happened in broad daylight, and the robber wasn't áinside the nordstrom...he was targeting a delivery person behind the store.(steve) thank you for joining us...i'm steve aveson.(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. kron four's spencer blake reports live from corte madera, where the scene has already been secured. spencer, what happened inside the store while the robbery and investigation were happening? employees from the store came here where i am - across the street to a town-owned evacuation assembly area.it's meant for occassions just like this one. the armed robbery itself happened behind nordstrom where a u-p-s truck and driver were in the delivery area near the ramps.security here says the driver was the target.i spoke to some employees coming to eir cars, and their employers instructed them not to talk on camera, but they guessed they were out here in

the evacuation area for about an hour.by mid afternoon, some shoppers had caught wind of the robbery, and others didn't even know it had happened. (sot)"then i heard somebody in nordstrom saying something, but i missed that too. you know, that were just saying what happened earlier this morning."(vo)inside the store, nothing is out-of-the ordinary - it's open, shoppers are there.u-p-s sent kron four a statement today.spokesman matthew o'connor says quote, "ups is working with law enforcement to investigate the matter and find those responsible. we're thankful the ups driver is safe. we appreciate the willingness of area businesses and residents to share what they and their security cameras have seen." both the marin county sheriff and central marin police authority are working together on this investigation.live in corte madera, spencer blake, kron four news.

(vicki)(2-shot) long lines today at san jose's airport -- and it had nothing to do with the holidays. there were also delayed flights and lots of police for a time.. (steve) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the bomb squad was called in after the discovery of a suspicious bag. this was the already busy terminal b at mineta san jose international airport just afterten o'clock this morning. hundreds of passengers, most of them flying out on southwest or alaska airlines were evacuated after the tsa discovered an unattended bag. those passengers who had already cleared security were moved to nearby terminal a and sheltered in place there, so they would not have to be re-screened. about a dozen planes sat on the tarmac, either having just landed or awaiting take off. travelers could be seen anxiously checking on their departure times. a few were a bit nervous when the bomb squad showed up but most seemed to

be taking the emergency in stride. donna owens/passenger '.....i was in the tsa line when security announced that it would be evacuating the terminal. did yo see anything suspicious? no, but i have never seen so many people leave a building in such an orderly way..."just after noon, the all clear was given and passengers streamed back in to the terminalonly to join new, even longer lines as the airlines scrambled to get people on their way.the arrival-departure signs showing lots of delayed flights but few cancellations. passenger "....you going to make it, yes, we're going to get on our plane and go snow boarding now...."rob fladeboe/san jose (vicki) a man is in the hospital

with life threatening injuries tonight...after police say he was beaten by another man....with a skateboard in san francisco. it happened december 29th... at the intersection of jackson street and mason street. the relationship between the two men... is not clear. officers say their investigation is now focused on establishing a possible motive for the violence. (steve) we are now learning more about the suspect arrested for the alleged dui crash that killed a chp officer on christmas eve. 22 year old mohammed abraar ali of hayward now faces five counts, including second degree murder for the death of officer andrew cammilleri. kron4's maureen kelly reports that court records reveal new details about what lead up to that tragic loss of life. (anchor #1)we are now learning more about the suspect arrested for the alleged dui crash that killed a chp officer on christmas eve. (anchor #1)22 year old mohammed abraar ali of hayward now faces five counts, including second degree murder for the death of officer andrew cammilleri.kron4's maureen kelly reports that court records reveal new details about what lead up to that tragic loss of life. preliminary black box analysis shows that that red cadillac had been speeding approximently 120 miles per hour before rearending the chp

patrol car. witnesses told investigators that the driver of that luxury vehilce had also been seen agressively weaving thru traffic before the collision on southbound 880 near 92. that's according to the arrest warrent of 22 year old mohammed abraar ali of hayward.....seen here from a mug shot after being charged with mideamnor burglary back in 2013, that was later dropped. now he faces a total of 5 counts....including second degree murder for the death of chp officer andrew camilleri, a married father of three. ali has also been charged with driving under the influence and causing great bodily injury to camilleri's partner, officer jonathan velasquez. after the crash ali allededly told paramedics that he has been smoking marijuana. records show his blood alcohol level came back as point 11 percent.the chp says ali had been coming from christmas eve party that night...according to the arrest warrent, ali told investigators that he had threatened his wife before leaving manteca for hayward. and that not only did he know he was impaired, but that he should of pulled over at least three times but instead chose to stay behind the wheel. when we say enough is enough and finally reach a point where every single driver on the road realize that he or she cannot and must not drink smoke take drugs and get behind the wheel of a carda nancy o'malley says since thanksgiving there have been 6 fatalites and hundreds of arrests related to driving under the influence in alameda county alone.maureen kelly

kron4 news the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire will be in court for a hearing. last month a judge ruled that there is enough evidence to send the case against max harris and derick almena to trial. both are facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. that is one count for each of the victims killed in the fire back in 2016. (vicki) a fire broke out at a cardboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. this was the scene earlier today... the building was

evacuated and all the employers have been accounted for. kron four's camila bernal has the details. santa clara firefighters worked all morning to put out a fire that started just after one in the morning. when they first arrived there was a significant amount of flames but thankfully no fatalities and no one was injured.vo:the fire started at the 500 block of matthew street in a facility that makes and stores cardboard. they found a large amount of cardboard stacked up in the facility and they believe that could have caused the flames to be in multiple areas. they had to bring out 4 engines and 2 trucks and ambulance and volunteer firefighters all working together to put out the flames. no one was in danger and the plant had evacuated and had accounted for all employees at the time of the fire. there was a concern of electrocution because there are high voltage lines at the facility. the power was shut down and the firefighters were finally able to go in and battle the flames. sot: "the biggest concern we had was some of the areas where there was liquid propane gas and other areas inside the storage yard that were exposed to flames and also that densely packed cardboard. some of tose things as they burn topple over so we were dealing with that proximity issue"

camila: and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. reporting in santa clara camila bernal kron 4 news. (steve) police are offering a $10-thousand dollar reward for information regarding a fatal hit and run collision in east oakland. it happened new year's day around 5 a-m at 98th avenue and sunnyside street. a dark colored sedan was speeding on 98th avenue-- hit the female pedestrian-- and fled the scene. the victim was taken to the hostpital where she was pronounced dead. her identity has not been released at this time. (vicki) a couple of changes going into effect for the new year -- both for people who pay to ride bart -- and for those who don't. kron4's lydia pantazes explains. (lydia) a new ordinance goes into effect that targets

people who don't pay for their bart ticket. also, fares are going up. (take vo) here's a breakdown of the fare increase. all fares will be going up 2.7 percent starting jan. 1, 2018. the minimum fare will increase to two- dollars for adults, one- dollar for kids, and 75- cents for seniors and disabled clipper users. also today... bart is stepping up enforcement by checking to see if riders actually paid for a ticket. bart estimates it loses between $10 million and $25 million a year due to folks walking in and out without paying. according to the new proof of payment policy, bart fare inspectors must proceed from one person to the next nearest person, checking as many people as possible. so basically, if someone standing next to you is asked to prove that they paid, you might as well start pulling out your ticket as well. cg: james/bart rider"that's great but i'm not sure if those folks who are evading fares can pay the fine. they might be going after people who just can't afford it and they don't care if they get caught anyway." steve hadley/bart rider"it may cost more to enforce it than to just let them do it, that sounds kind of silly but they should have people there though because i see it all the time."(oncam) for an adult a citation will be $75-dollars for a juvenile $55-dollars. reporting live in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news.

