(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston.lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the

system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions.

hot spot sb 101 at burnett all lanes blocked. 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) breaking news from overnight out of the south bay. police say a security guard shot a man trying to rob a store. it happened at the walgreens on south first street in downtown san jose ... just before 8:30. the suspected thief was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the security guard is cooperating with the investigation. (robin)new details about the

off-duty richmond police officer who was arrested after a standoff.45-year-old sergeant philip sanchez was taken into custody after opening fire inside the four seasons hotel in san francisco. the officer's attorney says sanchez was suffering a mental breakdown.police say about half a dozen gunshots rang out on the 17th floor.it took police over an hour to get sanchez to surrender.sanchez faces multiple charges ... and is on administrative leave. (robin) san bruno police are searching for a driver in a deadly hit and run crash. it happened early sunday morning ... on highway- 35 between college drive and sharp park road in san bruno. police released a picture of a possible suspect car. this is a photo of what that car would look like... investigators say ... the car would have damage to the front passenger side.. including damage to the bumper and passenger side mirror. (robin) a woman has been arrested accused of fatally stabbing a man in fremont. it happened just after 10 p-m

sunday night... on fremont boulevard. a witness said, the stabbing followed what appeared to be a domestic violence dispute. they also saw the woman drive off in a silver mercedes, and managed to give a partial description of the license plate to authorities. police located the vehicle and the woman was arrested on suspicion of murder. the woman's identity has not been released pending the ongoing investigation. (robin) in the east bay invstigators are looking into a suspicious string of fires. the latest fire happened at a flower shop... on a-street and west 15th street in antioch...the owner, whose business is in ruins ... spoke with kron four's spencer blake about who investigators think may have done it. (reporter looklive)this is the backside of paula's family florist...and the inside looks even worse.investigators say this fire was started intentionally...and it might have been done by a homeless person.(pkg)monday afternoon there were still footsteps in the foam that put out the flames at the florist shop.the fire happened before the sun

even came up.owner paula trotta got the phone call nobody wants."we came down here and we've lost everything."showing me the inside of her 62-year-old family business, trotta said she was devastated - not only for her financial loss, but because these types of fires aren't new in antioch."i know that there were four fires last night and i was told previously that they were trying to catch somebody doing it."in september, kron four showed you damage from some of the áeight fires that happened in just a two-day span.the fire marshal for contra costa fire protection district said those were all intentionally set,.trotta says investigators told her monday's fire...was set in this dumpster.rob strickland owns a mortuary that áwas about a block away from paula's family florist...that is until the same thing happened to him - twice!"they burned our building. they set a fire in the back and the fire went up the back wall and across the eaves and into the roof of the building."nobody got hurt in the flower shop fire, but the

trotta family is still trying to figure out what to do next. "right now we're just trying - i mean this is the first day, so we're working out of my parents' house."all the while wondering why someone would have done this to their years of hard work.(looklive)trotta and her husband say firefighters put the flames out quickly, and though their ábusiness is gone, the actual building isn't a total loss. they ádo plan to rebuild here. in antioch, spencer blake, kron four news. (robin)we now know the cause of death for san francisco mayor ed lee.medical examiners confirmed that mayor ed lee died of a heart attack.the mayor passed away one week ago ... after collapsing at a safeway near his home.medical examiners say heart disease is the leading cause of death in the u-s.the former mayor's father died of a heart attack ... when ed lee was just 15 years old. (robin)mayor lee's health

history hasn't been released. symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain, stomach pain, shortness of breath, and sweating. (robin) developing this morning ... investigators say the amtrak train that derailed in washington state ... was going 50 miles over the speed limit. the train was making its first passenger run yesterday morning on a new rail line ... when it went off the tracks on a freeway overpass south of tacoma.the event data recorder showed the train was going 80 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone when it derailed.the accident has closed interstate five southbound indefinitely. at least three people on the train died.more than one- hundred people are being treated for injuries. (robin) back here in the bay area -- thousands of people ride amtrak trains everyday. many use it to commute back and forth to work... others use it to travel all across the country.while news that 3 people have died and dozens were injured in the derailement is troubling, no one we spoke with in emeryville seemed discouraged

from riding amtrak. (robin) as far as we know, the derailment is not having any impact on train service here in the bay area. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... concerns a serial arsonist could be on the loose in the south bay.. all the targets are long one busy freeway. (robin)plus ... a security robot... put into place to prevent crime in san francisco... has been shut down.... we'll tell (robin)and multiple arrests made in a series of east bay flare gun attacks. how police tracked down the reckless teen suspects. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest

in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions. hot spot sb 101 at burnett all lanes blocked. hot spot sb 101 at burnett all

lanes blocked. 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) san ramon police have arrested four teens for shooting a stolen flare gun at houses and cars in the city. officials say the kids shot at 7 different homes and cars, all within about two miles of each other. this san ramon resident asked us not to identify her-- but said the flare hit her window and woke her up in the middle of the night. and luckily her home surveillance video caught it all on camera... < "red lights outside of my windows just through the blinds and i opened my window and there was nobody out there. i thought that i might have been dreaming or something you know?">(robin) the streets targeted included yosemite avenue, estero drive, aptos way, and cree court. san ramon police confirmed that it was a random act but one that led the teens to juvenile hall. (robin) we have learned the names of the father and child

who drowned at goat rock beach in sonoma county. 31-year-old omar hernandez and his six-year-old son... axel medina died on sunday. they were playing in the water when a big wave swept the child into the ocean. the father went after the boy... but also got caught in the waves. helicopter crews spent hours recovering the victims' bodies as family members watched. unfortunately, the father died at the beach... and the son died at the hospital. a second son was able to make it back to the beach. (robin) we have learned aquatic park cove in san francisco will remain closed to swimmers through tomorrow. the closure comes after three swimmers were bitten by sea lions last week. (áááboxesááá)one bite was so severe, that first responders had to apply a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. according to park officials ... three sea lions have been spotted in the area following the attacks. park rangers say, the marine mammals are swimming near the aquatic park cove entrance. park officials

are urging swimmers to stay out of the water until the cove has been deemed safe. (robin) in the east bay... mediators continue to work with the city of oakland and the worker's union to figure out a contract both sides can live with. the city has long said it can not pay out more than what is fisically prudent to balance the books. city workers say cost of living expenses and working conditions are at the heart of their issue. oakland representatives say they are optimistic about the mediation... but there are still some big unresolved issues. union reprsentive says they are committed to the process ... and don't want to go back on strike again.

