good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. the rain is making for a slick commute tonight. here is a live look at the san mateo bridge... tonight we are tracking conditions all across the bay area... (grant) lets check in with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.. lawrence, where is the lawrence, where is the rain falling the hardest right now? lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter storm warnings are up for the western slope of the sierra and a winter weather advisory is up for the greater lake tahoe area. we could see up to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. on the radar you can see the rain moving through the bay area. it was heavy at times as the main cold front moved through. behind the main front showers will continue tonight. on the satellite you can see the cold storm as it drops into california. you can see all of the speckeled clouds with the cold air behind the storm that will keep showers going on and off through tomorrow. it could be a little wet for tomorrow mornings commute. but it looks more like scattered showers and brief downpours instead of solid rain. highs tomorrow will also be cool and in the 50s. dry weather should return

on friday with partly cloudy skies. it looks dry and warmer this weekend with highs in the 50s and 60s. after tomorrow, i don't see any more rain in the next 7 days. (vicki) we have team coverage tonight of storm hitting the bay area... (grant) kron 4 crews are all around the bay area showing us the conditions out there. gabe slate is in san mateo... rob fladeboe is in los gatos... and terisa

estacio is in berkeley... (vicki) let's check in with terisa first... terisa? (estacio) it is cold and definitely wet out here in berkeley i am here on fourth street everyone is hunkered down with umbrella's and rain jackets (take vo)and everyone certainly has their boots on and their hoods on - the rain started this afternoon, late, around 3 oclock the skies were dark hinting at a downpour then all of a sudden it just let loose. some described it as sideways rain. (taylor shoemucker, downpour east bay, "i did not see any of the sideways rain, my co-worker she went outside to take the boxes and came back in and was literally soaked.

are you hoping it is done, yeah. i don't want to get wet anymore) (stephanie, downpour east bay. what did you think? i thought it was crazy. have you seen anything like that before? no, just in scotland) (grant) (grant) scotland) no, just in that before? anything like you seen crazy. have you seen anything like that before? no, just in scotland) (grant) going to the south bay now... kron 4's rob fladeboe is in los gatos... (vicki) rob, how is the rain there? (rob live) im here a vasona

reservoir in los gatos. light rain started falling about 3 o'clock this afternoon. we aren't expecting more than abot a half inch or so out of what is beingdescribed as a fairly "run of the mill" type of storm.let's go the video. we also are not expecting too much in the way of run off from this stormso it's not going to make much of a difference to the levels in this and other reservoirs around the south bay. vasona is one of the smallest of the valley's ten reservoirs and right now it's abouttwo-thirds full. but the others are not in such goof shape. lexington reservoir in the hills above los gatos is at about 30 percent of capacity. and together, all ten reservoirs, which account for about half of the valley's localsupply, are at about 26 percent full. the good news is that the ground water is in good shape and conservation efforts have paid off.

(rob live) right now rainfall for the season across the greater south bay is just a little better than half of what it should be for this time of year, on what's more it looks like we'll be dry until, once this looks like we'll be dry until next month. that is likely to kick start the conversation about conservation. live in los gatos rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) and make sure you download the kron four mobile app as we track the rain in the bay area... you can stay on top of the weather and traffic..and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to your phone. (grant) new tonight at 5... the man found on fire in an alley in san francisco has died. and investigators are still trying to figure out how it happened. the 50-year-old man was found yesterday morning... just a few steps away from the 24th street bart station. witnesses say he was sleeping in the alley... and a short time later he was on fire. police are now checking

surveillance cameras in the area... looking to see how the fire started. they are investigating his death as suspicious. (grant) police in the east bay are looking for a gunman after a shooting outside of a shopping mall. it happened at the sun- valley mall in concord last night. police say just after 9:00... a group of five people left the "round one" arcade and bowling alley. three men then confronted the group in the parking lot. during that confrontation... one of the suspects took out a gun and started shooting. one victim was hit in the leg, but is expected to be okay. no arrests have been made and police do not have a description of the gunman. (vicki) on to another big story. the city of san francisco now has it's third mayor in less than a month and a half. this after the board of supervisors voted late yesterday to remove london breed as interim mayor... and, replaced her with her colleague on the board -- mark farrell. all of this happening after former san francisco mayor ed lee died last month. kron four's philippe djegal caught up with farrell on his first full day as mayor. (philippe) interim san francisco mayor mark farrell

says he started his day in the city like he does every other... by taking his kids to school, and then heading to city hall. we met up with him as he toured the businesses damaged by an overnight fire in the west portal neighborhood. where he says he is mindful of the fact that some of supervisor london's breed's supporters believe she should still be mayor.mark farrell/interim mayor- "i understand the emotion that was in the room last night. i heard it and felt it." tuesday night, the board of supervisors voted breed out of her role as interim mayor, and appointed farrell... because some on the board felt breed should not serve in the dual role of mayor and president of the board of supervisors. several breed supporters feel race played a role in the decision... replacing an african american woman with a caucasian man. mayor farrell says he will reach out to community leaders to help bridge the racial divide.mark farrell/interim mayor- "the board's decision yesterday is, again, i do not take lightly. i take humbly. and, it's something that i will work to make sure that the next six months, that every single resident of san francisco knows that they have a mayor that is working for them every single day." farrell says

he will continue to champion the issues that mattered most to former mayor ed lee. affordable housing and immigration, vowing that san francisco always has and always will be a sanctuary city.mark farrell/interim mayor- " farrell will continue to serve in an interim capacity... until june, when voters will decide on who will serve out the remainder ed lee's term in office... which expires in january 20-20. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. (grant) happening now... mayors from across the country are boycotting a white house meeting with president trump....(vicki) they're upset about the fact that the justice department is increasing the pressure on sanctuary cities.... catherine heenan is here with the latest.. (catherine) some of the mayors in question had planned to go to that white house meeting....the agenda

