raise and possibly a 6 percent raise for the lowest people,. yet still, the union is holding on for more with the mayor saying there isn't more to give.mayor. we gave our final and last and they rejected. for workers, it is not enoughnow comes the issue of impasse, and the union says it is a no win situation for both sides.rob. mediation is not good all around. (estacio) so what now, the weekend could bring more negoations - at least that is what the union is hoping for now as for the city, they say they are waiting for word from mediation. i spoke with several workers today, as they told me how all of this is effecting them, more on that coming up on kron fou rnews at 6 (estacio) both sides are not happy tonight

that is one thing they can both agree on the mayor today - declaring that impasse, to bring in mediation, however the union says not so fast "i think it is appaling" "we want this to end" with unions representing three thousand city (grant) (grant) we have team coverage of the strike and how it's affecting people who live in oakland. hundreds of families have been left without childcare as head start employees are off the job.(catherine) but as kron 4's camila bernal explains, some head-start parents are ásupporting the teachers. malcom is one of the thousands

of kids that went through the head start program.22:17 i'm 7 and 3 quarters he's no longer at head- start but now it's his 3-year-old sister's turn 25:13 our first language is spanish and they learn english in there, she begin head start in september and right now she able to understand to speak english number one to 20 abc letter althabetfor the past four days, yaqueline martinez has been keeping her kids at home and says that despite the inconvenience, she is supporting the teachers25:05 i can't explain in my english but i'm very grateful about the head start program both of my two kids went there and i'm so happythe family's income is about 30-thousand dollars a year and they are not the only ones that depend on head-start14:10 roughly 400 low income families that rely on head start as their childcare every dayoakland's mayor has emphasized the impact of head start closures during the strike and said that although the city could not meet the union's request, she would work on a solution for the children14:02 it is horrific that so many, particularly vulnerable families in oakland are being tremendously impacted by this strikethe teachers have mixed feelings-many say they don't regret the strike but are worried about the education 34:14 i personally i feel bad i feel like to cry because children need to be in school and it's been 4 days now that the kids are off school teachers, parents and the mayor hope the kids can be back to school monday but there is no guarantee in oakland camila bernal kron 4 news (grant) (grant) (catherine)

breaking news we're following tonight... wildfires continue to burn through southern california. this is a live picture from the thomas fire in ventura county.... (catherine) not only humans are suffering.the lilac fire - in northern san diego in northern the lilac fire - suffering.humans are not only not only humans are suffering.

the lilac fire - in northern san diego county - swept through a throughbred training farm.(grant)tonight we know that dozens of horses have died.and hundreds more were saved from the flames.the

fires have left a trail of destruction from ventura to san diego counties.(catherine)the hot, dry santa ana winds are expected to pick up this weekend,steve aveson is in the newsroom to show us what's happening now.steve? (steve)six wildfires burning in the southland ... not one of them under control.the huge thomas fire ... just ten percent contained.the rye fire, 35 percent, creek fire, 40 percent, and skirball fire, 30 percent,farther south the liberty fire is 60 percent contained .. but the lilac fire has resisted all efforts. nat relenteless winds gusting up to 60 miles an hour drove the flames through a tight=packed retirement community.more than 1=thousand firefighters worked through the night as embers swirled around them.

bortisser/cal fire captain> "we're still at zero percent containment. when the santa ana winds come in, there's no stopping them."natthe fire that began just before noon yesterday quickly spread to more than 4=thousand acres, edging into the huge camp pendleton marine base.natat least six people were hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation.daylight revealed that ash and twisted metal were all that remained of a cluster of upscale mobile homes bordering a golf course near bonsall. (bonzle)65 structures were lost in that location alone.at a local high school, evacuees and their pets face an uncertain future. "i just want to go home. i just hope and pray that our house is there."natthis cell phone video shows what happened as the fire neared the thoroughbred training center .... trainers setting them free so they could escape the flames.natman of them ended up here at the the delmar racetrack stables .dozens of volunteers have showed up to provide apples, carrots and t=l=c.it really tugged at my heart when i saw they were here yesterday susan dubay didn't know if she was ever going to see her two horses again. "it's hard horrible it was an inferno at where my horses are thank god

rescued."a vet checked on her 27-year-old horse felix. vet: "he's a little dehydrated got tummy ache, they get backed up when stressed out." (steve) lots of stress and frustration in ventura county...where the town of carpineteria has been evacuated as the thomas fire spreads north towards santa barbara, according to one real estate risk management firm, the three largest fires could eventually claim more than 85=thousand homes. core=logic puts the reconstruction cost at 28 billion dollars, (grant) and back here in the bay area... smoke from the wildfires is causing unhealthy air conditions in some places. (catherine) a spare the air alert has been issued through sunday. kron4's

lydia pantazes reports on how you can prepare for the bad air quality. the worst conditions will be in the north bay as the region gets stagnant conditions and possibly some smoke from southern california wildfires. the main cause for the poor air quality will be the arrival of a high pressure ridge over california, reducing winds and trapping smoke and other particles near ground level according to the bay area air quality management district.wood fires are banned during the spare the air alerts.this is the first of the fall-winter season in the bay area. according to the bay area air quality management district, the north bay will see the highest impact with a warning that air quality in vallejo could be unhealthy for sensitive groups, for example people suffering from asthma or respiratory illness. reporting live in san francisco, lydia pantazes kron4 news. (grant) you could (grant) kron4 news.

(grant) you could definitely see some haze around the bay area today as smoke travels up from the southern california wildfires. (catherine) here to talk about the weather and the winds bringing that smoke into the bay area... is 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.

