good morning and thanks for joining us on the kron 4 morning news i'm robin winston. it is wednesday october 25th.ill check traffic in just a minute ... first james fletcher is standing by with a check of your humday forescast. sunny and warm again today? (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october.

expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

hot spot nb 880 at auto mall in fremont. . 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. (robin) we begin this morning with the

latest on the northbay firestorm.thirty-one people are still missing in sonoma county..following the wildfires. that number is fluid.... it keeps going up and down as more people are found, and as others are reported missing. the sonoma county sheriff has a request to help speed up the process of finding those who are missing. (robin) the sheriff also wants people to call his office directly to report missing people in sonoma county connected to the wildfire... we have that number posted on kron-4-dot- com. (robin video box ) a group of senior citizens evacuated during the fire in santa rosa have been allowed to return home.. kron 4's justine

waldman takes us to their emotional welcome back celebration. after two weeks away. the senior citizens at the vineyard at foutaingrove memory care.. finally returned home.to a champagne celebration!natsbig hugs welcomed all 17 of the residents back.the people who live here.. suffer from memory loss.making the trauma of the fire and its aftermath that much harder to process.sot it is amazing how we escaped it allcharlie king sot we just grabbed clothes these are the only shoes i have had for weeks with the fire alarms blaring and flickering lights. maintenance worker hercules cuveas came to help his work family in the middle of the night.he and three caregivers, sensed the fires danger knew they had to get everyone out of harm's way.hercules cuveas / maintenance worker sot it was pretty rough some of them were startled they didn't know who i was but we did it it was awesomewith fire burning

around them, he first took them to his church in santa rosa. they stayed until the flames threated them there eventually, some were moved to vineyards sister facility in sacramento.now they are back and reunited again.sot things are starting to get back to normal so it is a blessingsu the fire got so close to the building it burned the hillside just to the west of the building the flames got just inches away from a residents window.nat fansonly a few fans in the hallway blow out the lingering smell of smoke.the community is basically brand new, it just started caring for people in august.sot i am feeling so sad for the people who are suffering we didn't lose a thingsome cannot recall anything about the fire, evacuating, being away or even understand where they are now. while a few know just how special this day is sot that is the other thing i feel so luckybecause there is no place like home.in santa rosa justine waldman kron 4 news

(robin) a big story a big story we are following this morning... an oakland police officer is recovering after being in a hit-and-run accident. it happened last night near the intersection of sunnyside street and 96th avenue. (ááátriggerááá) the officer's patrol car was hit. he was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition this morning. we do not know the extent of his injuries. police are still looking for the driver who hit the officer. they have not released a description of the driver or the car they are looking for. (robin videobox ) the teenage suspect in the murder of maddy middleton .... will be tried as an adult. a-j gonzalez was 15 years old at the time of his arrest two- years ago. a judge ruled yesterday gonzalez will be tried as an adult in the rape and murder of the 8-year- old

girl. the 20-15 killing rocked the santa cruz community... and touched off a frantic search for the little girl. investigators have described the murder.. as one of the most heinous they have ever seen. (robin) a bay area family is heartbroken ... after their elaborate halloween decorations were stolen from the front of their home.(robin) the decorations were not worth much money.. but as charles clifford found out ... they meant a lot to the family's young girl and the other neighborhood children. natsjoanne gomez fiske and her daughter haley love putting up halloween decorations outside their house here along lakes street in san francisco. there's spider webs, skulls, tombstones, and witches.sot it's gotten a little bigger each year. the neighborhood kids really like it.soti like dressing up but i also like the decorations.but this past monday morning, joanne came outside to find that most of their decoration were gone. . . someone had taken these witches, a ventriloquist and a

skull. joanne has no idea who might have stolen them. she and haley are heartbrokensoti don't know who would do this. it's kind of like the grinch that stole halloween.soti mean, they are just things, but i really like decorating. joanne says that the stolen decorations weren't worth much, she's more upset because the neighborhood kids loved them. sotwhy would you take away things that bring little kids joy. joanne did file a police report for the stolen items, but she's not optimistic that they will be found. they have also now reluctantly put up motion detecting lights and a surveillance camera outside their home to discourage future thefts. joanne hopes that whoever took the decorations won't do it again. soti just hope that the people who did this will reconsider doing it in the future. it's one thing when you do things to adults, it's another when you hurt little kids.haley meanwhile is moving on and looking forward to halloween. she's already picked out her costume. sota dragon!!!

(robin) happening now. police are looking for a man who stole cash and other items from a gas station convenience store in san carlos. it happened before six yesterday morning at a gas station on el camino real. authorities say the thief entered the storewalked behind the counter and stole two hundred and fifty bucks lottery ticketsand a pack of cigarettes the thief put his hand inside his waistband..indicating he had a gun. the clerk was not injured..and no one saw a weapon. (robin) in danville.... police have arrested an elderly man accused of hitting three bicyclists and leaving the scene. the suspect is 83-year-old daniel brennan. (ááátriggerááá) police say brennan was driving saturday afternoon when he collided with a bicyclist on diablo road and leaving the scene. they say he sped off --- but a couple hours later, he is

accused of hitting two more bicyclists near diablo road and clydesdale drive. all the bicyclists hit were hurt - but are expected to be okay. (robin) coming up next on kron ..a dog on a walk ... falls into a man hole. what happened when the owner went after his pet.plus ... we follow up on the close call at s-f-o ... when an air canada plane lost communication with air traffic control.and we'll give you the latest on the trial of the man accused of killing kate steinle.dont go away. and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will

gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward.

inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

hot spot nb 880 at auto mall. . 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

(robin) the murder trial for the man accused of killing kate seinle continues today. the jury has been shown a photograph taken by a witness ... which captured the suspect and the victim, just moments before the killing. kron4's maureen kelly was in the courtroom and has more for us this morning. the first witness on the stand today said she saw the suspect.jose garica zarate.seen here in an eariler court appearance.on pier 14turning around and around in a swivel chair looking at people and laughing. that witness.is the woman you see wearing a khaki shirt....michelle loan east coast tourist who like kate steinle.was pier 14 that day back in july 2015 to sightsee with her family.the

procescutor showed pictures taken by low that day.one caputring zarate garica and kate steinle in the same frame.kate could be seen with walking towards the water, her back to the could be seen in the background with her back to the camera towards the water.low testified walking towards the bay to see some fisherman when she heard a loud bang. and then a very sharp scream. she says she saw a kate steinle on the ground her father holding on to her and people coming to help. but the man in black was walking away.defense attorney matt gonzlaez tried to poke holes in her testimony refering to a police transcript and asking her why she didn't tell officers then about his clients alleged demeanor the day of the shooting when police were looking for the suspect. there's a natural embellishment that takes place i think a witness who never says anything about mr zarate garcia as acting in any kind of erratic way when given an opportunity and then two years later for the first time then the day before the trial starts says gee i remember this detailthe jurors will sort it out and that's why we have 12 jurors.the next

witness was a central valley school teacher who also says she took pictures of a man in black from her hotel window walking briskly away after the shot was fired. as others on the scene stayed with the victim or rushed in to help. maureen kelly kron4 news. (robin video box ) we have a follow up this morning on sunday's potentially dangerous incident involving air canada airlines at s-f-o. a communications failure resulted in a landing which

