( robin ) that breaking news we are following this morning.. a massive fire breaks out this morning in san francisco. this video was sent to us by a kron 4 viewer. this fire is burning on 23rd avenue in the richmond district. three buildings were involved in this fire and we understand that three people had to be rescued and two of them are in critical condition. good morning and tanks for joining us. i'm robin winston. let's get right to the scene. kron 4's yoli aceves is there. yoli what do we know about this fire. . ( yoli ) this fire is burning on the 400 block of 23rd avenue. it started around 1:45 this morning by 2:00 it had been grown to a 3 alarm fire. we understand

that three people had to be rescued. at one point in time nearly 100 firefighters were on scene trying to control the blaze. three buildings are affected by this fire. the fire department is asking people to avoid the area. i will be here all morning long with updates. now back to you.

( robin ) thanks yoli. we'll

check back in with you throughout the morning. ( robin ) the other big story we are following this morning... a break from the storm now, but more rain expected to hit the bay area tonight. ( robin )lets get a check of weather this morning... scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers

will linger into saturday morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday. after a few days of mostly dry weather, unsettled conditions are expected to return around the middle of next week.

( robin ) taking a live look outside at the bay bridge.

( robin ) taking a live look outside at the golden ( robin ) taking a live look outside ( robin ) breaking overnight... at least five homes have been evacuated due to a landslide in the oakland hills. it happened at around 8:00 last night on banning drive. people had to be evacuated due to the unstable hillside. there are no reports of any injuries or damages to homes. and take a look at this... more problems in the oakland hills. this is new video of downed trees near the corner of maple and sylvan avenues. ( robin ) also breaking overnight... a woman is in the hospital this morning after a tree fell on her house in benicia. here is video from the scene. you can see the tree fell right onto the home.. two people were inside at the time. the woman suffered a head injury, but is expected to be okay.

fire crews say there is major damage to the roof and the inside of the home. fire fighters say at least three other trees came down around the city last night and they are preparing for more incidents. ( robin ) take a look at this... a viewer sent us video of downed powerlines causing sparks on highway 101 in san mateo... and here is some more video of the storm damage... a large tree fell in newark near an elementary school. and three lanes are back open this morning on the wesbound side of the bay bridge after high winds overturned big rig. it happened just before 8:30 last night just east of treasure island. police have not yet released the condition of that driver this morning. ... . ( robin ) happening now... officials in the east bay are keeping a close eye on landslides during this next round of rain. kron4's

lydia pantazes reports from san ramon where there are already more than two dozen landslides. (pkg)"it was after the rain, after a couple of the storms, and it just got progressively bigger and bigger."bonnie davey is talking about a landslide near her home... it's near bollinger canyon road. "it's directly in front of this condo.""it started out as a very small crack."a landslide that bonnie and her neighbors have seen grow..."i happened to be out on my balcony about six weeks ago and it just fell."san ramon city officials say it's between 70 to 80 feet wide... but this is just one of more than two dozen slides throughout the city.this one on windermere is twice the size of the one near bollinger canyon and near a road..."once we saw it we took some prompt action to cover that one because it occurred early in the season and it got a lot more rain on it."city

officials also had to install a cement barrier to prevent debris from spilling onto the road.but it isn't just in san ramon... nearby danville also has its fair share of slides, like this one near black hawk plaza.but city officials in san ramon say at this point none of the ones within city limits pose an imminent threat..."they are more a threat if they are left untreated."the problem is that repairs can't begin until the area has had time to dry out... that could take months.in the meanwhile..."we have our own city staff who is available should there be a problem... we have two on call contractors who can respond on short notice if needed."while the city isn't worried. neighbors who have seen these slides grow are a little more concerned..."we need to mark it off, someone needs to come out here and do something."in san ramon, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( robin ) make sure you have kron-4 mobile app to track the storm. you can be the first to know about severe weather and traffic in your area ... with breaking news push alerts. ( robin @ land ) a big story we are following this

morning... president trump takes military action against syria, ordering a missile strike on the war torn country. syrian officials say at least seven people were killed and nine others were injured. the air strike is a response to the chemical attack from earlier this week. reid binion has the story. nat popu-s war ships -- launching more than 50 tomahawk cruise missiles... ...on the air base from which us officials say syrian warplanes carried out the deadly chemical attack that killed over eighty civilians earlier this week.--natvo-- president trump -- announcing the missile launch thursday. president trump: "tonight, i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield."trump - who in 20-13 urged president obama not to attack syria - said his dramatic shift in position came after this week's brutal attack.trump: "using a deadly nerve agent, assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children."the u-s military --

bolstering its case for thursday's strike by giving media outlets before and after images showing the devastation of the chemical attack ...and an image showing the path taken by aircraft they believe carried out the attack.the reaction to trump's military response was mostly positive -- with caveats-- from u-s lawmakers......including florida senator marco rubio. sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: "tonight's actions show that the days of being able to act with impunity are over when it comes to bashar el assad."but moscow had been cautioning washington against unilateral action .vladimir safronkov, russian deputy ambassador to the united nations: "we have to think about negative consequences." russian authorities now-- warning the strike may undermine the fight against isis and terrorism in syria. according to state-run media -- president vladimir putin sees the u-s strike as act of "aggression against a sovereign state." i'm reid binion reporting. ( robin ) in bay area headlines... a san francisco instructor at a popular swim school - has been arrested on child pornography charges. police say 28- year old nicholas hodges had hundreds of pictures of

children on his computer.. he is also being charged with using a minor for sex acts.. hodges was an instructor at "la petite baleen swim school" before that he worked for the disney store and disney world. the swim school is cooperating with the investigation. it released a statement saying hodges passed his background ( robin ) coming up.. the state approves its major hike in the gas tax... we'll tell you what that means for what you'll pay at the pump and how it impacts bay area roads. plus... a dog is reunited with his family after being missing for three days. we'll show you how it was discovered. and... the storm is causing problems for people in the bay area including major flight delays. this was sent to us by a kron four viewer. rebecca strom has your full forecast after the break. ( robin ) taking a live look at stromtracker four... scattered showers still hitting the bay area.

( robin ) take a look at this picture sent to us by saint helena high school teacher.... these students are stuck at s-f-o because of the weather. they had been at the airport for over 12 hours. the class raised money since june to see "hamilton" on broadway. no word on when they made it out of the airport. ( robin )lets get a check of weather this morning... scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers

will linger into saturday morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday. after a few days of mostly dry weather, unsettled conditions are expected to return around the middle of next week.

( robin ) taking a live look outside at the bay bridge. bridge.at the bay look outside taking a live ( robin ) ( robin ) taking a live

look outside at the bay bridge. taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. taking a live look outside at the richmond bridge. . . ( robin ) the state of california has just approved a major hike

in the gas tax. the measure passed the state senate on a 27 to 11 vote last night. governor jerry brown led an intense lobbying effort for this measure after introducing it just last week. ( robin ) the tax is expected to generate roughly 52- billion dollars over 10- years. it raises the price of gas by 12 cents a gallon and 20 cents a gallon on diesel fuel. there is also an increase in vehicle registration fees. plus, owners of hybrid and electric vehicles have to pay a flat fee. the bill still has to be signed by governor brown.

