(estacio)mona lisa trevino it is heart breaking. it is awful.parents outraged as the oakland unified school district faces a 15.1 million dollar shortfall.olivia udovic, we could lose the teacher, the kids love this teacher so much.here at mazanita seed elementary in east oakland, parents say they are reeling trying to grasp what a multi million dollar cut could mean for the 86 schools serving 40 thousnd children in the district. oakland officials recently revealed the enormous shortfall and at a board meeting some parents so furious - they chanted for cuts to only happen at the top administrators.john sasaki, ousd spokesperson. how did this happen? a confluence of issues, not enough money from the state, and lack of accountability we overspent and now need to reign it in. the state of california was forced to step in and take over oakland unified school district more than a decade ago and that lead to some large broad cuts.sasaki. what is on the chopping block? schools? no. schools, we are trying to figure it all out. sasaki says the board put the pressure on schools directly -

asking them to give them lists of what to eliminate or reduce. olivia udovic. it is all awful.for parents at manzanita seed - it is all incomprehensa ble to think about any reductions or cuts to children. monalisa. we already operate on a low budge, we can't take any more.(estacio)the school district has a meeting next week for input, and then a final meeting on december 13 where the full amount of cuts will be announced. here in oakland, te, kron four news. (vicki) a south bay teacher has

filed a complaint with her school district in the wake of numerous instances of alleged bullying and derogatory remarks toward her.(grant) the teacher says the abuse is because she is muslim. kron four's rob fladeboe is live in san jose tracking details on this story...rob? (rob live) special education teacher maimona berta has filed a grievance and a formal complaint with the alum rock school district. she contends she has been the object of derogatory slurs and and anti muslim graffiti by students on several occasions going back to spring semester. (vicki) in the east bay in the east (vicki)

(vicki) in the east bay

police arrest the owner of a gymon suspicion of lewd acts with a child. benjamin borsellino was arrested yesterday after authorities served a search warrant at the martinez athletic club on castro street in martinez. the 41-year -old suspect owns the club along with his wife pam borsellino. police believe he committied lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old his bail is set at $400 grand. on the gym's websiteborsellino is described as having more than 15 years of experience in the fitness industry. (vicki) and in san carlos. a man working as an after school aide at a elementary school is behind bars accused of inappropriately touching two young girls. detectives began investigating 19-year-old hoang tran in september after a six year old girl said he inappropriately touched her while he worked at brittan acres elementary school. after the disclosure... school officials placed tran on leave. during the investigation... a seven-old- girl also came forward and said tran inappropriately touched her during the

beginning of the school year. detectives met with tran and arrested him monday. (vicki) the death toll in the north bay firestorm continues to rise. a man who was badly burned has died from his injuries. 41-year-old michael azarian died sunday at the u-c davis medical center in sacramento. he was being treated for extensive burns. azarian was an engineer and moved to santa rosa two years ago for a new job. a friend says he tried to take shelter in a small clearing near his home when the fires broke out on october 8th. the next day he was discovered with severe burns on more than half of his body. azarian is the 44th death in the wildfires. (grant) after the wildfires... thousands in the bay area helped by donating millions of dollars. now... we're learning more about when that money will be spent. the north bay fire relief fund has raised 22 million dollars. the plan is to spend all of that money by may 31st. that's when other groups start spending their money. this money has to last for years... through the relief...

recovery... and rebuilding stages. non-profits say they'll also need that money to help with things like mental health. (grant) various fundraisers... including the kron four telethon with the salvation army... have brought in a total of 50 million dollars to help fire victims. (grant) san francisco and oakland have both made new moves regarding the use of recreational marijuana..(vicki) that's as california is about to make cannabis sales legal for adults in january... catherine heenan is here with an update.. (catherine) making it legal state-wide is one thing. getting the local regulations in placeis another...... but recreational marijuana could be on sale in san francisco as soon as january 5th if the mayor quickly signs legislation signed by the board of supervisors last night. they rejected provisions that would have allowed neighborhoods to

limit the number of pot shops or ban them outright... the san francisco supervisors also defeated measures that would have created buffer zones of one- thousand feet from schools and daycare centers....voting instead for smaller zones. and in oakland - the city council has approved amendments to move forward with permits..and other measures that regulate and tax cannabis.. under prop 64 - california will allow the sale of cannabis to people 21 and older.businesses can't sell it though, until they get permits from their local city. vicki and grant? (grant) a man is hospitalized with life- threatening injuries after he was attacked in the potrero hill neighborhood. it happened just after 1 a-m today near 16th street and san bruno avenue. the suspect and the victim had an argument that turned physical... the suspect is described only as a man in his thirties...he has not been caught. an update on the vicim's condition was not immediately available. anyone with information is encouraged to

call san francisco police. (grant) a reminder to clean the lint vents in your dryer... a fire that started in a dryer left two residents displaced in san leandro. just before midnight, firefighters responded to a blaze at the duplex on san rafael street. investigators determined the fire started in a dryer then spread to the laundry and kitchen areas. one woman suffered smoke inhalation injuries, but declined transportation to the hospital. (vicki) coming up on kron4 news at five--- it has been 58 days since the deadly mass shooting in las vegas. and now congress is taking up a gun bill that would loosen restrictions. we'll explain. (grant) a popular online college is now facing a lawsuit. find out why the university is being accused of illegally collecting student's debt. (vicki) and after the break... more reports of sexual harassment in the workplace. hear the shock and surprise as today show host matt lauer is fired. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

as i'm sure you can imagine, we are devastated and we are still processing all of this... (grant ) the national reckoning of sexual abuse victims has reached the highest level of television news.nbc's today show host matt lauer ... fired for sexual misconduct.lauer's ouster follows a head-spinning string of harassment and abuse allegations against prominent figures.( vicki )that list

