>> on kron for news at 11, i'm noelle bellow tonight, a san francisco community rallying behind the family of the woman who was killed by a driver on the great highway community. members say the woman had dementia and wandered from her home. crowd for sara stinson spoke with advocates who say the car ban on the great highway will make the area safer. safer. >> hold for.

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the upper great highway. she later died at the hospital. the executive director of walk sf says that marks the final death of pedestrians in 2024. and the deadliest year in the last decade. >> just 2 days after christmas, melissa light show was killed after being hit by a car on the upper great highway in san francisco. police say they got the call around 5.45 friday morning. officers are still investigating and say the driver is cooperating. a gofundme page created by chao's family says she suffered from dementia and despite taking precautions to keep her safe, she managed to wander from home on that tragic morning. we feel terrible to any family that loses a mom, a sister, a father, a brother. >> and and we think that these can be a >> preventable child was the 24th pedestrian to be hit and killed by a car in 2020 for the deadly crash happened at

you lois street which will soon be permanently closed to cars after voters passed prop k in november. the measure will make the upper great highway car-free 7 days a week executive director of walk jodie medeiros says the closure is a step in the right direction. closing the great highway 2 vehicles and opening it to people. that's just one more step for san francisco to be a safer place for all of us to walk. but not everyone agrees. opponents of the measure say closing the stretch of road will create more congestion in nearby neighborhoods. want to disclose full time. is there anything we can do to make sure, but that is used. the pilot enabled the city to do the research to understand where the traffic can go in sunset boulevard. is that logical space for? >> that north south traffic efforts to create safer streets in san francisco have not been full proof over the last decade. the city implemented vision 0 2014 installing 700 traffic calming devices like speed, bumps

raised sidewalks and median islands. but madero says sadly pedestrian deaths of only increased over the years. that's the heart break of it. all arrows hopes the city puts forth a renewed policy for vision 0. this new year. the city needs to be doing much more of the tools and then treatments that work. we reached out to the child family. they did not want to speak at this time in terms of the upper great highway project. no date has been set as to when it will close 24 7. right now officials are working through the designs. i'm sara stinson reporting in san francisco. back to you. >> man is dead and a woman and toddler injured after a shooting in san francisco's bernal heights neighborhood. police were called to a residence on tompkins avenue in san francisco just after 8 o'clock this morning for reports of a shooting when officers arrived, they found a man and woman injured. the man died at the scene. the woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. a toddler connected to the

shooting was also taken to the hospital with injuries. the father of the man who was killed says he believes his son killed himself after shooting the 2 others. >> tell people to stay away from guns and it just just try to work out problems the best way. what you can and i have you know, bury bury my son, which of which i have to do. >> police did not reveal the relationship of the 3 who were shot or their identities. if you or someone, you know, is having suicidal thoughts, you are encouraged to call the national suicide prevention lifeline at the number there on your screen. 9, 8, 8, >> about 2 hours after that shooting, another broke out, injuring 3 people in the city's selma neighborhood happened around 10 o'clock this morning on bryant street between 6th and 7th. police say they later arrested a woman on the high street. that's just about 5 minutes away. they believe she's connected to this shooting. no word yet on the conditions the victims. in the wake of an

already violent 2025. in san francisco, mayor-elect daniel lurie has created a new job he says will lead the city what the new administration hopes will be a safer direction. kron four's stephanie rothman has more on the new public safety chief paul yet plans to achieve those goals. >> he's a former sfpd commander and work with the department for 28 years with the recent crime uptick and safety concerns with the recent violence at large gatherings across the country. it's clear there's work to be done >> we share a passion for making sure our safe for visitors, the people that you're working so it is a big job that very much looking forward to. >> yeah. pull work with multiple law enforcement agencies including fire and police. he will also serve as the administration's point of contact with the sheriff's office district attorney and the public defender all to focus on improving community and neighborhood safety, emergency preparedness and a