the control tower tried to prevent from even happening. kron4's dan kerman digs deeper into what happened. sunday evening when air canada flight 781 was 6 miles out from sfo, it was given clearance to land sfo's flight tracker shows it coming behind a southwest airlines jet and a hawaiian air jet but as they approach the runway the tower isn't sure one of the jets ahead has cleared the runway.--nats-so the tower tells the air canada jet to go around not just once, but 6 times natsbut the air canada jet does not confirm the go around and keeps coming sfo's tower then flashes a red light gun to alert the crew to go around and nothing. at 9:26pm air canada lands safety on runway 28r the runway was in fact

clear and that's when the air canada crew indicates they are having problems with their radio.--nats-sot i had it happen to me in dallas we were cleared to land and we lost all radiocaptain dick deeds is a retired commercial airline pilot. while not common he says losing communication does happen sot capt. dick deeds/ retired commercial airline pilot 115-120did the radio fail, was the frequency dialed in wrong, they given the wrong frequency. deeds says he can also understand why pilots may not have seen the red light gunsotthat gun is in the tower, i'm landing here and the tower is over here, when i'm getting low to land i am looking at the runway and nowhere elseit was back in july when another air canada jet had a close call, almost hitting jets on the ground when it mistook a taxiway for runway 28 r. deeds say this past sunday's situation in no way compares to thatsotthat crew totally screwed up to land on a taxiway in this case they are lined up to a runway, they

are cleared to land, so they're going to go ahead and land.202/ go ahead and land (robin) this morning we are learning more about the victims killed in a shooting rampage in lake county. we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. police say the two victims were the shooter's father and friend. two other people were injured in the shooting rampage. police have arrested for the shooting. surveillance video shows the shooter entering a gas station near the clear lake oaks area. you can see the man carrying a gun. a c-h-p officer was also shot but is expected to be okay. police are still searching for a motive. (robin) the santa cruz board of supervisors voted unanimously to approve the recreational sale of marijuana in the county. the law won't take effect untill next year. the approval makes

the county one of the first in california to draft regulations related to the recreational use and sale of marijuana.this follows the passage of proposition 64 last year. the vote allows 12 licensed dispensaries in the county currently selling medical pot... to sell it for recreational purposes. (robin) a warning for people going out for a walk or run this morning in san mateo county. a mountain lion was seen yesterday morning in the community of el granada. the big cat was spotted on el granada boulevard. wildlife experts say if you do come across a mountain lion - do not run. instead make yourself look big -- by waving your arms, throwing rocks and making loud noises. (robin) the national park service is considering a sharp increase in fees at its most popular sites. that includes the grand canyon, yellowstone , zion, and yosemite national park. the parks service is considering charging visitors seventy dollars per car. that's up from the current 30 dollar cost for a weekly pass.

the higher fees would apply during the busiest months of the year. the proposal comes less than two years after many parks hiked their entrance fees. this time park officials say the potential increase would be used to address maintenance backlog and infrastructure projects. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... the winchester mystery house is getting a horror movie adaption to the big screen. we'll explain in the hollywood minute.

landing) welcome back.in movie news this morning ... the winchester mystery house is hitting the silver screen next year.david daniel has details in the hollywood minute. (nat-construction) "it's a gargantuan seven-storied structure with no apparent rhyme or reason... each maze of halls more confusing than the next... it's under never- ending construction.""it was built on the orders of a grieving widow."ready for a ghost story? helen mirren stars in "winchester: the

house that ghosts built," based on the true story of the woman who never ended construction on her california mansion, fearing spirits would kill her. the first trailer just hit the web... the movie opens in february.(nat)sir elton john is getting an award -- and it's not another grammy, tony, or oscar. the music legend and aids activist is this year's recipient of harvard university's peter j. gomes humanitarian award. he'll deliver a lecture at harvard november sixth, as part of the awards ceremony. "when you're at home preparing, you break down what he's trying to convey -- to the person he's speaking to, and to the audience."take an acting class from samuel l. jackson! he's the latest ceelb to work with online education site master-class. jackson will offer his thoughts on breaking down a script, auditioning, voice and character development, and other advice from his 45-year career. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look

outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again.

afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts

major hot spot nb 880 at automall in fremont. . bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. wb 580 is at the limit (robin) only on kron 4 news.

an east bay man was walking the family dog over the weekend ... when the dog suddenly fell into an open manhole. but what happened when he went to retrieve the dog ... has his family outraged. kron 4's ali reid has the story. 6 month old sue is still traumatized from falling more than 20 feet into this at&t manhole, whose cover is missing. on saturday the pooch unknowingly wandered off and fell right in.loretta airoldi - he said he could see the remains of animals hanging from the rebar on the sides. her owner, thomas airoldi climbed down the ladder to save the german short hair pointer but then it broke thomas plunging into the water completely submerged.it was in his eyes and his ears and his mouth and his hair. he cut his hand. it's in the cut. horrific. he said it was a horrific experienceif it were me, i wouldn't have gotten out. and if it were a child,

they definitely wouldn't have gotten out.his mother loretta returned this evening with a container she plans on getting a sample tested but not with at&t's help.i asked them if i can have a sample tested and they told me they don't have the ability to do that.loretta has good reason to be concerned. a day before the incident, thomas was celebrating a year's recovery from his second open heart surgery. i want it tested to see what kind of possible diseases he's been exposed to. ali reid kron 4 news. (robin) we're told a deputy is working with public works to cover the manhole. public works will then forward the bill to at&t. (robin) despite this month's deadly and destructive wildfires in the north bay ... the petaluma pumpkin patch is still open for people to enjoy. before the fires broke out ... kron four's spencer blake went out with quadcopter four to get an aerial view of one of the bay area's

oldest corn mazes. (pkg)the corn maze at petaluma pumpkin patch just off highwy 101has been jim groverman's fall project for decades.he has no idea how many people come, but he's sure it's been getting more popular."every year, just the number of cars that are in the parking lot increases."though pumpkins are the farmers money-maker, the maze is the draw that brings people - and quadcopter four - in.as our drone took flight overhead, i strapped on a chest-mounted go-pro, and started my way through the labyrinth."my maze is an actual maze. there's one way in, one way out. most of the mazes, they are a picture of something you can see from an aerial view. i've always just done an actual maze."also unlike other mazes, there's no g-p-s guidance or tractors involved in creating this one. groverman simply cuts it himself.when the corn is still small, he makes his own winding paths by digging certain stalks out with a shovel."i don't write anything

down, i kind of have an idea of what i want, and i try to make it as challenging as possible. you can make it too challenging, though, and people get frustrated and they can't get out. so there's kind of a balance there.""two, three, four, five, six."with multiple of these identical six-way intersectionsit's no wonder groverman himself sometimes has to stop to get his bearings.(standup) "fortunately there is a little bit of help. this is one of two look-out towers inside the maze. it takes you nine feet above the ground, and when you get to the top, you kind of have a better idea of what's in front of you."the good ones take a half hour to finish the maze, but other people are stuck in there for up to an hour and a half.let's just say i was on the longer end of that scale.seeing the drone above was a tease - an eye in the sky that couldn't give me any hints.but to be honest, i got plenty of tips from the maze master."people come out of the exit and there's a lot of hollering and a lot of, ya know, 'we made it!'""is that

