(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston. lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is

possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. (robin)in our big story this morning ... we are tracking reaction to the aquittal of an undocumented immigrant ... in the killing of kate steinle on pier- 14 in san francisco. president trump tweeting about an hour ago ... quote ..."the kate steinle killer came back and back over the weakly protected

obama border, always committing crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in court. his exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. build the wall." (robin) u.s. immigration officials say, they will deport jose garcia zarate. zarate did not deny shooting steinle ... but claimed it was an accident. the jury ádidá find him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. they did ánotá find him guilty of first degree murder, second degree murder, or involuntary (robin)(boxes)the kate steinle murder case touched off a national immigration debate when she was killed in 2015. before the shooting, the san francisco sheriff's department had released garcia zarate from jail despite a federal immigration request to detain him for deportation.san francisco's "sanctuary city" law limits cooperation with u.s. immigration authorities. now ... following the not guilty verdict ... reaction is pouring in from all sides. first lets start with the defense.

tremendous amount of negative publicity around this case. and a lot of statement and incorrect statement that were made, that garcia zarate could get a fair trial in san francisco. and today the jurors demonstrated that.this jury's verdict should be respected. they heard the evidence. they deliberated as a group. they heard the read back testimony. they looked at the physical evidence. and they rendered a verdict to the best of their abilities in accordance to the law.> .(robin) we are also hearing from the family of kate steinle about the verdict. steinle's brother tells kron-4 ... that he is not surprised... he goes on to say: "the system failed kate from the start of the chain of events..... from the dropped drug charge he was brought to s-f for, his release without notifying ice because of ex-sheriff mirkirimi, the unsecured gun left by the b-l-m agent. why would the verdict in

this case be any different. the system failed kate on all levels. the verdict has not effected our family much. we're glad all of this is over, and we can remember kate.. embrace her memory on our terms. " (robin)now we are moving on to reaction from the prosecution.. kron4's gabe slate has that part of the story. soundbite - alex bastian / spokesperson for district attorney's office since jose garcia zarate was found not guilty on the three big charges first-degree murder, second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, the prosecution was asked if they thought they failed by over charging this casesoundbite - alex bastianthe jurrors left the courthouse thursday evening without talking to the soundbite - alex bastian / spokesperson for district attorney's office since jose garcia zarate was found not guilty on the three big charges first-degree murder, second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, the prosecution was asked if they thought they failed by over charging this casesoundbite -

alex bastianthe jurrors left the courthouse thursday evening without talking to the media.and kate steinle's family was also not avaiable for on camera reaction after the verdict came downlina prichard has been in the court room every day of this trial. she was the court assigned interpreter for this casehere was her reactionlina prichard / court interpretor in san francisco gabe slate kron 4 news (robin)this verdict is a topic a lot of people in the bay

area will be talking about in days to come.kron 4 spoke to people in steinle's hometown of pleasanton. the general consensus is that it was not a just verdict. although in the end ... some said they were not surprised with the outcome. let's take a listen.

reaction from us attorney general jeff sessions... he says in part: san francisco's decision to protect criminal aliens.... led to the preventable and heartbreaking death of kate steinle." he went on to say... "i urge the leaders of the nation's communities to reflect on the outcome of this case..... and consider carefully.... the harm they are doing to their citizens .... by refusing to cooperate with federal law enforcement (robin) shortly after the verdict came down ...a defense attorney representing garcia zarate... slammed the trump adminstration.

relevance to what happened on july 1st 2015>(robin) at an immigration speech 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 . in june this past year ... the house passed "kate's law.".. but it has stalled in the senate. (robin) and we first told you about the verdict through the kron4 mobile app. download it and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood. and our coverage of this nationwide story continues online at kron4 dot com. (robin) on our website kron4 dot com... there you can hear a full interview with legal expert brian ford.

view an interactive timeline - dating back to garcia zarate's entry into u-s... we also have reaction from lawmakers ... all on kron4 dot com. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... tomorrow marks one year since the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. we hit the streets of oakland ... looking for the changes that could prevent another tragedy. (robin)plus ... an alleged bay area pimp is now behind bars.. the police investigation that led to the (robin) and new details about a deadly rollover crash the night before thanksgiving. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

>> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some

form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. [music] (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast.

rebecca:little change in the weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures over the weekend followed by above normal temperatures next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat

bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

(robin)in the north bay ... a 14-year-old boy is recovering after being hit by a car in santa rosa. it happened yesterday morning 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. police did not say what happened to the driver. (robin) santa rosa police have arrested a man ... accused of pimping and having sex with teenage girls. he has been identified as 20- year-old laiken james. this comes after police investigated an online ad for sex. police say, james

was acting as her pimp. police also say, james was having several sexual relationships with girls from 14 to 17 years old. he has been booked into the sonoma county jail with a 55-thousand dollar bail. (robin) and in the east bay... a second victim has died from injuries ... in a crash that happened over the thanksgiving holiday. 25- year old alexys garcia suffered major injuries from the crash on stanley boulevard in livermore on the night before thanskgiving. there were five people in the car... when the driver veered off the road and the car flipped over.. a 16 -year old passenger also died in the crash. the driver --- lauren davis --- was arrested on suspicion of second- degree murder and felony drunk driving. (robin) that accident comes, as the man accused of driving under the influence in a separate holiday crash, appeared in court. fred lowe is accused of killing four family members in a dui accident over the thanksgiving holiday.... as kron4's

terisa estacio reports he's now facing bail of four- point-two million dollars. 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.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. terisa estacio kron 4 news. (robin)happening now ... police in the east bay are searching for three people who robbed a home in piedmont. it happened at a home on oakland avenue last month, but police just released this video. one homeowner was approached by an armed man who stole his cell phone. two other robbers came into the home and pointed a gun at the other homeowner demanding valuables. both victims have minor injuries, but are expected to be okay. the thieves made off with cash, electronics and other valuables. (robin) and detectives in

fremont are looking for a man who stole a landscaper's truck. it happened wednesday afternoon around 2-45 on caren street. the landscaper was about to mow a lawn when a man asked him if he had water. after giving him the water...the man slapped the landscaper and stole his truck. the truck is described as a 1991 toyota tacoma with a white tool box inside. it has the license plate number of 4-g-3-6-6-0-3. (robin) happening today... caltrain will unveil its holiday train. the train will be on display this morning but will not be on the tracks until tomorrow. it will feature 70-thousand lights. and will visit 9 caltrain stations between san francisco and santa clara on saturday and sunday. they will be providing holiday entetainment and collecting toys for less fortunate families. (robin)happening today ... tickets go on sale for another relief concert for victims of the north bay firestorm. this time-- the red hot chili peppers are going to headline.

the concert is being put on by "band together bay area" they are the same organizers who put on the concert earlier at at&t park... with metallica headlining. the concert will be on december 14th at the bill graham civic auditorium in san francisco. tickets cost 100-dollars and go on sale at 10 o'clock this morning on ticketmaster.c om. the concert last month raised 17-million dollars. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a not guilty verdict in the kate steinle murder trial. we'll catch you up to speed ... as president trump weighs in via twitter. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break.

