another big storm is headed to the bay area. this is a look at stormtracker 4 radar... not much activity as we speak, but the most intense speak, but the most intense storm of the season is set to hit tonight. good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. we will see a lot of rain, very high winds, lightening, and even a chance of tornadoes tomorrow. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the details. lawrence? lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning

to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend. (vicki) thanks lawrence. and

we have team coverage tonight of the storm-- and the preparations underway. (grant) we'll begin with kron 4's dan kerman who is live in orinda tonight with word on what p-g-&-e is doing to prepare for the storm. dan? (grant) (grant) (grant) (grant) continuing our

team coverage... the santa cruz mountains is bracing for a direct hit as the next storm looms off the coast.(vicki) that means the "over-the-hill gang," as highway 17 commuters are sometimes known, are in for more white-knuckle driving. kron four's rob fladeboe is live on highway 17 with more on that. rob? (rob live) i hesitate to tell you that the evening commute is going well because the roads are still wet and things

can change just like that. there are no significant problems reported at the moment but lets just say drivers are having a little trouble adjusting to the wet weather. nats (tow truck rights flipped car)one minute he was northbound on highway 17 and the next, carlos vallejo was upside down, skidding to a stop just passed glenwood drive.carlos vallejo/rolled car on highway 17 "...it was like being in a washing machine, kind of crazy..."this was one of 10 accidents that occurred between the summit and sugar loaf drive on the santa cruz side of the mountain, all before noon. vallejo walked away but his honda sedan is nearly totalled. he still doesn't know exactly what happened.é carlos vallejo "...i wasn't going that fast, i had both hands on the wheel and for some reason i started to spin out and i rolled over..."a few may have occurred before the rain started but the chp says since midnight, there have been 26 accidents from los gatos to otts valley. a busy day for officer brian mutoza.brain mutoza/chp "...mostly single vehicle spinouts and the majority caused by excessive speed,

going too fast for the wet roadway..."moderate to heavy rain snarled the morning commute. but there were showers on and off all day. like this. dry conditions one minute. a few miles down the road, more showers. happily, amazingly, there were no serious injuries reported. carlos vallejo ".....you okay, yes, i am, you can tell, i am lucky..." (grant) you can stay

connected on this storm... as even more rain is headed our way... with our kron-4 mobile app. there you will find full forecasts... and get push alerts about the weather in your neighborhood. it's all on the kron-4 mobile app (vicki) a big story tonight... there is a new ballpark proposal on the table for the oakland a's(grant) the location however requires the team moving from east oakland to west oakland. and city leaders say it is the price that they find most attractive... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story you are looking at artistic renderings of a next- generation urban ballpark for the oakland a'ssot

ballpark here at howard terminal at the port of oakland, the project so includes simultaneously redeveloping the current coliseum site. oakland a's president dave kaval explains sot

sitesotsotwhile that is being sorted out, one thing that is not under negotiation is who is paying for thissot

heading into this area... bob mcdonald, fan reaction "you heard the news today, right? what do you think, great.... "here on lakeshore avenue in oakland, a's fans shared their thoughts on the big announcement... concernig this... e shiny new stadium proposed for howward terminal - near jack london square. art carley, fan. "i have been a fan since the 70s. for art carley - he knew all about it... and couldn't be happier. carley. "my nephew texted me, i know their are some challenges, but it is great for oakland." other fans believe it is vital to do whatever it takes to keep the as in oakland, especially in light of other pro teams leaving. navem aujla, fan. "i think it is good, it is a blow to oakland to have the warriors leaving and the raiders, so we need the as. berenisse buenrostro, fan. "definitely excited about it, colisieum is old as it is... good to have the as a nice. while other fans gave the project a big thumbs up... there were some big concerns about getting to the sparkly

new stadium once it might be built... for one - bart is not at close by... and that did not impress many... in fact, there was some questioning about why the as and the city don't just fix up colisuem with it's easy access to public transporation. bob. yeah... i don't understand... you can jump right on it there. (estacio back live) transporattion did come up numerous times during the press conference today with the mayor and a's management... with both collectively saying several times, they are aware of the issue... and are on it... te te on it... te (vicki) thanks tersia. and

coming up at 5:30... sports director mark carpenter will join us in studio to talk about how the new ballpark could affect the team. (grant) coming up... the scientist who says he successfully altered the genes of twin baby girls meets his critics. hear how he is defending his controversial actions tonight. (vicki) detectives are warning parents of a disturbing new scam that could be targeting your kids. details on how to prevent it from happening. (grant) plus... another case of vandalism in the bay area. who police are looking for after a rec center was trashed.

taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar as we are getting ready for the intense storm expected to hit in the bay area. you can see the green now... and some lightening strikes off shore. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow will have your complete storm forecast in just a few minutes. (grant) the rohnert park department of public safety is working to figure out who trashed the inside of a building of the gold ridge recreation center. kron4's maureen kelly shows us the extensive damage. the vandalism was discovered on monday the culprits apparently pried open that door there and then tour down or kicked in this part of the sheet rock wall to gain access here's another hole it appears the vandals did just for fun....there is also lots of grafitti on the walls....ceiling tiles busted out...and garbage left behind. those responsible even bringing in coaches....appa rently using the vacant building as a party house....

