reading, not guilty of murder in the first-degree murder. not guilty sec degree. not guilty involuntary manslaughter. not guilty in a semiautomatic weapon the one charge he was guilty of being in possession of a firearm. that is because of his re- entries into the united states without documentation. now, i will tell you this jury has been deliberating for six days now. i would say they came to this verdict under 30 hours. there was a lot of speculation in the hallway that they were g this was a unanimous decision by the jury. they declined -- both sides in the courtroom declined to poll them. we're waiting to see if in a of those jury members will be interested to speak to the media to tell us what it was that may have changed their mind or turned the tides to bring this verdict the way it

came out. now, we do know today, one thing that happened is that the jury requested to see the gun in this case, a sig sauer. this is one of the items -- points in the trial that was a point of contention. there was conflicting testimony from witnesses on both sides. the prosecutor saying it was a reliable handgun and stolen days before the killing. the prosecutor said this brand was reliable which is why it was a backup weapon. the officer in question kept it on his chest. she said this is not a gun that would go off with a hair pull trigger. it had been inspected recently by a federal armor before this happened, but the defense

attorney matt gonzalez argued that this was a very light trigger pull when it was in the single action mode and it had an equivalent trigger pull, that of a child's water pistol, so we understand that one of the things the jury did today was test the trigger on that gun so that may be one of the things that clinched this decision for them today. again, after six days of deliberation, and under 30 hours, so we know that at this point the one charge that garcia zarate has been found guilty of, the minimum sentence on that is six months and the maximum would be three years. now he has served two years in jail because while waiting for trial, so it is possible that he has already served his time and could be released and given time served but we do know in

this case, the federal government has issued a federal criminal warrant for him so he will be turned over to the u.s. marshal once he is released from custody here. i have been told by the sheriff's department that crim hall warrant signed by a federal judge will mean they could turn him over to the federal government and still be within the sanctuary city guidelines. back to you in the studio. bottom line, effectively the defense did a good job in arguing. this was a freak accident. the fact that the bullet rick shared before hitting kate steinle in the back, that played into the hands of the defense. >> reporter: absolutely. i talked to the defense attorney earlier this week who said that rick shea, the fact the bullet hit the ground on pier 13 and then about 12 feet in front of where he had been sitting and flew over 70 feet

before hitting her in the back had doubt written all over it. the expert witnesses said it was miss shape pebbed after hitting the concrete and the fact it hit kate steinle was basically a random act. >> reporter: no motive right n that was another big issue here, we think? >> reporter: absolutely. they have no connection between these two people. jose garcia-zarate a homeless man sitting on a bench on pier 14. he had no connection to kate steinle whatsoever. she was just on the pier with her father and a family friend walking along that day just minding their own business taking in the view with so many other people. i think this is one of the reasons why this case because it really captured the national attention because it could have been anyone walking on the pier that day. now that was the one thing the defense attorney kept hammering home, there was no motive here

which stripped away premeditation in his eyes and that he said this case really should never have been charged, that it was an accident. the other thing at the really probably hampered the prosecutor, no one saw him pull that trigger. no one saw that gun go off. people-- witnesses saw him before the shooting, spinning around in the chair and laughing some said. people said they saw him after the fact walking away from the scene, some saying he hurry the. some say he ran. it was obvious to them that he was leaving the scene in a hurry. everyone else was rushing into help. his lawyer has always -- the defense has been that that gun, he found that gun wrapped in a rag on the pier that day. he picked it up and it went off when he picked it up and it was an accident and that he threw it into the water, because he wanted it to go off or to stop

firing i should say, so his -- this is obviously a story that the jury believed he painted a picture of a homeless man who had nothing but cracker crumbs and cigarette butts in his pocket, just the kind of person who might scavage along the pier looking for things of value. that is the story he told. coun tirr that with what the prosecutor has been saying that garcia zarate was going there to intentionally shoot that gun, that she believed he smuggled the gun onto the pier in his clothing. that no one saw it because he was keeping it hidden. she referred to it as his secret power. her theory was he was playing a secret game of russian roulette but obviously the jury didn't buy that. they really went with what the narrative that matt gonzalez was painting. so just to clarify for people, the jury obviously,

they had several options here on the verdict. >> reporter: absolutely. so they had three options for count one. they had the option of murder in the first-degree, that it was premeditated or murder in the second degree, that there may have been malice or intention to kill someone, and then there was the involuntary manslaughter, just negligence of holding a loaded gun or playing with a loaded gun on a pier full of people would have come to harm. but the jury, they didn't see it that way and so they voted not guilty on all three of those counts. >> maureen, i know you have been in the courtroom throughout this process. for a second i will ask you to take off your reporter hat and pretend you were a member of the jury. how would you have seen this case? do you buy the fact that garcia zarate didn't shoot the gun

