>> do reach out to the community and to explain to people that this sort of behavior isn't acceptable. >> now on the kron, 4 morning news businesses in the south bay targeted with hateful messages on the first day of hanukkah. we heard from disturbed community members and leaders. plus former forty-niners player dana stubblefield great conviction

overturned. more on the decision coming from the court. and prop 36 promises tougher penalties for fentanyl dealers and theft crimes. we're from local businesses who hope it will help reduce crime in their stores. >> news at 5. good morning, everyone. and happy friday to you. i believe the last friday of 2024, this is wild. it's december 27th. >> john shrable. join you this morning. a lot of us been traveling around out there, hopefully enjoying a little time with the family, with the friends, at least a little down time this past week. and for that down time, you need some decent weather for it all this morning. we've got some rainy weather. that's why we have kathy trafton in this morning. kathy, what's the latest with their leader showers? well, it's decent, right? we do need some rain, but we have an awful lot overnight. still, we've got a lot of rain out there. my drive-in this morning was

quite wet. >> and the wet weather will continue, but it will start to taper off. so here are my weather headlines. first of all, it tapers off late this morning. and then, of course, there's always a chance of showers this afternoon, but mainly dry conditions. so that's decent right. also, there's another round of rain coming in late tonight into tomorrow. but this next storm will not be as significant as 2 days. so the one today is quite a quite a lot of rain coming so much rain that there are flooding concerns today, especially in the north bay. there's a flood warning in effect till 2.30, this afternoon for areas around santa rosa, forceful cotati learfield wiki up. so you know, the areas where you get that floodings for urban and small stream flooding and also alameda until 6.15, this morning, there's a flood advisory in effect around i-80 at the high street exit. so. in addition at the water's edge, it is a high surf advisory and that is in effect until 4 o'clock on sunday.

look for 50 excuse me 20 to 30 foot, large breaking waves. so again, shoreline is a big, dangerous place to be right now. dangerous to serve. dangerous to swim and of course, is also a danger for some beach erosion. so here's the precipitation coming right across our area and then we'll start to see some changes. it'll be a little bit off again on again. a few more storms coming through for the weekend. again, nothing as heavy as we're seeing tonight into to matt overnight tonight into right now. but overall, we're going to start to see change come monday. windy. oh, yeah, it's windy right now. look at these gusts. 29 mile per hour gusts with aaron give a novato san francisco. 22 in hayward, 25 and santa rosa. but look what happens as we reach sunrise this morning about 7.24, the winds start to taper off and continue to taper off throughout the day. so if it's too windy for you now, at least will start to taper things off. i've got a lot more to talk about in

weather right now. it's back to john for news. thanks so much, kathleen. >> on the roads, that's for sure. and it is a bit of a slow or drive across the bay bridge right now. it's going to take you 9 minutes. that's not bad. but >> do slow that role. you don't want to be running into. one of those flooded spots are a little area of ponding and then find yourself hydroplaning. richmond center fell bridge only 7 minutes. and finally, a look at the golden gate bridge. there's the toll plaza right there. everyone's rolling through it. just fine as we get the morning started. what we're taking a live look at san fran isco international airport this morning. aaa says today will be another busy day at the nation's airports right now. flight aware is reporting 28 delays, but one on cancellation only at sfo. we're also tracking those flights out of her other airports. flight aware is reporting 7 delays. no cancellations from oakland, 5 delays, no cancellations out of san jose international. some not too shabby. we'll

keep you updated on these numbers throughout the morning. well, the first day of hanukkah businesses targeted with hateful messages and san jose including a swastika and racist language plastered in front of a tutoring facility. kron four's check moment has reaction from customers and community leaders. well, much of the graffiti has already been removed, but some of the as you can is still state into the paint of the exterior. >> of this shopping center, many residents we spoke with today say they are shocked that this happened even though pointing out that this topic center has had its fair share of vandalism this year, a swastika and racial expletive plastered on the a plus math museum tutoring center. >> on christmas day, it was quite shocking. shocking for it to happen in this area or anywhere. marco's herrera took this photo by the time kron 4 arrived. it was god. san jose police telling kron 4 their hate crime unit is investigating the vandalism and whoever did it. they have

