and we are not the only ones. our gabe slate joins us live from the newsroom.gabe you talked with gabe you newsroom. lawrence.storm... tracking the storm... lawrence. we are all counting down the hours until it rains to help clear out the air here in the bay area. and we are not the only ones. our gabe slate joins us live from the newsroom.gabe you talked with cal- fire ... which is anxiously awaiting the rain as well.. yes.i caught up with cal fire spokesperson, amy head, who was near the fire line today in butte county. she said the crews there are excited for the rain.but.. they are crossing their fingers that it doesn't rain too much sound from amy head - cal fire spokesperson / cal fire chico base camp"any rain is good helps put out the hot spots and clears the air" i caught up with cal fire spokesperson, amy head, at the silver dollar fairgrounds in chico where cal fire has set up their base camp. she said the cal fire crews are counting the minutes until the rain falls.. but. they are nervous. if it rain comes down to fast. or if it rains for too long.. it could make their job h

i was struck, gabe, by what the naacp said yesterday. decision on voting rights in georgia, brian kemp is supposed to have his hands full. he has a lot to do, a lot to accomplish, a lot of boxes to check here in his day job as secretary of state of georgia, to make sure that folks can vote fairly on tuesday. your reaction to that side of the election in georgia. >> one thing i was just thinking about listening to the exchange there was that, you know, trump is in many ways running as the most avidly pro, sort of the old south type of candidate. if you look at the elections we've had in the off years, we had doug jones, a democrat win in alabama. we had ralph northam win. yet now we have stacey abrams about to win, possibly, in georgia. what's striking is we're in the most old south style rhetoric when it comes to national politics. in the south itself, we're seeing democrats pick up seats that it's been decades since they've held. >> stacey abrams is running as a progressive in a conservative state. if she's to win on tuesday night, and

gabe, good morning. >> reporter: phillip, good morning. mexican police in riot gear have shown up here at the main makeshift shelter where thousands of migrants have shown up in tijuana, mexico. these arenter demonstrations that, by local residents, who want these migrants out. so far about 3,000 of the roughly 10 now people in multiple migrant caravans has already arrived here at the mexican border with the united states. tijuana's mayor has called this an avalanche, and says that the city is ill prepared to handle all these migrants. so what you're looking at now, straighters, local residents who say these migrants do not belong here and they want them to leave, essentially. now, president donald trump has tweeted saying that since tijuana is ill prepared for this so-called invasion, so is the united states. and he has largely dropped the issue since the midterm election, since he use it had to rally his base. he has tweeted about it in the last several days. the question is how long will these migrants be here in mexico? the u.s. govern

kron 4's gabe slate joins live in the newsroom..with cal- fire about what has changed over the last few years why we are now in a year -round fire season ? that's right.. i did.. and you might find cal fire's response surprising. but first.. they made it clear to me if you want to live in california you need to get use to the threat of wildfires and smokey skies. it is the new normal. a year round fire season. and you cal fire wants everyone, even in urban big cities to be packed up and ready to evacuate. evacuate. sound from ken pimlott / cal fire, director "we are in fire season every day now in ca" that is ken pimlott, director of cal fire, at a press conference in mather california friday morning saying what we all kind of know but don't want to face. the new reality here in california. things have changed. there use to be a fire season basically summer and a little into october. that's all out the door now california is now under a year round fire season. sound from ken pimlott / cal fire, director "we use to just have summer b

kron 4's gabe slate waves rolling in but first, let's talk about the current conditions gabe, is it raining there now? adlib curren toss to big waves earlier earlier i was at sharp park beach where the waves got so big the city sent out crews to evacuate the pier and close it down to the public. sound from people talking about the waves."it's just amazing, so big, "at times 20 foot waves were crashing into the sharp park beach area in pacifica wednesday afternoon. sound from people talking about the waves. "beautiful but reminds you how dangerous can be" the waves got so big city officials decided the pier was no longer safe a public works crew escorted people off the pacifica pier and then they locked the doors and shut it down for the night. sound from people talking about the waves.. "the energy is incredible, you only see it once or twice a year" greg cochran, a local here, came down to see the rookie wave watchers sound from people talking about the waves.. "i'm seeing the waves hit people who get to close" he was not disappointed.. i met several soaked people along the sharp park boar

