(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:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is spots. bay no

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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 101richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (robin) we begin this morning with

breaking news from overnight. fire officials in antioch are investigating a string of stucture fires as arson.just before 10 last night ... crews responded to the fires on madille street and a-street. officials say 3 homes, 2 outbuildings, and one commercial structure burned ... all within a few blocks of one another.all fires are under control this morning and fire officials say all of the structures were abandoned.no one was injured.we have a reporter on the way to the scene.we'll keep you updated throughout (robin)now we turn to video of a fire at a south bay walmart. the chaotic scene ... captured on camera by a kron4 viewer ... take a look.(robin) according to the viewer who shot this video... this happened at the milpitas walmart around 8:30 last night

in the toy section. they tell us the store was evacuated... so far emergency officials are not providing any details. this is a closer look at where that walmart is located... a lot of people were out holiday shopping. it's still not clear whether anyone was hurt. (robin) a concord teacher is behind bars tongiht...accus ed of having sex with a developmentally disabled student. police say daniel gonzalez ... worked at loma vista adult center. there ... officers beleive the 55-year-old suspect had sex with an adult student ... who has the intellectual development level of a young teenager ... and therefore ... is considered a dependent adult. gonzalez has been placed on administrative leave. it is illegal to have sex with a person who is incapable of consent ... due to a developmental disability. (robin) the san francisco symphony canceled planned performances by a well- known conductor ... after allegations of sexual misconduct. charles dutoit

(doo-twah) ... who is the principal conductor of london's royal phil-har-monic orchestra ... is accused of assaulting several singers, and a musician. he was scheduled to conduct the san francisco symphony for two weeks in april.the symphony will now announce a new conductor ... while police investigate. (robin) another big story ...it's been a little over two months since a bomb was mailed to a home in east palo alto. now ... police have made an arrest in the case ... kron4's hermela aregawi has the details. (hermela aregawi)police say the suspect has had multiple run-in with authorities.. 56 year old ross gordon laberty is accused of mailing an exposive device with intent to injure or kill.federal documents point to one case from october 11th where the suspect allegedly mailed an

explosive device to an east palo alto address. the victim was injured after opening the package.vivian lindsay/neighbor:it makes me feel a little afraid. it's a pretty quiet neighborhood and friendly and my niece lives with us and goes down the street so it's a little to have our neighbor arrested this.in a similar incident, the wife of an alameda police officer was november 24th delivery.police were at the suspect's home in oakland on wednesday.vivian lindsay/neighbor:we just saw a lot of police cars, a lot of police walking down the street and we also saw the bomb squad and they have a special car so that was a little scary. you didn't know if there was a bomb that was going to go off in the nieghborhood.laverty is in federal custody after appearing in court in san francisco.he's scheduled for a hearing on december 28th. (hermela aregawi)if convicted, laverty faces up to 20 years in prison.. reporting live in treasure island,.. hermela aregawi kron 4 news. (robin) happening now ... 100 people in san jose may not be getting their packages in time for christmas ... or at all. thieves broke into a mail truck and stole four plastic bins full of packages. the truck was parked on

deland avenue when the thieves hit. the packages were addressed to homes on nevin way, concord avenue and kingman avenue. there is a 10- thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction. (robin)this is new video from the berkeley police department. police say, two package thefts happened earlier this month at an apartment building on fulton street. that's right near the cal campus and the downtown berkeley bart station. in both cases... the suspects waited outside the locked entrance door of the complex. when a tenant left ... they were able to get inside. the theives have not been caught. (robin) police have arrested a man in fairfield after they say he crashed his car into a gun store and then set the store on fire. it happened at the cordelia gun exchange on central way. when police arrived they found that the car had crashed through the front of the store ... the store was on fire and the man was trying to steal stuff from the store. police later arrested armando mandrigues from fairfield.

he was booked in the solano county jail and charged with arson and burglary. (robin)(áááboxesááá) and a suspected arsonist is arrested in santa clara county. investigators say jeffery navarro reyes is responsible for setting a string of fires along 680. one of the fire burned the old milpitas animal hospital. reyes is now facing three counts of arson. (robin)(áááboxesááá)hundreds gathered in san francisco's chinatown to honor late mayor ed lee. candles burning bright last night ... to remember the city's first asian american mayor ... a little over one week after his sudden death. kron 4's justine waldman was there and has the story. "this little light of mine.. im gonna let it shine...let it shine..let it shine."natan emotional night to remember former san francisco mayor ed lee.almost one thousand people

came to portsmouth square in chinatown to honor the city's first asian american mayor. saying his accomplishments are an inspiration and the historical significances of his role.. cannot be overlooked.anni "we became so proud when he became the first asian american mayor in san francisco that pride swelled in all of our hearts on sunday when thousands of san franciscans gathered at city hall to sing his praises." london "we know you would be smiling if you were here today and this is the love here and we will continue to show that love in the work we do to make san francisco a better place." gordon"it is a very emotional time for us...especially for those of us who can call ed a friends we miss him we are sorry for the famously we admire the sacrafice he gave to the city."justinemany people said holding the burning candles on this cold night warmed their hearts with fond memories of former mayor ed lee. in san francisco justine waldman kron 4 news.

(robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ...a new attempt to prevent homeless encampments in san francisco is facing backlash. (robin) and after the break ... a mother gets a very special gift ... just in time for the holidays.its a story you'll only see here on kron4. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally

gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 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) (robin)(robin) an undercover sting operation in the south bay has led to the arrest of 19 men for solicitation of prostitution. but three others face much more serious charges they are accused of attempted robbery. kron 4's dan kerman explains.