intentionally? do you buy the fact he should get off on all murder charges? >> reporter: so i didn't cover this gavel to gavel so i didn't hear every single day of testimony. i wasn't there, but i felt that matt gonzalez painted a very believable narrative of that homeless man who might have just been wandering around. he didn't know this woman. he saw this gun on the ground. he might have picked it up. that-- other than what the prosecutor was saying of somebody going in looking to basically kill someone, there was no motive and no one saw the shooting take place. now, earlier today we have matt gonzalez reacting right after the court let out and let's hear what he had to say. for those who might criticize this verdict, there are a number of people who have

commented on this case in the last couple of years, the attorney general of the united states, the president and vice president of the united states, and let me just remind them that they are themselves under investigation by special prosecutor in washington, d.c. and they may themselves soon a veil themselves of the presumption of innocence and beyond a reasonable doubt of standard and i want them to reflect on that before they disparage something in this case. >> reporter: obviously he is referring to the fact the president has made this an issue. he made this an issue during his presidential campaign after he became a president, he tried to punish san francisco for being a sanctuary city. this whole case capped off a firestorm of discussion over illegal immigration, so

obviously this will continue to play out in the days ahead. >> i know politics politics not allowed to be brought up during the trial. >> it was not discussed whatsoever. it was not brought up by the prosecutor any of the days i was there. matt gonzalez may have mentioned it one or two times about how his client had been released from jail without anything in his pockets but no one mentioned sanctuary city. i never heard anyone discuss the fact that he had basically immigrated to this country illegally five times by the time of the killing and they were looking to deport him for a sixth time. it was -- that was never what the prosecutor said the case was about. he said time and time again that that was not part of this

case, it was only about that they believe jose garcia- zarate's intentions to pull that trigger. >> any sign of people outside the courtroom protesting or folks upset at this decision? >> reporter: no. i didn't see anyone. there was -- the only real reaction i saw was matt gonzalez, the defense attorney smiling once that not guilty on second-degree murder was read and his client, i thought, looked sort of shellshocked a little bit. he hasn't been reacting much during this trial at all. i was expecting a smile of relief. today was the first day i noticed him looking nervous at all. he has been very mild mannered would be the best way to describe it looking around the courtroom with a very benign expression. today he looked tense, it seemed like he was a little maybe even jittery as it were,

but i didn't see any big sigh of relief, no big hugs for his defense team. then inside the courtroom, there were members of the homicide team. they showed up for the first time i have seen detectives who worked that case. they just looked very grim. obviously, they have been through things like this before. >> all right. thank you very much. maureen kelly covering this for weeks now, six days of deliberations. thank you. and of course, we'll have more on this story and on kron4.com. we had to push the alert as soon as we knew. we sent that before 4:30. stay tuned by downloading the kron 4 mobile app. that is how you'll get the push alerts. it is a free download for apple and androids. we will be back with the rest of the news of the day after that.

the man accused of killing four family members, including the father and son of a cal baseball player in a dui accident over the thanksgiving holiday hid behind a glass wall as he faced a judge. (grant)fred lowe from sacramento spoke up during the court proceedings. kron four's terisa estacio was in court with lowe this afternoon. terisa, lowe is facing 4 murder charges, is that a bit unusual in a traffic accident. (estacio reporting) "this entire case is shocking and jarring."deputy district attorney derek butts,

contra costa county -contra costa deputy district attorney derek butts - on this case last saturday when these four family members, daryl horn, son, joe horn and troy and baden biddle died - when prosecutors say fred lowe driving under the influence crashed into the white nissan they were traveling in and sent it careening out of control - eventually landing upside down. butts. mr. lowe is facing four counts of murder, dui, causing ingury with 2 priors, fleeing the scene of an accident. prosecutor butts revealed lowe has 2 prior dui's from 2011 and 2012, plus on 5 separate occasions, his license had been suspended.butts. he had recently been told not to drive back in august.lowe, whose picture has not been released - now faces a 4.2 million dollar bail. video from vigil -this is video shared with kron four news of a recent candle light vigil for the horn and biddle family. friends gathered at a nearby park and walked to sing in front of the horn's napa home. the biddle's - from washington are family members. the crash occurred after the two families played in a father and son basketball game. jerod horn was driving when lowe struck him, spinning the car and sending it over the concrete divider. jerod is a pitcher at cal, he was injured, but released from the hospital. (estacio) in court this afternoon, lowe sat down and seemed to hid behind

a partition. he did speak up clearly when the judge read the charges. he is back in court in a few weeks to enter a plea.

