grant lodes. tonight - we are learning more about the good samaritans that stepped up to try and save the man. it happened near the 24th street bart station in the mission. kron 4's haaziq maduyn talked to investigators at the scene... a woman heading to work makes a grim discovery...a man engulfed in flames...sotit happened tuesday morning here in an alley at osage and 24th street in san francisco, a few steps away from the 24th street bart station. witnesses say a man was spotted sleeping in the alley and shortly after he was seen covered in flames. when the female good samaratin saw that she sprung into action. san francisco police lt. rachel murphy picks it up from theresotan act that prevented the victim from burning to deathsot this mission district resident agrees...sot

she is a hero for doing that and i am sure anybody in the community would have did it"> sfpd crime scene investigators say the cause of the fire is somewhat of a mysterysotthe victim was taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. san francisco police nvestigators are following up with several witnesses and checking cameras in the area, looking for any clues to how the fire started...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) (grant) (grant) another big story we are following tonight... a scare here in the bay...and up and down the west coast... after an earthquake in alaska triggers a tsunami watch. this is video as the 7-point-nine magnitude earthquake hit about 175 miles off shore in the gulf of alaska. (grant) the good news... those warnings have since been canceled. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here to talk about what caused the warnings in the

first place... lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring heavy snow to the sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with snow and wind tomorrow. around the state we'll see rain through northern and central calfornia while they'll enjoy 60s in the south. we will see rain developing in the morning in the north bay and moving south. rain will be heavy at times with some gusty winds. rain will turn to showers after that with cool temperatures. showers continue on thursday before clearing and dry weather on friday. right now it looks like the weekend will be partly cloudy but weather is expected well into next week.

nats, tsunami siren. (vicki) and that was the sound this afternoon as a tsunami test siren went off in san francisco. the siren on top of city hall. it happens every tuesday at noon... as a reminder for people in the area to be prepared in case a tsunami does hit. (vicki) and today's tsunami watch is a good reminder for those living near the coast about how to prepare for massive quake- triggered waves hitting our shores. kron4's maureen kelly went to the town of pacifica where they have an early warning system already in place. definitely concerned because of the size of the quake the 7.9 alaskan quake got the attention of those living in this small town nestled between the moutains and the pacific ocean....there are so many low lying areas west of highway onein them you'll see signs warning people they are

standing in a tsunami hazard zone....and signs pointing out the way to a tsunami evacution route.and several years ago three tsunami warning sirens were installed along the beach. altough even residents of this community were surprised to hear it. no i actually didn't know ha hathe sirens did not go off today, because we were only in a tsunami watch, which means there was no imminent danger today.but pacifica police captain chris clements says today was a good reminder that you never know when waves will go from surfable....to destructive. you should be aware of whether or not you live in what's called an inundation zone. you should be aware of that sirens would be audible if you live in invitations out and what you want to do get your family the things you need medication that sort of thing and move to higher ground. you really don't have to go that much higher to get out of the inundation zonethe city puts out tsunami information pamplets with maps to show resident where those tsunami inundations areas area are in red...with yellow arrows pointing the way to safety.... this young man .says he lives close to one. but isn't too worried about it.(alex guerrero, pacifica resident) you got a vallamar right across the street just go up the hill that's pretty safe we've linked the city of pacifica's tsunami prepardedness page to our website, kron4.commaureen kelly kron4 news

(grant) kron four spoke with san francisco's department of emergency management.... officials talked about ways to be ready should there actually be a tsunami headed our way.

potential for a tsunami was being áevaulated and was ánotá confrimed. if it had been upgraded to a tsunami warning or advisory then sirens would have gone off. if that happens in san francisco...you would have at least one to two hours to get to higher ground. (vicki) the tsunami watch was a rude but welcome awakening for mariners who live aboard their boats in the harbor at santa cruz. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, they have been through this once before. it was just after 3:30 this morning and michael enns was snoozing snugly aboard his cal 33 here in the upper harbor when there came a knock on the cabin door.michael enns/boat owner "...they had people going from boat to boat telling people to prepare to evacuate if necessary..."the alert was cancelled a few hours later but enns cold not help recall the tsunami that damaged his and scores of other boats here back in 2011. some 2 dozen boats were sunk as the tsunami waves surged in and out of the harbor for several hours.michael enns '.....and i got damaged by other boats that had sunk and hit my boat from below..."rob fladeboe/santa cruzthe county 911 dispatchers were also on

standby along with the county office of emergencyservices. melody macdonald/santa cruz regional 9-1-1"....if it had escalated we would have notified o.e.s and put out a reverse 911 message code red and alerted first responders...."the 2011 damaged docks and other infrastructure to the tune of $20 million dollars. what's more, hundreds of people put themselves at risk by ignoring warnings to stay away says port director marian olin. marian olin/santa cruz port director "...one of the lessons from 2011 is that a lot of people want to come down and see the tsunami so we have a plan for that because it can be very dangerous near the water..."today there are signs like these to remind people of the tsunami risk. out of an abundance of caution. michael enns says it will happen again, it's just a question of when.michael enns "...just make sure you have got everything tied down real well and just hope they give you enough warning...."in santa cruz rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(vicki) and we first told you about the tsunami watch through a push alert on the kron4 mobile app... download it and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood. (vicki) police in the

east bay are looking for a gunman after three people were shot. it happened on market avenue in north richmond at around 9:30 last night. police say an argument may have lead to the shooting. the three people shot are recovering in the hospital tonight. police do not have a description of the gunman. they are asking anyone with information to please come forward. (vicki) we are now learning the identity of the man arrested after a police stand off that lasted more than 24-hours. 35-year-old edward ruiz was taken into custody at about 12:30 this morning. the standoff started around three p-m on sunday. it happened after police found ruiz at the wyndham garden hotel on silicon valley boulevard near highway 101. authorities say he barricaded himself into his room. people at the hotel had to be evacuated... and some were forced to sleep in the lobby. but that standoff is now over. ruiz was wanted for multiple felony warrants. (grant) in national news tonight... there are two dead teenagers and fourteen people wounded after a student opened fire at his high school