( ♪ ) when it comes to holiday shopping, my wife loves style, my son is all about technology and my daughter? she just loves horses. don't you just love one-stop shopping? i do. ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's over $7,100 on this buick envision essence. experience the new buick this holiday season. (robin) welcome back .in

your entertainment news today... the first film critics group to hand out awards has weighed in, and the winners are all on the young

side. david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. "i hate california. i want to go to the east coast."how about the big apple? the new york film critics' circle has handed out its annual movie awards, and "lady bird" tops the list. the coming-of-age tale won best picture, and 23-year-old saoirse (sir-sha) ronan won best actress. her co-star, 21-year-old timothee chalamet (shall-a-may), received best actor honors for his starring role in "call me by your name.""i just played it the way liszt would have played it if he'd altered bach's version."the honors keep coming for timothee chalamet: he's one of seven actors the santa barbara international film festival has chosen for this year's virtuosos award, given for breakthrough performances. also on the list: gal gadot for "wonder woman"... daniel kaluuya (ka-loo-ya) for "get out"... hong chau for "downsizing"... john boyega for "detroit"... kumail nanjiani for "the big sick"... and mary j. blige for "mudbound." they'll all be honored february third in santa barbara."that's right, that's right."heather graham is dealing with sexual

harassment in hollywood... by making a movie. graham wrote, directed, and stars in "half magic," in which women frustrated about male dominance band together for support in overcoming professional and personal problems. the film is due out next february. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:little change in the

weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures over the weekend followed by

above normal temperatures next week. no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. (robin) in our big story this morning

... we are tracking reaction to the aquittal of an undocumented immigrant ... in the killing of kate steinle on pier- 14 in san francisco. president trump tweeting about earlier this morning ... quote ..."the kate steinle killer came back and back over the weakly protected obama border, always committing crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in court. his exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. build the wall." (robin) u.s. immigration officials say, they will deport jose garcia zarate. zarate did not deny shooting steinle ... but claimed it was an accident. the jury ádidá find him guilty of being a felon in possession of a

firearm. they did ánotá find him guilty of first degree murder, second degree murder, or involuntary manslaughter (robin) we first told you about the verdict through the kron4 mobile app. download it and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood. and our coverage of this nationwide story continues in the next hour ... with a live report from will tran. (robin@landing)tomorrow will mark one year since the oakland ghost ship warehouse fire. 36- people were killed attending a party at the warehouse.kron4's haaziq madyun went to oakland to find out what's been done ... to make sure a tragedy like the ghost ship never happens again. natsot/haaziqdo you think it is possible something like this could happen again?sot as oakland approaches the one year mark of the tragic ghostship warehouse fire, where 36 pepole lost their lives, there is still no simple answer to the question...could this happen again for oakland city

councilmember noel gallo and that is because...?sotat least 20 warehouses have been found in violation of city building codes over the past year, that shows that oakland is making progress says gallosotthe councilmember represents residents in the city's fruitvale district. he talks about what is different about the people who live here a year later natsot/haaziqthis is your neighborhood, your part of town, how has it changed since the fire?sot

have come forward to turn in the property owner in terms of the blight and fire safety, many of those have came forth and we've been making corrections">speaking of blight, it is a year later and this fence still barracades the burned out structure nat/sot haaziqwhat's the future of this building? what is going to happen here?the of oakalnd is in the process of the hiring of 6 new fire code inspectors by the end of 2017 and hiring 6 more inspectors by the end of 2018, will that get the job done?sot in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (robin) 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.yesterday the mayor discussed the benefits of having the site. (robin) the oakland city alliance donated the sheds after raising money toward the effort. (robin) another big story this morning ... a judge has ruled that students at albany high school were suspended ... for liking or commenting on racist images posted on another student's instagram account. a group of students sued the school claiming their first amendment rights were violated.an attorney for one of the students argued "liking" an image does not necessarily express approval. the

judge said the students contributed to disruption at the school. (robin)the sonoma county sheriff's office has named the remaining two unidentified people killed in the north bay firestorm.. they are 56- year-old karen sue aycock... and 47-year-old tamara latrice thomas. both were found in the coffey park area of santa rosa ... d-n-a analaysis was used to identify their remains. 24 people died in sonoma county during the firestorm ... a total of 44 people were killed in the northern california wildfires.

thousands of drivers cross the bay bridge daily

and sometimes people look for ways to avoid paying the toll.. stanley roberts has more in this latest edition of people behaving badly. i stopped you because you are not suppose to be in this lane this is a bus only lane out side of carpool hour do you have you drivers license registration and insurance? these three lines were recited over and over again near the toll plaza of thebay bridge let me paint a picture . just before you reach the toll plaza there is something called the flyover, during non commute hours it's only for buses .however on any given day you will see really tiny buses whow are we kidding we see cars and motorcycles using the flyover i'm with officer wilkenfield of the oakland area office of the california highway patrol on of the biggest offenfders are uber ans lyft drivers where you guys heading . the driver claimed he was trying to get to oakland, ironacally he is in oakland so offficer welkinfiled asked the passenger so why would you have taken an exit if you are trying to get to san francisco let's hear how this plays out if you're a professional driver which you are you're a

