kron 4's averi harper is live at the scene of that fire this morning. averi what can you tell us? >> averi: will give the deal we have from the scene when fire crews were still battling this blaze and we're told a will reach three alarms shortly before midnight. people can come inside and view the art the artists in side can go by that art and the people in fact started to smell smoke that's when all of the chaos broke loose here on 31st avenue last night and people started running out and seeing the video this was completely engulfed in flames three alarms and now fire crews are working to get all the people that were inside accounted for their so 25 people >> averi: 0 is from somebody that was inside working downstairs when he heard the fire and try to pull people out fire crews are still here. there or nine people dead 25 people i counted four this morning. crews are on the scene battling oakland. here's video of that fire. >> averi: >> rebecca: and 10 degrees cooler 37 degrees of there and then 39 for concord. 46 salamis bay shoreline oakland hayward 42% for san jose 49 sampra

averi harper is live in novato. çááámarkáááÑçááá2 shotáááÑ we also have team coverage in studio trackingnight temperatures. wet weather moving into the bay area. reduce your speed and don't forget the headlights and wipers çááá2 shotáááÑ çááámarkáááÑ and now we want to continue our team coverage.çááádouble boxáááÑ çááádaryaáááÑ kron 4's will tran is live in santa rosa this morning. will what are the conditions like there? çáááwilláááÑrain will become heavy later this morning over the north bay then gradually spread southeastward across the rest of the bay area during the late afternoon. expect the afternoon and early evening commute to be very wet along with gusty south winds. rain ends from north to south by early friday with some lingering showers possible over the coastal hills.this weekend will be dry with unseasonably cold overnight temperatures.sunrise in san francisco is at 7:18 a.m. sunset is at 4:52 p.m. [take: on cam]çáááon camáááÑ çááádaryaáááÑ thanks will. we will check back with you through out the morning. çááádouble boxáááÑçááámarkáááÑ now we want to go to averi harper liv

fairfield and we have just learned that two people have died.çáááwilláááÑ çááádouble boxáááÑ kron 4's averi harperlled in fiery crash near fairfield. >>reporter: the police tell us they're keeping up traffic far back from the actual crash site because of those fatalities that do not want the traffic to disperse and of the evidence that half and they will remain closed to see the officer's blocking on traffic from its residential neighborhood here will remain closed hamadryad. >>anny hong: and definitely not as cold as we've seen yesterday and a live look at the bay bridge will have some clout disguise but those calls actually hoping thus be on the milder side is one to be a nice day warmer popping out in the upper 50s to enjoy the dry weather now especially if you have to get out town. >>robin winston: for those of the travelling to the east of a highway for in the westbound direction only 14 minutes from hillcrest out to 242 in concord 12 minutes from bosco to the dublin and to change 101 of morgan hill a nice ride to downtown san jose mountainview to sell or across blocking three lanes. >>will t

averi harper was in oakland and has more on &o?6 people were killed in a deadly fire at@sthe ghost ship warehouse. 31st ave. in oakland is closed to the public. guarded by police as the atf s continues to xggsearch for a cause. people have come from far and wide to visit the site. some came even in the pouring rain to pray for the victims and their families and to pay their respects. jill horz's came all the way ñcalifornia there are so many of us who g# have been close to the scene who would never ever in our darkest nightmares thought this would happen.>> reporter: the atf will work through the weekend to document cethe scen they will do forensic mapping, j taking pictures in hopes of finding a cause. because the damages so extensive, they may never find a udefinitive origin.>>y. here a moment where you say they at moment. beyond that, i am so sorry.>> reporter: as Ñithe investigati& continues, sodas the grieving process. averi harper, kron4.&&[ >>> what do you do if you are at a party and an emergency like a fire breaks out?

back to you. >> thanks a lot. >> we continue our team coverage with avery harper. more on the victims and their final moments inside the warehouse. >> reporter: and morning. i am joining you from east 12th street where there is a growing memorial for the 36 victims killed in friday's fire, and here you can see that there are lots of tokens that have been left here by people in the community, people who knew the victims. i'm going to reduce some of the messages here. this one says rest in peace, may your memories be in our minds and hearts as we move forward. another one says, your life was cut too short. we pray for you and your daughters. you will all live in our hearts . these are just some of the messages that are being left here, and five days after this fire, we are starting to learn more about those final moments of the victims. we are learning that they died from smoke inhalation, many of them, and they were able to think about their death even before it happened. many reports are coming out that victims try to call and text loved ones and to tell them goodb

