nightmare. it's a real live nightmare." "33 years of my life right there.. in a pile of ash." (grant) tonight marks one year since devastating fires tore through the north bay... leaving thousands of people without homes. in october of last year... 12 fires tore through different parts of northern california, killing 44 people. hello and thanks for joining us. i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. one of the hardest hit areas is santa rosa. 3-thousand homes were destroyed... and nearly two thousand people have yet to decide if they will rebuild. hundreds though have moved forward and have already started the process of building a new home.(grant) kron 4's j.r. stone documented the devastation in the north bay last year.

tonight he joins us live in santa rosa...the city which was hit the hardest. j-r? this is what the coffey park section of santa rosa looked like last

year, and this is what it looks like today. construction crews building homes for as far as you can see . santa rosa mayor chris coursey is cautiosly optimistic.as well as things are going they can always be better and they won't be done until everybody is back home and with a roof over their heads and that's going to take a few years. 3-thousand homes in santa rosa were destroyed during the 2017 tubbs fire. 700 homes are under constrution in the city and 500 are in the permitting process. during a story last year, one street looked like this after fire tore through the neighborhood....the exact same spot looks much different

today. coffey park is bustling with workers but it's a much different look in the neighborhoods near fountaingrove parkway. quadcopter 4 video shows that the vacant lots that were once covered in debris, are now clear but very few rebuilds have started. 18-hundred lost homes have not been rebuilt. the mayor says there are reasons that there is currently more work being done in coffey park versus other areas like fountaingrove.it was a huge job and it started in coffey park so those lots were ready to built on sooner than fountain grove's.in fountaingrove those are custom homes they are on comlicated lots that have elevation changes they are on hillsides. some who lost homes are facing insurance troubles, others were underinsured, and some are facing high construction costs. the santa rosa cleanup was northern california's

largest cleanup since the 1906 earthquake in san francisco. that being said the mayor says the city is determined to help those who lost their homes. we've reduced fees we've decreased regulations and we've pretty much gotten out of the way for those who want to rebuild homes that's the most important thing to make it as easy as important for folks. it's not about numbers it's about helping people.in santa rosa, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (jrs)last year -- so many buildings and homes burned in the fire that swept through santa rosa -- destroying everything in its path.the redwood adventist academy is one of the sites that the community lost ... and what many don't know is that it was also home to the bridge church. members would pray in the auditorium every sunday.but when it burned -- they had no where to go ...until now. kron4's michelle kingston reports. (jrs)last year -- so many buildings and homes burned in the fire that swept through

santa rosa -- destroying everything in its path.the redwood adventist academy is one of the sites that the community lost ... and what many don't know is that it was also home to the bridge church. members would pray in the auditorium every sunday.but when it burned -- they had no where to go ...until now. michelle kingston reports. (mk)áchurch musicáit doesn't look much like a church from the outside ...or from the inside -- with the rock band, dark room, stage and black walls.ábut this is the bridge -- or at least for now -- a community of church members who come here every sunday after their sanctuary burned down in the north bay wildfires last year.pastor billy andre, the bridge church "... we had created a lot of memories there and there was a lot of great things happening there so to have that swept away in one night in one just swoop we were just kind of like we were kind of stunned and shocked."michelle kingston, mkingstonnewsthis is

where the church originally stood before the fire, before the lives of so many people here in santa rosa changed forever, including pastor billy andre."pastor billy andre, the bridge church "definitely sad, broken hearts.."this is all that's left of pastor billy andre and his wife elissa's house in coffey park.pastor billy andre, the bridge church (nat) "there's still like some shards of glass and some stuff here"when the fire hit santa rosa -- the andre's lost the church and their home ... what happened is still scorched in their memoryelissa andre, pastor's wife"i looked out the window and i could not believe it. the ash was so thick." pastor billy andre, the bridge church"we go wait a second, 'are we supposed to get out of here?' we looked at each other and we go we're supposed to go right now."this is a photo taken on the top of the other bridge church location off fulton road -- the one that survived the fire ... the one that served as a shelter for the pastor, his wife and their three children and so many other santa rosa residents last october.pastor billy andre, the bridge church