let's get more from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, taylor meyer's family is devastated. >> this can't be happening! this can't be true. >> reporter: his mother in california reeling. her 27-year-old son was visiting playa del carmen to celebrate a friend's birthday when he was stabbed to death. >> three people attacked him, stabbed

we have it all covered, beginning with gabe gutierrez in hoton. gabe, good evening. >> reporter: republicans are cautiously optimistic. ma the electorais in their favor and they could build on their majority. ten senate democrats are up for re-election in red states soresident trump won, like mi, where josh hawley is hoping to unseat democrat claire mccaskill and got back up from the president. >> he's growing to go down as one ofur great senators. >> reporter: nbc's morgan radford is there. >> here in st. louis county, the ne liare wrapped around the inside of this pollingat stn, both democrats and republicans saying they understand what's at stake. this is a toss-up race, in a state that president trump won by nearly 20 points back in 2016. >> reporter: another tight race in florida, where democrat bill nelson is faci a strong challenge from republican governor rick scott. here's nbc's gadi schwartz on the dead heat in arizona. >> one way or another, history is going to be made as this state elects its first female senator. you have martha mccal

the staff writer for the hill, sean sullivan, congressional reporter for the "washington post" and gabe sherman, special correspondent for "vanity fair" and an msnbc contributor. melanie, you first here. the congressman also said that protecting mueller's probe is a top priority and you're writing about that in your laste elates. what are democrats doing to keep it protected? >> a couple things. and they're not waiting until janua january. there's urgency to protect the mueller probe so nancy pelosi organized an emergency conversation with rank-and-file democrats and leaders of these investigative committees to talk about their next steps and they're talking about attaching protections to a must-pass spending bill for a few agencies so that could be a big fight and could lead to a shutdown if they demand that. >> they're sent letters demanding critical documents are preserved and if documents are destroyed that would be a crime. on the senate side they're talking about suing the trump administration over the whitaker appointment. it's still in the early stages but that's another example

four zone now to our news slate kron 4 creek gabe in walnut creek gabe slate kron 4 news now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o. kron-4's chief kron-4's kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: flooding continues in butte county after very heavy rain. heavy and gusty winds pounded the bay area. some local mountains had over 3 and a half inches of rain. showers continue on doppler radar. the showers will diminish overnight. there is another storm headed our way late friday night and saturday morning. we will get a break on sunday and monday but more rain is possible on tuesday and wednesday of next week. next week. wednesday of tuesday and wednesday of next week. a north bay girl's letter to steph curry is going viral... riley morrison got frustrated when she found out that the curry basketball shoes shoes she wanted - are not offered for girls... only boys. that's when she decided to reach out to the two time mvp...and to her suprise, he wrote back... saying he was glad she brought it to his attention, and tha

doctors with john muir health told kron 4's gabe slate it is not too late to get the flu shot. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "even if you "even if you healthy can die from flu" doctor robert eidus (eye dus) based in walnut creek, with john muir health says if you have been putting off getting the flu shot, now is the time before the season hits. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "never too late to get flu shot" sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "never too early to get flu shot " "never too early "never too early to get flu shot " doctor eidus says every year he has patients express fear about getting sick from the flu shot. he says it's not possible. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "you can not get flu from flu shot"doctor eidus says to not have a repeat of last years flu season, or worse, everyone needs to get their shot. sound from robert eidus, md, john muir health "fine if you don't believe in it, but get it for the elderly and kids, to protect them"in walnut creek gabe slate kron 4 news news (james) coming up on the kro

gabe: that is a great points.attle, you have the combination of amazon reinvigorating an entire part of the city and good city planning. a good friend of mine ran the seattle ran the department of transportation and had a, close partnership with amazon and the result of running public transit chicago, putting in separate bike facilities and other things that they did, led to not a lot of pressure on the transportation system. a lot of people say they're not transportation problems, there are ladies problems with transportation systems the more people -- symptoms. the more people we can get working close, the more pressure off the system. alex: i lived in new york for five years and i can tell you there is pressure on this system. subway delays happen more and more often. when it comes to land use, long island city is in a bad spot. can you talk through what you have seen in some of the cities close to new york or others in terms of bike sharing and jumping on the scooter craze we're seeing? gabe: in many cases, we