what i think it is?!"you still have until halloween to get lost in a good time.in petaluma, spencer blake, kron four news. (robin) as wine country works to recover from the firestorm... restaurants across the ácountry are joining forces to help out. in san francisco's ferry building yesterday ... chefs from top restaurants united to launch "chefs-giving" ... with the hope of raising one million dollars for those affected by the fire. < ...and their lives.> (robin) the chefs-giving

fundraiser runs november 13th thru the 19th. top chefs from more than 100 restaurants are participating... so are winemakers. proceeds from dinners and dedicated menus go to fire relief. the funraiser ends in a chefs giving gala on sunday, november 19th at the ferry building. for tickets and details go to our website at kron4.com (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. were its clear and mild 64 degrees right now in downtown sanfrancisco. well be right back

next tuesday ... kids

all over the bay area will hit the streets in search of treats.. reporter beth cefalu has what you need to know - to help your kids stay safe on halloween. kids once again will go house to house looking for candy. but the favorite holiday among children could easily turn into a parent's worst nightmare... especially if a child unknowingly knocks on a sexual predator's door. o before approaching that strangers door -- go online to see all the level two and three sex offenders in your neighborhood along with their photo, address, crime they committed and age of the victim...and if parents can't go with their kids -- just make sure they arent going alone there are special parole restrictions placed on sex offenders on halloween... they includes a 5pm to 10pm curfew... all exterior lights of their home must be off... no offering of halloween

candy, and no halloween decorations are allowed. we have posted a link to the california sex offender registry on kron4.com. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... more people are stealing packages as the holidays are approaching. we'll show you some of those thieves that have been caught on camera. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the

coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. wb 92 is at the limit

(robin) as we get closer to the

holiday season .... authorities start to see an uptick in people stealing mail and packages.in this mornings people behaving badly ... stanley roberts reports on a recent incident caught on camera in the east bay. at 5 in the morning a man on foot closely followed by a white chevrolet pull into the mountain view apartment complex in the city of concord then booth enter the lobby of the complex one heads straight to the mailboxes . i'll let the owner doug smith explain they had a key they unlocked this set of mailboxes opened it up took all the packages and mail you heard him, they had a universal postal key key and started grabbing all the mail they could get their hands on . all under the watchful eye of security

camera inside and outside the complex, in fact, one of the guys appears to look straight into the camera while the guy wearing a snap on hat and a fox racing shirt is grabbing the mail hie partner tries to remove the change machine then he switched to being the lookout man but something spooks them so one sits down for a few seconds to not be visible and when the coast is clear it's back to grabbing mail the truth is they went completely undetected .. it was a perfect crime .. except they used the garage can too haul all the mail away they closed everything back up we didn't notice there was a theft, we noticed that the gargabe can was missing so we pulled the video from the video camera to see who stole the garbage can and that's when we discovered that someone had opened up the mailbox with a postal key and stole the mail so now doug want them caught he believes someone knows who these two are and wants them brought to justice and one more thing the owner is offering a one thousand dollars if you can id the people in this video he doesn't just want them id'ed he wants them convicted ..they took mail and packages from 40 different mailboxes in just a few minutes and the fact that they have a postal key is even more disturbing the united states postal police and the concord police financial crimes unit are investigating this, and if more information comes to lite

i'll let you know in concord stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) marin county sheriff's deputies believe they have idenitied a man who has been tampering with mailboxes. deputies believe the culprit is 30- year-old jason dasilva stuch- lik. he has an active felony parole violation warrant for burglary. last week ... deputies received a report from an concerned woman who says she witnessed this person going through mailboxes at an apartment complex in kentfield. (robin) happening now... a family is looking for a missing teenage girl in oakland. family members say that 14-year-old aajai jones has not been seen since october 20th. her mother tells kron 4 that she is afraid that her daughter may be the victim of human trafficking. the mother says she found a phone number in her daughter's phone that belonged to an adult man. her mother says she was last seen in oakland. (robin) san jose police have teamed up with a south bay sikh community .... to

help north bay fire victims. kron four's rob fladeboe has the story. for the past two weeks, worshipers here at san jose's sikh gudwarahave been donating and sending relief supplies to five differentshelters in napa county. one of them is also a san jose police officer.sot john motzouridis/san jose police officers assoc. "...through the efforts of sergeant johal we have come together to offer the fire victims some relief to help them through these hard times..."the p.o.a. and gudware sikhs have filled three trucks with food, water, diapers, paper products and other sorely needed goods. they have also cleared many south bay store shelves of eye

drops and cough drops.as many as 25-hundred meals have been delivered.sot john motsouridis/san jose p.o.a. "....we're all one community. we're all either police officer and or members of the sikh community and we just want to come together and make it a better day for the people up there in napaalso working on a separate relief effort and sikh organzing a blood drive. in san jose rob news (robin) happening today... local attorneys will host a town hall for fire victims. tonight's meeting will start at 6:00 at unitarian uni- vers-alist - congregation on mendocino avenue in santa rosa. lawyers will provide legal advice and answer questions about home owners insurance... and what to do about a mortgage on a house that was destroyed. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... fiona the hippo goes viral yet again... this time with a romantic twist ... we'll explain.. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam. (robin) 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.richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin) the cincinnati zoo's charismatic little hippo can't seem to stay out of the spotlight ... and out of people's engagement photos.... fiona the hippo has been a viral sensation since birth. this time fiona pulled off a feel-good photobomb during a marriage proposal at the zoo... the man popped the question to his girlfriend in

front of the hippo exhibit and fiona presided over the proposal... the couple.... huge fiona fans, posted the pics online... and they say they are happy fiona could be a part of their special day (robin) a new york airport employee is going viral --- after video was posted of him on the job. that video shows kyran (kai-ren) ashford dancing on the runway. the southwest worker calls this the kai-ren twist. ashford says his work comes first-- but when he has that extra five minutes.. it's showtime. he says he enjoys being able to do something small to put smiles on people's faces. that's when he says he's done his job. (robin) the video was originally posted by country music artist terry mcbride. and

has more than four million views. coming up... a high school student has been arrested for carrying a loaded gun. we'll show you where it happened the naacp has issued a travel advisory this morning. why it is now warning black passengers not to fly with american airlines. a teenager accused of killing an 8- year-old girl is now being tried as an adult. we'll explain what led the judge to make this decision. coming up... the kron 4 morning news continues with will tran and terisa estacio.

