and thanks for morning and good (robin) (robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston. ( robin )breaking news we are following... hurricane florence is barreling towards the east coast, and by the time it makes landfall... right now it is a category 4 storm... and could soon become a category five. omar jimenez is live along the carolina coast where over a million people are under mandatory evacuation orders in parts of virginia, north carolina and south carolina. a federal state of emergency has been issued for north and south carolina as florence churns its way towards the

east coast. the category four hurricane is not only expected to land with a punch, but the storms impact is expected to be felt long after. omar jimenez is in wrightsville beach, north carolina where residents are making final preparations.gov. roy cooper/(d) north carolina: "this is historic. this storm is big, and it's vicious"while those in hurricane florence's path are stocking up on necessities... companies around the country are gearing up to help in the storm's wake. supply store giants home depot and lowes have both activated hurricane command centers to make sure area stores are well stocked before, and after.gov. roy cooper/(d) north carolina: "almost every north carolinian is going to be affected by this storm in one way or another ... we know there's probably going to be loss of power for a number of days." electric companies from all over, including this one in arizona, are sending lineman and equipment help restore power after the storm. loss of power, and no access to medical supplies, can mean

life or death for those who survived the storm, but are stuck in it's aftermath.thomas tighe/ direct relief: "the concern is about people who are very young or very old, who don't have much money or access to transportation, who do not speak the predominant language or have access for information."direct relief, an aid organization in california, is sending crates of medical supplies to help with that burden.but the most important thing officials say, is that residents are heeding their warnings, and leaving. jeffrey wise/ city of norfolk fire chief: "get to safety before the trouble comes... people need to take advantage of the time now while it's still safe and out yourself in a position where you don't need to call 911"need to call 911" changes in temperatures changes in

changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific

shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week. no major hot spots. bay no major hot 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 )after three decades, an accused sexual predator is off the streets. police havearrested latu lavaki. investigators say he targted victims in two bay area counties...and they believe there are more victims out there ... and want them to come forward. kron 4's ali reid has the latest on the investigation. there could be victims far and wide.the suspect is known to have ties to san mateo county, and santa clara county.he also spent time in utah while evading law enforcement.pkg there are at least 4 known victims. his face looks to me familiarauthorities say latu lavaki is a sexual predator

and victimzed many girls over the past few decades.some of them we weren't able to prosecute because the statute of limitations has run outon monday ... the 62 year old was convicted in superior court for an assault that happened in 2005. he's being charged with lewd acts with a minor under the age of 14 and forcible sexual penetration. due to the number of current victims, prosecutors believe there are even more out there. if anyone has any doubt about coming forward or wondering if it was worth it, the da's office is prepared and ready to present on these cases.in the search for victims, the san mateo county sheriff's office has provided both lavaki's current mugshot, and the photo from his driver's licence, so people can recognize him at different stages in life. wilfredo rodriguez says he's seen the suspect in his millbrae neighborhood. the same area the current victim is from.im surprised you told me he's a bad bad manstandupif you've had any inappropriate contact

with lavaki or allowed him around your child or children, you're urged to contact the san mateo county sheriff's office.reporting from san mateo superior court ... ar ... kron 4 news. ( robin )new this morning... police are investigating an attempted abduction. it happened yesterday morning around 9 o'clock... on the 36-hundred block of san pablo dam road in el sobrante. police received a call about a man trying to offer a 12-year-old girl money to leave with him. the girl was waiting at the bus stop in front of walgreens to go to school. while she was sitting on the bench... a man sat next to her and began talking to her. that's when he offered her the money. she got scared and walked away. a bystanded who witnessed the whole thing called police. that man is described to be an older african american man... with a medium build... and was wearing a grey hoodie with the 'gap' logo written across the front... with across the front... with grey sweat pants.

he was seen driving a small white colored sedan. if you know anything you're asked to call police. ( robin )fire crews are on the front lines this morning... battling a wildfire in the north bay. the irving fire has burned 152 acres and it is 45 percent contained. all evacuation orders were lifted but the fire is burning in western marin near lagunitis and samuel p taylor state park.... which is making it difficult for crews to get to. so far no structures have been damaged. but again, people are back home...though some of them are without power because of the fire. the cause is being investigated. ( robin )the snell fire, burning in napa county... is now 60 percent contained. after burning nearly 25-hundred acres since it started on saturday. this is video from over the weekend. all evacuation orders and road closures have also been lifted in that area... just south-east of middletown. there are still 11-hundred

people working the fire... and cal fire does not expect this one to grow in size. investigators are working to determine what started this fire. ( robin )the man whose body was pulled out of the ocean in pacifica has been identified by san mateo county officials... as 25-year old san francisco resident... elliott loring wakefield. wakefield's body was found around 7-30 sunday morning on the beach below the 800 block of palmetto avenue. police have not released any further details on wakefield's death... but are asking for anyone with information on the incident to contact them directly. ( robin )a dangerous police chase ended in a crash involving a san bruno police car. this after officers responded to a report of suspects crasing suspects crasing vehicles... for possible burglaries, in the parking lot of tanforan mall. here's a look at the damage... when officers arrived they found the suspects in a car near j-c

penney's. after the suspects recognized police -- the driver sped off... and rammed an occupied san bruno police vehicle head on. after that -- both suspects fled on foot but were arrested soon after. no one was injured as a result of the collision. ( robin )top san francisco officials are teaming up with uber... to bring more awareness to safety ... when it comes to rideshares. they say, riders should follow specific steps to stay safe... and many of the safety issues are 100- percent preventable. kron 4's dan kerman reports. july's arrest of the so called rideshare rapist on charges he sexually assaulted 4 women while posing as a rideshare driver moved rideshare rider safety to a new level.sot george gascon/san francisco district attorney 11-17over all this is a very safe service but when things go wrong they can go terribly wrongtuesday san francisco's district attorney was joined by represenatives of the police department and uber to launch a public education campaign designed to enhance

the safety of rideshare riders. sot andrew hasbun/uber spokeman 28-36 everyone should be verifiying that the make and model of the car and license plat and driver name and photo match what is assigned to them on the ap and if they dont, dont get in the carthat verification that the car is correct, and confirmation that the driver is correct are step one and two of the process. step three is to share your location and destiantion with someone you trust.sotyou have to do all three steps and you have to do it in that order. standup dan kerman /sf 53-103 the da's office has also produced this rideshare with care flyer which they hope to scatter across the city especially in areas of ightclubs and bars indicating what that three step verification process should be. at the hall of justice, dan kerman kron 4 news (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... city councilors secured an 80- thousand dollar grant... to help fund its tiny home project... to combat homelessness. (robin)plus... hurricane

