now at eight ... unfortunately we've had another death the flu season hitting the bay area with deadly force. tonight what you can do right now to protect yourself.whoosh this is her picture ... she's missing more than a dozen people still unaccounted for after the southern california mudslides. tonight we ask about the chance of a similar catastrophe in the wine country fire zone.whoosh it would raise the toll by one dollar in 2019 ... and that's just the start ... a major increase in bay area bridge tollds on the fast track to the june ballotwhoosh gucci gucci ... gone. a gang of thieves makes off with purses worth 100=thousand dollars from this store in the upscape stanford shopping mall quite alarming

(pam) now at 8 the deadly flu season is not showing any signs of slowing down... as two new deaths hit the bay area. good evening i'm pam moore.(steve) and i am steve aveson. we count at least 29 people in the state have died. they are all under the age of 65. local emergency rooms are being crushed with patients coming in complaining of fever, aches, coughing and people just feeling miserable. this years flu season, according to the centers for disease control.. the worst since 2015.(pam) kron 4's justine waldman is here with why this years flu is hitting us so hard... justine (justine) some hospitals can't keep the flu test swabs in stock. the flu season usually peeks in february. doctors i spoke with today said, this season could last well into march or april. sot it is typically much more intense then the everyday cold it puts you out and you can't get out of bedif you've gotten

it. or been around anyone the sick with the flu virus.you know it's a nasty.people ill with the flu are heading in droves to emergency rooms.in the last two weeks, .there has been a 5 fold increase in the number of people with flu-like symptoms seeking care at er's such as valley medical center. 5 people in santa clara county have now died from the flu this season..according to assistant county health officer dr. george han.he announced latest fatality today.dr. george han/santa clara county health dept."...this person did not receive the flu vaccine similar to the other four who have died so far this flu season, in addition this person did not have any underlying health problems while the other four people who passed away did have some other health problems...the centers for diasese control reports widespread flu in 46 states, including california. the h3h2 virus is the main strain making people sick.and it is tough to fight.sot when we see h3n2 predominate in the community that means the elderly are going to be more infected and children will be more infecteddr. alexander evens tells kroon 4 news the er where he works at marin general is seeing a high volume of patients sick with the flu.also, the h3n2 strain tends to have higher death

rates.so he encourages people to get the fly shot.so if you do get the flu, it is less intense and doesn't last as long.sot i am still recommending people to get the flu shot even people who have had the flu even my mother in law needs to get this now (justine) this years (justine) (justine) this years flu can be stopped by the flu medications. good news, there is no widespread shortage of influenza vaccine or medications in california

according to the state department of public health. (pam) we are tracking the flu season online and with our mobile app... head to kron-4 dot com ... where you can hear from health experts about the severity of this season. we have also posted the ultimate flu survival guide... and prevention tips for you to stay healthy... on kron 4.com (steve) this just in to the kron-4 newsroom. we are learning of another airplane mishap at s-f-o. this time a plane nearly landed on the wrong runway. this is a live picture of san francisco international airport. according to the f-a-a...yesterday morning an aeromexico flight was cleared to land. but air traffic controllers noticed it was lined up for the wrong runway. the plane was ordered to execute a missed approach. at the time --- a virgin america jet was on the runway that the aeromexico plane nearly landed on.. it was waiting to depart. the f-a-a is now investigating. (pam) police are now

investigating the case of a missing san francisco father ..... as a homicide.(steve) this after the coroner's office confirmed humain remains found last year were identified as piseth chhay. the 48 year old father was last seen on mother's day of last year. then in june -- police dogs found human remains at a hayward warehouse where chhay used to work. late last night---the victim's family confirmed to kron-4 that d-n-a testing revealed the remains were chhay's. and today police identified one of chhay's friends -- bob tang-- as a suspect. tang is believed to have fled the country to cambodia. police are working with law enforcement there to arrest tang. (pam) immigration enforcement officers are cracking down on 7-eleven stores... and some of them are right here in the bay area. (steve) grant lodes is closely tracking this story and is here to show us where the local raids occurred. (grant) this was a pre- dawn...nation-wide crackdown...and parts of the bay area were certainly

targeted. stores in santa clara, santa rosa, petaluma, suisun city, napa, and sebastopol were all part of the operation. specific locations were not made public today. ice officials say the agency was targeting people who hire undocumented workers. in total...ice agents descended on nearly one- hundre... 7-eleven stores across the nation. 21 arrests were made. this is being described as the largest immigration crackdown against any one employer... since president trump took office. an immigration official is indicating that more, similar crackdowns are coming. for its part...7-11 says it previously part...7-11 says it previously ended franchise agreements for owners convicted of breaking employment laws. (pam) a big story tonight thousands of people in santa barbara county ... facing another night without power, gas and water. (steve) the wall

