(grant) developing news tonight... hurricane florence has turned deadly. a mother and baby have died when a tree fell on their house. this is video of firefighters praying at the family's home today. the father was injured and transported to the hospital. a total of five people have now died because of the storm.. hello i'm grant lodes.(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis tonight. hurricane florence continues to barrel down the carolina coasts tonight. several inches of rain could lead to dangerous flooding throughout the region. (grant) steve nannes has the details on how local officials are handling this massive storm. ... heavy rain... punishing wind...and rising waters. hurricane florence has made landfall... and now, all residents can do is ride out the storm until its over.gov. roy cooper, north carolina: to those in the storm's path, if you can hear me. please stay sheltered in place. do not go out in this storm.the slow

nature of florence will lead to heavy flooding throughout the areain the city of new bern - hundreds of residents have called for help, with officials dispatching swift-boats to stranded citizens.jeff byard, fema associate administrator for the office of response and recovery: our national guard, our department of defense, we have high water vehicles and teams that are ready to go. they can do water rescues.the focus now for local and federal officials is to conduct rescue operations as safely as possible.conditions in some areas must improve before teams can move in. brock long, fema director: we are focused really on safety and security and rescue missions. right now we have close to 1300 search and rescue assets - people and assets - on the ground from south carolina to the district of columbia.more than half a million people in the region are already without power - and could be in the dark for days, if not weeks.gov. roy cooper, north carolina: that number is rising even as we speak. utility crews from all over the country are standing by to restore power when its safe for them to be out.and the overall impact of the storm will only grow - as it slowly makes it way further into the carolinasjeff byard, fema associate administrator for the office of response and recovery: 24 to 36 hours remain of a significant threat from heavy rain, heavy surge, not just in north carolina but obviously down as we move into south carolina.i'm steve nannes reporting. (grant) (grant)if you would like to

help those affected by hurricane florence - log on to kron-4-dot-com.we have set up a link to donate to the red cross donate to the red cross relief effort. (catherine) police are asking for the community's help in solving a murder in fremont.. today investigators released the identity of the victim. kron4's haaziq madyun has the latest...(take pkg) (pkg)the dead body of a man found next to the union pacific railroad track in fremont has now been identified sot

trying to figure out how he got down to the railroad tracks. it is a rural area. we can't figure out at this point was he lured in there? did he go there to meet somebody">in fact sgt. ray kelly of the alameda county sheriff's office says homicide investigators are looking for a possible connection between max balmes and whoever killed himsot

exactly what may have occurred. at the end of the day the community can really fast forward and fast track and investigation with information so if anyone does have information on the death of max, if they could come forward we would greatly appreciate it">in fremont haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) a big story tonight... the man facing a murder charge for the death of nia wilson... has delayed entering a plea. 27-year-old john cowell appeared in court today. he delayed his plea because his attorney is waiting for prosecutors to turn over more evidence in the case. cowell is charged with murder in the stabbing death of 18-year-old nia wilson at the macarthur bart station back in july. he is also charged with attempted murder for stabbing nia's sister...who survived. cowell will return to court on october 26th to enter a plea. (catherine) a sliver of good news for people living in san francisco's millennium tower... the city has chosen 'not' to restrict access to

the building...(grant) the city had threatened to yellow tag the troubled tower...after the recent discovery of a cracked window on the 36th floor. kron 4's dan kerman is live with more on the city's change of heart. no yellow tag for millennium tower 0914185 insertsan francisco's building department has chosen not to restrict access to the troubled millennium tower.. the decision not to yellow tag the building came in an email to the homeowners association saying the building department was reviewing the hoa's letter and will respond early next week but will not take any immediate enforcement action unless the situation changes.sot tom miller/homeow ners association attorney 22-27 that's a very big deal and alleviated a lot of anxiety with the homeowners themselves homeowners association attorney tom miller thinks the city backed off because of steps the hoa took in the last 24 hours. among them taping up that cracked window on the 36th floor from the outside and extending the scaffolding on the mission street side and erecting it on the fremont street side to protect pedestrians should there be any falling glasssotonce they saw we were able to capture tha and put fall protection in addition to taping the window then the threat of that requirement went away.the

homeowners association says the city has backed off requiring safety scaffolding on all 4 sides of the building and also stepped back on a demand to have windows inspected in all of 416 units... but the hoa will inspect that cracked window on monday.sotwe're going to look at 3 unit including 36 b from the inside we are going to open uop that window and look at the connections that secre that window in place and see if that contributed to the cracking. 132/to the cracking

(catherine) (catherine) the future home of the golden state warriors celebrated a major milestone today....with a topping-out ceremony. you can see the chase center construction project in this video from quadcopter four. kron 4's maureen kelly was at today's ceremony...along with about 12=hundred construction workers. she joins us live in mission bay with the story..maureen? (maureen) it was a very proud day for those workers today catherine. you can see here the new warriors arena is really starting to take shape. a lot has been accomplished in the 19 months

since this project broke ground. and there's still a lot of work to do before it's ready to host the dub nation. before the topping out ceremony the men and women who have been working on this project were able to sign their name to the final beam before it was put in place. over 1200 workers have been laboring a total of two-point two million hours so far. i put my name on the stadium. i put my prints on here it's on the roof.it's an amazing feeling the warriors are my favorite team it's such a big deal for me to work on this building this projectlaborer scott santos took this selfie after inscribing his name and his daughter's name. i got the chills, we're gonna be here forever my daughter and i were in this monumental area what more can you ask for special when you're born and raised here that means a lothere you can see that final beam being lifted up to the arena's roof.....this topping out means all of the steel in the 18,000 seat chase center has been erected. so far nearly 700 million dollars worth of work has been done here....on

