rob costa: yeah. narrator: ok. make sure you don't get stuck. rob costa: all right.r: how are we going to do this? rob costa: ready? narrator: woo! yeah! rob costa: i thought i said it was going to be bumpy. it's incredible how you go from some of the most breathtaking coastline, go over one sand dune, and now you're in the outback. it's rare that you could spend 360 degrees around anywhere and just see pristine, untouched landscape. rolling, wind-kissed sand dunes, some 110 feet tall, see flora and fauna as far as the eye can see. and peppered in between them, 19 wooden shacks originally constructed to shelter those shipwrecked off the cape cod coast. what are they being used for today? well, nine of them are still privately maintained by families that have been there for many, many years. but the other 10, the government have taken over, and they lease them for artists-in-residency programs. narrator: and throughout passing time, the shacks have provided both refuge and creative inspiration for the likes of literary geniuses such as tennessee williams e.e. cummings

rob costa? >> our reporting does not show it to be a surprise.s a culmination, a conclusion following months of general secession of close of president trump going back to lafayette square, a scene in the book president trump is screaming at military leaders, civilian and in uniform about the protest in washington d.c., his desire to bring combat troops into washington d.c. to confront the protesters. we see president trump issuing his own memo outside the usual channels to withdraw troops from afghanistan in november of 2020, a critical moment in the book because it causes people like chairman milley to realize this president could go outside of the channel not only on withdrawal when it comes to afghanistan and put black sharpie signature on some kind of document that leads to a situation with dire consequences but that same kind of behavior coupled with president trump's anger and fury over his defeat to biden could lead to challenges, perhaps a crisis or catastrophe with u.s. nuclear arsenal and that'sen where januy 8 he causing members of he

this unconstitutional move, including, according to "washington post" journalist bob woodward and rob costan quayle who convinced pence he had no constitutional power to throw out the election. also reported by woodward and costa was steve bannon's role in pushing the plan. on a phone call with the president, bannon said, quote, you got to call pence and get him back here today. we're going bury biden on january 6, f-ing bury him. >> pence says he's talked to all of the lawyers that he can talk to, and he has decided that he can't. he doesn't have the power that the president says he has. and trump turns on him. yells at him. says that essentially he's betrayed him and the meeting doesn't end very well between the two men. >> but that did not stop the president from publicly pressuring the vice president of on twitter ahead of the certification. >>> up next. >> we were on a conference call and i told kevin mccarthy when people are convinced that the election is stolen and there is a route out, there is going to be violence. his response was simply "operator, next caller." they need customiz

rob. well, julie some parents in the west contra costa school district say the choice they're being given is really no choice at all. families in his school district at odds a group of parents along with their children and grandchildren, demonstrated in front of the west contra costa county unified school district headquarters in richmond monday. they are upset about a mandate that's about to take effect under that mandate. students 12 years old and up in the district must be fully vaccinated for covid-19 by january 3rd if they wish to continue in person learning. some parents are uncomfortable with the vaccine. there are breakthrough cases. there is also no long term studies to show that in 2345 years that there aren't going to be any adverse events, some delayed effects that they haven't seen yet as parents and grandparents should be given the choice. to abstain from this mandate, the centers for disease control and prevention and all major medical associations have been saying the vaccine is safe, effective and the best way to prevent the spread of covid those kids who were not vaccina

editor of the sea and him and reports from san jose in neighboring costa rica after al jazeera was denied entry into nicaragua. as usual, dick rob was armed forces distributed and guarded ballots ahead of sundays presidential elections. but there is nothing usual about this. one. most noteworthy is who is not on the ballot, not a single competitive candidate from nicaragua, mean opposition parties. in the lead up to the poll president, daniel ortega, who's running for a 4th consecutive term imprisoned 7 mainstream opposition candidates and disqualified the rest, accusing them of everything from money laundering to treason. ac is as that who's gone go. what we are doing is trying criminals with bloated, again, as the country, the security of our country by trying to organize another uprising. another could deter it not known as the crackdown opposition. candidates and activists ahead of the elections, forced architect maria ankle is still gallo to seek refuge in neighboring costa rica. conger lincoln, a man thought the latter basil, but without a when the repression increased. i started receiving direct beth threats while police

push back against a vaccine mandate right here in the bay area, as ktvu rob roth reports a group of parents in the west contra costarict staged a demonstration today. urging officials there to change their vaccine requirement for students , families in a school district at odds a group of parents along with their children and grandchildren demonstrated in front of the west contra costa county unified school district headquarters in richmond monday . they are upset about a mandate that's about to take effect under that mandate. students 12 years old and up in the district must be fully vaccinated for covid-19 by january 3rd if they wish to continue in person learning some parents are uncomfortable with the vaccine. there are breakthrough cases. there is also no long term studies to show that in 2345 years that there aren't going to be any adverse events, some delayed effects that they haven't seen yet as parents and grandparents should be given the choice. to abstain from this mandate, the centers for disease control and prevention and all major medical associations have been saying the vaccine is safe , effective a

a parents group in the west contra costa unified school district is outraged over the districts. student vaccine mandate ktvu is rob ross shows us how they're working to get the policy changed. families in his school district at odds a group of parents along with their children and grandchildren , demonstrated in front of the west contra costa county unified school district headquarters in richmond monday. they are upset about a mandate that's about to take effect under that mandate. students 12 years old and up in the district must be fully vaccinated for covid-19 by january 3rd if they wish to continue in person learning. some parents are uncomfortable with the vaccine. there are breakthrough cases. there is also no long term studies to show that in 2345 years that there aren't going to be any adverse events, some delayed effects that they haven't seen yet as parents and grandparents should be given the choice. to abstain from this mandate, the centers for disease control and prevention and all major medical associations have been saying the vaccine is safe, effective and the best way to prevent the spread of co

