(grant) a mother is finally reunited with her dying two-year-old son at oakland children's hospital. this is the moment she was able to again hold her baby, abdullah, for the first time since finally being granted permission to travel to the united states, so she could be with him before he is taken off life support. good evening i'm grant lodes. (vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. thanks for joining us tonight. kron 4's terisa estacio was at oakland children's hospital today and has details on the emotional reunion. terisa estacio, reporting here at the hospital... an emotional reunion between mother and her dying son.... it has been months, since shaima (shayma) swileh has held or been in the same room with her gravely ill boy. kron four news was sent this very touching and tender photo of shaima swileh gently holding her son's hand in his hospital bed at ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland. abdullah hassan is only two years old, but he is dying. he was diagnosed with a rare

brain condition in august. his family says he is currently on life support. attorney's for the family have shared that the young boy's health is worsening and that he does not have long to live. shaima only arrived late wednesday night at sfo from cairo. it has been a brutal and stressful fight to get her a visa. abudullah and his father ali are us citizens, shaima is not. she was blocked by the trump administrations travel ban to return to the us to see her son after leaving the us back in 2017 with abdullah to apply for a visa. late tuesday, the state department granted a waiver for shaima to return to be with her son. at the airport wednesday... a brief comment from the family thanking supporters during this painful time. abdullah hassan the family says now they are spending as much time as possible with their son... and making sure he is comfortable. they said that now that they are together as a family, the can mourn with dignity. in oakland, terisa estacio, kron four news. ### (grant) another big (grant) ###news. estacio, kron four oakland, terisa estacio, kron four news. ###

(grant) another big story tonight... a bay area police officer... sworn to protect and serve... has been identified a the suspect in a bank robbery(vicki) and it is not the first time the officer has been connected to questionable conduct... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story a san francisco polce officer has been arrested in connection to a robbery at the east west bank here in the city's sunset districtthe incident occured back on november 29, 2018. that is when sfpd officer rain daugherty was allegedly caught on surveillance camera passing a note to a teller demanding money. he is alleged to have taken a little over 9-thousand- dollarsaccording to the federal criminal complaint daugherty was not wearing a disguise while in the bank. investigators say witnesses, photos and video images were used to identify daugherty as the suspectofficer rain daughtery is one of the sfpd

officers connected to a 2015 racist text messaging scandal. he is currently on unpaid status with police department...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (grant) a lawyer for the man charged with stabbing and killing 18-year-old nia wilson-- says her client is not mentally fit to stand trial. 28-year-old john lee cowell is accused of datally stabbing wilson and injuring her 26-year-old sister. (grant) a lawyer for the man charged with stabbing and killing 18-year-old nia wilson-- says her client is not mentally fit to stand trial. 28-year-old john lee cowell is accused of datally stabbing wilson and injuring her 26-yearld sister. it happened back in july on the platform at oakland's macarthur bart station. cowell's lawyer told a judge today that he suffers from severe delusions and paranoia. she says he was released from a maximum security facility for mentally ill convicts... less than three months before the random attack. cowell is

eligible for the death penalty if convicted. he didn't enter a plea today-- but is ordered to return to court in one week. (vicki) happening now... and for the next two weeks or so, it's peak travel season with folks arriving or leaving for the holidays. all three of the bay area's major airports are reporting heavy volume. kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now with a look at the conditions at mineta san jose international airport. international jose week. kron4news (grant) for the man charged with stabbing and old nia wilson-- says her client is not mentally fit to stand trial. 28-year-old cowell is accused of fatally stabbing wilson and injuring her 26-sister. it happened back in july on the platform at oakland's bart station. cowell's lawyer told a that he suffers from delusions and paranoia. she says he was released from a maximum security mentally ill convicts... less than three months before the random cowell is the death convicted. enter a plea today-- but is return to court in one week. (vicki) happening now... and for the next two weeks or so, season with or leaving for all three of the bay area's major airports are reporting heavy volume. kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now with a look at the conditions at mineta san jose international airport. rob? (rob live) today, tomorrow and sunday are going to be the three busiest days of the christmas holiday season here at mineta san jose inernational airport. where travel is expected to be up 9-percent this year. let's take a closer look. nats (passengers arrive at

terminal) these folks are among the 1-point-5 million californians expected to fly somewhere over the holidays. that's up 5-and-a-half percent. driven in part by a strong local economy and more flights to more places, the numbers are even higher here at mineta san jose international airport says spokeswoman rosemary barnes. rosemary barnes/san jose airport "....during that 18 day span we will see some 800,000 arriving and departing passengers which is 9 percent higher than last year..."that means some 70,000 more passengers over last year. what's more, the airport is reporting that overall traffic is up 16 percent for the year with a projected 14-point-3 million passengers, a new record. a big chunk of that is business travel but this time of year....rosemary barnes "...business travel is usually a solo trip but this time of year we are looking at large groups of people, families traveling together for long-awaited holiday get togethers..." a few flights were delayed by fog this morning, a rare event in san jose. but it's a reminder that bad weather someplace else can impact flghts in and out ofthe bay area. (rob live) advise that might help you make york flight. arrive 1n hour and a half before a domestic flight, allow 2 hours for an ingternational flight and know that parking will be tight. a

found the short term lot full this afternoon. and as for the buesiest day of the year here...the day before thanksgiving when the airport reported 53,000 arriving and departing passengers. live in san joserob fladeboe kron4 news (anchor1) taking a live look outside-- at s-f-o... (anchor 2) time now to check on our travel forecast... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there was not much clearing around the bay

area today. the fog was slow to clear as another storm approached the bay area. doppler radar is tracking some showers coming into california from the north. on the satellite you can see the storm as it moves into california. it will begin to fall apart as it moves into the bay area. but we'll likely see a few showers tonight especially to the north. we will still have plentyh of lingering clouds tomorrow with highs only in the 50s and low 60s. it will be a dry start to the weekend before another weak storm brings a slight chance of showers late sunday. a stronger storm is expected on christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning.

