but kron4's maureen kelly reports that maureen kelly american mayor chinese american mayor (grant) a state agency has floated the idea of charging a new tax on cell phone texting. and that's got a lot of people saying o-m-g. but kron4's maureen kelly reports that the proposal may have been delievered a setback by the f-c-c. (nats ) that ping of a new text message...is sounding like a ching ching to the california public ultilties commission....which has proposed taxing those electronic missives....to help pay for a program that makes phone services more accessible to the poor. there's already a surcharge on voice calls for that purpose....which is one reason why the bay area council thinks this is a bad idea. what's strange though the program that they have is already flush with $1 billion in funding and that is almost doubled over the last three or four years so we're really kind of scratcngabout why this necessarywe think taxes like this also discourage innovation and discourage people from wanting to be in california with the high-level of taxes that we already have so just contin

kron 4's maureen kelly reports... that a regular patron of the restaurant is hoping .. video of the incident will help catch those responsible. out of control uh oh smash break the window this the video being shared on social media....showing someone who's not just getting a lump of coal in her stocking....but could also be facing criminal charges.....and she is not the only one....here's some slowed down video of another woman throwing what witnesses say was a glass sugar jar inside the shalimar restaurant on polk street.tables , chairs and other items were tossed about ..those working that night who did not want to appear on camera say the two came in with a big group of santa con revelers....and that the blonde woman was refused service for being obnoxious as well as intoxicated...which is when the trouble started. police say an employee was also punched during the scuffle but not seriously injured.the videos were shared on social media by a regular patron ..to try and help police identify the people who did this. i just wanna see them to write first in foremost apol

maureen kelly kron4 news. weather in your neighborhood with the kron-4 app. we have full forecasts.... interactive radar.. and rainfall totals around the bay area. just download the kron-4 mobile app (pam) a big story tonight. p-g&-e falsified safety documents in the wake of the 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion... that's what regulators now say. the california public utilities commission made the announcement today. its investigation found p-g&-e lackedsufficient staffing to fulfill all requests to find and mark natural gas pipelines ... between 2012 and 2017. and regulators say ... because of that staffing shortage ... supervisors and locators at p-g&-e were pressured to complete the work ... leading them to falsfy data over a five-year period. a judge fined the utility 3- million dollars after it was convicted of six felony charges ... for failing to properly maintain the pipeline that exploded in 2010 ... 8 people were killed. later in the newscast .. details on p-g-and-e's efforts to raise customer utility rates .. in order to pay the cost of the company

maureen kelly kron4 news (robin) next on the kron 4 morning news ...take a look at what san jose hopes will be the solution to their homeless crisis. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. a foggy start to visibility impacted by areas of dense fog throughout the morning. into the afternoon clearing skies will be seen with temperatures boosting into the upper 50's and low 60's. skies will remain dry through wednesday and thursday before rainfall returns into the weekend. a foggy start to the day with visibility impacted by areas of dense fog throughout the morning. into the afternoon clearing skies will be seen with temperatures boosting into the upper 50's and low 60's. skies will remain dry through wednesday and thursday before rainfall returns into the weekend. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to

kron 4's maureen kelly tells us what the union is asking for.ut in front of the kaiser permanente hospital in south san francisco....one of 21 northern california medical centers that will be affected in this weeklong labor action ....on the picket line....psychologists, therapists, social workers and psychiatric nurses. this video is from a strike in 2012 over a similar issue....underst affingthe union says they are striking because they say the hmo has failed in it's promise to boost staffing...and that's affecting patient care.at the moment we are seeingthe state fined the hmo $4 million dollars back in 2013 and last year worked out a deal to correct issues involving oversight of and access to it's behavioral health services.the northern california chief nurse executive says they've made signifigant strides in the last five years. increasing staffing by 30% amoung other improvement. 08:30 our challenge with the strike the actual issues that and you hw is bringing to the table is not about improving access or care. the primary issue that they'

maureen kelly kron4 news ( robin ) they're beautiful and can light up the holiday season ...ut authorities are reminding people.... there are dangers when it comes to your christmas tree. they can easily catch fire if you do not take proper precautions. pedro rivera explains... this house on antelope north road in antelope needed to be demoslihed...metro fire was looking for a place to demonstrate christmas safety... so whats a better way to do both? well set a christmas tree on fire.captain chris vestalé sac metro fire 'we get a few of these every single year and they range from a candle that was left next to some kind of curtains or other decorations, bad christmas lights that might be fray and might ingite a table clothe or even a christmas tree... pedro rivera 'and we arenút talking a long time here all it takes is a matter of seconds for your tree to go up in flames "once metro firefighters finished their debriefing, the tree was set on fire and thrity seconds later...20 seconds later, flames made its way to the roof...captain chris vestalé sac metro fire 'as much heat a

