that's where we find kron-4's charles clifford...charles what are the concerns tonight? well, right now i'm standing along 4th street and this fire is burning behind me in the simms metal management scrap yard. here's a closer lookthe fire was reported around 5 this evening. the flames are burning in a scrap yard just south of interstate 580. the pile is about 20-30 feet high. there are multiple fire crews here trying to get this under control. there's also a huge plume of smoke blowing to the north west. that has prompted a shelter inplace advisory for anyone living in the iron triangle or north richmond areas. residents are asked to stay in their homes and keep the windows shut until further notice. we will be here through out the evening with updates. in richmond,c harles clifford kron 4 news. "this is our new american moment. there has never been a better time to start living the american dream."the big story out of washington tonight ... president trump delivers an upbeat verdict on the state of the union. "tonight, i call upon all of us to set aside our differences

charles clifford, kron4 news. (steve) as charles just mentioned ...the coast is getting hit hard by this storm. it's creating some dangerous conditions in the water. swells reached over 15 feet along the greater santa cruz coast today. a state park jet ski with a rescue swimmer on board could be seen patrolling the surf. the rough water and strong currents made for tough going for some surfers... several had to be rescued. (scott purdy/surfer): "they panic, that's all, the rip tide thing is real....they get worn out and they panic."(tim daley/surfer): "it's rough out there...a lot of paddling....i'm kron4 news.clifford, charles clifford, kron4 news. (steve) as charles just mentioned ...the coast is getting hit hard by this storm. it's creating some dangerous conditions in the water. swells reached over 15 feet along the greater santa cruz coast today. a state park jet ski with a rescue swimmer on board could be seen patrolling the surf. the rough water and strong currents made for tough going for some surfers... se

charles clifford, kron4 news. kron4 news.clifford, charles errosion. charles clifford, kron4 news.wrence karnow: a new storm brought rain to the entire bay area. it is a much colder storm so snow levels in the bay area will drop to near 3,000 feet. that means we could see a few snow flakes on our higher peaks. showers will continue tonight with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. you can see the showers on doppler radar. they are more scattered now instead of steady rain. the wettest part of the bay area had over a half an inch of rain. on the satellite you can see the eye of the storm still spinning in the gulf of alaska. there is plenty of cold air the will rush in tonight and tomorrow. showers and chilly temperatures will continue friday with highs in the 40s and 50s. it will be a mostly dry but chilly start to the weekend. on sunday the clouds return with a chance of rain. more rain is possible next week. (tele vo/catherine) a word to the wise as this new storm is lashing the coast: keep your distance from the water. the surf was so rough that several surfers got into trouble a

that's where we find kron-4's charles clifford...charles what are the concerns tonight? well, right now i'm standing along 4th street and this fire is burning behind me in the simms metal management scrap yard. here's a closer lookthe fire was reported around 5 this evening. the flames are burning in a scrap yard just south of interstate 580. the pile is about 20-30 feet high. there are multiple fire crews here trying to get this under control. there's also a huge plume of smoke blowing to the north west. that has prompted a shelter inplace advisory for anyone living in the iron triangle or north richmond areas. residents are asked to stay in their homes and keep the windows shut until further notice. we will be here through out the evening with updates. in richmond,c harles clifford kron 4 news. lawrence karnow: we enoyed a lot of sunshine and warmer weather today with some highs in the low 70s. it will be a nice mild evening and more spring like weather is ahead. if you're going out tonight you'll need a light jacket or coat. temperatures will begin mild but cool off r

and that's where we find kron-4's charles clifford... he joins us live. charles... what do we know about the suspect involved? now, we don't know much about what happened here this evening. the police department has not provided the media with a briefing and is offering up minimal details at this point. we don knwo that one suspect was taken into custody and transproted to the hosiptal. we do not yet know the identity of that person or their condition. we also don't know what prompted tonights' shooting or if any officers were injured. police continue to have the 800 block of feller shutdown. now feller avenue. .this same area. . was also the scene of an officer involved shooting to year ago. in that case 18-year-old anthony nunez shot and killed by police on on july 4, 2016. an investigation into that shooting concluded that nunez was suicidal and had threatend police with a handgun. the two officers in that shootin were eventually cleared of any wrong doing. back live now, at this point there's no indication that that officer involved shooting and the one here thi

kron 4's charles clifford has the details. smash . . and. . .grab. this is video of a recent car break in san francisco's nob hill. unfortunatly, scene's like this have become all to common across the city and to the suprise of no one the problem has gotten worse in recent years.the san francisco district attorney's office says that since 2011 more than 81,500 online police reports were submitted by people who say there cars were broken into. the d.a's office also says that only 13 of those online reports resulted in actual arrests. the san francisco police department acknowledges that they are unable to respond to or solve every report of a break in but they say that the district attorney's number only refer to online police reports. sot just last year we made just under 800 arrests for auto break ins some are related to online reports and some are from regular incident reports that are made.natsone area prone to break ins is here along polk street. sotwe see broken glass all the time.jon holmquist lives nearby. his car has been broken into and he worries that the inability of authori