(grant) happening now--- police are looking for more victims after a san bruno school employee is arrested for inappropriate contact with children. kron 4's will tran has the details. parents dropping off their kids at parkside intermediate made sure to first to tell their kids to be careful after learning that an after school program employee was arrested at his millbrae home on tuesday night(debbie germenis/mom-i told her about it and she always walks from school with friends so, i told her to be aware(reporter- but she doesn't know this man?)(no she doesn't)san bruno arrested 25 year old anthony pellouchoud.. accusing him of inappropriate contact with a 12 year old girl.very scary for the childrenssan bruno

police also accuse pellouchoud of sending harmful material to a minor as welll as communicating with a child with the intent to commit the offenses.the school emailed notices to parents letting them know about the arrest.. but not all parents knew about it until i told them(that's disturbing. yeah, i don't think the kids know. i mean my son didn't know)san bruno police are asking for the public's help... to see if there could be more alleged victims out there.in san bruno will tran kron 4 news (catherine) matt lauer is apologizing in a statement.... a day after being fired by nbc amid sexual misconduct allegations.. he was photographed outside his home in the hamptons today... and was seen meeting with a lawyer friend. lauer said in the statement

that some of what is being said about him is untrue...but says quote - 'there's enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed or ashamed.' this follows an explosive report in 'variety' ...which alleges that a string of women have complained about the news anchor. one claims he exposed himself to her....another says he sent her a sex toy with an explicit note. the variety report claims that people at nbc 'knew' about lauer's behavior. ramin setoodeh: according to our sources, the co-anchors were aware of some of these allegations and so they're having trouble reckoning what some of these anchors said in private conversations versus what was said on tv yesterday. this isn't the end of the story. no. we believe that there will be more women coming forward and we believe there will be more evidence about who knew what when that will come out in the reporting in the days to come. the new york times is 'also' detailing disturbing allegations from current and former workers at nbc. at least three women have now filed complaints with the network. nbc hasn't said who will replace lauer -

who had about a year left on his contract. (grant) democratic congressman john conyers, who is under fire for accusations of sexual harassment, is in the hospital. and it's reportedly because of stress. the 88-year old is the longest current serving member in the house. the house ethics committee announced last week it has opened an investigation into allegations against conyers after buzzfeed reported that he settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 20-15...when he was accused of sexually harassing a staffer. conyers denied wrongdoing in that case. ( grant ) and house minority leader nancy pelosi is now asking for conyers to resign. this is the first time pelosi has asked anyone to do this. several women have come forward accusing the congressman of sexual harassment. congressman conyers has denied the allegations. but says he is reaching a settlement in one of those cases.

and his family and wish them well. however congressman, conyers should resign.">( grant ) pelosi did not say if she has said this directly to congressman conyers. house speaker paul ryan also called on the congressman to resign today. ( catherine ) another woman is coming forward accusing senator al franken of sexual harassment. an army veteran who says he touched her inappropriately. she's been identified as 41- year-old stephanie kemplin of ohio. kemplin says she met the senator when he was on a u-s-o tour in december of 2003. she says she posed alongside him for a photo....and he groped her breast. kemplin is the fifth woman within the last two weeks to accuse franken of sexual harassment.

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. high pressure will maintain 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 dry and cooler temperatures sunday and monday followed by above normal temperatures by the middle of next week.

(catherine) back to our breaking news... the man accused of killing kate steinle on pier 14 in san francisco has been found not guilty of murder. we are continuing our coverage as reaction comes in. reaction coverage as continuing our we are murder. we are continuing our coverage as

continuing our we are continuing our coverage as reaction comes in. we will be back after the break.

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breaking news we are following tonight at 5:30 -- a verdict has been reached in the trial of the man accused of killing kate steinle on pier 14 in san francisco. (catherine) jose garcia zarate is accused of firing the gun that killed steinle-- sparking a national debate on illegal immigration.... also the status of sanctuary cities.. like san francisco. zarate had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when kate steinle was shotin the back - and killed. the defense had argued it was a freak accident..the prosecution insisted it was part of a cruel game. (catherine) kron four's maureen kelly has been following the trial from the beginning. she joins us

live now from san francisco. maureen?

(grant) and we first told you about the verdict through our mobile app. we sent a push alert as soon as it was announced. you can download the kron 4 mobile app to always make sure you are up to date on breaking news.

(grant) time to end the great debate-- dogs are smarter than cats. at least according to a new study from vanderbilt university. (catherine) researchers say dogs have more than twice as many neurons in their brains. they say those neurons are linked to thinking, planning, and other behaviors. (grant) the study says dogs have around 530 million neurons... and cats have around 250 million. in comparison... humans have 16-billion. (catherine) researchers also say the size of the brain does not affect the amount of brain cells. when compared to a

grizzly bear, dogs still had more neurons. (grant) if you don't have a dog or cat... how about a goat. the peninsula humane society in burlingame is looking for a home for a pygmy goat named dottie. (catherine) she was left at the humane society after hours earlier this month. they're hoping someone who has other goats will step forward.... dottie is a herd animal - and requires outdoor space with secure fencing.(grant) they say dottie is very friendly and dottie is very they say dottie is very friendly and charismatic. potential adopters should call the peninsula humane society for more information. information. for more

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we are continuing our coverage as reaction comes in. we will have much more coming up at 6. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. high pressure will maintain 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 dry and cooler temperatures sunday and monday followed by above normal temperatures by the middle of next week. (catherine)

