we sent our kron 4's vicki liviakis onto the fairway to track down the four-legged robber. >> vicki : here on the monarch bay golf course - lurks a thief. with a penchant for snacks and cellphones. >> : he takes some telephone from the cart, we found a bunch of cellphone in one area. >> vicki : known as the golf course bandit. a sly fox who targets unattended golf carts. >> : we have to chase em off with our clubs but you know if you go out there and you turn your back they are really sneaky. they will get in your cart and they'll get in your bag literally. what? a zipper bag like this absolutely. we hoped in a cart - to track him down. last known hit - the 12th hole. where we ran into this unsuspecting golfer. who made the mistake of leaving his snack in the cart. >> : he took something from you? yeah, he took my peanuts. guess what we just found? your peanuts. laughs. >> vicki : and the moment i turned my back - the bandit struck again. caught red-handed. >>:stand up/he just stole a burrito out of the golf cart. they've been known to steal keys, cellphones, what else? >> : has a fox

kron 4's vicki liviakis shows us what's being done to keep the public safe. >> vicki:the fireworks light up the night sky - and down below -hundreds of thousands of people. >> vicki:in light of recent terror attacks in paris and san bernadino - police in san francisco are taking no chances. >> vicki:both federal and local authorities are tightening security in times square and the rose parade. and while there are no credible threats made to san first responders took part in this terror drill.a mock exercise where else but on - the embarcadero. again, this is only a drill. >> catherine:in san francisco, vicki >> >> vicki: again, and this was only a drill. police will not reveal their tactics. they are taking extra precautions. >> we will have undercover officers and more. this will be a safety that. and of course the best eyes and ears are the public derrick had a stake in new year's eve and report suspicious activity. >> vicki: in san francisco, vicki liviakis, kron 4news >> catherine: there are plenty of options for getting around on new year's eve. bart is extending service until 3 a-m

vicki liviakis will anchor the coverage at 5 pm.e in san bernardino, people in the bay area are on high alert and some people take initiative to try to learn how to defend themselves. kron 4 alecia reid visited and east bay shooting range to talk to concerned families. >> it does hit home. >> reporter: target practice. learning how to load and shoot. many are now on alert. >> with all of these incidents, it has become a need instead of a want people need and are taking the initiative to be prepared. >> reporter: the shooting in san bernardino was only three days ago. since then, this man from the bay area farm says that their phones have been ringing nonstop expect we have had a big influx of people calling, inquiring, trying to schedule classes. to be prepared for any instance. >> reporter: target mountain west, he brought his son virgil to practice. it is not just firearm training that these folks are here for. >> you kind of always have to be a little bit on alert. >> reporter: they want to know what to do if they find themselves

. >> catherine:kron 4's vicki liviakis spoke with the mayor libby schaaf about the future of the raiders. return to index >> vicki:yeah catherine - the deadline to submit a formal proposal to the nfl is tomorrow. and that's not happening. >> vicki:instead the mayor says she's sending a letter about the raider's future here in oakland. if raiders fans were hoping they'd get a definitive answer about the future of the team - it sure isn't coming from city hall. >> vicki:instead of meeting the deadline with a formal proposal - this is what the nfl will get - a letter. >> vicki:mayor libby schaff holding a press conference to explain that oakland needs more time to put together a deal for a new stadium. >> vicki:saint louis and san diego are the other cities that have teams entertaining a move to the l-a market. mayor schaaf has repeatedly said she won't use public fundsto build a new stadium. >> vicki:she is suggesting that a new tax - paid for by the raiders could be the answer.either that or a hail mary. >> vicki:in oakland vicki liviakis kron4 new spirit >> catherine:a wayward elephant s

