(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news. it is monday december 18th.im robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. (dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry

but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

(robin)in our top story this morning. a father and his son drowned in goat rock beach in sonoma county. it happened shortly after six o'clock last night. coast guard officials say the two were playing in the water when a big wave swept the child into the ocean. the father went after the child... the two were rescued by a life guard ... the father died at the beach ... and the son died at the hospital. authorities have not yet released any information about the victims. (robin) take a look at this video out of san ramon. a car drove up to a neighborhood and shot flares at several homes. it happened saturday night between 10:00

and one a-m. police say the car shot the flare gun into five separate homes. the car is an older model nissan sentra. police have not released any information on the suspect. police did not say if there were any injuries or damage to the home. (robin)in our other big story ... san francisco said its final goodbye to its late mayor, ed lee, who passed away last week,.kron four's spencer blake was at the celebration of ed lee's life, and brings us this emotional report. outside city hall, the line to get into mayor ed lee's memorial service started hours early.(music nats)the speakers were a star-studded line-up of politicians at almost every level.professional athletes like barry bonds attended, too. mourners got to hear from lee's daughters, tania and brianna, who said they were deeply touched and moved. "thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers, for the flowers you've sent, for the donations you've made in his name, and for the beautiful memorial outside of city hall and in front of our home."there was no shortage of anecdotes about mayor lee and his humility.when rabbi beth

singer heard about everything lee had been doing to prevent gun violence...she asked him why his efforts weren't spelled out on his website."he was clear that he would rather focus on making a safer city than on promoting himself." indeed, his colleagues say lee never sought the spotlight...or even the job of mayor itself."a man who was different than any of his predecessors."former mayor willie brown says city officials practically had to trick lee into accepting the mayoral position...even getting gavin newsom to be sworn in as lieutenant governor a day late so they would have time to get lee to agree to be his replacement as mayor."someone that was uncool in some ways, but had friends like willie mayes and joe montana."acting mayor london breed was one of several speakers who made remarks personally directed to lee's mourning wife anita, and their daughterslondon breed ÷ acting mayor"we want you to know how many lives your dad and your husband has touched all over the city."representative nancy pelosi came with a flag that she had arranged to fly over the nation's capitol in honor of ed lee."many members of the house of representatives joined in a congressional record statement singing the praises of this great man."a

great man who left great footsteps in san francisco, and even deeper imprints on the hearts of the people who live here.in san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news. (robin) some guests at the four seasons hotel in san francisco got an unexpected wake up call ... when gun fire went off in the hotel. the shooter in question ... is an off-duty richmond police officer ... who refused to leave his room. kron4's

camilla bernal has more on the story. dozens of san francisco police officers rushed to the four seasons hotel in just before 5am on sunday2:06:54 units that arrived made contact with a witness who stated that there was a male located in the building who was shooting a gunaccording to the richmond police department, man who was firing the shots is one of its own, who was off duty at the time sfpd says he fired multiple rounds2:09:55 several floors up there were a couple of floors that were involved in thispolice say he used a handgun and it took at least an hour of negotiations before he surrendered to authorities. 2:08;28 we've recovered a firearm from the incident and there was a shelter in place from the incident,he surrendered at around 6:30am and the shelter in place was lifted. no one was injured but the off duty officer was placed on administrative leave. in san francisco, camila bernal kron 4 news in the north bay... in the north

in the north bay... people gathered to raise awareness about gun violence... this on the five year anniversary of the sandy hook school schooting. several hundred people gathered at piper park in larkspur ... honoring the 20 children and six educators killed in the sandy hook school shooting. at yesterday's event ... several speakers rallied for the change of america's gun laws. (robin) 200 events like this one have been held across the country over the past two weeks. they are honoring the vicimts of the sandy hook shooting along with all victims of gun violence. (robin)in southern california ... crews have been battling the thomas fire for almost two weeks now. it has now scorced 270-thousand

acres... and is at 45-percent containment. the thomas fire is currently the third-largest wildfire in modern california history. two people have been killed ... the first-- a 70-year-old woman who died in a car crash while trying to evacuate. the other-- 32-year-old cory iverson-- a firefighter from san diego who died while battling the flames.alex biston spoke with those who paid tribute to iverson. a final salute to a fallen hero.asst. chief norman plott/santa paula fire department "it's difficult to lose a brother or sister firefighter."firefighters, first responders and citizens gathered over the 101 freeway in camarillo to say goodbye to cory iverson"when he drives by ill shed a tear, i can guarantee you that i get emotional seeing these guys here. this is their family" iverson died thursday fighting the thomas fire near fillmore he leaves behind a wife, daughter and unborn childsanta paula assistant chief, normal plott says iverson's service

to their fire family will never be forgottenasst. chief norman plott/santa paula fire department: "i think its important for the fire service family to come together and show our support for cory and his family and his children and expected children that he is loved and we are thinking of him"an outpouring of support for a first responder, most never had the chance to meet"people have lost their homes and have lost so much you know and its everyone coming together to pay our respects to someone who has lost so much, his life." (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...a demonstration in san francisco over sanctuary cities.we'll

hear from the protestors. (robin) and the legalization of marijuana is just weeks away... but researchers say some marijuana sold could be tainted. (robin) and after the break ... a church vandalized in the east bay. now the search is on for whoever is responsible. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast.

(dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild

afternoons. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin) in the north bay ... napa

police have arrested a man for allegedly committing vandalism around the city. officers received evidence that a 22-year old man spray painted the word "nobody" in multiple locations in napa. officer's served a search warrant at the suspects home and arrested him on suspicion of felony vandalism. police are continuing to investigate vandalism incidents believed to be related to the suspect. (robin) and an east bay church has been vandalized. and police are still looking for the suspect. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to parishoners at saint beed's church. disturbing images. a scene around the statue of mary at st. bede's church's vandalized.. her hands sawed

off.. while the heads of the children statues around her are removed.jane sanders/parishonerit's very sad that this kind of thing is happening today. it just seems like faith is not as strong as it used to be and to attack something that is so sacred to our church. a lot of people were very hurt by it. athe gross act of vandalism happened three weeks ago. and it's one of several attacks at st. bede's church.jane sanders/parishoneri think the third or four time it's happened. the first time they decapitated the blessed mother statue. we had her repaired and they came back and did it again.and in 2015, liquid that looks like blood was poured over other statues.marcia mahogany/parishonerit's generally pretty safe especially on the school campus it's more like a family atmosphere so yeah iw as really surprised.marcia mahogany/parishonerand people are very dedicated to their faith here so when something like this happens it hurts as all. (robin) in recent weeks police have seen an increase in

