at the coast. also a winter weather advisory goes up tonight for the sierra with between 3" to 6" expected over 6,500 feet. winds could gust to nearly 65 mph across higher peaks. (vicki) and the rain is expected to help firefighters in the north and the south bays as they work to put the flames out. on the left you see video from the fires burning in peaks. across higher nearly 65 mph could gust to feet. winds could gust to nearly 65 mph across higher peaks.

(vicki) and the rain is expected to help firefighters in the north and the south bays as they work to put the flames out. on the left you see video from the fires burning in napa, sonoma, and solano counties. on the right is video from the bear fire burning in santa cruz county. and we have the latest containment numbers on both fires tonight. (grant) lets first start with the bear fire burning in santa cruz county. it has scorched 320 acres in the mountains near boulder creek. the fire is 30 percent containmened. firefighters say they have stopped the forward progress of the the fire. this evening... evacuation orders are still in effect for some areas...but some people were allowed to go home today. seven firefighters have been hurt...including one who broke a wrist after falling 50 feet into a ravine...and another who burned his hands. one looting arrest has been made. (vicki) there is a little rain in the forecast but nothing short of a deluge

is going to take the heat off firefighters any time soon. (grant) kron four's rob fladeboe is live tonight....with details on how calfire is staying at maximum strength. rob? (rob live) in a normal year, calfire would be releasing many of it's seasonal firefighters by now. butthis is not a normal year. the number of wild fires so far this year is up 39 percent over last year and new fires are being reported every day. sot angela bernheisel/calfire "....we're not out of the woods....we still have a lot of potential for new wildfires..."calfire's angela bernheisel telling kron 4 news that staffing levels will

remain at peak levelsthrough at least november 6th as the agency is coping with a sharp spike in the number of wildfires this year and lingering fire weather.sot angela bernheisel/calfire "..this year is very dry and we've had such intense fire weather and october has seen so much fire activity that we need to keep all of our resources available..." last week alone 249 new fires were reported in california, not counting the bear fire here in the santa cruz mountains where some 500 firefighters are on the job. this video, from sunday night, underscoring the need for more resources amid more instances

of what is known as "extreme fire behavior."sot angela bernheisel/calfire "...the intensity of the fire, how quickly it moves, how large the flame lengths are is all determined by how dry the fuel is..."calfire says the stubborn north bay fires are among some 6,000 fires so far this year.15-hundred more than this time a year ago. that's a 39-percent increase. include fires on federal land and more than a million acres are involved. dont expect a little rain to make much of a difference... sot angela bernheisel/calfire"....the big picture after a little rain tonight is that the heat will return and then the fuels that are out there are going to dry out again very fast...." (rob live) starting to see some clouds rolling in ahead of what might be some rain on the way but don't expect fire danger to be down graded anytime soon. live in felton rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) fire crews are making progress extinguishing the deadly north bay fires. and tonight we have learned that the preliminary wildfire losses exceeds one-billion dollars. and that number

is expected to rise. (grant) we have the latest containment numbers from cal-fire. the atlas fire in napa and solano counties has burned over 51-thousand acres and is 85-percent contained. it has destroyed 442 homes and businesses.== the tubbs fire destroyed thousands of homes and dozens of businesses in santa rosa and has burned more than 36-thousand acres in sonoma and napa counties. it is 92-percent contained tonight.== the nuns fire is also in napa and sonoma counties. it has burned 54-thousand acres and is 82- percent contained. finally the pocket fire near geyserville has burned more than 16-thousand acres and is 73-percent contained. (vicki) we are taking a closer look tonight on those north bay fires and examing how it was they became so destructive so fast. (grant) some experts are saying the blazes acted like a hurricane, but instead of water it was fire swirling around causing wipespread

damage. kron four's terisa estacio is in coffey park with us tonight with this story for us tonight (estacio - live - coffey park - ) when the fire hit - here in coffey park - it was whipping around eratically officials call it a fire whirl. and that whirl was running horizonally - plowing through homes, and pushing over cars as if they were toys(estacio - pkg)as fire investigators examine how this fire started, we are learning - why it was so violent and viscious devouring everything in its path. scott mclean, calfire. we had 60 to 80 mph winds pushing from calistoga and it spread within hours.a veteran calfire fire fighter with several decades of wildfire experience scott mclean laid out the unique qualities of these deadly fires explaining a lot - had

to do with the wicked winds and dry conditions feeding the flames, creating something called a firewhirlmclean. it was like an eddy, unpredictable and dangerous. mclean said the winds also tossed around explosvive embers mclean. like a game of leap frong. in coffeey park - look at this. there are many cars flipped over resting on their roofs mclean says as firewhirls whipped through this neighborhood, it consumed homes in a matter of minutes and pushed over car cars that weighed thousands of pounds mclean. it moved on its side and just cut through.in some neighborhoods, like off of fountaingrove - residents reported seeing walls of flames and that homes were burning like a giant blow torch. mclean. you could not outrun it.. it was massive. (estacio) mclean also said that there was so much radient heat from these fires.. that as it approached a home it was so hot that it could just ignite drapes and then that home would burst into flames.. a really sureal situation. te

