( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. ( marty ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight

temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week. ( marty ) in our top story this morning ... a mother and son are behind bars this morning ... for allegedly running a prostitution ring in the north bay. police arrested the suspects in rohnert park yesterday. they are 37-

year-old david romesburg of santa rosa, and his mother ... 59-year-old fay romesburg. police say they were tipped off by the manager of an apartment complex in the 4-thousand block of snyder lane. the apartment was rented by david romesburg. investigators say that there were also complaints of prostitution activities at the romesburg's home on alvarado avenue in santa rosa. after serving a search warrant ... police found the suspects and several suspected prostitutes at that home. ( marty ) david and fay romesburg were booked into sonoma county jail on suspicion of pimping and pandering. david was also arrested on suspicion of human trafficking. this is a developing story ... we have camila bernal on the way to rohnert park to give us more on this story. ( marty ) our top story this morning ... car breaks-in ... in broad daylight. this is a well - known problem in san francisco. shocking numbers from the san francisco district attorney's office show that in recent years tens of thousand of cars have been

broken into with very few arrests. kron 4's charles clifford has the details. smash . . and. . .grab. this is video of a recent car break in san francisco's nob hill. unfortunatly, scene's like this have become all to common across the city and to the suprise of no one the problem has gotten worse in recent years.the san francisco district attorney's office says that since 2011 more than 81,500 online police reports were submitted by people who say there cars were broken into. the d.a's office also says that only 13 of those online reports resulted in actual arrests. the san francisco police department acknowledges that they are unable to respond to or solve every report of a break in but they say that the district attorney's number only refer to online police reports. sot just last year we made just under 800 arrests for auto break ins some are related to online reports and some are from regular incident reports that are made.natsone area prone to break ins is here along polk street. sotwe see

broken glass all the time.jon holmquist lives nearby. his car has been broken into and he worries that the inability of authorites to stop the problem is making the thieves bolder.sotonce people realize it's not being enforced, it's going to get better it's going to get worse. the police department knows they have their work cut out for them and that they are making efforts to deal with the problem. in recent months they have begun focusing on property crimes, additing foot patrols and creating special units to deal with the break ins.sotput officers out where they need to be and work with the d-a's office to prosecute.in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( marty ) police in the east bay are looking for a driver who lead c-h-p officers on a chase that ended in a collision with an innocent bystander's car. the pursuit started on tennyson avenue on northbound 8-80 in hayward. the suspect exited the freeway at "west a

street". the pursuing c-h-p car slammed into the bystander's car at the intersection. both c-h-p officers in the car and the other driver were hospitalized with minor injuries. by the time backup arrived on the scene -- the suspect's car was gone. the c-h-p is still working on a description of the car and the driver. ( marty ) c-h-p officer martin lendway is recovering in the hospital ... after he was injured in a d-u-i crash. contra costa c-h-p tweeted this picture out yesterday. they say officer lendway is doing well. he was injured in a crash on highway-4 in concord earlier this month. a driver slammed into a pickup truck... which then flipped over and landed on officer lendway's legs... trapping him. and breaking both legs. 52-year-old tammy walker was arrested for the crash. ( marty ) bart passengers are finding needles stuffed between the seat and the walls on some trains. as drug use continues to be a problem for the transportation system. a viewer sent us this photo of used hypodermic

needles. riders say this is something they see every day. bart officials acknowledge the problem, and say they're in the process of hiring 13-additional maintenance employees to help keep the trains clean for passengers. ( marty ) officials say if you see needles on bart... don't touch them -- but do tell a train operator. ( marty )coming up on the kron 4 weekend news ... parents are outraged in the south bay after learning their neighborhood school will be shutting down. we'll explain how the move is expected to help the cash- strapped district. ( marty ) and a family in the east bay, held up at gun point and robbed inside their own home... where it happened and who police are ( marty ) plus ... the flu epidemic is getting worse.now a new report shows the number of young children who die from the virus ... is expected to

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showing no signs of easing up. the c-d-c says 7 more children died from the flu this week . that makes a total of 37 across the country.and they warn that number is expected to rise. bay area pediatricians say children should get the flu vaccine after six months of ageand even if the child already had the flu this season, a flu shot is still recommended.

update on the flu death numbers in the bay area. there have been seven flu- related deaths in contra costa county. five in santa clara, three in solano, three in santa cruz, and one in marin. alameda, sonoma, and san francisco do not have any reported flu deaths... and we are still waiting to hear back from san mateo county. stay with kron 4 as we continue to follow this story. ( dave )cool but mostly sunny for the weekend. dry week ahead too...we track it, next !

>> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning. toss to weather.

(dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week.

( marty ) more violence in afghanistan. a suicide bomber drving an ambulance packed with explosives ... killed 95 people and injured 158 others. the blast happened around lunch time in kabul. the ambulance passed through security checkpoint. this attack comes a week after militants attacked a hotel in kabul killing 22 people. the government says the death toll will likely rise . many victims are in critical condition. afghanistan's president condemned the attack ... describing it as "insane, inhuman, heinous and a warcrime." ( marty ) in the south bay... though decisions lay ahead for the cash-strapped oak grove school district in

san jose. kron four's rob fladeboe reports ... the district is looking to balance the budget by closing schools. these are anxious days for parents here at baldwin elementary in south san jose's oak grove school district. baldwin is one of four schools that may be closed as the district is struggling to keep up with rising costs associated with declining enrollment coupled with payroll and pension obligations. parents are worried says the secretary of the home and school club. augusto/secretary of home and school club '...it's my sincere hope that between the district and the board that they get to all the information, our committee did a great job in making a recommendation but i believe it is just a component of the over all decision...."a committee of parents and other stakeholders recommended that while no middle schools would be shuttered, four elementary schools would be considered for closing. they are baldwin, del roble, gilder and miner elementary. their students would be sent to other schools this fall.raquel searcey/parent "...changing schools will be difficult, the nearest one is two miles away,there is no way we can walk there, we will have to travel..."the district has

