my only point here, noelle, is who says? who says at this point in time you're the better, you know, election night candidate for the big election when we just don't know? >> well, neil, you've got to remember who she is surrounding herself with and these are people that are encouraging her to stay in the race. they're writing checks, a lot of big donors and they're coming at her from the anti-trump point of view. they are coming to her probably the same types of people that surrounded ron desantis, stating that he would be better in the general. and i think that that is the only argument because trump has already-- you know, his policies everybody liked, it was his bedside manner. what she's trying to say is the message is, i am a more palatable candidate so, you know, ignore trump and put me in there because i'm a sure bet. and you're right, nobody knows for sure. i think that they are just banking on the fact that, you know, there's been so much angst about donald trump's personality. you're right, nobody does know and it

. >> they're on the apps called for is noelle bellow joins us now live with how he is really embracing this role is famous librarian. well. grant and vicki michael threet has gone viral for his post about his love of libraries and reading. >> he's also spreading a message of inclusion and mental health. >> isn't hard when you've got a library card. >> every day, bright eyed and afro hair michael threet greets his more than 1 million followers on tiktok and instagram with a smile and positive attitude. you video the could be found out. i am need not an answer. popping on tiktok during the pandemic. he soon pivoted to talking about the thing he loves most books. so beautiful day to save books. >> they would use the trends and i would turn into bookish content that i realized, hey, this is a tool for us to reach. people left mind the mobile library and remind them he has that your library card tattooed on your right as his follower numbers grew. so did the number of people visiting local libraries. so many people message me each day on social media saying, look, i've got a light regard. i

thanks, noelle. stay with kron. 4 for continuing storm coverage. scan that qr code on your screen. it will take you straight to our website. that's where you'll find the latest on closures. flooding. power outages. >> and much more. the city of oakley is advising. residents said oakley road is shut down between and the rowley road and live oak avenue. they say a car crashed into a power pole and that's at the power wires lines onto the road. the road is expected to stay closed until early tomorrow morning. >> oakland's trouble 9-1-1. system is about to get the first major upgrade in more than 2 decades. the system fell under scrutiny last year over its slow response times plagued by an understaffed department failure to fill vacant positions. power outages and outdated technology. after pledging millions of dollars to help fix the system. mayor sheng thao says that the department is already seeing some improvements. the city is now taking more calls and the number of staff vacancies is down. mayor thao address the next steps earlier today and one on one interview with kron 4. >> i'

it's hosted by our very own noelle bellow. it's going to air thursday, february 20 night at alright, picture this. you board a flight. >> and you don't know where the destination is going and you enjoy a trip. it's entirely organized by that airline. that is what's being offered by scandinavian airlines. a thrill seekers willing to go on board the mystery flight in denmark. we'll enjoy an adventure that's organized by the airline. the only clue travelers have been given is that the fight itself will last for quote, a few hours. the trip is scheduled for april 5th through the 8th and already more than 1000 people have signed up to what could be a few hours and mr. open hagan, you can rv sweden up in the arctic circle. you've been there. the ice hotel. okay. that eat some fermented fish. you. >> and way drink. a lot of what whatever they have up all right. that wraps up kron for news at 10. stay tuned for kron. 4 news at 11. but for sports night live, jason will be here in a moment right after the break. >> always one of those p

can. >> thank you, noelle. a contra costa county sheriff's deputy has reached a plea deal after facing several felony charges. prosecutors say matthew buckley pleaded no contest to 3 felonies, including having an illegal assault weapon filing a false police report and preparing false evidence. he's agreed to serve 3 years and 8 months in prison. officials say the sentence can be served under supervised release if he completes a drug rehab program. >> the man accused of following a woman into a bathroom of a grocery store and then recording her has been arrested in pleasanton last month. police put out surveillance videos win. they were looking for the man. they say after the man posted them and voluntarily turned himself in. police say the 99 ranch market stories. one of several locations of police believe he followed women into bathrooms. they believe that there may be more victims across the tri valley area. anyone with information is being asked to contact police. >> california lawmaker is proposing a law th

noelle bellow, i'll send it back to you. all right now. well, another big story we're following for you tonight. chaos. >> high above the pacific ocean as a morning flight from oakland to hawaii is disrupted by a fistfight. the plane landed safely in kauai. but the trip to paradise became a lot more stressful than it had to be. our grant lodes joins us here in the studio with more of that video grant. yeah, it likely took some people longer to relax and enjoy those famous island vibes. then it should have because. >> these 2 guys for reasons unknown apparently a verbal dispute escalated. you see one man kind of slapped or hit the other. that's him. and then the guy and a half here starts punching the other guy. a guy in the hat lands a few solid shots, but people including a flight attendant, stepped between them, break it up. authorities on the ground in hawaii were alerted, met people at the gate, detain them, but no arrests were made according to police inquiry. we spoke with an aviation expert tonight at san jose state university. he s

