that declaration sonoma county. of emergency in declared a state brown had governor jerry president and october both the october. by mid wildfire in early destroyed by homes were than a thousand county, more here in sonoma kron 4 news.charles clifford in petaluma, early january.in petaluma, charles clifford kron 4 news.here in sonoma county, more than a thousand destroyed by october. by mid president and governor jerry declared a state sonoma county. that declaration language that is price gouging. spoke with neighbors who is violating that back on october 31st, the little woods park in petaluma notice from the owners stating would be going percent. many of the people who low or fixed news was soti was mad as helli thought it was a but according to attorney evan owners may have the rent increase out less than thirty days after president of the governor jerry brown declared a emergency in following the wildfires that started in early california penal that once a disaster has been either the governor, rents by more than 10 percent for 30 sot here think that doesn't apply

(grant) people in sonoma county are working to recover from the wildfires. that also includes some of the people and businesses that were not affected by the flames.(vicki) kron 4's camila bernal got an aerial tour of over some of the sonoma wineries and explains why some of the vineyard owners and winemakers say the fire has completely changed their perspective of life. these are just some of the breathtaking views from above sonoma county but for the people who live here, it's a reminder of what they just experienced15:16 it's been surreal really when look at how immediately things happened and how quickly people were about of a home out of a business out of a schoolthe pa-sa-la-qua winery was untouched by the fire. but owner jason pa-sa-la-qua, was packed and ready to evacuate and that was enough to cause an impact16:39 time with the kids differently just sitting around the thanksgiving table and thinking about how many homes burned and thanksgiving tables not happening this yearthe same happened to his winemaker 19:35 huge lesson of none of it is really

the sonoma county board of supervisors asked for an investigation. critics question why county emergency officials decided not to use a government alert system designed to send messages through tb, radio and cell phones. the same system used for amber alerts. those fires killed 24 people in sonoma county and destroyed more than 5000 homes. >>> we are learning the securities and exchange commission opened an investigation into how tesla handled sales of its model 3 sedans. the documents were published online by the research firm, probes reported. they share regulators asked for records on reservations hofor the car. the process for selling the model 3 involved taking a $1000 deposit for future delivery. hundreds of thousands of people paid those deposits. the fcc believes tesla may have made false statements of material fact regarding the $35,000 car. the investigation ended with no action taken. tesla has had no comment. >>> google expanding its features for travelers. google says it will focus on helping people who travel find the best rates for thei

you can hear just how quickly the fire consumed sonoma county.<911 fire recordings>( james ) in the firstchers handled more than 13- hundred emergency calls. ( james ) traffic deaths are up significantly in the bay area.... in fact, the numbers have been getting higher every year since 2010... last year.... 455 people died on bay area roads... that's up more than 130 since 2010. a new report found that the traffic death rate is even growing faster than the population. and it's not just drivers who are dying. last year... 34 percent of all collisions ended in the death of a pedestrian or bicyclist. city officials in san francisco say they are taking steps to improve safety.... launching a project called "vision zero". it's aimed at eliminating traffic deaths by 2024. ( darya ) in the south bay... the hunt is on for the person who shot and killed a man in san jose. the body was discovered yeserday morning on the campus on mount pleasant high school. the body was found in the parking lot of the school. neighbors near the school heard what sounded like fireworks going of at about 11 the night

allowing us to hear how quickly the fire consumed sonoma county.4's justine waldman listened to these 9-1-1 calls today... she is now live in our newsroom with details.. justine (justine)the panic and concern is clear listening to these 911 calls.sonoma county released all the calls made during the first 5 hours... on sunday night october 8th.. and there are hundreds of calls. sot fire medical dispatchthe first call comes in at 7:25pm.. from woman in kenwood on adobe canyon road.sot "i am seeing some weird lights that could be sparks i am not sure if there is a fire or not." not long after - callers report sot see sparks from powerlines and trees on fire with smoke alarms blaring - home security companies call in.as do numerous people reporting seeing and smelling thick smoke.sot sonoma county is inundated with fire i don't have anyone in santa rosa to respondby 1:30am the calls pour in urgently asking for help.sot ring someone was calling a family trapped?the 911 center buzzes as operators calmly try to field the calls coming from all over the cou

north-- sonoma county, you'll get the cloud decks. wind instead of being strong out of the north is easterly and variable. so that brings in a lot of the valley cold air. and you can see the clouds. a mostly sunny, nice day. and the cloud cover will filter in. 50s on the temps. 4:31. i would think quieter today, sal, wouldn't you? >>> if not today, it's for sure next week. i think it's going to be quieter. we can tell by looking at the pictures. let me just dial it up to the solano commute. we do it all the time just in case. to answer steve's question, i think it's going to be quieter. 80 westbound looks nice and quiet. we don't have anything going on. even with accidents, no major butches. westbound 80 to berkeley and richmond looks good. there are people out there. don't want to mislead you. it's doing well. this is the east shore freeway close to berkeley. and at the bay bridge, there's not a big backup. 4:32 and let's go back to the desk. >>> a teacher in concord at a program for the developmentally disabled adults was arrested,

