(vicki) (vicki) (vicki) that was kimberly chang reporting.f the neighbors says she plans to start up a neighborhood watch. lawrence karnow: it was sunny and windy for parts of the bay area as high pressure builds over the bay area. gusty wnds will bring high fire dannger for most bay area mountains. winds could gust as high as 50 mph. it will be sunny and warm on halloween with highs in the 70s and 80s inland, and sunny 60s at the coast. it will cool slightly for the weekend. right now there is no rain expected in the next 7 days. (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) 4 your health otnight... it's that time of year again... time for spooky costumes and candy.(grant) but while halloween is meant to be a holiday of fun, a new report tells us there are some health risks to watch out for. a 2012 state farm study found children are twice as likely to die on halloween than any other day. the major cause of these deaths? walking in the street. researchers found nearly 70 percent of pedestrians were hit away from a crosswalk or intersection. most of the fatalities

(vicki) and im vicki livakis.... there's the fleet week airshow of course and the hardly strictly bluegrass concert - both events kicked off today and are expected to cause massive congestion in and around the city....(grant) kron 4's gayle ong is live in san francisco with more on what people need to know about getting around tomorrow...even if you're not headed to a big event. gayle.... anyone traveling to the city tomorrow will definitely need to plan ahead,because on top of those major events - there's more hurdles to get around. fleet week isn't the only big event in town this weekend,neither is the hardly strictly bluegrass concert at golden gate park. although both events are bringing in an estimated one- point-five million people to the city,anyone heading this way better plan ahead..driving to the city on a regular weekend usually takes time but some major projects could impact your city weekend plans..cal train will

and im vicki liviakis... san jose police say the man attacked a 17-year-old girl behind a church on king road in san jose on sunday.... and tonight they made an arrest... (grant) kron 4's gayle ong is live at the police department with details. gayle. it took about three days for police to track him down but they finally did earlier this evening .police did confirm they arrested 20-year-old esteban mosqueda. he was wanted for violently sexually assaulting a 17- year-old girl on the 2700 block on king road behind a church.police say he lured the victim to a secluded area and violently attacked and sexually assaulted her sunday night around 6:30.now police did make the arrest in san jose tonight..meanwhile a passerby says they are not surprised something like this happened in this neighborhood. that includes assault with a deadly weapon and sexual battery.live in san jose gayle ong kron 4 news. (vicki) new tonight at nine...in berkeley... mixed reactions from residents after the city council votes to install su

(vicki) and im vicki liviakis...t of the haze is caused by smoke coming from fires in southern oregon... and could be bad for your health...(grant) kron 4's hermela aregawi is in the kron4 newsroom with what you need to know. hermela, how bad is it? (hermela aregawi)well, it could be worse.we're not in the spare the air alert zone yet..but earlier today.. parts of the south bay were close. and we may see the air quality get worse again tomorrow.but according to an expert from the air quality management district the wind has been helping clean the air. an air quality advisory for much of the bay area...as smoke from fires in northern california.. and southern oregon pollutes the air.lisa fasano/bay area air district and that smoke is going out over the ocean. it's getting mixed in with the fog. and it's making its way down. and then there's really no telling once it's in the fog, what's the difference between the fog or the smoke, but it comes in through the bay. so we may see times that we might have peaks or people

(vicki) and im vicki livakis.... president trump took a few minutes during his campaign rally to cast some doubt on her testimony....imitating her for not knowing the answers to not knowing ating her for testimony....imitating her for not knowing the answers to the questions...(grant) but tonight the fbi has questioned his close friend mark judge.... who ford says was in the room when kavanuagh sexually assaulted her. cnn's jessica schneider has the latest. mark judge:"man, the old gym. here at georgetown prep." tonight, the lawyer for mark judge -- a potential key witness to christine blasey ford's alleged assault will not say if judge has been interviewed by the f-b-i.mark judge:"this is part of my past, and these videos are part of my history."judge -- seen in this video -- was a high school friend of brett kavanaugh and was in the room -- according to ford -- when kavanaugh allegedly pinned her to the bed, groped her and covered her mouth.judge told the senate judiciary committee in a letter, he had no knowledge

(vicki) plus.... a local realtor is helping people fed up with the high cost of living in the bay area... ááget out. we'll tell you how he's helping them relocate to more affordable markets. (grant) up next... new cell phone video shows the moments that led up to a deadly encounter between deputies and a man in millbrae. now that man's family is demanding justice... (grant) new video tonight showing the moments that led up to a deadly encounter between deputies and a man in millbrae. 36-year-old (shuh-nay-do, uh-kobi ) chinedu okobi died after being tazed during a struggle with san mateo county sheriff's deputies.. now his family is questioning whether or not the use of force was necessary... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. (pkg)sotthe family of 36-year-old chinedu okobi is seeking answers to the circumstances that led to his death. this is cellphone video of the october 3rd 2018 in