(grant) tonight, cal fire is making it easier for residents to look up if their home is still standing. (vicki) they just released a new interactive map

online... and it shows wether a home or business has been damaged or destroyed in the wildfires that continue to burn in the area. (grant) take a look at the map. red indicates that a structure was destroyed. yellow indicates that it was been damaged. the map right now is on the glen ellen area in sonoma county. you can see how much red is on the map... but there is a lot of yellow showing some homes were spared by the fires... while their neighbors were not so lucky. sonoma county officials are reminding residents of the local assistance center available in santa rosa for those with damaged or those with damaged or destroyed property. (grant) and we have the map on our website. you can click the link and type in your address to find

out if your home is still standing. it's all on kron-4-dot-com. (vicki) breaking news... rescue crews are searching for a missing man off ocean beach.. the san francisco fire department tweeted this picture.... firefighters say the victim was initially thought to be a surfer....but witnesses say he was fully clothed. emergency crews are asking people to avoid the area near the great highway and sloat boulevard. (grant) new at 5. we now know the name of the san francisco police officer who was critically injured in a hit-and-run yesterday. officer elia lewin- tankel...was working the bicycle beat when he was hit by a fleeing suspect's s-u-v around noon yesterday on turk street... between van ness avenue and franklin street. the 32-year-old officer underwent surgery..and is in intensive care. the suspect drove away from the areabut was eventually arrested by police near buena vista park. buena vista park.

we are standing by at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital...where a a press conference will soon begin.. we will carry it live as soon as it starts. (vicki) a warning for people who live in san mateo... car burglaries are on the rise. (grant) coming up on the kron four news at five... tips from police on how to make sure your stuff is safe. (vicki) plus... police are searching for suspect who stole a mans truck... and then ran him over with it. coming up, hear from a woman who saw it hall happen. (lawrence) i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant)(vicki) right now... the san francisco police department is making a statement about the officer injured after being hit by an s-u-v yesterday. let's listen in.

in. let's listen yesterday. by an s-u-v after being hit officer injured about the statement making a department is police francisco the san francisco police department is making a statement about the officer injured after being hit by an s-u-v yesterday. let's listen in.

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car break-ins and burglaries are on the rise in san mateo and police are trying to get the word out about the areas hardest hit. take a look at this map. this is where officers say a majority of these car break-ins are happening in san mateo. there's the bridgepointe shopping center... marina plaza shopping center... and the fish market.police say the burglaries are happening in busy parking lots near restaurants in the daylight hours.officers are asking if you see some one hanging around the cars acting suspicious ... to alert them. (grant) new tonight at five... good news for dog owners in the bay area. the national park service is dropping a decade-long fight that would restrict dogs in the golden gate national recreational area. the

proposal would have cut about 90-percent of the areas where dog owners are currently allowed to walk their dogs off leash. but a lawsuit filed by dog owners uncovered flaws in the decision-making process and showed bias from park service officials. in light of that...the national park service now says it is inappropriate to move forward with the restrictions. (grant) wine country continues to recover from the devastating firestorm in the north bay. (vicki) coming up on the kron four news at five... how one winery is slowly getting back to normal. (grant) two high schoolers are behind bars tonight... accused of sexually assaulting a classmate in the east bay. coming up-- details on where it it happened.

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with the alaska airlines visa signature card you get a companion ticket every year. so why not take someone that you see all the time. someone like, i dunno, me? i mean i always spell your name right and put a little unicorn in your foam. no pressure but i really need to get out of here. they've been playing the same playlist for three months and i'm pretty sure you're not supposed to eat scones for dinner this many days in a row. mexico, hawaii, costa rica, i don't really know. i'm a quick packer. ♪ (vicki) two teenagers have

been arrested following a sexual assault investigation involving a catholic school girl in an east bay city(grant) kron4 has learned one of the suspects is an athlete at a private catholic school. the other suspect attends a public school in the mt. diablo school district. (vicki) kron4's haaziq maydun has the story a pair of student-athletes have been arrested in connection to a sexual assault investigation involving a female student from carondelet catholic school in concord.the

mount diablo school district confirms that one of the students arrested is from one of their schools. a source tells kron4 the student attends ygnacio valley high school in concord.the other person arrested is a student here at de la salle high school. in fact a number of del la salle students told me that the teenager arrested and is a player on de la salle's football teamdo you think this incident will have an impact of the football program?the alleged sexual assault occurred off campus last month in an unincorporated part of town in walnut creek. that is according to the contra costa county sheriff's office. their detectives received a report about the alleged incident earlier this week. wednesday the teenage suspects from de la salle and ygnacio valley high school were taken into custody. one de la salle student told me that he feels disappointed and sad because he knows the football player and that the student-athlete had a bright future. that future is in jeopardy right now because the young man is facing a very serious criminal charge. in concord haaziq maydun kron4news (vicki) this is the second sexual

assault arrest in less than a year at de la salle high school. in december of last year... a 15-year-old boy was accused of sexually assaulting a girl who goes to neighboring carondelet high school. the alleged assault took place on the de la salle campus after a football game. the boy was not charged with any crime. (vicki) happening right now... the oakland raiders are taking on the kansas city chiefs for thursday night football. (grant) sports director gary radnich is here... to talk about what to expect from the silver and black tonight. (gary) mark carpenter is live in oakland

tonight. the raiders are in a must win situation tonight against the chiefs. nobody expected the silver and black season to be on the line in week seven. let's go to the video. derek carr warming up before the game. this is second game back since fracturing his back against the broncos week four. last sunday he didn't look

