our top story ... a two year old boy on life support at ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland. his mother, denied a chance to say goodbye.(grant) catherine heenan is here with the heart=rending details. catherine? (catherine) heart=rending indeed ... a sacramento news conference was called by cair -- the council on american islamic relations. the aim - to call attention to the case of a stockton man and his dying son. this is a very real case that shows us the effects of family separation.abdullah hassan was born in yemen two years and two days ago, with a rare and progressive brain disease five months ago, his father, an american citizen, obtained citizenship for his son and brought him to the u=s for treatment.now he's on life support and not expected to live much longer,i'm here today because my son abdullah needs his mother. my wife's calling me every day wanted to kiss and hug her son for the one last time timebecause yemen is one of the countries on the state department's

travel ban list, abdullah's mother was denied entry to the u=s."this is a united states citizen ... who's going to die, separated from his mother his father ali says he drives from stockton to oakland every day to visit his little boy. "my son abdullah is only 2 years old. we celebrate his birthday just two days ago. so i am here today for your support and help bring my family together for the one last time."ali says he never expected that he and his wife would be separated during their son's final days.he's about to die soon. his mother is not able to touch him, see him, give him a kiss before he go.how's your wife holding up? crying, crying every single day. family members say the state department has told them the mother'sapplication for a waiver is being processed.the council on american islamic relations says it plants to file suit to speed up the process.we are ready to fly her out at a moment's notice as soon as we receive the waiver, hopefully today.

(catherine) the muslim american group 'cair' has launched a petition drive.. it's aimed at putting pressure on the state department. you can find a link on our websitem kron four dotcom. (vicki) happening now... there are dangerously big waves along the coast tonight. this is video from the moonraker restaurant in pacifica. the assistant manager there tells kron-4 three big waves hit the restaurant early this morning, breaking a window and causing significant structural damage. a high surf warning is in effect until 9:00 tonight. (grant) and that warning includes beaches farther south in santa cruz county. kron 4's rob fladeboe is live in santa cruz tonight with a look at conditions there. rob? (rob live) i am here on a bluff over-looking seacliff state beach. from up here you

can seehow the waves start to form way out there, gaining momentum before rollinginto shore. the high surf didn't quite live up to expectations but people were heeding the warnings nonetheless. nats (waves break along side pier)this was seacliff state beach early monday as the storm-driven waves battered the cement ship and pier before crashing ashore. the pier is closed along with waterfront campsites after about fifteen campers were evacuated overnight to higher ground, including aurelio rodriguez.aurelio rodriguez/evacuated from high surf area "...yeah, it's nice to see nature like that but the surf was big...."farther north, the capitola warf was also closed for a time. sandbags are in place but the surf stopped just short of causing problems for busnesses and residents along the

esplanade. most people are keeping their distance amid warnings about the unpredictable surf.bill wolcott/state park superintendent "..this can actually be one of the more dangerous times when people come out to enjoy the sunshine not realizing there are still some large waves out there..." henry/beach visitor "....we lose somebody every year so it's good to be careful..." surfers were quick to take advantage of the conditions, described as big enough but a bit messy.soteric/surfer "...totally, and it's a nice day too and there's nobody out in this spot..."here at rio del mar, you can see how the seawall kept the ocean out of theparking lot. but the beach is covered in driftwood and debris washed out ofthe santa cruz mountains, much to the delight of artists like elya rosselya ross/driftwood artist "...there's a leg here and another leg there and im going to cut it right here with a band saw and hopefully there'd an ocean in there somewhere..." (rob live) we are approachng another high tide....about

6:45....when we are expecting a repeat performance of what happened this morning. big waves but not beg enough to get much beyond the variois beach front defenses. that high surf warning pm tonight. live in santa cruzrob fladeboe kron4news (grant) is expected to last into this evening... (vicki) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with the details. lawrence? lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy

dense fog. on the satellite you can see another storm moving into the pacific northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will be cool under partly cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and this weekend.

(vicki) (vicki) developing news tonight... it was a stressful few hours for some san francisco high school and elementary school students... this after a bomb threat came in just after the lunch hour. kron 4's dan kerman is live outside lowell high school with more. dan? (grant) (grant) dan? with more. high school outside lowell kerman is live kron 4's dan kron 4's dan kerman is

live outside lowell high school with more. dan?

report. approaches. (grant) coming up... as the d-m-v continues to be plagued with long wait lines... the director is now stepping down. details on what this means for the d-m-v moving forward. (vicki) plus... hundreds of thousands of governnt workers may have to work without pay. details on the looming government shutdown-- as the friday deadline approaches. (grant) plus after the break... teen vaping is increasing at a quicker rate than ever before. we'll have details on the startling

new report.

(grant) an annual charitable christmas holiday event is in need of a little holiday charity of its own. donations are considerably down this year... and for a good reason says the founder of the event. but as kron4's haaziq madyun reports, she is hoping there are people still willing to give this holiday season. sot

this is all we got">the warehouse that holds donations for the 2018 christmas for everyone charitable event is not quite as full this year says christmas for everyone founder mary perezsotshe says the lack of donations are a result of the far reaching impact of the camp fire and the need to help fire victims this yearsotan outcome that perez is trying to avoid. for the past 34-years she and her team of volunteers host between 1,500 and 2,000 people for a one stop free christmas experiencesot

perez/christmas for everyone founder: "we have a complete day for people. we have a hair stylist and barbers coming to do cuts. everything is free! we have the county runs three 15-seatrer-vans. they'll go to your door and pick you up and take you home if you don't have transportation. we have entertainment inside and out. the sheriff's department cooks our turkeys. we have chefs that will be cooking out food"> but as you can see...there is not nearly enough trees, toys, bicycles and gifts for the typical christmas for everyone celebration. so what do they need?sotshe says although the economy has improved there are still needy families this time of year in contra costa county sot this year's christmas for everyone event will be held at the light of grace korean presbyterian church in martinez. the event starts at 9:30am christmas day...in martinez haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) facebook could be facebook (vicki) kron4newshaaziq madyun martinez haaziq madyun kron4news (vicki) facebook could be facing

