>>do it reporting in nevado dan thorn kron 4 news. >>and we're less than an hour away from the last democratic debate before the iowa caucuses will be talking with our political analyst michael yockey and tom dealt with karl live about the hot topics >>welcome back final democratic debate before the iowa caucuses, which are next month in the field of candidates is getting smaller is it ever just yesterday senator cory booker dropped out of the race and now only 6 democratic candidates will be on stage tonight in the morning joining us now is the host of inside area politics catherine heenan and our political analyst tom dealt the and michael yockey guys were wondering. well, bernie sanders and elizabeth warren really go at it tonight. >>well i love the new york times headline mom and dad are fighting for her knee to the fact that lizabeth worn of course accusing sanders of saying a woman can't win in 2020 where is this going to go tonight i think bernie. >>my opinion bernie has to be the better person say apologize say was a misunders

>>dan thorn kron 4 news. >>and san francisco woman was shot and killed in the city's tenderloin neighborhood at happened at the corner of larkin a o farrell officers respond to reports of shots being fired when they got there that's when they found the victim the nman, however, was gone so that person is stilon the loose. a 20 year-old man is in jail accused of killing hifather near lake tahoe, sean purdy confessed to the location of his father's body detectives arched the ara of pioneer right near lake tahoe and found the body of 52 year-old lance purdy in a shallow grave authorities arched 4 shot pretty last week after his mother told deputies that she never heard back from her husband who flew to lake tahoe to check up on their son. the manhunt ended in nevada where detectives located the 20 >>take a look at this police in san francisco. they're still trying to track down the drivers behind this sideshow that took placeon sunday afternoon and the ty's mission district you can see hundre of people gathered

virus continues to grow the work to contain the goal of global spread also continues kron four's dan thorn spoke with an expert who studies viral outbreaks. >>and continue to grow over the deadly corona virus from china outbreak experts in the bay area are now monitoring it spread since december, hundreds of cases have been confirmed and more than 2 dozen people have died. there are a lot of factors in here with this particular virus you know. >>could lead to concern and we found that there is a high degree of fear associated with it he might have is the ceo of metal bio to the san francisco based company specializes in risk assessments of outbreaks. mon hof says some concerns are warranted, but they're mostly limited to those who are near the chinese city of wuhan han or have been in direct contact with people who have been exposed to the general public at this point doesn't appear to be as much of a concern the world health organization on thursday declined to declare the new outbreak as a global emergency, on hof says that does not mean it will not become one so far experts say the viru

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you represents the district where that now deadly assault took place one year ago in a statement. >>he called the death an unacceptab tragedy saying quote whave been working with the family law enforcement and community to prevent senseless violene. we are committed to enacting our vision for 0 homicides and violencrimes. in our neighborhoods to stop violent incidents like this. >>happening tonight a sideshow investigation isunderway and san francisco calls came in to the kron 4 news room this afternoon after smoke and loud booms were heard and san francisco's mission district police tell us there was a sidesh in the area of 24th and bryant can see the tire tracks left on the stre there you can also see some video there. police tell us they re investigating. nfl lot of playoff games made today was imortant one the scene now point today for the 49 ers who finally learwhich teams will be playing in their that will happen next week 13 joined by sports reporter okay rooney to break

dan thorn kron >>well known baseball coach at orange coast college in costa mesa and his family also died out a belly and his wife john alyssa passed away. alyssa was on the same bastbl team is bryant's daughter,gigi, all to belly was with orge coast college for 27 years he racked up 4 state titles and had more than 700 wins in his care as coach. well, of course we'll continue to follow the latest updates on the deadly helicopter csh an update you ith all the detas that we receive into our newsroom we'll also have more fan and celebrityreactions along with live reports plus kobe bryant's career highlights throughout the morning so make sure you stay with us. well on to ational headlin now opening arguments and president trump's impeachment trial will continue inthe senate today, his defense team us to just 2 hours of its available time saturday with the ld has the latest fr washiton d c. >>you cannot simpldecide this case in a vacuum, a new chapter of impeachment is underway as the senate shifts its attention to prident donald trump's defense presidt trump republicans turn comes afte

the entire incident caught on surveillance video kron four's dan thorn has the latest. >>frightening surveillance video shows fast-moving burglars attempting to get into a novato home they're seen sprinting up a set of stairs and jumping over walls but what they didn't know was someone was there upsetting >>so unsettling i mean this was in the middle of the afternoon stacy drake who says says she was sitting in her living room watching tv when she heard some unusual noises on the roof. >>her husband had just left for the grocery store so it was just a mother and her baby and the sounds were really concerning just yet sometimes we get turkey's up on the roofs. i didn't really think anything of it when the noises grew louder this window caught her attention. and i just happened to look up. >>the window overhead there and i see a masked face peering down at me drake who says says with her 4 month-old sleeping upstairs her maternal instincts kicked into high i just instinctively just started shouting as loud as i could to started screaming my head off. >>drake who says says

