good evening... i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. we have team coverage tonight of the rain hitting the bay area... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the timing... and how long the much needed rain will last. kron4 's marueen kelly is up in the north bay... where crews are monitoring the burn areas from the firestorm... as there is a threat of landslides and flooding... (grant) and our gabe slate is out in the elements tonight in berkeley... where the wet roads are making for a tough commute...

(vicki)(anchor) our team coverage continues... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the first

rain of 2018 moved in today. showers started this morning and the rain continues. there are even a few isolated storms poppiing up around the bay area. you can see the rain on doppler radar. most of it has been light so far but we will see pockets of heavy rain as some of those thunderstorms move through. on the satellite image you can see as high pressure has finally given way and let rain return. the air very unstable on the back side of this storm and that may be enough to cause a few thunderstorms. you can also see more storms also headed our way. the forecast model shows rain moving through tonight and then turning to showers. showers will likely continue on thursday but will be widely scattered. rain will again intensify thursday night into friday morning. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s and mid 60s with a few showers. showers and cooler weather will continue on friday. we're expecting partly cloudy skies on saturday and sunday. but more storms are expected by next tuesday.

(grant) rain in the north bay in bringing flooding concerns for those living in and around the firezone.(vicki) kron4's maureen kelly caught up with federal and state officials touring the destruction in santa rosa who say they're ready for any problems this wet weather may create. top brass of the department of homeland security, fema and the california governor's

office of emergency management arrived in coffee park in a motorcade and briefed the media in front of a burned out cul de sac. we will be here arms locked will state and local officials to help california recover from the fires rain cut the q and a short....but not before the director of the state emergency management pointed out that much has been done to address the potential of flooding....which is always a problem after fire scotches the earth.properties have been surrounded by straw waddles....and sand bags and more waddles are out protecting the storm drains.we feel relatively confident that that going into this rain event we are going to be in pretty good shape and we have teams that are ready to respond immediatelyshaven if we start to see some localized flooding or some fast movingwater. and we're prepared to deal with thata spokesman for fema says those residents who's homes did not burn to the ground might not escape from mother nature's wrath....especially if they live downhill from burned out areas.floods follow firesjust as surely as night follows dayso if you live down stream if you live down hill from this fire consider flood insurancebut be aware....buying flood insurance today, doesn't mean it goes into effect

tomorrow....there is typically a 30 day waiting period. maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) and today... water managers measured the sierra snow-pack...it's about 3-percent of normal. this was the first manual survey of the season. water managers took the measurements in a grassy sierra meadow which had áalmost no snow...just over an inch was mearured off highway 50 near echo off highway 50 near echo summit. up to 60 percent of california's water supply starts out as snow in the sierras. officials say state reservoirs still have good supplies from a rainy and snowy winter last year... and

there is still a lot of time left for big snowstorms in 2018...but to be sure...this is not a good start. (grant) and make sure you donwload the kron four mobile app as we prepare you for the rain in the bay area... you can stay on top of the weather and traffic..and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to your phone. (2-shot/vicki) it's way too soon to make any long-term projections but based on the past three days, legal marijuana is a big hit here in california.(2-shot/grant) kron four's rob fladeboe visited one south bay pot store where sales have exceeded even the most wildly optimistic expectations. welcome to "buddys." the long time medical marijuana collective is now one of ten establishments where recreational marijuana is now for sale in the city of san jose and business is booming says owner matt lucero.matt lucero/buddy's"...i was predicting that legal cannabis

sales might go up about 30 percent but in the first three days of the new law our sales are up over 400 percent..."by the end of business today, lucero says his gross receipts here at buddy's will have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars. customers waited as long as 45 minutes to plunk down as much as $200 for a half ounce of legal cannabis. that means a lot of tax dollars for city and state coffers.matt lucero/buddy's "...we already pay the city of san jose millions of dollars based on a 10 percent cannabis tax but now we will also be paying an extra 15 percent excise tax to the state...." buddy's and other collectives still serve medical marijuana clientele but now customers need only be 21 years old and present a driver's license or other i.d. for verification. one can purchase a maximum of one ounce of flowers or buds and up to 8 grams of edibles or cannabis in concentrated form. judging from the waiting area, the customers represent a significant cross section of society.matt lucero "...that's right, for example, we just had a mother and daughter come in, the daughter was in her 40's and the mother in her60's and they were so excited that they cold come in and be out in the open and make purchases..." buddy's is looking to expand it's hours in the days ahead and hire more people to grow and process legal cannabis in an effort to meet the sudden demand. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(grant) the start of a bay area trial involving a woman charged with orchestrating the murder of her children's father... has been postponed... (vicki) and it's not the first time there's been a delay...catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) this is the 'third' time that the trial date has been postponed fortiffany li -- along the two men charged with killing keith

green in 2016. instead of getting underway today --- a judge in san mateo county set a new trial date of march 9th. li is charged with conspiring to murder green - a millbrae man and the father of her children. prosecutors say she was afraid of losing custody of the children -- and directed herboyfriend to kill green. li's wealthy family helped her post a 35-million-dollar bail in april and sheremains free... the family has made a fortune operating chinese construction projects. her two alleged co-conspirators - one of them her boyfriend - remain in custody...vicki and grant? (vicki) happening now... police are searching for the gunman who shot a woman during a robbery in san francisco. it happened just after midnight....in the nob hill neighborhood near sutter and larkin streets. police say the woman was walking...when a man got out of a car...approached her... and snatched her purse and cellphone. the man then pulled out a gun and shot at the victim as she ran away...before leaving the

scene in a car driven by a woman. the victim was taken to the hospital... but will survive. the suspect involved...is at large tonight. (vicki) and happening now in berkeley. police are looking for possible witnesses to a serious hit-and-run collision. it happened december 18th... on san pablo avenue at haskell street. there officers say a female pedestrian was severely injured when a s-u-v hit her. the victim was taken to the hospital..and remains there tonight with "significant trauma". officers believe the suspect's s-u-v was dark colored...and similar to a chevrolet trailblazer. (grant) happening now... the mavericks surfing competition window is open as of today. the competition started in 1999 and brings in the top surfers from around the world. mavericks is held at pillar point harbor-- near half moon bay. last year the competition was canceled after the previous organizers filed for bankruptcy. it is now organized by the world surf league-- the competition

will also include female surfers for the first time this year. (grant) spotify is facing a one-point-six billion dollar lawsuit -- accused of violating u-s copyright laws. wixen music publishing... claims that spotify used more than ten thousand songs without a license. those songs include tom petty's "free falling," and works by artists like the doors, neil young and missy elliot. u-s law requires two copyrights for every song - one for the actual recording, and one for the composition. wixen says its seeking the maximum-allowed damages of 150- thousand dollars per song. spotify has not commented. (vicki) coming up... google is facing backlash once again for how much they pay their female employees. hear about the new lawsuit that says the company asked new hires questions that are banned in california. (grant) a battle is brewing between president trump and his former chief strategist. we'll explain what touched off the tensions between the president and steve bannon. (grant) taking a live look

at stormtracker 4 radar as rain hits the bay area... we will have more on the timing coming up...

