kron 4's justine waldman reports on this crime in a normally quiet community.ice tell me home invasions do not happen here in piedmont that often.in 2016 there was one home invasion, same for all of 2017.now the first home invasion happened in 2018, and it is only january.sot to be this early in the year and have one de rises the level of concern for the police department and the communityon the dead end street of lorita avenue, piedmont police tell me, a young couple and their friends were just returning home, when they say they were confronted by 3 suspects. captain chris monahan sot those 3 black male adults each had a weapon one had an assault rifle and two had handgunspolice say one suspect herded the victims into a room in the front of the house, and held them at gunpoint.while the other two started to steal. sot then do a ransack of the house take jewelry other items wallets and they are gone in less than 5 minutes this happened wedensday night before 9.neighbors i spoke with were too on edge to talk on camera, but said they didn't hear anything until th

kron 4's justine waldman was there for the emotional moment in alameda.t drunk driving that i got in this community i blacked out and hit 7 cars no one was in the cars but where would i be today if i had hit 7 children in a crosswalkthe demons of drinking took over douglas's life.he doesn't want to share his last name,but does want people to know that at his low point, two and half years ago he would sneak out of his hospice community, where he was being treated for a terminal heart condition to drink and then would would get behind the wheel.alameda police would either arrest him or try and help. by taking him to aa meetings,and once he says picked him up when he was passed out on the ground and took him homesot they picked me up carried me up the stairs and put me in beddouglas admits he got 4 dui's in less than 2 weeks.the last time police clicked him in handcuffs, something inside clicked for douglas, it was time to sober up.sot i don't look at it as a negative experience, i look at it as the greatest helping hand i have ever been offered in my lifeth

kron 4's justine waldman tells us why this years flu is hitting us so hard... sot the flu it puts youand you can't get out of bedif you've gotten it. or been around anyone the sick with the flu virus. you know it's a nasty.people ill with the flu are heading in droves to emergency rooms. in the last two weeks, .there has been a 5 fold increase in the number of people with flu-like symptoms seeking care at er's such as valley medical center. sot it is concerning hospitals are busy 5 people in santa clara county have now died from the flu this season..according to assistant county health officer dr. george han.he announced latest fatality today.sotdr. george han/santa clara county health dept."...this person did not receive the flu vaccine similar to the other four who have died so far this flu season"the centers for diasese control reports widespread flu in 46 states, including california.the h3n2 virus is the main strain making people sick.and it is tough to fight. sot when we see h3n2 predominate in the community that means the elderly are going to be more infected and children will

kron 4's justine waldman tells us why this years flu is hitting us so hard... sot the flu it puts youut and you can't get out of bedif you've gotten it. or been around anyone the sick with the flu virus. you know it's a nasty.people ill with the flu are heading in droves to emergency rooms. in the last two weeks, .there has been a 5 fold increase in the number of people with flu-like symptoms seeking care at er's such as valley medical center. sot it is concerning hospitals are busy 5 people in santa clara county have now died from the flu this season..according to assistant county health officer dr. george han.he announced latest fatality today.sotdr. george han/santa clara county health dept."...this person did not receive the flu vaccine similar to the other four who have died so far this flu season"the centers for diasese control reports widespread flu in 46 states, including california.the h3n2 virus is the main strain making people sick.and it is tough to fight. sot when we see h3n2 predominate in the community that means the elderly are going to be more infected and children wi

justine waldman deputy bailey's has bailed out. his attorney tells me..he's confident he can get the charges dismissed.in dublin justine waldman kron 4 news. (steve) tonight, detectives in napa are trying to get to the bottom of a double shooting that paralyzed that wine country city for a time. our grant lodes is here with new information on this series of crimes... that started in a starbucks parking lot. (grant) we're learning more tonight...but the big questions remains...why did the suspect allegedly shoot these two people...at two different locations. less than an hour ago, police identieid the shooter as nicholas zazzarino. the 28-year-old is in custody...but not before polcie say he shot two people. the first shooting the first shooting happened just before 8:30 this morning in the starbucks parking lot on lincoln avenue... that's across the street from napa high school. the second shooting happened around 10-am about four miles away... on baywood lane. police say zazzarino first shot a 23- year-old in his abdomen...this wa