of mud and debris that rushed through montecito yesterday morning has left at least 17 people dead.and hope is fading for more than one dozen people swept away and still unaccounted for. "calling out her name all night long...""they didn't find her. because her boyfriend got swept away and watched her be holding onto the front door...""this is her picture ... she's missing."as the skies cleared. family and friends gathered to search for any sign of jessie gower.all they discovered is was her portrait, washed downstream. gower is just one of the missing ... their faces and appeals posted on social media. houses marked after they checked for anyone trapped inside.countywide, at least 1=hundred single family homes were destroyed, and three=hundred damaged.dark stains on the wall show the depth of the mudslide. there

were cars washing down, power lines coming down, huge boulders coming down, huge trees coming down.it sounded like a hurricane or a freight train coming through, i mean this is just, i can't quite believe it. is that a house behind us, was that a house? oprah winfrey posted a video of what it was like to walk through knee=deep mud.there used to be a fence right here, neighbor's house, devastated. the rushing wall of debris was powerful enough to slice vehicles in two.highway 101 remains impassable under tons of mud and water.you can see the freeway becomes a swamp. that's a car there stuck. abandoned in the waters."nat for some survivors, the only way out was up.check out this coast guard video.a mother and her infant child helped to the roof of their home.the coast guard video shows them being loaded in a basket and hoisted to safety.one fire official says the town looks like a world war one battlefield.many residents remain scarred as the andscape i'm stunned, absolutely stunned."i would say it's apocalyptic. i had no idea this devastation was like this." (pam) seeing the destruction in santa barbara county has many wondering if

the north bay has the potential for the same type of mudslides.(steve) as kron 4's dan kerman tells us, experts say the work that has gone on over the past few months to prevent mudslides will help, but it will does not remove the risk entirely. while the devastation caused by mudslides in the santa barbara county fire zone is shocking to many, it's sadly what soil experts expectedsot it is absolutely not a surprise to anybody who is familiar with soils.professor laura sullivan green chairs san jose state's civil and environmental engineering department she says the destructive mudslides there are due in part to timingsot prof. laura sullivan- green/sjsu civil and environmental engineer 19-29 it's been very recent since the fires went through so the area has had very little time to put preventative to reduce erosion and prevent these types of slides. or establish ground cover or vegetation coversullivan green says it's a very different story in the napa sonoma fire zonesot

they've had time to put erosion prevention meausres in place which is the first step to prevening mudslidesin fact, work has been going on for several months to prevent erosion by putting out sand bags and burms and planting grass to hold the soil in place. still experts say the north bay is not yet out of the woods, that's because it can take months and sometimes years for fire charred soil to absorb water as it once didsot the potential for this to happen still exists in napa and sonoma countiesrecently sonoma county put out this interactive map so residents could determine the level of risk of mudslides in their specific neighborhood. that concerns sullivan greensotmy biggest concern is they will look at that map an see they are in a low risk area and figure it's not going to happen sullivan green says it still could happen and if in the next heavy rain they see lots of water and lots of soil moving, they should consider evacuating.

coming up at eight.. it has happened again... two more east bay coffee shops.... targeted by robbers. plus. governor brown has a warning for californians...as he revealed his budget plan for his final year in office. and next. a proposal to raise tolls on nearly all bay area bridges. how much more you would pay (( áá v.o. / steve áá )) governor áá )) (( áá v.o. / steve ♪

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area just took another step closer to being more expensive, but possibly easier to navigate.(pam) a committee of the bay area toll authority, just passed a resolution on to the full board... (pam) that measure would put a measure on the june ballot ... which could raise tolls on nearly all bay area bridges.. by three- dollars. kron4's maureen kelly explains what the money would be used for.. voters could soon decide if commuters will have to start coughing up more money...if they want to cross all of the bay area bridges, except the golden gate. but as painful as that could be to the pocketbook....those who support the idea says that extra money will finance billions of dollars of transportation projects that will ease gridlock. nobody likes higher bridge tolls of course not but nobody likes sitting in congestion either the bay area toll authority will vote on january 24th on whether to put what will be called regional measure three