"people were starting to get alerted or calls that their house had been burned down and so literally you'd just hear someone in the auditorium just begin to cry, just a weep, and then ten minutes later you'd hear somebody else and they were crying and it was like what is really going on? and then i see my wife and she's crying and i'm like oh no not our house."handn hand -- the two remember the life they built here ... elissa andre, pastor's wife"it is hard because this was my home for 15 years and the only home my kids have ever known." christmas ornaments sit by the road ... their mailbox, burned, but still standing elissa andre, pastor's wife"we came back to 12 inches of ash. there was nothing."but despite it all ... there's hope and excitement for the future pastor billy andre, bridge church"i dream about and cannot wait for that day when we begin to rebuild here." áchurch musicátogether with their church family - the andre's know their community will thrivein santa rosa michelle kingston kron 4 news anchor tagthe pastor isn't the only one in the church whose home burned.in fact - more than 30 of the families that

attend bridge church went nothing but rubble.you'll hear from some of including one couple who got married just a month before the fire -- tonight at 9 (or tomorrow.. or whenever my second piece is airing).

(grant) santa rosa wasn't the only area hit hard by the fires. this is video from napa county. coming up in just a few minutes... we will go there live and take a look at how the community is rebuilding. (vicki) happening now... police are searching for a suspect in connection to an early morning homicide in

fremont. police were called to a home near the intersection of charleston way and jersey road.... not far from e-m grimmer elementary school. that's where they found a man who had been fatally shot. kron four's rob fladeboe has more on the story now live from the scene. rob? (rob live) all is quiet here right now but early this morning police had the entire neighborhood sealed off and were using a drone to try and track down a suspect who was seen leaving the victim's house on a bicycle. it was about 12:30 monday morning when several gunshots rang out here on charleston way, between jersy road and continental drive. inside this single story home where jersey meets charleston police found the body of a male identified so far only as a 56 year old south indian man. he had been fatally shot. a perimeter was

set up as police used dogs and a drone to search the neighborhood for a man spotted by a neighbor who was riding away from the victims home on a bicycle according to fremont police lieutenant mike tegner. sotlt. michael tegner/fremont police "...we had a gentleman who lives down the block who said he heard the gunshots coming from the residence and he said he saw a man, he didn't know the age or race, but said the guy was coming from the front door of the residence and that he pedaled away on a bike..."as for a motive for the shooting, police said it does not appear to be a random act. there was no sign of forced entry. the victim, who was renting a room in the home, may have known his assailant. lt. michael tegner/fremont police "....maybe, there are a lot of theories one can go with you theories one can go with you know, maybe the door was unlocked, maybe they knew each other, we have no idea at this point. we are just trying to talk with people who knew him and try to figure out a timeline as to what this guy was doing..."

(rob live) other than the story about theman on the bicycle police have so far not been able to put any kind of suspect descrption. i know that they have been knocking on doors this afternoon looking for security video. live in fremont rob fladeboe kron4news (grant) president trump hosted a ceremonyat the white house that wrapped up just a short time ago.....(vicki) it was the ceremonial version of brett kavanaugh's swearing-in as a supreme court justice.. catherine heenan is here with the story.. (catherine) brett kavanaugh was officially sworn in over the weekend...after his senate confirmation on a 50 to 48 vote.. this was

the ceremonial, televised version.. leading up to the ceremony...president trump went further than he has before in dismissing the sexual misconduct allegations against kavanaugh.... calling them a 'hoax. and 'fabricated.' this all came off as a victory rally....with the president apologizing to now-justice kavanaugh for the 'pain' he went through.. other members of the other members of the supreme court were in the audience tonight... justice kavanaugh later sounded a more conciliatory tone than the president.. he said the court is not a 'partisan or political institution'...an d says he promises to be a team player ' on a team of nine.' grant and vicki? (grant) our top story tonight-- today marks one year since the devastating north bay firestorm. coming up, we'll go live to one of the hardest hit areas in napa...and see how they are now rebuilding. (vicki) plus... bart

is taking steps to make sure riders are safe in the event of an earthquake. we'll take a look at the new system... that alerts bart to stop before the shaking starts. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. look back a year later at the

wine country fires, we turn our attention now to napa county. 6 people lost their lives in the fires that swept through the area.

