good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news. its friday january 26th 20-18 happy friday!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 (robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for morning news. its friday january 26th 20-friday!im robin winston.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 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 registered sex offender is back behind bars. police say he was annoying teen girls at a marin county mall. kron 4's justine waldman reports has the details.

police tell me... a woman saw the suspect... talking to two girls at the corte madera town center... and she felt that something was not right... so she alerted mall security. her instincts were right.. now under arrest is 58-year old robert baxter from napa. turns out... he is a registered sex offender. on megan's law... his crimes range from indecent exposure to contacting a minor with intent to commit a sex offense .. and molesting a child under 18 years of age. last friday afternoon, central marin police tell me... two 13-year old girls told police that baxter followed them around the town center and tried to talk with them....making them very uncomfortable. another shopper witnessed baxter follow the girls... and that is why she contact mall securty. per his parole baxter is not to have contact with minots. baxter is now in the napa county jail ...being held without bail. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. ( robin ) with package theft becoming more

prevalent... so are home surveillance cameras. now the san ramon police department is working with homeowners - who have those cameras - to catch criminals. people register their camera with "the citizen's view" program through the san ramon police department. the green dots represent residential cameras. the pink dots show cameras set up in commercial locations. police say that by knowing where those cameras are...they know who to talk to when a crime happens in that area. san ramon police say they have about 200 cameras registered so far. ( robin ) if you want to join the citizens view program all you have to do is contact the san ramon police department. ( robin ) now a story you will see only on kron 4...

when a pleasanton teenager came down with the flu... her mother took her to the doctor. she was prescribed the anti viral medicine tamiflu. the girl took two doses... and on the second night, she had two episodes of shaking, crying and seeing things. ( robin ) nora, the mom, says she almost called 9-1-1 because she was worried about her daughter's behavior. she eventually got her daughter to sleep... and immediately stopped the tamiflu. her daughter did not have any more hallucinations or scary incidents after that. nora says she's confident it was the tamiflu that caused her daughter's bad experience. ( robin ) and now concerns about tamiflu are coming from other parts of the country as

well. kron four's philippe djegal spoke with a local doctor who explains warning signs parents and patients should look out for. (phlippe) doctor lionel herrera says tamiflu is helpful for most of his patients. he says the anti-viral medication does not replace the flu shot, but is instead used to help manage the illness once patients become sick.lionel herrera/pediatrician- "it actually doesn't kill the flu virus, but it stops the virus from replicating." he says in most cases, his patients at tri-valley pediatrics in pleasanton, respond positively to the medication... but in some rare situations... young kids do show some side effects to the drug, similar to what other parents across the country are reporting about their own children. erratic behavior, like hallucinations and severe depression.lionel herrera/pediatrician- "the reports indicate that it might happen more likely in situations, where the flu virus has caused inflammation in the brain and those are the kids that are more likely to

have those psychiatric side effects." doctor herrera says tamilfu has been found to reduce the length of someone's sickness by a day and a half... adding that only about 10- percent of patients experience side effects. and, typically the side effects are apparent within one or two doses..lionel herrera/pediat rician- "and, we usually tell our parents , if they're experiencing those symptoms, just go ahead and stop it." the side effects from tamiflu, doctor herrera says, in his experience are not permanent. and, once the patient stops taking the drug, their behavior should return back to normal. in pleasanton, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( robin ) in the east bay: the oakland police department is apologizing. the department admitted to wrongly denying visa applications to two immigrants who were victims of a crime and were eligible for protection. in a statement... the department says the error was brought to their attention by the alameda county public defender's office. oakland police say they conducted a review of visa applications dating back to

2007. now- the department is looking at 25 applications that ámay have been wrongly rejected last year. ( robin ) alameda police are looking for a package thief who looks like a kid. the alameda police department posted this home surveillance video to their facebook page. the package theft happened near alameda landing... on the west side of town. you can see the young man appear in a raiders jersey walking up to a home... and taking a package. police believe an adult is instructing the kid to steal the package. ( robin ) san jose mayor sam liccardo announced that he's resigning from the f-c-c board. liccardo says his resignation is due to the "pervasive and overwhelming influence of big telecom and industry." liccardo was the only city representative on the advisory board when it was formed. ( robin ) new this morning... three businesses damaged in a fire in san francisco's west portal

neighborhood will be eligible for up to 10- thousand dollars in disaster relief from the city. this fire happened late tuesday night. the late mayor ed lee created the relief fund after a fire in 2015 that displaced a number of small businesses and people. ( robin ) napa county is making sure people displaced by fire are able to vote in the june fifth primary. all voters get vote-by-mail ballots during the week of may 7th. if you have a temporary address -- you need to add that mailing address to your current voter registration. the request can be sent to napa's election division. for more information about where to pick up ballots... send requests or register to vote... head to kron4-dot-com. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a series of small quakes across california... what the experts are saying about the big one coming next. (robin) and later... two thieves caught on camera in the east bay. see who

police are looking for this morning. (robin) and after the break... changes could be coming to bart parking fees. why some say the changes could be an invasion of privacy. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. rebecca:scattered showers will

taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights

with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into 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 ) bart is considering changes 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 ) bart is considering changes to parking fees at some of its busiest stations. the board of directors is considering variable parking rates, depending on demand and time of day. higher parking rates would be charged during peak hours. some board members said this would make it too expensive for commuters. one way they could track usage would be to implement automated license plate reader technology... which has some people concerned about privacy. the board is also looking at ways to increase available parking spaces. ( robin ) two women have been arrested... accused of

stealing about 8-thousand dollars worth of cosmetics from a cupertino walgreens. here's a picture of the stolen goods. deputies saw cambria romes and shanel white leaving the store with large amounts of makeup. when confronted, sheriffs found a larger quantity of products in their car. they were arrested on suspicion of grand theft. ( robin ) there has been a series of small earthquakes across california over the last two days. that has some people wondering if the big one could be coming next. kron four's terisa estacio met with an expert from the seismology lab in berkeley to find out. jennifer strauss with uc berkeley's seismology lab on the recent earthquake activity here in california as well as that big quake up in alaska on monday which triggered a tsunami alert along the west coast. strauss says there are lessons to be learned with these quakes jennifer strauss. "should we panic?" i would say no, it is well within the realm of normal. that is not to say we won't

have more. we live in earthquake country. we need to be prepared for earthquakes that can happen. strauss pointed to quakes like the one in napa as a prime example of what can happen when we least expect it and the damage left in the wake of a quake. she adds, that we all need to be aware of the reality of where we live. strauss. you can have small quakes that lead up to large ones. you can have clusters. you have them then they stop. it is whatever mother nature has in store for us. strauss adds, being prepared is the best advise for an earthquake.