kron 4's maureen kelly has reaction to this unprecidented decision.a photo that shows what the largent house looked like before it was torn down. the 1936 home was designed by premiere modernist architect richard neutra. the one bedroom home was sold in 2017 for 1-point-7 million last year. the owner got permission to expand it while still perserving the first floor. but instead the city says he razed most of the strucure...........and now this is all that's left. ross johnston applied for a retroactive demo permit and asked to build a home more than triple it's orginigal size. he's argued that the home's historic value was erased by a previous fire and past renovations.instead in a surprise move, the planning commission ordered him to rebuild an exact replica of what was torn down.those in the neighborhood applaud the deciscion.if there was if it didn't go through the proper legislative to be taken down i think action is warranted here i think that's a great oh wonder if they're going to actually get them to do that that's the first report we're hear

maureen kelly kron4 news. (ken) a man is in tonight following a encounter with police in (catherine)with the man calling the police... on calling the with the man it began with the man calling the police... on himself.. kron4's gabe slate has the latest from alameda.... (ken) a live look outside right now... (catherine) as we get our first look at the four zone forecast with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: clouds and rain made for a cool day for the bay area. showers continue tonight but are more widely scattered. the will decrease throughout the night. on the satellite you can see the low spinning toward southern california. a few more clouds and shows will continue tonight but the focus will be more toward the south. highs tomorrow will be cool but slightly warmer tomorrow with highs in the 50s and low 60s. dry weather is forecast through the weekend. more rain is likely early next week. (grant) a san week.early next karnow. lawrence meteorologist with chief zone forecast alameda....lat

kron4's maureen kelly reports that in addition to buying coats for children affected by the fire they're also sending notes of support. sweatshirts and sweaters....fleece jackets and raincoats were rung up.....all of them headed to kids forced to camp out because of the camp fire.the money to purchase them was raised by these workers from the 2nd generation childcare center during their annual thanksgiving fundraiser...it was the bleak images of the devestation that moved these workers to use the 300 dollars they collected to help kids who lost everything....at least stay warm as the weather turns cold and wet.when it's coldthe childcare center, run by bright horizon's is located on genetech's south san francisco campus. spokesperson for genentech when the company heard about the coat drive, they kicked in an additional $300 so the childcare workers could double up the amount of coats they were able to buythat turned out to be roughly 60 coats, with the twice as nice shop in san bruno helping out with a discount. they stuffed a note in each pocket....... send any warmth from south san fr

maureen kelly kron4 news scores of students in butte county returned to school today ... the first time since the deadly camp fire broke out early last month. grant lodes joins us now in studio with a look at how kids there are doing. (grant) schools in butte county have been closed since november 8th. butte county office of education superintendent tim taylor says there were "tears, hugs and anxiety" as about 32-thousand students were scheduled to return to class today. eight schools were damaged or destroyed, so nearly 5- thousand students had to use alternate locations. however nearly all teachers were on hand... so students could see familiar faces. (grant) counselors were also on hand in

maureen kelly kron4 news nat oh my god ...screaming (vicki)down on the floor of an overcrowded food bankyork,the n=y=p=d says it's investigating the incident. natwitnesses say a security guard became angry when 23=year old jazmine headley sat on the floor of the food stamp center.when she refused his order to leave the building, order to leave refused his when she center. the food stamp the floor of headley sat on old jazmine when 23=year became angry security guard witnesses say a nat the incident. natwitnesses say a security guard became angry when 23=year old jazmine headley sat on the floor of the food stamp center.when she refused his order to leave the building, he called police.nat officers surrounded the young mother and tried to pull the child away.one of them repeatedly yanked at the little boy.oh my god oh my god when on gun she waved it at a crowd that included several children.headley was eventually taken to jail. "miss headley was charged with obstructing government administration, and she's chd, york police spokesman said, "v

maureen kelly kron4 news. (catherine) police in napa are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting. it happened around 2:00 this morning on soscol avenue. police say 27-year-old david molina was suspected of being involved in an assault at an apartment complex. when officers arrived at the scene -- they were told molina had a gun. he then led an officer on a foot chase for several minutes. police say there was a fight when the officer caught up to him - and that officer fired his gun. molina was pronounced dead at the scene. the officer was not badly hurt and is now on paid leave. (grant) in the east bay...the driver of a car you see here - was hospitalized with gunshot wounds. the person in the passenger seat was also shot and did not survive...despite the efforts of a good samaritan. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story a double shooting. two male victims in a car in a quiet fremont neighborhood. a neighbor describes coming out of her home after hearing gun shotssot

maureen kelly kron4 news. turn around after it was discovered some áveryá precious cargo had been left on board. critics say they're passing along the cost of fires to the consumer.but pg&e claims rate hikes are necessary to prevent future fires.the latest on their push to raise rates... after the break. (grant)pg&e says it wants to raise its rates to in part, pay for wildfire safety projects. essentially passing the cost of wildfire prevention on to customers. (vicki)kron4's ashley zavala explains what the utility company is proposing and how much it would cost rate payers .... as pg&e continues its clean up effort from the camp fire... the utility this week filed a request with the public utilities commission to raise customer rates. if approved..beginning in 2020, the average residential customer will spend an extra $10.50 more a month on gas and electric to allow the utility to net an additional 1.1 billion dollars...more than half of the money would fund wildfire prevention, education, and safet y project

