the latest? rob, what's the latest? (grant)(grant)(grant) we first told you about this breaking news through our mobile app. we sent a push alert at 2:45 this afternoon. make sure you download the kron-four news app to always get the latest breaking news. it's free for apple and android devices. (vicki) powerful testimony today in the preliminary hearing of the ghost ship fire where 36 people lost their lives. (grant) an assistant fire marshall revealed information about the origin and the cause of the fire. kron four's terisa estacio was in court for us today she joins us live now from oakland. terisa?

this is oakland marshall maria sabitini. on the stand, she explained how a team of more than a dozen fire investigators sifted through the debris looking for evidence to seek out the origin and cause of the deadly ghost ship fire. sabitini said upon analysis of burn patterns and the charred ceiling the orign was determined to be in the northwest bottom corner of the building. she said quote due to the excessive amount of flammable materials in the space, such as furniture used as room dividers, it lead to the significant spread of the fire." as for the heat source or cause, she said the team ruled out several refrigerators discovered in the living area. they also ruled out propane tanks and natural gas as an ingnitition

source. as for why, the massive fire erupted, she said the team was unable to single out a cause but later add on the stand, in her opinion, that it was most likely a failure of the electrical system. following the fire, tenants talked with kron four news about the wiring inside the warehouse, saying the power would go out all of the time. tenant carmen brito who testified the other day said she used an extention cord in her space but it would blow up often and she would have to reset the breaker.a contractor called the electrical system dangerous. derick almena and max harris are facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the creating the conditions of the warehouse that lead to the deaths of the victims. this is defense attorney tony serra. tony serra, atty for derick almena. it is wrong to talk about, it has not been discussed as one thing or another. another.as one thing or been discussed about, it has not wrong to talk almena. it is for derick tony serra, atty serra. attorney tony this is defense the victims. the deaths of the victims. this is defense attorney tony serra. tony serra, atty for derick almena. it is wrong to talk about, it has not been discussed as one thing or another.

(grant) a frightening situation...as a woman is car- jacked at gunpoint in the parking lot of an east bay bart station.(vicki) police say they have few leads to go... and the incident has rattled nerves of passengers who were suprised to learn that the violent crime happened at that location... kron4'sa haaziq madyun reports. a woman seated in her car in this bart parking lot when she

is approached by two men, one armed with a gun demanding that she get out of her vehicle sotsot sotthe female victim was carjacked tuesday at around 7:30pm here in the back parking lot of the bay fair bart station in san leandro. bart police investigators say the two unidentified males also robbed the woman of her purse. bart police responded to scene, searched the area but were unable to locate the victim's vehicle...or the two suspects. the incident has rattled nerves of some bart passengers who have mixed reactions about their level of safety at this stationnat/sot haaziqdo you feel safe at this bart station?sotsot nat/sot haaziqyou ever park in

that back lotsot that is because when the sun goes down this back parking lot can be a very lonely place for someone walking alone to their car. lilie velez says for her own personal safety she would rather wait for a parking space in front of the station sotbart police investigators say the female carjacking victim was not injured during the incident...at the bay fair bart station in san leandro haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) bart police say they are dealing with an epidemic of car break-ins in their parking lots. on average... there are 80 auto break-in thefts a month system wide. bart says this month they have seen the most breakins at the ashby station in berkeley and the coliseum station in oakland. police have stepped up patrols at all parking lots... and they are installing more

surveillance cameras. bart also says you can use their "bart watch" app to report suspicious behavior. (grant) a big story we are following tonight... the san francisco and greater bay area communitiescontinue to mourn the sudden death of mayor ed lee. and we are now learning when memorial services will be held. on friday... the mayor will lie in state... in the city hall rotunda. the public is invited to visit his casket from 8 am until 7 pm. and then on sunday... a celebration of life....is planned to honor the life of mayor lee. the celebration is at three p-m at city hall... and the public is invited to attend that as well. (vicki) acting san francisco mayor london breed is moving forward... and managing the city following the sudden death of mayor ed lee. (grant) today... she said she wants everyone to know how hard lee worked as mayor.. and said she will carry on in his honor, though she declined to say whether she plans to run for mayor in a special election in june. (vicki) kron 4's dan

kerman with the mayor this afternoon as she announced a gun buyback event in san francisco. he joins us live from city hall with more. dan? mayor breed day 2 1213175 insert--nats-i would like to introduce our mayor, our new

breed. in her second day as san francisco's acting mayor, london breed came south of market to united playaz to support the organizations upcoming gun buyback event sot london breed/acting s.f. mayor 17-27we cant be satisfied, kids should not have access to guns easier than they have an opportunity to purchase toys or get toys,this is crazyencouraging anyone and every to come to this coming saturday morning's no questions asked gun buy back event, breed said it shouldn't be more important to protect the second amendment

than it is to protect children. sot just like our late mayor i hate guns too, i hate guns i have what they've done to my community, i taken lives of the people i've grown people that i that i miss the should be here today.the sudden mayor lee , for more than 20 years, and continues to sotof sadness has not escaped my that's clouding im not sure what i'm feeling or notemphatic that franciscans she is up for the task of city.140/taken care of of140/taken care of (vicki) happening now... police are looking for four suspects who attacked an elderly man after breaking into his home in san francisco. it happened yesterday morning on noriega street...in the city's inner sunset neighborhood. police say four suspects kicked in the door...and asked the 78-year-old victim for money. the victim handed over the cash....however he was still hit by one of the suspects. the suspects then ransacked the home and ran off. the elderly man was taken to the hospital...for injuries not considered life- threatening. the suspects involved...are at large tonight. (vicki) happening tonight... the hayward school board is meeting to discuss the possibility of closing two different schools.