been recorded and this shouldn't be happening. so what's going on? how do how do we reach out to the community? >> and to explain to people that this sort of behavior isn't acceptable. the graffiti happened in a popular east side. san jose shopping plaza. the swastika was painted here on the first day of hanukkah. the jewish community relations council bay area sent a statement about the vandalism saying, quote. >> while we don't know this, vandals motive, we do know that california has seen increase in hate crimes, motivated by anti-jewish bias. lot of writing some lot chasing ratings. i would call it the state speech taping. >> and this man walking his dog apollo thursday morning. we'll their typical weekday stroll interrupted by meaning does another kind of speeches. we want to ride on. the idea that i think so get not the part of this community, the san jose naacp also calling out the graffiti saying, quote, this incident occurred in an affluent community on the east side of san jose where political views often differ from the majority.

>> those responsible must be held accountable. san jose councilmember to make oak and ellis also called out the vandalism saying he's hopeful san jose police will catch whoever did. this man has been pretty daunting in the but many customers thursday say the vandalism is a sign of the times for the shopping center. people telling broken windows, vandalism and robbery or comment been there for more than 6 plus months. >> and a camera finished getting her dogs gripped pet store. she tells us used to be an edible arrangements until they were targeted. they had been here. want to see maybe about a year or so. and then a cup and allies. i want to twice. i think that's why they close. and now we have i'm hoping that commercial stay here for a while. hopeful something in this area will change soon. cameron says it's still a fun place to take your family. i just hope that it it's one off incident and it could tell anybody from coming coming here and enjoying the the the process in san jose. jackie moment kron 4 news. 507. now former forty-niners

star dana stubblefield rape conviction has been overturned. >> stubblefield was convicted in 2020 of a woman who we interviewed to babysit his kids in 2015, according to the victim's testimony, stubblefield allegedly locked her in the room at his morgan hill home and pointed a gun before the rape. a court on thursday overturned a rape conviction after police never searched stubblefield home and never found any guns. prosecutors say the home was never searched because stubblefield is a celebrity and african-american stubblefield claims prosecutors are used his race against him. the court determined that the conviction was, quote, legally invalid. in the north bay. a 19 year-old driver is arrested after this rollover crash in santa rosa. this happened wednesday night on steel lane at southbound 101, off-ramp. police say the teen ran away after the crash. officers later found him. they say he was intoxicated. he was taken to the hospital for his injuries and then booked into jail. california's prop 36 -%

recently became law increasing penalties for certain theft and drug crimes. kron four's lindsey ford spoke about the new law with store managers and one of san francisco's busiest shopping areas. >> the haight ashbury neighborhood is bustling this holiday season with shoppers and diners but it's also a popular target for criminals all the time. so the front right now is currently wooden board because of people driving through the overnight. >> it happened 2 times this and then we get stolen from all-time second street is a vintage retail shop that's been in business for 3 years. storm manager roman says the shop has lost an estimated $50,000 in merchandise. we have security and but it doesn't always. >> people really brazen in the past is coming in and gotten something walking out. it's really annoying over at kerry lane. another retail store is having the same issues. levine

care, which i'm a lof. the assistant manager shows photos on her phone of a reoccurring thief. they've never caught him or anything. he know hughes. >> verbally assaulted us like he's like threaten the u.s.. she says it's not just about the looting. that's disturbing. its safety for her. and employees said that he was going punch if we try to stop him, you know, stuff like that and you never actually done anything. but, you know, he was he's obviously violet. >> the thievery has to stop, she says, but she doesn't know if prop 36 will help because the times she's reported looting to the police, nothing was done. >> you know, i've seen how they handle that. you know, when prop 36 wasn't pass, but i'm not sure how that's going change. i don't know if they're response. time is going to change or how they would crack down on it. more. >> prop 36 allows felony charges and sentenced increases for certain retail theft and san francisco district attorney brooke