package thefts. and now they are warning you to be prepared. the richmond police department says that many times theives will follow delivery trucks then steal the packages after they are dropped off. if you are expecting a package officers recommend that you request a signature for the package. you can also chose to allow a neighbor to sign for the package. they recommend letting friends and family know when packages will be arriving. surveillance video can be helpful in catching thieves but it doesn't always stop them. (robin)on the peninsula ... police are investigating a deadly hit and run in san bruno. it happened around 7 o'clock yesterday morning on skyline boulevard between college drive and sharp park road. according to police, evidence from the scene suggested the person was hit and killed by a vehicle. the road was temporarily closed during the investigation but has since reopened. there is no information on the victim or the car involved right now. (robin) in the north bay ... police are investigating a sexual assault on the santa rosa junior

college campus. officers say a woman student was walking along burbank circle friday afternoon when a man approached her. the person asked the student for a hug ... and when the woman agreed she says he groped her. the student ran away and called police who searched the area but could not find the man. (robin) the sonoma county sheriff's office is warning people about a phone scam. they say, a caller claims they have a warrant and will arrest the person if they don't pay a fine. the victim is told to purchase a prepaid debit card and give the card information to the caller so they can collect the money. this scam is targeting the elderly. something to look out for, the suspects use hidden numbers ... most calling from outside califronia and even outside the country. (robin)(boxes) demonstrators gathered in san francisco's union square saturday to protest the city's sanctuary city status. kron four's jeff pierce was there when counter protestors arrived -- along with a heavy police

presence. it is absolutely critical that you are here.the season of joy and love was interupted at union square in san francisco saturday when a group of right leaning protestors came to demonstrate against the town's status as a sanctuary city.no sanctuary city no sanctuary state we're going to fight the sanctuary state.they were met by a counter protest of such size that the san francisco police deemed it volatile enough to keep the two groups sperated.they're attacking san francisco they're demonizing san francisco as a sanctuary city. it soon evolved into a shouting match with each side accusing the other of facism. we are no facists usa.we have to stand up we have to drive these fascists off our streets. justice, justice for american citizens.we are all san franciscans and we all stand together.sanctuary cities allow enemies to come into this country to kill american citizens the politicians that allow sanctuary cities should be put in jail.we stand here because we believe in inclusion acceptance and safety.protect american citizens first, build the wall. no walls sanctuary cities for all.the recent court decision in the death of kate steinly did not escape the tuants traded by both sides.what about kate steinly that's all

you got what about her.they're using the death of kate steinly to attack all immigrants.it was an event filled with sound and fury that came to no resolve as shoppers went on their way hoping to find some of that seasonal joy and love. in san francisco jeff pierce kron four news. (robin)take a look at this video from fresno ... where police say a baby was used in a jewelry store heist. police in fresno say a group of six women ... a man ...and a baby ... were able to distract the owner of the jewelry store... ... while

one of the women allegedly stole gold merchandise from a safe. all eight ... including the baby ... managed to get away and have not been caught by police. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... another box office success in a galaxy far, far away... we'll tell you how the new star wars movie did in it's opening weekend. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break.

(robin) welcome back.in entertainment news this morning ... its no surprise ... "star wars: the last jedi" is a huge hit domestically ... and all around the world.rick damigella explains in the hollywood minute. (nat space battle, chewbacca and porg yells, explosion) while "star wars: the last jedi" enjoyed north america's biggest opening weekend of 20- 17, it has also done

incredibly well overseas. deadline reports "the last jedi's" is also the biggest opening of the year for the u- k, and its worldwide weekend gross of 450-million dollars makes it the fifth biggest global movie debut ever.(nat music)sia scores a holiday hit! billboard says the pop singer's new single, "santa's coming for us" has topped its adult contemporary music charts, and is the 21st holiday-themed song to do so since the year 2000. the music video features a cast including kristen bell and henry winkler."it's something they termed, 'the shimmer.' they've sent in drones, and teams of people.""but nothing comes back."here's a sneak peek at natalie portman in "annihilation." based on the novel by jeff vandermeer, the sci-fi flick follows portman's biologist character as she and a military team investigate an anomaly where the laws of nature don't apply. the movie also stars jennifer jason leigh and "the last jedi's" oscar isaac. "annihilation" hits theaters february 23rd. in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (robin) and here's a live look

outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 after the break.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday.

a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

(robin)in our other big story this morning ... the california democratic party's east bay director has resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations. craig cheslog resigned this past thursday. he is accused of a non- consensual encounter with an activist at a party function in november of last year. the communications director for the state democratic party released a statement saying they are ... committed to ensuring that our party is a safe environment for everyone, and we applaud the brave women

who are confronting the pervasive culture of sexism throughout our society. craig cheslog's attorney released a statement saying- we are confident that a full and fair exploration of this matter, undertaken in an appropriate, fact-governed venue, would exonerate mr. cheslog. we are prepared, if necessary, to put forward the facts of this matter in just such avenue. (robin) there is a marijuana warning going out for potential buyers on new year's day ... when recreational marijuana becomes legal. experts say buyers should be aware of contaminants such as pesticides and mold that could be present in marijuana sold january 1st. tests conducted on current marijuana in the state have found many samples tainted with chemicals and solvents. products harvested or manufactored this year won't be subject to regulations that take effect in 2018. these products were harvested under the state's current medical marijuana program that has very few regulations. (robin)in east bay news ...

two men are dead after seperate shootngs occured about a mile and a half apart in oakland. the first incident happened around nine saturday night on ritchie street. there ... the male victim died at the scene. then ... around 2:40 yesterday this morning ... another man was shot on 90th avenue. that victim also died at the scene. police have not made any arrests ... and officers are trying to determine if both shootings are connected. (robin) and in san mateo county. police are investigating a home burglary. it happened friday morning at a house on pullman road in hillsborough. there officers say the suspects made their way into the homes garage ... by forcing open a side door. the suspects were scared off by a home burglary alarm ... and were seen leaving the area in a white saturn with no rear license plate. (robin) santa clara police arrested two people on suspicion of firearms and drug possession. here is a look at the several shotguns, some loaded and some unloaded, police netted. police

also took, an imitation explosive device, thousands of rounds of ammunition, drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles. jonathan gillean was arrested for gun possession and a suppressor. patricia di-grandi was also arrested. police executed a search warrant at gillean's work in a commercial building on grant street. both suspects were booked into the santa clara county jail. (robin) playoffs hopes are over for the raiders ... after a tough loss against dallas. derek carr fumbled just inches from the goal line with 31 seconds left in the game. the refs ruled that a touchback... and that play sealed the raiders fate. dallas won this one 20 to 17. (robin) the raiders have lost three

of their last five games.their next game is christmas day on the road against the philadelphia (robin)the 49ers are not seeing the playoffs either ... but it was all smiles in santa clara where the red and gold came away with another win. garoppolo made his first start at levi's stadium and he put up some big numbers against the titans.he threw for a career-high 381 yards. he's the first 49ers quarterback to win his first three starts since to 19-70 n- f-l merger. the 49ers won this one 25-to-23.

there own way i thought the line did a great job today just through and through giving me time like you said they brought a lot of pressure and i thought they did a phenomenal job for us.">(robin) going back to his days in new england ... jimmy garoppolo has never lost as a starter. the 49ers have another home game on christmas eve ... against the jacksonville jaguars. (robin) if you're shopping for holiday gifts online... time is running out to get guaranteed delivery by christmas. since the holiday falls on a monday... many retailers have pushed up their deadlines by a day or two. that leaves less time for last-minute shopping online. if you plan to use standard shipping from retailers like amazon... you should order gifts no later than today. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... find out how one vallejo family goes the extra mile to spread joy and cheer for the holidays. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero.