(vicki ) taking a live look outside...(steve) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with a look at your bay area weather. . lawrence karnow: it was a gray day with mostly cloudy skies across the bay area.temperatu res remained mild with dry weather continuing. a major change in the weather pattern is underway and it looks like rain could return as early as tomorrow. you some moistlure on the doppler radar but we're not getting any reports of

anything hitting the ground. still it looks the atmosphere is getting ready to become wet again. on the satellite image you can see the storm spinning off of the coast.high pressure will slowly give way to this storm and the door for rain will be open again. the computer models show the shower moving in tomorrow during the day before a steady rain develops in the afternoon. this doesn't look like a big storm but we could see some isolated thunderstorms and brief heavy downpours. highs tomorrow will be cooler with numbers in the 50s and 60s. showers will likely continue on thursday with rain intensifying again thursday night into friday morning. partly cloudy skies and dry weather is now expected for the weekend but more rain is likely next week. its a sunny and pleasant afternoon with highs in the upper 50s and 60s. for tonight expect lows from the lower 30s to lower 40s on clear skies and light winds will help with radiational cooling. main weather feature weds through friday is a building 585 dm high located southwest of point conception. this will keep and mild during the day with continued mostly sunny skies. overnight lows wont change too much, generally staying above freezing as 850 mb temps warm under the ridge. (( áá v.o. / (( áá v.o. / vicki áá )) families displaced and two dozen sent to the hospital after a fire consumesa four story building in the bronx. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) how cold is it? lakes are freezing in alabama and kids are being kepthome from school across the country. (( áá v.o. / vicki áá )) bullets fly in santa rosa after a road rage incident

turns violent... the shooter is still on the loose tonight.

(vicki) happening now... police in santa rosa are investigating a road rage shooting. it happened in the area of montecito boulevard and mission boulevard. the victim says the shooter was tailgating them -- and when they tried to turn around shots were fired at the car. the victim was not injured. the shooter is still on the loose. (steve) two elderly men are in critical condition after a truck crashed into

them while they were walking in san francisco. it happened in the city's richmond district at 21st avenue and geary street monday. the crash happened after a delivery driver ran a red ligh one of the victims is suffering from internal bleeding. the other has broken ribs and a punctured lung. a family of five was also hit in their car as a part of the crash. they are suffering from minor injuries. (vicki) an elderly east bay woman is recovering tonight after her clothes caught fire while she was sleeping.. it happened in oakley early monday morning. firefighters say the 87-year- old went to bed covered in an electric blanket. family members were able to put out the fire and the woman was taken to the u-c davis medical center burn unit. she suffered second and third degree burns. (steve) in national headlines... nearly two dozen residents and a firefighter are recovering from injuries tonight after a four-story building caught on fire in the bronx. investigators say the fire started on the first floor furniture store early this morning. adults and

children evacuated from the three stories of the apartments above. first responders arrived in less than four minutes and had to thaw out hydrants because of the freezing cold weather. the fire has left 22 people without a home. a mother described the panic felt throughout the building. erica ortiz says:"i literally slipped down the fire escape with my baby. i just felt very scared, very scared, very scared, i didn't know whether we was out of the apartment, my kids would slip - the fire department throwing water at the same time as we're coming down the fire escape. i feel horrible, it's not a good way to start the year when my children, i have a 5 year old asking me right now 'are we homeless?'"(steve) firefighters are still working to determine a cause. this blaze comes just days after the deadliest residential fire to hit new york city in at least a quarter century. 12 people died in that fire. (vicki) new york city's mayor has announced a plan to install new sidewalk barriers... to prevent terror attacks and protect pedestrian

walkways. it comes after an isis-inspired attacker in a pick-up truck killed eight people when he barreled down a crowded manhattan bicycle path in october. the city put in concrete barriers at high profile locations in 20-17. those barriers will now be replaced with new temporary blocks this month...and eventually - with permanent metal barriers starting in march. (steve) health officials say they are almost done with a new database that will track the ácauseá of death when students die. this is all happening at the university of wisconsin. an a-p study recently found that nearly half of the nation's biggest universities do not track suicides. prevention advocates say that makes it impossible to find trends to save lives. with this new database, officials hope that it can benefit universities in the long run and help save student lives. (steve) time now to check on our weather... with meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: it was a gray day with mostly cloudy skies across the bay area.temperatu res remained mild with dry weather continuing. a major change in the weather pattern is underway and it looks like rain could return as early as tomorrow. you some moistlure on the doppler radar but we're not getting any reports of anything hitting the ground. still it looks the atmosphere is getting ready to become wet again. on the satellite image you can see the storm spinning off of the coast.high pressure will slowly give way to this storm and the door for rain will be open again. the computer models show the shower moving in tomorrow during the day before a steady rain develops in the afternoon. this doesn't look like a big storm but we could see some isolated thunderstorms and brief heavy downpours. highs tomorrow will be cooler with numbers in the 50s and 60s. showers will likely continue on thursday with rain intensifying again thursday night into friday morning. partly cloudy skies and dry weather is now expected for

the weekend but more rain is likely next week. (steve) unrelenting cold in the midwest and northeast ... and worse weather on the way. lawrence showed us the temperatures.now lets look at what if feels like. natit looks like a winter scene from the great lakes

.... a pelican is the only clue that we are looking at mobile, alabama, where the gulf coast beaches are covered in ice.this is what it looks like farther north ... a lakeside park in erie. pennsylvania, coated in ice.nat buffalo, socked by a blizzard .... whiteout conditions on the highway.plows trying to keep the roads clear.nat niagara falls .... attracting only the hardiest tourists.in the midwest, the chicago river, was choked with ice. this is not just cold it's deadlyindianapolis police delivered blankets to homeless residents caught in the cold. "i'm seeing approximately myself maybe forty or fifty folks out in different spots." nashville had to open overflow sheltersit's so cold. i'm trying to stay warm and i ain't got no place to go."the freezing weather ruptured water pipes ... in pennsylvania ... maryland ... virginia ... and even arkansas. "i was like uh, this ain't happen before." across the region, firefighters battled not only the flames, but also the wind and bone chilling cold.the water freezes on our equipment, our airpacks and our masks.in central ohio, kids got an extra day of christmas vacation as schools delayed reopening because of the cold.no classes if the windchill factor remains below minus fifteen... meaning time for some sledding.can you say lotsa layers?lotsa layers

(steve) by this friday, the mercury is expected to drop even more. the forecast for upstate new york ... a high temperature of one degree ... and that is not counting the wind chill factor. (( áá v.o. / vicki áá )) despite every effort to end the program, obamacare is alive and well...in the new year. what the president is planning to bring it to an end. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) put an extra shelf in the pantry, you may want to stock up onchocolate treats with the latest news about global warming.

