>>thanks for joining us on kron. 4 news at 11, 30 live on air and streaming with kron on. i'm stephanie rothman. the holiday travel rush is on as we kick off the weekend before christmas and hanukkah. >>here's a live look tonight

at sfo. as you can see, the airport is busy and expecting around 150,000 travelers each day through sunday across the country. the tsa says they're expecting to screen 40 million travelers all the way through the start of the new year. we'll have more on the holiday travel locally in just a moment. but first, let's switch over to kron 4. she meteorologist lawrence karnow who is tracking the return. a wet weather, lawrence. >>return to wet weather pattern developing when you know, right for the holidays. lot of folks trying to get out of town coming and going in. well, now we're going to be talking about some rain out towards sfo. right now. the clouds have gathered outside so far remaining dry now. but as we head toward early tomorrow morning, things going to be getting a little bit on the wet side. winds are still like their 52 degrees. some other issues you're traveling across the country, though. boy, it's been kind of a tough go today, but things are looking ok now, but the east coast seen some pretty stormy weather there. that likely factor into some delays as we head toward tomorrow. if you're traveling them as well.

in the meantime, though, we are going to see a big change in the weather as high pressure gets out of the way. it kind of got that field today of those clouds started to move on in and all of a sudden, yeah, the doppler radar beginning to show some more rain on the way. but really this just the beginning here, we've got a series of storms now developing off the coastline and they'll be making their way toward the bay area. kind of just marching in one right after the another. as we head toward the holiday and a bigger storm on the way next week. >>all right. thanks, lauren. swell across the bay travelers at san jose international airport dealing some delays there. according to flightaware, they are poor, restored 110 delays. and 21 cancellations. we caught up with one woman coming on from florida. >>it was a long trip. at the airport for a while. but just happy we made it back. >>and need to raise like an hour hour we are waiting for our second pilot. >>it's always been busy at sfo

ak as far as hiccups as a foe reported 241 delays and 19 cancellations. ak 75 delays and 114 cancellations. and if you're driving to your holiday destination, aaa says 107 million travelers. we'll hit the roads across the country, but the company is predicting a smoother ride than previous years. that's because christmas and hanukkah both fall on a weekday this year. chp is reminding drivers to slow down and stay sober because the agency's maximum enforcement period will start up on tuesday and run through christmas night. it marks one week since a 6 year-old boy died after wandering onto freeway in san jose. and today his family friends came together to remember his short get very vibrant life kron. 4 shock moment shares how the community said goodbye. >>people come from all over 4th christmas lights of

willow. reminder of holidays spent with those we love. not be by. but at the end of the row of vendors friday night one tent that lost someone that was so very deeply loved it. is my first nephew. he's my little keane. >>again, >>6 year-old king holgate died on december 13th late at night when he somehow got out of his family's apartment and wandered onto highway 2.80, right next to the exit for san jose city college. his family says he was autistic nonverbal and had trouble reading traffic. he died just a few weeks shy from his 7th birthday. we want to just show them the most support that we can. and that's why we're out here doing fundraisers so that they can worry about mourning their son. >>and we can worry about funding funeral. friday night's fund-raiser offered all of king's favorite hot cocoa cookies and coco melon you know, he was just so

young. he just 6. his family has been receiving an outpouring of support their go fund me page already raising more than $30,000. king was also part of a core group of 8 kids at a daycare led by solis to scare us. he wasn't able to speak any words at all, but they understood him. you know, they were able to. know what he wanted. cisneros is students paid to this finger painting to remember kate and the boy still talk about him every day. when i got the news, i was devastated. i very close to king. you know, i felt like i lost one of my own kids. i've had him since he was to have done so much with kings and say to hold off on judgment over king's death, saying his family was protective of him. and we're watching over him as much as they could. you know, we do know that there are some. >>people are not saying nice in the comments to the gofundme. and we're just really trying to grieve and

mourn. right now the negativity is something that is completely uncalled for. and the fund raises for king holdings. funeral expenses will be continuing through the weekend with saturday's fundraiser taking place right here again. that street park. it will start at noon. there will be for sale reporting here in san jose. jackie moment kron 4 news. >>now to an update on the mario gonzalez case. prosecutors in alameda county are dropping manslaughter charges against all 3 alameda police officers involved in the death of gonzales. the county's interim da says today's decision was the result of inconsistent statements by forensic pathology. experts. gonzalez ded back in april of 2021. after being detained and pinned to the ground by police. the case then went through several twists and turns in initially none of the officers involved face charges. that was until former da pamela price became the county's da in 2022. and filed involuntary manslaughter charges against the 3 officers

in october of this year. a judge dropped those charges against 2 of the officers and last year's gonzalez's family reached an 11 million dollar settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. also developing tonight, 2 people, a toddler and an adults are dead and at least 60 other people were injured after a car plows into a crowd at a christmas market in germany. police say they're treating it as a suspected terrorist attack. witnesses say they saw the car crashed through the barrier, set up around the market and drove straight into shoppers. authorities say the car kept speeding down a narrow alleyway and the driver police have identified as 50 year-old saudi doctor has been arrested. the party is over for party city this or announced that they are going out of business. that announcement left customers and staff in shock today. kron four's lezla gooden went to the daly city location to get more details. >>it is officially over for party city after 40 years. the

large chain is closing on thursday. employees at the party city located in daly city. we're told the news and there's store will close their doors at the end february 2025. >>if you are closing. >>the daily city location was opened on friday with shoppers bustling around preparing for parties and christmas day, pamela says she saw the news on her phone. i'm going to miss definitely. sometimes you have to wait for a package posed to come up a party city and just grabbing what you need and go ahead and decorate. but >>since their clothes and now we don't have to wait for packages. that real sad for families i don't know how to ghana. >>even provide food or pay not knowing him for that to just drop a like that. that's totally unfair. the news breaking just 5 days before in

becomes you >>we reached out to party city but have not heard back as of news time was a good in kron. 4 news. >>trouble discount furniture and home decor retailer. big lots will start going out of business sales at its remaining locations. and this comes after a deals, find a purchase or fell through back in september of a class filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy after continuous losses. >>coming up, a viral sensation popping turns 102 years old. a look at how this world war, 2 veteran celebrated his special day. we'll be right back.

