good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. lets get a check of weather this morning... sunny and seasonably mild today with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. no big changes friday but a few degrees of cooling as westerly winds return and high clouds increase by afternoon. next cold front quickly moves into the north bay by midday saturday with rain spreading north to south saturday night into sunday morning before turning to showers with cooler temperatures. showers linger

into sunday night then a general warming and drying trend through the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is smooth into san francisco. no problems on the san mateo bridge. no problems on 580, 880, 24. flames rip through an apartment complex. leaving familys homeless. 14 people have to find a place to stay now as investigators try to determine the cause of the blaze. kron 4's jr stone spoke someone who had to get out as that fire spread. flames shooting out of a window and into the air in south san francisco after an apartment building caught fire. those inside, including 4 year old jewel salazar were forced to escape. young jewel described the moments before she saw the flames.sot my mom and my grandma was watching

television in the livinglivingliving room? uh huhsot was in the living room watching tv and then my mother in law said she smelled a burn and my girlfriend went to check it out in a room and all of a sudden the room was on fire.neighbors watched as black smoke poured out of the top of the building. witnesses say they won't forget what it looked like.sot there was just a pile of smoke coming out of the apartment next door and the smoke just kept on growing and growing and it went literally up to the next floor on top.three apartments were destroyed but everyone was able to get out safe. including jewel who, along with her family ran out of their home without shoes on. tonight a friend has lent her shoes.sot i think i'm feeling a little bit sad because i accidentally burned my housebut i'm sure you'll be okay right? yeahfamily members of jewel assure me they are comforting her. working with the youngster so that she knows this was no ones fault.sot she was crying but that's because she has never seen thisshe's okay.

big news this morning out of the south bay... a southern california billionaire has given a generous donation for the victims of the devastating flooding in san jose. the 5- million dollar donation to

the victim's relief fund comes as thousands of families continue to clean up their homes that were damaged in the floods. kron 4's alecia reid has the story. flood damage is extreme on this stretch of road.evidence is still visible, both in and outside the homes.folks here are grateful hearing that a billionaire donated 5-million dollars.pkgnatsot - it's one of the worst disasters in over a hundred yearsit's been days since environmental plus has been working on this home. louie valle / environmental plus - sot - it's a lot of work, a lot of damage, a lot of people lost their homes and their valuablesthe entire basement flooded and seeped into the home. at least a foot of the wall had to be removed. for safety, cleanup crews come fully geared, biowash and sanitize the property, then suction and dry it all out. sot - every house varies, but this house had a lot of mud on the bottom so it could take a week or 2 weeks depending on the structurethat's only the first step of the cleanup. with restoration and remodeling, it could take 3-6 months before the family can move back in. sot - it's just sad to see people going through this strugglerepairs here can cost anywhere from 15

to 20k. even with insurance, many families on this block are happy to hear that a billionaire with local ties has donated 5-million dollars to san jose's flood victim relief fund.sot - the pain you can see in their face and their eyes is devastating there's still mud on the floors of this home. due to severe water damage, the owner tells me he ripped up the carpeting himself. however, after a disaster like this one, getting professional help is recommended.sot - all this testing that needs to be done. there could be lead, asbestos, and that's why you have to have the proper companies come in to make sure it's done right standupthat homeowner says a cleanup crew will finish the work inside his home.but in the meantime .. in order for him to remain inside the property, he had to get rid of that wet carpeting before it started to mold. reporting live from san jose. a big story we are

following this morning.. we now know the three people who died in a plane crash in southern california are from the bay area. the plane was headed to san jose from riverside when it crashed into two homes monday. the people on board had flown to disneyland to watch a cheerleading competition. family members tell us 83-year-old nouri hijazi, was the pilot. he was killed along with his wife dana hijazi and 22 year-old adine fareles. all are from the san jose area. two other people are in the hospitalized this morning. stacey pierce, who's the daughter of nouri and dana and silvia farelas. former coworkers of one of the victims involved in the plane crash in riverside are still shocked by what happened. adine farelas worked at peppertree school in los gatos for years, up until this fall. her co-workers say, she was a big part of their community. adding parents and children loved trt:13/ just a wonderful soul

and beautiful person. everyone loves her here at peppertree and everyone is going to miss her terribly. again, farelas mother who was also on the flight survived the crash. she's in the hospital in critical condition. another big story we are following this morning.. another cabinet pick by president trump under scrutiny for communications with russia. officials say attorney general jeff sessions had two conversations with the russian ambassador to the united states during the presidential campaign. the justice department says the two conversations took place last year when sessions was a senator. one was an office visit that occurred when he was a member of the senate armed services committee. the other occurred in a group setting with other ambassadors following a heritage foundation speech. these revelations come during the f-b-i's investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. attorney general sessions

says he "never met with any russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign." coming up.. the men accused of killing a little league baseball coach appeared in court. what the family of the man killed had to say about what happened. and.. the wife of the gunman in the orlando night club shooting is out on bail. why the judge let her out of jail. and another cold morning. but clear skys later today. when the rain is expected back. next. and here's a

áááábreakáááá welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. sunny and seasonably mild today with highs in the 60s

and lower 70s. no big changes friday but a few degrees of cooling as westerly winds return and high clouds increase by afternoon. next cold front quickly moves into the north bay by midday saturday with rain spreading north to south saturday night into sunday morning before turning to showers with cooler temperatures. showers linger into sunday night then a general warming and drying trend through the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is smooth into san francisco. no problems on the rich/san rafael bridge.

months after a rolling gun battle through the streets of san leandro police say they now have both of the suspected gunmen in custody. police have arrested marcus jones in an apartment in san leandro tuesday. the other suspect, 33 year old davlon harris was arrested just after the shootout in november. police say jones old was carrying illegal guns and drugs when he was arrested. which they say suggests, he may also be involved in more crimes. an elderly couple was seriously hurt in the

shooting. jones is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder. two men have been arrested and charged with the killing of a little league coach to death. frank navarro was killed near the san jose club where he worked as a bouncer. the two suspects made their first court in san jose. kron 4's dan kerman has the details. 24 year old aaron vallejo and 32 year old robert ruiz said nothing during their first court appearance wednesday. the two are charged with murder in connection with this weekends fatal stabbing of frank navarro.sot yolanda beltran/victim's aunt 13-18i wanted to see the people who took our frankie away from us navarro's aunt and uncle, and a family friend were in court for the hearing.sot phillip beltran/victim's uncle 22-31he didn't deserve to go out this way. very respectful, to know him was to love himnavarro, a beloved little league coach was working security at the tres gringos cabo cantina in downtown san jose. sometime before midnight there was a

dispute when someone tried to enter using someone else's i.d. friends of navarro say the suspects left the scene only to return a short time later. that's when navarro was fatally stabbed. the two suspects were later arrested sot vincent brunelli/navarro family friend 59-108after seeing them there was no need for this to happen, they look old enough and there was no reason for francisco to lose his life over a false i.d. sot it's heart crushing man, i'm just glad they caught these guys and they get what they deserve, i really do.standup dan kerman/san jose 120-130due to a court order the da's office and police are not releasing specifics about the crime. the two suspects did not enter a plea. they are due back in court on march 21. in san jose dan kerman, kron 4 news. big news this morning out

of the east bay... the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter has been granted bail. a federal judge in oakland ruled that noor salman is not a flight risk or a danger to public safety. she is currently at the santa rita jail. the judge granted a two-day stay so prosecutors can appeal the ruling to the florida court which has jurisdiction in the case. the 31-year-old is accused of aiding her husband omar mateen in providing support to the islamic state when mateen killed 49- people in an attack at a gay nightclub last june. a woman who says she is like an aunt to salman says, salman's son has been taking it especially hard. trt:10/ "where's my mommy" upon granting bail the judge said, there is no evidence salman has any connection to the islamic state. she is set to be released by the end of the week and she will have to wear an electronic ankle monitor. a trial date has not been set.