and it's just it's cool because they hide in your local library and make their day in fairfield, noelle bellow maybe people like me or for to help for news. >> thank you. >> well, michael has loved his work at the library has decided it's time to take a step away for his own mental health. his last day in fairfield will be this friday march. 1st, he does, however, plan to continue advocating for literacy and library join through some new avenues he has found through his social media presence. and make sure you tune into our special airs this thursday night at 06:30pm. and the south bay san jose pie shop is starting the week off strong following a lot of support from the community last week. tesla canceled a huge order that ended up hurting the business. but the community has now stepped up in a really big way. kron four's will tran is in san jose and got a chance to speak with the owner. >> to use baking terms, what could have been tart is now sweet because they have been reimbursed $2000 from tesla. they were so busy over the weekend after the news said that tesla was not going to pay

and it's just it's cool because they hide in your local library and make their day in fairfield, noellemaybe people at near 4 to help for news to bring >> michael has loved his work at the library. he's decided it's time to take a step away for his mental health. this last day in fairfield will be this friday march. 1st, he does, however, plan to continue advocating for literacy and library. joy to some new avenues he's found there. his social media presence and make sure you tune into our special about black history month. that airs this thursday night at 6.30. all right. looking outside right now to blue sky here in san francisco are having some beautiful weather here. and there's a heat wave happening in parts of the country right now. and cuyler is tracking that for us. it's like summer hit texas not just texas. so the average temperature in detroit, michigan, this day of the year would be 39. >> degrees. let me take you to detroit. it is 73 right now. it's also 73 in chicago. 72 in kansas city and yes, down in texas. 78, you can see where that jet stream has dipped down right here

. >> as kron four's noelle bellow reports kids are using what they learned to create their own businesses. >> was about $4. i saved all to a credit card is the type where you borrow card much. it's credit cards and savings accounts, not your average conversation with a 10 be able invest in bonds and stocks. but at franklin elementary in oakland, that's exactly what these 5th graders are discussing. there was lot of investment and say and avoid you know, bad valerie chapman is a former banker who transitioned education several years ago. she blunder 2 passions to create financial literacy for kids. children color traditionally left behind. in terms of disrupt so that kids, kids here oakland have an opportunity financial lessons range from basic money management and identifying needs versus wants all the way to learning about the stock market. what let's check was the biggest this might not be the new york stock exchange, but these students are learning how to invest wisely and they're teaching me a thing or 2 in the process. winners means right companies like netflix, they're the national

we've got kron four's noelle bellow reporting that he's spreading a message of inclusion and mental health, too. having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card. >> every day, bright eyed and afro hair michael threet greets his more than 1 million followers on tiktok and instagram with a smile and positive attitude. you video the could be found out. i am need not an answer. popping on tiktok during the pandemic. he soon pivoted to talking about the thing he loves most books. so beautiful day to save books. >> they would use the trends and i would turn into bookish content that's why we want this is a tool for us to reach. people left mind the mobile library and remind them he has that your library card tattooed on your right as his follower numbers grew. so did the number of people visiting local libraries. so many people message me each day on social media saying, look, i've got a light ricard. i need to be proud what i from people from the consensus new york city, florida. tonight. people having on people city live report from africa, from germany, from from the born and raised in t

we have kron four's noelle bellow with the story. >> having fun isn't hard when you've got a library> every day, bright eyed and afro hair michael threet greets his more than 1 million followers on tiktok and instagram with a smile and positive attitude. i you video the could be found out. i am need not an answer. popping on tiktok during the pandemic. he soon pivoted to talking about the thing he loves most books. so beautiful day to save books. >> they would use the trends and i would turn and look content that's why we love to hate. this is a tool for us to reach. people. let's remind them of the library and remind them he has that your library card tattooed on your right as his follower numbers grew. so did the number of people visiting local libraries. so many people message me each day on social media saying, look, i've got a library card. i need to be proud what i from people from the consensus new york florida. tonight, people having people's a live report from africa from germany, from from the pan born and raised in the bay area. michael got his first library card at age 5

. >> outgoing and charismatic, morgan made an effort to win over karen's friends to like mike and noelle. >> very nice, very upbeat, very friendly. always smiling. >> and kevin, well, he fell hard for morgan's charm. >> he just loved her. >> he was head over heels for her. >> so, kevin was about to get what he had always wanted, a wife and kids. but just not in that order. >> morgan gave birth to their first child a few months before they got married. still, there is was no shotgun wedding. the young couple celebrated in traditional style. >> kevin was on top of the world. >> it was the perfect picture, wasn't it? >> it was the perfect picture. >> kevin loved being a dad. but he and morgan had two more children. but his relationship with his own father was rocky. had been since his parents divorce. >> we are both stubborn and both pigheaded. so, he didn't call me, i didn't call him. and we got into a little bit of a battle. and -- >> years went by? >> years went by. >> but by june, 2010, kevin and his dad had patched things up. growing closer than ever. they made plans for the whole fami

thanks for being with us tonight on kron 4 news at 11, i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. oakland is getting nearly 4 million dollars in state grant money. >> to improve public safety. the city plans to use that money to expand safety ambassador program implemented in downtown and chinatown. >> which deploys mediators to help those in crisis for some. and harry now has the details and reaction from community leaders. >> another effort to curb the well documented crime in oakland this time with a 3.5 million dollar grant from the california department of social services. this program will promote safer and more secure streets. well, improving outcomes. open leaders announced the grant wednesday in the city's downtown surrounded by yelling fighting and police sirens. councilmember carroll fife, whose district includes downtown read out the need for this grant is a parent all around them in an environment where we see very clearly that we need more de-escalation on the streets. we need more mental health supports tempers also flared during the announcement supporters of a rec

