good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im will tran.lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys,

especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week. rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week.

we begin with breaking news out of southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county.the thomas fire has burned 31-thousand acres ... right now there is no containment number. (áááboxesááá)150 structures have been destroyed ... 27 thousand people have evacuated from 8 thousand homes since the fire broke out last night. fire officials say one person died in a rollover car crash while trying to flee the flames.one fire fighter has been injured.it's burning on both sides of highway- 150 in

the santa paula area. that's between santa barbara and simi valley.the fire is being fueld by fierce winds....a situation reminiscent to the north bay firestorm. (boxes)breaking overnight ...a man is in custody following a shooting in a target parking lot. two victims ... both men ... are in critical condition this morning according to police. the gunfire erupted just before 6:30 last night ... outside the target store in emeryville ... right near interstate 580.it happened at a time when the store was packed with holiday shoppers. police say several shots were fired at two cars. three guns were recovered. police arrested a man found about one block away. description of the three people involved is not available at this time.one of the victims walked off and was found in the home depot parking lot. while the investigation continues ... police say there is no threat to public safety at the shooting last night is just the latest and most

violent incident there so far. a few weeks ago the target parking lot was host to an illegal side show and a few months ago target employees were held up at gun point. a big story we are following. in just a few hours from now ...thousands of city workers will go strike in oakland.. shutting down a number of city services indefinitely. union employees are fighting for wage increases and a number of other protections. here are some of the services affected... senior centers ... public libraries ... recreation centers and after- school programs.... also the parking citation assistance center and the housing assistance center will all be áclosedá. there will be no parking enforcement... street sweeping ... and no crime or traffic reports will be done. kron4's charles clifford has more on the negotiations between the union and the city of oakland. last friday, the city of oakland and seiu local 1021

exchanged similar contract proposals that offered workers a 4 percent raise for one year. but the seiu version requested that the two sides enter into mediation to hammer out an agreement for two additional years with former san francisco mayor willie brown act as mediator.on monday afternoon, the union said that the city rejected that idea. rob szykowny is the chief negotiator for seiu local 1021. sotthe parties have not reached an agreement and in less that 24 hours the strike will begin.monday afternoon, oakland mayor libby schaaf said a strike would be illegal.sotif the unions go on strike to mayor that is an unlawful strike and we will bringin an unfair labor practices act. beause we have not reached an impasse. she also says the city is still considering the union's proposal and that they coulnd't agree to the terms until the city council has a chance to look the plan over.. . that couldn't happen until wednesday. she's also says she's in favor of a mediator but it would have to be someone that both sides approve of .sotwe do agree that we could benefit from a mediator. it does have to be a mediator that we mutually

agree upon.szykowny says that if the city were to come back to the union monday evening and agree to their terms, a strike could still be averted. sotif the city were to do those things then we would postpone strike action until after city council meets on wednesday.now, we checked in with a spokesperson with seiu just a few moments ago and they say that. . . .charles clifford kron 4 news. in the south bay ...police arrest 18 people who they say are connected to an insurance fraud ring... and they are still looking for four additional people. these are the suspects in custody. all are accused of staging crashes --- and collecting more than 2- hundred- thousand dollars in insurance money. the arrests are part of a two -year investigation by staff from the c-h-p and santa clara county district attorney's office. investigators say, these two brothers, angel topete and joshua topete were the ones behind the crime ring. they are accused of conspiring with family members and friends ... to file fraudulent claims (boxes) only on kron4 -- we are hearing from a witness to the deadly bay bridge crash

that left a toll taker dead ... the driver of the truck invovled is still in the hospital and his charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence.kron4's justine waldman has the story. pkgsot that sight is never going to leave meburned in his memory is the horrific crash that killed his coworker si si han saturday morning.the 46 year old mother was minutes into her work day in lane 14. lester, was in lane 13, , wrapping up his overnight shift.sot it just came so fast i was collecting moneyhe tells me, he did not see the truck coming towards them, and quickly ducked down right before impact.sot bunch of dust and white smoke and glass when i came back up i didn't even see lane 14 anymore i just saw my partner in lane 15 and at first i did not

understand because he kept saying where is she where is she."stunned lester tried to protect people in the aftermath.in the twisted metal and crushed concrete he saw leaking fuel and feared there would be an explosion.sot just ran over to make sure people were safe and everything after that is a blurlester shutters to think the truck could have crashed in to his booth lucky number 13.sot i know i have not had time to grieve and i have been up and down with emotions.lester is now taking some time off work.and grief counselors are talking with caltrans employees.flags at the toll plaza are at half-staff.and people have left flowers here.lester greatly misses si si ,a beloved member of the caltrans family.sot i have never seen her frown when you saw her you looked forward to it because she would brighten up your day

caltrans is issuing an emergency contract - to try and find a company to fix the toll booth that was destroyed. the repairs will take place in the overnight hours to make sure everyone is safe. happening today. a decision will be made on "demand -based" pricing on parking in san francisco. if approved - it will mean that drivers will see parking rates surge ... in some of the city's busiest areas. the program would use "smart meters" to regularly adjust the parking price, based on demand. transportation officials argue, this will reduce the time people spend looking for parking.. by opening up more spots. demand- based pricing is already being used in some parts of the city.. in a test program underway. coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... it's been a few days after the one year anniversary of the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire-- and the hearing for the two men being held responsible ... was postponed... find out why. plus ... brock turner - the former stanford student convicted of sex assault --

wants a new trial. we have reaction from the santa clara county district attorney. and as the debris clears in the santa rosa fire zone ... for sale signs are going up. why some people are choosing to sell, instead of rebuild. and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. welcome back. checking

in on your morning forecast. rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys,

especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week. another big story tonight: nearly 2 -months after the north bay firestorm broke out, more and more burned out lots are debris free. but as kron4's dan kerman reports ... not everyone wants to wait to rebuild. as more burned out lots get cleaned up in coffey park a new development for sale signs are going upásot michael

williams/realtor 06-12this lot is just under 6000 square feet and its going for 160,000 realtor michael williams says his clients on crimson lane had been looking to sell and move out of state before the fire the prospect of waiting a year or 2 to rebuild was enough to convince them to sell the lot nowsoti had a lot of

another big story tonight: nearly 2 -months after the north bay firestorm broke out, more and more burned out lots are debris free. but as kron4's dan kerman reports ... not everyone wants to wait to rebuild. as more burned out lots get cleaned up in coffey park a new development for sale signs are going upásot michael williams/realtor 06-12this lot is just under 6000 square feet and its going for 160,000 realtor michael williams says his clients on crimson lane had been looking to sell and move out of state before the fire the prospect of waiting a year or 2 to rebuild was enough to convince them to sell the lot nowsoti had a lot of people ask if there more lots coming and i do think it's going to happena few blocks away on hopper avenue a

