terisa? (grant) new tonight at 5... the sentencing date for jose garcia zarate is set for january fifth...and his attorney's are looking for a new trial. he was aquitted of all murder charges in the death of kate steinle in san francisco. though he was convicted of being a felon in posession of a firearm. that state conviction carries a maximum sentence of three years in jail. but now his lawyers say he didn't hold the gun long enough to warrant a firearm possession conviction and they are now looking for a

new trial. since the jury's ruling earlier this month, federal authorities have charged zarate. (vicki) schools in the east bay are now facing a 9-million-dollar budget cut.. the oakland unified school district approved the cuts... despite parents and teachers voicing their anger at a heated school board meeting. kron 4's will tran explains how the budget cuts are going to affect students. parents and teachers showing up to school frustrated this morning... after realizing that the oakland unified school district's decision to slash 9 million dollars from the budget could end up hurting their kids(trina burton/parent-i'm baffled. i don't understand the decision that they made. i don't know where the money is going to come from. so what i was told by my son is get materials for the classrooms, that i can support as a parent because my son is in special education) the school district says they had no choice.they are required to have reserve money and if they didn't make the cuts... the state would come in and do it for them without any input from the board or the communitythe parents accuse the school district of mismanaging the budget throughout the years(max orozco/parent-don't like it. i think the money is going to stay with the superintendents, the higher people. it should come down to the teachers and to the students. we need money)oakland unified school district says they are still working out the details on

which positions will be cut at their level as well as at the schools.parents are saying.. if they must cut.. .it should be at the expense of the kids. (lee medina/parent-if you're in charge of the budget you should know what you're spending it on. that's how corporations work. that's how corporations should work)the parents are frustrated but they know there's little they can do now.they just hope the school district keeps the kids as their top priorityin oakland will tran kron 4 news (grant) a big story we are following this evening... the federal communications commission took a controversial vote on net

neutrality today. the f-c-c voted to lift obama era rules that keep the internet open and free. alexandra limon reports from washington. nats votethe federal communications commission voted to lift net neutrality rules that means internet providers can do things like speed up, slow down, and restrict certain web content. outside of the meeting people showed up to protest the vote. natsthe issue might seem complex but california congressman ro khanna says it's simple.ro khanna / california (d-17th) :24people are going to be nickled and dimed for use of the email, use of social media, use of web surfing. people worry low income families and students wont be able to afford it. senator ron wyden of oregon say eliminating net neutrality rules gives an unfair advantage to huge corporations sen. ron wyden / oregon (d) :43 because we've got so many entrepreneurs so many small businesses, they can't afford to have access slowedbut fcc chairman ajit pai argues the internet thrived because of minimal goevernment intervention and a free market approach - before the obama era regulations.ajit pai / fcc

chair 1:02innovators and entrepreneurs grew start ups into global giants and america's internet economy became the envy of the entire world.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnews 1:09protesters and lawmakers say this fight doesn't end after today's fcc vote. they expect the issue to head to court and there's the possibility of congressional action.rep. anna eshoo / california (d-18th) 1:19i believe that we'll have excellent standing in the courts, because they approved these protections for people on the internet.some republican leaders say theyre open to passing a law...sen. john thune / south dakota (r) 1:33congressional action is the only way to solve the endless back and forth on net neutrality. in washington alexandra limon. (vicki) the fcc's decision is expected to unleash a torrent of lawsuits from those who believe that equal access

to the internet ought to remain the law of the land. (grant) kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now live from san jose where local government has announced legal action. rob? (rob live) saying it will be based on the argument that doing away with equal access to the internetwill stifle innovation and hurt the local economy, santa clara county has announced it's intentions to file a lawsuit to stop it. james williams/santa clara county council"....net neutrality rules are at the very corp of a free and vibrant internet.."santa clara county counsel james williams says the fcc's reversal of net neutrality rules is arbitrary, unjust and unlawful and will not stand. james williams"....we will file a lawsuit to challenge the repeal of net neutrality and protect fair and open access to the internet and preserve the county's ability to provide critical heath and safety services..."the lawsuit will argue that net neutrality

is vital to public safety and that new rules would hinder first responders. it would mean people who need access to information about flu shots and other public health emergencies might be left out. sara cody/public health officer "....this is something where we need to get critical information to the public...sometimes one day to the next or even one hour to the next and we rely on the web to do that...."laurie smith/santa clara county sheriff"....if people can't get on line and they cant access information and if we can't communicate with the community. i think everybody is at risk...."the county's legal challenge will assert that the bay area, silicon valley in particular, depends on open internet access for economic growth and innovation. and that we may never know what the next big start up innovation might be because of paid privatization of the web.joe simitian/sanat clara county supervisor "....this is about economic viability, about participating in the democratic process and about the absolute assurance that we can provide the services our residents expect and need..." (rob live) the county council says the repeal of net neutrality rules would be especially hard on small, start up companies, which rely on low cost internet access and make significant contributions to the local economy.live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (grant) coming up later this

hour--- an expert from the electronic frontier foundation will join us in studio to talk about net neutrality and how it affects all of us. that's coming up at 5:30. . we blew our target out of the water. within our first 11 months. we canceled or delayed over 1,500 planned regulatory actions, more than any previous president by far. (vicki) president trump using

some visual props while repeating his claim that he's done more than any other recent president.that's not exactly true, if you're measured by the amount of legislation he's been able to sign. what he has accomplished is un=doing a lot of things put into place by his predecessors.catherine heenan is here to show us just how many.catherine? (catherine) on issues like trans-gender rights, gun control and the environment, president obama often used executive actions to get around republican opposition in congress. president trump has been just as active --- in rolling 'back' those obama=era policies. great thing for the american worker, what we just did. within hours of moving into the white house, the president scuttled the trans pacific partnership trade deal with china ... ordered construction of a

