they call it noell's ark chimp farm. hoping all these lovable creatures can keep tourists entertained and support them and their rescue efforts. it doesn't quite work out that way. >> the attitude and the people changed. people would picket. they were being chastised. >> that's next. >> but first, our "strange inheritance" quiz question -- in 1953, j. fred muggs becomes the first regular animal cast member on a live television show. which show was it? "the nfl on cbs," "the price is right," or, the "today" show? the answer after the break. ♪ >> so, which 1950's tv show featured j. fred muggs? it's the "today" show. to raise ratings, producers cast the chimp as host dave garroway's sidekick. >> in 1971, bob and anna mae noell turned the florida headquarters of their traveling animal show into a family compound and permanent roadside attraction. they call it noell's ark chimp farm. >> everybody would come and see grandpa play with the gorilla... ♪ >> ...because that was very abnormal to see a 650-pound gorilla playing with

they call it noell's ark chimp farm. hoping all these lovable creatures can keep tourists entertained and support them and their rescue efforts. it doesn't quite work out that way. >> the attitude and the people changed. people would picket. they were being chastised. >> that's next. >> but first, our "strange inheritance" quiz question -- in 1953, j. fred muggs becomes the first regular animal cast member on a live television show. which show was it? "the nfl on cbs," "the price is right," or, the "today" show? the answer after the break. ♪ hi guys. this is the chevy silverado with the world's first invisible trailer. invisible trailer? and it's not the trailer right next to us? this guy? you don't believe me? hop in. good lookin' pickup, i will say that. oh wow. silverado offers an optional technology package with up to 15 different views - including one enhanced view that makes your trailer appear invisible. wow. - that's pretty sweet. - that's cool. oooohh! that's awesome. where'd the trailer go? i love it. it's magi

we have team coverage on all 3 major complex fires tonight kron four's noelle bellow gayle ong and dan thorn our live with the latest on the fires and the damage and our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is in our weather center tracking the weather conditions tonight, let's go to the biggest fire noelle bellow has the latest on the firefighting efforts in sonoma county noel. >>that's right you guys mentioned that the l and the u of fire is at 21% contained, but cal fire says they are definitely not out of the woods just yet they say fire growth is expected to continue as they battle this fire because the fire kind of keeps going and moving in different directions which is making it a little difficult for crews out here to fully get a handle on this fire. i'm here at the cal fire sonoma air attack based at the sonoma county airport the aircraft's here grounded around 7 o'clock this evening. they won't get back up until some time tomorrow of course they are watching closely on that potential for some dry lightning. we do not have any rain here in sonoma county just yet. but there is a

noelle, when you look at strategy last night at mt. rushmore and you see no social distancing, no masks -- well, a few here and there, the president clearly not wearing a mask, we are looking at upticks in states around the country, this is beyond democratic and republican, what message are we sending to people as they were planning their 4th of july holidays, those that celebrate it, when the president is standing there doing this and convening a gathering where it seems like social distancing and wearing face masks was something of the past where it was last night as we're picking up more and more numbers as we go? >> well, reverend al, it's like the president and his administration are tone deaf to what's going on and him. we've got a pandemic. it's something we've never seen before. the cdc came out and said that wearing a mask and social distancing, if practiced, works. and what we're seeing from our president and from his administration is the opposite. and i this i that there was an interview not too long ago to where he's said

noelle bellow kron 4 news know, i'll thank you a quick programming reminder kron four's hosting a live town hall next week with mayors from across the bay area we'll discuss the changes cities are making after protest highlighting racial injustice and how cities are moving forward from the coronavirus pandemic you can submit a video question and our website kron 4 dot com. just click on inside bay area politics. the town hall will air next wednesday due june 24th at 09:00pm. friday marks the 100 55th anniversary of juneteenth but for a lot of people. this was the first year they even learned about its existence education experts say this omission of information can be traced back to how children's textbooks skip over the history of juneteenth and much of african american history in fact. >>aaron has owned the day shows us how teachers in minnesota are now working to fill those gaps. >>britain 55th anniversary of juneteenth but some are just now learning about it and education experts say here's why if you have an educator. >>and knows history and really understand what occurred during

. >> reporter: ...including noelle and jeffrey rasmussen, who shot this video.ou're going to go back and see your kids now. what do you tell them? >> i've really been struggling with what to tell my four-year- old. it was a really striking picture of our window blown out, and our christmas tree still standing there. >> reporter: f.b.i. and a.t.f. response teams continue to recover evidence at the bomb scene, hoping to figure out why 63-year-old anthony warner blew up his r.v. ( explosion ) >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: noelle, jeffrey, and their two kids ran to safety early friday morning, capturing this video shortly after police knocked on their door and told them to get out. seeing the impact of the blast for the first time, jeffrey and noelle say they cannot believe more people weren't hurt or even killed. >> we don't know where we're going to live. we don't know what we're going to do. our whole life is surrounded by bomb wreckage. it was hard to see. >> reporter: well, authorities say, prior to this, warner didn't have much of a criticism history, just a ma