coming soon sign is already up, presumably after the lot is cleared of debris and across the street this cash for homes sign realtors say despite the fire, the neighborhood remains desirable sotcoffey park is a great place to live, santa rosa has a strong sense of community its centrally located and beautiful wine county so everyone wants to live here. around the corner on kerry lane no for sale sign just the opposite as tom and sue fellbaum were decorating a christmas tree on their burned out lotásot tom & sue fellbaum/lost coffey park home in fire 103-109currently we are in a 25 foot trailer so there's no room for a treet and we wanted to brighten up the neighborhood a little bit with a treethe fellbaums have lived here for 28 years, and while they've been looking at other homes but as of now, they think they will rebuildsot home prices are skyrocketing, its really discouraging, so like i said financially its probably best to rebuild. before the fire realtors say the home that was on this crimson lane lot would have sold for just under 600-

thousand dollars ástandup dan kerman/ santa rosa 134-143this home sold within 24 hours with multiple offers. is it a trend? we'll just have to wait and see. in santa rosa, dan kerman kron 4 news.144/std the north bay firestorm is bringing some attention to the shortcomings of emergency alerts. california's top emergency manager says the vulnerability of cell phone service is hurting public safety warnings. that came at a hearing yesterday about the failure of the emergency warning system after the north bay fires. the flames burned cell phone towers, and even knocked out telephone lines, cable tv and internet. one of the main problems according to emergency officials:most public warning systems rely on privately owned communications network. and the state has no authority at the moment to order private companies to strengthen their systems. in the east bay.. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a

deadly house fire. it happened in alameda just before six a-m yesterday. this is video of the aftermath. when firefighters arrived on eagle avenue... neighbors said, the man who lived there might still be inside. as crews put out the fire, they found his body. no word yet on the identity of the person killed. in other news ...the u-s supreme court allowed the newest version of president donald trump's travel ban to take effect pending appeal. the third version of the travel ban places restrictions on foreign nationals from these eight countries...this decision means that the travel ban can be enforced. krron4's spencer blake has reaction from travelers at s- f-o. for the president, the third time may be the charm. president donald trump signed his original travel ban on several mostly-muslim countries one week after his inauguration.it was protested heavily in airports across the country, and eventually the courts struck it down."i just thought from the beginning, ever since the idea was brought forward, that it's a huge violation of our most

basic human rights."the second amended version didn't survive the legal system, either, and the most recent version, which restricts travel from eight countries, came out in september.monday the supreme court said áthat version can take full effectwhile the counstitutionality of the ban is still being battled out in lower courts."i understand the call for security, but at the same time, my understanding of the ban is that it doesn't actually prevent, it wouldn't have prevented any terrorist attacks that happened in the last ten, 15 years."the upholding is not a ruling, though it's likely the ban will eventually work its way through the legal system up to the high court.the ban was never popular in the bay area because plenty of people view it as a ban on muslims entering the country.six of the countries included in the ban - chad, syria, iran, yemen, libya, and somalia - are predominately muslim."if some security measures need to be put up, it needs to be kind of researched and delegated in a different ways rather than saying, 'this and this country cannot get in.'"advancing justice, a group of five civil rights organizations, says monday's decision is not a decision on merit, and says the ban will quote, embolden the trump administration's

white nationalist and xenophobic agenda." that was spencer black reporting.this is the first time the supreme court has allowed a version of the travel ban to take full effect. steph curry and the warriors erased a 21- point deficit to beat the new orleans pelicans. but late in the game last night ... curry rolled his ankle. x-rays were negative ... but curry did walk with a noticable limp. curry has had a history of ankle issues. but he says he wants to get the rehab process started as soon as possible. still ahead on the kron four morning news... a story you will only see on kron 4. meet the lyft driver who says she was carjacked at gunpoint after picking up two passengers from a bart station. and here's a live look

outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break.after the coming up only on kron 4 this morning ...

frightening moments for an east bay lyft driver ... after a man sticks a gun in her face ... then steals her car.it happened in pittsburg sunday night.kron 4's j.r stone spoke with the victim ... who is still shaken up by the ordeal. he said get out and i said huh huh...he said get out of the car or i will shoot you.that is what happened sunday night when robin langston was robbed at gunpoint as she was working for the transportation company lyft on the night of her birthday. she picked up two people near the pittsburg bay point bart station in her chevy sonic car that you see here. she then went to drop the two off at mcdonalds.when

i looked back not even a foot from my head was a barrel of a gun. and all i could do was like stare at him like i didn' tknow what to do. he clicked off the safety and said the safety is off get out of the car and let my girl in.robin was forced to give up her purse and her cell phone. she then got out of the car and ran into mcdonalds for help after the two sped off. the onstar satellite service located her car in oakland a short time later but police there weren't able to respond to the call for at least two hours.i thought you had...i gave you a tool...you had onstar you had these people moving you had this guy with a gun that said he was gonna kill me if i didn't get out. i literally gave you these people on a platter but because there is so much crime in oakland her comment was we have killings we have things that are actually happening. oakland police dispute that claim and say that to their knowledge no one was in the car at that time. robin was

eventually able to get her car monday after it was towed and after she paid 400 dollarsa large cost for someone living paycheck to paycheck and on medical leave from her main job at hospice.i'm having surgery thursday i don't have any id i have nothing i don't have none of my cards i have nothing. so i don't even know if i'll be able to have surgery on thursday.fearful news for a woman who was just trying to earn some extra money. j.r. stone kron 4 news.

and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 after the break. welcome back. checking

in on your morning forecast. rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure.

nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week. week. through the week.

we are following breaking news out of southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county.the thomas fire has burned 31-thousand acres ... right now there is no containment number.150 structures have been destroyed ... 27 thousand people have evacuated from 8 thousand homes since the fire broke out last night.fire officials say one person died in a rollover car crash while trying to flee from the flames.one fire fighter has been injured.its burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area. that's between santa barbara and simi valley. the fire is being fueld by fierce winds....a situation reminiscent to the north bay firestorm.

another big story this morning.the court has postponed the case against two tenants ... who prosecutors are blaming for the deaths of 36 -people in the ghost ship warehouse fire. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, family members of the victims say, they want justice ... and something more. mary vega, lost son alex in ghost ship. i feel raw. i feel like it happened yesterday - but then eternity. i have not seen my son in a year. a visibly emotional mary vega talked about her son alex - who died in the ghost ship fire despite her clear pain, she and her son alberto were here at an oakland court house to watch the case against derick almena and max harris - the two master tenants whom prosecutors have charged for causing the deadly fire. alberto vega. i wish none of this would have happened. hard to be here, but we will be her for the whole trial, we want justice for alex and michaela. michaela and alex were boyfriend and girlfriend, both died in the fires - first

responders reportedly found them in each other's arms. michaelas parents were also at court monday they chose not to talk. the case against the two men, charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter was postponed monday. it is expected to last at least 5 days, with witnesses, former tenants, and sheriff's deputies and police officers testifying. it will pick up on wednesday tony serra reporesenting derick alemena the master tenant came out swinging - claiming his client is a scape goat. tony serra, atty for derek alemena. we will not bring anyone. this is our chance to see their weaknesses. then we can strategize. this past saturday marked the one year anniversary of the ghost ship fire max harris' attorney says he is still in mourning. curtis briggs. he is sorry and feels their loss. for alex vega's family, there is also this although he is seeking justice for his brother's death he and his family want an apology. mary vega. we want an apology. kron four

