closing one of its busy is building a spirit--buildings. >> steve: catherine unit is here with details on why it closed. >> steve:a power outage meant they had no choice but to close a county government building today.and they've just announced it won't reopen until monday. >> catherine:the building on west hedding in san jose is usually bustling with business.

>> catherine:it was inconvenient.but at least the power grid never went down and electricity to 'other' customers in the area continued as normal. the county originally hoped to re-open tomorrow.but discovered tonight the problem is bigger than they thought. >> catherine:the building is expected to be open for normal business monday. >> catherine:pam and steve? >> pam: thanks, catherine! >> pam: injured while heading to an east bay school. the complaint being made by neighbors about the intersection. >> reporter: she was brought in the bushes. --sixth she

was thrown in the bushes. >> key is just want to get there and go and play. i told them that you have to be careful crossing. >> reporter: the drivers passing through this area simply do not slow down. and schools that are aware of this issue. >> apologies, technical difficulties

>> reporter:the accident happened at around 8-20 in the morning on bancroft avenue. she says she is constantly reminding her grandkids to be extra cautious while walking to school. >>sot- "you know, all kids just want to get there go to school and play. so, i told them no, you gotta cross the two crosswalks that we cross. once we cross the two crosswalks, then go for it." >> reporter:yanez says the drivers passing through this area, simply do not slow down and the schools nearby are aware of it. >> reporter:the principal at cox academy confirms the injured girl is a student at his school. he also acknowledged the morning and afternoon drive in the area has been somewhat chaotic in the past, but the school has taken steps to slow drivers down. >> reporter:yanez says maybe more needs to be done. >>sot- 'everybody just wants to get their kids or get to work on time and everybody's just going fast. i mean, we're in an elemntary place -- go slow. those could be your kids. you know, everybody's kids are our kids." >> reporter:in oakland, philippe djegal,kron4news

>> steve:state lawmakers are now working on coming up with legisilation to make sure we do not see a repeat of the deadly ghost ship fire. that fire last month tore warehouse. killing 36 people. >> steve:one state senator says she wants to make sure artists is considering expanding the inspectors. >> steve:also up for consideration. giving loans to property owners so they can keep buildings up to code. return >> pam:happening tonight: there is another fundraiser oakland warehouse fire. it starts in just about 45 minutes. all people have to do is show up at a theater and watch a movie. >> pam:kron 4's jeff bush is outside the location with some of the details.

>> technical difficulties >> pam:a man who was caught breaking into five people's homes and groping the residents before stealing their property is pleading not guilty to burglary and sexual battery charges. >> pam:today 24-year-old ismael espinoza vasquez appeared in court. he was seen escaping a home window after allegedly grabbing victims by the genitals while they were sleeping. >> pam:he allegeldy did this at five different homes near the north kingston neighborhood in san mateo. police say vasquez is connected to two other, similar crimes over the last two years. >> pam:he remains in custody on 300-thousand-dollars bail.and is ordered back to teresa's story from the-

>> steve:a weather coverage takes us recent storm has made things messy on interstate 80. traffic crawled its way up the mountains because of closures and numerous wrecks. they did get a little break today but the weekend could be even rougher. >> steve:by the time these storms are done. some places in the sierra could have up to ten-feet of snow on the ground.

>> brittney: i will time out the next of the system and come back in the next 10 minutes. >> steve:they were headed to see their dying father. what happened next may shock you. we will tell you why airline chose to kick two sisters off a plane. >> pam:and a little later. the case is made against russia for hacking and interfering with the election. who intelligence officials are pointing the finger at. two florida sisters say. flight. >> steve: here from what local pediatrician who thinks introducing peanut based foods to your children is a good idea.

