(robin)good morning im robin winston..we continue to follow breaking news out of southern california ... where several wildfires are burning out of control. more than 100-thousand acres have gone up in flames -- along with many homes and businesses.tens of thousands of people have been evacuated. (ááádoubleboxáá á) kristen holmes is in ventura county tracking the latest for us this morning. kristen? ( kristen holmes) smoke from some wildfires in

southern california, so thick it can be seen from the international space station. and the likely to get unfavorable weather conditions fueling the flames. sot tim chavez/cal fire official "there's a lot of potential for some large fire growth on the north and west side of this fire in the next 24 to 48 hours." more than 100- thousand acres already officials say containment is minimal. sot chief ralph terrazas/lafd"this predicted wind event through saturday so we have several days before we are out of the woods."emotions running high as fires wreaking havoc in los angeles and ventura counties. sot/ventura resident"i don't know what i'm going to do right now. i can't think right because everything is burned down to the ground."here a heroic moment as one man risking his life to save a wild rabbit from the flames on more than 260 public and charter schools in the los angeles area are closed throughout the rest of the week.and health officials advise residents to limit their outdoor time because of the smoke. sot/los angeles resident"there was a deep, deep thicket of brush that didn't burn in our 2015 fire, two years ago. and when the flames hit that, it went off like a gas bomb."

(robin) thanks kristen ... we'll be

checking in with you all morning.now lets move on this morning with a check on weather and traffic here in the bay area.rebecca? 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 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) breaking news from overnight ...a child is in stable condition at the hospital ... after getting shot in oakland. the child was shot on simson street... that's not far from 580 and

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) breaking news from overnight ...a child is in stable condition at the hospital ... after getting shot in oakland. the child was shot on simson street... that's not far from 580 and seminary avenue.it happened just before 9 o'clock. the child was hit in the forearm ... and is expected to survive. the child was actually brought to the hospital by the mother. it's not clear how old the child is .... and there's no word if a shooter has been arrested. (robin) our other big story this morning ... a city-wide strike in oakland will continue for a third straight day.this after city leaders and union workers were unable to come to a deal. the main issue right now: how much union employees are paid. the strike is affecting many oakland city services... including many that are relied

on by families with children. kron4's hermela aregawi has more on the strike from both sides. a historic strike.. 3000 oakland city workers won't show up to work for the third day in a row . they say because of the city's unfair labor practices.felipe cuevas/seiu local 1021 chapter presidentthe city may say they're valuing us but they're not showing us they value us. the understaffing has created problems not only in police and fire but other agencies as well. folks are not being allowed to take the time they have accrued lina hernandez/oakland public library employeewe continue to point out to the city that we need to be able to have more workers. we need to be able to have more full time and permanent workers. 50 percent of our labor force is made up of people like me who are temporary part time workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.the union says.. the offer they have put on the table costs the same as what they city is proposing but eases the load on overworked staff. but they city says it's

trying to give employees what they need.. without it leading to future job cuts. mayor libby schaff/oaklandit's dissappointing that families have been impacted for what will be right now three days but it would be more disappointing more horrific if families were permanently damaged because we had to permanently reduce city services. as well as potentially lay off city workers. (robin) here is a look at some of the city services impacted by the strike. there is no parking enforcement... but keep in mind police are still working and are able to write tickets. there is no street sweeping.. no restrooms at city facilities - like parks. these are just a few of the unavailable city services. visit kron-4- dot-com .. and we have a complete list. (robin)in the north bay ...the f-b-i is teaming up with local police to help fight scams targeting north bay firestorm victims. kron4's ali reid has details on the disaster fraud task force.

this task force was put together not only to catch and prosecute those accused of fraud, but also to help families avoid some of those schemes out there.pkgwilliam lindsey / femaduring disasters there are a lot of criminals, con artists, scam artists that come out of the woodwork and prey on victims.this is a known fact. but the federal government means business. the f-b-i ateamed up with more than a dozen federal, local, and state agencies . including fema and the u-s attorney's office to crack down on fraud.red flags pop up all the timeculprits are getting smarter with time. the f-b-i says this new task force will be using intelligence from other disasters to identify some trending areas of fraud in the wildfire disaster that hit northern californa. in the meantime, families are advised to secure mailboxes, and be aware of phony officials. phony scammers will ask for money. even if they're wearing a fema jacket, doesn't make them

legit. ask for id and if they don't surrender that right away, that's a red flag as well.the current task force will have open communication between agencies dealing with the wildfire aftermath. in order to deter more criminals, investigations and prosecution will continue.there are criminals scammers, thieves out there that are trying to take your money, so we have to take necessary precautions. standupthere are still some families that have not registered with fema. there's still time to get help .the deadline is monday december 11threporting from santa rosa . ali reid kron 4 news. (robin)new this morning ...a

napa woman is behind bars on suspicion of arson at lake berryessa. 59 year old debra ann windholz was arrested yesterday on 11 counts of arson to land on the north end of lake berryessa.cal fire says she is not a suspect in the deadly wildfires in october.her bail is set at 500- thousand dollars. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... ghost ship manager derrick almena gives a jail house interview to kron 4. what he had to say in part two of the interview... (robin)plus ... the future home of the oakland athletics's ...is back in limbo. find out why the peralta community college site is (robin)and hear from an alternate juror on the kate steinle murder trial. why he's defending the controversial ánotá guilty verdict. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . golden gat bridge drive 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@landing) another big story this morning ...there's been a lot of anger and confusion nationwide - over the jury verdict to acquit the man who killed kate steinle. now -

an alternate juror is coming to the jury's defense, arguing that they made the right call. kron4's maureen kelly sat down with him for a one on one interview. the murder charges i think didn't hold water the evidence just wasn't there to show he intended to kill kate steinle philip van stockum sat thru every moment that jose garcia zarate was on trial.but because he was an alternate.he did not sit thru the deliberations that ultimately resulted in not guilty verdicts for the charges related to kate steinle's death. he has heard the national outcry in the media firestorm following the verdict. even the president of the united states has tweeted that it was a travesty of justice. which is why van stockum felt the need to come forward.case it's clear to me that the jury did the right thing the elk whole book they upheld law as they were ups supposed to do and the reaction of many people in the public including as high up as the president of united states seems to indicate a misunderstanding of that and i hope to be able to correct the recordhe says the fact that