(steve)kron 4's justine waldman tells us about this concerning crime in the quite community of piedmont. it's a story that's new tonight at 8 justine waldman standuppolice tell me home invasions do not happen here in piedmont that often.in 2016 there was one home invasion, same for all of 2017.now the first home invasion happened in 2018, and it is only january.sot to be this early in the year and have one de rises the level of concern for the police department and the communityon the dead end street of lorita avenue, piedmont police tell me, a young couple and their friends were just returning home, when they say they were confronted by 3 suspects. captain chris monahan sot those 3 black male adults each had a weapon one had an assault rifle and two had handgunspolice say one suspect herded the victims into a room in the front of the house, and held them at gunpoint.while the other two started to steal. sot then do a ransack of the house take jewelry other items wallets and they are gone in less than 5 minutes this happened wedensday night before 9.neighbors i spoke with were too on ed

justine waldman standuppolice tell me home invasions do not happen here in piedmont that often.in 2016was one home invasion, same for all of 2017.now the first home invasion happened in 2018, and it is only january.sot to be this early in the year and have one de rises the level of concern for the police department and the communityon the dead end street of lorita avenue, piedmont police tell me, a young couple and their friends were just returning home, when they say they were confronted by 3 suspects. captain chris monahan sot those 3 black male adults each had a weapon one had an assault rifle and two had handgunspolice say one suspect herded the victims into a room in the front of the house, and held them at gunpoint.while the other two started to steal. sot then do a ransack of the house take jewelry other items wallets and they are gone in less than 5 minutes this happened wedensday night before 9.neighbors i spoke with were too on edge to talk on camera, but said they didn't hear anything until they saw police on their street.police have reached out to neighboring departments to

(steve)kron 4's justine waldman tells us about this concerning crime in the quite community of piedmontit's a story that's new tonight at 8 justine waldman standuppolice tell me home invasions do not happen here in piedmont that often.in 2016 there was one home invasion, same for all of 2017.now the first home invasion happened in 2018, and it is only january.sot to be this early in the year and have one de rises the level of concern for the police department and the communityon the dead end street of lorita avenue, piedmont police tell me, a young couple and their friends were just returning home, when they say they were confronted by 3 suspects. captain chris monahan sot those 3 black male adults each had a weapon one had an assault rifle and two had handgunspolice say one suspect herded the victims into a room in the front of the house, and held them at gunpoint.while the other two started to steal. sot then do a ransack of the house take jewelry other items wallets and they are gone in less than 5 minutes this happened wedensday night before 9.neighbors i spoke with were too on edge

i'm justine waldman.(jr stone) and i'm jr stone. this was the scene around the country.... tens of thousands of people marching... from los angeles, to chicago and in new york city. (justine) in san francisco... thousands packed civic center plaza... making it one of the largest women's march demonstrations in the bay area.(jr stone) kron four's philippe djegal was in the middle of it all... and, shares why so many women felt obligated to join the movement. (philippe)nats- "thank you for showing up." standing shoulder to shoulder... on a sunsplashed saturday afternoon...podium nats- "the only way that we make change is that we demand it." thousands in san francisco... mark president donald trump's first full-year in office with a collective public rubuke of his polcies and perceived attitude towards women.podium nats- "we will not longer put up with sexual harrassment, sexual assault or male dominance."crowd nats- this crowd is made up of first time and longtime activists... all here for their own individual reasons... but they're unified by the fact that they're

(justine) and i'm justine waldman. family members are gathering for a vigil is right now for that man. kron 4's ella sogomonian is live in pittsburg where it happened. ella what are family members saying about him? that he didn't deserve an end like this. they're remembering 43-year-old terry amons who they say was the man shot by pittsburg police inside this parking lot of nation's giant hamburgers. family members and friends are coming together as we speak at the site where he took his last breath. police haven't confirmed the identity yet. they say a witness called in an alleged drug deal happening here at around 10:45 last night. so officer's approached the car and saw amons inside with a gun at his side. at first he complied then they claim he reached for it and that's when they shot him. his family doens't believe he reached for the gun.andsay amons was a church going man always looking to better himself and would light up any room he walked in.

(justine) and i'm justine waldman. tonight the family held a candlelight vigil for the sisters. kron four's spencer blake was there, and reports live from pittsburg. the front lawn of the cardoza's home was packed with at least 150 people who came to remember the two young girls...who were inseparable in life and in death. candles lit up the night as loved ones of lenexy and camila cardoza remembered the two little girls who died their uncle, johnny cardoza, spoke on behalf of the parents, jesus and edith. "mentally they're destroyed. there's no words to explain the feeling they're feeling. like we feel miserable; i can only imagine how they feel." after four-year-old lenexy died when a stolen pickup truck crashed into the cardoza's truck wednesday, her father spread the word saturday that two-year-old camila...was pronounced brain dead.she's still on life support, but her parents already signed documents to have her organs donated, and will likely turn off life support sometime monday.one of the girls' relatives had a dream at the hospital that camila had woken up and started t