(vicki) scientists say the world could run out of chocolate in 30 years --- and blame global warming. experts say ca-cow plants are struggling to survive in warmer temperatures. and warn that even a slight increase in temperatures over the next 30 years could cause problems for the worldwide chocolate industry. the higher temperatures are sucking moisture out of the soil and the plants. on average, americans and europeans eat nearly 290 bars of chocolate every year...that amount of chocolate... just for one person - requires 10 ca-cow plants. (steve) it appears flying in 20-17 was relatively safe compared to previous years. according to the aviation safety network...there were 10 fatal crashes last year resulting in 44 passengers and crew members deaths. down from 20-16's 16 accidents and 303 deaths. all of last year's plane deaths occurred either on cargo planes or smaller, propeller-driven passenger aircrafts. in

addition, no major u-s airlines has suffered a fatal crash since 2001...and there has not been a fatality aboard a u-s carrier in nearly nine years. (( áá v.o. / vicki áá )) california lawmakers are set to return to work tomorrow in sacramento wheresexual miscondduct issues will be front and center (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) lawmakers have made their way back to capitol hill, now they have to tackletwo big questions: funding the government and the status of "dreamers"

(steve) in national news... washington faces a long to-do list and a very busy 2018 as they start to come back to work after the holiday break. (vickiv) among the things lawmakers have to tackle -- funding the government and deciding what to do about the status of the 'dreamers', or 'daca' recipients. (steve) omar jimenez has this report from washington. washington -- getting back to work this week and there's no easing into the new year.in the immediate future, the government is set to run out of money on january 19th and a spending solution is going to have to come from both sides of the aisle.rep. tom cole / - r- oklahoma: it has to be bipartisan, and takes 60 votes to pass the spending bill. the two parties are used to working together in the appropriations process but leaders have to agree to let the appropriators to do their job.it's not the only thing on the 2018 agenda either, especially for republicans. they're hoping to pass an

infrastructure spending bill, to maintain g.o.p. control of the house and senate in a contentious midterm election year, and find a solution for the thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children.democrats hope to attach daca to that january 19th spending bill. republicans want to delay it until trump's deadline in march.the president weighed in tuesday tweeting, quote: "democrats are doing nothing for daca - just interested in politics. daca activists and hispanics will go hard against dems, will start "falling in love" with republicans and their president! we are about results."but the bill will need results from both parties. huffman / -d- california: that's not a good way to win over democrats. a be to work with us in good faith on solutions.as for the rest of the legislative agenda, president trump is expected to meet with senate leader mitch mcconnell and paul ryan this weekend at camp david to of the details.in washington i'm omar jimenez. (vicki) . state lawmakers are set to address a sexual misconduct scandal as

they return to sacramento tomorrow. the new year brings debates over legislation to boost protection for victims and for the people who report sexual misconduct. the senate in particular must confront how to handle senator tony mendoza... he's refused to step aside after a misconduct allegation. republican senator...andy vidak wants to introduce a measure to expel him. also coming up -- governor brown will submit his budget proposal next week. (steve) this week president trump is scheduled to meet with top republicans in washington to discuss his 20-18 agenda. one issue that's expected to come up: the future of obamacare. and as kron four's white house correspondent mark meredith shows us, new government data shows millions of people could be impacted. republicans spent most of 2017 trying to repeal and replace obamacare.but new numbers show that didn't stop 8.8 million people from signing up for health insurance."the demand for coverage seems to be

incredibly strong"josh peck is the co-founder of the pro- obamacare group "get america covered". he says despite a shorter enrollment period and lots of confusion, he's happy people got the message."more people enrolled in these 45 days of open enrollment, than ever before that's a real testament to the demand"while enrollment on the federal exchange is now closed, six states are giving residents more time to sign up.exchanges in massachusetts, new york, minnesota, colorado, washington state, and california remain open through some or all of january. but lawmakers are looking past 2018.late last year, congress killed the law requiring americans have health insurance or face a fine.that goes away starting in 2019. the white house says its still developing its 2018 agenda. however president trump appears open to working on an obamacare replacement.in a tweet the day after christmas, the president wrote in part quote:"the democrats & republicans will eventually come together and develop a great new healthcare plan!but neither the white house nor congress have set a deadline to develop any new plan.in washington, i'm mark meredith.

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a gray day with mostly cloudy skies across the bay area.temperatu res remained mild with dry weather continuing. a major change in the weather pattern is underway and it looks like rain could return as early as tomorrow. you some moistlure on the doppler radar but we're not getting any reports of anything hitting the ground. still it looks the atmosphere is getting ready to become wet again. on the satellite image you can see the storm spinning off of the coast.high pressure will slowly give way to this storm and the door for rain will be open again. the computer models show the shower moving in tomorrow during the day before a steady rain develops in the afternoon. this doesn't look

like a big storm but we could see some isolated thunderstorms and brief heavy downpours. highs tomorrow will be cooler with numbers in the 50s and 60s. showers will likely continue on thursday with rain intensifying again thursday night into friday morning. partly cloudy skies and dry weather is now expected for the weekend but more rain is likely next week. (vicki) new tonight at

five... we're learning more about the 10-americans killed in a plane crash in costa rica on new year's eve. they were part of a tour organized by berkeley based company "backroads." a family of five from new york died....along with a family of four from florida, their travel guide...and the two costa rican pilots. andrew spencer reports. amanda geissler went on a trip to costa rica, acting as a travel guide for two american families.the 33-year-old was among 12 people who died in a plane crash on new year's eve. geissler's family issued a statement, saying in part, "amanda's love for the outdoors, setting goals and crushing them, and adoration for her family and friends are like no other.""if amanda could leave us all with one thing, it would be: write down whatever it is you want to do ... and make it happen." outside a home in belleair, florida, flowers for four other victims of the same plane crash.leslie and mitchell weiss were both doctors -- they worked together at the same hospital. dr. greg savel, worked with drs. leslie and mitchell weiss: "the two of them looked like they were newlyweds. they really cared for each other a

