stephanie rothman kron. 4 news.ing a live look now from our mount tam, a cam on thursday night. >> i feel like i need to say what night is because nobody seems to know what day is what in holiday week here. converse chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with a look at the forecast. lawrence, tomorrow, i know we're getting some rain. yeah. to get some raindrops on the storms rolling across the city. >> they continue generate some very large swells. and i think we're going to see that rolling in starting tomorrow to right now, kind of quiet out there, not see any raindrops just yet. in fact, not much in the way of cloud cover either, but that'll be moving in the waves. yeah, they're going to be picking up as we head through the night tonight and tomorrow. and so high surf advisory has been issued by the national weather service, starting at 9 o'clock tomorrow night. continuing until sunday. and so these waves going to be dangerous. we're talking about some 15 to 25 footers rolling along the coastline. so even th

stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> still ahead on the news at 5, how an app may here in the bay area's helping people in southern california state wildfire aware and as the fire rages on, a massive winter storm continues to dump snow other parts of the country. will look at that. and then he avoided jail time. but is now officially a felon. what happens after trump's hush money case.

. >> spray painted near the menorah at lake merritt for stephanie rothman has the latest. police say the community paint over the graffiti, but jewish leaders say the cleanup doesn't wipe away the lingering staying of hates that still remains on the 6th night of hanukkah. vandals hit the area near a menorah sitting at lake merritt. >> the graffiti read israelis are the new nazis and hamas in the middle of a heart attacking the jewish community on one of their most important holidays is just so disheartening. we have been bombarded by this kind of hateful. >> graffiti for over a year now, really. and we were really hoping to get through this hanukkah season without so much hate, especially just feet away from the menorah. it was painted over. but more graffiti appeared each night. it's alarming. it's frustrating it's scary >> a lot of people in the community, jewish leaders say antisemitic attacks like this in oakland happened on the rise since the october 7th massacre in israel. >> and they're asking for help to curb the hate. if there is a. >> a real statement coming to e

stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> openai ceo sam altman is denying a claim made by a sister that he sexually assaulted her multiple times when she was a child. any altman filed a lawsuit this week saying her brother sexually assaulted or between 1997 2006 sam altman released a statement on behalf his family denying the allegations and adding that and he is facing mental health challenges. the lawsuit asks for more than $75,000 in damages. graduate. >> the francisco fire department will soon have a new chief. barry is mayor daniel lurie has kept a battalion chief dean. chris penn to take over the role. he's a san francisco native with 34 years of service chief chris penn spoke earlier today sharing his goals for the department. >> my goal for this department is to ensure it remains in touch with the community. it serves. department members must concern themselves, not just with the beauty of the fire engine or ambulance, but the beauty and health of the neighborhood. i will ask our members to engage with the public to form bonds that will move our city forward. >> crispin replaces sa

stephanie rothman, back to you. stephanie, thank you. >> the controversy surrounding san mateo county sheriff christina corpus. >> is continuing into the new year report against the sheriff was released last year followed by calls for her to resign. but corpus is now countering with a complaint against the county claiming discrimination kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> this 5 page claim filed against the county of san mateo by sheriff christina corpus is lawyer was filed on december 3rd. and if there's a claim that therh are some in the county who still believe that law enforcement is a, quote, white man's world. the claim filed against san mateo county says this is a case of discriminatio and harassment against sheriff christina corpus. her attorney brad gage says county leaders do not want either a woman or latinx person as head of their sheriffs department. sheriff corpus tried to just >> the a team player and work with the system. but when she continued to be more wind again and again. >> she had no choice but

stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> stephanie, thank you. meantime, oakland is dealing with its own a string of violence to start the new year. 5 people killed between new year's eve and new year's day. the latest deadly shooting happened last night on 60th avenue. the victim was taken to the hospital where they later died hours before that, a 32 year-old father was also killed. and just yesterday we reported 3 people were killed in 2 separate shootings and a stabbing in oakland. no arrests have been made in any of those incidents in the south bay. a pregnant woman killed after a head-on crash in gilroy's hppen last night on lves lee road near new avenue. chp says a man was speedinghen veered into another lane and crashed head-on into the car. the pregnant woman was riding in. officers. do believe alcohol may be a factor in this crash. they're asking any witnesses to give them a call. santa clara county water officials have begun their push to remove encampments along waterways. the valley water district estimates about 700 people are living

