hello i'm grant lodes.(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.the crime happened back in august in san mateo near the bridgepoint shopping center... poceto trackdown the suspect. kron4's dan kerman joins us live from san mateo with details.

(vicki) new at five:a guilty verdict for a man

accused of killing his parents in san jose, bringing a two year old murder case to an end. (grant) kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us with more on why jurors voted the way they did. hasib bin golamrabbi... defended himself... and tried to pin the murders on his younger brother. he even took the stand... but didn't believe his account of what happened. he was motionless when the verdict was read in court this morning. the jury found golamrabbi guilty of two counts of murder, two enhancements for using a firearm and two special circumstance of lying in wait. golamrabbi shot his dad 13 times... and then shot his mom once in the back of the head after an argument in the famly's evergreen garage. he and his 17-year old brother were initially charged with murder, but the charges were later dropped for the 17-year old. golamrabbi spent a lot of his defense trying to blame the killings on his 17-year old brother... calling him a mastermind. the 17-year old testifying, saying his dad and brother faught a lot about his education, having a job

and the rules of the house... and heard the gunshots. golamrabbi will find out his punishment on november 16th. he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. (grant) developing tonight: investigators believe at least some of the suspicious packages targetting several prominent democratic figures this week... may have been sent from florida.(vicki) officials are scrambling to find any additional clues that could lead them to a suspect. reporter karin caifa is in new york with the latest.

dealing with (vicki) dealing with dangerous pipe bombs is not limited to these high profile cases... here in the bay area - we have a special team of bomb technicans that handle hazardous conditions.... kron four's terisa estacio teamed up with the alameda county bomb squad today and joins us live from their training center... terisa, what kind of devices do they see here in the bay area? the alameda county bomb squad has been around since 1973... and they deal with a very wide range of serious cases... from explosives put into letters, to pipe bombs - take a look at this sceanario.... today, they

showed me how they could get a call about a possible pipe bomb in a piece of luggae. alameda county bomb techician mike norton explained they would usually xray the luggage and then detonate it to effectively and safety mitigate the risk. mike norton, alameda county bomb squad "so here, we have luggage.. and we will render it safe." the team is constantly on call for risky situations here in the bay area... they train tirelessly to downgrade potentially hazardous situations.. besides detonting items like luggage... they have special devices to handle nuclear, biologial and checimal threats. here at the training facility, terisa estacio kron four news. ###

(vicki) new at five - the a-t-f's national response team has arrived in oakland -- to help try and figure out what sparked a fire at a construction site. the fire broke out tuesday at an under-construction townhouse complex on west grand avenue near myrtle street. investigators have called the fire suspicious - and are asking anyone with information to come forward. the fire is just one of several that have destroyed under- construction housing in the bay area in the past few years. (grant) another big story tonight:two people have died while visiting a popular overlook at yosemite. a man and woman fell from taft point - which has an elevation of a 75-hundred feet. there is no word on what may have caused the two to fall. last month an israeli teenager visiting the park fell hundreds of feet to his death while hiking near the top of nevada fall...that's 600 feet up. the death was ruled an accident..his mom told a news outlet in iseael her son fell while trying to take a selfie. (vicki) for your health

tonight:there were ten flu related deaths during last year's flu season in contra costa county. there were only four deaths from the flu in the county the year before. a new c-d-c report shows deaths from the flu were up across the u.s. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story (pkg)the 2017-2018 flu season here in the u.s. was a deadly one. that is according to a new report from the center of disease control and prevention. the same report shows fewer people got flu shots last year...a direct connection?sotcontra costa county health officer, dr. chris farintano says the number of flu related deaths last year is alarmingsot fifty six thousand flu related deaths was the previous high number dating back thirty

years. dr. farnitano says last year's h3n2 flu virus was a problem even for people who were vaccinatedsotwe are just about two months into this year's flu vaccination season is the trend of not getting vaccinated continuing? sot"well i didn't use to be a believer in getting the flu shot every year but i am getting one this year"sot"no! i got the flu shot when i was younger and i got really sick"> sotin martinez haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) coming up... a woman stops a would be thief by confronting her through an app on her doorbell... (grant) plus...

extra officers were on an east bay high school campus today... after a threat was posted on social media. we'll explain what happened and hear from concerned students. (vicki) plus after the break... in light of the recent suspicious packages sent to several high-profile individuals... bart has decided to step up their security. we'll explain their decision. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full forecast after the break. eleni kounalakis owns this building. profited millions from tobacco, oil, and wall street.

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coverage of the serial bomber - targeting democrats and prominent critics of president trump. those dangerous packages have many across the country on high alert.(vicki) the ripple effect has reached the bay area. kron four's philippe djegal reports on the security impact to the bay area commute. (philippe) in light of the discovery of what appear to be explosive devices being sent to prominent political leaders and a news agency... bart making police officers and k-9's more visible... increasing security at stations throughout the system... especially in downtown san francisco... where k-9's actively searched and sniffed trains and platforms.shontise nicole/bart rider- "i rode bart home after my shift and i was scared to death. it was so packed and crowded and i was really really scared. but i was unaware of what happened until i actually got on bart, and i was shaken." bart says while there have been no specific threats made against the system... it's important they boost the presence of officers should an incident unexpectedly breakout. cathie byington/bart rider-

"i'm not really afraid. i kind of stay in passenger car that i feel pretty safe at, and i have not had a problem." not much out of the ordinary at the north concord martinez bart station. passengers saw officers there during the morning commute. but it was mostly quiet in the late morning and early afternoon. dean carrico/bart rider- "(philippe) did you hesitate to ride bart today in light of what happened? ( dean) no, i forgot all about it."james westover/bart rider- "(philippe) do you need to see more cops or k-9's out? (james) no, they tend to delay the bart line more than help it." a bart officer did keep an eye out at the pleasant hill bart station. where the day was also calm. bart says riders should not hesitate to reach out to an officer if witnessing anything potentially dangerous. philippe djegal, kron four news.

