and the reason we were eating rice krispies was that our parents had been arrested, and the newspapers take pictures of these three cute children eating their second breakfast you know, with... so that was the beginning of my memory. but i remember each time that they were arrested and, you know, locked up for a while until finally in the last period when i was in south africa, my mother was arrested and held under 90—day detention, and she was held incommunicado for 117 days. after that is when we left and came to england. yeah. so there was... there was a lot of separation and i imagine a lot of anxiety in your childhood. there was a lot of fear, ithink, yeah. yeah. and because they disappeared, they were continually disappearing. and there, they were in danger. they weren't in the same kind of danger as their black compatriots, because at that point of time, white people, even in prison, were treated differently if they were politicos. but, yes, there was a lot of unknown happening. it's what turned me into a writer, i think. your father was, was a revolutionary. i mean, he believed

rice krispie treats, but they've got unique flavors like red velvet cake and peppermint bark. so they kind of took it to the next level. oprah called both irresistible, making them stand out holiday gift ideas. she has the best gift ideas and they are amazing. but that's i bought one anyway. it was it was shoes on our list. >> all right, 9.26 right now at amazon is donating a million dollars to president elect donald trump's inauguration matching meta's contribution. the tech giant is also providing a one-million-dollar in kind donation by streaming the event on prime video, trump announced he's going to meet apwith amazon founder jeff bezo next week. despite past tensions between bezos and trump over amazon and the washington post, the 2 are now seeking to strengthen their relationship. bezos congratulated trump on his 2024 win marking a shift from his reaction to biden's victory in 2020. >> from electric vehicles to big screens were check in the tech trends of the 2024 la auto show. i'm rich >> asked. we are back 9.30. is the time on the kron. 4 morning news. we got a live l

meanwhile, concord's mighty mallow impressed with its gift set gourmet rice krispie treats including flavors like red velvet cake. peppermint bark. oprah called both irresistible, making them stand out holiday gift ideas. in more bay area news renowned primatologist dian fossey is one of 3 bay area luminaries that have been named now into the 18th class of the california hall of fame. fauci is a bay area native. she was born in san francisco and lived iran and attended college in san jose state at san jose state university. she was best known for undertaking an extensive study of mountain gorilla groups. back in 1966, she continued the study until she was found murdered in her cabin in the mountains of rwanda in december of 1985. it's believed she was murdered in connection with her longstanding crusade against wildlife, poaching. this year's class of hall of famers is historic for being the first entirely composed of women. well, speaking of remarkable women, don't forget that we here at kron 4 are celebrating remarkable women of the bay area. we have a competition going on. so if y

they made the list because they have this a rice krispie treat set and they have flavors like red velvete and peppermint bark. oh, my god. that sounds good. oprah says they are irresistible standout holiday gift ideas. 10, 40 right now. and still ahead on the kron, morning news. >> it was a rough game. i call it a soccer game that broke out at the football game last night. a lot of kicks and a low score niners king on bottom. unfortunately. >> from electric vehicles to big screens were checking the tech trends at the 2024 la auto show. i'm rich demuro. that's coming up rich on tech. >> and we're tracking rain. he >> 10 43 is the time and the walnut creek based group called save about job low is donating about $5,000. they want to help research the needs of these endangered lizards. they're called the blunt nosed leopard lizard. and it was one of the first animals covered by the initial endangered species act 60 years ago. now they found mostly in the central california area and you can see what distinguishes him really cool looking, aren't they? and i especially like the icon little sadd

and then concord's mighty mellow made the list with its gift set of gourmet rice krispie treats with flavors like red velvet cake and peppermint bark much. >> well, now that they're on oprah's list, i know they're gonna blow up for to share is estable. i look at the list. i'd i admit i do. she just as great stuff. it's pretty pricey, but usually it's worth it. i mean, she's vetted yet for people. 27 is the time. >> still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news and east bay group is fighting to save a state animal from extinction. will explain. deep breath. cancer is a journey you don't take alone. you did it! our cancer care team works together to care for all that is you. your business needs a network it can count on... even during the unexpected. power's out! -power's out! power's out! comcast business has got you covered, with wifi backup to help keep you up and running. wifi's up. let's power on! let's power on! -let's power on! it's from the company with 99.9% network reliability. let's power on! power on with the leader in connectivity. get wifi backup for your business, or get start

when lindsey and i got married, they are rice krispies. i'm going to deck it out a little bit more. i want to be in it. >> the highlight in our house, lindsey has a wreath that her grandfather used to put up. the wreath is at least 80 years old. >> holy moly. >> pulling out things from your childhood that you can remember. >> i remember you would get out the ornament box and it felt like 50 years since you had been a kid. then you see that one ornament that you love. >> like one you made in school. >> oh, yeah. we had plenty of those. in fact, we had some stained glass cookie decorations that we had for many decades. >> is that what we're eating? this is from 1983? >> we had this one little girl, she was a stuffie with yellow yarn hair, and my sister would have knock-down dragouts over who would get to hang her up. >> mr. roker got to do the angel hair. it was a cottony kind of thing that looked like snow. >> we had the -- what is the one that goes around the silver one. yeah, that garland all around. it was just like everybody was thrown

it's rice krispies. >> these are great looking. >> every holiday is a major celebration in the melvinar i have been more like into community. so i think this year i will deck it out a little bit more. i want to be in it. >> the highlight in our house, lindsey has a wreath that her grandfather used to put up. the wreath is at least 80 years old. holy moly. >> that's the best part, to pull out things for christmas that you remember from your childhood. >> i can remember, you know, you would get out the ornament box, and it felt like it had been 50 years when you were a kid. >> yeah. >> and then you would see that one ornament that you love. >> you have one that you made in school? >> oh, yeah. we had plenty of those. in fact, we had some stained glass cookie ornaments. >> that's what we're eating? we're eating your christmas ornaments from 1983. >> we had this one little girl, a stuffie with yellow yarn hair and my sister and i would have knock-down fights over who could get to hang her up. >> we had the -- what is the one that goes around, the silver one. >> the garland. >> yeah, that,