returned.today a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the ruiz family, and two others in the same neighborhood who lost it all in the fires, blaming pg&e for starting the fire, despite the fact an official cause has not been released.we're suing pacific gas & electric company for their failure to protect the public putting profits before safety profits before people that they failed to maintain their equipment there powerlines they also failed to keep the brush in the trees and the bushes trimmed as they're required to do by law attorney mary alexander also says pg&e knew a windstorm was forecast and should have shut off power proactively.and we do why are people without power but this is far worse and cut it off so if lines fall they don't start ignition of the firethe plantiff's attorney believes all the fires that ravaged the wine country, killing over 40 people and destroying over 3000 homes, are connected and expects more affected families to join the lawsuit.the attorney says she's filed the lawsuit here in san francisco, rather than in mendicino because this is where pg&e's hequarters are, where decisions were made that she alledges makes them accountable.maureen kelly kron4 news

(grant) p-g-&-e has responded to the lawsuit. saying "nothing is more important to us than the safety and well-being of our customers and communities we serve. our thoughts are with everyone impacted by these devastating wildfires. we are aware that lawsuits have been filed. beyond that, we're going to be focused on doing everything we can to help these communities rebuild and recover." there are at least 2 other lawsuits that have been filed in addition to the one filed today. (vicki) the wildfires have left thousands of people desperately seeking housing as the bay area faces a housing shortage. and no surprise here-- the bay area also faces some of the nation's highest rents and real estate prices. many fire victims have doubled up in bedrooms or slept on living room floors at the homes of friends or family. now they are struggling to find long-term housing. the bay area was already dealing with a rental shortage before the fires destroyed

more than six-thousand homes. in an effort to help fire victims-- local officials voted to temporarily block new vacation rental permits. and trailers are now permitted to function on homes on residential lots. (grant) rain is headed to the bay area... and crews in the north bay are preparing for potential flooding...espe cially near hillsides that just burned.(vicki) and that flooding could cause toxins to flow into the creeks and streams. kron 4's camila bernal is in santa rosa with the details.

(grant) kron four and the salvation army are once again teaming up...to help victims of the deadly north bay

wildfires. we did it right after hurricane harvey... and we are doing it tomorrow... to raise money for the north bay fire victims. the donation lines will be open during the kron four morning news from 6 a-m until 10 a-m. they will open up again in the evening... from 5:00 until 10:00. (vicki) rain clouds on the horizon giving a sense of urgency to some flood protection work underway in the south bay.(grant) kron four's rob fladeboe is live in san jose with details about a wall going up along the banks of coyote creek to guard against a repeat of the disastrous flood that swamped the area last winter. rob? (rob live) where i'm standing here in the rock springs neighborhood was under 4 feet of waterafter coyote creek jumped it's banks last february. the first real rain of the season is not expected to cause any problems but in the event of another atmospheric river-type situation later in the rainy

season, rock springs will have a bit more protection against flooding. earth movers like these are building a kind of levy here between coyote creek and the homes and apartment buildings that make up the low lying rock springs neighborhood. thousands of tons of earth are being turned into a 300 foot long berm from roughly phelan avene south to rock springs park.mary grimes/santa clara valley water district".....we were able to do this on a very short term basis to get a temporary fix in place, it doesn't provide 100 percent protection against a 100-year flood type situation but it is an improvement over what we had last year..." (file/february 2017) this was rock springs last february, when coyote creek chased hundreds of people from their homes, hundreds of which

suffered major damage. fallen trees, invasive species and other vegetation have been removed from the creek channel as well. that and the new levy should help keep creek in check.marty grimes"......there are two pieces to this, one os the earthen berm and the other is a vinyl wall that will protect all the homes and apartments along the creek as well as the park...."here's rock springs park now...and here's what the park will look like next month when the berm and wall are complete. here's another view....before....and after. the water district also plans to release more from anderson reservoir this winter, ahead of big storms, which should also reduce the risk of flooding (rob live) the levy and the wall are considered a short term fix. the water district and the cityare at work on a much more ambitious long term flood protection plan. but that could take years. so for now, this will have to do. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(vicki) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. a cooling, moistening trend now through the weekend, with increasing clouds today, light rain showers friday mainly south of the golden gate, a frontal passage friday night into saturday mainly impacting the north bay, and a second cold frontal boundary later sunday. dry early next week with another system on the horizon late next week. (grant) new tonight at five... no explosives were found at dublin high school after a bomb threat at the school. all dublin (grant) (grant) new tonight at

five... no explosives were found at dublin high school after a bomb threat at the school. all dublin high school events were cancelled this afternoon. students were dismissed early and urged to go home immediately. "we are looking to give the

american people a giant tax cut for christmas."(vicki) the president throwing his support behind the latest republican tax plan.the christmas deadline for passage may be a little optimistic. (grant ) congressional democrats say the idea is a non=starter.we asked catherine heenan to explain how the g=o=p proposal will affect your taxes.catherine? (catherine) fewer tax brackets, fewer deductions, bigger child deductions and an increase in the alternative minimum tax. will all these changes help middle america? that depends on who's talking. "with this plan, the typical family of four will save $1,182 a year on their taxes."the republican tax program will benefit many americans by doubling the standard deduction.at the same time it eliminates the