(grant) 650 homes were destroyed... and a year later, many changes, and many challenges. kron four's terisa estacio joins us live...from the site of a home destroyed from the fire. terisa? as you can see this home has not been rebuilt yet... it was one of the 650 destroyed when those ferocious winds came down and caused mass destruction. and while this oks bleak... homeowners and officials say this area has come far from where it was a year ago. (take pkg) dry conditions, wicked winds, hot tempertures... fueled flames that combintaiton wrecked havoc in napa county a year ago.john robertson, never seen anything like it before. napa county sheriff.napa county sheriff says they have learned alot and made significant changes... like this... i rode

along with deputy bill djernes as he showed how they now have evacuation signs for residents, in case a fire storm ever strikes again. deputy bill djernes, napa county. it is just faster to show that someone is gone and we dont waste valuable time. the deputy also demonstrated the county's new alert siren...that has a different pitch then other emergency sounds. all sherriffs cars are equipped with these. they can quickly project into neighborhods a heads up about an issue. during the height of the fires, some communication systems failed as towers burnt down. and while work is being made to improve communication... progress is also underway for rebuilding people's lives. kirk geyer is a builder in napa county. geyer. it was a scary time... but we are tough and rebuilding. (this is one of those signs... it is part of the new disaster communication steps the county has put into place, residents can put this

out on their mailbox to signal to local law enforcemetn that they are out safe, it is made of a special material... )

(grant) a big story tonight... we're learning more about that tragic limo accident that killed 20 people over the weekend.(vicki) we're finding out... the vehicle, should'nt have been on the road. kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us with the latest. ryan? tonight... a vigil is being held in the city of amsterdam, new york, where most of the victims are from. as for the limo... it was a modified 2001 ford

excursion... that failed inspection last month... and wasn't supposed even be on the road. on top of that... the driver didn't have the right driver's license to be operating that kind of vehicle. according to the governor of new york... the limo driver was supposed to have a c-d-l or commercial drivers license with a passenger endorsement, which he didn't have. d-o-t records show the company, prestige limousine chauffeur service, having several inspection issues over the past two years, with four out of its five vehicles taken out of service. investigators say the limo plowed through a stop-sign, hit two people and crashed into a parked s-u-v, killing everyone involved. the accident happened saturday. it was a birthday party with 17 people celebrating inside the limo. they were heading to a local brewery. there were newlyweds and young couples, along with four sisters.lauren lemous / crash victim's cousin: "just wonderful, kind, loving. you couldn't have met better people than they were. they were all very active parents and involved in their

children's lives. just wonderful people." 0:18 right now, the company has been ordered to stop operating until this investigation is over. at this time... investigators don't know what caused this deadly crash... wondering if it was a driver error or vehicle malfunction. (grant)thank you ryan. this fatal accident reminds us of another deadly limo accident in the bay area, that killed 5 nurses 5 years ago. this happened on the san mateo bridge in 2013. the c-h-p saying a fire broke out because of a rear suspension issue, that ignited the inside carpet, setting the limo on fire. it was determined, there were too many people in the car and the weight caused it to come in contact with the driveshaft. a-thousand of these types of limos were

recalled following the investigation. no charges were filed, but the limo operator was fined 15-hundred dollars. (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: it was a beautiful start to the work week with sunny skies and warm weather all the way to the coast. highs were in the upper 80s in some of the valleys with 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see high pressure off the coast. the offshore winds will weaken and more of a sea breeze develops. hurricane michael is also strengthening and could hit florida during the middle of the week. highs tomorrow will be a little cooler with highs in the 70s to low 80s inland and patchy fog and 60s at the coast. it will continue to

cool through midweek before warming next weekend. (vicki) still ahead... hurricane michael has its eye set on the u.s. gulf coast. what officials are saying tonight about this potentially dangerous storm. (grant) plus... we are less than a month away from election day... and the two gubinitorial candidates are trying to win your votes. hear what happened at their debate in san francisco today. it's time for the ross fall dress event. yeah? so you can find a party dress at a price yeah. that makes you want to celebrate. find the perfect dress for every occasion.