rideshare we're going to hold you to a little bit of a higher standard on top of that we appreaceate honesty so don't tell me your going to oakland when i can easily ask your passenger and he can tell me your heading to san francisco we don't like people who lie then there was this motorcycle rider with passenger, they were also caught on the flyover but the driver was missing something rather important you just rode thought the fast track lanes but you don't have any license plates the driver was also missing a transponder with is required to used any fastrak lanethen something happened, apparently rider was sitting on something oh you have the plates on you and just like that the rider removed the dealer paper plates and installed the license plate which just happened to have the registration sticker attached funny how thaqt works let's hear how this one plays out you're not even allowed to be in that lane i found you in the first place so this is citation i'm citing you for toll evasion ok toll evasion not paying the toll because you don't have a fast track and the license plates weren't on your car the end oh wait i almost forgot the fine for the carpool violation will set you back close to 500 dollars and the toll evasion is 238 dollars but there are no points associated with either

ticket at the bay bridge toll plaza stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) still ahead ... a long awaited destination for hiking enthusiasts and nature lovers will open today. details on the la honda creek open space preserve next... (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. ( ♪ ) when it comes to holiday shopping, my wife loves style, my son is all about technology and my daughter? she just loves horses. don't you just love one-stop shopping?

i do. ring in the holidays with buick. get up to 20% below msrp on most 2017 luxury suv models. that's over $7,100 on this buick envision essence. experience the new buick this holiday season. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:little change in the

weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures over the weekend followed by above normal temperatures next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gat no major hot spots. bay bridge

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

bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin)in national news this morning ... senate republicans are expected to continue voting on a tax reform bill. majority leader mitch mcconnell ended voting last

night after they hit a snag. (áááboxesááá)senator bob corker has vowed from the beginning that he wouldn't vote for any bill that would increase the deficit.he pushed to send the bill back to the senate finance committee to work out a solution...now, republicans are trying to find a way to pay for the tax cuts without increasing the national debt.republicans can only afford to lose the votes of two members to pass the bill. (robin) the nation's largest retailer, walmart, has removed a t-shirt from its website that appears to threaten journalists. the shirt says "rope. tree. journalist. some assembly required." the radio television digital news association says it brought the apparel to walmart's attention in a letter. it believes the shirt would "openly encourage violence targeting journalists." according to the nonprofit organization, within hours of sending the letter ... walmart had removed the shirt from its site. (robin) american airlines promises changes in the way it trains employees and handles

passenger complaints .... regarding racially biased treatment. the airline made the announcement yesterday after a meeting between c-e-o doug parker and n-a-a-c-p president derrick johnson in dallas. the civil rights group issued a travel advisory in october, warning african- americans they could face discrimination flying with the airline. american pledged to hire an outside firm to review its diversity in hiring and promotion, and create a special team to review discrimination complaints. (robin) more than one-third of the most expensive zip codes in the country are right here in the bay area. that's according to new findings by forbes magazine. the city of atherton made the top of the list with the median price of a home at nine-point-six million dollars. coming in at number three was los altos hills with a home price over seven million dollars. followed by palo alto with the price just a little below that. the marin county city of

ross came in at number five. and hillsborough was number eleven. (robin) happening today on the peninsula ... is the long awaited opening of the la honda creek open space preserve. kron four's rob fladeboe has more. there are many beautiful places to hike in the bay area and now there is one more. halfway between the crest of the santa cruz mountains and the pacific ocean, the la honda creek preserve is a gem that is no longer hidden to hiking enthusiasts jane sullivan.jane sullivan/hiker"...it's breath taking, it will blow your mind. it's hard to believe that this close to san francisco we can be in the thick of nature...'nats (ribbon cutting)opening to the public on friday, the preserve has 6-miles of hiking and equestrian trails from skyline boulevard to la honda that traverse forests, creeks and ranchlands with panoramic coastal views. the $1.2 million dollar project was publicly funded by voters who approved a bond measure in 2014.steve abbors/mid

peninsula regional open space district"....our promise to the voters was...if you fund this we we will do the work...we opened mt umunum two months now, now we're opening this one, next year we'll open bear creek redwoods and away we go...."recreation will co-exist along side cattle grazing to preserve a tradition dating back to the days when this was a mexican land grant. rich in history, jesse james and his gang are said to have had a hideout here. drake lewis is a local. drake lewis/neighbor "...it kind of calms you down, you get out on the trail ansd you stop thinking about all your troubles..."rob fladeboe/la honda "....again..the preserve opens tomorrow. it's less than an hour's drive from pretty much anywhere in the bay area.it's open from sunrise to sunset and admission is free. in la honda rob fladeboe kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news...

colin kaepernick may be out of the nfl ... but he is still achieving off the field.the award presented to him by sports illustrated. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

(robin@landing) (robin@landing to 101. (robin@landing ) colin kaepernick ... is this year's receipient of the sports illustrated muhammad ali legacy award. the 30 year old is the youngest winner. the former 49ers

quarterback started kneeling during the national anthem in 2016... to draw attention to police brutality and social justice issues. the protests were soon adopted by several players and have continued this season. kaepernick is expected to attend sports illustrated's sportsperson of the year awards show on tuesday in new york, where he will be honored. kaepernick opted out of his contract with the 49ers in march... and has remained jobless. in warriors news ... kevin durant is relasing his own line of glasses. nike is partnering up with the n-b-a finals m-v-p. the signature eye glasses range from 197 dollars to 297 dollars a pair. the collection offers three frames for adults and three for kids. there are no sunglasses offered as of right now just vision glasses. durant's former teammate turned rival russell westbrook also has his own glasses line.

(robin)coming up in the next hour ...a live report on the verdict in the kate steinle murder trial ... including what kate steinle's brother had to say about it. (robin)plus ... an alleged bay area pimp is now behind bars.. the police investigation that led to the (robin)and happening today... caltrain will unveil its holiday train.lydia pantazes will be there with a live report.