(justine) and i'm justine waldman.y community is worried about a methadone clinic in their neighborhood. over 14- hundred people in el sobrante signed a petition opposing the move.(j.r.) kron4's jeff pierce talked to community leaders and has the latest. this is the unicorporated community of el sobrante where the city of richmond wants to relocate their city's methadone clinic. on saturday el sobrante residents staged a protest of the proposed move at richmond civic plaza. residents voiced their concerns about the move to their community.the patients won't be supported properly.we don't have a police department, we don't have public transportation for these patients we don't have supporting community resources like other medical facilities, counseling services.there's a lot of crime and drug use and other phenomena that occur right around these methadone clinics and what that's going to be is a big punch in gut to our local businesses.the current methadone clinic is in this building on cutting blvd on a busy bus line

we rang in the new year with kron 4's grant lodes and justine waldman.works went off without a hitch at the embarcadero in san francisco. ( will ) good morning i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather. rebecca:outside of a few sprinkles over the north bay tonight, look for dry conditions and mild temperatures to continue through at least tuesday. a pattern change will likely bring periods of rain to the region from late wednesday through the end of the week and potentially into the upcoming weekend. ( will ) and big news this morning for raiders fans... morning for raiders fans... head coach jack del rio has been fired. kron 4's camila bernal is live at raiders headquarters this morning with the latest. ( camila )in our other top story this morning ...oakland raiders coach jack del rio has been fired after a disappointing season. mark davis fired del rio after the team's season-ending 30-10 loss to the los angeles chargers yesterday. del rio had signed a four-year contract extension last february after oakland ended a 13-year playoff

kron 4's justine waldman spoke with police.. she is live now in our newsroom .. with the security camera video of the shooting. justine.. (justine) whether he was trying to disguse himself or he was in the christmas spirit, is unclear. but the shooter was wearing a santa hat... and this violence was third shooting to have happened within 48 hours on eddy street. sot cover we would like to get this person off the streets surveillance video shows, the man in the santa hat as he strolls in the tenderloin.it is 8am on christmas morning he is in a dark jacket and red shoes.sot it does appear that the shooter aims towards the carsan francisco police tell me, a second camera angle shows the man in the santa hat then walks in front of a black station wagon parked on eddy street and stops on front passengers side.the video police say shows that he pulls out a gun, and fires at the car as it speeds away.it is not clear how many rounds went off.people on the street duck and cover their ears but it does not appear people start to panic and run away.a concerned citizen from th

(vicki) kron 4's justine waldman spoke to the organizer of the s-f march with how this years march willfferent than last years. justine waldman : while last years womens march created a sense of solidarity...and enthusiasm. this year... organizers want to turn that momentum into a political force.nat sot this what democracy looks likea flood of 100-thousand people took to the streets of san francisco in 2017 for the womens march ... grassroots political movement for female empowerment.this year organizers expect about 80-thousad people at the rally at civic center plaza.fewer than before because now there are more rallies and marches spread across the bay.sot last year our theme was hear our voice this year our theme is hear our voteorganizer martha shaughnessy tells me first thing saturday morning dozens of people will be at the office making posters and signs to bring to the march. the goal of gathering all these people is to encourager voter registration. then take that momentum to target swing states in the midterm elections.sot don't just show up wear a hat hang with your friends m

(justine) and i'm justine waldman. activists say they want detainees to be given the opportunity to fight their civil cases from the outside. kron 4's camila bernal explains. standing outside of the west county detention center, sophia gallon begged for he dad's release1:56:27 it's just really sad because we were a whole family and we were so happy and then this happenher step-dad, fernando trullijo was detained by immigration agents on october 11th. he had previously been deported but in 2004 decided to cross the us-mexico border a second time, causing the most recent detention and the denial to be out on bail 1:58:38 he's a father to three young girls and all we need is for him to be home so we have the opportunity to work, just to bring him homethe family is working with an attorney to get trujillo out of the detention center but they say their request for a bond has been denied2:00:35 all he wants is to be with his family to have the opportunity to be with his family to have the opportunity to be in a country that

good evening, i'm justine waldman. (jr stone) and i'm j.r. stone. eight women listed in friday's suit were former employees of four barrel coffee, who say they were either victims or witnesses. (justine) kron four's spencer blake spoke exclusively with one of those witnesses. he joins us live tonight in san francisco...spencer? umeko motoyoshi is the woman i spoke with today.she doesn't allege assault or harassment against herself, but says she saw many of the sexually explicit things listed in the lawsuit when they happened. four barrel coffee has multiple locations in san francisco.the mill on divisadero, was open for business as usual sunday, but the coffee bar on valencia, was locked up.many customers were confused by the unnanounced closing for the day "i actually didn't know what was going on until i heard just now, and i just sort of think its odd to close your entire business because of allegations."a lawsuit filed friday claims the company's founder, jeremy tooker, engaged in sexually explicit acts involving employees."what i saw and witness

quicklythis maybe the first home under construction here but it won't be the last.in santa rosa justine waldmann 4 news. (justine) last years the north bay wildfires destroyed more than 46-hundred homes. (jr stone) coming up... take a look at this... we'll tell you how a driver managed to crash into the second story of a building in southern california... (anny) your bay area forecast is up ahead. at stanford health care, we can now simulate the exact anatomy of a patient's brain before surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for seizures. and if we can fix damaged heart valves without open heart surgery, imagine what we can do for an irregular heartbeat, even high blood pressure. if we can use analyze each patient's breast cancer to personalize their treatment, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. (justine) incredible images out of santa ana ... after a driver managed to crash his car into the second floor of a building. take a look. police say the driver was speeding and hit a center median. that made the car go airborne ...

