5... a san jose mother of two gunned down near her home saturday night. now the father of her children is begging for help getting justice. good evening i'm vicki liviakis. (steve) and i'm steve aveson in for grant lodes. 32 year old elizabeth garcia was taken off life support monday night. kron4's maureen kelly has the emotional interview you'll see only on four. i feel empty i feel like i'm in a hole i don't know what to dorudy valentino garcia senior holds his youngest 4 year old john carlo....while his oldest, 12 year old rodolfo junior looks on, as he talks about how hard it was seeing his ex girlfriend of 18 years after she was removed from life support.i want to see her yesterday and she wasn't there we had some issues at the end of our relationship but we were still the best friends it was relationship like no other. i trusted her with everything and she trusted me with everything. she gave me two beautiful kidssan jose police say the young mother was being chased by a unknown motorist while she was driving in a car with a male passenger midnight saturday. after she

crashed into a tree on the 3100 block of cadallic drive, the suspect then walked up to the wreckage and fired multiple shots into the car. the other passenger, who rudy says was elizabeth's current boyfriend, ran away as more shots were fired at him. rudy says the shooting was just 200 feet from where elizabeth lived with her two kids. cadillac drive it's a tough neighborhood. there was gunshots the night before. there's a lot of gang related violence in front of her apartmentnow the boys are with their father...a go fund me page has created to help the family pay for funeral expenses. rudy says he is also hoping that anyone with information on the killing, can come forward and tell police what they know.they know us in the hood they know who we are and they know her. they know my kids. please help us with any information it's all we need. we just need closure. somebody did it. it wasn't her time to goa link to the go fund me page can be found on our website....kron4 -dot com. maureen kelly kron4 news

(steve) a big story we're tracking.. a former san mateo county baseball coach... pleads no contest to molestation and sexual assault charges. 37-year-old julio

edgardo ortiz... is facing 50 years in prison...when he returns to court for sentencing in march. ortiz was arrested in september 20- 16... after a chp officer spotted him on interstate highway 280. prosecutors say when that officer checked inside the vehicle....he found ortiz sexually assaulting a teenage boy. ortiz...met the teen when he was coaching baseball at a redwood city elementary school. he remains in custody on $four million bail. (steve) happening tonight... a community meeting is being held in santa clara to discuss the future of smoking in that city. the proposal being presented would limit or ban people from smoking cigars, cigarettes, e- cigarettes, and any other tobacco or marijuana products. the proposed ban would only be in outdoor public spaces and multi-family housing units. the meeting tonight is at 6:00 (vicki) more bay area law enforcement agencies are adding text messaging 9-1-1 service in 2018. text message technology has been around for quite a while...but it is a new concept for most police department's here in

the bay area. kron4's haaziq madyun shows us an east bay police department that launched the new 9-1-1 service today emergency dispatchers here at hayward police department's communications center are now adding 9-1-1 text messaging service for those in need of helpsota cellphone user in hayward simply has to text 911 and a dispatch will start the conversation. as you can see a map will appear showing the proximety of the caller but not the address... sothayward p.d.'s launch of text messaging 9-1-1 this week comes of the heels of similiar news from the alameda county

sheriff's office sot

instead of text messaging. they say it is because the dispatcher can often hear noise which can help determine the emergency and the response...in hayward haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) a big story we are following tonight... not many people are complaining about the nice weather... but the state is in need of some rain. (vicki) rainfall is way below what it should be for this time of year. so are we heading back into drought territory? kron four's rob fladeboe has more on all this now live from morgan hill. rob? (rob live) even if we end up getting what is sometimes referred to as a "miracle march," when most of our annual rainfall arrives toward spring, it won't be enough to make much of a difference in termsof runoff into anderson and other reservoirs. it's still too soon to declare a drought but it's looking more and more like we are not going to catch up with where history

says we should be. the calendar says it's early february but you wouldn't know it judging from the dazzling display put on by the flowering pear trees that are blooming more than a little early across the bay area. tulip trees like this one are out early too and we don't usually see such a profusion of wild mustard until march or later. it's as if the trees think winter has come and gone. the odds of this being a normal rainfall year are slim and none says adjunct san jose state meteorology professor jan null.jan null/golden gate weather service"....in most places in california, it's none, historically with this little rainfall this late, we've never reached normal, in a couple of places like san francisco which has records going back to the gold rush, we've gotten back to normal twice but the odds of doing so this year are very slight..." rainfall across the region is little more than half of normal. december was incredibly dry, almost no rain. most of the rain we've had fell in january whle february has been dry and unseasonably warm and there's no rain on the immediate horizon. in the south bay, reservoirs are just 26 percent full even though the underground aquifer is in good shape. on the upside,

professor null recently tweeted a message that one year a drought does not make. jan null/golden gate weather service (rob live) it's hard to believe that anderson reservoir was full and getting ready to spill over into coyote creek and cause a flood just about a year ago. today, it's a little better than a quarter full. live in morgan hill rob fladeboe kron 4 news lawrence karnow: our lawrence

lawrence karnow: our stretch of beautiful weather with above normal temperatures continue today. several more records feel again. it is a gorgeous evening outside but i'm beginning to see some changes in the weather coming our way. if you're looking for rain you have to look all the way to our border with canada. but high pressure is showing some signs of weakening. on the satellite you can see that high pressure has begun to flatten out. even though it will be another warm day tomorrow we may begin to see a few patches of fog develope along the coast especially late in the day. highs tomorrow will again soar into the 60s and 70s near the coast with some mid to upper 70s inland. it will still be warm but cooler on friday with 60s and patchy fog at the coast and 70s and sunshine inland. it will be partly cloudy and windy on saturday with cooler temps generally in the 60s. it will mostly sunny on sunday but there is at least a slight few widely showers on monday. sunshine and mild weather will return on

wednesday. (steve) developing tonight: senate leaders say they've reached a deal to avoid a government shutdown. the deal would fund the government for the next two years. but as white house correspondent mark meredith reports, the threat of a shutdown is still very much alive. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says for the first time, in a long time, senate leaders have agreed to pass a federal budget."this bill represents a significant bi- partisan step forward"if approved, the deal would fund the government for the next two years.in it, the senate adds 300 billion additional dollars for military and domestic programs, extends the children's health insurance program, or chip, for ten years, and boosts spending to fight the opioid epidemic. senate minority leader chuck schumer says the deal isn't perfect, but it's better than no deal at all."the budget doesn't have everything republicans want, or what democrats want, but it has a great deal of what the american people want"but not every senator is ready to vote yes.republican senator john kennedy says most lawmakers need to read the details of the deal first. "i've got to see a) where they're spending the money or b) see how its going to add to their deficit"

while the senate has an agreement, that's not the case in the house.minority leader nancy pelosi says democrats wont' support any budget deal unless there's a guarantee republicans will allow a debate on immigration. ""without that commitment from speaker ryan comparable to the commitment from leader mcconnell, this package does not have my support, nor does it have the support of large member of our congress."if democrats refuse to back the budget deal, it'll be up to house speaker paul ryan to convince every republican house member to vote yes.but g-o-p members may refuse to go along and force a shutdown thursday night. (vicki) as you just heard... nancy pelosi made it very clear today that she is 'not' ready to support the bipartisan budget deal.... (steve) catherine heenan is here with a look at how the house minority leader demonstratedher frustration over the immigration issue..

