[oba femi's music] - eddy heading to the hills as our champion is down. oba, the one standing tall. is the ball about to drop on the whoop that era at new year's evil? >> now at 10 police investigate 2 deadly shootings in oakland as the city is on track to end 2024. with fewer homicides than years before. thanks for joining us at kron. news at 10. i'm stephanie rothman. >> 2 backpack, homicides are being investigated in oakland. the shootings happening just within a 48 hour span of each

other. bring you the number of homicides to 82 far lower than these last few years. but people of oakland still say there is a lot of work left to do. kron 4 shock moment has more. >> in a neighborhood where just one day ago a person lost their life. fight life. still vibrant titled at the park llamosa case. watts grew up in east oakland. he's enjoying his day off with legit burkhalter part just hours after a man was shot and killed. >> this is homicide number 18 to this year. >> the shooting is unknown. hopefully our prayers up to anybody. i was involved. we members of the man shot say he was from stockton and just turned 27. they told kron 4 news off camera that they're confused why loved one was in oakland and not even more confused why he had to that. >> vigil was planned for him at this park. but family told us they're worried friends will be too scared to come to

oakland. >> flashing lights. that's it. the entire block was just flashing lights. very few cars, other than called neighbors still shaken by the shooting on a street. that's pretty quiet. neighbors. we spoke to say this area. oakland is relatively peaceful. they say the shooting, though, has them worried knowing there's an elementary school nearby here with many families with young children. >> it is the second homicide and less than a 48 hour span here in the city. >> oakland police say thursday evening another person was shot and killed left for dead at the scene. candles, flowers more than 80 families changed forever. >> o'connor felt shaky as far on political issues with the felt shaky for. wow. watts tells kron 4 he doesn't have a lot of faith in law enforcement, right? they don't communicate with citizens to me. there. >> not very approachable. if you ask me and i don't see them. >> really, too involved in the community, the city is going

through changes a new police chief and more communication with the city through town halls. homicides are down to 82 this year. the last time homicides were this low was before the pandemic throughout this year. residents telling us they still don't feel safe, but some things are improving. >> picking there. there's a lot of positive energy around downtown, especially chef nelson hermenet sober a lesson in downtown oakland. he says business has massively this year. >> a car break-ins and overall crime. they are doubt. he says many parts still feel unsafe and at the fight is not over. streets are definitely in a safer. >> of course. but there's a rally that there's it's not fully safe yet in most places. bofa. what we see here in downtown, it's got a lot better. >> hoping the new year will bring new vibrancy to the town. it's it's happened to slowly. but when you really come together chase out in oakland, jack moment, kron 4 news. >> we reached out to mayor bas and oakland police chief floyd mitchell but did not hear back

in time for this report. now, let's switch gears to weather as we take a live look now at the bay bridge looking pretty dry now, but it's been rainy all around the bay area mostly earlier today. and there's more on the way tracking it all as kron. 4 meteorologist gayle ong with the latest scale. >> hello, good evening, stephanie. and good evening, everyone. and we are dry for now, but that is expected to change in the overnight hours. so looks like after midnight after. >> our kron 4 evening weekend news. we'll start to see some rain. a live look at sfo. no delays at this time. but that could change. so stay tuned for tomorrow if you have a flight out because we have not only heavy rain expected, but also some strong winds. temperatures are in the upper 50's low 60's pretty mild. but here's that next system in the pacific northwest. that could be the last storm of 2024. so right now quiet on our radar. but here's the future cast model. you'll see. the difference is 11:00pm. you start to see some pre frontal showers. some light rain, cloudy skies and look at

overnight. 04:00am to 06:00am. that's when we could see the intensify go up, especially in the north bay. and with that, we could also see a flood advisory that could easily become a flash flood warning. so have a way to get alerts if you're out there because a lot going on and you have any early travel plans. you just want to be careful. it starts to move east around the 09:00am hour by the late morning. it looks like we start to clear out and that starts to taper off by the evening. so a soggy start to your sunday morning. we also have the high waves out there still. so until early tomorrow morning 04:00am this high surf advisory and that this has been the weather story all week long. we've had some really high waves as we saw in santa cruz wave heights right now about 10 to 14 feet high around the bay area. so even though this starts to expire, we will see choppy waters so the rest of your weekend. some morning showers. but take a look at what's to come. we looked like we look like we dry out just in time for 2025