great deal, and it was an awesome thing to see.the couple and their children, ari and hannah, were on the same plane as the steinberg family: bruce and irene, and their three sons, zachary, william, and matthew.olga villatoro helped take care of the boys for the last 14 years.she talked to them just before they left.voice of olga villatoro, steinberg family caretaker:"i say, 'bye-bye. good luck.' hugs. 'i love you. i'll see you next year.'"the steinbergs, the weisses, geissler, and two costa rican pilots all died when their plane crashed shortly after take-off on new year's eve; just after noon on sunday.the cause of the crash is still under investigation.i'm andrew spencer, reporting (steve) authorities have found and identified the bodies of a man and two children... his daughters... in a parked car in west sacramento . police believe the case to be a murder-suicide. officers spotted the car next to the local city hall sunday. inside the car... they found the bodies of a 47-year-old

man...and two girls... ages nine and 12. officers later identified the man as hamdy rouin...and say the children...sophia and sara...were his daughters. rouin was due in court for violation of a restraining order. officers believe he was afraid he was going to lose custody of his daughters. (( áá v.o. / vicki áá )) police in pleasant hill looking for two armed robbers who stolecash, cigarettes and beef jerky from a local gas station. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) a hurtful scam to be aware of in sonoma where someone ispushing phony bills for debri removal following the north bay fires.

(vicki) happening now... a warning for people in wine county about fake bills for fire debris removal. several property owners in mendocino county say they've received the phony bills. they're being sent to people who took part in a state sponsored debris removal program after the big northbay firestorm. no specific incidents have been reported....but authorities want people to aware of the problem. they say if you get a bill associated with debris removal... do not pay it. happening tonight.... the mega millions drawing. the jackpot is up to 343- million dollars. it's a huge amount of money... but the eye-popping numbers are more common than they used to be. mega millions made a change in october... giving you more numbers to choose from -- and making it harder to hit the jackpot. that makes it more likely for the grand total to roll into the next drawing. by the

way... the powerball jackpot is up to 440- million. (( áá v.o. / vicki áá )) king tides and now a coming storm have people in the north bayon high alert for erosion problems this week. (brittney) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(vicki) tired of getting those ro-bo calls on your phone... that look like they are being made by someone in your town? let's check in with catherine heenan now in the newsroom.. where we are working on that story. (catherine) they're called spoofing calls... and the f-t-c says they are being made by scammers. they hope you will pick up when you see a local area code... and share personal information. but is there anything you can do to stop the calls... can do to stop the calls... we'll find out at six. and congress gets ready to tackle welfare. the new battle lines being drawn in washington. it's all coming up at six.. now back to the news at five.

(catherine) they're called (steve) police need help finding two men who robbed a pleasant hill gas station. it happened last night just before 7... at the mobil gas station on oak park boulevard. police say the two men covered their faces and pulled out guns. here are new pictures of who police are now looking for... they ran off with cash... cigarettes and beef jerky. police are asking anyone with information about this robbery to give them a call. (vicki) mountain view police are investigating a stolen a-t-m machine that was found burned this morning. officers responded around 4- thirty to charleston avenue to a report of a found a-t-m machine. officials later received information that the restaurant michael's was burglarized and its a-t-m located in the lobby was stolen. police believe the thieves used a stolen flat bed truck to smash into the restuarant's doors-- which was found about a quarter mile away. officials are unsure

how the a-t-m machine was moved-- or why it was burned. no suspects have been named at this time. (steve) a storm is heading our way this week and causing some concern for people in the north bay kron4's charles clifford reports from santa rosa with the details. well, here in sonoma county, there is a huge effort underway to clean up the debris from last fall's fires. but it's a big job that will probably take a long time to finish and until that job is done erosion is real danger. steve dejung lives in santa rosa. his home sits within the burn zone of the tubbs fire. fortunately his house survived, but many of his neighbors weren't as lucky. he says they are all concerned about potential flooding, especially what mud and debris from the fires could do to the local waterways.we are pretty aware in this area because of the santa rosa laguna and things getting washed into it. across the north bay, crews have been working to prevent erosion. putting out sandbags and berms and planting grass that will hopefully hold the soil together during wet weather.detailed maps have also been created that show which area's. . right down to street level. . .are at the greatest risk of flooding, mudslides or debrie flows. the goal is to help neighbors understand the danger they might be in.steve says there is a large ongoing cleanup and erosion control effort, but he worries that because of the massive size of the burnzones

those efforts might not be enough.there definetly been cleanup activity, as you probably saw driving in here. this is just one area of the fire. the fire going east, the fire going west it's huge.now ,anyone who lives in or arounda burnzone here in the north bay is being asked to keep there cell phones on in order to receive emergency alert notifications if need be .those maps that we mentioned can be found at kron 4 .comin santa rosa, charles clifford kron 4 news.

(vicki) happening tomorrow in napa county -- free "erosion control materials" are being made available for victims of the north bay fires. residents can pick up free "straw wattles" and "wooden stakes" at the "napa valley expo" starting wednesday. the expo will be open from 9 am to 4 pm monday thru friday -- with an hour lunch break at noon. materials will be available while supplies last. lawrence karnow: it was a gray day with mostly cloudy skies across the bay area.temperatu res remained mild with dry weather continuing. a major change in the weather pattern is underway and it looks like rain could return as early as tomorrow. you some moistlure on the doppler radar but we're not getting any reports of anything hitting the ground. still it looks the atmosphere

is getting ready to become wet again. on the satellite image you can see the storm spinning off of the coast.high pressure will slowly give way to this storm and the door for rain will be open again. the computer models show the shower moving in tomorrow during the day before a steady rain develops in the afternoon. this doesn't look like a big storm but we could see some isolated thunderstorms and brief heavy downpours. highs tomorrow will be cooler with numbers in the 50s and 60s. showers will likely continue on thursday with rain intensifying again thursday night into friday morning. partly cloudy skies and dry weather is now expected for the weekend but more rain is likely next week.

(( áá v.o. / vicki áá )) there's a new mental disorder that has doctors on high alert, when we come back, how video and computer games are triggering brain problems .

(vicki) new tonight at five...if you or someone you may know obsessively plays video games, you might be diagnosed with a new mental disorder. kim hutcherson explains in today's health minute. the world health organization is expected to include "gaming disorder" on its list of mental health conditions in 2018 as a part of addictive behaviors.who defines the disorder as a "persistent or recurrent" behavior pattern of "sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning."a spokesman for the health organization says the new disorder entry "includes only a clinical description and not prevention

and treatment options."some experts disagree with labeling this "addiction" as a "disorder."according to research from a psychologist at iowa state university, almost nine percent of children who play video games in the united states are addicted. the research also found similar numbers globally. the psychologist believes the increased availability of technology and broadband internet have contributed to addictions.for today's health minute, i'm kim hutcherson. (vicki) take a look at this... it is not just people dealing with freezing temperatures.... animals are having to brave the cold too... the king penguins at a zoo in calgary, canada were moved inside after temperatures dropped below negative 13 degrees. king penguins are used to cold weather, but they generally live in milder climates than their antarctic emperor- penguin cousins. (vicki) manatees huddled for warmth in tamapa, florida... they are congregating in the area

because it is located near a power station's discharge canal. the facility uses sea water for cooling and then returns the warmed water back to tampa bay. like most of the east coast, tampa is enduring unseasonably cold temperatures with lows in the 30s. manatees are extremely sensitive to the cold and can die in water below 68 degrees. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) new information tonight about the driver inolved in the christmas eve accident that killed a c-h-p officer. what the 22 year old driver told invesgators about that night... and that he knew he should be driving.. but did. the charges he now formally faces.(catherine) then a brazen robbery at a north bay shopping center... of a u-p-s driver. what clues investigators have as they search for the robber and the driver of a getaway car. (steve) plus... what you

can do if you are getting spoofed by telephone scammers. (catherine) the news continues in 70 seconds on kron 4 news at six.