(catherine) jim nabors-- the legendary singer and actor who starred as the lovable and sweet 'gomer pyle' has died. nabors spent years on the iconic 'andy griffths show' in the 60's... before spinning off his own show, "gomer pyle:

u-s-m-c." he was 87 year's old. sara sidner takes a look back at his life and legacy. "hey sergeant, it's me gomer!" jim nabors is probably best remembered for his role as gomer pyle, the good natured bumpkin who was the star of the 1960s' sitcom "gomer pyle u.s.m.c.""well first of all my name is pyle. private first class gomer pyle."pyle first appeared as a character on "the andy griffith show" before heading for the marines. "that's a good one andy!" nabors says working with andy griffith was the happiest experience of his career -- one that began as a nightclub singer."oh, andy found me in a little nightclub in santa monica and i remember him saying after my performance he says, "i don't know what you do but you do it very well" and he told me -- he said if there was ever a part on his show he would give me a call. and, i had never acted before and by golly he called me about two weeks later and i read for the part and i think he thought i was a little too far out but he had a little faith in me for which to this

day i am so appreciative of." the alabama native's film credits include 'the best little whorehouse in texas', and 'stroker ace'. actress and comedienne carol burnett called nabors her "good luck charm." he appeared in every season-premiere of her long-running "carol burnett show.""a corny routine is suddenly keen with a rim shot!" in 1994, nabors contracted a near-fatal case of hepatitis b. it was carol burnett who arranged a life-saving liver transplant. "everything is wonderful. i seem in really good health. i've got a lot of energy"nabors returned to his first love: singing.during his career, he recorded more than two dozen albums and - what struck his many fans was the sharp contrast between gomer pyle's nasal, twangy speaking voice and nabors' powerful baritone.for more than 30 years, he opened the indianapolis 500 by singing "back home again in indiana." hemade his final appearance in 2014 - citing his failing health ...for making it difficult to travel.in 2013 - at the age of 82 - nabors finally married his best friend and partner of 38 years, stan cadwallader. they

wed in seattle - just a month after same-sex marriage became legal in the state. though the actor never publicly announced he was gay, he says he never kept it a secret:"i was not ashamed of people knowing, it's just that it was such a personal thing i didn't tell anybodynabors retired in hawaii and quietly lived out the rest of his life as a macadamia nut farmer. but he will always be remembered by fans for his sweet voice and goofy charm. (grant) next at 5--- a

delicious drink with a twist. our vicki liviakis show us the mock-tails ... that mixologists are whipping up

it is the holiday season and you know what that means? over- indulging in food and... drink.(catherine)

but this season, there's a trend towards getting into the spirit without drinking spirits. tonight on dine and dish - vicki liviakis introduces us to alcohol-free cocktails. this looks like your typical hipster cocktail party...at san francisco's bar agricole. millennials mingling... mixologists mixing. but with a twist. these aren't cocktails but mocktails. booze-free. they're sipping on seedlip - called the world's first non-alcoholic distilled spirit. founded by englishman ben branson in his kitchen in the woods. like a character from sherlock holmes, branson extracted ancient recipes from the crumbling pages of this - the art of distillation from 1651 which documents apothecaries' distilled non-alcoholic herbal remedies. brilliantly designed cocktails by two of

the bay's best mixologists: morgan schick of trick dog and lazy bear's nicolas torres. for tea-toddlers seedlip's distilled all- natural botanicals could be considered the credible adult alternative to alcohol if not drinking. and the best part - no hang-over to get over. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (catherinei) (catherinei) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) a stunning decision by the court.... the man accused of killing kate steinle on san francisco's pier 14 has been a

quited by the jury. more reaction from the courthouse and beyond on the late afternoon decision.(vicki) plus... creating new shelters in the east bay. who is supposed to benefit from the new program.(steve) there is more news still ahead... next.. on kron 4 news at six.

(pam) that breaking news we are following... the man accused of intentionally killing kate steinle along pier 14 in san francisco has been found not guilty of murder. (steve) jose garcia zarate was on trial for firing the handgun that killed steinle-- sparking a national immigration debate. he had been deported five times

and was wanted for a sixth deportation when steinle was shot and killed in the back. (pam) thank you for joining us...i'm pam moore. (steve0 and i'm steve aveson. garcia zarate said the shooting was an accident. and tonight-- the jury has found him not guilty of murder. (pam) we have complete team coverage of the not- guilty verdict. kron four's maureen kelly and gabe slate are live at the courthouse in san francisco... let's first start with maureen who has been following this trial from the beginning. .

(pam) our team coverage of the not guilty verdict in the kate steinle case continues. (steve) now we want to go

live to kron four's gabe slate who is also live at the court house tonight..... .

(pam) the deadly shooting sparked a national debate about immigration and sanctuary cities ... and was mentioned by president trump throughout his campaign.(steve) grant lodes is here with a closer look. grant...

