the grants -- it hit the grant family like a bombshell. they were financially devastated because they had invested heavily in the firm, the whole family had. now they had to find a way to make money. grant felt personally responsible. he had encouraged his family and others to invest in the firm. even though he was a victim, he felt personally responsible and wanted to pay back his debt. the grants were in a difficult situation financially because of the financial scandal. they packed up and moved out to new jersey for the summer of 1884 to essentially figure out what they were going to do for the future. to rebuild their lives, financially. grant was approached by century magazine at this time, a big magazine company to write some articles. been pestered to be an author for many years and had always resisted. other people had written about him, he did not think he would be much of an author, he was a very modest man. most of all come he did not need the money. they knew he was in a corner because he needed the money. they offered him $500

denied grant the inside track to richmond and remember of grant's said, if grant treated this like a race anna he could have won and now he's been denied chance. but lee is afraid to commit. federals intill has front of him. great missed the opportunities because we have hancock ten here and yooil right here and want to ask those that know theory about military if you have someone here in the iddle and someone here and you've gotten my on one side and enemy on the other side. hat does that leave these guys susceptible too? they're done. yooil is a sitting duck and still nervous about his poor communication does not try to cut ap and him off that allows lee to start out of est of his army this area. is a race to his the north anna river so he'll corp. under the command ofae hill that had to be us is september able his social disease for two back in action. it's a fantastic division. the southern bank dominate the so if i put my artillery here i have a great hunker so lee wants to down here and make grant come at so that's why lee recognizes to the river. nd so as lee's army comes fili

(grant) good evening everyone, im grant lodes...cki) and im vicki liviakis...pam and steve have the night off.the bay area law enforcement community conintues to mourn the loss of one of its own.((grant/dbl bx)) kron four's spencer blake is live in tracy... where a huge procession of highway patrol and other law enforcement vehicles accompanied the fallen officer's body. spencer, this tribute moved from one end of the east bay to the other. it began in oakland, because it was in alameda county where andrew camilleri and his partner were on patrol when they were rammed into sunday night. (vo)the procession ended here about an hour ago at this funeral home in tracy.i've never experienced such reverence coming from such louod sirens.law enforcement and firefighters were here. there was a ladder salute from south county fire.a lot of community members came to see the procession as well.earlier today i spoke with a friend of the camilleris, who is also one of their pastors at mission city church. parishoners there are devastated by the n

(grant) and i'm grant lodes in for steve aveson. we are expecting to hear shortly from mayor libby schaaf... but first kron-4's dan kerman joins us live from oakland with more on the unions announcement soti am pleased to announce that pending the outcome of mediation with the city of oakland we are suspending all strike activity for the present at 630 monday night, the union representing nearly 3000 striking oakland city workers announced what many residents and city officials had been hoping for a return to work. ááá sot rob szykowny/seiu negotiator 21-31 we're very pleased about going back to work because the city did make some movement and they adopted a new tone which we appreciate and in light of that we are going to send people back to workthe walkout, which entered its 7th day on monday and paralyzed city services is coming to an end after both sides in the labor dispute entered into their first day of mediation which the union said was productive.sotthe mediator has helped reframe the issues and be more mentally flexibile,

(grant)kron 4's j.r.stone continues our team coverage and joins us there live and joins us team coverage and joins us there live tonight. j.r. grant and vicki, a few people were out here earlier to remember mayor ed lee. they said they will not soon forget the good that he did. outside of his home tonight you can see the signs that have been left and the candles that were lit.you can see some of those who came here to pray and remember mayor ed lee. i talked with those from a union that represent home care workers who help seniors and others who have a tough time leaving their houses. one man told me that mayor ed lee was all about jobs when he came into office in 2011. when lee came into office the san francisco unemployment rate was 8.9 percent. in october of this year it was 2.6 percent. i talked with a neighbor who told me the story of why lee moved to san francisco from oakland years ago before he was mayor.then mayor willie brown became aware that here he was about to head a large apartment living a

and the grants, it hit the grant family like a bombshell. they were financially devastated because they had invested heavily in this firm, the whole family had, and now they had to fine a way to make money. and grant felt personally responsible. he had really encouraged his family and others to invest in this firm, and even though he was a victim, he felt personally responsible and wanted to pay back his debts. the grants were in a very difficult situation financially because of this financial scandal. they packed up and moved out to the new jersey cottage for the summer of 1884 to, essentially, figure out what they were going to do for the future to rebuild their lives financially. and grant was a approached by century magazine at this time, a big magazine company, to write some articles. now, grant had been pestered to be an author for many years and had always resisted because other people had written about him, ask and he didn't think he'd be much of an author. he was a very modest man. but most of all, he didn't need the money either, a

