(james) good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm james fletcher. (robin) and i'm robin winston.the rains hit the bay area overnight.lets jump right into weather a look at our forecast. (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast

period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. (james) we begin this morning with a shocking display of racism at an east bay high school. two students have been expelled and now parents are concerned. it was a list of racial slurs ... most targeting one specific group at moreau (muh- row) catholic high school in hayward. kron 4's hermela aregawi went to the school ... and has details. we talked to the principal and parents.they tell us on

monday.. a student made a list of racial slurs. at least some of which were directed at african americans. the student literally went down the alphabet.. a through z and came up with a disparaging term that started with each letter.and then another student ended up reading some of the words aloud in a classroom. the principal tells us the two students have been expelled.one of them was still at school yesterday. and that is what some parents had a problem with.they felt like the school wasn't taking action fast enough.but the principal tells us they were going through a process with both students..one they have to follow when considering suspending or expelling students.and that for the privacy of both students.. who are minors, they were keeping the process confidential.and that made some parents and faculty feel that enough wasn't being done.but this happened day.. today, friday. both students are no longer attending school here.we received a statement from the school.let's pull that up for you. in part the administration says.. gfx as

a school community, we sincerely apologize for the hurt and pain our student body, faculty and families are experiencing. our administration recognizes that this process could have and should have been conducted in a more timely manner and with better communication to our students and parents. parents tell us they are shocked to hear this happening at this school.. in this day and age. they say this is a well- respected school with a diverse student body.but they tell us they are happy that the school took action. reporting live in hayward, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news. (ááátake vidboxesááá)also in the east bay ... the victim in a violent carjacking has died. he has been identified as 46-year-old james figueroa junior.yesterday morning a crook stole his truck in san lorenzo ... when he tried to stop the thief ... he was run over. the crime happened around 5:30 am near the corner of via del sol and via paro. this morning the criminal is still on the loose. kron4's maureen kelly talked to people who live in the

normally quiet neighborhood - they're shocked. 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. 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 off sgt 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. ( james )we have an update for you this morning. a san francisco police officer critically injured in a hit and run has been identified as elia lewin-tankel. he was on bike patrol wednesday ... when he was hit between van ness avenue and franklin street.yesterday ... the san francisco police chief updated us on his condition.they say he is doing better ... as he remains in intensive care.

this. we'll be by his side, but this fight isn't over. this man is a survivor and a fighter, and that's what his family wanted me to get across.>wednesday afternoon the 32 year old cop and his partner approached suspect, maurice johnson who they believed was in possession of a fireaarm. police say johnson drove right into the tenkel then took off, later dumping the stolen lexus s-u-v. with help from eye witnesses, he was eventually caught and arrested. ( james ) johnson is facing more than a dozen charges, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and felony possession of stolen property. police have decided not to release johnson's booking photo. he is known to have a number of aliases, so it's pending confirmation. ( james )moving on to the latest on the north bay wild fires. early estimates put the cost in damages at one- billion dollars ... that

figure is expected to climb. there's been a minor setback in the firefight... crews had hoped to have all the fires contained by today ... now that timeline is being pushed to next week.(robin) here are the latest numbers from the firelines. the tubbs fire which ripped through santa rosa is now 92- percent contained. the atlas fire in solano and napa counties is 86- percent contained. the nuns fire in napa and sonoma counties is 84- percent contained. and the pocket fire is now 80- percent contained. (james) at the height of the fires ... more than 100- thousand people were evacuated from the area.and this morning ... about 15-thousand are still being kept away from their homes.(robin)but there's some good news. people who live in three of the hardest hit sections of santa rosa will be allowed back to their homes, or what's left of their home today from 10am to 5pm. this affects the orchard park, journey's end and coffey park communities. tomorrow ... people in the mobile home parks can go back without restrictions ... but coffey park will remain

blocked off until sunday. (james) officials say this controlled entry is designed to allow only residents into their neighborhood, so they have protected time to assess and grieve. (robin)some evacuations orders have been lifted for the "bear fire" in santa cruz county. the fire started late monday night in boulder creek.it has burned 320- acres and is now 35-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.four buildings have burned. no word on the cause. (james) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...when the north bay firestorm broke out in the middle of the night. find out why cal fire air support was not able to come in and help - until the sun came up.and some experts are comparing the north bay firestorm to a hurricane...we look at how the devestating fires spread so quickly.(james)

a local high school rocked by allegations against two student athletes ... in a sexual assault investigation. (james) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

(james)(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast

period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) a student at an all-girls catholic high school

says she was sexually assaulted by two male high school students. one from an all-boys catholic school ... the of next week. through most of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) a student at an

all-girls catholic high school says she was sexually assaulted by two male high school students. one from an all-boys catholic school ... the other from an east bay public school.(james)(robin) both of the alleged suspects are student athletes at their respective schools ... and both have been arrested. kron4's haaziq madyun 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 ( james ) a wanted suspect is arrested by deputies with the help of a trusty k-nine. on wednesday ... deputies spotted 39-year-old thomas williams at his home on northside avenue in redwood city. williams had two outstanding warrants for his arrest...one of which was for a felony weapon's violation. authorities ... decided to release their k-nine. however williams became violent at one point actually choking the dog. deputies were able to control williams and arrested him. "crash" the k-9 was seen by a veterinarian and was given a clean bill of health. (james) darin white has

been appointed to be the next fire chief of oakland and will be sworn in today. white has served as interim fire chief for the last nine months. he assumed the position after former fire chief teresa deloach-reed retired. deloach-reed came under pressure after the ghost ship warehouse fire last december killed 36 people. (robin) our coverage of the north bay firestorm continues. investigators say it's too early to know the cause. kron 4's gabe slate met with cal -fire to talk about what goes into an investigation of this magnitude and how long it is likely to take. sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fire that is hard to hear considering these fires burned down 6,000 homes evacuated 100,000 people, and preliminary estimates put the damage of these fires at a cost of over 1 billion dollars. chris anthony used to be a fire investigator he is now a division chief for cal fire he said what caused

these fires will determine how long the investigation will take. sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fireso it could be weeks, months.. or years but the good news sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fireonce they find the source of the fire that area can become like a crime scene sot - chris anthony / division chief cal firei asked chris what investigators are doing right now where do you start in trying to find the cause of such a massive fire? sot - chris anthony / division chief cal firein napa gabe slate kron 4 news.