(ken) that's when kron 4's gabe slate was out driving around in the mess.. he joins us live from millbrae, on the peninsula, gabe is it raining now? look at me no mask! it is so wonderfulthe crisp refreshing, air is back in the bay area. i did not see one face mask todayeveryone i talked to was so happy for the rain..even though it came at the worst time.. during the afternoon commute as everyone was trying to leave town or get to the supermarket to stock up on supplies.. the embarcadero in san francisco wednesday afternoon was gridlocked southbound. as the mass holiday exodus unfoldedthe weather did not help.. traffic lights were out at 3rd street next to at&t park, san francisco police had to come out and direct traffic. and then drivers who made it on to the 280 south ramp off king street in san francisco were immediately slowed down againthe two right lanes were flooded near the caesar chavez exit. just a mile further south, still in san francisco, on highway 101 southbound, just after the 280 split, the left side of the highway was flooded, again slowin

(pam) kron 4's gabe slate joins us live from the newsroom... to tell us about it. gabe? hard to believe bart has never had an official app for riders to plan their trips and get updates on service and stations before now.bart did create and release the "bart watch app" -- but that's just for passengers to report criminal or suspicious activity.. so here's what this new app offers. the new bart app was created to be a one stop shop for all things bart. there is a fare calculator. so you can see exactly how much it will cost to get from one station to another. the app offers real time departure and delay information. it will display updated info on all the stations including the current state of the escalators, elevators, cycle parking, and the car parking lots. bart built in a comprehensive detailed trip planner for users of this app. meaning wherever you may be to where you are going you see everything you need to get there including walking and bike paths, and if you need any buses, ferries, or caltrain rides on either end of your journey that will listed out as well. y

and as kron 4's gabe slate says police have stepped up patrols and have some warnings for people nowliday shopping season has begun. there was a sea of people inside the great mall in milpitas friday afternoon. sound from shopper -yeah its crowded, real bad, no parking raul said it took him an hour to park. the loop around the mall was gridlocked shoppers told me it was worth it for the dealssound from shopper - yeah its crowded, real bad, no parkingsound from lynne rice - great mall spokespersonlast night was crazylynn rice director of marketing for the great mall said they were open from 6pm to 2am thanksgiving night and it looked just like this packed shoulder to shoulder packedsound from lynne rice - great mall spokespersonit's a big tradition for people they love it. john torrez with the milpitas police department, says criminals also have a tradition around this time of year sound from john torrez - lieutenant milpitas police unfortunately there is an uptick in personal property crime. officer torrez says it's not just the new goodies you have bought that the bad guys are targe

news.slate kron 4 in milpitas gabe surroundingsin milpitas gabe slate kron 4 news. lawrence (vicki) now take a look at this -- a family in louisiana got quite the surprise thanksgiving morning when a stolen car crashed into their garage. it happened yesterday when a 2014 dodge charger that the owners reported stolen slammed into a couple's garage. a witness says he and the suspected driver did not talk, but when his wife told the driver she had called 9-1-1, he made a run for it.... thankfully - it was caught on video - including a clear shot of the driver's face. in the surveillance video of the car crashing into the garage, you will notice it slammed in backwards. <"the car has no power steering. and so whoever took it, i'm guessing they didn't know it didn't have no powering steering in it, so when they he took it -- they uh-- dude said he caught on camera, he went backwards and swerved all the way right here to the shed and he fled the scene." > a tow truck did pull the car out of the garage. a 27 year old man was arrested and charged with driving under the infl

gabe slate in sunnyvalle gabe slate kron 4 news.w tonight at ten: as medical devices become more advanced and more connected to the internet -- experts believe it could be possible for pacemakers to be hacked. (pam) the federal drug administration and the department of homeland security are working together to make sure patients and their devices are secure. jessica smith reports. nats hackers bad actors have hacked bank accounts and emails...but could they hack your heart? any connected medical device has the potential for cyber threats to occur suzanne schwartz is an fda cybersecurity expert. she says implantable devices that send information to doctors, patients and healthcare providers could be at risk. pacemakers, difibulators, insulin pumps>there are also concerns hackers could target machines like mris, cat scans and ventilators. we are building information sharing platforms. that's really the key here, is that cybersecurity is a shared responsibilitythe fda has also enlisted so-called "white hat" hackers to help identify cyb

