(grant) breaking news at five -- first fire -- then flooding... tonight - the people in butte county are dealing with another potential disaster.there's flash flooding in the area already devastated by the camp fire. this is video showing highway 99 flooded near chico -- and some of the surrounding area in durham. hello i'm grant lodes. (catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis.at one point highway 99 had to be closed.... it's bad enough - that water rescuers have been sent into the chico area... here's a closer look at the flash flood warning that's in effect until 9:30 tonight. it includes paradise and magalia.... an evacuation warning has been issued for the hamlin canyon and lower neal zones - because of flooding. this is some video from chico -- showing the how the rain is affecting

neighborhoods there... streets look like rivers -- backyards are underwater...and this could still get worse. (grant) let's get to kron4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow - who's tracking the flash flooding. . lawrence karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week.

(catherine) continuing our coverage now of the storm that hit today... the heavy rain forced a few trees down across the bay area. (grant) kron four's philippe djegal reports from the east bay.... where tree trimmers are in the midst of their busy season. (philippe) over saturation and poor upkeep led this old oak tree to topple over on richmond boulevard in oakland.

phillip byers/trimmer- "we got the call this morning, but it happened at around 11 o'clock last night." veteran trimmer phillip byers with vega's tree service says another company had maintained the oak over the years... but didn't recognize in the time the leaning limbs were hazardous.phillip byers/trimmer- "the tree wasn't trimmed correctly. so, yes, the water, it got saturated in the ground and because all the weight is was onto the lefthand side. heavy rain -- its inevitable for it to fall." it ended up landing on a car parked in the driveway... but missed hitting a house, because another tree stopped it from dropping all the way to the ground.phillip byers/trimmer- "when we get calls for emergencies, those are tough, because it sucks to see the client going through that. you know, sometimes their emergencies where we're sawing trees in their living rooms, you know, that's the tragic part about keeping safety first." the downed tree also knocked out some power lines... leaving several neighbors without electricity through the afternoon. down the street, drivers navigated through deep puddles of standing water. and, in moraga, the contra costa county public works department responded to a landslide on pinehurst road. the downed trees and mud were cleared from the roadway by late morning. philippe djegal, kron four news. (catherine) with the (catherine) four news.

(catherine) with the rain moving out of the bay area.. we got to see a lot of pretty rainbows. this is a double rainbow over bishop o'dowd high school in oakland. (catherine) make sure you have the kron4 mobile app to get the latest weather alerts... and breaking news. you can also send us pictures-- like that one of the rainbow... through the app. you can download it free. (grant) developing news tonight... an oncology nurse from highland hospital who was deported to mexico last year may be able to return to the bay area and be reunited with her familykron 4's dan kerman joins us live from the newsroom with more. dan? (dan flash)everyone from senator dianne feinstein to oakland mayor libby schaaf to the nurses she works with have been advocating for maria mendoza sanchez... now she

just might get her chance to be back with her family in the u.s. (pkg) dk deported nurse may return 1129185 inserthighland hospital oncology nurse maria mendoza and her husband have been separated from their 4 children since august of last year, when strict trump administration immigration policies led to their deportation.sot maria mendoza- sanchezit has been very difficult painful really challengingspeaking to us from mexico, maria says there is now new hope she may be able to return to the u.s. legally and be reunited with her children. soti pay taxes, and i think my kids have the right to grow up with their parents beside them a nd better education and we can provide that for them without living this stressful and sad life maria, who entered the u.s. illegally with her daughter in the mid-90's, hit the jackpot in the spring when she was selected in the h1b visa lottery. now she needs one final signoff from citizenship and immigration services.sot right now i feel hopeful and i hope for a good outcome

114/good outcome (dan flash)maria should hear within 6 weeks... she thinks it would be nice to to be back with her kids in time for christmas but says anytime a favorable decision comes, it will be reason to celebrate. (catherine) happening now... an investigation is underway after a stabbing victim and a shooting victim were both found inside a home in a quiet san jose neighborhood this morning. one of the victims has died.. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story.. a deadly stabbing following a violent altercation at a home here on ayer avenue in san jose. it happened around 8:30 thursday morning. san jose

police investigators say officers responded to a welfare check and before they arrived the call was updated to a stabbing. once on the scene they found two adult male victims. the stabbing victim was pronounced dead at the scene. police also found a man suffering from a gunshot wound sota neighbor says the home belongs to an elderly couple who lived there with their adult son. he asked not to reveal his identitysot that was the general sentiment by other neighbors here as well who say the family has lived in this quiet vendome neighborhood for over thirty years. police are withholding the names of both the stabbing and shooting victims. however investigators say the suspect was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries...in san jose haaziq madyun kron4news (grant)(grant) salesforce

ceo mark benioff has once again donated a chunk of his personal fortune to help the city of san francisco's fight to solve the homeless crisis. kron4's maureen kelly gets a tour of a building that is set to be turned into housing. this one is my favorite.gail seagraves is showing me the unit inside the bristol hotel that she wants to move into i can put a bed right there.gail became homeless 12 years ago ...and has lived in an sro for 10 years....once she moves into the 58 unit building...she will now have access to a communal kitchen and her own private bathroom.i can't wait to not have to wear shower shoesand once she and the other tenants move in to these units....that will create 58 vacancies in supporting housing units they are moving out of that can go to other homeless people currently living in shelters or navigation centers.the tenderloin housing clinic's executive director says were close to being outbid by a for profit developer when he went to mayor breed for help in getting the funding to secure the six million they needed to fund the non profit's leasing of the building for the first 5 years. not everyone said yes