mexican border wall and suspended immigration from seven muslim countries.amid protests and legal challenges, he has dramatically changed the direction of federal policy towards everythinng from the environment to transgender rights..since taking office, he pulled out of the paris climate accords, rescinded an obama=era cap on greenhouse gas emissions and opened up the alaskan wilderness to new oil exploration.the president cut spending on public education while increasing funds for private charter schools.... rolled back the school lunch standards championed by former first lady michelle obama.and withdrew protection for transgender students to use the bathrooms and facilities corresponding to their gender identity.the president also reversed a ban on gun sales on people with mental health issues....once again gave police access to military equipment used in warfare.and ordered that prosecutors seek the most stringent penalties possible in criminal cases.in foreign policy, president trump backed off from efforts to end the nearly 60=year standoff with cuba.he derided what he called "ineffective" united nations relief efforts and told the state department to provide humanitarian assistance directly and through "aith-based groups.and just last week, he broke with a longstanding u=s policy and

recognized jerusalem as the capital of israel. (catherine) (catherine) other actions taken by the trump administration: making it easier for employers to deny health coverage for birth control, and making it harder to file class action lawsuits against companies. grant and vicki? (grant) coming up... the trump administration is facing a lawsuit... over student debt relief. why thousands of local students are taking action. (vicki) and new rules aimed towards preventing wildfires... what the state is now ordering utility companies to do to protect

your neighborhoods. (grant) and thieves are targeting medical marijuana delivery drivers in the east bay... where the rash of robberies is happening. hey, are you taking the tissue test? yep, and my teeth are yellow. i mean i knew they weren't

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been experiencing a rash of robberies targetting one particular type of victim....medical marijuana delivery drivers.(vicki) there have been seven of these types of crimes since april. kron4's maureen kelly reports the most recent pot related robbery happened this week. week.happened this robbery

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(vicki) the man convicted of killing sierra lamar is going to jail for the rest of his life... and today the f-b-i announced they are still searching for the morgan hill teenager. today the f-b-i tweeted out this flyer... saying they are continuing to ask for help in finding sierra lamar. antolin garcia torres has been convicted of her murder... but it is still not clear exactly what

happened, and her body has not been found. sierra went missing on her way to school in march of 20-12. (vicki) happening now... police are looking for a suspect...in connection with raping, kidnapping and robbing a victim in oakland. it happened around three-30 this morning on east 31st street near highland hospital. there officers say the victim was raped...kidnapped..then robbed at gunpoint of her personal items. she then took herself to a hospital. the suspect...who was armed with a handgun...remains at large tonight. (grant) california's attorney general is suing the trump administrationover debt relief claims from thousands of students..(vicki) catherine heenan is here with more on the lawsuit affecting studentswho attended corinthian colleges.. (catherine) the complaint -- federal education authorities are refusingto process debt relief claims.. the claims are from students who had federal loans to attend corinthian colleges.... which included heald, everest, and wyotech.

the lawsuit says the students are eligible for help after courts ruled that theywere defrauded by corinthian - in violation of consumer protection laws. corinthian colleges were sued in 20-13 over illegal practices that left thousands of students with large debts....and later filed for bankruptcy. more than 50-thousand claims are pending -- including 13- thousand from california. authorities in illinois, massachusetts and new york are filing a separate similar lawsuit. this is just the latest in a series of lawsuits by california and other states challenging trump administration policies. vicki and grant? (vicki) and for the 13th straight year... students are continuing to apply to the university of california system...in record numbers. preliminary data released today by the u.c system shows nearly 220 thousand prospective undergraduates applied for at least one u.c. school for the fall of 20-18.

the figures include about 181- thousand applications to become freshman...and about 40 thousand from transfer students. that's an increse of nearly six percent from last year's stack of applications. (grant) new at 5... a firefighter has been killed while battling the massive wildfires in southern california. today we learned the firefighter from san diego was helping battle the thomas fire in ventura county when he died. the cause of death has not yet been released. the thomas fire is now the fourth largest wildfire in california history with more than eigh it thousand firefighters still working it. the fire is only 30 percent contained tonight... and has burned more than 379- square miles. (grant) california is ordering utility companies to do more to keep power lines from sparking wildfires. today the state public utilities comission toughened its rules requiring power companies to keep trees and brush away from lines in high risk areas. this is at least partially in response to

speculation that p-g&-e might be to blame for some of the deadly north bay wildfires in october... though not cause has been officially determined. also, witnesses to some of those southern california fires burning now...have linked initial sparks to power lines. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. ..breezy conditions likely late friday through sunday morning... ...elevated fire danger particularly for higher elevation locations for the same time... .synopsis...dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks saturday. (grant) still ahead... if you still need to do some holiday need to do if you still still ahead... (grant) peaks saturday. the ridges and peaks saturday.

peaks saturday. (grant) still ahead... if

you still need to do some holiday shopping... you might want to get it done tomorrow. we'll explain why. (vicki) and as a lot of people head out of town for the holidays... there is some good news at the pump. details on how much you can expect to pay... after the break.