(grant) (grant) friends and family gathered today to remember the life of the toll taker killed by a suspected drunk driver. si si han

was killed when a box truck crashed into her toll booth on the bay bridge early saturday morning. this is video as friends, family, and co- workers arrived at duggan's serra mortuary in colma today. kron 4 spoke with a man who worked with si si... and he says her death is a reminder for drivers to be aware when cal trans workers are on the roads. (grant) si si worked for cal trans for more than a decade. a 32-year-a decade. for more than a decade. a 32-year-old man-- daniel berk-- is charged in si si's death, and is suspected of

drunk driving. (catherine) in the east bay... a pedestrain was killed this morning after being hit by an out of control vehicle. (grant) an investigation is underway.....and late this afternoon police made an arrest in the case...kron4's haaziq madyun has the story the driver of this nissan rogue slams into the rear of this cargo trailer, killing a pedestrain working near- by...an arrest has been madesot it happened just before 10am friday morning here on argonaut street near mowry in fremont. fremont police say the cargo trailer was legally parked connected to a chevy pick-up truck when the 57-year-old male driver of the nissan drove into itsot people who live and work in this area say they have seen quite a few traffic accidents along this stretch of argonaut sotthe driver of the nissan was transported to a local hospital for his injuries. the victim is described as a 44-year-old male with an address in huntington beach,

california. investigators are withholding his identity pending notification of next of kinsotin fremont haaziq madyun kron4news kron4newshaaziq madyun in fremont haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) still ahead... an east bay high school is put on lockdown... when a student brings a gun to school. how that situation was resolved. (catherine) there won't be a government shut down this

weekend... but the white house is still bracing for the possibility in coming days.. what it could mean for your safety... coming up. (grant) and we're learning new information about the man who escaped from a psychiatric hospital... reportedly tried to carjack two people... and then got hit by a car.

(grant) an east bay high school was on high alert after an apparent gun threat this morning.(grant) richmond high school was placed on lockdown...after officials realized a student had a gun. officers were able to

identify the student immediately...and discovered the student had a replica.,...a fake gun. that student was taken into custody. (grant) tonight we are learning more information about the man who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in san leandro. police say he carjacked one person and then tried to carjack another. this is a picture of dorian mulder. he is now back in custody. police say last night.. he escaped from john george psychiatric hospital on fairmont drive. he then went to the fairmont hospital... got into a car and hit a teenage boy who was in the passenger seat. mulder then tried to take off but crashed into a garbage can. he then got out and tried to get in another car. police say mulder bit an elderly man but could not get the keys so he took off running across interstate 580 where he was hit by a car... but he was able to get up and keep running. police eventually caught up with him and he was taken back into custody.

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... 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. (grant) jobs, jobs and more jobs.

employers added 228- thousand in november... and the unemployment rate is now at a 17-year-low. christine romans takes a look

who is hiring. another strong performance in the american labor market in november. 228 thousand net new jobs created after a strong october. bouncing back from what was a weak september because of those terrible hurricanes where were the jobs created? in health care. thirty thousand net new jobs there. that's a strong sector in business information services 46 thousand jobs there. manufacturing 31 thousand and even in construction in november you saw 23 thousand net new jobs created. so where does that leave us exactly. well the first 10 months of the trump administration one point seven million new jobs he has promised 25 million over the next 10 years. that compares with one point eighty six million for the last 10 months of the obama administration. what that tells you the job market has been strong. it continues to be very strong but wages have not followed suit here wage growth about two and a half percent compared with last year over the past year. you'd like to see something stronger than that. if really you are nearing full employment and at four point one percent that's what it certainly feels like that's a 17 year low in terms of the jobless rate. one interesting note about these numbers record high stock market very strong jobs market. it's almost a to the president's approval most recent pew poll showing 32 percent rating mirror it means at public polls the president credit for the economy.

economy. strong economy. (catherine) president trump had some stern words for wells fargo today. he tweeted -- "fines and penalties against wells fargo bank for their bad acts against their customers and others will not be dropped." wells fargo is accused of wrongly charging some mortgage borrowers for missing a deadline. the delays turned out to be the bank's fault...and wells fargo has promised to issue refunds. the president has taken a softer tone on banks in the past...leaning toward easing regulations. (grant) tonight federal officials are preparing for the possibility of a government shutdown just before christmas.

yesterday, congress agreed to fund the government until december 22nd. (catherine) that only gives lawmakers two weeks to make a deal for next years' budget. kron4's white house correspondent mark meredith takes a look at what a potential shutdown could mean for national security. "i cannot emphasize too much how destructive a shutdown is." under secretary of defense david norquist says even though the government won't shut down this weekendthe pentagon is preparing for another potential shutdown this month.that is unless congress passes a temporary funding bill or a full federal budget.simple things like death benefits to families and military members killed in the line of duty, we're not allowed to make those payments until the shutdown ends" norquist says essential military personnel would still go to work.but they wouldn't get paid until after a shutdown ends. trump administration officials say a government shutdown would directly impact national security. the white house says it will make that case to congress over the next two weeks.white house legislative affairs director marc short says military officials need to know they'll have funding or essential defense projects could be delayed. "the delays are extremely costly, on our equipment, for the resources for personnel, so we're concerned."the white house says if it can't get a budget by christmas, it'll push for another short term spending plan. in 2013, a government shutdown stretched on for nearly 17 days. that shutdown impacted everything from

military academies to military contracts.government leaders are expected to resume budget talks over the weekend.in washington, i'm mark meredith. i'm mark meredith. meredith.i'm mark meredith. (catherine) still ahead... the high tech security guard that's making sure the san francisco s-p-c-a is safe. (grant) and after the break.. we'll show you how our stanley roberts got down with the salvation army to try to raise money for

those in need this holiday season.

