mexican navy has been in charge of the rescue operation at the elementary school .navy officials now say that all of the students have been accounted for. nineteen of them are dead, along with six adults . natafter the quake struck at midday on tuesday, attention quickly focused on this private school in southern mexico city.natit was shaking, this little girl says, i had to grab the railing. everything started to fall in all directions. dramatic pictures of children pulled from the collapsed building were followed by round the clock live coverage of the search for survivors.rescue workers first said they had contacted a 12=year old girl, named frida sofia.but today officials denied the story.nat elsewhere in the city, many damaged buildings are still in danger of collapse.volunteers removed bricks and pieces of concrete by hand and used thermal -- sound -- and movement sensors.workers hold up their fists to signal for silence so rescuers can listen

for signs of life.natsearch dogs are invaluable in the hunt for survivors.one of them is being credited with finding more than 50 people.president enrique pena nieto visited a hospital today.thousands of people were injured in the quake. (catherine) most of the 273 reported earthquake fatalities were outside the capital. in the town of puebla, coffins in the street honor the eleven members of the same family killed when a church collapsed during a baptism ceremony. vicki and grant? (vicki) some uc-berkeley students are doing their part to help earthquake victims in mexico many of them know people directly impacted by the massive quake... kron4's haaziq madyun brings us details.

berrocal: "i was born and raised in mexico city. it was very shocking to see the streets that i grew up in">

and other states in the country">the students are concerned smaller towns are being overlooked according to their current you-caring page the funds raised this time will be divided between the red cross and community organizations working in those smaller towns. on the cal campus in berkeley haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) if you would like to contribute to the student's fundraising efforts... or make a donation to any of the organizations that are helping with earthquake relief. check out our web page... kron 4 dot com. we have a complete list for you. (grant) facebook is pledging to help mexico rebuild after this week's powerful earthquake in mexico. the social media company says it will give one-million- dollars to the red cross in mexico. the money will go to help rebuild areas that were decimated tuesday. facebook said it is also working with unicef to waive fees on donations made on its facebook page.

(grant) other news that's happening now... 59-year-old sal mejia... has been identified as the man killed in a hit and run collision last night in san jose. it happened at around 10-30 ... on ocala avenue near bermuda avenue. a neighbor says mejia was trying to cross the street to get his car...he and his wife were headed to dinner when he was hit. the suspect did not stop. enrique garcia/sjpd- "time is of the essence. if we are able to identify the driver, locate him and take him into custody pretty quickly, then we could still, um, obtain blood tests from him to be able to determine what his blood alcohol at that time." police are looking for the susopect who was driving a mini-van....a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan... most likely with some front end damage. (vicki) in the easy bay... there's heightened security tonight - after a jewish temple is the site of a

hate crime. an anti- semitic message was found spray painted on a temple building. kron four's terisa estacio joins us live from oakland at the temple with more on how the crime is being investigated. intro: heightened security tonight in the east bay, after a jewish temple is the site of a hate crime. the anti-semitic message spray painted on a temple building was discovered early this morning - kron four's terisa estacio joins us live from oakland at the temple with more on how the crime is being investigated. estacio - it happened right here - you can on this entire wall what is left of the hate speech. crews spray painted over the black writing. the message was long, and it took up this entire wall of temple sinai in oakland. police are treating this as a hate crime and have increased security in response - here and at 8 other locatons in the city. we spoke with temple officials and they shared with us how they are coping with this. (estacio reporting) this is what was discovered early thursday morning - an anti-semitic sentence defacing the side of the east bay's oldest synagogue, temple sinai in oakland. sam schuchat, "people were pretty upset and

angry." sam schuchat is the temple's president. sam. we got the call that the synagogue had been vandalized - johanna watson, opd. we are treating this as a hate crime - because of the wording. oakland police were called in for extra security.. .the temple has it's own staff , plus an elaborate surveillace camera system - investigagtors are going over video coverage now for a sign of whoever did this. the incident happened around 5 in the morning under the cover of darkness as morning unfolded, paper was used to shield those coming to celebate the beginning of the jewish holiday, rosh hashanah . and this happened as well, instead of just blank paper, members left notes of peace in hopes of erasing the hate. sam. we are encouraging everyone to sign messages of love. sadly, this is not the only case of vandalism on a jewish temple sam. this is the 3 in the last month. as members left following an afternoon children's ceremony - they reflected on the crime. kia simon. it is really hurtful. (estacio)

(grant) another big story we are tracking tonight... facebook is giving some three thousand russian ads... to congress. this comes two weeks after the company informed congress that it had sold the ads to russians. those ads went to accounts linked to a russian troll farm between 20-15 and 20-17. facebook has already released

the ads to federal authorities investigating russian interference in the 20-16 presidential election. facebook ceo mark zuckerburg is speaking up about his company's stance on interference in politics. (mark zuckerberg/facebook ceo): "i don't want anyone to use our tools to undermind democracy. that's not what we stand for. the integrity of our elections is fundamental to democracy around the world." critics contend facebook should go even further...sayin g the company should tell its users how they might have been influenced by outside meddlers. (vicki) north korean leader kim jong un... is firing back tonight at president trump. a north korea news agency... is reporting - kim jong un calls president trump "deranged" and says he will "pay dearly" for his threats. this comes just two days after president trump's speech at the u-n general assumbly... where the president threatened to totally destroy north korea - and called kim jong un "a rocket man on a suicide mission." president trump

also announcing new sanctions... targeting north korea's financial lifelines. he announced them ahead of his meeting with south korean and japanese leaders in new york "today i'm announcing a new executive order i just signed that significantly expands our authority to target individuals, companies and financial institutions that finance and facilitate trade with north korea." trump said his order also allows the u-s to target other sources of north korean money in the future, including fishing and the textile industry. the rogue nation is already under a string of international sanctions. but so far they have failed to stop it from developing nuclear arms and missile programs. tonight - turmp is praising china for reportedly ordering banks to stop doing business with north korea. (grant) summer is not even over yet... and already the sierra is getting its

