kron 4's dan kerman has the details. if you ever wondered how careful some delivery drivers are with your amazon packages, take a look at this this home security video shows a driver literally dropping this package on the ground inside this jbl speaker.sot i was livid, ihave not shopped from amazon sinceeven worse says danville resident ricky helton is where the package was left not at the door, in fact no where near the door, but steps from the streetsot ricky helton/danville resident 27-34 this is obviously why so many people are driving around town taking people's packages because they make it so easy for themother danville residents with the same problem are posting to social media and sending photos of amazon packages seemingly dumped at the end of the driveway or nestled on top of a garbage can sot jennifer gidwani /danville resident 45-53one of my neighbors posted on next door she saw the driver pull up and toss the package out the window and keep driving and when she said something he gave her the finger and ran

kron 4's dan kerman has details on what you need to know to keep your dog safe. boxer mix is currently in isolation and on iv's at a campbell vet hospital after coming down with canine influenza also known as the dog flusot dr. stephanie la plume/emergency veterinarian 11-20dog flu: can make the really ill, can cough for up to 3 weeks, sometimes not eating or drinking and get dehydrated or a secondary pneumonia and 11 year old izzy isn't the only one coming down with this highly contagious illness.sotall of sudden we are seeing outbreak in dog flu, just seeing in last 2 weeks, havenut seen it in at least 10 yearsdr. stephanie la plume says in last 2 weeks doctors have seen 3 confirmed cases and nearly 50 others that are suspected of having dog flu from the greater san jose area.sot dog flu primarily tansfereed from dog to dog through contact in day care or boarding, kennels and dog parks, but it can be spread through their people through hands and clothes and shoes, no risk of infecting peopledoctors believe izzy got it from an infected dog at a south bay day car

kron 4's dan kerman has more. just as california marijuana dispensaries start selling cannabis for recreational use comes word u.s. attorney general jeff sessions is lifting an obama era policy that kept the feds from prosecuting and shutting down pot shops in states where the drug is legal.sot sean luse / berkeley patients group 15-21 it's a little surprising when you are seeing 60% of americans across the nation support legally regulated marijuanasean luse is the chief operating officer of berkeley patients group sot regulation is working, we are seeing crime reduced we are seeing tax money raised so it's very surprising but luse says for now, it won't change anythingsotit will be business as usual for us we will keep following the rules and supporting our community.in fact the company plans to open the city of emeryville's first ever marijuana dispensary in the months ahead that city's mayor is disappointed with the change in federal policysot john bauters/mayor of emeryville 100-110i think its regrettable that

in san jose dan kerman kron 4 news.steve) many bay area cities offering free sandbags to help people protect their homes...this is one location... in san francisco... the public works operations yard on cesar chavez street...you can pick-up as many as ten sandbags between 8:00 am and 2:00pm. (steve) for informaton on where to find sandbags in your city... visit kron-4- dot-com. you can also track the storm and the traffic conditons with the kron4 mobile app. (pam) coming up..new at ten - a devastating fire rips through a bay area home.. the new details just in to the kron4 newsroom... (steve) then - also new tonight..a man's apple "air-pods" -- rescued -- after he dropped them on the bart tracks.. we'll tell you what motivated bart to actually go get the lost headphones.. (pam) and next - new at ten:a bay area police officer arrested.. what we know about the sex crime he is accsued of committing.. ♪ it's time for sleep number's 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfor

in san francisco, dan kerman kron 4 news.t) taking a look at taking a look at conditions in tahoe tonight... as a lot of people are going to hit the slopes this weekend. a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of much-needed snow in higher elevations of the sierra nevada. this is video from northstar. but... the storm has moved out as a lot of people head up to the mountains. chain controls have been lifted on interstate 80 between sacramento and reno. but chains or snow tires are required over several sierra passes. we have all of that information on our website at kron4 dot com. (grant) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... ... lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a little of everything today. showers, sunshine and even reports of lightning were all part of todays weather. you can see a few showers on the doppler radar but they are more widely scattered. showers will diminish overnight. the big story to night will be the cold temp

in oakland, dan kerman kron 4 news new at 8, a man dressed in a santa hat .. started shooting a gun in a busy intersection in san francisco. this shooting happened in the tenderloin neighborhood on eddy street near mason. that is about a block from the powell street bart station off market street. kron 4's justine waldman spoke with police.. she is live now in our newsroom .. with the security camera video of the shooting. justine.. (justine) whether he was trying to disguse himself or he was in the christmas spirit, is unclear. but the shooter was wearing a santa hat... and this violence was third shooting to have happened within 48 hours on eddy street. sot cover we would like to get this person off the streets surveillance video shows, the man in the santa hat as he strolls in the tenderloin.it is 8am on christmas morning he is in a dark jacket and red shoes.sot it does appear that the shooter aims towards the carsan francisco police tell me, a second camera angle shows the man in the santa hat then walks in front of a black station wagon parked on eddy str