lost about a thousand students in recent years mainly due to familiesfleeing the ever rising cost of housing here. those that remain also face the possibilitythat attendance boundries may be re-drawn resulting in the scaling back of busing. augusto/home and school club"....i was heartened that last night one of the board members put forth a proposal based on our recommendation..."rob fladeboe "...we reached out to the district for comment, several calls to the superintendent's office were not returned. ultimately, the decision on which schools are to close will be made by the school board. their decision is due in early march. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( marty ) ( marty ) ( marty )a big story we're

following this morning ... six members of a san jose family have now been charged with murder. in the fatal stabbing of a bar security guard. it happened at "tres gringos cabo cantina" on february 20-17. prosecutors say 35-year old frank navarro was stabbed five times, including once in the neck ... after intervening in a dispute over a confiscated i- d card. navarro was the president of the "east-ridge little league," and he coached baseball and football at overfelt high school. if convicted the suspects could face life in prison. ( marty ) take a look at this image from san ramon ... a traffic stop led to a car crashing into a home. police say they were trying to stop the suspect for speeding. he intially stopped but then

took off.. crashed and then fled. during the search... monte-video elementary school was put on lockdown for a short time. police caught up with james cabrera.. who they learned was wanted for two felonies. ( marty ) happening now... san bruno police are looking for a man involved in two incidents of indecent exposure this week. they both happened in parking lots near the shops at tan-foran. officers say in both cases a man asked people for directions. when they approached his car ... both victims say the man exposed himself. the man's car described as a white jeep cherokee. authorities say the suspect is a hispanic man in his twenties. ( marty ) still ahead ... its all eyes on tiger woods as he makes the cut for another round at torrey pines. gary radnich breaks down his second round play in sports. live look outside... richmond bridge

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tonight former sacramento kings center, demarcus cousins tears is left achillies and will miss the rest of the season the pelicans all star big man was trying to grab a rebound late in the fourth cousins couldn't put any weight on it... teammates helped him off the court. the center had a triple-double against houston he was going to start on lebron's all-star team next month the recovery time for an achillies tear is at least six months. the warriors will be looking to wrap up their three game homestand game their three to wrap up will be looking the warriors months. is at least six months. the warriors will be

looking to wrap up their three game homestand with a win over the celtics. the last time they met golden state lost to boston on the road. unlike the cavaliers... losers of ten in january. the warriors have only lost two games. last night golden state cruised over the timberwolves steph curry, kevin durant, and klay thompson combined for 78 points curry became the fourth player to score 14- thousand career points as a warrior. durant tallied his second triple-double of the season. a big reason why the celtics have the top seed in the east is because of their defense and having a player like kyrie irving.after a disappointing round one at torrey pines tiger woods looking to make the cut in the farmers insuarance open. -- tiger hasn't reached the third round of a p-g-a tour event since 2015. -- woods starting the day on the back nine par 4 hole... tiger gets the birdie to fall had four

birdies through the first nine holes -- final hole -- tiger needs a birdie or better to make the cut just short of an eagle... would birdy it in finished day two with a 71 tiger will play over the weekend... he's 10 shots off the lead they say keep your friends close and your enemies closer giants reliever, hunter stickland could be teammates with bryce harper in 2019 according to jon heyman of fan rag sports -- san francisco is one of the teams expected to make a run for the nationals outfielder. harper will be a free agent next season. after missing on the giancarlo stanton sweeptakes, the giants are trying to stay under the luxury tax threshold for a possible run at signing the 2015 national league m-v-p nationals, yankees, dodgers, phillies, and in the mix. the 25-year-old is expected to sign a ten-year deal worth more than 300 million dollars.

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look at the bay bridge. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next

week. ( marty )a rare and violent crime in one east bay community. police say 3 suspects held a couple, and their house-guests at their house-a couple, and suspects held police say 3 community.in one east bay violent crime a rare and ( marty ) ( marty )a rare and violent crime in one east bay community. police say 3 suspects held a couple, and

their house-guests at gunpoint during a home invasion robbery. the victims in this case were not physically hurt. but were frightened by what happened. kron 4's justine waldman reports on this crime in a normally quiet community. justine waldman standuppolice tell me home invasions do not happen here in piedmont that often.in 2016 there was one home invasion, same for all of 2017.now the first home invasion happened in 2018, and it is only january.sot to be this early in the year and have one de rises the level of concern for the police department and the communityon the dead end street of lorita avenue, piedmont police tell me, a young couple and their friends were just returning home, when they say they were confronted by 3 suspects. captain chris monahan sot those 3 black male adults each had a weapon one had an assault rifle and two had handgunspolice say one suspect herded the victims into a room in the front of the house, and held them at gunpoint.while

the other two started to steal. sot then do a ransack of the house take jewelry other items wallets and they are gone in less than 5 minutes this happened wedensday night before 9.neighbors i spoke with were too on edge to talk on camera, but said they didn't hear anything until they saw police on their street.police have reached out to neighboring departments to link this uncommon crime here to others nearby.the suspects have not been caught.sot we are collecting video from the neighborhood which may be helpful but it is a little too early to tellat this point, police do not have any leads. in piedmont justine waldman kron 4 news ( marty ) a san jose man is under arrest on multiple counts ... including possession of child pornography. san jose police took in nathan smith for possession of child pornography with a previous conviction...communicating

with a minor to commit a lewd act... detectives found smith through a cyber-tip earlier this month from the national center for missing and exploited children... smith is now locked up in santa clara county jail. ( marty ) the price of taking bart might be to going up soon for some riders. kron4's lydia pantazes reports... bart is considering raising parking rates during peak hours. 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. we spoke with a bart rider who says the lack of parking doesn't affect him. josie alvarez/bart rider "that would be terrific, that's why i usually take the bus or walk because there is a lack of parking."yolanda daniels/ bart rider "so you don't mind paying more for parking during peak hours, i do, i do because bart is so expensive already. but you don't park here during that time anyway, no, i park like just two days out of the week here." no action was taken on the presentation. reporting in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( marty ) a stanislaus county animal shelter is conducting more sweeps to round up stray dogs. one month after a 56-year old woman was mauled to death in modesto. during a sweep this week, the shelter found 30 dogs in just three hours. they rounded up huskies, pit bulls, and other mixed breed dogs. and this is adding to an already overcrowded shelter. the director of stanislaus county animal services, says dogs are double bunking and the staff is working overtime.

