i'm vicki liviakis..... we first start our coverage tonight with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence, how long is this storm sticking around? lawrence karnow: it was a very stormy start to the day with heavy rain and gusty winds. some of the heaviest rainfall totals were nearly 4 inches. the rain has turned to showers. doppler radar is showing more rain and some heavier pockets of downpours. more heavy rain is expected tonight with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms. heavy snow continues in the sierra where a blizzard warning is in place in the greater lake tahoe area. extremely dangerous whiteout conditions are expected tonight into early friday morning. on the satellite you can see the low still spinning off the coast. it's not in a hurry to move so it will continue to spin more showers our way through saturday. more snow is likely over our local mountains and snow levels could drop as low as 1,500 feet. it will be a mix of sunshine and showers tomorrow with cool highs only in the upper

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.... the accident caused major delays for ivers trying to get t e airport... thas where we find kron4's j-r stone he is live at oakland international tonight-- (grant) j-r any estimate on when terminal one will be back open? (vicki) kron-4 was first to tell you about this accident at oakland international airport we sent a push alert at 7:45 this evening.... you can stay connected on breaking news by downloading our free mobile app. and enabling push alerts. <>(grant) another big story we're following tonight: tensions... reaching a boiling point in sacramento... after police shot and killed an un-armed black man in his familys' yard.(grant) black lives matter demonstrators joined friends and family of stephon clark at tonight's special city council meeting....voicing their profound frustration.(vicki) it was a packed house...and there were hundreds of demonstrators outside the chambers..that meeting tonight was shut down after safety concerns...(grant) officers killed stephon clark a litt

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. the suit targets sanctuary policies that prohibit some cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. today sessions slammed officials who he accused of promoting open borders. as you heard... he singled out oakland's mayor, who recently warned people ahead of federal immigration crackdowns. some immigration officials say the move enabled hundreds of criminals to evade authorities. sessions outlined the lawsuit during a speech in sacramento. jeff sessions / u.s. attorney general: "the department filed a suit against the state of california to invalidate these unjust laws and to immediately freeze their effect. federal agents must be able to do the job that congress directed them to do."(vicki) sessions pointed to three state immigration laws he says are unconstitutional. those laws restrict police from voluntarily giving federal agents information about undocumented immigrants.... prohibit private companies from voluntarily cooperating with ice... and require the state to inspect f

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... it happening to businesses along alum rock avenue near the highway 101 on ramp in san jose...that's where we find kron4's ali reid... she spoke to business owners who were left to clean up the mess. ali? at least 3 businesses on this block in little portugal had their windows smashed overnight.adega restaurant here, the portugese bar restaurant that's adjacent to it.and also a photo store across the street.and that's not it.in total police are investigating 12 incidents. across town, at the plant ... windows at applebees were first smashed last friday.then last night, patrons that were eating at the time tell me they heard when pellets hit the windows.of course that caused quite a scare.but because they're double paned glasses, they shattered but didn't break.however, overnight, the culprits returned and shattered a number of windows throughout the restaurant.it is believed that b-b guns were used to cause havoc.also nearby ... mcdonalds was hit ... both at the entrance and the drive

(vicki)(vicki) now at 9:30... a south bay family whose primary bread-winner is in jail and facing deportation-- is considering a move not south to mexico, but rather up north, to canada. (grant) we have been following the story of fernando carillo and his family for months now as they await a court ruling that-- await a court ruling that-- for better or worse-- will chart their future course. (vicki) kron frour's rob fladeboe brings us up to date. (lourdes barraza)i caught up with lourdes barraza helping her daughter with homework as another day passes while her husband, fernando carillo, is in jail in richmond, whle judge joseph park decides whether to deport him.lourdes barraza/husband facing deportation"....we're just focused on judge park to make the right decision, we have a lot of support in the community, fernando is not a threat to society and he needs to be home with his family..." if the judge rules against them, lourdes and her three daughters, all of whomare american citizens, are setting their sites o

(vicki) still ahead...row is saint patrick's day and many cities across the nation will be celebrating... we'll hear from a local group who explains the real meaning behind the holiday. (steve) and first it was beer and whiskey... now your vegetables could cost you more... hear why farmers are president trump's new tarrifs... ♪ ♪ get high speed internet from at&t. $30 per month. no extra monthly fees. more for your thing. that's our thing. visit att.com/internet. (vicki) tonight-- america's farming community is calling on president trump to abandon plans to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum.(steve) a pro-farmers interest group says new tariffs will cost america's agriculture businesses billions. kron4' mark meredith is in washington with a closer look. nat: "im a 4th generation farmer"the target audience for this new political ad from the group "farmers for free trade" "nat: "we're very optimistic about the economy under president trump"is the man in the white house.nat: "farm country is trump country" ma

