you lost your home in the fires, in the beginning hours of the fires.here are you now one month later. >> we're living in sebastopolas at one of my client's guest houses. >> they saw that you had a need and had a space for you and your wife and children. >> yes. this is our fourth location. first was the in-laws and then another property and to another in-laws and now we're at this place until the end of july. >> how has it been for and you your family. >> it has been hebrew tick. we're living in grocery stores and there is no organization, no systems, no schedules. it is very challenging. we're finally at a place that we can organize the few things that we do have and make it easier. >> you have already plan today rebuild. you have an optimistic timeline. you are moving back. >> yes. we loved where we lived and we're going back. >> i asked what did you bring and you said kind of nothing. looking back, did you have any idea that you would be in this situation today. >> never. never. at the time i never thought that the house would burn. i hosed down the

you see all the fires and people have nothing left. d in the fires. we keep saying, they lost everything. they didn't, they have their lives. if you're fortunate enough to have a home and a family and a job, just give whatever you can. everybody in the north bay appreciates the bay area support. >> a shout out to the bay area. we just if you donated, if you did anything, way to go! klay thompson, ronnie lott, anonymous to celebrities, they all pitched in. way to go beria. >> it blows me away, when we did this with hurricane harvey, we tried to -- think of how much we raise? this tragedy sit -- hit so close to home, the outpouring how many times more heavy raise this morning to help the local folks impacted by this? as will said, it's a testament to your are able to open up you're welcome $10 -- $1500, whatever you can give. >> thank you again, you can give online all day at kron4.com. we will see back here on monday morning hopefully with lots of money to report that is going to the north bay. >> bay area strong! thank you so much. we a

by midnight the fires were burning in other areas and the pocket fire broke out on the 3:30, it would take 23 days before all of the fires were contained. >> new information about a criminal organization targeting wild fire victims. they are claiming fema benefits belonging to thousands of wild fire victims. this woman realized she was a victim of not just the fire but fraud. her animal hospital burned to the ground she was told when filing for aid that somebody used her social security number to claim her benefits. that put her claim and the hospital at risk. >> the uncertainty and unknowing is difficulty. where is the practice going end up being? and where is the fema money going? >> with thousands of fire victims caught in the same scam, some helped fema get on track for aid, and fema said they have locked thousands of fraudulent claims and promise to contact the real victims to file the legitimate claims hopefully soon. >>> stay tuned more coverage of the north bay wildfires coming up. the i-team will show you how firefighters were able to use a strikingly similar wild fire from d

is the time. fire ravages a senior residence with people inside. >> we're awaiting a press conference to give us the latest on injuries and other details. we'll have live coverage coming up next. we'll give as much information as we can, the fire was brought under control at 1:22 a.m. the size of the fire that went to five fire alarms and five ems alarms. currently, it is still an active fire scene we're dousing hot spots, and currently, it is under investigation by the local, county and state officials. just a note to pass on to all our viewers, this whole area, traffic will be closed, you will not be able to get through the area, so use alternate routes. >> did anyone lose their life in the fire? i cannot comment, we're still investigating, i cannot make any comments about the victims. >> reporter: is anyone missing at this time. >>ic not comment at this time -- i cannot comment at this time. >> reporter: how many residence are at the facility? i cannot comment on that. >> reporter: the state data is

the biggest fires were in sonoma and napa counties. the incident reports show they started within 15 minutes of each other from 9:45 to 10:00 p.m. by sunday. by midnight fires were burning in mendocino. the pocket fires break out at 3:30. it would take three days before all the fires were contained. >>> the first wrongful death lawsuit related to the fire was filed today against pg & e. steve stelter and his girlfriend janna died saturday night in the fire in mendocino county. pg & e accused of negligence and failing to remove vegetation at or near their equipment. the highest priority is public safety and while the cause of the fire has yet to be determined their focusing on helping communities rebuild and recover. sonoma county the trying to get the word out a vast majority of their acreage are untouched. >> reporter: you can still see the burn scars on the hillside surrounding the winery in glen ellen. although the flames came very close. >> the vineyards acted as a fire block throughout the wine country. >> reporter: that's probably

we talked so much of the four fires toured through napa. it all ignited within five hours starting at 10:00 p.m. at about sunday night. they scorched more than 162,000 acres. 43 people died from the northern california fires and most of those victims lived in sonoma county. 8900 structures were destroyed. despite all that loss, the community says it is stronger than ever. a stance that's certainly hard to envision, forcing thousands to run for their lives. >> we are following breaking news out of the north bay, multiple fires forcing thousands to evacuate. >> go, go. >> everything is on fire. >> things blowing up and the fire of trees just bursting into flames. >> everything. everything's gone >> we have team coverage to get you up to speed. there is a lot going on. >> look, this is how crazy it is. there is a fire kicking up right here next to the hospital. >> sonoma county sheriff's office, mandatory evacuation order, leave your homes. >> the winds have picked up and the flames have caught up with us. >> just utter devastation, it was the