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the murder case involving 8 year old maddy middleton. hear what a judge decided about her accused killer. ( will ) and breaking from overnight....the n-double a- cp warns african american passengers about traveling with american airlines. we'll exlplain why. ( will ) this morning on this this morning on the kron 4 morning news we are tracking another hot day around the bay area. taking a live look outside at the embarcadero this morning. some areas saw record breaking heat yesterday. ( will ) good morning i'm will tran..( terisa ) and i'm terisa estacio. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

(james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( will ) our top story this morning... a student in the east bay is arrested for bringing a áloaded gun to school.( terisa ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at village high school in pleasanton with the details. lydia. ( lydia ) police in pleasanton arrest a high school student who was carrying a gun on campus.

it happened monday at village high school. school officials reported that a student may have had a concealed handgun. when police arrived the found the student carrying a loaded gun. no other weapons were found. ( terisa ) thanks ( terisa )( terisa ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( will ) a big story we are following this morning... an oakland police officer is recovering after being involved in a hit-and-run. it happened last night near the intersection of sunnyside street and 96th avenue. (ááátriggerááá) the officer's patrol car was hit. he was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition this morning. we

do not know the extent of his injuries. police are still looking for the driver who hit the officer. they have not released a description of the driver or the car they are looking for. ( terisa ) the teenage suspect in the murder of maddy middleton will be tried as an adult. a-j gonzalez was 15 years when he was arrested two- years ago. a judge has ruled that gonzalez will be tried as an adult in the rape and murder of the 8-year- old girl. her body was discovered in a dumpster near her apartment complex. investigators have described the murder as one of the most heinous they have ever seen. ( terisa ) danville police have arrested an elderly man accused in two different hit- and-run crashes over the weekend. the susepct is 83-year-old daniel brennan. police say he was driving saturday afternoon when he collided with a bicyclist on diablo road. they say he sped off --- but a couple hours later hit two more bicyclists on diablo road near

clydesdale drive. all the bicyclists hit were injured - but are expected to be okay. ( will ) this morning the number of missing people in sonoma county is now at 31 following the north bay wildfires. police say the number keeps changing as more people are found and as others are reported missing. just yesterday... police received 22 new calls about missing people. the sonoma county sheriff says people should call his office directly to report missing persons in sonoma county connected to the wildfire. we have that phone number posted on our website - kron-4-dot-com. ( will ) happening today... local attorneys will host a town hall for fire victims. tonight's meeting will start at 6:00 at unitarian universalist congregation on mendocino avenue in santa rosa. lawyers will provide legal advice and answer questions about home owners insurance... and what to do about a mortgage on a house that was destroyed. ( terisa ) more people are beginning to return to neighborhoods and sift through

the rubble of what was once their home. that includes one family who were victims of the valley fire in lake county two years ago. now their mother has lost a home in the north bay wildfires. on the left side of your screen is what marilyn walden's home looks like today. on the right side of your screen is what it looked like before the fires. she lived off of the fountaingrove parkway in santa rosa. she credits her grand-daughter jennifer for saving her life. jennifer called a neighbor after unsuccessfully trying to reach her grandma. those neighbors were able to wake her up and get her out of the house. ( will ) after two weeks away... seniors living at a care facility in santa rosa have finally returned home -- to a champagne celebration.

big hugs welcomed back all 17 seniors... after they were forced out by the north bay fires. maintenance worker hercules cuveas and three other caregivers helped get everyone out in the middle of the night.

( terisa ) this morning we are learning more about the victims killed in a shooting rampage in lake county. we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. police say the two victims were the shooter's father and friend. two other people were injured in the shooting rampage. police have arrested alan ashmore for the shooting. surveillance video shows the shooter entering a gas station near the clear lake oaks area. you can see the man carrying a gun. a c-h-p officer was also shot but is expected to be okay. a san francisco family is heartbroken after their halloween decorations were stolen from the front of their home. the decorations were up along lakes street ... and were gone monday morning. they were not worth much money but they did meant a lot to the family's young girl and the other neighborhood children who love getting into the halloween spirit. now the

family has to put up motion detection lights and a surveillance camera outside their home to discourage future thefts. ( will ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... the trial for the man accused of killing kate steinle in san francisco enters its third day. hear about the new evidence presented to jurors. and later... former president george h-w bush apologizing this morning. what an actress claims he did to her while they were taking this picture. and after the break... another mountain lion warning this morning. where police want people to be extra cautious this morning.( james ) and i will check your bay area forecast coming up ( robin ) and i am tracking you commute after the break. .

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ted? back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast with james fletcher. (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the

coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

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min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( terisa ) happening now... a mountain lion warning in san mateo county. the latest sighting was yesterday morning -- in the community of el granada. the mountain lion was spotted on el granada boulevard. wildlife experts say if you do come across a mountain lion - do not run. instead make yourself look big -- by waving your arms... throwing rocks and making loud noises. ( will ) happening today... juros in the kate steinle murder trial will hear more testimony from witnesses. ( terisa ) the jury has been shown a photograph taken by a witness that captured the suspect just moments before the killing.( will ) kron4's maureen kelly has the latest on the trial. the first witness on the stand today said she saw the suspect.jose garica zarate.seen here in an eariler court appearance.on pier 14turning around and around in a swivel chair

looking at people and laughing. that witness.is the woman you see wearing a khaki shirt....michelle loan east coast tourist who like kate steinle.was pier 14 that day back in july 2015 to sightsee with her family.the procescutor showed pictures taken by low that day.one caputring zarate garica and kate steinle in the same frame.kate could be seen with walking towards the water, her back to the could be seen in the background with her back to the camera towards the water.low testified walking towards the bay to see some fisherman when she heard a loud bang. and then a very sharp scream. she says she saw a kate steinle on the ground her father holding on to her and people coming to help. but the man in black was walking away.defense attorney matt gonzlaez tried to poke holes in her testimony refering to a police transcript and asking her why she didn't tell officers then about his clients alleged demeanor the day of the shooting when police were looking for the suspect. there's a natural embellishment that takes place i think a witness who never says anything about mr zarate

garcia as acting in any kind of erratic way when given an opportunity and then two years later for the first time then the day before the trial starts says gee i remember this detailthe jurors will sort it out and that's why we have 12 jurors.the next witness was a central valley school teacher who also says she took pictures of a man in black from her hotel window walking briskly away after the shot was fired. as others on the scene stayed with the victim or rushed in to help. maureen kelly kron4 news. ( terisa ) a new a new report links hillary clinton's

campaign -- as well as the d-n- c -- with funding for the 20-16 report linking then-candidate trump to russia. the intelligence firm hired to produce the dossier was originally hired by anti- trump republicans during last year's presidential campaign. after trump won the primary, the democrats took over. some of the information in the report has been verified -- fueling special counsel robert mueller's ongoing investigation. a former spokesman for clinton says quote "what matters is not who funded it, what matters is if it is true or not." ( terisa ) the u-s supreme court has dismissed a case connected to president trump's 120-day ban on refugees. the ban has expired. but the trump administration is planning to unveil new screening procedures soon. the court's decision wipes away a lower court ruling that found problems with the refugee ban and a temporary pause on visitors from six

mostly muslim countries. a new travel ban that applies to six countries with muslim majorities already has been blocked by lower courts. that case could return to the high court. despite this month's deadly and destructive wildfires in the north bay ... the petaluma pumpkin patch ... and one of the bay area's oldest corn mazes ... is still open for people to enjoy.the our quad copter 4 got an aerial view of the corn maze just off highwy 101.unlike other mazes, there's no g-p-s guidance or tractors involved in creating this one.when the corn is small ... a farmer makes the winding paths by digging certain stalks out with a shovel. it takes about a half hour to finish the maze, but other people are stuck in there for up to an hour and a half. ( will ) still ahead on the kron four morning news.. a walk with a dog takes a scary turn in the east bay. what happened when the man and his