and, you know, going to the message of this comic is resilient. >> and it was calm for stephanie rothman reporting for pd asks anyone with information about this incident to please reach out? still ahead on the kron 4 morning news, 6 days of events honoring former president jimmy carter. start today. >> a look at what's planned and security measures in place. plus, new warnings could be coming with your next bottle of stay tuned for more on that. >> expect a sun and clouds going on for today. but a bit of the winter's chill still with us. you know, those temps well in the 50's, but at least remaining dry. and look at that dry weekend forecast for you to come back. kron morning news continues. >> happening now, a high surf advisory is in effect through sunday. officials say waves could be as high as 25 feet. those headed to the coast are urged to watch out for sneaker waves which can sweep across the beach without warning and pull people into the water. important warning there. and now as we take a live look outside at 7.13 this morning, a beautiful look at the city of san francisco as fo

stephanie rothman kron. 4 news. >> still ahead on the news at 5, how an app may here in the bay area's helping people in southern california state wildfire aware and as the fire rages on, a massive winter storm continues to dump snow other parts of the country. will look at that. and then he avoided jail time. but is now officially a felon. what happens after trump's hush money case. >> back to our wildfire watch in southern california. la holding out hope winds start to die down as devastating wildfires continue to rip through several neighborhoods. 5 wildfires are still burning at this hour. the 2 biggest ones are burning in palisades and eaten. they have yet to be fully contained. the palisades fire officially became the state's most destructive fire yet at least 11 people are dead with many other significant injuries. more than 10,000 structures destroyed. and now the california national guard has been deployed to stop looters. and tonight, la emergency management officials say that there trying to figure out why false alarms continue to be sent out to smart phones across southern

i'm stephanie rothman. the attack happened as people were ringing in the new year on the popular tourist attraction, bourbon street. authorities have identified the driver now has 42 year-old u.s. citizen and army veteran from texas. they say hours before the attack he posted all social media saying he was inspired by the islamic state group and express a desire to kill. officials also say they do not believe that the suspect acted alone. our washington correspondent jessi tenure has more details. >> i agree

i'm stephanie rothman. the attack happened as people were ringing in the new year on the popular tourist attraction, bourbon street. authorities have identified the driver now has 42 year-old u.s. citizen and army veteran from texas. they say hours before the attack he posted all social media saying he was inspired by the islamic state group and express a desire to kill. officials also say they do not believe that the suspect acted alone. our washington correspondent jessi tenure has more details. >> i agree with you. our nation grieves with president joe biden is mourning the people killed in the dozens injured in what officials are investigating as a terrorist attack in new orleans. despicable attack that occurred in the early morning hours. senator john kennedy and congressman troy carter stood with their fellow louisianans as the fbi announced more details new year's day. the agency says a driver rammed a pickup truck into a crowd on bourbon street before being shot to death by police. but that's not tr

i'm stephanie rothman. the terror and the panic or erupting on the city's iconic bourbon street known worldwide for other nightlife as one of the most popular destinations for new year's eve parties as well. james ford has the details. >> dozens of law enforcement vehicles with sirens flashing indicate how serious and widespread this deadly crime scene was long before sunrise on bourbon street, new orleans epicenter for revelry and tourism. the police chief's comments minutes after the 03:15am. attack began to address the severity. he was helped them. >> creating the carnage and the damage that he did. >> she said that the driver of a ford pickup truck drove around a police barricade onto the sidewalk and into the crowd killing at least 10 people and injuring at least 35 more. the driver then got out of the truck and started shooting at responding police with a rifle. he injured 2 officers who shot back killing the driver. these are images of that truck in daylight when investigators from the fbi and the lo

i'm stephanie rothman.he terror and the panic or erupting on the city's iconic bourbon street known worldwide for other nightlife as one of the most popular destinations for new year's eve parties as well. james ford has the details. >> dozens of law enforcement vehicles with sirens flashing indicate how serious and widespread this deadly crime scene was long before sunrise on bourbon street, new orleans epicenter for revelry and tourism. the police chief's comments minutes after the 03:15am. attack began to address the severity. he was helped them. >> creating the carnage and the damage that he did. >> she said that the driver of a ford pickup truck drove around a police