( james ) when the north bay firestorm broke out in the middle of the night ... it was not until daylight that the first air support made it to the firelines.reporter ben deci talked to cal fire about why its fleet does not fly at night... and why that could be changing soon.

( james ) that was ben deci reporting. (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... people are giving thanks to first responders following the north bay fires.but someone is trying to ruin the kind messages.we'll have more on that when we come back. (james) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is after the break. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

(robin) all around the firezone people are posting thank you messages for first responders who put their lives on the line.(james) but as stanley robert shows us someone with an axe to grind put a damper on that gratitude. why would they do that? that's so mean; i mean they are just as involved as the rest of every body.if you happen to drive up or down highway 101there are banners draped across some of the overpasses in santa rosa thanking everyone who responded to the firestorm.nats: ambiancethese signs are hung on a pedestrianover overcrossing some signs are just a simple thank you while theres are more specific .. like thank

you emergency personell and first responders nats: ambiancehowever some of these signs are missing something, well missing might just be a slight misresentation. how about i say removed see this big sign which reads fire, ems, and ksro which is a local radio station . well take a closer look at the sign something was cut outnats: ambiance the same with this banner which read fireghters (big hole) and more thank you if you take a closer look something is also cut out of the banner nats: ambiance in fact multiple signs on the overpass had words removed . what work is it? police ah that's terrible so while everyone is rushing into to help the fire victims, someone rush up and cut the police out of the thank you signs. someone noticed the vandalism and posted added the word police and this one reads officers .. many of the east bay, south bay, peninsula and san francisco police, sheriffs and highway patrol officers ride past these signs every day. nats: ambiance for the record there are other signs around the city, this one is outside the sonoma county sheriffs office thanking everyone and even inside there are cards made just for the police so dispite the

vandalizm i personallyt want to thank eveyone who reponded including the police oh in a bit of poetic justice whoever cut this signs also cut themselves because there is blood every where in santa rosa stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. where a high wind advisory remins in place. theres on for the benicia bridge and the altamon pass as well. so slow your roll.

(james)(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast.

(dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 toll to 101 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( james ) we are learning more about the north bay fires... and how they spread so fast. some experts say the fires acted like a hurricane... swirling around and causing widespread damage. kron4's terisa estacio spoke to an expert with cal fire about the destructive nature of the fires. (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 (robin) the overnight rain may not be enough to reduce the lingering wildfire threat across california. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports cal fire 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 staffing levels 6th. until then, fire remains high, in the santa cruz fladeboe kron 4 ( james ) 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 bus stop 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 santa rosa. it also said that many of their employees who live in the north bay have been impacted by the fires. (james)coming up on the kron 4 morning news. the north bay firestorm has not only left people homeless, but animals too. we will

explain why one east bay woman has decided to give them a temporary home. (james) and here's a live look sot angela bernheisel/calfire "....we're not out of the woods....we still potential for new wildfires..."angela telling kron 4 news that will

as burned out-residents in wine country are beginning to return to their homes and finding nothing but ash ... there's the question of what happens to the animals? many farm animals are finding themselves homeless. kron 4's vicki liviakis introduces us to an east bay woman who is giving them temporary homes. kim berry who runs a shop called farmyard darlings is a new foster mom of sorts. not of kids but of orphan

critters from the wine country fire. these two little ponies were rescued from the flames. kim and a best friend hopped in a pick-up and went north to help out. so many lost their homes and at least for now can't provide for their furry friends. so kim has is taking them in and finding temporary homes. from mini horses to donkeys and goats even lost llamas... these are the refugees of the wine country firestorm. finding safe harbor all around the bay area thanks to kim berry and others like her who are helping out the four-legged friends while their companions are trying desperately to get back on their own two feet. in contra costa county - vicki liviakis - kron 4 news.

(james) two former u-s presidents didn't say the president's name, but they were talking about him. hear what they had to say. next. live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

fothere's a seriousy boomers virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. one in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most don't even know it. because it can hide in your body for years without symptoms, and it's not tested for in routine blood work. the cdc recommends all baby boomers get tested. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us it's time to get tested. ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. it's the only way to know for sure. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)showers to decrease and

move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) there have only been 45 presidents in u-s history. and the two men who most recently had that title took verbal shots at the current commander in chief... who has been criticizing them recently. john lorinc reports. former president george w. bush hasn't spoken much about politics since leaving the

white house nearly a decade ago.....but that changed on thursday....george w. bush/former u.s. president "we've seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty. at times it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together."and although the 43-rd president never mentioned president trump's name....george w. bush/former u.s. president "people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally american."it seemed pretty clear who he was referring to.chris cillizza/cnn editor-at-large"i think the fact that you have a former republican president of the united states speaking out in such clear terms condemning trumpism, broadly writ, matters."and mister bush wasn't the only former president to take the stage on thursday.barack obama/former u.s. president"some of the politics we see now we, we thought we'd put that to bed. i mean that's folks looking 50 years back."former president obama also didn't mention his