(grant) if you were in san francisco's union square today, you may have seen some familiar kron4 faces ringing bells for the salvation army. (catherine) kron4's stanley roberts, lydia pantazes, and steve aveson were out helping the salvation army collect money... the goal is to raise about 30-dollars per hour. ...which the salvation army says isenough to provide a family with two bags of groceries, or shelter an individual for a night. the kron4 volunteers had a lot of fun while ringing their bells. if you'd like to donate -- we have a link on our website at kron-4 dot com. (grant) (grant) 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. (grant) next at 5:30... a popular outlet mall in the south bay is stepping up security... after there are robberies while people are doing their holiday shopping.

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5:30... police in the south bay are stepping up patrols - after two recent robberies at a popular shopping outlet. (catherine) it happened in gilroy as lots of people were doing their christmas shopping.. kron four's rob fladeboe explains how the thief in one of the robberies might be trying to make amends... gilroy premium outlet patrons

aren't quite sure what to think about the bizarre hold up earlier this week at a store that sells women's plus-sized clothing.shopper "....i mean, who robs lane bryant anyway, is there are black market for clothes that i am not aware of..."posing as a u.p.s. delivery man, the robber talked his way into the back door of the lane bryant store here on camino arroyo circle. convinced the man was armed, a clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of cash in what might seem to have been a routine stick up.shopper "....holidays, he had no money to get his family anything, probably thought posing as a u,p.s. driver would be believable..."but after he got the cash, the robber locked the employees in a bathroom, pushed file cabinet in front of the door, told them to stay put for ten minutes and then said he was sorry and wished them a merry christmas before making his escape. was he sincere?"...absolutely not, he was pulling a mickey on the season, it means nothing...." shopper"....thats just adding insult to injury, that was rude,....shopper "...i thin it's a sick sense of humor in my opinion..." (shoppers discuss robbery) the incident touched a nerve with ellen rivera and julie nagel who think the thief may be desperate."....in these times with home prices being so high, maybe he has a drug dependency..." "..i think it's sad that this is what it's come to that people have to rob other people just to stay in california..."off camera, several other shoppers were less forgiving. the u.p.s. ruse, the suggestion of a gun and ordering people into a bathroom are not the acts of a desperate man they said.... "....you can't lock people up and have them think you're not serious, it's the holidays....you're suppose to bespreading love and cheer..." love and cheer, sure, just not

at the end of a gun. it's not clear if the lane bryant robbery is related to an earlier smash and grab heist at a nearby store that sells sunglasses but there was a guard posted outside lane bryant this afternoon and security is being stepped up. in gilroy rob fladeboe kron 4 news.

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. (grant)smoke from the wildfires could cause unhealthy air conditions. a spare the air alert has been issued through sunday. (catherine)here to talk about the weather and the winds bringing that smoke into the bay area... is 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. (grant) the san francisco spca is testing out a security robot as a way to combat crime and vandalism.combat crime as a way to security robot is testing out a francisco spca the san (grant) normals. climatological early december degrees above early december climatological normals. (grant) the san francisco spca is testing out a security robot as a way to combat crime and vandalism. and as kron4's maureen kelly reports...the device is

getting a lot of attention and appears to be making a difference. it looks something like an egg laid by a futuristic dinorsaur it's an autonomous security robotessentially a robo rent a cop.that now patrols the parking lot of the spca. humans are giving it more attention than the dogs are. it's interestingamazing. this world. what can i say?the bot has several different sensors to help it detect all times of potential trouble.it senses a smoke or he'd like there's a fire in the fire company if it's if it's recording someone breaking into a car also can call the police or alert our security of the company or as well as our it departmentwatch how it moves around my tripod in it's path.and when it's batteries are getting low, it knows how to park itself on it's docking station.the sf spca has named this one k-9 and plastered it with decays of dogs and cats. while it's cute and a bit of a selfie magnetit costs the non profit 6 bucks and hour and works around the clock. the non profit's president says they are trying this .because the situtation with the homeless encampments and crime associated with them had gotten so bad that their volunteers couldn't even walk the dogs for adoption around the facitiy.we had a lot of super scary events, we had a

number of interactions that could've turned quite bad with volunteers and some of the encampments we have lots of room we had lots of broken windows we had break-ins and animals let loose for martha for sillinti, we had break-ins in our adoption center so so it wasn't just one incident we've been dealing with this for years when you lose staff and great staff because you're scared to come to work or they're frustrated or tired or they're tired of having their car broken into or just tired of all the needles on the sidewalk you can't do your job. so againwe all hope for a resolution to this very complex issue of homelessness but we still to do at work it's only been a month into their 3 month trial period with the security bot, but the sf spca says they've seen a decrease in the encampments around their facility and a noticable drop in crime. maureen kelly kron4 news

(catherine) police in menlo park are looking for man who's wanted for attempted murder. the victim was shot last month in menlo park -- but police have just identified the suspect. they say he's 24-year-old dagoberto franco- penaloza....who also goes by the name of gustavo torres. police say he has ties to menlo park and palo alto. an 11-million dollar warrant has been issued for his arrest. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. (catherine) some east bay parents are worried that their school district will close bidwell elementary in hayward... it could be part of a plan to meet next year's budget.. the school might be on the chopping block next year. the hayward unified school district could combine a few schools in the area ... which could lead to the possibility of bidwell being shut down. at this point the district is simply considering various options -- but parents are still on edge.

elementary school closure in hayward>(catherine) the hayward school district is facing a tough budget next year -- because of growing retirement contribution rates. budget cuts being considered could include affect staffing and salaries. no decisions have been made yet. (grant) coming up... even if you spend hours at the gym... sitting too long could reverse the benefits of exercising. we'll explain.