the fire has torn through this and destroyed the entire place. and fire is still raging. they evacuated the hospital because this was berng right next to it. we're looking at a gunshot and cannabis shop and that explains the popping we've been hearing. it's some rounds going off. now we have found more destruction. this is the applebee's. our worst fears have been confirmed. we have found a neighborhood that has been wiped out. we are in coffey park. i was interviewing a cal fire battalion chief earlier this morning. he said this is a fire of a lifetime. >> one silver lining here watching communities all come together to help the victims. they still need all the relief they can get. we do have a list of resources and what can you do. go to abc7news.com. >>> it is 5:46. santa clara county will have a new superior court night he sentenced brock turner to six months in jail. that sentence sparked a recall campaign and perskey will now work on call from home. >>> mayor ed lee, uber and lyft all celebrating a deal to make city curb spaces available for ride sharing. city leader

in the fire zones, they're thinking about it now. after running the numbers, they're in for a shock. >> there are residents in hazmat suits searching through rubble. while their notes take photos of what is left. they walk the old friends about new living conditions. at santa rosa fire victim, brad is showing me around. >> hive two arborists come out. >> reporter: he has a lot to think about. above it all, the cost to rebuild. >> did you think you were insured? >> absolutely. i'm paying a monthly fee for my home insurance and thinking that will pay to rebuild my home the way it was. and everything i'm hearing is we may be short. >> reporter: brad isn't alone. it happens after every major disaster. amy knows about these things. she heads up the insurance consumer group. >> 60% of the people that we work after disastes are under insured. >> reporter: 60%. >> 60%. >> reporter: amy says she has met with home own here's believe they are underinsured by $200,000. what can he do now? >> well, he can find out why why. is he underinsured? was

after the fire, and embodied the viewing.ic was playing, vibrant lights flashed through the room. it was a place where artists, musicians and creators could share and express themselves in an underground community providing a refuge for the fringes. >> i enjoy a certain style of music that isn't mainstream. we tend to look for spaces that accommodate that which means that sometimes it's off the beaten path and maybe not the normal concert venue you would go to. for my chris is an artist whose friend died in the fire.>> alex was larger-than-life. i talked to a couple different artists that knew we were going there, we knew them for years. that was an important place for people to come to and come as a community. >> reporter: ever since then, the party scene has not been the same.>> one of the things that is so challenging about the aftermath of the fire is the time when it is so important for people to be able to come together. it was becoming increasingly difficult before the fire and now after the fire it's been made most im

at everett middle school, postponed in october due to the north bay fires. and that concludes my report. as it gets closer to the end, we had two retired members pass away, i will give you that information, al mccarthy and don lyons later in the evening. >> president cleaveland: public comment on the chief's report? seeing none, commissioners. do you have any questions, commissioner hardeman. >> commissioner hardeman: thank you, mr. president. thanks for the great report, chief, as usual. you are very busy. i missed the councilor tour on the fire boat, carolyn lee, billie's wife, used to be the c.a.o. of san francisco invited me and there's a couple people that had referred to kelly on different items, and he was, bill and his wife are looking to put this tour together, they asked me if i would go and referred to, compliments to kelly, and more from u.p.s. about kelly getting things together when they had things, because of their problem over in their headquarters and so kelly seems to be doing a great job for you and she should be recognized. >> chief hayes-

by midnight the fires were burning in other areas and the pocket fire broke out on the 3:30, it would take 23 days before all of the fires were contained. >> new information about a criminal organization targeting wild fire victims. they are claiming fema benefits belonging to thousands of wild fire victims. this woman realized she was a victim of not just the fire but fraud. her animal hospital burned to the ground she was told when filing for aid that somebody used her social security number to claim her benefits. that put her claim and the hospital at risk. >> the uncertainty and unknowing is difficulty. where is the practice going end up being? and where is the fema money going? >> with thousands of fire victims caught in the same scam, some helped fema get on track for aid, and fema said they have locked thousands of fraudulent claims and promise to contact the real victims to file the legitimate claims hopefully soon. >>> stay tuned more coverage of the north bay wildfires coming up. the i-team will show you how firefighters were able to use a strikingly similar wild fire from d