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>> gabe gutierrez, in tijuana, mexico. thanu. >>> lawmakers are pushing the trump administration to take action aga c muslim minorities in what beijing says are education centers. but nikki haley,ouoing ambassat the united states calls it the largest internment of word today. janis mackey frayer reports from china. >> reporter: across the northwestern province of xinjiang, an estimated 1illion chinese muslims have vanished into a vast network of detention centers for what china calls reeducation. lessons in laws and loyalty to the state. how beijing claims it will prevent extremism in an area it considers vulnerable. only recently did the chinese admit the camps existed. the hallmark of a station that targets weaker muslims,in the government blames to s fo r unrest and recent attacks. we tried to see it firsthand. but were followed by chinese security agents. at one point tailed by four cars. we were detained and ordered back. first they told us the road was closed. then they said it was too windy for us to go any further.

nbc's gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: college sweet hearts bailee and will were married saturday night. after a joyful celebration, the couple left their reception in texas and boarded a helicopter bound for san antonio, by soon happiness turned to heart break. >> just be advised there are no survivors. >> reporter: federal authorities say the chopper crashed after midnight five to ten minutes after taking off killing the newlyweds and their pilot. a vietnam veteran who officials described as very experienced. this image shows the wreckage. the cause still unclear. the ntsb says the rough terrain made recovering the chopper difficult. >> at this point, the plan is to recover the helicopter and do a detailed inspection at a later time. >> reporter: today the pilot's daughter devastated. >> everybody was there to cherish their moment and love them and be together. i hope that brings some comfort to both of our families. >> reporter: after a night when everything seemed so right, federal investigators are trying to find out what went wrong. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> a solemn fin

gabe gutierrez has this report. >> reporter: at state governor pulling an offer to provide buses. the closest group still some 700 miles away from the u.s. border. but the military is already fanning out across southern texas. >> a lot of people talk about there's a caravan coming, in this area, we see a caravan a week. >> reporter: this region has seen a surge in undocumented migrants, now up to 5,000 a week. >> you believe these troops will help? >> i believe they will help, but i do not believe it is the final solution. i think it's more of a patch, but we need to get that final solution, and that needs to be done through congress. 15,000, that president trump says will keep the migrants out. >> an enormous fraud is being perpetrated on the american people. >> reporter: this resident mariana trevino says she's a registered republican who voted for president trump, but strongly disagrees with his show of force in her own backyard. why do you think it's happening now? >> it's happening now because of the midterms. >> reporter: the u.s. department of homeland security says half of

kron 4's gabe slate shows us how it works. nat sound - 911 what is your nat sound - 911 what is your emergency sound from michael spath - communications manager, sunnyvale, 911 call center"when i get a call the number one thing i want to know is where is this person who is having an emergency" michael spath communications manager for sunnyvales department of public safety, showed me how rapid sos, a new location technology integrated into their 911 call center has improved their emergency response to 911 calls made off of cell phones. sound from michael spath - communications manager, sunnyvale, 911 call center"cell phones calling 911 now use triangulation the new way uses the blue dot on your phone to locate you" here's a visual example on the left the location pinpoint of the existing 911 call center technology using triangulation, on the right is the pinpoint with rapid sos. it can be the difference of a 500 foot radius down to 50 feet. a big difference when emergency responders are trying to find you. sound from michael sp

slate kron 4 in ross gabe slate kron 4 news. news. coming up at eight.. they lost their homes while fighting to protect others. firefighters are among the victims in california's raging wildfires. plus. local shelters asking for your help to make space for animals affected by the fires. what they need the most. and next. fires burning on both ends of the state. an update on the firefight happening in southern california. (ken) firefighters in southern california faced a new challenge today when a thrid fire broke on the l=a and ventura county line.the peak fire forced the shut down of highway118 through simi valley.(pam) crews have been fighting two other fires all weekend.the hill fire is largely contained ... but the woolsey fire has consumed hurdreds of homes and cost the loves of two people. as ryan o'donnell shows us .. the peak fire drew a fast peak fire drew a fast response when it broke out this morning. "the fire was right across the street and my husband here, calm, cool, and collected, was just watching. i'm like 'oh i've gotta go pack ."sident

