dan thorn is live in oakland tonight with more.>> well, pam and ken really somber out here tonight, a small group gathering to remember jasper was life. people heartbroken and just torn apart by his tragic killing the 23 month-old boy was on struck and killed while he was riding with his. >> family along 8.80 in oakland. he was hit by a stray bullet. investigators saying that they believe that he was in the middle of a gun battle that was happening in the northbound lanes of 8.80. this all happening around 2 o'clock on saturday. afternoon. jasper had to be rushed to the hospital after it was discovered that he was hit by a bullet. he later died at the hospital that bullet going through the windshield of the car. family friends tell us that tell us that there were 3 adults and 3 children that were in the car but no one else was struck. jasper was an only child. we've been told and that his father never had a chance to meet him because he lives in china. but his dad was scheduled to come to the bay area this evening to help bury his

black friday shoppers telling kron four's dan thorn that the haydn presidents from sfpd was a welcome sight. >> among the thousands of black friday shoppers making their way through union square cops could be found on nearly every corner. if you're a criminal, you don't want to come. san francisco police are out in full force as the sidewalks and stores have been taken over by people eager to score a deal. the police presence comes after smash-and-grabs have terrorized bay area shopping centers. the visibility of police has been comforting. it makes you feel safer walking around. what's going on in world today. yeah. a lot safer. this is the biggest police presence i've ever seen. the pandemic took a lot of the air out of last year's black friday excitement. many stores decided to close on thanksgiving day and capacity was very limited inside to allow for physical distancing this year. it was much different. there's a lot more people out right now. hopefully the mask kind that we're all out here trying to get the same deals, get shopping done early peek at the big crowds might make it

dan thorn talk with the school's principal about the hateful acts. >> the vandalism happened on the night of halloween and eggs were thrown and pretty much all of the buildings on campus. the school's principal telling us these acts were hurtful and sad and he's hoping by getting the word out that whoever did. this will be given up security video captured on the night of halloween shows at least 3 groups of vandals defacing los gatos high school. the windows of school buildings were pelted with eggs and a prized 529 pound pumpkin was smashed. but what was most disturbing for principal. kevin buchanan was the spray painting of racist and homophobic slurs. it feels like a punch in the gut and a step rails a huge step backwards. >> that's what kind of increasing, you know, address equity and inclusion and understanding and awareness. >> buchanan says he understands the mischievous mood around halloween but hate and destruction is inexcusable. the principal has been calling on the high school community to come forward with information. well, police have been investigating the ax. it's a it's

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> there's nothing more important building so that we have a stronger society. >> workers in large fast food chains across california walked off their jobs in a one-day protest over working conditions. they claim some restaurants are unsanitary have broken plumbing or air conditioning and lax security. this is video from a demonstration in oakland yesterday. mcdonald's countered in a statement saying it fosters a positive and safe work environment for people. the alleged killer of michael loeper eta made her first appearance in a fairfield ct for 24 year-old kamaria strange is accused of killing the 19 year-old man last week. police say the 2 met online and low parental was planning on buying a car from strange. he drove from the nation of fairfield last thursday to make that purchase. but at some point in the conversation. police say shots were fired and lo was killed. the victim's family is disputing the notion that this was a robbery gone wrong. >> what robbery goes right. robbery is not okay. it's not normal. and by saying this is a robbery gone wrong. it no

dan thorn has the latest on this investigation. >> the parking lot of this hercules shopping center is turned into a shooting gallery investigators funding a 33 year-old man had been shot several times just before 1 o'clock thursday afternoon, a bullet also striking the window of this starbucks shattering glass and forcing the coffee shop to close while another went through the wall of this martial arts academy, a gun violence and some things that we need to make sure and. address east reuse business was not open during the time the gunfire erupted and he sank full because several families visit his academy. i just want to keep the kids safe as possible. we've been following covid. >> regulations all this time. very safely trying to keep the kids safe and then we have something like this happen. it's it is something that is a concern. >> witnesses told hercules police 2 men were seen attacking the victim when the shooting started. the victim was seen standing next to this red tesla and then ran away the suspects were also seen taking off, but in a white sedan driven by another person.