in the east bay. a violent and vicious dog fight has left one east bay family demanding answers and a

kennel trying to defend itself. (vicki) the pictures of the injured dog now circuling on social media soliticing angry responses. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, a worker at the kennel says tells kron four she is getting death threats and wants to clarify what happened in the east bay. a violent and vicious dog fight has left one east bay family demanding answers and a kennel trying to defend itself. the pictures of the injured dog now circuling on social media soliticing angry responses. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, a worker at the kennel says tells kron four she is getting death threats and wants to clarify what happened(estacio reporting)"i have never ever ever never seen a fight like that, i was traumatized, how do you stop a pitbull fight?that is the voice of a worker here at northgate kennels and catery in walnut creek she does she is talking about the attack that injured this dog - named shadow - you see here in this

picture the worker does not want to go on camera.. after receiving many death threats about the fight that erupted her at this kennel. here's how it unfolded shadows owner posted on facebook - these images she said she dropped her dog friday at the kennel and then when she picked him up on sunday this is what she discovered. she says her calls to the kennel's owner have gone unanswered - demanding to know more about his stiches and drainage pipes protruding from his body."they were no where near each other one was in a kennel, the other walking by, they started to cage fight, they were fighting at the gate, somehow the dog got out and they pulled me into the kennel. anothr worker got the dogs separated and we got the dog to the vet.the worker - says she wanted to talk and clarify what has been posted on facebook."it is not true what is one facebook. the dog was not mauled.the worker says the whole issue has been quite upsetting.now people are calling up, calling us a piece of shit, hope the place goes to hell, that it burns up. shadow's owner tells kron four news, she is still looking for many answers, such as the medical records of the other dog involved and why it took so long several days after the fight to tell them about it. and. they want to talk with the owner of the kennel in walnut creek, terisa estacio kron four news (grant)(anchor) time

now to check on our weather... this is a live look at stormtracker 4 radar... (vicki) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with the timing of the rain. lawrence karnow: the first rain of 2018 moved in today. showers started this morning and the rain continues. there are even a few isolated storms poppiing up around the bay area. you can see the rain on doppler radar. most of it has been light so far but we will see pockets of heavy rain as some of those thunderstorms move through. on the satellite image you can see as high pressure has finally given way and let rain return. the air very unstable on the back side of this storm and that may be enough to cause a few thunderstorms. you can also see more storms also headed our way. the forecast model shows rain moving through tonight and then turning to showers. showers will likely continue on thursday but will be widely scattered. rain will again intensify thursday night into friday morning. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s and mid 60s with a few showers. showers and cooler weather will continue on friday. we're expecting partly cloudy skies on saturday and sunday. but more storms are expected by next tuesday.

(grant) a gender lawsuit filed against google has been revised...(vicki) catherine heenan is here with

the latest on the discrimination claim.... (catherine) google is facing a revised class-action lawsuit...it claims that google underpaid women in comparison with their male counterparts.. the original lawsuit was dismissed last month - with a court ruling that it defined the class of affected workers too broadly. now - a fourth plaintiff has been added - aside from the three former female employees who originally sued. the lawsuit also claims that the company asked new hires about their prior salaries.january first - a new california law went into effect - which prohibits employers fromasking applicants about that... this lawsuit is separate from the department of labor's investigation into google's pay practices.. google says its own analysis shows no gender pay gap. grant? (vicki) a big story we are following.... time is running out for so-called dreamers, immigrants who arrived in this country as undocumented children. our washington correspondent

anna wiernicki has the details. anna wiernicki (looklive) washington correspondenttake cg @ 0:00-0:10doug and gwyn, the senate is back here in washington after a holiday break and they are already talking about what they need to tackle first, including reaching a deal on daca.nats pop "we want to keep families together"anna wiernicki: jung bin cho is a dreamer.jung bin cho: i came to the united states when i was 7 years old in 2001 with my parents and my brotheranna wiernicki: but now, if congress doesn't come up with a deal on daca, cho fears he will be forced to leave the place he's called home for 17 years.jung bin cho: we are basically fighting for our life.anna wiernicki (stand up)washington correspondenttake cg @ 0:29- 0:36president donald trump gave congress a march deadline to come up with a plan to replace daca, but now he says any deal will need to include money for a border wall.chuck schumer: we are ready to negotiate. anna wiernicki: senate minority leader chuck schumer fired back on wednesday, saying the president needs to be willing to compromise.chuck schumer u.s. senator, d-new yorktake cg @ 0:45-0:55if our republican colleagues and the president engage in good faith in that negotiation, without unreasonable demands like an absurdly expensive ineffective border wall//i don't doubt that we can reach a deal on daca.anna wiernicki: texas republican senator john cornyn says he is confident there

will be a compromise.john cornynu.s. senator, r-texas take cg @ 1:09-1:16it will include border security elements including wall systems //things like border security - make sure that our ports of entry are modernized and staffed in a way that keeps legitimate trade and traffic passing across our borders.anna wiernicki: cornyn says a deal could happen as early as this month, to allow the nearly 800-thousand undocumented people, like cho, to stay in the u-s legally. jung bin cho: i think that just put on an indefinite expiration date of my life in the united states.anna wiernicki (looklive)washington correspondenttake cg @ 1:33- 1:40if congress doesn't reach a deal, daca benefits expire on march 5th.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki, kfdx3 news. (grant) president trump released a statement today slamming his former chief strategist steve bannon. trump wrote in part quote, "when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind." this comes after excerpts from a new book quoted bannon calling a june 20-16 meeting at trump tower "treasonous."

