: >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. is at the scene right now >> reporter: we do know which has been confirmed by the sheriff's department in .. a 11 year old boy was found with a gun shot wound to his head. that young boy has died. this could have been from an accident. more information coming soon >> jacqueline: retired the previous record in san jose. it will be cooler tomorrow checkup livermore with 75 today and 65 to a mile. 66 in san jose cordoba we saw this afternoon. winds will pick up tonight and into to moderate rep black warnings are issued. it will stay wendy into friday morning. windy >> jacqueline: high surf the advisory around the coast line. as we head into friday, we will see a little faultfog to start the day. no rain in sight for the next several days, dry conditions still ahead for us for the next several days. looking at the snowball report they are making snow at alpine and homewood 18. if you like more information go to snowball that, snowball.com >>street sounds >> reporter:medic 96 is at a scene

only on kron 4 news. join us tonight at eight. >> reporter:new at five.two more deaths in the bay area because of the flu. santa clara county has gone from six to eight fatalities. that's the most of any bay area county. the total number of bay area flu deaths this season is now up to 30. >> reporter:the *state released its numbers today, showing the number of confirmed flu deaths in california has doubled in the past week to 95. >> reporter:another 51 cases are under investigation. >> reporter:last year 106 people died from the flu in the state. >> reporter:on a national level, there are signs that the number of cases may be dropping. >> reporter:forty one states now report widespread flu activity. >> reporter:that's one more than the week before. arizona, massachusetts and vermont moving onto the list. georgia and texas moving off. >> reporter:the centers for disease control says the flu started this year in the south and that is why it is declining most quickly there. nationally, the percentage of peop

coming up on the kron 4 morning news. new information and an increased reward in the case of a bay area man gunned down in emeryville. a hot spot for drugs and crime in vallejo is under new management. who the new owners are. and how it will help bay area students. and a massive traffic jam could has one popular governor over heating. we'll explain when the kron 4 morning news continues. for all nine is the time. as we first reported to you yesterday,a major increase in reward money announced for information leading to an arrest in the aya nakano murder case the 22-year- old emeryville resident was gunned down back on june 12, 2012 after being involved in a fender bender near the 5800- block of market street in oakland nakano's family and friends say, more reward money is on the way >>: it will certainly increase. there's no doubt about that. you'll find out who is responsible. the $100,000 doesn't do the trick and all of us collectively will do whatever else we need to do to help bring this matter to an end. oakland poli

kron 4 news starts now with breaking news. >>> breaking news tonight kron 4 new confirmed san jose police do have someone in custody tonight that involved with the connection of the serial arson case, th surveillance video from one of the suspects. jeff, what's the latest. oregon >> reporter: an arrest was made in that arson case. offers swooped in and arrested difficult male suspect. let's take a look at the video, you can see the video is a key evidence. this suspect is accused of setting 13 fires in the same neighborhood around 101. >> [ indiscernible audio ] >> apparently there is a problem with jeff's live report, we'll try to get back with him. just to confirm that san jose police have made an arrest in connection with those serial arsons have gone on in the community just near downtown san jose, someone is in custody tonight and certainly the residents in the area are satisfied with that. moving onto other news right now. >> stop, there is a body right there. >>> this is newly rel video today showing dramatic moment just before the emergency vehicle ran over the victim of the asian

send them to us at breaking news at kron-4-dot- com. we'll be sharing them on air all morning. >> an elderly couple in san jose is safe this morning -- after a fire broke out in their garage. here you can see the damage the fire caused to their cars. the fire was reported at nine o'clock last night. fire fighters arrived around nine o'clock at the single story home on el roble court. flames billowing from the garage. the san jose fire department says it stopped the fire before it got all the way into the attic. no one was injured. >> the fire department says it expects to be on scene for several more hours. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> president smelled something in their home. when they went to investigate that from that their garage had heavy smoke. they were able to get out and it went to their neighbors and their neighbors called 911. >> the san jose man accused in a string of suspicious fires could face a life sentence. 49- year old patrick brennan was arraigned on ten - counts of arson. and three counts of atte

in san francisco, john figiolo, kron 4 news. >>> only on kron 4, a vallejo man who has been burglarizedeveral times believes that the two men responsible for all those crimes are now behind bars. as scott rates shows us, this man was shocked when he found out why these two guys were arrested. >> reporter: this man, who we will call antwon, is living much bett he and his family feel safe now. but that wasn't always the case. we first told you about his story back in october. fed up with ongoing burglaries in his neighborhood, antwon set up a surveillance camera and was able to capture pictures of two burglars inside his home. he gave those pictures to police. however, he said nothing was done. >> no one did anything about it. >> reporter: on december 23, vallejo police arrested two men, 20-year-old james brisker and 19-year-old jaymon matthews. investigators say these two are connected to several armed robberies in the area. police say brisker has also been charged with attempted murder for a shooting that happened back on december 8. that shooting left a 22-year- old man in a coma. antw