this is allowed in sonoma county under proposition 13. that is a 1978 ballot measure that bases tax rates on when people bought their homes rather than the current value. >>> the time now is 4:11. efforts to remove debris in the north bay is underway as crews are clearing areas where 5000 homes were destroyed in the north bay fires. crews with heavy equipment are working seven days a week to remove debris from warehouses used to be. there is a backup at the county landfill for trucks, where trucks sometimes have to wait hours to drop off loads. but by all accounts, cleanup is going well. >> not only the removal of debris off of private properties but the removal of debris off of the streets and out of storm drain systems. >> the cleanup and coffee park is expected to take into the middle of january in the fountain grove area. an extra month or two it may take to wrap that up. then it may be time to start rebuilding. >>> 4:12 is the time now. many prominent men who have been accused of sexual misconduct now face something else. coming up,

we immediately questioned sonoma county officials as did residents. tonight lawmakers are proposing a few idea. cheryl hurd joins us with the new details. >> reporter: no one here in coffey park will forget the devastation you see here, but people in southern california are feeling their pain. but they got a heads up, an alert. something people here wish they had. >> we just got caught by surprise. i woke up because of the sound. >> reporter: the sound they describe was fire racing through their neighborhood and not the sound of a mass alert system they were hoping for. >> a lot of people didn't. close to 90% did not get any alerts. >> reporter: california state senator mike mcguire wants to change that. he is now proposing swift action to impose a mandatory wireless alert system similar to this one. a system that would be uniform all across the state early thursday an estimated 12 million people in seven counties got this warning on their devices. it was an unprecedented text lart warning people in the fat of the fires. the warnoks who lost their hom

also happening now: sonoma county sheriff's officials released surveillance video ... of two burglars stealing from a bodega bay restaurant on monday.they say, the two broke in and stole a cash box, along with other items. investigators have not said which restuarant was burglarized..but they are asking anyone who recognizes the thieves... to contact police. (steve) tonight one north bay community is taking steps to remove panhandlers.. and others who loiter on small medians along city streets. kron 4's gabe slate has the story from san rafael -- he visited the intersection that has received the most complaints this monday the san rafael city council will review a proposed traffic safety ordinance that would make tiny street medians a no loitering zone.what were talking about here is those skinny little street dividers that panhandlers typically occupy hoping motorists will give the money.over the last couple years the city has seen the population of panhandlers on these little medians grow.the proposal would ban hanging out on these medians that are 4 feet wide or les

if you recognize these people, call the sonoma county sheriff's department. >>> the bay area couple who had their brand new car stolen was in for a pretty big surprise when it was finally found. hayward police found the white honda with lyft stickers on the windows and get this. the car had 11,000 extra miles on the odometer. the vehicle was so new when it was stolen four months ago it still had paper dealership plates. lyft said they can't match the car to any account. the company said there's not enough information. >>> signs inside one building at uc berkeley are loaded with fake braille offering no help to visibly impaired students. take a look at this. you see the dots, but they aren't raised. they're just painted on. so visually impaired students can't even use them. they're useless. the signs are inside chu hall posted on placards in front of classrooms and some study rooms. some students say it's discriminatory. >> a blind person clearly wouldn't be able to see this. so why would they think just drawing or printing that on there makes sense. >> cal officials say the signs are on

sonoma county airport shows a little hint of fog. had that yesterday showing up about 7:30, 7:45 around bay point and highway 4. we will see if that develops again today. 30s in the santa cruz mountains, 40s around so. cal., 40 at saratoga, gilroy at 34. yesterday they made it to 29. so they are running a little bit warm. see how everything blows from land to see and then goes out into the pacific which means an offshore direction. 60s on the temps, the warmest over by the coast. >>> 4:30. supercommute time. >> yes, sir and right now we are looking at a commute that is going to be a little bit slow, westbound 80 in some areas already getting just a touch slow in vallejo approaching the carquinez bridge but i'm talking very little slow traffic. for the most part a nice looking drive on highway 37, 80 and 29 as you drive to the area, to the con -- carquinez bridge. right now that's what it looks like. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza you can see traffic is still light. at 4:31, let's go back to the desk. >> thanks, al. >>> law

kron 4's charles clifford reports from sonoma county. here in sonoma county, more than a thousand homes were destroyed by wildfire in early october. by mid october both the president and governor jerry brown had declared a state of emergency in sonoma county. that declaration includes language that is meant to prevent price gouging. this afternoon, i spoke with neighbors who say their landlord is violating that declaration.back on october 31st, the residents of the little woods mobile home park in petaluma received this notice from the owners stating that their rents would be going up by roughly 51 percent. many of the people who live here have low or fixed incomes and the news was devastating.soti was mad as hellsoti thought it was a joke but according to attorney evan livingstone, the owners may have broken the law.the rent increase notice was given out less than thirty days after both the president of the united states and governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency in sonoma county following the devastating wildfires