(grant/on cam) (grant/on cam)the city of san jose has announced a unique program to deal with the growing, unsightly problem of litter and trash in the streets, as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, the city is going to put homeless people to work... picking it up. the city of san jose has identified some 40 trash "hot spots" like this one thatwill soon be cleaned up by people like these. homeless people, 25 of whom will be hired by the city to pick up litter as part of the beautify san jose program. the parnership between the city, downtown streets team and goodwill industries announced thursday by mayor sam liccardo.sam liccardo/san jose mayor "...this is a way for us to accomplish two very important goals, we need to beautify our streets and we ned to help

these people get back on their feet..."much, but not all of the trash and junk on city streets and along creeks is generated by homeless camps. the idea here is to offer the homeless an opportunity to be part of the solution. it may also be a way for homeless people to transition to a path off the streets and into self- sufficiency says goodwill's trish dorsey.trish dorsey/goodwill industries "...this giving these folks the opportunity to work their way back into the community but in avery slow, methodical way..."rob fladeboe/san jose "...the jobs pays $15 dollars per hour. those hired will will work 4-5 hours every day. the program kicks off next month. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on

our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day around the bay area with sunny skies and warm temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and low 80s inland but patchy dense fog swept in along the coast in the afternoon to keep temperatures cooler there and in the 60s. skies will be mostly clear tonight with patchy dense fog. lows will be in the 40s and 50s. high pressure will continue to build warming us up even further. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. cooler weather and more clouds will return on sunday. it will be mild and breezy on halloween. (grant) still ahead... police in the south bay say a man exposed himself several

times near a park. and tonight they are searching for the suspect. we have the details. (vicki) plus after the break... if you haven't figured out your details. we have the the suspect. searching for they are and tonight karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day around the bay (grant) (grant)

(grant) still ahead... police in the south bay say a man exposed himself several times near a park. tonight they are searching for the suspect. (vicki) plus after the break... if you haven't figured out your halloween costumes yet... we'll take a look at some of the top trends for this year.

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away from halloween.. so it's time to start thinking about those costumes if you haven't already. (vicki) kron 4's sanaz tahernia is live at the san mateo spirit store... taking a look at the top costume trends this year. sanaz? that's right grant and vicki, i'm here at the spirit halloween store as you can see there are a good number of people here looking at around and buying costumes.

now in terms of selection, they've got everything from the standard costumes like wiitches, monsters, zombies and scary clowns. they also have a lot of characters from various movies like jason from the movie halloween, characters from the night before christmas, marvel comic characters. and you can even dress up like some of your favorite iphone emojis. but even with such a wide variety, some costumes are definitely selling more than others. now according to one study, of the top 5 popular costumes, fortnite costumes are the most popular this year. then it's the unicorn costume, a dinosaur, a princess and coming in 5th its spider man.

california department of public health is warning people about decorative contact lenses ahead of halloween. saying wearing these lenses without consulting an eye doctor can cause serious injury. the decorative lenses are intended to change the appearance of your eyes but do not work to correct vision. the risks include infection... ulcers... redness or cuts and scratches to the surface of the eye. and in severe cases blindness can occur. (vicki) next at 5:30... a santa rosa family is demanding action from their school over what they say is on-going bullying against their son. details on why they think he's being targeted. (grant) plus... an east bay high school on high alert after reports of a treat

made against the school. hear from parents who decided to pull their kids out of class.

(vicki) (vicki) local stories. here's a

look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) starting in the east bay.. where there was increased security on a school campus today... after a threat was made. kron 4's will tran reports from freedom high school in oakley. another day of heavy police presence at freedom high school two days after someone posted on snapchat that they would carry out a columbine style shooting.the officers

showed up before school and will remain there throughout the day to ease everyone's fear.for this parent. it's still not enough for him to keep his kids in school (anthony angulo/parent-my kids are here to pick up their work so we can leave for the day. but yes, i won't take any chances because the threat is real)freedom high school's principal emailed the parents and students on tuesday and again on wednesday letting them know about the threat and that they are working with the police department.on wednesday reportedly 1400 students stayed home because of the threat made by someone calling themselves "kevin jones."those who did show up had a hard time concentrating (student-it's scary for sure. we kept thinking about parkland)(student-the teachers didn't give much because we were all worried)police are not sure if the threat was made by a fellow student or someone from the outside.(will tran/oakley-oakley police say they won't be have police presence here for the indefinite future but definitely for days and maybe weeks ahead because they know people are still scared. they have also asked the fbi to help with their investigation. in oakley will tran kron4

news) (vicki) happening now in the south bay... san jose police are looking for a man who exposed himself multiple times near a park. kron 4's sara stinson has the details. san jose police are looking for a man who approached victims walking near parkview park and exposed himself...this happened in the neighborhood near park view elementary school making parents extremely nervous. take a look at this map you can see where the park is located.police say the man 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.people who live in this area say its usually a safe neighborhood. but now these parents say they will be on high alert. ###