and on new year's eve, we're keeping an eye on that forecast. it does look mostly dry, but we're going to watch out for some clouds. if you're going to see the fireworks in san francisco. back to stephanie. >> thanks, gayle. police arrested a samara fell man accused of robbing a laundromat in marin county officers responded to reports of a burglary at a business on redwood highway in green bray last night. police say a man drilled out the cash machine in a laundromat and escaped through the attic and onto the roof. according to police, he jumped from roof to roof trying to escape officers. he eventually came down and was booked into jail. san jose police recovered drugs and illegal guns after a traffic stop last night. police say they pulled over an rv. the downtown area and after surge, they uncovered meth. marijuana pills. and more than $26,000 in cash, the driver was booked into jail. and san francisco police are looking for the person responsible for

shooting a man near the tenderloin district. it happened around one this morning. officers say they found a man with gunshot wounds near eddy and hyde streets. the victim was taken to a hospital but is expected to survive anyone with information is asked to contact oakland police. rideshare company. lyft is suing the city of san francisco after claims the company was overcharged 100 million dollars in taxes over the last 5 years. the lawsuit filed last week says the fees paid by riders to drivers are not part of the company's revenue and should not be taxed. let's as it makes most it. it's a money from the fees. it charges drivers. the company wants refunds for over pay taxes as well as interest and penalties. city officials say they will review the complaint and respond accordingly. frozen pet food in 12 states are recalled after a bash tested positive for bird flu. officials in oregon say led to the death of a house cat and

in southern california, health officials are investigating the deaths of multiple cats. according to the cdc, the virus has been detected in all 50 states and there have been more than 1000 reported outbreaks. news nation reporter lance nancy loo has the details. >> well, there have been at least 3 house cat deaths linked to bird flu so far this month. 2 here in la county and another in oregon. so health officials are urgently warning all pet owners about raw foods and exposure to wildlife in the newest case, oregon health officials say a house cat contracted h 5 n one by eating northwest naturals raw and frozen pet food, which is sold nationwide. the portland based company has voluntarily recalled the frozen turkey line linked to the death earlier this month. health officials in la county reported 2 house cat deaths both had consumed raw milk

linked to a statewide recall due to infected dairy herds. the virus has been detected on farms in at least 16 states and hundreds of herds are quarantined in washington state. the deaths of 20 big cats, including a tiger in just the past month, according to the facility's director, all had become infected with bird flu. now dozens of human bird flu cases have also been reported in california, oregon, washington and other states. but so far, no deaths or known spread from human to human contact. >> i strongly advise people not to drink raw milk. this is not a good way to immunize yourself against h 5, 1, and it might be a very good way to infect yourself with a massive dose of h 5, 1, that could lead to severe or fatal disease and especially in a child, the majority of bird flu cases have been in farm

workers with direct contact with poultry or cattle. >> and most recover after mild symptoms, though an elderly man in louisiana remains hospitalized with the only known severe case in the u.s.. >> officials warning of a donation scam connected to the santa cruz wharf collapse. >> scammers are claiming to represent businesses that were impacted by monday's partial collapse and are asking people for money about 150 feet at the end of the war was destroyed and officials say it was caused by 2 main factors. one historic swells and the war being under construction and closed 2 to previous storms. still ahead on kron 4, the u.s. may have a new debt limit in 2025. a warning to congress from the treasury secretary. >> plus, a new program aims to protect east bay homes from wildfires. how it works. and after the break, new threats from lawmakers on workers who refuse to return office in the refuse to return office in the new year. can neuriva support

