the street... after being shot in the head. now-- a new reward is being offered...as detectives work to find her son's killer. good evening i'm grant lodes. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis. lamar murphy was killed nearly a year ago on princeton street and smalley avenue in hayward. and tonight-- the gunman is still on the loose. (grant) kron 4's haaziq maduyn spoke with lamar's mother. sotas the one year mark of his murder approaches richardson says she is still seeking answers to who killed her sonsot

office: "she is living without justice and that is hurtful"> the alameda county sheriff's office is in charge of investigating the cold casesot a $10-thousand-dollar reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case...in hayward haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) officials in two east bay cities are taking steps to clean up their dog parks after reports of pets getting sick. kron4newshaaziq madyun kron4news

(grant) officials in two east bay cities are taking steps to clean up their dog parks after reports of pets getting sick.kron4's maureen kelly talked to one couple who's dog was infected with the bacteria. the owners of this 7 month old mcnab mix named shay are returning to the drigon dog park in union city for the first time after they say their pet was diagnosed with leptospirosis. well well basically the vet didn't say anything about where she caught it but probably the probably hereknown commonly as lepto, the disease can spread through infected animal urine found in stagnant water or soil. according to the american vetinary medical assocation website , it can be transferred to people and cause flu like symtpons and sometimes resulting kidney or liver diease. shay's owners say they noticed a change in their pup right away.all the sudden she started urinating everywhere and her energy was low and wrapped it was low appetite was lowshay has since been treated with antibiotics and cleared by her vet to go back to the dog park.union city officials say they closed

and disinfected this park back in september after learning of a potential lepto outbreak that was never confirmed .and then did it again in december after hearing of more cases linked to fremont's central park dog park. officials there they also closed and disinfected the dog park in november after an anonymous person complained their dog got infected here. since that scrub down two more people also say their pets were infected after visiting , so the park was closed and cleaned again. the fremont park officials say plan to disinfect this park quarterly now and have removed the water bowls. signs are posted warning people about the potential problem at both parks and suggest that people bring their own water for their dogs. most back visiting the parks today say they aren't worried about it... i see dogs here and they all seem healthy i don't have any worries about it at allnone of the dogs in our morning group have been sick if you have a responsible park and people get care of it you know you're gonna be okmost are just happy to have back open.....so their dogs can have a safe place to run around.maureen kelly kron4 news. kron4 news.maureen kelly kron4

news. (grant) in the south bay... we're learning about a second dog that had to be hospitalized after coming down with what's knows as "dog flu." kron4 visited the cambell vet hospital earlier this week. they're now telling us that a second dog, a basset hound, required hospitalization after contracting the virus. dog flu causes coughing, nasal discharge, lethargy, decreased appetite... and is highly contagious. vets at the hospital are concerned the flu will spread throughout the south bay... ábut there is a vaccine that the clinic recommends all dog owners get for their pets. (catherine) the grueling search for victims entered a fourth day friday...following the mudslidesin southern california.... rescue teams and cadaver dogs are still digging through knee- deep mud looking for people who haven't been seen in days.

the number of confirmed deaths is seventeen.....but could go higher. the number of people missing since flash flooding smashed through montecito is now five....down from as many as 43 a day earlier. heavy work continues - to clear railroad tracks and roads. the amtrak pacific surfliner has resumed service across parts of southern california. and more help continues coming in -- to get highways cleaned up.... colin jones / caltrans: we're bringing lights in to get some overnight work done, we've got all of our contractors mobilized to help out, we've got the national guard bringing in some extra equipment. cecil kyte / local resident: if you look at the hills, everything is exposed. i would ask people to prepare for a winter of similar proportions if we continue to get rain like this. local residents

have been trying to thank rescue crews and other first responders....by making coffee....and leaving 'thank you' signs. and they're bracing for more possible problems with wet weather this winter. the areas where victims have been found remain under mandatory evacuation. (catherine) those mudslides happened after the devastating thomas fire....which stripped awaytrees and brush.........leaving the land exposed. now - the fire has been declared one-hundred percent contained. it burned for more than a month in santa barbara and ventura counties, killing two people. it burned nearly 300- thousand acres and destroyed more than a thousand buildings, many of them homes.. federal and state authorities are now examining the burn area to get a better ideaof the risk for more flooding and mudslides.. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had areas

of thick fog today that were slow to burn off in some parts of the bay area. that kept their temperatures rather cool. while thoses places that had the sun like santa rosa saw their temperatures soar in the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy tonight with stars and areas of dense fog. the fog will be very thick again in some of the valleys. on the satellite image you can see the storms off the coast but high pressure will send them well to the north for the weekend. we will see an offshore wind which should help bring warmer temperatures to parts of the bay area especially near the coast and south bay. it should be a good weekend to travel around the state. there will likely be tule fog in the central valley again so be careful. highs around the bay area will be in the 50s to upper 60s. there will be a few more clouds on sunday but plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. on monday the clouds will move back in with a chance of showers. showers are also possible on tuesday and later next week. (grant) storms like the one

on the way could bring some big waves to one of the premiere surf breaks in all the world.(catherine) as kron four's rob fladeboe reports - big wave riders and their fans are crossing their fingers that the maverick's challenge surf contest could get the green light for early next week. the surf is still a little flat here at pillar point north of half moon bay where ridable waveswere few and far between on friday...but just around the jetty there are signs the waves could soon be big enough to give the go ahead for the big wave surf contest known as the mavericks challenge. contest founder jeff clark is optimistic about next week but is concernd about the wind. jeff clark/maverick's tournament founder"...we don't want to wind and the weather that comes with it, we want a day just like this and for the low pressure to hit the oregon border and send those big waves right down here to mavericks..."a west-northwest swell could bring waves with faces in the 20 foot range on monday. now run by the world surf league, the mavericks challenge, if and when it

