(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston. lets start this morning with a check on weather and traffic. (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an

additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. toll to 101. ( robin ) ( robin )the wet weather

caused many problems for people in the east bay yesterday. strong winds knocked down a tree... resulting in power line being knocked out as well.kron 4's haaziq madyun shows us where it high voltage power lines that should be up above were on the ground thursday on arrowhead drive in the oakland hillssot the massive pine tree proved to be no match for weather conditions here in the

hills says pg&e spokesperson tamar sarkissiansotsot betsy franklin has live in this up here for 35-years. she says a downed tree during a storm is an all too familiar sight for residents in the this areasotfortunately no one was injured when the tree came down. the power lines actually broke the tree fall, preventing it from damaging neighboring properties or vehicles. the tree came down in the morning. pg&e crews spent the day working on clearing the debris and repairing the power lines sot twelve pg&e customers lost power when the tree came down. officials with the utility say the repair work will done later tonight and power restored...in the oakland madyun kron4news ( robin )drivers in the south bay experienced several issues

on the road thursday.several accidents like this three-car fender bender near the redwood estates... spread across highway 17. as a result, traffic was gridlocked throughout the day. and in downtown san jose... there were two kinds of people on the streets. those who remembered their umbrellas and kept dry... and those who did not...and were drenched. ( robin )in the north bay... officials are closely watching the burn areas... left from last fall's firestorm. officials say leftover debris from those storms could make its way into storm drains... and cause flooding. in santa barbara... following their fires... horrific errosion lead to landslides... which trapped and killed residents. assistant fire marshal... paul lowenthal of santa rosa... say's it's vital for people to respond to any alerts... and take necessary precautions. paul lowenthal- asst fire marshallwe know the potential of ash, residue alot of sentimetn any leftover debris all run off into system and that could lead to flooding

people are able people are able to sign up for emergency alerts online... at so-co-alert-dot-com. ( robin )yesterday's rain caused many problems for travelers at bay area airports... resulting in several cancellations and delays. kron 4's dan kerman was at s-f-o... and reports on how those changes... affected passengers. cancelled. awaiting aircraft original arrival time 708 am, now 423 pm that's the kind of a day many traveling to or from sfo have experienced.sot what's your delay, about an hour and a halfsoti was delayed an hour and a half or an hour and 45 minutes.. did you take advantage ofthat time or did you have to get here early. actually i took a nap on the couch.the morning rains coupled with low visibility lead to more than 140 flight cancellations and more than 350 delays soti heard earlier today of a person who was 6

hours delayed because of the weather so i am hoping that doesn't happen to me. anything less than 6 hours will be ok exactlyby afternoon, the sun was out but those checking the departure board found average delays were running about 2 hours .sotgoing to get out in an hour and a half? i hope so, right now it puts me home at 1230 in the morning so if we get another delay i think i will be here for tonight standup dan kerman 110-120of course when the rains return, things will just get worse.. so if you are picking someone up here or heading out yourself make sure to checkwith your carrier to find out exactly what time that plane is coming or going. at sfo, dan kerman kron 4 news.

( robin ) ( robin )you can track the winter blast in your neighborhood with the kron4 mobile app.you can also be the first to know about breaking news when it happens.. by turning on your push alerts. nearly 40 people are without a home this morning... after a fire damaged an apartment building. the fire started thursday afternoon on wood-creek terrace... near mission boulevard. kron4's hermela aregawi has details on what may have started the blaze. flames rip through the roof of this apartment building.. sending residents running out.

shalini palanivelu/fire witness it was very terrible. i never saw the type of fire in my lifetime. it made me very scared so i took all the valuable things in my house and came out very fast.the first call to 911 was made at 2:15 in the afternoon - with several paniced calls following.don linneman/battalio n chief, fremont fire departmentwhen the first engine arrived, the fire was heavily involved in the upstairs units. it had already burned through the roof so it was in the attic. the fire ended up actually going to a third alarm due to a potential for spread and the number of resources needed on scene.fire officials say about 16 apartments were signifcantly impacted.don linneman/battalio n chief, fremont fire departmentwe currently have four upstairs units that are completely destroyed by fire, the four units below it have significant water damage and are inhabitable and we also have about 8 other units that aren't going to be inhabitable for a few days do to water damge and smoke damage. residents tried to save what they couldthe firefighters helped me to take out my

passport everything is inside. i just checked my laptop i was able to locate where it is singham who is one of those displaced.. is hoping his laptop is slavageable. contractors on site tell me the fire left about 2-million dollars in damage and could take up to a year to rebuild. (hermela aregawi)the cause of the fire is still under investigation. reporting in fremont hermela aregawi kron 4 (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news.an unsettling week for students here in the bay area... after at least four incidents of school threats. what districts are doing to protect it's students. (robin)plus... the bay area is putting more money into helping detained immigrants. we tell you how much they're spending. (robin)and... a pregnant teenager killed during an officer involved shooting. we hear from her family after learning... those officers have been cleared. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá) (robin) welcome back.

checking in on your morning forecast. (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to

late next week.

next week. mid to late next week. next week. no major hot spots. bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay no

major hot no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin ) the alameda county district attorney district attorney has cleared two east bay police officers ... in the shooting death of a pregnant 16 year old girl. in march of last year... fremont police officers shot and killed 16 year old elena mondragon. according to a new report from the d-a's office... elena was a passenger in a car when the

driver tried to ram officers conducting an undercover sting. that's when the officers opened fire... but they missed the driver and hit elena instead. her family still wants the officer held accountable. "people make mistakes but this was a deadly costly mistake and even with that being said people should be held accountable for that."( robin ) the d-a's office found that the officers acted in self defense. elena's family says they are considering legal action against the department. later this month they plan to hold a vigil in hayward to mark the one year anniversary of her death. ( robin ) a southern california couple is in jail this morning... on child cruelty charges. the san bernardino county sheriff's department says the couple lived in a filthy desert shack with their three kids and dozens of cats. the couple -- daniel panico and mona kirk -- didn't have electricity or running water on their property. deputies were doing a check of the joshua

tree area... when they noticed a ramshackle shelter. the couple and three childrens -- ages 11 through 14 -- were living in the confined space. investigators say the shelter was only about 4 feet high and 10 feet wide. ( robin ) a nursing assistant is arrested... accused of the sexual battery of a patient. cody baca turned himself in to walnut creek police... after a warrant was issued for his arrest. the investigation began back in october... after a patient came forward. baca worked as an nursing assistant at john medical center in walnut creek. ( robin )an unsettling few days for students here in the bay area. just this week... there have been at least four incidents of violent threats against students and schools. some arrests have been made ... and some investigations are ongoing. kron 4's gabe slate reports. santa rosa police released this graphic picture today depicting a young woman with an assault rifle claiming to be a school shooter with the