>>we have team coverage tonight kron four's dan thorn will be at levi stadium live for us tonight. he's with all the 49 er faithful who are in full-on party mode tonight, mark carpenters here now with a look. >>at the game and more on that 40 niners domination oh yes, it was beautiful to watch when these teams met 2 months ago the 40 niners crush the packers by nearly 30points and today they picked up where they left off let's go to the highlight 49 ers packers, san francisco for 12 just a year ago this time a chance to get back to the super bowl all the greats were there jerry rice rock in the 40 niners chain ready to go 1st quarter. >>49 are setting the tone an how this is going to be played where he most are turns on the jets, 36 yard hall touchdown, 40 niners, 7 zip. >>later on still in the 1s half more most or to e end zone again another 40 niners score and now it's a 17 nothing san francisco lead pouring it on. it's still in the 1shalf the 49 ers defense putting the clamps on rodger's oking for geronimo allison picked off by emmanuel moseley that's 2 turnovers for the niners

what's perhaps more surprising is the man also a pastor.kron four's dan thorn has more. >>79 year-old pastor paul michaelson is accused of threatening to shoot members of a san carlos church. the san mateo coty sheriff's office arrested michelson thursday saying he wrote the threat in 4 letters and hand delivered them to holy trinity lutheran church sad and shocking i'm. >>it's not i'd expecto see in our community neighbors were concerned to hear about the possible threat of vience so close to their homes and fortunately these incidents seem to happen you know in places whe you least expect them michaelson a former member of the church but is currently a visitation an outreachpaor for hope evangelical lutheran church in san mateo. >>th sheriff's office says the threat stemmed from a dispute michelson has had th mebers of holy trinity's congregation, but it's unclear at that dispute is bishop mark homer it with sierra pacific's an d which oversees bay area evangecal lutheran churches called michaeson's arrest a sad turnof events a statement to kron 4 news reads in part quote we are at

dan thorn kron 4 news right dan thank you, let's take a live look outside tonight looking out overhe san francisco bay area and it was lovy day today, mostly but again on doors colonels here joing us about the weather conditions out there for going to be anywhere near the coastline. you really do have to pay attention he really did work we talk about the sneaker waves areaving special, but what e waves that will come out of thset so see the waves are fairly calm. >>all of a dden you've got a 20 foot breakers ming right here on the coastline so that an issue there if you are headed out toward the coast so that being said 've got some waves rolling along th coastle again tonight that advisory effect until 9 o'clock tonight facility run large even tomorrow afteoon, those waves still running a bit larger than normal. so. >>overnight tonight we're going to see mostly clear skies is looing good out there right now but a couple high clouds moving in overhead right over the p of that ridge, you see him kind of movi through is are going to move on by throughout the night side of thisridge goi

that's the latest here live in dublin dan thorn kron 4 news. >>thank you dan, the city of palo alto has canceled all lunar new year events because of corona virus concerns the 2 week long celebration was supposed to begin today, one of those canceled events was set to be held at the cover lee senior center that event was expected to draw least a 100 people no cancellations have been reported for the chinese new year parade in san francisco. >>an open city councilors over here to introduce new legislation to help in the city's housing crisis it would give tenants the first opportunity to purchase their home if it's put up for sale it is called the tenant opportunity to purchase act and as kron four's michelle case explains now was inspired by the womebehind moms for housing. >>it's a piece oflegislation that has the abity to change the lives of some of the people who are homeless flicks and the city councilor behind it says the moms for housing movement inspired her to push it forward to a nice sta. >>organizing and fightin until all unhoused she

police need your help in identifying the suspectkron four's dan thorn is live for us in palo alto tonig after getting reactions. >>joining us with much more hey dan. >>justine police say that robbery happened ght here along this stretch of popular shops and restaurants in downtown palo altothis crim has been causing some concerns but it's mostly serving as a reminder tostay vigilant. >>police say this sketch shows the man responsible for a brazen robby in downtown lo alto. the victim telling police the suspect snched her pue onthe night of december 11th alo the 100 block of universy avenue. he was apparently riding a bike and took off while she was still holng on. >>dragging her severa feet before she finally let quite scary. i mean i carry a >>when i lked downtowhere chance as she works in this area and it's a popular spot for dininand shopping she didn't reognize the suspect in this catch. but is now going to consider holding her bag a little tighter for just leaving it at home after hearing this i would probably just bring my cell phone and thenmy pocket.the victim says she was looki

dan thorn kron 4 news. >>so you might recognize some big ti famous eople atthe game today. a lot of niners fans in attendance there they certainly we joe montana was at levi's stadium today, montana, the great 49 ers quarerback who was for an all super bowls for 11 touchdowns no interceptions in the games also us olympic champion gold medast kristi yamaguchi was there today as well former mission, san jose high school gradte also mister bang bang, 9 or ga eve, 40 was there and of course it would not be a party without formerll pro reiver and super bowl chpion jerry rice ing this facebook video for the ners before the game it was all about the night her family today, kiddingand then we have much more on that niners big win. still ahead here on kron 4 news at 10 and you can find much more coverage, including ghlights. kron 4 dot com. n our website >>and now for a check of your 4 zone forecast for your saturday night live look outside in the east bay over berkeley tracking clear skie berkeley tracking clear skie calm conditions and dry storm exited anotheone just amound thcorn

reporting live at chase cent dan thorn kron 4 news.thanyou so much dan koby bryant was an18 time nba all-star won 5 championships it became one ofthe greatest basketball players of his neraon, how celebrities are honoring him tonight. >a a huge bust at that and frnd mall has alleged criminals try to make a big pu >>kron 4 news at 8 on the eninsula tight, san bruno policarrested 2 police people for attempting to use counterfeit money. police responded to a fraud in progress at the shops of 10 friend saturday nit. the suspects have been identified as 22 ye-old make he'd a black man, the 27 year-old amar williams police say they found additional counterfeit ney on the suspects. both have been booked into the san mateo county jail also in san bruno police have arrested a driver involved in a crash involving several vehicles for ing under the influence of alcohol. >>this happened last night on the 500 block of 4th avenue. the driver has been identified as 30 year-old julio cesar garc, his injuries were not considered life reatening. >>well