. >> airing this thursday at 06:30pm, hosted by our very own noelle bellow. still ahead, remember that e t t outage last week? well, the company paying its customers back for just how much ahead. >> hey, next, in sports, beloved giant brandon crawford has found a new home. this is going to be weird. sports director jason dumas has the details on cause departure. and chris paul's return. sports is next. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> today was the official end of an era for brandon crawford in the san francisco giants. we've known it was over unofficially for months now. but today be cross eyed with the st. louis cardinals officially making his run with the san francisco giants. the thing of the past, the 37 year-old crawford played all 13 of his big league seasons with the giants. he's a 3 time all-star and 4 time gold glove winner. he's now expected to be a backup shortstop in st. louis. now prior to crawford signing with the cardinals, the giants also signed veteran shortstop and 2 time gold glove winner may commit to a minor league and invitation to spring t

i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus say it is continually getting better but better is a relative term because you still have 10's of thousands of customers. >> without electricity. this is a live look at pg and e's outage map. a lot less orange around the region tonight compared to the past couple. but you still have quite a bit a dish of quite a few issues peninsula up into the north bay. orange indicates between 500 and 5,000 customers in that region are still without po er as a grant was just showing you. lots of folks are dealing with this today and the north bay, still a lot of work to be done some special challenges stretching out the projection when the lights will finally come back on for folks kron four's terisa stasio reports from windsor. >> here in the large field, wiki of neighborhood near santa rosa generators have been up and running since sunday evening when the trees snapped lines wiping out power. the thousands of out of almost smoke. alarms went off and at my phone was dead because i can't charge. and then. >> it's kind of really although christina doesn't have a ge

make sure to tune into our special airing thursday, february 29th that's hosted by noelle bellow at 06:30pm. coming up next. in sports, the giants fan favorite has returned to the team. sports director jason dumas. tell us what is coming up. >> 4 zone forecast as we give you a live look outside at the bay bridge lit up the skies kind of dark. it is dark outside, but the clouds were pretty ominous message. today, lawrence, working up a sweat in the weather center. so busy today. i've been running sure tracking all kinds of things. there's even a threat. we might see some water spouts, maybe some tornadoes in the bay area today. that doesn't happen very often. so it's been a busy day. it will be another busy night ahead and tomorrow going to be another active day weather wise. >> lot of folks out there on the roads right now looking toward the san mateo bridge, cloudy skies. still, some scattered showers popping up around the bay area. some big-time swells moving along the coastline. 18 to 22 footers out there at the water's edge. got to watch out for that and dangerous rip currents to g

i'm ken wayne and i'm noelle bellow. that shooting happened during a house party in richmond. 3 people were killed. 4 others were hurt today. contra costa county's district attorney. >> announced the conviction of enrique ramirez. from oakland on 3 counts of first degree murder and 4 counts of attempted murder along with gang and other special circumstance enhance prosecutors say the suspect and an 18 year-old man opened fire on a group of partygoers back in june of 2021. investigators say the attack was fueled by mistaken identity and gang rivalry. ramirez is scheduled to be sentenced next month. he faces life sentences without the possibility of parole. the 18 year-old has been charged as a juvenile in the south. a construction worker is being treated for burns tonight after coming into contact with a power line 40 feet in the air. >> the incident also left thousands of people without power in san jose. jose fire says 2 men were in a bucket lift which was operating near the intersection of zang corroded the lazio stree

i'm noelle bellow tonight. residents are grappling with to storefront losses. one, the iconic macy's store in union square. the other a walgreens on sacramento and front street kron 4 sarah stinson joining us now in the studio with the latest on the walgreens closure. after speaking with neighbors who say they're concerned about seniors in that area, sarah. >> well, many are worried about seniors who are now without access to a nearby pharmacy. dozens gathered outside the downtown walgreens today rallying for the company to change its mind. but unfortunately, the company has moved forward with the closure. >> in the final hours of operation, more than 2 dozen people who live in downtown san francisco gathered outside the walgreens at 2, 7, 5, sacramento street hoping their voices will be heard. you know, a pharmacy like a grocery store. >> they you know, they're oftentimes the center of the community. they're really important needs. diana taylor has organized efforts to plea with walgreens and the city to stop the closure. but unfortunately, they've had no look