.. in the east bay... oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick took the time to talk to about her broad goals for the department and the people it serves. the new chief says, she wants to change the hearts and minds of police officers. and help care for the city's most vulnerable residents. however, chief kirk-patrick won't say how she plans on accomplishig that. saying it is too soon to jump into specific policies. kirkpatrick says, she is living in downtown oakland.. she has 35- years of experience in law enforcement and this is the fourth time she has held the position of chief. her department's single mission she says is to make oakland safe. "i want to be part of a team that wants to be the best. i have always been attracted to that. and, i believe that oakland and this police department has everything in its make-up to be the best police department in this country." chief kirkpatrick did

touch on protests in the city. saying, she knows that oakland is a city which hosts has a lot of them. she says protests are a part of our american democracy. but should democracy.american part of our protests are a she says protests are a part of our american democracy. but should never result in damage to property or injury people. the chief also says, she will put a strong emphasis on leadership training for the entire department. in 49ers news... quarterback colin kaepernick will be looking for a new team next season. his agent has informed all 32 nfl teams that will opt out of his contract and become a free agent he can make it official as soon as next week when free agency begins. kaepernick also just sold his san jose home for a litle more than 3 millon dollars. the house has 4 bedrooms, 5 =

bathrooms and almost 4,600 square feet of living space. meanwhile, the man who would have been kaepernick's boss, head coach kyle shanahan is in indianapollis for the n-f-l combine. listen to him discuss who will play q-b for the niners next season. ...with no quarterbacks under contract, and kaepernick opting out, the team is looking at all possibilities now. teams can begin to negotiating with free agents starting march 7th. coming up on the kron 4 morning news.. beyonce is out for coachella but we now know who is going to replace her. and who in hollywood is taking a pay cut. all that and more next on today's h-t-l daily wrap.

and here's a live look outside... toll plaza

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is smooth into san francisco. in entertainment news this morning... we now know who will be replacing beyonce at the coachella music festival. and the original cast of "big bang theory" takes pay cuts. all that and more on today's h-t-l daily wrap. i'm ross mathews from hollywood today live, this is the htl daily wrap.lady gaga is replacing beyonce at the coachella music festival. gaga announced the news on twitter saying "let's party in the desert!" but noteveryone's

happy about it. rihanna fans think riri would have been a better fit,but riri was work, work, work, working.the big bang theory's five regular cast members, including jim parsonsand kaley cuoco, have taken pay cuts so that co- stars melissa rauch andmayim bialik could get raises. the regular cast earns about $1 million perepisode and melissa and mayim, their raises would bring them all the way up to $450,000. nice to see that charitable giving is alive and well in hollywood.after dating for a year, orlando bloom and katy perry are calling it quits. though they were both spotted at the vanity fair oscars party on sunday,they just reportedly barely spent any time together. i guess the bloom is off therose. that's all for the htl daily wrap. coming up... action taken to protect undocumented immigrants in the bay area. how one south bay organization is offering them somewhere safe to stay. and... a rise in s-t-d's how it is effecting new borns. also... another cold morning. but clear

skys later today. when the rain is expected back. next. and here's a we're coming up on 4-30...

here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning... another cabinet pick by president trump under scrutiny for communications with russia. it turns out attorney general jeff sessions had two conversations with the russian ambassador to the united states while sessions was working for trump campaign. the justice department says the two conversations took place last year when sessions was a senator. attorney general sessions says he "never met with any russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign." and... a southern california billionaire has written a check for 5 million dollars to help flood victims in san jose. his name is kieu hoang. he immigrated to california as a refugee at the end of the vietnam war. the mayor of

san jose says the city now has 6 millon dollars in donations and the money will start going out to help flood victims later this week. also... 14 people are without a home this morning after an apartment fire in south san francisco. the fire happened just before 5 on olive avenue. no one was injured in the fire. but 8 units in the complex were badly damaged. officials are investigating the cause of the blaze. now lets get a check of weather and traffic. sunny and seasonably mild today with highs in the 60s and lower 70s. no big changes friday but a few degrees of cooling as westerly winds

return and high clouds increase by afternoon. next cold front quickly moves into the north bay by midday saturday with rain spreading north to south saturday night into sunday morning before turning to showers with cooler temperatures. showers linger into sunday night then a general warming and drying trend through the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is smooth into san francisco. no problems on the san mateo bridge. no problems on 580, 101 or 280

a big story we are following this moring. fear of ice raids spreading among undocumented immigrants in the bay area. and now, local group are taking is action. kron4's lydia pantazes is in san jose to explain the services being provided. natsfor 17-year old leo... the harmony of his guitar brings him peace at a time when he feels uneasiness. both his parents are undocumented immigrants.... "it terrifies me really it

does, because you don't know. because i don't know what's going to happen yeah""i am afraid, i don't want to think about it but everyday i pray." we're not showing you leo or his mothers face to protect the identity of their family. "waking up, in always wondering if my moms going to be there at home when i come in or if she's ever gonna come back at all when she leaves the house, i'm always afraid." it's a fear that undocumented families across the bay area live with everyday. "immigration and refugee communities feel a target on their back."maricela gutierrez is the executive director for the services immigrant rights education network or siren.as a response to recent immigration sweeps the group is establishing a rapid response network.the program will send text messages which will alert the community of immigration sweeps.it will also bring together immigration attorneys and

community activists."like activists that are willing to come down and do a shield of protection if there's an ice sweep in their neighborhood or work site."they're also building a network of temporary shelters or safe houses for undocumented immigrants around the bay area. "the temporary shelter would include a family offering up their home if there's ever a sweep in that neighborhood or shelter if that family is afraid to come home they can stay in that house for a temporary basis."as for leo and his family...they already have a plan in place in case his parents are deported.but his mother says the fear of being separated from her family is keeping her awake at night."i can't sleep, i feel pain on my body for the stress i think, i don't know." in california news... an alarming trend has emerged here and throught the nation.

newborns are being delivered in record numbers with syphilis. the c-d-c says std's in general are way up. thesyphilis was almost non-existent in the year 2000. and now, rates rose 27 percent across the country from 20-14 to 20-15. the c-d-c says many women do not know they have the s-t-d. or are unaware their unborn baby could be infected. and doctors say the problem is exploding with baby after baby being born severely anemic, lungs filled with fluid and bodies covered with rashes. officials say the problem is rampant in low income areas. in fresno there were 40 newborns born with syphilis in 2015, up from just two babies four years earlier. some advocaates and people in the health profession are fearful that repealing obama care could result in this trend continuing. still ahead... two people have been arrested after police say they base jumped off a building. who police are still looking for.

and... more than half of teens use instagram. the major risk of letting your teen on the social media app.

the hunt is on for a female daredevil who base jumped off the hilton hotel in san francisco. police arrested two men who they say jumped with her. since then, both suspects have been released. kron 4's charles clifford explains how the jump the san francisco police department says that 25-year-old brendan weinstein and 26-year-old joshua glovac . . both from san francisco. . .base jumped off the top of the 46-story hilton tower near union square around 1130 tuesday evening.after jumping, the pair apparently parachuted several blocks to the west and landed on jones street. sfpd officers sitting in a police cruiser watched the whole thing.sotthe officers just

happened to be in the area coincidentally and called into dispatch that they saw two people jump from a building. after landing the pair were taken into custody and have since been charged with trespassing and conspiracy for entering restricted areas of the hilton hotel without permission.sotthey were trespassing on property they didn't belong at and they were conspiring to enter that property which is against the law.the police department also says that they do not condone this sort of activity because it poses a danger not only to the jumpers but the people on the ground as well. sot people who are doing these extreme sports need to remember that there is a public to look out for and they need to remain safe. so that's why we don't condone this sort of thing. if someone had gotten hurt there may have been additional charges. and here's a live look outside... live look and

here's a live look outside... embarcadero. outside... live look and here's a and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. welcome back to the kron