>>reporting in lo alto dan thorn kron 4 news. >>and happening today a vigil will be held outside the starbucks in the montclair neighborhood of oaknd where short jang was killed 2 men who are tryingto steal his laptop. the vigil scheduled for 11 30 this morning. his family is due to arrive in the bay ar yesterday from china. you can find more information about the vigil on kron 4 dot m. coming up on kron 4 news weekend police say they may shot a man who ied to light a gas pump on fire in the south bawill have more in a wor where everything gets a sequel. geico sequels! it's fi. classic geico heroes, starring in six newommercials, with jaw-dropping savings. vote for your favorites at: geico.com/sequels ahhh, which way do i go?! i don't know, i'm voti for our sequels. with geico, the savings keepn going to a screenear you. not the leg! you dang woodchucks! geico sequels. vote and enter twin today! geico sequels. male voice: gr, feed me.ay! come on! sheo't mind! shwon't mind at a... woman: richar hey, sheila. silencyour growl. just

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much stand now we go to the north bay word ugly crime took place. >>vandals spray painted graffiti all over a wall in santa rosa that was just for placed after the tubbs fire burned it down. >>the group coffee strong worked around the clock to raise funds and rebuild the hopper wall then on saturday night the group says someone spray painted all over it. the group cut tells us here kron 4 news, it is a shame that someone feels entitled to deface public property. cleanup to remove the paint will happen later on this week. >>tonight we are learning that federal officials may soon bill wildfire victims. if the genie doesn't make good on a $4 million debt. pacific gas and electric co's the government that money as part of the utility's bankruptcy case. fema has asked for reimbursement from pg need to cover costs from the government's response to recent fires. if the utility doesn't pay up individual victims would be responsible if they receive settlement funds. the duplicate

woman had to be rescued after she jumped into the water in half moon bay to get her dog kron four's dan thorn joins us now live in the newsroom tonight with more on just what happened dan. >>well vicki this was a really close call for the woman and her dog she had to be rescued after going into the water and kowal beach san mateo county firefighters say the report came in around 11 30 this morning. they found woman swimming in the water about 200 yards away from land first responders say that she sprang into the water to get her dog who jumped in and was gett ng swept away. >>out of the water and not only way out of the water stay away from the water because if you even get close to it you can be back to actually think your way so it you just get no water >>a high surf advisory was in effect until 9 o'clock tonight that has expired officials have been urging people not to go into the water or to get too close to the water. the woman was taken to the hospital with some injuries for dog was also rescued. and was said to be doing. ok tonight, reporting live in the newsroom. dan thorn kron 4 news

dan thorn kron 4 news. coach at orange coast college in costa. mesa and his family also died in that helicopter kerry and their daughterwife alyssa passed away. lisa was on the same basketball team as bryant's daughter, gigi. all to belly was with orange coast colleg for 27 years he racked up 4 state titles and had more than 700 wins in his caer as coach. >>we'll continue to follow the very latest as they investigatethe cause of the crash and and still there are smany reactions coming in from around the world. not onlybasketball fans but from hollywood as well because don't forget koby won an oscar and that was for the second. reivers of his career so we'll continue to highlig koby bryant throughout the morning. 5 oh 8 another bistory this morning. the deadly corona virus, it's infected to ople county and the other in orange county and that brings the tota >>cases the deaths in the u s actually let's go back just a touch your to 5 so we have 5 cases in the us of reported dehs as the threat grows at least 80 peoplenow been killed in china and anot

packers to 20 to reach the franchise's 7th super bowl and we have team coverage tonight kron for's dan thorn is with the 49 er faithful who are in full-on party mode still hours after the game is over but first we want to go to kron four's kate rooney. >>whos live inside outside levi's stadium are inside the rest on the field for us are people still there trying to soak icater for us everyone left for the night. >>i there's a big party going on actually just or to left here this that people are acting like the game is just about to start they been fired up all nig since they got here one of the things that i saw e most tonight was the signs and shirts that say quest for 6 and of course that references the 49 ers quest for a 6th super bowl tle when the season started that didn't ev seem realistic. but now here they are just one win away from that super bowl title how did it get done tonight. well a lot of it was thanks to running back start he was really the player of the game and that's crazy when you consider that he's a guy who wasn't even a starter on the season tonight. nfl ng of postsea