(vicki) (vicki) (vicki)the city of oakland will be paid 40 million dollars by the golden state warriors.even after they leave the oracle for san francisco. the legal decision is backing tax payers who funded renovations to the stadium as requested by the team's owners.kron 4's ella sogomonian spoke with oakland council members on the ruling and joins us live in the newsroom with their .oakland city council members are thrilled by the decision saying this is only fair so their tax payers wouldn't be stuck with the multi million dollar bill for changes to the oracle arena that the warriors demanded a san francisco arbitrator ruled in favor of oakland and alameda county tax payers on monday.they decided the golden state warriors must pay back the remaining 40 million dollars left on a 100 million dollar tab for renovations to the oracle arena that were requested by the championship winning team.sot: noel gallo, city of oakland councilmember // "// "they signed a contract and the obligation is very clear that they would reward the city of oakland that tax payers that invested all their doll

(vicki) (vicki) happening right now -- federal investigators are set to analyze the explosive devices mailed to prominent democrats, critics of president donald trump and cnn..(ken) a prominent (ken) dealing with dangerous pipe bombs is not limited to these high profile cases. here in the bay area - there is a special team of bomb technicians which frequently handles hazardous conditions. (vicki) kron four's (vicki)conditions.hazardous handles frequently which technicians team of bomb is a special bay area - there here in the profile cases. these high limited to bombs is not dangerous pipe dealing with (ken) (ken) here in the bay area - there is a special team of bomb technicians which frequently handles hazardous conditions.(vicki) kron four's terisa estacio teamed up with the alameda county bomb squad today to learn the kinds of devices they see here in the bay area. this may look like an ordinary piece of luggage.. but it is far from it... at least for this demonstration... sgt. mike norton with the alameda county bomb squad showed me a scenario that could certainly happen at one o

(vicki) (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) kron4 news. (vicki) kron 4 is your official home of blue angels live. experience the speed... power and precision of the blue angels on saturday october 6th from 2 to 4pm. a full list of events happening this week... is on kron4.com. (lawrence bay area weather) area weather)(lawrence bay area weather) (sports tease) just ahead in sports, from planning property investment to kicking in game winning field goals. meet the man who kicked in the go-ahead points in the raiders first victory. given that this season hasn't yileded many highlights, losing to the browns would have been a new low for the raiders. thankfully, the silver and black survived a cleveland team desperate to win its first road game in three years. --we go back to the coliseum... cleveland's rookie star baker mayfield making his first start on the road. --at one point, the browns...were really pushing around the silver and black, led by 8 with 4 minutes to play and were inches away from icing the game. --but derek carr got the ball

(vicki) good evening and thank you for joining us i'm vicki liviakis.(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan...ken and pam have the night off. the odds of winning might be dismal...but that's not stopping people from playing for the monster jackpot kron 4's gabe slate joins us live from the marina safeway where an employee matched 5 of six numberes on the last mega millions drawing let me show you sign - millionaire sign here - winner 1.9m but 1.9m that's nothing the jackpot is now so big the screens can't even display it the current mega millions jackpot has now outgrown the display screens which tap out at 999. the draw friday night is expected to be just over 1 billion dollarsthe marina safeway in san francisco friday saw a steady line of people buying tickets. even though the odds of winning are 1 in 302 million the dreamers here are ready to spend that money. sound from people buying lottery ticketsi would buy a boat, travel, buy a house, travel around the world. buy my son and family a house. buy a trip around the world. i would figure out how to tur

(vicki) (vicki) (vicki) one billion dollars.... the mega millions jackpot is now the second largest in u-s history... (grant) the odds of winning might be dismal...but that's not stopping people from playing for the monster jackpot... and we're learning that a person in morgan hill matched five numbers... in case you missed it here are the winning numbers... 15-23-53-65-70, mega ball: seven(vicki) kron 4's gabe slate is at the marina safeway where an employee also matched 5 of six numberes on the last mega millions drawing the current mega millions jackpot has now outgrown the display screens which tap out at 999. the draw friday night is expected to be just over 1 billion dollarsthe marina safeway in san francisco friday saw a steady line of people buying tickets. even though the odds of winning are 1 in 302 million the dreamers here are ready to spend that money. sound from people buying lottery ticketsi would buy a boat, travel, buy a house, travel around the world. buy my son and family a house. buy a trip around the world. i w