warning to avoid a santa rosa high school.this picture was floating around social media police are looking into it police believe it may be related to the violent threat found on a bathroom wall at a santa rosa high school that lead to over 1,000 kids being sent home early and the arrest of a 16 year old student believed to write the message. that was just one of four incidents this week in the bay area where violent threats were made against a school and it's students.these words "everyone is dead" were discovered on a bathroom wall at alameda high school it prompted hundreds of students to stay home on tuesday. law enforcement is investigating. and in san jose a threat surfaced on twitter that some alum rock schools would be "shot up". at the same time on an unnamed social network someone threatened violence against oak grove schools in san jose. both incidents lead school officials to warn parents. police are investigating.and this threat was discovered in san jose written on a women's bathroom stall saying there would be a shooting wednesday at 5pm on the campus of san jose state university. the school sent out phone alerts rattling nerves among the students. sound from studentnow i met up

with university of san francisco professor kimberly richman an expert in criminology and asked her assuming it is students making these threats. why do they do them ? what is the motivation ? motivation ?is the them ? what do they do threats. why making these students assuming it is asked her assuming it is students making these threats. why do they do them ? what is the motivation ? ( robin ) in the south bay... a man

is behind bars for making lewd comments toward school children. this happened at willow glen middle school in san jose. a number of students told police they were followed and contacted by a man in a red pick-up truck. police have arrested ashour tarverdi. tarverdi is a registered sex offender -- with a previous convition for annoying a child. (robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... ice announing the latest number of arrests made during raids in northern california. we tell you how many more were captured. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is

welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking

your entertainment headlines today. the academy awards are sunday night... and the last thing the academy wants... is a repeat of last year's last award announcement- fail . david daniel has that and more in the hollywood minute. --reporter pkg-as follows-- (nat-music)last year, the oscar best picture presentation turned into a fiasco. to avoid a repeat on sunday, rebecca ford from the hollywood reporter says the academy and the accountants have changed personnel and procedures, gone through rehearsals, and... "they have also put in a 'no social media, no texting' policy into effect, because last year, one of the accountants had been tweeting out pictures of emma stone right before this all happened.""i can't even run fast, you know? it doesn't bode well."brad pitt has a new role: leonardo dicaprio's double! pitt has joined quentin tarantino's "once upon a time in hollywood," set against the backdrop of the 19-69 manson murders. dicaprio is set to play a former t-v star... pitt will play his longtime stunt double."i wish heather chandler would just die, so that i can finally be

free."a t-v take on the cult classic movie "heathers" was all set to debut this month on the paramount network. but after the school shooting in parkland, florida, that left 17 people dead, the network has announced it's delaying the satirical reboot until later this year, "out of respect for the victims, their families and loved ones." no word when the school bell for this "heathers" will ring. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning

forecast. (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is

expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) ice says agents have

arrested more than 230 people in northern california. the ice raids started sunday --and they wrapped up wednesday. in that time.. 232 people were arrested. ice says out of those arrests... 180 people were either convicted criminals or had previosuly violated a deportation order. ( robin ) the justice department is launching an investigation into oakland mayor libby schaaf... after she warned people that the ice raids were coming. the d-o-j says that warning... caused 800 people to avoid arrest. the d-o-j is looking into whether schaaf's warning

constitutes obstruction of justice. mayor schaaf defended her decision -- calling it her "duty and moral obligation." but she admitted she is getting some angry reaction -- including death threats. ( robin )on thursday interim mayor...mark farrell... announced additional city legal defense funding for detained immigrrants in northern california. kron four's philippe djegal explains how much money will go into this program... and how many people the funds will help. (philippe) just this week... interim san francisco mayor mark farrell says immigration and customs enforcement detained at least 150 undocumented immigrants in th e bay area. he says soon those detained.. and the hundreds of others facing deportation will be better positioned to receive legal representation.mark farrell/interim mayor- "at the state level, with are partnering with assemblyman phil ting, um, to ask for $7 million in funding every single year, um, that will be enough to provide representation to every single immigrant, uh, in our immigrant courts here in

northern california." and, here locally in san francisco... the city intends to spend an additional three-point-five million dollars on legal defense services for immigrants. bringing the total to more than 11 million dollars a year. sandra fewer/supervisor- "our legislation to provide this funding made it out of budget committee this morning unanimously, and i look forward to celebrating a unanimous vote on this issue at the full board." for the next two years... two-point-five million dollars of the additional funds will go to san francisco non-profit organizations already helping detained immigrants. another one million will go to the public defender's office. jeff adachi/public defender- "last year, we started an immigration unit in the public defender's office. we're gonna double the number of attorney's, uh, as a result of funding from the mayor and the board of supervisors." public defender jeff adachi says his office will have the ability to double the number of people it represents... from 100 to about 200. in san francisco, philippe

djegal, kron four news. ( robin )in national news... as the gun control debate continues in tallahassee and washington -- some south florida mayors are asking, can they do something on their own? mayor skip campbell of coral springs is pushing loudly for change.... he spoke up at a recent commissioners meeting... saddened that legislature won't move forward to ban assault weapons. mayor campbell is now leading an effort with other state mayors to get an amendment to the states constitution to ban assault weapons. (áásot fulláá)"the city of coral springs is not doing anything individual this is being done by a number of mayors as individual citizens of the state of florida and the united states of america...our kids need to be protected."( robin ) mayor campbell is challenging a 20-11 law that fines elected officials and even removes members from office if they

try to create their own gun policies. but he says he wants to leave the decision in the hands of voters... and while its too late to get it on this years ballot, he's going to try for 20-20. ( robin )senator marco rubio has announced his own plan for gun safety in the wake of the parkland, florida school shooting.on the senate floor thursday... the florida republican highlighted his ideas to prevent more mass shootings. rubio said he is looking into efforts to strengthen school security... provide school training to identify threats... and create school threat assessment intervention teams. the teams would coordinate between law enforcement and other state agencies to flag students who could be (robin)coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... a warning from doctors. the say more kids are going to the hospital... because they are accidentally eating pot. what doctors are suggesting you do incase this happens to your kid... next. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the

embarcadero. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) more kids are

accidentally eating marijuana. that's according to doctors in northern california who say they are seeing an increase in kids going to the emergency room because of it. angela musallam has that story. dr. daniel colby:"we've seen these exposures for years, but now they've really jumped up, and because of that, all of us are on guard and we have all raised our suspicions." doctor daniel colby is a medical toxicologist at u-c davis .. who's treated dozens of children in the e-r.. for accidentally eating marijuana. colby says often times diagnosing the patients can be confusing.dr. daniel colby: "they might just be very sleepy, but they can be confused, they can be upset, they can be vomiting, often times they have a wobbly gait, sometimes they can be sick to the point where end up trying

