( will ) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im will tran. lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part ( will ) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im will tran. lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca:dry weather conditions

will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

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 ( will ) san francisco is getting ready for one of the biggest celebrations of the year on new year's eve. safety is a big concern

following a foiled terror attack on pier 39. kron 4's charles clifford has a look at what police are doing to keep you safe. the san francisco police department says that on new years eve all of it's district stations will be fully staffed across the city. officer robert rueca/sfpd- "we're going to be traveling on bikes, motorcycles, all different types of vehicles so we can, uh, respond to incidents all throughout the city."there will also be a strong police presence along the embarcadero both before and after the annual fireworks show.officer robert rueca/sfpd- "you'll see a very heavy presence of uniformed officers, as well as plain-clothed officers out there that you may not notice." along the embarcadero thursday evening, elizabeth johnson and her son said they welcome the extra police presence.sotthat makes me feel better, but it wouldn't stop us from coming. in addition to the added patrol, san francisco's emergency operations center will also be activated on new years eve. staffed by dozens of federal, state and local law enforcement personnel.

kristin hogen/sfdem- "just by being close together, we can problem solve quite quickly. we also are able to get a sense of what's happening in the field very quickly as well, because we're all working shoulder to shoulder." city officials are also encouraging any one headed out on new years eve to sign up for public safety alerts that will be sent out via text message. kristin hogen/sfdem- "all you have to do is text message nyesf17 to 888-777 and then we'll be able to send you messages as it relates to the new year's eve celebration directly to your phone." finally, sfpd is also asking that if finally, sfpd is phone."directly to your celebration directly to your phone."finally, sfpd is also asking that if anything suspicious see something say something.charles clifford ( will ) ( will ) in an effort to keep drunk drivers off the road on new year's eve... bay area public transportation agencies are offering free rides. in the south bay -- the v-t-a is offering free service from 8pm new year's eve until 5am new year's day. cal-train and muni are also offering free rides during that time... bart is 'not' offering free rides... but is extending service hours

until 3-am. and you can always call a taxi, uber or lyft... but watch out for surge pricing. ( will ) this year... kron 4 will have expanded new year's eve coverage. 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 and spencer blake -- 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. ( will ) new this morning... the f-b-i says they have captured the man known as the "orange goatee bandit." investigators say he targeted two banks in fremont and millbrae earlier this month. he was arrested in colorado... accused of committing similar crimes in that state. the f-b-i says that tips from the public helped them track the man down.

( will ) happening now... police are looking for a violent criminal in the east bay. they say the man tried to rob a gas station by hopping over the counter... and attacking the cashier. the entire crime was caught on surveillance camera. this happened last thursday in berkeley... at the chevron on san pablo avenue and gilman street. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke with the cashier who was assaulted. a brutal attack caught on camera.. the suspect pounces over the counter and begins to punch and kick the cashier... leaving him with a bloody nose and lips.tariq wali/robbery victimhe jumped to me and he suddenly punched me in my nose and my eyes and my face and that time i was dizzy. .. when after that i go to the hospital and i am feelng shaky like this. and now i am very in depression.tariq wali has worked at this chevron for nearly two years. he says the incident has left him constantly looking over his shoulder.tariq wali/robbery

victimi feel really bad in here also in my home also every time i go like this this when somebody have like this jacket i'm very scared in this timethe attack and robbery happened last thursday around 8 at night. and wali says it's the second time in the past year that the store has been robbed while he was working. customers we talked to were disappointed b by the incident but say they're not surprised. michael brown/customer:it's really unfortunate tha the did that i think that it looked to me that the dude was really angry like he's got some issues that he needs to work out and it's really unfortunate for this guy he has to deal with that type of trauma. yeah he's going to need to see a professional for that you know. i've been through things like this. many of may family have it's just part of life here. it doesn't surprise me. i've seen it all my life

( will ) in the east bay... police have arrested a man accused of starting at least four fires in antioch. jose gomes---a transient -- has been charged with arson. he's suspected of starting at least four fires. one burned a florist shop... the owners told kron-4 last week that they lost everything in the fire. three other fires were set near churches. the fires all happened in the 'a' street corridor. police say similar fires in the area are still under investigation. ( will ) an oakland man is facing several counts of possession and distribution of child porn. davey hudson is accused of having more than 100-thousand images of child pornography on his computer. oakland police worked with the f-b-i to make this arrest. investigators say they found the pictures after getting a search warrant to look through hudson's electronic devices. they also say that hudson has a prior felony conviction for a lewd act with a child. ( will ) developing news out of new york... an

apartment fire has killed 12 people... including a one-year-old baby. four more people are in critical condition. officials say flames spread through every floor of the 5-story bronx apartment... within a matter of minutes. about 170 firefighters worked in freezing cold weather to rescue people from the building. one witness says when the fire broke out...the smoke was intense... and people could be heard screaming. no word yet on what may have started the fire. ( will ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the new efforts by the city of san francisco to keep kids away from pot. ( will ) and we are just days away from the annual rose parade in pasadena. see the work being done to get the floats ready for the ( will ) and after the break.. a popular bay area chef is facing sexual assault and harassment complaints. hear what his former employees are saying about him this

rebecca: dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring

precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

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 ( will ) ( will ) a well known bay area chef -- charlie hallowell -- is facing sexual harassment allegations from more than a dozen female employees... now one of his former employees is speaking out celeste

cooper says it's been almost a decade since she quit, but she's still scarred from the memories. mother of 2 has since opened up her own restaurant, but says she'll never forget the days she worked for charlie hallowell. cooper says hallowell repeatedly made comments about her appearance and now there are even more accusations surfacing that are too offensive to repeat on air. now cooper wants to see hallowell punished.

kron 4's dan kerman has the story. in just days marijuana becomes legal for those 21 and over but health officials are concerned that with legalization will come experimentation by teenagers. sot tomas aragon, m.d./s.f. health officer 10-14we want to make sure that if they do use, it can have an impact on the brainsan francisco health officer dr. tomas aragon says the brain continues developing until someone reaches their mid 20's. he says using marijuana prior to that, especially as a teenager comes with a number of risks.sotit's going to effect learning memory and attention, the second area cannabis is known to impact is motivation.-nats- these public service announcement will be part of an educational campaign the san francisco public health department will launch in the new year sotwe want to make sure pregnant women don't use cannibus, that youth don't use cannabis and if its an edible, they wait at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before it has an effect, every single purchase

is going to have an insert inside to warn people about that.standup dan kerman 105- 115san francisco health officials say there are upsides to legalization, specifically those buying marijuana will now be assured of getting a safer product that is pesticide free and not mixed with something elsedan kerman kron 4 news. ( will ) happening now: police are looking for a man seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children. it happened on christmas day on delta fair boulevard in antioch.surveillance video shows the man... who then walks off to a white truck with no license plate. investigators say this was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. ( will ) apple is saying sorry for slowing down older phones. the company claims it was necessary -- to avoid unexpected battery shutdowns.

