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>>the u.s. coast guard launched an aerial search for a 72 year-old man believed to have gone overboard. a ruby princess cruise this morning. this happened ahead of the cruise ship's arrival into san francisco following a five-day round-trip voyage to ensenada kron 4. sarah stinson has more. >>we have confirmed the overboard passenger was traveling alone on the cruise and they have not been able to find him yet. a u.s. coast guard spokesperson explained to me just how difficult this kind of search can be. >>a tragic announcement monday night delaying the departure of a princess cruise docked at san francisco's pier. 27. the ruby princess was set to take off on a 16 day voyage to the hawaiian islands. princess cruises says a 72 year-old man went missing around 6.50 monday morning on the previous five-day voyage to ensenada.

crew members searched the ship several times and comb through security video coming to the conclusion that he must have gone overboard. a spokesperson for princess cruises released a statement saying in part, quote, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the guest who is traveling alone. the coast guard was called in to search for the man 45 miles off the coast of monterey can station here for >>quite a few years. this is the first time i believe i have look at the passenger missing overboard from a cruise ship. hunter schnabel is with the coast guard. he says their aircraft from sacramento responded as well as a helicopter from san francisco. >>he described the challenges they're facing to search. a wide area of the ocean does take quite a bit of time a lot that goes into that. have a way to calculate kind of adrift pattern to where the individual to have through to to the california highway patrol is assisting with the search just before 6 at night.

the cruise finally took off from the city and with the sun down, the coast guard was discussing whether to suspend the search a forthcoming. >>does certainly increase the difficulty tfind an individual. >>we still don't know what led up to them and going overboard in the u.s. customs and border protection will also be investigating. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >>closing arguments have begun in the murder trial of many news accused of stabbing and killing cash app founder bob lee. lee's 2 kids were in the courtroom his youngest left in tears after a video was played showing their father's last moments. >>beasley effective july, so severely, right? and so they lost. all right. bob was always there for them. it's part of the pain of what you know, what even made up >>the prosecution spent monday talking about motive and the significance many sister khazar. she's one of the last people to see both men together. the prosecution

argued many was upset because lee introduced a drug dealer because our and moments before lee stabbing the dealer drug because our and sexually assaulted her. the prosecution says actions following the murder show that he was aware of his guilt. never called 9-1-1. he threw the knife away. he took off from the scene with no tax or email standing one. the defense during this trial has already many acted in self-defense spending much of their time talking about lee's drug and alcohol use on tuesday. the defenses, well, the defense will be taking their turn to make their closing arguments. all right. let's switch gears now to give you a check of your 4 zone forecast or you rather your forecast for turning now to our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. >>it's nice weather around the bay area. not feeling like the season out there. as we had temperatures soaring in the 60's and the 70's that's probably going to continue in the coming days. in fact, francisco touch 60 62 degrees

today. that was 6 degrees above normal. the record for the state. 73 set back in 2011, of course, the days. yeah, that's on setting early for 51 is your sunset 708. is your sunrise. larry forecast shows weak area of low pressure kind of spin in toward california coastline. so high pressure up above and you can see that offshore wind in between trying to get some rain going here, but nothing can punch through as we get to friday, another ridge try to settle itself in here. kind of gets battered a little bit. maybe a couple of passing clouds, but just no rain, maybe not until the following weekend. do we start talking about some rain make a return to the bay area? so half of the month may be gone. before we start talking about rain. so a long-range models are picking up on to the climate prediction center. all the areas shaded in brown there. and you can see up to our scale here drier than normal. in fact, probably not a drop of rain between now and the least the middle of the month. alright lows. gonna be a little chilly in spots down low 40's, specially inland by day tomorrow. yeah. looking like another nice day. how about 71 degrees in san jose? i mean, if it can't rain now about to be nice. 69 degrees

in fremont 68 in hayward and about 70 degrees in santa rosa next couple of days here we are going to beautiful sunshine sticking around. maybe couple patches of fog in some of the interior valleys overnight. and then as we get toward the weekend, few more clouds begin to roll in. couple clouds moving on by, but no rain in sight. >>and a sign san jose school district tonight is making a critical decision in order alleviate a 20 million dollar deficit alum rock union school district voted to shut down 6 of their schools and consolidate 3 others. this move could force thousands of students to have to move other campuses. any parents say this is putting them all at a disadvantage. kron four's zac moment reports. >>the offenders a monday night over the planned closure of several schools, alum, rock unified school district finalizing their plan to close 6 of its campuses listed here. another 3 schools will be consolidated within the next 2 school years and several

schools will be consolidated. some mergers happening just 2 school years from now. other will be made this coming school hundreds of parents, students and community members say they know this day has been months in the making. >>but that doesn't make the reality any easier. like that. it was a really to that. and that's school's bilingual. and i like how the school just works ways and how a lot of moms work to get to make the kids have gabriel and sebastian gonzalez will have their schools consolidated. sebastian is in second grade and says he's worried about getting bully cause. >>sometimes they might mean. because of my voice so high there. and so you feel good at the school? yeah, my school i think is for me and i want move schools a swing. michelle mejia son, michael's a pot that tends want a k through 8 school is set to be consolidated. >>davante to starting in 2 school years, the change would shake up. not just michael's

routine, but also his it just makes mikey really sad. and it might change, you know, the school that he goes to next year because of my route to work in the morning. many east side, san jose families are working class and the side of town is also primarily first and second generation families. parents monday argued the closures unfairly target down the prosperity that is generated in this city isn't always spread. councilmember peter ortiz says more families are moving out of the area over the cost of living and says it's a major factor in the school's 20 million dollar budget i understand the trustees have a hard decision today and that i hope they listen to the community. the superintendent for alum rock union sent kron 4 a statement saying, quote, this decision is one of the most difficult we face is that district. but it is guided by our commitment to providing the best possible education for every student. the superintendent also wrote once the closures do happen, more resources can be directed to the schools that are still around. will every day just getting worse and worse. but parents like flor de leon say that's not good enough and that the district knew about

these issues for years. well, they could have done something different, you know, because at point to all seeing 6 schools once, it tells you that now we're hasn't been that the district also cited the end of covid pandemic relief funds for it, bringing them into this budget crunch that they're facing here. now, monday's meeting was not the end of the discussion coming up in january. there will be more meetings hosted with allen rock union that will help parents understand how there children will move to different campuses. reporting here in east side, san jose. jackie moment kron 4 news. >>those in oakland also facing closures, oakland unified school district meeting weighing plans to deal with a 95 million dollar budget deficit projected for next year. district currently wants to merge 10 schools and 5 shared campuses. he'll be voting on a plan next tuesday and a very similar situation in hayward as well. the hayward unified school district hosted a town hall on monday night discussing the district's budget shortfall.