(grant) next at 5... (grant) under the ridge. (grant) (grant) (grant) next at 5...et a scare from a christmas display... we'll show you why they called 9-1-1/ (vicki) some christmas decorations at one home in boulder, colorado had neighbors calling police for help. greg nieto talked with the homeowner - who says he is just trying to have a little fun. nats: they are great neighbors there are christmas decorations. (nats) then, there are christmas exclamations. (nats) at the corner of forest and 11th, in boulder, if you do a double- take, you are not alone."i looked out the window, my kitchen window one day and i saw it. and i started to rush out the back door."in fact, your first reaction might be to call for help. (nats) which, is exactly what happened today. police, firefighters and paramedics showing up outside chris olson's newlands neighborhood home. (nats) what they soon realized is the dude dangling from the eva is just a dummy. (nats) the brains behind the clark griswold creation, says he made the mannequin out of madness. (nats) and while the doll is suppos

but she ran a chance (grant)(grant)both homes. weather conditions along with cool overnights and seasonably mild daytime temperatures will persist through the upcoming holiday weekend. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region sometime in the latter half of next week. (catherine) a heart- warming story about a family who lost two homes in the north bay firestorm.. their daughter wanted to copy a family portrait that she still had -- for a christmas gift. but she ran into a problem... (grant) a chance meeting at a camera store turned all of that around. kron4's hermela aregawi spoke with the family. a chance meeting at a camera store sharon taylor/what are the odds that this man that we haven't seen in 30 whatever years is in this story when i'm trying to do thisthe edwards lost two out of three homes in their family to the fires joan edwardsi mean we literally left the house i took one pair of jeans 2 shirts and a pair of tennis shoes and off we went.. my son said if we didn't get out the fire was goign to b

(grant) (grant) coming up...president trump is under fire for comments he made about a new york senator... hear what some people are calling a "sexist slur" (vicki) senate republicans are racing against the clock... to rewrite a tax bill before their holiday break. and president trump is expected to make an announcement tomorrow on the need for tax reform... sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. for health insurance starting january 1st, enroll by december 15th. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. tonight... several bay area sports teams are remembering mayor lee. (vicki) the giants tweeted: "we were deeply saddened and shocked to learn of the sudden passing of mayor ed

(grant) another big (grant) (grant) another big story tonight.... it appeas to be a full fledged stalmate.(grant) oakland city workers are planning to remain on strike tomorrow...for what would be a fourth straight day... as union members and the city are in trying to agree on new terms ááagain. tonight kron4's hermela aregawi is live in oakland tonight where she talked to some of the people most impacted by this strike... hermela? (hermela)i spoke with the union's head negoatiator.. as well as many of the workers. a lot of upset and frustrated faces coming out of that meeting. the lead negotiator told me the city's approach has been offensive. they say they thought they would be here with the city for the majority of the night really talking through the terms and hashing out the details. and instead they say the city's attitude was take it or leave it. the city said the latest offer is their last best and final offer and it's possible that they will declare an impass.. essentially end the negotiations if the union doesn't take the latest offer the

(grant) and i'm grant lodes in for steve aveson. lee was rushed to the hospital late last night after collapsing while shopping at his local safeway. tonight we are looking back at lee's bay area legacy..(pam) kron-4's justine waldman begins our coverage live from city hall... justine nats of clappingsot cover he was humble and determined no matter the jobmayor ed lee passed away 1:11 in the morning on tuesday december 12th.surrounded by his friends and family.earlier that evening he collapsed at a safeway near his glen park home and was rushed by ambulance to san francisco general hospital.20- 30 acting mayor london breed / san francisco "everyone agrees our mayor was a good man with a good heart/ what matter to him was helping his fellow san franciscans and occasionally delivering the perfectly timed corny joke." during this time of mourning, flags are at half staff outside city hall.inside the mayors office, large bouquets of flowers rest near his painted portrait.while sadness weighed down city hall, business went on as usual.th