(grant) good news if you are traveling for the holidays... gas prices are going down.(vicki) kron 4's lydia pantazes went to find cheap gas in the east bay... she reports tonight from fremont. comforted by a strong economy, more americans than ever are expected to travel over the christmas and new year's holidays.auto club aaa said thursday that 107 million people will travel between dec. 23 and jan. 1, a 3.1 percent increase over last year.it's the ninth straight increase in christmas travel, according to aaa.most will

travel by car - about 97 million - despite higher gasoline prices. more than 6 million are expected to fly, and aaa says nearly 4 million will take trains, buses or cruise ships.while the national average gas price of $2.47 is 28 cents higher than last december, airfares and mid-range hotels are cheaper, according to aaa.according to cheaper, hotels are mid-range airfares and last december, higher than 28 cents price of $2.47 is average gas national average gas price of $2.47 is 28 cents higher than last december, airfares and mid-range hotels are cheaper, according to aaa. (grant) join kron4 for our annual new year's eve special. this year we will have expanded coverage on new years eve. starting at 8-pm we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... justine waldman and i... along with jr stone... will host new years live from san francisco. we will bring you the fun and

fireworks from along the embarcadero. join us starting at 8pm on new years eve. (vicki) next at 5:30... the f-c-c votes to repeal the net neutrality rules... intended to keep the internet open and fair. and tonight we are joined in studio by an expert to explain what this means for you. sfx: tinny headphone music

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the two east palo alto women...found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. 50-year-old heather lauren downs... and 57-year-old selene kalista makarios...were found by officers at an apartment on tuscany court yesterday. both women had suffered gunshot wounds ....the duo was pronounced dead at the scene. officers say the case...is an apparent- murder suicide...they do not believe there are any suspects at large. it is unknown which woman ...was slain by the other. (grant) back to the big story and how your internet service might be changing. the federal communications commission today rolled back some regulations that affect how consumers get to the internet. joining me right now is jeremy gillula.. who is with the electronic frontier foundation.. a san francisco based group that keeps an eye on digital that keeps an eye on digital access and privacy.

the federal government is preparing to unravel sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. and advocates of the regulations are advocates of the internet. and access to the guaranteed equal rules that net-neutrality unravel sweeping preparing to government is the federal the federal government is preparing to unravel sweeping net-neutrality rules that guaranteed equal access to the internet. and advocates of the regulations are bracing for a long fight.the thursday vote scheduled at the federal communications commission could usher in big changes in how americans use the internet. it's a radical departure from more than a decade of federal oversight. the broadband industry promises that the internet experience isn't going to change, but protests have erupted online and in the streets as everyday americans worry that cable and phone companies will be able to control what they see and do online.opponents of the fcc's move plan legal challenges. some net-neutrality supporters hope to ride that wave of public opinion into the 2018 elections. elections.

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

..breezy conditions likely late friday through sunday morning... ...elevated fire danger particularly for higher elevation locations for the .synopsis...dry weather will next week. a dry cold front will sweep south friday night saturday morning which then winds along peaks saturday. (vicki) (vicki) 4 your health...

every year around this time... you're encouraged to get a flu shot.(grant) but there are signs that this year's vaccine may not be as effective as hoped. kron 4's charles clifford spoke to an infectious disease specialist. a recent report in the new england journal of medicine notes that in australia, this year's flu vaccine appears to be only about 10 percent effective. that's important for us, because what happens in australia is usually a pretty good indicator of how well this year's flu shot will work here in the u.s.dr alex evens is an infectious diseases expert at marin general in kentfield.sotoften times we have the same sort of reponse rate during the next 6-8 months so there is concern. in good years, the flu vaccine is about 40-60 percent effective. it's not entirely clear why this year's shot is lagging. dr. evens says it could have something to do with the way the vaccine is being manufactured. he also notes that even if the shot isn't working well in australia, it could still be effective here.sotthis is all just pure science and speculation. we don't know how this flu vaccine will be this year it could be fantastic.but even if the vaccine is only ten percent effective, health experts still strongly recommend getting a shot anyway. basically, any protection against the flu is better than nothing. getting the shot will also help prevent the virus from spreading.sotwe want to make sure that everyone gets a shot. therefore we can have some sort of heard immunity. that's where everyone gets the vaccine you protect each other. you want to at least try to do that.dr evens also says that right now, just before the holidays, is the best time to get a flu shot. the virus tends to spread

quickly when people are traveling and gathered together for christmas and new years.finally, dr evans says there are efforts undeway to develop a more effective vaccine, possibly even something that could be ready for this flu season.in marin county, charles clifford kron 4 news. (vicki) coming up... it's the 5th anniversary of the deadly sandy hook elementary school mass shooting... and tonight lawmakers are calling on congress to take action. (grant) and target is

stepping up and trying to compete with amazon... we'll tell you how.

if you have last minute shopping to do... tomorrow could be a good day to get it done. that's because hundreds of retailers are participating in free shipping day.(grant) online and in -stores more than 800 retailers are taking part. according to the free shipping day site---it's

a national shopping holiday... that started back in 20-08.(vicki) in order to be listed on the site stores must be offering free shipping on all orders with no minimum purchase. and the orders must arrive by christmas eve. some of the companies participating include amazon... best buy... macy's... t-j maxx and walmart. (grant) target... is going head to head with amazon. the company is buying the grocery- delivery-startup 'shipt'... for five-hundred and 50 million dollars cash(vicki) the move... will allow target to ramp-up same-day delivery at about half of its stores... by early next year....then all major markets by the 2018 holiday season. (grant) competition between retailers for same-day service is growing fierce... with wal-mart...amazon and best-buy all speeding-up delivery times to customers.