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welcome back. i'm stephanie rothman. this time next month, san francisco will have a new mayor. >>this past election season, the city's approach to public safety, homelessness and it's struggling downtown area were all heavily scrutinized and voters ultimately elected nonprofit executive and levi strauss heir daniel lurie into office today, larry leight out his plans for his administration telling kron 4 it will be rooted in 3 things. accountability, service and change. >>number one, focus on public safety. i walked 6 street with sfpd last weekend. i'm going to continue to walk the streets and figure out how do we get control again of our streets. we cannot have the open air drug markets and drug dealing and drug use happening in our streets. we have to get people off the street and into mental health and drug treatment beds. we're gonna work that. and then we need to streamline the bureaucracy. we have to make sure the

taxpayers dollars are being spent effectively efficiently. >>and his exclusive interview with kron 4 adding he place is a clear effect on all state of emergency on day one. >>you're going to find a way to make sure that we get a handle on the drug crisis on our streets. that's what if the voters voted me in with a mandate that they did because they want to see change on our streets, they want to see public safety and i'm committed to it. >>is still working on building his cabinet. however, he has already means former san francisco giants executive vice president stacey slaughter as his chief of dairy farmers in california are now isolating their cattle infected with the bird flu. there's been cases reported and nearly 700 dairy farms in the state, mostly in the central valley and health official share with the quarantine. looks like. >>6 movement of higher-risk

cattle and also requires enhanced security and security or those actions that a farm would take to try and prevent the movement virus on or off the farms. >>the department of public health says the risk to the public is low, but 36 californians have tested positive for bird flu, including a child in alameda county. they infection has mainly spread through contact with cattle. but the state says the one case in the bay area did not come from an animal. officials say you should have no concerns about for flu when shopping for milk at the grocery store. that's because pasteurization is 100% effective. getting rid of the virus. and good news for kraft for sherman. commercial dungeness crab season is finally set to open for most california on january. 5th as any years past, it was set to start back on november. 15th, but concerns for the safety of migrating humpback whales have delayed the season. this was the 7th consecutive year that commercial dungeness crab

season had to be pushed back. a big, happy birthday tonight for a local world war. 2 veteran papa jake turned 102 years old today. and we first introduced you to him during our veterans voices special last month. now the martinez resident is an online sensation known for sharing stories of positivity on tiktok. and this year he received hundreds of birthday cards from people all around the world. kron 4 sarah stinson has the story. >>jake larson is celebrating another lap around the sun. the world war, 2 veteran is now 102 years young >>a family and friends gathered for his birthday party friday night in concord, even many celebrations. how does it feel it's hard to describe? because i don't think i deserve all papa jake,

staying humble, despite having nearly 900,000 followers on tiktok, he went viral back in 2020 after his granddaughter micaela started posting videos. >>people quickly fell in love with his stories. it went viral and >>next thing we know people are wanting papa jake. we want videos to pop a j. the love that he receives every amount of it he truly deserves knows like what i do. and i like what i do. and the internet fame has led papas, jake, to a lot of opportunities in the last 4 years. a meeting to presidents. i think that's pretty amazing. seeing him experience disneyland for the first time was brought through tiktok on top of jake's 99th birthday. mckayla started asking social media followers to send him birthday cards and people rode him from all over the world a little boy from hope. >>and then a known all over

the world with south but this year the response was record-breaking with more than 600 letters from every single state which we accomplished that. >>also, if any celebrities wanted to send birthday cards in and we accomplished that as well. we definitely got some new countries from. >>taiwan, japan and china and new zealand. so almost the whole world pretty much. it's phenomenal. it's so deserving of him for what he went through in the war and that. >>landing on omaha beach, on d-day and on through the battle of the ball and even on his birthday, he still pays tribute to fallen soldiers. remember, those guys gabe, do life. so then i could come here and talk to off of jake, i want to say happy birthday. thank you for being you. we all love you kron. 4 thank thank you for coming down here. wouldn't miss it.

>>mikael plans to surprise papa jake this weekend with the hundreds of letters that way he gets to continue. the celebration will have to see which athletes and celebrities wrote to him and then they'll be sending back these. thank you cards that way. everybody knows just how much papa jake appreciates the support. i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >>in the new year the state is going to withhold more money from paychecks of california you tal tom wallace. i'll te

>>and the east bay, hundreds of families lined up for free food books and toys and antioch, high school, the school district and local food bank partnering for their 10th

annual warm for the holidays event. kron four's leach of all was there and reports how the gifts and the meals will help students get through the end of the year. >>toys, books, clothes and lots of that's the whole guarantee for the antioch unified school district families who jumped in line early friday morning outside antioch, high school for the free gifts. i came here last year and the year before that. so it's been real helpful. the food bank of contra costa and solano, partnering with the school district for the 10th annual warm for the holidays event. the food bank provides the food for holiday meals and toys, clothes and other items donated from the community to the school district given away before christmas. sandy has 8 grandkids and 2 great grand to soyuz are not cheat. >>so it's very nice that they help in a community. food bank says the event serves some 900 families. families are struggling to put food on the table. >>and this ensures that kids

don't go hungry over their holiday break. tyrus, us as the gifts will go a long way with her young kids. and for that, she is grateful his fund to give people and then happy in and smile on their face. school district says about 150 high school students volunteer their time to help run the event. we have a whole auditorium full of. goods that have been given to help our students and their families. so that makes me super joyful. in addition to this, the food bank is also collecting monetary donations for its annual 3 million meals campaign every month. the food bank provides more than 2.7 million meals and donations at this time will help them get a jump start on next year. >>in antioch, police all kron, 4

and a move that will impact millions of californians next year. the state will increase the amount of money it takes out of workers. paychecks to help fund the state disability insurance program. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace has a closer look and has what this means for you. >>if you're a worker in california, get ready for the state to take a little bit more your paycheck in 2025. all to help fund the state's disability insurance program. also known as the sti. as of today, the state already takes 1.1% of your earnings from your paycheck to help fund the sdi program. but come 2025. the state will increase that rate to 1.2%. it comes after the director of the california employment development department edd nancy farias earlier this year approved the

increase. the edd stresses by law ferris is allowed to make such an increase each year as long as that increase is relatively small and is calculated based on a very specific, complicated formula. as for the sgi program itself, the edd wrote this about its quote. this is an insurance plan for more than 18 million california workers, not a tax. the 1.2%aycheck withholding make sure the insurance plan is funded and ready to help workers after an illness or injury pregnancy, childbirth or when they need paid family leave to care for an ill family member bond with a new child help during the family members, military deployment abroad and more. they're taking the money straight out of your paycheck. we think people should be aware of david klein of the california taxpayers association or count tax says the edd decision was made without transparency. klein says he is not opposed to the sdi program as a whole but believes the latest decision to increase paycheck withholdings was made without letting the public know. the

edd says it did post the new increase on this part of its website. but klein says the agency did not put out any other notice or press release and should have done so. some people look at the stats and say, well, it's only a $50 a year $100 a that's not that big a deal. but at the end of the year, when counting up all the $50 in this tax and this other tax, a local utility tax, the sales tax increase, gas tax increases. >>property taxes go up couple percent a year. all these things add up and at the end the year, it's a big hit on your budget. so we think people need to be aware that governor gavin newsom offering his thoughts earlier this week. a family leave. that was a multi-year stakeholder process that dozens of hearings and public forums. that's a very transparent process. it wasn't transparent. it wasn't really, you know, made known to the public that this is going to happen. >>and now, you know, come january one, does paychecks are going to be a little bit tighter and trust me. they're already really tight.