apple now says t will cut the price of a battery replacement... from 79 dollars to 29 dollars. that's for anyone with an i-phone six or later model who needs a new battery. apple will also issue an update to its operating system to give users a better understanding of the health of their battery. after a report earlier this month uncovered the intentional slowdown.... many customers thought it was just a way to get people to buy newer phones. ( will ) the new year's day rose parade in pasadena, california is now just days away. jo kwon caught up with some volunteers to see how the floats are coming along. some decorations are sprinkled on.natsothers are pressed on. these green bits are something first-time volunteer david ruiz usually uses for cooking. david ruiz/volunteer: "seasoning, you might put it in tomato sauce."he says he didn't think you could use parsley to decorate a float.

david ruiz/volunteer:"never in a million years."and there's something else that's green and new this year.jo kwon/reporting:"i'm inside a cooler where some of the material is kept, including these evergreens, which have never been used on any of the floats before. and you'll also see this: the top of a cedar tree. each of these branches costs $100."some details take a brush and a steady hand. cheryl millham/volunteer: "we're putting on white glue, and putting on the marigold flowers."cheryl millham is from lake tahoe. this is her 11th year volunteering. cheryl millham/volunteer:"i love working on the floats. it's amazing!"some details take a brush and a steady hand. jennifer hazelton/volunteer:"i think i've been here for like a few hours, and i've only got 12 little panes done." first-time volunteer jennifer hazelton is working on the windows for this float. jennifer hazelton/volunteer: "on the day of the parade, i'm gonna be like, 'that was my window!'"laura morales and her daughter, krystal, have had a hand in many floats.laura morales/volunteer:"this is my 17th year."krystal/volunteer: "quite a while."a family tradition.laura morales/volunteer:"12 to 14 hour days."laura got here around 8 a-m and will be

leaving at...laura morales/volunteer:"8ish, 9ish." jo kwon/reporting:"does your daughter know this?"laura morales/volunteer:"yeah she does. she came in her own car!" krystal/volunteer:"i did. i came in my own car this time." a lesson learned from years of trying to keep up with her mom. krystal/volunteer:"she has more energy than i do, for sure."and laura plans to keep going and going and going. laura morales/volunteer:"i'll come back until they won't have me anymore." ( will ) that was jo kwon reporting. this will be the 129th rose parade. ( will ) coming up: why a bay area woman says she was shamed for ánotá putting up christmas lights on her house...

welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... including which film online critics think was the best movie of the year. david daniel has the details. (singing) "a dinosaur wonders why it's still on the earth..."

u-two is number one! the irish rockers' "joshua tree" 30th anniversary tour racked up 316-million dollars in ticket sales this year. the concert industry trade publication pollstar says that was the top-grossing tour of 20-17. "good to see another brother around here."critics groups love "get out!" the latest raves come from the online film critics society, made up of internet-based critics from 22 countries, which named "get out" best picture of the year, and also honored jordan peele for his original (nat)it's unclear whether "star wars: the last jedi" will make enough money before new year's day to take the 20-17 box office crown from "beauty and the beast," but one thing's for sure: disney, which released both movies, has retained its title of top- grossing domestic studio -- despite releasing fewer movies than other big hollywood studios. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (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.

welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the

middle of next week. 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 ( will )

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

( will ) a bay area woman says neighbors are shaming her... for ánot decorating her house for christmas. she lives on a street visited by tens of thousands of people every year. it's called lollipop lane. kron 4's gabe slate met up with the woman... who says losing her mother is the reason she kept the lights packed away. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane every year the residents on shady glen avenue in vacaville turn their street into lollipop lane for the holidays.sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane each house here goes big on lights and decorations. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane it's become an actration thousands of people

come from miles away to walk up and down this street every december. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane lyndia zarra who lives right in the middle of lollippop lane is reading from the anonomous letter typed out and mailed to her shaming her for not decorating this year. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lanelyndia didn't have it in her to decorate this year because her mom sherri died from cancer in october they teamed up on the yearly decorations.. it was something special they shared the last few years they built and hand painted disney themed wood cutouts sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lanekathy lives across the street from lyndia she was shamed years ago for not decorating and is tired of

the pressure lollipop lane creates. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane treenie lives down the street from lyndia she says whoever wrote that letter is missing the whole point of christmas spirit. ( will ) happening now... people living in the east bay are are joining the rush to claim tax deductions that will disappear... or be reduced... as of january first. people across the country are lining up to pre-pay part of their 20-18 property taxes...so they can claim them on this year's returns. the lines included those at the tax collector's office in contra costa county. new restrictions in the new tax bill on how much can be deducted is causing this rush. ( will ) and the confusion over the new tax law has left a lot of people wondering if pre-paying their property tax

is right for them. natasha chen helps us sort it out.. the end of 2017 is in sight, and homeowners across the country are scrambling to pre-pay their 2018 property taxes. they're hoping to side-step a provision in the recently passed tax law, that puts a cap on income and property tax deductions. previously, the amount you could deduct, was unlimited. but under the new tax plan, filers will be limited to $10,000 a yearin total.while most file for a standard deduction, 95%of those who do itemize their tax returns, take the state and local tax, or "s.a.l.t" deduction, according to tax foundation analysts. that's especially true for people who live in states with higher property taxes.john baez/ california resident: "we are going to be paying a lot more in taxes living in california, so i want to get as many deductions as i can in 2017."so rather than miss out on those deductions next year, homeowners are looking to pre-pay and try to claim it on their 2017 return...and get

the full deduction.the governor of new york issued an executive order last week authorizing all local governments to allow people to pay at least a portion of their 2018 property bill early. governor andrew cuomo/ -d- new york: "this tax provision hits the blue states by eliminating the state and local tax deductibility and uses that money to finance the tax cut in the red states. ."but not every state or city allows you to pre-pay.tax experts say you should pre-pay early only if: 1.you have enough money saved. 2. you usually itemize your taxes. 3. you usually pay more than $10,000 in overall state and local taxes. 4. you are not subject to the alternative minimum tax, which limits what you can deduct.clarence walker / pre-paying property taxes: "and it's all about deductions (he laughs)."in washington, i'm natasha chen

(will) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero.

