how much does this benefit the work that's being done at the oakland zoo? i mean, obviously a lot of people are buying tickets to glow safari every year. >> absolutely. yeah. no, this really helps support all the work that we do here at the zoo as well out in the wild. so even though these lanterns, some of them, you know, are just beautiful and we love to look at them, a lot of them do tell conservation stories. so animals that you might see in the nile valley river area, or animals that you might see down in the barn, kind of express those conservation values that we're really trying to uphold here at the zoo. so we can only be open during the day for certain hours. so having this opportunity to bring guests in at night really expands the work that we're able to do. >> yeah, obviously everyone is also thinking about their budgets, especially this time of year. and i was reading you created a special ticketing and reservation system that offers lower prices to people who book further in advance. explain how that works to people. >> absolutely, yes. so we ha

the precautions being taken at the oakland zoo always live. >> abc7 news starts right now. >> good evening thank you for joining us i'm dan ashley. tonight, the death investigation into a family found in their milpitas apartment. a mother, father and their two young children, all found with gunshot wounds at the touring apartment complex. the case now being investigated as a murder suicide. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has new details about the family's life in the south bay. >> a pile of flowers continues to grow outside the apartment where milpitas police found a family of four dead. investigators identified 36 year old van nguyen and his wife, betty pham. the couple had a nine year old son and a four year old daughter. they were all found tuesday following a welfare check. in an update thursday, police said each family member had one gunshot wound. >> van nguyen, betty's husband and father of their two children, is believed to be our suspect. a handgun, which is legally registered to vin was found at the scene. >> a vta spokesperson confirmed the husband and wife were both em

heartbreak at the oakland zoo. staff and visitors are mourning the death of an african elephant named donna. donna spent over three decades at the oakland zoo, but was moved to an elephant sanctuary in tennessee last year. the goal was to surround her with other female elephants. work was also underway to reunite donna with her male companion at the oakland zoo, and he was actually just transferred to the sanctuary a couple months ago. but the two hadn't been reunited yet on christmas eve. the staff at the sanctuary noticed a change in donna's demeanor, so they put her on medical observation. but she died the next day on christmas day. she was 44 years old. the oakland zoo today called donna a beautiful soul that touched many lives. let's go to a look inside the control room at rockefeller center. tom llamas in tonight for nightly news. one of the top stories how a lesson in dining etiquette turned into a meal the kids will never forget. plus, the clock is ticking. if you want to get in on the billion dollar jackpo

abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with one of oakland zoo's top veterinarians about how it is staving off the virus and protecting one of the state's most vulnerable birds. >> bird flu spreading rapidly across california's dairy farms, infecting herds and causing illness across the nation. and now concern is spreading across the nation's zoos. >> we test all our own birds regularly if they're sick. and so far since the beginning of hpai a few years ago, we haven't had a single bird here. >> the oakland zoo putting into action its preparedness plan running on a scale of one through four. >> when we hit the higher levels, like with more recent cases in the inner bay area picking up over the last couple of months, we've moved from what we call level two to level three. so a little more biosecurity. we do foot baths, feeding strategies to minimize exposure to wild birds. >> they're also working closely with others in the association of zoos and aquariums, its lindsay wildlife museum. >> it's the usda. really working international bird rescue. all talking to each other, sharing

it's glow- fari, the fifth annual holiday event at the oakland zoo.stival, a never ending project for staff. >> we start thinking of our layouts starting end of december, so right when we're still doing this event, we're thinking of 2025 into 2026 and we probably have our new layout by may of the year and we solidify it then and we're ready to go and they're crafting away. >> reporter: glow-fari features hundreds of thousands of l.e.d. lights all handpainted and handcrafted. every year it features new surprises and new environments to discover. >> this is the first time we've done the farm area. so you see all the wheat here. we have our big tractor with the animals, too. >> reporter: you'll have plenty to see going from exhibit to exhibit. >> we have our turkeys here with like these large pumpkins. we have tomatoes. we're going through another sunflower tunnel. >> reporter: soon enough, you'll end up in egypt with, of course, a glow-fari twist. >> there's a lot of interactive features here. we have these glow swings. we have this like really psychede

there is plenty of excitement at the oakland zoo. >> the animals at the zoo got to open their gifts a little early. it's one way the oakland zoo is celebrating a great 2020 for nearly 1 million guests visited the zoo this year. >> this year, the zoo also welcomed two new giraffes, as well as the rescue and rehabilitation of several big cats. like lily, she was rescued from a private facility with several bone fractures, but doctors at the zoo helped nurse her back to good health. and that is just amazing to see right there. yes, i initially did a story on lily when she came in and she was in such bad shape, so to see her coming along and playing with toys is wonderful. >> yeah, she's having a great christmas. love to see it. >> well, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel and all of us here. thanks for joining us i'm j.r. >> stone and i'm karina nova. we'll see you at six. >> i'm reggie aqui i'm lyanne melendez i'm luz pena i'm tara campbell i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news we (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda

the fifth annual holiday event at the oakland zoo.festival. a never ending project for staff. >> we start thinking of our layouts starting end of december. so right when we're still doing this event, we're still think -- thinking of 2025 into 2026. and we probably have our new layout by may of the year. and we solidify it then and we're ready to go then and we're crafting away. >> reporter: glow fari features hundreds of thousands of l.e.d. lights. all hand painted and handcrafted. every year, features new surprises and new environments to discover. >> this is the first time we've done the farm area. you see all the wheat hire and we have the big tractor with the animals too. >> reporter: you will have plenty to see going from exhibit to exhibit. >> we have our turkeys here with like these large pumpkins. we have tomatoes. we're going to go flu another sunflower tunnel. >> reporter: soon enough, you will end up in egypt with, of course, a glow fari twist. >> there's a lot of interactive features here and we have the glow swings. >> re

the oakland zoo sharing this video of all the cute animals enjoying their christmas presents. zoo says there's plenty to celebrate this past year this year brought over 1 million guests who visited the oakland zoo, 3 mountain lions. they were rescued over 80,000 volunteer hours were logged. among other notable milestones like moving the elephant to his new home at the elephant sanctuary in tennessee and rescuing and rehabilitating lily the tiger. and that's it for kron. 4 news at 5. the news at 6 next with stephanie rothman. high stepping thanks, vicky. well, coming up tonight at kron, 4 news at 6, the aftermath of a portion of the santa cruz wore collapsing and how it's affecting business owners. >> plus, holiday travelers out in full force both in and air and on the road. and remember, you can stream com for news on your tv for free with the kron on app. it's available for download on apple tv. roku, fire tv, samsung tv, you name it. you can also stream com for news on the go with the kron 4 mobile app to watch us online or on air. see you online or on air. see you after the

. >> new at 5 former oakland zoo resident donna, the african elephant has died.ed to an elephant sanctuary in tennessee last year after her to zoo companions. the other elephants died according to zoo staff. they know societal change in her demeanor tuesday morning and then she died suddenly while being evaluated medically at the time of her death. the zoo is working on reuniting donna with osha, 30 year-old male elephant. that was her companion in oakland. unfortunately, that reunion never materialized. donna was 44. she first arrived at the oakland zoo in 1990. >> according to a new report from the u.s. department of housing and urban development, homelessness hit a record high in the united states this year. the amount of people experiencing homelessness grew to more than 770,000, which is 18% increase in the last year. the department points to the surge in migrants seeking asylum. a national housing crisis and the end of pandemic-era measures as root causes for this record increase. the report did find veterans were the lone group or homelessness actually dec

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also at the oakland zoo. you can see some furry friends opening their christmas presents at the zoo. the zoo says it's plenty to celebrate this past year, including bringing over 1 million guests visiting the oakland zoo. 3 mountain lions were rescued over 80,000 volunteer hours were logged. and other notable milestones are moving off elephant in his new home at the elephant sanctuary in tennessee and also rescuing and rehabilitating lily. that hiker. all right. thank you. >> well, still ahead on kron, 4 news at 6 pres elect. trump says doj nominee matt gaetz is at the center now of a council wide. gates is calling the release of a report a smear. plus, how mysterious drone sightings around the nation are now impacting business owners around the country as well. we'll be right back. and the last few days, the chp conducted a statewide retell that blitz. the operation resulted in nearly 120 arrests and the recovery of more than $38,000 worth of stolen merchandise. the seizure of 2 illegal guns and the recovery

he was taken to the oakland zoo to be taken care of until they find him a permanent home. and you can see they're like most cats. he loves playing with boxes. oakland zoo will be closed tomorrow, but they will have staff on hand to take care of all their animals. and now, taking a live look outside. this is in san jose. goodness, a lot of people are out there on this christmas eve. hopefully they have their jackets because it's a little chilly out there. vianey it is, but great night for that. at least it's not raining. not a lot of wind. things tapered off just in time for noche buena celebrations and of course, christmas morning. right now look at the live cameras. so notice we're still in the 50s for most of the bay area. mostly clear, but we do have an opportunity to see some fog developing into the morning. so let's get right to your microclimate forecast so we can showcase what's to come and what we're seeing right now. if you look at satellite, you can still see the system that brought us rain overnight into early today for that morning commute. but a lot of that im

well, some sad news to pass along from the oakland zoo today. beloved african elephant named donna passed away at the elephant sanctuary in tennessee. donna was born in 1980, in zimbabwe and arrived at the oakland zoo in 1990. two. of her companion elephants died in 2019 and 2023, respectively, and she moved to tennessee to be with three other elephants that were her age. that was about a year ago, a little over that she moved. donna loved coconut water and often carried around a tire that she brought with her from oakland. she will certainly i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena. >> i'm tara campbell. >> i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news. >> we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our city better. >> a quick note about our new year's eve schedule programing here on abc seven for you. that should be terrific. at eight, it's dick clark's new year's rockin eve with ryan seacrest. then join us for a special edition of abc seven news at 10 p.m. i'll see you for that. then at 1030, we rejoin ryan seacrest to get t