and a toilet. this building has been broken in before....it actually is not longer being used for storage because of the previous break in's....but this is a new low....that will end up sticking the taxpayer with a high price tag. we are thinking that is between 15 and $20,000 because the amount of damage to the doors, the sheet rock, the existing structure it's quite a bit as to who they think did this..... you know if i were to speculate it would probably be juveniles base on some of the alcohol that was left behind some of the damage that was done some of the moniker that were painted on the wallsit's believed the break in happened over the thanksgiving holiday weekend. rohnert park's department of public safety is asking for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to give them a call. maureen kelly kron4 news (viki) big story tonight... the democrats have nominated nancy pelosi to lead them in the new congress. pelosi's showdown for house speaker however will be in

january when lawmakers reconvene. the bay area democrat will need 218 votes to be elected speaker.. and some democrates have pledged that they won't be backing her. pelosi was the first woman speaker of the house from 2007 to 2011 and some say it is rare to reclaim that post after losing it. (vicki) and oakland congresswoman barbara lee has been narrowly defeated in her bid for a leadership position in congress. democrats in the house of representatives voted this morning... and they chose new york congressman hakeen jefferies over lee as caucus chairman.. the position was the fifth spot in the house hierarchy. "for this specific case, i feel proud actually..." (grant) a chinese researcher says he is proud he used gene=splicing to alter the gene=splicing to alter the d=n=a of human babies."heh jee-ahn-qway" shocked an international scientific conference in hong=kong today ... revealing

that a third genetically altered child may be on the way.the stanford=educated scientist revealed earlier this week that a pair of twins had been born ... their genes modified to make them resistant to h=i=v.( vicki ) today he faced his peers ... and many of them were outraged. catherine heenan is here to tell us what happened. catherine? (catherine) the experiment violates an international agreement ánotá to edit the genes of human embryos intended for a pregnancy. but the doctor says the twins' father was infected with h=i=v, and the only alteration to his daughters' genes was to protect them from also getting it. 1"two beautiful chinese girls named lulu and nana came crying into the world as healthy as any other babies. doctor heh jee-ahn-qway sent shockwaves through the scientific world when he made the announcement earlier this week.the process, carried out at lab in shenzen, china, began with an in=vitro

fertilized egg.the gene- altering "crisper" editor was injected into the embryo while it was only a single cell.it is able to attach itself to individual strands of d=n=a ... and alter the genetic code to make the twin girls resistant to h=i=v.the doctor said today the parents were overwhelmed with joy. "i feel proudest because they had lost hope for life, but with this protection, he (the father) sent a message saying he will work hard, earn money, and take care of his two daughters and his wife for his life."u=c= berkeley professor jennifer dudna says she felt physically sick as she listened to him. "i think it's very disturng. it's inappropriate. it goes against all of the guidelines that were established by the national academy of sciences report from 2017. and i think there's just no way to defend it."scientists around the world have used human d=n=a for genome experiments ... but never before on an embryo destined to be born.doctor heh was criticized today for conducting his research in private and proceeding before all safety issues had been dealt with.he says he believes he will be justified."we believe ethics is on our side of history.

(catherine) genetic research is a top priority in china .... the government spent a quarter=trillion dollars on research last year. still - officials are not happy with dr. heh and they've launched an investigation into his experiments. vicki and grant? (anchor) taking a live look outside-- the bay bridge toll plaza. the roads are dry now... but a big storm is coming. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually

intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend.

this weekend.chance of rain another chance of rain this weekend. (grant) still ahead... a lawsuit against a popular chip brand. why consumers say they are being lied to. (vicki) a warning for parents.. in a new scam, thieves are asking for money in exchange for explicit pictures of your kids. we'll have the details after the break.

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tonight that parents need to hear. police in northern california are warning about a growing trend in cases known as "sextortion."(grant) one of the most recent cases is in sacramento. joe khalil explains how you can keep your kids from becoming victims. if youúre not sure what áásextortionáá is— youúre not alone.many have never heard of it.but itús a crime.a relatively new and serious one.and itús happening in the sacramento area.'he was contacting young women on social media, indicating he had nude photos of them and threatening to post those photos online.'sacramento sheriffs sergeant shaun hampton says in exchange for keeping those photos secret—this particular suspect who —an 18 years old man— would demand more nude photos—or meetups at parks in carmichael. and in at least one case—farced a young victim -- into a sexual act. 'weúre alarmed this has occurred in our community.' 'unfortunately this is something that we see

relatively often.'james williams and christie hirota are the two detectives who worked on this case.they agreed to talk to us without showing their faces because they often work undercover -- to help catch the suspects behind these kinds of crimes. they say 3 victims of this particular suspect have come forward so far—and there could be two dozen more.'as a parent you need to have open communications with your children. because if you donút allow for that to happen, this is how kids get extorted. theyúre too afraid if something happens to go to their parents.'hirota and williams say victims of sextortion in our region are often as young as 10 to 13 years old.they say if victims know to talk to an adult or contact law enforcement— detectives can work with social media outlets like snap chat or instagram to remove photos used for sextortion. but—they say bottom line to instill in your kids... 'sexually explicit photos. do not send photos. do not send photos to anybody. even if itús to someone you think is your boyfriend this week or someone whoús your best

friend.''kids make mistakes. unfortunately with the internet today, those mistakes donút always go away.' (grant) that was joe khalil reporting. the suspect in the case in sacramento was arrested but he has since bailed out of jail (vicki) next at 5:30... the a's are finally getting a new ballpark. our sports director mark carpenter is joining us in studio to talk about the potential impact it could have on the team. (grant) plus after the break... tomorrow marks 3 weeks since the deadly butte county wildfire broke out. now crews have another worry as heavy rains hit the area. details on how crews are preparing for potential flash flooding.