sotwe don't usually go after the johns but we did in this case and we found this horrible situationthe horrible situation santa clara county sheriff laurie smith is talking about happened monday night when authorities allege these three men set up a date with a prostitute and then attempted to rob her.ááásot laurie smith/santa clara county sheriff 15-20one had a taser one had a screwdriver and their intent was to rob the victimonly this was no ordinary prostitute.. this was an undercover cop posing as a prostitute in a sting operation, and now 22 year old ahmad altamimi, 18 year old gilbert gaeta and 18 year old nehemiah jimenez have all been charged with felony attempted robberysot we believe there are additional victimsthe sheriff is asking anyone prostitutes who have been victimized by these three or any others to come forwardsot we would really like to know and we will treat you like the victim you are even though you were involved in this type of activity, you the woman are the victim.gaeta and jimenez had their first court appearance thursday at the hall of justice , but did not enter a plea.ááástandup dan

kerman/san jose 100-110gaeta and jimenez are due back in court january 24th at which time they are expected to enter a plea, altamimi is due to make his first court appearance in mid february. in san jose dan kerman kron 4 news. (robin) we know the name of the suspected shoplifter ... shot and killed by a security guard at a san jose walgreens store. the suspect is 38-year-old maurice charles . the shooting happened monday night at the store on south first street. police say the security guard... does have a license to carry a gun.. officers are currently investigating what exactly prompted that guard to open fire. (robin) now to the eastbay ... where a masked man robbed a good will store.its a crime that could have an impact on those most in need this holiday season. it happened in concord wednesday night on willow pass road. as kron4's haaziq madyun reports.. it all unfolded as employees were counting the register. when this goodwill store

closed for the night wednesday unbeknownst to store employees there was someone still inside...and he wasn't there to make a donationsotconcord police investigators say the robber took the store's cash... then exited through the rear of the store and was last seen running away.police say the suspect is described as a white male 40 to 50 years old, between 5 feet 6 and 5 feet 8 with a thin buildsot the goodwill store is located in the 1600 block of willow pass roadsot this time of year felipe roxas makes goodwill donations to help those less fortunate. he says he can't believe someone would rob a place like thissot

goodwill store: "oh man that is really sad because you're donating something here for people that they really can afford to buy and it is sad that people are doing that"> robbing a goodwill store at gunpoint is a new one on concord police as wellsot investigators are checking surveillance cameras in and around the goodwill store for any possible leads...in concord haaziq madyun kron4news (robin@landing) this christmas )(robin@landing(robin@landing) this christmas ... a local mother is getting the gift of life. kron4's ali reid met with a woman who stepped forward to donate the mother a kidney. it's a story you will only see here on kron 4. it all started with this sign and some hope natsot - i'm excited to go back to normal.a year later, these two women are connected it was absolute

certainty i was supposed to do this.i had 50 million blood tests done. and i got the excited phone call all along the way.dorilyn harrison and her kidney doner lori gaines had their final blood work done this week. they're now all clear for the transplant surgery.it's amazing. i couldn't do it without lori, and i have to thank you as well, because i wouldn't be sitting here if it wasn't for the two of you. dorilyn has been living with polycystic kidney disease for almost 3 decades. we shared her story a year ago, after spotting this sign on a car. since then, she's had a number of offers, but no match until now.her life is hard. i mean it's hard you know. every part of her is affected by this so anything i can do to help makes me so excited.lori recognized dorilyn, because not only had they worked at the same school, but also at the time, dorilyn's son grant was her student. this surgery comes at a time when this mother of one

is at her weakest her kidney functioning at only 8%.it's been a long journey so i don't believe it's actually hit yet that it's gonna happen.bridge after the surgery, dorilyn's doctor's believe her kidney function will spike to 80%. for the average person, normal is 60%.surgery is a week from now. and both women are optimistic. lori's surgeon happens to be the doctor that performed dorilyn's father's transplant years ago.reporting in modesto ali reid kron 4 news (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... a warning for people heading out to warriors games.find out how many fans were victims of fake tickets.

welcome back.in your entertainment news today ...we have a first-look at the

sequel to the hit movie "mama mia." rick damigella tell us about it and more in our hollywood minute. (nat music)amidst the flurry of new trailers hitting theaters over the holidays, is a first-look at "mamma mia! here we go again." the sequel reunites the cast of the 20-08 musical rom-com, with "baby driver" actress lily james portraying a young version of meryl streep's character in flashbacks. oh yes, there is also cher."let's get the party started.""grandma, you weren't invited.""that's the best kind of party, little girl.""mamma mia! here we go again" dances into theaters july 20th.(nat music)"we will not be listening to no orcish music." "that is one of the greatest love songs ever written."will smith's netflix film is a hit, sort of. the verge reports netflix ordered a sequel to the buddy cop-meets-fantasy flick, "bright," before it debuted on the streaming service. "bright" follows two

l-a-p-d officers played by smith and joel edgerton as an orc, in a world where fantasy races co-exist with humans. "bright" begins streaming december 22nd."i was a cop. i was too damn callous. i had no empathy and that is unforgiveable."al pacino's latest movie has scored a zero. the direct-to-video movie "hangman" has received a zero-percent rating on rotten tomatoes. other movies which share the dubious distinction include "the ridiculous six," "staying alive" and "the nutcracker in 3-d." ouch. 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 morning news after the break.

(robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages.

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) the city of san francisco is

trying a new approach to prevent homeless encampments from popping up. but not everyone is embracing the idea. kron4's terisa estacio explains. these large boulders undernearth 101 near cesar chavez avenue in san francisco - the latest attempt to try and prevent another homeless encampment from springing up . you heard correctly large rocks playing a part in dealing with the homeless. larry stringer. try something different this was relatively inexpensive. larry stringer is the deputy director for operations in the public works department for san fransisco. he says just a few weeks ago, there were about 80 homeless people living here and about 30 tents. with help from the cities outreach team they steered homeless into services then cleaned this area all up.larry. think of it this way we were using crews, cleaning. it was a health and safety hazard. stringer goes on to point out, the rocks are way cheaper then using cleaning crews who can then be dispatched to other parts of the city that need some attention. so far the new strategy seems to be working, kinda. you can see there are no new encampments here but down the way on

ceasar chavez several new tents set up.gail meadows. they are using my parking lot as a bathroom.gail meadows, who runs this school says she is glad the large encampment is gone, but now has a new problem.stringer says he will get on that issue - in the meantime, he says, it is possible, this new boulder strategy might work in other parts of the citystringer. we will just have to see. (robin) happening now... police

are looking for a man who stabbed a 61-year-old man in the neck in santa rosa. this is a new surveillance image of the person they are looking for. the attack happened around 6:30 last night at lola's market on dutton avenue. the victim was stabbed in the neck. he is now in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police do not know what motivated the attack. (robin)this morning ... the golden state warriors are warning fans about a ticket scam. the team says .,.. 17 fans were not allowed wednesday night's game against the grizzlies because they had fake tickets. we are told... the tickets were from a non- verified third party. the warriors have six home games in the next ten days ...