reached out to the mayor who's spokesperson sent us this statement, quote, "the mayor continues to extend her deepest condolences to all families who lost loved ones, and all those who continue to struggle. this tragedy lives with all oaklanders, and we are all working each day to make our city safer." in oakland, te the santa clara county district attorny's office .... is responding to brock turner filing an appeal, over his sexual assault conviction. he is the former stanford university swimmer.... who assaulted an unconscious woman on campus back in 20-15. the d-a says:"brock turner received a fair trial and was justly convicted. his conviction will be upheld. nothing can ever roll back emily doe's legacy of raising the world's awareness about sexual assault." lawyers for the former stanford swimmer say his trial was a -- quote -- lengthy set of lies. they want a new trial that would overturn the lifetime mandate ... placing turner on

the sex offender registry. turner was convicted of three felony counts of sexual assault.... he served only 3- months of his 6- month jail sentence.

some residents in san jose have been complaining to city officals about the illegal dumping on one long stretch of monterey road stanley roberts has more in this edition of people behaving badly. this is the union pacific right of way people behaving badly, you came up with that one right the people behaving badly and everyone with the exception of the guy in the grey shirt are san jose

contract workers . they are cleaning up debris along monterey road nats: ambiance im going to tell you something that may or may not surprise you . you see they are limited as to what they can clean up let me try to make it easier to understand .. that is the imaginary 25 foot line anything on this side is the citys responsibility, anything on this side is union pacific property. according to a source, one day while workers were cleaning up garbage, a union pacific official scolded them for trespassing nats: ambiance so basically, any trash within 25 feet of the first rail is off limits even to city clean up crews or they risk getting ticketed for trespassing strange but true so if you drive up and down monterey road you will see all types of trash that just sits there because of the 25 foot rule .it's something i call the politics of illegal dumping . people ger upset with the city because they see the trash sitting there for days or even weeks. the best thing to do is contact union

pacific railroad and bug them until they see results nats: ambiance now, what the city is responsible for is let's use this big cup as an example, it's sitting inside whats left of suv that is city property and do are these trash bags this is a good reason to contact the city and have it removed . but stand down i already reported it for you . but keep this in mind the next time you report any illegal dumping in san jose stanley roberts kron 4 news coming up on the kron four morning news ... new video from quadcopter four. showing the major progress being made on the warriors new san francisco arena ... live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast.

rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime

temperatures will gradually warm through the week.

happening today -- the supreme court will hear a case about a baker refusing to provide service for a same-sex couple. john lorince reports. freedom of religion or discrimination against a gay couple....that's the debate in front of the supreme court on tuesday.five years ago charlie craig and david mullins went

to... masterpiece cakeshop in lakewood, colorado.they wanted one of jack phillips' wedding cakes for their nuptials.jack phillips/masterpiece cakeshop "right away i knew that it's not a cake that i would be able to create for them. i told them 'sorry guys i don't do cakes for same-sex weddings.' they looked at me like, 'what do you mean?'" charlie craig/customer"we were horrified and embarrassed and hurt."phillips offered to sell the couple anything in the store that wasn't wedding- related.jack phillips/masterpiece cakeshop "i always, always, always welcome everybody in my shop, there are just events that i don't create cakes for." charlie craig/customer"it's not about cakes, it's about the rights of gay people to receive equal service."the a-c-l-u successfully represented craig and mullins in colorado's lower courts.as a result, phillips has stopped making all wedding cakes, even though he says it was 40- percent of his business.and now the matter goes to the supreme court.charlie craig/customer"if the court rules against us, it would open the door to many forms of discrimination that have long been outlawed in our society." jack phillips/masterpiece

cakeshop"this case is about our fundamental freedoms, freedom of speech, freedom of artistic expression, freedom of exercise of religion in our day-to-day lives."i'm john lorinc reporting. there are new questions about when president trump knew that general michael flynn lied to federal investigators and the white house. c-n-n reports president trump was told in january by white house counsel that his national security adviser lied. the president is expressing sympathy for flynn... who pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators. now... california congresswoma n jackie speier is speaking out against the administrations claims that the president can not obstruct justice.

of smarts would say something so stupid. we are a country of laws, not men. we have had a number of presidents, as you pointed out, that have had as part of their potential impeachment that they have obstructed justice. obstruction of justice is against the law."> also... prosecutors reportedly want to get rid of the bail deal for the president's former campaign chairman, paul manafort. that's after they found out that he's been working on an op-ed essay with a longtime colleague who has ties to a russian intelligence service. if true - that would violate the terms of manafort's deal with authorities. he's been under house arrest. manafort is facing several felony charges involving allegations of money laundering and other financial crimes. he's denied any wrongdoing. california has happy cows... and now it wants to be sure that the chickens are happy too. but more than a dozen states are now trying to challenge the state's "egg law". those states are

asking the supreme court to block the law requiring any eggs sold in california... to come from hens that have space to stretch out in their cages. the suit claims the 20-15 law has cost consumers nationwide up to 350- million dollars per year because of higher egg prices. we sent quadcopter four above the warriors new arena being built in san franciso's mission bay neighborhood. these are renderings showing what it is expected to eventually look like. our drone capturing the progress made so far.this is video from a few days ago. they broke ground on the arena that will be known as the chase center back in january ... so almost a year now its really starting to take shape. the 11-acre site includes an 18-thousand seat arena and 600- thosuand square feet of office space, as well as a new 5.5-acre park. we also had quadcopter four above the site in august. the warriors new home is expected to be ready for the 20-19-20-20

season ... once the world champs move from oakland back to san francisco. the team is footing the bill ... no public money.the price tag ... about one billion dollars. coming up on the kron four morning news... a new list of the best companies to work ... and 4 of those which made the top ten ... are right here in the bay area.. we'll tell you which ones they are. and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.

several bay area companies are being labeled as some of the so-called 'best places to work.' -- according to job searching site "indeed". the company tapped into its database of more than 15-million employee reviews to find out where people are the most happy with their jobs. it only ranked fortune 500 companies. out of the top 10-- four are right here in the bay area. apple tied for 8th with nike. facebook and google came in at 4th and 5th... and the number one place to work -- is salesforce.

for parents that are uncomforatable with their kids using social media. facebook has announced a new stand-alone app called 'messenger kids'. it's designed for children under 13-years old. pre-teens can use the app to chat with their friends, make face-time calls with kid-friendly photo filters and send age- appropriate images. parents must set up accounts for their kids and approve who they can chat with. the rules for traditional facebook services aren't changing -- kids still have to be thirteen years old to get their own accounts. a preview version of messenger kids is available on apple devices. american airlines allowed too many pilots take this month off... leaving thousands of flights without a captain now a j-p morgan chase analyst says the scheduling mishap will cost the airlines about ten-million dollars to fix the problem.american has reached a deal to pay pilots double ... for flights that were short-staffed. the analyst believes this mistake will bring american bad publicity ... and some

passengers might cancel. but not everyone is blaming the airlines... other experts are critizing the pilots' union for publicizing the scheduling error. coming up in the next hour ...a shooting at a busy parking lot in the east bay. one man is in custody ... two men are in critical condition. we'll have a live report from the scene with the latest. plus ... thousands of oakland city workers, getting ready to hit the picket lines in just two hours.that means several city services ... will be shut down.we'll break it down in a live report. and ... we'll update you on breaking news out of southern california ... this is a live look at a wildfire that is burning out of control ... forcing thousands from their homes.

( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check the morning lets start fletcher. and i'm james ( james )darya folsom..morning i'm good morning i'm darya folsom..(

james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... ( james ) breaking news out of southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county. the thomas fire has burned 31-thousand acres. right now there is áno containment. 150 have been destroyed and eight-homes are evacuation since the fire night.officials say one person rollover car trying to flee flames. its burning of highway- santa paula area. between santa simi valley. being fueld by fierce winds... much like the firestorm. ( darya ) good darya folsom.. and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure.

nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week.

( darya ) another big story we are following this morning out of the east bay. a man is in custody following a shooting in a target parking lot.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the target in emeryville this morning with the details. lydia. ( lydia )two victims ... both men ... are in critical condition this morning according to police. the gunfire erupted just before 6:30 last night ... outside the target store in emeryville ... right near interstate 580. it happened at a time when the

store was packed with holiday shoppers.police say several shots were fired at two cars. three guns were recovered. police arrested a man found about one block away. description of the three people involved is not available at this time.one of the victims walked off and was found in the home depot parking lot. while the investigation continues ... police say there is no threat to public safety at this time ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) in two hours.... thousands of city workers will strike in oakland -- shutting down a number of city services indefinitely. they're fighting for wage increases and a number of other protections. some of the services affected include: senior centers... public libraries... recreation centers and after- school programs.... also the parking citation assistance center and the housing assistance center will all be áclosedá. there will be no parking enforcement... or street sweeping. and no

crime or traffic reports will processed. ( james ) this all started last friday during contract talks. the city of oakland and the union have agreed on a 4% raise for at least one year. the union wants the agrement to extend two more years... the city has aparently rejected that idea. so, in a couple of hours... the strike will begin. oakland mayor libby schaaf is calling the strike illegal. ( james ) the mayor says the city is ástill considering the union's proposal. but they coulnd't agree to the terms until the city council had a chance to look the plan over. ( darya ) now to a story you will see only on kron 4... an east bay lyft driver carjacked at gunpoint and the thieves are still on the loose. it happened in pittsburg on sunday night. robin

langston picked up two people near the pittsburg bay point bart station. she then went to drop the two off at mcdonald's and when she turned around there was a gun in her face. she got out of the car and ran into the mcdonald's to call for help. the onstar satellite service located her car in oakland a short time later but police weren't able to respond for two hours.

two cars -- believed to be street racing -- lost control. oakland police believe a black dodge charger was street racing a maroon b-m-w east bound on international boulevard when it lost control near 82nd avenue... jumping the curb and killing a 49 year old oakland man. both cars were recovered at the scene the drivers ran away before police arrived. oakland police are asking for help to identify the people involved in this fatal hit and run car crash. ( james ) lawyers for the undocumented immigrant who was aquitted of killing kate steinle -- will ask a judge to dismiss the one charge he was convicted of... being a felon in possession of a gun. last week... jose garcia zarate was found ánotá guilty of murder, involuntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. his lawyers say they will argue that he did ánotá know he had a gun in his hand until it fired. during trial is lawyers argued the 2015 shooting was accidental.. that zarate found the gun wrapped

in a shirt under a bench near pier 14. the public defenders office plans to seek the dismisal after senticing later this month.. immigration and customs enforcement says garcia zarate will be deported. ( james ) police in hayward are investigating their fifth homicide of the year. a man and woman got into an argument with another man on the 29-thousand block of mission boulevard yesterday morning. during that fight... the man was shot and killed and the couple took off. police have not released a detailed description of the killers. ( darya ) police in milbrae are looking for a bank robber. they say a man walked into the chase bank on el camino real on monday-- approached the teller and demanded money. the teller handed the thief cash... and he walked out. ( darya ) happening today... a decision will be made on "demand -based" pricing on parking in san francisco. if approved - it will mean that drivers will see parking rates surge... in some of the city's busiest areas. the

program would use "smart meters" to regularly adjust the parking price based on demand. transportation officials argue this will reduce the time people spend looking for parking... by opening up more spots. demand- based pricing is already being used in some parts of the city... a test program is underway. ( james ) after the break... witnessing a deadly crash. hear from the man who watched a co- worker die on the bay bridge. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. ,$8drw

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. ( james ) breaking news out of

southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county. the "thomas fire" has burned 31-thousand acres. right now there is áno containment. 150 structures have been destroyed and roughly eight-thousand homes are under evacuation orders since the fire broke out last night. more than 260-thousand people are without power. fire

officials say fire officials say one person died in a rollover car crash while trying to escape the flames. its burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area. that's between santa barbara and simi valley. the fire is being fueld by fierce winds... a situation much like the north bay firestorm. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of

the forecast. rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week. ( darya ) only on kron

4... we're hearing from a witness to the deadly bay bridge crash that killed a toll taker. justine waldman has the story.

( darya ) only on kron 4...

we're hearing from a witness to the deadly bay bridge crash that killed a toll taker. justine waldman has the story. pkgsot that sight is never going to leave meburned in his memory is the horrific crash that killed his coworker si si han saturday morning.the 46 year old mother was minutes into her work day in lane 14. lester, was in lane 13, , wrapping up his overnight shift.sot it just came so fast i was collecting moneyhe tells me, he did not see the truck coming towards them, and quickly ducked down right before impact.sot bunch of dust and white smoke and glass when i came back up i didn't even see lane 14 anymore i just saw my partner in lane 15 and at first i did not understand because he kept saying where is she where is she."stunned lester tried to protect people in the aftermath.in the twisted metal

and crushed concrete he saw leaking fuel and feared there would be an explosion.sot just ran over to make sure people were safe and everything after that is a blurlester shutters to think the truck could have crashed in to his booth lucky number 13.sot i know i have not had time to grieve and i have been up and down with emotions.lester is now taking some time off work.and grief counselors are talking with caltrans employees.flags at the toll plaza are at half- staff.and people have left flowers here.lester greatly misses si si ,a beloved member of the caltrans family.sot i have never seen her frown when you saw her you looked forward to it because she would