too sharp throwing two inteceptions people are confused why this team is struggling this season. some blame the defense, other the offense. but raider nation is confident they'll be able to turn it around "i think tonight is the night they'll turn it around. i think that if we do lose, i still think we'll come in as a wildcard. i still think we'll get a wildcard. we're going to win tonight because if we don't were done. we're a good team eventually"."you look how they look last season it was awesome, but you expect injuries to carr done it messed up the chemistry. now he's back, he messed up a little last game, but you'll watch you'll see. like i said again kansas city is going to go back home in the wind". "we're very confident, this is our season right here. if we don't win, i'll be crying later on". the raiders have lost

their last five games against the cheifs. tonight we'll have extend highlights and team reaction after the game after the gameteam reaction highlights and extend we'll have tonight cheifs. against the last five games have lost their the raiders later on". the raiders have lost their last five games against the cheifs. tonight we'll have extend highlights and team reaction after the game

(grant) federal forecasters say this winter may be colder and wetter in parts of the northern u-s, while staying warmer and drier in much of the south. that's according to a new

report by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration . the up and down weather... is due to the possibility of seeing a "la nina" weather pattern. (anchor) meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with more on the winter outlook. lawrence karnow: the first rain of the season is now moving into the bay area. it's a welcomed sight especially with all of the recent fires. winds are a little gusty ahead of the front between 15 to 25 mph. you can see the rain on doppler radar. it will be spreading south throughout the night and everyone should get some rain. we can expect as much as a quarter of an inch of rain in the north bay with more over the mountains. the rain will tapper off further

south but everyone should get some much needed drops. a high surf advisory is in effect with waves as high as 18 feet at the coast. also a winter weather advisory goes up tonight for the sierra with between 3" to 6" expected over 6,500 feet. winds could gust to nearly 65 mph across higher peaks. you can see the cold low droppng out of the gulf of alaska. rain will increase thoughout the night before turning to showers early tomorrow morning. most rain should end before the morning commute but the roads will be especially slick with the first rain and we can't ruleout and isolated morning shower. skies will clear on friday to be a breezy afternoon. highs will only be in the 50s and 60s. the weather begins to warm this weekend with more sunshine. offshore winds could return late sunday through tuesday with some temperatures near 90s at that time. (grant) a warning for parents... instagram could be bad for your kids health. coming up on the kron four news at five... the new recommendation from doctors.

(grant) a rain delay during a college football game on saturday still has people talking.(vicki) this photo was taken at kansas state and posted to snapchat. the caption reads -- "newest members of the k-state kool kids."(grant) the university says the k-k-k reference does ánotá represent who they are as a school. school officials say if a post targets individuals on campus or if a student breaks the student code of conduct... it will take action. for now.. k-state says it's still investigating. (vicki) instagram is the most detrimental social media

app for young people's mental health. and snapchat is a close second.(grant) doctors say instagram had the biggest negative impact, especially among young women.... finding users would "compare themselves against unrealistic versions of reality. making girls and women feel as if their bodies aren't good enough. the study found that the females would add more filters and edit their pictures to in order for them to look perfect. (vicki) youtube was the only social media platform to have a positive impact on young people. (brittney) i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(vicki) a quiet street in san lorenzo became a crime scene this morning after a 46 year old construction worker was critically injured trying to stop a suspect from

stealing his truck.(grant) the alameda county sheriff's department is now looking for both the suspect and the stolen pick up which was used to run the victim over.(vicki) kron4's maureen kelly reports the victim, a father of two, is now on life support at a local hospital. a sheriff's deputy collects the glasses and shoes that were knocked off the victim in the violent early morning carjacking.it happened at 530 am this morning as the 46 year old construction worker was leaving his house for work on the 15-thousand block of via del sol.he had started his truck in the morning to go to work while he went back at the house, when he came out suspect jumped in his truck he tried to stop that suspect from stealing his truck during that encounter the suspected the suspect in our victims vehicle ran our victim overa woman who was on the way to drop of her child at daycare saw it happen and finds the heartlessness of the suspect hard to fathom. she didn't want to appear on camera.you just hit a person you're human being why would you just run

off. like there's an animal near my car and i freak out and i stop. like i can't imagine hitting someone and driving off like it's ok. it's kind of heartbreaking that society has gotten so bad that the guy drove off and had no worry about the guy on the floor.neighbors say the victim grew up in this home and recently moved back in with his parents and the youngest of his two children. they describe him as a hardworker who recently got a new job in construction. they say this is the worst thing to happen on this normally quiet street. maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) life at the jarvis estate in napa county is slowly but surely getting back to normal.(grant) much of the land there was burned up in the fires... but as kron four's philippe djegal reports... the winery and vineyards are mostly in tact. (philippe) the once sprawling hills surrounding the jarvis estate, left blackened after flames ripped through them. the property

boasts 13-hundred acres -- and the president of jarvis winery, will jarvis, says about 70-percent of it burned, including equipement stationed near the back entrance.will jarvis/president- "it experienced the worst damage because of the equipment that was staged outside that caught on fire. you can see how it damaged the shot-creek walls as well as the concrete ground." nats- the clean-up process has been taxing.... in all, will says the fire caused several millions of dollars worth of damage. but the winery rests in a 45-thousand square foot cave facility... which suffered a lot of smoke damage, but inside -- nothing burned. before the fire, will says just 30-percent of the vineyards were harvested. so, now crews are pulling grapes, washing some, and leaving some unwashed. then pressing and tasting the product for comparison.will jarvis/president- "we're hoping, um, that it wasn't influenced by the smoke that flew into the cave, but um, time will tell. and, we're hoping for the best." the fermentation room still looks good. power and cell phone service is still out in this area, where mandatory evacuations were lifted wendesday. but will jarvis, says the lights are on

