ken's wealthy wife dee was novak's client. that's why ken dolezsar knew david novak. something made ken's relatives suspicious. so detectives drove over to the loft where they spoke with mr. novak. >> he was soft spoken. >> and a bright man. >> he came across as very intelligent, yes. >> answered all the questions but didn't seem to be of much help. then as detective carriger was preparing to leave, he tried one more question. that prepaid cell phone, the one someone used to invite ken to the fatal meeting, the store had surveillance video of a man buying that very phone. ken's family said they didn't recognize him, but would novak? carriger showed him the photo. >> we asked who is that? he says he's my neighbor. he lives two floors below. >> and just like that, a big piece of the puzzle plopped into place. but fair warning -- as you'll see, puzzle pieces and some residents of this downtown loft might not be quite what they seem. >>> coming up -- >> there's a massive sense of disbelief. >> the investigation takes as many turn as one of the building's hallways. >> i've

(ken) and i'm ken wayne.here is what we know tonight. at least nine people are dead. and at least 35 people are missing... tonight 90- thousand acres have burned the fire is just five- percent contained. more than six- thousand homes are destroyed. 15-thousand more are threatened at this hour. and now p-g-and-e is saying it experienced an electrical problem near the source of the massive fire...(pam) tonight, we have team coverage on the butte county fire. kron-4's dan thorn is live in chico... where people are also under evacuation orders. and chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the fire and the pervasive smoke in the bay area(ken) but first let's check in with alecia reid live in butte county with the latest. police and emergency crews continue to have roads blocked off tonight because of the unsafe conditions. (pam) in the chico area, the smoke has made visibility especially difficult ...kron 4's dan thorn is live with more on what emergency crews we're live at the w..dan? staging area in chico where several crews have been swapping out. i just got back

(ken)and im ken wayne.kron 4 the crashed happened when the girl was crossing the shepard avenue in hayward on monday.the driver remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.(pam)the cause of the crash is still under investigation.head to kron 4 dot com for the latest updates on this breaking news. (pam) "mac" , "big mac", and the nickname he is best known as- "stretch"... san francisco giants legend willie mccovey has passed away (ken)tonight - many

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. thank you for joining us tonight.m) the fire started near pulga road at camp creek road, near jarbo gap. first reports .... of what cal-fire is calling 'the camp fire' ... came in at six- thirty this morning. the fire exploded in size by this afternoon... threatening a number of communities. several hundred structures have already been destroyed. (ken) here are the latest numbers from calfire: 15-thousand structures are still threatened. fire personnel: 2289total fire engines: 303total fire crews: 59total helicopters: 11total dozers: 24total water tenders: 11 (ken) according to a butte county spokesperson... all of paradise, a town of about 27,000 people, was ordered to evacuate due to the camp fire and it has been completely wiped out. cal fire says evacuation orders are also being issued today also being orders are evacuation orders are also being issued today for... paradise, magalia, concow, butte creek canyon, and butte valley. those areas are listed on your screen. (pam) we have team coverage for you tonight. da

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. sports director mark carpenter joins us now with a look back at mccovey's incredible life and career. this one is a real heartbreaker. willie mac... one of the greatest giants of all time, a big time slugger, and how appropriate that every home run ends up in mccovey cove. six-time all-star... mvp... rookie of the year... three-time national league home run leader. he finished with 521-homers...20th on the all-time list.. a 22-year major league career that started back in 1959...with him going 4-for-4 off the hall of famer robin roberts. mccovey went into the hall himself...in 1986...his first year of eligibility... here's a clip from willie mac's hall of fame induction. "i'm truly honored and blessed with this ultimate adoption if you will, by the game that i played so hard and loved so deeply. and for many warm summer sunday afternoons in the years to come, i will cherish the memories of my baseball career and the closeness of my family, friends, relatives, teammates

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. we have team coverage on this first significant storm of the season tonight. kron-4's gabe slate joins us live with some of the challenges drivers faced today. (pam) but first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm's path... lawrence what can we expect tonight. lawrence karnow: much needed rain swept across the bay area today. some areas enjoyed over an inch of rain. we are still tracking showers around the bay area on doppler radar. rain is turning to snow in the sierra where we could see over a foot tonight. another storm is on the way. winds will pick up throughout the day with rain developing in the afternoon. highs will be cool and in the 50s and low 60s. more rain is likely next week. holiday traffic a big concern through the weekend.. google says, based on its data the worst traffic expected for the bay area this holiday week, has already happened between one and four p=m. and four week.is likely next 60s. more rain 50s and low 60s. more rain week. holiday tr

(ken) week.is likely next week. (ken) (ken) holiday traffic a concern through the weekend... google says based on its data... the worst traffic expected for the bay area this holiday week-- may have already happened...(vicki) and if you were on the road this afternoon you probably saw it-- it was between one and four p=m. kron 4's s us how it was like... .... the embarcadero in san francisco wednesday afternoon was gridlocked southbound. as the mass holiday exodus unfoldedthe weather did not help.. traffic lights were out at 3rd street next to at&t park, san francisco police had to come out and direct traffic. and then drivers who made it on to the 280 south ramp off king street in san francisco were immediately slowed down againthe two right lanes were flooded near the caesar chavez exit. just a mile further south, still in san francisco, on highway 101 southbound, just after the 280 split, the left side of the highway was flooded, again slowing down traffic.aaa and google said based on their data the worst traffic expected for the bay area would be the day before thanksgivi