but mark benioff said yes, as soon as i ask him the salesforce ceo has made the homelessness crisis in his hometown his personal mission...he and his company being big backers of prop c....which will tax the city's biggest companies in order to raise an estimated 300 million dollars to fund homeless programs. bristol hotel is a preview, and this announcement here today is a preview of what is to come. because the city will finally have the money to do it not just to do this what to do so many other things that are on our list it's a beginning of a whole parade of new investments to end homelessness in our city. but it's unclear when the city will be able to cash in on prop c funding since it's currently stuck in legal limbo. at issue is whether or not it can be enacted without approval of two thrids of the voters. the new tax revenue will be collected starting january 1 but the city won't have the authorization to spend it until potential legal questions are ironed out maureen kelly kron4 news

(catherine) in national news tonight... there's a new major development in the mueller investigation. after more than 70 hours of questioning, michael cohen - president trump's former personal attorney - has taken a plea deal. omar jimenez reports from washington on what this means, and how the presidentis responding.. --reporter pkg-as follows-- michael cohenpresident trump's former personal attorneynow admits he made false statements to congress about the russia investigation. specifically, about a proposed trump tower project in moscowand when exactly those discussions ended.pres donald trump: "he's a weak person and by being weak, unlike other people that you watch, he's a weak person and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence."court documents say

cohen attempted to conceal or minimize these facts...among others."the moscow project was discussed multiple times within the company and did not end in january 2016. instead, as late as approximately june 2016." ...after then-candidate trump had become the presumed republican nominee."cohen agreed to travel to russia in connection with the moscow project and took steps in contemplation of individual 1's possible travel to russia." individual one being donald trump.sen. mark warner- (d) virginia, vice chairman, us senate select committee on intelligence: "i think there's more story to be told." "if anything the president has said is true, that there, why are all of his closest associates being found guilty of lying about their ties to russia."and this comes a day after president trump would not rule out a pardon for his former campaign chairman paul manafort, who's accused by mueller's team of violating áhis plea agreement and lying to the special counsel. meanwhile...trump canceled his meeting with russian president vladimir putin at the g20 summit in argentina áciting ongoing tensions with ukraine...but of course the move comes in the direct aftermath of cohen's guilty plea.in washington i'm omar jimenez. (grant) a mother is going

public... what she says a southwest employee did to her daughter. (catherine) the storm here -- means lots of newsnow in the tahoe area.. we'll take a live look at conditions in southlake.. as lots of people are expected to hit the slopes this weekend. (grant) plus... steph curry is making changes to the under armour website... after a napa girl challenges him to get the company to market his shoes to boys áand girls. the resonse from steph that's going viral tonight.

(grant) some grim statistics from the centers for disease control today.babies born today can expect to live significantly shorter lives than babies born just a few years ago.the average life expectancy has dropped by 100 days in three years.according to the c=d=c there are two causes: a big uptick in suicides and drug overdoses. natthe bay area is not immune to the opioid epidemic.so many addicts used bart's civic center station to shoot up that the passageway had to be closed off.according to the c=d=c, deaths from heroin overdoses have leveled off in the past two years.so have deaths from pills --- oxycodone and similar medications.the explosive growth has been in fentanyl deaths .... much stronger synthetic opioids.that's caused a 16 percent jump in fatal drug deaths in just three years.those deaths are overwhelmingly concentrated in the east.california is one of 22 states below the national average.west virginia,

pennsylvania, ohio and the district of columbia have the highest rates.siren nat americans are committing suicide at an alarming rate.... up 33 percent in 18 years, and the trend is accelerating.and while the numbers are only up 16 percent in cities, that jumps to 53 percent in rural areas.suicide has been in the top ten list death causes for a decade. heart disease remains number one, followed by cancer, unintentional injuries, emphysema and simlar respiratory diseases and stroke.the next five are alzheimer's, diabetes, the flu=and=pneumonia, kidney disease and suicide.today's report says the average american lifespan is now 78=point six years (grant) that's more than five years shorter than the average

life spans in japan and switzerland. the good news is that life expectancy for older americans has actually increased if you make it to age 65 you are more likely to live to 85. (catherine) a woman says an agent for southwest airlines in southern california mocked her 5-year-old daughter's name.. she says it happened when they were gettingready to board a flight home to texas. the child's name -- is spelled "a-b-c-d-e"... and it's pronounced "ahb-sih-dee". it happened at orange county's john wayne airport yesterday. the mother talked to reporters about what happened.. traci redford accused a gate agent at orange county's john wayne airport of laughing at her daughter's name and posting a photo of her boarding pass on social media. redford says the family was pre-boarding because her daughter has epilepsy. she says she asked the agent to stop and that someone saw the social media post and notified southwest.(catherine) to the familyin a

statement....and will follow up with theemployee.. although some observers argue that the unusual name is bound to attract attention... (grant) lawmakers today grilled leaders of the state's high speed rail project. following a critical state audit, lawmakers are demanding