(robin) now to a story you'll only see on kron 4. a vallejo family's home is the go-to place for many people around the bay area looking to get into the holiday spirit. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke the family about their reason for shining joy on their neighborhood. every year.. bob taylor and his family light up their home and invite friends and strangers to take it all in. a tradition that began 19 years ago.. when taylor's oldest daughter was killed in a plane crashbobby taylorshe loved christmas. i mean that was her favorite time of the year and she loved to decorate so when the first year she wasn't with us. my other two daughters came over and said come on dad let's decorate for deb..that first year we didn't have very much but each year it's grown and gotten bigger and brighter and i just tell everybody that i want it to be bright enough that she can see it from heaven taylor says the display takes there months. and includes a real life santa that comes out every night.erlinda pizarro they are all happy. they say it's awesome. it's amazing and you can see their face and sometimes they hug you, oh yeah, they hug youpeople come from all over the area come.. some with their kidsbrooke

abblettshe loves santa as you can see she'll sit there and talk to him all day. she's very into the spirit of things and very into everything that is chrismas 4terry abblettit's great. you feel the lights when you are walking under them. we just got back from disney land and this is just as goodheidi ahearnestarted first where we'd just drive by and watch it and it's so nice to see it growing even more and theyve always been so friendly. it's really amazing.

(robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a power outage at the country's busiest airport is causing flight troubles this morning. we'll have more on that coming up. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast.

(dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

(robin)in national news this morning ...a power outage at the world's busiest airport disrupts travel plans across the country.thousands of passengers were stranded in atlanta for hours while crews did repair work.john lorince reports. it almost sounds a like a scene from a horror movie. mos/traveler"it was dead silent, it was dark."a power outage at atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport leaves thousands of people stranded in unlit terminals and on planes for hours.mos/traveler "everybody was standing

around, looking around kind of confused."all airport operations were affected. mos/traveler"i was just getting something to eat at atlanta bread and all of a sudden we heard a boom!" a fire in a georgia power underground electrical facility damaged two substations serving the airport -- including the system that provides backup power.kasim reed/atlanta mayor "because of the intensity of the heat, it took approximately 1.5 hours to 2 hours to make sure that the fire was adequately contained." atlanta mayor kasim reed says security checks were done and there's no sign it was set deliberately.the power was restored shortly before midnight, eastern time.but more than 11-hundred flights in and out of atlanta were canceled sunday, according to tracking service flightaware. mos/traveler"now we're all just waiting to get out of here, it's been a complete nightmare."and hundreds of flights scheduled for monday are also affected.mos/traveler "i've got to make a connection in chicago but it looks like that might not happen." "honestly, it kind of sucks because i'm trying to get to the house. i have things to do, but other than that, everything happens for a reason, honestly. we're here

for a reason."i'm john lorinc reporting. (robin) republican senator john mccain is expected to miss the g-o-p tax bill vote this week -- according to several sources. mccain was treated at a military hospital for a viral infection and is responding positively to ongoing treatment for brain cancer. a source close to mccain said he left the hospital "exhausted, but okay." mccain's daughter said he's returning home to arizona for the holidays. his absence is not expected to prevent the tax bill from getting passed this week.president trump said that if mccain's vote is needed he would be there to make it but he doesn't think that would be necessary. (robin)and president donald trump is set to deliver a speech today , outlining his national security strategy.he will give the remarks at the ronald reagan building this afternoon.the president is expected to lay out his "america first" policy.the l-a times reports, quoting national security advisor, h-r mcmaster ... who says the plan will focus on u-s military and

economic strength overseas. (robin) president donald trump denied that he is considering firing special counsel robert mueller. he was asked about this when he returned to the white house from camp david on sunday. the president did criticize the fact that mueller had gained access to thousands of emails sent and received by trump officials before the start of his administration. mueller is leading the investigation into allegations the president's campaign coordinated with russia. the president again stressed that there was "no collusion." a spokesman for mueller said the emails were obtained appropriately. (robin) a bakersfield woman says she's now being threatened... after putting a "black lives matter" sign in her yard. latoya johnson says it all started on saturday. she checked her mailbox and inside was an annonymous letter. the letter writer told her she didn't live in compton or watts... and her sign was making the neighborhood look

bad. they also wrote that they were only going to tell her this once. johnson has lived in the area for two years. she says she was hurt someone could write something like this. (robin) johnson says she's never had any issues with her neighbors. she filed a police report and she says she's hoping by speaking out this will never happen again. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a major bay area company held a holiday run in the south bay.... we'll show you how they were giving back. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

(robin@landing) san jose's "christmas in the park" and "downtown ice" have a bit more money this morning. and it's all thanks to google's 6th annual "santa run silicon valley." some runners took yesterday's 5-k seriously. others just used it to have a good time. but it was all for a good cause. along with raising money for "christmas in the park" and "downtown ice"... hundreds of childrens books were also collected for the charity "reading partners." (robin) 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. (robin@landing)coming up in the next hour ...we'll go live with sacred heart ... checking in on how they are preparing to help those in need for the holidays. (robin)after two attacks by sea lions late last week. ... aquatic park will reopen today. we'll have more on that in a live report. (robin) and police say a group of women used a sneaky distraction to steal gold at a store. we'll show you what they did.

( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild

afternoons. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) san francisco's aquatic park could reopen as soon as today.( james ) two sea lion attacks closed the park to swimmers over the weekend. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live with the details. lydia. ( lydia )happening today ...

san francisco's aquatic park cove ... will re-open today. cove ... will re-aquatic park francisco's san francisco's aquatic park cove ... will re- open today. (james) the park was closed

for swimming after a man was attacked by a seal... san francisco maritime national historical park's aquatic park cove has been closed for swimming from decemebr 15th until monday, december 18, 2017. working in collaboration with city agencies (including the sfpd, sffd and sf department of emergency management) the park has interest of public safety, to restrict swimming in the cove to monitor and access the situation in light of two mammal bites. ( darya )lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. (james)san franciso said its final goodbye to its late mayor ed lee ... who passed away last week.his public memorial service filled the rotunda of city hall there were some speakers who attended mayor lee's memorial .. and they ranged from politicians to athletes.many of them spoke about how they admired mayor lee's efforts to

make san francisco a safer city ... rather then just promoting himself.visitors got to hear from lee's daughters ... tania and brianna ... who say they were deeply touched and moved. (james)representative nancy pelosi came with a flag that she had arranged to fly over the nation's capitol in honor of ed lee. ( james ) a father and his son drowned in goat rock beach in sonoma county. it happened shortly after 6:00 last night. coast guard officials say the two were playing in the water when a big wave swept the child into the ocean. the father went after the child. the two were rescued by a life guard... the father died at the beach... and the son died at the hospital. authorities have not yet released any information about the victims. ( darya ) dozens of san

francisco police officers rushed to the four seasons hotel ... when a gun went off. and the shooter in question... an off-duty richmond police officer... who refused to leave his room. police say he used a handgun ... and it took at least an hour of negotiations before he surrendered to authorities. no one was injured during the incident ... but the off duty officer was placed on administrative leave. (darya) take a look at this video into the kron 4 newsroom ... a car drove up to several homes in san ramon and shot flares at the homes. it happened on saturday night between 10:00 and one a-m. police say the car shot the flare gun into five separate homes. the car is an older model nissan sentra. police have not released any information on the suspect. police did not say if there were any injuries or damage to the home. ( james ) slightly calmer winds are helping firefighters in santa barbara county battle

the enormous thomas fire in southern california. it has now burned 270-thousand acres in santa barbara and ventura counties... and it is 45-percent contained. the thomas fire is currently the third-largest wildfire in modern california history. two people have been killed. the thomas fire is still threatens 18-thousand homes. (darya) napa police have arrested a man for allegedly committing vandalism around the city. officers received evidence that a 22-year old man spray painted the word "nobody" in multiple locations in napa. officer's served a search warrant at the suspects home and arrested him on suspicion of felony police are continuing to investigate vandalism believed to be related to the suspect. (james) back the bay area... police are investigating a deadly hit and run in san bruno. it happened on skyline boulevard between college drive and sharp park road yesterday morning. according to police, evidence from the

scene suggested the person was hit and killed by a vehicle. the road was temporarily closed during the investigation but has since reopened. there is no information on the victim or the car involved right now. (darya) (darya) the sonoma county sheriff's office is warning people about a phone scam. they say a caller claims they have a warrant and will arrest the person if they don't pay a fine. the victim is told to purchase a prepaid debit card and give the card information to the caller so they can collect the money. this scam is targeting the elderly. the suspects use hidden numbers... most calling from outside califronia and even outside the country. (darya)police are searching for the thieves they say robbed a jewelry store.the theft was pulled off by six women ... a man ... and a baby. you can them looking at the items in this store ... and they actually make a purchase. they bought a 125-dollar ring.

fresno police say this happened within minutes.some of the women distracted the owner ... and others sneaked behind the counter .. < "they were standing here more people came, then somebody went back by the clothing and then some went over there, so they were going all over the store."> (darya) police say they drove a dark colored van ... with paper plates and damage on the drivers side. (james)the city of pittsburg will vote on whether to approve the freeway security network project at tonight's city council meeting.pittsburg city council will be discussing the proposed freeway security network that they hope will decrease freeway shootings. the meeting will start at 7 p-m and it is open to the public (james) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the power at the atlanta airport is back! we'll

tell you what may have caused the outage .... (james) plus... and after the break... 5 years after the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary school. find out what people in the bay area did to honor the victims ... (james) a warning for future marijuana buyers... we'll tell you what experts want buyers to watch out for. (dave) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. sunny and cool today with rain later ? we're back after the break. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

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welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast.

(dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons.

no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( darya ) a marijuana warning is going out for potential buyers on new year's day... when recreational marijuana becomes legal. experts say buyers should watch out for contaminants... like pesticides and mold. tests done on pot in the state have found many samples are tainted. products harvested or manufactured this year won't be subject to regulations that take effect in 2018. these products were harvested under the state's current medical marijuana program... that has very few regulations. ( darya ) in the north bay... people gathered to raise awareness about gun violence... and to commemorate the five year anniversary of the sandy hook school schooting. several hundred people gathered at piper park in larkspur... honoring the 20 children and six educators killed in the sandy hook school shooting. at yesterday's event... several

speakers rallied for the change of america's gun laws. ( darya ) 200 events like this one have been held across the country over the past two weeks. they are honoring the vicimts of the sandy hook along with all violence. according to reidy(reedy)... 95 percent of americans want stronger gun control laws. ( james ) republican senator john mccain is expected to miss the g-o-p tax bill vote this week -- according to several sources. mccain was treated at a military hospital for a viral infection and is responding positively to ongoing treatment for brain cancer. a source close to mccain said he left the hospital "exhausted, but okay."

mccain's daughter said he's returning home to arizona for the holidays. his absence is not expected to prevent the tax bill from getting passed this week. president trump said that if mccain's vote is needed he would be there to make it but he doesn't think that would be necessary. (james) president donald trump is set to deliver a speech today ... to outline his national security strategy. he will give his remarks at the ronald reagan building this afternoon. president trump is expected to lay out his "america first" policy. security advisore h-r- mcmaster says ... the plan will focus on u-s military ... and economic strengths overseas. ( darya ) power has now been fully restored at hartsfield-jackson atlanta international airport. the country's busiest airport came to a stand-still during a power outage yesterday. it forced the cancellations of all incoming and departing flghts. a fire in a georgia power underground electrical facility damaged two substations serving the

airport -- including the system that provides backup power. ( darya ) mayor reed says security checks were done and there's no sign it was set deliberately. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... firefighters say goodbye to one of their own... as the thomas fire rages on in southen california. the progress they're making against the massive fire. ( darya ) and after the break... the carolina panthers are for sale. the bay area star who may be interested in becoming an n-f-l owner. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) carolina panthers owner jerry richardson is selling the team. richardson shared the news in a statement on the panthers' web site.( james ) days earlier.. the panthers said richardson was being investigated for claims of workplace misconduct. sports illustrated reports that richardson faces allegations of sexual harassment and making racist comments.( darya ) the article claims richardson and the panthers made confidential payouts to at least four former team employees. richardson says he won't begin the sale process until the last game of this season. ( darya ) sean "diddy" combs is already interested in buying the panthers. he also posted an instagram video explaining why he would be the best n-f-l owner. ( james ) diddy says if he

gets the team... he will immediately hire colin kaepernick as quarterback. diddy has plenty of support... including from warriors star steph curry... who tweeted he 'wants in' on the plan. (dave) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. sunny and cool today with rain later ? we're back after the break. ( james ) plus... a california woman is getting hate mail for a sign she put in her yard. hear how she is responding. heritage and innovation