retail crime in san francisco has been an uphill battle... but state, local, and federal officials have banded together over the last 8 months, and today they announced the seizure of hundreds of thousands of dollars of property. 12 people have been arrested, and investigators say this is just the beginning. kron 4's dan kerman is live in union square tonight with more. dan? operation wrecking ball 122018 5 insertorganized retail thieves like these have cost san francisco retailers hundreds of thousands of dollars.... sot karin flood / union square business improvement district :06this is absolutely impact our businesses donwtown, some of

our larger department stores have stuff stolen 3 times a day , its happening every day , during the day and at night. 8 months ago a multi agency task force comprised of law enforcement and retail businesses launched opeartion wrecking ball to disrupt this small group of thieves stealing from stores and dismantle the fencing operation at un plaza where the stolen goods are purchased and then resold... some winding up as far north as seattle and as far east as texas.sot george gascon/san francisco district attorney :37 there are fences that are very organized that are pbuying property byu the hundreds of thousands of dollars , millions of dollars in some cases that is what this case is all about. as long as you have people willing to buy stolen property there are people willing to sell and steal the property. we are going right to the core of the problemat a news conference thursday authorities announced the seizure of 300 thousand dollars in stolen property and the arrest of 12 people... 28

others are still being sought. sotwe will never elimiante all property crime but going after torganized groups we can have significant impact on the quality of life of our community but on crime in general.121/crime in general (vicki) fear of an economic slowdown troubles wall street as stocks continue to plummet. the dow jones industrial average fell nearly two percent today to close under 23-thousand for the first time since october of last year. at one point during the trading day, the dow was down 679 points. investors blame the fall on concerns over a potential government shutdown, signs of slow economic growth and current federal reserve policy (vicki) and speaking of the looming shutdown...

president trump says he's not signing a spending bill that doesn't have border protections. he wants 5 billion dollars in border wall funding. the senate passed a short-term spending bill last night ahead of the friday night deadline for congress to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. we will have much more on the shutdown coming up at 5:30. (grant) president trump's defense secretary jim mattis announced his resignation today...saying he'll stay on the job until the end of february. the president said on twitter today that a new secretary of defense will be named soon. mattis' announcement comes a day after mister trump shocked u.s. allies and members of congress, including prominent republicans, by announcing the withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria. mattis clearly disagreed with the president on a variety of issues, saying in his resignation letter today, you have the right to have a secretary of defense whose views are better aligned with yours." (grant) coming up... we are getting closer and

closer to ringing in the new year. and that means closer to new laws you need to know. (vicki) plus-- a mysterious light causes quite a buzz when it appears in bay area skies. and tonight we are learning what it was. (grant) and it might get tougher to find a parking spot at a bart station already plagued with overcrowding. details on how soon two more lots are set to close.

in the east bay... parking problems at the walnut creek bart station.

construction is underway on a new parking garage for bart's new transit village development there... but as kron four's philippe djegal reports... just days after permits went on sale to park in the new garage -- they sold out. (philippe) as the year comes to a close... construction crews are getting closer to finishing the new south garage at the walnut creek bart station. the old south parking lot was shutdown to make way for the project... and, when it's all said and done -- the new garage will feature at least 900 parking stalls. that's about 100 spaces more than are available at the station now. gwen johnson/parker- "this is a very busy station, and so this will probably just alleviate a little bit of the pressure but it wont solve the problem." problem is -- the new privately-owned and operated garage requires a monthly parking permit that costs 120-dollars a month, if you want to use the garage before 10 o'clock in the morning. after that hour -- a limited amount of daily passes would be available. the permits went on sale december third -- first made available to people who were already on the waitlist for the existing garage owned by

bart, then to the public. the passes sold out in three days.greg weiss/parker- "i'm very stressed out about the whole thing." greg weiss has been parking at this station for nearly 20-years... and, couldn't secure a spot before all of the permits were taken.greg weiss/parker- "i'm on a waiting list. (philippe) do you think you'll get on the main list? (greg) i have no idea." ellie mcintyre got lucky and successfully signed up for the new permit. once the garage opens, two other parking lots at the station will be closed to start making way for other phases of the new transit village development, including apartments, shops and restaurants.ellie mcintyre/parker- "sorry to hear its soldout. (philippe) are you surprised to hear it sold out so quickly? (ellie) no, because the waitlist was at about 25-hundred people for the garage." construction on the new garage is expected to wrap up in the coming months... and, it is expected to open to the public sometime next year. (grant) (grant) (grant) bodycams and drinking straws ... two items that will be

impacted by new laws, as of january first..(vicki)catherie heenan is here with part two of our series on the news laws taking effect in 2019. catherine? (catherine) last night we told you about the changes affecting the minimum wage and who can drive in the diamond lanes.. tonight we'll start with new rules for police officers. nata=b 748, from san francisco assemblyman phil ting requires that body camera footage be released within 45 days of a police shooting, or when an officer's use of force causes death or great bodily harm. another bill by state senator nancy skinner of berkeley, grants greater public access to police misconduct records.cell gate natskinner also sponsored a bill that will make california the first state to offer vegan meals to prison inmates.the option will be offered to the nearly 130=thousand men and women incarcerated in the state's prisons system.it also mandates vegan option meals at state psychiatric hospitals. beerpour natsomething to think about before having that third or fourth cocktail.s=b 1046 cracks down on repeat drunk drivers.anyone convicted of a

second d=u=i offense will have to install an ignition interlock device . you'll have to breathe into it to prove you're sober before you can drive.gavel natstarting in october, california will become the first state to eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants..instead, judges will use a merit system to decide whether defendants should be set free.backers say the old system was biased against the poor.slurpand finally: so long to the plastic straw.san francisco is banning them as of january first.a new statewide law is not as strict.restaurants can give you a plastic straw ... but only if you ask.and the restriction does not apply to fast food outlets, delis and cafes. (catherine) we'll have more

tomorrow ... including a significant change in the information on your driver's license.grant and vicki? (ancr) taking a live look outside-- the bay bridge. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there was not much clearing around the bay area today. the fog was slow to clear as another storm approached the bay area. doppler radar is tracking some showers coming into california from the north. on the satellite you can see the storm as it moves into california. it will begin to fall apart as it moves into the bay area. but we'll likely see a few showers tonight especially to the north. we will still have plentyh of lingering clouds tomorrow with highs only in the 50s and low

60s. it will be a dry start to the weekend before another weak storm brings a slight chance of showers late sunday. a stronger storm is expected on christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning. morning. on christmas cool showers with a few christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning.

(vicki) still ahead... a father's actions being described at despicable. how he got his young daughter to commit a crime for him. and it's all caught on camera. (grant) plus after the break... mystery solved. we'll reveal the cause of the light that left a lot of people across the bay area scratching their heads.