the gun was fired from a low angle, and richocheted off the concrete of pier 14 more than 70 feet away from kate steinle was a key piece of evidence that created reasonable doubt that it was an intentional shooting.but as to why he believes the jury made the right call in terms of involuntary manslaughter is more complex. he says to find garcia zarate guilty of that charge it would needed to be proven that he acted with criminal negligence by brandishing the weapon. no one ever saw him at the gun no one ever saw him fire shot no one certainly saw him brandishing a weaponthe undocumented immigrant was only found guilty of being a felon in posession of a firearm. van stockum says he's spoken to some of the jurors from courtroom 13 and says they were shaken by the national outcry over their decision. he also says he has sympathy for the steinle family.i'd like to say that i'm terribly sorry for what they've gone through, i can't imagine what they would like especially being in the national spotlight with something so personal and so tragic, i was happy to see in their statement but they don't have a desire for vengeance, because of jury's role is not to provide vengeance it's to a provide justicethe alternate had no strong opinion on the

fact that the us attorney justice says he will persue new charges against garica zarate, other than to say now that he's been thru this process, he now has faith in the system. maureen kelly kron4 news (robin) in other bay area news ...a man who was working at a high school dance preformance has been arrested ... accused of innapropriately touching two young dancers backstage during the performance. this is the suspect.. 36 year old kevin cole. the crime happened in morgan hill at sobrato high school on friday. police say the two victims say the suspect touched them as the were changing costumes during the preformance.investigators say the suspect was hired to work on sound and lighting -- and not directly with the students. police tell us cole has worked with several dance and ballet companies.including the south valley ballet, hip hop craze, music in motion, south

valley dance and the charter school of morgan hill. (robin) emeryville police have identified the suspect in the target store parking lot shooting. investigators say the gunman is 22-year-old cameron smith from oakland. he's been charged with attempted murder. two people were shot monday evening outside the target ... both remain in critical condition. (robin) in another big story we're tracking ... plans to build a new oakland a's stadium near laney college ... have been put on hold. the team had planned to a new home for the athletics on land owned by the peralta community college district. however the college district board decided to put a stop to the plan. the way the chancellor explains it ... the fact that the oakland a's were interested in developing the site ... revealed the potential for other possibile options for the property.(sot)

us examine what we could do in the future, what things could be.>(robin) no word yet on if the oakland athletics have found another potential landing spot ... for their new stadium. (robin) we have an update on tuesday night's deadly hit and run accident in fremont. a man was hit and killed as he was crossing warren avenue - just east of bradley street. he was apparently not in the crosswalk. police caught up with the driver and say she showed no signs of being under the influence.now neighbors want city leaders in fremont to put in a stop light or stop sign on east warren. residents say it's very dangerous there, especially at (robin) the alameda county

coroner's office identified the victim as 65 year old joseph lynch, of fremont. the name of the driver, a 58 year old woman from san leandro, was not (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a warning about these vicious dogs...police need your help to trackdown the owner of two pit bulls that mauled a small dog to death.

welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines.more movie award nominations have been announced. david daniel has the details in the hollywood minute. "you may think that thing

looks human. stands on two legs, right? but we're created in the lord's image. you don't think that's what the lord looks like, do you?""the shape of water" can lord it over the competition: guillermo del toro's sci-fi/fantasy dominated the critics' choice movie award nominations, with 14, including best picture, director, sci-fi/horror film, and best actress for sally hawkins. well behind with eight nominations each: "call me by your name," "dunkirk," "lady bird," and "the post." winners are announced january 11th."get out.""sorry, man." "get out!""yo!" (nat)"get out" snagged a best picture nod from the critics' choice awards... and it's nominated for another prize, "movie of the year" at the american black film festival honors. it's up against the 60's period film "detroit," the comedy "girls trip," the thurgood marshall bio-pic "marshall," and the southern epic "mudbound." the awards show takes place february 25th in los angeles."job of a lifetime!"jackman, hugh jackman? back in his early "wolverine" days, hugh jackman says he turned down playing james bond. jackman tells variety, the possibility arose as he was prepping to shoot "x- men two," and he was worried that between the two franchises, he'd never get to do anything else. instead, producers went with another bloke who looks good in a tux: daniel craig, and both actors seem to have done all right since then. in hollywood, i'm david daniel.

(robin) and here's a live look at the southern california fires.in total ... several fires have burned more than 100 thousand acres.tens of thousands of people are evacuated. 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:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week

and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights.

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) another big story this morning ...the preliminary hearing continues for the two defendants in the ghost ship fire. prosecutors are calling witnesses and presenting evidence against derick almena and max harris for a judge to decide whether they should stand trial. the two face 36 counts of involunary manslaughter in the deadly warehouse fire. this morning ... kron4's dan kerman has more of his exclusive interview with derick almena. this is what most of us think of when we hear of the ghost ship warehouse last years deadly fire that killed 36 but the property's master tenant who now faces 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter thinks of it a different way sot ááásot derick almena/charge

d with involuntary manslaughter 14-24i'm responsible for creating something that was attractive and a place where that sensitive beautiful community was safe in to make out, play their music, do their poetry, to dress all crazy and be very interesting with each other. during an hourlong interview at the santa rita jail, derick almena said while he and others may be morally responsible for creating the space, he is being unfairly scapegoated for causing the fire while property owners, party promoters and the city of oakland face no criminal charges. soti would have loved the fire department to have said hey this is great but we should work on this, sure i'll do it we're in we're here, we weren't hiding, we weren't going to run away and that would have been great to get some love form the city rather than yeah everything's great, oh no he did it, he went that way. like what's that.almena pleads ignorance to city codes while saying those who knew better looked the other way

as for the victimssot i'm upset that people died, but from the minute it happened i was exiled i wasn't even allowed to come to the space. and to the families of those who diedsotlike, i loved your children, and i made the place as safe for my children as i did for your children.standup dan kerman 140-150almena and max harris each face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. the preliminary hearing is expected to run at least through next week. dan kerman kron 4 news. (robin)(boxes) happening now:a warning about dangerous dogs that could be on the loose. they already killed a small dog.these are photos of the pitbulls ... now police are trying to trackdown the owner. the mauling happened the evening of november 20th in san francisco ... on brunswick street in the crocker amazon neighborhood. that's where a 52-year-old woman says she walking her small dog on a leash ... when two unleashed

dogs attacked her pet. in an effort to save her dog the woman picked it up as the dogs attacked. but the pitbulls attacked her... pulling the woman across the pavement. she was not seriously hurt -- but the small dog died. police say the pitbull's owner ... left the scene ... and the pitbulls behind.police are still trying to track down the owner ... hoping to avoid another deadly confrontation. (robin) a man is behind bars this morning accused of a string of crimes throughout the east bay. officers arrested kenthol fenceroy jr on november 30th after they say he stole a laptop computer on the u-c berkeley campus. fenceroy jr is also accused of snatching another laptop in october at crossroads dining ... also on the campus. he's also charged with other felonies in berkeley including theft and possession of stolen property.