to take action to lessen the chance of a possible wildfire outbreak we have team coverage tonight noelle bellow has more on kauai essos announcement on not turning off the power today. dan thorn has reaction from are in moran breathing a sigh of relief but first a red flag warning will go into effect at 11 o'clock tonight and last until tomorrow morning at 11 across the bay area monterey and san benito counties are already in a red flag warning a major concern fast-moving storms that could lead to a risk of dry lightning which could start wildfire for more on the red flag warning in the continued heat wave want to check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow lauren yes certainly been hot enough around the bay area so we've had the record heat the last couple of really were primed. >>in fire conditions unfortunately now we're start

noelle crombie, thank you so much for talking to us. thank you.e of losing control" of coronavirus, as infections rise. professor sir mark walport, a member of the british government's scientific advisory body, says people need to limit their socialising to ensure children can remain at school and students at university. it comes as about 3,500 coronavirus cases were recorded in the uk, for the second day in a row. lauren moss reports. 0n the final weekend before new restrictions are introduced, there's a stark warning about what could lie ahead. 3,500 more coronavirus cases have been diagnosed for the second day in a row. scientists say although the rate of infection is lower than it was at the peak of the epidemic, covid—19 is growing in the community. i think one would have to say we're on the edge of losing control. and you've only got to look across the channel to see what's happening in france and what's happening in spain. the figures in the uk, on september 5, it was around 1,800 people identified with the infection. 0n the 11th, it was 3,

and i left with me and my dog. >> reporter: noelle and other strangers hearing his story organized toave enough donations for a temporary hotel room, restaurant gift cards, even a new car. he also got a much-needed haircut with his dog, hunter. >> i got new friends that i never knew i had. >> reporter: dave tonight overwhelmed and grateful. >> i feel almost like a new man. i'm just overwhelmed with all the help the community has given me. >> glad he found some new friends. thanks so much for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. "gma" first thing in the morning. david muir will be right back here tomorrow night. please stay safe. good night. >>> tonight, no break from the smoke but we may soon get some relief. and a traffic stop that ended with multiple police officers going to the hospital. and we're following developing news in los angeles after two deputies are ambushed. the message bay area police departments are passing on to their officers. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. it started with a traffic stop on the golden gate bridge. then an officer and a tow truck driver began feeling

fire fight at least 845 structures have been destroyed and 231 others have been damaged kron four's noelle bellow joins us now just outside of healdsburg in sonoma county one of the area says is now under mandatory evacuation orders. noel. >>that's right if you live west of the one o one up here in the healdsburg area you have likely been ordered to evacuate i am west of healdsburg on west side road. this is the main drag that really gets you back into what's being called the walbridge fire you mentioned the lnu has several little fires that have kind of combined into one this is one of the little quote unquote fires it is 51,000 acres tonight and this fire part in particular is still 0% contained i was looked checking just before you guys came to me there was a bit of a orange glow behind me as lawrence was mentioning, you know that about the wind changing what they are preparing for is for this fire to grow more southwest which is kind of that towards me right now and brooke, you know right now obviously crews and that was a fire truck that just drove by me this is exactly where the fire

noelle bellow kron 4 news, thanks noelle today, georgia's legislature pass hate crimes legislation calledal by state leaders there the measure will now go to governor brian kemp's desk. >>this bill though would not have passed unless the republican bill which mandates penalties for crimes targeting police and other first responders had also passed at our nation's capital the fight continues between democrats and republicans to produce the best police reform package, each party has created his own version but now they must come together to create a bipartisan police reform bill our washington correspondent joe khaleel has the story. >>senate democrats say it's not enough to pass any police reform bill they see the moment requires meaningful legislation we have proposed a prescription. >>that actually responds to not just their demands but the specific cases and the bodies that have just most recently been buried much less the generations of black bodies that have been buried because of this issue senator kamala harris says senate republicans are not acting in good faith, the republican bil

>> yeah, you know, -- neil: noelle, i'm sorry about that. charles, i will ask you the same question if we can fix the problem with noelle. the idea that are we braced for the possibility that maybe the consensus is wrong again but the other way? the president loses in a landslide? >> well you know, you're asking noelle about how concerned the trump camp should be. i think there are two anticipates for that. yes, and hell yes they should be concerned. it is about the trends, overall polls, constructions how the questions are asked are always specious i do believe that. if you're running a campaign this close to the election you want trends to be moving in your direction. it is interesting because i am hearing more investors talk about maybe the notion just knowing who the president is, not having a messy outcome, not having civil strife and constitutional crisis, you know, being something of a more soothing element than it was just two weeks ago, also the market is starting to trade in a way where you're seeing infrastructure stocks do well,