) our top story tonight at 5:30... crews in butte county are bracing for heavy rain in the wildfire- burn zone. right now they are clearing drainage ways and removing ash and sediment from creeks and streams-- hoping to prevent heavy debris flow. a water-shed emergency response team is working to identify areas that could be prone to flash flooding and mudslides. experts say the heavy rain tonight could unleash damaging runoff because of the wildfire burn scars. and thousands of camp fire victims are still struggling now three weeks

after the fire started.(vicki) hundreds are still in evacuation shelters while federal agencies try to help. kron 4's ashley zavala spent time with victims who are trying to put their lives back together in chico. ((nats))through the doors of the disaster relief center at the chico mall.. reality sets in.((patty holmes- paradise resident)) : "i've been coming here quite a bit.. i was here on day for more than six hours" paradise resident patty holme says this is her third disaster... having lived through a category five hurricane and a tornado in texas.. and now the camp fire. being a survivor brings her to tears..((sobbing)) "so i'm trying to put one foot in front of the other and keep moving forward.."((az standup)) to move forward..fema officials say about 1500 victims visit the relief center a day.((frank mansell - fema)) "when they come here are they are faced with what they need to do to rebuild their lives. there's an awful lot of disruption, lost birth certificates, licenses, registrations, any number of items you need to reclaim your life."((nats)) up the hill in paradise... a town still in repair. the elementary school crumbled... draped with powerlines, the

high school is still standing. butte county school officials say students will return to classes monday-not in paradise-but in buildings throughout the county, including chico.((lindsey beltz - paradise residents)) "most of the kids i think find it really inviting. i think it gives them a sense of purpose, something they can reach out to instead of just being idle and watching everything go around. it gives them something to do."jason and lindsey beltz say with two teenagers...they are now grappling with the challenge of finding a permanent place to live...((jason beltz)) "it's been so difficult, because you just don't know what to do next."an open ended to-do list for the town and people in recovery. tag. recovery. tag.

(anchor) taking a live look at stormtracker 4 radar. rain is falling again-- and a significant storm is expected tonight. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend. (vicki)(vicki) (vicki) also tonight at 5:30...

kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) in the east bay... a woman could face charges after she was found releasing live tilapia fish into lake chabot. police

say the woman was found just after 1:00 on monday afternoon-- at the lake chabot marina in castro valley. a sergeant with the park district found the woman and learned she released nine tilapia into the lake over the course of two weeks. they say the woman was attempting to rescue the fish from a local market. tilapia is a non-native and invasive fish. releasing live fish into east bay regional park district lakes is a misdemeanor offense. (grant) people living in the east bay will need to learn a new dialing procedure soon. a new 3-1-4 area code will be introduced to the area in july of next year. customers with a 5-1-0 area code will need to dial 1 before the three digit area code starting in june of next year. the state utilities commission recommends people and businesses to reprogram any equitment or alarms systems to dial 1 before the

area code. costumers can start using the new dialing procedure this year on december 15. (vicki) in the north bay... police are searching for a man who stole a play-station 4 from a teenage boy on a city bus. it happened in santa rosa after the boys mother, alana, bought the gaming system on black friday... to reward her son for improving his grades in school. shortly after the mother and her son got on the bus.. they were robbed. surveillance images shows the thief who alana says stole the 300-dollar game system. the next day after learning what happened... alana's coworker's at peo chipped in to help buy her son a new one. (grant) in the south bay... a new project helping raise money for homeless pets is now open in san jose. "pup plaza" opened yesterday in the cambrian park plaza shopping center. it will offer adoptions, arts and crafts for dogs, a party spot, and a retail boutique. the center will also offer yoga with dogs twice a month.

the president of the non-profit says the space will provide the community with resources about adoption and pet guardianship. (vicki) and on the peninsula.... piggy smalls, a stray pig, seen here was spotted wandering in east palo alto earlier this month. if your looking for a new pet, the peninsula humane society says "piggy smalls" is up for adoption. the society doesn't know her age but say she can grow past her current weight of 45 pounds so ample space is needed. the adoption fee is set at a hundred dollars and anyone interested should contact the peninsula humane society. (grant) revisting our big story we brought you at the top of the hour the oakland a's...have laid out plans for a new home. (vicki) after much anticipation, the franchise today unveiled it's vision for a brand new park...right at the port of oakland. for more on what's in store for the green and gold, we turn to sports

director mark carpenter. mark? the team's struggles for a new ballpark have been well- documented... and hopefully they've found a permament solution...with a state-of-the-art waterfront stadium at howard terminal. these are the renderings released this morning... 34-thousand seat stadium... right on the water with some picturesque views and really transforming the entire neighborhood. --even though they are leaving the coliseum, the team is proposing to take care of that area... building a large park as well as affordable housing, office and retail space. -as far as price is concerned, this will be fully privately financed, but no exact figures or estimates were thrown out on how much it would cost. --here's team president dave kaval....the man who's spearheaded this endeavor and enlisted help from the city and the entire community...on today's development. "we've always liked the idea of a waterfront, downtown, urban location for a ballpark. with