happens, will for the first time welcome women competitors. but don't even think of trying to watch the competition in person says harbor master cary smith.cary smith/pillar pont harbor master "....the do's are stay home and watch it on tv because the beaches and the bluffs will be closed because it's not safe when we have that kind of surf hitting the beach..." organizational changes and unpredictable weather has made for some bumps for the contest in recent years. there is no longer a formal outdoor viewing party but many of the local restaurants and bars hope to rise the wave of surfing fans who will watch the contest over lunch or dinner.(sotbrian overfelt/community event manager rob fladeboe/pillar point"....once again, the contest is a no go for monday but organizers say they will re assess on tuesday and could give the green light for tuesday. at piller point rob fladeboe kron 4 news (catherine) happening (catherine) newsfladeboe kron 4 point rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(catherine) happening now. police are looking for a man accused of behaving suspiciously at a pacifica elementary school...terrifying students. it happened yesterday afternoon at ocean shore elementary...on oceana blvd. two students say a man in a gray car was in the school parking lot...and began honkingthe horn and waving at

them....trying to get their attention. the students said they were scared and called police. officers searched the area... but didn't find the man....who is still at large. (catherine) in south san francisco. police are searching for a man accused of robbing an amazon delivery driver. it happened around one p.m. yesterday... on grand avenue. officers say the delivery driver was getting ready to drop off a package when a manwalked up behind him....pushed him down....and then opened the door of the van. he grabbed several packages with amazon labels and ran off. he still hasn't been caught. (catherine) coming up... people are on edge tonight after a string of sea lion attacks in san francisco... tonight - we're hearing from one of the victims. (grant) a warning if your kids use android devices. certain games could be infected with pornographic images. details on what you need to look out for. (catherine) also - reaction continues to pour in after president trump's vulgar commentsabout certain countries. what people across the world are saying..

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and snoring? does your bed do that? it's the lowest prices of the season on the queen c4 mattress with adjustable comfort on both sides. now only $1199, save $400. plus, 36 month financing available. ends monday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. will you give an apology for the statement yesterday? mr. president, are you a racist? (grant) president trump literally turned his back on reporters questioning him about the vulgar comments he reportedly made on immigrants haiti and africa. just about everyone else

is weighing in ... and no one is defending the president's language.(catherine)steve aveson is in the newsroom with the latest on the story....steve? ( steve)catherine, grant you could call it the shot her 'round the world.except "shot" wasn't the exactly word he reportedly used to describe third world countries at an immigration meeting with congressional leaders.the language was first reported in the washington post and confirmed by one senator who was there. "he said these hateful things. and he said them repeatedly."a person familiar with the meeting says a frustrated mr. trump then went further -- saying "why do we need more haitians? take them out."and asked why we coulnd't have more people from places like norway." "we have gotten zero indication from the white house that they disagree with our reporting here."today the president took to twitter saying, "the language used by me at the daca meeting was tough, but this was not the language used."but reaction was bipartisan

unacceptable "completely inappropriate> "disappointed obviously." "very unfortunate, unhelpful."haiti's government condemned the president's comments.africans and even norwegians reacted with sadness, outrage and derision. we expect more of him i think i find him quite offensive terrible. terrible statement. it's stupid. ( steve) one casualty of the uproar may be any chance of agreement on the dreamers ... immigrants brought to the country illegally as children. unless congress acts, hundreds of thousands could be deported this year. democrats say they will support a government shutdown if republicans don't extended the daca protections. (catherine) new tonight at 5... the man who escaped from a hawaiian psychiatric hospital and flew to san jose in november... apparently did so with lots of planning and resources...

court documents say that randall saito was caught with high-quality fake i-d's....two cellphonesand more than 6-thousand dollars in cash. prosecutors filed the documents in an attempt to keep him in jail, instead of sending him back to the hospital he fled. they argue that he should not get bail because he might have a stash of 'other' fake i- d's...or secret sources of money. saito is now back in hawaii and is being held in a correctional center.he walked out of a suburban honolulu hospital in november, called a taxi, and flew to san jose. police arrested him in stockton three days later. a detective's report says he had somehow opened a combination- locked gate to escape. (grant) the san jose police department released the names of the officers who shot and killed a man earlier this week. officers adam hutson and timothy faye were called to the metcalf energy center tuesday night. they found a man carrying an ax and a pipe...he reported;y refused

to surrender and walked away. he eventually turned around and walked back towards police. officers ordered the man to put down his weapons multiple times... but he refused. that is when the officers shot and killed the man. investigators are reviewing police body camera footage of the shooting. those two officers are now on paid administrative leave. the suspect's identity has not yet been released. (catherine) a string of sea lion attacks in san francisco has caused swimmers to stay closer to the shoreline and to swim in groups.(grant) kron 4's camila bernal spoke to a swimmer that got bit last month. he's still recovering but says he will not stop swimming. super:christian einfeldt // was bit by a sea lion nat: pointing at where he got bitit was christian einfeldt's normal afternoon swim but it turned into a day he will never forget1:11:47 i turned around and the sea lion surfaced, i was facing him 5 feet away, i went into a ball right away as i usually do because they usually bite the legs so i went into a ball and i backed up and he kept coming at methe animal moved side to side and although einfeldt tried to get away the encounter was inevitable 1:12:24 we were body to body he ran into my arms and my arms ran into him and i pushed off and that pushed me away from him and as i pushed his

head went down and bit my arm after the initial shock, einfeldt spotted a boat and they quickly helped him get back to shore1:13:53:23 he ripped a piece of skin off of my arm this size so i could see and touch my muscle on my armhe was taken to the hospital and needed surgery so far his doctor hasn't cleared him to return to the water1:16:10 i am concerned about going back in the water and i think you'll notice that people are swimming much much closer to shore now people are no longer doing the loop.and that's exactly what he will do if the doctor allows it, he will go out for a swim on tuesday but he will definitely be a little extra cautious 1:19:16 swimming at aquatic park is the fountain of youth i would really recommend, don't stop swimming just be smart about how you're swimming