josh was the last elephant to call the oakland zoo home.aine's war with russia is not stopping a group of ballet dancers, mostly from ukraine, from sharing their artistry with the world and the bay area. the touring grand kyiv ballet will perform the holiday classic the nutcracker at san francisco's palace of fine arts on monday and tuesday, new year's eve. we spoke with the principal dancer, whose family is still in ukraine. marta kiley andrews visited them just a few months ago and says their life there is very difficult and very dangerous. the atmosphere at all. it's very hard because they always russia, russia bombing attack us with the rockets, with the ballistic and especially now for christmas, it's very, very hard time really for everyone. since russia invaded ukraine in february of 2022, many ukrainian dancers have not been able to perform at home. but the grand kiev ballet is providing them the opportunity to showcase their talent. several will be visiting san francisco for the very first time. well, the warriors lost to the clipp

the 44 year old elephant lived at the oakland zoo from 1990 until last year, when she was moved to thatn died. the zoo called donna a beloved memory of the member of the oakland zoo family. when sharing that news. an east bay restaurant celebrates a remarkable milestone how the owner of sunshine cafe accomplished his american dream and won over the hill will mark 45 years in business. it's a favorite among locals who say this small spot has a big history. and as ktvu cristina rendon found out, the owner has a special place in customers hearts. >> nestled off oak park boulevard in pleasant hill, i get a california benedict every sunday. sunshine cafe is filled with familiar faces and the aroma of an american diner. >> i eat breakfast here every morning. >> compared to other places, the food just comes out just right. >> we come because the food is delicious. >> it's been serving up only breakfast and lunch for decades. >> all of us are locals, and this is cheers for pleasant hill. it's our version, and everybody that's in here has probably come over a 25 to 30 year period of time. >> we

. >> animals enjoying their christmas presents at the oakland zoo. zoo says there is plenty to celebrate this past year saying over 1 million guests have visited the oakland zoo with 3 mountain lions rescue and volunteers logging in 80,000 hours. well, that wraps up kron. 4 news at 10. but first, it's sports night live has you know, there was only one game in the entire sports world tonight. sure one of our teams >> yeah, san jose state. we're going to have highlights of their game. >> hawaii, it was a it was a thriller historic bowl game for the spartans. plus talking forty-niners as they get ready to take on the lions on monday night football prime time. we'll tell you about detroit's clinching scenarios and how the niners could play a role.

this year brought over 1 million guests who visited the oakland zoo. 3 mountain lions were rescued overther notable milestones like moving the elephant to his new home at the elephant sanctuary in tennessee and rescuing and rehabilitating. willie, the tiger who also was very much, though, enjoying her gift. kron 4 is, of course, the place to be for new year's eve countdown to 2025 in every time zone with musical acts from foreigner, the jacksons and the bay area's own sheila e our coast to coast countdown starts at 09:00pm. and then the party kicks off with grant lotus and justine waltman for new year's eve. starting at 11, 30. >> and we are actively and this week and now new year's eve will keep an eye on that one. but a nice break from the rain and no tomorrow. you purchased a female puppy from her? i just want my dog, but i wanted to be able to breed her. we went into it as a pet agreement, which is this contract. which disallows you from breeding the dog. [pj] i don't want the dog. i want the dog fixed. well, i can't do that, i mean, i don't have the equipment here. [announcer] this

remember breyer, the orphaned mountain lion cub rescued by the oakland zoo.ate and some new video of the that very cute pryor. after the break. >> news nation tonight. the most everything in hurricane now nearly months use nations plane meets the forgotten still fending for themselves to 19 people killed 10 minutes >> remember this little guy? well, breyer, the mountain lion isn't so little anymore. hey, look at the transformation he is now. 36 pounds looking healthy and happy. the oakland zoo posted this video. they say breyer is now leaping and climbing like a champ. he was first rescued back in august. 2 russian cosmonauts are taking a walk outside the international space station. >> their mission is to install an experiment package designed to detect and record extraterrestrial sources and remove several experience for disposal. the cosmonauts. we're also gonna be relocating a control panel for the european robotic arm. this is the 270 seconds space walk in support of the space station assembly. and the 3rd just this year, this marks the 200 69th person i