(ken) and i'm ken wayne.ith heavy rain now in the forecast, there are fears of mudslides -- like those we saw in montecito this past january, after the wildfire ther and then rain. and it will complicate search and rescue efforts... here is what we know at this hour... today another two bodies were found... bringing the number of deaths to 79. 699 people are unaccounted for.... more than 15- thousand structures have been destroyed.... and more than 10-thousand of those are homes. the camp fire has burned more than 151-thousand acres. and is 70-percent contained. evacuation orders are still in effect ... and it'll be a while before families are let back in town....(pam) we have team coverage tonight... kron4's dan thorn is live in walnut creek ... where he explains the potential health problems of ash build- up and rain... kron4's alecia reid she is live in chico, where fire victims who are living in tents are being urged to find other places to stay .... but first, let's turn to chief meteorologist lawrence k

(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis...pam moore has the night off. for a third straight day ...the rain creating slick conditions on the roadways. causing trouble for some drivers. we have team coverage on the storm.. kron-4's charles clifford shows us how traffic fared.. but first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking this second storm...lawrence how much more rain can we expect. lawrence karnow: it was a wet and sometimes windy day. the rain continues tonight before turning to showers. a few showers could linger into early tomorrow morning before becoming partly cloudy and dry. highs will be a little warmer and in the 50s and the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy on sunday and dry. the dry weather will last though monday. another storm will hit the bay area on tuesday to bring more rain. rain and isoloted thunderstorms are possible wednesday and thursday. a brief break is then expected on friday. (ken) a reminder. kron-4 dot com is your source for local weather. there you'll fin

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. the november storm is bringing rain to dry vegetation...ief from the thick smoke we've been dealing with for days now. right now we want to check in with kron 4's chief meterologist la significant will t lawrence karnow: rain is finally headed our way with gusty winds and much better air quality. rain will be heavy at times tomorrow before turning to shower in the afternoon. more rain is likely on friday and early saturday morning. heavy snow will develop over the sierra with as much as 15 inches between wednesday afternoon and thursday morning. highs tomorrow will be cool and in the 50s and 60s. more rain is likely next week. this storm will bring a welcome improvement to our air quality. but kron 4's maureen kelly says, there will still be pockets of unhealthy air ... in some sections of the ... in some week.is likely next 60s. more rain is likely next week.

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. we want to get to the latest numbers cal fire just released on the camp fire. (ken) today another two bodies were found bringing the number of deaths to 79. the number of missing people is now just under 700.. more than 15- thousand structures have been destroyed.... more than 10- thousand of those are homes. the camp fire has burned more and is 70-percent contained.lik thousand firefighters are getting to go home as the personnel on the line is now 47 hundred. evacuation orders are still in effect ... and it will be a while before families are let back in town. hundreds of people have flocked to evacuation centers. some are now at capacity.... now with rain on the way, those families are being urged to find other places to stay. (ken) we have team coverage tonight of the camp fire. chief meterologist lawrence karnow is tracking the rain coming... and what it will do for our air quality. while michelle kingston went to san jose to a campus that decided to stay open despite smokey skie

(ken) (ken) take a look at this... the centennial wheel at navy pier pays tribute to fallen chicago police officer samuel jimenez who was killed in the shooting monday at mercy hospital. you can see a black star right in the middle of the ferris wheel in honor of the fallen officer. (ken) we are also learning new details about the gunman who shot and killed three people in cold blood at a chicago hospital earlier this week...(pam) as reporter andy rose explains.... the shooter had a very dark past... "as we mourn this senseless act and loss of life.. it occured at a place called mercy hospital."light and love.. shinning through a moment of darkness in chicago. people gathered wednesday evening to remember..doctor tamara o'neal..pharmacy resident, dayna less and police officer, samuel jimenez. three people killed by a man with a gun.dr. heather prendergast, uic emergency medicine: "you look at tamara's life and they way it was taken from her in such a senseless way."police say the shooter, juan lopez, attended church wi

(ken) a winter weather a winter (ken) (ken) a winter weather advisory is in effect in the sierra nevadauntil midnight tonight. there are lingering snow showers tonight. this is video from northstar today. the lake tahoe resort has seen 13 inches of snow in the past 48 hours. and people were out enjoying the fresh powder. (anchors) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at donner pass in tahoe... snow covering the road there. joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: it was a wet and sometimes windy day. the rain continues tonight before turning to showers. a few showers could linger into early tomorrow morning before becoming partly cloudy and dry. highs will be a little warmer and in the 50s and the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy on sunday and dry. the dry weather will last though monday. another storm will hit the bay area on tuesday to bring more rain. rain and isoloted thunderstorms are possible wednesday and thursday. a brief break is then expected on friday. on friday.then expected brief break is thursday. a wednesday