florence nears the carolinas. we head to the coast of north carolina... where many are evacuating. (robin)and... a group of volunteers in the south bay set up a tent encampment without government approval. we tell you which city leaders are backing the project.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these

same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the

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 )a group of volunteers in the south bay .... set up a tent encampment without government approval... but they say, this is an an important step to bring immediate help to people who are homeless. kron 4's ella sogomonian has the story. sot: ella sogomonian// "hope village gives the homeless a place to shower, eat and sleep...but chp san jose say because it is on state land they have about 72 hours here as a courtesy and then their fate is unknown."a group of volunteers is leading a grassroots movement to help shelter more than 7 thousand transients across santa clara county...starting with seven who will live in this encampment beside the san jose airport. the space is intended

to provide a more stable lifestyle for people trying to get back on their feet.sot: andrew lenier, organizer// "and so hearing several stories, people's stories about what they go through and the issues of the sweeps and never having a place where they can be in the stability and the effects it has on their ability to get a job, get their health stabilized and also their mental well being we said something needed to be done."exhausted by the slow turning wheels of government volunteers chose a parking lot on russ and mckinley streets belonging to the employment development department to set up...but didn't get formal approval.so their solution has an expiration date.san jose chp who is responsible for the land can evict them after 72 hours...but their captain says they're committed to finding a legal space.sot: captain ceto ortiz, san jose chp// "that's the last thing we want to do is coming in and throwing out people like that our purpose is really to provide safety for all individuals and we're allowing flexibility within reason to allow this process to transpire. hopefully we can do it within 72 hours. i have a lot of confidance in our

officials that we can find a location i think that's the best scenario. but we have to understand one thing ultimarely it's a state building it is state property and sooner or later we have to restore the parking lot back." hope village has the backing of a few san jose councilmember s that support the effort and want to pave the way for a legal encampment.sot: tam nguyen, san jose councilmember/ / "it's long overdue it's a step in the right direction i admire these people for taking the step in the right direction it may not be as successful astoday but i guarantee it will be succesessful some day. somebody must take some action and i appreciate their leadership and taking action like they are now."state now." state legislators are also advocating help for the homeless.senators jim beall and steven bradford created senate bill 519 that among other things... would allow cities to pay $1 per month to lease unused caltrans property for emergency shelters.sot: ella sogomonian// "that bill is now on the governor's desk. but again those who don't want to wait for the government to get a handle on the issue have turned to doing it themselves like we see here."in san jose ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ( robin )an early morning fire

at a homeless encampment in oakland.... is now under investigation. this happened yesterday... and authorities say these encampment fires... are a re- curring problem. one city leader says, he believes the fires are being set intentionally. at the scene... oakland public works crews cleaned up what was left at the homeless camp site on east 12th street. it is one of several homeless camp sites in the councilman noel gallo's district. he says, it is not uncommon for him to hear that confrontation s inside camps .. lead to camps being burned down. ( robin )( robin ) oakland police say,the body of a deceased person was found near the burned encampment on east 12th street. however investigators say, the person's death does not appear to be related to the fire. ( robin )an oakland city leader is living in a tiny

house for the rest of this week .... to bring awareness to the homelessness crisis in the city... particularly for students. kron 4's michelle has the story. (mk)michelle kingston, mkingstonnews"city councilors secured an 80-thousand dollar grant to help fund this tiny home project for laney college and now they hope to build more tiny houses throughout the city of oakland to help with the homeless."on willow street in oakland ... the west side missionary baptist church now has two tiny homes in their parking lot.the little bungalows will soon house three homeless laney college studentsken chambers, west side missionary baptist church pastor"it used to be you could worship, work and live in the same community and now we see that this is very diffult and hard." the city of oakland has a lot of homeless ... but many don't realize that some of the people living on the street are in school.laney college students built this home to help house some of their peers -- and now councilman abel guillen is moving in for a few days to test it out and bring awareness to the issue in the city.abel guillen, oakland

city councilor"i just want to make sure my pillow is the right way and i want make sure i can take a shower in here." it's tiny -- but it has a bed, a kitchen, a toilet and a shower on the first floor.ánatá and a second bed upstairs.abel guillen, oakland city counilor "i think this is the type of approach we need to seriously look at across our city and across other jurisdictions." the grant is funding a tiny home program that promotes a new form of housing -- the tiny home way of living.along with oakland's tuff shed program -- guillen is hoping the city will see more of these tiny homes for homeless in the future.abel guillen, oakland city councilor"we know this isn't going to solve homelessness right away but i think it lays down a model of making sure we can work with faith based mmunities, with non profits."students move in on saturday.in oakland, michelle kingston, kron 4 news. (robin)(robin)(robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... a republican congressional candidate allegedly stabbed by an east

bay man. details on the arrest.the arrest. details on east bay man. i'm tracking your

entertainment headlines today. another honor for a oscar-winning actress, a rare glimpse at a legendary singer, and a certain dinosaur movie returns. here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. "welcome to jurassic park!" (nat-music)25 years after "jurassic park" first wowed audiences, it's returning to theaters! steven spielberg's dinosaur classic will play in more than 500 u-s theaters on september 16th, 18th, and 19th, accompanied by a 17-minute fan-made "remake." "we're gonna make a fortune." (nat)another honor for dame judi dench! the oscar-winning actress is set to receive the golden icon award at the zurich film festival. she'll present her new movie, "red joan," when she accepts her award. the festival runs

september 27th through october seventh.(nat-singing) "what brings you out to the line?" "maria callas. she's the greatest. only for her would i do this.""to miss her would be really a crime. this really is undoubtedly the greatest singer of this century." (nat- music)here's your first look at "maria by callas," the new documentary about the greek- american opera star considered one of the greatest singers of all time. the film includes home movies, family photos, and private letters as it tells the story of the superstar in her own words. "maria by callas" hits theaters november second. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin)still ahead on the kron four morning news... hurricane florence nears the carolinas. we head to the coast of north carolina... where many are evacuating.

checking in on your morning forecast.

changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler

weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the 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. toll to 101.