(catherine) the house minority leader first announced that she was opposed to the budget deal...and then began to talk....and talk....for hours. more than '8' hours in fact.. even some of her most fervent supporters began to fidget and play with their phones. pelosi told stories about the dreamers....also touching on topics ranging from the pope to the need for more nurses. this was her way of demanding a vote on legislative protection for the dreamers.....undocumented immigrants who were brought to the u.s. when they were children. house minority leader nancy pelosi - why are we here if not to protect the patriotic young people who are determined to contribute and to strengthen america. so i'm going to go on as long as my leadership minute allows. this wasn't technically a filibuster. that's a move used in the senate to delay or block legislation and there isn't an official house equivalent. the status of dreamers has been in jeopardy... with president trump giving congress until marchto come up with a solution. vicki and steve?

(steve) coming up... we'll show you new video as doctors are monitoring a sick sea lion in san francisco. (vicki) there's a new challenge sweeping the nation that's gone viral online,and this one involves dogs but it has serious dangers. (steve) and after the break... a big problem for people in the east bay... after a local d-m-v office closes suddenly. and tonight we are learning exactly what happened.

(steve) new tonight at five..we've learned major flooding at the dmv near the oakland coliseum.. was caused by copper wire thieves.. we've also learned that dmv will not reopen before monday. police say someone reportedly stole copper wire last night after getting on the roof. they only took about 50 dollars worth of copper...but it caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage. people will now have to go to other bay area d-m-vs. "yeah it's probably even more packed over there. daaaamn.""i can't get my car registered now. i guess i gotta go to the other one now."(steve) local bay area d-m-v offices are honoring appointments scheduled for the coliseum d-m-v. again, monday is the earliest the coliseum d-m-v will reopen. (vicki) the alameda city council approved plans city council the alameda city council approved plans to install license plate readers in their city. but it

might take a while before you see those cameras. kron 4's will tran explains. alameda police will have 500 hundred thousand dollars to spend on the 13 cameras but the city won't buy them yet. police will now need to work with city attorneys to come up with a policy that promises to not share the information gathered from the cameras with ice.many people say if there's no policy in place... the cameras have potential to do more harm than help jim pruitt/alameda resident-i come down on the privacy side. i'm a bit worried about the collection of on everybody. i can see the point on each side but i come down on the privacy side(reporter-it has been proven to cut down on crime. you understand why they would want this?)jim pruitt-right. i can see the balance. i just think we need to be very very careful as the council thinks about it, votes on it, to protect privacyalameda police say they don't have enough officers to tackle the rise in crime... particularly car break insthe license plate readers will alert officers immediately if the car is stolen.if there's no crime.. the data collected will be kept on file for several months and then erased.(jenny foye/alameda resident-- all for it. i kind of like the idea if the crime is happening in our city or it hasn't left so i think i'm for itjan demaria/alameda resident-i'm against anything that would give away people who immigrants, put them in greater jeopardywill tran/alameda-the readers will be placed at the four bridges and two tunnels that lead in and out of alameda.critics worried that the proposed camera vendor has a relationship with ice.the city

council says it's opening the bidding the process to all companies now.... and there's no timetable on when the cameras will be installed.in alameda will tran kron 4 news (steve)(steve) there's a weird new 'challenge' circulating on social media...(vicki) this one doesn't involve tide pods.......but it "does" involve dogs. catherine heenan is here to explain... (catherine) this started with a michigan

teenager putting a raw egg in the mouth of her aunt's golden retriever...testing her obedience. this is 'sookie' - a sweet-natured dog who played along and gently held the egg in her mouth without breaking it. the problem - it's still basically a stupid idea. the video went viral and now veterinarians are warning that it's putting pets at risk. one doctor told 'buzz feed' that the potential problems include choking, and getting sick from the bacteria that's on the outside of the eggshell..... the sharp shards of the shell can also cut a dog's mouth if it bites into the egg. lots of people have been repeating the challenge with their own dogs -- and things don'talways end as well as they did with sookie. vicki and steve? (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: our stretch of beautiful weather with above normal temperatures

continue today. several more records feel again. it is a gorgeous evening outside but i'm beginning to see some changes in the weather coming our way. if you're looking for rain you have to look all the way to our border with canada. but high pressure is showing some signs of weakening. on the satellite you can see that high pressure has begun to flatten out. even though it will be another warm day tomorrow we may begin to see a few patches of fog develope along the coast especially late in the day. highs tomorrow will again soar into the 60s and 70s near the coast with some mid to upper 70s inland. it will still be warm but cooler on friday with 60s and patchy fog at the coast and 70s and sunshine inland. it will be partly cloudy and windy on saturday with cooler

temps generally in the 60s. it will mostly sunny on sunday but there is at least a slight chance of a few widely scattered showers on monday. sunshine and mild weather will return on tuesday and wednesday. (vicki) still ahead... if you've made an investment recently in a smart tv, beware, we've got several (vicki) wednesday. (vicki) still ahead... if

you've made an investment recently in a smart tv, beware, we've got several brands that could be vulnerable to hackers in your home. (steve) imagine coming home to find an amazon delivery man wandering around your home.then imagine it happening a second time! we've got the story

at stanford health care, we can now simulate the exact anatomy of a patient's brain before surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for seizures.

and if we can fix damaged heart valves without open heart surgery, imagine what we can do for an irregular heartbeat, even high blood pressure. if we can use analyze each patient's breast cancer to personalize their treatment, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. (vick) a florida man was shocked to find an amazon delivery man wandering through his house.. (steve) and even more shocked when it happened again the next day. john rogers spoke with the disgruntled amazon customer. on saturday afternoon, michael lentini was waiting for a package to be delivered. typically boxes are just left out front, but that day he got a special, unexpected delivery. michael lentini/disgruntled amazon customer: "i looked this way because i heard the elevator door open, i thought, somebody that i know."nope, it was an amazon delivery man who wandered through his house and wound up in his master bedroom.

