good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston. lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. rebecca: look for mostly dry conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day

wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is

possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is

less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

(robin) a big story we're following this morning... san francisco has a new interim mayor. supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. people started shouting "shame on you, racist board" during yesterday's board meeting. and the meeting was shutdown for 10 minutes. after the sudden death of mayor ed lee in december... supervisor london breed took over as acting mayor. she was nominated to stay on as interim mayor... but was voted down in part because she's running for the office in june. after being sworn in... farrell talked about his goals for the city. the most important thing for me is the continuity of the city of san francisco and the county. resident waking up tomorrow morning expect the muni busses to run on time, the expect police officer ot be walking the beat, they expect to see public works cleaning our streets and all vital services that the public expects us to deliver as a city and we will do that. it

also means tackling our cities most pressing issues; getting out homeless onto streets and into shelter and housing. making sure our streets are safe and clean for san francisco resident. (robin) former interim mayor london bree tweeted about her experience and says ... it's been an honor to serve the city during this difficult time. i have a vision for an inclusive & fair san francisco, and will keep working every day on the important issues we face: homelessness, housing, & public safety. (robin) happening now... san francisco police are searching for a gunman who shot two people... killing one of them. it happened in the bernal heights neighborhood just after 5 last night. both victims were taken to the hospital. one later died. we do not know the condition of victim. (robin) in the east bay. a warning going out

after six- children were killed 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 vincent and lorenzo in concord. authorities alledge wilson was driving under the influence when he slammed into the family car in concord, and took off. he later was arrested and is in custody, for murder and hit and run.

all of these happened in contra costa county - and now this warning coming from prosecutors dealing with these grime cases. butt.s what the people of contra costa county should know, if you drive drunk or drive in an extremely flagrantly reckless manner, and you end up killing somebody, that our office is going to take a very close look with charging you with murder and lastly butts. and you could spend the rest of your life in prison if you are convicted. in contra costa county, te kron four news. (robin) police in the east bay are looking for a gunman after three people were shot. it happened on market avenue in north richmond on monday night. police say an argument may have lead to the shooting. the three people shot are recovering in the hospital. police do not have a description of the gunman. they are asking anyone with information to please come forward. (robin) in the east bay... police have arrested two young men...who they say have been breaking into homes in emeryville. police responded to a residential complex on adeline street near the home depot monday night.

the property manager says he saw the suspects on a surveillance camera and called 911. police say when they showed up, the two guys took off. eventually, 19-year-old david chavez and 28-year-old samuel morales were arrested...both live in emeryville...and police say the two burglarized the same complex last weekend. (robin) the foggy weather has created problems on bay area highways. 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. then ... 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. (robin) a man seriously hurt after being found on fire in a san francisco alley. now investigators are trying to figure out how it all happened. it happened near the 24th street bart

station in the mission district. kron 4's haaziq maduyn talked to witnesses. 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

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 surveillance cameras in the area, looking for any clues to how the fire started...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (robin) toys -r-us has announced which stores will be closing as part of its reorganization plans. the company declared bankruptcy last year and now we know that 9 bay are stores are on the list of closures. here is the list of the stores in the bay area. they include the stores in pinole... pittsburg... san rafael... brentwood... fairfield... emeryville... east san jose... san jose and union city. this is part of a plan to close 182 stores. the company says that some of

these stores could be saved if they are able to renegotiate some lease terms. the going-out-of-business sales are expected to begin sometime next month. (robin) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news people from all over the country are doing their part in helping the 13 siblings who were held captive by their parents. we'll tell how they're being helped. (robin) there were 30-thousand car break ins reported in san francisco last year. we'll tell you about a possible bill that may help decrease the number of (robin) a dog is found tied to a fence in vallejo... with no food or water... and little room to move. police are looking for the person who severely mistreated the dog. (ácommercialá) forecast.

rebecca:look for mostly dry

conditions today before a storm system brings widespread rainfall and breezy to locally gusty winds during the day wednesday to the north bay and through the remainder of the region wednesday night. after another period of dry conditions, a third system is possible late in the upcoming weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from

the toll to 101.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

(robin) 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 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 the community to help, that they say outweighs the way in which this dog was found. in vallejo camila bernal kron 4 news. (robin) you may soon get átwo new views of the san francisco bay. there is a new proposal to build decks off yerba buena island on piers near oakland. the project would build observation decks on piers which were part of the old eastern bridge span instead of demolishing the remaining piers. officials say this is an opportunity to expand access to the bay. the total cost is still being explored. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... find out how one film director is using today's technology to restore unseen footage from world war i. that's in

your hollywood miniute. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. back to the kron four morning

news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... a master of cutting-edge movie technology is using it to put a new spin on some old films. david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. "we did some tests, and the results were... i mean they really surprised me. they were unbelievable."peter jackson is bringing century-old films to life! the filmmaker is restoring world war one footage for a feature documentary. using modern production techniques, jackson plans to hand-colorize and three-d digitize the grainy black-and-white film, "to