puppy went for a stroll. and next... see how chefs from all across the country are stepping up to help victims of the north bay firestorm. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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road. bay bridge minor delays. no issues on wb 580 ( will ) as the north bay works to recover from the deadly wildfires... restaurants across the ácountry are joining forces to

help out.( terisa ) the event is called "chefs-giving" it is a week long where chefs will be donating a day's proceeds from a menu item to the fire relief. the chefs say their goal is to raise at least one million dollars. < "it's a kick-off of chefs-giving. it's a week of chefs donating proceeds from a menu. a menu item for a day towards north bay fire relief. this is going to be a fine event for a good cause. you know. we have all been touched by this.it hits very close to home with this one. we need to help them now, right now. i think it is what we are here for. to be giving back and also help sonoma and their lives.>( terisa ) "chefs giving" runs november 13th through the 19th. top chefs from more than 100 restaurants are participating as well as winemakers. for more details you can go to our website at kron4 dot com. ( hermela) a travel advisory issued this morning. i will have the details in

a live report.( james ) your bay area forecast is next. .

( mark )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

(james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the

70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( terisa ) new this morning... a new travel warning has been issued by the n-double a-c-p.( will ) the organization is warning african americans to be careful when flying on american airlines. kron 4's hermela aregawi is live at s-f-o to explain why. hermela. ( hermla )the naacp has warned african-american travelers to be careful when flying with american airlines. the group says there is a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by african-american passengers, specific to american airlines."

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

( terisa ) happening today... one of the men charged in the murder of man in fremont over the weekend could enter a plea in court today. we are also getting our first look at the suspects. luis mclaughlin... leticia hermose o o and robert bettencourt are charged with killing sebastian jauregui at a fremont hotel on saturday night. mclaughlin will be back in court later today when he could enter a plea. ( terisa ) a puppy falls into an open a-t-and-t manhole in contra costa county. and when the dog's owner tries to get her... he ends up underwater. the puppy fell 20 feet into the hole saturday night in crockett. her owner climbed down the ladder to save her... but it broke. he fell into the water. now his family is having that water tested to see if he's been exposed to any diseases.

were me, i wouldn't have gotten out. and if it were a child, they definitely wouldn't have gotten out.>( terisa ) the public works department is covering the manhole and says it will send the bill to a-t-and-t. happening now. police are looking for a man who stole cash and other items from a gas station in san carlos. it happened at a gas station on el camino real. police say the thief entered the storewalked behind the counter and stole 250 dollars lottery ticketsand a pack of cigarettes. the man put his hand inside his waistband..indicating he had a gun. the clerk was not injured. marin county sheriff's deputies believe they have idenitied a man who has been tampering with mailboxes in marin county. they say the suspect is 30-year-old jason dasilva stuchlik... he has an active felony parole violation warrant for burglary. last week deputies received a report from a woman

who says she witnessed this man going through mailboxes at an apartment complex in kentfield. the santa cruz board of supervisors has voted unanimously to approve the recreational sale of marijuana in the county. the new law won't take effect until next year. the approval makes the county one of the first in california to draft regulations related to the recreational use and sale of marijuana. the vote allows 12 licensed dispensaries in the county currently selling medical pot... to also sell it for recreational purposes. recreational purposes. there is a new video showing how the north bay firestorm erupted. it is a map showing the 9-1-1 calls... as they came in. the heat map tracks the calls. the brighter the color on the map... the more reports that are coming in from that area. it started at 7:30 p-m on october 8th. and as the night goes on... you see a

flood of calls coming in from santa rosa. they gradually build throughout the night as the wildfire spreads. it really starts to peak at about two in the morning. the map goes all the way through october 19th. you can get a closer look at this map by visiting our website at kron 4 dot com. san jose police are teaming up with the south bay sikh community to help north bay fire victims. worshipers at san jose's sikh temple have been sending supplies to five different shelters in napa county for the past two weeks. the police officers association and the temple have filled three trucks with food... water... diapers... and other needed goods. they have also delievered 25-hundred meals to evacuees. in national news... former president george h-w bush is apologizing after an actress claims he sexually assaulted her during a movie screening. actress heather lind says the alleged assault happened four years ago while

she was taking this picture.. lind was promoting a movie at the time. she claimed in an instagram post on tuesday...that the president touched her from behind and told her a dirty joke. in a statement released to the daily mail overnight, president bush says he did not mean to cause anyone distress and apologized if his joke was offensive. ( terisa ) coming up on the kron four morning news... halloween is just around the corner. we have tips on how to make sure the houses where your kids are trick-or- treating are safe. and later... and the backlash an oakland a's player faced after kneeling for the national anthem. and after the break... it could soon get more expensive to visit national parks. the new price hike park officials are considering.( james ) and i am tracking you warm forecast.( robin ) and i am tracking your morning commute. .

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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 the national park service is considering a sharp increase in fees at its most popular parks. that includes the grand canyon... yosemite... yellowstone and zion. the parks service is considering charging visitors seventy dollars per car for a weekly pass. that's up

from the current 30 dollars. the higher fees would apply during the busiest months of the year. the proposal comes less than two years after many parks hiked their entrance fees. park officials say the potential increase would be used to help maintenance backlog and other projects. (james) your bay area forecast is after the break.

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checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the

coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

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

we are less than a week from halloween. but before your kids go out trick-or- treating - you'll want to be aware of whose doors they will be knocking on. beth cefalu beth cefalu has what parents need to know.

kids once again will go house to house looking for candy. but the favorite holiday among children could easily turn into a parent's worst nightmare... especially if a child unknowingly knocks on a sexual predator's door. o before approaching that strangers door -- go online to see all the level two and three sex offenders in your neighborhood along with their photo, address, crime they committed and age of the victim...and if parents can't go with their kids -- just make sure they arent going alone ( will ) there are special parole

restrictions placed on sex offenders on halloween... they include a 5pm to 10pm curfew... all exterior lights of their home must be off. and they are not allowed to pass out halloween candy. we have posted a link to the california sex offender registry on kron 4 dot com. and there is a warning about contact lenses that can change the look of your eyes for halloween. according to the f-d-a... if you get these lenses without proper consultation of an eye- doctor... they can cause serious injury. the risks include infection... ulcers... blindness... cuts or scratches to the surface of the eye and itchiness or redness. and decorative contact lenses go by other names such as fashion contact lenses, and halloween contact lenses... the sale

of contact lenses without a prescription is illegal. the oakland a's player who took a knee during the national anthem says he was denied service at a restaurant in his hometown. catcher bruce maxwell tells t-m-z that he went to lunch at an alabama restaurant with a local politician. he was then confronted by a waiter who said he was a president trump supporter and he stands for everything the president stands for. the waiter refused to serve the group. maxwell says he then complained to management and they were given a new server and eventually they were served. earlier this year maxwell became the first major league baseball player to kneel during the anthem. and in raiders news... running back marshawn lynch will not be on the field this weekend against the buffalo bills. lynch was denied his appeal by the n-f-l after he was suspended for running on the field and making contact with a referee. it happened after quarterback

derek carr suffered a late hit during last weeks win over the chiefs. in national news... porsche has settled a lawsuit over the death of actor paul walker. walker died in a car crash in southern california in november of 2013. his daughter filed a worngful death lawsuit against the car company claiming that her father was trapped in the fiery wreckage by a faulty seat belt. there is no word on how much money was awarded in the settlement. a snake found on a santa clara v-t-a bus last month is up for adoption. the snake... a ball python named " rumple snake skin" was originally taken to palo alto animal services but because no one claimed it, the snake was moved to the humane society in burlingame. experts believe the snake is a male and is quote "super friendly".

the fee to adopt " rumple- snake-skin" only $35 bucks. coming up on the kron four morning news... an east bay police officer injured in a hit-and-run. coming up at six we will tell you where it happened and update you on the officers condition this morning. and... there is a new movie featuring a bay area landmark. we have a preview coming up after the break.