included everything from infrastructure to drugs... but that was before they heard about a justice department crackdown on 23 sanctuary cities. the justice department has threatened subpoenas if they don't hand over documents showing they aren't withholding information on the immigration status of people in custody. it's also threatened to withhold federal grant money. the mayors of new orleans and chicago are among those who refused today to go to the meeting. and they held a news conference to scold the president on his handling of the issue... new orleans mayor - we would certainly not invite somebody to our house for lunch and then excoriate them on the front porch in front of the entire country. my mom taught me better than that. mr. president i'm assuming yours did too. chicago mayor - the city of chicago will not turn its back on people who believe for their children. america still has a place of promise and the idea that the president the united states and the justice department would arrest any one of us for believing in our ideals and carrying out the law of our city is wrong fundamentally wrong. the president is

firing back. he says the mayors who boycotted the meeting are placing the needs of illegal immigrants above citizens. the president said "we can't have it. we want a safe country." sanctuary cities do not cooperate with federal immigration authorities..among the cities in california which offer sanctuary -- san francisco and san jose. grant and vicki? (grant) just in to kron four... the university of california is post-poning their vote to raise tuition... at its 10 campuses... for the second straight year. the vote scheduled for today... will now happen in may. the board of regents has said it's necessary to raise tuition to compensate for state funding cuts. 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. in the east bay... san leandro city manager chris zapata is on paid administrative leave tonight.... following a sexual

harassment accusation. the city council unanimously voted to place zapata on leave last night. the woman... rose padilla johnson filed a complaint with the city back in december... she claims zapata attempted to pressure her into a sexual relationship in exchange for public funding for the organization that she oversees. zapata will remain on paid administrative leave until the city council reviews the findings from an independent investigation (vicki) bail has been lowered for a petaluma man accused of helping his wife commit suicide. a judge lowered david clement's bail from one million to 300- thousand in court this morning. clement was arrested earlier this year after he reported his wife had hung herself from a tree in bodega bay. authorities say debra bales attempted suicide multiple times over three days with her husband's help. bales apparently had just come off of opoid medication and feared she would become addicted. clement is being charged with voluntary manslaughter. (vicki) coming up... a shoot-out in the middle of traffic is all caught on

camera... and tonight-- police reveal shocking details about who was inside that car. (grant) coming up... we are one step closer to seeing a toll hike at bay area bridges. hear how much it could cost you to get into san francisco. (vicki) plus... does your child go to school in one of the best districts in the bay area? find out after the break. (grant) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... rain is falling in the bay area. falling in the rain is falling in the bay area. we will have the timing and how long it's going to last... after the break. 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.

even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. (vicki) taking another

look at stormtracker 4 radar... rain is falling in the bay area. (grant)taking a live look from emeryville right now... you can see the wet conditions there. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with more on the timing,. lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter

storm warnings are up for the western slope of the sierra and a winter weather advisory is up for the greater lake tahoe area. we could see up to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. on the radar you can see the rain moving through the bay area. it was heavy at times as the main cold front moved through. behind the main front showers will continue tonight. on the satellite you can see the cold storm as it drops into california. you can see all of the speckeled clouds with the cold air behind the storm that will keep showers going on and off through tomorrow. it could be a little wet for tomorrow mornings commute. but it looks more like scattered showers and brief downpours instead of solid rain. highs tomorrow will also be cool and in the 50s. dry weather should return on friday with partly cloudy skies. it looks dry and warmer this weekend with highs in the 50s and 60s. after tomorrow, i don't see any more rain in the next 7 days.

(vicki) the berkeley unified school district is taking action tonight... after lead was found in the drinking water at some of its schools. only one school -- willard middle school -- had lead levels exceeding state standards.. that fountain was immediately closed off to students. four other schools found some traces of lead in their water fountains... and those were also closed off to students. the school district says they are holding the schools at an even higher standard for lead than the state. we had 21 sites we tested, 6 tested above 1.0 so we are taking all those fixtures out of service.(vicki) here are is the list of

the schools effected. again -- willard middle school berkeley high school jefferson elementary school john muir elementary school leconte elementary school and hopkins preschool (grant) the website niche=dot=com says the bay area is home to all three of the best school districts in the state.( vicki ) and they are all within a few miles of each other.catherine heenan is here with the new report ranking schools throughout the bay area.catherine? (catherine) niche=dot=com says it came up with the rankings by analyzing public informationand user reviews.. saying it also looked at everything from academics, faculty and sports....to food and student health and safety. some of the best of the best are clustered in silicon valley.

palo alto's unified school district takes the crown as the top=rated in the state. more than 12=thousand students in grades k through 12, an average of one teacher for 18 students is slightly above the one=to=16 national average. palo alto teachers take home an average salary of more than 100=thousand dollars, and the per student expenditure is nearly 19=thousand dollars, fifty percent more than the national average,the los gatos=saratoga and mountain view=los altos high school districts are two and three in the bay area, and in the state. here's the local honor roll ... from tamalpais in marin couty to the albany and piedmont city districts and three districts in contra costacounty ... acalanes in lafayette, pleasanton and san ramon valley.niche=dotcom doesn't name the worst schol districts, but it does give vallejo high school a grade of "d"only five percent of students in the working class city say they feel safe at school.just 15 percent are proficient in math, 37 percent in reading.the student teeacher ratio is 25 to one.by comparison, in the wealthy town of palo alto ... 93 percent of students feel safe, 82 percent are proficient in math, 77 percent in reading, and there are more teachers.

(catherine) niche dotcom said the safest local school district is jefferson elementary in daly city.the most ethnically diverse is new haven unified school district in union city. vicki and grant? (vicki) 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. (grant) larry nassar, a once prominent doctor for u-s- a gymnastics and michigan state university, will spend the rest of his life...behind bars...for sexually assaulting young athletes. natasha chen has more. sotrachael denhollander/ accuser: "there's a lot of grief that is mixed with a lot of victory, i think victory is a good word for it."former sports physician larry nassar sentenced to up to 175 years in prison.sotjudge rosemarie aquilina/ ingham county circuit court: "i'm giving you 175 years, which is 21-hundred months. i just signed your death warrant."we heard the last three victim impact statements wednesday morning. bringing the total to more than 160 powerful and emotional accounts of nassar's abuse.sotsterling riethman/ accuser: "people talk about how you wanted to lead a legacy larry, change the world of sports medicine and leave your mark on usa gymnastics well take a look around. i think its safe to say you've succeeded in that endeavor.?" the judge said this to nassar during sentencing.sotjudge

rosemarie aquilina/ ingham county circuit court: "sir, you knew you had a problem. that is clear to me. you knew you had a problem from a very young age, even before you were a doctor. you could have taken yourself away from temptation. and you did not. " nassar also addressed his victims before being taken away.sotlarry nassar/ former usa olympic doctor: "your words these past several days, your words, your words, have had a significant emotional effect on myself and have shaken me to my core...i will carry your words with me for the rest of my days." reporting from lansing michigan, i'm natasha chen. (vicki) still ahead... new information tonight on the kids held

captive.. and tortured... in their parents home. what the district attorney is trying to stop their parents from doing. (grant) plus after the break... new video showing a shootout at a traffic light-- and police are shocked to hear who was inside one of the cars. (anchor) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... rain is falling in the bay area. we will have the timing and how long it's going to last... after the break.