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your brain health? mary. janet. hey! eddie. no! fraser. frank. frank. fred. how are you? support up to seven brain health indicators, including memory. when you need to remember, remember neuriva. >> and petaluma police arrested a sandra fell man accused of selling meth. officers responded to a report of a drug deal near hopper street and caulfield lane thursday night, police approached the suspected dealer and after a quick search, they found meth package for scale on him. police say the man was on active parole. he was arrested and booked into jail. 6 people are arrested for targeting a business in san jose and stealing more than $3,000 worth of merchandise. according to officers, the arrests were made at a marshals on north capitol

avenue. police sharing these photos of some of the items that were recovered. they also found a gun on one of the people arrested. berkeley fire department has launched a program aimed at protecting homes against wildfires. the program called home hardening mash will give qualifying homes free medal, mash and gutter guards. officials say both of these things will prevent embers from entering homes which contributes to greater wildfire protection in the berkeley hills see if you qualify, you can versus berkeley fire, safe dot org. now to our forecasts are taking a live look now at the golden gate bridge. >> not a lot of cars on the roads. maybe it's because of the rain. when will we see a break in the wet weather crop for meteorologist gayle ong is here with the details. >> yes, and we are seeing that break right now because things could change in about an hour or so. we're expecting perhaps the last storm of 2024 to arrive overnight and it will linger into the morning hours, specifically in the north bay.

so you could see there some patchy fog out there, but visibility not too bad. and here is that system right to our north. very quiet on our radar right now. but that will change very soon. so here's the future cast model you can start to see in about an hour. 11 30's, some pre frontal showers, some slight rain and mostly cloudy skies. and then around the 04:00am hour. take a look at santa rosa and sonoma county. parts of napa county. you start to see the intensity of the rain jump and that will be the case from about the 04:00am to 06:00am hours here becomes more widespread by that time. and because of this, there's a flood watch in place and that coulturn into a flood flash flood warning depending on the rate of the rain. so around 09:30am. it's we get a break in the north bay and it starts to move on east. we start to see drier conditions around the afternoon. but the evening looks much better setting the stage for a nice dry new year's eve celebrations that we have to get through this first. we're about almost an inch of rain.

so notice not a whole lot from this system, but it's really going to be the short amount of time. and we've since we've had waves of rain already. the ground is saturated. so not only is there going to be some rain to go with that. we also have strong wind gusts as well. so flood watch in the north bay. and this is until noon tomorrow. so even after the rain stops, we still see that runoff. so winds now it starts to kick up right around the 04:00am hour. so we're going to start off some with some gusty conditions and it intensifies as that front makes its way through the bay area 30 miles per hour. gusts here along the coastline, even the higher elevation. so it's going to be a breezy day. and this is as packed. yeah. just keep that in mind. you want to check on your flight if you have that as well. and then now yet we still have the high waves out there as well. and just a quick check on thetwave links right now. the wave heights, we have a 20 it to like feet up there and then about 10 to 14 feet closer to the bay area. so tomorrow's highs, we're talking upper

50's and the 60's. and here's that 7 day forecast where you could see the holiday new year's eve and new year's day. look, mostly dry, mostly sunny partly cloudy skies. back to stephanie. >> thanks, gayle. want to get to meeting? well, one mega-millions player is ringing in the new year in shasta county with the 5th largest mega millions jackpot in history. this puts an end to the lottery's three-month dry spell of having no grand prize winners. the winning ticket for the 1.0. 22 billion dollar jackpot was sold at a circle k in cottonwood. the winner can claim that prize. an annual payouts or take home a one-time cash payment of 549.7 million dollars. the next drawing is set for december 31st. right on new year's day. back to the default of 20 million dollars. u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen says the nation is expected to reach its debt limit next month. and a letter sent to congressional leaders yesterday. yellen says on

january 22nd, the nation's outstanding debt will actually decrease a bit. then the debt limit is expected to be reached. yellen does warn at the time that the treasury will need to take so-called extraordinary measures in order to pay the federal government's bills on time and in fall, the nation's current debt ceiling stands at a whopping 36.1 trillion dollars. president trump says his administration will go as far as firing federal workers who will return to the office and insist on remote work, but forcing government employees back into the office might not be as easy as it sounds. news nation's joe khalil has more on the challenges the president elect is facing. it's one of the promises that president elect trump made before taking office. he says that he's going to make it a policy that all. >> federal workers who are working either remotely full time or part-time remotely are going to come back into the

office or the fire. that's obviously going to be a lot harder to do that actually to say. but he says he's going to pursue that. there are really 2 different conversations here. you take a look at federal efficiency when it comes to building space and how much taxpayer dollars are going to cover it. the government accountability office to a report that showed that out of 24 federal buildings in dc 17 of them ooly had about a quarter of their space. actually being used. 25% or less. that's because, again, a lot of these workers have not yet returned since the pandemic in 2 working in person for that reason. james comer, the chairman of the house oversight committee's pointed out the government is spending anywhere from 2 billion dollars a year on keeping the lights on in these buildings to 5 billion dollars every year. just for potentially even leasing out that space. so there are questions about how the government can be more efficient with those dollars,