the district is trying to make-up for a nearly 8-million dollar shortfall in its budget. under the current proposal... students at bidwell elementary in south hayward would be transferred to treeview elementary school. and students at bowman elementary will be split up between harder... schafer park... and tyrell elementary schools. the district is also considering cutting teacher salaries and benefits... and cutting money for supplies. tonight's board meeting is set for 6:30. (vicki) and a school district in oakland is also voting on budget cuts tonight. teachers in oakland are rallying against what they call "morally wrong" cuts. the oakland unified school district is facing a potential shortfall of 15 million dollars...and the district is looking at broad cuts. the oakland education association is asking the district to limit the cuts to one point two million dollars. the meeting started about 30 minutes ago. (grant) house and senate republicans today have reached an agreement on compromise tax bill...(vicki) catherine heenan is here with more on the deal

that represents a sweeping overhaul of the nation's tax laws... (catherine) president trump says that republicans are "very very close to a historiclegislative victory'... this paves the way for the final votes next week to slash taxes for businesses...andto give most people tax cuts starting next year. the president praised house and senate negotiators at a white house lunch meeting. the agreement drops the corporate tax rate to 21 percent from the current 35 percent and takes effect in 2018 rather than 20-19. it also allows individuals to deduct up to 10-thousand dollars in state and local taxes. that's a move intended to ease the concerns of house republicans - including those from california. president trump - we will never let bad things happen with respect to the economy. we're not going to lose our businesses again which has happened over the last

decades. america is coming back bigger and better and stronger than ever before. rep. nancy pelosi - trillions of dollars in impact on our economy. not one hearing not one expert that can attest to what they are saying. critics complain the bill will primarily benefit the rich.but today's agreement keeps things on track and could mean a final deal before christmas. if so - it would give the president his first major victory in congress. grant and vicki? (grant) coming up... a major win for democrats in a traditionally red state. we'll have the latest as doug jones wins the senate race against roy moore. (vicki) and firefighters - seeing improved wind conditions -- and making headway as they battle massive wildfires in southern california. but amid that progress - yet another blaze erupted. (grant) plus... some good samaritan's are honored in san francisco today... for what they

did to help a police officer at s-f-o. meet a couple kron4 heroes...in just two and a half minutes.

(grant) tonight...we have a couple kron4 heroes to tell you about. they sprang into action...helping a police officer who was being stabbed. kron4's maureen kelly was there today...as these brave s-f-o employees were honored. vincent del rosario and valerie philips are posing with their certificates....and the officer who they stepped in to help.it was back in september when both airport

security screening agents, both on a break, came across officer ray serrano as he struggled with a man armed with a knife in terminal one. both jumped in to help subdue and disarm the suspect.officer serrano was stabbed in the knee and suffered several lacerations.ofc. anna was in a struggle for his life had he not been able to gain control that suspect we don't know would've been the outcome here's the mug shot of the man police booked for attempted murder. 64 year old dooris johnston of san francisco was found by a judge to be unfit to stand trial. he's expected to be committed to state mental hospital for treatment at a court hearing in january. as for the two agents who jumped in to help, they are humbled to be honored for their heroism.and in the in the end of the day one person is safe and that's all that matters to mewell there's an office or a passenger i'm gonna do whatever i can to help outi don't think i'm a hero i just did what i had to do and i'll do it and i'll do it again i won't think twice about itthey very well could have stood by and been witnesses but they were content to do that and it means so much to us when people like that jump in and help bake physically helps to do the suspect they help control the area so that other witnesses are members of the public didn't get hurt it was so importantthe injured officer declined to be interviewed his boss says that he is still in recovery and they can't wait until he's well enough to get back to work maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) a big story we are following today...

kron4 news.maureen kelly back to work maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) a big story we are following today... you could call it a political earthquake in alabama last night. democrat doug jones defeated republican roy moore in the special election for u.s. senate...the first time a democrat from alabama was sent to the senate in a quarter century.(vicki) so, what does tuesday's election mean for the republican party going forward, and how is the white house responding? steve nannes has this report from washington. senator-elect doug jones / -d- alabama: the people of alabama have spoken.last night, democrat doug jones did what few expected could be done when he first entered the senate race in alabama. he won. senator-elect doug jones / -d- alabama: tonight, ladies and gentlemen, you took the

right road!jones' upset win over republican roy moore sent shockwaves throughout the country, and in washington, where president donald trump -- who endorsed moore despite accusations of sexual assault -- tried to downplay the defeat president donald trump: a lot of republicans feel differently, they're are happy with the way it turned out. we have to get more senators and more congressmen that are republicans elected in '18, and then you'll see a more of what we're doing right now.roy moore was also backed by former white house strategist steve bannon, who has promised to support populist candidates against more establishment republicans in 2018, exposing a growing split within the party.rep. peter king / -r- new york: this person to me, bannon, does not belong on the american political scene and there's nothing there that i identify with and nothing there really, to me, good republicans or good americans should identify with.and from alabama to capitol hill, republicans are laser-focused on passing their tax bill over the next several days.it's unlikely the jones victory will impact the outcome, as it could take several weeks for alabama to certify the election and for jones to be sworn in.democratic leader chuck schumer says republicans should wait.sen. chuck schumer / -d- senate minority leader: it would be wrong for senate republicans to jam through this tax bill without giving the newly-elected senator from alabama the opportunity to

cast his vote.in washington, i'm steve nannes reporting. (vicki) the white house says that omarosa manigault newman -- is planning to leave her job with the administration in a matter of days...(grant) catherine heenan has more on the former 'apprentice' star... (catherine) she's gone as of next month....but it's not entirely clear what happened. omarosa was one of president trump's most prominent african- american supporters.. she was a former contestant on his reality show 'the apprentice' - and joined the administration as director of communications for the white house office of public liaison. the white house says she resigned

yesterday... but a reporter for the american urban radio network claims omarosa was actually fired....after a foul-mouthed rant at general john kelly. she denies that...and sources say the reporter in question has been feuding with her.. at any rate, the official white house statement says her departure is effective january 20th...and she's 'leaving to pursue other opportunities.' other staff members, meantime, are expected to leave after trump's first year.grant and vicki? (grant) weary crews are summoning strength...still battling wildfires in southern california. authorities say six major wildfires... have scorched more than a quarter of a million acres and destroyed a thousand buildings. the biggest of those blazes...the thomas fire..has burned over 237 thousand acres...and is only 25 percent contained. yet... another blaze erupted just last night.

a brush fire - flaring up in santa clarita. dubbed the copper fire... it quickly burned its way across two acres before firefighters halted its progress.(sot) "last night here was epic. the whole range behind us was on fire. the sound of the fire was actually roaring."(grant) actually roaring."the fire was actually roaring."(grant) meanwhile -- officials have determined a cause in one of the fires. authorities say the skirball fire - which consumed more than 400 acres - was caused by an "illegal cooking fire at an encampment in a brush area." (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. .persistent high pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and

seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region.