and nearly three thousand city workers. (robin)(áááboxesááá) the san francisco s-p-c-a ... has terminated its 'security robot' pilot program.the robot was being used to curb crime and vandalism associated with the numerous homeless encampments in the area. kron4's maureen kelly explains why they shut off the machines. to some....the egg like orb seemed cute...to others, onimous.the spca called it k-9 and at first used to patrol it's entire campus on 16th and alabama. but the city hit them with a cease and desist letter, after which the bot stuck to the parking lot. the 3 month pilot project was launched because the non profit said the car break ins, needles and scary encounters associated the numerous homeless encampments in their

area had gotten so bad that they were losing staff, and their volunteers couldn't even walk the dogs for adoption around the facitiy. but then k-9 because a crime victim.... someone pushed it over, and smeared bbq sauce on it's sensors and put a tarp over it....the spca says after news stories of the crime fighting robot went viral,they've received hundreds of messages inciting violence and vandalism to their facility, encouraging people to take retrobution. they've had two acts of vandalism here at their campus last week that they believe is related.those working or visiting the animal hospital and shelter say they don't understand the outrage. again i never saw the robot is a threat i thought improve security and it just reminded me of r2-d2 so i always thought it was cute to have i don't see why it would be considered a threatone client says she isn't sure the security bot is the way to go, but used to work her herself and says security is an issue. it was such a problem walking dogs here coming to your car at night, not only was it just in fear of someone breaking in to your car but you were harassed sometimes followed i remember someone approach me trying to ask if they could have my dog, so i think any security just to help people who work at the spca and any customers and clients coming here is necessary the spca acknowleges that the robot program backfired....saying they were trying to curb crime not disrupt homeless people...a population they

serve with moblie clinics to provide free veterinary care. in a statement they are taking this opportunity to reflect on the teachable moment afforded by the negative reaction. maureen kelly kron4 news (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... and find out which police department in the east bay may soon be the headquarters for monitoring new freeway cameras.

welcome back . "lord of the rings" director peter jackson has co-written a new movie hitting theaters next year featuring a futuristic city of london.rick damigella has a preview and more in our hollywood minute. "this reporter for one, hopes this finally puts an end to the strange saga of the three billboards outside-""this doesn't put an end to anything. this is just a start."a start of what could be even more awards for "three

billboards outside ebbing, missouri." the hollywood reporter says the film has received the best original screenplay honor at the capri- hollywood international film festival. "three billboards" counts the a-f-i's movie of the year among its 22 awards won so far."you know, i'm very happy watching these films." and in more awards season news: willem dafoe gets an honor. the actor will receive the icon award at the 29th annual palm springs international film festival. dafoe won the award for his work in "the flordia project." the festival's awards gala takes place january 2nd."what is that?""that is london."(nat roar)yes, that is indeed london, on giant wheels, in "mortal engines." peter jackson co-wrote the screenplay, based on the novel by phillip reeve. the story takes place in a post- apocalyptic future where entire cities have become mobile, after a war caused global geological upheaval. engines" rolls december of next year. in hollywood, i'm rick (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron

4 morning news after the break. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will

likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions. rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions.

rebecca:moving storm system will bring rainfall to the region late wednesday morning. breezy winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday switching out of the northwest in wake of the dry weather conditions then wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week mild daytime temperatures and conditions.

(robin) another big story this morning ... cal- trans is dedicating millions of dollars to fight freeway shootings.and the city of pittsburg is joining that fight. kron 4's ella sogomonian explains. sot: ella sogomonian, pittsburg// "pittsburg city council voted 5-0 in favor of their police department hosting a large scale security system across contra costa county freeways.there have been more than 100 shootings on bay area highways in the

past two years. the growing violence has cal trans investing $3.5 million dollars to add more tools that will be installed along highways 4 and 80 that they hope will stop the violence.sot: dan mcelhinney, caltrans// "monday night pittsburg city council unanimously approved a partnership with caltrans and their police department who already have a freeway surveillance system in place. a natural fit for them to be the hub for the multimillion dollar expansion project known as the freeway security network. shot spotters, wireless cameras and microphones along with plate readers will be installed across both freeways. opposition to the initiative call it an invasion of privacy. sot: tracy rosenberg, oakland privacy// "well i think it's pretty clear there was a lot of vagueness about where all of this data is ending up. when you're dealing with mass bulk surveillance as i said at least 99% of the video collected here has nothing to do with crime. so question is who has access to it who is it being shared with and where is it ending up?"but the pittsburg police chief points to what he calls a success with cameras already in place saying since they've gone up pittsburg portion of the highway has not seen one shooting.sot: ella sogomonian, pittsburg// "together the city and caltrans hope this extension will keep east bay commuters safe by holding freeway shooters accountable. with this renovation law enforcement will have real - time access to vehicle information in the event of a shooting.no mention on when the expansion project will start.in pittsburg ella sogomonian kron 4 news.

(robin)(áááboxesááá) in the south bay..another suspicious fire over the weekend .... brings the total to more than twenty ... all along a busy freeway.as kron four's rob fladeboe reports ... the calfornia highway patrol believes the fires are being intentionally set. set.intentionally being (robin)(áááboxesááá) in the south bay..another suspicious fire over the weekend .... brings the total to more than twenty ... all along a busy freeway.as kron four's rob fladeboe reports ... the calfornia highway patrol believes the fires are being intentionally set. a suspected firebug has san jose firefighters scrambling in recent weeks. the latest in

a string of suspicious fires broke out abut 1 a.m. sunday between some trees and shrubs and a sound wall along the i-680 off ramp to capitol avenue. this concerned resident lives on the other side of that sound wall. roy/lives near fire"...the flames were as high as the roof tops, we were worried the fire might blow into our neighborhood and burn our homes..."so far there have been least twenty such fires in the area, stretching from near tully road to the milpitas border, mostly in north san jose along 680 near berryessa and capitolavenue and near hostetter road. almost all are thought to have been intentionally set.

several have occurred in or near the many homeless camps that are to be found here. offficer edgar vega/chp "....we have not made any arrests but we suspect there is a connection with the homeless camp is the area..." the fires have been relatively small, consuming brush, dry grass, tarps and trash but the vegetation and trees are extremely dry and firefighters say such a fire could easily spreadinto the largely urban neighborhoods and business districts that are just off the i-680corridor.captain daniel vega/san jose fire dept. "....what happened in the north bay and now down south show that it's very dry and these mall fires can spread and get big...it may be cold but we can still have some big wild fires..."the chp says the fires are a potential hazard for passing motorists as well. the capitol avenue fire burning right up to the roadway surprising drivers as they came off the freeway and neighbors like marvin villaneuva.marvin villanueva/concerned about firs

the chp says it will be stepping up patrols in the arsonist is caught. in san fladeboe kron in san jose rob fladboe kron 4 news

areas to be a pedestrian is around schools... according to authorities. which is strange... because those areas should be among of the safest .. stanley roberts has more in this edition of people behaving badly. (sound of a siren)a parent is about to get a ticket for something she did just outside of diane feinstein elementary school at 25th ave and vicente street in san francisco nats ambiance at 7:30 am the cones go out to make the student drop off run

smoothly.. there is a crossing guard to make sure the students can cross safely and then it starts the influx of parents rolling up to drop off kids . this is the approved drop off location and this is not so you can't abandon your car to walk your child to class nats: ambiance however, if you insist in abandoning your car, please refrain from unloading the child on the traffic side of the car . that is very dangerous nats: ambianceif you see a car stopped at crosswalk, there is probably a good reason for that so don't drive around the stopped car and roll the stop sign nats: ambiance remember there are children walking and riding bikes to school so be on the lookout so just how bad does it get lets ask frank a school volunteersive seen people illegally parked double parked this bus lane in the afternoon people park there waiting for their kids and the buses sometimes don't have space to pick up the kids áááthe school put out instruction to the parents which included..