-reporter q-michael lentini/disgruntled amazon customer: "when you saw this guy standing here, what were you thinking.//i instantly froze, because its something that you cant understand until it happens to you."the delivery man quickly dropped off the package and left. surveillance video showed he had spent a few minutes inside the home.-reporter q-michael lentini/disgruntled amazon customer: "no. none whatsoever, it's a private house."lentini called amazon and was notified that it would never happen again.sure enough, it did! the very next day!-reporter q-michael lentini/disgruntled amazon customer: "unsecure knowing that amazon has a bigger problem than one driver."an amazon official told news channel eight the delivery men got confused with the layout of the modern house. they added-'we are working directly with the customer to investigate and will be addressing any the delivery personnel.' (steve) if you have a smart-tv -- with built in netflix and hulu -- your t-v could be hacked. consumer reports analyzed smart t-v's from the five biggest brands -

samsung, l-g, sony, t-c-l and vizio. all of them can track what consumers watch... and two of the brands failed a basic security test. consumer reports says they were able to take over the remote control for the samsung and t-c-l televisions. they changed the channel... upped the volume... installed new apps and played youtube videos. both companies say they're looking into the issues. (vicki) next at 5:30... early reports suggested california was on the downside of this years flu attackbut now it looks like the severity in the bay area continues to be among the worst in the country. (steve) and we've got a new phone scam to warn you about tonight.police telling kron4 that crooks are out from cash from the mostvulnerable family members.

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berkeley... police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery. it happened early monday morning near the cal campus. police say a student was approached by a group of 4 people. one of them pointed a gun and robbed him of his belongings. the student was not hurt. (vicki) in the south bay... the number of flu cases is on the rise. health officials say the south bay is putting northern california high on the list for flu severity. the bay area ranked number 11 nation wide with the most severe cases of one strain of the flu. and it was particularly bad in the south bay. (steve) in the north bay... a church in vallejo has been damaged in a fire. it happened this morning at the church of the living god on sonoma boulevard. firefighters said one person was inside when the fire broke out, but nobody was injured. crews were able to put the fire out quickly. (vicki) on the peninsula... two people are arrested on suspicion of identity theft. police found the two suspects sitting in a parked car on bayhill drive near interstate highway 380 in san bruno. officers searched the duo from florida... and found fraudulent credit cards and

documents in other people's names. police are now looking for the victims. lawrence karnow: our stretch of beautiful weather with above normal temperatures continue today. several more records feel again. it is a gorgeous evening outside but i'm beginning to see some changes in the weather coming our way. if you're looking for rain you have to look all the way to our border with canada. but high pressure is showing some signs of weakening. on the satellite you can see that high pressure has begun to flatten out. even though it will be another warm day tomorrow we may begin to see a few patches of fog develope along the coast especially late in the day. highs tomorrow will again soar into the 60s and 70s near the coast with some mid to upper 70s inland. it will still be warm but cooler on friday with 60s and patchy fog at the coast and 70s and sunshine inland. it will be partly cloudy and windy on saturday with cooler temps generally in the 60s. it

will mostly sunny on sunday but there is at least a slight chance of a few widely scattered showers on monday. sunshine and mild weather will return on tuesday and wednesday. (vicki)2018 is shaping up to be a good year for women in politics.the democratic organization "emily's list" says it's received 26=thousand inquiries from women interested in running for office.... (steve)that's compared to just 920 similar inquiries in the last election cycle.catherine heenan is here to show us where women are ... and where they're headed ... in terms of equal representaton.catherine? ( catherine ) it's hard to imagine, but 100 years ago, women were not allowed to vote for a presidential candidate, much less be one themselves. and a century later, america is only halfway to giving them equal representation. women in america make up more than 50 percent of the population.but according to

figures compiled by the washington post, they occupy only 22 percent of senate seats.nineteen percent of the house.and 25 percent of state legislatures.only six states have female governors ... half of them were appointed, not elected.california is one of twenty=two states that have never had a woman governor. twenty one states have never had a woman senator.our state is one of four with two female senators.32 percent of california's house members are women, second only to new york among the most populous states. locally, women represent five of the ten bay area districts but the bay area has sent only one woman to the state senate and two to the assembly.in fact, the gender gap in california's legislature is wider than the national average, behind new york and florida, and only slightly ahead of texas.

(catherine) the worst state for political gender parity is wyoming, where women make up only 11 percent of legislators.the irony is that wyoming was the first u=s territory to allow women to vote. that was in 1869 ... fifty years before the 19th amendment made women's suffrage the law of the land. steve and vicki? (steve) in the east bay... police are looking for two gunmen after separate deadly shootings in oakland. and the happened just hours apart. the first shooting happened around 10 last night... on edes avenue. once at the scene...officers found a woman suffering from at least one gunshot wound. she was taken to the hospital...where she died. then around two a.m. today... shots were fired near chapman street. officers arrived and spotted a man laying in the street with a gunshot wound. he died at the scene. the suspects involed in both cases...are at large tonight. (vicki) a convicted murderer at san quentin state prison was turned into a sex slave and is now being rewarded for it. a u-s jury is giving william cordoba

65-thousand dollars after he sued vocational instructor silvia pulido. cordoba says pulido pressured him into trading sex acts after promising him a lawyer to help him get out of prison. the 57-year-old cordoba says the abuse began in 2010 when he became her clerk. and when he attempted to escape the sex deal...pulido accused him of disciplinary violations that put him in solitary confinement for nine months. (vicki) happening now... the marine mammal center is monitoring a sick sea lion. the lethargic animal was found in the waters near san francisco's aquatic park this afternoon. this is video of the sea lion at the hyde street harbor. the mammal center says the sea lion is also suffering from some injuries-- possibly due to a shark bite. the sea lion swam back out into the waters-- and right now a veterinarian is waiting to see if the lion needs to be rescued. (steve) also happening now... a warning about a hepatitis outbreak in monterey. city officials announced the outbreak affecting their homeless population today. this

comes as santa cruz county is celebrating the end of their hepatitis-a outbreak that began in april of last year. there were 76 cases there... and at least one lead to death. in monterey county... nine people with a history of homelessness have been diagnosed with hepatitis- a since october. health officials are asking the community to increase efforts to stop the transmission of the virus. (steve) san francisco city leaders are celebrating $10 million in state funding for two new navigation centers...to help the homeless. the two new facilities will be locted at bayshore blvd and division circle ...and will serve people living in encampments...who have been unable to access services like intensive case management. city officials say centers have a proven track record of getting people into stable housing. there are currently five navigation centers throughout san francisco. (vicki) coming up... germs are everywhere, and believe or not, most of them are good for you, butturns out not the ones on your cell phone. we'll explain. (steve) their team may have

lost the superbowl but that's not stopping one boston restaurant from offering a championship way to begin your engagement. but3000 bucks for a hamburger? we'll explain.

