(robin) good morning and thanks for joining us for the kron 4 morning news.im robin winston. ( robin )happening today.... supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh will testify before the senate judiciary committee... following multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. one of kavanaugh's accusers, bay area resident christine blasey ford... will be telling her story in what will be a critical moment for kavanaugh's nomination. omar jimenez is live from capitol hill... with the latest details. omar?

( robin )thanks, omar. we have continuing coverage on kron-4 dot com. there you will find the

results of kavanaugh accuser christine blasey ford's lie detector test. you can also read her prepared testimony which she is set to give tomorrow and hear the president's reaction to new accusations against kavanaugh... plus - kron 4 will stream the testimony live tomorrow morning. all at kron-4 dot com 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.

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 )now to another big story this morning... a second cracked beam has been found at san francisco's brand new billion dollar transbay transit center. that

discovery will now keep the center shut down until at least the end of next week. kron4's ali reid has the story. pkg2 cracks found in a building recently completed. the construction team believes this is an isolated incident that will not affect the entire terminal.mark zabaneh/ transbay joint powers authority we're very disappointed with what happened, we will get to the bottom of thisboth cracked beams run east to west on fremont street and help support the rooftop park, bus deck, and fremont street bridge.at this point in time we don't know what the cause of the crack is. we know the building is safeduring the 2016 final inspection , the transbay joint powers authority says there were no signs of strain or cracking. the question is ... at what point could this have happened? it's hard to discern right now what caused it. it could be a fabrication, welding, installation or design issue. transit officials say this is unrelated to the sinking and leaning millenium tower nearby. work crews will begin

repairs to get the building open as soon as possiblewe are looking at a three step process.. shore up the beams to relieve the load once we can do that we can open fremont street. second step is to add additional shoring so we can see if we can operate the bus deck, third step implement a permanent solution for the beams. ( robin )that was kron 4s ali reid reporting. although the t-j-p-a doesn't believe additional cracks exist... a peer review of the entire design will be conducted to ensure the transit center is completely safe. ( robin )kron 4 also spoke witl a structual engineer... and he also says it's highly unlikely that the cracked beams found in the transit center are related to the sinking millenium tower. rafael sabelli says despite the close proximenty of the

two massive buildings, the millineum tower is a foundation issue.he says if the two were linked, we would see a lot more evidence of settlement besides cracks at the transbay transit center.

bold home invasion leaves a community fearing for their safety. the incident was all caught on camera. kron 4's hermela aregawi has the details. (hermela aregawi)this happened late morning monday.. shortly after the victims stepped out... but they weren't the only ones in the neighborhood targeted that day.. making residents seriously question their safety.while a family is out on errands.. these bold thieves rummage through their house.. taking laptops, jewelrly, cash, video games.. and anything they can carry out.sarah/victimit just feels scary, your home is supposed to be safe and these guys went into my bedroom, just taking everything, going through my clothes, i feel very violated sarah says.. she and her family left their house in the monterey oaks nieghborhood around 10 oclock in the morning .. about 18 minutes before their home surveillance camera captures these three men turning their home upside

down.sarah/victimvery scared. i don't even know what to say. it was really scary, seeing this guys so bold being able to just go in broad daylight and my neigbor was home and they didn't hear it either.. one guy walking down the hallway towards the camera. and then the other two went to the master bedroom and then they started going to my room and then they just kept going in and out of the house. and you could see that they're getting drawers and boxes of stuff.the family learned that another neighbor had been targeted twice that same day. sarah/victim the next neighbor was probably around 11 oclock, and later on that night at 9pm, they came back and stole the car.(hermela aregawi)we reached out to san jose police.. they confirmed two homes in the neighborhood were burgarized but say.. they are still working on gathering information about the incidents.reporting in san jose hermela aregawi kron 4 news

( robin )san francisco police have identified the headless body... found in a home last month. the remains have been identified as 65-year-old brian egg, the homeowner who vanished several months ago. friends and family say, they had not heard from egg since june... but last month, neighbors reported seeing a stranger and a cleaning crew at his home. police arrested two men and later found egg's headless, torso in the fish tank. the two men have not been criminally charged, but police say, they are persons of interest in the case, which remains under investigation. ( robin )san francisco police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of an 83-year- old woman. police say a 30-year-old family member is the killer. police found the crime scene at a home near howard and fourth streets early wednesday morning... during a wellness check. police have not released the names of the suspect or the victim. (robin)coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... a priest accused of sexual assault

against a child .. was discovered conducting mass at a local church . details on where things stand now. (robin)plus... supporters of christine blasey ford are set to meet at palo alto city hall... including the city's mayor... who says she strongly relates to the bay area professsor. (robin)and... a major development in a string of apple thefts in the bay area. this after two other stores were hit.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although

just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from

the 50's to the 60's. 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 )in the east bay - there's a scandal involving a priest who's been removed from the ministry - yet allowed to conduct mass at a local church. the priest was earlier accused of child abuse in another california church. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. (pkg)father j. patrick foley was removed from the ministry by the catholic diocese in san diego. according to this letter from bishop michael barber of the oakland diocese foley was removed from the priestly ministry due to inappropriate behavior with children. however somehow st. isidore church in danville didn't get the message. according to this same letter to st. isidore perishners father gerald moran, who you see here, did not seek a

letter of suitability before allowing foley to celebrate mass and sacraments at the danville church. as a result of this violation of national catholic church protocals father moran has been placed administrative leave from the parish while an internal investigation into this matter takes place.bishop barber's letter goes on to say the church is not aware of any children or vulnerable adults at st. isidore being harmed in any way by father foley. parents here at st. isidore catholic school did not want to talk on camera but off camera at least parents told me there is a considerable amount of outrage that the church allowed this to happen. although father foley has been officially removed from the ministry for inappropriate behavior with children, according to his website he is still making himself available to the public, offering a variety of church related services. i reached out to father foley for his response to to this. i received no reply. in danville haaziq madyun kron4news ( robin )alameda county

sheriffs deputies continued their search yesterday for a 71-year-old fisherman... who has been missing since monday. it is believed he slipped and fell into the 18-feet deep delta-mendota canal near livermore. his family says he fishes there every day -- and that they were concerned when he didn't return home at his usual time. deputies are employing the use of a drone, helicopter, motorcycles, and dogs to search for the man. ( robin )new video of strong arm laptop thieves in action. this incident happened at a coffee shop in davis... but police believe the robberies are part of a regional trend. authorities say in each robbery, young men walk into the business... look around and snatch someone's laptop while they are using it, and run out. police say people who use their electronics at coffee shops should keep a record of their serial numbers... and report the theft instead of chasing after thieves.