kron 4's charles clifford has the details. down here. . . deanna mayfield says that for the past three years, someone has been throwing eggs at her mothers house here in pinole.. the culprit attacks in the middle of the night and then dissapear for months at time. . . but always comes back eventually. the last incident was monday evening, the egg shells are still sitting on the driveway.sot it's on the walls and above the garage. my mom has tried to clean it up but it wont come offthe family doesn't know who's doing this or why. deanna spectulates that it might be one of her sister's former boyfriends, but they don't know for sure.what they do know is that the attacks on their home are starting to take an emotional toll.sotit's made me angry. i'm very protective of my mom and sisters who live here. i mean if we can find the person i want to press all charges. the family does not have video cameras outside their house nor have they taken their concerns to police. for a long time the eggings were simply a nuisance but because it

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in petaluma with details. charles. . . . well, at this point we don't know how many people, if any were arrested here in the bay as a result of this latest ice enforcement but at least one community is pushing back.u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement says that on wednesday ice officer visited seven elevens in four bay area counties, including here in sonoma county.according to ice, the visits involved officers entering stores and questioning the employees about their immigration status. if anyone was found to be in the country illegally, they were arrested. ice deputy director thomas human said in a statement wednesday that "today's actions send a strong message to u.s. businesses that hire and employ an illegal workforce: ice will enforce the law, and if you are found to be breaking the law, you will be held accountable,"one of the bay area communities targeted by ice on wednesday was the city of santa clara in the south bay. david campos is deputy county executive for santa clara county. he says that ice's actions ar

(grant) kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san francisco with details. charles. . . yeah, well. almsot every neighborhood in san francisco has seen an increase in auto break ins. tourist areas are particualrity vulnerable and now we are getting a better picture of just how bad the problem is.smash . . and. . .grab. this is video of a recent car break in san francisco's nob hill. unfortunatly, scene's like this have become all to common across the city and to the suprise of no one the problem has gotten worse in recent years.the san francisco district attorney's office says that since 2011 more than 81,500 online police reports were submitted by people who say there cars were broken into. the d.a's office also says that only 13 of those online reports resulted in actual arrests. the san francisco police department acknowledges that they are unable to respond to or solve every report of a break in but they say that the district attorney's number only refer to online police reports. sot just last year we made just under 800 arrests for auto break ins some ar

that's where we find kron4's charles clifford... he has details on the story? natswe have eggs down here. . . deanna mayfield says that for the past three years, someone has been throwing eggs at her mothers house here in pinole.. the culprit attacks in the middle of the night and then dissapear for months at time. . . but always comes back eventually. the last incident was monday evening, the egg shells are still sitting on the driveway.sot it's on the walls and above the garage. my mom has tried to clean it up but it wont come offthe family doesn't know who's doing this or why. deanna spectulates that it might be one of her sister's former boyfriends, but they don't know for sure.what they do know is that the attacks on their home are starting to take an emotional toll.sotit's made me angry. i'm very protective of my mom and sisters who live here. i mean if we can find the person i want to press all charges. the family does not have video cameras outside their house nor have they taken their concerns to police. for a long time the eggings were simply a nuisan

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in berkeley with a look at conditions. charles. yeah. it's actually ok right now. cold, with a light rain falling. but from about midday to sunset its was raining all across the east bay making things especially tough for commuters.tough for things especially bay making across the east its was raining all charles. conditions. with a look at in berkeley tag out...earlier....generic as it was nearly as strong the rain not the intensity of the rain not nearly as strong as it was earlier....generic tag out... tag out... earlier....generic tag out... (vicki) and in the east bay...heavy rain also falling there causing slick roads... and making drivers slow down.... kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in berkeley with a look at conditions. charles. yeah. it's actually ok right now. cold, with a light rain falling. but from about midday to sunset its was raining all across the east bay making things especially tough for commuters. everyday, bill johnson commutes on his bike from berkeley to east oakland. in good weathe

(grant) kron-4's charles clifford joins us live from the scene...charles what do we know? on january 19, 2018 at approximately 4:37 pm, san francisco police responded to the 1800 block of 34th avenue on the report of a shooting victim. officers located a 65 year-old female victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. aid was immediately rendered by responding officers. unfortunately, the victim succumbed to her injuries on the scene.the suspect is currently outstanding and is considered armed and dangerous. the suspect has been identified as 67 year-old winston hue. he is an asian male with black hair, brown eyes, approximately 5'9", weighing 170 pounds. hue may be driving a blue kia sol with ca license plate 5bjy341.if you see this vehicle or mr. hue, do not approach him. call 911 immediately.immediately. call 911 approach him. hue, do not vehicle or mr. if you see this 5bjy341.ca license plate blue kia sol with may be driving a 170 pounds. hue 5'9", weighing 170 pounds. hue may be driving a blue kia sol with ca license plate 5bjy341. if you see this vehicle or mr. hue,

kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in corte madera... what's it like out there tonight -- charles? take pkgnatsacross marin county monday a steady rain fell. a rain that didn't let up. . . at all.natalong highway 101, slick roads and too many accidents. . kept the highway patrol and first responders busy all day.nats over in downtown san anselmo, the creek was running fast and muddy..the creek passes underneath downtown here and this spot is a notorious for flooding with little warning. fortunately the waters only reached about 4 feet in depth by monday evening. that's a long ways from the flood stage of 12 feet. with more rain in the forecast neighbors here will be keeping an eye on the water and sandbags are never far away.despite the traffic woes and potential for flooding, every one we talked to monday was happy the rain has returned. after more than a month of dry weather a little moisture isn't hurting anyone.soti like it. it's refreshing.sotwe need the water. sometimes you get a little sad when it rains this much, but it's fine.no

that's where we find kron-4's charles clifford...charles what are the concerns tonight? along 4th street and this fire is burning behind me in the simms metal management scrap yard. here's a closer lookthe fire was reported around 5 this evening. the flames are burning in a scrap yard just south of interstate 580. the pile is about 20-30 feet high. there are multiple fire crews here trying to get this under control. there's also a huge plume of smoke blowing to the north west. that has prompted a shelter inplace advisory for anyone living in the iron triangle or north richmond areas. residents are asked to stay in their homes and keep the windows shut until further notice. we will be here through out the evening with updates. in richmond,c harles clifford kron 4 news.

kron 4's charles clifford has the story. natssotthese are our blue ray rentals. . ..s business partner tony ibriham purchased take one movie rentals back in 1999 right at the time, when dvds were becoming the primary way people watched movies at home. they had high hopes for the storesotwe were going to ride the dvd wave and just get our foot in the door. start from there.over the last 18 years, the pair has rented tens of thousands of movies. the store also became a fixture in the neighborhood with regular customers returning year after year. sotseeing the same people come in and just talkin to them once a week and i know them and they know me.sota lot of our customers we have known since their kids were babies and now they are off to college.brian zemina has been coming here since the store opened. he really appreciates jason and tony's deep knowledge of cinema.sotthey were always good at recommending things i liked. they ordered a lot of stuff for me but in recent years, the rise of digital downloads and streaming services like netflix has devastated take one's bot

kron 4's charles clifford has the details.p>well, it's a family's worst nightmare. one moment your walking with your child, everything is fine and the next they are under a train in mortal danger.last week, melissa strange and her family including her 5 year old daughter were returning home to petaluma on a smart train. when the train stopped at the downtown station, the doors opened and the family stepped out. melissa was following her family. when the young girl exited she apparently turned and walked along the yellow line parallel to the train car. in the blink of an eye, she slipped between the train and the platform. . falling to the tracks below. melissa didn't see it happen.sotbefore i even got off the train, i heard banging and pounding on the train. then i heard another passenger says someone had fallen. then i heard my daughter scream.fortuantly, the train was at a complete stop. another passenger saw what happened and pulled the emergency stop lever on the train. the conducter was also standing on the platfrom nearb

kron-4's charles clifford joins us live from the scene. charles what do we know? on january 19, 2018 at approximately 4:37 pm, san francisco police responded to the 1800 block of 34th avenue on the report of a shooting victim. officers located a 65 year-old female victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. aid was immediately rendered by responding officers. unfortunately, the victim succumbed to her injuries on the scene.the suspect is currently outstanding and is considered armed and dangerous. the suspect has been identified as 67 year-old winston hue. he is an asian male with black hair, brown eyes, approximately 5'9", weighing 170 pounds. hue may be driving a blue kia sol with ca license plate 5bjy341.if you see this vehicle or mr. hue, do not approach him. call 911 immediately. (vicki) we first told you about this story through a push alert from the kron4 mobile app...at about 5:50... stay connected on all breaking news with push alerts sent right to your phone. (grant) a big story we're tracking tonight. outrage over the sentence of a d-u-i driver who k

in oakland, charles clifford kron 4 news. (jr stone)(vo) coming up -- a new kind of home claims it can provide enough protection from the next deadly wild fire. (justine)(vo) and after the break... are low calorie wines a way to lose weight for the new year -- or are they full of empty promises? (justine) (oncam) 4 your health--- if you're a calorie-conscious wine lover, you've probably stumbled upon "skinny" wines... they claim to provide the same delicious beverage... without all those pesky calories. but are the calorie savings worth the compromise? kim hutcherson has the details in today's health minute. flavor, aroma and balance matter when choosing a glass of wine...but if you're on a diet, calorie content might be on your mind.there are about one-hundred-twenty calories in a glass of white table wine. but depending on the variety, "skinny" wines have fifteen- to thirty-percent fewer calories.you could save anywhere from twenty to forty calories on a typical glass... so where do the calorie savings come from?it's not su