year and every day i hear tires screeching people yelling we'll take a closer look at this crosswalk in the next edition of people behaving badly >

,$8drw (robin) crosswalks are

designed to give pedestrians and sometimes bicyclists a safe way to cross a busy street.but sometimes ... they don't use common sense.stanley roberts explains in this edition of people behaving badly. i've lived here for 15 year and every day i hear tires screeching people yelling, there's been car accidents numerous times because the cars not stopping to see the people in the crosswalk that was jessica she is crossing putman blvd. in walnut creek but not in the crosswalk why because she says she feels safer outside the crosswalkin fact here is a woman and a child who also preferred to not use the crosswalk this is

an interesting crosswalk and to some residents it's also a very dangerous one .. i'll let jessica fill in more of the blanks a lot of the bikers don't even stop for the crosswalk they kind of keep going there are actually stop signs one on both sides for bike riders at the as the cross over from the contra costa canal trail so to prove a prove a point this rider has stopped and is waiting to make sure its safe before crossing then the rider goes but most of the riders simply throw caution into the wind and roll across sometimes with out even looking nats: ambiance as it relates to pedestrians the cars drive too fast and they don't stop for the people in fact i did a quick radar survey and despite the speed being 30 miles per hour i had cars doing 38 and 39 miles per hour and one was caught at 43 jessica had a brilliant idea the get flashing lights at the crosswalk but there is a small problem . you see on the left of the screen is walnut creek and the right is pleasant hill when i email pleasant hill to see if we can have something done about the crosswalk they

informed me that contacted walnut creek to fund the other half crosswalk and they say they do not have the funds to do so a lighted crosswalk would be an bright idea, since at night the crosswalk is invisible at night it atrocious i live here and i know these people are crossing i've seen how they just jet in front of you they don't lights on they don't have reflectors you can't see them you can tell if someone is in the crosswalk based on my observations . i think it's safe to say this crosswalk and the driving, walking and biking habits makes it dangerous on putman blvd. between pleasant hill and walnut creek stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... there is a new push to ease traffic congestion around the bay area.. and it involves

building a brand new bridge.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot 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) (robin) happening today... we are expecing an announcement from minnesota senator al franken. it

comes as over a dozen democratic senators have called on him to resign over sexual harassment allegations. the first senator to call for franken's resignation is new york's kirsten gillibrand. she wrote on facebook that it would be better for the u-s for franken to step aside and let someone else serve. among the other female senators who've called for franken to resign is california's kamala harris. (robin) a class action gender discrimination claim against google is rejected. three former female employees filed a lawsuit against the company back in september. they claimed women were paid less than men... assigned to lower paying jobs and were promoted less often. but a judge denied the class action request saying the lawsuit was too broad. the women's attorney says an updated complaint will be filed. google says its own analysis shows it had no gender pay gap. (robin) right now... the giants are looking to beat l-a ...by working out a trade deal

with miami for giancarlo stanton. the giants are just waiting on the national league m-v-p's decision. the biggest hurdle the giants face -- is whether stanton wants to play for the dodgers. the cardinals are also involved in this trade sweeptakes. (robin) the giants are also looking to land shohei ohtani the team believes it had a great meeting with the japanese prospect. the giants are one of seven teams that are still in the running for the 23-year-old player. the front office is optimistic they'll be able to get both superstars -- stanton and ohtani. (robin)state officials are proposing a bold move to help relieve bay area traffic congestion ... by adding a new bridge across san francisco bay. as kron 4's charles clifford ... its not going to be cheap. in this letter to the metropolitan transportation commission u.s. representative

mark desaulnier and. senator diane feinstein lay out their case for building a new bridge across san francisco bay.they note that "the traffic demands on our streets and transit systems have become intolerable." and conclude that "a new bay crossing would alleviate this traffic through san francisco and the east bay, would better connect the entire bay area, and would provide significant benefits for toll payers."sotwe agree with the congressman and the senator.randy rentschler is a spokesperson with the mtc. sot we need to build significant infrastructure if we want to support the economy we have here in the bay area.but building a new bridge is no easy task. the mtc studied the idea in 1991, 2002 and then again in 2012. each of these previous studies looked at putting a new bridge across the bay that would connect interstate 380 near sfo to interstate 238 in hayward. over time the cost of such a project has skyrocketed with the 2012 report estimating the bridge and supporting infrastructure would cost over 12 billion dollars it's also unclear where that money would

come from or if there's even the political will to attempt such a massive undertaking.sot in this state we have folks who want to repeal basic infrastructure money to repair streets and roads. so getting a consensus to do more is a big challenge.but despite the challenges rentschler says that the need for a new bridge is real and the process has to start somewhere so this letter could be the push that gets the ball rolling.sotthe most important thing is that we have a senator and a congressman who want us to think big and that's a good thing. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a local dog gets a new leash on life following an accident. more on her road to recovery ... coming up.