( robin )a major development in a string of apple thefts that's been happening here in the bay area. ol pice made a big bust-- which comes on the heels of two other thefts. kron four's terisa estacio reports. terisa estacio, reporting, emeryville. kron four news has learned at least 7 people were taken into custody in connection with busting a ring associated with stealing from dozens of apple stores. this comes on the heels of a high stakes crime here in emeryville tuesday, and a case out of palo alot. - where police say in both cases, packs of young males raced into apple stores and took off with ipads and the latest iphone that runs close to a thousand dollars each. thefts at apple stores are at an all time high.... a north bay took as the crime unfolded right in front of him... and later he shared this video exclusively with kron four news, showing the arrest of one suspect. a month ago, the apple store in corte madera was hit and images of suspects

released. late wednesday, oakland police announced it assisted outside law enforcement by arresting multiple indidivuals on criminal warrants. and that the arrests are are in connection with large scale crimes throughout california... they would neither confirm or deny the cases were directly involved in apple thefts. kron four news has also learned that california department of justice is involved and more information with be realeased on thursday. thefts at apple stores have plagued the bay area... on here in emeryville, residents say they are very relieved to hear there could be a major break in i am glad, they needed to be caught. they were putting lives at emeryville, kron four ( robin )for your health this morning... the number of babies born infected with syphilis.... has reached the highest level in 20 years. it is still rare for babies to get syphilis from their infected mothers, but new numbers show more than 900 cases were reported last year in the u-s. that's more than double the number in

20-13... and most cases were in the southeast and southwest. the last time the number was that high or higher was in the 19-90s. syphilis can deform or kill babies. at least 77 of last year's cases were stillborn or died. (robin)still ahead... the number of reported rapes are beginning to increase. we tell you how this years recent events like the áme tooá movement... are inspiring more women to come forward.

(áábreakáá) (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's.

(robin) today in entertainment news... a second- generation showdown, a killer sequel, and a superhero looks better than ever. here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. "victor drago, son of ivan drago, who infamously killed apollo creed, appeared today to issue a challenge to adonis creed."michael-b jordan looks to rewrite history in the new trailer for "creed two," as he

prepares to risk everything to fight the son of the man who killed his father. sylvester stallone co-stars, of course -- the eighth time he's played rocky balboa on screen. the bell rings for "creed two" november 21st."happy birthday." "i've already lived through this day. somebody's going to kill me tonight."speaking of sequels, we now have a title for the follow-up to last year's "happy death day." universal says "happy death day to you" -- with a number two and a letter-u -- will hit theaters next valentine's day. star jessica rothe returns, as does writer-director christopher landon. a sequel was kind of inevitable: the original made more than 122- million dollars worldwide, and cost less than five-million to make. (nat-flying)"easy, miss. i've got you.""you've got me? who's got you?"it's a bird, it's a plane -- it's "superman" like you've never seen him before. the classic 19-78 comic book movie starring christopher reeve as the "man of steel" arrives in november on four-k ultra h-d blu-ray, with optimized video and a soundtrack remixed for home theaters. the high-tech release marks a double anniversary: 40 years since the movie came out, and the 80th anniversary of the character. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) (robin)still ahead...

supporters of christine blasey ford are set to meet at palo alto city hall... including the city's mayor... who says she strongly relates to the bay area professsor. she tells us about her own sexual assualt experience. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast.

fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's.

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 ) happening today... supporters of christine blasey ford will gather at palo alto's city hall... to watch the her testify against supreme court nominee... brett kavanaugh. re was sexually assaulted by kavanaugh when she was a teenager... there's been an outpour of support from her

community... including support from the mayor of palo alto... liz kniss. mayor kniss tells kron 4 she relates strongly to blasey ford... because she too... is a victim of sexual assualt... and that she fears todays hearing will not be taken seriously. ( robin ) the community room at city hall will be open to the public to watch the ford- kavanaugh hearing todat 7:30 a-m... followed by a rally at 11:30. (robin) we have continuing coverage on kron-4 dot com. there you will find the results of christine blasey ford's lie detector test.

you can also read her prepared testimony... which she is set to give in just a couple of hours. and you can hear the president's reaction to new accusations against kavanaugh. we will stream the testimony live this morning starting at 7. it's all at kron-4-dot-com. ( robin )phone calls into the y-w-c-a silicon valley domestic violence and sexual assault hotline have increased. officials say there's been a 20-percent jump in calls as a result of the "me too" movement and the supreme court nomination controversey. counselors are telling survivors that it's never too late to report abuse allegations. ( robin )the y-w-c-a hotline is available 24-hours a day... for anyone who needs help. ( robin ) police in san

jose have arrested one man for sexual battery. bar-altamiran w on september 20th. the day before.. police responded to a call of sexual battery on mossdale way and jackson aveune. a female victim reported that a male sexually assaulted her while she was walking her dog. she was able to fight him off and he left in a toyota 4-runner. police located escobar- altamiran the next day and he was booked into the santa clara county jail. ( robin )in petaluma... police have arrested a man for grabbing, hugging and kissing a woman without her consent. the woman says jimmy mazariegos grabbed her hands and started kissing her for about 5 minutes... before a man who was inside a nearby business stepped in. mazariegos then ran off. but police were able to find and arrest him. the woman picked him out of a lineup and mazariegos confessed to hugging the woman. ( robin ) happening today... the man accused