kron4's charles clifford has the details. well, here in sonoma county, there is a huge effort underway to clean up the debrie from last fall's fires. but it's a big job that will probably take a long time to finish and until that job is done erosion is real danger. steve dejung lives in santa rosa. his home sits within the burn zone of the tubbs fire. fortunately his house survived, but many of his neighbors weren't as lucky. he says they are all concerned about potential flooding, especially what mud and debris from the fires could do to the local waterways.we are pretty aware in this area because of the santa rosa laguna and things getting washed into it. across the north bay, crews have been working to prevent erosion. putting out sandbags and berms and planting grass that will hopefully hold the soil together during wet weather.detailed maps have also been created that show which area's. . right down to street level. . .are at the greatest risk of flooding, mudslides or debrie flows. the goal is to help neighbors understa

kron 4's charles clifford has the details.'s a family's worst nightmare. one moment your walking with your child, everything is fine and the next they are under a train in mortal danger.last week, melissa strange and her family including her 5 year old daughter were returning home to petaluma on a smart train. when the train stopped at the downtown station, the doors opened and the family stepped out. melissa was following her family. when the young girl exited she apparently turned and walked along the yellow line parallel to the train car. in the blink of an eye, she slipped between the train and the platform. . falling to the tracks below. melissa didn't see it happen.sotbefore i even got off the train, i heard banging and pounding on the train. then i heard another passenger says someone had fallen. then i heard my daughter scream.fortuantly, the train was at a complete stop. another passenger saw what happened and pulled the emergency stop lever on the train. the conducter was also standing on the platfrom nearby, he clim

and that's where we find kron-4's charles clifford... he joins us live. charles...? now, we don't know much about what happened here this evening. the police department has not provided the media with a briefing and is offering up minimal details at this point. we don knwo that one suspect was taken into custody and transproted to the hosiptal. we do not yet know

it will close its doors for good at the end of the month.( james ) kron 4's charles clifford has the. jason wood and his business partner tony ibriham purchased take one movie rentals back in 1999 right at the time, when dvds were becoming the primary way people watched movies at home. they had high hopes for the storehopes for the storesotwe were going to ride the dvd wave and just get our foot in the door. start from there. over the last 18 years, the pair has rented tens of thousands of movies. the store also became a fixture in the neighborhood with regular customers returning year after year. sotseeing the same people come in and just talkin to them once a week and i know them and they know me.sota lot of our customers we have known since their kids were babies and now they are off to college.brian zemina has been coming here since the store opened. he really appreciates jason and tony's deep knowledge of cinema.sotthey were always good at recommending things i liked. they ordered a lot of stuff for me but in recent years, the rise of digital downloads and streaming services lik

in marin, charles clifford kron 4 news. (vicki) one of the areas under a 'flash flood watch' until tomorrow morning is santa rosa.. the burn scars from october's fires make it even more likely for mud and debris slides. kron four's spencer blake reports in the rain from santa rosa's hard hit coffey park neighborhood. debris is already gone from many of the burned-down lots in coffey park.but in its place...is standing water - inches deep in some cases. "it's been slowing us down, but we're still working out here trying to get the job done."daniel mercury is a contractor foreman whose team has been finding water and sewer lines, cutting them, capping them, and marking them with colored stakes.the job involves digging, so imagine how tough things were in the rain."we dig holes out here looking for lines and the water just fills up the holes that we're digging quicker than we can take it out."a lot of other contractors weren't able to work at all.a line of parked cats is evidence of how hampering the rain has been. the city of

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in petaluma with details. charles, very scary stuff. . . yes, indeed. this accident happened in very fast and the family is thankfull for the quick actions of those nearby. they also want to warn parents to use caution getting off and on trains. last week, melissa strange and her family including her 5 year old daughter were returning home to petaluma on a smart train.when the train stopped at the downtown station, the doors opened and the family stepped out. melissa was following her family. when the young girl exited she apparently turned and walked along the yellow line parallel to the train car. in the blink of an eye, she slipped between the train and the platform. . falling to the tracks below. melissa didn't see it happen.sotbefore i even got off the train, i heard banging and pounding on the train. then i heard another passenger says someone had fallen. then i heard my daughter scream.fortuantly, the train was at a complete stop. another passenger saw what happened and pulled the emergency stop lever on

kron 4's charles clifford has details. according to the mountain view police department, thieves using a stolen truck from cupertino, broke into the lobby of michaels restaurant here at shoreline park and stole and atm.investigators believe the thieves smashed the front windows of the restaurant with the truck and then removed the atm, which was bolted to the ground. the break in most likely happened late monday evening or early tuesday morning. police found the atm discarded along nearby charleston road. the money had been removed and the atm was burning.sotkatie nelson says these individuals set this atm on fire. i don't know what they were doing in terms of trying to get it open, or possibly remove fingerprints, but they did significant damage to the machine.police also found the stolen truck about a < mile away from the restaurant.sotkatie nelson says the truck that was used in this incident was stolen out of cupertino. i don't know exactly when it was taken but it couldn't have been long ago.michaels restaura