justine waldman kron 4 news. (grant) new at nine a campus-wide power outage hit san jose state this morning and officials believe it was caused by a furry friend. university officials say a squirrel chewed through the insulation that protects electrical wires. the university lost power for several hours closing down the dr. martin luther king jr. library and student union buildings. the power outage only affected the main campus. (vikki)(vo) president trump caused a stir when he sent this tweet yesterday -- directed at north korean leader kim jong un. saying that he too has a nuclear button, but his is much bigger and more powerful. (grant) (2 shot) now ásome people are calling for twitter's c-e-o to either step down or ban president trump from the platform -- saying mister trump is using the social network... to instigate a nuclear war.(vikki) (boxes) kron4's hermela argawi went to a protest that took place earlier tonight in san francisco -- despite the rain. ( grant ) ( grant ) joe biden is also criticizing pr

kron 4's justine waldman is live in our newsroom with details... (justine) the attorney representing the woman who filed the complaint tells me... it is not safe for a woman to be pregnant and in custody in alameda county. the sheriff's office denied the allegations. calling them untrue and hurtful. the complaint comes from six former and current inmates from the santa rita jail.it claims pregnant inmates were made to agree to abortions.did not get proper nutrition or clothing.and some suffered miscarriages while in custody. sot and it seems to me that whenever a woman complains she is the liar and i am sorry but that does not ring true to me attorney yoland huang tells me the alameda county jail is not a safe place for a pregnant woman.the alameda county sheriff's office, which serve as guards at the jail, claimed it had not seen the complaint yet.but wanted to address the accusations.sot we could not disagree more with the allegations that were made the lawsuit details one pregnant inmate's experience, where she claims she was in pain and was take

i'm justine waldman.(jr stone) and i am jr stone. kron four's spencer blake spoke with a few dispensaries today. he joins us live in san francisco tonight. spencer, is there a major issue with marijuana supply tonight? (spencer)it depends who you talk to, and it depends who those dispensaries use as suppliers. i went to sf fogg in the city today to see how things are going for them.you heard from an employee about how they had a big stock of marijuana products at the beginning of the year, because legal recreational pot use is still so novel.dominic lucio says their dispensary is not running dry, but there are fewer products on their shelves than there were just a couple weeks ago. "we've ran into some of our companies who weren't able to get their permits, so unfortunately they are no longer to sell to dispensaries here in california."(vo)lucio also thinks some people might have underestimated the high demand for marijuana once it became legal for adults all around.i also spoke with the manager at urban pharm.she tells me they áare

(vicki) kron 4's justine waldman spoke to the organizer of the s-f march... she is live now in our newsroom... with how this years march will be different than last years. (justine) while last years womens march created a sense of solidarity...and enthusiasm. this year... organizers want to turn that momentum into a political force. nat sot this what democracy looks likea flood of 100- thousand people took to the streets of san francisco in 2017 for the womens march ... grassroots political movement for female empowerment.this year organizers expect about 80-thousad people at the rally at civic center plaza.fewer than before because now there are more rallies and marches spread across the bay.sot last year our theme was hear our voice this year our theme is hear our voteorganizer martha shaughnessy tells me first thing saturday morning dozens of people will be at the office making posters and signs to bring to the march. the goal of gathering all these people is to encourager voter registration. then take that momentum to target swing states in the midterm ele

thank you for joining us...i'm justine waldman.(jr stone) and i'm jr stone.... that richmond police officer is recovering tonight after being hit by a car while trying to stop one of those sideshows. the driver is ánotá in police custody... it happened earlier this morning near marina bay parkway and reggatta boulevard. an officer tried to stop one car ... police say the driver then accelerated toward him and hit him. the officer suffered broken bones and cuts to his head...but is expected to recover. this is being investigated as a hit-and run. police have not released a description of the driver or the car. . (justine) and this is c- h-p helicopter video from oakland... at about 2:00 this morning...authorities say there were about 200 vehicles near 54th avenue and international boulevard. there were fireworks being shot into the air and multiple reports of gunfire. c-h-p says people began using a green laser to point it at the helicopter. authorities followed one of the suspects using a laser pointer and arrested him. if convicted...he faces felony state charg