public... frustrating area for us to deal with as animal control as well as frustrating to the citizens that live there because they want to be able to walk the streets, they want to be able to walk the dogs, walk their children, and not have to worry about being attacked. we're gonna continue to do these sweeps more and more and more>( marty ) the shelter says they do not disclose the locations where they will be sweeping but they did say they have one more planned for this month and two planned for next month. ( marty ) california's high speed rail project is back in the headlines after governor brown again supported the plan during the state of the state address this week. the governor is full speed ahead with the project despite financial setbacks. lawmakers are calling for an audit of the expenses riding on the bullet train... this week it was revealed the estimated cost for the first 120-mile stretch in the central valley had risen by three billion dollars. that pushes the total cost of the project to an estimated 67 billion ... 27 billion more

than voters approved ten ( marty ) here's another project that has gone way up. the cost of rebuilding the oroville dam spillway has climbed to 870-million dollars. that is up from the 500-million dollar state estimate last year. both spillways at the oroville dam collapsed last february...forcing nearly 200- thousand people to evacuate. state officials are hoping that federal emergency funds will cover three-fourths of the cost. water resources officials say the costs so far do not include more than one- billion dollars in legal claims filed by property owners. ( marty ) coming up next. the best school districts in california. see where the bay area stacks up in this new survey.

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the energy conscious whopeople among usle? 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. a new survey highlights some bay area school districts as some of the best in the state. the website niche

dot com looked at academics, faculty and sports as well as food and student health and safety. kron 4's catherine heenan shows us which bay area districts topped the list. 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. coming up in some parts of san jose you can literally search for furniture, without ever leaving your car if you need it, it's available, but before you get too excited there's a catch, i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly. (ácommercialá) sfx: squeak

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dave spahr is here with your weather forecast. (dave) dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week. ( marty )

( marty ) moving to the south

bay, where unwanted furniture often ends up in the wrong place. stanley roberts takes a look at the problem in this edition of people behaving badly. the moment i arrived in san jose i was greeted by a fresh beverage,(sound of empty bottle hitting the ground) if you missed it, it's an

imported coke bottle being tossed out the window nats ambiance i drove to san jose after a viewer tweeted me images of roadside furniture despite not being told the exact location of this find. however while driving around looking i discovered something rather interestingthe entire area near san jose state university had household goods just about everywhere how about a faux leather sofa .and a few feet away a twin box springnat: ambiance oh i'm sorry you were looking for something slightly larger:? how about a queen size box spring and a mattress ..heck i'll even toss in the end table and for a limited time a printer some assembly required . nats: ambiance if that's not good enough, i'm more than willing to toss in this additional box spring and mattress at no additional cost look there is absolutely no shortage mattress in this area so if you can't find the one you're looking for no worries i would offer you this couch but it appears to have a slight drinking problem nats: ambiance now i have a disclaimer, all the furniture i offered is as is and there

may be some water damage because of the latest storm and i can't guarantee there are not bed bug that's why i said as is . we don't know who the previous owner because they just appearnats: ambiance but what i can guarantee is the fines for leaving stuff like this on the sidewalk in san jose is 2500 dollars for the first offence five thousand dollars for the second offence and 10 grand it you actually have the gall to do it a third timeleaving furniture is and old christmas trees is illegal dumping, even if you leave a free sign taped to it now you might think i found this driving all over san jose . nope it was within 5 blocks in san jose stanley roberts kron 4 news ( marty )coming up on the kron 4 weekend news ... people in one east bay community are fed up with how their amazon deliveries are being handled. we'll show you how some of their packages are ending up. ( marty ) here's a live look at kirkwood this morning...

live look outside... san francisco embarcadero. ( marty ) if you're looking into getting a good workout this weekend ... there will be a guided hike at san bruno mountain today.it's going to be in the city of brisbane. the hike is meant to be a fun way to learn more about nature. the hike will be from 10 a-m to 1:30 pm. and it's free. people in the east bay

say whoever is delivering for amazon... is dropping packages and leaving them nowhere near front doors. if you ever wondered how careful some delivery drivers are with your amazon packages, take a look at this this home security video shows a driver dropping this package on the ground. a stereo speaker was inside. danville residents with the same problem are posting photos on social media of amazon packages that are being

mishandled. ( marty ) amazon tells kron 4 they have very high standards for the delivery service providers and expect every package to be handled with care... the company also said they will be addressing the issue with the delivery service ( marty ) and take a look at this ... the secret is out. oprah has three hands. and reese witherspoon has three legs. 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. 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. 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? ( dave )cool but mostly sunny for the weekend. dry week ahead too...we track it, next ! (camilla) a mother and son ... arrested for allegedly running a prostitution ring in the north bay.i'll have a live report in the next hour. smiling sparkles. how do they clean the toilet, grin at it? (laughs) stop laughing. the stomach flu is not funny. get a cleaner with bleach in it. good, you can smile now. clorox means clean. ( marty ) here is a live look at

the embarcadero. ( marty ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week.

in our top story this morning ... a mother and son are behind bars ... for allegedly running a prostitution ring in the north bay.(ááádoubleboxáá) kron4's camila bernal is in rohnert park where the investigation began. what can you tell us? (ááácamilaááá) they are 37- year-old david romesburg of santa rosa, and his mother ... 59-year-old fay romesburg. police say they were tipped off by the manager of an apartment complex in the

4-thousand block of snyder lane. the apartment was rented by david romesburg. investigators say that there were also complaints of prostitution activities at the romesburg's home on alvarado avenue in santa rosa. after serving a search warrant ... police found the suspects and several suspected prostitutes at that home. thanks camila. we will check back with you through out the morning.