( robin )breaking news we are following... preparations continue for thousands from virginia to south carolina... as hurricane florence continues its path for north carolina. one of the areas expected to be hit hard is wrightsville beach. reporter brent remadna has the details. evacuations from virginia down to south carolina are underway...22:52-23:00 audrey longtin-the workshop owner :10-:15 39:07 standup (brent remadna) "already many businesses have started boarding up. this is in preparation as florence continues its path towards wilmington.">and for audrey longtin- who owns the workshop in wrightsville beach her once busy restaurant now sits empty. as friends help her move sandbags to block the doors and move furniture into a moving van.hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. 23:18 audrey longtin-the

workshop ownertania varela is in the same situation. her store kohl's frozen custard just opening 2 months ago and now this new business owner is having to close down already. 33:20-33:27 (tania varela 1:06-1:14) from homes to businesses the communities continue to prepare...as hurricane florence continues its path towards the coast...and the communities the path wait and watch.23:47- 24:05audrey longtin-the workshop owner happens."> happens.">

( robin )( robin )( robin ) that was brent remad-na reporting. back here at home... a team of 16 people sponsored by oakland fire left yesterday morning to help with search and rescue efforts on the east coast. they are hoping to get there by tomorrow. the team has members from 7 different fire agencies and civilians. they are expected to be there for 21 days... however they may be asked to stay longer due to more storms after florence. ( robin )here is a live look at san francisco airport where airlines are canceling flights ahead of florence making landfall. charleston airport in south carolina is tweeting that it expects runways to close by midnight. southwest airlines' website showed that it had canceled at least a half-dozen flights to and from charleston yesterday. the tracking service flight-aware dot com showed that, american airlines canceled more than 50 american

eagle regional flights today and tomorrow. (robin) our coverage of hurricane florence continues online at kron-4 dot com. there you can track the storm on satellite and radar. also...details on how californians are helping. and always... stay connected on breaking news with push alerts from our free mobile app. ( robin )an east bay man is under arrest for trying to stab a local republican congressional candidate. it happened sunday at the castro valley fall festival where rudy peters was meeting voters. peters says the accused attacker first walked by his booth yelling and swearing about president trump and republicans. ( robin ) alameda

county sheriff's deputies arrested after the incident. peters says he does not want this attack to become political... and further divide democrats and republicans. ( robin ) santa rosa police are looking for a man who is suspected of selling methamphetamine in santa rosa and sonoma county. last week officers serached the home of 36-year-old osvaldo ceja-ochoa and the towing company he works at. they found over ten pounds of methamphetamine.. two stolen guns and a stolen car. officers also found items related to drug trafficking. ( robin )in the east bay-- the contra costa county d-a's office is warning about a scam involving costco. officials say residents have been receiving phone calls from people pretending to be from costco. the caller asks the victims to take a survey that asks for their personal information... and in exchange.. they will receive a

500-dollar travel voucher, costco cash cards, or a reduced travel package. the callers then use that information to steal the victims' identity. costco says it has no involvement in the calls. the d-a's office is asking anyone who receives a call to contact them. ( robin )in south san francisco -- detectives discovered an indoor marijuana farm with more than 10- thousand plants. police have arrested two men... 51-year-old chris cameron of san francisco... and 59-year- old robert cummings of oakland. police say are the "primary cultivators". the operation was said to be running for about two years and was potentially capable of bringing in millions of dollars a year. agents from the san mateo county narcotics task force were called in to take over the investigation and, along with south san francisco...police officers, they dismantled the farm. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... a

new study says... students are at risk as they are trying to get to school. which campuses in the east bay are classified as having very dangerous drivers. (robin)plus ... a california woman is accused of scamming thousands... after claiming to be a firefighter's wife.

( robin )a southern california woman is being accused of scamming people into making donations on behalf of her husband... fighting the dangerous wildfires across the state. but as our partners at inside edition explain... she never áhad a husband... and that is just the beginning of her fake story. a 28-year-old woman made up a husband who she said was fighting california's devastating wildfires, cops say. during one of the area's destructive infernos earlier this year, ashley bemis posted on facebook, saying: "i received a text today from shane saying it's pretty much a living hell out there." she

appealed for supplies and generous people sent her blankets, food, air mattresses and more gifts worth $11,000. police say she later sold $11,000. police say she later sold some of the gifts.an actual firefighter later found that her supposed husband, "shane goodman," did not exist.cops later raided bemis' home and confiscated gifts she had not yet sold. she allegedly has a long history of fabricating stories, particularly about being pregnant."she does have a history of doing these types of scams for at least the last 10 years," lt. mike peters of the orange county sheriff's department told inside edition. neighbors even threw her a baby shower with expensive gifts after she claimed her husband and other children had been killed in a car crash. once again, the baby bump was fake. shannon crowley says she knew bemis in high school."when she came to school and said that she was pregnant, there was a lot of suspicion, but she played it up very, very well that enough people believed it threw her a baby shower," she told inside edition. "then, the deceit came out."bemis claims to be a wedding planner, her company is a sweetpea event &

celebration in san clemente. bemis has not been arrested or charged in the case. related storiesargentine cops bust drug ring allegedly using fake world cup trophies to smuggle drugscouple pranks family with fake gender reveal cake: 'we thought it was hilarious' students stage fake car wreck for their senior prankrare 'firenado' captured on camera as firefighters battle "she does have a history of doing scams for at least the last 10 peters of the orange county department told inside edition. neighbors even threw her a baby shower with after she claimed her husband and had been killed in a car crash. once bump was fake. says she knew bemis in high school.to school and said that she was pregnant, there was a lot of suspicion, but she played it up very, very well that believed it threw shower," she told inside edition. came out."be a wedding planner, her sweetpea event san clemente. bemis has not charged in the case. ( robin )so far, no charges have been filed. (robin)still ahead... as many schools across the bay area are back in session-- parents may need to think twice before letting their kids walk home from school. we tell you which local schools have the most dangerous drivers in the area. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (ácommercialá)(ácommercialá)

checking in on your morning forecast.

changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's weather as

highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the 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 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 ) ( robin )a newly released survey shows some alarming statistics for schools here in the bay area. one school in particular in dublin... scored a low grade when it comes to traffic and safety. kron's four's terisa estacio shows us where the worst offenders are. gabrielle mock, gabrielle mock, parent. i saw a gabrielle mock, gabrielle mock, parent. i saw a parent once drive on

the wrong side of the road to drop off their child. meredith bright, parent. it is scary sometimes. parents talking to me about the conditions they often see while walking their children to and from j.m. amador elementary school in dublin. zendrive recently did a study on 125 thousand schools nationwide.. delivering an f grade to amador. they say they analyze miles driving in and around schools to give them a safety snapshot. in alameda county, there were several schools that did not fair well at all, according to zendrive's metrics, the worst drivers near schools included livermroe valley charter, treeview elementary in harywa, and ruus elementary in hayward. as for amador, the school district spokesperson says they work deligently with dublin police to improve on safety. chip dehnert, dublin unified school district. we give out notices, we work hard on making matters safe for our kids, but speak up if you see something.