in kentucky. another five people were also injured in the incident -- though not by gunfire. omar jimenez reports. (nats) i don't know if i can let you in.frantic moments in the aftermath of a deadly high school shooting.at least two students killed.governor matt bevin / kentucky: "that student was a 15-year-old female, a second student, also 15-years-old, a male."they were at school when, at 7:57 local time, police say another 15-year-old student walked in, armed with a handgun and just started shooting.the first 9-1-1 call went out two minutes later and in just seven minutes first responders arrive. atf, fbi, and multiple police departments in the area responded to the scene.voice of leah shields / wpsd reporter: "you can see armed officers with huge guns walking students in a single file line from one building to the next to try and transport them."the shooter was taken into custody at the scene but only after multiple others were injured.richard w. sanders / kentucky state police commissioner: "we in law enforcement will do our job and do it well. and we will pray for the families that are affected by this today and i make a promise to

them that we will do this in the best manner possible."the shooter has been charged with murder and attempted murder. lt. michael webb / kentucky state police: "it hits home. i have a 15-year-old daughter and i think about that. we have two 15-year-old high school students that have been killed just showing up to go to school."this violence comes a day after a high school shooting in texas where another 15-year-old student was shot. i'm omar jimenez reporting (vicki) coming up... an uber driver on the central coast is accused of raping his young passengers. and police say he was targeting certain women. we'll explain. (grant) a dog is found tied to a fence in vallejo... with no food or water... and little room to move. and tonight police are looking for the person who severely mistreated the dog. (vicki) plus after the

break... two bay area men die days apart... while snorkeling in maui. and tonight we are learning that these deaths are not uncommon. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing.

we can now repair complex at saortic aneurysmsare, without invasive surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for varicose veins. and if we can precisely treat eye cancer with minimal damage to the rest of the eye, imagine what we can do for glaucoma, even cataracts. if we can use dna to diagnose the rarest of diseases, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. two bay area men have died only a few days apart --- while snorkeling at the same beach in hawaii. (vicki) catherine heenan is here with more on what happened... (catherine) both

men died after being found unresponsive at a maui beach... the drownings - only days apart it happened at kama-olay beach park in maui...a popular tourist spot. the most recent death was saturday - and the other bay area victim died last thursday. saturday's incident involved a 67- year-old man from castro valley. a first responder says the man had been snorkeling with friends about 20 yards offshore.the friends noticed that he wasn't moving and brought him in to try to revive him.....but the manwas pronounced dead at the scene. last thursday - at the same beach - a 50-year-old man from oakland diedafter he was found unresponsive in knee-deep water. beachgoers found him floating face down. he'd been snorkeling alone. the men's identities haven't been publicly released yet. it turns out that snorkeling is a leading cause of tourist deaths in hawaii.. health department numbers show that since 2005 -- more than 128 visitors have

drowned while snorkeling in hawaii's waters. most were men in their 50's and 60's - and more than 40 percent of them had heart conditions. vicki and grant? (vicki) a california uber driver is accused of raping female passengers after dropping them off. san luis obispo police arrested 39- year-old alfonso alarcon-nunez last wednesday. he is being charged with raping an unconscious victim, raping an intoxicated victim, oral copulation of an intoxicated victim and residential burglary. police said he would scout out parties in the area to find passengers. they said he specifically targeted drunk women... took them to his home and sexually assaulted them. chief deanna cantrell/san luis obispo police department: "they called for an uber and did exactly what they should do and they got absolutely victimized and taken advantage of."(vicki) police said alarcon-nunez would accept payments from passengers using a different payment service. that way -- he was able to mask his identity and uber

records. his arrest prompted police to warn customers to...only...make payments through uber and to always confirm the driver's identify before getting into their vehicle. his bail was set at 200-thousand dollars. (grant) all parks in the golden gate national recreation area are now open. they were closed over the weekend because of the government shut down. among them...muir woods and stinson beach. alcatraz actually remained open... but ranger-led tours were not available. the federal shutdown started on friday night... and ended yesterday. republicans and democrats reached a short-term spending deal that will fund the government through february 8th. (vicki) tonight manufacturing giant "whirlpool" is praising president trump's latest move to discourage companies from importing foreign made washing machines. the white house says its increasing the import tax to help create american jobs. (grant) but as kron 4's white house correspondent mark meredith explains, some fear the move could actually

hurt american consumers. with his signature, president trump is shaking up the global economy.the president is raising the tax companies will pay to import foreign made washing machines and solar panel.he says the move protects u-s jobs.but critics say the decision could actually hurt most americans. nat: "mark my words, washers will be expensive"david williams is the president of the taxpayer protection alliance.his group lobbied against the tax increase.he says the tariff increase amounts to corporate welfare for companies like michigan based whirlpool, at the expense of south korea based companies samsung and l-g. "whirlpool is probably going to charge more for their products, and the samsung products that do come in, will be more expensive, this is going to raise prices across the board"not surprisingly, whirlpool is praising the president's decision.in a statement, the company says the tax increase will create a level playing field for u-s manufactures. both samsung and l-g say the president's decision is unfair and

unnecessary. the companies manufacture most of their washers in china.and syracuse university economist mary lovely says the president decision will likely create new problems for u-s companies overseas. "rather soon, we'll see some form of retaliation from china, that will probably hit other products, and other workers"professor lovely says it's not clear which industry china may raise its import taxes on.but that's its possible consumers everywhere will feel the impact.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (grant) a problem in stanislaus county... after residents say racist stickers are showing up across the city of turlock. the latest was seen on a stop sign... making a political statement about immigration. others have said "alt-right"... and some even opposing equality. turlock residents are now fighting what they say is racist vandalism. a group called "coalition against

hate" is planning a march to city hall. kathy doo/resident: "what are we hoping that we can accomplish? bring this to the attention of the people that have the power to do something about it."(grant) cal state stanislaus is also dealing with the problem. this poster was found on campus - covering up another promoting inclusion. the city says it's removed 39 signs categorized as offensive since november... however residents say they've removed hundreds during the same time. (vicki) donations are pouring in for the 13 siblings who were held captive in southern california. more than 120-thousand dollars has been been donated so far. the siblings were kept chained to beds for months by their parents... and starved so much that their growth was stunted. authorities say people from across the world have been donating money, toys, blankets, and clothing. and several people are offering to foster or adopt the children who range in ages from two to 29. the parents -- david and louise

turpin were arrested after sheriff's deputies found the malnourished children inside their home in riverside county. they have pleaded not guilty to torture and other charges. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring heavy snow to the sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with snow and wind tomorrow. around the state we'll see rain through northern and central

calfornia while they'll enjoy 60s in the south. we will see rain developing in the morning in the north bay and moving south. rain will be heavy at times with some gusty winds. rain will turn to showers after that with cool temperatures. showers continue on thursday before clearing and dry weather on friday. right now it looks like the weekend will be partly cloudy but dry. dry weather is expected well into next week. (grant) still ahead...