bring new life to the stories of ordinary people living through extraordinary times." it'll premiere at the b-f-i london film festival in october.(nat-music)after four decades of thrash-metal stardom, slayer is taking its final bows with one more tour. so far, the band has announced shows beginning may 10th in san diego, california, and running through june 20th in austin, texas."'mom and dad, my blackboyfriend will be coming up this weekend. i just don't want you to be shocked that he's a black man.'" tuesday's oscar nominations were good news for producers with films at the sundance film festival right now: last year's sundance films earned a total of 16 oscar nods. "get out" received four nominations... so did "call me by your name," with both films up for best picture. and "mudbound" also received four nominations: for acting, writing, music, and cinematography. we'll see which sundance movies this year are oscar nominees next year. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look

outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is

possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. (robin) nearly 30- thousand car break- in's were reported in san francisco last

year alone - and those are just the ones called in. one thief is creatively using a blow torch to do the crime... kron4's ella sogomonian has the story. an average of 82 drivers living or visiting san francisco come back to

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

(robin) nearly 30- thousand car break- in's were reported in san francisco last year alone - and those are just the ones called in. one thief is creatively using a blow torch to do the crime... kron4's ella sogomonian has the story. an average of 82 drivers living or visiting san francisco come back to their cars to this sight every daybroken glass on the sidewalk and a busted window. jamie pare is one of the many victims who's had to shell out more than 200 dollars to get it fixed after her window was smashed by the civic centeralthough she left nothing out.sot: jamie pare, victim// "not t mention that we pay a fortune to live here. and this is a growing issue and there's a lot of homeless and we need to do something about it."employees with glass plus say it's a growing problem and most often victims feel worse off because nothing is taken.but over in the

richmond district home surveillence cameras caught a creative thief in the act resorting to a blow torch to steal a bike.sot: william hillow, caught thief on camera// "he heated up the window with a torch came back in about ten minutes and pushed the window in without activating the alarm."the district attorney reports nearly 30 thousand break ins last year yet only 481 arrests. and even when there is an arrest, prosecutors say it's hard to prove they've broken in because victims have to prove their doors were locked. so the district attorney is backing a bill by state senator scott wiener to do away with that loophole.sot: george gascon, district attorney// "it is not a silver bullet , it is simply a tool we don't currently have." (robin) voters in the south bay will get to decide whether an embattled judge keeps his job later this year. the register of voters in santa clara county say enough signatures were collected to add - superior court judge -

aaron persky's - petition to the ballot this fall. persky sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. organizers angry with the light sentence collected more than 90-thousand signatures to recall the judge. persky's current term ends in 20-22. if successful ... it will be the third time in state history that a sitting judge has been recalled. (robin) it turns out millenials may not be spending all their money on avocado toast and six dollar lattes. according to a new bank of america survey ... 27-to 37-year olds are putting money in the bank like never before, catherine heenan has the numbers ... and they're not what you'd expect. 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. (robin) coming up next on

the kron 4 morning news ... doctor larry nassar is expected to be sentenced today ... find out about another investigation regarding his former employer.

as one legal battle heads toward an end, another is just getting started.disgraced doctor larry nassar is expected to be sentenced wednesday.and now, an investigation into his former employer, michigan state, is underway.john lorinc reports. larry nassar will never again be a free man.that's the vow from the judge who is set to sentence the former u-s-a gymnastics doctor who's pleaded guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual conduct. whitney burns/nassar accuser"i was robbed of my ability to dream for my future. i had to break things down much smaller in order to survive as this man's hands were touching places that i'd never let anyone touch."nassar has admitted to sexually assaulting many young females

in his care, some of whom were less than thirteen.sterling riethman/nassar accuser"he was a master manipulator, he was -- he groomed us. he groomed us to think that he was that saint, to think that he was that miracle worker." keylee lorincz/nassar accuser"i can't even go to the doctor by myself anymore because i'm afraid that another doctor will betray me just like larry did."the 54-year-old faces up to 125-years in prison.that, in addition to the sixty-year sentence he already received in a separate child pornography case. emma ann miller/nassar accuser"my hate towards you is uncontrollable. larry nassar, i hate you." selena brennan/nassar accuser "i do believe most often that what goes around comes around and as you start your life in prison, you may find yourself as a patient receiving one of your own treatments."the n-c-double-a tells cnn it sent a letter of inquiry to nassar's former employer, michigan state university.

they'll be looking into possible rules violations in connection to nassar's assaults.protesters are also calling on university president lou anna simon to resign.i'm john lorinc reporting. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... a 15-year-old student opens fire at his high school in kentucky... killing two students and injuring over a dozen more... find out what community members and police had to say. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast.

rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. (robin)another high school has turned into a scene of carnage

this time in western kentucky. investigators are combing through the crime scene where at least two students were killed and more than a dozen shot when a fellow student opened fire. kristen holmes is in marshall county kentucky with the latest. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. (robin) another high school has turned into a scene of carnage this time in western kentucky. investigators are combing through the crime scene where at least two students were killed and more than a dozen shot when a fellow student opened fire. kristen holmes is in marshall county kentucky with the latest. authorities working overtime after a high school entered school, opened fire and killed

two of his classmates. and while they have been able to give some details as to what happened they still haven't been able to answer why. a community searching for answers --nats: i don't know if i can let you in.two students killed and at least a dozen people injured after a 15 year old opened fire at marshall county high school in western kentuckyrichard w. sanders / kentucky state police commissioner: one died at the scene 15 year old female bailey holt. one died at the hospital 15 year old male preston ryan cope.it was 7:57 when police say the student walked in...armed with a handgun... and started shooting.the first 9-1-1 call- two minutes later. and in just 7 minutes...first responders arrived.atf...fbi...and multiple police departments in the area responding to the horrific scene.the shooter taken into custody and will be

charged with murder and attempted murder. richard w. sanders / kentucky state police commissioner: in addition to those family members that have had lost loved ones, we pray for those people. as word of the shooting spread - parents panicked about the fate of their children.parent/no name given: 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. the violence -- rocking the community -- a rural area near the western tip of the state. lt. michael webb / kentucky state police:this is something that has struck in the heart of kentucky and it's not far away it's here and it hits home. i have a 15-year-old daughter and i think about that.and as for those injured authorities say five of them are still in critical condition two of them with gunshot wounds to the head but as for now they are expected to survive. reporting from marshall county, kentucky i'm kristen holmes. back to you. (robin) 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. investigators recently interviewed attorney general jeff sessions as part of the probe as well. this was sessions' first interview as part of the investigation... and the attorney general was not under subpoena. president trump says ... he is not worried about sessions speaking to investigators. (robin) 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. (robin) donations are pouring in for the 13 siblings who were held captive in southern california. more than 120-thosuand dollars has been

been donated so far. the siblings were kept chained to beds for months by their parents... 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. (robin) apple's homepod speaker is finally going to be released... we'll tell you how it competes with the amazon echo and google home...and how much it'll cost you... (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. (robin) apple's new smart speaker will finally hit store shelves on february 9-th. the tech giant announced the launch date for its "homepod" speaker yesterday. but pre-orders for u-s and some other markets will start this friday. "homepod" will go head-to-head with other smart speakers on the market, like the amazon echo and google home. apple's device can play music and podcasts, as well as read

you the news. and it is the only home device that has "siri" in it... it costs about 350-dollars. (robin) a woman from texas celebrated her 92nd birthday going in-door skydiving.she chose the in-door option after considering jumping out of a plane -- like former president george h-w bush has done on previous birthdays.wiant says maintaining an active lifestyle is the key to feeling decades younger. wiant is reportedly the second-oldest person to reach the top of the chamber at "i-fly" austin's in-door skydiving facility. (robin) san francisco has a new interim mayor. find out what his plans are ... coming up in the next hour. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

( darya ) this morning san francisco has a new interim mayor. but many people are upset with the outcome. we're live at city hall with reaction. ( james ) several businesses are damaged in a big fire overnight. we're live to show you which stores ( darya ) and a big rainstorm is headed to the bay area this afternoon.. .impacting your commute home. stormtracker is fired up ... preparing you for the day ahead. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week.

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

( darya ) a big story we're following this morning... san francisco has a new interim mayor.( james ) supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. kron 4's will tran joins us live. will... ( will ) a big story we're following this morning... san francisco has a new interim mayor. supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. people started shouting "shame on you, racist board" during yesterday's board meeting. and the meeting was shutdown for 10 minutes. after the sudden death of mayor ed lee in december... supervisor london breed took over as acting mayor. she was nominated to stay on as

interim mayor... but was voted down in part because she's running for the office in june. after being sworn in... farrell talked about his goals for the city. ( will ) former interim mayor london breed tweeted about her experience. she wrote -- it's been an honor to serve the city during this difficult time. i have a vision for an inclusive and fair san francisco, and will

keep working every day on the important issues we face: homelessness, housing, and public safety. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james ) happening now... san francisco police are searching for a gunman who shot two people... killing one of them. it happened in the bernal heights neighborhood just after 5 last night. both victims were taken to the hospital. one later died. we do not know the condition of the other victim. ( james ) a homeless 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. the man was found tuesday morning... just a few steps away from the 24th street bart station. witnesses say the man was sleeping in the alley. a short time later... they say he was on fire. police say a good samaritan saved the man's life by grabbing a bucket of water from a nearby cafe and dumping it on the man. police are now checking surveillance cameras in the area... looking to see how the fire started. ( darya ) new this morning... santa rosa

police resonded to a fight outside the safeway on mendocino avenue. it happened around 11-thirty last night... an officer attempted to separate the two men.. one of the men, 27-year-old timothy ruhs, tried to run away. the officer chased ruhs and tackled him to the ground. the man then punched the officer multiple times... breaking his nose. ruhs was eventually arrested... and the officer was taken to the hospital for his injuries. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for the driver who hit and injured two people in walnut creek. it happened last night near the intersection of north main street and. second avenue. there is no word on the victims conditions this morning and police have not released a description of the driver they are looking for. ( darya ) a bill being introduced into the legislature by state senator scott wiener... may help curb car break-ins in san francisco. "senate bill 9-1-6" would allow prosecutors to prove that a suspect broke into a car... áif the window is broken. right now... a