the meeting was attended by top trump campaign officials and a russian lawyer allegedly offering damaging information on hillary clinton. trump claims bannon had "very little" to do with his election victory. (grant) former trump campaign chairman paul manafort is suing the justice department over special counsel robert mueller's russia probe. the federal lawsuit filed earlier today challenges mueller's decision to charge manafort because the alleged crimes didn't relate to the campaign. mueller has the authority to investigate any matters arising directly or indirectly from the probe. but manafort believes that authority exceeds what a special counsel is legally supposed to have. (vicki) still ahead... former vice president joe biden is blasting president trump tonight... after he sends out tweet's on north korea. hear why he says the president used poor judgement. (grant) and after the break... hear how you can celebrate with the oakland a's... and attend a game for free this season. (vicki) taking a live look

at stormtracker 4 radar as rain hits the bay area... we will have more on the timing coming up... sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. open enrollment ends january 31st, so don't miss out. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. ( vicki ) the oakland a's

could treat you to a game at the coliseum.. they are offering free tickets for their match-up against the chicago white sox on april 17. that day marks 50 years since the team's first game at the coliseum in 19-68.( grant ) green and gold fans can enter the contest next wednesday starting at 8 in the morning on athletics the morning on athletics dot com slash 50. fenway park, wrigley field and dodger stadium are the only other ballparks that have hosted more baseball games than the coliseum. ( vicki ) the oakland raiders are inching closer to securing land for their new headquarters in las vegas. officials in sin city approved a deal that will allow the

city with a direct sale of 55 acres for a little over 6 million dollars. that's just half the land's value.( grant ) the city is using a nevada law that will allow no-bid sales at under-market prices when they are considered to be in the public interest. the raiders say this venue will create more than 200 full time jobs. city council will do a final approval vote next month. (vicki) next at 5:30... parents are on edge tonight after a school employee is sexually assaulted... before their kids showed up for class. see who police are looking for in the south bay. (grant) a cold blast is freezing a third of the u- s.... and it's about to get worse. we're tracking the national weather.

breaking news...there has been an officer-involved shooting right outside the west oakland bart station... here is what we know -- a bart officer was involved in the was involved in the shooting..two people have been transported to the hospital.. this happened on seventh and chester streets just before 4:30 this evening.. it's not clear exactly what led up

to the shooting.. but we have a reporter on the way to the scene and we will have a live report ahead. (vicki) we are tracking much needed rain hitting the bay area right now... this is a live look at stormtracker four radar... you can see the storms offshore moving closer... (vicki) joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the first rain of 2018 moved in today. showers started this morning and the rain continues. there are even a few isolated storms poppiing up around the bay area. you can see the rain on doppler radar. most of it has been light so far but we will see pockets of heavy rain as

some of those thunderstorms move through. on the satellite image you can see as high pressure has finally given way and let rain return. the air very unstable on the back side of this storm and that may be enough to cause a few thunderstorms. you can also see more storms also headed our way. the forecast model shows rain moving through tonight and then turning to showers. showers will likely continue on thursday but will be widely scattered. rain will again intensify thursday night into friday morning. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s and mid 60s with a few showers. showers and cooler weather will continue on friday. we're expecting partly cloudy skies on saturday and sunday. but more storms are expected by next tuesday.

the weather meteorologists have started to talk about this is bombogenesis( grant ) "bombogenesis" is the word in the northeast tonight ... a triple whammy of high winds, heavy snow and bone=chilling temperatures are set to hit

the region within hours. tonight one hundred million americans are under a wind chill advisory.( vicki )winter storm warnings and advisories are in effect from upper maine to florida.catherine heenan is here to show us what's happening.catherine? (catherine) a rough winter - and it's about to get much worse.within 24 hours, new york and new england are due to feel the full force of nature... a superstorm known as bombogenesis. "we're going to be operating in near white out conditions ." "it's going to be incredibly low temperatures." "anywhere from eight to 12 inches of snow with very strong winds." "the biggest cold snap in 100 yearsthe warnings are out there,people are getting ready -- from emergency crews in georgia, to fishermen in massachusetts.

"we're just breaking the ice up. it's frozen solid all the way out to the jetty"a monster storm visible from space has already thrown the deep south into a deep freeze.a backyard pool in florida frozen solid. nattallahassee kids made snow angels ... the florida capital hasn't seen anything like this in nearly three decades. snowmen sprouted in savannah. children and dogs marveled at weather they've never experienced in their lives.nat more nat icy roads causing problems ... georgia police helping drivers unaccustomed to snow.cars spinnning out in texas. a 75-car pile-up blocked interstate 90 in upstate new york.florida officials shut down part of i- 10. travel will be difficult and dangerousfrozen fountains in south carolina .... frozen pipes in ohio where this derelict highrise near columbus was coated with sheets of ice in davenport, iowa, the combination of a broken water main and subzero temperaturs left this woman's car encased in several inches of ice.she's been chipping away for daysi am very frustrated and can't believe this has even happened.

(catherine) after the storm this weekend, temperatures in the east and midwest are expected to plunge way below zero, with a high of minus ten in some places. that's actually a little colder than the surface of mars.grant and vicki? (grant) a woman is sexually assaulted and robbed inside a school where she teaches. and tonight-- police are asking you to take a close look at video of the suspect. kron 4's lydia pantazes reports from san jose. (lydia)it happened here inside a classroom at harker middle school in san jose.(take vo) let's take a look at surveillance video of the man police say sexually assaulted a female employee.the video

shows him walking insidek. the school.investigators say yesterday morning at about 6:30 they the man seen in this video sexually assaulted and robbed a woman who was inside a classroom.the school is located on the 38-hundred block of blackford avenue in san jose.the man was last seen walking eastbound toward boynton avenue. the suspect is described as a hispanic male in his 20's, 5'9 with a heavy build and wearing a t-shirt, dark blue jeans and a black beanie. we spoke with neighbors about what happened. (sot)"it's such a safe neighborhood, i've been here for the past 17-years and nothing like this ever happened and it's such a prestigious school so now it scares me.""we feel reassured and we feel that they're doing everything they can."(oncam) san jose police will be increasing patrols in the area. if you have any information on the identity of this man, please call the san jose police department.reporting live in san jose, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( grant ) former vice president joe biden is criticizing president trump's tweets on north korea. the president tweeted this yesterday - taunting north korean leader kim jong un... by bragging about his nuclear bigger button. biden, who returned to the capitol for the swearing-in of senator doug jones of alabama, says the world sees the president

acting in a way that is "totally inconsistent" with his predecessors. biden said he believes president trump is quote "much too cavalier" and is calling it "dangerous." ( grant ) biden was uncharacterist ically quiet when asked if he trusted the president with the nuclear codes.. responding to reporters with, "i have to get on my old subway, guys." (vicki) still ahead... you still have time to get tickets... the powerball drawing is a few hours away. hear how much it's worth tonight.