extends from studio mogul harvey weinstein to comedian louis c.k., actor kevin spacey, democratic senator al franken, and now public radio's garrison keillor. catherine heenan is here with the latest on a fast=moving story.catherine? (catherine) fast=moving is right.just 34 hours after the woman and her lawyers brought their complaint to nbc headquarters, the network fired the host of its most popular franchise. today show sounderbreaking news on the today show. "matt lauer has been terminated by nbc news."lauer has been a fixture on morning news for decades... earning tens of millions of dollars as cornerstone of a program with an overwhelmingly female audience."i've known matt for 15 years and i've loved him as a friend and as a colleague." "how do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly?"nbc news chairman andrew lack said in a staff memo , "on monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague

about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer ... while it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years he's been at nbc news, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident."lauer's accuser says his sexual misconduct began three years ago while he was in sochi, russia, covering the winter olympics.and it continued after their return to new york. a statement from the woman's attorney said, "our impression at this point is that nbc acted quickly and responsibly, as all companies should when confronted with credible allegations about sexual misconduct in the workplace." "this reckoning that so many organizations have been going through is important, it's long overdue, and it must result in workplaces where all women - all people - feel safe and respected."also today, minnesota public radio severed all ties with garrison keillor, the famous former host of a prairie home companion.m=p=r said the decision was based on allegations by a woman who worked with him last year. keillor, now retired, noted today he is 75 years old and, quote, "i don't have any

interest in arguing about this." (catherine)the question now --- how will these revelations affect the challenges women face in the workplace? in about 20 minutes, we'll talk about that with attorney gina devito, a specialist in sex harassment cases.vicki and grant? (grant) house speaker paul ryan says congress should no longer tolerate sexual harassment on capitol hill speaking to reporters earlier today, ryan said it's a privilege to work in the halls on capitol hill...... but it's also wrong for those employees to be subjected to a threatening and hostile work environment. "we're taking the issue of sexual harassment very seriously. we're going to continue to do that. and we need to have a comprehensive review of all of these things so that we can have a comprehensive response." ryan says the house will

consider legislation this week requiring lawmakers, staff and interns to participate in mandatory workplace training at the start of each congress. he also says the house administration committee will hold a hearing next week on a fund... used to settle complaints of sexual harassment and other congressional complaints. (grant) a third house democrat has suggested that john conyers should resign. this following allegations of sexual harassment by at least three staff members. oregon lawmaker earl blumen-hauer said today that it is ultimately up to conyers whether he decides to step down, but he thinks he should. earlier this week, two other democratic lawmakers said they think conyers should resign. some even left a democratic caucus meeting today out of frustration that party leadership wasn't taking the issue seriously. (vicki) the jury is still out on whether or not jose garcia zarate will be held resposnisble for the 2015 death of kate steinle. 12-jurors spent another full day deliberating... but were

unable to reach a verdict. (grant) kron4's haaziq madyun was at the hall of justice in san francisco today and has the latest on the murder trial... haaziq? no verdict here on day 5 of jury deliberations in the kate steinle murder case. there was also very little movement in and out of the courtroom today. the prosecutor was spotted briefly. no sign of the defense...which indicates the jurors were busy trying to reach a decision it was all quiet outside courtroom 13 here at the san francisco hall of justice where the jury ended day 5 of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the kate steinle murder trialsotcriminal defense attorney brian a. ford has been keeping an eye on the trial. the defendant jose

garcia zarate, an illegal immigrant from mexico is being charged with murder for the 2015 shooting death of kate steinle while she was walking on a pier along the embarcardero in san francisco with her dad. the defense says zarate, a convicted felon, found the gun under a bench covered in a cloth and it accidently fired when he picked it up. the prosecution's case is built on the shooting being a deliberate actsotanother factor for the jury to conisder is the gun used to kill steinle belonged to a federal law enforcement officer. the gun was stolen from the officer's vehicle and later placed under a bench on that piersot

after the fact and determine beyond a reasonable doubt what they intended to do"> back here live, the question remains what is the jury going to do? what we know is no verdict was reached on day 5 of deliberations. we will just have to wait and see what tomorrow brings...at the san francisco hall of justice haaziq madyun kron4news back here live, the question remains what is the jury going to do? what we know is no verdict was reached on day 5 of deliberations. we will just have to wait and see what tomorrow brings...at the san francisco hall of justice haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) congress is considering a bill that would require states to recognize conceal carry permits from other states.(grant) today members of the law enforcement community from around the country went to the nation's capitol to express concern alongside california senator dianne feinstein. alexandra limon explains the bill and why some call it dangerous. fifty eight days after a gunman killed fifty eight

people on the las vegas strip the house judiciary committee is considering the concealed carry reciprocity actthe bill is backed by the national rifle association - and would require states to recognize conceal carry permits from all other states.but it faces oppositionsenator feinstein / california (d)republicans are trying to further weaken our gun laws before they take even one single step to reduce gun violence in our communities and that's really beyond the pale.south dakota senator john thune disagreessenator john thuneallowing individuals that have conceal carry permits in their home state and have met all the requirements and qualifications for that, to carry in those states subject to those laws makes sense.the bill is expected to pass in the house but would need sixty votes to pass the senate which is unlikely without democratic support.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewsa group of law enforcement officers from around the country oppose the bill saying it would increase gun violence. making states with strong gun laws - adhere to states with weaker gun laws.the group also wants to ban so called bump stocks. but senator thune thinks the

federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms already has the authority ban the sale of bumpstocks.sen. thunewhat would other wise be a semi automatic weapon and turning them into an automatic weapon. which is banned.but the las vegas district attorney believes congress must take aciton to make bumpstocks illegal. steve wolfson / clark county daimagine 58 people died in a matter of just a few minutes because of a bump stock. it should be banned, it should be disallowed, it should be wiped off the face of the earth.senator feinsteins has introduced a bill to ban bump stocksthe senate judiciary committee has scheduled a hearing on the bill next week. in washington alexandra limon. (vicki) new tonight at five... an online for-profit college is facing a lawsuit. state attorney general xavier becerra says officials with ashford university made false promises to entice students and illegally tried to collect their overdue debt. the lawsuit was filed against the college in alameda county today. it says school