averi harper is live in novato. çááámarkáááÑçááá2 shotáááÑ we also have team coverage in studio trackinger and rebecca strom are in the weather center tracking the storm's progress. and robin winston is in the weather center taking a look at the impact on your commute. çááámarkáááÑ let's start with james in the weather center. weather update: rain will become heavy later this morning over the north bay then gradually spread southeastward across the rest southeastward spread then gradually the north bay morning over heavy later this rain will become weather update: weather update: rain will become heavy later this morning over the north bay then gradually spread southeastward across the rest of the bay area during the late afternoon. expect the afternoon and early evening commute to be very wet along with gusty south winds. rain ends from north to south by early friday with some lingering showers possible over the coastal hills. this weekend will be dry with unseasonably cold overnight temperatures. wet weather moving into the bay area. reduce your speed and don't forget the headlights an

kron 4's averi harper is live in san francisco with more on the preperations, averi?f fireworks happening today. tens of thousands of people will pack the waterfront in san francisco for the new year's eve freworks show. this is video from last year's new year's eve display. kron4's charles clifford has a behind the scenes look at the big show. nats every new year's eve in san francisco, the main attraction is the big fireworks show over the bay near the ferry building. nats the display usually last about 15 minutes, but it takes months to prepare. sot we get the commitment usually the year before jeff thomas has produced many new year's eve fireworks shows in san francisco. sot we are thinking about it all year. preparations usually start a couple months before. applications and permits start a few months out. the soundtrack is designed and the actually show design takes 3 to four weeks. nats friday morning, crews started the final phase of the process by loading 5,000 individual fireworks onto a pair of barges docked at pier 50 in san francisco. each explosive is pl

are investigating a double shooting near a nightclub in san francisco. çááátake averiáááÑ kron's averi harperthe shooting with more. averi? çááámarty @ landingáááÑ thanks averi. çááámarty @ landingáááÑ other breaking news we're following this morning... one person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and pick-up truck.[take: fullscreen]çáááfullscreenáááÑ it happened in sonoma county around 10:00 saturday night near the intersection of petaluma hill and crane ranch roads. a traffic advisory was issued around 10:20. officers closed petaluma hill between crane canyon road and rohnert park expressway. but the road was reopened at around 1:40 this morning. we'll update you on this story throughout the morning. çááámarty @ landingáááÑ in the south bay... a woman is dead this morning after police say her husband stabbed her in a domestic dispute. [take: fullscreen] çáááfullscreenáááÑ it happened around 7:00 saturday night at a home on north tenth street near downtown san jose. officers found a woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. she was taken to the hospital and died a short later. he

. >> grant:kron four's averi harper has an update on the victims condition. return to index >> reporter: police about the unidentified man and woman with gunshot wounds and sent them to the local hospital to be treated. all lanes have since reopened. at last, both of the victims are listed in stable condition and expected to be ok. they are looking for more information to have anyone with any tips to contact them. avery harper, kron 4 news. >> vicki:an update from south san francisco police reports officer robby chon.attacked with a sakteboard on thanksgiving day.remains in stable condition. officer chon has been at san francisco general hospital with a serious brain injury since the holiday. today's update shares he continues to show signs of recovery. >> vicki:family and friends say they are extremely grateful for want to remind everyone of the go-fund-me account set up to help with the chon family during this hard time. >> grant:still ahead on kron four news at five. we'll tell you about some possible changes to bart. how this will impact your morning comm

let's turn now to kron four's averi harper. she has more on how families are responding as many of their loved ones are still missing right now. averi? >> averi: there is help it set up an oakland blocks from the scene of family health center ehrlich a video that we have set up by the sheriff's office on east 12th street and all important nation with american red cross families those are for the ones the for friends that are still missing and those who were there on friday night that it will be will find resources counseling meals and we've heard reports of families loved ones still missing the help find accommodations near the scene is an and the mayor told a senate news conference that many of the victims and families that are the state. 36 hours since the deadly fire for some and that is just overwhelming atop the one man whose brother is still missing. here's what he has to say. >> : let me find my brother that is all i want. >> averi: hard so imagine what they're going through at this point the research center will be open

. >> police are back on scene averi harper with more on what happened. >> reporter: this area in castrouarded by sheriff's deputies as they look for evidence in that arson that was intentionally set they say by someone trying to cover up forensic evidence in someone's murder. i will step out of the way so you can see what is going on down here. you can see there are lots of tarps and tents to protect the scene from the rain. investigator saz they have to go through the scene very carefully. they have moved us back because they are bringing in more equipment and more vehicles to conduct their investigation we are told a lot of the equipment actually, they are using here came from the ghost ship fire in oakland. look at the video we have from whenever officers first arrived-- when officers first arrived, called as a fire 2:45 wednesday, crews found a woman's body in the garage. the woman was dead before the fire and she suffered from brutal injuries. that victim had has not been named yet. the sheriff's department believe the killer started the fire to destroy that forensic evidence, like