(vicki) and i'm vicki livakis, in for pam moore... the shooting happened last wednesday on geneva avenue and london street. the san francisco police department held a townhall meeting addressing the police involved shooting... (steve) kron 4's ali reid joins us live from outside the meeting. ali, what is the public's reaction? a lot of footage was shown tonight ... both body cam from inside the barbershop and dash cam footage from outside the store.body cam and dash cam footage multi agency investigationjehad eid 21 year oldfactual and non judgemental infocontinued investigation some facts can't be revealed at this time officer shot in the leg released body worn camera footage released video eveixence is only a portion of the investigation all info released is on the sfpd website and available to the public not releasing names of officers yet due to a safety assessment 1.homicide unit will conduct a criminal investigation 2.sfpd internal affairs will conduct administrative investigation to make sure officers were in compliance with th

(vicki) and i'm vicki livakis, in for pam moore...a police officer...ager and two barbers were hit by bullets... before police finally shot the gunman. (steve) it happened last wednesday on geneva avenue and london street. tonight: the san francisco police department held a townhall meeting addressing the police involved shooting...(vicki) kron 4's ali reid joins us live from outside the meeting. ali, what was reaction like from the public? the meeting became contentious this evening .... not because

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis...ttack happened near arastradero road and deer creek road just before two this afternoon...-- near tesla headquarters. tha's where we find kron4's hermela aregawi. she talked to police and neighbors about the attack and has details on who police are looking for in a story that is new tonight at nine...

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.... the hold-up happened at the 76 gas station at the corner of piner road and coffey lane...around 8:30 this morning in santa rosa...(grant) kron4's charles clifford is live in sonoma county tonight where he talked to the store owner about the scary encounter... charles what is he saying tonight? around 830 thursday moring, an armed gunman wearing an armed gunman wearing an armed thursday moring, around 830 thursday moring, an armed gunman wearing a light gray hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and shorts entered the 76 gas station along coffey lane and demanded money from the cashiers. he is assertivenats he makes the cashiers put money from two different cash registers into a brown paper bag. he then makes the employees lay down on the ground and he walks out of the store. in all, the gunman was inside for about 80 seconds.sot seeing the video, i think this guy has done this before. antonio bunting is the owner of the store. he was stunned by this video but says he's proud of how his employ

(vicki) also new at 8. suspended from class as a school district looks into claims she ran a white nationalist podcast... and allegedly spread those messages to her students. dayana volitich is denying the reports tonight. volitich is accused of using an alias ===then posting a podcast with extreme viewpoints. a twitter account also with that alias.. also says things like.. white privilege.. prove to me that it exists. and in another tweet.. it isn't supremacist or hateful to prefer your own people over others. an unidentified attorney for the teacher as saying that she "employed political satire and exaggeration" on the podcast... but that statements made about her having white nationalist views don't "have any truth to them." in sports... former raiders head coach jack del rio reacts to latest trouble with aldon smith... and the u-s-f dons take on the number-6 team in the country in the w-c-c tournament... gary has the highlights... and all the sports... coming up next at 8 tax season is upon us. what to

(vicki) new tonight at 8. police in the east bay are searching for three men in an armed robbery at a brentwood verizon store. it happened this morning on lone tree way. that's when three masked men stormed the verizon store with guns. and ordered people to the ground. they then grabbed merchandise and ran away. we do not know the value of the goods they got away with. (steve) the marin county civic center cafe remains closed tonight. officials say that's because building maintenance is working on a wall behind the kitchen and grill area. it will reopen friday. the cafe was shut down last month for cleaning after a rat infestation was discovered. the cafe serves roughly a thousand meals a week to government employees and visitors alike. (vicki)the penthouse of the harrah's casino at south lake tahoe.that's where porn actress stormy daniesl says she began her affair with donald trump more than a decade ago. (steve) the alleged affair began after mr. trump's marriage to melania and the birth of their son.... and

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. s-f-p-d says they want to question smith about what happened over the weekend. kron 4's terisa estacio is live in san francisco tonight... terisa, bring us up to speed on this investigation. .. (estacio - san francisco police headquarters) authorities here at sfpd say they have a lot of questions for the linebacker - as he was last seen, leaving the alleged crime scene in his range rover. (estacio reporting) it was here on the 600 block in san francisco where the call came in - a dispatcher repeating to police that a victim was calling in reporting that her ex- boyfriend, , identified aldon smith - had beat her up and bit her in the wrist listen in: "the victim is calling us saying the suspect threw her around the room and bit her wrist. he climbed out of the window and may have gotten into a black range rover." smith - the dispatcher also says was wearing a black 49er sweatshirt as he darted through the window before taking off in his vehicle. san francisco police launched an investi