(justine) welcome back, i'm justine waldman.(jrstone) and i'm jr stone.hopeful that the events across the country have an impact at the ballot box. natasha chen takes us through the crowds in washington. sot "it's been a year, hasn't it?"...a year since president trump took office....a year when harrowing allegations of sexual assault and harassment spread from hollywood to washington ...sparking the me-too revolution.sot"i have had to remind her, 'no, the things you went through were actually horrific."women's strength even made it onto the big screen. sot"regardless of our color and our abilities and our shapes and sizes, we're all wonder women."in new york...in denver...sot"we really hope to engage and excite people so that they take back government this year."in los angeles.......in seattle, boston, and dozens of cities in between - women and their supporters filled the streets.those who returned to washington to protest on saturday - remember last year's much larger crowds - responding to a new president. sot"it was sort of this amorphous, meandering

kron 4's justine waldman tells us.. this is what the beginning of the flu season looks like, and experts say, the end is not near. sot the flu is unpredictable dr. louise mcnitt of contra costa county health services tells methe 4 people who died from the flu in the county between october and jaunary 4th, were between 50 and 64 years of old, and had underlining health conditions. though, many people are feeling that stuffy, sweaty, over-all sick feeling this years flu viruis is a nasty one.sot we have certainly seen in the last few days a rapid increase in the number of people who are sicknats washing hands..health officials want people to protect themselves from getting ill.by washing hands. throwing away used tissues.nat coughsand cough in your arm, just like 13 year old natalie hiatt from lafayette.she says her friends got sick.natalie hiatt / layafette 13 years old sot they all had fevers and their stomachs did not feel very goodjim bishop from concord does not want to catch the flu.sot i took a flu shot and i wash

thank you for joining us...i'm justine waldman.(jr stone) and i'm jr stone. he younger sister, camila, has been pronounced brain dead...and the family held a candlelight vigil for her and four-year-old lenexy tonight. (justine) as kron four's spencer blake reports, the family says the father of the girls....has been very forgiving toward the man who drove the stolen truck. . lenexy and camila cardoza were with their mom, driving home from a doctor's appointment wednesday, when a stolen truck crashed into them, injuring mom edith and ultimately killing both little girls."i mean we love them girls. they were like my daughters. (breathes heavily) sorry." their uncle johnny cardoza lives with the family, and organized this vigil for the sisters at their home.150 people or more showed up, and mourners poured into the neighborhood street.standup "the first several minutes of the candlelight vigil were almost completely silent, though you could hear some people crying audibly. then family and loved ones started praying aloud together, and then they began singing." po

kron 4's justine waldman has our top story tonight.she is live in oakland at u-c-s-f -benioff children's

kron 4's justine waldman has the details. the complaint comes from six former and current inmates from the santa rita jail.it claims pregnant inmates were made to agree to abortions.did not get proper nutrition or clothing.and some suffered miscarriages while in custody. sot and it seems to me that whenever a woman complains she is the liar and i am sorry but that does not ring true to me attorney yolanda huang tells me the alameda county jail is not a safe place for a pregnant woman.the alameda county sheriff's office, which serve as guards at the jail, claimed it had not seen the complaint yet.but wanted to address the accusations.sot we could not disagree more with the allegations that were made the lawsuit details one pregnant inmate's experience, where she claims she was in pain and was taken to highland hospital in oakland.the sheriff's office says she was misdiagnosed with braxton hicks, or false labor.the lawsuit writes out then back at the jail, she was "forced to deliver her baby alone in solitary confinement." sot

(justine) and im justine waldman. kron 4's ella sogomonian was at the demonstration outside reem's bakery today where the two sides peacefully met... what is the future of the mural now, after the protest? (ella)it seems one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist...the bakery's backers say this portrait of rasmea odeh is of a leader in the fight to liberate palestine while opponents call her a criminal and want the mural down now. a portrait of palestinian woman rasema odeh welcomes customers into reem's bakery in oakland. (nats protestors) on sunday the mural's protestors gathered outside in rememberance of two men killed in a 1979 bombing in isreal... an attack for which odeh was found guilty.sot: faith meltzer, protests mural// "it's a mural that glorifies a woman who readily confessed to putting a bomb in a kosher grocery store. it killed two people and wounded 9 others." but the bakery refuses to take it down. supporters believe odeh was tortured into confession...and to them she is a leader in the effo

(steve) one home is rising from the ashes, one nail and wood beam at a time.kron 4's justine waldman has this story for us... new tonight at 8 natsthe clang of construction thuds loudly in one corner of coffey park.this is 1613 kerry lane.a phoenix rising from the ashes of the tubbs firesot driving out i knew it was bad with the propane tanks exploding coming back that monday it was just devastation dan bradford escaped inferno with just his two dogs. determined to rebuild, he started construction of his new home ..on his old lot this week.natsthe wooden beams of the roof are now up.with each swing of the hammer.nats measurement.natsand pop of a nail gun.this neighborhood comes back to life.natsjeff sot there is progress being made and hope that this is not just a giant neighborhood full of hazardous material and debris anymorethe home is surrounded by hundreds of vacant lots it seems dan won't have neighbors for a while.sot somebody said yeah you are going to have a difficult time borrowing a cup of sugar hahanats this is a 2nd bedroomdan admits he lucked out that the foundation was

kron 4's justine waldman has this story live from our newsroom now... (justine) police tell me...oman saw the suspect... talking to two girls at the corte madera town center... and she felt that something was not right... so she alerted mall security. her instincts were right.. now under arrest is 58- year old robert baxter from napa. turns out... he is a registered sex offender. on megan's law... his crimes range from indecent exposure to contacting a minor with intent to commit a sex offense .. and molesting a child under 18 years of age. (justine) last friday afternoon, central marin police tell me... two 13-year old girls told police that baxter followed them around the town center and tried to talk with them....making them very uncomfortable. another shopper witnessed baxter follow the girls... and that is why she contact mall securty. (justine) per his parole baxter is not to have contact with minots. baxter is now in the napa county jail ...being held without bail. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. (pam) rain, hail, and rainbows. a winter storm bringing some wild