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you know when you're at ross and you ...for how much?.. yes. that's yes for less. fall's best accessories are even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less. (grant) the one and only planned debate...if you want to call it that... between the two top contenders in california's governors' race... took place today at a san francisco radio station. kron4's maureen kelly brings us the highlights and has post debate reaction from both camps. both candiates came out of the kqed studios calling themselves agents of change. this states got to be made affordable, mr. newsom's been there for 16 years and hasn't done a thing i'm not arguing in anyway shape or form for the status quo. i want to build on success i don't wanna focus just on what's wrong.the hour long broadcast was not a formal debate, but rather as a

wide ranging conversation to give listeners an idea of where the two men stand on the issues. the number one topic for both the democratic lieuteant governor and the republican bussiness man was the lack of affordibilty....s pecifically housing. john cox talked about reforming the california environmental quality act to make it cheaper to build.which is been turned into a effort by trial lawyers to sue competitors and stop development and that's limiting the supply of housing newsom talked says it's more about the allocation of tax reforms saying mayors have more incentive to encourage building retail than housing since they collect retail sales tax rather than property tax.we would like to have that debate about reallocating that tax base. you're talking about prop 13. we're talking about a text conversation around this house in conversation. you're is prop 13 on the table everything is on the table as it relates to this issue several social issues were touched on....such as the recent nomination of supreme court justice brett kavanaugh and sanctuary laws...as well

as gun control.i'm very proud of the fact that i took on the nra with proposition 63 and we won and we're about to be the first state america to require the same background checks that we do on guns for all ammunition purposes purposes purchases we're talking about all these guns to talk about all these other social issues that i'm not running to change one iota. i am not i am making sure i am running to make sure people in the state have an affordable lifesome of the big issues that were not covered because of time.....healthcare, education and homelessness. maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) and republican candidate jon cox stopped by the kron-4 studios today. he sat down with our ken wayne... to talk about his campaign... and what he hopes to accomplish if he's elected. you can watch that interview tonight on kron4 news at 8. (vicki) next at 5:30... bart is gearing up for the next big earthquake. hear what officials are doing to make sure passengers are safe. (vicki) plus after the break... we continue our coverage of the north bay firestorm... as today marks

one year since those fires broke out. after the break-- we are live again in santa rosa's coffey park... talking to city officials about how they are getting back on their feet. in an emergency, minutes can mean the difference between life and death.

proposition 11 saves lives by ensuring medical care is not delayed in an emergency. proposition 11 establishes into law the longstanding industry practice of paying emts and paramedics to remain on-call during breaks and requires they receive fema level training and active shooters and natural disasters. vote yes on 11 to ensure 911 emergency care is there when you or your love one need it. "it's like waking up in the

middle of a nightmare" "it's just devastation. it's sad. my house is okay, all of my

neighbor's aren't." "it's horrible. it's the worst thing i've ever been through. i've been through earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, blackouts, but this is awful". (vicki) (vicki) today marks one year since the north bay firestorm. people recall waking up in the middle of the night-- and fleeing their homes as the fires moved closer.... fearing for their lives. 44 people were killed and thousands of people lost their homes. (grant) tonight-- people are still deciding if they will rebuild. hundreds though have moved forward and have already started the process of building a new home. kron 4's j.r. stone picks up the story...he's live in santa rosa. j.r.? (vicki) (vicki)

(grant) coming up... voters are set to decide if california's gas tax should be repealed... we'll have an update on what both sides are fighting for.

(vicki) voters will soon decide whether to drive out a gas tax increase passed to fund transportation projects across the state. prop 6 seeks to repeal last year's decision to raise fuel taxes and vehicle fees. the money would pay for roughly 5- billion dollars a year in highway and road improvements... and transit programs. early voting began today. both republicans and democrats agree the state needs a transportation overhaul... but differ on how to fix it. republicans say existing funds should be used, but democrats say it's not enough for much needed bridge and road repairs. election day is on tuesday, november 6th. (grant) still ahead... another tough sunday for the raiders and niners. mark carpenter is here in studio to talk about the loss... and the season ahead for both teams. (lawnce) i'm chief

meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(vicki) time now to talk some nfl-- monday is the day we break down what happened over the weekend... (grant) and unfortunately, not many positives to talk about with our bay area teams... as both the 49ers and raiders turned in some tough performances. mark carpenter joins us with more mark? between the bills-titans game, blake bortles, and kickers missing everything, there was some bad football on sunday. after showing some positives last week, the 49ers had us all confused with what we saw yesterday. niners and cards in santa clara. here's why the game was so puzzling... san francisco lost a 3rd straight game... despite outgaining the cardinals by more than 200- yards... having a 33-10