i'm noelle bellow kron 4 sarah stinson joins us in studio tonight with details on that wild evening. sarah. >> well, people who witnessed this rash of crime say it was chaos. not only was a man shot, but a pickup truck was set on fire at the side show and then people looted this 7.11, people who live in that area say it's disappointing to see this kind lawlessness in their neighborhood. >> surveillance video shows the mayhem that happened in vallejo on sunday. dozens of people running into 7.11 at the intersection of springs road and rolling would drive and rating the store fridges and shelves. the manager of the 7.11 says no employees got hurt, but thieves took off with 8 to $10,000 worth of goods. police say the crowd came from a side show that was happening nearby. i saw a lot of >> them running towards this way towards my house and they were getting in a vehicle and they had like back the chips >> just random items. this woman lives in the area. she wants to remain anonymous but says sideshows happen here often. but you could not believe all the crime that she witnessed afterward

thanks for being with us tonight on kron 4 news at 11, i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. the plane landed safely in kauai. but the journey to paradise was pretty tense. 2 men for reasons still unknown. >> allowed in apparent verbal argument to escalate. you'll see a one man slapped another. then the guy about slap starts punching the other. there you go. the guy and hat lands a few solid shots. but people including a flight attendant, stepped between them to try and break it all up. authorities on the ground in hawaii were alerted. they met the people at the gate. they detained them, but no arrests were made. we spoke with an aviation expert at san jose state university. he says these viral videos get lots of attention, but the data actually suggests incidents like this are rare and civility on planes is slowly returning. post-pandemic. >> these instances that we see >> are very compelling. but they're not nearly as common as you might lead to believe. keeping in mind how many flights operate on a daily and a weekly basis. and the numbers are trending down in the correct

thanks for being with us tonight on kron 4 news at 11, i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. those comments leaving council members reeling tonight. kron four's amanda hari reports from walnut creek city hall. >> the man said he was upset about the city removing virtual comments back in october and he blamed jewish people for that. he not only made anti-semitic comments, but he also threatened another holocaust and did not see salute at the yet. >> i'm here today because people like you. think we're scared to show up. ensure face and call you out in person. i dare you to shut me down. a man identified as only scotty hijacking the public comment time of tuesday's walnut creek city council meeting the man expressing anger over the city council's decision to ban virtual public comments. the decision was made in october after a number of zoom bombing incidents were anonymous. callers made hateful comments. you shut down. zoom comments at the behest of the atl. >> because some jews feelings got hurt. i'd like to remind you there is no hate speech exception to the first amendment.

i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. police say that crash happened on embarcadero road between middlefield road and walnut drive that portion of embarcadero is closed tonight in both directions. police say they will not be releasing any other details until tomorrow. again, this is a deadly crash there. we'll keep you updated on air and online. our other top story tonight is the weather. relentless san francisco's airport seeing more than 500 delays today. kron 4 sarah stinson reports now from sfo. >> there have been some major wind gusts here at sfo. i spoke with some people getting off of the plane and they said it was a rough landing. as for people were trying to leave this airport, will they're fighting their frustrations. checking the departure time only to see that it keeps getting pushed back. just really windy today. and it's been raining off and on an intense storm on presidents day delayed hundreds of flights at the san francisco. >> international airport, frustrating travelers wrapping up their holiday weekend

i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus. pretty brazen there. the video clearly. >> shows you this suspect just stuffing phones into his pocket, working quickly, methodically people are watching, you know, customer some of them. some of them are just kind of ignoring he eventually walks out of the store right past a police cruiser that was parked outside and he got into a getaway car. yeah, you can see that police vehicle right there every police say there was not an officer inside of that patrol car. they say it was a ghost car. >> those are parked at various locations to try and prevent criminal activity like what we just showed you. but now police say these arrests will prevent criminal activity. at least one of the suspects, an east bay resident was allegedly involved in several other apple store thefts as well. >> that's right. and this is coming on the same day. governor newsom has announced plans to deploy state attorneys to oakland and across the east bay to boost criminal prosecutions. just 2 days after he announced plans to send 120 ad

i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow, the contra costa county sheriff's office lifted that lockdown within the past hour. the lockdown and shelter-in-place order issued around 3 this morning for residents in the mount alvin manor area. >> near rachel road and heather drive after investigators reported an armed person was barricaded inside of a home. neighbors telling us there was a person who was shooting into the air and they heard gunshots in the middle of the night. >> investigators now say the suspect is in custody who are still trying to get more info about who this person is in the circumstances. but police say no one was hurt during the standoff, montel than manner k through 8 school was forced to cancel classes today due to police activity. but again, fortunately the scene is now clear. >> southbound traffic on highway 2.80, in san francisco has fully reopened after several lanes were blocked this afternoon due to a major 3 car crash happened just south of the geneva avenue. on-ramp. this is what the freeway looks like around 3 o'clock this afternoon. according to chp, the c