((grant))and i'm grant lodes. tonight the shooter is still on the loose.((grantmap/vo))it happened saturday night near west grand and brush in oakland.((vicki))kron 4's jr stone is live at oakland police headquarters...jr..the victim's young daughter doesn't yet know that her father has died? ((j.r.))she doesn't. the family didn't want her to associate christmas with her father's death. they plan on telling her tomorrow.this is a picture of her fatherdomini que johnson..he was known to his family and friends as dom. dom was killed around 10:30 saturday night in west oakland. he had just left the qilombo community center in oakland. the circustances of the killing are unknown. dom was heavily involved with the occupy movement and black lives matter movement. he worked for an independent moving company as well. you can see johnson and his 7 year old daughter in this picture. a daughter who will learn of her dad's death tomorrow. family members say someone knows what happened and they are begging them to come forward.and for people not to tell what happened i

(grant) taking a live (grant) burning wood."other than alternatives to it people to look for from it. so we ask having impacts from it. so we ask people to look for alternatives to it other than burning wood." (grant) taking a live look outside...(vicki) turning now to our four zone forecast with chief meteorologist brittney shipp... . lear and cool conditions tonight with widespread lows in the 30s. dry weather returns thursday with cool daytime highs followed by a colder night into friday morning. high pressure keeps things dry and seasonable through the weekend. clouds may increase by christmas day as the next front approaches. its a sunny and pleasant afternoon with highs in the upper 50s and 60s. for tonight expect lows from the lower 30s to lower 40s on average. mostly clear skies and light winds will help with radiational cooling. main weather feature weds through friday is a building 585 dm high located southwest of point conception. this will keep things dry and mild during the day with continued mostly sunny skies. ove

(grant) thanks for joining us i'm grant lodes...(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.... 63- year- old mitchell bacom was arrested today... accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering 14-year-old suzanne bombardier back in 19-80. she was taken in the middle of the night from her sister's home....(grant) kron4's charles clifford has details on how police were able to link bacom to the case... charles? (grant) charles?case... charles? (grant) (grant) another big story tonight....the week-long strike of oakland city workers is over... at least for now. representatives from the union and the city came together for a mediation session today, and made enough progress that workers will be back on the job tomorrow morning... suspending the strike... kron four's spencer blake is live at oakland city hall. spencer, what is each side saying tonight? (live)both the city and the union are sharing optimism that they'll be able to come to a final agreement soon.the strike isn't pausing because a new contract has been reached, but because the union sees

that is one thing about grants.he was an unassuming man in the next to him and not know he was famous. the matter how much money he had pain and never changed him and he was a simple man very approachable at all times. but sam got frustrated because he told grants oldest son that could you tell your father to be less friendly because he's making my job difficult. sam went to fred and fred went to his father and told him the situation and i think what grants the next really shows his true character. he said i don't want to be exclusive, let them come. in the fall of 1884, there was a buzz in the literary community about grants writing a book and one of the people interested in publishing the book other than a century magazine that had already made an offer was samuel clemens, better known as his pen name marked. he just started his own publishing firm and had self published huckleberry finn that year 1884. so he shows up at the grant household and have been a casual friend of general grant since the civil war and sho

(grant) and i'm grant lodes... the crash happened around midnight last night on interstate 8-80 in hayward. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live at chp headquarters in hayward. j.r. (j.r.)it has been a very tough day for chp officers. the officer who died was a young man with a wife and three kids. this is 33 year old andrew camilleri. a california highway patrol officer who lost his life in the line of duty on christmas eve.sot first of all this is not the way we wanted to celebrate christmas day. definitely not the way we wanted to the community to think of the 2017 christmas holiday but today is not a holiday for the highway patrol today is about the tragic loss of one of our own. camilleri was on patrol with his partner.sitting in the passenger side of this patrol car when a 22 year old driving a red cadillac slammed into them.sot today i am not only disappointed but also angered that i had to notify a mother and her three children that their father had deceased at a local hospital after