(grant) during the campaign...president trump repeadetly referenced the kate steinle killing when building his case for wiping out sanctuary cities like san franicsco. garcia zarate had been deported... back to mexico... five times. before the shooting...offic ials in san francisco released him from custody instead of turning him over to immigration authorities. president trump used steinle's death to help build a case for building a border wall along the mexican border. mister trump also mentioned steinle in his acceptance speech after winning the republican presidential nomination. and during a speech on immigration during the campaign...president trump said he will pass a bill called "kate's law." that bill would have harsher penalities for people who are repeatedly caught entering the u-s illegally .

year...the house passed "kate's law." the bill also expand u-s law to pressure local cities to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. the measure was introduced in the senate but failed to get the 60 votes needed to pass. steinle's father had said he did not want his daughter associated with a bill that targets undocumented immigrants. (pam) and we first told you about the verdict through our mobile app. we sent a push alert as soon as it was announced. download the kron 4 mobile app .... to always make sure you are up to date on breaking news. ( steve ) police in san bruno have arrested an after school aide who is accused of inappropriately touching a 12- year-old girl. officers were called around 7 monday night to parkside intermediate

school. police say an after school program employee touching a young girl inappropriately. that employee has been identified as 25-year-old anthony pellouchoud. parents dropping off their children at school made sure to warn them about the arrest. pellouchoud has been booked into the san mateo county jail. san bruno police are asking for the public's help to see if there are anymore alleged victims. (pam) new at six... a judge ruled that students at an east bay high school were áproperlyá suspended... for liking or commenting on racist images... posted on another student's instagram account. some of the images posted on instagram included nooses drawn around the necks of a black student and a coach. a group of students at albany high school .... sued the school claiming their first

amendment rights were violated. an attorney for one of the students said .... "liking" an image does not necessarily express approval. the judge said the students contributed to disruption at the school. (steve) the man accused of the man accused of killing four family killing four accused of the man (steve) (steve)(steve) the man

accused of killing four family members, including the father and son of a cal berkeley pitcher in a dui accident over the thanksgiving holiday is now facing bail set at 4.2 million dollars this as the

prosceutor in the case called his actions reckless. (pam) fred lowe was in court for the first time today since the fatal accident. kron four's terisa estacio was in court with lowe . terisa, lowe is facing 4 murder charge... is that a bit unusual in a traffic accident. (estacio) tonight we are learning much more about the 47 year old sacramento man who is accused of killing four family members - derek butts. his license had been suspended 5 times, and warned recently.contra costa count prosecutor derke butts on the mountain of evidence in the fred lowe case lowe accused of killing these four family members, daryl and joe horn and troy and baden biddle in this horrible crash last saturday. the four had been coming home from a father and son basketball game. son, jerod horn driving chp investigators say lowe driving under the influence smacked into the nissan causing it to

flip out of control.butts. this is a horrendous accident we are going nto do all we can to get justice.lowe's whos picture has not been released yet is now facing four counts of murder, plus hit and run. the horn family shared this video with kron four news the other night friends held a candle light vigil at the horn's napa home. jerod is a pitcher at cal and the only one to survive.(estacio)lowe's extensie criminal history dates back to the 90s for robbery and then the two dui's in 2011 and 2012 kron four learned both of those happened in sacramento. he is back in court in a few weeks to enter a plea. te high pressure will maintain dry and mild weather through the end of the work week. a weak trough will pass north of the bay area on high pressure will maintain 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 dry and cooler temperatures sunday and monday followed by above normal temperatures by the middle of next week. (pam) coming up at six.. new claims of sexual misconduct against senator al franken... full details ahead. (steve) also, the mood brightens among republican lawmakers over prospects for their proposed tax plan... the latest on when a vote is expected. (pam) we've been reporting on the rash of package thefts during this holiday season... now an incident where the stolen goods were returned...

(pam) in the east bay police are looking for three suspects in connection with a piedmont home invasion. the scene.. caputured on video surveillance cameras. it happened october 10th at a home on oakland avenue. one of the homeowners was approached by an armed suspect .. who snatched his cellphone. two additional suspects entered the home and confronted the other homeowner at gunpoint and demanded valuables. both victims sustained minor injuries but will be ok. the suspects

made off with cash, electronics, and other valuables they are still at large tonight. (steve) a homeowners packages were returned to them after being stolen from outside their home in castro valley. this came less than a week after cyber monday...as we are already seeing an increase in package thefts across the bay area. this is video courtesy of castro valley news. you can see a group teenagers caught on surveillance camera...accused of stealing more than 300 dollars worth of packages. the homeowner even had a sign saying their home was protected by surveillance. a castro valley high school resource officer recognized the teens...and this led to the recovery of the stolen packages. and we also told you yesterday about a package theft in hayward that a viewer told us about. you can report any crime in your neighborhood to us using the kron four mobile app and the report it button. ( pam ) oakland mayor

libby schaaf has announced the city's first "tuff shed shelters" .... designed to help provide housing to the homeless. about twenty sheds are expected to provide temporary housing to forty people. the site is located at 6th and castro streets ... just beneath the interstate- 880 and - 980 split. it will have twenty -four hour security. the oakland builders alliance paved and prepared the site for free. earlier today, the mayor discussed the benefits of having the site. the oakland city alliance donated the sheds after raising money toward the effort. let's take a look outside right now...(pam) chief

meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the four zone forecast. high pressure will maintain 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 dry and cooler temperatures sunday and monday followed by above normal temperatures by the middle of next week.