i'm noelle bellow. residents say they've been told to stay at a nearby hotel, but they don't know if he'll be reimbursed for that. stay kron 4, sarah, since and joining us live in the city with details. sarah, definitely not the way a lot of people want to spend their week. >> oh, not at all. this has been a huge disruption for people who live in is 43 story tower apartment building in san francisco. >> they've been without power and water for 2 days now and they're getting more and more frustrated hearing that it could be a week before they get it restored, costing hundreds if not thousands of dollars. >> dylan dawson and his husband, tim fletcher's say it was chaos when power and water went out in their apartment wednesday morning. this building seemed to have no emergency protocols in place that the couple lives in the paramount apartment tower on mission street in san francisco's south of market neighborhood. but after hours of no resolve, residents filled up the lobby demanding answers. that's when

i'm ken wayne and i'm noelle bellow. that shooting happened during a house party

thanks for being with us tonight on kron, 4 news at 11, i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. a new development tonight in the race for u.s. senate here in california. after vowing to remain neutral. >> former senator barbara boxer is now endorsing congressman adam schiff reversing course on that endorsement came in an interview tonight with inside california politics co-host nicky lorenzo. >> but boxer says recent attacks from congresswoman katie porter against shift major change your mind? >> i talked to all 3 candidates. i told them the reason i was staying neutral is i have very warm relationships with bart early and adam schiff very close to both of them in adam, i was kind of his mentor and i really urged him to run for the house. you know, you look at this polling and it's clear the it katie porter is in second place tied with garvey. adams pulled ahead and barbers way behind. so my view is now it's time for me to say enough of this. this is terrible. you know, run a positive campaign. and i also think because there's no question that democracy is on the line. each of o

. >> i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. the rush is on to get ready for that next round of storms for dick's to pack quite a punch to the bay area. we're going to check in with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow in just a moment. but first, we do have some breaking news out of san francisco tonight. police are investigating a shooting that left one person seriously injured. officers say it happened shortly after 9 o'clock tonight in the area of connecticut and 26th streets. that's north of cesar chavez street. the person shot was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. we are staying on top of the situation and will update you as soon as we receive more information. >> now back to our weather coverage in kron. 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow standing by in the weather center tracking the storms and they're following on the holiday weekend. lawrence, how bad is it going to be? yeah, it's going to get rough at points during the weekend is not going to be a strong as the storms we had a couple of weeks

i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus. thanks for being with us. a flood watch is in effect for the bay area until wednesday. >> wind advisory will be with us until tomorrow and the wind and saturated ground are making for scenes like this one in los gatos, a big old oak tree gave out on almaden road and cherry blossom lane. the tree leaning on power lines blocking the right lane. a reminder, too. stay away from powerlines in to call 3, 1, 1, if you see hazards out and about, that's a big tree. meantime, this large tree is blocked pinehurst road in contra costa county. all traffic between. >> canyon road and skyline boulevard currently closed crews work to clear the road. no word on when that's going to reopen. kron four's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now is going to give us an idea of how these storms are going to play out over the next couple of there's a potential for a tornado, lawrence. i feel like we have like little mini breaks and then it really comes and gets yeah. now we're really in the instability part of the storm, right

i'm ken wayne grant is off tonight and i'm noelle bellow. what's been a fixture in oakland's nightlife is getting new life ruby room permanently closed on new year's eve. >> it has since been bought by a neighboring business from force. amanda hari caught up with the current owner about the bars long history. >> and what's next? >> ruby room has been a staple in oakland for more than 2 decades located just blocks from lake merritt. it's one of last true dive bars in the city. it's history can be seen throughout a fitting ruby red pool table, graffiti decorating the bathroom bittersweet. of course. you know, it's been it was 24 years of my life and i love the majority and founding owner alfredo botelho gets to be in charge for just a few more dates soon. he'll pass on the keys to someone else. the new ownership coming after he and his business partners first announced that the bar would be closing for good at the end of last year, all because of the pandemic. i think during covid. >> people's going out how the chains you realize that i can ju

. >> i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus that rainbow from a little while ago. the rain is not done with us yet, though things are expected to really ramp up once again over the weekend. we have team coverage tonight. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the forecast in the weather center. but first we go live to kron four's dan kerman power poles and get service back up to those who remain without power. just before 10 thursday morning, residents of los altos. we're still dealing with the impact of the storm when the 75 foot monterey pine came crashing down in the 600 block of camille. your way. jennifer de la mar was out walking your dog at the time. we heard the. >> that return. was very loud. >> and then falling down and we saw electrical wires turn blue and kind of result. was terrifying because we were standing right under. continuation of those wires along the houses on my street. and so we ran across the street as we're like to get it. so, you know, my heart stopped a little bit. >> the tree came to rest in the front yard of another home, but