kron 4's dan kerman has that part of the story.k in the cove at aquatic park thursday morning was not going to stop people from swimming thursday after worksot kevin whalen/swimmer 07-12not concerned, going out with a couple of my buddies so i feel like i will be safethursday mornings incident was the first time a swimmer was bitten this month, but there were three incidents last month prompting officials to shutdown the cove for 5 days this time though the cove remains open with these warning signs posted.sot lynn cullivan/s.f. maritime national historical park 28-37 we are asking folks to consider swimming closer to the shore, perhaps swimming in a group instead of solo and just be careful and stay away from marine mammals.as for why the sea lions are attacking, experts say it could be because people are getting too close and the sea lions feel threatenedsot dr. cara field/ vet, marine mammal center 47-57 sea lions are intelligent and curious animals so a sea lion might approach out of curiousity, sometimes the animals might be f

in san jose, dan kerman, kron 4 news. coming up...she was severely beaten..and left for dead.now this pit bull has a new home also -- surveillance video catches someone illegally dumping trash at a bay area business.the owner says...it happens way too often...it's a story you'll see - only on kron 4.and next a travel nightmare in the south bay. find out what forced hundreds of passengers to evacuate mineta san jose international airport it's time for sleep number's 'lowest prices of the season' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. does your bed do that? right now our queen c4 mattress is only $1199, save $400. ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. (2-shot)(steve) there was one last hitch for holiday travelers today in san jose... (catherine) hundreds of passengers had to be evacuated after a suspicious bag was foundat san jose's airport.. kron four's rob fladeboe has the story... this was the already busy terminal b at mineta san jose international a

kron 4's dan kerman has more. just as california marijuana dispensaries start selling cannabis for recreational use comes word u.s. attorney general jeff sessions is lifting an obama era policy that kept the feds from prosecuting and shutting down pot shops in states where the drug is legal.sot sean luse / berkeley patients group 15-21 it's a little surprising when you are seeing 60% of americans across the nation support legally regulated marijuanasean luse is the chief operating officer of berkeley patients group sot regulation is working, we are seeing crime reduced we are seeing tax money raised so it's very surprising but luse says for now, it won't change anythingsotit will be business as usual for us we will keep following the rules and supporting our community.in fact the company plans to open the city of emeryville's first ever marijuana dispensary in the months ahead that city's mayor is disappointed with the change in federal policysot john bauters/mayor of emeryville 100-110i think its regrettable that

in sunnyvale, dan kerman kron 4 news.203/std (steve) on the peninsula. police are looking for the suspect...in connection with stealing $20 thousands dollars worth of pot... from a cannabis dispensary. it happened december 26th.. at the west manor wellness center in pacifica. there police say the suspect broke in...and nabbed several largwe containers of medical cannabis... worth around $20 grand. police are currently checking if any security cameras in the area...caught the suspect in the act. (pam) an increase in sea lion attacks ... is causing swimmers in san francisco to stay closer to the shoreline. kron 4's camila bernal spoke to one swimmer who was bitten last month. he is recovering... but says he will not stop swimming. nat: pointing at where he got bitit was christian einfeldt's normal afternoon swim but it turned into a day he will never forgeti turned around and the sea lion surfaced, i was facing him 5 feet away, i went into a ball right away as i usually do because they usually bite the legs so i went into a ball and i backed up and he kept

in san francisco, dan kerman kron 4 news. (grant) kron-4 dot com is your source for tracking the flu. there you can see what doctors are saying about the intensifying flu season. plus find a report about how the flu can spread just through breathing. and how you can stay healthy with our ultimate flu survival guide. all on kron-4 dot com (vicki) happening tomorrow... activists will return to the streets for women's marches around the world. this is video from san francisco last year... when 100-thousand people came out with a message of female enpowerment and to protest president trump.(grant) and tomorrow marches are planned all around the bay area, at least seven marches are happening. one of those is in san francisco... at civic center plaza.(vicki) kron 4's justine waldman spoke to the organizer of the s-f march... she is live now in our newsroom... with how this years march will be different than last years. (justine) while last years womens march created a sense of solidarity...and enthusiasm. this year... organizers wa

kron 4's dan kerman reports. this is what it looks like when a laser hits the cockpit of a chp helicoptersot shaun bouyea/chp 05-13a laser will cause partial blindness, temporary blindness to the pilot, it will cause them to have spacial disorientation where they can lose control of the aircraftthe chp says this happened again early sunday morning during a sideshow near 54th avenue and international in oakland. this is chp video of that event from their helicopter the highway patrol says there were some 200 vehicles on hand, fireworks were shot into the air and there were multiple reports of gunfire. then about 2-18am, the chp says someone shined a laser into the chp chopper multiple times. it looked similar to this only this time the chp tracked the person with the laser and made an arrest.sotwe're waiting until they leave and we are following them until they get to a safe location where we can arrest them. sometimes you might see us, other times not but we're there monitoring and we will have these people arres