maureen kelly kron4 news (ken) (ken) (ken) the raiders have fired general manager reggie mckenzie.... after almost 7 seasons with the team. mckenzie was the first major hire made by owner mark davis after he took over the franchise in 2011. mckenzie is credited with modernizing the franchise... and building a roster that won 12 games in 2016 --- when he was named the nfl's executive of the year. but his status has been in doubt since jon gruden was given a 10 year contract to take charge of the football operations for the silver and black. mark carpenter will have more on the fallout from mckenzie's firing coming up at 6:30. in the east bay... parents have been reaching out to us here at kron-4 ... saying, they are upset that their children's classrooms lack heaters.. to help combat chilly mornings this fall- winter season. those parents are now demanding action. kron 4's terisa estacio has the story. ana barajas, parent the teacher sent an email, that the heater had been out for several weeks and the children were cold. ana barajas says she contacted kron four news because she was fr

maureen kelly kron4 news. (catherine) there was a rude awakening this morning for residents of a san jose apartment complex(justine) this after not one, but two cars slam into the building... and now there's been an arrest. kron 4's dan kerman is live in san jose with more. cars into sj apartment 1207185 insertan early wake up for residents of this meridian avenue apartment complex.. authorities say about 1-30 this whie honda accord traveling north on meridian rear eneded this black vw... both lost control and ended up slamming into this apartment complexsot officer gina tepoorten/san jose police :16 one of the vehicles made sufficient damage to the wall of the apartment complex which inside was the bedroom of the occupalnt so furtunatley that vehicle didnt make it inside the apartment complex and no injuries were reported but the passenger of the black vw did suffer injuries... as did the driver of the white honda.. that driver 32 year old daniel quintana has now been arrested sot the suspect has been arreste

maureen kelly kron4 news. to a head in the south bay is the looming deal between google and the city of san jose. the city council will vote on part of the plan tomorrow... but as kron four's rob fladeboe reports now live from city hall, not everybody is on board with the deal. rob? what's going on? (rob live) today is day three of a four day hunger strike undertaken by some members of the clergy and other activists who believe google's ambitious plans in downtown san jose will displace the city's poorest residents. here's more. lacking a permit to pitch their shelter at city hall on monday, critics of san jose's partnering with google on a land deal were allowed to continue their protest by keeping the structure on a more mobile footing. hoping for another last minute compromise, members of the clergy and advocates for the homeless are on a hunger strike but pretty much resigned to the reality that the city council on tuesday will almost certainly approve selling city-owned land to google. they believe that h

maureen kelly kron4 news. (catherine) bart directors voted unanimously today to approve a new four-year contract with the transit district's police officers..giving them a 16 percent pay raise over the next four years. bart says that nationwide - salaries for police officers are rising -- and the new labor package is needed to bring officers closer to average salaries in the bay area. the deal includes a one-time 6 percent salary hike...also annual raises ranging from 2.5 percent to 2.75 percent over thefour years.. bart says the agreement will allow for outside contractors to hp with background checks for new hires. (grant/landing) it went on for almost five years... but tonight what police in the south bay are calling an organized crime ring ... is no longer. they say a major drug trafficking bust resulted in guns... drugs... and even a rocket launcher (seen here) being seized. kron4's rob fladeboe reports from san jose. rob fladeboe/san jose "...san jose police say this is a case where the alleged co- consp

kron 4's maureen kelly tells us what the union is asking for. i'm out in front of the kaiser permanente hospital in south san francisco....one of 21 northern california medical centers that will be affected in this weeklong labor action ....on the picket line....psychologists, therapists, social workers and psychiatric nurses. this video is from a strike in 2012 over a similar issue....underst affingthe union says they are striking because they say the hmo has failed in it's promise to boost staffing...and that's affecting patient care.ntwe are fined the hmo $4 million dollars back in 2013 and last year worked out a deal to correct issues involving oversight of and access to it's behavioral health services.the northern california chief nurse executive says they've made signifigant strides in the last five years. increasing staffing by 30% amoung other improvement. 08:30 our challenge with the strike the actual issues that and you hw is bringing to the table is not about improving access or care. the primary issue that they're bringing ford has t

maureen kelly kron4 news.(grant) family and friends remembered former president george hw bush today in a service at the bush family church in houston... a final farewell before he began his journey to his resting place. kron 4's camila bernal reports from college station, texas where the president was laid to rest this evening. a 70-mile journey to a final resting place.a special union pacific train - bush 4141 - carrying president george h.w. bush arrived at college station, texas thursday afternoon.natscrowds gathered in the rain to say farewell to the 41st president at his namesake library.natshis family watched as his casket was removed from the train in a final ceremony...nats followed by a 21 gun salute -- and u-s navy 21- aircraft memorial flyover in the 'missing man' formation -- to honor the life of man who gave a lifetime of service to his country.all before bush was laid to rest - in a private ceremony - beside his late wife barbara, and their daughter robin who died of leukemia when she was three.

