( robin ) good morning and thanks for joining us on the kron 4 morning news. i'm robin winston. that breaking news we are following this morning... hurricane michael has increased in strength as it barrels towards the gulf coast. it is now a category 4 storm. omar jimenez is live in panama city beach, flordia this morning with the latest. omar. . "this one is just one that just really we're not gonna

take a chance on."the national weather service is calling hurricane michael an unprecedented "this one is just one that just really we're not gonna take a chance on."the national weather service is calling hurricane michael an unprecedented event, expected to be the first major hurricane to hit the florida panhandle in thirteen years.florida resident: "we're praying and hoping and getting ready." forecasts show the storm could bring winds of more than 13o miles per hour and storm surges as high as 13 feet.gov. rick scott, (r) florida: "this storm is dangerous, and if you don't follow warnings from officials, this storm could kill you. and you cannot take it lightly."34 shelters will be open across the state of florida, as more than 2 million people live in counties ordered to evacuate. mayor greg brudnicki, panama city, fl:"what they need to do is get in a safe place, wherever you are, hopefully it is a safe place,"the storm is expected to make landfall this afternoon, dumping up to a foot of rain before it blows over regions still recovering from last month's hurricane florence.gov. roy cooper, (d) north carolina: "i know people

are fatigued from florence, but don't let this storm catch you with your guard down." despite warnings from officials, some residents are hunkering down to ride out the storm.florida resident: "a lot of them left, went to alabama, georgia.. no point going to georgia, it's going to georgia after here so, i don't see no point in that." ( robin ) thanks, (dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak

offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week.

no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) new this morning... menlo park police are investigating reports of a suspicious man near ringwood avenue.

police say a hispanic male driving a newer model dark gray or black b-m-w approached a 14-year-old girl who was walking home from school. the driver reportedly told the girl he was low on gas and offered her a ride if she gave him money.. she declined and he drove away. the vehicle was described as having a paper dealership advertisement instead of license plates. ( robin ) happening now... police are looking for a killer after a teenage boy was shot and killed yesterday evening in antioch. it happened in the parking lot of a lucky supermarket on east 18th street. the boy was shot several times and died at the scene. police have not released any information about a possible shooter. ( robin ) new this morning... a 60-year-old man injured in a hit-and-run last week in san francisco has died. the man has been identified as norman tanner. the hit-and-run happened back on october third when a driver ran a red light at the

intersection of baker and oak streets. the driver of the car stopped and got out of the car after the crash but then got back in the car and took off. police are still looking for the driver this morning. they say itwas a woman who was driving a black or dark blue toyota prius with front end damage. ( robin )happening now...san francisco police need your help finding the men who assaulted five people inside a home in the city's silver terrace neighborhood.it happened saturday morning just before 4 at the home on the first block of topeka avenue. police say five men stormed into the home with guns, assaulted the residents, and robbed them.the victims received non-life threatening injuries and declined to go to the hospital.if you can help with this investigation, call police. ( robin )san francisco has been named the poop capitol of the united states. that's according to real estate listing site, realty hop.

realty hop tracked city streets and found that the poop problem in san francisco... is the worst of any major city in the u-s. in 20-17 the problem was more than 8 times worse than new york... and more than 20 times worse than chicago. san francisco recently adopted port-o-potty's that you may have seen scattered across the city... but the problem is... those close at 10 o'clock at night. many believe the rising homeless population is to blame. ( robin ) as for the worst neighborhoods for fecal matter... golden gate park, soma, the mission, and the ternderloin. ( robin ) a community health clinic in santa rosa is serving its patients in a unique way... since wildfire destroyed its facility last year. thanks to a four million dollar grant -- people needing medical care -- are

seen by nurses and doctors in shipping containers. kron4's michelle kingston has the story. (mk)on the inside -- it looks like any other exam room at a doctors office.but on the outside -- it's quite different suzanne dedmore, family nurse practioner"it's a unique setting and i really love actually being outdoors."santa rosa community health's vista clinic was destroyed in last year's fire and they needed a place to assist their 24-thousand patients ...that's when the tipping point community stepped in -- raising millions of dollars to help non profits supporting low income communities who were struggling after last year's fires.marisa giller, tipping point community"it's pretty incredible we were proud and really honored to play a small role in the recovery and theres a long road ahead but to be able to see an amazing group like santa rosa community health take that four million grant and put it to use in a way that they were able to

continue the care to people who really needed it at a time they needed it most feels really good."michelle kingston, mkingstonnews"this is the healthcare facility that burned during the wildfire last year. they just started to rebuild about four weeks ago."naomi fuchs, santa rosa community health"it's bittersweet. of course we are still missing the old vista that was destroyed in the fires but we are excited and looking forward to getting it rebuilt. it's will probably be another year."in santa rosa michelle kingston kron 4 news ( robin ) a major milestone for the orchard housing community in santa rosa. people who lost their homes in the tubbs fire got to tour their new homes yesterday. it is still a few weeks before they can move in. but neighbors tell kron-4 they are excited to be back... ( robin ) another big story we are following this morning... high winds and sagging pg&e power lines... caused the cascade fire in yuba county last year. that's according to calfire.

officials say the winds caused the power lines to touch... creating an electrical arc... sending sparks into dry vegetation. the 20-17 cascade fire killed four people and destroyed more than 250 buildings. pg&e is facing dozens of lawsuits from insurers... which have spent billions of dollars settling homeowners' ( robin ) another big sotry we are following... the muni bus driver who crashed into a building last month has died. 66-year old milton james, from san francisco, died from the injuries he suffered during the crash. the accident happened back on september 10th in san francisco. the muni bus crossed the center divider on lombard street and crashed into a dry cleaning business. three other people were hurt... all have recovered. milton was with muni for 38 years. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... police identify a man killed in fremont as they continue to search for his killer.