answers about the bullet train that would run from san francisco to los angeles.. capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains the concerns ((pkg)) trt: 1:38((assemblynan jim frazier- d-discovery bay)) my faith has been very much displaced."the high speed rail authority in the hot seat with lawmakers thursday following a scathing state audit... ((elaine howle - state auditor)) i think the public should be concerned about the project."the 77 billion dollar project aims to build a bullet train between san francisco and los angeles.state auditor elaine howle found within the project.. high turnover among staff, a lack of business documentation, and little oversight of those who manage the project's contracts((tom richards- high speed rail authority board)) "if i had put a grade on it i would say it's very disappointing and i would say it's correctable and i would say we are correcting it now."the audit also found project managers would need to double the current workload to meet the 2022 deadline for the rail-line's segment in the central valley. if that deadline isnt met, the state could be on the hook for 3.5 billion dollars in federal funds.lawmakers pressed for the authority's backup plan.. ((richards)) "one alternative of plan b is likely going to

be as you would guess is going to our federal rail administration and talk about an extension."assemblymember jim patterson says his concerns remain..((assemblyman jim patterson r-fresno)) nothing in this hearing has done anything to raise any of our confidence level that they have the leadership to get this done. we are seeing this project collapse."a federal audit of the project is also underway. tag. (anchor) taking a live look outside-- taking a live (anchor) look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence

karnow. lawrence karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week. (catherine) (catherine) (catherine) still

ahead... the ailiing "payless" shoe chain -- figures out a way to get people to pay attention... and - pay more.. for less. we'll explain.

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yes for less. store robberies are fairly

common here in the bay area... and some quick thinking t-mobile employees helped catch two men accused of robbing a store in oklahoma. reporter cassandra sweetman has the story. voice of sarah jensen/norman police department: "there's just lot of quick thinking action."when two masked men walked into this t-mobile in norman.... it was obvious to employees that they wouldn't be paying customers.sarah jensen/norman police department: "brandished a small baseball bat and began threatening the employees at the store, demanding items." the suspects... identified by police as steven bivins and sharod brown of texas... rounded up the two young employees... forcing them to a backroom in the store.that's where police say, the employees were ordered to fill a trash bag full of the store's priciest merchandise. voice of sarah jensen/norman

police department: "they placed approximately 30 apple and samsung cell phones into this trashbag."worth almost 30-thousand dollars altogether. according to court documents... before leaving... the suspects also took one of the employees i-ds... threatening to 'come back and get him if he reported the incident to police.'a terrifying order, that the young employees did not take to heart.sarah jensen/norman police department (quick): "those employees did the right thing absolutely by contacting authorities."providing police not only with a description of the suspects... but also a beacon - guiding the suspects... straight to the slammer.voice of sarah jensen/norman police department: "the thing that the suspects did not know is that the employees put in one cell phone that had a gps tracker on it."officers tracked the phone to brown and bivins... who still had the cell phones and the bat in the car with them.the two were arrested and charged with first degree robbery... assault while masked... and planning to perform an act of violence.sarah jensen/norman police department: "definitely a great forethought by those employees in that to think to put that device in there, so that we had that information in real time." (catherine) that was cassandra sweetman reporting. employees at the store say -- even if the suspects had gotten away with the phones -- the devices are rendered

useless once they're reported stolen. (grant) next at 5:30... we continue to cover our breaking news... flash flooding in areas already devastated by the butte county wildfire. we'll have a live update after the break. (catherine) also -- tahoe is getting hit with a winter stormtonight.. we're live in south lake with a look at the current conditions.

(grant) back to our breaking news tonight... flash flooding has hit a wildfire-scarred area of butte county... and swift water rescue teams have been deployed. they're helping people stranded in cars on a road that flooded after a downpour in the paradise area. several vehicles were trapped on a road in the outskirts of chico... and there are also reports of flash flooding in areas that were not burned.(catherine) highway 99 was closed for a time-- but it has since reopened. joining us on the phone now with an update is rick carhart with cal fire... (anchor) checking in now with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: flooding

continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week.next week.next week. (grant) and a storm is also

hitting tahoe. this is video from heavenly today.. up to 5 feet of snow is expected in the mountains. (catherine) that means a lot of people are heading up to hit the slopes.. despite the dangerous road conditions. kron 4's gayle ong is live in south lake tahoe.. gayle

how is it looking tonight? absolutely beautiful out here. the winter storm is certainly a welcome gift to the sierra.i was up at heavenly mountain resort, here in south lake tahoe today.here's video from earlier... skiers and riders here have been out all morning taking fresh turns at the 'california trail.'resort officials say heavenly got a nice blanket of seven inches of fresh powder over the last two days.the resort just opened almost 2 weeks ago..i met some skiers from the bay area who are out here hitting the slopes,many people here happy to snowwe have not heard any complaints. just excitement. and i do want to mention the road conditions getting here are tough.some are covered in snow - plow trucks are out in force -but you do need chains if you do not have snow tires or all wheel drive - about 25 miles on highway 50 before you head out this way.live in south lake tahoe,gayle ong kron 4 news.

kron 4 news. joining us (catherine) another big

on the phone now with an update is rick carhart with cal fire...

cal fire... carhart with update is rick now with an on the phone now with an update is rick carhart with cal fire...