as the investigation goes forward into the cause of the huge fire. >> the massive fire broke out at the barclay senior living center it went to five alarms here in westchester and more than 100 residents had to be evacuated. senior citizens many not able to move on their own. some how the barclay staff pulled it off. no deaths. >> didn't want to get out of the bed to come out. but we had to come out because there is really a fire. >> as firefighters brought the rages blaze by the dozens pououe dire situation. >> at times people come out to help. all the neighbors are coming out to try to do what they can. >> it's scary. a lot of people really need help and they are all out in the street. and they need to be kept warm and the fire victims were taken to various hospitals and senior facilities in the area for treatment and shelter. before that got organized that had kathleen maloney and their daughter searching for hours to find their granddaughter. 101 mary meekham. >> you didn't know what part of the facility was on fire, or if it all was on fire. if they were able to get everybody out a

the fire is out. but many of the residents here lost everything. good morning, this is "nbc10 news today," i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. 6:30. just about five minutes we got an update from fire officials in west chester who tell us they're still putting out hot spots, but the fire chief would not say if anyone has died or if they're still searching for anyone. we'll have live coverage coming up. first we want to start with first alert weather and traffic. we'll get to meteorologist bill henley with the most accurate neighborhood weather forecast. bill? >> gusty winds is making it feel a lot colder this morning. blowing a few scattered clouds through the area. a lot of sunshine today. we're still a good 23 minutes from sunrise. sunshine will be bright. we will warm from 30s into the 40s. it feels like freezing with the wind in allentown, a degree above in pottstown. 30s from trenton, northeast philadelphia, philadelphia international, and wilmington. look at south jersey, even the shore. atlantic city feels like 37 to start with. sunshine

it was destroyed october 8th in the tubbs fire. more than 70 elderly and disabled residents were abandoned by staff who were working that night. the families of it would have them arrived and evacuate all of the residents they could find using their own vehicles. >>> as expected new captions have been issued against north korea. while hundreds of millions of dollars could be at risk. >> cloudy arounded bay but slightly warmer compared to yesterday. we will check in with rosemary for the details. this holiday season... give the gift of effortlessly smooth feet... from amope. amope pedi perfect with diamond crystals. removes rough, hard skin... effortlessly... for touchably smooth feet. the perfect gift... for that special someone on your list. . >>> a mild day shaping up around the bay area with partly cloudy sky in store for today. temperatures running warmer than they were yesterday at this time. let's take a live look outside the doors where we have a beautiful view thereof the golden gate bridge. dry weather in store for today, f

the oakland fire department, shot out to them, 2.61 there. e were some hefty amounts, ben lomond, 5 inches. any time you get diablo and [inaudible] that gets the creeks going. for concord, that is incredible rain. dry today, except for a few little showers. next system looks to on track for monday. nothing compared to what we just had. very active tropical jet. rain in southern california, boy do they need it. there goes our system right by sfo, not a lot, but just a little bit, and a couple near santa cruz. the sierra, no more warnings of watches. our system is moving into the north. 40s and 50s, a couple, maybe, showers holding on to the south. watch out for that

first, this video just in within the past ten minutes. a fire breaks out at a train bridge in the south bay. this could affect traffic all morning long. terrifying moments in san francisco. an officer shot. video from a viewer who saw that shooting erupt during halloween celebrations. we are live at the scene this morning with what we just learned from officers. good morning to you. thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. we want to go straight to breaking news in san francisco. a night of fun turned into terror. this is after an officer was shot right in the heart of the castro overnight. >> "today in the bay's" pete suratos live with more on what happened. pete? >> reporter: good morning to you, marcus and laura. it was still an active scene here, the shooting taking place in a busy area of castro at 18th and diamond. i want to show you the scene behind me here. you can see police down there processing that scene. we showed you a snippet of the video tweeted out. we are hearing the gunshots fired. here is what it sou

you see the scope of the fire and the response here, you see the scene. we're pulling back to show a few blocks away where some of the residents were taken over to the good fellowship ambulance company. again, this is only a few blocks away there. ambulances have moved out to give as much space as possible to get folks inside there. folks are getting help. we'll be live in sky force 10 giving more of the lay of the land. for now, matt delucia, nbc10 news. >>> a fire does man damage to that senior living facility. the rush to find shelter for people left in the cold. we'll have more. >>> and getting ready to hit the pavement. philadelphia weekend is here. events for runners and non-runners. >>> wa

a family is left without a home. >> chopper 6hd is over the fire on the 200 block of south penn.lames engulf the home. >> it was terrible. >> neighbors say the fire was so intense they feared it would spread to their homes. >> my reaction was to grab my fire and run out of the house. >> shane ferguson lives with his mother and grandmother. >> we were going to the hospital to visit my grandmother which we didn't make it to. our neighbors calls to tell us the house was in flames. >> one firefighter was treated for he's exhaustion. neighbors say it was once owned by a whole known candy maker. >> we used to hang out with her granddaughter. we used to ask for candy. >> that was a haunted house when we grew up. we went every halloween. >> the house is now unfit for habitation. >> two players on the way to a game saw the fire and brought out his two dogs and cat. they are without a home for the season. >> it's not much holidays with my grandmother in the hospital. that's where we spend most of our time anymore. >> the house is boarded up as the cause is determined, the red cross is assi