personal exemption deduction based on the number of taxpayers and the dependents claimed on a return.here's how it works out:lower taxes for single or married taxpayers with no children higher taxes for couples with two or more children.also, you would no longer be able be able to deduct medical expenses or property losses.deductions for property taxes and mortgage payments would be capped... raising tax bills in the bay area in particular. "what they give you with one hand, they take away with the other. they're raising taxes again on millions of middle class families, hoping the the american people won't figure it out."the plan contains huge benefits for businesses and the super-rich.corporate taxes would be slashed from 35 to 20 percent.the wealthy would be freed from most estate taxes ... and the alternative minimum tax.that last provision alone would have saved donald trump 31 million dollars in 2005 the one year for which we have his tax returns.democrats are promising to fight it sen ron wyden/d-or "it's designed to offer what appear to be enough crumbs for some middle class

folks in o to distract from the multi-trillion dollar giveaways (catherine) it's not just democrats who are opposed to the tax code rewrite, lawmakers from both parties say it unfairly penalizes taxpayers who live in states with high local taxes. vicki and grant? (grant) president donald trump's former campaign chairman will remain on house arrest at least through the weekend. paul manafort and his business associate rick gates appeared in court today. a federal judge is keeping them on house arrest -- but scheduled a bond hearing for monday to revisit

the matter. in the court hearing today-- manafort's lawyer asked the judge to take off g-p-s monitoring. the judge declined, saying she wanted more information. the judge told the lawyers on both sides not to discuss the case publicly and to limit their statements to the courtroom and to court documents. (vicki) a warning about faulty fire extinguishers tonight. (grant) how a certain brand might not help protect you in a fire. (vicki) and you might want to think twice before using the makeup testers at sephora. hear the shocking allegations one woman is making tonight. (grant) and a tense situation on halloween night... where local teenagers were out robbing trick-or-treaters.

(vicki)some people celebrating halloween got more than tricked over the holiday, in one east bay city, they got robbed!(grant)police investigators say the victims were out on halloween night when they were confronted by mobs of teenagers, who robbed them....kron4's haaziq madyun reports. this past halloween was used as a cover for mobs of teenage robbers targeting people celebrating the holiday in alamedathere were six reported robberies in the park street area. some victims were here in starbucks

when they were robbed of their electronics. a mob of teens were also spotted across town near grand and encinal. investigators say three robberies happened in this area while folks were out trick or treating, including a woman who had her purse snatched. a little too scary of a halloween for people in this quiet townmike lano/alameda resident: "i can't remember any problems on halloween other than kids putting pumpkins out in the middle of the street so you will accidentally run over them"> at this point alameda police are not sure if it was more than one group of teens committing the robberies. investigators are checking surveillance cameras in the area for any leads on possible suspects...in alameda haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) tonight-- a major recall of fire extinguishers that may not work in a fire. it affects

more than 37 million kidde (kidd-ah) fire extinguishers. the consumer product safety commission says the extinguishers can become clogged or require excessive force to discharge....bas ically they could not work. at least one death has been blamed on the faulty extinguishers. the recall involves more than 140 different models of the extinguishers made between 19-73 and this past september. if you have one of these extinguishers you can contact the company for a replacement. we have a list of the affected modes on our website at kron-4 dot com. (vicki) new tonight at five-- if you have a membership at 24-hour fitness-- you could get some money soon. the san ramon company is being fined one- point-two million dollars for misleading custers about membership fees. they reached a settlement after a lawsuit acsed them of falsely promising low guaranteed renewal rates, but charging large up-front fees. the gym is then accused of not honoring the promised lower renewal rates. 24-hour fitness must also pay 100-thousand dollars to contra

costa county, and restitution to the members who were misled by the fees. the members affected joined the gym between 2006 and 2009. (vicki) a woman says she contracted herpes from a lipstick sample while trying on a "common use" sampler at sephora. and now she's suing the make-up chain. the woman says she used the tester lipstick at a los angeles location october of 20- 15. she was diagnosed with oral herpes shortly after that. claiming she never had herpes or cold sores prior to going to the sephora store. the woman is asking for 25 thousand dollars from the company. saying sephora does not have "adequate practices in place to avoid herpes exposure." sephora denies the allegations. (grant) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp.

a cooling, moistening trend now through the weekend, with increasing clouds today, light rain showers friday mainly south of the golden gate, a frontal passage friday night into saturday mainly impacting the north bay, and a second cold frontal boundary later sunday. dry early next week with another system on the horizon late next week. (grant) (grant) kron four

has been honoring exceptional honoring four has been honoring exceptional teachers -- all over the bay area. (vicki) today it's jeremiah clauss -- a teacher at st. mary's school in los

gatos.. catherine heenan is here with his story... (catherine) jeremiah teaches subjects at st. mary's ranging from religion to social studies.. but in many of his classes - he also shares a talent for singing and acting.. it's all part of his belief in keeping students engaged and happy... applause as he takes stage jeremiah clauss - a teacher who loves to perform.whether it's singing at school fairs.. entertaining at parties and eventsacting in local theatre there was a time when he tried to take it farther. jeremiah - i tried out for american idol one time. tried out for the voice. but it just wasn't god's calling for me.turns out his calling is the classroom...where jeremiah welcomes his 6th graders before language arts class.and later...reads to them......acting out the characters. student he's creative. and he's funny. and he's great at story-telling. student he's been here for 9 years and i think he's made a big difference. he even does the school play.he wants his students to puzzle things out

for themselves...and says bringing the work to life helps.student - wait wait! - what if he's depressed because he misses his mother? teacher says there you go!principal well i think he has a connection with the students. they understand him pretty well and he understands them. jeremiah - i've seen many teachers over the years who do the standard stand in front of the class . just read. no emotion. but it's not learning. gotta bring it to life.and is it true he sometimes brings things to life by singing to his students?student he does. a lot. and it's amazing.student and he has a good voice too. a lot of us, we actually listen. he has a play list on spotify that he actually sung on. so we listen to it sometimes!he begins to sing yup. he sings.singing continues jeremiah clauss never left his love for performance behind. he uses it here every day. and his students love him for it... students cheer

