steve aveson in for grant lodes. the man reported missing is 65-year-old thomas mullarkey. he is from richmond-- but was staying at his family cabin in arnold. his family says he is known to be an advanced skiier and in good health. officials say mullarkey didn't return to the cabin after spending the day at the bear valley mountain resort. that is located in alpine county. police say they located his car at the resort just after 11:30 last night. (vicki) here are pictures of rescue crews searching for mullarkey. c-h-p helicopters and the air national guard are assisting in the search. they had to hold off on searching last night because the storm blew in and it was too dangerous to fly. officials say search conditions continue to be very dangerous due to the extreme avalanche conditions. we will continue to update this story as we get more information into the newsroom. (steve) tonight we are tracking the storm in the sierra... but we are also tracking the changing weather conditions around the bay area.. there was hail in san leandro - a lot of ranbows

around the bay area -including this one in albany. (vicki) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is standing by with a look at your forecast. lets start with the sierra... lawrence how bad is it ? lawrence karnow: there were numerous thunderstorms popping up across the bay area and the state. and there were of course some heavy downpours with some sunshine in between. it was also cool and brisk with highs in the 50s. we continue to see more showers on the doppler radar but they are scattered. if you get caught underneath on of these thunderstorms you can expect brief periods of heavy rain and gusty winds too. you can see the are of low pressure spinning toward california. that will keep things showery tonight and tomorrow too. it will be cool saturday as well with highs in the 50s. by sunday it looks partly cloudy and dry. warmer weather with more sunshine moves in on monday with highs well into the 60s. spring begins on tuesday with the chances of rain increasing late in the day. rain will likely be on and off and heavy through thursday. (vicki) (vicki) (vicki)

thursday. (vicki) don't forget-- you

can track the wet weather in your neighborhood with the kron4 mobile app. you'll be the first to know about breaking news when it happens... by turning on push alerts. (steve) breaking news tonight: an immigration and customs enforcement official has confirmed to kron-4 that its agents did make one arrest today in the berkeley area... according to the ice official it was part of an ongoing criminal investigation...earlier this afternoon a protest was planned at berkeley city hall in response... the activist group behind the protest claiming that ice agents took at least three people into custody. and federal immigration agents say

they have arrested 115 people during a three-day operation in the san diego area. this comes just weeks after two other major ice operations.. in northern california 232 arrests were made.... in the los angeles area -- 212 arrests were made. (vicki) in the east bay... students are sent home early from james logan high school in union city after threatening graffiti is found in a bathroom for a second day. the lockdown was first reported at around 1:00 this afternoon. school officials say a student reported threatening graffiti in one of the bathrooms. as a precaution, the school went into a shelter-in-place lockdown. ,.(vicki)(vicki) as a precaution, the school went into a shelter-in-place shelter-in-went into a the school precaution, as a precaution, the school went

into a shelter-in-place lockdown... and administrators decided to send students home early. and this is a picture of threatening graffiti that was found in a bathroom on campus yesterday. police also found that threat to be not credible. (vicki) another big story we are following tonight.. new video shows the moment a bridge collapses in florida. now-- investigators and emergency crews have begun the process of removing debris, recovering bodies, and preserving evidence. (steve) the bridge collapsed near florida international university yesterday. as of right now-- we know at least six people were killed. emily schmidt reports. deputy mayor maurice kemp / miami-dade county: our primary focus is to remove all of the cars and all of the victims in a dignified manner, and not compromise the investigation in the process.emergency officials working slowly and methodically friday to recover the bodies of the victims still stuck underneath this pedestrian bridge that collapsed thursday.meanwhile local, state, and federal

investigators have begun their mission -- preserving evidence and figuring out what caused the 950-ton bridge to fall. robert sumwalt / ntsb chairman: i do imagine that our investigators will be on scene five to seven days. this will be a very detailed investigation. our entire purpose for being here is to find out what happened so that we can keep it from happening again. the pedestrian bridge had only recently been installed and was not scheduled to open to the public until next year.florida senator marco rubio, who was on-scene thursday tweeted, "the cables that suspend the #miami bridge had loosened & the engineering firm ordered that they be tightened. they were being tightened when it collapsed..."but officials on friday said they are not yet ready to determine what caused the collapse.deputy mayor maurice kemp / miami-dade county: we have not confirmed that there was a stress test we heard that just as you have and that will be confirmed. but the key here is not to jump to conclusions. not to speak on speculation but to work off the facts. that's what we plan to do. in miami, florida, i'm emily schmidt. (vicki) emily schmidt.

(vicki) fremont police are on the hunt for the woman they say tried to carjack a vehicle in the bart warm springs parking lot. authorities say a man was sitting in his car just before one o'clock this morning when the woman pulled him out. police say the woman then jumped in the car and tried to drive away. authorities say the man was able to pull the keys out of the ignition. the woman then got out of the car and walked away through the parking lot. authorities say the man suffered a minor injury to his hand. (steve) today marks one week since the horrific shooting at the yountville veterans home. three women lost their lives when gunman albert wong took them hostage and fatally shot them at the pathway home, a facility that treats veterans for ptsd. there is a large public memorial planned for the victims and their families set to take place monday. kron four's terisa estacio spoke with one of the organizers about the service as well as reflecting on the tragic events just 7 days ago.