dan thorn kron 4 news. >>condolences and reaction is pouring in from around the world, including from other big name basketball stars. colby's former teammate shaquille o'neal posted this on twitter saying there's no words to express the pain, i'm going through with this tragedy of losing my knees gigi and my brother kobi i love you and you will be missed. and here's what warriors star steph curry had to say on instagram a lot of questions right now our faith is being tested, but all i can say is thank you. the un gr rest easy. >>kobe bryant was with the lakers as we sit for his entire 20 year career in the nba, 5 championships to his credit. polo sandoval now with a look back at his impact on sports and the game of basketball. >>he was born koby bean bryant that to the world the 41 year-old was a global basketball phenomenon. >>the son of a pro basketball player, the philly native finished high school and was quickly drafted by the nba great his lies ahead for this young man but at the ti bryant was the yo

charges stem from a police shooting that happened last month in the mission district kron four's dan thorn takes a look. >>police body cam video shows what san francisco's police union calls an attack on officers on december 7 to sfpd responded to a burglary call in the mission district turn into a fight between 2 officers and the 24 year-old suspect who make a hampton hampton is accused of threatening the officers with a glass bottle. he was later shot it right less lethal. >>routes but unfortunately, mister hampton kept on them much like a wild out prey as of peel away president tony montoya says the da's decision to not charge hampton is dangerous to san francisco police union as well as other bay area officers associations is now seeking federal intervention like the showboating is is choosing this route to me is just kind of mind-boggling he said in a very very powerful message to people out there saying you know if you attack a police officer is ok, we're not going to prosecute you. hampton suffered several injuries from the shooting and had to have one of his legs amputated. >>right

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you so much than not to an ugly crime that took place in the north bay vandal sprayed graffiti all over a wall in santa rosa that was just for placed after the tubbs fire burned it down. >>the group coffee strong worked around the clock to raise funds and rebuild the hopper wall on saturday night the group says someone spray painted all over it. the group tells us here at kron 4 news. it is a shame someone feels entitled to deface public property. cleanup to remove the paint will happen later on this week. >>tonight we are learning that federal officials may soon bill wildfire victims of pg need doesn't make good on a $4 million debt. pacific gas and electric owes the government that money as part of the utility's bankruptcy case. fema has asked for reimbursement from pg need to cover costs from the government's response to recent fires. now if the utility doesn't pay up individual victims would be responsible if they receive settlement funds that duplicate money already paid bu

>>reporting live in berkeley dan thorn kron 4 news. >>thank you so much dan for the second saturday in a row women's issues at the forefront of a demonstration that shuts down san francisco streets. last week it was the women's march and this week it was the 16th annual walk for life west coast. >>and today kron 4 sweet recall was there as thousands of pro-life people rally together. >>father josiah has made the trip from southern california to san francisco every year since 2005 to join the walk for life west coast and share his prolife message police interrupt, these children and the woman love and protection like thousands of others who acts in the center plaza for a rally before hitting the other trim the trees the 1973 landmark us supreme court decision roe versus wade eventually be returned the ruling allows women the legal options to choose to have an abortion this was a great. and long established legal protections for unborn children that was codified in many aspects of the leaders were abundant and so was use coming from all

all over now filling up local hotels and getting that party started a little bit early kron four's dan thorn is live now in santa clara, he joins more. >>with fans from both sides who just cannot wait for all that action on sunday >>hey justine and jr lots of excitement for people tonight ahead of tomorrow afternoon's game packers and niners fans saying they wouldn't miss this game for the world and they're both confident their team will win it. >>on the eve of the nfc title game levi stadium is quiet but the anticipation is building as 49 ers and packers fans from all over will be filling it up on sunday going on or so neither niners fans try salazar and john red house made the trip up from southern california. they say they've been ready for this for months for last weekend and this weekend. but my tickets about a month 2 months ago. before it all happened so. it was destiny. this group from idaho says this was a game they just couldn't miss so exciting a 40 them for a long time 40 years. >>well traveled packers fans also made the track they too are expecting a victory are going to win we'

get closer to april in march because tse coyotes will be having pops reporting live in san jose dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you dan laptop thefts are on the rise in berkeley increasing almost 40% just last year but we're seeing the steps. >>almost everywhere in the bay area a laptop was stolen in just on tuesday of this weekend. >>course a man was killed in oakland trying to get his laptop back from thieves just a few weeks ago. our first michelle kingston tells us what's being done to stop these violent thefts. >>this is video of the man police say tried to steal a laptop outside cafe straw berkeley last year said then police say there that dozens of laptop. that's at coffee shops in the city studts here say they do what they can to keep their electronics 8. >>i've seen people with loc. with their with their laptops talaq it to table or something when they leave keep it on and ms and if it's not i keep in my backpack, berkeley police said that they had 61 laptop thefts at cafes in 2018 in 85 in 2019 a 40% increase a very few police agencies keep track of these numbers we checked with oa

kron four's dan thorn has more from fans on both sides can't wait for tomorrow's championship game. >>lots of excitement for people getting ready for the big game 49 ers and packers fans telling us they wouldn't miss it for the world and they're both competent their team will win on the eve of the nfc title game levi stadium is quiet but the anticipation is building as 49 ers and packers fans from all over will be filling it up on sunday going on or so 9 is niners fans try salazar and john red house made the trip up from southern california. they say they've been ready for this for months for last weekend and this weekend. my my tickets about a month 2 months ago. before it all happened so. it was destiny. this group from idaho says this was a game they just couldn't pass so exciting a 40 man them for a long time 40 years. >>well traveled packers fans also made the track they too are expecting a victory are going to we're going to kill him we didn't have the first game against 49 ers so this is our however, most fans on both sides aren't expecting either team to run away with it and