on the june ballot. the bay area council will then start campaigning for it to pass. it'll add more vehicles to bart it would double the size of the ferry system. it'll improve highways and bridges and bus transitif passed by a majority of voters from all 9 counties the toll hikes would be implemented in phases. the cost to cross bay area state run bridges would be raised by $1 dollar in 2019, go up another buck in 2022, and then up another dollar in 2025.... (standup)which means in seven years it could cost 9 bucks to cross the bay bridge during peak commute times, and cost 8 bucks on the other six bridges. the mtc says their polling data shows most voters would pass the measure. but nearly all the drivers i talked to at his gas station in san francisco's south of market were firmly against the idea. i'm gonna vote no on that. people should think about it and lowing come people the people who have small kids we need to help the people you know it's all just more gentrification push and poor people out and making it a playground for the rich it's just too expensive you know, some people have to commute back-and-forth every day every day just to work it's just too much the proposed toll hike would give a 50% discount to those with a two bridge commute, and car poolers would cap out at 4 bucks a crossing..maureen kelly kron4 news.

(pam) new at 8. it has happened again. coffee shop patrons .. targeted by robbers in the east bay. this time in fremont. police say, there were two robberies yesterday. the first.. inside a starbucks on mowry avenue near farwell drive. that's where a woman typing on her macbook -- had the laptop stolen right in front of her. she tried to grab it --- but the thief got away. then, at 10 p-m outside "slap face coffee and tea" ... a woman robbed a man of his wallet. this happened on the corner of peralta and fremont boulevards. police were able to track down that suspect ... and get back the victim's wallet. (steve) governor brown revealed his final california budget for his last year in office. brown proposed a 132- billion dollar budget. that's a five percent increase from last year...

and despite california's current economy... the governor is warning of an inevitable recession. he said there have been 10 recessions since world war two ... but says the state must prepare for an 11-th. brown's budget largely avoids new spending instead...setting aside 5- billion dollars in surplus money into the rainy day fund. that's much more than is required by the state. (steve) the governor is also saying he's open to a proposal aimed at protecting californians from paying more taxes under the new federal law. state and local tax deductions are now capped at 10-thousand dollars. but a new plan by the state senate would allow people to pay their state taxes in the form of a charitable contribution... then deduct it from their federal taxes. brown says it's an interesting idea...but worries the i-r-s would write rules to prevent it. (steve) also in the budget... a projection that california will raise 643-million dollars in taxes on recreational marijuana.

that is less than the predicted 1-billion dollars. the state legislature has little to say over spending that tax revenue. as it will be spent according to a voter-approved formula. but the first 135-million dollars will pay back state costs of regulating pot. now to our four zone forecast... taking a live look outside at s-f-o. (steve) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here now with the forecast lawrence karnow: it was a rather gloomy day for most of the bay area with plenty of clouds and light showers. those clouds continue outside but will likely become partly cloudy overnight. satellite shows high pressur building in but the clouds continue to move over the top of the ridge. it looks high pressure will strengthen for into the weenend to bring more sunshine and warmer temperatures. highs tomorrow will be cool and in the 50s and 60s with partly to

mostly cloudy skies. more sunshine is on the way for friday and the weekend with some temperatures moving well into the 60s. it will be dry this weekend too but more rain is possible toward the middle of next week. (steve) if you are looking for a less traditional pet-- the peninsula humane society may have the week.middle of next week.

(steve) if you are looking

for a less traditional pet-- the peninsula humane society may have the answer for you. this is rocky balboa-- the boa consrictor. rocky was found on this side of highway 92 in october and brought into the humane society. according to staff... rocky was severly swollen with a broken jaw. she was fitted with a splint to stablize her jaw and antibiotics. rocky is now fully recovered and looking for a home. staff says she is very friendly and outgoing... rocky is available for adoption at the humane society in burlingame. new ahead at 8 cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana. police say they were all being sold --- from the bedroom window of a 15 year old girl. and her mother allegedly knew. plus... combatting the flu with food. what to eat and drink to ward off the serious sickness. ((gary sports tease))"coming up a little bit later in this broadcast. th warriors without steph curry, they're playing the cips tonight in oakland. need to stinking media. i'll tell my own story. we've got tom and

gisele, what lies ahead for them. and also drake, gosh he's good, but he also has tatoos of curry and durant. the great drake, tattoos of curry and durant, later in this broadcast."

the chairman of the u-s senate's commerce committee is confronting apple over it's slowdown of older iphone models. south dakota senator john thune sent a letter to apple c-e-o tim cook yesterday, requesting more information. thune wants to know if apple made any effort to tell customers about it's recent software updates. he also asked apple whether or not they will replace batteries for free. thune has demanded a response within two weeks. apple has not commented on the situation.