(take pkg) (estacio reporting)larry kamer, pathway spokesperson. it has been a challenging week, obviously, and obviously for the families of the victims. larry kamer - is the spokesperson for the pathway home... the ptsd treatment facility located on the yountville grounds and tragically the site where gunman and former patient albert wong killed three clinical psychologists last friday during a hostage situation. kamer talked with me about the days after the shooting and the victims - kamer. i can't imagine what it would be like to say goodbye to your loved ones. he shared with me how his wife is doing... she was in the room with gunman wong walked in - heavily armed... kamer. she is doing ok? throwing herself into work. and the big memorial planned for next monday. kamer. "we are trying to support them and blance their needs and give them this memorial for respect and honor." kamer says they expect several thousands to show up... he says yountville is a tight community and support has come from near and far... as the whole community struggles to find strength to carry on. the pathway home was closed for go the other day, but kamer says they continue to provide services

to the vets, just at a different site for now. in yountville te (fs)(steve) the memorial service will take place at 6:00 pm monday... we will carry the service live on our website, kron4 dot com, and on our mobile app.. also, the pathway home has set up a fund for the families of the victims. donations can be sent to the "3 brave women fund." the address is on your screen. (vicki) two people are injured after an officer involved shooting in san leandro. kron 4's will tran explains what (vicki) screen.is on your the address women fund."the "3 brave can be sent to donations victims.families of the fund for the has set up a pathway home also, the mobile app..and on our kron4 dot com, our website, service live on carry the we will monday... 6:00 pm take place at service will memorial the (steve)(fs) yountville te for now. in yountville te (fs)(steve) the memorial service will take place at 6:00 pm monday... we will carry the service live on our website, kron4 dot com, and on our mobile app.. also, the pathway home has set up a fund for the families of

the victims. donations can be sent to the "3 brave women fund." the address is on your screen. (vicki) two people are injured after an officer involved shooting in san leandro. kron 4's will tran explains what happened. police are investigating an officer-involved shooting thursday night in san leandro. around 9:00 p.m. fremont officers were investigating an auto burglary ring when one of the officers opened fire.one suspect was injured and taken to the hospital. a second suspect fled the scene on foot, but was later taken into custody.no officers were injured in the incident.a shelter-in-place had already been issued in san leandro as police searched for a shooting suspect, police said.residents between hesperian, washington, upton, and floresta were asked to shelter-in-place. the shelter-in-place was lifted friday morning.police say all suspects are in custody. further details about what led to the shooting are unclear at this time.san leandro police department is the lead investigating agency.

(steve)(steve) a missing u.s. teenager is now the focus of an amber alert issued in mexico...(vicki) there's concern that she's traveling with the father of one her friends -- and is in danger.. catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) it's believed that 16-year-old amy yu from pennsylvania is traveling through mexico with a 45-year-old man who signed her out of school...... police think she went willingly with kevin esterly and they flew into

cancun.last month the girl's mother discovered esterly had signed amy out of school 10 times - by posing as her stepfather. march 5th - the teenager was reported as a runaway and police discovered thetwo had flown to mexico. esterly is married with four daughters....and withdrew money from his wife's account before disappearing. the mexico amber alert says the teenager is considered a crime victim. steve and vicki? (steve) coming up... hard to believe with all this rain, but fire season is right around thecorner, what officials are doing to help us all prepare. (vicki) a woman upset with her partners computer game obsession... attacks him with a samurai sword we'll tell you where. (steve) the kidnapping case that made national headlines in vallejo now hasa financial settlement for the young couple at the center of the case.

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of vallejo and its police department have reached a settlement with denise huskins and aaron quinn...(steve) they're the couple whose 2015 report of a masked intruder and kidnapping was initially dismissed as a hoax... catherine heenan is here with details... (catherine) the couple has reached a 2-point-5 million dollar settlement with vallejo and the police department.. police initially rejected their account that a masked intruder drugged them in their home and kidnapped denise huskins in march of 2015. the assailant

sexually assaulted her and released huskins two days later outside her family's home in southern california. police later realized the couple was telling the truth and the f-b-i arrestedmatthew muller four months later. muller four months later. a disbarred harvard-trained attorney. he's serving a 40- year prison term. aaron quinn's mother has told reporters that the settlement was finalized thursday. vicki and steve? (vicki) in the south bay... police suspect drugs and alcohol are a factor in a crash that killed two people... and a dog. it happened in san jose this morning. kron 4's lydia pantazes reports. this happened at about 1:30 this morning. we know two people are dead. the car hit that tree here behind me, the damage doesn't look like much to the tree. but the car was totaled in this accident. here's a map of where it happened. this happened at casselino dr. and

manuel street on communication s hill in san jose. this is video of the scene. a honda accord was traveling eastbound on casselino drive when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree and continued a few yards where it came to rest. the adult male driver along with a female passenger were pronounced deceased at the scene. an adult male passenger was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. an additional female passenger was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. two dogs were in the vehicle. one was pronounced deceased at the scene. alcohol and marijuana are suspected.the identity of the victims will not be released until the santa clara county coroner's office has confirmed her identity and notified next of kin. this is the city's 13th fatal collision and 13th and 14th victim of 2018. this is the city's 13th deadly accident and 13th and 14th victims of 2018. reporting live in san jose, lydia pantazes kron4 news. (vicki) taking a live look at stormtracker 4 radar... another day of