that's the latest here live in berkeley dan thorn. >>thank you so much dan we'll take a look at this picture from oakland police say they found 11 firearms 3 body armor vests and several rounds of ammunition in 2 separate incidents this week. officers also arrested 3 people in connection with the case. they say this is still an active investigation. >>the number of cases reported from move on to new to rise as do the numbers of dead. >>tonight the corona virus has sickened nearly 2000 people and killed 56 there are 2 confirmed cases of the krona virus here in the united states ones in washington the other in chicago. >>and here in the bay area health officials say at least 10 people and i don't need a county are being tested for possibly having this deadly virus all this prompting world leaders and health officials to take extra precautions. tonight we've learned the us consulate in will han is preparing a charter flight for tuesday to evacuate personnel and. >>some private citizens that flight will arrive here in san francisco. the u

added that both officers involved in the shooting are under investigation for their use of force dan thorn kron 4 news. >>now to the east bay where a man is in critical condition at the hospital this morning after being shot along interstate 5.80 it happen by the keller avenue exit in oakland yesterday morning that man was a passenger in the car, the driver and the 2 children in the backseat luckily were not hurt police believe the car was targeted by the shooters. >>a lot about things could thankfully, you know only one person was struck but even that one person too many it's a sad state of affairs when you have for people, especially the 2 kids that young their trial in a vehicle and they're being shot at as our investigators are going to do everything they can to use every bit of technology resources that we have to bear to hopefully assailants to justice. >>the chp says the 2 shooters were wearing ski masks and they were driving a white suv hatchback. >>a big story that we're continuing the corona virus. there are no confirmed cases here in the bay area but as we told you yesterday the

dan thorn ron 4 news. thank you so much dan and you might have recognized a lot of famous 49 ers fans in attendance at the bi-state of you are not there you'll hear but i was watching from afar i was dreaming of being down there joe montana was at levi's stadiu today. >>the monta the great 49 ers quarterback who is for an all in super bowls threw 11 touchdowns no interceptions in those games that us olymc champion kristi maguchi she was there today as well the former mission,san josehigh school grduate mister bang bang, 9 or gang eve, 40as there. >>and of course it would not be a party whout former all. super bowl champion jerry rice ring this facebook video for the nins before the game that's exciting when those guys are getting involved in facebook and. >>looks good in red a gold this time of year now much more than 49 years and that big wind still ahead at 8 and on our red and gold zone sh which is coming up. >ove on to other news now police in palo alto are now offering a reward for information leading

>>was perhaps more surprising is the man is also a pastor kron four's dan thorn live for usin san carl's tonight with more on the story dan. deputies telling the pastor was a former member of this congreation and he threatene to shoot people here sunday the bishop telling us tonight, these threats were ocking and hat the arrest is saddeng. >>79 year-old pastor paul michaelsois accused of threatening to shoot members a sacarlos church. the san mateocoun sheriff's office rested michelson thursday saying he wrote the threat in 4 letters and hand deliver them to holy trity lutheran church sad and >>it's not i'd expect to see in our commity neighbors were concerned to hear about the ssible threat of violence so close to their homes and fortunaty these incidents se to happeyou know in plac where you least expect them michaelson a former member of the church but is currently a visitation an outreach past for hope evangelical lutheran church in san mateo the sheriff's office says the threat stemmed from a dispu michelson s had with members of holy trinity's congregation, but it's unclear what th

of the deadly corona virus continue to grow the work to contain the global spread also continue dan thorn talked with an expert who studies these viral outbreak stands here in the studio now with more to help us understand this is moving pretty quickly. dan that's right well this expert does tell us that the potential for this corona could get much bigger and that we will likely see an increase in cases. >>however, the expert did tell us that the world appears to be a better prepared compared to previous final outbreaks. >>as global concerns continue to grow over the deadly corona virus from china outbreak experts in the bay area are now monitoring it spread since december, hundreds of cases have been confirmed and more than 2 dozen people have died. there are a lot of factors of in here with this particular virus you know. >>it can lead to concern and we found that there is a high degree of fear associated with it he to my heart is the ceo of metal bio to the san francisco based company specializes in risk assessments of outbreaks. mon hof says some concerns are warranted, but they're mo

there testing these people meanwhile, the work to contain the global spread continues kron four's dan thorn spoke with an expert who studies outbreaks he joins us live in the newsroom with more so dan what does this woman say. >>well grande this expert tells us there is a potential for this corona virus to get much bigger and that we will likely see an increase in cases, however, the expert did say that the world appears to be better prepared compared to previous viral outbreaks. >>as global concerns continue to grow over the deadly corona virus from china outbreak experts in the bay area are now monitoring it spread since december, hundreds of cases have been confirmed and more than 2 dozen people have died. there are a lot of factors of in here with this particular virus you know. >>it can lead to concern and we found that there is a high degree of fear associated with it he to my heart is the ceo of metal bio to the san francisco based company specializes in risk assessments of outbreaks. mon hof says some concerns are warranted, but they're mostly limited to those who are near the chine