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> now the funding will also help improve public transportation in san jose, much that centers in dear dawn station leaders are hoping to transform it into the grand central station of the west. well, it's not just transit riders in san jose who stand to benefit from the infrastructure package building new affordable housing transit development, places like richmond and also reveal are a possibility now the funding could also allow bar to get more trains in rotation and to fund a better operating system. >> right now. we run 24 trains through the tube an hour and we literally cannot fit anymore. but with more new cars and a new train control system. we can do 30 trains an hour. so what that means for the average person is just waiting on the platform less, which is a wonderful thing. >> barr is also hoping to offer better services for those with disabilities by installing new elevators. we'll hear more about the signing of the infrastructure deal in a live report from washington. there's some hope that the infrastructure bill will help curb the supply chain problem

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> now. the oakland chinatown chamber foundation set up a go fund me at the request of was family. they say this is to help with his funeral cost. and at last check that raised more than $31,000 hours after that go fund me was created. mayor libby schaff says was death is as heart-wrenching as it is sickening. in a statement, the mayor says she's devastated by the totality of human loss and trauma caused by gun violence in our society. she's asking anyone might have information on the shooting. the share with the chp investigators that are currently working this case. however, some members of oakland's community are now accusing the people in charge of the apathetic to gun violence. >> people in leadership and what not to say. they don't know what to do is so sad that continues to break my heart as well because they know what to do. it seems like when it's and minority race is it seems like no one really well, that's what they do. they kill each other and whatnot. no problem. >> well, bishop

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> the san francisco police are investigating 2 homicides over the weekend. the first happened just 10 o'clock. the first just happened just before 10 o'clock friday night on connecticut street in potrero hill not far from the patrol recreation center right there on your screen when they arrived on scene. police say they found a 25 year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. he died there. now, the second homicide happened just after 1045 sunday night on jerry street just one block away from union square police say a 30 year-old man was stabbed several times. he was also pronounced dead there at the scene. no arrests have been made in either of those cases and officers have not released any suspect information as of this morning. well, in the east bay oakland police chief leronne armstrong continues to plead with communities to stop the violence. this as the police department is spread thin trying to handle the uptick in crime kron four's amanda hari has the police's message for us. >> the oakland police chief said that it was a violent weekend all around. b

dan thorn kron 4 news. 4.37 is the time santa clara police say that they're investigating now after a shoe store was robbed twice in less than a week by a large group of burglars. >> police say the group of about 2 dozen people forced their way into the store inside the santa clara town inside the santa clara town center on el camino on stol shoes clothing. it happened last tuesday around one in the morning. and then again sunday night at about 1130. according suspects right now. if you have any information about these crimes. maybe you can help out called police. in the meantime, a story you'll see only on kron 4 this morning. another small business was burglarized in oakland and surveillance cameras capture 2 thieves breaking into renegade running on grand avenue near broadway. this was late sunday. cropper is tailored for sacking has the story. >> i don't know how many more incidents like this we can take to keep our doors open. one of the owners of renegade running victor diaz is contemplating keeping his doors open for business in oakland. >> after they were most recently shatter

dan thorn kron 4 news, thank you. day. i do not want that big one.. >> they always say it could be right around the corner. you can always stay connected with the latest details whenever a quake does strike in the bay area regardless of the size you scan this qr code will take you right to our website. you can find information on things like building your emergency to go bag. details on the shake alert at this and many more resources are on kron. 4 dot com. turning now to another big story. our coronavirus coverage today marks 2 years since many health experts. believe the first covid case started to spread in china. a study found the first case likely started spreading on november 17th 2019. the first confirmed american case was a washington state man diagnosed in january of 2020, the first u.s. death from covid-19 was a woman in santa clara county. she died of feb in february of last year. health experts believe the virus was likely spreading throughout the u.s. well before that and with the holidays fast approaching and covid cases rising again. s

dan thorn has been in denville still shaken. >> can. we have we haven't felt anything in a couple of hours. but we are right. pretty much of the epicenter. according to the usgs for that 3.9 magnitude earthquake. >> struck earlier today. we are in danville. we're off of saint norbert and down conway drives here in danville. we spoke with some of the residents here in the community that they said that they felt the jolting throughout the day and some are a little more freaked out than others. >> the bay area is shaken by a small earthquake. the quick rattling catching the attention of many like matt dna ceo who was practicing his speech on camera. the united states geological service says the 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck just before noon wednesday. the epicenter was right here on saint norbert and conway drives in danville pretty lasted for about 5 seconds and it felt like a godzilla just stepped in. so our living certainly the biggest other residents report that they too experienced the quick jolt which was followed by several afters

dan thorn, kron dan, thank you. >> in the east bay, the alameda county board of supervisors has named a replacement for wilma chan chan was killed after she was hit by a car while walking her dog in alameda 2 weeks ago today, supervisors appointed her chief of staff dave brown to fill the district. 3 seat. he will remain in office for the rest of the term and will not seek reelection. he says next june. >> and no development in the future of the oakland coliseum site, the city council moving forward with efforts to bring a wnba team to town the council heard 2 proposals today. the african american sports and entertainment group pitched a plan to bring a pro team back to the oakland arena. the other group led by baseball hall of fame. dave stewart wants to revitalize and develop that site. the council ultimately decided to enter into an exclusive negotiation agreement with the backers of that first proposal. time for a look at weather as we a live look at this beautiful shot overlooking downtown san francisco chief meteorologist l rence karnow standi with the latest warrants. a guys. y