this morning we are showcasing some of the best of people behaving badly from 20-17. this morning stanley roberts looks back at the last 4-20 celebration in golden park -- before recreational marijana becomes legal on january first. i think it's kind of weird and commercialized now funny how it's been demonized for so long and as soon as it becomes legalized it turns into this huge cooperate thingthis is the perfect posted child for what libralism is to a teethe city of san francisco has put the hammer down on the yearly 420

event it's no longer business as usual . or is itpeople behaving badly stanley roberts hey bubble gum cush we got ediblesi'll take that back it is business as usual .. except this time we have a stage a disc jockey. some food trucks, lots of porta potties vendors booth, oh wait i think what we have here is a street faire with weedtwo dollar edibles one dollar jointsnow all that's missing is a brass band(sound of band playing)is this just like the 420 days of the past?hell no.. this had been hijacked by politiciansi realize they are trying to make it safer and stuff in a way it kind of sucks but in a way i understand people were being disrespecful bu destrouing the park destroying the neighborhoods and they wanted to step in and try to make it a safe enviormentit ungodly ok what 's ungodly about soft

plush leather couches it was a warm day to attend 420 warm enough for a hatjust wore it to matsh the jeans you know i thought the weather was going to freezing or something out here like in russia (you 420 out) yes sir how many fingers i got i may be 420 out but i aint stupidso in a way nothing has really changed .a little bit of three bottle top monte watch that ball who know where it's atthe usual people taking selfies while puffing on a doobie albiet with a police captain in the background.. puffing on bongs and selling random stuff like whole weed treesnats: that a purple train wreckthere were a couple of rules, one was no barbeque grills inside the park so all of them were outside the park .. oh waitand my personal rule never eat fully loaded oysters in a park if you see some trash pick it up and put in into the trashin golden gate park stanley roberts kron 4 news

( will ) up next... it was a year of cultural shifts playing out in real life and on the big sceen screen. the connection between the wonder woman movie and the me too movement. ( will ) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport.

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

rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. 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. ( will ) take a look at this: 83 bats were rescued from

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. ( will ) take a look at this:

83 bats were rescued from behind a mural at a menlo park home. the homeowner hired workers to power-wash the side of the house on tuesday... that's when they discovered a large colony of bats nesting behind the mural. wildlife authorities were called....after some of the bats began falling to the ground. all 83 bats were treated at a wildlife center and returned to the wild in menlo park. workers at the center said they've never

before had so many bats that needed ( will ) one of the biggest social movements of the year was the me too movement. david daniel looks at whether there was a connection between the movement and one this year's biggest movies... wonder woman. nat-leap) "if no one else will defend the world, then i must." more than 75 years after she first appeared in the comics, "wonder woman" finally broke through on the big screen in 20-17 -- one of the biggest hits of the year. but its greatest impact may not have been at the box office."this summer, where people really understood in a profound way what it meant to have a female director operate at the top of the business like patty jenkins did at 'wonder woman,' and where she was as visible as the movie was.""'oh wow, a female-driven film actually did well at the box office.' of course it did, but that then has a trickle-down effect and more people want to make female-driven films, and then... you know, the conversation gets louder and louder, and everyone says 'well, why aren't female

voices telling these stories?'" "survivors, united, will never be divided!"off the big screen, one of the year's biggest stories was the "me too" movement, as women spoke out about sexual harassment and assault -- allegations that rocked hollywood. it was a year of cultural shifts playing out in real life and on the silver screen. "i do think that this year brought us a lot of wonder women." psychologist and pop-culture expert andrea letamendi says art and life are intertwined. "late 2016, we had 'hidden figures,' of course this summer we had 'wonder woman,' and this december we had 'the last jedi'... those movies in particular presented us with very strong female characters who embodied the sense of somewhat idealistic resistance and psychological strength." letamendi says audiences make personal, psychological connections to characters like "wonder woman.""that feeling of empowerment, those feelings of resilience, and standing up to the status quo -- we really needed those narratives, this year especially, and i think that's what really stuck with us.""once some names were attached to, specifically, the harvey weinstein case, i think it really blew open a hole in the hull of things that were being held in for a long time in the culture.""we all knew. so i want to be clear that the 'me too' movement was really about empathy."and, not unlike

silver screen superheros, the me-too movement was about fighting for the greater good. "this is how you topple status quo. this is how you fight against something that you know isn't right, even in the face of adversity, in the face of usually men saying 'that's not how we do this. for years, this has been the way we do things,' and we see these female characters standing up for what they believe in and saying 'no, i want to change that, and i believe in my heart that this is right.'""i think it is a very empowering moment for women... the noise is turned up this year, everyone's being a little louder, everyone's not gonna stay quiet."hat i do is not up to you."in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look

outside...from the sutro cam. spots. bay bridge wb 80 is

less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( will ) good news for warriors

fans. steph curry is closer to getting back on the court. the warriors announced that curry is expected to return on saturday against the grizzlies. steve kerr ruled him out for tonight's game against the hornets. curry has been practicing the entire week and hasn't had any setbacks. later this morning... the team will re- evaluate him a third and final time. ( will ) the warriors wrapped up their season of giving. center zaza

pachulia took five families on a shopping spree at a san francisco target store. pachulia spent time with each family. the team gave each family 500 dollars to shop. the warriors season of giving donated more than one thousand volunteer hours and served more than three thousand meals before yesterday's shopping spree. ( will ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... san francisco is getting ready for its big new year's eve celebration. we are live with everything you need to know if you are heading to the city this weekend. ( will ) plus... a gas station employee violently attacked in the east bay and the attacker is still on the loose. we will show you who police are looking for. ( will ) and a developing story we are following out of new york. one of the deadliest fires in the bronx in the last 25 years. at least one child is among the dead. we will have the details coming up at the top of the hour. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..(

will ) and i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca: dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week,

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) our top story this morning... thousands of people are expected to pack san francisco this new year's eve.( will ) police say all of their district stations will be fully staffed. kron 4's camila bernal joins us from san francisco. camila... local agencies are already preparing. they are going to be out in full force and that means on bikes, on

motorcycles, in their patrol cars and simply walking around. take vo:on the embarcadero specifically, there will be extra police prevented before and after the annual fireworks show. according to sfpd, the uniformed officers will be easy to spot but they will also have a number of undercover officers dressed in plain clothes and you probably won't notice them. on new year's eve, the san francisco emergency operations center will be activated. that means that federal, state and local law enforcement will work together in case it's needed. take sot "just by being close together, we can problem solve quite quickly. we also are able to get a sense of what's happening in the field very quickly as well, because we're all working shoulder to shoulder."camila:local authorities are also asking people to be aware of their surroundings. they want to remind you that if you see something, you should say something. live in san francisco, cb kron 4sent from my iphone ( darya ) thanks camila. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( will ) if you were planning on bringing family to the golden gate bridge this new year's... you might want to make other plans. from now until january 1st... golden gate bridge parking lots will be closed daily from 11 a-m to five p-m. personal cars will be restricted at the welcome center parking lot and the vista point parking lot. bridge officials suggest people find alternative ways to get to the golden gate bridge. ( will ) to keep drunk drivers off the road on new year's eve... local transportation agencies are offering free rides. in the south bay -- the v-t-a is offering free service from 8-p-m new year's eve until 5-a-m new year's day. cal-train and muni are also offering free rides during