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an engagement ring on the side. with a 48-hour notice ... a boston restaurant named pauli's ... will bring out the big boy burger...with a 7/8 carat neil lane ring nestled in the bun. the ring will come framed with round diamonds and a 14 karat gold band. the restaurant says the burger is part of a valentine's day special. the owner says there are no confirmed orders so far... but there are several people who are very interested. (steve) and if you're thinking of getting married on valentine's day... alameda county is now taking reservations. they hold weddings at their facilities in oakland and dublin. ceremonies can be scheduled between 9-am and 4-pm. couples must get a marriage license at the oakland office no later than the day before. wedding ceremonies cost 75- dollars and the license fee is 98-dollars. in oakland.. the ceremony is held in a special wedding room. and in dublin... the ceremony is

held in an outdoor courtyard. (vicki) for your health tonight... it's not what you would consider a "healthy" drink... but beer could have some hidden health benefits. that's according to a new study from oregon state university. researchers say drinking beer could lower your blood pressure, help you lose weight, and prevent diabetes. scientists say a key ingredient in the hops could reverse the damage if you have a high-fat diet. they say it reduced the likelihood of type 2 diabetes... as well as kick-started a hormone that tells the brain when to stop eating. (steve) progress in the struggle to develop affordable housing has been slow formany but tonight a success story for dozens of east bay families. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

we all know... finding

affordable housing in the bay area is a challenge. federal housing statistics estimate 12 -million renters and homeowners ... now pay more than 50-percent of their annual income for housing. (steve) the government recognizes that if you pay 30-percent of your income on housing... you need may need help finding something affordable. bay area cities know this crisis all too well... and in emeryville... "affordable" is becoming a reality.(vicki) in depth tonight... kron 4's philipp djegal... takes you to a brand new development.. where rents are a bargain... but you have to qualify to get in. welton jordan/nats- "87 units. you'll probably have four to five hundred people living here." four years... and countless hours of tough negotiations between more than a dozen agencies later... and, now desperately needed affordable housing is coming to the city of emeryville construction on estrella vista on san pablo avenue began in june... a 64-million dollar project. and, the apartment complez should be ready to start housing families the summer of 20-19. welton jordan/nats- "for this building, we'll probably have thousands of applicants, of

which we can only house 87." welton jordan is vice president of real estate development for e-a-h housing. a non-profit affordable housing developer... managing more than 100- properties in the bay area... estrella vista is their latest project. and, the best part of this project when it's all finished... is that all of the units inside -- will be considered 100- percent affordable housing. ally medina/vice mayor- "that means that people making 30 to 60-percent of the area median income will be able to afford to live here, and the rent will be based on their salary and income." the area median income for a family of four in alameda county is 97,400 dolllars. emeryville vice mayor ally medina says 70-percent of her city is made up of renters -- and she's one of them.ally medina/vice mayor- "even though the city of emeryville was able to give the land and a loan of four and a half million dollars, we would not be able to make this project happen by ourselves. we were really appreciative of our partners." one of those partners -- being the city of oakland... a fitting collaboration since the new development sits on the border of both cities.michele byrd/dir. oak housing/comm. dev.- "the city of oakland provided about pretty much four to five million dollars, and that way, we'll have 30 units dedicated to oakland residents." michele byrd is director of housing and

community development for the city of oakland. she says in addition to the estrella vista project... the city has received 16 new applications from developers to build more affordable housing.michele byrd/dir. oak housing/comm. dev.- "and, we're looking at hopefully over the next three to five years, with those 16 applications, to build about 15-hundred units of affordable housing." in 20-11, a state supreme court ruling resulted in the elimination of all 400 california redevelopment agencies... which typically funded affordable housing projects. losing r-d-a's puts more of a burden on developers like e-a-h housing to secure funding for these projects. often developers rely on the state density bonus law to expand projects and build more units. the density bonus law is a state housing mandate that allows developers who qualify to skirt zoning ordinances and increase a project's density by up to 30-percent, if a certain amount of the building is set aside for affordable housing. welton jordan/eah housing- "it probably allowed us to go an extra story up." and a few extra units here and a few extra units there may not sound like a lot... but with the bay area experiencing a housing crisis... every little bit counts. philippe djegal, kron four

news. (vicki) let's get a check on what we are workin on for kron4 news at six. pam moore is standing by in the newsroom. pam? thanks, vicki. coming up new tonight at six: san francisco is moving forward with a controversial plan to create "safe injection sites". this is a place where i-v drug users can "shoot-up" under medical supervision. tonight - we are talking with an epidemiologist -- about how places like this can actually benefit a community. plus - dramatic new video showing exactly how a 50- car freeway pileup unfolded. that's next on kron4 news at six ... vicki.. back to you and steve

in the studio. thanks pam we will see you tonight at six. ( vicki ) time now to check on our weather...( steve ) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: our stretch of beautiful weather with above normal temperatures continue today. several more records feel again. it is a gorgeous evening outside but i'm beginning to see some changes in the weather coming our way. if you're looking for rain you have to look all the way to our border with canada. but high pressure is showing some signs of weakening. on the satellite you can see that high pressure has begun to flatten out. even though it will be another warm day tomorrow we may begin to see a few patches of fog develope along the coast especially

late in the day. highs tomorrow will again soar into the 60s and 70s near the coast with some mid to upper 70s inland. it will still be warm but cooler on friday with 60s and patchy fog at the coast and 70s and sunshine inland. it will be partly cloudy and windy on saturday with cooler temps generally in the 60s. it will mostly sunny on sunday but there is at least a slight chance of a few widely scattered showers on monday. sunshine and mild weather will return on tuesday and wednesday. (steve) for your money tonight... america's credit card debt is the highest it's ever been, surpassing 1-trillion in 2017. that's according to new

federal reserve data. but where in the u.s. is that debt concentrated the most? according to a new study from credit-cards-dot-com, consumers in southern cities have the highest credit card debt burden in the nation. wednesday. (steve) for your money tonight... america's credit card debt is the highest it's ever been, surpassing 1-trillion in 2017. that's according to new

federal reserve data. but where in the u.s. is that debt concentrated the most? according to a new study from credit-cards-dot-com, consumers in southern cities have the highest credit card debt burden in the nation. the study... measured average credit card debt compared with median income in the nation's 25 largest metro areas. it found that san antonio, texas carried the heaviest credit card debt burden. researchers say it would take the average san antonio credit card holder 22 months to pay off their debt. that would include roughly 900 dollars in interest. and in the bay area... san francisco was one of the areas with the lowest credit card burden. (vicki) next at 5... one of the most dangerous things for your health is in your hands throughout the day, and there's a right way and a wrong way to keep your cell phone clean.