drive the speed limit which by the way around schools is 15 miles per hours do not make u-turns in the middle of the street and there are street signs like this one reading not u-turns during school hours luckily, people don't do that kind of stuff when a cop is around. wait what oops .. first time, i drive that way i usually walk her to here i never driver her to here apparently she lives a block away from the schooli'm in a hurry, you're in a hurryso here's the deal around schools you simply can't be in can't be in a hurry. so i'm going to give you a citation for making a u-turn right there is a huge sign that says no u-turn so you not suppose to make a uturn at that intersection so the most common question ishow much will i be fined and normally the officer doesn't know the fine but i do its 238 dollars and a point on your record .. to be frank .i get a lot of complaints about driving around schools . remember your kids see everything you do log before the education process starts so teach them well in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a

neighborhood in the east bay... fed up with package thefts...how the community is tackling the issue. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy

southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions. no major hot 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 ... republicans in congress will begin voting on the final draft of their plan to overhaul the u-s tax system. the house is expected to vote today.if it passes, the measure will then go to the

senate for a vote.that could also happen as early as today. both the house and senate must approve the measure before president donald trump can sign it into law.after taxes...the spotlight then will shift to a vote on a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown by midnight friday. (robin) another day of calm winds could help firefighters battling the thomas fire in southern california. the 271- thousand acre fire -- burning in santa barbara and ventura counties -- is now 50- percent contained. the fire has burned more than one- thousand buildings -- at least 700 of them are homes. crews say before it's contained... the fire is likely to become the biggest in california since records started being kept in 1932. (robin) rob lowe is thanking firefighters for their hard work... by cooking them dinner. he shared photos on instagram last night. the fire did come close to lowe's home in montecito. (robin) another high

ranking public official is facing sexual misconduct allegations ... this time ... a federal appeals court judge. judge alex kozinski of the ninth circuit court made the announcement yesterday. a total of 15 women claimed kozinski made sexual comments or showed them pornography and in some cases kissed or groped them. most of the women were law clerks or student externs at the time of the alleged misconduct. two were a professor and a judge when they claimed to have been touched or groped. kozinski released a statement apologizing. (robin) happening now: police are looking for the men responsible for a robbery at a popular san francisco tourist spot. on saturday evening, a man was held up at knife point on twin peaks for his camera equipment. the victim was taking photographs when two men approached him from behind. the area has been the site of a number of other thefts ... including one that ended in a death.

(robin)people in the cannery place neighborhood in hayward say they are having a constant problem with packages being stolen off their porches. neighbors told kron 4's gabe slate the police are not doing enough. sound from mark marquis / packages stolen, hayward residentafter a constant rash of packages being stolen off their porches mark marquies and several of his neighbors in the cannery place neighborhood in hayward, installed home surveillance cameras to catch the thieves in action.this was one of the first robberies mark's camera caught broad daylight a person comes up to his porch and takes his package.. he happened to be home and tried to catch the person.nat sound videomark says their network of web cams is capturing three to five package thefts, or attempts, a week. mark says the victims here have reported these incidents to police but it keeps happening. and they claim they see the same people in their footage.. robbing them.sound from mark marquis / packages stolen, hayward residentmark has started an online petition on change dot org calling for more action from city officials and police..the hayward eyes is an online surveillance camera program that allows people to register their cameras with the police department and quickly share footage with

them when they capture a crime going down or someone acting suspicious. police say getting the footage to them through this official online channel will help them investigate incidents quicker. in hayward gabe slate kron 4 news. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning

news... celebrating a future n-b-a hall of famer ... during a showdown between the warriors and the lakers.we'll have more on that after the break. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.

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) lakers legend kobe bryant had his number 8 and number 24- jerseys retired last night in los angeles. it's the first time that's ever happened in nba history. kobe bryant helped bring the franchise 5-world championships. (robin)the ceremony happened during half time of the lakers - warriors game. everyone was inspired to play their best.the game went into overtime.kevin durant hit the gaming winning shot. warriors win 116-114 ... to push their win streak to 9. -- (robin)coming up in the next hour ... find out which police department in the east bay may soon be the headquarters for monitoring new freeway cameras. (robin)plus ... investigators

in the east bay are looking into a suspicious string of fires.find out where the latest case happened. (robin)and new details on the deadly amtrak crash in washington state.how fast the train was going when it derailed.

( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

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. from 37 to the than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. bridge drive min from the toll to 101 (darya) cal-trans is dedicating millions of dollars to fight freeway shootings. (james) and the city of pittsburg is joining that fight. kron 4's lydia

pantazes joins us live with the details. lydia. ( lydia )with an average of one car shooting per week on bay area freeways. pittsburg city council the council members just voted to let their police monitor a large scale freeway safety project. pittsburg city council voted 5-0 in favor of their police department hosting a large scale security system across contra costa county freeways. there have been more than 100 shootings on bay area highways in the past two years. the growing violence has cal trans investing $3.5 million dollars to add more tools that will be installed along highways 4 and 80 that they hope will stop the violence. with an average of one car

shooting per week on bay area freeways... cal- trans is dedicating millions of dollars to fight the growing problem. the city of pittsburg is joining that fight ... the council members just voted to let their police monitor a large scale freeway safety project.pittsburg// "pittsburg city council voted 5-0 in favor of their police department hosting a large scale security system across contra costa county freeways. there have been more than 100 shootings on bay area highways in the past two years. the growing violence has cal trans investing $3.5 million dollars to add more tools that will be installed along highways 4 and 80 that they hope will stop the violence.sot: dan mcelhinney, caltrans// "monday night pittsburg city council unanimously approved a partnership and their police department who already have a freeway system in natural fit for them to be the multimillion expansion project known security network. shot spotters, thanks lydia. we will with you through out the morning. (darya)new details about the off-duty richmond police officer who was arrested after a standoff.45-year-old sergeant philip sanchez was arrested and taken into custody after opening fire inside the four seasons hotel in san francisco.the officer's attorney says sanchez was suffering a mental breakdown. police say about half a dozen gunshots rang out on the 17th floor.it took police over an hour to get sanchez to surrender.sanchez faces multiple charges ... and is on administrative leave. (darya) another big story we are following... a man who

shot himself during a traffic stop in richmond was a san francisco police officer. the san francisco police department have not yet identified the officer but they say he was a 9-year- veteran of the force and he was the subject of an investigation involving multiple jurisdictions. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon at the hill top mall near the j-c penney store. when officers approached the mans car they heard a gunshot. officers could not see what happened because the windows were tinted. police have not said why the officer was under investigation. (darya)a woman has been arrested and accused of fatally stabbing a man in fremont.it happened on sunday night on fremont boulevard.a witness says the stabbing followed what appeared to be a domestic violence dispute.they also saw the woman drive off in a silver mercedez benz.they were able to give police a partial description of the license plates.police found the car and arrested the woman on suspicion of murder. (james)the cause of san

francisco mayor ed lee's sudden death has been confirmed by medical examiners. the mayor died a week ago after collapsing from a heart attack at a safeway near his home.his father also died of a heart attack ... when ed lee was just 15 years old. (james) mayor lee's personal health history has not been released. heart disease is the leading cause of death in the united states. (james) san bruno police are searching for a driver in a deadly hit and run crash. it happened early sunday morning... on highway- 35 between college drive and sharp park road in san bruno. police released a picture of a possible suspect car. this is a photo of what that car would look like... investigators say ... the car would have damage to the front passenger side.. including damage to the bumper and passenger side mirror.