(grant) still ahead... a warning if you drive a hyundai or kia... hundreds of thousands of cars are being recalled. we'll explain why and tell you which models are affected.

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it's life care. an important recall to tell you about tonight... hyndai and kia are recalling more than a half-million cars because the brake lights may not go out when the pedal is released. (grant) the recall covers 20-13 and 20-14 hyundai elantra sedans... and kia forte cars from 20-12 through 20-14. there is a problem with the pedal and light switch... which could cause the brake lights to stay

on, even when you're not braking or in park.(vicki) the companies say the problem will also let someone shift out of park even if you're not stepping on the brake. no crashes or injuries have been reported. dealers will fix the issue for free starting next year. (grant) next at 5:30... states are running out of money for the children's health insurance program. what this could mean for millions of kids... coming up. (vicki) and after the break... a profanity laced message is left for a local middle school student... by one of her classmates. hear the threatening message... and why parents say the school district isn't doing enough to protect their children.

tonight at 5:30... some parents in vacaville are outraged after their daughter received a disturbing voicemail from a classmate. (grant) in that message... the bully told the girl... that she deserved to get hit by a bus...and die. sara zend-ehnam has more "you deserve to die."a two minute long voicemail laced with disgusting and derogatory comments..."i hope you bleep get hit by a bus you bleep bleep."a call made from one 12 year old to another...antonia: "do you know what it's like for you child to come down and say i'm done...i want to end my life?'"antonia and marcos, who didn't want their last names on camera, say their 7th grader irene got this voicemail monday night from

one of her classmates at vaca peqa middle school."she looks like she came out of a used condom."antonia: "my daughter walks downstairs crying falling to her knees..."the family says they called the vacaville police department immediately... and contacted the vacaville unified school district the next day... but didn't get the response they were hoping for.antonia: "why couldn't last night when i made the calls nobody became active? why when my husband went to the school and talked to them nothing was done?"the vacaville pd tells fox40 their youth services department will refer the boy who left the voicemail to a diversion program where he'll be educated on bullying in hopes of avoiding the criminal court system.while the school district says they're working with the police department and take the situation very seriously...they say every student needs to feel safe at school.the district even has staff on hand to deal with bullying head on.kimberley forrest: 'bullying or any feeling a student has that they aren't being treated well or respectfully they should be able to share that with an adult.'kimberley forrest, assistant superintendent of student services, says parents need to talk to their kids... whether their kids are being bullied or are the bully

communication is key.kimberley forrest: 'throughout their upbringing talking about how to treat people what to say to people what's appropriate what's not.'as for this vacaville family, while they say they were unhappy with the initial response to their daughter being bullied...they'r e relieved that something is being done... and have advice for other parents...antonia: "find out what's going on, get to the bottom of it. be involved." (vicki) in national news tonight... nine million children could lose their health insurance if congress doesn't extend funding to the children's health insurance program. today senator bob casey urged republicans to act, before money runs out for the program. jessica

smith has the story. nats it's been more than 70 days since congress let funding for the children's health insurance program expire. the program provides health insurance for children whose families don't qualify for medicaid, but can't afford private insurance. families like connie cavara's. connie cavara (mother): chip has been a lifesaver for me and my family. the pennsylvania mother says she has health insurance through her employer, but can't afford the $900 a month it would cost to add her kids to the plan. connie cavara (mother): as a nurse, i spend every day taking care of other people's family members. without chip, i would not be able to take care of my own. cavara stood alongside democratic lawmakers in washington on wednesday, urging congress to pass a bill to fund chip. senator bob casey: sen. bob casey (d-pa): this is needs to get done right now. we need to come together and get it done. earlier this fall, the senate finance committee passed a bipartisan bill to extend funding for 5 years. but majority leader mitch mcconnell has not put the bill on the senate floor. casey says that's unacceptable --

especially as republicans rush to pass their tax reform bill. sen. bob casey (d-pa): if republicans can work so hard on permanent tax cuts for corporations i think they can at least get five years for kids. chip has historically had support from both parties -- and many republicans also say they want to fund chip. but so far, they have not acted. sen. bob casey (d-pa): the silence from republicans is deafening. pennsylvania could run out of money for chip as early as february. in washington, i'm jessica smith. (grant) the death of san francisco mayor ed lee is still heavy in the hearts of so many. as kron 4's will tran reports... the makeshift memorial in front of city hall provides a central place for reflection. throughout the overnight and day.. police officers and san francisco residents stopped by city hall to pay their respects to late mayor... ed lee.robin allen/san francisco resident-it's a very sad occasion but fortunately he lived a life that really inspired people and allowed

them to embody what this city has been about for really long timethe memorial steadily grew throughout the day. flowers, candles and letters to lee's family are on the steps leading to the place where lee worked for decades... six of those years as mayor.many say he was a champion.larry pasqua/san francisco resident-he is one of those people who are ordinary, that you can be friends with and for me going to all the lesbian and gay pride parades, and seeing him hold up the flag it made us feel that there is somebody up there representing our voices. sorry some say as mayor.. lee did so much... but his unfinished work will hopefully be carried out by acting mayor london breed(no super) he improved the economy. i see a lot of improvements here but the only thing is the price of living here. it's too high ) (reporter-so he had a lot of work left to do?)(yes, yes)in san francisco will tran kron 4 news (anchor) (anchor) time now to check on

our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. .persistent high pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region.