i'm noelle bellow. i'm ken wayne. grant is off tonight. san jose fire says 2 men were in a bucket lift which was operating near the intersection of zenker road and blasio street. >> in north san jose kron four's gayle ong is there now with the latest kale. >> yes, can. well, that bucket live from behind me has since been lowered in the last hour. the 2 men have been rescued and they were rescued safely and it took a while because pg e has some strict rules, 2 and protocols in order to get them out of there. so we'll explain that in a minute. let's show you that video of that rescue. so you can see one of the workers coming down this ladder after suffering severe burns to his upper body and arms after making contact with a power line on the job at this emergency call came in just before 11:00am and it took about 3, and a half hours for them to be rescued until electricity and equipment was grounded and secured by pg. and here's the battalion chief of san jose fire. >> one of the things that pg e wants to reiterate is any time you're working

i'm noelle bellow. we have team coverage for you tonight. kron four's sara stinson is in fairfax where there's been flooding and power outages. >> but we're beginning with lawrence karnow. he's tracking the storm's path. lawrence, we know there's a flood warning in effect as well tonight. yeah, it's been really active. in fact, as we head toward the afternoon, we saw things ramping up outside. then the heavy rain really kick into gear in the evening and it just continues outside right now. >> latest on the doppler radar showing you this is really going to be a statewide event. the bay area getting hammered the right now and you see the rain really picking up in the afternoon. the bands of moisture moving onshore. the yellows, the oranges, the reds moving in very heavy rainfall settling in now. looks like this start to taper off a little bit in the north bay. some lighter amounts there. but further south now, the places that have been spared, the heavy rain, that rain is picking up now in the palo alto in the woodside fremont hayward, you're

thanks for being with us tonight on kron. 4 news at 11, i'm grant lotus and that stand and i'm noelle bellow continue as crime oakland restaurant is frustrating its workers, the general manager at a gob, a uptown says they've recently been dealing with a barrage of break-ins. and the most recent crime was early this morning. and you saw him once you see him again called for thor here with us in studio. he spoke with the general manager. dan. i mean, how much can these folks take? yeah, it's going to be difficult to sleep at night, right? the dia general manager telling us that the restaurant has been broken into. >> 3 times over the last 3 weeks and nearly 2 dozen times since the restaurant first opened it. and they say that the constant crime is frustrating and it's just making their employees and customers feel unsafe. >> another break-in caught on camera at agave uptown in oakland security video shows the latest burglary from around 5 thursday morning. you can see a man ripping open the front doors of the restaurant after breaking a lock. he then calmly pockets. a couple of bottles

i'm noelle bellow. we are following developing news tonight out of uc berkeley where multiple shots were fired on campus tonight. one person has been arrested according to university official, the person was arrested near sproul plaza just before 9 tonight. officials say 9 shots were fired, forcing a shelter in place on campus. it was lifted about an hour later. thankfully, no injuries were reported. but uc berkeley, heavy police presence still on campus well into this evening, as you can see here, we're still working to get more information on what led up to that shooting. and we'll bring that to you as we learn more. >> we're going to be here. let's make sure we all work together to keep the streets >> our other top story tonight, san francisco officials decked out in red and gold getting hyped for super bowl. 58. we are now just 2 sleeps away from the big game in las vegas where the forty-niners will face off against the kansas city chiefs, san francisco officials holding what basically looked like a

our noelle bellow is here in the studio to break it down for us. kind of give us a play-by-play of what's going on in this video. the video is wild can. and vicki, this was a southwest flight bound for paradise, but at least 2 of the passengers, they were not feeling the aloha spirit. just to say video starts with a one man slapping another man in a hat. >> the man in the hot retaliates with several direct blows to the other man's face. his fists narrowly missing the woman standing in the row between them. we've slowed down this video here a bit. so you can more words are exchanged between some of the men and the flight attendants. a flight attendant arrives tries to intervene, grabs the hand of the man in the hat while he continues to try and throw some more punches. that's when another passenger's you see here got up polls. one of the guys to separate them in a statement southwest says it commends its crew and the other customers there for their professionalism and that the flight landed safely in law who on hawaii. the kauai police department te

i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. it has been raining for days now. like you saw in that first video >> the waters just collecting on our city streets conference. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here. he's got a little bit more detail on when we're going to be able to say, ok, it's over. i wouldn't that be nice. a lot of folks waiting for that to happen. that's for sure. this actually all part of the same storm system. >> that started to bring rain in the bay area on sunday continuing to produce some of those showers that low staying anchored off the coastline and wrapping that moisture in and bring it into the bay area. still, the cloudy skies beginning to part just a little bit. lot of heavy rain as we move toward the middle of the day in the afternoon. but now that begin to move on out. you can see that low spending the north grabbing some more of that moisture bringing that onshore. numerous thunderstorms with the instability popping up all along that path as it came ashore. and so that was able to produce a lot of rain around the bay area.