(grant) plus... a former u-c davis professor and symphony conductor has been accused of sexual assault... we'll hear from the former student who says the incident happened 30 years ago. and after the break.... a powerful testimony today in the preliminary hearing of the ghost ship fire... where 36 people lost their lives. tonight we'll tell you what may have caused the fire. ♪ [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of secondhand smoke. and some of them can't do anything about it. but you can. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. new details coming out tonight... in the preliminary hearing of the ghost ship fire where 36 people lost their lives.(vicki) for the first time, an assistant fire marshall revealed more information about the origin and the cause of the fire... oakland assistant fire marshall maria sabitini took the stand today. she said upon analysis of burn patterns and the charred ceiling the origin was determined to be in the northwest bottom corner o

(grant) coming up...y of sacramento is trying to get a major league soccer team...tonight we hear what the mayor has to say about the other city's who are in the bid for it as well...(vicki) plus... light showers in the bay area... brought snow to the sierra... we'll tell you how much...(grant) and after the break... find out how kron4 helped a community in the east bay work together with their police department to catch a notorious package thief... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ it all starts with a wish. the final days of wish list are here. hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first month's payment. nine.... kron-4 viewers in a hayward neighborhood... reached out to us earlier this week about an ongoing package theft problem... dozens of neighbors have surveillance cameras set up... but it had not stop the thieves.. until now... kron4's ali reid is live in the newsroom with how residents worked together... with police... to catch the thief... ali? after a number of package theft

i'm catherine heenan(grant) and i'm grant lodes...pam moore and steve aveson have the night off. this robbery happened at chevron gas station in berkeley--- on san pablo avenue and gilman streets. the victim... a cashier at the gas station... spoke to kron 4's hermela aregawi.. she joins us live now with that story.. hermela, what did the victim tell you? he says he's shaken up. that he is anxious at home.. he's anxious at work.. constantly looking at his surroundings worried that he could be attacked again by the same suspect or another person. this happened a week ago. last thursday, around 8 at night... surveillance video shows the suspect jumping over the counter and then brutally assaulting the cashier punching and kicking him. he then for no apparent reason breaks a wooden gate as the cashier runs out of the store and calls 911. the victim's nose and lips were bleeding and he was transported to a local hospital and treated for his injuries. but he says he is still really distrurbed about the incident and worries that if he is robbed again , it will be worse. we spoke to cus

(grant) thanks for joining us i'm grant lodes...(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... bay area native kate steinle was shot in the back.. and then collapses and died in her fathers arms back in 2015... and tonight the man at the center of a national immigration debate is cleared in her murder.... but garcia zarate was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. kron-4's charles clifford is on the case... he joins us live from the hall of justice ....with the controversial outcome. (grant) continuing our coverage of the vderdict in the kate steinle trial... kron-4's gabe slate spoke with prosecutors right after the jury's verdict was read. soundbite - alex bastian / spokesperson for district attorney's office since jose garcia zarate was found not guilty on the three big charges first-degree murder, second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, the prosecution was asked if they thought they failed by over charging this casesoundbite - alex bastianthe jurrors left the courthouse thursday evening without talking to the media.and kate steinle's family wa

(grant)and i'm grant lodes in for steve aveson.ive members of one family were beaten to death iinside a home near city college back in 2012. (pam) kron4's maureen kelly was in the courtroom as the verdict was handed down. binh luc (bin luke) showed little emotion when the guilty verdicts came down.after a two month trial and seven days of deliberations.a jury found luke guilty of killing five members of the lei familya couple in their 60's, and their adult daughter, son and daughter in law, beating them to death with a hammer. the jury also agreed to the special circumstances of multiple murder and lying in wait, as well as five counts of attempted robbery and two counts of burglary. he's obviously disappointedthe defense attorney says he will continue to help his client look at the possibility of getting a new trial, or appear the verdict. his defense was that his client was there the day of the murder, but only helped clean up. and that the real killers are still out there.there were four fingerprints that were located in the hou

grant. we begin our special feature on the battlefield that changed the tide in the revolutionary war. >> the "new york times magazine" said the battles for saratoga were the most important battles thought in the entire world in the last 1000 years, because they resulted in the general's surrender. it was the first time ever in world history that a british army surrendered. we are currently located at freeman's farm. this is one of the places at saratoga national historical park where the battles of saratoga were fought in 1777 during the american war for independence. saratoga national historical park today consists of about 3400 acres. as as established in 1948, park within the national park service system. army had ae british plan in order to defeat the american rebellion. the plan was that they would have an army leave canada and moved south and capture the city of albany. from there, that army would be able to operate either in lower new york or throughout new england, and attack americ