to help them breathe." although some young patients can experience severe symptoms .. colby says ingesting pot isn't deadly. dr. daniel colby: "sometimes we do fluids, we do supportive care where we monitor, make sure people are safe, and some people need a few hours of observation."last november .. the california poison center saw 30 cases .. where children had ingested marijuana.the trend continued through january .. bringing the number of ill patients to almost one-hundred.shayna shonauer:"we train everyone to make sure that everything is leaving in a child proof bag so even products like this are going to go repackaged into a child safe bag as well." shayna shonauer works at a marijuana dispensary in sacramento .. and says by law .. every cannabis product must be child-proofed.ultimately .. she says it's a parent's responsibility to make sure the products are locked away. nat sound:now .. colby and his colleagues are asking families the big question .. as they begin to see more of these cases.a concern .. so great .. the e-r is bringing back a

marijuana urine test .. specifically for these pediatric patients.dr. daniel colby:"we'd like to have the tool to be able to make a faster, better diagnosis." ( robin )uber is getting ready to roll out a new service. the company says it can now help get you to your doctors' appointments... on the providers' dime. every year, millions of americans miss medical appointments because they don't have transportation. the missed appointments cost the medical system more than 150- billion-dollars a year. uber health is partnering with health care providers to schedule rides for patients. so far, more than 100 health care organizations are on board -- including hospitals, rehab centers, senior care facilities and physical therapy centers. (robin)coming up on the kron four morning news... bart is cracking down on people getting free rides on thier trains. find out what they're doing to stop the fare evaders. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (ácommercialá) welcome back. checking

in on your morning forecast. (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will

gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week. no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo

bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

( robin )san mateo police are asking for help regarding a murder that happened at gray whale cove on february 13th. a man's body was found in the parking lot that night...he had been shot and died at the scene. anyone who was traveling on the night of the homicide around 9-30 and 11-30 near highway one, between montara and pacifica, is being asked to call police. ( robin )a massachusetts man has been arrested for sending letters containing a suspicious substance... to well-known individuals around the country.24 year-old daniel frisiello is accused of mailing five threatening letters containing white powder... and a note claiming the powder was dangerous. stanford law professor michele dauber was among those who received a letter... as well as donald trump junior. dauber has made headlines with the recall judge aaron persky campaign, an effort to remove the judge in the brock turner ( robin )a man convicted of

killing a family of five .... was sentenced to five life terms without the possibility of parole. a jury convicted binh luc (bin luke) of stabbing, beating and strangling to death five family members back in 20-12. it was one of the worst mass killings in san francisco's history.investigators allege luc killed the family... while robbing them after losing money at a ( robin ) city of san francisco is dealing with more car break-ins. this was the scene on van ness near bay street yesterday. this is video you will see only on kron 4. you can see three cars in a row with smashed windows. san francisco had more than 3-thousand car break ins last year... that's nearly triple what was reported in 20- 10. city officials are calling it an epidemic. ( robin )prove you paid! bart is now employing fare inspectors to make sure riders are paying their fair share. kron4's maureen kelly has that story.

today will be the last day that warnings are issued bart deputy police chief stood before his six fare inspectors as he showed off the new handheld gadgets that those community service officers will be used to tell if tickets and clipper cards were used to enter the system. bingor not.boop.the team then went out put those devices to work.as they team checked for fare evaders. which is problem that costs bart an estimated $15 to 25 million dollars a year.today one man declined to hand over his ticket and took off..he got away, which is fine since the team is still issuing warnings today but.going forward those without proof they paid their fair share will be slapped with a citationsit's a civil administrative citation citation when he will be going to court it's jail that's not gonna happen either civil citations much like a parking ticketas to the effectiveness of six inspectors and one supervisor against such a big

problem affecting such widespread transit system, the deputy chief says they are also making design changes to some stations to make getting a free ride harder to do.like moving the swing gates closer to the station agents booth. but he believes this new team will be a good deterrent.. once a person is enter the system and legally if they haveit in the back of their minds they could be stopped at any point along their trip and be asked to show their ticket we're hoping it'll be a discouragement to people and fewer people will fare evade (standup)the fine for not being able to prove payments is $75 for adults 55 for kids those who can't or won't pay can always work it off by promote performing community service maureen kelly kron4 news ( robin ) ( robin )( robin ) the d-m-v oakland coliseum office is extending its closure aftewr flooding last month. the office will remain closed for about one more week. crews are still working to repair water damage...stemming from a

february break-in where thieves stole copper pipes. the office is honoring all appointments...at other locations during the closure. for the complete list of nearest offices...go to kron4 dot com. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... he can áshoot... but it looks like he may need to work on his swing. a look at how one warriors player used his hotel room... as a putting green. (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam. (ácommercialá) (ácommercialá) no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( robin ) ( robin )we'll it wasn't necessarily a hole in one.

(robin)coming up at 5 on the kron four morning news... ice announing the latest number of arrests made during raids in northern california. we tell you how many more were (robin) plus... an unsettling week for students here in the bay area... after several incidents of school threats. what districts are doing to protect it's (robin)and... a pregnant teenager killed during an officer involved shooting. we hear from her family after learning... those officers have been cleared. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá

( james ) the sierra is dealing with blizzard like conditions. more than a foot of snow has fallen... shutting down major roads. and authorities warned of high

avalanche danger for the back-country around lake tahoe. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (mabrisa (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an

additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week. no major hot spots. bay no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) our top story this morning... there will be more police at schools in san jose as officers try to assure the community that they are safe.( james ) this comes after threats were made against teachers and students. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in san jose this morning with the latest. ( lydia )this is linda vista elementary school, one of the schools threatened that is part of the alum rock school district here in east san jose. district officials say a social media post on twitter threatened that someone will "shoot up" east san jose elementary schools.that threat was made wednesday morning.the alum rock school district said in the last 24 hours. although the district cannot confirm

the credibility of the threat, they say they are treating it as serious and have contacted the san jose police department. the school superintendent called the threat offensive because the person responsible commented how they hated the school district and were happy they were from "a more affluent area," followed by a series of expletives. there were no specific schools narrowed out in the tweet, which simply stated that the person wanted to "shoot up" all of them. an automated call went out to the district's parents wednesday night.although that tweet came from in anonymous account, an investigation is underway to find out who made the threat. reporting live in san jose, lydia pantazes kron 4 news. ( james ) thanks lydia. check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) the north bay is also seeing threats against their schools. the latest threat happened yesterday. santa rosa police released a graphic picture -- showing a teen girl with an assault rifle. she claims to be a school shooter and warns students to stay away from santa rosa high school. but police say they have investigated the snapchat post... and they say parents