>>vicki liviakis: known as the golf course abandon a sly fox to target and attend a golf cards first the moment i turned my back the bandit struck again caught red handed of fox living up to his naming in san leandro. >>reporter: his unidentified 31 year old william they say he was what and a knife and called 911 from as home in the sixth on the block of forest avenue on friday night he was apparently waiting for them and charge the office with a life outside of his home in fire and he later died in hospital very not injured but have been place on the man should leave to officers stopped to one officer tried touching him the opened fire warrant officer a shot and injured him who was now in custody. >>reporter: the problem appears to be mechanical in the investigation is ongoing hist firefighters say it is too soon to say there's an arsonist on the list but they said it is concerning there was no known links with king of three fires other than the fact that each of them began between two and six and the morning what it may be an 0 cals you may not be saving any calories drinking diet

>>vicki liviakis: they're taking no chances both federal and local authorities are tightening security and times square and at the rose parade because san francisco is such a high- profile said it and that they're taking extra precautions. >>anny hong: at endicott skies are born to be clear that is the great news no-fault getting in the when the fire work but is going to be cold in mid night temperatures to drop to lower '40's and around mid '30's for the inland location where once we wrapped around freezing endicott and land is spicy enough that we have some pettifog look at the numbers for the north to them. >>anny hong: low 30's and now the upper 20s and fairfield 36 some pleasanton's the richter in concord 38 degrees and oakland and we are seeing a little fault with a lot of a petaluma down to 0 mi. visibility here is how the forecast to shipping a for the next couple of days to conceive by tomorrow >>anny hong: and looks like we may have simply no inspired storm's coming tour right now and as fairly significant will keep our eye on that and enough power looks during the storm trac

. >> pam: kron 4's vicki liviakis gives us a look at the hair product.e complaints against it. >> vicki:you may have seen the info-mercials. wen sulfite free hair care products. movie stars and models swear by it. >> vicki:but at least two hundred women - say it's making them go bald. >> vicki:they're suing celebrity stylist chaz dean and infomercial giant - guthy renker. the suit claims wen causes significant hair loss, rashes and bald patches like this. >> vicki:despite the horror stories. wen is a shampoo success story reportedly raking in 100 million dollars since it launched a few years ago. >> vicki:the suit wants to know what's in wen shampoo and it's 5- in-1 cleansing conditioner that the woman claim is causing their hair to come out in clumps. >> vicki:wen denies the allegations and says it intends to fight them. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. >> pam: in case you missed last night's segment of 'people behaving badly'. more than 6- people were caught trying to give alcohol to an underage drinker during - what's called - a shoulder

good evening, i'm vicki liviakis. kron 4's kate cagle is live outside the kron studios on the embarcadero to show us the conditions. fitkate. >> reporter: schreiber sincerely got soaked. the soundtrack to the last sunday for christmas shopping wasn't carols this year it was rain drops. .and as the onslaught of mist and light rain slowed traffic. the damp conditions did not dampen the mood. >>: "great! well needed!" >> reporter: californians know the wet weather is much needed. and while we've had some rainy days recentlyit's still not enough to put a dent in the drought. >>: "this is the best weather we can have right now at this time. it's almost christmas we don't' get snow we get rain" >> reporter: we are only at about half the average amount of rain for this time of year. and more is on the way. today's wet weather that soaked the streets of china town - causing some to grab whatever they could to protect their head- is the first of two back to back weather systems. there will be gloomy, soaking, chilly weather li

good evening, i'm vicki liviakis. the outage affects more than 6- thousand p-g-&e customers in discovery bay. and service may not be restored until tomorrow night. p-g-&-e says the cold weather in the bay area caused the outage. residents with gas heaters, gas water heaters, gas stoves, and gas fireplaces should plan to be without the devices until 5 o'clock tomorrow. officials have opened warming centers at timber point elementary school. and the discovery bay community center. freezing temperatures aren't helping those affected by the outage. kron 4's brian van aken joins us now with a look at the forecast. brian, how cold will it get tomorrow? >>:here is a life look--live look at storm tracker 4 pocekts of heavier rain east shore into the south bay and into the santa cruz mountains tehre are more showers some of the heaviest rain is in downtown san jose notice to the west these showers get heavier and we have low snow levels as we head east towards downtown san and and moderate showers right on 280 the showers shou

