( robin ) good morning and thanks for joining us on the kron 4 morning news. i'm robin winston. that breaking news we are following... another suspicious device found in new york this morning. this one addressed to actor robert deniro. this comes just one day after bombs were sent to the clintons... the obamas... cnn and several others. natasha chen is live in new york this mornign with the latest. gov. andrew gov. andrew cuomo/ -d- new york: "this is a different definition of terrorism. this is political terrorism."the fbi is warning more suspicious

packages could have been mailed out, after several were intercepted this week.john miller/nypd: it appears that an individual or individuals sent out multiple similar packages.on monday, a package targeting billionaire investor george soros was found in a mailbox. then tuesday, one intended for gov. andrew cuomo/ -d- new york: "this is a different definition of terrorism. this is political terrorism."the fbi is warning more suspicious packages could have been mailed out, after several were intercepted this week.john miller/nypd: it appears that an individual or individuals sent out multiple similar packages.on monday, a package targeting billionaire investor george soros was found in a mailbox. then tuesday, one intended for hillary clinton was discovered. and by wednesday, more devices were intercepted. former president barack obama, former attorney general eric holder, a democratic congresswoman, and cnn, all targets.luckily, none of the packages detonated. hillary clinton/former secretary of state: "we are fine, thanks to the men and women of the secret service, who intercepted the package

addressed to us long before it made its way to our home."a source familiar with the investigation says the packages were sent by first class mail, with the return address of debbie wasserman shultz's office in sunrise, florida.president donald trump has condemned the attacks, calling for unity and civil discoursepresident donald trump: "we want all sides to come together in peace and harmony, we can do it. we can do it. we can do it. it'll happen." ( robin ) thanks, natasha. ( robin ) kron 4 spoke with

former f-b-i agent rick smith. he believes that the people trying to pull this off are not experienced as the investigators trying to figure it out. rick smith served 25 years in the f-b-i..he believes the people behind the bomb threats and suspicious packages sent to politicians and a television network are not that sophisticated.the f-b-i says five packages containing explosives were sent to hilary clinton, former president barack obama and the c-n-n- offices in new york city the threats targeting prominent democrats but did not cause any injuries.

combination of the the both."> smith is confident the f-b-i, secret service, and the n-y-p-d will catch the perpetrators this week. ( robin ) toss weather. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the

coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the 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 ) breaking overnight --- a man turned himself in for starting a fire at his ex- partner's house in san jose monday. police say richard castillo was responsible for the one-alarm fire on hamilton park drive. he turned himself in later that day --- and was booked into the county jail. 15 ( robin ) a national response team is still investigating the construction fire that broke out earlier this week in oakland. the fire started at the ice house complex early tuesday morning. it took several hours to get under control....people who had paid money and planned to move in around christmas...are now searching

for answers, their money, and a plan b. as the bay area struggles to deal with a housing crisis... repsesentatives with the a-t-f said the fire wiping away so many homes is terrible....and they need to find a cause. ( robin) they are stopping short of calling it arson. but did reveal at a news conference there was a suspicious fire that started in a stairwell there back in april. ( robin ) in the north bay..... someone is recording people through the windows of their homes. a girl told police, she was in the shower ... and caught a man videotaping her. kron 4's justine waldman has the warning from petaluma police ... about this suspected peeper. ésu justine waldman"i did speak with the victim who told me she is too freaked out to

told me she is too freaked out to talk on camera. but that she def did not know the person who was recording her." traci sot this is disturbing after a man was caught recording a girl in the shower on stuart drive..people here plan to keep their windows locked.dan sot it scares me dan bagley got a call from his mom about a lot of police cars outside her home.now he's staying here to watch her.. and letting the dogs out ... for added protection.nats roof! vicious dog!nats barking it was dark around 7:30 on tuesday night, when the victim told police she was in the shower.and saw an arm holding an older model iphone recording her through the bathroom window.she screamed and the man ran away.su justine waldman"i did speak with the victim who told me she is too freaked out to talk on camera. but that she def did not know the person who was recording her."dan sot ohhhh i am not okay with that the recording likely went on for sereval minutes, according to police.with the man getting access to the house through a fence.neighbors are now creeped out... and concerned about their families safety. sot i am a grandmom and a mom this is not allowed in my town su justine waldman"police do not have a suspect description but are asking people to keep an eye out for suspicious behavior. in petaluma justine waldman kron 4 news."

( robin )along the penninsula, a woman is lucky to be alive after her car was hit by a train. kron 4's charles clifford has details on the dangerous intersection in menlo park. according to the menlo park fire protection district, a woman in her 30's was driving alone in her honda civic westbound on ravenswood avenue tuesday evening when she got caught in a traffic backup. her car was left partially sitting on the caltrain tracks. moments later, the train crossing signal turned on and the arms started to drop. the driver apparently honked her horn, but the cars ahead of her

didn't move. her civiv was struck in the rear by a southbound train travelling nearly 80 miles per hour. the vehilce spun around and landed parrellel to the tracks. first responders arriving on scene found the woman shaken up and complaining of neck pain. she was taken to the hospital but is expected to be ok. the car suffered heavy damage.natsunfortuanley, this isn't the first time there has been a problem at this intersection. back in 2015, a woman was killed when her car got stuck on the tracks in a very simliar way. the intersection is also notorious for problems because it is the convergance point of multiple lanes of traffic, multiple crosswalks, driveways, businesses, and a caltrains stations. neighbor says the intersection makes them nervous.sotsotsotmenlo park's fire chief said in a statment that he has long been frustrated by this intersections saying"this should have been improved years ago but the debate on how to fix this crossing has gone on for decades."the chief also says that many different

ideas have been suggested over the years including tunnelling ravenswood under the tracks and rerouting traffic to other crossings but there currently no plans in the works to move forward with any of those ideas. (robin) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... we take a look at some of the worst commutes in the bay area. (robin) and then --- after nearly 130 years --- an east bay restaurant surprisingly closed it's doors. (robin) but first --- californians could be at greater risk of flooding because of wildfires. (robin) and here's a live look outside...at the san mateo bridge.

we've hadfor a long time.is in san francisco and half-measures haven't fixed it. homelessness doesn't just hurt homeless people. it hurts all of us. that's why we're all voting "yes" on c. the plan is paid for by corporations that just got a massive tax break. it's time for them to give back by helping all of us to fix our homeless crisis. with more affordable housing... expanded mental-health services... clean restrooms and safe shelters. vote "yes" on c. it helps all of us. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

(robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. 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 )