there are new allegations of sexual misconduct against senator al franken... catherine heenan is here with the accusations coming from an army veteran who met franken in kuwait in 2003... (catherine) stephanie kemplin says franken groped one of her breasts during a photo up...this photo was taken in kuwait during a uso christmas tour... she says franken cupped her breast and kept it there as long as 10 seconds.she says she kept thinking 'is he going to move his hand?' the ohio woman says she

eventually turned her body to shift his hand - just before the photo was taken. kemplin is the 5th woman in two weeks to accused franken of inappropriate touching. and the second person to claim it happened on a uso tour. franken was working as a comedian at the tim today - the senator did not respond directly to the new allegations. sen. al franken: my office has put out a statement and i'm looking forward to fighting this terrible tax bill. thank you. a spokesman for the senator's office said this week that franken has taken thousands ofphotos and has never quote - "intentionally engaged in this kind of conduct." he's cooperating with an ongoing ethics investigation. steve and pam? matt lauer is apologizing after being fired from n-b-c amid sexual misconduct allegations. he was photographed outside his home in the hamptons today...and was seen meeting with a lawyer friend. lauer said in the statement that some of what is being said about him is

untrue...but says quote - 'there's enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed or ashamed.' this follows a report in 'variety' ...which alleges that a string of women have complained about the news anchor. one claims he exposed himself to her....another says he sent her a sex toy with an explicit note. a reporter for variety says matt lauer's story is not ending any time soon.

a column published by the hollywood reporter earlier today. lumet says, she was prompted to speak out... after simmons denied a 19-91 allegation of misconduct by another woman. simmons reponded to the essay saying, although his memory of that night is different, he apologizes for being thoughtless and insensitive. (steve) coming up.. a disturbing story of a mother using young children to steal items worth thousands of dollars ... details ahead..

(pam) new tonight at six... 14-year-old boy is recovering after being hit by a car in santa rosa. it happened this morning at around 8:00... near peterson lane and guerneville road. police have not yet released much information about the crash. the boy was taken to the hospital... but there is no word on his condition tonight. police did not say what happened to the driver. (steve) crews at the oroville spillway are expected

to complete its draining system by the end of the year. water officials met today to provide an update on the emergency recovery project. this is video of some of the construction going on at the nation's tallest dam. water officials say they are expecting to finish part of the underground wall by january of 20-18. earlier this week we told you about cracks appearing in the new concrete spillway on the dam. crews say those cracks were anticipated. the spillway failed last winter forcing the evacuation of nearly 200- thousand people. (steve) in san jose... 11 kids have been arrested after a violent crime spree. all of them are between 11 and 17 years old. and police say the group could be responsible for more than a dozen crimes. the first incident happened last friday. a woman was carjacked and beaten. four of the kids were arrested for that crime including three girls ages 13 to 14. then on saturday morning... another driver was carjacked at gunpoint. six boys and girls between the ages of 13 and 15 were

arrested for that crime. and a 17-year-old was arrested for stealing a car. police are looking to see if other crimes over the weekend can be linked to the groups. (pam) coming up.. in washington... the g-o-p gaining some ground in the drive to pass the new tax plan... the latest on what happened today.. (steve) and more on the stunning verdict in the kate steinle murder trial ... (pam)

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following tonight at 6:30 -- the verdict reached in the trial of the man accused of killing kate steinle along pier 14 in san francisco. (steve) jose garcia zarate was accused of firing the weapon that killed steinle-- sparking a national immigration debate. he had been deported five times and was wanted for a sixth deportation when steinle was shot and killed in the back. garcia zarate said the shooting was an accident. (pam) now we want to go live to kron four's gabe slate who is live outside the courtroom. gabe? . .