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) a seriously injured dog spent months at the east bay s-p-c-a ... and now animal officials say the puppy found a home with a new family. at the s-p-c-a center in oakland... sick and injured animals are cared for until they are healthy enough to leave. most animals stay just a few weeks ... however a dog named carrie had injuries so serious ... her stay was seven months. authorities say carrie was hit by a car... and nearly died. jane kissler and her husband had been looking for a dog that would be compatible with their great dane. and they weren't deterred by carrie's medical history. carrie is waking up this morning with a new family ... and a canine

companion too. (robin) a holiday tradition on capitol hill ... as the capitol christmas tree was lit for the first time this holiday season. and sixth-grade student... from montana, helped speaker paul ryan light it. the tree was harvested on november eigth in montana. it was brought to the u-s capitol ... and decorated with thousands of ornaments made from recycled materials and handcrafted by montana communities. the tree will be lit from sundown until eleven p-m each evening though january first. (robin)coming up in the next hour ...city services in oakland ... shut downfor a third straight day.we'll have a live report on the city wide strike. (robin)plus ... a warning to dog walkers in san francisco. another coyote spotted in the south of market neighborhood. we'll have more in a live report. (robin) and here's a live look at the southern california fires.in total ... several fires have burned more than 100 thousand acres.tens

of thousands of people are evacuated. we'll be back with more in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news.

to do right now. i can't think right because everything is burned down to the ground!">( james ) three major wildfires burn thru more 100- thousand acres.... and 200 homes in southern california. and it could get worse... as the wind and fire danger hit an unprecedented high. ( darya ) breaking news out of southern california... as crews battle 3 destructive fire... they'll also be dealing with extreme

winds.( james ) the thomas... creek... and rye fires have burned more than 100- thousand acres in los angeles and ventura counties. the winds could blow at an astonishing 80-miles per hour... that's a speed reaching hurricane strength.( darya ) kristen holmes is live in ventura county with the latest. smoke from some wildfires in southern california, so thick it can be seen from the international space station. and the situation is likely to get worse. unfavorable weather conditions fueling the flames. sot tim chavez/cal fire

official"there's a lot of potential for some large fire growth on the north and west side of this fire in the next 24 to 48 hours." more than 100- thousand acres already scorched, and officials say containment is minimal. sot chief ralph terrazas/lafd"this predicted wind event should last through saturday so we have several days before we are out of the woods."emotions running high as fires wreaking havoc in los angeles and ventura counties. sot/ventura resident"i don't know what i'm going to do right now. i can't think right because everything is burned down to the ground."here a heroic moment as one man risking his life to save a wild rabbit from the flames on highway 1... more than 260 public and charter schools in the los angeles area are closed throughout the rest of the week.and health officials advise residents to limit their outdoor time because of the smoke. sot/los angeles resident"there was a deep, deep thicket of brush that didn't burn in our 2015 fire, two years ago. and when the flames hit that, it went off like a gas bomb." (robin)

( 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:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a child is in stable condition at the hospital... after being shot in oakland.

the child was hit on simson street... not far from 580 and seminary avenue. it happened just before 9 o'clock last night. the child was hit in the forearm ... and is expected to survive. the child's mother took them to the hospital. it's not clear how old the child is .... and there's no work if a been arrested. ( darya )the f-b-i is teaming up with local police to help fight scams targeting north bay firestorm victims... authorities are noticing an increase in scams in the north bay that people are falling victim to.the f-b-i is using intelligence from other disasters to identify some of the more common ways people are scammed out of their money. police are asking families to secure their mailboxes ...so their private information doesn't get into the wrong hands. the f-b-i- is also warning of scammers showing up to your door. ( darya ) there are still some families

that have not registered with fema. there's still time to get help .the deadline is monday december 11th ( james ) new this morning... a napa woman is behind bars on suspicion of arson at lake berryessa. police arrested debra ann windholz yesterday... and have charged her with 11 counts of arson. her bail is set at 500-thousand dollars. cal fire says they do ánotá think she was behind the deadly wildfires that swept the north bay last october. ( darya ) happening today ... three-thousand oakland city workers will ánot be going to work today -- for the third day in a row.( james ) the strike is affecting many city services ... including the head start program ... that families rely on. kron 4's will tran joins us

live from oakland. will... happening today ... 3- thousand oakland city workers will not be showing up to work for the third day in a row. the strike is affecting many oakland city services ... including the head start program ... that many families rely on. oakland's public libraries are closed ... as well as city recreation centers. the city workers are on strike because of failed contract negotiations and a dispute on how much they want to get paid.

50 percent of our labor force is made up of people like me who are temporary part time workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.mayor libby schaff/oaklandit's dissappointing that families have been impacted for what will be right now three days but it would be more disappointing more horrific if families were permanently damaged because we had to permanently reduce city services. there is no parking enforcement... but police are still writing tickets.still writing but police are enforcement... parking there is no there is no parking enforcement... but police are still writing tickets. there is no street sweeping..and senior centers are closed. for a complete list of all the services that are not available in oakland today visit kron-4-dot-com. ( james ) thanks will. we will

check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) the two men facing charges over the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court today... as their premilinary hearing continues. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. the first person to testify yesterday was a man who was there the night of the fire. aaron marin testified that he first smelled smoke... and then he saw flames shooting up. ( darya ) marin also testified that before the party started on december second... d-j's had put up equipment that blocked a staircase... trapping partygoers. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...dangerous dogs could be on the loose after killing a

small dog and injuring its owner. we'll show you where these attacks happened. ( james ) plus... a man who works as a stage hand is arrested for allegedly touching children. we'll tell you where he worked. ( james ) and after the break...an alternate juror is speaking out about the kate steinle killing and the man who was found not guilty of murder. hear why he is defending the jury's ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

live look at the fires

rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week

and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights.

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.

( james ) another big story this morning... there's been a lot of anger and confusion nationwide -- over a jury's decision to acquit the man who killed kate steinle. now -- an alternate juror is speaking out... arguing that they made the right call. kron 4's maureen kelly has the story. the murder charges i think didn't hold water the evidence just wasn't there to show he intended to kill kate steinle philip van stockum sat thru every moment that jose garcia zarate was on trial.but because he was an alternate.he did not sit thru the deliberations that ultimately resulted in not guilty verdicts for the charges related to kate steinle's death. he has heard the national outcry in the media firestorm following the

verdict. even the president of the united states has tweeted that it was a travesty of justice. which is why van stockum felt the need to come forward.case it's clear to me that the jury did the right thing the elk whole book they upheld law as they were ups supposed to do and the reaction of many people in the public including as high up as the president of united states seems to indicate a misunderstanding of that and i hope to be able to correct the recordhe says the fact that the gun was fired from a low angle, and richocheted off the concrete of pier 14 more than 70 feet away from kate steinle was a key piece of evidence that created reasonable doubt that it was an intentional shooting.but as to why he believes the jury made the right call in terms of involuntary manslaughter is more complex. he says to find garcia zarate guilty of that charge it would needed to be proven that he acted with criminal negligence by brandishing the weapon. no one ever saw him at the gun no one ever saw him fire shot no one certainly saw him brandishing a weaponthe undocumented