vicki liviakis, kron 4 news. >> i am with you on that.ve look outside, golden gate bridge, and we can see the clouds there, the pavement does not look to west. for the weekend, is the holiday fanfare concert in san francisco where you can enjoy live holiday themed music this is happening at the sf jazz center from 4:30 pm until 6:00 pm this evening and it is absolutely free to attend. ♪ ♪ grow old with me ♪ let us share what we see ♪ just you and i ♪ ♪ grow old with me ♪ let us share what we see ♪ and oh the best it could be ♪ just you and i ♪ >>> breaking news into that newsroom, a person caught under a train this morning, downtown berkeley station. that is causing officials to close the station. it happened about 8:30 am this morning firefighters are working to rescue the person. trains are not stopping at the downtown berkeley station and 20 minute delays are affecting passengers on the richmond line. a spokesperson says the other lines remain unaffected and we will stay on top of the story. >>> other big stores, sunday morning, a youn

we spent -- we said our own a vicki liviakis onto the fairway to track down the four like and robert.>> reporter: on the monarch bay golf course lurks a thief with a penchant for snacks and cell phones. >> it takes a telephone from the card. they found a bunch of cell phones in one area. >> reporter: it known as the golf course bandit, a sly fox who targets unattended golf carts. >> we have to chase them off with our clubs but if you go out there, and you turn your back, they are really sneaky part get into your card. they opened her badge literally. zipper bag like this. absolutely. >> reporter: we hopped in our card to track them down. last known hit, the 12th hole where we ran into this unsuspecting golfer who made the mistake of leaving his snack in the cart. >> he took something from you. >> he took my [ null ]. >> guess what we found. >> what? >> your peanuts. >> [ laughter ] >> reporter: at the moment i turned my back, the bandit struck again. caught red-handed. he just stole a burrito out of the golf cart. good thing i have got my keys. they have been known to steal keys, cell

good evening, i'm vicki liviakis. winds reached up to 60 miles per hour in some locations. kron 4's scott rates has more on the windy conditions in pacificia. >> scott :we have seen this guy's kind of clear out and the wind has really started to help wind and waves is what the weather look like in pacifica with speeds up to 50 mi. per hour as the storm swept through on sunday at sunset dark clouds creeping through this by tonight roads were closed off in case of high tide and are staying closed due to debris pg&e said the air handling what they can in the peninsula and the north bay for no but they said it is going to be a long night and they say they will have crews of step but--on standby >> vicki : parts of the north bay including sonoma county will see temperatures dip to near- freezing over the next few days. that means "code blue" for warm shelters who need volunteers and donations to help get people off the streets. kron 4's kate cagle shows us why it's so important. > >kate: cold hands and feet is inconvient for most of us but deadly for othersin fact about 30 homel

good evening, i'm vicki liviakis. kron 4's national correspondent mark meredith is at the white house tonight with more. >> mark : in only his third oval office address since taking office president obama's sunday night's speech to the nation is a clear sign his adminstraton will be stepping up its fight against terror groups like isis abroad and right here at home. outside the white house - it's business as usual but for people stopping by its obvious the threat of terrorism is top of mind. >> : i would say it's a high priority, as it should be everybody >> : this is an act of terrorism. >> mark : the president's speech comes after other nations have seen similar isis also known as isil plots. the deadly november attacks in paris lead u-s allies to step upsecurtiy - now the white house is doubling down on its efforts to shore up support. >> : the threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it, we will destroy isil and any organization that tries to harm us >> mark : in the 14 minute long address - the preside