i'm noelle bellow. i'm ken wayne. grant is off tonight. police say they found more than 200 videos of women on the suspect's phone and one of the cases happened inside a bathroom at a grocery store. kron four's gayle ong has the story. >> and invasion of privacy at this grocery store near the rose pavilion shopping center in pleasanton one of several locations. pleasanton police believe jesus counter leone followed women into bathrooms and film them without their consent. >> it's definitely wrong. >> the shopper stunned and worried about his daughter and niece. 75 in? well, as you know, you're wasn't like this. >> but now is definitely dangerous for. kids to be out there. >> we used to be gone all day. we producer, but kids can do that and more. it's >> too dangerous on december. first of last year, police say cast early on followed a woman into a bathroom of a grocery store. and then inappropriately filmed or the victim defended herself and filed a police report. early january. police put out this surveillance video on social media seekin

noelle ayers was coming up at 6. a woman in court today accused of terrorizing the north bay community. we speak to one of her alleged victims. and could this piece emc's big night forty-niners christian mccaffrey looking to take some >> hardware home just days before the super bowl? we're live from the red carpet in las vegas. i'm ken wayne and i'm vicki liviakis. n is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? your data, too. there's even round-the- clock customer support. so you can be there for your customers. hey billy, how you doin? with comcast business, reliability isn't just possible. thanks. it's happening. get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to a $1000 prepaid card with a qualifying internet package. don't wait, call and switch today! >> from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news

told me tonight he is happy with this delay and he hopes the cpu say will continue to wait and watch noelle and grant. >> all right. we will wait and watch to thank you, catherine. meanwhile, the antioch library is reopening tomorrow after announcing a sudden closure because of crime concerns friday, the library was able to negotiate in emergency contract to provide armed guards to monitor the library. they'll be working with contra costa. public works in the city of antioch to keep workers and residents safe. the closure announcement came after repeated reports of criminal activity over the last few months which the library leaders say threaten the safety, visitors and staff there. one person was arrested this morning in sonoma county for vandalizing the downtown library. there, several doors and windows were smashed earlier this month at the santa rosa location. the damage was estimated to be between 8 $10,000. the suspect is on felony formal probation for a similar vandalism at a preschool in the south park neighborhood. that was last march. he was charged with felony vandalism and felon

i'm noelle bellow. you can see the damage right here. the tree literally cut right through the home. it also nearly had a child sleeping inside, but thankfully no one got hurt. kron 4 sarah stinson has more from the family. high winds likely caused this tree to come crashing down from one side of the street all the way to the other. >> first crashing into this truck and then onto this home in napa next to a 6 year-old girl sleeping on the couch. >> it was the loudest boom. in the whole house shook, the roscoe family woke up to a tree crashing down on their home on franklin street in napa around 5 sunday morning. jane rasco says she was trapped on one side of the house. her husband and granddaughter on the other. so immediately i yelled to find out if they were okay and my husband was yelling from the other side to make sure i was ok, the tree landed within 2 feet of her 6 year-old granddaughter miraculously, she was not hurt roscoe and her husband also, okay. you know, you can see all those what ifs, but i am absolutely sure that god was

i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow kron four's. dan kerman spoke with armstrong's attorney who claims armstrong's firing was retaliation terminated for standing up for the city of oakland fired oakland police chief leronne armstrong made that statement almost a year ago after he was fired by newly elected mayor sheng thao. >> now, a year later, he's followed those comments up with a lawsuit against allen. the city of oakland claiming his termination was retaliation for openly criticizing federal monitor robert warshaw armstrong suggesting we're shaw was leveling an for criticism, said opd leadership to extend his job overseeing the department. if you speak out about misconduct. >> and you have the courage to say, look, the city is being a victim here. there's somebody in a very high level was committing misconduct and you get fired that. that's illegal. the lawsuit claims newly elected mayor sheng thao. >> was intimidated by were show and bowed to his pressure instead of standing up for oakland. that's active litigation will be spe

i'm noelle bellow. governor newsom hopes deploying the extra officers will help the east bay city tackle its ongoing problems. kron four's amanda hari joins us in studio now with more details. amanda. >> 120 officers from various divisions are in the east bay city to help oakland police improve public safety. chp officials say their officers got to work this morning. >> the governor's office, california highway patrol and the city of oakland are now working together to curb crime and violence in oakland, 120 chp officers from throughout the 9 bay area. counties have been assigned to the town. >> councilmember dan kalb says he believes the officers will help deter criminals will help fill in the gaps in and patrol and be visible. >> and to help deter crime and if they see a crime, they'll take action. called says one area the officers will be focusing on is traffic control. some of them will and force a serious traffic laws like if they see someone who's, you recklessly speeding and danger will stop them

noelle bellow joins us here in the studio to break it all down for us. and ken and vicki, lots of closures to cover. do business is taking extra precaution. >> to keep employees and patrons safe. of course, the golden gate ferry did cancel trips to angel island today. the ferry also stop service to timber on passengers had to use bus service to get home tonight up in the north bay. the national park service says muir woods national monument in mill valley will remain closed until 9.30, tomorrow morning due to these weather conditions over in the east bay. oakland zoo was closed today. they've just notified that it they will remain closed tomorrow as well. giraffes were enjoying that light rain earlier today and this video they posted. the zoo says if you do have a reservation, you'll be automatically refunded. are actively updating our website, of course, with the latest weather-related closures on kron 4 dot com. i'll send it back to you. all right. thank you know. well, still ahead on kron, 4 news at 6 police arrest, a man who they say shot into a sout