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accountable for the actions of his priests. that is what a new lawsuit intends to do... on behalf of two priest abuse survivors... one from the bay area. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story (pkg)legal action aimed at stopping the abuse of children at the hands of catholic priests by forcing the vatican to reveal everything it has on the subjectsot

anderson/files lawsuit against the vatican: "the vatican and the pope and the present one as well as the past one that are the source of the crisis"> the attorney behind a new federal lawsuit jeff anderson explains why he believes the pope is culpable for the behavior of priests all over the worldsotthe plantiffis are james keenan of st. paul minnesota and pinole resident kathleen stonebraker sotanderson

admits he has tried and failed at suing the vatican twice before. he is hoping this time will be succeesfulsotin san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (pkg) legal action aimed at stopping the abuse of children at the hands of catholic priests by forcing the vatican to reveal everything it has on the subjectsotthe attorney behind a new federal lawsuit jeff anderson explains why he believes the pope is culpable for the behavior of priests all over the worldsotthe plantiffis ( robin ) local l-g-b-t-q organizations are responding to the leaked memo from the new york times. last night... groups came together at san jose city hall to show support for the transgender and non-binary community.

decide for themselves who they are and for that to be respected socially, within their families, and legally."> ( robin ) the trump administration is reportedly planning to make it a law to recognize only two genders... male and female...and that would be based soley on birth gender. ( robin ) officials say californians are at greater risk of flooding and debris flows because of wildfires. the state department of water resources says more than 7 million california residents are at risk of flooding. experts say post-fire floods are a greater risk to homes downslope from scorched areas because the ground cannot absorb the water... which then picks up dbeirs as it flows. the warning was issued at a press conference near montecito in santa barbara county. that's where january debris flow from the thomas fire burn scar killed 21 people and destroyed homes... (robin) still ahead on the kron four morning news... an east bay institution has

closed it's doors after nearly 130 years. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the hollywood minute is coming up after the break. (robin) welcome back to

the kron four morning news. i'm tracking your entertainment headlines today... which is filled with a big ball of movies and music and popular culture! here's david daniel with the hollywood minute. (singing) "tell me something, girl...""a star is born" writer, director, producer and star bradley cooper could receive multiple oscar nominations -- but not for songwriting. warner brothers has chosen three songs from the film to submit for best original song consideration: "shallow," "i'll never love again," and "always remember us this way." lady gaga is a

co-writer on all three, but not cooper. only two songs per film can actually be nominated, per academy rules. (singing) "here comes the change -- we're comin' of age..."speaking of movie music, kesha has dropped the video for "here comes the change," from the ruth bader ginsburg bio-pic "on the basis of sex." felicity jones plays the future u-s supreme court justice in the film, which opens in december."i would like to thank harvey weinstein.""harvey weinstein, who believed in us and made this movie.""harvey weinstein." "thank you, harvey weinstein." how times have changed. with harvey weinstein's rape and sexual assault trial approaching, there's a new documentary, "the reckoning: hollywood's worst-kept secret," which explores inside accounts of the culture- changing scandal. the film is available on demand november sixth -- election day. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay

bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. welcome back. checking

in on your morning forecast. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold

tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. 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 ) you still have a chance at

becoming an instant millionaire --- after no winning ticket was sold for last night's powerball drawing. but there is a chance to get 5 of the 6 numbers. the numbers are 56, 23, 45, 21, 3 and 22 after last night the powerball jackpot is now up to 750 million dollars ( robin ) that drawing came after it was revealed that

there was just one winner in tuesday's one-and-a-half billion dollar mega millions lottery. that winning ticket was sold in the town of simpsonville, south carolina. it's unclear who bought that winning ticket, but the store that sold it will get 50-thousand dollars. tonight's drawing comes after it was revealed that there was just one winner in tuesday's one-and-a-half billion dollar mega millions lottery. that winning ticket was sold in the town of simpsonville, south carolina. it's unclear who bought that winning ticket, but the store that sold it will get 50-thousand dollars. ( robin ) an east bay favorite.. berkeley's oldest restaurant ... suddenly closed its doors to customers. spengers will no longer be serving its well known seafood.kron 4's alecia reid has more. pkg a friend texted me about it.one after the other ... patrons showed up for dinner wednesday night to a shuttered restaurant, and no explanation ... just a sign saying

spengers has closed its doors permanently .... and an apology for any inconvenience. we like it, we like it. good food. nice people insi, the waitress, manager, its very clean inside.diners will have to find somplace else to feed their seafood craving. the berkeley landmark .... has served a number of celebrities as well as locals .... for now, the establishment has applied for a change in ownership. i think the institution being gone is quite sadwhen they started to take down stuff on the end of the building i thought they would keep the restaurant and add things to it. i didn't expect it to close all the way. neighbors better gear up. in addition to nearby brennan's, that was around for 60 years and 3 generations .... but closed for good in september ... there will definitely be more changes along 4th street. it's an old establishment so i think there are a lot of new options around here. but it's a solid seafood restaurantwe

spotted employees inside, but regardless of how hard we tried, they would not acknowledge us.change is always hardstandupso many questions tonight, and still no answers.we reached out to the owners for comment, but as of this hour we haven't heard back.reporting live from berkeley ... alecia reid ... kron 4 news. ( robin )a case of bullying at a north bay middle school .... and a family says, the district is ignoring their son's cries for help.kron 4's j-r stone met with the boy and his family and they explain what has been going on. bullied from day 1, harassed from day 1a santa rosa mom is speaking out. saying her son has been bullied since the years started at lawrence cook middle school and she says both school administrators and the district have yet to punish anyone. as to what her son is dealing with.sot he's getting his hair pulled...sprayed with the water in the restroom...spitting gum at him...on his clothes and in his hairfor her son's safety

we are not showing the 11 year old. the boy tells me a group of around 10 has been after him. he is african american and they are latin. his brother thinks race is one of the issues here. sot i think there is multiple reasons to why he is bulled...i think race homophobia....size weight...he also has a unique personality that separates him from the other kids.according to his family the school has offered to transfer him but transportation would not be included. his family is angered saying he is the victim and shouldn't have to move elsewhere because of it. the latest incident happened wednesday when a group tried to steal his backpack and in the process tied his shoes together. the school says they are investigating but the family is still upset.sot i think these kids need to be suspended maybe expelled....it is their civil right to be safe at schoolj.r. stone kron 4 news.

and in new jersey --- koeberle bull says she got a hateful facebook message from a man who said he hoped her children would die. she then contacted authorities. come to find out... police say her actions possibly prevented a mass shooting... states away in kentucky. kentucky state police say when they arrived at the home of dylan jarrell... the man who sent the message. he was pulling out of his driveway...with hundreds of rounds of ammunition.. a bulletproof vest...and a 100- round high capacity magazine. and a detailed plan of attack on two school districts in kentucky. jarrell is being held on charges of terroristic threatening and harassing communications. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... it's no secret that traffic is an issue here in the bay area. but what areas are the worst?