a multi-billion dollar fine. a european regulator said it's launching an investigation into the company over failure to protect user privacy. this comes after multiple data breaches. the most recent happened last week-- after facebook announced it had exposed private photos from nearly 7- million users. and in september, the company says hackers accessed the personal information of tens of millions of facebook users. it was the biggest security breach in facebook's history. (vicki) google is growing its presence in new york. today, the company announced plans to invest one billion dollars into improvements at its new campus. "google hudson square" will serve as the primary home for the company's global business

organization. google estimates a move in date of 20-20 for part of the 1 point 7 million square foot campus. earlier this year -- the company bought the manhattan chelsea market for 2 point 4 billion dollars to continue to grow its new york workforce. currently about 7,000 people work for google in new york city. (grant) the d-m-v continues to be plagued with long wait times. and today we learned the director is stepping down. kron 4's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains what led to her departure... and how lawmakers are reacting.. dmv officials confirmed monday jean shiomotto is retiring.her departure comes at the end of a controversial year for the department."i'm not surprised because of the catalog of issues californians have had to endure."lawmakers like assemblymember jim patterson have criticized the department for its hours long wait-times, technology outages and issues with voter registration. ((assm. jim patterson (r- fresno))) "there's got to be

people who have had real world experiences in operating a system with this much technological challenges and with this much touch to the general public. lets hope this is the beginning of a dmv we can trust again. "last week, secretary of state alex padilla wrote a letter to governor jerry brown and governor-elect gavin newsom saying he had lost confidence in the director and urged them to appoint a new department leader.but according to a letter provided by the dmv... shiomoto had already notified the governor december 7 that she planned to retire.governor brown monday appointed the department's chief deputy director bill davidson as the acting director when shiomoto leaves.az standup: "shiomoto's last day is december 30. who will fill her position is now up to governor-elect gavin newsom. tag." (anchor) taking a live (anchor) tag."gavin newsom. tag." (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to

check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog. on the satellite you can see anothestorm moving into the pacific northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will be cool under partly cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and this weekend. (grant) a disturbing study out

today about teens and vaping... it shows a signficant jump - nearly doubling the number from last year... in the number of kids using the nicotine devices. and as kron four's terisa estacio reports... in the bay area, those numbers are even higher.(pkg) the recent survey finds that one in 5 high school seniors were vaping in 2018...... and the numbers just get worse... the monitoring the future survey shows that in 10th grade, the rate of kids vaping went form 8.2 percent to 16.1 percent, 8th grade, 3.5 percent to 6.1 percent. jasmine gerraty, youth tobaco prevent coordinator, marin co. public health dept. "here it is even worse." i meet up with jasmine gerraty with marin county's public health department and olivia carpeneter, an intern in the department involved in public outreach. olivia carpenter. i think most don't think how bad it is - like it is not as bad as cigerettes, so they use and then get hooked. in fact, the

vapor produced by e-cigarettes delivere very high levels of nicotine, raising concerns about the impact on developing brains. this survey mirrors what was recently found in another study prompting the fda to announce plans to restrick the sale of flavored electronic cigareets which appeal to children. olivia. the flavors are more for kids then adults. jasmine. we are trying to do more outreach to teens about it all. the combined jumps in vaping by 10th and 12th graders was a record setter for the survey which has been around since 1975. terisa estacio kron four news. ### (vicki) still ahead... (vicki) still ahead... still ahead... (vicki)

still ahead... a seven year old migrant girl dies while in the custody of the u-s border patrol. now an investigation is underway to see if border patrol agents could have done more to prevent it. we'll have the latest. (grant) plus... a man demolishes a landmark home in san francisco. now he is rebuilding-- but it comes with some consequences. why the home will look exactly the same as it did before it was torn down.

(vicki) the san francisco planning commission is ordering a property owner to rebuild an exact replica of a home they say he illegally demolished. kron4's maureen kelly has reaction to this unprecidented decision. here's a photo that shows what the largent house looked like before it was torn down. the 1936 home was designed by premiere modernist architect richard neutra. the one bedroom home was sold in 2017 for 1-point-7 million last year. the owner got permission to expand it while still perserving the first floor. but instead the city says he razed most of the strucure...........and now this is all that's left. ross johnston applied for a retroactive demo permit and asked to build a home more than triple it's orginigal size. he's argued that the home's historic value was erased by a previous fire and past renovations.instead in a

surprise move, the planning commission ordered him to rebuild an exact replica of what was torn down.those in the neighborhood applaud the deciscion.if there was if it didn't go through the proper legislative to be taken down i think action is warranted here i think that's a great oh wonder if they're going to actually get them to do that that's the first report we're hearing but i find san francisco city government to be pretty weakrecently supervisor aaron peskin introduced legislation that would tighten city rules around illegal demolitions by increasing fines and ensure enforcement. the ceo of san francisco heritage helped craft that ordinance.i think it was an extraordinary step by the planning commission. it makes this case a cautionary tale for any future it would vies illegal demolition to consider that the city will enforce its rules and penalties will be in force for illegal demolition(maureen)the lawyer representing the homeowner has yet to respond to our request for comment on this unprecdented decision. maureen kelly kron4 news.

(grant) next at 5:30... kids seeking asylum in the u-s are apparently being tagged with numbers-- but why homeland security says it's not what it seems. (vicki) thousands of government employees may be furloughed if president trump and congress don't avert a partial shutdown. details on how how funding over a border wall is the sticking point.