strauss. have a go bag, drop cover. and lastly, strauss says, take seriously those tsunami warnings - like the ones earlier in the week issued for the west coast. strauss. you don't want to be the person looking at google to try and find out where to go once a warning comes, you want to already know. in menlo park at usgs, terisa estacio kron four news. ( robin ) for the latest earthquake information and updates, take a look at our earthquake section on kron4.com. we have information on what to do when an earthquake hits... as well as what you need in your earthquake kits so you are prepared. ( robin ) in national news... the senate is now planning to release the transcript of donald trump junior's interview about possible collusion with russia - during the presidential campaign.. some democrats on the committee have already been pushing to make the transcript public. senators interviewed trump junior about a meeting that he had with a russian lawyer at

trump tower during the campaign. senator dianne feinstein applauded the intention to release the transcript. ( robin ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... governor brown delivers his final state of the state address. hear his message about california's future. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood the welcome back to the kron

four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... including big expected crowds for a film's debut, and what you can't bring to a certain concert. here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. (nat-music: "show me my respect and bow down.")"you

get to decide what kind of king you are going to be." "black panther" is ready to rule! the first stand-alone movie about marvel's wakandan king is tracking to debut with 100- to 120-million dollars over the four-day holiday weekend beginning february 16th. this month, "black panther" set a marvel record for first-day advance ticket sales on the movie website fandango."all right, later." the oscar-nominated coming-of-age film "call me by your name" is based on a novel... which includes an epilogue describing the future of the main characters. director luca guadagnino (gwa-da-nee-no) says he wants to put that on screen -- not just a sequel, but a series of films about "elio" and "oliver" through the years, like the "before sunrise" movies.(singing) "what have i done? i have pushed away everyone."jack white is heading out on tour in april, and he'd love to see you -- but not your phone. the rocker says all concert-goers' cell

phones and cameras will be placed in secure pouches until the show is over. it's not about piracy: he says he wants fans to have a "100-percent human experience," undistracted by taking photos or videos. a tour photographer will post videos and stills of each show, and fans are welcome to repost them on social media... after the concert. 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. this weekend... you might

be thinking about getting away from the bay area... and heading up to the sierra. but you need to be prepared. there is a lot of snow on the ground... which is great for resorts, but can be a pain for everyone else. eric rucker shows us the conditions

at soda springs. nats: driving this is what late january in the sierra is supposed to look lke...snow resting on trees along interstate 80.feet of powder road side.and cars buried under mother nature's gift. nats: shoveling but whats majestic to visitors - becomes labor for locals like dan snyder and his buddies.sot super: dan snyder, lives in soda springs "it's kind of our little bit of a side work you know shoveling -get out get in" compared to how much fell last year during a massive snow season - shoveling for this group becomes almost nostalgic. sotsuper: kevin nichols, enjoys shoveling snow "i can tell you that i have missed shoveling -what you wont hear often"at donner ski ranch the snow - means business.sot"it is an up and down roller coaster for us"while other ski resorts make their own snow, the ski ranch does not. wednesday their base was only a few inches.thursday it was well over a foot.just in time for the weekend crowds.sot super: janet tuttle, owner

dinner ski ranch "we've been open all season on a limited basis but will finally be able to open the whole mountain by this weekend"giving four- year-old decklyn a chance to learn under his dads close supervision sot"reporter: do you think you'd want to do it by yourself someday or is it better with dad? kid: dad! reporter: does he make it safer? yeah" (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. rebecca:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and

dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into 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 no major hot 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 woman at the center of a bay area wide sex scandal ... has dropped her final lawsuit. jasmine abuslin's attorney says she is tired of testifying. a judge dismissed the pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week. abuslin who was formerly known as celeste guap ... had sexual relations with several

officers, from multiple law enforcement agencies.. while working as a prostitute. she has already won - a nearly one- million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. ( robin ) concord police are looking for two men caught on video burglaizing a plumber's van. tuesday morning the victim came out to find the doors of his company's van open...with 8- thousand dollars worth of tools gone. a security camera was pointed at the van.... and captured the entire operation on video. the most concerning part to the plumber was that it happened right outside his family's north concord ( robin ) the video of the crime was posted on the stanton plumbing facebook page and shared over 1600 times... the plumber is hopeful that the thieves-- who can be seen very clearly--are caught and punished for what they did. ( robin ) also in the east

bay... thieves target their victim... by catfishing him. hercules police say a man -- who thought he'd been texting with a woman for the past month -- was actually texting with two other men. when the victim agreed to a meeting at the glenwood apartments on wednesday... he was robbed. the thieves stole a pendant from his neck and ran off. ( robin ) in the north bay... police arrest a woman accused of stealing wallets at weddings. they say georgiann kennedy swiped five wallets at two weddings in petaluma. police say kennedy then used the stolen credit and debit cards to buy things. investigators say this image of kennedy was taken when she bought a smart train ticket. by the time she was arrested... she had dyed her hair black. she is accused of targeting people at saint vincent de paul church... and at calvary chapel of petaluma. ( robin ) another big story we are following... governor jerry brown's final state of the state address. the governor made some off the cuff remarks and reviewed

his record in california. as kron 4's kody liebowitz reports, governor brown looked to the future for california ... a future he hopes will set the bar for the rest of the country. gov. jerry brown, california "in just the last eight years alone, the last eight california "in just the last eight years alone, california's personal income has grown $845 billion and 2.8 million new jobs have been created. very few places in the world can match that record. (applause). and confidence from california voters..for bipartisan laws like the rainy day fund, the water bond and pension reform.gov. jerry brown, california "may not be the final one but it was there and you did it, republicans and democrats." but the governor also looked ahead in his speech. on environmental issues - he called back to wildfires from months earlier.. he said he plans to put together a task force of scientists and forest practitioners to look at ways of reducing the threat of

wildfires. as for climate change the governor says the science is not in doubt.gov. jerry brown, california "all nations agree except one and that is solely because of one man: our current president." the governor also pushed an idea to create a california online college for a low-cost degree. a push that appeared, for now, to get bipartisan applause in a room full of lawmakers.asm. phil ting "it is clear that we have to find new ways of doing things. we can't do education the same ways that we have been doing for the last 100 years." but not lawmakers agreed with the governor's speech. some wanted him to talk rising costs and an housing market.asm. jim patterson "he doesn't want to talk about the fact that everything costs more in california than most any place else. because of their taxes, fees, policies and everything else. even the cost of living."david chiu, sf chair housing committee "when you have the sixth largest economy that is california with the highest poverty rate in the united states that includes housing costs, we have work to do."kody leibowitz, @kodyleibowitz "now i spoke with republican assemblymember catherine baker. she said there's a lot that republican members can

work on with the governor this session. bipartisanship, one of the ways the governor says california can lead by example this session. in the capitol kody leibowitz,