nats of gunshots(grant) new video tonight showing a shootout at a stoplight. it was caught on another driver's dash cam. the shooting was over in a matter of seconds.(grant) police say it happened around noon on monday in pensacola, florida. authorities report the suspect in the gold toyota was arrested but the other shooter remains on the loose.(vicki) they say two children, ages two and eight, were inside the

gold car at the time of the shooting. luckily, no one was hurt. the investigation is on going while officials look for the second shooter. (vicki) music icon elton john says he is going on a massive, 300-date world tour ... and after that, he'll retire from touring altogether. (grant) the 70-year-old singer-songwriter made the announcement at a news conference earlier today. john says he wants to spend more time focused on his family. he's been touring since he was 17-years-old and has sold more than 300-million albums worldwide.(vicki) john is calling it his "farewell yellow brick road tour." he will stop in the bay area next january with shows in oakland and san jose. tickets go on sale next friday, february second. (grant) coming up next... an armed robbery caught on camera. but this crime has police shocked. details on how áyoung the thief is. (anchor) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... rain is falling in the bay

area. we will have the timing and how long it's going to last... after the break. sfx: squeak sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. (anchor) taking a look at stormtracker 4

radar... rain is falling

in the bay area. (vicki) lets check in with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter storm warnings are up for the western slope of the sierra and a winter weather advisory is up for the greater lake tahoe area. we could see up to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. on the radar you can see the rain moving through the bay area. it was heavy at times as the main cold front moved through. behind the main front showers will continue tonight. on the satellite you can see the cold storm as it drops into california. you can see all of the speckeled clouds with the cold air behind the storm that will keep showers going on and off through tomorrow. it could be a little wet for tomorrow mornings commute. but it looks more like scattered showers and brief downpours instead of solid rain. highs tomorrow will also be cool and in the

50s. dry weather should return on friday with partly cloudy skies. it looks dry and warmer this weekend with highs in the 50s and 60s. after tomorrow, i don't see any more rain in the next 7 days. (vicki) continuing our team coverage of the rain tonight... kron 4's gabe slate is in san mateo. (grant) gabe, how is the rain right now? it rained in san mateo starting around 2pm and steadily came down... the wind

was not too bad. there was no flooding... it rained through the evening commute... traffic was slow around the peninsula, drivers said the roads were slow going... it is going to rain on and off through the evening and into tomorrow. people i talked to did not mind the rain.... (grant) and make sure you download

the kron four mobile app as we track the rain in the bay area... you can stay on top of the weather and traffic..and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to your phone. (vicki)(on cam) are you willing to pay even more of your hard earned cash to cross bay area bridges? that is the question...(grant) after what happened today... you will get your chance to voice your opinion at the ballot box. but first, as kron4's haaziq madyun reports... transportation authority commisioners have given the toll increase the green light. sotthe resolution has been approved. the metropolitan transportation commission's bay area toll authority, regional-measure-3 will be placed on the june ballot in all nine bay area counties. it is $4 & 1/2 billion dollars worth of congestion relief projects that would be paid by increasing the tolls on the bay area's seven state owned bridgessotsot

mtc spokesperson randy rentschler describes how that $4 1/2 billion dollars would be usedsot approving the ballot measure garnered mix reactions from the public at wednesday mtc meetingsotsotsome folks question the timing of asking drivers to pay more to cross bay area bridges in light of california law makers approving a new gas tax. the ballad box were left out on that decision. in june however the majority of voters will have their say on whether or not they want to pay more at the toll booth or continue to tough it out on congested bay area freeways...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news

(vicki) on the peninsula... a man is arrested after expressing sexual interest in a toddler. it happened in redwood city on monday morning... near the main library. police say a father was walking by with his two-year-old daughter... and a man asked to touch the little girl. the father then called police... and when they arrived the man told them he thought the little girl was sexy. the man is identified as 46-year-old david lewis. he pleaded not guilty in court today. lewis is behind bars tonight and is being held on 50-thousand dollars bail. (grant) prosecutors say they're slowly getting valuable information

from the13 siblings held captive by their parents in southern california..(vicki) catherine heenan is here with what the riverside county d-a is saying today... (catherine) that d-a says the children remain hospitalized....and they're all relievedto have been rescued from what authorities called a 'torture chamber.' this is some of the surveillance video released this week...which shows authorities leading the children out of the house january 14th... they were found malnourished -- and some of them were shackled to furniture.the d-a says that investigators are not pressuring the siblings - they're letting them tell their story at their own pace. today a judge in riverside county barred the parents - david and louise turpin - from contacting the victims. the turpins have pleaded not guilty to torture, abuse and other charges. the siblings range in age from 2 to 29. authorities say they're not only malnourished -- many of

them have cognitive problems. vicki and grant? (vicki) coming up... a super bowl ad is rejected... because the n-f-l says it's "too political". hear what the ad was asking people to do... and how the veterans group is responding tonight. (grant) plus... a robbery is caught on camera... but police are stumped after finding out the age of the thief. we'll have that story after the break. (anchor) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... rain is falling in the bay area. we will have the timing and how long it's going to last... after the break.