the fire captain with san jose fire department says they haven't been able to determine if the smokerking but he really wants to drive it home to people to make sure that your smoke detectors are working. check them, especially this time of year, because people are plugging in heaters, it's getting much colder outside and these are types of things that can start these house fires, so check your smoke detectors, smoke detectors save lives, make sure they are working. >> so true and the price of a battery can save a life. leigh, was the apartment where the two were killed, is that where the injured folks came from as well? >> reporter: yes, everyone was in that one apartment that was in the upstairs towards the back. that is also the origin of the fire in that apartment only, we do note there's water damage in the other apartments. we did talk to someone who says he is the property owner and he says the other tenants, claudine asked earlier if they had been evacuated, they are out in the street right now. what we know is there is water damage to their apartment but they are going to be

more on the huge fire at the senior community fire in west chester, right to "eyewitness news" reporter trang do live on the scene all morning, trang, officials are expected to give another update in just moments. what can you tell us? >> yes, rahel, jim, waiting for those officials who told us that back at 4:00 that they were going to come back out 6:00 a.m. to give us more updated totals in terms of how many residents were actually inside the building and also in terms of injuries. but what we have heard so far is that at least 20 people were transported to area hospitals, non-life threatening injuries, that's the latest count that we've gotten. now, weaver chopper video over the scene, this fire started just before 11:00 p.m. at the barclay friends senior living community 700 north franklin street in west chester. the fire rose from two to five alarms in just matter of hours , the numbers that we have right now, put at least 125 people saved from the fire and here on the scene dozens of concerned family members rushed here, wrapping resident up in blanket, comforting them , waiting f

tragedy like the ghost ship fire never happens again. as for the a's stadium, that's something that's come up quite frequently. a lot of people wondering what's going to happen to the a's stadium. we have heard back in september that they have chosen a location. we haven't heard much more about that. i reached out to the raiders and the a's today for comment to see if they have spoken with mayor schaaf about her plans and what she might discuss tonight. i'm still waiting to hear back from them. guys? >> alyana gomez in oakland tonight, alyana, thank you. >>> she asked a classmate to stop using a racial epithet. that classmate then punched her in the face. we'll have the latest on an incident at a bay area high school that's sparking a "conversation" about race. >> house republicans release their tax reform package today. what supporters say the average middle class family will save if the bill is passed. >>> a student was assaulted at dublin high school after she is told classmates to stop using a racial epithet. our crime reporter henry

the future is on. >>> fire destroys a portion of the senior living center, five alarm fire burns for and west chester, at lee we're not ensure of this number but at least 20 people have been taken to separate hospitals near west chester, pennsylvania. >> so crews working throughout the night and those who were living in some of those buildings you can see them, they were forced to stand outside in the cold as they are trying to take care of this fire and their families are trying to get information, figure out where their loved won are, we have no total on how many have been hurt and waiting to hear from fire officials to get the official number and confirmation. >> horrible scene last night. that is how it looks now coming up at 7:00 o'clock. we have had light, sun came up about 15 minutes ago, and not much left of the newest part of the this facility. there are three other sections of the complex that looks like the fire didn't spread to thank god but the main building here, new part of the complex really bad. it is friday, november the 17th, 2017, of course, that is our big story t

but days later the redwood valley fire and the potter fire merged. covered more than 36 thousand acres. when it's parked on october 8 sheriff deputies drove through neighborhoods telling people to get out as fast as they could. >> this is the mendocino county sheriff's office. anyone that can hear this notice we are ordering evacuations. mandatory evacuations. >> reporter: residents reported a lightning strike at around 11:30 when the flames broke out but many people believe it was a pg&e transformer that had blown. the potter valley fire chief saw the flames near the vineyard he owns. he said downed power lines locked the road and they could not get there to put it out. the chief immediately called pg&e because winds were gusting to 70 miles per hour at the time. >> the chief made an incredibly great decision to contact pg&e and request that the power be turned off for that area. that also contributed to the cell phone outage. >> reporter: within 30 minutes cal fire fall -- called for mutual aid but help was over an hour away. by 1 am evacuations wer

especially here in the fire zone. that is an attempt to keep toxic debris from getting into the drains. they suspect that ash from this neighborhood is toxic, but they don't know for sure because it hasn't been tested and they have been making some progress. look at these signs we see all over the neighborhood showing that the epa has been here and removed household, hazardous waste from this area. but they won't truly know until they can test the run-off from here, which they should get from this rain. >> this rain, we are anticipating collecting samples from the storm water run-off so we can determine what's in it. are there heavy metals? what's the toxicity? we'll know more after the rain and after we analyze the samples. >> reporter: there are clean-up crews here this morning, but not many, they seem to just preparing for the rain and staying away because of it. the last rainstorm we just had, didn't hit this area as hard as expected, so they did not get enough run-off to test. this storm will be the true test. haz

