that's com for dot com reporting in corte madera. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> still ahead on the news at 5, how an app may here in the bay area's helping people in southern california state wildfire aware and as the fire rages on, a massive winter storm continues to dump snow other parts of the country. will look at that. and then he avoided jail time. but is now officially a felon. what happens after trump's hush money case.

that's com 4 dot com reporting in corte madera. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> openai ceo sam altman is denying a claim made by a sister that he sexually assaulted her multiple times when she was a child. any altman filed a lawsuit this week saying her brother sexually assaulted or between 1997 2006 sam altman released a statement on behalf his family denying the allegations and adding that and he is facing mental health challenges. the lawsuit asks for more than $75,000 in damages. graduate. >> the francisco fire department will soon have a new chief. barry is mayor daniel lurie has kept a battalion chief dean. chris penn to take over the role. he's a san francisco native with 34 years of service chief chris penn spoke earlier today sharing his goals for the department. >> my goal for this department is to ensure it remains in touch with the community. it serves. department members must concern themselves, not just with the beauty of the fire engine or ambulance, but the beauty and health of the neighborhood. i will ask our me

in connection to the opioid overdose death of a 22 year-old man in corte madera. police found the man's body inside a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue and investigation led police to arrest the suspects. the identity of the victim has yet to be released. >> well, this story just keeps getting worse. the woman kidnapped and raped in a notorious case from the in 2015 is speaking publicly now following news, her attacker is facing new charges for charles clifford is in seaside with the latest. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and

to close five bay area locations and 27 nationwide, while macy's will shut stores in newark and corte madera. statewide, kohl's is chopping 929 jobs, including 60 jobs at its store in pleasanton. it is not immediately clear how many additional jobs will be affected by kohl's upcoming closures in fremont, mountain view, napa and san rafael. macy's has yet to reveal any details about any job cuts. san francisco has reported its first human case of bird flu. public health officials say a child experienced fever and an eye infection, but did not need to go to the hospital. that child has since recovered. it is unclear how the child contracted the virus. the sample was sent to the cdc after a confirmed positive by the san francisco public health department's lab. the case marks the second human case in the bay area, and alameda county child tested positive for the virus back in november. health officials stress the risk of humans getting bird flu remains low, as there is no current evidence the virus can be transmitted between people. they also say try to avoid contact with birds. saturday night

that's com for dot com reporting in corte madera. stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> still ahead on the news at 5, how an app may here in the bay area's helping people in southern california state wildfire aware and as the fire rages on, a massive winter storm continues to dump snow other parts of the country. will look at that. and then he avoided jail time. but is now officially a felon. what happens after trump's hush money case. >> back to our wildfire watch in southern california. la holding out hope winds start to die down as devastating wildfires continue to rip through several neighborhoods. 5 wildfires are still burning at this hour. the 2 biggest ones are burning in palisades and eaten. they have yet to be fully contained. the palisades fire officially became the state's most destructive fire yet at least 11 people are dead with many other significant injuries. more than 10,000 structures destroyed. and now the california national guard has been deployed to stop looters. and tonight, la emergency management officials say th

accused of voluntary manslaughter in connection to the opioid overdose death of a 22 year-old man in corte madera found the man's body inside a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue investigation led police to the arrest of of the suspects. but the identity of the victim, it's still not released. >> meta is making major changes that mark zuckerberg says will make facebook and instagram and threads places where free speech thrive. sucker berg says he's ending the third-party fact-checking program in the u.s. taking its place will be a community notes program similar to what elon musk uses on x. now. the company met is also lifting restrictions on certain topics like immigration and gender identity issues. you'll see more of that. soderbergh is also increasing political content for users. soupy algorithm determines want to see more politics. that is also moving its content, moderation safety teams from california to texas. they say that's to avoid political bias. still ahead on the news at 6, the man convicted of kidnapping and assaulting a bay area woman. >> is now facing new charges dating bac