we'll take alook. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. ( robin )it is no

surprise traffic in the bay area is bad ... but a new report shows the specific areas of the bay which make up the top ten worst traffic spots. kron 4 's rob fladeboe tells us about the worst commutes in the south bay. coming in at number three on

the list of thebay area's worst commutes is theafternoon slog on south bound u.s. 101 from sunnyvale to san jose. the mtc says commuters here and across the bay area are spending an average 3-point-6 minutes per day at speeds lower than 35 miles per hour. number four on the list is the afternoon commute here on northbound interstate 680 from scott creek road in fremont to andrade road in sunol. across the region, the time people spend sitting in traffic has increased 65 percent since 2000 and 80 percent since the 2010recession. rush hour everywhere all the time is a huge drag on the economy says silcon valley leadership group c.e.o. carl guardino.carl guardino/silicon valley leadership group "...the commute hour has turned into the 24 hour commute hour throughout the bay area. and it's a drag on the economy for two reasons. one: just the condition of our roads is so bad that it's costing drivers and average of $793 dollars a

year...and number two....it's costing us money because of delays, would you rather be sitting in traffic or would you rather be at work pr at home with your family, that's the decision that people are saying i give up on the bay area and california because we cant come to terms with the conditions of our roads and the traffic that we face..." rob fladeboe/san jose "....getting the blame for the 24-7 traffic is the imbalance of job growth and housing with most of the jobs coming in the city centers while much of the housing so far has been built along the fringes. says the mtc's john goodwin...it's just more people commutingfarther, in san jose rob fladeboe mron4news (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... there's a new tactic to try and reach potential voters this election season, and experts say while it might be

annoying for some, it's also working. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (ácommercialá) checking in on your

morning forecast. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near

the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny.

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) the f-d-a has approved a

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) the f-d-a has approved a brand new flu treatment. it comes after the deadliest u.s. flu season in 40 years.. the f-d-a has approved what's described as a fast-acting, single-dose oral medication... indicating it's coming at a time when it's badly needed.. genentech is selling the medication under the brand name zo-flu-za... it's a pill that can reduce flu symptoms after just one dose. it's approved for people age 12 and older who have had the flu for no more than 48

hours. the annoucement follows a terrible flu season.. with more than 80-thousand people dying from the flu in the u.s.....and many more hospitalized. it's been roughly 20 years since a new treatment was approved... officials stress that while this additional treatment option is important... it's not a replacement for a yearly vaccine. ( robin ) the maker of an expensive cholesterol drug is slashing the list price... which should make it more affordable for patients. amgen said, it is immediately cutting the price of repatha.. by 60- percent... from about 14- thousand dollars to 5- thousand- 800 dollars a year. the company's c-e-o says, the cut will particularly help medicare benificiaries. many people now face out- of- pocket costs of 370 - dollars per month. that will drop to 25- to 150- per month... depending on their prescription plan. this move could help boost amgen's

share in the u-s market. ( robin ) seven children have died and a dozen others were sickened by an virus outbreak at a nursing and rehabilitation center in haskell, new jersey. a-deno-viruses typically cause mild illness in young kids.but health officials say the number seven strain of the virus found at the facility is -- quote -- "affecting medically fragile children with severely compromised immune systems." officials say the strain is usually associated with a disease in communal living spaces. a state department of health team has found minor handwashing deficiencies at the center. the facility will not admit any new patients until the outbreak ends. there is no specific treatment for a-deno-virus. but new jersey's health commissioner says it's unlikely the outbreak will pose a wider threat. ( robin ) first came the robocalls. but now, political campaigns around the

country are sending campaign text messages to mobile phones - if they have your number. kron 4's anna wiernicki (war-nik-ee) reports a g-o-p strategist says the political texts have, indeed, become more popular this election cycle than ever before, and it's completely legal. nats pop: ding, dinganna wiernicki: another text message-- sent directly from a political campaign to your mobile phone, asking for your money. or your vote.eric wilsonchief digital officer, definers public affairstake cg @ 0:09-0:14i get about three texts a day from themanna wiernicki: eric wilson is a digital strategist based in washington dche hasn't been registered to vote in texas for a decade, but still gets personalized texts from the beto o'rourke texas senate campaign asking for his vote. eric wilson: it's certainly annoying, but illegal it's not. anna wiernicki: while most of us read them and hit delete, one texas man is suing the beto o'rourke campaign-- demanding $500 per unwanted text message. anna wiernicki (stand up)@annaewiernickitake cg @ 0:35-0:46the lawsuit claims the texts violate the 1991 telephone consumer protection actbut the

political campaigns say...as long as the texts are being physically dialed by an individual, the messages are completely legal.anna wiernicki: chris evans, the communications director for o'rourke's campaign said in a statement, "our grassroots volunteer program with thousands of texans canvassing, phone banking, texting and organizing is the largest this state has seen. it is fully compliant with the law."anna wiernicki: wilson says get used to it. he says more campaigns are switching to text messaging because it's a direct line to voters eric wilson: we all have cell phones, and we all get text messages, so it's the best way to reach everyone.anna wiernicki: most people voluntarily give their number when they sign up to votewhich means your phone number is likely on a master list that campaigns can easily access.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... david schwimmer from the t-v show friends is trying to clear his name in a beer robbery case. (robin) and here's a live

look outside...from the sutro cam. (ácommercialá)

>> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some

form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. 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 ) a robber caught on serveillance video stealing beer looks ásoá much like

david schwimmer --- that the actor himself felt the need to provide an alibi. this is the original footage of the robbery last month in the british town of blackpool. and immediately people noticed the suspect's striking resemblance to the character "ross" from friends. and the actor himself even took notice. schwimmer schwimmer posted a spoof video of himself re- enacting the incident with the comment: "officers i swear it wasn't me, as you can see i was in new york."the police responded to the tweet --- saying they had investigated and could confirm that schwimmer was in the u-s on the day in question. ( robin ) we are continuing to follow the breaking news of another suspicious package addressed to actor --- and critic of president trump --- robert de niro. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá)

we've hadfor a long time.is in san francisco and half-measures haven't fixed it. homelessness doesn't just hurt homeless people. it hurts all of us. that's why we're all voting "yes" on c. the plan is paid for by corporations that just got a massive tax break. it's time for them to give back by helping all of us to fix our homeless crisis. with more affordable housing... expanded mental-health services... clean restrooms and safe shelters. vote "yes" on c. it helps all of us. ( james )(ááá2 shotááá)

breaking news ... an intense nationwide manhunt underway for someone who targeted half a dozen prominent democrats with bombs.the f-b- is calling it domestic terrorism. and new this morning ... a bomb was sent to robert deniro. (lydia) here is a map showing the intended targets from yesterday.they include the clintons, the obamas and california congresswoman maxine waters. the suspicious packages contained pipe bombs and were intercepted before they reached their targets. natasha chen has the latest. gov. andrew cuomo/ -d- new york: "this is a different definition of terrorism. this is political terrorism."the fbi is warning more suspicious packages could have been mailed out, after several were intercepted this week.bryan paarmann/fbi special agent in