thanks to generators. which is why you can see inside the barrel room, where the fermemented wine is taken for aging.will jarvis/president - "and, its usually filled with barrels, or at least partially filled with barrels, uh, but what we had to do in order to clean this room out, was move everything out of the room, so that, um, we could do a deep clean and now we've just started the process of moving barrels back into the room." although a barn was lost along with several expensive pieces of equipement...will jarvis/nats- "this actually looks like it may be salvagible here." the vineyards were mostly untouched... will believes they acted as a natural fire break, seeing as so much of the land was scorched. it'll be a while until things get back to normal here. the property is being used as a staging ground for p-g- and-e, and what was damaged will still have to be replaced. but will says the most important part of this land and operation survived.will jarvis/president- "and, uh, as you can see, the vineyards are looking good, they weren't burned down by the fire, so we're going to keep making wine." right now, the plan here at jarvis estate is for crews to continue harvesting on friday... and, then re- open the property to guests on monday. in napa county, philippe djegal, kron four news. (anchor) time now to check on

our four zone to check on time now to check on our four zone forecast... with meterologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the first rain of the season is now moving into the bay area. it's a welcomed sight especially with all of the recent fires. winds are a little gusty ahead of the front between 15 to 25 mph. you can see the rain on doppler radar. it will be

spreading south throughout the night and everyone should get some rain. we can expect as much as a quarter of an inch of rain in the north bay with more over the mountains. the rain will tapper off further south but everyone should get some much needed drops. a high surf advisory is in effect with waves as high as 18 feet at the coast. also a winter weather advisory goes up tonight for the sierra with between 3" to 6" expected over 6,500 feet. winds could gust to nearly 65 mph across higher peaks. you can see the cold low droppng out of the gulf of alaska. rain will increase thoughout the night before turning to showers early tomorrow morning. most rain should end before the morning commute but the roads will be especially slick with the first rain and we can't ruleout and isolated morning shower. skies will clear on friday to be a cool brisk and breezy afternoon. highs will only be in the 50s and 60s. the weather begins to warm this weekend with more sunshine. offshore winds could return late sunday through

tuesday with some temperatures near 90s at that time. (vicki) up next on the kron four news at five... how

people all over the state are making sure they are ready in case an earthquake hits.

(vicki) all over the state today - people were taking part in the "great california shake-out."(grant) kron four's will tran has more on the annual event designed to help keep people safe during an earthquake.. (it's a great reminder. we

know we live in earthquake country but how many of us are prepared? and how many of us need to be reminded? i mean the fires are raging out of control but earthquakes are probably are top priority. it's the great shake out and there's trevyn reese showing the google employees what to do if there's an earthquake. how many of us are prepared, percentage wise?)(trevyn reese/ready america-about 70 percent of californians are not prepared for an earthquake, for a disaster so doing this we want a hundred percent of the population to be prepared for a disaster, an earthquake)(reporter-how many of you have ever been through an earthquake?)(google employees-a tiny one, never. a tiny one)(reporter-i'm not even sure what to do if there's one. i think drop, cover and hold on to something? you guys didn't even move!!)(reporter-what did you think of that rattle?) (mega lee/google employee-it's pretty scary if it really happened)(will tran/mountain

view-let's face it most of us spend our money on ball games, movies and all the other fun activities. these earthquake kits are everywhere so they're not that hard to find. it could be the best money you will ever spend. in mountain view will tran kron 4 news) (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti)

steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) the san francisco police chief says the officer on bicycle patrol that was hit yesterday... is a tough guy... in the hospital. and his family has a message. what they want the public to know... (pam) and amid the rubble... people want answers.. nowt that firefighters are getting the upper hand on the wildfires. the meeting tonight... and questions being asked. the news continues in 70 seconds.. on kron 4 news at six.

(steve) we are getting a new look at the damage following the deadly north bay firestorm... in these pictures you can see that

these destroyed cars are completely flipped over.... this gives a good representation at just how strong the winds were that helped fuel the spreading of the fires that killed at least 42 people. thank you for joining us.... i'm steve aveson.(pam) and i'm pam moore. we are also learning about the scope of the damage... california's insurance commissionar says, preliminary wildfire losses exceed áone billion dollarsá... and that figure is expected to rise. you may remember this dash cam video from last week ... showing first responders in sonoma county dealing with the flames and strong winds all around.. here is a look at the progress fire crews are making tonight... the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties has burned more than 54-thousand acres ... and is 82- percent contained. the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties... has burned over 51-thousand acres.. and is 85-percent contained. the 'tubbs fire' burning in napa and sonoma counties has burned more than 36-thousand acres.. it is 92-percent contained. and the

'pocket fire' burning north of geyserville in sonoma county ... has burned over 16- thousand acres ... and is now 73-percent contained. a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the first rain of the season is now moving into the bay area. it's a welcomed sight especially with all of the recent fires. winds are a little gusty ahead of the front between 15 to 25 mph. you can see the rain on doppler radar. it will be spreading south throughout the night and everyone should get some rain. we can expect as much as a quarter of an inch of rain in the north bay with more over the mountains. the rain will tapper off further south but everyone should get some much needed drops. a high surf advisory is in effect with waves as high as 18 feet at the coast. also a winter weather advisory goes up tonight for the sierra with between 3" to 6" expected over 6,500 feet.