the district has consistently been reporting a drop in enrollment for the past decade. fewer students mean less state funding at the same time pandemic-relief funds are expiring. hayward's school district officials have not said if they are planning closing schools. these are once again top of mind in foster city on monday night, the city council discussed a potential plan to protect the public's health and the lagoon areas. kron four's. lindsey ford explains. >>one thing is clear. foster city leaders say they need to find a solution to downsize the increasing population of canada goose in their city, especially in the lagoon. areas. but they don't want to kill the birds. instead, they brought in wildlife innovations to create an environmental review to deal with increasing geese population. >>canada geese and their droppings are the culprit of increased e-coli levels and foster city's lagoon making it

not safe for people to enjoy the city's beautiful waterways. this coming february, officials say they will start to test out a habitat modifications to minimize the number of geese in the area. council members, sam hindi suggested when hazing technique called goose egg at a ling which would remove fertilize ation of eggs. he also called on residents to help. >>members of the public really are interested help being a part of that solution of what we are trying to do. i'm sure they will at least volunteered. find one day. see something like that to a point to staff. and so trisha mock a foster city resident didn't attend monday night's meeting. >>but she says it's almost dangerous taking her kids to the park's water is quite disgusting with all the even the fields. i think the case will come on. >>hours just never know. you're constantly working out wildlife innovations suggest the city implement visual deterrents at the park like

balloons and trees and myler strips which are metal reflecting tape. >>they also say this is a regional conversation and not just a foster city issue. if more of those into the sale of foster city is doing this is great. you know, we also have a problem. >>they either are going to complain to those agency, folks, you know, or they're going pursue their own plan. >>since 2015 to 2023, the city has already spent a little over $139,000 on staff to power wash park walkways and to also have staff at eggs to help mitigate their geese problem in foster city. lindsey ford kron. 4 news. >>and you're

>>san francisco is federal building is now called the speaker nancy pelosi, federal building the former speaker, was there monday to unveil the new sign for the building near market street. kron. 4 charles clifford has more. >>well, the federal building here along 7th street near market is an iconic structure in the neighborhood. and as of today, it has a new name monday morning. former speaker of the house nancy pelosi was on hand here at the federal building along 7th as the facility was renamed in her honor. it is now the speaker, nancy pelosi, federal building pelosi, of course, has represented san francisco in the bay area in congress since 1987. she has had a large impact on the city in the area over the years at monday's ceremony, a long list of local elected officials said that renaming the building is a fitting tribute to her work future generations, helpless. people who well. >>come to this building to

work or to me, we'll be reminded your leadership and that to me is the greatest legacy at this building will be and will stand for a future testament for so many years to come. and i thank all of you for giving me the honor. >>speak for the people on the floor of the house such a long time. the federal building here has 19 floors and houses offices of more than a dozen federal agencies, including. >>the department of labor, health and human services and the federal trade commission in san francisco, charles clifford kron. 4 news. >>the memorial continues to grow at the scene of the accident that killed 3 teens in piedmont. the crash happened last wednesday when a cyber truck they were in jumped a curb, crashed into a tree and then burst into flames. police say speed was a factor in the crash, but they're still looking into whether drugs or alcohol also played a part. the cause of the deadly crash is under investigation. firefighters are finding themselves in

tricky situations. the electric car fires kron four's theresa stasi reports on the challenges they face. >>definitely these lithium batteries, these electric car batteries there are very big challenge. cal fire battalion chief brent >>addressing this. this was a tesla that caught on fire on 8/8/2024 in lafayette, the fire erupted while it was charging the flames leapt setting another adjacent tesla on fire. the challenge being that. >>they keep reigniting once we put them out until the energy of the batteries is is is completely used up is if you will. so. >>it takes a lot of water to put the batteries out and they do rekindle restart themselves in in a thermal runaway situation, this big rig overturned on october 29th shutting down a pathway to the port of los angeles for a day. >>month before that, a big rig

with lithium batteries on board closed down a stretch of highway near san bernardino for 2 days because of fire just kept burning a chance to parties. batteries is not only is it hazardous if they happen to crash or they they become involved in an accident. now you got to think about the traffic, the delays that that creates an. >>and the headaches that creates so really a big problem for us. we're learning from each of these fires, things that worked well, things that didn't work well, california state officials estimate that there are now a million electric vehicles on the road in the state. >>fire officials say that there are steps drivers with these cars can take to help prevent fires from igniting and causing problematic blazes. i think the public's responsibility in all this is if you're charging lithium batteries any time at home. >>make sure someone is there to supervise that, if you will, make sure someone's there that you don't just leave these. >>batteries to themselves because they have shown to

produce thermal runaway on their own and ignite on their own. so that is one thing they can do to start is is making sure you're around when you're charging these devices. theresa kron, 4 news. theresa kron, 4 news. >>yo can neuriva support your brain health?

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death of a 9 year-old boy takes an even more disturbing turn after the victim's father is arrested on suspicion of killing his own son. the boy was playing outside of his grandparents, house and compton saturday night when he was shot and killed. sara welch reports. >>tonight, the boy's father is being held on 2 million

dollars bond. this as a makeshift memorial grows for princeton jones. as we learn more about this little boy with special needs as concerns grow about what his home life was like. >>really to hear past >>a longer delgado, these flowers in front of the compton home where 9 year-old princeton jones was shot and killed. >>he was really planning and loved to play with. >>inter. >>on sunday, princeton's biological father. 32 year-old nicholas jones was arrested on charges of murder and child abuse after princeton was found shot to death in the backyard of his grandparents home on haskins avenue saturday night. >>i'm sick bill said. >>neighbors are heartbroken. the 3rd grader was reportedly spending thanksgiving holiday at his grandparents when the shooting took place. i know the lake on the weekends he would go with his princeton had autism in a long drought was one of his special needs teachers in kindergarten through second grade. he was smart. his mom was educated. she was going to school work

with kids like him. but along as well, she never saw signs of physical abuse. she and other teachers did see signs of neglect. key looked like he hadn't been paid for a while sometimes and just things like that word. you could tell that he was calling through something for a longer and his classmates. princeton sudden passing leaves a deep void. i'm sure the kids who we're with him since kindergarten like me, you know, i have been in its class because those kids stick together. they're going to be missing him. every single dcfs as the law prohibits the agency from commenting, there is a gofundme set up. you can find that at ktla dot com. the boy's father is due in court tomorrow in compton, sara welch, ktla. 5 news. cyber mond

come and gone. but if you're doing some online shopping any time this holiday season, it's important to be wary of scams. for more on how you can keep your information protected. kron four's justine waltman spoke with cybersecurity expert amendment with san jose state university. >>did you buy anything today? >>i did. actually. i did i but a few things. you know, i want to say this because my wife would get mad, but a few things. you know, i a lot. maybe some of them are for her. so we don't want to get into the details here. getting so many e-mails today from like every story of ever purchase something from this offering you some sort of discount. is it ok? >>just open up email that was sent to you and just start shopping or scammers trying to get in that way, too. that's a very good question. ab does the general for cyber security which is think before click. >>if it's too good to be true, too good to be true. the story

here is because this is a very busy season. we're talking up by thursday and friday and monday, but also said today and tomorrow or tuesday, which is giving tuesday. a lot of people under stress to buy something or to donate. so i give you some numbers here today talking about something like 147. many people shopped on friday,black friday and about 73 meeting be shopping today. and this is total about what, billion dollars for friday 13.2 for today, which is cyber monday. so the thieves are going use this. this is their prime time. what they're going to do is, for example, a qb, you know, prime example of that one is delivery information. you receive an email or text saying that we couldn't believe the package could look at this. number 2, the, you know, conformation a field or i mean, you do to men, but it may be old a few things. and and in a hurry, you you just click on that link and that's going to get if your computer. so this is the problem are facing for people not being careful about all those

