found homes fully engulfed.nat in the middle of the inferno .... this drama played out.a young man tries to save a wild rabbit from the flames.the animal appears to run into the fire.the man is distraught ... and then he finds the rabbit safe and takes him in his arms, natcal fire has committed a dozen helicopters, 471 engines and thousands of firefighters to the thomas fire.it's still only fif percent contained.nat in the bel=air neighborhood of los angeles, fire crews hosed down the hillside mansions lost in the skirball fire. "we have four homes that were destroyed and 11 homes that were harmed. nothing has gotten worse. we have had no fatalities and no injuries."residents say the fire just exploded.it went off like a gas bombthe l=a fire department says the dry conditions have gone way beyond the most dangerous index number ever recorded.the

category starts at 162 and we're at 296. that's the highest number i have ever seen in my 34 years on the fire department. so we're not done. we're in the middle of this eventthe santa ana winds are not expected to die down before the weekend.until then ... folks stay away from their homes. completely out of the woods, yet. the new fire in san diego county is threatening a thousand homes.five structures have been two lanes of interstate fifteen are cloed. (steve) the fires may have claimed their first life,ventura county official say they found the body of a woman at the scene of a car accident in wheeler canyon near santa paula.sheriff's deputies say the woman's identity and the cause of death have not been determined. (grant) (catherine) and here's a live look at the fires burning right now... residents are being ordered to

evacuate a tiny beachfront community northwest of los angeles where a huge wildfire is churning down hillsides toward seaside homes.a california highway patrol officer drove through faria beach thursday announcing the evacuations through a loudspeaker as surging winds roiled smoke through the streets.residents used garden hoses to spray palm trees to keep them from burning as firefighters scrambled to stop the progress of flames.u.s. 101 along the coast was intermittently closed, as were several highways in and around the ventura county resort town of ojai (oh'-hi), where most of the 7,000 residents are under evacuation orders. thousands of homes remain threatened by at least four major southern california wildfires that have destroyed structures and sent residents fleeing.

(grant) (catherine) here now to talk about how the weather is helping fuel the fires in southern california is chief metorologist brittney shipp... thursday...the quiet weather

pattern continues across the san francisco bay area and central california coast this afternoon. an upper level ridge remains parked over the west coast, bringing plentiful sunshine and above normal afternoon highs region-wide. visible satellite imagery does show areas of smoke aloft over the central coast this afternoon as winds between 850 and 700 mb (approx 5,000 to 10,000 ft msl) have a southerly component. high temperatures this afternoon will max out in the 60s and 70s across the region with some areas in interior monterey county approaching 80 degrees. this equates to about 6 to 12 degrees above early december climatological normals.

(grant) one of the hardest hit areas in southern california is ventura county. the thomas fire has burned 96-thousand acres so far... and tonight it is just five- percent contained. (catherine) omar jimenez is on the front lines for us tonight... omar, how is containment going at this point...?

(grant) for the first time since

monday, union workers and the city of oakland are back at the bargaining table... trying to reach a contract agreement and put a stop to a strike this paralyzed numerous city services. (catherine) kron 4s dan kerman is live at oakland city hall with more...dan what are they saying tonight...

at 345 thursday afternoon, the city of oakland and the unions representing nearly 3000 striking city workers, returned to the bargaining table for the first time since monday afternoonsot libby schaaf/oakland mayor 10-14sot rob szykowny/union negotiator 14-21the decision to get back to the bargaining table came after the mayor and city council wrapped up an hourlong closed session where presumably they came up with a new last best and final offer details of which the mayor would not sharesotthe return to negotiations capped off a racuous day where striking union works marched through the downtown area demanding they get what they deserve they then chanted outside oakland city hall where two floors up the city council was meeting in closed session to determine their next move. 119/next move

(grant) as we have been reporting... the strike is affecting a number of city services. this is video showing garbage overflowing in the city today. the services closed include senior centers... public libraries... recreation centers, after- school programs .... and anything that happends at city hall. one man who frequents the senior center says he has no where to go... (grant) right now, there is no parking enforcement... there is also no street there is also no street sweeping ... and no crime or traffic reports can be filed. (catherine) coming up...

dangerous dogs have now been captured after killing a small dog and injuring its owner. hear from neighbors who say they're relieved. (grant) democratic senator al franken announces his resignation after a series of sexual misconduct accusations... but stops short of apologizing to his colleagues. we'll have the latest. (catherine) plus... a man who was working behind the scenes during a school dance performancehas been arrested for touching children. where he worked... and why police say there could be more victims.