the governor declared a state of emergency earlier this week, and now we're learning the oakland zoo is taking action to keep their animals safe. the zoo tells us they have an action plan that runs on a scale from 1 to 4, and currently they're operating at a level three. that means their care plans change. they give birds at the zoo foot baths, update feeding strategies, and work to minimize exposure to wild birds. they're also working with the association of zoos and aquariums. >> its lindsay wildlife museum. it's the usda really working international bird rescue, all talking to each other, sharing information on what we're seeing as this outbreak progresses and really ebbs and flows. >> and today, we're expecting to get an update on governor newsom's state of emergency declaration. he will hold a news conference at 11 this morning. we will stream that for you at abc seven news.com and bring you any important updates as they are announced on midday live. and today i know that i mentioned that. so again we will let you know once that information has come through. >> new at six. the ea

this is from the oakland zoo right here at the oakland zoo said they have so much to celebrate this pastr furry friends some christmas present. he's tearing up that. but this is much like all the children out that countdown starts at 09:00pm. so make sure you stick with kron. all right. still to come on the kron, 4 morning news. >> they are looking for a suspect who was on the we're going tell you more about that. what police need you to contact them. also, we're tracking the delays and cancellations at sfo killed. al more on that updated. look on the weather. not a white christmas, but more like a green one. we'll be right back. make sure you don't go back. make sure you don't go anywhere. [office noises] ♪ i like it like that ♪ ♪♪ ♪ que rico, i like it like that ♪ ♪♪ ♪ i like it like that ♪ >> now on the kron, morning news. rain coming down across the bay area. we're live this morning. keep updated on any flood impacts you might see as you head out the door and the holiday travel rush continues this christmas eve. we're keeping you updated on flights and they area airports. >> we asked

and now we're learning the oakland zoo is taking action to keep their animals safe. the zoo tells us they have an action plan that runs on a scale from 1 to 4, and currently they're operating at a level three. and that means their care plans change. they give birds at the zoo foot baths. update feeding strategies and work to minimize exposure to wild birds. they're also working with the zoos with the association of zoos and aquariums. >> it's lindsay wildlife museum, it's the usda really working international bird rescue, all talking to each other, sharing information on what we're seeing as this outbreak progresses and really ebbs and flows. >> the zoo and other wildlife groups are also working to protect birds beyond zoo borders. they have gone to several sites across the state to vaccinate the endangered california condor. today, we're expecting to get an update on governor newsom's state of emergency declaration. he will hold a news conference at 11 this morning. we will stream that for you at abc seven news.com and bring you any important updates as they are anno

. >> the oakland zoo has opened its annual glow fairy for the holidays.e zoo has illuminated itself with colorful holiday lantern displays for families, including displays of dinosaurs of the nile river and its ecosystem, and of a giant red barn and farm animals. this year, the zoo says it's featuring several new lanterns. tickets go on sale and go towards funding the zoo and its wildlife conservation efforts. oakland zoo's senior marketing manager daniel flynn, discussed the displays today on the four. he talked about the importance of showcasing wildlife to different communities. >> a lot of them do tell conservation stories, so animals that you might see in the nile valley river area, or animals that you might see down in the barn kind of express those conservation values that we're really trying to uphold here at the zoo. >> tickets are on sale now. the zoo structures its ticket sales so that it's cheaper to book ahead, and glow fairy runs until january 26th. >> all right. coming up next in sports in east oakland. native signs on the dotted line today

animals enjoying their christmas presents up at the oakland zoo. saying over 1 million guests visited the oakland zoo this past year, 3 bout mayans were rescued. volunteers like 80,000 hours. course, the animals are feeling the holiday spirit. just like i hope you are too. >> one thing that, you know, we're going to be feeling today is a little bit of sunshine, a dry day ahead of us. thankful for that for your christmas, your start of hanukkah. it is looking great out there. here's your view from the east bay hills, a few mid level stratus up above, but nothing coming our direction until after micnight tonight at which point the storm door does open again for your day after christmas tomorrow, futurecast does show those showers returning mostly after midnight showers on and off into the morning commute tomorrow. if you do have to be working for thursday, friday continues to be active to. so just this is overall a forecast that at least at the start is bringing us active weather after sunday, though, things do dry out. so between here and sunday, we

now the zoo says there's plenty to this year brought over t year. - 1 million cast to the oakland zooand over 80,000 volunteer hours were logged. among with other notable milestones like moving aust the elephants to his new home at the elephant sanctuary over in tennessee and rescuing and rehabilitating this tiger on the screen. name to lilly. we'll be right back. after the break. - i had health insurance before. (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda cash. - ugh, i know. but you can get financial help now through covered california. it's totally affordable. you'd be surprised. they've got this calculator thing that shows how much you'll pay. - for real? - yeah! what are you doing not having health insurance, man? - hey, i know, i know... - here, let me show you... - we all have questions. covered california has answers and can find a health plan that's right for you. covered california. this way to health insurance. 08:00am kron 4 will. that's the place to be this new year's eve countdown to 2025. in every time zone with us right here. we'