(brittney) i'm chief meteorologist brittney shipp, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(grant) a swimmer had to be rescued out of the bay after being attacked by a sea lion let's check in with pam moore... in the newsroom where we are getting more details... (pam) it happened in aquatic park .... just before 2 o'clock. police say, the swimmer appeared to have a sea lion bite on his arm. we don't typically hear of sea lions attacking... so the incident is raising questions... and concern. and 'net neutrality' is just the last move made by the trump administration to roll back a number of policies. coming up at six... we'll get a better perspective on what is going on in washington and the president's agenda now. i'll see you then... right now let's get back to the news at five. grant and vicki (vicki) people

across the country today are remembering the victims of the sandy hook massacre...(grant) catherine heenan is here with more on the five year anniversary of the tragedy in newton, connecticut... (catherine) it was five years ago today when 20-year-old adam lanza first shot and killed his mother... then went to the sandy hook elementary school.... that's where he opened fire and killed 20 children and six staff members before killing himself.. the victims ranged in age from 6 to 56 years old.. connecticut's governor ordered flags at half staff statewide.... and people in new-town said they'd mostly be honoring the day in private reflection,after years of activism. in the nation's capital, california congresswoman nancy pelosi was talking about the victims...but also venting frustration over the lack of progress in passing tougher gun laws. rep. nancy pelosi - in their name and the name of the 90 americans who lose their lives to gun violence every day and the 120,00 americans who have been killed by guns since

newtown, we will never stop fighting for common sense gun violence prevention. but as we saw with last week's concealed carry last week's concealed carry bill - house republicans want to make this awful problem even worse. the house passed legislation last week that would make 'concealed-carry' gun permitsvalid across state lines. the bill is expected to face a much tougher challenge in the senate. (grant) and a local elementary school is paying tribute to the victims of sandy hook. (vicki) in fremont... students came together to give a special gift to the victim's families. kron 4's jeff pierce has the story. it has been five years to the day since the tragedy when 26 lives were lost in a mass

shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newton connicut.the children of durham elementary school in fremont got to see their gift to the families. a song of peace is a gift from the people of fremont california to the families, friends and citizens of newtown conniticut another day of morning, another day of sadness. george avila is not a song writer but he was inspired to pen lyrics to a piece of music he heard on a drive home after the sandy hook shootings. listening to music by marco marangeli, a grammy nominated composer on the day of the sandy hook tragedy. george hunted down the composer who generously gave him the rights to use the music for this tribute to those lost at sandy hook. he took his song to the children of durham elementary and enlisted them in his video. nat sound i felt happy that i was in the video it help show that all the people felt about the tragedy and about how everyone felt about peace. i was devastated about all those kids were so very young. we need to stop bad stuff like this from happening. nat sound george avila sees that hope in the children who watched their part in his video. we can do so much better and the hope is the children, the next generation will do better then we've done. in fremont jeff pierce kron four news.

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist brittney shipp. ..breezy conditions likely late friday

through sunday morning... ...elevated fire danger particularly for danger ...elevated fire morning... ...elevated fire danger particularly for higher elevation locations for the same time... .synopsis...dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks saturday.

peaks saturday. the ridges and peaks saturday. (vicki) (vicki) coming up... i'm adding a little sparkle to your holiday celebrations- showing you the best budget bubbly to ring in the new year.

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on the holidays and you know what that means... almost time to toast the new year. (vicki) but you don't have to spend an arm and a leg on expensive champagne. tonight on dine and dish - i show you how to celebrate with affordable and festive italian sparkling wines. sure you're feeling bubbly over the holidays... but your budget is flat? never fear. prosecco is here.(leslie sbrocco, wine oficionado) when you're paying under $15 dollars a bottle, you can pour it all day and all night long. and i know you do. i do! prosecco, asti, spumante... italian sparkling wines.

leslie sbrocco ought to know. she's a wine oficionado... who loves anything sparkling. but if french champagne is out of reach - she reaches for the italian. something giorgio castagnotti of martini rossi calls an affordable dream. since 1863 - martini rossi is the granddaddy of italian sparkling wines. and while asti was big in the 70's... it's making a comeback with millennials. add some deli nibbles and you've got an instant italian holiday. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve (granti)at 5.up kron 4 news that wraps (vicki) kron 4 news.vicki liviakis francisco, in san holiday. italian holiday. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps (vicki)

kron 4 news.vicki liviakis francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) the case against two defendants involved in the ghost ship warehouse fire... will go to trial. the preliminary hearing concluded today... outlining some of the evidence against the pair. and swimmers in the bay ... are a little cautious tonight..... police report a swimmer was rescued out of the water this afternoon.. after being attacked by a sea lion. plus... a sneak peek before the premiere of 'the last jedi' -- the latest installment of the star wars franchise.(steve) kron 4 news at six is next. sfx: squeak

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it's life care. (pam) late today... we learned a judge has made a ruling in the ghost ship fire. the last day of the preliminary hearing turned into a day of fireworks - on the ghost ship warehouse fire where 36 people perished. thanks for joining us... i'm pam moore.(steve) and i'm steve aveson... on one side, the defense, battling it out for their clients max harris and derick almena. prosecutors blame the two for creating the conditons in the warehouse leading to the deaths of all of those victims. kron four's terisa estacio reports. it was certainly a contentious day in court. although there are 2 defendents there are nine lawyers - butting heads and arguing about who should