the 81 days that baseball provides for home games it really is the best and most conducive environment for success, both on and of the field. to attract fans, to have an amazing to attract fans, to have an amazing fan experience, and to have a positive effect on the community. i think what we found was this project is bigger than baseball. it's not just a ball park. it's something that could have a lasting impact in a positive way here in oakland. to ensure the a's are here for another 50 or 100 years, or really basically forever." going forward, kaval says they'll now be kaval says forward, going forward, kaval says they'll now be working on what's called a 120-day action plan... enlisting more community feedback, working with the port and coliseum, and analzying the environmental and economic factors. --in regard to any thought that a project of this magnitude would affect the actual team and roster operations, there shouldn't be too much concern, especially since the front office and manager bob melvin recently signed new extensions. (grant) coming up...

a breakthrough treatment could help people with severe peanut allergies. hear from the bay area company behind it.. and how soon it will be available. (vicki) plus after the break... a warning if you use google maps. how scammers could be tricking you into giving them personal information. youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price?

yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and your list covered with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels even better when you find them for less-at ross. yes for less. sfx: tsfx: feet shufflingc life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. a warning for people who

use google maps. security experts say that google maps is being targeted by criminals

trying to steal confidential information. the site allows users to see certain information about a place or business. now scammers are editing and deleting this information and then replacing it with fake information like fake phone numbers. people then call the fake number and think they are talking to a business... when they are actually talking to the scammer. google says they are working to address the problem. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

for your health tonight... some relief could be on the horizon for millions of people living with a peanut allergy. (vicki) a new treatment reduce their risk of a severe reaction. kron 4's ryan o'donnell talked to the bay area company behind the treatment. (grant) (anchor) time now to

check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.

lawrence karnow: a major storm is karnow: a lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on

friday with another chance of rain this weekend. (grant) a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the maker of potato chips sold under the brand name "hawaiian"... claiming the chips made in washington state are misleading customers. a man from honolulu and a woman from los angeles filed the lawsuit last month. they say the company, pinnacle foods, is using false and deceptive advertising. they claim consumers would not have purchased the chips, or would have paid significantly less, if they knew the snacks were not made in hawaii. the chips packaging does not say the snacks are made in hawaii. (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... a brave little boy comes to his mom's aid when she severely

injures the lawsuit. the lawsuit. commented on this weekend.chance of rain another chance of rain this weekend. (grant) a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the maker of potato chips sold under the brand name "hawaiian"... claiming the chips made in washington state are misleading customers. the suit says the company, pinnacle foods, is using false and deceptive advertising. it claims consumers would not have purchased the chips, or would have paid significantly less, if they knew the snacks were not made in hawaii. the chips

packaging does not say the snacks are made in hawaii. the company has not commented on the lawsuit. (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... a brave little boy comes to his mom's aid when she severely injures herself. see how firefighters are now honoring the boy-- who has medical issues himself.

a 10-year-old boy in bakersfield is being praised for his quick actions when his mother hurt himself. (grant) lori lizarraga talked to the

boy-- and first responders who are now honoring him. nats of 911 call: "fire department what's the address of your emergency?"elijah: "um, my mom fell and she has real bad bleeding."emergencies happen every day.but this 911 call, was a little different. chris fain / 911 dispatcher: chris fain: "it was a busy day. i member this call at first. it was pretty routine until i found out he was a younger caller."elijah adames: "she walked in the kitchen and fell over."elijah adames: "my mom tripped i guess and fell. so i knew i had to call 911." 10 year old elijah adames was adopted 10 years and 6 months ago - by his mom, jeri carreras. last week, his mom took a nasty fall and cut her hand open.jeri carreras / elijah's mom: "you're always telling me be careful be careful."elijah adames: "you shouldn't walk and carry a glass at the same time."jeri carreras / elijah's mom: "yes dear."elijah adames: "now it's on the news."well, protective little elijah knew exactly what to do.911 call: "has the bleeding stopped from what you've done already?"elijah adames: "no it's not-- it's still bleeding."911 call:

"okay so firm steady pressure okay?"elijah adames: "okay, i'm only 10 years old! i'm only 10 years old!"that right there, was a memorable moment for chris fain.chris fain: "i'll definitely remember the 'i'm only 10.' that was probably the funniest part of the call."their call was quick, no more than three minutes.but elijah left a lasting impression on the dispatcher.and on a lot of other people, too.ryan kinsbury: "from the second we walked in his door and he asked us to take good care of his mom, we knew this kid was special."tracey halvorson / supervising fire dispatcher: "i didn't take the call but i listened back to it later and he was very articulate i wouldn't have guessed he was that young."evan gardner: "this boy is sweet, kind thoughtful selfless. and we are so thankful we got to meet him."so much so, the responding crew from bakersfield fire station 5, went back to visit elijah just a few days later.jeri carreras: "i couldn't believe they came back. i really couldn't."elijah adames: "i guess that we just connect!" the little man, who brought all these people together has health problems a mile long. he's had them since he was born.but that hasn't stopped elijah from anything.elijah adames: "i just wanted to save

my mom."and while he defies the odds every day just by being alive, he's also busy taking care of his mom, and stealing our hearts.ryan kinsbury: "i'm not sure that i've ever met a kid with a bigger heart than what he has so elijah i'm proud of you and you're my hero." (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) thank you grant and vicki..coming up next on kron4 news at six,. we are tracking the storm tonight.. this will flood roads - and has the potential to bring down trees and knock out power. we're tracking what you need to know.(pam) then - details on the plan for the a's new waterfront ballpark in oakland. we'll tell you one of the concerns the proposed location is causing. that's coming up next on kron4 news at six. =