kron 4's dan kerman has details on what you need to know to keep your dog safe...solation and on iv's at a campbell vet hospital after coming down with canine influenza also known as the dog flusot dr. stephanie la plume/emergency veterinarian 11-20dog flu: can make the really ill, can cough for up to 3 weeks, sometimes not eating or drinking and get dehydrated or a secondary pneumonia and 11 year old izzy isn't the only one coming down with this highly contagious illness.sotall of sudden we are seeing outbreak in dog flu, just seeing in last 2 weeks, havenut seen it in at least 10 yearsdr. stephanie la plume says in last 2 weeks doctors have seen 3 confirmed cases and nearly 50 others that are suspected of having dog flu from the greater san jose area.sot dog flu primarily tansfereed from dog to dog through contact in day care or boarding, kennels and dog parks, but it can be spread through their people through hands and clothes and shoes, no risk of infecting peopledoctors believe izzy got it from an infected dog at a south bay day care facility she says there is

tonight kron-4's dan kerman shows us what's being done to make sure it doesn't happen again.o look at san jose's rock spring neighborhood now you might not know that it was one of the areas hard hit by last years floods to look at the creek now, you'd never know it could rise so high but it did last year and this was the result now the santa clara valley water district is taking steps to reduce the risk of flooding here. they've installed this 500 foot long vinyl wall as well as a 400 foot long earthen berm sot richard santos/ vice chair, santa clara valley water district 26-31the berm is a temporary banaid, but it beats having nothingthat clean up work that shifted into overdrive right after the floods has continued along the creek and that should speed up flows but most importantly there is a renewed focus on the dam and not having so much water in them, as there was last year.sotlowering the levels of the dam, cleaning things out, it reduces the risk the district has also installed more flood gauges to better determine what is actually happening in any given area.standup d

in san jose, dan kerman, kron 4 news. (catherine) in the north bay an armed robbery outside a shopping mall put the place on lockdown this morning.now police are looking for the suspect.(steve) kron four's spencer blake reports live at the village at corte madera.spencer, if this was outside the store, what was happening? it was behind this nordstrom, and the robber's target, security officials say, was a u-p-s driver making a delivery. tuesday morning the back end of this nordstrom in corte madera was the scene of an armed robbery....the investigation of which caught the eyes of people from quite a distance."i saw multiple police vehicles with the sirens on behind the nordstrom store from the highway.""then i heard somebody in nordstrom saying something, but i missed that too. you know, that were just saying what happened earlier this morning."security and police officials say the robber was going after a u-p-s driver.this area is where delivery trucks pull up to loading docks behind the big stores.police say the robber

tonight kron-4's dan kerman shows us what's being done to make sure it doesn't happen again. few can forget the flooding in san jose last february winter storms filling anderson reservoir and coyote creek overflowing its banks and that flooding wasn't just in homes but also along highway 101 since that time the santa clara valley water district has been taking steps to reduce the risk of that type of flooding and that begins with the damsrichard santos/ vice chair, santa clara valley water district 22-32we have to have drinking water and worry about floods so we can't just predict the weather, but we're reducing the amount of water in those reservoirs especially anderson, which we think will be very helpful.rock springs was one of the areas hard hit by last years floods to look at it and the creek now, you'd never know there was a problem or that the creek could rise so high but in case it does, the water district has installed this 500 foot long vinyl wall that combined with a 400 foot long earthen berm are also designed to reduce the risk of flooding also that clean up work

in sunnyvale, dan kerman kron 4 news.203/std (justine) taking a live look outside....stone) meteorologist anny hong has our forecast.. . (anny hong): a ridge of high pressure over california will maintain dry and mild conditions through the rest of today. rain chances will develop in the north bay by monday afternoon and across most of the region by late monday night. a period of dry weather is forecast from tuesday afternoon through wednesday. periods of rain/rain showers are then expected from wednesday night through the end of the week, with more rain possible by late next weekend. (justine) school zones should be one of the safest areas to be walking around.(jr stone) and many complaints are of bad behavior from parents. that's where stanley roberts comes in. a parent is about to get a ticket for something she did just outside of diane feinstein elementary school at 25th ave and vicente street in san francisco nats ambiance at 7:30 am the cones go out to make the student drop off run smoothly.. there is a crossing guard to make sure the students can cross safely an

in san francisco, dan kerman kron 4 news. (pam) in the east bay... mother -- injured when a stolen truck slammed into her car with her family inside -- has been released from the hospital. that crash killed her four-year-old daughter... now doctors say, her two-year-old daughter may have just days to live. the mother was driving her two daughters back from a doctor's appointment. that's when police say a stolen truck driven by noe saucedo (saw-say-doe) slammed into them. the suspect was being pursued by a contra costa sheriff's deputy. today saw-say-doe was formally charged with murder... among other charges. (grant) a man has been arrested and accused of impersonating a daly city police officer. police say 25-year-old amil- iano santiago approached a woman and exchanged numbers... afterclaiming he was an officer. he later sent her photos of himself wearing police gear and guns. police say he arranged to meet her yesterday...but was met by daly city was met by daly city detectives and was arrested. the man had been driving a ford explorer equipped wi