advantage in first downs... and running 92 plays compared to 49 for arizona. --but the key difference was... 5 total turnovers, 4 of which from cj beathard... 2- interceptions and 2-fumbles lost. --today, kyle shanahan...doing his best to remain positive. "i know we've been through some adversity. i know this is the hand that we've been dealt and i think we have the people in our organization. i think we have the players. i think we have strong enough people who can deal with it and man up and find a way to win. it's never easy. it definitely gets harder when you do have injuries and things like that, but we have people here that can win games. we could have won that game yesterday and we came up short." --raider nation not too happy either.... after the silver and black were completely dismantled by the chargers in a 26-10 loss. --what an outing from philip rivers... 22-for-27... 339-yards passing... and the bolts averaged 7-yards a play...were constantly gaining yards in big chunks. -- also, derek carr...was sacked 3 times, threw a crucial pick

in the end zone and continues to lead the league in turnovers. --and jon gruden's raiders drop to 1-and-4. i just don't like to lose. i think we have work to do. there's not enough time in the day to do it. i'm depressed. i'm tired. i want to win. i want to do better. we have to get back to work here." big week ahead for both teams.. 49ers going to lambeau for a monday night showdown with the packers. while the raiders head overseas... and will play the seahawks in london. coming up in sports at 6-45, more on both franchises, plus we'll talk a different kind of football.. as the quakes introduce their newest manager. (grant) taking alook at stormtarcker 4 radar... another hurricane is churning in the caribbean... making its way into the gulf of mexico. the threat... is already causing concerns for parts of the u-s.(vicki) time

now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful start to the work week with sunny skies and warm weather all the way to the coast. highs were in the upper 80s in some of the valleys with 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see high pressure off the coast. the offshore winds will weaken and more of a sea breeze develops. hurricane michael is also strengthening and could hit florida during the middle of the week. highs tomorrow will be a little cooler with highs in the 70s to low 80s inland and patchy fog and 60s at the coast. it will continue to cool through midweek before warming next weekend.

(vicki) coit tower turns 85 today, and what better way to celebrate than with some extra recognition. (grant) kron 4's sanaz tahernia joins us live from coit tower. sanaz, tell us what this extra recognition is all about. well grant first let me say that i've been here for most of the day and the weather has been absolutely beautiful. it's been clear and sunny all day which has made for some amazing views and people have been pouring in taking advantage of it all. in addition to its 85th year, coit tower is also celebrating the fact that it has been named a "nationally significant" historic place on the national register of historic places. the tower earned its spot on the list with some help from the

"protect coit tower committee" and the "san francisco arts commission." as you know, art is a big part of coit tower with the 27 different murals along the walls inside. and a number of associations, artists and historic preservation activists are actually working to push the tower to be named a "national historic landmark" - which is the highest status within the national register. but until then, both residents and tourists will continue to enjoy the tower regardless.

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bart took part in a demonstration of earthquake early warning system. (vicki) the goal of the technology is saving lives of passengers in the event of a major earthquake... kron4's haaziq madyun was there for the demonstration. (pkg)that stationary light you see in the tunnel is an incoming bart train that has drastically reduced speed as it approaches the platform here at the downtown berkeley station. this is part of a test of the shake alert early warning earthquake system nats/bart overhead monitor

please follow instructions from bart personnel">this is actually is shake alert 2.0 which was developed by scientists at the u.s. geological survey, uc berkeley, california institute of technology, university of washington and the university of oregon in partnership with california's office of emergency servicessotsot the director of uc berkeley's seismological laboratory and one of the creators of the shake alert system, richard allen, explains how it workssot

epicenter, you then characterized the area in which the shaking will be felt and then you push an alert out to people in harms way. but the challenge that we still face is getting that alert out to every single individual across the state of california or across the pacific northwest ">the reason for that is the technology to deliver an alert, within a second, to all 8-million residents here in does not exist here in the u.s. that technology does however exist in mexico and japan. look for that in shake alert 3.0sot

kron4 news at six. one year after the north bay firestorm ripped through sonoma and napa counties... we'll show you how victims of the fire are being remembered... and ook at where the rebuilding process stands. (catherine) then - for the first tme since being confirmed -- we're hearing from controversial supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. that's coming up next on kron4 news at six. (ken) tonight marks one year

since fires tore through santa rosa and the north bay leaving thousands without a home. in october of last year 12 fires burned through sonoma, napa, mendocino and lake counties. 44 people died

in those fires.(ken) good evening i'm ken wayne. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan -- in for pam moore. in santa rosa - 3- thousand homes were destroyed. nearly two thousand people have yet to decide whether they'll rebuild.. but hundreds have moved forward - and are now in the process of building a new home. a memorial bell is being rung -- to remember and honor those who died.let's listen ...(ken) kron 4's j.r. stone was on the frontline of those fires broke out last year. tonight he begins our at six.on kron4 news coming up next that's kavanaugh. justice brett supreme court controversial from we're hearing confirmed -- we're hearing from controversial supreme court justice brett kavanaugh.coming up next at six. tonight marks one year since fires santa rosa.coverage in begins our tonight he year. broke out last when they of those fires the frontline stone was on kron 4's j.r. (ken)