you're still figuring out christmas dinner when have you covered in this edition of died and- >>vicki liviakisll know he is a long time chef and san francisco chinatown a new study shows chinese food is 152% more popular on christmas and the rest of the year is an illinois law for some time yes kung pao chicken is a hot item would wear well cathy go for every two to celebrate happy eating. >>will tran: i was not thinking about chinese i am getting chinese after worked happening now fedex customer took the twitter and facebook to complain about the liver is not arriving in time for christmas to than the company says it is doing everything it can to insure the delivery by christmas despite a spokeswoman said the delays are due to heavier than planned last-minute shipment volumes and severe weather operations the same amount its efforts she said aesthetics' expressed around limited delivery operation today in some markets a deliver shipments that could not be delivered before today coming up center was not the only one flying around last night in a christmas gift astronomers to got. >>will tran:

. >> reporter: and i'm vicki liviakis. the storm. but first, let's go to kate she joins us live from the it has been raining all day. kate. >> reporter: "great! well needed!" "this is great. we needed this weather, the slight drizzle of we've been seeing. we were our and chinatown people had plastic bags whenever they get fired over their heads. >>: love it >>: will needed >> reporter: we're still not getting enough grain despite these weather storms. the rally banned drug being half of the next four quarters of an inch- inch. >> reporter: continuing our team coverage tonight. after tonight's rain, more is on the way for monday afternoon and tuesday. we'll have a break wednesday before a more potent system gets here thursday with rain, gusty winds, and possibly snow in the hills. baddest lady rain from idaho to militia. the rain will taper off after midnight. tomorrow morning when there is more rain that will continue on tuesday. >> j.r. : a reminder. for complete weather forecasts and all your bay area news. be sure to download the

>>vicki liviakis: bursting at the same would hot spots like spy talent or mono map and a rumple herea famous law on the beach than a to help the grain for breakfast that is a bucket of the to my for your daily vitamin spread when it comes to wine they have on my country stew from broken what makes the fuller read the called the radar vineyard than on to the course on the menu as well as in the king rupert hours. >>pam moore:, sports we will take a look at how the warriors are doing in the first game post the strike, the women's basketball team host national power tenancy we have the highway and all the sports [barks] are those... you there... stormtroopers! halt! turn here. go go! follow them! bb-8! beep, beep! this way! where'd they go? they went that way! that way, they went that way! i can't believe that worked! of course it worked! beep, beep, beep! (she can rage,) and roar, and crack, and storm. but mother nature can't stop us. the 2016 ford explorer. be unstoppable. ♪ this is my fight song& ♪ take back my life song& >>pam moore: a mother concern said heard nine to greta came ho

and i'm vicki liviakis. there have been widespread power outages across san francisco. and strong winds reached up to 60 miles per hour in some locations. kron 4's scott rates has more on the windy conditions in pacifica. >> reporter: the wind is the big concern. the waves are not too bad. i shot this at sunset. that's what looks like. all you see is road closures because of the wind. there has been debris all over the road. there is also concerned of power lines coming down. there could be more power outages played into the evening tonight. the see these waves crashing. they are almost coming over the end date meant. >> reporter: every year 30 homeless people die, called- cold. >>: we fed people all over on her desk wherever we can to keep people safe. >> reporter: there are thousands sivan and sonoma county outside. >>: we are was looking for people to donate. jackets hadst gloves. >> reporter: romanov is recently homeless and try to say for an apartment. >> reporter: we mentioned that the propane line are running all line and they can get really expensive so anyone o

good evening, i'm vicki liviakis. kron 4's scott rates joins us live tonight from the airport. scott. what happened? and is everybody ok? >> vicki: happening now. freezing temperatures are in discovery bay. at least 62-hundred people are without gas. p-g-&-e is providing some warming stations in the area. one of them is located at the timber point elementary school. crews are working on repairs. but officials expect the outage to last throughout the night. p-g-and-e will be going door to door. and conducting a test on customers' houses. >> vicki: a wet night here in the bay area. scattered showers are moving through san francisco and into the east bay. this is the scene in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood. kron 4's brian van aken has been tracking the rain and freezing temperatures. brian. how cold will it get >> brian: fifthlook for mostly sunny weather through this week with cold hole we're in a dry weather pattern until at least next week. palight view at the golden gate bridge. showers for the rest of tonight to. leftover clouds to start the morning. ' >> vicki:

good evening, i'm vicki liviakis. kron 4's scott rates joins us live tonight from the airport.