whether it's maybe combining some agencies into one or 2 buildings rather than each having their own. in addition to that, we've heard the doge representatives talk about losing federal workers are getting rid of hundreds of thousands, if not millions of federal workers and again, in order for them to do that, they're going to face serious legal challenges because many federal workers in their contracts have the right to work remotely and comer. the chairman of the committee here, the oversight committee acknowledges that's going to be something they will run into legal challenges. so here's what he told me. and this will probably head to court. but in the court of public opinion, i think the people that work hard every day and have to go to work and pay taxes. >> i don't think they're very happy with the fact that such a high percentage of the federal workforce. is is working from home. in the end, they're not held accountable luck. the employees who work for the betterment who have to go to the office every day. now, the other side to the

story is that unions representing these workers say just because they're working from home doesn't mean theyhre any less efficient in the way they work and the jobs. they do some point out that members of congress often work from home, not just in dc and they say that to address the problem of these buildings that are costing so much in federal dollars. solution is not to fill those buildings up. it is may be to consolidate them and to allow workers to continue working from home. so we know this is something that's going to be debated. what we do know is what it actually looks like in practice. once the new administration takes office in january. that is something we're certainly going to be watching. >> next on kron, 4 news at 10 and mother nature could put a damper on holiday travel plans as storms threaten to cause major delays and cancellations nationwide. meteorologist gayle ong. we'll be back with details on your forecast here at home. plus, president elect trump is now proposing to purchase other countries to

expand the u.s. and details on unique programs that are environmtntally friendly when it comes getting rid of your christmas tree will be right back.

>> christmas tree recycling kicks off today in francisco workers with recology. we'll making stops around the city to pick up trees. that means all decorations, tinsel and sam should be removed. flock trees at artificial trees will not 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 last year, san francisco recycled 274 tons of christmas trees. residents have until january 17 to leave the tree out for recycling. and christmas. trees can also be used as a healthy snack for goats. the independents, 4 h club in sonoma is asking for tree donations to feed goats. the organization offers tree pickups and sebastien pole. santa rosa and rohnert park. the trees are source of vitamins which help got help for the animals, the ones that are too dry for goats, tommy's will return to soil as compost tree sprayed with fire. it hardens are not accepted. a

tree recycling program out of kentucky is also taking the eco-friendly route. it's called christmas for the fishes reporter cindy davis explains. >> presents are unwrapped and the kentucky department of fish and wildlife has an idea for those preparing to toss out their live christmas tree. i'd like to see. >> 500 trees donated here at great, not artificial trees for your decorations will be accepted at the crimes avenue transfer station for the first time in 7 years through january. 15th, we're gonna put them into like the low to mid lumber county. >> we take them all together. get into the lake. we take 8 inch cinder blocks to act as an anchor to sink the trees. leaders say the evergreens are perfect for fish to feed reproduce and living large mouth. bass crappie and bluegill the new habitats will replace those that are disappearing due to erosion and natural. okay. we do not use these fish habitat as a means of necessarily increasing the population. it takes a lot of habitat to do that. and in time we hope that will occur. still phillips as areas with evergreen donations

have shown 500% more fish than areas without the tree. drop-offs on the catch. fish off the sites and they flock to almost like the fish. sometimes gps coordinates are shared with fishing lovers on their website. owensboro city residents can also wait until january second for curbside to pick up. >> ahead on kron 4 news, a look back at some signs breakthroughs that happened in 2024. and kron. is the place be this new year's eve countdown to 2025. in every time zone. our coast to coast countdown starts at 09:00pm. and then party with graham, lotus and just the law meant for crop or new year's live at for crop or new year's live at 11, 30. stay with us. can neuriva support your brain health? mary. janet. hey! eddie. no! fraser. frank. frank. fred. how are you? support up to seven brain health indicators, including memory. whencan neuriva supporter, remember neuriva.