across the east bay.in berkeley, charles clifford kron 4 news. (grant)in the south bay: tonight's storm is not expected to make much of a huge difference to the levels in reservoirs. together, all ten reservoirs, which account for about half of the valley's local supply, are áabout 26 percent full. the good news is that the ground water is in good shape and conservation efforts have paid off. (grant) on the peninsula... the rain in san mateo started around two this afternoon... it was coming down pretty good during the evening commute... traffic was slow around the peninsula...as drivers slowed down, fortunately. (grant) and make sure you download the kron four mobile app as we track the rain in the bay area... you can stay on top of the weather and traffic..and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to your phone. (steve)in an story you'll only see on kron 4: with package thefts running rampent in parts of the bay area... new reason to be concerned. residents in the east bay say, whoever is delivering for amazon, is dropping packages and le

graffiti because the vandalism has taken a toll on moral for post office employees.in oakland, charles cliffordn 4 news. kron 4 news.charles clifford kron 4 news. (pam) a berkeley woman died today in a collision involving a city vehicle. a berkeley employee was driving a car.... and reportedly hit a woman who was crossing the street in a crosswalk. the incident occurred in the afternoon... at channing way and fulton street, near the u-c berkeley campus. someone reported it to california highway patrol just after one this afternoon.. neither drugs nor alcohol played a role in the accident. the driver is cooperating with investigators. (grant) the morning fog .... played a major role in a fatal accident involving an east bay woman. the victim was 82-year-old liang you-jon (youjian). the accident happened at 7 a- m at a bus stop in san leandro near fairmont drive and east 14th street. police say the elderly woman was waiting at the bus stop and stepped onto the road for an unknown reason....she was then struck by a car. police added that the incident was not..a hit and run. "it was very foggy, def

(vicki) this afternoon we sent kron 4's charles clifford out to chase storms for us. charles ,what did you find? natsthrough out the day thursday. . fast moving hail and rain storms soaked the bay area. this was video taken on the bay bridge in the afternoon. the hail nearly brought traffic to a standstill.natsthe same storm aslo passed through nearby emeryville creating the kind of winterwonderland scene more common to tahoe than the east bay. sadly this white stuff didn't stick around long enough to make a snowman.pea sized hail and pouring rain was also spotted in oakland.a powerfull storm also passed through north concordand this is rain falling in corte madera up in marin county.and in the south bay, a hail storm along highway 101 in gilroy made for slick conditions. this video was posted to twitter by the national weather service. they also sent out a warning asking drivers to use caution in hail storms by slowing down, turning on headlights, and avoiding slamming on the brakes..natsand hail wasn't the only strange weather on thursday. in the south bay, snow fell

(steve)kron 4's charles clifford has been chasing those storms all day. charles, what was it like out there? natsthrough out the day thursday. . fast moving hail and rain storms soaked the bay area. this was video taken on the bay bridge in the afternoon. the hail nearly brought traffic to a standstill.natsthe same storm aslo passed through nearby emeryville creating the kind of winterwonderland scene more common to tahoe than the east bay. sadly this white stuff didn't stick around long enough to make a snowman.pea sized hail and pouring rain was also spotted in oakland.a powerfull storm also passed through north concordand this is rain falling in corte madera up in marin county.and in the south bay, a hail storm along highway 101 in gilroy made for slick conditions. this video was posted to twitter by the national weather service. they also sent out a warning asking drivers to use caution in hail storms by slowing down, turning on headlights, and avoiding slamming on the brakes..natsand hail wasn't the only strange weather on thursday. in the south bay,

kron-4's charles clifford has been working this story all night... he's live in san jose...... charles... what do we know? now, we don't know much about what happened here this evening. the police department has not provided the media with a briefing and is offering up minimal details at this point. we don knwo that one suspect was taken into custody and transproted to the hosiptal. we do not yet know the identity of that person or their condition. we also don't know what prompted tonights' shooting or if any officers were injured. police continue to have the 800 block of feller shutdown. now feller avenue. .this same area. . was also the scene of an officer involved shooting to year ago. in that case 18-year-old anthony nunez shot and killed by police on on july 4, 2016. an investigation into that shooting concluded that nunez was suicidal and had threatend police with a handgun. the two officers in that shootin were eventually cleared of any wrong doing. (grant) and kron four was the first to tell you about this story through our mobile app we sent a push alert at around 4:15

kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in san francisco... he talked with the department of emergency management about creating an earthqake kit. charles.. sotthe real important part is making sure you have enough supplies for three days. kristin hogan is with the san francisco department of emergency management. on thursday afternoon, she showed kron 4 some of the basic items that everyone should have at home in case an earthquake were to knock out power for several days or longer.sotyou need to make sure you have enough water for the persons in your household. that's a gallon per person per day for 3 days.sotfood. make sure you have no perishables. have a can opener in case you don't have electricity. so you can access what you need to. batteries and flahslights. hogan also says that it's not necessarily important to have all of your supplies stored in one location.sotmight be a good idea to put them in different places around your domicile. so in case you can't get to one specific part of you environment you can go to another resource.sh al