(pam) tonight at 6. another big storm is on its way to the bay area. this is a live shot from sutro tower... above san francisco tonight... storm clouds are brewing... and taking a look now at our network of traffic cams... luckily, the worst of the storm will miss the main commute hours ... but tomorrow morning's commute is another story... thank you for joining us. i'm pam moore. (ken) and i'm ken wayne. we will see a lot of rain, high winds, and even thunderstorms overnight into tomorrow. this is a look at stormtracker 4 radar... as the most intense storm of the season is moving in. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the details. lawrence? here's a live look at the radar...chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm.

lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend.

(ken) p-g&e is taking steps to prepare for the heavy rain and winds tonight. kron 4's dan kerman is live in orinda with that part of the story...

(ken) you can stay connected on this storm... as even more rain is headed our way... with our kron-4 mobile app. there you will find full forecasts... and get push alerts about the weather in

your neighborhood. it's all on the kron-4 mobile app there is a lot of excitement in oakland tonight.. a new ballpark plan is on the table for the oakland a's.. and all sides appear to be happy.. these are renderings of what it might look like at the new, proposed site ... at howard terminal in west oakland. the a's would be moving from the current coliseum site... in east oakland. this is what that site looks like now. as part of this proposal ... the area that is now home to the coliseum ... will be transformed .. take a look at what officials want to do.. a greener space, including a baseball diamond ... retail space and housing. city leaders say, this is just one part of the proposal which they find attractive. kron4's haaziq madyun has more. you are looking at artistic renderings of a next- generation urban ballpark for

the oakland a'ssotthe a's have entered an exclusive negotiation agreement with the port of oakland for the howard terminal. one thing not under

negotiation is who pays for thissot

to be getting a new one. for art carley - he knew all about it... and couldn't be happier. carley. "my nephew texted me, i know their are some challenges, but it is great for oakland." other fans believe it is vital to do whatever it takes to keep the as in oakland, especially in light of other pro teams leaving. navem aujla, fan. "i think it is good, it is a blow to oakland to have the warriors leaving and the raiders, so we need the as. berenisse buenrostro, fan. "definitely excited about it, colisieum is old as it is... good to have the as a nice. while other fans gave the project a big thumbs up... there were some big concerns about getting to the sparkly new stadium once it might be built... for one - bart is not that close by... and that did not impress many... in fact, there was some questioning about why the as and the city don't just fix up colisuem with it's easy access to public transporation. bob. yeah... i don't understand... you can jump right on it there. (estacio back live) transporattion did come up numerous times during the press conference today with the mayor and a's management... with both collectively saying several

times, they are aware of the issue... and are on it... te

(ken) thanks terisia. and coming up at 6:30... sports director mark carpenter will join us instudio to talk about how the new ballpark could affect the team. (pam) democrats voted today to nominate san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi for house speaker... (ken) however... we'll have to wait a couple months to find out if she has to votes to take the position... kron 4's grant lodes joins us now with dails. (grant)pelosi is now one step closer to reclaiming the gavel as the democrats take control of the house in the new year. of the house in take control of the house in the new year. pelosi was speaker of the house from 2007 to 20-11 and was the first woman to hold the position. this is video of her from that era. this time around.... a group of roughly 18 democrats has been trying to recruit a

different speaker. attendees in the closed-door meeting said pelosi was nominated by a 203 to 32 vote. 203 to 32 vote. nominated by a 203 to 32 vote. (grant) (grant) the final decision will be made in january when the house of representatives holds a floor vote. the winner will need a majority in the full house -- majority in the full house -- 218 votes. (pam) and east bay congresswoman barbara lee has been narrowly defeated in her bid for a leadership position in congress. democrats in the house of representative s voted this morning ... and

they chose new york congressman hakeen jefferies over lee ... as democratic caucus chairman.. the position was the fifth spot in the house hierarchy. (ken) president trump says he won't rule out the possibility of pardoning his former campaign chairman, paul manafort. that's what he told the new york post. his comments come after special counsel robert mueller said manafort violated his plea agreement on eight counts of financial crimes in august-- by lying. on tuesday.... white house press secretary sarah sanders said there had not been conversations about a potential presidential pardon for manafort. the eight charges against manafort were brought as part of mueller's investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 campaign. coming up... victims of the butte county - camp fire struggling with the reality of trying to build a new future, starting with nothing .. ahead.. a look at what they are dealing with right now. also.. taxpayers will take a hit because of the vandals who tore up a north bay recreation center.. we'll show you what they did and

who police think is responsible.. plus ... wet weather creating trecherous conditions in the south bay ... particularly along the always challenging highway 17..... we'll show you the latest .. next. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

