reporting in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news." (grant) news."blake, kron four news." (grant) more than spent christmas morning... christmas spent 500 volunteers more than (grant) (grant) more than 500 volunteers spent christmas morning... serving meals to thousands of people. glide memorial church hosted their annual christmas breakfast today in san francisco... football players from the university of arizona also served lunch to those in need today. many people who attended the service today say it's nice having a place to get a warm meal on christmas. volunteers say they want the less fortunate to feel some joy during the holidays. <... just to make up for the deficit.>(grant) so far this year... glide has handed out more than has handed year... glide so far this (grant) (grant) so far this year... glide has handed out more than 725-thousand meals. (vicki) coming up... we'll show you how millions of people across the world ... including the first family... are celebrating christmas. (grant) and in the east bay.... music, food and presents for everyone.... we'll show

kron4's spencer blake talked to witnesses. (reporter)there was a person at the bank who saw the suspect pacing around with a gun, so they called police, who ended up getting into a shootout with the man.i spoke with one person who saw the shooting as it happened.(pkg) just before four saturday afternoon, redwood city police arrived at this wells fargo at broadway and main.ignacio jimenez was nearby at the time. he was parking his car when he saw police cars zip by, so he turned the corner to check it out."that's when i saw officers behind the suburban with their weapons drawn. they were hiding behind the trees right across the street where there's a park, and so i saw that their attention was on a gentleman that was right outside the wells fargo bank." jimenez says it seemed like the suspect wasn't complying with officers' orders."he had his hands in his pockets in his sweater and then soon after that he took his hand out, and he had something in his hand and shots rang out - i'm not sure who shot first or what - and then the

reporting in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news." (grant) a bay area church provided christmas meals to more than one thousand people... that's after the break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (vicki) glide memorial church in san francisco hosted its annual christmas breakfast today...(grant) and more than 500 volunteers spent their christmas morning serving meals to thousands. football player from the university of arizona also served lunch to those in need today. many people who attended the service today say it's nice having a place to get a warm meal on christmas. volunteers say they want the less fortunate to feel some joy during the holidays. <... just to make up for the deficit.> (vicki) so far this year... glide has handed out more than 726-thousand free meals to the needy. (grant) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist brittney shipp... lawrence karnow: we enjoyed a mix of sunshine and clouds on this christmas day. temperatures remained cool to mild as well. a

news.kron four spencer blake, kron four spencer blake, city hall, spencer blake, kron four news. (pam) another big story tonight:police in antioch have announced an arrest ... in a nearly 40-year-old cold case... 63- year- old mitchell bacom was arrested today ... accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering 14-year-old suzanne bombardier ... back in 19-80. she was taken in the middle of the night from her sister's home.... as kron4's charles clifford reports.. the arrest is all thanks .. to d-n-a technology. (grant) happening tomorrow: the convicted killer of sierra lamar is set to be officially sentenced tomorrow. antolin garcia torres was convicted back in may of first degree murder in the teen's death. a jury sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. garcia torres official sentencing' was delayed by a legal challenge from his defense team.they wanted to remove judge from the case and request a new trial. they claimed a conflict existed between that judge and the case's lead investigator.but the request was denied. lamar's body has not been found since

four's spencer blake joins us live from tracy tonight... spencer, we understand you spoke with some of the people who attend church with the camilleri family. mission city church has been sharing condolences on social media today, and they let people know about the procession that ended here at fry memorial chapel. (vo)lead paster doug diestler tells me andrew had been very active in the church with his family for the last 7 or 8 years.called him a heromore than that - did a lot of ministry with the church, with youth and kids.played the bass for the worship team.it was christmas morning when the clergy and parishoners here heard about the tragedy in teh camlleri family.diestler says something like this will always be hard, but that the family's faith can make it a little more bearable. (sot)"andrew was a man of faith. he loved jesus, and so we have a hope to know that as hard as it is to say goodbye, and to deal with the finality of losing somebody that you love, we know that we'll get to see him again."(vo)the highway patrol was a new care

live in san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news. (grant) thank you spencer and a reminder... have expanded coverage this new year's eve.. starting at 8-p-m we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. then at 11:30... justine waldman will join me-- along with j-r stone and spencer blake -- will host new years live from san francisco. we will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcadero. join us starting at 8-p-m on new years eve. (catherine) a big story we're following. at least 12 people were killed - including four children - in a fire last night at an apartment building in the bronx - in new york city. (grant)the new york mayor is calling this the worst fire tragedy in the city in at least a quarter century. sara ganim explains how officials say the actions of one family made the tragedy worse... "get out of the way! now!...move, move, move." thursday night - a deadly fire engulfed a bronx apartment complex "people trapped. apartment 13. we're getting a baby in there.""also apartment six. people trapped."fernando batiz's sis