(steve) man behind the wheel in a d-u-i crash on that killed a chp officer has now been charged. he is facing five counts... including second degree murder.(steve) good evening... im steve aveson...(catherine) and im catherine heenan. 22-year-old mohammed abraar ali was allegedly driving the car that slammed into a police cruiser... killing officer andrew cammilleri on christmas eve. kron4's maureen kelly says court records show new details on what led up to the accident..

he was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana was in his systemaccording to his arrest warrent 22 year old mohammed abraar ali admitted to investigators to not only knowing he was impaired that night, but that he should of pulled over at least three times on his drive from manteca, but instead chose to stay behind the wheel. preliminary black box analysis shows that that ali's red cadillac had been speeding approximently 120 miles per hour before rearending the chp patrol car. witnesses told investigators that the driver of that luxury vehilce had also been seen agressively weaving thru traffic before the collision on southbound 880 near 92. that's according to the arrest warrent of 22 year old mohammed abraar ali of hayward.....seen here from a mug shot after being charged with mideamnor burglary back in 2013, that was later dropped. now he faces a total of 5 counts....the most serious... second-degree murder that's for the death of officer anrew camilleri ...a married father of three. the prosecution must prove the

individual was aware of the extreme danger the drinking and driving to others and that the person i made the choice to disregard that dangerali has also been charged with driving under the influence and causing great bodily injury to camilleri's partner officer jonathon velasquez. records show ali's blood alcohol level came back as point 11 percent. if you were going to drink smoke or take drugs that affect your ability to drive arrange for a designated driver or call for a ride he smart before it's too latethe chp says over the maximum enforcement periods this holiday season 14 people were killed in fatal crashes here in the bay area, including officer camilleri. maureen kelly kron4 news (catherine) the holiday season is always a maximum enforcement period for law enforcement. the c-h-p in the santa rosa area made 22 d- u-i arrests over new year's weekend. that's up from 14 over the christmas weekend. and during 'their' maximum enforcement period -- alameda county deputies made 176 arrests. (steve) happening today... a u-p-s driver is safe - after being the target of an

armed robbery right behind a nordstrom store in the north bay.(catherine) kron four's spencer blake is live at the village at corte madera tonight. spencer - that robbery led to a lockdown at the mall this morning...? that meant employees were evacuated for a while.first things first - everything is back to normal here, at least as far as a shopper would be concerned. mall security says the robbery happened around 11:30 this morning.7behind the store there is a narrow parking lot, loading docks7trucks making all kinds of deliveries to stores.7that's where a u-p-s driver was targeted7don't know if driver was hurt, but... 7u-p-s statement: driver is safe, glad people and businesses are sharing what they saw with police.7that commotion was big enough to be seen from a distance.

"i saw multiple police vehicles with the sirens on behind the nordstrom store from the highway."(vo)police secured the scene.meanwhile, even though all this happened outside, nordstrom employees came to an evacuation staging area.it's a lot across the street that the town owns and uses in scenarios like these.a couple employees tell me they were there for about an hour. i've been talking to shoppers - they either didn't know the robbery had happened, or say they wouldn't know it just by shopping inside.live in corte madera, spencer blake, kron four news.

(catherine) the two men charged in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire were back in court today. last month a judge ruled that there is enough evidence to send the case against max harris and derick almena to trial. both are facing 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. that's one count for each of the victims killed in the fire back in 2016. (2-shot)(steve) one last hitch for holiday travelers today in san jose...(catherine) hundreds of passengers had to be evacuated after a suspicious bag was foundat san jose's airport.. kron four's rob fladeboe has the story... this was the already busy terminal b at mineta san jose international airport just after ten o'clock this morning. hundreds of passengers, most of them flying out on southwest or alaska airlines were evacuated after the tsa discovered an unattended bag. those passengers who had already cleared security were moved to

nearby terminal a and sheltered in place there, so they would not have to be re-screened. about a dozen planes sat on the tarmac, either having just landed or awaiting take off. travelers could be seen anxiously checking on their departure times. a few were a bit nervous when the bomb squad showed up but most seemed to be taking the emergency in stride. "....we had just arrived in our uber when they said we could not go inside the terminal...""....i had to wait for two hours after we landed and should be on my way home now...""...if we have to wait a little to make sure it's safe i am okay with it...' just after noon, the all clear was given and passengers streamed back in to the terminal as the airlines scrambled to get people on their way.rob fladeboe/san jose "...cancellations were few but a great many flights were delayed and that led to long lines that persisted for several hours this afternoon... in san jose rob fladeboe kron4 news (steve) in the north bay...

police are investigating a road rage shooting in santa rosa. it happened in the area of montecito boulevard and mission boulevard. the victim says the shooter was tailgating them -- and when they tried to turn around shots were fired at the car. the victim was not injured. the shooter is still on the loose. (catherine) in oakland....police have made arrests in two separate deadly shootings from new year's day. the first incident happened on crittenden street around 7-thirty a-m. the body of a woman who had been shot was found on the street. an oakland man has been arrested. the second incident happened that night at 5-thirty. police found a man who had been shot -- on adeline street. he was later pronounced dead at the hospital.. investigators also made an arrest in that case... police have not yet released the names of the victims and suspects. ( steve ) a man is in jail tonight after police say they saw him breaking into cars in morgan hill. this happened on new year's eve on east middlefield road.