jenkins says repeat offenders like over at kerry lane will now face felony charges. we have to have something. and this is about having a tool to really kind deal with folks who continue to be a problem in our system and in our neighborhoods. >> in a in a greater way. >> edwin flores, a sales associate at kerry lane is happy prop 36 is now law, but he also agrees with his manager about the response time from police and sometimes will be alone at the store. so we'll even more vulnerable. luckily, we have like things protectors of like pepper spray or something. >> governor gavin newsom oppose prop 36 citing concerns with prison population. jenkins says at least in san francisco, mass incarceration. what happened with prop 36 in san francisco? lindsay for kron. 4 news. >> in the east bay, police need your help finding this missing man. take a good look at your screen. freemont police say no one seen kevin far since early sunday morning

near washington hospital officers say he is about 5 feet, 11 inches tall with blue and brown eyes. if you know where he could be, please call police. today is your last chance to ride the free ferry from richmond to san francisco since november. 1st, the ferry has been offering free rides. but this friday, it's the final day. the 35 minute trip from richmond's terminal at harbor way to the in part cairo takes you across the bay with 14 weekday trips and 5 on the weekends after friday. it's back to the regular fare of $4 and $0.70. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news debris continues to wash ashore. >> as engineers search for what's left of the santa cruz work after massive ways forced collapse. >> homeowners insurance market in california is in deep, deep trouble. >> plus, the change is a state agency says california lawmakers need to make in

>> here's 4 things for you to know today. police in oakland are investigating a burglary at a lucky grocery store. they say the suspects rammed their way into the store on mountain boulevard thursday morning. police say they stole items and ran away in their cars. a man in san jose has been arrested for running a brothel out of a home. officers found 2 womeand recovered about $10,000 in cash. the man had been booked into jail. fed-up aluma police arrested a 47 year-old man on tuesday after a tip led them to a drug bust. officers say the man from sandra fell was caught with nearly a quarter pound of methamphetamine packaged for

sale. police say the suspect was on active parole at the time and was arrested and booked on charges of methamphetamine possession for sale along with parole. hold. san francisco international airport has introduced a new sensory room designed to support neurodiverse travelers and their families. it features an activity area calming and soothing space and a life-size cabin experience that lets families explore a mock-up of an airplane cabin to prepare for the flight. the sensory room is located after security and harvey milk terminal one open daily from 05:00am to 11:00pm. heavy rain is heading to the north bay this weekend and the weather service is already issuing flood advisories. the alerts cover parts of marin, napa and sonoma counties through early friday morning with concerns about urban flooding and small streams overflowing and up north. a flood warning is in effect for the russian river near hovland where minor flooding is expected through

friday afternoon. authorities are asking the community to take precaution through the weekend. at the coast. a reminder the national weather service's again issuing a high surf advisory through sunday. the advisory began yesterday at 10:00am the greater bay area coast could see large breaking waves between 20 to 30 feet swimming and surfing conditions will be considered dangerous. and beach erosion is expected. high surf is expected in san francisco, the peninsula and the north bay and kathy has a lot more on that. >> but isn't great video? much then to go out to look at those ways is not a good idea to be anywhere near the coastline. isn't this lovely the view of the toll plaza? >> golden gate bridge heading into the city with that beautiful old clock and notice the slick roads. he yes, we've had quite a bit of rain overnight. so it's been quite quite a drive if you're going to head out right now. still some showers and rain in forecast. now, john was just talking about the flood alerts. first of all, this

flood warnings for parts of santa rosa. sonoma county looking at a warning, especially where flooding is imminent. happening right now for a concern, especially as a small streams or rivers. the creeks, low-lying areas, areas with poor drainage because there is some flooding. so be careful if you're heading on out and will also extend that through parts the greater parts of santa rosa. and so also down in sonoma. and that's a the sausalito area. you can see that that warning is in effect there. also in alameda county until 6.15, this morning. those concerned around i-880, the high street off-ramp. there's some flooding possible there. so if you're heading in that- direction, definitely keep an eye out here's where this high surf advisory is along our coastline. of course. and that goes into effect now until sunday morning. foot breakers are possible 20 to 30 foot breaking wave. so no wonder