representatives lied to prospective students about how much financial aid they could get. ashford university is also accused of illegally threatening students with debt collection fees. university officials have not yet commented on the lawsuit. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. high pressure will bring dry and mild weather through the end of the work week. a weak trough will pass north of the bay area on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest above

normal temperatures and continued dry weather for next week. (grant) still ahead... a warning if you own an apple computer. a new security flaw could let ááanyone access your (grant) next week. (grant) still ahead... a warning if you own an apple computer. a new security flaw could let ááanyone access your information. (vicki) prepare for delays if you're flying american airlines this holiday season. find out what's causing a shortage of pilots. causing a shortage of pilots. for mild-to-moderate eczema? it can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. the arm of an arm wrestler? the back of a quarterback?

the face of a fairy? prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. it blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. and it's steroid-free. do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. the most common side effect is application site pain. ask your doctor about eucrisa. (vicki) the hectic holiday

travel season may get a little crazier...thanks to a pilot

problem for american airlines. (grant) the carrier reported that a scheduling failure has resulted in thousands of flights without pilots and staff workers. a spokesperson says it will bring in reserve pilots for december and is offering to pay time-and-a-half for regular staffers who pick up extra shifts.(vicki) the pilot's union...however... is urging members not to take on these flights... as it could violate their contracts. (grant) if you have a mac computer... listen up. customers have discovered a security flaw in apple's newest operating system that could allow anyone to log in to their computer and access their files -- even without a password.(vicki) the glitch could let someone have access to your computer by typing in the word "root" into the username and not type anything into the password. the issue is with the "mac- o-s high sierra" operating system that was released in september for for laptops and desktops.(grant) apple says they have released an emergency software patch to fix the problem. (grant) next at 5:30...

president trump is in trouble for his tweets once again. this time he re-tweets anti-muslim videos. hear how local muslim leaders are responding tonight. (vicki) and after the break... a man is arrested for shooting at an elementary school in the south bay. hear the response from worried parents.

(grant) tonight at 5:30... police say this is the man who is responsible for shooting at gun at a san jose elementary school. (vicki) he is identified as 21-year-old nicholas o- connor. police say he fired a gun in the school zone at booksin elementary before classes began yesterday morning. o'connor was taken into custody at his san jose home. (grant) tonight--- we are hearing from parents who have kids who go to booksin elementary school. (vicki) kron 4's will tran reports...about how lots of families handled yesterday's drama. booksin elementary had more parents and kids returning to class today as many of them are feeling better after san jose police arrest a man who they say went on a shooting rampage at the school on tuesday at four in the morning. david elson/parent-sent him in today. i feel more safe. reporter- you said you kept him in, as in home?david-at homereporter-let me ask you this? had he not been captured, would you have kept him home again?david-no. absolutely not had there been people still open.the arrest

happened around eight o'clock tuesday night... meaning he was still on the loose during school hours.that's why the school district decided to keep the kids and staff inside the buildings while police searched for him.today the kids were allowed to go outside and enjoy the sunshine. (lisa furlong/parent-i'm very happy they made the arrest, if he's the guy)(reporter-but upset that it happened?) (yes-traumatized about the shooting. i think it's horrible)(reporter- traumatized?)(yes, i think it's horrible)the gunman shot two surveillance cameras at booksin elementary.the school district says the cameras were damaged but were still working. they turned over the footage to the police.parents got word late last night that police took a man into custody (priscilla sanchez/parentgot a phone call around 1030 last night from mr park the principal that an arrest was made around)will tran/san jose- the school district says had the man not been caught... they would have allowed the kids to come outside and play today saying.. .we don't to have an environment of fear for the kids at schooltran kron 4 news (vicki) president trump

continues to be criticized for re-tweeting videos that supposedly show violence being committed by muslims..(grant) while the white house is defending him........others, including local muslim groups, say he's stirring up tension and trouble.. (catherine) muslim groups...including those in the bay area....say the president's retweetsmay lead to more hatred and violence... the original videos involved come from a fringe british political group...considered by some to be a hate group. a fact check by the a-p says they mix grains of 'truth, fakery and shades in between..'one of them, for example, shows an apparent islamic extremist smashing a state of the virgin mary.the a-p says the images are not verified - but 'ring true.' another is said to describe a muslim migrant

attacking a boy in the netherlands. but dutch authorities say the attacker is a dutch-born citizen. not a migrant. in any event....local muslims are among those worried that the president is inflaming anti-muslim feelings.. sameena usman - especially because he has such a large twitter audience. 44 million people are his followers. and they might be viewing these videos and believing them and thinking they're representative of the muslim people. and that's obviously not the case. and that's why we need to combat it with more positive speech. she says there have been hundreds of incidents of violence against muslims...and this could make things worse. a white house spokesman today defended the president's retweets....saying "it's never the wrong time to talk about security and safety for the american people." among those criticizing president trump - british prime minister teresa may. a

spokesman for her office says he should never have shared the videos in question.. vicki and grant? (vicki) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.brittney shipp. meteorologist with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. high pressure will bring dry and mild weather through the end of the work week. a weak trough will pass north of the bay area on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest above normal temperatures and continued dry weather for next week. (vicki) tonight-- shock and surprise continues as today show host matt lauer is fired after an allegation of inappropriate sexual behavior. this is just the latest in a string of well- (vicki) tonight--

shock and surprise continues as today show host matt lauer is fired after an allegation of inappropriate sexual behavior. this is just the latest in a string of well- known men being accused of sexual harassment. here to talk about how this affects the work place is attorney gina devito - she specializes in sexual harassment cases. gina, some big names in media - charlie rose and now matt lauer. it's getting hard to keep track. even prairie home companian's garrison companian's home even prairie track.hard to keep track. even prairie home companian's garrison

keeler... why now? who's next? these are high profile, but truth is.. sexual harassment exists in so many areas - business, tech... entertainment and politics. what type of sexual harassment cases are you

seeing most? biggest common problem in the today's workplace? are you seeing differences in the way companies are dealing with these problems? how much money are companies losing on average during sexual harassment lawsuits? when are victims coming to you?