crews have their work cut out for them for several more days likely for now live in sonoma county noelle bellow kron 4 news thank you know well and for the months to come the charred hills along i 80 and solano county those will serve as a reminder of just. >>how fast and dangerous the lnu lightning complex fires moved into the bay area or conversely to call talk the fire of the fire department in fairfield about how that city avoided death and destruction. >>along interstate 80 more than 1000 acres of land between fairfield and vacaville and solano county have fun. lightning complex fires that all homes are still standing and not one person died as a result of the flames that passed through the area last week you're dealing with something that. >>you train for and that you do on a day-to-day basis but to do it here in your own backyard was very surreal matt luke and bach is deputy chief of the fairfield fire department he says 13 members of his team were out of town last tuesday night helping cal fire fight other fires throughout the state. >>his department was already stretched thin wh

kron four's noelle bellow has more on what small business owners are asking for. >>parts for congress shot down is not a solution matthew motherhood with these silicon valley organization led a conversation monday urging santa clara county officials to create a better pathway to further reopen the economy the state and the county have 2 different for safely reopening your car. >>our businesses are caught in the cross as a result the organization paints a grim picture stating nearly 30% of small businesses in silicon valley have permanently closed are on the verge of closing. >>san jose city council member johnny camus says with no additional funds coming in to help prop up businesses. it's time for the county to act want to start by saying government can't be all about saying no one ever asked the county to clarify when esta titian services can reopen in a statement here i always received we don't now has the answer. >>we have not been classified and it here. this is unacceptable. those in the health and beauty sector as well as faith organizations are asking the

we have team coverage on these fires tonight kron four's noelle bellow gayle lot gayle ong and dan thorn on live with the latest on the fires and the damage and our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is in our weather center tracking the conditions, let's first go to know well with the very latest on the firefighting efforts in sonoma county know well what's going on. >>and sorry just about 5 minutes ago, i watched as several fire trucks just came to zooming down this road, i'm on west side road in a dry creek valley that is just west of healdsburg and most folks if you live on this road you were ordered to evacuate here west of highway one oh one and now as i mentioned several fire crews came zooming down here a little bit about 5 minutes ago and that's because this fire is now burning the south west of me and i know that lawrence was saying the winds are going to change that's exactly what they're hoping to or what they're going to be having to fight against tonight is winds pushing southwest. hopefully they can keep the fire lines and that this fire doesn't push further south west of

is reflecting on her first pride parade at what the celebration means to the bay area as a force noelle bellow talked with him there. this year marks the 50th anniversary of san francisco pride what would be 2 days of live performances speeches and parades throughout the streets of san francisco. >>has now shifted to an online celebration. joining us now to talk a little pride as san francisco mayor london breed. thank you so much for joining us of course, thanks for having me today of course you know last year was actually my first ever san francisco pride event i went to the parade i had been to other you know pride events in the past, but of course, there's really nothing like a san francisco pride parade we wanted to know do you remember your first pride events that you ever attended and if so what do you remember most about it. >>well i was in high school i am me and a few of my friends we wanted to go see the parade and celebration i remember we got on a 31 balboa and we couldn't go all the way down and so we had to get out and walk and we ended up at like 800 block of market stre

>>noelle bellow live for us tonight in fairfield noel stay safe. thank you.cuation orders meanwhile are in effect in napa county. they include highway 29 at the lake county line to silverado trail. civil trail to highway one 28 highway one 28 to charles pope valley road charles po valley road to pope valley road po valley road to butts canyon road but canyon road to the county line. this includes the communities of england in deer park. it also includes the same hole in a hospital other evacuation orders also in effect in napa county include highway one 28 from lord charles valley road to monticello road. highway one 28 from charles pope valley road to lower charles valley road. charles pope valley road from highway one 28 to lower charles valley road. all of him a c ridge road from moscow weed cornered to wouldn't valley road including the circle oaks community the order also includes atlas peak from the bubbling. well pet cemetery at 2462 atlas peak road to the dead in from loma vista road so to canyon road to the dead in all of steel canyon road from highw

of course causing some around the world is covid vaccines are now being distributed kron four's noelle bellow has more on why local experts say this might sound concerning. >>but you shouldn't panic. >>the bottom line is mutations happen all the time. it's in the spike proteins again that you can get mutations hoping to ease concerns about a possible new strain of covid-19 ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor, peter, chin-hong says this isn't the first time during the pandemic scientists have seen the virus mutate. >>it was a time in vietnam that was reported in the media and that was sort of like fizzle out then even when it was happening in new york people saying is this more transmissible than not whether or not this particular variant more transmissible than the background rate remains to be proven. he says it just takes one or 2 super spreader events for that very have to be expressed widely in the community. >>and he's pointing to a massive rush of people trying to leave london before the holidays as a culprit of this mutation of course when you bring a lot of noses and toge

what happens when the community prevalent starts to decrease noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>cash will no longer be accepted at any state bay area bridges that's beginning in the new year. drivers will be billed by a new all electric co system, the system of this like the one being used at the golden gate bridge. customers who pay with fast track or a license plate account. they want to see any difference in statements. cash toll collection was suspended march 21st and again in the new year that change will become permanent. >>california's employment development department says close to a million and a half people in the state are currently unemployed. >>but representative said to local staffing agencies say the jobs that are in high demand tend to be here in the bay area kron four's haaziq madyun has the story. >>although the pandemic has had major impact of the overall job market in 2020 bay area job recruiters say the time is right for job, seekers always a good time jo jo verona is the direct hire recruiter for the job shop in san francisco and employment agency that sp