(pam) breaking news... rescue crews are searching for a missing man off ocean beach.. the san francisco fire department tweeted this picture .... firefighters say, the victim was initially thought to be a surfer .... but witnesses say he was fully clothed. right now.... emergency crews are asking people to avoid the area near the great highway and sloat boulevard. (steve) we are taking a closer look tonight on those north bay fires and examing how it was they became so destructive so fast. (pam) some experts are saying the blazes acted like a hurricane, but instead of water it was fire swirling around causing wipespread damage. kron four's terisa estacio is in coffey park with us tonight with this story for us tonight

(steve) cal fire is making it easier for people to look up if their home is still standing.(pam) the agency just released a new interactive map online. grant lodes is here with a closer look at the damage.. grant.

(pam) and we have the map on our website. you can click the link and type in your address to find out if your home is still standing. it's all on kron-4-dot-com. (steve) in response to the north bay firestorm....golden gate transit is providing free bus rides in and out of sonoma

county through sunday. the free trips are only for people whose trips begins or ends in the agency's bus facility on piner road...not far from coffey park. golden gate transit says its drivers and staff are working around the clock to provide service from satna rosa. it also said that many of their employees who live in the north bay have been impacted by the fires. (pam) some of the evacuation orders for the "bear fire" in santa cruz county ... have been lifted. the fire started late monday night in boulder creek. it has burned 320- acres and is now 30-percent contained. people living in las cumbres, and areas south of bear creek road, are now able to return home. there are still evacuation orders for the bear creek community. seven firefighters have been injured battling the fire.. .and it has burned four structures. one person has been arrested for looting. investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire. (2-shot/pam) by now you may be wondering.... when

will fire season end ? it turns out, the promise of a bit of rain in the forecast may not be enough to tamp down the lingering wildfire threat across california. (2-shot/steve) calfire, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, is keeping all hands on deck until further notice. sot angela bernheisel/calfire "....we're not out of the woods....we still have a lot of potential for new wildfires..."calfire's angela bernheisel telling kron 4 news that staffing levels will remain at peak levelsthrough at least november 6th as the agency is coping with a sharp spike in the number of wildfires this year and lingering fire weather.sot angela bernheisel/calfire "..this year is very dry and we've had such intense fire weather and october has seen so much fire activity that we need to keep all of our resources available..." last week alone 249 new fires were reported in california, not counting the bear fire here in the santa cruz mountains where some 500 firefighters are on the job. this video, from sunday night, underscoring the need for more resources amid more instances of what is known as "extreme

fire behavior."sot angela bernheisel/calfire "...the intensity of the fire, how quickly it moves, how large the flame lengths are is all determined by how dry the fuel is..."calfire says the stubborn north bay fires are among some 6,000 fires so far this year.15-hundred more than this time a year ago. that's a 39-percent increase. include fires on federal land and more than a million acres are involved. dont expect a little rain to make much of a difference... sot angela bernheisel/calfire"....the big picture after a little rain tonight is that the heat will return and then the fuels that are out there are going to dry out again very fast...." the lingering effects of the drought may be too blame. dead and dying trees are adding to the fuel load. fire suppression is also a factor say those brought in to down those trees. greg burns is a tree faller. sot greg burns/tree fallerrob fladeboe/santa cruz mountains ".....calfire says it will evaluate staffing levels after november 6th. until then, the threat of wild fire remains high, in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron 4 news

coming up ... in light of recent natural disasters ... todays annual reminder on how to save lives in a california earthquake .. budget talk and tax reform plans take center stage on capital hill.. how it all could affect you. two high schoolers suspected in the rape of a teen girl from a private east bay catholic school... details ahead. dry mouth has been a problem for me.

i just drank tons of water all the time, it was never enough. my dentist suggested biotene, my mouth felt more lubricated. i use the biotene rinse and i use the spray. biotene did make a difference. (steve) new tonight at

six... the cost to repair the oroville dam will top five- hundred million dollars. that is nearly double the original estimate of 275- million. this is according to the department of water recources. officials say the project requires significantly more excavation and concrete than expected. the main spillway and emergency spillway suffered significant damage during storms last february, prompting fears of massive flooding. nearly 200- thousand people were evacuated. the project is on schedule to finish pouring concrete on the main spillway by november first. (pam) this winter could be colder and wetter in parts of the northern u-s ... while staying warmer and drier in much of the south... that is according to a new report from federal forecasters. the up and down weather is due to the possibility of seeing a "la nina" weather pattern. forecasters say, there is a 55-to 65-percent