>> steve: 24 the sisters say their ex to leave an air flight. --two sisters >> pam:they were headed to see their dying father. but as catherine heenan tells us. they were told they were a "risk" -- return >> catherine:it's not good p.r. for allegiant.no matter how you spin this. the two women were headed to

see their father in north carolina - who was in hospice care. >> catherine:as the plane was about to take off.one of the women got a text message saying heonly had hours to live. >> catherine:she says she went to sit beside her sister to console her.knowing she'd get the same text. a flight attendant told her she had to go back to her original seat. and didn't back down even when one of the sisters became so upset she began to have a panic attack. >> catherine:within moments.the flight was turned around and the sisters removed. >> catherine:they did 'not' make it home in time to see their father before he died. they say the flight attendant over-reacted. >> catherine:other passengers agree. this woman was on the flight - and took to you-tube. saying the way allegiant handled the sisters >> catherine:was the "most inhumane and deplorable" thing she'd ever seen. the airline says it's in the process of conducting an investigation. >> catherine:pam and steve?

>> pam: awful >> pam:the message was clear today.who intelligence officials are blaming for hacking and meddling with the presidential election. and the inauguration tickets are out. why organizers are intentionally leaving out the color purple. >> pam:plus president obama has just a couple of weeks left in office. the big bash he has planned for his farewell. and who is expected to show up.

(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> reporter:in oakland. a young girl was hit by a car while walking to school.the accident happened at around 8-20 in the morning on bancroft avenue. a witness says she believes the girl was using a crosswalk while she was walking to nearby cox >> reporter: at this point. the oakland police department is asking if anyone has information on this case. to please give them a call. >> reporter: in oakland a young girl was hit by a car while walking to school. the accident was reported around 830 this morning on bancroft's.

>> reporter:the witness says drivers routinely speed in the area and she believes that was a factor in the crash. the girl was taken to a hospital for treatment. >> reporter:in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. return to >> protest >> reporter: chanting do your job. a demanding that the district attorney filed charges against the san francisco police officers that shot lopez back in february of 2015. p >> >> reporter: the d.a. says that they are not happy with the progress as well. and they do not know what it will be complete.

p>> reporter: residents are filling sand bags as they brace for the next winter storm. still cleaning up from what came through on tuesday and wednesday and now being prepared to prepare for 12 + inches for this weekend and next week. >> reporter: so far; about $2 million worth of damage. >> reporter: it is all in an effort to prepare for the big storm expected to slam the bay area come this weekend. you concede the quarrels of going street to street taking out power lines that were critical. -- the crews went from street to street

>> reporter: taking a break in the wet weather that are taking the opportunity to have crossed out clearing storm drains that were causing potential flood hazards. >> we have that all all day today. making sure that we prepare for the storm that is coming in. >> steve: we know that rainfall is coming but how much will come to each region? or zone? >> brittney: it will be spread out over the entire weekend. but saturday night and to sunday will with is when we will see the most

rainshowers. by 815, we have picked up over half an inch in san francisco and half an inch in concord, it east bay. and east bay. >> brittney: up to 3 1/2 inches for 10:00 on sunday. same thing for daly city. close to 4 in. for napa. >> brittney: almost 4 in. for san francisco. at 4 in. and the quarter for santa rosa. so that is the brick and the system that we are seeing to come in. >> brittney: close to tent and just for the coastal hills at the end of this system. -- close to ten in

ches >> brittney: as some areas the weather will stick or around for the rest of next week. >> steve:some of america's top intelligence officials testified today before the senate armed services committee about the hacking of this presidential election. >> pam:many of them are rejecting the view of the president-elect on the issue.saying the idea had to have come from senior russian officials. scott mclean with our partners at c-n-n with what transpired on capitol hill. >>sen. joe donnelly testifying on alleged russian hacking of the presidential election, top u.s. intel chiefs sent a clear message -- the kremlin is to blame. >>sen. joe donnelly / -d- indiana: how would you describe your confidence in