(catherine) jeremiah's students and colleagues like the fact he's willing to try different things..in his classroom -- it's never boring. if you'd like to nominate a 'teacher of the week' - especially if they do something unique or lively - just go to our website and look under 'features.' grant and vicki? (grant) coming up at 5-- a local chef is accused of sex crimes on a young girl. we'll explain where it happened and the charges he's facing tonight. (vicki) and after the break..

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video shows a kidnapped woman... escaping from the trunk of a car.(grant) police in alabama say a man broke into the woman's home... and abducted her. when the suspect went into the gas station... the victim waited a few seconds -- popped the trunk and ran inside for help. the suspect apparently saw her and quickly left the store -- speeding off in the car. police later arrested the man during a traffic stop. (vicki) coming up on kron four news at five-- eight people are killed in a terror attack in new york. and tonight the president says the attacker should face the death penalty. (grant) plus... new video shows the moments a police officer opens fire -- killing a mentally ill man in the south bay.

we'll show you what happened after the break.

(grant) new tonight at five--

video shows the moments a santa clara officer opened fire... killing a mentally ill suspect. the shooting happened back in march on deborah drive in santa clara. police responded to five different calls at 24- year-old jesus montes' home the day of the shooting. the final call came around 5-pm, when the man's mother said he had stabbed himself and escaped out the bedroom window. in the video-- you can see montes walking away from officers during a standoff. the officers attempted to get him to surrender peacefully-- when he charged at them. one officer then opened fire, saying he was defending himself. today, the officer was cleared of any wrongdoing. (vicki) new at five... a north bay cook is facing child molestation charges... after san rafael police say he alleged sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl.(grant)

kron four's philippe djegal reports from san anselmo... where the suspect was taken into custody. (philippe) 33-year-old jesus balam, of greenbrae... was arrested at around 11-15 wednesday morning at m-h bread and butter in san anselmo. it's where the san rafael police department says he works as a cook. lieutenant dan fink says balam has been the focus of a criminal investigation since september 20th. when the mother of an eight-year-old girl reported to police... that, balam, a family friend, allegedly sexually assaulted and exposed himself to her daughter somewhere in san rafael... sometime in august.lt. dan fink/srpd- "he was charged with, uh, one count of annoying and molesting and molesting a minor under the age of 18. and, also the lewd and lascivious acts by force of a minor, under 14." those are felonies. lieutenant fink says it doesn't appear any of the crimes happened at the restaurant. the owner of m-h bread anbutter declined to speak on-camera for this story... but tells us she is cooperating

with detectives in their investigation.lt. dan fink/srpd- "we're going to arrest him wherever we can find him. uh, it just so happens we had information that he was at work and so that's why we arrested him there." customers were disturbed by the allegations... but say balam's alleged crimes are not a reflection of the business.no name/customer- "i'm sure that the guy didn't seem like that. people who do terrible things often don't seem like people who do that. so, it's a great place to eat, and i love it." jesus balam is currently being held at the marin county jail. in san anselmo, philippe djegal, kron four news. trump has been tweeting that the suspect in new york city's terror attack should get the death penalty...(grant) that - as we're learning more about the man accused of killingeight people when he drove a truck down a bike path tuesday.. catherine heenan is here with the latest.. (catherine) prosecutors say saipov was a voracious reader and student of isis propaganda...and now say he began planning the attack about a year ago... they say he even took

a test run in a home depot rental truck a week ago... saipov reportedly chose halloween for the day to attack because he figured more people would be out.... today we saw new video showing the mangled school bus that was hit by the suspect....it was taken by a resident who'd been walking down the street when it happened.. several children were trapped as the driver tried to get the bus away from the scene.. you'll hear more from that scene.....and then from school authorities talking about one of the children affected - who 'insisted' on coming to class the next day. video from scene - hey can you call 9-1-1? oh my god! we need an ambulance over here. carmen farina - new york city schools chancellor one of the students that was on the bus, we all assumed would not come back the next day, he went to the hospital, he was released, he wanted to go home, and what he told his mother is he had to go to school because he was working on 100 percent perfect attendance. and he didn't want to mess up his perfect attendance. and as a result when it came time to pick him up, the bus actually didn't pick him up thinking he wouldn't be there, so his mother took a car service and car manhattan to deliver her child to school. she says she'll

never forget that.. experts meantime, say the fact president trump is calling for the death penalty could legally becited as a symptom of widespread government bias - but say judges would likely reject those defense claims. and this was a moment of silence on the house floor today...to honor the victimsof the attack. saipov faces a string of federal charges...and was in court wednesday.vicki and grant? (vicki) a man is behind bars tonight after a deadly shooting at a walmart in colorado. the rampage happened in thornton colorado last night. three people were killed when 47-year-old scott ostrem walked into the store and just started shooting. witnesses say he then walked out in a calm fashion. earlier this morning a swat team stormed ostrem's apartment but did not find him. he was later spotted in a car near the apartment complex and arrested. two men and a woman were killed in the shooting. authorities haven't identified a motive.