toasting dad: i'm not one for speeches. but here's to... to many more years of friendship. and feasts! crowd: [laughing, cheering] to presents! a mi familia que lo es todo. ♪ to being right here, right now, with you. sfx: dog bark. and you. toasting dad: i guess what i'm trying to say is, here's to family. we're proud to bring your family amazing value every day. t.j. maxx. marshalls. homegoods. family is the greatest gift. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya

folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

no major hot

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) our top story this morning... not guilty. that is the decision reached by the jury in the trial of jose garcia zarate.( james ) he was acquitted in the murder of kate steinle in san francisco. the jury

reached the verdict yesterday afternoon. garcia zarate was charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon in possession of a gun. ( darya ) the jury found him guilty of the gun possession charge but not guilty on all other counts. steinle was walking on pier 14 with her father and a family friend when she was struck in the back by a single bullet that had ricocheted off the pier before it hit her.( james ) the prosecution argued the shooting was a deliberate act, while the defense attorneys described it as an accident. the jury sided with the defense. garcia zarate had been deported 5 times and was wanted for a 6th deportation when steinle was shot.( darya ) garcia zarate says he found the gun on the pier. the gun had been stolen from a bureau of land management officer's car. garcia zarate will be sentenced for the gun

possesion charge on december 14. ( james ) he could face up to three years in prison. u.s. immigration officials say they will deport garcia zarate again after he finishes his sentence. ( james ) we are also hearing from the family of kate steinle about the verdict. steinle's brother released a statement to kron 4 saying quote: "the system failed kate on all levels. the verdict has not effected our family much. we're glad all of this is over and we can remember kate.. embrace her memory on our terms." ( darya ) and this morning there is a growing memorial on pier 14 where steinle was killed as we continue to get reaction to the verdict.( james ) will tran is live there this morning with the details. will. ( will ) and this morning we are hearing from people in steinle's home town of pleasanton. most of the people we spoke with say they ádon't believe that justice

was served.

( darya ) and president trump has been tweeting about the verdict this morning saying quote: "the kate steinle killer came back and back over the weakly protected obama border, always committing crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in court. his exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. build the wall." the president often sited steinle's death while on the campaign trail during last year's election. ( darya ) our coverage of this story continues online at kron4 dot com... there we have an interview with legal expert brian ford. you can also view an interactive timeline - dating back to garcia zarate's entry into the u-s... we also have reaction from lawmakers... all on kron4 dot com... ( darya ) in the north bay... santa rosa police have arrested a man accused of pimping and having sex with

teenage girls. he has been identified as 20-year-old laiken james. this comes after police investigated an online ad for sex. police say james was acting as her pimp. police also say james was having several sexual relationships with girls from 14 to 17 years old. he has been booked into the sonoma county jail. ( darya ) and in the east bay... a second victim has died from injuries in a crash that happened over the thanksgiving holiday. 25- year old alexys garcia suffered major injuries from the crash on stanley boulevard in livermore on the night before thanskgiving. there were five people in the car... when the driver veered off the road and the car flipped over.. a 16 -year old passenger also died in the crash. the driver --- lauren davis --- was arrested on suspicion of second- degree murder and felony drunk driving. ( darya ) the sacramento man accused of killing four family members in a dui crash

over the thanksgiving holiday weekend... is being held on four million dollars bail. fred lowe was in court yesterday for the first time since the fatal accident on i- 80 in san pablo. the napa valley family was coming home from a basketball game. c-h-p says lowe was driving under the influence when he hit the family's car. lowe has a criminal history including charges for robbery and two dui's in 20-11 and 20-12 he is now facing four counts of murder plus hit and run charges. ( james ) "mothers against drunk driving" says more needs to be done to monitor repeat d-u-i offenders. to fight drunk driving... the group wants to shorten the time between arrest and trial. they also want offenders to be monitored more closely after they're convicted.

requirements whether it be drug treatment or alcohol dependency sober living, some volunteer work, they are monitored on a week by week basis and if not complying their probation is revoked.>( james ) another solution madd would like to see is a special d-u-i court ... like some county's do with drug offenders. contra costa county has one in the works. ( darya ) happening now... police in the east bay are searching for three people who robbed a home in piedmont. it happened at a home on oakland avenue. one person was targeted by an armed man who stole his cell phone. then two other robbers came into the home and pointed a gun at the other person demanding their valuables. both victims had minor injuries but did recover. the thieves made off with cash... electronics and other items. ( darya ) new this morning... fremont police are cracking down on illegal sideshows. police say they

have seized a car connected to an illegal sideshow. it happened on november 12th and 13th. this is video of other sideshows that have happened in the east bay. in one incident, investigators say the side show surrounded a patrol car and damaged that car while spinning donuts. the car was found in san jose. police in several east bay cities say they will be stepping up patrols in an effort to stop future sideshows. ( james ) in the north bay... theonoma county sheriff's office has named the remaining two people killed in the north bay firestorm.. they are 56-year-old karen sue aycock... and 47-year-old tamara latrice thomas. both were found in the coffey park area of santa rosa ... d-n-a was used to identify their remains. 24 people died in sonoma county during the firestorm. a total of 44 people were killed in the northern california wildfires. ( james ) and happening today... tickets will go on sale for another north bay fire storm relief concert.

this time-- the red hot chili peppers are going to headline. the concert is being put on by "band together bay area" they are the same organizers who put on the concert earlier at at&t park... with metallica headlining. the concert will be on december 14th at the bill graham civic auditorium in san francisco. tickets cost 100-dollars and go on sale this morning at 10:00. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... see the next step north bay firefighters are taking to help victims of the deadly firestorm. ( james ) plus... tomorrow marks one year since the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. see the changes made by the city of oakland to make sure nothing like that ever happens again. ( james ) and after the break... starting today people will have a new place to enjoy the outdoors. see the new open space preserve that is opening this morning. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

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( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. 101 is at the limit in both direction. richmond bridge drive less

than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james ) one person is injured and three others are without a home this morning after a fire in san francisco's tenderloin district. it happened last night in a five story building on o'farrell street. one person suffered smoke inhalation and several others had to be evacuated. the fire affected three units in the building. ( darya ) happening today... the la honda creek open space preserve in san mateo county will open to the public. ( james ) the 6- thousand acre preserve is part of the expanding mid-peninsula regional open space district. kron 4's rob fladeboe has a preview.