. >> and storied career in public service for joining the newsroom tonight by kron four's dan thorn. dan. well grant, vicki, the high-profile democrat has been in congress since 2008 representing. >> san francisco and san mateo counties. congresswoman spear is also spent more than 40 years in public service in today while announcing her plans to retire spirit called the 1978 jonestown massacre at the time. she was in aid for then congressman leo ryan who was shot and killed by followers of cult. leader jim jones. she was also shot 5 times, but survived and they were there for a fact finding mission and guy on and that was 43 years ago this week before her work in congress. spear was a member of the state senate and the state assembly in during today's announcement, the congresswoman said it really came down to wanting to spend more time with her family. >> it's time for me to come home. time for me to be more than a weekend wife mother and friend. it's been an extraordinary privilege and honor to represent the people. the san mateo county and san francisco at almost every level of gov

dan thorn kron 4 news. all right, dan, thank you. and good news for people home that way yet tonight. yes. >> well, a violent day in the east bay oakland police are investigating 3 separate shootings that happened in the span of just 12 hours. those shootings stretch from the uptown district like merit deep east oakland. it's yet another reminder that gun violence is a big citywide problem. our grant lotus is joining us now with what we know about these shootings and how city officials are responding tonight. grant panic as we've been reporting, it's been a violent year in oakland. it only seems to get worse. sadly. and you know, the police chief has pleaded with people to come forward, give the police tips try to help them get a handle on this. but it is still out of control. this map here shows where the most recent shootings took place in oakland. you have one that happened. 1 o'clock this morning right in front of lake merritt here. and that is where a woman was seriously injured video from the scene shows investigators surroundi

dan thorn kron 4 thank you, dan. and you can always stay connected with the latest details whenever quake hits the bay area. you can scan that qr code. >> it will take you right to our website, you'll find information on things like building your emergency go bag and details on the shake alert app. all of that is on kron 4 dot com. now for a look at the forecast as we're taking a live look at the golden gate bridge, beautiful sight out there. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us with a look at the weather. yeah, guys and whether other bay area changing. looks like we've got a chance of some rain on the way to look like a huge storm. but looks like couple raindrops coming our direction anyway. but yeah, we live a country, folks. and that's just how we have to deal with things. we've got to be prepared. should we something more significant. although this quake not a large quake. just a minor quake. a 3.9 was followed by a 3 point. oh. >> and then we had a 2.8 just at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. all told we've

dan thorn. he's live at union square. joining us with more dan on how this. >> a lovely spot is kind of coming back to life. >> yeah. catherine grant, the ice skating rink is a huge step forward for union square, which has been struggling throughout the covid-19. pandemic. but that's the only that's not the only thing that visitors will be able to find here. you'll be able to enjoy the holiday lights displays. the christmas trees. when you're out holiday shopping and some of the people we talked with today telling us this is the cheer and the joy that the city really needs. skaters gliding across the ice in union square. it's a sight that's been missing since the holiday season of 2019. the return of the ice rink is much welcomed news that's going to come out and finally have a good time and kind of enjoy the holidays a little last. >> last year. i didn't get to see my family at all. you to stay home and a head christmas through facetime holiday cheer is beginning to fill the city's high-end shopping district let reads fil

kron four's dan thorn has been following the story all evening. he's live at the bridge tonight with the latest. dan. >> well, catherine pam, a much different scene here from what we were looking at a few hours ago really hectic out here along the golden gate bridge, especially along the northbound lanes, which as you can see behind me are operating just fine. tonight there was a major crash that happened here and also a pretty big protest. an anti vaccine mandate protest. but let's begin with that crash. take a look at this video chp confirming with us tonight that at least 5 people were injured when a car smashed into a street sweeper again. chp confirming that information with us. we learned from them that 2 of the victims that were hit where police officers they had to be taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the 3 other victims we're told are golden gate bridge district employees. they too, were suffering minor injuries. and as you could see by this video, the vaccine mandate protest that was up was happening this all began

dan thorn kron dan, thank you for that report. will san francisco police are investigating 2 homicides that took place over the weekend. the first. >> happened just before 10 o'clock on friday night on connecticut's treetop trail hill not far from the patrol recreation center. police say when they arrived on scene, a 25 year-old man had been shot. he died at the scene. the second homicide happened just after 1045 last night on geary street. that was just one block away from union square. police say a 30 year-old man was stabbed several times. he was also pronounced dead at the scene. no arrests have been made in either of these cases, officers have not released any suspect information either. >> now to a wisconsin community that says stunned and still in mourning tonight, suv right through a holiday parade. there are prayers for the victims, families and for those still fighting for their lives as kareen wynter tells us, the suspect was let out of jail just a few days before the tragedy. time. what do pace of the investigation. a