talking about butte county....and in a few days,

you'll be able to have a beer and help the victims of california's deadliest fire at the same time. the sierra nevada brewery has created a special i-p-a for the cause.. and they're sharing it with a thousand other breweries.. reporter adrienne moore has the story. you could call them: pints with a purpose.the benefits of beer reaching far beyond sierra nevada brewery with it's "resilience butte county proud i-p-a."dave gull/new helvetia brewing company"we've seen the devastation and destruction in those communities and how it's affected all of californians, and this is one small way that the craft brewing community can help. we can brew beer." "new helvetia" is one of hundreds of companies answering the call from the chico-based brewery --to help camp fire victims get back on their feet.the deal?sierra nevada supplies its special butte county blend.and other breweries make it and sell it with all the proceeds going to the camp fire relief fund. natsot"we have some of our ingredients here. our two row base malt, a little bit of the hops over here."with a launch party still in the planning stages --sierra nevada hopes the next time you reach for a cold one, you'll remember their giving tuesday gift -- and drink up.natsot"in about 14 days it'll be on tap." (catherine) that was adrianne moore

reporting. it will take awhile to get the special brew bottled and into stores. it should be available starting in january. (grant) today the head of the federal agency in charge of responding to natural disasters... like the camp fire in butte county... answered tough questions from lawmakers during a hearing on capitol hill. as kron4's washington correspondent drew petrimoulx reports... the lawmakers say people are still suffering from disasters that happened more than two years ago. "that is one example of many that is idiotic." louisiana congressman garrett graves says 2016 flood victims in his state are still struggling to recover --"ive dealt with fema, with the corps of engineers,

with hud... plagued by a tangled web of government programs offering help. "it is incredible trying to deal with this while alphabet soup of agencies." fema director brock long took heat from both parties during a thursday hearing. the harshest over the federal response to hurricane maria which devastated puerto rico last summer. "3000 people died in this tragedy." but in impassioned testimony -- long defended his agency. "we have 514 open disasters across half this globe from the mariana islands all the way to the virgin islands." "long says some communities are woefully unprepared for natural disasters making his job impossible." "if youre expecting fema to be the only responder and the first responder on all these events, well then you're going to have to quadruple my budget and increase my staffing patterns tremendously.""it just freaking drives me crazy." long's explanation wasn't enough to satisfy those who feel left behind by recovery efforts. "we have 250 million dollars sitting in the bank." or those who say it's government red tape not funding that's standing in the way. in washington, i'm drew petrimoulx drew/anchor tag:the fema tag: the fema tag:the fema director

says his agency is swamped with claims and has provided more in individual assistance in the last 16 months than the previous 10 years combined. (grant) the fema director also said today that his agency is swamped with claims and has provided more in individual assistance in the last 16 months than the previous 10 years combined. (catherine) take a look at this.... a rainbow over the bay area once the rain stopped today. this is video from interstate 80-- coming off the bay bridge in oakland. (grant) time now to check on time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on

doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week. (catherine) payless, the discount shoe retailer, tricked some reiler, discount shoe payless, the (catherine) next week.wednesday of tuesday and possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week.

(catherine) payless, the discount shoe retailer, tricked some so-called fashion influencers into paying hundreds of dollars for shoes that typically cost about 40 dollars.. payless opened a so-called 'luxury' shoe store called palessi...and filled it with their inexpensive shoes... the supposed fashion influencers were invited to shop... and described the merchandise as "stunning, elegant and sophisticated." some paid hundreds of dollars for them. in just three hours, the fake store made 3 thousand dollars in sales. the buyers eventually did

get their money back...and free shoes for their trouble. (grant) up next... cll it a modern day bodega. vicki liviakis takes us inside a neighborhood store .. with a hip flair. sfx: tinny headphone music

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get covered today. traditional corner market is changing in some neighborhoods. tonight, on dine and dish - our vicki liviakis gives us a personal look at a mom and pop's store ... for

the younger generation. "this is not your normal bodega." i grew up next to a mom and pop's store - so had to check it out. but there's not a penny candy or cigarette stand in sight. this is douglas ... and it's not your father's grocery store. it's my kid and his girlfriend's... meet mike and maggie...(maggie) one of my favorite shows as a young adult was supermarket sweep. douglas is her dream... not a supermarket but a cozy cafe and modern market. with cee-cee the barrista and chef leo kicking out gourmet treats for the neighbors who pop by.(chef) (customer) you might sip on sparkling wine while waiting for your housemade spanish tortilla complimented with arugula salad. or order up an italian ham on fresh baked roll. all the while shopping the well- currated shelves to stock your own fridge. from almond milk to cow kind tomatoes - heirloom of course. or just browse art books of

beautiful food. the only ode to old school - is this ancient produce scale. the proprietors of douglas may or may not make it big with their little corner market. but they're happy to meet and feed their new neighbors. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (catherine) kron 4 news. vicki liviakis francisco, in san neighbors.new and feed their new neighbors. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (catherine) that wraps up kron 4 news 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... residents in butte county dealing with another potential disaster.... first it was

fire - now its flooding.. we're tracking evacuations in the area already devastated by the camp fire.(pam) then - we will talk to the bay area 9- year-old... who got the attention of steph curry ... and inspired change in the process .. we'll show you the letter she wrote the warriors star about his shoes -- and tell you how he responsed. that's coming up next at six.coming up next at six. (ken) (ken) tonight at 6.

evacuations tonight in butte county. rain in camp-fire ravaged areas is causing flash flooding. this is video out of chico -- showing how the rain is affecting neighborhoods there... streets look like rivers -- backyards are underwater...