kron 4's charles clifford is live in novato tonight.. he explains the students are now learning a new lesson of kindness. charles? no unfortunatly, whoever vandalized this project right behind me here did it over the weekend for unknown reasons. the faculty here is now trying to use this as a teachable moment for the kids. natsthe idea was simple. every time a student here at rancho elementary did something kind or generous. they would write it on a tag and hang the tag on this fence. it was part of the school's do good, be kind. . campaign. rancho principal angela kriesler says students really responded to the project.sotkids came during school, before school and after school . we added tags as kids were doing acts of kindness.sotit nice to show our hard work that we've done. but this past weekend, someone ripped down all of the tags. angela found them on the ground monday morning.soti was so dissapointed and disheartened at the thoughtlessness that someone would think it would be ok to take these down.sotwe felt sad and dissapointed.kriesler doesn't know who did this. . or why but b

kron 4's charles clifford has the details well, it's a family's worst nightmare. one moment your walking with your child, everything is fine and the next they are under a train in mortal danger.last week, melissa strange and her family including her 5 year old daughter were returning home to petaluma on a smart train. when the train stopped at the downtown station, the doors opened and the family stepped out. melissa was following her family. when the young girl exited she apparently turned and walked along the yellow line parallel to the train car. in the blink of an eye, she slipped between the train and the platform. . falling to the tracks below. melissa didn't see it happen.sotbefore i even got off the train, i heard banging and pounding on the train. then i heard another passenger says someone had fallen. then i heard my daughter scream.fortuantly, the train was at a complete stop. another passenger saw what happened and pulled the emergency stop lever on the train. the conducter was also standing on the platfrom nearby, he climbed on underneath the train and pullled t

the pursuit started on tennyson (steve) kron 4 news.charles clifford in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. (steve) police in the east bay are looking for a driver who lead c-h-p officers on a chase that ended in a collision with an innocent bystander's car. the pursuit started on tennyson avenue on northbound 8-80 in hayward. after the suspect exited on "west a street" -- the pursuing c-h-p vehicle slammed into the bystander's car at the intersection. both c-h-p officers in the car and the other driver were hospitalized with minor injuries. by the time backup arrived on the scene -- the suspect's car was gone. c-h-p is still working on a description of the car and the driver. (grant) c-h-p officer martin lendway is recovering in the hospital tonight... after he was injured in a d-u-i crash. contra costa c-h-p tweeted this picture out today. they say officer lendway is recovering well. he was injured in a crash on highway-4 in concord earlier this month. a driver slammed into a pickup truck... which then flipped over and landed on officer lendway's legs... trapping him. 52-year

kron 4's charles clifford has the story. natssotthese are our blue ray rentals. . ..ls back in 1999 right at the time, when dvds were becoming the primary way people watched movies at home. they had high hopes for the storesotwe were going to ride the dvd wave and just get our foot in the door. start from there.over the last 18 years, the pair has rented tens of thousands of movies. the store also became a fixture in the neighborhood with regular customers returning year after year. sotseeing the same people come in and just talkin to them once a week and i know them and they know me.sota lot of our customers we have known since their kids were babies and now they are off to college.brian zemina has been coming here since the store opened. he really appreciates jason and tony's deep knowledge of cinema.sotthey were always good at recommending things i liked. they ordered a lot of stuff for me but in recent years, the rise of digital downloads and streaming services like netflix has devastated take one's bottom line. jason and tony started dubbing video tapes on the si

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight at the school with details.chuck, do we know who did this? no unfortunatly, whoever vandalized this project right behind me here did it over the weekend for unknown reasons. the faculty here is now trying to use this as a teachable moment for the kids.natsthe idea was simple. every time a student here at rancho elementary did something kind or generous. they would write it on a tag and hang the tag on this fence. it was part of the school's do good, be kind. . campaign. rancho principal angela kriesler says students really responded to the project.sotkids came during school, before school and after school . we added tags as kids were doing acts of kindness.sotit nice to show our hard work that we've done. but this past weekend, someone ripped down all of the tags. angela found them on the ground monday morning.soti was so dissapointed and disheartened at the thoughtlessness that someone would think it would be ok to take these down.sotwe felt sad and dissapointed.kriesler doesn't know who did this. . or why but