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> thank you, dan. today the giants along with millions of fans say goodbye to longtime catcher, buster posey posey. one world series championships with the giants in 2010, 2012, 2014, a lot of. >> even years. >> he really was. he's going to be he was the most valuable player in the national league in 2013, a 7 time all-star and it was a bittersweet moment at oracle park today kron four's kylen mills was there joins us now live with a farewell. you know, his whole family was there you could tell even the reporters asking questions were were very sentimental and reflective. >> oh, yeah. the media's sentimental about saying goodbye to bust our talk to chris have to work for mlb dot com yesterday and actually the end of our interview. he was tearing up because. >> he was just like buster posey. such a special player to cover. he's a special person and that's something that was echoed by everyone who talk today. everyone from around the giants organization says the same thing. nothing but professionalism an

reporting live in san francisco, dan thorn kron 4 news. yeah. encouraging to see people out and about. thank you, dan. there was a also a big police presence at the gilroy premium outlets for this black friday that included officers on horseback. >> one shopper tells us he witness security and home depot chase a man as he fled the store with a shopping cart full of merchandise. it's not clear if that man was caught apart from that isolated incident. most of the shoppers we talked to today said they were not concerned about the recent rise in retail crime. >> i do. you i was okay and thinking about it now. more like i just want to go home because it's so the line surprise you. >> and yeah, because it wasn't like this last year. i mean, i get because covid everybody was indoors. >> and after the turn out for black friday shopping. a number of local stores might see some large crowds of shoppers for small business saturday. according to a survey by lendingtree almost half of americans are planning to shop at small businesses this weekend. 63% of con

i'm pam moore and i'm dan thorn on this holiday. many local nonprofits like there with care are working hard to make sure every family has a warm meal on the table. however, the redwood city based nonprofit is doing much more than that. it provides individualized support to low income families with children who are critically ill kron four's taylor to sack explains how they've been helping the lives of nearly 130 families in the bay area, not just today but every day. >> as we give thanks on thursday. many others are also giving back specifically for thanksgiving. we're making sure. >> that families have a warm meal on the table and we're also making sure they have beautiful celebratory settings as executive director sarah alexander explains. >> a bay area nonprofit there with care doesn't just assist families for the holidays, but it's something they do on a daily basis throughout the year. we are providing direct support to families that have a sick child at the hospital. >> and most nearly all of the families that we're working w

dan thorn kron 4 news.of local stores might see a large crowd of shoppers for small business saturday. today a survey by lendingtree shows nearly half of americans are planning to shop at small businesses this weekend. >> 63% of consumers say the pandemic strengthened their loyalty to small businesses. experts estimate more than 20 billion dollars are going to be spent nationwide today again, shop small. that's a feat for today. we'll be right back. stay with us. >> 6 months ago, a gunman shot and killed 9 of his coworkers at the vta railyard in san jose. before turning the gun on him self. it was the deadliest mass shooting in bay area history and family members of the 9 victims say it's a day they'll never forget the agency held a memorial for those 9 employees honoring their lives. kron four's amanda hari shows us how the community is still supporting those who were hit hardest by that shooting. >> a virtual candle lighting held for vta employees as well as the public. it's a reminder that those lost in

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> a major announcement in the investigation into the violent 2019 robbery that led the space research engineer and scientist to pass away. >> plus, why oakland's city workers may no longer have to worry about smoking pot well off the job. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier. hero faces seemingly impossible challenge. ♪ tension builds... ♪ the plot twist. ♪ the hero prevails. in hollywood, this would be the end. but our here, we are just getting started. introducing the all-new nissan frontier. >> an east bay oakland city workers may no longer have to worry about smoking weed while off the job. oakland's public safety committee voted unanimously to end testing for off the job cannabis use vice mayor in oakland. rebecca kaplan says the city is already facing a recruiting crisis. and quite frankly has trouble retaining employees with the current testing rules in place. the proposal will

i'm dan thorn. the halloween party was at the home of gilroy city council member rebecca arm and doris police were called to her home early saturday morning after a fight broke out and at least one gunshot was fired when police arrived, they found 4 people with gunshot wounds. one person later dying from their injuries. all the victims are said to be between the ages of 1719 years old. saturday afternoon. police arrested 19 year-old benjamin david calderon in connection to the shooting. calderon has since been booked on a homicide charge at santa clara county jail in the east bay tonight. police in concord are investigating after 7 people are injured in a major crash. the collision between 2 cars shutting down traffic in the area early this morning. kron four's camila barco has the story from concord. >> officers say 2 cars crashed at this intersection its willow pass road and port chicago highway in concord as you can see, the roads are open to traffic as of sunday morning. but this video shows you