(grant) new video tonight showing an unexpected armed robber targeting an arco store in stockton. the store's surveillance camera caught what police think is an 11- year old boy on camera. it happened monday afternoon... one camera showed the boy rolling up on his skateboard and pacing outside the store before making 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" >(grant) the parents could potentially face charges if they did not properly secure the gun used in the crime. (lawrence) i'm chief

meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

now let's get a check of what we are working on for kron4 news at six. pam moore is standing by in the newsroom. pam? thanks grant.new at six -- serious concerns... over the impact a brand new google mega campus will have... on the already high bay area housing prices. tonight - we'll show you how opposition to the plan ... was taken directly to google's front door. then -- a real- life lassie... we'll tell you how a bay area dog ... actually saved a man's life this morning. that's also 'new tonight at six... grant - back to you and vicki. (grant) thanks pam, we'll see you at six. (anchor) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... rain is falling in the bay area. chief meteorologist lawrence

karnow is here with more on the timing,. lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter storm warnings are up for the western slope of the sierra and a winter weather advisory is up for the greater lake tahoe area. we could see up to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. on the radar you can see the rain moving through the bay area. it was heavy at times as the main cold front moved through. behind the main front showers will continue tonight. on the satellite you can see the cold storm as it drops into california. you can see all of the speckeled clouds with the cold air

behind the storm that will keep showers going on and off through tomorrow. it could be a little wet for tomorrow mornings commute. but it looks more like scattered showers and brief downpours instead of solid rain. highs tomorrow will also be cool and in the 50s. dry weather should return on friday with partly cloudy skies. it looks dry and warmer this weekend with highs in the 50s and 60s. after tomorrow, i don't see any more rain in the next 7 days.

(vicki) happening tomorrow... governor jerry brown is expected to deliver his final state of the state address. (grant) it's marking the end of an era for the governor... as he finishes his final term in office capitol bureau reporter kody leibowitz is live in sacramento tonight kody -- this could very well be a last of its kind run in the governor's seat in california? (kody) it really can be. governor jerry brown is finishing up his fourth year in his fourth and final term. he's termed out -- his final state of the state. what is his legacy and what is the state looking towards in 2018...?

15 years down.... one final state of the state to go for governor jerry brown...rob bonta, assemblymember "i think there's going to be universal, bipartisan support for the service that this amazing leader has given to our state." a day spanning decades... and four terms...rob bonta, "i think it will be emotional and also inspiring." his final year...partially looking into the future.. earlier this month the governor proposed a 190.3 billion dollar spending plan... but a major push by the governor -- adding billions to the state's rainy day fund.. 5 billion... in an intro to his budget -- governor brown pushed that the "state must continue to plan and save for the next recession." it's part of a larger oakland assemblymember rob bonta says the governor will paint about the state of california in his state of the state.asm. rob bonta, "i think we'll talk about sort of this foundation of fiscal health and fiscal strength,." but not all agree with that

sentiment... fresno assemblymember jim patterson...called the spending arc "dangerous". asm. jim patterson, "we have the state payroll exploding. we have billions of dollars in unfunded liabilities to the employees already. and it's as if these are not important.i am a little bit tired of the governor's happy talk. we have really serious issues that he ignores." a little bit of contrast from the majority party and minority party there. among the topics -- assemblymember bonta believes will come up how to combat affordable housing -- the effect of climate change in california and the role that the state has been playing against the trump administration. we will be there tomorrow morning...and bring you the latest from the governor's final state of the state. live in the capitol, kody leibowitz kron4 news.

(grant) a veterans group says the nfl rejected its super bowl ad...which would have asked people to "please stand" for the national anthem.(vicki) "amvets" says the nfl asked them to place an ad in the superbowl program book and then refused to run it because it was too political. anna wier-nicki is in washington with more. marion polk with "american veterans" says his message is simplesotmarion polk/national commander, american veterans "amvets": "just to get the american people to please stand." but polk says those two words-"please stand"-are átoo political for the nfl polk says the league rejected áthis full page ad from running in its super bowl program.sotmarion polk/national commander, american veterans "amvets": "they did not think that was

an appropriate ad for the program. and so they actually requested us to change that to another phrase and we decided that we wasn't going to do that, that we were going to keep it as it was as "please stand"."polk says the ad is in response to nfl players protesting racial inequality and injustice by kneeling during the performance of the national anthem before the start of games.nats pop - national anthembut when the eagles and the patriots face off next week in minneapolis, "amvets" ad won't be in the official program.sotmarion polk/national commander, american veterans "amvets": "our first amendment rights were violated by them not running our ad the way we wanted it."nfl spokesman brian mccarthy said in a statement the super bowl program has "never been a place for advertising that could be considered by some as a political statement"going on to say the nfl has "long supported the military and veterans"sotpercy elhosseine: "i think it's a nice platform for them to get their message across."percy elhosseine plans on watching the super bowl.he says both sides--the players kneeling in protest áand amvets askng them not to--have the right to express their own opinion.sotpercy elhosseine: "if we are allowed to express our thoughts and our feelings about issues, based on the first amendment then this falls right inline."the nfl says they offered to change the wording of the ad to "please stand for our

veterans", but after amvets rejected their proposals, they went ahead and printed the programs.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. (grant) next on kron4 news at five... hear from a doctor who delivered a baby... while on a flight home from india.

,$8drw (vicki) a doctor on a

flight home from his best friend's wedding in india... helps a woman give birth... while 35-thousand feet in the air. corrina pie-sa has the story. dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept. of urology"my whole plan was just to fall asleep and then they called for a doctor on the plane and that's when everything unfolded."destiny. that's what doctor sij hemal -- a second year resident at cleveland clinic's department of urology -- calls it.dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept. of urology"fate was definitely, definitely played a key role."he just so happened to be sitting next to a french pediatrician on his connection from paris to new york.dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept. of urology"she heard the announcement in french and then she nudged me." a mid-air medical emergency. dr. hemal and his coincidental seat mate, dr. susan shepherd, wasted no time -- and quickly discovered the 41-year-old passenger in distress was pregnant -- and in labor.dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept. of urology"you just have a little bit of panic, but then you're like ok, i've got this under control."the closest medical facility was more than two hours away.and the baby had no intentions of waiting that long.dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept.