be held accountable for the deadly fire. (estacio reporting)serra. we look forward to fighting this in courtthis comes after firery reaction to testimony in court thursdaycurtis briggs, what you have seen in two weeks, indictment not on my client max harris, or derick almena but the city of oaklanda defiant end following two weeks of grueling and often graphic testimony on whether defendants max harris and derick almena should stand trial in the deaths of 36 people who perished in the ghost ship fire. for david gregory, who's daughter michaela died in the arms of her long time boyfriend alex vega in fire, it has been a very tough two weeks david gregory, daughter died in the blaze.gregory talked exclusively to kron four news on this last dayof the preliminary hearing.gregory. there is enough, they were the ones who allowed this place. this man - oakland fire marshall miguel trujillo was the last witness to testify, on the stand he admitted- the city never inspected the warehouse, since being built in 1930, despite the changes in ocupancy which would have mandated upgrades such as fire extinguishers and smoke alarms. also, trujillo added, on the night of the party on dec 2, there was not a permit to hold such a large gathering - and if there was a permit, then it would have required a property to have lighted exit signs, and other safety issues. however, truijullo also added, city and state code infers that not only an owner, but an occupant is responsible for making sure a space is up to code. that is

not how the defense for max harris and derick almena see it.tony serra. they are not responsible.tyler smith. the owner, the owner is the one responsible. (pam) the attorney's for jose garcia zarate are looking for a new trial ... as his sentencing day approaches. zarate was aquitted of all murder aquitted of all zarate was approaches.day his sentencing new trial ... as looking for a zarate are jose garcia zarate are jose garcia attorney's for the (pam) responsible. is the one owner, the owner is the one responsible. responsible. is the one owner, the owner is the one responsible.

(pam) the attorney's for jose garcia zarate are looking for a new trial ... as his sentencing day approaches. zarate was aquitted of all murder charges in the death of kate steinle in san francisco. though he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. that state

conviction carries a maximum sentence of three- years in jail. but now his lawyers say, he did not hold the gun long enough... to warrant a firearm possession conviction... and they are now looking for a new trial. since the jury's ruling earlier this month, federal authorities have charged zarate on a number of issues. (steve)new tonight at six... tonight...a swimmer is recovring at a san francisco hospital after he was bit by a sea lion.it happened just before 2:00 near aquatic park. we're told a san francisco police department boat pulled the man from the water, applied a tourniquet and rushed him to the hospital. ...never saw it again after that san francicso fire officials described the injury as

serious...but said the victim is expected to be ok. today the federal communications commission voted to dismantle landmark rulesregulating the businesses that connect consumers to the internet.. catherine heenan is here with details on the move that scraps what is known as 'net neutrality'... (catherine) surfing the world wide web might not be as smooth in the future... the f-c-c has given broadband companies to power to potentially reshapeour online experience.. it's a move that many groups opposed....with more angry protests today.opponents say providers can now block or slow down websites....and give priority tocompanies that pay them. as of now - all websites are treated the same....which could be about to change. some commissioners say today's action will mean more expansion and innovation....an d give consumers more choices. but others argued

it spells the end of the internet as we know it.. fcc commissioner clyburn - a soon-to-be-toothless fcc, is handing the keys to the internet - the internet, one of the most remarkable, empowering, enabling inventions of our lifetime - over to a handful of multi- billion dollar corporations. fcc commissioner carr - after a two year detour, one that has seen investment decline, broadband deployments put on hold, and innovative new offerings shelved, it's great to see the fcc returning to this proven regulatory approach. it could quite a while for the changes to go into effect...and today's controversial vote is probably 'not' the last word. groups opposed to the action have already announced plans to sue the f-c-c...and those lawsuits could take many months to be resolved. pam and steve? (2 shot/pam) the repeal of fair and open access to the internet.... is expected to

meet widespread legal action. (2-shot/steve) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, santa clara county is among the first government entities to announce it's intentions to file suit. james williams/santa clara county council"....net neutrality rules are at the very corp of a free and vibrant internet.."santa clara county counsel james williams says the fcc's reversal of net neutrality rules is arbitrary, unjust and unlawful and will not stand.james williams "....we will file a lawsuit to challenge the repeal of net neutrality and protect fair and open access to the internet and preserve the county's ability to provide critical heath and safety services..."the lawsuit will argue that net neutrality is vital to public safety and that new rules would hinder first responders. it would mean people who need access to information about flu shots and other public health emergencies might be left out. sara cody/public health officer "....this is something where we need to get critical information to the public...sometimes one day to the next or even one hour to the next and we rely on the web to do that...."laurie smith/santa clara county sheriff"....if people can't get on line and they cant access information and if we

can't communicate with the community. i think everybody is at risk...."the county's legal challenge will assert that the bay area, silicon valley in particular, depends on open internet access for economic growth and innovation. and that we may never know what the next big start up innovation might be because of paid privatization of the web.james williams "....we're particularly concerned about that as a government entity because there are a lotof small start up company's that are offering a lot of new and unique products that help sere the community ina more effective way and it's those companies that are most at risk from today's decision..."érob fladeboe"...and on the public health front, the county many people used it's web services to find out about the h-1-n-1 fly vaccine a few years ago that the system crashed. it expects more of the same if net neutrality is repealed. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(steve) another big story we are tracking tonight... concord has been hit with a series of robberies over past months. but these the thieves are going after just one thing... medical marijuana deliveries.(pam) there have been seven of these types of crimes ... since april. kron4's maureen kelly reports, the most recent pot related robbery happened this week. concord police say the most recent pot deliver robbery was on monday evening....a driver thougth he was dropping off a prescription to a house here on the 1800 block of carlotta drive....the driver learned quickly that it wasn't a legit order and the homeowner didn't place an orderwhen he got back to his truck, he was robbed of his weed at gunpoint by two suspects. a neighbor who lives nearby was shocked to hear something happening here. that's scary you should be safe in neighborhoods, i have five kids there's been seven