south bay.. a man turns himself in for starting a fire at the home of his ex- girlfriend in san jose. 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. (grant) a north bay mother says a case of bullying at her son's middle school is being ignored by school administrators. the woman from santa rosa says her son gets 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 says he thinks race is why he is being bullied:

bulled...i think race homophobia....size weight...he also has a unique personality that separates him from the other kids.>(grant) according to his family, the santa rosa school district has offered to transfer him to another school but transportation would not be included. the school district responded with a statement, saying in part: there are always consequences for confirmed cases of bullying, including cyber bullying. the school district is aware of this family's concerns and is investigating. while families can talk about their own children, the district is legally required to protect student information and privacy, including details about complaints and investigations. (grant) developing news tonight... federal agencies are intensifying the investigation into who mailed bombs to high profile mailed bombs to high profile democrats, former officials and critics of president trump. (vicki) as washington correspondent alexandra limon reports -- some are

questioning whether political rhetoric can lead to violence. officials intercepted more potential bombs -- two of them addressed to former vice president joe biden.--. and the white house says the fbi and other federal agencies are on the case...sarah sanders / white house press secretary were going to continue tor provide the resources they need to investigate president trumpwe want all sides to come together in peace and harmony. at a rally wednesday president trump called the apparent package bombs...an attack on our democracy. president trump the media also has a responsibility to set a civil tone and to stop the endless hostility alexandra limon / washington correspondent the president's comments and tweets sparked a backlash... former cia director john intend targets responded with a tweet saying:"stop blaming others. look in the mirror."philippe reines was a deputy assistant secretary at the state department under secretary clinton...he said of the president..

official>whether he bought the pvc pipes or not. his responsibility starts with not unleashing hatred and fear and anger.white house press secretary sarah sanders says that's ridiculous...sarah sandersthe president is certainly not responsible for sending suspicious packages to someone, no more than bernie sanders was responsible for a supporter of his shooting up a republican baseball field. in washington alexandra limon. (grant) former first daughter chelsea clinton is thinking about getting into the family business.... during an interview with the westchester county journal news... clinton said if someone stepped down or retired... and if the role matched her skill set... she'd consider the job. the 38-years-old is promoting her new children's book-- 'start now! you can make a difference.' the book motivates kids to think critically about issues like health, climate change, bullying and endangered species. (vicki) coming up... a package thief is caught red handed... and a woman uses her high-tech doorbell to

catch them. why she says the crook wouldn't have been happy with what's inside those boxes. (grant) and... your valentine's day gifts may be a bit more expensive next year.. we'll tell you why after the break. ♪

you know when you're at ross and the cute dress gets even cuter? yesssss. or when you can say yes... to both. sure. or when you find that brand at that price? are you kidding me? yeah? that's yes for less. and that's what ross always has in store. whoa. yes... oh, yeah. it feels even better when you find it for less - at ross. yes for less. you chocolate lovers out

there... it's going to cost you more for those little hershey's chocolate kisses... the popular candy company says it is planning to raise the price of it's products... but not to all of them... only a fifth of its products. no word on which products will see the increase. hershey says the prices will go up about two and a half percent. hershey is one of many companies getting squeezed by rising commodity and shipping costs. it hopes higher prices will offset those costs without scaring away customers. the changes will go into effect next year. (grant) still ahead... thousands of migrants are continuing their journey through mexico.. to the u-s. this despite threats from president trump... and sending troops to the border. we'll have the latest developments after the break.

(grant) hundreds more u=s soldiers are heading to the mexican border, the deployment ordered by the pentagon at president trumps request.

they'll join the nearly two thousand national guard troops already assisting the border patrol.(vicki)the new troops are in response to that caravan of central american migrants making its way through southern mexico.ryan o'donnell is here to tell us what the troops will and will not do.ryan? (ryan) from day one of his presidential campaign, president trump has warned against a flood of illegal immigrants comng across the mexican border.now, with midterm elections just 12 days away, he's calling on the pentagon to deal with what he calls a national emergency. on foot and in trucks the caravan is slowly making its way northward.estimates of the number of migrants range from three to seven thousand.most are from hondurans who made their way through guatemala. since crossing into mexico last weekend, they havecovered

only a handful of the one=thousand miles to the nearest border crossing in texas.tijuana, their probable destination, is even more distant.wherever they head, president trump says they will go no farther, "wait 'till you see what happens over the next couple of weeks. you're gonna see a very secure border. you just watch, just watch. and the military is ready. they're all set." "u-s-a, u-s-a, u-s-a...."last spring, the president ordered border states to use their national guard troops to augment the border patrol. california, arizona, new mexico and texas mobilized 22=hundred guardsmen and women. several other states contributed aircraft like these helicopters from mississppi.the mission, known as operation guardian support, does not deploy soldiers at the border but uses them for tasks such as vehicle maintenance, administrative duties, monitoring of surveillance data collected through cameras and sensors along the border, and clearing vegetation to improve sight lines in the field.now they will be joined by the 800 regular army soldiers although armed, they will not be track down or detain suspected illegal immigrants. under the 1878 "posse comitatus act" the military canot be used for law enforcement,

(ryan) national guard troops have been deployed to the border before, by presidents bush and obama as well as president trump.but not the regular military.congress may have to approve its use, as it did back in 19-91 when it approved the pentagon's assistance in domestic anti- drug operations.grant and vicki? (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day around the bay area with sunny skies and warm temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and low 80s inland but patchy dense fog swept in along the coast in the afternoon to keep temperatures

cooler there and in the 60s. skies will be mostly clear tonight with patchy dense fog. lows will be in the 40s and 50s. high pressure will continue to build warming us up even further. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. cooler weather and more clouds will return on sunday. it will be mild and breezy on halloween. (vicki) it happens every day... package thieves take halloween.breezy on be mild and breezy on halloween.