the fire department provided help. ty's mayor and vice mayor turned out to thank the veterans. a meal of beans and lasagna was on the menu. the restaurant owner told us he wishes he could feed all 21 million veterans in the u.s.>>> looks like a wonderful event. the weekend we will have nice weather. the main rain is the next system holding off until sunday night into monday. totals -- the coastal hills picking up the most. sonoma county -- over four inches of rainfall. santa rosa nearly an inch and a half. san rafael over an inch. those amounts tapering off in the south bay. a beautiful rainbow this afternoon and sample cisco bay. -- san francisco bay. we had a few breaks in the clouds and a rainbow formation. on the radar things are quiet. the main shower band has moved out. the green is cloud cover trying to regroup across portions of northern california. santa rosa 52. san jose 56. san francisco upper 50s. looking to san francisco in the distance. right now probably to mostly cloudy skies. we hold onto overcast tomor

experts are looking at everything to find out what really caused the fire.>> reporter: the tops fire killed 22 people. it burned 87 -- 37,000 acres. 2800 structures in the city of santa rosa. there are theories that electrical equipment failed sparking the worst ever wildfire. numerous law firms has advertised for home clients stating that pg&e might be culpable in the fires and accountable for the damage. this week pg&e filed a motion which contained one bombshell sentence on page 9 saying this. the cause of the tops fire remains under investigation preliminary investigation suggests this fire might have been caused by electrical equipment that was owned installed and maintained by a third party not named in these actions. this sentence clearly suggests pg&e has information that electrical equipment not owned operated or maintained by them might have started the fire. if it is true to take it off the legal liability hook. >> investigations are still ongoing. they haven't determined the cause of the fire >> our motion speaks for itself.>> reporter: if the equipment -- a property owner

no one was injured in the fire... cause is still under ( darya ) coming up on the kron four morning news... see the nation award given to an east bay school. and after the break... it was a rough year for the giants... but another player is bringing home a trophy the big award that buster posey to his resume.( dave ) and i will check your bay what are you doing? watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. i can't see anything! that's because it's working so hard. hey, what are you guys doing? karen. we're neutralizing. maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. no delays across the golden gate rbidge on 101 ( james ) to bay area ( james ) to bay area baseball... it was a rough year for the san francisco giants but buster posey is now the second player to be honored with an offseason award.( darya ) posey was awarded his 4th silver slugger award. the award goes to the best hitting catch

right now crews are still dousing hot spots after the massive fire at the barclay senior living facility. at least 20 people were injured when the flames broke out at midnight and 12 hours later the conditions are still unsafe for ocs to get inside and look for possible victims. bob brooks is live with the latest. >> reporter: i'll tell you what i got off the phone with da, tom hogan a team of atf members will come up to begin the search to see if there are any victims. but right now they can't go on today because it's unsafe. and they can't start until lat least tomorrow. crews are still battling hot spots, a firefighter is up there on the ladder spraying down into the senior living center here. we have a better angle from chopper 6 hd, i want to bring that up now. look at your screen from theaer the magnitude of the damage here. they areaying down in and begin aht when is the flames were shooting up from out of the senior living center that too from chopper 6 hd that too was massive. hoses were dousing it was as much they they could and a massive rescue mission. >> it was raging. >> ne

the west chester fire department was called to the barclary friends senior living community on the 700 block of north franklin street. they were called to investigate a report of smoke. when they got hear they were met with heavy fire conditions. numerous companies responded. they remain on the scene him there were many evacuations and rescues by fire and police. officials are not providing much information, they are in the process of gathering it themselves. west chester residents asked them how they could help and he described the scene last night. >> there were a lot of orderly residents wrapped up in blankets waiting for transport and then figuring out the low logistics f where the transport would be. we have several locations. >> reporter: and we don't know how the fire started or where in the facility it began, the cause remains under investigation. we're live in west chester, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> katherine, thank you. now, let's switch live to jeanette reyes standing by at the goodwill fire company where relatives are going for information on the displaced

the fire was under control and started to rekindle. leaves on fire and smoke blowing around. naamans road in in delaware is closed. look at the majors, green traffic flow, i think a lot of people having the week off for the this late hour for the morning rush, things are looking good overall. >> in new york city there's always people out on the street. the high winds took down scaffolding, broadway and soho. you know that's a busy area. wooden planks smashed to the street. social media video shows bystanders helping to dig out the people from the rubble. there was no train stop there at the time, which was a good thing because many more could have hurt. >>> jeffrey tambor said he cannot go back to transparent after alleged sexual harassment. >>> a model has come forward to accuse russell simmons of sexual misconduct when she was 19. simmons said everything that occurred between them was consensual. >> bruno mars was the big winner at the american music awards. doylestown native pink divide gravity during a heart stopping performance, the sinker who is known for acrobatic skill