( pam ) just as attorney general jeff sessions is threatening a federal crackdown on marijuana use... vermont is one step closer to legalizing recreational marijuana use. that move would make it the first state in the country to do it through the state legislature. the vermont senate approved a measure to legalize recreational pot use earlier today. the bill would allow anyone older than 21... to possess up to an ounce of marijuana. it also would allow residents to possess two mature marijuana plants ... or four immature plants in their homes. governor phil scott has said he would sign the bill. if signed, the legislation will take effect july first. coming up at eight.. east bay police release new video they hope can help catch those behind a robbery and shooting.. plus. the new push to get utility companies to lower your bill... and next. a designer handbag heist at a local mall... the thieves getting away with tens of thousands of dollars worth

of merchandise. ((lawrence tease))i'm kron 4 chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast. details are right after the break.

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dollars worth of designer handbags were stolen from a high-end retailer.(pam) as kron4's haaziq madyun reports... police are looking for a group of people who rushed into the store .. and ran back out with their arms full of purses... you are doing some shopping

just before closing time at this nordstrom department store when suddenly a group of theives run into the store and head for the high-end hand bag sectionsot the nordstrom is located at the stanford shopping center in palo alto. that is where palo alto police investigators say monday night 4-men and 3-women used wire cutters to gain access to 49-purses and handbags with an estimated value of $100-thousand dollars. the theives targeted purses made buy gucci. as you can see on nordstrom's website some gucci hand bags cost as much as 19-hundred-dollars you know a little bit about the gucci brand yourself huh?

hwang/nordstrom shopper: "it happens everywhere. what do you expect? stanford's not immune">nat/sot haaziqpalo alto police are hopping surveillance video will give investigators a more detailed description of the seven-hand bag theives ...police say no one was injured during the incident...in palo alto haaziq madyun kron4news (steve) (steve) new at 8. berkeley police are releasing new video of a robbery. in the hopes of finding out who is behind the crime. police say this past december two suspects targeted a person who had just parked their car. this was on vine street near martin luther king junior way. they say while the victim was getting something out of the car... one of the suspects grabs his backpack... while the victim struggles to hold on.. that suspect drags him onto the sidewalk. then fires a gun twice at the victim. he was hit in the leg. police say it appears both

suspects were driving a newer model white sedan. (pam) new at 8. california is among more than a dozen states trying to put money back in the pockets of utility customers. now that utility companies will pay a lower corporate income tax rate... attorneys general, consumer advocates, and regulators are calling for customers ... to also benefit from those tax savings. they are asking the federal energy regulatory commission to make it happen... and are calling for an investigation into the "reasonableness" of utility rates... under the new federal tax overhaul... the corporate income tax rate has dropped from 35- percent to 21- percent. (steve) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the bay bridge... roads are looking dry tonight... a big change from a few days ago(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look ahead lawrence karnow: it was a rather gloomy day for most of

the bay area with plenty of clouds and light showers. those clouds continue outside but will likely become partly cloudy overnight. satellite shows high pressur building in but the clouds continue to move over the top of the ridge. it looks high pressure will strengthen for into the weenend to bring more sunshine and warmer temperatures. highs tomorrow will be cool and in the 50s and 60s with partly to mostly cloudy skies. more sunshine is on the way for friday and the weekend with some temperatures moving well into the 60s. it will be dry this weekend too but more rain is possible toward the middle of next week.

( pam ) five states in mexico have received stern "do not travel" warnings ... by the u-s state department system. the five include the northern border state of tamaulipas. the pacific coast states of sinaloa, colima, michoacan and guerrero ... have gotten the advisory as well. the state department has previously discouraged travel to parts of the five states because of drug and crime concerns.. as a whole, mexico has a level- two rating

in the new four level-alert system... still ahead at 8 a viral story you won't want to miss. what cost-co told a woman who tried to return her dead christmas tree for a refund. and next.. a dine and dish for your health.. vicki liviakis shows us the best foods to keep the flu away .. sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. and all of our plans include free preventive care. financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. open enrollment ends january 31st, so don't miss out. because you never know when life... ...will change. get covered today. (steve) the dreaded cold