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. (vicki) developing news

tonight at 5:30... thousands of government employees may be furloughed if president trump and congress don't avert a partial shutdown. (grant) they have until the end of friday to strike a deal. natasha chen explains how funding over a border wall is the sticking point. president donald trump: we're doing this in a very friendly manner.it's been nearly a week since this televised showdown in the oval office,and the president and congress are no closer to averting a partial government shutdown.president donald trump: i will be the one to shut it down. i'm not going to blame you for it. today, the president tweeted, "anytime you hear a democrat

saying that you can have good border security without a wall, write them off as just another politician following the party line."rep. elijah cummings / -d- maryland: whenever i hear a president say to the american people at christmastime 'i am going to shut down your government' it pains me.if a shutdown happens, it would be limited. that's because congress has already funded about three- quarters of the federal government through september of next year, including the (grant) reporting.chen i'm natasha chen reporting. (grant) 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. (vicki) police in san francisco are looking for two men connected to a violent home invasion robbery. it

happened on friday on chumasero drive in the city's parkmerced area. police say two men broke into a home-- and assaulted a man before taking several of his belongings. the 32-year- old victim was sleeping at the time. he was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries-- but is expected to be okay. police do not have any description of the suspects. they are asking anyone with information to please call them. (grant) in the south bay... police in san jose are looking for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian and then drove off. it happened just before one this morning at the intersection of first and east rosemary streets. the woman was pronounced dead at a hospital. police do not have a description of the car or the driver. (grant) in sunnyvale, police are looking for the person who they say sexually assaulted a woman near a caltrain station. it happened around six thursday morning... a woman was walking in the area of willow and aster avenues just south of the lawrence caltrain station. that's when police say a man approached her from behind and began groping her. a person walking by stopped the

assault and the attacker ran off. the person police are looking for - is described as 5-feet-7 inches tall with a medium build and was wearing a maroon jacket. (vicki) in the east bay... concord police have identified a man who brought a gun to the sun valley mall-- and accidentally fired a shot. police say the man contacted them... and he works for the department of corrections and rehabilitation-- and the gun was legally possessed. the incident happened yesterday around 4:00-- and no body was injured. police have ruled it an accident and no charges are being filed. (vicki) five people are hurt after a pick-up truck crashed into a sizzler restaurant in hayward. police say a two vehicle crash sent the truck off of hesperian boulevard into the corner of the restaurant yesterday afternoon. the five people injured were inside the restaurant.. they had minor to moderate injures. the sizzler is closed for now... as workers clean up the debris. the restaurant gave no timeline of when they think they will re-open. (grant) in the north

bay... police in san rafael are offering a 50- thousand dollar reward for information in an unsolved murder case. 33-year-old single mom ashley yamauchi was killed 10-years ago. police say she walked from work to the 4th street tavern on december 15th, 2008. her body was found the next day in the parking lot-- and there was evidence she had been sexually assaulted. police have interviewed many potential suspects and witnesses, but no arrests. lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog. on the satellite you can see another storm moving into the pacific northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will be cool under partly cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and this weekend.

(grant) the death of a 7-year-old girl in the custody of 'u-s border patrol' is under investigation... and immigration advocates are demanding to know whether the border patrol could have prevented the child's death. (vicki) kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon reports the department of homeland security is defending its actions-but some lawmakers accuse d-h-s of careless disregard.

lawmakers want to see for themselves...conditions at the border patrol station that held a 7 year old guatemalan girl for the hours before her death.the congressional hispanic caucus will lead a delegation to the new mexico facility...on tuesday.trump administration officials blamed the child's death on her family's decision to come to the us illegallywhite house aide steven millersteven miller the loss of that precious life is horrifying. it is a painful reminder of the ongoing humanitarian crisis that is illegal immigraiton.homeland security officials say young jackelin caal maquin died because her family forced her to trek through the desert with little food and water... but jackelin's father said in a statement that the girl was in good health when they were apprehended by cbp.texas congressman beto o'rourke says two hundred migrants died in

the past fiscal year, trying to come into the u.s. seven were children.beto o'rourke it's not just trump, it's not just the administration, it's not just the government. it's all of us until we make this right.alexandra limonlawmakers have asked customs and border protection to report the death of any person in custody to con within 24 hours. but that didn't happen-over the weekend lawmakers including oregon senator jeff merkley visited a child detention facility in texas.sen. jeff merkleythey're trapped here in this child merkley said the lawmakers were not speak to the children.the congressional hispanic caucus heading to new mexico they plan a press conference on their findings after their tour. administration officials say they will lawmakers to the facility.in washington limon. (grant) a u-s lawmaker shared online his encounter with migrants seeking asylum in the u-s after leaving guatemala. texas democrat beto o'rourke tweeted video of two asylum-seeking children with numbers written in black marker on their arms in juarez, mexico. take a look. nats of rep. beto o'rourke/d- texas: "and a number... there's a number written on her wrist. and her daughter has the next number in line. her daughter is 10 years old. áspeaks spanishá and so this is i think their place in line as they seek asylum in the united states." (grant) an

official for the department of homeland security says u-s authorities do not mark any of the migrants with numbers. instead the markings reportedly come from volunteers at the border or from the migrants themselves. the numbers are supposedly used as an unofficial wait- list system to deal with the long lines. (vicki) a lot of people are heading out of town for the upcoming holidays. details on the best and worst times to hit the roads. (grant) plus-- are you in the christmas spirit? turns out you might be surrounded by a lot of grinches. details on where california ranks among states with the most christmas cheer.

(vicki) a new report shows californians have some of the worst christmas spirit. the study by century link... looked at online activity and area culture. they looked at things like the number of searches for christmas movies and christmas music... and online shopping trends for things like christmas cards and christmas ornaments. the study also looked at the number of tree farms per capita and charitable giving. over all california came in 42nd on the list of states with the most christmas spirit. number one on the list was washington state. (grant) still ahead... the raiders are in their final days at the coliseum.

and the niners snap their 10-game losing streak with a win against one of their rivals. kate rooney joins us in studio to break it all down.