( robin )this report includes ratings for hundreds of bay area schools. on the peninsula, the most dangerous drivers are found around laurel elementary and abbot middle school in san mateo, and belle haven elementary in menlo park. the laurel school in oakley is at the bottom of the list in contra costa, followed by the diablo valley school on clayton road in concord and kennedy high school in richmond. in marin county, the three schools with the most dangerous traffic conditions are all in novato: sinaloa middle school, san marin high and the nova education center. for more information on schools in your neighborhod, go to kron four dot com. ( robin )4 your money this morning... get ready to drop a

whole lot of cash on the next new iphone. apple is expected to unveil its biggest and most expensive phone today. the release event is at the company's campus in cupertino. most of the buzz swirling around the rumored i-phone... is the 6- and-a-half inch screen. that's up from 5-point-8 inches on the existing iphone 10. some tech experts say apple's new iphone may be pricier than some expect. the starting price of the new phone predicted to be one-thousand 49 dollars. ( robin )volkswagen announced plans to use 3-d printers to mass-produce certain auto parts. the world's largest carmaker will utilize h-p metal printing technology for components like gear knobs and custom tailgate lettering. the company aims to use 3-d printing for mass production of structural parts within two or three years. a volkswagen official says 3-d printing won't likely produce

an entire vehicle any time soon, but the number of parts made with the technology will increase over time. (robin) coming up at 5 on the kron four morning news... talking to your toddlers early... can raise their i-q level. more on this new study... in the next hour. (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.

of your kron 4 morning news after the break. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week. (robin)

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 ) coming up at 5 ( robin ) coming up at 5 on the kron 4 morning news... police in the east bay are looking for a man who tried to lure a young girl away from a bus stop. we're live in el sobrante with the latest details. ( robin )plus... a man convicted of sex crimes against children... is behind bars this morning... and there may have more victims out there. ( robin )and... we're tracking

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out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) breaking news... a federal state of emergency has been issued for north and south carolina as florence churns its way towards the east coast. the category four hurricane is not only expected to land with a punch... but the storms impact is expected to be felt long after. while those in hurricane florence's path are stocking up on necessities... companies around the country are gearing up to help in the storm's wake. supply store giants home depot and lowes have both activated hurricane

command centers to make sure area stores are well stocked before and after. also... electric companies from across country are sending lineman and equipment help restore power after the storm. loss of power, and no access to medical supplies, can mean life or death for those who survived the storm, but are stuck in it's aftermath. ( james ) oakland firefighters and search and rescue teams are on their way to the east coast. they're hoping to get there by thursday morning. they're expect to stay for about 21 days. ( james ) here is a live look at s-f-o where airlines are canceling flights ahead of hurricane florence making landfall. charleston airport in south carolina expects to close runways tonight. flights in and out of north carolina have also been canceled.

( darya ) now i am in the weather center with meteorologist john shrable who is tracking hurricane florence. john. ( darya ) happening now...

police in the east bay are looking for a man who tried to lure a young girl away from a bus stop.( james ) it happened in el sobrante. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the contra costa county sheriff's office with the details. lydia. ( lydia )sheriffs investigators say the girl was sitting at a bus stop in el sobrante when the man approached her.the bus station is on the 36-hundred block of san pablo dam road. investigators say at about 9:03 in the morning on september 11th, the girl was waiting at the bus stop to go to school when an unknown man sitting next to her and started talking to her.the man

apparently offered her money to leave with him and the girl got scared and started to walk away a bystander called the sheriffs department.that man is described as a black male between 45 and 55 years old with a medium build he was wearing a gray hoodie style sweatshirt that had the word gap across the front.he was also wearing gray sweatpants and had sunglasses but was not wearing them he was driving a small white colored sedan. anyone with information is asked to call the contra costa sheriffs department. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) another big story this morning... firefighters are getting a handle on 2 fires burning in the north bay. all evacuation orders have been lifted for the irving fire... burning in western marin near lagunitis and samuel p. taylor state park. and all roads have reopened. containment on this fire is up to 45-

percent. flames have burned 152 acres. fortunately... no buildings are damaged. the cause of this fire is under investigation. ( darya ) the snell fire -- burning in napa county -- is now 60 percent contained. this fire has burned nearly 25-hundred acres since it started on saturday. this is video from over the weekend. all evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted in the area... just southeast of middletown. there are still 11-hundred firefighters working the fire... but cal fire does ánot expect this one to grow in size. investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of this fire. ( darya ) happening today... the man accused of driving recklessly and killing a c-h-p officer will be arraigned later this morning. officer kirk greiss was in the middle of a traffic stop on i-80 west in fairfield... when authorities say sean walker crashed his pickup truck into greiss and the driver he had pulled over. officer griess and jaime manuel were killed. authorities say walker was speeding and checking his cell

phone at the time of the crash. ( james ) a man convicted of sex crimes against children... may have more victims out there. police arrested latu lavaki earlier this year. on monday... lavaki was convicted of assaulting a child in his millbrae home. the abuse happened back in 2005. but prosecutors believe there are more victims out there... who they haven't heard from yet. they say lavaki victimized many girls over the past few decades. ( james ) santa rosa police are looking for a man who is suspected of selling methamphetamine in santa rosa and sonoma county. last week officers serached the home of 36-year-old osvaldo ceja-ochoa and the towing company he works at. they found over ten pounds of methamphetamine.. two stolen guns and a stolen car. officers also found items related to drug trafficking. ( darya ) an east bay man is under arrest for trying to stab a local republican congressional candidate. it happened sunday at the

castro valley fall festival where rudy peters was meeting voters. peters says the accused attacker first walked by his booth yelling and swearing about president trump and republicans. < he threw a coffee cup at so i went around the table and threw him down to the ground and then he got up and pulled out a knife and he was waving it around about his head and shouting i'm going to kill you.>( darya ) alameda county sheriff's deputies arrested farzad fazeli after the incident. peters says he does not want this attack to become political... and further divide democrats and republicans. ( darya ) top san francisco officials are teaming up with uber... to bring more awareness to safety ... when it comes to rideshare companies. it's estimated there are over 170-thousand rideshare trips on a typical workday in san francisco alone.