>> janai: really interesting precautions that the oakland zoo is taking.ou so much for that, melissa. >>> now to washington where in his final weeks in office president biden is forgiving another $4.3 billion in student loan debt. the administration says it's forgiving loans for nearly 55,000 borrowers who work in public service. this brings the biden administration's total student debt relief to about $180 billion for nearly 5 million people. gio? >> gio: okay, janai. the fda has approved the weight loss drug zepbound to help treat sleep apnea. it is the first medication for the disorder which affects about 39 million folks in the u.s. the drug by eli lilly is cleared for patients with obesity and moderate to severe forms of the sleep disorder. an fda official calling it a major step forward for patients with sleep apnea. just incredible that they've come up with this now, and it's helping people. it's fantastic. >> will: i woke up this morning and texted you, it's snowing. i was unaware because i hadn't yet spoken to somara theodore, so let's check in wi

and as we chat about spotify wrapped the oakland zoo released zoo racked today.ighlighting several animals including the chair of the jaguar. this video playing off about the spotify wrapped here, kind of showing. the highlights. the even made a joke saying you, you've said let's go to the zoo. 76 times to your friends. but you haven't made plans. apple music that something similar like this to today. i don't want to tell you what my number one streamed song ok, have you ever wanted to live on a tiny island? now's your chance. the east brother light station is house and a very small island in the san francisco bay. and it's looking for some new innkeepers. she would 5 room in that serves dinner and breakfast to the guests. the white station is looking for a couple that one of them has to have a boat operators license nor deferiet a guest to and from the island. you also be expected to clean up after the guests and cook for them. 4 days a week while the open, the job starts in april. the pay, though. >> about $140,000 a year. we have information on our website. a

those giraffe certainly love and all that food they're getting all the animals at the oakland zoo enjoyinge zoo says there's plenty to celebrate this past year saying over 1 million guests visited the oakland zoo. 3 mountain lions were rescued and volunteers logged 80,000 hours. thanks. volunteers. >> all right. we're talking mall, popular korean fried chicken chain from la its opening, its first bay area location. and we have say it, but no, we have to learn how to say it correctly. i say it is. i want to china's year. so fans looks i'm going to they're going to open monday, december 30th in the 1000 neighborhood of berkeley. there's gonna be a soft opening party 11:00am first come first serve. and john, like you said, if you want a ladder up i'd buy it. and then you know the ticket, you have keep him in business. the restaurant has more than 20,000 followers on instagram. so they're pretty popular people want to eat today, john. how's the weather going to be a i guess going to celebrate new. i know the good you've nears uses. new year's forecast is looking really nice and dry today is as

that's right near the oakland zoo. we are at the scene with more on this tragedy. >> reporter: saving four family members. the man who witnesses tell me noticed the fire starting from underneath the television set. and that is when he went into rescue mode, getting his father and three other family members out of the house. the fire department found him lying unconscious in the house. family is devastated to lose him and especially on christmas morning. he was expected to propose to his fiance on new year's eve. >> he's a hero. and that is the only other reason why i'm doing this. i want you all to know that steven, he was engaged. he was getting ready to ask to propose to his fiance next week. he went to college to be a journalist. he was a good person. >> reporter: i'm told this home is the center of tradition for upwards of 50 years. this loss has come as a complete shock and the family is devastated. >>> a few had video showing a car that crashed into the golden gate bridge toll plaza. in the last few hours. this v

families looking for a festive activity can head to the oakland zoo.ow open. the lantern festival is in its fifth year. it features hundreds of thousands of led lights, all handcrafted and painted. each year, brings new environments to explore and all through all the lights and interactive games, the zoo still has a mission to teach. >>>>we also wanted to pay homage to the animals that live out in egypt as well. so we have our camels. signage talks about the animals themselves. so we're still a zoo. we want to educate people about animals and also their conservation. >>>>well, glow floor is open until january 26th. doors open at 430 and close at nine. tickets are cheaper if you buy in advance on oakland zoo.org. well, that's it for the afternoon edition. remember, we're streaming on 24 over seven on the free cbs news app. our next newscast is at 430. i'll see you back here at five. have you know hope is out of control, right?

well, the oakland zoo's annual safari display is now in full swing.the fifth year the zoo has put on the colorful holiday lantern displays for families, including displays of dinosaurs of the nile river and its ecosystem as well, and of a giant red barn with farm animals. this year, the zoo says it's featuring several new lanterns. tickets go on sale. tickets. excuse me. sales go toward funding the zoo and its wildlife conservation efforts. also, an oakland tradition returns this weekend. the lighting of the jack london square christmas tree. the oaktown jazz workshops performance ensemble and the lyric performing arts academy will be performing holiday carols and our own andre senior will be the master of ceremonies that tree lighting starts at 545 saturday right here in jack london square. hundreds of south bay, first responders today helping about 200 kids also get into the holiday spirit. the 17th annual shop with a cop event in silicon valley started with a breakfast in downtown san jose and then, well, it was off to do a little shopping at targe