including a christmas day matchup against the cleveland cavaliers. since opening night ... more than 300 fans have been turned away due to counterfeit tickets. the team is encouraging fans to buy tickets directly from its website .... warriors dot com.

welcome back ...a police operation at a school in san bruno took some people by surprise ... but its not what you think.stanley roberts explains. how old are you bud (9) nine years old do you know what you lke for christmas yes i would like .twas the week before

christmas and all thorugh portola elementarty schoool in san bruno.. wait you can't start the story at the end we gotta start at the beginning ok how do we look? perfect the belt always kind of slides on me .it's 7:30 in the morning and the san bruno police chief is getting prepared for the acting job of his career .merry christmas. come on santa so as the last minute details are worked out the santa and his helper get ready they don't know santa's coming (they know no one so i'll just meet them by the door yes ok you see, the san bruno police association, along with san bruno police and walmart teamed up to bring some christmas spirit to 14 special needs children at portola elementary school in san bruno when the children arrived they were greeted by santa one at a time .whoooo look who (ho ho ho merry christmas merry christmas) merry chitstmas hi five how are you buddy ohhhh .as they filed in they all showed there own level of excitement nats: ambiance then each kid was allowed to sit one on one with

santa,how old are you . five years old if they wanted to . not everyone wanted to can i give you a little present ok merry christmas okand some were happy to meet with santa and it cleary showed hello how old are you?.. 9. you wanna sit on my lap all look at that how are you are you excited about christmas yea can you say mmerry christmas merry christmas every child was given a gift that santa somehow knew what the wanted .and then in the end every one took a group photo with santa ..merry christmas ..all we were missing was a dancing elf we represent the lollipop clan . the lollipop clan the lolli pop clan oh i simply don't have the heart to tell him that's from the wizard of oz.but while he's dancing . look at the face of this kid who loved what santa gave him are you happy yea!!!! in san bruno stanley roberts kron 4 news (robin) coming up on the kron

four morning news... the governor is asking the president for additional support in the wake of the wildfires that devastated much of california.those details ahead. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

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

rebecca:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages.

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 )california fire crews can

breathe a little easier.a lot of progress has been made in fighting the wildfires that have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres.despite that ... governor jerry brown is asking president trump for help to deal with the aftermath.john lorinc has the latest. it seems like it's the beginning of the end of the

thomas fire in california. chief mark brown/ca dept. of forestry and fire protection "we're continuing to decrease the staffing on the fire but maintaining the appropriate presence."officials say the blaze is roughly 65-percent contained.the fire, which has burned about 273-thousand acres in the ventura county area, is expected to be fully contained on january seventh. brendan ripley/fire behavior analyst"we are working with the northeast winds that we have right now. it's red flag conditions for the area, but it's actually favorable conditions for the firing that's going on up there."the thomas fire is the final wildfire that's still raging in california and all of the significant evacuation orders were lifted.california governor jerry brown requested a major disaster declaration

from the trump white (robin)in national news ...the senate approved a short-term spending bill that will keep the federal government operating for the next month. but this stop-gap measure only funds the government until january 19th. which means republicans and democrats will have to once again come back to the matter after the holidays. (robin)the population of california is now at 39.6 million. thats according to the state department of finance ... which released its annual county-by-county population estimates. in southern california ... los angeles county came in with the highest population at ten- point- three million.the smallest, alpine county ... has just eleven-hundred people. the statistics

showed the state's population spike came from births -out numbering deaths -by two- hundred-twenty-thousand. there was also a net gain of 80-thousand people from other states and countries. (robin) a 10- thousand dollar christmas donation is helping needy families in san jose. christmas came a little early for about 160- families at "katherine r. smith elementary school." this was the happy scene yesterday... as those families were given more than 500- gifts. the money was donated by the san jose-based "republic urban properties." (robin) teachers did the shopping ... while local firefighters and other community voluneers did the wrapping. (robin)happening today ... thousands of children from low income families will get a christmas surprise. for the second day in a row... sacred heart in san jose will

hand out toys. the giveaway started yesterday. parents were given black garbage bags to hide the toys they picked out ... while their kids were playing in another area. unfortunately -- sacred heart is still about 39-hundred toys short of its goal. but you can still donate -- just head over to sacred heart... or donate online. (robin) 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 embarcadero. join us starting at 8-p-m on new years eve. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... we take you inside the new amazon warehouse in san francisco ... as last minute orders are shipped out before the holiday weekend.

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(robin@landing)this morning we get a look inside amazon's new warehouse hub in san francisco. as kron4s gabe slate explains it serves as homebase for their two hour delvery service. inside this unmarked warehouse in the south of market area in san francisco is a like a mini distribution center for amazon's prime now service for the bay area. tens of thousands of goods ready to be brought to you just a couple of clicks away prime now, which is a stand alone separate app by amazon offers free 2 hour delivery to amazon prime members. it's $100 a year for prime membership.. pricey.. here's what it gets you: this prime now delivery service2 day shipping from

amazon's main website access to their video and music streaming services and back up photo storage on their cloud. nats - once an order is placed on prime now the picker's here weave in and out of the rows to find the goods they pack them up and get them up get them labeled then move them toward the delivery zone from there after final check they are rolled out to the fleet of amazon prime now delivery drivers waiting outside. they pack them up and take off. when ordering you can also choose a 2 hour window later in the day if you know where you'll be. and if wan't to additional $8 you can have an item be within 1 hour. amazon told me this week (robin)coming up in the next hour ...an arson investigation in antioch ...after a string of structure fires erupt just blocks away from each other. lydia pantazas is standing by with the latest. (robin)plus ... its going to be busy at airports this weekend ... as people head home for the holidays.will

tran is live at s-f-o with what you can expect. (robin) and a mother gets a very special gift ... just in time for the holidays.its a story you'll only see here on kron4. this year, start a new holiday tradition.

delicious recipes made with nutella! the holidays never tasted this good. discover holiday recipes at nutella.com. ( lydia ) lydia - arson

investigation in contra costa county ( will ) will - holiday travel at s-f-o ( james ) and it's a chilly start to your friday morning... here's a live look outside.