(vicki) in bay area news... a refrigerator malfunction caused a "lucky" supermarket to catch fire. it happened last night at the store on bicentennial way in santa rosa. it's been closed since october 8th because of the north bay wildfires. the manager had just left the store when the fire was reported just before 6:00 last night. the fire destroyed a refrigeration unit in the deli section and caused an estimated 600-thousand dollars in damage. the store is set to re-open as scheduled on friday. (grant) construction crews have finished the first phase of repairs on the oroville dam spillway. officials say the spillway is now capable of handling a massive release of water. back in february... both the primary and emergency spillways failed... forcing nearly 200-thousand people to evacuate. crews also say that the water level in the reservoir is low enough that they will be able to work through the rainy season. the next step on the project is to build a wall to prevent erosion on the emergency

spillway in case it ever needs to be used again. (vicki) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. a cooling, moistening trend now through the weekend, with increasing clouds today, light rain showers friday mainly south of the golden gate, a frontal passage friday night into saturday mainly impacting the north bay, and a second cold frontal boundary later sunday. dry early next week with another system on the horizon late next week.

(grant) internet sales of books has meant that hundreds of book stores across the country have closed their doors.... but a new book store at broadway plaza in walnut creek opened today. the irony is...it's an amazon book store. amazon of course...the online book seller...has been blamed for for brick and mortar stores closing.... is now opening a retail store with of all things a brick store front.

sales at the store will be linked to information gathered online.

alright, i brought in high protein to help get us moving. ...and help you feel more strength and energy in just two weeks! i'll take that. -yeeeeeah! ensure high protein. with 16 grams of protein and 4 grams of sugar. ensure. always be you. women... eating fruit and veggies with high amounts of pesticide residue may lower your chance of pregnancy... or cause a miscarriage. (grant) that's according to a new study published in the journal of the american medical association. the study looked at the diets of women undergoing infertility treatments to get their findings. they say peaches, strawberries, spinach, and peppers typically

have the highest amount of pesticide residue. (vicki) doctors say if you are trying to get pregnant make sure to always wash your fruits and vegetables-- or go organic (and still wash 'em!). (grant) gender inequality is getting worse instead of better. that's according to the latest world economic forum report.(vicki) it says equality has been on the downslide since 2006. the findings are based on gender imbalances in education... politics... health and in the workplace.(grant) the united states ranked 49th out of the 144 countries on the list. that's four spots lower than the last report. (vicki) iceland was ranked the top country for gender equality followed by norway and finland. (grant) still ahead at five-- how clean is your salon? the five things you need to look out for ... ábeforeá you get your next hair cut. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp,

i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (vicki) they say music can be

healing and helpful... and in the north bay local bands hope it true. let's check in with pam moore in the newsroom now... (pam) we've talked alot about the concert planned at a- t&t park for next week .. featuring groups like metallica.. to raise funds for those affected by the north bay firestorm. but now.. more bay area musicians are stepping into help ... creating a series of concerts in the north bay. the list is long... and includes many of the bay areas best bands around.we'll run it down .. and let you know who will be performing when.. and how you can get tickets. and here's an interesting twist to the 12- cent a gallon tax.... you are paying for gas now. how bart is becoming a beneficiary we'll have those stories and more at six... but right now... let's

get back to the news at five. (grant) tonight -- there is new information on how to stay healthy when visiting the hair salon. (vicki) take a look these photos -- they were taken of a salon in south dakota -- illustrating what a health and safety violation looks like.. tonight reporter casey wonnenberg shows us the five things to watch out for when going to a salon. when it comes to getting your hair done, do you ever think about how combs brush through dozens of people's hair every day? "there's lots of different people that we're seeing," atoley salon cosmetologist chelsea munson said.that's why it's not a bad idea to "brush up" on salon sanitation. first off, cosmetologists should clean all combs, scissors and hair clips before each use. "if someone did have lice, it could get on the comb," munson said.number two on the list? your cosmetologist or barber should clean capes and towels in between every customer.

"it's actually touching the skin. anything that touches the skin can have cells that shed, which will transfer to the next person," munson said. after a towel is dirty, employees should place it in a covered container. this picture is from a state inspector that shows an area salon violating that policy. "we're constantly doing towels. we have two washers and dryers just to keep up with towels," kory mckay with chameleon hair design said. salons should also keep up with cleaning the floors. you should not see someone else's hair all over if that person is not currently sitting in a seat. last but not least, every cosmetologist in the state should also have a license and get it renewed every year. that should be displayed so you can see it. "our goal is to make sure and ensure that every person who comes in and out of here is safe and protected from any fungicides or bacteria," mckay said.áhairy situations you will hopefully avoid by paying attention to these guidelines. in sioux falls, casey wonnenberg, keloland news.tag: as we mentioned, state

inspectors have failed in south dakota this year.we'll look into which businesses those are, tonight on eye on ten. (grant) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. a cooling, moistening trend now through the weekend, with increasing clouds today, light rain showers friday mainly south of the golden gate, a frontal passage friday night into saturday mainly impacting the north bay, and a second cold frontal boundary later sunday. dry early next week with another system on the horizon late next week.

(vicki) one woman from north carolina knows how to pick a winner. she scratched off two north carolina lottery tickets on monday, winning one-million- dollars on one of the tickets and 10-thousand-dollars on another. the woman bought a ticket at a grocery store monday afternoon and scratched off the $10,000 prize. she then went to the lottery headquarters in raleigh to claim her prize. on the way home, she stoppeand wad it another ticket, an she chose to take the . lump sum on the ticket which was worth just over 417- thousand dollars. (grant) up next-- if you ever have trouble getting your baby to eat... we might have a new food source for you... and we get the verdict on the product.. straight from a tiny tot food critic.