dan thorn kron 4 news, thank you dan. well, 5 people who were arrested in connection to a crime spree at san francisco's union square made their first appearance today in court. they are all charged with multiple felonies for their alleged involvement in a smash and grab robbery at the louis baton store on friday night. >> all of the suspects entered not guilty pleas. a judge set bail for 2 of the suspects at $5,000. the other 3 were denied bail. palo alto. police have arrested these 2 women in connection to a massive retail theft in palo alto. officials say kiyana jones, any money barnes out allegedly involved with a group of 30 to 40 suspects who attempted to break into the real real store on university avenue. it happened on sunday night while the store was closed. police say officers arrested 2 women after they tried to leave the scene. they were found in possession of $15,000 worth of stolen items. police are also still investigating other potential suspects. our coverage of the rise in retail crime in the efforts to

dan thorn kron 4 news. all right, dan, thank you for that. >> well, tonight there are new calls for justice in the tragic death of 23 month-old jasper wu the toddler was shot and killed by a stray bullet along interstate 8.80, last saturday. >> there's now a reward for any information that will lead police to an arrest in this case as well as a new proposal to make sure the crimes like these won't go unsolved again, our grant lotus is here in the studio with more on that grant had just such a horrible case and no real leads to this point. so. >> you feel for the that community. and now we're talking about $10,000, which is on the table reward money for anybody who does come forward to provide information that leads to an arrest in the case. the money comes from a partnership between the chinatown chamber of commerce, the crimes against asian reward fund and the san francisco police officers association. it has been 6 days now since little jasper. wu. you saw him there in the superman outfit was killed in a s

dan thorn kron 4 news. thank you, dan.ner's office has identified 2 people killed in 2 separate crashes last week in pleasanton. >> a woman died thursday night after crashing into a light pole. it happened about 1030, on west lost. the seat is boulevard. just east of road. investigators identified the driver today as 23 year-old melanie more hot. police say that she was speeding and hit the center median which caused her car to flip onto its side and hit that light pole and then just before 6 friday morning, there was a crash involving 3 cars on southbound. 6 ad south of all costa boulevard. a 60 year-old john ryman of doubling died in that accident. investigators say ryman lost control of his vehicle after sideswiping a big break. his honda civic crossed all lanes of traffic and crashed into the center dividing wall where it was hit by a pickup truck. investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol played a role here. >> more national news. now prosecutors have rested their case against kyle rittenhouse after more than 5 da

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a concern for groups, including the elderly people with weakened immune systems and kron four's dan thorn, talk to the local health expert. a number of them. >> about the slow demand. he joins us live in the newsroom. it seems to be surprising health officials a little bit down. absolutely surprising and concerning low rate in uptake is actually alarming for doctors as we get closer to the holidays. there have been warnings about vaccine immunity waning after 6 months in. >> seniors in the immunocompromised with the first to get their shots nearly a year ago and without a those groups are at risk of potentially getting severely ill. >> numbers from the california department of public health show fewer people than expected are getting covid-19 booster shots. the surprisingly slow demand is alarming for health officials are really disappointed that people are availing themselves of something that's going to offer them furthpr protection. doctor john swartzberg with uc berkeley's school of public health is particularly concerned for the elderly and the immunocompromised, those groups who are

some businesses in the area were also struck by gunfire. >> our kron four's dan thorn live for us innd. >> well, vicki, police are still trying to figure out what led up to this shooting. we do know that one man was found with several gunshot wounds here in the parking lot. he had to be rushed to the hospital. the starbucks behind me here had to be closed down today because a stray bullet struck a window there while people were inside to

beaches bound for dan thorn has the story. >> these new safety systems to be found at several beaches along the san mateo county coast will be equipped with ring buoys and information on the hazards at the beach. the young drowning victims families, hoping the systems will help prevent future tragedies. nearly 10 months after a 12 year-old boy from fremont was swept out to sea and drowned near half moon bay. new safety systems are being installed. a rune a proof he was playing along the water at cal ranch state beach in january when he was pulled out by a sneaker in the event happening there was ping on the beach for us to even to and they know that the beachgoers were trying to find think somebody was too late, but the 7th graders family has since started a foundation to help raise awareness about the dangers that the ocean. >> they see the new life ring stations install that maverick speech and surfer's beach as just the beginning of making the water safer. bc has a stepping stone. >> to create more about this issue. there are accident we want educate the crypt and from this project