>>and to determine the exact dollar amount set to be taken out of your paycheck. be sure to check in with your employer reporting at the state tom wallace kron. 4 news. >>a change to a key interest rate projection could have an impact on your wallet. the federal reserve this week shifted their expectations for interest rate reductions for the coming years. meeting rates are now expected to drop even more slowly than previously forecasted. in today's political minute, newsnation's blake burman breaks down the numbers. >>so what's the future for interest rates on blake burman, host of the hill on newsnation. one of the primary jobs of the federal reserve to set the federal funds rate the interest rate that banks pay to borrow from each other overnight. now, this often impacts the rates that you pay for loans like mortgages and vehicles. now, this week, the federal reserve changed its prediction for those rates for next year. instead of saying they might cut interest rates 4 times, they're now projecting only 2 cuts. the

chairman of the federal reserve, jay powell calls it a new phase. president elect donald trump recently said he supports powell by trump will have a decision to make on whether powell stays in twenty-twenty 6. now, here's a look at where things stand right now. the average rate for mortgages currently sitting right around 7% average auto loans just under 9%. blake burman and this is the newsnation political minute. >>still ahead on kron, 4 news,

>>a one year-old child was found dead following a domestic disturbance in north

sacramento. now, sacramento county sheriff's deputies are investigating this as a homicide lauda stefani and has the latest. >>sacramento county sheriff spokesperson amar gandhi says this is the worst call he's received in the past 20 years. this has been a heartbreaking situation and we're now learning the father has been arrested in connection with all of this. it's a rare i'm at a loss for things. sacramento county sheriff's deputies arrested this man. 28 year-old andre demsky after his son was found decapitated in a home along versailles way in north sacramento. a neighbor heard some of this morning's disturbance. >>around 4 o'clock this morning, my son and i both were welcome to a woman screaming outside top of her lungs. deputies say they responded to a domestic disturbance call just after 4 this morning found a grandmother and mother outside of the home. the mother says they were both assaulted by the suspect when deputies tried to contact him inside the home. demsky refused to open the door a short time later, deputies say demsky was

alone with the child and had thrown him. they then forced their way into the home over concern for the child go through the home, contact him in a bedroom and try to take him into custody. he becomes physically resistive and they're able to get him in the custody. but that's when deputies discovered the deceased child. them ski has been arrested on multiple charges, including murder in connection with the son's death. >>he's currently being held without bail. >>this is one of those. i mean, hopefully just once in career over, you never have to see this type of the sheriff's office is asking the community to come forward with any information that will be helpful to this investigation. they're mentioning to us that they haven't responded to the home in the past and the suspect has no criminal history. he's expected to appear in court on december 24th reporting from sacramento covering local news that matters. clotted stefani and fox. 40 news. >>a car has driven into a large crowd at a festive christmas market in germany, killing a least 2 people and injuring dozens more police

now say the man behind the wheel of the car has been taken into custody smith. the court hazy has the latest developments. >>and idyllic scene turned horrific. a driver plowed into a bustling christmas market in magdeburg germany friday evening hitting and dragging people for a quarter mile german media reports the driver is a 50 year-old man from saudi arabia. >>working as a doctor and or permanent residency since 2006 police also found a suitcase and possible explosive device in the passenger seat. they evacuated the surrounding neighborhood and churches for hours. it's cozy, it's warm. it's friendly. >>yes, lights and you have the cakes carousels amusement. this is so much a part of our tradition of are like christmas kutcher. we spoke with vladimir balls or a correspondent for germany's national public radio. try to

be. >>this tended to involve myself personally into these kind of things. but when i heard about the incident and active burke, >>i felt that this really involves me emotionally. this touches meet for sure. >>he covered the 2016 christmas market attack in central berlin in which a tunisian isis terrorist drove a stolen truck into a crowd killing 12 people and injuring dozens more foster said the terrorist attack prompted heightened safety measures at public events that continue to this day and my childhood days. it didn't have any berry is they didn't have any security measures. >>person opened and it was an open place where everyone, you know, wasn't any security ago. >>this changed the last couple of years. now you have like these barry is sometimes even the security people check your bags. >>and it's it's different. just last month, 3 people were arrested for plotting attacks on christmas markets in 2 separate incidents and weeks ago, an iraqi national was

arrested for allegedly scouting a christmas market and sharing isis propaganda. this tradition of christmas markets. >>people going to families, friends, community members. this will >>we'll resist this threat which we face. >>still ahthe house

representatives voted to pass a temporary spending bill and avoid a government shutdown. the federal government was set to round out of money tonight. but now they avoided it just in the nick of time. a son lot has the latest from washington.

>>a spending plan to keep the government open just cleared what could be its largest hurdle. a two-thirds majority in the house. the bill is passed after a week of public negotiations and 3 different spending plans. the house of representatives passed a bill to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown is a very important piece of legislation. speaker mike johnson's first plan was a negotiated deal with democrats to fund the government through march. it included disaster relief and aid for farmers. president-elect donald trump and elon musk spoke up against so it never made it to a vote that lead you to the. >>a question of who is in charge on thursday night, speaker johnson unveiled plan b a similar smaller plan, but it included the debt ceiling increase requested by president elect trump plan. c was similar to plan b without the debt ceiling increase as the house began its vote, musk signaled his support with the post online congress has a responsibility to keep the

government open and operating for the american people. democrats say it's not the plan they negotiated, but good enough to pass. republicans have learned make a to keep now the bill goes to the senate with just a few hours before a government shutdown and that final step, president joe biden signature in washington. i'm vincent lot. back to you. >>lisa kudrow and ray romano team up for the first time ever in no good deed to sell a house with a dark twist. i'm olivia bartoli. th

joseph prince: god opened the heavens to his son and said, "this is my beloved son, in whom i am well pleased," and yet he did not spare his son-- for whom? for you. he knew no sin. he did no sin. in him is no sin! but he became sin on the cross that we who knew no righteousness-- in us there's no righteousness-- we can become the righteousness of god in him, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. this is the gospel of jesus christ. >>there's new tech being released for the holidays. and this year there's a new way to shout with santa claus. rich

demuro has the helpful holiday tech tips and richaun tack. >>holiday magic meets technology. you can now talk with santa through chatgpt. plus other festive holiday tips to try. you can now talk with santa on chatgpt making this and quite delightful to talk to you can access santa through the chat gpt app by starting a new chat. >>hitting the live chat button and then using the setting switched to choose a voice swipe until you see santa happy holidays you can answer anything. i would say he's particularly good at holiday questions. unique about the north arctic is but just like are other places. you can answer any question that the feature is free for all users ages 13 and up a center in all of your travels. what's one of your favorite cities to every city has its special magic.

>>i have a soft spot for places where the holiday spirit shines. the brightest. you can even clip your conversation using the share icon in the upper right hand corner. google also getting into the holiday spirit search christmas to reveal a present. click it to bring up google santa tracker. it has a countdown to the big day. plus, lots of games to play, searched hanukkah to reveal an interactive menorah that lets you light the candles. if you're doing last-minute shopping on the apple store app, try searching, let it snow for a fun flurry surprise. and for virtual family get togethers canva. has you covered with free christmas backgrounds for zoom. >>well you've got fun for the holidays where santa. >>santa is at the north pole. >>5 days left. doesn't need you around the world or ask

spin. the it's >>we could have to and if you're adventurous, ask if you've been naughty or nice for you can brushing your every day. yes. and you bet your daily dose of vegetables? yes. >>i think we can safely say you make it onto santa's nice the south. well >>what a thought chatgpt is such an easy way to chat with santa. but you're not gonna get that for a mobile photo. you'll still have to go to the mall for that. i've got links all these tips on my website. rich on tech dot tv. have a fantastic holiday. i'm rich demuro. that's richaun tack. >>after is lisa kudrow and ray romano team up and no good deed where 3 families are vying to buy the same house. but with some dark secrets, olivia de bartoli sat down with the cast in your entertainment report.