that time. bart is ánot offering free rides... but it is extending service until 3- a-m. and you can always call a taxi... uber or lyft... but watch out for surge pricing. ( will ) this year... kron 4 will have expanded new year's eve coverage. 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 and spencer blake -- 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. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for a violent criminal in the east bay. they say the man tried to rob a gas station by hopping over the counter... and attacking the cashier. the entire crime was caught on surveillance camera. this

happened last thursday in berkeley... at the chevron on san pablo avenue and gilman street. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke with the cashier who was assaulted. a brutal attack caught on camera.. the suspect pounces over the counter and begins to punch and kick the cashier... leaving him with a bloody nose and lips.tariq wali/robbery victimhe jumped to me and he suddenly punched me in my nose and my eyes and my face and that time i was dizzy. .. when after that i go to the hospital and i am feelng shaky like this. and now i am very in depression.tariq wali has worked at this chevron for nearly two years. he says the incident has left him constantly looking over his shoulder.tariq wali/robbery victimi feel really bad in here also in my home also every time i go like this this when somebody have like this jacket i'm very scared in this timethe attack and robbery happened last thursday around 8 at night. and wali says it's the second time in the past year that the store has been robbed while he was working. customers we talked to were

disappointed b by the incident but say they're not surprised. michael brown/customer:it's really unfortunate tha the did that i think that it looked to me that the dude was really angry like he's got some issues that he needs to work out and it's really unfortunate for this guy he has to deal with that type of trauma. yeah he's going to need to see a professional for that you know. i've been through things like this. many of may family have it's just part of life here. it doesn't surprise me. i've seen it all my life ( darya ) new this morning... the f-b-i says they have captured the man known as the "orange goatee bandit." investigators say he targeted two banks in fremont and millbrae earlier this month. he was arrested in colorado... accused of

committing similar crimes in that state. the f-b-i says that tips from the public helped them track the man down ( darya ) developing news out of new york... an apartment fire has killed 12 people... including a one-year-old baby. four more people are in critical condition. officials say flames spread through every floor of the 5-story bronx apartment... within a matter of minutes. about 170 firefighters worked in freezing cold weather to rescue people from the building. one witness says when the fire broke out...the smoke was intense... and people could be heard screaming. no word yet on what may have started the fire. ( will ) the man accused of plotting a christmas day attack at pier 39 will remain in custody. everitt jameson appeared in federal court in fresno yesterday. jameson is accused of telling undercover agents that he planned to target pier 39 and set off explosives in the name of isis. he's charged with attempting to provide material

support to a terror organization. if convicted... jameson could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. he's due back in court on january fifth. ( will ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... almost ready to welcome back students. the clean up schools in santa barbara are doing... one month after the thomas fire shut them down. ( will ) and... the rosa parade is just a few days away. see the work being done to get the floats ready for the big day. ( will ) and after the break.. a popular bay area chef is facing sexual assault and harassment complaints. what his former employees are saying about him this morning. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

( will )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) a well known bay area chef -- charlie hallowell -- is facing sexual harassment allegations from more than a dozen female employees... now one of his former employees is speaking out celeste cooper says it's been almost a decade since she quit, but she's still scarred from the memories. mother of 2 has

since opened up her own restaurant,

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

( darya ) a well known bay area chef -- charlie hallowell -- is facing sexual harassment allegations from more than a dozen female employees... now one of his former employees is speaking out celeste cooper says it's been almost a decade since she quit, but she's still scarred from the memories. mother of 2 has since opened up her own restaurant, but says she'll never forget the days she worked for charlie hallowell. cooper says hallowell repeatedly made comments about her appearance and now there are even more accusations surfacing that are too offensive to repeat on air. now cooper wants to see hallowell punished.

restaurants in the bay area... boot and shoe service... penrose and pizzaiolo (pizza-yolo). we reached out directly to hallowell for comment... in addition to the restaurant group. we have not yet heard back. ( darya ) an oakland man is facing several counts of possession and distribution of child porn. davey hudson is accused of having more than 100-thousand images of child pornography on his computer. oakland police worked with the f-b-i to make this arrest. investigators say they found the pictures after getting a search warrant to look through hudson's electronic devices. they also say that hudson has a prior felony conviction for a lewd act with a child. ( will ) police have arrested a man accused of starting at least four fires in antioch. jose gomes is now facing arson charges. one fire burned a florist shop. the owners told us last week that they lost everything in the fire. three other fires were set near churches. the fires all happened in the 'a' street corridor. police say similar fires in the area are still under investigation. ( will ) after nearly a

month off because of the thomas fire... students in santa barbara will be returning to school next week. but there's a lot of cleaning up to do between now and january second. crews are clearing ash from playgrounds and parking lots on 20 campuses around the city. santa barbara schools have been closed since december 7th. ( will ) crews have to clean nearly two-million square feet of space. the thomas fire has burned more than 281- thousand acres and is now 91- percent contained. ( darya ) the new year's day rose parade in pasadena is now just days away.( will ) jo kwon caught up with some volunteers to see how the floats are coming along. some decorations are sprinkled on.natsothers are pressed on.

these green bits are something first-time volunteer david ruiz usually uses for cooking. david ruiz/volunteer: "seasoning, you might put it in tomato sauce."he says he didn't think you could use parsley to decorate a float. david ruiz/volunteer:"never in a million years."and there's something else that's green and new this year.jo kwon/reporting:"i'm inside a cooler where some of the material is kept, including these evergreens, which have never been used on any of the floats before. and you'll also see this: the top of a cedar tree. each of these branches costs $100."some details take a brush and a steady hand. cheryl millham/volunteer: "we're putting on white glue, and putting on the marigold flowers."cheryl millham is from lake tahoe. this is her 11th year volunteering. cheryl millham/volunteer:"i love working on the floats. it's amazing!"some details take a brush and a steady hand. jennifer hazelton/volunteer:"i think i've been here for like a few hours, and i've only got 12 little panes done." first-time volunteer jennifer hazelton is working on the windows for this float. jennifer hazelton/volunteer: "on the day of the parade, i'm

gonna be like, 'that was my window!'"laura morales and her daughter, krystal, have had a hand in many floats.laura morales/volunteer:"this is my 17th year."krystal/volunteer: "quite a while."a family tradition.laura morales/volunteer:"12 to 14 hour days."laura got here around 8 a-m and will be leaving at...laura morales/volunteer:"8ish, 9ish." jo kwon/reporting:"does your daughter know this?"laura morales/volunteer:"yeah she does. she came in her own car!" krystal/volunteer:"i did. i came in my own car this time." a lesson learned from years of trying to keep up with her mom. krystal/volunteer:"she has more energy than i do, for sure."and laura plans to keep going and going and going. laura morales/volunteer:"i'll come back until they won't have me anymore." ( will ) that was jo kwon reporting. this will be the 129th rose parade. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... kids and pot. the new campaign aimed at keeping teens from lighting up. ( darya ) and after the break... apple is apologizing for slowing down older i-phones. how the company is now trying to make