and students have nothing to worry about. police believe this case may be related to the threat found on a bathroom wall... at analy high school... that led to the arrest of a 16-year-old student in sebastopol. ( james ) a large apartment fire in fremont left more than three dozen people without a home. the fire started yesterday afternoon on wood-creek terrace. it spread from the upstairs units to the attic and roof. 16 apartments were damaged... leaving 34 people without a place to sleep. we spoke to a woman who lives there who said she tried to save what she ( james ) contractors said the fire left around 2-million dollars in damage... the cause is unknown at this time. ( darya ) ice says agents have arrested more than 230 people in northern california. the ice raids started

sunday -- they wrapped up wednesday. in that time.. 232 people were arrested. ice says out of those arrests... 180 people were either convicted criminals or had previosuly violated a deportation order. ( darya ) the justice department is launching an investigation into oakland mayor libby schaaf... after she warned people that the ice raids were coming. the d-o-j says that warning... caused 800 people to avoid arrest.( darya ) the d-o-j is looking whether schaaf's warning constitutes obstruction of justice. mayor schaaf defended her decision -- calling it her "duty and moral obligation." but she admitted she is getting some angry reaction -- including death threats. ( darya ) san francisco's interim mayor says the city is

putting more money into a legal defense fund for detained immigrants. interim mayor mark farrell says the city will spend an additional three-point-five million dollars -- bringing the total to more than 11- million dollars a year. one public defender says his office will have the ability to double the number of people it represents -- from 100 to about 200. ( james ) in the north bay... officials are closely watching the burn areas... left from last fall's firestorm. they say debris from those storms could make its way into storm drains... and cause flooding. also... what happened in santa barara is on their minds. following fires in southern california.... errosion lead to landslides... which trapped and killed people. santa rosa's assistant fire marshal says it's vital for people to respond to any alerts... and take necessary precautions. ( james )

people living in the north bay can living in the people ( james ) people living in the north bay can sign up for emergency alerts online -- at "so-co-alert-dot-com." ( james ) in the east bay.... as we get hit with more wet weather... we're seeing seeing the damage yesterday's storm left behind. a downed tree knocked out electricity in the oakland hills. people who live in area say this is a familiar sight. ( james ) fortunately... no one was hurt when the tree came down. the power lines actually broke the trees fall... so no property was damaged. p-g-and-e crews were able to restore power a few hours later. ( darya ) we have new

details about what led up to a police shooting in fairfield. police say the man was reaching for a gun when he was shot by the officer. that man is still in critical condition this morning... he has been identified as christian reyes. the shooting happened wednesday afternoon near pennsylvania avenue. investigators say the officer was trying to stop reyes... who was walking on crowly lane. the officer was not injured. ( darya ) a c-h-p officer is recovering after being injured in a crash. it happened on san felipe road near the santa clara county and san benito county border. the officer was pulling a car over for speeding when another car hit the patrol car causing it to flip over. the officer was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. ( james ) u-c berkeley has resolved a four-year federal probe that found it mishandled sexual misconduct cases. the investigation started back in 2014... after 31 students filed federal complaints. they said the school violated

laws against sex discrimination... and that claims of harassment or assault were ignored. the investigation found that that the school had failed to properly provide formal investigations... or timely resolutions... in some cases. the university agreed to take another look at eight cases. the feds also will monitor the campus for two years. ( james ) a nursing assistant is arrested... accused of the sexual battery of a patient. cody baca turned himself in to walnut creek police... after a warrant was issued for his arrest. the investigation began back in october... after a patient came forward. baca worked as an nursing assistant at john medical center in walnut creek. ( james ) in the south bay... a man is behind bars for making lewd comments toward school children. this happened at willow glen middle school in san jose. a number of students told police they were followed and contacted by a man in a red pick-up truck. police have arrested ashour tarverdi. tarverdi is a registered sex offender -- with a previous convition for annoying a child. ( darya ) still ahead on

the kron 4 morning news... the reverend billy graham will be laid to rest this morning... and we've learned something unique about his casket... those details are coming up. ( darya ) plus...enough is enough. what bart is doing to stop fare evaders. ( darya ) and after the break... life in san francsico is a bit safer in some ways. but more dangerous in others. we crunch the numbers after this quick break. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. you could generate your own energy,

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neighborhoods are under evacuation orders ahead of a powerful winter storm sweeping in. as many as 30-thousand people are under orders to leave in foothill communities of santa barbara county, including areas devastated by last year's wildfires. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today,

with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

( darya ) the city of san francisco has released new numbers showing that some crimes in the city are going down.( james ) kron 4's vicki liviakis has a look at the numbers. if you live in or visit the city - you may already be aware... some crimes are up. some are down. the good news - homicides are down some 3%. murder by firearms down as well - about 5%. not so good - rape is up by 7%. and robbery up by 1%. in general san francisco and neighboring bay area cities experienced a rise in property crimes during the first six months of 2017. violent crimes up about 2%... a sizable increase in property crimes of 15%. and here's the eye-opener - theft from vehicle up a whopping 25%. locals and

tourists are the taragets. the city acknowledges this is an epidempc. the da recently unveiled a new plan to fight the crime. a new digital tip-line has been set- up... where witnesses can turn over evidence to help solve these cases. apparently it's starting to work. early numbers from 2018 - show a decrease in auto burglaries of 5% citywide - a move in the right direction. vicki liviakis kron 4 news. ( darya ) today hundreds of people are expected to attend a private funeral service for the reverand billy graham. the evangelist died last wednesday at the age of 99. thousands of people payed their respects throughout the week... including president trump and former presidents george bush and bill clinton. a private service will be held today at graham's library in charlotte, north carolina. graham's son praised his father's work throughout the world:

this is too much about billy graham. he wouldn't be happy. he wanted it to be more about the lord jesus christ.">( darya ) graham's pine plywood casket -- which was crafted by louisiana prison inmates -- will be lowered into the ground next to his wife's grave. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... bart is cracking down on fare evaders... we'll tell you what they have ( james ) and after the break... don't be too hard on yourself when it comes to selfies... we'll tell you how they can be decieving. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. want to keep your family active?