(vicki) it happens every day... package thieves take from others, and steal deliveries off strangers' porches. well one woman caught an alleged thief... and confronted her through her phone. mayra moreno reports. michelle tull/ confronted porch thief:"am i seeing what im seeing i thought maybe she was delivering my packages." michelle tull/ confronted porch thief:"very scary."it was during the lunch hour.tull received an alert on her phone while at work and when she opened her ring video doorbell app there she saw this woman on her porch taking her packagestull confronts her right through the app.hear what happens nextnats"what are you doing?""is this deborah's house?""no, no it's not. put my packages back on the porch." "yeah i am. i'm so sorry. oh my god, i'm so sorry."that woman quickly returns the packages saying she thought she deborah's house and then she leaves.michelle tull/ confronted porch thief:"she was very apologetic i kinda felt like maybe she did have the wrong house but i wasn't sure, we've been having problems in this area."tull

raced home from work to call authoritiesmichelle tull/ confronted porch thief:"i talked to the police officers they came to the house they did say that people who do these things, say those things, they have a plan."but here's the kicker.these heavy boxes with target logos are not cool gadgets or electronics..michelle tull/ confronted porch thief:"she would have gotten home and been disappointed to see cat litter."4 giant boxes full of cat littermichelle tull/ confronted porch thief:"i kinda wish she would have taken them."it's a funny situation in her case but she knows many have live this scary ordeal, which is why she wants everyone to see the video.michelle tull/ confronted porch thief:"i just don't want anybody to be naive about the situation it is that time of the year the packages are getting stolen."now the neighborhood has the video just in case deborah doesn't truly exist.nats"what are you doing?""is this deborah's house?"michelle tull/ confronted porch thief:"she didn't take my cat litter but just so she knows this is the real deal, were watching you."

(vicki) that was mayra moreano reporting. officers say it's likely the woman would try to sell the packages.... but she wouldn't end up getting much for cat litter. (vicki) up next... meet one of the young local chefs being nominated for a saucy. that's next on dine and dish.

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restaurants are judged by restaurants are judged by diners at every meal...but these restaurants also compete against each other.(vicki) tonight on dine and dish - i introduce you to a young chef who's all fired up... to be in line for a saucy award. "this is going straight on the plate." he's a chef who doubles as a roof top gardener. this is alex hong back in the kitchen of sorrel in san francisco.snipping edible flowers to adorn a dish he even has a pet name for. "white truffs." wear a ballcap instead of a chefs hat, but he's a culinary all-star with pedigree chops.

he's stoked to be nominated as chef of the year for a saucy award. "i'm super excited." alex is up against some stiff competition at the 3rd annual saucy's... recognizing the bay area restaurant community for culinary excellence. dine and dish has profiled just a few others like californios and china live who are in the running for top nods in the food world. "it's true honor because people who are your peers are deciding that you deserve the honor." gweneth borden of the golden gate restaurant association says sorrel has three people nominated for the upcoming awards night. not bad for a little restaurant that started out as a pop up. "what we brought to sorrel is a young fun atmosphere, but also that food element of fine dining and amazing service." a total of 21 categories including wine, beer and cocktails. there's also a people's award for best restaurant - something you can vote on before the big awards night on november 12th. (vicki) if you want tickets to

the saucys head to our website at kron4.com for a link. if you have a restaurant, cafe or bar that you would like to see featured on 'dine and dish... send an email to dine dish... send an email to dine and dish at kron 4 dot com .... or fill out the submission form on our website. you can also check out our 'dine and dish' facebook page. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news that wraps (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) thank you grant and vicki. coming up next on kron4 news at six. we are learning more about an arrest made in rape and kidnapping on

the peninsula. police say the suspect posed as a rideshare driver .... we'll tell you how police tracked him down.(ken) then - new tonight..you've probably heard about the new bart trains up and running -- but have you actually seen one in person? today we tried to find one - we'll tell you how long it took our reporter to spot the new car. that's coming up next on kron4 news at six.. =

(pam) breaking news tonight. parts of the time warner center mall in new york city... have been evacuated ... this comes suspicious packages were discovered.. bomb squads are on the scene... this is the same building which

houses c-n-n - new york - which was evacuated just yesterday.. when the network was mailed an explosive device. hello - i'm pam moore.(ken) and i'm ken wayne. it's just the latest in a series of suspcious packages ... that contain what appear to be homemade explosives ... and have been sent to multiple prominent democrats... investigators believe at least some of the suspicious packages may have been sent from florida. officials are scrambling to find any additional clues that could lead them to a suspect. .. reporter reporter karin caifa is in new york with the latest.

(pam) team coverage tonight... dealing with dangerous pipe bombs is not

limited to these high profile cases. here in the bay area - there is a special team of bomb technicians which frequently handles hazardous conditions. (ken) kron four's terisa estacio teamed up with the alameda county bomb squad today and joins us live from their training center... terisa, what kind of devices do they see here in the bay area?