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>> breaking news out of the east bay. a lockdown advisory has been ordered in antioch neighborhood because of police activity. the lockdown is for residents near lone tree way and country hills drive. it's not clear why officers are surrounding the area, but they have released the alert asking people to stay indoors. we're working to bring you more information on air and online and we'll bring it to you as we receive it. switching gears now to weather a taking a live look at sfo. i'm sure a lot of people are traveling for the holidays. kron 4 meteorologist al ong is tracking it all. cal. >> has said, you know, at last check, no delays now at hour. but could change tomorrow because we >> are going to be to a stormy start on sunday. but it looks like it's the last storm 2024. >> and why we've had such a

pattern happen way pretty calm here in san francisco. we have some cloudy skies and here's that system right to our north. a little closer now, not a whole lot going on on satellite and radar, but that could change in about an hour. so here's the future cast model. it's time it out for you 11, 30, about an hour from now. you start to see some light rain approach, san francisco and across the bay area, mostly cloudy skies. and then the 04:00am hour into the 06:00am hour. that's when we could see the rain rates intensify, especially for you in the north bay. it does become more widespread as the morning goes on it breaks apart by the late morning. so in the north bay, you will get a break. it looks like, but it will be off to a rainy stormy start. lunchtime looks a bit unsettled, but most partly cloudy there. but the evening looks a whole lot better. 2, go be out and about for any dinner plans. so how much rain? about a quarter of an inch elsewhere, almost an inch in santa rosa, but a lot is going to come down at one. so that is why there's a flood

watch for much of the north bay until noon tomorrow. and this could easily the upgraded to advisory or even a flash flood warning in some parts of the north bay, just depending on excessive rainfall, we might get winds as well. it's going to be a thing around the 04:00am hour. so right when that front arrives, we're going to see a pop and the winds. it's going to be very breezy. so we're talking 20 to 30 miles per hour. wind gusts throughout the morning and because we've received all that rain, the ground is saturated. this could easily knocked down trees and also with that rain, it could also trigger some landslides. so you want to be careful early tomorrow morning. be prepared for that. we also have the high waves, high surf advisory. you can really see that northwest swell, especially out in the pacific. 22 feet just to our north, about 10 to 14 feet wave heights at this hour. so even though it expires early tomorrow morning, it's still going to be very dangerous. you know, you want to wait a while for it to head out to the coast. daytime highs, upper 50's low 60's. here's a

long-range model. new year's eve looks pretty good and notice after tomorrow we see a drying trend. we're going to start him. >> 2025 with some sunny weather that we very nice after, you know, waves of storms much a lot. it's better to have it happen when you want to be cozy indoors, i guess a little bit as long as everyone safe. of course. >> but now it's good to see a break is coming. yes, eventually sunshine on the way for the new year. perfect. it's the great gift. thanks, gayle well, speaking of stormy weather, severe storms created multiple tornadoes near houston today. >> causing damage to homes, schools and vehicles. video shot here shows a funnel cloud near katy, texas. you can see debris being picked up and tossed around on the ground. more than 1800 flights were canceled at dallas and houston airports because of this strong storms are expected to continue in the region throughout the weekend. then moving on into louisiana and mississippi. patches of rough

weather across the united states are making their record-breaking holiday travel weekend. even more stressful storms threaten to cause major delays and cancellations nationwide. the east coast from florida to new york is expecting heavy rain and storms are expected to continue slamming northwest as well. so far today, 841 flights nationwide have been delayed. reporter chris wolfe has more on what travelers can expect. >> whether your hopping a plane or jumping behind the wheel, be prepared for the busy year-end holiday period, which the auto club defines as saturday december 28th through new year's day. experts predict this year will top the previous record of 119.3 million travelers nationally set back 2019, though, only by about 64,000 people. the vast majority, 90% will be driving to their destinations. the

auto club of southern california gives us the local projections. a lot of people are still traveling. they're going to there. >> new year's destinations and a lot of people are also heading back home. this period for the year-end holidays we sought. we're seeing 9.9 million people traveling out of those 9.9 8.7 million of them are traveling on the road. so it's definitely going to be very busy. you might find some bumps with air travel depending on where you're going with severe weather pounding parts of the united states as we close out 2024. >> these friends were headed to houston, texas saturday evening, but delays and problems due to severe storms or the threat of such in that area have derailed their travel plans. what going to do until monday. >> hang out my friends. we're probably gonna go to my friend's rachel's house after anderson. fleischman