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generational battle at the box office this weekend... as some veteran hollywood stars try to top the expected box office champ -- a movie called "coco." david daniel has a preview. "did you move to villa capri just to piss me off?""no, that was just a happy by-product." "you and i: just getting started."oscar winners morgan freeman and tommy lee jones vie to rule their senior community in the weekend's only new wide release, "just getting started." the action-comedy won't start on top: box office trackers are forecasting a five-million- dollar debut, far below what box office champ "coco" figures to make this weekend. "this town, bri. they don't want me.""wish we could just make our own movie.""that's a great idea."with no other new competition, "the disaster artist" expands from limited to moderate release this weekend -- about 800 locations -- and figures to rise into the top 10, also grossing about five-million dollars. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (grant) still ahead... meet

our latest kron4 hero...actually this time...we realized there are two heroes. an inspiring story of a young girl who now has renewed faith in policing. how can you make your hair even stronger?

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check on our weather... 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. (grant) our latest kron4 heroes segment takes us to antioch...where an intrepid police officer was absolutely determined to find a girl's stolen tricycle. and this kron4 heroes segment is extra special, because in addition to profiling a first reponder... we've realized there's a second hero. grant: a classic red radio flyer it is not.charlotte luther, had bike stolen & returned: it has a hand brake her. a typical 13- year-old...she is not. charlotte: i'm not very emotional. i do care deeply about things though. charlotte luther cares charlotte though.about things care deeply emotional. i do i'm not very charlotte: is not.year-old...she a typical 13-hand brake her. returned: it has a had bike stolen & charlotte luther, it is not.red radio flyer normals. climatological early december climatological normals.

(grant) our latest kron4 heroes segment takes us to antioch...where an intrepid police officer was absolutely determined to find a girl's stolen tricycle. and this kron4 heroes segment is extra special, because in addition to profiling a first reponder... we've realized there's a second hero. grant: a classic red radio flyer it is not.charlotte luther, had bike stolen & returned: it has a hand brake her. a typical 13- year-old...she is not. charlotte: i'm not very emotional. i do care deeply about things though. charlotte luther cares deeply about her four-thousand dollar custom bike...especially since she had it taken from her.cate luther, charlotte's mom: he had to scale a brick wall to get into our courtyard. he, is a thief, who stole the bike earlier this year, as the luthers slept.officer dan fachner, antioch pd: - put your hands on top of your

head, get off the bike, handcuffed him up. and áhe, is antioch officer dan fachner...who after working as an air force jet engine mechanic for many years...got into policing. he responded to the initial 911 call, worked tirelessly his next shift, got a tip, found the bike, and found a new friend.charlotte: a savior and a hero and a good friend, i really like him...so he's my favorite cop. and that's saying something. charlotte's only previous experiences with police...were traumatizing. when she was seven and eight, officers repeatedly helped hospitalize charlotte, when her bi-polar allowed her to physically attack her parents. i was aggressive at first before i had all this help i have now. it's what i refer to as the dark ages, i don't like to talk about it much. my mom has a scar from my scratches, but now, we see it as a sign of progress...she's tearing up again. there have been many tears. medicine eventually helped the bi-polar. but then came the autism diagnosis at age 11. a few months later...brain cancer...and while the cancer is gone...the surgery to

remove it has led to a variety of other issues, including the need for a feeding tube.grant: 30:10: you've had to go through a lot. you're obviously a fighter...obv... charlotte: a survivor, and a warrior too. no doubt...and that blue bike... that's back... is part of her therapy...mental and physical. grant: 27:44: how is it to be able to zoom around here? charlotte: really great. why? because i can't really do things quite so well, as you may have seen on the camera, i've been doing it one-handed because sometimes this arm gets tired because i had a brain tumor a while back, and it affected my right side, it's curious how the brain works, the left side controls the right and the left side controls the right.officer fachner: she is quite the character, you can tell she loves that bike and it means a lot to her, and it means a lot to me to be able to get that back for her."adam luther, charlotte's dad: he could have written it off and moved on with his day but i just knew he was really caring, and then him saying he found it, i was like 'wow this is a special officer'. and thanks to him...charlotte has a new and improved view of officers.cate luther: she's a pretty great kid. she has a lot to offer. sometimes she'll say to me 'i don't understand, why do other kids have things what i have and they die but i haven't died?' and i say honestly i don't know but i know you have a lot to tell other people, she inspires a lot of people. of people.she inspires a lot

of people. when the interview was over i said to charlotte is there anything you'd like to add? she went on to elequently campaign for people to treat the planet better, clean up litter etc...and to find ways to help the homeless population...especially in the big cities in the bay area. again...not what most 13- year-olds are thinking about. as for officer fachner, he says every other antioch officer would have done the same to help find the tricycle.

(catherine) next on kron4 news at 5... what you should avoid doing....if you don't want to erase the benefits of exercise.. it is known that exercise

is good for your body and being stationary is bad. but as c-n-n's reporter kim hutcherson explains in this week's health minute... spending excessive amounts of time seated... can even erase

some of the benefits of exercise. a growing body of research indicates that too much sitting can be harmful for your health, even if you exercise regularly.researches pooled results from more than 40 studies ... and concluded that the more time people spent on their backsides, the greater their risk of premature death, cardiovascular disease, cancer and type-two diabetes.regular exercise appears to mitigate some of the harmful effects of prolonged sitting, but not all. an analysis of more than a dozen studies found that at least 60 minutes a day of moderately intense exercise is needed to counter the risks associated with prolonged sitting.experts usually recommend about 30 minutes of daily exercise.but one study found that even these hour-long workouts don't reverse sitting's negative effects on insulin levels and blood fats.however, there are things you can do in addition to exercise to reduce your sitting time.at work, stand for a few minutes every half hour.if possible, use a desk that will let you work both standing and seated.park as far as possible from entrances so you will have to walk a little bit more.and don't just sit on the sofa when you're at home - do some chores or just stand periodically while watching tv.for today's health minute, i'm kim hutcherson. (grant) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and

catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) the fires in southern california are raging out of control tonight. the fires have burned over 150- thousand acres... the hot, dry santa ana winds are expected to pick up this weekend... we'll have a live update from ventura county.(catherine) plus... oakland city workers are standing their ground... it is now day four of their strike... hear how mayor libby schaaf is now responding...(steve) we have more news for you.. straight ahead... on kron 4