(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. the waters are receding now... but afternoon thunderstorms prompted rescue teams to deploy. our grant lodes is here with the latest from butte county. (grant) so many hillsides are barren or close to it... and without the trees and vegitation that used to absorb heavy rain ...today water carreened down onto roadways and into neighborhoods. forestry officials say the the immediate danger is over ... but this afteroon water rescue boats were used to rescue people from three homes on horse run lane... a low lying area below paradise near highway 99. heavy downpours forved an evacuation warning for the hamlin canyon and lower neal zones which are in the camp fire burn zone. this is video showing highway- 99 flooded near chico -- and some of the surrounding area in durham. and in chico... flooded roads propmted at least one driver to ditch the car... hop on a horse and lead others to drier land. about 50 vehicles were briefly stranded but most drivers were able to safely drive their cars o

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. we want to get right to our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow to see where the rain is hitting right now and how this will affect the morning commute. lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend. (ken) and we have team coverage for you tonight on the rain falling in our area. (pam) gayle ong is in the east bay where the rai in the east bay this weekend.chance of rain another chance of rain this weekend. (ken) and we have team coverage for you to

(ken) tonight.(ken)kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: fire danger will be running high tonight and into friday. winds could gust as high as 50 to 60 mph over the mountains. high pressure will bring sunny skies for the rest of the bay area. it will be clear, chilly and windy tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s. it will be sunny and windy at times tomorrow with highs in the 70s even near the coast. a weak sea breeze will return for the weekend to cool temperatures near the coast and reduce fire danger. the weather pattern looks dry for the next 7 days. (pam) hundreds of rallys will hundreds of (pam) hundreds of rallys will take place across the country on thursday ... to protest the trump administration. and many are happening in the bay area as well... with large turnout numbers expected. kron 4's justine waldman tells us the message behind the demonstrations... pkgjeff sessions is now out as attorney general.making way for a new person to lea

(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. we have team coverage on the storm tonight. kron- 4's charles clifford shows us the conditions residents faced in the north bay. but first, chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the timing of this series of storms... lawrence lawrence karnow: another storm brought more rain to the bay area today. rain will turn to showers overnight. on the radar you can see the storm moving through the bay area. snow will be heavy over the sierra through friday. winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are up for the western slopes of the sierra and the greater lake tahoe area. showers will continue tomorrow but a strong storm will bring heavy rain and gusty winds tomorrow night and into thursday. more rain is likely this weekend. ( pam ) it is raining in the north bay at this hour. (ken ) the wet conditions are making for hazardous driving out on the roadways and filling up creeks and and filling up the roadways weekend.likely this more rain is thursday. more rain is likely this

(ken)(ken) now to our four zone forecast.four zone now to our (ken) (ken) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's (pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look ahead to the possibility for rain.. lawrence karnow: very unhealthy air and smoke continue to smother the bay area. winds are very light which means there will be very little improvement. high pressure continues to sit over california keeping the air stagnant. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and 70s with very poor air quality. expect partly cloudy skies this weekend but improving air quality on sunday. next week there is a chance of rain from wednesday through saturday. still ahead at 8 why your thanksgiving dinner costs will be lower this year. will be lower saturday.through wednesday from chance of rain from wednesday through saturday. still ahead at 8 why your thanksgiving dinner costs will be lower this year. plus. a new study reveals how women feel about facial hair on men. and next. a

(ken) tonight... police in the east bay are looking for help identifying a man caught on surveillance video during a vandalism spree. police say more than 20 buildings in antioch were defaced with swastikas, racial slurs, and profanity. the first grafitti was spotted by an antioch resident leaving his church sunday morning after services. it was also spraypaint on cars in the city hall parking lot. more grafitti turned up the next day. local merchants who are trying to revive the area are disappointed by this setback.i'm upset i'm livid you know that the mural behind me devastated that's devastating to us place to see a storage place hat but still we will go off but still we will go on and we will continue to build up and we will continue to build up antioch (ken) these surveillance camera stills were released showing a man police are calling a suspect in the spree. they are asking anyone in the community who can identify him to come forward. (pam) new video tonight... showing the car crash involving

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. soon after that news conference the president later fired a top cabinet member. the potential fate of special counsel robert mueller's probe -- alarming democrats, who have to wait until january to take control of the house. karin caifa (prono: kay-fuh) reports from washington. president trump -- changing the topic from the democrats' midterm house victory.the president announcing via twitter wednesday afternoon that jeff sessions is out -- as attorney general.capitol hill democrats immediately worried - about what that means for special counsel robert mueller's investigation. sen chuck schumer/ -d- senate minority leader: it would create a constitutional crisis if this were a prelude to ending or greatly limiting the mueller investigation.the move -- not a surprise.the president has been at odds with his attorney general since sessions recused himself from the investigation into russian interference in the 20-16 election.the president bypassing deputy attorney general rod rosenstein