attributing these attacks to the russian government as opposed to someone in their basement? >>james clapper / director of national intelligence: it's very high. >> reporter:but president- elect donald trump has long been skeptical of that assessment, most recently pointing to wikileaks founder julian assange who says the russia government was not behind the hack. >>sen. john mccain / -r- arizona, chairman: and do you think there's any credibility we should attach to this individual given his record of >>james clapper / director of national intelligence: not in my view. >> reporter:trump took up the topic on twitter, saying in part, "the dishonest media likes saying that i am in agreement with julian assange - wrongthe media lies to make it look like i am against "intelligence" when in fact i am a big fan!" >> reporter:both lawmakers and intel chiefs were largely united in their assessment of the situation, pointing to russia. >>sen. lindsey graham / -r- south carolina: putin's up to no good and he better be stopped. >> reporter:and making the case for faith in u.s. intel. >>james clapper / director of national intelligence: i think there is an important distinction here between healthy skepticism which policymakers -- to include policymaker no. 1 -- should always have on intelligence, but i think there's a difference between skepticism and disparagement. >> reporter: deny the

allegations. a spokesperson writing, ".we are sick and tired of those irresponsibly blaming everything on our country" >> reporter:in washington, i'm scott mclean. return to index of return to index of >> steve:president -elect donald trump has chosen former be director of national intelligence. if confirmed, he will be trump's principal adviser on intelligence matters and would oversee u-s intelligence efforts. >> steve:coats is a conservative who in the intelligence committee.before retiring from congress last year. the selection comes at a time when u-s intelligence efforts are being harshly scrutinized following the conclusion that russia scrutinized following the conclusion that russia i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright?

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>> steve:president obama is planning a big farewell party before he leaves the whitehouse. >> pam:it is suppose to happen tomorrow night and features a long list of celebrities. oprah winfrey, bradley cooper and samuel "l" jackson are among those expected to attend. >> pam:close friends and major donors are also on the

list.those who do receive an invite will have some top- notch entertainment. beyonce and jay-z are expected to perform. return >> steve: that should be fun!

(male announcer): it's now time for gary radnich with sports! >> gary: goodevening! >> gary:the raiders are still a 3 ½-4-point underdog at the houston texans in saturday's wild card game the team finally had some sunny sies for practice this week at team headquarters in alameda >> gary:and all eyes are on connor cook the 3rd stringer who will be the only player

to ake his first nfl start at quarterback in a playoff game >> gary:the rookie from michigan state will have to face the league's top-rated defense on the road jack del rio was asked today if he has anything new with cook under center return to >> we will do the things that he is comfortable with. quarterbacks get a lot of attention and understandably so. >> get out there and compete. he has the confidence. we are excited to see what he can do. >> now, we just need to go play. >> gary: my son's basketball schedule came out.

>> steve: oh no. >> pam: on no. >> gary: we will get my own demand back! >> pam: i'm sure they will. >> gary: i have to make a choice to read the love of my son... or conner cook? (laughter) >> pam: stream it live. (laughter) >> gary: the only thing i

stream is steve and grant. >> steve: because, i have so many wonderful conversations. with grant. (laughter) >> gary: okay... and it will go down saturday >> gary: kickoff the winner will likely travel to new england to take on tom brady and the patriots. >> gary:the niners began the search for their new general manager. they interviewed green bay personal executives. eliot wolf and brian gutekunst. director of football

operations. >> gary:he is son of hall of fame packers g-m. ron wolf. that won superbowl 31 and made apperances. as for gutekunst. he's director of player personnel and worked his way up to being a scout to similar to current raiders g-m reggie mckenzie. cg >> gary: did you look it up grant? stop facebooking? >> gary: he's 30!

>> grant: i do not think you are right. >> gary:look it up. >> grant: i did. he's 42? born in 74? >> gary: i will confuse the vieweress. so, they is to not understand that i have got it wrong. (laughter) >> gary: those are the

guards there that choosy. in the frontcourt players. this cannot last. >> gary: grant. you have breaking news? >> grant: shine is 34 years old. --shawn >> gary:my mistake. my mistake. >> pam: we will be right back.

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