train. thank you for joining us...i'm grant lodes. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis. bart says it's investigating... the woman took to social media to tell her story. as kron four's terisa estacio reports - many other bart riders are now sharing their own safety concerns. (terisa estacio reporting0a bart spokesperson tells kron four news that they are pulling surveillance video at the time of the report to try and zero in on a suspect(take vo)according to reports, the rider boarded a train at the 16th and mission station - dozed off and that is when the lewd sexual attack alledgely occurred. a bart spokesperson says they have reached out to the female rider and the bart police department is talking with her. rider that is horrible. bart riders friday expressed their condolences to the female rider for having to endure such a violation. rebecca benkowitz. it is horrifying, unethical, testament to the metoo movement. just last week, kron four news told you about a woman who found drug needles on a seat. others shared their safety concerns while rid bart rider. last week actually, a man was cussing at a woman and i was with my niece and tried to protect her from hearing that stuff. i am always strategic when i ride

bart. i could never sleep, i don't feel safe to do that. terisa estacio kron four news.

(catherine) a woman is dead after falling down an escalator at the montgomery street bart station. the 51-year-old from oakland...fell last night just after 10:00. bart officials say there does not appear to be any evidence of foul play in her death. (grant) wall street suffered its worst day of the trump presidency. the dow closed down nearly 666 points. its biggest percentage decline since brexit in june of 2016...and the steepest drop since the 2008 financial crisis. a strong jobs report showed wage growth is finally starting to pick up. while that's great news for workers, it reinforced investors' concern about inflation and the bond market. market analysts attributed some of today's drop to the clash between the trump

administration and the f-b-i. coming up at 5:30 we'll talk with financial expert rob black. ( catherine) yesterday - more than 75-bay area businesses got a visit from federal i-c-e agents...sending tremors of concern through those workplaces.. ( grant ) today - immigrant rights supporters held a news conference in san francisco to make sure employers and their employees know their rights before agreeing to be audited... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story sotit is a federal i-9 audit or inspection. it requires employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of their employees. these i-9 audits and inspections are conducted by federal immigration and custom enforcement officers nat/sot leaders from san francisco's faith, labor and state law maker community held a press conference outside sf's federal immigration building to make sure employers and their employees know their rights if ice agents show up

at the work place. there is a new law authored by california state assembly member david chui sot according to the new immigrant worker protection law employers are supposed to be given advance notice before the i-9 auditnot doing that would potentially be a violation of the employer's and or the employees civil rights say folks here outside the federal immigration buildingnats

(catherine) documents released by the california legislature show that fourlawmakers have faced sexual misconduct complaints since 2006...and none were formally punished. the documents were released today..they reference democratic assemblywoman autumn burke, republican assemblyman travisallen, democratic senator tony mendoza and democratic senator bon hertzberg. burke acknowledged taking part in an inappropriate discussion about sex last year.. hertzberg was accused of grabbing a staff member in 2015.. allen was accused of inappropriately touching a female staffer in 2013 but says he doesn't

remember that. mendoza was accused of sending text messages to a staffer in 2010 that made her uncomfortable.he was suspended last week as the claims are investigated. (grant) in national news... president trump has authorized the release of a controversial republican memo... sparking a political firestorm and further fracturing the already frayed relationship president trump has with his justice department and the intelligence community. kristen holmes reports from washington. president trump authorizing the release of a highly controversial republican memo on the russia investigation-- alleging surveillance abuses by the f-b-i. the four-page document alleges that former deputy f-b-i director andrew mccabe testified a warrant used to surveil trump campaign adviser carter page wouldn't have been issued without a disputed opposition research

dossier on trump and russia that was partially paid for by democrats. implying the russia investigation was prompted in its early stages by political bias.president trump calling it a disgracepres donald trump: think it's terrible-- i think it's a disgrace---what's going on in this country-- the memo was sent to congress-- it was declassified. congress will do whatever they're going to do.the memo was released over objections from the justice department and the f-b-i -- which had quote 'grave concerns' about the document's accuracy.further fraying the relationship between the president and the nation's top law enforcement agencies.sources say trump sees the memo as a way to discredit the entire russia investigation for now, the president refuses to say whether he will fire the top justice department official overseeing the probe democrats slamming the memo's release, calling it reckless and dangerous issuing this warning: firing rod rosenstein, doj leadership, or bob mueller could result in a constitutional crisis of the kind not seen since the saturday night massacre. in washington im kristen holmes

(catherine) flu hospitalizations and deaths are still on the rise... as this particularly rough flu season continues.. the c-d-c reported today an additional 16 pediatric flu deaths. the total number of children killed by the virus so far this season stands at 53 48 states are reporting widespread flu activity. the c-d-c says that as bad as it is -- the wave of flu cases has not yet peaked. (catherine) in the north bay.... sonoma county has now reported its first flu death this season. it's reported at least a dozen severe cases of the flu in adults under 65....but until now, no deaths. here's look at flu-related deaths in the bay area.. there have been seven in contra costa county. five in solano... three in alameda... one in both marin and sonoma...