(grant)another weekend of bay area football is in the books...half of the fans in the bay can be happy with the results...as for the other results...as for the other half, there's always next week. (vicki)but for a recap this week's action we bring in sports anchor kate rooney...to break down how the raiders and the 49ers fared on the field.

the monday morning vibes were quite different depending which side of the bridge you woke up on...another tough day for raider nation...but finally for 49er fans, some reasons to be optimistic. san francisco finally snapped a five year, 10-game series losing streak against division rival seattle yesterday at levi's stadium...the niners playing well in all three phases of the game..a special teams touchdown for richie james one of the highlights... backup quarterback nick mullens played well in his 6th start...and the defense made some big plays...leading to robbie gould's game-winning field goal in overtime...a 26 to 23 win for san francisco... today head coach kyle shanahan talked about his team's late season momentum... "you get better the more you play. i think we've given guys a lot of opportunities in these two years to play. i don't think they have gotten it right away. but, when you've got the right guys and they continue to work at it, i think they naturally get better. i don't know if that's the exact reason it's happened in these two seasons. we have played a lot of younger guys."

the raiders could have used some of that youthful energy in their loss to the bengals yesterday...oakland hung around against cincinnati.. .making it a one score game in the final minutes...but couldn't seal the deal...derek carr was sacked 5 times...in the 30 to 16 loss...but despite the holes in protection the qb was efficient...21 for 38, 263 yards, no interceptions for the 9th straight game...in fact setting a franchise record for longest stretch of passes without an i-n-t...he hasn't thrown a pick since october 7th...jon gruden likes the way his qb is playing... "i think derek's played great. someone told me he had 37-hundred yards and 60-percent completions in 13 games. it's astonishing, with three new guards losing a right tackle, a feature back, three top receivers. the guy's a hell of a player. guy's a great quarterback. we are very pleased and proud of what he's done. we know we've got to get better around him, and that we will." they've got they've got two more chances

this season to get better...broncos coming up this week and then a christmas eve contest with the chiefs...both tough matchups for the silver and black. (grant) if you are planing on hitting the road for the end of year holidays... you are not alone. more than 100 million people are expected to hit the roads between december 22nd and january 1st. and now triple-a is releasing its list of the worst time to drive. here in the bay area the worst time to drive will actually be this friday... december 21st between 4:15 and 5:15 pm. triple-a says the earlier in the day you can

leave the the day you can leave the better. (grant) and the wintry weather is affecting road conditions in the sierra. this is video showing interstate 80 at highway 89 in truckee earlier today. the c-h-p says chain controls have been lifted-- but drivers still need to be cautious after the recent snowfall. and a lot of cars are expected on the roads up to tahoe as we get closer to the christmas holiday. the c-h-p is reminding drivers to always check the weather and road conditions before heading up the mountains. (vicki) and here's a live look at donner summit tonight... (vicki) let's get a check on the weather now with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence-- are any more storms expected to impact holiday travel? lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog. on the satellite

you can see another storm moving into the pacific northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will be cool under partly cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and th weekend. (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... it's not your typical wedding reception. some newlyweds treated their guests to a trip to target. but it was for a good cause. we'll have the details. (grant) for most couples -- the wedding is a celebration all about them. but some newlyweds from florida wanted their happiness to extend to those in need. (vick) the bride -- still dressed in her gown and the groom in his tux -- and the groom in her gown still dressed the details. travel? impact holiday travel? lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy (vicki) (vicki) next on kron4

news at 5... it's not your typical wedding reception. some newlyweds treated their guests to a trip to target. but it was for a good cause. we'll have the details.

(grant) for most couples -- the wedding is a celebration all about them. but some newlyweds from florida wanted their happiness to extend to those in need. (vick) the bride -- still dressed in her gown and the groom in his tux -- they whisked their loved ones away for a holiday shopping spree with a special mission. gail paschall-brown was there for the celebration. love knows no bounds, and this couples generosity is limitless, since the day they met seven years ago.nats: applausebrad and jessica bonds' story goes back to their first date. that's when he said he wanted to do something special because he knew jessica was the one.brad bond:"so we pulled in the parking lot of target, and i got the look that you're giving me right now from her, and that's when i explained, like i have parents that have always made christmas special for me."jessica bond:"it's something that has been a tradition for us like ever since we started dating so we are excited to share it with everyone we love and with you guys. i had no idea you were here."they invited their

entire wedding party saturday to target to shop for the kids for toys for tots.brad bond: "so if we can make some kids smile on christmas, didn't matter if it was a one day relationship, it was successful.""let's go shopping."eric laroche:"i think its wonderful. i've never seen this done before and i think this is a great benefit for all the kids. there are so many that are in need."guests were given red envelopes with $10 gift cards each."isn't that cute?""only $7.99.""we'll take her too." but they're spending a whole lot more.jessica bond:"these are always great for kids because it helps with there developments and the colors." "i'm sure the kids are going to enjoy this, and that's what christmas all about, you know." brad bond:"i have the most amazing wife on the planet so if we able to give back a little bit and share our blessing with others, then what better can we do." do." better can we others, then what better can we do."

(vicki) (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam)thanks grant and vicki. here are the stories we're working on at 6. (pam) huge waves close down a pier ... and knock out the windows to a waterfront restaurant... for the second time in a year. that latest on what the restaurant is doing about it... coming up in a live report. (ken) plus... a heart wrenching story in oakland. why a father's plea to have his wife see their dying son... has so far been unsuccessful. (ken) and a c-h-p officer who lost his live on christmas eve last year is being remembered tonight. that's all coming up on the kron4 news at 6.

(ken) tonight at 6. high winds and big waves. the massive swells.. up to 50 feet... causing the pier in pacifica to close down... and also damaging a waterfront restaurant... knocking out windows and causing flooding... and water damage.