(ken) following a two

month investigation san mateo police have arrested a rideshare driver they say raped a woman. (ken)police also called out rideshare company uber for not doing enough to aid in their investigation .kron 4's dan kerman is live at the san mateo police department where a press conference wrapped up a little over an hour ago san mateo police have arrested this man 40 year old brandon sherman of san jose for raping a woman who got into his vehicle, believing it was the uber she had ordered... it was not....áásot lt. ryan monaghan/san mateo policeas far as the piossibility of other victims i believe this individual is predatory and i hope we caught him inim there's always that potential using surveillnace video police narrowed down the

suspect vehicle to a 2010 toyota matrix and which helped lead them to sherman who police say was positively identified by the victim. it turns out at the time of the august attack, sherman was a driver for lyft, and had been a driver for uber, but had recently been suspended sotit was determined a complaint had been lodged to uber about sherman allgeding misconduct and uber suspended his privelddges as a driver.but police say uber didn't inform police of the alleged misconduc dragged their feet providing police information throughout the investigation.áásot susan manheimer/san mateo police chiefit took over three weeks to get cooperation from uber and at that point who knows how long this individual was out there and how he may have preyed upon other individuals. san mateo police chief susan manheimer said it's time for rideshare companies like lyft

and uber to step upsotunless and until we start holding the rideshare companies more accountable to be respoinsivle, and i believe they are taking step but not quick enough for our victims out there who continue to suffer at their hands.140 suffer at their hands (ken) in the south bay. a san jose man accused of killing both his parents has been found guilty.(pam) kron 4's ryan o'donnell joins us now with more on how the jury arrived at its decision. ryan.. representing himself... hasib bin golamrabbi... tried to pin the murders on his younger brother... even taking the stand to share his account of what happened. he was motionless when the verdict was read in court this morning. guilty of committing two

murders with enhancements for using a firearm and lying in wait when he fattaly shot his mom and dad two years ago at their evergreen home. his dad shot 13 times in the garage... his mom once in the back of the head. golamrabbi spent a lot of his defense trying to blame the killings on his 17-year old brother... calling him a mastermind. he was initially charged with second degree murder, but those charges were dropped. the 17-year old testifying, saying his dad and brother faught a lot about his education, having a job and the rules of the house... and heard the gunshots. golamrabbi will find out his punishment on november 16th. he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. (pam) another big story tonight:two people have died while visiting a popular overlook at yosemite national park. a man and woman fell from taft point - which has an elevation of a 75-hundred feet. there is no word on what may have caused the two to fall.

last month, an israeli teenager visiting the park... fell hundreds of feet to his death while hiking near the top of 600- foot- tall nevada fall. that death was ruled an accident. no word yet on the identities of the victims (ken) after a record breaking 31-thousand auto burglaries last year, san francisco police are claiming success in turning the tide.car break-ins are down 14-percent this year, though two city neighborhoods saw their numbers go up. central and mission stations both reported more breakins. the increase was nine percent in central station, which includes fisherman's wharf and other tourist destinations,and six percent in the mission, one of two stations selected for a pilot progam targeting auto burglaries.the other station, taraval, reported a 21 percent drop. a live look outside right now... as we get our first look at the four zone

forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. beautiful day around the bay area with sunny skies and warm temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and low 80s inland but patchy dense fog swept in along the coast in the afternoon to keep temperatures cooler there and in the 60s. skies will be mostly clear tonight with patchy dense fog. lows will be in the 40s and 50s. high pressure will continue to build warming us up even further. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. cooler weather and more clouds will return on sunday. it will be mild and breezy on halloween.

(ken) putting the homeless to work. the new plan underway in the south bay.... to help the homeless... and clean the streets. (pam) facebook has been hit with another fine over privacy concerns. what california may do ... if facebook does not tighten privacy protections. (ken) well.. they are finally here. but exactly how many of them are out there? we tracked down one of the new bart cars today... details on their deployment... after the break.

(ken) out with the old and in with the new... as bart rolls out its shiny updated trains in san francisco. but what are the chances of you finding one? kron 4's dan thorn set out to find one of the new trains today... and talk to some riders who'd been on one. he joins us live now from the embarcadero... dan how long did it take you to find one? ken, i'd say it didn't take very long to catch one of the trains in daly city...maybe a half hour but for many of the commuters i spoke with..they say it's a refreshing update. áánatsááthe old familiar bart trains are getting replaced.... ááánatsáááwith átheseá sleek futuristic looking cars with a áhopefullyá more efficient design...sot: it's a big improvement a major jump from what it was..(d. bailey- commuter) some commuters

between daly city and warm springs like d.bailey have been patiently waiting to ride the new model..the new cars on the tracks have updated bicycle racks...bright blue and lime green seats...and three doors on each side for quicker passenger boarding... (cover of digital maps)sot: and i also like that flat screen that was pointed out to me. i think it will be way more accesible for people to find out where they're going and where they wanna get more efficiently than the old bart trains..the new trains also have fewer seats allowing more stand during those busy rush hours...how ever this update has not hitches...technical challenges have kept bart from deploying the new cars system wide..jenna gottlieb who commutes everday says she wants to see more throughout the city..sot: every bart train should be the new bart train. by spring 2022, bart is hoping than 770 of these new cars moving through the system..right now they have 45. in san thorn kron4 news.