inconvenience. and doesn't even know about that not are you are on the same plate. yeah. we're going get it. >> a top adviser to president-elect trump is warning california officials to not interfere with illegal immigration enforcement. stephen miller is not profit. america first legal said letters that warned of serious consequences if state officials interfere with the immigration enforcement. los angeles mayor karen bass police chief john mcdonnell and california attorney general rob bonta were among those who received the letter. it states that people in the country are legally are set to be deported and that is a crime to shield them. well, president elect trump is now targeting canada claiming our neighbors up north could become the 51st state news nation. reporter libby dean explains. >> the president elect trump isn't wasting any time laying out his administration's agenda reading massive tariffs spring, canada and mexico. to that negotiating table. some

calling this strategy like something out of the art of the deal. >> he's a genius for regional concussions even before he takes office. trump's incoming border czar tom homan praising incoming president's 25% tariff threat against canada, forcing them to take action on the northern border within 2 days. the true trudeau meeting, the foreign minister got a hold of me. talk about what they can do to, you know, make the northern border more secure. so i think president trump's actions are doing >> he intended do bring our neighbors to the table, to talk about securing our border and save and save, find their border and our borders. >> it comes after top canadian cabinet members met trump officials at mar-a-lago on friday and news nation confirming that incoming border czar tom homan was a part of those talks. the group discussing tariffs, illegal immigration and fentanyl, drug trafficking into the united states. the meeting coming after a contentious week between the neighboring countries. president elect trump repeatedly calling canadian prime minister

trudeau governor and calling for calm become the 51st state. the president-elect later doubling down encouraging hockey wayne gretzky to run for prime minister saying, quote, soon to be known as governor of canada. board is our tom homan going to fill trump's border o- agenda. his policy by. >> shutting it down, shutting the border down and restarting remain in mexico. that policy we saw now. no word on if there's going to be a remain in canada. that'll be something to watch for. developing news least. 47 people are now claim dead after a passenger plane crash-lands an airport in south korea. >> officials say the plane burst into flames after touching down with the landing gear malfunction. the jeju air jet liner was traveling to south korea from bangkok, thailand, with 175 passengers and 6 crew members on board. as we head into the new year.

there have been many scientific innovations like spacex rocket launches. >> new study about how humans age and the great american eclipse reporter max of paris breaks down those stories and more from the year. >> from groundbreaking technological and medical discoveries to the amazing celestial sights that kept us looking up. science stories have made this year quite memorable. here's a look back at the top 5 headlines with the biggest impacts from 2024 number 5 fossilized footprints found by archaeologists show that to ancient human species actually crossed, passed debunking previous theories that the group states separate and were rivals the discovery made in kenya shows the fossils dating back 1.5 million years with researchers confident that the tracks were imprinted within just a few hours or a few days of each other. since there were any cracks in the fossilized they determine one pair of footprints belong to the species home or act. this while the less evolved, parents drop boy say maybe

other sat with a team of researchers finding evidence that both the species lived in the same area together for up to 100,000 years. number for a rude awakening for those that thought it was possible to age gradually with research suggesting that the body actually ages in bursts happening around your mid 40's and again in your early 60's, the stanford university study investigated samples from over 100 participants investigating 135,000 different types of molecules with data showing these particles changed drastically at these ages in your mid 40's, significant changes occur in molecules related to cardiovascular disease. your skin and muscles, along with your metabolism by early 60's, additional changes occur to your immune regulation and kidney function with researchers. encouraging us to make time for exercise, drink plenty of water and watch how many carbs you eat? >> spacex making history

catching a rocket as was returning for the first time ever. this unprecedented feat of engineering coming in as the third-biggest science story of the year as the starship rocket approach. the texas launch pad, a pair of giant robotic arms captured the unmanned booster on the first attempt at landing this technological advancement will allow quick reuse of these rockets in the future rather than trashing them into the ocean or letting them burn up in our atmosphere as it was previously done. number 2, the dazzling display of the northern lights. this may was one of the strongest on record over the past 500 years, according to nasa with a geomagnetic storm. so extreme and long-lasting people could see the lights as far south as florida and in the caribbean. scientists say an active sunspot with up to 9 solar flares cause coronal mass ejections to rush towards earth with the aurora borealis, forming as these particles interacted with our magnetic field and stay in space for the number one