of the complex that looks like the fire didn't spread to thank god but the main building here, new part of the complex really bad. it is friday, november the 17th, 2017, of course, that is our big story throughout the morning. we will try to pep inner other stories, a lot of other things happening, one of the big problems with two big fires overnight was that wind. the 35 miles an hour. >> right, at the time of the fire at at its war. it is still windy now. it makes it feel colder. it helped spread fire and made it worse with folks displaced outside for a while. so we are dealing with this morning much chillier morning then yesterday, with a seven out of 10. we have warm coat on bus stop buddy, and the gloves as well, it feels like it is in the 30 's this morning. your sunrise, just happened at 6:48. there you can see it is 43 degrees with a mixture of sun an cloud but it feels like 36. brisk afternoon in store. forty-five by lunchtime and high temperature of 49. it stays chilly all day but there are changes as we head in the weekend, philadelphia marathon is this weekend as well so we

it was taken eight days before the fire. the way this past year they have found a way to find silver linings in the darkest of clouds.>> we have learned so much more about jonathan from his friends and his community. in a way it has been very wonderful. to find out who he was. even more so than the person we thought we knew so well.>> reporter: he grew up in berkeley the youngest of two boys. he received his masters from the university of southern california film school. he became successful as a vj. creating visual experiences by mixing lights colors and images and turning all of that into an art form. here is a sample. >> reporter: they wanted to find some way to bring something positive out of the ashes of the fire. they found three ways to honor their son and all the others who died. they have established that jonathan burned down memorial fund which will be granted to it innovative and cutting edge artist. a second grant through usc will go to a student experimental filmmaker. there is also the ambitious program called v

the back one burned in the fire. the front one, my pallet staircase, it was a true form that i -- did to spec. we styled in a way that the last few feet were full gear, all the sound system hads wheels on them. we designed it for our cause. for people. that -- when you look at the photographs after the fire, that staircase was the only thing standing. it was like a hand reaching out. people could still come down that staircase. i built something great. it was amazing. i saved lives by put that staircase in. because legally i rented the build ing with one staircase in the back. i said i will have events, i had an event. people came up the stairs that they gave me. i didn't have my staircase -- everybody would have died. supposedly. >> reporter: he said that his original lease agreement was made with eva who said that the building could be used for an art collective. >> before we come in i want to make sure that i can build and build a -- what i need and just do wash what you have to do and she was like yeah, here is th

after the north bay fires. how one high school is giving everyone something to cheer for tonight. plus... a warning from police about your shopping carts. why they say just touching one could be deadly. and... sick of sideshows. what one local group is doing to fight the problem. . . do you need the most trusted batmaybe not.holiday? (screaming) maybe you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. maybe you could trust you wouldn't be replaced. have your sleigh repossessed. and end up living in the middle of nowhere with the only friend you have left in the entire world. no! or you could just trust duracell. ♪ ( james )( darya ) and here's a live look outside at 101 in san rafael where the roads are wet. (dave)a few showers today, mainly over the north bay should end by this evening. dry and seasonable on saturday. increasing clouds sunday ahead of the next front leading to a chance of north bay light rain later sunday into monday. drying trend tuesday with another chance of rain midweek. major h

we are live at the scene with the details. and a firen bridge in the south bay. we have new video just into the newsroom. and we continue to follow the breaking news out of new york. the new information about the man who ran down eight people on a bike path... plus what we are learning about the victims. breaking news out of san jose... where firefighters are mopping up a fire that spread to a caltrain bridge near the guadalupe parkway. the fire engulfing a wooden train tressel. we'll have a live report in just a few minutes. but we begin with an officer involved shooting in san francisco. good morning i'm darya folsom. i'm darya folsom. i'm james fletcher. we know one officer who was inovled in that shooting was shot and taken to the hospital. kron 4's will tran joins us live with the latest. will... breaking news from overnight... police involved in a shooting in san francisco. it happened this morning in the city's castro district in the area of 18th and castro streets. police have not released any other details. we will continue to f