rain in the bay area.. we're just seeing some scattered showers right now. (steve) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there were numerous thunderstorms popping up across the bay area and the state. and there were of course some heavy downpours with some sunshine in between. it was also cool and brisk with highs in the 50s. we continue to see more showers on the doppler radar but they are scattered. if you get caught underneath on of these thunderstorms you can expect brief periods of heavy rain and gusty winds too. you can see the are of low pressure spinning toward california. that will keep things showery tonight and tomorrow too. it will be cool saturday as well with highs in the 50s. by sunday it looks partly cloudy and dry. warmer weather with more sunshine moves in on monday with highs well into the 60s. spring begins on tuesday with the chances of rain increasing late in the day. rain will likely be on

and off and heavy through thursday. (2-shot/steve) (2-shot/steve) it may not

feel like like it today but spring is just around the corner and warmer weather won't be far behind. (2-shot/vicki) that means a return to fire season in california. kron four's rob fladeboe has been talking with calfire about that. it may be raining, finally. and it's helping some but it may be too little too late to put a damper on the coming fire season says calfire's jonathon cox.jonathon cox/calfire '.....it's really nice to see this week with all the storms coming through to increase the fuel moisture across california but it's definitely not too soon to think about fire season...." you know how it works around here. what looks lush and green now can turn brown in a just a couple of weeks once the rain is gone. we're looking at back to seasons of heavy grass andother, lighter fuels that tend to dry out

early. jonathon cox/calfire".....we saw large fires in southern california in december of last year which is fairly unprecedented and not much rain fell there so we're concerned, fire season is coming, it's time to prepare..."it's hard to imagine a worse fire season than 2017 but calfire is getting ready for one and says you should too. in san francisco rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) still ahead--

fighting for the enviroment, we'll tell you which big local city is consideringa big move to get rid of plastic straws. (steve) and taking a live look at stormtracker four radar... just a few scattered showers right now... but it's going to last into tonight. we'll have more ... after the break.

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later than expected-- but a fresno woman finally gets her quinceaqera... at 45 years old. (steve) her celebration is now going viral. justin lum has the story. many young girls imagine their wedding day. but in hispanic culture, another celebration holds so much meaning. the quinceaqera, a symbol of transition from childhood into womanhood. lorena navarro says her parents couldn't afford a quinceaqera but she always had hope."maybe there might be a possibility but i knew i wasn't gonna get one," she didn't. but how about a quinceaqera at 30? lorena wanted to but she was pregnant and on bed rest. 15 year slater, she says nothing was stopping the party. lorena's family didn't believe her. "they thought it was a joke. they would laugh and some

people would say 'really?'at 45 years old, lorena put on the perfect, pink dress. she picked her best friend, two sisters and cousin to be her "damas" or special guests. her husband and two boys completed the court of honor, followed by a heartwarming moment with her oldest son saul."and i saw him come out with his guitar and i said 'oh'," "i see you cry, sitting in that chair and i know they're happy tears but it still hurts me because i love you," lyrics written with love, just for mom. now photos of the "cuarenta y cincoeanera", retweeted 18,000 times with nearly 98,000 likes. "so as my mom's getting a 100,000 different hearts, a thousand different hearts are being thrown at her," lorena says she'll never forget dancing with her husband to ed sheeran or the father-daughter dance she dreamed about for decades."and i was so happy. it was an awesome day for me," as for the positive vibes she's received through social media, here's lorena's reply. "if you have something that is embedded in your heart, in your soul, in your mind, and you wanna do it, go for it. because life is short and just enjoy it. that's really what life is about," (vicki) that was

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(steve) health tonight... a strong handshake could indicate a healthy heart. (vicki)according to a new study the public library of science. researchers compared handgrip strength with cardiac structure and function. they say muscular strength-- as measured by associated with a lower chance of disease. (steve) scientists say they hope the discovery could one day help identify people who are at higher risk of heart disease. handgrip strength has been used as a quick, non invasive way to gauge cardiovascular function. (steve) (steve) a late-winter

storm moving through is piling up snow in the sierra. ski resorts are reporting more than two feet of snow in 24 hours... that makes for dangerous driving conditions... and the closure of interstate 80. as you can see-- the highway is empty. (vicki) you might have a hard time getting

up to tahoe-- and it is going to be dangerous. but it also means it's a great weekend to hit the slopes. (vicki) joining us live now... is our friend kevin "coop" cooper with kirkwood ski resort. coop, how is it looking tonight?

(anchor) time now (anchor) time now to check on

our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there were numerous thunderstorms popping up across the bay area and the state. and there were of course some heavy downpours with some sunshine in between. it was also cool and brisk with highs in the 50s. we continue to see more showers on the doppler radar but they are scattered. if you get caught underneath on of these thunderstorms you can expect brief periods of heavy rain and gusty winds too. you can see the are of low pressure spinning toward california. that will keep things showery tonight and tomorrow too. it will be cool saturday as well with highs in the 50s. by sunday it looks partly cloudy and dry. warmer weather with more sunshine moves in on

monday with highs well into the 60s. spring begins on tuesday with the chances of rain increasing late in the day. rain will likely be on and off and heavy through thursday.