(grant) coming up... a man in the north bay is working to spread some holiday spirit... in one of the neighborhoods devastated by the firestorm. (vicki) women... we might have to cut the men in our lives some slack. why the "man flu" is a real thing.

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released its top trends for the year -- and matt lauer tops the list of people that were searched for here in the u-s in 2017.(vicki) tom petty, who died in october at the age of 66 -- was third. (grant) the top how-to search was "how to make slime." followed by "how to make solar eclipse glasses."(vicki) the top "what is..." search: "what is daca?" followed by "what is bitcoin?" here's the full list of overall top searches in the u-s this year:1) hurricane irma 2) matt lauer3) tom petty4) super bowl5) las vegas shooting 6) mayweather vs mcgregor fight 7) solar eclipse8) hurricane harvey9) aaron hernandez10) fidget spinner

(grant) the "man flu" is real. at least that's what a canadian researcher claims. (vicki) so... it seems we can no longer accuse men of exaggerating their symptoms. new research finds men are more susceptible to complications from respiratory diseases than women.(grant) plus... a woman's immune system may be stronger than a man's. but other scientists argue there's still too little evidence to say man flu exists. (vicki) a tourist hot spot on the central coast... wants to track everyone who is visiting their city. we'll explain how. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(vicki) more controversy

tonight about texts and russia and top f-b-i agents. to explain.. let's go to steve aveson in the newsroom. (steve) congress has released text messages exchanged between two top f-b-i agents... and a russian counter-intelligence expert. the anti-trump text messages exchanged before and just after last year's election... and they refer to trump as quote, an "idiot" and a "loathsome human". we'll have more details coming up at six. and we have some surveillance video of a robbery in bodega bay that authorities want you to see. it's coming up at six... but right now, let's get back to the news at five. (grant) one of the most charming seaside towns in the world... is going to be paying a lot is going to be paying a lot more attention to its visitors..(vicki) catherine is back with details on a new plan from the carmel police department... (catherine) you don't think of carmel-by-the-sea as being a

hotbed of crime...but they get their share -- along with a lot of tourists. now the police department there is planning to install six new high-powered security cameras....which will have license plate readers. so if you drive in or out of town - they'll have your plate numbers. police say it will be useful in investigating any crimes....and the trackingwill be fairly easy to execute. chief tomasi - so if we put up a few cameras around town, we can catch people coming in and out of our town.we have an opportunity in carmel with our geographic layout, there's very few exits out of our town. in other words - sneaking in and out of carmel won't be easy to do... the chief says the information from the license plate readers will be stored at the carmel police department for about six months... they say they will 'not' share it with any national databases.. grant and vicki?

(vicki) parts of the north bay are still reeling from october's firestorm... but in santa rosa there is a secret santa at work...and residents tell kron4's gabe slate -- the effort is actually helping them heal. at first glance the coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa is still very dreary depressing lifeless the trees are gone, the houses gone, the north bay firestorm wiped it outbut if you look closer something is sprouting up. something colorful something joyful lookingit's christmas.sound from - ronnie duvall - holiday decorating coffey parkronnie duval had several friends who lost homes here in the coffey park neighborhood and he wanted to make it easier for them when they have to visit their burned out home.sound from - ronnie duvall - holiday decorating coffey parkso ronnie started stringing up battery powered christmas lights around the neighborhood to bring some light to the darknessonce the locals who lost homes here expressed gratitude for what he was doing he kept it up..more lights more decorations and now he is putting up dozens of

real living christmas trees around and decorating them.. sound from - ronnie duvall - holiday decorating coffey park sound from - nicole medeiros - lost home to fire, coffey park nicole medeiros heard about what ronnie was doing and had to see it for herselfnicole requested a tree to be put on her lot where her home once was so she could decorate it. nicole said after what she has been through it's healing sound from - nicole medeiros - lost home to fire, coffey parkronnie was right.. sound from - ronnie duvall - holiday decorating coffey park in santa rosa gabe slate kron 4 news. (vicki) kron 4 news.

(vicki) 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. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. .persistent high pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region.

(vicki) up next... just in time for the holidays... we'll show you the dogs who are finding new homes after being displaced during the hurricane season.

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when heartburn hits fight back fast with tums chewy bites. fast relief in every bite. crunchy outside. chewy inside. tum tum tum tum tums chewy bites. orphaned mountain lion cubs have a new home at the oakland zoo.(grant) the male cubs are only a few months old... weighing in around 30 pounds. they are from orange county in southern california and are being tested to see if they are brothers. animal officials say the cubs were found 15 miles apart and

believe their mother was killed by a vehicle. the oakland zoo says the cubs will move in a few months... when a new mountain lion habitat, one of the largest in the world, is finished. (vicki) the effects of the devastating hurricane season still linger in some parts of the country, and the toll was not just on humans... (grant) with the holidays approaching -- animal rescue groups hope the spirit of the season helps to match displaced dogs, with new homes. karin caifa has the story of one lucky dog, from washington. taco is home for the holidays. "whose a good boy? ready, come on."taco is just one of thousands of dogs displaced after an unprecedented atlantic hurricane season. taco, like many other dogs, traveled thousands of miles on his journey.he came to d-c from texas, after harvey. colleen learch, lost dog & cat rescue foundation: "for him it meant being displaced, it meant not being able to be with his family, or losing his family, or potentially even never having a family, and what this rescue means for him is that he has a chance of having a really good life in a fabulous home."and lucky for taco -- he found that home. alexandra puritz, taco's owner: "he's just so funny, he

just does strange little things that make me laugh and he's a great companion"major natural disasters can drastically increase the number of animals in need.for example, the aspca says during hurricane katrina in 2005, an estimated 250,000 dogs and cats were displaced or died.a number of animal rescue groups went in after harvey, irma, and maria to get animals to safer places.and with the number of affected animals this year -- shelter and foster communities all over the country hope to match them with new homes, quickly. alexandra puritz, taco's owner: "it's amazing to see how resilient dogs are, how special they are, how much they can add to your life.with the holidays around the corner, rescue groups feel the timing couldn't be better... colleen learch, lost dog & cat rescue foundation: "the holiday seasons are often about having fun and bonding, and why not pass that along to a pet and start that new relationship with your pet during the holidays."in washington, i'm karin caifa.