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half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) in oakland... two men

are dead... after seperate shootings happened about a mile and a half apart. the first shooting happened around nine saturday night on ritchie street. the male victim died at the scene. then... early sunday morning... another man was shot on 90th avenue. that victim also died at the scene. police have not made any arrests. ( darya ) in san mateo county... police are investigating a home burglary. it happened friday morning at a house on pullman road in hillsborough. there officers say the suspects made their way into the homes garage... by forcing open a side door. the suspects were scared off by a home

burglary alarm....and were seen leaving the area in a white saturn with no rear license plate. they have not been caught. ( darya ) santa clara police arrested two people on suspicion of firearms and drug possession. here is a look at the shotguns police netted. police also took... an imitation explosive device... thousands of rounds of ammunition... drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles. jonathan gillean was arrested for gun possession. patricia di- grandi was also arrested. ( james ) in southern california ... the 270- thousand acre thomas fire is now 45- percent contained. the thomas fire is the third-largest wildfire in modern california history. two people have been killed... including a firefighter from san diego. alex biston spoke with those who paid tribute to iverson... in a procession that made it's way thru five counties. a final salute to a fallen hero.asst. chief norman plott/santa paula fire department "it's difficult to lose a brother or sister

firefighter."firefighters, first responders and citizens gathered over the 101 freeway in camarillo to say goodbye to cory iverson"when he drives by ill shed a tear, i can guarantee you that i get emotional seeing these guys here. this is their family" iverson died thursday fighting the thomas fire near fillmore he leaves behind a wife, daughter and unborn childsanta paula assistant chief, normal plott says iverson's service to their fire family will never be forgottenasst. chief norman plott/santa paula fire department: "i think its important for the fire service family to come together and show our support for cory and his family and his children and expected children that he is loved and we are thinking of him"an outpouring of support for a first responder, most never had the chance to meet"people have lost their homes and have lost so much you know and its everyone coming together to pay our respects to someone who has lost so much, his life."

( james ) the california democratic party's east bay director has resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations. craig cheslog resigned this past thursday. he is accused of a non-consensual encounter with an activist at a party function in november of last year. the communications director for the state democratic party released a statement saying... they are --- committed to ensuring that our party is a safe environment for everyone, and we applaud the brave women who are confronting the pervasive culture of sexism throughout our society. craig cheslog's attorney released a statement saying- we are confident that a full and fair exploration of this matter,

undertaken in an appropriate, fact-governed venue, would exonerate mr. cheslog. we are prepared, if necessary, to put forward the facts of this matter in just such avenue. ( darya ) happening today... sacred heart in san jose is stepping up to help the less fortunate.( james ) this morning they will be handing out food to families. kron 4's yoli aceves joins us live from san jose. yoli... ( yoli )starting today, sacred heart community service (shcs) will begin its holiday food distribution. 3,200 low-income families will receive holiday food boxes complete with a turkey or ham on monday and tuesday. on thursday and friday, december 21st and 22nd, parents will come to shcs to choose holiday gifts, books, and toys. this program -which began in 1964 - ensures families can continue their own holiday traditions.the agency is currently short 8,000 toys for its goal of 18,600 toys for 6,200 children. if people are

interested in supporting this program, they can visit our website at www.sacredhe artcs.org/holidays to donate online or see our wish list of needed items. the categories shcs is running low on include action figures, science kits, games and puzzles, and gift cards. the shcs donation station (located on 1st and alma street in san jose) will be open this saturday and sunday from 9am to 3pm.

thanks yoli. we will check back with you through

out the morning. ( darya ) a bakersfield woman says she's now being threatened... after putting a "black lives matter" sign in her yard. latoya johnson says it all started on saturday. she checked her mailbox and inside was an annonymous letter. the letter writer told her she didn't live in compton or watts... and her sign was making the neighborhood look bad. they also wrote that they were only going to tell her this once. johnson has lived in the area for two years. she says she was hurt someone could write something like this. ( darya ) johnson says she's never had any

issues with her neighbors. she filed a police report and she says she's hoping by speaking out this will never happen again. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... find out how one vallejo family is going the extra mile to spread joy and cheer for the holidays. ( james ) and next... you're running out of time to get your christmas shopping done. the important shipping deadline -- you need to know. (dave) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. sunny and cool today with rain later ? we're back after the break.

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) if you're shopping for holiday gifts online... time is running out to get guaranteed delivery by christmas. ( darya ) since the holiday falls

on a monday... many retailers have pushed up their deadlines by a day or two. that leaves less time for last-minute shopping online.( james ) if you plan to use standard shipping from retailers like amazon... you should order gifts no later than today. ( james ) coming up after the break... a tough loss for the raiders. how close they came to pulling off a win against dallas. (dave) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. sunny and cool today with rain later ? we're back after the break.

( james )( darya )( robin ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door..

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

(dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather tuesday. a fast moving will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably afternoons.

( james ) now to a story you'll only see on kron 4. a vallejo family's home is the go-to place for many people around the bay area looking to get an extra jolt of holiday spirit.( darya ) but wait until you hear what inspired it. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke the family. every year.. bob taylor and his family light up their home and invite friends and strangers to take it all in. a tradition that began 19 years ago.. when taylor's oldest daughter was killed in a plane crashbobby taylorshe loved christmas. i mean that was her

favorite time of the year and she loved to decorate so when the first year she wasn't with us. my other two daughters came over and said come on dad let's decorate for deb..that first year we didn't have very much but each year it's grown and gotten bigger and brighter and i just tell everybody that i want it to be bright enough that she can see it from heaven taylor says the display takes there months. and includes a real life santa that comes out every night.erlinda pizarro they are all happy. they say it's awesome. it's amazing and you can see their face and sometimes they hug you, oh yeah, they hug youpeople come from all over the area come.. some with their kidsbrooke abblettshe loves santa as you can see she'll sit there and talk to him all day. she's very into the spirit of things and very into everything that is chrismas 4terry abblettit's great. you feel the lights when you are walking under them. we just got back from disney land and this is just as goodheidi ahearnestarted first where we'd just drive by and watch it and it's so nice to see it growing even more and theyve always been so friendly. it's really amazing.

( james ) playoffs hopes are over

for the raiders... after a tough loss against dallas.( darya ) derek carr fumbled just inches from the goal line with 31 seconds left in the game. the refs ruled that a touchback... and that play sealed the raiders fate. dallas won this one 20 to 17. the raiders have lost three of their last five games. ( darya ) he's still jimmy g. going back to his days in going back to his days

in new england... jimmy garoppolo has starter.( james ) starter.never lost as a garoppolo has jimmy new england... jimmy garoppolo has never lost as a starter.( james ) and that trend continued yesterday. garoppolo made his first start at levi's stadium and he put up some big numbers. garoppolo threw for a career-high 381 yards. he's the first 49ers quarterback to win his first three starts since to 19-70 n- f-l merger. the 49ers won this one 25-to-23.