here's nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: the last thing hania aguilar's family says she heard from her were her screams. hania went out to start the family suv monday morning before school. >> the men came in, they took her away. she screamed, we couldn't hear her. she told us she were over there. we didn't know what happened. >> reporter: a witness tells police a man dressed in black and wearing alo 13-year-old into the vehicle and drove away. >> male just came and stole the truck, left car also. >> he had a black hoodie with like a thing on top. >> reporter: tonight an amber alert is in effect and authorities are frantically searching for the suv, spotted on newly-released surveillance video. >> every second counts when a child is missing. >> reporter: the fbi now offering a $15,000 reward. >> please do not be hani >> reporter: as the pleads for her safe return. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> after the break, why the girl scouts told the boy scouts, see you in court. >>> we're back now to tell you about a new turn in a fight pitting two admired organizations against each other. the gi

now as gabe gutierrez reports, those accusers are speaking out. >> christine, who just got her ph.d. in neuroscience at dartmouth but in 2015 she says she was raped by a professor while attending a conference. >> i have no memory of that night. we had sexual intercourse, which i now believe to be sexual assault. >> reporter: she and six other women in a federal lawsuit filed this morning accused dartmouth administrators of knowingly permitting three of the prominent and well-funded professors to turn a research department into a 21st century animal house. according to the class action complaint, these professors leared out, groped, sexted and intoxicated female students. >> what dartmouth did was too little too late. >> reporter: in a written statement, dartmouth strongly disagrees with the characterizations of the college's action but as a result of the misconduct, we found earlier this year by three faculty members, we took unprecedented steps toward revoking their tenure and terminating their unemployment. >> the biggest misstep of dartmouth is not properly handling the complaints

(grant) news. slate kron 4 in berkeley gabe slate kron 4 news.grant) our coverage continues at kron-4 dot com. there you can see interactive maps showing the damage. plus ....a photo gallery showing the fire's path. and how you can help victims. all at kron- 4 dot com. you work hard for every dollar. so we don't want you to pay one cent more than you need to for health care. at covered california, you can get health insurance at a lower cost. in fact, enrollees pay an average of $5 per day. see how little it costs to get covered. visit coveredca.com today. (grant) more than seven thousand homes have been destroyed in the camp fire-- burning in butte county... and another 15-thousand are still threatened tonight.... fire officials have released a map showing just how extensive the damage is. our ken wayne is in the newsroom with the details. ken? all of these red icons... thse are homes that have been destroyed. thousands of them just in the city of paradise.last night firefighters continued to hold established containment lines. firefighters acti

gabe slate kron 4 news news slate kron 4 news three and a- half- feet or more. that's how much snow sections of lake tahoe could get over the next four days. a winter storm warning is in effect tonight as it is again expected to start snowing. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story live in the newsroom tonight. j.r. you talked with officers. what are they saying? (jrs) they're keeping it basic....slow down. it is likely to be slippery out there. this morning we saw seven inches and that's nothing compared to what's coming. driving conditions to lake tahoe....a bit tricky as at least two major storms prepare to hit. as of early wednesday evening not so bad. but it's unclear if we will see what we saw on wednesday morning when chain restrictions were in effect for highway 50. sot stormy weekend....for those who are able to battle the drive....white slopes can now be seen at squaw valley alpine meadows. this is what it looked like on wednesday. in fact not only can snow be seen on the ground now but more is expected to fall in the coming days. 8 inches forecast

kron 4's gabe slate joins us live from s-f-o gabe ... the incoming flights are likely the ones with the most problems.. about 10% of outgoing flights here at sfo are delayed by an average of 30-45 minutesand there has been cancellations .. i spoke with people flying in from the midwest who feel lucky they got out considering the intense weather. according to airport officials with sfo, monday evening there was 209 flights delayed and 19 cancellations..sound from doug yakel - sfo spokesperson "we are seeing delays from chicago, ny, and boston weather related" sfo airport spokesperson doug yakel says snow storms cause visibility and de-icing issuessound from doug yakel - sfo spokesperson "you can't see it's like fog and de-icing a plane can add 30-45 minutes " sound from carol - flew in from chicago"we were lucky only delayed for 2.5 hours" pam who flew in from chicago said there was hundreds of cancellations at o'hare airport.. she's glad they got out..sound from pam - flew in from chicago"we were lucky only delayed for 2.5 hours" john ha