(robin) plus... the deadly limo crash in new york is nowimpacting the business of an east bay limo company. (robin) and after the break... a man escapes police custody and steals a san jose police car. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool

temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from

the toll to 101. ( robin ) family and friends are remembering the 20 people killed in a limo crash in upstate new york. flowers are now in the spot where 20-people lost their lives in saturday's accident. new york governor andrew cuomo ordered flags at half-staff in honor of the victims. he says the modified-suv limousine failed inspection last month and was not supposed to be on the

. ( robin ) ( robin ) ( robin ) family and friends are remembering the 20 people killed in a limo crash in upstate new york. flowers are now in the spot where 20-people lost their lives in saturday's accident. new york governor andrew

cuomo ordered flags at half-staff in honor of the victims. he says the modified-suv limousine failed inspection last month and was not supposed to be on the road. lawyers for prestige limousine say the limo was approved to be on the road by the department of transportation. ( robin ) here in the bay area: a company shares the same name as the one involved in the crash in new york. as kron four's terisa estacio reports, the east bay owner wants to set the record straight... because her business may depend on it. prestiege limosine owner rebecca satti says her heart goes out to the families involved that horrific crash in new york where 18 people died in the vehicle and two others hit when the limo crashed saturday. she says sadly, since the crash, her phones silent - which is suspicious since this is the busy time of year for trips to the wine country during the

harvest. the problem she believes is that people think her company is affliated with the one in new york because they share the same name. satti. we have never had a problem. i take safety very carefully. and there is this.... monday night someone threw pumpkins vandalizing some of the limo's. they have since been cleaned up, but satti says it is concerning. satti. rules here in california are much different then in new york. while the investigation into the crash in new york is underway, satti talked with me about how california recently toughened up laws regulating limosinces following the tragic death involving a bacherlotte party. the limo erupted in flames on the san mateo bridge. 5 women died. now satti explains all limos must have two fire extenguishers one in front and one in the back. no child locks. there must be a an escapte hatch in the back and the chp must inspect every vehicle every year. satti. nothing is more important than safety to me. nothing. satti says she hopes people will understand her company which has been around for 23 years, has nothing to do with the one in new york. and when that happens, she hopes the phone will start ringing again soon. te

( robin ) another big story this morning... the man who escaped custody and stole a san jose police car has been arrested. andrew trujillo was first arrested early tuesday morning when police found him in a stolen semi truck on holger way in san jose. shortly after he was handcuffed and

placed in the back of a patrol car.. he escaped the cuffs and stole the ( robin ) trujillo was found later in hayward... in what police say was another stolen truck. ( robin ) happening now.. police in fremont are trying to figure out who shot and killed 56-year-old dominic sarkar. sakar worked at -the passage to india bakery- in mountain view. he was found dead early monday morning in a room he rented in a house on charleston way. police say they don't believe the shooting was random. they say witnesses saw the man run out of the house after the shooting and ride away on a bicycle. ( robin ) the city of palo alto will honor christine blasey ford with a special

proclamation... it honors her courage in testifying about allegations that supreme court justice brett kavanaugh sexually abused her when they were teenagers.. this comes as kavanaugh took the bench with his new supreme court colleagues for the first time yesterday... kron 4 spoke with palo alto mayor liz niss about the proclamation - and kavanaugh's swearing-in. she says she can't believe the way president trumphandled monday's ceremony...including his declaration thatkavanaugh was innocent. ( robin ) the mayor says she doesn't know where dr.

ford is right now...ford has been in hiding after her family was threatened...and apparently has not returned to her home. the proclamation will eventually be presented to oneof her friends or colleagues if necessary.. (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news...legal action taken against a hotel in oakland.hear from the woman who says she was inappopriately touched by a massage therapist. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break.

america. land of blue jeans. muscle cars. bald eagles. and burgers.

and while muscle cars lost their muscle. blue jeans got all skinny on us... i can't feel my legs. and bald eagles got, well, balder... oh no, is it obvious? ...no way are we giving up on burgers. that's why i created the all-american ribeye burger, made with 100% ribeye beef, fresh spring mix, and provolone cheese on a potato bun. that's a good looking burger. ribeye burgers are back, america. try them today. welcome back to the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... the 20-18 american music awards have been handed out, with one artist setting a new record for most career wins. rick damigella has that and more in the hollywood minute. (nat music taylor swift)she

kicked off the show and taylor swift came away the big winner at the 20-18 american music awards. swift won all four categories she was nominated in, including artist of the year. those wins bring her total a-m-a honors to 23, surpassing whitney houston as the most honored female artist in american music awards' history."it means something different every time, it represents something different. and this time i just want you to know it represents encouragement, motivation, for me to be better, work harder and try to make you guys proud as much as i possibly can."(nat music)the award's other big winner was 21-year old camila cabello (cah-me-ah cah-bay-oh) who tied swift with four wins, including new artist of the year.(nat music)24-year old kane brown cleaned up in the country categories, winning all three awards he was nominated for, including favorite country album and song for his single, "heaven." (nat music)going into the awards hip-hop artist cardi b

was tied with drake for the most nominations with eight a piece. while drake was shut out, cardi b picked up three wins, including favorite rap- hip-hop artist.(nat music)in a show packed with more than a dozen performances, it was the all-star tribute to aretha franklin that closed the show and brought the house down. (nat music)in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news...more community leaders are looking to join the fight against human trafficking.we'll take you to the conversation in dublin after the break. ( robin ) and after the break... we continue to follow breaking news as hurricane michael is gaining strength as it barrels towards the gulf coast. we have an update from florida coming up in just two minutes. (ácommercialá) back to our breaking news

this morning... hurricane michael is barreling into the florida panhandle this morning as a dangerous category 4

storm. annette peagler is in panama city with the latest. early this morning, i spoke with the founder of america's cajun navy. his organization's already rescued one family from a mobile home here - and they plan to have their hands full -- very soon.(pkg)john billiot, founder of america's cajun navy has been doing search and rescue since 2005 and hurricane katrina.john billiot president, founder america's cajun navy 00:43:53 "we go out and we rescue people during the storm. not only do we do natural disasters but we also have a canine team" 00:44:00he has a team of about 30 to 40 people and loads of equipment to go into those hardest hit areas. 00:44:30 "it's a 5 ton

military truck. it is a high water rescue vehicle that we use it for. we also have boats whenever we can't get the truck in, the boats come in, grab whoever they have to grab and bring them back to the road" 00:44:44the group has already helped rescue families in panama city .00:44:59 "they decided they were going to stay. well now that they see that it's actually a category 4 hurricane they were inside of a mobile home. she got scared, talked to her mom and they decided that they were ready to go" 00:44:16this storm is expected to bring wind gusts - of more than 150 miles per hour ...billiot says his team is ready to put their lives on the line.00:45:43 "that's what we do we are a volunteer organization we don't get paid for any of this, this is all volunteer" 00:45:49(butted together/cover ed with video)00:47:34 "which we don't mind. we don't mind. i mean if we mind we wouldn't be doing this. we're neighbors helping neighbors" (annette tag) and my photographer and i plan to keep up with billiot and his team as they continue their rescue missions. reporting from panama city beach, im annette peagler , back to you. (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)onshore flow and a deep

marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in waer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101.