state lawmakers are trying to put an end to the car break-in epidemic in san francisco. hear what they are proposing. (vicki) plus... we'll tell you about the last ditch effort from one group... trying to keep the raiders here in the bay area.

a last ditch effort to try to get the raiders to stay in oakland. (grant) the group-- "we stand with oakland" announced its plan today to keep the raiders in the bay area-- despite the team being committed to moving to las vegas. they say law firms are offering to represent alameda county and the city of oakland--- in a

possible lawsuit against the raiders and the n-f-l. (vicki) the group formed a year ago-- but their efforts were unsuccessful because the majority of n-f-l owners voted to approve the raiders move to vegas. they now say they are hoping a lawsuit would keep the raiders in oakland-- or force the n-f-l to give the bay area another team. the raiders are expected to start playing in vegas in 20-20. (grant) steph curry is giving back to the community. here he is playing with kids in emeryville.(vicki) it was part of a "get fit, train the mind" campaign. curry visited anna yates elementary school where nearly 120 students competed in a relay race and played basketball. (grant) curry also participated in meditation and yoga with the kids--- so they could focus better in school. (grant) next at 5:30...

a bay area youth pastor is behind bars... accused of sending inappropriate images to a young girl. now police believe there may be more victims. (vicki) and after the break.. a dog is found in bad shape after being tied to a fence in vallejo. the latest as authorities are trying to find who did it.

(grant) tonight at 5:30... the humane society of the north bay is currently taking care of a dog that was found tied up to a fence at a local cemetery. (vicki) kron 4's camila bernal spoke to the dog's vet and explains what happened. this is cemy short for cemetery-the place where he was found31:25 this particular dog was found chained to the cemetery in sacramento street with an electrical cord with no food and no waterand it gets worse.31:32 he did not have enough slack in the cord even to lay downno one knows how log the dog had been abandoned.he was found saturday by a good samaritan who took him to the humane society of the north bay.39:23 other than the skin issues it seemed to be doing okay maybe a little bit thin but it's got some hair loss and some irritation and some piaderma and piaderma is an infection in the skinthe vet says that

despite the mistreatment -- the dog was not timid or aggressive.40:23 very friendly very comfortable around people and strangersfor now, cemy will remain under the care of the humane society but it's likely that he'll be ready for adoption on friday34:40 the response of the community has outweighed the bad behavior of the person who abandoned this animal because the community responds with donations in the past to help this dog and many others like himand those taking care of him have no doubts that he will soon find a loving home.in vallejo, camila bernal kron 4 news. (grant) a grave situation - and a warning going out tonightafter six children have been killed in the east bay in the last six months all in car accidents, and in each crash, the driver of another vehicle has been charged with murder. kron four's terisa estacio shows us the cases, the concern prosecutors have, and what's being done.

two brothers, two cousins, and two sisters all children, and unique and special in their own ways, but sadly - share a common cause of death all 6, victims of vehicle accidents in the last 6 months, where the driver of another car now charged with their murder, and that is sounding alarms for bay area prosecutors. derek butts, contra costa deputy district atty. "it seems to me to be a real large number of these cases, which is of grave concern." contra costa deputy district atty derek butts is handling the prosecution of the most recent case - noe saucedo. sacedo of pittsburg, now charged with 2 counts of murder, and posession of a controlled substance, and evading a peace officer in last weeks horrendous crash in antioch. the two young girls, lenexy and camilia both died due to injuries suffered in the crash. back in november, this devastating crash - where four family members died, including two teen boys, joe and baden. the group was coming back from a basketball game, when this man, fred lowe allegedly plowed into their car. the boys' fathers also

killed. lowe, had a several prior dui convictions and was driving on a suspended license he is in custody, and his case is moving through the court system. and then this case, back in june - where this man lemuel wilson now faces multiple murder charges for killing brothers lorenzo in concord. authorities alledge wilson was driving under the influence when

a bill being introduced into the california legislature might help in dealingwith the epidemic of car break-ins in san francisco... it would help close a loophole that has been frustrating prosecutors.. catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) this bill would make it easier to prove that someone has committed a car burglarywhen there's a broken window. that sounds basic - but right now a broken car window isn't considered enough evidenceto get a felony conviction.. the bill is being introduced by state senator scott wiener... and it's sponsored by san francisco district attorney george gascon. they say the 'explosion' in car break-ins in san francisco - and beyond - means that policeand prosecutors need all the help they can get. and rather than simple theft -- they'd rather go for the

tougher consequences of car burglary.... d-a george gascon - and the difference between that and theft is car burglary is a felony and carries more significant consequences than a plain theft would. i'm not telling you anything you don't know when i tell you our city is experiencing a tremendous number ofcar breakins and the majority are being done by organized groups. if the bill is passed....it will help prosecutors close an important loophole.but they admit they're up against a huge problem. just in san francisco alone last year - there were nearly 29- thousand reported car break-ins. and that resulted in only 481 arrests. about 1-point-6 percent. grant and vicki? (grant) in the east bay... emeryville police arrested two suspects who

burglarized a property last night. police responded to a residential complex in the 39-hundred block of adeline street. the property manager saw the suspects on a surveillance camera inside the complex and called police. the two men fled when officers arrived...and were in possession of burglary tools and a honda key from a stolen vehicle parked on adeline street. the suspects are both emeryville residents...19- year-old david chavez and 28- year-old samuel morales. according to police, the suspects were identified as the same ones from burglaries that occurred over the weekend at the same location. (grant)(grant) police in san jose they arrested this man for sending harmful images to a minor. they say luis cruz-cruz sent

multiple sexually explicit images to a 13-year-old online. according to police the victim and her family attended the church where cruz-cruz was a youth pastor. he worked at iglesia adventista del septimo dia in san jose. authorities believe there may be more victims. if you have any information on this incident or other incidents..you are urged to call san jose police. (vicki) the foggy weather created problems on bay area highways this morning. 10 cars were involved in two separate crashes on state highway-37 in sonoma county. in the first crash... three cars collided just west of lakeville highway at around 8:30. then about 30 seconds later... seven other cars and a big rig crashed in the same area. four people were taken to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries. police say visibility in the fog was about 50 to 100 feet at the time of the crashes. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring heavy snow to the sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with snow and wind tomorrow. around the state we'll see rain through northern and central calfornia while they'll enjoy 60s in the south. we will see rain developing in the morning in the north bay and moving south. rain will be heavy at times with some gusty winds. rain will turn to showers after that with cool temperatures. showers continue on thursday clearing and dry weather on friday. right now it looks like the weekend will be partly cloudy but dry. dry expected well into next week. (vicki) still ahead... you could soon need to ááask for a straw when ordering drinks. hear the push to ban plastic straws.. .coming up. (grant) plus... a medical breakthrough. hear the new test that could

detect cancer early.