there's a possibility for beach erosion and very dangerous conditions right at the water's at if you're traveling up to the sierra. well, there's a winter weather advisory until noon today. slippery rhodes, tough travel conditions, 5 inches of snow possible even more in the higher peaks with gusting winds to 60 miles per hour. here's what's going on. the forecast model shows us a series of storms heading right across the san francisco bay area and into this year, bringing rain to us and snow. it's off again on again. rain for us. the rain we've had overnight tonight into this morning that has really been the strongest storm i expect to see through the weekend and then things do start to change because, look, there's a ridge and we are going to see drier conditions and probably some chilly morning. so all in all, we've got a lot to talk about right now. we're going to talk about news with john. thanks so much, kathy. >> let's get a look at the roads. and yes, absolutely. a tie-in with the weather is just how slick it is out there. your bay bridge commute

is about 10 minutes this morning to katyana bit slower. not just because a few of us are back to work, but also because obviously it is wet. and we're in the midst of that for this morning drive richmond center fell bridge at only 7 no effect there. and yes, that beautiful view at the golden gate. nice twinkling lights right there at the toll plaza. 5.19, now engineers and santa cruz are still working to assess the damage of the water after a portion of it was wiped out dangerous. well slammed into the structure monday, causing 3 city workers to fall into the water. 2 of them were rescued by lifeguards. the other managed to swim back to land. officials are urging tourists and beachgoers to avoid the area as debris continues to wash ashore. the year may be winding down. but for team trump, the transition to the white house is in high gear. that includes tech billionaire elon musk's dozier initiative to dismantle parts of the federal government. washington correspondent raquel martin joins us live

with the latest. >> hey, good morning. what musk is certainly eager to start cutting back on some federal spending. we know on twitter just yesterday he compared the federal government and its inner workings of that of the dmv. but democrats who called must the richest man in the world vastly out of touch are vowing to push back on anybody. ideas. >> so we're looking to say maybe 2 trillion dollars with the full backing of president elect donald trump. elon so-called department of government efficiency is loading ahead of the new year, eliminate hundreds of billions of dollars of waste and fraud. musk with the help of businessman event from a swami say their deep diving ways to slash the national deficit, which has ballooned to 36 trillion dollars. they met with lawmakers earlier this month on capitol hill to float ideas such as scrapping the irs canceling diversity grants

to the department of education, modernizing government technology. and vatizing the u.s. postal service. this is once-in-a-generation opportunity. we intend to be successful. says republican congressman pete sessions and senator john cornyn are ready to work with musk but are promising not to touch social security or medicare and medicaid, which makes up a bulk of the national budget. i think for practical purposes, those are off the table. democrats are not holding their breath. elon musk is largely himself to be an efficient. >> liar and self-serving plutocrat. and so i don't have high hopes for him having anything other than pretty awful ideas. but progressives are always willing to vote for in champion. good ideas. >> this committee is a top priority for president-elect donald trump. says the goal is to have the work completed by 7/4/2026, we're now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. thanks so much

for cal. >> well, still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. the forty-niners were back on the practice field preparing for their monday night matchup with the lions. we're looking ahead to the 2025 season. coming up in sports. but first, an environmentally friendly way to dispose of your christmas tree will talk. we'll tell you about a help5.25

you're big on online shopping, your wallet could be hurting time around. >> retailers are blaming porch pirates for raising shipping prices. tens of thousands of retailers are now adding an extra charge to your order as shipping insurance. that extra

charge helps them reimburse customers for lost or stolen packages, including those taken by porch. these certain retailers are moving to make the charge is mandatory. it's the end of a chapter for do kb erin asian-inspired craft brewery in oakland. its founder says it will be closing their taproom in jack london square this sunday. okay. beer opened is taproom in april of last year and various events, including the bay area's first chicken and beer festival. the ceo says they still plan to expand through more tastings and festivals. christmas tree. recycling has kicked off in san francisco. workers will be making stops around the city to pick up trees, all decorations, tinsel and stands should be removed. important to note artificial trees not going to be picked up. >> so make sure you put those trees out might occur next to your garbage bin so we can pick them out is a free program during that time frame. it ends on january.

17th. so please ensure that you put your christmas trees out important to keep our streets clean and free of debris. and we appreciate his service is healthy. let's give these trees. >> last year, san francisco recycled 274 tons of christmas trees. residents have until january 17th to leave their tree out for recycling. christmas. trees can be used as a healthy snack for goats. the independent 4 h club in sonoma county is asking for tree donations to feed goats at local farms. the organization offers tree pick ups best a pole. santa rosa and rohnert park. they see this. they say the trees are a source of vitamin a and c which helps got health for the animals, the ones that are too dry for go tommies will return to the soil as compost tree sprayed with fire retardants are not accepted because the chemicals are actually bad for the goats. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, thousands of dollars in cash.