( darya ) a san francisco man was hit by a bullet when someone shot into his home. it happened early sunday morning on webster street in the japantown neighborhood. the victim was in his home when he heard gun shots outside... then he realized he'd been hit in the leg. the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. no suspect information was immediately available from police. (darya)the names of the father and child who drowned at goat rock beach in sonoma county ... have been released. 31-year-old omar hernandez and his six year old son axel medina died on sunday.they were playing in the water ... when a big wave swept the child into the ocean.the father went after his son ... but also got caught in the waves.the father died at the beach ... and the son died at the hospital. (darya)the aquatic cove in san francisco will remain closed to swimmers through wednesday. the closure comes after three swimmers were bitten by sea lions last week.park officials

say ... thre sea lions have been spotted in the area following the attacks.they say the seals are swimming near the aquatic park cove entrance. they're urging swimmers to stay out of the water ... until the cove is deemed safe. (darya)new information about the amtrak train that derailed in washington state.the national transportation safety board says ... the train was going 80 miles per hour ... in a 30 mile per hour zone.the train was supposed to slow down ... before turning the curve where it ran off the tracks.officials are still investigating what exactly caused the crash.

(darya) back here in the bay area ... thousands of people ride amtrak trains everyday. many use it to commute to work ... and others use it to travel across the country. we spoke to riders at the amtrak station in emeryville ... and they say despite the derailment in washington state ...they still feel safe riding the amtrak. (darya) as far as we know, the derailment did not have any impact on train services here in the bay area. (james)(james) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... many people are choosing to take an uber instead of an ambulance in an emergency .... find out why that is. ( james ) and after the break... investigators in the east bay are looking into a suspicious string of fires. find out where the latest case ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:a weak, fast moving

storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions. no major hot 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 ( james ) ( james ) in the south bay... another suspicious fire over the weekend ... brings the total to more than twenty all along a busy freeway.( darya ) as kron four's rob fladeboe tell us... the c-h-p believes the fires are being intentionally set. a suspected firebug has san jose firefighters scrambling in recent weeks. the latest in a string of suspicious fires broke out abut 1 a.m. sunday

between some trees and shrubs and a sound wall along the i-680 off ramp to capitol avenue. this concerned resident lives on the other side of that sound wall. roy/lives near fire"...the flames were as high as the roof tops, we were worried the fire might blow into our neighborhood and burn our homes..."so far there have been least twenty such fires in the area, stretching from near tully road to the milpitas border, mostly in north san jose along 680 near berryessa and capitolavenue and near hostetter road. almost all are thought to have been intentionally set. several have occurred in or near the many homeless camps that are to be found here. offficer edgar vega/chp "....we have not made any arrests but we suspect there is a connection with the homeless camp is the area..." the fires have been relatively small, consuming brush, dry grass, tarps and trash but the vegetation and trees are extremely dry and firefighters say such a fire could easily spreadinto the largely urban

neighborhoods and business districts that are just off the i-680corridor.captain daniel vega/san jose fire dept. "....what happened in the north bay and now down south show that it's very dry and these mall fires can spread and get big...it may be cold but we can still have some big wild fires..."the chp says the fires are a potential hazard for passing motorists as well. the capitol avenue fire burning right up to the roadway surprising drivers as they came off the freeway and neighbors like marvin villaneuva.marvin villanueva/concerned about firs the chp says it will be stepping up patrols in the aea until the arsonist is caught. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 newsin san jose rob fladboe kron 4 news (james) investigators in the east bay are looking into a

suspicious string of fires. the latest fire happening at a family-owned flower shop in antioch. investigators say this fire was started intentionally ... and it might have been done by a homeless person. the fire was set in a dumpster ... but it quickly spread. the flower shop owner says ... firefighters put the flames out quickly ... and nobody got hurt in the fire. ( james ) trotta says even though their ábusiness is gone, the actual building isn't a total loss. and they ádo plan to rebuild in the same spot. ( darya ) happening today... congressional republicans will begin voting on the final draft of their plan to overhaul the u-s tax system. if it passes ... the measure will then go to the senate for a vote. the house and senate must approve the measure before president trump can sign it into law. after taxes ... the spotlight will shift to a vote on a spending bill ... to avoid a

government shutdown by midnight on friday. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... rob lowe steps up to help the men and women who saved his home. what he did for firefighters battling the thomas fire. ( darya ) and after the break... why more people are taking uber... instead of an ambulance to get to the emergency room. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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( robin ) 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 ) a growing number of people appear to be choosing uber... over an ambulance when they go to the

emergency room. that's according to a paper by a university of kansas economist. ( james ) research shows that patients who are too sick to drive but don't desperately need medical care... are increasingly taking uber.( darya ) according to the data... per capita ambulance volume dropped by at least 7 percent in cities where uber came on the scene between 20-13 and 20-15. the likely reason -- ambulance rides are really expensive -- costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( darya ) welcome back to

the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will

develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

(james) breaking news from overnight out of the south bay. police say a security guard shot a man trying to rob a store.(darya) kron 4's will tran is live in san jose with more. will? ( will ) the shooting happened at the walgreens on south first street in downtown san jose ... just before 8:30. the suspected thief was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the security guard is

cooperating with the investigation. breaking news from overnight out of the south bay. police say a security guard shot a man trying to rob a store. it happened at the walgreens on south first street in downtown san jose ... just before 8:30. the suspected thief was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the security guard is cooperating with the investigation. ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james ) another day of calm winds could help firefighters battling the thomas fire in southern california. the 271- thousand acre fire -- burning in santa barbara and ventura counties -- is now 50- percent contained. the fire has burned an area larger than new york city and boston combined. it's also destroyed more than one- thousand buildings -- at least 700 of them are homes. crews say before it's contained... the fire is likely to become the biggest in california since records started being kept in 1932. ( james ) rob lowe is thanking firefighters for their hard work... by cooking them dinner. he shared photos on instagram last night. the fire did come close to lowe's home in montecito. ( james ) four arrests have been made in san ramon... after homes and cars were hit with flare guns. many of