(pam) that is where we find kron 4's charles clifford... charles, who are police looking for ? on january 19, 2018 at approximately 4:37 pm, san francisco police responded to the 1800 block of 34th avenue on the report of a shooting victim. officers located a 65 year-old female victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. aid was immediately rendered by responding officers. unfortunately, the victim succumbed to her injuries on the scene.the suspect is currently outstanding and is considered armed and dangerous. the suspect has been identified as 67 year-old winston hue. he is an asian male with black hair, brown eyes, approximately 5'9", weighing 170 pounds. hue may be driving a blue kia sol with ca license plate 5bjy341.if you see this vehicle or mr. hue, do not approach him. call 911 immediately. (pam) and we first told you about this story through a push alert from the kron4 mobile app... at about 5:50... make sure you download the app... you can stay on top of all breaking news ... weather and traffic.. and get push alerts sent right to your phone. (grant) tonight there

in oakland, charles clifford kron 4 news. happening now: police are searching for a man seen in a santa hat shooting a gun in a busy san francisco intersection. it happened christmas morning in the tenderloin... on eddy street near mason... police recently released this surveillance video showing the man walking. the video shows him stop in front of a car parked on eddy street... and open fire. < our officers will also look at the video and see if it is someone they recognize and can make an arrest.any time you have someone with a gun it leads to a dangerous situation and we want to keep guns off the streets.>(grant) so far no victims have come forward and police are still trying to figure out what motivated the shooting. (vicki) next at 5... i'll take you to the spot people are flocking to... for a cold treat on a chilly winter day... (grant) when the weather turns cold, many of us go for something hot like hot chocolate or soup. but others - prefer to grab an ice cold ice cream cone.(vicki) seriously. tonight on dine and di

kron 4's charles clifford has the story. natssotthese are our blue ray rentals. . ..on wood and his business partner tony ibriham purchased take one movie rentals back in 1999 right at the time, when dvds were becoming the primary way people watched movies at home. they had high hopes for the storesotwe were going to ride the dvd wave and just get our foot in the door. start from there.over the last 18 years, the pair has rented tens of thousands of movies. the store also became a fixture in the neighborhood with regular customers returning year after year. sotseeing the same people come in and just talkin to them once a week and i know them and they know me.sota lot of our customers we have known since their kids were babies and now they are off to college.brian zemina has been coming here since the store opened. he really appreciates jason and tony's deep knowledge of cinema.sotthey were always good at recommending things i liked. they ordered a lot of stuff for me but in recent years, the rise of digital downloads and streaming services like netflix has devastated

but first charles clifford joins us live tonight --- with how communities are bracing for the rain.charles steve dejung lives in santa rosa. his home sits within the burn zone of the tubbs fire. fortunately his house survived, but many of his neighbors weren't as lucky. he says they are all concerned about potential flooding, especially what mud and debris from the fires could do to the local waterways.sotwe are pretty aware in this area because of the santa rosa laguna and things getting washed into it.across the north bay, crews have been working to prevent erosion. putting out sandbags and berms and planting grass that will hopefully hold the soil together during wet weather. detailed maps have also been created that show which area's. . right down to street level. . .are at the greatest risk of flooding, mudslides or debrie flows. the goal is to help neighbors understand the danger they might be in.steve says there is a large ongoing cleanup and erosion control effort, but he worries that because of the massive size of the burnzones those efforts might not be enough.sotthere definetly

storm is heading our way this week and causing some concern for people in the north bay kron4's charles cliffordre in sonoma county, there is a huge effort underway to clean up the debrie from last fall's fires. but it's a big job that will probably take a long time to finish and until that job is done erosion is real danger. steve dejung lives in santa rosa. his home sits within the burn zone of the tubbs fire. fortunately his house survived, but many of his neighbors weren't as lucky. he says they are all concerned about potential flooding, especially what mud and debris from the fires could do to the local waterways.we are pretty aware in this area because of the santa rosa laguna and things getting washed into it. across the north bay, crews have been working to prevent erosion. putting out sandbags and berms and planting grass that will hopefully hold the soil together during wet weather.detailed maps have also been created that show which area's. . right down to street level. . .are at the greatest risk of flooding, mudslides or debrie flows. the goal is to help neighbors understand the da

kron4's charles clifford at ocean beach in san francisco. charles how are the conditions out there tonight? windy? (grant) the coast is getting pounded tonight. swells reaching over 15 feet in the santa cruz area today. a state park jet ski... with a rescue swimmer on board was patrolling the surf. the rough water and strong currents made it dangerous for some surfers... at least five had to be rescued.<(scott purdy/surfer): "they panic, that's all, the rip tide thing is real....they get worn out and they panic."(tim "it's rough out there...a lot of paddling....i'm tired.">(grant) the strong currents had many surfers getting out of the water far from where they went in. fire officials say unless you are an accomplished surfer, it is best to stay out of the water. strong waves could be seen crashing into the wobbly capitola warf. as a precaution-- the warf shutdown today. (grant) you can track the storm and the traffic with the kron4-mobile app. and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood by enabling push