(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) revealing testimony today at the preliminary hearing into the ghost ship warehouse fire. what a federal agent says about who knew there were no sprinklers in that building.. and what was done about it. and the rant at a bay area starbucks ... with racist overtones. what happened... and what those involved hope will happen next. the news continues in 70 seconds.. on kron 4 news at six. (pam) recollections of the ghost (pam) recollections of

the ghost ship warehouse fire bringing more revealing and disturbing court testimony today... good evening... i'm pam moore...(steve) and i'm steve aveson... the testimony revealed who knew about the conditions inside the building... and questioned if they did anything about it.(steve) kron 4's teresa estacio was at the court house for the fifth day of the prelminary hearing for the two men charged in the deadly warehouse fire. this is jonathan axtell a tenant of the ghost ship, and at the warehouse the night of the fire you could hear some crying in the courtroom, as he talked about running into the burning building as well as trying to break windows to save those trapped inside before fire fighters got to the scene. also on the stand, this woman who came out of court covered, she is an atf investigator she was part of the invesigation itno the cause of the massive warehouse fire where 36 people lost their lives she explained, that during an interiew max harris told her he was the creative director of the ghost ship.harris's defense team

have long argued, max was not in charge just simply a tenant and cant be to blame for the deathsharris and derick almena face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for allegedly creating the conditons that lead to the fire.this is oakland asst fire marshall maria sabitini. on the stand, she explained how a team of more than a dozen fire investigators sifted through the debris looking for evidence to seek out the origin and cause of the deadly ghost ship fire. sabitini said upon analysis of burn patterns and the charred ceiling the orign was determined to be in the northwest bottom corner of the building. she said quote due to the excessive amount of flammable materials in the space, such as furniture used as room dividers, it lead to the significant spread of the fire." as for the heat source or cause, she said the team ruled out several refrigerators discovered in the living area. they also ruled out propane tanks and natural gas as an ingnitition source. as for why, the massive fire erupted, she said the team was unable to single out a cause but later add on the stand, in her opinion, that it was most likely a failure of the electrical system. defense atty tony serra. my client is not to blame. (steve) a woman was in her car at

the bayfair bart station when she was carjacked...(pam) she was approached by two men ... one armed with a gun.. demanding that she get out of her vehicle it happened around 7:30- last night ... in the back parking lot of the bayfair bart station in san leandro. bart police investigators say, the two unidentified males also robbed the woman of her purse. bart police responded to scene, searched the area but were unable to locate the victim's vehicle... or the two suspects. the incident has rattled nerves of some bart passengers who have mixed reactions about their level of

safety at the san leandro bart station. nat/sot haaziqdo you feel safe at this bart station?sotsot nat/sot haaziqyou ever park in that back lotsot passengers express concern that when the sun goes down... the back parking lot can be a scary place for someone walking alone. one bart rider says, she would rather wait for a parking space in front of the station, than walk in the back parking lot. bart investigators say, the woman in the carjacking was not injured during the incident. (pam)(2shot) two women were found dead in east palo alto today...(steve) and police say it appears to be a murder suicide.situation. it was reported just before 9:3o this morning on tuscany court off runnymeade avenuein central

east palo alto. a neighbor called 9-1-1 reporting what sounded like severalgunshots. when officers arrived they discovered the bodies of two women. their relationship is not clear. police said their investigation is now focused on establishing a possible motive for theviolence. commander jeff liu/east palo alto police"...in this situation we want to talk with their family members, we want to talk with their friends, we want to find out what was going on in their lives. we will look in their phones and in their computers and try to find out what made this happen...." a neighbor tells kron a neighbor a neighbor tells kron four news the two women were not well. she says they kept to themselves and were rarely seen outside the home. (pam) fairfield police arrested a san jose man on charges of possession of several firearms and stolen property. tuesday morning, around 10 a-m, officers were notified a person was attempting to use a stolen credit card at a store. the man was gone once officers arrived, but clerks were able to give a detailed

description of the suspect. about a half an hour later, police were able to locate 26- year old brandon nichols. police located several suspected stolen checks, cell phones, electronic equipment, and a second handgun. nichols was booked into solano county jail. (steve) petaluma police are asking for the community's help identifying a thief caught on camera. the suspect took items from the victim's unlocked vehicle around 3 a-m this morning. the stolen items are valued around $150 dollars... the thief is described as a white adult male with brown hair. police believe that he is familiar with the area because he covered his face as he approached the surveillance camera. anyone with information about the suspect is urged to contact the petaluma police department. (pam) the bay area continues to mourn the sudden death of san francisco mayor ed lee. and we are now learning when his memorial services will be held. on friday ... the mayor will lie in state.. in the city hall

rotunda. the public is invited to visit his casket from 8 -am until 7 pm. and then on sunday... a celebration of life is planned to honor the life of mayor lee. it is being held at city hall and the public is invited to attend. that begins at 3-pm. (pam) meantime... acting san francisco mayor london breed is managing the city following the sudden death of mayor ed lee. (steve) today she declined to say whether she plans to run for mayor in a special election next june.((dbl bx))today... she attended her first event as mayor.kron 4's dan kerman is live at san francisco city hall..with the story...dan? sotsadly i grew up in a community where gun violence was a normal thingin her second day as san francisco's new acting mayor, london breed

joined the police chief at a news conference to promote this saturday mornings gun buy back event at united playaz. sot london breed/acting s.f. mayorjust think about the difference one gun can make not in just saving one life but several lives.breed says gun violence is a priority for her, as is san francisco's homeless situation and the need for affordable housing she believes her background as a native san franciscan who grew up in public housing and worked in the community has prepared her to take on the challenges of the citysotthat feeling of service has always been in my life and as mayor that's what you do, you serve the community , so knowing the city and the different corners and pockets of how it works and the people from everywhere from all walks of life, i am blessed to have had those experiences and i never forget where i came from and i will also use those experiences to make good decisions on behalf of the city. i don't know if that makes me uniquely qualified but i do know i am qualified and prepared to do this job.still breeds says the mayor's sudden passing continues to weigh heavily on hersot148/does to people

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the country is still buzzing over the stunning outcome in alabama last night.. when democrat doug jones defeated republican roy moore in a special election for u.s. senate.. catherine heenan is here with some of the day- after reaction... (pam) reaction...