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

drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) ( robin ) toll to 101. ( robin ) in the east bay... a woman is suing both the claremont hotel in oakland and the massage therapist who she says touched her inappropriately. the woman... who is identified in

the lawsuit as jane doe... says she has been going to the spa for the past 15 years. she'd even gotten massages from this therapist 4 or 5 times in the past with no incident... the woman shared her story with kron 4. ( robin ) she did file a report with oakland police immediately following the incident. police officials say it is an open investigation. so far the therapist has not been arrested or charged with a crime. the claremont hotel has not responded to our requests for comment. ( robin ) community leaders are discussing ways to confront the growing human trafficking issue in the bay area. a town hall meeting was held in dublin tuesday. state assemblywoman catharine baker sponsored the event that featured law enforcement and local non profit organizations. she says

the problem is widespread. ( robin ) over the last seven years in alameda county, more that 4700 youth were identified as being at risk or already involved in commercial sexual exploitation. ( robin ) happening now... social media posts in san francisco's sunset district have prompted the city to test the drinking water. the water was tested one month ago.. but officials were back at the sunset reservoir yesterday conducting another round of water quality tests. the tests come after several days of online posts warning residents that home testing kits have found tap water contaminated with pesticid. city officials say they are confident the water is safe.

pesticides are going to get into groudnwater well s or water supply and be mixed into 180 million gallon reservoir we would see something over time in these tests and we have never seen anything overtime.>( robin ) city officials say they conduct over 100-thosuand water quality tests a year including quarterly tests for pesticides. residents with concerns are encouraged to call the city at 3-1-1. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... a man accused of using a little girl to help him steal from a store.. and it's not the first time it's happened. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. (ácommercialá) it's time for sleep number's fall sale on the

new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it's the final days of our fall sale. the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is now only $899. plus, 24-month financing on all beds. ends sunday. police in stanislaus

county are searching for a man who walked into a dollar general store with a child in his arms... then used that child to steal from the store. and it's not the first time he's done it. lonnie wong has the story. nanette stidham immediate reaction to this surveillance photo of a shoplifting suspect at the dollar general store in keyes... cameras caught him handing items to what appears to a 4 or 5 year old girl.

on social media, customers and employees at four other dollar general stores in surrounding areas said heúd stolen there as well.sheriffús say they now have some leads... while multiple shoplifting crimes are misdemeanors, the thefts are the biggest concern. itús being assumed right now that the person is the childús parent. ( robin ) sheriffús investigators say they will also be working with child protective services to see if there are some other violations in play. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news...a growing trend that's affecting

teenagers in the bay area. and now one local school is taking steps to address the problem. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. ábreakáá)

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. (dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week,

resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin ) ( robin ) a south bay school district is educating

parents on the use of e- cigarettes among teenagers. kron 4's ali reid has more on the reaction from parents in morgan hill. the school district says vaping is a nationwide epidemic ...after numerous phone calls from parents asking the signs of vaping, the district decided it was time to address the issue.pkg thats marijuana wax. uh huh. these are vape. vape vape vape, marijuana, both, both both both ...parents and their children showed up for an informational session .... patti marentes needed answers. her 11 year old son george was caught at school with a vape pen.they called me. i didn't know what to expect so when i got to the office i was in shock. i was like what do you mean he has that? i was ready to take the belt and whoop him. marijuana and vape pens are a growing trend among teens and pre-teens. the packaging has gotten so obscure, parents sometimes have no idea what they're looking at.i don't know whats the difference so

it's like, which should i be more concerned of.marijuana has a marijuana smell, but the nicotine has a very sweet smell. these vape and marijuana pens were all confiscated from students throughout the morgan hill school district ... advising parents ... e-cigarettes are not safer than conventional cigarettes. and with their children's developing brains, it isn't safe to use any tobacco produc tthat contains nicotine .the biggest and scariest for me is that we don't know whats gonna happen 20 years from now. we don't know the data because it hasn't been around that long. students caught with either e- cigarettes or marijuana are suspended. if caught selling, they are expelled ...and if it is marijuana they face the penal system and get cited. standupthe district hopes this will be the first of many meetings.next discussion will be at martin murphy middle school in san jose.right now that date is t-b-d.reporting live from morgan hill .... ar ... kron 4 news.

( robin ) it was a scary morning for one northern california neighborhood as a school bus goes barreling through multiple fences. the california highway patrol is investigating the crash that happened yesterday. so far speed.. drugs and alcohol have ánot been ruled out as playing a role in the crash. police say the bus driver and one student who was on board are traumatized but okay. ( robin ) a popular bakery in the mission district has shut down after decades of business. la victoria mexican bakery and cafe which is on the corner of 24th street and alabama street closed last night. they've been in business for 67 years and they're being forced to close because the new owners of the building-- are evicting the owners of the bakery.... although this location has shut down-- they'll continue

baking bread at another location on third street near the 22nd street intersection in the dogpatch district. the new dogpatch location will only be a kitchen, and not a sit-down cafe. ( robin ) changes are coming to instagram as the site cracks down on cyber- bullying. a new bullying comment filter will be applied to live videos. the tool blocks offensive comments and removes spam. users can also turn off comments on individual instagram posts and block posts with certain keywords. images and captions that compare, rank, or rate a person in a negative way will be sent to instagram's community operations team for review. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news...the recognition christine blasey ford is receiving for her testimony on capitol hill about brett kavanaugh . (robin) and here's a live look outside...from the sutro cam.

(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 ) ( robin )take a look at this... a mom and her two sons were shopping at a bismarck, north dakota k-mart... and got a big surprise when they were trying on boots. the boys

found a family of mice inside. 7 total. at first the mom thought they were little vienna sausages rolling across the floor... until she says they started moving and squeeking. the boys thought the mice were cute... and pleaded to take them home. mom agreed... and the 2 boys released them back into the wild. the boys mother told reporters that she's proud of her sons... for having so much compassion for the animals... when anyone else would have been grossed out. as for k-mart, they say that all of the other boot boxes have been checked... and there are no more mice. (robin) coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news... hurricane michael is getting closer to the florida panhandle. we are live as the gulf coast braces for the powerful storm (robin) plus, we're learning more about the man killed in freemont as police search for a his killer.

(robin) and san francisco streets are being called some the dirtiest of any major city in the u-s. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

( will ) ( will )( will ) i'm live in anitoch as police search for a killer following a shooting that has left a teen boy dead. i'll have the details ahead. ( lydia ) and i'm live in menlo park as police say a man tried to his car.