he has been booked into the sonoma county jail with a 55-thousand dollar bail.bin) and in the east bay... a second victim has died from injuries ... in a crash that happened over the thanksgiving holiday. 25- year old alexys garcia suffered major injuries from the crash on stanley boulevard in livermore on the night before thanskgiving. there were five people in the car... when the driver veered off the road and the car flipped over.. a 16 -year old passenger also died in the crash. the driver --- lauren davis --- was arrested on suspicion of second- degree murder and felony drunk driving. (robin) that accident comes, as the man accused of driving under the influence in a separate holiday crash, appeared in court. fred lowe is accused of killing four family members in a dui accident over the thanksgiving holiday.... as kron4's terisa estacio reports he's now facing bail of four- point-two million dollars. derek butts. his license had been suspended 5 times, and warned recently. contra costa count prosecutor derke butts on the mountain of evidence in the fred low

the sonoma county board of supervisors asked for this investigation.cs question why county emergency officials decided not to use a government alert system designed to send messages through tv, radio and cell phones. the same system used for amber alerts. the fires killed 24 people in sonoma county and destroyed more than 5000 homes. >>> the environmental protection agency will conduct an internal review of its response to hurricanes harvey, irma and maria. the epa office of inspector general said the review will focus on whether or not the epa was prepared. the goal is to help the agency better plan and respond to future hurricanes. >>> a coalition of young people gathered last night in oakland, protesting a lawsuit that could allow a major shipping terminal for coal back at the port of oakland. the protesters gathered outside the rotunda building which is owned by developer phil tagami.tagami filed a lawsuit against the city of oak and. he wants to overturn the city's ban on storing and handling coal. climate advocates are calling for a boycott of ta

sonoma county needs help. napa county is in its own mess from the fires. it is a regional problem.r heart goes out to families dealing with it and likely dealing with it for years. >> another thing is the people at the county were affected by this fire too. >> right. >> some of them lost their homes. that is an important point to meaning. they are having all of these board meetings and things where they are every week or every other week looking at where they're at and figuring out, are there other things that we can do to help. unfortunately the help may not be coming fast enough. it is not that they are being negligent. everyone is trying to recover from this thing. >> you think of the people in southern california. they are about to have this on their plate. thanks, brooks. >> thanks. >> coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, in a minute we will show you how to transform an old milk jug into a car. there is a company that does that. a bay area business that specializes in green toys. >>> and always the bride but not the bride. the hard luck story of being a stanford football star. >>

. >>> fema is closing its assistance centers in sonoma county. fema opened the temporary offices in santa rosa and the sonoma valley back in october to help victims of the north bay wildfires apply for federal assistance. but now fema says that they are just not getting enough foot traffic anymore to justify keeping them open. >> this office in santa rosa which is the busier of the two maximum two dozen a day. >> both offices will close for good tonight at 6 p.m. after that, fema says its services can still be accessed by phone or online. in all, more than 16,000 sonoma county households registered with fema following the wildfires. >>> watch your foot! watch your foot! watch your foot! [ screaming ] >> watch your foot, dude! [ knocking ] >> come on, come on! come on! >> two police officers being hailed as heroes for pulling two teenagers from a burning car. this happened in milwaukee. the officers jumped into action after watching the car hit a pole, flip and catch fire. those teenagers only had minor injuries. >> back here in the bay area, beac

they said only three were shut down in napa and sonoma county. there's no official cause of the wine country fires yet, but state lawmakers believe they could be zeroing in on a potential culprit. devin fehely, kpix 5. >> and sonoma county is tracking legal suits against pg and e, and they're also looking at their own lawsuit for taxpayer damages for the fires. >>> gun owners are stocking up on ammunition before new laws kicking in monday across california. katie went to some stores in the east bay where buying bullets will get harder and more expensive. marijuana patients... we found >> reporter: in one trip to the range, a shooter can easily go through a couple of hundred rounds. but starting monday, ammunition sales laws are changing. >> you have to go to a brick and mortar store to buy ammunition starting january 1st, 2018. no more online sales. >> reporter: anyone buying ammunition online in california can't have it shipped directly to their house. it must be shipped to a license dealer approved by the department of justice and then picked u

state lawmakers believe they may be zeroing in on the potential culprit. >> sonoma county has a team of law firms to begin tracking legal suits against pg&e. the county is also exploring its own lawsuit against the utility for taxpayer damages. >> city officials are tightening security for new year's eve. there will be more first responders on duty. the extra measures come after the fbi stopped a christmas day terrorist plot planned for pier 39. >> we want the public no know there are no credible threats and it's important that they see officers out there. but there's also officers out there that you will not see because we will have a plain clothes presence there as well. >> the san francisco fire departments say it will also be cracking down on illegal fireworks. . >> the chp is also out in full force looking for anyone under the influence of alcohol and drugs. last year officers made more than 750 arrests. the chp says anyone not feeling sober should call a taxi, ride sharing service, or friend for a safe ride home. here's another option starting at 8 p.m. tomorrow night. bart is s

this is allowed in sonoma county under prop 13. tax rates are based on when people bought their homes rather than their current value.>>> a fundraiser was held to raise money for some of the victims of the northbay fires. the national association of catering and event held a gala to fund raise for people in the event industry affected by the fire >> the money will go to event planners photography -- photographers and others who had a home or office destroyed in the fire. vendors donated services such as hair and makeup or photography for the event.>> it was heartbreaking to see so many places that are so dear to us. places we have worked. basis we have visited. businesses destroyed.>> even had an auction the photo booth and dancing. they hope to raise at least $10,000 this evening.>>> one person was hurt after a fire in san francisco. it broke out at 7:20 pm in an apartment complex near jones. fire officials say one person was hurt in the fire. three units were affected. the red cross is on the scene to help those displays. no word