>>part family drama? part murder case. no good deed dives into the intricacies of how selling especially in l a >>good morning. house hunt. he's out. we our code. so it's like a i generated. what do you like, marcus? i can this is a show about 3 different families vying for the same house that they think are going to solve all their problems make sure we find the right players. >>what has your relationship been like and what it has learned about each other. we had never met before her show filmed 3 stages down from on the warner brothers. lot. where you get to meet the sellers. you know, all the secrets. >>the same people find out what really happened in that a camille mikey. >>we still have never met high, you know, was intimidated to me to for the first time am with most.

>>say. that is really intimidating. for us in my time. just yesterday. i where you're all hyped up some well, i'm not gonna kill you. you guys had to have your ideal house, not essentially, you know, like very specific. >>your ideal house that you could bill tomorrow. what would it i like cozy. i don't like gordian began an ornate. >>it's something strange going on. >>bunk bed room. hear me for you. not for me. okay. just but i sort of open room monday. namedrop the ritz carlton and sundance. it was so great. >>maybe we can cut your house and get them. i know. no good

deed is streaming now on netflix with your entertainment report. i'm olivia de bartoli. >>coming up on kron, 4 nin the

city of san jose is seeing a push in ai as a way to improve pedestrian safety kron. 4 stephanie lin spoke with san jose mayor matt mahan. talk about that and other big headlines coming out of the city. let's start with the big tech stories coming out of your city. and just signed a deal with san jose university to train and recruit local students. >>we know that you've been a big proponent of using ai to improve city services as well.

so can you walk us through the significance of this moment and how you see ai shaping the future workforce in san jose. >>yeah, absolutely. is an exciting moment and actually nvidia signed use with the city of san jose and san jose state university and the 3 of us are partnering to bring these powerful new tools into the public sector to make sure that through the university we are preparing our future workforce to use new technologies, new capabilities machine learning allows us to be more predictive, more responsive, more efficient with the tools that we have and we want to make sure that that doesn't just stay within the private sector, but that we bring it into city hall to transform government. let me give you a couple of examples. we are today beginning to pilot the use of ai to better optimize bus routes and time when buses get 2 intersections to avoid red lights, we're already finding on the routes where we're testing this approach that we can reduce

wait time at red lights by over 50%. we're improving language translation so that anyone in our city can participate in our public meetings in their native language. we are beginning to experiment with object detection so that we can proactively identify a pothole and in an automated way flag that 4 dot so that our departments out there filling those potholes before the damage or vehicle. there are so many more use cases that i'm excited about. i come out of the tech sector and, you know, we're really invested in ensuring that we do this with a mind toward privacy and security, but that we're also leveraging these new tools to make people's lives better. all right. i seem to recall from the earlier conversation we had that there was interest in using ai to address the unhoused population in san jose as well. >>well, i think there's some interesting ways that we want to explore. their one is just predicting who's likely to fall into homelessness. and we know we're not the only city looking at that, but there are signals that can allow you to understand if someone

>>may need help and maybe we can do outreach before they become homeless. let's say they've missed a number of water. bill payments, for example, or data the county may have around around health again, respecting privacy, but being able to say to do, are you aware of the service or do you need this? this help for this program? just just be more tailored, more proactive. we also know that with object detection technology we can generally predict when vehicles are lived in, which can be an opportunity to more officially dispatch an outreach team to offer shelter. so sounds like a lot of different exciting news cases moving forward so that sir. >>some good news to hear a curious to get your thoughts to about what's happening with google as well. what's the timeline for this big mixed use downtown neighborhood project they're proposing? i understand that there were plans that from this from google to give the city 5 million dollars for this project. >>and they're making good on that. i really have to thank our partners at google for

sticking to their commitment, you know, and we have proved to that campus and they envision what they wanted to build near on station s ap center where the sharks play. of course it was a lot of that work with pre-pandemic and now as we see the evolving nature of war, people spending less time at the office. yeah. i think they'll be some work to do on on there and really to figure out what they're envisioning for that future campus. so we know it'll be slower to be built out, but there's no better place in all of silicon valley still available for development. the land that they've purchased right in the downtown next to the train station next to sapd center site of a future entertainment district. i think there's just there's so much there. so, you know, they committed to pay into a community fund to support nonprofits and really address the housing crisis in our community and support other needs as they built the

campus. the campus has slowed down, but they are still there said they're acting in such good faith that they've actually made the commitment up front that they're making the donation now to the community fund for a community visor e committee to figure out how to allocate some of those funds to local nonprofits. i appreciate that and want to keep you posted on the build out of the future campus as we learn more from google, ok, got it. so it sounds based on what i'm hearing here, but this campus is going to be specific for. >>google employees. >>well, one envision was a mixed use campus for thousands of jobs. thousands of housing units and a certain amount of public space and retail. i suspect many of those elements will still be there. we expect who will jobs, housing to be built in retail. the exact mix, the format, how it's structured the timeline. a lot of that remains to be seen as google figures out their future growth plans. in the meantime, we're continuing to work to invest, injured on station. make sure we secure the sharks for a long-term commitment and help to

renovate the sapd center. we're kind of working through all of the other pieces. in fact, we just the initiate a project to beautify part of the waterway. there were getting ready for 2026 and the big sporting events like world cup and super bowl. that will be coming. so we're not slowing down. but obviously, you know, our our partner, google will need to figure out what they eventually want to build in this area. got a thank you for the clarification on that. let's talk a bit about prop 36 which went into effect earlier this week. it does increase penalties for certain smash-and-grab and drug crimes. >>how do you see this rolling out in the city of san jose? and what kind of changes do anticipate for residents there? that's right along this one into a fact. and if check my twitter acts feed this morning as jpd is already implementing their out and say parked very well-known spot here in our city where we've been. >>grappling with drug dealing and public drug a rest made this morning when i met with the da yesterday, we had a conversation about prop 36

implementation. it's i'm glad you're asking the question. we all need to the push a non public agencies to fully implement prop. 36, i'll tell you the biggest barrier right now and this is what i'm now turning my attention to, at least as an advocate. it's not something the city can do directly, but we need more secure treatment centers. inpatient treatment options. and only our counties and the state of california can do that because it's a health and human service that they have the jurisdiction for. but we need more treatment beds. we passed prop one. we need to use those dollars now and will need to do even more to build in patient and secure treatment facilities so that when someone is a repeat offender, they've been arrested for the 3rd 4th 5004th time using hard drugs in public spaces. they actually have a place to go where they can detox. get treatment and get their get on a better path. that's the goal. but with a hold people accountable for it in to do it. we need those treatment

beds. >>now we do want to end here with one of the big topics facing san jose and that's homelessness. you announced this year location of the city's first safe sleeping site to serve 500 unhoused people. can you walk us through what that site is going to look like of the services that are going to be provided here. >>absolutely. next year we are asked the expanding our shelter system. we're adding over 1000 new safe and manage placements. many of those will be converted motels that the city is in the process of acquiring prefabricated modular units on government-owned land to keep the cost down. but we are experimenting with our first safe sleeping site actually went down to san diego mayor. gloria, there was kind enough to give me a personal tour of their safe sleeping site and the idea as we're imagine it is that it's able to call navigation center. it's a place where people can come directly off the streets out of unmanaged encampment into a