( 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:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) christmas is just days ( darya ) christmas is just days away... and a lot of people will be traveling through s-f-o.( james ) this week... more than 100-thousand fliers have passed thru each day. kron 4's will tran joins us live from the airport. will... ( darya ) thanks will.

we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james ) and breaking news we are following from overnight... at least five buildings are destroyed in a series of fires overnight in antioch.( darya )

now firefighters believe they were arson. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in antioch this morning with the details. lydia.

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for a man who stabbed a 61-year-old man in the neck in santa rosa. this is a new surveillance image of the person they are looking for. the attack happened around 6:30 last night at lola's market on dutton avenue. the victim was stabbed in the neck. he is now in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police do not know what motivated the attack. ( darya ) a concord teacher is behind bars...

accused of having sex with a developmentally disabled student. police say daniel gonzalez worked at the loma vista adult center. officers say gonzalez had sex with an adult student... who has the intellectual development level of a young teenager. gonzalez has been placed on an administrative leave. ( darya ) the san francisco symphony is canceling planned performances by a well- known conductor... because of allegations of sexual misconduct. charles dutoit is the principal conductor of london's royal philharmonic orchestra. he's accused of assaulting several musicians. he was set to conduct the san francisco symphony for two weeks in april. the symphony will now announce a new conductor. ( james ) happening now... it seems package thieves are becoming even bolder around the bay area. 100 people in san jose may not be getting their packages in time for christmas... or at all. thieves broke into a mail

truck and stole four plastic bins full of packages... the truck was parked on deland avenue when the thieves hit. the packages were addressed to homes on nevin way, concord avenue and kingman avenue. there is a 10- thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction. ( james ) and this is new video from the berkeley police department. officers says two package thefts happened earlier this month at an apartment building on fulton street. that's near the cal campus and the downtown berkeley bart station. in both cases... the suspects waited outside the locked entrance door of the complex. when a tenant left... they were able to get inside. they have not been caught. ( james ) fire breaks out in a south bay walmart... and a kron 4 viewer captured the chaotic scene. the person who shot this says it happened at the walmart in milpitas around 8:30 last night in the toy section. the store was

evacuated. but the cause of the fire is still unknown and we don't know if anyone was hurt. ( darya ) concord police need your help looking for a man who robbed a goodwill store. it happened after the store closed... employees didn't know someone was still inside. police say the man then pulled out a gun and demanded cash from two employees inside the back office. police only have a vague description of the suspect. they're checking surveillance cameras around the store for any possible leads. ( darya ) governor brown is asking president trump to make a major disaster declaration... because of the wildfires raging in the state. brown got a presidential emergency declaration for federal assistance earlier in december. he is making this new request because several major disasters this year have stretched state resources thin... including the north bay wildfires.

the deadly "thomas fire" is now the second largest wildfire in state history. it has burned more than 270- thousand acres and destroyed over a thousand homes and other buildings. ( james ) some southern california students are helping kids up in butte county... affected by the la porte fire. that fire destroyed 37 homes back in october. but for one night the victims were able to forget their troubles. they had a christmas dinner and every child got a gift.

break... a mother gets a very special gift.... just in time for the holidays. its a story you'll only see here on kron 4. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

see ya. -take care. ♪ so probably take it at night. and if you have any questions, the instructions are here in spanish as you requested. gracias. ♪ at walgreens, how we care will change over time, but why we care remains the same treating everyone with the care and attention they deserve. walgreens. trusted since 1901. ( james )( darya ) welcome

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

rebecca:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages. 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

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 ) this christmas... a local mother is getting the gift of life. we told you about dorilyn harrison one year ago... after we spotted a sign on her s-u-v... pleading for a kidney. now... her search is over. kron 4's ali reid met with the woman who stepped forward... it's a story you will only see here. it all started with this sign and some hope natsot - i'm

excited to go back to normal.a year later, these two women are connected it was absolute certainty i was supposed to do this.i had 50 million blood tests done. and i got the excited phone call all along the way.dorilyn harrison and her kidney doner lori gaines had their final blood work done this week. they're now all clear for the transplant surgery.it's amazing. i couldn't do it without lori, and i have to thank you as well, because i wouldn't be sitting here if it wasn't for the two of you. dorilyn has been living with polycystic kidney disease for almost 3 decades. we shared her story a year ago, after spotting this sign on a car. since then, she's had a number of offers, but no match until now.her life is hard. i mean it's hard you know. every part of her is affected by this so anything i can do to help makes me so excited.lori recognized dorilyn, because not only had they worked at the same school, but also at the time, dorilyn's son grant was her student. this surgery comes at a time when this mother of one is at her weakest her kidney functioning at only 8%.it's been a long journey so i don't believe it's actually hit yet that it's gonna happen.bridge after the surgery, dorilyn's doctor's believe her kidney function will spike to 80%. for the average person, normal

is 60%.surgery is a week from now. and both women are optimistic. lori's surgeon happens to be the doctor that performed dorilyn's father's transplant years ago.reporting in modesto ali reid kron 4 news news ( darya ) the asian community gathered in chinatown to honor san francisco mayor ed lee... after his sudden death.( darya )

almost one-thousand people came out to last night's candlelight vigil. many people said his accomplishments are an inspiration ... and the historical significance of his role cannot be overlooked. ( darya ) many people said holding the burning candles warmed their hearts with fond memories of mayor lee. ( darya ) sharon meadow in golden gate park is getting a new name. city officials have agreed to rename the meadow ... after the late comedian robin williams. williams was known for supporting the annual comedy day in golden gate park's music concourse ... which started in 19-81. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a new attempt to prevent homeless encampments in san

francisco. why the city is counting on ( james ) and after the break... the salvation army gets an amazing gift. how much good one gold coin can do.

( darya ) it's thought by some to be a salvation army urban legend ... a generous donor goes all over the country... dropping gold coins in red kettles.( james ) but a bell ringer in

roseville ... actually got that lucky coin. the salvation army says that coin is worth 13-hundred dollars ... enough to pay for 250 meals. < in a year that were not doing so great it was definitely a morale booster and just excitement to see a coin i've never seen one before>( james ) the roseville red kettle campaign hopes this encourages people to donate. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break.

( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through

much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages. 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.

( darya ) also new this morning... san jose police arrest a man after they say he tried to meet up with an underage girl for sex. officers arrested 33-year-old joe nanez after he contacted a 14-year-old girl who actually turned out to be an undercover police officer. he also sent the undercover officer sexually explicit images. when nanez showed up to meet the girl he was met by san jose police officers and arrested. ( darya ) police have arrested a man in fairfield after they say he crashed his car into a gun store and then set the store on fire. it

happened at the cordelia gun exchange on central way. when police arrived they found that the car had crashed through the front of the store... the store was on fire and the man was trying to steal stuff from the store. police later arrested armando mandrigues from fairfield. he was booked in the solano county jail and charged with arson and burglary. ( james ) a suspected arsonist is arrested in santa clara county. investigators say jeffery navarro reyes is responsible for setting a string of fires along 680. one of the fire burned the old milpitas animal hospital. reyes is now facing three counts of arson. ( james ) two women are charged with attempted murder for assaulting a woman ... and then leaving her on a busy street where she was hit by a car. berkely police responded to a crash between a car and a pedestrian in the 31-hundred block of san pablo avenue on monday night. they found a woman in the middle of the street. the woman was rushed to a hospital where she is in critical condition. police were able to recover surveillance video that shows two women beating the victim. police

arrested both women. ( darya ) more than two months after a bomb was mailed to an east palo alto home... police have made an arrest in the case. police say ross gordon laverty mailed at least one explosive device on october 11th. the person who got the package was suspicious... so he opened it in his back yard. he was injured when he opened it. last month... a mail bomb was also sent to a police officer's home in alameda. it's not clear if laverty is also connected to that crime. ( darya ) laverty is set to be in court on december 28th. if convicted .. he faces up to 20 years in prison.. ( darya ) in the south bay ... an undercover sting

operation leads to the arrest of 19 men for solicitation of prostitution. three of them are also accused of attempted robbery. authorities say the trio set up a date with a prostitute ... and tried to rob her. only this was no ordinary prostitute ... she was an undercover cop. police are asking anyone who's been victimized by those three men ... to come forward. (darya) two of the suspects are set to appear in court on january 24th ... where they're expected to enter a plea. the third suspect will appear in court in mid february. ( james ) the city of san francisco has come up with a new way to prevent homeless encampments from popping up and creating health hazarads. the idea? boulders. the city has placed them undernearth 101 near cesar chavez avenue. the public

works department says they had to get creative. ( james ) before mayor ed lee's passing... he vowed to take one- thousand homeless people off the street. the boulders detered around 80 homeless people from living in one san francisco location -- and with help from the city's out-reach program -- steered them into homeless services. ( james ) the golden state warriors are warning fans about a ticket scam. the team says 17 fans were not allowed in wednesday game against the grizzlies because they had bogus tickets. we're told the tickets were from a non- verified third party. the warriors have six home games in the next ten days... including a christmas

day matchup against the cleveland cavaliers. since opening night.. more than 300 fans have been turned away because of counterfeit tickets. the team is encouraging fans to buy tickets directly from its website... warriors dot com. ( darya ) on christmas day.. cal-train and sam-trans will run on a holiday schedule. both agencies will be open on a typical sunday schedule on christmas eve and christmas day. cal-train will also offer the standard shuttle service to and from its san jose stations. ( darya ) parking on both ends of the golden gate bridge will be restricted... starting saturday. the restrictions will be in effect between 11 in the morning and 5 in the evening... and will be in place through january first. visitors can still access the welcome center at the south end of he bridge and the vista point that overlooks

at the north end by public transit... bike.. taxi or ride sharing. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... teachers get a one-of-a-kind gift. see the message one boy's parents delivered... on a wine bottle. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. when my smile is bright,

i feel ready to shine. some whitening toothpastes only remove surface stains, colgate optic white high impact white is different. it has hydrogen peroxide, to whiten four shades for a visibly whiter smile. trust your smile to colgate optic white. ( darya ) this is a unique

christmas present. a couple in ohio brought wine for the teachers at their son's elementary school.( james ) but they replaced the labels with a picture of their son. a message was added: "our child might be the reason you drink... so enjoy this bottle on us." ( darya ) the teachers loved the one-of-a-kind gift. as for the kid... he might be feeling a little embarassed. ( james ) coming up after the break... making sure kids have presents to open on christmas day. the big surprise for one bay area school. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break.

today we're out here to test people's knowledge about type 2 diabetes. so you have type 2 diabetes? yes i do. true or false... type 2 diabetes more than doubles your chance of dying from a cardiovascular event, like a heart attack or a stroke. that can't be true, can it? actually, it is true. and with heart disease, your risk is even higher. in fact, cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death for adults with type 2 diabetes and heart disease. but there is good news. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill with a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit. jardiance is proven to both significantly reduce the chance of dying from a cardiovascular event in adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease and lower your a1c. that's good to know. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded,

or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. isn't it time to talk to your doctor about jardiance? absolutely. ask your doctor about jardiance. and get to the heart of what matters. 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:clear and cold through

early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages.

( darya ) police cars head to a school in san bruno... but it's not what you think.( james ) this was all about spreading cheer... not catching bad guys. kron 4's stanley roberts tagged along with officers for a very special operation. how old are you bud (9) nine years old do you know what you like for christmas yes i would like .twas the week before

christmas and all through portola elementary schoool in san bruno.. wait you can't start the story at the end we gotta start at the beginning ok, how do we look? perfect the belt always kind of slides on me .it's 7:30 in the morning and the san bruno police chief is getting prepared for the acting job of his career .merry christmas. come on santa so as the last minute details are worked out the santa and his helper get ready they don't know santa's coming (they know no one so i'll just meet them by the door yes ok you see, the san bruno police association, along with san bruno police and walmart teamed up to bring some christmas spirit to 14

special needs children at portola elementary school in san bruno when the children arrived they were greeted by santa one at a time .whoooo look who (ho ho ho merry christmas merry christmas) merry christmas hi five how are you, buddy, ohhhh .as they filed in they all showed there own level of excitement nats: ambiance then each kid was allowed to sit one on one with santa,how old are you . five years old if they wanted to . not everyone wanted to can i give you a little present ok merry christmas ok and some were happy to meet with santa and it cleary showed hello, how old are you?.. 9. you wanna sit on my lap all look at that how are you are you excited about christmas yea can you say merry christmas merry christmas every child was given a gift that santa somehow knew what the wanted .and then, in the end, every one took a group photo with santa ..merry christmas ..all we were missing was a dancing elf we represent the lollipop clan . the lollipop clan the lolli pop clan don't have the him that's the oz.but while he's dancing . face of this kid what santa gave him yea!!!! stanley news