( robin ) there are two sides to every story... and distracted drivers in san francisco had plenty of

excuses. stanley roberts explains in this morning's edition of people behaving badly. check it out i'm giving you a citation for using your wireless device in a non hands free mode signing here is not admitting guilt it a promise to appear in court by means of protest or pay the fine it's not a traffic school issue because it's a non point violation that is the common conversation san francisco police solos had with people they issue tickets to for getting caught operating a cell phone without the hands free device this driver observed by the officer operating his for more than a block but i wanted to get his side of the story how are you i'm with channel 4 how are you doing today? (i'm good) where's your hands free (sorry) do you have a hand free device (i do not have a hands free device) you know it's required now right (what's that) you know it's required right (for what) to drive you have to have that now (hands free device what do you mean) like a mount for your phone or a bluetooth or you could choose to not use your phone but yet here we are talking this driver was

scrolling through her phone pretty much the entire time she was at the light good morning, i with channel 4 i was on my phone when i shouldn't be i was looking at my emails that's why (oh you were checking emails) i'm going to advise you about the window tint too dark this driver didn't think she did anything wrong i never ever look at my phone because i have this and i never text i never do anything i didn't know that if you were stopped you can not do that. it was just one on those moments on i just don't want you getting in a crash then she told me something i simply wasn't expecting don't worry my husband was in a crash (sorry to hear that) because of textingwhen the light turn green and you are not looking at your phone you think you'd go or you think you'd stay stopped on a green light when you are looking at your phone then you impeded the flow of traffic correct vision zero has surveyors out on the streets daily watching and documenting everyone using their phone in a unsafe manner the police will be out too

but trust me they aren't taking surveys .i was selecting some music when we were at a standstill that what i thought (you were selecting music what song did you pick) that ok it doesn't matter huh? doesn't matter in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. on your morning forecast.

rebecca:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near

freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into 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 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 ) this morning president trump is in switzerland talking about u-s economics but back in washington there are new revelations in the russia investigation. john lawrence has the latest. president trump says his trip to the world economic forum in switzerland is a success.nat sound of q-and-areporter: "what is your message for everyone here sir?" president trump: "peace and prosperity, peace and prosperity." mister trump has been stressing his "america first" agenda at the event.gary cohn/chief economic advisor to president trump"as america grows the world grows. it is good for the world to grow. we benefit when the rest of the world grows and the rest of the world benefits when america grows."the president's stance is at odds with some of the world leaders there who favor globalization. chrystia freeland/canada's minister of foreign affairs "being part of the global community is good for canadians. we believe in an open society. we believe in trade. we believe in immigration. we believe it's very important and this was one of my prime minister's messages here in davos."

meanwhile back in the u- s.....a new development in the ongoing russia investigation saga.c-n-n confirms that president trump wanted to fire special counsel robert mueller last june.according to the new york times, mister trump backed off because white house counsel don mcgahn threatened to resign.but when asked about the possibility of firing mueller in august.....mister trump denied it.president trump/no font needed"i haven't given it any thought. i mean, i've been reading about it from you people. you say, oh i'm going to dismiss him. no, i'm not dismissing anybody. i want them to get out with the task."supporters of the president say the mueller story is just an attempt to distract from the president's success in switzerland.anthony scaramucci/member, presidential transition team executive committee "this information apparently happened in june, why is it coming out right now like a big water balloon on the president when he's having a fantastic trip in davos?" critics say mister trump wants the investigation to end.carl bernstein/journalist"he is in some way terrified of where this is going. he does not want the facts to emerge. he does not want the rule of law to prevail."i'm john lorinc reporting.

( robin ) in the east bay... oakland's mcclymonds high school needs your help buying championship rings for its football team. mcclymonds' beat visalia's golden west high school in december. they're now the - california division- five- double-a football - champions. and they need rings. the oakland a's community fund is behind the "you-caring" fundraiser. they're giving donors a's tickets and gear. so far... close to ten- thousand dollars has been raised. the goal is 25- thousand for the rings and other team equipment. ( robin ) now to bay area basketball... the warriors hosting the timberwolves as part of their three game homestand. it was a good game for steph curry who finished with 25 points. fellow splash brother klay thompson also finished with 25 points. the warriors go on to win by a final of 126 to 113. the warriors will play the celtics tomorrow night. ( robin ) the nba all star

teams have been announced. steph curry and lebron james were named captains for having the most votes in their conference and they got to pick the teams. here is curry's team it includes james harden...demar derozan and joel embiid on his bench he will have teammates klay thompson and draymond green. ( robin ) and here is a look at lebron's team. with the first pick lebron took kevin durant followed by kyrie irving...anthony davis and demarcus cousins. and after last night's game... curry and durant had a little fun with the fact that they will be on different teams.

the break... a sci-fi franchise comes to an end... and a western hits the big screen. we've got your box office preview. (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 ) two new movies hit

theaters this weekend to try and knock jumanji from the top spot. david daniel has a preview. (nat) "you can't save everyone, thomas." (nat)"maze runner: the death cure" is the final film in the dystopian sci-fi trilogy based on the popular young adult novels. box office watchers predict a debut around 20-million dollars -- lower than either of the first two films in the franchise, but enough to top "jumanji" for number-one this weekend."chief yellow hawk. the army wants to be certain that the chief gets home to montana."expanding to wide release this weekend is "hostiles." christian bale, rosamund pike, and wes studi star in the historical western drama. the studio is predicting a debut of 12- million dollars or more, but some analysts think that's optimistic. we'll find out who's right this weekend. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4

morning news at 5... changes could be coming to bart parking. why some changes could be an invasion of privacy. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. 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. ( 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:scattered showers will

taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (ááá2 shotááá) ( james ) our top story

this morning ... bart is considering changes to parking fees at some of its busiest stations.( darya ) kron4's lydia pantazes is live in walnut creek to show us what that means for riders. lydia? (ááálydiaááá)one option being considered is variable parking rates depending on what time of the day you park. higher parking rates would be charged during peak hours. some board members said this would make it too expensive for commuters. one way they could track usage would be to implement automated license plate reader technology... which has some people concerned about privacy. the issue was discussed by the bart board of directors at their meeting on thursday morning. the board is also looking at ways to increase available parking parking lots fill up as early as 6 a.m., making it difficult for many commuters to access some bart stations,

and there is a lengthy wait-list for permits for reserved spaces. no vote was conducted and no action was taken on the presentation. reporting live in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) in the north bay... a registered sex offender is back behind bars after police say he was annoying teen girls at a marin county mall. a woman alerted mall security after she saw the man talking to the two girls at the corte madera town center... it turns out that he is a registered sex offender. on megan's law, robert baxter's crimes range from indecent exposure... to contacting a minor with intent to commit a sex offense... and molesting a child under 18 years of age.