(pam) and we first told you about the verdict through our mobile app. we sent a push alert as soon as it was announced. download the kron 4 mobile app to always make sure you are up to date on breaking news. up to date on breaking news.

san bruno arrested 25 year old anthony pellouchoud.. accusing him of inappropriate contact with a 12 year old girl.very scary for the childrenssan bruno police also accuse pellouchoud of sending harmful material to a minor as welll as communicating with a child with the intent to commit the offenses.the school emailed notices to parents letting them know about the arrest.. but not all parents knew about

it until i told them(that's disturbing. yeah, i don't think the kids know. i mean my son didn't know)san bruno police are asking for the public's help... to see if there could be more alleged victims out there.in san bruno will tran kron 4 news here on the peninsula, half way between the crest of the santa cruz mountains and the pacific ocean lies the latest destination for hiking enthusiasts and nature lovers. the mid peninsula regional open space district has announced the opening friday morning of the long-awaited la honda creek preserve. there are six miles of hiking and equestrian trails that traverse forests, creeks, ranchlands and ocean views. the 1.2 million dollar project was funded by funds from a bond measure approved by voters back in 2014. in la honda rob fladeboe kron 4 news chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast...

high pressure will maintain 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 dry and cooler temperatures sunday and monday followed by above normal temperatures by the middle of next week.

senate republicans are sounding optimistic that their tax bill will go to a vote soon... catherine heenan is here with the latest on their controversial tax reform plan.. (catherine) there have been some last minute delays....as republicans were reportedly re-drawing their tax bill to reduce the size of its tax cuts.. one of the other concerns - word that the senate bill could add one trillion dollars to the deficit over a decade -- even with economic growth. one sign of progress today, though...senator john mccain is now saying he's on board.until today...he had been keeping his position on the bill under wraps. republicans have 52

members in the senate and can only afford to lose two votes if they want to get this passed. party leaders today were sounding publicly optimistic.. these are grad students these are these are grad students at u-c davis...staging a walk-out this week to protestthe republican tax plan. and it was only one of roughly 50 other protests across 30 states. some students could see huge spikes in the amount of taxes they owe to the government. about 145-thousand students across the u.s. would be affected. pam and steve? (pam) democrats are pressing for a vote to replace the daca .. or dreamers program .... before the end of

the year. (steve) many republicans say they'd vote yes, but it is uncertain if that will be enough to pass legislation. kron 4's washington correspondent anna wiernicki has the latest. nats pop - dick durbin: this has to be done this year. anna wiernicki: democratic senator dick durbin says time is running out for congress to pass a deal on dacawhy do i say that? if the program expires in march of next year, well because i've been around the senate for a few years and i know in january and february there is little if any heavy lifting.anna wiernicki: president donald trump ended daca in september and gave congress six months to create a permanent program to replace it. durbin says a deal needs to be reached before congress leaves in december, and the best bet is tacking it onto a government spending bill. i am going to do everything i can to make sure that is in the billanna wiernicki: new mexico democratic senator tom udall agrees - he says if republicans want democrats on board with their budget bill, they need to reach an agreement to keep the "dreamers" in the u-s.tom udall: we need to make sure that this is part of it and i

am going to fight for that. some republicans like south carolina senator lindsey graham say they are open to tacking on a daca deal to the end of the year spending bill. but time is running out...there are only 9 more legislative days left this year, and if congress doesn't pass a spending bill by midnight on december 8th, the government will shut down. jodey arrington: i don't think we are going to get daca worked out by the end of the yearanna wiernicki: texas republican congressman jodey arrington says congress needs to focus on passing the spending bill first, and tacking on daca would be a distraction.there are already lots of politics involved and to conflate the two would make it even more difficult.if congress doesn't reach a deal, daca benefits will expire on march 5th. ( pam ) coming up.. two boys and a baby girl .. used in a scheme to steal thousands of dollars in merchandise from a jewelry store.. we have the video.

in arizona. it's a jewel heist with a twist. thieves swiping gold and gems is nothing new... but using your children in the process is. over 30 thousand dollars worth of jewelry... swiped from a jeweler shop all taken by tiny hands the female suspect entered the shop with two boys and a baby girland showed them the exact pieces she wanted them to grab. the young boys made off

with necklaces, braclets, ringsyou name it. police say they have not seen many cases where children are recruited to shoplift. police say the suspect could be charged with contributing to delinquency of a minor. in sports -- tiger woods is back on the golf course. today, he played his first competitve round of golf in nearly a year. plus -- raiders quarterback, derek carr will be wearing a special pair of cleats this sunday in honor his son and the valley children hospital. our sports director, gary radnich has all the details and sports coming up.

the raiders look to keep their playoff hopes alive on sunday against the giants in new york. derek carr and

company are coming off a win over division rival denver...a team the giants beat earlier this season. michael crabtree will serve his one game suspension...and amari cooper will likely sit out because of a concussion. but the main thing to watch for this week isn't who carr throws the ball to...but rather the heat on carr's feet.... the quarterback's cleats will honor his oldest son dallas and valley children's hospital which saved his son's life a few years ago. "we saw how they treated everybody, everybody knew that i played quarterback and those things while we were there, and none of that mattered, it didn't matter what you did, they treated everybody with the most respect, most class, they treated everybody the exact same, and when i saw that, they grew in my book, so just to be able to represent and create awareness for valley children's means a lot to me, i know it'll mean a day..."