the gas tax increase will go into effect on november 1st. and the increase to registration fess will go into effect on january first. ( robin ) another big story we are following this morning... after 19 years, the family of a murdered 13- year-old may finally see justice done. a monterey county district attorney is filing murder charges against a convicted felon for the 19-98 murder of christina williams. kron 4's dan kerman reports from the monterey county government center in salinas with more. (dan kerman)on june 12 of 1998, 13 year old christina williams took her dog out for a walk in her fort ord neighborhood, and disappeared. 7 months later her body was discovered in a remote area of the former military base for the next 19 years investigators worked to bring her killer to justice. thursday, monterey county's d.a. announced he will be cahrging charles holified with williams murdersot jeannine pacioni/asst. district

attorney 25-34we will be charging mr. holifield with first degree murer with special allegations of kidnapping and lewd acts on a child. holifield is currently serving 25 year to life at valley state prison in chowchilla for attempted kidnapping and failing to register as a sex offender. sothe's been a suspect since the beginning but there were problems with building sufficient evidence at that time in order to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. as the victim's mother's cousin looked on, the district attorney announced that all changed when a cold case team revisited the case in 2016 and had the physical evidence retested for dna. the d.a. says this time they got a hit which is why they can now charge holifield with her murder sot dean flippo/monterey county d.a. 119-129it will never bring back christine williams but the very least we can do is work hard to present the evidence to a jury and a jury will make that decision

and that's what we will be aiming for 135/aiming for ( robin ) a dog missing for three days is reunited with his family after its owner had recently died in a boat accident earlier this week. kron4's charles clifford reports from marin county on where the dog was found yesterday. (standup)on monday 47-year-old san jose resident brian phidat died when the boat he, another man and two dogs were riding in capsized near tomales bay. the other man and one dog survived but at the time rescue crews though the second pup, named yoda, may have drowned in the accident.(take vo)but on thursday morning, a crew from the marin county fire department was practicing water rescues just off shore near dillon beach when they spotted yoda, huddled near some rocks. the team was able to put yoda on the back of a

jet ski and take her ashore. she was cold and tired, but uninjured. crews brought yoda back to the fire station and warmed her up and thursday afternoon the family of brian phidat came to pick her up. graham groneman was one of the firefighters that rescued yoda, he hopes that her return will bring at least some comfort to the family.(take sot)(standup) now, we are also told that yoda will attend brian phidat's funeral in a few days. in marin county ,charles clifford kron 4 news. ( robin ) coming up... "get out" dominates the m-t-v awards and a comedy legend dies. the latest entertainment headlines are next on kron four. ( robin ) taking a live look at stromtracker four... scattered showers still hitting the bay area. (robin) welcome back to

the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... the hit thriller "get out" leads the nominations for the m-t-v movie and t-v awards. its nominated for movie of the year, best actor in a movie, and best villain. m-t-v is adding t-v to its traditional movie awards, and changed up some of the categories, for the ceremony may seventh in l-a. plus... a great weekend for families to hit the theatres.... "smurfs: the lost village" is opening this weekend. and alan arkin, michael caine and morgan freeman star in "going in style." it's remake of the 70's comedy about seniors who become unlikely bank robbers. "the boss baby," "beauty and the beast" are expected to dominate the box office. and... comedian don rickles has died at age 90. for more than half a century, he headlined casinos and nightclubs from las vegas to

atlantic city and appeared often on late-night tv talk shows. he died yesterday of kidney failure at his home in los angeles. ( robin ) coming up... there is growing concern over the anderson dam this morning. hear how a south bay city is preparing for a possible earthquake. and we continue following our breaking news... three buildings catch fire in san francisco and multiple people had to be rescued. we'll have a live report after the break. ( robin ) a high wind advisory is still in effect this morning...

that breaking news we are following this morning.. a massive fire breaks out overnight in san francisco.

this video was sent to us by a kron 4 viewer. this fire is burning on 23rd avenue in the richmond district. three buildings were involved in this fire and we understand that three people had to be rescued. let's get right to the scene. kron 4's will tran is there. will what do we know about this fire. . ( will ) this fire is burning on the 400 block of 23rd avenue. it started around 1:45 this morning by 2:00 it had been grown to a 3 alarm fire. we understand that three people had to be rescued. at one point in time nearly 100 firefighters were on scene trying to control the blaze. three buildings are affected by this fire. the fire department is asking people to avoid the

area. i will be here all morning long with updates. now back to you.

( robin ) thanks will. we'll check back in with you throughout the morning. we're coming up on 4-30... here are the big stories we're working on for you this morning... president trump takes military action action against syria, ordering a missile strike on the war torn country. syrian officials say at least seven people were killed and nine others were injured. russia called the attack an aggression and said it would call for an emergency u-n meeting. the air strike is a response to the chemical attack that killed at least 86 people on a rebel-held town. plus... a san francisco instructor at a popular swim school has been arrested on child pornography charges. police say 28-year old nicholas hodges had hundreds of pictures of children on his computer.. he is also being charged with using a minor for sex acts.. hodges was an instructor at "la petite baleen swim school" the school says he passed his background check. and... plenty of storm

damage in the east bay. downed trees in the oakland hills. and at least five homes have been evacuated due to a landslide in the area. it happened at around 8:00 last night on banning drive. people had to be evacuated due to the unstable hillside. ( robin )lets get a check of weather this morning... scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers will linger into saturday

morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday. after a few days of mostly dry weather, unsettled conditions are expected to return around the middle of next week. ( robin ) taking a live look outside at the bay bridge. taking a live look

outside at the golden gate bridge. taking a live look outside at the richmond bridge. . . ( robin @ land ) happening now... a south bay city is preparing the possibility of an earthquake causing the anderson dam to fail. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc7 news. the reservoir overflowed in february and caused parts of san jose to flood. this morning, it is at just under 76- percent of capacity... but that needs to go down further so a seismic retrofit can be done. kron4's hermala aregawi is in morgan hill -- where their emergency planning is underway. a magnitude 7 earthquake,

could break anderson damand the city is preparing residents for that unlikely, but disasturous scenario.this year's heavy rains have put the capacity of the dam in question putting residents on edge.sot maureen tobin, spokeswoman, city of morgan hillpeople have asked alot of questions about what if something were to happen with anderson dam, and where would we go to eveacuate.in a meeting wednesday night, residents were told not to use hwy 101 if the dam fails.sot maureen tobin, spokeswoman, city of morgan hillmake an emergency kit, talk to their family, and talk about what they're going to do, where they're going to meet, what are the acess routes to 101 or up into the hillswe talked to people who live in the area. they say the city's suggestions aren't helpful.sot lisa sesnon, residenti haven't heard any evacuation or anything but i know that 101 got flooded during the big rains- so that would probablybe a disaster over a disaster.the alternating routes other than the freeway

would be little roads like going up to over santa cruz that was locked off by the rain anyways and all the mud slides so.sot jeffrey freeman, residentfor them to recommend that you go east, west, north, and south...of courseyou're gonna go one way or the other, but they need a better evacuation planbut officials says there's more to come. including disaster preparedness workshops the evening of april 10th and april 24th at the morgan hill police department.standupcity officials tell me they're relying on social media as another way to get the word out to residents.and they're also encouraging people in morgan hill to sign up for the county's emergency alert system.in morgan hill, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. ( robin ) still ahead... a health alert to tell you about this morning... an inhaler is delivering the wrong dosage to people. we'll explain what doctors are warning up ahead. plus... a city in the east bay is working to help hundreds of people in need. we'll show you their new program to assist the homeless. and.... the giants early struggles continue, while the a's finish out their seires

against their division rivals. the highlights are next. ( robin ) taking a live look at stromtracker four... scattered showers still hitting the bay area. ( robin ) a rough start

for the giants this season. the diamondbacks have dominated the orange and black in the opening series by winning three out of four. e-40 was at the game last night.... jeff samardzija didn't had a great opening start...he allowed back to back homers in the fourth inning. the giants led the game at one point three to two. but things fell apart in the bottom of the sixth, and they would end up losing nine to three. they'll face the padres in san diego today at 3:40. ( robin ) the a's looking for a split against the l-a angels after letting up a run in the third, the a's answered back with four runs of their own. including a two run homer by ryon healy, his second of the year. the a's win 5-2. they

begin their series against the rangers today in texas. first pitch is set for 5:05. ( robin ) it's official kevin durant is cleared by the warriors to fully practice today. barring any setback, he will plya tomorrow night at home against the new orleans pelicans. it is the teams third to last game of the regular season. durant missed the warriors' past 19 games after injuring his knee a little more than a month ago. the warriors have since clinched home court advantage throughout the playoffs and will begin their playoff run on either april 15th or 16th. ( robin ) taking a quick break, but first here is a live look at stormtracker four. scattered showers still hitting the bay area. áááábreakáááá

( robin ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. here is a look at the major headlines before you head out the door this morning.... the state of california approves a major hike in the gas tax. the tax is expected to generate roughly 52- billion dollars over 10- years. the bill still has to be signed by governor brown. the gas tax increase will go into effect on november 1st. and the increase to registration fess will go into effect on january first. officials in san ramon are keeping a close eye on landslides this morning. there have already been dozens of landslides during the winter storms... and they are still not repaired. there is a landslide on windemere parkway causing concern this morning. the estimated cost to repair landslides on city owned land in san ramon is about a million dollars. a woman is in the hospital this morning after a tree fell on her house in benicia. two people were inside at the time. the woman suffered a head injury, but is expected

to be okay. fire crews say there is major damage to the roof and the inside of the home. ( robin ) here is a live look at stormtracker four.... scattered showers still in the bay area. ( robin ) rebecca strom has what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers will linger into saturday morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday. after a few days of mostly dry weather, unsettled

conditions are expected to return around the middle of next week.