4 morning news. here is a look at the major headlines before you head out the door this morning.... another cabinet pick by president trump under scrutiny for communications with russia. officials say attorney general jeff sessions had two conversations with the russian ambassador to the united states during the presidential campaign. the justice

department says the two conversations took place last year when sessions was a senator. attorney general sessions says he "never met with any russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign." and... a southern california billionaire has written a check for 5 million dollars to help flood victims in san jose. his name is kieu hoang. he immigrated to california as a refugee at the end of the vietnam war. the mayor of san jose says the city now has 6 millon dollars in donations and the money will start going out to help flood victims later this week. also... the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter has been granted bail. a federal judge in oakland ruled that noor salman is not a flight risk or a danger to public safety. the 31-year-old is accused of aiding her husband omar mateen in providing support to the islamic state when mateen killed 49- people in an attack at a gay nightclub last june. here is a live look outside from our golden gate bridge camera....

meteorologist anny hong has what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. clear and chilly morning around the bay area to start, but sunny and seasonably mild conditions are expected later today with highs in the 60s and maybe even some low 70s. current temperatures range from the mid 30s to mid 40s. no big changes friday but a few degrees of cooling as westerly winds return and high clouds increase by afternoon. next cold front quickly moves

into the north bay by midday saturday with rain spreading north to south saturday night into sunday morning before turning to showers with cooler temperatures. showers linger into sunday night then a general warming and drying trend through the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is smooth into san francisco. no problems on the san mateo bridge. no problems on wb 4 sb 680 sb 880 or nb 101

every day 92-percent of teens report going online to use some form of social media. 52-percent of those teens, ages 13 to 17 are all about instagram and getting those online álikes. but there is a danger in that. kron 4's gabe slate explains. pkg:it's human nature to want to be liked but when is it too much? how many "likes" are enough?rachel says: "it definitely makes me feel a little bit better when more people like it but when i notice a photo doesn't get a lot of likes it might cross my mind a little bit does someone just not like this picture or do they not like me?"rachel and elena are twins in the 7th grade and both have had instagram for about six months. jennifer mother says: "i was really nervous about them being on instagram but once they hit middle school everybody had instagram and they begged me for it." their family was able to figure out a way to make it work, where the girls could get what they want and their mom could monitor what they

do. jennifer says "i follow them on instagram so i see what they post, but i'm also able to log in as them. you can toggle between your accounts, they hate that! but i can do it and see if they have any private messages, who they've started following, who started following them." jennifer's concern wasn't as much about the addiction to the app as it was the reprecussions of what her girls might see. sot: 6:32 js: "that was what i was really scared about more than anything was the, are they going to see pictures of a party they weren't invited to or is a friend hanging out with another person and ignoring them."stacy hernandez is a licensed counselor she says early teens are in a self concept stage at this point in their lives.stacey hernandez/licensed professional counselor, mhsp all ages counseling says: "because they are trying to identify themselves and they

are looking for that validation they're looking for that popularity for that comparison. it's the stage their brain is in right now and they don't understand it." in extreme cases hernandez says that can sometimes lead to depression or it could do the opposite and boost your self-esteem either way risk is involved. stacy hernandez says: "if i'm trying to figure out who i am, and i'm trying to figure out how and what people see me as, then do i want to set up a positive feature of myself, or do i just want to put out a message of 'can i be liked?'"so besides monitoring your child's instagram activity what else can you do as a parent?first, privacy settings. evaluate them. maybe limit your child's exposure online. when they do post, encourage them to post something they like not necessarily something that requires them to receive attention. and - encourage them to use instagram lightly. let the app be used as a tool for fun rather than competition and a scale for self-esteem.stacy hernandez says: " unfortunately instagram can ruin your self- esteem, depends on how you use it. but the girls say among their friends, numbers don't really matter.rs: "it doesn't really get to me if they have more likes or more followers than me because it's just real life." but if things get out of hand, thankfully be deleted. pictures can be deleted.start a new account.. in an instant.gabe slate kron 4 news.

coming up on the kron four morning news... two people are no longer allowed at the oscars. the reason, next. and here's a live look from sutro.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

the two accountants at the center of 'envelope- gate' won't be back to the oscars. that's according to an academy spokesperson. a source says martha ruiz and brian cullinan will remain partners at pricewater housecoopers. but will no longer be on the firm's team working for the academy awards. p-w-c has been managing ballots for the academy for 83 years. and they took responsibility for what happened the other night. citing "human error" and "breaches of established protocols." coming up... another shooting on an east bay freeway... this time on interstate 880 in oakland. and an off duty police officer

was the victim. police in palo alto are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman near the stanford campus. the details ahead. also.. another cabinet pick by president trump under scrutiny for communications with russia. why that cabinet member says he didn't do anything wrong.

another shooting on an east bay freeway. i am live in oakland with the details. and breaking over night a new controversy facing president trump's administration. why some are calling on the attorney general to resign just weeks after being sworn in. another dry day today but more rain is coming. i

will tell you when you can expect the next round of wet weather. good morning i'm darya folsom.. and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... looking outside...we're seeing clear conditions all across the bay area. chilly temperatures you're waking up to as well, but it won't be for long. 60s and maybe even some 70s expected for daytime

highs with lots of sunshine! getting the kids ready for school...bundle them up this morning in layers, for the cool start, then warm afternoon!

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is smooth into san francisco. breaking news we are following form overnight another shooting on an east bay freeway... this time on interstate 880 in oakland. this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. kron 4's averi harper is live in oakland with the details. averi. the shooting happened on south bound interstate 880 in oakland. it happened around 10:00 last night. the shooter led police on a chase and got away. police later found the car which was a rental for los angeles. police set up a perimeter around 55th and brookdale

while they search for the suspects. thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning. as we mentioned this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. the first happened saturday night... 28-year-old braun harold was shot and killed on highway 4 near the hillcrest avenue off-ramp in antioch. police are still looking for the shooter in that case. then the second shooting happened monday night on interstate 580 in pleasanton. nobody was injured in that shooting. police are still looking for that shooter this morning. witnesses say it may have been sparked by a road rage incident. over a dozen people are

without a home this morning after an apartment fire in south san francisco. you can see the flames shooting out of a window here. it happened just before 5:00 yesterday evening near the corner of olive and california avenue. three apartments are now destroyed and 14 people without a home. families had to rush out of their apartments, and fortunately no one was injured in this fire. sot i think i'm feeling a little bit sad because i accidentally burned my housebut i'm sure you'll be okay right? yeahshe was crying, first time she'd scene that, but it's okay" family members told kron four they are comforting that young girl, and assuring her that this was not her fault. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. san mateo county and the american red helping the victims who homes. we now know the identities of the three people who died in a plane crash in southern california. the plane was headed to san jose

from riverside when it crashed into two homes monday. the people on board had flown to disneyland to watch a cheer leading competition. family members tell us 83-year-old nouri hijazi, was the pilot. he was killed along with his wife dana hijazi and 22 year-old adine fareles. all are from the san jose area. two other people are in the hospitalized this morning. stacey pierce... who is the daughter of nouri and dana hijazi... and silvia farelas. former coworkers of one of the victims say they are still shocked by what happened. adine farelas worked at pepper tree school in los gatos. her co-workers say, she was a big part of their community and that the parents and children loved her dearly. just a wonderful soul and beautiful person. everyone loves her here at peppertree and everyone is going to miss her terribly. again, farelas mother who was also on