broken window isn't enough to get a conviction. and prosecutors must prove -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- that the car was locked. ( darya ) the district attorney says a disproportiona te number of break-ins are happening among tourists driving rental cars. in those cases... a victim may be unavailable to testify whether the door was locked. there were more than 28- thousand car break-ins in san francisco last year... between january and november. ( james ) a central valley teenager pleads no contest to charges that she was driving drunk while livestreaming a crash that killed her younger sister. obdulia sanchez was driving in los banos when her 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 was livestreaming 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. ( james ) happening today... the university of california is proposing to raise tuition at its 10 campuses for the second straight year. a vote is set for today. the board of regents says the move is necessary to compensate for state funding cuts at a time of record-high enrollment. the proposed increase is just under 350- dollars a year for áin-state students. and just under a thousand for áout-of-state students. the regents approved a similar increase last january. ( james ) two earthquakes struck just a minute apart last night in santa cruz county. accordring the to the u-s-g-s a 3-point-6 earthquake hit just after 10 p- m. then a second quake hit about a minute later with a 2-point-7 magnitude. the first quake was located 6 kilometers east of interlaken

while the second was located 5 kilometers east of interlaken. people felt the earthquakes all along the peninsula. ( darya ) new this morning... toys -r-us has announced which stores will be closing as part of its reorganization plans. the company declared bankruptcy last year and now we know that 9 bay area stores are on the list of closures. here is the list of the stores in the bay area. they include the stores in pinole... pittsburg... san rafael... brentwood... fairfield... emeryville... east san jose... san jose and union city. this is part of a plan to close 182 stores. the company says that some of these stores could be saved if they are able to renegotiate some lease terms. the going-out-of-business sales are expected to begin sometime next month. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... 13 southern california kids are saved from a house of horrors. the donations that are pouring in... and how much money has been raised to

help them. ( darya ) plus... a dog found tied to a fence... with no food or water... and barely any room to move. we'll tell you how the dog is doing this morning. ( darya ) and after the break... east bay officials are taking action on what they call a grave concern -- a series of deadly crashes involving children. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. from the toll to 101 ( james )( darya ) welcome

back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast.

rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week.

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

( darya ) in the east bay... the push to stop a deadly trend. 6 children have been killed in the last 6 months in car crashes.( james ) in each case... the driver of the other car involved has been charged with murder. kron 4's terisa estacio has more on the cases. 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 vincent and lorenzo in concord. authorities alledge wilson was driving under the influence when he slammed into the family car in concord, and took off. he later was arrested and is in custody, for murder and hit and run.

all of these happened in contra costa county - and now this warning coming from prosecutors dealing with these grime cases. butt.s what the people of contra costa county should know, if you drive drunk or drive in an extremely flagrantly reckless manner, and you end up killing somebody, that our office is going to take a very close look with charging you with murder and lastly butts. and you could spend the rest of your life in prison if you are convicted. in contra costa county, te kron four news. ( james ) two bay area men have died -- just a few days apart -- while snorkeling at the same beach in hawaii. the drownings happened at a popular tourist spot in maui. the most recent death happened saturday. first responders say a 67-year-old man from castro valley was snorkeling with friends about 20- yards offshore. when his friends friends noticed that he was not moving... they tried to revive him but couldn't. last thursday... a 50-year-old man from oakland was found unresponsive in knee- deep water. beachgoers found him floating face down. ( darya ) this morning...

investigators are trying to figure out why two students were killed at a kentucky school by a classmate. 17 more students were hurt. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking news. investigators are combing through the crime scene. police say a student walked in... armed with a handgun... and started shooting. within minutes first responders arrived. the 15-year-old shooter was taken into custody and will be charged with murder and attempted murder. ( darya ) 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. authorities say people from across the world have

been donating money, toys, blankets, and clothing. 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. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... you can't criticize millennials about their spending habits anymore. find out just how financially responsible some are. ( james ) and after the break... apple's homepod speaker is finally going to be released. when it hits stores... and how much it will cost. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) apple's new smart speaker will finally hit store shelves on february 9-th.( darya ) but pre-orders for the

"home-pod" will start this friday. "home-pod" will go head-to-head with other smart speakers on the market... like the amazon echo and google home.( james ) apple's device can play music and podcasts... as well as read you the news. but it'll cost you... it comes with a price tag of about 350- dollars. ( darya ) people think millennials are spending all their money on 6-dollar

coffees and avocado toast.. but a new bank of america survey found they are actually saving their money. ( james ) that's right... the survey showed 16-percent of millennials managed to save at least 100-thousand dollars in 2017.( darya ) and nearly half of them have at least 15-thousand dollars saved. more than a quarter of those surveyed work as frelancers or short-term contract workers. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( lydia ) overnight fire damages businesses in san francisco