he is now in custody at the napa county jail.. being held without bail. ( darya ) new this morning... an argument turns into a collision involving a car and pedestrian. it happened near the corner of fifth and cherry streets yesterday afternoon. police say the driver claimed the pedestrian threatened her with a firearm... and she hit her with the car in self-defense. the pedestrian suffered minor injuries from the collision. ( darya ) with package theft becoming more prevalent... so are home surveillance cameras. now the san ramon police department is working with homeowners who have those cameras to catch criminals. people register their camera with "the citizen's view" program through the san ramon police department. the green dots represent residential cameras. the pink dots show cameras set up in commercial locations. police say that by knowing where those cameras are... they know who to talk to when a crime happens in that area. san ramon police say they have about 200 cameras

registered so far. ( darya ) if you want to join the citizens view program all you have to do is contact the san ramon police department. ( james ) alameda police are looking for a package thief who looks like a kid. the alameda police department posted this home surveillance video to their facebook page. the package theft happened near alameda landing... on the west side of town. you can see the young man appear in a raiders jersey walking up to a home... and taking a package. police believe an adult is instructing the kid to steal the package. ( james ) also in the east bay... thieves target their victim... by catfishing him. hercules police say a

man -- who thought he'd been texting with a woman for the past month -- was actually texting with two other men. when the victim agreed to a meeting at the glenwood apartments on wednesday... he was robbed. the thieves stole a pendant from his neck and ran off. ( james ) in the north bay... police arrest a woman accused of stealing wallets at weddings. they say georgiann kennedy swiped five wallets... at two weddings in petaluma. police say kennedy then used the stolen and debit cards to buy things. investigators say this image of kennedy was taken when she bought a smart train ticket. by the time she was arrested... she had dyed her hair black. she is accused of targeting people at saint vincent de paul church... and at calvary chapel of petaluma. ( james ) the oakland police department is apologizing. the department admitted to wrongly denying visa applications to two immigrants who were victims of a crime and were eligible for protection. in a statement... the department says the error was brought to their attention by

the alameda county public defender's office. oakland police say reviewed visa applications dating back to 2007. now- the department is looking at 25 applications that ámay have been wrongly rejected last year. ( darya ) san jose mayor sam liccardo announced that he's resigning from the f-c-c board. liccardo says his resignation is due to the "pervasive and overwhelming influence of big telecom and industry." liccardo was the only city representative on the advisory board when it was formed. ( darya ) new this morning... three businesses damaged in a fire in san francisco's west portal neighborhood will be eligible for up to 10- thousand dollars in disaster relief from the city. this fire happened late tuesday night. the late mayor ed lee created the relief fund after a fire in 2015 that displaced a number of small businesses and people. ( darya ) napa county is making sure people displaced by fire are able to vote in the june fifth primary.

all voters get vote-by-mail ballots during the week of may 7th. if you have a temporary address -- you need to add that mailing address to your current voter registration. the request can be sent to napa's election division. for more information about where to pick up ballots... send requests or register to vote... head to kron4-dot-com. ( james ) governor jerry brown has delivered his final state of the state address. in it... he looked to the future and shared his hope that the rest of the country will follow california's lead.

all lawmakers agreed with the governor's speech. some wanted him to talk about rising costs and an áunaffordable housing market... and what can be done to fix those issues. ( james ) still ahead this morning... two thieves caught on camera in the east bay -- stealing plumbing equipment. who police are looking for now. ( james ) plus... how the oakland a's are helping the mclymonds high school football team .. get their championship rings. ( james ) and after the break... fighting the flu was even tougher for one bay area teen. the side- effects she claims she suffered... after taking tamiflu. ( 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. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into 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 ) now a story you will see only on kron 4... an east bay mom says her 15-year-old hallucinated while on the prescription drug tamiflu.( james ) kron 4's gabe slate met with the family and shares their warning for others. sound from - nora - daughter had bad experience with tamiflu - pleasanton. it was very scary and very real to her nora, who asked us to not use her last name to provide privacy for her daughter, is a mother of three living in pleasanton.. she survived what she says was a parenting nightmare.her 15 year old daughter who asked to not be named, or her face shown, recently picked up the flu, a pediatric doctor prescribed the anti viral medicine tamiflu. she took two doses, on the second night, she had

two episodes of shaking, crying, seeing things, acting histerical. sound from - nora - daughter had bad experience with tamiflu - pleasanton. she said the room was closing in her.. here is her daughter explaining what it was like... sound from - nora's daughter - had bad experience with tamiflu - pleasanton. it was like in between dream state and reality, very scary. nora did get her daughter to calm down and sleep that night... she immediately made her stop taking tamiflu. nora's daughter continued to suffer with the flu for 4 more days... but did not have any more hallucinations or scary incidents. nora is confident it was the tamiflu that caused her daughters bad experience and believes she may have hurt hurtself if she was alone... so she wants parents to heed this consider this if their kids take tamiflu sound from - nora - daughter had bad experience with tamiflu - pleasanton. don't leave them alone, if your child acts different stop taking it right away. in pleasanton gabe slate

kron 4 news ( darya ) we asked a doctor about tamiflu and its potential side-effects. he says hallucianations... depression and in some extremely rare occasions suicidal thoughts are possible. these side-effects are worse in kids 5 or younger... who have pre-existing conditions.

shortens the duration of the symptoms by about one and a half days in most people.">( darya ) the doctor wants to remind everyone that tamiflu is not a replacement for a flu shot. ( james ) take a look at this... the coast guard unloaded 721-million dollars worth of cocaine in san diego. the drugs were seized from traffickers over several months. coast guard officials said the amount of drugs they unloaded this time around -- was shocking. the 47-thousand-plus pounds of drugs were turned over to federal agents for investigation. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... snow hits the sierras just in time for the weekend. we'll show you what the slopes are looking like. ( james ) and after the break... it's a star- studded cover... filled with hollywood a-listers. but there's something wrong with this picture. how many legs reese witherspoon has. and here's a live look

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( darya ) entertainment news... big crowds are expected for the next superhero's debut... and what you can't bring to a certain concert. here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. (nat-music: "show me my respect and bow down.")"you get to decide what kind of king you are going to be." "black panther" is ready to rule! the first stand-alone movie about marvel's wakandan king is tracking to debut with 100- to 120-million dollars over the four-day holiday weekend beginning february 16th. this month, "black panther" set a marvel record for first-day advance ticket sales on the movie website fandango."all right, later." the oscar-nominated coming-of-age film "call me by your name" is based on a

novel... which includes an epilogue describing the future of the main characters. director luca guadagnino (gwa-da-nee-no) says he wants to put that on screen -- not just a sequel, but a series of films about "elio" and "oliver" through the years, like the "before sunrise" movies.(singing) "what have i done? i have pushed away everyone."jack white is heading out on tour in april, and he'd love to see you -- but not your phone. the rocker says all concert-goers' cell phones and cameras will be placed in secure pouches until the show is over. it's not about piracy: he says he wants fans to have a "100-percent human experience," undistracted by taking photos or videos. a tour photographer will post videos and stills of each show, and fans are welcome to repost them on social media... after the concert. in david daniel. ( darya ) they're secret is out. oprah has three hands. and reese witherspoon has three legs. ( james ) vanity fair's

cover shoot featuring oprah and witherspoon went from a star-studded event to a photoshop fail. on the cover... witherspoon is sitting on oprah's lap. but if you take a closer look... it looks like reese has three legs.( darya ) in another picture posted by the magazine... oprah has three hands. a hand on her hip... a hand on her lap... and a third hand wrapped around reese's waist.(

james ) vanity fair says reese's third leg is just the lining of her dress. as for oprah... vanity fair tweeted -- how can we expect her to juggle it all with just two hands? (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. ♪ looking to lose weight this year? try fda-approved alli®. for every 5 lbs you lose, alli® can help you lose two to three more by preventing