( marty ) in our top story from around the world. more violence in afghanistan. a suicide bomber drving an ambulance packed with explosives ... killed 95 people and injured 158 others. the blast happened around lunch time in kabul. the ambulance passed through security checkpoint. this attack comes a week after militants attacked a hotel in kabul killing 22 people. the government says the death toll will likely rise . many victims are in critical condition. afghanistan's president condemned the attack ... describing it as "insane, inhuman, heinous and a warcrime." ( marty ) our top story

this morning ... car breaks-in ... in broad daylight. this is a well - known problem in san francisco. shocking numbers from the san francisco district attorney's office show that in recent years tens of thousand of cars have been broken into with very few arrests. kron 4's charles clifford has the details. smash . . and. . .grab. this is video of a recent car break in san francisco's nob hill. unfortunatly, scene's like this have become all to common across the city and to the suprise of no one the problem has gotten worse in recent years.the san francisco district attorney's office says that since 2011 more than 81,500 online police reports were submitted by people who say there cars were broken into. the d.a's office also says that only 13 of those online reports resulted in actual arrests. the san francisco police department acknowledges that they are unable to respond to or solve every report of a break in but they say that the district attorney's number only refer to online police reports. sot just last year we made just under 800 arrests for auto break ins some are related to online reports and some are from regular incident reports that are made.natsone area prone to break ins is here

along polk street. sotwe see broken glass all the time.jon holmquist lives nearby. his car has been broken into and he worries that the inability of authorites to stop the problem is making the thieves bolder.sotonce people realize it's not being enforced, it's going to get better it's going to get worse. the police department knows they have their work cut out for them and that they are making efforts to deal with the problem. in recent months they have begun focusing on property crimes, additing foot patrols and creating special units to deal with the break ins.sotput officers out where they need to be and work with the d-a's office to prosecute.in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( marty ) police in the east bay are looking for a driver who lead c-h-p officers on a chase that ended in a

collision with an innocent bystander's car. the pursuit started on tennyson avenue on northbound 8-80 in hayward. the suspect exited the freeway at "west a street". the pursuing c-h-p car slammed into the bystander's car at the intersection. both c-h-p officers in the car and the other driver were hospitalized with minor injuries. by the time backup arrived on the scene -- the suspect's car was gone. the c-h-p is still working on a description of the car and the driver. ( marty ) c-h-p officer martin lendway is recovering in the hospital ... after he was injured in a d-u-i crash. contra costa c-h-p tweeted this picture out yesterday. they say officer lendway is doing well. he was injured in a crash on highway-4 in concord earlier this month. a driver slammed into a pickup truck... which then flipped over and landed on officer lendway's legs... trapping him. and breaking both legs. 52-year-old tammy walker was arrested for the crash. ( marty ) bart passengers are finding needles stuffed

between the seat and the walls on some trains. as drug use continues to be a problem for the system. a viewer sent us this photo of used hypodermic needles. riders say this is something they see every day. bart officials acknowledge the problem, and say they're in the process of hiring 13- additional maintenance employees to help keep the trains clean for ( marty ) officials say if you see needles on bart... don't touch them -- but do tell a train ( marty )coming up on the kron 4 weekend news ... parents are outraged in the south bay after learning their neighborhood school will be shutting down. we'll explain how the move is expected to help the cash- strapped ( marty ) and a family in the east bay, held up at gun point and robbed inside their own home... where it happened and who police are looking for. ( marty ) plus ... the flu

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easing up. the c-d-c says 7 more children died from the flu this week . that makes a total of 37 across the country.and they warn that number is expected to rise. bay area pediatricians say children should get the flu vaccine after six months of age and even if the child already had the flu this season, a flu shot is still recommended.

and get the flu shot.it helps create a circle of protection around babies and small children ... who are most vulnerable and at risk for the more serious complications of the flu. ( marty ) here is an update on the flu death numbers in the bay area. there have been seven flu- related deaths in contra costa county. five in santa clara, three in solano, three in santa cruz, and one in marin. alameda, sonoma, and san francisco do not have any reported flu deaths... and we are still waiting to hear back from san mateo county. stay with kron 4 as we continue to follow this story. ( dave )cool but mostly sunny for the weekend. dry week ahead too...we track it, next ! sfx: tinny headphone music

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embarcadero this morning. toss to weather. (dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week.

( marty ) in the south bay...

though decisions lay ahead for the cash-strapped oak grove school district in san jose. kron four's rob fladeboe reports ... the district is looking to balance the budget by closing schools. these are anxious days for parents here at baldwin elementary in south san jose's oak grove school district. baldwin is one of four schools that may be closed as the district is struggling to keep up with rising costs associated with declining enrollment coupled with payroll and pension

obligations. parents are worried says the secretary of the home and school club. augusto/secretary of home and school club '...it's my sincere hope that between the district and the board that they get to all the information, our committee did a great job in making a recommendation but i believe it is just a component of the over all decision...."a committee of parents and other stakeholders recommended that while no middle schools would be shuttered, four elementary schools would be considered for closing. they are baldwin, del roble, gilder and miner elementary. their students would be sent to other schools this fall.raquel searcey/parent "...changing schools will be difficult, the nearest one is two miles away,there is no way we can walk there, we will have to travel..."the district has lost about a thousand students in recent years mainly due to familiesfleeing the ever rising cost of housing here. those that remain also face the possibilitythat attendance

boundries may be re-drawn resulting in the scaling back of busing. augusto/home and school club"....i was heartened that last night one of the board members put forth a proposal based on our recommendation..."rob fladeboe "...we reached out to the district for comment, several calls to the superintendent's office were not returned. ultimately, the decision on which schools are to close will be made by the school board. their decision is due in early march. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( marty ) a big story we're following this morning ... six members of a san jose family have now been charged with murder. in the fatal stabbing of a bar security guard. it happened at "tres gringos cabo cantina" on february 20- 17. prosecutors say