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back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday

through the weekend and into early next week. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) breaking overnight... fire damages four businesses in san francisco.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live. lydia... do we know how this fire started? firefighters are on the scene of a three-alarm blaze this morning in san francisco, according to fire officials. fire officials reported the fire on social media shortly

after 11 p.m. tuesday. the blaze is located near the intersection of west portal avenue and vicente street in the west portal neighborhood of the city. fire officials said the blaze is affecting many businesses in the area. further details were not immediately available. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) voters in the south bay will decide whether an embattled judge keeps his job. the registrar of voters in santa clara county says enough signatures were collected to add judge aaron persky's recall petition to the ballot this fall. persky sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for

sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. organizers collected more than 90-thousand signatures to recall the judge. persky's current term ends in 20-22. ( darya ) 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 monday night. police say an argument may have lead to the shooting. the three people shot are recovering in the hospital. police do not have a description of the gunman. they are asking anyone with information to please come forward. ( darya ) police have arrested two young men... accused of breaking into homes in emeryville. police responded to an apartment on adeline street near the home depot monday night. the property manager says he saw the men on a surveillance camera and called 911. police say when they showed up... the two guys took off. eventually... david chavez and samuel morales were arrested. police say the two burglarized the same

complex last weekend. ( james ) first came a ban on plastic bags... now plastic straws could be next. according to the "be straw free campaign" -- more than 500 million straws are used in the u-s every day. the bill deals with dine-in restaurants. it's aim is to start a "straws-upon- request" policy. the bill could be heard by a legislative committee next month. ( james ) san francisco supervisors have voted to change columbus day to indigenous peoples day.to indigenous peoples day. by changing the name.. the city will honor native american people and codemn their colonization. los angeles and minneapolis have already renamed the holiday. ( darya ) a dog found tied up at a cemetery is now recovering at the humane society of the north bay. workers have named the dog "cemy." a good samaritan found the malnourished dog.

cemy was chained to the fence with an electrical cord. he had no food or water. he was tied so tightly to the fence... that he didn't have enough slack in the cord to lay down. now... he needs a home. ( darya ) the vet says despite the mistreatment -- the dog has only a few skin issues. for now... cemy will remain under the care of the humane society. but it's likely that he will be ready for adoption on friday. ( darya ) you may soon get átwo new views of the san francisco bay. there is a new proposal to build decks off yerba buena island... on piers near oakland. officials say this is an opportunity to expand access to the bay. the total

cost is still being explored. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... an armed robbery caught on camera. but this crime has police shocked. how áyoung the thief is. ( james ) plus... a last ditch effort to keep the raiders in oakland. what one group is looking to hold onto... once the team moves to las vegas. ( james ) and next... relationship game-changers. how money and nice cars... change your love life. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no delays on 101 across the golden gate bridge ( james ) money can't buy you love... but it can change the way you think about. ( darya ) psychologists say they've proved that they can change the way people think about dating by directing their attention to wealth-related objects. ( james ) they did this by showing study participants pictures of potential love-interests and asked them what kind of a

relationship they would be interested in.( darya ) they then showed some of them pictures of fancy cars, high-end jewelry, and big houses... followed by the same photos of potential love-interests. ( james ) researchers found that those shown the expensive items chose short-term relationships 16-percent more than the those who were not shown the fancy stuff. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. (ácommercialá) looking for balance in your digestive system?

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chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) an unexpected

robber targeted an arco store in stockton... and the store's surveillance camera caught the 11-year old boy on camera. it happened in broad daylight monday afternoon... one camera showed the boy rolling up on his skateboard and pacing outside the store before he made his move. he then rushed in -- with a gun in hand -- demanding money from the cashier. < "she yelled for one of our co-workers in the back. after that once she yelled, he took off. she couldn't believe that someone this young would be doing something this crazy" >( darya ) officials do not know the identity of the young robber... but said the parents could potentially face charges if they own a gun that the child had access to. ( james ) the group "we stand with oakland" is throwing a hail mary to try to keep the raiders in oakland.(

darya ) they are exploring new legal action to keep the team in town. or at least win the rights to the name.( james ) kron 4's gabe slate tells us why the group thinks they can win. nats - the los angeles rams... the city of st. louis is suing the nfl and it's team owners for allowing the rams to be relocated to los angeles. the nfl filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit claiming there was no basis.... a missouri judge denied that motion... meaning there is grounds for a lawsuit and it will likely proceed to trial... sound from ray bobbitt - spokesperson, we stand with oaklandray bobbitt is spokesperson for the "we stand with oakland" group made up of city, state, and county officials and community leaders fighting to keep to the raiders in oakland. he says the ruling against the nfl in st. louis has re- ignited the battle here.. sound from ray bobbitt - spokesperson, we stand with oaklandbobbitt knows the

chance of a mostly grass roots effort to take on the nfl and their power house legal team and win is unlikely.... but he says the ruling in st louis has triggered the potential for them to gain high end experienced, representation... for free up front.. only having to pay lawyers.. if they win. sound from ray bobbitt - spokesperson, we stand with oaklandbobbit told me they are going to try to keep the existing raiders here in oakland.. but if that ship has sailed... they'll settle for less.. sound from ray bobbitt - spokesperson, we stand with oaklandin oakland gabe slate kron 4 news

( james ) coming up after the break... he wanted to swipe right... but instead... he árejected the girl he wanted to date. how one college student turned his tinder fail around.