more timely response, including the fentanyl crisis. we need to leverage our resources. >> right from the beginning to get a handle and making those issues because that's going to save lives. affects many, many people's lives. >> according to sfpd crime overall is down. 29.4% in 2024. compared to the previous year. homicides are down. 31.4% and robberies are down. 22.2%. but despite this, many residents voted out. mayor london breed citing a lack of safety, yelp says effectiveness and accountability are their top priorities. >> major goal is to get our staffing right. so we need our first responders, police fire the to get to. there required staffing >> his new year resolution for san francisco are double or sleeves get to work. you know,

it's good see that safer. there were proper. >> hilary ministration will begin next wednesday on january 8th. and yep says they will hit the ground running. reporting in the newsroom. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. taking a live look now from our mount tam, a cam on thursday night. >> i feel like i need to say what night is because nobody seems to know what day is what in holiday week here. converse chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with a look at the forecast. lawrence, tomorrow, i know we're getting some rain. yeah. to get some raindrops on the storms rolling across the city. >> they continue generate some very large swells. and i think we're going to see that rolling in starting tomorrow to right now, kind of quiet out there, not see any raindrops just yet. in fact, not much in the way of cloud cover either, but that'll be moving in the waves. yeah, they're going to be picking up as we head through the night tonight and tomorrow. and so high surf advisory has been issued by the national weather service, starting at 9 o'clock tomorrow night. continuing until sunday. and so these

waves going to be dangerous. we're talking about some 15 to 25 footers rolling along the coastline. so even though you don't see the rain, we've got the storms that continue to generate those wells moving across the pacific. and so we're seeing those waves rolling along the coastline. of course, we've seen some damage from thoseastorms along the coastal areas as well right now. so far, pretty small. you're looking at some 6 footers at the temperatures go bowie, but off the coastline, there are much larger waves to come. some of those waves as high as 19 feet right now may even get larger than that. so if you're headed toward the coastline, watch out for some strong rip tides, good idea. just to stay away. water's edge. >> good advice there, lawrence. thank you. you are now looking at the moment a small plane crashed into a commercial building in fullerton. that's southern california in orange county. 2 people dead, 20 others injured after this happened around 2 o'clock this afternoon. this happened directly next to the fullerton municipal airport. you can see a large hole in

the building's roof, but no sign of any visible plane wreckage almost as if it went right through. earlier today, firefighters were seen battling the flames from inside the warehouse. first responders were also there treating people taking them to hospitals. that investigation into what happened is ongoing. back here in the bay area. oakland already dealing with its own string of violence into the new year. we now know 5 people have been killed between new year's eve and new year's day. the latest shooting happened at 6 o'clock last night on 60th avenue. the person taken to the hospital where they died. also, a 32 year-old father was killed just hours before and yesterday we reported 3 people were killed across oakland to in shootings. the other in a deadly stabbing. no arrests have been made and the m e of the separate incidents. a pregnant woman killed on new year's day after a head-on crash in gilroyis happened just after 6.30, last night on

leaves lee road near new avenue. chp says a man was speeding when he veered into another lane crashed head-on into the car where the pregnant woman was riding inside. officers do believe alcohol may be a factor in this crash. they're asking anyone who may have seen the crash or have any information or dash cam video to give them a call. there's a new effort in santa clara county to remove homeless encampments along its waterways. the valley water district estimates about 700 people are living in encampments on district property. and starting today, the districts going to be putting each of those camps in too high or low priority categories while also launching an educational campaign to try and let people know where they stand. >> we don't want to nor do we have the ability to just go out and sweep all encampments everywhere. we want to encourage good behavior so that we don't have to at the

very many encampments. and but but it's to the valley. water will take action when we need to to to to remedy the most egregious environmental and safety of that. >> if the decisions made to remove a camp, the district says they will provide 72 hours. notice before any cleanup work. weekends. santa cruz is set to reopen its worth this weekend after it partially collapsed just days befere christmas. city officials say an assessment showed the work is safe to reopen this weekend. but the portion of the pier that collapsed will stay close to leaders are set to hold a ceremony on saturday morning for this reopening on december 23rd about 150 feet of the wharf collapsed within seconds when huge waves battered the pilings beyond their breaking point. big pieces of the broken dwarf are still scattered across santa cruz county beaches. well, it's going to cost more to heat your home as kron four's. dan