( darya ) a 10- thousand dollar christmas donation is helping needy families in san jose. christmas came a little early for about 160- families at "katherine r. smith elementary school." this was the happy scene yesterday... as those families were given more than 500- gifts. the money was donated by the san jose-based "republic urban properties." ( darya ) teachers did the shopping... while local firefighters and other community voluneers did the wrapping. ( james ) coming up after the break... spending christmas at the movies. the five films that are taking on "star wars."

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) five new movies are hitting theaters this long christmas weekend.( james ) but how will they fare

against the "last jedi" juggernaut? rick damigella has a preview. "i think we've become the avatars we chose."(nat music) "welcome to jumanji!"(nat sting)22 years after the original, "jumanji: welcome to the jungle" puts a new generation of players in a new iteration of the game. "jumanji" looks to have the best opening of the week's new releases, with the hollywood reporter predicting a six-day debut of between 45 and 60 million dollars.(nat music) "the greatest showman" spins the story of how p-t barnum began his legendary circus, into a musical starring hugh jackman. both variety and the reporter say "the greatest showman" will bow with roughly 20 million dollars in ticket sales during its first six days in theaters.(nat music) the barden bellas bounce back onto the stage this weekend. the hollywood reporter's

prognosticators predict "pitch perfect three" could bring in between 28 and 32 million dollars between friday and christmas day."i wasn't sure who your father was.""how does that work?""it was the crazy 70's!"it's "operation: who's your daddy" as owen wilson and ed helms play fraternal twins seeking their "father figures." the reporter pegs the paternal pursuit with a seven to 14 million dollar debut, while variety puts it right in the middle at ten million."downsizing takes the pressure right off. especially money pressure. we live like kings!"matt damon drops down in dimension in "downsizing." both the reporter's and varieties' pundits predict the sci-fi dramedy will have a "small" opening of ten to 12 million dollars.(nat chewbacca and porg)none of these new flicks however, stand a chance against "star wars: the last jedi" this week. variety says the eighth film in the skywalker saga could continue its imperial march with between 120 and 150 million dollars between wednesday and monday alone. in hollywood, i'm rick damigela. ( james ) coming up in the

next hour ... an arson investigation in antioch ... after a string of structure fires erupt just blocks away from each other. lydia pantazes will join us live latest. ( james ) plus ... its going to be busy at airports this weekend ... as people head home for the holidays. will tran is live at s-f-o with what you can expect. ( james ) and... we'll take you inside the new amazon warehouse in san francisco ... as last minute orders are shipped out before the holiday weekend.

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stores are now open 24 hours. take an extra 20% off when you spend $100 or more! and get kohl's cash for you! short on time? buy online and pick up free in store! give joy, get joy - right now at kohl's. ( lydia ) lydia - arson investigation in contra costa county ( will ) will - holiday travel at s-f-o ( james ) and it's a chilly start

to your friday morning... here's a live look outside. ( 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:clear and cold through

early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages. 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. 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

( james ) and breaking news we are following from overnight... at least five buildings are destroyed in a series of fires overnight in antioch.( darya ) now firefighters believe they were arson. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in antioch this morning with the details. lydia.

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) christmas is just days away... and a lot of people will be traveling through s-f-o.(

james ) this week... more than 100-thousand fliers have passed thru each day. kron 4's will tran joins us live from the airport. will... ( darya ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james ) new this morning two people are taken to the hospital after a fire at a home in hayward. it happened on the 500 block of minerva drive block of on the

500 it happened hayward. home in a fire at a ( james ) new this ( james

) the morning. through out with you through out the morning.

( james ) new this morning two people are taken to the hospital after a fire at a home in hayward. it happened on the 500 block of minerva drive in hayward around 2:15 this morning. police say the fire likely started near the kitchen. a third person was able to get out of the home safely. the exact cause is under investigation. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for a man who stabbed a 61-year-old man in the neck in santa rosa. this is a new surveillance image of the person they are looking for. the attack happened around 6:30 last night at lola's market on dutton avenue. the victim was stabbed in the neck. he is now in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. police do not know what motivated the attack. ( darya ) a concord teacher is behind bars...

accused of having sex with a developmentally disabled student. police say daniel gonzalez worked at the loma vista adult center. officers say gonzalez had sex with an adult student... who has the intellectual development level of a young teenager. gonzalez has been placed on an administrative leave. ( darya ) the san francisco symphony is canceling planned performances by a well- known conductor... because of allegations of sexual misconduct. charles dutoit is the principal conductor of london's royal philharmonic orchestra. he's accused of assaulting several musicians. he was set to conduct the san francisco symphony for two weeks in april. the symphony will now announce a new conductor. ( james ) happening now... it seems package thieves are becoming even bolder around the bay area. 100 people in san jose may not be getting their packages in time for christmas... or at all. thieves broke into a mail truck and stole four plastic bins full of packages... the truck was parked on deland avenue when the thieves hit.

the packages were addressed to homes on nevin way, concord avenue and kingman avenue. there is a 10- thousand dollar reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction. ( james ) and this is new video from the berkeley police department. officers says two package thefts happened earlier this month at an apartment building on fulton street. that's near the cal campus and the downtown berkeley bart station. in both cases... the suspects waited outside the locked entrance door of the complex. when a tenant left... they were able to get inside. they have not been caught. ( james ) fire breaks out in a south bay walmart... and a kron 4 viewer captured the chaotic scene. the person who shot this says it happened at the walmart in milpitas around 8:30 last night in the toy section. the store was evacuated. but the cause of the fire is still unknown and we don't know if anyone was hurt. ( darya ) concord police

need your help looking for a man who robbed a goodwill store. it happened after the store closed... employees didn't know someone was still inside. police say the man then pulled out a gun and demanded cash from two employees inside the back office. police only have a vague description of the suspect. they're checking surveillance cameras around the store for any possible leads. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. holiday light condidtions on wb 80 really?