(vicki) the lottery jackpot numbers just keep climbing. both the powerball and mega millions jackpots are now over the 400 million dollar mark.(grant) tonight's powerball jackpot is worth at least 460 million dollars. that number went up just this afternoon from 440 million. and it could jump again before the drawing tonight at 8:00. (vicki) if there's no big winner

it will roll over again--to saturday night. the chance of winning the powerball jackpot is one in 292 million. (grant) nobody won the ámega millions jackpot last night. that jackpot is now up to at least 418 million dollars. the next mega millions drawing is friday. (grant) still (grant) (grant) it may be legal

now to buy and sell recreational marijuana in california... but doing business is not always easy. steve aveson is live in the newsroom now with the story we are working for six. (steve) for those dispensaries who can... the line of buyers of recreational marijuana is long. and similarly it is a long road of red tape.. for operatiors navigating around federal laws that don't recognize marijuana

in the same way. the biggest challenge is banking. we are looking at that issuse at six. and of course we are staying on top of new details about that officer involved shooting near the west oakland bart station. right now.. let's get back to the news at five. (vicki)(anchor) time now (anchor) time now to check on our weather... this is a live look at storm tracker 4 radr... here now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the first rain of 2018 moved in today. showers started this morning and the rain continues. there are even a few isolated storms poppiing up around the bay area. you can see the rain on doppler radar. most of it has been light so far but we will see pockets of heavy rain as some of those thunderstorms move through. on the satellite image you can see as high pressure has finally given way and let rain return. the air

very unstable on the back side of this storm and that may be enough to cause a few thunderstorms. you can also see more storms also headed our way. the forecast model shows rain moving through tonight and then turning to showers. showers will likely continue on thursday but will be widely scattered. rain will again intensify thursday night into friday morning. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s and mid 60s with a few showers. showers and cooler weather will continue on friday. we're expecting partly cloudy skies on saturday and sunday. but more storms are expected by next tuesday.

(vicki) senator-elect doug jones became senator jones today...(grant) the democrat won last month's special election in alabama... catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) doug jones was officially sworn in as senator today.....the oath administered byvice-president mike pence. a congressional win for a democrat in alabama is rare... but most of the attention on the race centered on republican candidate roy moore -- who facedallegations of sexual misconduct. in the days after jones won --- moore refused to concede. but alabama certified the election last week.

the new senator's first question from a reporter today -- was about president trump and north korea. sen. doug jones/(d) alabama off-camera reporter: "senator, do you think the president's tweets about north korea are responsible?" sen. doug jones: "you know, i'm not going to worry about tweets today. i've got other things we're going to do here right now. so thank you." former vice president joe biden walked in with jones today.... so there were 'three' vice presidents on capitol hill for the swearing in.aside from pence and biden -- former minnesota senator walter mondale was there...who served as vice president under jimmy carter. also sworn in today -- tina smith of minnesota. she'll temporarily replaceal franken - who resigned in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. grant and vicki? (grant) now a story you will see only on kron 4 a san jose business owner, fed up with people filling his dumpster with their trash... installed surveillance cameras. kron 4's gabe slate met

with the man who says the city is not doing enough to stop the illegal dumping. ryan rosson, owner of vanish integrative pest control off aiello drive in san jose says for 10 years, about once a month trash is illegally dumped on his in parking lot or in his dumpster..he recently installed high end video surveillance cameras.. on monday at 4:30pm he captured footage of a truck pulling up, a man getting out, and then filling up ryan's dumpster with trash bags from the back of his truck.sound from ryan rosson / san jose business owner, his property being illegally dumped on" i'm fed up this has been happening over and over again, i got the cameras installed and i'm doing my part, now i need the city to step up and do their part" he called the cities illegal dumping hot line and said nothing happenedhis business is located near monterey road.. kron 4 has done several reports about illegal dumping around this area the last 3 years it's an issue plaguing business owners in this mostly industrial part of town.ryan is frustrated because he says he has video evidence identifying a person and a vehicle, and it shows a license plate but nothing is being done. stand up sound from reporter gabe slate -"i wanted to talk to san jose city officials get their reaction to this unfortunately

they are still off for the holidays city hall is closed the mayor of the council members the city manager they are all returning to work tomorrow. so i was not able to get anyone on camera. however the city's public information officer sent me a statement saying that it take illegal dumping serious and they are going to work with mr. rosson about his issue with illegal dumping."san jose's environmental services department said they have stepped up efforts the last few years to crack down on illegal dumping.they got the cities trash pick up agencies to offer free unlimited curb side junk removal for san jose residents.. by appointment.the city created a rapid response team that can be called to pick up dumped trash.they have raised the fine for illegal dumping which now starts at $2,500 and goes up to $10,000 for subsequent offences.the city has installed cameras and built physical barriers to curb illegal dumping and the city launched a mobile app and a phone number hot line that residence and business owners can use to report illegal dumping to help them catch and fine the dumpers. ryan says he has been calling that number for months and nothing has happenedsound from ryan rosson / san jose business owner, his property being illegally dumped on "quit telling the citizens of san jose that you want to do something about this and actually do something about it, if you go after people with those kinds of fines, the $2,500 and $10,000 you will get people's attention and see results real fast"in san jose gabe slate kron 4 news.

(vicki) next at 5... see which film is set to receive a lot of awards this season... and which unexpected movie is breaking records.