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( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a new survey shows americans are finding it harder to give up social media...( james ) the pew research center found that 40- percent of those surveyed said they would find it hard to give up social media... that's up from 28-percent four years ago. ( darya ) the platform of choice... depends on your age. adults prefer facebook.( james ) but 75-

percent of those surveyed between the ages of 18 and 24 are using snapchat and instagram. ( james ) when it ( james ) when it comes to your appearance... do ánot trust a selfie.( darya ) selfies lie when it comes to nose-size. they can make the nose appear about 30-bigger than it actually is. ( james ) researchers say the increase in perceived size happens when the selfie is taken at a distance of about 12 inches from your face. that's because the camera is proportionally much closer to your nose than to the rest of your face.( darya ) when a picture is taken from a distance of five feet... the distortion isn't nearly as

significant. ( mabrisa ) your bay ( mabrisa ) ( mabrisa ) your bay area forecast is after the break. ( will ) whiteout conditions in the sierra. 80 is closed... i'm live in vacaville with the details. (ácommercialá) whiteout conditions in

the sierra this morning. here's a look from a caltrans camera at i-80 east and kingvale. as you can see... the road is covered in snow. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder,

unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) and our top

story this morning... there is a whole lot of fresh snow in the sierra this morning.( james ) but major roads are shut down today because of whiteout conditions. kron's will tran joins us live from vacaville. will... ( james ) thanks will. ( darya ) ( darya ) new this

morning.... charges have been dropped against the u-c berkeley employee that was arrested during a protest. david cole attended a rally for fare wages back in february... another man claimed cole hit his car with his sign. cole needed

stiches on his nose and eyes after officers threw him to the ground during the arrest. part of the incident was filmed and posted on social media.. thousands of students and workers rallied in february... demanding the charges be dropped. ( darya ) a man has been arrested for sending a white powder to a stanford professor. the f-b-i announced yesterday they arrested daniel frisiello for the crime... he allegedly sent the powder to at least five high-profile people across the counrty... including the stanford professor and donald trump junior. professor dauber made headlines with her "recall judge persky campaign". persky sentenced former stanford swimmer... brock turner.. to six months injail for sexual assault of an unconscious woman. ( james ) a man convicted of killing a family of five .... is sentenced to five life terms ... without the possibility of parole. a

jury convicted binh luc... of stabbing, beating and strangling... five family members back in 20-12. it was one of the worst mass killings in san francisco's history. investigators say luc killed the family during a robbery... after losing money at a casino. ( james ) san mateo police are asking for help solving a murder that happened at gray whale cove. a man's body was found in the parking lot on february 13th. he'd been shot. anyone who was traveling that night -- between 9-30 and 11-30 near highway one in pacifica -- is asked to call police. ( darya ) bart is now employing fare inspectors to make sure riders are paying their fair share. bart's deputy police chief stood with the fare inspectors yesterday... as he showed off their new handheld gadgets. those devices will let them know whether or not tickets and clipper cards were used by riders to enter the system. the team then went out and put those devices to work.

bart says evaders costs bart an estimated 15- to 25- million dollars a year. ( darya ) the fine for not being able to prove payment is 75 dollars for adults... and 55 dollars for children. ( darya ) the oakland coliseum d-m-v office will stay closed for one more week. crews are still working to repair water damage... caused by a february break-in where thieves stole copper pipes. the office is honoring all appointments... at other locations during the closure. for the complete list of nearest offices... go to kron-4-dot-com. ( darya ) happening now in the north bay... a driver is on the loose after hitting an 80-year-old bicyclist in

healdsburg. it happened near the intersection of matheson and university streets on wednesday afternoon. the victim was hit from behind and knocked unconscious. he was taken to the hospital. the car police are looking for is described as an older model red car... missing the passenger side mirror. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... police shoot and kill a pregnant teenager. now... we're hearing from her family... after those officers were cleared. ( james ) plus... living in filth. how police found a couple and their children -- living in a makeshift shelter. ( james ) and next... they're back! how faye dunaway and warren beatty will try to redeem themselves at the oscars... after last year's embarassing mix-up. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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activate your within. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) warren beatty and warren ( darya ) ( darya ) ( darya ) warren beatty

and faye dunaway are returning to the oscar stage. and just like last year... they will present the away from best picture.( james ) according to t-m-z the actors were seen rehearsing at the dolby theater in hollywood. the pair famously messed up last year's best picture presentation... as faye named "la la land" winner. but the real winner was "moonlight."( darya ) beatty and dunaway ran through their lines twice yesterday. dunaway started with -- "presenting is better the second time around." and beatty joked -- "the winner is 'gone with the wind.'" ( mabrisa ) your bay area forecast is after the break.

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your forecast (mabrisa rodriguez)a low

pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) ( darya ) ( darya ) a southern california

couple is in jail this morning... on child cruelty charges. the san bernardino county sheriff's department says the couple lived in a filthy desert shack with their three kids and dozens of cats. the couple -- daniel panico and mona kirk -- didn't have electricity or running water on their property. deputies were doing a check of the joshua tree area... when they noticed a ramshackle shelter. the couple and three childrens -- ages 11 through 14 -- were living in the confined space.

investigators say the shelter was only about 4 feet high and 10 feet wide. ( james ) the alameda county district attorney has cleared two east bay police officers... in the shooting death of a pregnant 16- year-old.( darya ) kron 4's justine waldman talked to the teens' family. miguel minjares sot everyday seems like it is unbelievable still on march 14 2017, fremont police officers shot and killed 16 year old elena mondragon. her uncle tells me elena was pregnant, in her first trimester, and the alameda county district attorney's call not to charge the officers... provokes the families pain.sot from my understanding there were 7 shots and my niece took 5 of them the day she died was a warm the day she died was a warm spring day, elena and 3 others were swimming in pool at an apartment complex near cal state east bay in

hayward. when they got in a car to leave, fremont police on an under cover sting, were after the driver, who was wanted for several of violent armed robberies across the bay area. the report states, that instead of stopping... the driver backed up the stolen bmw and then accelerated toward police. police fired their rifles but they missed the driver - and instead shot elena.sot sure people are going to say she shouldn't have been there granted maybe that is true but that is not a life sentence that doest make it ok in investigating the officers actions, the district attorney's final report called elena's death unintended and tragic. but srgt jeremy miskella and detective joel hernandez, feared for their lives and acted in self-defense and in defense of the law. and there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution. sot sadly enough it was surprising and not surprising

elena's grieving family elena's grieving family wishes the officers had handled it differently.sot at what point did we not decide to not get them while they were in the pool and wait until they were in the car and wants the officers held accountable for killing their loved one.sot at the very least negligence and irresponsibility // sot obviously we are going through a lot of pain emotional pain and heartache but as a society and a community we should be concerned about thisjustine waldman miguel tells me elena was a good kid, who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. the family plans to hold a vigil in hayward .. on the one-year mark of elena's death. they are also considering other legal options against the fremont police department. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. ( darya ) city of san francisco is dealing with more car break-ins. this was the scene on van ness near bay street yesterday. this is video you will see only on kron 4. you can see three

cars in a row with smashed windows. san francisco had more than 3-thousand car break ins last year... that's nearly triple what was reported in 20- 10. city officials are calling it an epidemic. ( james ) hundreds of rare books at the california state library could be damaged beyond repair. rain leaked through the library's ceiling soaking a number of books on monday. the library has literature dating back to 16-56.... before the declaration of independence. workers tried to preserve the books the best they could with napkins and fans. other books were put into a freezer to prevent mold formation. there is no current estimate for the total loss at this time. ( james ) coming up after the break... two new movies are hitting the box office today. we've got a preview of the action. (ácommercialá) action.preview of the