(vicki) and im vicki liviakis in for pam moore. ((dbl bx)) kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in san francisco tonight where she spoke to people in the area who are demanding a stop sign be installed there. hermela?- people that have lived here for years.. say over time.. this area has become increasingly congested and this intersection more and more dangerous.i spoke with parents of two young children who say.. back in 2016... they wrote the city asking for a traffic study to be done here.. so when the accident happened earlier this week. they say they knew they had to keep pushing for the stop sign before somebody got seriously hurt. on monday.. a driver slammed so hard into a sedan parked here.. that it pushed the sedan under another suv.. quite the site to see. fortunately.. no one here got hurt.. but police are looking for the driver who fled the scene. we spoke with several residents here about this intersection.. and each one had a recent accident that they knew about or were involved in....residents also tell me there are two

(vicki) still ahead...ch starbucks is offering for ideas on a better and greener cup... (grant) and after the break... uber co-founder travis kalanick is shifting gears and hooking up with a new start-up...and he's hiring...where you could find work. a co-founder of the world's most valuable start-up... is starting up again.(vicki) and he's looking for people to join his team. travis kalanick was ousted from ride-sharing company uber last year amid a sexual harassment and work culture investigations at the company. he is now investing 150 million dollars in a holding company called city storage systems, which takes abandoned or un-used spaces...like old parking lots...and helps develop them. once that deal goes through, he will become c-e-o of the 15-person start-up. he must be anticipating growth because he announced on twitter that he is hiring...telling tweeters to shoot him an email. kalanick also announced a new venture earlier this month... that will focus on real estate and e-commerce in india and ch

(vicki) (vicki) and again... take a look at your screen. a hotline has been established for families to check on their loved ones. that number is 707-948-3331. (grant) kron 4 was the first to tell you about this breaking news. we sent a push alert as soon as we learned of the active shooter situation. make sure you download the kron four mobile app to always get the latest breaking news. (vicki) our breaking news coverage continues. a gunman takes three people hostage inside the largest veterans home in the country... in yountville. it happening at the yountville veterans home on california drive. at 10:20 this morning... police received reports of shots fired. (grant) it happened at the pathway home... which is a privately run program for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. the program treats veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars. officials say they know who the gunman is... and they have been trying to reach him on his cell phone. the gunman initially released some hostages... but kept three. the three people taken hostage a

(vicki) happening now...t's not a turf war, but a ásurf war, of sorts, out at san francisco's aquatic park. there's a boat anchored there that swimmers say is in their territory...and has been for a while. as kron four's spencer blake explains, the boat's not legally permited to be there in the first place. (reporter on cam)"have you seen anything like it before where somebody just drops anchor and doesn't leave?not for this length of time."s-f maritime spokesman lynn cullivan is referring to this yacht, which has been moored in aquatic park cove for more than one hundred total days.a permit, which this boat does ánot have, only allows you to drop anchor for five days here. "in the past years, every so often someone will stay longer than the five days but generally once the rangers go out and let them know what's going on and say they should obey the rules, they tend to; they move away."but even after rangers spoke to the man who apparently lives aboard the boat...he basically expressed that he doesn't want t

(vicki) happening now.... sheriff's deputies are investigating tonight after grenades were found inside a home in the south bay. they say those grenades were located at an estate sale... it happened at a home on gordon avenue near greenside drive in east san jose... that's where we find kron4's ali reid... she has details on the investigation... ali? the homeowner apparently didn't know she had live grenades in her home.her estate dealer tells us, she does not live on the property ... and hasn't lived here in a couple of years.the house is in the process of being sold and the owner was trying to get everything out for the estate sale when she found the grenades in her basement. her estate dealer says she has no idea how they got into the home or the basement, and as soon as she found them she alerted authorities.the bomb squad came out and detonated the grenades.the home is on a secluded property, so none of it was visible to the public. however the smell was pretty strong , well after the scene was cleared.th

(vicki) coming up... hundreds of protestors marched outside the ice building in san francisco for the 150 immigrants arrested by ice... tonight hear the demands from city officials.. (grant) plus... we hear from one local resident affected by these ice raids.. find out why she is worried for her family in a live report.... (vicki) and after the break... tonight oakland mayor libby schaaf defending her warning about ice raids to her community... why the chief of ice is saying she may have committed a crime... we'll explain... (grant) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... as rain is falling around the bay area... we will have more on your forecast a (granti) a strong storm is rolling into the bay area... this is a look at stormtracker 4 radar. i'm here in the weather center with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... a powerful storm is now on final approach and headed toward the bay area. a few showers have already started showing up on doppler radar, but much heavier rain is on the way. it will be loud