first round of snowfall. coming up - we go live to tahoe...and talk with out mountain man coop...for an up to the minute snow report. (vicki) plus, hurricane maria is regaining strength and is now a category 3 storm. where the power storm is currently taking aim. (grant) but first - we are less than 30 minutes away from kickoff between the 49ers and l-a rams. we go out live to levi's stadium to get a preview of tonight's matchup. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

the niners are gearing up to take on the los angeles rams at levi's stadium tonight... but the questions remains tonight for fans - what is it going to take for the niners to win a game? kron four's henry wofford joins us live now from levi's - (vicki) the city of san francisco

is covering daca recipient's renewal fees. the city is paying the 495-dollar fee for recipients who need to renew their application before october fifth. the funds

will come from the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. this saturday... the city is holding a free informational workshop for daca recipients. it is at mission high school on 18-th street from one to five pm. the workshop will include legal assistance and screenings. (grant) the oakland museum of californiawill pay homage to the vicitms of the ghost ship firewhich killed 36 people last december. the city's "day of the dead exhibit" will feature a sculpture of a shipwhich will have suspended cards attached... with the names of those 36 vicitms on them. members of the public will be invited to add their thoughts or remarks. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through

the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week.

(vicki) chp officials say a deadly 16-vehicle crash has shut down westbound traffic ... on interstate 80 in the sierra.. where it is snowing and hailing. the crash happened this morning in placer county near cisco grove... after the weather turned nasty and hail begin to fall. chp says one man died when his pickup truck crashed into another truck. a few other people suffered minor injuries. the california department of transportation estimates the westbound lanes of i-80 to reopen after 6 tonight. the cause of the crash remains under investigation. (grant) here we are...the last day of summer - and wouldn't you know it...snow is blanketing much of the sierra. these are images from

heavenly mountain resort taken this morning... joining me on the phone now is kevin "coop" cooper the senior communications manager with heavenly and kirkwood. coop - does this snowfall mean you guys are opening up early this season?

(vicki) coming up, alarming

results - taken from the brain of former football star aaron hernandez. why the convicted murder's daughter is taking legal action against the nfl and the new england patriots. (vicki) but first - why doctors are warning pregnant mothers about fluoride exposure. how it could be harmful to your baby.

at stanford health care, we can now use a blood sample to detect lung cancer. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for asthma. and if we can stop seizures in epilepsy patients with a small pacemaker for the brain, imagine what we can do for multiple sclerosis, even migraines. if we can use patients' genes to predict heart disease in their families, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. (vicki) children

whose mothers drank tap water while pregnant -- could have a lower i-q....catherine heenan is here with the results of a new study involving fluoride... (catherine) that study says there's apparently a link between increased exposure to fluoridein the womb.......and the child's i-q and cognitive ability.. researchers looked at mothers and children in mexico...and say there was a drop inscores on intelligence tests if there had been more fluoride intake. 'after' a child is born - it appeared to be less of a factor. roughly 75-percent of americans are exposed to fluoride that's added to public water to improve dental health. in mexico - it is 'not' added

to water supplies - but people are exposed by naturally occuringfluoride....and the levels are a little higher. the results of the study could renew the ongoing debate about the safety of fluoride... grant and vicki? (grant) apple is confirming its latest confirming its apple is confirming its latest smartwatch has a glitch - just ahead of its official release. the "series three" apple watch is supposed to connect seamlessly to both cellular and wi-fi. but two recent reviews found the watch can have problems when it tries to connect to some public wi-fi networks. some networks often ask users to accept terms and conditions before connecting. but those messages may not appear on the watch, which means users can't connect to certain wi-fi and cellular networks. no word yet on when a fix will be released - but the watch starts shipping to customers tomorrow. (vicki) google is one step

closer to making its own smartphones. the tech company says that it plans to buy part of h-t-c's mobile division team. google says it will spend one-point-one billion dollars for it. the deal will give google access to the hardware it needs to jump into the phone- making business. also as part of the deal-- some h-t-c employees will join google. the company says many of those employees were already working with it to develop pixel smartphones. h-t-c will still make its own smartphones...but the acquisition means it's lost a good portion of its talent. (grant) vacation rental nightmare. coming up - why one bay area woman is now warning others about using your home as a short term rental.(vicki) and - people in the bay area are worried about their family members in puerto rico. this after a hurricane maria knocked out power to almost the entire island. we'll have an update on the situation there - right after the break.

(vicki) devastation in puerto rico. hurricane maria leaves the island with severe flooding and without power... (grant) and tonight... it's clear the recovery will take months if not years. karin caifa has the latest on maria's path, and

destruction... the last of maria's rain bands over puerto rico, looking as punishing as harvey's were over houston.the island's power grid -- devastated. already plagued by financial troubles before the storm, parts of puerto rico may be in the dark, for months.carlos

mercader / spokesman for puerto rico's governor: it's been very hard the last 24 hours to determine what has happened from the voice of other people, because we haven't had any communication, plus there's a lot of destruction in the roads. president trump, in new york for the u.n. general assembly, acknowledged the u.s. territory's dire situation. president donald trump: puerto rico was absolutely obliterated. puerto rico got hit with winds -- they say they've never see winds like this, anywhere. the san juan airport reopened for military and rescue flights. the government said some commercial flights could resume friday.puerto rico -- not the only island crippled by maria. in the u.s. virgin islands, a 24-hour curfew is in place, and communications spotty, amid severe damage. voice of: chuck brittain / st. croix resident & business owner: there are people on the street, going to check on their families -- and everyone is -- it's a community, and there's guys out there with the chainsaw and machetes trying to clear the roads.and the dominican republic, already saturated from hurricane irma's rain, getting soaked again, by maria.while models currently show maria moving further out to sea, forecasters say its still too early to rule out a path that would impact the east coast. i'm karin caifa reporting. (vicki) the widespread power outage in puerto rico is making it hard for bay area residents with ties to the u-s commonwealth to get in touch with friends and family. the hurricane has also knocked out most of the cell phone service there. jennifer gonzalez in san rafael has a lot of extended family on the island. she's gotten word that one of her aunts who lives near san juan is safe. but another aunt, who recently turned 80 and lives in a more remote location, has not been heard from and her relatives are growing more concerned. i was in communtication with my aunt just a couple of days ago, during irma a couple of