year... bart hopes to have five of these new train cars in operation... one for each line. (pam) in the south bay. a unique new program has been announced to deal with litter in the city of san jose. kron four's rob fladeboe tells you about the plan to hire people who are homeless.. to pick up trash. the city of san jose has identified some 40 trash "hot spots" like this one thatwill soon be cleaned up by people like these. homeless people, 25 of whom will be hired by the city to pick up litter as part of the beautify san jose program. the parnership between the city, downtown streets team and goodwill industries announced thursday by mayor sam liccardo.sam liccardo/san jose mayor "...this is a way for us to accomplish two very important goals, we need to beautify our streets and we ned to help these people get back on their feet..."much, but not all of the trash and junk on city streets and along creeks is generated by homeless camps. the idea here is to offer the homeless an opportunity to be part of the solution. it may also be a way for homeless people to transition to a path off the streets and into self- sufficiency.job applicants "...well it's a start, it's

good for our city and maybe something good will come out of it as well..." '...it's positive in terms of vocational training and doing something good for our community..." "...i don't mind doing it, i look forward to it..."rob fladeboe/san jose "...the job pays $15 bucks an hour and kicks offnext month. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news

new tonight at 6. today the california department of fish and wildlife announced a delay in opening the recreational dungeness crab fishing season for the coast... north of humboldt county. the reason? unhealthy levels of domoic acid. that's the same toxin.. attributed to warming ocean waters... that destroyed the 2015-16 season. as of right now, the delay does not affect the bay area ... and the season is still set to open here november 3rd. officials say they'll continue to test crabs up to and beyond the commercial season opening... on november 15th. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day around the bay area with sunny skies and warm

temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and low 80s inland but patchy dense fog swept in along the coast in the afternoon to keep temperatures cooler there and in the 60s. skies will be mostly clear tonight with patchy dense fog. lows will be in the 40s and 50s. high pressure will continue to build warming us up even further. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. cooler weather and more clouds will return on sunday. it will be mild and breezy on halloween. halloween.

scientists say, the threat of a major volcanic eruption in northern california ... is real. the new list just put out by the u-s-g-s... and where those volcanos are located. (ken) not from the news headlines or from hollywood.... up next.... how one of the hottest costume trends for halloween... comes from a video game. 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 u-s-g-s has released the first update in more than a decade .... to its volcano threat assesment list .. and three spots in california are considered to be a "very high threat." those three volcanos are mount shasta -- which is in siskiyou county. the lassen volcanic center in shasta county. and the long valley caldera -- including the mammoth lakes area -- in mono county. california has seen about 10- eruptions over the last thousand years. officials say, the odds of a major volcanic event in california are about the same as a major earthquake occuring on the san andreas fault. (ken) halloween is only days away and while finding some costumes may be easy, others seem to be flying off the shelves.(pam) kron 4's

sanaz tahernia is joining us live from the spirit halloween store in san mateo. sanaz, which costumes might parents have some trouble finding? well pam and ken the costume that's been selling like hotcakes is a costume that unless you're into video games or you have kids that are into video games, may not have even heard of it. i know the only reason i've heard of it is because my nephew plays it like crazy. the game is called fortnight, and apparently the costumes are of the various skins that you can buy in the game. within the fortnight world, there's even a hierarchy of costumes, some are more desireable than others. now there are obviously are so many other options for costumes here in the store, but i've spoken to some of the employees here and even some of the customers, and from what it sounds like, if you can find one of those fortnight costumes, you've pretty much hit the costume jackpot. after talking to some fortnight fans, i've learned that the most popular costume - the hardest one to find - is the skull trooper costume, and the least desirable is one called the cuddle team - which you can actually find here in the store. (ken) coming up at 6:45....

authorities in southern california have arrested three alleged neo nazis. we'll tell you about their connection to the bay area. (pam) while the f-b-i continues to search for the source of those package bombs ... bart police are also on the look out. we will show

you what the agency is doing to make sure passengers are safe. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead. eleni kounalakis owns this building. profited millions from tobacco, oil, and wall street. as a rich developer, she violated clean water laws. now she's trying to buy this election. the lt. governor's office isn't for sale. i'm dr. ed hernandez. as state senator, i worked across party lines. held drug corporations accountable. invested in schools and middle-class jobs. our campaign's people powered by firefighters, teachers and nurses. because i'll put you first - not big money. (ken) continuing our

coverage tonight on the explosive packages that have been found across the country. (pam) the incidents have had a ripple effect .... which has reached the bay area. kron four's philippe djegal reports on the security impact

... to the commute on bart. (philippe) with bart on high alert -- following what the f-b-i is treating as an act of domestic terrorism... apparent explosive devices being delivered to prominent political leaders and a news agency... the popular bay area transit system didn't interupt it's service... but instead, added more officers at it's stations thursday.shontise nicole/bart rider- "we need to see more police." passengers concerned about security -- also taking extra steps to protect themselves.shontise nicole/bart rider- "i hold it in my hand and they think its just a water bottle, but i can grip it right here and i'm going to protect. i keep it in my hand at all times, as you see -- it's right here." in pleasant hill, an officer monitiored the station throughout the day. while there have been no specific threats made against bart... the transit agency says it wants to reassure riders that they're safe by boosting the visibile presence of officers and k-9 units.dean carrico/bart rider- "you pay attention to your surroundings. i usually catch the train at night, kinda late. so, i walk fast and keep your head down." in san francisco.... police and k- 9's walked in pairs, searching the station for any potentially dangerous activity. some passengers saying they were a bit concerned to use public transportation a day after the possible explosive devices were discovered... but they still had to go to work.cathie byington/bart rider- "i think its horrible -- i really do. i'm not really afraid."james westover/bart rider- "pay attention, keep your eyes open, um, try not to sleep on the train." and, if you see something or someone out of place... don't approach -- just get ahold of an officer nearby. philippe djegal, kron four news.