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sunset but kron live. keep it here on kron 4 for the festivities.. 55 in san francisco, and >> coming up, not busy this weekend? we'll breakdown what it will run to go to green bay and see >>> a downward trend in gas prices is expected to continue into the new year. the average price for a gallon started falling in 2013. triple a said that the average price was $3.49, and it's $3.43 in 2014, and you are saying, wait. we pay more, of course, here in the bay area, but hopefully, we'll see a i five-cent drop +v well. >>> a u:tpzgorgeous night in sa francisco tonight and a better kron 4's new year's live, but if you are heading out, the forecast coming up

if we masked his identity and voice. >> pam: kron 4's haaziq madyun has the exclusive story. you will see only on kron 4. >> "a decision was made to enter the apartment and to tactically clear it room by room." >> reporter:at least 4 bart police detectives entered park sierra apartment-1714 in dublin. the former bart police officer, using the apartment's floor plan, describes in detail what happened as they entered the unlocked unit for a probation search. >>"sgt smith broke off from the group to clear a room" >> reporter:the officers were at the apartment looking for either evidence or stolen property. the suspect in the case was known to be in jail on felony charges stemming from another crime at a bart station. >>it is my understanding that sgt. smith entered through the doorway and preceded to area. where as the other team members, you know on a tactical clearing, would have also entered. you know this would be considered a fatal frontal of fire. they would have positioned themselves just inside the doorway. from there it is a little unclear if sgt smith was solo clearing

stay tune here on kron 4. kron 4 seven-day around the bay forecast. nice throughout the week.cloud coverage. nice weather all the way around. >> today the controversial health care reforms in obamacare officially begin. the department of health says over 2 million people have signed up for coverage but only those that have paid their first premium will be covered. obamacare requires all americans to have health insurance or face a fine. it also guarantees that no one with a preexisting condition will be denied health insurance. sed in a shootout with a suspected mexican drug cartel has been traced to u.s. government's botched fast and curious gun operations. the weapon was traced between mexican authorities and suspected gun men. at least five of the gun men were killed. you may recall the fast and furious operation run by agents in the phoenix office, agents allowed suspected gun smugglers to buy 2,000 firearms with the goal of tracing the weapons to ÷ high-level drug traffickers. the gun could not be traced however and now many have turned up at likely Ñúí)drug- related crim

remember to join us for kron 4 new year's live.ave a front-row seat on new year's live right after tonight's news. >>> we have our eye on the skies. they are clear tonight over san francisco. the temperature in san francisco, 49. 44 in san mateo. we are at 41 right now in concord. we can go ahead and look at our morning lows, probably never moral 70 than they are for tomorrow morning as a lot of people will be out and about. 47, san francisco. 42 in oakland. 38 in redwood city. 36, the morning low in sunny vail. now for the "spare the air" alert, 24 of them already. 63 for the afternoon high. 61 in danville. 5959 in ocean beach. 63 in napa. for the 49ers forecast, all eyes on sunday, the high, 17 in lambeau. so if you think it's cold now, it's really not that bad. so we'll look forward to that. the 7-day forecast, lots of sunshine, clear skies, temperatures in the mid-to high 60s. and low temperatures will be staying in the mid-30s to low 40s, and i wish you a very happy new year's! >> thank you. >>> coming up in sports, coach harb

asked at 0 kron 4 news. sfo kron 4 news >> pam: our chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett is live in our weather center. tracking the frigid weather. >> pam: jacqueline, how long is it expected to last? >> jacqueline: detail and extend from new england to off the coast of florida. we are seeking a little bit of snow connected to the system. as we look at the current temperature, boy, bridget. frigid. -15 in most locations along the eastern seaboard pyrrhic >> jacqueline: -34 in minneapolis, -29 in cincinnati. that is what there is a lot of what the start date represent when should advisory and will start to improve into wednesday >> pam: the family of a teen girl, who has been declared brain dead, has arrived at a new facility and is receiving medical care. >> pam: this video. taken by jahi mcmath's family's attorney. shows a private ambulance leaving oakland's children's hospital sunday night. the family will not say where jahi has been moved because of privacy and safety concerns. the girl went into cardi