the attacks happened over the weekend. some were caught on surveillance video. police say the teens drove through san ramon neighborhoods . they hit seven homes and cars. the flare guns were stolen from the walmart in pleasanton. police were able to trackdown the car seen in the surveillance video... they found the spent flare gun shells in the vehicle.. and soon after they made the arrets.. investigators say even thought it was just a "flare gun" -- they're not toys. ( darya ) people living in the cannery place neighborhood in hayward say packages are being stolen off their porches and police aren't doing enough. some people in the neighborhood they've installed cameras to catch the thieves in action. one of the first robberies was caught on camera... in broad daylight. video shows a person walking up to a porch and taking a package. neighbors say their network of cameras has captured at least three thefts in a week. police say the are getting the footage and

will investigate the incidents. ( darya ) happening now: a robbery warning for a popular san francisco tourist spot. on saturday night... a man was held up at knife point on twin peaks for his camera equipment. the victim was taking photos when two men approached him from behind. the area has been the site of a number of other thefts... including one that ended in a death. the criminals in this latest incident are still on the loose. ( darya ) the san francisco s-p-c-a is ending its 'security robot' pilot program.( james ) as kron 4's maureen kelly tells us... the non -profit shut it down after getting threats. to some....the egg like orb seemed cute...to others, onimous.the spca called it k-9 and at first used to patrol it's entire campus on 16th and alabama. but the city hit them with a cease and desist letter, after which the bot stuck to the parking lot. the

3 month pilot project was launched because the non profit said the car break ins, needles and scary encounters associated the numerous homeless encampments in their area had gotten so bad that they were losing staff, and their volunteers couldn't even walk the dogs for adoption around the facitiy. but then k-9 because a crime victim.... someone pushed it over, and smeared bbq sauce on it's sensors and put a tarp over it....the spca says after news stories of the crime fighting robot went viral,they've received hundreds of messages inciting violence and vandalism to their facility, encouraging people to take retrobution. they've had two acts of vandalism here at their campus last week that they believe is related.those working or visiting the animal hospital and shelter say they don't understand the outrage. again i never saw the robot is a threat i thought improve security and it just reminded me of r2-d2 so i always thought it was cute to have i don't see why it would be considered a threatone client says she isn't sure the security bot is the way to go, but used to work her herself and says security is an issue.

it was such a problem walking dogs here coming to your car at night, not only was it just in fear of someone breaking in to your car but you were harassed sometimes followed i remember someone approach me trying to ask if they could have my dog, so i think any security just to help people who work at the spca and any customers and clients coming here is necessary the spca acknowleges that the robot program backfired....saying they were trying to curb crime not disrupt homeless people...a population they serve with moblie clinics to provide free veterinary care. in a statement they are taking this opportunity to reflect on the teachable moment afforded by the negative reaction. maureen kelly kron4 news ( darya ) the salvation army in concord needs more frozen turkeys for the holidays. we first told you about this last week on kron four. at the time.. the salvation army needed 400 turkeys. now.. they're just 100 shy of their goal. you can drop off a frozen turkey at the the salvation army at 39-50 clayton road. the salvation army of concord will assist nearly oe-thousand families this christmas season. ( james ) still ahead on

the kron 4 morning news... a warning for "plenty of fish" users. how the dating site was used in a robbery. ( james ) and next... this isn't "fake news." we're running down the words and phrases that might make you cringe. ( rebecca ) and i am ,$8drw

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

( darya ) the shoulder- shrugging reply "whatever" annoys americans more than any other word or phrase. ( james ) "whatever" tops the annual marist college poll of most annoying words for the ninth straight year. but "fake news" is coming on strong.( darya ) "fake news" was slightly ahead of "no offense, but" for second place. coming in fourth -- the word "literally."( james )

and rounding out the top five -- "you know what i mean." (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break.

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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

rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions.

( darya ) police have a warning for anyone who uses the dating site "plenty of fish".. after it was used as a setup for a violent robbery in ohio. it happened last monday... when a man met two women through the site .. and invited them to his home. the women left after just five -minutes. but they quickly returned saying... they had forgotten something. that's when men rushed the door with guns ... robbing the man. police have released photographs of the woman in the original posting .. in an effort to find the robbers. ( james ) one of the most dangerous areas to be a pedestrian is around schools.( darya ) but they should be

among the safest. stanley roberts has more in this edition of people behaving badly. (sound of a siren)a parent is about to get a ticket for something she did just outside of diane feinstein elementary school at 25th ave and vicente street in san francisco nats ambiance at 7:30 am the cones go out to make the student drop off run smoothly.. there is a crossing guard to make sure the students can cross safely and then it starts the influx of parents rolling up to drop off kids . this is the approved drop off location and this is not so you can't abandon your car to walk your child to class nats: ambiance however, if you insist in abandoning your car, please refrain from unloading the child on the traffic side of the car . that is very dangerous nats: ambianceif you see a car stopped at crosswalk, there is probably a good reason for that so don't drive around the stopped car and roll the stop sign nats: ambiance remember there are children walking and riding bikes to school so be on the lookout so just how bad does it get lets ask frank a school

volunteersive seen people illegally parked double parked this bus lane in the afternoon people park there waiting for their kids and the buses sometimes don't have space to pick up the kids áááthe school put out instruction to the parents which included.. drive the speed limit which by the way around schools is 15 miles per hours do not make u-turns in the middle of the street and there are street signs like this one reading not u-turns during school hours luckily, people don't do that kind of stuff when a cop is around. wait what oops .. first time, i drive that way i usually walk her to here i never driver her to here apparently she lives a block away from the schooli'm in a hurry, you're in a hurryso here's the deal around schools you simply can't be in can't be in a hurry. so i'm going to give you a citation for making a u-turn right there is a huge sign that says no u-turn so you not suppose to make a uturn at that intersection so the most common question ishow much will i be fined and normally the officer doesn't know the

fine but i do its 238 dollars and a point on your record .. to be frank .i get a lot of complaints about driving around schools . remember your kids see everything you do log before the education process starts so teach them well in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news ( darya ) they had to go into overtime... but the warriors beat l-a... on a big night for the lakers.( james ) kevin durant scored 36 points and hit a tiebreaking 22- foot jumper with 7 seconds left in overtime. the warriors have won nine in a row. klay thompson added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the defending n-b-a champs. the lakers did have a chance at the end... but david west blocked lonzo ball's shot and brandon ingram couldn't beat the buzzer. warriors won this one 116 to 114.