(grant) the latest trend in dining out - dining in. meal delivery services that bring home cooking to your doorstep .. are popping up all over.(vicki) tonight on dine and dish - i show you a brand new one - custom-made for the tiny tots of your household. a baby's got to eat. but short of either shopping for babyfood at the supermarket or cutting, peeling and pureeing it yourself what options does baby have for a tasty healthy meal? there's no shortage of adult meal delivery

services. dine and dish even taste-tested fresh made doggie dinners delivered to your doorstop. now there's one for babies. looks like yummy but sounds like yumi. co-founders angela sutherland and evelyn rusli wanted to offer a holistic approach to baby's health and wellness. just launched, yumi delivers fresh, organic baby food to your doorstep for about 45 to 85 dollars a week. like blueberry chia seed pudding. pureed squash and kale with flax. to create the menus, yumi works with registered physicians and nutrician experts. sure, it's healthier, but. the true test... how does our dine and dish baby like it? the blueberry chia - a palette pleaser. beets with hummus not bad. pear puree - a hands down favorite. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti)

steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) there is disturbing news to report out of the north bay tonight.... an 8 year old girl claims a

greenbrae man sexually assaulted her. he's been arrested. he was a cook at a popular san rafael restaurant.. and it has customers there talking.(pam) and some of the best band from the north bay are banding together to help their community that has been devestated by the north bay firestorm. (pam) and we will tell you how you can also lend a helping hand .. and the special programming we are doing here tomorrow on kron 4. the news continues... in 70 seconds.

(pam) a north

bay cook is facing child molestation charges... after san rafael police say, he alleged sexually assaulted an eight-year-old girl. good evening... i'm pam moore. (steve and i'm steve aveson. kron four's philippe djegal reports from san anselmo... where the suspect was taken into custody. (philippe) an eight- year-old girl claims a cook at m-h bread and butter in san anselmo sexually assaulted and exposed himself to her somewhere in san rafael.. he was arrested at the restaurant by san rafael police detectives late wednesday morning, while customers were inside. police say 33-year-old jesus balam of greenbrae was taken into custody on felony charges. one count of annoying and molesting a minor under the age of 18... and, one count of lewd and lascivious acts by force of a minor under 14 years of age. people who order food here often, fear the arrest will unfairly reflect poorly on the business. no name/customer- "people do a lot of stuff in their private life and employers can't possible know what people do." lieutenant dan fink with

the san rafa police department says there is no reason to believe any of the crimes happened at the restaurant.lt. dan fink/srpd- "we learned about it on september 20th, and our understanding is that it occurred some time in august." the allegations were brought to light, lieutenant fink says, after the victim told her mom about what happened... the mother then reached out to police about jesus balam... described as a family friend. lt. dan fink/srpd- "this are cases that, i think police officers and the public in general regard as very serious. we want to put people like this behind bars because we don't want more victims. and, so, just the fact that we can at least assist this young lady and moving on with her life, knowing her attacker is behind bars is very important." the owner of the restaurant tells us that she is cooperating with detectives in their investigation... but adds she was just as surprised about the allegations as everyone else. in san anselmo, philippe djegal, kron four news. (steve) a live look outside right now... (pam)

we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a cooling, moistening trend now through the weekend, with increasing clouds today, light rain showers friday mainly south of the golden gate, a frontal passage friday night into saturday mainly impacting the north bay, and a second cold frontal boundary later sunday. dry early next week with another system on the horizon late next week.

big zero in front of a lot of people who are working very hard and they can't make ends meet."> president trump - enthusiastic tonight about the tax bill released today by congressional republicans.. he says, the bill will include tax- free income for couples and single people. (steve 2-shot president trump calling it a 'great bill' - saying he hopes it will be passed into law by the end of the year. catherine heenan is here with the plan republicans insist will benefit america's middle

class but as always the devil is in the details (catherine) republicans unveiled the plan with fanfare...saying it will cut the corporate tax rate, simplify the tax code.... they even predict it will get some democratic votes. president trump says many people will be able to file their taxeson a "postcard" if the plan becomes law. the bill dramatically cuts the corporate and small business tax rates...and nearly doubles the standard deduction... but democrats argue it's putting corporations before children. republicans - including house speaker paul ryan - are holding firm that they can make it happen. house speaker paul ryan - middle america needs a break. they're working to make ends meet and they deserve this. minority leader chuck schumer - this is corporations over children in this bill while the program would double the standard deduction for most people, it would also mean you'd no longer be able to deduct medical expenses or losses. and deductions for property taxes and mortgage payments would be capped.... and that would raise tax bills would

raise and that capped....would be payments and mortgage property taxes and mortgage payments would be capped.... and that would raise tax bills significantly in places like the bay area...pam and steve? (pam) new tonight at six... a man is seriously injured after a shooting in downtown san francisco. it happened yesterday evening at around 5:00... near the intersection of market ... turk and mason streets. the victim is now in the hospital with life- threatening injuries. a 26-year-old man was later arrested. police have not yet released any information about the shooter nor the victim. (steve) roving mobs of teens were out robbing trick or treaters in an east bay town on halloween night.(pam) police say, there were a total of 9- mob-style robberies.... and the theives were not looking for candy... kron4's haaziq madyun talked with police about what