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. dozens of people are still missing tonight. as the death toll rises once again. eight more human remains were found today. now 56 people are confirmed dead in the camp wildfire. and almost 9-thousand homes have been destroyed. while the total number of structures burned tops 10 thousand. tonight the fire has burned 138 thousand acres. and is 35 percent contained.(pam) and tonight we are learing there has been a norovirus outbreak at a shelter housing evacuees. that shelter is in chico ... but the people who are sick have been quarantined. we will have a live report on that at 8-30.(ken) but first kron-4's j-r stone spent the day in butte county ... talking with evacuees about the hardships they face.. now that some have lost everything. (jr)still lots of damage out here. they have started towing cars but they have a long way to gosot everything is tough i'm just confused and scared... jessamy cartwright's home burned down and with her boyfriend at a hospital for an injury she is sleeping in a parking lot by herself. knowing tha

(ken)(ken) we showed you the plans last night... and today oakland a's fans got to see the new renderings for the proposed howard terminal ballpark in person. the a's hosted an open house so fans could come and ask questions about the latest plan. the team wants to build it along the waterfront just north of jack london square. the a's have an ambitions goal of opening the 34-thousand seat ballpark for the 20-23 season. part of theoverall project is turning the coliseum complex into a park, housing and businesses... with oracle arena remaining for concerts and other events. the renderings look impressive on paper, but fans want more details.(ken) this is not (ken) this is not the first time the a's have unveiled renderings for a new ballpark. so some fans are naturally skeptical this will become a reality.will become a reality. the a's must still secure a port deal and pass an environmental review. the a's president tells kron 4... the next 120 days are critical.. to turning the renderings into reality. la

(ken) (ken) driving through flames to get out of town. this is video of people fleeing paradise in butte county. that's where the camp wildfire has exploded in size. in less than 14 hours ..it has burned 20- thousand acres. and hundreds of structures are destroyed. but that number may be upward of a- thousand structures. 27 thousand people have been evacuated tonight. many don't know if their homes are still standing. but fire officials do say the town of paradise has been "pretty much" destroyed. (ken) tonight thousands of people in butte county are sleeping in unfamiliar beds ... not knowing if the homes they left behind are still there.(pam) as kron four's ryan odonnell shows us, catastrophe struck before dawn. natin the town of paradise .. scenes from the apocalypse ... as evacuees flee ... a truck bursts into flames ... calfire sends a helicopter ...... dropping water on top of this truckwinds rushing down the feather river canyon spread the flames ... the fire expanding by thousands of acres each hour.yeah it's tough we had to drive

(ken)and im ken wayne. police tell kron 4 the crashed happened when the girl was crossing the shepard avenue in hayward on monday.the driver remained on scene and is cooperating with the investigation.(pam)the cause of the crash is still under investigation.head to kron 4 dot com for the latest updates on this breaking news. (pam) "mac" , "big mac", and the nickname he is best known as- "stretch"... san francisco giants legend willie mccovey has passed away (ken)tonight - many across the bay area are mourning the loss of one of the most beloved players in franchise history... sports director mark carpenter with more. (mark) mccovey spent 19 of his 22 major-league seasons with the giants.. mccovey is one of seven players in history to win a rookie of the year award, a league m-v-p and be named all-star-game mvp. he finished with 521-homers... and any home run that lands in the water behind right field, splashes into mccovey cove. kron4's j-r stone is live in san francisco with more.. number 44 is what can be

(ken)(ken) (ken) it wasn't just rain that caused problems during the commute. a large pothole shut down one southbound lane of highway 101 in south san francisco creating a traffic backup. kron 4's dan kerman explains how crews tackled the situation. tuesday afternoon billy shoemaker and her friend were gathering sandbags for her mother's house in preparation for the storm.sot billie shoemaker/getting sandbags :06 at 17th and folsom barriers were set up in this low lying area should the rains overflow the sewar systemsot idil bereket/sf puc :22local businesses have seen those issuessot hans art/hans art automotive :30rain did come at midday.. and it's believed it contributed to this. a 4 foot by 1 and half foot hill in the number 4 land of southbound 101 just south of grand avenue in south san francisco. sot officer vu williams/chp :51the chp shutdownane 4 backing traffic up past candlestick.... cal trans crews arrived on seen, conducted inspections, and decided rebar needed to be replaced before the hold could be filled with quick drying concrete.... cool temp

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. the bay area can expect to see some big effects from this storm including power outages and downed trees.(pam) and we have team coverage on the wet weather. kron-4's charles clifford shows us how san francisco prepared for the rain. and kron-4's gabe slate has details on the big surf this storm is bringing.(ken) but first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us... tracking the timing of this storm. lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with an