the flight and survived the crash. she's in the hospital in critical condition this morning. two men are charged with murdering a little league coach in san jose. frank navarro was stabbed and killed at a nighclub where he also worked as a bouncer. robert ruiz and aaron vallejo were arraigned yesterday afternoon. navarro died sunday night outside the "tres gringos cabo cantina." friends say the altercation started over someone using a different person's i-d. navarro was the beloved president of the "eastridge little league." he also coached baseball and football at overfelt high school. he touched a lot of lives. he mentored a lot of kids. all the kids he helped.an honorable man, a stand up guy. i have a four year old kid, i only wish he grows up to be half as good as him ruiz and vallejo are expected to enter a plea on

march 21st. a go-fund-me page has been set up to pay for navarro's funeral. we have a link to that page on our website at kron-four-dot- breaking news from overnight... the trump administration is responding to reports of another possible contact between president trump's campaign and the russians. james fletcher is at the breaking news desk with the overnight developments. james. the new information reportedly involves two meetings between attorney general jeff sessions... and a russian diplomat who some consider to be moscow's top spy in washington. sessions did not mention the meetings during his confirmation hearings when he said he did not know of any contacts between trump surrogates and russians. sessions was serving as both a senator and a member of president trumps campaign at the time. a spokeswoman for the attorney general says sessions met with the russian diplomat in his capacity as an armed services committee member, rather than a trump surrogate. some democratic lawmakers are calling for sessions to recuse himself from any russia investigation...while others

-- like congressman elijah cummings -- are going even further and resign. voice of rep. elijah cummings / -d- maryland: "a lie is a lie is a lie, period. "he knows the law. he's probably prosecuted people for telling untrue statements to the fbi and others." earlier this morning the attorney general released a statement saying that he never met with russian officials to discuss campaign issues. the white house is coming to sessions' defense -- saying the story is a partisan attack. and representative nancy pelosi is also calling for jeff sessions to step down. pelosi posted on twitter quote: "a-g sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country" back to you. and now that president trump has laid out his agenda on capitol hill... the

republican lead congress is working on making the president's plan a reality. the president and house speaker paul ryan say their first priority is repealing and replacing the affordable care act. other items on the agenda include a trillion dollar infrastructure plan and an increase in military spending. months after a gun battle through the streets of san leandro... police say they now have both of the suspected shooters in custody. police arrested marcus jones in an apartment in san leandro. the other suspect, 33 year old davlon harris was arrested just after the shootout in november. police say jones was carrying illegal guns and drugs when he was arrested. police are now trying to figure out if he is connected to other crimes. an elderly couple was seriously injured in the shooting. jones is facing multiple charges, including attempted some relief for san jose flood victims this morning. a southern california billionaire has given a five- million dollar donation as thousands of families continue to clean up their damaged homes. as the victims

heard about the donation, they say they are thankful for everyone that has come forward to help them. the damage is extreme both inside and outside the homes. it could take three to six months before families can move back in due to the cleanup and remodel needed. one man who has been helping with the cleanup says it has been devastating to see families lose everything. you can see the pain in their eyes to lose everything. its sad to see people go through the struggle. that's why we're here to fix things that we can for them. repairs can cost anywhere from 15 to 20 thousand dollars per home... even with insurance. still ahead ... a new police video is at center of controversy and it has a bay area connection. see why some people say officers went too far while detaining an elderly woman. and

later...see the heroic moment a bus driver talks a woman out of jumping off a bridge. we have the video. and after the break...there is no shortage of snow this year in the sierra. we'll show you what that means for local farmers. and i will check your bay area forecast coming up and i am tracking you commute after the break. . . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is smooth into san francisco. california's wet winter

means good things for the sierra. according to state officials the water content in the sierra is 185 above normal for this time of year. a year ago -- it was just 84 - percent of normal. the experts who conducted yesterday's snow survey say the sierra snow pack is close to setting records. the snowpack provides about a third of the state's water to homes and farms..

now lets get a check of the forecast with rebecca strom.

clear and chilly morning around the bay area to start, but sunny and seasonably mild conditions are expected later today with highs in the 60s and maybe even some low 70s. current temperatures range from the mid 30s to mid 40s. no big changes friday but a few degrees of cooling as westerly winds return and high clouds increase by afternoon. next cold front quickly moves into the north bay by midday saturday with rain spreading north to south saturday night into sunday morning before turning to showers with cooler temperatures. showers linger into sunday night then a general warming and drying trend through the middle of next week.

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no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less than 20 min into sf. no mass transit delays. .. oakland's new police

chief anne kirkpatrick says oakland is "a city on the move." that is how she described the city during a round table discussion with reporters. the new chief says, she wants to change the hearts and minds of police officers. and help care for the city's most vulnerable residents. however, chief kirk-patrick won't say how she plans on accomplishing that... saying it is too soon to jump into specific policies. she says the department's only mission right now is to make oakland safe. "i want to be part of a team that wants to be the best. i have always been attracted to that. and, i believe that oakland and this police department has everything in its make-up to be the best police department in this country." chief kirkpatrick also

talked about recent protests in the city. she says she knows that oakland is a city which hosts has a lot of them and that protests are a part of our american democracy. but she also says that those protests should never result in damage or injury. the search continues this morning for a third person who base jumped off the hilton hotel in san francisco. on tuesday night...three people jumped off the nearly 500 feet tower near union square. two of the daredevils...25- year-old brendan weinstein and 26-year-old joshua glovac...were arrested and released. construction is officially underway on the new van ness corridor project. the groundbreaking for the project was held yesterday. many of the changes coming to the road will include safety

enhancements such as extended sidewalks and high visibility crosswalks. also, the middle of van ness will be set aside for buses, and city officials hope that change will make traveling the corridor faster and safer for everyone. the project is expected to be completed in 2019. police in los angeles have arrested a suspected carjacker who led them on a car chase through the city. we brought you this chase live yesterday morning on the kron 4 morning news. the chase lasted for more than two hours. police tried to stop the car with spike strips and when it eventually pulled over the driver did not get out which led to a stand off with police. a swat team then surrounded the vehicle, before the suspect was taken into custody. a former bay area police chief is defending his officers actions after some disturbing new video is released. it shows police in arizona .... pushing an 86- year-old woman to the ground during a protest... and then pepper- spraying a 65-year- old woman who was trying to

help her. this happened last month in tucson. the video is from an officer's body camera. the protest was in response to recent raids by immigration and customs enforcement. some say, the officers overreacted. but the police chief disagrees. chief chris magnus/tucson police"there were some people that really created some difficulties for those officers when we tried to make an arrest and obviously things went downhill from there. but i've looked at a lot of the footage and i'm still under the impression that by and large things were handled well by our folks." chief magnus used to be the richmond police chief ... he left for tucson in 2015. the police department says, it is conducting a review of the incident. still ahead... see the safe house some bay area immigrants are building in light of immigration sweeps happening across the country. and next... see the moment a bus driver talks down a woman who is about to jump off a bridge. his heroic actions are nexy. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 20 min from the maze to fremont street

the two accountants at the center of 'envelope- gate' won't be back to the oscars. that's according to an academy spokesperson. a source says martha ruiz and brian cullinan will remain partners at price- waterhouse- coopers... but will no longer be on the firm's team working for the academy awards. this comes after teh wrong winner was anounced for the best picture at the oscars. p-w-c has been managing ballots for the academy for 83 years. and they took responsibility for what happened the other night. citing "human error" and "breaches of established protocols." "miss, why don't you come back on the other side of the rail." this morning a bus driver is being called a hero after police say he helped saved a suicidal woman. this happened in dayton,

ohio. driver damone hudson was driving across a bridge going over a river when he noticed a woman standing on the wrong side of the rail. that is when he pulled over on got off the bus and started talking to the woman until police arrived and the woman climbed back over the rail to safety. a man exposes himself to a woman in palo alto. i am live with a closer look at who police are looking for this morning. and another shooting on an east bay freeway. i will let you know where it happened coming up in a live report. your bay area forecast is next.

welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... looking outside...we're seeing clear conditions all across the bay area. chilly temperatures you're waking up to as well, but it won't be for long. 60s and maybe even some 70s expected for daytime

highs with lots of sunshine! here's a look at your day part forecast...cold now but sunny and warmer as we progress throughout the day. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident in richmond wb 80 at richmond pkwy

breaking news we are following form overnight another shooting on an east bay freeway... this time on interstate 880 in oakland. this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. kron 4's averi harper is live in oakland with the details. averi. the shooting happened on south bound interstate 880 in oakland. it happened around 10:00 last night. the shooter led police on a chase and got away. police

later found the car which was a rental for los angeles. police set up a perimeter around 55th and brookdale while they search for the suspects. thanks aver. we will check back with you through out the morning. as we mentioned this is the third shooting on an east

bay freeway since saturday. the first happened saturday night... 28-year-old braun harold was shot and killed on highway 4 near the hillcrest avenue off-ramp in antioch. police are still looking for the shooter in that case. then the second shooting happened monday night on interstate 580 in pleasanton. nobody was injured in that shooting. police are still looking for that shooter this morning. witnesses say it may have been sparked by a road rage incident. happening right now... police in palo alto are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman near the stanford campus. will tran is live in palo alto this morning with a closer look at who police are looking for. police in palo alto are looking for a man who pulled down his pants and exposed himself in front of a woman near the stanford university campus on monday morning. police have just released this picture of the man running away from the scene. the victim was a woman in her 20's. she was standing and

talking on her phone near park avenue and el camino real. the man walked towards her... made eye contact and exposed himself. the man took off running. the man was about 5 foot 7 inches tall and 170 pounds. he was wearing a black jacket over a yellow shirt with blue jeans and black shoes. thanks will. we will check back with you through out federal scientists have released their earthquake forecast for 2017. james fletcher is here with a look at which part of the bay area is most likely to experience a

major earthquake. earthquake prediction, as we know, is an imperfect science. but researchers have identified california as one of two states that have the highest risk of seeing a major earthquake this year. in fact, the report says a large area of the south bay... especially around gilroy and and beyond into the central valley... has the highest risk of experiencing an earthquake large enough to cause severe damage. this is video of some of the damage caused by the south napa earthquake a couple of years ago. that quake had a magnitude of 6.0. by the way, the other state with the highest risk of a major earthquake this year is oklahoma. but, unlike california, scientists say most of that state's earthquakes are caused by oil and gas drilling.

there are widespread fears of immigration raids among undocumented immigrants across the bay area... and now a local group is taking action. "siren" is an immigration non-profit based in san jose. they have established a rapid response network after recent immigration sweeps. the group will send text messages which will alert the community if sweeps are happening. it will also bring together immigration attorneys and community activists. "like activists that are willing to come down and do a shield of protection if there's an ice sweep in their neighborhood or work site." siren is also building a network of temporary shelters or safe houses for undocumented immigrants around the bay area. the wife of the orlando nightclub shooter has been granted bail. a federal judge in oakland ruled that noor salman is not a flight risk or a danger to public safety. she is currently at the santa rita jail. the judge granted a two-day

stay so prosecutors can appeal the ruling to the florida court which has jurisdiction in the case. the 31-year- old is accused of aiding her husband... omar mateen... in providing support to the islamic state when mateen killed 49- people in an attack at the pulse nightclub last june. upon granting bail the judge said, there is no evidence salman has any connection to the islamic state. she is set to be released by the end of the week and she will have to wear an electronic ankle monitor. a trial date has not been set. coming up a teenager from ethiopia is getting a life- changing surgery here in the bay area. we'll explain. and later... california could be hosting the 20-24 summer olympics. we'll tell you when officials are expected to make that announcement. and after the break... a record number of babies are being born with s-t-d's. hear why some doctors say the problem will get worse if the affordable care act is repealled.

no major hot spots. bay bridge w backed up betond west grand. accident in richmond wb 80 before richmond pkwy for your health this morning... an alarming trend has emerged here in california and through out the nation. newborns are being delivered in record numbers with syphilis. the c-d-c says s-t-d's in general are way up. syphilis was almost non-existent in the year 2000. and now, rates rose 27 percent across the country from 20-14 to 20-15. the c-d-c says many women do not know they have the disease or are unaware their unborn baby could be infected. doctors say more and more babies are being born severely anemic, lungs filled with

fluid and bodies covered with rashes. officials say the problem is rampant in low income areas. in fresno there were 40 newborns born with syphilis in 2015. this is up from just two babies four years earlier. some doctors fear the trend could get worse if the affordable care act is repealed without an adequate replacement. and here are some of the stories we are working on for the kron four morning news at six...hear from the family of a murdered high school coach and the impact he had on the lives of many students in the bay area. and see the video that has gone viral of a little boy who teaches everyone about the power of friendship and acceptance. and it was another night of severe weather across the country. james fletcher has video of the overnight damage that is just coming into the newsroom. áááábreakáááá

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here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... police are looking for the person who shot at an off duty police officer in oakland. it happened just before midnight when the officer was shot at in the 880 south and 16th avenue area. this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. the officer was not injured. and... another cabinet pick by president trump is under scrutiny this morning for communications with russia. official say attorney general jeff sessions had two conversations with the russian ambassador to the united states while sessions was working for the trump campaign. attorney general sessions says he never met with any russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign. 14 people are without a home this morning after an

apartment fire in south san francisco. the fire happened just before 5 on olive avenue. no one was injured in the fire. but 8 units in the complex were badly damaged. checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. hot spot in pinole wb 80 at appian, backed up beyond hwy 4. bay bridge wb 80 is backing up into the maze. rich/san rafael bridge no major issues.

clear and chilly morning around the bay area to start, but sunny and seasonably mild conditions are expected later today with highs in the 60s

and maybe even some low 70s. current temperatures range from the mid 30s to mid 40s. no big changes friday but a few degrees of cooling as westerly winds return and high clouds increase by afternoon. next cold front quickly moves into the north bay by midday saturday with rain spreading north to south saturday night into sunday morning before turning to showers with cooler temperatures. showers linger into sunday night then a general warming and drying trend through the middle of next week.

a 15-year-old boy from ethiopia is getting a life- changing surgery here in the bay area. he's been struggling with scoliosis but hasn't been able to get the medical help he needs. now thanks to a local organization. . . the boy will finally undergo the necessary operation. yesterday he met with the doctor who will perform the orthopedic surgery at good samaritan hospital in san jose. the doctor will be doing the work for free. the surgery is not available in ethiopia. it is scheduled for sunday. he will have a few weeks to recover before he returns home to ethiopia. water flow at lake oroville's spillway has come to a halt... as workers are now assessing the damage and coming up with a solution to fix the damaged spillway. with a break in the rain,

crews are currently removing debris from the base of the spillway. the clean-up will help lower water levels and make it possible to reboot this hydro powerplant sitting under the dam. once all that is in place... crews will use the hydro plant to get water out of the lake. officials say the ultimate goal is getting the spillway fixed before next winter's flood season comes around. the city of los angeles is now one of two finalists to host the 20-24 summer olympics. budapest has withdrawn it's name from consideration. that leaves los angeles and paris as the only remaining candidates. the international olympic committee will select the home city in september. l-a has hosted the olympics twice before in 19-32 and 19-84. if selected l-a will become the only city to host three olympic games. with spring just around the corner... one bay area police department is focusing efforts on pedestrian and bicycle safety. kron 4's stanley roberts takes a look

at some of the problems in this edition of people behaving badly. often we hyper focus our attention on drivers behaving badly . we see them do things like distracted driving like this driver on her cell phone or what about this one also on the phone one would think that in silicon valley one of the high tech capitals of the world the archaic act of holding a phone would be a thing of the past.we also focus on red light runners because let's face it a 4 thousand pound plus vehicle running a red light can be dangerous and deadlynats: ambiance well, lets switch gears for a moment and look at the bigger picture. its not just drivers that are on the road we have pedestrians and bicyclist for example, these three are men sitting on the corner of pear and shoreline in the city of mountain view one just pressed the walk button waiting for the signal nats: ambiance when the signal changes ride their bikes inside the crosswalk .