charge: it appears that an individual or individuals sent out multiple similar packages. on monday, a gov. andrew cuomo/ -d- new york: "this is a different definition of terrorism. this is political terrorism."the fbi is warning more suspicious packages could have been mailed out, after several were intercepted this week.bryan paarmann/fbi special agent in charge: it appears that an individual or individuals sent out multiple similar packages.on monday, a package targeting billionaire investor george soros was found in a mailbox. then tuesday, one intended for hillary clinton was discovered. and by wednesday, more devices were intercepted. former president barack obama, former attorney general eric holder, a democratic congresswoman, and cnn, all targets.luckily, none of the packages detonated.hillary clinton/former secretary of state: "we are fine, thanks to the men and women of the secret service, who intercepted the package addressed to us long before it made its way to our home."a source familiar with the investigation says the packages were sent by first class mail, with the return

address of debbie wasserman shultz's office in sunrise, florida.president donald trump has condemned the attacks, calling for unity and civil discoursepresident donald trump: "we want all sides to come together in peace and harmony, we can do it. we can do it. we can do it. it'll happen." thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out ( darya ) good morning i'm lydia pantazas filling in for darya folsom.(

james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. no major hot spots. bay bridge

wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. (lydia) in the south bay ... police are looking for a man who exposed himself to victims multiple times near a park.( james ) kron 4's sara stinson is live in san jose with the details. sara? good morning, san jose police say the man approached victims walking near parkview park in his car and exposed himself...this

happened three different times. take a look at this map you can see where the park is located on bluefield drive. police say he drove on the side of the road, engaged with the victims in coversation, asking them for directions - then he would expose himself and drive away.this first happened during the late afternoon hours on september 25th and the other times followed in the next three weeks.we have sketch of the man police are looking for here...he's 20 - 39 years old, medium build with black or brown hair in a ponytail with a mustache and beard.here is a picture of the car police say he was driving which is a late model silver toyota matrix hatchback with a stylish calligraphy m design on the front windshield....there was also several bumper stickets on the bumper.police want to know if anyone else has experienced this and if you recognize the pictures of the cars or man we just showed you

call san jose police immediately.i'm live in san jose, sara stinson, kron four news.### thanks sara. we will check back with you through out (lydia) in the north bay..... someone is recording people through the windows of their homes. a girl told police she was in the shower ... and caught a man recording her on video. the incident happened tuesday night ... at a home on stuart drive in petaluma. the victim told police she was in the shower.and saw an arm holding an older model iphone recording her through the bathroom window. she screamed and the man ran away. neighbors in the area are now creeped out ... and concerned about their families safety. < ohhhh i am not okay with thatyou know this is unacceptable and i will put the word out in my neighborhood.this is not allowed in my town we'll put it that way.>(lydia) petaluma police do not have a description of the suspect ... but they are asking people to keep an eye out and report any suspicious behavior.

( james ) now to the east bay ... where the oakland fire chief called for outside help ... in the construction site fire investigation the fire started at the ice house apartment complex early tuesday morning. it took hours to get the blaze under control... and even hours later, hot spots flared up. as the bay area struggles to deal with a housing crisis ... federal agents with the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms are helping to find the cause of the suspicious fire. ( james ) investigators are stopping short of calling it arson. but did reveal there was a suspicious fire that started in a stairwell back in april. ( james ) in the south bay ...a man turns himself in for starting a fire at the home of

his ex-girlfriend. that fire was set at a home on the 39-hundred block of hamilton park drive early monday morning. police say richard castillo was upset at his ex ... and started the fire. no one was injured but the homeowner was displaced. castillo was booked into county jail on arson charges. (lydia) a napa woman is sentenced for starting 3 fires near lake berryessa. tho fires were set between 2015 and last year. 61-year-old debra ann windholz was arrested last december. she was sentenced yesterday to four years probation and 180 days in the county jail. as part of her plea agreement... she will have to register as an arson offender. the fire she set are not connected to the north bay wildfires of last year. ( james )(ááá2 shotááá) lottery fever continues ... after no one won the powerball jackpot. the winnings are now up to 750 million.(lydia)

here are the numbers from last night's drawing. they are 56, 23, 45, 21, 3 powerball of 22 with a powerplay of 2 times . the next power ball drawing is saturday. ( james ) the drawing comes after it was revealed that there was just one winner in tuesday's one- and-a-half billion dollar mega millions lottery. that winning ticket was sold in the town of simpsonville, south carolina. it's unclear who bought that winning ticket, but the store that sold it will get 50-thousand dollars. ( james ) still ahead ... a bay area mother is speaking out after she says her son is being bullied at school and teachers are doing nothing to stop it. you'll hear from the mother coming up. ( james ) and two people are killed in a shooting at a grocery store. we have

the details. ( james ) and after the break... we break down the worst freeway commute in bay area. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. checking the bay bridge commute on wb 80. your drive time is less than 30 min from the maze to fremont street ♪ you know when you're at ross and the cute dress gets even cuter?

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coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. 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. (lydia)it is no surprise traffic in the temperatures beginning to

climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is wb 80 is less then 30 min from

the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101.

(lydia)it is no surprise traffic in the bay area is bad ... but a new report shows the specific areas of the bay

which make up the top ten worst traffic spots. kron 4 's rob fladeboe tells us about the worst commutes in the south bay. coming in at number three on the list of thebay area's worst commutes is theafternoon slog on south bound u.s. 101 from sunnyvale to san jose. the mtc says commuters here and across the bay area are spending an average 3-point-6 minutes per day at speeds lower than 35 miles per hour. number four on the list is the afternoon commute here on northbound interstate 680 from scott creek road in fremont to andrade road in sunol. across the region, the time people spend sitting in traffic has increased 65 percent since 2000 and 80 percent since the 2010recession. rush hour everywhere all the time is a huge drag on the economy says silcon valley leadership group c.e.o. carl guardino.carl guardino/silicon valley

leadership group "...the commute hour has turned into the 24 hour commute hour throughout the bay area. and it's a drag on the economy for two reasons. one: just the condition of our roads is so bad that it's costing drivers and average of $793 dollars a year...and number two....it's costing us money because of delays, would you rather be sitting in traffic or would you rather be at work pr at home with your family, that's the decision that people are saying i give up on the bay area and california because we cant come to terms with the conditions of our roads and the traffic that we face..." rob fladeboe/san jose "....getting the blame for the 24-7 traffic is the imbalance of job growth and housing with most of the jobs coming in the city centers while much of the housing so far has been built along the fringes. says the mtc's john goodwin...it's just more people commutingfarther, in san jose rob fladeboe mron4news