kron 4's dan kerman has an update 12 year old eva is the latest dog to be placed in isolation and on an iv at this campbell vet hospital with the dog flu. vets here at united veterinary specialty & emergency say in the last few weeks they have seen 11 confirmed cases and nearly 60 others that are suspected of having dog flu from the greater san jose area. on monday a the hospital had its first death due to the dog flu. áásot dr. shadi ireifej/ veterinarian, united veterinary specialty & emergency 25-35this dog developed pneumonia, which is typically bacterial in origin, but the influenza test came back positive so we think happened to this dog is it developed the influenza virus and then secondarily a bacterial pneumonia which ultimately resulted in death to the patientvets say eva is improving and in most cases dog flu does not require hospitalization, nor is it fatal, but it is highly contagious.sotit can be passed from dog to dog which is most common and you can pass it to your dog or another dog just from contact with an infected dogsigns of dog flu include coughing, nasal discha

as kron-4's dan kerman reports... family and neighbors say, that area is known for speeding drivers. sot carolyn dunkley/mother of hit and run victim 10-19i just feel numbcarolyn dunkley is still trying to come to grips with the fact that her daughter, 18 year old chauntel rochelle is gonesot carolyn dunkley/mother of hit and run victim 10-19i don't see her i don't hear her voice, i don't see her playing around with her grandmother, it just feels empty heredunkely says new years day about 5 am her daughter was walking home down sunnyside street from a new years eve party when she was struck and killed by vehicle heading south on 98th avenue. police say the victim was in the crosswalk when the dark colored sedan hit her, and kept on goingsoti don't see how they live with theirself. i am sure they cant sleep, i am sure its always on their minda roadside memorial now stands at the intersection where the high school senior was hit. ironically this intersection is near a school, and speed limits range from as low as 25 mil

in san jose, dan kerman, kron 4 news. (catherine)(catherine) (catherine) police are investigating a road rage dispute that ended in a shooting in santa rosa.. there were reports of gun shots monday night in the area of montecito and alta vista. the victim was driving on calistoga road and dupont drive when a car stopped behind them. the suspect tailgated that person - and eventually fired a shot at their car. the victim was not injured. the shooter is still on the loose. (steve) the man acquitted in the murder of kate steinle will be back in court friday. jose garcia zarate will be sentenced in his conviction for illegal gun possession. the conviction carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison. he might not end up serving that much time - since zarate has been in jail since the day of the shooting (catherine) tonight - we're learning more about a tragic story on new year's eve.. a father killed his two daughters and himself... it happened in west sacramento. as reporter rowena shaddox tells us - the community is

kron 4's dan kerman explains. the number of people coming down with the flu is on the rise, and doctors warn the numbers are similar to last yearááásot randy m.d./kaiser permanente flu vaccine last year was one of our worst flue seasons for about a decade, we had more confirmed than 2006 and we're those same number this past week.kaiser permanente infectious disease specialist dr. randy bergen matters worse doesn't seem to be as effective as it past years. the same thing happened during the southern hemisphere's flu season and were devastating.sot government reported 2 and a half times more confirmed cases of influenza than they normally do. might see that not.say the flu season could march or april, better with the vaccine it.you do get variety of strains and even though strains circulating, there may be other strains going through the communities later on and partial protection protection .while it's little help for this year, doctors say underway to look develop a flu more effective. at kaiser in kerman kron 4

kron=4's dan kerman has that part of the story... sea lion attack in the cove at aquatic park thursday morning was not going to stop people from swimming thursday after worksot kevin whalen/swimmer 07-12not concerned, going out with a couple of my buddies so i feel like i will be safethursday mornings incident was the first time a swimmer was bitten this month, but there were three incidents last month prompting officials to shutdown the cove for 5 days this time though the cove remains open with these warning signs posted.sot lynn cullivan/s.f. maritime national historical park 28-37 we are asking folks to consider swimming closer to the shore, perhaps swimming in a group instead of solo and just be careful and stay away from marine mammals.as for why the sea lions are attacking, experts say it could be because people are getting too close and the sea lions feel threatenedsot dr. cara field/ vet, marine mammal center 47-57 sea lions are intelligent and curious animals so a sea lion might approach out of curiousity, sometimes the ani

in sunnyvale, dan kerman kron 4 news.203/std 203/stdnews.203/std (pam) only on kron4..-c berkeley spring semester starts this tuesday .... but luis mora will not be making it. the pre- law student is still in ice custody near the mexican border... after he was stopped by agents following his visit with family over winter break. tonight - we talked with him exclusively... kron 4's ella sogomonian is live at the cal campus.... with the latest on the effort to bring him back. ella mora's supporters are not giving up weeks later - he 's still in jail which his attorney says is unusual for someone without a criminal history so they hope to have him released at his bond hearing next week. (nat:"luis?")20 year old luis mora makes his daily phone call to his immigration attorney with the east bay community law center. after 2 weeks he remains in custody in a prison near san diego.sot: luis angel mora villota, speaking from otay mesa prison// "the yard is bigger and there are more showers but in my opinion they're less private"his attorney says mora was detained by customs and b

tonight, kron-4's dan kerman spoke to the homeless advocate and the homeless person involved.. he has our report.. last wednesday this homeless man called 911 because he had medical issues relating to his heart shoulder and legs. he was taken to dignity health dominican hospital in santa cruz where he was treated in the e.r. the man, who prefers to remain anonymous, tells kron 4 news he asked to be admitted for the night but was turned down and told he was being discharged he says was given his clothes and offered help to dress.. but he refused he says the next thing you know he was being wheeled out of the hospital to this bus stop, wearing only a hospital gownsot this person was in agony , left at a bus stop and the sheriff's department called us up to get some warm clothing, the person is literally in a hospital smock, you know what that means no under garments, i'm pretty appalled.brent adams posted this video to the homeless outside santa cruz facebook page. adams, who runs the santa cruz warming center program finds the hospital's so called discharge procedure cruel.sot b