(grant) kron4's maureen kelly reports that one of the restaurant's regulars... is sharing video of the crimes... hoping to help police catch the culprits. out of control uh oh smash break the window this the video being shared on social media....showing someone who's not just getting a lump of coal in her stocking....but could also be facing criminal charges.....and she is not the only one....here's some slowed down video of another woman throwing what witnesses say was a glass sugar jar inside the shalimar restaurant on polk street.tables , chairs and other items were tossed about ..those working that night who did not want to appear on camera say the two came in with a big group of santa con revelers....and that the blonde woman was refused service for being obnoxious as well as intoxicated...which is when the trouble started. police say an employee was also punched during the scuffle but not seriously injured.the videos were shared on social media by a regular patron ..to try and help police identify the people who did this. i mean this is a staple to the nei

kron4's maureen kelly reports ...still in need of donations to help reach its goal . today's the first day of sacred heart community service is annual toy giveaway. where they try to make kids of working families struggling to make ends meet here in the bay area have a happy holiday season. their goal is to help over 6000 kids by giving away close and 19,000 toys. parents or guardians who made appointments are able to shop with a volunteer elf to help pick out two toys and a book per child and angela lottery and enter a lottery to possibly win a bike. this is the 54th year that this nonprofit has held this toy giveaway. they've already given away nearly 7550 pound boxes of food this holiday season. despite being located in the silicon valley here in the bay area common one of the most expensive regions in the united states if not the world. they say the need is real. "our members report to spending 80% of their paychecks on housing costs alone. it's really leaving a little left behind for them to celebrate their holid

as kron 4's maureen kelly reports firefighters are glad to be back, and they are not alone. beyond. welcome home station five it's good to be homeand with that radio call....the santa rosa fire chief cut the ribbon on the new temporary firestation 5.....they unveilled the new sign....and raised the american flag.....it isn't much....a canvas tent over a metal shell covers the engine...(sot)this is a traditional firehouse kitchen maybe a tad smaller than ideal but we have a crew of threewhile a triplewide modular trailer will serve as home base for the crew working here....in addition to pictures of the firestation that was destroyed...the original call box and this right light were salvaged from the rubble serve as decorations and reminders of what they went thru. a fire captain created paintings depicting what they faced during the tubbs fire....and this one....of how they are coming back.....which reads five is alive.that five is alive regardless how much fire in with a fist we're back we're strong and we're ready to provide services to the area the chief says it's relief

maureen kelly kron4 news ( terisa ) still ahead...'t so happy after learniing how much money concord police spent on a lipsync video. we have the details.. after the break. bay area this morning with rain quickly turning to showers by early afternoon. dry weather returns tonight through monday with seasonably cool days followed by chilly nights. next storm approaches by tuesday with periods of light rain likely into wednesday and early thursday. dry conditions return by friday. ( terisa ) ( terisa ) ( terisa ) ( terisa ) we have seen law enforcement take on the lip- sync challenge across the country and the bay area... and apparently those challenges can cost a pretty penny... it wasn't tax payer money in this case... but this morning we're learning the concord police department spent 35 thousand dollars for its video released this week. kron 4's ella sogomonian met with the police chief who explains the costs. sot: ella sogomonian // "im standing at todos santos plaza where a portion of that lip sync challenge video was filmed by the

as kron 4's maureen kelly explains ...- burglaries in the city this year. im pissed it's a violation....my family was sleeping upstairshomeowner jafon hakkinen is hoping someone can identify this man....who was captured on video stealing from his richmond district garage just before 5am saturday morning....in addition to the drill set you can see the man take off the shelf....right above the camera that is recording the burglary in progress....the man walked away with hakkinen's golf clubs and mountain bike. the homeowner believes the thief was able to gain access to his garage by first stealing his garage door opener.a neighbor's camera shows the man before the crime...apparen tly trying to open car doors.....hakkinen says after his door was opened, the man came in and calmly took the items one a time....and was filmed walking away the the items before coming back for more.the guy was cool as a cucumber he wasn't sweating he looked really put together he didn't look like he has issues or was homeless....he looked like a r

as kron 4's maureen kelly explains ... burglaries in the city this year. im pissed it's a violation....my family was sleeping upstairshomeowner jafon hakkinen is hoping someone can identify this man....who was captured on video stealing from his richmond district garage just before 5am saturday morning....in addition to the drill set you can see the man take off the shelf....right above the camera that is recording the burglary in progress....the man walked away with hakkinen's golf clubs and mountain bike. the homeowner believes the thief was able to gain access to his garage by first stealing his garage door opener.a neighbor's camera shows the man before the crime...apparen tly trying to open car doors.....hakkinen says after his door was opened, the man came in and calmly took the items one a time....and was filmed walking away the the items before coming back for more.the guy was cool as a cucumber he wasn't sweating he looked really put together he didn't look like he has issues or was homeless....he looked like a re