successor by name.barack obama/former u.s. president "we've got folks who are deliberately trying to make folks angry to demonize people who have different ideas."the two speeches by bush and obama were unrelated, and in different states, but analysts say there were a lot of similarities.david gergen/cnn senior political analyst"what is very clear today is that barack obama and george w. bush are closer to each other than either one of them is to donald trump."i'm john lorinc reporting. ( james ) five bay area cities are looking to woo amazon. each city has submitted a proposal... hoping to become the home of the company's new headquarters. san francisco is offering up the hunters point shipyard. oakland is trying to lure amazon with its colisuem site... which will be in need of a tennant once its three teams playing there leave the complex. and fremont is offering up the warm springs location. concord and richmond are also fighting for consideration. with the concord naval weapons station being a possibility... and the

richmond field station and the hilltop mall. about 50 thousand amazon workers would work at the new headquarters. cities all over the country are vying for the company. stonecrest georgia, near atlanta is offering to rename the city if it lands amazon. the national park service is now 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. the national park service then announced that it feels it is inappropriate to move forward with the restrictions. 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 é( james ) crews at the jarvis estate in napa county have been busy at work since the fire scorched about 70- percent of the land there. the president of jarvis winery says the fire caused several thousand dollars worth of damage on the property. a barn was destroyed, and so were several pieces of equipment. 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.

me are in tact. um, which is great, um, so we're gonna keep making wine.">é( james ) 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 today. and, hopefully re-open the winery for tastings on monday. (robin) if you'd like to help those effected by the north bay firestorm... the salvation army uses 100 percent of disaster donations to support of local relief operations. to donate visit go - sal army- dot -org. (james) coming up on the kron four morning news... five movies debut in theaters this weekend. we'll explain which ones after the break (james) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam. (james) time now for a live look outside at the richmond bridge.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) whether you like thrillers, comedies, mysteries, or movies that touch your heart.... something for everyone is hitting theaters today.(robin) five movies open this weekend. david daniel has a box office preview. "why would they want to go to a party where people have been murdered?"a combination of comedy and horror looks to lead the crowded box office this weekend. "tyler perry's boo two! a madea halloween"

figures to debut with 20- million dollars or more -- about as much as it cost to produce áandá market."we have to shut the system down."the forecast for "geostorm" isn't nearly as sunny. analysts predict the climate disaster epic, which cost at least 120- million dollars to make, will open with just 10-to-12 million."we don't know what we're dealing with." challenging "geostorm" for second place among new films this weekend is "the snowman," about a detective tracking a serial killer. opening weekend estimates range from eight-to-12 million dollars. "sooner or later, fire's gonna come knockin' at our hometown." then there's a pair of true- life dramas. "only the brave" profiles the granite mountain hot-shots, who battled arizona's yarnell hill fire in 20-13. it's tracking to debut with six-to-seven million dollars."you wanna be my friend?""uh huh."finally, "same kind of different as me" brings the best-selling inspirational memoir to the big screen. the drama about homelessness and faith figures to make three-to-four million dollars this weekend. in hollywood, i'm david daniel.

( james ) placer (plasser) county sheriff's deputies caught an unusual tourist peering into shop windows wednesday night.(robin) take a look at this video of the four-pawed prowler from their facebook page. the black-bear was seen meandering along the streets in kings beach. a deputy shines the car's spotlight on the animal. he then warns against breaking into any of the shops as it's sniffing around. shortly after, the bear darts in front of his patrol car and off into a park. authorities say deputies respond to bear calls every day because they break into cars, homes and businesses. (james) coming up... a student at an all girls high school claims she was sexually assaulted. the two east bay high schools that are rocked by the allegations.

and some experts are comparing the north bay firestorm to a hurricane...we look at how the devestating fires spread so quickly.(james) fire evacuees in santa rosa are finally able to go home. we will show you how the city is preparing for their return. coming up in a live report. (james)coming up... the kron 4 morning news co áááwill live - evacuees return

to santa rosaááá ( darya ) a racist display is found at an display is a racist ( darya ) a racist display is found at an east bay high school. two students are expelled... but parents say that's ánotá enough. ( james ) and... an officer critically injured in a hit-and-run. we have an update on his condition and more about the suspect. ( darya ) good morning and

thanks for joining us on the kron 4 morning news. i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. the rain has moved out of the area but the roads are still wet this morning. taking a look at the bay area bridges. the golden gate... the bay bridge... the san mateo bridge... and the richmond bridge. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will

begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) the damage in

the north bay firestorm is believed to have caused at least one billion dollars in damage.( james ) this as firefighters encounter a setback in containing the series of fires. here's a look at the latest numbers.. containment on all the fires above 80- percent. initially cal-fire expected to have full containment of the fires tomorrow. but that timeline is now being pushed back to tuesday at the earliest. the fires have destroyed nearly 7-thousand buildings..... more than 15- thousand people remained evacuated. sadly, 42 people lost their lives. (james) today ... people who live in three of the hardest hit sections of santa rosa will be allowed to return to see the damage.( darya ) this affects the orchard park, journey's end and the coffey park neighborhood ... where will tran is this

morning. will, what can you tell people who live in three of the hardest hit sections of santa rosa will be allowed back to their homes, or what's left of their home today from 10am to 5pm. this affects the orchard park, journey's end and coffey park communities.tomorrow ... people in the mobile home parks can go back without restrictions ... but coffey park will remain blocked off until sunday. officials say this controlled entry is designed to allow only residents into their neighborhood, so they have private time to assess the damage and grieve.

( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) this morning... we are learning more about the north bay fires... and how they spread so fast. some experts say the fires acted

like a hurricane. kron4's terisa estacio spoke to an expert with cal fire about the destructive nature of the fires. (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

( darya ) last night ... a community meeting was held to update residents in santa rosa ... who are desperate to return home. at the height of the fires more than 100-thousand people were evacuated from the area.

are not yet allowed to return home is that the search for human remains is still active. officials want to complete that work before they allow people to return home. ( darya ) and in santa cruz county..... cal-fire says the potential for new fires remains high.. this as crews try to get a hold on the 'bear fire'. it has burned more than 300 acres since monday night.... it is now 35- percent contained. seven people have been hurt... including six firefighters. ( james ) two students are expelled from an east bay high school after a racist display but some parents say the school is not doing enough. it happened at moreau catholic high school in hayward. one student went through the alphabet and made a list of racist terms that started with each letter. then another student read some

of those terms out loud in a classroom. both students were expelled but one of them was still at school yesterday. and that is why some parents say the school is not acting fast enough. the school released a statement apologizing to students and parents saying that the process could have been handled quicker. neither of the students involved will be at school today. ( james ) this morning... we're learning more about the san francisco police officer critically injured in a hit- and-run. he has been identified as officer elia lewin- tankel he was hit by an suspect's s-u-v on wednesday. the 32-year-old officer who was on a bike at the time .. underwent surgery and is in intensive care unit of san francisco general hospital. the suspect -- maurice johnson -- is now facing several charges including attempted murder. police say lewin-tankel is well -liked. they say he recently started law school... also teaches jiu- jitsu to others in the department and community. he is a five- year veteran of the force...

and has been recognized numerous times for his work. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... former presidents bush and obama have some strong words for president trump. what they said about the commander in chief is coming up. ( james ) and later...dog lovers in the bay area have reason to celebrate. a 10 year battle that is finally over. ( darya ) and after the break...another oscar winner comes forward saying she's been harassed by harvey weinstein. hear her story that she is sharing about the encounter this morning. ( dave ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up ( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break. .

( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news.

let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. no major hot spots. . bay

bridge wb 80 is less then 30

no major hot spots. . bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101 ( darya ) oakland's new fire chief

will be sworn in today. darin white has served as interim fire chief for the last nine months. he took over the position after former fire chief teresa deloach-reed retired. deloach-reed came under pressure after the ghost ship warehouse fire last december killed 36 people. ( darya ) 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... found flaws in the decision- making process and showed bias from park service officials. the national park service says it now feels it's áinappropriate to move forward with the restrictions. ( james ) in recent days, president

trump has taken to criticizing the two former holders of the office. now those two presidents are pushing back. john lawrence tells us what george w. bush and barack obama are saying. former president george w. bush hasn't spoken much about politics since leaving the white house nearly a decade ago.....but that changed on thursday....george w. bush/former u.s. president "we've seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty. at times it can seem like the forces pulling us apart are stronger than the forces binding us together."and although the 43-rd president never mentioned president trump's name....george w. bush/former u.s. president "people of every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally american."it seemed pretty clear who he was referring to.chris cillizza/cnn editor-at-large"i think the fact that you have a former republican president of the united states speaking out in such clear terms condemning trumpism, broadly writ, matters."and mister bush wasn't the only former

president to take the stage on thursday.barack obama/former u.s. president"some of the politics we see now we, we thought we'd put that to bed. i mean that's folks looking 50 years back."former president obama also didn't mention his successor by name. barack obama/former u.s. president"we've got folks who are deliberately trying to make folks angry to demonize people who have different ideas."the two speeches by bush and obama were unrelated, and in different states, but analysts say there were a lot of similarities.david gergen/cnn senior political analyst"what is very clear today is that barack obama and george w. bush are closer to each other than either one of them is to donald trump."i'm john lorinc ( james ) president trump does have his chief of staff on his side. john kelly did not hold back during an emotional white house briefing yesterday. he admonished a congresswoman who told reporters she listened to president donald trump's phone call with the widow of a

fallen soldier. ( james ) representative frederica wilson says president trump told the widow that her husband "knew what he signed up for, but i guess it still hurt." wilson criticized the president... claiming he didn't even know the service member's name. sergeant la david johnson was among the four u-s soldiers killed by enemy fire in the october 4 ambush. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... the fight to bring amazon to the bay area. how five local cities are working to woo the retailer.( darya ) and next... even more

trouble for film producer harvey weinstein. the case los angeles police are now looking into. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. (vo) dogs have evolved, but their nutritional needs remain instinctual. that's why there's purina one true instinct. nutrient-dense, protein-rich, real meat number one. this is a different breed of natural nutrition. purina one, true instinct. no major hot spots. bay bridge

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( darya ) los angeles police are now investigating disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. a woman claims she was sexual assaulted by weinstein. she told the "l-a times" that the assault happened in february of 2013 at a hotel. she says weinstein showed up at her room... bullied his way in and raped her. a spokesperson for weinstein denied any allegations. more than 40 women have come forward in the past two weeks... with allegations of sexual

harassment or assault against weinstein. police in new york city and london are also investigating weinstein. ( darya ) oscar-winning actress lupita nyong'o has a harvey weinstein story, too. in an op-ed in the new york times....nyong'o writes about several encounters with weinstein. she says she was invited to his house... and once there he offered to give her a massage. she says she declined... but offered to give áhim one... so she knew where his hands were at all times. nyong'o says not too long after that weinstein said he wanted to take off his pants. she says she headed for the door and left. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... two top east bay catholic schools at the center of a sexual assault case -- involving yet a teen football player. details on the investigation next.( dave ) your bay area forecast is next. .