( james ) and we are following breaking news out of florida... hurricane michael has strengthed to a category 4 storm. we have a live report from panama city florida. ( darya ) good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week,

resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) ( james )( james ) that breaking news we are following... in the overnight hours hurricane michael has strengthened to a category four. ( darya ) the national weather service is calling the hurricane an unprecedented event. its

expected to be the first major hurricane to hit the florida panhandle in 13-years.. but a category four storm has never hit the panhandle. the storm is expected to make landfall this afternoon.. dumping up to a foot of rain. more than two-million people have been ordered to evacuate. coming up in just a few minutes we will have a live report from panama city with the conditions right now. ( james ) happening now... police are looking for a killer after a teenage boy was fatally shot yesterday evening in antioch. kron 4's will tran is at the antioch police department with the latest. happening now... police are looking for a killer after a teenage boy was shot and killed yesterday evening in

antioch. it happened in the parking lot of a lucky supermarket on east 18th street. the boy was shot several times and died at the scene. police have not released any information about a possible shooter. ( james ) thanks will. ( james ) new this

morning... menlo park police are invesigating reports of a man who tried to lure a girl into his car. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live with the details. menlo park police are investigating reports of a suspicious man near ringwood avenue. police say a hispanic male driving a newer model dark gray or black b-m-w approached a 14-year-old girl who was walking home from school. the driver reportedly told the girl he was low on gas and offered her a ride if she gave him money.. she declined and he drove aw. the vehicle was described as having a paper dealership advertisement instead of license plates. ( james ) thanks lydia

( darya )( darya ) new this morning... a 60-year- old man injured in a hit- and-run last week in san francisco has died. the man has been identified as norman tanner. the hit-and- run happened back on october third when a driver ran a red light at the intersection of baker and oak streets. the driver of the car stopped and out of the car after the crash but then got back in the car and took off. police are still looking for the driver this morning. they say it was a woman who was driving a black or dark blue toyota prius with front end damage. ( darya ) happening today... the man accused of being the 'gypsy hill killer' will appear in court for sentencing. rodney halbower was found guilty of raping an murdering two teenage girls.. 42 years ago. police believe he is responsible for other crimes in northern california and reno, nevada. the judge is required to sentence

halbower under the sentencing laws of 19-76.. the year the crimes occurred. ( james ) san francisco police arrested one man for burglary after finding him in the act. according to police 46-year-old lamont jackson broke into at least 20 separate storage units. on september 21st police responded to the 14-hundred block of folsom street for a burglary in progress. that's when they found jackson attempting to leave a business with stolen items. jackson was charged with 20 counts of burglary and a probation violation. ( james ) happening now...san francisco police are looking for the group of men who assaulted five people inside a home in the city's silver terrace neighborhood. it happened saturday morning just before 4 at the home on the first block of topeka avenue. police say five men stormed into the home with guns, assaulted the five people who lived there and robbed them. the victims received non-life threatening injuries. ( james ) another big

sotry we are following... the muni bus driver who crashed into a building last month has died. 66-year old milton james, from san francisco, died from the injuries he suffered during the crash. the accident happened back on september 10th in san francisco. the muni bus crossed the center divider on lombard street and crashed into a dry cleaning business. three other people were hurt... all have recovered. milton was with muni for 38 years. ( darya ) happening now.. police in fremont are trying to figure out who shot and killed 56-year-old dominic sarkar. sakar worked at the passage to india bakery in mountain view. he was found dead early monday morning in a room he rented in a house on charleston way. police say they don't believe the shooting was random. they say witnesses saw the man run out of the house after the shooting and ride away on a bicycle. ( darya ) high winds and sagging pg&e power lines.. caused the cascade fire in

yuba county last year. that's according to cal fire. officials say the winds caused the power lines to touch... creating an electrical arc sending sparks into dry grass. the 20-17 cascade fire killed four people and destroyed more than 250 buildings. pg&e is facing dozens of lawsuits from insurers... which have spent billions of dollars settling homeowners' claims. ( james ) another big story this morning...the man who escaped custody and stole a san jose police car has been arrested. andrew trujillo was first arrested early tuesday morning when police found him in a stolen semi truck on holger way in san jose. shortly after he was handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol car.. he escaped the cuffs and stole the patrol car.

handcuffs from behind his back to the front of his body, um, and then was able to unlock the door and get in the police car and leave the area.">( james ) trujillo was found later in hayward... in what police say was another stolen truck. ( darya )san francisco has been named the poop capitol of the united states. that's according to real estate listing site, realty hop. realty hop tracked city streets and found that the poop problem in san francisco... is the worst of any major city in the u-s. in 20-17 the problem was more than 8 times worse than new york... and more than 20 times worse than chicago. san francisco recently adopted port-o-potty's that you may have seen scattered across the city... but the problem is... those close at 10 o'clock at night. many believe the rising homeless population is to blame. ( darya ) as for the worst neighborhoods for fecal

matter... golden gate park, soma, the mission, and the ternderloin. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...south bay police are investigating a hate crime after a swastika is found at a dental clinic. ( james ) plus... the deadly limo crash in new york is nowimpacting the business of an east bay limo company. ( james )(ááá ad lib over hurricane radarááá) we will have a live report from panama city beach florida on the conditions after the break. ( dave ) 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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( james )( james ) that breaking news we are following... hurricane michael has increased in strengt as it barrels towards the gulf coast. ( darya ) it is now a category 4 storm. annette peagler is live in panama city beach florida with the latest. trt: 1:15supers:annette peagler, panama city beach (live)in pkg:john billiot, president, founder america's cajun navy7-1421-3438-54103-107 (anchor intro) hurricane michael is rolling into the florida panhandle this morning as a dangerous category 4 storm! and it's going to take a lot of help to get the folks who live there - through this menacing hurricane. our annette peagler is live now from panama city.(annette live)

early this morning, i spoke with the founder of america's cajun navy. his organization's already rescued one family from a mobile home here - and they plan to have their hands full -- very soon.(pkg)john billiot, founder of america's cajun navy has been doing search and rescue since 2005 and hurricane katrina.john billiot president, founder america's cajun navy 00:43:53 "we go out and we rescue people during the storm. not only dwe do natural disasters but we also have a canine team" 00:44:00he has a team of about 30 to 40 people and loads of equipment to go into those hardest hit areas. 00:44:30 "it's a 5 ton military truck. it is a high water rescue vehicle that we use it for. we also have boats whenever we can't get the truck in, the boats come in, grab whoever they have to grab and bring them back to the road" 00:44:44the group has already helped rescue families in panama city .00:44:59 "they decided they were going to stay. well now that they see that it's actually a category 4 hurricane they were inside of a mobile home. she got

scared, talked to her mom and they decided that they were ready to go" 00:44:16this storm is expected to bring wind gusts - of more than 150 miles per hour ...billiot says his team is ready to put their lives on the line.00:45:43 "that's what we do we are a volunteer organization we don't get paid for any of this, this is all volunteer" 00:45:49(butted together/cover ed with video)00:47:34 "which we don't mind. we don't mind. i mean if we mind we wouldn't be doing this. we're neighbors helping neighbors" (annette tag) and my photographer and i plan to keep up with billiot and his team as they continue their rescue missions. reporting from panama city beach, im annette peagler , back to you. thanks annette. ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. (dave)onshore flow and a deep

marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into

next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( james ) family and ( james ) ( james )family and friends

are remembering the 20 people killed in a limo crash in upstate new york. flowers are now in the spot where 20- people lost their lives in saturday's accident. new york governor andrew cuomo ordered flags at half-staff in honor of the victims. he says the modified-suv limousine failed inspection last month and was not supposed to be on the road. lawyers for prestige limousine say the limo was approved to be on the road by the department of

transportation. ( james ) here in the bay area.. a limo company who shares the same name as the one involved in the crash... says they've received backlash. on monday night someone threw pumpkins vandalizing some of the limos. prestiege limosine owner rebecca satti says they are not affliated with the limo company in new york.. in fact they are not affliated with any other company in the country. ( james ) ( james ) satti says her company has been around for 23 years.. and she hopes people will understand they are not affliated with any of companies. ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news...legal

action taken against a hotel in oakland. hear from the woman who says she was inappopriately touched by a massage therapist. ( darya ) and after the break....the recognition christine blasey ford is receiving for her testimony on capitol hill about brett on capitol hill her testimony receiving for blasey ford is christine recognition the break....the and after ( darya )

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temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no delays on wb 580

( james ) christine blasey ford has been nominated for an award at her alma mater. ford has been nominated for the u-n-c at chapel hill distinguised alumn award for "speaking truth to power" for going public with her story. in the letter nominating ford, jennifer ho, an english professor at unc wrote: "what dr. blasey ford did on september 27, 2018 was something that was extraordinary in how ordinary it was." ho was referring to the california professor's testimony in front of the senate judiciary committee. ( darya ) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news...

more community leaders are looking to join the fight against human trafficking. we'll take you to the conversation in dublin after the break. (ácommercialá)

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news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak

offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. 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. ( darya )(ááá2shotááá) breaking news out of the east bay this morning.firefighters are mopping up after a fire breaks out at a tire shop in oakley.( james ) that tire shop is now a total loss. kron 4's sara stinson is live at the scene.sara ? upgraded to commercial fire contra costa fire the tires on the outside were on fire and it extended into the building.

heavy flames insidesaeed tire shop business is a total loss two others significant damage fire containedmop up for the next couple hours no injuries main street will be closed for awhile near railroad tracks had to stop all railroad traffic over 2 hours to put out flames 3900 main st d, 3900 main st d, oakley, ca 94561

( darya ) ( darya ) thanks sara. we will check back with you the morning. ( james ) a community health clinic in santa rosa is serving its patients in a unique way... since a wildfire destroyed its facility last year. on the inside it looks like any other exam room.. but on the outside its quite different. thanks to

a four million dollar grant.. nurses and doctors are using shipping containers. the clinic just started rebuilding their building four weeks ago.. they think it will take about a year to finish. ( james ) a major milestone for the orchard housing community in santa rosa. people who lost their homes in the tubbs fire got to tour their new homes yesterday. it is still a few weeks before they can move in. but neighbors tell kron-4 they are excited to be back... ( darya ) happening now... police in the south bay are investigating a hate crime after a swastika and other graffiti was found on the pavement at a dental clinic. it's not the first time the office has been targeted. dr. mohsena ahmad says she is shocked and hurt by what she found early monday. doctor ahmad believes she is being targeted because she is a muslim. there have been two previous incidents.

one where someone started a fire and another when someone broke a window at her office. ( darya ) the council on american islamic relations says hate crimes were up 8 percent last year... adding that the numbers may be higher ... because many victims are afraid to come forward. ( darya ) new this morning... a guerneville man is arrested for having child porn. santa rosa police arrested 39-year-old michael wiley robins yesterday for possession of child pornography. back in august, a local business called police after finding robins flash drive. that

flash drive had over 30 images of minors in disturbing sexual poses. police believe that robins does ánot have any connection to the victims in those pictures. robins was booked in the sonoma county jail. ( james ) in the east bay... a woman is suing both the claremont hotel in berkeley and the massage therapist who she says touched her inappropriately. the woman... who is identified in the lawsuit as jane doe... says she has been going to the spa for the past 15 years. she'd even gotten massages from this therapist 4 or 5 times in the past with no incident... the woman shared her story with kron 4. ( james ) she did file a report with police immediately following the incident. police officials say it is an open investigation. so far the therapist has not been arrested or charged with a crime. the claremont hotel has not responded to our

requests for comment. ( darya ) community leaders are discussing ways to confront the growing human trafficking issue in the bay area. a town hall meeting was held in dublin tuesday. state assemblywoman catharine baker sponsored the event that featured law enforcement and local non profit organizations. she says the problem is widespread. ( darya ) over the last seven years in alameda county, more that 4700 youth were identified as being at risk or already involved in commercial sexual exploitation. ( james ) happening now... social media posts in san francisco's sunset district have prompted the city to test drinking water. the water was tested one month ago.. but officials were back at the sunset reservoir yesterday

conducting another round of water quality tests. the tests come after several days of online posts warning residents that home testing kits have found tap water contaminated with pesticides. city officials say they are confident the water is safe. ( james ) city officials say they conduct over 100-thosuand water quality tests a year including quarterly tests for pesticides. residents with concerns are encouraged to call the city at 3-1-1. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news...a growing trend that's affecting teenagers in the bay area. a look at how a local school is addressing the use of e- cigarettes among students. ( darya ) and next...it's not your average fire call for california firefighters. ( dave ) ( dave ) and i am tracking

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conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) ( james ) it's not your average fire call... a rancho cordova rodeo roundup on a fenced in canal to reign in two deer.

fire crews teamed up with fish and wildfire by boat to lasso the deer to get them out of the water. crews say its unusal for the deer to be in the canal because its steep on the side walls. no one knows exactly how the two fell in but they are now somewhere near lake natoma. ( james )

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checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 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

(dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week.