kron4's maureen kelly has reaction.re's a photo that shows what the largent house looked like before it was torn down. the 1936 home was designed by premiere modernist architect richard neutra. the one bedroom home was sold in 2017 for 1-point-7 million last year. the owner got permission to expand it while still perserving the first floor. but instead the city says he razed most of the strucure...........and now this is all that's left. the teardown was an unhappy surprise to some.i'm surprise we come down without a plan. i'm sure it's an asked act now and ask forgiveness lateri think it's sad when someone buys a home and wants to make a mini mansion because all that's going to do for san francisco is continue to push more people outross johnston applied for a retroactive demo permit and asked to build a home more than triple it's orginigal size. he's argued that the home's historic value was erased by a previous fire and past renovations.instead in a surprise move, the planning commission ordered him to rebuild an exa

maureen kelly kron4 news. ( darya ) now to the warriors.hed a new milestone last night in a game against the memphis grizzlies.( james ) in the 2nd quarter ... steph pulls up from deep, hits the three ... and that's his 15,000th career point. he becomes the 5th player in warriors team history to reach that milestone. he finished with 20 points in the game. still in the 2nd ... klay... gets into the paint and nails the mid-range jumper. he had 16 for the night. kevin durant also got into the mix ... getting a game high 23 points. warriors win 110-93. up next for trip to utah tomorrow night. ( james ) coming up at 6 o'clock ... a "fresh prince" actor is taking one of the most popular videogames to court ... over his dance moves. we'll explain in the next hour. youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and your list covered with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels ev

maureen kelly kron4 news ( james ) it's the season of giving... area are in dire need of donations. the second harvest food bank of santa clara and san mateo counties announced they need one-point-one million dollars to get them through the holiday season, and feed thousands of people in need. they say disasters like the butte county fires have likely impacted local giving. elsewhere in the bay area-- the alameda county food bank also needs help. meantime the salvation army is asking for volunteers and donations as well. for more information on how you can help this holiday season-- go to our website at kron-4 dot com. ( darya )(ááávidboxááá) we are now in the middle of busiest mailing and delivery days for the holidays. e u-s postal service is projecting to deliver more than 900 million packages by christmas. and they want you to know about important shipping deadlines. the deadline for standard mail is sunday december 16th.that is the cheapest and slowest service. for first-class mail its wednesday december 19th. the priority mail deadline is de

maureen kelly kron4 news ( darya ) former kansas city chiefs player kareem hunt is apologizing for violentn kicking and pushing a woman. he was recently cut from the chiefs when the video was released. listen to what he has to say.< i want to apologize to the world ... im extremely embarrased because of that video.>( darya ) the altercation happened at a hotel in cleveland back in february.the chiefs say they learned about the incident earlier this year. and they say the video confirms hunt was not truthful when the team discussed what happened with him.both the n-f-l and law enforcement are investigating.but so far, police say hunt has not been charged. ( darya ) a bad sunday for the raiders ... who lost to the kansas city lost to the kansas city chiefs. the silver and black have been eliminated from playoff contention.( james ) lets start near the end of the 3rd quarter.the raiders trailing by 10-points. a great run play ends on a sour note after the raiders fumble the ball. that would set up another chiefs touchdown.but the raiders would fight back 4th quarter, scoring a couple touchdow

maureen kelly kron4 news. ( james ) breaking overnight... a former san francisco giants infielder was one of two former majore league baseball players killed in a car crash in venezuela. luis valbuena and jose castillo after playing a game for the country's winter league. major league baseball tweeted out this image to honor the two men. valbuena played as recently as last season for the los angeles angels. castillo played for three teams over parts of 5 seasons including the san francisco giants... who he played for in 2008. ( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... the woman accusing fomer 49er reuben foster of domestic violence is speaking out about what she says happened that night in a tampa hotel. ( james ) plus a disturbing spike in animals being shot in the east bay. what could be behind the alarming trend. ( james ) and the deadline to enroll for obamacare is just around the corner. but less people are signing up.we explore why. ( john ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) know when you're at ross and

maureen kelly kron4 news. (grant) you can track the weather in your neighborhood with the kron-4 app. we have full forecasts.... interactive radar.. and rainfall totals around the bay area. just download the kron-4 mobile app (vicki) a ring of shoplifters ... all women ... targeting a major department store chain here in the bay area... police say, they are responsible for thousands of dollars worth of merchandise stolen from marshalls department stores.. kron4's haaziq madyun explians how police were able to make the arrests.. fremont police arrests five female suspects in connection to a grand theft investigation at this marshalls department storethis all went down wednesday just after 8pm. that is when officers received a call about five female suspects allegedly stealing inside of the store. police arrived, set up a perimeter and after establishing that thefts were taking place, the five women were taken into custody. the store's loss prevention officers tell police that the women are responsible for appro