. >>> coming up at 5:00, the oakland zoo hosts one of the biggest and brightest celebrations in all of the bay area, how they bring the nile river to alameda county. >>> a north bay woman turning her grief into action, how she has been working her fingers to the bone to help families in her community. >>> and a powerful scene in syria after the toppling of the ruling regime, we'll show you the moment when a cbs reporter finds an american prisoner (♪♪) when your child has moderate to severe eczema, it's okay for them to show off. show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch, with dupixent. because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, they can stay ahead of their eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your child's skin from within. severe allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for face, mouth, tongue, or throat swelling, wheezing or trouble breathing. tell your doctor of new

it happened on oak noll boulevard, that's just west of 580 near the oakland zoo. kara st. cyr shares how the victim's quick thinking helped save several members of his family and how they're calling him a hero tonight. >> reporter: he did everything he could. >> he was truly the best person you could ever be. he loved everybody so much. he died trying to get them out the house. >> reporter: according to loved ones, steven weatherford noticed a fire on the wall that quickly grew into a blaze. >> he started yelling to the family, there's a fire, there's a fire. and so i guess it caught really fast. and so he was -- i guess he was just trying to save everybody, make sure everybody was out the house. >> reporter: he sprang into action, getting his 70-year-old father and three other family members out of the house before running back in. the fire department found him unconscious on the floor. >> he was a good person. he was a good family man. so it's important that he saved his family. he saved four people in that house. >> reporter: she says weatherford was a loving man with a

the oakland zoo is vaccinating condors to take action amid bird flu concerns. zoo officials say due to the endangered status of condors and the threat to their survival, they are vaccinating the birds against bird flu. the virus, as we said, is highly contagious and can wipe out entire flocks in a matter of days. the california condor has been protected as an endangered species by federal law since 1967. new at 11 longtime san francisco giants public address announcer renel brooks-moon received a key to the city today. mayor london breed made the presentation at city hall this afternoon. brooks-moon was a longtime host on kmel radio. then she made history as the first black woman to be a public address announcer in major league baseball. the san francisco native says she hopes many others will follow in her footsteps. >> i could just only hope and pray that my time in the studio and in the booth has inspired particularly young people of color, young women of color to go for it, to go for your dreams, even if they seem to be the impossible dream. yes, impossible

and then for tomorrow if you're going to the ferry at the oakland zoo, expect temperatures that start once the lights flip on, the temperatures will start to drop and it will be mostly cloudy. there's also the christmas in the park drive through in san jose. we're going to have some nice temperatures, at least for that. you're inside your vehicle, so it's going to be comfortable either way. but if you're walking through the tunnels of joy and brentwood, expect those temperatures to drop off quickly. we are going to continue to see more sunshine through the forecast. it's not until about the end of next week where i'm seeing some rain chances. so until then, more highs in the 60s and mostly sunny skies across the bay area. marcus. all right. thanks, kari. well happening now. any doubts about the a's somehow missing their target date for a new vegas ballpark? pretty much slipping away. that's because the stadium authority leaders yesterday falized the preliminary work in a special meeting. they approved all the remaining outstanding issues, including lease and development agreements. th

the oakland zoo >> is playing into the spotify wrapped released with this video.y call it their zoom wrapped drop. it features a few their animals with jokes. the pr team definitely works. very hard. spotify wrapped up today and something interesting. they're doing this year. highlighting local streaming trend. so on the website, get look at different cities and counties trends all over the world. when you click on north america, san francisco is an option. top 5 songs streamed this year. espresso birds of a feather. good luck, babe. they're not like us. and who the song show the range of tastes in music here in the bay from pop to wrap and k-pop. i have never wanted to live on a tiny island. now is your chance. apparently. >> the east housed on a small island in san francisco bay. they're looking for some new in keepers and you'd be managing a in this serves dinner and breakfast to the guests there. the light station is looking for a couple. one has to have a boat operators license, however, to ferry guests to and from the island. on that we will be it certainly

oakland zoo posting this video on social media earlier today. you got a mountain lion enjoying.ouldn't want to be that box? monkeys, zebras. everything. everybody getting into the holiday spirit. they're playing around their habitats, tearing into their presee this morning. and i do mean these are beautiful animals. and, you know, it's not zebra. zebra. and it's not just zoo animals. you were saying that for your pup. banksy. banksy, you got you went to town. you like squeaky toys. that's their favorite. but once they get the squeaker out, terry, they're like, over the toy. i've noticed that. really? yeah. like, the goal is to find the squeaker for weeks. thanks for joining us. >>> tonight, a christmas disaster in the skies. a passenger plane bound for russia goes down. the terrifying crash caught on camera. dozens dead, but in the fiery aftermath there were survivors, including children. how they managed to make it out alive. why it was rerouted from its original flight plan and what officials are saying about what could have caused that plane to go down. >>> winter blast out w