>> found at a brothel in the south bay. what we're learning

>> 5.30. and welcome back. thanks for joining us. on the last friday of the year. and it's been a bit of a rainy start to this friday. that's for sure. kathy trafton live in the weather center. kathy, how's it going out john? you notice it was drive in was like my into the windshield. wipers are really going. >> it was something, an fact, are some ponding on the roads. if you're heading out at slick. and that's one of the problems. but the rain will taper off later today by late this at this morning. i think we'll start to see some pretty

good clearing, but still dangerous conditions continue at the surf because 20 to 30 foot waves at the water's edge. and that advisory goes through tomorrow. flood alerts because of the excessive rain and sonoma county. we're seeing some problems around colgan creek, moderate flood stage there. rohnert park, windsor, sebastopol, large field waking up many areas because of a small streams have really risen due to all this rain. so be careful out there because that is a concern. also in alameda county, there is a flood high advisory actually till about 6.15, this morning. the water's edge where you go. these are the big waves got more to talk about. but right now it's back to john for news. >> it's going to look at right here. 10 minutes to make your crossing some not all that bad. little bit slower, of course, because of the rain in the wet roads, such a slow your roll a little bit as you're getting out there. richmond center fell bridge at 7 minutes to make your crossing see rolling at the

limit. there. >> nevada to the toll plaza. that's about a 20 minute drive. and that's on par with where you should be for this time of the morning. well, aaa is predicting peak travel today at the nation's airports. this is live look at san francisco international this morning right now, flight aware is reporting 30 delays and only one cancellation out of sfo despite the weather, your flights out of the east and south bays are doing pretty good. 9 delays and 0 cancellations from oakland, 6 delays, no cancellations out of san jose. of c0urse we're keeping you updated on these numbers through the morning. meanwhile, michael thomas is actually live at sfo this morning. michael's chatting with all those travelers to people seem excited to head home. michael. >> hi, good morning, everyone. you know, john, we haven't gotten a chance to talk to people yet. that's because they're so busy. there's a guy that's actually running by probably trying to get to his flight. you see right there through my live shot. so it's a lot of hustle bustle this morning. a move that the ways you can see. you talked about a lot of delays right now.

those delays are flights that are leaving later on in the day. what we're looking at the board, you know, all of them show that they're on time for this morning. but again, there's delays throughout the rest of the day. and, you know, it's been pretty busy here for sfo. but earlier we chatted with sfo officials. they say since thanksgiving until about next wednesday. they're expecting over 6 million people to have passed through sfo. so they were ready for this. they're trying to get everybody where they need to go. and you can see a lot of people here this morning. it's only 5.32. people are up to you know, all their clothes. they're ready to packed and they're ready to head out. so we're going to be here all morning chatting with people seeing where they're heading and, of course, keeping an eye on that board this morning will give you a live look of what things are looking like for the flights are leaving before 6 o'clock and 7 o'clock. so so far again, morning flights right now do seem that there on time. no major delays there. but again, we'll continue to keep an eye on things. john, i'll send it over to be big cycle. that's big person have the travelers minimal delays. well in the east bay, police

in oakland are investigating a burglary at a lucky grocery store. >> you're looking at a picture of the aftermath. they say the suspects rammed their way into the store on mountain boulevard thursday morning. police say they stole items and ran away in their cars. anyone with information is asked to contact oakland police. a man in jose has been arrested for running a brothel out of the home. police say the man was taken into custody last week. the brothel was located on south 24th street near east santa clara street in the bonita park neighborhood. officers found 2 women inside the home and recovered about $10,000 in cash. the man has been booked into jail. petaluma parade. police arrested a 47 year-old man on tuesday after a tip led them to a drug bust in the area of hopper street and caulfield lane officers say the man from sandra fell was caught with nearly a quarter pound of methamphetamine packaged for sale. police say the suspect was on active