(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had areas of thick fog today that were slow to burn off in some parts of the bay area. that kept their temperatures rather cool. while thoses places that had the sun like santa rosa saw their temperatures soar in the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy tonight with stars and areas of dense fog. the fog will be very thick again in some of the valleys. on the satellite image you can see the storms off the coast but high pressure will send them well to the north for the weekend. we will see an offshore wind which should

help bring warmer temperatures to parts of the bay area especially near the coast and south bay. it should be a good weekend to travel around the state. there will likely be tule fog in the central valley again so be careful. highs around the bay area will be in the 50s to upper 60s. there will be a few more clouds on sunday but plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. on monday the clouds will move back in with a chance of showers. showers are also possible on tuesday and later next week. (catherine) it turned out to be a

happy holiday season for retailers... sales went up 5-and-a-half percent in the final two months of 2017. the national retail federation says that's the biggest year- over-year gain since 2010. every area of consumer goods saw a jump in sales except for sporting goods. online shopping saw a major 11 percent rise...while sales at brick-and-mortar stores were up by four percent. experts credit some of the good news to consumer confidence...a lower jobless rate...and a rising stock market. . (grant) still ahead... several near miss incidents at s-f-o... and tonight a local congressman says something needs to be done. mark desaulnier joins us in studio to talk about improving air safety. (catherine) also - pornographic images could pop up on you children's devices while they're playing certain

games. what you need to look out for.. after the break. >> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him.

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ready to let go of hep c? ask your hep c specialist about harvoni. a warning tonight for parents of children who use android devices.. authorities say that certain gaming apps targeted towards kids might be infected with pornographic mal-ware.(grant) the games include "mcqueen car racing," "subway banana run surf," and "paw puppy run subway surf." they display "highly pornographic" pop-up ads and try to trick users into installing fake security apps.(catherine) google has removed the offending apps from the "play" store -- but the games have already been downloaded more than 3 million times. an estimated 300 malicious apps made their way into the play store last year. (grant) your facebook

timeline is about to change. facebook is changing what you'll see - by highlighting posts it thinks you're more likely to engage with. (catherine) the company says it's an effort to make the time spent on social media more "meaningful." facebook plans to cut back on the content that people consider too "passive" (grant) the change could hurt news organizations and businesses that rely on facebook to share their content. the idea is to help connect with people with what they care about. not make them feel depressed and isolated. (catherine) next at 5:30... bay area congressman mark desaulnier joins us in studio to talk about runway safety... after several near miss incidents at s-f-o.

(grant) plus... a pedestrian is hit and killed in the east bay tonight.. and police say the weather is to blame.

(catherine) tonight at 5:30... the bay area woke up to very foggy weather this

morning... making for dangerous conditions on the roads. (grant) and that fog was a factor in the death of a woman in san leandro. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, the accident happened near a bus stop. (estacio reporting) it was friday morning around 7am- a san leandro resident at this bus stop near fairmont drive and east 14th - the condtions making it hard to see, and that is when tragedy struck.lt. ron clark. it was very foggy, definitely a factor in this collision. it appears she may have been stepping out eithr to cross or see if a bus was coming. unfortunately, the fog was so thick that she didn't see the car coming and the car did not see her step out.lt. ron clark is with san leandro police department.lt. clark. as far as the driver? no hit and run, right? no, he pulled over to help. witnesses told us, it was just a tragic start of the day.lt. clark says the driver was even going less then the posted speed limit. kron four news has learned the woman was 82 year old liang youjian, 82 from san leandro. lt. clark. it i horrible.

there are no words i can say that could help.the lt. adds that it is always important, especially during these cold, dark foggy mornings to be extra extra careful when out. lt. clark. awareness, for those out walking around, just be aware. you have to understand it is really foggy out and you have people can't see and others cant see, so slow down and use extra caution. in san leandro, terisa estacio kron four news newskron four news (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had areas

of thick fog today that were slow to burn off in some parts of the bay area. that kept their temperatures rather cool. while thoses places that had the sun like santa rosa saw their temperatures soar in the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy tonight with stars and areas of dense fog. the fog will be very thick again in some of the valleys. on the satellite image you can see the storms off the coast but high pressure will send them well to the north for the weekend. we will see an offshore wind which should help bring warmer temperatures to parts of the bay area especially near the coast and south bay. it good weekend to travel around the state. there tule fog in the central valley again so be careful. highs around the bay area will be in the 50s to upper 60s. there will be a few more clouds on sunday but plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. on monday the clouds will move back in with a chance of showers. showers are also possible on tuesday and later next week.