( james ) nearly 2 -months after the north bay firestorm broke out, more burned out lots are now free of debris. but there are also more for sale signs going up in santa rosa. realtors say that the prospect of having to wait a year or 2 to rebuild is convincing people in the coffey park neighborhood to sell their lots. but even after the fire... realtors say that these parts of santa rosa are still a desirable place to live. ( james ) but not everybody is ready to leave the area. one couple who has lived in santa rosa for 28 years were out decorating a christmas tree yesterday. that couple says they plan to rebuild. ( james ) the north bay firestorm is bringing some attention to the shortcomings of emergency alerts.. california's top emergency

manager says the vulnerability of cell phone service is hurting public safety warnings. that came at a hearing yesterday about the failure of the emergency warning system after the fires. the flames burned cell phone towers... and even knocked out telephone lines... cable t-v and internet. emergency officials say one of the main problems is most public warning systems rely on áprivately owned communication s network. and the state has áno authority at the moment to order private companies to strengthen their systems. ( darya ) coming up after the break... going all the way to the supreme court... over a cake. is it a religious issue or discrimination? the high profile case that the high court is taking up today. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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. what plots they unfold. but only in my mind. over 50% of people with parkinson's will experience hallucinations or delusions during the course of their disease. and these can worsen over time, making things even more challenging. but there are advances that have led to treatment options that can help. if someone you love has parkinson's and is experiencing hallucinations or delusions, talk to your parkinson's specialist. because there's more to parkinson's. my visitors should be the ones i want to see. learn more at moretoparkinsons.com ( james ) happening today... the u.s. supreme

court is hearing arguments about a baker refusing to provide service to a same sex couple.( darya ) the debate is over whether his refusal constitutes freedom of religion or discrimination. five years ago charlie craig and david mullins went to "masterpiece cakeshop" in lakewood, colorado.( james ) they wanted one of jack phillips' cakes for their wedding. phillips refused. the a-c-l-u successfully represented craig and mullins in colorado's lower courts.( darya ) kron 4's washington correspondent will be at the supreme court this morning. we will get an update on the case in a live report coming up in the 9:00 hour. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... south bay police accuse two

brothers of running an organized crime ring... now the search is on for more suspects. ( darya ) and... putting the blame on california... why the state is being blamed for expensive egg prices across the nation. ( james ) breaking news out of southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county. the "thomas fire" has burned 31-thousand acres. right now there is áno containment. 150 have been destroyed and roughly eight- thousand home [burke] at farmers, we've seen almost everything

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grin at it? (laughs) stop laughing. the stomach flu is not funny. get a cleaner with bleach in it. good, you can smile now. clorox means clean. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely

in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week. ( darya ) a big story ( darya ) a big story we

are following. in about 90 minutes... thousands of oakland city workers will go on strike.( james ) here are some of the services affected... senior centers ... public libraries ... recreation centers and after- school programs.... also the parking citation assistance center and the housing assistance center will all be áclosedá. there will be no parking

enforcement... street sweeping ... and no crime or traffic reports will be done. kron4's charles clifford has more on the negotiations. last friday, the city of oakland and seiu local 1021 exchanged similar contract proposals that offered workers a 4 percent raise for one year. but the seiu version requested that the two sides enter into mediation to hammer out an agreement for two additional years with former san francisco mayor willie brown act as mediator.on monday afternoon, the union said that the city rejected that idea. rob szykowny is the chief negotiator for seiu local 1021. sotthe parties have not reached an agreement and in less that 24 hours the strike will begin.monday afternoon, oakland mayor libby

schaaf said a strike would be illegal.sotif the unions go on strike to mayor that is an unlawful strike and we will bringin an unfair labor practices act. beause we have not reached an impasse. she also says the city is still considering the union's proposal and that they coulnd't agree to the terms until the city council has a chance to look the plan over.. . that couldn't happen until wednesday. she's also says she's in favor of a mediator but it would have to be someone that both sides approve of .sotwe do agree that we could benefit from a mediator. it does have to be a mediator that we mutually agree upon.szykowny says that if the city were to come back to the union monday evening and agree to their terms, a strike could still be averted. sotif the city were to do those things then we would postpone strike action until after city council meets on wednesday.now, we checked in with a spokesperson with seiu just a few moments ago and they say that. . . .in oakland, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( james ) it's not a final ruling... but the u.s. supreme court is letting the trump administration fully enforce its travel ban. this is the first time

justices have allowed any edition of the ban to go forward. the third edition of the ban places varying levels of restrictions on foreign nationals from eight countries including iran, libya, and north korea. lower courts in two separate challenges had partially- blocked the ban. monday's order is a significant -- but temporary win for the trump administration. it means the travel ban can be enforced ... while challenges make their way through the legal system. ( james ) in the east bay... investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly house fire. it happened in alameda. this is video of the aftermath. when firefighters arrived on eagle avenue... neighbors said the man who lived there might still be inside. as crews put out the fire, they found his body. no word yet on the identity of the person killed. ( darya ) in the south bay... police have arrested 18 people they say are connected to an insurance fraud ring... and they are still looking for four more

people. these are the suspects in custody. all are accused of staging crashes -- and collecting more than 200- thousand dollars in insurance money. the arrests are part of a two -year investigation by staff from the c-h-p and santa clara county district attorney's office. investigators say these two brothers -- angel and josh topete -- were the ones behind the crime ring. they are accused of conspiring with family members and friends... to file fraudulent ( james ) california has happy cows... and now it wants to be sure that the chickens are happy too. but more than a dozen states are now trying to challenge the state's "egg law". those states are asking the supreme court to block the law requiring any eggs sold in california... to come from hens that have space to stretch out in their cages. the lawsuit claims the 20-15 law has cost consumers nationwide up to 350- million dollars per year because of

higher egg prices. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... days after the one year anniversary of the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire... we're hearing from the family of one of the victims. what they're saying as they wait for justice. ( james ) plus... a tiny solution to a big problem. how the city of san jose is fighting homeless with tiny houses. ( james ) and... they may be cute... but instagram is out with a warning áagainst selfies with koalas. what's behind this new push. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. today we're out here to test people's knowledge about type 2 diabetes. so you have type 2 diabetes? yes i do.

true or false... type 2 diabetes more than doubles your chance of dying from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or a stroke. that can't be true, can it? actually, it is true. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. in fact, cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death for adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease. but there is good news. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit. jardiance is proven to both significantly reduce the chance of dying from a cardiovascular event in adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease and lower your a1c. that's good to know. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis

or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. isn't it time to talk to your doctor about jardiance? absolutely. ask your doctor about jardiance. and get to the heart of what matters. ( darya ) this could be the first of many lawsuits... the city of los angeles is now suing uber ... over a data breach that affected about 600- thousand people.( james ) city attorneys accuse the ride-share company of failing

to notify customers about last year's breach. and instead... paying the hackers to destroy the data.( darya ) lawyers say uber and other companies holding large amounts of private data need to safeguard it. uber's c-e-o says two employees were fired over the incident when it happened. ( darya ) instagram is trying to combat wildlife exploitation. it's now adding content warnings to selfies that include tigers... koalas and other wildlife.( james ) wildlife conservation groups say animals can suffer from human contact. so instagram is sending a message against the behavior that pops up if users click on hashtags like "koala selfie" or "tiger pet."( darya ) more than three-thousand posts with the hashtag "koala selfie" already exist on the platform. instagram is not banning the photos. but the site hopes the warning will educate users. ( james ) coming on the

kron 4 morning news... good news and bad news for the warriors. they won the game... but they lost a star. what's next for steph curry. ( james ) your bay area forecast is after the break. unlike ordinary toothpaste, colgate total fights bacteria on teeth, tongue, cheeks and gums. giving you the confidence of a healthier mouth. colgate total. be totally ready for life. whentrust the brand doctors trust for themselves. nexium 24hr is the number one choice of doctors and pharmacists for their own frequent heartburn. and all day all night protection. when it comes to frequent heartburn, trust nexium 24hr. rebecca:dry weather conditions

will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week.