of holiday decorations as those products to the clamshells s soon as the holiday is all for >>vicki liviakisgtime shut and household name king of san francisco chinatown and the study showed chinese will lose 152 percent more popular on christmas and the rest of the year you can't the classical christian store for that after dog cover graphics tablet each christmas dinner and a chinese restaurant in san francisco this event go on for some time they're still in the fish and fried rice and yes come out chicken as i am--is a hot item. where you choose to celebrate happy eating >>will tran: after all the action in with door on the holidays you might be looking to shed a few pounds at the start of the new year with to you but a new low-calorie wine you can enjoy it all sticking to your diet. >>will tran: he is now and in russian at this. >>darya: we would know exactly where he is worth one to give you the version that they say should eat their colors >>darya: said our quest to find a wine maker to help her find the testing low-calorie wine she is choosy about what should put some shells rented fr

. >> reporter: and i'm vicki liviakis. the storm.s been raining all day. kate. >> reporter: "great! well needed!" "this is great. we needed this weather, the slight drizzle of we've been seeing

and i'm vicki liviakis. there have been widespread power outages across san francisco.ached up to 60 miles per hour in some locations. kron 4's scott rates has more on the windy conditions in pacifica. >> reporter: the wind is the big concern. the waves are not too bad. i shot this at sunset.

. >> catherine: kron 4's vicki liviakis boy who keeps defying the odds. >> vicki: it was the story of a strong and of little boy's mom and distrust of his fight. --and the strength of love and such fight. >> we have had lots of ups and downs. has that and wrong six months and the hospital. but it has been all worth it. i know that one day i will take my son home. and note that this is the first time that he has wiccan up after a few days now. and that in so happy. because his parents to be a normal baby. (crying) >> preterm a baby should be inside with their mom. and our job is to continue to promote that bond between baby m mom. >> i want him to be able to move along with other kids. (crying) >> it is up and down every day. >> vicki: he has pulmonary hypertension. and the love of his mom he now has hit a fighting chance in the medical team behind him creek >> catherine:next.entire towns are completely submerged, and missouri tonight. >> catherine:the very latest.less than 10 minutes away >> catherine:twitter is updating its policy on violent and abusive posts. hoping to make people t

. >> catherine: >> reporter: in san leandro, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. >> reporter: any showers we may get that one shot up, with temperatures slightly to marron night with the highest at mid to upper 50s for the east bay shoreline. 20 bring in the chilly temperatures. for your new year's. >> reporter: to purchase remain somewhat amid somewhat winter mild. catherine? >> catherine: one of the big stories of 2015 was the fast-moving and devastating valley fire. the september while fire burned for days and lake, napa and sonoma counties. more than 76,000 a. charred. nearly 2000 structures destroyed. kron4's haazig my new laws on the scene as firefighters battled the blaze and as residents work to protect our community. here is one of his favorite stories from middletown. >> reporter: attention scum you we should. that is a pretty clear message from pope valley residents to anyone thinking about looting of that homes evacuated due to the >> fire. the morning is posted anonymously here at the border a potbelly in middletown where residents say there is real concern over someone taking a