) we're in the midst of awards season and numerous movies are receiving several accolades. (vicki) but... one film is getting quite a few honors. rick damigella has more in our hollywood minute. "do they know i'm black?" "should they?""you might want to, you know...""mom and dad, my black boyfriend will be coming up this weekend, just don't want you to be shocked that he's a black man."awards season news: "get out" wins even more honors. the horror- satire directed by jordan peele adds multiple awards to its previous 64 wins. "get out" won five awards from the oklahoma film critics circle, including best film and best director for peele. north carolina's film critics have also awarded best picture, director and script to "get out." on the international side, the capri hollywood film festival has bestowed its top honor on the film. "get out" recently received a pair of golden globes nominations."the barden bellas an unlikely group of not men who somehow managed to win at something that didn't have to do with

baking.""i can hear you."the "pitch perfect" series has hit a box office milestone. deadline reports the three "pitch perfect" movies have made a combined 500-million dollars at the worldwide box office. the latest film in the franchise, "pitch perfect 3" has made over 100-million worldwide by itself, in just 12 days in theaters."when there are no more leaders to follow, you must become one." sony has changed the release dates of a pair of upcoming movies. the studio says it has pushed its ice age survival tale, "alpha" back from march 2nd to september 14th. sony also confirms "goosebumps 2" will now open closer to halloween, on october 12th, instead of in september. in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) breaking news in the east bay. we are getting new information about

a shooting near the west oakland bart station. two people shot... by a bart police officer. we are going to scene live at the top of the hour...(pam) plus.. state and federal officials get a new look at the devestation remaining in the north bay. the work that still needs to be done following october's wildfires. (steve) then... how the president has changed his tune on one of his earliest and trusted political advisors. (pam) the news continues.. .. on kron 4 news at six.

(pam) breaking news out of oakland... two people have been taken to the hospital following a shooting at the west oakland bart station. good evening... im pam moore

(steve) and im steve aveson. police say the shoot happened around 4:20 this afternoon... they say two people were entangled in a confrontation across the street from the station when it spilled into the street. ((dbl bx)) kron4's gabe slate is at the west oakland bart station with the lastest on this shooting. gabe?

(steve) (steve) a live look at

stormtracker four radar shows (pam) meterologist lawrence karnow is here with the rainy weather details in your four zone forecast.. lawrence karnow: the first rain of 2018 moved in today. showers started this morning and the rain continues. there are even a few isolated storms poppiing up around the bay area. you can see the rain on doppler radar. most of it has been light so far but we will see pockets of heavy rain as some of those thunderstorms move through. on the satellite image you can see as high pressure has finally given way

and let rain return. the air very unstable on the back side of this storm and that may be enough to cause a few thunderstorms. you can also see more storms also headed our way. the forecast model shows rain moving through tonight and then turning to showers. showers will likely continue on thursday but will be widely scattered. rain will again intensify thursday night into friday morning. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s and mid 60s with a few showers. showers and cooler weather will continue on friday. we're expecting partly cloudy skies on saturday and sunday. but more storms are expected by next tuesday.

(pam) with the wet weather.... comes slick roadways... and bay area law enforcement wants drivers to stay safe. so here are a few tips to make it safely to your destination. turn you lights on when you are using your windshield wipers. do not follow too close to the car in front of you... and give other drivers space. slow down. roadways can be very slick when they are wet, making it easy to hydroplane... so slow down. leave early. wet weather can cause traffic to pile up. it is most important that you get to your destination safely... so if you think you will hit traffic, leave early. and for up-to-the minute weather updates and the forecast in your neighborhood.. download the kron4 mobile app... (steve) the head of homeland security came out to see first hand the devestation of the north bay wildfires. (pam) after her tour, the agency's secretary,

which oversees fema, answered questions about getting more money to affected residents. kron4's maureen kelly was there. it was very important for me to come out and see the damage myself and i have the opportunity to learn from folks hear what their needs are here's video showing the homeland security secretary kirstjen (kirsten) nielsen touring the fountain grove neighborhood with members of the santa rosa fire department.....where they lost stationhouse 5. her delegation, which included a fema regional administrator and the director of the california office of emergency services then arrvied by motorcade to coffee park. she talked about the federal support being given to first responders by way of fire management assistance grants. fighting fires is expensive and very hard work off and dangerous work but these grants help offset the cost of

the costs and allow and provide funding for additional manpower.she got a first hand look at the recovery process...and the massive debris removal work underway.i learn today the amount of debris collected to date is equal to the weight of 4/5 of the way to the golden gate bridgeshe was asked by the media why fire ravaged california has gotten less money than states like texas and florida, devestated by hurricanes. she explained that there is still bureaucratic channels to be waded thru.the way the process works is that we continued to work with state and local partners and as the assessments come in the governors office request additional assistance from federal partners and then we respond so i think we're sort of at the beginning of the way through the process will continue to assess.she says in addition to the department of homeland security there are also federal diaster relif money available from hud and the small business administration. maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) police in san francisco are looking for a man involved in a shooting. in the video released .... you can see a man walking down a street in the tenderloin on december 27th. the suspect appears to get involved with someone in a black s-v-u on eddy street and then pulls out

a gun. he begins shooting at the vehicle until it drives away..... almost hitting another car. the suspect is still on the loose. (steve) the antioch man charged with killing two women at a san francisco jewelery mart four years ago will spend the rest of his life in prison. barry white junior was sentenced to three life terms and more that 200 additional years in prision. white waited until customers left the store before shooting and stabbing two woman and badly injuring the store's owner. he left the store and fired at officers before surrendering when he ran out of ammunition. prosecutors say the dispute started over the price of an item that white had purchased. (2-shot/steve) so just three days into the new law that permits the sale of recreational marijuana, how's it going?(2-shot/pam) we sent kron four's rob fladeboe .... to a shop in san jose to find out. welcome to "buddys." the long time medical marijuana collective is now one of ten establishments where recreational marijuana is now

for sale in the city of san jose and business is booming says owner matt lucero.matt lucero/buddy's"...i was predicting that legal cannabis sales might go up about 30 percent but in the first three days of the new law our sales are up over 400 percent..."by the end of business today, lucero says his gross receipts here at buddy's will have exceeded a quarter of a million dollars. customers waited as long as 45 minutes to plunk down as much as $200 for a half ounce of legal cannabis. that means a lot of tax dollars for city and state coffers.matt lucero/buddy's "...we already pay the city of san jose millions of dollars based on a 10 percent cannabis tax but now we will also be paying an extra 15 percent excise tax to the state...." buddy's and other collectives still serve medical marijuana clientele but now customers need only be 21 years old and present a driver's license or other i.d. for verification. one can purchase a maximum of one ounce of flowers or buds and up to 8 grams of edibles or cannabis in concentrated