checking in on some of rosacea observations, in sonoma county winds out of the north around 12 miles per hour. a few more reports, oakland hills gusting at 23 miles per hour. it is very dry out there and that is a concern as well. relative humidity only 21%. the mount diablo wind observations backed off as well. then in the santa cruz mountains also watching this area, they have the same red flag warning as well through scotts valley, winds gusting between 13 and 23. the main event is tonight into early tomorrow morning, as southern california has high fire danger as well. the winds strengthened to ourselves for tomorrow but in the bay area decreasing winds during the afternoon hours. over the next 12 hours we still have the wind advisory and the red light warning -- red flag warning and we could be talking eventually about showers in our friday forecast. more in a few minutes. >> all right thank you a lot. the winds today created problems for some boats in sausalito. the winds in richardson bay kicked up high waves, knocking over at least one boat. they say several vessels broke fre

community in sonoma county hard. almost a quarter of the homes burned. y... ix 5's katie n shows us: the holidays are bringing ether. >>> nearly two months ago, the wine county wildfires hit the community hard. almost a quarter of the homes burned. the holidays are bringing neighbors back together. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: it's the sound of resilience. the sound of a neighborhood hit hard by the fires. >> we're truly blessed arnlingsdz it's nice to -- and it's nice to see everyone. >> reporter: they got a hot meal, and great conversation. the event was free, all the food was donated, including more than 100 turkeys, and all the fixings. >> this is a reason to bring people back together. a lot of folks are seeing each other for the first time since the fire happened. >> reporter: tonight, dinner has another purpose. organizers put together these maps, and put updated contact information in case of another disaster. >> it was important for me to sign up to that, and get my number up there. in the event there would be another emergency, like fire, or whatever, th

>> two investigates went to sonoma county to ask what's up?> these are old. >> the deputy director of planning explained there had been lots of changes. >> when did this get updated? >> a week ago. >> reporter: the county board approved changes to reduce fees. it's not happening fast enough. >> do you feel overwhelmed? >> yes, of course. a large segment of the community has been destroyed. >> reporter: rv permits are $83 compared to the $158. but there are still plenty of other rebuilding costs. >> they'll need to get plumbing, foundation, and building permits. we are looking at a way to fast track that. for more, it's become hurricanery up and wait. >> i'm just trying to find information. >> reporter: there are new codes to follow. original building plans have to be pulled and then there's the permits. >> will they have to pay for permits? >> the standard permit fees will apply. but there's a waiver program for those who are uninsured or underinsured. >> you can't start a cleanup until the bridges are done. the equipment can't go over and do

help people affec ine federal emergency management agency is closing its assistance centers in sonoma county. the temporary offices in santa rosa and sonoma valley were open back in october to help people affected by the wine country wildfires. but fema says it's just not getting enough foot traffic anymore to justify keeping the centers open. >> this office in santa rosa which is the busier of the two maximum two dozen a day. >> both offices will close for good this evening at 6:00. after that, fema says its services will still be available by phone or online. more than 16,000 sonoma county households have registered with fema since the wine country wildfires. >>> funeral services are scheduled today for a bay area man who survived the famous bataan death march. kpix 5's christin ayers was in el cerrito as friends and family gathered to celebrate a remarkable 100 years of living. >> he was a great man, a great soldier. >> our dad is our hero. >> reporter: a world war ii hero, ramon regalado, he was a soldier in the philippines when the japanese attacked after pearl harbor. earlier this year

he has been booked into the sonoma county jail. ( james ) and in the east bay...a second victim has died from injuries in a crash that happened over the thanksgiving holiday. 25- year old alexys garcia suffered major injuries from the crash on stanley boulevard in livermore on the night before thanskgiving. there were five people in the car... when the driver veered off the road and the car flipped over.. a 16 -year old passenger also died in the crash. the driver --- lauren davis --- was arrested on suspicion of second- degree murder and felony drunk driving. ( darya ) the sacramento man accused of killing 4 members of the same family in a dui crash over the thanksgiving weekend... is being held on four million dollars bail. fred lowe was in court yesterday for the first time since the fatal accident on i-80 in san pablo. the napa valley family was coming home from a basketball game. c-h-p says lowe was driving under the influence when he hit the family's car. lowe has a criminal history including charges for robbery and two dui's in 20-11 and 20-12 he is now fac

(james) sonoma county prosecutors have charged six landlords with price gouging .y wildfires. authorities say the six landlords... increased rental prices by over 10- percent...just days after fires erupted in october. one case claims a landlord actually increased the price of their property by 32- percent... from 26-hundred dollars... to 35-hundred bucks. it is illegal to increase prices for lodging...food.. .medical products...and building supplies by more than 10 percent in california...aft er an emergencty is declared. two of the cases will be heard in sonoma county suerior court ( darya )we now know the name of a woman who was found dead in the south bay ... after she was reported missing.the body of 23-year-old chuchu ma was found in the water along the san francisco bay trail ... in sunnyvale last thursday.she was reported missing that same day ... in mountain view where she lived. ma had been an engineer at google for a year and a half.sunnyvale police are not saying if she was the victim of a crime ... and are awaiting an autopsy. google released a stateme