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get covered today. (steve) a woman in southern california is reunited with her horses after they had to be evacuated due to the wildfires. this cell phone video shows the horses running away from the flames that over took a training center as workers tried to free as many as they could in san diego county. thank you for joining us...i'm steve aveson.(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. a string of wildfires in southern california continue to pose a major threat to people...and

animals...as firefighters struggle to gain control. they've been working around the clock.. (steve) omar jimenez is in ventura county with the latest developments. omar? omar?developments. the latest county with ventura county with the latest developments. omar? a new wildfire has ignited in san diego county, which is already reeling from a wind-driven blaze that has destroyed at least 85 structures.authorities say the new fire is near the mountain town of alpine, about 30 miles east of downtown san diego. the fire remains small, but officials say they are sending numerous resources to fight it. the larger fire 50 miles north of san diego ignited for unknown reasons thursday during fierce santa ana winds, which have since abated.more than 1,000 firefighters are on the ground, aided by seven air helicopters, including two each from the marines and authorities say 10,000 people were evacuated and 900 are in shelters.

the sheer size of the wildfires - unfavorable creating a tough for officials the thomas the biggest of raging in california - is more than of washington, biggest fire los angeles since 1961. 190,000 people evacuated from their dianne san diego county board of we're with you all long process to painful, it's very emotional, to be firefighters are working to fires. president approved an emergency freeing up 1,300 national have been officials warn even when the danger is still cpt. jessamyn specht, fire dept. "all stumps and logs, of wind on those, and all it takes is jump that road, running again."it doesn't get from here. gusts in the miles per hour, and dry continuing the weekend, for the fires to get worse get better is in southern california, i'm omar jimenez. (steve)(steve) (steve) we have much more information about the southern californai wildfires on our website at kron four dot com... including an interactive map showing the devastation of the fires and the various hot

spots. (catherine) this weekend marks the season's first three spare the air days. air quality is expected to be poor -- in part of course....becau se of the smokedrifting into the bay area from the wildfires in southern california... as always - the pollution can be especially harmful for children, the elderly and people with respiratory problems. some bay area residents say they don't even notice the pollution. "there is not much you do since you can't see the air when it is bad. but it is still something people with respiratory issues have to think about." on spare the about."have to think respiratory issues have to think about." on spare the air days it is illegal to burn wood, fire logs and any other solid material both inside and outside. these restrictions will be in place through midnight sunday. the north bay is expected to be hit the hardest... especially the vallejo area.

(steve) a live look outside right now... (catherine) 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.

(catherine) in the east bay, no end in sight it is day four of that city worker strike in oakland - and both sides are getting increasingly frustrated. (steve) three thousand city workers walked off the job on tuesday - demanding a raise. negotiations keep bouncing back and forth - kron four's terisa estacio out in oakland for us tonight - where the mayor is talking - the union as well but nothing getting settled soon it seems. (estacio live - oakland - workers are also talking out here to us about how they are getting nervous and concerned about being out on strike for so long. although the sign at oakland city hall says happy holidays, many of these workers are not happy at all - librarian. it is hard not working. i need the money librarian i am full time, but many of the people i work with are not and so i am out here to help them. but it is hard, not to be there for the kids. this worker is worried

about christmas and getting gifts for his children while not getting paid. mahemdra gautam. they want, but i have no money. it is really rough. for the union workers, their negotiator says he feels their pain and wants to get back to the table. rob szbut the city - says they have offered and countered several times and are maxed out. mayor. we have offered a fair contract. (estacio) the city has declared an impasse, askign for mediation that can be a lenghtly process.

(catherine) hundreds of families in oakland have been left without childcare -- since head start employees are part of the ongoing city worker strike.. (steve)but as kron 4's camila bernal explains, some parents are supporting the teachers despite having an interruption in their kid's education. instead of being in school yaqueline martinez's kids were out in the streets of oakland, supporting the strike23:25 it means to get head start or to help a person understand somethingher family migrated from cuba 8 years ago and she

credits much of her children's education to the program25:13 our first language is spanish and they learn english in there she begin head start in september and right now she able to understand to speak english number one to 20 abc letter alphabetbut while the teachers have been on strike, she has been forced to keep her kids at home and she is not the only one14:10 roughly 400 low income families that rely on head start as their childcare every dayoakland's mayor has emphasized the impact of head start closures during the strike and said that although the city could not meet the union's request, she would work on a solution for the children14:02 it is horrific that so many, particularly vulnerable families in oakland are being tremendously impacted by this strikethe teachers agree with the mayor but nonetheless, say the strike is necessary33:04 we deserve i believe that everybody deserve to get a good pay so we are able to function and focus and what we are supposed to be doing teachers, parents and the mayor hope the kids can be back to school monday but right now, there is no guarantee in oakland camila bernal kron 4 news (catherine) a 57-year-old fremont man

has been arrested - he's accused of driving under the influence in a deadly vehicle versus pedestrain accident. you can see investigators on scene of that accident...which happened this morning just before ten a-m. police say the driver lost control of his car - and killed a man who was working next to a cargo trailer sot(catherine) the crash victim is a 44-

year-old man from huntington beach. fremont police aren't yet releasing any other details. (steve) in the east bay... a high school was on lockdown this morning after officials believe a student brought a gun onto campus. (steve) both school officials and police officers placed richmond high school on lockdown this morning. officials were notified about a student bringing a gun to campus. the student was identified immediately. officers were able to locate a replica of a gun on the student. police have taken the student into custody. (2-shot/catherine) at a busy shopping center in gilroy....there was a recent robbery. but then came an apology....and an attempt to share a little holiday cheer. (2-shot/steve) patrons are talking about it and kron four's rob fladeboe has been talking with them. gilroy premium outlet patrons aren't quite sure what to think about the bizarre hold up earlier this week at a store that sells women's plus-sized clothing.shopper "....i mean, who robs lane bryant anyway, is there are black market for clothes that i am not aware of..."posing as a u.p.s. delivery man, the robber talked his way into the back door of the lane bryant