(ken) thank you for joining us, i'm ken wayne. (pam) and i'm pam moore. the damage today... occuring during a high surf advisory.. which remains in effect through 9 -o- clock tonight. (pam) and today was not the first time this restaurant has been hit by particularly big waves. this is surveillance video from last year -- showing waves crashing through windows of the exact same restaurant along the coast of pacifica. (pam)kron4's gabe slate covered that story when it happened .... and he joins us live from pacfica tonight.. with more on what happened today. gabe? the waves were so big in pacifica they were reaching the top of the pier off sharp park beach normally there are dozens of people fishing off the pier but the city closed it down for safety reasons. sound - people reacting to waves. the national weather service issued a high surf warning along the coast for monday saying there could waves up to 50 feet high at favored breaks a lot of wave watchers were out in pacifica

with their phones out trying to capture images of mother nature's power. others were taking pictures of the picture takers. sound - people reacting to waves. i saw a few people soaked myself while i was getting this shot a huge wave hit two girls just off my left nat sound - girls hit with wave sound - steve shaw - assistant gm, moonraker restaurant, pacifica "we had 2 inches of water in lobby" steve shaw assistant general manager of moonraker restaurant in pacifica which sits right on the ocean incredible views but it's too close when there is high surf sound - steve shaw - assistant gm, moonraker restaurant, pacifica "430 am 3 waves hit us got a broken window and structure damage" this is the not first time the ocean took out one of moonraker's windows, in january 2017 almost the exact same thing happened a rogue wave crashed into the restaurant breaking a window and flooding their lower level banquet room. sound - steve shaw - assistant gm, moonraker restaurant, pacifica "same thing, different window, we are unlucky" in pacifica gabe slate kron 4 news .

(ken) as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog. on the satellite you can see another storm moving into the pacific

northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will be cool under partly cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and this weekend. weekend.friday and this come this friday and this weekend. time is running out ... please help us get my family together again.(pam) the father of a

child dying in an oakland hospital... pleads with the state department to allow his wife to join him in saying goodbye to their child. two- year old abdullah hassan is on life support at u-c-s-f benioff children's hospital. his mother is from yemen, and therefore banned from entering the country. as kron four's catherine heenan shows us, the muslim rights us, the muslim rights group 'cair' is offering the family some much needed help.. this is a very real case that shows us the effects of family separation.abdullah hassan was born in yemen two years and two days ago, with a rare and progressive brain disease five months ago, his father, an american citizen, obtained citizenship for his son and brought him to the u=s for treatment.now he's on life support and not expected to

live much longer,i'm here today because my son abdullah needs his mother. my wife's calling me every day wanted to kiss and hug her son for the one last time timebecause yemen is one of the countries on the state department's travel ban list, abdullah's mother was denied entry to the u=s. "this is a united states citizen ... who's going to die, separated from his mother his father ali says he drives from stockton to oakland every day to visit his little boy. "my son abdullah is only 2 years old. we celebrate his birthday just two days ago. so i am here today for your support and help bring my family together for the one last time."ali says he never expected that he and his wife would be separated during their son's final days.he's about to die soon. his mother is not able to touch him, see him, give him a kiss before he go.how's your wife holding up? crying, crying every single day. family members say the state department has told them the mother's application for a waiver is being processed.the council on american islamic relations says it plants to file suit to speed up the process.we are ready to fly her out at a moment's notice as soon as we receive the waiver, hopefully today. (ken) students at two san

francisco high schools were evacuated earlier this afternoon. it's all due to a bomb threat that proved to be a hoax. kron 4's dan kerman is live tonight at lowell high school with more... dan lowell bomb threat 1217186 pkg hundreds of students at san francisco's lakeshore elementary spent the afternoon out on the front lawn. the school was evacuated as a precaution shortly after 1, after lowell high school which sits just down the street from lakeshore received a bomb threat. lowell students had been dismissed at 12-30 due to finals weeks, but there were still plenty of students on campus studying or for team practice.sot alejandro palos/lowell high sophomore :25

for more than 2 hours, police searched lowell, only to find nothing. at 320 police gave the all clear.. students at lakeshore who had not been picked up by parents earlier returned to class... students at lowell returned to pick up their picks for another night of studying.of studying/101 (pam) a significant jump this year in teen vaping ... that's according to a new study .. in some cases ... nearly double the number of kids reported doing vaping compared to last year. and in one part of the bay area, those numbers are even higher... kron four's terisa estacio reports. the monitoring the future survey shows that in 10th grade, the that in 10th survey shows the future the monitoring reports. terisa estacio kron four's even higher... of studying/101 (pam) a significant jump

this year in teen vaping ... that's according to a new study .. in some cases ... nearly double the number of kids reported doing vaping compared to last year. and in one part of the bay area, those numbers are even higher... kron four's terisa estacio reports. the monitoring the future survey shows that in 10th grade, the rate of kids vaping went form 8.2 percent to 16.1 percent, 8th grade, 3.5 percent to 6.1 percent. jasmine gerraty, youth tobaco prevent coordinator, marin co. public health dept. "here it is even worse." i meet up with jasmine gerraty with marin county's public health department and olivia carpeneter, an intern in the department involved in public outreach. olivia carpenter, intern i think most don't think how bad it is - like it is not as bad as cigerettes, so they use and then get hooked. in fact, the vapor produced by e-cigarettes delivere very high levels of nicotine, raising concerns about the impact on developing brains. this survey mirrors what was recently found in another study prompting the fda to announce plans to restrick the sale of flavored electronic cigareets which

appeal to children. olivia. the flavors are more for kids then adults. jasmine. we are trying to do more outreach to teens about it all. the combined jumps in vaping by 10th and 12th graders was a record setter for the survey which has been around since 1975. terisa estacio kron four news. ###

california regulators have canceled a proposal to tack on a tax for texting. the california public utilities comission made the decision to abandon the idea after last week's f-c-c ruling that texting is an information service... and not a telecommunications service. the federal telecommunica tions act limits state authority over information services. state officials say the tax would have helped support programs to make phone service available to poorer individuals. coming up... the wildfires creating more need this holiday season, leaving many bay area charitable efforts struggling for christmas donations .. tonight they are putting out the call for help.. also ahead... an historic bay area home .. torn down.. now, a surprising order by the planning commission that is