there are many beautiful places to hike in the bay area and now there is one more. halfway between the crest of the santa cruz mountains and the pacific ocean, the la honda creek preserve is a gem that is no longer hidden to hiking enthusiasts jane sullivan.jane sullivan/hiker "...it's breath taking, it will blow your mind. it's hard to believe that this close to san francisco we can be in the thick of nature...' nats (ribbon cutting)opening to the public on friday, the preserve has 6-miles of hiking and equestrian trails from skyline boulevard to la honda that traverse forests, creeks and ranchlands with panoramic coastal views. the $1.2 million dollar project was publicly funded by voters who approved a bond measure in 2014.steve abbors/mid peninsula regional open space district"....our promise to the voters was...if you fund this we we will do the work...we opened mt umunum two

months now, now we're opening this one, next year we'll open bear creek redwoods and away we go...."recreation will co-exist along side cattle grazing to preserve a tradition dating back to the days when this was a mexican land grant. rich in history, jesse james and his gang are said to have had a hideout here. drake lewis is a local. drake lewis/neighbor "...it kind of calms you down, you get out on the trail ansd you stop thinking about all your troubles..."rob fladeboe/la honda "....again..the preserve opens tomorrow. it's less than an hour's drive from pretty much anywhere in the bay area.it's open from sunrise to sunset and admission is free. in la honda rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( darya ) and detectives in fremont are looking for a man who stole a landscaper's truck. it happened on caren street.

the landscaper was about to mow a lawn when a man asked him if he had water. after giving him the water...the man stole his truck. the truck is a 1991 toyota tacoma with a white tool box inside. ( darya ) more than one-third of the most expensive zip codes in the country are right here in the bay area. that' according to new findings by forbes magazine. the city of atherton made the top of the list with the median price of a home at nine-point-six million dollars. coming in at number three was los altos hills with a home price over seven million dollars. followed by palo alto with the price just a little below that. the marin county city of ross came

in at number five. and hillsborough was number eleven. ( james ) and happening tomorrow... firefighters in marin county will be picking up more bikes to give to kids affected by the north bay fire storm. the bikes were donated by a san jose company and the firefighters will pick them up tomorrow morning and then hand them out on december 10th. this is video from last month when firefighters handed out 900 bikes to families in santa rosa. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... see the steps that omne east bay city is taking to get the homeless off the streets. ( james ) and after the break... as you get ready to make your holiday cookies... we will show you which ar the most popular all across the country and here in california. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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or, you could just trust duracell. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( darya ) in national news... we have new video showing the man who robbed the bellagio in las vegas. ( james ) he's wearing glasses, a beanie, a wig....and a mask similar to one seen in the phantom of the opera. police say the man was armed with a handgun when he

demanded money from the cashiers. the employees handed him the cash and he got away. ( darya ) as you get ready to make your holiday cookies we have a new list of the most have a new list of the most popular cookies in the country. and chocolate chip tops the list.( james ) a survey found that they were the most popular cookies in 18 different states. but in california the most popular cookie is beanut butter with chocolate chips. that came in second place

for the most popular in the country.( darya ) and in third place was cowboy cookies. those are chocolate chip cookies that also contain... oats... pecans, coconut and cinnamon. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. break.is after the area forecast your bay (rebecca) (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( will ) the man who killed kate steinle is found not guilty. i will have reaction coming up in a live report.

( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. crowded on wb 4 through pittsburg ( james ) this moring we continue to follow the fallout of the not guilty verdict reached by the jury in the

trial of jose ( james ) this moring we continue to this moring ( james ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. crowded on wb 4 through pittsburg

( james ) this moring we continue to follow the fallout of the not guilty verdict reached by the jury in the trial of jose garcia zarate.( darya ) he was acquitted in the murder of kate steinle in san francisco. the jury reached the verdict yesterday afternoon. garcia zarate was charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon in possession of a gun. ( james ) the jury found him guilty of the gun possession charge but not guilty on all other counts. steinle was walking on pier 14 with her father and a family friend when she was struck in the back by a single bullet that had ricocheted off the pier before it hit her.( darya ) the prosecution argued the shooting was a deliberate act, while the defense attorneys

described it as an accident. the jury sided with the defense. garcia zarate had been deported 5 times and was wanted for a 6th deportation when steinle was shot.( james ) garcia zarate says he found the gun on the pier. the gun had been stolen from a bureau of land management officer's car. garcia zarate will be sentenced for the gun possesion charge on december 14. he could face up to three years in prison. u.s. immigration u.s. immigration officials say they will deport garcia zarate again after he finishes his sentence. ( james ) we are also hearing from the family of kate steinle about the verdict. steinle's brother released a statement to kron 4 saying quote: "the system failed kate on all levels. the verdict has not effected our family much. we're glad all of this is over and we can remember kate.. embrace her memory on our terms."

( darya ) and this morning there is a growing memorial on pier 14 where steinle was killed as we continue to get reaction to the verdict.( james ) will tran is live there this morning with the details. will. ( will ) and this morning we are hearing from people in steinle's home town of pleasanton. most of the people we spoke with say they ádon't believe that justice was served.

so it was disappointing. > ( james ) our coverage of this story continues online at kron4 dot com... there we have an interview with our legal expert brian ford. you can also view an interactive timeline - dating back to garcia zarate's entry into the u-s... we also have reaction from lawmakers... all on kron4 dot com... ( darya ) tomorrow marks one year since the oakland ghost ship warehouse fire. 36- people were killed. at least 20 warehouses have been

found in violation of city building codes over the past year. oakland is also in the process of hiring six new fire code inspectors by the end of year... and six more by the end of 2018. ( darya ) as for what's going to happen to the ghost ship site... councilman noel gallo says right now everything is under litigation and tied up in court. ( darya ) in the east bay... a judge has ruled that students at albany high school were áproperly suspended... for liking or commenting on racist images... posted on another student's instagram account. some of the images included nooses drawn around the necks of a black student and a coach.

a group of students sued the school claiming their first amendment rights were violated. an attorney for one of the students argued "liking" an image does not necessarily express approval. the judge said the students contributed to disruption at the school. ( james ) in the north bay... a 14-year-old boy is recovering after being hit by a car in santa rosa. it happened yesterday morning near peterson lane and guerneville road. police have not released much information about the crash. the boy was taken to the hospital... but there is no word on his condition this morning. police did not say what happened to the driver. ( james ) another big story we are following... a bay area man charged with child pornography has pleaded not guilty. matthew coda was arrested at s-f-o while returning from his thanksgiving holiday. coda and his wife were in the process of adopting a child. coda told his wife that he had a prior record for

possession of child porn. police say his wife had a friend look at coda's computer and the friend found more than 3-thousand child porn images. ( darya ) 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. ( darya ) the oakland city alliance

donated the sheds after raising money. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the new award colin kapernick is getting for standing up for social injustice. ( james ) and next... and walmart removing a product from its online store. we will show you the shirt that had one group demanding that the store take it down. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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

( james ) walmart- has removed a t-shirt from its website that appears to threaten journalists. the shirt says "rope. tree. journalist. some assembly required." the radio television digital news association says it brought the apparel to walmart's attention in a letter. it believes the shirt would "openly encourage violence targeting journalists." within hours of sending the letter... walmart had removed the shirt from its site. ( lydia ) coming up after the break... caltrain unveils its 2017 holiday train. i will have the details in a live report. when you have a cold,

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richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 rebecca:little change in the weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday

keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures over the weekend followed by above normal temperatures next week.