(ken)(pam) time now for a look at tonight's top local stories. here in san jose mayor sam liccardo has announced a new plan to deal with trash on city streets. these people are homeless and applying for here in san jose mayor sam

liccardo has announced a new plan to deal with trash on city streets. these people are homeless and applying for jobs as trash collectors. the partnership between the city, downtown streets team and goodwill kicks off next month. 25 people will be hired and paid $15 dollars an hour. the mayor says it's a way for homeless residents, who are often blamed for the trash, to become part of the solution. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day

around the bay area with sunny skies and warm temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and low 80s inland but patchy dense fog swept in along the coast in the afternoon to keep temperatures cooler there and in the 60s. skies will be mostly clear tonight with patchy dense fog. lows will be in the 40s and 50s. high pressure will continue to build warming us up even further. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. cooler weather and more clouds will return on sunday. it will be mild and breezy on halloween.

(pam) facebook has been hit with another fine. today, british regulators imposed the maximum fine of about 640- thousand dollars on facebook.. for failing to protect the privacy of its users... in connection to the cambridge analytica scandal. the fine is considered low .... that's because it stems from complaints made before new european union data protection rules went into effect. if the scandal were to happen today -- the fines would be closer to 1- point- 6 billion dollars. those new rules are something

california lawmakers are looking to emulate here in the golden state by 20-20. (ken) it has been 20 years since matthew shepard -- a gay college student -- was brutally murdered by two men in laramie, wyoming. he was killed because he was gay. today... shepards's family donated some of their son's belongings to the smithsonian's american history museum. our washington d.c. correspondent brie jackson tells us how shepard's life and legacy is now being honored. matthew shepard was always different... says his mom judy. matt's favorite custome for 3 years in a row, from ages 8,9 and 10 was probably dolly parton.those differences defined matthew's life...and his death.when he was a 21 year old college student...two men viciously murdered shepard...because he was gay. shepard's death drew national attention and marked an important moment in the history of gay rights in america.twenty years later his parents donated his preschool diploma, superman cape and other belongings to the smithsonian's national museum of american history.they say it's another way to keep their son's memory alive.in 2009 congress passed the matthew shepard and james byrd jr. hate crimes prevention act. the legislation expanded the federal hate crimes law to include crimes motivated by a

victim's perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.this wedding ring matthew hoped to give someone,some day, reminds civil rights advocate michelle morgan of the sacrifices made for gay marriage and other issues ."the life of matthew shepard needs to be honored as much as we noticed his death" morgan says matthew shepard made a difference in the lives of others. 20th anniversary of his death... his ashes will be interred in a ceremony at the national cathedral.in washington brie jackson (pam) it is called the "falling stars" challenge.

and it is either absurd... or amusing... but it is definitely taking social media by storm. we'll show you why.

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there is a new trend making rounds on social media.(ken) it's cald "flaunt your wealth...." or falling stars. and it's taking asia by storm.

kron4's ryan o'donnell joins us with a look at what people are doing now. what you do... is pretend to that you fell out of your vehicle... or off a chair... i've even seen falling out of boat. but the car needs to be expensive... and it's even better if your prized possessions ... or just bundles of cash... are all around you. this first took-off in russia and was called the "falling stars challenge..." but people in china gravitated towards it and it has since exploded. the name also changed to "flaunt your wealth..." although, you can find pictures under both titles. what's interesting, is the communist chinese government has co-opted this trend... turning ostentatious displays of personal wealth into an attempt to promote their jobs or education... that's what you see in these pictures here. the viral craze isn't just huge in china -- people across the world including australia have taken the opportunity to show-off, under

the hashtag's "flaunt your wealth" and "falling-stars." and ordinary people have started doing this as well... surrounded by whatever they're passionate about.... like music sheets, painting materials... or even snacks. (ken) three men accused of being racists and neo-nazis are now under arrest. how police tracked them down in southern california... after an incident in the east bay.

three of these men were taken into custody this week in southern california... according to federal officials tyler laube (lob)... robert boman ... and robert rundo- the alleged ringleader of a neo- nazi group --- have all been charged, along with aaron eason, in connection with inciting violence at political rallies ... the latter three accused of doing so, during the april 20-17 "free speech rally" in

berkeley. reporter dave lopez has more on the recent arrests. this was the scene, march 25th, 20-17, at a make america great again rally in huntington beach.four of the suspects, three are in custody, accused of using the internet to organize, promote, encourage and participate in or carry out riots,not only there, but also in berkeley and also in san bernardino.nat sound:the reaction at the redondo beach home of 22- year-old tyler laube, who was taken into custody.the f-b-i released this court document, which they say shows a picture of lob punching a reporter at the huntington beach rally.in court documents, which the f-b-i says shows their suspects doing violent acts at the different rallies.in this photo, according to the f-b-i, on the far left, seen kicking someone is one of the suspects, robert rundo, 28 from huntington beach.next to him, in the dark skull cap, is robert boman, 28, of torrance. and on his left, the f-b-i says is laube.in this photo, the fourth suspect, aaron eason of riverside, shown with a scarf over his face.this is a recent photo, eason is on the run.and the f-b-i wants help trying to find him.the f-b-i alleges all four suspects are members of the white supremacy group ram, rise above movement.in this photo on the left, that is rundo at a training site.the allegation is they all traveled overseas to train for this group.the court documents also alleges after the berkeley incident, these text messages were sent to a fellow ram member, quote,graphic:"i was about to jump into that but our guys were just wrecking them. apparently he hit an antifa so hard he dislocated his shoulder."and this ...graphic:"you guys were lions. total aryan victory." the complaint makes it clear that these four suspects, quote, celebrated their acts of violence in order to recruit members for future events.