35-year old frank navarro was stabbed five times, including once in the neck ... after intervening in a dispute over a confiscated i-d card. navarro was the president of the "east-ridge little league," and he coached baseball and football at overfelt high school. if convicted the suspects could face life in prison. ( marty ) take a look at this image from san ramon ... a traffic stop led to a car crashing into a home. police say they were trying to stop the suspect for speeding. he intially stopped but then took off.. crashed and then fled. during the search... monte-video elementary school was put on lockdown for a short time. police caught up with james cabrera.. who they learned was wanted for two felonies. ( marty ) happening now... san bruno police are looking for a man involved in two incidents of indecent exposure this week. they both happened in parking lots near the shops at tan-foran. officers say in both cases a man asked people for directions. when they approached his car ... both

victims say the man exposed himself. the man's car described as a white jeep cherokee. authorities say the suspect is a hispanic man in his twenties. ( marty ) still ahead ... its all eyes on tiger woods as he makes the cut for another round at torrey pines. gary radnich breaks down his second round play in sports. live look outside... richmond bridge oh good, you're awake! finally. you're still here? come on, denise. we're voya! we stay with you to and through retirement...

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tonight former sacramento kings center, demarcus cousins tears is left achillies and will miss the rest of the season the pelicans all star big man was trying to grab a rebound late in the fourth cousins couldn't put any weight on it... teammates helped him off the court. the center had a

triple-double against houston he was going to start on lebron's all-star team next month the recovery time for an achillies tear is at least six months. the warriors will be looking to wrap up their three game homestand with a win over the celtics. the last time they met golden state lost to boston on the road. unlike the cavaliers... losers of ten in january. the warriors have only lost two games. last night golden state cruised over the timberwolves steph curry, kevin durant, and klay thompson combined for 78 points curry became the fourth player to score 14- thousand career points as a warrior. durant tallied

his second triple-double of the season. a big reason why the celtics have the top seed in the east is because of their defense and having a player like kyrie irving.after a disappointing round one at torrey pines tiger woods looking to make the cut in the farmers insuarance open. -- tiger hasn't reached the third round of a p-g-a tour event since 2015. -- woods starting the day on the back nine par 4 hole... tiger gets the birdie to fall had four birdies through the first nine holes -- final hole -- tiger needs a birdie or better to make the cut just short of an eagle... would birdy it in finished day two with a 71 tiger will play over the weekend... he's 10 shots off the lead they say keep your friends close and your enemies closer giants

reliever, hunter stickland could be teammates with bryce harper in 2019 according to jon heyman of fan rag sports -- san francisco is one of the teams expected to make a run for the nationals outfielder. harper will be a free agent next season. after missing on the giancarlo stanton the giants are trying to stay under the luxury tax threshold for a possible run at signing the league m-v-p nationals, dodgers, phillies, and in the mix.old is expected to sign a ten-worth more million live look outside... san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá) here's a live look from

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( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week. ( marty ) a rare and violent crime in

one east bay community. police say 3 suspects held a couple, and their house-guests at gunpoint during a home invasion robbery. the victims in this case were not physically hurt. but were frightened by what happened. kron 4's justine waldman reports on this crime in a normally quiet community. justine waldman standuppolice tell me home invasions do not happen here in piedmont that often.in 2016 there was one home invasion, same for all of 2017.now the first home invasion happened in 2018, and it is only january.sot to be this early in the year and

have one de rises the level of concern for the police department and the communityon the dead end street of lorita avenue, piedmont police tell me, a young couple and their friends were just returning home, when they say they were confronted by 3 suspects. captain chris monahan sot those 3 black male adults each had a weapon one had an assault rifle and two had handgunspolice say one suspect herded the victims into a room in the front of the house, and held them at gunpoint.while the other two started to steal. sot then do a ransack of the house take jewelry other items wallets and they are gone in less than 5 minutes this happened wedensday night before 9.neighbors i spoke with were too on edge to talk on camera, but said they didn't hear anything until they saw police on their street.police have reached out to neighboring departments to link this uncommon crime here to others nearby.the suspects have not been caught.sot we are collecting video from the neighborhood which may be helpful but it is a little too early to tellat this point, police do not have any leads.

in piedmont justine waldman kron 4 news ( marty ) a san jose man is under arrest on multiple counts ... including possession of child pornography. san jose police took in nathan smith for possession of child pornography with a previous conviction...communicating with a minor to commit a lewd act... detectives found smith through a cyber-tip earlier this month from the national center for missing and exploited children... smith is now locked up in santa clara county jail. ( marty ) the price of taking bart might be to going up soon for some riders. kron4's lydia pantazes reports... bart is considering raising parking rates during peak hours. 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. we spoke with a bart rider who says the lack of parking doesn't affect him. josie alvarez/bart rider "that would be terrific, that's why i usually take the bus or walk because there is a lack of parking."yolanda daniels/ bart rider "so you don't mind paying more for parking during peak hours, i do, i do because bart is so expensive already. but you don't park here during that time anyway, no, i park like just two days out of the week here." no action was taken on the presentation. reporting in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( marty ) a stanislaus county animal shelter is conducting more sweeps to round up stray

dogs. one month after a 56-year old woman was mauled to death in modesto. during a sweep this week, the shelter found 30 dogs in just three hours. they rounded up huskies, pit bulls, and other mixed breed dogs. and this is adding to an already overcrowded shelter. the director of stanislaus county animal services, says dogs are double bunking and the staff is working overtime.