(vicki)the ailing warriors are just trying to make it through this last stretch of the season, without one more injury...(steve)they just keep coming since the all star break... kron 4's kim smith is in studio now...and kim it's certainly not the best timing for the warriors to have so many injuries all at once... definitely not... but you can look at it both ways, at least they have about a month to get the rehab and the rest that this team needs.... and it goes to show you how difficult it is to win championships ... everything has to be in

place... and that starts with health... from one all star injury to another.... kevin durant will sit out of tonight's game against the kings... the good news is it's not serious.. k-d is resting up dealing with rib soreness.... the warriors get one all star back.. steve kerr says draymoind green should be good to go...also- we were able to check in with david west today... he said he's feeling healthy, he had an infection which developed into a cyst on his arm... west is probable tonight... so that makes steph, klay and kevin out of the starting 5.. right now it's all about the big picture... health is paramount leading up to the playoffs... and steve kerr knows it's not about chasing down a top seed... it's about getting another championship... "the health always over rides any other concerns. the timing of all this hopefully is going to work out. we are going to have two-three weeks to finish the year with everybody back ready to go. you can't ever count on that, you don't know what's going to happen". and make sure you tune into the kron four hoop

session tomorrow... mark carpenter has your weekly warriors recap and gives you an update on the splash brothers injuries.... and i'll go 1-on-1 with former wnba all-star and two-time olympic gold medalist ruthie bolton... check out her powerful message as we celebrate women's history month... it all tips off saturday night at 11... so if you're going to the game tonight.. just go and have fun... and hopefully the warriors will get back intact sooner than later.. .. (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5--- few cities celebrate st. patricks day like san francisco, and that includesa group appreciating the real meaning behind the holiday. (anchor) and taking a live look at stormtracker four radar... we are tracking the rain hitting the bay area tonight. we'll have more on how long it's going to last... after the break.

(vicki) saint patrick's day is tomorrow. it's a day associated with wearing the color green and for many... the enjoyment, sometimes excessively, of alcoholic beverages. kron4's maureen kelly sat down with a board member of san francisco's united irish cultural center to talk about the real meaning of st. patrick's day. (nat bagpipes)it's a day about music(nats music)dancing....

and pride of cultural heritage. for those attending tomorrow's annual st patrick's day parade in san francisco....you will be participating in a very long tradition in this city. it has very long roots. it started only two years after the goldrush 1851 and we're gonna have 167th parade tomorrow that's really very early in san francisco history jo coffey is an amatuer historian who volenteers at the united irish cultural center's research library.a picture of st patrick hangs on the wall. he is credited with bringing christianity to ireland in the 5th century and over the years became a symbol of the country....especially for homesick irish american immigrants. st. patrick's day the parade did not start in dublin, it did not start in ireland although they do have a st. patrick's day parade these days and other parts of ireland it started here in america today st patrick's day continues to be a celebration of everything synomous with irish culture.....including getting your beer goggles on.because drinking is socializing, and fun and some of the irish get together even for celebrating someone's life they party, it's a good thing it's a great thing you have music and story and joy and i think that's out, it may get them and sometimes get out of hand laugh ha ha hait's a day for everyone to rejoice in their irishness....even for those who aren't irish at all. it's celebrating with your friends and family and your community,

your irish in us and in a non- exclusive way. when people say everybody is irish on st. patrick's day that's true, anyone can have a drink with you, everyone is welcomethe parade starts in downtown san francisco at 1130 and after the parade the celebration continues here at the united irish cultural center starting at 330 with what else, a corned beef and cabbage dinner. maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news that wraps (vicki) kron4 news.maureen kelly dinner. cabbage dinner. maureen kelly kron4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) coming up new tonight at six: with so much attention on campus security, in the aftermath of the florida school shooting.. we'll tell you why one east bay school district is actually

considering removing armed police officers from campus. (steve) then - also new tonight at six...oakland's "cat cafe" has been broken into.... and now one of its animals is missing.... and the cafe is asking for your help.we have just released surveillance video... kron4 news at six stars right after the break. (pam) one week after the

horrific hostage crisis at the veterans home in yountvillie - now a public memorial taking shape.... as family, friends and the community continues to grasp the tragedy that unfolded. (pam) good evening... i'm pam moore. (steve)and i'me steve aveson.

the pathway home, once the sight of caring support for vets, now shuttered. three clinical psychologists killed. kron four's terisa estacio reports now on the last seven days, and how thousands are expected to pay tribute to the women fatally shot by the man they had once tried to help. (pkg) (estacio reporting) the flags here at the veterans home in yountville continue to fly at half staff, and the memorial contiunes to grow. estacio reporting)larry kamer, pathway spokesperson. it has been a challenging week, obviously, and obviously for the families of the victims. larry kamer - is the spokesperson for the pathway home... the ptsd treatment facility located on the yountville grounds and tragically the site where gunman and former patient albert wong killed three clinical psychologists last friday during a hostage situation. kamer talked with me about the days after the shooting and the victims - kamer. i can't imagine what it would be like to say goodbye to your loved ones. pria bose, justin sienna student. "i want to say how sorry i am." pria bose was one of the 80 students practicing for a play at the veterans facility last friday durign the hostage situation. pria. where you scared, you just think it would happen here. on monday evening, thousands are expected to come together and honor the victims in a special public service.