kron four's spencer blake was live at the scene ..on 101 ..last night where the bus rolled onto its side's continuing our coverage live from zuckerberg san francisco general hospital tonight. spencer, what's the latest information we have on the victims? there are only two of the bus crash victims still here at s- f general.and their conditions have improved to fair. overall, 22 victims came here last night after the bus crash. it was after eight p-m when california highway patrol says this private charter bus started fishtailing on southbound 101, just before cesar chavez.it ran into the center divide, then swerved back to the right and tipped over onto its right side.29 people got hurtand two people even got stuck in the sideways bus, and firefighter had to pull them out.most of the victims got out through the front of the bus after the windshield was broken out.an s-f general attending physician credits both his team and the pre-hospital team of e-m-t's for their quick work. "people are very lucky that they weren't more seriously injured, although there obviously are some serious inju

various new year's celebrations that will be happening sunday night. ((2shot))((grant))kron four's spencer blake has been looking into their preparations. ((vicki/dbl bx))he joins us live from the embarcadero. spencer, there are even some brand-new resources the city is trying out this year. new ways to help with medical calls...and the police department says it has even better collaboration with other agencies to keep everyone safe during the big party. according to san francisco police chief bill scott, the huge new year's celebrations around town will have increased and visible police presence....along with many plainclothes officers keeping an eye on things."while everyone else is having a good time, this city - some amazing people in our various city departments - they're going to be working overtime to make sure that residents of our city and visitors in our city are safe."that includes folks from public works, the office of emergency management, and s-f-m-t-a.officers will also be in touch with the f-b-i and the coast guard.police know of no credible threats to the city for new year's eve

kron four's spencer blake reports from brentwood. "he was just a little thing!"l and his mom, francine, look through old photos, they both agree - he has come a long way since the foster system first placed him in the terrells' lives."he prayed for a family like this, and when i heard that i knew that he was the right child because i had been praying for a child that would fit into our family."as a child, d-j had been in seven foster homes, and attended nine different schools.when he was in fifth grade, francine and her then-husband took him into their home, along with their older daughter jasmine.now, as a junior in high school, d-j and his family just celebrated the one-year anniversary of his official adoption. "christmas is a warm feeling. i don't need to worry about if i'm getting loved. i get love all the time. i'm finally part of the family. no matter what happens, i'm always gonna be with them, ya know?"he's one of the lucky ones.a clinician from the agency that guided him and his family through foster care and adoption...says there are 60 thousand kids i

spencer blake kron four news." (grant) a memorial fund has been set up for officer camilleri's family. we have a link to where you can donate posted on kron-4-dot-com. (vicki) during the christmas holiday the chp was in a maximum enforcement period... basically cracking down on people driving under the influence... tonight we have the arrest numbers from the bay area.. kron4's j-r stone joins us live.. (j.r.) grant, vicki.the numbers show that people aren't listening to the warnings. across the state more people were arrested this year in comparison to christmas enforcement last year. this year the california highway patrol arrested 917 people from friday night to monday night. that's about three hundred more than last year's 621. last year 36 people died in connection with those cases. this year 27 people died including the chp officer. here in the bay area 144 dui arrests were made during the maximum enforcement through the christmas weekend. some that i talked with believe that the state needs to get stricter on

spencer blake kron four news." news."blake kron four news." (vicki) and we continue to cover this story on our website... there you can read governor jerry brown's statement and hear from c-h-p about this incident. it's all on kron-4 dot com. (grant) hundreds of people across the state were arrested for d-u-i during the holiday weekend. the c-h-p says more than nine-hundred people were arrested during the christmas maximum enforcement peroid...that is up from 621 last year. 27 people were killed...down from last year where 36 people died. six people killed were not wearing seatbelts. c-h-p will have maximum enforcement again for new years weekend starting on friday. officers are uring people to use triple-a's 'tipsy tow' program news years eve...for a free ride home if you're not good to drive. (vicki) new at eight. police are looking for a suspect...in connection with a deadly shooting in fairfield. it happened christmas day... on second street. once at the scene... officers found a man lying in the road suffering from a gunshot wound. the vi

today kron4's spencer blake was in tracy - talked to people who knew the fallen officer.reporter)"tuesday afternoon that procession of chp and other law enforcement vehicles had sirens blaring as they accompanied the body of fallen chp officer andrew camilleri." (nats of sirens)despite the loud wailing, this somber line of cars had a reverence about it.people in tracy came to join officers, firefighters, and a ladder truck salute in saying goodbye to camilleri, who died in the early hours of christmas day.he and his partner were in their patrol vehicle on i-880 when c-h-p says a 22-year-old man who had been drinking and using marijuana, slammed into them, killing camilleri and severely injuring his partner.the congregation at mission city church where the camilleris attend in tracy ..is still processing the devastating news."andrew was a man of faith. he loved jesus, and so we have a hope to know that as hard as it is to say goodbye, and to deal with the finality of losing somebody that you love, we know that we'll get to see him again."the rookie officer leaves behind a