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. . richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) apple is saying sorry for slowing down older phones. the company claims it was necessary -- to avoid unexpected battery shutdowns. ( will ) apple now says t will cut the price of a battery replacement... from 79 dollars to 29 dollars. that's for anyone with an i-phone six or later model who needs a new battery.( darya )

apple will also issue an update to its operating system to give users a better understanding of the health of their battery. after a report earlier this month uncovered the intentional slowdown.... many customers thought it was just a way to get people to buy newer phones. (rebecca) your bay (rebecca)(rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( will )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning

news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation

to the region beginning by the middle of next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) just days before just days ( darya ) ( darya ) just days before recreational pot becomes legal for california... health officials are worried that teenagers might see this as an opportunity to experiment. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. in just days marijuana becomes legal for those 21 and over but health officials are concerned that with legalization will come experimentation by teenagers. sot tomas aragon, m.d./s.f. health officer 10-14we want to make sure that if they do use,

it can have an impact on the brainsan francisco health officer dr. tomas aragon says the brain continues developing until someone reaches their mid 20's. he says using marijuana prior to that, especially as a teenager comes with a number of risks.sotit's going to effect learning memory and attention, the second area cannabis is known to impact is motivation.-nats- these public service announcement will be part of an educational campaign the san francisco public health department will launch in the new year sotwe want to make sure pregnant women don't use cannibus, that youth don't use cannabis and if its an edible, they wait at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before it has an effect, every single purchase is going to have an insert inside to warn people about that.standup dan kerman 105- 115san francisco health officials say there are upsides to legalization, specifically those buying marijuana will now be assured of getting a safer product that is pesticide free and not mixed with something elsedan kerman kron 4 news.

( will ) happening now... people living in the east bay are are joining the rush to prepay their property taxes before state and local deductions disappear on january 1st. people across the country are lining up to pre-pay part of their 20-18 property taxes...so they can claim them on this year's returns. the lines included those at the tax collector's office in contra costa county. but the deductions for state and local taxes is capped at 10-thousand dollars. ( darya ) a bay area woman says neighbors are shaming her... for ánot decorating her house for christmas. she lives on a street visited by tens of thousands of people every year.( will ) it's called lollipop lane. kron 4's gabe slate met up with the woman... who says her mother's death is the reason she kept the lights packed away.

sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane every year the residents on shady glen avenue in vacaville turn their street into lollipop lane for the holidays.sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane each house here goes big on lights and decorations. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane it's become an actration thousands of people come from miles away to walk up and down this street every december. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane lyndia zarra who lives right in the middle of lollippop lane is reading from the anonomous letter typed out and mailed to her shaming her for not decorating this year. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lanelyndia didn't have it in her to decorate this year because her mom sherri died from cancer in october they teamed up on the yearly decorations.. it was

something special they shared the last few years they built and hand painted disney themed wood cutouts sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lanekathy lives across the street from lyndia she was shamed years ago for not decorating and is tired of the pressure lollipop lane creates. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane treenie lives down the street from lyndia she says whoever wrote that letter is missing the whole point of christmas spirit. ( darya ) happening now: police are looking for a man seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children.

it happened on christmas day on delta fair boulevard in antioch. surveillance video shows the man... who then walks off to a white truck with no license plate. investigators say this was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. ( darya ) a disturbing scene inside a sacramento gas station... captured on surveillance video. it happened wednesday night around six... a woman was shoplifting inside the convenience store. video shows her trashing the store. when she's asked to leave... she starts yelling... throwing food around... and she even attacks an employee. workers then pepper spray the woman. they spent 20 minutes struggling with her until police arrived. the encounter left one employee scratched and bruised. the woman caused hundreds of dollars in property damage. ( will ) happening tonight... the mega millions drawing. ( darya ) the jackpots for

mega millions and powerball are over 300- million dollars -- áeach. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from burlingame. lydia... if you're feeling lucky... why not buy átwo lotto tickets. the mega millions jackpot now stands at 306 million dollars. the next drawing is 8 tonight. lottery officials say if someone wins... it will be the 13th largest prize in the 15 year history of the game. the largest was a 656

million dollar split by three tickets in three separate states back in 2012. and if you don't win tonight... you can try again tomorrow. the powerball jackpot has jumped to 384 million dollars. the next powerball drawing is saturday night.

( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( will ) ( will ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a big policy change at some disney hotels... why they're ditching "do not disturb" signs.

some 420 inspired it's the 420 is it the kinder gentler event hell no this has been hijacked by politicians it's ungodly if you see some trash pick it up and put it in the trash can we'll explore in the next edition of people behaving badly > ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

( darya ) some disney world hotels are dumping "do not disturb" signs in favor of "room occupied" signs as a new security measure.( will ) right now... only resorts closest to the magic kingdom are affected by this policy change. they are the

polynesian... the grand floridian... and the contemporary and bay lake resorts. ( darya ) the sign change means disney workers can enter any guest room... even when the sign is displayed... for maintenance, safety or security.( will ) disney isn't saying whether the change was made because of the las vegas massacre. but it did say the change was made for a variety of reasons. ( will ) coming up after the break... it's news warriors fans have been waiting for. when steph curry is expected to return to the court.