the commute over highway 17 is arguably one of the bay area's worst on any

day. but all bets are off when it's raining. and as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, today is no exception. nats (tow truck rights flipped car)one minute he was northbound on highway 17 and the next, carlos vallejo was upside down, skidding to a stop just passed glenwood drive.carlos vallejo/rolled car on highway 17 "...it was like being in a washing machine, kind of crazy..."this was one of 10 accidents that occurred between the summit and sugar loaf drive on the santa cruz side of the mountain, all before noon. vallejo walked away but his honda sedan is nearly totalled. he still doesn't know exactly what happened.é carlos vallejo "...i wasn't going that fast, i had both hands on the wheel and for some reason i started to spin out and i rolled over..."a few may have occurred before the rain started but the chp says since midnight, there have

been 26 accidents from los gatos to scotts valley. a busy day for officer brian mutoza.brain mutoza/chp "...mostly single vehicle spinouts and the majority caused by excessive speed, going too fast for the wet roadway..."moderate to heavy rain snarled the morning commute. but there were showers on and off all day. like this. dry conditions one minute. a few miles down the road, more showers. happily, amazingly, there were no serious injuries reported. officer brian mutoza/chp "....we just ask that the motoring publi slow down and be aware of the conditions, don't follow too closely and drive like your kids are in the car..."on highway 17 rob fladeboe kron4news let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast.

lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend.

thousands of camp fire victims are still struggling... three weeks now after the fire started. hundreds of them are still in evacuation shelters.. while federal agencies try to help. ashley zavala spent time with victims who are trying to put their lives back together in chico.. ((nats))through the doors of the disaster relief center at the chico mall.. reality sets in.((patty holmes- paradise resident)) : "i've been coming here quite a bit.. i was here on day for more than six hours" paradise resident patty holme says this is her third disaster... having lived through a category five hurricane and a tornado in texas.. and now the camp fire. being a survivor brings her to tears..((sobbing)) "so i'm trying to put one foot in front of the other and keep

moving forward.."((az standup)) to move forward..fema officials say about 1500 victims visit the relief center a day.((frank mansell - fema)) "when they come here are they are faced with what they need to do to rebuild their lives. there's an awful lot of disruption, lost birth certificates, licenses, registrations, any number of items you need to reclaim your life."((nats)) up the hill in paradise... a town still in repair. the elementary school crumbled... draped with werlines, the high school is still standing. butte county school officials say students will return to classes monday-not in paradise-but in buildings throughout the county, including chico.((lindsey beltz - paradise residents)) "most of the kids i think find it really inviting. i think it gives them a sense of purpose, something they can reach out to instead of just being idle and watching everything go around. it gives them something to do."jason and lindsey beltz say with two teenagers...they are now grappling with the challenge of finding a permanent place to live...((jason beltz)) "it's been so difficult, because you just don't know what to do next."an open ended to-do list for the town and people in recovery. tag.

recovery. tag.people in the town and to-do list for an open ended next."know what to do you just don't difficult, because "it's been so ((jason beltz)) place to live... permanent of finding a the challenge grappling with y are now teenagers...thesay with two lindsey beltz say with two teenagers...they are now the challenge of finding a permanent place to live... ((jason beltz)) "it's been so difficult, because you just don't know what to do next."an open ended to-do list for the town and people in recovery. tag. (pam) the santa (pam) the santa clara couty district attorney's office is warning people about advanced fee ... lottery scams. scammers recently stole more than 50- thousand dollars from a elderly man in morgan hill. investigators say, if you recieve a call .... saying you won some sort of sweekstakes or lottery and you need to send a sum of money to receive your winnings --- you are being scammed. here are some tips to recognize a scam. legitimate sweepstakes do not requre money up front to enter. most companies .... such as publisher's clearinghouse ... never contact winners by telephone or email ... only u.s.

certified mail. and if you have never entered a sweepstakes, then you should not be a winner... law enforcement says... if you feel like you have been the victim of a scam, call your bank... and alert the police. coming up.. once again, a federal government shutdown is looming ... and the president is talking tough about getting money for his border wall, or else... and next.. what a mess! a north bay recreation center vandalized .. graffiti ... broken equipment.. and worse... who may be responsible.. (ken) the rohnert park

department of public safety is trying to figure out who trashed the inside of a building at a recreation center. kron 4's maureen kelly shows us the extensive damage. the break in was discovered on monday.....the culprits prying open the door.....and then

tore down or kicked in the sheetrock to gain access to the rest of the buildling. here's another hole it appears the vandals did just for fun....there is also lots of grafitti on the walls....ceiling tiles busted out...and garbage left behind. those responsible even bringing in coaches....appa rently using the vacant building as a party house.... and a toilet. it's probable that the break in happened over the thanksgiving holiday weekend. rohnert park's department of public safety is asking for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to give them a call. meanwhile they are using some of what they vandals left behind to try and track them down a lot of the pictures that were painted, a lot of the moniker's that were drawn on the walls to see if we can identify any suspects from those monikersthis building has been broken in before....it actually is not longer being used for storage because of the previous break in's....but this is a new low....that will end up sticking the taxpayer with a high price tag.the cities public works department says because the damage to the building is so extensive they estimate it could cost somewhere between 15 and $20,000 to repair maureen kelly kron4

coming up at six-45 ... you might be surprised by the big changes in the red hot bay area housing market... what those changes mean to those buying and those selling right now and in the weeks ahead. also .. the plans introduced today for a new oakland a's stadium getting a lot of buzz from officials and the fans .. but what's the team saying ... details on that, from mark carpenter, ahead in sports.. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead.