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a theater worker has been accused of inappropriately touching two young girls during a production of the nutcracker. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, morgan hill police have alerted several areatheater and dance groups about the potential for other victims. sergeant troy hoefling/morgan hill police"....his actions are that of a sexual predator...."morgan hill police sergeant troy hoefling is talking about this man, 36 year old kevin cole, of newark, who is accused of touching two girls as they changed costumes backstage during the south valley dance production of the nutcracker being staged here at anne sobrato high school in morgan hill.sgt. troy hoefling/morgan hill policepolice said cole is a sound and lighting contractor who has worked on productions for several morgan hill area theater and dance

groups including 'music in motion.," run by michele moyer who has worked with him on several occasions.michelle moyer/music in motion"....with mu particular production we had several parents back stage and so there were many eyes watching so i am very confidant that all of my students were okay and didn't have any inappropriate contact with him..."a south valley dance instructor confirmed that cole is indeed a private contractor but that he was vetted and recommended by the morgan hill unified school district, where cole had previously worked on several productions and also as a substitute teacher. the district did not immediately respond to request for comment. sgt. troy hoefling"....to have that kind of interaction with the children, in the back, during costume changes, he's not where he should be,he might be building up to something bigger, we just don't know and that's why we are looking into this...."rob fladeboe/morgan hill"...also the investigation is focused here in the moghan hill area for now, police say they are also reaching out to dance troupe with which cole have

been working in the east bay. in morgan hill rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant) two dogs suspected of fatally mauling a chihuahua in san francisco's crocker amazon neighborhood last month... are now in the custody of san francisco animal control.(catherine) kron4's maureen kelly reports that people in the neighborhood are relieved to hear that the dogs have been captured... this is video taken of the two pit bulls on the loose right after the attack on novemeber 20th. police say the two dogs ran up to a 52 year old woman walking her chihuahua joey.the woman picked up her dog, and then the two pit bulls jumped on her, knocking her to the ground here on the 600 block of brunswick. they then attacked the smaller dog with such ferocity that the woman

was pulled across the pavement as she held on to her dog's leash. the woman's who's son in law took this video to help in their capture says he was shocked by what he saw.it was bad, a lot of blood and knowing the dogs were tearing apart the dogs it was awful. jowie was rushed to the pet hospital where he died. the owner has flyered the neighborhood looking for information on the whereabouts on the two pit bulls and their owner, who was spotted leaving the scene. the operator of the corner market says jowie's owner adopted him three years ago after the death of her husband and is devestated by the loss.she has no one in her life it's that dog was special to her she doesn't have kids it's like her babythe pit bulls were picked up by an animal control officer today after they were alerted that the two dogs have been in custody of the peninsula humane society sinced the day of the attack after someone reported seeing dogs on the loose.that has dog walkers here relieved.that's good to know, i feel bad for the dogs but something must be done.the dogs will be the subject of a vicious and dangerous dog hearing in the coming weeks. police are looking for help identifying their owner. if he or she does not come forward it's likely the animals will be put down. maureen kelly kron4 news

(grant) (catherine) and here's a live look at the fires burning right now... residents are being ordered to evacuate a tiny beachfront community northwest of los angeles where a huge wildfire is churning down hillsides toward seaside homes.a california highway patrol officer drove highway patrol a california seaside homes.hillsides toward churning down huge wildfire is angeles where a northwest of los community beachfront community northwest of los angeles where a churning down hillsides toward seaside homes.

a california highway patrol officer drove through faria beach thursday announcing the evacuations through a loudspeaker as surging winds roiled smoke through the streets.residents used garden hoses to spray palm trees to keep them from burning as firefighters scrambled to stop the progress of flames.u.s. 101 along the coast was intermittently closed, as were several highways in and around the ventura county resort town of ojai (oh'-hi), where most of the 7,000 residents are under evacuation orders. thousands of homes remain threatened by at least four major southern california wildfires that have destroyed structures and sent residents fleeing. thursday...the quiet weather pattern continues across the san francisco bay area and central california coast this afternoon. an upper level ridge remains parked over the west coast, bringing plentiful sunshine and above normal afternoon highs region-wide. visible satellite imagery does show areas of smoke aloft over the central coast this afternoon as winds between 850 and 700 mb (approx 5,000 to 10,000 ft msl) have a southerly component. high temperatures this afternoon will max out in the 60s and 70s across the region with some areas in interior monterey county approaching 80 degrees. this equates to about 6 to 12 degrees above early december climatological normals.

(grant) democratic senator al franken announcing he is

stepping down amid growing calls for his resignation in the wake of a series of sexual misconduct allegations. our washington corespondent karin caifa has the story. sen. al franken/-d- minnesota: in the coming weeks, i will be resigning as a member of the united states senate. senator al franken saying he will step down -- but stopping short of apologizing -- 24 hours after a wave of democratic colleagues urged him to resign amid multiple sexual misconduct allegations. sen. al franken/-d- minnesota: i will always regret having to walk away from this job with so much work still yet to be done. the senate ethics committee began investigating franken in november after a radio anchor alleged he groped and forcibly kissed her during a 2006 u-s-o tour.franken apologized... but since then additional women have come forward with new claims against him.sen kirsten gillibrand/-d- new york: you need to draw a line in the sand and say none of it is

okay. franken's departure happening in the heat of another special election -- with sexual misconduct at the forefront. nat pop republican senate candidate roy moore in alabama -- is accused of pursuing relationships with a number of teenage girls while he was in his 30s --- and of assault by two of them. franken referenced moore -- along with president trump and the infamous 'access hollywood' tape -- in a speech on the senate floor thursday. sen. al franken/-d- minnesota: there is some irony that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate. áifá moore wins on tuesday -- senate republicans will face even more pressure - - especially from democrats -- to oust moore from the senate over ethical concerns.in washington, i'm karin caifa reporting. (catherine) and a warning for pet owners... where deadly mushrooms are growing in the bay area.