(vicki) right now (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) right now it's drizzling across parts of the bay area....but it's been raining off and on all day.. kron 4's dan kerman is in san francisco and he has details on the rains impact on our water supply. the rains have returned once again in march and water managers say it's really making a difference in terms of water supply. sot david briggs/eb mud water operations mgr. 07-17storage at east bay mud's reservoirs in the sierra and locally are now at 82% of capacity. had march been dry like previous months, things could have been different looking forwardsotmarch storms has also improved storage in the south bay storage in the santa clara valley water district jumped from 26% of capacity to 33% of capacity and improvements are also evident with the sierra snowpack. on february 28th it was 20% of average.. .now it's grown to 47% of average and state water officials say it could grow over the 50% mark with this series of storms. standup dan kerman sf 124-134that's still only 50 percent of average which is why wter managers say regardless how much it r

(vicki) (vicki) (vicki) the alameda county sheriff's office was back in federal court today. january... six former and current women inmates -- some who were pregnant -- filed a lawsuit alleging abuses -- including forcing women to agree to abortions.(steve) as kron four's philippe djegal reports -- the sheriff's office denies the allegations. (philippe) a jury-trial could happen as early as may. this after a federal judge tabled the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction -- asking for more medical information. the plaintiff's wanted to have the remaining pregnant women at the santa rita jail in dublin transferred to more comfortable conditions. debbie johnston has taken interest in this case... after her 22-year-old daughter was arrested earlier this month and booked into santa rita. her daughter is not part of the lawsuit now... but could be added soon.... debbie says in recent weeks, her daughter has complained about how she's been treated behind bars. she's three- months pregnant.debbe johnston/mother- "she's terrified. she thinks they're going to make her lose h

(vicki) (vicki) (vicki) thursday. (vicki) don't forget-- you can track the wet weather in your neighborhood with the kron4 mobile app. you'll be the first to know about breaking news when it happens... by turning on push alerts. (steve) breaking news tonight: an immigration and customs enforcement official has confirmed to kron-4 that its agents did make one arrest today in the berkeley area... according to the ice official it was part of an ongoing criminal investigation...earlier this afternoon a protest was planned at berkeley city hall in response... the activist group behind the protest claiming that ice agents took at least three people into custody. and federal immigration agents say they have arrested 115 people during a three-day operation in the san diego area. this comes just weeks after two other major ice operations.. in northern california 232 arrests were made.... in the los angeles area -- 212 arrests were made. (vicki) in the east bay... students are sent home early from james logan high school in uni

(vicki) new tonight at nine... police are investigating a strong-arm robbery that happened at a verizon store on lone tree way in brentwood earlier today. thieves walked in with guns and stole merchandise. kron 4's ali reid has details. it was a scary scene inside this verizon store after police say 3 men walked in with guns and ordered everyone inside to get on the ground. witnesses say while one man stayed up front, the other 2 went to the back of the store, grabbed as much merchandise as they could, then left the scene.the store closed its doors for the rest of the day ... posting a note that the store will reopen on thursday and resume normal business hours.now although doors were closed from morning to night, a few employees were still inside and seemed busy working on inventory.it isn't clear how much merchandise was stolen, but police are being very tight lipped about the investigation.so far, there is no suspect description or surveillance footage available. reporting in brentwood ... ali reid ... kron 4 ne

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis..... we first start our coverage tonight with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence, how long is this storm sticking around? lawrence karnow: a cold storm brough more showers and even some thunderstorms to the bay area today. showers continue as the weather pattern will stay unsettled through saturday. on the doppler you can see the showers. some of it will be heavy at times and we're expecting some snow too. snow levels will drop to around 2,000 feet tonight. on the satellite you can see the main are low pressure still spinning off the coast. will continue to sends bands of showers tonight and saturday before moving east. it will be a cool day tomorrow with showers, sunshine and a few thunderstorms. highs will only be in the 40s and 50s. it will be a very cold night saturday night as skies clear and lows drop into the upper 20s in the coldest spots inland. sunday should be partly cloudy but dry. dry weather will continue through tuesday with slightly warmer weather. a chance of

in boulder creek rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki)(vicki) coming up... war and terrorism remain top threats to the us... but cybersecurity seems to be the top concern. details on what the government plans to do about it. (grant) plus... a warning for dog owners. a certain brand of food could be making your pet sick. we have the details you need to know. (vicki) plus after the break... we are learning of several incidents involving self driving cars in san francisco... details on why people are getting angry... and attacking the cars. (grant) new tonight at 5... people are reportedly starting to get angry with driverless cars... and are attacking them. the los angeles times reports that two incidents with self- driving cars.. involved a person attacking the car. both of those incidents happened in san francisco. back in january... a general motors driverless car was stopped at a green light in the mission district... because pedestrians were crossing. a man then ran across the street and hit the car's bumper and hatch... damaging a taillight. then later t

vicki? (grant) six people are behind bars in connection with a high-end snatch and grab robbery in san francisco. and tonight-- the hunt is on for three other people. police have released pictures of who they're looking for right now. investigators say the thieves ran into a high-end fashion store at san francisco's union square last month. they're not saying which store. but about 50-thousand-dollars worth of handbags were stolen. within seconds -- nine suspects snatched more than 20 handbags and wallets from the display area. one of the suspects police are looking for has been identified as 21- year-old keyonna kyer. and here are pictures of the suspects who police arrested. three of them are juveniles-- and have not been identified. they are now facing felony charges. (vicki) a school in the north bay is put on lockdown this morning after threatening graffiti is found in the bathroom. it happened at harmony elementary school and salmon creek school in occidental. both schools are on the s