kron 4's spencer blake was in tracy - talked to people who knew the fallen officer. (reporter)"tuesday afternoon that procession of chp and other law enforcement vehicles had sirens blaring as they accompanied the body of fallen chp officer andrew camilleri." (nats of sirens)despite the loud wailing, this somber line of cars had a reverence about it.people in tracy came to join officers, firefighters, and a ladder truck salute in saying goodbye to camilleri, who died in the early hours of christmas day.he and his partner were in their patrol vehicle on i-880 when c-h-p says a 22-year-old man who had been drinking and using marijuana, slammed into them, killing camilleri and severely injuring his partner.the congregation at mission city church where the camilleris attend in tracy ..is still processing the devastating news."andrew was a man of faith. he loved jesus, and so we have a hope to know that as hard as it is to say goodbye, and to deal with the finality of losing somebody that you love, we know that we'll get to see him again."the rookie officer leaves behind

kron four's spencer blake has more from jack london square.for the last five years, home of chicken and waffles has been home to free christmas brunch for anyone who needs it. "we don't just say homeless. whoever would like to eat! some people just need fellowship. some people don't have family in the area. we invite them to come down and be with us."that's one of the organizers, pastor brondon reems.his parish, center of hope community church, and seven other churches spread the word through social media, and with flyers in homeless encampments.he says while preaching from a pulpit is great...the real ministry is out here - spreading the love of god by serving others."my family is - we're a distance. but i was wondering what i was gonna be doing on christmas morning."restaurant owner derreck johnson is a member of pastor reems' congregation, and welcomes hungry people into his business in honor of his late mother, whose birthday was on christmas.he hopes the plates of three different meats, rice, veggies, and peach cobbler ...are a treat for

kron four's spencer blake is live at oakland city hall. spencer, what is each side saying tonight? (live)both the city and the union are sharing optimism that they'll be able to come to a final agreement soon.the strike isn't pausing because a new contract has been reached, but because the union sees progress and more flexibility. (vo)the specifics of today's negotiations are confidential, but the union, s-e-i-u, says the city changed its tone during the mediation process. mayor libby schaaf says the two sides did come to some agreements regarding working conditions, but she maintained that they're still at an impasse.so the union workers will be back at work tomorrow, but a half day of mediation will resume again a week from today.(sot) "we're not in a hurry to go back out on strike again, but we do need to see that this new tone that the city took today is going to continue through mediation.""i would describe today's mediations as very respectful, professional, and productive. we had very healthy dialogue back and forth."(vo)there's obviously going to be a backlog of some city s

kron four's spencer blake reports from brentwood. "he was just a little thing!"ell and his mom, francine, look through old photos, they both agree - he has come a long way since the foster system first placed him in the terrells' lives."he prayed for a family like this, and when i heard that i knew that he was the right child because i had been praying for a child that would fit into our family."as a child, d-j had been in seven foster homes, and attended nine different schools.when he was in fifth grade, francine and her then-husband took him into their home, along with their older daughter jasmine.now, as a junior in high school, d-j and his family just celebrated the one-year anniversary of his official adoption. "christmas is a warm feeling. i don't need to worry about if i'm getting loved. i get love all the time. i'm finally part of the family. no matter what happens, i'm always gonna be with them, ya know?"he's one of the lucky ones.a clinician from the agency that guided him and his family through foster care and adoption...says there are 60 thousand kids

kron four's spencer blake reports from brentwood. "he was just a little thing!"ncine, look through old photos, they both agree - he has come a long way since the foster system first placed him in the terrells' lives."he prayed for a family like this, and when i heard that i knew that he was the right child because i had been praying for a child that would fit into our family."as a child, d-j had been in seven foster homes, and attended nine different schools.when he was in fifth grade, francine and her then-husband took him into their home, along with their older daughter jasmine.now, as a junior in high school, d-j and his family just celebrated the one-year anniversary of his official adoption. "christmas is a warm feeling. i don't need to worry about if i'm getting loved. i get love all the time. i'm finally part of the family. no matter what happens, i'm always gonna be with them, ya know?"he's one of the lucky ones.a clinician from the agency that guided him and his family through foster care and adoption...says there are 60 thousand kids in california who a

kron four spencer blake, in san jose, live.n san jose, spencer blake, kron four news. ( steve ) a live look outside tonight (pam) brittney has the forecast.. little change in the weather is expected through the end of the workweek. a weak trough will pass north of the golden gate on saturday keeping the best rain chances closer to the oregon border. longer range trends suggest dry and cooler temperatures over the weekend followed by above normal temperatures next week. (pam) but first..online predators looking to lure young girls to prostitution... tonight - meet a woman fighting back -- all from her computer. ♪ ♪ think of your fellow man, ♪ lend him a helping hand, ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ you'll see it's getting late, oh please don't hesitate...♪ ♪ put a little love in your heart.♪ ♪ in your heart... ♪ in your hea

reporting in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news." (vicki) more than 500 volunteers spent their christmas morning... serving meals to thousands of people. glide memorial church hosted their annual christmas breakfast today. football player from the university of arizona also served lunch to those in need today. many people who attended the service today say it's nice having a place to get a warm meal on christmas. volunteers say they want the less fortunate to feel some joy during the holidays. <... just to make up for the deficit.>(vicki) (vicki) deficit.>(vicki) so far this year... glide has handed out more than 726-thousand free meals to the needy. (grant) coming up... man kids in puerto rico were worried santa wouldn't make the trip to them this year... as they are still dealing with the destruction from hurricane maria. we'll show you how santa lifted the spirits of people across the island. (vicki) a warning as your kids open their presents... a popular retail chain is pulling products from their shelves after asbestos was found