demanding action... and next .. the latest storm system pushing huge and dangerous waves along the coastline.. pounding beaches and piers .. we'll tell you what to expect .. tell you what to expect .. 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. more now on that high

surf along the coast. the high surf warning remains in effect until 9 tonight. the warning covers most northern california beaches. this is what it looked like at ocean beach today... the warning also includes beaches farther south in santa cruz county. kron four's

rob fladeboe reports. nats (waves break along side pier)this was seacliff state beach early monday as the storm-driven waves battered the cement ship and pier before crashing ashore. the pier is closed along with waterfront campsites after about fifteen campers were ground, including aurelio her rodriguez.aurelio rodriguez/evacuated from high surf area "...yeah, it's nice to see nature like that but the surf was big...."farther north, the capitola warf was also closed for a time. sandbags are in place but the surf stopped just short of causing problems for busnesses and residents along the esplanade. most people are keeping their distance amid warnings about the unpredictable surf.bill wolcott/state park superintendent "..this can actually be one of the more dangerous times when people come out to enjoy the sunshine not realizing there are still some large waves out there..." henry/beach visitor "....we lose somebody every year so it's good to be careful..." surfers were quick to take advantage of the conditions, described as big enough but a bit messy.soteric/surfer

"...totally, and it's a nice day too and there's nobody out in this spot..."and this was real del mar in aptos where the beach isvirtually hidden beneath a layer of driftwood and otherdebris as pete stamos and other folks stoped by to marvel and the power of the ocean.pete stamos/tourist "...i have never seen waves like this before, i am from sacramento and this is really something, out of the ordinary for sure..."the second high tide of the day expected about 6;45 thisevening. in santa cruz rob fladeboe kron4news (pam) another coyote sighting ... this morning on the peninsula. the pacifica police department posted this photograph of a coyote... spotted just before noon today... strolling around the manor- 76 gas station... that is at palmetto avenue and monterey road. police say,

coyotes are becoming more acclimated to roaming human habitats -- but to be careful around them because they are still wild animals. you can help keep coyotes out of your neighborhood, by properly sealing your trash... and keeping pets inside. an annual charitable christmas holiday event is in need of a little holiday charity of its own. donations are considerably down this year... and for a good reason... according to the founder of the event. but she is hoping there are people still willing to give this holiday season. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story sotthe warehouse that holds donations for the 2018 christmas for everyone charitable event is not quite as full this year says the event's founder mary perezsotshe says the lack of donations are a result of the far reaching impact of the camp fire and the need to help fire victims this yearsot

out of a big box store and people had carts and said we are taking this all to the fire and it's wonderful and they need all that stuff but you have to remember that there are people right here in your backyard that are not going to have christmas if they send everything up there. so they're not going to have any presents">an outcome that perez is trying to avoid. for the past 34-years she and her team of volunteers host between 1,500 and 2,000 people for a one stop free christmas experience. but as you can see...there is not nearly enough trees, toys, bicycles and gifts for the typical christmas for everyone celebration. so what do they need?sotshe says although the economy has improved there are still needy families this time of year in contra costa county sot is year's christmas for everyone event will be held at the light of grace korean presbyterian church in martinez. the event starts at 9:30am christmas day...in martinez haaziq madyun kron4news

let's take a look outside right now...÷ chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog. on the satellite you can see another storm moving into the pacific northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will be cool under partly

cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and this weekend. a police chase like no other through oakland streets... you have "goat" to be "kidding" me, says one amazed viewer .... as this lost animal... is lucky to be alive and next.. a piece of san francisco history ... demolished. now an

alivealivelucky to be animal... is as this lost ....amazed viewer weekend. forecast.the four zone forecast. lawrence a police chase like no other through oakland streets... you have "goat" to be "kidding" me, says one amazed viewer .... as this lost animal... is lucky to be alive

and next.. a piece of san francisco history ... demolished. now an unprecedented order to the landowner to 'make good' .. we have the details.

the san francisco city planning commission is putting its foot down... ordering a property owner to rebuild an exact replica of a home the agency says, he illegally demolished. kron4's maureen kelly has reaction.

here's a photo that shows what the largent house looked like before it was torn down. the 1936 home was designed by premiere modernist architect richard neutra. the one bedroom home was sold in 2017 for 1-point-7 million last year. the owner got permission to expand it while still perserving the first floor. but instead the city says he razed most of the strucure...........and now this is all that's left. the teardown was an unhappy surprise to some.i'm surprise we come down without a plan. i'm sure it's an asked act now and ask forgiveness lateri think it's sad when someone buys a home and wants to make a mini mansion because all that's going to do for san francisco is continue to push more people outross johnston applied for a retroactive demo permit and asked to build a home more than triple it's orginigal size. he's argued

that the home's historic value was erased by a previous fire and past renovations.instead in a surprise move, the planning commission ordered him to rebuild an exact replica of what was torn down. recently supervisor aaron peskin introduced legislation that would tighten city rules around illegal demolitions by increasing fines and ensure enforcement. the ceo of san francisco heritage francisco the ceo of san enforcement. the ceo of san francisco heritage helped craft that ordinance.the issue goes beyond this particular house which is significant of one of us as one of the very few buildings designed by richard neutra in san francisco, but it's significant it's six but it signals a broader problem in san francisco, we are losing our existing house in stock, weatherby has to work or not in place of much larger houses that provide no additional units but diminish the character of our neighborhoods(maureen)the lawyer representing the homeowner has yet to respond to our request for comment on this unprecdented decision. maureen kelly kron4 news. coming up at 6:45 .. obamacare in limbo ... lawmakers are reacting and patients all across the nation

are trying to understand exactly what a new court ruling means for the future of their health care .. an investigation brings to light how a san francisco based e-cigarette maker was saying one thing .. but doing another, by trying to lure young people to its nicotine product..