( robin ) taking a live look outside at the bay bridge. taking a live look

outside at the golden gate bridge. taking a live look outside at the richmond bridge. . . ( robin ) happening now.... glaxo- smith- kline is recalling some of its inhalers because it is delivering the incorrect dosage. the recall covers nearly 600-thousand inhalers. glaxo- smith- kline says, the problem does not pose a serious danger to patients. but people are encouraged to seek immediate medical attention if their inhaler is not relieving symptoms. take a look at this...

the coast guard airlifted a woman off of a cruise ship near san diego. it happened yesterday on the star princess cruise ship. crews told the guard a woman on-board needed medical treatment for a possible head injury. the ship was just 572 miles south of san diego when she was airlifted. the crew took her to a san diego hospital. ( robin ) the city of oakland is working to help the hundreds of homeless people in need. kron four's philipe djegal reports on a tent city pilot program to help those in need. pkg scripttrt: 2:39out: std (philippe)no name/neighbor- "its nothing but a big problem, take a halfway decent neighborhood and just destroy it."not all neighbors support it - a city-approved homeless encampment at the end of the streetthough the less fortunate are greatful.dejon goolsby/homeless/nats- "babe, this is all he gave me right here." welcome to dejon goolsby's humble abode... a tent underneath the freeway in west oakland...dejon

goolsby/homeless- "i never thought we'd be here, but i appreciate the help though." last october, the city of oakland turned this space into a "tent city." part of it's "safe camping" pilot program... giving the homeless an area to camp out, equiped with portable toilets. garbage service... and, case managers who stop by on occasion to help get people into housing. when the pilot project first launched, some 40 people lived here... out of the city's more than 15- hundred homeless. since then, joe devries with the city of oakland, says all but seven of those homeless are no longer on the streets and are actually in housing.joe devries/city of oakland- "now, more people have moved in. so, for our next pilot, we're looking at a site that's not on the street, that would actually be a vacant lot, that has not just case management and services, but also site management and security." devries says the new city sanctioned homeless encampment should be up and running in about a month... and, he says the pilot program could last for up to a year and a half. but the problem is, the city doesn't know where the new encampement will be...

or, how neighbors will react. in west oakland, this business owner says the original encampment has been an unsafe distraction for the community.no name/business owner- "we're dealing with trash a lot. people come up and down the street. you're dealing with drug addicts, you're dealing with alcoholics, you're dealing with mentally ill people and its all unsupervised." devries says the next city- sanctioned encampment will be more secure. the program is paid for by money from the city's general fund approved last year by the city council. about 190-thousand dollars. half already spent on the site in west oakland, which the city believes has been a success.joe devries/city of oakland- "and, our hope is, that it will a -- uh, provide people a safe place to be living when they're unsheltered, and b -- uh, get them into housing faster, and c -- uh, lessen the impact that it has on the surrounding community."dejon goolsby/homel ess- "everybody needs love and everybody needs support because you never know what could happen. you might just

be on top of the world and one day just get it all taken away from you." the city hopes this program will help people like dejon get back on their feet and under a roof. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( robin ) coming up... a set of quadruplets have all been accepted to multiple ivy league schools. that story is after the break.. ( robin ) here is a live look at stormtracker four. scattered showers still hitting the bay area. jack vo: things get a lot more interesting at night. jack vo: vampires wake up.

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( robin ) taking a live look outside at the bay bridge. taking a live look outside at the golden gate bridge. taking a live look outside at the richmond bridge.

. . ( robin ) one ivy league school could have a set of quadruplets joining them in the fall. four brothers from ohio has been accepted to a few ivy league schools. aaron, nick, nigel and zachary wade have all been accepted to harvard, duke and yale. the four brothers have not decided yet if they will all go to the same college. the boys applied to other schools individually. their mother says they feel "elated and blessed." ( robin ) coming up in kron four news at five... three buildings catch fire in san francisco and multiple people had to be rescued. kron four's will tran is live at the scene with more on the fire. plus... president trump orders a missile strike on syria. hear how russia is responding

this morning. and... a woman is recovering this morning after a tree falls on her home in the east bay... kron four's averi harper is live with a look at the damage. áááábreakáááá ( mark ) that breaking

news we are following this morning.. a massive fire breaks out overnight in san francisco. this video was sent to us by a kron 4 viewer. three people were injured and two are still in critical condition this morning. good morning and tanks for joining us. i'm mark danon. ( darya ) and i'm darya folsom. let's get right to the scene. kron 4's will tran is there. will what do we know about this fire. ( will ) this fire is out on the 400 block of 23rd

avenue. it started around 1:45 this morning by 2:00 it had been grown to a 3 alarm fire. we understand that three people had to be rescued. at one point in time nearly 100 firefighters were on scene trying to control the blaze. three buildings are affected by this fire. they do not know the cause. they are going to start sending the crews home. the fire department is asking people to avoid the area. i will be here all morning long with updates. now back to you.

( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( darya )( mark ) now we are tracking the rain that will be hitting the bay area through out the day today. rebecca strom is here with a look at the forecast.

scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers will linger into saturday morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday. after a few days of mostly dry weather, unsettled conditions are expected to return around the middle of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from forget t headlights and wipers ( darya ) breaking news from overnight... a woman is in the hospital this

morning after a tree no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from forget t headlights and wipers ( darya ) breaking news from overnight... a woman is in the hospital this morning after a tree fell on her house in benicia.( mark ) this is just one of many downed trees we are seeing all across the bay area after heavy rain and wind last night. kron 4's averi harper is live in benicia with the latest. averi. ( averi ) you can see

the tree fell right onto the home.. here is video from the scene. two people were inside at the time. the woman suffered a head injury, but is expected to be okay. fire crews say there is major damage to the roof and the inside of the home. fire fighters say at least three other trees came down around the city last night and they are preparing for more incidents. back to you. ( mark ) thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) also breaking overnight... at least five homes have been evacuated due

to a landslide in the oakland hills. it happened at around 8:00 last night on banning drive. people had to be evacuated due to the unstable hillside. there are no reports of any injuries or damage to any of the homes. ( darya ) and take a look at this... more problems in the oakland hills. this is new video of downed trees near the corner of maple and sylvan avenues. this is new video just into the newsroom from overnight. these trees came down late last night. ( mark ) officials in the east bay are keeping a close eye on landslides this morning. in san ramon, there has already been dozens of landslides during the winter storms... and they are still not repaired. this is video of a slide on harness drive... near memorial park. it happened in february and has grown to nearly 80- feet wide. another landslide that is causing concern is on windemere parkway. you can see how large the slide is with tarps covering it to prevent more damage. right now, city officials say there is no threat to people who live in the area.