of killing a 6-year-old girl during a street race will be arraigned this morning. police say shannon fox ran a red light during that race... hitting and killing lisa xavier in menlo park back in 2009. police say he then ran off to central america. guatamalan authorities caught up to him in december 20-16. he spent nearly 2 years in jail there. ( robin )in national news... rumors of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein leaving the trump administration has been swirling for weeks. but... president trump says rosenstein might be staying put. report john lorinc has the details. rod rosenstein might not have to start looking for a new job just yet.president trump/no font needed"we'll be meeting at the white house and we'll be determining what's going on."sources said the deputy attorney general offered to turn in his notice to chief of staff john kelly last week. this after a report from the new york times that claimed

rosenstein considered secretly recording the president and invoking the 25th amendment to oust him from office..... following the firing of fbi director james comey. rosenstein denies the allegations.president trump/no font needed"we've had a good talk. he said he never said it, he said he doesn't believe it. he said he has a lot of respect for me, and he was very nice and we'll see." members of both parties say if president trump gets rid of rosenstein there would be serious repercussions.that's because rosenstein is overseeing special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation.rep. adam schiff/d-california"if the president fires rod rosenstein, it is exhibit b in the obstruction of justice case against him -- exhibit a being the firing of james comey."sen. orrin hatch/r-utah "if he did something like that it would cause a furor that i don't think we need right now." some republicans say they want to see memos from former f-b-i director andrew mccabe.....which a democratic aide says detail rosenstein's reported comments about ousting the president.in the

meantime, rosenstein can only await his fate.i'm john lorinc reporting. (robin)up next ... there is a new place to get an incredible view of san francisco. stay tuned for a look from the very top... of the salesforce tower.

for the first time, we got a look at the top floor of the salesforce tower.. it is called the ohana floor.. it will eventually be open to the public - offering 360 degree views of the bay area.. kron 4's gabe slate has an example ofwhat you'll see. stand up - i'm at the salesforce tower 61 floors up ohana floor on a clear day you can see the farallon islands off the west coast which are 27 miles out. on this day

the fog was gate bridge look cool with it's orange tower popping out. the ohana floor offers 360 degree views of the bay area the cars stuck in traffic on the bay bridge looked small from way up here the floor is open.. you can walk around and take in the views through the floor to ceiling windows. it's almost like a lounge up here with the piano player and comfortable seating scattered throughout. and it smells good there are 24 living columns throughout the floor featuring 128 different plant species, with 48 different exotic types of orchids. salesforce decided when designing the tower that they would not keep the best part, the top, to themselves. sound from - elizabeth pinkham/ evp, global real estate"we want to share this with everyone" elizabeth pink=ham, with salesforce, says this ohana floor will also be available to non profits and charity organizations to host events. sound from - elizabeth pinkham/ evp, global real estate"nonprofits can use this space for free" stand up - "the ohana floor opens to the public in 2019, gabe slate kron 4 news"

(robin)still ahead... 80-thousand people died during last year's flu season. we look ahead to see how severe this year may be... and how to protect yourself.

checking in on your morning forecast.

fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day

in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's.

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.

morning... nationwide 80- thousand people died from flu- related problems last winter. that's according to the c-d-c. many of those deaths were among the young and elderly. kron four's charles clifford says experts are asking people to take the appropriate steps to avoid a repeat of the last flu season. sotlast season was a sot last season was a particulary severe flu season.

dr. julie stoltey is an infectious disease physician with the san francisco department of public health. she says that la4 people, probably more, died from complications related to the flu. she says it's difficult to predict when the influenza virus will strike and how bad it will be.sotit's always unpredictable. we don't know how it's going to be until it occurs. with another flu season on the horizon, she says it's very important that everyone get vaccinated. a flu shot doesn't guarantee that someone will avoid getting sick, but it's the best protection we have.sotbut even in years where the flu vaccine is not 100 percent effective it's still prevent millions of illnesses in this country and 10s of thousands of hospitalizationsstoltey also reccomends getting a flu shot every year because the same flu virus doesn't spread all the time and the vaccine is adjusted accordingly.sotthe

flu vaccine changes from year to year to try to address the circulating flu virus for each upcoming season.finally, if for some reason your unwilling or unable to get a flu vaccine dr. stoltey reccomends taking some common sense precautions. sotif you're sick, stay home from work or school. practice good hand hygiene. wash your hands. use hand sanitizers. cough into your sleeve. but, again, the flu vaccine is really our best protection against influenza. ( robin ) facebook is being sued ... for not protecting its "content moderators" from post tramautic stress. the lawsuit claims that some employees are suffering from psychological trauma - after monitoring offensive and

horrifying images all day. the suit was filed on behalf of a former facebook employee hired for that job. the content being screened can include video or photos of things like sexual abuse, torture and more. that person says he spent nine months on the job and was then diagnosed with post-traumatic stress. the suit is asking facebook to set up a medical monitoring fund to provide testing and care for content moderators. ( robin )alcohol is responsible for one in 20 deaths worldwide.... according to the world health organization. it says more than three million people died from drinking alcohol in 20-16. a recently published study found that no amount of alcohol is good for you... and any benefits are offset by increased risks for certain cancers and other diseases. this is at odds with the long-held belief that moderate drinking can be good for you. ( robin )4 your money this morning... for the third time

this year.... the government is raising interest rates. this time, it's by a quarter of a to two-point-25-percent. the hike is likely to impact the cost of housing, cars, student loans and even the interest on your credit card. economic experts say nearly everyone will see interest rates go up. they also say people with variable mortgage rates will also see changes in the long-term. if you rent-- experts say landlords may pass down those costs to you. certain car and student loans may also be impacted. federal officials expect at least three rate hikes in 20-19. (robin)coming up at 5 on the kron four morning news... those tables inside of bathrooms that you can change your baby on... could lead to them dying. the alarming warning for parents... in the next hour at 5. (ácommercialá) fog again to start the day

today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's. (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 on the kron 4 morning news... bay area professor, christine blasey ford, will testify against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh today. the latest on her sexual assualt allegations. (robin)plus... a second crack has been discovered at the transbay terminal. we're live outside the transit center in the next hour. (robin)and ... a priest

accused of sexual assault against a child .. was discovered conducting mass at a local church . details on where things stand now. the grid.