kamer. "we are hoping to honor the three brave women, and pay respects. kamer says the pathway home closed the other day, but they are still providing services to the vets who need care. in yountville te (steve) a memorial service for the 3 victims of the shoooting will take place on at 6pm on (steve)

(steve) a memorial service for the 3 victims of the shoooting will take place on at 6pm on monday in yountville. we will carry the service live on our website, kron4 dot com, and on our mobile app. also, the pathway home also, the pathway home has set up a fund for the families of the victims. donations can be sent to the "3 brave women fund." the address is on your screen. (pam) another big story tonight. as a huge storm moves through the sierra-- an east bay man is missing tonight near tahoe. 65-year-old thomas mullarkey was reported missing by his wife last night-- when he did not return to his family's cabin from a day of skiing. he is from richmond -- but was staying at his family cabin in arnold. his family says, he is known to be an advanced skiier and in good health. officials say, mullarkey did not return

to the cabin ... after spending the day at the bear valley mountain resort. that is located in alpine county. police say, they located his car at the resort just after 11:30 last night. here are pictures of rescue crews searching for mullarkey. c-h-p helicopters and the air national guard are assisting in the search. they had to hold off on searching last night... because the storm blew in and it was too dangerous to fly. officials say search conditions continue to be very dangerous due to the extreme avalanche conditions. we will continue to update this story as we get more information into the newsroom. a live look outside right lawrence karnow: there were numerous thunderstorms popping up across the bay area and the state. and there were of course some heavy downpours with some sunshine in between.

it was also cool and brisk with highs in the 50s. we continue to see more showers on the doppler radar but they are scattered. if you get caught underneath on of these thunderstorms you can expect brief periods of heavy rain and gusty winds too. you can see the are of low pressure spinning toward california. that will keep things showery tonight and tomorrow too. it will be cool saturday as well with highs in the 50s. by sunday it looks partly cloudy and dry. warmer weather with more sunshine moves in on monday with highs well into the 60s. spring begins on tuesday with the chances of rain increasing late in the day. rain will likely be on and off and heavy through thursday. (steve) students were sent home early from james logan high school in union

city after threatening graffiti was found in a bathroom for a second day. the school went into a shelter in place lockdown around 1 pm as a precaution before students were let go. it's just one of the latest incidents of threats made against a bay area school in the weeks since the parkland shooting. new at 6 tonight.... kron4's haziq madyun reports -- on how contra costa officials are mulling over some policy changes to deal with them. in the midst of a national conversation of how to keep students safe from gun violence on campus the west contra costa county unified school district board of education is considering removing richmond police school resource officers sot however the school distrcit spokesperson marcus walton says a recommendation from a 2017 positive school climate resolution would redirect those funds from cops on campus to other forms of student safetysotsot

i don't want anything to happen to my child or anyone else's child">mister phillips is a member on the west contra costa board of education. he explains why he is strongly against removing school resource officerssotsotdiego garcia is a parent in the district who has also taught a life skills course to high school students in richmond. he says losing school resource officers would impact the safety surrounding the schoolssotdiego garcia/concerned parent: "as a parent there is definitely concern, it is not just the kids at the school but it is also the parents dropping off kids, the school resource officers are not only in the schools they also come out into the streets and they build that relationship comming back to the schools"> the west contra costa county school district superintendent is currently collecting data and imput from the community and will make a determination on whether or not to recommend to the board removing school resource officer later this year...in richmond haaziq madyun kron4news

(steve) arrangements have been made for a memorial service to honor the marin county sheriff's deputy who died yesterday. 24-year old ryan zirkle died yesterday morning...after crashing into a tree while responding to a 9-1-1 call. zirkle was engaged to be married... he had recently bought a home in petaluma with his fiance... and he grew up in novato. the service will be held next friday at 11 am... at the marin veterans' memorial auditorium in san rafael. more on this next week as more

details are announced. the provost of stanford university is defending the university's handling of a campus garden .. it was created to mark the site where a young woman was sexually assaulted.. catherine heenan is here with more on the ongoing fallout from the brock turner case.. . (catherine) the memorial is in place....featuring a bubbling fountain and wooden benches.. but the original plan to include a plaque to honor the victim known as 'emily doe'...has not happened.. former student brock turner was found guilty of sexually assaulting the unconsciouswoman in 2015. there was outrage after a sentence resulting in turner serving only a few months behind bars. now - stanford provost persis drell is defending the decision 'not' to use either of two quotes suggested by the victim for the plaque. another move that triggered protests. in a new statement - the provost says... "any narrative that gives the impression that stanford does not care about sexual violence, or that we do not wish to support survivors,

hinders our ability as a community to move forward to address this issue."to address this issue." the school said the words chosen by the victim could be seen as "triggers" and would not be supportive in a 'healing place for survivors.' critics continue to describe that decision as 'censorship.'vicki and steve? (catherine) (pam) a woman is dead after a hit-and-run in san francisco's chinatown this morning. police found the woman on the road near broadway and stockton streets. authorities say she was suffering from life- threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital where she died a short time later. officers at the scene determined that a vehicle collision occurred....but were initially unable to locate the car and its driver. but after investigating...officers found the vehicle and arrested the driver. (steve) two people are dead after a car crash in san jose in this morning. the car hit the tree shown here,