kron 4 news will be there. we have an update tonight at 8:00. >>> we do have clouds starting to make their way towards california. they may, and i mean may, bring rain late next week. we'll talk about that, coming up in a little bit. >>> coming up at 5:15, heavy snow and brutal winds on the east coast having a big impact here in the bay area. then at 5:30, the violent start to the year in two bay area cities. and next, why some are still aboard a stranded boat in antarctica, even after a successful rescue. bulldog: the red tags mean the red tags mean save up to 40% on clearance mattresses. get up to $300 off serta, posturepedic, even tempur-pedic. puppy: i found a red tag! ha-ha-ha! bulldog: mattress discounters' year end clearance sale ends soon. anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular

kron 4 news. >> stay with kron 4 news for our continuing coverage. go to www.kron.com for tips on how to avoid catching the virus and get the newest information on facebook and twitter and download the kron 4 mobile app. >>> the transgender student involved in this fight two mungs ago is now facing a -- months ago is now facing a possible battery charge. kron 4's jr stone spoke with the patient. >> i don't know why i am charged. >> reporter: jewlyes gutierrez klason was involved in this fight. she is in the white dress and the first to slap a girl but says it came after being picked on. several girls began attacking her. >> i had all these emotions building up already. and i didn't have anyone to talk to. >> reporter: everyone involved in the fight was suspected. including jewlyes gutierrez klason who is now back at school and the only one facing a charge. >> hearing that i am charged with a crime and, um-- is shocking. the family didn't know where to go so they are now petitioning the charges be dropped. she says things have gotten better at school

new details on how a bart police officer was shot and killed in a story you will only see on kron 4. >>> the oakland teen accused of killing his own sister is still on the run. tonight an emotional plea from the suspect's mentor to come clean. >>> kron 4 has been investigating the shooting death of tom smith since he was gunned down in a friendly fire accident by a fellow officer earlier this week. kron 4 has uncovered what happened inside that dublin apartment unit where he lost his life. new chilling details. the former bart employee agreed to tell the story if we masked his identity and voice. we have the exclusive story. it's a story you will only see on kron 4. >> my decision was made to enter the apartment and to go through it room by room. >> at least four detectives entered the apartment in dublin, the former police officer using the apartment floor plan describing in detail what happened as they entered it for a probation search. >> sergeant smith broke off from the group to clear a room. >> the officers were at the apartment looking for either evidence or stolen property. >

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with kron 4's rob fladeboe. with some reaction from fans outside team headquarters in santa clara where the mantra go's something like ' on to carolina.' >> reporter:longtime 49er fan randy ioerger got frank gore's autograph and then thanked the 49ers running back for what he says was a real 'nailbiter' >> reporter:ioerger has a helmet full of niner autographs, but he's not the only one. construction worker javier carillo got jim harbaugh to sign his hardhat last week and now he has frank gore as well. >> reporter: a 49er faithful flag flies outside the players entrance and signs like these are popping up around levi's stadium. many fans are sporting their favorite players number and once again hoping for a return to the super bowl. >> getting to the super bowl last year we still have that in the back of the door mind. in the back of your minds. >> reporter:so it's on to carolina and if chris culliver is any indication, the teams is revved up about it's chances of getting back on the field. in santa clara rob fl

we'll keep you posted on kron 4. bit cloudy over the weekend, but we'll stay above the freezing range. >>> in sports, the former 49er coach, mariucci talks about the noise and what they have to deal with. they'll break down the battle in seattle, and san mateo's own brady, and the patriots battle the broncos. it's sportsnite live thursday night at 9:00 after the kron 4 news at 8:00. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. seattle's noise this week, and rightfully so. everybody talks about the fans and how they go start to finish with the seahawks, and it can really affect t

: >> pam: a kron-4 exclusive. a former bart cop speaking out about the "friendly fire" shooting death of one of the department's seargents. >> pam: inside a dublin apartment and house sergeant smith was killed by fellow officer michael mace. tonight new developments. take a closer look at youron friday, kron 4 first told you the details of what fellow bart officer michael maes. >> pam: tonight new developments. >> pam: a former bart police officer says, this tragic incident lacking the training needed >> pam: today kron- 4 specifically asked the current bart police chief, to talk about his department's training procedures. >> pam: in this exclusive interview. a former bart officer asked us not to reveal his identity for this story. >> pam: story that you will only see on kron4. >>"basically he is untrained, went inside there to do this clearing, saw the threat and shot at the threat. unfortunately it was tom" >> reporter:this former bart police officer believes that his ex-colleagues have not had enough training i