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back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and

continuing well into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) this weekend... you might be thinking about getting away for the bay area... and heading up to the sierra.( darya ) but you need to be prepared. there is a lot of snow on the ground... which is great for resorts, but can be a pain for everyone else. eric rucker shows us the conditions at soda springs. nats: driving this is what late january in the sierra is supposed to look lke...snow resting on trees along interstate 80.feet of powder road side.and cars buried under mother nature's gift. nats: shoveling but whats majestic to visitors - becomes labor for locals like dan snyder and his buddies.sot super: dan snyder, lives in soda springs "it's kind of our little bit of a side work you know shoveling -get out get in" compared to how much fell last year during a massive snow season - shoveling for this group becomes almost nostalgic.

sotsuper: kevin nichols, enjoys shoveling snow "i can tell you that i have missed shoveling -what you wont hear often"at donner ski ranch the snow - means business.sot"it is an up and down roller coaster for us"while other ski resorts make their own snow, the ski ranch does not. wednesday their base was only a few inches.thursday it was well over a foot.just in time for the weekend crowds.sot super: janet tuttle, owner dinner ski ranch "we've been open all season on a limited basis but will finally be able to open the whole mountain by this weekend"giving four- year-old decklyn a chance to learn under his dads close supervision sot"reporter: do you think you'd want to do it by yourself someday or is it better with dad? kid: dad! reporter: does he make it safer? yeah" ( james ) in the east bay ... police are looking for thieves who stole 8- thousand-dollars worth of plumbing equipment. take a look ... a security camera captured it all on camera. the theives broke into the victim's van early tuesday morning in north concord. in addition to the 8-grand of equipment stolen ... 2 thousand dollars of damage was done to the van.

the most concerning part to the plumber ... was that it happened right outside his home. ( james ) here's a closer look at the theives. the video is the hands of concord police. the plumber hopes it will lead to an arrest. ( darya ) two women have been arrested... accused of stealing about 8-thousand dollars worth of cosmetics from a cupertino walgreens. here's a picture of the stolen goods. deputies saw cambria romes and shanel white leaving the store with large amounts of makeup. when confronted, sheriffs found a larger quantity of products in their car. they were arrested on suspicion of grand theft. ( darya ) police in walnut creek are looking for a man who robbed a tanning salon... using with a box cutter.

it happened at "glo tanning" on oak road earlier this week. you can see the man walk in with the yellow box cutter. the employee behind the desk then starts putting all of the cash from the register into an envelope. the man then takes it and leaves. police are asking anybody with information on this man's identity to please call them. ( darya ) the woman at the center of a bay- area wide sex scandal ... has dropped her final lawsuit. jasmine abuslin's attorney says she is tired of testifying. a judge dismissed the pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week. abuslin who was formerly known as celeste guap ... had sexual relations with several officers, from multiple law enforcement agencies.. while working as a prostitute. she has already won a nearly one- million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. ( james ) in southern

california... new search dogs are being brought in... to find two people who are still missing after a deadly mudflow disaster in montecito. both of the missing are children -- a teenager and a toddler. santa barbara county rescue teams have been working tirelessly to find them. last weekend... they brought in 20 different dog teams from all over the state to help. now.. they're switching out the teams. the mudslides killed at least 21 people and destroyed dozens of homes. ( james ) the c-h-p is releasing new video showing just how powerful the mudslides were. it shows two officers responding to a call on the morning of mudslide. they unknowingly drove right into the path of the mud and debris. the mudslide was so strong... it

pushed their patrol car off the ground and spun it around. after about 15 seconds of floating uncontrollably... they managed to regained traction and drive to safety. ( darya ) police in stockton arrest a 12-year-old boy... accused of holding up a gas station clerk at gunpoint. we first showed this video tuesday morning. classmates say the boy spent days talking about how he would rob the arco with a painted b-b gun. they also say the boy had a temper and claimed to be in a gang. police say the boy is now facing attempted robbery charges. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a hit-and-run investigation leads to a life-saving moment. a deputy's heroic actions are caught on camera.

the people caught in the distracted drivers crackdown in san francisco in the next edition of people behaving badly > ( darya ) and next... closing the wage gap in hollywood -- between white women and women of color. how jessica chastain and octavia spencer worked together... to score a big and equal pay day. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) actress octavia spencer says jessica spencer says octavia actress ( darya ) nominees. show and focus on the help keep because it will decision affleck's they appreciate officials say awards maze to sf. é( james ) casey afflect has voluntarily withdrawn from presenting at this year's acadamy awards ceremony.( darya ) he won the best actor award last year... and it is customary for the best actor winner to present the best actress award the following year. but affleck's presence may have been problematic this year in light of the me too movement...

( james ) he settled two lawsuits in in 20-10 with women who accused him of sexual harassment on the set of a film. academy awards officials say they appreciate affleck's decision because it will help keep focus on the show and nominees. ( darya ) actress octavia spencer says jessica chastain helped her get five times the salary she was asking for in a new movie they are both working on.( james ) according to spencer... the friends talked about unequal pay between women of color and white women on the phone last year. chastain vowed that they would get paid the same for their new film.( darya ) chastain told her she would negotiate their salaries as a package deal... spencer said it turns out they will now be earning five times what

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rebecca:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into next week. ( james )

( james ) take a look at this... an oregon deputy saved the life of a restaurant employee... and a surveillance camera caught the whole thing on video. the officer was in the deli investigating a hit and run. that's when he saw the woman choking on a potato chip and quickly helped her. the

deputy was able to clear her airway... saving her life. ( james ) there are ( james ) there are two sides to every story... and distracted drivers in san francisco had plenty of excuses.( darya ) stanley roberts has more on this edition of people behaving badly. check it out i'm giving you a citation for using your wireless device in a non hands free mode signing here is not admitting guilt it a promise to appear in court by means of protest or pay the fine it's not a traffic school issue because it's a non point violation that is the common conversation san francisco police solos had with people they issue tickets to for getting caught operating a cell phone without the hands free device this driver observed by the officer operating his for more than a block but i wanted to get his side of the story how are you i'm with channel 4 how are you doing today? (i'm good) where's your hands free (sorry) do you have a hand free device (i do not have a hands free device) you know