tuesday san francisco's district attorney was joined by represenatives of the police department and uber to launch a public education campaign designed to enhance the safety of rideshare riders. the three step process encourages riders... before getting into a vehicle... to verify that the license plate number... color... make and model of the car are the same as what's on the rideshare ap ... step 2: confirm that the driver's name and appearance match the photo and name on the rideshare ap... and finally share your location and destiantion with someone you trust. the d-a's office has also produced flyers with these tips. those flyers will be distributed through out the city. ( james ) happening today... oakland mayor libby schaaf will help break ground on the oak knoll housing dvelopment. the project is located about 580.. in east oakland. 918 townhomes and houses will be built.. along with 80-thousand square feet of retail property and public parks. the 183 acre project is on the former oak knoll naval hospital. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... an oakland city leader is living in a tiny house to make a point about the bay area

homeless crisis. the story behind his decision is coming up. ( james ) plus... coming up at 5:30 we'll take you to the big apple event happening this morning in cupertno. ( james ) and after the break.. we'll head out live to north carolina where hurricane florence is barrelng towards the east coast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street street kellogg's chocolate frosted flakes. mmm chocolatey mmm mmm mmmmmm

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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 )

changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week.week.start of the weekend and the start of the week.

news we are continuing to follow is hurricane florence. the category 4 hurricane moving closer to the east coast this morning. ( darya ) we now go ( darya ) we now go live to brent remadna who is in wrightsville beach north carolina for the latest. brent? (live)preparations continue for thousands from virginia to south carolina as hurricane florence continues its path for north carolina. one of the

areas expected to be hit hard wrightsville beach. the pier here shutdown and police officers have been driving up and down the beach checking to make sure these blocked off areas stay clear. as for residents and business owners many have spent the last few hours boarding up and getting ready for what's ahead. (pkg)trt 1:45(pkg) (pkg)trt 1:45locator: wrightsville beach 00 - 05 audrey longtin/business owner 10-15brent remadna/wilmington 16-20audrey longtin/business owner 44-52tania varela/business owner 106-115 audrey longtin/business owner 139-144evacuations from virginia down to south carolina are underway... 22:52-23:00 audrey longtin-the workshop owner :10-:15 39:07 standup (brent remadna) "already many businesses have started boarding up. this is in preparation as florence continues its path towards wilmington.">and for audrey longtin- who owns the workshop in wrightsville beach her once busy restaurant now sits empty. as friends help her move sandbags to block the doors and move furniture into a moving van.hoping for the

best, but expecting the worst. 23:18 audrey longtin-the workshop ownertania varela is in the same situation. her store kohl's frozen custard just opening 2 months ago and now this new business owner is having to close down already. 33:20-33:27 (tania varela 1:06-1:14) from homes to businesses the communities continue to prepare...as hurricane florence continues its path towards the coast...and the communities the path wait and watch.23:47- 24:05audrey longtin-the workshop owner (live)mandatory evacuations begin on wrightsville beach at 8 a.m. this morning. but some residents took off yesterday. causing some traffic backups. this morning we could see something similar. reporting from wrightsville beach brent remadna back to you. thanks

thanks you. thanks brent. ( darya ) in the east bay... an oakland city leader is living in a tiny house for the rest of this week. he's trying to highlight the city's homeless crisis. the westside missionary baptist church on willow street now has two tiny homes in their parking lot. the little bungalows will soon house three homeless laney college students. councilman abel guillen is moving in... to test out the

homes. the tiny home has a bed, a kitchen, a toilet and a shower on the first floor. and a second bed upstairs. ( darya ) a grant is funding a tiny home program. along with oakland's tuff shed program -- guillen is hoping the city will see more of these tiny homes for homeless in the future. the students move in on saturday. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... help for the homeless in the south bay may get shutdown. ( james ) and after the break... some creative thieves have come up with a new way to rip you off... and they're using food to do it.

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maze to sf. changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear ( james ) criminals are coming up with new ways to rip people off.( darya ) police in one los angeles neighborhood say burglars are posing as food delivery drivers to get inside homes.

this is security video of a home burlgary in progess. a woman walks up to the front door pretending to make a food delvery.. when no one is home she signals her accomplices. ( james ) they break in from the back of the home... and then leave with all the valuables in pillowcases. police say its happened four different times in the last month in the mar vista neighborhood. each time the burglars have driven off in different cars with paper plates. no arrests have been made. ( james ) coming up next... a warning for costco shoppers. thieves are now trying to get your personal information... using phony prizes. ( will ) apple is expected to showcase 3 new i-phone... including its biggest and most expensive model yet. i'm live with the latest.

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back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... sig alert issued for a cras on sb 101 after 80 two left lanes closed. jammed from wb 80 onto the bay bridge. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. changes in temperatures from

the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week. week.

( james ) group of volunteers in the south bay has set up a tent encampment in a state owned parking lot.. without government approval. the 'hope village' is giving people a place to shower.. eat and sleep. they are trying to help the more than 7-thousands transients across santa clara county. but c-h-p is saying they have 72 hours to relocate.. and their fate is unknown. the space is intended to provide a stable lifestyle for people trying to get back on their feet. ( james ) the group chose the parking lot on russ and mckinley streets

because of the slow movement from the government on helping to fix the homeless population. ( darya ) a fire at a homeless encampment in oakland is now under investigation. authorities say this is a growing problem... and at least one city leader believes these fires are being set intentionally. the latest fire was sparked yesterday morning at a city park on east 12th street. it is one of several homeless camp sites in the councilman noel gallo's district. he says it is not uncommon for him to hear that confrontations inside the camps... lead to them being burned down. oakland police say a body was found near the burned encampment. but the person's death does not appear to be related to the fire. ( darya ) we now know the name of the man whose body was pulled out of the ocean in pacifica. he's 25-year old elliott loring wakefield. wakefield's body was found around 7:30 sunday morning on the beach below the 800 block of palmetto avenue. police

have not released any further details on wakefield's death. but are asking for anyone with information on the incident to give them a call. ( james ) in south san francisco... detectives uncover an indoor pot farm with more than 10-thousand plants. police arrested two men -- chris cameron and robert cummings. the operation was said to be running for about two years and was capable of bringing in millions of dollars a year. agents from the san mateo county narcotics task force were called in to take over the investigation and along with south san francisco police officers... they dismantled the farm. ( james ) a dangerous police chase ends in a crash involving a san bruno police car. this after officers responded to a report of two people casing cars... for possible burglaries in the parking lot of tanforan mall. here's a look at the damage... when officers arrived they found the group in a car near j-c penney's. after the would-be thieves spotted police... the driver

sped off... and rammed a police car head-on. that's when the two people inside the car got out and tried to run off. but they were quickly arrested. ( james ) a big story this morning... we are getting closer to election day... and both gubernatorial candidates -- democrat gavin newsom and republican john cox are fighting to win over your vote. newsom has started his "blue bus" tour. he has several stops scheduled through southern california this week... campaigning for other "blue" party candidates on the ballot. meanwhile.. republican candidate john cox spent the weekend campaigning in northern california.. and on social media... cox is calling on the governor to have a special session on the d-m-v and their long wait times. ( darya ) in the east bay... the contra costa county d-a's office is warning people about a scam involving costco. officials say people are getting calls from scammers... pretending to be from costco. the caller asks the victims to take a survey... and asks for personal information. in