suspicious phishing emails. >>yeah. there seems to be a lot of emails like you think you're getting it from ups or fedex. and like track this package got and you've just done so much shopping. you don't even know like where to begin. >>is it safe to like save your credit card information into these web sites for the next time you want to buy something or should you enter it in every time? >>well, at it to see it's beautiful one, something which is really famous like amazon, for example, apple upside those. those with side, those companies, they spend tons of money cybersecurity and making sure that nothing happened to information. it is not safe if it's something which is outside united states, example, you don't know what's going to happen or it is something which is a business. see, first time we do business with them, then you have to they couple. the one thing you can do to protect yourself, shopping around you do online is to you is the 3rd party like paypal, apple you know, google pay that that kind a second layer of security will

make it, you know, more safe for you because they don't trust mitt your credit card information to trust some kind of fun number and they process order. so you got a little more safety there. if. >>if you do become a victim of some sort of cyber scam here you have any advice of what people can do because this affects millions of people every year. >>that is correct. you know, one of the thing, never use your debit card any kind of purchases because you cover up to $50 after that. you're on your own number 2 is make sure that you inform the credit card company right away so they can put a hold and, you know, cancel the card and also, you and follow the the business itself something happened that i never place that or did this, is that why up? you can from the ftc about it so they could have this

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>>the highly anticipated sequel to the oscar-winning movie. gladiator is now in theaters and performing well for the masses in its second week in theaters. doug kolk

chat with the cast about continuing the gladiator legacy and the entertainment report. >>well, the so much detail in this film, the dates back to the original. it's almost as if director ridley scott had a sequel in mind at the time he was shooting gladiator. 24 years ago. >>i remember that day. another forgot it. the slayings could take revenge against a dime. >>is there are an additional pressure from the people surrounding this production knowing that the first one was a best picture. winner. >>it will be my instrument. >>think thoughts of pressure that made the prescribed by other people which makes sense. could i give you that would satisfy his fury and tyra? >>too much from being honest. it's not something you think about when you're >>on. you're thinking about.

making phone. is tempting. >>is this is where bakery? >>i mean, we shot that he shot the movie in 51 days. he had, i guess a dozen camera crews are. i don't know what i mean. stays in the ages. >>it appears that the free man. >>so many subjects she feed them. if they can, do. >>really has been. thinking about how to do this movie right now to continue this legacy for over 20 years. now. you know, as soon as the were filming the first gladiator, he was thinking about battles and sequences that he wanted to put in that which is now put into this one. >>in while you're there, you recognizing that this is a continuation of something that worked.

>>exactly like that. we don't we're not going into something being like, oh, what people get little. we know. >>fundamentally, the people understand what the film is setting out to do before we even going so. you're not winning people over here trying. >>to convince them it's worth doing. and i think the phone. i'm biased, but i think anybody you seen it yet. the response has been. a pretty overwhelming because of that, too. >>why or 2 in theaters now with your report? i'm doug kolk. >>stocks closing mostly higher as the nasdaq posted new record. >>and whole foods is going small. david lazarus says your money, smart. >>hey there. wall street fell back in love with tech stocks today pushing the nasdaq to a new record as december trading kicked off i server maker super micro computer led the pack higher soaring 29% after investigation found no serious

problems with the company's financial statements. apparently that had been a thing. today's gains followed pretty spectacular november in which both the dow and the s and p 500 posted significant advances making november the best month of 2024, at least so far fresh data out this morning showed improvement in the u.s. manufacturing sector. although overall the sector continues to shrink as manufacturing jobs continue to head overseas in search of cheap labor, the november jobs report is out on friday. now let's shift gears and take a look at amazon owned whole foods which is starting to think maybe smaller is better. the chain is experimenting with new smaller stores in dense urban areas. they're called daily shops and they are targeting mostly younger people who might not want to shop for lots of stuff at a time. but instead want to pick up things on the go. think of this is sort of a high-end convenience store because the prices will be similar to the whole foods prices and they

call that place whole paycheck for a reason. the whole foods isn't alone in this walmart target sprouts and others have also experimented smaller stores in urban areas. industry analysts say this is probably the smart play because younger shoppers probably aren't going to stock up like their parents

>>troubling trend growing in southern california that could have a lasting effect this holiday season throughout the state. >>socal residents are reporting that they're expensive. apple products are being stolen even before they get them. gene kang reports. >>jonah is stuck in a nightmare. he says someone

stole his expensive computer from the apple store at the glendale galleria. >>i was just like, wow, you just gave away $5,000 order back in october. he says apple sent him a notification that his online order was ready for pickup. what happens when you try to get your computer? so i show them the qr code and the tax that they sent me their their systems at me saying that it was available for pick-up. they scan it. and then they just kind of are like a this or doesn't take doesn't explain computer shocked. he then talked to managers about the huge mistake. the manager tell you, what was the protocol? did they check id? check a qr code was an order number. how did this other person get your product? really wish i had clear answers that says that was really what i kept asking them was like, how could this happen? like you guys have had a security breach? frustrated. jonah says apple never checked for id and that the thief just used an order number to take his computer. >>he kept all receipts and filed a police report hoping

there's surveillance video and they kind of just told me to hang tight. so they i i got an update from them last week and a day, subpoena at the store for the footage to see if this was. mistakenly handed off to the wrong person, which would be very easily easy to prove. >>or if there's something maybe more nefarious going on modern technology gets more and more advanced. so do the criminals and they think of different ways of hacking into people's information and using that to commit property crimes such as he's not the only victim. ktla has been reporting on a possible growing trend products intercepted before delivery rick markowitz or did his $4,000 computer for in-store pickup? >>only to find out someone pretended to be him and snatched someone came in. >>presented and id that your name on it presented a qr code. and as a result, we falls are proud to call. and we came from the laptop. what can consumers do? korea went or a security expert and founder and ceo of kenji, a consulting.

>>says victims should open a claim with the retailer and contact your bank to report fraud and authorities. although these types of crimes feel very invasive because they are, it's worth pointing out that the risk of identity theft and dana breaches is far greater last year. the cost exceeded 10 billion dollars for american citizens. >>so in all cases, smart, proactive safety measures is always a good idea. >>gene kang, ktla, 5 news. >>with governor newsome calling a special session, california is gearing up for another trump presidency. kristine about easton was at the state capitol as hundreds gathered from across the state to protest trumps immigration plans, including proposed efforts to enact mass deportations. >>hundreds of immigration advocates from across california gathered at the state capitol today in your president elect trump's immigration plan. it is time to the front, california with ones and it again on the first day of both the regular and

special legislative session here in sacramento. i think it's a march and rally outside the state capitol hoping state officials implement protections for immigrants in california and the demanding for the governor. >>and all the representatives to a meeting and a special session to really hear everyone in try represet and defend the court regarded by california is home to nearly 11 million immigrants. >>today's rally called the people's march happen in response to growing criticism of the trump administration's aggressive plans for mass deportations. many people at the march shared heartfelt photos and stories about their loved ones highlighting the impacts of deportation. he personally like from my story and like what i've seen, a mass deportation isn't just going to affect immigrants. it's going affect their families. and it's gonna affect all of our communities. advocates demand the governor use his pardon power to help

immigrants and refugees along with not using any tax dollars to go towards mass deportations. i'm making sure california does not allow trump's administration to use any land or facilities for mass detentions. what we're trying to the with our effort is to preemptive. organized and to the hopes and dreams of everyone and say become immobilized by fear with immigrants making up over a quarter of the state's population. advocates say the significant contribution to the economy, culture social fabric of the state that immigrants bring to california are vital stress mass deportations or not the solution as there is a better way that we in fact care for everybody that we take members of our family. and that's why we are in sacramento covering local news that matters sing about the staff. fox 40 >>it's a big day at the state capitol legislators are officially sworn in for the new term and they immediately get to work beginning a

special legislative session. governor gavin newsom says will, in his words from prove california capital correspondent, a towel. it's all of reaction