a project that expected to cost over a billion dollars....all of which is privately financed. here's a rendering of what it will look like when it's done. this shot from quadcopter four shows what it looked like at the ground breaking......co mpared to what it looks like now. the warriors team president says the chase center is going to be an exciting addition to this city. to go for the pretty pictures, to the big hole in the ground to the big hole in the ground to now to see the wait is you get a sense what an amazing project this is i think this is gonna be the most amazing arena in the world. it's gonna stand toe to toe with the o2 in london with the staple center with madison square garden in new york city we're gonna play on the world stage here and san francisco is not only going to have the best basketball team in the world but the greatest artists from all over the world with never had the chance to show their skills in san francisco will be playing in that building (maureen)the construction project is more than halfway done at this point....and most imporantly is on schedule..... that means the chase center is set to be open for business in september 2019.so if all goes as planned.....the warriors

will hold their first home opener...in their brand new home.maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) coming up... explosions and fires rock three massachusetts towns. at least one person is dead and others are injured. when people can go home and why they're so frustrated with the gas company there., (catherine) a violent home invasion robbery in the east bay. tonight police are still looking for one of the suspects. (grant) another tale of an outrageously expensive home in the bay area. details on how much this sunnyvale home costs. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪ ♪ they're the modern stone age family. ♪ ♪ from the town of bedrock.

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you're looking at an abandoned home in sunnyvale...which turns out to be the latest example of crazy bay area real estate... this property - which comes with two small, run downcottages - is asking more than 4-point- nine million dollars. it's on maude avenue in sunnyvale -- not far from the google and apple headquarters. making it more or less at the epicenter of insane pricing.. it's about three quarters of an acre...and is billed as a "redevelopment opportunity." one city councilman tweeted that it's the "sunnyvale real estate market in a nutshell." (grant) affordable housing is in short supply in almost every bay area community...and walnut creek is no exception. today, the waiting for a senior

living community opened up for the time in a while... and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports... there are a lot of applicants -- for just a few spots. (philippe) by the early afternoon... several dozen seniors had applied or inquired about applying for affordable housing in-person and online at montego place senior apartments in walnut creek.maggie/applicant- "it's v ery frustrating." some applicants say they're applying everywhere for apartments that offer 100- percent affordable housing units like montego place... but with little luck, because of the stiff competition. maggie/applicant- "from walnut creek to concord now to pittsburg." affordable means tenants pay no more than 30-percent of their annual income on rent. in order to qualify, a single person must make below 40-thousand 700-dollars. applications are being accepted for the next week. before the waiting list for consideration is narrowed down to 30.mary paris/resident- "took me two and a half years." 91-year-old mary paris has lived here for 15 years now...

she likes the proximity to hospitals and public transportation. and, feels the frustration others are experiencing in desperate search for housing.mary paris/resident- "sometimes we pass away. other times, they find an opening someplace else, so the list, you know, is open. you just have to be patient." which for some is easier said then done. maggie/applicant- "could be four, five, six, seven years. yeah, i don't even know if i'm alive then." before the summer, the city of walnut creek stated 560 affordable housing units were available with more than 140 others currently being built or are in the pipeline. in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. "it was in a rush. you have to leave. they were like, not even another five minutes..." (catherine) a neighborhood in ruins ... residents in shock, after a series of gas explosions rip through home after home in several towns north of boston. tonight - fingers are pointed at the local gas company, not only for causing the fires but for its slow

response.(grant)one official described the explosions as armageddon.kron4's ryan o'donnell is live in the newswroom...with what we learned today.ryan? (ryan)catherine, grant, authorities say 18-year old leo rondon was sitting in his s-u-v in front of a friend's house when one of the gas explosions caused a chimney to fall on top of him.so far, he's the only death.but 12 people have also gotten hurt... one of them, in real bad shape tonight.on top of all this... 8-thousand people have been evacuated. dispatch medleysixty homes were destroyed when an over=pressurized gas line exploded.flames erupted all through the merrimack valley towns of andover, north andover and lawrence. "it looked like an absolute war zone."nattoday teams of police and utility crews went door to door checking to make sure the gas is turned off.the streets eerily quiet after a citywide evacuation."it is like a nightmare."this morning some residents ventured back to their homes to pack up some belongings.it's unclear when power or gas service will be fully and safely restored."i

came to get something from the house so we could have clothes and personal items." "we are sorry. were sorry and deeply concerned about the inconvenience. "apologies from the local utility did little to calm the frustration over the unanswered questions."they are going to be posting information on the websites, so i would think that would be the best"that's all you have is a website. i really think you should've came with more information.""we don't have any answers right now."the big question mark: when can they go back home?"it's crazy. something you never think it could happen. it's unbelievable." (ryan)the governor of massachusetts says he's not satisfied with how the utility

responded.he's declared a state of emergency in the three communities and turned the recovery effort, over to a larger power company. grant, catherine, back to you. (catherine) another big story tonight... a woman says an east bay priest molested her and others for ars... now she's demanding action and answers from the oakland diocese. (grant) this comes on the heels of a big announcement from the san jose diocese... saying they'll áname priests who were found to be predators. kron four's terisa estacio reports on the woman's plight and her fight for justice. kathleen stonebraker, catholic church abuse survivor. "you are my special girl, no one needs to know." that is what kathleen stonebraker says this man, stephen kiesle told her years ago, when he was a priest here at st. joesphs church in pinole and she was in cathesems classes. she says, kiesle sexually abused her for years, as well as other girls and boys. and now, she is demanding justice. she wasnts the oakland diocese to crack open the books and

disclose who knew what when and where... stonebaker. re- open your books, name all the priests, bishops, cardinals that are involved in the coverup. stonebraker is pushing for more now, espeically after the san jose diocese announced it plans to name priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children. it is all part of the bigger scandal facing the catholic church after a pennsylvania grand jury announced a sweeping indictment exposing predators hidden by the church. stonebraker. "tell your mom and your dad will beat me and he will go to prison and your mom won't be able to take care of your family. stonebraker says kiesle threatened she and others to keep quiet. kiesle was defrocked from the catholic church - and served time at san quentin for molesting a child. he is now a offender listed on meghans law - with a walnut creek address. stonebraker says although the statue of limitations ran out on her case, she is still fighting and wants the church to come clean.the oakland diocese told kron four, they have launched an investigation - but have not determined whether to name priests accused of abuse in the past. in pinole, terisa estacio kron four news.