they should be walking nats: ambiance how about this cyclist who was riding in the center lane of shoreline then get a red light and turns left basically running the red light and causing traffic to stop nats: ambiance and then there are the right-hand turn red light turn runners the are very common in mountain view so what should a ride do . well here's a good example the riders stops then turns right nats: ambiance how about this rider who actually comes to a complete stop but why did he stop bikes are vehicles and need to be treated that way but what about all the bikes that keep running the red lights that illegal wait he's riding a bike am i getting punked bikes are vehicles you shouldn't go when there's a red light you shouldn't be on the sidewalks you shoulder on the right side of the road it's illegal to across a red lightwow never thought i would hear that from a bicyclist because most bicyclist don't know what their doing in mountain view stanley roberts kron 4 news coming up on the kron four morning news... we are back in oakland where ther as been another shooting on an east bay freeway... this time involving an off duty police officer. averi harper will have the latest overnight breaking news. that's

coming up at six. and after the break... alec baldwin is expanding his role as president donald trump. find out what's next for the presidential impersonator. áááábreakáááá alec baldwin is working

with author kurt anderson on a book making fun of president trump. the book will be called "you can't spell america without me: the really tremendous inside story of my fantastic first year as president donald j. trump." baldwin says anderson will do most of the writing. but he will voice the audio-book. baldwin has a recurring role on saturday night live portraying the president. trump hasn't commented yet about the upcoming book. happening today.. the golden state warriors will look to get back to their winning ways as the square up against the chicago bulls in chicago. it will be the dubs 1st game this season

without kevin durant who was injured his knee earlier this week against the wizards. durant is expected to be out at least 4 weeks with that injury. tonights game tips off at 5. go dubs. coming up in the next hour... much more on our breaking... another shooting on an east bay freeway. averi harper is live in oakland with the latest overnight developments. and we now know the names of the people killed in a plane crash in southern california. the plane was headed to san jose. see what we are learning about the victims this morning. and flood victims in san jose gettting a lot of help this morning. how a billionaire is stepping up to help with relief efforts.

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east bay freeway. i am live in oakland with the details. and breaking over night a new controversy facing president trump's administration. why some are calling on the attorney general to resign just weeks after being sworn in. and.... 14 people are without a home this morning after an apartment fire in south san francisco. we'll hear from victims who's homes were destroyed in the fire. good morning i'm darya folsom.. and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... looking outside...we're seeing

clear conditions all across the bay area. chilly temperatures you're waking up to as well, but it won't be for long. 60s and maybe even some 70s expected for daytime highs with lots of sunshine! getting the kids ready for school...bundle them up this morning in layers, for the cool start, then warm afternoon!

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking news we are following form overnight another shooting on an east bay freeway... this time on interstate 880 in oakland. an off-duty officer was shot at late last night. this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. kron 4's averi harper is live in oakland with the details. averi. the shooting happened on south bound interstate 880 in oakland. it happened around 10:00 last night. the shooter led police on a chase and got away. police later found the car which was a rental for los angeles. police set up a perimeter around 55th and brookdale while they search for the suspects. thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning.

as we mentioned this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. the first happened saturday night... 28-year-old braun harold was shot and killed on highway 4 near the hillcrest avenue off-ramp in antioch. police are still looking for the shooter in that case.

then the second shooting happened monday night on interstate 580 in pleasanton. nobody was injured in that shooting. police are still looking for that shooter this morning. witnesses say it may have been sparked by a road rage incident. breaking news from overnight... the trump administration is responding to reports of another possible contact between president trump's campaign and the russians. james fletcher is at the breaking news desk with the overnight developments. james. new information shows attorney general jeff sessions met with russia's ambassador, not once, but twice last year during the campaign... something he denied when asked during his confirmation hearing. the meetings reportedly took place in july and september when the senator was a senior member of the armed services committee as well as one of trump's top foreign policy advisers. but according to his spokesperson, sessions didn't feel those meetings were relevant during his confirmation hearing. when asked by sen. al franken and later by sen. patrick j. leahy is he had been in contact with anyone connected to any part

of the russian government about the 2016 election, sessions replied "no." his representatives this morning say there is misleading about his answer because sessions never talked about the campaign with the russian ambassador. but given these new revelations... some democratic lawmakers are calling for sessions to recuse himself from any russia investigation... while others -- like congressman elijah cummings -- are going even further and resign. voice of rep. elijah cummings / -d- maryland: "a lie is a lie is a lie, period. "he knows the law. he's probably prosecuted people for telling untrue statements to the fbi and others." earlier this morning the attorney general released a statement saying that he never met with russian officials to discuss campaign issues. the white house is coming to sessions' defense -- saying the story is a partisan attack. and representative nancy pelosi is also calling for jeff sessions to step down.

pelosi posted on twitter quote: "a-g sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country" back to you. and now that president trump has laid out his agenda on capitol hill... the republican lead congress is working on making the president's plan a reality. the president and house speaker paul ryan say their first priority is repealing and replacing the affordable care act. other items on the agenda include a trillion dollar infrastructure plan and an increase in military spending. happening now... over a dozen people are without a home this morning after an apartment fire in south san francisco. you can see the flames shooting out of a window here. it happened just before 5:00 yesterday evening near the corner of olive and california avenue. three apartments are now destroyed and 14 people without a home. families had to rush out of their apartments, and fortunately no one was injured in this sot i think i'm feeling a

little bit sad because i accidentally burned my housebut i'm sure you'll be okay right? yeahshe was crying, first time she'd scene that, but it's okay" family members told kron four they are comforting that young girl, and assuring her that this was not her fault. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. two men are charged with murdering a little league coach in san jose. frank navarro was stabbed and killed at a nighclub where he also worked as a bouncer. robert ruiz and aaron vallejo were arraigned yesterday afternoon. navarro died sunday night outside the "tres gringos cabo cantina." friends say the fight started over someone using a different person's i-d. navarro was the beloved president of the "eastridge little league." he also coached baseball and football at overfelt high school. he touched a lot of lives. he

mentored a lot of kids. all the kids he helped.an honorable man, a stand up guy. i have a four year old kid, i only wish he grows up to be half as good as him ruiz and vallejo are expected to enter a plea on march 21st. a go-fund-me page has been set up to pay for navarro's funeral. we have a link to that page on our website at kron-four-dot- com. we now know the identities of the three people who died in a plane crash in southern california. the plane was headed to san jose from riverside when it crashed into two homes monday. the people on board had flown to disneyland to watch a cheer leading competition. family members tell us 83-year-old nouri hijazi, was the pilot. he was killed along with his wife dana hijazi and 22 year-old adine

fareles. all are from the san jose area. two other people are in the hospitalized this morning. stacey pierce... who is the daughter of nouri and dana hijazi... and silvia farelas. former coworkers of one of the victims say they are still shocked by what happened. adine farelas worked at pepper tree school in los gatos. her co-workers say, she was a big part of their community and that the parents and children loved her dearly. just a wonderful soul and beautiful person. everyone loves her here at peppertree and everyone is going to miss her terribly. again, farelas mother who was also on the flight and survived the crash. she's in the hospital in critical condition this morning. months after a gun battle through the streets of san leandro police say they now have both of the suspected shooters in custody. police arrested marcus jones in an apartment in san leandro.