( james ) a south bay school district is educating parents on the use of e- cigarettes among teenagers. kron 4's ali reid has more on the reaction from parents in morgan hill. the school district says vaping is a nationwide epidemic ...after numerous phone calls from parents asking the signs of vaping, the district decided it was time to address the issue.pkg thats marijuana wax. uh huh. these are vape. vape vape vape, marijuana, both, both both both ...parents and their children showed up for an informational session .... patti marentes needed answers. her 11 year old son george was caught at school with a vape pen.they called me. i didn't know what to expect so when i got to the office i was in shock. i was like what do you mean he has that? i was ready

to take the belt and whoop him. marijuana and vape pens are a growing trend among teens and pre-teens. the packaging has gotten so obscure, parents sometimes have no idea what they're looking at.i don't know whats the difference so it's like, which should i be more concerned of.marijuana has a marijuana smell, but the nicotine has a very sweet smell. these vape and marijuana pens were all confiscated from students throughout the morgan hill school district ... advising parents ... e-cigarettes are not safer than conventional cigarettes. and with their children's developing brains, tobacco produc tthat contains nicotine .the biggest and scariest for me is that we don't know whats gonna happen 20 years from now. we don't know the data because it hasn't been around that long. students caught with either e- cigarettes or marijuana are suspended. if caught selling, they are expelled ...and if it is marijuana they face the penal system and get cited. standupthe district hopes this

will be the first of many meetings.next discussion will be at martin murphy middle school in san jose.right now that date is t-b-d.reporting live from morgan hill .... ar ... kron 4 news. ( darya ) a popular bakery in the mission district has shut downafter decades of business. la victoria mexican bakery and cafe which is on the corner of 24th street and alabama street closed last night. they've been in business for 67 years and they're being forced to close because the new owners of the building-- are evicting the owners of the bakery.... although this location has shut down-- they'll continue baking bread at another location on third street near the 22nd street intersection in the dogpatch district. the new dogpatch location will only be a kitchen, and not a sit-down cafe. ( darya ) changes are coming to instagram as the site cracks down on cyber- bullying. a new bullying

comment filter will be applied to live videos. the tool blocks offensive comments and removes spam. users can also turn off comments on individual instagram posts and block posts with certain keywords. images and captions that compare, rank, or rate a person in a negative way will be sent to instagram's community operations team for review. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... taylor swift doubles down and urges fans to vote democrat in the midterms as she becomes the most decorated female of all time at the american music awards. this isn't just any saturday. this is a saturday with the best wifi experience

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marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak

offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. wfrom the tolls to the high rise ( james ) ( james ) ( james ) coming up in the next hour

on the kron 4 morning news... hurricane michael is getting closer to the florida panhandle. we are live as the gulf coast braces for the powerful storm ( james ) and antioch police are searching for a shooter after a teen is killed. we have a live report next. next. live report 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. it feels even better when you find it for less at the ross fall dress event.

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following this morning ...people in the florida panhandle are bracing for hurricane michael ... as the storm is expected to make landfall in a matter of hours. ( james ) hurricane michael strengthened overnight to enourmous category four storm. if it makes landfall as a category four ... it will be the strongest hurricane to hit the panhandle in recorded history. omar jimenez is in panama city, florida with the latest. omar? ( omar )"this one is just one that just really we're not gonna take a chance on."the national weather service is calling hurricane michael an

unprecedented event, expected to be the first major hurricane to hit the florida panhandle in thirteen years. florida resident: "we're praying and hoping and getting ready."forecasts show the storm could bring winds of ( omar )"this one is just one that just really we're not gonna take a chance on."the national weather service is calling hurricane michael an unprecedented event, expected to be the first major hurricane to hit the florida panhandle in thirteen years. florida resident: "we're praying and hoping and getting ready."forecasts show the storm could bring winds of more than 13o miles per hour and storm surges as high as 13 feet. gov. rick scott, (r) florida: "this storm is dangerous, and if you don't follow warnings from officials, this storm could kill you. and you cannot take it lightly."34 shelters will be open across the state of florida, as more than 2 million people live in counties ordered to evacuate. mayor greg brudnicki, panama city, fl:"what they need to do is get in a safe place, wherever you are, hopefully it is a safe place,"the storm is expected to make landfall this

afternoon, dumping up to a foot of rain before it blows over regions still recovering from last month's hurricane florence. gov. roy cooper, (d) north carolina: "i know people are fatigued from florence, but don't let this storm catch you with your guard down." despite warnings from officials, some residents are hunkering down to ride out the storm.florida resident: "a lot of them left, went to alabama, georgia.. no point going to georgia, it's going to georgia after here so, i don't see no point in that." ( darya ) thanks omar. omar. thanks ( darya )( darya ) thanks omar. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check

of weather and traffic... (dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into

next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. 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 ( darya )(ááá2shotááá) breaking news out of the east bay this morning.firefighters are mopping up after a fire breaks out at a tire shop in oakley.( james ) that tire shop is now a total loss. kron 4's sara stinson is live at the scene.sara ?

upgraded to commercial fire contra costa fire the tires on the outside were on fire and it extended into the building. heavy flames insidesaeed tire shop business is a total loss two others significant damage fire containedmop up for the next couple hours no injuries main street will be closed for awhile near railroad tracks had to stop all railroad traffic over 2 hours to put out flames

are here just to work out so they will probably find another place to workout we just need to find out what to do now so we don't lose majority of our members and take a step back."> ( darya ) thanks sara. thanks ( darya )( darya ) ( darya ) thanks sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james happening now... police are looking for a

killer after a teenage boy was fatally shot yesterday evening in antioch.( darya ) kron 4's will tran is at the antioch police department with the latest. appening now... police are looking for a killer after a teenage boy was shot and killed yesterday evening in antioch. it happened in the parking lot of a lucky supermarket on east 18th street. the boy was shot several times and died at the scene. police have not released any information about a possible shooter.

( darya ) new this morning... menlo park police are invesigating reports of a man who tried to lure a girl into his car. ( james ) kron 4's lydia pantazes is live with the details. menlo park police are

investigating reports of a suspicious man near ringwood avenue. police say a hispanic male driving a newer model dark gray or black b-m-w approached a 14-year-old girl who was walking home from school. the driver reportedly told the girl he was low on gas and offered her a ride if she gave him money.. she declined and he drove away. the vehicle was described as having a paper dealership advertisement instead of license plates. ( james ) thanks lydia. ( darya ) new this morning... a 60-year-old

man injured in a hit-and-run last week in san francisco has died. the man has been identified as norman tanner. the hit-and-run happened back on october third when a driver ran a red light at the intersection of baker and oak streets. the driver of the car stopped and out of the car after the crash but then got back in the car and took off. police are still looking for the driver this morning. they say it was a woman who was driving a black or dark blue toyota prius with front end damage. ( darya ) happening today... the man accused of being the 'gypsy hill killer' will appear in court for sentencing. rodney halbower was found guilty of raping an murdering two teenage girls.. 42 years ago. police believe he is responsible for other crimes in northern california and reno, nevada. the judge is required to sentence halbower under the sentencing laws of 19-76.. the year the crimes occurred. ( james ) san francisco

police arrested one man for burglary after finding him in the act. according to police 46-year-old lamont jackson broke into at least 20 separate storage units. on september 21st police responded to the 14-hundred block of folsom street for a burglary in progress. that's when they found jackson attempting to leave a business with stolen items. jackson was charged with 20 counts of burglary and a probation violation. ( james ) happening now...san francisco police are looking for the group of men who assaulted five people inside a home in the city's silver terrace neighborhood. it happened saturday morning just before 4 at the home on the first block of topeka avenue. police say five men stormed into the home with guns, assaulted the five people who lived there and robbed them. the victims received non-life threatening injuries. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...south bay police are investigating a hate crime after a swastika is found at a dental clinic. ( james ) and police identify

a man killed in fremont as they continue to search for his killer. ( james ) and the deadly limo crash in new york is nowimpacting the business of an east bay limo company. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. ( james ) ( james )( james ) and we are following breaking news as hurricane michael barrels towards the florida panhandle as a category 4 storm. we'll continue to track the storm.