(ken)marks one year since fires tore through the north bay leaving without a home. in october fires burned through sonoma, napa, mendocino and lake counties. 44 people died in those fires.(ken) good evening i'm ken wayne. and i'm heenan -- in for pam moore. rosa - 3-homes were nearly two thousand people have yet to decide they'll rebuild.. but moved forward - and are now in the process of home.bell is being remember and honor those let's listen ...(ken) on the frontline of those

fires when they broke out last year. tonight he begins our coverage in santa rosa. imagine living in a home that looked like

(jrs)earlier tonight -- you heard from pastor billy wife who lost their home in last year's fire in santa rosa.one of the pastor's churches also burned ... and so did the homes of about 30 families who belonged to the church.it was a tragic night for so

(mk)ánatsá"remember the garden we planted here and you guys would eat the snap peas right off the plants?"the morris family reminiscing about the house they once called home in coffey park ... before the fire ripped through the neighborhood last october.ted morris, coffey park"it was

just ash coming down like snow and at that point i could hear some explosions in the distance and i realized ok it's starting to get close." michelle kingston, mkingstonnews"the night of the fire the morris' were unsure what to pack because they thought honestly they'd be able to come back the next day to their house unaware that the next day when they did return that there'd be nothing left."ted morris, coffey park "no concept that it was actually going to come here. this is the middle of a neighborhood. we are way away from any kind of forest. it just seemed silly that it would come to us."but it did -- the fire destroyed their home .. and the homes of 30 other families that belong to the bridge church..a church where -- despite it all -- these families still gather every sunday...including trey and kelly box -- newlyweds -- who got married just a month before the fire burned the first home they ever had together.trey and kelly box, santa rosa"it felt like one of those apocalypse movies or zombie ... people were just, it seemed like there was just chaos everywhere.""we ran and grabbed as much as we could as quick as we could."together -- in a dark room transformed into the church's temporary home ... filled with music and hope ... dozens of families who lost it all, in a way, have it all, holding each other upelissa andre, pastor's wife"we understand each other. there's this immediate bond with total strangers because even though we lost different things, the loss and just the

heaviness, we can relate, you know?"áchurch musicáin santa rosa michelle kingston kron 4 news

(catherine) santa rosa wasn't the only area hard hit by the fires. this is video from napa county. coming up next... we'll go there live and take a look at how that community is rebuilding.

as we continue reflect on the wine country fires a year later... turn our attention now to napa county. 6 people died in the fires that swept through that area. (ken) 650 homes were destroyed... and a year later, many changes, and a lot of challenges. kron four's terisa estacio joins us live from napa from the site of one home destroyed from the fire. terisa? as you can see this home has not been rebuilt yet... it was one of the 650 destroyed when those ferocious winds came down and caused mass destruction. and while this looks bleak... over here, across the street, a home going up... the homeowner says they have many months to go but they are glad to be rebuilding after last years giant wildfire. kirk geyer,

builder. this is a home for friends, colleagues. it has been a breathtaking experience. kirk geyer is helping oversee the construction of this home in silverado... in napa county. it was one of 650 that were hit when the fire ripped through the area destroying so much including taking the lives of 6 people. john robertson, never seen anything like it before. napa county sheriff.these are pictures curtusy of napa county - the sheriff says they have learned alot and made significant changes... like this... i rode along with deputy bill djernes as he showed how they now have evacuation signs for residents, in case a fire storm ever strikes again. deputy bill djernes, napa county. it is just faster to show that someone is gone and we dont waste valuable time. the deputy also demonstrated the county's new alert siren...that has a different pitch then other emergency sounds. all sherriffs cars are equipped with these. they can quickly project into neighborhods a heads up about an issue. during the height of the fires, some communication