you might have seen this-- or heard about it on social media. a mysterious light appeared in bay area skies last night. (vicki) and it created quite the buzz as people tried to figure out what it was. kron 4's sara stinson has details on the mystery from the california academy of sciences. "i'm here at the california academy of sceiences. a place we usually come to, to learn

about science and phenomenoms, but yesterday one came to us above in the skies. people were calling it the mystery light, but it turns out it's a meteor. people took to social media to tell people what they think it could be.""i thought it was a u-f-o."" is this elon musk, is it some crazy besos thing? but we don't know. what was it? who knows it's the holiday season it could have been santa in advance."take a look at some of the videos and images sent to us from viewers...the mysterious light was seen in the sky just after sunset wednesday - there was a light and bright circle and line in the sky.within minutes images of this were going viral across the world."people in canada and the east coast were like is that really happening?"people's imaginations were going wild until the lick observatory came out saying it was a bright meteor - which is caused by light and can leave a trail that can be seen for

several minutes.nasa also explained the science behind meteors and how they can create a high level cloud.the timing was interesting as people already had their eyes on the sky anticipating the delta iv heavy rocket launch from vandenberg but that launch was canceled around the same time the meteor hit so many people thought it was that."we thought it was the rocket that was supposed to have been launched but then we just tried to figure out what it was."now that people know what the mystery light is there's almost a sense of disappointment." i kind of would rather think it was because i like the idea of it being kind of mysterious this time of year."while some are a little that the mystery cloud isn't exactly what they - we all became more knowledgable meteors.in san francisco, sara stinson, kron four news." (grant) next at 5:30... victims of the butte county wildfire are trying to get their lives back to normal ahead of the holidays. we'll take a look at how paradise is recovering. (vicki) plus after the break.. police in san francisco are looking for this man-- seen attacking another man in a violent video. and a local c-e-o is now calling for more officers on the streets.

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you can get health insurance at a lower cost. in fact, enrollees pay an average of $5 per day. see how little it costs to get covered. visit coveredca.com today. (grant) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood. (vicki) a san francisco c-e-o is pleading with police and mayor london breed for more officers to keep his employees safe. he tweeted out a video of a beating right outside of his office. and these are newly released surveillance images of the suspect seen in the video. kron4's will tran has the story. right now police officers patrol san francisco's tenderloin district but the ceo wants even more patrols especially after this videoon

tuesday one of the employees at hvmn captured this videowe want to warn you it is very graphic it shows a man stomping another man's head and then the man on the ground is motionless the attacker reportedly told people to stay awaythe ceo of hvmn says his employees are fearful in the tenderloin calling it a war zonegeoffrey woo is asking for more patrols and help from the cityover the past few years more tech and start up companies have moved into san francisco.his fears are not alonerecently spotify moved out of that same area after saying it too was fearful for their employees (grant) in the east bay... police need bay... in the east (grant) employees fearful for their saying it too was same area after moved out of that same area after saying it too was fearful for their employees (grant) in the east bay...

police need your help identifying two people who they say robbed the treasure island jewelry store at the hilltop mall. according to richmond police, the men asked the clerk to see some jewlery pieces, took them and ran out without paying. they reportedly got three gold

chains and a gold cross with two carats worth of diamonds. if you recognize them you're asked to contact richmond police. (grant) also in the east bay... san ramon police tweeted out this picture of a man they are looking for. they say around five wednesday night this man broke into a car at a safeway parking lot. he's accused of stealing $4500 in electronics from the parked car. investgators descibe him as having long braided hair and wearing a benie and black coat. the suspect was seen in a four door silver honda accord. (vicki) in the south bay, a san jose family says someone has been stealing their christmas decorations.. it happened last week in the willow glen neighborhood and the thief was recorded on surveillance video. they say the thief stole some disney themed decorations ... before taking off in a car. the homeowner also says many of his neighbors have also had their decorations stolen. (grant) on the penninsula... daly city police want you to take a look and see if you can indentify either of these people. on sunday a woman reported

someone stole her wallet at the target store in serramonte shopping center police say the two your see here... used the credit cards from inside the woman's stolen wallet. if you recognize them call police. lawrence karnow: there was not much clearing around the bay area today. the fog was slow to clear as another storm approached the bay area. doppler radar is tracking some showers coming into california from the north. on the satellite you can see the storm as it moves into california. it will begin to fall apart as it moves into the bay area. but we'll likely see a few showers tonight especially to the north. we will still have plentyh of lingering clouds tomorrow with highs only in the 50s and low 60s. it will be a dry start to the weekend before another weak storm brings a slight chance of showers late sunday. a stronger storm is expected on christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning.

(grant) of paradise is now back open to its residents and the public.(vicki) kron 4's ashley zavala shows us how the town is recovering now more than a month and a half since the camp fire. ((pkg)) just before the entrance of paradise..86 wooden crosses line the roadway .."it's heartbreaking, very sad"survivors scan each

cross honoring those lost in the camp fire.. some left unmarked for the unidentified victims.((((joe bykonen & family)) we drove by and saw them on the side of the road and came back... it's pretty insane." inside city limits.. the power is back on and some places are open for business.. including the post office. fire survivors picking up mail here for the first time in weeks((sarah mcdowell)) it's nerve racking, you still smell the smoke, you don't want to believe the town you live in or grew up in has fallen apart." downtown.. parks and rec crews work to prepare for the opening of the ice rink... just in time for christmas... ((dan efseaff- paradise parks & rec)) "they can't return to their homes but they can return to some sense of their community... it gives us just a little bit of hope to returning to some sense of normal meanwhile..many residents have returned to their properties. some decorating their destroyed homes for the holidays...small signs this town is healing

(grant) developing news just in to kron 4... the republican-led house has approved funding house has approved funding for president trump's border wall... in legislation that pushes the government closer to a partial shutdown. karin caifa has a look at why the president said today... he will not sign a spending bill that fails to unclude the money he wants to build the wall a bill approved by the senate last night -- won't get the president's signoff to prevent a government shutdown. president trump: "i've made my position very clear, any measure that funds the government must include border security. has to."the senate approved a clean measure to keep the government running until february 8th.but the president never guaranteed he'd sign a bill without funding for his border wall. his conservative base -- urging him not to punt on a signature campaign promise -- with democrats, set to take over the house.rep. jim jordan

/ -r- house freedom caucus: "you've gotta be kidding me. february 8th when nancy pelosi is speaker?"rep. mark meadows / -r- house freedom caucus: "mr. president, we'll back you up. if you veto this bill, we'll be there. but more importantly, the american people will be there."with hours left, house republican leaders -- went back to the hill.rep. kevin mccarthy / -r- house majority leader: "we believe there's still time. we can have border security. we know it's what america is asking for. it's one of the fundamental jobs especially for a president as well." funding for about 25 percent of the federal government expires at midnight friday -- including the departments of homeland security, justice and state.democrats have said -- it's all up to republicans. rep. nancy pelosi / -d- incoming house speaker: "republicans are in a state of disarray. we don't know what will happen next."back in march -- trump flirted with vetoing the bill currently funding the rest of the government-- also because it didn't fully fund the border wall.in washington, i'm karin caifa. (grant) again-- the house just approved the funding for the wall. the bill now goes to the senate-- where it has almost no chance of passing. senators already

passed their bill to avert a shutdown by extending funds to february 8th... but it did not include the wall funding. (vicki) coming up... having a cop pull you over is usually an unsettling feeling. but some officers are handing out something else instead of tickets. how they are making the holidays a bit easier for people less fortunate. (grant) plus-- monday could be the last time the raiders play in the bay area. hear from quarterback derek carr as he reflects on his time at the coliseum.