>>a big day of the state capitol. new lawmakers were officially sworn in monday and they immediately got right to business beginning a special legislative session. governor gavin newsom vows will in his words, trump prove california capitol correspondent eytan wallace has reaction from both sides of the aisle. >>indeed, history was made here at the state capitol as lawmakers officially took the oath of office for their new term. upon which i'm about to

enter. congratulations. members. we're watching history made here. not just because it's the swearing-in ceremony, which is historic in its own right, but also because the legislature will be made up of more women than ever before in the state senate. more than half of the members are women in the assembly. nearly half are women in total of the 120 seats in both houses. at least 59 will be held by women. when i joined legislature 6 years ago, we were less than a quarter women. in just 6 years, we've gone to almost half which is an incredible incredible week for california. politically, republicans made inroads this election flipping at least one seat in each chamber from blue to red. but just as it was before the election, both houses will be made up of at least 2 thirds democrats officially giving them a super majority status. that significant because just by the map alone, the super majority status allows democrats to pass bills without having to reach across the aisle for republican support. >>clerk will open the role.

>>speaking of bills, assembly, speaker rubber reavis announcing he will limit the number of bills each member can introduce. he says he wants members to focus on cost of living issues. >>our constituents. they don't feel that the state of california is working for them. that's their lived. experience in this moment. so our task this session. sergeant. it's clear. we must chart a new path forward renew the california by focusing on affordability. later, lawmakers got straight to work. formally gambling into a special legislative session. governor gavin newsom will in his words, trump prove california specifically he announced he's working with legislators to establish a state litigation fund up to 25 million dollars to help attorney general rob bonta and the california department of justice. a for class that will be needed to sue the trump administration. bonta speaking about it during a press

conference today. >>we will draw upon the 25 million as needed. and bay, it's based on what trump does that will dictate everything we do. people stop him from overreaching, doing things that are unlawful, unconstitutional and to him in court and stopped and what he the republican say the litigation fund to sue trump is a waste of taxpayer resources amid this recent report from the non-partisan legislative analyst's office showing california faces a 2 billion dollar deficit next year. >>and 20 to 30 billion dollar deficit in the coming years to 2029 gop members argued the governor should put more of his focus on issues facing california state is struggling with the highest gas in the nation. >>i employment in the nation right? insurance crisis, sullivan prices and we call a special session to one. more government. where's money sue trump? its and while the special legislative session is

now technically gobbled in, it really will not begin until lawmakers return from their winter recess in january. reporting at the state tom wallace kron 4 news. >>nearly 30 years after the murder of jon benet ramsey investigators in boulder, colorado say they're optimistic. the case will be solved, possibly by next year. news nation's brian entin has the details. >>so this new netflix docu series is a 3 part series is r really generating a lot of new interest in the jonbenet case. a lot of people, a lot the younger generation may be heard of jon benet ramsey but didn't know all the details of exactly what happened. i and there is new interest now into what went wrong and why a killer was never caught so much so that the new york post is reporting that investigators saying the case could bus wide open in 2025 and that it is, quote, our year to finally perhaps all of all of this john bunnies murder has perplexed police since the early morning hours of 12/26/1996. when the 6 year-old beauty queen was

reported missing from her boulder, colorado, home. her father, john ramsey, later found her body beaten and strangled in the basement of their home. and ever since then series of surfaced about what happened. but no one is ever actually been charged. boulder's new police chief released a video in response to the new netflix docu series pledging to reinvestigate the case and finally bring justice. take a look. what i can tell you, though, is that we have thoroughly investigated multiple people identified. >>the suspects throughout the years. and we continue to be open-minded about what occurred as we investigate the tips that come in to detectives. i can also tell you that detectives are regularly investigating some aspects of this terrible crime and i receive updates frequently. there was some progress back in 2023. that's when the former police chief in boulder created a task force bringing in different agencies to come in and take a look at the case with a fresh set of eyes, but no significant developments were ever made public. back to you.

>>not that complicated case, right? there's dna on the handle of the knife. it is not pops. >>coming up, the trial for the man accused of killing cash app founder bob leave nears its end. it's closing closing a

begin monday in the murder trial of many. he's the man accused of murder in cash app founder bob lee. >>in april of last year, kron four's rob nesbitt was in the courtroom and has the details. >>a video was played in court monday during closing arguments showing bob lee's last moment a live showing and collapsing into a pool of his own blood. it was then that his youngest child left the

courtroom in tears visibly upset family members of both the accused him of the many and victim. bob lee entered the courtroom monday for the start of closing arguments. >>the prosecution started things off by playing a 9-1-1 recording of lee's last moments alive, which proved too much for his 2 teenage children. lee's brother timothy oliver lee. explain why they left the courtroom. visibly upset, obviously effective july so severely, right? and so they lost. >>all right. bob was always there for it's part of the pain of what you know, what even made up while the prosecution presented the beginning of their closing argument of why they think will many stabbed lead to death. >>san francisco district attorney brooke jenkins also said in court for about an hour during closing arguments, came like right at the beginning of this case informed us this is going to have the highest priority. you know, meet is the head of the homicide rate in has years of experience. and was great to see them working together. >>it's good to see the city of san francisco when a justice for the prosecution spent

monday talking about motive and the significance of many sister khazar. >>was one of the last people to see both men together arguing many was upset because lee introduced a drug dealer to cause our and that moments before lee stabbing the dealer drug because our and sexually assaulted her text messages from because our to our brother also came up in court today. those messages saying things like, quote, you act like a lunatic. you scare me. you're an animal. 24 7, the defense during this trial has argued self-defense spending much of their time talking about lee's drug and alcohol use. the victim's brother says there's no way self-defense was a factor here. and many had to be the one to attack lee with a knife. it is not that complicated case, right? there's dna on the handle of the knife. >>it is not pops and just he was in the fight for his life and he was sweaty. you know, this and so and and to to to thrust into his own chest. and that is just it's just beyond reality. if the prosecution argues many was aware of his own guilt because of his actions following the murder

saying he threw the knife away. >>that he never called 9-1-1. that he fled the scene never e-mailing or texting anyone tuesday. it will be the defense's turn. their closing arguments will start at 09:30am. reporting in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt. kron. 4 news. >>kron 4 news will continue with more top headlines from the bay area and a sign san

jose school district tonight is making a critical decision in order alleviate a 20 million dollar deficit alum rock union school district voted to shut down 6 of their schools and consolidate 3 others. this move could force thousands of students to have

to move other campuses. any parents say this is putting them all at a disadvantage. kron four's zac moment reports. >>may be and as a monday night over the planned closure of several schools, alum, rock unified school district finalizing their plan to close 6 of its campuses listed here. another 3 schools will be consolidated within the next 2 school years and several schools will be consolidated. some mergers happening just 2 school years from now. other will be made this coming school hundreds of parents, students and community members say they know this day has been months in the making. >>but that doesn't make the reality any easier. i like that. our teachers are really to that. and that's bilingual. and i like how the school just works ways and how a lot of moms work to get to make the kids have. gabriel and sebastian gonzales will have their schools consolidated. sebastian is in second grade and says he's worried about getting bully cause.