( darya ) at halftime... the lakers honored kobe bryant átwice. the l-a legend had his number 8 and 24 jersey retired. it's the first time that's ever happened in basketball. the warriors even skipped their halftime routine to watch the ceremony. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... president trump is going to disney world! sort of. details on the attraction that's reopening today. ( james ) this year... kron 4 will have expanded new year's eve converage. starting at 8-p-m... we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... justine waldman and grant lodes -- along with j-r 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 8-p-m on new years eve.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. sb 80 at 92 accident blocking ( james ) happening today in orlando... disney's hall of presidents reopens with a new addition -- president trump.( darya )

the exhibit was closed in january... so that disney could add the 45th president. this disney tradition started back in 1964 at the world's fair in new york. president trump recorded a speech exclusively for the hall of presidents show. ( james ) coming up in the next hour ... find out which police department in the east bay may soon be the headquarters for monitoring new freeway cameras. ( james )plus ... investigators in the east bay are looking into a suspicious string of fires.find out where the latest case happened. ( james )and new details on the deadly amtrak crash in washington state.how fast the train was going when it derailed.

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folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into

wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is min from the maze to sf. (darya) cal-trans is dedicating millions of dollars to fight freeway shootings. (james) and the city of pittsburg is joining that fight. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live with the details. lydia. ( lydia )with an average of one car shooting per week on

bay area freeways. pittsburg city council the council members just voted to let their police monitor a large scale freeway safety project. pittsburg city council voted 5-0 in favor of their police department hosting a large scale security system across contra costa county freeways. there have been more than 100 shootings on bay area highways in the past two years. the growing violence has cal trans investing $3.5 million dollars to add more tools that will be installed along highways 4 and 80 that they hope will stop the violence. with an average of one car shooting per week on bay area freeways... cal- trans is dedicating millions of dollars to fight the growing problem. the city of pittsburg is joining that fight ... the council members just voted to let their police monitor a large scale freeway safety project.pittsburg// "pittsburg city council voted 5-0 in favor of their police department hosting a large

scale security system across contra costa county freeways. there have been more than 100 shootings on bay area highways in the past two years. the growing violence has cal trans investing $3.5 million dollars to add more tools that will be installed along highways 4 and 80 that they hope will stop the violence.sot: dan mcelhinney, caltrans// "monday night pittsburg city unanimously approved a with caltrans and their police department who already have a freeway surveillance system in place. a natural fit for them to be the hub for the multimillion dollar expansion project known as the freeway security network. shot spotters, wireless cameras and microphones along with plate readers will be installed across both freeways. opposition to the initiative call it an invasion of but the police chief points to what success with already in place saying gone up portion of the not seen one shooting. sogomonian, "together the city and this extension bay commuters holding freeway accountable.renovation law will have real - vehicle the event of a shooting.no mention on when the (james) thanks lydia. we will check back with you the morning. (darya)new details this morning about the off-duty richmond police officer who was arrested after a standoff. 45-year-old sergeant philip sanchez was arrested and taken into custody after opening fire inside the four seasons hotel in san francisco.the officer's attorney says sanchez was suffering a mental breakdown.police say about half a dozen gunshots rang out on the 17th floor.it took

police over an hour to get sanchez to surrender.sanchez faces multiple charges ... and is on administrative leave. (darya) another big story we are following... a man who shot himself during a traffic stop in richmond was a san francisco police officer. the san francisco police department have not yet identified the officer but they say he was a 9-year- veteran of the force and he was the subject of an investigation involving multiple jurisdictions. the shooting happened yesterday afternoon at the hill top mall near the j-c penney store. when officers approached the mans car they heard a gunshot. officers could not see what happened because the windows were tinted. police have not said why the officer was under investigation. (james) in the east bay... a woman has been arrested and accused of fatally stabbing a man in fremont.it happened on

sunday night on fremont boulevard.a witness says the stabbing followed what appeared to be a domestic violence dispute.they also saw the woman drive off in a silver mercedez benz.they were able to give police a partial description of the license plates.police found the car and arrested the woman on suspicion of murder. (james)the cause of san francisco mayor ed lee's sudden death has been confirmed by medical examiners. the mayor died a week ago after collapsing from a heart attack at a safeway near his home.his father also died of a heart attack ... when ed lee was just 15 years old. (james) mayor lee's personal health history has not been released. heart disease is the leading cause of death in the united states. (darya) on the peninsula. san bruno police are searching for a driver in a deadly hit and run crash.

it happened early sunday morning... on highway- 35 between college drive and sharp park road in san bruno. police released a picture of a possible suspect car. this is a photo of what that car would look like... investigators say ... the car would have damage to the front passenger side.. including damage to the bumper and passenger side mirror. ( darya ) a san francisco man was hit by a bullet when someone shot into his home. it happened early sunday morning on webster street in the japantown neighborhood. the victim was in his home when he heard gun shots outside... then he realized he'd been hit in the leg. the victim was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. no suspect was immediately police. (james) in the north bay. the names of the father and child who drowned at goat rock beach in sonoma county ...

have been released.31-year-old omar hernandez and his six year old son axel medina died on sunday.they were playing in the water ... when a big wave swept the child into the ocean. the father went after his son ... but also got caught in the waves.the father died at the beach ... and the son died at the hospital. (james)the aquatic cove in san francisco will remain closed to swimmers through wednesday. the closure comes after three swimmers were bitten by sea lions last week.park officials say ... thre sea lions have been spotted in the area following the attacks.they say the seals are swimming near the aquatic park cove entrance. they're urging swimmers to stay out of the water ... until the cove is deemed safe. (darya) big news this morning... we have new information about the amtrak train that derailed in washington state. according to the national transportation safety board -- the train was going

nearly three times the speed limit when it crashed -- killing three and injuring more than a hundred. stephanie elam has the latest. bella dihn-zarr:"preliminary indications are that the train was traveling at 80 miles per hour in a thirty mile per hour track." investigators announcing that áthisá mangled amtrak train was traveling almost áthree timesá above the speed limit before jumping the tracks and áhurtlingá over an overpass.anthony raimondi: "things just started to tip over as it was going around and then all of a sudden ended up on its side, and everything went dark."the train -- which was making its áfirstá run from seattle to portland after a multi-million dollar track upgrade -- was ánotá yet using safety technology designed to automatically stop a train from speeding when the

ádeadlyá derailment occurred. conductor:"amtrak 501. emergency, emergency, emergency. we are on the ground. we were coming around the corner to take the bridge over i-5 there, right in nisqually and we went on the ground."authorities say the target date to have the safety technology-- the "positive train control system"-- working was spring of next year.the mayor of a nearby town -- expressing áseparateá concerns about the safety of the track earlier this month. mayor don anderson:"come back when there is that accident, and try to justify not putting in those safety enhancements, or you can go back now and advocate for the money to do it." the investigation -- unfolding amid áterrifyingá accounts of the derailment -- scott claggett:"you started seeing the roof peel, and you're like 'is this ever going to stop?' army lieutenant robert mccoy was driving along the busy interstate when the train cars came ácrashingá down. robert mccoy:"there were individuals that had been ejected from the train onto the pavement. i heard people in there asking for help. people were yelling, looking for each other, looking for loved ones." mccoy

-- taking átheseá photos from inside the train as he pulled passengers to safety.president trump -- talking politics ábeforeá sending his condolences to survivors -- tweeting shortly after the crash that the derailment quote "shows more than ever why our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved quickly." (darya) back here in the bay area ... thousands of people ride amtrak trains everyday. many use it to commute to work ... and others use it to travel across the country. we spoke to riders at the amtrak station in emeryville ... and they say despite the derailment in washington state ...they still feel safe riding the amtrak. (darya)as far as we know, the derailment did not have any impact on train services here in the bay area. (james) still ahead on the kron4 morning news -- congressional republicans set

to start voting on the final draft of their new tax plan. ( james ) and after the break... police in the east bay are looking into a suspicious string of fires. we'll tell you where the investigation stands this morning. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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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. 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 rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions.