(catherine) a warning tonight ...after a jump in the deadly mushrooms that have been found - sprouting up across east bay parks.(grant) park officials warn these mushrooms are so poisonous...they can kill you. they're the death cap and the western destroying angel musrooms.(catherine) the death cap usually has a greenish-gray cap...and the 'western destroying angel' has a creamy white cap. the mushrooms can also kill animals. (grant) officals encourage pet owners to keep a close eye on their pets while exploring any while exploring any east bay parks. (catherine) a warning for people in san francisco after a coyote was spotted in the south of market neighborhood. this is a photo of the animal from yesterday morning at third and folsom - near the moscone center.(grant) 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. (grant) next at 5:30... one person is dead and several others injured from carbon monoxide poisoning in san francisco. what firefighters say might have caused the leak. (catherine) also -- another dramatic day in court as a preliminary hearing continues for the men arrested for the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire. we'll have a live report after the break.

this is leah danielle vega she says she lived at the ghost ship warehouse off and on for a year. vega - a bartender and artist broke down on the stand several times, wepting as she talked about the warehosue and that fatal night. thursday marked the second day of the preliminary examination for defendents max harris and derick almena. the two considered the master tenants of the warehouse are facing 26 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of those who died in fire back on dec. 2 2016. many of those that died were at the warehouse for a party that night, but other lived at the ghost ship. vega called the warehouse a quote stone hut - that had a hose for water and makeshift toilets she said the showers were more like open stalls you would find at the beach when asked by prosecutor lim - you see here - who was in charge - she said no one - saying quote, it was an artist colony. vega at one point, also became agitated saying quote, "i don't know why we are even doing this." she called defendant harris, a kind and gentle soul and that she was a fan. harris attorney,

curtis briggs says so far the prosecution is not proving it's case. curtis briggs, atty for max harris, ghost ship prelim. "all of the defendents have been brave, they have stood up for the truth." (estacio - live) (grant)

(catherine) a big story we're following tonight... one person has been killed and five others are injured -- after being poisoned by carbon dioxide. (grant) it happened in san francisco's bernal heights neigborhood early this morning. kron 4's lydia pantazes explains what caused the leak. it happened here in this home behind me.right now pge is looking at the water heater and the heater as a possible source of the carbon monoxide leak. at about 4:30 this morning, firefighters got a call of a carbon monoxide alarm going off.when they got here they found 4 people in the upstairs unit who were from carbon monoxide poisoning. when they entered the bottom floor, they found two people.a woman and a man.both suffered poisoning,firefighters performed cpr on the elderly man in the downstairs unit but

he died at scene.we talked to a woman who lives in the upstairs unit about what happened.sarah reichanadter/poisoned by carbon monoxide two firefighters were also exposed, they received oxygen, were tested and returned back to work soon after.reporting live in san francisco, lydia pantazes kron 4 news.

(on cam)(catherine) a child has been shot and wounded in oakland....the little girl was with one of her parents when it happened... now - police are asking for help from the community in finding the shooter(on cam)(grant) tonight some residents in that neighborhood are looking for help from police...dealing with what they say is a rise in gun violence... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story sotwhat happened in this neighborhod? a little girl received a non- life-threatening gun shot wound during a shooting wednesday night just before 9pm here on the 6500 block of simson street in east oakland sotconcerned neighbors say gun violence...was...unusual in this once a quiet neighborhood that recently took a turn for the worse when new residents moved onto the block. two people i spoked to asked not to reveal their identities

oakland police say they have no suspect information nor do they have a suspect vehicle description. investigators say the motive for the shooting is unknown. also unknown is whether or not it was the parent or child who was targeted. sotin oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) (catherine) and here's a live look at the fires burning right now... residents are being ordered to evacuate a tiny beachfront community northwest of los angeles where a huge wildfire is churning down hillsides

toward seaside homes.a california highway patrol officer drove through faria beach thursday announcing the evacuations through a loudspeaker as surging winds roiled smoke through the streets.residents used garden hoses to spray palm trees to keep them from burning as firefighters scrambled to stop the progress of flames.u.s. 101 along the coast was intermittently closed, as were several highways in and around the ventura county resort town of ojai (oh'-hi), where most of the 7,000 residents are under evacuation orders. thousands of homes remain threatened by at least four major southern california wildfires that have destroyed structures and sent residents fleeing. thursday...the quiet weather pattern continues across the san francisco bay area and central california coast this afternoon. an upper level ridge remains parked over the west coast, bringing plentiful sunshine and above normal afternoon highs region-wide. visible satellite imagery does show areas of smoke aloft over the central coast this afternoon as winds between 850 and 700 mb

(approx 5,000 to 10,000 ft msl) have a southerly component. high temperatures this afternoon will max out in the 60s and 70s across the region with some areas in interior monterey county approaching 80 degrees. this equates to about 6 to 12 degrees above early december climatological normals. (catherine) coming up... a warning for women... another study saying that birth control could be bad for your health.