kron 4's charles clifford.the sierra today with an update. >> reporter:here in the sierra there hasn't been a significant snowstorm since early december. back then it looked like the ski season might be off to a good start. since then, very little snow has fallen here in the mountains. the ski resorts are doing the best they can. but at place like donner ranch the hills are barren. donner has had to close temporarily. they are hoping to get more snow so they can reopen. >> reporter:larger place like sugar bowl are able to make their own snow and stay at least partially open. >> reporter:considering what we have, it's not bad. >> reporter:james pickerrell is from pacifica, he's here skiing for a couple day. he shot some video with a gopro camera and was kind enough to give it to me. you can see that the main runs are pretty well covered but there are some bare spots off to the sides. james says that it's still not to bad out here. >> >> reporter:just waiting on mother nature to throw us a good storm. we are comm

kron 4's dan kerman shows us the video. and details what we know now about how the incident happened. the fire department has said of the girl was runover because she was covered and foam. any see firefighters walk right past her and another to direct a fire engine around her. >>: it's unthinkable. it's unimaginable. the first priority of the firefighters are any personal saving lives. attorney justin green represents her family and filed a claim against the city saying she died because of negligence carelessness and recklessness. >>: the first that is to take the pulse check the respiration. that was never done in the video which i think is the best evidence of what happened, shows at least five firefighters who saw her who understood she was there and none of them did the basic steps on checking to see if she was alive. >>: walt stop stop stop. there's a body. there's a body right there. right in front of you. >>: this newly released a video of social someone warning the driver of the san francisco fire truck. st. it's a

kron 4 news. >>> we will be back. as we go to break let's take a look at some of the historic events that happened on this day. >>> and we are in the middle of a three-day holiday weekend and a lot of people heading out and about. to tell us what the weather is going to be like here is janu arasu. >> it's going to be pretty nice. you can tell that from the views from the roof camera. it is sunny out there. however, another spare the air day. pulling up current temperatures you can see upper 20s in santa rosa and novato. low 40s along the east bay shore out there. 33 in concord and waking up to low 40s in redwood city. now, as we head into the afternoon it's going to be another, well, pretty warm day. we could see record-breaking temperatures again. 70s through santa rosa and napa this afternoon. upper 60s for downtown san francisco. 66 for hey washed. 73 in sunnyvale and upper 60s expected through pleasanton and livermore. in the evening pretty calm conditions. mild. so we're going to set futurecast ahead for 8 p.m. t

kron 4's charles clifford is live in the north bay. we begin with our chief meteorologist jacqueline bennett. who is tracking the conditions. >> pam: jacqueline, when can we expect to see the rain? >> jacqueline: overall nothing real significant. a few hundred of an inch of flowing everywhere else. looking as strong trecker radar satellite ryder picture showing most of the rain has been missing us to the north starting to approach. the rain will be hitting us in the north face starting at all around 10:00 will be in full swing separate charles clifford is live in santa rosa. kron4's charles clifford is live in santa rosa. >> reporter: i am in san sonoma county it is nice right now. action drove up from sampras's coach and around the edges said the molester off the coast headed this way. just a fraction of the rain for now that is the very latest here in sonoma county charles clifford kron 4 news. >> pam: a winter snow storm is headed to the sierra. it could be the first significant storm in nearly two -months. kron 4's j-r stone is liv

kron 4's j.r. stone was in smith's neighborhood-- where the community is still remembering him as they prepare for his funeral today. >>j.r.: it has been a very difficult week for those who live in this section of san ramon. those who know sergeant tom smith. and the neighborhood where he lived u.s. blacks can be seen all over the place. we're talking about small flags, big flags hanging from a second-floor windows and even little kids carried the u.s. flag. all this in memory of sergeants and mess. and also to show that those here in the neighborhood are in the morning. many of these flags put up by homeowners and others by volunteers. i spoke with one man whose u.s. flag was hanging from his garage. he told me that this has been a very difficult week. he did not think he would even be able to sit a few words without getting an emotional about what has happened. other neighbors told me they won't soon forget sergeant tom smith and these flags are a sign of that. one man says that he did not know s

taking a look at some video into kron four of snow fall across the country.e left we have video out of boston-- where up to 14 inches of snow could fall today. on the right we have snowy roads in st. louis. a blizzard warning is also in effect for long island. bitter could is in the forecast but the worst of the snow is expected tonight into tomorrow. every train >> the first formal 2814. chicago received about a half a foot of snow. you concede this storm is making his way closer to the weekend. heavy snow is expected to fall overnight. the letter on today it will stretch into tomorrow. like we mention when they get over a foot and the heaviest snow will be in southern new england. also, parts of new york have a blizzard warnings in effect. this may impact flights if you're going in that direction. this is something that we will continue to monitor. >> here and debate, we have not that. we have clear conditions. mrs. the second day of 2014 and we are waking up off the temperatures in the 30's. it is still above--i would not be surprised if you encounter fros