pero también otro efecto de este sistema es el tiempo de invierno en la zona de fresno, corte maderalunes y martes, porque como les había mencionado, las temperaturas van a estar oscilando en estos 35 grados. en algunos lugares no descarto que estén un poco más bajas, especialmente en la zona de los valles, pero con esa información yo regreso más adelante. gracias marcelo. así nos vamos aacer nuestra primera pausa, pero en breve en fresno. un hombre fue brutalmente atacado por 2 perros. ahora los vecinos temen por la seguridad de los niños en la zona. tendremos detalles de este incidente. además, miles de personas participaron en la caminata por la vida en san francisco, un evento que celebra la esperanza y la di para todos los que están triunfando a lo grande ...¿no debería tu servicio móvil estar a tu altura? obtén velocidades de wifi de hasta un gig dentro y fuera de casa. presentamos powerboost, solo de xfinity mobile. eso sí es grande. si eres cliente de xfinity internet, reduce tu factura a la mitad en comparación con t-mobile, verizon y at&t en tu primer año. además, pregunta

que también está, en efecto, pero hasta el miércoles en la mañana para los condados de fresno, corte maderaa presión en el suroeste del país. y cuando estos 2 sistemas interactúan, crean entonces esas fuertes gradientes de viento que generan esas ráfagas. desde el norte del noreste, las montañas que fluctúan entre 97 millas para la zona de san francisco durante la noche de hoy, casi 30 en la zona de concord 36 en napa y la zona de sacramento entre 20 y 30 millas igualmente, y la región de la sierra estaría viendo ráfagas entre 25 30 y de hecho, en las partes más altas pudieran estar llegando a las 50 millas por hora. así que tenga mucha precaución porque esto puede causar problemas en las carreteras. en cuanto a las temperaturas máximas para el día de hoy en toda nuestra zona. vamos a ver entonces un incremento en las temperaturas de entre 7 y hasta 11 grados comparado con el día de ayer. fíjese que san josé tendrá una máxima muy cercana a los 70 durante el día de hoy, mientras que fresco y stockton se quedarán en esos bajos y medianos 60 grados en los próximos 7 días. san josé luce de esta

volunteer lee voluntary manslaughter, all in connection to the opiate overdose. 22 year-old man in corte maderaice first found a man's body inside of a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue. the sheriff's office took over that investigation and arrested the suspects. the identity of the victim has not been released just yet. opens. doctor erica pan will be leading the state's public health department. governor gavin newsom appointed pan to succeed. doctor thomas are gone recently announced retirement doctor pan joined the department public health in july of 2020 as deputy director served in multiple roles at the alameda county public health department since 2011. still ahead, the problem morning news. we're looking at some highlights the lawyers against the miami heat. >> and that starts against the vegas golden knights. and we're staying on top of this breaking news. those devastating wildfires, southern california. this is a another live look at if a fire that's burning right near alta, dina, we're going to keep you updated on the firefight. progress throughout the morning to make sure wel

accused of voluntary manslaughter in connection to the opioid overdose death of a 22 year-old man in corte madera. police found the man's body inside a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue and investigation led police to arrest the suspects. the identity of the victim has yet to be released. >> 2 people have been detained after a stabbing at the hayward bart station. it was just before 10 this morning prompted police to temporarily close that station. leaders say the incident happened at ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train. this is still an active investigation. will update you as we learn more. >> martinez refinery officials are giving residents a heads up of more traffic noise and flaring in the coming months. maintenance project will run from early january through early april. you can expect more traffic on marina vista avenue between 6.80, and shell avenue and on pacheco boulevard 6.80, and how road. >> still at facebook and instagram owner meta and company is making changes to the way it checks its platforms. what that means for people using those. >> plus, more change

quarter of the year, and that includes a few bay area locations, like one in newark as well as corte madera's part of the company's plan, which was announced last year to close about 150 underproducing stores over the next three years. the union square store is still on the chopping block, but it's spared for now. plans to close at some point. once a buyer is found. happening tomorrow. get ready for a scheduled change on bart. bart is starting construction to its train control system, so departure times will shift by a few minutes. late night construction will happen between the colma and millbrae stations after 9 p.m, the millbrae station will be served by a train that will run every 15 minutes between millbrae and sfo. only riders will have to transfer at sfo to board a yellow line train to finish their trip. now to a celebration of latino culture in the south bay. the children's discovery museum in san jose pulled out all the stops for three kings day or el dia de los reyes magos yesterday. the tradition actually took place on monday, which you might know as the epiphany, but yesterday t