>>sometimes they might me. and because of my voice or how there. and so you can get at the school. yeah, my school, i think is for me, want move schools us michelle mejia son, michael's a pot that tends want a k through 8 school is set to be consolidated. >>davante to starting in 2 school years. the change would shake up. not just michael's routine, but also his it just makes mikey really sad. and it might change, you know, the school that he goes to next year because of my route to work in the morning. many east side, san jose families are working class and the side of town is also primarily first and second generation families. parents monday argued the closures unfairly target them. the prosperity that is generated in this city isn't always spread. councilmember peter ortiz says more families are moving out of the area over the cost of living and says it's a major factor in the school's 20 million dollar budget i understand the trustees have a hard decision today and that i

hope they listen to the community. the superintendent for alum rock union sent kron 4 a statement saying, quote, this decision is one of the most difficult we face is that district. but it is guided by our commitment to providing the best possible education for every student. the superintendent also wrote once the closures do happen, more resources can be directed to the schools that are still around. well, every day just getting worse and worse. parents like flor de leon say that's not good enough and that the district knew about these issues for years. well, they could have done something different, you know, because at point to all seeing 6 schools once, it tells you that that were hasn't been that the district also cited the end of covid pandemic relief funds for it, bringing them into this budget crunch that they're facing here. now, monday's meeting was not the end of the discussion coming up in january. there will be more meetings hosted with allen rock union that will help parents understand how there children will move to different campuses. reporting here in east side, san jose. jackie moment kron 4 news. the

u.s. coast guard launched an aerial search for a 72 year-old man believed to have gone overboard. a ruby princess cruise this morning. >>this happened ahead of the cruise ship's arrival into san francisco following a five-day round-trip voyage to ensenada kron 4. sarah stinson has more. >>we have confirmed the overboard passenger was traveling alone on the cruise and they have not been able to find him yet. a u.s. coast guard spokesperson explained to me just how difficult this kind of search can be. >>tragic announcement monday night delaying the departure of a princess cruise docked at san francisco's pier. 27. the ruby princess was set to take off on a 16 day voyage to the hawaiian islands. princess cruises says a 72 year-old man went missing around 6.50 monday morning on the previous five-day voyage to ensenada. crew members searched the ship several times and comb through

security video coming to the conclusion that he must have gone overboard. a spokesperson for princess cruises released a statement saying in part, quote, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the guest who is traveling alone. the coast guard was called in to search for the man 45 miles off the coast of monterey can station here for. >>quite a few years. this is the first time i believe i have look at the passenger missing overboard from a cruise ship. hunter schnabel is with the coast guard. he says their aircraft from sacramento responded as well as a helicopter from san francisco. >>he described the challenges they're facing to search. a wide area of the ocean does take quite a bit of time. that is a lot that goes into that. a way to calculate kind of adrift pattern to where the individual to have drifted to the california highway patrol is assisting with the search just before 6 at night. the cruise finally took off from the city and with the sun

down, the coast guard was discussing whether to suspend the search nightfall coming. >>does certainly increase the difficulty to find an individual. >>we still don't know what led up to them and going overboard in the u.s. customs and border protection will also be investigating. i'm sarah stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >>these are once again top of mind in foster city on monday night, the city council discussed a potential plan to protect the public's health and the lagoon areas. kron four's. lindsey ford explains. >>one thing is clear. foster city leaders say they need to find a solution to downsize the increasing population of canada goose in their city, especially in the lagoon. areas. but they don't want to kill the birds. instead, they brought in wildlife innovations to create an environmental review to deal with increasing geese population. >>canada geese and their

droppings are the culprit of increased e-coli levels and foster city's lagoon making it not safe for people to enjoy the city's beautiful waterways. this coming february, officials say they will start to test out a habitat modifications to minimize the number of geese in the area. council members, sam hindi suggested when hazing technique called goose egg at a ling which would remove fertilize ation of eggs. he also called on residents to help. >>members of the public really are interested help being a part of that solution of what we are trying to do. i'm sure they will at least volunteered. find one day. see something like that to a point to staff. and trisha mock a foster city resident didn't attend monday night's meeting. >>but she says it's almost dangerous taking her kids to the park's. the water quite disgusting with all the even the field. i think the case will come on. >>and all hours just never know. you're constantly.

>>working out walking up, wouldn't land mines. >>wildlife innovations suggest the city implement visual deterrents at the park like balloons and trees and myler strips which are metal reflecting tape. they also say this is a regional conversation and not just a foster city issue. if more of those entity sale a foster city's done, this is great. you know, we also have a problem. >>they either are going to complain to those agency, folks, you know, or they're going to pursue their own plan. >>since 2015 to 2023, the city has already spent a little over $139,000 on staff to power wash park walkways and to also have staff at eggs to help mitigate their geese problem in foster city. lindsey ford kron. 4 news. >>all right. let's switch gears now to give you a check of your forecast for turning now to our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. there's just

not much insight right now. we're enjoying lots clear skies around the bay area. high pressure hold in the jet stream well to the north because of that. >>the storms just can't punch show you more of but out there right now, we've got mostly clear skies at this time. air quality. yeah, it's been suffering a bit today. we have a spare the air day as we had a lot of clouds building up, still hazy out there to san francisco in oakland, santa clara valley, parts of the north and the east bay, too. think as we head toward yes, going to be on the hazy side outside. but overall, i think that if we had to complain about something that be about it otherwise talking about some beautiful weather out there. a little slow going northbound on the golden gate bridge right now. otherwise we've got some mostly clear conditions outside tonight. it's going to be cooler spots because a couple patches of dense to leave fog develop in the north bay valleys and maybe couple patches along the coastline. otherwise tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, mild to warmer. really that dry weather continuing with above normal temperatures. offshore winds kicking in right now and they're in place well, we've got high pressure overhead that big dominant ridge really

just kind of taken over. here's long-range forecast. we take you through the 8th to the 12th of the month and that's showing some dry conditions below normal precipitation fact, i don't expect to see any rain maybe until about the 15th of the month. if we get it, then temperatures for overnight lows going to be chilly plan on number generally in the low 40's in lynn got to 40's all the way the coastline. by day, though. well, these temperatures are spectacular. 65 in san francisco. but the average 65 in half moon bay inside the bay. you'll find those numbers very comfortable as we head throughout the bay area. in fact, the south bay really warming things up. a lot of 70's in the santa clara valley by tomorrow afternoon, maybe about 71 in santa clara. 71 in san jose, 70 milpitas. he's bay wake up a little bit cool, plenty of sunshine warming up as we head throughout the day should be a gorgeous day all around all the way. the coastline, lots of sunshine coming our way. and we stick around over the next couple days with above normal temperatures. then a few clouds begin roll in late in the week. the help to cool down the temperatures as we head in toward the weekend.