i think we all agree that the fire safety and education program is one of the most important programs we have going for our school youth teaching them how to maintain a safe environment particularly against fire is critical. the volunteers that participate in that program from the fire department are to be applauded and i encourage others within the fire department to step up an pamp. -- to participate. it's a very important program that we're offering. thank you very much. next item madam secretary. >> item 6. >> president cleaveland: sorry. commissioner veronese you had a comment. >> i noticed the letter is directed toward a particular supervisor. isyn isn't it the custom to go through -- >> president cleaveland: i think it's the compare of the public safety committee. it's protocol. it will be distributed. >> i was wondering if that was protocol. >> i think that was the request that came in to president cleveland and commission secretary from the head of alisa ann ruch specifically to commissioner safai. >> we didn't just pick somebody, i promise you. madam secretary. >> item 6, ch

the fire destroyed a refrigeration unit. the store is set to reopen today. >>> the wildfires have left thousands of people desperately seeking housing as the bay area faces a housing shortage. many fire victims have doubled up in bedrooms or slept on livingroom floors at the homes of family or friends. now they're struggling to find long-term housing. the bay area was already dealing with a rental shortage before the fires destroyed more than 6,000 homes. in an effort to help, local officials voted to temporarily block rental permits and trailers can function on homes on residential lots. >>> coming up on the kron 4 news, a local restaurant got cooked, accused of sex crimes on a young girl. where it happened and the charges being faced. james. >>> looking outside, the golden gate bridge wet this morning as we're looking at showers moving across the bay. more on what we'll expect as we work our way through the morning commute and the evening one as well. we'll be right back. today in entertainment news, we've got a new "sta wa

the gunman was in a truck firing randomly. we have been told there are several scenes and one of those is rancho tehama elementary school. the school is in a rural part of the county on stagecoach road on the outskirts of corning between reading and chico. five were confirmed dead and one adult and two children at the school or injured. their ages and conditions are not yet known. they been taking -- taken by helicopter were they are being treated. the rest of the students have been moved to a safe location. jim schultz who is a reporter for the newspaper tells us neighbors often complained about the alleged gunman firing rounds on his property. >> neighbors that note him said he often got up in the morning, early in the morning, and like to fire hundreds of rounds of ammunition from his weapon. they said they have called law enforcement numerous times but they are telling me that the law enforcement says they couldn't do much about it because apparently he was on private property. >> that suspect was killed by law enforcement.

of the fire's aftermath. fire officials do not yet know the cause . but they say it appears the fire started on the first floor where a laundromat is located. people living in apartments on the three floors above.. had to leave... but will all be allowed back in tonight. (steve) the menlo park fire department is mourning the loss of two young aspiring firefighters... and a close friend.(pam) the three teens were killed halloween night when their car plunged off a cliff. this is video of that night taken by a resident in the area. 19-year-old ricardo torres, 19-year-old andrew gonzales and 18-year-old matthew cruz were in that car. the three were believed to be involved in a sideshow on skyline boulevard that night. south skyline resident eric carstens says at one point several cars sped off. he later learned one of those cars launched off skyline boulevard near bear gulch road. (eric carstens/skyline resident): "i had a very bad feeling because i don't usually see them take off in a big group like that so a followed to try and see where they were goin

.>>> homeless people in the north bay after the devastating fires. the efforts to find people new places to live.>>> what if home security was different? what if it looked different? what if the measure of working, was that you never had to think about it. ♪ what if it was so easy to use, you actually used it. [alarm] you have 3 minutes to exit. what if it gave you time, and what you really need from home security. a sense of security. ♪ we can now use a blood sample to detect lung cancer. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for asthma. and if we can stop seizures in epilepsy patients with a small pacemaker for the brain, imagine what we can do for multiple sclerosis, even migraines. if we can use patients' genes to predict heart disease in their families, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. >>> people are lining up in front of the apple store in palo alto ahead of tomorrow's release of the iphone 10. some of the features of the device include wireless charging and upgraded camera and fac

the biggest fires were in sonoma and napa counties. the incident reports show they started within 15 minutes of each other from 9:45 to 10:00 p.m. by sunday. by midnight fires were burning in mendocino. the pocket fires break out at 3:30. it would take three days before all the fires were contained. >>> the first wrongful death lawsuit related to the fire was filed today against pg & e. steve stelter and his girlfriend janna died saturday night in the fire in mendocino county. pg & e accused of negligence and failing to remove vegetation at or near their equipment. the highest priority is public safety and while the cause of the fire has yet to be determined their focusing on helping communities rebuild and recover. sonoma county the trying to get the word out a vast majority of their acreage are untouched. >> reporter: you can still see the burn scars on the hillside surrounding the winery in glen ellen. although the flames came very close. >> the vineyards acted as a fire block throughout the wine country. >> reporter: that's probably