(vicki) new at 8. it's been estimanted that nationwide 100,000 youth are at risk for human trafficking. it's a problem also found across california and the bay area. in the east bay tonight, a public town hall meeting is being held to find solutions.kron 4's charles clifford has details. (vicki) high winds and sagging pg&e power lines...caused the cascade fire in yuba county last year. that's according to the california department of forestry and fire protection. officials say the winds caused the power lines to touch ...creating an electerical arc...sending sparks into dry vegetation. the 20-17 cascade fire destroyed more than 250 buildings and killed four people. pg&e is facing dozens of lawsuits from insurers...which have spent billions of dollars settling homeowners' claims. (vicki) new at 8. a community health clinic in santa rosa is serving its patients in a unique way since the wildfire destroyed their facility last year.(ken) thanks to a four million dollar grant -- people needing medical care

(vicki) up next...eet one of the local chefs being nominated for a prestigious award by his peers. that's next on dine and dish. that's next on dine and dish. proposition 11 solves two issues. first, it continues to pay paramedics while we're on break. second, it ensures the closest ambulance can respond if you call 9-1-1. vote yes on 11. this is a saturday with thithe best wifi experiencey. and your shows streaming wherever you go. and with savings on wireless, this is a saturday you can share with the whole family. this is how xfinity makes life... simple. easy. awesome. get started with xfinity internet and tv for just $39.99 a month for 12 months and ask how you can save on your wireless bill when you include xfinity mobile. click, call or visit a store today. sfx: stair creak sfx: clink sfx: deep breath sfx: grunt sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling sfx: slice sfx: gasp sfx: inhale. exhale. sfx: lights scraping on roof sfx: metallic scrape sfx: grunt covered california. it's more than ju

(vicki) and im vicki liviakis... jose police say the man attacked a 17-year-old girl behind a church on king road in san jose on sunday.... and tonight they made an arrest... (grant) kron 4's gayle ong is live at the police department with details. gayle. it took about three days for police to track him down but they finally did earlier this evening .police did confirm they arrested 20-year-old esteban mosqueda. he was wanted for violently sexually assaulting a 17- year-old girl on the 2700 block on king road behind a church.police say he lured the victim to a secluded area and violently attacked and sexually assaulted her sunday night around 6:30.now police did make the arrest in san jose tonight..meanwhile a passerby says they are not surprised something like this happened in this neighborhood. that includes assault with a deadly weapon and sexual battery.live in sajo

fleet week is (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) and a reminder...4 is your official home of blue angels live. experience the speed... power and precision of the blue angels this saturday right here on kron-4... from 2 to 4pm. a full list of events happening this week... is on kron4.com. still ahead at 8 -- the department of justice is working on school safety. we'll have details on the funding that will go to hundreds of schools to bolster security. plus -- new hope for people who can't walk. we'll show you the machine that could change the lives of spinal cord injury victims. and -- in the wake of an iowa state university golfer's murder... the city is working to make trails safer for residents... details after the break. (vicki) new at 8 -- in the wake of an iowa state university golfer's clear overgrown brush near where she was killed.(ken) the brush clearing is part of a safety project implemented after celia arozamena's murder. todd magel has the story. ames is clearing trees and brush from a trail next to the golf course where iowa state unive

(vicki) up next...ardashian west is involved in a multi-million dollar lawsuit and its all over the paris robbery... details next... i'm april kennedy and i'm an arborist with pg&e in the sierras. since the onset of the drought, more than 129 million trees have died in california. pg&e prunes and removes over a million trees every year to ensure that hazardous trees can't impact power lines. and since the onset of the drought we've doubled our efforts. i grew up in the forests out in this area and honestly it's heartbreaking to see all these trees dying. what guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. former rap mogul, marion "suge" knight is going back to jail.(grant) a los angeles judge sentenced knight to 28- years in prison today for the death of terry carter. knight pleaded no contest to manslaughter earlier this month. prosecutors say the 53-year-old hit carter and a security guard with his truck ba