should be ready to go let's check in now with our live team coverage continuing with kron four's noelle bellow she is live for us. in santa rosa noel. >>and that's right ken and pam you mentioned that the l a new fire has a little bit more containment tonight which is positive of course but earlier we were listening to cal fire and basically they said they are definitely not out of the woods just yet when it comes to this fire. it is large and it's burning across several different counties now crews are really focus tonight on that threat of potential dry some winds that are going to be changing this evening. i know that they are definitely a little stronger out here than they were the last couple of days which makes me a little bit concerned but. resources we've heard are incredibly thin as well now i'm here at the sonoma air attack base is at the sonoma county air port here for cal fire they pulled in around 7 o'clock this evening said they were grounded for the evening and they wouldn't pick up until it was safe to do so tomorrow morning i do want to show you some video we received t

>> well, noelle just made my morning. that's lovely to hear. and honestly, it's both poise, but it's also just a glimpse at public service. it's a reminder of what that looks like. and i, for one, one of the things that really moved me in the president-elect's speech after he was projected to win was saying, you know, we should all be reaching out to our friends and family who are trump supporters to just try to bury hachts, try to talk about what comes next and try to just move forward together, and this is just another reminder that i've got some calls to make. >> sounds like a good way to end this. noelle nikpour, jesse moore, showing off the beautiful tree already. thank you so much. >> and the fireplace. he's like, complete kumbaya, like santa claus -- >> we all need a little zen -- >> through his place over the weekend. >> come on through. >> thanks. appreciate it, guys. good to see you. thank you. yeah, we all do need it, indeed. >>> now to the cdc calling an emergency meeting to vote on who they think should be the first to get the covi

noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>and tonight at 5.30 kron 4 is always tracking local story and here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now in the east bay dublin police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed bay area rapper little gaze that shooting happened near the east dublin bar station early saturday morning yeas whose real name is alexander mark antonio junior was transported to a nearby hospital with gunshot wounds, but he later died anyone with information is asked to contact police. >>and in the south bay, man is dead after stabbing in san jose that happened last night along north capitol avenue and the man died this morning. his identity has not been released and no one has been arrested this is the 42nd homicide of the year in san jose. >>the police are investigating their 28th homicide this year this latest one happened saturday night on cement and street when officers arrived they found evidence of a shooting, but no victim, it was not until later that they learned the victi

evacuation orders continue to be downgraded so the preserve was able to safely reopen kron four's noelle bellow has the story. >>it's a great afternoon. we're open eager to greet guests once again executive director of safari west cayo horn boss tell says the last week was a bit touch and go after the glass fire forced evacuations and road closures leading to the preserve basically forced us to close down and then. >>just out of sheer prudent because of the smoke levels that we had we kept it through this last weekend and we opened for tense last night and then tours are going strong today the preserve is home to 98 different species and nearly a 1000 animals. >>kao says staff stayed on the property throughout the week or animal staff stayed on site for the whole time we had that here just to monitor the animal's health and the animals did find a a. >>during these during the smoke events they become a little bit more lethargic and don't move around as much. but they're fine and the vets gave us a clean bill of health in. and funny or animal stay lethargic when there's no guests here and

state's employment development department out of covid related unemployment benefits kron four's noelleellow reports. >>honestly >>staggering. entire city and is. >>with indignation in her voice sacramento county district attorneys, anne marie schubert detailed a massive scam on california's employment development department, jail and prison inmates, including serial killers rapists child molesters and murderers have been claiming and collecting covid related unemployment benefits since prisons. >>hey it's in prison all told between march and august at least 35,000 unemployment claims were made on behalf of prison inmates in local state and federal institutions across california. >>of those claims 20,000 have been paid out totaling more than 140 million dollars being paid to inmates that includes convicted killer scott peterson and death row inmates like serial killer kerry stain or it is perhaps. >>and we'll be one of the biggest. the taxpayer dollars in california history 22 inmates in the san mateo county jail pulled off the scam investigators learned about it while reviewing recorde

this year there are still millions of americans who say they plan to fly this week our kron four's noelle bellow check in on the traffic at our bay area airports. >>as coronavirus cases surge across the bay area officials from all of our major airports are urging travelers safety above all else. and while they're seeing a surge in travelers this week numbers are still well below normal but we're still down about 75% compared to prepandemic levels a big surge in travelers on friday kicked off the holiday season at san francisco international airport public information officer doug yakel says the friday before thanksgiving is usually its busiest travel day and this year it provided the highest level of activity since the pandemic began we have a little over 21,000 people to part as last friday. >>but again you know last year at that time we saw almost 90,000 passengers so again we are seeing an uptick in activity but it's still far from what we knew before the pandemic and it's a similar story over in oakland and san jose international airports, oakland international is expecting half the a