vandals slash a christmas decoration in front of a stanislaus county home. and it was all caught on camera. the singhs love decorating their front lawn for the holidays. the family says every year... their house in turlock gets a little more quote " in your face". this christmas however... a rude awakening. two suspects were caught on camera overnight... trespassing onto their property..and slashing the family's favorite nine-foot inflatable minion wide open. (sot) 'i was like very mad in the morning and i tried to keep it away from my little one.''i asked my mom and my brother and they wouldn't tell me.' the singh's are taking

their favorite inflattable minion back to the store...to get it fixed back up in time for christmas. the singh's reported the vandalism to police..howver...no suspect has been caught tonight. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) automation may make life easier... robots help get things done... but there might be a downside let's check in with pam moore in the newsroom.. with more on a story we are working on for the news at six. (pam) a new report just released .... suggests 370- million jobs will be automated by 2030. many now wonder - does that mean we humans won't have jobs in the future? at six - we will talk with a technology expert about the implications of automation and why the future

actually will not be as bleak as some fear. meanwhile.. a san rafael - based tech company has just announced, there will be a mass layoff. we will explain why autodesk is taking such a drastic move. those stories and more coming up at six.. but now, back to the news at five.. grant and vicki (vicki) urgent u-n talks continued today -- over the latest intercontinental missile launch by north korea. (grant) catherine heenan is here with the details...including president trump's response. (catherine) president trump continued to taunt north korean leader kim jong un today...even while selling tax reform... calling him a "sick puppy" and "little rocket man." today the u.s. threatened additional sanctions against north korea...over its continued nuclear missile development. on twitter...the president said he talked to china's leader about the problem....saying'additional major sanctions' will be imposed. north

korea says the missile it launched yesterday can carry a large nuclear warhead thathas more power than the missiles it's tested earlier. the u.s. secretary of state - rex tillerson - said that he's not giving up on diplomatic options to resolve the concerns peacefully. at the united nations today...ambassador nikki haley warned of the threat of war,if the situation continues unchecked. vicki and grant? (vicki) happening now... 10 days after his death-- two people are trying to claim the remains of charles manson. that's according to a new report from t-m-z. police say manson's grandson wants his body... but so does his longtime pen pal, michael channels. channels has manson's will--- and everything was left to him. t-m-z says he has filed the will in probate court. right now-- they are working to make a ruling on who will get the convicted killer's remains. (grant) and tonight-- charles manson's former prison counselor at san quentin is speaking out about the

infamous mass murderer and cult leader.(vicki) manson died in prison last week after spending 46 years behind bars. kron 4's ali reid reports. pkghe had the power to scare the hell outta yaformer prison administrator edward george got to know charles mansen on a personal level during his years at san quentin.he liked the reputation of being the most evil guy in the world, the most dangerous.george took the time to get to know the man behind the evil. we kinda created a bond where i kept trying to figure out why he did what he did.he says even while in prison mansen was manipulative.things that were borderline to approve, i'd say let him have it so he could tell me more about the family and people that were in the family.in 1971, mansen was convicted of 9 murders, and sentenced to death along with 4 of his followers which was downgraded to life when california banned the death penalty. while getting to know mansen, the former counselor says he spoke to at least 5 psychiatrists that told him mansen was by no means crazy he's just an evil guy. a sociopath. that was the diagnosis.the killer threatened to butcher george a number of times, saying he had family on the outside that would carry out the deed. the former counselor said he

blatantly ignored the threats. but not all the officers in the prison unit did.they didn't want to stay in the unit. he threatened them and said he had people out there that would kill them and their families, and they transferred. over the years, mansen wrote edwards hundreds of letters to stay in touch. the two men had a bond, where they even took photos together. edwards wrote a book on mansen after retiring.i could never fathom how he could do that. except he had that charisma.standup george stopped taking mansen's calls about 3 years ago saying with multiple calls per day from the convicted killer, it was starting to get extremely expensive.reporting live from vacaville

(vicki) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. high pressure will bring dry and mild weather through the end of the work week. a weak trough will pass north of the bay area on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest above

normal temperatures and continued dry weather for next week. (grant) next--- why your veterinarian could soon be giving your could soon be veterinarian why your next--- (grant) (grant) next--- why

your vet could soon be giving your dogs and cats ááá marijuana.

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. the uc davis school of

veterinary medicine is conducting a first-of-its-kind survey to learn more about the effects of medical cannabis on pets(grant) angela musallam has more on how pot for pets works. --nats--six-year old "ein" is one big ball of energy.--nats-- sometimes too much for emily duesbury to keep up with.emily duesbury: "one of the best investments i've made is starting to use cbd oil with him."cbd oil is extracted from the hemp plant.emily uses it on her four-legged pup at least twice a day - not just for his anxiety .. but to also help with pain.emily duesbury: "we've noticed that he doesn't hop and skip as much he has an

easier time taking longer walks, too."dr. jamie peyton: "unfortunately we don't have a lot of research that has been published on both the doses that are appropriate in animals."dr. jamie peyton is with the u-c davis vet hospital.she recently launched a survey to begin researching the effects of medical cannabis in pets.dr. jamie peyton: "what are they seeing? what benefits are they seeing? and what side effects so we can get information."so far .. about four-hundred pet owners responded ..these were the top reasons why they say they chose the greener alternative: dr. jamie peyton: "pain control, anxiety, seizure disorders."cbd oil and treats are a hot item at the western feed and pet supply .. in sacramento.ian powell: "we go through them once a week we have people ask about them almost every time they come to the counter."according to employees .. the oil is non- psychoactive .. which means your pet won't get high. --nats--pet owners .. like emily .. who swear by the benefits of cbd ..now paving the way for big changes in veterinary medicine.--nats-- (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news

at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) thank you vicki/grant... coming up next... reports of bullying on school campus are not new.. but now a claim that claim is being levyed by a south bay teacher. and the motive she says.. is based on religion. (pam) then... a new report about automation in the workplace.... and how robotics are taking over some jobs. what does the future really hold? we'll ask our expert.(steve) the news continues in 70 seconds.. on kron 4 news at six.