store here on camino arroyo circle. convinced the man was armed, a clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of cash in what might seem to have been a routine stick up.shopper "....holidays, he had no money to get his family anything, probably thought posing as a u,p.s. driver would be believable..."but after he got the cash, the robber locked the employees in a bathroom, pushed file cabinet in front of the door, told them to stay put for ten minutes and then said he was sorry and wished them a merry christmas before making his escape. was he sincere?"...absolutely not, he was pulling a mickey on the season, it means nothing...." shopper"....thats just adding insult to injury, that was rude,....shopper "...i thin it's a sick sense of humor in my opinion..." (shoppers discuss robbery) the incident touched a nerve with ellen rivera and julie nagel who think the thief may be desperate."....in these times with home prices being so high, maybe he has a drug dependency..." "..i think it's sad that this is what it's come to that people have to rob other people just to stay in california..."off camera, several other shoppers were less forgiving. the u.p.s. ruse, the suggestion of a gun and ordering people into a bathroom are not the acts of a desperate man they said.... "....you can't lock people up and have them think you're not serious, it's the holidays....you're suppose to bespreading love and cheer..." rob fladeboe"there was a guard outside the lane bryant store this afternoon as police said they would be stepping up

security in the area. in gilroy rob fladeboe kron 4 newss (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) trouble in the east bay as two different drivers are

attacked bythe same man trying to carjack their vehicle (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) also - a man is attacked and robbed while riding a muni bus in san francisco,now - police are looking for a group of teenagers. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) robots to the rescue! if you're tired of worrying about car break there'sa new sheriff in town to help put a stop to crime.

(steve) it's the 21st century reboot of the security

guard. and now one is on patrol in the parking lot of the san francisco s-p-c-a. kron4's maureen kelly explains how the non profit's trial of this new technology has raised concern with city leaders. meet k-9. the autonomous security robot now guarding the parking lot of the sf spca's mission campus. the5 foot tall 400 pound device outfitted with sensors and cameras patrols the area.it can detect car break ins, record what's happening and call the police.and even alert the fire department if it's sensors detect smoke or flames.the dogs don't seem to mind itand people walking them seem to think it's pretty amazing.thank you for everyone for all the dog walkers the people who park the cars around here it feels really wonderful to bills really leaves it feels technologically special you know?that is high tech it ai if i should say so myselfthe non profit pays 6 bucks an hour to the mountain view firm that designed this robot.it patrols 27-4. it's a step the non profit felt like they had to take because the situation with the homeless encampments in the area, and the crime associated with them got so bad their volunteers couldn't even walk their adoptable dogs around their campus. we're not here to pilot innovative security robots were doing this because it had such a huge impact on our operations that we had to do something. and i really don't want to spend money on a tonna mess security robot but i have to keep staff and volunteers and the animals and this community safe and that's what's really driving this. it's not because were interested robots nobodies. now bot is pretty fun and interesting it is

painted with dogs and cats to make him less intimidating but really what we want to do is to do our missionand do it well k-9 used to patrol on the sidewalks.until the city got wind of it and sent the non profit a cease and desist letter.norman yee has asked us not to have it on the sidewalk so it's just in our parking lot during this time will the board of supervisors are looking at what their policy is for these autonomous security robots. i know they've done some work around delivery robots but this is different we're just gonna wait and seethe board of supes just passed an ordinance allowing delivery robots to be on city streets for research and development purposes and only with a permit. an aide to supervisor norman yee's office says they are monitoring the situation with security bots, which have yet to be addressed. they've also introduced a resolution seeking an emerging technology task forceto try to develop city policy to catch up with the future before it arrives. maureen kelly kron4 news

(catherine) we're learning new information about the man who escaped a psychiatric hospital in san leandro... who is accused of carjacking one person and then trying to carjack another. dorian mulder is now back in custody. police say he escaped last night from the john george psychiatric hospital on fairmont drive. they say he then went to the fairmont hospital... got into a car and hit a teenaged boy who was in the passenger seat. mulder then tried to take off but crashed into a garbage can....after which police say he tried to get into 'another' car .....after biting an elderly man. he was hit by a car when he ran across i- 580....but got up and kept

running. police eventually tracked him down and arrested him. (steve) california along with over a dozen other states are suing the trump administration for failing to enforce smog standards. the lawsuit says that the environmental protection agency missed the deadline to designate any areas of the country as having unhealthy air. those areas would have to take steps to improve their air quality. e-p-a officials have not yet commented on the lawsuit. california's attorney general...who announced the lawsuit...says that healthier air can save lives. (catherine) let's take a look outside right now...from our sutro camera overlooking san francisco...(steve) 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. (steve) (steve) thanks brittney...

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(( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) another group of teenagers has attacked a person using publictransportation...what they did, and where, when we come back.