(catherine) a new study finds that women who take birth control are at a higher risk of breast cancer...by as much as 38 percent. the risk goes up - the longer it's used. researchers studied information from nearly 2- million danish women for more than a decade. they say the average risk increase was about 20 percent. the study says there's a 9- percent increased breast cancer risk among women taking hormonal contraceptives for under a year...., rising to

38-percent if more than 10 years. another significant finding - the risk is the same whether the contraceptive used is the newer, supposedly safer form....or an older generation of drugs. (grant) still ahead... how the f-b-i is stepping in to help victims of the north bay firestorm from getting scammed. are cream conditioners bringing your hair down?

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explain.. at six. but now back to the news at five. (grant) 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.

(grant) (catherine) and here's a live look at the fires burning right now... residents are being ordered to evacuate a tiny beachfront community northwest of los angeles where a huge wildfire is churning down hillsides toward seaside homes.a california highway patrol officer drove through faria beach thursday announcing the evacuations through a loudspeaker as surging winds roiled smoke through the streets.residents used garden hoses to spray palm trees to keep them from burning as firefighters scrambled to stop the progress of flames.u.s. 101 along the coast was intermittently closed, as were several highways in and around the ventura county resort town of ojai (oh'-hi), where most of the 7,000 residents are under evacuation orders. thousands of homes remain threatened by at southern california wildfires that have destroyed structures and sent residents fleeing. thursday...the quiet weather

pattern continues across the san francisco bay area and central california coast this afternoon. an upper level ridge remains parked over the west coast, bringing plentiful sunshine and above normal afternoon highs region-wide. visible satellite imagery does show areas of smoke aloft over the central coast this afternoon as winds between 850 and 700 mb (approx 5,000 to 10,000 ft msl) have a southerly component. high temperatures this afternoon will max out in the 60s and 70s across the region with some areas in interior monterey county approaching 80 degrees. this equates to about 6 to 12 degrees above early december climatological normals.

(catherine) coming up -- the push to build a new bridge in the bay area.. how much drivers could have to pay to make it a reality...

(grant) two of the state's top elected officials are

proposing a bold move to help relieve bay area traffic congestion. senator dianne feinstein and representative mark de-sown-yay have written a letter to the metropolitan transportation commission... urging them to explore the idea of adding a new bridge across san francisco bay. kron 4's charles clifford has the details. 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.

(granti) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) the city of oakland and the unions are back at the bargaining table this evening... but so far, city workers are still planning to back on the picket lines tomorrow. the latest on the contract talks at the top of the hour.(catherine) and the situation in southern california is escalating with more neighborhoods burning in fast moving wildfires. we're monitoring the developments... (steve) we have more news for you.. straight ahead... on kron 4 news at six.

(catherine) oakland city workers were

back on the picket lines today... and it looks like they'll bedoing the same thing - again tomorrow. good evening... i'm catherine heenan...(steve) and i'm steve aveson. nearly 3000 city workers in oakland stayed off the job today to protest the city's contract proposal but there might be a ray of hope. the two sides have returned to the bargaining table(dblbx) kron 4's dan kerman is live at oakland city hall with the very latest. oakland strike thursday 120717 6pkgnearly 3000 striking city workers took to the streets thursday to demand the city of oakland accept their contract demands. after marching to city hall the group got rather loud, as two floors up the mayor and city council were meeting in closed session to discuss their next move. after an hour, the meeting broke up, with news of a return to bargaining.sot libby schaaf/oakland mayor 24-34the mayor would not give details

about what was in the city's latest proposal but it seems likely to be a new version of the last best and final offer. one they hope will settle the contact and get their employees back on the job sotsot rob szykowny/union negotiator 58-108the union has said a new offer must address both working conditions and salary as they headed back into bargaining they did say the strike would resume on friday, but said it also could be averted depending on what's in the citys new proposalsot 136/every chance

(steve) a little girl is hospitalized after being shot outside an oakland residence.

police say that she's lucky to be alive(catherine) and the same goes for the child's parent....who was with the little girl when shots were fired. kron4's haaziq madyun has more on what happened gun violence erupts wednesday night here on the 6500 block of simson street in east oakland...a child was wounded sotit was just before 9pm when neighbors heard the sound of a gun being fired. something that has happened in the surrounding area but never on this block says one resident sotopd investigators say it is unclear at this point if the shooter was trying to hit one or both occupants of a vehicle outside of this house when the shooting occurredsot

department: "what we can say right now is that the vehicle was parked and that the child was in the vehicle with one of her parents. now the child is in stable condition and is currently in the hospital at this time">oakland police investigators have few leads at this point in this casesot in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news (catherine) police have arrested several people in connection with a shooting in west oakland. it happened in the area of san pablo avenue, near mcclymonds high school on wednesday. one man was initially arrested, and then - two others were detained. no injuries were reported, and the shooting remains under investigation. (steve) the two pit bulls that attacked a woman and killed her chihuahua last month have been found. (catherine) the dogs are now in the custody of san francisco animal care and control. kron4's maureen kelly talked to neighbors who say they're relieved to know the dogs are no longer on the loose.