site with with neat, orderly rows of tents, on-site security, fencing, access control, sanitation. so porta potties and handwashing stations, 3 meals a day and most importantly, intensive case management. we are targeting and this is ambitious, but we're targeting average length of stay of just 30 days as we navigate someone, if you will, too, all to another place. they can be such as a converted motel, a tiny home, a treatment center or if it's available more permanent, affordable housing placement or reconnecting with family. wherever that outcome, maybe we want to stabilize people and then get them on their way to something more permanent. and that's what we'll run that experiment next year as we open the safe sleeping site, the first one in the city. and i'm hopeful that it'll be one of those rungs on the ladder that will that will add value and help us accelerate our march toward ending unsheltered homelessness in san jose. >>all right. so much what we want to ask you about. but that's all the time we have today. we'll have to see you

next month. thank you so much to san jose mayor matt mahan for your time. >>thanks for having >>more nis

at 12, 30 live on air and streaming the a kron on. i'm stephanie rothman across the country. the tsa expects to screen 40 million travelers all the way through the start of the new year. and holiday travel is ramping up. course, one of the busiest possibly add right now, the airport, as

you can see live look here expecting around 150,000 travelers each day through sunday and on the roads. aaa is estimating 107 million travelers. but the weather could cause some headaches for travelers. kron 4 sheet meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the rain heading our way. lawrence. >>just in time those traveling all. not only here but across the country. we've got storms line up and >>a big one along the eastern seaboard tonight that will continue there. that's really kind of back things up across the country. 3rd sfo right now, we've got some mostly cloudy skies, but so far, so good. tomorrow morning, though, the rain moves in and that could cause some issues. so be prepared for that east-southeast winds right now at the cloudy skies kind of light out there right now. things running smoothly so far across the country. things have eased up with generally as we head toward this time of night, things get a little bit better. but by tomorrow, again, as people really get traveling around the country, things going to get backed up once again as we've got a series of storms beginning to move in along the west coast

in l make their way across the country during the holiday week. and that's going to cause some issues. storm clouds moving in get very active out there in the middle. upsetting this just going to be the first of a series of storms likely to impact the bay-area nala beginning tomorrow. but i think to sunday into next week we've got that good old atmospheric river beginning to develop again. that's gonna lead to a lot of rain coming our way. >>all right. thanks large. well, friday marked a week since a 6 year-old boy died after wandering onto a freeway in san jose has family friends. they came together to remember his short yet vie for life. kron. 4 shock moment shares how the community said goodbye. >>people come from all over 4th christmas lights of willow. reminder of holidays spent with those we love. by but at the end of the row of vendors friday night one tent that lost someone that was so very deeply loved it is. my first nephew was my little

>>again, >>6 year-old king holgate died on december 13th late at night when he somehow got out of his family's apartment and wandered onto highway 2.80, right next to the exit for san jose city college. his family says he was autistic nonverbal and had trouble reading traffic. he died just a few weeks shy from his 7th birthday. we want to just show them the most support that we can. and that's why we're out here doing fundraisers so that they can worry about mourning their son. >>and we can worry about funding funeral. friday night's fund-raiser offered all of king's favorite hot cocoa cookies and coco melon you know, he was just so young. he just 6. his family has been receiving an outpouring of support their go fund me page already raising more than $30,000. king was also part of a core group of 8 kids at a daycare led by solis to scare us. he wasn't able to

speak any words at all, but they understood him. you know, they were able to. know what he wanted. cisneros is students paid to this finger painting to remember kate and the boy still talk about him every day. when i got the news, i was devastated. now very close to king. you know, i felt like i lost one of my own kids. i've had him since he was to have done so much with kings and say to hold off on judgment over king's death, saying his family was protective of him. and we're watching over him as much as they could. you know, we do know that there are some. >>people who are not saying nice in the comments to the gofundme and we're just really trying to grieve and mourn. right now the negativity is something that is completely uncalled for. and the fund raises for king holdings. funeral expenses will be continuing through the weekend with saturday's fundraiser taking place right here again at willow street park. it will

start at noon. there will be for sale reporting here in san jose. jackie moment kron 4 news. >>a former teacher and coach of allay ho city unified school district has been charged with multiple offenses involving a minor. police say they arrested. 46 year-old cac yesterday in connection to the alleged incidents that happened about 10 years ago. police say the suspect resigned earlier this month after holding multiple positions within the district for nearly the last 20 years. investigators are now asking anyone who may have been victimized by the suspect to reach out. a small plane made an emergency landing friday at the former alameda naval air station. the alameda fire department was called just before 10, 30 friday morning. they say the plane was heading to paulo also airport when it started having engine trouble. there were 2 people in the plane and thankfully neither were hurt. the faa is now investigating a part of tesla

road east of livermore is finally back open. alameda county official shared these pictures before and after of the construction, the road closed in february because of storm damage and it was supposed to reopen last month, but it was later delayed because of more stormy weather. we've had. a big birthday tonight for a local world war. 2 veteran papa jake turned 102 on friday. we first introduced you to papa jake. during our veterans voices special last month. and martinez resident is an online sensation known for sharing his stories of positivity on tiktok this year. he received hundreds of birthday cards to people all over the world. kron 4 sarah stinson has his story. >>jake larson is celebrating another lap around the sun. the world war, 2 veteran is now 102 years young. happy when

>>a family and friends gathered for his birthday party friday night in concord, even many celebrations. how does it feel to it's hard to describe? >>because i don't think i deserve all papa jake, staying humble, despite having nearly 900,000 followers on tiktok, he went viral back in 2020 after his granddaughter micaela started posting videos. >>people quickly fell in love with his stories. it went viral and >>next thing we know people are wanting papa jake. we want videos to pop a j. the love that he receives every amount of it he truly deserves crazy. knows like what i do. and i like what i do. and the internet fame has led papa jake to a lot of opportunities in the last 4 years, a meeting to presidents. i think that's pretty amazing. seeing him experience disneyland for the first time was brought through tiktok on papa jakes. 99th

birthday. mckayla started asking social media followers to send him birthday cards and people rode him from all over the world. a little more from home. >>and then a known all over the world. it, course, but a with south but this year the response was record-breaking with more than 600 letters from every single state which we accomplished that. >>also, if any celebrities wanted to send birthday cards in and we accomplish that as well. we definitely got some new countries from. >>taiwan, japan and china and new zealand. so almost the whole world pretty much. it's phenomenal. it's so deserving of him for what he went through in the war and that. >>landing on omaha beach, on d-day and on through the battle of the ball. and even on his birthday, he still pays tribute to fallen soldiers. remember, those guys said gabe, don't like. so then i

could come here and talk to welcome jake. i want to say happy birthday. thank you for being you. we all love you at kron. 4 thank you, thank you for coming down here. wouldn't miss it. >>mikael plans to surprise papa jake this weekend with the hundreds of letters that way he gets to continue. the celebration will have to see which athletes and celebrities wrote to him and then they'll be sending back these. thank you cards that way. everybody knows just how much papa jake appreciates the support. i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >>what a special man. they're happy birthday, papa j. coming up, farmers are now putting their cattle under a quarantine. as bird flu spreads rapidly among cows, california. stay with us.