(vicki) the raiders are just days away from what could be their very last game in oakland. (grant) they take on the broncos on monday night-- and it is expected to be the last time fans can watch them at the coliseum. today, quarterback derek carr talked about what the coliseum means to him and shared some of his favorite memories. "this is where i was drafted. this is where i have some of my favorite memories. even when i got hurt. that's a moment for me i will never forget. just the love for me the fans would show and driving around the outside of the stadium just to find the x-ray machine cause there's no way straight up to the locker room. and driving through the

fans. those are things i will never forget". (grant) the raiders are moving to las vegas in 2020... but the team opted out of a lease for next year after the city of oakland filed a lawsuit against them and the n-f-l. it's still not known where the raiders will play next year. (vicki) a dad gets his young daughter to commit crimes for him. and it's all caught on camera. we'll tell you about the pint-sized porch pirate after the break. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break. (grant) police

are calling it despicable-- a man making his 5 year old daughter steal packages from outside people's homes in maryland-- and it's all caught on camera. david collins has a closer look at that surveillance video. watch how this five year old pint sized porch pirate looks back, as though she's getting instructions. she then takes a package containing ladies boots. an anonymous tip identified the girl which led investigators to her father, 46 year old gary martin smith. police questioned smith before he disappeared. investigators say he blamed the theft on his daughter.sheriff jeffrey gahler hartford county "the act itself if not despicable enough to go that extra step and say your five year old made you do it you know, pretty sad, pretty sad."police issued a warrant for his arrest. he faces theft charges, conspiracy to commit theft, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and 4th degree burglary.sheriff jeffrey gahlerhartford county "the package went home with him and her and he had since given the package to someone else. they ended up in baltimore somewhere at a

relative or friends and they have not been recovered and we don't think they are going to be recovered and we don't think they're going to be recovered."a public record search reveals smith has a criminal history dating back to 1990. charges mostly include drug possession. smith has been taken to court over child support issues.sheriff jeffrey gahlerhartford county "i hope that little girl understands that she has no blame in this what so ever." what so ever." (grant) that was david collins reporting. smith, whose mugshot you see here, has now been arrested and charged. (vicki) transitioning to the happier times of the season... law enforcement in one oregon county are spreading some holiday cheer this week. amy frazier explains. nat sound:deputies with the clackamas county sheriff's office are on a mission.nat sound:a secret santa mission -- spreading goodwill to people in the community.sgt. brian jensen:"sometimes helping them is holding them

accountable, but in this case, it's maybe giving them a little boost that they need." nat sound:our first stop -- a bus stop along 82nd avenue-- just to say hi.mark shipley: "i'm disabled. i had a stroke when i was 33 so i only have half a brain. i have only 5 percent in one eye."despite his challenges we learned mark shipley had just gotten off his first job as a janitor and was heading to his second job as a dishwasher --jobs helping to pay for christmas presents for his 8 grandkids.man:"what if i said i could make your guys' christmas a little bit better? would you believe me or not?"at first they were a little skeptical.marion wolf: "i wasn't sure who he was at first. i thought maybe he was a con artist dressed up like a sheriff or something. yeah, that's what i thought at first until he handed us the money and i thought that's got to be real."back on the road -- this driver has a brake light out. man:"how's your day going?" instead of a citation -- the driver gets a hundred dollar bill. he's had some bad luck lately -- when he got pulled over he thought --doug hiebenthal:"here's another one of those things in that series of things that are not very good and then he hands me the 100 dollars and that's exactly the opposite of that."it's the

4th year the sheriff's office has handed out secret santa money -- made possible by anonymous donations from community members.jolene walczak:"i was like is he really behind me right now? and i was like oh that brake light."this mother of three also got a hundred bucks. jolene walczak:"i'm glad that they're out there doing this because there's people that struggle. they don't show it, so that's awesome." (vicki) that was amy frazier reporting the clackamas county sheriff's department plans to hand out about 95-hundred dollars this year. (anchor) taking a live look outside... at the san mateo bridge.(anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there was not much clearing around the bay area today. the fog was slow

to clear as another storm approached the bay area. doppler radar is tracking some showers coming into california from the north. on the satellite you can see the storm as it moves into california. it will begin to fall apart as it moves into the bay area. but we'll likely see a few showers tonight especially to the north. we will still have plentyh of lingering clouds tomorrow with highs only in the 50s and low 60s. it will be a dry start to the weekend before another weak storm brings a slight chance of showers late sunday. a stronger storm is expected on christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning.

(vicki) next on the kron4 news at 5... it's the most wonderful time of the year....in san francisco. how the holiday is drawing people from all over to experience christmas here in the bay area... that's next in dine and dish..

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the holiday hustle. the traffic jams headed into the city, the crowded restaurants. folks looking for a dash of cheer. (vicki) so tonight on dine and dish, i found some festive food in the tourist mecca of fisherman's wharf. these young fellows came all the way from texas for a san francisco treat. their noses pressed up to the window - watching sour dough bread shaped into snowmen and crabs and turtles. they come for the clam chowder in a bread bowl. ...for for festive cocktails. visitors also flock here for the local crab in season. boudins in fisherman's wharf is a magnet year round for tourists with a taste for sour dough and sea food. and for the holiday's - it's dressed up and serving up specials - like this avocado crab roll for starters. chef misael reyes of boudin's bistro is partial to dungeness... served up cold in a this elegant crab salad or sizzling hot in this skillet dish with sour dough secret sauce. (now not so secret.) but

there's roasted corn for corn chowder and this surf and turf lobster and filet mignon. this couple from la is celebrating the season with a taco twist... and a toast to the holidays for one and all. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.up kron 4 news that wraps (vicki) one and all.holidays for to the and a toast twist... with a taco the season celebrating from la is this couple mignon.and filet turf lobster and filet mignon. from la is celebrating the

season with a taco twist... and a toast to the holidays for one and all. (vicki) that wraps that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. (grant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) thanks grant and vicki.here are the stories we're working on tonight at 6. (ken)a mother arrives in the bay area to say goodbye to her dying child.we have details tonight on their bittersweet reunion in oakland. (pam) and... a california uncle is charged with hit-and-run ... after running over a toddler.... leaving her in critical condition. what other family members allegedly did to the man ... before police caught up with him... (pam) and a san francisco police officer ... turned into an alleged robber. the latest lawman to find himself on the wrong side of the law. kron4 news

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tonight at 6. a mother is finally reunited with her dying two-year-old son at oakland children's hospital. this is the moment she held her boy, abdullah, for the first time since finally being granted permission to travel to the united states, so she could see her toddler before he is taken off life support. good evening i'm ken wayne.