49ers linebacker reuben foster has only played in 5 games this yearbut 3 were in november and his performance during those 3 games were enough to earn him recognition as nfl defensive rookie of the monthfoster became the fifth 49ers rookie to win a rookie of the month award joining andre carter patrick willis aldon smith and chris borland.in those 3 games foster who was the 49ers 1st round pick and the 31st player taken overall in the nfl draft recorded 30 tackles including a season-high 14 stops against the arizona cardinals "that's a boy i never played with, i want it all, im hungry im greedy, but at the

end of the day, anything is a blessing, if i would've got, shoot, first quarter rookie of the defense, i would've been happy for that because guess what, they had nominated me for something, so im happy with whatever they give me..." tiger woods is back... he was playing in his first round of competive golf for nearly a year. woods in the bahamas for the hero world challenge. 14th hole -- we saw a vintage tiger... long birdie putt... goes four under. next hole -- poor tee shot leads to a bogey -- pushes him back to three under par. tiger finished with

two bogeys on the day. woods tallies a 69... he's three strokes off the lead "it was not only nice to get the 1st rd out of the way but also i'm only three shots out of the lead.so to put myself there after not playing for 10 months or so in the neighborhood of that it was nice to feel the adrenalin out there.""i was very thankful. this morning i was in my head thanking all the people that have really helped meit gave me a chance to come back and play this round again."

most of the intrigue involving last night's warriors lakers game involved steph curry and lonzo balllonzo's outspken dad lavar had said a few months ago that his son was better than steph and last night was the first chance to see them go against each other in the 3rd quarter lonzo proved tough as he hit his head on the floor but despite being cut kept playingand it was his quarter lonzo who has shot poorly all season nailed three 3-pointers plus made a layup as the lakers eventually took the warriors into overtime ball finished with 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting and 10 assistsbut in ovetime curry took over bothered by an injured finger on hs shooting hand that prompted him to call kobe bryant for advice steph knocked down back-to- back threes and the warriors hung on for a 127-123 win curry had 28 points 13 in overtime steph gave lonzo a little love once the game was over and

father lavar was asked abut his thoughts after the game (sot: lavar) 'i trained my son, i know what he's about. you guys know what steph is about from what you've seen. i don't know what steph i about, he's a good player, but to me..." "he's a two-time mvp!""he can be a 10-time mvp and i still don't think he's better than my son. "it's good to check in with you. thanks you very much.""you can always check in with the big baller!(wipe: curry & durant stomp lavar & lonzo) bleacher report had some fun at lavar's expense posting the drawing on instagram of curry in his under armour shoes and kevin durant who had 29 points in his nike shoes stomping on mini versions of lavar and lonzo with levar decked out in his "big baller brand" gear

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♪[ music ] matt lauer breaks his silence. >> just moments ago received a statement from matt. let me read it to you. >> shocking allegations. did a sexual assault take place

in his office? >> was it so violent the woman had to be taken to a nurse? >> where we found lauer today, and sadness behind the scenes of the christmas tree lighting ceremony. then, on caitlin's trail. where they spotted the missing teen and the soccer coach. and exclusive. little miss markle. >> my name is meghan markle, i'm 12 years old. >> meghan markle's crusade, and return of titanic, 20 years later. >> and the question everyone is still asking. >> did jack have to die? ♪ [ music ] now "inside edition" with deborah norville. >> deborah: hello everybody, and thanks for joining us. more accusers have come forward against matt lauer, including a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by lauer inside his today show office. these accusations come as lauer has been spotted near his home in the hamptons, just after is issuing a statement saying enough of what's been said is

true that he's been embarrassed and ashamed. here's les trent. >> it's the first photo of matt lauer since his humiliating downfall. meanwhile, his former today show partner is picking up the pieces. savannah guthrie read an apology from lauer at the top of the show thursday. >> there are no words to express my sorrow, and regret for the pain i have caused others by words and actions. to the people i have hurt, i am truly sorry. >> lauer is admitting he did wrong. >> some of what is being said about me is untrue, or mischaracterized, but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. >> the apology comes as two more women have come forward to excuse "the today show" host of inappropriate behavior. and the details are disturbing. one former producer told the "new york times" that lauer asked her to his office to discuss a story, then locked the doorby pressing a button

under his desk. the producer says lauer asked her to unbutton her blouse, and then sexually assaulted her. she actually passed out. and when she came to, she was on his office floor. she says lauer then asked her assistant to take her to the nbc nurse. >> what this woman is alleging is sexual assault. lauer has not directly confirmed or denied it. he says some of what's been claimed is untrue, but he's not getting specific about what is false. >> we're also learning more details about what lauer allegedly did at the sochi olympics in russia. the young woman he is accused of being inappropriate with was an intern. both documents were presented to nbc executives monday night, and offered the proof that led to lauer's immediate termination. >> matt lauer, of course, had an enormous amount of power at nbc. as he was pursuing younger