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. (steve) a group of

teenagers attacked and robbed a man on a muni bus in san francisco. it happened yesterday afternoon near the corner of 16th and mission... the man was hit - and his backpack stolen. the attackers then ran off.. the victim was taken to the hospital -- he's expected to be okay. police have not yet released a detailed description of the suspects. (catherine) happening now... police in menlo park are looking for man who's wanted for attempted murder. the victim was shot last month in menlo park -- but police have just identified the suspect. they say he's 24-year-old dagoberto franco- penaloza....who also goes by the name of gustavo torres. police say he has ties to menlo park and palo alto. an 11-million dollar warrant has been issued for his arrest. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) a beloved wife and mother remembered today by bay bridge coworkers stillin shock at her tragic loss this past weekend (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) it's now feared that as

many as 85,000 homes could eventually belost in the southern california wildfires..... they've now spread from san diego to santa barbara family gathered today to

remember the life of the toll taker killed by a drunk driver

last weekend. si si han was killed when a truck crashed into her toll booth on the bay bridge early saturday morning. this is video as friends, family, and coworkers arrived at duggan's serra mortuary in colma today. a man who worked with si si spoke to kron four and talked about his memories of her. (steve)(steve) that caltrain worker said her death is also a reminder for drivers to be aware when cal trans workers are on the roads. si si worked for cal trans for more than a decade. a 32-year-old man-- daniel berk-- is charged in si si's death, and is suspected of drunk driving. (grant) breaking news we're following tonight... and we have the first confirmed death...linked to those wildfires burning now in southern california. 70-year-old virginia pesola of

santa paula died as she was driving away from the flames wednesday night in ventura county. cause of death..blunt force trauma, smoke inhalation and burns. that thomas fire in ventura is the biggest and most destructive of the six fires burning...that fire destroying more than 400 homes and businesses.== and just yesterday the lilac fire started in san diego county...85 structures have been lost there...as have many high value thoroughbred racing horses who could not get out of their barns in time. the santa ana winds are still the engine for the fires. when you consider all six fires... more than 200-thousand people are evacuated... 141-thousand acres have burned... we'll keep you posted...as the red flag warning lasts until sunday night. in oakland... both sides are not happy... the mayor has declared an impass but the union is saying not so fast.

the union is representing 3000 city employees and city administration there seems to be no end in sight to solve the contract dispute. the union is hoping for more nogiations but the state is waiting for mediation. in oakland... hundreds of low income families that depend on headstart for their kids's edction are having to figure out where to leave their children.the teachers have been on strike for four days and say they want to continue teaching but they also want a higher income.the mayor of oakland says she is aware of the problem this is creating and will try to come up with a solution.nonetheless, theres still no guarantee that the kids will be able to attend headstart on monday.in oakland camila bernal kron 4 news here in gilroy here in gilroy police are

looking into a pair of recent robberies at the popular premium outlet shopping center. there was a smash and grab robbery at the sunglasses hut. and more recently, the lane bryant clothing store was robbed. police say a man posing as a u.p.s drivertalked his way into a back door and robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of cash. he then locked employees in a bathroom and before leaving, he is said to have apologized and wished them a merry christmas. in gilroy rob fladeboe kron 4 news the spca is using a the spca is using a autonomous robot to guard the parking lot of is san francisco mission campus. they are using the robot to combat break-ins and crime associated with the nearby homeless encampment. they were using it to patrol the streets around the campus until the city gave a cease and desist notice asking them to keep the bot off the public right of way.

(steve) taking a live look outside...at the bay bridge... you can see heavy traffic here...(catherine) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... 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.

(steve) in national news... the house ethics committee is investigating texas congressman blake farenthold for sexual harassment charges where he paid his victim off using tax payer money. (catherine) this comes as representative trent franks...of arizona...is stepping down from his seat. that's after he asked women who worked for him -- to act as a surrogate for his child. anna wiernicki has the latest on the charges.. --take pkg-nats pop - trent franks "i wish jeffrey nothing but the best.."anna wiernicki: republican congressman trent franks becoming the third lawmaker to announce his resignation this week due to allegations of sexual harassment. anna wiernicki: franks says he will step down after the house ethics committee opened an investigation into discussions he had about surrogacy with

two female staffers.anna wiernicki: in a statement, franks admmitted to making the women uncomfortable, but said "i have absolutely never physically intimidated, coerced, or had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my congressional staff".jackie speier, d-california: congress is taking this issue seriously anna wiernicki: democratic congresswoman jackie speier introduced legislation to require sexual harassment training on capitol hill. jackie speieru.s. congresswoma n, d-californiatake cg @ 0:42- 0:49and that means for everybody. i don't care if you have d next to your name or an r next to your name, we all should be treated equally.anna wiernicki: but house speaker paul ryan says it'll take more than just legislationpaul ryan: in addition to just better policies to protect women, we also need a real culture change.anna wiernicki washington correspondenttake cg @ 0:58-1:08the house ethics committee also re-launched an investigation into texas republican congressman blake farenthold over allegations that he sexually harrassed his former communications director. anna wiernicki: that staffer sued farenthold in 2014. farenthold used $84,000 in taxpayer money to settle the lawsuit-using a treasury department fund created to cover workplace settlements involving lawmakers.he has since said he plans to pay back that money.rep. mia love: "we're using taxpayers' dollars to settle these cases? i think that he should voluntary resign."anna wiernicki: utah republican congresswoman mia love called for farenthold's resignation on cnn. in august farenthold announced his plans to run for re-election. in washington, i'm anna wiernicki.

(catherine) (catherine)(catherine) wiernicki. (catherine) today actor kevin spacey is facing new sexual assault allegations. this time coming from the former husband of a norwegian princess.(catherine) 45-year-old ari behn, the former husband of norwegian princess martha louise, claims the actor touched him inappropriately. the claim dates back to nobel peace prize concert in oslo, norway in 20-07. spacey has remained silent on this recent allegation. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) another new warning about

holiday bad guys trying to scam you for cash,this one over the phone with threats about an east bay utility company

(catherine) in the east bay... alameda municipal power is warning customers about a phone scam. someone is calling and impersonating a power company employee -- and asking for payments. alameda municipal power says they'll never ask a customer to make a payment over the phone. (steve) a man accused of five car break-ins at an east bay bart station parking lot is now in custody. bart police arrested 27-year-old andrew friedman...from oakland. someone noticced a man smashing windows and pulling car door handles at the macarthur station parking lot. police arrested friedman and say he had broken into five cars yesterday. the stolen property was returned to victims. bart police remind riders to always lock car doors and never leave anything visible inside a parked car. coming up in sports, the warriors take on the pistons in detroit,hoping they can get a victory and make some history in the process,

and a big no thank you from marlins slugger giancarlo stanton whodecides he does not want to play for the san francisco giantshenry's got that and all your sports coming up.