right after kron 4 news at 8. hi, we're the pearsons, and we love chex cereal. so we made our own commercial to tell you why. first, chex makes lots of gluten free flavors. which is a huge thing for us. and there's seven to choose from. like cinnamon, honey nut, and chocolate. i tell them "you guys are gonna turn into chocolate chex!" i like cinnamon, greg is a honey nut nut. when you find something this good, you want to spread the word. [ all ] we're the pearsons, and we love chex! welcome back to the kron4 morning news tracking hot spots right now. heading down toward the caldecott tunnel. an accident a said the alert to that backed up on 24 ride it clear from the lanes of the damage here has been done. as has been up for the san mateo bridge and the westward ride on highway 92 back up now from at least it stand out towards foster city boulevard scene of an early our current big fig fire. here's our ride from the toll plaza. slow traffic that's in part connected with what's happened on the west end of the bridg

stone kron 4 news. dids >> reporter:developing tonight. >> reporter:another person dies because undoubtedlyit was a female san francisco resident who did have a medical issue prior to getting the flu. the victim was under the age of 65 but it's unclear it the strain was the popular h-1-n-1.and health officials are not releasing any other information. >> reporter:san francisco goes from 2 to three flu related deaths. across the bay area.the number of fatalities this season has now risen to 32. >> reporter:santa clara has the hightest number of flu related deaths.with eight. this list only includes people under the age of 65. >> catherine: a vicious pit bull is now off san francisco streets police say it mauled two men in golden gate park last night near 25th avenue and lincoln. >> catherine: police shot and killed one of two dogs - then spent the night looking for the second one. >> catherine: kron 4's mike pelton shows us where they found the dog - and what police believe led to the attack. >> reporter:

kron 4 news at seven starts now. this morning on the kron 4 morning news.lu hitting the bay area hard. a handful of h-1-n-1 deaths so far. and hospitals dealing with more cases every day. people are rushing to get flu shots. officials say you should but they said they can't keep enough vaccine a stop to take care of everybody to kron4's will tran has been following this story all morning long. he's in san carlos right now the latest of where they have a shortage. to get the vaccine yet? that i'm smiling because thankfully people are listening to us. we've been telling people to go get your foot shot to death exactly what people have been doing over the past several days. so well that they're listening st. this place here. you could see the sign that says flu shot which they should take down because they don't have anymore at this time it was scrambled. they're going to call all of the walgreen to the bay area system to find out if those have any extra supplies. if they do the send somebody from here go to that place, pick up the supplies and bring the backy

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(male announcer): this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now.are some of america's favorite little treats. so why is there a push to make a change to m&m's? some parents say, the coloring makes their kids hyper-active. >> pam: now a petition has been launched to make the manufacturer adjust how the candy gets its color -- which varies in different parts of the world. elizabeth cohen reports >> reporter:the colors of m&ms are so iconic. they're the candy-coated stars of their own tv commercials. >>oh, hey red. >> reporter:so what gives the real m&ms their colors? well, that depends on which country you're in. >> reporter:we bought these m&ms locally. "yellow 6". "yellow 5". "red 40". all names for *artificial food colorings, derived from petroleum. but these m&ms come from england and their colors come mostly from plants. >>i just think it's not fair that our country is the one getting the artificial dyes while europe is getting natural dyes. >> reporter:renee shutters says her son trenton used to suffer regular 'meltdowns' - but then his behavio

in san francisco, kron four news!he fbi will have an announcement on monday into the investigation on the attack on the chinese consolate in san francisco. this is surveillance video. you can see a person is around the entrance, and a few moments later you can see the explosion. somebody threw two buckets of gasoline on the front door. nobody was injured but the flames damaged the outside of the consolate. >>> new york will be the latest state to significantly losen marijuana laws, permitting limited uses of medical marijuana. in the past, it was opposed medical marijuana. state officials will work to put the new policy in place but it's unclear when medical marijuana will actually be available. >>> the u.s. coast guard is sending help to two ships trapped on the antarctica ice. the ships provided a helicopter to rescue people, and the crew remains on the ship. temperatures in indianapolis are expected to drop below zero in the coming days, and people in the city are doing what they can to help those with the cold. th