the closures include the macy's at the village shopping center in corte madera, the new park mall inark, and the macy's furniture gallery at the hillsdale shopping center in san mateo. no exact date has been given for those closures, and kohl's says it plans to close 27 underperforming stores across the u.s. by april. and that includes locations in fremont, mountain view, napa, pleasanton and san rafael. kohl's says its employees have been offered severance packages, or the option of applying to other open roles within the company. >> us economy added more jobs than expected last month. the labor department says 256,000 new jobs were created in the month of december, and the unemployment rate declined to 4.1%. health care was the biggest sector for hiring, followed by retail. the strong jobs report has investors speculating that the fed will be less aggressive in cutting interest rates in the months to come. >> today's report tells us that the fed is wrong. the labor market was not was not slowing the way that jay powell told us it was in september when he had to make that very bold

meantime, macy's is going to be shutting down its 2 bay area locations, one in fremont, the other in corte madera. the company says the closures will happen sometime over three-year period. >> it's 6.26, and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news. the wildfires in southern california driving people from their homes and look animals as well on the run will take a as well on the run will take a look at how you can excited abog with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business. >> 6.29 right now to get a look at the weather going into the weekend. nothing remarkable at my house. >> the bubble is holding. we're the we're thankful have calmed down for us here. very pleasant. good morning, john. i will take the unremarkable to was

are accused of voluntary manslaughter for the opioid overdose of a 22 year-old man who died in corte madera. his body was found in a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue. and 2 people were arrested. the identity of victim has not been released. >> well, california's homeless population remains the biggest in the nation, but there's new federal data that shows the crisis is growing more slowly here. then we're seeing and other parts of the country. so some good news. the new findings from the u.s. department of housing and urban development's point in time. count shows that it's increased just 3%, a little more than 3% in 2024. compared to the year before two-thirds of california's homeless residents sleep outside, which is the highest percentage in the country. and it highlights the states need to build more shelters. but the number of young californians who were homeless without a parent or guardian fell 11% last year. >> it's 26 is the time right now. and we keep going live in southern california so that you can see what's going on. many neighborhoods have been burned down in the big

stores in the village at corte madera shopping center and at the new park mall in newark will be shut bart. starting monday, bart is making some schedule changes. it's part of an effort to sync schedules and improve transfers with other transit systems. and a reminder to check our app for any breaking updates out of la. of course, the winds being a serious concern this weekend. >> yes. all throughout the day today and then monday and tuesday as well. so continues. >> yeah. all right lisa, thank you. and thank you all for joining us on abc seven mornings. we'll see you back here at nine. have a great day. >> gio: good morning, america. new overnight, fire flare-up.

. >> for an opioid overdose death of a 22 year-old man in corte madera.ice found that man's body in a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue and the sheriff's took over the investigation. they ended up arresting the suspects, the identity of the victim has not yet been released. the fremont police are crediting prop 36 with multiple recent arrests. they arrested 18 people in december during a two-day operation where officers watched to businesses have themes that were stealing from them often and they surveilled that they found 9 of these arrests for credited with prop 36 that allows for a felony arrest. if the suspect had 2 previous staff related convictions. the fremont police say they also separately arrested another man at the fremont hub for causing a disturbance in stealing alcohol. he was later charged under prop 36 as well. >> well, california's homeless population remains the biggest in the nation, but new federal data shows the crisis is growing more slowly here than in most of the rest of the country. so the new findings from the u.s. departm

of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the opioid overdose death of a 22 year-old man in corte madera. police found that man's body in a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue. and the sheriff has now taken over the investigation. the suspects have been arrested. the identity of the victim has not yet been released. the fremont police are crediting pa prop 36 with them being able to make multiple arrests. fremont police arrested 18 people in december after a two-day operation where officers were watching for a business is that were hit by thieves. 9 of these arrests have been credited with prop 36 which allows felony arrest. if the suspect has 2 previous theft-related convictions. fremont police say that they have also separately arrested another man in fremont for causing a disturbance in stealing alcohol. and he was later charged also under prop 36. >> well, california's homeless population remains the biggest in the nation, but new federal data shows the crisis is growing more slowly here than in most other parts of the country. so the new findings from the u.s. department of hou