(vicki) for your health tonight... one of the germiest things you own is probably in your hand right now. tonight... marco villarreal reports on the bacteria and viruses on your cell phone... and the best way to clean it. "phones are objects that we handle all day. most people tend to think of them as a necessity," says dr. burt anderson, professor or molecular medicine at usf. what's not necessary are the germs, harmful bacteria and viruses found on your device. "done a brief experiment in the lab where we've shown that bacteria are quite frequently found on the surface of the phone or on the touchpads," says dr. anderson.not just

him, but others in the lab are finding the need to sterilize their phones."because i have a child, so she likes to go through my phone and i have to keep it clean," says usf grad student udoka okaro.in a perfect world we would all have a bio safety cabinet with uv light to kill the unseen nastiness on our pocket-sized computers."alcohol wipes are as good as a uv light. if you do work in a lab and you have a uv light, fine and well. but, if you don't then just wipe your phone with alcohol," says okaro.even a smaller box with a uv light that can be bought on amazon isn't readily available to everyone.that's why a second option is using rubbing alcohol or even a hand sanitizer. bleach is best to clean, but worst for the hardware."everything is going on around right now. it's flu season. people have a lot on their fingers, a lot on your face, so you want to make sure that your phone is clean," says okaro.it's a simple life hack for your keep you healthy throughout the day. (vicki) that was

that was marco villarreal reporting. this is the picture of the bacteria that was found on his phone.. it's a good reminder to get in the habit of cleaning your phone regularly. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thanks vicki..coming up at six:new details about the murder of a mother.. gunned down in san jose. only on kron-4 we are hearing the father of her two young children...(steve) then - new tonight:we go indepth on "safe injection sites"'san francisco is moving forward with a plan to become the first u-s city to open one. tongiht - the stats that make the case, for a place where drug users can shoot up under medical superivision.. plus - concerns california could be headed back into a drought..(pam) kron4 news at six starts next. (pam)

(pam) tonight at six: we tracking drought concerns. rainfall across the region is barely half .... of what history tells us it should be. that same history suggests we are ánotá going to catch up either. good evening i'm pam moore.(steve) and i'm steve aveson.as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now... one long time bay area weather-watcher says we are ánotá in drought territory just yet. .. rob fladeboe/morgan hill "...hard to believe that anderson reservoir here in morgan hill was full and about to spill over and flood coyote creek just about a year, but what a difference a year makes..."the calendar says it's early february but you wouldn't know it judging from the dazzling display put on by the flowering pear trees that are blooming more than a little early across the bay area. tulip trees like this one are out early too and we don't usually see such a profusion of wild mustard until march or later. it's as if the trees think winter has come and gone. the odds of this being a normal rainfall year are slim and none says adjunct san jose state

meteorology professor jan null. jan null/golden gate weather service"....in most places in california, it's none, historically with this little rainfall this late, we've never reached normal, in a couple of places like san francisco which has records going back to the gold rush, we've gotten back to normal twice but the odds of doing so this year are very slight..." rainfall across the region is little more than half of normal. december was incredibly dry, almost no rain. most of the rain we've had fell in january whle february has been dry and unseasonably warm and there's no rain on the immediate horizon. in the south bay, reservoirs are just 26 percent full even though the underground aquifer is in good shape. on the upside, professor null recently tweeted a message that one year a drought does not make. jan null/golden gate weather servicerob fladeboe/morgan hill ".....a lack of rain is not the only reason reservoir levels are so low here....it's also because the level has to comply with dtate earthquake safety standards.." (steve) (steve) continuing our

team coverage.. i'm here in the weather center with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.. let's take a closer look at just how little rain we've received so far this season. lawrence karnow: our stretch of beautiful weather with above normal temperatures continue today. several more records feel again. it is a gorgeous evening outside but i'm beginning to see some changes in the weather coming our way. if you're looking for rain you have to look all the way to our border with canada. but high pressure is showing some signs of weakening. on the satellite you can see that high pressure has begun to flatten out. even though it will be another warm day tomorrow we may begin to see a few patches of fog develope along the coast especially

late in the day. highs tomorrow will again soar into the 60s and 70s near the coast with some mid to upper 70s inland. it will still be warm but cooler on friday with 60s and patchy fog at the coast and 70s and sunshine inland. it will be partly cloudy and windy on saturday with cooler temps generally in the 60s. it will mostly sunny on sunday but there is at least a slight chance of a few widely scattered showers on monday. sunshine and mild weather will return on tuesday and wednesday. (pam) san jose (pam)(pam) san jose police are investigating the murder of a young mother..... who was gunned down saturday night. kron4's maureen kelly talked with the father of her children... who is hoping anyone with information will come forward and help he and his boys .. find closure. four year old john carlo valentino garcia kisses his dad and smiles, too young to understand the tragedy that's taken his mother away..... his older brother rodolfo junior stands by and watches his

father rudy senior....as he pleads for the public's help. anybody who can say anything we don't need their names we just want to find why they did it who did it. it's not gonna bring her back but at least we're gonna find the guy who did it he needs to pay for this. he took her away from us from my kids. i'm just hoping somebody can do something.rudy says he met elizabeth garcia when he was 16 and she was 15 and the were together for 18 years. they split a year ago, but he says they were still close.she was a good worker, she was a good girl she had so many friends. she was a good person all of us she had her faults but she's on replaceable she was my best friendsan jose police say the young mother was being chased by a unknwn motorist while she was driving in a car with a male passenger in west san jose just before midnight saturday. after she crashed into a tree on the 3100 block of cadallic drive, the suspect then walked up to the wreckage and fired multiple shots into the car. the other passenger, who rudy says was elizabeth's current boyfriend, ran away as more shots were fired at him.

rudy says the mother of his children was shot twice in the head....and taken off life support monday night. he says the street where the killing took place has a lot of gang related crime and more needs to be done. if there were at least camera somewhere. they know it's a hot street. they should put cameras to help people where the poor may neighborhood of san jose on campbell. they should do something about it. they're so much crime. i'm just hoping that her life and save someone's lifea go fund me page has created to help the family pay for funeral expenses. you can find a link on our website, kron4-dot com. (pam) a former san mateo county baseball coach... charged with molestation and sexual assault... has pleaded no contest. julio edgardo ortiz... is facing 50- years in prison... when he returns to court for sentencing in march. ortiz was arrested in september 20-16... after a

c-h-p officer spotted him along interstate- 280. prosecutors say, when that officer checked inside the vehicle .... he found ortiz sexually assaulting a teenage boy. ortiz... met the teen when he was coaching baseball at a redwood city elementary school. the suspect remains in custody on $four million bail. (steve) on the peninsula tonight: a 77-year-old woman was arrested after police say she pulled a gun on a family member. it happened around five pm tuesday on maxine avenue near south norfolk street in san mateo. police say they we able to persuade the woman to leave the home without the gun. she was taken into protective custody and transported to a hospital for a medical evaluation. authorities say the incident all started with argument. (steve) in the east bay... police in oakland are looking for two gunmen after two deadly shootings. the crimes happened just hours apart. the first -- around 10 last night... on edes avenue... a woman was shot... and later died. then around two a.m. today...