(vicki)(vicki) (vicki) a rough commute for people taking bart this morning. two equipment problems caused a huge delay for people coming into san francisco. first-- debris caught fire on the tracks near the 24th street mission station. it happened around 5:15 this morning-- just as the commute was getting underway. the incident caused major delays and service was shutdown for about 90 minutes between montgomery and balboa park. then a few hours later-- a mylar balloon hit the third rail at the civic center station. bart reported a problem with the equipment around 7:30-- and trains were not stopping at that station. bart officials say a balloon floated down hitting the rail. some trains were forced to turn back around towards the east bay. normal service was restored to all stations about 30 minutes later. (grant) a young marin county man is behind bars tonight-- after he was bragging about selling drugs on facebook. the 24-year- old -- whose name has not yet been released -- is on probation for drug trafficking charges. officers say a recent facebook post br

(vicki) and i'm vicki livakis, in for pam moore...a police officer... a teenager and two barbers were hit by bullets... before police finally shot the gunman. (steve) it happened last wednesday on geneva avenue and london street. tonight: the san francisco police department held a townhall meeting addressing the police involved shooting...(vicki) kron 4's ali reid joins us live from outside the meeting. ali, what was reaction like from the public? the meeting became contentious this evening .... not because the public was angry at p-d, but because the family was at ends, and at one point one of the suspect's uncle's got in the face of one of the barbers that was shot.the eid family has been torn apart by this deadly shooting.there is no agreement as to whether san francisco police were in the right or wrong. body cam footage revealed people running for their lives while gunfire erupted inside the barbershop.once the officers were inside, they opened fire. 21 year old jehad eid allegedly threatened his family with a gun, then went inside the amazon barbe

(vicki) now at 9:30...ws coverage continues--- a deadly end to a day long hostage situation in the north bay.(grant) three women and the gunman were found dead at the veterans home in yountville. (vicki) that's where we find kron-4's justine waldman... she joins us live tonight with the identities and the pictures of all of the victims. justine? (justine)authorities are not identifying the suspect in the california veterans home hostage standoff or the three women who were killed.napa county sheriff john robertson told reporters friday night that authorities were still working to notify their relatives.the bodies were discovered at about 6 p.m. in a part of the veterans home that houses the pathway home. it is a privately run program that treats veterans of the iraq and afghanistan wars with post-traumatic stress disorder authorities have said that the women were employees of the pathway home.officials have said the suspect exchanged gunfire with a deputy at the center and took the women hostage at about 10

i'm steve aveson for grant lodes..( vicki )i'm vicki liviakis..blockbuster new allegations on the shooting that has gained national attentioncatherine heenan is in the newsroom to tell us about the report released today,catherine? (catherine) stephon clark -- was facing 'away' from the officers who shot him. and he might have survived if he'd had immediate medical attention. the autopsy by noted pathologist bennet omalu provides a very different story from the official police version... natpolice helicopter video shows clark's death ... officers firing around the side of the house where clark had been living with his grandmother.more natbody cameras recorded the officer's viewpoint as they opened fire. "he kind of approached us, hands out."not true, says the patholigist hired by clark family attorneys,doctor bennett omalu calls the police account "...inconsistent with the prevailing forensic evidence."the pathologist says his examination of the wounds indicated that clark was facing away from the officers when they opened fire.the first shot struck him in the side of the chest and spun him

(vicki) plus... an arrest is made after a threat of violence at a local high school hear who is now behind bars. (grant) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... as rain is falling around the bay area... we will have area... we will have more on your forecast after the break. time now to check on our weather... this is a look at stormtracker 4 radar. you can see where the rain is falling right now... (vicki) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with how long the wet weather is going to last. a powerful storm is now on final approach and headed toward the bay area. a few showers have already started showing up on doppler radar, but much heavier rain is on the way. it will be loud tonight as the winds begin to howl especially toward dawn tomorrow morning. a wind advisory has been posted for most of the bay area. wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour are possible. on the satellite you see a well formed storm with plenty of cold air behind it to keep the showers coming after the main front passes