ramon at the moment are not an imminent threat. they are more a threat if they are left untreated, so we're keeping an eye on them and we expect them to be fixed in the summer.">( mark ) the estimated cost to repair landslides on city owned land in san ramon is about a million dollars. ( darya ) and take a look at this... this is video from san mateo -- on highway on 101... the storm knocking over powerlines powerlines... causing some sparks. the highway has since been cleared. ( darya ) and here are pictures from newar. this is near snow elementary school. these images were sent to us by a kron 4 viewer. you can see a large tree came crashing down late last night ( mark ) and three lanes are back open this morning on the westbound side of the bay bridge after high winds overturned big rig. it happened just before 8:30 last night just east of treasure island. police

have not yet released the condition of that driver ( mark ) make sure you have kron-4 mobile app to track the storm. you can be the first to know about severe weather and traffic in your area ... with breaking news push alerts. ( darya ) breaking overnight news. the united states has launched a military strike on a syrian government airbase. ( mark ) president trump says he ordered the airstrike in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians earlier in the week. kristen holmes has the latest. president donald trump: i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. under president trump's orders, the united states launching a missile strike in syria. he said it was a response to the assad regime's chemical weapons attack on civilians including children earlier in the week. president donald trump: using a deadly nerve agent, assad choked out the helpless lives of men, women and children.according to u.s.

officials, u.s. warships launching 59 tomahawk cruise missiles from the mediterranean sea, hitting the syrian military airbase that carried out those chemical attacksthis strike marks the first direct military action the u.s. has taken against bashar al-assad during syria's six year civil war. a stark change in president trump's position on u.s. involvement in syria, which he opposed during his campaign and even before, urging president obama in 2013 not to attack syria. lawmakers on capitol hill largely supporting the president's actionssen. marco rubio / -r- florida: the days of being able to act with impunity are over when it comes to bashar al-assad. russia has backed the assad regime. russian president vladimir putin calling the airstrikes a, "act of aggression" and a serious blow to u.s. russia relations.in washington, i'm kristen holmes. ( darya ) a dismemembered body was found inside a san bruno home. it was found

while officers were looking for a missing person. the house is on pacific heights boulevard... near skyline college. officers found the body just before 11:00 yesterday morning. 50-year-old david stubblefield was taken into custody. he lives just a few houses down from where the body was found. police have not released the name of the victim. ( mark ) still ahead ... we are hearing from the owner of the apartment building that caught fire last week killing 4 people. hear why he says he should not be held responsible. and later... new details about a missing college student in northern california. the message that the student's mother received from her kidnappers. and after the break... the bay area is not the only place dealing with bad weather. we will take a look at the damage after tornadoes slam part of the midwest.( rebecca ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up ( robin ) and i am

tracking you commute after the break. .rebecca: scattered showers and breezy conditions expected today...but round 2 of heavy rains and winds are headed back to the bay area...more details just ahead... .

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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers will linger into saturday

morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday. after a few days of mostly dry weather, unsettled conditions are expected to return around the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge is under a high wind advisory. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) and the bay area is not the only place dealing with storm damage this

morning. this is video from goodman, missouri. you're looking at new drone video showing what's left of an elementary school that was hit by a tornado earlier this week. fortunately there were no kids inside at the time. the tornado also tore through several homes but no serious injuries were reported. ( darya ) and take a look at this apartment building in baltimore. the roof completely ripped off during heavy storms yesterday.

part of the building also collapsed. crews are now checking the rest of the building to make sure it is stable. nobody was seriously injured. ( mark ) in the east bay.... we are hearing from the owner of the west oakland apartment that was destroyed in a fire last week. this is video of that fire from late last month. the owner of the building hired a lawyer in anticipation of legal action connected to the deaths of four people and the dozens of others who lost their home. a spokesman for the owner said he was not responsible for the upkeep or the deadly fire. he says it was bad living conditions that motivated building owner keith kim to terminate the agreement with the urojas organization.

reneged on that deal prior to the fire and they really need to step up and help some of these poor people who have been put out by this tragedy"> ( mark ) the attorney for urojas says this is an unlawful eviction in which some people were being kicked out. ( mark ) oakland mayor libby schaaf is asking for your donations to help the people affected by the deadly san pablo avenue apartment fire. in a statement yesterday, the mayor thanked the many businesses, nonprofits and community organizations for helping the recovery effort. she also asked for the public to help raise funds for the victims. as of last night, one online fundraiser has raised nearly 30-thousand dollars. if you want to help you can find a link to donate on our website at kron 4 dot com. 9 darya 0 two- million- dollars... that's the bail amount set for lawyer mcbride... he is the man suspected of shooting and killing his ex- girlfriend, right in front of her two young children. 29-year-old rashanda franklin was killed tuesday in richmond as she drove her kids to

school. after a manhunt, mcbride was taken into custody wednesday in sacramento. the 43-year-old surrendered peacefully... but told police they have the wrong man. ( mark ) bittersweet reunion in marin county... a dog missing for three days has now been reunited with his owner's family after his owner died. a yellow lab named yoda had been missing since monday when a boat he was in capsized near tomoles bay. his owner...47-year-old brian phidat died in that accident. another man and another dog were rescued and yoda was missing until yesterday. yoda was found while the county fire department was practicing water rescues near dillon beach. ( mark ) yoda is expected to attend his owner brian's funeral in a few days. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...

california approves the new gas tax. find out when you will have to start paying more at the pump. and next... it is a rough start to the season for the giants. we will show you how the diamond backs were able to dominate while the a's pulled victory in oakland. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. (man vo) it was may, when dad forgot

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is under a igh wind advisory and the drive tinme is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a rough start for the giants this season. the diamondbacks have dominated san francisco in the opening series by winning three out of four.( mark ) jeff samardzija didn't have a great opening start...he allowed back to back homers in the fourth inning. the giants led the game at one point three to two. but things fell apart in the bottom of the sixth, and they would end up losing nine to three. they'll face the padres in san diego today at 3:40. ( darya ) the a's looking for a split against the l-a

angels after giving up a run in the third, the a's answered back with four runs of their own. including a two run homer by ryon healy, his second of the year. the a's win 5 to 2. they begin their series against the rangers today in texas. first pitch is set for 5:05. ( mark ) it's officialkevin durant is cleared by the warriors to fully practice today.( darya ) barring any setback, he will play tomorrow night at home against the new orleans pelicans. it is the teams third to last game of the regular season. ( mark ) durant missed the warriors' past 19 games after injuring his knee a little more than a month ago. the warriors have since clinched home court advantage throughout the playoffs and will begin their playoff run on either april 15th or 16th. ( mark ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to follow breaking news out of san francisco... two people in critical

condition after an overnight fire. we will have the latest coming up.( rebecca ) your bay area forecast is next. rebecca: scattered showers and breezy conditions expected 2 of heavy rains and winds are headed back to the bay details just ahead...

( darya )( mark ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news.. let's start this half hour with a check of weather and traffic. most of the wet weather has pushed out of the bay area...we're seeing just light

scattered showers right now. winds are still kicking up so be careful on the roadways this morning. today the showers and breezy conditions will continue. a live look outside the pavement is wet around the bay area. round two of the heavy rains and high winds expected tonight. no major hot spots. there is a 20 minute bart at fre mont to richmond. the bay bridge is

under a high wind advisory the drive time for wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no prblems for wb 580 rich/san bridge ( mark ) breaking news we are following this morning.. a massive fire breaks out overnight in san francisco. this video was sent to us by a kron 4 viewer. three people were injured and two are still in critical condition this morning including a 53-year-old man. this happened on the 400 block of 23rd avenue. the fire broke out around 1:45 this morning. the fire is out but crews are still on scene. they have not said what started the fire. ( darya ) the state of california approves a major hike in the gas tax. the measure passed the state

