>> now at 5, chp is present in the east bay is being extended. governor gavin newsom making the announcement today saying the surge operation to combat crime is

expanding to vallejo. thanks for joining us here on kron for news at 5. i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus during the governor's trip to the bay today. he also called out oakland. >> because of its police pursuit policy. capitol correspondent eytan wallace shares what the governor is threatening to do if the city does not make immediate changes. >> yeah. newsom says that policy is too restrictive and we'll get in the way of efforts he says will make oakland safer. we have your back. governor gavin newsom with that message to the people of california as he spoke about his administration's approach to public safety over the last year, he notes his administration allocated more than 250 million dollars in state funding to various law enforcement agencies to help combat retail theft and unprecedented level of support vertical prosecution and investigations to address the issues. property crime. >> in this state, it's bearing fruit. also bearing fruit, he says, is the statewide california highway patrol organized retail crime task

force in 2024 alone. it recovered over 13 million dollars in stolen goods, arrested more than 1400 suspects and conducted 777 investigations. >> he says his decision to add the additional chp patrols and resources to areas he describes as regional hotspots, including bakersfield, bernardino, san francisco and oakland helped get those results. but specifically in the city of oakland, he says he will discontinue his decision to an additional chp patrols. if the city does not take quick action to change its policy that says an officer can engage in a police pursuit only if the suspect is believed to have committed a violent crime or if there is a probable cause. the suspect is in possession of a gun. otherwise no pursuit. newsom says that policy hampers officers ability to do their job. this extreme. pursuit policy. we need to see that policy changed. oakland council members and attendants say they are working on changing the policy. it is my hope that in the new council that we can get this time in

the next 30 days or >> looking ahead, statewide newsom believes doesn't bipartisan retail theft, new laws he signed earlier this fall will make a difference, including one that will increase penalties for those who steal more than $50,000 in items. >> in another allowing prosecutors to combine the value of multiple stolen items to meet the larger penalty for a felony. still, newsom defended his stance against prop 36. the 2024 ballot measure that voters overwhelmingly passed to increase truck treatment and increase penalties for some theft and drug offenses. newsom expressed concerns over lack of state money to fund prop 36 and he believes it could lead to mass incarceration. but republicans hope he helps implement prop 36. now that the past and now that it's law, he continues to look at prop 36 with skepticism. >> and for my colleagues in the legislature, i just a couple weeks ago. >> sent a letter to the governor requesting that he

fully support and prop. 36 is important. >> and we should have a better idea about how newsom plans to fund prop 36 when he unveils his preliminary spending plan in january. reporting in oakland, a ton wallace kron. 4 news. >> interim oakland mayor nikki fortunato bas taking the time to thank governor newsom for the extension into the new year. according to her, oakland has seen crime reduced by 34% this year. she says with chp is help, opd can continue to focus resources on responding to violent crime. while chp targets the traffic violations, car theft, sideshows and illegal gun seizures. and this comes as oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting. >> officers say yesterday afternoon they found a person dead from several gunshots. this is on foothill boulevard near the franklin recs center. no arrests have been made. >> a serial san francisco shoplifter is facing more severe charges tonight marking the city's first case filed under prop 36 on christmas

eve. jason barber allegedly stole cough and cold medications worth more than $400 from a walgreens inouye valley prop 36, which went into effect on december 18th increase punishments for repeat shoplifters instead of citing and releasing suspects for misdemeanors. thieves with long rap sheets are now arrested and charged with felonies. barker has 7 other theft related convictions on his record. >> 14 people including 4 kids are without a home tonight after their east san jose apartment complex caught fire around 5 this morning on good, mentally way close to 6.80, firefighters say 4 apartments are considered unlivable because of all the damage another 4 are still being checked out for smoke and water damage. thankfully, nobody was hurt. the cause of the fire is being investigated. all right. let's talk weather as we get a live look over san francisco, i guess yeah, it's a little soupy out there. at least the days are getting longer. now.