machine to cold.shing do your thing. with energy upgrade california. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it

was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's. 50's to the 60's. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30

( james ) it is a big day on capitol hill... in less than two hours palo alto professor christine blassey ford will testify in front of the senate judiciary committee about accusations of sexual assault by supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live at the breaking news desk with more on what we can expect to hear this morning. ( will ) it is a day that will likely decide the fate of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. christine blasey ford - the first of at

least three women to come forward with sexual misconduct allegations áagainst kavanaugh. ford is a professor of psychology at palo alto university and a research psychologist at the stanford university school of medicine. she claims kavanaugh pinned her down in a bed and attempted to remove her clothes at a party during the early 1980s. kavanaugh has denied those claims. today ford will testify before kavanaugh testifies. ford's attorney has already released her prepared opening statement. in it she says she wants to testify but she is terrified to do so. she also says it is her civic duty to tell the senate judiciary committee what happened between her and kavanaugh while they were in high school. in her statement she also says... about judge kavanaugh... quote: "i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from

screaming. this was what terrified me the most, and has had the most lasting impact on my life. " at a news conference yesterday... president trump says today's hearing could end up changing his mind about judge kavanaugh's nomination. ( will ) and at today's hearings... republican members of the judiciary committee have hired arizona prosecutor rachel mitchell to question ford kavanaugh for them. she's a sex-crimes prosecutor. democrats on the committee have opted to ask their own questions. starting at 7 a.m. we will

bring you ford's and kavanaugh's opening statements live right here on the kron 4 morning news. we will alsck. . ( james ) and this morning there are new allegations against judge kavanaugh. the first accusations come from julie swetnick. she claims that she attended more than 10 parties in the early 80's where kavanaugh was present. she says he drank heavily and engaged in abusive and aggressive behavior towards girls. swetnick says kavanaugh would push his body against females without their consent and try to remove their clothes. under penalty of perjury, swetnick made the allegations in a sworn statement to the senate judiciary committee. and overnight... two more accusers have come forward. they have decided to remain annonymous. one of the accusers claims that kavanaugh assaulted a woman he was dating in 1998. kavanaugh has denied all rhode island today... supporters of

christine blasey ford will gather at palo alto's city hall to watch the her testify against brett kavanaugh.( james ) there has been an outpouring for support from the community there. kron 4's sara stinson joins us live. sara...

( james ) thanks sara. ( james ) there are also three other rallies happening today in support of ford. there will be one at the ron dellums federal building in oakland at noon. in san francisco supporters will meet at montgomery and market.. also at noon. and then down in palo alto.. supporters will meet outside city hall at 11:20 this morning. ( james ) we have continuing coverage on kron-4 dot com. there you will find the results of christine blasey ford's lie detector test. you can also read her prepared testimony... which she is set to give in just a couple of hours. and you can hear the president's reaction to new accusations against kavanaugh. we will stream the

testimony live this morning starting at 7. it's all at kron-4-dot-com. ( darya ) a big story this morning... there is another cracked beam at the transbay transit center. ( james ) officals are now saying the terminal will be closed until at least next week. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live now with the latest.

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( darya ) we spoke with a structual engineer. he says it's highly unlikely that the cracked beams found in the transit center are related to the sinking millenium tower. rafael sabelli says despite the close proximenty of the two massive buildings... the millineum tower is a foundation issue. he says if the two were linked... we would see a lot more evidence of settlement beyond the cracks. ( darya ) sabelli says sabelli says

sabelli says the cracks in the transbay center's steel beams could have been caused by a number of things... including a defect in the material itself... defects in workmanship.... or a design flaw. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... an arsonist confesses to setting 5 fires... now... neighbors say they are shocked by this caring man's actions. ( james ) and... a former employee is suing facebook. he says the company give him p-t-s-d. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street

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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last

of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's. 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.

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

( darya ) san francisco police have identified the headless body found in a home last month. the remains have been identified as 65- year-old brian egg. friends and family say they had not heard june. but last month... neighbors reported seeing a stranger and a cleaning crew at his home.men and later found egg's headless, handless torso in a fish tank. the

two men have not been criminally charged... but police say they are persons of interest. ( james ) police in san jose have arrested one man for sexual battery. oscar escobar-altamiran was arrested on september 20th. the day before.. police responded to a call of sexual battery on mossdale way and jackson aveune. a female victim reported that a male sexually assaulted her while she was walking her dog. she was able to fight him off and he left in a toyota 4-runner. police arrested escobar- altamiran the next day and he was booked into the santa clara county jail. ( james ) in petaluma... police have arrested a man for grabbing, hugging and kissing a woman without her consent. the woman says jimmy mazariegos grabbed her hands and started kissing her for about 5 minutes... before a man who was inside a nearby business stepped in. mazariegos then ran off. but police were able to find and arrest him. the woman picked him out of a lineup and mazariegos confessed to hugging the woman.