storm is heading our way this week and causing some concern for people in the north bay kron4's charles cliffordll, here in sonoma county, there is a huge effort underway to clean up the debris from last fall's fires. but it's a big job that will probably take a long time to finish and until that job is done erosion is real danger. steve dejung lives in santa rosa. his home sits within the burn zone of the tubbs fire. fortunately his house survived, but many of his neighbors weren't as lucky. he says they are all concerned about potential flooding, especially what mud and debris from the fires could do to the local waterways.we are pretty aware in this area because of the santa rosa laguna and things getting washed into it. across the north bay, crews have been working to prevent erosion. putting out sandbags and berms and planting grass that will hopefully hold the soil together during wet weather.detailed maps have also been created that show which area's. . right down to street level. . .are at the greatest risk of flooding, mudslides or debrie flows. the goal is to help neighbors understand

kron4's charles clifford is live in san francisco with what áyouá need to have to be ready.awrence karnow: light showers continued today across the bay area today with cool now. keep the umbrella close, there's another storm just off the coast that will bring more rain very soon. you can see on doppler radar a few scattered, light showers. if you're going out tonight we will still see a few scattered showers so be prepared. on the satellite you can see the storm pushing through and the next one just off the coast. clouds will be on the increase tonight with rain starting late in the north and then spreading south throughout the day. if you plan on traveling in the high country be prepared for some wintry weather. the snow level is about 7,000 feet but will be lowering to 6,000 by tomorrow. there will be a mix of rain and snow across the higher mountains if you're heading that way. it will be cooler and wet around the bay area tomorrow. highs will be in the 50s and low 60s. skies will be partly cloudy this weekend but it should be dry. a stronger storm will move in on monday

kron 4's charles clifford has details. according to the mountain view police department, thieves using a stolen truck from cupertino, broke into the lobby of michaels restaurant here at shoreline park and stole and atm.investigators believe the thieves smashed the front windows of the restaurant with the truck and then removed the atm, which was bolted to the ground. the break in most likely happened late monday evening or early tuesday morning. police found the atm discarded along nearby charleston road. the money had been removed and the atm was burning.sotkatie nelson says these individuals set this atm on fire. i don't know what they were doing in terms of trying to get it open, or possibly remove fingerprints, but they did significant damage to the machine.police also found the stolen truck about a < mile away from the restaurant.sotkatie nelson says the truck that was used in this incident was stolen out of cupertino. i don't know exactly when it was taken but it couldn't have been long ago.michaels restaura

it will close its doors for good at the end of the month.( james ) kron 4's charles clifford has the blue ray rentals. . .. jason wood and his business partner tony ibriham purchased take one movie rentals back in 1999 right at the time, when dvds were becoming the primary way people watched movies at home. they had high hopes for the storesotwe were going to ride the dvd wave and just get our foot in the door. start from there.over the last 18 years, the pair has rented tens of thousands of movies. the store also became a fixture in the neighborhood with regular customers returning year after year. sotseeing the same people come in and just talkin to them once a week and i know them and they know me.sota lot of our customers we have known since their kids were babies and now they are off to college.brian zemina has been coming here since the store opened. he really appreciates jason and tony's deep knowledge of cinema.sotthey were always good at recommending things i liked. they ordered a lot of stuff for me but in recent years, the rise of digital downloads and streaming services l

on in emergency alert notifications if those maps that we mentioned kron 4 .comin santa rosa, charles cliffordprosecutors are cracking down on doctors who irresponsibly prescribe painkillers. it's a new strategy in the fight against the opioid crisis. a fraud and abuse unit at the justice department's is using health care data to alert authorities in 12 different regions. they provide information on which doctors prescribe the most... how far patients are willing to travel to visit them and if anyone has died within 60 days of filling a prescription. the unit's first indictment involves a doctor accused of providing opioid painkillers to people who never needed them. comiig up on the kron 4 morning news... the new year is giving some paychecks a nice boost. how high some minimum wages will now be - across the bay area. plus ... a popular youtube star is under fire from critics online.details about the video he posted that's causing backlash. i've seen wonders all around the world but what i see here never ceases to amaze me: change. i see it in their eyes. it happens when people connect with n

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in petaluma with details. , very scary stuff. . . yes, indeed. this accident happened in very fast and the family is thankfull for the quick actions of those nearby. they also want to warn parents to use caution getting off and on trains. last week, melissa strange and her family including her 5 year old daughter were returning home to petaluma on a smart train.when the train stopped at the downtown station, the doors opened and the family stepped out. melissa was following her family. when the young girl exited she apparently turned and walked along the yellow

(grant) kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san francisco with details. . . yeah, well. almsot every neighborhood in san francisco has seen an increase in auto break ins. tourist areas are particualrity vulnerable and now we are getting a better picture of just how bad the problem is.smash . . and. . .grab. this is video of a recent car break in san francisco's nob hill. unfortunatly, scene's like this have become all to common across the city and to the suprise of no one the problem has gotten worse in recent years.the san francisco district attorney's office says that since 2011 more than 81,500 online police reports were submitted by people who say there cars were broken into. the d.a's office also says that only 13 of those online reports resulted in actual arrests. the san franci