(vicki) thank you for joining us i'm vicki liviakis.(grant) and i'm grant lodes...pam and ken have the night off. the fire was burning in hallways and apartments. but there were no injuries. kron4's ella sogomonian has been following this story all evening...and joins us live at the scene with the latest. a fire chief says they believe the fire erupted on the 12th floor then spread upward to the 16th floor.firefighters got here quickly and everyone was evacuated from the building. the fire started just before 5:30 tonight.balconies on 4 floors are burned out.fire crews couldnt say whether more of the 196 units were impacted within the building. < dominic aliotti, "looked like in a corner area of the building there were some flames coming out about 4 or 5 stories were affected on the same block and then a few minutes later we saw some firemen with the sf fire department fireman on the scene and within a few minutes it looked like the flames had already been put out...taken care of in a short amount of time."> fire investigators are still

(vicki) (vicki) in the east bay...ovember's first friday street festival in oakland has been canceled... and it's because of the violence that broke out in the area at the beginning of this month... the festival had been scheduled for november second, but organizers canceled the event after they say two people shot at each other-- injuring three others... although the shooting happened three hours after the event had shut down and several blocks from the festival-- organizers say they are taking the incident very seriously... they will relaunch oakland first fridays, with new security procedures in place. (grant) happening this weekend... parts of 880 in oakland will be closed as caltrans works on an overpass... the southbound side of 880 at 23rd avenue will be closed starting october 21st from 11:59 sunday night until 5:00 the next morning, monday morning. caltrans will working on the new 23rd avenue bridge that is scheduled to open next friday. detours will be in place and caltrans says to expect some delays... espec

(vicki) (vicki) (vicki) (vicki) (vicki)(vicki) kron 4 is your official home of blue angels live. experience the speed... power and precision of the blue angels on saturday october 6th from 2 to 4pm. a full list of events happening this week... is on kron4.com. (catherine) taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... as we watch rain moving into the bay area. you can see where it's falling right now... (vicki) chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with details on how long it's going to last. lawrence karnow: an early october storm is ready to bring rain to the bay area. showers are already spreading in the north bay but will move south overnight especially near the coast. you can see the showers on the doppler radar. we can expect a few heavy downpours as this system slides along the coast. on the satellite you can see the low pressure sysytem just off shore. it could be wet for the commute tomorrow too especially along the 101 and 280. highs tomorrow will still be relatively mild and in the 70s and low 80s inland with 60s the coast. showers and possible isolated thunderstor

(vicki) (vicki) 4 your health tonight....e in cases of a rare polio-like illness has baffled health officials. (grant) since september, six children in minnesota have been diagnosed with accute flaccid myelitis or a-f-m. it's a rare disease that can leave its victims paralyzed. health officials say six children are all under the age of ten.... the condition affects the body's nervous system, targets the spinal chord and could lead to paralysis. syptoms include muscle weakness, facial drooping and trouble swallowing or talking. currently, there's no cure for a-f-m and the exact cause is not known. but health officials do know that a-f-m can develop from a viral infection, and urge parents to take precautions-- like washing your hands, coughing in your elbow and making sure to tsay home when you're sick. (vicki) using hand sanitizer may keep young kids more healthy. researchers in spain examined hand hygiene among young children in day care. they studied more than nine-hundred children up to age three at two dozens day care cen

grant, vicki.eems as though the oakland raiders are dropping key players left and right... but quarterback derek carr says he's here to stay. carr tweeted today saying quote-- "i'm a raider. it's not a "popular" thing to be a raider right now, but i am and i love it. i love the struggle of trying to fight back for our city when not a lot of people believe in us. people can try all they want to tear us apart, but it's not happening to the real ones." carr's tweet comes just a day after the raiders traded away prominent receiver amari cooper. oakland also traded superstar linebacker khalil mack...right before the season started. coach jon gruden told e-s-p-n he has no plans to trade carr. (vicki) in san francisco -- some people who live in high rise apartment building are back in their homes after a massive fire erupted last night. this is video shot today of the damage left a.... several units were damaged-- on the 12th to the 16th floor at the gateway apartment complex on davis and washington stree

(vicki) new at 8. halloween night is closing in and before you plot out where to trick or treat you might want to check out the megan's law website... just to see if there are registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. (ken)kron 4's gabe slate spoke with an east bay police department who says parents need to be vigilant on halloween night to protect their kids. on the megan's law website you can type in your zip code and see where registered sex offenders are currently living in your neighborhood. if you click on the dots you will get detailed information like the exact address and a picture of the registered sex offender. sound from - victor fox - dublin police department "that is an available public tool for parents" lieutenant victor fox with the dublin police department offers these additional tips for parents halloween night. sound from - victor fox - dublin police department "we want parents to be on their kids, it's dark, stick to the sidewalks, "fox also says parents can help keep their kid