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(dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the maze to sf. min from the less then 30 bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze

to sf. (dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. ( james ) another big sotry we are another big

( james )( james ) another big sotry we are following... the muni bus driver who crashed into a building last month has died. 66-year old milton james, from san francisco, died from the injuries he suffered during the crash. the accident happened back on september 10th in san francisco. the muni bus crossed the center divider on lombard street and crashed into a dry cleaning business. three other people were hurt... all have recovered. milton was with muni for 38 years. ( darya ) happening now.. police in fremont are trying to figure out who shot

and killed 56-year-old dominic sarkar. sakar worked at the passage to india bakery in mountain view. he was found dead early monday morning in a room he rented in a house on charleston way. police say they don't believe the shooting was random. they say witnesses saw the man run out of the house after the shooting and ride away on a bicycle. ( darya )san francisco has been named the poop capitol of the united states. that's according to real estate listing site, realty hop. realty hop tracked city streets and found that the poop problem in san francisco... is the worst of any major city in the u-s. in 20-17 the problem was more than 8 times worse than new york... and more than 20

times worse than chicago. san francisco recently adopted port-o-potty's that you may have seen scattered across the city... but the problem is... those close at 10 o'clock at night. many believe the rising homeless population is to blame. ( darya ) as for the worst neighborhoods for fecal matter... golden gate park, soma, the mission, and the ternderloin. ( james )family and friends are remembering the 20 people killed in a limo crash in upstate new york. flowers are now in the spot where 20- people lost their lives in saturday's accident. new york governor andrew cuomo ordered flags at half-staff in

honor of the victims. he says the modified-suv limousine failed inspection last month and was not supposed to be on the road. lawyers for prestige limousine say the limo was approved to be on the road by the department of transportation. ( james ) here in the bay area.. a limo company who shares the same name as the one involved in the crash... says they've received backlash. on monday night someone threw pumpkins vandalizing some of the limos. prestiege limosine owner rebecca satti says they are not affliated with the limo company in new york.. in fact they are not affliated with any other company in the country. ( james ) satti says her company has been around for 23 years.. and she hopes people will

understand they are not affliated with any of companies. ( darya ) high winds and sagging pg&e power lines.. caused the cascade fire in yuba county last year. that's according to cal fire. officials say the winds caused the power lines to touch... creating an electrical arc sending sparks into dry grass. the 20-17 cascade fire killed four people and destroyed more than 250 buildings. pg&e is facing dozens of lawsuits from insurers... which have spent billions of dollars settling homeowners' claims. ( darya ) another big story this morning...the man who escaped custody and stole a san jose police car has been arrested. andrew trujillo was first arrested early tuesday morning when police found him in a stolen semi truck on holger way in san jose. shortly after he was handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol car.. he escaped the cuffs and stole the patrol car. trujillo was

found later in hayward... in what police say was another stolen truck. ( james ) coming up on the kron four morning news...legal action taken against a hotel in oakland. hear from the woman who says she was inappopriately touched by a massage therapist. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... taylor swift doubles down and urges fans to vote democrat in the midterms as she becomes the most decorated female of all time at the american music awards. (ácommercialá) this is not a bed.

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no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 8is 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 ( darya )(ááá2 shot bamááá) taylor swift came away the big winner at the american music awards ... and also used her star power to send a message to her fans.( james ) swift kicked-off the night with a musical performance. she then went on to win all four categories she was

nominated in, including artist of the year. with 23 a-m-a honors to her name ... swift passes whitney houston as the most decorated female artist in american music awards' history. she also brought politics into the mix ... urging fans to vote in the midterm elections. < that this award and every single award given out tonight were voted on by the people and you know what else is voted on by the people.....is the midterm elections get out and vote. i love you guys.">( darya ) earlier this week swift broke her political silence ... by saying she would be voting in tennessee for democratic candidates. ( darya ) ( darya ) coming up next

on the kron 4 morning news... more community leaders are looking to join the fight against human trafficking.

(darya) lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on

through the weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. . golden gat bridge drive time less than bridge drive golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. accident cleared nb 17 at the sumit. traffic jammed from sugarloaf ( james ) that breaking news we are following... in the overnight hours hurricane michael has strengthened to a category four. the national weather service is calling the hurricane an unprecedented event. its expected to be the first major hurricane to hit the florida panhandle in 13-years.. but a

category four storm has never hit the panhandle. the storm is expected to make landfall this afternoon.. dumping up to a foot of rain. more than two-million people have been ordered to evacuate. ( james )(ááá2 shot bamááá) with hurricane michael expected to make landfall soon ... dave spahr is here to tell us more about the storm. ( darya ) happening ( darya ) the storm.

( darya ) happening now... police in the south bay are investigating a hate crime after a swastika and other graffiti was found on the pavement at a dental clinic. it's not the first time the office has been targeted. there have been two previous incidents ... and one doctor at the office believes she is being targed because she is muslim. in one incdent ... someone started a fire and in another someone broke a window at the office. the council on american islamic relations says hate crimes were up 8 percent last year... adding that the numbers may be higher ... because many victims are afraid to come ( darya )in the east bay... alameda police discovered drugs and several guns along

with ammunition... after conducting a probation search in hayward. this is a picture that was posted on the alameda county sheriff's office facebook page. the glock pistol in the upper portion of the picture was determined to be fully automatic... with 50 round drum magazines. cash was also recovered from the bust. ( james ) in the east bay... a woman is suing both the claremont hotel in berkeley and the massage therapist who she says touched her inappropriately. the woman... who is identified in the lawsuit as jane doe... says she has been going to the spa for the past 15 years. she'd even gotten massages from this therapist 4 or 5 times in the past with no incident... the woman shared her story with kron 4. ( james ) she did file a report with police immediately following the incident. police say it is an open investigation. so far the