( james ) a north bay mother says a case of bullying at her son's middle school is being ignored by school administrators. a santa rosa mom is speaking out saying her son has been bullied at lawrence cook middle school and she says school officials have yet to punish anyone. for her son's safety we are not showing the 11 year old. he is african american and his brother thinks race is why he is being bullied:

transportation would not be included. his family is angered saying he is the victim and shouldn't have to move to another school because of it. ( james ) in national news... two people have died in a shooting at a kroger grocery store on the outskirts of louisville, kentucky. police say the shooter walked into the store and shot one man multiple times before leaving. he then came across a woman in the parking lot... where he shot multiple times at her... before getting into a shootout with an armed citizen. the gunman was arrested a few blocks away after running from the scene. police are looking for a motive for the shootings. (lydia) coming up on the kron 4 morning news...we continue to follow breaking news ...where a ninth bomb has been found in delaware ... this one addressed to former vice president joe biden. (lydia) and after the break...a mom is being called a hero for stopping a school shooting hundreds of miles away. how police say she stopped a massacre. ( james ) and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

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temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

(lydia)(ááá2 shotááá) police say the actions of a woman in new jersey ... possibly prevented a mass school shooting ... states away.( james ) koeberle bull says she got a hateful facebook message from a man who said he hoped her children would die. she called 9-1-1. it was discovered that the man was living in kentucky. police stopped 20-year-old dylan jarrell ... just as he was pulling out of his driveway with a gun, ammunition, a bulletproof vest .... and a detailed plan of attack on two school districts in kentucky. the woman who tipped off police says she wasn't just protecting her kids.

would, in the same situation, just do the same thing. because, obviously, you never know. it could be an idle threat or it could be the next mass shooter that you're stopping.>(lydia) jarrell is being held on charges of terroristic threatening and harassing communications. (áááwillááá) a school threat in the east bay. will tran is live with the story.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen temperatures beginning to

climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james )(ááá2 shotááá) breaking news ... an intense nationwide manhunt underway for someone who targeted half a dozen prominent democrats with bombs.the f-b- is calling it domestic terrorism. and new this morning ... a bomb was sent to actor robert deniro. and in the past half hour...the fbi says what appears to be a bomb that was addressed to former vice president joe biden was intercepted in delaware. that's a total of 9 bombs this week. (lydia) here is a map showing the intended targets from yesterday.they include the clintons and the obamas and california congresswoman maxine waters. the suspicious packages contained pipe bombs and were intercepted before they reached their targets. here is video of the a truck carrying the bomb that was found at deniros offices this morning.a source familiar with

the investigation says the packages were sent by first class mail, with the return address of debbie wasserman shultz's office in sunrise, florida.president donald trump has condemned the attacks, calling for unity and civil discourse (lydia) here in the bay area ... a local security bay area ... a here in the (lydia) here in the bay area ... a local security expert is weighing in on the threats.( james ) rick smith served 25 years in the f-b-i ... and believes the people

behind the bomb threats and suspicious packages are not that sophisticated ... and that the threats are politically motivated.

there will be increased security at freedom high school in oakley after a threat was made against the school. the fbi and district attorney are investigating. thanks will. thanks will. we will

check back with you through out the morning. (lydia) happening today ... thousands of u-c-s-f hospital employees will be protesting outside the university for a final full day of striking. protestors are striking against the university outsourcing jobs within the hospital. in addition to health and medical professionals other ... hospital workers will be at the picket lines. many of the workers are demanding higher pay. the strike is scheduled to end at 3:59 a-m on friday morning. ( james ) new developments in the priest abuse scandal. an east bay woman is sharing her story ... taking legal action, as she takes aim at the pope. the new lawsuit is an effort to stop the abuse of children at the hands of catholic priests ... by

forcing the vatican to reveal everything it has on the subject. the plantiffis in the suit are a man from minnesota ... and pinole resident kathleen stone-braker. ( james ) a new report was released by the lawfirm ... indicating more than three dozen san jose priests abused children. that's more than double the 15 names released last week by san jose's bishop. the san jose diocese addressed that discrepancy ... noting that most of the additional priests were not assigned by the bishop of san jose, so the diocese had no records on them. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news...a popular east bay restaurant suddenly closed its doors to customers. we'll have the story in just a few minutes. ( james ) plus...

california is at a greater risk of flooding because of wildfires. we'll show you the areas of most ( james ) and next...we'll take you to the south bay where a rally was held last night to show support for the transgender community. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. ♪ you know when you're at ross and the cute dress gets even cuter? yesssss. or when you can say yes... to both.

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( james ) local l-g-b-t-q organizations are responding to the the white house's plans to change the way gender is defined by law. last night... groups came together at san jose city hall to show support for the transgender and non-binary community. ( james ) the trump administration is reportedly planning to make it a law to recognize only two genders... male and female...and that would be based soley on birth gender. ( james ) coming up after the break...steph curry is on fire. see his incredible performace during last night's game. this isn't just any saturday.

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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 for just $39.99 a month for 12 months and ask how you can save on your wireless bill when you include xfinity mobile. click, call or visit a store today. ( james ) californians are at greater risk of flooding and debris flows because of wildfires. state officials say more than 7 million california residents are at risk of flooding. experts say post-fire floods are a greater risk to homes downslope from scorched areas because the ground cannot absorb the water... which then picks up dbeirs as it flows. you may remember that back in january disaster struck in santa barbara. thats where

debris flow from the thomas fire burn scar killed 21 people and destroyed homes. ( james ) ( darya )( john ) checking bay area roads before you head out the door. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near

the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. major hot spot in san jose nb

101 at mckee accident blocks the two lef lanes.. bay bridge wb 80 is major hot spot in san jose nb 101 at mckee

accident blocks the two lef lanes.. 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

(lydia) in the east bay ... berkeley's oldest restaurant ... suddenly closed its doors to customers. spengers will no longer be serving its well known seafood.kron 4's alecia reid has more. this is a shock to everyone. it seems like the closure came out of nowhere ... and word is spreading fast.pkg a friend texted me about it.one after the other ... patrons showed up for dinner wednesday night to a shuttered restaurant, and no explanation ... just a sign saying spengers has closed its doors permanently .... and an apology for any inconvenience. we like it, we like it. good food. nice people inside, the waitress, manager, its very clean inside.diners will have to find somplace else to feed their seafood craving. the

berkeley landmark .... has served a number of celebrities as well as locals .... for now, the establishment has applied for a change in ownership. i think the institution being gone is quite sadwhen they started to take down stuff on the end of the building i thought they would keep the restaurant and add things to it. i didn't expect it to close all the way. neighbors better gear up. in addition to nearby brennan's, that was around for 60 years and 3 generations .... but closed for good in september ... there will definitely be more changes along 4th street. it's an old establishment so i think there are a lot of new options around here. but it's a solid seafood restaurantwe spotted employees inside, but regardless of how hard we tried, they would not acknowledge us.change is always hardstandupso many questions tonight, and still no answers.we reached out to the owners for comment, but as of this hour we haven't heard back.reporting live from berkeley ... alecia reid ... kron 4 news. (lydia) for your health this morning ... a new flu treament has been approved ... for the first time in nearly 20 years. it comes after the deadliest u.s. flu season in 40 -years. the f-d-a has approved what is