parole at the time he was arrested and booked on charges of methamphetamine possession for sale along with parole. hold. is california grapples with a homeowners insurance crisis. state agency is calling on lawmakers to make some changes to help capitol correspondent eytan wallace has the story. >> homeowners insurance market in california is in deep, deep trouble. federal nava not mincing words about california's homeowners insurance crisis. nava is the chair of the state, nonpartisan little hoover commission and oversight agency in charge of providing policy recommendations to the legislature. the governor and most recently, california insurance commissioner ricardo, >> in the last year and a half 7 of the 12 major home insurance companies in california, including allstate state farm and farmers insurance have either limited their business within the state or in some cases stop selling new policies altogether for homeowners living in some of california's

most fire prone areas. that resulted in some californians struggling to find any insurance coverage and all a key requirement to carry a mortgage from home. for their part. insurance companies have said they have no other choice but to pause or stop selling policies out of concerns. they could face huge losses. should a major disaster like a wildfire destroyed homes and at-risk communities. but now the little hoover commission has released these policy recommendations, commissioners believe can help the state address the crisis we're trying to do with these recommendations say to the governor. >> the legislature into the insurance commissioner, here are some practical steps that you can take now. to provide some relief to homeowners and moving forward to provide for a more stable insurance market for all californians among the commission's recommendations, one that would require insurance companies to incorporate a homeowner's fire mitigation efforts, one underwriting and setting rates. if you spend the money to make it on fire safe.

>> and you do it based on a certain rules that have been accepted by the state of california and the insurance industry. >> to help reduce your another recommendation would allow insurance companies to incorporate the cost of reinsurance when setting rates. >> in a nutshell, reinsurance is often described as insurance for your insurance company. it's the process where your insurer can transfer at least part of that risk to another company to help offset any potential losses. and then there's the recommendation to allow insurance companies to consider what's known as catastrophe. modeling with public oversight, which in a nutshell will allow them to factor in climate change and environmental risks. when setting prices. >> the ultimate goal is to get the insurance carriers can come in and compete, where they believe that there is enough certainty in california's market that they are willing to come back in and make investments and provide policies to people who are going to get this fixed. during an interview with us over the summer insurance commissioner lot of spoke to us about his insurance reform

plan. the department of insurance recently responded to the little hoover commission with this letter indicating lot is plan includes several of their recommendations. once we have these reforms in place. >> more companies are going come back into the market and one-party state. >> and the timing is still up in the air, but a lot of hopes his reforms take effect sometime early next year. les tom wallace kron 4 news. >> san francisco international airport has introduced a new sensory room designed to support neurodiverse travelers and their families. take a look at this. their innovative space offers a variety of calming and interactive features, including activity area with both digital and hands-on options. a calming and soothing area pretty like station and a life-size cabin experience that lets families explore a mock-up of an airplane cabin to prepare for rpa flight. the sensory room is located after security and harvey milk terminal one open daily from 05:00am to 11:00pm

and is accessible from all terminals through connecting walkways. when rains, it pours and for the forty-niners, it's really coming down hard. ben ross explains why injuries and mishaps have continued to plague the forty-niners all season. >> well, the forty-niners season is ending the same way. it started filled with injuries and now with just 2 games left in the season, the team he's trying to heal some guys up for next year. head coach kyle shanahan announced that both trent williams and re greenlaw. we're going to be shut down for the rest of the season. williams was officially placed on injured reserve. with that ankle injury, he ends up playing just 10 games this season. green dealing with calf soreness, which kept him out of sunday's game or took him out of sunday's game against the dolphins. he played just 2 games after returning from a torn achilles. now with williams going on ir, that's 15 players. niners have had to put on injured reserve this season. but really that's

nothing compared to what their next opponent has dealt with. the detroit lions have put 22 players on ir this year. 22 and they still have found a way to go 13 2, they control their own destiny for the top seed in the nfc has impressed. kyle shanahan's not much different numbered about other injuries, which is a huge credit to them. cause. >> they've had a ton. was expecting it to look lot worse than it actually does. i mean, they're still number one team in the league on 3rd down. think they're number 6 in red zone. you know, the way that they play the and they've banged up the most on the line, a linebacker, but the way they play there on the way they rush the passer, you know, just individually missing couple good guys. but collectively, they still do it at a very high level and compared last year, just the coverage better. they've added some new guys, you know, drafting young corner. bringing some guys in there. so they're they're further along and defense and they were last year this time. >> of course, these are the 2 teams that met in the nfc championship game less than 11