(justine) and i'm justine waldman. kron4's ella sogomonian is live in petaluma at sprout's market at the scene of one of those thefts. ella? the car burglaries all happened at locations within a 10 minute drive of each other in pretty well lit parking lots with normally lots of people around. seven cars were broken into at seven different parking lots across petaluma friday night. police say it happened within 4 hours between 4:30 and 9:30 at night. most cars were targeted at businesses up and down mcdowell blvd like raley's, city sports, and safeway.sot: shopper// "i've heard about this at work. it's happened a couple of times. so it's not too surprising. it's happened at this parking lot. i'm here all the time."the thieves smashed glass at applebee's, sprout's, and the factory outlets too.sot: shopper// " i lkeep telling her put your purse under the seat don't leave it laying out. she left it laying out. luckily it was still there." sot: shopper// "i always put my stuff in the trunk anywhere you can't see it you know

kron 4's justine waldman has our top story tonight.she is live in oakland at u-c-s-f -benioff children's hospital. justine this father is devastated.his family ripped apart.he's lost his 4 year old daughter, and his 2 year old daughter is on life support here at the hospital. jesus cardoza struggles to comprehend what has happened to his family sot i just want my daughter to live i already lost one, it's hard, it is really hardhe says is youngest daughter 2 year old camila is showing no signs of life, even though doctors have tried everything.4 year old lenexy died after the crash on wednesday.that is when the contra costa county sheriff's office tells kroon 4 a deputy pursued a stolen pickup on highway 4 in pittsburg.the deputy at the time did not activate the vehicle's emergency lights.the stolen truck slammed into the pickup carrying jesus's two daughters, and his wife edith. they were returning home to pittsburg after a doctors appointment, he says they were happy after hearing lexnexy asthma was getting better.sot it is tragedy my family was not supposed to be therewhile jesus is an

kron 4's justine waldman tells us.. this is what the beginning of the flu season looks like, and experts say, the end is not near. sot the flu is unpredictable dr. louise mcnitt of contra costa county health services tells methe 4 people who died from the flu in the county between october and jaunary 4th, were between 50 and 64 years of old, and had underlining health conditions. though, many people are feeling that stuffy, sweaty, over-all sick feeling this years flu viruis is a nasty one.sot we have certainly seen in the last few days a rapid increase in the number of people who are sicknats washing hands..health officials want people to protect themselves from getting ill.by washing hands. throwing away used tissues.nat coughsand cough in your arm, just like 13 year old natalie hiatt from lafayette.she says her friends got sick.natalie hiatt / layafette 13 years old sot they all had fevers and their stomachs did not feel very goodjim bishop from concord does not want to catch the flu.sot i took a flu shot and i wash

grateful, he says, for the compassion officers showed him during his darkest days,in alameda justine waldmanron 4 news. still ahead at 8. a rare venomous snake turns up on a california beach. why it may be a troubling sign. and next. a rally around a teacher handcuffed at a school board meeting. now she is speaking out for the first time .. since her violent arrest. woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear. but you're in the right place. man: and dr. pascal and her team, they know what to do. they know what to do. the doctors know what to do. so here's the plan. first off, we're going to give you all... (voice fading away) first off, we're going to give you all... about 100 people rallied .... to support a teacher handcuffed and arrested at a school board meeting in louisiana. the protesters are standing in solidarity with middle school teacher deyshia (day-sha) hargrave... following her arrest. video of that violent arrest went viral. she was ejec

grateful, he says, for the compassion officers showed him during his darkest days,in alameda justine waldmanon 4 news. (grant) new tonight at 9, in a sign of the times, the last video rental store in contra costa county is going out of business. (steve) kron 4 news.justine waldman kron 4 news. (grant) new tonight at 9, in a sign of the times, the last video rental store in contra costa county is going out of business. (steve) yeah, "take on video" in pleasant hill has been open for more than 30 years... and will close it's doors for good at the end of the month. kron 4's charles cliffor is live for us tonight at the store where he spoke with the owners and customers. charles. . . well, take one movie rentals has been in business for more than 30 years in contra costa counties. the store has changed locations a few times and it's been here in pleasant hill since 2010 and in just a few weeks the doors will close forever. (grant) still ahead... we're now less still ahead... (grant) (grant) still ahead... we're now less than a month away from the super bowl and there are only 10 ad spots left fo