>> reporter: back at sonoma county offices temporary modular units are getting set up.moving faster.>> reporter: what would you say to people who are frustrated? >> i would say patients. but mac design review costs have been waived. there are some loan programs and grants available. some could be eligible for transitional housing.>> campgrounds are approved for year-round residential use. they have been living in this rv at this campground since the fire. all while they and dozens of others are making plans for the future.>> we will have memories. we are looking ahead to new time. new challenges. new home. that is all we can do.>> if you or someone else needs help rebuilding apply for federal aid with fema. you must do that by monday. sonoma county says it is trying to help victims and the board is considering reassessing property and rolling back taxes. to see the latest permit fee estimates go to our website. and click the story.>>> turning your trash into toys. we will take a look at some of those toys you might want to pick up over the holidays.>>> partly cloudy ski

here in sonoma county, more than a thousand homes were destroyed by wildfire in early octoberernor jerry brown had declared a state of emergency in sonoma county. that declaration includes language that is meant to prevent price gouging. this afternoon, i spoke with neighbors who say their landlord is violating that declaration.back on october 31st, the residents of the little woods mobile home park in petaluma received this notice from the owners stating that their rents would be going up by roughly 51 percent. many of the people who live here have low or fixed incomes and the news was devastating.soti was mad as hellsoti thought it was a joke but according to attorney evan livingstone, the owners may have broken the law.the rent increase notice was given out less than thirty days after both the president of the united states and governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency in sonoma county following the devastating wildfires that started in early october.california penal code 396, states that once a disaster has been declared by either the president or the governor, re

he has been booked into the sonoma county jail with a 55- thousand dollar bail.second victim has died from injuries ... in a crash that happened over the holidays. 25- year old alexys garcia suffered major injuries from the crash the night before thanskgiving. there were five people in the car, when the driver veered off the road in livermore, and the car flipped over.. another 16 -year old passenger also died.. after being partially ejected from the vehicle. the driver -- - lauren davis --- was arrested on suspicion of second- degree murder and felony drunk driving. (pam) that accident comes, as the man accused of driving under the influence in a separate holiday crash, appeared in court..(steve) fred lowe is accused of killing four family members in a dui accident over the thanksgiving holiday.... as kron4's terisa estacio reports he's now facing bail of four-point-two million dollars. (estacio) tonight we are learning much more about the 47 year old sacramento man who is accused of killing four family members - derek butts. his license had been suspended 5 tim

in sonoma county camila bernal kron 4 news (jrstone) next...y of the missing north caroline toddler has been found. we will tell you who authorities think is responsible for her death. (justine) it's the holiday season... time for giving... we will show what a small community is doing for victims of the deadly north bay fires. (justine) welcome back to kron four news at 10... i'm justine waldman.(jr stone) and i'm jr stone. volunteers are determined not to let the north bay fire storm destory the holidays for people who lost everything. (justine) kron 4's ella sogomonian reports from glenn ellen where hundreds of people got a hot holiday meal today. a free holiday feast welcomed fire victims to the valley of the moon winery on saturday.a town of less than 800 people - glen ellen has become a community more tightly knit than ever after the nuns fire tore through this past october destroying almost 1 out of 5 homes.sot: nick brown, lost home to fire// "it has been an unexpected challenge but it's the people that have really been lifting me up. an

jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> state officials are going to be reviewing the way in which people in sonoma countyere notified of the deadly wine country wildfires. the governor's office of emergency services received that request for review from county supervisors. they will be looking into why emergency service officials did not use amber alert style text messages to get the word out about the fires that night october 8th. sonoma county sheriff says sending out emergency alerts to the entire city of santa rosa would have incited panic. >>> the first firefighter to die in the thomas fire has now been identified as 32-year-old cory iverson. he served with the california department of forestry and fire protection since 2009. he leaves behind a pregnant wife and 2-year-old daughter. >> cory was a well respected and dedicated firefighter who always put his crew first. >> officials are not saying exactly how the firefighter died. this is the second death linked to the fire. the thomas fire is still just 35% contained. more than 700 homes have been destroyed. >>> time now 6:32. as we take a live look o

the recovery effort is just beginning for people in sonoma county.that also includes some people and businesses that were not directly affected by the flames.(pam) kron 4's camila bernal got an aerial tour over sonoma wineries .... and explains why the vineyard owners and winemakers say, the fire has completely changed their perspective on life. these are just some of the breathtaking views from above sonoma county but for the people who live here, it's a reminder of what they just experienced15:16 it's been surreal really when look at how immediately things happened and how quickly people were about of a home out of a business out of a schoolthe pa-sa-la-qua winery was untouched by the fire. but owner jason pa-sa-la-qua, was packed and ready to evacuate and that was enough to cause an impact16:39 time with the kids differently just sitting around the thanksgiving table and thinking about how many homes burned and thanksgiving tables not happening this yearthe same happened to his winemaker 19:35 huge lesson of none of it is really important or it's