similar crimes this year in concord . either the driver was dropping off to an apartment complex and there was no apartment number or the person wasn't known or verified.the city of concord doesn't have any medical marijuana dispensaries. this summer they established a registratry for legitimite dispensaries who want to deliever to their area to try and make this practice safer. so we know who they are, who their drivers are, that they have drivers' liscense, and are legit businesses, and just so they are partnering with our cpolice department, we can help work with them and if they don't have those practices in place where they are still making blind deliveries maybe we can work with them to change their business practices so not only can they safeguard their business but their drivers. they say they've had a few people try and sign up for the registry but none of them could prove their were a legitimate business so far. maureen kelly kron4 news concord police say in these cases the dispensaries aren't verifying who there's been seven of these types of crimes since april. types of crimes seven of these there's been verifying who aren't dispensaries the these cases police say in concord news kelly kron4 far. maureen business so legitimate business so far. maureen kelly kron4 concord police say in the aren't there's been seven of these since april. maureen kelly reports the pot related happened this it might be green, but it's worth it's weight in gold....and that makes it a lucretive target for thieves.concord has marijuana town.... but offer door to door and the cash and a cash crop has tempting to some theives.evening a medical delivery driver an address here on the carlotta drive. who answered the door was not

expecting that kind of that was tracy lehr that was kron4 news.maureen kelly suspects. concord that was kron4 news. that was tracy lehr reporting. (steve) an alabama narcotics team arrested a sausalito man who had allegedly transported over 38 pounds of marijuana by plane. on saturday the decatur police department received information about a suspicious aircraft. after the sausalito resident landed, investigators searched the plane. a k-9 indicated the presence of drugs... officals found a large garbage bag, a suitcase, and a storage bin full of marijuana. the man was arrested and transported to an alabama jail. (( áá v.o. / pam áá )) internet access, climate change, immigration policies, just a few of themany things the trump administration has radically changed... from the obama era.coming up .. a professor provides insight. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) 20 children and 7 adults remembered today on the five year anniversaryof the sandy hook school massacre. (( áá v.o. / pam áá )) frustration growing in oakland for parents and teachers..

aftera 9- million dollar school budget cut is approved.

(pam) parents and teachers in the oakland unified school district .... are frustrated today ...(steve) last night... the school district decided to slash nine-million- dollars from the budget. the oakland unified school district says they had no choice. they are required to have reserve money ... if they do not make the cuts, the state would come in and do it for them. in that case,

the school board and community will have no voice in the matter. parents are accusing the school district of mismanaging the budget throughout the years. (max orozco/parent): "don't like it. i think the money is going to stay with the superintendents, the higher people. it should come down to the teachers and to the students. we need money."(lee medina/parent): "if you're in charge of the budget you should know what you're spending it on. that's how corporations work. that's how corporations should work." the oakland unified school district says they are still working out the details on which positions will be cut at their level as well as at the schools. parents are saying if they must cut it should not be at the expense of the kids. (pam) the thomas fire in ventura and santa barbara counties continues to rage out of control.(steve) reporter tracy lehr spoke to some residents to have stayed behind in hopes of saving homes. when the thomas fire isn't burning on a ridge line like a menorah--you might mistake it

for christmas lights.crews are in every driveway ready to protect some of the most expensive real estate in the country.a caretaker and his son are working shifts to protect la casa de maria retreat...michael hernandez / caretaker:"we think it's going to get better and then it gets worse we are here to protect the property and i just don't want to leave until the end." enrique hernandez / caretaker: "the fire is pretty close can i stay take i live long time i stay we'll see what happen." they've told loved ones they'd get out it things get tough. natsand while firefighter's are getting overtime--convict crews are making a dollar an hour.we found the inmates nicknamed angels in organs coming down containment line on gibraltar road.natsheavy equipment helped them cut the line before the sun set.the narrow roads of montecito are painted pink with phoscheck.if the winds get out of check the retardant will help firefighters win the santa barbara county portion of thomas fire fight. (steve) we are now (steve) (steve) we are now

learning that a firefighter has been killed battling the thomas fire. his name has not been released... but calfire says he was from a san diego unit. this is the second death linked to the fire raging in ventura and santa barbara counties. a 70-year old santa paula woman was found dead in her car last week after evacuating. the thomas fire has scorched more than 240-thousand acres... and continues to grow. calfire says it is at 30-percent containment. the thomas fire has destroyed nearly a thousand buildings and threatens 18-thousand others. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now with the four zone forecast. ..breezy conditions likely

late friday through sunday morning... ...elevated fire danger particularly for higher elevation locations for the same time... .synopsis...dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night and early saturday morning which then increases n-ne winds along the ridges and peaks saturday.

peaks saturday.

(pam) new at six. a pedestrian is dead.... after a hit-and-run collison in santa rosa. it happenend around five:30- last night... near the intersectin of finley avenue and south wright road. once at the scene,

deputies found barbara jones lying in the road. the 56-year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead .. the suspect... who was driving a mini-van... originally fled the location ... but called deputies 20 -minutes later .. and is now cooperating with the investigation. tonight authorities are looking into whether drugs and or alcohol... played a role in the deadly hit-and-run. (steve) five people were injured in antioch after a suspect allegedly drove a vehicle into another vehicle intentionally. officers responded just after 8 a-m to the collision on terrace view avenue wednesday. three people in one vehicle had severe injuries. a man and his young daughter occupied the other vehicle, and complained of pain. investigators determined the occupants of the two vehicles had an argument stemming from an ongoing dispute. all five people were taken to the hospital and are in stable condition. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) the first tax reform package in 3 decades is moving forward without the vote of florida republican marco rubio but the president says he's not worried.

