>> now at 5, the notorious convicted kidnapper and the palais whole gone girl case has been charged with 2 more assaults. thanks for joining us tonight on kron. 4 news at 5. i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. the man pleaded guilty to kidnapping and

sexually assaulting the woman in 2015. >> police originally said that kidnapping of denise huskins was a hoax before eventually admitting it actually happened. matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. and now he's been charged with 2 other attacks which occurred before that attack on huskins kron four's. dan kerman reports. >> 47 year-old matthew mueller who is serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman back in 2015 was in a san jose courtroom monday. this time charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary with the intent to commit rape. the new charges stem from hote invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. and both of these cases. >> the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. i found them make them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the raking them.

santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen says the attacks were linked to mueller. >> due to advances in dna technology. >> strap from the powell case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010 but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2010. and so recently we've been able to find the defendants dna on that strap, which is not something that we were able to find. in 2010 mueller is now in federal prison after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting denise huskins. >> back in 2015, at first filet o police called her story a hoax only to change their tune and arrest mueller. rosen acknowledge the investigation into the palo alto and mountain view cases. we're also not handled properly >> i think it's fair to say that there were mistakes made in this investigation and what we're proud to say now is that we're able to bring this perpetrator to justice and that this nightmare is over.

huskins has since started working with police in seaside and how to deal with assault cases. >> roseann credits her with having a conversation with the seaside police chief. the set the ball in motion for these new charges. >> mueller's expected to return to court on january 17th, which time he's expected to enter a plea. at the hall of justice in san jose. dan kerman kron. 4 news. >> new details tonight regarding the deadly officer involved shooting in san francisco. police released body camera footage of the incident during a town hall today. i >> we're going to just put your hands up. >> on december 19th in san francisco is montgomery district, a car driving on the sidewalk struck and injured 3 people early the next morning. officers located the suspected driver, 50 year-old peter hodge during arrest, gunfire was exchanged and hodge died from his injuries.

>> we continue to maintain our strong relationships with community-based organizations, business groups and other city agencies. since this incident occurred have reached out to the business and community leaders in order to keep them informed and address their concerns. >> one of the people hit during the accident. there was an e-bike rider. according to police. they have not located that person, but they are asking them to come forward as they're concerned for their wellbeing. sfpd is also asking for any witnesses of this to contact the department. another big story tonight, city leaders in oakland are marking the success of a strategy. >> intended to lower violent crime. right script for stephanie rothman reports. >> that's right. today, city and community leaders gathered in oakland to honor the progress made to save lives in the city. opd says the city has seen a 5 year low in homicides and shootings and interim mayor nikki fortunato bas says this is thanks to the cease-fire strategy. that's a

multi-agency program between the department of violence prevention, the police department district attorneys and faith-based leaders who demanded safety on the streets. >> oakland cease-fire was never a government idea, but a community call to action. these community leaders have maintained their belief in the power of the strategy to save lives and have worked with us every day throughout this year to ensure that it was successfully rerouted in oakland. by identifying people who are at high risk of violent crime and offering them intensive community-based services to break the cycles of violence. >> we're talking about the people in this city who are driving violence currently and who within the next 90 days may either pick up a gun and shoot someone or become a victim of gun violence themselves and that his management approach involves identifying individual clients, drivers of violence and then working very diligently to address those so

that we can interrupt the cycles of violence includanythi temporarily relocating people out of oakland to make sure that they're not caught in the cycle of gang violence. it could be re unrolling folks in school. it could be reaching out to get employment training, housing, substance use and abuse trauma therapy. >> it really rain just. >> the ceasefire strategy was created back in 2012 but was deprioritized during covid. now the program was brought back nearly a year ago by the former mayor sheng thao. and since then, oakland is reporting homicides are down more than 30%. bass says the city will continue funding this program and will also continue tnis into homicides. go down to 0 reporting in the newsroom on stephanie rothman. kron. 4 news. >> thanks, stephanie. take a peek outside here as we get a live look over san francisco, one of the final days of 2024. >> hard to believe, but we are ending on a cold note, lawrence, what's going on? how