(catherine) coming up at 5:30... we'll talk with someone from the survivors network of those abused by priests. she'll weigh in on the decision by the san jose bishop torelease names of priests accused of being predators.. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence came ashore as a category one hurricane. it's a devastating storm with widespread damage and power

outages. there are even some reports of over 20 inches of rain and flooding. the storm is barely moving making it very dangerous with heavy rain and widespread flooding. we had another nice day with a few passing clouds and and mild temperatures. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure trough along the west coast. it will stick around this weekend keeping our temperatures down. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week. (catherine) still ahead... if you noticed something unusual in bay area skies today - you're not alone. we heard lots of questions about these strange cloud formations - we'll explain what was going on. next week.will be warmer at the coast. it inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week.

(catherine) still ahead... if you noticed something unusual in bay area skies today - you're not alone. we heard lots of questions about these strange cloud formations - we'll explain what was going on. (grant) and after the break.. who police are looking for tonight-- after a violent home invasion robbery in the east bay. this is customizable streaming tv for your family. ...whatever size. it's saving money with flexible channel packs. live tv and the latest shows to stream. and all your streaming apps in one place - even netflix. this is how xfinity makes life. simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet and tv for just $34.99 a month for 12 months and customize by adding flexible channel packs. click, call or visit a store today.

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searching for a second attacker in a violent home invasion in the east bay. one person has already been arrested. kron 4's will tran reports from fremont. the home invasion happened on monday afternoon on magellan drive in fremont. a man came home and saw a car in his driveway that he did not recognize. when he got out of his car two people attacked him... dragged him into the house at gunpoint and pistol whipped him. police have arrested alexander rhodes. they say he is a transient who was already wanted for another robbery and sexually assaulting a minor. police are still trying to identify the second attacker. (catherine) (catherine) next at

5:30... a babysitter arrested in redwood city... accused of lewd acts with young kids. details on why police say parents and kids trusted him. (grant) plus... a controversial statue has been removed in san francisco. hear from people who are happy to see it gone.

(catherine) a big story tonight at 5:30... the 'early days' statue near city hall in san francisco has officially been removed. (grant) activists are calling this a decades long win. kron 4's sara stinson shows us the moment the 19th century statue was taken down. at least two dozen people

stood by and cheered as the 19th century 'early days' statue was removed earlier this morning.activists say they're relieved to see it gone.ánatsá these are the moments the "early days" statue was lifted and removed from the very place it has been standing since 18-94.the statue depicts a native american at the feet of a spanish cowboy and a catholic missionary.activists have been trying to get it removed for decades as they believe it is demeaning and racist towards indigineous people.earlier this year the san francisco board of appeals voted unanimously to remove the statue with the approval of the arts commission.it was then

appealed - the board heard the appeal voted again on wednesday to remove the statue. one hour after it was removed - activists continued to let it sink in -- in excitement they cheered, danced and took photos where the statue once was.several people have expressed interest in housing the statue including a museum in california, but san francisco activists are don't have to see it while here anymore. in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news.### (grant) also tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (catherine) on the

peninsula... police are looking for more victims after a man was arrested for committing lewd acts with minors. 31-year-old angel monney was arrested earlier this month. san mateo deputies say he was employed as a ride share driver-- and a part time babysitter through a childcare website. investigators say they've identified several young boys under the age of 14 as victims of various sex crimes... they say monney was good at charming parents and his victims. authorities say five victims have come forward andthey believe there could be more.. (grant) in the south bay.. four people are detained-- and one remains on the loose after burglarizing a home. it happened yesterday in san jose on mary-monte court. police say the man who lives there came home to find 5 burglars inside. the suspects then tried to get into a stolen car that was parked outside-- but the car wouldn't start so they took off running. the homeowner was able to stop one of the burglars-- but the rest ran away. police

eventually tracked down three of the suspects... who were all juveniles. they are still looking for a 5th suspect tonight. (catherine) the irving fire in west marin is now 95 percent contained. it's burned 152 acres. fire crews are now watching for hot spots... initial reports point to a downed power line as the cause of the fire.. pg&e says it's working with cal fire and the county fire department. the irving fire has been burning since monday night. (grant) in the east bay... the "rolling loud" festival is coming to the oakland coliseum. the two day event is expected to bring in 40-thousand people to the area. while the event is in oakland, san leandro police wanted us to know that they'll have extra officers working...to address any issues that may arise. because of the festival...again it's called 'rolling loud'...they are expecting noise complaints and have set up a complaint hotline that people can call. we have that phone number on our website kron 4 dot com. (grant) the contra costa

c-h-p is reminding drivers... they can't fool officers. according to a tweet from the c-h-p... the driver...who was in the car pool lane... told the officer there was no room at home for his "venom" look alike doll. venom is a marvel character. the driver was given a ticket for the carpool violation. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence came ashore as a category one hurricane. it's a devastating storm with widespread damage and power outages. there are even some reports of over 20 inches of rain and flooding. the storm is barely moving making it very dangerous with heavy rain and widespread flooding. we had another nice day with a few passing clouds and and mild temperatures. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure trough along the west coast. it will stick around this weekend keeping our temperatures down. highs

tomorrow will be in the 70s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week. (grant) (grant) a big story we've been following.. the san jose diocese is now taking action to address sexual abuse within the catholic church. it's a move that's putting pressure on the oakland and san francisco dioceses to do the same thing. (catherine) joining us now is melanie sah-koda - with the 'survivors network of those abused by priests'. or 'snap.' melanie - in san jose the