form. judging from the waiting area, the customers represent a significant cross section of society.customers '...it's exciting, now you just walk in and it's legal you don't have to see a doctor...""...i think the prices will be going up at first but when more growers get involved the prices will come back down...."rob fladeboe/san jose"....it's all about supply and demand. buddy's management says in order to demand they will be hiring in the days ahead. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. (pam) coming up.. a

blistering battle of words between president trump and his former chief strategist steve bannon .. what bannon has to say about the trump campaign in an upcoming book. (steve ) we told you about the rain here .. but the east coast is preparing to get slammed with bone- chilling temperatures and paralyzing heavy snow .. details ahead. (pam) also.... a sexual assault inside a middle school classroom in the south bay.. more on the victim and the search for the suspect. ( steve ) take a look at stormtracker take a look at stormtracker four radar ..

in the south bay... a woman was sexually assaulted & robbed inside a school where she works.(pam) police say they need your help finding the person responsible. it happened inside a classroom at harker middle school in san jose. surveillance video shows the man who police say, sexually assaulted a female employee walking inside the school. investigators say, the suspect assaulted and robbed the woman around six- in the morning. kron4 spoke with neighbors about what happened."it's such a safe neighborhood, i've been here for the past 17-years and nothing like this ever happened and it's such a prestigious school so now it scares me."scares me."

(sot) (sot)"it's such a safe neighborhood, i've been here for the past 17-years this ever happened and it's prestigious school so now it scares me." the suspect was last seen walking eastbound toward boynton avenue. he is described as a hispanic male in his 20's ... 5'9 with a heavy build and wearing a t-shirt, dark blue jeans and a black beanie. san jose police say.. they will be increasing patrols in the area. fireworks in washington -- as president trump is fiercely denying claims made in an explosive new book... the author's sources include former white house adviser steve bannon. catherine heenan is here with more on how the president and first lady are pushing back against the unflattering claims.. (catherine) pushing back is an understatement... president trump said in a statement today that steve bannon has 'lost his mind.' now -- the white house is scrambling to do damage control. among the claims being made by former chief strategist steve bannon -- a 2016 meeting between trumpcampaign officials and a russian lawyer was "treasonous and

unpatriotic."among those present - trump's son donald trump junior and son-in-law jared kushner.the russian lawyer - reportedly offering dirt on hillary clinton's campaign.it's among the explosive claims in a new book by writer michael wolff - called"fire and fury - inside the trump white house."the author says donald trump never actually expected to win the 2016 presidential race...and had instead hoped his nomination would boost his brand and deliver "untold opportunities."today the white house press secretary described the book as 'trashy tabloid fiction' -and says her boss is angry... sarah sanders - i think furious, disgusted would probably certainly fit when you make such outrageous claims and completely false claims against the president his administration and his family.president trump released a statement today...blasting steve bannon. saying ' steve bannon has nothing to do with me or my presidency.when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.'another claim - melania trump shed tears on the night her husband was elected -- butthey were not tears of joy.the first lady's spokesperson says that's not true.....and that melania had encouraged her husband to run for president was was happy

when he won.as to what the president's supporters will take from the book...the white house insists it won't make any difference.sarah sanders - his agenda hasn't changed. and his base is excited about that. the book's author also claims that first daughter ivanka trump had mused overthe possibility of running for president someday...becoming the first woman president....instead of hillary clinton. (catherine) excerpts of the book were published today in the guardian -- and in new york magazine.steve and pam? (pam) congress has two new democratic senators. doug

jones of alabama and tina smith of minnesota were officially sworn in today. per tradition, current vice - president mike pence officiated the formal swearing- in on the senate floor. jones won last month's election against republican roy moore... moore was accused of sexually abusing women when they were teenagers. smith is temporarily replacing former senator al franken. he resigned yesterday in the wake of multiple sexual harassment allegations. a special election will be held in november to fill out the final two years of franken's term. (steve) at least a dozen people have died across the country - as a third of u-s residents are dealing with severe cold weather this week. (pam) but it is about to get worse - a weather event called a "bomb cyclone" is coming. reporter natasha chen explains how that system is about to dump snow in the northeast plus hurricane- force winds. an unusual cold blast across a third of the united states has

produced frozen fountains; frozen pools; and snow in tallahassee, florida, for the first time in nearly 30 years. while it's fun for kids seeing snow for the first time, dangerous conditions have put people at risk.four people died in texas -- at least two from exposure, a 75-car pile-up blocked interstate 90 near buffalo, new york, and there are more challenges coming in the next few days. gov. roy cooper / north carolina: travel will be difficult and dangerous, with power outages that are possible.north carolina governor roy cooper said his state is preparing for the approaching "bombogenesis", it's an area of rapidly declining low pressure, creating hurricane-force winds. it'll turn into what's known as a "bomb cyclone" that dumps snow along with high wind gusts along the east coast. people are getting ready -- from emergency crews in georgia, to fishermen in massachusetts.(mos) we're just breaking the ice up. it's frozen solid all the way out to the jetty. so we're just breaking it up so we can get out in the morning. even after the storm passes, temperatures may remain freezing.herman schaffer / nyc emergency management assistant commissioner: it's going to be incredibly low temperatures, it is going to get lower after the storm, so this weekend is going to be incredibly cold. i'm natasha chen, reporting.

let's take a look outside right now... (steve) meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: the first rain of 2018 moved in today. showers started this morning and the rain continues. there are even a few isolated storms poppiing up around the bay area. you can see the rain on doppler radar. most of it has been light so far but we will see pockets of heavy rain as some of those thunderstorms move through. on the satellite image you can see as high pressure has finally given way and let rain return. the air very unstable on the back side

of this storm and that may be enough to cause a few thunderstorms. you can also see more storms also headed our way. the forecast model shows rain moving through tonight and then turning to showers. showers will likely continue on thursday but will be widely scattered. rain will again intensify thursday night into friday morning. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s and mid 60s with a few showers. showers and cooler weather will continue on friday. we're expecting partly cloudy skies on saturday and sunday. but more storms are expected by next tuesday.