gabe slate went to a school that was open today despite the unhealthy air.(pam) but first, kron 4's justine waldman is live in san francisco ... with how people are handling the horrible air quality. (justine)i am wearing a mask right now to protect myself from the smoke.but like so many others .. my eyes are itchy, my nose is running and i have just the hint of a headache.today, if you did not have to be outside... that was the play.this smoke .. is no joke. the golden gate bridge blocked by smoke.same with the view of alcatraz.and the san francisco skyline covered up... as seen from a drive across the bay bridge.what's easy to see... people wearing masks to protect themselves from the the unhealthy air.sot yesterday i was light headed my eyes itching and irritating and i could taste it in my throat and it is a lot better today so i feel like this is helping somehow yeahbeing outside ... not that pleasant today.putting up christmas decorations were put on pause. construction work went on as planned... the crews covered their faces too.but a few businesses s

gabe slate san rafael in in san rafael gabe slate kron 4 news. the final senate race of the 2018 midterms ... appears to now have a winner. grant lodes joins us now with the results of mississippi's senate runoff election.((cross shot))grant...history was made tonight right? ((grant/landing vo)) all major news outlets are projecting that republican incumbent cindy hyde-smith has defeated democratic challenger mike espy.she becomes the first woman elected to congress in mississippi. hyde-smith was appointed to the seat earlier this year following the retirement of republican thad cochran.but her campaign was marred by several controversies, including a video where she said she would be in the front row for a "public hanging" if invited.critics called the remarks a critics called the remarks a symbol of mississippi's history of racism and slavery."and i want everybody to know, no matter who you voted for today, i'm gonna always represent every mississippian. i will work very hard, do my very best to make mississippi very proud of your us senator. y

news.slate kron 4 in milpitas gabe slate kron 4 news. (vicki) there it is.the 29-th annual great tree lighting ceremony in union square. the 83 foot tree is decorated with more than 33-thouasand energy efficient lights. and more than 11-hundred shining ornaments. macy's officials call it their gift to the city of san francisco. and say each year the holiday spirit presents another opportunity to give back...not only to our loved ones but to our communities. (ken) a winter weather advisory is in effect in the sierra nevada until midnight tonight. there are lingering snow showers tonight. this is video from northstar today. the lake tahoe resort has seen 13 inches of snow in the past 48 hours. and people were out enjoying the fresh powder. (vicki)(vicki) (vicki) turning now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.(ken) and lawrence the sierra really getting pounded by this storm lawrence karnow: it was a wet and sometimes windy day. the rain continues tonight before turning to showers. a few showers could linger into early tomorrow morning before becoming partl

nbc use gabe gutierrez has more of the dramatic details now. >> reporter: if you blink, you might miss it. this race car going airborne and slamming into a track fence. here it is slowed down. the driver loses control flying above other cars befor it happened so fast onlookers at the formula the grand prix don't seem to realize what happened at first and then horror as emergency crews rush in trying to save the 17-year-old driver. incredibly, she survived. experts say that's because the car hit the soft wall and not the concrete barrier below it. sofia flores from germany was hospitalized with a spinal fracture and tweeted i want to let everyone know i'm fine and will be going into surgery. there is word the seventh-hour procedure was successful. racing fans around the world stunned but grateful that this terrifying crash didn't end up much worse. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> pretty remarkable. >>> the cleveland indians will have a new look next season. the team unveiled new uniforms today without the controversial mascot they had over 70 years. critics long called the logo racist and

gabe slate kron 4 news (grant) still ahead... a rec center in the north bay vandalized .. and the culprits are stil out there... who police are looking for coming up... (vicki) and up next... the five common mistakes first- time homebuyers make and how to avoid them... 4 your money tonight... the year is coming to a close and if buying your first home is one of your new year's resolutions-- then pay attention.(grant) there are several key first steps towards homeownership-- but also some costly pitfalls. here are five common mistakes new buyers make and how you can avoid them. mistake number one-- not getting your money lined up. while it might be fun to pick out a cute house first -- experts say get pre-qualified first so you don't get attached to a home you can't afford... number two-- overlooking other payments... it's not just the mortgage-- can you afford property insurance, taxes, maintenace, and higher utility bills... number three-- using up all your savings... draining your bank account for the downpayment and closing co