they are doing to track down the mob of teens a woman is out trick or treating when suddenly she is surrounded by a mob of teenagers and her purse is stolen the incident was one of three robberies by a mob of teens near grand and encinal in alameda halloween night. christain gonzales lives in this neighborhood. his home is fully decorated for trick or treaters every year. he says a mob of teens committing robberies in alameda on halloween is a new one on him alameda police investigators say mobs of teens were responsible for six robberies here on park street halloween night

department: "a lot of the victims were inside starbucks or other businesses on park street, juveniles, pretty much going inside businesses and either snatching cellphones or laptops">nat/sot haaziq surprised to hear something like that in alameda?in alameda haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) new at six.... a team of appraisers are going to burned areas of sonoma county to inspect fire-damaged properties. the appraisals could lead to lower property taxes for residents. if the loss estimate is at least 10-thousand-dollars of damage, the property will be

re-assessed and property taxes will be adjusted accordingly. the assessor's office is working with cal fire and other sonoma county departments to inspect the properties on monday. (pam) three families who lost their homes in the northbay firestorm--- are now suing p-g-and-e for negligence.(steve) the families filing suit today... had to flee for their lives...when the fire raced towards their redwood valley homes in mendocino county. kron4's maureen kelly talked to one of the plantiffs and his lawyer about why they believe the power company is to blame. (steve) (steve) state

investigators have still not determined a cause in any of the north bay fires. (pam) new tonight at six... a series of concerts slated to help victims of the north bay wildfires ... was so popular... the website fo tickets crashed. (steve) three concerts are being put on by bottlerock presents - the producer of the annual spring musice concert in napa. kron four's terisa estacio is at one concert location where one the counting crows will perform. i am here at the green music center at sonoma state university this is where bay area favorite counting crows will play as part of a series of benefit concerts to help those effected by the wildfires. (video - counting crows)

tickets went on sale early thursday morning. a representative with bottlerock presents - the group that puts on the napa annual concert says - the site crashed because so many people wanted to help out and buy a ticket. jacob yarrow is with the green music center. jacob yarrow, executive director green music center. we are more than happy to help out and work together to be a part of this benefit. here's what you need to know the concert is called for the love of sonoma it takes place on november 18th at weill hall. and that is just one concert also on november 18 - entitled for the love of napa - michael franti and spearhead will perform at robert mondavi winery . then -another bay area native group - train will take the stage to help raise money to help victims that concert, details here on your screen train is performing at the napa opera house on december 1. and lastly, coming up next thursday - band together bay area benefit concert startting metallica, dave matthews with tim reyolds and dead and company with john

mayer that massive concert, has already raised 9 million dollars - for those devastated by the fires here's more details on that mega concert, it is at att thursday nov 9th. the executive director says they are also working on some other concerts that they will be announcing soon - all to try and lend a big hand to so many hit hard by the fires. in rohnert park, terisa estacio, kron four news (pam) and kron (pam) (pam) and kron four is teaming up once again with the salvation army to raise money, this time, for the north bay fire victims. the donation lines will be open during the kron four morning news tomorrow from 6 a-m until 10 a-m. they will open up again in the evening... from 5 p-m until 10 p-m. and as always, if you cannot call

-in to donate... you can also make contributions online. heartbreak on the field for a dodger superstar and things got even worsewhen he got home last night from the world series a dramatic new partnership for google in the competition to own the self driving car marketplace as the rain season begins dramatic efforts to protect a san jose neighborhood devastated by last years floods, but is it enough? ♪

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approach of the winter rainy season finds crews at work on some new flood protection ... along coyote creek in san jose. (( áá steve áá )) kron four's rob fladeboe reports now on the construction of a temporary flood wall it's hoped will keep the creek from floodinglow lying neighborhoods like it did last winter. earth movers like these are building a kind of levee here between coyote creek and the homes and apartment buildings that make up the low lying rock springs neighborhood. thousands of tons of earth are being turned into a 300 foot long berm from roughly phelan avene south to rock springs park.mary grimes/santa clara valley water district".....we were able to do this on a very short term basis to get a temporary fix in place, it doesn't provide 100 percent protection against a 100-year flood type situation but it is an improvement over what we had last year..." (file/february 2017) this was rock springs last february, when coyote creek chased hundreds of people from their homes, hundreds of which suffered major damage. fallen

trees, invasive species and other vegetation have been removed from the creek channel as well. that and the new levy should help keep creek in check.marty grimes"......there are two pieces to this, one os the earthen berm and the other is a vinyl wall that will protect all the homes and apartments along the creek as well as the park...."here's rock springs park now...and here's what the park will look like next month when the berm and wall are complete. here's another view....before....and after. the water district also plans to release more from anderson reservoir this winter, ahead of big storms, which should also reduce the risk of floodingmaurice calantoc/rock springs resident "....im okay with it.....it will help with these big storms....i will sleep a little better..."rock springs resident maurice calantoc showed me where the waterwas four feet deep in his garage....his neighborhood was among thoseclosest to the creek when the flood struck. he does not want to live through that again. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(steve) state officials are ordering an overall safety review of the oroville dam. the goal it to pinpoint the needed upgrades after a spillway collapsed earlier this year. the review of the oroville dam will involve federal, state and private experts. nearly 200- thousand people evacuated when the dam's main spillway collapsed in february. an independent panel of dam experts say the state could have identified the problems that led to the collapse if officials had reviewed problems with the dam's