senate on a 27 to 11 vote last night. governor jerry brown led an intense lobbying effort for this measure after introducing it just last week. the tax is expected to generate roughly 52- billion dollars over 10- years. it raises the price of gas by 12 cents a gallon and 20 cents a gallon on diesel fuel. there is also an increase in vehicle registration fees. plus, owners of hybrid and electric vehicles have to pay a flat fee. the bill still has to be signed by governor brown. the gas tax increase will go into effect on november 1st. and the increase to registration fess will go into effect on january first. ( mark ) a san francisco instructor at a popular swim school - has been arrested on child pornography charges. police say, 28-year old nicholas hodges ... had hundreds of pictures of children on his computer.. he is also being charged with using a minor for sex acts.. hodges was an instructor at la petite baleen swim school ..... and has previously worked for the disney store.. and disney world. the swim school released a statement saying, hodges passed his

background check... and added, it is cooperating with the investigation. ( darya ) after 19 years the family of a murdered 13- year-old may finally have some closure. the monterey county district attorney announced... their office will file murder charges against charles holifield... for the murder of christina williams. the teen went missing in june of 19-98... seven months later her body was found in a remote area of former military base..fort ord. investigators say holifield...an already convicted felon has always been a key suspect... but now they have the evidence to tie him to the murder. formal charges are expected to be filed by next friday ( mark ) city council members in morgan hill are preparing for the worst. an earthquake that could break the anderson dam. the dam overflowed in february and flooded some parts of san jose. right now...it is just under 76 percent capacity. but that number needs to go down so seismic retrofitting can be done. a magnitude 7

quake could break the dam. this has concerned people living in morgan hill. city council held a meeting wednesday night addressing their concerns. ( mark ) the city will also have disaster preparedness workshops on april 10th and 24th at the morgan hill police department. ( mark ) and california is waving some permit rules and reviews as crews rush to repair the oroville dam. governor jerry brown issued an executive order waiving some environmental reviews... for emergency construction at the 770-foot-tall dam. parts of the dam's two spillways failed in february, prompting an evacuation order for nearly 200 thousand people downstream. the department of water resources says the state expects to have the main spillway operational by around november. ( darya ) the man killed in a shootout with police and

sheriff's deputies tuesday afternoon in napa has been identified as stephen ferry. neighbors of the 65-year-old called police tuesday when he was firing his gun toward them...into houses. officers arrived to find him in his car. they say he fired shots at them and took off...crashing into a tree. officers returned fire and ferry died at the scene. no body else was injured...but one officer was treated for a minor ( darya ) covering california... we are learning new information about a missing northern california college student. the mother of the missing girl has received text messages saying her daughter is alive... she has been kidnapped and now her kidnappers are asking for money. the messages came from an online source making it harder to trace the message back to the sender. the student was last seen a week ago in yuba city. this new surveillance video captures her truck driving through the

area...though you can not make out the driver. investigators found her truck monday parked in an orchard at the bottom of the levee about an hour north of sacramento. ( mark ) take a look at this.... the final steel beam was raised all the way at to the top of the new saleforce tower... officially topping off the city's new tallest building. it's located at first and mission streets in the soma neighborhood. members of san francisco's interfaith council joined mayor ed lee and the salesforce c-e-o to commemorate the occasion. the opening of a key part of san francisco's transbay redevelopment plan. ( mark ) in just a few hours judge neil gorsuch is expected to be confirmed as the next supreme court justice. senators are expected to vote on his confirmation around 8:30 this morning. that's after republicans exercised the so-called "nuclear option" thursday, in response to a democratic

filibuster. the move changed a long-standing senate rule that required 60-votes to break a filibuster. now, filibusters for supreme court nominees can be stopped with just 51-votes. but some senators said the change will allow future nominees to be confirmed more easily... meaning they'll probably be more ideological. ( darya ) coming up ... we are getting our first look at a prowler in palo alto. the new sketch police have just released. and later... hundreds of thousands of asthma inhalers being recalled this morning. we'll tell you which ones. and after the break... a massive hack at the i-r-s just days before your taxes are due. find out how the hackers are using your information. and here's a ♪

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is under a high wind advisory. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. s ( darya ) with just nine days before taxes are due..... there is a major security

breach involving the i-r-s.( mark ) hackers are filing fake tax returns - using 'your' name and information. about 100-thousand taxpayers has been exposed....( darya ) the hack involved a college financial aid tool which helped users find information on student aid.( mark ) thieves have already filed eight-thousand fake returns. the i-r-s commissioner told the senate finance committee that he warned the department of education about the problem. ( darya ) and they are bracing for more attacks.. the data tool involved in 'this' attack has been disabled as a security precaution. rebecca: scattered showers and breezy conditions expected today...but round 2 of heavy rains and winds are headed back to the bay area...more details just ahead...

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hospital this morning after a tree fell on her house in benicia. she suffered a head injury, but is expected to be okay. fire crews say there is major damage to the roof and the inside of the home. . ( darya )( mark ) now we are tracking the rain that will be hitting the bay area through out the day today. rebecca strom is here with a look at the forecast. rebecca: most of the wet weather has pushed out of the bay area...we're seeing just light scattered showers right

now. winds are still kicking up so be careful on the roadways this morning. today the showers and breezy conditions will continue. a live look outside the pavement is wet around the bay area. round two of the heavy rains and high winds expected tonight. future cast 4 showing how the rest of the day will

shape up. expect closer to the 8:00 hour for the heavy rains to hit the bay area. current temperatures are chilly and mostly in the 50s, highs expected in the low 60s. your weekend is a mixed bag, we could see saturday to be a bit wet, but dry conditions on sunday. scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers will linger into saturday morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge

drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) police in palo alto are asking for your help in identifying a man who they believe is involved in two prowling incidents. we first told you about the incidents on monday. and now we have a sketch of the

man police are looking for. both of the incidents happened on sunday night in palo alto's college terrace neighborhood. the first one happened just before 8:30 at night while a woman was unloading her car in front of her home on yale street. a man appraoched her and started to make small talk and then walked away. about 20 minutes later, the woman says the same man was trying to open her front door. the second incident happened a few hours later on college avenue. a woman found a man standing in her bushes trying to look through her windows. ( mark ) glaxo- smith- kline says there is recalling some of its inhalers that are delivering the incorrect dosage. the inhalers are commonly used to treat breathing conditions like asthma. the recall covers nearly 600-thousand inhalers. glaxo- smith- kline says the problem does not pose a serious danger to patients. but people are encouraged to call a doctor immediately if their inhaler is not relieving symptoms. ( darya ) two teenage

girls have died after falling from the top floor at a south carolina hotel. 16-year-old daniela alejandra flores and 17-year-old amber franco were students at myrtle beach high school. the girls fell all the way to the parking deck of the hotel. police say they are unsure why the teens fell -- but no foul play is expected. both girls were were pronounced dead at the scene. their school principal said flores and franco were well-liked and had many friends. ( darya ) two dogs killed a woman in her oklahoma city neighborhood. it happened yesterday afternoon when the woman was walking her small dog. two large dogs came up to them and attacked them. they were both killed one of the attackers was a pitbull. police were not able to identify the breed of the other dog. one of the dogs was shot and the other was hit by a police car.

the second dog was taken to animal control. people living nearby say they have called animal control on the dogs before. ( mark ) big news out of the entertainment world... comedian don rickles has died. rickles died yesterday morning at his home in los angeles from kidney failure. he was best known for his unique brand of "insult comedy." rickles first started acting in the "run silent run deep" opposite clark gable. he also made appearances in the popular "beach blanket" film series with annette funicello and frankie avalon. in 1985, he performed at ronald reagan's second inaugural ball. he would later call the show the highlight of his career. in 1995, rickles played robert deniro's trusted floor boss in martin scorsese's "casino." rickles was honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 2000. he was 90 ( mark ) the coast guard... had to rescue a woman from a cruise ship off the coast of san diego. this is video of the rescue. this happened yesterday afternoon. the crew of the ship called for the rescue

saying that the woman needed medical attention after suffering a head injury. it is not clear how she was hurt and we do not know her condition this morning. ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... a dismembered body found in a home in san bruno. coming up in the 6:00 hour... find out who police have in custody in this morning. and after the break... three new movies hit the theaters this weekend. we have a preview of what's now showing. ♪ ♪ that's life. you diet. you exercise.