for millions of baby boomers there's a serious virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. one in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most don't even know it. because it can hide in your body for years without symptoms, and it's not tested for in routine blood work. the cdc recommends all baby boomers get tested. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us it's time to get tested. ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test.

it's the only way to know for sure. for your health... scientists may be getting closer to developing a new way to detect cancer in the body. the experimental blood test has the potential to locate early-stage cancer more easily. the blood test is called 'cancer seek' -- and could run patients less than 500-dollars.

in trials, the test found the presence of multiple common tumors. it was also able to detect 98-percent of ovarian cancers... but only 33-percent of breast cancers -- and that's in patients who have already been diagnosed. researchers warn that as of now the test only lays a foundation for detection. but... they are hopeful that detecting early-stage cancers could become easier in the future. (vicki) still ahead... millennials continue to be criticized for how they spend their money... but a new report shows they might be more financially responsible than we think. (vicki)

the dollar gets you more at taco bell. like the new $1 stacker. are all these layers of beef and cheese reserved for a secret society? or just anyone with a dollar? the answer is yes. (bong) (vicki) let's get a check on what we are working on for kron4 news at six. pam moore is standing by in the newsroom. thanks vicki, coming up new tonight at six. a doctor -- who has been living in the u-s for nearly 40 years -- detained by immigration officials. his co- workers are calling him - the defintion of a model physician.. now we are learning what ice officials

say, led to his arrest...that story and much more coming up at six. vicki back to you and grant?(vicki) thanks, pam. we will see you at six. (grant) first a ban on plastic bags... now -- are plastic straws next on the list?(vicki) one high- ranking california lawmaker hopes to cut back on this daily restaurant item. our capitol bureau reporter kody leibowitz is live for us tonight. kody -- tell us about this bill. (kody) hey there grant and vicki... as we all do -- we go into a restaurant...sit down...order a water, a soda...and out comes a drink with a plastic straw without question. but if one bill passes in california...your server may have to ask you "would you like a straw with your drink?" according to be straw free campaign -- more than 500 million straws are used in the

u-s every day. the bill-- ab 18-84 introduced last week by majority leader ian calderon out of los angeles county. now this bill would deal only directly with dine-in restaurants to start a "straws-upon-request" policy. calderon -- in his release with the bill-- said the bill doesn't ban plastic straws -- but wants to reduce the usage. (kody) the plastic straw bill was introduced last week...and according to the legislature -- could be heard in committee as early as february 17th. so vicki -- grant -- if the bill passes you may be asked if you want a straw with your drink... back to you... (grant) some new information

tonight on millenials and their money management skills. (vicki)it turns out the generation born in the eighties has been getting a bad rap.catherine heenan is here with the results of a surprising new study.catherine? yeah, the millennials, roughly anyone between 23 and 37, are supposed to be spending all their money on avocado toast and six=dollar coffees. but a new bank of america survey found they're not so financially irresponsible after all. here's the most surprising stat: 16 percent of millenials have managed to save at least 100=thousand dollars in 2017. that's one in six ... twice as many as in the same survey two years earlier.almost half have at least 15=thousand dollars saved up ... up from one=third in 2015.57 percent say they have a savings goal, compared to 42 percent of baby boomers and gen x'ers.millenials do have a significant handciap compared to previous generations.more than a quarter of them say they work in the gig economy ... as freelancers or short=term contract workers.the percentage is even higher among young millenials under the age of 27 ... and higher

still for members of generation z ... born after 1996.that means they are less likely to have access to employer=sponsored 401-k retirement plans.add to this job insecurity.one in four millennials has been laid off. and almost as many expect to have eight or more jobs in their lifetimes. (catherine) the upbeat bank of america survey comes after a much gloomier report by ameri-trade on generation x... they were born in the sixties and seventies, and are the next generation due to retire. half of them say they're worried about running out of money if they leave the work force.only a third say they expect to be very secure in their retirement.grant and

vicki? (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring heavy snow to the sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with

(grant) next at 5... the nominations are in. find out who could walk away as the big winners of this year's academy awards.

hollywood is still buzzing over the oscar nominations which were announced this morning. entertainment tonight's kevin fazier joins us from los angeles with all the reactions. vicki and grant one of the big names announced, "i tonya's" allison janney.she's been cleaning up all awards season and this morningjanney was celebrating with a different kind of clean up.nischelle: so this is cool (top pops off) laughing looking to camera // did that just happen?janney: that was the most fantastic champagne pop i've ever seen.. now that's how you celebrate an oscar nom!. champagne was flowing for "i tonay'star

alison janney, who earned a supporting actress nod.alison: cheers.. i'm alive! ..// 9:39:07 well you know dangerous things happen when you get nominatedjanney's name being called this morning was expected, after winning both a golden globe and sag award for "her role. but the biggest oscar snub ? "the disaster artist's" james franco who'd also won a golden globe award for his role.the los angeles times report detailing allegations of past inapropriate or exploitative sexual behavior which he has denied, likely derailed franco's chances because it was published while voting is still open. but it was a double- feel good nomination for mary j blige, who not only earned a supporting actress nod for"mudbound" but also for original song.listen, it means so muchmudbound adds a historical nomination as well, for the first female cinematogrpher in that category., meanwhile on the director front "lady bird" director greta gerwig became.. only the fifth woman to be nominated in the category, also scoring a nod for screenplay.the film's co-stars sir-sha ronan and lorie metcalf also earned acting nominations.it would mean a lot yeah, it's a third nomination"get out" director jordan peel is the fifth african american director to compete for the oscar. this morning he tweeted "i'm just thinking about everyone who bought a ticket and told someone else to. you did this. thank you.(kevin)we'll have so much more on thison entertinament tonighti'mkevin frazier.back to you ! (grant) back to you !kevin frazier.i'm

kevin frazier.back to you ! (grant) if you want to see all of the nominations from today... we have a list on our website at kron-4 dot com. and a reminder... entertainment tonight airs right here on kron 4... it's at 7:30... kron4 news at 8. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. grant lodes and pam moore are tracking what's next on kron4 news at six. (pam) thanks vicki..coming up on kron4 news at six.... a big earthquake in alsaka triggers local tsunami concerns..tonight - now that the threat is over -- we look into just how ready the bay area really is for such an emergency.(grant) then -- new video tonight..showing the moments a dozen children and adults were rescued from what's been called a house of horrors in southern california. their own parents are accused of keeping them captive. kron4 news at six is next. 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.