(grant) ken wayne and pam moore ken wayne ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six.n) coming up next on kron4 news at six.. we are getting our first look at the devastation from the wildfire in butte county.. at least six people have been killed --- dozens more are missing. we have live team coverage on the situation outside the firelines.(pam) then - we are following breaking news out of southern california.. a major wildfire near malibu has burned 150 homes -- and forced a quarter million people to evacuate. we'll have the latest -- next on kron4 news at six. nat ter million people to evacuate. we'll have the latest -- next on kron4 news at six. natschools ... supermarkets ... churches, in flames. fleeing residents burned in their cars.the butte county fire just one of three burning out of control in california tonight.nat we are literally in a state-wide red flag ah weather warning (ken) thank you for joining us, i'm ken wayne. (pam) and i'm pam moore. you are looking at a nasa satellite image of the 'camp' fire in butte county. smoke filling the sky. (ken) in thi

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. contra costa county sheriff's office identified 33 year old laudemer arboleda (loud-ah-meer) (arbol-ee-duh) from newark as the man police shot and killed near downtown on saturday.(pam) kron4's michelle kingston was at the scene... and today she spoke to neighbors of the man killed. she joins us now with new details about him from people at his apartment complex. michelle neighbors have a lot of stories about arboleda ...they say his behavior was bizarre and that police were called here often. (mk)this is where 33 year old laudemer arboleda lived ...the man police say was shot and killed by law enforcement in danville on saturday.it's an apartment complex in newark ... where neighbors say he was quiet ... and may have suffered from mental illness. they say they'd often see the 33 year old outside spraying vinegar on plants and lining the sidewalks with salt ... they say he glued the locks on some neighbors' doors and would peak into their windows billy lopes, neighbor"we noticed the n

(ken) kron 4 and (ken) kron 4 news. kron 4 news.ron 4 and our parent company-- nexstar media group... have partnered to help the fire victims in butte county. if you would like to help those affected by the 'camp fire'... the american red cross is accepting donations. you can check kron 4.com for details.. lawrence karnow: very unhealthy air and smoke continue to smother the bay area. winds are very light which means there will be very little improvement. high pressure continues to sit over california keeping the air stagnant. highs tomorrow will be in the 60s and 70s with very poor air quality. expect partly cloudy skies this weekend but improving air quality on sunday. next week there is a chance of rain from wednesday through saturday. (ken) projections are the bay area and beyond could see its population increase by 35 percent by 2040. the question is how do you move all those people around. (pam) one answer under consideration.. is creating a second bart tube. kron 4's dan kerman reports from outside the embarcadero bart statio

>(ken)(ken) the baykeeper recommends waiting three days after a rain event before getting into any body of water. (pam) sadly, the death toll jumped again today in the 'camp fire' in butte county. we know 81- people are now we know 81- people are now dead. the remains of two more people were found today. hundreds of people are remain unaccounted for. nearly 13-thousand homes have been destroyed. (pam) some towns are slowly starting to allow people back into the burn zone ... evacuation orders are now lifted in little chico creek, butte creek, upper honey run, and parts of lower butte creek canyon.(ken) since morning, some residents have been making their way home ... many of them met with huge disappointment. kron 4's alecia reid spoke with the butte county health department and joins us live from chico tonight ... and you found out about concerns about the rain and debris? as towns start to slowly reopen... evacuation orders were lifted in little chico creek, butte creek, upper honey run and parts of lower butte creek canyon. since morning, residents have been making their way home ...

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. the november storm is bringing rain to dry vegetation...but also relief from the thick smoke. tonight we have team coverage on the storm. gabe slate tells us how the rain will impact the fire fight in butte county... and alecia reid explains how it will effect residents.(pam) but first.. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the storm... lawrence. lawrence karnow: rain is finally headed our way with gusty winds and much better air quality. rain will be heavy at times tomorrow before turning to shower in the afternoon. more rain is we are all counting down the hours until it rains to help clear out the air here in the bay area. and we are not the only ones. our gabe slate joins us live from the newsroom.gabe you talked with gabe you newsroom. lawrence.storm... tracking the storm... lawrence. we are all counting down the hours until it rains to help clear out the air here in the bay area. and we are not the only ones. our gabe slate joins us live from the newsroom.gabe you tal

>(ken)(ken) a memorial now sits where the car went off the road ... but in front of it is a now a guard rail, which has been installed since the crash. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.kron-4's chief kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: it was a beautiful warm start to november with temperatures soaring into the 70s and 80s. there were even some 70s along the coast. high pressure continues to dominate our weather pattern sending any chance of showers well to the north. highs tomorrow will once again be warm but cooler near the coast. highs will be in the 70s and mid 80s inland with patchy morning fog and cooler 60s at the coast. a few more clouds are expected this weekend with elevated fire danger in the north and east mountains. more sunshine and mild weather is expected next week. new ahead at 8 a violent assault the result of a confrontation between a father and a man dressed as a clown on halloween. what led up to a dangerous fight. and next. a new plan for th