described as a fast- acting, single- dose oral medication... genentech is selling the medication under the brand name zo-flu-za... it is a pill that can reduce flu symptoms after just one dose. it is approved for people age 12 and older... who have had the flu for no more than 48 -hours. the annoucement follows a terrible flu season.. with more than 80-thousand people dying from the flu in the u.s..... and many more hospitalized. officials stress, that while this additional treatment option is important... it is not a replacement for getting a yearly vaccine shot. ( james ) the raiders are getting ready to host the colts. the week started with the amari cooper trade... and yesterday the talk centered on two major topics -- if any more trades will happen... and the reports that derek carr's relationship with the team is fractured. raiders tight end lee smith backing up his quarterback. < us as players have zero issues with derek carr. he is

our leader, he has always been our leader. we put a c on his chest for a reason along with rodney hudson " >( james ) right now the raiders are on a losing skid. they are going into sunday's game with a 1 and 5 record. ( james ) an incredible night for warriors star steph curry. he scored 51 points in 3 quarters ... against the washington wizards.lets get straight to the highlights. --1st quarter... steph curry came out on fire... and just stayed that way... 23 points in the first quarter... in the second quarter ... everyone just keeps feeding curry the ball. he was draining it from all over the court. he scored 20-points in 3rd quarter ... for a total of 51 points before we was pulled from the game. 11-of-16 from behind the arc... two shy of his nba record of 13 kevin durant

added 30 points... warriors win 144-122. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... are you annoyed with the political robo-calls and texts yet? get used to them. they are more popular than ever. we'll take a closer look coming up at 6 a.m. ( james ) and we continue to follow breaking news ...where a ninth bomb has been found in delaware .you are looking at a live aerial shot of a mail processing center there.the latest target ... former vice president joe biden.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ( robin ) major hot spot temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. ( james ) coming up in the next hour ... we continue to follow breaking news ...where a ninth bomb has been found in delaware .you are looking at a live aerial shot of a mail processing center there.the latest target ... former vice president joe biden. ( james ) we are continuing to follow the

breaking news of another suspicious package addressed to package suspicious of another breaking news follow the breaking news of another suspicious package addressed to actor --- and critic of president trump --- robert de niro.

( james )(ááá2 shotááá) breaking news ... an intense nationwide manhunt underway for someone who

targeted half a dozen prominent democrats with bombs. the f-b- is calling it domestic terrorism. and new this morning ... a bomb was sent to robert deniro... and possibly former vice president joe biden in deleware.(lydia) here is a map showing the intended targets.they include the clintons and the obamas and california congresswoman maxine waters. the suspicious packages contained pipe bombs and were intercepted before they reached their targets. natasha chen has the latest. gov. andrew cuomo/ -d- new york: "this is a different definition of terrorism. this is political terrorism."the fbi is warning more suspicious packages could have been mailed out, after several were intercepted this week.bryan paarmann/fbi special agent in

charge: it appears that an individual or individuals sent out multiple similar packages. on monday, a package targeting billionaire investor george soros was found in a mailbox. then tuesday, one intended for hillary clinton was discovered. and by wednesday, more devices were intercepted. former president barack obama, former attorney general eric holder, a democratic congresswoman, and cnn, all targets.luckily, none of the packages detonated.hillary clinton/former secretary of state: "we are fine, thanks to the men and women of the secret service, who intercepted the package addressed to us long before it made its way to our home."a source familiar with the investigation says the packages were sent by first class mail, with the return address of debbie wasserman shultz's office in sunrise,

florida.president donald trump has condemned the attacks, calling for unity and civil discoursepresident donald trump: "we want all sides to come together in peace and harmony, we can do it. we can do it. we can do it. it'll happen." it. it'll happen." thanks natasha. (lydia) here in the bay area ... a local security expert is weighing in on the threats.( james ) rick smith served 25 years in the f-b-i ... andbelieves the people behind the bomb threats and suspicious packages are

not that sophisticated ... and that the threats are politically motivated.

major hot spot in san jose nb 101 at mckee accident blocks the two left lanes. jammed from cap ex. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near

the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. ( james ) happening today... there will be increased security at freedom high school in oakley after a threat was made against the school.(lydia) kron 4's will tran is live at the school this morning with the details. will.

thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. (lydia) in the south bay ... police are looking for a man who exposed himself to victims in at least three

separate incidents.( james ) kron 4 sara stinson is live in san jose. sara? san jose police released a sketch of the man. they describe him as a hispanic or samoan man with a medium to heavy build. he was also last seen with a full beard and his black or brown hair in a ponytail. the incidents happened between september 25th and october 15th in the area near parkview park. police say he would drive up to his victims ... ask for directions ... and then expose himself and drive away. police believe he is driving a late model silver toyota matrix or similar style vehicle. they say it has a stylish "m" calligraphy design on the front windshield and several bumper stickers on the rear bumper. if you have any information you are urged to call san jose police.

thanks sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. (lydia) in the north bay..... someone is recording people through the windows of their homes. a woman told police she was in the shower ... and caught a man recording her on video. the incident happened tuesday night ... at a home on stuart drive in petaluma. the victim told police she was in the

shower.and saw an arm holding an older model iphone recording her through the bathroom window. she screamed and the man ran away. neighbors in the area are now creeped out ... and concerned about their families safety. ( james ) now to the east bay ... where oakland's fire chief is brining in outside help to investigate the construction site fire. the fire started at the ice house apartment complex early tuesday morning. it took hours to get the blaze under control... and even hours later, hot spots flared up. as the bay area struggles to deal with a housing crisis ... federal agents with the bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms are helping to find the cause of the suspicious fire. ( james )in the south bay ... a man turns himself in for starting a fire at the home of his ex-girlfriend. that fire was set at a home on the 39-hundred block of hamilton park drive early monday morning. police say richard castillo was upset at

his ex ... and started the fire. no one was injured but the homeowner was displaced. castillo was booked into county jail on arson charges. ( james ) a napa woman is sentenced for starting 3 fires near lake berryessa. those fires were set between 2015 and last year. 61-year-old debra ann windholz was arrested last december. she was sentenced yesterday to four years probation and 180 days in the county jail. as part of her plea agreement... she will have to register as an arson offender. the fire she set are not connected to the north bay wildfires of last year. (lydia)san franciso mayor london breed attened the opening of a new ice cream shop in the hopes of bringing more people to one neighborhood. bi-rite market opened in the heart of san franico's civic center area. the hope is to improve the neighborhood. yesterday was the first official day that the shop opened. the cafe doesn't just serve ice cream either... people looking to grab a bite to eat during the lunch hour can also go in for a sandwhich

and more. ( lydia ) a santa rosa family is demanding action from their school over what they say is on-going bullying against their son. ( lydia )plus...we continue to follow breaking news ...where a ninth bomb has been found in delaware ... this one addressed to former vice president joe biden. ( lydia )and... we all know that congestion is an ongoing problem across the bay area. but which areas are worse than we'll take a look. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. and you find that brand... no. ...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.