systems failed as towers burnt down. and while work is being made to improve communication... progress is also underway for rebuilding people's lives. kirk geyer is a builder in napa county. geyer. we are napa strong. (this is one of those signs... it is part of the new disaster communication steps the county has put into place, residents can put this out on their mailbox to signal to local law enforcemetn that they are out safe, it is made of a special material... ) (ken) saying it's the right thing to

saying it's the right thing to do the catholic diocese of oakland says it will release the names of priests who have been credibily accused of abusing minors. oakland joins san jose in doing this... but what about san francisco. kron 4's dan kerman is live at the san francisco archdiocese with more let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone let's take a look outside

right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful start to the work

week with sunny skies and warm weather all the way to the coast. highs were in the upper 80s in some of the valleys with 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see high pressure off the coast. the offshore winds will weaken and more of a sea breeze develops. hurricane michael is also strengthening and could hit florida during the middle of the week. highs tomorrow will be a little cooler with highs in the 70s to low 80s inland and patchy fog and 60s at the coast. it will continue to cool through midweek before warming next weekend. (ken) michael -- now a category one hurricane hitting

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wide ranging conversation to give listeners an idea of where the two men stand on the issues. the number one topic for both the democratic lieuteant governor and the republican bussiness man was the lack of affordibilty....s pecifically housing. john cox talked about reforming the california environmental quality act to make it cheaper to build.which is been turned into a effort by trial lawyers to sue competitors and stop development and that's limiting the supply of housing newsom talked says it's more about the allocation of tax reforms saying mayors have more incentive to encourage building retail than housing since they collect retail sales tax rather than property tax.we would like to have that debate about reallocating that tax base. you're talking about prop 13. we're talking about a text conversation around this house in conversation. you're is prop 13 on the table

everything is on the table as it relates to this issue several social issues were touched on....such as the recent nomination of supreme court justice brett kavanaugh and sanctuary laws...as well as gun control.i'm very proud of the fact that i took on the nra with proposition 63 and we won and we're about to be the first state america to require the same background checks that we do on guns for all ammunition purposes purposes purchases we're talking about all these guns to talk about all these other social issues that i'm not running to i am not i am making sure i am running to make sure people in the state have an affordable lifesome of the big (ken)(ken)(ken) and republican candidate jon cox stopped by the kron-4 studios today. i spoke to him about his campaign... and what he hopes to accomplish if he's elected. you can watch that interview tonight on kron4 news at 8.

today marks one year since the north bay fire storm that killed 44 people and destroyed more than 8-thousand homes and businesses. (catherine) kron 4's j.r. stone joins us live from coffey park in santa rosa... with a look at what's changed in the past year... j.r.?

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a rare polio-like illness has baffled health officials. since september, six children in minnesota have been diagnosed with a-f-m. (catherine) minnesota health officials say those six children are all under the age of ten... they're trying to figure out what's behind the spike in cases in just the last month. the condition affects the body's nervous system..targeting the spinal cord...and it can lead to paralysis. syptoms include muscle weakness, facial drooping and trouble swallowing or talking. there's no known cure and the exact cause is not known. the father of one of the 6 children recently confirmed to have the illness talked to reporters.. . < "we usually

would see 0 to 1 case in a year."> the disease is not new -- but the c-d-c says there's been an uptick in cases starting in 20-14. 362 cases have been reported since then. overall - the condition is still considered very rare.

hosted a ceremony at the white house that wrapped up tonight. it was the ceremonial swearing-in of brett kavanaugh as a supreme court justice.. he was officially sworn in over the weekend... after his senate confirmation on a 50 to 48 vote.. leading up to the ceremony... president trump went further than he has before in dismissing the sexual misconduct allegations against kavanaugh.... calling them a 'hoax and 'fabricated.' this came off as a victory rally.... with the president apologizing to now-justice kavanaugh for the 'pain' he went through..

other members of the other members of the supreme court were in the audience tonight... justice kavanaugh later sounded a more conciliatory tone than the president.. (catherine) happening now -- hurricane michael is expected to keep moving into the gulf of mexico towards the gulf coast ... it could strengthen to a category three storm sometime tomorrow. it's expected to be a dangerous major hurricane when it reaches the florida panhandle on wednesday. florida governor rick scott says calls it a "monstrous storm" that has the potential to be devastating.... he's also declared a state of emergency for 35 counties and is asking president donald trump for federal assistance ahead of the storm. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful start to the work

week with sunny skies and warm weather all the way to the coast. highs were in the upper 80s in some of the valleys with 60s at the coast. on the satellite you can see high pressure off the coast. the offshore winds will weaken and more of a sea breeze develops. hurricane michael is also strengthening and could hit florida during the middle of the week. highs tomorrow will be a little cooler with highs in the 70s to low 80s inland and patchy fog and 60s at the coast. it will continue to cool through midweek before warming next weekend.