(james) in the south bay... another suspicious fire over the weekend ...

brings the total to more than twenty all along interstate 680. and the c-h-p believes they are being set on purpose. the most recent fire happened sunday morning near the off ramp to capitol avenue. so fra there have been 20 fires in the area stretching from tully road to the milpitas border. most of the fires have been set near berryessa and capitol avenue and near hostetter road.... mostly in or near homeless camps. (james) the c-h-p says the fires also pose a threat to drivers. the c-h-p says it will be stepping up patrols in the area until the arsonist is caught. (darya) in the east bay... investigators are looking into a suspicious string of fires. the latest was at an antioch flower shop on "a" and "west 15th" streets. the owner of the shop spoke with kron four's spencer blake

about what's being done to catch those responsible. (reporter looklive)this is the backside of paula's family florist...and the inside looks even worse.investigators say this fire was started intentionally...and it might have been done by a homeless person.(pkg)monday afternoon there were still footsteps in the foam that put out the flames at the florist shop.the fire happened before the sun even came up.owner paula trotta got the phone call nobody wants."we came down here and we've lost everything."showing me the inside of her 62-year-old family business, trotta said she was devastated - not only for her financial loss, but because these types of fires aren't new in antioch."i know that there were four fires last night and i was told previously that they were trying to catch somebody doing it."in september, kron four showed you damage from some of the áeight fires that happened in just a two-day span.the fire marshal for contra costa fire protection district said

those were all intentionally set,.trotta says investigators told her monday's fire...was set in this dumpster.rob strickland owns a mortuary that áwas about a block away from paula's family florist...that is until the same thing happened to him - twice!"they burned our building. they set a fire in the back and the fire went up the back wall and across the eaves and into the roof of the building."nobody got hurt in the flower shop fire, but the trotta family is still trying to figure out what to do next. "right now we're just trying - i mean this is the first day, so we're working out of my parents' house."all the while wondering why someone would have done this to their years of hard work.(looklive)trotta and her husband say firefighters put the flames out quickly, and though their ábusiness is gone, the actual building isn't a total loss. they ádo plan to rebuild here. in antioch, spencer blake, kron four news. ( darya ) happening today... congressional republicans will begin voting on the final draft of their plan to overhaul the u-s tax system. if it passes ... the measure will then go to

the senate for a vote. the house and senate must approve the measure before president trump can sign it into law. after taxes ... the spotlight will shift to a vote on a spending bill ... to avoid a government shutdown by midnight on friday. (darya) another high ranking public official is facing sexual misconduct allegations ... this time ... a federal appeals court judge. alex kozinski sits on the 9th u.s. district court of appeals which is located in san francisco... today he announced .. amid the allegations, he will retire from the bench. in a statement.. judge kozinski said, he could not be an effective judge.. and simultaneously fight this battle. 15- women claim he made sexual comments.. showed them pornography... and in some cases kissed or groped them. kozinki.. now 67 years old, was first appointed to the appeals court in 1985. (james) happening now... a warning for shoppers in the south bay... police are looking for this woman after they say she stole a woman's purse and then spent 5-thousand dollars. the

purse was stolen at the safeway on east dunn avenue. police say the woman then went shopping with the stolen purse about an hour later. (james) happening today in san jose... it is the last day that sacred heart will be handing bags of food for the holidays. kron 4 was there yesterday when the giveaway started. over the course of the two days sacred heart says they will serve close to 32-hundred families. then on thursday and friday sacred heart will be handing out toys to children. organizers say they are still short by several thousand toys. if you would like to donate you can visit the sacred heart community service center on first street in san jose. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... rob lowe steps up to help the men and women who saved his home. what he did for firefighters battling the thomas fire. (darya) and after the break -- how you can help make a child's christmas wishes come true. 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) the salvation army in concord needs more frozen turkeys for the holidays. we first told you about this last week on kron four. at the time.. the salvation army needed 400 turkeys. now.. they're just 100 shy of their goal. you can drop off a frozen turkey at the the salvation army at 39-50 clayton road. the salvation army of concord will assist nearly oe-thousand families this christmas season. (darya) happening today... today is the last day to pick one of the "letters to santa" at the san francisco main post office. starting at 11 a-m -- you can select a child's letter in order to fulfill their holiday wish. often times the wishes are for basic necessities like food or clothing -- or to find a missing parent. you can

pick up a wish in the lobby of the postal distribution center on 13-hundred evans avenue in san francisco. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (will) a man is shot while trying to rob a walgreens. live report coming up.

(james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before

switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

(james) breaking news from overnight out of the south bay. police say a security guard shot a man trying to rob a store.(darya) kron 4's will tran is live in san jose with more. will? ( will ) the shooting happened at the walgreens on south first street in downtown san jose ... just before 8:30. the suspected thief was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the security guard is cooperating with the investigation. breaking news from overnight out of the south bay. police say a security guard shot a man trying to rob a store. it

happened at the walgreens on south first street in downtown san ( will ) the shooting happened at the walgreens on south first street in downtown san jose ... just before 8:30. the suspected thief was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. the security guard is cooperating with the investigation. breaking overnight out of the south bay. police say a security guard shot a man trying to rob a store. it happened at the walgreens on south first street in downtown san jose ... just before 8:30. the suspected thief was hospital with life threatening injuries. the security guard is cooperating with the investigation. ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

(darya) another day of calm winds could help firefighters battling the thomas fire in southern california. the 271- thousand acre fire -- burning in santa barbara and ventura counties -- is now 50- percent contained. the fire has burned an area larger than new york city and boston combined. it's also destroyed more than one- thousand buildings -- at least 700 of them are homes. crews say before it's contained... the fire is likely to become the biggest in california since records started being kept in 1932. (darya) rob lowe is thanking firefighters for their hard work... by cooking them dinner. he shared photos on instagram last night. the fire did come close to lowe's home in montecito. ( james ) four arrests have been made in san ramon...

after homes and cars were hit with flare guns. many of the attacks happened over the weekend. some were caught on surveillance video. police say the teens drove through san ramon neighborhoods . they hit seven homes and cars. the flare guns were stolen from the walmart in pleasanton. police were able to trackdown the car seen in the surveillance video... they found the spent flare gun shells in the vehicle.. and soon after they made the arrets.. investigators say even thought it was just a "flare gun" -- they're not toys. (james) happening now: a robbery warning in a popular san francisco tourist spot. on saturday evening, a man was held up at knife point on twin peaks for his camera equipment. the victim was taking photographs when two men approached him from behind. the area has been the site of a number of other thefts, including one that ended in a death. the criminals in this latest incident are still at large. (darya) people in the