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( james ) "red sparrow" hits theaters today. jennifer lawrence stars as woman who joins a secret russian intelligence program. her first assignment --- get close to a c-i-a agent played by joel edgerton. "red sparrow" is ( james ) bruce willis is back on the big screen... in a role made famous by the late charles bronson. willis stars in a remake of "death wish." he plays doctor paul kersey... who becomes a vigilante after the murder of his wife. "death wish" is rated "r." ( darya ) coming up in the next hour of the kron 4 morning news... the sierra -- under a ton of snow. we're tracking the forecast and the road closures. ( darya ) plus... ice announing the latest number of arrests made during raids in northern california. we tell you how many more were captured. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

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( james ) the big story on the kron 4 morning news ... the rain.last night we saw lots of rainfall all across the bay area.and more rain is expected off and on throughout the day. not as heavy as yesterday though.( darya ) but the ( darya ) but the storm

system hit the sierra hard ... creating blizzard like conditions. more than a foot of snow has fallen... shutting down major roads. and authorities warned of high avalanche danger for the back-country around lake tahoe. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this

weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) breaking news.... san jose police believe they have found the person responsible for sending threats to the alum rock unified schools. ( james )

the suspect is 12 years old. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live in san jose this morning with the latest. ( lydia ) san jose police believe a 12-year old girl was behind the social media post on twitter. district officials say in the post on twitter she threatened to "shoot up" east san jose elementary schools. this is linda vista elementary school, one of the schools threatened that is part of the alum rock school district here in east san jose. last night at 9:40pm, the san jose police department's violent crimes enforcement team served a search warrant at the girls home in san jose. police did find the girl at her home but did not take her into custody. the investigation is on-going. the school superintendent called the threat offensive because the person responsible commented how they hated the school district and were happy

they were from "a more affluent area," followed by a series of expletives. there were no specific schools narrowed out in the tweet, which simply stated that the girl wanted to "shoot up" all of them. an automated call went out to the district's parents wednesday night. although came from in anonymous account, an underway to find out who made the threat. reporting live in san jose, lydia pantazes kron 4 news. san jose, calif. - the san jose department's human trafficking / missing persons unit has identified a 12 year-old has identified a persons unit san jose, calif. - the san jose police department's police department's police the san jose san jose, calif. - the san jose police department's human trafficking / juvenile / missing ( james ) thanks lydia. we will the north bay is also seeing threats schools. the latest threat happened yesterday. santa rosa police released a graphic picture -- showing a teen girl with an assault rifle. she claims to be a school shooter and warns students to stay away from santa rosa high school. but police say they have investigated the snapchat post... and they say parents and students have nothing to worry about. police believe this case may be related to the threat found on a bathroom wall... at analy high school... that led to the arrest of a 16-year-old student in ( james ) a large apartment fire in fremont left more than three dozen people

without a home. the fire started yesterday afternoon on wood-creek terrace. it spread from the upstairs units to the attic and roof. 16 apartments were damaged... leaving 34 people without a place to sleep. we spoke to a woman who lives there who said she tried to save what she could. ( james ) contractors said the fire left around 2-million dollars in damage... the cause is unknown at this time. ( darya ) ice says agents have arrested more than 230 people in northern california. the ice raids started sunday -- they wrapped up wednesday. in that time.. 232 people were arrested. ice says out of those arrests... 180 people were either convicted criminals or had previosuly violated a deportation

( darya ) the justice department is launching an investigation into oakland mayor libby schaaf... after she warned people that the ice raids were coming. the d-o-j says that warning... caused 800 people to avoid arrest.( darya ) the d-o-j is looking whether schaaf's warning constitutes obstruction of justice. mayor schaaf defended her decision -- calling it her "duty and moral obligation." but she admitted she is getting some angry reaction -- including death threats. ( darya ) san francisco's interim mayor says the city is putting more money into a legal defense fund for detained immigrants. interim mayor mark farrell says the city will spend an additional three-point-five million dollars -- bringing the total to more than 11- million dollars a year.

one public defender says his office will have the ability to double the number of people it represents -- from 100 to about 200. ( james ) in the north bay... officials are closely watching the burn areas... left from last fall's firestorm. they say debris from those storms could make its way into storm drains... and cause flooding. also... what happened in santa barara is on their minds. following fires in southern california.... errosion lead to landslides... which trapped and killed people. santa rosa's assistant fire marshal says it's vital for people to respond to any alerts... and take necessary precautions. ( james ) people living in the north bay can sign up for emergency alerts online -- at "so-co-alert-dot-com." ( james ) in the east

bay.... as we get hit with more wet weather... we're seeing seeing the damage yesterday's storm left behind. a downed tree knocked out electricity in the oakland hills. people who live in area say this is a familiar sight. ( james ) fortunately... no one was hurt when the tree came down. the power lines actually broke the trees fall... so no property was damaged. p-g-and-e crews were able to restore power a few hours later. ( darya )happening now in southern california ... many neighborhoods are under evacuation orders ahead of a powerful winter storm sweeping in. as many as 30-thousand people are under orders to leave in foothill communities of santa barbara county,

including areas devastated by last year's wildfires. ( darya ) we have new details about what led up to a police shooting in fairfield. police say the man was reaching for a gun when he was shot by the officer. that man is still in critical condition this morning... he has been identified as christian reyes. the shooting happened wednesday afternoon near pennsylvania avenue. investigators say the officer was trying to stop reyes... who was walking on crowly lane. the officer was not injured. ( darya ) a c-h-p officer is recovering after being injured in a crash. it happened on san felipe road near the santa clara county and san benito county border. the officer was pulling a car over for speeding when another car hit the patrol car causing it to flip over. the officer was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay. ( james ) u-c berkeley has resolved a four-year federal probe that found it mishandled