immigrant was only found guilty of being a felon in posession of a firearm. van stockum says he's spoken to some of the jurors from courtroom 13 and says they were shaken by the national outcry over their decision. he also says he has sympathy for the steinle family.i'd like to say that i'm terribly sorry for what they've gone through, i can't imagine what they would like especially being in the national spotlight with something so personal and so tragic, i was happy to see in their statement but they don't have a desire for vengeance, because of jury's role is not to provide vengeance it's to a provide justicethe alternate had no strong opinion on the fact that the us attorney justice says he will persue new charges against garica zarate, other than to say now that he's been thru this process, he now has faith in the system. maureen kelly kron4 news ( darya ) happening now: a warning about dangerous dogs that could be on the loose... they've already killed a small dog and seriously hurt a woman. these are pictures of the dogs. police are

trying to trackdown their owner. the attack happened on november 20th in san francisco... on brunswick street... near 280. that's where a 52-year-old woman says she walking her chihuahua mix " joey" on a leash when two unleased dogs attacked her pet. trying to save her dog... the woman it picked. that's when the pit bulls pounced on her... pulling her across the pavement. she was not seriously hurt -- but her dog -- joey -- died. police say the pit bull's owner... left the scene without providing contact information... and showed little remorse. ( james ) happening today... we are expecing an announcement from minnesota senator al franken. it comes as over a dozen democratic senators have called on him to resign over sexual harassment allegations.

the first senator to call for franken's resignation is new york's kirsten gillibrand. she wrote on facebook that it would be better for the u-s for franken to step aside and let someone else serve. among the other female senators who've called for franken to resign is california's kamala harris. ( darya ) coming up ...there's a new push to build a new bay area bridge to help the congestion...but we'll ask officials how likely this could become reality. ( darya ) and after the break...see who saved christmas for these california boy scouts.

( robin )( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a group of california boy scouts had their tip jar stolen while working at a christmas tree lot.( james )they raised around 150 dollars and they were going to use that money to go to summer camp.they say it would have been really hard to earn that money back. luckily for them ... their neighbor josh hughes who owns at a tattoo shop in the same

parking lot ... offered to help.when he heard about their tip jar being stolen... hughes donated a check for 200 dollars.as a way to thank hughes back ... they let his kids pick out a christmas tree. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. live look at the fires

( james ) and here is a view of the fire from space. you can see just how much smoke the fire is sending into the air. these images were tweeted by nasa astronaut randy bresnik -- from the international space station. ( james ) ( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the crash no eto. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the major hot spot in livermore.

hwy 84 is closed from concanon to vanyard due to a crash no eto. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. s

( darya ) a man who was working at a high school dance preformance has been arrested... accused of inappropriately touching two young dancers backstage. this is the suspect -- kevin cole. police say the crime happenend in morgan hill at sobrato high school on friday. the two victims say the suspect touched them as the were changing costumes -- during the show. investigators say the suspect was hired to work on sound and lighting. police tell us cole has worked with several dance and ballet companies... including the south valley ballet, hip hop craze, music in motion, south valley dance and the charter school of morgan hill. ( darya ) new this morning a warning for people

in san francisco after a coyote was spotted in the south of market neighborhood. this is a picture of the animal from yesterday morning at third and folsom near the moscone center. police closed the street to give the coyote a clear path. the animal was last seen running away down folsom street. if you live in the city and have pets, animal control officials are warning people to keep their pets on a leash and keep them indoors at night to protect them from coyotes. ( james ) there could soon be help on the way to relieve bay area traffic congestion. senator dianne feinstein and representative mark de-sown- yay are asking the metropolitan transportation commission...to consider adding a new bridge across san francisco bay. they say traffic demands in the bay area have become intolerable

and something needs to be done about it.but building a new bridge is no easy task. the mtc has looked at putting a new bridge across the bay that would connect interstate 380 near sfo to interstate 238 in hayward. they say a project that size would cost 12-million dollars ... and it's not clear where that money would come from.

police did catch up with the driver and say she showed no signs of being under the influence. now neighbors want fremont city leaders to put in a stop light or stop sign on east warren. they say the road is very dangerous... especially at night. ( darya ) the alameda county coroner's office identified the victim as 65 year old joseph lynch. the name of the driver -- a woman from san leandro -- was not released. ( darya ) emeryville police have identified the suspect in the target parking

lot shooting.. investigators say the gunman is 22-year-old cameron smith from oakland. he's been charged with attempted murder. two people were shot monday evening outside the target... both remain in critical condition. ( darya ) in the east bay... a man is behind bars for a string of robberies in berkeley. officers arrested kenthol fenceroy junior. they say he stole a laptop on the u-c berkeley campus. he's also accused of snatching another laptop back in october at crossroads dining... which is also on the campus. fenceroy is facing theft and possession of stolen property charges. ( james ) san francisco will sell recreational marijuana in january. mayor ed lee signed legislation that creates regulations and deals with the required permits. supervisors approved marijuana regulations in a mandatory second vote on tuesday. this will allow the city's 45 existing marijuana dispensaries and delivery services to move ahead with retail sales. but san

francisco won't be ready sell on january first. the legislation takes effect january fifth... 30 days after lee signed it. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a big blow for the a's. what's going with the team's plans stadium. ( james ) still to come on the kron4 morning news...a warning from firefighters about a common holiday decorating mistake that could spark a fire. ( james ) and after the break... millions of women take it... now.. a new study is examining birth control and a link to breast cancer risk. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. major hot spot in livermore.

hwy 84 is closed from concanon to vanyard due to a crash no eto. ( darya ) four your health this morning... a new study says that despite modern birth control having lower estrogen levels and fewer side

effects --- they can still raise the risk of breast cancer. the study is based on health records of nearly 2 million women in denmark. researchers found that the use of hormonal contraceptives -- increased the risk of cancer by about 9-percent after a year of use. that number jumped to 38-percent after more than 10-years. researcher says no type of hormonal contraceptive is risk-free. about 16 milluon women in the u-s use oral contraceptives. ( james ) good news for cheese lovers -- turns out a little bit of cheddar... might actually be good for you. researchers say people who eat cheese can lower their risk of developing heart disease by 14 percent. they were also 10 percent less likely to have a stroke. but this does ánot mean you should get too cheesy. people who enjoyed the health benefits of cheese... ate the equivalent of a square of a cheese a day.