bishop says he'll releasethe names of priests in every case where thereare credible abuse accusations.. the head of the u.s. delegation that met with pope francis over the growing sex abuse and cover-up scandal says the u.s. church and vatican will work together to determine the next steps.a statement thursday from the head of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops, cardinal daniel dinardo, made no mention of his earlier plans to ask francis to authorize a vatican investigation into the case of now-disgraced ex- cardinal theodore mccarrick, accused of sexual misconduct with minors and adults.dinardo headed a four-member delegation that met with the pope thursday. his statement said the group told francis the u.s. church was "lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse." he said they prayed for mercy and strength to heal wounds and said: "we look forward to actively continuing our discernment together

identifying the most effective next steps."the vatican has authorized an investigation into a u.s. bishop accused of sexual harassment of adults. the decision comes on the same day a u.s. delegation met with the pope over the latest chapter in the catholic church's long-running sex abuse and cover-up scandal.the vatican announced that pope francis had accepted the resignation of west virginia bishop michael bransfield, and had named a temporary administrator for his wheeling- charleston diocese.the administrator, baltimore bishop william lori, said in a statement that francis had instructed him to "conduct an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment of adults against bishop bransfield." lori vowed to conduct "a thorough investigation in search of the truth into the troubling allegations against bishop bransfield."

bransfield."against bishop allegations troubling truth into the troubling allegations against bishop bransfield."

(catherine) coming up - - a california family watches their brand newcar go up in flames....and asks....what does it take to getsome help? (grant) strange clouds seen all across the clouds seen strange strange clouds seen all across the bay area... and tonight we are learning what may have caused it.

(catherine) volkswagen is putting the brakes on production of its legendary beetle. the company says the last beetle will be made at its factory in puebla, mexico in july of next year. but not before the company makes a "final edition" series, with a base price of

about 23-thousand dollars. the car was mass produced after world war two, and debuted in north america in 1949. experts say the beetle is now fighting an uphill battle on the market, because a lot of people prefer s-u-v's. nonetheless - volkswagen is not ruling out bringing thebeetle back some day.. (grant) still ahead... both the raiders and the 49ers are looking to bounce back after week one losses. mark carpenter joins us in studio with a preview of what to expect from both teams this week. this is customizable streaming tv for your family.

...whatever size. it's saving money with flexible channel packs. live tv and the latest shows to stream. and all your streaming apps in one place - even netflix. this is how xfinity makes life. simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet and tv for just $34.99 a month for 12 months and customize by adding flexible channel packs. click, call or visit a store today. (catherine) week 2 of the

n-f-l season is upon us... and it's a crucial bounce-back week for our bay area football teams.(grant) both the 49ers and raiders had a rough start to the year, but neither franchise is dwelling on their early struggles. for a look at the weekend, we're now joined by mark carpenter. mark?

we'll start with the 49ers. now that the jimmy garoppolo undefeated streak is over, the team can re-focus on getting a nice win at home. the only drawback is jimmy g is going to be pretty thin on his protection this week.. offensive lineman joshua garnett... erik magnuson...have both been ruled out. and right guard mike person is questionable. nonetheless, garoppolo knows he'll have to get past that 3- interception game in minnesota, but just because he was throwing picks, kyle shanahan still wants him to be aggressive. "when you get happy with guys who are making plays you can't sit there and get mad at them every time that they don't. that will handcuff them and that's speaking out of both sides of my mouth as a coach. so, jimmy has made a lot of plays when nothing has been there and my whole thing with that stuff is just about not guessing. if you see something, i always want a guy to see something, react, let it rip and don't hesitate."

moving over to the raiders... who are about to open up afc west play against the broncos in denver. as usual, broncos have a tough defense anchored by all-pro pass rusher von miller.... 3-sacks... 2-forced fumbles in week 1 versus seattle. so it's crucial for the raiders offense to step up... last week, oakland receivers had a combined 5-catches for 43- yards... amari cooper, 1 catch for 9 yards. gruden on plans to get his big play wideout more involved "we tried to target that. if we had more first downs in the second half, had more time of possession, perhaps we would've seen more of cooper. but you look at the film, we had him wide open deepwe didn't go there. he was open a couple of times and for whatever reason we didn't go that route. yeah, we want to get him going. that's easier said than done now." and we and we want to mention... that kron4 is your home for everything 49ers and raiders. we got you covered at 9pm every saturday during the football season... kim smith with your niners coverage on the red and gold zone... jason dumas and myself will be

talking raiders on the sword and shield zone. it all gets going at 9 saturday night on kron4. grant, catherine back to you (grant) an unusual cloud formation today has bay area people scratching their heads. several viewers reached out to kron4 to ask what it was-- seeing large holes in the clouds. the phenomenon was seen mainly on the peninsula in cities like san bruno, san mateo, and burlingame. but folks in the east bay also tell us they say them too.(catherine) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here.. lawrence-- any explanation to these clouds? lawrence karnow: hurricane florence came ashore as a category one hurricane. it's a devastating storm with widespread damage and power

outages. there are even some reports of over 20 inches of rain and flooding. the storm is barely moving making it very dangerous with heavy rain and widespread flooding. we had another nice day with a few passing clouds and and mild temperatures. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure trough along the west coast. it will stick around this weekend keeping our temperatures down. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week. (catherine) imagine seeing your brand new car - suddenly explodein front of your house. it happened to a it your house. next week.will be warmer at the coast. it will be warmer

next week.

(catherine) imagine seeing your brand new car - suddenly explodein front of your house. it happened to a california family.. their story - coming up next.