the damage doesn't look like much to the tree....but the car was totaled in this accident. this happened on communications hill in san jose. this is video of the scene. a honda accord was traveling eastbound on casselino drive when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree and continued a few yards where it came to rest. a local in the area described what she saw on the street. (pam) at least six people are dead from that pedestrian bridge collapsed

near florida international university this week. today the safety of that 14-point-2 million dollar project is being called into question on many levels. reporter natasha chen has more from florida.. sot jenna mendez, sweetwater police, witnessed bridge collapse"i started moving forward to see what was going on and that's when realized. i saw the vehicles trapped underneath and i realized this thing just collapsed. that this is not on purpose this is a catastrophe."the pedestrian bridge rescue is now a recovery operation today.sot juan perez, director of miami- dade police department"our priority which is the most critical thing is to get to the victims, get to the remains of the people that are underneath that bridge so we can take them to a proper place."the national transportation safety board is on the scene and in the very early stages of investigating the deadly collapse of a bridge that university president mark rosenberg said just days ago was built to provide a safe way to cross the busy intersection. president rosenberg releasing this message on bridge collapse today.sot mark rosenberg, fiu president "yesterday's accident of the bridge collapse stuns us. it

saddens us. it's exactly the opposite of what we intended." what they intended was safety...safety that is now being questioned.sot robert sumwalt, ntsb chairman"our entire purpose for being here is to find out what happened, so that we can keep it from happening again."reporting from florida international university, in miami, i'm natasha chen. ( steve ) coming up.. the dangerous conditions humpback whales face off california's coast.. are leading to a major effort to protect them... we have details from a in-studio guest.. next. (pam) ahead... a local 'cat cafe' left with broken windows and a missing feline .. now the staff is hoping for help from the public. (steve) and next, advertisements against immigration are popping up at bart stations around the bay .... and they're getting so much criticism that bart decides to respond.

(pam) new at 6 tonight. a series of advertisements which have sprung up at bart stations around the bay area .... are being criticized for conveying anti- immigrant sentiments. at issue are these ads, seen here in photos taken by "don mccurdy".... which indicate that foreign labor has made u.s. born workers "expensive, undeserving and expendable." they were paid for by "progressives for immigration

reform" --- a group designated as "anti- immigrant" by the southern poverty law center. the ads cost 80-thousand dollars to put up.... and are concentrated at san francisco's civic center and oakland's 19th street stations. we reached out to bart for comment, and officials say, while they ádo notá endorse the ads, legally, they have to post them.bart says.. quote - "this campaign complies with free speech laws ..... that allow advertisers to express a point of view ... without regard to the viewpoint. bart must post these ads to comply with the law. court rulings reinforce the fact that we can't deny the ads." (pam) the campaign is scheduled to run through mid-april. (steve) a new lawsuit filed in a san francisco federal district court claims the trump administration is derelict in its duty to protect humpback whale habitat off the coast of california. the issue is magnified here in the bay area, where whales are constantly under seige from cargo ships and fishing nets. joining us now is

steve jones, media specialst with the center for biological diversity. francisco.> lives in san university. he polytechnic state university.

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let's take a look outside right now...(steve) chief meteorologist lawrence us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: there were numerous thunderstorms popping up across the bay area and the state. and there were of course some heavy downpours with some sunshine in between. it was also cool and brisk with highs in the 50s. we continue to see more showers on the doppler radar but they are scattered. if you get caught underneath on of these thunderstorms you can expect brief periods of heavy rain and gusty winds too. you can

see the are of low pressure spinning toward california. that will keep things showery tonight and tomorrow too. it will be cool saturday as well with highs in the 50s. by sunday it looks partly cloudy and dry. warmer weather with more sunshine moves in on monday with highs well into the 60s. spring begins on tuesday with the chances of rain increasing late in the day. rain will likely be on and off and heavy through thursday. still ahead... with richard sherman now with the 49ers... michael crabtree has now found a new home -- about as far away from his former nemesis as possible. (steve) st. patrick's day is tomorrow and it generally only conjures up visions of parades and green beer ... but there is much more to this holiday.. and we'll fill you in .. when we come back. (pam) saint patrick's day is tomorrow.... it is a celebration of all things we come back.you in .. when as possible.former nemesis thursday.through and heavy through thursday.

still ahead... with richard sherman now with the 49ers... michael

crabtree has now found a new home -- about as far away from his former nemesis as possible. (steve) st. patrick's day is tomorrow and it generally only conjures up visions of parades and green beer ... but there is much more to this holiday.. and we'll fill you in .. when we come back. 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?

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'snap inc.' dropped by some $800- million dollars, after the singer rihanna criticized an ad on snapchat. in fact, a lot of people were shocked by the ad -- which some say, makes light of domestic violence. amy johnson reports. it was a surprising ad on snapchat. would you rather slap rihanna or punch chris brown?woman:"i'm offended and profoundly sad."we asked people what they thought of the ad. man:"this kind of stuff is unacceptable."the ad appears to refer to brown assaulting rihanna back in 2009 after a pre-grammy party.