(grant) another close call at s- f-o has a lot of people wondering whether there's a bigger problem. (catherine) the latest incident happened on tuesday night when a plane nearly landed on the wrong runway.........a runway where there was another plane. this follows two other troubling cases over the last seven months. (grant) joining us now is east bay congressman mark desaulnier ... to talk about the changes that need to be made to keep you safe. you safe. made to keep need to be changes that talk about the ... to talk about the changes that need to be made

to keep you safe. épilots and safety experts say air traffic controllers did a good job when they quickly redirected an aeromexico jet that was descending toward a runway where a virgin america plane was getting ready to take off.officials say an aeromexico passenger jet from mexico city was ordered to abort a landing tuesday after it lined up on a runway occupied by another commercial jet.retired airline captain and aviation safety expert john cox wednesday that he saw no cause for alarm.an aeromexico passenger jet was ordered to abort a landing at san francisco international airport after it lined up on a runway occupied by another commercial jet, the third close call at the busy airport in six months.the san jose mercury news reports aeromexico flight 668 had been cleared to land tuesday. it was about a mile from the airport when controllers saw the aircraft was lined up for a runway occupied by a virgin america airbus a320 jet awaiting departure.the tower ordered the aeromexico boeing 737 jet to circle around until it was again cleared for landing.an air canada flight crew landed in october on a runway despite repeated warnings to abort because a controller believed another airplane had not left the area yet.in july, another air canada jet nearly landed on a taxiway where four planes were waiting before takeoff.

(catherine) coming up... a desperate plea from several families... after thieves steal their puppies before they even get to bring them home. we'll explain how it happened. (grant) and after the break... why ford is telling drivers not to get behind the wheel of certain trucks.

happening now... ford is telling people to stop driving certain trucks... now. (catherine) the company says that some 2006 ford rangers have faulty takata airbag deflators. now - ford is confirming that a driver died in july of last year because of the inflator. (grant) this is the second death involving the 2006 ford rangers. overall 21 deaths have been linked to the faulty takata inflators worldwide. ford is now telling dealers they must replace those airbag inflators for free. (catherine) general motors is launching a self-driving car without any manual controls. the car doesn't have a steering wheel...and it doesn't have

gas and brake pedals.(grant) g-m says passengers can get the car moving by communicating with several interior screens. it's not clear yet where -- or when -- the new cars will hit the road. before they can officially be on the market...g-m has to pass safety tests and get approval from the federal government. (catherine) still ahead--- a story of heroism. how a firefighter rescued a baby from a balcony that went up in flames. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: we had areas of thick fog today that were slow to burn off in some parts of the bay area. that kept their temperatures rather cool. while thoses places that had the sun like santa rosa saw their temperatures soar in the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy tonight with stars and areas of dense fog. the fog will be very thick again in some of the valleys. on the satellite image you can see the storms off the coast but high pressure will send them well to the north for the weekend. we will see an offshore wind which should help bring warmer temperatures to parts of the bay area especially near the coast and south bay. it should be a good weekend to travel around the state. there will likely be tule fog in the central valley again so be careful. highs around the bay area will be in the 50s to upper 60s. there will be a few more clouds on sunday but plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. on monday the clouds will move back in with a chance of showers. showers are also possible on tuesday and later next week. (grant) (grant) two men are wanted in

arizona for stealing 30- thousand dollars worth of puppies from a mall pet store. (catherine) some of the puppies had already been sold to families - who want them back. morgan tanabe has the story. piper peraza/dog owner"i'm hanging in there." a heartbroken little girl.who

won't be taking her new puppy gwen home.after two men stole five frenchies out of animal kingdom. louie peraza/father "it's not like they stole some random pet at a pet store, you know. they took our dog." the peraza family-- planning to take gwen home right in time for their daughter piper's birthday party. piper peraza/dog owner"she was just so sweet and she had that playfulness in her. but when you picked her up she was just calm."the two thieves pried open the back door and raced right to the french bull dog puppies worth 6-thousand dollars each.linda nofer/animal kingdom"the fact that they were only in here for one minute. they knew exactly what they were going for and those are a very, very expensive breed of dog." the thieves stuffed the dogs in a trash bin and dragged them out, including goat, who belonged to the kriaris couple. theresa kriaris/dog owner"i mean he already felt like he was part of the family." goat was about to go home next week -- after finishing medication-- and now his family worries his infection will only get worse. chris kriaris/dog owner"there's two of them out of the five that are sick that need veterinarian attention." the families are hoping these thieves do the right thing-- and turn the puppies in-- or drop them off somewhere safe. louie peraza/father"they've affected our household. you know, they have broken our hearts. and we just want her back."

(grant) that was morgan tanabe reporting. the pet store says all of the puppies have microchips so if anybody scans them they will show up as stolen. (catherine) a large apartment fire near atlanta led to an unforgettable rescue. a fire captain caught a baby who was tossed from a third floor balcony....that balcony -- was engulfed in flames. take a look at this video -- the baby was just one of a dozen people rescued that day. the fire captain also happens to be the mother of triplets -- and she described what happened. (sot)

the ladder and have somebody else assist them down, but i got about half way up there and here comes a baby down to my arms. /// all i was thinking was, oh god, don't drop it">(catherine) the captain says that being a firefighter makes her a better mother...-- and vice versa. (grant) someone has stepped forward to claim last week's coveted mega millions jackpot.(catherine) but the winner isn't old enough to hit the bars to celebrate. 20-year-old shane missler of port richey, florida won the 451 million dollar prize. he first told his brother what happened....then waited to tell his dad the next day. shane is going to take the money in a single lump-sum payment of about 282 million dollars. it sounds like he's planning to have a good time..... he says he'll use the money to pursue a variety of passions and also do some good for humanity.

(grant) next at 5... one of the last video stores in the bay area is closing it's doors for good. but not before getting rid of thousands of d-v-d's. we'll visiting with the family that owns the store... after the break.