( darya ) happening now... caltrain is unveiling its annual holiday train in san francisco.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the train station this morning with a look. lydia. ( lydia ) the train will be on display this morning but

will not be on the tracks until tomorrow. it will feature 70-thousand lights. and will visit 9 caltrain stations between san francisco and santa clara on saturday and sunday. they will be providing holiday entetainment and collecting toys for less fortunate families.

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) happening today...

caltrain will unveil its holioday train. the train will be on display this will not be on until it will feature 70-lights.visit 9 caltrain stations former 49er quarterback colin kaepernick... is this year's receipient of the sports illustrated muhammad ali legacy award. the 30-year-old is the youngest ever to win the award. kaepernick started kneeling during the national anthem in 2016... to draw attention to police brutality and social justice issues. the protests were soon adopted by several players and have continued this season. kaepernick is expected to attend sports illustrated's sportsperson of the year awards show on tuesday in new york, where he will be honored. kaepernick opted out of his contract with the 49ers in march... and has remained jobless since. ( james ) happening

today... the senate is expected to vote on the new republican tax plan. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the vote should happen at 8:00 this morning - our time. republicans have 52 members in the senate and can only afford to lose two votes if they want to get this passed. the house passed its version of the tax reform bill last month. if the senate passes its version... then senators will have to work with the house to iron out the differences between the two bills. we will keep an eye on the vote and let you know if it passes. ( james ) american airlines promises changes in the way it trains employees and handles passenger complaints .... regarding racially biased treatment. the airline made the announcement after a meeting between its c-e-o and the n-a-a-c-p president. the civil rights group issued a travel advisory in october... warning african- americans they could face discrimination flying with the airline. american pledged to hire an outside firm to review its diversity in hiring and promotion, and create a

special team to review discrimination complaints. ( darya ) coming up at 6 a-m... three people break into and rob an east bay home and they are still on the loose. we have new video showing who police are looking for this morning. ( darya ) and... three new movies open this weekend. we will have a preview after the break. they appear out of nowhere. my secret visitors. appearing next to me in plain sight. hallucinations and delusions. these are the unknown parts of living with parkinson's disease. what stories they tell. but for my ears only.

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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) it's an unusual

it's an ( darya ) ( darya ) it's an unusual weekend in hollywood -- no new movies are opening in wide release. ( james ) but three smaller films are debuting in limited release. david daniel takes a look. "this may very well be the most sensitive asset ever to be housed in this facility." writer-director guillermo del toro gives us "the shape of water," about a woman who discovers a secret experiment in a cold war-era government lab. sally hawkins, octavia spencer, michael shannon and doug jones star in the fairy tale, which won four awards at the venice film festival."this town, bri. they don't want me." "wish we could just make our own movie.""a great idea." james franco directs and stars in "the disaster artist," based on the true story of the eccentric and determined director who made "the room," a film so bad, it's become a cult classic. like "the shape of water," "the disaster

artist" is receiving high marks from critics, and the gotham independent film awards named franco best actor of the year."i know where all the bodies are buried.""did he -- did he kiss you?""why are you getting so heated?"woody allen returns with "wonder wheel," set on new york's coney island in the 19-50's. despite a cast led by kate winslet, jim belushi, and justin timberlake, reviews have been mixed for the latest film by the oscar-winning writer- director. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( james ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to monitor the reaction to the not guilty verdict for the man charged with killing kate steinle. we are live in san francisco where there is a growing memorial. and we will be joined on set by a criminal defense attorney to discuss the jury's decision.

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darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:little change in the weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures

over the weekend followed by above normal temperatures next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from

880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) our top story this morning... not guilty. that is the decision reached by the jury in the trial of jose garcia zarate.( james ) he was acquitted in the murder of kate steinle in san francisco. the jury reached the verdict yesterday afternoon. garcia zarate was charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon in possession of a gun. ( darya ) the jury found him guilty of the gun possession charge but not guilty on all other counts. steinle was walking on pier 14 with her father and a family friend when she was struck in the back by a single bullet that had ricocheted off the pier before it hit her.( james ) the prosecution argued the

shooting was a deliberate act, while the defense attorneys described it as an accident. the jury sided with the defense. garcia zarate had been deported 5 times and was wanted for a 6th deportation when steinle was shot.( darya ) garcia zarate says he found the gun on the pier. the gun had been stolen from a bureau of land management officer's car. garcia zarate will be sentenced for the gun possesion charge on december 14. ( james ) he could face up to three years in prison. u.s. immigration officials say they will deport garcia zarate again after he finishes his sentence. ( james ) we are also hearing from the family of kate steinle about the verdict. steinle's brother released a statement to kron 4 saying quote: "the system failed kate on all levels. the verdict has not effected

our family much. we're glad all of this is over and we can remember kate.. embrace her memory on our terms." ( darya ) and this morning there is a growing memorial on pier 14 where steinle was killed as we continue to get reaction to the verdict.( james ) will tran is live there this morning with the details. will. ( will ) and this morning we are hearing from people in steinle's home town of pleasanton. most of the people we spoke with say they ádon't believe that justice was served.

there were ( will ) and this morning we are hearing from people in steinle's home town of pleasanton. most of the people we spoke with say they ádon't believe that justice was served.

( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) and president trump has been tweeting about the verdict this morning saying quote: "the kate steinle killer came back and back over the weakly protected obama border, always committing crimes and being violent, and yet this info was not used in court. his exoneration is a complete travesty of justice. build the wall." the president often sited steinle's death while on the campaign trail during last year's election. ( james ) our coverage of this story continues online at kron4 dot com... you can also view an interactive timeline - dating back to garcia zarate's entry into the u-s... we also have reaction from lawmakers... all on kron4 dot com... ( darya ) in the north bay... santa rosa police

have arrested a man accused of pimping and having sex with teenage girls. he has been identified as 20-year-old laiken james. this comes after police investigated an online ad for sex. police say james was acting as her pimp. police also say james was having several sexual relationships with girls from 14 to 17 years old. he has been booked into the sonoma county jail. ( james ) and in the east bay... a second victim has died from injuries in a crash that happened over the thanksgiving holiday. 25- year old alexys garcia suffered major injuries from the crash on stanley boulevard in livermore on the night before thanskgiving. there were five people in the car... when the driver veered off the road and the car flipped over.. a 16 -year old passenger also died in the crash. the driver --- lauren davis --- was arrested on suspicion of second- degree murder and felony drunk driving. ( darya ) the sacramento man accused of killing four

family members in a dui crash over the thanksgiving holiday weekend... is being held on four million dollars bail. fred lowe was in court yesterday for the first time since the fatal accident on i- 80 in san pablo. the napa valley family was coming home from a basketball game. c-h-p says lowe was driving under the influence when he hit the family's car. lowe has a criminal history including charges for robbery and two dui's in 20-11 and 20-12 he is now facing four counts of murder plus hit and run charges. ( james ) "mothers against drunk driving" says more needs to be done to monitor repeat d-u-i offenders. to fight drunk driving... the group wants to shorten the time between arrest and trial. they also want offenders to be monitored more closely after

they're convicted.( james ) another solution madd would like to see is a special d-u-i court ... like some county's do with drug offenders. contra costa county has one in the works. ( darya ) happening now... police in the east bay are searching for three people who robbed a home in piedmont. it happened at a home on oakland avenue. one person was targeted by an armed man who stole his cell phone. then two other robbers came into the home and pointed a gun at the other person demanding their valuables. both victims had minor injuries but did recover.

the thieves made off with cash... electronics and other items. ( darya ) new this morning... fremont police are cracking down on illegal sideshows. police say they have seized a car connected to an illegal sideshow. it happened on november 12th and 13th. this is video of other sideshows that have happened in the east bay. in one incident, investigators say the side show surrounded a patrol car and damaged that car while spinning donuts. the car was found in san jose. police in several east bay cities say they will be stepping up patrols in an effort to stop future sideshows. ( darya ) and detectives in fremont are looking for a man who stole a landscaper's truck. it happened on caren street. the landscaper was about to mow a lawn when a man asked him if he had water. after giving him the water...the man stole his truck. the truck is a 1991 toyota tacoma with a white tool box inside. ( james ) one person is

injured and three others are without a home this morning after a fire in san francisco's tenderloin district. it happened last night in a five story building on o'farrell street. one person suffered smoke inhalation and several others had to be evacuated. the fire affected three units in the building. ( james ) in the north bay... the sonoma county sheriff's office has named the remaining two people killed in the north bay firestorm.. they are 56-year-old karen sue aycock... and 47-year-old tamara latrice thomas. both were found in the coffey park area of santa rosa ... d-n-a was used to identify their remains. 24 people died in sonoma county during the firestorm. a total of 44 people were killed in the northern california wildfires. ( darya ) still ahead after the break... firefighters will be picking up more bikes to give to kids affected by the north bay fire storm. where you can go and help. ( darya ) and after the break... legal analysis from a local criminal defense

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge

drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 rebecca:little change in the weather is expected through

the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures over the weekend followed by above normal temperatures next week.

( james )( darya ) our top story coverage continues now with legal analysis from criminal defense attorney brian ford. brian what do you make of this verdict. (pam) tonight we are hearing from the family of kate steinle on the verdict. (steve) steinle's brother tells

kron-4 that he's not surprised...

and goes on to say "the system failed kate from the start of the chain of events. from the dropped drug charge he was brought to s-f for, his release without notifying ice because of ex-sheriff mirkirimi, the unsecured gun left by the blm agent. why would the verdict in this case be any different. the system failed kate on all levels. the verdict has not effected our family much. we're glad all of this is over and we can remember kate embrace her memory on our terms. president trump this morning the following.."the kate steinle killer came back

and back over the weakly obama border, always committing being violent, and yet this used in court. his a complete travesty of the wall." the kate steinle case touched off a national immigration debate.before the shooting in francisco sheriff's department had released zarate from jail ... despite a federal immigration request to deportation.san francisco's "sanctuary city" law limits with u.s. immigration authorities.and with the verdict reached in the case ... reaction is from all sides. first lets start with the defense. ( james ) and we first told you about the verdict through the kron4 mobile app. download it and be the first to know news when it happens in your neighborhood. coverage of this nationwide story continues online at kron4 dot com.

( james ) breaking news... former national security advisor michael flynn has been charged with lying to the f-b-i. he has a hearing scheduled for 7:30 this morning. there are reports that he is going to plead guilty. this is part of special investigator robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling in the u-s presidential election. we will continue to update this story as we get more information. into the newsroom. no major hot spots. bay bridge

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the maze to sf. accident wb 580 at 680 in dublin ( darya ) and happening tomorrow... firefighters in marin county will be picking up more bikes to give to kids affected by the north bay fire storm. the bikes were donated by a san jose company and the firefighters will pick them up tomorrow morning and then hand them out on december 10th. this is video from last month when firefighters handed out 900 bikes to families in santa rosa.

(rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( will ) the man who killed kate steinle is found not guilty. i will have reaction coming up in a live report. ( james )( darya ) welcome

back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:little change in the weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures over the weekend followed by above normal temperatures next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident wb 580 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30

min from the maze to sf. accident wb 580 at 680 in dublin ( james ) breaking news... former national security advisor michael flynn has been charged with lying to the f-b-i. he has a court hearing scheduled for 7:30 this morning. there are reports that he is going to plead

guilty. this is part of special investigator robert mueller's investigation into russian meddling in the u-s presidential election. we will continue to update this story as we get more information. into the newsroom. ( james ) this moring we continue to follow the fallout of the not guilty verdict reached by the jury in the trial of jose garcia zarate.( darya ) he was acquitted in the murder of kate steinle in san francisco. the jury reached the verdict yesterday afternoon. garcia zarate was charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon and being a felon in possession of a gun. ( james ) the jury found him guilty of the gun possession charge but not guilty on all other counts. steinle was walking on pier 14 with her father and a family friend when she was struck in the back by a single bullet that had ricocheted off the pier before it hit her.( darya ) the prosecution argued the shooting was a deliberate act,

while the defense attorneys described it as an accident. the jury sided with the defense. garcia zarate had been deported 5 times and was wanted for a 6th deportation when steinle was shot.( james ) garcia zarate says he found the gun on the pier. the gun had been stolen from a bureau of land management officer's car. garcia zarate will be sentenced for the gun possesion charge on he could face up to three years in prison. u.s. immigration they will deport garcia after he finishes his ( james ) we are also hearing from the family of kate steinle about the verdict. steinle's brother released a statement to kron 4 saying quote: "the system failed kate on all levels. the verdict has not effected our family much. we're glad all of this is over and we can remember kate.. embrace her memory on our terms."