he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 180 days of community service.trish steele: "it's activating the cycle of abuse- giving people other ideas, which is not good." trish steele is the founder and c-e-o of safe passage, an organization that helps victims of abuse and domestic violence.trish steele:"3 out of every 10 women have been beaten or abused .. and when you see things like that, it's going to penetrate ideas in the abuser's mind to do something."she says she's disappointed in snapchat and the person who created the ad. trish steele:"the person that had the nerve to put something up like that ... obviously hurting from some kind of pain because it's almost like a resentment, and they want to keep the pain going."rihanna responded with a statement on snapchat that reads in part: graphic:"you spent money to animate something that would intentionally bring shame to domestic violence victims and made a joke of it."it went on to say ...graphic:"all the women, children and men that have been victims of domestic

violence in the past and especially the ones who haven't made it out yet, you let us down! shame on you!" snapchat has removed the ad, and put out this apology. graphic:"this advertisement is disgusting and never should on our service. we are so sorry we made the of allowing it review process. we are investigating how that happened so that we can make sure it never happens again." (pam) that was amy johnson reporting. the 800- million dollars that snap lost ... is roughly 4- percent of the companys' value. 'snap' shares lost more than 1- billion dollars in valuation last month, after kylie jenner tweeted about not liking the app's re-design. ( pam ) plus, with several feet of new snow, the sierra is truly a winter wonderland and a lot of people want to be a part of it .. we'll tell you about the travel hazards getting there .. coming up.. ski report up next.

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state. and there were of course some heavy downpours with some sunshine in between. it was also cool and brisk with highs in the 50s. we continue to see more showers on the doppler radar but they are scattered. if you get caught underneath on of these thunderstorms you can expect brief periods of heavy rain and gusty winds too. you can see the are of low pressure spinning toward california. that will keep things showery tonight and tomorrow too. it will be cool saturday as well with highs in the 50s. by sunday it looks partly cloudy and dry. warmer weather with more sunshine moves in on monday with highs well into the 60s. spring begins on tuesday with the chances of rain increasing late in the day. rain will likely be on and off and heavy through thursday. (steve) taking a live look at highway- 80 ... with all the snow coming down in the sierra --- some road

closures are inevitable. (pam) joining us now on the phone to find out exactly what's going on .. officer pete mann with the truckee c- h-p. officer mann... what should people who are planning a ski getaway this (steve) (steve) taking a live look at highway- 80 ... with all the snow coming down in the sierra --- some road closures are inevitable. (pam) joining us now on the phone to find out exactly what's going on .. officer pete mann with the truckee c-h-p. officer mann... what should people who are planning a ski getaway this weekend expect?

calfire's jonathon cox reminds you that fire season is coming. the late season rains are adding some badly needed moisture to the fuels that feed wild fires but it will likely mean a heavy grass crop this spring. calfire says that grass, leftover vegetation from the drought along with dead and dying trees add up to a potential for another season oflarge fires across california.

home owners are urged to start work now on clearing brush away from their homes. in san francisco rob fladeboe kron news officials here at the west contra costa unified school district are considering removing richmond police school resource officers in lieu of other measures to keep students safesotsotdiego garcia/concerned parent: "the school resource officers are not only in the schools they also come out into the streets and they build that relationship comming back to the schools">the west contra costa county school district superintendent is currently collecting data and imput from the community and will make a determination on whether or not to recommend to the board removing school resource officer later this year...in richmond haaziq madyun kron4news

(pam) saint patrick's day is tomorrow.... it is a celebration of all things irish.(steve ) it's a day associated it's a day associated with wearing the color green and for many the enjoyment, sometimes excessively, of alcoholic beverages. kron4's maureen kelly sat down with a board member of san francisco's united irish cultural center to talk about the real meaning of st. patrick's day. (nat bagpipes)it's a day about music(nats music)dancing.... and pride of cultural heritage. for those attending tomorrow's annual st patrick's day parade

in san francisco....you will be participating in a very long tradition in this city. it has very long roots. it started only two years after the goldrush 1851 and we're gonna have 167th parade tomorrow that's really very early in san francisco history jo coffey is an amatuer historian who volenteers at the united irish cultural center's research library.a picture of st patrick hangs on the wall. he is credited with bringing christianity to ireland in the 5th century and over the years became a symbol of the country....especially for homesick irish american immigrants. st. patrick's day the parade did not start in dublin, it did not start in ireland although they do have a st. patrick's day parade these days and other parts of ireland it started here in america today st patrick's day continues to be a celebration of everything synomous with irish culture.....including getting your beer goggles on.because drinking is socializing, and fun and some of the irish get together even for celebrating someone's life they party, it's a good thing it's a great thing you have music and story and joy and i think that's out, it may get them and sometimes get out of hand laugh ha ha hait's a day for everyone to rejoice in their irishness....even for those who aren't irish at all. it's

celebrating with your friends and family and your community, your irish in us and in a non- exclusive way. when people say everybody is irish on st. patrick's day that's true, anyone can have a drink with you, everyone is welcomethe parade starts in downtown san francisco at 1130 and after the parade the celebration continues here at the united irish cultural center starting at 330 with what else, a corned beef and cabbage dinner. maureen kelly kron4 news. (steve) coming up...an east bay 'cat town' catastrophe.... as broken glass sends felines flying. now the staff needs help to catch the criminal and find a cat .. details next.