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back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures

and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. no problems on wb 580 at the tolls ( james ) a student at an all-girls catholic high school says she was sexually assaulted by two high school students. one from an all-boys catholic school... the other from an east bay public school.( darya ) both of the alleged suspects are student athletes at their respective schools... and both have been arrested. kron4's haaziq madyun 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 ( darya ) a criminal involved in a deadly carjacking in san lorenzo ... is on the loose this morning.( james ) kron4's lydia pantazas is at the alameda county sheriff's office in san leandro with details.lydia? a man who was run over during a carjacking has died. the suspect is still on the loose. this happened at around 5:30 yesterday morning... near the corner of via del sol and via paro in san lorenzo. authorities say james figeroa started his truck and went back inside his house. when he came back out... figeroa found the man in the drivers seat. investigators say figeroa tried to stop his truck from being stolen.... but was run over. a woman who didn't want her face shown on camera saw it happen.

the alameda county sheriff's office says figeroa was taken off life support last night. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) crews at the jarvis estate in napa county are busy at work since flames scorched about 70-percent of the land there. the president of jarvis winery says the fire caused several thousand dollars worth of damage on the property. a barn was destroyed and so were several pieces of equipment. but he says the vineyards were mostly untouched. and the winery -- which is actually in a cave -- suffered smoke damage.

me are in tact. um, which is great, um, so we're gonna keep making wine.">( darya ) 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 today... and hopefully re-open the winery for tastings on monday. ( james ) five bay area cities are looking to woo amazon. each city has submitted a proposal... hoping to become the home of the company's new "second" headquarters. san francisco is offering up the hunters point shipyard. oakland is trying to lure amazon with its colisuem site... which will be in need of a tennant once its three teams playing there leave the

complex. and fremont is offering up the warm springs location. concord and richmond are also fighting for consideration. with the concord naval weapons station being a possibility... and the richmond field station and the hilltop mall. about 50 thousand amazon workers would work at the new headquarters. cities all over the country are vying for the company. stonecrest georgia, near atlanta is offering to rename the city if it lands amazon. ( james ) the u-s government wants to ban large electronic devices... like laptops... from checked airline luggage. officials say laptops have the potential to spark a catastrophic fire. the f-a-a says recent

tests show that lithium-ion batteries used in laptops, cellphones, and other devices... can when next to an aerosol spray, nail polish remover and hand sanitizer. and that can cause explosions capable of disabling an airliner's fire suppression system. the f-a-a says keeping these items in the cabin... is the most effective way to keep passengers safe. ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... suing over las vegas massacre. what the mandalay bay must do with the evidence that's connected to the deadliest mass shooting in u-s history.(

james ) and later... protesters and rally- goers -- existing in peace. how one university stopped a white nationalist gathering... from becoming violent.( darya ) and after the break... we've all been hit by a bill that was more than expected. but one woman opened her mail and found out she owed 200- thousand dollars. how this glitch was fixed. . wb 80 no major delays at the tolls

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( darya ) a cancer survivor and army veteran got quite the scare when she received a nearly 200-thousand dollar satellite t-v bill in the mail angela mixon-smith got the bill on monday. mixon-smith says she signed up for a promotional offer with direct-tv combining her current service with her new at&t cell phone plan six months ago. since then...mixon-smith says she has had service problems and confusing bills.

can't. they don't have everything together. at&t, they just don't have it together.">( darya ) an at&t spokeswoman has apologized for the billing error and credited mixon- smith's account. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... piecing together the cause of a firestorm. how cal fire is trying to figure what sparked the north bay fires. ( james )( darya )( robin )

checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. wb 580 no delays at the tolls (dave)showers to decrease and

move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week.

( darya ) ( darya ) ( darya ) investigators

say it's still too early to know what caused the north bay firestorm. and right now... they are working around the clock.( james ) kron 4's gabe slate met with cal -fire... to find out what goes into an investigation of this magnitude... and how long it's likely to take. sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fire that is hard to hear considering these fires burned down 6,000 homes evacuated 100,000 people, and preliminary estimates put the damage of these fires at a cost of over 1 billion dollars. chris anthony used to be a fire investigator he is now a division chief for cal fire he said what caused these fires will determine how long the investigation will take. sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fireso it could be weeks, months.. or years but the good news sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fireonce they find the source of the fire that area can become like a crime scene sot - chris anthony / division chief cal firei asked

chris what investigators are doing right now where do you start in trying to find the cause of such a massive fire? sot - chris anthony / division chief cal fireslate kron 4 news. ( darya ) the las vegas

hotel used by a gunman to kill 58- people... must preserve evidence. a judge ruled the mandalay bay must hold on to photos... surveillance video and gambling records of the shooter. on october first... stephen paddock opened fire from his hotel room. he shot at thousands of people -- attending a country music concert. one of the survivors is now suing. her attorneys say the request to get everything in the open is important to the public. mandalay bay says it has no intention of renting the suite paddock used and is cooperating in the investigation. ( james ) a hostile crowd greeted white supremacist richard spencer -- during his public appearance since the deadly violence in charlottesville two months ago.

absolutely not. what exactly happened with the death of heather heyer remains unclear. >( james ) heather heyer was the woman killed in charlottesville. spencer spoke at the university of florida in gainesville. the school spent half a million dollars on security... and it seems to have worked. students protested... but two people were arrested and there was no violence.