>>reporting live in san jose dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you dan. >>well we are hearing tonight from a childhood friend of this woman from hayward who went missing 49 years ago we first told you last night at the hayward police department is offering a $50,000 reward for any information on this cold case. christine easton was 19 when she went missing on january 18th 1971 easton was going shopping to buy some clothes for a new job that she was starting the next day. police later say they found her car parkto what was charlies car wash back then on mission boulevard that place is now a car lot houston's childhood friend says this time of year is always difficult in that she in christine's family deserve answers. i'll never forget her mother calling me late at night. >>and i was sound asleep fact i could still hear her. frantic voice if i knew or creasy mike holder. no but i was sure she'd be me soon. >>herrin police re still investigating the case so far they say they've discovered signs of fouplay and they are still offering that $50,000 reward hopin

dan thorn kron 4 news. and breaking overnight lice are investigating the sitation valley area bayshore boulevard in sunnyvale avenue. >>after the discovery of a body near the muni tracks now this is a this developing story. we don't have a whole lot of information just yet we'll get updates we a share them with you and get as we get them into the newsroom. it went on to the north bay this moing with 3 dogs were killed in an ely morning house fire in san rosa this happened saturday morning about 3 o'clock near dixie place and lumbar e lane that's next to lawrence cook middle school. the santa rosa fire department says the fire started in the rear bedroom of an in-law unit. fortunately, no people were inside the home at the time. it habeen one year since a fatacrash that claim e livesf 2 teenagers and injured 4 others. it happened as they were leaving a football game and deer valley high school. it was a very rainy night when th suv slammed into a tree on lone tree way near indian hill dre. police later id at

in 2018, violent crimes, robberies burglars they were all up from the previous year kron four's dan thornaks down all the numbers for us this morning. >>overall crime in oakland was up 15% in 2019 with a significant increase in residential robberies and car burglaries city leaders discuss the latest numbers monday and offered some new plans to bring crime down in 2020 it is indeed always a disappointment when you see any increase in crime which we did see this past year oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick says because of the increase in property crimes, including home in car break-ins and other thefts oakland is forming a task force with other cities to help curb the problem. alameda berkeley emeryville piedmont and san leandro will be joining in we are all experiencing net so we're going to take a tremendous. laser focus as a team to drive down. this particular crime violent crime in the city was also up 7% from the previous year, however, homicides were under 90 for the 6th consecutive year. >>your most s p this is the city's new chief of violence prevention. he says the city will be

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you dan well, let's take a live look outside on this monday night and see how things are shaping if you can see the fog and clouds rolling in now over the san francisco bay for us karl here to tell we need some rain. >>if we do i mean we're kind of get behind some of the tolls running 50 to 70% of normal in usually january and february that's really come the sweet spot for rain in the bay area unfortunately right now looks like ringing a more spring weather after weak storm system comes through so here it is looking out toward the golden gate bridge you can see some of the fog down below some of the cars passing across the golden gate right now, but really uh not be able to see much because of all that cloud cover at this time, here's that cold front that is now really kind of just a pounding them 7 northwest, you see the brunt of that system headed there and that's kind of been the track for the better part of the season, the storm system is really headed up by in the pacific n

>>kron four's dan thorn takes a look at all those numbers and gives us a breakdown of what that means to you. >>overall crime in oakland was up 15% in 2019 with a significant increase in residential robberies and car burglaries city leaders discussed the latest numbers monday and offered some new plans to bring crime down in 2020 it is indeed always a disappointment when you see any increase in crime which we did see this past year oakland police chief anne kirkpatrick says because of the increase in property crimes, including home in car break-ins and other thefts oakland is forming a task force with other cities to help curb the problem. alameda berkeley emeryville piedmont in san leandro will be joining in we are all experiencing net so we're going to take a tremendous. laser focus as a team to drive down. this particular crime violent crime in the city was also up 7% from the previous year, however, homicides were under 90 for the 6th consecutive year. >>your most s p this is the city's new chief of violence prevention. he says the city will be taking a community-driven public hea

well for us dan thorn is live in redwood city tonight, he joins us with more on this major bust stand. >>pam a spokesperson for the san mateo county sheriff's office says that this investigation was called operation shattered glass and that's because most of the items that were stolen were from auto burglaries throughout san mateo county. now that the staff ring has been broken up the next step is to return these items to their rightful owners. the major fencing operation busted as police in san mateo county recover more than $2 million in stolen property, the whole ranging from laptops phones and cameras to designer bags and jewelry through this operation that they had it was very in depth and the majority of the stuff we're seen is being sold on the black market froze very blank suite with the san mateo county sheriff's office says this investigation was called operation shattered glass, the name coming from the belief that most of the stolen items were from smash-and-grab burglaries in cities along the peninsula, the multi-agency effort growing to a head thursday morning we have ha

on that one and now the race is on to contain this global spread of the corona virus kron four's dan thorn expert about how this outbreak is working. >>as global concerns continue to grow over the deadly corona virus from china outbreak experts in the bay area are now monitoring it spread since december, hundreds of cases have been confirmed and more than 2 dozen people have died. there are a lot of factors in here with this particular virus you know. >>could lead to concern and we found that there is a high degree of fear associated with it he to my heart is the ceo of metal bio to the san francisco based company specializes in risk assessments of outbreaks. mon hof says some concerns are warranted, but they're mostly limited to those who are near the chinese city of wuhan han or have been in direct contact with people who have been exposed for the general public ends. >>at this point doesn't appear to be as much of a concern the world health organization on thursday declined to declare the new outbreak as a global emergency, on hof says that does not mean it will not become one so far ex