( james ) san jose's "christmas in the park" and "downtown ice" have a bit more money this morning.( darya ) and it's all thanks to google's 6th annual "santa run silicon valley." some runners took yesterday's 5-k seriously. others just used it to have a good time. but it was all for a good cause. along with raising money for "christmas in the park" and "downtown ice"... hundreds of childrens books were also collected for the charity "reading partners." ( darya ) coming up after the break... "star wars" rules the box office. but there is one thing it couldn't conquer. the record the film just missed. ( darya ) join kron 4 for

our annual new year's eve special. this year... we will have expanded coverage on new years eve. starting at 8-p-m... we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... grant lodes and justine waldman... along with jr stone... will host new years live from san francisco. we will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcader

( james ) you'd have to live in a galaxy far, far away to not know which film dominated the weekend box office. "star wars: the last jedi" decimated the competition... earning 220 million dollars.

that's the second highest opening weekend of all time. the most successful opening belongs to its predecessor -- "the force awakes" -- which beat it by about 28 million dollars. ( darya ) after two attacks by sea lions late last week. ... aquatic park ámay reopen today.we'll have more on that in a live report. ( darya ) and police say a group of women used a sneaky distraction to steal gold at a store. we'll show you what they

(darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain

for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( darya ) happening today ... san francisco's aquatic park could reopen as soon as today.( james ) two sea lion attacks closed the park to swimmers over the weekend. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live with the details. lydia. ( lydia )happening today ... san francisco's aquatic park cove ... will re-open today. the park was closed for swimming after a man was attacked by a seal... san francisco maritime national historical park's aquatic park cove has been closed for swimming from decemebr 15th until monday, december 18,

2017. working in collaboration with city agencies (including the sfpd, sffd and sf department of emergency management) the park has decided, in the interest of public safety, to restrict swimming in the cove to monitor and access the situation in light of two recent marine mammal bites. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will with you through out (darya)in our other big story ... san francisco said its final goodbye to its late mayor, ed lee, who passed away

last week,.kron four's spencer blake was at the celebration of ed lee's life, and brings us this emotional report. outside city hall, the line to get into mayor ed lee's memorial service started hours early.(music nats)the speakers were a star-studded line-up of politicians at almost every level.professional athletes like barry bonds attended, too. mourners got to hear from lee's daughters, tania and brianna, who said they were deeply touched and moved. "thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers, for the flowers you've sent, for the donations you've made in his name, and for the beautiful memorial outside of city hall and in front of our

home."there was no shortage of anecdotes about mayor lee and his humility.when rabbi beth singer heard about everything lee had been doing to prevent gun violence...she asked him why his efforts weren't spelled out on his website."he was clear that he would rather focus on making a safer city than on promoting himself." indeed, his colleagues say lee never sought the spotlight...or even the job of mayor itself."a man who was different than any of his predecessors."former mayor willie brown says city officials practically had to trick lee into accepting the mayoral position...even getting gavin newsom to be sworn in as lieutenant governor a day late so they would have time to get lee to agree to be his replacement as mayor."someone that was uncool

in some ways, but had friends like willie mayes and joe montana."acting mayor london breed was one of several speakers who made remarks personally directed to lee's mourning wife anita, and their daughterslondon breed ÷ acting mayor"we want you to know how many lives your dad and your husband has touched all over the city."representative nancy pelosi came with a flag that she had arranged to fly over the nation's capitol in honor of ed lee."many members of the house of representatives joined in a congressional record statement singing the praises of this great man."a great man who left great footsteps in san francisco, and even deeper imprints on the hearts of the people who live here.in san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news. ( james ) a father and his son drowned near goat rock beach in sonoma county. it happened shortly after 6:00 last night. coast guard officials say the two were playing in the water when a big wave swept the child into the ocean. the father went after the child. a life guard pulled the two to shore. unfortunately, the father died at the beach... and the son died at the hospital. (james) some guests at the four seasons hotel in san francisco got an unexpected wake up call ... when gun fire went off in the hotel. the shooter in question ... is an off-duty richmond police officer ... who refused to leave his room. kron4's camilla bernal has more on the story.

dozens of san francisco police officers rushed to the four seasons hotel in just before 5am on sunday2:06:54 units that arrived made contact with a witness who stated that there was a male located in the building who was shooting a gunaccording to the richmond police department, man who was firing the shots is one of its own, who was off duty at the time sfpd says he fired multiple rounds2:09:55 several floors up there were a couple of floors that were involved in thispolice say he used a handgun and it took at least an hour of negotiations before he surrendered to authorities. 2:08;28 we've recovered a firearm from the incident and there was a shelter in place from the incident,he surrendered at around 6:30am and the shelter in place was lifted. no one was injured but the off duty officer was placed on administrative leave. in san francisco, camila bernal kron 4 news (darya) take a look at this video into the kron 4

newsroom ... a car drove up to several homes in san ramon and shot flares at the homes. it happened on saturday night between 10:00 and one a-m. police say the car shot the flare gun into five separate homes. the car is an older model nissan sentra. police have not released any information on the suspect. police did there were any injuries or damage to the home. (darya) slightly calmer winds are helping firefighters in santa barbara county battle the enormous thomas fire in southern california. it has now burned 270-thousand acres in santa barbara and ventura counties... and it is 45-percent contained. the thomas fire is currently the third-largest wildfire in modern california history. two people have been killed. the thomas fire is still threatens 18-thousand homes. (james) napa police have arrested a man for allegedly committing vandalism around the city. officers received evidence that a 22-year old man spray painted the word "nobody" in multiple

locations in napa. officer's served a search warrant at the suspects home and arrested him on suspicion of felony vandalism. police are continuing to investigate vandalism incidents believed to be related to the suspect. (james) back the bay area... police are investigating a deadly hit and run in san bruno. it happened on skyline boulevard between college drive and sharp park road yesterday morning. according to police, evidence from the scene suggested the person was hit and killed by a vehicle. the road was temporarily closed during the investigation but has since reopened. there is no information on the victim or the car involved right now. (darya) the sonoma county sheriff's office is warning people about a phone scam. they say a caller claims they have a warrant and will arrest the person if they don't pay a fine. the victim is told to purchase a prepaid debit card and give the card information to the caller so they can collect the money. this scam is targeting the elderly. the suspects use

hidden numbers... most calling from outside califronia and even outside the country. (darya)police are searching for the thieves they say robbed a jewelry store.the theft was pulled off by six women ... a man ... and a baby. you can them looking at the items in this store ... and they actually make a purchase. they bought a 125-dollar ring. fresno police say this happened within minutes.some of the women distracted the owner ... and others sneaked behind the counter .. < "they were standing here more people came, then somebody went back by the clothing and then some went over there, so they were going all over the store."> (darya) police say they drove a dark colored van ... with paper plates and damage on the drivers side. (james)the city of pittsburg

will vote on whether to approve the freeway security network project at tonight's city council meeting.(james) pittsburg city council will be discussing the proposed freeway security network that they hope will decrease freeway shootings. the meeting will start at 7 p-m and it is open to the public (james) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the power at the atlanta airport is back! we'll tell you what may have caused the outage .... (james) plus... and after the break... 5 years after the deadly shooting at sandy hook elementary school. find out what people in the bay area did to honor the victims ... (james) a warning for future marijuana buyers... we'll tell you what experts want buyers to watch out for. (dave) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. sunny and cool today with rain later ? we're back after the break.