days ago during irma and they seemed to have weathered that pretty well and at least i heard that she was okay but it wasn't a direct hit and here we are with maria being a direct hit and there's no communication at all and the whole island is without power so i'm concerned and i feel helpless there's very little information and i'm just waiting, waiting to see. the puerto rican civic club of san jose has launched a facebook fundraiser with a goal of raising 100-thousand dollars for the relief effort. they say they've partnered with a local fire department to help ensure the money reaches those in the poor rural areas most impacted by the disaster. a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week. (grant) aaron hernadez... the

former nfl star who took his life while serving a murder sentence in prison... had c- t-e....damage to his brain likely caused by football collisions. boston university's renowned cte center examined hernandez's brain. the former tight end's attorney..has announced a federal lawsuit, filed on behalf of hernandez's daughter, against both the nfl and the new england patriots. c-t-e is known to cause anxiety and depression, which experts say, could have contributed to hernandez' suicide in prison. (vicki) the illinois supreme court is upholding the murder conviction for former police sergeant drew peterson. he was convicted in 2012 of murdering his third wife kathleen savio. the state's high court ruled unanimously and released its decision today. peterson's third wife savio was found dead in a bathtub in 2004. at the time, the death was

ruled an accident, but the case was reopened in 2007 after peterson's fourth wife, stacy disappeared. conversations she had with her pastor and others were used against peterson in the savio case. last year, the 63-year old was convicted of plotting to kill the prosecutor in his murder case. (grant) a popular coffee company is pulling some of its cold brews... off store shelves. why the beverage could make you sick.(vicki) and next, drivers may soon be paying to drive on highway 37. we'll explain - right after the break. (grant) stocks are slightly lower on wall street... erasing the market's gains from a day earlier. the dow fell 53 points. the nasdaq - lost a little more 33. and the s&p slipping nearly 8 points. we'll be right back..

(grant) if you take caltrain... prepare to pay a little more starting next month. riders will pay an additional 25 cents for each zone. the eight-ride tickets will no longer be available. monthly parking passes will also cost you way more. going from 55 dollars to 82-dollars and 50-cents. daily parking fees will stay the same. train schedules are also changing... caltrans officials say the new schedule will increase efficiency and customer satisfaction. (vicki) drivers may soon

be paying to drive on highway 37... which stretches from novato to vallejo... and serves a major corridor between the north bay and the east bay. (grant) kron 4's gabe slate shows us how the toll would help rebuild highway 37... and fix all the problems. highway 37 suffered major flooding last winter with the heavey rains closing for weeks at time. sot - john paven - john lives in valejo but works in marin so he is one of the thousands of people commuting between the northbay and eastbay everyday on highway 37. sot - john paven - a problem not going away.. a study by university of california at davis projects highway 37 will be 6 feet under water by 2050.four counties and 6 transportation agencies that have teamed up to tackle this issue they have branded "the highway 37 improvement project" they are going to rebuild highway 37 one way or another solve the flooding issue once and for all wednesday night in novato they held the first of four information meetings open to public for people to come and learn about the challenges

they are facing with this project and to talk about the options for fixes.sot - judy arnold - marin county supervisor representing novato this problem hits home for judy arnold a marin county supervisor represting novato who also works with the transportation authority of marin sot - judy arnold - marin county supervisor representing novato the agencies here are exploring options to obtain state and federal money to pay for this but if that does not work out.. turning highway 37 into a toll road or adding a toll bridge to pay for this project is an option on the table but they want all highway 37 commuters to know that nothing has been decided yet they are just exploring options. sot - judy arnold - marin county supervisor representing novato veda florez hopes the toll option does not stick. she said many people have been priced out of living in parts of the northbay and are now forced to use highway 37 to commute back for work.sot - veda florez in novato gabe slate kron 4 news

(grant) after the break... this will make you think twice before using your house as a short term rental. how one bay area woman is using her nightmare experience... to teach others a lesson.

(grant) the coast guard makes a major drug bust on the high seas. let's check in with pam moore in the newsroom now... ( pam ) it was a record breaking year ... for the u-s coast guard.. in the month ... more than 50-thousand pounds of cocaine and heroin were recovered from smugglers in south and central america. and the guard showed off the confiscated drugs today in california. the value of the busts is staggering. of course we are also monitoring the situation in mexico where the search for survivors continues through the rubble ... as loved ones hang on to hope. we;ll have the latest on the

developments at six.... but now back to the news at five. (vicki) a popular highly- caffeinated coffee drink could make you sick. "death wish coffee" is recalling their nitro cold brew cans because of botulism. the company says it's due to a problem with the process of infusing nitrogen into their coffee. the f-d-a is telling people áánot to drink the beverage and to throw the cans away immediately. death wish says they are working on their nitro-cold brew process to make it safer for their customers. (grant) only on kron4... more and more people in the bay are renting out their places on a short term basis. (vicki) but are they taking the precautions necessary to protect themselves? as kron4's dan kerman reports -- one woman says she did not .. and now she has been ripped off. sothe was very skilled, he