kron 4's dan kerman explains.ple coming down with the flu is on the rise, and doctors warn the numbers are similar to last yearááásot randy bergen, m.d./kaiser permanente flu vaccine program 07-18last year was one of our worst flue seasons for about a decade, we had more cases of influenza confirmed than we had since 2006 and we're approaching those same number this past week.kaiser permanente infectious disease specialist dr. randy bergen says to make matters worse the flu vaccine doesn't seem to be as effective as it has been in past years. the same thing happened during the southern hemisphere's flu season and the results were devastating. sot the australian government reported 2 and a half times more confirmed cases of influenza than they normally do. do you think we might see that here? i sure hope not. still doctors say the flu season could last until march or april, so you are better with the vaccine than without it.sotyou do get protection from a variety of strains and even though there are some strains ci

kron 4's dan kerman has the details.if you ever wondered how careful some delivery drivers are with your amazon packages, take a look at this this home security video shows a driver literally dropping this package on the ground inside this jbl speaker.sot i was livid, ihave not shopped from amazon sinceeven worse says danville resident ricky helton is where the package was left not at the door, in fact no where near the door, but steps from the streetsot ricky helton/danville resident 27-34 this is obviously why so many people are driving around town taking people's packages because they make it so easy for themother danville residents with the same problem are posting to social media and sending photos of amazon packages seemingly dumped at the end of the driveway or nestled on top of a garbage can sot jennifer gidwani /danville resident 45-53one of my neighbors posted on next door she saw the driver pull up and toss the package out the window and keep driving and when she said something he gave her the finger and ran a

standup dan kerman/ danville 122-132amazon tells kron 4 "we have very high standards for our delivery service providers and expect every package to be handled with care. we are addressing this with the delivery service provider." in danville, dan kerman kron 4 news (steve) google is moving ahead with plans to build a mega-campus in downtown san jose. (pam) many current residents are worried about the impact it will have on housing.(pam) south bay affordable advocates... staged a rally in the heart of google's sprawling mountain view campus. they are voicing concerns about the company's ambitious expansion plans in downtown san jose. google plans to build some six- million -square- feet of office space ... where some 20- thousand people are expected to work... maria fernandez/silicon valley rising: "...we're just saying look public land for public good. if you're going to be taking our public land, if you're going to be coming to san jose. we need you to make some real commitments about the affect that your project is going to have."(pam) activists say, the company's proposed mega camp

kron 4's dan kerman reports. ... this man 24 year old ponciano bojorquez is behind bars potentially facing prison time and thousands of dollars in fines for allegedly shining a laser at a chp helicopter.sot shaun bouyea/chp 12-22it's a federal crime for shining a laser at an aircraft, it has federal penalties and this one has been forwarded to the fbi laser task force for federal prosecution.the chp says this most recent laser strike happened early sunday morning during a sideshow near 54th avenue and international in oakland. this is chp video of that event from their helicopter the highway patrol says there were some 200 vehicles on hand, fireworks were shot into the air and there were multiple reports of gunfire. then about 2-18am, the chp says someone shined a laser into the chp chopper multiple times. it looked similar to this only this time the chp tracked the person with the laser and made an arrest.sotthese are adults who are committing crimes usually between 18 and 35. they should know better, it's dangerous

dan kerman kron 4 news141/std (vicki) now to a horrific story in antioch...the stolen truck crash that left two young girls dead. today the suspect appeared in court for the first time and we now know... that suspect... is actually árelated to the victims. the courtroom was overflowing with emotion today...as the victim's family...and some people close to the suspect...are mourning the loss of two-year-old camila cardoza...and four-year-old lenexy cardoza. both died in a pickup truck their mom was driving. the mom, edith, survived...but we now also know that the suspect...noe saucedo and the victims...are distant cousins. authorities say saucedo stole a truck and was evading a deputy when he ran a red light and plowed into the cardozas last week.... the suspect's partner is distraught. (vicki) bail has been set at more than two-million-dollars. saucedo did not enter a plea, he is set to be back in court next monday to do so. and

kron 4's dan kerman has the details. published in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences, suggests the flu virus may be passed to others simply by breathingsot sheryl ehrman, ph.d/ 09-17what we found is people in the natural breathing pattern are breathing out fine droplets and those dropslets in 40% our volunteers contained infectious virussan jose state university dean of engineering sheryl ehrman was part of a team of researchers that conducted the study at the university of maryland. 178 people came in and breathed into the gesundheit ii machine, which was used to capture and analyze flu virus in exhaled breath. 40% exhaled tiny droplets that contained the virus, which suggests just by covering your mouth when coughing or sneezing is no longer enough. sotit's really important for people that have flu to stay home and stay out of spaces where there are a lot of people because our study suggests there is a risk of transmission just by proximity. in san jose, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( robin ) millions of pe