there have bee natotal of 127 deaths throughout the state. (grant ots) to the south bay now...where we have an update on a story we've been following in a cash strapped school district. kron four's rob fladeboe reports now that the oak grove school district in san jose will be closing three elementary schools this fall. it was a sad day here at del robles elementary where some parents were only just hearing thenews as school let out. the oak grove school district board voted thursday to close three elementary schools, del robles, glider elementary and george miner elementary. shaun tanner has three kids at del robles.shaun tanner/parent "...it's disheartening, it's sad. whenever you uproots the kids and take away their friends, it's sad and it's going to be that way until june..."the district said the closures were needed to help offset a projected 12 million dollarbudget deficit. in a statement, superintendent jose manza said the action will help to maximize diminishing

resources and deliver a quality education to all students. shaun tanner is critical of how the decision was reached.shaun tanner/parent '....some of the schoolsdidn;t even have representation on the committee, like miner, which is closing didn't have anyone to speak up for it and that is just sad...."the district, having lost 200 students in each of the past four years, cited declining enrollment tied to high housing costs as part of the problem. if approved, a parcel tax will help offset the deficit. parents like shaun tanner plan to ask the board to reconsider it'sdecision.shaun tanner/parent"...what i want to do is unify all the school to speak with one voice and go to the board and say closing schools is not the way to do this...."rob fladeboe/san jose ".....it's not clear if there will be any layoffs associated with the closures. for no, teachers and students are to be re-assigned to other schools after attendance boundaries are re drawn in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news

(catherine) coming up... the man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the las vegas massacre has been charged... what he's saying about his notorious customer. (grant) plus... a bay area acrobat who performs at warriors games...has her 25-thousand dollar unicycle stolen... who's now helping her get back in business. (catherine) and...there'd be no super bowl without it... what goes into making the actual game balls.... (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

a popular halftime perfomer will be getting back up on her wheel...after her momey maker was stolen. the warriors are stepping up and replacing the red panda's unicycle. the seven-foot unicycle was stolen from baggage claim at s-f-o, earlier this week. the warriors are shelling out at least 25-thousand dollars to have a new, specialty bike

custom made in china. the red panda uses the unicycle in her plate-juggling routine at halftime shows for the warriors as well as the lakers and the clippers. she was also on america's got talent. the thief has not been caught. (catherine) we're just two days away from the big game...and every legendary pass, catch or run in the super bowl involves one common element: the football.(grant) our anthony calhoun joins us live in minneapolis with the story of the highly- coveted game ball. live intro:these are the official footballs which will be used in super bowl 52...

stamped with the team names and sunday's date. these footballs are babies-not even 2 weeks old... but they've already been on a long journey. nats-it's more than a pigskin... it's a piece of history.torrey smith / eagles wr:04-:08sot-last super bowl i caught some passes but i didn't score so best believe if i score i'm keeping that bad boy.before they touched down in minneapolis-nats-the footballs were born in the tiny town of ada, ohio. home of the wilson football factory. and the day after the super bowl matchup is set- nats-that's the factory's super bowl.dan reigle / wilson plant manager:26-:30sot-monday we ship their practice balls 54, we ship another 54 for practice or game so they each get 108 balls. it has to be our total focus or we can't get them done that quick. each team then selects 54 game balls, nearly 5 times more than a typical nfl game. and for the fans-nats-the specially stamped footballs

turn into a coveted keepsake. joe boningo / eagles fan:50-:55 sot-it's gonna be very special, pass it down to my kids, so pretty cool.sot- i remember when i first came into the league my goal was to give a touchdown ball to every one ofmy coaches who helped me get to that point. and i've caught a whole lot of them so i was able to do that.sot -when they kickoff the super bowl is our factory's finest moment each year because i know all the hands that went into making that. live tag:you may wonder why they'll use so many different footballs during the game, its because of the value of a game- used football, especially for charity auctions and fundraisers. and as of today, the friday before the game, the league takes possession of the game balls to make sure they meet all size and air pressure specifications for super sunday.

(catherine) a new report says that nearly half the state of california is already feeling the effects of another drought.. the u.s. drought monitor says that more than 24 million californians are in some form of drought right now. that does 'not' currently include the bay area. still -- it's been a dry year statewide....and everyone's hoping the tail end of the rainy season will help...(doug carlson, department of water resources): "it's way too soon to be alarmed by the lack of rainfall so far. and we just have to keep on watching to see what mother nature delivers to us." the latest sierra snow survey was disappointing -- only about 14- percent of average. there's hope for wet weather the rest of february and march.

(grant) pennsylvania's most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter. punxsutawney phil saw his shadow this morning...predi cting six more weeks of winter. groundhog day is a 132 year old tradition. if the pennsylvania groundhog didn't see his shadow it would have meant an early spring. the good news though is that phil is often wrong. lawrence karnow: it was another sunny day with record breaking warm temperatures. highs soared into the 70s in many places and was beautiful all the way to the coast. high pressure continues to send any chance

of rain well to the north keeping the entire state dry. doppler radar is of course clear of any rain. temperatures will stay very mild well into the evening. on the satellite image you can see high pressure building into the state sending the clouds and rain well to the north. highs around the state will be running well above average and in the 70s in many places. if you're headed to the sierra you can expect spring-like skiing conditions with highs in the 50s. tomorrow will likely be the warmest day of the week with some highs in the upper 70s. it will cool slightly on sunday with some partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s and mid 70s. sunshine and above normal temperatures are expected for most of next week.

(grant) coming up.... police investigating arson at a popular north bay restaurant.... the suspect's connection to the restaurant up ahead. (catherine) and... what happened when the father of 'three' of larry nassar's abuse victims was overcome with anger in court today..