about that? and try to relieve had all that rain the 2nd half a december catching a much-needed break now and the pattern. but as those skies begin to park. >> the temperatures falling off around the bay area to be cold night around the bay area. some places seeing some frost, even some freeze warnings going up. but still couple lingering clouds outside right now looking out there's we've got one last sunsets of the year. a nice evening out there on tap. but if you're headed out, make sure you grab your jacket. those temperatures going to get chilly numbers. not too bad just yet, but the air is very dry. so as that sunsets, these temperatures are going to fall in a hurry, especially those clouds begin to break and part of it, those temperatures really going to fall off after midnight number generally in the 50's outside right now dry pattern, kind of setting itself up. a doppler radar scanning our sky, keeping it dry. not only here, but around the state so far and it's going to stay that way for some time. so if you head out the door this evening, yeah, grab a jacket. if you're going on out, those temperatures falling down to the 40's as we head towards 7 o'clock this evening for everybody as we head toward a much colder temperatures. and

if you head of the 49 ers game tonight against the detroit lions. yeah. bundle up. temperatures starting in the 50's before the game is over. those temperatures probably going to be the 40's. all right. chilly night. thanks, lourdes. well, the niners set to play their final home game of the season against the lions tonight. >> in a chilly santa clara kickoff is in a short time from now. earlier today, though, head coach kyle shanahan had this to say. >> spencer burford will be out green all be out and banks out. robert peel out brown questionable called mckivitz questionable tatum. bethune questionable charvarius ward questionable having 3 guys up to or on other teams. practice squads last week. you know, the county is obviously not there. and, you know, just them not being in the building with verbiage and things like that's a big challenge. they've done a good job of work. and, you know, get in here today before christmas working on christmas, trying to catch up into that cell phone. all we can still got more time to the game. and those guys will be working as much mentally to get ready.

but anytime you're new and haven't been out there, much is always a challenge. >> so not ideal with all those guys out out out out out. but you got to play the game and this is a team with a lot of pride and they're going to give it their all fans have been there. they've been finishing up their tailgating festivities in getting to their seats. niner nation is someone you can always count on. right? kron four's. rob nesbitt has been. >> talking with them all afternoon. he joins us live now with what fans are expecting. >> from tonight's game, rob, what's the >> grant know. well, they just set off some fireworks in side forty-niners fans that are there are, of course, hoping for a win against the lions. but today i heard the words fair weather fans said a lot because the fans that did show up want everyone to know that they come to support no matter what. >> the faithful showed up monday for the forty-niners last home game of the season. david in janine mack in any have been season ticket holder since the 90's taking notice of how many other forty-niners

fans stayed home to watch right here in the 4 games like this that that is i get a lot of people are are, you know, throwing in the towel. but where we're here for these games, the lions have secured their spot in the playoffs. but that's not the case for the forty-niners who dealt with several injuries in the regular season. pride seems to be on the line after last year's matchup when the forty-niners came away with the w and went all the way to the super bowl and this is going to be a great game no matter what. >> and it's going to be looking towards the towards what's going to happen next. season's so i have good hopes for the game. it was not just red and gold in the parking lot, but also some blue and white scattered throughout onda first time lions fan trevor in stride. >> gets to see his team play flying up from san diego for what he calls the revenge game. now they're on the. >> lower end. and we're going to be here kind of who's top dog now route was we'll see at the super bowl next even when the forty-niners have nothing to gain or lose fans like to know smith and her girlfriends still show up. >> ready to cheer on their

favorite team and make the best of it. our players do take the day so they're going to be there. they're going to be playing hard. >> and they're going to, you know, if if the lions win great or net. but if we win. >> we feel pretty good about it. >> a lot of talk about next year's super bowl will be held right here at levi's stadium. for good draft picks and a better season next year so that they can come back and have home field advantage in that super bowl reporting live at levi stadium. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news now. let's hope. >> yeah. get through this it would be a great story to have the super bowl in your home stadium. does it live for us tonight at levi's. thanks, rob. >> other news tonight, starting january first, which is wednesday. it's going to cost you more to get around the bay on our bridges and public transportation. all bay bridges, except for the golden gate. we'll raise their prices from $7 to $8. in addition, a planned increase that hole by

$0.50 every year for 5 years was also approved. so ready to pay more year after year after year. as for muni and bart, you could expect to pay $0.25 more per single ride. officials say this increase is going to help the transit systems keep pace with inflation, pay for operations and restore financial stability. >> still ahead, a new law intended to student stress is set to go into effect next year. we'll break down what they called healthy homework act and how it could affect. we're close. >> plus, investigators in south korea trying to figure out the cause of a deadly plane crash which left 179 people dead. and a nation in mourning. we take a look back at the life and legacy of former president jimmy carter.