chance of a "la nina" this season. among the predictions... droughts could develop in the south, in areas that missed rainfall associated with the 20-17 hurricane season. (steve) meteorologist lawrence meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: the first rain of the season is now moving into the bay area. it's a welcomed sight especially with all of the recent fires. winds are a little gusty ahead of the front between 15 to 25 mph. you can see the rain on doppler radar. it will be spreading south throughout the night and everyone should get some rain. we can expect as much as a quarter of an inch of rain in the north bay with more over the mountains. the rain will tapper off further south but everyone should get some much needed drops. a high surf advisory is in effect with waves as high as 18 feet at the coast. also a winter weather advisory goes up tonight for the sierra with between 3" to 6" expected over 6,500 feet. winds could gust to nearly 65 mph across higher peaks. you can see the cold

low droppng out of the gulf of alaska. rain will increase thoughout the night before turning to showers early tomorrow morning. most rain should end before the morning commute but the roads will be especially slick with the first rain and we can't ruleout and isolated morning shower. skies will clear on friday to be a cool brisk and breezy afternoon. highs will only be in the 50s and 60s. the weather begins to warm this weekend with more sunshine. offshore winds could return late sunday through tuesday with some temperatures near 90s at that time.

( steve ) a catholic high school girl alleges she was the victim of a sexual assault by a catholic school boy and another male student from an east bay public high school(pam) both of the alleged suspects are student athletes at their respective schools. and both students have been arrested. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story.. a carondelet high school student has reported to school administrators that she was a victim of an off campus sexual assault. the two suspects have been arrested. they student athletes from de la salle high school and diablo valley high school in concordthe contra costa sheriff's office is handling the investigation. the alleged sexaul assault

occurred in september in an unincorporated section of walnut creek.on thursday de la salle and carondelet held separate assemblies to inform students about the sexual assault investigationthis is not the first time that a student from carondelet alleged that they were the victim of a sexual assault by a student from de la salle. back in 2016 a teenage boy on the football team was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a carondelet student after a de la salle football game. however the contra costa county district attorney's office dropped the charges due to a lack of evidence in the case...in concord haaziq madyun kron4news all over the state today - people were taking part in the "great california shake-out."(steve) catherine heenan is here with more on the annual event designed to help keep people safe during an earthquake.. (catherine) the shake-out is billed as an

opportunity for people to practice earthquake safety.. that means everything from knowing what kind of emergency kits to buy... to practicing the "drop, cover and hold on" drill when you feel the violent shakingof a quake.. one of the places where it was all happening today -- the google campus in mountain view. where the drill includes a sample of what a seven- point-oh earthquake actually feels like. safety experts told our will tran that a surprisingly high number ofpeople know they're supposed to be prepared -- but they're not. < trevyn reese/ready america: about 70% of americans are not prepared for an earthquake or other natural disaster.so doing this - our goal is to get that number to zero. will tran and google employees - how many have earthquake kits? well, maybe. i do - i have one in my house and my car. erike young/google safety manager - one thing we are seeing is that people are heeding the information more. because of the fires and the hurricanes and whatever else. when we have those events, people start reacting and it becomes top of mind.> (catherine) organizers say

millions of people registered to take part in the drill today.... events included kindergarten and college students....and public and private employees. the shake-out originated in california in 2008. steve and pam? (pam) and a reminder... we have a special section on our website dedicated to earthquakes. you can find information on how to make sure you are prepared if a big one hits. it's all on kron-four dot com. (steve) in national news... senators spent the day introducing and voting on amendments to the new budget their goal is to pave the way for tax reform. kron four's washington correspondent alexandra limon explains what it means for the future of taxes and your wallet. senator lindsay graham of south carolina had a strong message for republicans with any second thoughts about the republican budget resolution and tax reofrm plan.sen. lindsey graham / south carolina :10-:17 if you're a republican and you don't want simply the tax code and cut

taxes what good are you to anybody?for hours the senate debated and voted on amendments in what senators called a "vote-o-rama"- democrats offered amendments designed to highlight parts of the republican plan the democrats don't like one of the most contentious items the battle over eliminating state and local tax deductions. sen. maria cantwell / washington (d) :34-:43 if you repeal their ability to continue to itemize, you are raising taxes on them.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnews :44-:55most democrats don't like the idea of tax cuts for the rich and to corporations, they say that's trickle down economics - an idea they say doesn't work. but having only republican support could be a problem.republicans need to pass a budget bill in order to use a process called "reconciliation" which allows them to pass their tax plan with only a simple majority of votes.sen. ron wyden / oregon (d) 1:06-1:13 it's just the opposite of the kind of approach ronald regan and democrats used in 1986. it's going to polarize us, rather than bring us together.senator heidi heitkamp of north dakota is a rare democrat open to the idea of discussing the republican tax plan.sen. heidi

heitkamp / north dakota 1:21-1:27i need to know what it is before i make a definite statement on whether i'm going to support it or not.it will all depend on the specifics - which will develope as the proposal makes its way through the legislative process. in washington alexandra limon. (pam) coming up... a bay area man on life support tonight... after he tries to stop a vicious carjacking in his normally quiet east bay community.(steve) scores of arrests and juvenile rescues in a human trafficking sweep that saved two people from the bay area.