(catherine) a los angeles family says

their brand newcar suddenly burst into flames - while parked in front of their house. they contacted both the dealership and the corporate offices for b-m-w -- but say they'renot satisfied with the answers they're getting.. kaycee montaya has the story. knut grevle/car owner"i go outside and the front of the hood is completely engulfed in flames. i was a complete shock."knut grevle watched in disbelief as his new bmw x3 went up in flames.he says he pulled up in front of his westchester home around 3:20 monday afternoon.fifteen minutes later he got a knock on his door.knut grevle/car owner"my neighbor came running up to the house and said my car was on fire."jennifer grevle/wife"i ran to the window, looked out the window and i saw, you know, 30, 40 foot flames. and then not only that, a huge tornado of black smoke coming off of it and i freaked out. i've never been so scared."they called 911 and as they frantically waited for help, their front gate and grass caught on fire.knut grevle/car owner"at that point i didn't know what to think. i kept going back in my mind 'this car's nine months old.' nine months."firefighters got there in time to prevent the flames from spreading to their house.but when they left, the car caught on fire again and they had to come back.jennifer

grevle/wife"literally, our house could have burned down. my husband could have died, i could have been a single mom. or worse, all of us could have died."knut bought the car in january from beverly hills bmw, where he's been a customer for 15 years.he says when he told them about the fire, they told him to call his insurance company.and when he finally got a hold of bmw corporate they offered a rental car and an investigation.jennifer grevle/wife"i don't want this happening to somebody else. i mean, if there was a baby in the car you wouldn't be able to pull the kid out of the car seat fast enough."knut grevle/car owner"the what ifs just started circulating and what what could have happened if i would've been in that car on the 405 or if i had been sitting in my car taking a phone call. it's just mind boggling. we're still in shock. there's something off here. and we do want answers." (catherine) that was kaycee montoya

reporting. the car is not part of any current recall by b-m-w. (catherine) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. grant lodes and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you catherine.. coming up new tonight at six. should the police release arrest information on social media? tonight we"ll talk to a berkeley councilmember who wants to limit the information shared by police in some cases. then - a mother and baby are among the first victims of hurricane florence. we're tracking the powerful winds and catostrophic flooding in north carolina and south carolina. that's coming next on kron4 news at six.

is not yellow tag on the building. after threatening to restrict access to the troubled tower, the department of building inspection has backed off. in an email to the homeowners association, the building department says it's reviewing the hoa's letter and will respond early next week but will not take any immediate enforcement action unless the situation changes. sot i'm glad that they did, i'm not surprised becuase we supplied all the information that they needed to respond to that.homeowners association attorney tom miller says over the last 24 hours, the hoa has taped up that cracked window on the 36th floor from the outside and extended the scaffolding on the mission street side and erected it on the fremont street side to protect pedestrians should there be any falling glass. he thinks that the difference sotthey felt we identified and secured their primary concern which is that window falling out or breaking off and falling on the groundthe homeowners association says initial demands by the city requiring safety scaffolding on all 4 sides of the building and the inspection of windows

in all of 416 units... have also been recinded but on monday the hoa will open up that cracked window from the inside and as well as two adjacent windows for inspectionsotby looking at the other two units above and below we will get a better sampling if this problem is isolated to 36 b or if there is a more systemic problem with that window in the building itself.139/the building itself no yellow tag for millennium cracking a woman who says an east

bay priest molested her... and others for years... is demanding action and answers from the oakland diocese. this comes on the heels of a big announcement from the san jose diocese... saying it will áname priests who were found to be predators. kron four's terisa estacio reports on this woman's plight... and her fight for justice.

there's a new problem in the ongoing effort to develop housing at the former hunters point naval shipyard in san francisco... workers for the california department of public health found a small, but highly radioactive object this week... catherine heenan is here with the story... (catherine) the object was used by the military and is a 'radium deck marker'...only about the size of a silver dollar. it was found near newly built condos - in an area that's supposedly clean. in fact the state and federal officials have claimed the area was never contaminated by radiation to begin with. the radioactive object was unearthed in a housing area of hunters point known as parcel a.... it's being scanned for radio- activity...after recent

revelations that a clean-up contractor faked radiation measurements in other areas. 300 housing units have been completed in parcel a...and more are being built. this is a huge project...an effort to turn a superfund waste siteinto a waterfront community. developers have long assured residents they have nothing to worry about.. government agencies are downplaying this latest discovery...arguing that nothing else has turned up and there's no danger. but residents and activists disagree...saying this raises lots of new questions and concerns. pam and grant? (grant)new tonight at 6. the global action climate summit wrapped up with a bang in san francisco today. during the summit, a number of new measures have been signed into law... aimed at promoting zero emission vehicles... and reducing overall climate emissions. but the headline today... governor brown...the man once dubbed 'governor moonbeam'... also announced the state will team

up with a san francisco based imaging company... to launch a satellite that will track climate change emissions around the world... and then report them to the public...in an effort to drastically reduce pollution. happening now... at least five people have died as a result of hurricane florence.... including a north carolina mother and an infant .... they were killed after a tree fell on their home. the hurricane came ashore early this morning... pounding the state with wind and rain. at least 16- inches of rain has fallen in parts of the state so far. (pam) more than 20 more inches of rain is expected in some areas tonight .. and that could lead to more dangerous flooding throughout the region. reporter nick watt, from our partners at cnn, has the latest on this massive storm. tonight, hurricane florence beating down on the carolina coast.the storm making landfall in north carolina early friday morning... bringing sustained winds of over 90 miles per hour,

ripping through structures, washing out roads,soaking the north carolina coastline as it slowly crawled ashore.the center of the storm is expected to linger over the coast of north and south carolina for another day, bringing life threatening storm surge, ngerous winds and torrential rains, endangering the many residents who stayed behind.gov. roy cooper/r- north carolina: "hurricane florence is powerful, slow and relentless. it's an uninvited brute that doesn't want to leave."new bern, north carolina 150 residents were trapped overnight while awaiting rescues.felix fisher/new bern resident: "it got real hectic, real fast."the storm surge reaching 10 feet in that area ariel heath/new bern resident: "the water on the wall, you can see how high up the water was by the dirt."in nearby river bend, volunteers from maryland dispatched an 8 person team to the area to assist with rescues. mitchell/volunteer rescuer: "we decided to go out last night, just to scope the area out to see where we going to go today and ended up getting hundreds of calls last night. we rescued a couple people that were posting on facebook their addresses and stuff, elderly people, blind people." the cajun navy, a volunteer group based in louisiana, spreading out across the worst