shots were fired near chapman street. officers arrived found a man dead. the suspects involed in both cases on the loose - no word if the crimes are connected. (pam) in the north bay - this man has been arrested - accused of burglarizing five businesses in fairfield last monnth. this is the suspect --- john scharff in each crime - police say, he used a pellet gun to shoot out a window ... to get into the business. detectives identified the suspect by using video surveillance footage from each of the victim businesses. they also discovered evidence related to a pair of similar burglaries .. that west sacramento police are investigating. (pam) we've learned major flooding at the dmv near the oakland coliseum.. was caused by copper wire thieves.. we've also learned that dmv will not reopen before monday. police say someone reportedly stole copper wire last night after getting on the roof. they only took about 50 dollars worth of copper...but it caused tens of

thousands of dollars worth of damage. people will now have to go to other bay area d-m-vs but their appointments will be honored. (steve) a developing story we are tracking tonight... daca protestors flooded capitol hill today urging congress to act. (pam) senator dick durbin has been leading the effort to pass protections for dreamers -- the young people brought to the us illegally as children. today he talked to our washington correspondent jessica smith about where negotiations stand. hundreds of protestors filled a senate office building wednesday- calling on congress to pass a clean dream act. nats daniel's family left mexico and moved to illinois when he was 8 years old. daniel sot senator dick durbin says it's past time for congress to pass a bill to protect dreamers like daniel.sen. dick durbin (d-il): they're in school, they're at work, some of them are even in our military and they face deportation. majority leader mitch mcconnell has promised to debate daca legislation as soon as next week -- as long as the government remains open. sen. mitch mcconnell (r- ky): whoever gets to 60 wins... jessica smith

reporting: but the president has already rejected several bipartisan plans to protect these dreamers-- saying he wants to see more money for border security and changes to the legal immigration process. sen. dick durbin (d-il): we've reached a point where we have to ignore the president's tweets and utterances. they're not helpful at all. most of them -- he'll change on a dime tomorrow, and decide to do just the opposite. republican senator john thune thinks all ideas -- including the presidents' -- will be considered. sen. john thune (r-sd): he put a proposal out there. you kind of now have to let the legislative process work//i think it will be a fairly free-wheeling process in the senate, where everyone who has a proposal will have a chance to get those debated and voted on. durbin believes a bill to protect dreamers could get the 60 votes it needs to pass the senate... sen. dick durbin (d-il): but there is no indication the house takes this seriously. house democratic leader nancy pelosi agrees. she spoke on the house floor for hours wednesday - urging speaker ryan to vow to put daca legislation on the floor. in washington i'm jessica smith.

(steve) that was jessica smith reporting. congress has until march 5th to strike a deal. (pam) the man authorities say killed two people -- including an n-f-l player-- in a car crash was in court today. criminal charges have been filed against manuel orrego- zavala he is accused of driving while intoxicated ... and crashing his truck into the victims' vehicle which was stopped on the side of the road early sunday morning. jeffrey monroe and indiana colts player edwin jackson .... were standing outside the vehicle at the time of the crash. orrego -zavala was arrested after fleeing the scene. prosecutors say orrego-zavala is an undocumented immigrant from honduras who has been deported from the u-s twice. (steve) happening tomorrow... canada's prime minister justin trudeau will be stopping by san francisco. it is part of his four-day tour of america. trudeau is expected to meet with local

business leaders and entrepreneurs. he is touring the u-s to discuss how public service can contribute to stronger economic and political ties between the two countries. the visit comes amid talks to rewrite the north america free trade agreement. (steve) coming up... san francisco is moving forward with plans to establish safe injections sites. tonight... we will look at the potential benefits of creating a place where drug users can shoot up under supervision. (pam) don't miss this shocking video... we will show you how more than 50 cars ended up in a massive pile-up. (steve) and after the break... some cities are now allowing you to text 911... but it's a little more complicated than it sounds. we'll explain next.

(steve)(oncam) sending an emergency text message is now an option for people in need of help in an east bay city in fact the city joins a growing number of bay area police departments adding 911 emergency text messaging service kron4's haaziq madyun was there today for the launch the new 911 text service you are looking at a text message received here at hayward police department's 911 communications centersot hayward police lt. antonio puente talks about how text messaging 911could come in handy depending on the nature of the emergencysot

situation where someone has broken into their house and they don't want to let the suspect know where their at, if they are hiding somewhere they can take their phone out and text 911 and it immediately opens a screen where our dispatchers can communicate with them">a map will also appear giving an approximate location of the caller but not the addresssot the hayward police department joins the alameda county sheriff's office as the only two law enforcement agencies in alameda county with 911 text messaging servicesot brenda bruner/alameda county emergency dispatch manager: "we are excited, hayward is one of our neighboring agencies and we will be able to route our 9-1-1 calls that may border up with our jurisdictions">other bay area law enforcement agencies offering 911text messaging service include richmond, sunnyvale department of public safety and the santa clara police department. officials at the alameda county sheriff's office say a state wide roll out of the text 911 messaging service is anticpated by the end of 2018...in hayward haaziq madyun kron4news

(pam) new at six... san francisco is on track to open "safe injection sites" as soon as july... this week the city's public health department voted to support the idea. the controversial sites would allow a place for i-v drug users to "shoot-up" under supervision. these are photos from a safe injection site in canada - currently there are ánoneá in the united states. joining us now to talk about the idea of safe injection sites.. doctor alex kral - an epidemiologist with the non- profit group r- t-i international which does community- based research.

in canada.. in 2016 statistics, a study by vancouver health.from january 1 - to december 31, 2016 á214,898 visits by 8,040 individualsá1,781 overdose interventionsá0 deaths á5,321 referrals to other social and health services

thanks to dr. kral...

(steve) new at six... san francisco is getting two new navigation centers. san francisco city leaders voted to accept the ten-million dollars in state funding yesterday. the two facilities will service homeless people living in encampments. the navigation centers help people unable to get health care, drug treatment and other services at traditional homeless shelters. according to city officials, the centers have proven successful at getting people into stable housing. estimates suggest there are nearly 7,000 homeless people in san francisco. (steve) pleasanton has approved the development of a residental community for individuals with special needs. sunflower hill will house people with mild to moderate developmental disabilitles. the sunflower hill will be co- located with another development project-- homestead at irby ranch. the developer donated more than one-and-a-half acres of land to sunflower hill... and donated one million dollars. in total... the pleasanton is contributing more than two million dollars to this project.

let's take a look outside right now...(steve) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: our stretch of beautiful weather with above normal temperatures continue today. several more records feel again. it is a gorgeous evening outside but i'm beginning to see some changes in the weather coming our way. if you're looking for rain you have to look all the way to our border with canada. but high pressure is showing some signs of weakening. on the satellite you can see that high pressure has begun to flatten out. even though it will be another warm day tomorrow we may begin to see a few patches of fog develope along the coast especially late in the day. highs tomorrow will again soar into the 60s and 70s near the coast with some mid to upper 70s

inland. it will still be warm but cooler on friday with 60s and patchy fog at the coast and 70s and sunshine inland. it will be partly cloudy and windy on saturday with cooler temps generally in the 60s. it will mostly sunny on sunday but there is at least a slight chance of a few widely scattered showers on monday. sunshine and mild weather will return on tuesday and wednesday.