( darya ) another big story this morning... an emotional day for those who lost loved ones in the ghost ship warehouse fire.( james ) a hearing was supposed to happen yesterday. as kron four's terisa estacio tells us... victims' family members say they want justice. mary vega, lost son alex in ghost ship. i feel raw. i feel like it happened yesterday - but then eternity. i have not seen my son in a year. a visibly emotional mary vega talked about her son alex - who died in the ghost ship fire despite her clear pain, she and her son alberto were here at an oakland court house to watch the case against derick almena and max

harris - the two master tenants whom prosecutors have charged for causing the deadly fire. alberto vega. i wish none of this would have happened. hard to be here, but we will be her for the whole trial, we want justice for alex and michaela. michaela and alex were boyfriend and girlfriend, both died in the fires - first responders reportedly found them in each other's arms. michaelas parents were also at court monday they chose not to talk. the case against the two men, charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter was postponed monday. it is expected to last at least 5 days, with witnesses, former tenants, and sheriff's deputies and police officers testifying. it will pick up on wednesday tony serra reporesenting derick alemena the master tenant came out swinging - claiming his client is a scape goat. tony serra, atty for derek alemena. we will not bring anyone. this is our chance to see their weaknesses. then we can

strategize. this past saturday marked the one year anniversary of the ghost ship fire max harris' attorney says he is still in mourning. curtis briggs. he is sorry and feels their loss. for alex vega's family, there is also this although he is seeking justice for his brother's death he and his family want an apology. mary vega. we want an apology. kron four reached out to the mayor who's spokesperson sent us this statement, quote, "the mayor continues to extend her deepest condolences to all families who lost loved ones, and all those who continue to struggle. this tragedy lives with all oaklanders, and we are all working each day to make our city safer." in oakland, te ( darya ) nothing has been settled yet... but there is a new push for the construction of "tiny homes" for the homeless in san jose. city officials joined the architectural design firm gensler yesterday... unveiling

two designs for what are described as "emergency sleeping cabins." the tiny home communities would house up 25 people for as long as five years. there will be public hearings and an environmental review process. it could take a year or more before these tiny homes are actually built and occupied. the city council will begin that process in a week. ( darya ) in the east bay --- oakland is working to provide housing for people who are homeless. and they've come up with a unique solution. the city has opened up its tuff sheds in west oakland. mayor libby shaaf says 40 people will be able to live there for six months. after that... those people will either move to a different housing center or live independently if they are able to get back on their feet. the city believes this

will lead to permanent housing. ( james ) we sent quadcopter four above the warriors new arena being built in san franciso's mission bay neighborhood. these are renderings showing what it is expected to eventually look like. our drone caputuing the progress made so far...this was a few days ago... they broke ground on the arena that will be known as the chase center back in january... so almost a year in now. really starting to take shape. the 11-acre site includes an 18-thousand seat arena and 600- thosuand square feet of office space, as well as a new 5.5-acre park. we also had quadcopter four above the site in august... the warriors new home is expected to be ready for the 20-19-20-20 season...once the world champs move from oakland back to san francisco. the team is footing the bill...no public money...the price tag...about one billion dollars.

( james ) steph curry and the warriors erased a 21- point deficit to beat the new orleans pelicans. but late in the game curry rolled his ankle. x-rays were negative... but curry did walk with a noticable limp. curry has had a history of ankle issues. but he says he wants to get the rehab process started as soon as possible. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... history repeats itself for a man born in the back of an ambulance. how he ended up there again... 42- years later.

a maryland firefighter -- who was born in an ambulance -- spent his 42nd birthday delivering a baby the same way... in the back of an ambulance.( darya ) daniel

helsel and his team got a call yesterday to help a woman in labor. he said as soon as the woman got in the ambulance... she started giving birth. helsel said everything went well... mom and her little girl are doing just fine. helsel has been a firefighter for 17- years. he said he had never worked on his birthday until monday. ( darya ) and ... we'll update you on breaking news out of southern california ... a wildfire is burning out of control ... forcing

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...and lower your a1c. wow. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. what do you think? i think it's time to think about jardiance. ask your doctor about jardiance. and get to the heart of what matters. breaking news out of

southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county. the thomas fire has burned 31-thousand acres. right now there is áno containment. 150 structures have been destroyed and more than eight-thousand homes are under evacuation since the fire broke out last night. fire officials say one person died in a rollover car crash while trying to flee from the flames. its burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area. that's between santa barbara and simi valley. the fire is being fueld by

fierce winds... a situation much like the north bay firestorm. (james)here's a map of where it's happening... (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. the morning of weather with rebecca strom... rebecca: dry weather conditions will

likely persist through all of next week due to through all of likely persist conditions will dry weather rebecca: rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week.

( darya ) another big story we are following this morning out of the east bay. with hundreds of people out holiday shopping last night -- a gunman opened fire on a target parking lot.( james )

kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the target in emeryville this morning with the details. lydia. ( lydia )two victims ... both men ... are in critical condition this morning according to police. the gunfire erupted just before 6:30 last night ... outside the target store in emeryville ... right near interstate 580. it happened at a time when the store was packed with holiday shoppers.police say several shots were fired at two cars. three guns were recovered. police arrested a man found about one block away. description of the three people involved is not available at this time.one of the victims walked off and was found in the home depot parking lot. while the investigation continues ... police say there is no threat to public safety at this time

( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) in one hour.... thousands of city workers will strike in oakland -- shutting down a number of city services indefinitely. they're fighting for wage increases and a number of other protections. some of the services affected include: senior centers... public libraries... recreation centers and after- school programs.... also the parking citation assistance center and the housing assistance center will all be áclosedá. there will be no parking enforcement... street sweeping ... and no crime or traffic reports will be done. ( james ) this all started last friday when the city of oakland and the union exchanged similar contract proposals that offered workers a four- percent raise for one year. but the union also wanted to enter into mediation to hammer out an agreement -- lasting two more years. the union says the city rejected that idea. so at