kerman reports pg e customers are already facing a new rate hike in this new year. >> along with bridge tolls and bart fares, bay area residents will also see gas bills going up this month. pacific gas and electric says compared to last month, the cost of using gas in your home will go up an average of $9 a month while those on discounted rates will see a $7 increase, it will actually be less expensive for customers to turn on their lights. regular customers will see electric bills go down an average of a dollar a month compared to last month. well, those and discounted rates will see their average monthly bill go down $8.50. >> we've got to fix a broken system where there are no limits to how much >> he did. and he can ask for an increase how many times a year and no limits to how many times the public utilities commission can say yes, mark toney is with the utility

reform network. >> he says basic gas and electric service has become unaffordable for many in california. and it's time the legislature's set limits. i know that the legislature is working very hard to come up with bill affordability. cottages. >> but they need to hear from more people that this is important. pacific gas and electric points out while electric bills are down a dollar compared to last month. >> on average, they are down $11 compared to this time last year. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> apple has agreed to pay 95 million dollars in a lawsuit settlement after the company was accused of using siri to eavesdrop. the proposed settlement was filed tuesday out of oakland. it resolves a 5 year lawsuit that claims apple would activate the virtual assistant to record conversations and those alleged recordings would happen when people didn't seek to activate siri and then they

shared with advertisers. a court hearing to review the terms is scheduled for february. good news to report on california's snowpack tonight, new measurements from the state department of water resources. >> show it's slightly above average for this time of year. the snow pack is significant. it, of course, is the source of california's reservoirs helping supply agricultural land and our homes with water. the snow survey results show california's snowpack stands at 110% of average for this time of year. and 39% of average of where we should be by april. 1st. as of right now feeling okay. but if we don't get more storms. >> we'll need a progression of monthly storms to keep going because otherwise we will end up maybe similar under average by the end of the year. >> up to this point, the northern sierra region has done very well with the snow pack just over 160% of average for this time of year. however, the central sierra

way behind at 94%, southern sierra, even worse at just 75%. so they're hoping for a little bit more snow there. the first meteor shower of the year is expected to reach its peak tonight as many as 200 meteors could potentially light up the sky may be seen with the naked eye depending on the level of light pollution and weather conditions in your area. lawrence, of course, always keeping his eyes to the skies every night. i know that we're getting a little bit of rain. hopefully that means a little bit more snow for some of the parts of the lawrence. yeah, they're gonna see a lot of snow. maybe a foot of snow across parts of the sierra nevada. so that's definitely some good news. >> not so good news. if you want to check out the meteor shower, those clouds going to be thickening up as we head through the night tonight. and so really the going to be tough. go. if you want to go go check it out. now, of fortunately it looks like the best time to view. this is probably just before sunrise. and that's where really going to be clouding up. >> but one look to the northeast. you're going to the

big dipper up there. look toward the sky. lit your eyes. get used to the darkness outside. you may get lucky and numerous meteors out there tonight. and of course, dress warmly. those temperatures cooling off into the 40's out there right now. not bad. we do have some partly cloudy skies right now. the rain not here just yet. you can see most that in far northern california been waiting for this to drop down. it will come through as we head to the late night and early tomorrow morning. so i you tomorrow could be a little rough early on. you see the rain coming through. you see some light, even some moderate amounts of rainfall. little bit heavier north of bottle toward santa rosa and then kind of drag into the bay area, turning more toward showers in the middle of the day by the afternoon. get some sunshine. maybe couple rainbows out there as well. and it looks like really a nice afternoon. developing behind that system. but this may be it. this may be the last significant rain we see for quite some time as that storm system moves through. high pressure begins to build in the storm and the jet track start to lift to the north. that's going to send most that rain in that direction as well too. then we get into next week and also restart talk about offshore winds. maybe some temperatures 60's, maybe couple 70's around