dan kerman kron 4 news.ki) uber is stepping up its role in the fight against human trafficking. the ride-sharing company has partnered with several organizations to raise awareness of sex trafficking. they say their drivers can become "everyday heroes" by reporting suspicious behavior to the national human trafficking hotline. uber says an observant sacramento- area driver helped a 16- year-old girl escape from a human trafficking operation in 20-16. the international labor organization estimated there were more than 40 million adults and children affected worldwide in 2016. (vicki) still ahead... we'll tell you which bridges are being deemed as structurally deficient. (lawrence weather tease) (gary sports tease) at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ss

in san jose, dan kerman, kron 4 news. (will) a scary scene at the village at corte madera. an armed robbery outside a shopping mall put the place on lockdown yesterday morning. now police are looking for the suspect. kron4's spencer blake has the details.. "i saw multiple police vehicles with the sirens on behind the nordstrom store from the highway.""then i heard somebody in nordstrom saying something, but i missed that too. you know, that were just saying what happened earlier this morning."security and police officials say the robber was going after a u-p-s driver.this area is where delivery trucks pull up to loading docks behind the big stores.police say the robber got away."well san quentin is right over there.i - marin? it just doesn't usually happen in marin so it's a little surprising."(nats - pa announcement)though none of the action was happening inside the store, nordstrom employees were escorted to this evacuation assembly area. it's a town-owned lot across the street from the mall, and it's designated for just such an occasion.a couple employees tell kron four

in san jose, dan kerman kron 4 news.) riverside county parents accused of torturing their children.. were chained in court today. coming up- more details on why the neighbors never saw the disturbing actions. brace, brace, brace (steve)passengers on a mesa airlines flight had a scary landing in dallas wednesday. next- what casued smoke to enter the cockpit. (pam) just in to the kron four news room. a delta air lines flight has safely returned to los angeles international airport... after it developed a hydraulic problem. the boeing- 757 was headed too detroit. the f-a-a says, flight - 1594... landed safely at l.a.x .... just after two- thirty this afternoon. the pilot reported a "flight control issue" involving hydraulics. 125 -passengers and six crew members were on board. no one was hurt. delta is working to fix the issue. passengers ended up taking another plane to detroit this evening. (pam) passengers on a mesa airlines flight had a scary landing in dallas wednesday... after smoke came from the cockpit, they were in

kron=4's dan kerman has that part of the story, new tonight at 8.. dan? (dan flash)experts say it could be people are getting too close and the sea lions are feeling threatened... they also say the sea lions could be ill thursday afternoon swimmers were still braving the frigid waters of off san francisco's aquatic park, despite the fact that about 7 am a swimmer was bitten by a sea lionsot kevin whalen/swimmer 10-17still going out tonight, doesn't concern me that much, that concern weighed with getting in the cold water gotta do it while this is the first time a swimmer was bitten this month, there were three incidents last month prompting park officials to close down the cove to swimmers for 5 days. sot lynn cullivan/s.f. maritime national historical park 28-36the thought was it was probably one sea lion and it moved away after 3 or 4 days so hopefully this is just one individual sea lion that will move on.at this time, the cove remains open, though signs are posted warning swimmers what's happened. as for what's causing the sea lions to attack, experts

(steve) kron 4's dan kerman is live in the newsroom with what you need to know for your dog. his is highly contagious and doctors say most dog that come in contact with an infected dog will get it. the good news is most dogs will recover.. but there are steps you can take to protect your dog 11 year old izzy, a boxer mix is currently in isolation and on iv's at a campbell vet hospital after coming down with canine influenza also known as the dog flusot dr. stephanie la plume/emergency veterinarian 11-20dog flu causes coughing nasal discharge lethargy not eating highly contagious dr. stephanie la plume says in her ten years in the south bay she has never before seen an outbreak of dog flu doctors believe izzy got it from an infected dog at a south bay day care facility now in just the last 2 weeks doctors at united veterinary specialty & emergency have seen 3 confirmed cases and nearly 50 others that are suspected of having dog flu from the greater san jose area.sot i am very concerned because now will not be able to get rid of it, will always be here in bay area, it will die d

kron 4's dan kerman spoke with one bay area law enforcement agency that took part. these are just some of the 500 people arrested during a 3 day human trafficking sweep which ran from thursday to saturday across the state of california sot sgt. scott eberle/san rafael police 09-19this was operation reclaim and rebuild, a human trafficking operation which was aimed at identifying and rescuing the victims of human trafficking, identifying and arresting their traffickers and pimpsthe san rafael police department was one of the 80 law enforcement agencies that took part in the operation.sotwe post an ad, we pick a hotel or apartment or street corner, we engage in conversation with the john about a sex act in exchange for money, then when the suspect shows up, he is taken into custody.the sting in marin county resulted in 2 men being arrested for soliciting an adult for prostitution and the arrest of 2 men who authorities say were planning to have sex with a child prostitutes. another man was arrested for pimping. and during a reverse sting and 2 females, one 19 and anot