kron four's averi harper is on her way to the scene with a çááámarkáááÑ[take vo]çááávoáááÑ more breakingted. >>male announcer:this is the bay area news station,kron 4 morning news starts now. >>anny hong: we have little chance for showers mainly in the south the bay but overall is going to be very nice afternoon for most parts of the bay area live look at the bay bridge cameraman it is a cold start once again we are tracking some cold temperatures in the '30's and some freezing under partly to mostly sunny skies a slight chance of showers will remain the to the south bend areas for the south where tracking showers and could impact the new year's eve plan. >>robin winston: most agencies are operating on holiday schedule are running every 10 to 15 minutes instead of every five minutes mostly for the past bird back on-line until january 2nd keep that in mind not as many trains will and rock the system same-store if a strike you only have no. 3 and 5. >>will tran: live plotter fire at a house and paulo out so the house located near the corner of lewis and of california ave. >>will tran: it h

we want to go to averi harper. she's been following the latest with the fire and how it's been impacting the community. >> it's been a long week for those people in oakland. while the atf is investigating the city council is working to figure out ways to make other artists collective safer. the oakland city council is working to keep the other oakland art collections safe. they are bracing for an -- bracing for a crackdown. the ghost ship house -- warehouse fire that killed 36 people will take away some of the affordable housing. there is panic that there may be findings of -- >> i believe we will do the hard work to make sure we preserve the community. and we preserve low income housing. >> we need to set a one-year timeframe in which they would have an inspection done and come up with a joint plan to address life and safety issues. >> the city is working with businesses that were affected by the fire. the council is urging anyone that lives in an artist space and has been given an eviction notice to contact the h

kron four's averi harper is live at the scene with the details.ce)) çááámarkáááÑ[take: live]çáááliveáááÑ and we are tracking the weather around the bay area... anny hong has the forecast in just over a minute. çáááaveriáááÑ a shooting near an east bay hotel. çááásot fulláááÑçááámarkáááÑ [take: cont vo]çááácont voáááÑ and another hollywood legend dies just a day after her daughter. we take a look at how people across the nation are mourning debbie reynolds. çáááannyáááÑ and i'm tracking the weather across the bay area...

spots or traffic alerts çááá2 shotáááÑçááádaryaáááÑ now we want to continue our team coverage with averi harpery this morning. the heaviest should fall between 5-7 am. rain will turn to showers as the day progresses, with a slight chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon. those showers will diminish friday evening, but with a much colder air mass moving in and lowering snow levels to 2000 to 2500 feet by saturday morning. shower chances will continue on saturday, especially from around monterey bay southward. christmas day looks to be cold and dry, with dry weather likely to continue into next week. sunrise in san francisco is at 7:23 a.m. sunset is at 4:56 p.m. çááá2 shotáááÑ çááádaryaáááÑ thanks averi. we will check back with you morning. çááájamesáááÑ[take vo] çááávoáááÑ and you can track the storm using the kron 4 mobile app with live radar and any big traffic updates. it is free to download. çááá2 shotáááÑ >>james: a general class and their claims that he was kicked off a flight because of yvonne could trump and witnesses say they saw and heard the man berating her on the flight he sna

>>darya: let's hit the road with avery harper in lafayette tech now look at conditions. just about missed at this point you to see the traffic is moving is not a lot of traffic not the typical friday morning. >>reporter: if you're going to be on the road today should be mindful that our roads are still very weird because it had been raining for so many hours early this morning you need to make sure the to check the tires before you hit the road and do have them as trent it puts you at a greater chance of sliding or hydroplaning. >>reporter: make sure you are giving yourself extra time regardless where you're going to get on the road for a holiday destination to the shopping centers for last and how the shopping or just going to work you need to slow down. >>reporter: the loss of hills on the freeway you concede it is very quickly you need to insure you slow down lots of people are using his last this morning california state law says the when show what is on the headlights also need to be on right now. it is not that much rain tech >>reporter: people do not have the one

averi harper is live at the scene with the latest.çáááadvanceáááÑ and crews working to repair a massiveere. ♪air marker spraayer!!! chemistry, baby! so i just hold this part and spraaaaaay... i'm okay. the holidays just got more surprising. you can find these great gifts and more in the crayola aisle. aaaaaah! each sold separately. >>will tran: this morning there is still hope they your teams could stay in oakland half after two proposals were passed last night we will have reaction who was trying to keep the team in town a major storm coming to the bay area will have details on what you need to know./ >>male announcer:this is the bay area news station,kron 4 morning news starts now >>mark: fairly quiet a few showers but we are getting ready for waned and when--rain >>mark: you could see the what roadways and live look some the golden gate bridge >>james: it is one to be the course of the day tomorrow it is going to dump and that is on to cause some problems we also have some distance result in the air will be dealing with that run in the wipers trying to get the kids to school here was