kron four's spencer blake is live in berkeley, where firefighters are ready. spencer, how are things looking, as far as fire danger is concerned in the hills. fortunately, at least in this part of the berkeley hills, we've kind of turned the corner now that the sun is down. typically humidity levels go up at night, which will be a big relief for firefighters here.they worry about relative humidity levels in the teens. that would keep stuff really dry like in the oakland hills where there was a fire early last week.fortunately, he relative humidity levels here have been between 25 and 30 percent in the areas firefighters have been measuring.the wind speed hasn't been horrible, either - mostly five to ten miles an houe with gusts of about 15 to 20 miles an hour. "um, it's not real bad, i mean any kind of a fire that has some wind behind it can push a fire up a hill into a residential area so we're always concerned about any wind that is blowing."(vo) that's why engine seven was out every two hours on patrol, taking measurements in the same areas so they have prio

as kron 4's spencer blake reports...fans had a pretty big wish list today.vi's stadium, christmas eve tailgating was everywhere."we've got an ugly sweater contest for the 49er tailgate, and now we're here to watch the 49ers win.""so first of all you've got to understand, we're a very competitive family. and there was no way that i was going to lose the ugly sweater."inside, it looks like neither the holiday nor the niners' four-and-ten record kept a lot of people away."i think this is the first time we've come christmas eve, but we're excited. very festive.""i've never done a christmas tradition - more about the hanukkah traditions myself, but yeah, i'm glad to make some new chrsitmas traditions with my buddies out here.""i didn't think i was ever gonna be here on christmas eve!" obviously playoffs were out of the question long ago.but after four wins in the five games coming into christmas eve, fans say there was still áplenty for the home team to play for."i think they want to keep the momentum going with garoppolo, and start next season really strong, and

reporting in oakland, spencer blake, kron four news." (vicki) more than 500 volunteers spent their christmas morning... serving meals to thousands of people. glide memorial church hosted their annual christmas breakfast today. football player from the university of arizona also served lunch to those in need today. many people who attended the service today say it's nice having a place to get a warm meal on christmas. volunteers say they want the less fortunate to feel some joy during the holidays. <... just to make up for the deficit.>(vicki) so far this year... glide has handed out more than 726-thousand free meals to the needy. (grant) the humane society in the south bay is getting into the christmas spirit. (vicki) they are offering a deal on pet adoptions... kron 4's lydia pantazes explains. the pets at the humane society silicon valley are waiting for a loving family to take them home for the holidays.hssv is offering $20 adoptions for all adult cats and dogs from november 24, 2017 through january 7, 2018. in 2016, the home for the

kron four's spencer blake has more.lies who showed up at saint vincent de paul high school in petaluma to get free portrait sessionshardly have any surviving hard copies of family photos.they, like just about all of their other material posessions, burned up in the wildfires."extra special to me because it almost feels like there's two different eras of 'before the fire' and 'after the fire' and i think this is probably the first time mark of looking forward."phoenix photo project - or three p -- began just a couple weeks after the fire. asa mathat and his crew of 25 are giving these victims the star treatment - hair and makeup -- yes even for the men -- and several different photo poses, all for free. "it'll probably remind me of what i felt."they even had a therapy dog on hand!three-p plans on using the free portrait idea as its standard as it looks to expand to other areas nationwide whenever major natural disasters strike. "the fact is you've got something you can rebuild from. you can look back at a photo and remem

spencer blake kron four news." (vicki) a memorial fund has been set up for officer camilleri's family. we have a link where you can donate posted on kron-4-dot- com. (grant) d-u-i arrests during the christmas holiday were up across the state. c-h-p was involved in what it calls a maximum enforcement period. that's where it's mostly cracking down on drivers who are under the influence. kron4's j-r stone is following the story and joins us live... j.r. there is still a warning out there for drivers. (j.r.) there certainly is. thursday night a dui checkpoint will be setup somewhere in contra costa county and more heavy enforcement this weekend after 27 people died across the state in dui related accidents over the christmas weekend holiday. major concern across the state of california when it comes to dui's. the number of people arrested for dui over the christmas weekend, a maximum enforcement weekend, was up. not by one or two but by almost 300 additional arrests. across the state 917 people were arrested from frida

that's where we find kron4's spencer blake... spencer what do you know? (steve) today.our free app downloading by neighborhood (steve) we first told you about this breaking news with a push alert at 8:45 tonight through our kron-4 mobile app. stay connected with what's happening in your neighborhood by downloading our free app today. (steve) tis the season for gift giving and package delivery --- but with that...we often'also' get a spike in burglaries that's what one community in livermore is seeing as we enter the holiday season. kron 4's dan kerman has the story... it happened on helsinki way and also on via del sol daytime residential burglaries where suspects have either kicked open front doors, or simply entered those that are already unlocked.sot theresa ratto/livermore resident 13-18 concerning and surprised because it's typically not been like that in our neighborhoodlivermore police say while overall home burglaries are down 41 percent for the year, they have seen an uptick in the last several weeks on the south side of the city.soti think it's