months ago, although it feels like it's been years now looked like the lions forget to advance to their first ever super bowl. they led it 24 to 7 at halftime. but the niners as remember, came all the way back. justin detroit, 34 31 now despite the forty-niners struggles this season, the lions are not taking anything for granted. guys, back to you. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news fire officials are warning police or people about flammable decorations and other materials this holiday season. >> next we're speaking wite the san francisco fire department about how you can keep. your family safe.

>> well, the roads are slick pretty much everywhere across the bay area there heading across the golden gate bridge. this is the view. roads are slick, kind of a pretty sight, though, as you head into san francisco this morning. >> here are your weather headlines. its been really rainy overnight. you probably knew that it may have woken you up, but it tapers off late this morning. that could be a few more showers into the afternoon, but mainly dry for the afternoon. you get a bit of a time to ring yourself out dry off just a little bit until the next storm comes in late tonight into tomorrow. so that's the next round of rain that you know, what it is not as significant as the rain we're experiencing this morning. so that's the good news little bit lighter. but there are flooding concerns today because the rain, the rain has triggered some rising creeks and many parts of the entire northern california. but gosh, in sonoma county, we are seeing some big flooding

concerns. high surf advisory. well, 15 20 to 30 foot waves breaking waves that is triggered the high surf advisory. so here's the area with the flood warnings up in santa rosa rohnert park. sebastopol like field wiki up many areas in the north bay are seeing the streams rising. in fact, colgate to a creek near sebastopol is at flood stage. so we are seeing real concerns here and some of the low-lying areas, areas with bad drainage, a warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. and also there's some flood advisories. one of them is in the east bay. that is for alameda county. some areas around i-80 at the high street off-ramp. there's some flooding concern there. so if you're heading out, beware, also if you're heading out to the coastline, 20 to 30 foot breakers. wow, pounding the california coastline. concern, of course, is for beach erosion. if you go up to the sierra, not a great travel day winds gusting to 60 miles per

hour. 5 inches of snow and higher at the higher elevations. here's what's going on. the forecast model showing the current storm and then the next storm coming in overnight into tomorrow morning. and again through sunday and by sunday evening, it all clears up and everything starts to change because a ridge builds in and that means you get a chance to dry out. should be a beautiful end to 2024. rainfall totals cumulative. well, we're seeing maybe almost 3 inches in eureka, about 4 tenths of an inch in san francisco. so certainly not as significant as it could be. forecast highs today, 50 60's, no big changes there. and look ahead, my goodness gracious. yeah, we get the showers often on through the weekend, and a look at that sunshine. but we'll have some chilly overnight temperatures as we head into the workweek. john, back to you for is all take the even if it comes with the chilly nights. thanks, kathy. >> well, here's a look at the

bay bridge. not minutes across that right now from the maze to fremont street rolling along just fine. there. >> but to see it taking your time this morning, richmond, sandra fell only 7 minutes for your crossing. and finally, a look at the golden gate bridge. not a lot of us out there venturing out this morning. i think that rain and the fact it's a holiday week means a lot of us are staying at home. nice and cozy. >> 5.46. now it's the last week of the year and the holiday celebrations, they're still under way. that means a lot of decorations and flammable materials around living spaces leading to house fires yesterday on the show reyna harvey and i spoke with lieutenant mariano elias junior with the san francisco fire department about how to protect you and your family. here's that conversation. marciano, did you respond to it? a lot of home fires this holiday season. good morning. thanks for having me. unfortunately, school did not have ton fires. there was a >> fire yesterday and also, unfortunately, a vehicle far

that someone cares while driving. so there are quite a bit of fires that go on during this holiday season. plus, why this message that you're giving us this morning is so important. >> okay. let's talk about the main causes of home fires during the season. so quite a bit of fires do start through electrical. problems. some of those things are overloading outlets. >> and putting too plug-in devices into the alice, depending on where you live in the age of the whole. of course, still has a lot of older homes and some of the wiring may be old or something to be aware if using power strip that's recommended. but it also is recommended to use a strip that is certified through agency similar to underwriters laboratories. another problem that we see is christmas lights that have frayed electrical cords. so