(pam) and i'm pam moore. she was finally allowed to come here .. following an emotional plea from the father of the dying 2 -yea old. (pam) then, last night... after months of legal challenges and hours aboard a plane... the mother arrived at last in the bay area .... giving her a chance to say goodbye to her son. (pam) kron 4's terisa estacio was at oakland children's hospital today ... and has details on the bittersweet reunion. terisa? it has been months, since shaima (shayma) swileh has held or been in the same room with her gravely ill boy. kron four news was sent this very touching and tender photo of shaima swileh gently holding her son's hand in his hospital bed at ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland. abdullah hassan is only two years old, but he is dying. he was diagnosed with a rare brain condition in august. his family says he is currently on life support. attorney's for the family have shared that the young boy's health is worsening and that he does not have long to live.

shaima only arrived late wednesday night at sfo from cairo. it has been a brutal and stressful fight to get her a visa. abudullah and his father ali are us citizens, shaima is not. she was blocked by the trump administrations travel ban to return to the us to see her son after leaving the us back in 2017 with abdullah to apply for a visa. late tuesday, the state department granted a waiver for shaima to return to be with her son. at the airport wednesday... a brief comment from the family thanking supporters during this painful time. abdullah hassan the family says now they are spending as much time as possible with their son... and making sure he is comfortable. they said that now that they are together as a family, the can mourn with dignity (ken) santa clara (ken) with dignitycan mourn as a family, the are together as a family, the can mourn with dignity (ken) a candlelight vigil is

underway in santa clara county tonight for vietnamese immigrants who may be facing deportation. the vigil will take place after a news conference that is happening right now. they are both being held in response to the trump administration's intent to overturn an agreement protecting vietman war refugees. a 2008 repatriation agreement was protecting immigrants who arrived from vietnam before july 12, 19-95. local immigration non-profits and legal offices are also on hand

to help the vietnamese community members affected by the potential deportations. (pam) a bay area police officer, sworn to protect and serve, has been identified as the suspect in a bank robbery.. and it is not the first time the officer has been connected to questionable conduct... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. calm down, just do it. words allegedly said to a bank teller during a robbery by a man sworn to protect and serve sotit happened back on november 29, 2018 just after 2pm at this east west bank in san francisco's sunset district. that is when sfpd officer rain daugherty was allegedly caught on surveillance video passing a note to a teller demanding money in denominations of 50's and 100's. he is alleged to have taken a little over 9- thousand-dollars during the crimeaccording to the federal criminal complaint 44-year-old

daugherty was not wearing a disguise while in the bank. investigators say witnesses, photos and video images were used to identify him as the robbery suspect. san francisco police chief william scott says there are no double standards for his officers when it comes to committing a crimesotif the name rain daughtery sounds familiar that is because he is one of the sfpd officers connected to a 2015 racist text messaging scandal. he is currently on unpaid leave from the san francisco police department as a result of that incidentrain daughtery is in federal custody. he is facing a maximum of twenty years of imprisonment if found guilty...in san francisco haaziq madyun kron4news (ken) a lawyer for the man charged with stabbing and killing 18-year-old nia wilson-- says her client is not mentally fit to stand trial. 28-year-old john

lee cowell is accused of the attack that killed wilson and injured her 26-year-old sister. it happened back in july on the platform at the macarthur bart station. cowell's lawyer told a judge today that he suffers from severe delusions and paranoia. she says he was released from a maximum security facility for mentally ill convicts less than three months before the random attack. cowell is eligible for the death penalty if convicted. he didn't enter a plea today-- but was ordered to return to court in one week to consider his lawyer's mental competency claims. (pam) cracking down on retail crime in san francisco has been an uphill battle, but local, state and federal partners ... have banded together over the last 8- months.. to fight it.. and today, they announced the seizure of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property... and 12 arrests. plus, they say, this is just the beginning. kron 4's dan kerman is live in union square tonight with more operation wrecking ball 122018 6 insertretail theft like this

especially in union square has reached epidemic proportions.. sot frank carrubba/sf asst. district attorney :06whats happening is these people are ambush style stealing large quanity of property from retail partners and then fencing this all over the us, using conduits like ebay , flea markets at laney college and capirol expressway in san jose and houston and seattle. at a news conference thursday law enforcement announced an 8 month investigation that's lead to the seizure of 300-thousand dollars of property and the arrest of 12 people... sot karin flood/union square business improvement association :50we hope to see a drop and that word will get out there's sucess as part of operation wrecking ball, law enforcmeent is not just focussing on those stealing from stores, but those fencing the property at un plaza, and those they are reselling it to .sotwhat we are looking at is the end the source and we will not stop paying attention to that source of supply we want to cut it off and eliminate and thats the point of this entire operation.126/entire operation

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fear of an economic slowdown is troubling wall street as stocks continue to plummet. the dow jones industrial average fell almost two percent today to close under 23-thousand for the first time since october of last year. at one point during the trading day, the dow was down 679 points. investors blame the fall on concerns over a potential government shutdown, signs of slow economic growth and current federal reserve policy (ken) and speaking of the looming shutdown... the house has just approved funding for president trump's border wall in legislation that passed 217-185. you're looking live at the house of representatives right now... however... that bill seems to have little chance of making it through the senate. the senate passed a

short-term spending bill last night ahead of the friday night deadline for congress to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. but that bill did not include money for a wall.... and trump is standing firm on his demand for 5 billion dollars in border wall funding. (pam) parking problems at the walnut creek bart station..... construction is underway on a new parking garage for bart's new transit village development there ... but as kron four's philippe djegal reports... just days after permits went on sale to park in the new garage -- they sold out. (philippe) forhose who park theirs cars at the walnut creek bart station on a daily basis...ellie mcintyre/parker- "four days a week."gwen johnson/parker- "about two or three times a week." they know parking spaces are at a premium. so, on december third, when monthly permits went on sale for the new privately-owned and operated south garage under construction... the public jumped on the chance to pay 120-dollars a month to use the garage before 10 o'clock in the morning... afterwords - - some of the spaces are opened up to daily passes. the permits sold out in three days... and, if you didn't

get one, you can only sign up for the waitlist like greg weiss did, and hope to get lucky.greg weiss/parker- 'it's very challenging." once its up and running the new parking garage will boast about 900 spaces... adding a total of 100 new spaces to this often crowded parking lot. ellie mcintyre/parker- "i signed up -- yes. i was on the waitlist. so, i signed up right away, and i was able to get in. it's about 15 dollars more, but, um, sorry to hear it sold out."gwen johnson/parker- "this is a very busy station, and so this will probably just alleviate a little bit of the pressure but it wont solve the problem." the new garage is scheduled to open early next year. once it's operational... two other parking lots at will be closed to start making way for other phases of the new transit village development, apartments, shops and restaurants. in walnut creek, philippe djegal, kron four news. four news. (ken) one of the bay

area's busiest airports is going to get whole lot busier. details on the record breaking air travel in san jose. (pam) signs of life in paradise. we'll show you the small steps forward ... in the city almost completely destroyed by wildfire. (ken) a california toddler is fighting for her life after being run over by their uncle. now authorities want to know why the uncle took off after the accident. (lawrence) i'm chief meteorologist lawrence karnow, i'll have your full bay area forecast after the break.