knew what he was doing.san francisco homeowner pamela kelley is talking about a man she rented her flat to for 4 nights last wednesday. when she returned home sunday afternoon, three of her deadbolted owners closets were wide open sot pamela kelley/ripped off by renter 16-24i thought my belongings were safe and secure and to come home to find everything missing and gone was absolutely devastating.kelley says in addition to stealing clothing and purses, the renter also pried open her safe and stole 68-thousand dollars worth of jewelrysothe also got a couple of my mother's rings which were very sentimental to me.kelley says this was a same day last minute rental, which prevented her from checking references. it's one of the lessons she's learned the hard waysotif you want to keep clothes in your owners closets do it at a minimum, but do not keep anything in your home of value kelley says in addition to the theft she found drug paraphernalia on the bed, as well as blood police gathered

that evidence sunday on tuesday she discovered a small stamp size photo of the renter, but is still waiting for a police detective to contact hersoti'm shocked, in a million years i never thought it would take this long to receive a phone call from the person assigned to the case, i feel like this is what my tax dollars are going, this is not considered important when someone represents themselves to be somebody else and they come and violate and rob from you making matters worse, kelley also found out because this was a short term rental her insurance doesn't cover the theft. standup dan kerman/sf 141-151kelley says she will rent again, but only to couples, families or groups, no last minute same day rentals, and never without a thorough check of references. she's also getting her place outfitted with security cameras. in sf, dan kerman kron 4 news.159/std (vicki) a beer company and

ride sharing app are teaming up... to get you home safe every weekend for the rest of the year. (grant) budweiser and lyft are offering.. ten dollar ride credits every thursday for use over the weekend. users will have to check budweiser's facebook or instagram account at 5:00pm each week to get a code for the rides. they can be used between five p-m and five a-m and are good friday saturday or sunday. partiers hoping to cash in on free rides will have to activate the code quickly... people in major cities will compete for a limited number pool of credits. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney

shipp. a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week. é (vicki) take a look at

this... for those of you striving to have the "dad bod", there's now a fanny pack that can help you get one. this fanny pack features a pudgy, hairy belly. it was made by a london-based artist who says he always wanted a dad bod. but he says he was worried about the health problems that might come with that. he calls his fanny pack "the dad bag." he wants the product to come in a variety of skin tones and belly hair. (grant) a parrot figures out how to shop using amazon's "alexa" system. "buddy"

the parrot mimicked a conversation his owner had and ended up ordering a set of gift boxes. his owner discovered the order after she couldn't figure out where the 16-dollar charge came from. she says she talks to alexa to play music, but but has never placed an order. she later heard buddy saying "alexa".. and that somehow lead to him buying the gold gift boxes. amazon says voice purchasing can be turned off so parrots can't go shopping. (vicki) heads up shellfish lovers .. lobsters are getting their very own special day.. i'll have all the details - right after the break. (grant) when it comes to

tasty shellfish - the bay area is dungeness crab country. (vicki) but, move over crustacean, there's a lobster loose. tonight on dine and dish - we get you prepared for the upcoming national lobster day september 25th. sure, we love our crabs. dungeness is the local favorite, of course. but there's a visitor from the

east coast - who's muscling in on the shellfish action. here for national lobster day, these maine lobsters are hoping to make it onto your dinner plate. well, actually they may not... but the maine lobstermen sure hope so. lobstermen like mike here on a tour to convince top chefs like stuart brioza of state bird provisions to embrace new shell lobsters. what's new shell? lobster rolls are where you typically find some of these crustaceans... stuart has decided to give it a san francisco spin - and whip up some sour dough lobster pancakes. kudos to the chef, the lobster pancakes are delicious! the lobster - is the star of the show, and doesn't want to be upstaged. and from the taste of it - our local dungeness can take a much needed break... that is until next dungeness season. in san francisco, vicki liviakis.

(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) growing concern tonight about hate crimes.on the highest of holy days ... another act of violence against a jewish synagogue in the bay area. the new questions being raised and how the community is confronting the problem. ( steve ) then ... a word about diets. why some researchers are saying that if you want to lose weight.. stop dieting. but for not forever. we'll explain the rationale.(steve) it's all coming up in 70 seconds.. on kron 4 news at six.

(pam) now at six... another bay area synagogue the target of a hate message. and this one comes on the jewish holiday rosh hashanah. (pam) good evening... i'm pam moore.(steve) and i'm steve aveson. sadly... there has been a rash of vandalism at synogagues recently. kron 4's terisa estacio is live tonight in oakland... the scene of the latest anti-semitic message. terisa? (live) an anti- semitic message sprawled on an east bay temple is prompting increase patrols and strong reaction from members as well as officials. it was early this morning, when temple officials were contacted that a side of their place of

worship was defaced with hate speech. kron four's terisa estacio joins us oakland from the temple. estacio - extra patrols like you see right there. are now here to watch over this site, afeter this hate crime occurred this is all that is left, you can some what make out the writing on the wall. this the second day of the holy holiday of rosh hasahanna - following service, we spoke with temple members about how they were feeling about this attack at this sacred site. (estacio reporting) kia simon. it is distressing that some people would that that this is acceptable for such racists speech. strong and poignant reaction to this. this is what was discovered early thursday morning - an anti-semitic sentence spray painted along the temple's side wall. jon goldberg, temple member. don't really expect this in oakland. it hits home. roger biddle, temple member. you hear on the news, but don't think here at home. wednesday marked the beginning of the jewish holiday of rosh hashanah - temple officials covered the vandalism with a large blank