science story of the year. great american eclipse with millions racing into the path of totality from texas to maine to experience total darkness during the middle of the as the moon aligns with the sun, a shadow was cast on causing a once in a lifetime opportunity for many to put on these happened at least twice a year. they're only visible over certain slivers of the planet with the next total eclipse over the u.s. not occurring until 2044. in the northern plains with another one cutting across the entire country the following year from california to florida and stay tuned as there's a lot to look forward to in 2025, including a total lunar eclipse in march and planned missions to the moon with rovers continuing to investigate the composition of the lunar surface >> paving the way for eventual human colonization >> still ahead on fox, 4 news at 10, a step off the fie

>> the san francisco forty-niners are preparing to take on the detroit lions on monday night. the red and gold already eliminated from this year's playoffs. but the day and will be a rematch of last year's nfc championship, which the niners won while their season is over. after january 5th, they are looking at the future and that includes rockland native brandon aiyuk end. he's now recovering after surgery on his acl and mcl. getting enthusiast lined up at the downtown stating grain to enjoy family time and just have some fun. all thanks. in part to the a's who foot the

bill arena. shadix reports. >> skating paradise k they lined up at the downtown skating rink to enjoy some fun family time post christmas to buy. equity traveled all the way from brisbane, australia to spend the holidays with family and enjoy today at the rink. brought the whole family together. yeah. it is a grandad. i feel it. happy days. outgoing president dave coval says the community's welcome has been next level and they're excited to offer the free day of skating. >> they also look forward to supporting many more events that bring people together across the greater sacramento area, getting breaks like this. that can be here any >> this family came from woodland making it a day excursion of activities. there's plenty of other things

to do here as well. so we just got some pizza down in old town. so, yeah, this is my daughter destiny. this mom from elk grove, along with her 3 daughters were first in line. enjoy river cats games and are looking forward to seeing the a's play in west sack we can't wait for the next game. the first game will be there. i'm in oakland a's fan for former davis president, an aggie grad derrick doctor. his family's ties to oakland baseball goes back to the 18 80's when they only oakland oaks, which preceded the a's. >> he says his great great grandfather built the ballpark where they first played good on the a's for for doing this and get on the a's for. >> hopefully hopefully getting a little bit more competitive, increasing their payroll little bit, you to see him leave oakland. hate to see him leave the state, but i'm a lifelong is just have happy new yeah. >> 2024 was centered around

the race for the white house news nation's reporter kelli meyer has a look back at this year in politics. >> after storming through the early primary is the 2024 race narrowed to 2 major candidates already known to voters. the stage was set for repeat matchup between president biden and former president trump independent rfk junior was also in the hunt for the oval office for a while. all status quo for nearly the 1st half of the election year. but in may, it seem trump's legal troubles would bog down or even derail his campaign when he was found guilty on 34 counts in may making him the first u.s. president to be convicted of a felony. this was great decision. his campaign went on and eventually sentencing was delayed indefinitely. and then in late june, the race took a turn. few saw coming. the first and last debate between biden and trump turned disastrous for the sitting president, making sure that able to make every single solitary commission eligible

for what i've been able do. it. >> we it covid should be with dealing with everything we have to do we finally be medicare. president biden's poor performance was met with calls for biden to suspend his campaign. just seems to me that everyone wants a choice that's different than what we have come july as biden tried to hold off his critics. >> former president trump survived an assassination attempt while speaking at open air rally in butler, pennsylvania. >> all right, right. what is from one is though one bystander was killed. 2 others were injured. >> and the secret service was scrutinized for what was later determined as poor practices. ultimately security was increased for the rest of the former president's campaign. trump addressing his supporters at the republican national convention milwaukee just days after the attempt on his life.