exchange... the thief promises to give the victim a 500- dollar travel voucher... costco cash cards... or a reduced travel package. costco says it has no involvement in the calls... and and the d-a's office is asking anyone who receives a call to contact them. ( darya ) happening today... the bay area rescue mission and the chevron richmond refinery are hosting the 18th annual back to school block party. the fun starts at 2 in the afternoon at nevin part in richmond. the event will feature carnival games, food and prizes as well as entertainment from the oakland a's green machine and mascot stomper. the event is free to attend. ( james ) happening today... apple is expected to showcase 3 new i-phone... including its biggest and most expensive model yet.( darya ) kron 4's ( darya )model yet. most expensive model yet.( darya ) kron 4's will tran

joins us live from cupertino. will... ( will )apple is expected to showcase three new iphones on wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product's appeal amid slowing sales growth.most of the buzz is swirling around a rumored iphone that is supposed to boast a 6.5-inch screen, up from 5.8 inches on the existing iphone x.if the speculation pans out, the even-bigger iphone would represent apple's attempt to feed consumers' appetite for increasingly bigger screens as they rely on smartphones to watch and record video, as well as take photos wherever they are.apple also is expected to release an iphone with minor updates to last year's $1,000 model and another version made of cheaper materials.wednesday's event is being held at apple's cupertino, california, headquarters.

headquarters. ( james ) thanks will. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... as hurricane florence takes aim at the carolinas... tropical storm olivia is soaking hawaii right now. this morning... we're tracking olivia live. ( james ) plus... a threat to kids in the east bay. the campuses that see the most dangerous drivers. ( james ) and next... it won't be easy... but if you have a toddler... you might to try having a conversation with them. how it could boost their brain power. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall

out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week.

( darya ) for parents... keeping kids safe while heading to school is a top priority. a newly released study shows that some school zones in the bay area pose high threats when it comes to traffic and safety. "zendrive" recently studied 125-thousand schools across the country looking at schools zones and dangerous driving. zendrive gave j-m amador

elementary in dublin an 'f.' in alameda county... several schools did not fair well.. the worst drivers near schools included livermore valley charter.. treeview elementary in hayward and ruus elementary school also in hayward. amador school district though says they work closely with police to improve safety. ( darya ) for more information on schools in your neighborhood.. go to our website kron four dot com. ( james ) bay area baseball... and the a's could be booking their trip to the postseason very soon.( darya ) the a's got their 6-game road trip started with a win yesterday in baltimore. top of the 3rd... the a's already up 1-0... when khris davis drives in matt chapman

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to make statement about homelessness ... by staying in a tiny home. ( darya ) and hurricane florence barrels towards the east coast as a monster category 4 storm right now. we'll have a live report from north carolina coming up at 6:15. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... and traffic...

sig alert issued for a crash on sb 101 after 80. the two left lane are closed. traffic is jammed from wb 80 onto the bay bridge and through the tunnel. traffic alert for an accident in suol on nb 680 at 84. changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and

back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week. ( james ) breaking news... a federal state of emergency has been issued for north and south carolina as florence churns its way towards the east coast. the category four hurricane is not only expected to land with a punch.. but the storms impact is expected to be felt long after. loss of power, and no access to medical supplies, can mean life or supplies, can mean

life or death for those who survived the storm, but are stuck in it's aftermath. ( james ) oakland firefighters and search and rescue teams are on their way to the east coast. they're hoping to get there by thursday morning. they're expected to stay for about 21 days. ( james ) here is a live look at s-f-o where airlines are canceling flights ahead of hurricane florence making landfall. charleston airport in south carolina expects to close runways tonight. flights in and out of north carolina have also been canceled. coming up at 6:15 ... we go live with a reporter in north carolina. and john scrabel will talk about the storm from our weather center. ( darya ) happening now... police in the east bay are looking for a man who tried to lure a young girl away from a bus stop.( james ) it happened in el sobrante. kron 4's dia pantazes is

live at the contra costa county sheriff's office with the details. lydia. lydia.details. lydia. ( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. the morning.through out with you check back we will lydia. thanks ( james )

( james ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) another big story this morning... firefighters are getting a handle on 2 fires burning in the north bay. all evacuation orders have been lifted for the irving fire... burning in western marin near lagunitis and samuel p. taylor state park. and all roads have reopened. containment on this fire is up to 45- percent. flames have burned 152 acres. fortunately... no buildings are damaged. the cause of this fire is under investigation. ( darya ) the snell fire -- burning in napa county -- is now 60 percent contained. this fire has burned nearly 25-hundred acres since it started on saturday. this is video from over the weekend. all evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted in the area... just southeast of middletown. there are still 11-hundred firefighters working the fire... but cal fire does ánot expect this one to grow in size. investigators are still trying to figure out this fire. ( darya ) happening

today... the man accused of driving recklessly and killing a c-h-p officer will be arraigned later this morning. officer kirk greiss was in the middle of a traffic stop on i-80 west in fairfield... when authorities say sean walker crashed his pickup truck into greiss and the driver he had pulled over. officer griess and jaime manuel were killed. authorities say walker was speeding and checking his cell phone at the time of the crash. ( james ) a man convicted of sex crimes against children... may have more victims out there. police arrested latu lavaki earlier this year. on monday... lavaki was convicted of assaulting a child in his millbrae home. the abuse happened back in 2005. but prosecutors believe there are more victims out there... who they haven't heard from yet. they say lavaki victimized many girls over the past few decades. ( james ) santa rosa police are looking for a man who is suspected of selling methamphetamine in santa rosa and sonoma county. last

week officers serached the home of 36-year-old osvaldo ceja-ochoa and the towing company he works at. they found over ten pounds of methamphetamine.. two stolen guns and a stolen car. officers also found items related to drug trafficking. ( darya ) an east bay man is under arrest for trying to stab a local republican congressional candidate. it happened sunday at the castro valley fall festival where rudy peters was meeting voters. peters says the accused attacker first walked by his booth yelling and swearing about president trump and republicans. < he threw a coffee cup at so i went around the table and threw him down to the ground and then he got up and pulled out a knife and he was waving it around about his head and shouting i'm going to kill you.>( darya ) alameda county sheriff's deputies arrested farzad fazeli after the incident. peters says