the recovery effort is just beginning for people in sonoma county.sinesses that were not directly affected by the flames. today -- kron4's camila bernal hopped on a plane for an aerial tour of sonoma wineries.. she explains why vineyard owners and winemakers say the fire has completely changed their perspective on life. these are just some of the breathtaking views from above sonoma county but for the people who live here, it's a reminder of what they just experienced15:16 it's been surreal really when look at how immediately things happened and how quickly people were about of a home out of a business out of a schoolthe pa-sa-la-qua winery was untouched by the fire. but owner jason pa-sa-la-qua, was packed and ready to evacuate and that was enough to cause an impact16:39 time with the kids differently just sitting around the thanksgiving table and thinking about how many homes burned and thanksgiving tables not happening this yearthe same happened to his winemaker 19:35 huge lesson of none of it is really important or it's all important and when you

since last october, sonoma county fire storm. the flames that tore apart so many lives and memories, took a direct aim at cheers mementos that he helped year. his world war ii uniform and metals and survived enemies attack and days of despair proved to be no match for the inferno that raced up the hell -- hill of the wine country. charles was given this replacement uniform and replica metals.>> we were with great pride.>> it was a great pride that people >> -- stepped up to make this moment happen. it started with a message from charles's daughter, two marine -- to retired marine. >> she said listen my father lost his home in the fire, and we can't replace the stuff we don't know how. i said listen i will try to help the best way i can. it will not be an easy task at all.>> -- marines do not step aside for assignments. >> he found some metals. but the uniform was a bit tougher.>> there was only 2 of them out there. only 1 was original to 1942. talk a few phone calls later, they made it happen. >> i was able to get the uniform i w

a father and his son drowned in goat rock beach in sonoma county. it happened shortly after six o'clock last night. coast guard officials say the two were playing in the water when a big wave swept the child into the ocean. the father went after the child... the two were rescued by a life guard ... the father died at the beach ... and the son died at the hospital. authorities have not yet released any information about the victims. (robin) take a look at this video out of san ramon. a car drove up to a neighborhood and shot flares at several homes. it happened saturday night between 10:00 and one a-m. police say the car shot the flare gun into five separate homes. the car is an older model nissan sentra. police have not released any information on the suspect. police did not say if there were any injuries or damage to the home. (robin)in our other big story ... san francisco said its final goodbye to its late mayor, ed lee, who passed away last week,.kron four's spencer blake was at the celebration of ed lee's life, and brings us this emotional repo

days of good weather to get a handle on the fire before the wind kicks up once again. >>> the sonoma county leaders have voted in favor of approving urgency ordinances to help victims of the wine country wildfires find house. early estimate indicate tenth of the fiscal year the county will face $21 billion shortfall due to the october fires. the estimate includes the loss of property taxes on homes and businesses that were destroyed. and another $10 million spent by the county. >>> oakland city employees are back at work now that the strike is over but those who work with the homeless have major challenges ahead. jessica flores is live in oakland to let us know what these workers are now facing. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, that's right. 3,000 workers are back to work and among those workers, public works employees that are now charged with cleaning some homeless encampments up and you will see them out at 6th and brush streets cleaning that area up. it's basically been a sprawling homeless encampment and it's grown in the last week or so since workers have been on strike.

two disaster recovery centers that opened in sonoma county after the north bay wildfires will officiallylose after today. the centers are at the hannah boys center in sonoma and the press democrat building in santa rosa. they will stay open until 6:00 tonight. the centers are run by the governor's office of emergency services and by fema. they have been offering help to fire victims looking to recover since october 8th. the number of people who have been asking for people has been a lot smaller and workers say that's actually a sign new recovery is going better. fema workers will still be available to answer questions by phone, by mail or e-mail. >>> time is 4:34. people living in an apartment building in san francisco say that using a mobile app delivery service has come with a price because the employee that was supposed to deliver their products is suspected of stealing them instead. the resident of that apartment building shared this surveillance video from december 11th showing an employee making a delivery and then afterwards he steals at least three packages in front of other door

visit tobaccofreeca.com. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. >>> the sonoma county government will face a $21 million budget shortfall because of the october wildfires. that's according to the press democrat which said the estimate includes a loss of property taxes on burned homes and businesses. also an extra $10 million spent by the county on staff overtime for the response to the disaster. the paper says that budget deficit could be higher. the county does not know how much of the cost of debris removal, estimated at $750 million in sonoma county, it will have to pay. >>> there is a ribbon cutting later this morning for the expansion of the international arrivals building at oakland international. this is part of a $45 million project that includes new baggage carousels, scurti checkpoints and check-in areas. the airport was limited to 300 passengers per hour arriving on international flights. with the expansion the airport can now handle double that number. the airport is adding nonstop service to paris and rome next year. >>> cheech ameren is teaming up with california secretary of