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tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. so talk to your doctor about jardiance- the one and only type 2 diabetes treatment with heart. visit jardiance.com for a free consultation with a certified diabetes educator if you qualify. scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers will linger into saturday morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday. after a few days of mostly dry weather, unsettled conditions are expected to return around the middle of next week. ( mark ) in entertainment news... three new movies are hitting theaters this weekend

and all of them will be trying to knock "beauy and the beast" and "the boss baby" from the top of the box office.( darya ) david daniel has a preview. "i saw someone who looked like us!""what if this means the lost village isn't a legend?" "if there really are other smurfs out there, we need to find them!""we're in this together. and by 'together,' i mean me and you. and those guys, but mostly me and you. what?""don't be weird."the blue crew returns in "smurfs: the lost village." analysts predict the animated adventure will debut with about 15- million dollars in ticket sales -- the best of the weekend's new films, but not enough to top "the boss baby" or "beauty and the beast." "never has anybody walked off with a whole pork loin.""jump in the basket.""who the hell do you think i am, e.t.?"alan arkin, michael caine and morgan freeman star in "going in style," a remake of the 70's comedy about seniors who become unlikely bank robbers. box office watchers expect a soft opening of about eight- million dollars."how can we even talk about historical evidence for the resurrection?" "the empty tomb's based on

evidence, and isn't evidence your trade?"the indie film "the case for christ" is based on the book of the same name by an atheist who challenged his wife's faith. the religious movie is expected to make five-million dollars, opening in just 11-hundred theaters -- a third as many as its competitors. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( mark ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... we are following several breaking news stories this monring. first landslides forcing several evacuations in the oakland hills. will tran is on his way to the scene... he will have all the details ina live report. and a woman in the hospital after a tree falls on a home in benicia. averi harper is live on the scene with a closer look at the damage. and three people injured in an overnight fire in san francisco. we have the latest on the victim's condition this morning.

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overnight... a major fire injures 3 people in san francisco. details on the investigation. ( darya ) and a tree crashes into a home overnight and a woman is hurt. we're live on the scene. ( mark ) and the u.s. launches an airstrike on a syrian airbase. reaction from world leaders this morning. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather

rebecca: most of the wet weather has pushed out of the bay area...we're seeing just light scattered showers right now. winds are still kicking up so be careful on the roadways this morning. today the showers and breezy conditions will continue. a live look outside the pavement is wet around the bay area. round two of the heavy rains and high winds expected tonight. getting the kids ready for school, dress warm and make sure they have their

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

( darya ) ( darya ) breaking news from overnight... a woman is in the hospital this morning after a tree fell on her house in benicia.( mark ) this is just one of many downed trees we are seeing all across the bay area after heavy rain and wind last night. kron 4's averi harper is live in benicia with the latest. averi. ( averi ) you can see the tree fell right onto the home.. here is video from the scene. two people were inside at the time. the woman suffered a head injury, but is expected to be okay. fire crews say there is major

damage to the roof and the inside of the home. fire fighters say at least three other trees came down around the city last night and they are preparing for more incidents. back to you. ( mark ) thanks averi. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) breaking overnight... at least five homes have been evacuated due to a landslide in the oakland hills.( mark ) kron 4's

will tran is in oakland with the details. will? ( will ) at least five homes have been evacuated due to a landslide in the oakland hills. it happened at around 8:00 last night on banning drive. people had to be evacuated due to the unstable hillside. there are no reports of any injuries or damage to any of the homes.

( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) breaking news we are following this morning.. a massive fire breaks out overnight in san francisco. this video was sent to us by a kron 4 viewer. three people were injured and two are still in critical condition this morning including a 53-year-old man. this happened on the 400 block of 23rd avenue. the fire broke out around 1:45 this morning. the fire is out but crews are still on scene. they have not said what started the fire. ( darya ) and take a look at this... more problems in the oakland hills. this is new video of downed trees near the corner of maple and

sylvan avenues. this is new video just into the newsroom from overnight. these trees came down late last night. ( mark ) officials in the east bay are keeping a close eye on landslides this morning. in san ramon, there has already been dozens of landslides during the winter storms... and they are still not repaired. this is video of a slide on harness drive... near memorial park. it happened in february and has grown to nearly 80- feet wide. another landslide that is causing concern is on windemere parkway. you can see how large the slide is with tarps covering it to prevent more damage. right now, city officials say there is no threat to people who live in the area. ( mark ) the estimated cost to repair landslides on city owned land in san ramon is about a million dollars. ( darya ) and take a look

at this... this is video from san mateo -- on highway on 101... the storm knocking over powerlines powerlines... causing some sparks. the highway has since been cleared. ( darya ) and here are pictures from newar. this is near snow elementary school. these images were sent to us by a kron 4 viewer. you can see a large tree came crashing down late last night ( mark ) and three lanes are back open this morning on the westbound side of the bay bridge after high winds overturned big rig. it happened just before 8:30 last night just east of treasure island. police have not yet released the condition of that driver this morning. ( mark ) make sure you have kron-4 mobile app to track the storm. you can be the first to know about severe weather and traffic in your area ... with breaking news push alerts. ( darya ) breaking news we are following this morning. the united states takes military action against syria in response to the chemical

attack on civilians earlier this week.( mark ) reid binion has the latest. nat popu-s war ships -- launching more than 50 tomahawk cruise missiles... ...on the air base from which us officials say syrian warplanes carried out the deadly chemical attack that killed over eighty civilians earlier this week.--natvo-- president trump -- announcing the missile launch thursday. president trump: "tonight, i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield."trump - who in 20-13 urged president obama not to attack syria - said his dramatic shift in position came after this week's brutal attack.trump: "using a deadly nerve agent, assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children."the u-s military -- bolstering its case for thursday's strike by giving media outlets before and after images showing the devastation of the chemical attack ...and an image showing the path taken by aircraft they believe carried out the attack.the reaction to trump's military

response was mostly positive -- with caveats-- from u-s lawmakers......including florida senator marco rubio. sen. marco rubio / -r- florida: "tonight's actions show that the days of being able to act with impunity are over when it comes to bashar el assad."but moscow had been cautioning washington against unilateral action .vladimir safronkov, russian deputy ambassador to the united nations: "we have to think about negative consequences." russian authorities now-- warning the strike may undermine the fight against isis and terrorism in syria. according to state-run media -- president vladimir putin sees the u-s strike as act of "aggression against a sovereign state." i'm reid binion reporting. ( mark ) and bay area congressman eric swalwell who represents part of the east bay is responding to the air strikes in syria. he says the president should have consulted with congress before approving the strike.

bring in our friends. >( mark ) and congress woman barbara lee who also represents part of the east bay took to twitter saying : "this is an act of war. congress needs to come back into session & hold a debate. anything less is an abdication of our responsibility." ( darya ) a dismemembered body was found inside a san bruno home. it was found while officers were looking for a missing person. the house is on pacific heights boulevard... near skyline college. officers found the body just before 11:00 yesterday morning. 50-year-old david stubblefield was taken into custody. he lives just a few houses down from where the body was found. police have not released the name of the victim. ( mark ) a san francisco instructor at a popular swim school - has been arrested on child pornography charges. police say, 28-year old nicholas hodges ... had hundreds of pictures of children on his computer.. he is also being charged with using a minor for sex acts.. hodges was an instructor at la petite baleen swim school

..... and has previously worked for the disney store.. and disney world. the swim school released a statement saying, hodges passed his background check... and added, it is cooperating with the investigation. ( darya ) after 19 years the family of a murdered 13- year-old may finally have some closure. the monterey county district attorney announced... their office will file murder charges against charles holifield... for the murder of christina williams. the teen went missing in june of 19-98... seven months later her body was found in a remote area of former military base..fort ord. investigators say holifield...an already convicted felon has always been a key suspect... but now they have the evidence to tie him to the murder. formal charges are expected to be filed by next friday ( mark ) still ahead ... we are hearing from the owner of the apartment building that caught fire last week killing 4 people. hear why he says he should not be held responsible. and..