as soon as the story of the fatal mauling made the news, that the peninsula humane released the suspected culpruits were in their custody and turned them over othe the san francisco animal care and control. this is video taken of the two pit bulls on the loose right after the attack on novemeber 20th. police say the two dogs ran up to a 52 year old woman walking her chihuahua joey.the woman picked up her dog to protect him, and was attacked. the operator of the corner market witnessed some of the comotion. one dog went after her and when she was down it grabbed the dog by the neck, and he's a small dog he's just this much the pit bulls attacked the smaller dog with such ferocity that the woman was pulled across the pavement as she held on to her dog's leash. she suffered cuts and scrapes, but her dog jowie, was killed. the owner has flyered the neighborhood looking for information on the whereabouts on the two pit bulls and their owner, who is believed to have been spotted leaving the scene. it turns out the pair wandered from the outer mission to nearby daly city and someone reported them loose, which is when they were

picked up. this frenchie had been about to be driven out of the neighborhood for her afternoon walk, since her walker had been worried about the pit bulls.just knowing that i walk my daughter's dog baby it would be scary to know if something happened to them but now that she knows the animals that killed jowie are locked up.she feels (steve) former trusted u-s olympic gymnastic team doctor-- larry nassar-- has been sentenced to 60 years in prison on child pornography charges. a federal judge sentenced him to 20 years for each of three counts -- to be served consecutively. authorities say they found more than 37-thousand child porn images on hard drives at his home. they discovered during a sexual assault investigation. nassar also admitted to sexually assaulting seven girls... and later plead guilty to assaulting another three victims. (catherine) we now know the name of the man.found

shot to death at a south bay high school. police have identified the shooting victim as 28-year-old andrew ortiz. ortiz was found dead at mount pleasant high school tuesday morning.. officers say no students or staff members were involved in the case. the school remained open and students were safe on campus tuesday. no details on a suspect have been released. ortiz's deathis san jose's 31st homicide of the year. ((2shot/catherine))in the east bay - it was a tough day in court with more emotional testimony - and a witness breaking down on the stand. this was day two of the preliminary hearing in the ghost ship fire. ((steve))36 people lost their lives in the fire. prosecutors pinned the case on two men saying their negligence caused the victims deaths. ((steve/dbl bx))kron four's terisa estacio was in court for us today she joins us live with the latest a really tough day in this case. a lot of raw emotion on the stand - with witnesses crying and and family members who lost loved ones looking for answers.(estacio)emily

chaplain, "i lost my only son and his fiance who had just come to town for thanksgiving )many family members who lost loved ones have been coming to court for months and now with the preliminary hearing under way to determine whether the case against max harris and derick almena facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter proceeds to trial - they are more determined then ever to understand what happened that night.chaplain. we are here to get answers.first thing thursday mornnig this man jose avalos - who lived at the ghost ship warehouse was back on the stand and again, very upset tearfully testifying that an oakland police offier came by the warehouse several times, but only to help out and certainly not kick them out of the space. prosecutors are arguing before a judge that these two max harris and derick almena were negligent and created a warehouse full of obstacles and flamable items that created a tinder box that went

up in flames on december 2, 2016 killing 36 innocent victimsthis is leah danielle vega she says she lived at the ghost ship warehouse off and on for a year. vega - a bartender and artist broke down on the stand several times, wepting as she talked. about the warehosue and that fatefull night. (note) vega recalled the warehouse calling it a quote stone hut - vega at one point, also became agitated saying quote, "i don't know why we are even doing this." she called harris a friend. curtis briggs, atty for max harris, ghost ship prelim. "all of the defendents have been brave, they have stood up for the truth."(estacio - live) the case is going much slower then anticpated at times, defendant derick almena seemed agitated by the pace harris on the other hand seemed more relaxed then yesterday, when he appeared very nervous. court is off on friday the preliminary hearing continues on monday kron four news

(2-shot/catherine) a south bay theater technician is facing allegations of groping two young dancers back stage - during a recent performance of thenutcracker.(2-shot/steve) kron four's rob fladeboe has details on that and some reaction fromthe theater community as police hunt for more possible victims. sgt. troy hoefling/morgan hill policepolice said cole is a sound and lighting contractor who has worked on productions

for several morgan hill area theater and dance groups including 'music in motion.," run by michele moyer who has worked with him on several occasions.michelle moyer/music in motion"....with mu particular production we had several parents back stage and so there were many eyes watching so i am very confidant that all of my students were okay and didn't have any inappropriate contact with him..."a south valley dance instructor confirmed that cole is indeed a private contractor but that he was vetted and recommended by the morgan hill unified school district, where cole had previously worked on several productions and also as a substitute teacher. the district did not immediately respond to request for comment. juliet smith/south valley dance there was no immediate response from the school district. police are also reaching out to dance and theater groups with which cole had worked in the east bay. in morgan hill rob fladeboe jron 4 newss