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the maze to sf. temperatures temperatures beginning to

climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny.

(lydia)across the bay area... rush hour is everywhere, all the time. the metropolitan transportation commission is out with it's annual list ... of the bay area's worst commutes. once again, for the 4th straight year, the evening bay bridge commute out of san francisco, tops the list. the opposite ride on the bay bridge is number two.... with northbound- 680 over the sunol grade, coming in at number three. rush hour everywhere... all the time is a huge drag on the economy.. says, silcon valley leadership group c.e.o. carl guardino.

san jose. number 4 is the 6-80 stretch from fremont to sunol. and coming in fifth... is eastbound state route 4 in martinez to port chicago highway in concord. for the complete list, go to our website at kron-4 dot com. ( james )a case of bullying at a north bay middle school . one family says, the district is ignoring their son's cries for help. kron 4's j-r stone met with the boy and his family . bullied from day 1, harassed from day 1a santa rosa mom is speaking out. saying her son has been bullied since the years started at lawrence cook middle school and she says both school administrators and the district have yet to punish anyone. as to what her son is dealing with.sot he's getting his hair pulled...sprayed with the water in the restroom...spitting gum at him...on his clothes and in

his hairfor her son's safety we are not showing the 11 year old. the boy tells me a group of around 10 has been after him. he is african american and they are latin. his brother thinks race is one of the issues here. sot i think there is multiple reasons to why he is bulled...i think race homophobia....size weight...he also has a unique personality that separates him from the other kids.according to his family the school has offered to transfer him but transportation would not be included. his family is angered saying he is the victim and shouldn't have to move elsewhere because of it. the latest incident happened wednesday when a group tried to steal his backpack and in the process tied his shoes together. the school says they are investigating but the family is still upset.sot i think these kids need to be suspended maybe expelled....it is their civil right to be safe at schoolj.r. stone kron 4 news.

( james )police say the actions of a woman in new jersey ... possibly prevented a mass school shooting ... states away. koeberle bull says she got a hateful facebook message from a man who said he hoped her children would die. she called 9-1-1. it was discovered that the man was living in kentucky. police stopped 20-year-old dylan jarrell ... just as he was pulling out of his driveway with a gun, ammunition, a bulletproof vest .... and a detailed plan of attack on two school districts in kentucky. jarrell is being held on charges of terroristic threatening and harassing communications. ( lydia ) two people are dead after a shooting at a kentucky supermarket. it happened yesterday at this kroger in jeffersontown. police say, the shooter walked into the store .. shot one man a number of times and left.

he then ran into a female in the parking lot, where he fired multiple rounds at her ... then exchanged gunfire with a person who was armed.

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temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james )( james ) ( james )local l-g-b-t-q organizations are responding to a leaked memo from the new york times. last night... groups came together at san jose city hall to show support for the transgender and non-binary community.

( james ) the trump the trump administration is reportedly planning to make it a law to recognize only two genders... male and female... and that would be based soley on birth gender. (james )(vo)still ahead... a new lawsuit has been filed against the vatican on behalf of sexual abuse survivors --- including one from the bay area. ( james )plus...we continue to follow breaking news ... where the fbi is investigating a bomb sent to robert de niro... and a ninth bomb addressed to former vice president, joe biden.

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temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny.

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. ( james )(ááá2 shotááá) breaking news ... an intense nationwide manhunt underway for someone who targeted half a dozen prominent democrats with bombs.the f-b- is calling it domestic terrorism. and new this morning ... a bomb was sent to robert deniro...

and now former v.p. joe biden. (lydia) here is a map showing the intended targets. they include the clintons and the obamas and california congresswoman maxine waters. the suspicious packages contained pipe bombs and were intercepted before they reached their targets.a source familiar with the investigation says the packages were sent by first class mail, with the return address of debbie wasserman shultz's office in sunrise, florida.president donald trump has condemned the attacks, calling for unity and civil discourse. we first told you about this latest bomb found with a push alert from our mobile app. stay connected when breaking news happens by downloading it today and opting in for push alerts. (2-shot)( james ) back here in the bay area. a new lawsuit intends to hold the pope accountable for the actions of his priests.( lydia ) this after two abuse suvivors... including one from the bay area... spoke out and shared their stories.

kron4's haaziq madyun has more. (pkg)legal action aimed at stopping the abuse of children at the hands of catholic priests by forcing the vatican to reveal everything it has on the subjectsot the attorney behind a new federal lawsuit jeff anderson explains why he believes the pope is culpable for the behavior of priests all over the worldsotthe plantiffis are james keenan of st. paul minnesota and pinole resident kathleen stonebraker sot

catechism on saturdays, during weekend retreats preparing for my confirmation that a young child was mislead into believing the things he told me to do with him and for him behind close doors. i have vowed to stand with my attorney and get the truth from the vatican ">anderson admits he has tried and failed at suing the vatican twice before. he is hoping this time will be succeesfulsotin san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (pkg) legal action aimed at stopping the abuse of children at the hands of catholic priests by forcing the vatican to reveal everything it has on the subjectsotbehind a new lawsuit jeff anderson he believes the culpable for of priests all over the sot anderson/files lawsuit against the vatican: "the (lydia)happening today ... thousands of u-c-s-f hospital employees will be protesting outside the university for a final full day of striking.

protestors are striking against the university outsourcing jobs within the hospital. in addition to health and medical professionals other ... hospital workers will be at the picket lines. many of the workers are demanding higher pay. the strike is scheduled to end at 3:59 a-m on friday morning. ( lydia )chevron has agreed to pay an almost 3-million dollar fine, and spend 150-million on improvements to its oil refineries after it was found that the company violated pollution laws. the fine covers several different incidents for the san ramon based company ... including the 20-12 fire at its richmond facility that prompted 14- thousand residents to be evacuated. 10-million dollars will be spent on environmental projects in california, and three other states where chevron refineries are located. ( james )police need your help looking for three people who robbed a store at the petaluma outlets. together.. police say two men and a woman stole

about 60 pairs of jeans worth more than sixteen hundred dollars. these pictures were taken from security footage inside the tommy hilfiger where all the clothes were stolen. petaluma police ask if you recognize any of these people to please call police. ( james )on the peninsula... a woman is lucky to be alive after her car was hit by a train. it happened tuesday at a dangerous intersection in menlo park. according to authorities... the woman is in her 30's and was driving westbound on ravenswood avenue... when she got stuck in traffic. her car was left sitting in between train tracks when the crossing signal and arms started to come down. she honked... but drivers in front of her didn't move. that train struck the rear of her car and was going 80-miles per hour. she survive... and was taken to a nearby hospital where she's expected to be okay. that car suffered heavy damage. ( james )(ááá2 shotááá) lottery fever continues ... after no one won the powerball jackpot. the winnings are

now up to 750 0 llion.(lydia) here are the numbers from last night's drawing. they are 56, 23, 45, 21, 3 powerball 22 with a powerplay of 2 times .the next power ball drawing is saturday. ( james ) the drawing comes after it was revealed that there was just one winner in tuesday's one- and-a-half billion dollar mega millions lottery. that winning ticket was sold in the town of simpsonville, south carolina. it's unclear who bought that winning ticket, but the store that sold it will get 50-thousand dollars. ( james ) coming up... are you annoyed with the political robo-calls and texts yet? get used to them. they are more popular than ever. we'll take a closer look after

the break. ( james )plus... california is at a greater risk of flooding because of wildfires. we'll show you the areas of most concern. you know when you're at ross and you find a deal on cookware that makes you say. yes! ...oh, yeah! bring on the holidays! that's yes for less. everything you need to prep, cook and serve up the season. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less.