of urology"so as her contractions started worsening, her water broke on the flight and that's when we could see the baby's head. that was the moment when i thought we had to just do this on the plane."with no medical team or fancy equipment...dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept. of urology"we just had this blood pressure monitor and the pulse aux and that's it."doctors hemal and shephard -- aided by the air france crew --dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept. of urology "someone was holding the mom's hand. someone was distracting her other daughter and someone was asking her to push."formed their own in-flight team...dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept. of urology"you have all these different races and nationalities that are coming together at 35,000 feet and helping each other out." delivering a healthy baby boy. dr. sij hemal/cleveland clinic dept. of urology"i think all of this was possible because of god's grace and i'm very thankful to god." (vicki) that was corrina pie-sa reporting. that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. pam moore and grant lodes are here with what we are working on for kron4 news at six. (pam) thanks vicki...we

are staying on top of the storm moving through the bay area.. widespread rain is causing serious problems on the roads... our crews are live around the bay... pinpointing the neighborhoods getting hit the hardest.(grant) then - new at six..the video went viral sparking outrage.. a off-duty california police officer takes out his gun and fires during confrontation with a group of young teens..tonight - why prosecutors have decided ánotá to file charges... kron4 news at six stars right after the break. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits

may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. news at six stars break. (grant) (grant) tonight at 6... it's a wet one tongiht as a storm moves through the bay area. this is a live look at stormtracker four radar.

you can see where the rain is falling right now. (pam) the rain is making for a slick commute tonight. here is a live look at at our kron4 bridge cam network -- you can see the golden gate, bay bridge, richmond and san mateo bridges all under rainy, wet conditions. good evening i'm pam moore.(grant) and i'm grant lodes... steve aveson is on assignment. we want to start our team coverage tonight with terisa estacio -- who is live right now in berkeley checking on the streets and conditions there. terisa? the heavy rain is definitely here. it is cold and definitely wet out here in berkeley i am here on fourth street everyone is hunkered down with umbrella's and rain jackets and everyone certainly has their boots on and their hoods

on - the rain started this afternoon, late, around 3 oclock the skies were dark hinting at a downpour then all of a sudden it just let loose. some described it as sideways rain. (nicole, downpour east bay. what did you think? i thought it was crazy. have you seen anything like that before? no, just in scotland) (taylor shoemucker, downpour east bay, my co worker went out back and when she came back in it looked like someone dumped a whole bucket on her.) (i was driving on the freeway and couldn't safely get some video of the sideways rain, and when i pulled over it was gone. it was crazy fast. but as far as the rain, it is still here, coming down in berkeley this evening. te (pam) continuing our team coverage of the rain tonight... kron 4's gabe slate is in san mateo. (grant) gabe, how is the rain right

now? it rained in san mateo starting around 2pm and steadily came down... the wind was not too bad. there was no flooding... it rained through the evening commute... traffic was slow around the peninsula, drivers said the roads were slow going... it is going to rain on and off through the evening and into tomorrow. people i talked to did not mind the rain.... a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain.

the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter storm the rain.... to did not mind people i talked tomorrow. people i talked to did not mind the rain....

a live look outside right a live look a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief zone forecast at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter storm warnings are up for the western slope of the sierra and a winter weather advisory is up for the greater lake tahoe area. we could see up to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. on the radar you can see the rain moving through the bay area. it was heavy at times as the main cold front moved through. behind the main front showers will continue tonight. on the satellite you can see the cold storm as it drops into california. you can see all of the speckeled clouds with the cold air behind the storm that will keep showers going on and off through tomorrow. it could be a little wet for tomorrow mornings commute. but it looks more like scattered showers

and brief downpours instead of solid rain. highs tomorrow will also be cool and in the 50s. dry weather should return on friday with partly cloudy skies. it looks dry and warmer this weekend with highs in the 50s and 60s. after tomorrow, i don't see any more rain in the next 7 days.

(pam) and make sure you download the kron four mobile app as we track the rain in the bay area... you can stay on top of the weather and traffic.. and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to your phone. (grant) new at 6. as we have been reporting in recent months, google is moving ahead with plans to build a mega-campus in downtown san jose. (pam) that has many current residents worried about the impact it will have on housing. as kron four's rob fladeboe repots now, that message was delivered to google's front door today. "....we need google to show us that it come come into a community responsibly...."a coalition of south bay affordable advocates staged a rally here in the heart of google's sprawling mountain view campus. they were here

giving voice to concerns about google's ambitious expansion plans in downtown san jose . maria fernandez/silicon valley rising "...we're just saying if you're coming to san jose, public land for public good, you have to make a commitment about the impact your project is going to have on the community..." (activists march and chant as they walk onto google campus)the activists, who have taken to calling the company's proposed mega campus in downtown san jose as "google ville," met briefly with a google representaive and delivered a letter that spells out concerns that google's plans will lead to rent hikes and evicitions "....we're asking google to step up and respond to the needs of the people and to the entire region...."google's javier gonzales politely accepted the letter but offered nocomment on it's contents, which included a demand that google commit to setting aside 25 percent of any housing it might build in san jose,as affordable to the people who live there now. "...i know that when google comes to downtown san jose that my rent is going to go up and i will have to move out..." chava bustamante/latinos

united for america"....google is welcome in san jose but it is going to have to be a good neighbor...."the activists are likewise calling on the city of dan jose to drive ahard bargain with google, whose plans are said to include building some 6 million square feet of office space where some 20,000 people might one day be working. in mountain view rob fladeboe kron 4 news ... (pam) berkeley school officials have moved quickly to fix a problem they discovered with drinking water in some of its schools -- testing showed there was lead

in the water. (grant) catherine heenan is here with the latest on the steps they've taken... (catherine) the testing was done in mid- december.... the berkeley unified school district discovered that one school had lead levels exceeding state standards.. that was willard middle school....where one drinking fountain indicated the problem - and was immediately closed off to students. but at 5 other schools -- where there was lead 'within' the safety level of state standards, the district decided to hold the schools to an even higher standard and remove the fountains. the state standard for taking fountains out of service is 15 parts per billion. out of an abundance of caution we decided to taken them out based on one part per billion. we tested 21 schools. 6 of them had a fountain that tested one part per billion so we're taking all those fixtures out of service. there's still some ongoing work to replace the