vicki? (grant) "tell me what democracy looks like." that is the battle cry of parents in san jose's troubled alum rock unified school district. (vicki) claiming their concerns are being ignored by the school board, parents joined hundreds of kids who walked out of school in protest this afternoon. kron four's rob fladeboe joins us now live with more on the story. rob? (rob live) i'm here at the alum rock school district offices in east san jose where students and their parents have been calling out what they say is a dysfunctional school board there is a school board meeting here tonight and the board is going to hear more of thesame. nats (students and parents rally in the street) beleaguered, dysfunctional and incoherent are just three of the not so kind words parents and others are using to describe the alum rock unified school district board. parents accuse the school board, led by a 3-member majority, of lacking transparency, conflict of interest and aligning itself with corporate inter

vicki back to you?(vicki) thank you (vicki) thank you steve - we will see you at six.hor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: temperatures soarded under high pressure and sunny skies. highs today were much warmer and in the mid to upper 70s inland with 60s at the coast. skies are clear of any rain on our doppler radar and that's the way it will stay for a while. on the satellite you can see as high pressure builds and the offshore winds begin to blow. it will be breezy at times over the mountains the next few days. but in the urban areas it will be beautiful and warm with plenty of sunshine all the way to the coast. it will be sunny and warmer tomorrow with highs in the 70s around the bay with 70s and low 80s inland. it will be sunny but cooler at the coast with highs ini the 60s. thursday will be the warmest day of the week. a sea breeze on friday will bring fog and cooler temperatures. it will continue to cool over the weekend. we could see a few showers toward the middle of next week. (grant) (grant) in-n-ou

(vicki) (vicki) news.liviakis. kron 4 tahoe, vicki at lake blame them? at lake tahoe, vicki liviakis. kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam) (pam) bringing more rain.. and possibly more trouble for those who are just trying to get around. it was messy today... and chaos in the today... and chaos in the sierra. we are tracking the storm.. and will let you know when it will be in your neighborhood.(steve) and the truth about obesity. why researchers say it is not becasue of laziness and over eating. (steve) plus the battle over guns in schools heats up in washington.(pam) the news continues in 70 seconds... on kron 4 news at six. (pam) the storm door is wide open now... and weather experts are calling it a 'march miracle'. temperatures so cold .... they shutdown a major highway in the sierra.... the interstate is open now ... but it was white- out condiditions this morning.. (steve) bay area roadway jammed .. and commuters can expect the same tomorrow. this first major

in washington, brie jackson (vicki)(vicki) four your health tonight.your baby learns to walk... they should get used to never leaving the house without sunscreen. that's according to new recommendations from the u-s preventive services task force. it updated previous guidelines from 2012... that suggested skin cancer prevention and education begin at age ten. now... it says it should begin when a child is six months old. the task force says children and teens exposed to the sun's harmful u-v rays are at greater risk for developing skin cancer as adults. (grant) back to our breaking news. an officer in san francisco has been shot..... it appears the officer was shot in the leg... it just happened in the outer mission neighborhood.. near mission and geneva avenue... the and geneva near mission and geneva avenue... the suspect involved is reportedly no longer a threat... we will threat... we will have more-- coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪ (vo) you can pass down a subaru forester. but you get to keep the memories. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. (avo) get 0% a

vicki and steve? (vicki) new tonight at 5.. united airlines has announced it will issue special bag tags for animal carriers. this comes as prosecutors have launched an investigation to determine if criminal charges are warranted following the death of a french bulldog puppy that was forced into an overhead bin on a united flight. united now says to prevent this from happening again-- they will issue bright colored bag tags to customers traveling with pets. (vicki) united is also apologizing tonight after they accidentally sent a dog who lives in kansas-- to japan. (steve) we are hearing from the family of that dog for the first time tonight. andres gutierrez has the story. (steve)(steve) (steve) that was andres gutierres reporting. the swindle family says that irgo will now travel in a private charter flight that will land in wichita tonight. (vicki) still ahead... raise a glass to a favorite beer while you can because the price of yourfavorite brew may be about to go up, we'll explain why coming up (steve) handicapped drivers

(vicki) (vicki) that wraps (vicki) (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.nt) steve aveson and catherine heenan are catherine aveson and catherine heenan are here with kron 4 news at six.(steve) thank you grant and vicki...coming up on kron4 news at six.. we are following big news out of san francisco..an arrest has been made in a deadly hit and run.. one person was killed -- four others are hurt...we're live at the scene..(catherine) then a search is underway for three children -- missing after a deadly crash in mendocino county.their parents -- and three other siblings have already been confirmed killed... we have the just released details from investigators.... kron4 news at six is next. he wipped the car around and went full pedal to the metal (steve) one person is dead... and four other are in the hopital after that car slammed into them... then took off. good evening im steve aveson...(catherine) and im catherine heenen... in for pam moore. the hit-and-run driver has not been arrested. the incident happened just before 10:30 this morning on illinois st