governor brown again supported the plan during the state of the state address this week. the governor is full speed ahead with the project despite financial setbacks. lawmakers are calling for an audit of the expenses riding on the bullet train... this week it was revealed the estimated cost for the first 120-mile stretch in the central valley had risen by three billion dollars. that pushes the total cost of the project to an estimated 67 billion ... 27 billion more than voters approved ten years ago. ( marty ) here's another project that has gone way up. the cost of rebuilding the oroville dam spillway has climbed to 870-million dollars. that is up from the 500-million dollar state estimate last year. both spillways at the oroville dam collapsed last february...forcing nearly 200- thousand people to evacuate. state officials are hoping that federal emergency funds will cover three-fourths of the cost. water resources officials say the costs so far do not include more than one-

billion dollars in legal claims filed by property ( marty ) coming up next. the best school districts in california. see where the bay area stacks up in this new survey. a new survey highlights

some bay area school districts as some of the best in the state. the website niche dot com looked at academics, faculty and sports as well as food and student health and safety. kron 4's catherine heenan shows us which bay area districts topped the list. 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.

coming up next ... our health expert stops by to give us her tips on eating right ... including how much protein you need to stay healthy. ( marty ) live look outside... san mateo bridge. sfx: tinny headphone music

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...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. open enrollment ends january 31st, so don't miss out. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week.

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say whoever is delivering for amazon... is dropping packages and leaving them nowhere near front doors. if you ever wondered how careful some delivery drivers are with your amazon packages, take a look at this this home security video shows a driver dropping this package on the ground. a stereo speaker was inside. danville residents with the same problem are posting photos on social media of amazon packages that are being ( marty ) amazon tells kron 4 they have very high standards for the delivery service providers and expect every package to be handled with care... the company also said they will be addressing the issue with the delivery service provider. ( marty ) and take a look at this ... the secret is out.

oprah has three hands. and reese witherspoon has three legs. 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. 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. 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? ( dave )cool but mostly sunny for the weekend. dry week ahead too...we track it, next ! (camilla) a mother and son ... arrested for allegedly running a prostitution ring in the north bay.i'll have a live report in the next hour.

( marty ) here is a live look at the embarcadero. ( marty ) here is dave spahr with the weather. (dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is

forecast through early next week. in our top story this morning ... a mother and son are behind bars ... for

allegedly running a prostitution ring in the north bay.(ááádoubleboxáá) kron4's camila bernal is in rohnert park where the investigation began. what can you tell us? (ááácamilaááá) they are 37- year-old david romesburg of santa rosa, and his mother ... 59-year-old fay romesburg. police say they were tipped off by the manager of an apartment complex in the 4-thousand block of snyder lane. the apartment was rented by david romesburg. investigators say that there were also complaints of prostitution activities at the romesburg's home on alvarado avenue in santa rosa. after serving a search warrant ... police found the suspects and several suspected prostitutes at that home.

thanks camila. thanks thanks camila. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( marty ) in our top story from around the world. more violence in afghanistan. a suicide bomber drving an ambulance packed with explosives ... killed 95 people and injured 158 others.

the blast happened around lunch time in kabul. the ambulance passed through security checkpoint. this attack comes a week after militants attacked a hotel in kabul killing 22 people. the government says the death toll will likely rise . many victims are in critical condition. afghanistan's president condemned the attack ... describing it as "insane, inhuman, heinous and a warcrime." ( marty ) our top story this morning ... car breaks-in ... in broad daylight. this is a well - known problem in san francisco. shocking numbers from the san francisco district attorney's office show that in recent years tens of thousand of cars have been broken into with very few arrests. kron 4's charles clifford has the details. smash . . and. . .grab. this is video of a recent car break in san francisco's nob hill. unfortunatly, scene's like this have become all to common across the city and to the suprise of no one the problem has gotten worse in recent

years.the san francisco district attorney's office says that since 2011 more than 81,500 online police reports were submitted by people who say there cars were broken into. the d.a's office also says that only 13 of those online reports resulted in actual arrests. the san francisco police department acknowledges that they are unable to respond to or solve every report of a break in but they say that the district attorney's number only refer to online police reports. sot just last year we made just under 800 arrests for auto break ins some are related to online reports and some are from regular incident reports that are made.natsone area prone to break ins is here along polk street. sotwe see broken glass all the time.jon holmquist lives nearby. his car has been broken into and he worries that the inability of authorites to stop the problem is making the thieves bolder.sotonce people realize it's not being enforced, it's

going to get better it's going to get worse. the police department knows they have their work cut out for them and that they are making efforts to deal with the problem. in recent months they have begun focusing on property crimes, additing foot patrols and creating special units to deal with the break ins.sotput officers out where they need to be and work with the d-a's office to prosecute.in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( marty ) police in the east bay are looking for a driver who lead c-h-p officers on a chase that ended in a collision with an innocent bystander's car. the pursuit started on tennyson avenue on northbound 8-80 in hayward. the suspect exited the freeway at "west a street". the pursuing c-h-p car slammed into the bystander's car at the intersection. both c-h-p officers in the car and the other driver were hospitalized with minor injuries. by the time backup arrived on the scene -- the suspect's car was gone. the c-h-p is still working on a description of the car and the driver. ( marty ) c-h-p officer martin lendway is recovering

in the hospital ... after he was injured in a d-u-i crash. contra costa c-h-p tweeted this picture out yesterday. they say officer lendway is doing well. he was injured in a crash on highway-4 in concord earlier this month. a driver slammed into a pickup truck... which then flipped over and landed on officer lendway's legs... trapping him. and breaking both legs. 52-year-old tammy walker was arrested for the crash. ( marty ) bart passengers are finding needles stuffed between the seat and the walls on some trains. as drug use continues to be a problem for the transportation system. a viewer sent us this photo of used hypodermic needles. riders say this is something they see every day. bart officials acknowledge the problem, and say they're in the process of hiring 13-additional maintenance employees to help keep the trains clean for passengers.