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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:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

( will ) good news for warriors fans. the team's m-v-p point guard is inching closer to getting back on the court. the warriors announced steph curry is expected to return on saturday... against the grizzlies. steve kerr ruled him out for

tonight's game agaisnt the hornets. the warriors head coach doesn't want to play in the front end of a back to back. curry has been practicing the entire week and hasn't had any setbacks. this morning... the team will re-third and final time. ( darya ) this morning... we're showcasing some "people behaving badly" classics from 2017.( will ) stanley roberts looks back at the last 4-20 celebration in golden park -- before recreational marijana becomes legal on the january first. i think it's kind of weird and commercialized now funny how it's been demonized for so long and as soon as it becomes legalized it turns into this huge cooperate thingthis is the i think it's kind of weird and commercialized now funny how it's been demonized for so long and as soon as it becomes legalized it turns into this huge cooperate thingthis is the perfect posted child for what libralism is to a teethe city of san francisco has put the hammer down on the yearly 420 event it's no longer business as usual . or is it

people behaving badly stanley roberts hey bubble gum cush we got ediblesi'll take that back it is business as usual .. except this time we have a stage a disc jockey. some food trucks, lots of porta potties vendors booth, oh wait i think what we have here is a street faire with weedtwo dollar edibles one dollar jointsnow all that's missing is a brass band(sound of band playing)is this just like the 420 days of the past?hell no.. this had been hijacked by politiciansi realize they are trying to make it safer and stuff in a way it kind of sucks but in a way i understand people were being disrespecful bu destrouing the park destroying the neighborhoods and they wanted to step in and try to make it a safe enviormentit ungodly ok what 's ungodly about soft plush leather couches it was a warm day to attend 420 warm enough for a hatjust wore it to matsh the jeans you know i

thought the weather was going to freezing or something out here like in russia (you 420 out) yes sir how many fingers i got i may be 420 out but i aint stupidso in a way nothing has really changed .a little bit of three bottle top monte watch that ball who know where it's atthe usual people taking selfies while puffing on a doobie albiet with a police captain in the background.. puffing on bongs and selling random stuff like whole weed treesnats: that a purple train wreckthere were a couple of rules, one was no barbeque grills inside the park so all of them were outside the park .. oh waitand my personal rule never eat fully loaded oysters in a park if you see some trash pick it up and put in into the trashin golden gate park stanley roberts kron 4 news ( will ) and after the

break... it's "star wars" versus "beauty and the beast." how close "the last jedi" is too capturing the box office crown. do you need the most trusted battery this holiday? maybe not. maybe, you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. (screaming) or, you could just trust duracell. ♪ it's beginning to look a lot like christmas ♪

or, you could just trust duracell. ( will ) it's the last weekend of 2017. and right now... "star wars: the last jedi" is looking to take the box office crown from "beauty and the beast." so far... "star wars" earned 445-million dollars. "beauty and the beast" made 504-million total. but one thing's for sure... disney -- which released both movies -- has retained its title of top- grossing studio. that's despite releasing fewer movies releasing despite releasing fewer movies than

other big hollywood studios. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... san francisco is getting ready for its big new year's eve celebration. we are live with everything you need to know if you're heading to the city this weekend. ( darya ) plus... a gas station employee violently attacked in the east bay and the attacker is still on the loose. we will show you who police are looking for. ( darya ) and a developing story we are following out of new york. one of the deadliest fires in the bronx in the last 25 years. at least one child is among the dead. we will have the details coming up at the top of the hour. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..(

will ) and i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern

change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. a stall on the bay bridge wb 80 after ti clearing (will) developing news out of new york... an apartment fire has killed 12

people... including 4 children. among those children are three girls ages 1... 2... and 7. the 4th child was a boy... his age has not been released. four more people are in critical condition. officials say flames spread through every floor of the 5- story bronx apartment... within a matter of minutes. about 170 firefighters worked in freezing cold weather to rescue people from the building. listen now to mayor deblassio talking about the tragedy.

( darya ) our top story this morning... thousands of people are expected to pack san francisco this new year's eve.( will ) police say all of their district stations will be fully staffed. kron 4's camila bernal joins us from san francisco. camila... thousands of people are thousands of people are expected to pack san francisco this new year's eve. police say all of their district stations will be fully staffed. there will also be a strong police presence along the embarcadero -- both before and after -- the annual fireworks show. in addition to the added

patrol... san francisco's emergency operations center will also be activated. it will be staffed by dozens of federal, state and local law enforcement personnel. city officials are also encouraging any one headed out on new years eve to sign up for public safety alerts that will be sent out via text message. all you have to do is text message "nye-s-f-17" to "8-8-8-7-7-7." ( darya )camila. we will check back through out the morning. ( will ) if you were planning on bringing family to the golden gate bridge this new year's... you might want to make other plans.

from now until january 1st... golden gate bridge parking lots will be closed daily from 11 a-m to five p-m. personal cars will be restricted at the welcome center parking lot and the vista point parking lot. bridge officials suggest people find alternative ways to get to the golden gate bridge. ( will ) to keep drunk drivers off the road on new year's eve... local transportation agencies are offering free rides. in the south bay -- the v-t-a is offering free service from 8-p-m new year's eve until 5-a-m new year's day. cal-train and muni are also offering free rides during that time. bart is ánot offering free rides... but it is extending service until 3- a-m. and you can always call a taxi... uber or lyft... but watch out for surge pricing. ( will ) this year... kron 4 will have expanded new year's eve coverage. 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 and spencer blake -- 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. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for a violent criminal in the east bay. they say the man tried to rob a gas station by hopping over the counter... and attacking the cashier. the entire crime was caught on surveillance camera. this happened last thursday in berkeley... at the chevron on san pablo avenue and gilman street. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke with the cashier who was assaulted. a brutal attack caught on camera.. the suspect pounces over the counter and begins to punch and kick the cashier... leaving him with a bloody nose and lips.tariq tariq wali/robbery victimhe jumped

to me and he suddenly punched me in my nose and my eyes and my face and that time i was dizzy. .. when after that i go to the hospital and i am feelng shaky like this. and now i am very in depression. tariq wali has worked at this chevron for nearly two years. he says the incident has left him constantly looking over his shoulder.tariq wali/robbery victimi feel really bad in here also in my home also every time i go like this this when somebody have like this jacket i'm very scared in this timethe attack and robbery happened last thursday around 8 at night. and wali says it's the second time in the past year that the store has been robbed while he was working. customers we talked to were disappointed b by the incident but say they're not surprised.michael brown/customer:it's really unfortunate tha the did that i think that it looked to me that the dude was really angry like he's got some issues that he needs to work out and it's really unfortunate for this guy he has to deal with that type of trauma. yeah he's going to need to see a professional for that you know. i've been through things like this. many of may family have it's just part of life here. it doesn't surprise me. i've seen it all my life

( darya ) new this morning... the f-b-i says they have captured the man known as the "orange goatee bandit." investigators say he targeted two banks in fremont and millbrae earlier this month. he was arrested in colorado... accused of committing similar crimes in that state. the f-b-i says that tips from the public helped them track the man down ( will ) the man accused of plotting a christmas day attack at pier 39 will remain in custody. everitt jameson appeared in federal court in fresno yesterday. jameson is accused of telling undercover agents that he planned to target pier 39 and set off explosives in the name of isis. he's charged with

attempting to provide material support to a terror organization. if convicted... jameson could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. he's due back in court on january fifth. ( darya ) an oakland man is facing several counts of possession and distribution of child porn. davey hudson is accused of having more than 100-thousand images of child pornography on his computer. oakland police worked with the f-b-i to make this arrest. investigators say they found the pictures after getting a search warrant to look through hudson's electronic devices. they also say that hudson has a prior felony conviction for a lewd act with a child. ( will ) police have arrested a man accused of starting at least four fires in antioch. jose gomes is now facing arson charges. one fire burned a florist shop. the owners told us last week that they lost everything in the fire. three other fires were set near churches. the fires all happened in the 'a' street corridor. police say similar fires in the area are still under investigation.