(steve) as kron 4's dan kerman reports after coughing and sneezing add breathing to the list of things that can transmit the flu virus. for sometime we've been told to cover our mouths when sneezing or coughing, but it turns out if you have the flu that may not be enough to keep the virus away from healthy people. it can also be transmitted simply by breathing sot sheryl ehrman, ph.d/sjsu dean of engineering 16-26what our study shows is a significant fraction of our study participants were emitting infectious flu virus in small droplets through exhaled breath.what we found is people in the natural breathing pattern are breathing out fine droplets and those dropslets in 40% our volunteers contained infectious virussan jose state university dean of engineering sheryl ehrman was part of a team of researchers that conducted the study at the university of maryland. 178 people came in and breathed into the gesundheit ii machine, which was used to capture and analyze flu virus in exhaled breath. again 40% exhaled tiny droplets that contained the virus. researchers say the study published in t

(grant) kron 4's dan kerman is live in menlo park tonight... where he's been talking to the folks at the u-s-g-s... dan? (grant) a reminder... we have a section on our website devoted to earthquakes including tips on what you should do if an earthquake hits and what you should have in an emergency kit...maybe medicine and a first aid kit. tools and supplies... like an ax or shovel or a rope for towing. gloves... candles... matches... blankets and food. we have a complete list of everything that experts recommend on our website at kron 4 dot com. (grant) and kron4 was the first to tell you about the earthquake this morning. we sent a push alert through our mobile app at 2:46. make sure you download the kron four mobile app to always stay up to date on breaking news. (on cam /vicki) got the flu? you're not alone. flu season is in full swing and that is leading to restrictions on visits to at least one hospital amid a renewed call for people to get vaccinated. as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now, health officials are reporting a sharp increase

kron- 4's dan kerman explains what's being done to stop these crashes. 2018 was supposed to be kassybadger-morse and her brother michael fosterús chance at a brand new life... (michael foster, injured in crash) 'severe pain. constantly. thereús not a second of the day that iúm not in pain.' instead... the siblings are bandaged... physically broken... and upset at a driver they say was drunk (kassy badger-morse, injured in crash)'iúm really angry......... iúm really angry.'the brother and sister say they — along with kassyús boyfriend rich — were heading to a concert in oakland on highway 108 last wednesday night... they tell fox40 a woman in a mercedes crashed into their honda civic east of stearns road in oakdale (foster)why? why drink and drive? why take somebodyús parents away from their kids?' kassy -- who was driving suffered broken bones... michael -- the front passenger -- fractured 10 of his ribs... (foster)"thatús my biggest fear. when i was in the ambulance i asked them, úam i gonna live úcause i have two kids?ú"and rich — who was in the back seat.. is sti

kron-4's dan kerman joins us live in the newsroom...with what's being done on the roads to curb d-u-i crashes. (dan flash)the chp is pulling command staff from behind their desks and putting every available officer on the road to look for drunk and drugged drivers. it was on december 24 when chp officer andrew camilleri was killed and his partner officer jonathan velasquez was injured when their patrol car was hit by a suspected dui driver on the winton avenue onramp to southbound 880 in hayward. but this was just the beginning sot officer vu williams/chp 16-25we've seen a concerning rise in the number of collision where our officers have been severely injured or killedon january 15 officer martin lendway suffered two broken legs when a suspected dui driver crashed into a vehicle lendway was assisting along highway 4 and port chicago highway and chp officer vu williams say this past friday night a 4th officer was injured by a suspect dui driver.sotanother impaired driver came along and struck that vehicle and sent our officer flying over and down into an embankmentwith 4 officers inju

in san jose dan kerman kron 4 news.robin) many bay area cities are offering free sandbags to help people protect their homes...this is one location... in san francisco... the public works operations yard on cesar chavez street...you can pick-up as many as ten sandbags between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm. (robin) a big story we're following this morning ... a sf-pd officer has been arrested on sexual assault charges. 30-year-old justin mc-call is accused of sexually assaulting an uncounscious victim. the department's internal affairs criminal division was notified of the incident last september. at that time mc-call was put on a nonpublic contact position following his arrest.. mc- call was suspended without pay. (robin) the man acquitted of murdering kate steinle is now facing áfederal charges. and his new attorney is fighting to get the case dropped. back in november... a jury found jose garcia zarate guilty of being a felon in possesion of a gun. he was found ánot guilty on the most serious charges related to steinle's death.

kron 4's dan kerman reports..f you ever wondered how careful some delivery drivers are with your amazon packages, take a look at this this home security video shows a driver literally dropping this package on the ground inside this jbl speaker.sot i was livid, ihave not shopped from amazon sinceeven worse says danville resident ricky helton is where the package was left not at the door, in fact no where near the door, but steps from the streetsot ricky helton/danville resident 27-34 this is obviously why so many people are driving around town taking people's packages because they make it so easy for themother danville residents with the same problem are posting to social media and sending photos of amazon packages seemingly dumped at the end of the driveway or nestled on top of a garbage can sot jennifer gidwani /danville resident 45-53one of my neighbors posted on next door she saw the driver pull up and toss the package out the window and keep driving and when she said something he gave her the finger and ran a

tonight, kron-4's dan kerman spoke to the homeless advocate and the homeless person involved..dnesday this homeless man called 911 because he had medical issues relating to his heart shoulder and legs. he was taken to dignity health dominican hosp