they say the suspect fired at the suspect officer and that is when the officer returned fire. police say the suspect has been identified as valadez, a hayward man who faces seven charges including attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. police have not been able to interview the officer or suspect since both are recovering from their injuries. police say they're searching for two possibly three people who hijacked a taxi that night. the night of the shooting, and then somehow got away. so they're looking to locate those other people who were involved in the incident with the taxi, so there's a lot of moving parts to this investigation. back to you. >> all right, thanks for followl check with you in a bit. >>> 5:34. there's video of the kidnapping victim panini. the surveillance video shows the moment she escaped her captures. panini was reported missing after her husband said she went -- the video was recorded at 4:15 november 24th. moments after panini said she escaped her capture. he can be seen running toward a jahovas witness church. the sheriff's office re

we are hearing the gunshots fired. here is what it sounded like. [ gunfire ] [ sirens ] >> reporter: video of the skyline. that is the sound of those gunshots being fired. according to sfp, they say the shooting took place near 18th and diamond. the officers are working the area on halloween night. they were flagged down for suspicious car in that area. when police approached that car, that's when the gunfire was exchanged. that's when you heard those gunshots in the video. they are told by sfpd the officer and suspect were both shot, both sent to the hospital. their conditions are unknown at this point, but it resulted in a number of street closures from market to 19th and castro to eureka. we are hoping to get more answers from sfpd, like what made the car suspicious. we are expecting another briefing this morning. we are going to continue to monitor things here and bring you another update in a half hour. live in the castro district, pete suratos, "today in the bay." >> we'll follow you for the update. >>> in the sou

e >>> the north bay fires might be out but the concern remains. can this happen again. >> critics say that cal fire, the state's largest fire department is great at putting it out fires but may not be very good at preventing them. liz wagner has the story. >> reporter: had our investigation uncovered a tangled web of fire prevention everts that's some experts say fall short of what's needed to make a difference. extreme weather, rotting trees and longer fire seasons mean the clock is ticking on the next disaster. you're looking at the bloj jette forest up in the central sierra, a stunning landscape from the air but a powder keg down below. >> fire wants to burn uphill. >> reporter: dr. brandon collins and his team are learning how to save these wild lands by setting fire to them. >> the goal ultimately is not to eliminate fire from these landscapes. they're fire adapted and been that way for thousands of years. >> reporter: he says the forests used to burn all the time but before scientists starting doing research here, bloj jette hadn't burned in

to the fire. >> cause and origin, defer to the fire marshal, i did respond to the fire and an adult male found by our crews at the front door that -- >> from smoke inhalation probably, right? >> burns and smoke inhalation. i would speculate, yeah. >> don't know what the cause of the fire was? >> fire marshal on the spot here. >> welcome. >> good morning, commissioners, chief. the fire is currently under investigation at this time. it has been determined to be accidental. we have a pretty good idea but at this time it's probably not appropriate to go into any kind of detail. >> can't talk whether it started in the kitchen, smoking or cigarette. >> looked like it started t he rear, the outside of the structure. >> ok. >> smoke alarms, any idea whether or not? >> i don't have that information in front of me. >> two-thirds, every month or so you hear that, excuse me, can i -- >> commissioner hardeman: yes, just like every month or so now it's like 65%, 67% you hear this over and over again about the news trying to make the public aware of how no smoke alarm or no battery in a smoke alarm

their four pets died in the fire. >> thank you, and it's almost hard to put yourself even u"v&7 moment in the shoes of a family like that. >> everything gone. >> but people have been responding so kindly and graciously with their donations and there's a new number, 20 $207, 000 and change. and gary called, knbr, we'll get back to that momentarily. the momentum is going. >> crazy. >> grant, and catherine, we'll be back with with you shortly. >> maybe a new goal, 250, who knows. but first, a big story, tracking, and the san francisco police commission is voting on whether or not to equip officers in the city with tasers, the issue is so heated that the meeting was moved to a different location. we're joined live with ella. >>reporter: you know, this is seemingly a very controversial topic for a vocal community, against the police use of force in general, let's alone adding another weapon to their arsenal, no decision made, this meeting has been going on since 5:00 and those against cops using tasers said this is one more tool for torture. >> the public presence in the second room is larg

started in the north bay. those fires are now out but the concern remains, can this happen to us again? >> critics say that cal fire, the largest state fire department is great at putting the fires out but may not be very good at preventing them. liz wagner joins us with the story. >> reporter: our investigation uncovered tangled web of fire prevention that some experts say fall short of what's needed to make a difference. extreme weather, rotting trees and longer fire seasons mean the clock is ticking on the next disaster. r a stunning landscape from the air but a powder keg down below. >> fire wants to burn uphill. >> reporter: they are learning how to save these wild lands. >> flame on the ground. >> reporter: by setting fire to them. the goal is not to eliminate fire from the landscape. they are fire adaptive. they have been aside for years. before scientists started doing research, it hasn't burned in a century. >> we're looking at fire prevention. >> it is. >> reporter: dr. scott stephens runs the fire science lab.