we questioned sonoma county officials, as did many residents, and lawmakers are proposing a new idea. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd has more from santa rosa. >> we just got caught by surprise. i woke up because of the sound. >> reporter: the sound this couple describes was fire racing through their neighborhood and not the sound of a mass alert system they were hoping for. >> a lot of people didn't, close to 90% didn't get alerts. we have friends, no alert. >> reporter: california state senator mike maguire wants to change that. to impose a mandatory wireless alert system similar to this one, a system that would be uniform all across the state. early thursday, an estimated 12 million people in seven counties got this warning on their mobile devices in southern california. it was an unprecedented text alert warning people in the path of the so cal fires possible destruction. the wars who lost their home and several of their beloved animals felt it was the right thing to do there because it didn't happen there. >> someone told me the reason they didn't do it on the phone is because it goes

the sonoma county board of supervisors asked for the investigation. critic's question why county emergency officials decided not to use a government alert system designed to send messages through television, radio and cell phone. the fires killed 24 people in sonoma county and destroyed more than 5000 homes. >>> a second concert for north bay fire victims was held last night in san francisco. [ music playing ] >> the red hot chili peppers and lucas nelson performed for band together bay area. the concert is donating all ticket sales to the tipping point emergency relief fund to help people impacted by the fires. between last nights concert and last month show, more than $20 million has been raised for tipping point's relief effort. >>> let's talk about this weather. we have been stuck in this dry pattern for so long. >>> even the possibility of rain that was supposed to come our way is backing off some. we may not even see it then. that means with the stagnant air in place, and other spare the air this afternoon. the winds will pick up and that will h

the chilliest in marine, napa and sonoma county processes. look at the temperature profile, 26 to 34 degrees that's the range for the north bay. ways to battle the chill, things to think about tomorrow morning. dress in layers. a hat is a good thing. bring the pets increase. cover the sensitive plants. coldest times at 7 $sfi. >> a sign of the times or just the tide? frist got a peek at the sea level when elevated because of king tides boosting the water at least six cinches. sam brock spoke to ocean experts about the phenomenon but also the future of our water front. sam what's the bakt can there along the embarcadero. >> reporter: raj. we're talking about the king tooids that only happen a couple times of year but when paired with big storpg you remember the flooding along the embarcadero like a scene out of ju manningy. it's a reminer the status quo and the sea wall is not capable of handling this for decades to come. at eye level, the king tiding don't look too ferocious. the highest of the high tooids roll in. >> but after the supermoon.

this was the buck tup at the sonoma county land -- back up at the sonoma county landfill last week. this is the traffic now. the army corps of engineers has instituted a new process this week to make the dumping process faster. >> if you look around the trucks are moving faster. we are not waiting for crews of trucks to get there. it has been a vast improvement on the efficiency. >> reporter: what used to be a 2 to 3-hour dumping process now takes less than one. rather than wearing trucks in and out, the new system takes the known weight of the temp tee truck and sub tracts it from the full load. that way they know how much debris is being removed. normally the landfill accepts anywhere from a thousan 1100 tons of household waste a day. thanks to the fire and thp debris removal process it is accepting ten times that amount with all the dirt and non hazardous material they are moving in. today was one of the landfill's busiest days so far. it is uch an effective system that they are considering expanding it to other areas accepting waste. >> there are a lot of areas we are looking at

the fema assistance centers in sonoma county also have the deadline today to register, although it's not clear whether those centers are going to be closing today or not. here in napa this center where you can actually walk in and register is closing its doors after today's deadline, but people can -- don't have to come here in person necessarily to register. you can register by phone or online as well. back to you. >> thank you for that update. >>> time now 6:12. we have some new details on what's next for the oakland as and their dreams of a new stadium. now that the site near laney college is no longer available. at least two oakland city council members told ktvu they want the as to reconsider a new stadium right where they are at the coliseum. council members noel gallo and rebecca kaplan say the coliseum is the best location with freeway and mass transit access, plus it already has environmental planning clearance. last week the peralta community college's district board of trustees broke off talks with the as on the land that the district owns near laney college. we tried to c

we are learning there are other frauds in napa and sonoma counties that include social security applicationsms of identity theft. we put a full list of contact numbers on our website, ktvu.com. >> so through your research, if you live in napa or sonoma counties, even if you are not in one of the burned-out neighborhoods, you need to still do a credit check? >> absolutely, number one. a lot of people won't think their affected because their house didn't burn but yet a lot of these people we spoke with, they contacted "2 investigates" and they told us their big concern was the fact that they got that letter in the mail from the sba saying, hey, you have applied for this disaster relief when in fact they hadn't, someone else had used their information to do it. >> all right. >> scary stuff. >> it is. and once someone gets your information, it's hard to clear it up. >> right. >> just the idea of preying on some of these people who lost everything is just despicable. >> report it. if you don't report it then this task force that's looking at this isn't going to know so they can't establish those

two disaster recovery centers in sonoma county that opened up after the north bay wildfires will officiallytoday. the centers are at the hannah boys center in sonoma and the press democrat building in santa rosa. they will stay open until 6:00 tonight. the centers have offered resources to fire victims to help them recover since october 8th. the number of people asking for help has actually dropped and workers say that's a good sign that recovery is going well. fema workers will still be available to answer questions by phone, by mail or e-mail. , people living in an apartment in san francisco say using a mobile app delivery come with a price because the employee that was supposed to deliver their goods is suspected of stealing them instead. one person at the apartment building shared the surveillance video from december 11th. it shows a post mate's employee making a delivery and then afterward he steals at least three packages from in front of other doors. >> it was shocking. it was shocking. and just to see these delivery people, you know, they are delivering one and picking up five. >> w