affected drinking fountains with new ones.. the schools affected: again -- willard middle school berkeley high school jefferson elementary. john muir elementary. leconte elementary school and hopkins preschool. grant and pam? (pam) new at six... a man in custody, was found dead early this morning at the martinez detention facility. a correctional deputy conducting room checks ... noticed the 45-year-old inmate was unresponsive in his bunk... and called for medical help. firefighters and an ambulance responded to the scene ..but the inmate was pronounced dead. the contra costa county district attorney's office is investigating the death. the identity of the inmate has not been released. (grant) coming up .. a decision announced on the long simmering dispute between a group of teens and an off duty l.a. police officer who fired his weapon.. (pam) the toll authority has made its decision ... and now a 3-dollar toll hike on bay area bridges will be up to the voters .. more on the next

step ahead. (grant) plus, man's best friend proves that friendship .. in a life- saving alert to help a drowning man near an east bay marina...

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. has been made about the off-

duty los angeles police officer who fired his gun last year..... during a confrontation with a group of teenagers. (grant) catherine heenan is here with what the district attorney is saying today... (catherine) video

caught part of the scene outside the anaheim home of officer kevin fergusonin february of last year..... ferguson said he fired his gun into the ground.....and no one was hurt.. he said it happened while he was detaining a 13-year-old boy during a fightwith several teens.......and it was all part of an ongoing dispute over the kids walking across his lawn.. but the boy's parents were among those who were outraged....saying this was excessive force - and there should never have been a gun in play. today however - the orange county d-a says that while ferguson's behaviorwas 'immature' --- it was 'not' against the law. tony rackauckas/ orange county district attorneyso that behavior going out there and yelling at the kids and threatening them and that sort of thing is is not good behavior. and those kids are going to act the way they acted. i mean they're you know they're juvenile, excuse me they're junior high school kids. i think if you, i think watching them, actually watching the video i think you can be impressed that it doesn't look like they really did anything. they really it doesn't look like they really did anything wrong. this video triggered

several protests in the days after it came out...one of them turned violent and led to about two dozen arrests. the investigation into the incident is now considered wrapped up...with no criminal charges filed. grant and pam? let's take a look outside right now...(grant) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter storm warnings are up for the western slope of the sierra and a winter weather advisory is up for the greater lake tahoe area. we could see up to

2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. on the radar you can see the rain moving through the bay area. it was heavy at times as the main cold front moved through. behind the main front showers will continue tonight. on the satellite you can see the cold storm as it drops into california. you can see all of the speckeled clouds with the cold air behind the storm that will keep showers going on and off through tomorrow. it could be a little wet for tomorrow mornings commute. but it looks more like scattered showers and brief downpours instead of solid rain. highs tomorrow will also be cool and in the 50s. dry weather should return on friday with partly cloudy skies. it looks dry and warmer this weekend with highs in the 50s and 60s. after tomorrow, i don't see any more rain in the next 7 days.

(grant) san francisco now has its third mayor in less than a month and a half... after the board of supervisors voted last night to remove

london breed as interim mayor. breed's collegaue on the board, mark farrell was named interim mayor...and the change has angered some people. kron four's philippe djegal caught up with farrell on his first full day as mayor. (philippe) mark farrell says he is fully aware, after being sworn into the mayor's office tuesday night... that he has some work to do -- to mend fences with the supporters of supervisor london breed... who believe breed should not have been voted out by the board of supervisors as interim mayor. she served as mayor following the passing of former mayor ed lee last month. mark farrell/interim mayor- "i completely understand that there were emotions last night, um, and emotions that will continue for some time." farrell says he will work with community leaders to bring the city together. and, although some of breed's supporters believe race played a role in her ouster... farrell says it was more so a potental power conflict as she served as both president of the board of supervisors and mayor.mark farrell/interim mayor- "i chaired the budget

committee for four years on the board of supervisors, to have in the power of one individual both the mayor's role as well as the role of president of the board of supervisors, to me that is too much power in one person's hand. there needs to be checks and balances in the city government. we have it at the federal level, we have it at the state level. we absolutely need to have it here at the local level. more than anything, to give san francisco residents the confidence that we are working hard and doing the job for them every single day." farrell spent part of his first full day in office, meeting with business owners whose shops were damaged in an overnight fire in the west portal neighborhood. there he told those affected that he's advised the office of economc and workforce developoment to activate the small business disaster relief fund to help get those businesses back up and running. farrell will continue to serve as mayor until the citywide june election. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. new tonight at 6. an east bay man is safe tonight... after a "real life lassie" alerted his owner to

the man's near- drowning. an elderly man fell into the water, near the pittsburg marina while taking his early morning walk. "moe the dog's" barking awoke his owner -- who came out to find the man struggling in the water. the owner helped the elderly man to safety. pittsburg police posted these photos of 'moe' -- saying, the man was very grateful for his new "barking buddy." (grant) just when you though it couldn't cost any more to get around on bay area freeways... you may want to think again.(pam) specifically when it comes to paying to cross bay area bridges. today, bay area transportation officials approved a ballot measure that would do just that... kron4's haaziq madyun has the details sotthe resolution has been approved. the metropolitan transportation commission's bay area toll authority, regional-measure-3 will be placed on the june ballot in all nine bay area counties. it is $4 & 1/2 billion dollars worth of congestion relief projects that would be paid by

increasing the tolls on the bay area's seven state owned bridgessotsot mtc spokesperson randy rentschler describes how that $4 1/2 billion dollars would be usedsot approving the ballot measure garnered mix reactions from the public at wednesday mtc meetingsotsotsome folks question the timing of asking drivers to pay more to cross bay area bridges in light of california law makers approving a new gas tax. the ballad box were left out on that decision. in june however the majority of voters will have their say on whether or not they want to pay more at the toll booth or continue to tough it out on congested bay area freeways...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news