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check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

(dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons.

(james) a marijuana warning is going out for potential buyers on new year's day... when recreational marijuana becomes legal. experts say buyers should watch out for contaminants... like pesticides and mold. tests done on pot in the state have found many samples are tainted. products harvested or manufactured this year won't be subject to regulations that take effect in 2018. these products were harvested under the state's current medical marijuana program... that has very few regulations. (james) in the north bay... people gathered to raise awareness about gun violence... and to commemorate the five year anniversary of the sandy hook school schooting. several hundred people gathered at piper park in larkspur... honoring the 20 children and six educators killed in the sandy hook school shooting. at yesterday's event... several

speakers rallied for the change of america's gun laws. (james) 200 events like this one have been held across the country over the past two weeks. they are honoring the vicimts of the sandy hook shooting along with all victims of gun violence. according to reidy(reedy)... 95 percent of americans want stronger gun control laws. (darya) republican senator john mccain is expected to miss the g-o-p tax bill vote this week -- according to several sources. mccain was treated at a military hospital for a viral infection and is responding positively to ongoing treatment for brain cancer. a source close to

mccain said he left the hospital "exhausted, but okay." mccain's daughter said he's returning home to arizona for the holidays. his absence is not expected to prevent the tax bill from getting passed this week. president trump said that if mccain's vote is needed he would be there to make it but he doesn't think that would be necessary. (darya) president donald trump is set to deliver a speech today ... to outline his national security strategy.he will give his remarks at the ronald reagan building this afternoon.president trump is expected to lay out his "america first" policy. security advisore h-r- mcmaster says ... the plan will focus on u-s military ... and economic strengths overseas. (james) a power outage at the world's busiest airport disrupts travel plans across the country. thousands of passengers were stranded in atlanta for hours while crews did repair work. john lorinc reports. it almost sounds a like a scene from a horror movie. mos/traveler"it was dead silent, it was dark."a power

outage at atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport leaves thousands of people stranded in unlit terminals and on planes for hours.mos/traveler "everybody was standing around, looking around kind of confused."all airport operations were affected. mos/traveler"i was just getting something to eat at atlanta bread and all of a sudden we heard a boom!" a fire in a georgia power underground electrical facility damaged two substations serving the airport -- including the system that provides backup power.kasim reed/atlanta mayor "because of the intensity of the heat, it took approximately 1.5 hours to 2 hours to make sure that the fire was adequately contained." atlanta mayor kasim reed says security checks were done and there's no sign it was set deliberately.the power was restored shortly before midnight, eastern time.but more than 11-hundred flights in and out of atlanta were canceled sunday, according to tracking service flightaware. mos/traveler"now we're all just waiting to get out of here, it's been a complete nightmare."and hundreds of flights scheduled for monday are also affected.mos/traveler "i've got to make a connection in chicago but it looks like that might not happen."

"honestly, it kind of sucks because i'm trying to get to the house. i have things to do, but other than that, everything happens for a reason, honestly. we're here for a reason." ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... firefighters say goodbye to one of their own... as the thomas fire rages on in southen california. the progress they're making massive fire. ( darya ) and after the break... the carolina panthers are for sale. the bay area star who may be interested in becoming an n-f-l owner. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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panthers owner jerry richardson is selling the team. richardson shared the news in a statement on the panthers' web site.( james ) days earlier.. the panthers said richardson was being investigated workplace misconduct. sports illustrated reports that richardson faces allegations of sexual harassment and making racist comments.( darya ) the article claims richardson and the panthers made confidential payouts to at least four former team employees. richardson says he won't begin the sale process until the last game of this season.(james) sean "diddy" combs is already interested in buying the panthers. he also posted an instagram video explaining why he would be the best n-f-l owner.

halftime shows would be the best -- with the biggest celebrities. (darya) diddy has plenty of support... including warriors star and charlotte native steph curry... who tweeted he 'wants in' on the plan. ( james ) coming up... a california woman is getting hate mail for a sign she put in her yard. hear how she is responding. (dave) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. sunny and cool today with rain later ? we're back after the break.

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the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

(dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo

bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) in oakland... two men are dead... after seperate shootings happened about a mile and a half apart. the first shooting happened around nine saturday night on ritchie street. the male victim died at the scene. then... early sunday morning... another man was shot on 90th avenue. that victim also died at the scene. police have arrests. ( darya ) in san mateo county... police are investigating a home burglary. it happened friday morning at a house on pullman road in

hillsborough. there officers say the suspects made their way into the homes garage... by forcing open a side door. the suspects were scared off by a home burglary alarm....and were seen leaving the area in a white saturn with no rear license plate. they have not been caught. (james) santa clara police arrested two people on suspicion of firearms and drug possession. here is a look at the shotguns police netted. police also took... an imitation explosive device... thousands of rounds of ammunition... drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles. jonathan gillean was arrested for gun possession. patricia di- grandi was also arrested. ( james ) in southern california ... the 270- thousand acre thomas fire is now 45- percent contained. the thomas fire is the third-largest wildfire in modern california history. two people have been killed... including a firefighter from san diego. alex biston

spoke with those who paid tribute to iverson... in a procession that made it's way thru five counties. a final salute to a fallen hero.asst. chief norman plott/santa paula fire department "it's difficult to lose a brother or sister firefighter."firefighters, first responders and citizens gathered over the 101 freeway in camarillo to say goodbye to cory iverson"when he drives by ill shed a tear, i can guarantee you that i get emotional seeing these guys here. this is their family" iverson died thursday fighting the thomas fire near fillmore he leaves behind a wife, daughter and unborn childsanta paula assistant chief, normal plott says iverson's service to their fire family will never be forgottenasst. chief norman plott/santa paula fire department: "i think its important for the fire service family to come together and show our support for cory and his family and his children and expected children that he is loved and we are thinking of him"an outpouring of

support for a first responder, most never had the chance to meet"people have lost their homes and have lost so much you know and its everyone coming together to pay our respects to someone who has lost so much, his life." (darya) the california democratic party's east bay director has resigned amid sexual misconduct allegations. craig cheslog resigned this past thursday. he is accused of a non-consensual encounter with an activist at a party function in november of last year. the communications director for the state democratic party