(vicki) (vicki) (vicki) next on kron4 news at 5... a michelin star restaurant in the mission is serving up california mexican dishes with a side of history. after the break, i'll take us to californios. san francisco's mission is famous for mexican food. but there's one spot that's anything but typical. (vicki) tonight on dine and dish - bring your appetite as i take us to the michelin star rated - californios. "there's no aluminum foil wrapped burrito to be found here. not but there's plenty up the street no problem." welcome to californios - in the heart of san francisco's mission neighborhood. a family run restaurant... this is chef val cantu and his wife carolyn. chef cantu is not new to the restaurant biz - he grew up in his dad's mexican restaurant. "i'd love to say that i learned to cook in my dad's restaurant but mostly i was doing deliveries and making tortilla balls." now he's grown up to be a local all-star and named best new chef by food and wine magazine among other things. californios is modern mexican cuisine... so good

(vicki) next at 5:30... a santa rosa family is demanding action from their school over what they say is on-going bullying against their son. details on why they think he's being targeted. (grant) plus... an east bay high school on high alert after reports of a treat made against the school. hear from parents who decided to pull their kids out of class. (vicki) (vicki) local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) starting in the east bay.. where there was increased security on a school campus today... after a threat was made. kron 4's will tran reports from freedom high school in oakley. another day of heavy police presence at freedom high school two days after someone posted on snapchat that they would carry out a columbine style shooting.the officers showed up before school and will remain there throughout the day to ease everyone's fear.for this parent. it's still not enough for him to keep his kids in school (anthony angulo/parent-my kids are here to pick up thei

(vicki) now at 9:30... the limousine crash in new york that left 20 people dead over the weekend...is causing problems for a company... here in the bay area...(grant)2 shot the company shares the áásame name as the one involved in the deadly crash. and as kron four's terisa estacio reports, the east ábay owner wants to set the record straight... and let everyone know she has áánothing to do with the east ácoast company... (take pkg) prestiege limosine owner rebecca satti says her heart goes out to the families involved that horrific crash in new york where 18 people died in the vehicle and two others hit when the limo crashed saturday. she says sadly, since the crash, her phones silent - which is suspicious since this is the busy time of year for trips to the wine country during the harvest. the problem she believes is that people think her company is affliated with the one in new york because they share the same name. satti. we have never had a problem. i take safety very carefully. and there is this.... m

>(vicki) time!"e storeowner's son told kron4 tonight someone drove all the way from lodi to buy their ticket at ernie's liquors. and he says if you think lines are long tonight ... just wait until tomorrow! (grant) if you don't win the giant me but with the rising powerball jackpot. that prize now stands at 620 million. which is still by all accounts....a ton of money. (vicki) oakland's mayor will no longer allow the city's police departmentto ask job applicants if they've ever been sexually assaulted.... her decision follows a report on the oakland department policy - which has apparently been in effect since at least 2011.. mayor libby schaaf has ordered the immediate removal of that question... until now, if you wanted to apply at the oakland police department, you had to sign a waiver allowing background investigators to look at all criminal history information... that included whether you'd ever been sexually assaulted..

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. officials announced today that a portion of first street will now be closed. kron 4's dan kerman is live in san francisco tonight to explain when that closure will happen. dan? 2 of the four steel columns designed to shore up the the salesforce transit center where two cracked support beams were discovered last week are now in place on fremont street. and installation of the other two columns is underway. similar shoring towers will be installed between the bus deck and rooftop park above... and on the two levels below the street. that should be completed by next friday october 12th, allowing the reopening of fremont street between mission and howard . sot mark zabaneh/transbay joint powers authority 29-39at that point in time we will have unloaded the load on the cracked beams and we can test the beams, take them to the lab and determine what is the cause and determine how to fix fremont street.but before that's done transit center officials have now decided to shore up the portion o

grant and vicki? (vicki) developing news tonight... an officer involved shooting at aquatic park in san francisco leaves one person in critical condition. kron 4's sara stinson has details on what happened. police had a crime scene up here in front of municipal pier at aquatic park for over 10 hours and that investigation continues at this time.the shooting was first reported at 9:31 tuesday night...when san francisco police arrived they found the shooting to be between a u-s park police officer and another person near aquatic park.we know one person was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries and another was detained and later arrested.police have not clarified if the person involved was also armed or identified who was taken to the hospital.no names have been released either.but just before the crime scene was cleared - two cars were towed including a green toyota sedan and the u-s park patrol car. police are still investigating this officer involved shooting. head to kron four dot com as we learn more.in san francisco,

vicki and grant? (vicki) a man convicted for kidnapping a vallejo woman for ransom was back in court today. matthew muller is currently serving time in federal prison... and he is now facing additional criminal charges stemming from the same incident. kron4's haaziq madyun explains what happened in court today. (pkg)convicted kidnapper matthew muller is trying a new strategy. it is one that would put him side by side with the solano county public defender in the case of the kidnapping for ransom, rape, burglary and false imprisonment of alleged victims denise huskins and aaron quinn. in 2016 muller was convicted in federal court for kidnapping in the same case. the former harvard law school graduate recently abandoned the idea of solely representing himself against the state charges. on monday he made a new motion here at the solano county court house in vallejo. solano county chief deputy district attorney sharon henrysot