losing streak.( james ) they took on alex smith and the kansas city chiefs last night. in the first quarter... derek carr finds amari cooper for the touchdown. that gives the raiders the lead. then in the 2nd quarter marcus peters with a late hit on carr... marshawn lynch ran from the sideline to join the scuffle -- he gets ejected for making contact with an official. then in the 4th quarter... carr finds michael crabtree to tie the game. then they win it with the field goal. the raiders are now 3 and 4 on the season. here is what head coach jack del rio told the team after teh game. "we believe, we continue to grind, you brought the why you should you why. think about what you just did. we kept hanging in there and we made plays and we won the

game. we did it together congratulations man we did it together. i know, i know one thing when you have a trigger man like that... dc. we are going to win a lot games here boys". ( james ) the raiders will now travel to buffalo to take on the bills one week from sunday. ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... walk on mars... from the comfort of your living room. how google and nasa are giving you a virtual tour of the red planet.( darya ) plus... thinking about seeing a movie this weekend? we've got a rundown of what's

hitting theaters today.

trusted battery for your son's favorite toy?t maybe not. maybe, you could trust he wouldn't leave the upstairs water running. (woman screams) or, you could just trust duracell. ♪ ( james ) nasa and google

are teaming up to offer free, virtual space exploration. 'access mars' transports users to mars from anywhere. it simulates walking on the red planet and provides close-up views of discoveries made by the curiosity rover. you can view it on a computer, phone or through a virtual reality headset.. thru the website "access mars dot com." ( james ) whether you like thrillers, comedies, mysteries, or movies that touch your heart.... something for everyone is hitting theaters today.( darya )

áfive movies open this weekend. david daniel has a box office preview. "why would they want to go to a party where people have been murdered?"a combination of comedy and horror looks to lead the crowded box office this weekend. "tyler perry's boo two! a madea halloween" figures to debut with 20- million dollars or more -- about as much as it cost to produce áandá market."we have to shut the system down."the forecast for "geostorm" isn't nearly as sunny. analysts predict the climate disaster epic, which cost at least 120- million dollars to make, will open with just 10-to-12 million."we don't know what we're dealing with." challenging "geostorm" for second place among new films this weekend is "the snowman," about a detective tracking a serial killer. opening weekend estimates range from eight-to-12 million dollars. "sooner or later, fire's gonna come knockin' at our hometown." then there's a pair of true- life dramas. "only the brave" profiles the granite mountain hot-shots, who battled arizona's yarnell hill fire in 20-13. it's tracking to debut with six-to-seven million

dollars."you wanna be my friend?""uh huh."finally, "same kind of different as me" brings the best-selling inspirational memoir to the big screen. the drama about homelessness and faith figures to make three-to-four million dollars this weekend. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour... a student at an all girls high school says she was sexually assaulted. the two east bay high schools that are rocked by the allegations.( james ) and... fire evacuees in santa rosa are finally able to return to their neighborhoods to see what's left. coming up in a live report... how the city is their return. ( darya ) plus.. the firestorm has not only left people homeless, but animals too. meet the east bay woman who's giving pets a temporary home.

áááwill live - evacuees return to santa rosaááá ( darya ) a racist display is found at an east bay high school. two students are expelled... but parents say that's ánotá enough. ( james ) and... an officer critically injured in a hit-and-run. we have an update on his condition and more about the suspect. ( james ) here's a live look at radar here's a live here's a live look at radar this morning... rain overnight is making the roads slippery this morning. ( darya ) and here's a

look at those wet roads. the golden gate... the bay bridge... the san mateo bridge... and the richmond bridge. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will

begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (james) happening today...

people who live in three of the hardest hit sections of santa rosa will be allowed to return to see the damage.( darya ) this affects the orchard park, journey's end and the coffey park neighborhood ... where will tran is this morning. will? people who live in three of the hardest hit sections of santa rosa

will be allowed back to their homes, or what's left of their home today from 10am to 5pm. this affects the orchard park, journey's end and coffey park communities.tomorrow ... people in the mobile home parks can go back without restrictions ... but coffey park will remain blocked off until sunday. officials say this controlled entry is designed to allow only residents into their neighborhood, so they have private time to assess the damage and grieve. ( james ) thanks will. we will thanks will.( james )

( darya ) the rain we received overnight was a welcome sight for firefighters but it won't be enough to reduce the wildfire threat across the bay area. kron four's rob fladeboe explains why. 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... in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( darya ) last night ... a community meeting was held to update residents in santa rosa ... who are desperate to return home. at the height of the fires more than 100-thousand people were evacuated from the area.

officials want to complete that work before they allow people to return home. ( darya ) and in santa cruz county..... cal-fire says the potential for new fires remains high.. this as crews try to get a hold on the 'bear fire'. it has burned more than 300 acres since monday night.... it is now 35- percent contained. seven people have been hurt... including six firefighters. ( james ) two students are expelled from an east bay high school after a racist display but some parents say the school is not doing enough. it happened at moreau catholic high school in hayward. one student went through the alphabet and made a list of racist terms that started with each letter. then another student read some of those terms out loud in a classroom. both students were expelled but one of them was still at school yesterday. and that is why some parents say the school is not

acting fast enough. the school released a statement apologizing to students and parents saying that the process could have been handled quicker. neither of the students involved will be at school today. ( james ) the search has been called off for a man who was seen in distress near ocean beach. around 4:00 yesterday afternoon crews began searching for a man who was on the beach's south side near sloat boulevard. the san francisco fire department tweeted this picture of the search. witnesses say the victim was fully clothed but rescue crews have not released any other information. the search was called off around 8:00 last night ( darya ) this morning... we're learning more about the san francisco police officer critically injured in a hit- and-run. he has been identified as officer elia lewin- tankel he was hit by an suspect's s-u-v on wednesday. the 32-year-old officer who was