sexual misconduct cases. the investigation started back in 2014... after 31 students filed federal complaints. they said the school violated laws against sex discrimination... and that claims of harassment or assault were ignored. the investigation found that that the school had failed to properly provide formal investigations... or timely resolutions... in some cases. the university agreed to take another look at eight cases. the feds also will monitor the campus for two years. ( james ) a nursing assistant is arrested... accused of the sexual battery of a patient. cody baca turned himself in to walnut creek police... after a warrant was issued for his arrest. the investigation began back in october... after a patient came forward. baca worked as an nursing assistant at john muir medical center in walnut creek. ( james ) in the south bay... a man is behind bars for making lewd comments toward school children. this happened at willow glen middle school in san jose. a number of students told police they were followed and contacted by a man in a red

pick-up truck. police have arrested ashour tarverdi. tarverdi is a registered sex offender -- with a previous conviction for annoying a child. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the reverend billy graham will be laid to rest this morning... and we've learned something unique about his casket... those details are coming up. ( darya ) plus ... life in san francsico is a bit safer in some ways. but more dangerous in others.the numbers. ( darya ) and a warning from doctors. more kids are going to the hospital ... after accidentally eating pot. details on the symptoms they are looking out for. ( mabrisa ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (james) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. (mabrisa rodriguez) a low pressure system over the

pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week. ( mabrisa ) we will have the latest

on the storm with the kron4 mobile app. a good way to be the first to know about the weather in your area ... and about breaking news when it happens.just turn on the app's push alerts. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) ( james ) city of san francisco is

dealing with more car

break-ins. this was the sceneon van ness near bay street yesterday. you can see three cars in a row with smashed windows. san francisco had more than 3- thousand car break ins last year... that's nearly triple what was reported in 20-10. city officials are calling it an epidemic. ( james ) and the city of san francisco has released new numbers showing that some crimes in the city are going down. the new numbers show that homicides in the city and murders committed with guns both dropped in 2017. but the number of rapes in the city increased by 7%. property crimes also increased in 2017... by 15%. but police say early numbers for this year show that the number of car burglaries is on the decline. ( darya ) today hundreds of people are expected to attend a private funeral service for the reverand billy graham. the evangelist died last wednesday at the age of 99. thousands of people payed their respects

throughout the week... including president trump and former presidents george bush and bill clinton. a private service will be held today at graham's library in charlotte, north carolina. graham's son praised his father's work throughout the world:

times they have a wobbly gait, sometimes they can be sick to the point where end up trying to help them breathe." >( james ) although some young patients can experience severe symptoms ... doctors say ingesting pot isn't deadly. ( james ) uber is getting ready to roll out a new service. the company says it can now help get you to your doctors' appointments... on the providers' dime.( darya ) every year, millions of americans miss medical appointments because they don't have transportation. the missed appointments cost the medical system more than 150-billion-dollars a year. uber health is partnering with health care providers to schedule rides for patients.( james ) so far, more than 100 health care organizations are on board -- including hospitals, rehab centers, senior care facilities and physical therapy centers. ( james )in national news ... as the gun control debate continues in tallahassee and washington -- some south

florida mayors are asking, can they do something on their own? mayor skip campbell of coral springs is pushing loudly for change.... he spoke up at a recent commissioners meeting... saddened that legislature won't move forward to ban assault weapons. mayor campbell is now leading an effort with other state mayors to get an amendment to the states constitution to ban assault weapons. (áásot fulláá)( james ) mayor campbell is challenging a 20-11 law that fines elected officials and even removes members from office if they try to create their own gun policies. but he says he wants to leave the decision in the hands of voters... and while its too late to get it on this years ballot, he's going to try for 20-20. ( darya )senator marco rubio has announced his own plan for gun safety in the wake of the

parkland, florida school shooting.on the senate floor thursday... the florida republican highlighted his ideas to prevent more mass shootings. rubio said he is looking into efforts to strengthen school security... provide school training to identify threats... and create school threat assessment intervention teams. the teams would coordinate between law enforcement and other state agencies to flag students who could be violent. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... bart is cracking down on fare evaders... we'll show you how they are going to do it starting today

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in your noise cancelling trheadphones?ry maybe not. maybe you could trust you won't be next to a loud eater. (eating potato chips loudly) or you could just trust duracell. (silence) ♪ no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( james )( james ) bart is fed up with fare

evaders and they are now doing something about it. kron4's maureen kelly shows us the new tools they today will be the last day that warnings are issued bart deputy police chief stood before his six fare inspectors as he showed off the new handheld gadgets that those community service officers will be used to tell if tickets and clipper cards were used to enter the system. bingor not.boop.the team then went out put those devices to work.as they team checked for fare evaders. which is problem that costs bart an estimated $15 to 25 million dollars a year.today one man declined to hand over his ticket and took off..he got away, which is fine since the team is still issuing warnings today but.going forward those without proof they paid their fair share will be slapped with a citationsit's a civil administrative citation citation when he will be going to court it's jail that's not gonna happen either civil citations much like a parking ticketas to the effectiveness of six inspectors and one supervisor against such a big problem affecting such widespread transit system, the deputy chief says they are also making design changes to some stations to make getting a free ride harder to do.like moving the swing gates closer

to the station agents booth. but he believes this new team will be a good deterrent.. once a person is enter the system and legally if they haveit in the back of their minds they could be stopped at any point along their trip and be asked to show their ticket we're hoping it'll be a discouragement to people and fewer people will fare evade (standup)the fine for not being able to prove payments is $75 for adults 55 for kids those who can't or won't pay can always work it off by promote performing community service maureen kelly kron4 news

( mabrisa ) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you door right after the break. ( will ) whiteout conditions in the sierra. 80 is closed... i'm live in vacaville with the details.

( james )opening bell for the stock exchange. fears of retaliation by foreign countries are now raising concerns of trade wars. this after trump announced new tariffs on imported alumnimum and steel.the announcement was light on details, but the president says he believes new tariffs will shore up struggling industries and quote level the playing field. the move could send stocks on a downward spiral.we'll be checking in on the big board throughout the morning. (james) (darya) lets start the

half hour with a check and traffic... (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time.

for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze

to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) and our top story this morning... there is a whole lot of fresh snow in the sierra this morning.( james ) but major roads are shut down today because of whiteout conditions. kron's will tran joins us live from vacaville. will... will... vacaville.live

from tran joins us kron's will conditions.whiteout because of down today roads are shut down today because of whiteout conditions. kron's will live from vacaville. will... whiteout conditions in the sierra this conditions in whiteout whiteout whiteout conditions in the sierra this morning. here's a look from a caltrans camera at i-80 east and kingvale. as you can see... the road is covered in snow. ( james ) thanks will.