(steve) two bay area victims have been saved... as part of a nationwide effort that focuses on human trafficking. the f-b-i announced the results of its "operation cross country."

overall... officials say 120 traffickers were taken into custody and 84 minors were rescued. the f-b-i says 27 women were also arrested for prostitution... and four pimps were cited in the operation. f-b-i director christopher wray issued a statement saying the feds -- "have no greater mission than to protect our nation's children from harm." (pam) an atherton man in alive tonight thanks to his dog... waking him when his home went up in flames this morning. it happened around 12-40-a-m ... on belbrook way, off walsh road. fire officials say, the man was able to get out of the building. for some reason though ... he went back into the home. the man was rescued and taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. no one else was injured. fire officials say, the fire started in the carport. the cause is under investigation. (pam) coming up.. a local man tries to stop the theft of his truck and winds up fighting for his life tonight ..(steve) plus, the very latest on the san francisco police officer hit by a vehicle while he was

on the job .. details on his identity and his condition.. rain is now spreading across the bay area. i'll show you how much you can expect in your neighborhood next.

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thousand people are still being kept away from their homes.(steve) residents in santa rosa came looking for answers from fire officials during a community meeting. kron four's charles clifford just arrived at the meeting moments ago.... charles what are people saying tonight?

(pam) police are searching for the person involved in a violent carjacking in san lorenzo this morning.... it left a 46-year-old man on life support.(steve) the incident happened at around 5:30 in the morning near the corner of via del sol and via paro. the alameda county sheriff says the victim tried to stop his truck from being stolen, but ended up being run over by the pick up as the suspect took off. kron 4's maureen kelly talked to neighbors who are shocked by the violent encounter on their normally quiet street. it's the worst thing that ever happened herea normally low key block in this working class neighborhood of san lorenzo.became a crime scene this morning. blocked off with yellow caution tape..the ashplalt littered with

evidence markersas deputies collect the clues. it's where the man identified by family and neighbors as james figeroa was about to leave for work this mornign. investigators say he started his truck and went back inside his house.when he came out.he found the suspect in the drivers seat and tried to stop him. a woman who didn't want her face to appear on camera saw it happen. i saw that the gentleman in the orange shirt running towards the car and at that point the guy hit him with the left side of the car and the guy fell onto the floor and they got the guy in the truck sped offsgt ray kelly says they try to discourage citizens from warming up their vehicles unattended which they see happen more often during the colder months of the year.that being said a lot of people do it it's not unreasonable you should be allowed to do that in your community and know that you're safe but i'm fortunately in this case of someone took this as an opportunity to steal this truck and the victim went out with that attention to stop it and ultimately became the victim of this violent crime neighbors say the figueroa grew up in the house and recently moved back home to live with his parents and the youngest of his two children. they are shocked something so

violent happened here.scary i got two kids my son wants to play out front a lot this is a really quiet area not a lot of crime happens i'm here yeah we get people that break into cars cars but something like this it's really scary i don't know what to thinkthe alameda county sheriff say it's likely the only person who got a good look at the suspect was the victim so they are asking anyone in this area with surveillance cameras to check their footage at around the time of the crime and report any relavent information. maureen kelly kron4 news. new at 6.... an update on the san francisco police officer hit by an s-u-v yesterday as he was on a bicycle beat... catherine heenan is here with the latest - including information from a police news conference that wrapped up within the last hour.. (catherine) the officer critically injured in yesterday's hit-and-run....32- year-old elia lewin-tenkel. a 5-year veteran hit by a driver in an s-u-v - who was

reportedly trying to flee police when it happened... lewin-tenkel's injuries are described as 'severe' -- he's still in intensive care tonight after surgery....and in critical condition. the hit and run happened around noon yesterday - on turk street between van ness avenue and franklin street. the officer had been on his bicycle....when the s-u-v slammed into him. court documents show the suspect has been in and out of jail in recent years.. he's identified as maurice a. johnson....who's used several aliases. he's now facing a long string of charges including attempted murder and assault. police say they'd approached him yesterday because they believed he was armed with a gun. they later found his s-u-v near buena vista park....and tracked him down andarrested him a short time later. san francisco's police chief describes lewin-tenkel as a man who exemplifies what the department is about... he read a statement from the officer's wife..

everyday to serve and protect his community. he does this with heart and passion. at the end of the day, like any other officer, he wants to come home to his family. he is a symbol of strength it is in his blood. this situation will be no different. this is not the end of ellia's story. send him positive energy and love. he deserves it and will no doubt get through this."> (catherine) no one is detailing officer lewin- tenkel's injuries....simply describing them as 'grave' or 'severe'...although the chief did indicate that there's been some improvement since yesterday. catherine heenan, kron four news. meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now

with another look at the four zone forecast... lawrence karnow: the first rain of the season is now moving into the bay area. it's a welcomed sight especially with all of the recent fires. winds are a little gusty ahead of the front between 15 to 25 mph. you can see the rain on doppler radar. it will be spreading south throughout the night and everyone should get some rain. we can expect as much as a quarter of an inch of rain in the north bay with more over the mountains. the rain will tapper off further south but everyone should get some much needed drops. a high surf advisory is in effect with waves as high as 18 feet at the coast. also a winter weather advisory goes up tonight for the sierra with between 3" to 6" expected over 6,500 feet. winds could gust to nearly 65 mph across higher peaks. you can see the cold low droppng out of the gulf of alaska. rain will increase thoughout the night before turning to showers early (steve) (steve) coming up... we take you to another napa winery trying to comeback from the challenges left behind by the devastating north bay fires..