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abused by convicted sexual predator larry nassartried to attack him in a michigan courtroom today... it began as another day of testimony against the former sports doctor...then the man who'd asked for time alone with him in a locked room -- lunged for nassar. randall margraves was restrained by deputies before he could reach him. here's a closer look at how this began -- and the judge's eventual reaction. father of victims - grant me 5 minutes in a locked room with this demon. would you do that - yes or no? would you give me one minute? judge - i don't disagree that as a parent you want people to be held accountable. i don't disagree with that. use the legal system to do it. after being brought after being brought back into the

courtroom - margraves apologized.the judge said he'd acted inappropriately - but agreed to release him without a fine or penalty. the father said he's concerned that his daughters might never trust a man again.. nassar has already been sentenced to decades for molesting young gymnasts. he'll be sentenced next week for sexual assault in another county. (grant) the arizona man who sold ammunition to the gunman in the las vegas mass shooting has been charged with manufacturing armor-piercing bullets. douglas haig admitted tuesday that he did sell ammunition to stephen paddock, who killed 58 people at a country music festival. haig says his one-time customer didn't raise any suspicions that he planned to commit crimes. he met paddock at a phoenix gun show in the weeks before the october 1st shooting. today - haig described selling him the ammunition.

gathered it up, put it in a box, told him what he owed me. he paid me, put it in his car, and drove away. he said that he was going to go out the desert and put on a light show either with or for his friends."> (grant) haig says he began getting death threats after his name was mistakenly released by investigators.. . he sold 720 rounds of ammunition to paddock in the weeks before the attack. (grant) coming up... slacking at work could be getting much harder.... how amazon plans to track its employees up ahead. (catherine) and... two people were injured in a shooting in the east bay...and the shooter is still on the loose tonight. the details are next. who are these people?

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

what's making news tonight in your neighborhood.(grant) happening now in the east bay.... police are on the hunt for at least one person who shot and injured two people in west oakland. it happened around 9:30 saturday night on filbert street near seventh street in west oakland. police say at least one person opened fire on a group of five people. two men in that group were hit. police say the men managed to get themselves to the hospital - and are in stable condition. (catherine) in the south bay... the oak grove school district in san jose is losing three of its elementary

schools. the district is shutting down del roble, glider and miner elementary schools. the families affected will get letters with their children's new school assignments.... school officials say they know the decision is painful....but say it's necessary for the district to remain financially sound. the valley's high cost of housing is blamed in part for a drop in student enrollment. (grant) a former temporary employee at a santa rosa fo0d- manufacturing company was arrested for vandalism and arson at the business. police say 24-year-old brandon gossett set a small fire at amy's kitchen on northpoint parkway last month. it caused signifant damage...estimated at more than 60-thousand dollars. evidence at the scene led them to gossett...who lost his job a few days áafterá the fire. a man is stabbed after a fight with a group of people in santa rosa. it happened just before 4 a-m at a parking lot near sebastopol

road. police say the victim got into an argument with several people and then started to fight one of them. that's when someone in the group stabbed him. the victim was taken to the hospital and treated. no one has been arrested yet. (catherine) on the peninsula... a mountain lion was spotted this week in redwood city... police said they got calls about the animal -- near james and harrison avenues. and say that it was not aggressive or injured....and in fact ran away after being spotted. on our website....we have advice on how to stay safe when encountering mountain lions. (catherine) a man has been arrested for driving under the influence in daly city... with a baby on his lap. it happened on fairlawn avenue. police say they found the 32-year-driver inside the car.... with a one-year-old sitting on his lap. the baby suffered head injuries... and was taken to the hospital. investigators say the man had three past d-u-i's. he's been arrested - and is charged with d-u-i and child cruelty. lawrence karnow: it was

another sunny day with record breaking warm temperatures. highs soared into the 70s in many places and was beautiful all the way to the coast. high pressure continues to send any chance of rain well to the north keeping the entire state dry. doppler radar is of course clear of any rain. temperatures will stay very mild well into the evening. on the satellite image you can see high pressure building into the state sending the clouds and rain well to the north. highs around the state will be running well above average and in the 70s in many places. if you're headed to the sierra you can expect spring-like skiing conditions with highs in (grant) wall street suffered its worst day of the trump presidency. the dow

closed down nearly 666 points. wall street just suffered the worst day of the trump presidency.the dow closed down nearly 666 points, or two- point-five percent.that's its biggest percentage decline since the brexit turmoil in june 2016 and steepest point decline since the 2008 financial crisis.a strong jobs report showed wage growth is finally starting to pick up. while that's great news for workers, it reinforced investors' concern about inflation and the bond market. friday's sell-off knocked the dow well below 26,000. both the dow and s&p 500 suffered their biggest weekly drops since early 2016 -- roughly 4- percent each.political turmoil is adding to the uncertainty. market analysts pointed to the clash between the trump administration and the fbi as another concern for investors.

(catherine) coming up.... a warning to drivers after problems with certain mitsubishi cars... that's after the break.

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brakes that may not work. the sunroof recall covers outlanders, lancers, lancer evolutions and lancer sportbacks. dealers will replace the glass sunroofs for those cars. the parking brake recall affects outlanders and outlander sports. water can get enter the rear brakes...causin g them to corrode and possibly stick. that can stop the parking brake from holding the vehicles. for specifics on the recalls...head to our website at kron four dot com. (catherine) amazon has patented wristbands to constantly track its warehouse employees... and check on how they handle packages it would track the location and hand movements of employees in real time.. if a worker's hands move to the wrong item -- the wrist band would supposedly vibrate toalert them. there are already concerns from worker rights groups....who argue the move could affectemployee anxiety, morale and the overall work culture. the patent

description says the device will collect information about inventory -- not individual employees. (grant) tesla is bringing its high-end solar gear to the home improvement retail market. the automobile company expanded its sustainable energy footprint back in 2016 after buying a solar company. on thursday...bloomberg reported that tesla plans to start selling its own solar gear in eight hundred home depot locations across the country. tesla said solar panel systems can cost anywhere between 10-thousand and 25-thousand dollars. (catherine) coming up... an in depth look at a so-called 'ghost station'.... the underground eureka valley muni station... (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