piece of paper - and encouraged those coming for services to write messages of love to erase the hate. rich cohen. i was glad to hear that the bad was addressed this way, and people come tighter and stronger. katie frank. when i heard about the love to erase the negative that was really inspiring. this is the not the first case of vandalism - in the past month, there has been 3 similar cases of vandlism at temples. the temple presidents says they are working with authorities and reviewing camera surveillance. although the president says it is an unfortunate situation, he also had this message.sam schuchat, temple president. this is the oldes in the east bay 150 years and we are not going anywhere. (estacio) as i mentioned there is now extra patrols, as well as 8 other temples in oakland just as a precaution, te (steve) this latest grafitti comes as several synagogues in the bay area increased security after several incidents of anti-semitism ahead of the jewish high holidays. one east bay synagogue has hired additional security guards to ensure things go peacefully. it has also installed new

security cameras out of an abundance of caution. just last month, alameda police say a man used rocks to break the windows at temple israel of alameda. the f-b-i is investigating. (pam) a big story we are following tonight ... the frantic search for survivors in central mexico. these pictures show the devastation from above ... as rescue crews dig through the rubble for people trapped. it has been two days since the seven=point- one quake ... the death toll now stands at 270. reporter omar jimenez is in mexico city ... with more on the rescue operations. a seven-point-one earthquake left much of central mexico devastated.the quake killed hundreds of peopleand leveled homes -- schools -- and churches.-nats-but crews haven't given up the hope of finding people alive in the rubble.across the country -- rescuers banded together to scour the debris.even dogs have joined the search. "is

alive. but the complicated thing is reaching him where he is. we can't just say he's here and take him out." volunteers removed bricks and pieces of concrete by handand used thermal -- sound -- and movement sensors.workers hold up their fists to signal for silence so rescuers can listen for signs of life.in mexico city -- more than two thousand public schools have been damaged.this private elementary school folded in on itself.several trapped children have been pulled alive from the debris.one girl says she was doing her english homework -- when the building began to shake.translated/no font available: "just when we were going to run down, part of the building collapsed and everything was dust and we could not see anything."this is the second major earthquake to hit mexico in two weeks. mexico has declared three days of mourning.in mexico city - i'm omar jimenez. (steve on cam)some uc-berkeley students are doing their part to help earthquake victims in mexicothe mexican association of students at berkeley are using the... you-caring crowd source funding website... to raise money for quake victims in places outside of mexico

city like chiapas...which still hasn't recovered from a major earthquake back on september 7th if you would like to help the students in the efforts to raise money for earthquake victims in mexico...you will find the information at our website...kron4.com (pam) hurricane maria has regained strength and is causing more destruction inthe caribbean.. (steve) and there's new video from puerto rico - where the remnants of maria continue to dump rain and cause devastating flooding... catherine heenan is here with the latest. (catherine) that new video shows downed trees and power lines...flooded roads and neighborhoods..

the force of the storm has left almost every single resident of puerto rico without electricity...and we learned today that it could be four to 6 months before basic services - including power - are restored. the governor is imposing a nightly curfew for the island's nearly three and a half million residents. and rescues continue. late today - a report that the u.s. coast guard rescued a woman and two children from a boat off puerto rico.....although a man died. this is video taken by a man who survived the storm along with his wife and newborn child...a baby born during hurricane irma. president trump, in new york for the u.n. general assemly - acknowledged the u.s. territory's dire situation. president trump - puerto rico was absolutely obliterated. puerto rico got hit with winds, they say they've never seen winds like this anywhere. we'll work with the governor and people of puerto rico, but puerto rico is a whole different category in many ways. the president

indicated that he'll likely visit puerto rico. among the people in the u.s. desperately trying to reach relatives - supreme court justice sonia sotomayor....who says she hasn't heard from 'half' her family. hurricane maria is now off the northern coast of the dominican republic as a category three storm.... and hurricane warnings have been repeated tonight for the bahamas and turks and caicos.. across the caribbean -- the death toll from maria has risen to 19... pam? (pam) it has been a tense few days for bay area residents... with friends and family in puerto rico. kron4's maureen kelly talked to some, who are still waiting to hear if there loved ones are okay. it's devastating the pictures that are coming out of there i just hope it's not that bad noelis soto has only been able to get in touch with a few family members by way of social media. she still hasn't heard from most of her

relatives. but what she has heard is frightening.it was a real scary experience going to the hurricane doors breaking windows burstein water coming into the house when you're on the lake second floor or something like that that's pretty unexpectedjennifer gonzalez is waiting to hear how her 80 year old aunt living in a remote part of the island is doing in the wake of hurricane maria. she's worried about her.and she's also worried about what the long term impact of this disaster.they're already doing so badly financially so many financial problems in puerto rico how are they going to rebound from this that something also something i'm really worried about i love that island my family is there and i just don't know what the future holds for them it's frighteningi talked to a member of the puerto rican civic club of san jose via facetime.what breaks my heart as you seen roads of been washed out i received a picture from a cousin of mine from the balcony his whole road look like a riverbecause the hurricane seems to have hit the poor areas of the island the hardest, her organization has launched a facebook fundraiser with the goal of raising a 100-thousand dollars to help them rebuild. people whose homes are underwater completely it's like where they go to sleep?

the non profit says they've partnered with a fire department in puerto rico to help ensure the money reaches those most impacted by the disaster. you can find out more about that fundraising effort by going to our website, kron4-dot-com.maureen kelly kron4 news (pam) you can get the latest information on the recovery efforts in both puerto rico and mexico... at any time on kron 4 dot com... and our mobile app. the app is free for all smartphone devices. a live look outside right now... outside right a live look devices. (pam) you can get the latest information on the recovery efforts in both puerto rico and mexico... at any time on kron 4 dot com... and our mobile app. the app is free for all smartphone devices. a live look outside right now... (pam) we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief

meteorologist brittney shipp. a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week.