(( áá v.o. / pam áá )) on the fifth anniversary of the sandy hook school massacre, nancy pelosispeaks out in remembrance and also frustration at current gun law limitations.

(steve) five years ago today ...20 children were shot and killed at sandy hook elementary school in newton, connecticut. the gunman...20-year-old adam lanza... also killed six adults at the school and his mother-- before taking his own life. the victims ranged in age from six to 56 years old. a permanent memorial to remember the lives taken that day...is in the works in connecticut in the nation's capital today... california congresswoman nancy pelosi was talking about the victims...but also venting frustration over the lack of progress in passing tougher gun laws. rep. nancy pelosi - in their name and the name of the 90 americans who lose their lives to gun violence every day and the 120,00 americans who have been killed by guns since newtown, we will never stop fighting for common sense gun violence prevention. but as we saw with last week's concealed carry bill - house republicans

want to make this awful problem even worse. the house passed legislation last week that would make 'concealed-carry' gun permits valid across state lines. the bill is expected to face a much tougher challenge in the senate. (pam) and happening now in marin county. the activist group 'peace novato'.. is holding a candlelight vigil.. to mark the fifth anniversary of the mass fatal shooting at sandy hook elementary school in conntecticut. it is happening right now at novato city hall... the event ends at seven. the vigil includes luminaries ... and welcomes families and pets. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) good news for anyone traveling to grandmothers for the holidaysyou'll save some extra cash filling up your gas tank (( áá v.o. / pam áá )) republicans are pushing ahead with a tax reform package ....

hoping fora vote at the start of next week, but one republican is not onboard. sfx: tinny headphone music

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because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. (pam) the republican majority in congress continues its push to pass a tax bill before christmas. (steve) but washington correspondent drew petrimoulx reports a stiff opposition and health concerns of a two key lawmakers are complicating the process. republican senator marco rubio

added to the drama on thursday saying he would not vote for the g-o-p tax plan as currently structured. he's been pushing for an expansion of a tax credit for the working poor. republicans in congress are trying to merge separate tax bills approved by the house and senate into a single bill. as it now stands the compromise bill... -áreducesá the the top individual tax rate to 37% from 39.6% and-álowersá the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%paul ryan, house speaker: "this tax cut will mean less of a paycheck going to washignton and more to the hard working person who earned it."drew petrimoulx, reporting: but republican senator bob corker opposes the bill over predictions it'll add a trillion dollars to the national debt. other republican senators john mccain and thad cochran face serious health issues. paul ryan, house speaker: "we're

basically being flexible." there's also universal opposition from congressional democrats. sen jeff merkley, r-or: "massive, massive bank heist of the federal treasury to deliver the the goodies to the richest." rep nancy pelosi, d-ca: "if they do pass the bill they will lose in the court of public opinion."of public lose in the court the bill they will the process. complicating lawmakers are complicating the process. the process. complicating (pam) republican senator marco rubio added to senator marco republican president by far.than any previous actions, more regulatory actions, more than any previous president by far. (pam) (pam) president by far.. within our first 11 months. we canceled or delayed over 1,500 planned regulatory actions, more than any previous president by far. (pam) as the nation nears the end of the first year of the trump

presidency .... we want to review some of the dramatic roll backs he has put in place. with me to talk about these developments... u-s-f professor of political science - dr. james taylor ... thank you... before we talk, let's review some of the changes. "within our first 11 months. we canceled or delayed over 1,500 planned regulatory actions, more than any previous actions, more regulatory 1,500 planned delayed over canceled or months. we our first 11 trump>"within our first 11 months. we delayed over 1,500 planned regulatory than any previous president by far." dozens dozens of obama era

policies have been dismantled.. been policies have of obama era dozens president by far."than any previous president by far." dozens of obama era policies have been dismantled.. the net neutrality the net dismantled.. been policies have of obama era dozens dozens of obama era policies have been dismantled.. the net neutrality rules - changed today.. the trans pacific trade deal.. a number of environmental policies .. including the paris climate accords... alaskan wilderness to new oil exploration.. plans to open other wilderness areas.. he has rolled back school lunch standards... cut back public school funding.. changed policies on transgender rights.. rolled

back efforts to improve relations with cuba. reversed a ban on gun sales to people with mental health issues .. much more..much more..and much, health issues .. with mental sales to people with mental health issues .. much more..

..breezy conditions likely late friday through sunday morning... ...elevated fire danger particularly for higher elevation locations for the same time... .synopsis...dry weather will continue into next week. a mainly dry cold front will sweep south over the area late friday night saturday morning which then increases n-ne the ridges and peaks saturday. peaks saturday. the ridges and peaks saturday.

(( áá v.o. / pam áá )) good news for travellers this holiday season, your trip to the pumpis gonna save you a little cash.