justine waldman kron 4 news. (steve) (steve) now at 10 the man charged with killing two women at a san francisco jewelery mart four years ago ...will spend the rest of his life in prison. barry white junior was sentenced to three life terms and more that 200 additional years in prision. white waited until customers left the store before shooting and stabbing two woman and badly injuring the store's owner. he left the store and fired at officers before surrendering when he ran out of ammunition. prosecutors say the dispute started over the price of an item that white had purchased. (pam) tonight we are hearing from an east bay mother ... whose daugher was killed by a hit and run driver... tonight, she is pleading for that driver to come forward...her 18-year-old daughter was hit at 8th avenue and sunnyside in oakland on new years day morning. as kron-4's dan kerman reports... family and neighbors say, that area is known for speeding drivers. sot carolyn dunkley/mother of hit and run victim 10-19i just feel numbcar

barbaric and inhumane.sot that baby has never committed a crime that baby is innocent of innocent justine waldman in the past 24 hours, the santa rita jail had 207 female inmates, 5 of them were pregnant.justine waldman kron 4 news. (steve) tonight police say the body found in back of a santa cruz's man car -- has been identified as his own mother> tosten lommen was pulled over in south dakota for speeding with his hazards lights on. after a chase, he was taken into custody on suspicion of d-u-i. while police searhced his s-u-v, they found a body of a woman wrapped in a blanket. the victim has been identified as 58-year-old michelle nanette walsh. lawrence karnow: light showers continued today across the bay area today with cool now. keep the umbrella close, there's another storm just off the coast that will bring more rain very soon. you can see on doppler radar a few scattered, light showers. if you're going out tonight we will still see a few scattered showers so be prepared. on the satellite you can see the storm pushing through and the next one just off the coast. clouds will be on the incre

in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. center of a bay area wide police sex scandal has dropped her final lawsuit. jasmine abuslin's attorney says the teen is tired of testifying. a judge dismissed the last pending lawsuit against the richmond police department last week. abuslin ... who is formerly known as celeste guap... says she had sexual relations with several officers from multiple law enforcement agencies while working as a prostitute. she has already won a nearly one-million dollar settlement against the city of oakland. (grant) with package theft becoming more prevalent... so are home surveillance cameras. now the san ramon police department is working with homeowners who have those cameras to catch criminals. residents register their camera with "the citizen's view" program through the san ramon police department. the green dots represent residential citizens' view cameras. the pink dots show cameras set up in commercial locations. authorities say by knowing where those cameras are... they can ask residents for

(steve) kron 4's justine waldman reports.. a savvy shopper alerted mall security to his suspicious behavior. police tell me... a woman saw the suspect... talking to two girls at the corte madera town center... and she felt that something was not right... so she alerted mall security. her instincts were right.. now under arrest is 58-year old robert baxter from napa. turns out... he is a registered sex offender. on megan's law... his crimes range from indecent exposure to contacting a minor with intent to commit a sex offense .. and molesting a child under 18 years of age. last friday afternoon, central marin police tell me... two 13-year old girls told police that baxter followed them around the town center and tried to talk with them....making them very uncomfortable. another shopper witnessed baxter follow the girls... and that is why she contact mall securty. per his parole baxter is not to have contact with minots. baxter is now in the napa county jail ...being held without bail. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news

grateful, he says, for the compassion officers showed him during his darkest days,in alameda justine waldman4 news. you got me stanley! what are you doing (histarical alughter) you know better right (hahahaha) he know better he does that all the time if you build it they will go around i'll explain in the next edition of people behaving badly (sports) (sports) coming up i'll have all the day's sports highlights and scores. i no wondering, "what if?" uncertainties of hep c. i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serious liver problems during and after harvoni treatment. tell your doctor if you've ever had hepatitis b, a liver transplant, other liver or kidney

kron 4's justine waldman has this story ...sthe clang of construction thuds loudly in one corner of coffey park.this is 1613 kerry lane.a phoenix rising from the ashes of the tubbs firesot driving out i knew it was bad with the propane tanks exploding coming back that monday it was just devastation dan bradford escaped inferno with just his two dogs. determined to rebuild, he started construction of his new home ..on his old lot this week.natsthe wooden beams of the roof are now up.with each swing of the hammer.nats measurement.natsand pop of a nail gun.this neighborhood comes back to life.natsjeff sot there is progress being made and hope that this is not just a giant neighborhood full of hazardous material and debris anymorethe home is surrounded by hundreds of vacant lots it seems dan won't have neighbors for a while.sot somebody said yeah you are going to have a difficult time borrowing a cup of sugar hahanats this is a 2nd bedroomdan admits he lucked out that the foundation was solid enough to rebuild his 3 bedroom 2 bath

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we rang in the new year with kron 4's grant lodes and justine waldman. the fire works went off without a hitch at the embarcadero in san francisco. ( will ) good morning i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather. rebecca:outside of a few sprinkles over the north bay tonight, look for dry conditions and mild temperatures to continue through at least tuesday. a pattern change will likely bring periods of rain to the region from late wednesday through the end of the week and potentially into the upcoming weekend. (rebecca)let's do a quick bridge check this morning. starting with the bay bridge... (rebecca) time to check the san mateo bridge... (rebecca) live look now at the richmond bridge... ( will ) happening ( will ) happening today... pot shops are open for business. and recreational marijuana is now on sale. kron 4's lydia pantazes joins us live from oakland. lydia...