(pam) (pam) congress has released anti-trump text messages exchanged between two top f-b-i agents. the text messages were sent between russian counter- intelligence expert-- peter

strzok -- and lawyer -- lisa page. the messages were exchanged before and just after last year's election... and they refer to trump as quote, an "idiot" and a "loathsome human". the justice department says, robert mueller believed strzok could not participate in the investigation because of the texts. strzok was involved in opening the investigation into russian meddling... but he was re-assigned earlier this year, to the f-b-i's human resources department. (steve) former "apprentice" star omarosa manigault newman (oh- muh-roh-suh man-uh-gult new-man) is leaving the white house. white house press secretary sarah sanders says manigault newman resigned yesterday. manigault newman has been serving since january as the top communication official for the white house office of public liaison. the white house says manigault newman will stay in her position until january twentieth. other staff are expected to leave after trump's first year. earlier this month, the white house aides announced that deputy national security

adviser, dina powell plans to leave. .persistent high pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region.

the region. (pam) coming up... one thousand buildings... a quarter million acres.. all up in smoke in southern california... and the intense firefight continues.. we'll have the latest on where things stand tonight. (steve) also... protesters are descending on washington as republicans rush to republicans moving quickly to get their new tax plan passed. (pam) and next... special honors for two good samaritans... who stepped in to help a san francisco police officer stabbed while on the job at s-f-o...

(pam) two civilians stepped in .... to help a san francisco police officer being attacked with a knife- wielding suspect at s-f-o .. back in september.(steve) our maureen kelly was there at a special ceremony for the dynamic duo we are calling kron 4 heroes. back in september two airport security screening agents on break stumbled into a cop in crisis.police say they received a report about a suspicious person outside of baggage claim at terminal 1. officer ray serrano found the man inside the baggage area and confronted him.deputy chief denise schmidt heard his call for backup over the

police radio.after the suspect pulled a knife when i heard the officer cullen for help using radio codes to call for help the code to use and the way he was calling for help, my heart was in my throat, vincent del rosario and valerie philips are now being honored for jumping in and helping officer serrano, who was stabbed in the knee, and suffered numerous lacerations, subdue and disarm the subject. just like every other cop that works here i was on the run to try and get there and these two agents made it there first and that's nothing short of a miracle for us when someone helps us that quickly and something so dangerousthe two being called heroes today, are humbled by the attention.i'm not gonna lie never thought i was gonna be this kind of attention but i did this because i think it's the right thing to do i didn't do for the recognition anything like thati was afraid of that i had to make sure that everything was ok and if i can do anything to help him i would help him so that's what i did i stepped in the action i did not think it was a life or death situation because in my mind somebody's in trouble them and help themhere's the mug shot of the man police booked for attempted murder. 64 year old dooris johnston of san francisco was found by a judge to be unfit to stand trial. he's expected to be committed to state mental hospital for treatment at a court hearing in january. maureen kelly kron4 news

( steve ) a large group of people lined for the annual glide memorial church grocery bag giveaway in san francisco. (pam) more than 4- thousand people received grocery bags with chicken, vegetables, bread, mashed potatoes and other items.(pam) the legendary glide memorial church... in the citys tenderloin neighborhood... has been putting on the event since 19- 79. a man who has volunteered for the event for more than 40 years explained to us .... how glide has changed throughout the years. "well what hasn't changed is the need from the community, unfortunately. what has changed is what we have done, and we have got more corporate sponsors. but as i said before, we gotta' load up the trucks and drop groceries off. and do the food bag giveaway here. it was a full day from 6 a-m to 5 p-m. a lot of work, a lot of labor, and a lot of

fun. this saturday, glide is holding its annual toy giveaway... meaning these volunteers will bring even more smiles to the people of the community. (steve) in wildfire news. crews are continuing their battle against fires in southern california. authorities say six major wildfires... have scorched more than a quarter of a million acres and destroyed a thousand buildings. the biggest of those blazes...the thomas fire.. has burned over 237 thousand acres...and is only 25 percent contained. yet... another blaze erupted just last night. a brush fire - flaring up in santa clarita. dubbed the copper fire... it quickly burned its way across two acres before firefighters halted its progress.(sot) "i think the firemen and the first responders deserve a lot of credit but it toally amazes me the helicopter pilots and the big fire retardent pilots those guys they really earn their pay. they really do." meanwhile --

officials have determined a cause in one of the fires. authorities say the skirball fire - which consumed more than 400 acres - was caused by an "illegal cooking fire at an encampment in a brush area." let's take a look outside right now...(steve) chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the four zone forecast. .persistent high pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region. the region. and peaks across along the ridges remain possible gusty winds will locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region. the region.