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portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages. no major hot spots. 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 no major hot spots. 20 min

bart delays due to earlier problems. 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

( james ) this christmas... a local mother is getting the gift of life. we told you about dorilyn harrison one year ago... after we spotted a sign on her s-u-v... pleading for a kidney. now... her search is over. kron 4's ali reid met with the woman who stepped forward... it's a story you will only see here. it all started with this sign and some hope natsot - i'm excited to go back to normal.a year later, these two women are connected it was absolute certainty i was supposed to do

this.i had 50 million blood tests done. and i got the excited phone call all along the way.dorilyn harrison and her kidney doner lori gaines had their final blood work done this week. they're now all clear for the transplant surgery. it's amazing. i couldn't do it without lori, and i have to thank you as well, because i wouldn't be sitting here if it wasn't for the two of you. dorilyn has been living with polycystic kidney disease for almost 3 decades. we shared her story a year ago, after spotting this sign on a car. since then, she's had a number of offers, but no match until now.her life is hard. i mean it's hard you know. every part of her is affected by this so anything i can do to help makes me so excited.lori recognized dorilyn, because not only had they worked at the same school, but also at the time, dorilyn's son grant was her student. this surgery comes at a time when this

mother of one is at her weakest her kidney functioning at only 8%.it's been a long journey so i don't believe it's actually hit yet that it's gonna happen.bridge after the surgery, dorilyn's doctor's believe her kidney function will spike to 80%. for the average person, normal is 60%.surgery is a week from now. and both women are optimistic. lori's surgeon happens to be the doctor that performed dorilyn's father's transplant years ago.reporting in modesto ali reid kron 4 news ( darya ) the asian community gathered in chinatown to honor san francisco mayor ed lee... after his sudden death.( darya ) almost one-thousand people came out to last night's candlelight vigil. many people said his accomplishments are an inspiration ... and the historical significance of his role cannot be overlooked.

( darya ) the asian community gathered in chinatown to honor san francisco mayor ed lee... after his sudden death.( darya ) almost one-thousand people came out to last night's candlelight many people accomplishments are an and the significance of his role overlooked. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a new attempt to prevent homeless encampments in san francisco. ( james ) and after the break... why cutting the cord could expose your kids to much less of one thing.

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james @ landing) with many people looking for alternates to cable, kids who live in 'netflix only' homes watch 230

hours less of advertiseents per year. the average american child watches just over two and a half hours of television a day. or almost 980 hours a year. with 24 percent of that airtime accounting for commercials. researchers found parents cut the cord not just for cost, but to be able to control what their kids watch and what they're exposed to. 80 percent of those same kids of parents who only stream do not even know what a commercial is. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ♪

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back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday

into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge 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 ) new this morning... san jose police arrest a man after they say he tried to meet up with an underage girl for sex. officers arrested 33-year-old joe nanez after he contacted a 14-year-old girl who actually turned out to be an undercover police officer. he also sent the undercover officer sexually explicit images. when nanez showed up to meet the girl he was met by san jose police officers and arrested. ( darya ) police have arrested a man in fairfield after they say he crashed his car into a gun store and then set the store on fire. it happened at the cordelia gun exchange on central way. when police arrived they found that the car had crashed through the front of the store... the store was on fire and the man was trying to steal stuff from the store. police later arrested armando

mandrigues from fairfield. he was booked in the jail and charged with arson and burglary. ( james ) a suspected arsonist is arrested in santa clara county. investigators say jeffery navarro reyes is responsible for setting a string of fires along 680. one of the fire burned the old milpitas animal hospital. reyes is now facing three counts of arson. ( james ) two women were charged with attempted murder for allegedly assaulting a woman ... and then leaving her on a busy street where she was hit by a car. berkely police responded to a collision between a car and a pedestrian in the 31-hundred block of san pablo avenue on monday night. they found a woman in the middle of the street. the woman was rushed to a hospital where she is in critical condition. police were able to recover surveillance video that shows two women beating the woman. police arrested both women. they're scheduled to appear in court next tuesday ( darya ) more than two months after a bomb was mailed

to an east palo alto home... police have made an arrest in the case. police say ross gordon laverty mailed at least one explosive device on october 11th. the person who got the package was suspicious... so he opened it in his back yard. he was injured when he opened it. last month... a mail bomb was also sent to a police officer's home in alameda. it's not clear if laverty is also connected to that crime. ( darya ) laverty is set to be in court on december 28th. if convicted .. he faces up prison.. ( darya ) in the south bay ... an undercover sting operation leads to the arrest of 19 men for solicitation of prostitution. three of them are also accused of attempted robbery. authorities say the trio set up a date with a prostitute

... and tried to rob her. only this was no ordinary prostitute ... she was an undercover cop. police are asking anyone who's been victimized by those three men ... to come forward. ( james ) the city of san francisco has come up with a new way to prevent homeless encampments from popping up and creating health hazarads. the idea? boulders. the city has placed them undernearth 101 near cesar chavez avenue. the public works department says they had to get ( james ) before mayor ed lee's passing... he vowed to take one- thousand homeless people off the street. the boulders detered around 80

homeless people from living in one san francisco location -- and with help from the city's out-reach program -- steered them into homeless services. ( james ) the golden state warriors are warning fans about a ticket scam. the team says 17 fans were not allowed in wednesday game against the grizzlies because they had bogus tickets. we're told the tickets were from a non- verified third party. the warriors have six home games in the next ten days... including a christmas day matchup against the cleveland cavaliers. since opening night.. more than 300 fans have been turned away because of counterfeit tickets. the team is encouraging fans to buy tickets directly from its website... warriors dot com. ( darya ) on christmas day.. cal-train and sam-trans will run on a holiday schedule. both agencies will be open on a typical sunday schedule on christmas eve and christmas day. cal-train will also offer the standard shuttle service to and from its san jose stations. ( darya ) parking on both