and kron four's spencer blake is live at san francisco international airport to explain what the supremeurt's decision actually means...spencer? we got a statement from a coalition of civil rights groups that say they're disappointed with the supreme court for allowing the full enforcement of the travel ban, saying it will cause real harm to muslim immigrants. this is not the end of the line, because the court didn't determine áconstitutionality of president donald trump's travel ban monday.they're letting it go into effect while legal appeals continue their way through the courts.i talked with several people at s-f-o today."i think the supreme court seems pretty along party lines right now, but the current administration defies traditional party lines so i think, to be honest, i don't know.""my thoughts on the ban are that it's simply against the constitutional rights."back in january this was the site of some of the biggest airport protests when president trump signed the original executive order. monday there were no active protests or pickets, but people still weren't feeling positiv

(pam) krron4's spencer blake is tracking reaction tonight from s-f-o... spencer?decision is not a ruling by the court, but it still has plenty of people here at the airport upset. for the president, the third time may be the charm. president donald trump signed his original travel ban on several mostly-muslim countries one week after his inauguration.it was protested heavily in airports across the country, and eventually the courts struck it down."i just thought from the beginning, ever since the idea was brought forward, that it's a huge violation of our most basic human rights."the second amended version didn't survive the legal system, either, and the most recent version, which restricts travel from eight countries, came out in september.monday the supreme court said áthat version can take full effectwhile the counstitutionality of the ban is still being battled out in lower courts."i understand the call for security, but at the same time, my understanding of the ban is that it doesn't actually prevent, it wouldn't have prevented any terrorist attacks that happ

kron four's spencer blake live at s- f-o with reaction to the news of the ban. spencer, what exactly does this allowance from the supreme court mean? it's not a rulingit simply means the travel ban can stay in effect while all the litigation surrounding it continues. for the president, the third time may be the charm. president donald trump signed his original travel ban on several mostly-muslim countries one week after his inauguration.it was protested heavily in airports across the country, and eventually the courts struck it down."i just thought from the beginning, ever since the idea was brought forward, that it's a huge violation of our most basic human rights."the second amended version didn't survive the legal system, either, and the most recent version, which restricts travel from eight countries, came out in september.monday the supreme court said áthat version can take full effectwhile the counstitutionality of the ban is still being battled out in lower courts."i understand the call for security, but at the same time, my understanding of the ban is th

an assisted senior living facility in san jose that's where we find kron four's spencer blake.... pencer, why are these seniors being forced out? the landlord is planning on repurposing this property for something other than a senior living facilityso now everyone here has just 60 days to find a new place to live. atria chateau gardens in san jose's willow glen neighborhood provides assisted living for about 80 seniors citizens."these are people that can't live on their own. they need special conditions, they need walk-in showers, they need all kinds of specific conditions that are usually found in facilities like this."but now they're going to have to find those amenities elsewhere.wednesday the elderly tenants got sixty-day eviction notices. according to atria senior living, it's because the owner of the property, westlake realty group, plans to redevelop the plot, and will ánot allow the building to continue on as a senior living community.julie montgomery's mom, joan, lives here.she's 83, has blood clots in both legs, and has had hemorraghing in her brain."to deal with having t

(reporter)hopefully they won't have to use either set.in berkeley, spencer blake, kron four news.ornia, the thomas fire continues to grow amid high winds expected to continue throughout the day. it is now the the third-largest wildfire in modern california history. the fire has charred more than 267-thousand acres. it is 40-percent contained. the blaze broke out twelve days ago and has killed a firefighter and a woman trying to escape the flames. so far, it's cost more than one hundred million dollars to fight the fire. ( marty ) after the break, a big day for bay area football. can the raiders keep their playoff hopes alive -- and can "jimmy g" remain undefeated for the red and gold as he faces his toughest test to date? sports is up next. we start sports with an exciting local story. galileo high school, located here in san francisco won the 6-a division high school football championship game saturday night. congratulations to the squad who beat vincent memorial 38 to 20 in calexico, california. they drove nine hours to get to the game. calexico is a small town on the california

(jr stone)kron four's spencer blake was at the celebration of ed lee's life, and brings us this emotional report. outside city hall, the line to get into mayor ed lee's memorial service started hours early.(music nats)the speakers were a star-studded line-up of politicians at almost every level.professional athletes like barry bonds attended, too. mourners got to hear from lee's daughters, tania and brianna, who said they were deeply touched and moved. "thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers, for the flowers you've sent, for the donations you've made in his name, and for the beautiful memorial outside of city hall and in front of our home." there was no shortage of anecdotes about mayor lee and his humility.when rabbi beth singer heard about everything lee had been doing to prevent gun violence...she asked him why his efforts weren't spelled out on his website."he was clear that he would rather focus on making a safer city than on promoting himself." indeed, his colleagues say lee never sought the spotlight...or even the job of mayor itself."a man who was different than any o