( darya ) still ahead.. the president and the g-o-p in congress say infrstructure is at the top of the agenda for 20-18... we'll take a closer look at their plans for next year. ( will ) and we are just days away from the annual rose parade in pasadena. see the work being done to get the floats ready for the big parade. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. residual delay son the bau bridge wb due to an earlier stall. slow form west grand to the tolls

(darya)(james)( robin ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. ( will )( will )

( will ) after nearly a month off because of the thomas fire... students in santa barbara will be returning to school next week. but there's a lot of cleaning up to do between now and january second. crews are clearing ash from playgrounds and parking lots on twenty campuses around the city. santa barbara schools have been closed since december seventh. ( will ) crews have to clean nearly two-million square feet of space. the thomas fire has burned more

than 281- thousand acres and is now 91- percent contained. ( darya ) the new year's day rose parade in pasadena is now just days away. ( will ) jo kwon caught up with some volunteers to see how the floats are coming along. some decorations are sprinkled on.natsothers are pressed on. these green bits are something first-time volunteer david ruiz usually uses for cooking. david ruiz/volunteer: "seasoning, you might put it in tomato sauce."he says he didn't think you could use parsley to decorate a float. david ruiz/volunteer:"never in a million years."and there's something else that's green and new this year.jo kwon/reporting:"i'm inside a cooler where some of the material is kept, including these evergreens, which have never been used on any of the floats before. and you'll also see this: the top of a cedar tree. each of these branches

costs $100."some details take a brush and a steady hand. cheryl millham/volunteer: "we're putting on white glue, and putting on the marigold flowers."cheryl millham is from lake tahoe. this is her 11th year volunteering. cheryl millham/volunteer:"i love working on the floats. it's amazing!"some details take a brush and a steady hand. jennifer hazelton/volunteer:"i think i've been here for like a few hours, and i've only got 12 little panes done." first-time volunteer jennifer hazelton is working on the windows for this float. jennifer hazelton/volunteer: "on the day of the parade, i'm gonna be like, 'that was my window!'"laura morales and her daughter, krystal, have had a hand in many floats.laura morales/volunteer:"this is my 17th year."krystal/volunteer: "quite a while."a family tradition.laura morales/volunteer:"12 to 14 hour days."laura got here around 8 a-m and will be leaving at...laura morales/volunteer:"8ish, 9ish." jo kwon/reporting:"does your daughter know this?"laura morales/volunteer:"yeah she does. she came in her own car!" krystal/volunteer:"i did. i came in my own car this time." a lesson learned from years of trying to keep up with her mom. krystal/volunteer:"she has more energy than i do, for sure."and laura plans to keep

going and going and going. laura morales/volunteer:"i'll come back until they won't have me anymore." ( will ) that was jo kwon reporting. this will be the 129th rose parade. ( darya ) in national news... with just days to go until the new year, the white house is reviewing its 2018 agenda.(will) white house officials say near the top of that list is a plan to rebuild america's infrastructure. mark meredith takes a closer look. nat of president trump "its time for us to rebuild our country"president trump says in 2018 he'll focus on rebuilding american infrastructure. nat: "i really believe infrastructure can be bi-partisan"but first the white house wants congressional republican's support. pennsylvania representative bill shuster met with president trump earlier this month to help plan for a comprehensive infrastructure bill."all of our roadways could use investment, they're use

investment, roadways could "all of our "all of our roadways could use investment, they're crumbling, and some of them are old"shuster says the bill goes beyond just rebuilding roads.he expects congress to spend billions on airports, bridges, and tunnels. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he's looking forward to working with president trump in 2018."i think we go into the new year with a high level of confidence to work together with the administration and to have similar priorities"but some in congress don't want more spending.the recent republican tax bill adds an estimated 1.5 trillion dollars to the deficit. and the white house hasn't said how it will pay for infrastructure spending.illinois congressman adam kinzinger says infrastructure is important. but he's not willing to write a blank check. "we need to invest in infrastructure, but we need to have a grown up conversation about how were paying for that and what that looks like"president trump is expected to release specific details on an infrastructure plan once congress returns next week.in washington, i'm mark meredith. ( darya ) and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. really?

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make the most of your monring run, do it in the cold. running in the cold burns more calories.(will) the reason, your boyd naturally

starts to shiver to generate more heat which makes you burn more fat to fuel your small, fast muscle contractions.( darya ) but be careful! plan your workout so you're cold enough to just shiver and not freeze. and be sure to keep up your heart rate during your workout.(will) also be aware of dehydration. you won't sweat as much in the cold so you won't realize how much fluid you've actually lost. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break.

( lydia ) lydia -- mega millions and power ball jackpots climbs (james)(darya) lets start

the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime

temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. 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 ) just days before recreational pot becomes legal

for california... health officials are worried that teenagers might see this as an opportunity to experiment. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. 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 ) just days before recreational pot becomes legal for california... health officials are worried that teenagers might see this as an opportunity to experiment. kron 4's dan kerman has the story. in just days marijuana becomes legal for those 21 and over but health officials are concerned that with legalization will come experimentation by teenagers. sot tomas aragon, m.d./s.f. health officer 10-14we want to make sure that if they do use, it can have an impact on the brainsan francisco health officer dr. tomas aragon says the brain continues developing until someone reaches their mid 20's. he says using marijuana prior to that, especially as a teenager comes with a number of risks.sotit's going to effect learning memory and attention, the second area cannabis is known to impact is motivation.-nats- these public service

announcement will be part of an educational campaign the san francisco public health department will launch in the new year sotwe want to make sure pregnant women don't use cannibus, that youth don't use cannabis and if its an edible, they wait at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before it has an effect, every single purchase is going to have an insert inside to warn people about that.standup dan kerman 105- 115san francisco health officials say there are upsides to legalization, specifically those buying marijuana will now be assured of getting a safer product that is pesticide free and not mixed with something elsedan kerman kron 4 news. ( will ) happening now... people living in the east bay are are joining the rush to prepay their property taxes before state and local deductions disappear on january 1st. people across the country are lining up to pre-pay part of their 20-18 property taxes...so they can claim them on this year's returns. the lines