he does not want this attack to become political... and further divide democrats and republicans. ( darya ) top san francisco officials are teaming up with uber... to bring more awareness to safety ... when it comes to rideshare companies. it's estimated there are over 170-thousand rideshare trips on a typical workday in san francisco alone. tuesday san francisco's district attorney was joined by represenatives of the police department and uber to launch a public education campaign designed to enhance the safety of rideshare riders. the three step process encourages riders... before getting into a vehicle... to verify that the license plate number... color... make and model of the car are the same as what's on the rideshare ap ... step 2: confirm that the driver's name and appearance match the photo and name on the rideshare ap... and finally share your location and destiantion with someone you trust. the d-a's office has also produced flyers with these tips. those flyers will be distributed through out the city. ( james ) happening today... oakland mayor libby schaaf will help break ground on the oak knoll

housing dvelopment. the project is located about 580.. in east oakland. 918 townhomes and houses will be built.. along with 80-thousand square feet of retail property and public parks. the 183 acre project is on the former oak knoll naval hospital. ( james ) happening today... apple is expected to showcase 3 new i-phone... including its biggest and most expensive model yet.( darya ) kron 4's will tran joins us live from cupertino. will... ( will ) ( will )apple is expected to showcase three new iphones on wednesday, including its biggest and most expensive model yet, as the company seeks to widen the product's appeal amid slowing sales

growth.most of the buzz is swirling around a rumored iphone that is supposed to boast a 6.5-inch screen, up from 5.8 inches on the existing iphone x.if the speculation pans out, the even-bigger iphone would represent apple's attempt to feed consumers' appetite for increasingly bigger screens as they rely on smartphones to watch and record video, as well as take photos wherever they are.apple also is expected to release an iphone with minor updates to last year's $1,000 model and another version made of cheaper materials.wednesday's event is being held at apple's cupertino, california, headquarters.

( james ) thanks will. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... an oakland city leader is living in a tiny house to make a point about the bay area homeless crisis. the story behind his decision is coming up. ( darya ) and help for the homeless in the south bay may get shutdown. ( darya ) and after the break .. we'll head out live to north carolina where hurricane florence is barrelng towards the east coast. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪

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continuing to follow is hurricane florence. the category 4 hurricane moving closer to the east coast this morning. ( darya ) we now go live to brent remadna who is in wrightsville beach north

carolina for the latest. brent? ( brent)preparations continue for thousands from virginia to south carolina as hurricane florence continues its path for north carolina. one of the areas expected to be hit hard wrightsville beach. the pier here shutdown and police officers have been driving up and down the beach checking to make sure these blocked off areas stay clear. as for residents and business owners many have spent the last few hours boarding up and getting ready for what's ahead. evacuations from virginia down to south carolina are underway...22:52-23:00 audrey longtin-the workshop owner :10-:15 39:07 standup (brent remadna) "already many

businesses have started boarding up. this is in preparation as florence continues its path towards wilmington.">and for audrey longtin- who owns the workshop in wrightsville beach her once busy restaurant now sits empty. as friends help her move sandbags to block the doors and move furniture into a moving van.hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. 23:18 audrey longtin-the workshop ownertania varela is in the same situation. her store kohl's frozen custard just opening 2 months ago and now this new business owner is having to close down already. 33:20-33:27 (tania varela 1:06-1:14) from homes to

businesses the communities continue to prepare...as hurricane florence continues its path towards the coast...and the communities the path wait and watch.23:47- 24:05audrey longtin-the workshop owner ( brent)mandatory evacuations begin on wrightsville beach at 8 a.m. this morning. but some residents took off yesterday. causing some traffic backups. this morning we could see something similar. reporting from wrightsville beach brent remadna back to you. ( james ) now i am in the weather

center with meteorologist john shrable who is tracking hurricane florence. john. changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and

back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the

weekend and the start of the week. week.start of the weekend and the start of the week.

sig alert sig alert issued for a crash on sb 101 after 80. the two left lane are closed. traffic is jammed from wb 80 onto the bay bridge and through the tunnel. traffic alert for an accident in suol on nb 680 at 84.

( darya )( darya )( darya )( darya ) ( darya ) in the east bay... an oakland city leader is living in a tiny house for the rest of this week. he's trying to highlight the city's homeless crisis. the westside missionary baptist church on willow street now has two tiny homes in their parking lot. the little bungalows will soon house three homeless laney college students. councilman abel guillen is moving in... to test out the homes. the tiny home has a bed, a kitchen, a toilet and a

shower... and a loft. ( darya ) a grant is funding a tiny home program. along with oakland's tuff shed program -- guillen is hoping the city will see more of these tiny homes for homeless in the future. the students move in on saturday. ( james ) coming up ... a threat to kids in the east bay. the campuses that see the most dangerous drivers. ( james ) and texting takes over ... as younger generations put less value on face-to-face communication.

sig alert issued for a crash on sb 101 after 80. the two left lane are closed. traffic is jammed from wb 80 onto the bay bridge and through the tunnel. traffic alert for an accident in suol on nb 680 at 84. changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and

back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) texting is taking over.more teens prefer communicating with their thumbs ... rather than face-to-face. that's according to a new study by common sense new study by common sense media. ( james ) only 32 percent of those surveyed valued talking in person over texting. that's a sharp drop from 20- 12 ... when nearly half of people surveyed prefered talking. although texting is king right now ... video-chat is becoming a popular way of communicating. ( james ) ( james ) still ahead ... help for

the homeless in the south bay may get shutdown. an apartment fire in the south bay.im standing by at the scene with the details.

(james)(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... 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 changes in temperatures changes in changes in temperatures from the past few days will be

noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week. ( darya )(ááá2 shotááá) new this morning...a large fire leaves several people homeless this morning. ( james ) kron4's sara stinson is live in santa clara with a look at the damage. ( james )( james ) ( james ) a group of

volunteers in the south bay set up a tent encampment in a state owned parking lot.. without government approval. the 'hope village' is giving people a place to shower.. eat and sleep. they are trying to help the more than 7-thousands transients across santa clara county. but c-h-p is saying they have 72 hours to relocate.. and their fate is unknown. the space is intended to provide a stable lifestyle for people trying to get back on their feet. ( james )( james ) the group chose the parking lot on russ and mckinley streets because of the slow movement from the government on helping to fix the homeless population.