and flu season is upon us. so how can you fight back? with food.(pam) tonight on dine and dish - vicki liviakis shows us the top things you can eat and drink ... to help ward off sickness. nobody likes being sick but besides washing your hands a lot and getting a flu shot, what can you do? leandra rouse is a nutritionist and fitness buff who works with local corporate chefs to help them keep

employees healthy. turns out that some pretty surprising nutrients will get your own immune system kicking into high gear. like this hot concoction from sow juice. you can go straight for the manuka honey here at bee kind. and believe it or not... mushrooms. sweet potatoes. oysters. steak. and yes, grandma's chicken soup. but forget the orange juice. too sweet. leandra's tip - don't wait to get sick. load up on foods that will boost your body so you can fight back against nasty germs and keep healthy all winter long. you know the old saying an apple a day keeps the doctor away, maybe there's some truth to that. in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news.

(steve) that was vicki liviakis reporting... if you have a restaurant, bistro, cafe or bar that you'd like to see featured on 'dine and dish'... you can send an email to dine and dish at kron 4 dot com and dish at kron 4 dot com .... or fill out the submission form on our website. you can also check out our new 'dine and dish' facebook page. (pam) actor james franco said on "the late show with stephen colbert" last night... that sexual misconduct allegations against him are "not accurate."(steve) the discussion began when franco wore a "time's-up" pin in his

golden globes acceptance speech sunday. the "time's- up" movement pleads for an end to sexual abuse and other forms of abuse against women. social media users started commenting that franco shouldn't have worn the pin because he is facing sexual misconduct claims. actress ally sheedy tweeted from an unverified account.... that franco is an example of "why i left the film/tv business," though she deleted the tweet later on. (pam) the film.. "all the money in the world" ... is bringing in some big bucks at the box office... but there is controversy regarding gender pay- disparity among its co-stars. actor mark wahlberg was paid 1-point-5 million dollars... while actress michelle williams received 80- dollars a day in per diem ... totaling less than a thousand dollars. the movie was already done filming when sexual misconduct claims against one of its stars... kevin spacey... prompted his replacement. the re-shoots of spacey's

scenes using christopher plummer is reportedly when the pay discrepancy happened. in sports... we will update you on the warriors and clippers from oracle arena... and speaking of warriors... rapper drake... he's a big fan... and he's proving it with ink of steph curry and kevin durant... gary has that sotry... and all the sports... coming up running a drug-operation from her bedroom window... it may sound outrageous.. but police say a teen girl did it. ♪

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ends soon. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. new tonight at 8 a teenage girl is facing charges after allegedly running a drug-dealing operation from her bedroom window.(pam) the girl's mother was also arrested and charged. and police believe she knew what her daughter was doing. police say, people have been walking to a window in this building, picking up illegal drugs of their choice. and neighbors say, people would walk to the high school freshman's bedroom window at all hours of the day and night tanya silva / neighbor: "to know they were coming up the back there and drugs were being bought - yeah, it is kind of disturbing."(pam) police allege the teen's mother allege the teen's mother knew that daughter was selling marijuana.selling daughter was knew that teen's mother allege the police allege the teen's mother knew that daughter was selling marijuana.

investigators found not only marijuana, but also cocaine, fentanyl, two unlicensed handguns and ammunition .. all in the girl's bedroom. (steve) if you don't already wear rings...you might want to start with this one. this ring alerts police or family if you're in danger. the "nimb ring" features a small, recessed panic button --- when pushed...it can send your location to designated family and friends and to emergency responders. it can help protect joggers on the streets in potentially dangerous areas... the company says...the ring can also be used by the elderly and-or people with medical issues. the nimb costs 249- dollars. the warriors... with no steph curry or klay thompson... hosting the los angeles clippers... right now... the warriors... with no steph curry or klay thompson... hosting the los angeles clippers... right now... 62-58 warriors at the

half... kevin durant became the 2nd youngest player... after lebron james... to score 20,000 points.... he has 25 for the game(wipt to drake tattos) the rapper drake is known for being somewhat of a front-runner... yesterday he shared this instagram photo... decked out in lebron james' high school jersey on the basketball court... but upon closer inspection you can see kevin durant's number 35 and steph curry's numner 30 tatood on his arm as it ends up they apparently are durant and curry tatoos... one says for durant... drake got the curry tat first... then added the durant later

first it was the ball family... now tom brady is going to have his own facebook reality show... the five time super bowl winner is releasing a documentary series on the internet platform called "tom versus time."... six episodes will showcase brady's pursuit of a sixth super bowl ring and personal aspects of his home life. he says the project was originally intended to show how he trains as a 40-year-old athlete... but the filmmaker kept cameras rolling well into the football season. brady's wife... gisele... three children... and parents are also a big part of the series and will share their personal feelings.