kron 4s justine waldman is at the scene. where rescue efforts took hours. >> pam: >> reporter: falling about 300 ft. with a passenger still inside pacifica came into the same time on manor drive in the afternoon on tuesday. video with partnership abc seven news shows the truck all the way down the embankment. it covered in so much brush. to get the driver out of the vehicle a c h p helicopter pad to the rescue and put the driver into a basket then flew to a local high school where an ambulance was waiting to take the the engine driver to the hospital. it took several hours in multiple tow trucks to pull the truck up. in pacifica i am justine waldman kron 4 news. >> pam: accidently shot and killed but a fellow officer while conducting and probation search in dublin. we will bring you the latest development the up this newscast. >> pam: we will show you what police are doing it to catch her killer. see what people are doing to back to this latest blizzard. >> jacqueline: we did see record temperatures all highlighted on the sc

kron 4's dan kerman has more on the bart policy changes. and on the officer who fired the fatal shot last week. >> reporter:bart police say detective michael maes, who fired the fatal shot that killed bart police sgt. tom smith has spent 26 years in law enforcement, 14 with bart. questions have been raised about a lack of training when bart officers conducted the probation search at the park sierra apartments in dublin? but to hear bart?s chief tell it, a lack of training did not apply to maes. >> reporter:bart police have admitted that its detective bureau conducted as few as 18 probation searches during all of 2013? but the chief says that doesn?t mean its officers didn?t know what they were doing. >> reporter:and while the cause of the shooting that took the life of sgt. smith is still under investigation, bart has changed one of its policies, now requiring the deputy chief of operations to signoff on all of these type of searches >> reporter:that wouldn?t have changed anything during the operation at the park sierra apartments because t

coming up on the kron four morning news.an interview you'll only see on kron 4, a former bart police officer says bart police lack the training needed to properly conduct residential searches. that story next. the bart police department if they are going to start instituting probation services and residences the officers in a training. " kron 4's investigation into the friendly fire shooting death of bart police sergeant tommy smith. is focused on bart's training practices. on friday, kron 4 first told you the details of what happened last week, inside a dublin apartment. and how officer smith was killed by maes. now-- new developments. a former bart police officer says, this tragic incident shows, bart police are lacking the training needed to properly conduct residential searches. that's something kron- 4 specifically asked the current bart police chief about. in this exclusive interview. kron 4's haaziq madyun talks with a former bart officer who asked us to protect his identity. it's a story you will see "only on kron4."

reporting in san francisco, kron 4 news. >>> gorgeous beach weather today in the bay area, it's kron 4, dab ruben reports getting -- dan ruben reports getting in or near the water has some danger. >> reporter: warnings are posted along the waterfront. some people got the message before they left the house. >> according to my phone, the app on my phone, said sneaker waves, high waves, unexpected waves, all things that i want to avoid. >> national weather service issued a high surf advisory, and a beach hazard statement was in effect for san francisco and monterrey. >> we were aware there were some big waves. >> dave came to the beach with his children. their fun was limited to safe, dry land. >> we talked about bringing wet suits and boogie boarding. >> dangerous waters aren't just dangerous for people. carle has to keep an eye on her dog. >> i didn't take her close to the water at all because she'll jump in it and i don't want to risk it. >> high surf advisories are issued frequently. on sunday, waves were reported as high as 17 feet. >> when a beach hazard statement or a high suffer

kron 4's j.r. stone has the new details. >> the girls from the past are just upset. >> she has cheered for them for six seasons stated that they are upset about the lawsuit that has been filed. >> it takes so much for them to give us a lot more than what people think. >> the lawsuit filed claims that the girls were taken advantage of and that their pay was limited. she last cheered in 2006 stated that that cannot be farther from the truth. >> for years in a row i went to photo shoots. i went to four-star hotels. i went to japan. we also have a calendar signings and commercials. it was one of the calendar signings where one girl-- >> each promotion event pays hundreds of dollars but not everyone takes advantage. she admits that the salary could be more but no one has ever had an issue with that and many times the cheerleader's cannot believe that a lawsuit has been filed. >> just one person. just one fish in the sea. it is not like people are now getting compensated. i really do not know where she i

>> this morning on the kron 4 morning news. we're tracking rain as it moves across the bay area.here's what the radar looks like right now.we have the latest you need to know for your day. and as erica said the rain is here, but there's not much of it. >> i am just happy to say rain because we have not said it for a while. >> storm of tracker 4 is showing light rain. we have mostly cloudy conditions. take a look, light rain is impacting san rafael. crossing the golden gate bridge you will need to use your windshield wipers. we are dealing with sprinkles for highway 4 coming out of antioch. dry weather is approaching the caldecott tunnel but however interstate 680 you will see light rain. we have moisture pushing on shore which is impacting san francisco. >> as we take a look at the dublin a grave, we have light rain but the dry conditions for interstate 580 through oakland. as we shift the attention to the south it looks like just scattered showers for cupertino. it really just depends on where you are. i think the bigger impac