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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.golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the

toll plaza. there is about to be a new movie featuring a bay area landmark. take a look. the new movie is called "winchester: the house that ghosts built." it stars helen mirren and it is based on the true story of the woman who never ended construction on the winchester mystery house in san jose. this is video from the first trailer for the movie. part of it was shot at the winchester mansion. it is set to hit theaters in

february. coming up in the next hour... the number of missing persons following the north bay fire storm is on the rise as more people return home to survey the damage. and a high school student arrested in the east bay for bringing a loaded gun to school. we are live at the school with the details.( james ) and i am tracking you warm day ahead. .

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loaded gun to school. i'll have the details in a live

report. ( terisa )a big development in the murder case involving 8 year old maddy middleton. hear what a judge decided about her accused killer. ( will ) and breaking from overnight....the n-double a- cp warns african american passengers about traveling with american airlines. we'll exlplain why. exlplain why. (will it's going to be hot this afternoon. here's a look at afternoon highs. ( will ) taking a live look outside at the embarcadero this morning. some areas saw record breaking heat yesterday. ( will ) good morning i'm will tran..( terisa ) and i'm terisa estacio. lets start the morning with a check

of weather and traffic... (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( will ) our top story this morning... a student in the east bay is arrested for bringing a áloaded gun to (

terisa ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at village high school in pleasanton with the details. lydia. ( lydia )the arrest was made here at village high school in pleasanton on monday morning. the school is located on bernal avenue in pleasanton. school officials reported a student was possibly in possession of a concealed handgun on campus.when officers arrived they found the student was in possession of a loaded handgun. no other weapons were located.the student was immediately placed under arrest for possession of a firearm on school grounds, and was taken to juvenile hall. police aren't saying why the student had the handgun or what they planned to do with it.(tag)pleasanton police and the district say they have trained for scenarios just like this, which include recognizing suspicious activity and how to report it. reporting live in pleasanton, lydia pantazes kron4 news.sent using owa for iphone

( terisa ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( will ) a big story we are following this morning... an oakland police officer is recovering after being in a hit-and-run. it happened last night near the intersection of sunnyside street and 96th avenue. (ááátriggerááá) the officer's patrol car was hit. he was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition this morning. we do not know the extent of his injuries. police are still looking for the driver who hit the officer. they have not released a description of the driver or the car they are looking for. ( terisa ) the teenage suspect in the murder of maddy middleton will be tried as an adult. a-j gonzalez was 15 years when he was arrested two- years ago. a judge has ruled that gonzalez will be tried as an adult in the rape and murder of the 8-year- old girl. her body was discovered in a dumpster near her apartment complex. investigators have described the murder as one of the most

heinous they have ever seen. ( terisa ) danville police have arrested an elderly man accused in two different hit- and-run crashes over the weekend. the susepct is 83-year-old daniel brennan. police say he was driving saturday afternoon when he collided with a bicyclist on diablo road. they say he sped off --- but a couple hours later hit two more bicyclists on diablo road near clydesdale drive. all the bicyclists hit were injured - but are expected to be okay. ( will ) this morning the number of missing people in sonoma county is now at 31 following the north bay wildfrires. police say the number keeps changing as more people are found and as others are reported missing. just yesterday... police received 22 new calls about missing people. the sonoma county sheriff says people should call his office directly to report missing persons in sonoma county connected to the wildfire. we have that phone number posted on our website - kron-4-dot-com. ( will ) happening today... local attorneys will

host a town hall for fire victims. tonight's meeting will start at 6:00 at unitarian universalist congregation on mendocino avenue in santa rosa. lawyers will provide legal advice and answer questions about home owners insurance... and what to do about a mortgage on a house that was destroyed. ( terisa ) more people are beginning to return to neighborhoods and sift through the rubble of what was once their home. that includes one family who were victims of the valley fire in lake county two years ago. now their mother has lost a home in the north bay wildfires. on the left on the left side of your screen is what marilyn walden's home looks like today. on the right side of your screen is what it

looked like before the fires. she lived off of the fountaingrove parkway in santa rosa. she credits her grand-daughter jennifer for saving her life. jennifer called a neighbor after unsuccessfully trying to reach her grandma. those neighbors were able to wake her up and get her out of the house. ( will ) after two weeks away... seniors living at a care facility in santa rosa have finally returned home -- to a champagne celebration. big hugs welcomed back all 17 seniors... after they were forced out by the north bay fires. maintenance worker hercules cuveas and three other caregivers helped get everyone out in the middle of the night.

eventually... they were moved to a care facility in sacramento until it was safe to return. ( will ) an update on the 'bear fire' burning in santa cruz county... full containment is expected by tomorrow. the fire started just over a week ago. eight firefighters have been hurt battling the flames. they are all expected to be okay. this morning that fire is 90-percent contained. ( terisa ) this morning we are learning more about the victims killed in a shooting rampage in lake county. we first told you about this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. police say the two victims were the shooter's father and friend. two other people were injured in the shooting rampage. police have arrested alan ashmore for the shooting. surveillance video shows the shooter entering a gas station near the clear lake oaks area. you can see the man carrying a gun. a c-h-p officer was

also shot but is expected to be okay. a san francisco family is heartbroken after their halloween decorations were stolen from the front of their home. the decorations were up along lakes street ... and were gone monday morning. they were not worth much money but they did meant a lot to the family's young girl and the other neighborhood children who love getting into the halloween spirit. now the family has to put up motion detection lights and a surveillance camera outside their home to discourage future thefts. (will) new this morning... san francisco has become the first city in the nation to require chain grocery stores to report on their suppliers' use of antibiotics in raw meat and poultry. the law was unanimously passed by the board of supervisors. officials say the law is to reduce the overuse of antibiotics by informing

consumers about the practices behind the products they may buy. the law applies to grocers with at least one store in the city. smaller stores may participate voluntarily. ( terisa ) happening now... a mountain lion warning in san mateo county. the latest sighting was yesterday morning -- in the community of el granada. the mountain lion was spotted on el granada boulevard. wildlife experts say if you do come across a mountain lion - do not run. instead make yourself look big -- by waving your arms... throwing rocks and making loud noises. ( will ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... the trial for the man accused of killing kate steinle in san francisco enters its third day. hear about the new evidence presented to jurors. and .. a little girl has her head shaved at school. why her mother is upset this morning.( james ) it's hot outside. (robin) traffic on

the roads. .