thedent has largely dropped the issue, gabe gutierrez is in tijuana tonight. >> reporter: this is the invasion, about 3,000 central american migrants have arrived in tijuana mexico, pressed up against the tightly controllu . border. inspectors here are processing only dozens of a alum clai day. the mexican authorities aren'tl ting these migrants camp out, so they've congregated here at lakeshift shelters. there'ittle food, water and fewer ns rs about how long they'll be there. >> reporter: among them, maria reyes, we're not criminals we just want to work, she many must now decide whether to apply for asylum in the u.s. or stay in mexico. >> large migrants are marching toward our southern border. that's aninvasion. >> reporter: aft using immigration to rally his supporters, president trump has largely dropped the issue. he criticized the caravans calling them a big con that american taxpayers are paying for. the president ordered 6,000 american troops to the southern border at a cost of an estimated $2 million. this woman is seven months pregnant. we don't know how long we'll b here, s

our gabe gutierrez has more on the sweeping, new warning in the outbreak that caused it. >> reporter: don't eat, serve, or sell romaine lettuce. that urgent alert tonight from the centers for disease control and prevention comes as it investigates a dangerous e. coli outbreak. 32 people in 11 states have gotten sick from eating contaminated romaine. of those, 13 have been hospitalized, one suffering from kidney failure. the cdc now telling people to throw away any romaine lettuce they may have already bought, chopped or part of a mix. all of it should go. >> if you have it in your home, go ahead and throw it away. and if you go to the store to do some shopping, make sure that you're not buying any romaine. >> reporter: the cdc is also urging consumers to wash and sanitize drawers where the lettuce was stored. earlier this year, five people died in another major outbreak from contaminated romaine, which was traced to arizona, although a precise location was never determined. the origin of this latest outbreak is unknown, but tonight the cdc is investigating as it issues a strong warnin

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, tijuana, mexico. >>> this is hallie jackson in washington where the present is now defending how u.s. agents protected the border, firing tear gas at migrants including the mother who spoke with nbc news about shielding her kids. are you comfortable tear gassing children like what we saw at the border? t, >> they are s you know, they had to use because they were being rushed by very tough peoplend they used tear gas and here is the bottom line, nobody is coming into our country unless they come in legally. >> reporter: president trump today suggests he might close the southern border for good if mexico doesn't disburse the group. a controveand unlikely shutdown threat as he warns after a different shutdown back in woashington. >> thid be a very good time to do a shutdown. could there be a shutdown? there could. >> reporresident trump is ramping up the demand for $5 billion for security for the border, tweeting today congress fund the if that doesn't happen by next friday the president could use veto power to partly ntlose down the govern something not even re

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kron 4's gabe slate talked to santa clara police about the incident. this is one of several fan fight videos being passed around on social media from monday night's football game between the 49er's and raiders that took place at levi's stadium. at this point it's not known what started this altercation but you can see one man repeatedly punching another and then the man doing the punching leaves the area. santa clara police say that video was posted right after the fight and it helped them track down the suspect and make an arrest sound from - santa clara police captain wahid kazem "we got him within minutes" santa clara police captain wahid kazem said it is 31 year old steve gonzalez guardado seen in this video punching another man they arrested him and charged him with feny battery. that was just one of the three arrests for assault they made on game night. there was 32 arrests made in all. sound from - santa clara police captain wahid kazem "the majority of were public intoxication" this video showing a bigger brawl between a sea or red and black ri

gabe gutierrre ports. >> reporter: it only took a few days but on nearly 40 acres in donna, teass, a military b is up and runndeg. anya how long you'll be here? >> noor >> rr: some soldiers installed barbed wire and others prepared a medical tent. there are more than 5,600 active duty troops spread across the southern border, most in texas, the others in arizona and california. these troops won't be able to apprehd any undocumented immigrants, but the military says the mission is mostly logistical support for customs and border protection. a day after the midterm elecons the pentagon said it was no longer calling the mission operation faithful patriot but rebranding it as border support, no reason given. >> barbed wire used properly can be a bea >> reporter: that's provided fuel to skeptic who s the extra troops were a political ploy to stoke fears about illegal immigration. what is the most unique part of this mission >> iill say that one of the mostni ue things in my experience has been the short notice o this. most folks didn't know this miion would exist. >> reporter: matt howard