in san francisco, spencer blake, kron four news.president trump was in alabama for the grand opening of a civil rights museum... but not everyone was happy to see him there. (justine) theres a new crime fighter in town... we will show you how this robot is keeping one bay area neighborhood safe. (jrstone) and... backlash in san francisco... after president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. that story is after the break. (justine) global criticism is mounting after president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. the move breaks with long-standing u.s. policy. it sparked protests across the arab and muslim worlds. there was a protest for palenstein today in san francisco at u-n plaza. it was orgranized by san francisco state students. they came to say that jerusalem is the capital of palestine. " people should be able to have peace there, non interference from our government our tax dollars should not be going to that kinda work that is why i am here."(justine) today, the ara

si si han, the caltrans worker who was killed, shared some of their memories with kron four's spencer blake.(justine) spencer joins us live from the bay bridge toll plaza.spencer, will all the toll booths be open tomorrowmorning? (adlib status of toll booth repairs)earlier today i was in san lorenzo to learn more about the toll collector, si si han. we know she was married and had a ten-year-old daughter. han worked for caltrans for more than ten years.several people in her san lorenzo neighborhood had heard what happened to her, though others hadn't until i spoke to them. they told me about how she would walk her daughter to school and pick her up in the afternoon.several people told me, even though they didn't know her extremely well, they could always tell she was a very kind lady. "i feel really shocked because that's my neighbor.""everybody knows each other. there's only like 52 houses around." "in the morning before i go to work i just say hi and she's dressed up nicely."(vo)you can see the video from earlier today as caltrans workers were making repairs.booth number 14 is completely

kron four's spencer blake is live in livermore with the strange story. ncer, what tipped the owners off? it was lyft stickers, on the car of course, and the fact that the car had áthousands more miles on the odometer in just a short amount of time. cierra and joshua barton got a brand new honda earlier this year.it was so new it still had paper dealership plates on it when, on a weekend in august, cierra couldn't find the car in their apartment complex parking lot."the panic set in a little bit. i ran back upstairs here to talk to my husband and i was like, 'oh my gosh, the car is gone!'" unfortunately a stolen car isn't so unusual nowadays.but what áwas strange is that the bartons got a call from hayward police on monday, telling them their car had been found, and was in a hayward tow yard.they didn't know what to expect to see almost four months after the car vanished."it's probably stripped or burned or something crazy like that, and when we showed up in the tow yard, it had lyft stickers on it."it also had 11-thousand more miles on the odometer. "whoe

tonight kron four's spencer blake is live at the walnut creek starbucks where it happened. ow did this all start? i spoke to one of the korean speakers involved in the video, and he doesn't know áwhy the woman you're about to see had such a problem with hearing a language other than english.it guesses...it probably comes down to ignorance. "especially that oriental. i hate it.i'm sorry, but they are allowed to speak their language.you know what, president obama said that everyone in here, the majority in america, should speak english."this encounter caught on cell phone video inside this walnut creek starbucks sunday shows a woman who absolutely did ánot want to hear other customers speaking in korean."(speaks in korean)." that might have been one of the sentences the woman heard from sean lee, who was tutoring a community college student, annie.that sentence basically means 'we might need to brainstorm this way and write the essay that way.'"out of nowhere - we didn't provoke her, we were just minding our own business - this lady just suddenly says, 'don't you dare say that

(justine) kron four's spencer blake was there for the service, and he joins us live outside of city hall. spencer, tell us about the emotion there earlier today. . (spencer)i think you can still feel the general shock at his unexpected passing, along with the obvious sadness.but there was also a somewhat lightened mood some of the speakers brought - including ed lee's own daughters.and that mood, is one the late mayor would have brought himself. before the public was allowed inside city hall, mayor ed lee's wife, anita, and his daughters, tania and brianna, led the family up the steps that still hold hundreds of momentos in his honor. politicians at almost every governmental level spoke, including governor jerry brown, who says ed lee gave san francisco a good name."ed was a person who had an infectious smile, had a feeling that he expressed that you wanted to work with him." knowing the public had already gotten a taste of what their dad was like as a mayor, lee's daughter shared what he was like as a father."our dad was not only our inspiration, but our constant source of humor, laught

(justine) kron four's spencer blake spent the day with phoenix photo project in petaluma, and joins us live.spencer, what kind of set-up did they have? it was an entire crew of photographers, even makeup artistswho donated their time and talents to give families free portraits during this tough time of disaster recovery. ("one, two!" (shutter clicks) relax, everybody!")a professional photo session can cost quite a bit.but these families - who lost everything in the north bay wildfires - didn't have to pay a cent for family portraits from phoenix photo project.founder asa mathat started the non-profit just five weeks ago, very quickly after the firestorm. "think a little bit like doctors without borders - how can i help people rebuild their lives using cameras?"his crew of 26 people includes photographers, technical assistants, and even makeup artists who set up shop at saint vincent de paul high school in petaluma for both saturday and sunday."we're giving them star treatment. a lot of people left their houses with no personal items, no makeup, nothing."the group spread the word online