but those record numbers do come with some questions from voters kron four's noelle bellow is breaking down some of the common questions we are receiving. >>can i really trust this trough box. can i mail it just basic basic questions as millions of ballots continue to be cast in california voter questions are also filing into local registrar offices. >>a big one what to do if you haven't received your mail in ballot. as of yesterday officials are urging anyone who hasn't received their ballot to contact your local registrar's office. now if you haven't registered yet don't worry we'll online registration may be over in california, you can still register in person at a polling place all the way up to and including election day. now the county's register voters says we're urging people to use or saturday sunday and monday dates. >>because they're usually not busy solano county officials say they currently have 12% more registered voters than in the 2016 election and 3 times as many ballots have already been returned. >>but after someone set fire to a ballot drop box and la county over th

>>our kron four's noelle bellow joins us now live from john muir medical center in walnut creek with the latest on their efforts to prepare that's right grant and vicki doctors i spoke with today say they definitely have seen an uptick in covid-19 hospitalizations over the last couple of weeks and it is an indicator. >>of what may come thankfully, though because at the beginning of this pandemic they so heavily prepared for a surge that never fully came to fruition here in california that they really do feel prepared going into what looks like this 3rd surge in cases now all that work really has allowed them to feel more prepared at john muir, they have plans to upscale the number of icu beds dramatically so that they'll be able to convert regular units and isolation units pretty rapidly. >>over at ucsf the hospital system is said to be stockpiling remdesevir as they anticipate a shortage of that treatment. they're also banking up on masks and pp e as well doctors say because of how prepared they are this time around they don't want this threat of another surge to deter people with o

noelle bellow kron 4 news. tonight california's attorney general is suing amazon claiming the company isn't cooperating with an investigation into workplace safety amid the pandemic. >>our capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains. >>california attorney general have the best set announced monday he seeking a court order urging amazon to comply with subpoenas. the state has apparently been sending the company for months if amazon can deliver. >>85 inch tv should be able to deliver to the department of justice the straightforward information we officially requested of them nearly 4 months ago. >>the state's department of justice wants details on the company's covid-19 prevention protocols and sick leave policies along with information and data on infections and covid-19 related deaths at amazon facilities across california. the did not mention specific incidents or say how many complaints the department has received about the marketplace and shipping giant want to stress. >>investigation is ongoing and no de

more people are adhering to the new stay at home orders this month compared to last our kron four's noelle bellow gives us a look. >>they were seeing a slight decline in activity compared to thanksgiving in what he deems the best metric possible sfo spokesperson doug yakel says comparing this week's holiday travel numbers to that of thanksgiving week shows quite the death during thanksgiving of this year, the passenger activity was about 75% less than it was in thanksgiving of 2019. as we look at this december holiday were over 80% lower than we were in december of 2019 so yes, the numbers are slowly recovering, but actually we're experiencing a bit of a dip since thanksgiving which may suggest. >>that some people are actually a hearing to some of the more recent health orders that have gone in place since thanksgiving nagl says on its busiest days this thanksgiving the airport saw about 20 to 21,000 passengers. >>this week they haven't gotten close to that 4 yesterday we did about 14,000 today we made to about 18 to 19,000 so those numbers are lower than what we saw thanksgiving and far f

>>in san francisco noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>as the biden campaign plans strategy to fight the virus the trump campaign is under scrutiny because another member of trump's team has tested positive for covid secretary of housing and urban development doctor, ben carson, he attended the president's election night viewing party apparently and that gatherings being eyed as a potential super spreader event trump's chief of staff mark meadows has also tested positive post to suggest that trump seemingly cavalier attitude towards the virus was a drag on his reelection bid. >>and here in california state leaders are already gearing up to work with the president and vice president elect joe biden and kamala harris, although donald trump has yet to concede in the presidential race governor gavin newsome said monday. the state isn't waiting to prepare for the new biden harris administration. >>this is an exciting in live time and opportunity for the state of california and we're going to we're going to do everything we can to maximize it

noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>a hearing is now set for a vacaville barber who kept the shop opened despite state >>and the north bay of barbershop in vacaville is facing fines and maybe even closure by the state since the owner refused to close his business during the pandemic. >>rowena shaddox shows us how the community is now rallying around him. >>during the covid crisis against the governor's order. >>start off as a 15 day closure has turned into a 7 month hostage. and we're just we're just not going to i'm just not going believe >>it's the reason why won't ameris never closed his business creemos barber shop in downtown vacaville, even when the governor ordered businesses to close in the early days of covid with rising numbers back in the spring. he says he needed to stay open in order for him to survive and his workers to keep feeding their families but one may be paying for that now on monday the state attorney general notified him that a hearing is scheduled for the 23rd when a state judge will oversee a

noelle bellow kron 4 news if you have any last minute questions or problems casting your ballot let us know we'll investigate you can e-mail us at voting kron 4 dot com. >>and up next a couple divided how these 2 newlyweds are working through their political differences ahead of election day plus is force forty-niners try to move forward with their starting quarterback and best receiver sidelined indefinitely. >>sports director jason dumas said to you in a just few wait is over now we're on to the next holiday amid the ongoing covid pandemic learn how one holiday tradition is adapted. i'm jerome gage. i'm a full-time lyft driver. when this pandemic first started, i bought my own ppe because uber and lyft didn't provide it. these companies have been exploiting drivers like me for years. now prop 22 denies us basic rights like unemployment benefits and sick time. uber and lyft are billion-dollar companies, and they still won't let drivers get access to unemployment benefits. that's just wrong. tell uber and lyft to stop exploiting their drivers. vote no on prop 22. they all endorse yes o