alabama may be the

national champions... but they weren't undefeated... that distiction went to the university of central florida... who went 13-and-0 and beat auburn... a team that beat alabama... in the peach bowl today ucf fans paid for this billboard in alabama's hometown of tuscaloosa... contratulating the crimson tide... then asking them for a home and home series 37 ucf fans raised $1,665 on a go-fund-me page to pay for a digital billboard...the original idea was to put a billboard in atlanta, where the national championship game was held monday.. the group... however... missed deadlines and changed the locale this is a great reason not to play fantasy football... this photo appeared on the instagram page of tyler foster with the caption..."don't bet on fantasy football. it will end

badly... (hashtag) #bigballer." either foster... or a friend of his in the photo.... apprently lost a fantasy football bet... and had to get ink of the big baller brand and controversial father of the ball brothers on his leg a couple of responses said he could always change it to a steve harvey tatoo... based on the resemblance to the talk show host-comedian

next at 8. it is a story going viral on kron=4 dot com.. you won't believe what happened when a southern california woman tries to return her "dead' christmas tree--- for a full refund ... tonight at 9 gotta get you off the tracks man.as hard as try to stress the importance of being safe around tracks people just don't get it . what's left of proof we have a long way to go .the next edition of behaving badly

(pam) the holidays might be over .. but returns are in full swing.(steve) that's what one southern california woman decided to do with her christmas tree. it

happened at a costco in the suburbs of los angeles. the woman was upset that her once lively tree was now dead. instead of dumping it on the street, she took it back to the store. one customer posted on facebook about the bizarre encounter saying he "can't make this stuff up." she did manage to get a full refund but not after the purchase was questioned and verified by employees. (pam) a mountain lion cub found starving and dehydrated in el dorado county last month will now call the oakland zoo home. zoo staff thinks she is about ten weeks old. the un-named cub joins two male mountain lion cubs at the zoo... both about five months old. the two male cats were brought to the zoo from southern california...after their mother was killed by a car. the three cats will live in a new area that

will be part of the zoo's 56-acre california trail expansion. it is expected to open to the public in june. (steve) if you're a fan of diet coke then you're in for a treat.(pam) the sugar free soft drink is getting quite the makeover. coca-cola says its diet brand is getting new packaging, which includes slimmer cans. the four new flavors are ginger lime, feisty cherry, blood orange and twisted mango. the change comes amid slumping sales across the diet cola market. experts also believe the makeover is a bid to turn millennials into diet coke drinkers. the "new look" will be on u-s shelves this month. (pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))that's right pam and steve...next at nine... human remains found last year in the east bay have been identified as missing san francisco father piseth chhay . tonight we talked to police

about the case...find out why investigators are changing their tone on a man who was once a person of interest... is now a murder suspect.. standby for a live report. plus... a number of survivors from the tubbs fire that ravaged the north bay are now dealing with another issue.... we'll tell you why victims are now battling it out with cable company a-t-t... over damaged equipment that went up in flames... a story you'll only see here on kron4...((grant)) plus... biggest storm of the season is finally winding down... but cold conditions stick around... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow has what to expect as we get closer to the weekend.... ((vicki))keep it here...kron 4 news at 9 starts here...kron 4 news at 9 starts right after the break. at stanford health care, here...kron 4 news at 9 starts right after the break. we can now simulate the exact anatomy

of a patient's brain before surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for seizures. and if we can fix damaged heart valves without open heart surgery, imagine what we can do for an irregular heartbeat, even high blood pressure. if we can use analyze each patient's breast cancer to personalize their treatment, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you. (grant) our top story...

the killer of an uber driver who went missing last year... is still on the loose.(vicki) and tonight though police have changed their tone... they are now calling the man who was once a person of interest in the case...a

murder suspect.(grant) thanks for joining us... i'm grant lodes...(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... 48-year-old san francisco father piseth chhay was last seen on mother's day of last year.(grant) then a month later... police dogs found chhay's remains at the hayward warehouse where he used to work. kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and joins us live at san francisco police headquarters tonight. j.r., are police any closer to catching the suspect? the man you're looking at is bob tangorigionally a person of interest in the disappearance of his friend.now a wanted murder suspect in the death of his friend.whose remains were just identified after being found in multiple plastic bags