(ken) in fresno tonight -- a toddler is fighting for her life-- after her uncle accidentally ran her over with his truck. (pam) but instead of stopping -- he drove off--grant lodes joins us now with the bizarre and shocking story. grant (grant) even from across the street, the surveillance video is still surveillance video is still too gruesome to show. 23-month-old zayliah medina crushed under her uncle's 3-ton truck. her mother rushing to get her to a hospital. the uncle driving away. nobody calling police. 33-year-old eddie alvarado came back, but he left again before police knew where to look for evidence. police say the mother didn't want to get her stepbrother (alvarado) in trouble... since he was

driving without a license. the hospital notified investigators of zayliah's injuries, but they couldn't get a straight answer until they found the video from a neighbor. police say the mother was not negligent.... but she could be in trouble for lying to police or for not reporting the crash. and her brother also dug himself a much deeper hole by trying to avoid the police. < "had he just simply called the police department and reported the collision, that would've been the end of this. he would not have been arrested."> (grant) police say they didn't find alvarado until someone beat him up in madera. they believe it was family members who did this to him in retaliation for running over the child. he was booked into jail on hit and run charges. (grant) the little girl has severe head trauma, internal injuries, broken bones, and spinal trauma.

(pam) today.. in a hearing that only lasted minutes .. a judge declined to dismiss rape charges against disgraced film producer - harvey weinstein. the 66 - year old weinstein was in a new york city courtroom thursday, facing five- felony charges, including predatory sexual assault and rape, in connection with two women in separate incidents. the proceedings lasted just 10 minutes.weinstein's attorney asked that the charges against his client be dismissed... but the judge refused. instead, the judge scheduled a pre-trial hearing in the case ... for march seventh.if convicted -- weinstein would face life in prison.the hollywood producer has been accused by more than 80- women of sexual misconduct. (mon/vo/ken) the day before thanksgiving is typically the busiest day of the year at san jose airport. but as kron four's rob fladeboe tells us today, tomorrow and sunday are a close second with the peak christmas holiday travel season is now in full swing. nats (passengers arrive at

terminal) these folks are among the 1-point-5 million californians expected to fly somewhere over the holidays. that's up 5-and-a-half percent. driven in part by a strong local economy and more flights to more places, the numbers are even higher here at mineta san jose international airport says spokeswoman rosemary barnes. rosemary barnes/san jose airport "....during that 18 day span we will see some 800,000 arriving and departing passengers which is 9 percent higher than last year..."that means some 70,000 more passengers over last year. what's more, the airport is reporting that overall traffic is up 16 percent for the year with a projected 14-point-3 million passengers, a new record. a big chunk of that is business travel but this time of year....rosemary barnes "...business travel is usually a solo trip but this time of year we are looking at large groups of people, families traveling together for long-awaited holiday get togethers..." a few flights were delayed by fog this morning, a rare event in san jose. but it's a reminder that bad weather someplace else can impact flghts in and out ofthe bay area. sots/passengersrob fladeboe/san jose "...advise that might help you make your

flight...arrive at least an hour and a half before your domestic flight and allow 2 hours for an international flight. parking will be tight so check on line before you arrive. in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news kron4newsfladeboe in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news kron4newsfladeboe kron4news let's take a look outside

right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with our travel forecast. lawrence karnow: there was not much clearing around the bay area today. the fog was slow to clear as another storm approached the bay area. doppler radar is tracking some showers coming into california from the north. on the satellite you can see the storm as it moves into california. it will begin to fall apart as it moves into the bay area. but we'll likely see a few showers tonight especially to the north. we will still have plentyh of lingering clouds tomorrow with highs only in the 50s and low 60s. it will be a dry start to the weekend before another weak storm brings a slight chance of showers late sunday. a stronger storm is expected on christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning.morning.on christmas cool showers with a few christmas eve expected on storm is expected on christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning. morning.on christmas cool

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christmas morning.morning. (pam) possibly the last game for the silver and black in oakland. we'll hear a very sentimental derek carr ... talk about his memories of the oakland coliseum. (ken) police body cams and drinking straws don't have much in common... but they're both affected by new laws in 2019. we'll explain the changes.

(ken)in washington... the house overwhelmingly passed a criminal justice reform bill. the bill already cleared the senate earlier this week. the legislation is aimed at easing sentences for non-violent offenders and reducing the number of repeat offenders.it will also allow thousands of federal inmates to leave prison earlier than expected.the house vote was 358 to 36.it needed a two-thirds majority to pass. the bill now heads to president trump's desk for his signature. former bay area community activist van jones - now c-n-n- commentator .. was instrumental in the getting the bi-partisan measure. (pam) bodycams and drinking straws ... two items

that will be affected by new laws, after the first of the year. last night we told you about the changes affecting the minimum wage and who can drive in the diamond lanes.. for part 2 of our series tonight catherine heenan starts with new rules for police officers. nata=b 748, from san francisco assemblyman phil ting requires that body camera footage be released within 45 days of a police shooting, or when an officer's use of force causes death or great bodily harm. another bill by state senator nancy skinner of berkeley, grants greater public access to police misconduct records.cell gate natskinner also sponsored a bill that will make california the first state to offer vegan meals to prison inmates.the option will be offered to the nearly 130=thousand men and women incarcerated in the state's prisons system.it also mandates vegan option meals at state psychiatric hospitals.

beerpour natsomething to think about before having that third or fourth cocktail.s=b 1046 cracks down on repeat drunk drivers.anyone convicted of a second d=u=i offense will have to install an ignition interlock device . you'll have to breathe into it to prove you're sober before you can drive.gavel natstarting in october, california will become the first state to eliminate cash bail for criminal defendants..instead, judges will use a merit system to decide whether defendants should be set free.backers say the old system was biased against the poor.slurpand finally: so long to the plastic straw.san francisco is banning them as of january first.a new statewide law is not as strict.restaurants can give you a plastic straw ... but only if you ask.and the restriction does not apply to fast food outlets, delis and cafes. (ken) and cafes.and cafes. (ken) coming up at 6:45

pg&e is under scrutiny for the massive camp fire in butte county. and it's not the only one. we'll take a look at the long and disturbing history of california wildfires caused by the power company. (pam) and next at 6:30 there is a long way to go. we'll take another look at the progress in paradise ... and why there are signs of hope after the devastating 'camp fire'. oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven and maintained it. oh! under seven? (vo) and you may lose weight. in the same one-year study, adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. oh! up to 12 pounds? (vo) a two-year study showed that ozempic® does not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events like heart attack, stroke, or death. oh! no increased risk?