gabe gutierrnbjourne y home t mayor of a small utah town and father of seven killed while serving in afghanistan. nbc's miguel almaguer with that story. >> reporter: draped in b red, white ae, tonight the city of north utah is honoring brent taylor killed in afghanistan. the major was also their mayor. >> he was my mentor. >> reporter: john call says taylor was the town's heart and soul. >> that's what he thde city, he made the city our family. >> reporter: killed in an apparent inside attack by an afghan security force major taylor knew the dangers. one of six brothers to enlist, he was awarded a purple heart and bronze star after four deployments. >> he was motivated by love. that's why he wore the uniform. that's why he served in his community. >> reporter: his service now the sacrifice of his family, taylor leaves behind wife jenny and seven ch. in his final days, taylor helped secure elections in afghanistan. his last facebook post addressed our midterms. i hope everyone back home exercises their precious right to voted ess america. a major and mayor, a husband and father, an am

we are covering it all starting with gabe gutierrez at the border tonight. >> reporter: lester, tijua tijuana's mayor is calling it a humanitarian crisis. police surrounded this shelter where thousands of migrants congregated. they are trying to keep the peace after hundreds rushed the border yesterday. what started as a peaceful march turned into chaos. u.s. authorities fired teargas at mostly adult males but some hit women and children, including maria. her escape was captu captured in this photo. we caught up with her today. >> translator: when i see that photo i just want to cry, she says, claiming she wasn't crossing the border illegally but trying to reach it to apply for asylum. >> reporter: more and more tents are springing up. this is a backlog with no end in sight. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, tijuana, mexico. >>> this is hallie jackson in washington where the president is defending how u.s. agents protected the border firing teargas at migrants including the mother who spoke with nbc news about shielding her kids. are you comfortable teargassing children like we saw at the bor

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kron 4's gabe slate was out driving around .. he shows us what it was like ... the embarcadero in san francisco wednesday afternoon was gridlocked southbound. as the mass holiday exodus unfoldedthe weather did not help.. traffic lights were out at 3rd street next to at&t park, san francisco police had to come out and direct traffic. and then drivers who made it on to the 280 south ramp off king street in san francisco were immediately slowed down againthe two right lanes were flooded near the caesar chavez exit. just a mile further south, still in san francisco, on highway 101 southbound, just after the 280 split, the left side of the highway was flooded, again slowing down traffic.aaa and google said based on their data the worst traffic expected for the bay area would be the day before thanksgiving between 1 and 4pm. that is right when i was driving around and from what i saw their prediction was correct bad timing for the 1st rain of the season sound from - commuter driving in rain "saw 5 accidents today" jamelle echoed what most people told me today who were

our gabe gutierrez has more on the outbreak that caused the warning. >> reporter: don't eat, serve, or sell romaine lettuce. that urgent alert from the nters for disease control and prevention comes as it investigates a dangerous e. coli outbreak. 32 people in 11 states g haten sick from eating contaminated romain.ho of, 13 hospitalized, one suffering from kidney failure. the cdc saying throw away anyomaine lettuce they may have bought, no matter if it's chopped or part of a mix, all of it should go. f you have it in your home, throw it away. if you go to the store to do some shopping, make sure that you're not buying any romain. >> reporter: the cdc is also urging consumers to wh and sanitize drawers where the lettuce was stored. earlier this year, five people died in another major outbreak from contaminated romain, which was traced to arizona, although a precise location was never determined. the origin of this outbreak is unknown, but the cdc is igating, as it issues a strong warning to families preparing their ls thanksgiving m gabe gutierrez, nbc news, new york. major w to the plu

here's nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: taylor meyer's family is devastated. >> this -- this can'ting. this can't be true. >> reporter: his mother in california reeling. her 27-year-old son was visiting playa del carmen to celebrate a friend's birthday when he was stabbed to death. >> three people attacked him, stabbed him, took his wallet, his phone, his watch. >> reporter: mexican police have just announced an arrest, but it comes as authorities investigate another case, the mysterious disappearance of 34-year-old patrick braxton andrew, a teacher from north carolina who vanished two weeks ago from a mexican village popular with hikers. mexico welcomed nearly 40 million foreign visitors last year, but the country also recorded its highest homicide rate on record with nearly 30,000 murders. that's even higher than 2011 when cartel violence soared. for years, the u.s. state department has urged americans to exercise increased caution when traveling to mexico, and some areas carry a do not travel warning. >> they're beautiful areas, but it's not the same place that it used to be. >>