hit areas, rescuing hundreds of people overnight along the north carolina coast.taylor fontenot/cajun navy: "from about 3:30 a.m. to about 8:30 a.m. we evacuated well over 500 people."as the storm creeps towards south carolina, some residents there are also opting to stay behind, bracing for impact.myrtle beach resident: "i stayed during hugo, hadn't left. didn't leave during matthew. and i'm just gonna ride it out." out." gonna ride it and i'm just during matthew. didn't leave hugo, hadn't left. stayed during resident: "i myrtle beach impact.myrtle beach resident: "i stayed during hugo, hadn't left. didn't leave during matthew. and i'm just gonna ride it out."

a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence came ashore as a category one hurricane. it's a devastating storm with widespread damage and power outages. there are even some reports of over 20 inches of rain and flooding. the storm is barely moving making it very dangerous with heavy rain and widespread flooding. we had another nice day with a few passing clouds and and mild temperatures. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure trough along the west coast. it will stick around this weekend keeping our temperatures down. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week. (grant) next week.will be warmer at

the coast. it will be warmer next week. help those affected by hurricane florence - log on to

kron-4-dot-com.we have set up dot-com.we have set up a link to donate to the red cross relief effort. (grant)happening now...people in maui are still assessing the damage from tropical storm olivia.the storm produced heavy rainfall and strong winds that pummeled the island thursday.raging floodwaters washed away a bridge, and several homes and vehicles. some had to scramble to escape as a torrent of muddy water flooded their properties.the flooding devastated a taro farm near the honokohau stream. no one was hurt -- but one person called it was the scariest time of his life. coming up at six.. suspect mugshots posted on social media... police in one bay area city are facing criticism by people who want the practice stopped.. plus, more than a trillion pieces of plastic swirling in the pacific ocean.. how an effort to try and clean up at least some of the garbage is beginning... and up next... the

mendocino complex firefighting efforts .. which took a life. there is more clarity tonight on what led to the death of a man from utah, here to help battle the wildfire up north. (lawrence) and we're going to talk about the cloud formations you've all been sending us.

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battle the mendocino complex fire.(grant) a new report now confirms... the air tanker that dropped flame retardant, causing a series of events that led to his death. kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us now in the studio with more on what this new report says. it's believed the plane was flying too low, only 100 feet above the firefighters... when it dropped the retardant. and because of that, the force of the "flame- suppressing liguid" was so great, the report says, it uprooted an 87-foot tree that ended-up falling and killing matthew burchett(berr-chett). it was august 13th when the battalion chief from utah, was killed. this report by the califorinia firefighting agency, says the pilot in a small lead plane nearly ran the 7-4-7 into the trees because the pilots failed to recognize a hill in the middle of the flight path. a hill... firefighters were working on.the report also confirms... another large tree was snapped by the same supression drop, injuring

three other firefighters... one of them seriously. burchett(berr-chett) leaves behind a wife and a 7-year old son. 6 fireifighters have died so far in california wildfires this year. grant, pam, back to you guys. (pam) new tonight at 6. the berkeley police department is coming under fire... for releasing booking photographs and sharing arrest updates with the public ... on twitter. the latest backlash came after an august 5th "stop the hate" protest... that resulted in 20- arrests for vandalism and arson. police posted all 20 of the suspects' booking pictures to twitter. now the city council is seeking to restrict the amount of information police can release to the public following an arrest -- other than in circumstances of an "immediate threat." (pam) some argue that releasing the booking information puts the saftety of those arrested at risk of retaliation from the public. (grant) critics of the city council's proposal say, it violates first amendment rights and is too subjective. (grant) joining us to talk about this is one of the

berkeley city council members who is proposing this change... councilmember kate harrison. (grant)

(grant) today we have been getting pictures sent in from viewers across the bay area of some crazy clouds. take a look at these strange formations of circles dipping through the blanket of clouds covering the sky.(pam) we are joined now by we are (pam)sky.(pam) we are joined now by chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... with an explanation on how these clouds are formed. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence came ashore as a category one hurricane. it's a devastating storm with widespread damage and power outages. there are even some reports of over 20 inches of rain and flooding. the storm is barely moving making it very dangerous with heavy rain and widespread flooding. we

had another nice day with a few passing clouds and and mild temperatures. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure trough along the west coast. it will stick around this weekend keeping our temperatures down. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week. just ahead next week.will be warmer next week.

just ahead just ahead at six ... scores of deadly gas explosions this week in massachusetts ... leading to demands for answers on what went wrong ... plus.. it is not like the eddie murphy movie by the same name ... but there is some trouble to report involving race and some 'beverly hills cops".. details just ahead. this isn't just any long-distance relationship. this is long distance with the best wifi experience,

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trllion pieces of plastic. coming up at 6:45... the new warriors arena in san francisco holding a "topping out" ceremony today .. with the workers taking a lot of pride in their work as it comes closer to completion. and next, seniors desperate for affordable housing in one east bay community, scramble to get a shot at a home in a new facility.. which has only a few openings... this is customizable streaming tv for your family.