(pam) coming up .... the sale of recreational marijuana in california is only three days old and there are still a lot of challenges to deal with .. we'll explain.. (steve) also... he was acquitted in the killing of kate steinle.. but jose garcia zarates' days before a judge, are not over yet...

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stopped davynna nicholls , after they say, she was driving erratically and committed traffic violations. officials determined nicholls was under the influence of drugs and alcohol while driving. deputies searched the vehicle and found numerous bags of white powder suspected to be ketamine -- which is a type of anesthetic used in human anesthesia and veterinary medicine. officials also found blotting paper that is believed to be acid. nicholls was arrested and booked on suspicion of d-u-i -- as well as two misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance. bcn20:sonoma co.: sj woman arrested for driving under influence of ( steve ) ( steve ) just ahead... surfers around the world are checking their calendars in anticipation of mavericks at half moon bay .. and this year, there is a new addition to the competition.. (pam) and we'll check in on how recreational pot sales are going in california.. and the calls for a policy that covers the entire nation.. rain and thunderstorms are possible in the bay area tonight. i'll have the latest forecast next.

(grant) we're tracking breaking news in oakland...wher e there's been a police shooting and two people are now hospitalized. a bart police officer shot his gun near the west oakland bart station around 4:30 this afternoon. police are not saying what led up to the shooting...but did say a gun was recovered near the two men

who were injured. this was near 7th and cheswter streets. police are not specifically saying that the officer who shot...hit the two men...but the officer was in full uniform. we have a reporter on scene gatheing more info and we'll keep you posted here and on kron4.com. here in san jose the sale of recreational marijuana is exceeding expectations at one long time medical marijuana dispensary. themanagement at buddy's on north tenth street says business is up 400 percent. buddy's says that by the end of business on wednesday it will have taken in a quarter of a million dollars in just three days. that means lots of tax dollars for city and state coffers. buddy's says it will be hiring in the days ahead to meet the new demand. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

here at this kennel in walnut creek.....a dog fight erupts and one dog named shadow is injured.the owner posting on facebook that when she picked up her pet from the northgate kennel and catery....she found him like these pictures.she says she wants answers. a worker at the kennel says that the injured pit bull initiated the attack. and workers at the kennel did all they could.they say that the dogs were not together and that the injured pit bull got out of its kennel somehow and started fighting with another dog on a leash.

the owner of the kennel was not available for comment.in walnut creek, terisa estacio kron four news in santa rosa the head of homeland security came out to see first hand the devastation of the north bay wildfires. here's video of kirtjen nielson touring the fountain grove neighborhood with members of the santa rosa fire department where they lost station house 5. she was asked by the media why he fire ravished califinbora has gotten less money than states like texas and florida who had those horrible hurricanes. she explains that theres still bureaucratic channels that have to be through. maureen kelly kron 4 news. meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... lawrence karnow: the first rain of 2018 moved in today. showers started this morning and the rain continues. there are even a few isolated storms

poppiing up around the bay area. you can see the rain on doppler radar. most of it has been light so far but we will see pockets of heavy rain as some of those thunderstorms move through. on the satellite image you can see as high pressure has finally given way and let rain return. the air very unstable on the back side of this storm and that may be enough to cause a few thunderstorms. you can also see more storms also headed our way. the forecast model shows rain moving through tonight and then turning to showers. showers will likely continue on thursday but will be widely scattered. rain will again intensify thursday night into friday morning. highs tomorrow will be in the 50s and mid 60s with a few showers. showers and cooler weather will continue on friday. we're expecting partly cloudy skies on saturday and sunday. but more storms are expected by next tuesday.

(pam) california cannabis growing pains... as of the first of the year, recreational marijuana became legal in the state of california. so what now? pro-pot activists say, it is time the federal government catches up to the states. (steve) kron four's washington correspondent alexandra limon reports, current federal law makes it hard- and even dangerous- to run a legal marijuana dispensary. nats opening pot jarit is now legal to buy and sell marijuana in california but just because it's legl doesn't mean it's easy.as one of the people who got the initiative on the ballot to decriminalize marijuana in washignton dc nikolas schiller understands navigating around federal laws. nikolas schiller / co founder dcmjif you are going to treat an industry as sub par. you're going to get sub par results. schiller says california like the other states that have legalized recreational marijuana use for adults will face challeges.alexandra limon

/ @alexlimonnewsstate laws clash with federal laws when it comes to marijuana so now, people like dispensaries, growers and other business owners are experiencing some growing pains - for exple when it comes to banking.most banks wont take money from or open accounts for businesses associated with marijuana - they fear facing fines or other consequences which means the industry operates mostly in cash.schiller when you deal in large amounts of cash, you run the risk of robberies and violenceschiller says new federal laws would help and he wants congress to act.schillerit's a very safe benign plant, and it's a plant and i try to distinguish that a drug is something that is manufactured.the chief of staff and policy advisor of a group called smart approaches to marijuana or s.a.m. disagrees.luke niforatos / smart approaches to marijuana forthcoming research on marijuana that is showing a lot of very concerning ties between marijuana and depression, suicide were also seeing psychosis and schizophrenia being associated to marijuana use.luke niforatos says the drug is dangerous and should not be legalized nationally.luke niforatos / smart approaches to marijuanayou think about ice cream with weed in it, that's not targeted just to adults. that is very tantalizing to children and it's a very irresponsible way to market your products.while 29 states have legalized medical marijuana and eight

have legalized recreational usefederal law treats marijuana as a schedule one drug meaning it isn't even officially recognized as a drug with medical uses. in washington alexandra limon. (steve) coming up... google begins the new year with new claims of gender pay inequities .. we'll explain.

a gender lawsuit filed against google ... has been revised ... it claims that google underpaid women in comparison with their male counterparts. the original lawsuit was dismissed last month - with a court ruling that it defined the class of affected workers too broadly. now - a fourth plaintiff has been added - aside from the three former female employees who originally sued. the lawsuit also claims that the company asked new hires about their prior salaries. january first - a new california law went into effect - which prohibits employers fromasking applicants about that. google says its own analysis shows no gender pay gap. (pam) in half moon bay. the mavericks surfing competition window is open. this... after the competition was canceled last year... after the previous organizers.... filed for bankruptcy. it is now organized by the world surf league. the competition started in 1999 and brings in the top surfers from around the world. the competition

will also include female surfers... for the first time ever. coming up... former raiders coach john gruden talks about the possibility of joining the team once again... plus, the ball basketball family arrives in lithuinia .. sports director gary radnich has the details just ahead.. okay, i never thought i'd say this, but i found bladder leak

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turns liquid to gel... ...for incredible protection. so i feel protected... ...and pretty. new always discreet boutique. jon gruden was on espn radio this morning... the topic... of course... will he be the raiders next head coach?...