one of them, some fremont, the others at the village in corte madera. the company says the closures they're going to happen over a three-year period. still ahead here. >> a quake shakes part of the bay area rattled awake this morning earthquake. we're going to hear what residents belts after this. after the break. our coverage will continue. wildfires that burning in los angeles for taking another live look from the sky right now through the sea. some of the devastation that is happenin >> want to go back to one of the live pictures getting out of los angeles, an aerial view showing us just how close the fire and smoke is approaching to homes between the palisades in the eaton fire. those are the 2 larger of them. there are about 20 excuse me. 33,000 acres in size. there's very little containment. so we're continuing to follow of that story for you. and as we get more live images and pictures, we'll bring them to you here on kron 4 this afternoon. there have been several earthquakes that hit near daly city and san francisco. the initial 3.7 quake was ce

those are set to close by april macy's plans to close 2 bay area locations in fremont in corte madera. the company says the closures will happen over the next 3 years. still ahead on kron, 4 news at noon. >> it destroyed as fire crews continue to battle major wildfires in southern wildfires in southern california about the latest. behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table! three magnificent toppings. try it at round table pizza! >> 12, 15. let's take a live look now at conditions in southern california. first responders statewide right now working to gain the upper hand over those massive flames. you're seeing there. officials confirming at least 10 people dead, at least 10,000 structures destroyed. our coverage continues throughout prom for news at noon and on our websrte. kron 4 dot com. president elect donald trump has officially been sentenced in his hush money trial in new york just days before inauguration. we go live now to john mueller in manhattan. f r more on what the judge decided and what i

stores in the village at corte madera shopping center and at the new park mall in newark will be shutng with more than 60 other macy's locations across the country. san francisco city officials revealed early last year that the macy's at union square will shut down as soon as the city finds a buyer for that building. and now it's time for our abc seven mornings advance. it's our way of highlighting some things that are happening around the bay area in the day ahead. >> first, the oakland police commission is meeting today to consider possible changes to the police department's pursuit policy. the policy has been criticized by governor gavin newsom while announcing he's extending the state's law enforcement partnership with oakland. he warned the police commission must change the policy. right now, oakland officers are only allowed to initiate pursuits when they have a reasonable suspicion a suspect committed a violent crime or has a gun. >> people in the north bay will have a new public transportation option starting today. a new smart train option is opening up in petaluma. a new sta

one in fremont, the other in corte madera. company says the closures will happen sometime over the a three-year period. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, we have some new details now about that pregnant woman tragically. >> was killed in a hit and run crash on new year's day in santa clara county. the storywe 10. 24, we now know the name of a woman who tragically died. >> when she was struck by a dui driver on new year's eve. santa clara county officials say rachel can solace, keiko center unborn baby died from their injuries after a head-on crash on leaves lee road. her husband and young son were in the car that this well, they survived. but the chp says gonzales was a passenger in that car when jesus carlos 2 mares crashed his pickup truck into the vehicle. that she was in to. morris is now facing murder charges for the death of gonzales and her unborn child. if you want to help their family with their funeral expenses, they have set up a gofundme page that you could donate to put a link to that official page on our we

the other in corte madera. the company says the closures will happen over a three-year period. still ahead here and unexpected wake-up call this morning, an earthquake rattling parts of the bay area. >> we're taking a live look now at the palisades fire today. we can see. it is still actively burning more than 20,000 acres have burned in this fire. there is about 8% containment. so that number has gone up a little bit from the 0. we've seen the past couple of days in this fire. we know that 2 people have been confirmed killed and more than 5,000 buildings have been destroyed and they're still flames and smoke destroying this neighborhood. we're going to continue to cover this for you here on air and online while updates on our website. kron 4 dot com. now to the several minor earthquakes that rattled san francisco today. kron four's joey horta reports. now it happened and what the new mayor had to say about his administration's response. >> the san francisco fire department confirming no reports of damages across the city, although they say it was mostly felt on the ocean beach