the bay area. we're going to be bask in sunshine, warm temperatures. other parts of the country literally going to be freezing rain amounts with this next storm coming through. probably about a 3rd of an inch in the san francisco, maybe half an inch in toward places like santa rosa and then maybe an inch or so across some of the coastal ranges. but the long-range forecast for precipitation doesn't look very promising this through the 8 and the 12th of the month is we're going to keep things very dry temperatures tomorrow. you're going to be little bit cool with the rain moving through pine 50's 60's drying out in the afternoon over the next couple yeah, this is it. we're gonna get some rain now that it looks like we dry things out over the weekend. and i think that holds true not only through this next week about maybe the following weekend. so really not too about the 17th there. so we see that rain make a return. so a big break in the storm pattern hopefully comes back soon and heavy rain are like consistent like what we saw last month or early to. it is hard to say. i will say that we're in the heart of the season. i've seen it work gets a break. and all of a sudden it just comes back and just unload. so we'll have to wait and see. all right. thanks. aren't.

>> women's sports will be front and center at a new bar set to open in san francisco this year. ricky's will open on market street near sanchez in the castro. >> sometime in the spring, the bars to owners say they actually met playing soccer for the san francisco spikes. they bonded over their struggle to find a bar to watch women's sports. dozens of floral vendors set up shop at the markets. new space in potrero hill for the first time today. the san francisco flour market had been located on 6th and brandon in the soma neighborhood since 1956, it's been operating in san francisco for more than a century. it's now the largest wholesale flower market in san francisco. owners say the new space on 16th street will expand opportunities for vendors and create a better shopping experience for the customers. it's open to the public wednesdays through saturdays. coming up next in

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>> one for i've said this 100 times before, but what a night for steph curry. a performance. >> for the ages as the warriors played host to the philadelphia seventy-sixers. let's get to the highlights of this will actually know before we do. i want to remind you that steph, we didn't even know he was gonna be able to play because he was dealing with a sprained right thumb, which was taped up. so if you wondered if that might affect his shooting ability, spoiler alert, it did not. now let's

get to the highlight and you knew it was going to be a special night for staff, right from the first shot takes the pass. let's do all of the flyby and drains the 3. it only got better from there. >> steph, showing off the full repertoire tonight. draws a crowd and dishes to wiggins, one of his 10 assists on the and then jonathan kuminga impressed as well. going hard to the hoop. tough to plus the foul jk had 20 points, this night belonged to staff who had 30 points, 10 assists in 30 minutes. but it was really the 3 point shooting at a special 8 for he didn't miss wants the most made threes without a miss in his career. it was in one shy of the nba record warriors get a much needed blowout one. 39 to 105. meanwhile, the san jose sharks could use a win trying to snap their 8 game losing streak taking on the tampa bay lightning lightning was. yeah, let's get let's get a win in

her first candidates last. check this out now by. >> tyler to foley. he's got that thing on a string. there is his team leading 15th goal of year to make it one. can store in the second kyle a pass to mario ferraro lights the lamp to make it to ship that says a 3rd of the year against and it was enough for you are a slave master off young goalie with his best game as a stopped. 24, 25 shots. san jose hangs on to win it 2 for one. >> some exciting news for for forty-niners linebacker fred warner defensive end nick bosa and fullback kyle use check and tight end. george kittle all selected to the pro bowl. brock purdy, trent williams, leonard floyd and deommodore lenoir were named as alternates for warner. it's his 3rd straight trip to the pro bowl and his force overall. >> warner has recorded 123 tackles year. 4 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions, including a pick-six. as for

bosa, he's now made it. 4 straight pro bowls and 5 total in his six-year career sleeves. the niners with 9 sacks and has totaled. 52 tackles an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. he's up to 62 and a half in his career that the third-most in franchise history. it's basically a done deal that use check is going make it every year. going to his 9th straight pro bowl, extending the all-time record for fullback. weve got 17 catches for 151 yards most among in a full full backs this year. well, as couple of touchdowns and 5 carries for 26 yards and last but not least george kittle with his 6th pro bowl 4th in a row. he surpassed the 1000 receiving yards 4th time his career is one of just 5 tight ends to ever do that. 76 perceptions. 1079 yards touchdowns. so a tough year for the niners, but

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