kron four's averi harper reports now from the scene. with more. >> reporter: because of the fatalities they do not want passing traffic that hamper the investigation. every time available traffic collision would treat those like any kind of filamentous any they examined the glove and danced and a good sense of what actually occurred. police in fairfield are asking if any sunny part of the crash the up to it their incursions seattle water along the ocean. antennae back to the water. >> britteny: interest read the are alert once again suspended until tonight into thursday when chances friday and moves and friday night into most of saturday looks like you still have like christmas on sunday but will not be actively selling on sunday. we are four degrees and sam francisco. for in livermore. and a gradual warming trend has continued and will continue as we head into tomorrow as well. 50s for half moon bay and 57 in mountain view. and the rest of tonight in the services coat and nevada off at 36 degrees. in the high '30's a call ahead if you

now we want to go to averi harper with how the fire is impacting the commuinty. averi?tigates the cause of the deadly warehouse fire, the oakland city council is working to figure out how to keep other artist collectives safe. the city's uderground art and music scene is bracing for a crackdown. people fear because of the ghost ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people, some of the affordable housing in oakland will be taken away. there's -panic- that code compliance will focus on finding minor technical violations, which will be used to evict people. council members say their focus isn't on increasing homelessness, but to work with the community in order to create safer spaces. the city is working directly with businesses that were affected by this fire. the council is urging anyone that lives in an artist space and has been given an eviction notice to contact the housing resource center. oakland city council officials have announced a local state of emergency because of warehouse fire. this will make the city eligible for state and federal funds to assist residents an

avery harper live with details. >> reporter: good morning. police here in oakland are on the lookout for a gunman who shot a man and a woman on i-580 yesterday. the cause of major traffic delays in and around oakland yesterday. this happened about 3:15. it was still daylight. kids were just getting out of school at this time. this was near the on ramp. police found the unidentified man and woman with gunshot wounds and sent them to a hospital to be treated. all have since reopened at this time. we were able to speak to oakland police who are taking the lead on this investigation about steps to protect people while they are on the freeway. take a listen to what they have to say. >> we have all of our officers on extended shifts. we brought every available unit in. we are all working together. our investigation division is working together as a team. if you work in robbery, you are teamed up with the felony assault unit which is teamed up with a homicide unit. we are collectively working as one unit. >> now, at last check, both of those victims

. >> let's go live to avery harper. tell us where you were and what you were doing, because we've been doing live shots looking at the rain all morning. >> reporter: i was in my car waiting on this live shot. i felt a low rumble, just like what chuck described. it was a slow rumble. i thought that it might have been a truck passing. i'm sitting on the side of the freeway right now, so i didn't think anything of it until i heard you all say that there was an earthquake. like i said, no one here seem to stop what they were doing because of it. like i said, i'm on the side of the freeway. all i thought it was was another truck passing by but it was a low rumble. it continued for a little bit. i didn't think it was an earthquake. i think the last earthquake i felt was in august of 2016 here in the bay area. i'm usually not the person who feels the earthquake all the time, but i did feel this one. again, it was a very slow rumble. i could liken it to cars or a truck passing by on the freeway. >> thanks a lot, avery. >>> we c

avery harper is in san francisco to explain. >> reporter: good morning.orking to figure out the cause for that strange gas line smell that many people reported smelling overnight. we are told there were about 30 calls from all over the city from people who reported smelling something that smelled like gas and from some people who said they were getting sick. this was all over the city. i received a tweet from someone who said they smelled it in civic center. we received a call from a city worker who smelled it in the bayview and the mission. there were reports where i am. in the spot where i am, i don't smell it at this point, but there were people overnight that said they smelled it. the calls peaked about 2:00 a.m. and they are dying down but they are still trying to figure out what could have caused that smell. a lot of crews went to investigate each of the 30 calls they received. they used their meters and found there was no natural gas in the air. they are still trying to figure out what it was. one of the possibilities they say it could have been th

. >> averi harper is live at a state with a house fire in palo alto. >> reporter: there are less fire crews adhere than last time i spoke to you. that is a total loss. here is what's going on. you get to the firefighters are getting up on the latter to go on top of the house. they are still monitoring conditions at the house. to give you a better idea where this is this is less than five minutes off the and barker road off 101 in palo alto. they believe this was a rescue operation but when they got here they found out the homeowner got out of the home safely. no word on what caused the fire or where in the house it started. it is too early at this point to tell. fire investigators will be here through the morning working to figure that out. i was able to speak with battalion chief about his crews next step. >> presently we are in the overall operation to make sure the fire is completely out. trying to preserve the evidence inside. we have an investigator on scene. we are waiting for them to finish that portion of the operation. >> reporter: behind me you can see the fire crews are sti

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