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been a so-called ghost station for 46 years in fact.... kron four's spencer blake has an in depth look how how it helps muni trains stay on track. (nats of chain-link gate) behind these gates....darkness sets in.the underground eureka valley muni station underneath market street is right between the castro and forest hill stations.but wait - i know what you're thinking."there is no station between castro and forest hill.""where is it?! i would like to use it if it exists."well it does exist...but it's a ghost station."this remains a live and very critical asset to the safe operation of the system." s-f-m-t-a director of transit john haley gave me a tour of the old station platform....making sure i had a neon vest and a flashlight before going underground."it's essential that you know what we're walking into. any maintenance crew gets a full safety briefing before they start work."eureka valley áwas

an active train stop starting around world war one...all the way until the 70s.that's when the market street subway system was built...and with the castro station about a football field away, there was no longer a need for trains to stop here at eureka valleybut even now 46 years later, trains pass through this station every day"uh, i don't even pay attention to it, i guess. interesting. i'll look next time."though you can't get to the platform the station is neither useless nor abandoned.s-f-m-t-a still uses it..."on a almost nightly basis - multiple times a week - our maintenance crews - the people that take care of the track, people that take care of the electric overhead wire." because they only have a few hours each night when trains áaren't running ...crews use this quick access to the twin peaks tunnel.otherwise they'd have to enter from another

station, and waste precious time traveling deeper into the tunnel.standup"so aside from maintenance workers doing their job and an occasional curious reporter here and there, we wanted to know who else gets to come down to the depths of this ghost station." "nobody belongs down here unless you have a permission from our operating control center to have what's called a track clearance."not only is it dangerous - look how close the trains pass by - but it's also a historical monument, of sorts, that's special to muni. "so we capped this off."these kind of creepy stairs that seemingly lead to nowhere....and this abandoned bench once filled with waiting passengers...got my curiousity going.is there anything supernatural down here?"there are all kinds of folklore and rumors about ghost stories here. like for example, right now i think i heard weeping coming from the walls saying that even though new england's in the super bowl again, joe montana is still better than tom brady. i think i did hear that.""does that creep you out at all?no. i'm from san francisco. i have tough skin here!""they should put halloween spooks in there (laughs)."since these gates are kept locked from the outside...your only chance of catchign a glimpse of eureka valley station...is to take a ride on muni train as you leave or approach the castro station.better look quick...or you'll miss it completely.in san francisco...or rather, áunder san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news.

(grant) a word of worning in the north bay today... watch out for unscrupulous building contractors. let's check in with pam moore in the newsroom now.. who has the details.(pam) (pam) coming up at six.. ten people are now facing prosecution for felony contracting without a license. the state conducted a sting opoertion in the north bay's fire ravaged area. the warning is going out to homeowners.. who are eager to rebuild, to be on guard... kron 4's maureen kelly is working on that story .. at six.(pam on cam) and why california is getting nearly all failing grades when it comes to issues related to children. it's all coming up at six.. right now let's get back to the news at five. (anchor) time now to

check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: it was another sunny day with record breaking warm temperatures. highs soared into the 70s in many places and was beautiful all the way to the coast. high pressure continues to send any chance of rain well to the north keeping the entire state

dry. doppler radar is of course clear of any rain. temperatures will stay very mild well into the evening. on the satellite image you can see high pressure building into the state sending the clouds and rain well to the north. highs around the state will be running well above average and in the 70s in many places. if you're headed to the sierra you can expect spring-like skiing conditions with highs in the 50s. tomorrow will likely be the warmest day of the week with some highs in the upper 70s. it will cool slightly on sunday with some partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s and mid 70s. sunshine and above normal temperatures are expected for most of next week. (grant) coming up...

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house is the san jose tourist destination that's been fascinating visitors for decades.. and now - it's spawned a new horror movie. (grant) we sent kron4's will tran to the victorian mansion - that some say is the

most haunted house in america. sotwalter magnuson/general manager: "there are a lot of odd features in this house." that's putting it mildlyat the winchester mystery house in san jose.... there are stairs that lead to ceilings.... windy stairs through narrow spaces.... openings that allow a person to look into another room.the mastermind behind all of these quirks was sarah winchester who built the home to comfort ghosts of the winchester rifle... which was invented by her husband's family.sotwalter magnuson/general manager: "she sought out a medium in the boston area, who sort of explained to her all this karma and negativity from the gun that won the west, that gave her her fortune was sort of hanging on her. he advised her to build a house to appease the spirits. make the good ones happy and maybe confuse the evil ones." construction began in 1884. it

went on all day and all night.. everyday... until the day sarah died right here in her room in 1922.the mystery house has been a mystery to many people in the bay area who have never visited the home.but with the new movie out... interest is sure to pick upsotwalter magnuson/general manager:"13 is a very very common feature. whether it's 13 spots on a stained glass window,13 hooks in a closet, 13 panels on a ceiling. so she seemed really obsessed with that number." (will tran/san jose 20:18- there are doors that lead to small rooms, to closets, to the ceiling. and yes, there is a door that leads to nowhere. check it out. the first step. it's a doozy.)and with the new winchester movie set to hit theaters this weekend... it's sure to scare up a lot more visitors to one of the most unique places you will ever visitin san jose will tran kron 4 news (catherine) big news for one of the bay area's favorite couples... steff and ayesha curry are expecting their third child.(grant) the couple broke the news on instagram saying... "hey how did this happen? curry party of five. feeling very blessed... and very sick! yippie." the couple

already has two daughters-- five-year-old riley and two- year-old ryan. they've been married for six years... they met at years...married for six they've been year-old ryan. they've been married for six years... they met at a church camp when they were teenagers. (catherinei) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) a warning for those trying to rebuild in the north bay tonight. beware when hiring a contractor. a recent sting operation turn up 10 builders without the proper license. what you should know before your sign a deal to rebuild.(pam) and then the video that's going viral about the flu. the nurse who take her rant on social media is feeling the fallout.(steve) the news continues in 70

seconds, on kron 4 news at six.