(justine) and i'm justine waldman. tonight the family held a candlelight vigil for the sisters.'s spencer blake was there, and reports live from pittsburg. the front lawn of the cardoza's home was packed with at least 150 people who came to remember the two young girls...who were inseparable in life and in death. candles lit up the night as loved ones of lenexy and camila cardoza remembered the two little girls who died their uncle, johnny cardoza, spoke on behalf of the parents, jesus and edith. "mentally they're

joining us...i'm justine waldman.(jr stone) and i'm jr stone. we are joined with meteorologist anny hong with more on the timing of the storm. . (anny hong): partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are forecastthrough this evening. the storm system developing offshore isexpected to be the strongest so far this season, producingperiods of heavy rain and strong winds, especially monday and monday night. showers will continue into tuesday. dry weather isforecast for the second half of next week. (justine) this next storm could do serious damage to parts of the north bay...left scared by last years fires.(jr stone) a flash flood watch will be in effect until tomorrow. and kron 4's camila bernal explains why this could be dangerous for those that live in santa rosa. this area is particularly at risk because of the debris and the ash that was left behind after the firestorm. when the rain comes, it can carry that debris further into residential neighborhoods and it could cause mudslides. that's why authorities are asking the public to be ready and p

(pam) kron 4's justine waldman is here with why this years flu is hitting us so hard... justine (justine) some hospitals can't keep the flu test swabs in stock. the flu season usually peeks in february. doctors i spoke with today said, this season could last well into march or april. sot it is typically much more intense then the everyday cold it puts you out and you can't get out of bedif you've gotten it. or been around anyone the sick with the flu virus.you know it's a nasty.people ill with the flu are heading in droves to emergency rooms.in the last two weeks, .there has been a 5 fold increase in the number of people with flu-like symptoms seeking care at er's such as valley medical center. 5 people in santa clara county have now died from the flu this season..according to assistant county health officer dr. george han.he announced latest fatality today.dr. george han/santa clara county health dept."...this person did not receive the flu vaccine similar to the other four who have died so far this flu season, in addition this person did not have any underlying health p

kron 4's justine waldman has more.e dr. louise mcnitt of contra costa county health services tells methe 4 people who died from the flu in the county between october and jaunary 4th, were between 50 and 64 years of old, and had underlining health conditions. though, many people are feeling that stuffy, sweaty, over-all sick feeling this years flu viruis is a nasty one.sot we have certainly seen in the last few days a rapid increase in the number of people who are sicknats washing hands..health officials want people to protect themselves from getting ill.by washing hands. throwing away used tissues.nat coughsand cough in your arm, just like 13 year old natalie hiatt from lafayette.she says her friends got sick.natalie hiatt / layafette 13 years old sot they all had fevers and their stomachs did not feel very goodjim bishop from concord does not want to catch the flu.sot i took a flu shot and i wash my hands as often as possiblesdr. mcnitt says it is too soon to tell just how bad this years flu season will turn out...and

thank you for joining us...i'm justine waldman.(jr stone) and i'm jr stone....ering tonight after being hit by a car while trying to stop one of those sideshows. the driver is ánotá in police custody... it happened earlier this morning near marina bay parkway and reggatta boulevard. an officer tried to stop one car ... police say the driver then accelerated toward him and hit him. the officer suffered broken bones and cuts to his head...but is expected to recover. this is being investigated as a hit-and run. police have not released a description of the driver or the car. . (justine) and this is c- h-p helicopter video from oakland... at about 2:00 this morning...authorities say there were about 200 vehicles near 54th avenue and international boulevard. there were fireworks being shot into the air and multiple reports of gunfire. c-h-p says people began using a green

good evening i'm justine waldman. (jr stone) and im jr stone. four people were sent to the hospital with pretty bad injuries. kron4 's ella sogomonian is live in concord with our top story. this was a really bad crash the driver crossed a median divider then flipped over into oncoming traffic.but now that marijuana is legal and we know it lingers in the system this again brings to question how officers decide to make that arrest. four people were sent to a hospital, some with major injuries, after a car drivng 100 miles per hour rolled into oncoming traffic headed north on highway 242 just before eastbound highway 4 at 11 saturday morning.35-year-old jayme lambert of martinez was arrested for driving under the influence of marijuana and other drugs.california highway patrol officers say smoking pot is now legal but not much has changed with how they determine if someone is high. sot: timothy clay, east bay driver // "but it's kind of hard to determine who's high and who's not. because someone could be coming back from work and be tired. but they