and you can download the kron-4 mobile app. from google play or the app store. >> emergency personnel in san jose. are still on the hunt for someone they believe is a serial arsonist. kron 4's jeff bush talked to officials and has the latest on the search. >> san jose police provided this sketch and passed about throughout the neighborhood. they are hoping that someone will know who this person is. he is described as white or a latino between the ages of 20 to 24. 6 ft. tall and about 160 to 180 lbs.. >> i was say that this is someone who has had a problem. for what ever reason, they felt they should go and terrorized the neighborhood. we cannot stand for this. we hope to get this person off the street. >> unfortunately no one has been hurt but the potential is there. officials say the they have a few leaves but what are rest easy until he is caught. >> it is very dangerous. you are looking as someone who was willing to align >> a mass of mud slides is threatening homes in a small town in washington state this morning. the slid

coming up on the kron 4 news.icers are lined up in oakland. they are ready to make their way to the funeral of a fallen on bart officer. we will have a live report coming up. >> welcome back. we are tracking hot spots. some of the slowest traffic is on the nimitz freeway southbound on oakland% leandro. this is continuing south to the fremont milpitas corridor. this slow traffic is extended south of dixon landing road. we're still looking at big delays with an accident southbound 680 is sycamore which is a backed up into walnut creek. we are looking at slowing on the nimitz freeway through downtown oakland. then start improving and now that the last of three accidents has been cleared. >> i wonder if the fog has anything to do with these accidents. here is a look get your visibility. take a look at oakland, just a mile and half. it looks like some of the worst conditions along the nimitz freeway. we are anticipating rain in the forecast and will arrive in sonoma county and later on. the rest of us will have to wait

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and 6:00 p.m.. >> mike pelton, kron 4 news. >> stay with kron 4 for continuing coverage on the niners bay packers sunday in an n-f-c wild-card game at 1-40 p.m. >> i do want to talk more about the forecast. the high-temperature will be kicked off at 1:40 p.m.. they talk about small in the forecast but it will be one infected 18 degrees earlier. the temperature went down. we have a lot of cold air and nothing compared to what you have ever experienced at candlestick park. if you are going to watch it began to rule on of the 49ers you should brink your jacket. >> in the bay area, we are looking at clear skies. plenty of sunshine. the temperatures are already starting to climb. we started the morning off below freezing. 48 degrees in oakland and hayward. 42 degrees for half moon bay. later on today, we will see plenty of success. today is shaping up to be the warmest day of the week. 68 degrees for evergreen. that is actually on the one spots. mid 60's for san ramon and remember we have is there a deer alert affects an affect. we are talking the possibility of a record breaking a tempera

this is just into the kron 4 news.a-as a new york's jfk airport back in 1978. it was a crime that was featured in martin scorsese's movie good fellows. gunmen stole about $5 million and untraceable u.s. currency, plus a million dollars in jewelry from a cargo terminal. five defendants have now been named in the case. one of them as alleged capt. in the bonnnanno family. >> if you are headed to this year's mavericks' surf competition a from a reminder to stay safe distance away from the action. >> ways and weather conditions cooperate, the competition will start at 8:00 a.m.. 24 surfers are going to be tried to get the top prize and six alternates offers are on standby. to watch this year's competition, a bit when area will be set up at the ocean on hold till near pillar point harbor. the surfers take the water about a half mile off shore. members will be broadcast on cbs during online. >> we will be right back.maverit it on tv and strained online on the mavericks' website. >> >> welcome back periodsch continueit to mya

kron 4's mike pelton is at the scene with more. mike? >> this is such a sad story. the police departments that were the evidently--the 11 year-old may have shot and killed himself. the shooting took place along the 1300 block of the street. you concede this is the scene and all but emergency personnel arrived after their received a call about one gunshot being fired. oakland police officers arrived to find the 11 year- old to be suffering from a gunshot wound. they try to save him but he wound of dying. neighbors gathered and stated that they feel terrible for the family. >> he seemed like he was okay. he should not have losses like this young days. >> this is actually a pretty quiet neighborhood. i just moved here in september and i have never seen anything like this. >> authorities are not mentioning the name of the of a child that may be involved and the shooting is under investigation. they stated that it just may have been an accident where he accidently shot themselves. >> at this point we're not sure how he got a hold of the gun but we are working to get that