that's where we find kron four's spencer blake is live there tonight. spencer - how do we know what the bad guys were doing? some pretty astute employees actually approached them at the extra mile convenience store at this chevron.the skimming device never had the chance to record anyone's card info.but there are other places where your information might have been compromised. compromised.been might have information might have been compromised. surveillance video shows these guys were spending an awfully long time in front of the a- t-m at the chevron gas station at hesperian and aldengate. employees at extra mile say the clerks working sunday recognized these two menm who had been in the day before. "they're really on top of everything. they were just kind of suspicious because they were here the next day - what are they doing the next morning, right?"as it turns out their suspicions were valid.not only had they installed a card skimming device on the machine...but they had also begun to attach a fake side panel with a camera to capture people's pins."r

happen all the time.rather, she called the day a reminder of what needs to be done.in the newsroom, spencer blake, kron four news. (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist lawrence karnow. lawrence karnow: it was another unusually warm day filled with sunshine and highs in the 60s and 70s. we even had a record high in salinas of 75 degrees. with the fires in southern california and strong high pressure above, the air quality continues to suffer in the bay area. it is another spare the air for tomorrow but we should see some improvement in air quality with a weak sea breeze near the coast by tomorrow afternoon. there is no rain to be found on our doppler radar but there are some signs that we could at least get a chance of some showers next week. on the satellite you can see the giant dome of high pressure along the west coast. it take a lot to break down a high pressure ridge like this once it developes. so other than chilly nights, temperatures will be unseasonably warm for at least the next 7 days and maybe longer. highs in southern california will be in the mid to upper 7

kron four's spencer blake has the latest details... (looklive)this is the walgreens where police found a man who had been shot monday night just before eight-thirty. (vo)the securtiy guard who shot him told police the man had been trying to rob the store.the alleged shoplifter died tuesday afternoon in the hospital.investigators were here into the morning tuesday, and the store opened a few hours later than normal.people who frequent the area were surprised a guard would shoot at an apparent robber.(sot)"i don't know if he should be shot for stealing, but i mean everyone needs to get disciplined for their own actions but to get shot? i don't know."police tell kron four security guards don't usually have guns.the one in this case is licensed to carry one.shopping at the store is back to normal - you wouldn't know anything out of the ordinary happened here monday night.that guard is cooperating with officers in their investigation, which will try to determine if he was justified in pulling the trigger.in san jose, spencer blake, kron fou

new at ten: kron4's spencer blake talked to witnesses. ... (reporter)there was a person at the bank who saw the suspect pacing around with a gun, so they called police, who ended up getting into a shootout with the man.i spoke with one person who saw the shooting as it happened.(pkg) just before four saturday afternoon, redwood city police arrived at this wells fargo at broadway and main.ignacio jimenez was nearby at the time. he was parking his car when he saw police cars zip by, so he turned the corner to check it out."that's when i saw officers behind the suburban with their weapons drawn. they were hiding behind the trees right across the street where there's a park, and so i saw that their attention was on a gentleman that was right outside the wells fargo bank." jimenez says it seemed like the suspect wasn't complying with officers' orders."he had his hands in his pockets in his sweater and then soon after that he took his hand out, and he had something in his hand and shots rang out - i'm not sure who shot first or what - and then the

in antioch, spencer blake, kron four news.eve) a south bay suspected arsonist appears to have struck again. another suspicious fire was set over the weekend. bringing the total to at least twenty suspicious fires in the past two weeks. the most recent fire broke out along the i-680 offramp to capitol avenue around 1 a-m sunday. it's the latest in a series of fires believed to be intentionally set. several have occured in or near homeless camps.. c-h-p says they have not made any arrests but suspect there may be a connection between the fires and the camps. the fires have been relatively small. however the dry brush conditions create a potential for these fires to spread quickly. (pam) a big story we're following the first members of a n-t-s-b 'go=team' ... have arrived on the scene of that deadly amtrak crash in washington state. the train was making its first passenger run on a new rail line .... when it jumped off the tracks. the accident has closed interstate -five southbound indefinitely. (steve) here is where it happened

kron four's spencer blake reports from berkeley, where firefighters are on high alert. (reporter)fortunately, at least in this part of the berkeley hills, we've kind of turned the corner now that the sun is down.(vo)typically humidity levels go up at night, which will be a big relief for firefighters here. they worry about relative humidity levels in the teens. that would keep stuff really dry like in the oakland hills where there was a fire early last week.fortunately, he relative humidity levels here have been between 25 and 30 percent in the areas firefighters have been measuring.station seven up here in the hills has had crews out on patrol every couple of what they're dealing with.(sot)"you go to one location, do a couple readings, go to another location, couple readings throughout the day, and then that gives you an idea of what's going on with the wind speed, humidity, the things we need to be aware of."(vo) neither the wind speed nor the relative humidity has been horrible here.wind speeds have mostly been five to ten miles an houe with gusts of about 15 to 20 m

justine waldman and i -- along with j-r stone and spencer blake -- will host new years live from san francisco. we will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcadero. starting at 8-p-m on new years eve. dry weather conditions along with cool overnights and seasonably mild daytime temperatures will persist through the upcoming holiday weekend. a potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region sometime in the latter half of next week. week. latter half of next sometime in the latter half of next week. make sure you week. week. make sure you have the kron-4 mobile app.. you can stay on top of the traffic and weather...and get push alerts on breaking news sent right to your phone. still ahead tonight....the city of san francisco..laun ching a campaign aimed at keeping kids away from pot. plus...incredible video you have to see to believe.a burglary suspect so desperate to get away from the cops...he drove right into the river.and next..a bay area woman says she was shamed by her neighbors for not participating an a popular annual tradition this year. find out