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where affordable housing is in short supply... today, the waiting list for a senior living community opened up for the first time in a while... (pam) and, as kron four's philippe djegal reports... there are a lot of applicants -- for just a few spots. (philippe) seniors hopeful of landing a home at montego place senior apartments were in and out of the 100-percent affordable housing community in walnut creek all day... applying for a spot on the waiting list to become a resident.no name/tenant- "for apply here, its uh, maybe one years." that's how long it took this woman to get a place when she applied 10 years ago. 91-year-old mary paris says she was on the waiting list for two and a half years before she was finally accepted in 15 years ago.mary paris/tenant- "it was quite a long list." she says patience is the key, but for some patience is running out. maggie/applicant- "even if its that tiny place here and i don't know if i get it or not."

affordable means tenants pay no more than 30-percent of their annual income on rent. in order to qualify, a single person must make below 40-thousand 700-dollars. maggie/applicant- "you have to look all over the world -- that's what i'm getting from walnut creek to concord now to pittsburg." satellite affordable housing associates manages the property and says it's been a few years since the waiting list was re-opened. applications are being accepted in-person and online for the next week. hundreds are expected to apply... before the waiting list for consideration is narrowed down to just 30. in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. (pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. the front door to the millenium tower is now covered with safety scaffolding, but there is not yellow tag on the building. after threatening to restrict access to the troubled tower, the department of building inspection has backed off. in an email to the homeowners association, the building department says it's

reviewing the hoa's letter and will respond early next week but will not take any immediate enforcement action unless the situation changes. sot i'm glad that they did, i'm not surprised becuase we supplied all the information that they needed to respond to that.homeowners association attorney tom miller says over the last 24 hours, the hoa has taped up that cracked window on the 36th floor from the outside and extended the scaffolding onthe mission street side and erected it on the fremont street side to protect pedestrians should there be any falling glass. he thinks that the difference sot sotthe dead body of a man found next to the union pacific railroad track in fremont has identifiedsot

a native american at the feet of a spanish cowboy and a catholic missionary. activists have been trying to get it removed for decades as they believe it is demeaning and racist towards indigineous people. earlier this year the san francisco board of appeals voted unanimously to remove the statue with the approval of the arts commission.it was then appealed - the board heard the appeal voted again on wednesday to remove the statue. in san francisco, sara stinson, kron 4 news.### lawrence karnow: hurricane florence came ashore as a category one hurricane. it's a devastating storm with widespread damage and power outages. there are even some reports of over 20 inches of rain and flooding. the storm is barely moving making it very dangerous with heavy rain and widespread flooding. we had another nice day with a few passing clouds and and mild temperatures. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure trough along the west coast. it will stick around this weekend keeping our temperatures down. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week. (grant) u-s senators from massachusetts want congress to look into the explosions that killed one person and destroyed homes north of boston yesterday. (pam) kron4's ryan o'donnell has more on what they are hoping

to achieve. ryan? (ryan) right now, it's still unclear what caused more than 60 suspected gas fires in such a short amount of time.both senators elizabeth warren and ed markey are asking fellow congress- members, to hold a hearing to find out what happened... and prevent something like this from happening again. i want to show you this map... you get a good idea of how many gas explosions there were... all moments from each other and in how close they were to each other. today... teams of police and utility crews have been going (ryan) achieve. ryan?hoping to next week.will be warmer at the coast. it will be warmer next week. next week.will be warmer next week.

(grant) u-s senators from massachusetts want congress to look into the explosions that killed one person and destroyed homes north of boston yesterday. (pam) kron4's ryan o'donnell has more on what they are hoping to achieve. ryan? (ryan) right now, it's still unclear what caused more than 60 suspected gas fires in such a short amount of time.both senators elizabeth warren and ed markey are asking fellow congress- members, to hold a hearing to find out what happened... and prevent something like this from happening again. i want to show you this map... you get a good idea of how many gas explosions there were... all moments from each other and in how close they were to each other. today... teams of police and utility crews have been going door to door in south lawrence, checking to make sure the gas is turned off. yesterday's shocking explosions and fires... lead to a citywide evacuation. homes are destroyed ... one person is dead ... and senator markey says he wants answers. sen. ed markey/(d) massachusetts: "people have a right to know. there's

oftentimes a tendency when there are accidents like this for a company to, to huddle down, to, to try to protect their shareholders when their one goal should be just to protect the people who they are serving, and were going to be here to make sure that that happens." (ryan)happens." (ryan)happens." (ryan)senators markey and warren say they also want to secure federal funds to help those affected by these explosions and fires. emergency leaders say they don't even know how long recovery will take. and on top of that... it's unclear when people will be allowed to return to their homes. grant, pam... back to you. after the break... some police officers so were offended by this video circulating in their department... they filed a lawsuit. details on why they were upset ... after the break.

(grant)breaking new just into the kron 4 newsroom. crews are battling large fires in downtown modestoinitially, a warehouse at at 8th and i streets ignited, the modesto fire department said.an adjacent building caught fire about an hour after the first onesmoke from the fires can be seen from miles away.crews

from multiple agencies are battling the blazes.no other details were released. (pam) (pam) several beverly hills police officers have filed lawsuits over a controversial video made by two police officers. they say, the video is filled with racial stereotypes -- and was openly shared around the department. and as kimberly chang reports, the plaintiffs claim, the officers who made the video were not penalized. a controversial video made by two beverly hills police officers now the focus of multiple lawsuits against the city.brad gage, attorney:"the yellow fever video has a lot of racial stereotypes."