( james ) before you deck the halls... take a look at this video. coming up after the break... the lesson you can learn from one family's holiday mistake. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything

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checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. major hot spot in livermore. hwy 84 is closed from concanon to vanyard due to a crash no eto....bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. ( darya ) take a look at this...

a tennessee family says a single strand of christmas lights sparked a fire. fortunately... they were woken up by their smoke alarm. the christmas lights were new and the outlet was ánot overloaded. but the family left them on 24 - 7. firefighters warn you should never leave your christmas lights on for that long because they will overheat. ( james ) bad for the oakland a's.

the deal to build a new ballpark near laney college has fallen through.( darya ) kron 4's j-r stone tells us what's next for the team. oakland citycouncilmember at-large rebecca kaplan didn't shy away from stadium talk wednesday night. less than 24 hours after the peralta community college district nix'd a plan that would open discussions for a new oakland a's stadium on their landkaplan was vocal about a plan to build a new ballpark

and do it quickly.it's that old proposal to build on the existing coliseum site.sotthe oakland a's have been very vocal this year in their want to build a stadium near laney college but those i talked with in oakland wednesday night said they were never really big into that idea. in fact they like the current location of the team.sotsot some believe that the board's decision to table talks with the a's could be a negotiating tacticsomething that the chancellor addressed wednesday. sotkaplan believes the coliseum site could be revamped into something similar to l.a. live, a sports and entertainment district surrounding the staples center. sot oc: happen pretty quickly

( darya ) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news... a savage letter to santa. the message one little boy has for saint nick.

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. is your house decked out for the holidays? kron4 wants to show it off. send us a photo or video of your holiday display and

we'll include it in our christmas day show highlighting the best decorated homes in the bay area. use the kron 4 mobile app.. report it tab to send us your holiday lights. ( darya ) this time of year... santa claus gets lots of letters. but one 6- year-old from virginia had an unusual message for jolly old

saint nick.( james ) he didn't ask for a toy... instead... he told santa -- "your life is empty." the boy wrote -- "santa, i'm doing this for the class. i know your naughty list is empty. and your good list is empty. and your life is empty. you don't know the trouble i've had in my life. goodbye." the boy's mom posted the letter online and of course... it went viral. and in case you're wondering about the boy's "troubles." his mom says that trouble is his brother. ( james ) and here's a live look at the southern california fires.in total ... several fires have burned more than 100 thousand acres.tens of thousands of people are evacuated. we'll be back with more in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news.

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. breaking news out of

southern california... as crews battle 3 destructive fire... they'll also be dealing with extreme winds.( james ) the thomas... creek... and rye fires have burned more than 100- thousand acres in los angeles and ventura counties. the winds could blow at an astonishing 80-miles per hour... that's a speed reaching hurricane strength.( darya ) kristen holmes is live in ventura county with the latest.

smoke from some wildfires in southern california, so thick it can be seen from the international space station. and the situation is likely to get worse. unfavorable weather conditions fueling the flames. sot tim chavez/cal fire official"there's a lot of potential for some large fire growth on the north and west side of this fire in the next 24 to 48 hours." more than 100- thousand acres already scorched, and officials say containment is minimal. sot chief ralph terrazas/lafd"this predicted wind event should last through saturday so we have several days before we are out of the woods."emotions running high as fires wreaking havoc in los angeles and ventura counties. sot/ventura resident"i don't know what i'm going to do right now. i can't think right because everything is burned down to the ground."here a heroic moment as one man risking his

life to save a wild rabbit from the flames on highway 1... more than 260 public and charter schools in the los angeles area are closed throughout the rest of the week.and health officials advise residents to limit their outdoor time because of the smoke. sot/los angeles resident"there was a deep, deep thicket of brush that didn't burn in our 2015 fire, two years ago. and when the flames hit that, it went off like a gas bomb."in ventura county, i'm kristen holmes.

( james ) here's a live look outside at our temps. as you can see we have a cold start to this morning again. with freezing temps thoughout the bay area. ( 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:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. in livermore hwy 84 is now open following

an accident. ( darya ) a child is in stable condition at the hospital... after being shot in oakland. the child was hit on simson street... not far from 580 and seminary avenue. it happened just before 9 o'clock last night. the child was hit in the forearm ... and is expected to survive. the child's mother took them to the hospital. it's not clear how old the child is .... and there's no work if a shooter has been arrested. ( darya )the f-b-i is teaming up with local police to help fight scams targeting north

bay firestorm victims... authorities are noticing an increase in scams in the north bay that people are falling victim to.the f-b-i is using intelligence from other disasters to identify some of the more common ways people are scammed out of their money. police are asking families to secure their mailboxes ...so their private information doesn't get into the wrong hands. the f-b-i- is also warning of scammers showing up to your door. ( darya ) there are still some families that have not registered with fema. there's still time to get help .the deadline is monday december 11th ( james ) new this morning... a napa woman is behind bars on suspicion of

arson at lake berryessa. police arrested debra ann windholz yesterday... and have charged her with 11 counts of arson. her bail is set at 500-thousand dollars. cal fire says they do ánotá think she was behind the deadly wildfires that swept the north bay last october. ( darya ) the two men facing charges over the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be back in court today... as their premilinary hearing continues. derick almena and max harris are charged with 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. the first person to testify yesterday was a man who was there the night of the fire. aaron marin testified that he first smelled smoke... and then he saw flames shooting up. ( darya ) marin also marin also testified that

before the party started on december second... d-j's had put up equipment that blocked a staircase... trapping partygoers. ( james ) another big story we are following this morning... after a lot of outrage over the decision to acquit the man accused of killing kate steinle, an alternate juror is speaking out. and coming to the defense of the other jurors who made the decision. van stockum sat through every moment of the jose garcia-zarate trial. but because he was an alternate, he did not sit through the deliberations. those deliberations would ultimately result in not-guilty verdicts for the charges related to steinle's death. one of the main reasons he says garcia-zarate was aquited was because the gun was fired from a low angle. that caused the bullet to ricochet off the concrete of pier 14. creating reasonable doubt that it was an intentional shooting.

law as they were ups supposed to do and the reaction of many people in the public including as high up as the president of united states seems to indicate a misunderstanding of that and i hope to be able to correct the record. the murder charges i think didn't hold water the evidence just wasn't there to show he intended to kill kate steinle>( james ) the juror adds he has sympathy for the steinle family. adding he has no strong opinion on the fact that the united states attorney general says he will pursue new charges against garica-zarate as well. ( james ) breaking news this morning... six people have been hurt in a carbon monoxide posining in the bernal heights neighborhood of san francisco.( darya ) kron 4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene with more. lydia? ( lydia ) carbon monoxide posining. ( darya ) thanks ( darya )

( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 still ahead

( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...dangerous dogs could be on the loose after killing a small dog and injuring its owner. we'll show you where these attacks happened. ( darya ) and also... the wife of the man who killed 49 people at a night club in orlando is ordred to stand trial in the same city. why she wanted her trial to be moved to another city. ( rebecca ) and i am

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

keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights. 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.