sfx: squeak sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. (ááá2shotááá)( pam ) an eighth grade teacher

in san jose claims... she is being harassed by her own students.( steve ) and it's all because of her religion. good evening thanks for joining us. i'm steve aveson.( pam ) and i'm pam moore. that teacher says, the school district is not doing enough to stop the abuse.( steve ) kron-four's rob fladeboe explains why she decided to file a grievance with the school district. maimona berta is a special education teacher here at fischer middle school in the alum rock union school district. she has reportedly filed a formal complaint and a grievance against the district. the complaintis said to detail several occasions when she was allegedly the object of

derogatory slurs and other anti-muslim hate speech by students. civil rights attorney brittney rezaei says such incidents are on the rise at schools across the country. sotbrittney rezaei/council on american islamic relations in a statement, alum rock district superintendent hilari bauer said that quote "...todays negative political climate at the national level continues to poison classrooms throughout our nation..' and that..."such incidents represent teachable moments to educate our classrooms on the importance of respecting diversity...."brittney rezaei/caira district spokesman said that it's investigation has concluded and that disciplinary action has been taken although no details were given. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( steve ) ( steve ) (ááá2-shotááá) and a gym

owner in martinez has been accused of lewd acts with children under fourteen.( pam ) today, 41-year-old benjamin borsellino was arrested at the martinez athletic club. police also had a search warrant, so they could search the gym. borsellino co-owns the gym with his wife. he has been booked into the county jail. his bail has been set to four-hundred thousand dollars. (steve) a big story we're tracking. a man working as an after school aide at a san carlos elementary school is behind barsaccused of inappropriately touching two young girls. detectives began investigating 19-year-old hoang tran in september after a six year old girl said he inappropriately touched her while he worked at brittan acres elementary school. after the disclosure... school officials placed tran on leave. durinng the investigation... a seven-old- girl also came forward and said tran inappropriately touched her during the beginning of the school year.

detectives met with tran and arrested him monday. ( steve )this is the man police arrested in connection to a shooting at a san jose elementary school. he has been idenified as 21-year-old nicholas o'connor. (ááá2-shotááá)( pam ) officers arrested o'connor at his home in san jose last night. kron four's will tran went to the school... to find out how parents feel about the arrest. booksin elementary had more parents and kids returning to class today as many of them are feeling better after san jose police arrest a man who they say went on a shooting rampage at the school on tuesday at four in the morning. david elson/parent-sent him in today. i feel more safe. reporter- you said you kept him in, as in home?david-at homereporter-let me ask you this? had he not been captured, would you have kept him home again?david-no. absolutely not had there been people still open.the arrest happened around eight o'clock tuesday night... meaning he was still on the loose during school hours.that's why the school district decided to keep the kids and staff inside the buildings while police searched for him.today the kids were allowed to go outside and enjoy the sunshine.

(lisa furlong/parent-i'm very happy they made the arrest, if he's the guy)(reporter-but upset that it happened?) (yes-traumatized about the shooting. i think it's horrible)(reporter- traumatized?)(yes, i think it's horrible)the gunman shot two surveillance cameras at booksin elementary.the school district says the cameras were damaged but were still working. they turned over the footage to the police.parents got word late last night that police took a man into custody (priscilla sanchez/parentgot a phone call around 1030 last night from mr park the principal that an arrest was made around)will tran/san jose- the school district says had the man not been caught... they would have allowed the kids to come outside and play today saying.. .we don't to have an environment of fear for the kids at schoolin san jose will tran kron 4 news eleven eleven people under

eighteen have been connected to a series of crimes in san jose. the minors were arrested over the weekend after three high speed car chases. they range from ages eleven to seventeen. the minors are connected to dozens of carjackings, burglaries and robberies across san jose. most of the crimes involved a weapon. they have been booked into the santa clara county jail. (steve) a man is hospitalized with life- threatening injuries after he was attacked in the potrero hill neighborhood. it happened just after 1 a-m today near 16th street and san bruno avenue. the suspect and the victim had an argument that turned physical... the suspect is described only as a man in his thirties...he has not been caught. an update on the vicim's condition was not immediately available. anyone with information is encouraged to call san francisco police. ( pam ) two people are without a home tonight... after a dryer caused their duplex to catch on fire. (áááme3+voááá) it happened

around 11-50- last night on san rafael street. firefighters were able to contain the flames to one side of the building. a woman who lived there suffered from smoke inhalation, but refused to go to the hospital. it is not clear if the other person living in the duplex was injured. ( pam ) a man who was burned in the north bay wildfires .... has now died of his injuries. this now raises the death toll to 44 people total in north bay wildfires .. with 24 of those in sonoma county. 41-year-old michel azarian died sunday at u-c davis medical center. azarian moved to santa rosa two years ago for a new job. he was found trying to take shelter in a small clearing near his home the day after the fires broke out. more than half his body was severely burned. (ááásteve at landingááá) (on cam)no verdict reached on day 5 of jury deliberations in the kate steinle murder trial at the hall of justice in san francisco the 12-jurors spent a full day deliberating the fate of jose garcia zarate...