>>and though it is an exciting turn of events as kron four's noelle bellow reports the fight not over. >>i meant to suck asian in the fight against covid-19. more than 30,000 doses of pfizer's coronavirus vaccine arrived in california monday. frontline health care workers like kaiser permanente emergency room nurse, kim taylor were among the first to receive the what i want you guys to know is that help is on the way today is just the first step for different health centers across the state of california received those doses of the vaccine. 17,000 doses went to kaiser permanente sunset in la county. in the bay area 2000 doses arrived at zuckerberg san francisco general come tuesday 24 additional sites across the state will receive their viles by week's end more than 327,000 doses will be available across the state. >>comes in a tale proud to be to have been a part of the vaccine studies. will be at the forefront of the national vaccine distribution for frontline health care workers and first responders will continue to be the first to receive the vaccine. >>and 21 days from now they'l

kron four's noelle bellow spoke to the couple sun and has his reaction. >>de deed would have a hard time there are tour. >>when dylan and keith robinson together laughing loving and matching for 35 years. >>they were the people that you see more saying cause. >>on purpose. >>you know as corny is do you believe may think they're years. they did it because there was no their love story was one for the books according to their son dilan. >>right up until their final moments. it's just an extreme right where it takes to get it for just. >>out to clear blue. >>dilan says the last month has been a blur his parents had been responsible, he said but somehow contracted covid-19 in mid july and the virus worked quickly. keith was diabetic and gwendolyn suffered from asthma and mds a type of blood cancer. just a few days after they were admitted to the hospital with symptoms. when dylan passed away, and 11 days later, he followed it on a fall at when >>she first our codes. so we know he middle. lee 40 was a debate that his wife has won says he's gone through every e

noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>it doesn't look like anybody got hurt. but it's pretty scary though. >>some frightening moments at a wal-mart in american canyon, this afternoon, a fist fight broke out inside and police say one man pulled out a very realistic looking weapon kron four's michelle kingston is live there now with more on the chaotic say michelle. >>it was definitely scary here at the walmart in american canyon earlier today, many shoppers are running out of the parking lot to safety. >>they have officers with there inside the stores, rifles and guns out. they're not allowing us to go in. >>in the middle of the day a walmart in american canyon shoppers say they were told to leave the store immediately after a fight broke out inside a fist fight going on with 2 men one with a mask and one. >>it didn't have a mask on and so i just went about my business was getting my grossi's bell of a sudden. there was this employees that was yelling and moving toward me and telling everyone to evacuate the store it was a chaotic scene in the parking lot with shoppers running out to safety

that's certainly not what you want to hear kron four's noelle bellow now has more on why local expertshe talked to say this certainly sounds concerning but people should not panic the bottom line is mutations happen all the time. >>it's in these 5 proteins again that you can get mutations hoping to ease concerns about a possible new strain of covid-19 ucsf infectious disease specialist doctor, peter, chin-hong. >>says this isn't the first time during the pandemic scientists have seen the virus mutate. >>it was a time in vietnam that was reported in the media and that was sort of like fizzle out then even when it was happening in new york people saying is this more transmissible than not whether or not this particular variant more transmissible than the background rate remains to be proven. he says it just takes one or 2 super spreader events for that variant to be expressed widely in a 2pcommunity. >>and he's pointing to a mass rush of people trying to leave london before the holidays as a culprit of this mutation of course when you bring a lot of noses and together in a crowded place

>>kron four's noelle bellow has the story.>first came the statement then came a meeting video from tuesday afternoon shows attorney general william barr leaving the white house following his announcement that there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election is the latest step in a quite painful process in an interview with the associated press barr said us attorneys and fbi agents have been working to follow up specific complaints they've received but they've uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election are seems to be the latest one to make assessments that history will judge more kindly if he says what seems to be factually correct which is that there was no evidence of voter fraud, san jose state political science lecturer donna crane says she expects even more former trump allies to distance themselves from the baseless claims of fraud there's been a steady trickle republicans who have come out and said that the election is over and it's time to move and that and that i think

noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>and now we want to check in on our 4 zone forecast looks pretty pleasant out there and hopefully lawrence for tomorrow people are going to be out voting. yeah, hopefully they're going to get out there regardless of the weather looks like it's going to be a problem tomorrow, you're going to see a lot of sunshine there some fog expected. >>to moving along the coastline. but yeah, it's beautiful out there right now a nice day around the bay area, warm temperatures around much of the bay area. maybe a little more fog coming our way but looking out over alcatraz back over san francisco certainly a nice evening around the bay area and that's the way it's going to stay looking very nice as we head throughout the night tonight is for just going return of some of that patchy fog in spots near the coastline. county and other is a cold front off the coastline. you see the clouds out here right now it is bumping into that big ridge of high pressure that's really but in place all of october. it

high this year there are still though millions of americans who are flying this week kron four's noelle bellow checked in. >>with the traffic counts doing in our bay area airports. >>as coronavirus cases surge across the bay area officials from all of our major airports are urging travelers safety above all else. and while they're seeing a surge in travelers this week numbers are still well below normal but we're still down about 75% compared to prepandemic levels a big surge in travelers on friday kicked off the holiday season at san francisco international airport public information officer doug yakel says the friday before thanksgiving is usually its busiest travel day and this year it provided the highest level of activity since the pandemic began we had a little over 21,000 people to part as last friday. >>but again you know last year at that time we saw almost 90,000 passengers so again we are seeing an uptick in activity but it's still far from what we knew before the pandemic and it's a similar story over in oakland and san jose international airports, oakland international is e

doing everything we can to save lives and contain this pandemic once and for all in the newsroom noellelow kron 4 news. >>as coronavirus cases explode across the country doctor anthony fauci says we still haven't seen a predicted thanksgiving search found to tell cbs news. the data from thanksgiving gatherings, including a rise in hospitalizations. isn't even reflected yet in current cases, those cases should begin to show themselves in the coming week can that those numbers could soon be compounded by upcoming holidays, including hanukkah and christmas. fauci says that the middle of january could be a quote really dark time for us. they have time for 4 zone forecast windy kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us now boy lawrence another warm beautiful december day yeah i don't feel bad about the such that forecast that some pretty scary but. >>yeah, nice to see that sunshine make returns a warm all the way to the coastline again we had some record breaking heat out there today as the sun shone brightly everywhere around the bay area tonight beginning to see a little bit of

noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>coming up tonight at 6.45 a new study says remote learning could have a long-term impact on some students. we hear from researchers on the negative effect ahead. >>retail stores across the country have taken a hit during the pandemic or shot hudson in washington here. they're pushed to congress for more help. by harnessing california's abundant wind and solar energy, we have the power to take on climate change. use less from 4 to 9 pm to keep california golden. >>in national news tonight, retail stores across the nation have taken a big hit during this pandemic and now they're holding out hope that both congress and holiday shoppers help make up their losses. washington correspondent richaun hudson has more. >>those who aren't are not unemployed are shopping. their shopping online leon book with the national retail federation says small businesses that are able to sell online are hanging in there. >>and can trail is one of them that's really what gotten us through that pandemic is o

i'm noelle bellow back toou. well if you need help dealing with the coronavirus there'sa national disaster distreshelpline that you can call. >>the numbers your screen right now 800 985-5990 there are people there standing by who can help. we've also postedthis number on our at kron 4 do com. the kron t 4 morning ws, is pandemic is forcing many americans with food allergies to get eative with their mills stay tuned for tips on how to navigate through the food shortages. a little peek outside fore we go we're checking in on the market firms and san francisco, where it is empty temperature, partly cudy and 52 degrees right now in san francisco, but don't worry we're going to warm it up today is the start of a warming trend we're actually looking for highsday in the 70's and 80's so it's going to be pretty nice out there we'll have your full forecast welcome back to the kron 4 morning news the time is 4.44 good morning, happy hump day and thanks for staying with us, i'm robin winston we nt to chk in with dave spahr

kron four's noelle bellow talk to an infectious disease expert has some answers.>with every passing day of the pandemic more questions come to mind infectious disease experts like doctor, peter chin-hong with ucsf are working hard to remind the public the science behind the vaccines should be trusted even as a new strain of the virus called into question whether or not they'll work. doctor chan, hong says the new strain isn't so different that it would make the vaccines and effective it is been around. >>and has been described since september october so it's it would be not surprising to me that it's around another big question surrounds kids and the vaccine and when they'll be able to get their shots i think the vaccines will probably be available before next school year meaning after the summer because in both pfizer and do studying kids under 12 another population concerned about the vaccine includes those who have had covid-19 and survived doctor chan hong says more guidance on when those people should get the vaccine is coming soon there right now that would

officials say contact tracing is being done noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>we now want to go live to our washington dc correspondent alexandra le mon for the latest on what's happening at the white house since the president's return, thank you alexander for joining us tonight. so what is the latest the very latest on the president's condition as well as the growing number of cases showing up at the white house. yeah well the very latest information is that we watched past president trump arrived back at the white house then he went up to the white house balcony and removed his mask. >>then we saw him walk into the residence and in the background you could see several people milling about as the president walked in without putting his mask back on this is prompting new concerns tonight from doctors and democratic lawmakers. >>who say there's already an outbreak of coronavirus cases at the white house at least 26 people who came in contact with the president or his top aides have now tested positive for coronavirus so there is a fear here that we could see m