it's required now right (what's that) you know it's required right (for what) to drive you have to have that now (hands free device what do you mean) like a mount for your phone or a bluetooth or you could choose to not use your phone but yet here we are talking this driver was scrolling through her phone pretty much the entire time she was at the light good morning, i with channel 4 i was on my phone when i shouldn't be i was looking at my emails that's why (oh you were checking emails) i'm going to advise you about the window tint too dark this driver didn't think she did anything wrong i never ever look at my phone because i have this and i never text i never do anything i didn't know that if you were stopped you can not do that. it was just one on those moments on i just don't want you getting in a crash then she told me

something i simply wasn't expecting don't worry my husband was in a crash (sorry to hear that) because of textingwhen the light turn green and you are not looking at your phone you think you'd go or you think you'd stay stopped on a green light when you are looking at your phone then you impeded the flow of traffic correct vision zero has surveyors out on the streets daily watching and documenting everyone using their phone in a unsafe manner the police will be out too but trust me they aren't taking surveys .i was selecting some music when we were at a standstill that what i thought (you were selecting music what song did you pick) that ok it doesn't matter huh? doesn't matter in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news ( darya ) in the east bay... oakland's mcclymonds high school needs your help buying championship rings for its football team.( james ) mcclymonds' beat visalia's golden west high school in december. they're now the california division five-double-a football champions. and they need rings. the oakland a's community fund is behind the "you-caring"

fundraiser. they're giving donors a's tickets and gear. so far... close to ten- thousand dollars has been raised. the goal is 25- thousand for the rings and other team equipment. ( james ) coming up after the break... a sci-fi franchise comes to an end... and a western hits the big screen. we've got your box office preview. how do you chase what you love

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sci-fi violence and action. ( james ) the western drama "hostiles" also opens this weekend. christian bale stars as an army captain -- escorting a cheyenne war chief to his ancestral home. bale and his co-star -- wes studi -- learned to speak cheyenne for their roles. "hostiles" is rated "r" for strong violence and language. ( darya ) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news at 6... changes could be coming to bart parking. why some say the changes could be an invasion of privacy. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. copd makes it hard to breathe.

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flu ... comes a warning about tamiflu.how an east bay teen reacted to the drug. ( james ) and pack your chains if you are headed up to the sierra this weekend.a look at all the snow following the recent storm system. (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:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late

tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight 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 toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james )(áááá2 shot oncamááá) in our top story this morning ... bart is considering changes to parking

fees at some of its busiest stations.( darya ) kron4's lydia pantazes is live in walnut creek to show us what that means for riders. lydia? (ááálydiaááá)one option being considered is variable parking rates depending on what time of the day you park. higher parking rates would be charged during peak hours. some board members said this would make it too expensive for commuters. one way they could track usage would be to implement automated license plate reader technology... which has some people concerned about privacy. the issue was discussed by the bart board of directors at their meeting on thursday morning. the board is also looking at ways to increase available parking parking lots fill up as early as 6 a.m., making it difficult for many commuters to access some bart stations, and there is a lengthy wait-list for permits for reserved spaces. no vote was conducted and no action was taken on the presentation. reporting live in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news.

building a new parking structure over there to kind of alleviate. because i think after 10 o'clock it's pretty tight. do you definitely think it's an issue? it seems like an issue yeah for people who get here later"> ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) in the north bay... a registered sex offender is back behind bars after police say he was annoying teen girls at a marin county mall. a woman alerted mall security after she saw the man talking to the two girls at the corte madera town center... it turns out that he is a registered sex that he is a registered sex offender. on megan's law, robert baxter's crimes range from

indecent exposure... to contacting a minor with intent to commit a sex offense... and molesting a child under 18 years of age. he is now in custody at the napa county jail.. being held without bail. ( darya ) new this morning... an argument turns into a collision involving a car and pedestrian. it happened near the corner of fifth and cherry streets yesterday afternoon. police say the driver claimed the pedestrian threatened her with a firearm... and she hit her with the car in self-defense. the pedestrian suffered minor injuries from the collision. ( james ) with package theft becoming more prevalent... so are home surveillance cameras. now the san ramon police department is working with homeowners who have those cameras to catch criminals. people register their camera with "the citizen's view" program through the san ramon police department. the

green dots represent residential cameras. the pink dots show cameras set up in commercial locations. police say that by knowing where those cameras are... they know who to talk to when a crime happens in that area. san ramon police say they have about 200 cameras registered so far. ( james ) if you want to join the citizens view program all you have to do is contact the san ramon police department. ( darya ) alameda police are looking for a package thief who looks like a kid. the alameda police department posted this home surveillance video to their facebook page. the package theft happened near alameda landing... on the west side of town. you can see the young man appear in a raiders jersey walking up

to a home... and taking a package. police believe an adult is instructing the kid to steal the package. ( darya ) also in the east bay... thieves target their victim... by catfishing him. hercules police say a man -- who thought he'd been texting with a woman for the past month -- was actually texting with two other men. when the victim agreed to a meeting at the glenwood apartments on wednesday... he was robbed. the thieves stole a pendant from his neck and ran off. ( darya ) in the north bay... police arrest a woman accused of stealing wallets at weddings. they say georgiann kennedy swiped five wallets... at two weddings in petaluma. police say kennedy then used the stolen and debit cards to buy things. investigators say this image of kennedy was taken when she bought a smart train ticket. by the time she was arrested... she had dyed her hair black. she is accused of targeting people at saint vincent de paul church... and at calvary chapel of petaluma. ( james ) in other bay

area news this morning ... the oakland police department is apologizing. the department admitted to wrongly denying visa applications to two immigrants who were victims of a crime and were eligible for protection. in a statement... the department says the error was brought to their attention by the alameda county public defender's office. oakland police say reviewed visa applications dating back to 2007. now- the department is looking at 25 applications that ámay have been wrongly rejected last year. ( james ) san jose mayor sam liccardo announced that he's resigning from the f-c-c board. liccardo says his resignation is due to the "pervasive and overwhelming influence of big telecom and industry." liccardo was the only city representative on the advisory board when it was formed. ( darya ) new this morning... three businesses damaged in a fire in san francisco's west portal neighborhood will be eligible for up to 10- thousand dollars in disaster relief from the

city. this fire happened late tuesday night. the late mayor ed lee created the relief fund after a fire in 2015 that displaced a number of small businesses and ( darya ) napa county is making sure people displaced by fire are able to vote in the june fifth primary. all voters get vote-by-mail ballots during the week of may 7th. if you have a temporary address -- you need to add that mailing address to your current voter registration. the request can be sent to napa's election division. for more information about where to pick up ballots... send requests or register to vote... head to kron4-dot-com. ( james ) governor jerry brown has delivered his final state of the state address. in it... he looked to the future and shared his hope that the rest of the country will follow california's lead.

in the world can match that record. ( james ) the governor also focused on environmental issues. he wants to put together a task force that will look at ways of reducing the threat of wildfires. the governor also pushed an idea to create an online college for a low-cost degree. but not all lawmakers agreed with the governor's speech. some wanted him to talk about rising costs and an áunaffordable housing market... and what can be done to fix those issues. ( james ) president trump is dismissing a bombshell allegation from the new york times ... that he ordered the firing of special counsel robert mueller last year.the report claims that trump backed down from firing mueller áonlyá after white house counsel don mcgahn threatened to áquitá rather than carry out the directive. the president and his aides have repeatedly ádeniedá that mueller's job is at risk ( darya ) still ahead this

morning... two thieves caught on camera in the east bay -- stealing plumbing equipment. who police are looking for now. ( darya ) and after the break... fighting the flu was even tougher for one bay area teen. the side- effects she claims she suffered... after taking tamiflu. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (cat 1) friskies world...