(pam) still ahead... president trump wants the u-s to hold a military parade... but not everyone in washington is on board. (steve) after the break... a top white house aid resigns amid abuse allegations... these coming from two ex-wives.

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join energy upgrade california and do your thing. a top white house aide has resigned - following allegations of domestic abuse from two ex- wives.. catherine

heenan is here with more on staff secretary rob porter... (catherine) rob porter is angrily denying the allegations...but nonetheless says he'll beleaving.. that's porter in this photo - handing the president a document...two of his ex- wives claim he was physically, emotionally and verbally abusive. his first wife - claiming he choked and punched her during their 5-year marriage. porter calls the stories outrageous and vile...saying they're simply false. the subject came up at the white house briefing today...where the press secretaryread part of porter's statement... sarah sanders/white house press secretary: i have been transparent and truthful about these vile claims, but i will not further engage publicly with a coordinated smear campaign. my commitment to public service speaks for itself. i have always put duty to country first and treated others with respect. tonight - cnn is reporting that sources claim that the white house 'knew' aboutthe assault allegations against porter -- and

scrambled to protect him. porter has reportedly been dating 29-year-old white house communications director hope hicks. his last day on the job hasn't been set yet....porter will stay in his position until a replacement is found. replacement is found. pam and steve? (steve) next... the video of a teacher's anti-military rant goes viral... now the student who recorded it is facing backlash. (pam) then... a massive brawl erupts at a california jail... what launched the full fledged riot. (pam) sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again?

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details about a jail riot near bakersfield.. it involved 120- inmates..(steve) investigators say it started last with a fight between inmates in a housing unit who refused to go on lockdown. it all lasted about two hours... at the lerdo jail. bakersfield police and the california highway patrol were called in to help get a handle on the situation. the violence left housing units damaged.... and inmates were placed elsewhere in the large facility so that repairs could be made. there are more than 12-hundred inmates at the facility... the jail remains on lockdown and visits are suspended. (pam ) a convicted murderer at san quentin state prison was turned into a sex slave and is now being compensated for the abuse..

a federal jury is giving william cordoba... 65- thousand dollars... after he sued vocational instructor silvia pulido. cordoba says... pulido pressured him into trading sex acts, after promising him a lawyer to help him get out of prison. the 57-year-old cordoba says, the abuse began in 2010 when he became her clerk. when he attempted to escape the sex deal ... pulido accused him of disciplinary violations... that put him in solitary confinement for nine- months. the employee no longer works at the rison. (steve) reform groups are asking the state to end the use of pepper spray in juvenile jails. california is one of only six states that allows employees to carry pepper spray in youth detention centers. the board of state and community corrections is meeting tomorrow to consider regulatory changes. the changes would allow employees to carry the chemicals but document its use. a bill introduced by a southern california assemblymember would prohibit employees from carrying pepper spray.

in san jose...a mother of two dies after being taken off life support.those close to her say elizabeth garcia was shot twice in the head saturday night.police say the victim was being chased by an unknown motorist while driving on the 3100 block of cadallic drive us before midnight. she crashed the car, and the motorist got out and fired into the vehicle, striking the victim, and then fired more shots at a second passenger who was able to run away. the father of her children is pleading with anyone with information on the crime to come forward. the guy who did it he needs to pay for this. he took her away from us from my kids.maureen kelly kron4 news here in the south bay it may be too soon to declare a return to the drought in california but it's looking mor and more as though we're not going to catch up with where history says we should be in terms of rainfall. much of the region has received barely half of of historical averages. there has been precious little runoff into

santa clara valley reservoirs, which are just 26 percent full. trees and other plants are blooming early but as a result of last year's record rainfall...the lack of seasonal rain alone is not enough to make for a drought. in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news officials here at the hayward police department announce a new 911 text messaging service sotin hayward haaziq madyun kron4news alameda will get 13 controversial plate readers.. just not yetcritics worried that the information gathered from the readers would be an invasion of privacy and be

shared with ice.the cameras would be installed at four bridges and two tunnels to monitor traffic in and out of the city to cut down on crime. the city council approved 500- thousand dollars to be set aside to buy the cameras but they won't be installed until the police department and the city attorney work on a policy that promises not to share the information with icethere's no timetable on when the cameras will be installedin alameda will tran kron 4 news lawrence karnow: our stretch of beautiful weather with above normal temperatures continue today. several more records feel again. it is a gorgeous evening outside but i'm beginning to see some changes in the weather coming our way. if you're looking for rain you have to look all the way to our border with canada. but high pressure is showing some signs of weakening. on the satellite you can see that high pressure has begun to flatten out. even though it

will be another warm day tomorrow we may begin to see a few patches of fog develope along the coast especially late in the day. highs tomorrow will again soar into the 60s and 70s near the coast with some mid to inland. it will still be warm but cooler on friday with 60s at the coast and 70s and sunshine inland. it will be partly cloudy and windy on saturday with cooler temps generally in the 60s. it will mostly sunny on sunday but there is at chance of a scattered monday. sunshine and will return on wednesday. (steve) new at six... the planning for the military parade requested by president donald trump is underway. according to the washington post the president was inspired by france's bastille day celebration. but not everyone in washington share's trumps excitement about the parade.(rep. jackie speier, (d) california): "any of those kind of military parades that i have seen in the past, it is all about, you know, authoritarian regimes frankly with maybe the exception of france. but it's not our style, it's not the way we do business. and i really object to it and i think it's going to cost a lot of money. so what's really in it for the american people?" according to a senior defense official.....one option being considered is to hold the parade in november.