( james ) we will update you on any

traffic trouble spots because of the winter weather. the kron4 newsroom will send out news and traffic alerts when as soon as they happen. ( darya ) new this morning.... charges have been dropped against the u-c berkeley employee that was arrested

during a protest. david cole attended a rally for fare wages back in february... another man claimed another man claimed cole hit his car with his sign. cole needed stiches on his nose and eyes after officers threw him to the ground during the arrest. part of the arrest.during the arrest. part of the incident was filmed and posted on social media.. thousands of students and workers rallied in february... demanding the charges be dropped. ( darya ) a man has been arrested for sending a white powder to a stanford professor. the f-b-i says they arrested daniel frisiello for the crime. he allegedly sent the powder to at least five high-profile people across the counrty... including the stanford professor and donald trump junior. professor michelle dauber made headlines with her "recall judge persky campaign". judge persky sentenced former stanford swimmer... brock turner.. to six months

in jail for sexual assault of an unconscious woman. ( james ) a man convicted of killing a family of five .... is sentenced to five life terms ... without the possibility of parole. a jury convicted binh luc... of stabbing, beating and strangling... five family members back in 20-12. it was one of the worst mass killings in san francisco's history. investigators say luc killed the family during a robbery... after losing money at a casino. ( james ) san mateo police are asking for help solving a murder that happened at gray whale cove. a man's body was found in the parking lot on february 13th. he'd been shot. anyone who was traveling that night -- between 9-30 and 11-30 near highway one in pacifica -- is asked to call police. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... police shoot and kill a pregnant teenager. now... we're hearing from her family... after those officers were cleared. ( james ) plus ... the latest on a d-m-v in the east bay ... that's under repairs. how much long its expected to stay closed.

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♪ no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) ( darya )( darya ) the oakland coliseum d-m-v office will stay closed for one more week. crews are still working to repair water damage... caused by a

february break-in where thieves stole copper pipes. the office is honoring all appointments... at other locations during the closure. for the complete list of nearest offices... go to kron-4-dot-com. ( darya ) coming up next ... how police found a couple and their children -- living in filth ... we'll give you a look inside a makeshift shelter. ( mabrisa ) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break. (ácommercialá)

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and traffic... (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will

continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow levels, and a few thunderstorms are possible during this time. for most urban areas, an additional .25 to .33" are possible today, with somewhat varying amounts over relatively short distances. showers will gradually diminish by saturday. a drying trend is expected later sunday through early next week. another low pressure system will possibly bring wet weather back mid to late next week.

( mabrisa ) ( mabrisa ) we will have the latest on the storm with the kron4 mobile app. a good way to be the first to know about the weather in your area ... and about breaking news when it happens.just turn on the app's push alerts. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

toll to 101 ( darya ) a southern california

couple is in jail this morning... on child cruelty charges. the san bernardino county sheriff's department says the couple lived in a filthy desert shack with their three kids and dozens of cats. the couple -- daniel panico and mona kirk -- didn't have electricity or running water on their property. deputies were doing a check of the joshua tree area... when they noticed a ramshackle shelter. the couple and three childrens -- ages 11 through 14 -- were living in the confined space. investigators say the shelter was only about 4 feet high and 10 feet wide. ( darya ) happening now in the

north bay... a driver is on the loose after hitting an 80-year-old bicyclist in healdsburg. it happened near the intersection of matheson and university streets on wednesday afternoon. the victim was hit from behind and knocked unconscious. he was taken to the hospital. the car police are looking for is described as an older model red car... missing the passenger side mirror. ( james ) the alameda county district attorney has cleared two east bay police officers... in the shooting death of a pregnant 16- year-old.( darya ) kron 4's justine waldman talked to the teens' family. miguel minjares sot everyday seems like it is unbelievable still on march 14 2017, fremont police officers shot and killed 16 year old elena mondragon.

her uncle tells me elena was pregnant, in her first trimester, and the alameda county district attorney's call not to charge the officers... provokes the families pain.sot from my understanding there were 7 shots and my niece took 5 of them the day she died was a warm spring day, elena and 3 others were swimming in pool at an apartment complex near cal state east bay in hayward. when they got in a car to leave, fremont police on an under cover sting, were after the driver, who was wanted for several of violent armed robberies across the bay area. the report states, that instead of stopping... the driver backed up the stolen bmw and then accelerated toward police. police fired their rifles but they missed the driver - and instead shot elena.sot sure people are going to say she shouldn't have been there granted maybe that is true but that is not a life sentence that doest make it ok in investigating the officers actions, the district attorney's final report called elena's death unintended and tragic. but srgt jeremy miskella and detective joel

hernandez, feared for their lives and acted in self-defense and in defense of the law. and there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution. sot sadly enough it was surprising and not surprising elena's grieving family wishes the officers had handled it differently.sot at what point did we not decide to not get them while they were in the pool and wait until they were in the car and wants the officers held accountable for killing their loved one.sot at the very least negligence and irresponsibility // sot obviously we are going through a lot of pain emotional pain and heartache but as a society and a community we should be concerned about thisjustine waldman miguel tells me elena was a good kid, who was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. the family plans to hold a vigil in hayward .. on the one-year mark of elena's death. they are also considering other legal options against the fremont police department. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. (james)(james)(james) (james) james adlib big

board. ( darya ) coming up ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... he can áshoot... but it looks like he may need to work on his swing. a look at the mess steph curry made in his hotel room.

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that's the lesson steph curry could take away from what happened at his hotel room near atlanta.( darya ) take a look at this picture he posted on his instagram account. steph curry loves to play golf on his loves to play golf on his spare time ... and apparently he was taking a few swings in his hotel room and it didn't end well. a glass table shattered all over the room. the warriors will wrap up their three game road trip against the atlanta hawks today. ( james ) coming up ... ice announing

the latest number of arrests made during raids in northern california. we tell you how many more were captured. ( james ) and an unsettling week for students here in the bay area... after several incidents of school threats. what districts are doing to protect it's students. ( james ) the big story on the

kron 4 morning news ... the rain.last night we saw lots of rainfall all across the bay area.and more rain is expected off and on throughout the day. not as heavy as yesterday though.( darya ) but the storm system hit the sierra hard ... creating blizzard like conditions. more than a foot of snow has fallen... shutting down major roads. and authorities warned of high avalanche danger for the back-country around lake tahoe. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (mabrisa rodriguez)a low pressure system over the pacific northwest will continue to usher in colder, unstable air tonight into this weekend. showers, lowering snow