on a bike at the time .. underwent surgery and is in intensive care unit of san francisco general hospital. the suspect -- maurice johnson -- is now facing several charges including attempted murder. police say lewin-tankel is well -liked. they say he recently started law school... also teaches jiu- jitsu to others in the department and community. he is a five- year veteran of the force... and has been recognized numerous times for his work. ( darya ) oakland's new fire chief will be sworn in today. darin white has served as interim fire chief for the last nine months. he took over the position after former fire chief teresa deloach-reed retired. deloach-reed came under pressure after the ghost ship warehouse fire last december killed 36 ( james ) coming up.... construction at the oroville

dam continues this morning... the progress that's been made. and the price tag it's coming with. and... many people are returning to their homes after the devastating fire in the north bay. what some one woman did to help displaced animals. (dave) how much more rain you can expect to see.(robin) ( james ) here's a look at

radar where we are expecting rain later today. welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning.

(dave) showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming

trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) 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. ( james ) as people in wine country are beginning to return to their homes there's the question of what happens to the animals. many farm animals are homeless.( darya ) kron 4's vicki liviakis introduces us to an east bay woman who is giving them temporary homes. kim berry who runs a shop called farmyard darlings is a new foster mom of sorts. not of kids but of orphan critters from the wine country fire. these two little ponies were rescued from the flames. kim and a best friend hopped in a pick-up and went north to help out. so many lost their homes and at

least for now can't provide for their furry friends. so kim has is taking them in and finding temporary homes. from mini horses to donkeys and goats even lost llamas... these are the refugees of the wine country firestorm. finding safe harbor all around the bay area thanks to kim berry and others like her who are helping out the four-legged friends while their companions are trying desperately to get back on their own two feet. in contra costa county - vicki liviakis - kron 4 news.

( james ) 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. the national park service then announced that it feels it is inappropriate to move forward with the restrictions. ( darya ) coming up... two top east bay catholic schools at the center of a sexual assault case -- involving a teen football player. details on the investigation next.( james ) and after the break... this isn't the terminator's vision. the new technology that could be in police cars soon. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

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

( james ) police cars may soon be able to identify suspects before officers that are behind the wheel are able to. this thanks to new dashcam technology designed to use artificial intelligence that identifies everything around it.( darya ) the technology is being developed by a houston-based company that sells cameras to police departments. the dash cam will be able to identifiy everything from people, cars

and guns.( james ) the l-a-p-d is already testing the dashcam to better analyze traffic stops. one of the problems the technology is facing is having a direct view of a person's face. making it harder to identify them.( darya ) the technology does however raise questions about privacy and the "big brother" nature of facial recognition technology. (dave) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break.

(lydia) a criminal involved in a deadly carjacking in san lorenzo ... is on the loose this morning.

( james ) here's a look at radar. ( darya ) and here's a look at those wet roads. the golden gate... the bay bridge... the san mateo bridge... and the richmond bridge. (mark)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this

morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( james ) a student at an all-girls catholic high school says she was sexually assaulted by two high school students. one from an all-boys catholic school... the other from an east bay public school.( darya ) both students have been arrested. kron4's haaziq madyun 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?

great coaches and they will do everything they can to make school normal for us and no distractions">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 ( darya ) a man is dead following a carjacking in san lorenzo ... and the thief is still on the loose this morning.( james ) kron4's lydia pantazas is at the alameda county sheriff's office with details.lydia?

a man who was run over during a carjacking has died. the suspect is still on the loose. this happened at around 5:30 yesterday morning... near the corner of via del sol and via paro in san lorenzo. authorities say james figeroa started his truck and went back inside his house. when he came back out... figeroa found the man in the drivers seat. investigators say figeroa tried to stop his truck from being stolen.... but was run over. a woman who didn't want her face shown on camera saw it happen. the alameda county sheriff's office says figeroa was taken off life support last night.

( darya ) crews at the jarvis estate in napa county are busy at work since flames scorched about 70-percent of the land there. the president of jarvis winery says the fire caused several thousand dollars worth of damage on the property. a barn was destroyed and so were several pieces of equipment. but he says the vineyards were mostly untouched. and the winery -- which is actually in a cave -- suffered smoke damage. ( darya ) 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 today... and hopefully re-open the winery for tastings on monday. ( james ) five bay area cities are looking to woo

amazon. each city has submitted a proposal... hoping to become the home of the company's new headquarters. san francisco is offering up the hunters point shipyard. oakland is trying to lure amazon with its colisuem site... which will be in need of a tennant once its three teams playing there leave the complex. and fremont is offering up the warm springs location. concord and richmond are also fighting for consideration. with the concord naval weapons station being a possibility... and the richmond field station and the hilltop mall. about 50 thousand amazon workers would work at the new headquarters. cities all over the country are vying for the company. stonecrest georgia, near atlanta is offering to rename the city if it lands amazon.