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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) a university student thought he swiped a potenial love interest out of his life.( darya ) the freshman meant to swipe right on a woman's tinder profile... but accidentally swipped left, rejecting her. he knew her name was claudia... and that she was also a student at missouri also a student that she was also a student at missouri state university. so emailed all 22 of the

claudias on campus. when claudia alley got the email... she knew it was about her since he refrenced a joke from her tinder bio. she then agreed to his proposed doughnut date. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... san francisco has a new interim mayor. why london breed is out... and what she tweeted after the vote. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area

forecast. ( darya ) this morning san

francisco has a new interim mayor. but many people are upset with the outcome. we're live at city hall with reaction. ( james ) several businesses are damaged in a big fire overnight. we're live to show you which stores are impacted. ( darya ) and a big rainstorm is headed to the bay area this afternoon.. .impacting your commute home. stormtracker is fired up ... preparing you for the day ahead. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and

traffic... rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) ( darya ) a big story we're following this morning... san francisco

has a new interim mayor.( james ) supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. kron 4's will tran joins us live. will... ( will ) a big story we're following this morning... san francisco has a new interim mayor. supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. he was voted in yesterday... after a racially charged debate. people started shouting "shame on you, racist board" during yesterday's board meeting.

and the meeting was shutdown for 10 minutes. after the sudden death of mayor ed lee in december... supervisor london breed took over as acting mayor. she was nominated to stay on as interim mayor... but was voted down in part because she's running for the office in june. after being sworn in... farrell talked about his goals for the city.

into shelter and housing. making sure our streets are safe and clean for san francisco resident.> ( will ) former interim mayor former former interim mayor london breed tweeted about her experience. she wrote -- it's been an honor to serve the city during this difficult time. i have a vision for an inclusive and fair san francisco, and will keep working every day on the important issues we face: homelessness, housing, and public safety. thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) ( james ) happening now... san

francisco police are searching for a gunman who shot two people... killing one of them. it happened in the bernal heights neighborhood just after 5 last night. both victims were taken to the hospital. one later died. we do not know the condition of the other victim. ( james ) a homeless 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. the man was found tuesday morning... just a few steps away from the 24th street bart station. witnesses say the man was sleeping in the alley. a short time later... they say he was on fire. police say a good samaritan saved the man's life by grabbing a bucket of water from a nearby cafe and dumping it on the man. police are now checking surveillance cameras in the area... looking to see how the fire started. ( darya ) new this morning... santa rosa police resonded to a fight outside the safeway on

mendocino avenue. it happened around 11-thirty last night... an officer attempted to separate the two men.. one of the men, 27-year-old timothy ruhs, tried to run away. the officer chased ruhs and tackled him to the ground. the man then punched the officer multiple times... breaking his nose. ruhs was eventually arrested... and the officer was taken to the hospital for his injuries. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for the driver who hit and injured two people in walnut creek. it happened last night near the intersection of north main street and. second avenue. there is no word on the victims conditions this morning and police have not released a description of the driver they are looking for. ( darya ) a bill being introduced into the legislature by state senator scott wiener... may help curb car break-ins in san francisco. the bill would allow prosecutors to prove that a person broke into a car... áif the window is broken. right now... a broken window isn't enough to get a conviction. and

prosecutors must prove -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- that the car was locked. ( darya ) the district attorney says a disproportiona te number of break-ins are happening among tourists driving rental cars. in those cases... a victim may be unavailable to testify whether the door was locked. there were more than 28- thousand car break-ins in san francisco last year... between january and november. ( james ) a central valley teenager pleads no contest to charges that she was driving drunk while livestreaming a crash that killed her younger sister. obdulia sanchez was driving in los banos when her 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 was livestreaming 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. ( james ) happening today... the university of california is proposing to raise tuition at its 10 campuses for the second straight year. a vote is set for today. the board of regents says the move is necessary to compensate for state funding cuts at a time of record-high enrollment. the proposed increase is just under 350- dollars a year for áin-state students. and just under a thousand for áout-of-state students. the regents approved a similar increase last january. ( james ) two earthquakes struck just a minute apart last night in santa cruz county. accordring the to the u-s-g-s a 3-point-6 earthquake hit just after 10 p- m. then a second quake hit about a minute later with a 2-point-7 magnitude. the first quake was located about 4 miles east of interlaken while the second was located 3.1 miles east of interlaken. people felt the

earthquakes all along the peninsula. ( darya ) new this morning... toys -r-us has announced which stores will be closing as part of its reorganization plans. the company declared bankruptcy last year and now we know that 9 bay area stores are on the list of closures. here is the list of the stores in the bay area. they include the stores in pinole... pittsburg... san rafael... brentwood... fairfield... emeryville... east san jose... san jose and union city. this is part of a plan to close 182 stores. the company says that some of these stores could be saved if they are able to renegotiate some lease terms. the going-out-of-business sales are expected to begin sometime next ( darya ) 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. investigators recently interviewed attorney general jeff sessions as part of the probe as well. this was sessions' first interview and he was not under subpoena. president trump says ... he is not worried about sessions speaking to investigators. ( darya ) 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. ( james ) plus... a dog found tied to a fence... with no food or water... and barely any room to move. we'll tell you how the dog is doing this morning. ( james ) plus ... east bay officials are taking action on what they call a grave concern -- a series of deadly crashes involving children. ( james ) and doctor larry

nassar is expected to be sentenced today ... find out about another investigation regarding michigan state. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning.

rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week.