(pam) (pam) that was dave

lopez reporting.if convicted ... the defendants would face maximum prison sentences of ten years. (ken) tonight we're going to take you flying with bears. (vo) two bear cubs needed to be taken from a wildlife center in lake tahoe... to another rehab facility in southern california. i found out about it through a volunteer pilot organization i belong to... and before long i was in the air flying the two bears down the sierra nevada .( they were too small to be hibernated throughout the winter so we thought we would send them down south where they could feed them all winter and get them nice and fat for release. 2451032nat sot unload from plane set on ground45 those are heavy bears!>(cont vo) (ken) heavy bears!>(cont vo) (ken) how the bears ended up in the sanctuary... and what

they're doing now. plus... the surprise passenger we ended up taking back to tahoe. that story is tonight at ten on kron 4. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful day around the bay area with sunny skies and warm temperatures. highs today were in the 70s and low 80s inland but patchy dense fog swept in along the coast in the afternoon to keep temperatures cooler there and in the 60s. skies will be mostly clear tonight with patchy dense fog. lows will be in the 40s and 50s. high pressure will continue to build warming us up even further. highs tomorrow will be in the 70s and 80s inland, 70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. cooler weather and more clouds will return on sunday. it in sports... we will

look back at steph curry's 51- point- game last night... including what steph thought about it... and raiders quarterback derek carr admits the team's rebulding mode is far from his ideal situation... mark carpenter has that story... coming up

(pam) lots to talk about in the sports world tonight... (ken) mark carpenter joins us in the studio. given all that's happened in alameda this week between the amari cooper trade and the derek carr-fractured locker room drama, the raiders have a chance to generate some positive momentum with a win. the silver and black.. hosting the colts this sunday. we'll be seeing a different lineup... no cooper, who's now in dallas...

and no marshawn lynch, who's on injured reserve with a groin injury. earlier this week, jon gruden said the team is thinking of the future...and with three-first round picks, they are in a good spot, however, in just a matter of years, they've gone from the playoffs to a rebuild. the franchise qb...on how difficult it is to go through a re-construction phase. "obviously, the future looks good, right? with all the money and picks and all of those kinds of things, that's a positive. for me, being in my fifth year, it's hard if i'm being honest. just going out there, i feel like we've had to do this a couple of times in my early five years. that part is hard. at the same time, it doesn't change my mindset, you guys know that. good things, bad things, it doesn't change who i am and how i work." over in santa clara-- the 49ers looking ahead to a meeting with the cardinals.... like the niners, arizona is having a bad year...with their only victory coming against san francisco. the 49ers are on a five-game losing streak...one of the

worst records in football. however, richard sherman brought up an intriguing point today, that despite the team's 1-and-6 mark... there's very little drama within the building and everyone is sticking together. "the leadership, the coaching, they're staying positive..they're staying the course...you know..there's no finger pointing, there's no oh it's like..it's this guy's fault or it's this guy's fault or it's this guy's fault. it's collective effort and guys understand that" keys to the game for this sunday...a showdown of two 1-win teams. --first off, protect the football...4- turnovers last week against the rams. --also, the o line must take care of cj beathard...sacked 7 times in his last outing --also, rekindle that offensive performance from two weeks ago against the packers...and put some points up. your mercedes-benz keys to the game. turning to the nba-- some major news out of the

association this the houston rockets are reportedly offering the timberwolves four 1st-round picks for jimmy butler. we'll see if minnesota says it's a deal, but it's clearly all part of houston's plan to stop the warriors from doing this to them in the playoffs. "steph three... got another one! he has 51 in the game." steph curry...once again finding a way to make his greatness look so easy. the back-to-back mvp...with an early case for a 3rd mvp award last night against the wizards. number 30 dropped 51-points in 3-quarters... 11-of-16 from downtown. this was the 6th-50 point game of his career...and his best shooting performance at oracle, as he reached his career high of 54 at madison square garden. rr"crowd gets into it, my teammates encouraging me..the last 3 in the first quarter is probably the funniest thing that i've experienced on the court. 2 guys on our team yelling at me for the rise up at the free throw line like don't pass it,

don't pass it you better shoot it, like all that type of stuff. just going through i'm hearing that while i'm dribbling down and..that's kinda all the motivation you need just to launch it..thankfully it went in. it's just one of those nights you have so much fun playing the game." finally tonight, the warriors are visiting the knicks in new york tomorrow... and fans are using the game as an opportunity to start the free agency pitch to kevin durant. a new york marketing company put up a billboard featuring durant next to knicks star kristaps porzingis.. with the headline--'can yo eleni kounalakis owns this building.

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