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> thanks, dan. and staying in the east bay mayors in 3 cities are now teaming up to deal with the escalation of crime, including those dangerous smash-and-grab incidents. >> our progress. theresa explains now what they plan to do to try and keep shoppers safe. as the holiday season gets into full swing. >> we can't let them win. we can't let them feel intimidated shopping around town and we need to push back. and that's that's how we're going to. >> concord. mayor tim, the galley and tackling the issue head on that issue being this brazen smash-and-grab iceberg diamonds at sun valley mall in concord last week. nearly a dozen criminals armed with hammers cracked open security glass cases and stole thousands of dollars worth of jewels and it isn't an isolated case. >> and so why did we might have that one incident from sun valley mall. we also know that other incidences could have happened and we have been able to not allow other incidents that happened over the last few weeks medallion says that he i

kron four's, dan thorn live in union square tonight. he joins us with how the city's well-known shopping destination. trying to come back to life than. >> well. pam and ken, the reopening of the ice skating rink here in union square is a big step forward for this district that struggled mightily during the covid-19 pandemic visitors will be able to enjoy the holiday displays. the christmas trees, of course, the holiday shopping and the people that we talked with today say that this the holiday cheer and joy that the city really means. skaters gliding across the ice in union square. it's a sight that's been missing since the holiday season of 2019. the return of the ice rink is much welcomed news. it's good to come out and have a good time and kind of enjoy the holidays a little last. >> last year. i didn't get to see my family at all. you to stay home and a head our christmas through facetime holiday cheer is beginning to fill the city's high-end shopping district let reads filling store front windows letting people know gift giving is

dan thorn has been following the story. he is live in hercules with more. dan. well, katherine, police are still trying to figure out tonight, what led up to the shooting. but we do know. >> that one man was found here in the parking lot with several gunshot wounds. he had to be rushed to the hospital. the starbucks behind me here are forced to close down today because a stray bullet hit one of the windows shattered the window when people were inside of the building. this daytime shooting really shaking up this busy strip mall earlier today. the parking lot of this hercules shopping center is turned into a shooting gallery investigators funding a 33 year-old man had been shot several times just before 1 o'clock thursday afternoon. >> a bullet also striking the window of this starbucks shattering glass and forcing the coffee shop to close while another went through the wall of this martial arts academy, a gun violence and some things that we need to make sure and. address east reuse business was not open during the time the gunfire erupted and he sank full becaus

kron four's dan thorn is talking with one local organization about how to keep young people away from crime and dan is joining us now from our newsroom tonight. dan. >> pending again. pam and ken, the oakland based organization youth uprising has been a working to break the cycle of generational poverty and violence here locally in these recent crimes involving teens in some cases kids even younger than that has become alarming and the chief executive of the organization points to a lack of resources and programs to keep kids away from crime. >> a 12 year-old and 2.13 year-olds are arrested in connection with 2 separate carjackings in the east bay. police say the first happened friday night in san leandro when a group of kids armed with a gun robbed, a pizza delivery worker. the car was later found by investigators on sunday morning and a 1213 year-old were taken into custody. the second ended with a crash early sunday morning, another 13 year-old who police say also had a gun is accused of taking a car in oakland and leading police on a chase through the city of antioch before crashi

dan thorn kron 4 news. in the east bay. 3 people have been arrested in connection with the shooting of retired oakland police chief earn >> or see joyner. we have surveillance video may remember this from october 21st. it shows at the chevron gas station in west oakland joyner being approach here by several suspects who tried to rob him and that's when the shootout occurred. now joyner shot and killed one person there at the gas station. the others got away. but now we've learned that one person has been arrested in houston and 2 others arrested in sacramento. joyner was critically injured in that shootout. but he's now recovering. i 37 the time and it swear in the east bay oakland police chief ron armstrong continues to plead with the community to stop the violence. this as the police department now spread very thin trying to handle an uptick in crime that happened over the weekend during a 10 hour period on saturday. as a matter of fact, officers responded to more than 2 dozen incidences. they included an

. >> our kron four's dan thorn live for us in hercules tonight. he joins us now with the very latest. and. >> well, vicki, police are still trying to figure out what led up to this shooting. we do know that one man was found with several gunshot wounds here in the parking lot. he had to be rushed to the hospital. the starbucks behind me here had to be closed down today because a stray bullet struck a window there while people were inside to the shooting really shaking things up here during up during the daytime at this strip mall. >> the parking lot of this hercules shopping center is turned into a shooting gallery investigators funding a 33 year-old man had been shot several times just before 1 o'clock thursday afternoon, a bullet also striking the window of this starbucks shattering glass and forcing the coffee shop to close while another went through the wall of this martial arts academy, a gun violence and some things that we need to make sure and. address east reuse business was not open during the time the gunfire erupted and he sank full be

dan thorn talks with the school's principal about the hateful acts. >> yes, the story from los gatos. the vandalism happened on the night of halloween and eggs were thrown and pretty much all of the buildings on campus. >> the school's principal telling us these acts were hurtful and sad and he's hoping by getting the word out that whoever did. this will be given up security video captured on the night of halloween shows at least 3 groups of vandals defacing los gatos high school. the windows of school buildings were pelted with eggs and a prized 529 pound pumpkin was smashed. but what was most disturbing for principal. kevin buchanan was the spray painting of racist and homophobic slurs. it feels like a punch in the gut and a step or a huge step backwards. >> that's what kind of increasing, you know, address equity and inclusion and understanding and awareness. >> buchanan says he understands the mischievous mood around halloween but hate and destruction is inexcusable. the principal has been calling on the high school community to come forward with information. well, police have bee