and water rescue crews have been deployed to the area. thank you for joining us. i'm ken wayne.(pam)and i'm pam moore.at one point ... highway 99 had to be closed.... this is video showing highway- 99 flooded near chico -- and some of the surrounding area in durham. flash flooding made worse by the charred landscape unable... to handle the downpour. here's a closer look at the flash flood warning that's in effect until 9:15- tonight. it includes paradise and magalia.... an evacuation warning has been issued for the hamlin canyon and lower neal zones - because of flooding. (ken) let's get to kron4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow - who's tracking the flash flooding. lawrence karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our

way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week. (ken) earlier today, the california public utilities commission ordered p-g-and-e to implement safety measures

to improve its operations. several wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against pg&e in the wake of the camp fire... even as the official cause has yet to be determined. the commission's investigation is to learn whether p-g-and-e promotes accountability and achieves safety goals and standards. the recommendations by the utilities commission are outlined in a report by an independent third party. the c-p-u-c initiated this proceeding after the pipeline explosion in san bruno in 2010. (pam) a stabbing victim and a shooting victim were both found inside a home in a quiet san jose neighborhood this morning.... and now, one of those victims has died.. an investigation is underway .. kron 4's haaziq madyun has the story.. a deadly stabbing following a violent altercation at a home here on ayer avenue in san jose. it happened around 8:30 thursday morning. san jose police investigators say officers responded to a welfare check and before they arrived the call was updated

to a stabbing. once on the scene they found two adult male victims. the stabbing victim was pronounced dead at the scene. police also found a man suffering from a gunshot wound sota neighbor says the home belongs to an elderly couple who lived there with their adult son. he asked not to reveal his identitysot that was the general sentiment by other neighbors here as well who say the family has lived in this quiet vendome neighborhood for over thirty years. police are withholding the names of both the stabbing and shooting victims. however investigators say the suspect was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries...in san jose haaziq madyun kron4news (ken) (ken) salesforce ceo mark benioff has once again donated a piece of his personal fortune to help san

francisco's fight against the homeless crisis. kron4's maureen kelly toured a building that will be turned into housing for the formerly homeless. i can put a bed right there. gail seagraves is showing me the unit inside the bristol hotel that she wants to move intogail became homeless 12 years ago ...and has lived in an sro for 10 years....once she moves into the 58 unit building...she will now have access to a communal kitchen and her own private bathroom. this is the stepping up and make us feel good and once she and the other tenants move in to these units....that will create 58 vacancies in supporting housing units they are moving out of that can go to other homeless people currently living in shelters

or navigation centers.the tenderloin housing clinic's executive director says were close to being outbid for the building when he went to mayor breed for help in getting the funding to secure the six million they needed to fund the non profit's leasing of the building for the first 5 years. not everyone said yes but mark benioff said yes, as soon as i ask him the salesforce ceo has made the homelessness crisis in his hometown his personal mission...he and his company being big backers of prop c....which will tax the city's biggest companies in order to raise an estimated 300 million dollars to fund homeless programs. more buildings like this are going to open up, a lot more shelters, a lot more services a lot more capabilities, that is very excitingbut it's unclear when the city will be able to cash in on prop c funding since it's currently stuck in legal limbo because questions are being raised if it can be enacted without approval of two thrids of the voters. the new tax revenue will be collectedstarting january 1 but the city won't have the authorization to spend it until potential legal questions are ironed out maureen kelly kron4 news kron4 news developing news tonight... an oncology nurse from highland hospital, who was deported to mexico last year, may be able to return

to the bay area ... and be reunited with her familykron 4's dan kerman joins us live from the newsroom with more. dan? (dan flash)maria mendoza sanchez's plight has led to rallies by collegues at highland hospital and politicians like dianne feinstein and libby schaaf. now there is hope she may be able to return to her family in the bay area. dk deported nurse may return 1129186 insertmaria mendoza and her husband have been separad from their 4 children since august of last year, when strict trump administration immigration policies led to their deportation.sot maria mendoza- sanchezspeaking to us from mexico, maria says there is now new hope she can return to the u.s. legally and be reunited with her family and collegues and patients at highland hospital where she was an oncology nurse. that's because in the spring she was selected in the h1b visa lottery. now she needs one final signoff from citizenship and immigration services.sot maria, who entered the u.s. illegally with her daughter in the mid-90's. her attorney says this case is a perfect example of what's wrong with current immigration policysot (dan flash) (dan flash)maria should hear

within 6 weeks... she thinks it would be nice to to be back with her kids in time for christmas but says anytime a favorable decision comes, it will be reason to celebrate. governor- elect gavin newsom was at the mexican border today.. to assess the growing immigration crisis there. that immigration crisis... now turning into a humanitarian crisis... grant lodes joins us now with more. (grant) newsom spoke in san ysidro today -- talking about immigration issues that have surfaced... as has a large group of central american migrants who are now gathered in tijuana. a refugee camp in tijuana is bursting at the seams -- overflowing with migrants waiting to seek asylum in the united states. mexican officials say more than 58- hundred people are now living there ... tijuana's mayor

says it's a crisis.. and is calling for humanitarian aid. today newsom addressed the issue.< i'm trying to deal with the crisis at hand which is the prospect of thousands and thousands of people ending up on the streets and sidewalks with no help or hope in the coming months> (grant) newsom also toured the otay mesa immigration detention center... and met with groups advocating for the asylum seekers. (grant) tomorrow... newsom will meet with mexican officials in mexico city... in order to, in his words, "reaffirm and build upon the deep economic, political, and cultural bonds that connect mexico and california." (ken)state legislators announced today they are proposing a law to ban the sales of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products.the bill will be introduced when the state legislature reconvenes in sacramento next week.the proposed law would ban sales in retail stores and vending machines. online and mail