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weather and traffic this morning. (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for

gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

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

despite this month's deadly and destructive wildfires in the north bay ... the petaluma pumpkin patch ... and one of the bay area's oldest corn mazes ... is still open for people to enjoy.the our quad copter 4 got an aerial view of the corn maze just off highwy 101.unlike other mazes, there's no g-p-s guidance or tractors involved in creating this one.when the corn is small ... a farmer makes the winding paths by digging certain stalks out with a shovel. it takes about a half hour to finish the maze, but other people are stuck in there for up to an hour and a half. ( will ) happening today... the jury in the murder trial of the man

accused of killing kate steinle is set to hear more testimony from witnesses.( terisa ) the jury has been shown a photograph taken by a witness that captured the suspect just moments before the killing.( will ) kron4's maureen kelly has the latest on the trial. the first witness on the stand today said she saw the suspect.jose garica zarate.seen here in an eariler court appearance.on pier 14turning around and around in a swivel chair looking at people and laughing. that witness.is the woman you see wearing a khaki shirt....michelle loan east coast tourist who like kate steinle.was pier 14 that day back in july 2015 to sightsee with her family.the procescutor showed pictures taken by low that day.one caputring zarate garica and kate steinle in the same frame.kate could be seen with walking towards the water, her back to the could be seen in the background with her back to the camera towards the water.low testified walking towards the bay to see some fisherman when she heard a loud bang. and then a very sharp scream. she says she saw a kate steinle on the ground her father holding on

to her and people coming to help. but the man in black was walking away.defense attorney matt gonzlaez tried to poke holes in her testimony refering to a police transcript and asking her why she didn't tell officers then about his clients alleged demeanor the day of the shooting when police were looking for the suspect. there's a natural embellishment that takes place i think a witness who never says anything about mr zarate garcia as acting in any kind of erratic way when given an opportunity and then two years later for the first time then the day before the trial starts says gee i remember this detailthe jurors will sort it out and that's why we have 12 jurors.the next witness was a central valley school teacher who also says she took pictures of a man in black from her hotel window walking briskly away after the shot was fired. as others on the scene stayed with the victim or rushed in to help. maureen kelly kron4 news.

(terisa) the u-s army team that was ambushed in niger (knee zher)) was gathering intelligence on a terrorist leader when it was attacked. that's according two military officials who spoke to c-n-n. four u-s and five nigerian soldiers were killed and two americans were wounded in the october 4th attack. the officials said the unit was not under orders to conduct a kill or capture mission on the leader- such missions are typically reserved for other elite special ops. the new details come after joint chiefs chairman general joseph

dunford told reporters the troops were on their way back to their operating base-- when they were ambushed by 50 isis fighters. (will) a mother is upset after her 7-year-old daughter's head was shaved at school without her permission. it happened in boston. the mother says the school told her it was because of hygiene problems. but she says there was nothing wrong with her hair. the little girl told her mother that a school employee said her hair would grow back straight after it was shaved. the mother is now working with a lawyer. (will) a new report links hillary clinton's campaign -- as well as the d-n-c -- with funding for the 20-16 report linking then-candidate trump to russia. the intelligence firm hired to produce the dossier was originally hired by anti-trump republicans during last year's presidential campaign. after trump won the primary, the democrats took over. some of the information in the report has been verified -- fueling special counsel robert mueller's ongoing investigation. a former

spokesman for clinton says quote "what matters is not who funded it, what matters is if it is true or not." ( terisa ) the u-s supreme court has dismissed a case connected to president trump's 120-day ban on refugees. the ban has expired. but the trump administration is planning to unveil new screening procedures soon. the court's decision wipes away a lower court ruling that found problems with the refugee ban and a temporary pause on visitors from six mostly muslim countries. a new travel ban that applies to six countries with muslim majorities already has been blocked by lower courts. that case could return to the high court. ( will ) still ahead on the kron four morning news.. a walk with a dog takes a scary turn in the east bay. what happened when the man and his puppy went for a stroll. and after the break... you won't believe what someone paid for this hand written note by albert einstien. (james) and i'm tracking

your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break.

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

(will) a pair of handwritten notes that were written by albert einstein have been sold at auction for one point eight million dollars.(terisa) the notes, which were written in german were given to a tokyo courier in november 1922. they contained two phrases for happiness.(will) the first letter read "a calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that comes with it." and the second read "where there's a will, there's a way."(terisa)

einstien had given the notes to a messenger as a tip for delivering something to his room. saying one day the notes would be more valuable then any tip he could have given him. (james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ( hermela) a travel advisory issued this morning. i will have the details in a live report.

(will)(terisa) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s

for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for gradual cooling going forward. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( terisa ) new this morning... a new travel warning has been issued by the n-double a-c-p.( will ) the organization is warning african americans to be careful when flying on american airlines. kron 4's hermela aregawi is live at s-f-o to explain why. hermela. ( hermla )travel advisories are a new territory for the naacp.in august.. they issued their first ever.. warning african americans to be careful when traveling in missouri.. because they said the state passed laws that could be used to discrimiante against people of color.and now this nationwide warning telling african americans not to fly on american airlines. the organization says it has noticed a pattern of disturbing incidents in which african americans are reported

being mistreated or discrimianted against specifically by american.they site several examples including one in which an african american woman who had paid for a first class ticket.. but was moved to coach while her companion was allowed to stay in business class.they say the reports they have gotten suggest a corporate culture of racial insensitivity. so they are basically telling people of color if you have another choice.. don't chose american. we spoke with people that have flown on american airlines before.. and we got some mixed reactions.let's take a listen.

( hermla ) american airlines has responded to this advisory.. saying our team members - a diverse community of gate pilots and flight attendants are proud to serve customers of all backgrounds. we are commited to providing a positive and safe travel experience for everyone we'll talk to some more people here at the airport and see if this advisory changes the way they travel.live at sfo... hermela aregawi. kron 4 news ( will ) thanks hermela. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( terisa ) happening today... one of the men charged in the murder of man in fremont over the weekend could enter a plea in court today. we are also getting our first look at the suspects. luis mclaughlin... leticia hermosillo and robert bettencourt are charged with killing sebastian jauregui at a fremont hotel on saturday night. mclaughlin will be

back in court later today when he could enter a plea. ( terisa ) a puppy falls into an open a-t-and-t manhole in contra costa county. and when the dog's owner tries to get her... he ends up underwater. the puppy fell 20 feet into the hole saturday night in crockett. her owner climbed down the ladder to save her... but it broke. he fell into the water. now his family is having that water tested to see if he's been exposed to any diseases.