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destruction of the camp fire ... are stories of hope. like this young couple.... who got engaged on sunday... on the doorstep of where they once lived. the couple is now staying with friends until they decide their wedding plans. (ken) the entire town of paradise is now back open to its residents and the public. (pam) kron4's ashley za-val-a shows us how the town continues to recover... now more than a month -and- a - half since the 'camp fire' exploded .. ((pkg)) just before the entrance of paradise..86 wooden crosses line the roadway .."it's heartbreaking, very sad"survivors scan each cross honoring those lost in the camp fire.. some left unmarked for the unidentified victims.((((joe bykonen & family)) we drove by and saw them on the side of the road and came back... it's pretty insane." inside city limits.. the power is back on and some places are open for business.. including the post office. fire survivors picking up mail here for the first time in weeks((sarah mcdowell)) it's nerve racking, you still smell the smoke, you don't want to believe the town you live in

or grew up in has fallen apart." downtown.. parks and rec crews work to prepare for the opening of the ice rink... just in time for christmas... ((dan efseaff- paradise parks & rec)) "they can't return to their homes but they can return to some sense of their community... it gives us just a little bit of hope to returning to some sense of normal meanwhile..many residents have returned to their properties. some decorating their destroyed homes for the holidays...small signs this town is healingtag. (ken) u-c berkeley police have collected thousands of toys to deliver to california wild fire victims. kron 4's yoli aceves tells us why one cop started the why one cop aceves tells us kron 4's yoli tag. healingtown is signs this holidays...smallhomes for the destroyed their decorating some properties. to their have returned to their some decorating their destroyed homes for the holidays...small signs this town is healingtag. (ken)(ken) u-c berkeley police have collected thousands of toys to deliver to california wild fire victims. kron 4's yoli aceves tells us why one cop started the toy drive and how it reached across the bay area. this uc bus is filled with presents not student all

because of captain alex yao. being a father himself he was inspired to start the toy drive specifically for survivors of the karr and camp fire. sot captain alex yao uc berkeley policeit started as a campus drive but through the internet it quickly spread throughout the bay area allowing them to collect 4500 toys.sotcaptain ucb police delived the toys to the csu chico police department where they will meet with paradise school district officials as well as with the butte and shasta sheriffs department who will disperse the toys. if you couldn't participate with this toy drive captain yao wants to remind everyone that you can give throughout the year. in berkelry yoli aveces a live look outside right now... some traffic on the san mateo bridge let's check the temperatures the let's check bridgesan mateo traffic on the now... some outside right a live look yoli aveces in berkelry year.throughout the you can give everyone that wants to remind captain yao this toy drive participate with if you couldn't toys. if you couldn't participate with this

toy drive captain yao wants to remind everyone that you can give throughout the year. in berkelry yoli aveces now... some traffic on the san mateo idge let's check the temperatures around the bay area tonight... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: there was not much clearing around the bay area today. the fog was slow to clear as another storm approached the bay area. doppler radar is tracking some showers coming into california from the north. on the satellite you can see the

storm as it moves into california. it will begin to fall apart as it moves into the bay area. but we'll likely see a few showers tonight especially to the north. we will still have plentyh of lingering clouds tomorrow with highs only in the 50s and low 60s. it will be a dry start to the weekend before another weak storm brings a slight chance of showers late sunday. a stronger storm is expected on christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning. (pam) (pam) lots to talk about

in the sports world tonight... (ken) mark carpenter joins us in the studio. it's a conversation that we didn't expect to be having so quickly, but here we are-- the raiders could be preparing for their final game in oakland. the silver and black and the broncos...monday night at the coliseum. may be the franchise's finale in the east bay... as the raiders are leaving for vegas in 2020 and as of now, there is no arrangement or prospect of terms being reached for a final season at the coliseum in 2019. --so monday could be it, derek carr with his thoughts on the potential end of an era. turning to the 49ers,

turning to turning to the 49ers, looking for another upset this weekend...and this one would be a big one. the niners hosting 10-and-4 chicago...the bears just clinched the nfc north and are still looking to solidify some playoff positioning for a first round bye. this is another opportunity for some nick mullens magic... coming off a win where he completed nearly 70-percent of his throws and didn't turn the ball over. this week-- the 2nd year surprise asked if he thinks he's nailed down a backup spot for next season "who knows, man. that's not up to me at all. i'm just trying to win ball games. that's the biggest thing. it's the funnest thing. it's the coolest challenge about what we get to do is that we play to win. that's all we're focused on this week and the future, just winning." 3 keys for sunday against the bears....pressure young chicago qb .mitch tribusky... he tends to make mistakes when there's heat. this will be tough, but at least try to contain khalil mack.....he has 12-and-a-5 sacks this season

and the bears defense runs through himfinally, get that offense in a rhythm early...and force the bears to constantly play from behind. your mercedes benz keys to the game. finally tonight, the giants bullpen hasn't been that impressive for the last couple years, but here's an intriguing reason to watch. san francisco reportedly close to signing pat venditte...mr. ambidextrous... the reliever who pitches with both his right and left hands. the 33-year-old is coming off the best seaosn of his career... playing with the dodgers... and he also spent in oakland with the a's. (ken) a new list shows the healthies and unhealthiest states in the country. where california landed might surprise you. (pam) americans are getting

fatter! according to the national center for health statistics..... women's waists grew an average of 2- and a third- inches ... over a 15- year period ending in 2016. men's waists increased from 1- point- 2- inches during the same period. the report examined the weight, height, waist circumference and body mass index of 45-thousand americans.. age 20 and older. one author of the report says, americans' average body mass index is now almost

30, which is the cutoff for obesity. according to the c-d-c, a b-m-i of 25- to 29.9 .. is considered overweight. a normal or healthy b-m-i is between 18.5 and 24.9. (pam) a new report from a non-profit division of united health group.... determined where states rank in terms of health. (ken) the survey takes into account 35 factors... including lifestyle behaviors, the community and environment, and state-level public policy (ken) the five least healthy are arkansas, oklahoma, alabama, mississippi, and louisiana. all those states are in the same region of the country. executive director of the american public health association says that has a lot to do with societal factors such as tobacco use, poverty, and physical inactivity. meanwhile new england was ranked as one of the healthiest regions. with three states in the top 5. california? not in the top 10.... sitting in 12th

overall. the healthiest? (ken) hawaii. residents of hawaii are consistently at or near the bottom for obesity rates. that has helped make it the number one healthiest state according to this study... for 6 of the past 7 years now. the report has been conducted every year for almost three decades. these are the top 5 unhealthiest states. (pam) p-g&e facing criticism and blame. we will take a look at the long and troubling history of wildfires caused by the giant utility company.