(vicki)tomorrow is the big drawing ...nd kron4's michelle kingston tells us how people are feeling outside one san jose liquor store that sold a winning ticket just a few months ago. (mk)michelle kingston, mkingstonnewsthey're feeling lucky! and they say áthis is a lucky store because back in july they sold a more than 500 million dollar winning ticket ...the owner's son told me today that people are driving from all over the bay area -- even one guy from lodi -- just to buy a ticket here at this store.(sot)"i'll pay off my bills, pay off my house, buy some new cars and buy houses for my kids."big dreams in the bay ... for people hoping they have the winning mega millions ticket.(sot)"the prize money is like a billion dollars." "why wouldn't you buy one, "i k once in a life time i guess!" the jackpot now sits at one point six billion dollars and people are lining up at stores across the bay area.and here at ernie's liquors in san jose -- people are hoping the store gets lucky twice ... after selling a 543- million dollar t

grant and vicki? (vicki) happening tonight... the mega millions jackpot drawing is just a few hours away... and the prize is now one-point-six- billion dollars. (grant) that's a record amount of cash for the mega millions. kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in san francisco tonight as people are still getting their tickets before the numbers are selected. people are feeling the lottery fever out here in the bay area we've seen a couple of big wins this year alone...tonight the 1.6 billion dollar megamillions jackpot is the largest in us history. ive met people all week and here at albertinos on buchanan and lombard that never gamble their money away on the lottery but this huge prize has them testing their luck. people are resorting to quick pick or their special numbers in hopes they'll win and be set for life. if you win and choose to cash out you can take home 905 million dollars before taxes...not bad at all... "never oh gosh big jackpot everybody is goign to be lucky you gotta try it i saw it at the marina safeway there was on

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. despite it being a practice flight.. a lot of people took a break in their day to get a sneak peek. kron 4's gabe slate is live in san francisco... gabe, was francisco... gabe, was there a lot of excitement today? let me show you what is going here at the marina green this is one of the official watch areas they are setting up humanitarian village a lot of interactive exhibits food lot - a ot will going on ok - let's roll video of earlier today. just a few hours ago of the practice show the blue angels and other planes started their test run over the skies of downtown san francisco around 1230 pm today. being in san francisco during these practice runs is always fun because everywhere you look people are looking up to the sky - pointing their phones, trying to get a shot of fly by which can be tricky because they fly by so fast. but. it's a nice shared experience among the people down here on land with the planes zipping by over head.. and it's a free experience there are three airshow's this year friday, saturday, and s

(vicki) developing news tonight... developing (vicki) (vicki) weekend. weekend. (vicki) developing news tonight... the pentagon is preparing to send five- thousand more troops to the u-s mexico border. the move is a part of 'operation faithful patriot' to help stop a group of central american- migrants on their way to try and enter the u-s. a defense official said the operation is expected to run from november fifth through december 15th. the mexican government says the number of migrants has been reduced to about 36-hundred people, from more than seven-thousand. but... over the weekend, a third caravan left el salvador. this despite the clear warnings from the trump administration. john lorinc reports. thousands of central american migrants are inching north......attempting to complete the thousand-mile journey to the united states. mos/no name given"i'm here. i was crossing the continent of america to go to the us or canada because in my country we don't have peace." on sunday more than two-thousand migrants....mostly from honduras.....reached a guatemalan bord

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. one of the hardest hit areas is santa rosa. 3-thousand homes were destroyed... and nearly two thousand people have yet to decide if they will rebuild. hundreds though have moved forward and have already started the process of building a new home.(grant) kron 4's j.r. stone documented the devastation in the north bay last year. tonight he joins us live in santa rosa...the city which was hit the hardest. j-r? this is what the coffey park section of santa rosa looked like last year, and this is what it looks like today. construction crews building homes for as far as you can see . santa rosa mayor chris coursey is cautiosly optimistic.as well as things are going they can always be better and they won't be done until everybody is back home and with a roof over their heads and that's going to take a few years. 3-thousand homes in santa rosa were destroyed during the 2017 tubbs fire. 700 homes are under constrution in the city and 500 are in the permitting process. during a story last year,