grant and vicki? (vicki) police police patrolling campuses in the south bay... and parents pulling kids out of school after threats of violence circulate on social media. this time-- it's happening in milpitas. (grant) right now-- police are investigating a message circulating on social media... threatening a shooting at milpitas high school. kron four's rob fladeboe joins now live from milpitas with the latest on this story. rob? ... (rob live) students tell me the posting said there would be a shooting here at milpitas high school on friday, march 2nd. that didn't happened, but parents and students were clearly rattled by the threat andpolice along with the school district are taking it seriously. after she texted him about the perceived threat, marciano abuan rushed to milpitas high and pulled his daughter out of school.marciano abuan/parent "....i'm so scared, i just took the day off and came over to get my daughter..."milpitas police took action after a threatening social media posting began circulatingon thursday. police did not reveal it's content but stu

(vicki) five people were hit and one died. police conifrm to us that the suspected driver has been arrested. this all happened just before 10:30 this morning on illinois street at 24th street in san francisco.(steve) kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live from san francisco general tonight. j.r. how are those tonight. j.r. how are those two victims doing? (j.r.) one is in critical conditon and the other is in serious condition. two people have now been released. one of those released came within the last hour. all this stemming from what happened this morning. sot the guy in the van was just crazy and took it to a new level....witnesses describing the moments a driver ran over five people in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. this is video of the paramedics racing to help those individuals. sot it started the guy in the van....they started yelling back there were turf discussions like this is my turf and whatevera little before 10:30 in the morning there was an argument between five men and another ma

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. the lockdown has now been lifted. it happened just before 1:00 this afternoon at palo alto highschool-- on embaradero road. that's right next to stanford. kron 4's justine waldman has been at the school all afternoon-- justine, what can you tell us about the threat? officers have determined that the threat to palo alto high school this afternoon was likely a hoax. students shared with me pictures like these showing how they used desks to barricade themselves inside classrooms.another said teachers handed out text books to kids to use as shields. today someone phoned in a threat to the palo alto police department directed at palo alto high school. that brought out a substantial police presence from pa police, melno park and the stanford sheriff office.and students tell sot jamie mcgregor / sophomore"the said it was a code red and we have to barricade the doors and everyone has to get inside i was a little paranoid that there might be a school shooter on campus."sot john mccrea / parent of a freshman "of course i though

vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (grant) (grant) kron 4 news. vicki liviakis charges.vicki liviakis kron 4 news. (grant) an eighth person is in custody...connected to a string of home invasion robberies last week in petaluma. this is video from the day police scoured the neighborhood for the suspects. the eighth suspect was actually arrested in north carolina. all of the suspects are from the east coast. police say they were looking for marijuana when they broke into the homes. but they broke into homes that ened up not having marijuana in them. (pam) the building gutted by a four- alarm fire in san francisco's north beach neighborhood.. has now been red tagged. now we have learned... a preliminary investiagation into the fire... has determined that the cause... was accidental. kron4's maureen kelly reports.. the fire department is receiving some criticism over its response. this is a terrible fricking firethe saturday night fire erupted into an inferno....the viewer who shot this video marvelled that the plumes of smoke were higher than the steeple of st peter and pau

now, vicki huddleston. vicki had a long and distinguished career as an american diplomat with extensive experience especially in africa and cuba. before finally leaving government service in 2011. regarding africa, she held ambassadorial posts in mali and madagascar and served as deputy assistant secretary for african affairs in both the state department and the pentagon. regarding cuba, she managed cuban affairs at the state department for a time and spent a tour leading the u.s. intersection in havana, the de facto embassy there. currently, vicki's a consultant on cuba to the transnational strategy group, a consulting firm here in d.c. about eight years ago, vicki co-authored to a book, "learning to salsa," about rethink u.s. policy toward cuba. in her new work, she chronicles the past several decades of u.s./cuba relations, recounting the myths, misconceptions and missed opportunities for detente. she also looks ahead to the future when someone other than a castro will lead cuba. so what we're going to d

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis...start our storm coverage with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence what can people expect for the morning commute? a powerful storm is now on final approach and headed toward the bay area. a few showers have already started showing up on doppler radar, but much heavier rain is on the way. it will be loud tonight as the winds begin to howl especially toward dawn tomorrow morning. a wind advisory has been posted for most of the bay area. wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour are possible. on the satellite you see a well formed storm with plenty of cold air behind it to keep the showers coming after the main front passes tomorrow morning. rain will be heavy for the commute tomorrow morning. it will also be the period of strongest gusty winds. morning rain will turn to showers by the afternoon with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms. localized flooding is possible as the storm passes. snow levels will also be running low down to 2,500 feet. showers and isolated thundersto

vicky: is what you're doing working? dennis mathisen: that's a million dollar question. announcer: it's the $75 million question, actually. state fire marshal dennis mathisen says that's what the state has budgeted for wildfire prevention, including prescribed burns, cutting down brush, and helping people clear defensible space. vicky: do you think your agency needs to shift some of the focus away from cutting trees down and controlled burns, and shift some of that money towards helping people to retrofit and make their homes more fire resistant? dennis: i think there may be opportunities in all of those arenas. i know of several fire safe councils where that--it's a topic of every meeting. it is part of their dialogue on a daily basis because they live with wildfires as a potential threat. vicky: these fires are so destructive, they are deadly. what needs to happen in the approach from the state to help change that? dennis: i think proactively getting out there and working with our local government partners. announcer:

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis.....rst start our coverage tonight with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence, how long is this storm sticking around? lawrence karnow: it was a very stormy start to the day with heavy rain and gusty winds. some of the heaviest rainfall totals were nearly 4 inches. the rain has turned to showers. doppler radar is showing more rain and some heavier pockets of downpours. more heavy rain is expected tonight with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms. heavy snow continues in the sierra where a blizzard warning is in place in the greater lake tahoe area. extremely dangerous whiteout conditions are expected tonight into early friday morning. on the satellite you can see the low still spinning off the coast. it's not in a hurry to move so it will continue to spin more showers our way through saturday. more snow is likely over our local mountains and snow levels could drop as low as 1,500 feet. it will be a mix of sunshine and showers tomorrow with cool highs only in the upper 40s an

thank you, vicky. vicky young will be listening to that speech for us. to listen to the prime minister but let's try and squeeze ina minister but let's try and squeeze in a little bit of sport before that. there has been terrible injury news for gymnast claudia fragapane. she has snapped her achilles tendon and is out of next month's commonwealth games. she says she's heartbroken and doesn't know when she'll be competing again. fragapane was one of the stars for england at the last games in glasgow, where she won four gold medals. great britain'sjonny brownlee has crashed in the opening event of the world triathlon series in abu dhabi. he was leading in the early stages of the cycling leg before he slid off the road in wet conditions. he eventually finished seventh, with henri schoeman of south africa taking the honours. alistair brownlee missed the race through injury. katerina johnson thompson is leading the pentathlon, after two events at the world indoor athletics championships in birmingham. she performed well in the highjump with a height of 1.91m,

(vicki) thank you for joining us i'm vicki liviakis in for pam moore.(steve) and i'm steve aveson.back to the issue of immigration and so-called "sanctuary cities". c-n-n's miguel marquez reports. president trump:"the state of california.they are doing a lousy management job."the fight between president trump. gov. jerry brown:"we know the trump administration is full of liars."and the california republic.gov. jerry brown: "this is basically going to war against the state of california. the engine of the american economy. it's not wise, it's not right, and it will not stand."now a heavyweight bout.jeff sessions: "how dare you. how dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers."the federal government now suing the golden state, its governor and attorney general over its so-called sanctuary immigration laws.the president first threatened

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis...ppening just before five this evening in the area geneva avenue and mission street.. near the crocker amazon playground.. . that's where we find kron-4's charles clifford... he joins us live with the latest details i nthe investigation. (chuck)well, as we head into the later evening hours here the investigation continues. here's what we know so far. according to the san francisco police department around 4:30 on wednesday afternoon officers responded to a call of a man with a gun in the 200 block of amazon that led them to a barber shop here along geneva they entered the store confronted the man with the gun and gunshots were exchanged now three people have been transported to the hospital with non-life- threatening injuries including one of the officers two people are suffering from life- threatening injuries that includes the suspect there was also a juvenile injured we do not have any further information. no as of wednesday evening the police department says this investigation is st

(vicki) thanks for joining us, i'm vicki liviakis...eve aveson in for grant lodes... the man has been identified as 65-year-old thomas mullarkey...from richmond-- his wife reported him missing wednesday night after he didn't return to his family's cabin after a day of skiing. (vicki) kron4's charles clifford is live marin-- where the sheriff's department search and rescue team were sent out to help with search efforts chuck what do we know tonight?

(vicki) thanks for joining us, i'm vicki liviakis...nt lodes... police say the incidents all happened on the corner of campus-- at the village a dorm... where the suspect lived...(vicki) kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to the district attorney.. and students. she joins live from san jose state university with the details.. hermela - what can you tell us? the defendant is a fourth year student here at the university..the da tells us at this point.. police have identified two victims . at least one of them is also a student here at san jose state. and the assaults took place on campus.21 year old luis venegas is in santa clara county jail tonight. he is facing a total of five charges ranging from oral copulation with an intoxicating substance.. to false imprisonment and sexual battery. one of the incidents is believed to have taken place earlier this month.. the second involves multiple incidents within the 2014- 2017 years. both victims were acquaintances of the suspect. and they are also adults. i spoke with the deputy district attorney