dan thorn, talk to the school's principal. >> the vandalism happened on the night of halloween and eggsere thrown and pretty much all of the buildings on campus. the school's principal telling us these acts were hurtful and sad and he's hoping by getting the word out that whoever did this will be given up security video captured on the night of halloween shows at least 3 groups of vandals defacing los gatos high school. the windows of school buildings were pelted with eggs and a prized 529 pound pumpkin was smashed. but what was most disturbing for principal. kevin buchanan was the spray painting of racist and homophobic slurs. it feels like a punch in the gut and a step rails a huge step backwards. >> that's what kind of increasing, you know, address equity and inclusion and understanding and awareness. >> buchanan says he understands the mischievous mood around halloween but hate and destruction is inexcusable. the principal has been calling on the high school community to come forward with information. well, police have been investigating the ax. it's a it's a social conscious commut

dan thorn kron 4 news stand. thank you for that. it's not just transit riders in san jose who stand to benefit from the infrastructure package. >> building new affordable housing transit developments in places such as richmond else are a possibility now the funding could also allow bartch to get more trains into the rotation fund, a better operating system. >> right now. we run 24 trains through the tube an hour and we literally cannot fit anymore. but with more new cars and a new train control system. we can do 30 trains an hour. so what that means for the average person is just waiting on the platform less, which is a wonderful thing. >> bart says it's also hoping to offer better services for those with disabilities by installing new elevators. there is at least some hope that the infrastructure bill will help curb the supply cha n problems. we're having. >> but of course they're still affecting a lot of people. david mayfield co-owns k fico and san francisco. he says most business owners are having a lot of problems just getting

i'm dan thorn. the halloween party was at the home of gilroy city council member rebecca, our monday us. police were called to her home early saturday morning after a fight broke out and at least one shot was fired when police arrived they found 4 people with gunshot wounds. one person later dying from their injuries. all of the victims are said to be between 1719 years old saturday afternoon. police arrested 19 year-old benjamin david calderon in connection with the shooting calderon has since been booked on a homicide charge. the victim is recovering tonight after a vicious knife attack. this happening in sacramento. police there saying that they arrested a man accused of injuring someone with a machete early this morning. investigators say the assault happened in the area h and 9th streets in downtown sacramento the suspect and the victim apparently know each other. there's no other details that have been released tonight. in texas. a shooting leaving one person dead and 9 others injured during a

tell kron four's, dan thorn. they're happy to see more officers on the streets. >> among the thousands of black friday shoppers making their way through union square cops could be found on nearly every corner. if you're a criminal, you don't want to come. san francisco police are out in full force as the sidewalks in stores have been taken over by people eager to score a deal. the police presence comes after smash-and-grabs have terrorized bay area shopping centers. the visibility of police has been comforting. it makes you feel safer walking around. what's going on in this world today. yeah. a lot safer. this is the biggest police presence i've ever seen. the pandemic took a lot of the air out of last year's black friday excitement. many stores decided to close on thanksgiving day and capacity was very limited inside to allow for physical distancing this year. it was much different. there's a lot more people out right now. it's hopefully mask. that we're all out here trying to get the same deals, get the shoppin

dan thorn kron 4 news. stan, thank you for that. tonight. california prison guards are pushing back on a covid vaccine mandate saying many staff members would rather quit or retire. >> then get the shot. governor gavin newsome, a major supporter of the vaccine says join the guards in appealing that mandate. a federal judge ruled in september that all workers who have access to corrections facilities must be vaccinated. many support the measure saying it's needed to keep prisoners and guards safe. we talked to one prison law attorney who says the cramped conditions are unfortunately the perfect setting to spread disease. >> if covid design ideal setting it would be a present. and that's because it's large groups of people sharing airspace often in very, very close circumstances. >> right now. there are 28,000 california corrections officers in just over 50% are fully vaccinated. >> more than half the states in this country are suing the biden administration over the new covid mandate which targets businesses that mandate requires employers wi

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> alright, turning our attention now at 8. a way to another big story that could very well impact you today, especially if you're looking to go out and get some lunch quickly during a lunch break and fast food is on your mind. yeah, because a lot of fast food workers are going to walk off the job in protest. they say they want better working conditions. >> and better protections as these. but they've been working through covid. a lot of them have become the mask. police, right. it's covid vaccination. police and they like it. covers will. tran is live in campbell. we'll look at what's happening over there that burger king high will. >> james, i know you like festival you i mean, take in order for you because i've been taking orders all morning from co-workers who say can you come inside and grab me this or that right now. all i can do that. you can see there are people at the drive-thru come noon at this burger king and definitely at the jack in the box in oakland hagan burger that might not be a possibility because we do know