and you realize you are the the hostess with the mostest. you know when you're at ross yes! yeah! that's yes for less. entertain in style all season long. it feels even better when you find it for less-at ross. yes for less. ( james ) californians are at greater risk of flooding and debris flows because of wildfires. state officials say more than 7 million

california residents are at risk of flooding. experts say post-fire floods are a greater risk to homes downslope from scorched areas because the ground cannot absorb the water... which then picks up dbeirs as it flows. you may remember that back in january disaster struck in santa barbara. thats where debris flow from the thomas fire burn scar killed 21 people and destroyed temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies

will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... an east bay institution has closed it's doors after nearly 130 years (james)(darya) welcome

back. lets get a check of weather and traffic... temperatures beginning to climb as we work our way into what will be a warmer weekend ahead of us. highs along the coast will hold tight in the 60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny.

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.wb 580 slow from marina (2-shot)( james ) first came the robocalls. but now, political campaigns around the country are sending campaign texts to mobile phones. ( lydia ) kron 4's washington d-c correspondent

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wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.wb 580 slow from marina (2-shot)( james ) first came the robocalls. but now, political campaigns around the country are sending campaign texts to mobile phones. ( lydia ) kron 4's washington d-c

correspondent anna wiernicki (war-nik-ee) reports...the political texts have indeed, become more popular this election cycle than ever before, and it's completely legal. nats pop: ding, dinganna wiernicki: another text message-- sent directly from a political campaign to your mobile phone, asking for your money. or your vote.eric wilsonchief digital officer, definers public affairstake cg @ 0:09-0:14i get about three texts a day from themanna wiernicki: eric wilson is a digital strategist based in washington dche hasn't been registered to vote in texas for a decade, but still gets personalized texts from the beto o'rourke texas senate campaign asking for his vote. eric wilson: it's certainly annoying, but illegal it's not. anna wiernicki: while most of us read them and hit delete, one texas man is suing the beto o'rourke campaign-- demanding $500 per unwanted text message. anna wiernicki (stand up)@annaewiernickitake cg @ 0:35-0:46the lawsuit claims the texts violate the 1991 telephone consumer protection actbut the political campaigns say...as long as the texts are being physically dialed by an

individual, the messages are completely legal.anna wiernicki: chris evans, the communications director for o'rourke's campaign said in a statement, "our grassroots volunteer program with thousands of texans canvassing, phone banking, texting and organizing is the largest this state has seen. it is fully compliant with the law."anna wiernicki: wilson says get used to it. he says more campaigns are switching to text messaging because it's a direct line to voters eric wilson: we all have cell phones, and we all get text messages, so it's the best way to reach everyone.anna wiernicki: most people voluntarily give their number when they sign up to votewhich means your phone number is likely on a master list that campaigns can easily access.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. ( lydia )in the east bay... popular restraunt, spenger's, unexpectedly closed its doors to customers wednesday. the berekeley located restraunt has been around since the 19-30's and is known for their delicous seafood. no word on why they decided to premenately close the eatery... but customers say this comes as a shock.

building i thought they would keep the restaurant and add things to it. i didn't expect it to close all the way.>( lydia )in addition to spegners... brennan's also shut it's doors. brennan's was around for 60 years and 3 generations .... but closed for good in september. ( james )for your health this mornig... a c-d-c advisory committee is recommending homeless people get the hepatitis a vaccine. the move comes after a rising number of cases of the liver disease in recent years. health officials have noted many of the people who contract it are homeless. the c-d-c is expected to approve the committee's recommendation. the vaccine would then be dispensed at health clinics which provide medical care to the homeless. according to the c-d-c, in some states it would be covered by (james) james adlib big board. ( james ) coming up at 7 on the kron 4

morning news... they may give your halloween costume that extra thrill.... but health experts are warning people about the dangers of decorative contact lenses this halloween. we'll be back as the kron 4 morning news continues... and here's a live look outside... embarcadero.

warning, california. a handful of billionaires have spent over $70 million on campaigns to undermine our public schools. and electing a former wall street banker named marshall tuck to superintendent of public instruction is all a part of the billionaires' plan to take money away from neighborhood public schools and give it to their corporate charter schools. that's why tony thurmond is the only candidate endorsed by classroom teachers for superintendent of public instruction. because keeping our kids safe and improving our neighborhood public schools is always tony's top priority.

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60's and 70's while inland temperatures will boost near the 80's if not into the low 80's for some areas. skies will be seen as partly cloudy to mostly sunny. ( robin ) no major hot no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( james ) coming up at 7 on the kron 4 morning news... another suspicious package this time addressed to actor robert de niro... and former vice president joe biden. ( james ) plus... a bay area high school on high alert after reports of a treat made against the school. we're outside that campus after the break. ( james )and --- a man in the south bay seen recording a woman through her window. we have the details in the next hour... coming up in a live report.

we've hadfor a long time.is in san francisco and half-measures haven't fixed it. homelessness doesn't just hurt homeless people. it hurts all of us. that's why we're all voting "yes" on c. the plan is paid for by corporations that just got a massive tax break. it's time for them to give back by helping all of us to fix our homeless crisis. with more affordable housing... expanded mental-health services... clean restrooms and safe shelters. vote "yes" on c. it helps all of us. ( james ) that breaking

news we are following this morning... more bombs found on the east coast... this time sent to vice president joe biden and actor rober de niro, this is video from earlier this morning when the device was discovered outside de niro's office in new york.( lydia ) and this is video from earlier this morning at a

mail facility in delaware. that device was addressed to former vice president joe biden. and we have just learned that this is the second bomb that was addressed to the former vice president.( james ) that means that since monday... at least nine bombs have been found. the have been sent all over the country including to the clintons... to the obamas and to cnn.( lydia ) good morning and thanks for joining us on the kron 4 morning news... i'm lydia pantazes in for darya folsom.( james ) and i'm james fletcher. we want to get right to new york. natasha chen is standing by with the latest. natasha. gov. andrew cuomo/ -d- new york: "this is a different definition of terrorism. this is political terrorism."the fbi is warning more suspicious packages could have been mailed out, after several were intercepted this week.bryan paarmann/fbi special agent in