(pam) a warning tonight for north bay firestorm victims.... about unlicensed contractors. state insepctors are out cracking down .. making sure those burned out are not being victimized all over again. (pam) good evening i'm pam moore (steve) and i'm steve aveson. as kron4's maureen kelly reports -an undercover sting netted 13 suspected unliscensed contractors in the firezone. natsan undercover investigator with the contractors state licence board is out doing a compliance sweep making sure those helping firestorm

victims rebuild are licenced. natshello state license board he says they are already seeing unlicenced tree removal and debris cleanup out here. but expects to see a lot more of this type of shady conduct as the work in areas like here in coffee park ramps up.so those of the first things that were saying however we're already kind of trying to say some contractor starting to dig dig footings i'm starting to do to dig the placement of the foundation. so we expect to ramp up full swing in the spring (bite)they realize that you're really vulnerable at this time and they know how to take advantage and what buttons to push, i'll take care of you i'll take care of everything i've done this before they show you pictures it was probably work they didn't even dothis weekend the state agency brought a number of people posing on craigslist as contractors to this santa rosa house damaged by the fire and asked for bids. the bid for basically the same job very from 850 all the way to $13,000. so they're all over the board it really is par for the course for unlicensed contractors because there's no saying these people know what

they're doing now 13 people are facing misdemeanor charges of illegal advertising, and 12 are facing felonies ....10 of which are for contracting without a license in a declared disaster zone....which could result in 3 years in prison and a 10 thousand dollar fine. if you violate the law i'm going to put on there prosecute you standupthe spokesman for the contractor state license board says not only could you be at risk for getting shotty work when you deal with an unlicensed contractor you might not get any work done at all the california state license board says you can check the status of a contractor's license or find licensed contractors working on your area on their website, which we've linked on kron4.com. maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) new at six. c-h-p officer martin lendway is headed home... the motorcycle officer was seriously hurt in a crash involving a suspected d-u-i driver last month. investigators say, a driver slammed into a pickup truck... which then flipped

over, and landed on officer lendway's legs... trapping him. a 52-year-old woman was arrested and is facing criminal charges. (steve) yesterday - more than 75-bay area businesses got a visit from federal i-c-e agents...sending tremors of concern through those workplaces.. (pam) today - immigrant rights supporters held a news conference in san francisco ... to make sure employers and their employees... know their rights before agreeing to be audited... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story sotit is a federal i-9 audit or inspection. it requires employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of their employees. these i-9 audits and inspections are conducted by federal immigration and custom enforcement officers nat/sot

advantage of any i-9 audit"> leaders from san francisco's faith, labor and state law maker community held a press conference outside sf's federal immigration building to make sure employers and their employees know their rights if ice agents show up at the work place. there is a new law authored by california state assembly member david chui sot according to the new immigrant worker protection law employers are supposed to be given advance notice before the i-9 audit

employees about the audit">not doing that would potentially be a violation of the employer's and or the employees civil rights say folks here outside the federal immigration buildingnats

points and the s and p 500 fell 59 points. (pam) a troubling story surfacing about a female rider on bart. a woman took to social media ... to report that while she was on the train, a man sexually assaulted her. bart says, it is pulling surveillance video ... to zero on that case... and see if they can identify the alleged perpetrator. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, riders today expressed deep concern about the reported incident. (estacio reporting) here at bart, riders share their stories about safety concerns while on the trains especially right now as a

story about a woman rider took to social media sharing a disturbing tale. in reports, she claims she got on at 16th and mission and fell asleep. when she woke up, a man next to her was rubbing her thigh and making lewd actions. dan martin, "that is disturbing, obviously tragic for the woman involved. at this east bay bart station, one rider who did not want to go on camera for fear of retaliation told this tale about having to speak up to help riders stay safe on trains. rider. others says they are always on the look out sotshani calloway, rider: "i can't sleep. i have my earphones on, but i am looking up at people, always eyes up and not focused on my device."this latest case comes on the heels of others this is a picture of a woman who says she was struck by a man who climbed over a seat and for no reason struck her in the face and then last week - kron four news shared with you the story of a woman who found drug needles in a seat. as for the rider who says she was harassed a bart spokesperson says bart police are working with her on the

case. terisa estacio kron four news. (pam ) a woman is dead after falling down an escalator at the montgomery street bart station. 51-year-old yanira funes from oakland... fell last night , just after 10:00. bart officials say, there does not appear to be any evidence of foul play in her death. (steve) developing tonight: president trump has authorized the release of a controversial republican

memo... sparking a political firestorm and further fracturing the already frayed relationship trump has with his justice department and the intelligence community. kristen holmes reports from washington. president trump authorizing the release of a highly controversial republican memo on the russia investigation-- alleging surveillance abuses by the f-b-i. the four-page document alleges that former deputy f-b-i director andrew mccabe testified a warrant used to surveil trump campaign adviser carter page wouldn't have been issued without a disputed opposition research dossier on trump and russia that was partially paid for by democrats. implying the russia investigation was prompted in its early stages by political bias.president trump calling it a disgracepres donald trump: think it's terrible-- i think it's a disgrace---what's going on in this country-- the memo was sent to congress-- it was declassified. congress will do whatever they're going to do.the memo was released over objections from the justice department and the f-b-i -- which had quote 'grave concerns' about the document's accuracy.further

fraying the relationship between the president and the nation's top law enforcement agencies.sources say trump sees the memo as a way to discredit the entire russia investigation for now, the president refuses to say whether he will fire the top justice department official overseeing the probe democrats slamming the memo's release, calling it reckless and dangerous issuing this warning: firing rod rosenstein, doj leadership, or bob mueller could result in a constitutional crisis of the kind not seen since the saturday night massacre. in washington im kristen holmes (pam) documents released by the california legislature show .... that fourlawmakers have faced sexual misconduct complaints since 2006... and none was formally punished.