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breathe happy with new febreze plug. (pam) while the cause of the deadliest wildfire in california history is still being investigated... a lot of evidence has residents and lawmakers squarely pointing their fingers at p- g&e. (ken) c-n-n's drew griffin looks at why the state's largest public utility is under serious scrutiny when it comes to the camp fire.... and beyond. norma quintana:"this area was my studio with big windows." this is all norma quintana has left at the home she lived in for 30 years.a macabre reminder of the day her physical world turned to ashes. norma quintana:"the fire was behind us."she and her family had five minutes to escape the atlas fire in the fall of 2017. when they returned it was all gone.norma quintana:"i couldn't negotiate the loss. i couldn't negotiate the loss of a home. couldn't."across northern california, the fires in october of 2017 fueled by high winds and drought would kill 44, burn 89-hundred homes

and other buildings.as the burning ended, the burning question began.how did this happen?james engel:"we had a number of fires th were the result of some some type of ignition from powerlines."cal fire investigators concluded that 17 of the 18 fires in october of 2017 were caused by equipment from pacific gas and electric, the multi-billion dollar power company.in 11 of those fires, investigators found evidence p-g-and-e violated state law.james engel oversees fire investigations for cal fire.drew griffin:"is pg&e doing enough in your mind?"james engel:"well that's not my call to make. to win ... in the case of those particular fires, they were referred to the district attorney. if there is violation of the law.it's actually been going on now for years.19-94, 99, 2004.the whiskey fire in 2008.the deadly butte fire in 2015.fire after fire that investigators found were caused by a power company failing to follow state regulations to trim trees or maintain equipment. john fiske:"you see a pattern and practice that pg&e is not willing to step up to the

plate and do what it needs to do to prevent these utility caused wildfires."attorney john fiske has built a practice suing power companies and specifically p-g-and-e for causing fires that are destroying californians' lives. he's doing it he says because the state of california won't. john fiske:"and if you had a company that was out in the atlantic and it kept starting hurricanes and the government just kind of continued to let it start hurricanes again you'd consider that behavior to be almost sociopathic because people's lives are absolutely devastated." p-g-and-e was convicted of six felonies because of a gas pipeline explosion in 2010. just last month, the president of california's public utilities commission announced a new review of p-g-and-e, telling the wall street journal he was very concerned they, p-g-and-e, still don't have accountability in place. drew griffin:"is pg&e getting the message do you think? are any of the power companies getting the message to change behavior so we don't have their particular fire starting.?"james engel:"i think you're going to have to ask them."we tried but the company declined and instead sent a lengthy statement saying it expanded its community wildfire safety program,improving real-time monitoring, enhancing vegetation management efforts, conducting accelerated safety inspections,installing stronger and more resilient poles.critics point to the way p-g-and-e has spent its money, awarding its c-e-o salary and stock worth eight-point-five million dollars in 2017,and spending another eight million dollars lobbying lawmakers in sacramento to get a law passed that allows p-g-and-e to pass some of the cost of the fires onto customers.now p-g-and-e is dealing with this.last

month's camp fire in northern california killed 86 and destroyed the town of paradise. equipment from p-g-and-e is being investigated as a possible cause.attorney john fiske says it has to stop.john fiske:"you know in these wildfires oftentimes the most vulnerable members of our community are affected because they're immobile and they cannot get out. that's how devastating these wildfires ar that's why it's so important that these companies change their practices. it's a matter of life and death." -----tag----c-n-n specifically asked p-g and e about the state investigative reports that found the company violated state law in 11 of those deadly fires last year... the company would only say it is looking forward to reviewing those reports. prosecutors are reviewing them too, and deciding if they will again pursue criminal charges against the massive power company.in the meantime thousands of homeowners are suing pg&e.

(ken) a state investigation found p-g-&e violated state law in 11 deadly fires last year. prosecutors are reviewing the report ... to see if they will again pursue criminal charges against the utility company. (pam) the signs are now

up -- for a southern california highway renamed for former president obama. cal-trans has finished putting up the "president barack h. obama highway" signs... on a stretch of the 134- freeway through glendale. as for the 44th president's connection to the area.. mister obama lived in pasadena during his sophomore year at occidental college. state senator anthony portantino said, he hopes to have a formal unveiling event in the new year. (ken) the mysterious light spotted over the bay area had just about everyone talking last night. tonight... experts tell us exactly what it was.

(pam) a mysterious light appeared in bay area skies last night .... and it created quite a buzz on social media and in our newsroom. (ken) it took people a while to figure out what it was... kron 4's sara stinson has details on the mystery from the california academy of sciences. "i'm here at the california academy of sceiences. a place we usually come to, to learn about science and phenomenoms, but yesterday one came to us above in the skies. people were calling it the mystery light, but it turns out it's a meteor. people took to social media to tell people what they think it could be.""i thought it was a u-f-o."" is this elon musk, is it some crazy besos thing? but we don't know. what was it? who knows it's the holiday season it could have been santa in advance."take a look at some of the videos and images sent to us from viewers...the mysterious light was seen in the sky just after

sunset wednesday - there was a light and bright circle and line in the sky.within minutes images of this were going viral across the world."people in canada and the east coast were like is that really happening?"people's imaginations were going wild until the lick observatory came out saying it was a bright meteor - which is caused by light and can leave a trail that can be seen for several minutes.nasa also explained the science behind meteors and how they can create a high level cloud.the timing was interesting as people already had their eyes on the sky anticipating the delta iv heavy rocket launch from vandenberg but that launch was canceled around the same time the meteor hit so many people thought it was that."we thought it was the rocket that was supposed to have been launched but then we just tried to figure out what it was."now that people know what the mystery light is there's almost a sense of disappointment." i kind of would rather think it was something else because i like the idea of it being kind of mysterious this time of year." while some are a little disappointed that the mystery cloud isn't exactly what they thought it was - we all became more knowledgable about meteors.in san francisco, sara stinson, kron four news."

(ken)joined now by chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. what did we learn? lawrence karnow: there was not much clearing around the bay area today. the

fog was slow to clear as another storm approached the bay area. doppler radar is tracking some showers coming into california from the north. on the satellite you can see the storm as it moves into california. it will begin to fall apart as it moves into the bay area. but we'll likely see a few showers tonight especially to the north. we will still have plentyh of lingering clouds tomorrow with highs only in the 50s and low 60s. it will be a dry start to the weekend before another weak storm brings a slight chance of showers late sunday. a stronger storm is expected on christmas eve with a few cool showers on christmas morning.

that wraps up kron4 news at that wraps up kron4 news at 6. we'll see you tonight at 8.... on your bay area's local news station.

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