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(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (darya)(james)( robin ) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. 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 toll plaza. richmond bridge

drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 rebecca:scattered showers will

taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into next week. ( darya ) now a story you will see

only on kron 4... an east bay mom says her 15-year-old hallucinated while on the prescription drug tamiflu.( james ) kron 4's gabe slate met with the family and shares their warning for others. sound from - nora - daughter had bad experience with tamiflu - pleasanton. it was very scary and very real to her nora, who asked us to not use her last name to provide privacy for her daughter, is a mother of three living in pleasanton.. she survived what

she says was a parenting nightmare.her 15 year old daughter who asked to not be named, or her face shown, recently picked up the flu, a pediatric doctor prescribed the anti viral medicine tamiflu. she took two doses, on the second night, she had two episodes of shaking, crying, seeing things, acting histerical. sound from - nora - daughter had bad experience with tamiflu - pleasanton. she said the room was closing in her.. here is her daughter explaining what it was like... sound from - nora's daughter - had bad experience with tamiflu - pleasanton. it was like in between dream state and reality, very scary. nora did get her daughter to calm down and sleep that night... she immediately made her stop taking tamiflu. nora's daughter continued to suffer with the flu for 4 more days... but did not have any more hallucinations or scary incidents. nora is confident it was the tamiflu that caused her daughters bad experience and believes she may have hurt hurtself if she was alone... so she wants parents to heed this consider this if their

kids take tamiflu sound from - nora - daughter had bad experience with tamiflu - pleasanton. don't leave them alone, if your child acts different stop taking it right away. in pleasanton gabe slate kron 4 news ( darya ) we asked a doctor about tamiflu and its potential side- effects. he says hallucianations... depression and in some extremely rare occasions suicidal thoughts are possible. these side- effects are worse in kids 5 or younger... who have pre- existing conditions.

significant headaches and fevers and they're the ones that we have to be a little more careful with when we give tamiflu..typically, the flu lasts approximately three to five days. with tamiflu, it shortens the duration of the symptoms by about one and a half days in most people.">( darya ) the doctor wants to remind everyone that tamiflu is not a replacement for a flu shot. ( james ) take a look at this... the coast guard unloaded 721-million dollars worth of cocaine in san diego. the drugs were seized from traffickers over several months. coast guard officials said the amount of drugs they unloaded this time around -- was shocking. the 47-thousand-plus pounds of drugs were turned over to federal agents for investigation. ( james ) in southern california... new search dogs are being brought in... to find two people who are still missing after a deadly mudflow disaster in montecito. both of the missing are children -- a teenager and a toddler. santa barbara

county rescue teams have been working tirelessly to find them. last weekend... they brought in 20 different dog teams from all over the state to help. now.. they're switching out the teams. the mudslides killed at least 21 people and destroyed dozens of homes. ( james ) the c-h-p is releasing new video showing just how powerful the mudslides were. it shows two officers responding to a call on the morning of mudslide. they unknowingly drove right into the path of the mud and debris. the mudslide was so strong... it pushed their patrol car off the ground and spun it around. after about 15 seconds of floating uncontrollably... they managed to regained

traction and drive to safety. ( darya )and a series of small quakes across california... what the experts are saying about the big one coming next. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (robin) 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 toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( james ) in the last two days there have been at few earthquakes here in the bay area. while none of them measured above a 4.0 ... they have left some residents shaken . kron four's terisa estacio met with an expert to talk about the recent seismic activity. jennifer strauss with uc berkeley's seismology lab on the recent earthquake activity here in california as well as that big quake up in alaska on monday which triggered a tsunami alert along the west coast. strauss says there are lessons to be learned with these quakes jennifer strauss. "should we panic?" i would say no, it is well within the realm of normal. that is not to say we won't have more. we live in earthquake country. we need to be prepared for earthquakes that can happen. strauss pointed to quakes like the one

in napa as a prime example of what can happen when we least expect it and the damage left in the wake of a quake. she adds, that we all need to be aware of the reality of where we live. strauss. you can have small quakes that lead up to large ones. you can have clusters. you have them then they stop. it is whatever mother nature has in store for us. strauss adds, being prepared is the best advise for an earthquake. strauss. have a go bag, drop cover. and lastly, strauss says, take seriously those tsunami warnings - like the ones earlier in the week issued for the west coast. strauss. you don't want to be the person looking at google to try and find out where to

go once a warning comes, you want to already know. in menlo park at usgs, terisa estacio kron four news. ( james ) for the latest earthquake information and updates, take a look at our earthquake section on kron4.com. we have information on what to do when an earthquake hits... as well as what you need in your earthquake kits so you are prepared. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. ( james ) and snow hits the sierras just in time for the weekend. we'll show you what the slopes are looking like. (darya) lets start the

half hour with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into 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

( darya ) breaking news out of the east bay... c-h-p officers are involved in a crash... while chasing someone in hayward.( james ) kron 4's will tran joins us live this morning. will... sounds like this am chp was involved in a chase on north bound 880 near tennyson rd. the pursuit traveled north to west a street in hayward where the suspect car exited the freeway. the chp cruiser exited the freeway code 3 (lights and siren) and tried to clear an intersection without losing sight of the

suspect veh. in this process the chp officer did not see a bystander vehicle that was also traveling on a street and crashed into the cars front end. it appears there were minor injuries. the suspect veh was able to get away due to this. no further at this time. ( james ) thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) in the east bay ... police are looking for thieves who stole 8- thousand-dollars worth of

plumbing equipment. take a look ... a security camera captured it all on camera. the theives broke into the victim's van early tuesday morning in north concord. in addition to the 8-grand of equipment stolen ... 2 thousand dollars of damage was done to the van. the most concerning part to the plumber ... was that it happened right outside his home. ( james ) here's a closer look at the theives. the video is the hands of concord police. the plumber hopes it will lead to an arrest. ( darya ) two women have been arrested... accused of stealing about 8-thousand dollars worth of cosmetics from a cupertino walgreens. here's a picture of the

stolen goods. deputies saw cambria romes and shanel white leaving the store with large amounts of makeup. when confronted, sheriffs found a larger quantity of products in their car. they were arrested on suspicion of grand theft. ( darya ) police in walnut creek are looking for a man who robbed a tanning salon... using with a box cutter. it happened at "glo tanning" on oak road earlier this week. you can see the man walk in with the yellow box cutter. the employee behind the desk then starts putting all of the cash from the register into an envelope. then takes it and leaves. police are with this man's identity to them. ( james ) the woman at the center of a bay- area wide sex scandal ... has dropped her final lawsuit. jasmine abuslin's attorney says she is tired of testifying. a judge dismissed the pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week.