oakland zoo posting this video on social media earlier today. you got a mountain lion enjoying.t box? monkeys, zebras. everything. everybody getting into the holiday spirit. they're playing around their habitats, tearing into their presence this morning. and i do mean these are beautiful animals. and, you know, it's not zebra. zebra. and it's not just zoo animals. you were saying that for your pup. banksy. banksy, you got you went to town. you like squeaky

the oakland zoo sent us these videos of their animals chowing down on some of their favorite snacks onzoo was closed on thanksgiving but it has now reopened. adorable. >> that is pretty sweet. >>> up next, a bay area woman is working >>> in east palo alto roughly nine in 10 public school students are low income. more than half of the students are learning english according to the state department of education. >> but many are finding home in the boys and girls club's. and we are introduced to this week's jefferson award winner. >> lena potts offers the perfect artistic outlet for a group of high school students on a field trip. >> a lot of our students are feeling scared right now about the future and what it holds for them. it is an outward visual signal like that person is rocking with me. >> urging the teens to create social justice signs expressing what's on their mind. >> it's okay if you feel like things may be collapsing in a little bit. what can we do that's positive and productive to move forward? >> she has spent the last decade leading thousands of the students at the boys a

. >> the oakland sent us these cute videos of all the animals enjoying their christmas presents. the zoo says that there's plenty to celebrate this past year this year brought over 1 million guests who visited the oakland zoo 3 mountain lions. those were rescued over 80,000 volunteer hours logged in. among the other notable milestones like moving the elephant to his new home at the elephant sanctuary in tennessee and then also rescuing and rehabilitating lily the tiger. came to lucile packard children's hospital to spread a little holiday cheer in palo alto, stanford, medicine life flight took santa to visit the young patients. stanford medicine says that it was amazing to see the joy in the happiness. it brought to patients and their families. >> oh, my goodness. it looks delicious. looks wonderful. >> that is 2 and a half year old golden retriever spreading the christmas cheer. and yesterday was delivering christmas cards to patients at a hospital in houston, texas. the hospital says that aside from spreading holiday cheer and he provides physical emotional and psychological benefits f

according to a press release over 1 million guests visit at the oakland zoo, 3 mountain lions were rescued in over 80,000 volunteers hours. lot. wow. among with other notable milestones like moving to his new home at the elephant sanctuary in tennessee and rescuing and rehabilitating really the tiger. >> 9.40, the san francisco municipal transportation agency says they'll not be moving forward with charging residents for neighborhood parking in the marina and kal areas of the city. the sfmta plan to put parking meters on several neighborhood streets leading to concerns from residents on increased costs and how it could impact business. now they're saying it all changed when community members listened to feedback during a gathering having the sfmta not move forward with the parking plan. still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, firefighters in the south bay. >> spreading a little holiday cheer to children and the post. plus, the warriors and pacers went right down to the wire next in sports, ben ross has the highlights. >> plus, it's been an weather this by weather reporting that is, but it

the oakland zoo was open its annual glow free holiday light display.fth year for the zoo's colorful holiday lantern display. visitors will see displays of dinosaurs, the nile river and its ecosystem, as well as a giant red barn and farm animals. there are several displays that are new this year. ticket sales go toward funding the zoo and its wildlife conservation efforts. >> a lot of them do tell conservation stories, so animals that you might see in the nile valley river area, or animals that you might see down in the barn kind of express those conservation values that we're really trying to uphold here at the zoo. >> tickets are on sale now. they start at $32. a person glow fair runs until january 26th. >> i'm going gasia. let's go. all right. time is 556. california's efforts to breathe new life into struggling downtown areas has now reached berkley. state assembly member matt haney joined his colleague buffy wicks, and berkley leaders who are walking tours on shattuck avenue right near the cal campus since april, haney has held nine hearings around

this is with the oakland zoo are taking time look back and a lot of their accomplishments.had so many for the year, including the number of my son born. how many giraffes are welcomed into the herd? even how many frogs retriever fungus. zoo officials they were able to save and rehabilitate 3 mountain lions. all right. coming up, the man who pled guilty to kidnapping of a lay one in 2015 has been charged to more violent acts. break that down. >> plus, new year's new laws. what you need to know to avoid getting tickets and staying safe for the new year. what resources officials are putting in place to help you get that from those holiday celebration safely. we'll be celebration safely. we'll be right back. don't go anywhere. n i get fast download speeds while out and about?" jen, we've engineered xfinity mobile with wifi speeds up to a gig, so you can download and do much more all at once. it's an idea that's quite attractive. or... another word... -fashionable? i was gonna say- "popular! you're gonna be pop-uuuu-larrr!" can you do defying gravity?! yeah, get my harness. buy