maureen kelly kron4 news now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: a weak storm brought a few showers to the bay area this morning before moving out of town. by the afternoon mostly sunny skies had returned. tonight will be mostly clear and cold with patchy dense valley fog in the north and east bay. on the satellite you can see the cold front that moved through and is now headed toward southern california. there's another one that will drop in from the gulf of alaska tomorrow night and wednesday. but it will only bring a slight chance of showers. tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a few clouds late. highs will be in the 50s and 60s. more rain is possible friday and sunday. (pam) now to the south bay.... where san jose unveiled what could be part of the solution to homelessness . (ken) kron four's rob fladeboe was there ... as the city unveiled its effort to provide temporary shelter for people who are homeless ... and it comes in the form of small sleeping cab

maureen kelly kron4 news. (jr stone) one man is in jail tonight ...accused of committing several burglaries in the same day. police credit sueveillance video and victim reports in catching the man. kron 4's alecia reid has more on the arrest from petaluma. it's the holidays ... and as we get closer to christmas ... more and more people are getting their shopping done. but this wknd, one man decided ... during this season of giving ... he would take whatever he wanted.it all started just after 5 saturday morning. police say an employee confronted 25 year old evan david thomas at friedman's home improvement on north mcdowell boulevard. the susect was allegedly in the nursery collecting merchandise, then took off with multiple power tools.by 8-30 ... about 2 miles away ... police were called to the 200 block of prince albert court. thomas is suspected of rumaging through a vehicle that was left unlocked.a victim realized his vehicle had been ransacked overnight. and several small items, including a cell phone wer

as kron4's maureen kelly reports that the firefighters stationed there are glad to be back, and they are not alone. station five is officially in service, 3480 parker hill rd. serving fountain grove and beyond. welcome home station five it's good to be homeand with that radio call....the santa rosa fire chief cut the ribbon on the new temporary firestation 5.....they unveilled the new sign....and raised the american flag.....it isn't much....a canvas tent over a metal shell covers the engine...(sot)this is a traditional firehouse kitchen maybe a tad smaller than ideal but we have a crew of threewhile a triplewide modular trailer will serve as home base for the crew working here....in addition to pictures of the firestation that was destroyed...the original call box and this right light were salvaged from the rubble serve as decorations and reminders of what they went thru. a fire captain created paintings depicting what they faced during the tubbs fire....and this one....of how they are coming back.....which reads five is alive.that five is alive regardless how much fire in with a fi

(justine) kron 4's maureen kelly reports that the firefighters are glad to be back.tation five is officially in service, 3480 parker hill rd. serving fountain grove and beyond. welcome home station five it's good to be homeand with that radio call....the santa rosa fire chief cut the ribbon on the new temporary firestation 5.....they unveilled the new sign....and raised the american flag.....it isn't much....a canvas tent over a metal shell covers the engine...(sot)this is a traditional firehouse kitchen maybe a tad smaller than ideal but we have a crew of threewhile a triplewide modular trailer will serve as home base for the crew working here....in addition to pictures of the firestation that was destroyed...the original call box and this right light were salvaged from the rubble serve as decorations and reminders of what they went thru. a fire captain created paintings depicting what they faced during the tubbs fire....and this one....of how they are coming back.....which reads five is alive.that five is alive regardless how much fire in with a fist we're back we'

maureen kelly kron4 news. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o.kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: it turned out to be a beautiful day with plenty of sunshine and cool temperatures. rain and snow moved into southern california to make for a stormy there for a day. on the satellite you can see as high pressure is building in to bring a break from the stormy weather. it will be cold tonight with lows in the 30s and 40s with patchy frost. patchy dense fog is also a possibility in some of the interior vallelys late at night and early tomorrow. highs tomorrow will be slightly warmer and in the 50s and low 60s. it should be a nice weekend but there is a possibility of rain on sunday night and into monday. what i feel is right to teach my daughter a lesson and to stop her from bullying."> a father's punishment for his daughter goes viral. and sparks reaction from both sides about whether it was appropriate that's new ahead at 8 and next. the feature all new homes

maureen kelly kron4 news (jr (jr stone) in the south bay...ose family has been targeted several times by a pair of thieves. new surveillance video shows a man walking up to a black car... getting inside... and driving away. the theft happended on november 25th. the night before... the owner says her son's car was broken into and the thieves stole several items including two pairs of car keys and registration information. the thief used one set of stolen keys to take the black car. hours after her car was stolen the thief returned with a woman and stole items from the garage. in the video the man tries to start a second car but fails. the homeowner says two nights later the man returned to the home.. but did not take anything. (jr stone) mental health professionals california are walking off the job this week. they're protesting what they say affect care. a union president says patients have to wait a month of more for follow=up ts staffing levels. and that kaiser needs to hire hundreds more clinicians. 4-thousand psychologists, therapists,, so

maureen kelly kron4 news ((pam/ots)) new tonight at ten...hey beautiful and can light up the holiday season ... but authorities are reminding people.... there are dangers when it comes to your christmas tree. they can easily catch fire if you do not take proper precautions. pedro rivera explains... this house on antelope north road in antelope needed to be demoslihed...metro fire was looking for a place to demonstrate christmas safety... so whats a better way to do both? well set a christmas tree on fire.captain chris vestalé sac metro fire 'we get a few of these every single year and they range from a candle that was left next to some kind of curtains or other decorations, bad christmas lights that might be fray and might ingite a table clothe or even a christmas tree... pedro rivera 'and we arenút time here all it takes is a matter of your tree to go up in flames "once metro firefighters finished their debriefing, the tree was set thrity seconds later...20 seconds later, flames made its way to the roof...captain chris metro fire 'as much he