who is accused of shooting steinle on pier 14 back in 2015. one criminal defense attorney keeping a close eye on the case...says it is anyone's guess how long it will take for the jury will reach a verdict however if the 12-jurors cannot reach a verdict on thursday they will have to wait until monday to resume deliberations because friday is a work furlough day at the hall of justice...the building will be closed ( steve ) san francisco has now approved rules over recreational pot stores. the board of supervisors voted last night for a 600-foot zone between stores and schools. it rejected rules that would

have allowed neighborhoods to restrict the number of marijuana stores or ban them altogether. the city will not be ready to sell recreational marijuana january first. but could be ready as soon as january fifth. ( steve ) the oakland city council has approved amendments for regulating and taxing pot.(áááme3+voááá) the amendments were proposed by councilwoman rebecca kaplan. she says it is important the council approve the measures because california is about to make pot sales legal in january. oakland is now one of the few cities that will have a license to sell pot once the state law goes into effect. some cities in the state decided to ban pot stores after ongoing debates. ( pam ) the latest on the california assembly hearings regarding sexual harassment... the hearings are now revealing confusion with how the chamber deals with the issue.(me3+vo) the chief administrative officer says, the chamber does not track harassment complaints against lawmakers. but it does track harassment

investigations. she says, she cannot say if members have been involved in the investigations within the last six years. some committee members are now wondering if the system is helping victims at all. in an ongoing national reckoning over sexual harassment in the workplace.... two more media celebrities were accused today... that includes 'today' shot host matt lauer -- who has lost his job.catherine heenan is here with more.. (catherine) matt lauer's abrupt dismissal was announced in an internal memo this morning bythe nbc news boss... who said it was the first such complaint against him - but that there was reason to believe the reported incident might not be the only one... a woman colleague at nbc detailed a complaint of sexual harassment...which nbc did not detail. but an explosive report in 'variety' goes further....claiming that lauer's alleged behavior includesexposing himself to one woman.....and buying another a sex toy.

he reportedly had an office door he could lock with the touch of a button. variety talked with 10 past and present workers at the company...some claim the network knewabout the behavior. lauer was a fixture of morning television... his co-workers at 'today' -- made an emotional announcement of his firing..billed as 'breaking news.' savannah guthrie - and hoda, all we can say is we are heartbroken. im heartbroken for matt, he's my dear friend and partner. and i'm heartbroken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story. and for the many women who have their stories to tell. hoda kotb - and i've known matt for years. and i've loved him as a friend and a colleague. also also today - minnesota public radio has severed all ties with garrison keillor...over allegations of improper conduct. keillor - now retired - was the creator and host of "a prarie home companion." he says he once put his

hands under the shirt of a woman he worked with...and touched her back as he tried to console her.. he says when she 'recoiled' - he apologized and they remained friends. the radio network isn't detailing the woman's claims. keillor says he's deeply grateful for his time on public radio...saying "i'm 75. and don't have any interest in arguing about this." pam and steve? a live look outside right now... (pam) as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. high pressure will bring dry and mild weather through the end of the work week. a weak trough will pass north of the bay area on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest above normal temperatures and continued dry weather for next week.

(steve) in ten years a quarter of a billion jobs could be lost to automationbut coming up why that might not be as bad as you fear (pam) the latest missile test by north korea brings them closer to inclusion in the nuclear club and president trump is taking action to try and stop their progress. (steve) fear and frustration for families in oakland after millions of dollarsare proposed to be cut from public schools.

facing a multi-million dollar shortfall, oakland unified school district looking at broad sweeping cuts from the classroom to administration. ( pam ) it has happened before in fact, the state of california had to come in and take over the school district after another budget fiasco. now, that is possible once again. kron four's terisa estacio on how the board is saying it got to this point ...and what parents

are doing about it all. (estacio)this was the scene monday night outraged parents stormed a oakland unified school board meeting furious after the district revealed it is facing a nearly 15.1 million dollar shortfall and if it doesn't take big measures, then the state could come in and take over.john sasaki. if the state takes voer it could be draconian measures of cutting and we don't want that, it would hurt everyone, children, everyone. john sasaki - the oakland unified school district spokesperson says years of overspending and some unaccountability has put the district in this financial mess.saski. we need to do what we can, we don't want to cut, but we need to reign in our spending. q. what will be cut, we are not sure yet. monalisa trevino. we can't handle any more cuts.at manzanita seed elementary school parents sounded off,

olivia udovic. one of our favorite teachers could be cut - it is awful.erik sanders. i like math.over at manzanita community school - parent tereese sanders says - it is shameful what could happen. tereese sanders. i love this school, my kids are larning, cuts would be terrible. (estacio)next up, another board meeting next week to hear input from schools about what they suggest to cut, then it all comes down on december 13 when the district palns to announce what will happene, layoffs could occur as soon as january 1st. in oakland, te

(ááásteve @ teleááá) 375 million jobs could be automated by 2030. that's according to a new study by the mckinsey global institute. here with us now is richard hart, he is an adjunct professor of media technologies at the academy of art in san francisco.he will join us to talk about a new report just released that says automation brings substantial benefits to businesses and economies while replacing 375 million jobs by 2030.he is very good with new technologies and excellent on what's to come in the future. recent developments in robotics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning have put us on the cusp of a new automation age. robots and computers can not only perform a range of routine physical work activities better and more cheaply than humans, but they

are also increasingly capable of accomplishing activities that include cognitive capabilities once considered too difficult to automate successfully, such as making tacit judgments, sensing emotion, or even driving. automation will change the daily work activities of everyone, from miners and landscapers to commercial bankers, fashion designers, welders, and ceos. but how quickly will these automation technologies become a reality in the workplace? and what will their impact be on employment and productivity in the global economy?the mckinsey global institute has been conducting an ongoing research program on automation technologies and their potential effects. a new mgi report, a future that works: automation, employment, and productivity, highlights several key findings.the automation of activities can enable businesses to improve performance by reducing errors and improving quality and

speed, and in some cases achieving outcomes that go beyond human capabilities. automation also contributes to productivity, as it has done historically. at a time of lackluster productivity growth, this would give a needed boost to economic growth and prosperity. it would also help offset the impact of a declining share of the working-age population in many countries. based on our scenario modeling, we estimate automation could raise productivity growth globally by 0.8 to 1.4 percent annually reference stories: http://money.cnn. com/2017/11/28/technology/job- automation-report/index.html https://www.mcki nsey.com/global-themes/digital- disruption/harness ing-automation- for-a-future-that-worksé

let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the four zone forecast. high pressure will bring dry and mild weather through the end of the work week. a weak trough will pass north of the bay area on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest above normal temperatures and continued dry weather for next week.