( james ) the u-s government wants to ban large electronic devices... like laptops... from checked airline luggage. officials say laptops have the potential to spark a catastrophic fire. the f-a-a says recent tests show that lithium-ion batteries used in laptops,

cellphones, and other devices... can when next to an aerosol spray, nail polish remover and hand sanitizer. and that can cause explosions capable of disabling an airliner's fire suppression system. the f-a-a says keeping these items in the cabin... is effective way to keep safe. ( darya ) and after the break... the one place you wouldn't expect to run into a n-f-l superstar. where fans say marshawyn lynch. . wb 80 slow from the maze. wb 92 crowded

from 880 to the high rise

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 < after the play, unsportsmanlike conduct, number 24 on the offense. that player has been disqualified. > ( james ) so first lynch was ejected from the game. then take a look at this... that's marshawyn lynch in the stands. he was spotted

there by some fans after being ejected from the game.( darya ) and to top it all off, he was also spotted on bart after the game on his way home.( james ) lynch was ejected after he pushed a ref during an altercation with a chiefs player. lynch said he couldn't leave his guys alone so he decided to sit with his family after the ejection.( darya ) the raiders would go on to win last night's game in thrilling fashion by a final score of 31 to 30. (dave) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ( james ) here's a look at

radar where we are expecting rain later today. (mark) (darya) welcome back.

lets get a check of weather and traffic... (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler temperatures and brisk onshore winds will persist today. dry weather is then expected through the remainder of the forecast period. a warming trend will begin during the weekend and continue into next week. temperatures are forecast to be well above average through most of next week.

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

( james ) an atherton man is alive this morning and it's all thanks to his dog. this after it woke him when his home went up in flames. it happened around 12-40 yesterday morning on belbrook way off walsh road. fire officials say the man was able to get out of the building. but for some reason 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. ( darya ) the las vegas hotel used by a gunman to kill

58- people... must preserve evidence. a judge ruled the mandalay bay must hold on to photos... surveillance video and gambling records of the shooter. on october first... stephen paddock opened fire from his hotel room. he shot at thousands of people -- attending a country music concert. one of the survivors is now suing. her attorneys say the request to get everything in the open is important to the public. mandalay bay says it has no intention of renting the suite paddock used and is cooperating in the investigation. ( james ) a hostile crowd greeted white supremacist richard spencer -- during his first public appearance since the deadly violence in charlottesville two months ago. ( james ) heather heyer

died in charlottesville after being run over by a white nationalist demonstrator. spencer spoke at the university of florida in gainesville. the school spent half a million dollars on security... and it seems to have worked. only two people were arrested and there was no violence. ( james ) all around the north bay people are posting thank you messages for of the first reponders who ran to the danger in an attempt to protect the lives of people caught in the fire storms ( darya ) however someone did something very rude and disrespecful. hre's stanely roberts. why would they do that? that's so mean; i mean they are just as involved as the rest of every body.if you happen to drive up or down highway 101there are banners draped across some of the overpasses in santa rosa thanking everyone who responded to the firestorm.nats: ambiancethese signs are hung on a pedestrianover overcrossing some signs are just a simple thank you while theres are more specific .. like thank you emergency personell and

first responders nats: ambiancehowever some of these signs are missing something, well missing might just be a slight misresentation. how about i say removed see this big sign which reads fire, ems, and ksro which is a local radio station . well take a closer look at the sign something was cut outnats: ambiance the same with this banner which read fireghters (big hole) and more thank you if you take a closer look something is also cut out of the banner nats: ambiance in fact multiple signs on the overpass had words removed . what work is it? police ah that's terrible so while everyone is rushing into to help the fire victims, someone rush up and cut the police out of the thank you signs. someone noticed the vandalism and posted added the word police and this one reads officers .. many of the east bay, south bay, peninsula and san francisco police, sheriffs and highway patrol officers ride past these signs every day. nats: ambiance for the

record there are other signs around the city, this one is outside the sonoma county sheriffs office thanking everyone and even inside there are cards made just for the police so dispite the vandalizm i personallyt want to thank eveyone who reponded including the police oh in a bit of poetic justice whoever cut this signs also cut themselves because there is blood every where in santa rosa stanley roberts kron 4 news ( darya ) we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

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county sheriff's deputies caught an unusual tourist peering into shop windows last night.( darya ) take a look at this video of the prowler from their facebook page. the black-bear was seen sauntering along the streets in kings beach. a deputy shines the car's spotlight on the animal. he then warns against breaking into any of the shops it's sniffing around. shortly after, the bear darts in front of his patrol car and off into a park.( james ) authorities says deputies respond to bear calls every day because they break into cars, homes and businesses. bears are preparing for hibernation right now so they are upping their calorie ( james ) fans of elvis presley will soon have the opportunity to own his childhood home. the home as well as some prized

memorabilia are going up for auction next month. the house sits on a 16-point-five acre property in tupelo, mississippi where the 'elvis presley birthplace museum' is also located. it was built by elvis' father and uncle around the 1920s. elvis lived there with his mother in his early years long before stardom. memorabilia from other stars like houston and jackson will auction. ( darya ) coming up on gary's world... the raiders wild victory over the chiefs and marshawns wild ride during the game and home afterwards. more on it. the dodgers are on their way to the world series with a wildling on third base. and 49ers on sunday... all aboard!( james ) a racist display is found at an east bay high school. two students are expelled... but parents say that's ánotá enough. and... an officer critically injured in a hit-and-run. we have an

update on his condition and more about the suspect.

áááwill live - evacuees return to santa rosaááá ( darya ) a racist display is found at an east bay high school. two students are expelled... but parents say that's ánotá enough. ( james ) and... an

officer critically injured in a hit-and-run. we have an update on his condition and more about the suspect. ( darya ) good morning and thanks for joining us on the kron 4 morning news. i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. the rain has moved out of the area but the roads are still wet this morning. taking a look at the bay area bridges. the golden gate... the bay bridge... the san mateo bridge... and the richmond bridge. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)showers to decrease and move out of the area this morning. cooler