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now .... but a full- on storm is on its way to the bay area.... this is our storm tracker radar... right now joined now by our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence... what exactly are we looking at here... lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow

will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend. (ken) indonesian (ken)

(ken) indonesian investigators say the plane that crashed into the java sea last month should not have been in the air. today ... indonesia's national transportation safety committee released a preliminary report on the lion air jet crash. back on october 29th -- lion air flight 610 plunged into the ocean... killing all 189 people on board. today's report is based on flight recorder data found after the crash. the report says the pilots engaged in a futile tug-of-war with the plane's automatic systems minutes before the plane went down. the system was responding to faulty data... causing a nose

dive. the jet had experienced similar problems on a flight the night before. investigators say the jet was 'not airworthy' the day of the fatal flight. the jet was a boeing 737 max 8 airplane. boeing has responded to the report... saying the 737 max 8 is safe to fly. boeing says it will continue to look into the cause of the crash. (pam) in national news... lawmakers are working against the clock to fund several government agencies ... and avoid a shutdown before time runs out on december 7th. at the center of the fight - funding for president trump's long- promised wall on the southern border . reporter omar jimenez is in washington with the latest on the funding fight. a little more than a weekthat's all the time congress has to avoid a potential government shutdown and there's a big wall in the way.the wall. pres donald

trump/monday: we want to finish the walland in a new interviewpresident trump tells politico if congress ádoesn't appropriate five ábillion dollars for a border wall, he would "totally be willing" to shut down the government.áhouse republicans have passed a bill with five billion for the wall.rep kevin mccarthy / -r- majority leader: we've seen what is happening along the southern border. i am hopeful now that that changes and that we can solve this problem and make sure our borders are secured and everyone realizes our immigration system is broken - that we can solve this problem once and for all.the ásenate needs democratic support for the billand bipartisan negotiators have only agreed to 1-point-6 billion dollars for any border wall.nowhere near the president's target. sen. lindsey graham/ -r- south carolina: secure the border is going to be a bottom line for the president. he's got a $25 billion plan. i don't think he expects to get $25 billion all at once, but he does expect to get $5 billion like the house authorized, without a bunch of strings attached."even áaside from immigration there's a lot of work still but there are other measures remaining...incl uding commerce, justice and science...which encompasses some funding for special counsel robert mueller's office.in washington i'm omar jimenez. jimenez. jimenez.

(pam) big news in the sports world today. a potential new home for the oakland a's....(ken) dont' worry... "they're still rooted in oakland" mark carpenter joins us in the studio. the a's dovetailing off the momentum from a great season...with an exciting announcement this afternoon. the franchise has keyed in on a site for a new state-of-the-art, waterfront home at howard terminal. these are the renderings released this morning... 34-thousand seat stadium... right on the water with some picturesque views and really transforming the entire neighborhood. --even though they are leaving the coliseum, the team is proposing to take care of that area... building a large park as well as affordable housing, office and retail space. -as far as price is concerned, this will be fully privately financed, but no exact figures or estimates were thrown out on how much it would cost. --here's team president dave kaval....the

man who's spearheaded this endeavor and enlisted help from the city and the entire community...on today's development. "we've always liked the idea of a waterfront, downtown, urban location for a ballpark. with the 81 days that baseball provides for home games it really is the best and most conducive environment for success, both on and of the field. to attract fans, to have an amazing fan experience, and to have a positive effect on the community. i think what we found was this project is bigger than baseball. it's not just a ball park. it's something that could have a lasting impact in a positive way here in oakland. to ensure the a's are here for another 50 or 100 years, or really basically forever." going forward, kaval says they'll now be working on what's called a 120-day action plan... enlisting more community feedback, working with the port and coliseum, and analzying the environmental and economic factors. finally tonight, an update on steph curry's status.. a firm date has been set for his return. --warriors practicing in toronto tonight in advance of

tomorrow's game against the raptors... and steve kerr announced that the two-time mvp will not play until saturday against the pistons. --curry is still recovering from that groin injury suffered earlier this month against the bucks. --draymond green may be out for a little longer...he's dealing with a toe injury. coming up... some good news for investors ... the dow takes a big jump .. the details are next.