( darya ) a fire at a homeless encampment in oakland is now under investigation. authorities say this is a growing problem... and at least one city leader believes these fires are being set intentionally. the latest fire was sparked yesterday morning at a city park on east 12th street. it is one of several homeless camp sites in the councilman noel gallo's district. he says it is not uncommon for him to hear that confrontations inside the camps... lead to them being burned down. oakland police say a body was found near the burned encampment. but the person's death does not appear to be related to the fire. ( darya ) we now know the name of the man whose body was found on a pacifica beach. he's 25-year old elliott loring wakefield. wakefield's body was found around 7:30 sunday morning on the beach below the 800 block of palmetto avenue. police

have not released any further details on wakefield's death. but are asking for anyone with information on the incident to give them a call. ( james ) in south san francisco... detectives uncover an indoor pot farm with more than 10-thousand plants. police arrested two men -- chris cameron and robert cummings. the operation was said to be running for about two years and was capable of bringing in millions of dollars a year. agents from the san mateo county narcotics task force were called in to take over the investigation and along with south san francisco police officers... they dismantled the farm. ( james ) a dangerous police chase ends in a crash involving a san bruno police car. this after officers responded to a report of two people casing cars... for possible burglaries in the parking lot of tanforan mall. here's a look at the damage... when officers arrived they found the group in a car near j-c penney's. after the would-be thieves spotted police... the driver

sped off... and rammed a police car head-on. that's when the two people inside the car got out and tried to run off. but they were quickly arrested. ( james ) a big story this morning... we are getting closer to election day... and both gubernatorial candidates -- democrat gavin newsom and republican john cox are fighting to win over your vote. newsom has started his "blue bus" tour. he has several stops scheduled through southern california this week... campaigning for other "blue" party candidates on the ballot. meanwhile.. republican candidate john cox spent the weekend campaigning in northern california.. and on social media... cox is calling on the governor to have a special session on the d-m-v and their long wait times. ( james ) plus... a threat to kids in the east bay. the campuses that see the most dangerous drivers. ( james ) plus ... a hiker goes missing ... and now police believe she was killed by a mountain lion ( james ) and scam involving costco is targeting

people in the east bay. what officials say you should look out for. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. our dad was in the hospital. because of smoking. but we still had to have a cigarette. had to. but then, we were like. what are we doing? the nicodermcq patch helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. nicodermcq. you know why, we know how. you may have gum disease and could be on a journey to much worse. try parodontax toothpaste. it's three times more effective at removing plaque, the main cause of bleeding gums. leave bleeding gums behind with parodontax toothpaste.

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sig alert issued for a crash on sb 101 after 80. the two left lane are closed. traffic is jammed from wb 80 onto the bay bridge and through the tunnel. traffic alert for an accident in suol on nb 680 at 84. ( darya ) in the east bay... the contra costa county d-a's office is warning people about a scam involving costco. officials say officials say people are getting calls from scammers... pretending to be from costco. the caller asks the victims to take a survey... and asks for personal information. in exchange... the thief promises to give the victim a 500- dollar travel voucher... costco cash cards... or a

reduced travel package. costco says it has no involvement in the calls... and and the d-a's office is asking anyone who receives a call to contact them. ( darya ) coming up at 7 o'clock ... the bay area housing crisis is only getting worse.we have the latest numbers in the next hour. (ácommercialá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... sig alert issued for a crash on sb 101 after 80. the two left lane are closed. traffic is jammed from wb 80 onto the bay bridge and

through the tunnel. traffic alert for an accident in suol on nb 680 at 84. changes in temperatures from the past few days will be

noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler weather as highs peak in the 60's and 70's. skies will remain primarily clear and dry just as we've seen through the weekend and the start of the week. week. week.

( darya ) for parents... keeping kids safe while heading to school is a top priority. a newly released study shows that some school zones in the bay area pose high threats when it comes to traffic and safety. "zendrive" recently studied 125-thousand schools across the country looking at schools zones and dangerous driving. zendrive gave j-m amador elementary in dublin an 'f.' in alameda county... several schools did not fair well.. the worst drivers near schools included livermore valley charter.. treeview elementary in hayward and ruus elementary school also in hayward. amador school district though says they work closely with police to improve safety.

( darya ) for more information on schools in your neighborhood.. go to our website kron four dot com. ( james ) authorities in oregon say a hiker who went missing two weeks ago, was killed by a mountain lion.now they are trying to track that big cat down. diana dober's body was found near the hunchback trail near mount hood on monday, two days after search and rescue crews found her car located in a nearby parking lot.the medical examiner says her injures indicate she was attacked by a big cat. "this is extremely rare wherever you are in the country. it has happened in other states. it has now happened in oregon also and that's a terrible tragedy but it's a very rare event."( james )this is the first fatal cougar attack in the state's history.authorities say if you

come face to face with a cougar ...stay calm and stand your ground.do not run. running triggers a chase response in cougars. ( james ) the woman who who helped kidnap utah teenager elizabeth smart in 2002... is getting out of prison early. wanda barzee will be released september 19th. that's five years earlier than expected. she and her husband, brian mitchell, were convicted of kidnapping smart, who was 14-year-old at the time, at knifepoint from her salt lake city bedroom . smart was rescued nine months later. mitchell was sentenced to life in prison in 2011. smart says she is disappointed by the decision to release barzee. the utah board of pardons and parole says they miscalculated barzee's time behind bars... and that's why she's being released early. ( james ) bay area baseball... and the a's could be booking their trip to the postseason very soon.( darya ) the a's got their 6-game road trip started with

a win yesterday in baltimore. top of the 3rd... the a's already up 1-0... when khris davis drives in matt chapman making it 2-0. the a's go on to win this one... 3-2. the a's are 8 games ahead of the mariners for the second wild card spot in the a-l. the a's and orioles play again later today. first pitch is 4:05. ( darya ) as for the giants... they are now losers of 10 straight. the giants lost to the braves -- 4-1. the two teams wrap up their series at a-t-and-t park this afternoon. first pitch is afternoon. first pitch is 12:45. (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) coming up at 7 o'clock ... amazon plans to

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changes in temperatures from the past few days will be noticeable today as highs fall out of the 80's inland and back into the 70's for these same areas. along the pacific shore temperatures will be seen as just slightly cooler while along the bay cooler peak in the 60's will remain and dry just as through the start of the ( james ) coming up in the next hour... a category 4 hurricane -- florence -- is taking aim at the carolinas. over a million people are over a million people are heading for safety. ( james ) plus... a man convicted of sex crimes against children is going to prison. now authorities are looking for more victims. ( james ) and coming up at 7 ... we'll take you to the big apple event happening this

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(lydia) police in the east bay are looking for a man who tried to lure a young girl away from a bus stop. im live with the details.the details. ( darya ) an apartment catches fire overnight. i will have the details in a live report.

( james ) and hurricane florence barrels towards the east coast as a monster category 4 storm right now. we'll have a live report from north carolina coming up at 6:15. (darya) good (darya)(darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... hot spot sb 101 and traffic... of weather with a check the morning