>> welcome back to kron. 4 news at 5 as we talk weather here, getting a live look at a stately view of the golden gate bridge. very pretty actually think my husband's walking across walking golden gate bridge right now. he does the solo hike and like that. it's lit. all right. when it gets dark earlier as it's been, but it's starting to get darker a little later. >> little bit get to get longer. that's going his car broke down or no. he just likes to walk longer you i mean, really got it right. exactly. mission we had with as we head toward the new year. good to get out there. go for a little walk out. their wallets, drive to right. and it's been dry today. something we like to see is we've had a whole lot of rain,

the 2nd half of december out there right now. i mean, side for the clouds begin to part just a bit. still going to see some partly cloudy skies as we head through the evening. but a lot of part of the night those clouds are going to go away. these temperatures going to fall off. so. >> numbers going to really drop in a hurry tonight. you're down in the 40's already. fairfax. 49 now in sonoma. 44 in calistoga and 53 degrees and napping, 49 in kelsey bill, but we've got some verd cold temperatures. we've got frost advisories and also some freeze warnings going up in area. sonoma santa rosa expecting some very cold temperatures. some of these numbers may be a little bit below freezing as we head to early tomorrow morning in the east bay. also frost advisory and then continue cold parts of the southeast parts of the bay area. so get cold all around. no getting around that. and that's what's going to play out. not only tonight, probably the next couple of nights here. those temperatures going to be falling off a look by tomorrow night. maybe a little more cloud cover moving in a temperature of about 30 degrees in santa rosa furlough. 34 in napa. 37 36 in concord down about 33 degrees in liver, warm and even inside

the got to make sure some 30's and 40's are getting cold out there around the bay area. going to be a frosty start to the final day of 2024. civic still looking very active out in middle of that right now. high pressure out ahead of that next system that's going to keep us dry for now. but there's a we might see a little more rain coming our hopefully before your i mean, not before your husband gets home. oh, yeah. hopefully. >> he was really excited that we weren't going to see any rain today. you got to go on this. so you go on ice get a full day to do it on in really georgia yeah. gorgeous. for the new year's day to all right. thanks, lauren. thanks, lance. >> america not built on. >> timidity, all panic, all uncertainty about the future. all lack of confidence in our own. technology. our own will or ability. america was built with vision. >> he was the longest living american president, nobel peace prize winner and champion of democracy as well as public health and human

rights. yeah. former president jimmy carter has died after nearly 2 years and hospice care. marni hughes takes a look back. >> at his life. >> jimmy carter, the peanut farmer who became president that it will be on the world. we always looking forward to getting back hall born in 1924. in plains, georgia raised in a small farming community. he joined the navy and married the love of his life in 1946. will eventually i would. it was very emotional. >> that's up from the like they took over the family farm when his father passed in the 50's. the couple raised a family and the business grew. so did jimmy carter's standing in the state? believe i know our people. >> well, this day. well, as anyone could. >> he became georgia's governor in 1971 and then set his eyes on the white house in 1976. name. >> it's jimmy carter i'm running for president.

>> carter ousted gerald ford as the nation moved on from watergate. jimmy carter do solemnly swear. i jimmy carter do solemnly swear. one defining moment of carter's one term in office framework. >> for in the middle east. >> affords a peace treaty between egypt and israel. but the iran hostage crisis consumed his final 14 months in office with 52 american captives finally being released only after carter's presidency ended. and ronald reagan's began carter's popularity grew as time, went on, winning the nobel peace prize in 2002 honoring his decades, long advocacy for human rights around the world. we can choose. >> to work together for peace. we can make these changes. >> and we must the nation's longest living former president taking a quiet approach to life post politics