( james ) happening today... the man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl during a street race will be arraigned this morning. police say shannon fox ran a red light during that race... hitting and killing lisa xavier in menlo park back in 2009. police say he then ran off to central america. guatamalan authorities caught up to him in december 20-16. he spent nearly 2 years in jail there. ( darya ) happening tonight... rider safety will be the focus of a special bart board of directors meeting in pittsburg. this comes after 3 homicides... including the stabbing death of 18-year-old nia wilson at the macarthur bart station in oakland and other violent crimes. video released this week from the coliseum station shows what happened ábefore a mob attack last year on a train. tonight's meeting starts at 5 at the pittsburg city council chambers. ( darya ) happening today... hope village moves to its new location in san jose. the move starts this morning at 9. the city of san jose has agreed to

lease land for only a dollar a month for the next six months to the homeless encampment. the new site is across from the old one. ( james ) facebook is being sued ... for not protecting its "content moderators" from post tramautic stress.. the lawsuit claims that some employees are suffering from psychological trauma - after monitoring offensive and horrifying images all day. the suit was filed on behalf of a former facebook employee hired for that job. the content being screened can include video or photos of things like sexual abuse, torture and more. that person says he spent nine months on the job and was then diagnosed with post-traumatic stress. he says symptoms included fatigue and insomnia.. the suit is asking facebook to set up a medical monitoring fund to provide testing and care for content moderators. facebook has not commented. . ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... thieves caught on camera in the south bay... hitting the

same home twice. ( james ) and after the break... a womancalifornia store... shoplifts... and then brings backup. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 times faster, we go beyond fast with 4g backup for complete reliability. so if the unexpected happens... (snaps fingers) you stay up and running. we lost power... but not to that. i want that. (laughing) for a limited time get fast, reliable internet for a low price. call now. comcast business. beyond fast. ( james ) a horrifying

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news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day.

skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day inthe upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) breaking maze to sf. ( darya ) breaking news this morning... we are less than 2 hours away from hearing from supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser... bay area professor christine blasey ford.( james ) ford was the first woman to come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against kavanaugh.

he claims he pinned her down in a bed and tried to take off her clothes at a party when they were teens. kavanaugh has denied those claims. but he's also defending himself against ánew allegations.( darya ) this time from ájulie swetnická she says she attended more than 10 parties where kavanaugh was present. she says kavanaugh would drink excessively and become abusive. ( james ) we have continuing coverage on kron-4 dot com. there you will find the results of christine blasey ford's lie detector test. you can also read her prepared testimony... which she is set to give in just a couple of hours. and you can hear the president's reaction to new accusations against kavanaugh. we will stream the testimony live this morning starting at 7. it's all at

kron-4-dot-com. ( darya ) phone calls into the y-w-c-a silicon valley's domestic violence and sexual assault hotline are going up. officials say they are seeing a 20-percent jump in calls as a result of the "me too" movement... and the supreme court nomination hearings. counselors are telling survivors that it is never too late to report allegations of abuse. ( darya ) the y-w-c-a hotline is available 24 hours a day. ( james ) in the east bay... police in oakland have arrested 7 people for robberies across the state... including at apple stores. we will learn about the thieves later today from the

state department of justice. this latest round of arrests comes after crimes in emeryville, palo alto and santa rosa. police say in each case... packs of young men raced into apple stores... grabbing i-pads and i-phones. apple stores and i-phones. apple stores do have unarmed security guards... but they do ánot engage physically. they are there as a visual deterrent and to act as witnesses ( james ) new video shows laptop thieves in action in davis. this happened at a coffee shop... and police believe this is part of a growing trend. authorities say in each robbery... young

men walk into a business.... look around and snatch someone's laptop while they are using it and run out. police say people who use their electronics at coffee shops should keep a record of their serial numbers and report the theft... instead of chasing after thieves. ( darya ) the man wo was arrested for the september 16th shooting in a san leandro walmart parking lot has been charged with attempted murder. 29-year-old israel jaquez could now face up to three life sentences in prison... if convicted. the shooting happened at the walmart on hesperian boulevard.. officers found one victim who was shot in the neck. that victim was treated and released from the hosptial. jaquez remains in custody at the santa rita jail in dublin. ( darya ) san francisco police have arrested a 30- year-year old man... for stabbing an 83-year old woman. police say the killer and the woman are related.

police found the woman at her home near howard and 4th streets early yesterday morning during a wellness check. ( james ) in the east bay.... there is a scandal involving a priest who had been removed from the ministry... but allowed to conduct mass at a church in danville. father "j. patrick foley" has been removed from the ministry by the catholic diocese in san diego... after he was accused of child abuse. but parish pastor gerald moran at saint isidore church in danville... allowed father foley to celeat sacraments... the diocese. violation of national protocol. the bishop of oakland has placed pastor moran on administrative leave... while an internal investigation takes place. ( james ) a bold south bay home invasion leaves a community fearing for their safety. the burglary happened late monday morning just after the homeowners had left for the day. the thieves rummage through the

hosue.. taking laptops.. jewelry.. cash... anything they can carry out. the homeowner says the video was captured just 18 minutes after they left. ( james ) the homeowners also learned that their neighbors has been targeted twice on monday. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... there is a new place to get an incredible view of san francisco. we're checking out the top of the sale plu up for parents who use changing tables in restrooms. what those black marks on the table really are and how they could make your child sick. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's. ( robin )

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) a warning ( darya ) ( darya ) a warning for parents... before you put your baby on a public changing table... wipe it down first. turns out... those mysterious black marks you see left on them are not shoe scuff marks. they're actually leftover drug

residue-- from burnt spoons. drug addicts are using the tables in public restrooms and handicapped stalls to police warn fentanyl can through the easily be fatal. ( james ) coming up after the break... flu season is almost here. and this year... doctors are preparing for the worst. what you can do to protect yourself. ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪

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( james )( darya )( robin ) checking bay area roads

before you head out the door.. n delays on wb 92 leaving hayward. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and

this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's.