"cannery place" neighborhood in hayward say package theft is a constant problem. even surveillance cameras have not slowed the burglaries. neighbors told kron 4's gabe slate the police are not doing enough. sound from mark marquis / packages stolen, hayward residentafter a constant rash of packages being stolen off their porches mark marquies and several of his neighbors in the cannery place neighborhood in hayward, installed home surveillance cameras to catch the thieves in action.this was one of the first robberies mark's camera caught broad daylight a person comes up to his porch and takes his package.. he happened to be home and tried to catch the person.nat sound videomark says their network of web cams is capturing three to five package thefts, or attempts, a week. mark says the victims here have reported these incidents to police but it keeps happening. and they claim they see the same people in their footage.. robbing them.sound from mark marquis / packages stolen, hayward residentmark has started an online petition on change dot org calling for more action from city officials and police..the hayward eyes is an online surveillance camera program that allows people to register their cameras with the police department and quickly share footage with them when they capture a crime going down or someone acting suspicious. police say getting the footage to them through this official online channel will help them investigate incidents quicker.

in hayward gabe slate kron 4 news.

( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...a warning for "plenty of fish" users. how the site was used in a robbery. (james) and... the rivalry between the warriors and the lakers put briefly on hold while a future hall of famer is (james) and a warning for those planning to bake this holiday season. what you should avoid doing and why -- just after the break. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. richmond

bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (james) 4 your health this

morning. the c-d-c is issuing a warning: eating uncooked batters can be dangerous. in today's health minute, james dinan explains why you should avoid getting a "raw" deal. the centers for disease control and prevention is warning people to say no to raw dough this holiday season. this time of year homes are full of homemade raw batters.

and it can be very tempting to dig into those cookies, cakes and breads before they're cooked... but eating any unbaked dough can he bad for your health.flour, the main ingredient for these foods, is a raw agricultural product that hasn't been treated to kill germs, such as e.coli.any bacteria that lives within the raw product is only killed off when the flour is cooked.eggs are also another ingredient of most doughs .. and are only safe to eat when fully cooked and handled properly.they could contain salmonella. so this holiday season- say no to raw dough.back away from the batter until it is properly cooked.do not let children play raw dough.and keep raw foods such as flour and eggs separate from foods. finally, make washing your and after any dough.health minute. i'm james dinan. (james) 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)(darya) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the region late tuesday into wednesday morning. breezy southwesterly winds will develop ahead of the system tuesday afternoon before switching out of the northwest in wake of the frontal passage. dry weather conditions then return region- wide late in the week and will likely persist into early next week with seasonably mild

daytime temperatures and cool overnight conditions. 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 ( darya ) police have a warning for anyone who uses the dating site "plenty of fish".. after it was used as a setup for a violent robbery in ohio. it happened last monday... when a man met two women through the site .. and invited them to his home.

the women left after just five -minutes. but they quickly returned saying... they had forgotten something. that's when men rushed the door with guns ... robbing the man. police have released photographs of the woman in the original posting .. in an effort to find the robbers. (darya) an area that should be safe for pedestrians -- is actually one of the most dangerous. stanley roberts shows us why -- in this edition of people behaving badly. (sound of a siren)a parent is about to get a ticket for something she did just outside of diane feinstein elementary school at 25th ave and vicente street in san francisco nats ambiance at 7:30 am the cones go out to make the student drop off run smoothly.. there is a crossing guard to make sure the students can cross safely and then it starts the influx of parents rolling up to drop off kids . this is the approved drop off location and this is not so you can't abandon your car to walk your child to class nats: ambiance

however, if you insist in abandoning your car, please refrain from unloading the child on the traffic side of the car . that is very dangerous nats: ambianceif you see a car stopped at crosswalk, there is probably a good reason for that so don't drive around the stopped car and roll the stop sign nats: ambiance remember there are children walking and riding bikes to school so be on the lookout so just how bad does it get lets ask frank a school volunteersive seen people illegally parked double parked this bus lane in the afternoon people park there waiting for their kids and the buses sometimes don't have space to pick up the kids áááthe school put out instruction to the parents which included.. drive the speed limit which by the way around schools is 15 miles per hours do not make u-turns in the middle of the street and there are street signs like this one reading not u-turns during school hours luckily, people don't do that kind of stuff when a cop is around. wait what oops .. first time, i drive that way i usually walk her to here i never driver her to here apparently she lives a block

away from the schooli'm in a hurry, you're in a hurryso here's the deal around schools you simply can't be in can't be in a hurry. so i'm going to give you a citation for making a u-turn right there is a huge sign that says no u-turn so you not suppose to make a uturn at that intersection so the most common question ishow much will i be fined and normally the officer doesn't know the fine but i do its 238 dollars and a point on your record .. to be frank .i get a lot of complaints about driving around schools . remember your kids see everything you do log before the education process starts so teach them well in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news ( james ) the san francisco s-p-c-a is ending its 'security robot' pilot program. the non -profit shut it down after getting threats. the s-p-c-a called the robot "k-9." it was used to patrol the site on 16th and alabama. the

s-p-c-a said car break ins and run-ins tied to the homeless encampments had gotten so bad... that they were losing staff. also... volunteers were afraid to walk the dogs around the facility. then... the robot was vandalized and the s-p-c-a started getting threats over it.

( james ) this year... kron 4 will have expanded new year's eve converage. starting at 8-p-m... we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... justine waldman and grant lodes -- along with j-r 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 8-p-m on new years eve. ♪

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sutter health volunteer celebrated a big birthday on monday... turning 100- years-old. loe tolson has been volunteering at the sutter health medical center for more than 22 years. and is still at it. tolson's husband died in 19-95. she says she was so impressed by the care he got,

she wanted to give back to the hospital and staff. tolson say the medical center has become her second home. sutter health threw their oldest volunteer a birthday celebration yesterday to say thank you for all her work. ( james ) happening today in orlando... disney's hall of presidents reopens with a new addition -- president trump.( darya ) the exhibit was closed in january... so that disney could add the 45th president. this disney tradition started back in 1964 at the world's fair in new york. president trump recorded a speech exclusively for the hall of presidents show. ( james )coming up in the next hour ... find out which police department in the east bay may soon be employing new freeway cameras. ( james )plus ... investigators in the east bay are looking into a suspicious

string of fires.we have the latest on where the case stands this morning. ( james ) and new details on just how fast the amtrak train was going when it derailed yesterday in washington state.

( will ) a man shot while trying to rob a south bay store. i will have the details in a live report. ( lydia ) and the city of pittsburgh votes on the issue

of security cameras on freeways. i will tell you what they decided. ( rebecca ) and a chance of rain on the way. i will have the details in my complete forecast coming up. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca: a weak, fast moving storm system will bring widespread light rainfall to the