, so it is only natural that this sort of thing would make it's way into the transit system">( marty ) officials say if you see needles on bart... don't touch them -- but do tell a train operator. ( marty )coming up on the kron 4 weekend news ... parents are outraged in the south bay after learning their neighborhood school will be shutting down. we'll explain how the move is expected to help the cash- strapped ( marty ) plus ... the flu epidemic is getting worse.now a new report shows the number of young children who die from the virus ... is expected to rise. legend has it, the first voyagers arrived on canoes, sailing the seas day and night. they knew where they were going, by watching the clouds move in the sky or the way their boats rocked.

that's how the waves and stars would speak to them. guide them. sometimes, you can find your way in the world, by getting lost in it. let your legend begin at aulani, a one-of-a-kind disney resort in hawaii ( marty ) the deadly flu

season is showing no signs of easing up. the c-d-c says 7 more children died from the flu this week . that makes a total of 37 across the country.and they warn that number is expected to rise. bay area pediatricians say children should get the flu vaccine after six months of age and even if the child already had the flu this season, a flu shot is still recommended.

a trip back in time by reliving the civil war in san francisco today. it will be at fort point. there will be talks and demonstration s for this "living history day". the event goes on from 10 a-m to 5 p-m .... and it's free. here's a live look at

kirkwood this morning... ( marty ) here's a live look at the embarcadero this morning.

toss to weather. (dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week.

( marty ) in the south bay...

though decisions lay ahead for the cash-strapped oak grove school district in san jose. kron four's rob fladeboe reports ... the district is looking to balance the budget by closing schools. these are anxious days for parents here at baldwin elementary in south san jose's oak grove school district. baldwin is one of four schools that may be closed as the district is struggling to keep up with rising costs associated with declining enrollment coupled with payroll and pension obligations. parents are worried says the secretary of the home and school club. augusto/secretary of home and school club '...it's my sincere hope that between the district and the board that they get to all the information, our committee did a great job in making a recommendation but i believe it is just a component of the over all decision...."a committee of parents and other stakeholders recommended that

while no middle schools would be shuttered, four elementary schools would be considered for closing. they are baldwin, del roble, gilder and miner elementary. their students would be sent to other schools this fall.raquel searcey/parent "...changing schools will be difficult, the nearest one is two miles away,there is no way we can walk there, we will have to travel..."the district has lost about a thousand students in recent years mainly due to familiesfleeing the ever rising cost of housing here. those that remain also face the possibilitythat attendance boundries may be re-drawn resulting in the scaling augusto/home and school club "....i was heartened that last night one of the board members put forth a proposal based on our recommendation..."rob fladeboe "...we reached out to the district for comment, several calls to the superintendent's office were not returned. ultimately, the decision on which schools are to close will be made by the school board. their decision is due in early march. in san

jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news ( marty ) a big story we're following this morning ... six members of a san jose family have now been charged with murder. in the fatal stabbing of a bar security guard. it happened at "tres gringos cabo cantina" on february 20- 17. prosecutors say 35-year old frank navarro was stabbed five times, including once in the neck ... after intervening in a dispute over a confiscated i-d card. navarro was the president of the "east-ridge little league," and he coached baseball and football at overfelt high school. if convicted the suspects could face life in prison. ( marty ) happening now... san bruno police are looking for a man involved in two incidents of indecent exposure this week. they both happened in parking lots

near the shops at tan-foran. officers say in both cases a man asked people for directions. when they approached his car ... both victims say the man exposed himself. the man's car described as a white jeep cherokee. authorities say the suspect is a hispanic man in his twenties. ( marty ) still ahead ... its all eyes on tiger woods as he makes the cut for another round at torrey pines. gary radnich breaks down his second round play in sports. live look outside... richmond bridge (ácommercialá) big story in the n-b-a

tonight former sacramento kings center, demarcus cousins tears is left achillies and will miss the rest of the season the pelicans all star big man was trying to grab a rebound late in the fourth cousins couldn't put any weight on it... teammates helped him off the court. the center had a triple-double against houston he was going to start on lebron's all-star team next month the recovery time for an achillies tear is at least six months. the warriors will be looking to wrap up their three game homestand with a win over the celtics. the last time they met golden state lost to boston on the road. unlike the cavaliers... losers of ten in january. the warriors have only lost two games. last night golden state cruised over the timberwolves steph curry, kevin durant, and klay thompson combined for 78

points curry became the fourth player to score 14- thousand career points as a warrior. durant tallied his second triple-double of the season. a big reason why the celtics have the top seed in the east is because of their defense and having a player like kyrie irving.after a disappointing round one at torrey pines tiger woods looking to make the cut in the farmers insuarance open. -- tiger hasn't reached the third round of a p-g-a tour event since 2015. -- woods starting the day on the back nine par 4 hole... tiger gets the birdie to fall had four birdies through the first nine holes -- final hole -- tiger needs a birdie or better to make the cut just short of an eagle... would birdy it in finished day two with a 71 tiger will play over the weekend... he's 10 shots off the lead they say keep your friends close and your

enemies closer giants reliever, hunter stickland could be teammates with bryce harper in 2019 according to jon heyman of fan rag sports -- san francisco is one of the teams expected to make a run for the nationals outfielder. harper will be a free agent next season. after missing on the giancarlo stanton sweeptakes, the giants are trying to stay under the luxury tax threshold for a possible run at signing the 2015 national league m-v-p the nationals, yankees, dodgers, phillies, and cubs are also in the mix. the 25-year-old is expected to sign a ten-year deal worth more than 300 million dollars. live look outside... san mateo bridge. (ácommercial ( marty