the documents were released today..they reference democratic assemblywoman autumn burke, republican assemblyman travis allen, democratic senator tony mendoza and democratic senator bon hertzberg. burke acknowledged taking part in an inappropriate discussion about sex last year.. hertzberg was accused of grabbing a staff member in 2015.. allen was accused of inappropriately touching a female staffer in 2013 but says, he does not remember that. mendoza was accused of sending text messages to a staffer in 2010 that made her uncomfortable. he was suspended last week, as the claims are investigated. lawrence karnow: it was another sunny day with record breaking warm temperatures. highs soared into the 70s in many places and was beautiful all the way to the coast. high pressure continues to send any chance of rain well to the

north keeping the entire state dry. doppler radar is of course clear of any rain. temperatures will stay very mild well into the evening. on the satellite image you can see high pressure building into the state sending the clouds and rain well to the north. highs around the state will be running well above average and in the 70s in many places. if you're headed to the sierra you can expect spring-like skiing conditions with highs in the 50s. tomorrow will likely be the warmest day of the week with some highs in the upper 70s. it will cool slightly on sunday with some partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s and mid 70s. sunshine and above normal temperatures are expected for most of next week. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) how does california education stack up with states across the countrya new study has some powerful insight, and we've got an expert to break it down. (( áá v.o. / pam áá )) a sky diving center that has been the scene of tragedy ..... was the focus of a surprise investigation by authorities today, we'll explain why. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) we've been tracking concern in san jose about the possibility of schoolsclosing in the oak grove district and now we've got the final outcome.

(steve) new at six..we've learned a san francisco high school student has been taken into custody after brining a gun to school. this happened at ruth asawa school of the arts.investigators say school saw the student and firearm and immediately reported it. the student left campus, but was found soon after and detained. no one was hurt. (steve ots) another big story tonight:there will be three fewer schools open this fall in the oak grove school district in san jose. kron four's rob fladeboe brings you up to date on action taken by

thedistrict to balance it's budget. rob fladeboe/san jose".....you wouldn;t know it to judge from the happy sounds of children playing here at del roble elementary but it is indeed a sad day for many parents in the oak grove school district. the school board voted last night in favor of closing three elementary schools this fall. they are del robles, glider and george miner elementary. citing declining enrollment and a looming budget deficit of some $12 million dollars, the district said it had no choice. parents were saddened to learn that in the end accepted the stakeholder committee's recommendation to close these three schools.ron patient/parent"...it's so sad because we have put so much effort into this school and the teachers here are just phenomenal..."nancy andrews/grandparent"....the kids are going to be sent to other schools across blossom hill road and that's six lanes of traffic..." april davis/parent"... i was hoping this school wouldn;t close because it is so diverse and close to home, that's why we

chose it..."details are still being worked out but teachers and students at these three schools will be transferred to other schools once attendance boundaries are re drawn. declining enrollment tied to the high cost of housing in the valley was also cited as a reason for the closings.in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (pam) new tonight at six. according to a new report from the non-profit group- "children now".... california is getting nearly all failing grades when it comes to issues related to children .. joining us now to talk about more about the results... president of 'children now' - ted lempert. we want to highlight a few points first. - we want to

look at a few of the many issues addressed in report: california got a d plus.. only one county in the state has enough licensed child care spaces for the number of kids who need it..- academic outcomes - grade - 'd' - california ranks near the bottom of reading.. math and science..- school climate and discipline .. a grade b minus.. 86-percent of teachers need more training in positive discipline .. also concerns

about also concerns discipline .. in positive more training teachers need 86-percent of grade b minus..discipline .. a climate and - school and science..reading.. math bottom of ranks near the california grade - 'd' - outcomes - grade - 'd' - california ranks near the bottom of reading.. math and science..- school climate and discipline .. a grade b minus.. 86-percent of teachers need more training in positive discipline .. also concerns about suspensions of children of color.- academic outcomes .. grade a ..the

state provides medical insurance to 5-point-2 million children.. according to the califronia children's report card at children-now-dot-org... infant and toddler care get a d-plus. only one county has enought licensed child care spaces for the majority of its kids. academic outcomes got a d. california ranks near the bottom nationally for performance in reading-- 40th, math-- 40th, and science--42nd. for school climate and discipline... a b-minus.

86-percent of teachers report needing on positice discipline practices. health insurance got medi-cal provides health five-point-two million kids. (pam ) thank you mr. lempert..... for those interested in reading the entire report.. you can check our website - kron four -dot- com.. (steve) a live look outside at san francisco this evening heading into the weekend. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is standing by in the weather center> lawrence karnow: it was another sunny day with record breaking warm temperatures. highs soared into the 70s in many places and was beautiful all the way to the coast. high pressure continues to send any chance of rain well to the north keeping the entire state dry. doppler radar is of course clear of any rain. temperatures will stay very mild well into the evening. on

the satellite image you can see high pressure building into the state sending the clouds and rain well to the north. highs around the state will be running well above average and in the 70s in many places. if you're headed to the sierra you can expect spring-like skiing conditions with highs in the 50s. tomorrow will likely be the warmest day of the week with some highs in the upper 70s. it will cool slightly on sunday with some partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s and mid 70s. sunshine and above normal temperatures are expected for most of next week. ( pam ) a a nurse frustrated and

concerned about fighting the flu, tapes a video rantabout the battle... and it has gone viral online. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) federal authorities descend on a lodi skydiving center today well known for some tragic accidents, we will explain what happened next.