>>tis the season for the holiday travel. rush travelers are heading in and out of the bay area. airports right now for the holiday season. well, the big crowds and rainy weather be a grinch kron four's terisa stasio caught up with travelers at sfo to see how their fairing here at sfo. it may not look like much right now, but it has been a hectic day. >>here at the airport is everyone is heading out for the holidays. ready to roll. are you having? >>to new jersey? it is that time of year where travelers are jamming to sfo to get away for the holidays. >>we came from new jersey to francisco from holiday going back my brother and his kids live in long island city and into a small holiday with them. it has been nonstop this friday, but your golf clubs, not your skis. were you going

to palm springs have you very happy i see by my family is happy. you going tell me what's the best thing heading out for the holidays? well, yeah, i'm taking time from my work and the family come together. so that's the best thing of the and asset, spokesperson says 159,000 people are expected in and out of sfo this friday. >>he could day travel is sunday with 160,000 people flying in and out. local weather is good. but the east coast, specifically new york and boston are seeing delays due to weather. >>are you guys going or to florida where florida orlando to see my 89 year-old really special? very special. what are you looking forward to when you get to your destination? yeah. looking forward to see my family go home to chicago. worried about the >>busy lines and night, especially on, you know, these

days. it's a crazy out there. did you get here early on? everybody always says get to the airport early. yeah, i i did this time, fortunately. typically don't. typically it's, you know, kind of hectic. but this time i actually that seem to be a very popular conversation. whether you're one of those kinds of people who like to come in early have some time to unwind or if you're a person likes to slide in at the last minute. but again, why would you want to have additional drama? >>this time of year, airport officials say that the highly recommend getting here early so that you can have a peaceful start to your holiday travel here at sfo, theresa stasi, a kron, 4 news. >>and san francisco man is dead after being shot by san francisco police near union square. police say he crashed pedestrians and someone on a bike hours before that shooting kron four's gayle ong has the latest details. >>authorities have not yet released the identity of the suspect, but police continue to investigate a string of

incidents that may have led up to the shooting. bullet holes could be seen on the window of the dior store at grant and post streets in san francisco is union square. >>the window has since been boarded up, but it was a different scene earlier at about one 38 this morning. >>several officers approach the suspect who was standing outside in front of the store. after a tense after that attempt to take the suspect into custody was unsuccessful. the officers were involved in an officer-involved shooting according to san francisco police. the suspect is believed to be a security guard at this dr store. >>and employee of the store says they are not commenting on the incident. investigators combed the scene friday morning, but as of p g's, assistant chief says the investigation began thursday evening in the area of kearney and post streets. when officers responded to a report of a speeding vehicle that had gone on to a sidewalk and hit 2 pedestrians and a bicyclist near union square suspect

still on the sidewalk, pursued the victim and hit the back of the bicycle. >>victim of that collision which we are labeling aggravated assault. jumped off and took off running and we believe ran up to 2.33. cider at this point, we haven't found that victim and we definitely want victim to come forward. the suspect then tried to take the electric bike and put it in his vehicle. he was unsuccessful in doing so. >>it did take some of the victim's property, put it in his vehicle and then fled the scene. the 2 pedestrians, a woman and girl, were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. >>hours later, police identify the suspect vehicle at the dior store after police shooting. he was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries. police recovered a firearm at the scene. >>and investigators did not release details on what prompted the shooting. but as fpd plans to hold a town hall within 10 days about this case, which is department policy following a shooting by an officer reporting here in san francisco, gayle ong kron.

4 news. >>still ahead on kron, 4 news, mo

(dr. david jeremiah) just when people needed hope, god would send a baby, a king, to offer a foretaste of a better future.

but why? why should we care? and what should the baby in bethlehem mean to me? (male announcer) watch "why the nativity?" a powerful new docudrama from david jeremiah, here on this station. california department of health sharing an update today on the state of bird flu. the disease is spreading rapidly among birds. cattle. and now there's even confirmed cases in humans in the states kron four's. rob nesbitt has more on what local doctors are monitoring. >>the bird flu is a death sentence for poultry farms that have been dealing with spread since 2022. this year is the first time people are getting sick. governor gavin newsom issued a state of emergency wednesday because of the rapidly spreading bird flu

virus has spread to chickens. turkeys, ducks, cattle, and now people dr. erik upon with the california department of public health says the governor's order will help stop the spread. we work with local health departments to farmworker health checks and timely testing and treatment is needed and robust surveillance of infected areas. dr pond says the risk to the public is low, but 36 californians have tested positive for bird flu. 35 of those cases came from cattle. there's been no spread from person to person. but the state says one case in the bay area did not come from an animal. the confirmed case without exposure to infected. eric a child in alameda county. the child had no known animal exposures and the source of this case is still unknown. >>there's been no evidence spread to others. all of the child contacts had completed monitoring and all contacts with symptoms or tested negative for million pieces of ppe have been distributed to farms to prevent spread positive cases have been confirmed at 679 dairy farms in california. >>mostly in the central valley, dr. annette jones with the california department of food and agriculture. explain

the quarantine. those farms are under restricts movement of higher-risk cattle. >>and also requires enhanced security and security or those actions that >>a farm would take to try and prevent the movement virus on or off the farms. doctor jones says you should have no concerns about bird flu in shopping for milk at the grocery store. >>because pasteurization is 100% effective in getting rid of the virus. reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >>still ahead on kron, 4 news,

the a's move to sacramento comes as some costly changes are on the way for drivers in west

sacramento. soon you will be paying more for parking and parking violations. reporter christine about hisa has more on the race that will soon increase near sutter health park. >>and just a few weeks still park near starter health park will be paying more for metered parking west. sacramento will be implementing tiered parking based on time. so the longer that you park in a spot the war will cost you. >>as the city prepares for a rush of visitors to the area with the a's arriving in west sacramento, they are making changes to parking fees near sutter health park do end up paying for parking and it's. >>you know, x amount one day. but then like there's an a's game the next day and the price goes like. i don't think that's really >>fair. the tier parking meter rates are established to regulate the duration of street parking promoting vehicle turnover and encouraging shorter parking stays probably is a little bit notable was the. >>what they is coming that they're just going to have to get more parking the west.

sacramento, new parking rates will look like this. those new parking rates will see a $0.25 to $0.75 increase per hour. >>for the first couple of hours, it's just $2 per hour. after 2 hours, the price jumps to $3 and $0.50 per hour to discourage people from staying too long. if you stay for 4 hours or longer, you'll be $4.50 per hour, which encourages people to free up parking spots faster and mean that it's, you know, it's not that much more. but if it goes toward the, >>you know, the the cities, you know, roads updating this area. i'm fine with the pay for parking isn't the only thing getting pricier. if your meter runs out and you end up with the ticket, you'll be hit with a $75 fine. that's more than double the current fee of $30. i don't like that whatsoever. i mean, you know, i don't want to take it and nobody wants to taking it. morgan murphy, a local resident and regular at the nearby coffee shop mentioned

the new changes would likely influence how often she stops right for her morning coffee. mean more likely >>have a lot at home. does become the case. and i. >>and up getting ticketed and hefty in price. and yeah, definitely will be affected. the city of west sacramento explains that the idea behind the new parking changes is to encourage visitors to the sutter health park to utilize event parking lots rather than parking on the street. >>these new rates for meter parking in for parking violations will take into effect early next year and january 4th to be exact. >>west sacramento covering local news that matters christine about peace to fox. 40 news. >>for many, the holidays are season of giving and magic. some have even looked at taking their families is as the parks for vacations in the new year to experience it. well, now for some bad disney dream is forcing some families into serious debt. reporter anna coyman shares why so many people are willing to shell out big bucks for their dream vacation.