(ken) p-g-and-e released a p-g-and-e (ken) (ken) p-g-and-e released a statement saying in part: access to affordable capital is critical to carrying out safety measures.. recently passed legislation recognized the importance of financially healthy utilities to california electric customers and implementing it quickly is important to achieve that goal. (pam) california's unemployment rate held a record low of 4-point-1 percent in october. the state employment development department says, employers added more than 36- thousand jobs last month. last year, california's unemployment rate was 4-point-5 percent.the rate hit the record low in september... after spending months at 4.2 percent.the new record dates to 1976 .... when the current method of collecting data was established. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: smoke continues to smother the bay area. very unhealthy air is engulfing much of the area now. there looks to be some improvement in air quality over the weekend but it will still b

(ken) police and emergency crews continue to crews emergency police and (ken) (ken)(ken) police and emergency crews continue to block roads tonight because of the unsafe conditions. in the chico area, the smoke has made visibility especially difficult ... kron 4's dan thorn is live with more on what emergency crews are doing..dan? smoke covers the area along the skyway near chico.. visibility was poor and land was charred by fire..crews were out canvassing ttg out any like this burning power pole... as night fell the visibility go continued to be posted up and enforced..sot: the chico area has been heavily impacted by smoke the whole area was definitely socked in like a very foggy day in the bay area its just not safe in some cases to be driving in these areas..that are damaged by fire..several vehicles had to turn around because emergency crews say it is too dangerous to be on..sot: so the roads are very (pam) the small city of gridley is now filled with people who have been evacuated from the 'camp fire'. gridley is where the butte county fairgrounds evacuation center is located.. kron 4's

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. voter turnout is not only expected to pass the numbers we saw in 2014 but it could be a record turnout. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and spent the afternoon at san francisco city hall. j.r., anything voters need to know for tomorrow? (j.r.) if you're going to san francisco city hall officials recommend getting there earlier because because the lines will get longer as the day goes on. if you think this looks busy....just wait until election day which is now just hours away. here at san francisco city hall three hundred workers will be tallying ballots and voters will be making choices. if you're one of those voters...be prepared. sot well i did some...well i'm not going to lie i didn't do much research so i def had to read through all the pamphlet and the information so it took me quite a while and as you can see i'm pretty much the last one.the ballot consists of 4 different sheets that are double sided...so 8 pages worth of decisions. while the governor's race may be t

(ken) a reminder.(ken) on friday. then expected on friday. (ken) dot com is your source for local weather. there you'll find full forecasts. interactive radar. and weather alerts about your neighborhood. all at kron-4 dot com (vicki) the wet weather is causing some problems on the highways and roads across the bay area... with some of them getting flooded...(ken) kron 4's gayle ong has been patrolling the roads... she is live in san francisco with tips on how to stay safe.. gayle? it's been raining on and off today,you can see the roads look calm behind me but this is the type of day where you just should stay inside.. rain has taken over the highways..this is 280 south in south san francisco friday afternoon.the visibility low for drivers.and a sea of break lights as vehicles slow down in the rain..something c-h-p highly advises:

(ken)(ken) a family in malibu is counting their blessings tonight.hey are alive despite losing their home in a wildfire.(pam) this comes, just days after their daughter made it safely out of the borderline bar during the massive deadly shooting. tom wait reports... :19-:23carmen edmanlost home :35-:39deseriee edmandaughter 1:18-1:24destiny malibudaughter carmen edman: "the fire was everywhere."carmen edman describes her family's harrowing escape from malibu last thursday night as the fire raged around them the frantic moments came barely 24 hours after her daughter deseriee survived the shooting inside the borderline nightclub.carmen edman: "i was in panic mode since wednesday night since that phone call." the edman family got to safety - but their malibu home burned to the ground 48 hours of horror for one family but all of them kept their perspective - they all survived.deseriee edman: "two near death experiences you don't expect." deseriee spoke to us from out of state tonight she's still processing what happened at borderline and the fire. deseri

>(ken) (ken) larry arnold lives across the street from the community center and says he heard five gunshots.he also says that he'd like to see more patrol cars making passes through the area. police have not released a description of the suspect.the victims all have non-life threatening injuries. (ken) tonight marks one year since an accident on skyline boulevard in san mateo county that claimed the lives of three young men. (pam) kron 4's dan kerman explains .... the special connection the menlo park fire district had... to two of the men. skyline accident anniversary 1101185 insertit was here along skyline boulevard just south of bear gulch road where a vehicle lost control a year ago, hit a tree and plunged down an embankment killing the driver, 19 year old ricky torres and his two friends 19 year old andrew gonzales and 18 year old matthew cruz...sot rudy torres/victim's father 19-29on this one year anniversary of the accident, torres father rudy, a mechanic for the menlo park fire district was at the scene of the crash constructing a path so his wife and younger son could visit later in t

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. here is where we stand tonight. six more people were discovered dead today. bringing the total number of fatalities to 48. and now we're learning 76-hundred homes are burned to the ground. and the total number of destroyed structures is more than 88- hundred. the fire has also grown tonight to 130 thousand acres. it is 35 percent contained.(pam) tonight, we begin our coverage with kron - 4's j-r stone. he joins us live from butte county .... and j-r you spoke with someone who lost their home. sot...it was like dante's inferno....joel burgess, who is a navy veteran, is describing what it was like when he and his wife evacuated their home in paradise california last week. he says the escape video's that others recorded were exactly what they experienced.sotwhen we spoke with joel he had assumed that his home was gone from what he had heard from a friend, but he wasn't sure. with that we drove through the area in route to his home and in hopes that something would still be there. our hopes were quickly dashed when the