original design. constructors working on the oroville dam can pause for just a moment to celebrate a milestone phase one of the construction is complete. max resnik reports...there is still plenty of work to be done. done.of work to be is still plenty reports...there max resnik is complete. construction of the phase one milestonecelebrate a moment to for just a dam can pause the oroville working on constructors design. original the dam's problems with reviewed officials had collapse if that led to the the problems have identified state could experts say the panel of dam independent an february. the massive rebuild of oroville dam's primary spillway reaches a critical milestone...capable of handling releases of 100-thousand cubic feet per second...progress closely monitored by residents like riard nelson."they completed what they accomplished in their deadline. and plus, since the lake is at 700 feet, they have no problems with it filling up right now."with the water level more than 200 feet

from the top of the dam... creating about 2.2 million acre feet of space, crews can continue their work through the rainy season."we're going to be working on the emergency spillway all winter as weather permits."the goal here -- construct a cut-off wall to prevent erosion on the emergecy spillway if it ever needs to be used again.this work is half-way done.then, it's on to phase two, which is focused on 730 feet of spillway at the very top... and final design on the chute's middle portion. "up at the top, we're going to demolish that part of the spillway and reconstruct it fully, and in the middle of the spillway, right now, that's roller compted concrete. next year, we're going to put a layer of structural concrete on top of that."while other spillways can take years to construct, this one is being done in a fraction of the time.kiewit's project director is confident in the spillway's stability...as his crews work at such a rapid rate. "lots of double checks, lots of eyes on it, make sure it's done right. you're spending that much money, you want to make sure you do it right the first time. and so, we're comfortable with it, we like it, every confident."so are many in oroville... as winter nears its return. "after the failure of the spillway in february, i guarantee you, they're looking at every possible angle to make certain it does not fail." (steve) that was max resnik reporting.... phase

two is expected to be complete by november first of next year. (steve) a live look outside right now... (pam) as we get our first look as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. a cooling, moistening trend now through the weekend, with increasing clouds today, light rain showers friday mainly south of the golden gate, a frontal passage friday night into saturday mainly impacting the north bay, and a second cold frontal boundary later sunday. dry early next week with another system on the horizon late next week. (steve) after the world series

loss...dodgers outfielder yasiel puig came home to find out his home had been burglarized. the l-a-p-d confirms that the incident happened overnight during the game. police say a window was broken in and items were stolen from his san fernando valley area home. the value of those items wasn't immediately available. it's actually the second time this year that puig has been burglarized. 170-thousand dollars worth of jewelry was stolen from a home owned by puig in march. (( áá steve / two shot áá )) dramatic police body cam footage released in an officer involved shooting(( áá v.o. / steve áá )) how this video helps explain why the officer was notcharged in this case(( áá v.o. / pam áá )) good news for daily bart commuters.. how the new gastax will be put to use to make stations cleaner and safer

(steve) california's new gas tax is now in place and we are learning more about how that money will be used to improve bart. bart officials say they are expecting about 20-million dollars more for next years budget. some of that money will allow them to hire more police officers and station cleaners to do maintenance on train cars. caltrans says the new gas tax will raise more than 50-billion dollars over the next 10 years. all of that money will go to transportation across the state. (pam) google is partnering with the country's largest auto dealership chain ... in its push to build a self- driving car. "autonation" said ... its dealerships will provide maintenance and repairs for "waymo's" self- driving fleet of chrysler cars. the agreement will include additional models... when waymo brings them on line. ((áá v.o. / steve áá )) body cams on police officers are meant to better tell the storyof a dangerous job,

coming up how video helped exonerate one localofficer involved in a shooting.(( áá v.o. / pam áá )) strong reaction today after it is learned that the new york citybike path attacker ... wanted to have the isis flag posted in his hospital room

(pam) the man accused of plowing down pedestrians and

cyclists on a new york bike path was so devoted to isis -- he wanted to display the terror group's flag in his hospital room. that's according to court documents. (steve) sayfullo saipov faces federal terrorism charges -- after police say he killed eight people and wounded about a dozen others. omar jimenez reports from new york with the new information we are learning about the suspected attacker.

that's that's part of the police body camera video - released today in the officer- involved shooting of a

mentally ill man in santa clara... prosecutors have now cleared the officer involved in that march 9th shooting.. catherine heenan is here with more of the video...and we want to warn you that some may find the video graphic. (catherine) the santa clara county d-a says that officer acted legally when he shot and killed the man..and that 24-year-old jesus geney-montes was suicidal and had made gun threats against himselfand his family. this is part of the body camera video just released - showing the encounter that ended with the man's death. for nearly nine minutes....several officers are heard calling to him and trying to gethim to surrender peacefully. teing him that they'll get him help if he responds.. but it never happens....and the video ultimately ends with the man being shot and killed.. the man was ultimately found to be

unarmed at the time he was killed.... police say geney-montes was in the throes of a mental breakdown and had earliersaid he'd shoot police if they entered his home. they'd been called to his house 5 times that day.. in clearing the officer who fired the fatal shot - the d-a's report says the officer believed it was the only way to 'neutralize' the threat....and that the man had started to charge at him. the family of geney-montes has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the santa clara police department. pam and steve? in san anselmo... a

cook at m-h bread and butter was arrested on-the-job late wednesday morning... for allegedly sexually assaulting and exposing himself to an eight-year-old girl. the san rafael police department is running the investigation, because detectives believe the crimes happened in their city. the suspect, 33-year-old jesus balam, is currently the marin county jail on felony child molestation charges. police say it does not appear any of the alleged crimes were committed at the restaurant. in san anselmo, philippe djegal, kron four news. officials here at the alameda police department are investigating nine reports involving mobs masked teenagers robbing people halloween nightin alameda haaziq madyun kron4news

here in san jose crews are installing some new flood protectionalong coyote creek. they are building a kind of earthen levy. it's a 300 foot long berm between the creek and the ow lying rock springs neighborhood which was devastated when the creek jumped it's banksfollowing heavy rains last february. to go along with the berm, there will also be a vinyl wall constructed from roughly phelan avenue to rock springs park. it's a temporary fix but should be enough to protect the area from another flood. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast...