maureen kelly kron4 news. (justine) new details are emerging in the deadly mass shooting in thousand oaks. officials now say the deputy who was killed was shot by "friendly fire". last month a gunman opened fire at the borderline bar and grill in ventura county killing 12 people. the gunman shot at sergeant ron he-lus five times... but it turns out that he died from a bullet that was fired by a c-h-p officer who was also involved in the gun battle. authorities still don't know what drove gunman david long to kill. (catherine) guilty of first degree murder. that's the verdict for the man who drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in charlottesville .. james fields junior showed no emotion as the verdict was read. the 21 year old was found guilty in the death of 32-year old heather heyer in 20-17. prosecutors said fields drove his car directly into a crowd of counterprotes ters at the "unite the right" rally.. because he was angry. his lawyers told the jury he feared for hi

maureen kelly kron4 news (grant) coming up... community outraged after disturbing photos of two possible students wearing kkk- style hoods surfaced all over the place... what parents have to say about the investigation... (vicki) plus... new vending machines are popping up on university campuses nationwide... but this particular kind doesn't sell sodas or doritos... it sells a generic brand of emergency contraception... details ahead... (grant) and up next... the federal reserve has raised interest rates yet again... find out how the hike will impact your wallet after the break... (vicki) 4 your money tonight... with the federal reserve announcing the fourth interest rate hike of the year today-- get ready for wide-ranging changes for all of us....(grant) especially for those who have credit cards debt, are looking to get car or home loans, etc. reporter mary moloney explains the direct impact this will have on your wallet ......if you save.invest.use credit or want to buy a home or car -- listen up!the federal reserve announced

kron 4's maureen kelly has the latest numbers that show home break in's are up in the city. im pissed it's a violation....my family was sleeping upstairshomeowner jafon hakkinen is hoping someone can identify this man....who was captured on video stealing from his richmond district garage just before 5am saturday morning....in addition to the drill set you can see the man take off the shelf....right above the camera that is recording the burglary in progress....the man walked away with hakkinen's golf clubs and mountain bike. the homeowner believes the thief was able to gain access to his garage by first stealing his garage door opener.a neighbor's camera shows the man before the crime...apparen tly trying to open car doors.....hakkinen says after his door was opened, the man came in and calmly took the items one a time....and was filmed walking away the the items before coming back for more.the guy was cool as a cucumber he wasn't sweating he looked really put together he didn't look like he has issues or was homeless....he looked like a regular personwhat really galls me is that aft

maureen kelly kron4 news. kron4 news. (catherine) an east bay city is clearing the way for it's first cannabis dispensary. (ken) but the proposal is getting pushback from a nearby business that serves children and doesn't want the kids around pot. (catherine) kron 4's gabe slate visited the businesses and city officials to learn more. the city of alameda is going to allow 4 cannabis dispensaries to open in the city. it's going to be a slow process to review all the applications and permit the businesses to open these dispensaries. sound from - debbie potter, alameda's community development director "one has been cleared the first hurdle"debbie potter, alameda's community development director, said that dispensary that has cleared the first hurdle wants to open their doors near the intersection of haight avenue and webster street. a martial arts studio, the international chi institute, at 1532 webster st. which would be very close to the proposed site of the dispensary opposes the city allowing this location. saying the di

in the works to fix the infamous sinking and leaning millennium tower in san francisco.kron4's maureen kellywith the structural engineer behind the new plan... who says, the leaning... can be reversed. plans for the estimated 100- million dollar fix are being submitted to the city today. here's an illustration of what it will look like.the structual engineer behind this design involves installing more than 50 concrete and steele piles 250 feet down to bedrock under the corner of the foundation that's sinking. it's referred to as underpinning that the engineer says is commonly used in construction.... what's unusual about this is the size of the building, very large and the capacity of the piles. each one of the piles is designed to resist 1,000,500 pounds of loadit's a solution that is expected not to only prevent the slow sink that's been happening....but also reverse it. by putting piles only on the north and west sides, we will allowed for continued additional minor settlements on the south and east sides which naturally happens with all buildings, and as it occurs we expect that some of