from a gas station in san carlos. it happened at a gas station on el camino real. police say the thief entered the storewalked behind the counter and stole 250 dollars lottery ticketsand a pack of cigarettes. the crook put his hand inside his waistband..indicating he had a gun. the clerk was not injured. marin county sheriff's deputies believe they have idenitied a man who has been tampering with mailboxes in marin county. they say the suspect is 30-year-old jason dasilva stuchlik... he has an active felony parole violation warrant for burglary. last week deputies received a report from a woman who says she witnessed this man going through mailboxes at an apartment complex in kentfield. the santa cruz board of supervisors has voted unanimously to approve the recreational sale of marijuana in the county. the new law won't take effect until next year. the approval makes the county one of the first in california to draft

regulations related to the recreational use and sale of marijuana. the vote allows 12 licensed dispensaries in the county currently selling medical pot... to also sell it for recreational purposes. there is a new video showing how the north bay firestorm erupted. it is a map showing the 9-1-1 calls... as they came in. the heat map tracks the calls. the brighter the color on the map... the more reports that are coming in from that area. it started at 7:30 p-m on october 8th. and as the night goes on... you see a flood of calls coming in from santa rosa. they gradually build throughout the night as the wildfire spreads. it really starts to peak at about two in the morning. the map goes all the way through october 19th. you can get a closer look at this map by visiting our website at kron 4 dot com. san jose police are

teaming up with the south bay sikh community to help north bay fire victims. worshipers at san jose's sikh temple have been sending supplies to five different shelters in napa county for the past two weeks. the police officers association and the temple have filled three trucks with food... water... diapers... and other needed goods. they have also delievered 25-hundred meals to evacuees. two wisconsin teens who recorded a video of themselves climbing the golden gate bridge could have to pay a one-thousand dollar fine. the two teens recorded this video back in april and posted it online. in it you can see them hanging off the bridge ad doing flips. thomas rector and peter kurer have agreed to take part in a misdemeanor diversion program. as a part of the program, the teens will have to pay a hefty fine. in national news... former president george h-w bush is apologizing after an actress claims he sexually assaulted her during a movie

screening. actress heather lind says the alleged assault happened four years ago while she was taking this picture.. lind was promoting a movie at the time. she claimed in an instagram post on tuesday...that the president touched her from behind and told her a dirty joke. in a statement released to the daily mail overnight, president bush says he did not mean to cause anyone distress and apologized if his joke was offensive. new f-b-i documents are revealing disturbing new information about the man who shot and killed 26 people at sandy hook elementary school in 2012. more than 15-hundred pages of heavily redacted documents show that there was evidence that adam lanza had a sexual interest in children. but there is no proof he ever acted out on that interest. also the f-b-i concluded that lanza did not "snap" but rather planned out the shootings for months. twenty-year old lanza shot 20-first graders and six

teachers before killing himself as police arrived. ( terisa ) coming up on the kron four morning news... halloween is just around the corner. we have tips on how to make sure the houses where your kids are trick-or- treating are safe. and after the break... who has more free time, men or woman? the answer and what they do with it. .

(robin) no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza.

(terisa) men average 40 minutes more free time a day than women. getting on average six hours and 9 minutes a day to do whatever they want compared to five hours and 29 minutes a day for women.(will) during their free time, researchers found men like to spend it playing sports or video games. while women like to spend it catching up with friends and family.(terisa) researchers also added the reason women have less free time is because they spend more time doing things like cleaning the house and taking care of kids.(will) both men and woman spend a lot of their free time listening to music and watching t-v as well. (james) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (will)(terisa) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper 80s and low 90s for the inland valleys today with mid 80s bayside. the coast will warm to the mid 70s. with the hottest day of the week behind us, look for

gradual cooling going forward. inland highs will fall to the 70s by this weekend. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:28 am. sunset is at 6:19 pm. don't forget you can always get the latest weather updates and traffic alerts with the kron4 app. download it for free for apple and android devices.

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

we are less than a week from halloween. but before your kids go out trick-or- treating - you'll want to be aware of whose doors they will be knocking on. beth cefalu has what parents need to know. kids once again will go house to house looking for candy. but the favorite holiday among children could easily turn into a parent's worst nightmare... especially if a child unknowingly knocks on a

sexual predator's door. o before approaching that strangers door -- go online to see all the level two and three sex offenders in your neighborhood along with their photo, address, crime they committed and age of the victim...and if parents can't go with their kids -- just make sure they arent going alone ( will ) there are special parole restrictions placed on sex offenders on halloween... they include a 5pm to 10pm curfew... all exterior lights of their home must be off. and they are

not allowed to pass out halloween candy. we have posted a link to the california sex offender registry on kron 4 dot com. and there is a warning about contact lenses that can change the look of your eyes for halloween. according to the f-d-a... if you get these lenses without proper consultation of an eye- doctor... they can cause serious injury. the risks include infection... ulcers... blindness... cuts or scratches to the surface of the eye and itchiness or redness. and decorative contact lenses go by other names such as fashion contact lenses, and halloween contact lenses... the sale of contact lenses without a prescription is illegal. (will) colin kaepernick has reportedly inked a book deal. and it's worth a lot of money. reports are the former 49er will recieve just over $1 million dollars from random house. kaepernick had previously meet with publishers regarding the project. it is unknown what the book will focus on. as well as what kind of format the book will be.

kaepernick recently filled a lawsuit against the n-f-l and it's owners accusing them of colluding against him to keep him out off a roster because of his anthem protest last season. (will) twitter says it will provide more information about political ads on its service, including who is funding them and how they are targeted. the move follows similar steps by facebook in an attempt to lessen the influence of russia and other foreign governments on u.s. elections. a bill making its way through washington would require social media companies to keep public records on election ads and meet the same disclaimer requirements as political television ads and print advertising. twitter says it will require ads that refer to a candidate or party to be clearly identified as election ads. (terisa) another woman has come forward alleging that harvey weinstein sexually

assaulted her after her repeated refusals. in a press conference with attorney gloria allred-- mimi hal-aye detailed her interactions with weinstein over the years. hal-aye says she met weinstein in 2004 and he sexually assaulted her in 2006. weinstein has not commented on the new accusations. allred says she has written to the weinstein company board... asking for a meeting. (terisa) more than 40 women have

accused weinstein of inappropriate behavior ranging from sexual harassment to rape. (will) we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what to do. they know what to do. the doctors know what to do. so here's the plan. first off, we're going to give you all... (voice fading away)

first off, we're going to give you all... a santa clara v-t-a bus last month is now up for adoption. the snake is a ball python named " rumple snake skin". (will) take a look. he was originally taken to palo alto animal services. however because no one claimed him he was moved to the humane society in burlingame. experts believe the snake is a male and is "super friendly".

you can adopt " rumple snake skin" for a fee of $35 dollars. (terisa) you might want to think twice the next time you have the urge to burst into song behind the wheel. a man in canada recently got ticketed for doing just that. he says he was singing along to his favorite song "everybody dance now" by c+c music factory when he heard a siren. he thought police just wanted to pass. but they pulled him over. the officers handed the man over a $118 dollar ticket for screaming in a public space. coming up in the next hour... the number of missing persons following the north bay fire storm is on the rise as more people return home to survey the damage. and a high school student arrested in the east bay for bringing a loaded gun to school. we are live at the school with the details.( james ) and i am tracking you warm day ahead.

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it's going to be another hot day across the bay. here's live look at the embarcadero.

the skies are clear this morning... and the temperatures we'll see this afternoon -- are summer like! ( terisa ) good morning i'm terisa estacio. and i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (james)we're halfway through the week and temps will gradually start to come down. we're looking at clear skies this morning with widespread 50s and 60s, once again. afternoon highs will still be above normal for october. expect upper