going home to georgia teaching sunday school surviving cancer and building homes for people in need. thing that keeps coming back get more out of it that we put into it. >> well, we now have had a work project with our ocean being. you know, telling what to do. and making sure i don't get heard and make 7 now and then. >> so we take care of each other. jimmy carter, a lifetime defined by service and love had wonderful life it. >> 1000 of friends had an exciting and adventurous ratify. just us. >> that was martin hughes reporting for us this afternoon. we get the chance to speak with janice jensen, the ceo of habitat for humanity east bay in silicon valley about president carter's legacy with their organization. >> well, you know, have attacked when he got involved in 1984. habitat was very young. and so yes, will there be a habitat? absolutely. would we be as prominent a

globally as we are now without the carters. i think that is debatable. and i personally would say no, they brought attention all around the globe to the work that we were doing are doing and continue to do and over. 64 million people have been served by habitat and and so much of that has been the carters hands-on work with habitat. >> habitat such great work. and former president carter help build homes right here in the bay. this is in 2013 when he joined habitat for humanity to build homes in oakland. there. >> meantime, the white house announced january 9th as a national day of mourning as well as the official state funeral for former president jimmy carter. washington correspondent jessi tenure reports on how washington is honoring carter's legacy. >> the tributes continue to pour in from democrats and republicans alike and show that many largely won't remember the former president for his politics. but for the

person he was. >> you know, they won't try to do news in morning to be carter. president joe biden. remember his predecessor, jimmy carter as a dear friend, not only to him but also to millions of americans in ordered u.s. flags to fly at half-staff in his honor to be carted lived. the life measured, not by words, but by his deeds. president biden highlighted the work harder did after leaving the white house from are advocnting disease around the world to advancing civil rights, to building homes for the homeless. people up in chief lives and save lives all over the carter's grandson jason carter said he was proudest of that work he was able to do through the carter presidential center. i think he. well always appreciate. >> how much he got to see of that life's work being done even up into that area work that didn't go unnoticed. >> crowds of supporters waited in line monday to sign a condolence book for carter near the white house. and the

white house announced a state funeral and national day of mourning for carter january 9th. you're going to do it. >> a major service in washington, d.c.. >> and after the services here in dc carter will be buried next to his home in plains, georgia, where his wife of 77 years. rosalynn is also buried. in washington. i'm jessi tenure.

>> prosecutors in argentina have charged 5 people in connection with the death of one direction. star liam payne, the 31 year-old singer felt it was death last month at a hotel in buenos aires.

one of his close friends, roger, nor as is accused of negligent homicide. prosecutors say he abandoned pain just before he fell from the balcony. he denies the allegations. 2 hotel employees are accused of supplying the singer with cocaine. also to hotel managers have been charged with manslaughter. an autopsy revealed the singer had a mixture of recreational drugs in his system when he died. officials ruled out self-harm saying pain may have been unconscious at the time of the fall. >> a federal appeals court upheld a jury's verdict and president elect trump's civil assault trial last year a jury found trump guilty of sexually assaulting and defaming writer e jean carroll in 1996 trump challenge the 5 million dollar verdict alleging the judge made many errors including allowing 2 other women to testify about similar alleged acts of abuse. the appeals court concluded the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in ruling on evidence. a separate jury

awarded carol. nearly 85 million dollars. trump is also appealing that verdict. today. president-elect trump gave his complete and total endorsement of speaker mike johnson to become the next speaker of the house. the endorsement is seen as a major boost for speaker johnson ahead of the 100 19th congress swearing-in on friday, which will then cast its vote for speaker. but some house conservatives have warned they're not committed to backing johnson in this race. johnson faces an extraordinarily narrow margin to win the gavel and can only lose a single republican vote to win the speakership. >> still ahead kron, 4 news at 5, a more than 24 hour standoff would cause daly city police to negotiate with this woman. we're a couple of days plus temporary worker visas have created a refund. capitol hill. why president trump is siding with elon musk on this issue and preparations are picking up as we get set to ring in 2025. well like raw

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>> to quite a lot of patients. but there was a more than 24 hour standoff between a woman and daly city. police at all came to an end late last night with an arrest shortly before 7 saturday night. daly city police responded to a domestic disturbance report at a house on 88th street. officers say when they got there, the woman charged at them with a nice and then locked herself inside the home after a total of 28 hours, police and the swat team were able to take her into custody. she is charged with assault with a ad