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towards japan it was in the air for almost an hour before going into the ocean. < sot/ sen. lindsey graham/(r) south carolina: if we have to go to war to stop this, we will. and if there's a war with north korea, it would be because north korea brought it on itself and we're headed towards a war if things don't change.> despite this latest launch...u-s officials say this is not a threat to north america. but they say north korea could create a missile that can reach the u-s. (pam) apple taking action after a disturbing glitch that allowedstrangers to access computers without using a password (steve) authorities are working hard to be sure your right to votewill be protected from hackers in the future, but does it work?

apple has now released an update to its mac operating system ... after users reported a glitch. users say, the glitch could let anyone log into their computer, without a password. the issue was found in the new, high sierra operating system that was released in september. it was designed for laptops and desktops. the glitch could let someone have access to your computer, by typing the word "root" into the username... and not typing anything into the password. ( pam ) a cybersecurity company in mountain view claims, it found top secret files related to the army .... sitting unprotected. (ááátake dbxááá) an analyst at upguard says, he found the documents. he told the government as soon as

he found them.... and the government secured them right away. the data contained forty- seven files and folders that could be viewed... and three of them could be downloaded. this is the latest known setback ..... since n-s-a contract worker edward snowden disclosed classified information four years ago. ( steve @tele) lawmakers want to make voting machines more secure. they are concerned hackers could manipulate votes. anna wiernicki explains the committee is working to protect the 2018 congressional elections. nats pop - will hurd: this is the responsibility of the states.anna wiernicki: texas representative will hurd says when americans vote, they should know that russia-or any other agent-aren't meddling with the outcome.will hurdu.s. representative, r-texastake cg @ 0:09-0:15we got to make sure that the voting machines. the machines that actually count the votes are protected.anna wiernicki: in september, the department of homeland security reported 21 states where russian government hackers attempted to breach their systems during the 20-16 election.nats pop -- hearing

anna wiernicki: christopher krebs with d-h-s says they created an election security task force to work with state and local election officials. christopher krebsthe department of homeland security take cg @ 0:35-0:41this interagency assistance brings together the election assistance commission, the fbi, the intelligence community, nist and other dhs partners. anna wiernicki (stand up)washington correspondenttake cg @ 0:42- 0:48 lawmakers say they want local officials to tighten security - starting with machines are built and purchased.nats pop - tom schedler: louisiana we take pride and go way beyond any current standards with our voting machines.anna wiernicki: louisiana secretary of state tom schedler says every machine in lousiana is monitored and tested after each election.tom schedler secretary of state of louisiana take cg @ 1:00-1:08we are a top down state. the state purchases warehouses and every voting machine in the state. additionally, we have the most current software available on all of our voting machinesanna wiernicki: lawmakers say they hope states take advantage of the federal resources at the dhs to make sure all voting machines are upgraded and deemed "tamper-proof" by the 2018 election.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. here in san jose a teacher in the alum rock school district

says sheis the victim of derogatory slurs and other actions by students because she is muslim the council on american islamic relations confirms that maimona berta, a special education teacher at fischer middle school, has filed a formal complaint with the district. she says that she and two other employees have been the object of offensive remarks because they are muslim and wear hijabs, traditional muslim head scarves. the district says it has taken disciplinary action and blamed the current political climate in washington for poisoning classroom throughout the nation. in san jose rob fladeboe kron r4 newss

teachers inside out of fearbut today they said had he not been arrested they would have allowed the kids to go outside and enjoy the sunshine saying they didn't want to raise and teach the kids in an environment of fearin san jose will tran kron 4 news> here in oakland, the school district facing possibly a 15.1 million dollar shortfall and if that is the case, the district is looking at broad cuts. sasaki. we don't get enough and we overspent. the district spokesperson says they are asking schools for input on reductions. parents are outraged calling out district officials for their lacking of financial accountability. next up, a board meeting next week and a final decision on cuts on december 15 with potential layoffs in january. in oakland, te

(sot)here at the hall of justice in san francisco, no verdict reached on day 5 of jury deliberations in the kate steinle murder case. the 12- jurors at the hall of justice in san francisco spent a full day deliberating the fate of jose garcia zarate who is accused of shooting steinle on pier 14 back in 2015. one criminal defense attorney keeping a close eye on the case...says it is anyone's guess how long it will take for the jury will reach a decisionin san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... high pressure will bring dry and mild weather through the end of the work week. a weak trough will pass north of the

bay area on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest above normal temperatures and continued dry weather for next week. ( steve ) facebook is pledging 50

million dollars a year to match donations toward disaster relief. today, the menlo park based company decided to do this to help promote charitable causes. facebook has been able to match users' donations in the past. it was able to match donations up to one million dollars for hurricane harvey earlier this year. facebook has not said how it plans on distributing the money. the company also says it will allow charitable organizations like the red cross access to this kind of data. (pam) family members giving praise for the cat that helped protecttwo sleeping women from a home intruder.