>>vicki liviakis: he is a long time shelf in san francisco chinatown a new study shows china's food is percent more popular on christmas and the rest of the here you can thank the classic of christmas story for that after come it to turkey this christmas dinner and a chinese restaurant in san francisco this event on for some time her restaurant st. with some holiday specials on the menu there christine fisher and fried rice. >>darya: if we're getting woken up from the clock as a welfare checks every half hour agreement was reached in requires them to conduct the checks half as often that began and all this as a way to deter suicide that was resulting into deprivation those causing health problems and psychological stress of next tornadoes hit in the southern state >>: merry christmas everyone is in the past month helping everyone get into the holiday spirit our theme this year is a timeless tradition and a declaration reflect some of the country's most cherished past turned from a tool in with troops and their families to help the children dream big dreams for the future driven by the

>>vicki liviakis: known as the golf course band of fox hipparchus unattended off part. >>anny hong: below freezing and the the more and the napa and santa rosa more details on the call forecast. >>anny hong: 50 to cast four shows a sunny skies to the entire morning hours and lunch time and will be a nice afternoon offered to sunglass the overnight and to our morning track and the possibility of was increasing also know that and a slight chance not muslim imam from if we do see at the highest level to the fifties 54 in san bosomed women cannot track conditions with the exception of tomorrow slight chance of showers >>mark: those in police arrested two people suspected a plot and a terror attack in brussels on new year's eve >>will tran: there are multiple places the suspects will go on to track including police headquarters and of their popular men's wear this all went down from sunday and monday we learned and the overnight our assistance when fact men did not release detail what their man or woman with lot of to man the authorities may seize military type uniforms prop

>>vicki liviakis: 21 the woman said it is making them go bald there's too slowly stylers declined because the significant hair loss rashes and bald patches the claims that they felt when consumers despite the store's business success story brick in $100 million and launched a few years about not want to know if it intends to fight them san francisco >>james: a man faces additional charges and an animal or to kingston target packs the twin for your was arraigned in court yesterday in the video for his last appearance is now facing a total 12 chargers this fall from slip in the car with the decline is bell has been raised $225,000 and the records and return nine >>james: the wait is over the red carpet for mayor is in today's edition will have that coming up shortly. dayquil liquid gels and go. hey buddy, let's get these but these liquid gels are new. mucinex fast max. it's the same difference. these are multi-symptom. well so are these. this one is max strength and fights mucus. that one doesn't. uh...think fast! you dropped something. oh...i'll put it back on the shelf... new from mucinex

>>vicki liviakis: his ministry hundred 50 infants in the young mothers have been screened and santa claracal center to be sure that they will not expose tuberculosis banners of the we can reach the vast majority of the parents of infants who are potentially exposed to tuberculosis they're now coming and tutors to be screened and with infants were providing comparative treatment is an asset that treatment they need to take for in the six months that treatment in the backed the babies must take for the six months because the affected nerves work with the mother and infant care center that not taking any chances so far no cases of tb has been detected any of the babies of their mothers' club and screamed. police found on on the miller the next the in oakland with the porsche as you did that have been stolen from a home with a proper happen he kicked the door to house and passed the with the nanny and hold help investigators said he forceable room to grow as a soap- electronics and left in the car he was arraigned yesterday morning >>darya: how the driver of a lot from the head as you the and

>>diane tuazon:--- >>vicki liviakis: many as 350 and friends in the gun was have been screened a santara valley medical center to be sure that they were not exposed hist so it is an antibiotic treatment they need to take 46 months that treatment is antibiotics the baby must take for in the six months saw the consequences of infection is serious and that is why they're screening everyone so far no cases have been detected in any of the babies on their mother's corbin screened. >>james: coast guard officials are urging voters to be pretty careful as it navigable waters of the san francisco bank-to miller look out for a dozen contenders more than a thousand trains were scattered across the beach yesterday morning. >>james: most of the containers or empty when it washed ashore if you could send the did have material on them or not hazardous to marine life sphere use a lot of the out side the toll plaza camera the bay bridge showing us an easy ride approaching the toll plaza at 4 to 2 in the morning but it will build where track in this and will be back with more in a minute. >>: look third