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> 7.19. is the time for your money this morning.t card interest rates are near all-time highs and the family's health insurance costs more than $22,000 in 2021 we've got jane king live. the nasdaq with these stories and more. how's it going, jane? >> hi, james. good morning. she will be average cost of an employer health care plan for a family cross $22,000 this year. the kaiser family foundation says the pandemic did lead to some changes and workplace health benefits. one of those us more access to telemedicine. also more mental health services now employees paid about $6,000 of that 22,000 corsi employer picked up the rest of it and individual health care plan average $7700. well, uber has been sued by the biden administration over the waiting fees that it charges to disable passengers. wait, these are meant to compensate the drivers for their time while they wait on somebody, they have also been passed on to disabled people who need a little more time to get in and out of the vehicle and attempts to get refunds were not successfu

dan thorn kron 4 news. the east bay. 3 people have been arrested in connection with that shooting of a retired oakland police captain or c joyner. >> we have surveillance video again from the shooting. this was back on october 21st on the left there. that's captain joyner. this was at a chevron gas station in west oakland when he was approached by several suspects who then tried to rob him. that's when the shootout occurred. joyner shot and killed one person. the others got away, although one person was arrested in houston and 2 others were arrested in sacramento. joyner was critically injured in that shootout. but he is now recovering. >> and east bay oakland police chief leronne armstrong continues to plea with the community to stop the violence. there. this as the police department is spread thin trying to handle the uptick in crime that happened over the weekend during a 10 hour period on saturday. officers responded to more than 2 dozen incidents. they included an armed carjacking robberies, looting an

dan thorn kron 4 news. >> 9 o 9 and on to another big story happening today in the south bay theranos founder elizabeth holmes is being cross examined today by the prosecution in her criminal fraud trial. she is accused of misleading investors and doctors and patients blood testing device to take their money the device, which was a box basically they did nothing. kron four's. will tran is live at the courthouse in santa clara with more on how that's going to go. i will. >> and that's exactly what prosecutors are saying that she knew that her device wasn't exactly what she advertised it to be. but it didn't stop her from asking investors to pump in millions of dollars. hundreds of millions of dollars and at one point she was a billionaire, a darling of silicon valley. she's inside right now. i got a chance to try to ask a few questions when she showed up at around 8.15 this morning. >> was any comments on your cases so far. any comments. so for the past 4 days it was her defense team asking her questions and obviously on the on the stand. she had the answer and she claims that she was

catheri e, thank you, dan. >> dan thorn reporting live for us in the newsroom. and we have continuing coverage on the rittenhouse trial on our website. you can scan that qr code on your screen. you'll be directed to the special section of our website. now to our coronavirus coverage and a big decision from the fda and cdc this today on booster shots. >> just as the holiday travel season gets started. the bottom line is this. if you're at least 18 years old. you can get a booster shot if you're over the age of 50. authorities say doctors say you should get a booster when you get the extra dose will depend on which vaccine you got and how long ago kimberly chain has more. >> people are going inside more groups next week happens to be the largest travel. >> week of the year. the fda move to open up covid-19 booster shots to all adults in an effort to get ahead of rising cases that health experts fear could snowball into a winter surge as millions of americans travel for the holidays. it's a really good time to do it. cases are going up and they're going up rapidly.

parker's dan thorn is live for us in the newsroom tonight. he joins us with reaction from mayor look harder than what you have to say. well, they can grab. the mayor is really applauding the 2 sides, democrats and republicans for coming together to get something done. the largest chunk of this money for spending is going to california. >> which is good news for improvement projects like you mentioned, roads, bridges and of course the electric grid that need funding. mayor liccardo says this is also a big win for a greener future. the signing of the 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill in washington is a big benefit for the bay area says san jose mayor sam liccardo. this is a bill we know that's going to provide. >> really didn't direct benefit to so many residents, whether it's in broadband infrastructure, and transit investment and water and really in ensuring that we have a more reliable grid. look points to the rolling blackouts and public safety power shut-offs that have become more common under investor owned companies like pg and e t

i'm dan thorn. the halloween party was at the home of gilroy city council member rebecca armand dareus police were called to her home early saturday morning after a fight broke out and at least one person was shot when police arrived, they found 4 people were found with gunshot wounds. one person later dying from their injuries. all of the victims are said to be between the ages of 1719 years old. saturday afternoon. police arrested 19 year-old benjamin david calderon in connection with the shooting call their own has been booked on a homicide charge at santa clara county jail. the search continues tonight for a person who shot and killed a father and front of his 6 year-old son. police say the victim 47 year-old percy williams was shot and killed on thursday night on weber avenue and american street in downtown stockton while he was with his little boy. police believe a white suv may be connected to the murder and say the shooting was likely not random. we're going to have to. >> try to give him a