a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. thursday...the quiet weather

pattern continues across the san francisco bay area and central california coast this afternoon. an upper level ridge remains parked over the west coast, bringing plentiful sunshine and above normal afternoon highs region-wide. visible satellite imagery does show areas of smoke aloft over the central coast this afternoon as winds between 850 and 700 mb (approx 5,000 to 10,000 ft msl) have a southerly component. high temperatures this afternoon will max out in the 60s and 70s across the region with some areas in interior monterey county approaching 80 degrees. this equates to about 6 to 12 degrees above early december climatological normals.

(( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) coming up... the southern california wildfires have claimed their first life... as fierce winds increase the inferno. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) al franken agrees to step down becoming the highest rankingelected official to fall in the growing sexual misconduct scandals (( áá v.o. / catherine áá ) carbon monoxide poisoning has killed one person - and sent others to the hospital, we've got an update. you could save energy by weaving your own shoes... out of flax.

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raging southern california wildfires are still burning out of control tonight.you can see the flames destroying homes and land in san diego county, riverside county and ventura county.((steve/2shot)) crews are struggling to fight the flames....due to the fierce santa ana winds. ((catherine/dbl bx))omar jimenez has been in ventura county all day.he's live tonight with the very latest...omar? strong winds and dry conditions are fueling the raging wildfires in southern california on thursday - as officials continue to battle the wide-ranging inferno. some 110,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. schools are closed in at least

15 districtsand thousands are without power. low humidity and strong gusts will keep firefighters on edge... as they hope to contain what has been a difficult series of fires. capt. cody weireter, los angeles fire department: the topography of this is very steep, it's hard to get members in there and actually get hose lines deployed in there and also our hand crews. more evacuations are underway in the ojai valley. in ventura county, the thomas fire now spans about 150 square miles. a state of emergency is underway. officials urge caution, even when the threat of the fires starts to fade. paul koretz/council member, los angeles: "we ask folks to stay away from their homes. we're not completely out of the woods yet, we hope to be able to let people back in as soon as possible." for residents in the affected areas... the sheer devastation of their homes and neighbors gone in a flash can be too much to bearjudy hofmann sanders, shadow hills, ca: i'm numb. i don't know. we'll get through it. it was a very quaint, cozy neighborhood. the house was just wonderful. i don't know what's going to happen.

(catherine) one person has been

killed and five others are injured -- after being poisoned by carbon monoxide. (steve) it happened in san francisco's bernal heights neigborhood early this morning. kron 4's lydia pantazes explains what caused the leak. it happened here in this home behind me.right now pge is looking at the water heater and the heater as a possible source of the carbon monoxide leak. at about 4:30 this morning, firefighters got a call of a carbon monoxide alarm going off.when they got here they found 4 people in the upstairs unit who were from carbon monoxide poisoning. when they entered the bottom floor, they found two people.a woman and a man.both suffered poisoning,firefighters performed cpr on the elderly man in the downstairs unit but he died at scene.we talked to a woman who lives in the upstairs unit about what happened.sarah reichanadter/poisoned by carbon reichanadter/poisoned by carbon monoxide two

firefighters were also exposed, they received oxygen, were tested and returned back to work soon after.reporting live in san francisco, lydia pantazes kron 4 news. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the four zone forecast. thursday...the quiet weather pattern continues across the san francisco bay area and central california coast this afternoon. an upper level

ridge remains parked over the west coast, bringing plentiful sunshine and above normal afternoon highs region-wide. visible satellite imagery does show areas of smoke aloft over the central coast this afternoon as winds between 850 and 700 mb (approx 5,000 to 10,000 ft msl) have a southerly component. high temperatures this afternoon will max out in the 60s and 70s across the region with some areas in interior monterey county approaching 80 degrees. this equates to about 6 to 12 degrees above early december climatological normals. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) two weeks after the president said the bureau was in tatters thenew head of the fbi testifies about getting the job done before congress. (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) giving in to increasing pressure, including

from his democratic colleagues..senator al franken says he's stepping down from his job... he's the latest public figure to suffer the consequences of sexual misconduct. (catherine) minnesota senator al franken says he'll be stepping down in the coming weeks...(catherine) misconduct.of sexual consequences suffer the congress.(( áá v.o. / steve áá )) two weeks after the president said the bureau was in tatters thenew head of the fbi testifies about getting the job done before congress. (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) giving in to increasing pressure, including from his democratic colleagues..senator al franken says he's stepping down from his job... he's the latest public figure to suffer the consequences of sexual misconduct.