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(vicki) (pam) tonight at six... a massive earthquake triggers a local tsunami watch.....the danger is over now .. but tonight -- we have what you need to know, if the next threat is real. this was the scene in alaska earlier today... after a seven -point- nine magnitude earthquake hit. thank you for joining us.... i'm pam moore.(grant) and i'm grant lodes...steve aveson is on assignment. here is a closer look at where the earthquake hit.... it struck just after 1:30 this morning...about 175 miles off shore in the gulf of alaska. and as we zoom out...those animated waves show where we ácouldá be impacted by a tsunami.... (grant) there was no imminent danger here, but today's tsunami watch was a good reminder for those on the

coast to be ready. kron4's maureen kelly went to pacifica which has special tsunami sirens just in case. police captain chris clements/pacifica: "it would definitely get your attention." pacifica police captain chris clements is talking about the sound the tsunami warning sirens would make if they were to be set off.that noise would alert those who live in what's called the tsunami inundation areas to get your family and crucial items like medication and get moving.police captain chris clements/pacifica: "you really just need to get to higher ground or go far enough east so you're out of the inundation zone."as you can see from this map there are several areas considered in reach of monster quake generated waves. police captain chris clements/pacifica: "most of our areas in the inundation zone or west of highway one there are some areas in the lindamar district that are also in the inundation zone east of highway one."in them you'll see signs warning people they are standing in a tsunami hazard zone....and signs pointing out the way to a tsunami evacution route.the sirens did not go off today, because we were only in a tsunami watch, which means there was no imminent danger

today. but the 7-point-9 alaskan quake was on some people's mind here....somewhat. susan thaxton/pacifica resident:"i wasn't as concerned because i live further back and also we had these before and it's never come to anything."but just in case it does....it's good to be prepared....since you never know when a quake will turn a wave from surfable...to destructive. maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) kron four spoke with san francisco's department of emergency management.... officials talked about ways to be ready .... should there ever be a tsunami headed our way.

concern was almost 'dejavu' for boaters and others at the harbor in santa cruz. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports, it was all hands on deck amida flashback to the tsunami of 20-11 .... that caused widespread damage there. the painful memory of what happened here at the santa cruz harbor back in 2011 never far from his mind, jeremy leonard weighed anchor early this morning and sailed his terraphobia out of the harbor to deeper water.jeremy leonard/boat owner "...i heard it was going to hit around 5;40 and i got here at 5:30 so i was cutting it pretty close...back in march of 2011, on a day not unlike this one, after an earthquake thousands of miles away, a tsunami swamped the harbor. two dozen boats were sunk. scores of others, including leonard's, were damaged. unattended craft broke loose and crashed into others. leonard wasn't going to take any chances this time.jeremy leonard "...yeay we had major damage because we got hit by a boat and a dock that had broken loose and they slammed

into our boat and damaged the rudder..."people who live aboard their boats were alerted around 3:30 this morning to be ready to evacuate. even after the tsunami watch was cancelled, they were advised to keep watch for what was described as unpredictable conditions that might persist for another 12 hours.it turns out the terraphobia was the only boat to cast off this morning, better safe than sorry says her skipper.jeremy leonard "....well i had a shop here in the harbor for 15 years and we had three false tsunami alarms until that one hit back in 2011 and we lost 22 boats so you never know....in santa cruz rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(grant) and we first told you about the tsunami warning through a push alert on the kron4 mobile app... download it and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood. (pam) a man is seriously hurt after being found on fire in a san francisco alley. now investigators are trying to figure out how it all happened. tonight - we are learning more about the good samaritans who stepped up to try and save him. it happened near the 24th street bart station in the mission. kron 4's haaziq maduyn talked to investigators at the scene... a woman heading to work makes a grim discovery...a man engulfed in flames...sot

witness was walking down the alley and saw smoke">it happened tuesday morning here in an alley at osage and 24th street in san francisco, a few steps away from the 24th street bart station. witnesses say a man was spotted sleeping in the alley and shortly after he was seen covered in flames. when the female good samaratin saw that she sprung into action. san francisco police lt. rachel murphy picks it up from theresotan act that prevented the victim from burning to deathsot this mission district agrees... sotsfpd crime scene investigators say the cause of the fire is somewhat of a mysterysotthe victim was taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. san francisco police investigators are following up with several witnesses and checking surveillance cameras in the area, looking for any clues to how the fire started...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news.

(pam) in the east bay... police are looking for a gunman.... after three people were shot in richmond. it happened on market avenue at around 9:30- last night. police say, an argument may have lead to the shooting. the three people shot are recovering in the hospital tonight. police do not have a description of the gunman. they are asking anyone with information to please come forward. (grant) new at six: a central valley teenager pleaded no contest to charges that she was driving drunk while livestreaming a crash that killed her younger sister. 19-year-old obdulia sanchez was driving in los banos when the car veered onto the shoulder of the road last july. her 14-year-old sister died after being thrown from the car. prosecutors

say sanchez livestreamed on instagram while driving and the video shows her taking her hands from the steering wheel. the recording also shows her after the crash, leaning over her lifeless sister. at a kentucky high school this morning -- a teenager killed two of his classmates and injured 17 others.... (catherine) police say a 15 year-old boy walked into his marshall county high school just before 8 this morning -- and opened fire. two classmates are dead -- a girl and a boy. both also 15. the shooter had a handgun........he was taken into custody, but not before he hadinjured 17 other classmates. 12 of them had gunshot wounds. tonight the county attorney says he'll ask that the boy be tried as an adult. parents rushed to the scene this morning......not knowing