ends of the golden gate bridge will be restricted... starting saturday. the restrictions will be in effect between 11 in the morning and 5 in the evening... and will be in place through january first. visitors can still access the welcome center at the south end of he bridge and the vista point that overlooks at the north end by public transit... bike.. taxi or ride sharing. ( darya ) thousands of children from low income families will get a christmas surprise. for the second day in a row... sacred heart in san jose will hand out toys. the giveaway started yesterday. parents were given black garbage bags to hide the toys they picked out ... while their kids were playing in another area. unfortunately -- sacred heart is still about 39-hundred toys short of its goal. but you can still donate -- just head over to sacred heart... or donate online. ( james ) and after the break... life expectancy is going down. the reason why. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

for mild-to-moderate eczema? it can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. the arm of an arm wrestler? the back of a quarterback? the face of a fairy? prescription eucrisa is a nose to toes eczema ointment. it blocks overactive pde4 enzymes within your skin. and it's steroid-free. do not use if you are allergic to eucrisa or its ingredients. allergic reactions may occur at or near the application site. the most common side effect is application site pain. ask your doctor about eucrisa. 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.

( james ) new federal numbers are out for life expectancy in the u.s. and the numbers are down once again this year.( darya ) on average, in 2016 life expectancy was 78-point-6 years in the u.s. that's down from 78-point-seven the year before. government researchers believe that the epidemic of drug overdoses is at least partly to blame. the leading causes of death remain the same including heart disease, cancer and stroke. ( james ) another unchanged factor women are living longer than men.' living a full five years longer. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (darya) welcome back.

lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday

into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages. averages. near seasonal averages.

no major hot spots. 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 10- thousand dollar christmas donation is helping needy families in san jose. christmas came a little early for about 160- families at "katherine r. smith elementary school." this was the happy scene yesterday... as those families were given more than 500- gifts. the money was donated by the san jose- based "republic urban properties."

especially to the children because that's the most importnt thnig about christmas...">( darya ) teachers did the shopping... while local firefighters and other community voluneers did the wrapping. ( james ) after last sunday's index card fiasco the n-f-l is telling officials to not use a piece a paper to measure a first down. it played a major factor in the raiders loss to the cowboys. dallas capped off the drive with the game-winning field goal . as you can see in the video -- raiders head coach, jack del rio was heated by jack del rio was heated by the unusual move. ( darya ) aside from the index card fiasco, the raiders are in the holiday spirt. this week the raiders wide receivers lead a bike giveaway for boys and girls in san leandro. amari cooper and michael

crabtree among the players in attendance. and they made sure to offer a complete package. handing out 80 bikes, helmets, locks and more so each child received what they need for safe riding. ( darya ) on the hardwood a couple ball legends with deep bay area ties are up for the "naismith basketball hall of fame" in their first year of eligibility. jason kidd who played at st. joseph high school in alameda and played a couple of years at cal is one of the nominees. he was a 10-tme all-star and won an n-b-a title in 2011. he's also a two-time olympic gold medalist steve nash played his college ball at santa clara before moving on to the n-b-a where he was a 2-time league m-v-p and 8-time all-star. nash came back to the bay area a couple of years ago as a special assistant for the wariors. ( james ) as for the dubs... the warriors

rolling along without steph curry draymond green or zaza pachulia. the dubs have now won 10 straight games behind the hot shooting of klay thompson. he made his first nine buckets to start the game. finishing with 29 points. kevin durant had 22 points and 8 rebounds as well. the dubs won their 10th straight game... they are only the 4th team in n-b-a history to post double-diget win streaks in five straight seasons. the other three were the spurs from 20-10-2016. the celtics also did it from 1970-1975 and the seattle supersonics from 1992-1997 the warriors go for their 11th straight win against the lakers at oracle arena tonight. ( james ) scratch the fruitcake for lots of people, it's just not christmas without the hot tamales.( darya ) on dine and dish - kron 4's vicki liviakas serves up this traditional mexican holiday treat.

no egg nog in sight... here at copita in sausalito - they have a different way of celebrating the season.(vicki liviakis "when you think of christmas, of course you think tamales!" they're celebrating 12 days of tamales. and diners are delighted. (copita diner) " it's a brand new thing, we just walked in the door."(joanne weir, copita) "we have them on the menu all the time but at christmas we specialize in them in tamales, and we have them to go or come in to get them." these corn husk wrapped delicacies - made by hand one by one.(copita diner) 12 days of tamales. so popular, copita's joanne weir says it's an annual tradition thanks to chef daniel tellez who makes these little masa and meat bundles with a lot of love.(chef daniel tellez, copita) " how did you learn how to make these beautiful tamales? these ones in particular with my aunt and my mother, they just make a lot of tamales at christmas and for special occasions. i love to make these ones. so this is your little gift to everyone here? yes. they're wrapped up like little presents. yeah, half the fun of tamales is you open them

and you don't know what is in there. you want to surprise someone - which is a great touch."(joanne weir, copita) "mexicans have done this for a very long time and daniel our chef just amazing, he learned them from his mother and grandmother. and for us he brought the tradition, especially the christmas tamales and what could be better than just sharing those with your family. it's a wonderful thing to do." and for a little holiday cheer - there's the ever popular margarita plus a special seasonal cocktail.(joanne weir, copita) "also the other one is the hot passion. put a little mistletoe over your head and you're going to have some hot passion." ( james ) 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 embarcadero. join us starting at 8-p-m on new years

eve.

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palace has released the official engagement photographs of prince harry and megan markle. the british prince and american actress met last july. it all started with a blind date set up by a mutual friend. the couple announced their engagement last month and are set to wed on may nineteenth at the windsor castle. the newlyweds will begin their life in nottingham cottage at kensington palace in london. the pair plans to spend christmas with the queen and other members of the royal family. ( james ) coming up in the next hour ... an arson

investigation in antioch ... after a string of structure fires erupt just blocks away from each other. lydia pantazes will join us live with the latest.

( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. this morning we are getting you ready as you head out the door for the holiday weekend.( darya ) will tran is live

at s-f-o. and robin winston is tracking your commute.( james ) but first we want to go to rebecca strom who is in the weather center talking about a really cold morning. rebecca:clear and cold through early morning with seasonable temperatures through the weekend. slight chance of light rain for the northern portion of the region sunday into sunday night. otherwise, ongoing dry conditions through much of next week with temperatures near seasonal averages.