. >> contra costa, police surrounded the sun valley mall after nine suspects in masks armed with hammers robbedice bug diamonds. they smashed every display case and emptied the place out it. happened around 7:00 last night. police got calls about a shooting. that was just the sound of the glass breaking and the suspects still on the loose. >>> we could find out the fate for a human piece of property in san jose. >> and the plan is to build a massive amazon style warehouse in coyote valley. that decision will be in the ans of san jose city council. we are live with the latest on this land battle. >> this property behind me is surrounded by hundred of acres of homeland and it's really creating a battle between conservation and commercial developers. the owner of the property wants to sell it toko commercial developers who plan to build a massive amazon style warehouse on the site. the open space authority general manager said coyote valley provides benefits for wildlife and for the climate. conservation hopes city council will send a message on its intense to preserve the land. they could vote to

costa county proper stance or and has more on the story. >> the storming and robbing of several bay area. retail stores has had communities on edge. the brazen and sometimes violent deaths are not random but organized crimes says san mateo county prosecutor steve wagstaffe. and we never seen anything like this at all. it's a mob and rg and unacceptable and the only way it stops is if it's not allowed to occur. the san mcteo county da has joined 6 other bay area prosecutors to fight organized theft, a key component to the joint action is the exchange of information. but we certainly have learned in san francisco walnut creek san jose stanford shopping center and the like. is that the people committing this often are moving between counties. one example, wagstaff points to is the arrest of 9 people in connection to the theft of a san francisco louis. but on at least one of those suspects was wanted for a crime in san mateo county with that information available. the punishment can become harsher. but these swarms of thieves might be a part of something much bigger. i think the people doing

rob my eta joins us now. >> we have strong high pressure. once the fog lifted, temperatures in the mid-70s. clear skies right now. one of the areas to watch towards walnut creek, contra costa county as the light offshore breeze brings in the central valley fog. you can see how long it took to clear around solano and contra costa county midday. foggy around stockton and modesto. we believe we will see patchy fog tomorrow morning, thickest in the east bay valley. two chances setting up next week. one for the north bay tuesday. likely a better one wednesday night into thursday. a look at how much rain we are expecting with the forecast at 5:15. >>> rob, thanks very much. covid-19 cases to rise across the country. the u.s. has reached 47 million cases since the pandemic started. experts say the thanksgiving and christmas holidays could mean another surge. the virus thrives in cool, dry air. when people gather indoors, they are more likely to spread it. >>> instead of bringing kids to the vaccine, san francisco brings the vaccine to the kids. today the city partnered with chinese hospital to open a clinic at the ymca in chinatown. kids are there all the time practicing sports.

rob fladeboe kron 4 news this week. the cdc fast track approval of the pediatric dose of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine and that is allowing the contra costa county health department. >> to administer the shot a day early on forced leave to reports from concord were children aged 5 to 11 are now eligible for the vaccine. >> for young kids and their parents. the availability of a covid-19 vaccine for children, ages 5 to 11 is a weight off their shoulders. i feel safer. boston whitney accompanied by his dad. randy when stopping by contra, costa health services concord monument walk through vaccination clinic off oak grove road. he received the first of 2 doses of pfizer's pediatric vaccine must defend. my friends are 12 so they've already gotten. and i think they need to test it out for make sure that the flying it to kids was the right thing to do. so i think enough time has passed. >> i think it's official at the start of the day. health services says 410 youth vaccination appointments. >> had already been booked. that's the max allowed saturday has been all filled up to anything do by getting the shot. help others. the pediatric shot is a

costa county. and we've got dan soared to explain what they now face. >> the storming and robbing of several bay area. retail stores has had communities on edge. the brazen and sometimes violent deaths are not random but organized crimes says san mateo county prosecutor steve wagstaffe. and we never seen anything like this at all. it's a mob and rg and unacceptable and the only way it stops is if it's not allowed to occur. the san mateo county da has joined 6 other bay area prosecutors to fight organized theft, a key component to the joint action is the exchange of information. but we certainly have learned in san francisco walnut creek san jose stanford shopping center and the like. is that the people committing this often are moving between counties. one example, wagstaff points to is the arrest of 9 people in connection to the theft of a san francisco louisville time. at least one of those suspects was wanted for a crime in san mateo county with that information available. the punishment can become harsher. but these swarms of thieves might be a part of something much bigger. i think the people do