a growing trend of people taking ride sharing cars to the emergency room. the reason why. .(rebecca)round 2 of heavy rains and winds are headed back to the bay area...it's lighter right now...but look at all the activity the sierra...i'll have more details just ahead... . no major hot spots. bay bridge is under a high wind advisory so reduce your speed. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. starting thursday at kohl's home sale

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kron 4 morning news.. here is a live look at our radar this morning.. welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. rebecca: most of the wet weather has pushed out of the bay area...we're seeing just light scattered showers right

now. but look at all the activity in the sierra...lots of snow and rain. a winter weather advisory is in effect until 6:00 tomorrow night. snow for tahoe today and tomorrow then mid 40s and peeks of sunshine sunday and monday. a little closer to home...a live look outside, the pavement is wet around the bay area. winds are still kicking up so be careful on the roadways this morning.

today the showers and breezy conditions will continue. round two of the heavy rains and high winds expected tonight. future cast 4 showing how the rest of the day will shape up. expect closer to the 8:00 hour for the heavy rains to hit the bay area. current temperatures are chilly and mostly in the 50s, highs expected in the low 60s. your weekend is a mixed bag, we

could see saturday to be a bit wet, but dry conditions on sunday. scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers will linger into saturday morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday.

no major hot spots. bay bridge is under a high wind advisory so reduce your speed. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no delays on wb 580 to the rich/san rafael bridge. ( darya ) and the bay area is not

the only place dealing with storm damage this morning. this is video from goodman, missouri. you're looking at new drone video showing what's left of an elementary school that was hit by a tornado earlier this week. fortunately there were no kids inside at the time. the tornado also tore through several homes but no serious injuries were reported. ( darya ) and take a look at this apartment building in baltimore. the roof completely ripped off during heavy storms yesterday. part of the building also collapsed. crews are now checking the rest of the building to make sure it is stable. nobody was seriously injured. ( mark ) in the east bay.... we are hearing from the owner of the west oakland apartment that was destroyed in a fire last week. this is video of that fire from late last month. the

owner of the building hired a lawyer in anticipation of legal action connected to the deaths of four people and the dozens of others who lost their home. a spokesman for the owner said he was not responsible for the upkeep or the deadly fire. he says it was bad living conditions that motivated building owner keith kim to terminate the agreement with the urojas organization.

out. ( mark ) oakland mayor libby schaaf is asking for your donations to help the people affected by the deadly san pablo avenue apartment fire. in a statement yesterday, the mayor thanked the many businesses, nonprofits and community organizations for helping the recovery effort. she also asked for the public to help raise funds for the victims. as of last night, one online fundraiser has raised nearly 30-thousand dollars. if you want to help you can find a link to donate on our website at kron 4 dot com. 9 darya 0 two- million- dollars... that's the bail amount set for lawyer mcbride... he is the man suspected of shooting and killing his ex- girlfriend, right in front of her two young children. 29-year-old rashanda franklin was killed tuesday in richmond as she drove her kids to school. after a manhunt, mcbride was taken into custody wednesday in sacramento. the 43-year-old surrendered peacefully... but told police they have the wrong man. 9 darya 0 the hillsborough woman accused of murdering the father of her children is now out on bail after posting a

record-breaking bail amount. tiffany li's bail was set at 35- million dollars but the value is really 66 million. that is the highest in san mateo county's history and the eighth highest in the nation. her family came up with nearly 70- million dollars so she could be released. li, her boyfriend and a third man are all accused of killing li's former boyfriend, 27- year-old keith green. his body was found last may. prosecutors say li was afraid of losing a custody battle with green. li is under house arrest while she awaits trial which is set to get underway in september. (mark) a fifth person has died after the terror attack in london a few weeks ago. 31 year old andreea cristea died from her injuries after she fell from the westminster bridge. cristea was in london with her boyfriend andrei who suffered a broken foot in the attack as well. he had planned on proposing to her later in the day officials say 52 year

old khalid masood was responsible for the attack and acted alone. saying he was inspired by islamist ideology. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...late last night, california approves the new gas tax. see when you will have to start paying more at the pump. and for your helth. doctors say there is a new benfit to drinking tea. details next. ♪ seriously, what is this place? it's heaven. yeah, muscle heaven.

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advisory so reduce your speed. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) there's a growing trend, some people are turning to ride share apps to get to the emergency room rather then taking an amulance. the reason, they get to you faster. ( mark ) the trend is growing mostly in l-a right now. riders there say they prefer taking a ride share to the hospital because they can pick the hosptial. they also say it's cheaper.( darya ) but health officials say

this isn't always the best idea. saying not all hospitals offer the same treatment. so even if you get yourself to a hosptial in a ride sharing car, you may still end up being taken in an ambulance to another hospital to get the treatment you need. ( mark ) for your health this morning... drinking a cup of tea can help prevent you from developing dementia. scientists at the national univeristy of singapore say drinking at least 2 cups of tea daily can lower your risk of cognitive impairment by as much as 50 percent.( darya ) researchers say both green and black teas can help improve your memory and can prevent brain cells from dying. they also say people who drank 4 or more cups of green tea daily lowered their risk of heart attack by 32 percent. (rebecca) scattered showers and breezy conditions expected today...but round 2 of heavy rains and winds are headed back to the bay

area...more details just ahead... (will) breaking overnight. a mudslide forces people out of their homes in oakland. the dtails next.

opening bell. ( mark )most world stock indexes fell today while oil prices rose after the u.s. fired missiles at syria during president donald trump's first meeting with china's president, leaving investors on edge. futures point to a lower wall street opening. u.s. benchmark crude rose above $52.50 a barrel. the dollar fell against the yen and the euro.

( mark ) welcome to the kron 4 morning news.. here is a live look at our radar this morning.. (mark)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca: most of the wet weather has pushed out of the bay area...we're seeing just light scattered showers right now. winds are still kicking up so be careful on the roadways this morning. today the showers and breezy

conditions will continue. a live look outside the pavement is wet around the bay area. round two of the heavy rains and high winds expected tonight. no major hot spots. bay bridge is under a high wind advisory so reduce your speed. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major issues for 87

or 880 ( darya ) breaking overnight... at least six homes have been evacuated due to a landslide in the oakland hills.( mark ) kron 4's will tran is in oakland with the details. will? ( will ) at least five homes have been evacuated due to a landslide in the oakland hills. it happened at around 8:00 last night on banning drive. people had to be evacuated due to the unstable hillside. there are no reports of any injuries or damage to any of the homes.

( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( mark ) and with all of the rain we are getting we are keeping an eye on the cliff erosion in pacifica. the cliffside just keeps crumbling away. this is a beach that has been closed off for months because of erosion and a sinkhole that opened up... collapsing the walkway people use to get to to. this is video courtesy of our helicopter partnership with a-b-c 7 news. you can see crews working to repair the sinkhole yesterday. there is still no word when the beach will reopen. ( darya ) the state of

california approves a major hike in the gas tax. the measure passed the state senate on a 27 to 11 vote last night. governor jerry brown led an intense lobbying effort for this measure after introducing it just last week. the tax is expected to generate roughly 52- billion dollars over 10- years. it raises the price of gas by 12 cents a gallon and 20 cents a gallon on diesel fuel. there is also an increase in vehicle registration fees.. anywhere from $50 to $175 depending on your car's value. plus, owners of hybrid and electric vehicles have to pay a $100 flat fee. the bill still has to be signed by governor brown. the gas tax increase will go into effect on november 1st. and the increase to registration fess will go into effect on january first. ( mark ) city councilmember s in morgan hill are preparing for the worst. an earthquake that could break the anderson dam. the dam overflowed in february and flooded some parts of san jose.