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 ) happening now:

a warning about dangerous dogs that could be on the loose... they've already killed a small dog and seriously hurt a woman. these are pictures of the dogs. police are trying to trackdown their owner. the attack happened on november 20th in san francisco... on brunswick street... near 280. that's where a 52-year-old woman says she walking her chihuahua mix " joey" on a leash when two unleased dogs attacked her pet. trying to save her dog... the woman it picked. that's when the pit bulls pounced on her... pulling her across the pavement. she was not seriously hurt -- but her dog -- joey -- died. police say the pit bull's owner... left the scene without providing contact information... and showed little remorse. ( james ) noor salman has been

ordered to stand trail orlando next march after filing a motion to have her trial moved ot another city. salman is the wife of omar mateen, the gunman who killed 49 people at an orlando nightclub last year. salman claimed media coverage of her husband's attack and comments made by the orlando police chief would not allow her to have a fair trial there. salman has been charged with providing material to support a terror organization and obstruction of justice. prosecutors say salman knew of her husband's plan and even shopped with him the night before the attack. buying five containers of ammunition. ( james ) if you're expecting a package to be delivered -and it's coming through u-p-s it could be a few days late.( darya ) kron 4's gabe slate has more on the problem causing a national shipping delay.

ups says a small percentage of packages will be delivered a day or two late this week. they have not specified which parts of the country are affected. the shipping service said the huge amount of online orders over thanksgiving weekend and cyber monday has put them a little behind this year's cyber monday was the largest online shopping day ever. a record $6.59 billion was spent online overall, according to adobe analytics data ups expects to deliver over 750 million packages over the holidays that is double the amount of what they deliver the rest of the year. ups has brought on 95,000 seasonal workers for the holidays. and they are asking their workers to do overtime at the high demand shipping centers to help with the catch up effort. they expect to effort. they expect to be back up to speed by the end of this of week. ups says customers

should not be worried about packages arriving in time for christmas. i visited several ups franchise stores due to a ups policy the owners are not allowed to go on camera and speak with the media about ups related issues but they told me they have not experienced any shipping delays. while i was at these franchise ups stores i did not run into any customers having issues with delays i also visited ups's big warehouse shipping hub in san francisco at the intersection of san bruno ave and 16h street which also acts as their main customer service center for the area. sot - customer - "i had no problem with my package" there was a steady flow of people coming here to pick up packages again.. no one i spoke with had experienced any delivery delays. in a statement sent to me by ups public relations, the shipping company said everything they can to demand. year's forecasted considerably to last year's season.. they expect to 40 million more last year. in san slate kron 4 ( james ) and here's a live look and here's a ( james )

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no problems on 101 ( darya ) live look at the fires

(rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ( james ) ( darya ) welcome back to the kron four 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. bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) happening today ... three-thousand oakland city workers will ánot be going to work today -- for the third day in a row.( james ) the strike is affecting many city services ... including the head start program ... that families rely on. kron 4's

( darya ) ( darya ) a man who was working at a high school dance preformance has been arrested... accused of inappropriately touching two young dancers backstage. this is the suspect -- kevin cole. police say the crime happenend in morgan hill at sobrato high school on friday. the two victims say the suspect touched them as the were changing costumes -- during the show. investigators say the suspect was hired to work on sound and lighting. police tell us cole has worked with several dance and ballet companies... including the companies... and ballet several dance worked with us cole has police tell police tell us cole has worked with several dance and ballet companies... including the south valley ballet, hip hop craze, music in motion, south valley dance and the charter school of morgan hill. ( james ) new this morning a warning for people

in san francisco after a coyote was spotted in the south of market neighborhood. this is a picture of the animal from yesterday morning at third and folsom near the moscone center. police closed the street to give the coyote a clear path. the animal was last seen running away down folsom street. if you live in the city and have pets, animal control officials are warning people to keep their pets on a leash and keep them indoors at night to from coyotes. ( darya ) happening today ... three-thousand oakland city workers will ánot be going to work today -- for the third day in a row.( james ) the strike is affecting many city services ... including the head start program ... that families rely on. kron 4's will tran joins us live from oakland. will...

50 percent of our labor force is made up of people like me who are temporary part time workers who have no protection, who could be fired at any moment. we don't have health care benefits.mayor libby schaff/oaklandit's dissappointing that families have been impacted for what will be right now three days but it would be more disappointing more horrific if families were permanently damaged because we had to permanently reduce city services. there is no parking enforcement... but police are

still writing tickets. there is no 50 percent of 50 percent of our labor force is made like me who part time workers who protection, fired at any don't have health care mayor libby it's dissappointing been impacted right now three be more disappointing families were damaged because we had to permanently reduce city services.there is no parking enforcement... but police are enforcement... parking there is no there is no parking enforcement... but police are still writing tickets. there is no street sweeping..and senior centers are closed. for a complete list of all the services that are not available in oakland today visit kron-4-dot-com. ( james ) thanks will. check back through out the morning.