(grant) kron 4's maureen kelly reports that the firefighters stationed there are glad to be back, ande not alone. station five is officially in service, 3480 parker hill rd. serving fountain grove and beyond. welcome home station five it's good to be homeand with that radio call....the santa rosa fire chief cut the ribbon on the new temporary firestation 5.....they unveilled the new sign....and raised the american flag.....it isn't much....a canvas tent over a metal shell covers the engine...(sot)this is a traditional firehouse kitchen maybe a tad smaller than ideal but we have a crew of threewhile a triplewide modular trailer will serve as home base for the crew working here....in addition to pictures of the firestation that was destroyed...the original call box and this right light were salvaged from the rubble serve as decorations and reminders of what they went thru. a fire captain created paintings depicting what they faced during the tubbs fire....and this one....of how they are coming back.....which reads five is alive.that five is alive regardless how much fire in with a fist

kron 4's maureen kelly talked people who are excited about a big change for this year's event. the excitement level is so great that i'm a lile jittery brian overfelt is this year's event manager for the mavericks surf contest...today he could be found on the phone constantly as officials at the world surf league were debating whether or not to hold the big wave event on monday.....a day where swells with 60 foot faces are being predicted.the water of the coast of pillar point can be a treacherous arena...they are up against mother nature sending massive swells from the pacific, thru that canyon. monday the kind of day that's extermely dangerous where it holds you on the bottom for a long time anything can happen. (jeff clarin the world of surfing mavericks is the king of the event of all events. of all big waze events. it's cold it's gnarly and it's where the best big wave surf spots on the planetjeff clark ran the invitational for years starting in 1999. this year the contest will make history...because it won't just be men riding those moutainssze waves ....women will be competing for the

maureen kelly kron4 news. (pam) bomb threat ..students at two san francisco schools were evacuated earlier this afternoon. why police say, there is nothing to worry about... when police were able to give the all clear. the wildfires creating more need this holiday season... leaving many bay area charitable efforts struggling for christmas donations .. tonight they are putting out the call for help.. for help.. youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and your list covered with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels even better when you find them for less-at ross. yes for less. whoa! the mercedes-benz winter event is back, and you won't want to stop for anything else. lease the gla 250 for $359 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. (ken) an annual charitable christmas holiday event is in need of a little holiday cha

kron4's maureen kelly talked with the structural engineer behind the new plan... who says the leaning... can be reversed. plans for the estimated 100- million dollar fix are being submitted to the city today. here's an illustration of what it will look like.the structual engineer behind this design involves installing more than 50 concrete and steele piles 250 feet down to bedrock under the corner of the foundation that's sinking. it's referred to as underpinning that the engineer says is commonly used in construction.... what's unusual about this is the size of the building, very large and the capacity of the piles. each one of the piles is designed to resist 1,000,500 pounds of loadit's a solution that is expected not to only prevent the slow sink that's been happening....but also reverse it. by putting piles only on the north and west sides, we will allowed for continued additional minor settlements on the south and east sides which naturally happens with all buildings, and as it occurs we expect that some of the tilt that has occurred to the building in the pa

kron4's maureen kelly talked with the structural engineer behind the plan who expects not only to stop the building's settlement but also reverse it's tilt. plans for the estimated 100- million dollar fix are being submitted to the city today. here's an illustration of what it will look like.the structual engineer behind this design involves installing more than 50 concrete and steele piles 250 feet down to bedrock under the corner of the foundation that's sinking.. we will actually jack against those piles much like you would do a bumper jack on a car when you have a flat tire. will take about 20% of the way to the building off of the existing foundation and transfer it to the new piles which will extend down into bed rock around 250 feet below the surface of the streetit's referred to as underpinning that the engineer says is commonly used in construction.... what's unusual about this is the size of the building, very large and the capacity of the piles. each one of the piles is designed to resist 1,000,500 pounds of loadit's a solution that is expected not to only prevent the slow s

contest will not be held on monday.. but tuesday and thursday are still a possibility. and kron 4's maureen kelly talked people who are excited about a big change expected ... during this year's event. the excitement level is so great that i'm a little jittery brian overfelt is this year's event manager for the mavericks surf contest...today he could be found on the phone constantly as officials at the world surf league were debating whether or not to hold the big wave event on monday.....a day where swells with 60 foot faces are being predicted.the water of the coast of pillar point can be a treacherous arena...they are up against mother nature sending massive swells from the pacific, thru that canyon. monday the kind of day that's extermely dangerous where it holds you on the bottom for a long time anything can happen. (jeff clarin the world of surfing mavericks is the king of the event of all events. of all big waze events. it's cold it's gnarly and it's where the best big wave surf spots on the planetjeff clark ran the invitational for years starting in 1999. this year the contest will make h

but kron4's maureen kelly reports that the proposal may have been delievered a setback by the f-c-c. (nats ) that ping of a new text message...is sounding like a ching ching to the california public ultilties commission....which has proposed taxing those electronic missives....to help pay for a program that makes phone services more accessible to the poor. there's already a surcharge on voice calls for that purpose....but the cpuc has said this proposal could allow them to tax callers less and texters more....saying it should end up as a wash from the consumers's perspective.... cell phone users i talked to had mixed opinions. i'm all for helping people, like if you have a phone and your texting you probably can afford $.70 whatever to go help somebody who needs the money i think it's unfair and unnecessary given all that we already pay in regulatory and surcharges on our cell phones currentlya group representing the wireless industry is also against the tax..saying that texts are like emails....an information service, rather falling udner the telecommunica tion umbrella....and the f