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percent of the land there. the president of jarvis winery says the fire caused several thousands of dollars worth of damage on the property. a barn was destroyed, and so were several pieces of equipement. but he says the vineyards were mostly untouched. and, the winery which is actually located in a cave, mostly suffered smoke damage... but none of the facilities inside it were severely damaged. electricity and cellphone service in the area are still out. but crews are using a few generators to power things up. the plan now is for crews to resume harvesting the vineyards tomorrow... and, hopefully re-open the winery for tastings on monday. in sports -- the raiders are taking on the chiefs at the coliseum ... we'll give you an update.. plus -- dub nation has been holding

their breath awaiting the results of draymond green's left knee m-r-i ... gary will tell us his status for tomorrow night... and has all the sports coming up

over at the coliseum raiders taking on the chiefs on thursday night right now --

meanwhile over in santa clara rookie quaterback, c-j beathard and the 49ers are getting ready to face the cowboys. san

francisco are six-point underdogs. the team is looking for a spark with beathard under center. the niners and browns are the only teams that remain winless this season last sunday beathard nearly led the team to a victory over washington. head coach, kyle shanahan says depending how well beathard performs... it could have "a ton" of influence in the 49ers future... but for the former hackeye... he's only focused on dallas. "i'm really not looking that far ahead right now. like i said, i'm just trying to take it one game, one day at a time. stack blocks and have a good day at practice today and a good one tomorrow. have a good game on sunday as a team and hopefully get a win". the n-f-l owners meeting have been going on this week and new york. one of the main topics has been...

finding a common ground on how to handle protest during the national anthem. seahawks defensive end, michael bennett says before owners and players continue any discussions... colin kaepernick has to get an opportunity to play in the league. team's have shied away from signing kaepernick due to creating distractions for the franchise. bennett believes it's not fair to kaep... because others players are able to voice their opinion and even protest agaisnt the national anthem and still have a job. good news for the warriors draymond green who strained

his left knee in tuesday's season-opening loss to the houston rockets got the results of his mri yesterday and it is negative no structural damage showngreen actually practiced green actually damage shown green actually practiced today in new orleans and is now listed as "probable" for tomorrow night's game against the pelicans andre iguodala who didn't play tuesday is also listed as probablethe warriors were up 13 the rockets when green for good and ended up pointthe warriors 3-game road trip ending monday in dallas the day is finally here for lonzo ball. tonight the lakers are opening the season against the clippers. the second overall pick will have

his first test against guard, patrick beverley lakers head coach, luke walton says players are going to come after him since he was in u-c-l-a his dad, lavar has been warning the n-b-a that lonzo is going to be a star in the league. lavar has said... his son is better than steph curry and that he'll make the lakers a playoff team this season. wondolowski)(sot: the teamgame means to what sunday's talked about wondolowski product chris team local the star of the season boundthey are post- this season. and how about the san jose earthquakes?after firing their coach earlier in the season they are a win away from their first playoff berth since 2012 the lineup has been revamped and the team has rallied if they beat "minnesota united fc" sunday at avaya stadium they are post-

season boundthe star of the team local product chris wondolowski talked about what sunday's game means to the team (sot: wondolowski)

(steve) in kentucky... a sheriff's deputy's trusty tool ...comes in handy to save a teen's life.(pam) and the dramitc rescue ... was caught on camera. deputy ryan strange only had seconds to act.. grabbing a car jack from the back of his s-u-v .. and rushing to a car. his body cam was recording as he saw a 15-year-old boy lodged underneath of it. he had been riding a skateboard ... when the car hit him. the officer then jacked up the car to get the pressure off him and get the boy to safety. the boy was taken to an area hospital by helicopter. his condition is unknown tonight. last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with meteorologist lawrence karnow.

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♪[ music ] food truck fireball. how dangerous can they get? "inside edition" investigates. >> wow. >> and storage unit crime wave. how secure is the place where

you store your stuff? then, branded, by a secret society? she says she was held down, and branded like cattle. >> inside the controversial secret sisterhood. >> heiresses, powerful people, celebrities. >> plus, why these teachers getting together for dinner are in trouble today. were they mocking her son? >> it was so sickening to me. >> and fake art at trump tower? >> is the president's prized work of art a cheap copy? >> and lost ivanka images, when she was a model. >> now "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello everybody, and thanks for joining us. the food truck business is growing at an explosive rate. it is four times bigger today than just four years ago. but those on the go restaurants can be dangerous, as patrons near this one discovered when it literally exploded during

lunch it time. >> it's a food truck fireball. >> oh, my. >> it looks like a bomb went off. spectators in a high rise across the street started recording when the truck caught fire in portland, oregon. sure enough, just two minutes later -- >> oh, my. >> that's what i was talking about. >> so how safe are food trucks? we found a number of examples of restaurants on wheels, catching fire. >> oh, was that the propane tank, ma'am? >> yes. >> this one happened at a high school in fresno, california. and this one in philadelphia resulted in the death of a mom and her daughter, who were inside the truck serving food. many times these plosions are due -- explosions are due it to

gas leaking. in this case, they deliberately leaked gas inside a food truck. look what happened next. here's a view of the explosion from inside the food truck. in slow motion, you could see the propane ignite, followed by a fireball. the force of the blast hurls the madigans away. now it's happened in a working food truck. >> deborah: the food truck, and propane industry stress that these accidents are rare. meantime, some critics are pushing for alternatives like natural gas to cook the food, which they say is much safer. it's a work of art, seen in a number of tv appearances by the first family. as les trent reports, that painting might be a fake. >> remember when president trump and the first family gathered for