police responded to reports of a car alarm going off an a man trying to break into multiple cars. they then arrested 30-year-old tonato mills after he was spotted by a k-9 inside of his honda. officers found burglary tools, mail from residents and methamphetamine in the car. mills is facing several charges. (catherine) a couple of changes are going into effect for the new year -- both for people who pay to ride bart -- and for those who don't. kron4's lydia pantazes explains. (lydia) a new ordinance goes into effect that targets people who don't pay for their bart ticket. also, fares are going up. (take vo) here's a breakdown of the fare increase. all fares will be going up 2.7 percent starting jan. 1, 2018. the minimum fare will increase to two- dollars for adults, one- dollar for kids, and 75- cents for seniors and disabled clipper users. also today... bart is stepping up enforcement by checking to see if riders actually paid for a ticket. bart estimates it loses between $10 million and $25 million a year due to folks walking in and out without

paying. according to the new proof of payment policy, bart fare inspectors must proceed from one person to the next nearest person, checking as many people as possible. so basically, if someone standing next to you is asked to prove that they paid, you might as well start pulling out your ticket as well. cg: james/bart rider"that's great but i'm not sure if those folks who are evading fares can pay the fine. they might be going after people who just can't afford it and they don't care if they get caught anyway." steve hadley/bart rider"it may cost more to enforce it than to just let them do it, that sounds kind of silly but they should have people there though because i see it all the time."(oncam) for an adult a citation will be $75-dollars for a juvenile $55-dollars. reporting live in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: it was a gray day with mostly cloudy skies across the bay area.temperatu res remained mild with dry weather continuing. a major change in the weather pattern is underway and it looks like rain could return as early as tomorrow. you some moistlure on the doppler radar but we're not getting any reports of anything hitting the ground. still it looks the atmosphere is getting ready to become wet again. on the satellite image you can see the storm spinning off of the coast.high pressure will slowly give way to this storm and the door for rain will be open again. the computer models show the shower moving in tomorrow during the day before a steady rain develops in the afternoon. this doesn't look like a big storm but we could see some isolated thunderstorms and brief heavy downpours. highs tomorrow will be cooler with numbers in the 50s and 60s. showers will likely continue on thursday with rain intensifying again thursday night into friday morning. partly cloudy skies and dry weather is now expected for the weekend but more rain is likely next week.

(( áá v.o. / steve áá )) day two of the new year and president trump wasting no time using twitter, this time saying a hillary clinton aide should be put in jail.we'll tell you why. (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) al franken makes it official, resigning today after sexual misconduct allegations. we'll tell you who's being sworn in tomorrow to take his place. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) firefighters face off against a blazing inferno in santa claraafter a cardboard

factory catches fire.

(catherine) a fire broke out at a cardboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. this was the scene earlier today... the building was evacuated and all the employers have been accounted for. kron four's camila bernal has the details. santa clara firefighters worked all morning to put out a fire that started just after

one in the morning. when they first arrived there was a significant amount of flames but thankfully no fatalities and no one was injured.vo:the fire started at the 500 block of matthew street in a facility that makes and stores cardboard. they found a large amount of cardboard stacked up in the facility and they believe that could have caused the flames to be in multiple areas. they had to bring out 4 engines and 2 trucks and ambulance and volunteer firefighters all working together to put out the flames. no one was in danger and the plant had evacuated and had accounted for all employees at the time of the fire. there was a concern of (catherine) in national news...another fire in the bronx. nearly two dozen residents and a firefighter were hurt in the early morning fire.. reena roy

reports. it was a lethal combination of fire--and ice.as firefighters thawed out hydrants to try and hose down flames.the water freezing in these arctic temperatures, icicles even forming on power lines and fire escapes as tenants tried to run out.erica ortiz/ tenant "i literally slipped down the fire escape with my baby. i just felt very scared, very scared, very scared, i didn't know whether we was out of the apartment, my kids would slip - the fire department throwing water at the same time as we're coming down the fire escape."people woke up to thick smoke and flames filling their 4 story apartment building on commonwealth avenue just before 5:30 this morning.allison douglas/ tenant "i woke up to the smoke alarms - everybody's alarms going off and i was like what is that. i ran to my neighbor 'get out! get out! it's a fire.' we all had to evacuate. i didn't wanna die. i have a lot to live for."first responders rushed to the scene..arriving in just 3 and a half minutes. they had to rescue several trapped residents.johnny cabrera/ tenant"after i got my

mom out and most of the people out i got trapped so they had to put me up on the roof and get a cherry picker to bring me out."then they faced the frigid streets, eventually piling onto an mta bus wrapped in red cross blankets for warmth - watching their building burn.officials say it appears to have started in the first floor furniture store. daniel nigro/ fdny commissioner "they were immediately faced with heavy fire from the first floor - that fire was traveling upwards throughout the building."erica ortiz/ tenant"i feel horrible, it's not a good way to start the year when my children, i have a 5 year old asking me right now 'are we homeless?'" (catherine) at least 22 people are without homes. fire officials are making sure that there are no other victims.... one person has been reported missing.. (catherine) new york city's mayor has announced a plan to install new sidewalk

barriers... to prevent terror attacks and protect pedestrian walkways. it comes after an isis-inspired attacker in a pick-up truck killed eight people when he barreled down a crowded manhattan bicycle path in october. the city put in concrete barriers at high profile locations in 20-17. those barriers will now be replaced with new temporary blocks this month...and eventually - with permanent metal barriers starting in march. (steve) freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc across a wide swath of the united states. the frigid weather is causing pipes to burst... and waterfalls to freeze. even parts of the chicago river are turning to slush. the deep cold has schools in the northeast cancelling class. in houston-- sleek ice on roadways resulted in multiple crashes. authorities in milwaukee are investigating two suspected cold weather deaths.

let's take a look outside right now... meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was a gray day with mostly cloudy skies across the bay area.temperatu res remained mild with dry weather continuing. a major change in the weather pattern is underway and it looks like rain could return as early as tomorrow. you some moistlure on the doppler radar but we're not getting any reports of anything hitting the ground. still it looks the atmosphere is getting ready to become wet again. on the satellite image you can see the storm spinning off of the coast.high pressure will slowly give way to this storm and the door for rain will be open again. the computer models show the shower moving in tomorrow during the day before a steady rain develops in the afternoon. this doesn't look like a big storm but we could see some isolated thunderstorms and brief heavy downpours. highs tomorrow will be cooler with numbers in the 50s and 60s. showers will likely continue on thursday with rain intensifying night into friday morning. partly cloudy skies and dry weather is now expected for the weekend but more rain is likely next week.