"well that's up to mark davis. i have had conversations with mark and they still i believe are going through the interview process and when he knows i think we will all know."reporter says: "if mark davis calls you and says we have gone through all our candidates and jon you are the one we choose we would like you to be the next coach of the oakland raiders, will you be the next coach of the oakland raiders?" "i think there is a good chance. i am excited about where i am in terms of where i am and in terms of studying the game and prepared to comeback and coach. i am being completely honest. i don't know what's gonna happen. i been through contracts and negotations with the raiders before i can tell you in 2001." reporter says:"it's been reported that they offered you ownership in the team.""there is no validtiy to that at all. none. zero. no ownership that's for sure. i know they have gone through their process of interviewing candidates and until they are done i won't but i did have a good meeting with mark. i have known him a long time and i got a lot of respect for the raiders football organization."

the warriors... back on the road with a healthy steph curry... right now... warriors up 6 points at the half... curry with 20 points... kevin durant with 16 (wipe to kerr coach of the month) steve keer was named nba western conference coach of the month for december today... kerr led the warriors to a league-best 13-2 record... their december record in franchise history... without steph curry playing

for most on the month and with draymond green and others out for stretchesit's the 6th time kerr has been honored as coach of the month... the warriors became the fourth team in nba history to compile a double-digit win streak in five consecutive seasons... ripping off 11 straight at one point giants 1st baseman brandon belt says he has fully recovered from his 4th concussion... belt was headed to a breakout season... with 18 home runs by early august... but took a curveball to the head... ending his season with a concussion that sidelined him for the final two months of a campain that saw the giants lose 98 games but today belt told mlb-radio the he feels "great right now"... that he felt fine at the end of the season and feels better as the offseason progressed the giants signed belt to a five-year, $72.8 million deal in 2016. his concussion history will continue to be a concern with this being his 4th

no word yet on weather heisman trophy runner-up bryce lovewill leave stanford for the nfl... but all-pac 12 tight end dalton schultz is leaving the farm a year early to enter the nfl draft schultz had 22 catches for 212 yards and 3 touchdowns this season... and was also consdered the best blocking tight end in conference the cardinal have produced a number of nfl tight ends in recent years... the most notable being the eagles pro- bowler zach ertz ucla quarterback josh rosen... a top 5 pick... also declared for the nfl draft the ball family has arrived in lithuania... lavar and his two sons... were greated by a mob at the airport in vilnius tonight 19-year-old liangelo... who left ucla after that shoplifting incident in

china... and subsequent suspension... and his younger brother... lamelo... who is 16... signed professional one-year contracts with a lithuanian profressional team last month. the bal brothers are expected to make their debut on jan. 9... most tickets for that night at the 1,200-seat arena have already been sold (steve) just ahead.. with

biting cold weather heading for the east coast .. people are getting prepared and they're also helping animals do the same ..

(pam) people all over the u-s are enduring the cold front that is sweeping the nation. (steve) however some unexpected zoo animals are staying outside and enjoying the snow. c-n-n's renee chmiel has the story from the beardsley zoo in connecticut. the beardsley zoo in bridgeport is making sure its animals are warm and comfortable in the snowy and cold weather.though you may think this weather is too cold, the tigers love it. they also like when the winter gets a bit wilder. they'll be able to stay outside during thursday's expected snowstorm. beardsley zoo director gregg dancho says the animals that stay outdoors just need a

little extra care."the diets are increased a little bit because their metabolism has to keep their body warm," he said. "we add more food to their diet."the tigers aren't the only animals that will stay outside. leopards will also stay outdoors. staff will give them more straw to lie on. some animals will also have shelters outside that they can go in. some are heated, others are not."we have a box for our otters if they don't want to go in the back and want to stay out," said dancho. "we'll give them an area where they can stay out and still have a nest box outside."despite the cold the turtles are still outside, but their water is heated."we make sure they get a lot of fresh water," said dancho. "a lot of people don't realize when it's this cold it's actually very dry."if the water outside doesn't all freeze the ducks will stay outside; otherwise, they'll be moved indoors. dancho says it isn't just the animals that he looks out for when winter weather hits."the thing to do here is make sure our staff stays protected," he said. "the animals have their natural instincts and they know."some of the animals, like the alligators, have to go inside if it gets too cold. dancho says as of early wednesday afternoon they had not officially decided to close the zoo on thursday because of the storm, though they're expecting it will be closed. either way, staff will be there to take care of the animals. (steve) that was renee chmiel

reporting from bridgeport, connecticut. officials for the zoo say they may have to close due to the snow storm, but either way the animals will be taken care of. (pam) cheetahs are known to be the fastest land animals around. and their cubs... may be the cutest. take a look. the saint louis, missouri zoo ... just released these images of eight new cheetah cubs born there in november. it is the largest litter ever recorded at a zoo. zoo officials say, the new octo-mom -- named bingwa (bing- wah) -- is taking excellent care of her babies. the family is in a private den and will not be on display to the public for several months. conservationists consider cheetah breeding programs vital to the species.... as there are fewer than 10- thousand of them left in africa. (steve) a woman in south caroliina posted a video to her instagram of her fun in the snow with her dog kodak take a look at this... you can see kodak pulling anna shealy on her snowboard

through the snow covered streets of downtown charleston. she captioned the video "mush hashtag snowday" (steve) both the powerball and mega millions are each worth over 4-hundred million dollars. tonight's powerball drawing is up to 4-hundred and 60 million. if there's no lucky winner tonight..the jackpot will roll over to saturday night the odds of choosing the right numbers are one in 2-hundred and 92 million the mega millions jackpot coming in at 4-hundred and 18 million dollars. the next drawing for that prize is friday....so make sure to get your tickets. last weather... and goodbye.. final look at the weather with meteorologist lawrence

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