>> yeah, it's a should. well, normally its, you know, dark at this time. but, lawrence, we have a little bit more light. positive. i'm you guys are trying. yeah, try. you're going to get someone to get some really nice weather coming our way. we still have. >> some more stormy weather to deal with. in fact tonight, probably gonna start to see that rain pick up and talking about the soupy skies outside lot of moisture in the atmosphere may be a little patchy fog trying to form out there as well this evening. but >> will be long and we could hear the pitter patter of a couple raindrops rolling back in tord t bay area's. we've got anotherystem headed our y. well, one came through last night, even though wasn't a ton of rain. some of the mountainops had over 3, even 4 inches orain in the north. a law that just running right down into the streams and creeks now. so a flood warning remains in effect ross much of the north bay from windsor all the way down. sebastien pole santa rosa and further south as to rohnert park as we're seeing some of creeks and streams, their rise above flood stage. in fact, a moderate flooding that currently taking place right noin green valley creek. they're just under 64 feet. i was checking the gauge

are just now looks like it is benninto recede unless we really watch that rain pick up. it should continue to recede. also further south colgan creek is experncin some minor flooding just over 75 feet. they are also expected to recede overnight tonight. but we've got more storms on the way this weekend and those rivers and creeks are going to rise again. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, lawrence. now to an update on that mess in santa cruz where the wharf collapsed on monday after be a bunch of big swells kept slamming into the structure. it actually caused 3 city workers there to fall into the water kron four's gayle ong joining us live in studio with the very latest on those efforts to clean up their gayle. >> yeah, dan, i mean, i know. well ahead, grand a santa cruz city leaders say. >> the 3 construction workers suffered minor injuries. they are safe that the focus now is on public safety as cleanup is underway in the hope is to reopen the wharf in 2 weeks. >> incident on monday really the largest swell that we've

seen 30 years. and as a result, santa cruz city leaders say about 150 feet at the end of the war was destroyed after dangerous swells slammed into the structure just before 01:00pm monday while the coast was under a high surf warning, according to the national weather service wave heights were about 30 to 40 feet with the highest breakers around 60 feet at the time. so that combined with end of the war being. under construction. >> really damaged weakened from previous year storms. that was really vulnerable point. the impact causing 3 construction workers to fall into the water along with the dolphin restaurant and a restroom. >> that part of the pier was already closed since january of this year. right now, our immediate concern is >> the balance of the world open and our businesses operating again as soon as possible. the santa cruz city manager at some 400 employees will be receiving funds to offset the amount lost during the closure. >> that may include help with rent in the meantime, crews are working to reopen. the

wharf is too critical path items. the first is removal of the heavy equipment. >> that fell into the ocean as a result of the incident were working with power. engineering. the contractor on the project as well as other salvage experts as to how best to do that. that's priority number one, that heavy equipment potentially jeopardizes this ability the rest of the as for the future of the borth, i don't think we can speak with any confidence at this point as to whether rebuilding. >> that section of the worst. is feasible. or the appropriate thing to in light of the increased frequency and power of the storm events that we're experiencing along our coastline, warm-up ourselves on every coastal community in the world has some version this conversation going on. >> and there will be several conversations going main beach and calibrate our expected to reopen as early as saturday. but santa cruz officials are asking the public to avoid the beaches until monday. there's

a ton of debris out on the beach that still needs to be cleared out in the studio. gayle ong kron 40's. >> gayle, thank you. new at 5 ride-hailing company lyft is suing the city of san francisco claiming it was over charged 100 million dollars in taxes over the last 5 years. the suit filed last week says the fees paid by riders to drivers are not part of the company's revenue and should not be taxed. lyft says it makes most of its money from the fees. it charges the drivers. the company wants for overpaid taxes as well as interest and penalties. san francisco says it will review the complaint and respond accordingly. >> major new developments now with the athletics. the face of the franchise for many years is gone. team president dave kaval has announced he's resigning at the end of this year and will no longer be a part of the franchise. it ends a at times rough 8 year reign for kabel. one that's often leave the public effort to get the a's. a new ballpark first

in oakland and then ultimately sadly in las vegas team owner john fisher said in a statement about kabel he guided our organization through a period of significant transition and we sincerely thank him for his unwavering commitment to the team. end quote, fans certainly didn't love him. in the end, sandy dean will serve as interim president while the search begins for a new president for the 2025 season. meanwhile, the sacramento kings have fired head coach mike brown. it comes during a difficult stretch for the team that lost 5 in a row. high expectations going in brown joined the kings in 2022. after working as a top assistant coach for steve kerr and the warriors for 7 years before that brown his run with the kings. get this with the 4th highest winning percentage for a head coach in franchise history. and some sad news. greg gumbel, longtime sportscaster has passed away. gumbel spent a majority of his career with cbs. sports also