exactly what happened. parent - you don't know... the part that's bad is because you don't know. you know, you have no idea and that's the worst, you know... not knowing is my child ok? and it's bad. it's horrible. kentucky state police - it hits home. i have a ú15-year-old daughter and i think about that. we have 2 15-year-old high school students who have been killed just for showing up to go to school. the shooter will the shooter will be charged with murder and attempted murder. former congresswoman gabby giffords is calling again for stronger gun laws... saying that it's 'horrifying' that school shootings are happening with alarming frequency. the f-b-i and a-t-f have now joined the investigation.grant and pam? (grant) new video just into the kron four news room... it shows authorities leading children out of the southern california home where they were allegedly held captive for years. the video is from a security camera belonging to a neighbor of david and louise turpin in riverside county. officials say the turpins

forced their 13 children to live in terrible conditions for years. the list of accusations includes shackling the children to beds, depriving them of water and starving them while taunting them with food. earlier this month after one teenage girl escaped the home and called 9-1-1. authorities arrested the couple and filed a series of charges last week. a live look outside right now... (grant) as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring heavy snow to the

sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with snow and wind tomorrow. around the state we'll see rain through northern and central calfornia while they'll enjoy 60s in the south. we will see rain developing in the morning in the north bay and moving south. rain will be heavy at times with some gusty winds. rain will turn to showers after that with cool temperatures. showers continue on thursday before clearing and dry weather on friday. right now it looks like the weekend will be partly cloudy but dry. dry weather is expected well into next week.

(pam) coming up... the old bay bridge may be gone but there's still a chance to use some of what's left behind for the enjoyment of everyone in the bay area.. we will tell you about a brand new proposal.. (grant) and it can happen to anyone... but in an emergency it's no excuse .. we know know another reason why it took so long to alert people in hawaii that the missile launch alert, was a mistake.. (pam) and next.. a pet mistreated and left alone.. tied to a cemetary fence .. the compassion showed by some, that saved him.

who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. the humane society of the

north bay is currently taking care of a dog that was found tied up to a fence .... at the sunrise memorial cemetery in vallejo. those taking care of him say, this is not uncommon .... but as kron 4's camila bernal explains, the bernal explains, the recovery always takes a little extra care. cemy is believed to be a middle aged pitbull mix.he was found tied up to a cemetery fence with a cord so short that he was not even able to lie downexperts say cases like this are not uncommon.shamus

thornton// board member, humane society of the north bay: "a lot of people abound on dogs because they don't have the resources to take care of them and they get into injuries or trouble."cemy was found saturday by a good samaritan who took him to the humane society of the north bay.shamus thornton// board member, humane society of the north bay: "very sad we don't understand how somebody could take a beautiful animal like this and tie him up and leave him."the road to recovery can be just as much mental as it is physical.dr. mike bethard// veterinarian: "i think it really depends on what happens to the dog if some behavioral changes have taken place because of that mistreatment there could be some issues."in this case, cemy seems to be friendly and comfortable with strangersshamus thornton// board member, humane society of the north bay: "we give them lots of love he gets veterinary care he's already been treated for his skin rash which is his only ailment."the vet says the dog will likely be fine after antibiotics and good nutrition, leaving him available for adoption by the end of the weekshamus thornton// board member, humane society of the north bay: "there's a lot of very compassionate people out there that are willing to take care of a dog with some issues."and it's that willingness of to help, that they say way in

which this dog was found. in vallejo camila bernal kron 4 news. (grant) new tonight at six... the public may soon get two new places to view the san francisco bay.... there is a new proposal to build decks off yerba buena island and on piers near oakland. there was a meeting today at the bridge yard building. the project would build observation decks on piers that were part of the old eastern bridge span...instead of demolishing the remaining piers. it has not yet been released how much the project would cost...but officials say this is an opportunity to expand access to the bay at little if any additional cost. (pam) all parks in the golden gate national recreation area ..... are now open. they were closed over the weekend because of the federal government shut down. that included muir woods and stinson beach.. they were both closed on sunday. alcatraz remained open... but ranger- led tours

were not available. right now-- all parks are back open. the federal shutdown started on friday night... and ended yesterday. republicans and democrats reached a short -term spending deal... that will fund the government through february 8th. (grant) a doctor in michigan was deatined by immigration officials after living in the u-s for nearly 40 years. he was taken from his home in handcuffs over the weekend. his co- workers describe him as the model of what a physician should be. brady gillum reports on what led to an arrest. for the first time since dr. lukasz niec was detained last week, ice issued a statement explaining why it arrested niec for what ice is calling "administrative immigration violations."it's now been a week since u-s immigration and customs enforcement agents showed up at lukasz niec's home and arrested him. niec, an internal medicine doctor at bronson's methodist hospital, came to the u-s legally as a boy when his parents brought him from poland.new todayaice going on the record, explaining in a written statement niec is subject to so-called removal proceedings because of two state convictions from 1992, one for the malicious destruction of property and the other for receiving stolen property. both are crimes of moral turpitude, according to ice.but niec's family told 24

hour news 8 over the weekend that niec pleaded to those charges more than 25 years ago under the holmes youthful trainee act, which allows young first offenders to avoid a criminal record if they don't offend again. but ice is a federal agency. it can still use the convictions against niec. in today's statement, ice says it became aware of niec as a result of 18 encounters with local law enforcement. today we found a flurry of cases in kalamazoo county, between 1997 and 2016, involving niec. he was charged with no proof of insurance in six different cases; speeding in seven. in august of 2013, prosecutors charged niec with domestic violence. a jury acquitted him of those charges. in december of 2008, niec was charged with operating a car while impaired by liquor. after successfully completing probation, niec's guilty plea was withdrawn.in today's statement, ice says it "does not exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement. all of those in violation of the immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest, detention and...removal from the united states."niec remains in custody tonight in the calhoun county jail. immigration law experts say he probably won't get any sort of bond hearing until next month. even then, chances are slim that it will be granted. reporting live in the kalamazoo studio, brady gillum, 24 hour news 8.

(pam) former f-b-i director james comey has been questioned by special counsel robert mueller's office. it has been revealed that comey was interviewed last year, as part of mueller's probe into possible russian meddling in the presidential election ... the new york times reports, comey was asked about memos he wrote about his interactions with trump. the revelation comes shortly after it was learned... investigators recently interviewed attorney general jeff sessions as part of the probe as well. a source familiar with the discussion says, this was sessions' first interview as part of the investigation... and that the attorney general was not under subpoena. president trump says, he is not worried about sessions speaking to investigators.