abuslin who was formerly known as celeste guap ... had sexual relations with several officers, from multiple law enforcement agencies.. while working as a prostitute. she has already won a nearly one- million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. ( james ) this weekend... you might be thinking about getting away for the bay area... and heading up to the sierra.( darya ) but you need to be prepared. there is a lot of snow on the ground... which is great for resorts, but can be a pain for everyone else. eric rucker shows us the conditions at soda springs. nats: driving this is what late january in the sierra is supposed to look lke...snow resting on trees along interstate 80.feet of powder road side.and cars buried under mother nature's gift. nats: shoveling but whats majestic to visitors - becomes labor for locals like dan snyder and his buddies.sot super: dan snyder, lives in soda springs "it's kind of our little bit of a side work you know shoveling -get out get in" compared to how much fell last year during a massive snow season - shoveling for this

group becomes almost nostalgic. sotsuper: kevin nichols, enjoys shoveling snow "i can tell you that i have missed shoveling -what you wont hear often"at donner ski ranch the snow - means business.sot"it is an up and down roller coaster for us"while other ski resorts make their own snow, the ski ranch does not. wednesday their base was only a few inches.thursday it was well over a foot.just in time for the weekend crowds.sot super: janet tuttle, owner dinner ski ranch "we've been open all season on a limited basis but will finally be able to open the whole mountain by this weekend"giving four- year-old decklyn a chance to learn under his dads close supervision sot"reporter: do you think you'd want to do it by yourself someday or is it better with dad? kid: dad! reporter: does he make it safer? yeah" ( james )that was eric rucker reporting ... make sure you download the kron four mobile app as we track the snow in the sierra and the weather all across the the bay area... you can also stay on top of traffic and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to your phone. ( darya ) still ahead ...

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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 toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) derek carr and raiders may have fallen short this season ... but carr redeemed himself at the pro-bowl skills showdown in orlando. raider posted this

video to their twitter. carr slinging the pigskin at targets in the precision passing challenge.the farther the target ... the more points on the board.he hit all the big targets ... setting a new record at the competition with 21 points.berkely alum and rams jared goff points.and former smith got 11.carr wins it for the a-f-c.the pro-bowl is this sunday. ( darya )coming up next ... how the oakland a's are helping the mclymonds high school football team .. get their championship rings. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (ácommercialá) 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.

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back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:scattered showers will

taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into next week. no major hot spots. bay 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. ( james ) police in stockton arrest a 12-year-old boy... accused of holding up a gas station clerk at gunpoint.

we first showed this video tuesday morning. classmates say the boy spent days talking about how he would rob the arco with a painted b-b gun. they also say the boy had a temper and claimed to be in a gang. police say the boy is now facing attempted robbery charges. ( james ) take a look at this... an oregon deputy saved the life of a restaurant employee... and a surveillance camera caught the whole thing on video. the officer was in the deli investigating a hit and run. that's when he saw the woman choking on a potato chip and quickly helped her. the deputy was able to clear her airway... saving her life. ( james ) there are two sides to every story... and distracted drivers in san francisco had plenty of excuses.( darya ) stanley roberts has more on this edition of people behaving badly. check it out i'm giving you a

citation for using your wireless device in a non hands free mode signing here is not admitting guilt it a promise to appear in court by means of protest or pay the fine it's not a traffic school issue because it's a non point violation that is the common conversation san francisco police solos had with people they issue tickets to for getting caught operating a cell phone without the hands free device this driver observed by the officer operating his for more than a block but i wanted to get his side of the story how are you i'm with channel 4 how are you doing today? (i'm good) where's your hands free (sorry) do you have a hand free device (i do not have a hands free device) you know it's required now right (what's that) you know it's required right (for what) to drive you have to have that now (hands free device what do you mean) like a mount for your phone or a bluetooth or you could choose to not use your phone but yet here we are

talking this driver was scrolling through her phone pretty much the entire time she was at the light good morning, i with channel 4 i was on my phone when i shouldn't be i was looking at my emails that's why (oh you were checking emails) i'm going to advise you about the window tint too dark this driver didn't think she did anything wrong i never ever look at my phone because i have this and i never text i never do anything i didn't know that if you were stopped you can not do that. it was just one on those moments on i just don't want you getting in a crash then she told me something i simply wasn't expecting don't worry my husband was in a crash (sorry to hear that) because of textingwhen the light turn green and you are not looking at your phone you think you'd go or you think you'd stay stopped on a green light when you are looking at your phone then you impeded the flow of traffic correct vision zero has surveyors out on the streets daily watching and documenting everyone using their phone in a unsafe manner the police will be out too but trust me they aren't taking surveys .i was selecting some music when we were at a standstill that what i thought (you were selecting music what song did you pick) that ok it doesn't matter huh? doesn't matter in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news

( darya ) in the east bay... oakland's mcclymonds high school needs your help buying championship rings for its football team.( james ) mcclymonds' beat visalia's golden west high school in december. they're now the california division five-double-a football champions. and they need rings. the oakland a's community fund is behind the "you-caring" fundraiser. they're giving donors a's tickets and gear. so far... close to ten- thousand dollars has been raised. the goal is 25- thousand for the rings and other team equipment. (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) coming up ... a letter written by alexander hamilton sold for a shocking amount in

sacramento. that story ... still ahead. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

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rare military document written by alexander hamilton near the end of the revolutionary war sold for thousands in sacramento today. ( james ) as sonseeahray tonsall explains, it may not have been the most expensive item on the block ... but it was the most popular. auction days are usually busy for witherell's auction house in midtown sacramento.. but today.. there was one very

special item for sale.. that drew a big crowd. an extremely rare letter.. written by alexander hamilton.. first treasury secretary of the united states.. this 'founding father without a father' has gained a ton of star power in recent years.. thanks to the wildly popular musical 'hamilton'. witherell says.. the letter was brought to him by a sacramento resident, who had it in his family for generations. word about the sacramento 'hamilton' letter spread fast. it's a short letter, written in 1782, near the end of the revolutionary war. in it, hamilton is asking a captain to sign a receipt, and return it to him... in a combination live and online auction, it sold quickly wednesday morning.. for thousands ( darya ) coming up in the next hour . changes could

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rebecca:scattered showers will taper off this evening and end by late tonight. cool overnight temperatures expected the next two nights with overnight lows near freezing in coldest valleys. an extended period of fair and dry weather is forecast starting tomorrow and continuing well into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less the