. >> and because of that, the oakland zoo is vaccinating its condors to take action amid bird flu concerns. zoo officials say due to the endangered status of the condor and the threat to their survival, they are vaccinating the birds against the bird flu. the virus is highly contagious and can wipe out entire flocks in a matter of days. california condor has been protected as an endangered species by federal law since 1967. >> well, egg prices here in the u.s. are rising once again, thanks in part to the bird flu. industry analysts are blaming the strong demand for eggs during the holidays and reduced supply because of the bird flu for the higher costs. the managers of one bakery say that nearly all of the products they sell require eggs. the cakes and pastries. there are even egg whites in some of the frostings. he recently found a new egg distributor trying to get better deals. >> you know, doing, going over the orders and everything and inventory. and then all of a sudden it just seemed very drastic. the changes in pricing and everything. and then, you know, trying to, you know, communi

animals enjoying their christmas presents at oakland zoo. to celebrate this past year saying over 1 million gas actually visited the zoo this past year, 3 mountain lions were rescued. >> and volunteers logged in around $80,000. but seeing the animals out there in oakland are enjoying all this good weather that we have today. i'm sure because it is going to be a pleasant day. none of that rainfall that we have been seeing for this christmas day. >> mount tam looking down into the bay looking pretty nice skies do have a few passing stratus clouds, but otherwise nice and calm. rainfall is going to be back in this forecast after midnight tonight. you see here in future cast after passing clouds today. most of our rainfall really kicks up during pre-dawn hours tomorrow morning. tomorrow, a few morning showers and then a few more of those morning showers mostly on friday between here in sunday. we do have a couple more inches of rain for parts of the north bay about an inch and a half ahead for oakland. after sunday, though, we do see the storm do

francis, because of the rain ghafari at the oakland zoo today. had to close for is the annual event with those is the illuminated animal shaped lanterns throughout the zoo. so anybody who bought tickets for today will automatically be refunded. glow fair runs through the end of july. now you can follow along as the forecast evolves with the abc seven bay area app that gives you access to the same live doppler seven that our weather team uses, and will also send alerts with important updates and a reminder of the power of these storms. >> we continue to follow the partial collapse of the historic santa cruz wharf. city officials are still assessing the damage and trying to figure out exactly what went wrong, why it failed. they are also praising two lifeguards who rescued people caught in the collapse. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is in santa cruz. >> countless surfers could be seen thursday riding the waves off the santa cruz coastline, despite the beach closure warning. but it's not just surfers ignoring warnings. people from across the

and the oakland zoo posting this on social media.look in the background, you can see the older mountain lion. silverado. they're wandering around. the zoo says breyer loves interacting with the adults and they say that the cub cam. there's a live cub cam you can see is down this weeks for some maintenance, but they're going to put it back up next week, breyer was rescued august. and since then, he's grown into a young, healthy cub. but he just likes talking there to the other. mountain lions, defense. and check this out in pairs to be an art sculpture of a bird is actually optical illusion. well, that's cool. the front looks normal. but then when you take a look from the side, there, you can see it's actually made up of many different layers. and if you go really close and you can see lots of dolls and even some toy figures in their own right, there's don't talk. all right. the red one there that pretty normal from the front. but you look from the side. you can see it's not donald duck was a daffy duck. i don't know. some dock. all r

oakland zoo posting this video saying breyer's now leaping in crime like a champ.rtinez does hereby proclaimed december 18th 2024. as jewel romer appreciation day in martinez, we encourage all citizens to join us in celebrating her achievements. >> well, the city of martinez honoring a local athlete. >> thank you so much having me. this is maybe i no idea. >> and all right, we're going to go on to our next story here. the grinch >> ok, so you can see officers, they are working their way through a pretty tough situation here. a video of a dramatize burglary shows the moment officers took the grinch into custody. they arrested the doctor seuss character for trying to steal a christmas tree in gifts from inside a home. the suspect was described as being for ian green wearing a santa hat and jacket. the department joked online that after a short foot pursuit and being fake tasered, the grinch was taken into custody. he's been charged with first-degree stealing christmas and 3rd degree and in breath. police also reminding drivers to lock their cars and hide their gifts

the giving spirit also extending to the oakland zoo, which says a generous donor has offered to match donations up to $20,000. the money will go toward purchasing new outdoor heaters for the chimpanzees, which the zoo says will let them spend more time outdoors during these colder months and on this giving tuesday, we here at ktvu are once again partnering with ucsf benioff children's hospitals. and your support means that doctors, nurses and staff members can provide life changing care to children here in the bay area and beyond. if you'd like to help support the work being done at the hospitals, we've made it easy for you to do just that. all you need to do is scan the qr code that is right there on your screen. or you can just head over to ktvu. .com/ givingtuesday. you also have the option to text ktvu to 51555 to make a donation. so many ways to give these donations help to make sure that families needing care are not turned away simply because they do not have the ability to pay. and we appreciate your support. well, not only is it giving tuesday, but today is also travel tuesda