(catherine) the last video rental store in contra costa county is going out of business. "take one video" in pleasant hill has been open since the 90's. (grant) it

will close its doors for good at the end of the month. kron 4's charles clifford has the story. natssotthese are our blue ray rentals. . .. jason wood and his business partner tony ibriham purchased take one movie rentals back in 1999 right at the time, when dvds were becoming the primary way people watched movies at home. they had high hopes for the storesotwe were going to ride the dvd wave and just get our foot in the door. start from there.over the last 18 years, the pair has rented tens of thousands of movies. the store also became a fixture in the neighborhood with regular customers returning year after year. sotseeing the same people come in and just talkin to them once a week and i know them and they know me.sota lot of our customers we have known since their kids were babies and now they are off to college.brian zemina has been coming here since the store opened. he really appreciates jason and tony's deep knowledge of cinema.sotthey were always good at recommending things i liked. they ordered a lot of stuff for me but in recent years, the rise of digital downloads and streaming services like netflix has devastated take one's bottom line. jason and tony started dubbing video tapes on the side to make extra money and that helped keep the doors open but they

says the writing is on the wall for their industry.soti feel unfortunately that people are going to be rid of media completely. from books to newspapers. youre content is only going to be online.the pair are now working to clearout their remaining inventory of 19,000 movies. they plan to close up shop around the end of the month. they are also taking this opportunity to say goodbye to longtime customers.sot i hope someone will seek this out somewhere. maybe open a retro store.now, the pair says that if there's enough business they might stay open a few extra weeksin pleasant hill, charles clifford kron 4 news. (vicki) kron 4 news.

(vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. ((pam))thank you grant and catherine...next at six..a warning for dog ownersseveral dogs have gotten sick after visiting two popular parks in the east bay.what veterinarians think is the cause..and what city officials are doing to keep pets safe. plus...video that has gone viral.a woman released from a hospital in just a gown in

the middle of winter.((pam)) plus..the weekend is here meteorologist lawrence karnow has your four zone forecast. ((steve))keep it here...kron 4 news at six is next.

we were really scared(pam) some dog owners are reporting.. their pets are have gotten sick after visiting two dog parks in the east bay .(pam) good evening i'm pam moore,(steve) and i'm steve aveson. kron4's maureen kelly talked with owners who's dog were infected, and explains what city officials are doing to try and stop it.

(steve) it.try and stop are doing to city officials are doing to try and stop it.

kron4 news. (steve) new tonight at six.... police are looking for a man who tried to sexually assault a woman in walnut creek. it happeend last night at around 5:30 on iron horse trail near newell avenue and south broadway. police say the woman was walking when a man came up behind and assaulted her. here is a picture of the suspect. police say he intended to sexually assault her before running off. the victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries. police say the suspect

should be considered possibly armed and dangerous. (pam) happening now. police are looking for a man accused of behaving suspiciously at a pacifica elementary school... terrifying students. it happened yesterday afternoon at ocean shore elementary... on oceana blvd. two students say, a man in a gray car was in the school parking lot... and began honking the horn and waving at them.... trying to get their attention. the students said, they were scared and called police. officers searched the area... but did not find the man.... who is still at large. (steve)(on cam) the murder investigation of a teenage boy from hayward has gone cold. as the one year mark of the deadly incident approaches...police are teaming up with the young man's family in asking for the community's help to find the killer....kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. 16-year-old lamar murphy was gunned down while riding a bicycle a short distance from his home. that was a year ago. the police need help finding the shootersot

kelly/alameda county sheriff's office: "this is now a cold case. it is the one year anniversary of the death of lamar murphy">it happened back on january 23rd 2017 at the corner of smalley ave and princeton street in hayward. the alameda county sheriff's office is in charge of the cold case investigationsot sot

(steve) 16 people...including multiple children... are without a home tonight after a fire scorched an apartment complex in san jose. the fire started at about 12:30 this morning on rancho drive near capital expressway. firefighters say they initially responded with one engine because it was originally reported as a single car fire. once on scene, they realized it was much bigger and called for backup. it took firefighters about an hour to knock out the flames. everyone inside was able to get out and no one was injured.

kathy/lives at apartment says "where i sleep my husband told me wake up, wake up, it's fire fire, and then my husbands tells my kids and then after that he says kathy, wake up there's fire. and we just went out and saw more fire on the top unit."on the top unit." it took 85 firefighters and command staff to put out the flames. a total of 8 units were damaged. authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire. the fire.the cause of investigating the cause of the fire. kathy/lives at (steve) and kron4 was the first to tell you about the fire. we sent a push alert through our mobile app just before 5:00 this morning. make sure you download the kron-four news app to always get the latest breaking news. it's free for iphone and android devices. (pam) crews in southern california continue to search for people who are still missing tonight... all because of the severe weather caused fire- ravaged areas to

be further devastated by mudslides this week. the santa barbara county sheriff says, an 87-year old man found dead today ... brings the death toll to 18. the number of missing people has been constantly changing -- anywhere from 8 to 48 -- due to a combination of shifting definitions, uncertainty, and mistakes. even as the rescue efforts for this disaster continue -- some are already beginning to worry about the next big storm.