>>still ahead, our nation's highest court will decide whether to overturn a ban on

>>the battle over flavored vape products is before the u.s. supreme court. washington correspondent reshad hudson has more. >>the supreme court could soon determine the fate of flavored vape products once and for all. well, i think it's pretty clear that the justices understand the public health implications of this case. the high court heard a case monday on the fda's refusal to lead to e-cigarette company sell flavored vape products due to their health risk to dennis

henigan with the campaign for tobacco-free kids supports the fda's position. they're highly addictive. >>the flavors attract kids to the legal issue before the justices is whether the fda violated a federal law called the administrative procedures act by denying e-cigarette companies request to sell flavored vape products. lawyers for the vaping industry argue that there are other ways to stop you from vaping. >>raising the age to 21 marketing restrictions. those can work. >>gregory connelly with the american vapor manufacturer says the fda's plan could have unintended consequences in the real world. you have a list markets and those markets do not card justice. sonia sotomayor was skeptical of the argument from the vaping industry. your evidence has to show that adults. >>need these flavored products to stop using tobacco products and that use won't start using

these. >>and several conservative justices raised concerns about the fda's approval process reporting in washington reshad hudson. >>san francisco is tourism industry has had a tough time rebounding since the covid-19 pandemic. now to make things even more complicated. hotel workers strike has entered its 11th week and with no end in sight in the prospect of picket lines to the christmas holidays, it continues to complicate things. kron four's dan kerman reports. >>imagine arriving in san francisco in finding striking hotel workers pounding the pavement and the drum in front of your hotel. that's what's happening in san francisco is palace hotel to marriott's the westin saint francis. plus the grand hyatt and hilton union square. it. we have to go all the way to february. we have to go. that's something that we need to alina duran has been a server at the palace hotel for 33 years. she says 2500 housekeepers servers

cooks, bartenders, dishwashers. bell hops and doormen are on strike because hotels are refusing to reverse covid era service cuts and instead want to make additional cuts. workers say it's not doable. >>they all cry and since the pandemic since call be. but we'll be here. we'll be together. get used to say that we are finally, but you're you're not showing that we are family. we during call that we are. finally, we we have our scott. we no wage increase. but now you are doing other way around. >>the strike began at the end of september and officials with the hotel workers union say now in its 72nd day. this is now the longest multi hotel strike in san francisco history with the city's tourism industry still trying to recover from the pandemic hotels now face the prospect of strikes running through the

christmas holidays. customers are not happy because most. >>all of us outside they're being up constellations on groups that they were supposed to be there. so they being a lot cancellations. yes. >>dan kerman kron. 4 news. >>kron 4 has reached out to the marriott which owns the palace hotel in san francisco. and so far we have not heard back. >>still ahead, who won the battle of the box office this holiday weekend? andy riesmeyer has your entertainment highlights. coming up. elton john sharing

a health update saying that he lost his vision after an eye

infection. plus small wanted to and wicked hitting new records at the box office. andy reismeyer has the entertainment report. we start here with some difficult health news from this iconic musician. once after suffering from a severe eye infection. elton john says he is unable to see. >>he was on stage at a gala performance of the devil wears prada musical on sunday saying i haven't been able to come to many the previous because as you know, i've lost my eyesight. so it's hard for me to see it. but i love to hear it. and boy, it's not a good tonight. back in september posted on instagram that he had an infection that made it hard to see with limited vision in one eye movie theater owners were thankful this thanksgiving people packed theaters in record numbers. >>formally school to disheartened and sisters. want

make our island to all the people. iyer ocean. >>season on a 2 with a new box office record of more than 221 million dollars domestically over the 5 day holiday period. worldwide. it's grossed more than 386 million dollars. that is way more than the previous record holder frozen 2. it is also the biggest five-day debut in history. topping the super mario brothers movie wanted to have reported budget about 150 million dollars. and it's been a great weekend for musicals. wicked brought in 118 million dollars over the five-day weekend. the running total now 263 million making it the highest-grossing movie based on a broadway musical ever. the previous holder of that record was grease. the film also inspire more memes and trans outside the theater. you might have heard the one based on cynthia erivo's riff and defying gravity. everybody

from celebrities to people gathering for thanksgiving are trying to hit the high notes >>and >>that's about what i thought it would be. here in 10 report here in hollywood, i'm andy riesmeyer. >>i'm david lazarus. coming up, the new marketing campaign that make santa claus look like a contestant

>>a southern california arcade ransacked by burglars over the thanksgiving holiday. the thieves getting away with thousands of dollars in gaming consoles and monitors. and now the owner says he thinks he knows who did it. shelby nelson has the story. >>hi there. the owner of extraordinary arcade tells me that he's now at about $15,000 because of these thieves and what they did to his business. he says that they took new monitors that he had just purchased playstation's x box is i mean, the list goes look at this video that he posted to thousands of his viewers and followers on social media. he was obviously very angry. will luna has owned extraordinary arcade for 2 years. these thieves ransacked his arcade, taking some pretty hefty valuables on friday morning. he says they took a

65 inch monitor a four-player x men game, which you can imagine how heavy that is. $5,000 worth of gaming parts they took x box is playstation's. as i mentioned him. he's furious. he says this is a family-friendly arcade and it's also his livelihood. and those thieves went on climbing through the roof and onto to neighboring businesses. >>the people questioned at a homeless encampment and the both of them. i saw them with these people coming. come inside of talking to each other. one of the point on what to do because he did that. they came back in here and he went back across the street. i know that individual because every on the home was a scary things like the rain. now the san bernardino police department is investigating will says that if you would like to help him out, just patronize his business. that's the very latest from san bernardino. i'm shelby nelson, ktla. 5 news. >>target's new santa claus is less jolly and a lot more jacked. but is the santa just a little too big for the holidays? david lazarus weighs in on the kris kringle makeover. hey, there. i've got

2 words for you. >>hot santa. and yes, that's a thing. a new commercial for target features a made up story worker whose name tag identifies him as chris kaye has kris kringle, aka santa claus, except this. kris kringle is not a fat jolly old fellow. he is a tall, attractive silver-haired smoothie who most women and maybe a few men would happily swipe right for hot santa is the latest manifestation of companies spicing up holiday figures with a bit of appeal. netflix, for example, has a new film called yes, hot frosty. he which re-imagines everyone's favorite snowman as a hunky dude with chseled abs. and it's fair to wonder how far is this thing going to go? is disney going to bring us hot, mickey and minnie shutter to think what peter pan and tinker bell will be like under these circumstances. in any case here, we are talking about hot santa on tv. so obviously the target campaign is successful, but i'm just wondering, do we

really want to spice up the beloved figures from our childhood with well, appeal? i mean, what next? lucy and ricky in the same bed. back to you. you're watching

>>monday, the alleged stockton serial killer that was arrested and charged with the murder of 7 people and attempted murder of one woman back in 2022. appeared in court for a continued competency hearing. the defense seen asking the court to consider the defendant's mental capacity. juliet smith was inside the courtroom and brings us update. >>we're not out of of the rally in the 2 minute hearing.