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. tonight the man's family is demanding the san mateo county sheriff's department release video of the incident. kron4's haaziq madyun joins us live in san francisco - where family gathered to mourn their loss today.. .. (haaziq live)a memorial service was held earlier today for chinedu okobi here at the san francisco christian center. when it was over the attorney representing the family demanded police release the video of his death(take pkg) (pkg)sotthe family of 36-year-old chinedu okobi is seeking answers to the circumstances that led to his death. this is cellphone video of the october 3rd 2018 incident in millbrae when witnesses saw okobi being tased by deputies with the san mateo county sheriff's office. he later died at hospital according to the san mateo county sheriff's office, deputies responded to the report of a man running in and out of traffic on 1300 block

vicky: knowing what you know now, how do you feel about that company?pset, i'm upset at them. i'm upset at why 'r why they're still operating. vicky: back in july, the investigative unit first uncovered that irvine auto towing, which also goes by the names stride, pride, and modestow, was operating without a permit the day lilianna was killed, which is illegal, according to the chp. two months earlier, state regulators had already suspended irvine's permit after finding a string of safety problems, including hiring unlicensed drivers, towing cars without safety restraints, and failing to have insurance. the preciado family has now filed a lawsuit against the towing company and state farm insurance, accusing state farm of negligence for hiring irvine to tow for its customers. vicky: do you think state farm put public safety at risk by hiring this company? since there are plenty of tow companies out there that can do the job safely. vicky: attorney chuck geerhearrs like state farm have access to all kinds of sophisticated databases. they can tell you in a

(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis. the mega millions drawing is just a few hours away. kron 4's gabe slate reports from a safeway store in san francisco tonight... that some are now calling lucky. .. (grant)(grant) now at five:state regulators are investigating exactly what caused a natural gas pipeline fire in contra costa county. this is new video from outside the underground vault where the flames ignited late wednesday night.. the fire took several hours to contain - and forced thousands of people in pittsburg and bay point out of their homes for more than 15 hours.(vicki) the pipleine involved is owned by chevron. kron4's terisa estacio has the very latest on the investigation. you can see where the fire made it's mark - the heat so intense, it blistered the top of this concrete vault. deep inside, the damaged natural gas pipeline, now shut down as several different agencies investigate what happened out here...on friday, kron four news learned the california public utilities commission - who oversees pipelines dispatched a team from it's safety enforcement divisio

(vicki) (vicki) a big story tonight... crews are racing against the clock to repair yet another piece of cracked glass at san francisco's millennium tower. they want to remove the glass before the city makes them put up safety scaffolding along fremont street. kron 4's dan kerman is live at the tower tonight with more. dan? it's here between floors 9 and 10 on the fremont street side of san francisco's millennium tower where a second piece of cracked glass was discovered by engineers conducting a visual inspection demanded by the city.sot william strawn/sf dept. of building inspection the city has demanded safety scaffolding be erected by friday to protect those on the sidewalk below from falling glass, but wednesday the homeowners association took steps to remove the glass and seal the opening, thus removing the threat and the need for scaffolding. this has yet to be completed.it turns out this second piece of cracked glass was initially discovered by a window washer 2 years ago, but it remains unclear why it was never re

as soon as vicki and sil learned the identity of the man who raped and murdered their daughter vicki wanted to know more. i want it i want to know why i want to stand what he did why was this going forward like that what was going on where was his background with that to talk to his mother i wanted to understand who he was vicki located troy graves mother and gave her a call were you were on the phone together for many many hours. mysterious happening with each other i said but just to understand what you were going there i want to share with what i'm going through and maybe we can help each other. and learn from each other and just come to some kind of peace with all this because you must be going to a terrible time to wash yourself you know and she says oh this is she or i. agree of some other blamed herself for her son's actions and i said i don't think of what when he said she said it got more and more violent in our household and my kids would come to me and it say please money lets go of this is a bad danny's bet i was telling them i can't i don't have a job i don't have you kn

grant and vicki? (anchor) taking a live (anchor) (anchor) taking a live look outside-- overlooking downtown san francisco. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: most of the bay area enjoyed its first significant rain of the season. the heaviest rain fell in the north bay with some places receiving 1 to 2 inches. the doppler radar continues to see a few scattered light showers. there is a slight chance of showers tonight but they will be widely scattered. on the satellite you can see the low pressure center just off the coast, it will move into southern california before coming on shore. highs tomorrow will be mild with 60s to mid 70s for most of the bay area. showers and isolated thunderstorms are still possible through wednesday. more sunshine with windy weather is possible over the weekend. sunny and dry fall weather is expected into the middle of next week. (vicki) still ahead... we are just five weeks (vicki) next week.the middle of