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tastrophy this morning when someone broke into the cat town cafe in oakland. take a look at this surveillance video. the mayhem unravel as the person breaks the window. felines flying everywhere... hiding from the intruder. cafe officials say all the staff and cats are safe... but one cat is missing. staff says

the feel paw- staff says the feel paw-sitive about tracking the cat down... saying their four-legged friend is probably just scared and hiding. the cafe will remain open while the two windows are repaired... but the adoption center will be closed for the safety of the cats. in sports -- it's email friday! gary and his lovely wife alicia join us to answer viewer comments and questions. also -- the n-c-a-a women's basketball tournament kicked off today. cal facing virginia in round one. we have the highlights and all the sports with gary coming up.

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a break with injuries. golden state has had to play their last three games short- handed tonight against the kings... it won't get any

easier kevin durant is expected to miss the next seven games an m-r-i releaved a rib fracture... warriors will re-evaluate him in two weeks for the second straight game the warriors will play without three all-stars. steph curry and klay thompson are still recovering from their injuries. the good news is draymond green will be back in the lineup... he missed wednesday's game against the lakers due to a sholder injury. david west also got the okay from the warriors training staff he missed games with a cyst on his arm. right now it's all about the big picture... health is paramount leading up to the playoffs... and steve kerr about chasing down a top seed... it's another championship...

the n-c-a-a women's tournament kicked off today cal and stanford the only two schools representing the bay area. the golden bears trying to extend their streak to eight straight first round wins -- lindsay gottlieb without all-american, kristine anigwe was medically ruled out after missing morining shootaround no details on her injury -- cal rolling in the second quarter asha thomas from oakland... hits a pullup three sophomore... leads team with 4 triples and scores 17 points --bears down by 3 with less than a minute to go kianna smith was the best player for cal finishes with a game-high of 20 points -- but virginia finds a way to move on the second round felicia aiyeotan makes the layup to seal the game cavaliers win 68-62 will face winner between south carolina and north carolina a&t carolina a&t it didn't take long for michael crabtree to find a new home. the former raiders wide receiver is heading to

the a-f-c north. the baltimore ravens sign crabtree to a three-year worth 21- million dollars, eleven-million is guaranteed. the 30-year-old wideout was released by the raiders thursday. the team decided to part ways with him being the were able to sign jordy nelson to a two-year deal. crabtree was expected to earn nearly 8-million dollars next season with oakland. any chance golden state are settling golden state any chance any chance golden state are

settling for second place in the western conference? they didn't seem too worried monday night. the warriors need to a healthy roster in order to win an nba title. golden is not going to rush players back

when they are not ready. they are good enough to win close game with their reserves. i remember the classy 49ers with joe montana, jerry rice, and ronnie lott. why did they sign richard sherman? richard sherman is hoping to make an impact with 49ers. san francisco need a leader on defense.

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twitter! ( steve ) a very unusual phenomenon gets a very usual name... what scientists are calling a new type of aurora... after the break

(steve) amateur scientists in canada discovered a dazzling new auroras lighting up the skies. (pam) the only thing more fascinating than the visuals on display... is what experts decided to name it. jeremy roth has today's - take a look at this! a group of citizen scientists made a super-cool discovery in the skies over canadathey spotted a new type of aurora scientists confirmed the find, and then they named it "steve" steve actually stands for strong thermal emission velocity enhancementwhat makes steve special is that it occurs at much lower latitudes than most of the northern lightsit's characterized as a distinct purple band with green picket-fence-like accents now, a nasa-funded project called "aurorasaurus" is

asking skywatchers help in reporting steve spottings theyre hoping the more info they gather ... the more they'll get to know steve.ok there are too many cute animal stories today -- so here are just a couple ...santa barbara zoo welcomed the birth of a new giraffe calf ... and early, to boot!though she wasn't expected until next month, a group of citizen scientists made a super-cool discovery in canadathey spotted a new type of aurora scientists confirmed the find, and then they named it "steve" steve actually stands for strong thermal emission velocity enhancementwhat makes steve special is that it occurs at much lower latitudes than most of the northern lightsit's characterized as a distinct purple band with green picket-fence-like accents now, a nasa-funded project called "aurorasaurus" is asking skywatchers help in reporting steve spottings theyre hoping the more info they gather ... the more they'll get to know steve.ok there are too many cute animal stories today -- so here are just a couple ...santa barbara zoo welcomed the birth of a new giraffe calf ... and early, to though she wasn't expected until next month, zoo staff say mom and baby are bonding and doing well.the zoo is hosting a public contest to name the calf.so far, names in the running include amirah, makena, quintin and nugget.the los angeles zoo debuted a new mob of meerkats ... and with those they're hoping to make more after working with a group ...the zoo is now home to three new females and four males.according to the zoo, they along with one another .. also, they are jittery, and i want onei mean, they can stand

on tippy-toes, for loud!for talat- i'm jeremy roth lawrence karnow: there were numerous thunderstorms popping up across the bay area and the state. and there were of course some heavy downpours with some sunshine in between. it was also cool and brisk with highs in the 50s. we continue to see more showers on the doppler radar but they are scattered. if you get caught underneath on of these thunderstorms you can expect brief periods of heavy rain and gusty winds too. you can see the are of low pressure spinning toward california. that will keep things showery tonight and tomorrow too. it will be cool saturday as well with highs in the 50s. by sunday it looks partly cloudy and dry. warmer weather with more sunshine moves in on monday with highs well into the 60s. spring begins on tuesday with the chances of rain increasing late in the day. rain will likely be on and off and heavy through thursday. final weather and goodbye and goodbye final weather and goodbye

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