(( áá v.o. / steve áá )) mixed feelings in the east bay as book lovers welcome the opening ofa new bookstore by the very company some say put so many out of business.

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breathing through oxygen mask covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. (steve) internet sales of books

has meant that hundreds of book sres across the country have closed there doors.... but a new book store at broadway plaza in walnut creek opened today. the irony is that it is the online book

seller amazon....that has been responsible for brick and mortar stores closing.... is now opening a retail store with of all things a brick store front. sales at the store will be linked to information gathered online the walnut creek store is one of thirteen retail bookstores across the nation. in sports -- we'll check how the warriors are doing in san antonio against the spurs plus -- our very own... gary radnich receives a special honor from mayor ed lee -- we will explain after the break.

today was a very special day for one of our dearest collegues... as our own gary radnich celebrated his 25th anniversary at sports talk giant k-n-b-r... all the big names were at the station this

morning... including san this morning... including san francisco mayor ed lee... who presented gary with a prolamation... officialy declaring today "gary radnich day" in the city of san francisco... giants president and c-e-o larry baer also gave gary a number-25 jersey... the same number made famous by barry bonds... gary's children... jolie... spencer and izabella were also on hand to celebrate... long-time callers... including callers... long-time callers... including "johnny the gout man" and "howard cosell from heaven" were also part of the festivities... and of course... gary's lovely wife... alicia who for years has joined her husband for our e'mail segments on fridays right here on kron... gary started at k-n-b-r in 1992... coining their popular call phrase... "k-n-b-r... 'theeeee' sports leader!" the presidents of all the major sports teams sent

gifts... including custom "radnich" jerseys... and there's gary with his k-n-b-r staff... all enjoying a great time... finally... of course... gary and alicia... with all the jerseys... gifts... and the proclamation... what a great day for our friend... his family... and all those who have been a part of his 25- year radio journey... gary... a very secial congratulations from all of us at your television home...

the warriors are in san antonio taking on the spurs. in the first quarter -- steph curry tweak his knee... but was able to return to the game. right now -- steve kerr played for spurs head coach, greg popovich in the back nine of his carrer. ealier this week - the warriors head coach spoked very highly of his mentor... kerr says he wouldn't be surprised if popovich took on a different job after basketball "all those jokes about the popovich

presidential... i truly would vote for pop. like, he would make a great president, he actually would. so, all jokes aside, i'd vote for him." (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) a gift from the north bay helps the zebras at the oakland zoo becomea family once again. we'll explain when we come back

(pam) take a look at this... zebras at the oakland zoo now have two new companions.... the two male zebras are named "beaker" and "beetlejuice... the one and two-year-olds have joined two females ...."stormy" and "jumoke." zoo officials say, they are now a herd again... which consists of four or more zebras. safari west in sonoma county donated the two zebras. last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

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♪[ music ] haunting final images of the tourists mowed down on their bikes in the terror attack. >> and the suspect. can you believe he wants to hang an isis flag in his

hospital room? >> and exclusive the daredevil teen who scaled the world trade center. he's a thousand feet in the air. what he's telling only "inside edition." >> what if withone day your luck runs out? >> then roommate from hell, under arrest. >> wait until you hear what she's accused of doing to get rid of her roommate. >> this is beyond ridiculous. >> then, is she a liar for hire. >> "inside edition" investigates liars for higher. plus, romance at the world series. supermodel kate upton and her guy. and taking a knee after the historic game. now "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello everybody, and thanks for joining us. how wide was the net of connections of the suspect in the new york city terror attack? investigators are trying to

track down everyone the 29-year- old may have had contact with. ands the fact that the attack happened on a bike path continues to send shock waves around the country, with many feeling jittery, as they go about their everyday routines. >> suspect sayfullo saipov asked if he could hang an isis flag here in his hospital room. the same hospital where his seriously injured victims are still recovering. he told cops, he chose halloween to carry out his attack, because he thought there would be more people in the streets that day. this just released video shows the suspect at the home depot where he rented the truck. a security nightmare is looming

for this sunday. 50,000 runners, and 2 million spectators are expected at the new york marathon, a potential target for terrorists. the route ends in central park. terrorism expert bob strang. >> you'll see police officers on every corner. you'll see police officers on rooftops. you'll see helicopters above us. you'll see k-9 teams all around the city. this is really a full court press, and you'll sosee plainclothessed people mixed in with the runners. >> i'm very willing to put myself in their hands, and trust that i'll be safe. >> i'm not nervous about security for the race. these guys do an incredible job. >> meanwhile,the bike path where the tragedy unfolded has reopened. >> reporter: here on the west side highway bike path, people for the most part are getting back to normal. they're out and about, biking, jogging, walking their dogs, living life. >> deborah: we're leng