the other suspect, 33 year old davlon harris was arrested just after the shootout in november. police say jones was carrying illegal guns and drugs when he was arrested. police are now trying to figure out if he is connected to other crimes. an elderly couple was seriously injured in the shooting. jones is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder. some relief for san jose flood victims this morning. a southern california billionaire has given a five- million dollar donation as thousands of families continue to clean up their damaged homes. as the victims heard about the donation, they say they are thankful for everyone that has come forward to help them. the damage is extreme both inside and outside the homes. it could take three to six months before families can move back in due to the cleanup and remodel needed. one man who has been helping with the cleanup says it has been devastating to see families lose everything. you can see the pain in their eyes to lose everything. its sad to see people go through the struggle. that's why we're here to fix things that we can

for them. repairs can cost anywhere from 15 to 20 thousand dollars per home... even with insurance. still ahead... police officers are being accused of using excessive force on an elderly woman. we'll show you the video and tell you about the bay area connection. and oprah for president? hear what she's saying about a possible presidential run. tracking your morning commute... . no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from

california's wet winter means good things for the sierra. according to state officials the water content in the sierra is 185% above normal for this time of year. a year ago -- it was just 84 -percent of normal. the experts who conducted yesterday's snow survey say the sierra snow pack is close to setting records. the snowpack provides about a third of the state's water to homes and farms.. welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning.

clear and chilly morning around the bay area to start, but sunny and seasonably mild conditions are expected later today with highs in the 60s and maybe even some low 70s. current temperatures range from the mid 30s to mid 40s. no big changes friday but a few degrees of cooling as westerly winds return and high clouds increase by afternoon. next cold front quickly moves into the north bay by midday saturday with rain spreading north to south saturday night into sunday morning before turning to showers with cooler temperatures. showers linger

into sunday night then a general warming and drying trend through the middle of next week.

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a former bay area police chief is defending his officers actions after this

disturbing new video is released. it shows police in arizona .... pushing an 86- year-old woman to the ground during a protest... and then pepper- spraying a 65-year- old woman who was trying to help her. this happened last month in tucson. the video is from an officer's body camera. the protest was in response to recent raids by immigration and customs enforcement. some say, the officers overreacted. but the police chief disagrees. chief chris magnus/tucson police"there were some people that really created some difficulties for those officers when we tried to make an arrest and obviously things went downhill from there. but i've looked at a lot of the footage and i'm still under the impression that by and large things were handled well by our folks." chief magnus used to be the richmond police chief ... he left for tucson in 2015. the police department says, it is conducting a review of the incident.

the search continues this morning for a third person who base jumped off the hilton hotel in san francisco. on tuesday night...three people jumped off the nearly 500 feet tall tower near union square. two of the daredevils...25- year-old brendan weinstein and 26-year-old joshua glovac...were arrested and released. construction is officially underway on the new van ness corridor project. the groundbreaking for the project was held yesterday. many of the changes coming to the road will include safety enhancements such as extended sidewalks and high visibility crosswalks. also, the middle of van ness will be set aside for buses, and city officials hope that change will make traveling the corridor faster and safer for everyone. the project is expected to be completed in 2019. former president george w bush spoke at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley. the former president talked about the trump administration and the role of the media. he said

comments that he made last week regarding president trump had been misconstrued.george w. bush / former president: "absolutely i believe in free press - as should every other american believe in free press, because the press holds people to account. power is very addictive, and it's corrosive if it becomes central to your life, and therefore there needs to be an independent group of people who hold you to account. and so i answered that question, and of course the headlines were 'bush criticizes trump.' and so therefore, i needed to say there should be a free and independent press, but it ought to be accurate." the former president is giving interviews and appearing on television to promote his new book. oprah winfrey says president trump's victory has her rethinking whether she could be elected to the white house. winfrey was interviewed in a bloomberg television show back in december, but it just aired this week. winfrey says

before president trump's election she thought that she didn't have the necessary government experience to run the country, but now she thinks differently. winfrey campaigned for barack obama in 2007 and endorsed hillary clinton in 2016. happening today... snapchat is expected to start trading on the new york stock exchange. it will go under the symbol "snap." the company says it has priced its initial public offering at 17- dollars per share, above the expected range. this values the company at 24-billion dollars. snapchat is the largest tech i-p-o since alibaba went public in 2014. the company was created by three former students at stanford university. coming up... tornados sweep across parts of the country overnight and we're just getting new video of the damage. james fletcher will have that story coming up. and coming up next...

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backed up traffic two preschoolers in louisville, kentucky came up with a plan to trick their teacher, while also sending a message about acceptance. reddy weldon is helping his best friend jaxon rosebush get a haircut. they are hoping their teacher won't be able to tell the pair apart because they will have the same haircut. all while completely ignoring their race. jaxon's mom posted the plan on facebook and it has been shared thousands of times. this act has a much deeper meaning to "jaxon's me and jaxon's and i'm jaxon and jaxon's me." "it's really cool to see that move on from our family right into his relationships

with his friends and there's an innocence children have that sometimes we loose. so if we could get some of that back, i think it would be amazing." reddy was born in the congo, and adopted by a family in louisville when he was two-years-old. tracking the weather today... dry out today. another shooting on an east bay freeway. i am live in oakland with the details. a man exposes himself to a woman in palo alto. i am live with a closer look at who police are looking for this morning. .

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welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... looking outside...we're seeing clear conditions all across the bay area. chilly temperatures you're waking up to as well, but it won't be for long. 60s and maybe even some 70s expected for daytime highs with lots of sunshine! here's a look at your day part forecast...cold now but sunny and warmer as we progress throughout the day.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 breaking news we are following form overnight another shooting on an east bay freeway... this time on interstate 880 in oakland. an off-duty officer was shot at late last night. this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. kron 4's averi harper is live in oakland with the details. averi. the shooting happened on south bound interstate 880 in oakland. it happened around 10:00 last night. the shooter led police on a

chase and got away. police later found the car which was a rental for los angeles. police set up a perimeter around 55th and brookdale while they search for the suspects. thanks averi. we will check back

with you through out the morning. as we mentioned this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. the first happened saturday night... 28-year-old braun harold was shot and killed on highway 4 near the hillcrest avenue off-ramp in antioch. police are still looking for the shooter in that case. then the second shooting happened monday night on interstate 580 in pleasanton. nobody was injured in that shooting. police are still looking for that shooter this morning. witnesses say it may have been sparked by a road rage incident. happening right now... police in palo alto are looking for a man who exposed himself to a woman near the stanford campus. will tran is live in palo alto this morning with a closer look at who police are looking for. police in palo alto are looking for a man who pulled down his pants and exposed himself in front of a woman near the stanford university campus on monday morning. police have just released this picture of the man running away from the scene. the

victim was a woman in her 20's. she was standing and talking on her phone near park avenue and el camino real. the man walked towards her... made eye contact and exposed himself. the man took off running. the man was about 5 foot 7 inches tall and 170 pounds. he was wearing a black jacket over a yellow shirt with blue jeans and black shoes. thanks will. we will thanks will. thanks will. we will check back with you through

out in national news... cleanup is underway after tornadoes and severe thunderstorms devasted several midwestern states earlier this week. the storms caused three deaths. james fletcher has takes a look at the damage. those tornadoes hit on tuesday... one man was killed in missouri and two people died in illinois. these are aerial shots of the damage in central illinois. you can see some homes are completely destroyed. this is the scene in perryville, missouri. one tornado touched down there, blowing cars and tractor trailers off the interstate. several drivers and passengers were injured. the powerful storm rocked a marina in the nashville area yesterday morning. some people were on their house boats when the storms started -- but there are not reports of injuries. the national weather service is

investigating reports of possible tornadoes throughout middle tennessee. there was also damage in southern kentucky. there are widespread fears of immigration raids among undocumented immigrants across the bay area... and now a local group is taking action. "siren" is an immigration non-profit based in san jose. they have established a rapid response network after recent immigration sweeps. the group will send text messages which will alert the community if sweeps are happening. it will also bring together immigration attorneys and community activists. "like activists that are willing to come down and do a shield of protection if there's an ice sweep in their neighborhood or work site." siren is also building a network of temporary shelters or safe houses for

undocumented immigrants around the bay area. happening today... it is the last day for people to apply for the california dream act. that allows students who are in the u-s illegally to receive financial aid for college. under the dream act, a studen'ts personal information is not shared at the federal level. applications this year are down nearly 60-percent from last year. coming up....the new oakland police chief lays out her vision for the city. see what she plans to do to keep the city safe. and coming up next...not all heroes wear capes. see the bus driver who stops a woman from jumping off a bridge. and here's a better value