sales would still be allowed, but sellers would have to verify that buyers are over 21. legislators noted that groups supporting such a ban include the american heart association, the california branch of the american lung association and the american cancer society cancer action network. coming up: the former personal attorney for donald trump pleads guilty to lying to congress. what the court documents reveal about connections between trump and moscow. plus an amazing survival story after a shark attack off the california coast. how the young teen victim and his rescuers were honored. and a new reason to admire steph curry. how he responded to a little girl .. who wrote him a letter about his basketball shoes. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

it has been two- months since a 13-year-boy suffered a horrifying shark attack in encinitas. on wednesday, the city honored the young survivor and his rescuers for their bravery. reporter kasia gre-gor-czyk keane hayes, shark attack survivor:"i wasn't really thinking am i going to die because if i was thinking that i probably wouldn't be focused on surviving."it's exactly that kind of will to live and bravery that was recognized by the city of encinitas, nearly two months to the day since 13- year-old keane hayes was

attacked by a shark while diving off beacons beach.also honored - three heroes - who just happened to be diving in the area with a kayak.mayor catherine blakespear, encinitas:"without thought of personal peril or injury, came to the assistance of keane." keane hayes, shark attack survivor:"they're like family, they saved my life and they just mean a lot."in those crucial moments after the attack, the three men acted swiftly, without even knowing the full extent of what had happened to hayes.officer matthew ephron, oceanside police:"as he kind of came onto the kayak it was very obvious that it was much worse than anything else that we could've had imagined."or what might still be lurking.matthew ephron, rescuer:"the shark was still in the water so very interesting kind of surreal moment."it was a bittersweet night for hayes family, reliving the morning that nearly took his life - but also celebrating how far he's come.ellie hayes, keane hayes' mother:"i have to thank god for allowing keane to live and allowing everybody else to be a part of his survival and i'm just very proud of my son and who he is and the way he's handled this."today, hayes is in physical therapy and doing well on his road to recovery. keane hayes, shark attack survivor:"i'm feeling good i can skateboard which is really good, i can move my arm a

little bit, thanks to physical therapy, which is good."and as for if he'll ever make his return to the water.keane hayes, shark attack survivor: "probably not beacons, but -- yeah /laughter/." officials say, keane and his rescuers did have a few things working in their favor that day. lifeguards happened to be at work earlier than usual-- and the low tide allowed a rescue helicopter to land right on the beach. (anchor) a new economic report says millennials are just like their parents... only poorer. the federal reserve says spending habits

between the generations are similiar, the only difference is income. the report goes on to say that younger people favor experiences rather than tangible goods like food and housing. currently millennials spend more on eduction than generations. the opioid crisis is affecting death rates in the united states. life expectancy dropped between 2016 and 2017 ... and the mortality rate rose. the centers for disease control and prevention says, the reason is an increase in suicides and drug overdoses. there were more than 70-thousand overdose deaths in 2017 alone.. that is a new high. and the suicide rate increased as well, by three- point- seven percent.the c-d-c says, a person born in the u-s in 2017 can expect to live 78-point-six years.. that's a decrease of point- one percent from 2016. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow

joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on

tuesday and wednesday of next week. (ken)in national news tonight... there's a new major development in the mueller investigation. after more than 70 hours of questioning by federal investigators, federal next week.wednesday of tuesday and wednesday of next week.

(ken)in national news tonight... there's a major new development in the mueller investigation. after more than 70 hours of questioning by federal investigators, michael cohen - president trump's former personal attorney - has taken a plea deal. omar jimenez reports from washington on what this means, and how the president is responding.. --reporter pkg-as follows-- michael cohenpresident trump's former personal attorneynow admits he made false statements to congress about the russia investigation. specifically, about a proposed trump tower project in moscowand when exactly those discussions ended.pres donald trump: "he's a weak person and

by being weak, unlike other people that you watch, he's a weak person and what he's trying to do is get a reduced sentence."court documents say cohen attempted to conceal or minimize these facts...among others."the moscow project was discussed multiple times within the company and did not end in january 2016. instead, as late as approximately june 2016." ...after then-candidate trump had become the presumed republican nominee."cohen agreed to travel to russia in connection with the moscow project and took steps in contemplation of individual 1's possible travel to russia." individual one being donald trump.sen. mark warner- (d) virginia, vice chairman, us senate select committee on intelligence: "i think there's more story to be told." "if anything the president has said is true, that there's no there there, why are all of his closest associates being found guilty of lying about their ties to russia."and this comes a day after president trump would not rule out a pardon for his former campaign chairman paul manafort, who's accused by mueller's team of violating áhis plea agreement and lying to the special counsel.meanwhile...trump canceled his meeting with russian president vladimir putin at the g20 summit in argentina áciting ongoing tensions with ukraine...but of course the move comes in the direct aftermath of cohen's guilty plea.in washington i'm omar jimenez.