forest service made the announcement today after surveying the 440-square mile area of devastation caused by the "thomas fire". the fire broke out on december 4th in ventura county -- spreading to santa barbara county and destroying thousands of structures on its way to becoming the largest wildfire in california history. it continued to smolder before a storm hit the barren area this week -- causing debris-laden flash floods and sweeping away homes. (pam) a live look outside right now... (steve) as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: we had areas of thick fog today that were slow to burn off in some parts of the bay area. that kept their temperatures rather cool. while thoses places that had the sun like santa rosa saw their temperatures soar in the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy tonight with stars and areas of dense fog. the fog will be very thick again in some of the valleys. on the satellite image you can see the storms off the coast but high pressure will send them well to the north for the weekend. we will see an offshore wind which should help bring warmer temperatures to parts of the bay area

especially near the coast and south bay. it should be a good weekend to travel around the state. there will likely be tule fog in the central valley again so be careful. highs around the bay area will be in the 50s to upper 60s. there will be a few more clouds on sunday but plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. on monday the clouds will move back in with a chance of showers. showers are also possible on tuesday and later next week. week. (pam) the foggy weather this morning .... playing a major factor in a fatal accident involving an east bay woman. here is a look at just how heavy the fog was earlier today...(steve)as

kron four's terisa estacio reports, the accident happened near a bus stop in san leandro. (estacio reporting) it was friday morning around 7am- a san leandro resident at this bus stop near fairmont drive and east 14th - the condtions making it hard to see, and that is when tragedy struck.lt. ron clark. it was very foggy, definitely a factor in this collision. it appears she may have been stepping out eithr to cross or see if a bus was coming. unfortunately, the fog was so thick that she didn't see the car coming and the car did not see her step out.lt. ron clark is with san leandro police department.lt. clark. as far as the driver? no hit and run, right? no, he pulled over to help. witnesses told us, it was just a tragic start of the day.lt. clark says the driver was even going less then the posted speed limit. kron four news has learned the woman was 82 year old liang youjian, 82 from san leandro. lt. clark. it i horrible. there are no words i can say that could help.the lt. adds that it is always important, especially during these cold, dark foggy mornings to be extra extra careful when out. lt. clark. awareness, for those out walking around, just be aware. you have to understand it is really foggy out and you have to be aware, people can't see and others cant see, so slow down and use extra caution. in san leandro, terisa estacio kron four news

newskron four news (steve) in national news... president trump derailing a possible immigration deal and stoking controversy after reportedly using vulgar and racially- charged language. his remarks coming at the start of the of the m-l-k holiday weekend ... and as negotiations over immigration reform derail ahead of a possible government shutdown next week. kristen holmes

reports. nat reporter: will you give an apology for the statement yesterday?president trump ignoring reporters questions... nat reporter: mr. president, are you a racist?at a ceremony honoring civil rights icon martin luther king jr... after reports that the president referred to african countries with a vulgarity during a meeting with bipartisan lawmakers on immigration - and indicated the united states should be more focused on bringing in immigrants from countries like norway lawmakers in washington and leaders around the world left stunned in a series of tweets, president trump denied using that specific profanity, and turned his focus on democrats, saying:the language used by me at the daca meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. what was really tough was the outlandish proposal made - a big setback for daca! illinois senator dick durbin was in the room. sen. dick durbin, (d) illinois: he said these hate-filled things. and he said them repeatedly. the comments were condemned by members of both parties --rep. paul ryan, (r) house speaker: very unfortunate. unhelpful. democrats want protection for the nearly 700,000 so-called dreamers - young undocumented immigrants brought to the u.s. as children. the daca program protects them from deportation. democrats have

threatened to shut down the government next week if daca is not reinstated. sen. dick durbin, (d) illinois: we have to get this done. i thought we might get a bipartisan agreement approved by the white house -- died yesterday. the white house insists border security must be part of any deal - including funding for his border wall - a key campaign promise. (steve) yes they did, and the outrage in reaction to this hospital mishap is buildingacross the country. (( áá v.o. / pam áá )) police who never give up on an investigation... coming up, a great outcome to a 25- year

old cold case murder.. that is finally solved. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) what's it feel like to be attacked by a sea lion? you'll hear first handfrom one of the recent victims in san francisco.

(steve) a number of sea lion attacks in san francisco have caused swimmers to stay closer to the shoreline and to swim in groups.(pam) kron 4's camila bernal talked with a swimmer who got bitten last month. he is still

recovering... and has some tips for those who decide to continue swimming. nat sot: "i had sutures here and sutures here"this is what a sea lion did to christian einfeldt on the afternoon of december 14th1:10:50:00 he was a bull and his mouth was open he was displaying his teeth at me so i was really very worried einfeldt came face to face with the animal and just couldn't get away1:15:30 right now i still have the wound and the doctor hasn't cleared me to go back swimminghe got help from people on a boat and later needed surgery but says no matter what, he will return to aquatic park1:16:10 i'm going to swim close to shore in waist deep water; i'm not going beyond waist deep water certainlyhis advice to other swimmers is to turn around every 30 strokes, just to make sure a sea lion is not following1:17:36 you swim close to shore and you go into a ball to reduce the target area and the paddle backwards to shore at least you're less likely to get bitten i believe he also says that swimming in a group will be safer and plans to take his own advice when he returns to the water 1:15:39 i am going to go back swimming, i'm hoping next tuesday so it will be a little over a month since the bite that im going to be able to go back swimming if the doctor clears mein sf, camila bernal kron 4 news

news (steve) let's take a look outside right now...(pam) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: we had areas of thick fog today that were slow to burn off in some parts of the bay area. that kept their temperatures rather cool. while thoses places that had the sun like santa rosa saw their temperatures soar in the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy tonight with stars and areas of dense fog. the fog will be very thick again in some of the valleys. on the satellite image you can see the storms off the coast but high pressure will send them well to the north for the weekend. we will see an offshore wind which should help bring warmer temperatures to parts of the bay area especially near the coast and south bay. it should be a good weekend to travel around the

state. there will likely be tule fog in the central valley again so be careful. highs around the bay area will be in the 50s to upper 60s. there will be a few more clouds on sunday but plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures. on monday the clouds will move back in with a chance of showers. showers are also possible on tuesday and later next week. week.later next on tuesday and also possible showers are also possible on tuesday and later next week. later next on tuesday and also possible showers are of showers. showers are also possible on tuesday and later next week.