(vicki) (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.rant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (ken) coming up new tonight at six:get ready to see cars with no one behind the wheel. so called "ghost cars" will soon be hitting the streets in the bay area.we'll tell you where fully autonomous cars will be testing locally.(pam) then - also new at six... we have an update on the big cat which has been dubbed the pleasanton puma... after it forced the closure on hopyard road - while officials tried to capture it. and breaking news - an arrest has been made in the shooting of a 3-year-old in oakland... details next at six. (ken) tonight at (ken) (ken) tonight at 6.... fully autonomous "ghost" cars will soon be here. the d-m-v has authorized "waymo" to begin testing cars right here in the bay area... without any drivers at all. waymo... of parent company alphabet -- will begin testing on public roads and highways -- for the first time in california --- near its silicon valley headquarters. (ken)thank you for joining us. i'

husband's family home in santa rosa where vicky also grew up.r later, her in laws share the decision to rebuild at the very same spot they've called home for 40 years. marilou dennis: i'm talking to him on the phone and i said, "there's a fire on mark west by porter creek," and i said, "the wind's blowing--" he goes, "ah, don't worry about it. the wind never comes this direction." gary dennis: "the wind's blowing east typically. don't worry about it." marilou: but i go, "it's coming this direction." gary: and she said, "no, the wind is blowing in multiple directions and it's blowing hard." marilou: he says, "get out." gary: i just said basically, "get out." even telling her to get out, i didn't realize the enormity of the situation. got a phone call then about an 1 1/2 hour later from our neighbors telling us that basically our house was gone. marilou: this place may be a whole--i'm sorry to be emotional about it, but start talking about it i get emotional. gary: you know up here, what one, two, within 1/4 mile, four people lost their lives. mar

grant and vicki? (grant) it it was a move that caught some top trump administration officials off- guard... nikki haley announced today she'll leave her post as u-s ambassador to the united nations by the end of the year. (vicki) haley says two years in the role will be enough, but the timing of the announcement is under scrutiny.... especially so close to the midterm elections. karin caifa reports from washington. nikki haley / us ambassador to the united nations: it has been an honor of a lifetime.a surprising announcement in the oval office. u.n. ambassador nikki haley, resigning. president donald trump: we're all happy for you in one way, but hate to lose you. hopefully you will be coming back at some point.haley will leave her post at the end of the year.the president says haley told him six months ago she sought a break. however, a source familiar with the situation told cnn haley notified trump about her decision only last week.the announcement caught some top trump administration officials off

this is vickie evans. vicki, the title i wrote cpa and stl the name.ou work as a cpa, but i know that you are also a writer and you give workshops on bioethics and end-of-life issues. nader said of an advanced degree, which is as tl. you are a licentiate of theology. you work with archdiocese of san francisco. >> i'm with the department of human life and dignity. been there for about several years. i received my degree from the pontifical university. i speak on the subject. >> mixture is doctor thomas cavanaugh. tom cavanaugh, graduate of thomas aquinas college. and the notre dame phd in philosophy. and your bio there says that you start to their 1994. i think it was 25 years? >> 25 delightful yea called what is wisdom? that would be interesting to take. and honors seminar and you specialize, in medical ethics. you've written books on and have a new book on it, which i am reading right now. it is very interesting. it is placed at the origin of the western medical profession. so you are our experts. this will be a catholic conversation death and dying.

for vicki in cill the answer was clear. we just can't let this anger it's natural human anger and pain overwhelm us and make us so then fall and hateful because it would just over time destroy us and we know that. vicki and sil received piles of hate mail the cues in them of not loving their daughter. you know if you can't stand by your principles when it's difficult they're not your principles. several years past before jerry learned that washington was not guilty. it had to be like fifteen or twenty executions at that girl who was released from death row that i found out that he was he was innocent as it wound as that's as close calling you know he came within days and i would execute him as a person. our criminal justice system supposed to be the best in the world. make those mistakes get when you see a person like earl washington. something happened there. in the aftermath of the oklahoma city bombing in one. nine hundred ninety five congress passed legislation to escalate death sentences the result was a dramatic incre