( james ) there could soon be help on the way to relieve bay area traffic congestion. senator dianne feinstein and representative mark de-sown- yay are asking the metropolitan transportation commission...to consider adding a new bridge across san francisco bay. they say traffic demands in the bay area have become intolerable and something needs to be done about it.but building a new bridge is no easy task. the mtc has looked at putting a new bridge across the bay that would connect interstate 380 near sfo to interstate 238 in hayward. they say a project that size would cost 12-billion dollars ... and it's not clear where that money would come from.

streets and roads. so getting a consensus to do more is a big challenge.>( james ) m-t-c says the process has to start somewhere so this letter could be the push that gets the ball rolling. ( darya ) neighbors want to see change... following a deadly hit and run crash in fremont. a man was killed as he crossed warren avenue - just east of bradley street on tuesday night. he was ánot in the crosswalk. police did catch up with the driver and say she showed no signs of being under the influence. now neighbors want fremont city leaders to put in a stop light or stop sign on east warren. they say the road is very dangerous... especially at night.

here would probably solve the problem...."> ( darya ) the alameda county coroner's office identified the victim as 65 year old joseph lynch. the name of the driver -- a woman from san leandro -- was not released. ( darya ) emeryville police have identified the suspect in the target parking lot shooting.. investigators say the gunman is 22-year-old cameron smith from oakland. he's been charged with attempted murder. two people were shot monday evening outside the target... both remain in critical condition. ( james ) san francisco will sell recreational marijuana in january. mayor ed lee signed legislation that creates regulations and deals with the required permits. supervisors approved marijuana

regulations in a mandatory second vote on tuesday. this will allow the city's 45 existing marijuana dispensaries and delivery services to move ahead with retail sales. but san francisco won't be ready sell on january first. the legislation takes effect january fifth... 30 days after lee signed it. ( darya ) and after the break.. the best time to fly during the holidays. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. eadphone music

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(robin) no major hot bridge wb 80 is min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) a lot of people want to know the best time to book holiday flights.= generally speaking, christmas and new year's flights are in high demand with high prices. both holidays fall on a monday this year. so when is the best time to fly for the holidays? the answer aim for the middle of the week. you have a much better chance of catching a deal. ( james ) always remember to factor in baggage fees, extra leg room fees, and food purchases before booking flights. finally, next summer think winter.your holiday flights months prior can often save you money and give options for departure times. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the

break.

(james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will keep clear and dry weather in place the rest of this week and through the weekend. look for mild days and cool nights.

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 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 ) even with two superstars out... the warriors still managed to pick up a win. they were in steph curry's hometown to face the hornets. curry and draymond green were both out with injuries. steph

walked into the arena with a boot on. he's expected to miss at least two weeks with a sprained ankle. but kevin durant picked up the slack -- scoring 35 points. the warriors won 101-to-87. up next is detriot on friday. ( james ) right now... the giants are looking to beat l-a in a very important sweepstakes. san francisco has worked out a trade deal with miami... for giancarlo stanton. the giants are just waiting on the national league m-v-p's decision. the biggest hurdle the giants face -- is whether staton wants to play for the dodgers. ( james ) the giants are also looking to land shohei ohtani. the team believes it had a great meeting with the japanese prospect. the giants are one of seven teams that are still in the running for the 23-year-old player. the front office is optimistic they'll be able to get both superstars -- stanton and ohtani. ( darya ) in n-f-l news...

roger goodell is not going anywhere. according to reports the n-f-l commissioner has signed a five-year extension. goodell's new deal would be worth around 200 million dollars if n-f-l owners approve all the bonuses and incentives. his contract will run through the 2023 season. goodell would be earning about 40-million a year. double of what he made in his first ten years in charge in a letter by the committee they announced the decision as being unanimous. cowboys owner, jerry jones is expected to continue to fight to make adjustments to the deal. goodell has been the n-f-l commssioner since 2006. ( james ) in another big story we're tracking ... plans to build a new oakland a's stadium near

laney college ... have been put on hold. the team had planned to a new home for the athletics on land owned by the peralta community college district. however the college district board decided to put a stop to the plan. the way the chancellor explains it ... the fact that the oakland a's were interested in developing the site ... revealed the potential for other possibile options for the property. ( james ) crosswalks are designed to give pedestrians and sometimes bicyclists a safe way to cross a busy street.( darya ) but sometimes they don't use common sense. stanley roberts explains in this edition of people behaving badly. i've lived here for 15 year and every day i hear tires screeching people yelling, there's been car accidents numerous times because the cars not stopping to see the people in the crosswalk that was jessica she is crossing putman blvd. in walnut creek but not in the crosswalk why

because she says she feels safer outside the crosswalkin fact here is a woman and a child who also preferred to not use the crosswalk this is an interesting crosswalk and to some residents it's also a very dangerous one .. i'll let jessica fill in more of the blanks a lot of the bikers don't even stop for the crosswalk they kind of keep going there are actually stop signs one on both sides for bike riders at the as the cross over from the contra costa canal trail so to prove a prove a point this rider has stopped and is waiting to make sure its safe before crossing then the rider goes but most of the riders simply throw caution into the wind and roll across sometimes with out even looking nats: ambiance as it relates to pedestrians the cars drive too fast and they don't stop for the people in fact i did a quick radar survey and despite the speed being 30 miles per hour i had cars doing 38 and 39 miles per hour and one was caught at 43 jessica had a brilliant idea the get flashing lights at the

crosswalk but there is a small problem . you see on the left of the screen is walnut creek and the right is pleasant hill when i email pleasant hill to see if we can have something done about the crosswalk they informed me that contacted walnut creek to fund the other half crosswalk and they say they do not have the funds to do so a lighted crosswalk would be an bright idea, since at night the crosswalk is invisible at night it atrocious i live here and i know these people are crossing i've seen how they just jet in front of you they don't lights on they don't have reflectors you can't see them you can tell if someone is in the crosswalk based on my observations . i think it's safe to say this crosswalk and the driving, walking and biking habits makes it dangerous on putman blvd. between pleasant hill and walnut creek stanley roberts kron 4 news ( darya ) is your house

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even the smallest things coming up on gary's world... warriors 1st game without

steph... and after only his 1st start with the 49ers, jimmy g has to answer questions about being the next montana. plus you can see your christmas decorations on tv. ( james ) breaking news this morning... five people have been hurt and one killed in a carbon monoxide posining. kron 4's lydia pantazas has more from san francisco. give joy. get joy! this weekend at kohl's.

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darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. our breaking news is out of southern california... wildfires continuing to rage out of control and firefighters say it could get worse before it gets better.( darya ) thousands of people have been forced from their homes. these fires have now burned more than 100-thousand acres.( james ) kristen holmes is live in ventura county with the latest. smoke from some wildfires in southern california, so thick it can be seen from the international space station.