"(inaudible)"trump:"no. not at all."reporter:"(inaudible)" trump:"no, i didn't, but i'm not at all concerned. thank you all very much.">(pam) sessions recused himself from all matters related to the russia probe last march. the white house says, it is cooperating with the mueller probe, but does not know if sessions and trump discussed the interview ... when sessions was at the white house monday. let's take a look outside right now...(pam) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to

the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring heavy snow to the sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with snow and wind tomorrow. around the state we'll see rain through northern and central calfornia while they'll enjoy 60s in the south. we will see rain developing in the morning in the north bay and moving south. rain will be heavy at times with some gusty winds. rain will turn to showers after that with cool temperatures. showers continue on thursday before clearing and dry weather on friday. right now it looks like the weekend will be partly cloudy but dry. dry weather is expected well into next week.

(pam) coming up.. orphans and runaways from another country.. bought for sex and porn by a california man... who is now being sent behind bars.. details ahead. (grant) plus, two separate and mysterious deaths of bay area residents visiting beaches in hawaii .. we have the latest details.

(pam) two bay area men have died, only a few days apart --- while snorkeling at the same beach in hawaii. both men died after being found unresponsive at a maui beach...the drownings .. it happened at kama-olay beach park in maui... a popular tourist spot. the most recent death was saturday - and the other bay area victim died last thursday. saturday's incident involved a 67-year-old man from castro

valley. a first responder says, the man had been snorkeling with friends about 20- yards offshore. the friends noticed that he was not moving ..they brought him in to try to revive him..... but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. last thursday - at the same beach - a 50-year-old man from oakland diedafter he was found unresponsive in knee- deep water. beachgoers found him floating face down. the men's identities have not been publicly released yet. (grant) new tonight at six... it pays to know your logins and passwords. just ask hawaii governor david ige (grant) it took 15 minutes after

ige learned of the false alarm for hawaii to relay that news on social media. and it took another 38 minutes until the hawaii emergency management agency sent out a second message confirming the false alarm to the public. ige says that steps are being made to make sure a false alarm never happens again. the false alarm was blamed on a worker who pushed the wrong button while wrapping up a work shift. ( grant) a new tool designed to help battle the epidemic of car break-ins .. this proposal would change the requirements for prosecution .. details coming up. (pam) plus, a northern california pilot... going to prison after his conviction on buying children from another country .. for porn and sex ..

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'i want to be able to get my photos and arrange sex with the underage girlsi do not want you or me to get into troubleso we have to be very very careful'this is just the tip of the iceburgin a series of sickening 2014 and 2015 online chats.the fbi says they were between a bangkok based airline pilot from sacramento and a woman in the phillipines. this federal criminal complaint lays out more of those disturbing discussions'that is the reason i mentioned orphanages or runaways or abandoned girls from the typhoons. i am looking for girls that are homeless that will not argue and will have no obligation but to have sex'57 year old michael carey clemans has since been convicted of traveling to the phillipines to try to have sex with little girls as young as seven. he was also convicted of conspiring to produce child porn and buying children. the criminal complaint says the computer clemans usedto carry out the crimes, was hereat his parents sacramento home on blackmer circle. here, the fbi

issued a search warrant for evidence. and here, on the eve of clemansú sentencing, his elderly stepfather answered the door politely.but when asked about clemanús court case, he had no words.the department of justice says clemans paid $6,000 to that woman in the philippines to take nude photos of girlsso he could decide which ones he would travel to rape. (pam) a bill being introduced into the legislature by state senator scott wiener... may help deter vehicle break- ins in san francisco. senate bill 9-one-6 ... would allow prosecutors to prove that a defendant committed an auto burglary, if the burglar broke a window in the vehicle, which to date... has been deemed insufficient to get a conviction. under current law.... one of the aspects prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt... is whether the vehicle was locked. senator wiener gave his thoughts on what needs to be done. "the first things that we gotta do...first all we gotta

get this legislation through...secondly, we need to get better in the way we investigate these cases...and certainly, we need to continue to make sure that we prosecute these cases appropriately." (pam) according to wiener's office.... a disproportiona te number of break-ins are occurring among tourists driving rental cars. in those cases, a victim may be unavailable to testify whether the door was locked. there were 28-thousand- 3- hundred-95 vehicle break-ins in san francisco last year... between january and the end of november. (grant) san francisco supervisors voted to change columbus day to indigenous peoples day. by changing the name, the city will honor native american people and codemn their colonization. los angeles and minneapolis are two cities that have already renamed the holiday. but today's vote has upset some italian americans who believe the holiday celebrated

their heritage. the final vote was 10 to one. (pam ) now a look at the other top stories we are following. in pacifica the tsunami warning sirens did not go off this morning because we were in only a tsunami watch...which means there was no imminent danger of a monster wave generated by the 7.9 alaskan quake.if the sirens did go off, that means people living in low lying areas should get their families, and important items like medication and get to higher ground.the city puts out tsunami information pamplets with maps to show resident where those tsunami inundations areas area are in red...with yellow arrows pointing the way to safety.... maureen kelly kron4 news the tsunami was being closely watched by the san francisco department of emergency management who felt at 4am there was no threatshould there be a tsunami the next time and danger is imminent, you can get an early warning by texting 888-777.text your zip code in san francisco so can get that warning to head to higher groundin san

francisco will tran kron 4 news here in santa cruz a patrol went from boat to boat here at the harbor alerting people who live on their boats that they should be ready to take to higher ground. the tsunami watch was cancelled a few hours later. at least one boat headed for deeper water while officials advised people heading for the shoreline to be on guard amid what were described as unpredictable conditions that might persist for up to 12 hours after the earthquake in alaska. in santa cruz rob fladeboe kron 4 news (sothere on osage at 24th street in san francisco a quick thinking good samaratin uses water to douse a man covered in flamessot

down the alley into one these cafe's over here, got a bucket of water, ran back and threw water on the person who was on fire">the man was taken to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. at this point investigators say how the fire started is a bit of a mysterysotin san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news in vallejo, a good samaritan finds a dog tied up to a cemetery fence with a cord so short that he was not even able to lie down.he was taken to the humane society of the north bay and despite having some skin problems, is expected to be okay.those taking care of him say he will likely be ready for adoption on friday.reporting in vallejo, camila bernal kron 4 news. lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring

heavy snow to the sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with snow and wind tomorrow. around the state we'll see rain through northern and central calfornia while they'll enjoy 60s in the south. we will see rain developing in the morning in the north bay and moving south. rain will be heavy at times with some gusty winds. rain will turn to showers after that with cool temperatures. showers continue on thursday clearing and dry weather on friday. right now it looks like the weekend will be partly cloudy but weather is expected well into next week. (pam) new tonight at six... the family of the real-life "rosie the riveter" are remembering her fondly... not everyone knew that the model for the female war worker of the 1940's was a bay area woman...(grant) naomi parker fraley died this past weekend in washington state at age 96. catherine heenan is here with more on her story... (catherine) several different women claimed to have been the model for rosie the riveter... it was more than 70 years before fraley was finally acknowleged to be the 'real thing.' it's now agreed that a photo taken of her at the alameda naval air station during world war two was used as the model for rosie... her son and

daughter-in-law say that fraley was tough, hard-working andbounced back from 'whatever the world threw at her.' after the attack on pearl harbor, naomi and her younger sister went to workat the naval air station... that's where a photographer captured naomi on the job... fraley was a single mother and the sole breadwinner for her family in the 1950's... as for being 'rosie' - she said the women of the world need icons, and she washappy to be considered one of them. pam and grant? (grant) tesla's image takes a hit as this picture shows .. a car crashes while on auto pilot ..

details on exactly what happened.. ahead.

(pam) new tonight at 8, a veteran's group firing back at roger goodell and the n-f-l... after their ad for a super bowl program is denied.. the two word message which they say was rejected. (grant) a driver cruising

on autopilot crashed into a firetruck today in southern california. according to culver city firefighters....a tesla model s hit a firetruck while driving down a california highway. a tweet by the local firefighter's union showed this photo and the next. nobody was injured in the accident. the car's owner's manual repeatedly warns drivers to pay attention when using autopilot....as it is a "driver assistance system" and not "autonomous driving." coming up in sports.. kevin and steph get some friendly company ... as two more warriors make the all star game. cleveland's lebron james scores his 30-thousandth career point.. sports director gary radnich will talk about 'the king'... and all the sports- ahead..

steph curry and kevin durant have some company on the all-star team... both draymond green amd klay thompson were named all-star reserves today... green... the reighning nba defensive player of the year... makes his 3rd all-star team... all as a reserve... he is averaging close to a triple-double... 11.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.6 assists... per game this season thompson... is a 4-time all-star... like green... all as a reserve... he is of clourse one of the best shooters in the nba... maybe the second best after curry... he is averaging more than 20 points er game and shooting better than 45- percent from behind the arc this season curry and lebron james... as captains... will pick their teams this season... the results will come out thursday

a major milestone for lebron james tonight... end of the first quarter in san antonio... james hits a jumper to score the 30,000th point of his career.... he becomes the 7th player to score 30-thousand or more... the only other active player with more points is dirk nowitsky of the dallas mavericks... att 33 year old james is also the youngest layer to reach 30-thousand... he is more than a year younger than kobe bryant when he did it kareem abdul-jabbar is the all-tme points leader with 38,387 in 20 nba seasons...

lebron is in his 15th season and is statistically still at the top of his game speaking of kobe bryant... in only his first year of retirement he is already reaching new heights... todsy he was nomitaed from an oscar for his animated film short caled "dear basketball"..."dear basketball. from the moment i started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game- winning shots in the great western forum i knew one thing was real: i fell in love with you." the short is the adaptation of a poem bryant penned in november of 2015...

when his ailing bodywas making it obvious his basketball career would soon be over... the 18-time all-stars short follows the arc of bryant's basketball journey... from being a kid all the way through his nba career glen keane illustrated the short... while john williams composed the music... "dear basketball" is one of five nominees in the animated short category steph curry... always seems to be doing good in the community... yesterday afternoon curry took part in a get fit "train the mind" time- out... presented by kaiser permanente... at anna yates elementary school in emeryville curry and the

roughly 120 students competed in a relay race... played basketball... and participated in mindful focus including yoga exercises. for the ball brothers... lithuania doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all... 16-year-old lemelo went off for 43 points and hit five straight shots from behind the arc in a 147-142 win last night older brother liangelo ball scores 37 points anfd added 10 rebounds the lithuanian team they play for dumped it's league schedule to play a number of exhibition games with the two broters is what is being called the "big baller brand challenge"... the big baller logo can be seen at center court as well as both basket areas in the keys for father lavar... lithuania looks likes it's working out for family and business!

even though he's not playing... even nfl awards are still coming colin kaepernick's way... the former 49ers quarterback is one of five finalists for the players association's byron "whizzer" white award... the award annually recognizes players for exceptional community service in their team cities and hometowns. the texans j.j. watt... bengals

quarterback andy dalton... eagles defensive end chris long... and broncos linebacker von miller are the other miller are the linebacker von miller are the other finalists. the winner... who will receive $100,000 for his foundation or a charity of his choice... will be announced feb. 1 at the nflpa's annual super bowl news conference. (grant) coming up.. a theft like we've not seen before .. a

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i ever heard where somebody stuffs live fish down their pants and then flees the scene.">(grant) yep... you heard that right.... one man was arrested... and another person

is on the loose tonight... after a theif was caught on camera shoving fish down his pants in florida. the store clerk says one of the suspects distracted her...while the other grabbed electric blu acaras and ram cichlids from a tank... (grant) the fish range from 18 to 20 dollars each. those stolen fish were not recovered.

let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: the fog was very thick this morning before clearing. we enjoyed some afternoon sunshine and cool temperatures but another storm is taking aim at the bay area. you can see on the doppler radar that the rain is well to the north. on the satellite you can see this cold storm as it begins to drop out of the gulf of alaska. it will bring heavy snow to the sierra...maybe over a foot on the higher peaks. expect slow travel and dangerous driving conditions in the sierra with snow and wind tomorrow. around the state we'll see rain through northern and central calfornia while they'll enjoy 60s in the south. we will see rain developing in the morning in the north bay and moving south. rain will be heavy at times with some gusty winds. rain will turn to showers after that with cool temperatures. showers continue

on thursday before clearing and dry weather on friday. right now it looks like the weekend will be partly cloudy but dry. dry weather is expected well into next week. final look at the weather final look week.into next expected well weather is dry. dry cloudy but be partly weekend will looks like the right now it looks like the weekend will be partly cloudy but dry. dry weather is expected well into next week. final look at the weather with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it'

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