sonoma county sheriff, final victims. fires. sue acould be and 47-year-old both from santa rosa final to be identified. 24 people died in sonoma county. high school students affected by the wildfires received extensions on applications for cu and usc schools. was due today. talked to seniors about the daunting challenges. >> reporter: sam's house burned down as he was applying to yale and uc berkeley. >> i decided to do instead of thinking p losing my house, i dedicated myself fully to the college application process. since nothing was left in the present, had to focus on the future. >> reporter: got in applications by deadline, many students scrambling to meet deadlines extended to the 15th for those impacted by fires. lost childhood homes, laptops, essay drafts, more stress at stressful senior year. >> csu and uc came out as system to allow extension deadlines is huge relief for students and staff too. >> reporter: schools were closed three weeks delaying s.a.t. tests to teachers writing reference letters. everyone affected. >

brain cancer. >>> now to the deadly wine country wild fires, in the first hours of the fires, sonoma county failed to connect with 54% of phone numbers in the data bases used to send emergency alerts. the county's emergency services manager said that the performance was impacted by damaged rel phone towers and burned utility lines, sonoma has faced criticism for failing to alert residence about the fire. the flames killed people and destroyed homes. many victims have turned to renting, landlords have been kicking out lower income residents to house these people. >>> one local city is taking action to try to stop freeway shootings. >> reporter: eight people have been killed each and every the past few years here on vair yows freeways in the east bay, this new program that involves cameras on a couple of freeways was finally approved last night. the money is coming from caltrans, it's a new freeway security project running along highway 40 and i-80 through richmond. the cameras pan tilt and zoom as they record traffic going by, reading the license plates of cars and listening for gun fire wit

sonoma county sheriff, final victims. fires. acould be and 47-year-old both from santa rosa final to be identified. 24 people died in sonoma county. high school students affected by the wildfires received extensions on applications for cu and usc schools. was due today. talked to seniors about the daunting challenges. >> reporter: sam's house burned down as he was applying to yale and uc berkeley. >> i decided to do instead of thinking p losing my house, i dedicated myself fully to the college application process. since nothing was left in the present, had to focus on the future. >> reporter: got in applications by deadline, many students scrambling to meet deadlines extended to the 15th for those impacted by fires. lost childhood homes, laptops, essay drafts, more stress at stressful senior year. >> csu and uc came out as system to allow extension deadlines is huge relief for students and staff too. >> reporter: schools were closed three weeks delaying s.a.t. tests to teachers writing reference letters. everyone affected. >> lu

sonoma county is still recovering from the devastating wildfires.includes homes and businesses that were not impacted by the fire. kron-four's camila bernal has the story. a helicopter ride over sonoma county shows the best of the region but for those who live here, it can also be a reminder of the worst 6:27 it was almost like a nightmare waking up that morning not knowing what was going on and seriously not being able to wake up from itcarrie moritson worried about her family, her employees and of course, her wine6:53 thinking about what we already had in the winery we had all of our 2017 juice grapesbut most importantly it became about the people and the community of sonoma19:35 huge lesson of none of it is really important or it's all important and when you grab your kids and put them on the car nothing is important, replaceablethat has also made them want to work harder, and show visitors that sonoma is strong 21:39 as people start to release their 2017 it will be a topic to talk about how do these wines taste and is there any incline of smoke

the sonoma county sheriff's office is warning people about a phone scam.they say a caller claims they have a warrant and will arrest the person if they don't pay a fine. the victim is told to purchase a prepaid debit card and give the card information to the caller so they can collect the money. this scam is targeting the elderly. the suspects use hidden numbers... most calling from outside california and even outside the country. (vicki) fire crews in southern california are hoping to take advantage of a two-day window of calmer winds to better fight a massive wildfire. the thomas fire broke out two weeks ago and is still threatening thousands of homes in santa barbara and ventura county. it has burned over 270-thousand acres and is 45-percent contained. two people have died including a firefighter. fire officials say cooler temperatures and light winds will be critical for firefighters in making progress. gusty winds are expected to come back wednesday. evacuations orders are still in effect for santa barbara county.

a father and his son drowned in goat rock beach in sonoma county.it happened shortly after 6:00 tonight. coast guard officials say the two were playing in the water when a big wave swept the child into the ocean. the father went after thechild... the two were rescued by a life guard...the father died at the beach...and the son died at the hospital. authorities have not yet released any information about the victims. (justine) another big story we are tracking tonight... some guests at the four seasons hotel in san francisco got an unexpected wake up call this morning... when gun fire went off in the hotel.(jrstone) and the shooter in question... an off-duty richmond police officer... who refused to leave his room. kron4's camilla bernal has more on the story. dozens of san francisco police officers rushed to the four seasons hotel in just before 5am on sunday2:06:54 units that arrived made contact with a witness who stated that there was a male located in the building who was shooting a gunaccording to the richmond police department, man who was fir