new tonight at 6. federal agents recently raided the lodi skydiving center... seizing credit card receipts, release forms, and skydiving videos, according to

owner bill dause. dause says, about 15-to-20 agents from several agencies, including the f-b-i, did not tell him what they were looking for. however, the skydiving center has been at the center of controversy and investigations before... for a number of deaths... including four over the past two years. (pam) most recently, 54-year old brett hawton was killed in september, when his parachute tangled. matthew ciancio, an experienced skydiver in a wingsuit who packed his own parachute, died in may 2017.. 18-year-old tyler turner and tandem instructor yong kwon were killed in august of 20-16. (pam) an investigation in september of 20-16 found... many instructors at the center had been taught by a tandem examiner, with suspended credentials... but the center was allowed to stay open. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) the man responsible for pressing the button that lead to false noticeof an incoming nuclear attack in hawaii is now lawyering up to

protect his reputation (( áá v.o. / pam áá )) the number of flu deaths in california for younger victims ... is wellover 100, and now the first death in sonoma county. we've got an update.

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flu deaths.... seven in contra costa county. five in solano... three in alameda... one in both marin and sonoma... there have been a total of 127 deaths throughout the state. according to a just released reort... flu hospitalizations and deaths are still on the rise... today - the c-d-c reported today an additional 16 pediatric flu deaths. the total number of children killed by the virus so far this season stands at 53 the c-d-c says that as bad as it is -- the wave of flu cases has not yet peaked. (pam) new at six.. we are now hearing from the nurse who made this viral video. it received millions of views on facebook.... after she posted a rant about stopping the spread of the flu. reporter cody long talked to the florida nurse about the attention focused on her. "wash your stinkin hands so you don't get all your babies sick"that's katherine lockler or kat as she's known to her patients...the energetic nurse and mother of four found

herself in her car recording a facebook video after a 12 hour night shift. "i was frustrated and wanted to share my thoughts and my thoughts weren't out of anger but frustration that people will get the flu unnecessarily."the video has gone viral..something she prefers more than a viral infection. the nurse from milton in santa rosa county has received hundreds of messages from around the world...she's still shocked as the number climbs. "i just giggle. i go and smack my husband on the shoulder and go 'look look can you believe this?""watch this. i'm going to teach you a magic trick. it's amazing (sneezes into arm) while she did it with a little bit of humor, lockler said she's happy just to educate others on how easily the flu can spread especially in hospitals. the nurse says some people didn't like her tone..but she wouldn't do it any differently. "i might've offended people but it went viral and good information, maybe because of the way i said it, has gotten to people who might not have gotten it. she's talking about getting t- shirts made that say "wash your stinkin hands"...that now seems to be kat's catchphrase. (pam) that was cody long

reporting.. at last check - the nurse's video had more than 4- million views. here at bart, a woman takes to social media about a man reportedly sexually assaulting her while on the train.she says she got on at 16th and mission , dozed off and when she woke up he was making lewd acts next to her. a bart spokesperson called the reported case horriying and added they are pulling surveillance video to try and zero in on a pepetrator. terisa estacio, kron4 news. sothere outside san francisco's federal

immigration building labor, faith and state leaders held a press conference to highlight the state's new immigrant worker protection law...in light of ice agents plans to i-9 audit 77-bay area job sites nats

once attendance boundaries are re drawn.in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news in santa rosa, the contractors state liscence board conducts an undercover sting that nets 13 suspected unlicensed contractors trying to do work in the fire zone.this last weekend, the state agency brought a number of people posing on craigslist as contractors to this santa rosa house damaged by the fire and asked for bids.now 13 people are facing misdemeanor charges of illegal advertising, and 12 are facing felonies ....10 of which are for contracting without a license in a declared disaster zone.maureen kelly kron4 news. the winchester mystery house in san jose about to get free publicity throughout the world when the movie winchester hits the movie theaters this weekend it's about sarah winchester, the widow of william

winchester, who moved west, built this 24-thousand square foot house which is famous for being haunted.in san jose will tran kron 4 news lawrence karnow: it was another sunny day with record breaking warm temperatures. highs soared into the 70s in many places and was beautiful all the way to the coast. high pressure continues to send any chance of rain well to the north keeping the entire state dry. doppler radar is of course clear of any rain. temperatures will stay very mild well into the evening. on the satellite image you can see high pressure building into the state sending the clouds and rain well to the north. highs around the state will be running well above average and in the 70s in many places. if you're headed to the sierra you can expect spring-like skiing conditions with highs in the 50s. tomorrow will likely be the warmest day of the week with some highs in the will cool slightly on some partly cloudy skies the 60s and mid 70s. sunshine normal temperatures are expected for most of next week. (steve) new at six. when it comes to cash raised for the governor's race, lieutenant governor gavin newsom is way in front of the other candidates. at 17- million, newsom's war chest is more than that of all his rivals combined. former

los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa and state treasurer john chiang have both raised around 6 million dollars for the race. the top republican fundraiser so far has been san diego businessperson john cox, with about 2-million at his disposal. former state schools chief delaine eastin, another democrat, has just 184- thousand. (pam) things got heated in a michigan courtroom today .... when the father of three daughters abused by convicted serial sexual predator - larry nassar -asked the judge for a special request. the father, randall