( darya ) police say this

man... 33-year-old kyle bridgman has confessed to setting five fires in placer county in 20-17. the investigation into the fires involved cal fire.. placer courty sheriff's office and the f-b-i. the fires were small... no homes were damaged. bridgeman owns a home in lincoln.. a town just north of sacramento. one neighbor says she's shocked.. she says bridgman was always helping those who lived nearby.

last season. that's the illness's highest death toll in at least 40-years. kron 4's charles clifford talks to experts about what we can do this year... to avoid of repeat. sotlast season was a particulary severe flu season. dr. julie stoltey is season. severe flu particulary last season was a sotsot last season was a particulary severe flu season.dr. julie stoltey is an infectious disease physician with the san francisco department of public health. she says that last winter in san francisco at least died from complications related to the flu. she says it's difficult to predict when the influenza virus will strike and how bad it will be. sotit's always unpredictable. we don't know how it's going to be until it occurs. with

another flu season on the horizon, she says it's very important that everyone get vaccinated. a flu shot doesn't guarantee that someone will avoid getting sick, but it's the best protection we have.sot but even in years where the flu vaccine is not 100 percent effective it's still prevent millions of illnesses in this country and 10s of thousands of hospitalizationsstoltey also reccomends getting a flu shot every year because the same flu virus doesn't spread all the time and the vaccine is adjusted accordingly.sotthe flu vaccine changes from year to year to try to address the circulating flu virus for each upcoming season.finally, if for some reason your unwilling or unable to get a flu vaccine dr. stoltey reccomends taking some common sense precautions. sotif you're sick, stay home from work or school. practice good hand hygiene. wash your hands. use hand sanitizers. cough into your sleeve. but, again, the flu vaccine is really our best protection against influenza.

( james ) for the first time... we're getting a look at the top floor of the salesforce tower. it is called the ohana floor. it offers a 360-degree view of the bay area. and on a clear day... you'll be able to see the farallon islands. the ohana floor opens to the public next year... admission will be free.

( james ) bay area baseball... and in less than a week... the a's will be playing postseason baseball.( darya ) right now... they're fighting to get that game in oakland. the a's helped their cause last night... beating seattle 9-3. the a's are seattle 9-3. the a's are just a game- and-a-half behind the yankees. oakland is off tonight... they head to anaheim to take on the angels tomorrow. ( darya ) and in san francisco... the giants wrapped up their series against the padres... with a loss. laurence fishburne and lou ferrigno were in attendance. too bad their star power didn't help. padres won this one 3-2. the giants are off tonight... they host the dodgers host the dodgers tomorrow. ( james ) coming up in the next hour ... a kayaker

has a close encounter with a seal. we'll show you the amazing moment caught on video. 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. fog again to start the day

today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( darya ) coming up in the next hour... bay area professor, christine blasey ford, will testify against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh this morning at 7. we'll have the latest on her sexual assualt allegations... and the other woman who's forward. (ácommercialá) you could generate your own energy, at home.

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darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

( james ) it is a big day on capitol hill... in less than an hour palo alto professor christine blassey ford will testify in front of the senate judiciary committee about accusations of sexual assault by supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is live at the breaking news desk with more on what we can expect to hear this morning. ( will ) it is a day that will likely decide the fate of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. christine blasey ford - the first of at l forward with sexual misconduct allegations áagainst kavanaugh. ford is a professor of psychology at palo alto university and a research psychologist at the stanford university school of medicine. she claims kavanaugh pinned her down in a bed and

attempted to remove her clothes at a party during the early 1980s when both were teenagers kavanaugh has denied those claims. at 7 this morning our time... she will go before lawmakers with her story. ford's attorney has already released her prepared opening statement. in it she says she wants to testify but she is terrified to do so. she also says it is her civic duty to tell the senate judiciary committee what happened between her and kavanaugh while they were in high school. in her statement she also says... about judge kavanaugh... quote: "i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming. this was what terrified me the most, and has had the most lasting impact on my life. " at a news conference yesterday... president trump says today's hearing could end up changing his mind about judge kavanaugh's nomination. < these are false accusations

in certain cases, and certain cases even the media agrees with that. i can only say that what they have done to this man is incredible." "these women deserve to be heard in a fair way and their way and their claims must be properly investigated.">( will ) and at today's hearings... republican members of the judiciary committee have hired arizona prosecutor rachel mitchell to question ford kavanaugh for them. she's a sex-crimes prosecutor. democrats on the committee have opted to ask their own questions. president trump admits allegations against him through the years by women accusing him of sexual misconduct color his opinions about accusations against kavanaugh. like kavanaugh... trump has repeatedly said he did nothing inappropriate but he admits after today he could

change his mind about his nominee and that scares many republicans. in less than hour we will bring you ford's and kavanaugh's opening statements live right here on the kron 4 morning news. we will also be streaming the hearing on our website at kron 4 dot com. back to you. ( james ) and this morning there are new allegations against judge kavanaugh. the first accusations come from julie swetnick. she claims that she attended more than 10 parties in the early 80's where kavanaugh was present. she says he drank heavily and engaged in abusive and aggressive behavior towards girls. swetnick says kavanaugh would push his body against females without their consent and try to remove their clothes. under penalty of perjury, swetnick made the allegations in a sworn statement to the senate judiciary committee. and overnight... two more accusers have come forward. they have decided to remain annonymous. one of the accusers claims that kavanaugh

assaulted a woman he was dating in 1998. kavanaugh has denied all of these accusations. he has also denied another accusation made by an annonymous rhode island man involving a rape on a boat in august of 1985. ( darya ) happening today... supporters of christine blasey ford will gather at palo alto's city hall to watch the her testify against brett kavanaugh.( james ) there has been an outpouring for support from the community there. kron 4's sara stinson joins us live. sara... sara... joins us live. sara...