woodland hills attorney brad gage represents seven police employees who filed separate lawsuits against the city, alleging discrimination, harassment and retaliation by beverly hills police chief, sandra spagnoli.brad gage, attorney:"the chief is accused of condoning the behavior of individuals who participate in this or show it to others." according lawsuit the video was made by officers charles yang and stanley shen in 2015 and posted to youtube.the department required them to remove it.nats: videothe video was made before spagnoli took the role of police chief, but a sergeant with the department allegedly continued to share the video and the lawsuit claims chief spagnoli failed to take corrective action. natsot: videobrad gage, attorney:"one of the individuals in that video has apparently been promoted to a detective position since then and its alleged that a sergeant showed that video and then later was promoted to lieutenant."the plaintiffs also accused chief spagnoli of making inappropriate comments herself.brad gage, attorney: "the chief of police is alleged to have made comments that are really against jewish people and catholics."the city released a statement in response which reads, in part, the video was produced on the officers personal time and does not represent the values of the department. with regard to chief spagnoli, the video

was filmed well before she arrived at the city.chief spagnoli wrote, i am proud of the progress this department has made in continuing to take steps in the right direction. brad gage, attorney:"when a law enforcement agency engages in discrimination, that can be a danger to the community." (pam) (pam) that

was kimberly chang reporting. a city attorney says, spagnoli has been successfully addressing pre- existing problems in her department. (grant) in sports... we have have an update on the a's... as they try to beat the rays... and close the gap with the yankees in the wild card race(pam) then - week two around the n-f-l .... mark carpenter has a look at what to expect from the niners and raiders...coming up

the future home of the golden state warriors just celebrated a major milestone today....with what's called a 'topping out' ceremony.(grant) you can see the chase center construction project underway here in this video from quadcopter four. kron4's maureen kelly attended that ceremony with about 12=hundred construction

workers who now have some workers who now have some serious bragng rights. before the topping out ceremo the men and women who have been working on this project were able to sign their name to the final beam before it was put in place. over 1200 workers have been laboring a total of two-point two million hours so far. i put my name on the stadium. i put my prints on here it's on the roof.it's an amazing feeling the warriors are my favorite team it's such a big deal for me to work on this building this projecthere you can see that final beam being lifted up to the arena's roof.....this topping out means all of the steel in the 18,000 seat chase center has been erected. so far nearly 700 million dollars worth of work has been done here....on a project that expected to cost over a billion dollars....all of which is privately financed. here's a rendering of what it will look like when it's done. this shot from quadcopter four shows what it looked like at the ground breaking......co mpared to what it looks like now. the warriors team president says the chase

center is going to be an exciting addition to this city. to go for the pretty pictures, to the big hole in the ground to the big hole in the ground to now to see the wait is you get a sense what an amazing project this is i think this is gonna be the most amazing arena in the world. it's gonna stand toe to toe with the o2 in london with the staple center with madison square garden in new york city (maureen)the construction project is more than halfway done at this point....and most imporantly is on schedule..... that means the chase center is set to be open for business in september 2019.so if all goes as planned.....the warriors will hold their first home opener...in their brand new home.maureen kelly kron4 news. after what unfolded in week 1, everyone expecting a bounce back game from jimmy garoppolo. however, the

only problem is he's running out of guys to protect him. the 49ers left minnesota last week with a loss... and a beat up offensive line. according to head coach kyle shanahan, joshua garnett... erik magnuson...have both been ruled out. and mike person is questionable. also, there will be no marquise goodwin on the outside. nonetheless, garoppolo knows he'll have to get past those 3-interceptions in the opener. but just because he was throwing picks, kyle shanah still wants him airing it out. "when you get happy with guys who are making plays you can't sit there and get mad at them every time that they don't. that will handcuff them and that's speaking out of both sides of my mouth as a coach. so, jimmy has made a lot of plays when nothing has been there and my whole thing with that stuff is just about not guessing. if you see something, i always want a guy to see something, react, let it rip and don't hesitate." moving over to the raiders... who are about to open up afc west play against the broncos in denver. as usual, broncos have a tough defense anchored by all-pro pass rusher von miller.... and some would say they've found their

quarterback. in the offseason, case keenum...signed a 2-year, 36-million dollar deal.. and despite 3 interceptions in the opener, he still threw for 3-scores and 300-plus yards. jon gruden says he could be the top acquisition of the year. "um he solitifies that position they struggled last year at that position...they went through many quarterbacks...i know he had a couple of interceptions last week...but this kid can really play..he's a great competitior...they've always had a great defense...and when they have a quarterback they can win a superbowl...well have our hands full..excited to get ready" get ready"full..excited to get ready" just remember kron4 is your home for everything 49ers and raiders. we got you covered at 9pm every saturday during the football season... kim smith with your niners coverage on the red and gold zone... jason dumas and myself will be talking raiders on the sword and shield zone. it all gets going at 9 saturday night on kron4 the a's take their road trip to tampa...facing a rays team trying to catch em in the wild card standings.

here's an update from florida-- and we got a tight one.. at last check, score is 1-all in the 9th... both teams exchanged runs in the 4th. full highlights later tonight. finally, it's almost shark season. sharkies opening training camp this morning down at their facility in san jose. lot to look forward to with this team... and the belief is they have a serious shot to get to the stanley cup final. san jose cup final. san jose bringing back all its stars including logan couture, joe pavelski, evander kane, martin jones, joe thornton, and the newly acquired elite defenseman erik karlsson..four- time all star, two-time norris trophy winer. the sharks had to give up some young talent for him, but the team understands the larger goal in play. (sot)

(grant)breaking new just into the kron 4 newsroom. crews are battling large fires in downtown modestoinitially, a

warehouse at at 8th and i streets ignited, the modesto fire department said.an adjacent building caught fire about an hour after the first onesmoke from the fires can be seen from miles away.crews from multiple agencies are battling the blazes.no other blazes.battling the agencies are multiple crews from miles away.be seen from the fires can smoke from onesmoke from miles away.crews from multiple

agencies are battling the blazes.no other details were no other details were released. lawrence karnow: hurricane florence came ashore as a category one hurricane. it's a

devastating storm with widespread damage and power outages. there are even some reports of over 20 inches of rain and flooding. the storm is barely moving making it very dangerous with heavy rain and widespread flooding. we had another nice day with a few passing clouds and and mild temperatures. on the satellite image you can see the low pressure trough along the west coast. it will stick around this weekend keeping our temperatures down. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s inland with 60s at the coast. it will be warmer next week. that wraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... area's local

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