called nfl games as the network's lead play-by-play announce for several years in 2001, he announced super bowl. 35 becoming the first black play-by-play announcer to broadcast major sports championship in the u.s. goble died after a battle with cancer. personal note here. i intern for him in 2002, he could not have been more kind are generous with his time. just a true gentleman and someone it was great at what he did. greg gumbel that tonight at the age of 78. may he rest in peace? >> still ahead here tonight, a new year means new laws will take a look at some of the california laws which will take effect in less than a week. >> plus, it is expected to be a very busy travel day across the country for people hopping planes. what you need to know if you a flight. >> and after the break, chase from san francisco to sacramento ends in a shootout. sacramento ends in a shootout. those details up next.

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back. >> a carjacking suspect from san francisco has been arrested after shooting at sheriff's deputies in sacramento, according to authorities and claudette stephanie and has the latest. >> this news of all of this is that nobody was hurt, late last night, investigation was underway in sacramento county, the sacramento county sheriff's office says just before 11 a deputy was patrolling the area of sunrise and kaluma when the deputy spotted a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle involved in a carjacking in san francisco. >> the deputy waited for other deputies to assist. >> as soon as they lit up their emergency lights, that vehicle started to speed away. the driver actually reached out from the window and fired several shots back toward the deputies. the sheriff's office tells us at least 2 shots were fired from a grace id and a handgun was used. >> the deputies did not fire back and continue to pursue the vehicle for under a minute. >> the driver then pulled over and surrendered. >> this is the ending. we always hope for. is that

peaceful surrender no matter what happened. we want that person safely in custody without any more incidents. the sheriff's office says the 34 year-old suspect was put behind bars and is a convicted felon. >> he was booked on multiple charges, including attempted murder. he is a convicted felon >> and no business owning a farm in the first place. much less stealing a car and carjacking people. last night. deputies were canvassing the area. >> they were out there last night for several hours. a lot of road closures in that area, obviously just to cover their tracks to see if those bullets struck anything could not find any vehicles hit could not find the property. that was it. obviously that's part no people were hit. >> a suspected dui driver was pulled over on christmas eve after chp officers caught him driving the wrong way on i-580, we're told the driver was just hours away from his 21st birthday. chp is reminding people to celebrate responsibly and use a rideshare service if necessary. he's also sharing numbers from their holiday

maximum enforcement period from christmas eve to christmas day, they arrested more than 300 drivers for dui and issued more than 3800 citations for speeding and seat belt violations. and the chp has been busy because of a sudden you this massive pothole. >> today on southbound 8.80, in oakland, it is all now patched up. but this is near the oak street on-ramp and it took out a bunch of cars. the hole is about 10 feet wide span. almost the whole lane. chp says it was caused. it caused about a dozen flat tires. cars are being towed away left and right, thankfully, though, no accidents were reported. >> let's get you a check of the forecast now taking a live look at the embarcadero on this friday night. i'm glad that i remember it was friday. i thought it was monday. how did it when i what i think is that today is that i was like, oh, tomorrow is new year's eve right? like absolutely they

will you know the weekend's mall. yeah, that's a good thing. and they. >> we've got some more storms for the weekend. but after that, as we head toward the new year, looks like things are going to start to calm down that sunshine. going to break out. boy, do we need that? we've seen all that rain around the bay area and parts of the north bay still seeing some flooding issues tonight and those huge waves moving along the coastline. you're looking live at half moon bay some large waves along the coastline right now. so the big breakers out there kind of watch out all weekend long. show you why we've got a large swells still moving in off the coastline. some of those breakers, maybe 20, maybe 30 feet to average than love that the servers have been eaten it up out there. but in general, you got to be very, very careful out along the water's edge. extremely here's the very latest. you can see the conditions along the coastline, not gigantic swells and toward half moon bay. right now, those are running to about 9.10, feet. you make a way to san francisco to swells. also not as large, but not too far away. you're talking about some larger swells out there and 26 feet just off the coast of northern california. but look at that big dot right there in the