earlier a woman had to be rescued after getting swept into the ocean near half moon bay kron four's dan thorn joins us now with more on exactly what happened dangerous conditions out there absolutely large dangerous waves out there today and this was really a close call for this woman and her dog both had to be rescued after going into the water at cal beach san mateo county firefighters first getting the report around 11 30 this morning. they say this woman was about 200 yards out into the water she jumped in to try to save her dog who was getting swept away when rescuers reached her she was still swimming and she was later rushed to the hospital. emergency crews say they want to send a warning to people to take these high surf advisories. seriously. >>they out of the water and not only way out of the water stay away from the water because if you even get close to it you can be back to actually your way so it and you just get no water some >>well it's high surf advisory just over an hour ago officials have been urging people not to go into the water or to get too close to the water. the woma

have no comment tonight directing all questions to palo alto police reporting live in palo alto dan thorn kron 4 news thank you dan from palo alto of the peninsula to san francisco here which looking live at the embarcadero. >>in san francisco. it's a cool night out there we're having a debate whether or not a lot so is the peninsula or the south bay. >>the debate continues, but there's no debate over the weather risa because we're all looking for to this 49 ers game we're going to be inside most of us unless we have a ticket with us we'll be looking out the window to see if there's rain after a all be working that day but all be enjoying it here in the studio from the tv. but fortunately this storm starting to weekend so it's looking like a drier outlook, especially for saturday afternoon. >>future cast though is going to show clouds arriving as early as tomorrow afternoon but then overnight rain mainly during the early overnight hours but as i fast for 2 men morning it already starts to break apart and then right around kick off at one 30 in the afternoon drive for the south in santa cl

any informion about her dippearance you're encouraged give them a call reporting live in dublin dan thorn kron 4 news dan thank you another big story. we're following tonight. the us state department is advising against all travel to ina because of the corona virus outbreak and in fact this comes just hours after a pilot's uniosued american airlines to stop flights between the us and china becae of the outbreak and also today, the world health organization declared the outbreak a global public health emergency it says the number of those infected worldwide is morethan the number of sars patients back in 2002 2003 kron 4 grant odes joins us now to. >>closer look at these numbers that keep changing yeah and not for the better k and pam you talk about oso you know you nd of start out and then there's this incline and eventually a d cup we're still. >>rising here with thcorona virus. it is showing no signs of slowing down china's first reported china first reported e cases of corona virus to the world health organization late last month. and now the country is reporting nearly 9700 cases, inc

>>do it reporting in nevado dan thorn kron 4 news. >>police in pittsford pull a car out of a can now it crashed in the area of west leeland road and range road. and they should some video on instagram of how had to haul it out of the water. witnesses said they saw that car speeding and swerving in and out of lanes and running red lights and then it crashed and for good samaritans jumped into the freezing water. they pulled the driver out and police say the driver appeared to be intoxicated. >>still ahead on the kron 00:04am morning news. watch is a new police patrol system to increase safety for some writers though say they don't think it's quite enough. we'll take a closer look plus a scary moment for a very a father after his young son finds a loaded gun at an air bnb rental in tahoe turns out it belonged to a police officer from the bay area will have more on that in a minute and the niners getting ready to take on the green bay packers, how to prepare it. >>the next stepping stone on the road to the super bowl. here's a quick live

dan thorn kron >>a well known basebalcoach at orange coast colle in costa mesa and his family also died that helicopter crash see pictures here of john, w to belly. he was on that helicopter with his wife kerry and their daughter elise l them passing away police was on the same basketball team as bryant's daughter. gigi, all to bely was with orange coast college for 27 years feki racked up 4 statetitles and had more than 700 wins in his caer as coach. and we will continue to follow the latest updates on that helipter crash will also havemore fan and elebrity reaction along with kobe bryant's career highlights throughout the morning. >>6 oh 7 and nother big story this morningthat we're llowing is the spread of the corona virus. now there areat ast 5 confirmed cases in the us including 2 here in california 2 peopletested positive for the virus on sundaybut as david daniel reports more potential cases to be investigated in several otr states. los angeles county health offials say one of the latest corona virus patients a resident of wil han china was passing through la on vacation, t infec

reporting in san jose dan thorn kron 4 news.ut 47 at right now is that i want to check the weather nd things are on again off again i has already lost rain in eye it stays off for the weekend yesterday was weather whiplash enough we don't need it inner minutes saying though like you know, i don't have to do anything it just a little they went this morning her a hug a kiss, soi don't know and that nobody in front of me sprayed their windshield before the parties and it was real rain or something so yeah we had had a couple sprinkles this morning. so you are picking it up this is we are looking at a much drier day ahead of us though, so we can count on that we're going to be saying actually a pretty dry weekend aheaof us too so we do have a few steady days to get outside not worry so much about where in the rain jacket now taking it off the next moment like you likely did yesterday you look outside low clouds hanging out some overhead and yes, some misty conditions at the coast from time to time you can actually see a couple of th