our noelle bellow joins us now. >> in the studio with the story about a well known. >> librarian noel grant and vicki michael threet has gone viral for his post about his love of libraries and reading. he's also using his platform to spread a message of inclusion and mental health. >> having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card. >> every day, bright eyed and afro hair michael 3, that's great. says more than 1 million followers on tiktok and instagram with a smile and positive attitude. i you video could be found out. i need answer popping on tiktok during the pandemic. he soon pivoted to talking about the thing he loves most books. so beautiful day to save books. >> they would use the trends and i would turn into bookish content that's why we love to hate. this is a tool for us to reach. people. let's remind them of the library and remind them he has that your library card tattooed on your right as his follower numbers grew. so did the number of people visiting local libraries. so many people message me each day on social media saying, look, i've got a library card. i need to

. >> i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus kron four's. rob nesbitt joins us now live in the studio with more on why the city is still without a permanent police chief. rob grand? well, the police commission presented mayor thao with a list of 3 options last year. >> including armstrong, but she turned them all away and asked for a new list of options by march, a search for a leader at the department has happened many times before. >> i've been on the council since 2013 and i've seen already. 8, 9 police cheese, oakland city councilmember noel gallo has witnessed the revolving door of police chiefs in oakland. >> thursday marks one year since mayor sheng thao fire on armstrong from the role. but i am no longer confident that chief armstrong can do the work needed to achieve the vision. so today. i have decided to separate from chief leronne armstrong from the city without cause. mayor thao says or lack of confidence in armstrong's ability came after a report from a law firm working for the federal monitor. the report alleged mishandling by

i'm noelle bellow and i'm grant lotus yet big news today. the retailer is shuttering 150 stores. >> in the country in the mayor's office has confirmed the san francisco location is among kron four's. dan kerman live tonight in the city with more. dana, it's hard to about another giant closing their doors. for many, it's the iconic macy's christmas tree for others. it's the puppies in the holiday windows. >> whatever makes macy stand out for you, those traditions will come to an end likely sometime next year. san francisco mayor london breed is confirmed macy's plans to sell its union square location. one of 150 stores. the retailer plans to shutter over the next 3 years. we are, of course, disappointed. the mayor emphasized this is not about retail theft, but a business decision and she chose to focus on the positive. our goal is to make sure that we focus on the opportunities and the opportunity to ensure that this space is used for something that will be profitable. that will be a destination that will attract people. the mayor says the po

i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. we now know at least one person was killed. 22 people injured children among that number. >> catherine heenan joining us live from the kron. 4 newsroom with these fast-moving developments. catherine. >> yeah, we we know know all of this was supposed to be one big family friendly celebration. a rally at kansas city's union station just wrapping up when shots were fired nearby, at least 22 people were shot. 7 of them. we know tonight have life-threatening injuries. one person was killed. 3 people have been detained. city officials say they are heartbroken. >> this is absolutely a tragedy. the likes of which we would have never expected in kansas city. the likes of which will remember for some time. >> it was a huge gathering of people. hundreds of thousands of fans have gathered. authorities had tried to prepare with the huge deployment of officers. it did not prevent the tragedy. some of the injured reportedly including we had over 800 law enforcement officers, kansas city and other ag

i'm grant lotus and i'm noelle bellow. this next batch of storms projected to bring a significant downpour up in santa rosa. fire. officials say with the ground saturated from the last storm where they saw downed trees, pull down power lines. it's vital to have extra resources on hand. >> based on what we're looking at with just how saturated the grounds are with the national weather service now issuing a flood watch that goes into effect this weekend. we're anticipating some rapid rise is a in creeks and streams and probably some localized flooding with that. unfortunately, we do see time and time again where people drive flooded roads, get stranded and require some sort of rescue. the san jose fire is planning to be one of 3 swift water rescue teams of staff across the county that able to not only respond to emergencies within our communities but assist other agencies in other jurisdictions around the county. >> pg and e says they continue to watch the weather models closely. power outages plague the north bay during the

i'm noelle bellow, a man from florida in custody tonight accused of stealing that aircraft and then landing it just south of poplar beech kron. 4 sarah stinson has the details. >> the san mateo county sheriff's office says luis, gustavo eris stole a plane from the palo alto airport and landed nose down in the sand just south of here and half moon bay. several people were enjoying the sunset at poplar beech and saw the plane go down. fully. no one was hurt. on thursday night around 5, the san mateo county sheriff's office got a call. they don't get every day a stolen plane landed just south of poplar peach and half moon bay. i've been doing 20 years. and this is a first for me. sergeant javier acosta says when deputies arrived, they found a single engine plane nose down in the sand. deputies quickly learned the plane was stolen from the palo alto airport. acosta says several people witnessed the landing. someone saw the person walking away from their plane. >> provide us a detailed description and we found that person within minutes. a 50 year-old man from miami-dade county, florida was arre