judge philip, tells the court room the doctor elected to determine the defendant's competency has not yet made a decision her. >>and she confirmed received orders. she did but and she had not been able started online petition. the judge as the doctor did not provide an estimate on when she would begin the competency assessment under the 6th amendment of the united states constitution. all citizens are guaranteed or right. >>to a fair and speedy trial now in order to be properly tried, the criminal defendant has to know and understand. >>the nature of what he or she is being accused of. and also the ability to assist the defense attorney in presenting a defense. the doctor's job will be to determine if the defendant can do so. and the

judge will rely on that report to make their decision if somebody is deemed to be incompetent to stand trial, they're committed to a state mental hospital or some sort of >>state approved facility for psychiatric treatment. and this could last short term or perhaps longer if the defendants, you know, mental condition doesn't improve. the trial will not proceed until the defendant is deemed competent to stand trial. this is complicated. >>a case and we're going to give the doctor all the gray she needs make proper evaluation. the district attorney spokesperson says the da was unavailable for comment and the prosecutor declined our request for comment. the next hearing will be on january 13th. the court will check back in to consider the doctor's decision. >>in stockton, covering local news that matters. juliet smith, fox, 40 news. in south sacramento, a mobile home park

has become the target of a recent string of thefts. >>thousands of dollars worth of belongings stolen from several trailers. kimberly cruz spoke to one of the victims. >>this was all caught on camera to happen right here at this mobile home park. take a look. you can see that it's a gated community in the victim that we spoke with tells us that this game is supposed to close at 09:00pm. so he says that the thieves waited around in their uhaul truck and then they followed a car and that's how they were able to get inside. >>this is the u-haul leaving. >>with my trailer, the surveillance images from the mobile home park capturing the thieves in the act. driving away with jonathan's trailer. but he wasn't the only victim. and then this is a picture of my neighbor's trailer. >>which was also stolen by the same vehicle. jonathan says the first theft happened thanksgiving night at around 09:00pm. >>several hours later at 04:00am. you can see the u haul truck return this time

leaving with jonathan's trailer. so all of their entire business is gone. and so these were both completely packed full of everything for our lives and they're gone. he says both of the trailers were inside of this padlocked area of the mobile home park and they broke the locks. >>cut the lock off of the trailer and then stole the trailer. him and his family are planning to move to georgia in just a couple of inside for things like clothes or games, tools. so this had and everything. >>we're down to what clothes we have in our dressers and what valuables we hadn't put in there. they were kind of going in last minute. an estimated value of over $10,000 inside of jonathan's trailer. what's not what's important? what's important is. >>we have a lot of family heirlooms that had already been put in a lot of family photos, irreplaceable memories jonathan hopes can still be recovered working even on his birthday to get the word out to be the best birthday

present ever. if somebody can get get this back for me. >>and take another good look at this picture. you can see that the trailers, all why it has no windows and its curved at the top. so if you've seen it or heard anything about it, you're asked to contact chp south sacramento office directly. and chp has confirmed that the are under investigation in sacramento, covering local news that matters to lakers. fox 40 news. >>and after the break, house republicans continue to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. well, the latest findings reveal about what could have started the pandemic. president biden's

controversial pardon of his son drawing criticism from top leaders. >>announced late sunday night that he is granting his son hunter clemency for his convictions. washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt explains how the decision is landing. >>president biden's pardon of his son is sweeping and allows 100 to avoid punishment for his gun and tax convictions. but it's costing the president among lawmakers. >>president biden's pardon of his son hunter sent out shock waves across the country because he had repeatedly promised not to do it like this press conference in june. i bye bye. the jury decision. >>i will do that not partner the pardon grand center clemency for his conviction on felony gun charges and for his guilty plea on tax charges, he was set to be sentencd in both cases later this month. but white house press secretary karine jean pierre says president biden decided this weekend that he would issue the pardon. he wrestled

women. he thought about in a statement, president biden says he made the decision because he believes hunter was treated unfairly for political reasons. targeted him. >>because last name. >>it's republicans immediately slammed the pardon. this is. >>blatant corruption and abuse of the office. it my party, too. but here's what i didn't like a lot and democrats are criticizing the decision to senator michael bennet wrote on x, president biden's decision put personal interest ahead of duty and further erodes americans, faith that the justice system is fair and equal for all believes in the justice system. >>but he also believes that the war politics inspected other process and lead to in miscarriage of justice. >>the partner not only covers hunter's gun and tax crimes, but also any federal offense he's committed or accused of over the past 10 years in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >>house committee looking into the origins of the coronavirus says it may know how the

pandemic started. washington correspondent in a similar walks us through the findings.

to grow at the scene of the accident that killed 3 teens in piedmont. the crash happened last wednesday when a cyber truck they were in jumped a curb, crashed into a tree and then burst into flames. police say speed was a factor in the crash, but they're still looking into whether drugs or alcohol also played a part. the cause of the deadly crash is under investigation. firefighters are finding themselves in tricky situations. the electric car fires kron four's

theresa stasi reports on the challenges they face. >>definitely these lithium batteries, these electric car batteries there are very big challenge. cal fire battalion chief brent >>addressing this. this was a tesla that caught on fire on 8/8/2024 in lafayette, the fire erupted while it was charging the flames leapt setting another adjacent tesla on fire. the challenge being that. >>they keep reigniting once we put them out until the energy of the batteries is is is completely used up is if you will. so. >>it takes a lot of water to put the batteries out and they do rekindle restart themselves in in a thermal runaway situation, this big rig overturned on october 29th shutting down a pathway to the port of los angeles for a day. month before that, a big rig with lithium batteries on board closed down a stretch of

highway near san bernardino for 2 days because of fire just kept burning a chance to parties. batteries is not only is it hazardous if they happen to crash or they they become involved in an accident. now you got to think about the traffic, the delays that that creates and the headaches that creates. so really a big problem for us. we're learning from each of these fires, things that worked well, things that didn't work well california state officials estimate that there are now a million electric vehicles on the road in the state. >>fire officials say that there are steps drivers with these cars can take to help prevent fires from igniting and causing problematic blazes. i think the public's responsibility in all this is if you're charging lithium batteries any time at home, make sure someone is there to to supervise that, if you will, make sure someone's there that you don't just leave these. >>batteries to themselves because they have shown to produce thermal runaway on their own and ignite on their

own. so that is one thing they can do to start is is making sure you're around when you're charging these devices. theresa kron, 4 news. >>in southern california, the tragic death of a 9 year-old boy takes an even more disturbing turn after the victim's father is arrested on suspicion of killing his own son. the boy was playing outside of his grandparents, house and compton saturday night when he was shot and killed. sara welch reports. >>tonight, the boy's father is being held on 2 million dollars bond. this as a makeshift memorial grows for princeton jones. as we learn more about this little boy with special needs as concerns grow about what his home life was like. >>really to hear past >>a longer delgado, these flowers in front of the compton home where 9 year-old princeton jones was shot and killed. >>he was really funny and he loved to play with. >>inter. >>on sunday, princeton's