(pam) another big story we are tracking tonight... facebook is handing over three- thousand russian- linked ads ..... to congressional committees investigating russia's influence in the 2016 election. two weeks ago, facebook told congress about the ads... and how they are linked to a russian troll farm. facebook had previously shown congressional staffers some of the ads ... but faced growing pressure to be more transparent and release them all. today, facebook c-e-o mark zuckerburg talked publicly about his company's

stance on interference in politics. (mark zuckerberg/facebook ceo): "i don't want anyone to use our tools to undermind democracy. that's not what we stand for. the integrity of our elections is fundamental to democracy around the world." (pam) critics contend, facebook should go even further... saying, the company should tell its users how they might have been influenced by outside meddlers. president trump has thrown down the gauntlet against north korea first with wordsand now with actions a local hit and run accident last night... has now turned deadly.we've got an update from police .. 800 inches of snow fell in the sierra mountains last year and on the lastday of summer we're already getting a head start for this season.

,$8drw (pam) the victim of a hit

and run collision in san jose... did not survive his injuries. police say, the man was pronounced dead at a hospital.(( steve )) the crash happened on ocala avenue near bermuda avenue at around 10-30 last night. today, kron four's philippe djegal reports the suspect has not been found. (philippe) angelica isais (ee-sigh-iss) had just arrived home after her mom picked her up from work late wednesday night... when the evening took a deadly turn directly in front of her.angelica isais/neighbor- "and, right when we were entering our house, um, we heard a sound -- it was really loud." in the middle of ocala avenue... she saw her neighbor laying on the ground... identified by the santa clara

county cororner's office as 59- year-old sal mejia... with his wife, who isais says witnessed the crash, screaming at the top of her lungs. angelica isais/neighbor- "she said that the car, right when it turned down this side, when it was going straight, he turned off the headlights, so i guess we weren't able to see his um, the plate numbers." enrique garcia/sjpd- "he was struck by, um, either a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan type of a car." isais says mejia lived nextdoor to her. she says he was crossing the street to get his car and pull it up to his driveway so he could take his wife out to eat. overfelt high school is nearby -- so the speed limit in this area is 25 miles per hour when studetns are around. but isais says speeding on this street is nothing new. angelica isais/neighbor- "it's just that cars don't stop right when they see that somebody's crossing and the fact that the person didn't even stop at all, i don't know, its just, i think it's crazy."enrique garcia/sjpd- "and, as time goes by, it makes it more difficult to prosecute these cases, because we won't know the sobriety of the driver when the incident occurred." police say this is the city's 32nd deadly car crash of the year... and, the man who died is the

city's 33rd victim. in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) new at six... the u-s coast guard is marking a record- breaking year in cocaine seizures. beginning last month... 25-drug operations were conducted off south and central america. since then -- more than 50-thousand pounds of cocaine and heroin were recovered from smugglers. the confiscated drugs were off- loaded in san diego wednesday... the drugs are estimated to be worth .... almost 680- million dollars. attorney general jeff sessions is praising the coast guard's efforts. (jeff sessions/u.s. attorney general): "the single most vulnerable part of the entire drug network may be the ability -- the weakness at sea. so much of their drugs were coming in that direction and we weren't able to interdict sufficiently those ships that we knew existed so the coast guard has now tripled their effectiveness." according to sessions...

more than 600- suspected drug traffickers have been arrested so far this year. he says, the coast guard kept nearly half-a- million pounds of drugs off u-s streets. (steve) take a look at this... from summer... straight to winter. snow is already snow is already falling in the sierra. this is donner summit... which is north of lake tahoe. thanks to the wintry weather... tourists say they're getting more than they expected out of their vacation. (steve) the sierra saw nearly 800

inches of snow fall last ski season... which ended just 4 months ago. and this ski season could start early... the marketing manager of sugar bowl says its hiring and making upgrades. he says nature will decide when it's time to open. let's take a look outside right now...(steve) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the four zone forecast. a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers offshore or near the coast thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week.

(( áá pam / 2-shot áá )) scientists declare the brain of aaron hernandez one of the worstexamples of trauma in their study... (( áá v.o. áá )) now his family is suing the n-f-l and the new england patriots for damages..(( áá steve / v.o. áá )) dieting to lose weight? a new study says, take a break, and the poundswill fly away faster, we'll explain.

apple is acknowledging ..... its latest smartwatch has a glitch.... and this comes even before the official release of the os-3 series.. catherine heenan is here with details.. (catherine) the series three apple watch is supposed to connect seamlessly to both cellular and wi-fi... and in many cases, that's just not happening.

recent reviews found the watch can have problems when it tries to connect to some public wi-fi networks. some networks often ask users to accept terms and conditions before connecting. but those messages may not appear on the watch, which means users can't connect to certain wi-fi and cellular networks. apple says its engineers are working on the problem and the fix will be "soon." it will have to be -- since the watch is supposed to start shipping to customers tomorrow... steve? the city of oakland becomes the latest bay area city to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. the city council voted unanimously to approve the ban. it is similar to a recent bans put in place in san francisco... berkeley... santa clara county and palo alto. people supporting the new law see as a way to stop tobacco companies from getting children and young people hooked on tobacco through flavored products. the ban in oakland will go into

effect next year. one of the nation's largest pharmacies... is making it harder to get opioids. c-v-s announced today.. it will limit opioid prescriptions in an attempt to fight the epidemic of overdoses. the company's prescription drug management division called- c-v-s caremark - will limit opioid supplies to seven days for new patients with acute conditions. pharmacists will ask doctors to revise their prescriptions when they appear to offer more pills. c-v-s will also cap daily dosages, and only fill versions of the drugs that work for shorter time frames. the pharmacy giant's c-e-o says, patients often bring prescriptions for thirty- or sixty- pills when they do not need nearly that many. (steve) taking a break from your diet could help you lose more weight, and keep it off! that's according to a study from the university of tasmania. they had a group

of guys cut calories for two weeks, then ditch their diet for two weeks. after four months of that on-off cycle, that group had lost nearly 50- percent more weight than men who dieted steadily for the same amount of time. the researchers think that cycle could help you avoid weight loss plateaus. (( áá pam / v.o. áá )) the white house expressing confidence that the last minute effortto repeal and replace the affordable care act ... has a good chance to pass.(( áá steve / v.o. áá )) president trump gives praise to china for supporting efforts to enforcesanctions against north korea, what happens next(( áá pam / v.o. áá )) people across the bay area reaching out to help friends, family and strangers in mexico.. we'll take you to berkeley where students there are leading the way.