>>many americans vacationing at disney is more than just a dream. it's a rite of passage in american dream vacation. for many american families, their disney dream is quickly turning into a financial nightmare as cost to visit the park have skyrocketed back when disney world opened in 1971. it $3.50 to enter magic kingdom. now magic kingdom equals empty wallet. as parents have to come up with a $29 minimum just to enter and increase 3,500%. and that's just to get in one at disney world theme parks, double the parks your ticket cost news nation's skip the line with one disney family for a day at the park has all of mickey's extra added up to one dumbo size bill and fast to get, including disney's skip the line. lightning lane passes

$214. $60 marking $30. steven hear snatches the next chance like mickey mouse to 21 box matching disney $138 and a >>not to mention hotel rental it's no wonder that nearly half 45% of american families go into debt on their disney dream vacation. nearly 2 grand in the red. we spoke with one family, spent thousands on their disney dream vacation. i think it's just living through their eyes. and i think a lot of parents can cree. >>that that's what you're paying for. it's not just disney, either. the cost of the american vacation has our home is up over the last 10 years, restaurants and dining costs on vacation up. 48% movie tickets. concert admission to parks like 35% rental cars cost nearly 40% a

hotel that cost $400 a decade ago. nearly $500 today going to the ballpark with the family is as american as apple pie and the 4th of july. but >>a cost $2 game. many families can only afford to watch home runs at home. >>despite the high costs, a majority of the disney family as they go into debt for their dream vacation, say the time spent with children and families is absolutely worth the cost this magical place where utopia almost your little different world, but also seeing it through my kids eyes now. and it's what i experience. it's such an amazing memory that i'm i'm creating with them. >>still ahead, you probably got

in a scam call or text recently. maybe a few of them. a consumer watchdog group says that's because a federal regulation mental tackle the issue. it's a working like expected washington, d.c., correspondent hannah brandt explains why. >>i'm david lazarus coming up. financial markets are sending a new type of addict into gamblers anonymous meetings. plus, an update

>>investors are increasingly showing up at meetings of gamblers, anonymous. meanwhile, james bond isn't showing up anywhere. david lazarus has all the details in money. smart. >>hey, there. a new type of addict has been showing up a gamblers, anonymous meetings, investors who just can't help squandering their cash on risky investments. according to wall street journal, many investors mostly guys who embraced financial markets during the pandemic as a way well distracting themselves are now discovering they have gambling problems. in some cases, this addiction was fueled by risky bets on so-called meme stocks such as gamestop in others. it was getting caught up in fantasies of easy money in the cryptocurrency market. in any case. the bottom line here is that investing is in need of form of gambling. your betting that an equity or commodity is going to rise or fall sensible

investors do their homework and rely on fundamentals to make smart choices, others well, they treat the market like an atm that will always spit out money. and that's not the case. hopefully gamblers anonymous can get people back on the right track. now, let's shift gears and look across the back or a table at a dapper fellow named james bond. and if you've noticed the double '07 seems have been a wall for quite some time. you're not alone. it turns out that there is a dispute over the future of the franchise. amazon purchase, the mgm studio a few years ago. and does it acquired control over the james bond franchise? however, creative control over bond is still held by longtime producer barbara broccoli, who inherited from her father broccoli reportedly is displeased with amazons apparent aim of treating. bob has a multi-platform streaming content creator similar to its treatment of the tolkien property such as lord of the rings and the hobbit as a

result, broccoli is in no hurry to play ball with amazon and james bond is on an extended leave from m i 6. is it going to be an end to this impasse? yes, of course, the bond franchise has generated nearly 8 billion dollars in revenue since the 1960's. what can we expect? a new contract that very clearly says all bond movies will open theaters and not on streaming. and moreover, you won't see any double '07 spinoff series on prime video. back to you. >>and on kron, 4 news, francisco mayor-elect daniel lurie sits down exclusively with kron 4 talk about his vision for the city. we'll be right back.

>>after a tough election season scrutinizing the city's approach to public safety, homelessness and its struggling with the downtown area. san francisco is set to get a new mayor and maybe a new outlook on all those topics with nonprofit executive and levi strauss daniel lurie and exclusive interview com for stephanie lin spoke of mayor-elect daniel lurie. daniel, thank you so much for being here today. thank you for having. well, first of all, congratulations on your victory. this is a pretty big one. how has the moment fully sunk in for you yet? i think there are moments where i do catch myself, but i have to tell you, we are already getting to work. >>getting results for the people of san francisco. our administration is can be rooted in 3 things. accountability, service and change. the city needs to be shaken up. >>and hope is alive and well in san francisco. >>all right. good now. and when i first interviewed you

back in january, we talked a bit about how you largely fell underestimated through very much of your life. but here you are. the newly elected mayor. you're going to be inducted into office in january. looking back on the campaign. how does it feel to get to this moment? >>well, listen, we ran a campaign. it was it was a tough campaign against some really great opponents and people that have committed their lives to san francisco. so i'm honored and this is going to be a privilege. but i am already thinking about how we can change this city and make sure we get results. as i said before, listen, there are some great people inside city hall. i've been meeting with department heads. i've been meeting with people that have been in quite a while. and i know one of the lead. and so i'm very hopeful. i'm very optimistic. and change is coming to san francisco and change. fact, it seems like it's already happening under your watch or not not officially in office yet. >>but it's been widely reported today. you had a hand in helping to stop the

marriott hotel workers strike. tell us a bit about that. well, i am so grateful to both sides coming together after, you know, what was one of the longest hotel strikes in our city's history. 89 they came to the table. they worked on this for 5 days. non-stop negotiations. >>both unite to the union here locally and the hotel owners. i'm really, really pleased with the outcome. and now we can focus on 2025 and get jp morgan healthcare conference in the nba all-star game coming here and our hotel workers are back to work. i believe tomorrow and they can be home for the holidays instead of out on the picket lines. and that's that's a great outcome. yeah, some good news there. >>looking into the new year, what is the first thing that voters can expect you to do as soon as you enter office? number one, focus on public safety. i walked 6 street with sfpd last weekend. i'm going

to continue. >>to walk the streets and figure out how do we get control again of our streets. we cannot have the open air drug markets and drug dealing and drug use happening in our streets. we have to get people off the street and into mental health and drug treatment beds. we're gonna work that. and then we need to streamline the bureaucracy. we have to make sure the taxpayers dollars are being spent effectively and efficiently. and so those will be my top priorities. starting on january. >>you also mentioned that you declare a fentanyl state of emergency on day one. is that still the case? we are going you know, there's a lot of people saying why we can't do something. well, we're going to find a way to make sure that we get a handle on the drug crisis on our streets. that's what if the voters voted me in with a mandate that they did because they want to see change on our streets, they want to see public safety and i'm committed to let's talk a bit about your transition team as well of very interesting cast of characters. you've got the