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( darya ) in the east bay... the push to stop a deadly trend. 6 children have been killed in the last 6 months in car crashes.( james ) in each case... the driver of the other car involved has been charged with murder. kron 4's terisa estacio has more on the cases. 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 vincent and lorenzo in concord.

authorities alledge wilson was driving under the influence when he slammed into the family car in concord, and took off. he later was arrested and is in custody, for murder and hit and run. all of these happened in contra costa county - and now this warning coming from prosecutors dealing with these grime cases. butt.s what the people of contra costa county should know, if you drive drunk or drive in an extremely flagrantly reckless manner, and you end up killing somebody, that our office is going to take a very close look with charging you with murder and lastly butts. and you could spend the rest of your life in prison if you are convicted. in contra costa county, te kron four news. ( darya ) two bay area men have died -- just a few days apart -- while snorkeling at the same beach in hawaii. the drownings happened at a popular tourist spot in maui. the most recent death happened saturday. first responders say a 67-year-old man from castro valley was snorkeling with friends about

20- yards offshore. when his friends noticed that he was not moving... they tried to revive him but couldn't. last thursday... a 50-year-old man from oakland was found unresponsive in knee- deep water. beachgoers found him floating face down. ( james ) this morning... investigators are trying to figure out why two students were killed at a kentucky school by a classmate. 17 more students were hurt. we first brought you this story yesterday morning as breaking news. investigators are combing through the crime scene. police say a student walked in... armed with a handgun... and started shooting. within minutes first responders arrived. the 15-year-old shooter was taken into custody and will be charged with murder and attempted murder. ( darya ) former u-s-a gymnastics doctor larry nassar is expected to be sentenced today.he pleaded guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual conduct. nassar has

admitted to sexually assaulting many young girls in his care, some of whom were less than thirteen. ( darya ) the 54-year-old faces up to 125-years in prison. an investigation into his former employer, michigan state, is underway.police will be be looking into possible rules violations in connection to

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bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( james )( james ) for your health this morning ... scientists may be getting closer to developing a new way to detect cancer in the body. mary maloney has the story. scientists are seeing progress with an experimental blood test that could detect cancer. in trials, the non-invasive test found the presence of multiple common tumors -- including in the ovary.. liver.. stomach.. pancreas.. lung.. and breast.the findings were published in the journal 'science.'the blood test is called 'cancer seek' -- and could run patients less than 500-dollars.that cost is comparable to or lower than other cancer screenings.the test enables researchers to evaluate the levels of specific blood protein markers

ácombinedá with thousands of dna markers -- using this information, they developed an algorithm to determine the source of cancer identified in positive tests. cancer seek's sensitivity averaged 70- percent among eight types of cancer.it was 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. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ( lydia ) overnight fire damages

businesses in san francisco

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is

possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is

less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the richmond bridge drive min from the

( darya ) breaking overnight... fire damages four businesses in san francisco.( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live. lydia... do we know how this fire started? ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( james ) voters in the south bay will decide whether an embattled judge keeps his job. the registrar of voters in santa clara county says enough signatures were collected to add judge aaron persky's recall petition to the ballot this fall. persky sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. organizers collected more than 90-thousand signatures to recall the judge. persky's current term ends in 20-22. ( james ) police in the east bay are looking for a gunman after three people were shot. it happened on market avenue in north richmond. police say an argument may have lead to the shooting. the three people shot are recovering in the hospital. police do not have a description of the gunman. ( darya ) police have arrested two young men... accused of breaking into homes in emeryville. police responded to an apartment on

adeline street near the home depot. the property manager says he saw the men on a surveillance camera and called 911. police say when they showed up... the two guys took off. eventually... david chavez and samuel morales were arrested. police say the two burglarized the same complex last weekend. ( darya ) first came a ban on plastic bags... now plastic straws could be next. according to the "be straw free campaign" -- more than 500 million straws are used in the u-s every day. the bill deals with dine-in restaurants. it's aim is to start a "straws-upon- request" policy. the bill could be heard by a legislative committee next month. ( darya ) san francisco supervisors

have 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 have already renamed the holiday. ( james ) a dog found tied up at a cemetery is now recovering at the humane society of the north bay. workers have named the dog "cemy." a good samaritan found the malnourished dog. cemy was chained to the fence with an electrical cord. he had no food or water. he was tied so tightly to the fence... that he didn't have enough slack in the cord to lay down. now... he needs a home.