(pam) tonight republican leaders say ... it is a toss- up if they will have enough votes to repeal and replace obamacare next week. the senate is set to consider a bill that shifts federal health funding to each state. (steve) but critics worry millions could be left uninsured or under insured for

things like pre-existing conditions. kron 4's white house correspondent mark meredith takes a closer look. "we think this is our last best chance"white house legislative affairs director marc short says he's aggressively trying to convince republican senators to support the obamacare overhaul known as "graham cassidy".in this case, there is a limited number of senators on the fence and its more of a targeted effort" those targets include senator lisa murkowski of alaska, john mccain of arizona, and susan collins of maine. the three voted no on a previous g-o-p attempt to repeal and replace. "as the white house tries to reach 50 votes. pro-obamacare groups are launching ad campaigns trying to convince senators that may be on the fence, not to support graham cassidy"nat: "it'll gut medicaid" this new t-v ad, from "protect our care", is rolling out in at least 3 states. brad woodhouse says the ads are essential in letting people know what's at stake. "it doesn't' replace the health care system, it repeals it, it devastates millions of people, it raises costs and could leave 32

million people without coverage"both the american medical association and a-a-r-p are encouraging senators to vote no.but that's not stopping president trump from staying optimistic. "mr. president, is graham-cassidy going to pass?"president donald trump:"i think it has a very good chance.the senate will hold its first hearing on graham cassidy on monday.but the senate isn't expected to vote until the end of the next week.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (on cam)(on cam)mexican association of students at uc berkeley are doing their part to help earthquake victims by raising money using you- carings crowd source funding website if you would like to help the students in the efforts to raise money for earthquake victims in mexico...you will find the information at our website...kron4.com

the widespread power outage in puerto rico is making it hard for bay area residents with ties to the u-s commonwealth to get in touch with friends and family. the hurricane has also knocked out most of the cell phone service there. jennifer gonzalez in san rafael has a lot of extended family on the island. she's gotten word that one of her aunts who lives near san juan is safe. but another aunt, who recently turned 80 and lives in a more remote location, has not been heard from and her relatives are growing more concerned. the puerto rican civic club of san jose has launched a facebook fundraiser with a goal of raising 100-thousand dollars for the relief effort. they say they've partnered with a local fire department to help ensure the money reaches those in the poor rural areas most impacted by the disaster. here in oakland, reaction after an anti semitc message sprayed painted on this temple. this is temple sinai in oakland. the oldest temple in the east bay. members were contacted early this morning about this message on the wall. it has since been cleaned up. wednesday marked the first day of the holy holiday rosh hashanah, temple members at service thursday say the vandalism was distriessing. oakland police are investigating the in san jose... police are looking for a 2001 to 2007 chrysler town and country or dodge caravan... possibly with front end damage. this after a car fitting that

description allegedly hit and killed 59-allegedly hit description that car fitting that description allegedly hit and killed 59-year-old sal mejia as he crossed ocala avenue wednesday night. a neighbor says mejia's wife witnessed the collision. paramedics rushed mejia to a nearby hospital. that's where he was pronounced dead. in san jose, philippe djegal, kron four news. chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... a cool, upper level trough will dominate the western portion of the country through the workweek maintaining cooler than average temperatures and breezy conditions. aside from the potential for isolated showers

offshore or near the coast thursday, dry weather conditions will prevail. a gradual warming trend is then expected to begin this weekend and persist into early next week. (pam) north korean leader kim jong un says, president

donald trump will pay dearly for his speech to the united nations... calling for the destruction of his country. (steve) this the latest in the war of words as the president orders expanded sanctions against the kim regime. cnn's athena jones explains what these new sanctions target. north korea's missiles and weapons development is a grave threat to peace and security in our world. president trump - announcing a new round of u-s economic sanctions on north korea - aimed at detering the regime's rapidly advancing nuclear program.the moves target individuals, companies and financial institutions.trump : a new executive order will cutoff sources of revenue that fund north korea's efforts to develop the deadliest weapons known to humankind. the announcement, with mr. trump flanked by the leaders of south korea and japan, comes less than a week after the rogue regime launched an intercontinental ballistic

missile over japan for the second time in less than a month. trumpa: foreign banks will face a clear choice to do business with the united states or facilitate trade with the lawless regime in north korea. but years of sanctions - including some of the toughest ever to be approved by the united nations security council in response to ballistic missle tests -- have so far failed to rein in pyongyang's provocative actions. neither, it seems, has the president's tough talk toward the regime.trump tuesday: the united states has great strength, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. the latest sanctions come as a cnn poll -- out today -- shows the president's approval rating on his handling of north korea -- edging up slightly to 41 percent, compared to 37 percent last month. this as the percentage of americans who see north korea as an immediate threat jumped to 50 percent - from just 37 percent in april (( áá pam / v.o. áá )) doctors in a prestigious study

say, the former n-f-l star aaron hernandez hadone of the worst examples of brain trauma they have ever seen.. now the familyis going to court.