(catherine) in sports... raiders coach jon gruden talks about why he chose to pass...instead of give the ball to beast-mode... at the one-yard line in yesterday's loss to the chargers...(ken) and 49ers coach kyle shanahan talks about keeping his team up after they drop to 1-and-4 on the season... mark has his reaction... plus sharks highlights... and a new coach for the san jose earthquakes... that's coming up (catherine) time now for a

look at sports.(ken) mark carpenter joins us in the studio. when jimmy garoppolo suffered that season-ending knee injury, we figured the 49ers would take a step back with cj beathard running the offense... but, games like yesterday show how difficult it is to not have the

franchise quarterback. niners and cards in santa clara. here's why the game was so puzzling... san francisco lost a 3rd straight game... despite outgaining the cardinals by more than 200- yards... having a 33-10 advantage in first downs... and running 92 plays compared to 49 for arizona. --but the key difference was... 5 total turnovers, 4 of which from cj beathard... 2- interceptions and 2-fumbles lost. --today, kyle shanahan...said it's not all on cj..and the coach is doing his best to quiet down the 'season is lost' storyline. "with social media, when guys go home they listen to things. thei wives do, their girlfriends do, their brothers do. thats the world we live in. so its when you go through that stuff and you dont meet outside expectations, it starts to effect you. i just try to constantly preach to our guys to be stronger than that, to try to not pay attention to that cuz thats not gonna help you solve any problems. thats part of what we do, thats part of what we signed up for and we expect it. now are we capable of winning these games? i definitely think we are."

raider nation not too happy either.... after the silver and black were completely dismantled by the chargers in a 26-10 loss. --what an outing from philip rivers... 22-for-27... 339-yards passing... -- one of the talking points today...that derek carr interception at the goal line. a play that had us thinking back to that seahawks- patriots super bowl, when marshawn lynch didn't get the ball at the one-yard line. --this afternoon, jon gruden...standing by his call. "it won't be the last pass i call on first-and-goal either. i think it's the best time to throw down there. i regret that it was intercepted. turns out to be a horrible call. my opinion is that it shouldn't have been intercepted. we shouldn't do that right there. but, we did. lynch is frustrated. i think i threw my visor and my headset, so i think he and i have a lot in common." moving on to a little daytime hockey for the sharkies-- --sharks facing the islanders in brooklyn...next stop on a 5- game road trip. --we pick it up in the 2nd- scoreless game..islanders power play.. martin jones...able to stop josh

bailey's attempt in its track... but anders lee, right there for the rebound. 1-zip new york. --later in the 2nd- sharks looking for something.. brent burns...with a long shot...but robin lehner right there to bat it down. san jose still down 1-nothin -then in the 3rd, new york still up.... scott mayfield...lights the lamp one more time... all part of a 3-goal frame from the islanders. sharks fall 4-zip. back in san jose--the earthquakes...introduced their newest manager. matias almeyda...taking over a quakes team that's on track to finish last in all of major league soccer. almeyda comes to the bay area with quite the resume... a ton of success in mexico's pro league winning 5-titles in 3 years with chivas de guadalajara--- including this year's concacaf champions league title. let's wrap up with some postseason baseball-- --first, game 4...dodgers- braves in atlanta. l-a is a win away from moving on. --in the 6th, dodgers down 2-1... runners on the corners for david freese... and he goes right back up the middle... go-ahead 2 run single. l-a takes a 3-2 lead. --then in the 7th, dodgers put it away. 2-on

for manny machado... and he's going yard... 3-run shot to left. dodgers win 6-2 to advance to the nlcs...where they'll face the brewers. --finally, astros-indians in cleveland. --houston's offense didn't hold back. in the 8th-- carlos correa...gets right to business...opposite field 3-run homer. all part of a 6-run frame...they win 11-3...and the champs are going back to the alcs...waiting for either the red sox or yankees. that wraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station. the ross fall dress event is finally here.

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