( pam ) video of a heated exchange at a walnut creek... starbucks.. goes viral. it shows a woman getting angry with other customers... because they are speaking in their native language of korean. kron 4's spencer blake talked with the people targeted by the woman's outrage. "especially that oriental. i hate it.i'm sorry, but they

are allowed to speak their language.you know what, president obama said that everyone in here, the majority in america, should speak english."this encounter caught on cell phone video inside this walnut creek starbucks sunday shows a woman who absolutely did ánot want to hear other customers speaking in korean."(speaks in korean)." that might have been one of the sentences the woman heard from sean lee, who was tutoring a community college student, annie.that sentence basically means 'we might need to brainstorm this way and write the essay that way.'"out of nowhere - we didn't provoke her, we were just minding our own business - this lady just suddenly says, 'don't you dare say that again.'"at first they didn't realize the woman was talking to them, because she was a complete stranger to them.annie pulled out her phone and hit record.for a while, the woman tried to hide her face behind her binder."if they want to sit and be quiet, that'd be great.if you don't want to hear it, they're welcome to be here. they're doing nothing wrong; you're the one that's causing an issue."the other voice you heard was one of two starbucks baristas who came to annie's defense.they politely asked her to leave, but the woman refused, so they called police. "this was actually my very first time interacting with someone like this, and that's why i was even more surprised. i mean, i see videos like this online, ya know i see it on the news, but it's not something i would ever imagine happening to me or anyone i

know."lee says the woman didn't say much more until police arrived, but then again berated annie as officers finally got the woman to leave. the video has gotten over a hundred thousand views, and comments very supportive of lee and his student.he hopes the surprising conversation will spread awareness, and help erase some ignorance. (steve) ignorance.some and help erase awareness, and help erase some ignorance. (steve) coming up... last minute changes to the new republican tax plan... all to help push the legislation to the finish line.. we have late details on what's in and what's out. (pam) plus... another celebrity is coming after harvey weinstein... accusing him of sexual misconduct... find out who ... after the break.

(steve) harvey weinstein

is facing yet another sexual misconduct allegation... this one from actress salma hayek. hayek says the movie mogul made several advances during the making of the 2002 movie "frida." the actress calls weinstein a "monster"... saying he would show up at her door at all hours of the night... following her from one location to the next. hayak also says weinstein made outrageous demands during the filming... including performing while nude. according to hayak... she even had a nervous break down during the making of the film. (pam) coming up... she is not wasting anytime... just shy of her first birthday... a little girl goes snowboarding (steve ) plus... rock music honors the best of the best ... the rock and roll hall of fame names its 2018 inductees... find out if your favorites made the cut.

(pam) the tax conference committee - involving members of the house and senate - held a meeting on the republican tax plan today... which the g-o-p claims will benefit the middle class. (steve) but hundreds descended on the capitol to protest - because they don't believe that will come to pass. washimgton correspondent alexandra limon reports on all the drama - and the meeting where few new hard details on the plan were actually discussed. ((áápkgáá))nat pop nancy pelosi: they do not want to hear the truth shame! shame! shame!democractic lawmakers joined the crowds of people in sub freezing weatherto protest the republcan tax plan. nats show me what democracy looks like, this is what

democracy looks like.including a frustrated senator ron wyden of oregon.sen. ron wyden / oregon (d)im the ranking democrat on the finance committee. we haven't seen what this proposal is all about. apparently there are going to be more goodies for folks at the top. alexandra limon /@alexlimonnewssome of the provisions of republican tax plan that these protestors oppose include cutting the corporate tax rate and lowering the tax rate for the wealthiest people.inside the tax conference committee meeting - few new details of the tax plan were were released or discussed. but we know it could now include a corpate tax rate of 21% and a top individual rate rate of 37% .republican leaders say people are losing sight of the benefits for the middle class. senator john thune / south dakota (r)this proposal doubles the standard deduction, another which is it doubles the child tax credit, another which is it lowers rates.democrats don't believe average americans will benefit and criticize that the bill isn't public, even though the meeting was.nancy pelosi / california (d)it isn't' happening here, it's happening some place out of the light of day, with the speed of sound. to rip off the american people. protestors who filled the senate office buildings and got arrested say a vinal vote shouldn't happen until the newly elected alabama senator

is sworn in.nats no jones no vote, no jones, no vote!in washington alexandra limon. in her second day as san francisco's new acting mayor, london breed joined the police chief at a news conference to promote this conference to chief at a news the police breed joined mayor, london new acting francisco's day as san in her second in her second day as san francisco's new acting mayor, london breed joined the police chief at a news conference to saturday mornings gun buy back event at united playaz.dan kerman kron 4 news. kron 4 news.dan kerman kron 4 news.

from the oakland assistant fire marshall as she discussed in her own opinion how the fire at ghost ship ever happened.this is oakland asst fire marshall maria sabitini. she said the team was unable to single out a cause but later added on the stand, in her opinion, it was most likely a failure of the electrical system.harris and derick almena face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for allegedly creating the conditions that lead to the fire.here in oakland, terisa estacio, kron 4 news.> at sfo two security screeners are being called heroes for their help subduing a suspect who allegedly stabbed a san francisco police officer back in september. vincent and valerie are posing with their certificates and the officer they stepped in to help. they both jumped in and subdued the suspect. officer serano was stabbed in the knee and had several lacerations. officer serano was in a struggle for his life. had they not been able to gain control of the suspect, who knows what could have been the outcome. maureen kelly kron 4 news.

chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... .persistent high pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks

across the region. the region.

(steve) in the penisula. three carjacking suspects are behind bars tonight...accused of crashing a car at a country club. authorities say c-h-p officers were involved in a pursuit that ended just before three this morning....when the suspects crashed a vehicle at the green hill country on ludeman lane in millbrae. sheriff's deputies responded to the scene...and searched for the suspects. the search lasted about 90 minutes until all three suspects...two women and one man...were found and taken into custody. their names have not been released. no one was injured.