(grant) and i'm grant lodes... officer camilleri leaves behind a wife and three young kids. he was killed by a suspected drunk driver while on patrol on interstate 880 in hayward. the 22-year-old suspect remains hospitalized -- and has not yet been publicly identified. today kron4's spencer blake was in tracy - he talked to people who knew the fallen officer. (reporter)"tuesday afternoon that procession of chp and other law enforcement vehicles had sirens blaring as they accompanied the body of fallen chp officer andrew camilleri." (pkg)(nats of sirens)despite the loud wailing, this somber line of cars had a reverence about it.people in tracy came to join officers, firefighters, and a ladder truck salute in saying goodbye to camilleri, who died in the early hours of christmas day. he and his partner were in their patrol vehicle on i-880 when c-h-p says a 22-year-old man who had been drinking and using marijuana, slammed into them, killing camilleri and severely injuring his partner. the congregation at mission city church where the camilleris attend in tracy ..is still proce

) mathew reiter (grant)(grant) (grant) and we first told you about the sea lion attack with a push alert at 2:33 this afternoon. you can stay up to date with breaking news in your area. just download the free kron 4 mobile app. (vicki) as the city of san francisco continues to mourn the sudden death of mayor ed lee, funeral preps are underway. but first, the mayor's body will be at city hall tomorrow so the public can pay their respects. kron 4's ali reid joins us live from the steps of city hall, where the casket will enter.ali, what can you tell us? those steps behind me is where the casket will enter city hall tomorrow morning.doors will open to the public at 8am. pkgthe fire department will hang a flag in memory of mayor ed lee. by 7-am, the casket will be escorted by police up the steps of city hall and into the rotunda.it's such a big loss to everybodysan francisco police chief william scott, who was hired by mayor lee says the department is ready but they are also grieving.this is a huge loss for our city and i think there's many many officers in sfpd that have built relationships

(grant) there is just (grant) reports... kerman kron 4's dan to rebuild.'s dan kerman reports... (grant) there is just one week left for people to register with fema for fire disaster assistance. and also, to apply for a low=interest disaster loan from the government. residents of napa, sonoma and mendocino counties may be eligible for federal grants .... to cover disaster- related costs ... including rent and home repairs. you can apply at disaster assistance dot gov. (pam) in the east bay --- oakland is working to provide housing for people who are homeless. and is doing it with a unique solution. today, in west oakland, the city opened up its 'tuff sheds'. we sat down with mayor libby schaaf ... to talk about how they will work... and the impact they could have on the homeless population. steve aveson: "40 people will be served who qualifies?"mayor schaff: "it's based on proximity to the actual site. so we're working literally in concentric circles to invite people who have been living on the sidewalk closest to the site. so our goal is people stay for

) that (grant) (grant) (grant) that district not the only one that could be facing some serious cuts..the oakland unified school district is dealing with a budget shortfall of 15 million dollars. this is video from last week... parents and teachers protesting against potential cuts to education programs.the school board is expected to make a final decision on the budget on wednesday. strong high pressure will remain in place through much of the week and result in dry weather conditions along with above average daytime temperatures. clear skies and weak offshore flow will allow for cool overnights which will warm slightly late in the forecast period as onshore winds return. (grant) coming up new at ten:an alleged shop lifting scheme busted at a bay area walmart.. what police say the very bold thieves átriedá to get away with. (pam) then: a scary outburst on a southwest flight.. tongiht we have the jailhouse interview with the woman behind it.... (grant) and next:details on the latest shooting on one of the bay area's most violent stretches of freeway