right now...it is just under 76 percent capacity. but that number needs to go down so seismic retrofitting can be done. a magnitude 7 quake could break the dam. this has concerned people living in morgan hill. city council held a meeting wednesday night addressing their concerns. ( mark ) the city will also have disaster preparedness workshops on april 10th and 24th at the morgan hill police department. ( mark ) and california is waving some permit rules and reviews as crews rush to repair the oroville dam. governor jerry brown issued an executive order waiving some environmental reviews... for emergency construction at the 770-foot-tall dam. parts of the dam's two spillways failed in february, prompting an evacuation order for nearly 200 thousand people downstream. the department of water

resources says the state expects to have the main spillway operational by around november. ( darya ) the man killed in a shootout with police and sheriff's deputies tuesday afternoon in napa has been identified as stephen ferry. neighbors of the 65-year-old called police tuesday when he was firing his gun toward them...into houses. officers arrived to find him in his car. they say he fired shots at them and took off...crashing into a tree. officers returned fire and ferry died at the scene. no body else was injured...but one officer was treated for a minor cut. ( darya ) covering california... we are learning new information about a missing northern california college student. the mother of the missing girl has received text messages saying her daughter is alive... she has been kidnapped and now her kidnappers are asking for money. the messages came from an online source making

it harder to trace the message back to the sender. the student was last seen a week ago in yuba city. this new surveillance video captures her truck driving through the area...though you can not make out the driver. investigators found her truck monday parked in an orchard at the bottom of the levee about an hour north of sacramento. ( mark ) take a look at this.... the final steel beam was raised all the way at to the top of the new saleforce tower... officially topping off the city's new tallest building. it's located at first and mission streets in the soma neighborhood. members of san francisco's interfaith council joined mayor ed lee and the salesforce c-e-o to commemorate the occasion. the opening of a key part of san francisco's transbay redevelopment plan. ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... we are getting our first look at a prowler police are looking for in palo alto. the new sketch police have just released. and later... hundreds of thousands of asthma inhalers being recalled this morning. what you need to know if your inhaler stops working. and after

the break. it's something we see once every 11 months. why jupiter will be so close to earth tonight. ( mark ) here's a live look at strom tracker 4. rain is expected later today. and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge.

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is under a high wind advisory so reduce your speed. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) happening today... it's your best chance to catch a good look at jupiter. today is the closest it will be to earth all year long.( mark ) scientist say tonight, jupiter will "only" be 416 million miles away. it's the point when jupiter is directly opposite of the sun and the sun, earth and jupiter all line up. this happens every 13 months. nasa says it will take advantage of how

close it is to study the planets atmosphere and ground in more detail. the best time to get a view is about midnight. ( mark ) comedy legenend don rickles has died. a look back at his life.(rebecca) scattered showers and breezy conditions expected today...but round 2 of heavy rains and winds are headed back to the bay area...more details just ahead... we're coming up on 5:45...

here's a quick look at the top stories we're following this morning... the united states has launched a military strike on a syrian government airbase. president trump says he ordered the airstrike in response to a chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of

civilians earlier in the week. russian president vladimir putin is calling the airstrikes an act of aggression and a serious blow to u-s and russia relations.( darya ) plus... a massive fire breaks out overnight in san francisco. three people were injured and two are still in critical condition this morning including a 53-year-old man. crews have not said what started the fire.( mark ) a woman is in the hospital this morning after a tree fell on her house in benicia. she suffered a head injury, but is expected to be okay. fire crews say there is major damage to the roof and the inside of the home. . ( mark ) welcome to the kron 4 morning news.. here is a live look at our radar this morning.. (mark)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca: most of the wet

weather has pushed out of the bay area...we're seeing just light scattered showers right now. winds are still kicking up so be careful on the roadways this morning. today the showers and breezy conditions will continue. a live look outside the pavement is wet around the bay area. round two of the heavy rains and high winds expected tonight. future cast 4 showing how the rest of the day will shape up. expect closer to the 8:00 hour for the heavy rains to hit the bay area. current

temperatures are chilly and mostly in the 50s, highs expected in the low 60s. your weekend is a mixed bag, we could see saturday to be a bit wet, but dry conditions on sunday. scattered showers will continue today along with breezy winds. increased shower activity and gusty winds are expected by tonight. showers will linger into saturday morning before dry weather returns by late saturday and sunday.

no major hot spots. slow traffic on wb 580 theres an accident at harbour blocking lanes. bay bridge is under a

high wind advisory so reduce your speed. wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( mark ) breaking news out of sweden. a truck has crashed into a department store in central stockholm, killing three people.swedish media is reporting that shots have also been fired. people in the area are fleeing the scene. people are being rushed away in ambulances and smoke is coming out of the department store that the truck smashed

into.we'll continue to follow this breaking news throughout the morning. ( mark ) police in palo alto are asking for your help in identifying a man who they believe is involved in two prowling incidents. we first told you about the incidents on monday. and now we have a sketch of the man police are looking for. both of the incidents happened on sunday night in palo alto's college terrace neighborhood. the first one happened just before 8:30 at night while a woman was unloading her car in front of her home on yale street. a man appraoched her and started to make small talk and then walked away. about 20 minutes later, the woman says the same man was trying to open her front door. the second incident happened a few hours later on college avenue. a woman found a man standing in her bushes trying to look through her windows. ( darya @ land ) glaxo- smith- kline says there is recalling some of its inhalers that are delivering the incorrect dosage. the inhalers are commonly used to treat breathing conditions

like asthma. the recall covers nearly 600-thousand inhalers. glaxo- smith- kline says the problem does not pose a serious danger to patients. but people are encouraged to call a doctor immediately if their inhaler is not relieving symptoms. ( mark ) big news out of the entertainment world... comedian don rickles has died. rickles died yesterday morning at his home in los angeles from kidney failure. he was best known for his unique brand of "insult comedy." rickles first started acting in the "run silent run deep" opposite clark gable. he also made appearances in the popular "beach blanket" film series with annette funicello and frankie avalon. in 1985, he performed at ronald reagan's second inaugural ball. he would later call the show the highlight of his career. in 1995, rickles played robert deniro's trusted floor boss in martin scorsese's "casino." rickles was honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame in 2000. he was 90 years old. (mark) mark adlib big

board. rebecca: scattered showers and breezy conditions expected today...but round 2 of heavy rains and winds are headed back to the bay area...more details just ahead...

can you do a bird? an owl? how about a rooster?can you get down? ooh ohhh">( darya ) meet einstein the parrot.

this video was posted by "zoo knoxville" in tennessee she celebrated her 30th birthday earlier this week. einstein can make at least 200 sounds. ( mark ) you might be able to use a helicopter every day very soon. a german start-up has re-designed its electric helicopter for every-day use. it is called the volocopter 2-x. the re-designed chopper can now reach up to 62 miles per hour, has a lithium ion battery pack and leather seats. it is expected to have

multi-copter certification by next year which will allow it to be used as a flying taxi in pilot projects. (darya) coming up.... it's freaky friday in gary's world today. freak balls in baseball. freak accidents in golf and basketball. and some other stuff that's freaky too!( mark ) and breaking news stories this monring. a landslides forcing several evacuations in the oakland hills. will tran has the details. and a woman in the hospital after a tree falls on a home in benicia. averi harper is live on the scene with a closer look at the damage.

(will) breaking overnight... a mudslide causes multiple homes in oakland to be evacuated. details ahead. (darya) breaking overnight... a major fire injures 3 people in san francisco, 2 of them are in critical condition. ( mark ) and the u.s. launches an airstrike on a syrian airbase. reaction from world leaders this morning. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(mark) and i'm mark danon. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca: most of the wet weather has pushed out of the bay area...we're seeing just light scattered showers right now. winds are still kicking up so be careful on the roadways this morning. today the showers and breezy conditions will continue. a live look outside the pavement is wet around the bay area. round two of the heavy rains and high winds expected tonight. dress the kids warm and make sure they have an umbrella!