noelle bellow kron 4 news. >>all right still ahead on the kron 4 morning news opening a business in san francisco will now be quicker easier and cheaper one proposition h allow that story coming up next. >>welcome back everyone, the time it's for 29 thanks for waking up with us dark and early the sun's not even up yet, but we have several updates for you including the forecasts shot him thinking maybe after work instead of just going home i go out for a nice walk because he said we're going to have some nice weather today by know though those temperatures those warm temperatures won't stick around for much longer. yeah, i love it robin got to enjoy today as much as possible i would recommend to the same thing for anybody get outside today, enjoy the sunshine enjoy the 70's 80's while we've got them because it is the victory last day with them before tomorrow we see a big cool down that's going to take our inland areas from the 80's to the 60's bayside ar as from the 70's to 60's and even the coast a drop in tem

well governor newsom gave an update on california's covid-19 status kron's noelle bellow has more on why state officials say that contact tracing is so important. >>a lot of work has been put in this place not as much attention. perhaps is deserved governor gavin newsome used monday's press conference to tout the nearly 11,000 person contact tracing army. >>the state has built over the last 7 months all dedicated to making sure one positive test doesn't turn into 10 or 20 i talked to you many weeks ago about. >>the need to get our case rate down in our infrastructure of contact tracing and disease investigation up we've done that with these 10,000 plus train staff doctor mark galli says as the state continues to see thousands of positive test result today, it's critical to figure out who else may be at risk. >>right now 90% of covid-19 tests are coming back within a 24 to 48 hour period, meaning local health departments are able to act more quickly. 97% of them are reporting they're now able to reach out to potentially exposed contacts on the same day that a positive result was recei

governor newsome giving an update today on california's covid-19 status kron four's noelle bellow has more now on why state officials say contact tracing is so important. >>a lot of work has been put in this place not as much attention. >>perhaps is deserved governor gavin newsome used monday's press conference to tout the nearly 11,000 person contact tracing army. >>the state has built over the last 7 months all dedicated to making sure one positive test doesn't turn into 10 or 20 i talk to you many weeks ago about the need to get our case rate down. >>in our infrastructure of contact tracing and disease investigation up we've done that with these 10,000 plus train staff doctor mark galli says as the state continues to see thousands of positive test result today, it's critical to figure out who else may be at risk. >>right now 90% of covid-19 tests are coming back within a 24 to 48 hour period, meaning local health departments are able to act more quickly. 97% of them are reporting they're now able to reach out to potentially exposed contacts on the same day. but a positive result wa

kron four's noelle bellow spoke to customers who are lined up all day long to get their last taste. >>we've found out of the same time as everybody else. >>it was a facebook post seen all around the east bay that led to align dropping all around el charro mexican dining wednesday afternoon outside super side. everyone was heartbroken to press that have wonderful place to come it's just absolutely heartbreaking really is owners of the 73 year-old restaurant announced on tuesday that thursday would be their last day citing this difficult year. >>i wish it was different, i wish we could you know stay open but just in this pandemic everybody hard cameron dorn has been a bartender and server at el charro for 8 years. >>he says not only have covid restrictions hurt the business about a sale of the building has given the owners no path forward the chair the blame the government at the same time, but you know they would have been nice to have a little bit of help earlier so out you know a lot of places are going out of business the closure comes the same week the state of california has ann

unemployment benefits kron four's noelle bellow reports. >>honestly staggering. city and is with indignation in her voice sacramento county district attorneys, anne marie schubert detailed a massive scam on california's employment development department. >>jail and prison inmates, including serial killers rapists child molesters and murderers have been claiming and collecting covid related unemployment benefits since march prisons. >>hey it's in prison all told between march and august at least 35,000 unemployment claims were made on behalf of prison inmates in local state and federal institutions across california. >>of those claims 20,000 have been paid out totaling more than 140 million dollars being paid to inmates that includes convicted killer scott peterson and death row inmates like serial killer kerry stain or it is perhaps. >>and we'll be one of the biggest. the taxpayer dollars in california history 22 inmates in the san mateo county jail pulled off the scam investigators learned about it while reviewing recorded jail phone calls back in july. >>where

kron four's noelle bellow has the latest. >>first came the statement then came a meeting video from tuesday afternoon shows attorney general william barr leaving the white house following his announcement that there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election is the latest step in a quite painful process in an interview with the associated press barr said us attorneys and fbi agents have been working to follow up specific complaints they've received but they've uncovered no evidence that would change the outcome of the election are seems to be the latest want to make assessments that history will judge more kindly if he says what seems to be factually correct which is that there was no evidence of voter fraud, san jose state political science lecturer donna crane says she expects even more former trump allies to distance themselves from the baseless claims of fraud there's been a steady trickle of republicans who have come out and said that the election is over and it's time to move and that and that i