because the community responds with donations in the past to help this dog and many others like him.">( james ) the vet says despite the mistreatment -- the dog has only a few skin issues. for now... cemy will remain under the care of the humane society. but it's likely that he will be ready for adoption on friday. ( james ) you may soon get átwo new views of the san francisco bay. there is a new proposal to build decks off yerba buena island... on piers near oakland. the project would build observation decks on piers which were part of the old eastern bridge span... instead of demolishing the remaining piers. officials say this is an opportunity to expand access to the bay. the total cost is still being explored. ( james )coming upon the kron 4 morning news... an armed robbery caught on camera. but this crime has police shocked. how áyoung the thief is. ( james )and general mills

wants kids to play with their breakfast cereal.how it could help land your child a college scholarship. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. slow on wb 92 leaving hayward 23 min from 880 to 101. wb 80 jammed from the maze

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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.slow on wb 580 from castro to the tolls ( james )(ááá2 shot bamááá) cereal maker general mills is hoping to inpsire the engineers of the future. they are rolling out cereal boxes that can be transformed into one of six rube goldberg- type machines.( darya ) each box includes instructions -- meant to be fun and easy -- that promote science, technology, engineering, and math education.it gives playing with your food a whole new meaning ... as kids and their parents can submit the creations online for a chance to win one of twenty ... 20-thousand dollar college scholarships.

, why am i still here?i"ll sort fact from fiction in the next edition of people behaving badly. > (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

(james)(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. a round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. dry weather forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. (ááárebeccaáá) you can always get the

latest weather forecast... track live radar and get traffic alerts in your area... just download the kron4 mobile app. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) an unexpected an ( darya )

to 101. min from 880 less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( darya ) an unexpected an an unexpected robber targeted an arco store in stockton... and the store's surveillance camera

caught the 11-year old boy on camera. it happened in broad daylight monday afternoon... one camera showed the boy rolling up on his skateboard and pacing outside the store before he made his move. he then rushed in--with a gun in hand-- demanding money from the cashier. < "she yelled for one of our co-workers in the back. after that once she yelled, he took off. she couldn't believe that someone this young would be doing something this crazy" >( darya ) officials do not know the identity of the young robber... but said the parents could potentially face charges if they own a gun that the child had access to. ( james )(ááá2shot oncamááá) some cities like san francisco ...offer a free service for picking up large unwanted items. but there are certain rules that must be followed.( darya ) stanley roberts explains in this

edition of people behaving badly. while driving home i noticed this pile of debris located on the corner of fifth and king street, in san francisco while i was there i watched where is all this stuff coming from . big item pickup for tomorrow morning .more stuff being added to the pile .. a pile which covered the entire sidewalk and spilled into the street i also noticed a do not leave bulky items here sign hanging from a tree by a piece of string . this was all outside of the arterra condominium complex the pile had everything in it including the bathroom sink fast forward to the next day i return only to find the pile still therethese always some kind of trash there from the apartments and all that it always a mess so start making phone calls .while i was waiting i noticed more items being added to the pile at one point workers from the department of public works were passing by so i flagged them down .. they started documenting the site it turns out the someone in the complex on january 4th scheduled a

bulk item pickup for the morning i returned .and according to dpw they did everything absolutely correct which was contact recology, recology gave them the ok to put items outside.what was not done right was the resident the way that they put the items out they didn't put them out as they should have i put in a call to recology and they confirmed the bulk pick up it was for 9 miscellaneous boxes and 1 end table. .the max for bulky there must be a sign attached with the letter bir which means bulky item recycle and the most important part it must not block the sidewalk apparently the complex ordered the pickup and let everyone in the building know know so everything was dumped . one free bulky pickup is permitted per year if you fail to follow the rules you could be fined for illegally dumping or as my followers in the united kingdom called it fly tipping i placed a link on kron 4.com

for more information on bulky item recycling so you neighborhood doesn't look like this in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news ( james )( james ) coming up ... a last ditch effort to keep the raiders in oakland. what one group is looking to hold onto ... once the team moves to las vegas. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. legend has it, the first voyagers arrived on canoes,

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go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. ( james ) the group "we stand with

oakland" is throwing a hail mary to try to keep the raiders in oakland. ( darya ) they are exploring new legal action to keep the team in town. the group knows the chance of a mostly grass roots effort to take on the n-f-l and win ... is unlikely.( james )but after a judge ruled that there is grounds for a city to sue the n-f-l for moving a team ... like in the case of the st. louis rams ... the group is going to try to keep the existing raiders here in oakland.they're also willing to settle for less.

anything anymore">( darya ) if the group "we stand with oakland" does take on the n-f- l ... it would be for free up front .. only having to pay lawyers ... if they win. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... san francisco has a new interim mayor. why london breed is out... and what she tweeted after the vote. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. ♪

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about 25% of the fat you eat from being absorbed. for the only fda-approved otc weight loss aid, try alli®. ( darya ) this morning san francisco has a new interim mayor. but many people are upset with the outcome. we're live at city hall with reaction. ( james ) several businesses are damaged in a big fire overnight. we're live to show you which stores are impacted. ( darya ) and a big rainstorm is headed to the bay area this afternoon.. .impacting your commute home. stormtracker is fired up ... preparing you for the day ahead. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...