(ken) a new report finds vaping among america's teenagers continues to climb. this as leading e-cigarette company juul labs has tried to distance itself from a vast social media presence that experts say drives its popularity among teens. (pam) but a c-n-n investigation sheds new light on how the company was encouraging -- and at times paying for -- social media users to promote its nicotine -filled product to thousands of their followers. here's dr. sanjay gupta with more. christina zayas: "we captured some photos."this is christina zayas at work... nats "added some lifestyle of me."for the last 10 years, she has made her living as a blogger and social media influencer. one of her recent jobs: post positive content about the e- cigarette, juul.christina zayas: "they really wanted to appeal to the younger market, and they did!"juul had hired an influencer marketing firm, which reached out to then 35 year old christina in september of 2017 -- hoping to target her 57 thousand instagram followerschristina zayas "if you are a smoker,

then please let me know if you're interested in a collaboration with juul." christina shared that 5% of her followers are in the 13-17 age range.they are especially susceptible to being influenced, according to stanford researcher dr. robert jackler who's been following juul since early marketing campaigns more than 3 years ago.dr. robert jackler: they advertised exactly where young people live. young people today are on social media. they're on their phones continuously throughout the day looking on social media channels.christina zayas: juul's team reached out to me to work together. we came out with a sponsored post, which is just a blog post and on one instagram post, we came up with a $1000.juul declined an on camera interview but conceded it paid "fewer than 10 influencers 28 and up", "who were all smokers or former smokers" and "collectively paid less than $10,000" scott gottleib: "i think it's incumbent upon the companies that are marketing these products to also take steps to try to crack down on the youth use."fda commissioner scott gottleib's concern is that teens are not aware that many e cigs contain high levels of nicotine, which is addictive, particularly harmful to the developing brain, and more likely to lead to traditional cigarette use. nat pop of hln news report since the fda cracked down on juul this fall, the company says ended its social media campaign in the united states. dr jackler says, too little too latedr. robert jackler: "turning off juul's own contribution at this point

doesn't matter because it's become a fad and it's taken on a life of its own."for her part -- christina, has stopped using juul and while her instagram post and blog than 5000 people, she wonders if it was worth it.christina zayas: "stepping back, i think that when i s all the kids smoking it at this festival during the summer, it just kind of turned me off to it (cut to) and i'm actually considering writing a blog post on why i quit."dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, reporting (pam) that was dr. sanjay gupta reporting.

here is a look at the raw numbers behind today's report... nearly 18- percent of eighth graders, more than 32- percent of 10th-graders .. and more than 37- percent of 12th- graders reported vaping in the past year. those percentages are up from the year before. however ... teen use of other substances, such as alcohol and opioids, has declined in recent years. (ken) happening now.... a candlelight vigil for slain east bay c-h-p officer andrew camilleri. (pam) grant lodes joins us now in the studio -- with more on what's happening. grant? (grant) camilleri was killed in the line of duty by a driver authorities say was both drunk and high on christmas eve of last year. (grant) in addition to honoring the memory of camilleri, the c-h-p is hoping tonight's vigil will prevent further tragic incidents... by bringing more awareness to the dangers of impaired driving. camilleri's widow is expected to speak tonight at the vigil... which is happening right now at the

c-h-p hayward office. (grant) tonight's vigil runs until 8 pm. and we'll have more in our 8 o'clock broadcast.broadcast. (ken) in the east bay... concord police have identified a man who brought a gun to the sun valley mall-- and accidentally fired a shot. police say the man... who they say works for the department of corrections and rehabilitation... contacted them and was carryiung the weapon legally. the incident happened yesterday around 4:00 pm. noone was injured. police have ruled the shooting an accident and no charges are being filed. (pam) also in the east bay. a goat that was spotted on insterstate- 880 this afternoon .... was safely caught... after leading officers on a chase through oakland city streets. the goat was dodging traffic on the freeway traffic on the freeway around 12:15- this afternoon near the 23rd avenue onramp of 880. it then made its way onto city streets

and even went city streets and even went into a shop... somehow managing to escape the pursuing officers again .... before finally being caught. the goat was not injured .. and will be taken to animal control. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog. on the satellite you can see another storm moving into the pacific northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will partly cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and this

weekend. (pam) lots to talk about in the sports world tonight... (ken) kate rooney joins us in the studio. (kate)the monday morning vibes were quite different depending which side of the bridge you woke up on...another tough day for raider nation...but

finally for 49er fans, some reasons to be optimistic. san francisco finally snapped a five year, 10-game series losing streak against division rival seattle yesterday at levi's stadium...the niners playing well in all three phases of the game..a special teams touchdown for richie james one of the highlights... backup quarterback nick mullens played well in his 6th start...going 20 for 29 with 275 yards and a touchdown... and the defense made some big plays...leading to robbie gould's game-winning field goal in overtime...a 26 to 23 win for san francisco...today head coach kyle shanahan talked about his team's late season momentum... "you get better the more you play. i think we've given ys a lot of opportunities in these two years to play. i don't think they have gotten it right away. but, when you've got the right guys and they continue to work at it, i think they naturally get better. i don't know if that's the exact reason it's happened in these two seasons. we have played a lot of younger guys the raiders could have used

some of that youthful energy in their loss to the bengals yesterday...oakland hung around against cincinnati.. .making it a one score game in the final minutes...but couldn't seal the deal...derek carr was sacked 5 times...in the 30 to 16 loss...but despite the holes in protection the qb was efficient...21 for 38, 263 yards, no for 38, 263 yards, no interceptions for the 9th straight game...in fact setting a franchise record for longest stretch of passes without an i-n-t...he hasn't thrown a pick since october 7th...jon gruden likes the way his qb is playing... "i think derek's played great. someone told me he had 37-hundred yards and 60-percent completions in 13 games. it's astonishing, with three new guards losing a right tackle, a feature back, three top receivers. the guy's a hell of a player. guy's a great quarterback. we are very pleased and proud of what he's done. we know we've got to get better around him, and that we will." coming up... the humungous effort to clear