reporting in san jose dan thorn kron 4 news. >>paris is spreading at yosemite national park, a 170 people got sick with symptoms consistent. norovirus a spokesperson for the park says reports of the illness began earlier this month. it's unclear where the outbreak began but the park has been working to clean and dinfect public buildings hotels and restaurants. nora virus can cause vomiting and diarrhea and its symptoms are especially severe for the elderly young children and people with health issues. >>well coming up next on the kron 4 morning news a house divided and the week leading up to the packers and 49 ers face off is putting one couple to thtest. trump: those pre-existing conditions are protected. vo: a broken promise. trump repeatedly tried to undermine coverage for 134 million americans with pre-existing conditions. mike: "he st doesn't care if you have a pre-existing condition he wants to deny you access to coverage. if he is re-elected, he'll keep trying to do that and i think we can't let that happen." vo: as presi

they appreciate a moreholistic police be more present to their jobbe there reporting in oakland dan thorn kron 4 news. >>well 2 suspects connected to person dead faced a judge in oakland, 22 year-old byron breed, the's this photo right there is charged wit special circumstances murder charged with involuntary 3 people approached shore hat took his laptop on new ye's eve. chased after them and at one point he got dragged by he getaway car d he died right there on scene. the 3rd attacker has still not been entified. that has dismissed the final outstanding awsuit filed by the parents of kate's tiley thwoma who was shot and killed in san francisco on up here san francisco back in 2015. her parents sue the us vernment for employing a ranger who left the eu's hagun in a crime in an unlocked carin downtown n francisco. so the gun it ended up in the hands of josgarcia surat a which led to stanley step. the judge ruled that too much time had passed between wh the gun was stolen and the shooting on the pier for held responsible. to remai in custody facing federal charges ofbeing a felon and an und

>>do it reporting in nevado dan thorn kron 4 news on he said that i still have a camera a lot of people don't lot of people do in the east bay police in pittsburgh pulled a car out of a can now. >>it crashed in the area of wesley lynn road and range road. and police posted instagram video to show how they hauled it out of the water. >>and the car apparently witnesses sought speeding and swerving in and out of lanes before it crashed and the driver ran red lights as well for a good samaritans jumped into that freezing water and pulled the driver out. police say the driver appeared to be intoxicated. >>well there are more changes at the san francisco district attorney's office bodene announced that he promoted 3 women to management roles and hired for more attorneys. last friday but dean fired at least 6 prosecutors saying that he needed a management team that will help him accomplish the work each committed to doing. but dean was sworn in as san francisco's 30th district attorney earning last wednesday. police arrested 2 people in connection with last sunday's deadly shooting this one as

levi's stadium of course celebrating the team's first trip to the super bowl in 7 years kron four's dan thorn has reaction from fans. >>the 49 ers faithful are buzzing as the team easily punches their ticket to super bowl 54. the enthusiasm was sky high is tailgating fans got ready for the big game. and left with their niners embarrassing the packers to become nfc champions on >>this beat down was exactly the momentum fans wanted heading to miami i'm not surprised her amazing bang bang 9 are going on talk about the 40 niners will be sharing the super bowl spotlight with the kans city chiefs, a team some fans expect to be a mountain to but other 9 are safe to say the run game and the defense are just too good to have a good defense. we have a great running game were dominant teams. can't wait to see what we did against the cheapest thing not to work and change th would put enough pressure most >>according levi stadium kron 4 news. >>well for fans thinking about taking that trip to the big game. it's going to cost you a pretty little penny wright according to ticket, i too. the cheapest tickets

kron four's dan thorn has that story. >>the storm almost everything for like a the robotics team at root the sahwa school for the arts has become the victim of burglars the group finding their shed broken into with all of their valuable equipment and hard work virtually gone, i personally didn't think that they were going to take everything that they left. >>nothing that was like invaluable junior student healy damien says the thieves stole thousands of dollars worth of tools and computers, the things they need to learn and compete and it's so difficult i try and like c pass that try and see how are we going to do things about these tools anymore, but deila and the soda cyber dragons team 5700 built the shed on school grounds to house their equipment. but a pair of thieves struck on christmas eve breaking the padlocks to get inside even after adding more locks, the thieves returned saturday night and got in by breaking through the wall it's sox it just sucks to have this money taken from us in these you know time wasted t

2019 that woman was viciously beaten bya man at a park near her visitation valley home kron four's dan thorn spoke with the woman's family and friends. >>nearly a year after being brutally beaten 89 year-old you wong has died from r injuries her family ys their great grandmother was stayng at the hospital when she passed away frid night losing grandma to start her li it's not in vain. says her grandmother's death comes as a shock to their fami and thr visitation valley community. she says they want to rn the pain of losing her into something positivehe's known around them. >>the block and i want to continue spreading her le wo was attacked when she was exercising at this park in january 2019. >>sfpd identified 18 year-old qn to get run as the susct and arrested him later that month. friends and family say catherine shouldnow be facing murder charges, she's so bay. >>is just unimaginable aka know what happed to her. >>the hope is for long to be remembered through memorial in this neighborhood advocates are also calling for more protections for the immigrant community within the ty i really th