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triple-a indicates, american drivers are becoming more comfortable with the idea of self- driving cars. today, a group of senators left capitol hill ... and went to the washington auto show ... to discuss the technology's future.(grant) current law assumes cars have humans controlling them -- so now, congress is weighing how to regulate driverless cars. washington correspondent jessica smith has the story. pkg nats in a hearing at the washington auto show -- senator gary peters said self- driving cars are the future of the auto industry.sen. gary peters (d-mi): this tech for self driving cars is every bit as big as when the first car came off of the assembly line. that's why peters is working across the aisle with republican senator john thune, to pass a bill to regulate self-driving cars. sen. john thune (r-sd): if we're going to allow this research, development testing and eventual deployment -- we need to have some rules of the road in place.some senators say they're worried about safety. but the ceo of a self-driving car company told the committee

the technology eliminates human error-- and within 20 years, áeveryoneá will be using a driverless car. zoox ceo: we're going to look back at the age of the automobile and say 'wow we were reckless to allow that carnage on our roads."jessica smith reporting: one of the biggest concerns brought up in the hearing was the impact self-driving cars could have on the workforce. sen. john thune (r-sd): i think because of this tech, you'll see an explosion of new jobs, senator thune says driverless cars could lead to near-term job losses, in industries that depend on drivers. but he says the technology will eventually transform the economy. sen. john thune (r-sd): how can we anticipate those future jobs. how do we get the training in place? the workforce development in place? peters said this bill is an important first step -- but there is still more work to do. peters (d-mi): this bill gives us space for that innovation to move forward, while we're writing those comprehensive rules that will take a few years. in washington i'm jessica smith. (pam) ahead .. bigger

smiles when you get your next cup of joe.. starbucks employees set to get a double pay hike this year.. (grant) also.. pit bulls have notorious and even deadly reputations ... but now one n- f-l player is coming to their defense.. (pam) (scando)

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hitting the sierra right now.. this is a live look at donner summit. it's been a disappointing snow season so far.but... the area could get a couple feet of new snow overnight as a storm moves in... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with another look at the four zone forecast... lawrence karnow: another storm moved into the bay area bringing gusty winds and rain. the rain will continue before turning to showers overnight. plan on delays if you're driving to the sierra. winter storm warnings are up for the western slope of the sierra and a winter weather advisory is up for the greater lake tahoe area. we could see up to 2 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. on the radar you can see the rain moving through the bay area. it was heavy at times as the main cold front moved through. behind the main front showers will continue tonight. on the satellite you can see the cold storm as it drops into california. you can

see all of the speckeled clouds with the cold air behind the storm that will keep showers going on and off through tomorrow. it could be a little wet for tomorrow mornings commute. but it looks more like scattered showers and brief downpours instead of solid rain. highs tomorrow will also be cool and in the 50s. dry weather should return on friday with partly cloudy skies. it looks dry and warmer this weekend with highs in the 50s and 60s. after tomorrow, i don't see any more rain in the next 7 days. sothere in the east bay...late in the afternoon the skies were super dark and then all of a sudden...a heavy down pour.some described it as sideways rain.sottaylor shoemucker: "didn't see any of the sideways rain. my co worker went out to take the boxes and then it came out of nowwhere. when she came back in it looked like someone dumped a whole bucket on her." here in berkeley, terisa estacio, kron4 news.

here in mountain view, tech giant google gets an earful from affordable housing advocates. silicon valley rising, the affordable housing network, the south bay labor council and other groups calling on google to be a good neighbor as it moves ahead with plans to expand into downtown san jose. worried google's mega campus near diridon station will lead to rent hikes and the eviction of current

residents,the activists are demanding google set aside a quarter of any housing it builds as affordable housing. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news in san francisco... interim mayor mark farrell spent part of his day reassuring small business owners in the west portal neighborhood, who saw their shops suffer damage during an overnight fire... that the city will make funds available to help the businesses get back up and running.voted in as interim mayor last night after the board of supervisors voted to remove london breed from the position. she had served as interim mayor since the passing of former mayor ed lee last month. farrell says the move was made because he and others on the board believed breed had too much power, serving as both mayor and president of the board of supervisors. in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news.

sotthe metropolitan transportation commission bay area toll authority approves placing regional mesure-3 on the june ballotsothaaziq madyun kron4news (grant) governor brown will deliver his final state of the state address. earlier this month the governor proposed a 190 billion dollar spending plan. a major push by the governor -- to add billions to the state's rainy day fund... saying the "state must continue to plan and save for the next recession." tomorrow brown is expected to further discuss affordable housing in the state, as well as the effect of climate

change in california, and the role that the state has been playing...opposing the trump administration. we will stream the state of the state live tomorrow on our website, kron4 dot com, starting at 10 am. (pam) happening now... the university of california is postponing its vote to raise tuition at its 10 campuses.... for the second straight year. the vote scheduled for today ... will now happen in may. the board of regents has said... it is necessary to raise tuition to compensate for state funding cuts. 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. (grant) starbucks is preparing to give its employees the raise they requested. c-e-o kevin johnson announced today that workers are set to receive two raises this year along with new benefits. both hourly and salary employees will get their second raise in april following their annual january

wage increase. raises will depend on regional factors such as cost of living and local minimum wage. this is part of starbucks 120-million-dollar investment in raising pay which was accelerated by the new tax law. (pam) an n-f-l player is speaking out in defense of pit bulls -- after a video criticizing the breed was posted online by a california lawyer. the criticism is in this thirty- second video... where the attorney claims -- pit bulls are dangerous... are to blame for deaths... and suggests that people: "do not adopt a pit bull". kansas city chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes - taking to twitter, to voice his love for his pit bull ... and his support for the breed in general. "the fact that it is getting in front of a large audience is truly unfortunate and it's spreading fear among citizens that this could be a bad dog to own when that is the furthest thing from the truth that you can possibly imagine" (pam) more than six

-million people have already seen the video. (grant) toys-r-us is closing 182 more stores as part of its re-organization plan. nine of them are here in the bay area. pinole... pittsburg... san rafael... brentwood... fairfield... emeryville... east san jose... san jose and union city will all be closing. however, "toys r us" says that some of these stores could be saved if they are able to renegotiate lease terms. going-out- of-business sales are expected to begin sometime next month. (pam) coming up.. first it was a sheep .. now scientists clone an animal which is closer to humans .. so could human clones be next?