stores in the village at corte madera shopping center and at the new park mall in newark will be shutn, along with more than 60 other macy's locations across the country. san francisco city officials revealed early last year the macy's at union square will shut down as soon as the city finds a buyer for the building. walgreens is closing a dozen san francisco stores at the end of february, and that inclua store on geary with the highest theft rate of any walgreens in the nation. also a store on potrero that recently had $84,000 in merchandise stolen. and the walgreens on market street, where a security guard shot and killed benkhert brown during a shoplifting incident. the retailer did not blame crime, instead saying rent, staffing and supply needs are reasons for the closures. walgreens is closing 1200 stores nationwide this year. >> now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer. it's our way of highlighting some things happening in the day ahead, right here in the bay area. >> first, the oakland police commission is meeting today to consider possible changes to the police depart

the macy's stores at the new park mall in newark and the village at corte madera will close in the coming the company filed a notice with the state, saying 94 people will be laid off at the newark location. 53 more will lose their jobs in madera. macy's ceo says closing stores is never easy, but the company has to focus on locations that have stronger sales. our time now. 526 a group of high school athletes coming together to help wildfire victims in southern california. details of the relief efforts underway in napa. and free adoptions being offered at the east bay spca. why it only lasts for a limited (vo) fargo is your virtual assistant from wells fargo. (woman) oh, come on! come on! (vo) fargo lets you do this: (woman) fargo, turn off my debit card! (woman) i found it! i found my card! (vo) and also, this: (woman) fargo, turn on my debit card. (vo) do you fargo? you can, with wells fargo. what else can fargo do? quickly tell you what you spend on things like food. (dad) fargo, what did i spend on groceries this month? (son) hey dad, can the guys stay for dinner? (dad) no... (vo) learn

the village in corte madera and the macy's furniture gallery at the hillsdale shopping center in sanateo. all are set to close at some point this year, but the total number of macy's closures could hit 150 by the end of next year. two of the largest energy generators in the country are merging. constellation energy announced it's buying calpine for $16 billion. calpine runs 37 different power projects across california, including the geysers outside of calistoga, and it's one of the largest natural gas generation companies in the country. the deal comes amid huge demand for power in california and nationwide by the ai and data center industry. well, you have probably heard of dry january, where you stop drinking alcohol for the month, but what about no spend january? many people are deciding to take part in the trend. after all the holiday spending on gifts and parties, the goal is to focus on purchasing just the necessities. some tips include no eating out, including no ordering takeout, no going to bars, no online shopping and watching movies on streaming instead of in the theater.

the stores are the ones that are closing are the sunrise mall in newark, the village in corte madera macy's furniture gallery at the hillsdale shopping center in san mateo. all are set to close at some point this year, and the total number of store closures could hit 150 by the end of next year. >> our time now 545. san francisco bay ferry has expanded its snack bar and drink menu, and now it includes alcoholic beverages, which you can buy in any hour. the new concessionaire allows passengers to buy premium coffee, juice, baked goods and even cocktails on every trip, including the morning commute. the new menu is replacing the ferries free coffee program. >> back now to the fires in los angeles county. california state parks are sharing these videos to social media of the devastating sight at will rogers state historic park in pacific palisades and topanga state park near malibu. the palisades fire destroyed historic buildings and several structures at both parks. >> well, pg and e is sending workers and equipment to southern california to help restore the power there. pg and e is pr

down multiple locations later this year, including the new park mall in newark and the village, a corte madera. we spoke with locals who share their mixed emotions about losing the stores. >> it really does rely on kohl's and macy's in particular on my last minute gifts i had given sunglasses from coles that i could i was able to get. >> in ames on on time in-person shopping. that to be on it since covid. my favorite stories. it's really unfortunate shopped almost my. >> 20's, 30's 40's 50's 60's at the store and it makes me sad. you know, i was really sad when macy's in san francisco close, it's just a different world. >> for many, it's a sad sign of changing shopping habits while others said they're concerned about the impact on the community while closures could be on the way as retailers address to new trends. we'll be right back. the bay area based a bay area based app is helping people in la stay safe during those dangerous wildfires. this is called watch duty and its focus is to get information out in real time. the non-profit says firefighters, dispatchers and first responders are moni