(ken)(ken) it was a good day on wall street as investors interpreted federal reserve chairman jerome powell's comments today on interest rates as a good sign... the dow jones surged more than 600- points today... or two and a half percent. that is the biggest jump in eight months... it's part of three days of gains totaling more than a thousand points... today ... the dow closed at 25-thousand 366. (pam) also on wall street... the "fearless girl" statue has been removed from her prime new york location. the bronze sculpture was moved from lower manhattan tuesday night. the statue shows a defiant- looking girl with her hands on her hips and chin pointed up. it once faced another

popular statue "the charging bull." the figure was installed last year as a temporary display... only meant to last a few weeks... but the city decided to keep it after an online petition was started.leonardo aranda: "we definitely are going to miss her" // woman: "i'm really disappointed." the "fearless girl" statue will be re-installed in front of the new york stock exchange .. as soon as the end of the year. the "charging bull" statue may also move. city officials say, the two statues are a hazard to pedestrians and car traffic. just ahead.. an important exhibition honoring the sacrifice of those who work the front lines to bring us the news.. and some who risk and lose their lives in the process.. ♪ this little home of mine,

♪ i'm gonna let it shine. ♪ it's energy saving time, ♪ i'm gonna reduce mine. ♪ californians all align ♪ to let our great state shine. ♪ let it shine, ♪ the power's ours to let it shine! ♪ unplug chargers - go, ♪ devices go off-line. turn thermostats down low, ♪ led's shine mighty fine. ♪ small actions quickly grow, ♪ to let our great state shine. energy upgrade california, will let us shine. ♪ (ken) the newseum -- in washington d.c. --- has unveiled an exhibit honoring the 5 journalists killed at the capital gazette newspaper in annapolis, maryland earlier this year. the newseum says, it hopes the installation will educate the public about the importance of

american journalism, and the threats reporters face. washington correspondent morgan wright reports. "long live the capital gazette" - a tribute to lives lost in the capital gazette shooting... this artifact was once part of a memorial in annapolis, maryland -- but now is on display at the newseum in washington dc.the exhibit honors the 5 capital gazette journalists killed in an attack. police were there in less than a minute but it was plenty of time for this man to kill 5 staffers of the newspaper in cold blood. patty rhule with the newseum reflects on a targeted attack by a man who had a long standing grudge against the paper. he shot his way in and opened fire on the newsroom. the exhibit hopes to spotlight the resiliency of the capital gazette. as five of their colleagues lay dead or dying - one of the staff members tweeted out - "we're putting out a damn paper tomorrow" and they did. despite the attack the staff put out a paper the very next day.the

installation spotlights the 5 victims, and the determination of the paper, and the risks of being a journalist. this sort of very negative environment about the press, people who are simply trying to hold people in power to task /// it's their right, it's their job it's their duty and that should not be threatened by any physical violence or any other kind of violence. rhule says this momento left at a memorial after the shooting with the hashtag - not the enemy - shows the public values journalists doing their jobs reporting the news. the people who were killed were part of the everyday fabric of their city, their community, their state in washington, morgan wright (ken) today.... lawmakers voted to advance a resolution to cut u-s military aid to saudi arabia over its role in the brutal civil war in yemen. republican sentator lindsey graham says he's also unhappy with the handling of the death of washington post columnist jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul. the measure is opposed by the trump administration. (pam) some mixed news for bay area home

buyers and sellers. on one hand .... the bay area is still home to the priciest zip codes in the country. (ken) on the other hand.... bay area home sales dipped by 8- percent over the last year. kron4's ryan o'donnell spoke with a real estate expert from zillow today about what it all means. let's take a look outside right now...look outside let's take a let's take a let's take a look outside

right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty

winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend. (pam) coming up: a heartwarming story of survival. how a homeless how a survival. story of heartwarming a coming up: (pam) this weekend.chance of rain this weekend.

(pam) coming up: a heartwarming story of survival. how a homeless woman ... saved the life of a homeless dog. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. cold, hungry, and alone

... and nursing a severe leg injury. it was a homeless woman who found "hope" ... a five- year old terrier mix on the streets of fresno. she brought the dog in for treatment.... bailey miller has the story. fresno, calif. -- a dog found emaciated with a a dog found emaciated with a severed leg is on the mend after surgery.a homeless woman found hope one week ago. she took her to the animal compassion team.she now stands on 3 legs and her new scar lines her tiny body but hope is thriving after her long journey to get here."it is a miracle."the 5 ish year old terrier mix was found last monday. the animal compassion team says hope crawled up to a homeless woman in her cardboard near orange and railroad.she was emaciated, still lactating and had a severed leg with flesh showing. "the nature of the injury was just gruesome and it was shocking," said joyce brandon, director of animal compassion team. the homeless woman rushed her to the animal compassion team to get her help."it is a miracle the

woman even knew to bring them here," said brandon.the team didn't know how long she had been suffering or what had happened to her but they rushed her to the vet.they amputated her front leg right up to the shoulder and luckily the large wound did not get infected."one look at her we knew we had to do something."the animal compassion team said her story went viral and they raised more than $5,000 for her covering the cost of her entire surgery."the outpouring of love and support for her was beyond belief."named hope for her strong will to live, she is ready for her forever home.."the timing was perfect somebody was looking out for this little girl."3 families have already said they want to adopt her. to donate to other animals in need like hope, you can click here : animal compassion team (pam) that was bailey miller reporting.the team members say, they have already had several families reach out to ask about adopting "hope." (ken) a san diego real estate developer donated more than a million dollars to members of paradise high school following the devastating and deadly camp fire.. bob wilson gave each student and staff member a thousand dollar check yesterday. that's a- thousand-85 people and adds up to a little more than a million dollars. the principal says the school is still standing, but more than 90 percent of the students and

staff lost their homes. bob wilson says while he has no connection to paradise or the school - he just felt compelled to help. (ken) wilson says he hopes his donation will help restore hope in paradise. that wraps up paradise. that wraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station.

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