(pam) take a look at this... sonoma county sheriff's officals released surveillance video ... of two burglars stealing from a bodega bay restaurant on monday. they say, the two broke in and stole a cash box, along with other items. further details about the crime were not immediately available. anyone with information about the suspects are asked to contact the sonoma county sheriff's office. (steve) coming up.... it's happening again.. the federal reserve pushing interest rates higher .. what that will mean to your pocketbook..

the federal reserve is raising its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year... catherine heenan is here with more on the announcement from fed chair janet yellen... (catherine) the move is a signal of confidence that the u.s. economy remainson solid footing.........8 and a half years after the end of the great recession. the fed is lifting its short-term rate by a modest quarter point.....to a still-low range of 1.25 to 1-point-5 percent. it's also continuing to slowly shrink its bond portfolio. together, the two steps could lead over time to higher loan rates for consumers and businesses and slightly better returns for savers. janet yellen/federal reserve -- i could give you a list of potential troubles,

international developments that could result in downside economic risks..but right now the u.s. economy is performing well. fed chairman janet yellen says low unemployment, increased consumer spending and biggerbusiness investments were behind the decision. the central bank says it expects the job market and the economy to get even stronger. pam and steve? coming up... gary has sports.. as the raiders get back to work ... and try to figure out how to salvage their season this coming sunday.. and 49er quarterback jimmy garoppolo takes questions with a smile .. about comparisons to bay area native tom brady .. our sports director gary radnich is next.

believe it or not the 3-10 49ers are a 2-point favorite at home against the 8-5 tennessee titans sundaymuch of the optimism surrounding the niners is because of jimmy garoppolo two start and two wins for the 49ers new starting quarterback thus far last sunday the boradcasters couldn't help but comare how garoppolo runs out before a game to his former mentor in new england tom bradyboth run out without a helmet leave it to the media to jump all over it(sot: reporter & garoppolo) the television cameras showed you running out to the field with your helmet off in front of the team. is that homage to new england

patriots qb tom brady? "a what?" homage. were you modeling yourself after tom brady? that's what he does. "no. i've always done that." are there ways that you model yourself after brady at all? "i think being around him for three and a half years, just naturally things rub off on you. the way he prepares and everything it's good to emulate a guy like that." the 49ers doing good in the 49ers doing good in the community during the holidays... yesterday they partnered with the humanitarian-relief organization "convoy of hope" to inviting 1,500 guests-in-need from bay area nonprofits and schools to team headquartersall attendees received levi's. apparel groceries toys holiday gifts health and dental

screening haircuts family portraits a hot meal and shoes in addition to festive activities for children. numerous 49ers executives and players participated in the event the 6-7 raiders are 3-point underdogs at home to the 7-6 dallas cowboys in what is a must win for the silver & blackmichael crabtree will be back from a one-game suspension amare cooper won't be ater re-injuring his ankle last sundayjack del rio stirred things up a little this week when he said he felt quarterback derek carr could take a few more changes and let the ball rip instead ofbeing too careful not to make mistakescarr was asked about that today(sot: carr) "there's definitely been times where things have been the picture isn't what you'd like it to look like. and there's always a chance that yeah, you can throw it, but one of the things that we talk about all the time is taking care of the ball, not putting it in harm's

way and things like that. that's always going to be a struggle, any quarterback for your whole life."

packers quarterback aaron rodgers is getting ready to play against the carolina

panthers this weekendrodgers missed the last seven games after breaking his right collarbone in week 6 at minnesota. he was medically cleared to return last night the 2-time nfl mvp is eligible to be activated on friday.the packers went 3-4 with backup brett hundley starting at quarterback at 7-6 they are still in the playoff race another possible giants outfield target is going elsewhere all-star marcell ozuna is being traded from the miami marlins to the st. louis cardinalsthe left-fielder hit 37 home runs and drove in 124 last season for the marline who have let go of 3 all-stars the trade does come as good

news to the other bay area major league team as the a's covet cardinals otfielder jake piscotty who is now expendable with the addition of ozuna(wipe to canseco fired) former a's slugger jose canceso has lost his job as an a's analyst on the team's postgame shows on nbc sports californiathis comes after a bizarre secuence of tweets by canseco making light os sexual molestation canseco among other things joked that he's been molested by plenty of women and didn't feel uncomfortablethe tweets forced the a's to come out with a statement that canseco is not a member of their organizaion anymore if you want a golf lesson from tiger woods it will cost you an amateur golfer as part of a pundraiser for hurricane harvey relief paid $210,000 for a private lesson with woods a couple of pga pros the pro-am event and woods cashed in for charity with somebody who's hoping to improve their stroke.

(pam) coming up... she is barely able to stand but she's already hitting the slopes.. a toddler on a snowboard.. ahead. sfx: tinny headphone music

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facing animal cruelty charges tonight.(steve) the trio is accused of dragging a shark... and recording the whole incident on camera. the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission's four- month long investigation into this video.... of a shark being dragged behind a boat at high speed... confirmed numerous criminal violations. the three suspects turned themselves in yesterday. they are all charged with two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty. (pam) just shy of her first birthday... and already a sensation on the mountain. an idaho girl is taking the basin by storm... cash rowley is hitting the slopes at bogus basin mountain resort. her parents... nick and whitney rowley of boise ... bought their daughter the pint-sized, pink and purple snowboard .... just weeks after she was born. their goal ... have little cash snowboarding by her first birthday. "and when she started walking at 9 months, it was like alright, we can do this, and then just to see her on the ski hill, i kind of starting tearing up, of course, like a sappy mom that i am." the parents helped teach

her how to board... by practicing on their living room carpet. her father says, the toddler may try surfing lessons in california this february. either way... it is full speed ahead for the rowleys... and their baby on board. (steve) bon jovi and the cars are among the newest inductees into the rock and roll hall of fame. the organization announced the list today, which also includes dire straits, the moody blues and nina simone. late gospel pioneer sister rosetta tharpe will be honored with the "award for early influence." to be eligible, bands or artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to being inducted. the rock and roll hall of fame ceremony will be held on april fourteenth in cleveland. last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. brittney shipp.

springfield smoked fish recalls smoked salmon because of possible health risk springfield smoked fish of springfield, ma.is recalling its 1lb. packages prescliced nova salmon because they have the potential to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.the recalled packages were distributed to customers in rhode island and connecticut through retail stores.the product comes in a 1lb, clear pla

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