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excitement building.... as surfers from around the world are gatheringfor the beginning of this years mavericks competition, and for the first timewomen are onboard! (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) outrage building across the country after a hospital in baltimore depositsa vulnerable patient at a bus stop in the freezing cold.

people are angry and disturbed by a video showing a woman being discharged from a baltimore hospital -- wearing only a gown and socks on a cold

winter's night. catherine heenan is here with more - including the cellphone video taken by a man who came to the woman's aid... (catherine) the man says he started recording the scene on his cellphone...because he thought people might not otherwise believe his story... it happened just outside the the university of maryland medical center earlier this week... a woman patient was wheeled out by staffers....and left at a bus stop.she was wearing only a thin robe and socks. no underwear. the temperatures were in the 30's. she appeared disoriented and at times - distressed. the man taking the video is a psychotherapist...who has condemned the medical system... and calls what he saw "unthinkable." here's a closer look at some of the video....and the reaction today from the hospitalpresident.. imamu baraka - wait - you're just going to leave this woman out here?come and sit down - sit down. i know it's cold

and you don't have clothing - i will get you help. dr. mohan suntha/hospital president - where we absolutely failed and we own that failure is in the demonstration ofb asic humanityh and compassion. the hospital president says there's an extensive internal review being conducted...and everyone involved in the woman's treatment is being questioned. he also says that he's reached out to the man who took the video to thank him for coming forward... the hospital has declined to update the woman's status...citing privacy concerns.pam and steve? (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) the democrats dig in in support of daca and one week from todaythe government will shutdown unless congress agrees to a budget.we've got insight to a possible agreement. (( áá v.o. / pam áá )) the skies are supposed to be clear, the swells strong and

the waves high.everything is coming together for the annual mavericks surf competition.

the window is open and the waves are building amid anticipation that next week could see a green light for the big wave surf contest known as the mavericks challenge.(pam) kron four's rob fladeboe brings us up to date ... on the big wave watch now from pillar point, north of half moon bay. the surf was pretty tame

friday here at pillar point but a couple of days from now it could look more like this, like the contest that was held a couple of years ago. theres a storm headed this way and by monday waves with faces of 20 feet or more are possible. no one knows mavericks better than contest founder jeff clark who puts the odds of a green light at about 70 percentjeff clark/maverick's contest founder"...the storm is still 2-3 days out, we cant go monday so we will take another look tomorrow and maybe we'll be a go for tuesday..."now run by the world surf league, the newly minted mavericks challengeevent will for the first time welcome six women competitors, who willjoin 24 men from around the world. they are anxiously and eagerly awaiting the challenge that clark says only mavericks can provide.jeff clarkrob fladeboe/pillar point "....don't even think of trying to watch the contest in person. the bluffs and beaches areoff limits. there will also be no formal viewing area this year but you can watch thr show on line or you can see it on tv and many of the local bars and restaurants. in pillar point rob fladeboe kron 4 newss

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(pam) now a look at the other top stories we are following.. signs have been posted at union city's drigon dog park and fremont's central park dog parkwarning that some cases of a bacterial infection called leptospirosis have been linked to those locations.the owners of this 7 month old ncnab mix named shay say their dog was diagnosed and believe she picked it up while playing in drigon.we had to keep her inside for three weeks which was toughofficals at both parks say they've closed and disinfected both parks twice since the cases were first reported to them, although they say they have not confirmed any of the dogs were actually sickened at these locations. maureen kelly kron4 news. here in hayward the murder investigation of 16-year-old lamar murphy has gone cold. now police are teaming up with his family is asking for the community's help to find the killersota $10-thousand-dollar reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case...in

hayward haaziq madyun kron4news in san francisco a swimmer that was previously attacked by a sea lion shares his story and gives others some tips out on the waterclose to shore ball to reduce the target area and backwards to you're less likely to get bitten i in san francisco kron 4 news here in san leandro, a woman struck and killed by an oncoming car. police say it was all a tragic accident. the 82 year old at a bus stop was stepping out into the street, apparently to look for the bus when an oncoming car police say the car did not see here, nor she the car because of the time. in san leandro, terisa estacio, kron4 news

(pam) taking a live look outside....(steve) chief meteorologist

lawrence karnow joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... . lawrence karnow: we had areas of thick fog today that were slow to burn off in some parts of the bay area. that kept their temperatures rather cool. while thoses places that had the sun like santa rosa saw their temperatures soar in the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy tonight with stars and areas of dense fog. the fog will be very thick again in some of the valleys. on the satellite image you can see the storms off the coast but high pressure will send them well to the north for the weekend. we will see an offshore wind which should help bring warmer temperatures to parts of the bay area especially near the coast and south bay. it should be a good weekend to travel around the state. there will likely be tule fog in the central valley again so be around the bay area will be in the 50s to upper 60s. few more clouds on plenty of mild temperatures. clouds will with a chance showers are also possible later next week. (steve) in national news... one week from today, the government runs out of money, áunless congress can agree on a funding plan. kron four's washington correspondent anna wiernicki reports on the frustrations