) here's a live look at the bay bridge. ( marty ) dave spahr has your forecast... (dave)dry weather conditions can be expected through the weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is

forecast through early next week. ( marty )a rare and violent crime in one east bay community. police say 3 suspects held a couple, and their house-guests at gunpoint during a home invasion robbery. the victims in this case were not physically hurt. but were frightened by what happened. kron 4's justine waldman reports on this crime in a normally quiet community. justine waldman standuppolice tell me home invasions do not happen here in piedmont that often.in 2016 there was one home invasion, same for all of

2017.now the first home invasion happened in 2018, and it is only january.sot to be this early in the year and have one de rises the level of concern for the police department and the communityon the dead end street of lorita avenue, piedmont police tell me, a young couple and their friends were just returning home, when they say they were confronted by 3 suspects. captain chris monahan sot those 3 black male adults each had a weapon one had an assault rifle and two had handgunspolice say one suspect herded the victims into a room in the front of the house, and held them at gunpoint.while the other two started to steal. sot then do a ransack of the house take jewelry other items wallets and they are gone in less than 5 minutes this happened wedensday night before 9.neighbors i spoke with were too on edge to talk on camera, but said they didn't hear anything until they saw police on their street.police have reached out to neighboring departments to link this uncommon crime here to others nearby.the suspects have not been caught.sot we are collecting video from the neighborhood which may be helpful but it is a little too early to tellat this point, police do not have any leads. in piedmont justine waldman kron 4 news

( marty ) a san jose man is under a san jose ( marty )( marty ) a san jose man is under arrest on multiple counts ... including possession of child pornography. san jose police took in nathan smith for possession of child pornography with a previous conviction...communicating with a minor to commit a lewd act... detectives found smith through a cyber-tip earlier this month from the national center for missing and exploited children... smith is now locked up in santa clara county jail. ( marty ) the price of taking bart might be to going up soon for some riders. kron4's lydia pantazes reports... bart is considering raising parking rates during peak hours.

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. we spoke with a bart rider who says the lack of parking doesn't affect him. josie alvarez/bart rider "that would be terrific, that's why i usually take the bus or walk because there is a lack of parking."yolanda daniels/ bart rider "so you don't mind paying more for parking during peak hours, i do, i do because bart is so expensive already. but you don't park here during that time anyway, no, i park like just two days out of the week here." no action was taken on the presentation.

reporting in walnut creek, lydia pantazes kron4 news. ( marty ) a stanislaus county animal shelter is conducting more sweeps to round up stray dogs. one month after a 56-year old woman was mauled to death in modesto. during a sweep this week, the shelter found 30 dogs in just three hours. they rounded up huskies, pit bulls, and other mixed breed dogs. and this is adding to an already overcrowded shelter. the director of stanislaus county animal services, says dogs are double bunking and the staff is working overtime.

more planned for this month and two planned for next month. ( marty ) california's high speed rail project is back in the headlines after governor brown again supported the plan during the state of the state address this week. the governor is full speed ahead with the project despite financial setbacks. lawmakers are calling for an audit of the expenses riding on the bullet train... this week it was revealed the estimated cost for the first 120-mile stretch in the central valley had risen by three billion dollars. that pushes the total cost of the project to an estimated 67 billion ... 27 billion more than voters approved ten years ago. ( marty ) here's another project that has gone way up. the cost of rebuilding the oroville dam spillway has climbed to 870-million dollars. that is up from the 500-million dollar state estimate last year. both spillways at the oroville dam collapsed last february...forcing nearly 200- thousand people to evacuate. state officials are hoping

that federal emergency funds will cover three-fourths of the cost. water resources officials say the costs so far do not include more than one- billion dollars in legal claims filed by property ( marty ) coming up next. the best school districts in california. see where the bay area stacks up in this new survey.

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highlights some bay area school districts as some of the best in the state. the website niche dot com looked at academics, faculty and sports as well as food and student health and safety. kron 4's catherine heenan shows us which bay area districts topped the list. 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. coming up next ... our health expert stops by to give us her tips on eating right ... including how much protein you need to stay healthy. ( marty ) live look outside... san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá) here's a live look at

kirkwood this morning... ( marty ) live look outside...sutro tower. (dave) dry weather conditions can be expected through the

weekend and well into next week as a ridge of high pressure strengthens and maintains its position over california. cool overnight temperatures can be expected, and a warming trend is forecast through early next week.

for your health this morning ... determining your protein needs is an important part of staying healthy.lets turn to our health expert karen owoc to explain. you could generate your own energy,

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delivering for amazon... is dropping packages and leaving them nowhere near front doors. if you ever wondered how careful some delivery drivers are with your amazon packages, take a look at this this home security video shows a driver dropping this package on the ground. a stereo speaker was inside. danville residents with the same problem are posting photos on social media of amazon packages that are being mishandled. ( marty ) amazon tells kron 4 they have very high standards for the delivery service providers and

expect every package to be handled with care... the company also said they will be addressing the issue with the delivery service provider. ( marty ) and take a look at this ... the secret is out. oprah has three hands. and reese witherspoon has three legs. 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. 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. 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? adlib seven day.

thats kron 4 news weekend for this saturday morning... i'm marty gonzalez. from all of us thanks for watching. join us for kron4 news weekend tomorrow morning starting at 8 o'clock ... and tonight for kron 4 news at eight. - [announcer] this edition of bay area bargains

is sponsored by russell's fine furniture. (upbeat music) - ah, yes, 'tis the season, ladies and gentlemen. 'tis the season to gather 'round the nice, warm fireplace and celebrate the hot deals here at russell's fine furniture in santa clara. - absolutely, good symbol for what we're gonna do today, let me tell ya, henry. - yes, because this is a great time of year to shop for furniture. - it really is. - because-- - i don't know, my dad explained to me january was the number one month of the year, and i go, "why? "that seems so strange." and he said, "i don't know, it just is." and it has been traditionally. - so we're celebrating the hot season for furniture with hot deals. - so here we've got a gorgeous dresser. we've showed it once before. we've never been able to show the mirror.