(ken) (ken) (ken) if you would like to donate to the program helping veterans in montana.. just visit warriors and quiet waters dot org. in his nfl debut, nick mullens delivered... best opening performance for a quarterback since 1970.. and tonight, he and the 49ers had a nice opportunity to shine again.. facing the 1- win giants on monday night football. --we go to santa clara, check this out, the niners hosting the paradise high school football team... as they cope with the devestating fires that have decimated their town... --1st quarter, mullens... the hero last week with a mistake.. his pass is deflected and picked off by b.j. goodson... first interception for mullens... and the giants defense is ready for its closeup... --that led to... eli manning 10 yards to odell beckham jr... touchdown... 7-3 giants. touchdown... 7-3 giants. and cue the beckham celebration. --back come the 49ers... --back come the 49ers... matt breida from 3 yards out... he's in for the td... 10-3 niners --jimmy garoppolo... looks on from the box... 49ers up 13-10 at the half --3rd quarter... mull

i'm pam moore(ken) and i'm ken wayne we want to get right to the latest numbers from the camp fire. (ken) today an additional 8 bodies were found. bringing the total victims to 56. there are still 130 people missing and a list of 103 names of those missing has been released. more than 10,000 structures have been destroyed.... the vast majority of those are homes. the camp fire has burned more than 138,000 acres and is 35 percent contained. more than 5,600 firefighters are on the lines. (pam) thursday marks one week since the camp fire erupted in butte county.(ken) and we are learning more about the heroism of first responders who moved quickly to save lives in the early hours of the fire. kron 4's charles clifford spent the afternoon listening to fire dispatch audio .... from the first day of the fire. ... 52,000 people are evacuated from their homes because of the 'camp fire' in butte county ... and now we are learning of yet another problem many of them are dealing with.. (ken) we are joined by kron4's gayle ong. gayle we hear there is an outbreak of norovirus. what is going on th

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. we want to get right to the latest numbers from the cal fire press conference that wrapped up a short time ago. (ken) as you heard an additional 8 bodies were found today bringing the total victims to 71. 58 of those have been identified but authorities are waiting on d-n-a to confirm their i-d's and notify their families. the number of missing people has almost doubled to more than a thousand. 12,263 structures have been destroyed.... the vast majority of those are homes. the camp fire has burned more than 146,000 acres and is 50 percent contained. more than 5,600 firefighters are on the lines. (pam) usually it is fog that blankets the bay area ... but now it is smoke. the air is unhealthy and people are finding ways to stay inside to protect themselves.. (ken) and at the same time, not go stir crazy. we have team coverage for you tonight (ken) gayle ong is in chico following the camp fire. chief meterologist lawrence karnow is tracking the smoke. gabe slate went to a school that was

(ken) 50s and 60s .will be in the 50s and 60s .eturning now to more news from the fire recovery effort in butte county. among the victims of the fire are the hundreds of displaced pets and other animals. kron four's rob fladeboe tells us how two south bay animal control officers pitched in to make a difference. santa clara county animal control officers jessica ibanez and and jeremy selbach just returned from butte county where they helped care for animals displaced by the camp fire. they knew just what to do jessica ibanez/animal control officer "....i offered hugs and everybody really appreciated that...."jeremy selbach/animal control officer "....everybody is up there trying to help. i saw a lot of hard working people. my part was taking in animals from an evacuation team or from an owner and tying to care for them..."selback and ibanez spent six days in a makeshift shelter at the airport in chico where some 800 displaced pets and other animals are being housed. some were hurt in the fire, others are still in shock and all are t

(ken) dozens of migrants were dozens of (ken) (ken) arrested on both sides of a u.s.-mexico border crossing sunday. the u.s. deployed tear gas into mexico due to potentially violent migrant situation... and that has many people outraged.(pam) women and children were among the people tear- gassed... kron 4's grant lodes is here in the studio tonight... with details on this controversial move by the u-s border patrol.. and reaction from the tijuana mayor... grant? (grant) tear gas came into play after a protest on the southern border, as thousands of central american migrants seeking asylum in the u.s. hoped to enter the country through mexico. nearly five-hundred migrants rushed the border. border protection personnel confirmed its use of tear gas to disperse would-be crossers in response to agents being hit with rocks bottles.. u.s. officials arrested dozens and shut down the busiest port of entry along its mexico border... tijiuana's mayor is now responding to the situation in his city. <"i cannot be, i cannot agree on any of those actions. that's why i have mixed em