ceo of openai sand altman. you've also got former sfpd commander paul yet, but as well. >>us about walk us through the conversations that you guys are having every week and what's the game plan? what we want to build administration rooted in accountability and diversity of our great city. we have great candidates for many different and team has been helping me think through who those candidates are. i'm sitting down with current department heads and we're having conversations like i said, we would and there's some great candidates coming through our portal sundown with one-on-one and i have to give a shout out to our co chairs. they have been incredible. paul. yep. sam altman, mayor michael tubbs, nancy and jose can yanis among others. very good. >>san francisco obviously has a bit of an image problem. people often ask if it's safe to visit with the holiday season in full swing, people want to come out and do some shopping. is there a message of reassurance you can provide

for folks who want venture out to san francisco, but they're not sure if it's safe. it apd is doing an incredible job downtown. i was just down. >>in union square yesterday talking to business owners and small business owners about how we are going to tackle the public safety crisis and behavioral health crisis and we're already seeing the fruits of that labor. so there are green shoots. i'm telling you when we are at our best, this is the greatest city in the world. we have to claim that narrative again, but we have to do the work. and so i don't i don't want to you know, that we don't have work to do, but i was at union square yesterday. i was there on black friday after thanksgiving and it was packed that skating rink. you can't get a slot because it's full. so people are already coming downtown. and i invite you to come join over the holidays are going now one again, going back to our conversation back in january when we first sat

down with you. >>you mentioned that if you one, the mayor seat. that would be it for you. you serve your time in office. you're not a career politician. you just want to serve the city of san francisco and that's it. is that still the case? i haven't even taken office so, you know, listen, i have said it loudly and proudly that i am a lifelong san francisco. >>san francisco, i of as city is the greatest city in the world. i have no interest in going to sacramento or d c got work to do. we gotta get results for the people of san francisco. i'm going to do that and i hope for 8 years and i hope everybody knows let tell you, may be straight with you never you moore tirelessly than me. and bring that to my administration and everyone coming in to serve. we'll have to have that same work ethic because we've got work to do. but we're going get it done. >>all right. and on the topic of you being a native san franciscan, what is the must do thing that everything must try if they're visiting san francisco for the holiday

well, i just got off the cable car a couple hours ago. you got to ride the cable we went down. powell street union square was hopping. and so you've got to ride the cable car and then go ice skating, union square. all right. have you done it with your family? i well, i just did the cable ok? meet my daughter and i and my son. we went after a black friday to shop at macy's and we couldn't get a slot in this out all day long. so we'll we'll we'll try again over the next couple days. all right. very good. mayor-elect, daniel lurie, thank you so much for your time and we'll see you on inauguration day. thank you. happy holidays, everybody. >>coming up on kron, 4 new

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>>well, 48 hours from now. the forty-niners playoff hopes may officially be gone. but for now, they are preparing to take on the miami dolphins know and they've got to win their final 3 games just to have a chance. and then get a lot of help, too. the niners once again will be without star tackle trent williams. he was ruled out today as was running back isaac guerendo on defense. nick bosa andrei greenlaw are both listed as questionable but with gurendo out the revolving door of running backs just continues to spin. patrick taylor junior. we'll get the opportunity to start sunday. taylor has played sparingly this season. he did have 7 carries for 25 yards and a touchdown in the niners blowout win over the bears a couple weeks ago before that game, the 26 year-old had his exact same stats. actually 7 carries for 25 yards over to other games. but look, he

knows the system. and kyle shanahan is just happy to have at least one running back with 2 healthy legs. >>training camp is a real good job for us. played in this league has experience are green bay and when he's gotten his opportunities with us here on the ball. well, so has the ball is really helps on special teams. so they opportunity foreman. we got and i around, you know, backs like great events in our main allies and mission have jordan from and then we drafted isaac grew into a being around those guys. you know, i feel level of my game. >>to basketball now, stanford facing number 11, ohio state of the bay area women's classic at chase center in not drill bay area. look at this. we got tara vanderveer off the bench and in the announcer's booth. that was all buckeyes, though. tonight, cody mcmahon finds a lane basketball's plus the foul in. she led ohio state 16 points. eva watson

was a weapon from beyond the hitting 3 treys when she had 11 points off the bench and then nice passing by the buckeyes that led reverse layup from asia. ohio state had no problems with the cardinals tonight. they win 84 to 59. so did less. well, the first game of the college football playoff was a battle of indiana. the hoosiers taking on notre dame in south fighting irish came out hot. they were to him that their own school yard line jeremiah love takes a simple handoff breaks through the line. >>and look at his get outside and go down the sideline with hoosier defenders trying to catch they're not gonna. >>love that for him. a 98 yard touchdown run the longest overs game's and it's 7 to nothing iris. same score in the 2nd quarter. notre dame goes to the air. riley leonard play action hits jayden thomas in the end zone. notre dame

would build a 27 3 lead. indiana made it look a little closer than it really was at the end. 27, 17, the notre dame will face second student, georgia in the sugar bowl on january. a lot of folks traveling around the state this weekend. get ready for the holidays. head of the high country. >>want to do that. enjoy all that snow. now got some storms rolling in. here's the very latest up toward the tahoe area right now. you can see things are dry, but not too far away. beginning to see a few scattered showers moving up in the western slopes of the sierra nevada. it's getting cold. >>up there as well. temperatures dipping down below freezing. now southlake khalid 28 at truckee. currently 37 degrees an incline and 38 cold in reno, head of the monterey bay. you're going forecast got some scattered showers coming in as we head toward the middle of the day in the afternoon. temperatures are going to be cool if you're going in that direction. southern california. well, you're going to see some sunshine and some passing clouds about 62 degrees in long beach. 66 in pasadena and those temperatures going to stay cooler in the high country. it's gonna be interesting up there. you see rain likely at lake level but you head over

tops the passes. a little snow up there as well. so coming days we've got a series of storms really gonna impact the sierra nevada. tomorrow, yeah, some showers. more showers on the way on sunday. a bigger storm begins to move in on monday with more rain and snow watch on the central valley. if you're traveling that way down, high-five. we've got some dense fog developing overnight tonight until 10 o'clock in the morning. then it should begin to lift by tomorrow. otherwise some thick fog. visibility is down less than a quarter of a mile out the door right now. a lot of clouds out there so far tonight, the clouds on the increase leading to showers likely by tomorrow morning. that rain coming in the morning. then a tapering off by the afternoon. so not a rainout, but more rain on the way as we head in toward the beginning of this next week to, in fact, a series of storms looking to press about the right now. the storms rolling on in the first one coming on shore tomorrow behind them that we've got more that focus of that rain in the north bay, all the northern california, some very heavy rainfall expected with some of that atmospheric river event. and that means lots of moisture coming on shore. that's a big storm early in

the day on christmas eve. then clearing out as we head in toward christmas day and dry. more storms line up after that. so we're likely going to see some flooding. we're gonna be talking about not only inches, maybe feet of rain in parts of far northern california get or crescent city or just a ton of rain up there. you can see that rain moving in for tomorrow. not that big, but the one behind it. that's things start to pick up. and then you start to add up those totals, local and boy, we're going to see a lot of rain around the bay area, several inches, maybe 3 to 5 inches in the north bay. looking impressive over the next 7 days here. that rain is going to be on and off. by the way, tomorrow, the beginning of winter. and it's going to feel like it to that rain coming back just on time and then kind of on and off throughout much of next week. the only dry day i see really this christmas day. >>and that here for us at kron. 4 news will be back with the morning news. starting at 7 o'clock. and stephanie rothman have a happy holiday and we'll see you in the new year.

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