( james ) thanks sara. ( james ) there are also three other rallies happening today in support of ford. there will be one at the ron dellums federal building in oakland at noon. in san francisco supporters will meet at montgomery and market.. also at noon. and then

down in palo alto.. supporters will meet outside city hall at 11:20 this morning. ( james ) we have continuing coverage on kron-4 dot com. there you will find the results of christine blasey ford's lie detector test. you can also read her prepared testimony... which she is set to give in just a couple of hours. and you can hear the president's reaction to new accusations against kavanaugh. we will stream the testimony live this morning starting at 7. it's all at kron-4-dot-com. ( darya ) a big story this morning... there is another cracked beam at the transbay transit center. ( james ) officals are now saying the terminal will be closed until at least next week. kron 4's ly

don't know what the cause of the crack is. we know the building is safe.it's hard to discern right now what caused it. it could be a fabrication, welding, inue>design issue> installation or welding, fabrication, welding, installation or design issue>

( james )( james ) thanks lydia. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... an arsonist confesses to setting 5 fires... now... neighbors say they are shocked by this caring man's actions. ( james ) and... a former employee is suing facebook. he says the company give him p-t-s-d. ( james ) plus ... details on a south bay man arrested for sexual assault. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay ea

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually

clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the corner. as for the coast highs will range from the 50's to the 60's.

( james ) san francisco

police have identified the headless body found inside a fish tank in a home last month. the remains have been identified as 65-year-old brian egg. friends and family say they had not heard from egg since june. but last month... neighbors reported seeing a stranger and a cleaning crew at his home. police arrested two men and later found egg's headless, handless torso in a fish tank. the two men have not been criminally charged... but police say they are persons of interest. ( james ) happening tonight... rider safety will be the focus of a special bart board of directors meeting in pittsburg. this comes after 3 homicides... including the stabbing death of 18-year-old nia wilson at the macarthur bart station in oakland and other violent crimes. video released this week from the coliseum station shows what happened ábefore a mob attack last year on a train. tonight's meeting starts at 5 at the pittsburg city council chambers. ( darya ) happening today... hope village moves to its new location in san jose. the move starts

this morning at 9. the city of san jose has agreed to lease land for only a dollar a month for the next six months to the homeless encampment. the new site is across from the old one. ( darya ) police in san jose have arrested one man for sexual battery. oscar escobar-altamiran was arrested on september 20th. the day before.. police responded to a call of sexual battery on mossdale way and jackson aveune. a female victim reported that a male sexually assaulted her while she was walking her dog. she was able to fight him off and he left in a toyota 4-runner. police located escobar- altamiran the next day and he was booked into the santa clara county jail. ( darya ) in petaluma... police have arrested a man for grabbing, hugging and kissing a woman without her consent. the woman says jimmy mazariegos grabbed

her hands and started kissing her for about 5 minutes... before a man who was inside a nearby business stepped in. mazariegos then ran off. but police were able to find and arrest him. the woman picked him out of a lineup and mazariegos confessed to hugging the woman. ( james ) happening today... the man accused of killing a 6-year-old girl during a street race will be arraigned this morning. police say shannon fox ran a red light during that race... hitting and killing lisa xavier in menlo park back in 2009. police say he then ran off to central america. guatamalan authorities caught up to him in december 20-16. he spent nearly 2 years in jail there. ( james ) in the east bay... berkeley is changing its policy of posting mugshot. some officials believe that by releasing mugshots and names... that information can be used to harass and threaten people at their homes and work. the only mugshots that would be released are for those wanted for rape, homicide or felony assault.

( darya ) facebook is being sued ... for not protecting its "content moderators" from post tramautic stress.. the lawsuit claims that some employees are suffering from psychological trauma - after monitoring offensive and horrifying images all day. the suit was filed on behalf of a former facebook employee hired for that job. the content being screened can include video or photos of things like sexual abuse, torture and more. that person says he spent nine months on the job and was then diagnosed with post-traumatic stress. he says symptoms included fatigue and insomnia.. the suit is asking facebook to set up a medical monitoring fund to provide testing and care for content moderators. facebook has not commented. . ( darya ) police say this man... 33-year-old kyle bridgman has confessed to setting five fires in placer

county in 20-17. the fires were small... no homes were damaged. bridgman was also arrested for arson back in 20-10.. a cal fire spokesman says those charges could weigh heavily on the current charges. ( james ) coming up next... a major bust is made. police arrest 7 people ... on the heels of apple store robberies across the bay area. ( james ) and a kayaker has a close encounter with a seal. we'll show you the amazing moment caught on video. ( james ) and coming up at 7 o'clock.an historic hearing on capitol hill.here is a live look inside the room where supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser will testify before a judiciary committee. (ácommercialá) ♪ flintstones! meet the flintstones. ♪

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today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies (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. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min toll plaza. bridge drive less

than 20 toll to 101 ( james )take a look at this.a seal slaps a man in the face ... with an octopus.the man was kayaking with a group of friends when the seal surprised them ... and then the group broke into laughter. everyone then broke into laughter.experts say the seal likely not trying to hurt the man.seals have been observed throwing their meals around before they eat. ( james )still ahead ... the number of reported rapes are increasing. details on what's inspiring more women to come forward. (lydia) a second cracked beam is found at the transbay transit center.im standing by

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today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. ( james ) a big story this morning... a second cracked beam has been found at san francisco's brand new billion dollar transbay transit center. that ovy w center shut down until at least next week. the construction team believes this is an isolated incident that will not affect the entire terminal...but they have shut it down in an abundance if caution. both cracked beams run east to west on fremont street and help support the rooftop park,

bus deck, and fremont street bridge. ( darya ) traffic is expected to be a big mess for the second day as commuters deal with the closure. ( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live with a street- level view of the traffic happening now.