(ken)senator dianne feinstein issued a statement today: "cohen's sworn admission ... raises serious questions about the president's relationship with russia and whether he and his family have been honest with the american people.... "today's guilty plea clearly shows that we still don't know the full story and that special counsel mueller must be allowed to complete his investigation without interference or delay." still ahead: tough questions for the leadership of california's high speed rail project. why lawmakers say, they are disappointed... and want improvements... fast. survivors of the parkland shooting in florida... open up about their recent recognition for starting a worldwide movement. sfx: tinny headphone music

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the survivors of the shooting massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida, are getting international praise. archbishop desmond tutu from south africa ... is calling "march for our lives" - one of the most significant youth- led mass movements in living memory. this is video of a march in oakland back in july. the archbishop presented the survivors with the international children's peace prize earlier this month. march co-founder delaney tarr.. opened up about what

it was like going to south africa to receive the prize. delaney tarr/ co-founder, march for our lives/ parkland shooting survivor"got to meet with all of the past winners of the international peace prize, the children's peace prize, and to be in a group, to be an almost this club of sorts with these students who have faced adversity and pain and trauma but stood up for what they know is right, that is incredible. that was life changing and it changed our perspective completely." another another march for our lives co-founder, ryan deitsch, says, more change is needed -- including federal gun control laws. he said, the nation's schools, nightclubs, churches, and city streets are still not safe. coming up: a dramatic rescue in the rain swollen los angeles river. how first responders were finally able to get the man free. a colorful end to the stormy weather. rainbows popped up all over the bay area today. but in some places there is a lot of cleaning up to do. (lawrence)and i'm tracking your weeknight forcast... that's just ahead.

sun in the bay today -- and that means rainbows.viewers sending us their photos and videos.... this one in vallejo. on the other side of the bay ... rainbows could also be spotted above ocean beach near the cliff house restaurant in san francisco this morning. (ken) this rare double rainbow sent to us by a viewer in oakland today. (ken)

the rain also forced a few trees down across the bay area. (pam) kron four's philippe djegal continues our storm coverage in the east bay.... where tree trimmers are working through this busy season. (philippe) a small landslide slipped onto the roadway in moraga overnight. the contra costa county public works department responding to the mess on pinehurst road early in the morning... and, had the area cleaned up before the afternoon.nats- in oakland, some streets were covered in standing water... giving you a good idea of just how much rain has actually fallen. phillip byers/trimmer- "its on a car, so we're trying to get it off the car." up the street, on richmond boulevard... several neighbors were without power through the afternoon... after an oak tree slumped onto power lines and a car parked in a driveway.phillip byers/trimmer- "a lot of the weight was on one side, which it should be even. so, the previous company that has done

the pruning on this particular tree, didn't do an excellent job. so, this is what happens." phillip byers with vega's tree service says the oak fell at around eleven o'clock wednesday night. and, luckily, it didn't lead to any injuries or damage to homes... only to the car.phillip byers/trimmer- "do some research on the that you do call, and see if their references are in know what their doing because safety is first." and, neglegence can be expensive. in oakland, philippe djegal, kron four news. lawrence karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday

but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week. (pam) warrior star - steph curry's response to a north bay girl's letter, is going viral... riley morrison got frustrated, when she found out that the curry basketball shoes she wanted - are not offered for girls ... only boys. that is when she that is when she decided to reach out to decided to reach out to

curry... and to her surprise, he wrote back... kron four's terisa estacio met up with riley and her family... (ken) (ken) lawmakers today grilled leaders of the state's high speed rail project. following a critical state audit, lawmakers are demanding answers about the bullet train that would run from san francisco to los angeles. state auditor elaine howle found high turnover among staff, a lack of business documentation, and little oversight of those who manage the project's contracts. (ken) nonetheless... contruction of the high speed rail project continues to move forward. alex backus has more.

((assemblynan jim frazier- d- discovery bay)) my faith has been very much displaced."the high speed rail authority in the hot seat with lawmakers thursday following a scathing state audit... ((elaine howle - state auditor)) i think the public should be concerned about the project."the 77 billion dollar project aims to build a bullet train between san francisco and los angeles. state auditor elaine howle found within the project.. high turnover among staff, a lack of business documentation, and little oversight of those who manage the project's contracts((tom richards- high speed rail authority board)) "if i had put a grade on it i would say it's very disappointing and i would say it's correctable and i would say we are correcting it now." the audit also found project managers would need to double the current workload to meet the 2022 deadline for the rail-line's segment in the central valley. if that deadline isnt met, the state could be on the hook for 3.5 billion dollars in federal funds. lawmakers pressed for

the authority's backup plan.. ((richards)) "one alternative of plan b is likely going to be as you would guess is going to our federal rail administration and talk about an extension."assemblymember jim patterson says his concerns remain.. ((assemblyman jim patterson r- fresno)) nothing in this hearing has done anything to raise any of our confidence level that they have the leadership to get this done. we are seeing this project collapse."a federal audit of the project is also underway. tag.

(ken) (ken)that was alex backus reporting.a federal audit of the project is also underway. it is a san francisco institution... that has been around more than a century. we will take you to the birthday celebration of historic john's grill in union square. 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! ♪

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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. (pam) a dramatic flood rescue -- caught on camera today in southern california. firefighters pulled a man from the los angeles river near griffith park.... as he was clinging to a tree. the rescue involved highway patrol, a park ranger and a chopper. after a struggle to make contact with the man ... the rescuer eventually pulled him into the fire department helicopter. the fire department said, he was conscious and alert, but will need to be treated for hypothermia. it is unclear why he was in the river.. why he was in the river.. but officials say at last check, he was in fair condition. (ken) historic john's grill in san francisco celebrated its 110th birthday today. mayor london breed

declared today... november 29th... "john's grill day" in san francisco. police chief bill scott among those present at a luncheon at the restaurant. the george washington high school band was on hand for a performance as well. state senator scott weiner talked with us about the restaurant's long-running commitment to the commmunity. (ken) after their performace... the washington high school band was treated to a meal courtesy of the owner. if you are if you are thinking about enjoying all that new snow in the sierra... we have some advice from the c-h-p. what you need to know before you hit the road.