( darya ) and this morning there is a growing memorial on pier 14 where steinle was killed as we continue to get reaction to the verdict.( james ) will tran is live there this morning with the details. will. ( will ) and this morning we are hearing from people in steinle's home town of pleasanton. most of the people we spoke with say they ádon't believe that justice was served.

of the girls had it on her phone from one of the websites and we were passing around the phone and everybody kind of shook their head and were really surprised. my remark was he must have a really great attorney. we were shocked. it was really sad. we were hoping he would get more than he did so it was disappointing. > ( james ) ( james ) our coverage of this

story continues online at kron4 dot com... you can also view an interactive timeline - dating back to garcia zarate's entry into the u-s... we also have reaction from lawmakers... all on kron4 dot com... ( darya ) tomorrow marks one year since the oakland ghost ship warehouse fire. 36- people were killed. at least 20 warehouses have been found in violation of city building codes over the past year. oakland is also in the process of hiring six new fire code inspectors by the end of year... and six more by the end of 2018. ( darya ) as for what's going to happen to the ghost ship

site... councilman noel gallo says right now everything is under litigation and tied up in court. ( darya ) in the east bay... a judge has ruled that students at albany high school were áproperly suspended... for liking or commenting on racist images... posted on another student's instagram account. some of the images included nooses drawn around the necks of a black student and a coach. a group of students sued the school claiming their first amendment rights were violated. an attorney for one of the students argued "liking" an image does not necessarily express approval. the judge said the students contributed to disruption at the school. ( james ) five people are recovering this morning after being injured in a fire at a senior apartment building in san francisco's mission dolores neighborhood. the fire started on 15th street yesterday afternoon. none of the injuries are considered life threatening. ( james ) in the north bay... a 14-year-old boy is recovering after being hit

by a car in santa rosa. it happened yesterday morning near peterson lane and guerneville road. police have not released much information about the crash. the boy was taken to the hospital... but there is no word on his condition this morning. police did not say what happened to the driver. ( james ) another big story we are following... a bay area man charged with child pornography has pleaded not guilty. matthew coda was arrested at s-f-o while returning from his thanksgiving holiday. coda and his wife were in the process of adopting a child. coda told his wife that he had a prior record for possession of child porn. police say his wife had a friend look at coda's computer and the friend found more than 3-thousand child porn images. ( darya ) 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. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... the new award colin kapernick is getting for standing up for social injustice. ( james ) and after the break... what the car you drives has to say about your political affilications. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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( james ) when it comes to which way a person leans politically, what you drive might reveal who you voted for. ( darya ) stanford researchers used a computer algorithm to determine whether a neighborhoodleaned to the left or the right just by looking at the cars on 'google street view.' they did it in 200 cities. examples of their findings - when sedans outnumber pick-up trucks there was an 88 percent chance the city voted democratic.( james ) if there were more pick-ups then there was an 82 percent chance they voted republican. volkswagens and aston martins were associated with white neighborhoods.. chryslers,

buicks and oldsmobiles tended to appear in african-american neigborhoods. the researchers arrived at their results by cross-checking their predictions against actual census bureau information. (lydia) - everything we stock at grocery outlet has crazy low prices. do you know how we do it? - how? - bargainomics! say, if california has a bumper crop and produces too many oranges. or a winemaker in sonoma

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back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:little change in the

weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures over the weekend followed by above normal temperatures next week.

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

( darya ) happening now... caltrain is unveiling its annual holiday train in san francisco.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the train station this morning with a look. lydia. ( lydia ) the train will be on display this morning but will not be on the tracks until tomorrow. it will feature 70-thousand lights. and will visit 9 caltrain

stations between san francisco and santa clara on saturday and sunday. they will be providing holiday entetainment and collecting toys for less fortunate families.

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) former 49er quarterback colin kaepernick... is this year's receipient of the sports illustrated muhammad ali legacy award. the 30-year-

old is the youngest ever to win the award. kaepernick started kneeling during the national anthem in 2016... to draw attention to police brutality and social justice issues. the protests were soon adopted by several players and have continued this season. kaepernick is expected to attend sports illustrated's sportsperson of the year awards show on tuesday in new york, where he will be honored. kaepernick opted out of his contract with the 49ers in march... and jobless since. ( darya ) unanimous a-l rookie of the year award winner and runner-up in mvp aaron judge also received ballots in another election: for new york city mayor.( james ) the yankees outfielder received listed on 10 ballots as a write-in candidate for mayor.

judge, who is originally from linden california received three votes in new york county, four in brooklyn, two in queens and one in staten island. he was far behind bill de blasio. he won re-election with over 700 thousand votes.( darya ) other famous new york atheltes to get some votes include joe girardi, derek jeter,kristaps porzingis, and even eli manning, who was benched this week, got one vote. ( james ) we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

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awake by a small earthquake. the 2-point-6 magnitude earthquake hit just before 6:30 this morning in san leandro. people reported feeling it in san francisco... and hayward. there are no reports of any damage or injuries. ( darya ) tiger is back as mere mortal not a super hero. and everybody is watching. we'll talk to gary about is comeback. ( james ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... we continue to monitor the reaction to the not guilty verdict for the man charged with killing kate steinle. we are live in san francisco where there is a growing memorial. and we

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the 2-point-6 magnitude earthquake hit just before 6:30 this morning in san leandro. people reported feeling it in san francisco... and hayward. there are no reports of any damage or injuries. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:little change in the weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the