the pacific ocean of plastics .. hits a bump in the road .. we have the latest. (ken)and more of the live vigil happening right now in hayward for slain chp offficer andrew camilieri.we'll have a full report on that tonight at 8.that tonight at 8.we'll be right back. 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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cleanup project -- an enviromental team that went across the pacific from alameda three months ago -- has hit a bit of a snag. it's apparently not doing a great job of collecting all the plastic litter that's currently floating in the great garbage patch between california and hawaii. the issue is that the 2-thousand foot floating boom is moving slower than the plastic trash in the ocean... a team of engineers has been sent to fix the speed problem. the head of the project says he's hoping the first load of trash will be hauled back to land by next summer. (pam) google is growing its presence in new york. today, the company announced plans to invest one- billion dollars into improvements at its new campus. "google hudson square" will serve as

the primary home for the company's global business organization. google estimates a move- in date of 20-20 for part of the 1- point- 7 million square foot campus. earlier this year -- the company bought the manhattan chelsea market for 2 -point- 4 billion dollars ... to continue to grow its new york workforce. currently, about 7,000 people work for google in new york city. heavy snow and strong winds.. creating big challenges for winter travelers .. the pictures and the expert advice.. live from the c-h-p .. next

the increased snowfall is ofcourse affecting road conditions in the sierra... winds also picking up overnight ... prompting travelers to be extra careful while driving. emily maher reports. craig wiles, driver: "i'm like, all, 'vroom, vroom, vroom.' i feel like im all over the road."austinarton, driver: "very windy and very gusty."doug costa, driver: "terrible. the wind is blowing everything around. best thing you can do is tuck in behind these trucks and just stay out of the wind because you get outside and you're pushed all around the road."doug costa is making the trip from reno to sacramento.costa: "we're ahead of the snow now. we're trying to get back before it comes. so that's the plan."flurries in the summit are coating sidewalks -- as winds whip up the flags at donner pass.costa is hoping to make it back before the winter weather combo causes any problems. costa: "it's pretty good rocking and rolling. im glad there's no ice yet. we're trying to get back before the ice sets in here in about a couple hours."caltrans crews

have trucks loaded up with sand -- ready to clear the roads.others enjoyed snow left behind from pervious storms. tristan georgeson, passenger: "yeah, getting stuck in some snow. you now, definitely got some stuck in my shoes right now. plan to take some home with me."tristan georgeson and his friend, austin, tossed snowballs before the flakes started to fall.the duo is driving home to modesto -- and is ready if roads get slick. austin barton, driver: "just take it easy. be vigilant on the road and of course, if it comes down to it, pull over and put my chains on."other drivers want snow for the holidays -- not the trip home. craig wiles is hoping past experience maneuvering winter weather will pay off if the interstate gets bad tonight. craig wiles / driver: "slowing down big time, don't hit your brakes hard."reporter off-cam "kinda tap the brakes."wiles: "yeah, tap them, just take it easy and slow easy to get yourself going in circles - been there before." (pam) that was emily maher reporting. with improvements in the weather ... the highway patrol dropped all chain requirements for interstate -80 today -- (ken) but drivers still need to take precautions and be prepared .... as snow may return this weekend.... joining us now from the c-h-p office in truckee... officer pete mann

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(ken) tonight... congressional democrats are promising to fight back against a federal judge's ruling that obamacare is unconstitutional. our capitol bureau reporter mark meredith is in washington with a look at what the legal battle means for millions of americans who rely on obamacare for health insurance. pkg congressional democrats are furious over a federal judge's ruling... declaring obamacare unconstitutional.the judge ruled obamacare is no longer legal because congress removed the individual mandate...the law requiring americans have coverage or pay a tax. "if the ruling is upheld it will be a disastrous for the american people "senate minority leader chuck schumer says friday's ruling will be appealed.the obamacare website, health

care.gov, now features a red banner with the message "court's decision does not affect 2019 enrollment or coverage."but leslie dach, with activist group dach, with activist group protect our care, says if obamacare is eventually toppled in court, millions will be left stranded. "as many as 20 million people would lose coverage in the first year alone"the white house is celebrating friday's ruling.but admits...obamacare does remain in placemeanwhile, president trump says congress should scrap obamacare altogether and draft an entirely new health care law. "we will get great, great health care for our people. we'll have to sit down with the democrats to do it. but i'm sure they want to do it also."the american medical asscoation says the president's efforts to overturn obamacare are creating chaos.the a-m-a says the ruling is quote an "unfortunate step backward for our health system"in washington, i'm mark meredith. it's a dirty competition ... with a slippery target.. and it's harder than it looks.. we'll show you more .. next..

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♪ oh! oh! oh! ozempic®! ♪ (vo) ask your healthcare provider if ozempic® is right for you. (pam) well it is a dirty job .... but really ... no one has to do it... but... they did it anyway. eel catchers from seven countries participated in an annual festival in thailand. the competition was split into male and female team divisions. contestants had to jump into a muddy pond and catch the most eels with their bare hands. the first place winners in each division could only score three eels a piece. the

fair is considered a celebration of thai farmers' traditions and livelihood. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: the bay area had a nice break today from the stormy weather. but the clouds continue moving across our skies today. tonight will be mostly cloudy with patchy dense fog. on the satellite you can see another storm moving into the pacific northwest. there is a chance we could see a few more raindrops north of the golden gate bridge. highs tomorrow will be cool under partly cloudy skies and in the 50s to mid 60s. we will see a mix of sunshine and clouds through the week. the next best chance for rain will come this friday and this weekend. that wraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station. news station.area's local on your bay tonight at 8.... we'll see you 6.kron4 news at that wraps up weekend.

we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station.

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