7 o-clock... the strike will begin. oakland's mayor is calling the strike illegal. ( james ) the mayor says the city is ástill considering the union's proposal. but they coulnd't agree to the terms until the city council had a chance to look the plan over. kron4's will tran is on his way to oakland right now and will have a live report coming up at 6:30. ( darya ) happening now. the search is on for a driver who took off... after hitting and killing a pedestrian in oakland. police say it happened after two cars -- believed to be street racing -- lost control. oakland police believe a black dodge charger was street

racing a maroon b-m-w east bound on international boulevard when it lost control near 82nd avenue... jumping the curb and killing a 49 year old oakland man. both cars were recovered at the scene the drivers ran away before police arrived. oakland police are asking for help to identify the people involved in this fatal hit and run car crash. (darya) now to a story you will only see on kron 4... we are hearing from a witness to the deadly bay bridge crash that killed a toll taker. the driver of the truck involved is still in the hospital this morning and is charged with manslaughter and driving under the influence. now the man who was in the toll booth right next to the victim... si-si han... says he did not see the truck coming and had to duck down just before the truck crashed.

over the weekend on the 300 block of ellis street. two men argued with a man in the store then they left but came back 10 minutes later and threw the molotov cocktails in the store. the victim was able to put the fire out and was not injured. police have not released a description of the attackers. ( darya ) police in milbrae are looking for a bank robber. they say a man walked into the chase bank on el camino real on monday-- approached the teller and demanded money. the teller handed the thief cash... and he walked out. ( darya ) happening today... a decision will be made on "demand -based" pricing on parking in san francisco. if approved - it will mean that drivers will see parking rates surge... in some of the city's busiest areas. the program would use "smart meters" to regularly adjust the parking price based on demand. transportation officials argue this will reduce the time people spend looking for parking... by opening up more spots.

demand- based pricing is already being used in some parts of the city... a test program is underway. (darya)still ahead on the kron4 morning news... an east bay lyft driver carjacked at gunpoint and the thieves are still on the loose.it's a story you'll see only here on kron4. (darya)and after the break -- find out why lawyers for the man aquitted of murdering kate steinle now think they can get the weapons charge dismissed as well. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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for the holidays than ever before. (clapping) and the united states postal service delivers more of those purchases to homes than anyone else in the country. ( ♪ ) because we know, even the smallest things are sometimes the biggest. out of southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county. the thomas fire has burned 31-thousand acres. right now there is áno containment. 150 structures have been destroyed and more than eight-thousand homes are under evacuation since the fire broke out last night. fire officials say one person died in a rollover car crash while trying to flee

from the flames. its burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area. that's between santa barbara and simi valley.being fueld by fierce winds... a situation much like the north bay firestorm. (darya)(james) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due

to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually warm through the week. week. through the week.

( james ) lawyers for the undocumented immigrant who was aquitted of killing kate steinle -- will ask a judge to dismiss the one charge he was convicted of... being a felon in possession of a gun. last week... jose garcia zarate was found ánotá guilty of murder, involuntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. his lawyers say they will argue that he did ánotá know he had a gun in his hand until it fired. during trial is lawyers argued the 2015 shooting was accidental.. that zarate found the gun wrapped in a shirt under a bench near pier 14. the public defenders office plans to seek the dismisal after senticing later this month.. immigration and customs enforcement says garcia zarate will be deported. (james)only on kron 4 this morning ... frightening moments for an east bay lyft

driver ...after a man sticks a gun in her face ... then steals her car.it happened in pittsburg sunday night.kron 4's j.r stone spoke with the victim ... who is still shaken up by the ordeal. he said get out and i said huh huh...he said get out of the car or i will shoot you.that is what happened sunday night when robin langston was robbed at gunpoint as she was working for the transportation company lyft on the night of her birthday. she picked up two people near the pittsburg bay point bart station in her chevy sonic car that you see here. she then went to drop the two off at mcdonalds.when i looked back not even a foot from my head was a barrel of a gun. and all i could do was like stare at him like i didn' tknow what to do. he clicked

off the safety and said the safety is off get out of the car and let my girl in.robin was forced to give up her purse and her cell phone. she then got out of the car and ran into mcdonalds for help after the two sped off. the onstar satellite service located her car in oakland a short time later but police there weren't able to respond to the call for at least two hours.i thought you had...i gave you a tool...you had onstar you had these people moving you had this guy with a gun that said he was gonna kill me if i didn't get out. i literally gave you these people on a platter but because there is so much crime in oakland her comment was we have killings we have things that are actually happening. oakland police dispute that claim and say that to their knowledge no one was in the car at that time. robin was

eventually able to get her car monday after it was towed and after she paid 400 dollarsa large cost for someone living paycheck to paycheck and on medical leave from her main job at hospice.i'm having surgery thursday i don't have any id i have nothing i don't have none of my cards i have nothing. so i don't even know if i'll be able to have surgery on thursday.fearful news for a woman who was just trying to earn some extra money. j.r. stone kron 4 news. (darya) coming up after the break... the supreme court to hear arguments today on an important civil rights issue that could have far-reaching implications.

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front of the supreme court on tuesday.five years ago charlie craig and david mullins went to... masterpiece cakeshop in lakewood, colorado.they wanted one of jack phillips' wedding cakes for their nuptials.jack phillips/masterpiece cakeshop "right away i knew that it's not a cake that i would be able to create for them. i told them 'sorry guys i don't do cakes for same-sex weddings.' they looked at me like, 'what do you mean?'" charlie craig/customer"we were horrified and embarrassed and hurt."phillips offered to sell the couple anything in the store that wasn't wedding- related.jack phillips/masterpiece cakeshop "i always, always, always welcome everybody in my shop, there are just events that i don't create cakes for." charlie craig/customer"it's not about cakes, it's about the rights of gay people to receive equal service."the a-c-l-u successfully represented craig and mullins in colorado's lower courts.as a result, phillips has stopped making all wedding cakes, even though he says it was 40- percent of his business.and now the matter goes to the supreme court.charlie craig/customer"if the court rules against us, it would open the door to many forms of discrimination that have long been outlawed in our society."

jack phillips/masterpiece cakeshop"this case is about our fundamental freedoms, freedom of speech, freedom of artistic expression, freedom of exercise of religion in our day-to-day lives."i'm john lorinc reporting. (darya) and kron 4's washington correspondent is at the supreme court this morning. we will get an update on the case in a live report coming up in the 9:00 hour. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... south bay police accuse two brothers of running an organized crime ring... now the search is on for more suspects. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (will) oakland city workers going on strike today... details coming up in a live report.

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out of southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county. the thomas fire has burned 31-thousand acres. right now there is áno containment. 150 structures have been destroyed and more than eight- thousand homes are under evacuation since the fire broke out last night. fire

officials say one person died in a rollover car crash while trying to flee from the flames. its burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area. that's between santa barbara and simi valley. the fire is being fueld by fierce winds... a situation much like the north bay firestorm. (james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through (james) (james)

week. through the gradually warm temperatures will daytime wednesday night. tuesday and especially valleys, coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. temperatures will gradually warm through the week. (james) in a half an hour thousands of city workers will strike in oakland -- shutting

down a number of city services... including libraries, street cleaning, and parking enforcement.(darya) kron4's will tran is live in oakland with the latest on what city employees are asking for this morning.