(catherine) minnesota senator al

franken says he'll be stepping down in the coming weeks... this - after a string of women accused him of sexual harrassment.. . franken made the announcement on capital hill today...with staff members and his family looking on. he made the decision after more than 30 senators called on him to resign...including democratic colleagues. the push for him to step aside started with a radio news anchor who claimed franken forcibly kissed her and groped her in 2006 - during a u-s-o tour. in the days and weeks that followed....more accusers have come forward. franken did not apologize during his announcement today... but he did mention president trump... (sen. al franken/(d) minnesota): "i of all people am aware that there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving. while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate. with the full support of his party." trump was repeatedly

accused of sexual assault during his presidential campaign. alabama senate candidate roy moore is now facing accusations that he pursued relationships with teenagers while he was in his 30's. (steve) the former south carolina police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man in 20-15 is heading to prison. michael slager was sentenced today to 20 years behind bars... on charges of second degree murder and obstruction of justice. video shows scott running away from a traffic stop when he is shot in the back. the shooting sparked nationwide protests. at today's sentencing.. the scott's mother told the officer she forgives him.

next at 6-30...the fbi director was on the hot seat today on capitol hill.his response...to harsh criticism by the president who says the bureau is in tatters.and later...san mateo native tom brady is arguably the best quarterback ever.find out how he fared...as a traffic cop.

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((2shot/bam vo))((catherine))in national news...fbi director christopher wray was on capitol hill today testifying before the house judiciary committee.((steve)) this comes less than a week after president donald trump tweeted that the bureau is in "tatters".((catherine))our washington correspondent anna wiernicki explains how the fbi boss was being questioned about the bureau's

independence..... and whether he can get the job done without pressure from the white house. anna wiernicki: fbi director christopher wray told lawmakers his loyalty is to the people, ánot the president. has president trump ever asked you to side step the rank of command and report directly to him?wray: no.anna wiernicki: lawmakers grilled wray about a tweet president trump posted earlier this week, saying the fbi's reputation is in "tatters-worst in history! but fear not, we will bring it back to greatness".do you believe the fbi's reputation is in tatters?christopher wray: in my experience i believe our reputation is quite good.but lawmakers like new york congressman jerrold nadler told wray his response to the tweet was not enough. telling the f-b-i director it is his job to stand up to the president.when he tells you that you need to, quote, clean house, that your agents are, quote, phony and dishonest, that your, quote, reputation or the reputation of the bureau, is in tatters, and, quote, the worst in history, you should do more than send a private email to your employees.wray was also asked about the fbi's involvement in the mueller investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. christopher wray: i wouldn't confirm or suggest the

existence of any ongoing investigation.wray didn't go into detail about the investgation, but says robert mueller has a good relationship with the fbi. he says the fbi right now is focused on making sure no foreign agents interfere in upcoming u-s elections.we are acutely focused on looking out for signs of interference in the 2018 or 2020 election cyclesin washington, i'm anna wiernicki gun violence breaks out here on the 6500 block of simson street in east oakland...a little girl woundedsot

here in morgan hill 36 year old kevin cole, of newark, a sound and lighting technician, has been arrested in connection with allegations he inappropriately touched two young dancers. morgan hill police say a parent witnessed cole groping thechildren as helped them change costumes during a recent production of the nutcracker at sobrato high school. cole faces multiple counts of annoying or

molesting a child under 18. police are now reaching out to other dance and theater groups where cole my have worked. . in morgan hill rob fladeboe in san francisco, two pit pulls suspected of fatally mauling a chihuaha last month are now in custody of animal control. this is video taken of the two pit bulls on the loose right after the attack on novemeber 20th. police say the two dogs an up to a 52 year old woman walking her chihuahua joey.the woman picked up her dog to protect him, and was attacked. this is video taken of the two pit bulls on the loose right after the attack on novemeber 20th. police say the two dogs ran up to a 52 year old woman walking her chihuahua joey.in san francisco, maureen kelly kron 4 news.

chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... thursday...the quiet weather pattern continues across the san francisco bay area and central california coast this afternoon. an upper level ridge remains parked over the west coast, bringing plentiful sunshine and above normal afternoon highs region-wide. visible satellite imagery does show areas of smoke aloft over the central coast this afternoon as winds between 850 and 700 mb (approx 5,000 to 10,000 ft msl) have a southerly component. high temperatures this afternoon will max out in the 60s and 70s across the region with some areas in

interior monterey county approaching 80 degrees. this equates to about 6 to 12 degrees above early december climatological normals. coming up...it's not something you see everyday.you won't believe where this coyote was spotted.how animal control officials think it got there...

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francisco after a coyote was spotted in the south of market neighborhood. this is a photo 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 inside or on a leash..

(steve) we have another pit bull story tonight... but this one ends on a lighter note.(catherine) four month old loca was severyly bitten by another dog... but thanks to a 3-d printed mask... she is well on her way to being a health puppy. loca's skull and jaw had extensive damage after the bite. a company in davis just happened to be developing 3-d printed exoskeletons... and loca was the perfect candidate. she was fitted with the mask... which had a padded neck bandage helps to stablize her neck fracture. the mask was removed after three months. loca is still healing... but she has a new lease on life. coming up, sports director gary radnich, examines the 49er's prospects this weekend against the houston texans and what about the raiders? the defense will be tested this weekendas they face in first place smack down with the

kansas city chiefs. gary's got all you sports when we come back!