margraves later apoligized. the judge says, he will not be punished. nassar, a former u-s-a gymnastics and michigan state university doctor, is facing sentencing for using his position to sexually abuse his young patients. he will now spend the rest of his life in prison, after hundreds of women came forward with details of the abuse. (pam) new at six... the emergency worker fired by the state of hawaii for sending out a false missile alert.... has now hired an attorney.... catherine heenan is here with details on why he is planning to sue for defamation... (catherine) the state has not publicly identified the worker yet -- but his attorney says lot of people have figured out who he is....and the man is getting death threats. there was panic january 13th when a false missile

alert was sent out in hawaii... state officials including the governor later said the worker had mistakenly pressed the wrong button. but his attorney insists the state is lying about what happened....and claims his client has been made a 'scapegoat.' attorney - he didn't press the wrong button. he pressed the button he wanted to press. because the way it came out, he thinks we're in imminent danger and in 20 minutes we might not be here anymore. people want to kill him. they identified him as a male, 10 years in the office. they showed a man's back sitting at a desk. it's not rocket science to figure out who it is. the attorney says his client has been living in fear...and that aside from suing for defamation of character...they might also sue for slander and libel. hawaii officials have not commented yet on the pending litigation. steve? (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) she is known as the red panda and the one wheel wonder but when her unicycle wastaken

she lost her way make a living, but now the warriors are stepping up help her out. it's time for the 'ultimate sleep number event' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? right now during the ultimate sleep number event, our queen c2 mattress with adjustable comfort on both sides is only $699, save $200. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. forward for the "red panda

acrobat" whose 25-thousand dollar unicycle went missing over a week ago at the san francisco airport. the

golden state warriors announced today they will purchase a brand new, custom-made, 7 foot unicycle for their long-time halftime performer. red panda lives in san francisco and does halftime shows all across the country -- and has plans to perform at oracle again this year during the playoffs. surveillance video caught a man taking the unicycle from the baggage claim at s-f-o on january 24th. police are still trying to figure out if he still trying to figure out if he stole it or took it on accident. á in sports -- it's email friday... gary and his lovely wife alicia join us to read fan comments. plus --

lebron james responds to the rumors of joining the warriors in free - agency gary will share his thoughts , and has all the sports coming up

with all the rumors surrounding lebron james leaving cleveland at the end of the year. it would be easy for the king to say heading out west to join steph curry and kevin durant could be a possibility. but knowing lebron... he shutdown the warriors rumors... calling it complete "nonsense" "if you don't hear something coming from my voice, then it's not true. i don't give a damn how close they are i don't care if it's my kids, or my wife or whatever. if it's not from me, it's not true, so. not even like upset right now about it. i think it's just a discredit to my teammates because i'm the leader of these guys and for them to have to hear that stuff every single day about my free agency, i apologize to them. i will handle my summer situation when my summer gets here".

if the warriors do end up going after lebron... he would take a major pay cut to his standards. lebron wouln't make more than 25-million dollars. it would be nearly impossible for the warriors to keep all four all stars. general manager, bob myers would have to move pieces around to make it work klay thompson most likely would be traded, durant would need to take another pay cut... and andre iguodala would be forced to leave. at this point... it's unclear where lebron will play next season. he could end up playing in the western conference... the lakers, rockets, and spurs are in adding james in free agency. the warriors are playing tonight in sacramento against the for the sixth straight game... they will play without rookie sensation, jordan bell. today the warriors announced bell will not return until sometime after the all star break. the former oregon duck forward, who has started in eleven games... injured his left ankle in the opening seconds last month against chicago. the team will reevaluate him in two weeks... his ankle is still swollen.

the sharks looking for the first win since the all- star break. san jose has lost their last four games we head to columbus... -- sharks taking on the blue jackets... hoping to turn around their four-game road trip --game tied at one... kevin lebanc... scores a power play goal sharkies retake the lead --in the third period... marc- edouard vlasic lights the lamp sharks win 3-1

do you have a favorite super bowl? mine was joe namath leading the jets to a championship in 1969. yes i'm old. my favorite moment was joe montana to john taylor in super bowl 28 against the bengals.

you would rather watch the super bowl at home? why? i prefer to watch the game with my family.

you are wearing sunglasses, holding a broom, and with a dog by your side. i don't get it? i heard you say oklahoma's trae young could be the next steph curry. please!

trae young is showing he is ready to play in the nba next season. he will probably will be the first overall pick i'm new to the bay area, but i don't get all the talk about your cars? i listen for sports. (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) eagles have their special treats and so do the patriots so what foodis taking center stage for this weekends superbowl? we've got tasty insightwhen we come back! back!when we come tasty insight we've got superbowl? weekends for this center stage is taking what foodpatriots so and so do the special treats have their eagles steve áá ))(( áá v.o. / (( áá v.o. / steve áá

)) eagles have their special treats and so do the patriots so what foodis taking center stage for this weekends superbowl? we've got tasty insightwhen we come back! (pam) americans eat more food

on super bowl sunday ... than any other day of the year except thanksgiving... that's according to people who research these kinds of things. (steve) here's james dinan with some food tips to keep your party going in today's health minute. super bowl sundays are full of fun, food, friends and football.but they can also be full of germs that you don't want to pass around.the centers for disease control and prevention suggest tackling that buffet table at your party,so food poising doesn't ruin the fun.make sure it's clean and not contaminated with old food that could contain bacteria. wash your hands and cutting boards.keep foods such as raw chicken, hamburger meats and hot dogs away from one another to avoid cross contamination and cook everything well.make sure chicken wings reach a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees fahrenheit and that any ground beef items reaches 160 degrees.as far as

those cold foods go, keep them cool.use small servicing trays or bowls of ice to keep salsa and guacamole around 40 degrees or colder.for today's health minute, i'm james dinan.

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