(justine) kron four's spencer blake was at that event, and joins us live in studio. encer, what's unique about human rights day this year? (spencer)we're coming up on the 70th anniversary of the signing of the universal declaration of human rightsso this is the kickoff to a year of celebration leading up to that.glover brought his experience and knowledge of civil and human rights.to invigorate humanitarians here in his hometown. a small crowd of guests at the green room of san francisco's veterans building welcomed actor and humanitarian danny glover to a conversation with the san francisco human rights commission.he had plenty to say about how art - including movies and plays - has helped the advancement of civil and human rights over the decades. "it's always when we - the radical moments when we push the deal and push the envelope that things will change. art has a role to play in that."he cited an example of a play that referenced the process of desegregation - six years ábefore brown vs. the board of education.human rights commission executive director sheryl da

justine waldman and grant lodes -- along with j-r spencer blake -- will host new san francisco.we will fun and fireworks the join us m on new years eve. ( will ) an east bay family is making a desperate plea... after a father is gunned down just days before christmas. the victim's 7-year-old daughter doesn't even know what happened to her dad. dominique johnson was killed saturday night in west oakland. he had just left the qilombo community center. the shooter is still on the loose. family members say johnson was heavily involved with the occupy movement and black lives matter. they plan on telling his daughter today that he was killed. they're also begging anyone who knows what happened to come forward. <"and for people not to tell what happened is not right. that little girl deserves justice she needs to know what happened to her dad and i know what it's like to grow up without a father and it hurts and it hurts bad and to not know what happened to her dad makes it even worse and telling her tomorrow is going to break her heart.">( will ) johnson's family says he was not invo

in antioch, spencer blake, kron four news.bin)we now know the cause of death for san francisco mayor ed lee.medical examiners confirmed that mayor ed lee died of a heart attack.the mayor passed away one week ago ... after collapsing at a safeway near his home.medical examiners say heart disease is the leading cause of death in the u-s.the former mayor's father died of a heart attack ... when ed lee was just 15 years old. (robin)mayor lee's health history hasn't been released. symptoms of a heart attack include chest pain, stomach pain, shortness of breath, and sweating. (robin) developing this morning ... investigators say the amtrak train that derailed in washington state ... was going 50 miles over the speed limit. the train was making its first passenger run yesterday morning on a new rail line ... when it went off the tracks on a freeway overpass south of tacoma.the event data recorder showed the train was going

francisco, and even deeper imprints on the hearts of the people who live here.in san francisco, spencer blake kron four news. (robin) some guests at the four seasons hotel in san francisco got an unexpected wake up call ... when gun fire went off in the hotel. the shooter in question ... is 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 firing the shots is one of its own, who was off duty at the time sfpd says he fired multiple rounds2:09:55 several floors up there were a couple of floors that were involved in thispolice say he used a handgun and it took at least an hour of negotiations before he surrendered to authorities. 2:08;28 we've recovered a firearm from the incident and there was a shelter in place from the incident,he surrender

in san jose, spencer blake, kron four news.pam)tonight -- we have learned a san francisco police officer who took his own during a traffic stop was under investigation for child sex abuse. antonio cacatian shot cacatian shot himself yesterday after he was pulled over in richmond at the hill top mall near the j-c penney store.las vegas police say he was under investigation over allegations he molested a child under the age of 14 back in 2014. the 49-year-old was a nine year veteran of the force. (steve) happening now: concerns over airplane laser strikes here in the bay area.. there have been at least four aircraft in last 24 hours hit by lasers..(pam) all it takes is a simple laser pointer..when aimed at a plane it could actually blind the pilot... temporarily or even permanently.. this is video from some previous incidents around the nation involving lasers.. and you can see just how powerful the beam is when pointed into the sky...(steve) only on kron4 charles clifford is live in oakland.. charles you actually talked to a pil

kron four's spencer blake joins us live from the embarcadero tonight.spencer, we got an update from the city's police and fire departments.tell us what their plans are for sunday night. (catherine)(catherine) night.for sunday their plans are tell us what departments. police and fire departments. tell us what their plans are for sunday night. . . . there are going to be álots of city employees working overtime on sunday...making rest of us can time ...and make it back home. (nats - bell tolls)when the fairy building's bell tolls 12 times sunday night, this area will be packed - just like portrero hill, the palace of fine arts, and hotels and other gathering places throughout san francisco. "people will be everywhere in this city ringing in the new year."mayor london breed assured reporters friday that safety for san franciscans áand visitors is the top priority of the city.despite the foiled christmas day terror plot planned for pier 39, police chief bill scott says there are no known, credible threats to the city. but people could put themselves in danger, if they try to put on a pyrote