(catherine) president trump has been starting off the new year off with one of his favorite habits -- tweeting. (steve) he took to the social networking site to call for the jailing of a hillary clinton aide -- and refereed to his own justice department as part of the "deep state." cnn's sara murray has the latest from the white house. with a jam-packed legislative agenda looming - today the president is talking about almost anything but. at stake early this year -- funding the government, tweaking obamacare, renewing chip- a children's health care program and striking an immigration

deal. and while trump closed out 2017 with tax reform and high hopes for the new year -- (donald trump/ u.s. president) "it's gonna be a fantastic 2018. we're off to a very good start as you know with the tax cuts, anwar and getting rid of the individual mandate that was very, very unpopular as you know. we're going to have a tremendous year."today the president appears more focused on airing grievances than on legislating starting his day with a tweet storm that continued into the afternoon. trump - calling for jail time for former hillary clinton aide huma abedin for reportedly including confidential government information in personal emails. adding on twitter -- "deep state justice dept must finally act? also on comey & others."the president's swipe at his own justice department coming days after he told the new york times he plans to stay out of the way of any investigations related to clinton's emails. "i have absolute right to do what i want to do with the justice department. but for purposes of hopefully thinking i'm going to be treated fairly, i've stayed uninvolved with this particular matter."the white house later clarifying trump's statement that the department of justice was part of a conspiracy called deep state.(sarah sanders/white house press secretary) "obviously he doesn't believe the entire justice department is part of that. one of the things the president has done

is appoint christopher wray at the fbi because he wants to change the culture of that agency and he thinks he's the right person to do that."in one of his few agenda-focused tweets - trump weighed in on the fate of the so-called dreamers. tweeting - "democrats are doing nothing for daca - just interested in politics. daca activists and hispanics will go hard against dems, will start "falling in love" with republicans and their president! we are about results."taking a shot at the same democrats trump insists he wants to work with this year - (donald trump/ u.s. president) "i really do believe we're going to have a lot of bipartisan work done." and democrats were quick to point out president trump was one the who ended daca. (sarah sanders/white house press secretary) "the president has raised the bar for our nation's aviation safety and security." (steve) that was sara murray

reporting. trump is also taking credit for the airline industry's safest year yet -- tweeting: "since taking office i have been very strict on commercial aviation" (catherine) this week president trump is scheduled to meet with top republicans in washington to discuss his 20-18 agenda. one issue that's expected to come up: the future of obamacare. and as kron four's white house correspondent mark meredith shows us, new government information shows millions of people could be affected. republicans spent most of 2017 trying to repeal and replace obamacare.but new numbers show that didn't stop 8.8 million people from signing up for health insurance."the demand for coverage seems to be incredibly strong"josh peck is the co-founder of the pro- obamacare group "get america covered". he says despite a shorter enrollment period and lots of confusion, he's happy people got the message."more

people enrolled in these 45 days of open enrollment, than ever before that's a real testament to the demand"while enrollment on the federal exchange is now closed, six states are giving residents more time to sign up.exchanges in massachusetts, new york, minnesota, colorado, washington state, and california remain open through some or all of january. but lawmakers are looking past 2018.late last year, congress killed the law requiring americans have health insurance or face a fine.that goes away starting in 2019. the white house says its still developing its 2018 agenda. however president trump appears open to working on an obamacare replacement.in a tweet the day after christmas, the president wrote in part quote:"the democrats & republicans will eventually come together and develop a great new healthcare plan!but neither the white house nor congress have set a deadline to develop any new plan.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) n-b-c

has named his replacement, and matt lauer is among the first to tweetcongratulations to hoda on the today show (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) time's up for the history of harassment in hollywood and a new group is usingthat name to push for permanent change.

(steve) some big names in hollywood are among hundreds who have formed a new anti-harassment coalition.. it's called the "time's up" initiative. actresses reese witherspoon and jennifer aniston are among the founders. an open letter is promising support for women in the entertainment business and beyond. "time's up" will push for new legislation to fight workplace harassment... and will set up a legal defense fund. early donors include meryl streep ... and taylor swift. (catherine) senator al franken formally resigned from the senate this afternoon...more than a month after he announced his plans to leave congress after a string of sexual misconduct

allegations. his departure sets the stage for current minnesota lt. governor tina smith to besworn in tomorrow to take over his seat. franken joined the senate in 2009. he held an event in minnesota last week to thankhis supporters and friends. (steve) the today show has found its permanent replacement for matt lauer. hoda kotb (hoh'-dah kaht'- bee) will now co-host the first two hours of "today". she has hosted the fourth hour of "today" with kathie lee gifford since 2008. kotb has been filling in for those first two hours since lauer was fired in november over allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior. (catherine) gretchen carlson will be the new chair of the board of directors for the miss america organization. she'll take over immediately. the move comes after several miss america pageant officials resigned... after a report that they had exchanged offensive e-mails about former contestants. carlson was miss america in 19-89...she's also a former fox news anchor. she sued her former boss

--the late roger ailes-- claiming harassment and retaliation at the network. ailes resigned after that lawsuit was filed. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) phone spoofing sounds like a mild mannered form of spamming but authoritiesare warning this approach uses local area codes and could cost you money! (catherine) republicans are headed into the new year with welfare reform on the to-do list... and some groups are already worried about what they might do.... rain is just hours away. i'll show how much we can expect next. it's time for sleep number's 'lowest prices

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agenda. sen. mitch mcconnell (r-ky): the sensitivity of entitlements is such, that you almost have to have a bipartisan agreement in order to achieve a result. sam berger (cap): republicans want to cut these programs. sam berger, with center for american progress -- a left- leaning think-tank -- says it's no surprise some republicans want to cut programs like social security, medicare or medicaid to pay for the tax overhaul. sam berger, cap: once they've been able to give away benefits to donors and corps, now they're going to try and pay for it with benefits that americans depend on. berger says cutting social programs could have serious consequences. sam berger, cap: these are the kinds of things that make sure people can put food on the table. president trump is set to meet with mcconnell and ryan this weekend, to nail down their 2018 agenda. in washington, i'm jessica smith.

percent.the chp says over the maximum enforcement periods this holiday season in santa clara firefighters worked all morning to put out a fire that started at a manufacturing facility there were no fatalities and no one was injured but firefighters did have to fight significant flames on the 500 block of matthew street at a plant that makes and stores cardboard. there were flames in multiple areas and 4 engines and two trucks were called to help. "it's readily able to burn material it didn't behave like there was anything other than flammable material"the cause of this fire remains under investigation. in santa clara camila bernal kron 4 news here in san jose the discovery of a suspicious bag prompted the evacuation this morning of terminal b at mineta san jose international airport. those passengers who had already passed through security sheltered in place inside terminal a so they would not have to be re-screened once the emergency

was over but arriving passengers were turned away and waited outside the terminal building. several hundred other passengers waited in airplanes that had just arrived or were awaiting takeoff. about two hours later, the all clear was given after the bomb squaddetermined that an unattended backpack found in the gate area was not a threat. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (steve) in the north bay... three people in a golf cart have suffered injuries

after a dui crash near fairfield. c-h-p says this happened at a country club on new year's eve. officers responded just before 11 at night at green valley country club in unincorporated solano county. they say the driver of the golf cart made an unsafe turn and went down a 30-foot embankment. the 65-year-old driver suffered minor injuries. however, the two passengers suffered major injuries including a broken back and broken arm. the driver has been arrested. police in mountain view are looking for the person who stole and burned an a-t-m and thenleft it in a different spot.. it was taken around 4:30 this morning from the 1900 block of charleston avenue. the a-t-m was later found at michael's restaurant on north shoreline boulevard. a restaurant employee says the store was burglarized and that the a-t-m was in the front lobby. no one can figure out why it was burned....or moved.

meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast...

(( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) scammers and spammers, bad guys are now using local area codes totry to get you to take their call. coming up -- why that could lead to big problems.

(steve) have you ever picked up a call from a local area code just to find out it's a robo-call or sales person?(catherine) the federal trade commission says that many of these calls are from scammers. they're using local phone numbers as a way to get you to answer your phone. it's called "spoofing"...where scammers try to get a person's valuable information. and they hope you'll pick up when you see a local area code. experts say anyone can 'spoof' - and surprisingly... it's usually legal.

(steve) in sports... the 49ers general manager and head coach talk about the future of the team... now that it appears back on track after five striaght wins to end the season...(catherine) and the biggest subject of course... will they be able to sign "boy wonder" quarterback jimmy garoppolo to a long term contract...? gary has their reaction... plus all the sports... coming up

general manager john lynch and head coach kyle shanahan had there end of the season press conference today... and the hot topic...locking up free agent quarterback jimmy garoppolo to a long-term contract... "we

want jimmy to be a niner for a long, long time. that process is going to take place here. we're eager to get that done, to have the opportunity. we've had conversations with him and we know where he stands and we're comfortable with that. we're really happy with the way he played. we think he's got some abilities that are unique and you have our assurances, and the fans do, that we'd like nothing more than to make him a niner for a long, long time. jon gruden back to the raiders is picking

up even more steam... today gruden confirmed... in an interview with jerry mcdonald of the bay area news group... that he is being considered for the raiders head coaching job... he also said he expects the team to hold a number of

interviews this week and make a decision by next week... oakland must fufill their "rooney rule" obligation and interview at least one "minority" candidate before making a decision but it appears to be only a formality... as gruden is their guy and he seems interested... if signed his contract is expected to be in the neighborhood of 10-million- dollars... twice what jack del rio was making... there is also talk that gruden will be offered part ownership of the team

after 14 seasons and almost 300 touchdown passes... quaterback carson palmer is calling it quits... the 38-year-old palmer... who se season ended in week 7 with a broken arm... announced is retirement... he played the last five seasons with the arizona cardinals... taking them to the nfc championship game in 2015 he also played for the raiders and bengals... whoi drafted the heisman trophy winner out of usc first overall in 2003 palmer threw for more than 46,000 yards and 294 td passes in his career... asked about his retirement... palmer responded... "for me, that time is now. why? quite simply, i just know." the green bay packers... one of the most stable franchises in pro football for years... are going through a rare front office shakeup... ted thompson... who helped

build a super bowl champion and drafted aaron rodgers after he slipped to the late first round... is out after 13 years as the packers general manager... he will be reassigned as "senior advisor of football operations" after losing rodgers for a large chunk of the bay missed the playoffs and finished with a losing record for the first head coach mike mccarthy was given a one-year extension during the will be around at least another year draymond green is questionable for tomorrow night's game in dallas... he sprained his left ankle today in a 5-on-5 scrimmage during practice when he stepped on the foot of a teammate... head coach steve kerr described it as more of a "tweak"... green sat out two weeks last month with a shoulder inury... and has also suffered elbow problems andre igoudala and zaza pachulia are also listed as questionable for tomorrow night's game... steph curry... however... is back in a big way... scoring 38 points on 10 three-pointers in a blowout of the memphis grizlies last saturday with the college football semi-finals back on new years day... the ratings were the highest since the first year of the four-team playoff format in 2015... the double- overtime rose bowl thrillier between georgia and oklahoma drew 27 million viewers... up 39-percent from ;last

season... the second semi-final... between alambama and clemson... drew more than 21 million viewers... up 10- percent from last year's second semi-final the last two seasons the semi-finals were played on new year's eve to sagging ratings... georgia and alabama play for the national title next monday night. this is a good story... buffalo bills fans have donated more than 100-thousand- dollars to cincinnati bengals quarterback andy dalton's foundtion after his touchdown pass to beat the baltimore ravens outthe bills into the playoffs for the foirst time since 1999 dalton's 49- yard touchdown pass eliminated baltimore from the playoffs... vaulting the bills into the wild card spot... buffalo's 17- year playoff drought was the longest among north america's four major professional sports. dalton joked that he's "the hottest guy in buffalo right now," and he posted a video on his twitter account today expressing his gratitude.

(( áá v.o. / catherine áá )) in canada a group of volunteers quickly come together to help savea stranded whale, we'll tell you what happened next.

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about one hundred people braved frigid temperatures to help a beached whale back out to sea. reporter carolyn ray has the story. (nats)minus 20 degrees with the wind-chill wasn't going to stop these volunteers.doing everything they can to save a life.from digging, to holding up a tarp.this community lined up on the beach to help the dying whale.richard stanbrook/volunteer"i saw somebody post on a facebook group that there was a beached whale and they were looking for help. so i got in the truck and drove out." injured from thrashing around in the sand, they had to move fast. professional marine rescuers arrived on the scene, and got the heavy animal onto a raft. andrew reid/marine animal response society"it's unusual for a pilot whale to be by itself. they're an extremely social species, so when we get single stranded animals, it is always a concern that there's an underlying health issue." the thought they'd need a boat. but with all these extra hands, it wasn't needed.a human chain formed with rescuers, firefighters, even passers-by with their dogs stopped to help, pulling the whale back to the icy water. jen jackson/rescuer"it's a pretty amazing experience, it's pretty cool to see all

kinds of people just helping and doing anything they can to save this mammal that could potentially live or die." back in the water, but not out of the woods.the tide was out, and it was too shallow for the pilot whale to swim.so they helped along. repeatedly pushing the whale off sandbars as it got stuck on the way. never leaving its side. natsot/rescuer"why not? i don't know, why would you not help?" finally, after nearly 30 minutes in the water by the rescuers, the whale started swimming on its own. leaving them hopeful that this community effort saved a life. (catherine) experts don't know if the

whale will survive...but say that at least the volunteers gave it a fighting chance. a lot depends on whether it can meet up with its pod of fellow whales. (steve) the new year started on a heroic note for a group of firefighters and animal control workers in richmond, virginia. the group rescued a swan that had become stranded in a frozen lake for at least 10 hours on monday. a resident noticed something was wrong with the swan when he went out to feed it. "i was like whoa she was locked around ice. she was frozen in ice. she couldn't move." richmond fire's swift water rescue team slowly broke the ice inch by inch to free the bird. once the swan was free, she quickly made her way up the embankment to safety. (catherine) while the new year has brought some brutally cold weather to much of the

country... some people are still enjoying the outdoors.. take a look at this video out of wisconsin. some residents decided to ring in the new year with a little waterskiing. it's so cold you can see the steam rising off the water. it was negative six degrees that day. some wore their snow suits to keep warm... but one man decided to celebrate in a banana costume. final look at the weather with meteorologist lawrence

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