middle of the pacific. that is a major swell. that is coming our way. in fact, those wave right now up to 33 feet. so that is going to be rolling in as we head throughout the weekend. storm clouds continuing to track a little further to the north today, although they're gonna start to sag south as we head throughout the night tonight. right now, most the rain in far northern california, not going to be a significant is a storm that came through last night, but we'll see some showers on and off a little bit later on tonight. so, yeah, it looks like as you head out the door this evening, i think fairly dry to start. but then that rain begins to move in as we head right toward about 8 o'clock specially in the north bay. and then it's gonna start to drop south throughout the night tonight and tomorrow morning, maybe couple lingering showers. nothing to ruin your plans tomorrow. i think of the 2 days over the weekend, probably tomorrow is gonna be the nicest. a pretty wet early in the morning, especially on sunday with a larger storm. all right. now, the mondays next week, just so, you know, ok, thank you for going to probably need to be reminded a few more time. we got learn to write >> you could get a ticket if you parked too close to a

crosswalk. that's all thanks to new parking restrictions. it's one of several new laws set to take effect in 2025. another law. >> protects actors by preventing studios from using ai to create their name or likeness without their permission. you'll also be able to cancel streaming subscriptions more easily. chip yost says more details. >> secretary, please call the roll. >> one of the new laws passed this year aims to address the challenge of prosecuting people for breaking into cars primarily the bill closes the locked door. new poll. >> which is a nonsensical barrier holding part of burglaries accountable no longer. the bill's author says will prosecutors have to prove a car's doors were locked to prosecute someone for auto burglary. another law that goes into full effect january 1st after being passed in 2023. could make parking in your neighborhood a little

more challenging by limiting how close you can park to a crosswalk. >> before 13 would make intersections safer by widening sight lines, getting drivers better vision. one looking out for pedestrians. >> the new law prohibits people from parking within 20 feet of either side of any marked or unmarked crosswalk or within 15 feet. if a curb extension is present. legislators also attempted to make cannabis shops more marketable by allowing them to prepare and serve none. cannabis food and beverages on site. here's what the bill's author said about the idea in an interview last we know from places like amsterdam. >> that there's a huge demand for this. and california can become a destination for cannabis just like we are for winds bringing hundreds of thousands of people to our state. >> that was chip yost reporting. still ahead, a

staggering surge in homelessness. new date is revealing what's behind the sharp rise in. >> who is being hit the hardest? >> plus, a bird flu mutation is raising new concerns over the spread of the disease. what it could mean for human transmission.

>> new at 5 former oakland zoo resident donna, the african elephant has died. she was moved to an elephant sanctuary in tennessee last year after her to zoo companions. the other elephants died according to zoo staff. they know societal change in her demeanor tuesday morning and then she died suddenly while

being evaluated medically at the time of her death. the zoo is working on reuniting donna with osha, 30 year-old male elephant. that was her companion in oakland. unfortunately, that reunion never materialized. donna was 44. she first arrived at the oakland zoo in 1990. >> according to a new report from the u.s. department of housing and urban development, homelessness hit a record high in the united states this year. the amount of people experiencing homelessness grew to more than 770,000, which is 18% increase in the last year. the department points to the surge in migrants seeking asylum. a national housing crisis and the end of pandemic-era measures as root causes for this record increase. the report did find veterans were the lone group or homelessness actually declined. there's a new cause for concern over the bird flu. it stems from a patient in

louisiana. cdc says the man was likely infected from contact with sick and dead birds in his backyard. a genetic analysis of the bird flu and not man showed it wasn't the same. >> as the virus in the dead birds, which means the virus most likely mutated into something that more easily effects. a human host. however, the cdc says there's no sign the louisiana mutation was transmitted to any other humans. >> still ahead, a new ruling in the case involving jay z. judge says determine whether woman accusing him of assault can remain anonymous. plus, president elect trump's incoming orders are reveals plans to detain families even if the kids are u.s. citizens the billions of dollars it could cost in the political firestorm. it is ignited and then time is running out to buy a lotto tickets for tonight's drawing that mega millions jackpot has soared to more than 1.0. 2 billion

dollars will get into that more when we come back. and don't forget, if you're looking for some to do on new year's, kick it on the couch. justine and i will be hosts. we have countdown to 2025 in every time zone. starting at 9 o'clock. and then you come back to that of a party with us. we'll have live fireworks at midnight will be on here outside our studios from 11, 30 to 12, 30. they'll be magic wolf. r e and more. we sure hope you join us. we'll be right back.