>> when i heard a loud whizzing sound and felt something hit me really, really hard on my right ear. >> i said to myself, wow, what was that? immediately knew it was very serious that we were under attack later at the convention. he picked ohio senator jd vance as his running mate. >> mr. president. >> i will never take for granted the trust you have put in momentum seemed with the gop. >> but that won't last as democrats took the wind out of the republican sales with president biden announcing he wouldn't seek re-election. >> throwing his support behind vice president kamala harris. her nomination was met with undeniable enthusiasm. minnesota governor tim walz tapped as harris, his running mate headed into the democratic national convention in chicago with palpable energy in late august, independent candidate rfk junior ended his bid for the

white house and threw his support behind trump. then in september, she's worse than biden. in my opinion. i think he's the worst president in the history country. trump and harris squared off in their first and only debate. >> both sides declaring victory. >> donald trump has proven himself to be increasingly unstable and unfit and he's trying to take us backward. but as was typical in this election cycle, a new headline quickly grabbed attention. >> a second assassination attempt this time while trump was golfing, secret service spotted a man in the bush isn't a whole ahead of the former president. the gunman fled but was later taken into custody. both campaigns spent october crisscrossing the country, hitting the 7 battleground states. the hardest. >> north carolina had a lot lately. has been a lot. >> should back in late october. jd vance making his case in a town hall here on

news nation with chris cuomo. >> and i think it would almost on, of course, is my life experience. then it all came down to election day record breaking turnout in many states news nation with the help of decision desk hq, the first network to call north carolina decision desk hq now projecting. >> that donald trump has won north carolina that has 16 electoral votes. that is the first of the major swing states. then georgia, both for former president trump. the race turned to all important pennsylvania take and at one. 21 in the early morning hours of november, 6th news nation and decision desk hq we're the first to make the call just after one. 22 in the morning eastern time. and this is the biggest call of the night. >> decision desk hq can now project that former president donald trump will be our next president 47th president the united states. the republican

party went on to win the senate and the house. >> giving the gop the trifecta of 2024. politics. >> and we are tracking perhaps last storm of 2024. out to last storm of 2024. out to tell after the break. hank used to suffer from what felt like a cold & flu medicine hangover in the morning. ha ha. haha! then he switched to mucinex nightshift. mucinex is uniquely formulated to leave your system faster, so you wake up ready to go. uhh, hank! try mucinex nightshift and feel the difference.

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called pliny the younger. that ipa has also been recognized as one of the highest-rated beers in the state. >> now our forecast, we're taking a live look now at downtown san francisco. lit up all beautiful in the colors of the holiday season. kron 4 meteorologist gayle ong is here with your forecast. yes, you can see all the red and green. there looks beautiful out there, but quiet now. and that is expected to change. it's also quite as a foe, but that could change as well tomorrow. so check your flight because we have some active weather coming our way. >> we're in the 50's and low 60's for our evening temperatures and we'll be down to the low 50's around the overnight. so here's that next front. quiet on our satellite and radar, but probably right after the kron. 4 evening news will start to see the rain move through. so here it comes around 04:00am to 06:00am. that is when we're expecting the heaviest bands of rain, especially for you in the north bay. and it does become more widespread as the morning goes by the late morning. it breaks apart and it starts to

taper off around the afternoon. so the evening you get the late afternoon and evening for the rest of your weekend. flood watch is in place for the north bay. this could easily become a flood advisory or even a flash flood warning. so make sure to get those alerts because it's going to be early and you really want to stay off the roads, especially if you're driving. a high-profile vehicle are expecting maybe like an inch of rain or snow in the north bay. traces of it everywhere else. a quarter of an inch. so here's the wind. when that front comes around, 04:00am in the early morning hours. you start to see pops up here 20 to 30 miles per hour. wind gusts because we're of the ground is already saturated. we could see trees down widespread power outages. and if you're driving a high-profile vehicle in the mornings, you want to plan ahead for that high surf as well. that has been an issue. we saw what happened in santa cruz area. we're seeing 22 a feet out there to our north about 10 to 14 feet, a little closer to the bay area. forecast highs tomorrow. upper 50's low 60's and you can't forget about the mountains. we have a winter storm warning in

the tahoe area all day tomorrow. so hope you got a chance to get out there. but here's that 7 day forecast. we have sunshine on the way and some dry weather for new year's eve new year's day. perfect. it's going to be nice for all. those trying to celebrate without it for kron. 4 news at 10. we'll take a short break and we'll be right back here at 11.

>> thanks for joining us at kron. 4 news at 11. i'm stephanie rothman. a lockdown advisory has been ordered in antioch neighborhood because