(ken) thank you for joining us i'm ken wayne.(pam) and i'm pam moore. fire crews and rescue teams making some of the most unthinkable discoveries ... as they continue to comb through the damage tonight.(ken) the dead have been found in burned out cars ...or next to their cars.. and in the smoldering ruins of their homes... and tonight the search for more bodies continues. 42 people have died. 13 of those remains were found just today. more than 64-hundred homes have been destroyed... though the overall number of structures destroyed surpasses 7- thousand. the fire has burned 117- thousand acres. and is 30- percent contained.(ken) and tonight the effect of this devastating fire continues to be felt locally as smoke smothers the bay area. kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking that part of the story. but first ... we go live to j-r stone in butte county .... j-r (pam) (pam) and coming up at 10:30 tonight -- kron 4's dan thorn explains how people are managing to cope with the devastation.. (ken) thousands of acres burned ... and just 30 p

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. that rain ... expected to stick around for thanksgiving.ve got team coverage on the weather tonight. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is standing by with more on how much rain to expect into the holiday. first ... let's check in with kron 4's dan kerman. he is live a the approach to the bay bridge at 8th and bryant... dan... how's it looking there right now? .. = = =thanksgiving eve getaway 1121186 insertit didn't matter if you were on city street or the highway... it was all pretty much the same this thanksgiving eve... slow... and the rain didn't help much either .. sotdefinitely wet on the raod so you have to be very cautiousthe chp says drivers weren't adjusting well to the wet conditionssotthis year we are seeing more collissions due to the rain and more people on the roadgas stations were busy, as those who had yet to leave town were gassing up.sot i'm going to santa cruzi'm going to santa rosaby late afternoon just getting the bridges was difficult... this is the approach to the bay bridge at 8th and bryant... traffic backed up fo

(ken) and im ken wayne. the flames got dangerously close to the freeway... the fire was burning on the southbound side of interstate -880 ... just south of first street in san jose(pam) the freeway has since opened back up but we are tracking fire danger concerns starting tonight in other parts of the bay. kron 4 s ella sogomonian is live in san jose by the airport with more video of that fire... ella hows it looking now? (pam) looking now? ella hows it looking now? (pam) we first told you about the brush fire through a push alert ... you can stay updated with this story and all breaking news... by downloading our kron 4 app tonight ... (pam) alameda county firefighters say, a fire broke out this evening at castro valley high school .. it was quickly extinguished. no one was injured. firefighters kept the fire from spreading inside the school. the fire was located on the roof between the administration building and one of the halls. lawrence karnow: we had a few passing clouds today with fog along the coast. highs were in the 70s and 80s in the bay and valle

(ken) (ken)(ken)(ken) (ken) >>> the polls close at 8:00 then the data starts to get released as soons the polls voters are deciding tonight on a measure that is billed as one possible solution to the homeless crisis.(pam) but it has people pretty divided on its merits ... it even touched off a big twitter war between some bay area tech giants.kron4's charles clifford.... live in san francisco tonight.... to break it all down. "one of the things i like best about prop c the medical profession and the people who are accountable are together all stake holders are the ones who deliver propsition c." coming up next at 8. a slew of bay area cities looking to tax cannabis businesses... we'll take a look at those measures. >>> the tax on businesses in san francisco that make over $50 million annually in revenue. that money would result in about two and 50 to $300 million per year would be used to help separate cisco homeless population. things like housing, mental health services and other projects. there's a lot of people who support this and a lot of people opposed. state center scott wien

(ken) and i'm ken wayne. the camp fire -- now the state's deadliest wildfire in history. (pam) here is the latest on where things stand tonight. six more bodies were discovered today... bringing the total number of deaths to 48. and now we are learning... 76-hundred homes have burned to the ground. the total number of the fire has also grown tonight to 130- thousand acres. it is 35- percent contained.(ken) tonight, we begin our coverage with kron 4's j-r stone. he joins us veunty j-r you spoke with someone who lost their home. that woman karen wilson is still standing. we talk about the clean up work being done and this is some of it. outside the k-mart in paradise crews were busy at work today. doing what they could to remove the cars that burned in the fire. when you're out here and you see these cars it is such a sad sight. almost feels like something from a post apocolyptic movie. tragically we know people in some cases didn't make it out of their cars. there have been more than 80 cars that have burned in this fire and that counts the cars in the public areas. as for

)cal - fire giving some cal - fire giving (ken)cal - fire giving (ken) (ken)cal - fire giving (ken) calfire giving (ken) (ken)cal - fire giving updates.... (pam)governor jerry brown toured the fire zone in butte county today.... kron fours ashley za-val-a has more from chico. u.s. secretary of interior ryan zinke joined jerry brown today as the governor announced an executive order to cut red tape and streamline recovery efforts here in butte county.both zinke and brown sending a joint message that now is not the time to point fingers at who is responsible for the campfire...((pkg)) ((jerry brown)) "this is so devastating, i don't really have the words to describe it." governor jerry brown at a loss for words for the state's deadliest and most destructive wildfire.((ryan zinke)) "this is the worst fire i have ever seen."u.s. secretary of interior ryan zinke making his fourth trip to california for a fire...zinke responded to criticism of president trump's comments on california's forest management and his threat to withhold federal relief."the president has pledged his full support to c