(grant) after a decade of trying -- it seems like nobody will be taking home google's $30 million dollar "lunar x" prize. none of the research teams will be able to launch their lunar rover project by this year's march 31st deadline.(pam) privately funded groups were tasked with pulling off a soft landing on the moon. teams from the u-s, israel , japan, india, and one international team- all participated. but the contest was frought with challenges -- from technical issues to fundraising -- and the deadline had been extended twice.(grant) while nobody won the grand prize... organizers say they paid about $6 million to teams for reaching milestones along the way. (pam) scientists in china

have successfully cloned monkeys ... using the same technique that created 'dolly the sheep' in created 'dolly the sheep' in 1996. it is called somatic cell transfer. the genetically- identical, long- tailed macaques are called 'hua hua' and 'zhong zhong'.(grant) it's the first time that primates have been successfully cloned. it means we're that much closer to being able to clone humans -- ethical and legal issues notwithstanding. scientists say they hope their work leads to a better understanding of human disease. coming up in sports... warrior star kevin durant has a change of heart after blasting a 'ref' following last nights' game.. plus.. the latest baseball hall of fame selections are announced .. did barry bonds finally make the cut.. sports director gary radnich has all the sports- just ahead.

kevin durant's ejection from last night's win over the new york knicks... was almost an afterthought... until durant's comments after the game... durant had drawn a technical foul in the 3rd quarter for slamming a ball after a foul call on teammate kevon looney... then last in the 4th... after a no call on what durant thought he was fouled... he said the magic word to official james williams... warranting his 2nd tech and an automatic election... after the game durant has some choice words for williams...(sot: durant) "i told him he was wrong. and he went to halftime, probably with an attitude. so second half his whole thing was he's trying to

get me. look at my first tech. i got the rebound and i dribbled the ball hard and he teched me up. he seaching for me, he looking to try to tech me up to get me back because he's still in his feelings from the first half." steve kerr and the warriors back at practice today... steph curry got some shots up with durant by his side... as for durant... after sleeping on it... or perhaps at the urging of the warriors... has a change of heart... saying he wished he could apologize to williams for his on court demeanor and those postgame comments in fact... today durant used some colorful language to describe his behavior last night...(sot: dursnt) "i looked at the plays, a couple of techs, the plays and i was being an (blank-hole) last night. i was being a jerk. he was, he was, that one foul they has wasn't have slamed the ball down likei did. i can go back and say i was being a jerk last nght and i deserve whatever the league

is going to throw at me."

next up for the warrior are the minnesota timberwoves tomorrow night in okaland... and while there 31-18 record and 3rd place s tanding in the western conferencehas been a pleasant surprise to their fans... the lime-green alternative uniforms they worn have been just short of shocking... at least to the eye asked about the match-up... steve kerr couldn't help but comment on thiose uniforms...(sot: kerr) ""i've seen some really ugly uniforms," kerr said at practice on wednesday. "the lime green. the neon lime green. i like it as a secondary color. seahawks, who know, the seahawks had their uniforms, not sure about, although the seahawks did wear those on a monday night. color rush, not a huge fan, but the team is good."

for the 6th time... barry bonds has been denied selection to baseball's hall of fame... bonds received 56.4-percent of the vote... up sightly from last year... but still well short of the 75-percent needed for induction obviously his use of steriods has kept him out... as the all-time home run king and 7-time mvp has the baseball resume to be close to a unanimous first-ballot selection otherwise... fellow alledged steriod-user roger clemens was also denied again... he received 57.3-percent of the vote bonds only garnered 36.2-percent in his first year of eligibility... so he is making progress as younger writers...who are more likely to look past the performance- enhancing drugs(wie to chipper

leads class of 4) 8-time all-star chipper jones leads a class of four players who did get in this year... joining jones are vladamir guerrero... jim thome and trevor hoffman... jones... guerreo... and thome easily made it... all getting around 90-percent of the vote... hoffman received just uner 80- percent former giants jeff kent and omar vizquel were also on the ballot... and while neither came anywhere close to induction... both received enough support to stay on the ballot in 2019.

bad news for the sharks... 2nd leading scorer jon thornton will likely miss several weeks with an injury to his right knee... thornton sustained an injury to his mcl in an overtime loss to winnipeg last night... late in regulation he had an awkward collision with teammate mikkel boedker and the leg got pinned on the ice thornton will need an mri to determine whether he will undergo surgery... he played during the playoffs on a torn left mcl and acl season's playoffs roger federer will play for the the bay area in march... a charity exhibition... the 19-time champion will be teaming up at the sap march 5th in a doubles match children's education in it's the federer and the mormer have teamed up the pair will play a one-set pro tennis sock and nbc today news samantha federer will also play a against sock... benefit federer's which has million -dollars for education in 6 countied and native switzerland still ahead... apple new operating system will take into account the take into system will operating apple new still ahead... (grant) switzerland

(grant) still ahead... apple new operating system will take into account the battery slowdown controversy.. we have details on what's coming out and when.. (pam) (pam) we are getting a

sneak peek of what to expect from apple's next mobile operating system update. i-o-s 11- point-three will feature a toggle that allows users to turn off functions that slowed down i-phones with older, chemically- aged batteries. apple apologized... after it was revealed that the tech giant slows down older i-phones ... to prevent unexpected shutdowns. speaking of batteries, the i-o-s upgrade will introduce a new setting that shows the health of an i-phone's battery ... and recommends if it needs to be serviced. i-o-s 11- point-three ... will also unveil new "animoji," allowing i-phone- 10 allowing i-phone- 10 users to express themselves as a lion, bear, dragon or skull. it will be available to the general public this spring. beta testing is ongoing. (grant) it's being called the "princess leia hologram," after the technology that

appeared in 1977's "star wars." a free standing, 3d image made entirely of light. new research published in the journal "nature" suggests we may be getting close. scientists at b-y-u have developed a system that produces small floating images in full color. the image doesn't require special glasses to be seen, and it can be viewed from any angle. they're now trying to enhance the size and resolution of the images. (pam)let's get one final check of the weather with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.... a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it's way.news is on the entertainment of a full hour

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