released a statement saying... they are --- committed to ensuring that our party is a safe environment for everyone, and we applaud the brave women who are confronting the pervasive culture of sexism throughout our society. craig cheslog's attorney released a statement saying- we are confident that a full and fair exploration of this matter, undertaken in an appropriate, fact-governed venue, would exonerate mr. cheslog. we are prepared, if necessary, to put forward the facts of this matter in just such avenue. ( darya ) happening today... sacred heart in san jose is stepping up to help the less fortunate.( james ) this morning they will be handing out food to families. kron 4's yoli aceves joins us live from san jose. yoli... ( yoli )starting today, sacred heart community service (shcs) will begin its holiday food distribution. 3,200 low-income families will receive holiday food boxes complete with a turkey or ham on monday and tuesday. on thursday and friday, december 21st and 22nd, parents will come to shcs to choose holiday gifts, books, and toys. this program

-which began in 1964 - ensures families can continue their own holiday traditions.the agency is currently short 8,000 toys for its goal of 18,600 toys for 6,200 children. if people are interested in supporting this program, they can visit our website at www.sacredhe artcs.org/holidays to donate online or see our wish list of needed items. the categories shcs is running low on include action figures, science kits, games and puzzles, and gift cards. the shcs donation station (located on 1st and alma street in san jose) will be open this saturday and sunday from 9am to 3pm.

(darya) thanks yoli.check back through out the morning. ( darya ) a bakersfield woman says she's now being threatened... after putting a "black lives matter" sign in her yard. latoya johnson says it all started on saturday. she checked her mailbox and inside was an annonymous letter. the letter writer told her she didn't live in compton or watts... and her sign was making the neighborhood look

bad. they also wrote that they were only going to tell her this once. johnson has lived in the area for two years. she says she was hurt someone could write this. ( darya ) johnson says she's never had any issues with her neighbors. she filed a police report and she says she's hoping by speaking out this will never happen again. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... find out how one vallejo family is going the extra mile to spread joy and cheer for the holidays. ( james ) and later -- it really is a game of inches. with the raiders playoff hopes on the line against the cowboys -- coming down one goal line play. ( james ) and after the break... see which bay area cities are the most generous -- according to a new study. (dave) and i am tracking

your bay area forecast. sunny and cool today with rain later ? we're back after the break. wb 80 jammed from the maze

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident sb 880 at 92 slow from 238. new acciden wb 80 at cutting (james) a study released today ranks the "most caring cities in america." the 100 largest cities in the country were ranked across 36 metrics of compassion and giving.(darya) three bay area cities made the top 15.

the highest was fremont at 8th overall. san francisco was 11th... san jose 14th.(james) fremont has the lowest child poverty rate. san francisco has the lowest rates of "alcohol impaired fatalities per capita". there is some room for improvement, though -- all of the cities with the lowest percentage of sheltered homeless people are in california. 3 of them are in the bay area -- oakland, freemont, and san jose. coming up because it's free yes free 99 is free 99, however because of a viewer letter i'm at tanforan mall in san bruno where the parking lot fills up early in the morning .long before the mall even opens and it's not the specials i'll explain in edition of people behaving badly ♪ [vo] the season of audi sales event is here.

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back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... (dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons.

no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

(darya) now to a story you will see only on kron 4. a vallejo family's home is the go-to place for many people around the bay area looking to get an extra jolt of holiday spirit. every year.. bob taylor and his family light up their home and invite friends

and strangers to take it all in. it is a tradition that began 19 years ago.. when taylor's oldest daughter was killed in a plane crash. (darya) taylor says the display takes there months. and includes a real life santa that comes out every night. (darya) 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. (james) usually people send tips to us via email -- but for this edition of people behaving badly -- it was an old fashioned method of communication that sent stanley roberts to san bruno. it's 7 am in the morning in san bruno and i'm at the shops at tanforan. where the target parking lot is already starting to fill up nats: ambiance you see carnats: ambiance after car nats: ambiance after car rolling in looking for a parking spot! is it because of a huge sale at target . nope , if that were the case there would be hordes of people outside the door waiting to get in .but there must be some kind of special going on.. so i asked

someone and her response cause it's freeoh because it free and who doesn't like free ninty nine . but the reason why i'm here is because a viewer sent me a letter not an email an actual letter if you still remember those the viewer was upset because when he needed to shop at target the parking lot was always full. hours before target even opened and he was forced to park way in the backnats: ambiancethe reason . well let's watch this guy with tie purple tie he just parked and now he is off . no, not to go shopping in fact here he is heading in the opposite direction of the mall so where is he going? he is heading to bart .. in fact there was a steady stream people leaving the parking lot and heading to san bruno bart station nats: ambiance so what probably started off as two or people people parking in the target parking structure grew to well over two or three dozen people.and get this everyone who drove in and parked passed signs like these which read no bart

parking ..i get it . bart charges 3 dollars a day during the weekdays free parking makes this lot and this lot more desirable until the property owners start towing then it will be a different story.in san bruno stanley roberts kron 4 news ( james ) playoffs hopes are over for the raiders... after a tough loss against dallas.( darya ) derek carr fumbled just inches from the goal line with 31 seconds left in the game. the refs ruled that a touchback... and that play sealed the raiders fate. dallas won this one 20 to 17. the raiders have lost three

of their last five games. (james) james adlib big board. ( darya ) join kron 4 for our annual new year's eve special. this year... we will have expanded coverage on new years eve. starting at 8-p-m... we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... grant lodes and justine waldman... along with jr stone... will host new years live from san francisco. we will bring you the fun and

fireworks from along the join us m on new years

(james) with just days until the winter solstice...the weather in anchorage, alaska isn't exactly beach weather.(darya) but that didn't stop hundreds of alaskans from taking a dip in goose lake saturday, all for a good cause. it was the ninth annual polar plunge fundraiser for olympics alaska.(james) more than 18 hundred "plungers" signed up to jump into the freezing water this more than 300 thousand dollars. (darya) coming up in "my" world... there's a thin line separating the winners and the losers this week in the nfl -- i can't believe the way they measure it. and

if a rose is a rose, why isn't a catch a catch? plus the panthers are for sale and steph curry wants in. ( darya )coming up at 7... after two attacks by sea lions late last week. ... aquatic park ámay reopen today.we'll have more on that in a live

(darya) good morning i'm (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)dry and seasonably quiet weather today into tuesday. a fast moving cold front will arrive wednesday morning with a quick shot of light rain for the morning commute. dry but cool and breezy weather returns wednesday afternoon. high pressure rebuilds thursday through sunday with continued dry weather featuring cool overnight lows and seasonably mild afternoons.