all the wiring, maybe exposer cut up a free. so one thing we do ask folks to do is to just take a look at wearing when you put before you put it away that way, you will see it's damage they should discard them. you know, be aware of not putting, for example, christmas tree near a heat source. so some of those sources could be a space heater. we recommend putting space heaters at least 5 feet away from the area. you, for example, going to be sleeping or near christmas tree and then the tree. if you going to have one national tree that is keep it away from the fireplace. so those catch on fire very quickly. we were talking a little bit about christmas trees causing those electrical problems and the fact that at this point, some people's christmas trees are a little dry it out. is there any sort of recommendations that you have for? >> making sure people can make those trees last as long as possible. yes, so the

recommendation is to make sure to water your tree daily. >> but we do say about this time of year, even going into the new year, they're starting to dry up big been out for quite a while. and we check with your local garbage company to see if they have a recycling program. sometimes the boy scouts of america offer recycling services as so you have to check with your garbage company to remove it out of your home. and we ask that just keep it away from any heat source and then water. it daily continually. all right. so i'm wondering if we're preventing ready for the holidays, what sort of maintenance needs to be done on your home? >> what should i be checking to make sure that i can lower the fire risk? >> another problem we ducey's is cooking. we have family gatherings. we see that folks are cooking in their ovens, but and people don't always clean their of so sometimes

having drippings, the bottom of your oven can cause fire within compartment. so that's another thing general housekeeping. and then, of course, candles. hanukkah also going on right now. so any life candles we recommend to either use battery operated candles or to be very vigilant. also with having pets around candles, they can potentially knock them over. so you do. a lot of cars are basically accidental with grease fires on the cook top. you do see that the greece does ignite and to have a fire extinguisher available. obviously calling 9-1-1 for a fire emergency and evacuating the home along with your family. obviously, we do see people trying to fight the fire before calling 9-1-1. and we tried to ask people not to do that. just color want you

back uae and close the door. when you leave ugly to keep the fire getting larger. so there are some things you can do. we ask people just be aware. some general housekeeping tips we want people to be safe at home. lieutenant now that we've made it through christmas, i'm sure you're protocols going to change a little bit as we approach new year's eve, whole new set of fire risks for that next holiday. >> yes, we do see some emergencies regarding fireworks and a large gatherings. so once against general awareness where you are, you know, basically view if you travel, right, you have your medications with you. if you are taking any, you know, we're exits and on where you're at, what kind of establishment are you visiting? so the building and that's what we want people to do is to it to basically say their own lives if they can. and that's the most important thing is is their own rights.

>> well, lieutenant, i know we all appreciate all the work that you san francisco fire do this time of year. a personal note, the fire looked awesome with those christmas lights this year. just wanted to say that. >> yeah, thanks for having us. and of course, we want to spread the holiday spirit and chair and want to participate and just show that fire stations are part of the neighborhood and how we can connect the community doing that. decoration contest. all right. lieutenant, thank you so much for joining us t

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grant lotus, i'm justine waldman. take things at 11:30pm, and that's when things get really fun because will be live right on the embarcadero with the best view, the stay with us on kron for that. up next on the kron, 4 morning news businesses in the south bay targeted with hateful messages on the first day of hanukkah. >> we have heard from disturbed community leaders and neighbors. >> plus, debris continues to wash ashore as engineers search for what's left on the santa cruz work after massive waves forced into collapsed. and another busy travel day at the nation's airports with millions hitting the skies today. this holiday season. we're live this morning from san fr

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>> how do reach out to the community and to explain to people that this sort of behavior isn't acceptable. now on the kron, 4 morning news businesses in the south bay targeted with hateful messages on the first day of hanukkah. >> we heard from disturbed community leaders and neighbors. plus former forty-niners player dana stubblefield rape conviction gets overturned. more on the decision coming from the court. and think travel is expected today at airports all across the country. live this morning from sfo. >> news at 6. >> well, good morning to think you're waking with us bright and early. john are just say the last friday. it's the lowest readings are. like some ways. yes, in some like that's the why do we get the rain? kathy on the last friday like