( james ) thanks lydia. ( darya ) breaking news this morning... we are less than half-an-hour away from hearing from supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser... bay area professor christine blasey ford.( james ) ford was the first woman to come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against kavanaugh.

he claims he pinned her down in a bed and tried to take off her clothes at a party when they were teens. kavanaugh has denied those claims. but he's also defending himself against ánew allegations.( darya ) this time from ájulie swetnická she says she attended more than 10 parties where kavanaugh was present. she says kavanaugh would drink excessively and become abusive. ( james ) we have continuing coverage on kron-4 dot com. there you will find the results of christine blasey ford's lie detector test. you can also read her prepared testimony... which she is set to give in just a couple of hours. and you can hear the president's reaction to new accusations against kavanaugh. we will stream the testimony live this morning starting at 7. it's all at kron-4-dot-com. ( darya ) phone calls into the y-w-c-a silicon valley's domestic violence and sexual assault hotline are going up.

officials say they are seeing a 20-percent jump in calls as a result of the "me too" movement... and the supreme court nomination hearings. counselors are telling survivors that it is never too late to report allegations of abuse. ( darya ) the y-w-c-a hotline is available 24 hours a day. ( james ) in the east bay... police in oakland have arrested 7 people for robberies across the state... including at apple stores. we will learn about the thieves later today from the state department of justice. this latest round of arrests comes after crimes in emeryville, palo alto and santa rosa. police say in each case... packs of young men raced into apple stores... grabbing i-pads and i-phones. apple stores do have unarmed security guards... but they do ánot engage physically.

they are there as a visual deterrent and to act as witnesses ( james ) ( james ) new video shows laptop thieves in action in davis. this happened at a coffee shop... and police believe this is part of a growing trend. authorities say in each robbery... young men walk into a business.... look around and snatch someone's laptop while they are using it and run out. police say people who use their electronics at coffee shops should keep a record of their serial numbers and report the theft... instead of chasing after thieves.

( darya ) the man wo was arrested for the september 16th shooting in a san leandro walmart parking lot has been charged with attempted murder. 29-year-old israel jaquez could now face up to three life sentences in prison... if convicted. the shooting happened at the walmart on hesperian boulevard.. officers found one victim who was shot in the neck. that victim was treated and released from the hosptial. jaquez remains in custody at the santa rita jail in dublin. ( james ) coming up ... flu season is almost here. and this year... doctors are preparing for the worst. what you can do to protect yourself. ( james ) and thieves caught on camera in the south bay... hitting the same home twice. ( james )and... that glass of wine you enjoy drinking after a long day... may not be so good for you afterall. we explain after the break. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. wb 80 slow from the bottom of

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was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. min from the toll to 101. accident nb 280 at alenmany ( james ) alcohol is responsible for one in 20 deaths worldwide ... thats according to the world health organization. it says more a recently published study found that no amount of alcohol is good for you... and any benefits are offset by ris for certain cancers and other diseases.

this is at odds with the long-held belief that moderate drinking can be good for you. ( james ) and coming up at 7 o'clock.an historic hearing on capitol hill.here is a live look outside of the room where supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser will testify before a judiciary committee. (ácommercialá)

(darya) welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... fog again to start the day today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just

around the corner. as for the coast ll range from the 50's to the 60's. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no major hot spots. bay bridge

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( darya ) ( darya ) ( darya ) for your health this

morning ...flu season is just around the corner ... and experts are asking people to take the appropriate steps to avoid a repeat of the last flu season. nationwide ... 80-thousand people died from flu- related problems last winter. that's according to the c-d-c. many of those deaths were among the young and elderly. local health officials want everyone get vaccinated ... because its the best protection we have.

home invasion leaves a community fearing for their safety. the burglary happened late monday morning just after the homeowners had left for the day. the thieves rummage through the hosue.. taking laptops.. jewelry.. cash... anything they can carry out. the homeowner says the video was captured just 18 minutes after they left. ( james ) the homeowners also learned that their neighbors has been targeted twice on monday. ( james ) a repeal of california's controversial gas tax is on the november ballot. both supporters and critics of prop six....are going all out to drive home their points before election day. the measure would repeal california's recent 12 cent-a- gallon gas tax hike.. and require voter approval for

future tax hikes. a repeal of the tax could slash more than 5 billion dollars in funding. opponents of the prop say that would halt 65- hundred road repair and other projects statewide. but supporters say californians already pay very high gas taxes... and don't need them raised again. ( darya ) governor brown has signed a new law... requiring that californians undergo at least eight hours of training, including live- fire exercises, before carrying concealed weapons. he also signed a bill making it clear that rapid-fire "bump stocks"... like those used in last year's las vegas strip massacre are illegal. but he vetoed a bill to expand the state's gun violence restraining order law. the bill would have allowed colleagues, mental health workers and school employees to seek restraining orders. ( james ) and coming hearin on capitol hill.here is a live look at the room where supreme

court nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser will testify before a judiciary committee. this is customizable streaming tv for your family.

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today with cool temperatures in the 50's and 50's, although just a touch warmer than it was yesterday to start the day. skies will eventually clear into the afternoon and this will make for another day in the upper 80's and 90's inland, the last of these days before a big cooldown just around the ( robin )

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. min from the maze to sf. ( james ) coming up at 7 o'clock. an historic 7 o'clock. coming up at 7 o'clock.an historic hearing on capitol hill.here is a live look inside the room where supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh and his accuser will testify before a judiciary committee.

( darya ) good morning and thanks for joining us on the kron 4 morning news. i'm darya folsom.( james ) nd i' good morning, i'm daria fulson. >> and i'm james fletcher. the breaking news this morning, the live events on capitol hill. we're going moment we're

going to have dr. christine blasey ford testify before the senate committee. >> there's dianne feinstein she will be the first to be questioned and that could take hours. then after that, judge kavanaugh will take his chance to discuss and answer to those allegations that she makes saying she was abused by him. the allegations come from more than 30 years ago when they were in high school. so as all the senators getting ready to take their seats what we're going to listen to is questions from the senators and we're going to listen to a secs crimes prosecutor they hired

because they're all men they felt uncomfortable asking the questioning. >> that prosecutor is going to sit there. ask those questions flanked behind her by those 11 senators. if you ask the senators, they will say they did not want to politicize the hearing. but if you ask the experts is they don't want to have a panel of men arguing against a woman who is claiming she was sexually assaulted. >> we're not going to miss a second live as soon as it happminutes so you can get the weather and traffic you need before you head out