biological father. 32 year-old nicholas jones was arrested on charges of murder and child abuse after princeton was found shot to death in the backyard of his grandparents home on haskins avenue saturday night. >>i'm >>neighbors are heartbroken. the 3rd grader was reportedly spending thanksgiving holiday at his grandparents when the shooting took place. i know the lake on the weekends he would go with his princeton, had autism in a laundromat was one of his special needs teachers in kindergarten through second grade. he was smart. his mom was educated. she was going to school work with kids like him. but along as well. she never saw signs of physical abuse. she and other teachers did see signs of neglect. key looked like he hadn't been paid for a while sometimes and just things like that word. you could tell that he was going through something for a longer and his classmates. princeton sudden passing leaves a deep void. i'm sure the kids who we're with him since kindergarten like me, you know, i have been in its class because those

kids stick together. they're going to be missing him. every single dcfs as the law prohibits the agency from commenting, there is a gofundme set up. you can find that at ktla dot com. the boy's father is due in court tomorrow in compton, sara welch, ktla. 5 news. >>he house committee looking into the origins of the coronavirus says it may know how the pandemic started. washington correspondent in a similar walks us through the findings. >>4 years later, house republicans investigating the origins of the coronavirus say the weight of the evidence increasingly supports the lab-leak hypothesis. they released their findings in a report on monday. we had to look back. we can look forward if we don't look back. the report blames the pandemic kind of coronavirus leak from the wuhan institute of virology in china. but democrats in a committee hearing last month said they weren't convinced we've now spent the better part of 4 years talking my covid origins. i don't think we ever get to that.

>>bottom of that separately, president joe biden asked federal agencies to investigate the pandemic's beginnings without consensus. a report released last june says the national intelligence council and for other agencies say covid likely started when a person was infected by an animal. the department of energy and the fbi say the first person was likely infected because of a lab leak. and the cia says it can't decide. i would urge us as congress and the country and just accept that. >>both is plausible theories. the report also examines whether the u.s. was ready for the pandemic and whether we're prepared for the next the american people are very concerned about the government's response. house investigators say the u.s. relies too much on countries like china and south korea for medicine and medical supplies. we need greater transparency into supply chains. scientists say they may never know for sure how the coronavirus pandemic began in washington.

i'm today coming up next. in sports, the forty-niners get more unfortunate news regarding star running back. christian mccaffrey. >>wilson has the update and reaction from head coach kyle shanahan coming up.

>>weeks removed from ir in christian mccaffrey. he's headed back to injury reserve during the 2nd quarter against the bills. it was cmc who injured his pcl in his right knee and is expected to miss at least 6 weeks. and with that many games left in the regular season means emc injury is believed to be season ending.

>>it he doesn't need surgery at this point to repair his pcl. according to head kyle shanahan. now so far this season when it comes to christian mccaffrey, the 4 games that he's played in mccaffrey actually had 50 carries 202 yards with 15 receptions for 146 yards receiving. well, the answer you think would be easy. well, just though jordan mason in there, he's done well in sees absence will you can do that either because he, too, is expected to miss at least 4 weeks on ir with a high ankle sprain, which means that we can see a lot more of rookie running back. isaac gurendo now gurendo actually had the niners lone touchdown in the bills matchup today, head coach kyle shanahan actually spoke a carefree. now, top of a loss to see is to the niners season. >>i haven't got a chance to talk to just going back out. 05:30am, in the morning west side and just get all this stuff and the stuff you're a little bit ago and i know he's been getting a dem or eyes and everything. connect with them here this afternoon. but and

still form. you know, it was a real frustrating year for me. worked his off to get back to this point and think it is really feeling good and about to take offense. just had that real unfortunate injury last night. i know he's just crushes anyone, but we'll get through. this is a of a player. hello person believable. 49 er. be back strong stronger than ever next year to help us and we have gurendo obvious he'll be up. we got pastor care was as our practice squad will definitely be bumped up now. it was honor us earlier in the year before christian came back. and i will most likely have to look for another. >>now off the field, the news that surfaced today, it was even tougher to hear honestly from the forty-niners star left tackle trent williams, his newborn son has passed away his wife sondra announced on instagram that the couple's first born and only son brian williams, junior was born prematurely last week on november 24th and died at the hospital shortly after she gave birth. now trenton is the

second child to pass away during saunders pregnancy, the mother said that his twin died earlier in the pregnancy. now the forty-niners offensive lineman when it comes to being back on the field. he has missed the team's last 2 games against the bills and the packers. according to the official injury report, he miss sunday's game in buffalo due to an ankle injury now, head coach kyle shanahan did say that he spent some time away dealing with the tragic loss of his child. so to various ward, as we know, this marks, the second child lost to a 9 or this season's various war lost his daughter just ahead of the bye week. back in october. >>it's got to deal tragedies like it's all you know, it is hard as a coach as hard as a friend. >>part of the family members are for but we've done a lot of time with each other and that is what's cool about a football team. whenever you go through the good or the we go through it together and i do like for those guys because i do like that. they they have

they have a group of guys. they can go to a group of guys see him every day and you can never escape that full grief and stuff. i do think it's nice for those guys have another avenue get out on the football field to get around teammates and things like and i do a huge step. i'm only this week just personal level. menon really want happens. you don't really want to jump back in anything. you got to kind of make your cell phone. i was real proud of him, i'm sure this weekend even on harden. sure didn't always want to do it. but got to the week of practice. got to the game you know, the real just going forward with his life. that's the thing everybody's got to do in those situations. it's nice when you have a football team, the stuff that have a group of guys that around every day and the trickle so that they can help you through it. >>now, citizens is that trent williams and also will be evaluated throughout the week to determine their status of the home game against the bears. this sunday. i'll toss to that of that. this.

>>when will the rain come back? right now? we're not seeing that in the forecast least in the short term and well, maybe long-term to out there tonight, we are enjoying a mostly clear night so far. just a couple high clouds continuing to move overhead. we might see couple patches of fog form in the north bay valleys overnight tonight. it's tomorrow morning. so yeah, be prepared for that. as we may see some of that valley fog developing there. but otherwise tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. and here we go again, mild, warm all around the bay area back in the 60's 70's that dry weather continues as we head throughout the week and above normal temperatures. we'll continue as well. so far a little bit of an offshore wind, then that offshore wind bringing with it, some nice weather conditions and well long range forecast model showing that's going to stick around we've got the frontal system off the coastline, but just cannot make its way through the jet stream. well to the north, right on the top, the ridge of high pressure. so we got some of the moves a little bit closer. probably a few more clouds as we get the weekend, but nothing punches through. we keep things dry. in fact, as we look toward next week, that ridge starts to rebuild in and really not to late next week. we maybe start to talk about the chance of rain as we get

into the following week as we're talking around the 15th or so. and that is a long time away out there on larry forecast that you can see all the areas shaded in brown showing the forecast through through the 12 showing below normal precipitation here in the bay area. tonight will be a little bit chilly overnight lows in the low 40's in some spots inland by day tomorrow, enjoying some sunshine and about 65 degrees. in the mission on the coastline, about 63 montero 65 half. moon bay inside of a 65 degrees in millbrae warming up as we head a little further south. fact, the south go enjoy a lot of those temperatures moving up the 70's by tomorrow afternoon, east bay starting a little cool plenty of sunshine as we head throughout the day. 67 in danville about 66 degrees in fairfield, 66 and and then you make way toward the coastline. not bad, either. lots of sunshine. and there you go. no rain in sight over the next 10 days. and that's going to do it for us here on kron. 4 news will be back with the morning news beginning at 5 o'clock. >>i'm dan thorn. thanks for

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