and efforts on both sides to avoid a federal shutdown. anna wiernicki: one week. that's all the time congress has left to avoid a government shutdown.mike gallagher: lock us on the house floor until we reach a budget dealanna wiernicki: but instead of working on a long-term funding plan, wisconsin republican mike gallagher says congress keeps passing short-term spending bills to buy more time, without fixing problems. mike gallagheru.s. congressman, r-wisconsintake cg @ 0:17-0:23this constant cycle of careening from one budgetary deadline to the next is irresponsible and embarrassing.anna wiernicki (stand up)washington correspondenttake cg @ 0:24- 0:32lawmakers are already preparing for another stopgap bill next week-to once again keep the government running for a few more weeks and give congress a later deadline to come up with a long-term plan. henry cuellar: it is very frustratinganna wiernicki: texas democrat henry cuellar says congress needs to pass several bills, and can't afford to waste anymore time. henry cuellaru.s. congressman, d-texastake cg @ 0:4-0:45once we push this into february the debt ceiling is going to come in which is something that we need to doanna wiernicki: cuellar says the hold-up is deciding where the money goes. republicans want to add billions of dollars in military spending. but democrats say the budget should focus more on funding programs here at home.paul ryan: we are making good progressanna wiernicki: house speaker paul ryan says he's confident lawmakers will reach a final deal.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki.

(( áá v.o. / steve áá )) a cold case solved 25 years after a local murder as the killer comes forward to unburden his guilty conscience.

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nearly 25 years.... a cold case murder in california may have been solved... a redding man has confessed -- in an emotional t-v interview.catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) that man is 44-year-old brian hawkins....who on tuesday walked into redding t-v station k-r-c-rand said he had killed a man back in 1993... the station did the interview but told him it would not air until he had confessed to police...hawkins then turned himself in. he says he was involved in the death of 19-year-old frank mcalister....alongwith his brother and sister. he says they robbed macalister to get money for drugs -- then killed him.the victim's remains weren't found for a year. hawkins says he couldn't keep the secret any longer....and had to tell his story...saying his life has been a misery.

19-year-old frank mcalister was reported missing in may of 1993....and hiscar was found in a costco parking lot.... a hiker found his remains the following april. hawkins says he could no longer live with the guilt. his sister and brother - also now in their 40's - have been arrested. steve and pam? in sports -- it's email friday... gary's lovely wife alicia is here to class up the joint with some fan emails. also we'll give you in update on how the warriors are doing against the bucks and giants sign five players to one year deals, including an infielder that was on the trading block, during the first half of the offseason.

the warriors began a five game road trip tonight steph curry is out with an ankle injury, klay thompson is back in the lineup. quick update from milwaukeeare down by 2... 82-80 to start the fourth quarter kobe bryant and espn are partnering up and espn are partnering up to bring a new show called detail kobe, who became the first player to have to jerseys retired for the same team... will write, produce, and host the 15-episode host the 15- produce, and host the 15-episode basketball

series starting in march. granity studios, founded by the studios, granity studios, founded by the lakers legend, will collaborate with the show. the show will allow bryant to break down an n-b-a game and share his point of view. kobe and espn want to help young players and coaches see the game in a different way the giants are still looking to add a power bat this offseason but today they were able to solidy the infield and add some depth in the bullpen by signing five players . joe panik, one of the players offered for

then-marlins outfielder, giancarlo stanton... signs a 3- point-45 million dollar deal for 2018 to avoid arbitration the second baseman got a huge raise after only making 600-thousand last season. the other four player that received one year deals were hunter one year deals that received one year deals were hunter strickland, will smith, and sam dysonsigned four players, including san francisco native marcus semien to deal worth just over 3-million there you go again, all you care about is,"does he have a personality". jon gruden will fail. jon gruden has a lot to prove as a head coach again. it's his first coaching job in ten years, he needs to time.

ten years, he coaching job in it's his first coaching job in ten years, he needs to time. how dumb is mark davis, $100

million dollars for a guy who hasn't coached in 10 years? the team is leaving to vegas in a couple of years mark davis pulled off a pr move, he's looking at the future of the franchise.

my husband and i watch sports together. how about you and alicia? i am annoyed at the warriors for resting their players this early in the season. it's not fair to the customers. it sucks for it sucks for fans that

pay to go see a warrior game, is more concern with the playoffs. they are chasing their third nba championship third nba championship in four years. i keep hearing that you are a sweet guy and that you are doing a "tough guy" act on radio and television.

the highly-anticipated tesla 3 was on display at the stanford shopping mall today. it's the first time the public was able to lay eyes on the vehicle. with a 30 thousand dollar base price....this tesla is labeled as the affordable model and is projected to have a mass market. the new car drew in a crowd of curious admirers...many of whom

already placed a reservation to buy one as early as two years ago. (sot :21)"i've seen seven or so out on the road on two eighty or just driving around and noticing them but this is the first time i've been up close and personal. it's amazing, really good, really comfortable, it's bigger than i thought. i'm just waiting for that email, your car is ready select your color and pick up your car and that's it. hopefully that will be next month." more than half a million customers have reservations for the new tesla...but it will take a couple years to fufill orders at the current assembly line pace. (pam) in oklahoma, an abandoned dog has a brand new home tonight. take a look at cathleen. her family moved away and could not take her, so cathleen was living in a temporary home in a town about twenty- miles away. the dog missed her family so much that she walked back to her home town looking for them.... and she did it, twice. she was taken to

an animal shelter closer to her previous home, until a new home could be found for her. a lot of people were interested in the dog after they heard about cathleen's story. the shelter received several applications from across the country for her adoption. but one lucky family in texas... will be taking her home soon. lynzi thompson/animal control officer says "she's very sweet. very calm and docile. last weather last weather and goodbye final look at the weather with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.

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