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"miss, why don't you come back on the other side of the rail." this morning a bus driver is being called a hero after police say he helped saved a suicidal woman. this happened in dayton, ohio. driver damone hudson was driving across a bridge going over a river when he noticed a woman standing on the wrong side of the rail. that is when he pulled over on got off the bus and started talking to the woman until police arrived and the woman climbed back over the rail to safety. up next.... scientists are releasing their earthquake forecast for this year. see which bay area cities are at the highest risk for severe earthquakes. tracking your forecast... dry out today.

we're coming up on 6:45... here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... police are looking for the person who shot at an off duty police officer in oakland. it happened just before midnight when the officer was shot at in the 880 south and 16th avenue area. this is the third shooting on an east bay freeway since saturday. the officer was not injured. and... another cabinet pick by president trump is under scrutiny this morning for communications with russia. official say attorney general jeff sessions had two conversations with the russian ambassador to the united states while sessions was working for the trump campaign. attorney general sessions says he never met with any russian officials to discuss issues of the 14 people are without a home this morning after an apartment fire in south san francisco. the fire happened just before 5 on olive avenue.

no one was injured in the fire. but 8 units in the complex were badly damaged. welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... clear and chilly morning around the bay area to start, but sunny and seasonably mild conditions are expected later today with highs in the 60s and maybe even some low 70s. current temperatures range from the mid 30s to mid 40s. no big changes friday but a few degrees of cooling as westerly winds return and high clouds increase by afternoon. next cold front quickly moves into the north bay by midday saturday with rain spreading

north to south saturday night into sunday morning before turning to showers with cooler temperatures. showers linger into sunday night then a general warming and drying trend through the middle of next week. here's a look at your 7 day around the bay forecast...dry today and tomorrow, rain this weekend, then dry and warmer conditions for next week! rich/san bridge wb 580 backed

up to castro. bay bridge backed up into the maze. antioch hwy wb4 accident at somersville. breaking news out of belmont.... a broken fire hydrant is causing a mess this morning. this is a live look from our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. this is on harbor boulevard. earthquake prediction, as we know, is an imperfect science. but researchers have identified california as one of two states that have the highest risk of seeing a major earthquake this year.

in fact, the report says a large area of the south bay... especially around gilroy and and beyond into the central coast... has the highest risk of experiencing an earthquake large enough to cause severe damage. this is video of some of the damage caused by the south napa earthquake a couple of years ago. that quake had a magnitude of 6.0. by the way, the other state with the highest risk of a major earthquake this year is oklahoma. but, unlike california, scientists say most of that state's earthquakes are caused by oil and gas drilling. water flow at lake oroville's spillway has come to a halt... as workers are now assessing the damage and coming up with a solution to fix the damaged spillway. with a break in the rain, crews are currently removing debris from the base of the spillway. the clean-up will help lower water levels and make it possible to reboot this hydro powerplant sitting under the dam. once all that is in place... crews will use the hydro plant to get water out of the lake. officials say the ultimate

goal is getting the spillway fixed before next winter's flood season comes around. .. oakland's new police chief is laying out her plan for the city of oakland. she also discussed what she sees for the future of the police department. during a discussion yesterday, chief kirkpatric says she wants to change the hearts and minds of police officers... and help care for the city's most vulnerable residents. however, she won't say how she plans on accomplishing that. chief kirkpatrick says it is too soon to jump into specific policies. she says the department's only mission right now is to make oakland safe. "i want to be part of a team that wants to be the best. i have always been attracted to that. and, i believe that oakland and this police department has everything in its make-up to be the best police department in this country." chief kirkpatrick also

talked about recent protests in the city. she says protests are a part of our american democracy... but they should never result in damage or injury. a 15-year-old boy from ethiopia is getting a life- changing surgery here in the bay area. he's been struggling with scoliosis but hasn't been able to get the medical help he needs. now thanks to a local organization. . . the boy will finally undergo the necessary operation. yesterday he met with the doctor who will perform the orthopedic surgery at good samaritan hospital in san jose. the doctor will be doing the work for free. the surgery is not available in ethiopia. it is scheduled for sunday. he will have a few weeks to

recover before he returns home to ethiopia. the city of los angeles is now one of two finalists to host the 20-24 summer olympics. budapest has withdrawn it's name from consideration. that leaves los angeles and paris as the only remaining candidates. the international olympic committee will select the home city in september. l-a has hosted the olympics twice before in 19-32 and 19-84. if selected l-a will become the only city to host three olympic games. happening today.. the golden state warriors will look to get back to their winning ways as the take on the chicago bulls on the road. it is the dubs first game this season without kevin durant who was injured his knee earlier this week against the wizards. durant is expected to be out at least four weeks with that injury. tonights game tips off at 5:00. the dow jones industrial average surpassed 21,000 points for the first time on

wednesday in what was the biggest gain for the blue-chip index so far this year. the standard & poor's 500 index gained 32.32 points, or 1.4 percent, to 2,395.96. the nasdaq composite 78.59 points, or 1.4 percent, to 5,904.03. coming up... a warning to parents about head lice treatment for your kids.... we'll show you the effect it can have on your children's behavior. and.... an usual delay for a plane heading to san francisco... we'll tell you about the little critter that caused big problems. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. an unusual delay for

people headed from london to

san francisco. a mouse delayed a british airways flight for four hours yesterday. passengers on the plane were just about ready to takeoff from heathrow airport, when a mouse was spotted on the plane. everyone was taken off the plane and moved to another one. the flight eventually landed in s-f-o later that night. take a look at this... a baby giraffe is born at the denver zoo. the giraffe was born on tuesday. the animal has been named "dobby". the zoo does not say when animals are expecting. but they did say dobby's mom was actually on birth control. so the pregnancy was not planned. mom and baby are

now resting. the zoo plans to make them available to the public soon. and ahead in gary's world... kaepernick says he is going to test the waters, how does gary think that's going to go. why lebron almost killed bill belichick last night. and who is that guy in the hunter pence jersey playing for the giants. plus... we continue following our breaking news out of the east bay... another shooting on a freeway. someone shot at an off-duty officer. kron four's averi harper is live in oakland with the latest developments. and... a man exposes himself to a woman in palo alto. kron four's will tran is live with who police are now looking for.

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improve the health of your mouth with new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. shake to clean. another shooting on an east bay freeway. i am live in oakland with the details. and breaking over night a new controversy facing president trump's administration. why some are calling on the attorney general to resign just weeks after being sworn in. another dry day today but more rain is coming. details on when you can expect the next round of wet weather.

good darya folsom.. and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... looking outside...we're seeing clear conditions all across the bay area. chilly temperatures you're waking up to as well, but it won't be for long. 60s and maybe even some 70s expected for daytime highs with lots of sunshine! getting the kids ready for school...bundle them up this morning in layers, for the cool start, then warm afternoon!