included those at the tax collector's office in contra costa county. but the deductions for state and local taxes is capped at 10-thousand dollars. ( darya ) a bay area woman says neighbors are shaming her... for ánot decorating her house for christmas. she lives on a street visited by tens of thousands of people every year.( will ) it's called lollipop lane. kron 4's gabe slate met up with the woman... who says her mother's death is the reason she kept the lights packed away. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane every year the residents on shady glen avenue in vacaville turn their street into lollipop lane for the holidays.sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane each house here goes big on lights and decorations. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on

lollipop lane it's become an actration thousands of people come from miles away to walk up and down this street every december. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane lyndia zarra who lives right in the middle of lollippop lane is reading from the anonomous letter typed out and mailed to her shaming her for not decorating this year. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lanelyndia didn't have it in her to decorate this year because her mom sherri died from cancer in october they teamed up on the yearly decorations.. it was something special they shared the last few years they built and hand painted disney themed wood cutouts sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lanekathy lives across the street from lyndia she was shamed years ago for not decorating and is tired of the pressure lollipop lane creates. sound from - lyndia zarra - lives on lollipop lane

treenie lives down the street from lyndia she says whoever wrote that letter is missing the whole point of christmas spirit. ( darya ) happening now: police are looking for a man seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children. it happened on christmas day on delta fair boulevard in antioch. surveillance video shows the man... who then walks off to a white truck with no license plate. investigators say this was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. ( darya ) a disturbing

scene inside a sacramento gas station... captured on surveillance video. it happened wednesday night around six... a woman was shoplifting inside the convenience store. video shows her trashing the store. when she's asked to leave... she starts yelling... throwing food around... and she even attacks an employee. workers then pepper spray the woman. they spent 20 minutes struggling with her until police arrived. the encounter left one employee scratched and bruised. the woman caused hundreds of dollars in property damage. ( will ) happening tonight... the mega millions drawing.( darya ) the jackpots for mega millions and powerball are over 300- million dollars -- áeach. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from burlingame. lydia... if you're feeling lucky... why not buy átwo lotto tickets. the mega

millions jackpot now stands at 306 million dollars. the next drawing is 8 tonight. lottery officials say if someone wins... it will be the 13th largest prize in the 15 year history of the game. the largest was a 656 million dollar split by three tickets in three separate states back in 2012. and if you don't win tonight... you can try again tomorrow. the powerball jackpot has jumped to 384 million dollars. the next powerball drawing is saturday night.

( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

world hotels are dumping "do not disturb" signs in favor of "room occupied" signs as a new security measure.( will ) right now... only resorts closest to the magic kingdom are affected by this policy change. they are the polynesian... the grand floridian... and the contemporary and bay lake resorts.( darya ) the sign change means disney workers can enter any guest room... even when the sign is displayed... for maintenance, safety or security.( will ) disney isn't saying whether the change was

made because of the las vegas massacre. but it did say the change was made for a variety of reasons. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ♪ this little home of mine,

♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ unplug chargers - go, ♪ devices go off-line. turn thermostats down low, ♪ led's shine mighty fine. ♪ small actions quickly grow, ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ energy upgrade california, will let us shine. ♪ (james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week.

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 ( will ) good news for warriors fans. the team's m-v-p point guard is inching closer to getting back on the court. the

warriors announced steph curry is expected to return on saturday... against the grizzlies. steve kerr ruled him out for tonight's game agaisnt the hornets. the warriors head coach doesn't want to play in the front end of a back to back. curry has been practicing the entire week and hasn't had any setbacks. this morning... the team will re- evaluate him a third and final time. ( will ) the warriors wrapped up their season of giving. center zaza pachulia took five families on a shopping spree at a san francisco target store. pachulia spent time with each family. the team gave each family 500 dollars to shop. the warriors season of giving donated more than one thousand volunteer hours and served more than three thousand meals before yesterday's shopping spree. ( darya ) since jimmy garropolo

became the 49ers starting quarterback all eyes have been on him but there is also 49ers rookie that is slowly becoming a headache for n-f-l offenses. that rookie is reuben foster. since coming back from his injury he's putting together an excellent rookie season. he ranks as the fourth best linebacker in the league. he's only played eight games but already has 67 tackles. he was forced to miss five games after a high-ankle sprain forced him to be on the sidelines. ( will ) one of the biggest social movements of the year was the me too movement. david daniel looks at whether there was a connection between the movement and one this year's biggest movies... wonder woman. nat-leap) "if no one else will defend the world, then i must." more than 75 years after she first appeared in the comics, "wonder woman" finally broke

through on the big screen in 20-17 -- one of the biggest hits of the year. but its greatest impact may not have been at the box office."this summer, where people really understood in a profound way what it meant to have a female director operate at the top of the business like patty jenkins did at 'wonder woman,' and where she was as visible as the movie was.""'oh wow, a female-driven film actually did well at the box office.' of course it did, but that then has a trickle-down effect and more people want to make female-driven films, and then... you know, the conversation gets louder and louder, and everyone says 'well, why aren't female voices telling these stories?'" "survivors, united, will never be divided!"off the big screen, one of the year's biggest stories was the "me too" movement, as women spoke out about sexual harassment and assault -- allegations that rocked hollywood. it was a year of cultural shifts playing out in real life and on the silver screen. "i do think that this year brought

us a lot of wonder women." psychologist and pop-culture expert andrea letamendi says art and life are intertwined. "late 2016, we had 'hidden figures,' of course this summer we had 'wonder woman,' and this december we had 'the last jedi'... those movies in particular presented us with very strong female characters who embodied the sense of somewhat idealistic resistance and psychological strength." letamendi says audiences make personal, psychological connections to characters like "wonder woman.""that feeling of empowerment, those feelings of resilience, and standing up to the status quo -- we really needed those narratives, this year especially, and i think that's what really stuck with us.""once some names were attached to, specifically, the harvey weinstein case, i think it really blew open a hole in the hull of things that were being held in for a long time in the culture.""we all knew. so i want to be clear that the 'me too' movement was really about empathy."and, not unlike silver screen superheros, the me-too movement was about fighting for the greater good. "this is how you topple status

quo. this is how you fight against something that you know isn't right, even in the face of adversity, in the face of usually men saying 'that's not how we do this. for years, this has been the way we do things,' and we see these female characters standing up for what they believe in and saying 'no, i want to change that, and i believe in my heart that this is right.'""i think it is a very empowering moment for women... the noise is turned up this year, everyone's being a little louder, everyone's not gonna stay quiet."hat i do is not up to you."in hollywood, i'm david daniel.

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or, you could just trust duracell. next hour on the kron 4 morning news... san francisco is getting ready for its big new year's eve celebration. we are live with everything you need to know if you're heading to the weekend.

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

rebecca:dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the