(james) thanks will. we will check back with you throughout the morning. (james) in the east bay... it was a very emotional day for those who lost loved ones in the ghost ship fire.

just days after the one year anniversary of the deadly fire, the court case against two men who prosecutors say caused the death of 36 people is postponed.. the case against max harris and derick almena is expected to last 5 days with witnesses... former tenants... sheriff's deputies and police officers testifying. harris and almena face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. the hearing is expected to resume on wednesday. (darya) in the east bay... investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly house fire. it happened in alameda just before six in the morning yesterday. this is video of the aftermath. when firefighters arrived on eagle avenue... neighbors said, the man who lived there might still be inside. as crews put out the fire, they found his body. no word yet on the identity of the person killed.

( darya ) in the south bay... police have arrested 18 people they say are connected to an insurance fraud ring... and they are still looking for four more people. these are the suspects in custody. all are accused of staging crashes -- and collecting more than 200- thousand dollars in insurance money. the arrests are part of a two -year investigation by staff from the c-h-p and santa clara county district attorney's office. investigators say these two brothers -- angel and josh topete -- were the ones behind the crime ring. they are accused of conspiring with family members and friends... to file fraudulent claims. (james) coming up on the kron4 morning news -- some of the best places in the country to work are right here in the bay area. the results of a new survey still ahead. ( james ) and some good news and some bad news for the warriors. they won the game... but they lost a star. what's next for steph curry. (james) and an update on the warriors' san francisco arena construction.

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warriors arena is underway in san franciso's mission bay neighborhood. these are renderings showing what it is expected to eventually look like.(darya) we sent quadcopter4 to capture the progress made so far...this was a few days ago... they broke ground on the arena that will be known as the chase center back in january... so almost a year in now. really starting to take shape. the 11-acre site includes an 18-thousand seat arena and 600-thosuand square feet of office space, as well as a new 5.5-acre park.(james) we also had quadcopter four above the site in august... the warriors new home is expected

to be ready for the 20-19-20-20 season...once the world champs move from oakland back to san francisco. the team is footing the bill...no public money...the price tag...about one billion dollars.

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southern california... a fast moving wildfire has exploded in size in ventura county. the thomas fire has burned 31-thousand acres. right now there is áno containment. 150

structures have been destroyed and more than eight-thousand homes are under evacuation since the fire broke out last night. fire officials say one person died in a rollover car crash while trying to flee from the flames. its burning on both sides of highway- 150 in the santa paula area. that's

between santa barbara and simi valley. the fire is being fueld by fierce winds... a situation much like the north bay firestorm. (james)(darya) welcome lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:dry weather conditions will likely persist through all of next week due to a strong ridge of high pressure. nights will be very cool through at least midweek, with freezing temperatures likely in the coldest inland valleys, especially tuesday and wednesday night. daytime temperatures will gradually

warm through the week. (james) san jose residents want the city to do something (james) san jose residents

want the city to do something about illegal dumping off monterey road.(darya) but as stanley roberts explains -- the problem may be more complicated than it seems. this is the union pacific right of way people behaving badly, you came up with that one right the people behaving badly and everyone with the exception of the guy in the grey shirt are san jose contract workers . they are cleaning up debris along monterey road nats: ambiance im going to tell you something that may or

may not surprise you . you see they are limited as to what they can clean up let me try to make it easier to understand .. that is the imaginary 25 foot line anything on this side is the citys responsibility, anything on this side is union pacific property. according to a source, one day while workers were cleaning up garbage, a union pacific official scolded them for trespassing nats: ambiance so basically, any trash within 25 feet of the first rail is off limits even to city clean up crews or they risk getting ticketed for trespassing strange but true so if you drive up and down monterey road you will see all types of trash that just sits there because of the 25 foot rule .it's something i call the politics of illegal dumping . people ger upset with the city because they see the trash sitting there for days or even weeks. the best thing to do is contact union pacific railroad and bug them until they see results nats: ambiance now, what the city is responsible for is let's use this big cup as an example, it's sitting inside whats left of suv that is city property and do are these trash bags this is a good reason to contact the city and have it removed . but stand down i already reported it for you .

but keep this in mind the next time you report any illegal dumping in san jose stanley roberts kron 4 news (darya)the warriors in new orleans taking on the pelicans the 4th game of a 6- game road trip former sacramento king demarcus cousins taking center stage with no anthony davis for the pelicans last night... thewarriors came back from 21-point deficit... draymond green 3-pointer in the 4th puts the warriors up 10 (green: 19 points) with about a minute left in the game... kevin durant gets into it with cousins both are ejected durant has to be restrained worse news a few seconds later curry steps on moore's foot and turns his right ankle badly he limps of the court latest word is

x-rays were negative he will undergo an mri today to determine severity final: 125-115 warriors but the big news how long will steph curry be out warriors in his home town of charlotte on wednesday here is curry after (sot: curry) (james) in the south bay... nothing has been settled yet... but there is a new push for the construction of "tiny homes" for the homeless in san jose. city officials joined the architectural design firm gensler yesterday... unveiling two designs for what are described as "emergency sleeping cabins." the tiny home communities would house

up 25 people for as long as five years. there will be public hearings and an environmental review process. it could take a year or more before these tiny homes are actually built and occupied. the city council will begin that process in a week. (james) in the east bay --- oakland is working to provide housing for people who are homeless. and they've come up with a unique solution. the city has opened up its tuff sheds in west oakland. mayor libby shaaf says 40 people will be able to live there for six months. after that... those people will either move to a different housing center or live independently if they are able to get back on their feet. the city believes this will lead to permanent housing. (james) coming up on the kron4 morning news... could demand-based parking soon be a reality in san francisco? details on what the city is debating today... coming up at 7.

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are being labeled as some of the so-called 'best places to work.' -- according to job searching site "indeed". the company tapped into its database of more than 15- million employee reviews to find out where people are the most happy with their jobs. it only ranked fortune 500 companies. out of the top 10-- four are right here in the bay area. apple tied for 8th with nike. facebook and google came in at 4th and 5th...

and the number one place to work -- is salesforce. (darya) coming up at 7. warriors won the game, but steve kerr says they can't afford to keep losing it on the court. we'll talk about the injury and the ejections. and an ugly night in football as well. two players carted off. (james)and ... we'll update you on breaking news out of southern california ... a wildfire is burning out of control ... forcing thousands from their homes. yea, so, mom's got this cold

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darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. this morning we are following two big breaking news stories. right now there is a massive wildfire burning in southern california. thousands of people being forced from their homes. and right now in oakland thousands of city workers are now on strike. that strike will impact dozens of city services. we will have much more on both of these stories coming up in just a moment. (darya)(james)( rebecca ) lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...