the parade would coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ending of world war one on november 11, 1918. pentagon spokesman charlie summers says the planning process is in the planning summers says the planning process is in its "infancy." (pam) a southern california teacher is under fire.... after making disparaging remarks about people serving in the u-s military. now, the high school senior who recorded the rant says, his life has also changed. victor quinonez made that recording and posted it on social media. now.... the 12th grader says, he can't walk outside alone anymore, because it is too dangerous. the secret recording of his teacher gregory salcido... made during class, was shared 10's- of- thousands of times online. here salcido is referring to military recruiters.natsot/salcido "they're not like high level thinkers. they're not academic people, they're not intellectual people. they're the freaking lowest of our low." victor quinonez/student "i'm glad for what i did. but there's always consequences to it." quinonez's parents are proud of what he did, but

know that his life is forever changed. as for the teacher... he is currently on paid suspension from his teaching job, as the school investigates the case. one other note... salcido, the teacher, is also a city councilman in pico rivera. (steve) coming up... take-off aborted for a southwest jet when it slid off the runway. where the plane was headed and what were the weather conditions at the time of lift off. at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don't... more experts preventing security issues & less security threats impacting our customers. more of a highly secure network with more security products available for further protection & less per month than comcast for business internet. switch to at&t internet for business. more & less - that's the power of &. bad weather caused a

massive car pile-up in iowa. this is time lapse video of the collision... released by the iowa department of transportation. the department says one person was killed and another severly injured in the collision. the department says about seventy cars were involved in the pile-up. (steve) a southwest plane slid sideways off the taxi-way while preparing for take-off at baltimore-washington international airport this afternoon. passengers.. headed to jamaica.. were evacuated and broght back to the terminal. there was freezing rain earlier in the morning but officials say temperatures warmed up and the runway was cleared for takeoff. the f-a-a is investigatng the incident. (pam) the winner of december's super- lotto plus jackpot - rexis de guia claimed his 40- million dollar prize today. he says, he

is one of a group of five people who pitched in for the winning ticket. de guia bought the ticket at the albany hill mini mart , off san pablo avenue in albany. the owner of the mini mart received a 200- thousand dollar bonus. (pam) dunkin donuts says... it is doing its part to help the environment.. (steve) the chain says it will stop using polystyrene cups in its u-s stores by 2020. the coffee retailer announced today it will start using double-walled paper cups beginning this spring. dunkin says the new cups will hold heat just as well as the old cups, so you still won't need a sleeve to protect your hands. the change brings u-s stores in line with dunkin's international locations, which are already using paper cups. new york and california will get the new cups first. this comes as dunkin donuts expandes in the bay area... recently open a location in walnut creek. in sports... it's national college fottball signing day... stanford and cal bring in top-50 classes nationally... we will break them down... and a warriors player asks for and

is granted a demotion ... to the n-b-a's developmental league... gary has that story... and all the sports... coming up

you don't see this very often... an nba player requesting a demotion... patrick mccaw... who had a very rough time trying to guard russel westbrook last

night... requested that he be sent to the g-league... that is the nba's developmental league... temorarily so he can get more paying time to work on his game mccaw and his father met with steve kerr after last night's game... he'll report to the santa cruz warriors on friday and play a few games there after a very promising rookie season... mcacaw has stuggled this year... resulting in less playing time off the bench patriots offensive coordinator josh

mcdanies backed out of the colts head coaching job at the last minute... today... the fallout... mcdaniels agent... ... terminated his relationship with mcdaniels as his representative... my word is my bond,"... said lamonte... "once you break that, there's nothing left." he also said mcdaniels was "committing professional suicide"... by leaving the colts in the lurch lamonte is also the agent for colts general manager chris ballard.... who had a parting line when asked about the mcdaniels snub today(sot: chris ballard) "it's his parogative and it's his choice. he chose not to be an indianapolis colt. that's okay, we'll move forward. (reporter question). i don't have knowledge of that. thank you all. the rivalry is back on (media laughs)."

today is national signing day... the day for the top high school football players in the country to announce which college they will play for... stanford

locked up one of the best quarterbacks in the country... 6-6 tanner mckee of centennial high school in sourthern california mckee is ranked the 76th best player in the country by espn... and the 5th best pocket passer in the nation despite missing some time to ijury... mckee thew 23 touchdown passes and only 2 interceptions playing very good competition for a nationally-ranked program... he also ran for 11 tocuchdowns (wipe to fullscreen) as for the rest of the stanford class... ranked 38th in the country... jack west... another quarterback ranked right behind mckee... will be coming to berkeley they also signed andres fox and thomas booker... 4-star defensive ends from mobile, alabama and baltimore, maryland what about cal... their headliner is northern californian will craig... an offfensive lineman from the sacramento area... also sign with the bears... tight end mccallan castles from south lake tahoe... receiver nikko remigio... who starred at national champion mater dei... and another southern california kid... aaron maldanado... a defensove tackle (wipe to mom walks off on son) this one was crazy... national recuit jacob copeland... a receiver from pensacola, florida... announces on national tv he will attend florida... his mom... who is wearing an alabama sweater and a tennessee hat... walks right off the set... clearly upset

her son chose the gators over the crimson tide and volunteers his mom did return later... though... and gave an emotional copeland a hug.

the yankees made a trade with the rangers for a player that will likely never play for them... that's because that player is seattle seahawks quarterback russell wilson... the four-time pro bowler and super bowl champion... who played baseball in college... went from texas to new york for future considerations wilson is expected to appear at the yankees' grapefruit league camp in florida,someti me this or next month he has said he does not intend to pursue a major league baseball career... but wants to stay close to the sport... he had expressed a desire to be part of the yankes organization (steve top vo) and coming (steve top vo) and coming up next....

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breathtaking view of the waves off big sur in montery county. the water is lit up. here's the scientific answer.... it's a bloom of marine life... various species of plankton that are luminous. right now there's a high concentration in the area... creating this beautiful spectacle. best viewing is right after sunset. (pam) gerber is kicking off the new year with a new spokesbaby. one- year- old lucas warren ... won over executives with his "glowing and giggly smile" .... to become their new spokesbaby for 20-18. lucas is the first gerber baby with down syndrome... in the company's 91 year history. he beat out more than 140-thousand submissions ... winning 50- thousand dollars. the georgia native will be featured in the company's social media posts. lucas' mom hopes, his new role will help increase acceptance of special needs children.

lawrence karnow: our stretch of beautiful weather with above normal temperatures continue today. several more records feel again. it is a gorgeous evening outside but i'm beginning to see some changes in the weather coming our way. if you're looking for rain you have to look all the way to our border with canada. but high pressure is showing some signs of weakening. on the satellite you can see that high pressure has begun to flatten out. even though it will be another warm day tomorrow we may begin to see a few patches of fog develope along the coast especially late in the day. highs tomorrow will again soar into the 60s and 70s near the coast with some mid to upper 70s inland. it will still be warm but cooler on friday with 60s and patchy fog at the coast and 70s and sunshine inland. it will be partly cloudy and windy on saturday with cooler temps generally in the 60s. it will mostly sunny on sunday but there is at least a slight chance of a few widely scattered showers on monday. sunshine and mild weather will return on tuesday and wednesday. a full hour of entertainment news is on the way. at 7:00 it's inside

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