kron 4's dan kerman has the details.ever wondered how careful some delivery drivers are with your amazon packages, take a look at this this home security video shows a driver literally dropping this package on the ground inside this jbl speaker.sot i was livid, ihave not shopped from amazon sinceeven worse says danville resident ricky helton is where the package was left not at the door, in fact no where near the door, but steps from the streetsot ricky helton/danville resident 27-34 this is obviously why so many people are driving around town taking people's packages because they make it so easy for themother danville residents with the same problem are posting to social media and sending photos of amazon packages seemingly dumped at the end of the driveway or nestled on top of a garbage can sot jennifer gidwani /danville resident 45-53one of my neighbors posted on next door she saw the driver pull up and toss the package out the window and keep driving and when she said something he gave her the finger and ran a stop s

at aquatic park, dan kerman kron 4 news.s) in the south bay -- we are now learning about another dog that had to be hospitalized after coming down with the "dog flu." kron4 visited the cambell vet hospital on tuesday -- and they're now telling us that another dog, a basset hound, required hospitalization after contracting the virus. dog flu causes coughing, nasal discharge, lethargy, decreased apetite ... and is highly contagious. vets at the hospital are concerned the flu will spread throughout the south bay. however -- there is a dog flu vaccine that the clinic reccomends all dog owners get for their pets. ( james ) in a sign of the times, the last video rental store in contra costa county is going out of business. "take on video" in pleasant hill has been open since the 90's and will close it's doors for good at the end of the month.kron 4's charles clifford has the story. natssotthese are our blue ray rentals. . .. jason wood and his business partner tony ibriham purchased take one movie rentals back in 1999 right at the

kron-4's dan kerman has the latest.to the bottom of thishomeless advocates are referring to the way this man was discharged from dignity health dominican hospital in santa cruz last wednesday night.this homeless man says he called 911 because he had medical issues relating to his heart shoulder and legs. after being treated in the er, the man, who prefers to remain anonymous, tells kron 4 news he asked to be admitted for the night but was turned down and told he was being discharged he says was given his clothes and offered help to dress.. but he refused he says the next thing you know he was being wheeled out of the hospital to this bus stop, wearing only a hospital gownsot this person was in agony , left at a bus stop and the sheriff's department called us up to get some warm clothing, the person is literally in a hospital smock, you know what that means no under garments, i'm pretty appalled.brent adams posted this video to the homeless outside santa cruz facebook page. adams, who runs the santa cruz warming center p

dan kerman kron 4 news.154/ ( darya ) four your money...ering raising tuition -- for the second year in a row. the board of trustees say governor brown's proposed state budget offers only a fraction of what the 23 campuses need. the trustees are considering a proposal that would raise tuition by about 230- dollars... starting in the fall. meanwhile... u-c regents also tried to raise tuition last week. but the vote was postponed until may. ( darya ) california public universities could soon be required to offer abortion medication to students. the bill was approved in the state senate. it would be the first of its kind mandate.... and a major expansion of a service that is rare on college campuses. none of the u-c or c-s-u campuses currently offer abortion services at their health centers. the bill would require all university campuses to offer medication for abortion by 20-22. (james) four miniature horses ... and a donkey are dead after being attacked by dogs. it happened at happy hollow park and zoo in san jose ... earlier this month. one

d-u-i crashes have injured three c- h-p officers and killed another.( james ) kron- 4's dan kerman explainss supposed to be kassy badger-morse and her brother michael fosterús chance at a brand new life... (michael foster, injured in crash) 'severe pain. constantly. thereús not a second of the day that iúm not in pain.' instead... the siblings are bandaged... physically broken... and upset at a driver they say was drunk (kassy badger-morse, injured in crash)'iúm really angry......... iúm really angry.'the brother and sister say they — along with kassyús boyfriend rich — were heading to a concert in oakland on highway 108 last wednesday night... they tell fox40 a woman in a mercedes crashed into their honda civic east of stearns road in oakdale (foster)why? why drink and drive? why take somebodyús parents away from their kids?' kassy -- who was driving suffered broken bones... michael -- the front passenger -- fractured 10 of his ribs... (foster)"thatús my biggest fear. when i was in the ambulance i asked them, úam i gonna live úcause i have two kids?ú"and rich — who was in

kron 4's dan kerman has the details.edings of the national academy of sciences, suggests the flu virus may be passed to others simply by breathingsot sheryl ehrman, ph.d/ 09-17what we found is people in the natural breathing pattern are breathing out fine droplets and those dropslets in 40% our volunteers contained infectious virussan jose state university dean of engineering sheryl ehrman was part of a team of researchers that conducted the study at the university of maryland. 178 people came in and breathed into the gesundheit ii machine, which was used to capture and analyze flu virus in exhaled breath. 40% exhaled tiny droplets that contained the virus, which suggests just by covering your mouth when coughing or sneezing is no longer enough. sotit's really important for people that have flu to stay home and stay out of spaces where there are a lot of people because our study suggests there is a risk of transmission just by proximity. in san jose, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( darya ) the flu has taken the life of a 27-ye