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the chase is over the g-men, but they failed to get their guy.slugger, giancarlo stanton has crossed the giants off the list of teams he's willing to join. the orange and black lack homerun power in their lineup. and they were very interested in acquiring the 4-time all star outfielder, who crushed 59 homers last season.for now, stanton is still a marlin. the 28 year old has a no trade clause in his contract, which he is allowed to waive. the giants released a staement this afternoon, which included...

23-year old 23-year old mega star shohei ohtani, also known as the japanese babe ruth,is coming to america. he has agreed to sign with the los angeles angels. this guy can hit for power and average. he's also a dominant pitcher.his fastball has been clocked at 100 miles per hour. the giants were amongseveral interested in signing ohtani. the warriors living up to the warriors living up to their name. they have been true warriors on this current 6 game road trip...the dubs won the the first five games, giving them a chance to go undefeated on a 6 game road trip for the first time in franchise history. the team playing with steph curry for at least the next 2 weeks but that meansmore shots for kevin durant. third quarter three is good.durant again for 3...he finished the for 3...he

durant again for 3...he finished the game with 36 points.avery bradley was on a avery bradley points.game with 36 points.avery bradley was on a mission for the pistons. his outisde shot was falling. the 3 in the 3rd makes it a 2 point game.bradley again late in 4th...money 2 point game. warriors win 102-98warriors win 102-98 afc west is a wide open race, with the raiders chiefs and chargerstied in first place with just 4 regular season games remaining. the 3-way tie will be broken on sunday... silver and blacklock horns

with the chiefs in kanas city. but the raiders will have their number two receiver michael crabtreewho served a 1- game suspension last week for his fight with aquib talib. top receiver amari cooper is still recovering from a concussionable.he's questionable for the game. no room for excuses, derek has to get the job done. "it's going to be huge. we've been through this a couple of times this year. anytime you can get a piece back, it's nothing against anybody else, but those guys are starters for reasons. those guys got all the reps. those guys have seen the ball coming to them from me many times, for years now, which is funny to say, how fast it goes. with 'crab' coming back, obviously it's no secret. i love throwing him the ball. i love 'crab' and i think a lot of people know that. so being able to get him back, it definitely helps our team." our team."

kansas city chief are out on synch...they have lost six of their last seven games.playing at home, this weekend should help their confidence...be cause they haven'tlost a home game to the raiders since 2012. chiefs quarterback alex smith is in the hot seat...but he will start sunday.

funny how one win can boost a team's confidence.and how one player can give a team hope. cj beathard led the 49ers to their first win of the season...last week jimmy garoppolo took over the offense...and put away the chicago bears.sunday the niners go for their third win in four games.they'll visit the houston texans. both of the 49ers quarterbacks are healthy...kyle shanahan will startgaroppolo...who is seen as the face of the franchise. jimmy explained what it take to beat the 4-and-8 texans. 8 texans.beat the 4-and-what it take to beat the 4-and-8 texans.

(( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) it's supposed to bring comfort....but for one family pet....it meant indigestion. coming up...the case of the swallowed baby pacifier.

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. family noticed that their dog

didn't seem to be feeling well...so they took her to the vet.(steve) that's where they were shocked to find out she swallowed...not five... not ten... but 21 pacifiers. reporter emily collins has more. an oklahoma family learned the hard way that some things turn up in the oddest of places after they took their dog to the veterinarian and learned she had swallowed 21 pacifiers. dr. chris rispoli has cared for 4-year-old shar-pei dovey since she was a pup, so when her owner brought her in to be examined wednesday, he was immediately concerned by how much weight the dog had lost in so little time."dad said grandma had seen her jump up on the counter and grab one of the baby's pacifiers, and they had been missing a lot of pacifiers," rispoli said.an x-ray revealed dovey knew exactly where those missing pacifiers were - in her stomach - a fact that left her family and even rispoli in disbelief."in 20 years, this is the craziest surgery i've ever done," rispoli said. "they were pretty stunned because we thought there were seven to nine in there, and i pulled out 21."rispoli says the unusual case comes with a simple reminder: "put things away.""don't leave them on the countertop," rispoli said.

countertop," them on the "don't leave away.""put things simple reminder: "put things away.""don't leave them on the countertop," rispoli said. (catherine) rispoli said.countertop," rispoli said.

(catherine) it has been more than three months since the total solar eclipse... and tonight we are learning about the long-term damage to people's eyes because they did not wear those protective glasses. a medical journal is outlining some of the injuries sustained from looking at the sun with a naked eye. one woman from new york says she ended up in the emergency room... because a crescent shape was blocking the center of her vision. she did wear protective eclipse glasses... but doctors say they were probably fake. after visiting an eye specialist... she was diagnosed with something called solar retinopathy. that means she has retinal damage from exposure to solar radiation. doctors expect more people will come forward with the same eye damage from looking at the solar eclipse. (steve ) if you were in san francisco's union square today, you may have seen some familiar kron4 faces ringing bells for the salvation army. (catherine) kron4's

stanley roberts, lydia pantazes, and steve aveson were out helping the salvation army collect money for a good cause that serves all year long.(( nats )) the salvation army stepped up in a big way this year joining with kron4 to raise money for hurrican harvey and of course the north bay firestorm families, and their good work serves almost 900,000 people in the form of meals and support through the year in the bay area. the kron4 volunteers had a lot of fun while ringing their bells. and this saturday is a special occasion if you see the familiar red army bucket drop a 20 dollar bill and a special

donor says they will match that 20 all day long! if you'd like to donate -- we have a link on our website at kron-4 dot com. (catherine) 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. final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

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