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face the chiefs. wide receiver, amari cooper... who is still dealing with an ankle injury... missed practice today. khalil mack and raiders defense will have a big test against kansas city. the chiefs are the sixth best offense in the n-f-l. the last time the raiders played them... they scored 30 points. since oakland fired ken norton junior as defensive coordinator the

defense a lot better. over the last two games -- they've forced 3 turnovers... after not having any in the first eleven weeks. raiders acting defensive coordinator, john pagano knows facing chiefs top wide receiver tyreek hill will be a tough test "pray. pray a lot. he's fast and he's fast, and you gotta have what we call, he is a true game wrecker....he's got speed that gets over the top...he's an explosive dynamic player that can change a game, which we've already seen before and we gotta understand that and keep coaching those points of how these guys get down field a certain way, so we gotta do a good job of defending it..." meanwhile over in santa clara the niners begin to prepare to face the texans. they are

3-point underdogs heading into sunday. heading into week nine -- houston lost deshaun watson with a torn a-c-l jimmy garropolo will be making his second start as a niner. the texans will have their starting linebacker, brian cushing... after serving a ten-game suspension for violating the league's performance substance abuse policy. garropolo has everyone excited about his potential.... that he's already begin compared to joe montana. "i think i've done a pretty good job of that my whole career. i try not to listen to any of the outside stuff. the joe montana comparison, i think it's a little early for those. it's only been one game.we are both italian. so, we have that in common. but, i think it might be a little early. we've got a good thing going right now. we've just got to keep working hard and keep improving every week and keep this thing going in the right direction."

it's the season of giving and the men in red and gold have already begun their share of helping the community. the 49ers partnered with visa yesterday for the eleventh straight year to help local youth.... players received pre-paid cards and purchased $6,000 worth of sporting equipment, toys and other supplies for their affiliated after-school programs. they even shopped for those affected by the north bay fires. carlos hyde was one of the many players who attended the event. "christmas is one of my favorite holidays, got a chance to hang out with some have any family during christmas time, so during this time, im looking forward to give back and going to help some kids shop and smiles on they

face...."

the warriors have a chance to make history tommorow night against the detroit pistons. they have never won six straight road games in a single trip. today the team practiced at the university of detroit mercy... it's the alma mater of assistant coach, willie green. golden state will face a detroit team that's lost their last four games. with steph curry being out for at least two weeks -- the warriors will need to rely on kevin durant and klay thompson. last night against the charlotte hornets -- durant had a triple double... 35 poiints... 11 rebounds... 10 assists. thompson had 22 points. head coach, steve kerr is expecting the bench to play a big role against the pistons. "i think the continuity of being together for many years now helps in situations like these, doesnt feel dramatically different, even when key guys are out, and our guys are tough, they're competitive, it's been a hell of a trip, it'd be great to finish it off,

probably gonna be our toughest game of the trip tomorrow." stanford running back bryce love is a finalist for the heisman trophy which will be presented tomorrow in new york citybut tonight love won the "doak walker" award given to the nation's best running back love who accepted the award wearing a crushed velvet cardinal jacket is the 2nd stanford player to win the "doak walker" the other was toby gerhart in 2009love rushed for 1,917 yards and 17 touchdowns despite battling an ankle injury much of the season oklahoma quarterback baker mayfield who is the favorite to win the heisman easily out- pointed love "maxwell award" for player of the (sot: love) "there's just something about that football family, and i'd do anything for those boys. i mean we grind in the off season. i'm just honored to be here as a representative of them and the university as a whole.""got a couple of your-o-lineman over there, and there is a great bond between any runner and his o-line, right?""oh absolutely, absolutely. i've got dave bright and jesse burkett, that's two-fifths right there. i've got the other boys..." "were's the other 60-percent of the o-line. you couldn't get that many tickets?""ah, couln;t aford it, couldn't aford it (laughs)." (steve) and coming up next...

is just seeing tom brady's face enough to keep the streets safe. what happened in the boston area that has some people doing a double take. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. today...marked 76 years since

the japanese attack on pearl harbor.president trump met with six veterans of the attack.he signed a proclamation declaring today

national pearl harbor remembrance day. he said - "all american hearts are filled with gratitude for their service, their sacrifice and their presence here today." more than 24- hundred americans were killed during the surpise attack december 7th 1941... which catapulted the u.s. into world war two. (steve) bay area's football star... tom brady the pride of serra high school is making it safer in his local community outside of boston. but as reporter sam balto reports the new england patriots quarterback might not even know it. synopsis: on a busy intersection near a school in roxbury, massachusetts.. there was a street sign with new england patriots' quarterback tom brady's face. apparently a school employee plastered his face on a traffic stand thinking it would make drivers slow down. residents seem to like it. the school took down the picture. but as reporter sam balto discovered.. there's another sign behind the school that is still up. we want to

up. we want to know... is your house decked out for the holidays? we'd like to see it. 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. final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

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