san francisco, stanley roberts, kron 4 news. >>> and still ahead for you on kron 4 news weekend, we wille talking a little super bowl. we will see how new jersey is getting ready for super bowl 47 home roam. >>> in the meantime super bowl xlviii. >>> in the meantime, take a look at the seven-day forecast when, we come back. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was that franklin fuzzypants. ah, the educational toy bear. remember when the battery went out? [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abc's. all i learned was a new definition of fear. i need some pudding. yeah, there's one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. . >>> new jersey is getting ready for super bowl xlviii in a big way. people watching the game at metlife stadium and on tv are likely to spot the towering roman numerals. take a look at this story... >> reporter: when the romans invented numbers, this probably wasn't what they had in

and kron spent big bucks to send him there. he will have access that you will only see here from green bay. >> >> controversy around the duck dynasty star a video has surfaced he suggests to a include men should marry girls when there 16 years old. give it a listen. >> now that's a woman. they man they are get to be about 20 years old before they marry them. look, you get to be 20 years old the only pick something your pocket. you have to marry them when they are 15 or 16. >> we're not sure what context the statement was made in but he was talking to a ministry in georgia in 2009. and the latest problem for the show's head of the family. the network reverse ed a decision to remove him from the show after making a comment to gq. >>> now the important stuff join us, we're having fun here for the new year's live presented by nissan. the only local new year's eve show. and gary, katherine and george and a host of others will make sure that you are a front row seat to the fireworks shows and parties. that's live tonight right after

>> this morning on the kron 4 morning news. san jose police arrest a man they say is the serial arsonist responsible for setting 13-fires. we'll show you the surveillance video that helped investigators crack the case. >> and the flu outbreak continues to claim more lives. 3 more deaths reported in the bay area we'll have the latest numbers. >> and even though the calendar says it's winter. the temperatures don't agree as we experience another day of unseasonably warm temperatures. erica will have your forecast. >> today we will see upper 70's and we are looking at the possibility to break records. right now it is a cold start of the we are below freezing. the temperatures are in the mid to upper 40's. 41 degrees for sunnyvale. we will hit the morning lows around 7:00 a.m. when things will warm- up. by 3:00 p.m. you can expect plenty of sunshine we will continue with this pattern over the next couple of days and i will have a look picture extended forecast coming up. >> we are just getting ready to see traffic backups at the ba

i'm jeff bush at sfo kron 4 news. >>anny: in other bay area news,a woman is being called a hero after calling police about the suspect's car in an antioch kidnapping last week. seven year old natalie calvo was found safe just a couple hours after her abduction on friday. roxanna raim noticed david douglas's strange behavior as he walked into the target she worked at in pittsburg friday morning. she then went back to the office and watched him on the surveillance cameras. douglas eventually left the store and went into the parking lot where he hung because of his bizarre actions, roxanna wrote down the license plate number from his gold toyota camry. later that night, there was an amber alert for 7 year old natalie calvo was kidnapped. douglas' description and car fit what roxanna saw earlier. roxanna called authorities and 2 hours later, police were at her door thanking her for cracking the case. friday's kidnapping of seven- year-old natalie calvo finished with a happy ending. she was found safely just a couple hours

>>anny:on a story you will onlt see on kron 4. a vallejo man who has been burglarized several times, believes the two men responsible for all those crimes.are now behind bars. and as kron4 scott rates shows us, this man was shocked when he found out why the two men were arrested. >>: this man who we will call antoine is living much better nowadays. he and his family feel safe now but that was not always the case. wheat first about his story back in october. and to set up a surveillance camera when he was fed up with burglars and his community he was able to catch can't pictures of two burglars inside his home however he said nothing was done. on december 23rd vallejo police arrested two men and 20 year-old james a brisker and 19 year-old j. mahon at mathews. investigators say these two are connected to several armed robberies in the area and police say brisker has also been charged with attempted murder for a shooting that happened back on december 8th. that should been left a 22 year-old man in a coma. antoine believes that these

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here in alameda terisa estacio, kron 4 news. >>darya:the family of the santa rosa man who died after contracting h1n1 says his illness wasn't accurately diagnosed. 23-year-old matthew walker was admitted to kaiser permanente hospital on december 27th. the day before, he had been diagnosed with pnuemonia. walker's family says kaiser doctors didn't discover walker had the "swine flu" until after he was put into a medically induced coma. walker died wednesday. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. water trouble continues for the capital of west virginia. but the end of the crisis may be near and a dramatic video of an icy rescue in a chicago river. we'll bring you that video when the kron 4 morning news continues. welcome back to the kron4 morning news. hundreds of thousands of people are waking up in west virginia's capital of charleston this morning for a 5th day of having to wash, cook and shower without tap water. but officials are promising an end to the crisis is near. the water was tainted last week when a chemical leaked fr