therapist has not been arrested or charged with a crime. the claremont hotel has not responded to our requests for comment. ( james )new this morning... a guerneville man is arrested for having child porn. santa rosa police arrested 39- year-old michael wiley robins yesterday for possession of child pornography. back in august, a local business called police after finding robins flash drive. that flash drive had over 30 images of minors in disturbing sexual poses. police believe that robins does ánot have any connection to the victims in those pictures. robins was booked in the sonoma county jail. ( darya ) community leaders are discussing ways to confront the growing human trafficking issue in the bay area. a town hall meeting was held in dublin tuesday. state assemblywoman catharine baker sponsored the event that featured law enforcement and local non profit organizations. she says the problem is widespread. over the last seven years in alameda county, more that 47-

hundred youth were identified as being at risk or already involved in commercial sexual exploitation. ( darya )a white woman is being accused of racial profiling... after calling police on a black man who was babysitting 2 white children. it happened in atlanta when corey lewis... was approached by a white woman at a walmart parking lot... who asked to check on t kids. lewis refused to let her speak them... and she began to follow him to his house... and called 911 for a welfare check. when police arrived... lewis explained that he was babysitting the kids... and owns a youth mentorship owns a youth mentorship program. the kids were asked to step out of the car and explainto police what happened... and how they knew lewis. after listening... police let lewis go. the kids mother is a lawyer and was outraged after

learning what ( james ) members of three unions representing paramedics and e-m-ts gathered at the capital yesterday to protest proposition 11. in addition to mandating e-m-ts stay on call during their rest and meal breaks... the proposition would also eliminate private companies' liability for violating the exisiting law for work breaks in cases pending on or after october 25,2017. protestors say that is an attempt to protect private ambulance companies. more information on prop 11 is available at kron 4.com. ( james ) coming up next ... after 8 years serving san francisco as district attorney, george gascon has decided that he will not seek another term. we spoke with him to find out what he'll pursue next. ( james ) plus ... the future is cloudy for the remaining sears stores in the bay area ... as the company could file for bankruptcy. ( james ) and new concerns

about the quality of san francisco water. what city officials are saying about it. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. ( james ) and we are following breaking news as hurricane michael barrels towards the florida panhandle as a category 4 storm. we'll continue to track the storm. this isn't just any saturday. this is a saturday with the best wifi experience and your shows streaming wherever you go. and with savings on wireless, this is a saturday you can share with the whole family. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet and tv

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(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 from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond less than 20 min from the ( james ) happening now... social media posts in san francisco's sunset district have prompted the city to test drinking water. the water was tested one month ago ... but officials were back at the sunset reservoir yesterday conducting another round of water quality tests. the tests come after several days of online posts warning residents that home testing kits have found tap water contaminated with pesticides. city officials say they are confident the water is

safe. residents with concerns are encouraged to call the city at 3-1-1. ( james ) coming up at 7 o'clock ...a new scam is targeting elderly people in the bay area. and police have just released pictures of the two suspects they are looking for.we have the details in the next hour. arya) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic...

(dave)onshore flow and a deep marine layer will mean cool temperatures today. weak offshore flow will then likely develop late in the week, resulting in warmer and drier conditions from friday on through the

weekend. dry weather conditions are expected to persist well into next week.

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

( darya )(ááá2 shot ááá) after 8 years serving san francisco as district attorney, george gascon has decided that he will not seek another term. ( james ) gascon is the first latino and police chief to hold the position. kron 4 's ella sogomonian sat down with gascon to look back at his carrer as d-a. george gascon was sworn in george gascon george gascon was sworn in as the district attorney for the city and county of san francisco in 2011. the cuban american served as second in line with the lapd, then police chief in mesa arizona he came here to san franciso where he was also police chief and worked his way up to da of one of the most liberal regions in america...here he reprioritized the office's resources to target serious crimes.sot: george gascon, san

francisco district attorney// "a big part of my work was how do we create a safe community but do so without over incarcerating or over intrusiveness in our system. when you look at it going back the city today you know the violence levels in the city are substantially less than they were when i came here we averaged about 100 homicides a year we came down to half of that and contained taht pretty much thrugouht most of our violent crime has seen significant reductions back to 60s level."in 2009 the city's homicide rate dropped dramatically by half and has remained pretty steady ever since.he's lately battled a car break in epidemic which gascon's office reports they have gone down 20 percent from this time last year. and in january... gascon announced his office would dismiss more than three-thousand misdemeanor pot convictions dating back to 1975.sot: ella sogomonian, @ellasogomonian// "you were the first district attorney in the country reduce and reverse marijuana conviction so tell me how you came to that decision and how you feel to know that now

others across the country are trying to do the same."sot: george gascon, san francisco district attorney// "we wanted not only to provide relief for our community but we were hoping to provide amodel for the rest of the nation certainly the rest of california and thats what were doing today providing relief for hundreds and thousands of people. that hopefully will give them an avennue for better employement better housing better educational opportunities that are the things that keep people from having to reoffend."gascon has remained focused on community involvement.. police staffing.. and new technology to help fight crime that's set a trend for other regions across the u.s. ( darya ) happening now... police in healdsburg are looking for thieves who they say took an 800 pound hammer sculpture from the community center. the hammer sculpture is 21 feet long... and on loan from a local family. city officials believe it was taken on friday night... unfortunately security cameras weren't scheduled to be installed at the center for another couple

of weeks. there currently are no suspects. ( darya ) a popular bakery in the mission district has shut downafter decades of business. la victoria mexican bakery and cafe which is on the corner of 24th street and alabama street closed last night. they've been in business for 67 years and they're being forced to close because the new owne of the building-- are evicting the owners of the bakery.... although this location has shut down-- they'll continue baking bread at another location on third street near the 22nd street intersection in the dogpatch district. the new dogpatch location will only be a kitchen, and cafe. ( james ) a community health clinic in santa rosa is serving its patients in a unique way... since a wildfire destroyed its facility last year. on the inside it looks like any other exam room.. but on the outside its

quite different. thanks to a four million dollar grant.. nurses and doctors are using shipping containers. the clinic just started rebuilding their building four weeks ago.. they think it will take about a year to finish. ( james ) a major milestone for the orchard housing community in santa rosa. people who lost their homes in the tubbs fire got to tour their new homes yesterday. it is still a few weeks before they can move in. but neighbors tell kron-4 they are excited to be back... ( james ) new this morning, sears could file bankruptcy by the end of the week. that's according to the wall street journal. the retailer is facing a 134 million dollar debt payment that's due monday. so far, the company has not been able to work out a deal to restructure its debts and sell more assets. last week we told you that the company is closing 11 more sears and k-mart stores..including the k-mart on fitzgerald drive in pinole. ( james ) coming up at 7

o'clock ... we are following breaking news as hurricane michael barrels towards the florida panhandle as a category 4 storm. we'll continue to track the storm in the next hour. ( james ) we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero. it's time for the ross fall dress event.

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( james ) massive warehouse massive warehouse fire in oakland. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

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