wells fargo is set to face the wrath of the u.s. senate again next month. the senate banking committee has set a new hearing for october third. it be the

second hearing for the san francisco- based bank in the last year. the first hearing was triggered when the bank admitted it created two- million fake accounts. since then, wells fargo has found one- point- four million more fake accounts..... and has also admitted charging customers for car insurance they did not need. regulators fined the bank 185- million dollars last september.. now, the federal reserve is considering additional punishment. (steve) aaron hernadez... the former nfl star who took his life while serving a murder sentence in prison... had c-t-e. that's according to study results compiled by the boston university cte center...which examined hernandez's brain. the former tight end's attorney..has announced a federal lawsuit filed, on behalf of hernandez's daughter, against both the nfl and the new england patriots. (sot) "the results of aaron hernandez' tests were positive, aaron suffered from a severe case of cte. not only

were the results positive, but we're told it was the most severe case they had ever seen for someone of aaron's age. aaron hernandez had an advance stage three of cte, which is usually found in the median age of a 67-year-old man." (steve) c-t-e is generally found in people after repeated head traumas. it is also known to cause anxiety and depression, which could have contributed to hernandez' suicide in prison. in sports... we'll have an update on the 49ers and rams at levi's stadium...... and a world and olympic champion ... who happens to be a bay area native... calls it quits while still on top... gary has that story... and all the sports.. coming up i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people.

and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney problems, hiv or any other medical conditions and about all the medicines you take including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with harvoni can cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects of harvoni include tiredness, headache and weakness. ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. the 49ers hosting the rams at levi's

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meanwhile, the raiders are getting ready for the sunday night matchup against the redskins in the nation's capital. head coach, jack del rio and the raiders are off to the best start since 2002. they are slight favorites over washington. oakland has been expressed with first round, gareon conley. defensive coordinator, ken norton junior

talks about the raiders rookie cornerback debut against the jets last sunday. "the way he responded and the way he played and the way the guys and the players really rallied around him. he wasn't doing it by himself. it was an entire defensive unit working together. really, really good to see a young player start off really good like that because it's really good for his confidence."

oakland native and unified light heavyweight champion of the world, andre ward is calling it a career. ward released this video on this twitter account. the future hall of famer retires from boxing undefeated with a 32-0 record. back in june he had a rematch against sergey kovalev -- ward knocked him out in the eighth round -- defending his three light heavyweight world titles and as of last month his television contract with h-b-o was up. today on espn's first take he offered an explanation on why he decided to leave boxing. "i've felt the physically of the sport and even again... not just in the ring stuff, the training and the preparation starts to take its toll on me for the last two or three last years. i bit down and continue to push through. at this point, it's time and i studied retirements

the same guys that you just mentioned. i studied those guys and how they walked away and who came back and all these different things. i talked to a lot of guys and they've always told me your just going to know when it's time. nobody will know, but you and i feel like the time is now".

the little girl who was hit in the face by a 105 mile-per- hour line drive at yankee stadium yesterday is hospitalized but reportedly doing okayin response to the incident not only are the yankees thinking of extending the protective netting behind home plate but the cincinnati reds have already announced they will extend the netting at their great american ball

park to the end of each dugout starting next seasonit was a reds player todd frazier who's foul ball hit the little girl the netting at yankee stadium as with most ball parks extends only from home plate to the beginning of the dugouts hall of famer charles barkley had some choice words for nba players who had the season moved up to avoid back-to-back games"you know, these poor babies can't play back-to-back games. they're making 20, 30, 40 million dollars a year. but we want to make it convenient for them. ... we can't stress 'em out. so we're just going to make it more comfortable for them. the private jets and four-star hotels is not enough, for these babies."

barkley speaking at southern methodist university today also said "i've sat with older guys who took trains and played three days in a row... i think it's a joke and travesty that these guys to-back games with all the private jets they get the nba caved in making them back games. ... i think it's a joke." (pam) next... the (pam) next... the latest hollywood production to come to the north bay... and where you can see it in action. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet,

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jimmy kimmel threat? >> phony little creep. oh, i'll pound you when i see you. >> jimmy kimmel personally attacked me. and shock of their lives. look what happened to them. >> what should you do if you find yourself in a lightning

storm? and set on fire, by her husband! >> and then he left her. >> it was a terrible accident. he threw gasoline on their campfire. >> my wife is burning, please hurry. >> i have yet to receive "i'm sorry. ." plus, you've seen the commercial. the super strong tape that claims it can put a boat back together. >> wee doggy! >> so we bought this boat and cut it in half, just like the commercial. >> so, does it really work? then, the new "america's got talent" champ. and the miss america contestant who taught her ventriloquism. [ music ] >> it's such an honor and a blessing to see her on the stage. now, "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello, everybody, and thank you for joining us. when it comes to affordable

healthcare the issue is personal for jimmy kimmel. his baby boy needed emergency heart surgery at birth and has more operations to come. but when a fox news anchor talked about kimmel's opposition to the health bill pending in congress, kimmel returned with fire and a threat. >> brian, you phony little creep, oh, i'll pound when you i see you. >> did jimmy kimmel just threaten to beat up in connection with and friends co- host brian kilmead? >> brian kilmead is a phony little creep. >> it came after a discussion on healthcare. >> this is a guy, brian kilmead, who ever i see him kisses my [ bleep ]. the reason i'm talking about this my son had an open heart surgery, and has to have two more, and there are other kids in the same

situation. i don't get anything out of this. brian, you phony little creep. oh, i'll pound you when i see you. >> some are saying kimmel went too far. kimmel says he will assault fox news host. we reached out to brian serks lter. >> what did kimmel mean by "pound the little guy"? there's no reason to be talking violently. >> last night jimmy kimmel personally attacked me. >> this is what i would like to say. hope your son gets better. i hope your son gets all the care he needs. i'm glad you're interested. you're causing a detail loss, you're doing a great job bringing the dialogue out. >> and another tv host is in the news today for blowing his top. that's msnbc's lawrence o'donnell losing it during the commercial breaks on his show. >> jesus christ! >> the video, which was leaked