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (pam)

(pam) two college students in virginia are thankful for a cat .... who

helped scare away an intruder. (steve) the women say they were sleeping when an intruder came into their home. nicole morris said the man was standing in the hallway watching her roomate sleep. that is when their cat named kahlua reacted to the sight of the stranger and awoke her. "i don't think he seemed like he seemed too confused, he seemed almost like, apologetic actually when he walked in and so we're assuming that he was maybe looking for one specific item, maybe just some cash" (steve) nicole and her roomates believe they may have left their backdoor unlocked. a neighbor said that this is this first time something has happened like this in his 12 years of living on the same street. residents are treating this terrifying experience as a learning leson. coming up in sports, a followup to the stunning news thatsuperbowl star eli manning would be benched this weekend. and back home in the bay area jimmy garappolo talks aboutwhat he learned from an encouraging conversation with oldteammate tom brady this week.gary radnich is here with all your sports coming up!

preparing for the jimmy garoppolo eragaroppolo praticed today as the 49ers new starting quarterback they are on the road at the chicago bears this sundayc.j. beathard still battered from his injusry sunday did not practicegaroppolo was acquired from the new england patriots for a 2nd round draft pick he was of course the long-time understudy to tom bradygaroppolo was asked today if he had talked to brady a bay area native and childhood 49er fan recently(sot: garoppolo & beathard) "yeah. we texted a little bit here and there. me, him, jacoby , we had a good

friendship. so, it's nice to keep in touch with those guys." tom grew up a 49ers fan. was that ever mentioned when you got to come here?"he's been telling me about the bay area. he's telling me certain things to check out and whatnot. where he grew up. i just haven't had the opportunity. so that'll probably be more in the offseason.""i don't know. you'd have to ask him. i'm kind of focused on getting ready, getting better, getting healthy and stuff like that right now."

this week is the nfl's "my cause, my cleats" initiative the raiders khalil mack was wearing his purple shoes supporting the fight against lupus today at raiders practicederek carr and company host the new york giants but they will not face eli manning manning was benched yesterday in favor of geno smith manning had started 210 straight games dating back to his rookie season in 2004today jack del rio and derek carr were complementary of mannng while defensive back reggie nelson really didn't care (sot: del rio, carr and nelson) del rio:"it's got to be a tough, tough deal. he's one of the all-time greats. two-time super bowl winner, very accomplished player. i have a soft spot for that."derek carr says:"i know this about eli, he's a great person. i was able to learn from him a couple years ago at the pro bowl. we were on the same team. i was very fortunate and blessed to be on that same team as him. just learn from

him, ask questions, all those things. my brother spent a lot of time with him, obviously. the won a championship together. they were in the same room together for many years"reggie nelson:"it don't make no difference. i'm preparing for the new york giants. so whoever at quarterback, whoever at quarterback." the nfl and its owners hoping to counter-act player protests have proposed to donate $100 million to causes considered important to arican-american communities but not all the players are on board with the proposala number of players including

the 49ers eric reid who has been one of the players who have knelt during the national anthem say the "players coalition" run by former 49er anquan boldin and malcolm jones (of the eagles) negotiated the deal without their inputespecially since reports had jenkins telling the league that players would stop protesting of they came forward with the fundsreid today talked about why he is not happy with feeing eliminated rrom the process (sot: eric reid) "he wasn't willing to do what he said he was doing and that's make this organization everybody's organization. somewhere that changed is he made it a point that it was he and anquan's organization. that's fine. i'm sure he'll continue to do great work surrounding criminal justice and i just won't be a part of his organization." and also in conjuntion with "my cause, my cleats" week tennessee titans receiver rishard matthews will honor former college teammate colin

kaepernick in his fight against social injustice and racial inequality.matthews will wear a pair of cleats that show kaepernick's name and picture of the former san francisco 49ers quarterback kneeling with a closed fist appearing in place of kaepernick's afro. matthews plans to wear them in support of kaepernick's "know your rights" camp.

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on tour next year. this marks the upcoming 100th anniversary of the discovery of the egyptian pharaoh's resting place. the california science center says the exhibit " king tut: treasure of the golden pharaoh" will go on view at the los angeles museum in marchfor 10 months before heading to europe. once in the u.k king tut will go on a 10-city international tour. the egyptian pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 192more than three thousand years after his death.

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>> shock waves. >> matt lauer has been terminated from nbc news. >> we are devastated. we are heart broken. >> a sickening feeling of deja vu. >> the downfall of the morning

show host. >> megan markle when she was just 15 outside of buckingham palace. and where we found her father living in mexico. >> will he walk her down the aisle. >> her devastating choice. >> why she had to leave one of her dogs back in the united states. controversy over melania's decorations. >> according to some in the media, she can't even decorate the white house for christmas properly. the bride that suffered an allergy attack. the big wedding do-over. now "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello, everybody. thank you for joining us. the news about the firing of matt lauer continues to reverberate throughout television and beyond. when tv's highest paid anchorman is fired from the

today show. steve fabian has the latest behind the scenes. >> we are devastating and we are processing all of this. >> a shaken savannah guthrie fights brack tears as she announced that matt lauer has been fired for inappropriate sexual behavior. >> hoda is here with me because this is a sad morning for today. >> we are heart broken. i'm heart broken format. he is my dear, dear friend and my partner. and he is beloved by many, many people here. and i'm heart broken for the brave colleague who came forward to tell her story. >> minutes later the rival shows picked up the story? we have breaking news. nbc has fired matt lauer. >> first cbs this morning where just eight years ago, charlie rose was fired under similar circumstances. >> i have a sickening feeling of deja vu. >> then came gma. >> we just we just learned that

lauer has been fired. >> across america where matt lauer has been a morning show fixture for two decades, the news was met with disbelief. >> i was stunned that matt lauer had been fired by nbc. he is the face of nbc news, the heart of the franchise. >> lauer was fired after a nbc employee came forward to say he sexually harassed her while working together at the olympics in rio in 2014. the relationship continued after they returned home from the olympics. >> lauer's accuser and lawyer met with network executives monday night at the headquarters for several hours. evidence was described as so compelling that nbc decided to act with extraordinary swiftness, firing lauer tuesday night. >> this was a preemptive strike by nbc to get the story out, to show it is taking swift action against matt lauer before some other news organization published the details. >> rumors about lauer's personal life has