(pam) a live look now along interstate -80 ... the route up to tahoe. wet conditions in the bay means snow in the sierra... some people getting an early start on their weekend. (pam) we have some safety advice for you tonight ... if you're planning on going away for the weekend. (ken)joining us now on the phone is pete mann from truckee chp.

lawrence karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week.

(pam) we want to go back to a story we introduced earlier in the newscast. a north bay girl couldn't find warriors superstar steph curry's basketball shoes in her size.... and steph promised to make it right. kron4's terisa estacio has the story. natural sound... see, i wanted these shoes... 9 year old riley morrison wasnt looking to start a movement .... she just wanted some cool girls basketball shoes, league play is starting. but the napa resident is now a sensation... scoring some new shoes and a whole lot more... it all started when she was searching for some curry basketball shoes with her dad... however, they quickly realized that under armor - who curry teams up with doesn't make girl basketball shoes... like the ones she wanted, they only offer boys. riley. it was just not fair. in response, riley encouraged by her parents... wrote a letter to steph... and he wrote back...

saying he was glad she brought it to his attention, and that they would fix that wrong.... he then put the hand writen note up on social media for the world to see. riley. it was pretty cool. not only that... steph invited her to meet up in march ... all of this has been overwhelming... the phones have been ringing off the hook at the family's napa home... everyone wanting to talk to the foursome... but riley and her sister olivia are keeping their cool... they are both athletes too... they worked on some drills after talking with me... before heading out to basketball practice. riley hopes she can get those new shoes.in napa, terisa estacio kron four news..

in sports... in sports... we'll have an update on how the warriors are doing against the team with the best record in the n-b-a... and 49er richard sherman talks about his return this sunday to seattle ... and he has some very interesting words about former teammate russell wilson... mark has his thoughts... coming up

(pam) lots to talk about in the sports world tonight... (ken) mark carpenter joins us in the studio.

didn't think we'd be saying this during the year... warriors facing the toronto raptors, who have the best record in the league. --quick update from the north. at last check score is 85-77 toronto in the 3rd. raptors shot 64-percent from the fiel in the first half... and the warriors trailed by as many as 18. no steph curry or draymond green in the lineup. full highlights later tonight. to the 49ers-- it wasn't too long ago that niner fans couldn't stand watching richard sherman. after all, he was the one that tipped the seahawks into the super bowl... and then ate a thanksgiving meal on the field at levi's. but now, he's in the red and gold... and the niner faithful are on his side going to seattle. --even though the niners are 2-and-9, you can't downplay a division showdown at centurylink field. --sherman going back to the city he spent 7 seasons...and brought a world championship to. --a lot of memories made with that franchise, but it wasn't the best of breakups... sherman wasn't re-signed this summer after suffering a season-ending

achilles injury last year. -- this morning, the star corner...reflected on his time with the hawks.... and had some pointed words for quarterback and former teammate russell wilson "you just expect after you've done so much for a franchise that they cut you went you're hurt. it's kind of more of a respect thing than anything, but they did so you've got to roll with the business, "you've seen through the years what russell is capable of doing." "yeh, i've also seen him throw five picks in a game so you see what he's capable on both sides of it, sp you understand that he can be defended. so you go outthere and give your team the best shot." 3-keys for 3-keys for the 49ers this sunday... off the bat, last week was rough for nick mullens with 2-turnovers, and 18-for-32 from the field ...get him comfortable early. also, the hawks d...allows more than 120-rushing yards per game...establish matt breida and the run attack. --finally, russell wilson is

a genius at making off schedule plays...keep those to a minimum your mercedes-benz keys to the game we'll have the raiders keys later tonight, but in the meantime, we'll talk about what's in store for the silver and black this sunday at the coliseum --playing a kansas city chiefs team that's been scary good this year... 9-and-2, best in the afc. --they've replaced alex smith...with an mvp candidate. patrick mahomes, one of the top stories of the league this year... leads the nfl in touchdown passes... deadly accurate and constantly makes big plays downfield. --jon gruden...breaking down kc's top 5 offense. "his overall skill set is sickening. it really is. he's double-jointed. he can throw the ball from any platform possible. running to his left, fading backwards. he can get out of trouble.he has a playing style that reminds me of favre. he's a young favre.""the thing that separates him is just his raw ability. there are times when free runners are coming in to hit him and he can make them miss, and still get the ball to his speedy guys down the field 60 or 70 yards. to be able to do that, and do that accurately, is really that accurately, is to do that, and do yards. to be able to do

that, and do that accurately, is really impressive. that wraps up kron4 news at 6.

the father who slaughtered his wife and kids. the secret stash of photos. that's his mistress, and there he is. then the other family massacre shocking america. >> the brother accused of killing his brother, sister-in- law, niece and nephew. >> nightmare before christmas. >> the morning after the president's former fixer admits he lied. >> he's a weak person. and not a very smart person. >> then shark attack. these sharks are supposed to be so gentle, even kids can play with them. but look what happened. >> it hurt really