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getting some much needed relief this holiday season... with gas prices taking a dip. in fremont... it cost just over three dollars a gallon to fill up. gas in san

francisco averages to about 3-27 a gallon... that's a six cent drop from last month. it will cost you around three dollars and 14 cents to fill up in oakland.... and in san jose... 3-12. both oakland and san jose saw a drop of about nine cents. the national average is much lower at 2-45 a gallon... but that's no surprise to locals. it's no surprise to me that gas prices in the bay area are higher but the lower prices are nice. the price drop is due to several factors... including a decrease in travel in november. in sports -- the raiders are getting ready to face the dallas cowboys on sunday night. plus -- the giants haven't been able to add any players to their roster this offseason. gary will tell us who the giants were willing to trade for an all-star third baseman our sports director has all the sports

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...will change. get covered today. the raiders at this point need a miracle

to make the playoffs. the cowboys are three-point favorites over the silver and black. jack del rio will face a dallas team that is still in hunt for a playoff spot. ezekiel elliot will not play on sunday... he's serving

his last game of his six-game suspension. amari cooper didn't practice today the raiders basically need to win out to have any hopes of making the playoffs. oakland knows that even without zeke... dallas offense still has a lot of firepower. has a lot of offense still zeke... dallas even without knows that oakland knows that even without offense still has a lot of firepower. "they're top 10 in every category you can think offensively. i haven't seen the deep of how, if they ever said they were struggling because i haven't seen it on tape. they're a high explosive, powerful offense and coach linehan does a great job there with that." this week the raiders are in the christmas spirit. on monday night -- they partnered up the u-s marine

corps reserve the u-s marine partnered up the u-s marine corps reserve for the toys for tots program. several players were giving out hayward... in exchange for new and unwrapped toys worth at least 20 dollars. jalen richard and seth roberts were some of the players that attended the event. before sunday's game -- the marine corps will be accepting toys and donations. they will be located in raiderville and at west side plaza, near the bart entrance

bart entrance plaza, near the bart entrance down in santa clara-- jimmy garropolo is getting ready for his toughest test as the 49ers starting quarterback. on sunday the niners will face the the niners will on sunday on sunday the niners will face the tenesse titans. it will be garropolo's first home game as a starter. if he wins on sunday, he will if he wins on sunday, he will second player to go after five career starts.player to ever

rothelisberger the titans are 1-point-5 the 49ers. for head coach, kyle shanahan... he's looking forward to ending the year against three teams that are in the playoff hunt "i want us to be as intense as we can every single possible game, whether you're playing for the playoffs, you're in the playoffs or it's the first game of the year. i don't want there to be a difference. i also think there's a good challenge for our team this week to know what we're getting from these three teams in a row. also, i'd like us to look at it the same way. hopefully we plan on being in this situation next year and i'd like that not to be just the first time we have that feeling. i'd like us to feel like that now and treat it that way." nfl commissioner roger goodell is reportedly retiring in 20-24 when his contract extension endsextension contract 24 when his contract extension ends the extension offered by team owners goodell about 40-million goodell about 40-million goodell about 40-million dollars a year. about 90-percent of the about 90-percent of the salary

is tied goodell has made it clear this is his final contract as nfl commissioner. he will be 65-years old when the extension when the years old he will be 65- years old when the extension ends.served nearly 18 years as commissioner. the giants are running out of options. according to a report -- they were not able to work out a trade deal with the orioles for manny machado. the giants offered christian arroyo in a package deal for the three time all-star. baltimore was not interested in arroyo... they wanted different prospects. san francisco is also looking for an everyday third baseman. the cardinals, white sox, yankees, and white sox, yankees, and phillies are also trying to get machado. stephen stephen piscotty is back in the bay area. the cardinals trade him to the a's

for two trade him to cardinals trade him to the a's for two minor leaguers. the former stanford cardinal will be able to closer to his mom that has a-l-s. he missed some time last season to be back with his family in california after his mother was diagnosed. the cardinals were willing to trade piscotty to the giants or a's. (( áá v.o. / steve

(( áá v.o. / steve áá )) the wait is over for star wars fans and the last jedi may generate a record200 million dollars this weekend at the box office.

((2shot landing vo))((pam))may the force be with you.((steve)) you'll probably hear plenty of that tonight...because the new star wars movie hits theaters. ((pam))from the world wide

web... to galaxies far, far away..."star wars" fans are praising the new movie, "the last jedi".but the big question is: can it live up to its predecessor, "the force awakens" -- which smashed box office records?((steve))anna stewart has the story. the old characters are back. and there are some new ones... not to mention rumored storm trooper cameo performances from prince william and prince harrythe trailer has been dissected, the red carpet has been rolled up.now as the clock strikes midnight, fans in london, and much of the world, are finally able to see star wars: the last jedi for themselves.anna stewart "the last film in this series - "the force awakens" - and it was a huge success at the box office. it had the highest grossing movie weekend of any film ever in the u.s. however, that film was the first in over a decade. this one is the third in three years which is leaving many people to question whether fans are going to start getting franchise fatigue" bob iger, ceo, disney "well we think the way we're releasing them is the right way so that the trilogy, in this case, is

every other year and we filled in the middle with something that is not part of the trilogy so we don't think we're overdoing it at all." since buying lucasfilms in 2012, disney has brought some super hero strategy to the galaxy far far awayiron man, captain america and thor have all been hugely successful marvel stand-alonesand last year star wars released its first anthology movie - rogue one it was well-received by critics, but box office takings had nothing on the force awakenskevin quigg, chief strategist, acsi funds "the last movie was sort of a test case on how the new franchise with jj abrams would do. people bought into it, it was very successful. so that increases the likelihood that they're not just seeing if they like it, they know they like it, they're going to see it again to continue the story."yet disney's galactic ambitions for the franchise has divided some of the fan empire"i liked rogue one, i cried like three times""i'm more interested in watching like a han solo film. i just want to see the main story. not really interested in spin offs.""disney kind of took the franchise over and they've done a really good job with it. so i personally feel it's great"if the turn out here is anything to go by, the force will be strong at the box office.anna stewart, cnnmoney, london

last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist brittney shipp.

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