(darya) good morning i'm darya folsom.. (james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday. ( darya ) breaking news

from overnight... 16 people are displaced after a fire burns thru an friday. thursday and chances next additional rain tuesday, with monday night and rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday.

( darya ) breaking news from overnight... 16 people are displaced after a fire burns thru an apartment complex in san jose.( james ) kron4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene this morning at the 100 block of rancho drive. lydia ... what can you tell us? ( lydia )breaking news from overnight. we are following an apartment fire that broke out in san jose. firefighters received reports of the fire just after midnight. it took about an hour for them to put it out. a total of 8 units were damaged... displacing 16 people including 5 children. no injuries have been reported from the

fire. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) the number of missing after a mudslide hit southern california is constantly changing -- and not just because people are being found. right now... the number stands at 43. but yesterday morning it went from 48 down to 8.. because of uncertainty and mistakes. rescue teams and cadaver dogs are digging through knee-deep mud looking for people who haven't been seen in days. authorities say at least 17- people have been killed by the storm. one montecito man says he lost two friends.

( james ) the areas where the victims were found remains under mandatory evacuation. these deadly mudslides came after the thomas fire -- the largest in state history. heavy rains triggered mudslides in burned out areas. authorities say nearly 600 structures are damaged or destroyed from the ( james ) amtrak has resumed service across parts of southern california. the deadly mudslides in ventura and santa barbara counties forced the amtrak pacific surfliner tracks to close earlier this week. amtrak says they expect high demands for the service since highway 101 is expected to

stay closed through monday. ( james ) take a look at the video of a mudflow down in burbank. you can see the muddy waters... so powerful... they push a car right down the road. the video was taken by burbank firefighters. they posted it to instagram writing -- "urban prius bobsledding in burbank!" the driver and his girlfriend say it was a very scary situation. but driver was able to maneuver the car away safely. no one was hurt. ( darya ) in napa county... the sheriff's department has identified the man killed by a rockslide on highway 121. 22-year-old hernan reyes- aguires lived in fairfield. he was on his way home when a giant rock knocked his car off a cliff. officials in napa county are now stepping up efforts to prevent more mud and rockslides from happening.

the office of emergency services is providing free straw wattles and wooden stakes to people in areas damaged by last october's fire storm. ( darya ) the d-m-v is working on a fire recovery operation to remove fire- damaged vehicles in santa rosa. with support from the state and local law enforcement agencies. the department is working to identify damaged cars and process the necessary paperwork for removal. the goal of the operation is to keep debris cleanup on track. the removal will continue for the next ( darya ) in the east bay... there are new efforts to solve the murder of a 16-year-old hayward high school student. a 10- thousand dollar reward is now being offered for information on the murder of lamar murphy. lamar was was shot and killed almost one year ago on princeton street and smalley avenue in hayward. the alameda county sheriff's office tweeted out this poster asking anyone with information to come forward. ( james ) a former coroner in the north bay pleads guilty to committing a lewd act with a minor. darrell harris entered the plea during a

hearing yesterday morning. he was charged with a number of sex crimes dating back to 2008... and continuing until earler this year. harris faces five years of probation and up to one year in the marin county jail. he must also register as a convicted sex offender. harris had worked in the marin county coroner's office for 15 years. ( james ) happening now... the president is denying claims that he used vulgar language during a meeting with lawmakers on daca. while a group of bipartisan senators pitched a compromise on immigration... a source briefed on the meeting says the president grew frustrated and asked lawmakers quote: "why do we want all these people from expletive countries coming here?" but this morning the president tweeted that was ánotá the language he used. but he did say that he his talk was tough.

say that his comments do not represent america.we saw a small window of opportunity that perhaps this could be resolved, he goes ahead and makes these racist remarks, throwing fuel to the fire and making it very difficult for anybody to be able to reach an agreement with him.>( james ) and new this morning the president is denying the comment. the president rejected the immigration proposal-- that protected undocumented young people and increased border security. the government set to run out of funding on january 19th -- and the uncertain future of these so called dreamers a major roadblock in negotiations. ( darya ) in the south

bay... we're learning about a second dog that had to be hospitalized after coming down with the "dog flu." kron4 visited the cambell vet hospital on tuesday. they're now telling us that a second dog, a basset hound, required hospitalization after contracting the virus. dog flu causes coughing, nasal discharge, lethargy, decreased appetite... and is highly contagious. vets at the hospital are concerned the flu will spread throughout the south bay... ábut there is a vaccine that the clinic reccomends all dog owners get for their pets. ( darya ) for the fourth time in less than a month--- a sea lion has attacked a swimmer in the san francisco bay. we first broke this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news... the attacks are happening at aquatic park... three times in december and the most recent happening yesterday morning. two women were swimming when a sea lion

latched onto one woman's leg-- and attempted to pull her underwater. we talked to one swimmer who says he's not

( james ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a big development in the push to recall judge aaron persky. when voters could decide if the judge will be out of a job. ( james ) plus... ford is telling people to stop driving certain trucks... now. we will tell you why and which trucks are affected. ( james ) and after the break... a man thanks police for arresting him and helping him turni his life around. his story is coming up. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) 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.

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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday.

( james ) an alameda man admits he struggled with drinking and driving. multiple d-u-i arrests later... he decided to thank police for helping turn his life around. the man says he hit his lowest point two years ago. he would sneak out of his hospice community to drink and get behind the wheel... resulting in 4 d-u-i's in less than 2 weeks. he then decided it was time to sober up and thank the police who didn't just arrest him...but helped change his life. ( james ) he says the officers took him to a-a meetings.... and even picked him up once when he was passed out to take him home. he brought the officers he credits with saving his life a plaque of appreciation. he is now is a motivational speaker about the impacts of driving drunk. ( darya ) it's looking like voters in the south bay will decide whether an

embattled judge should stay on the bench. superior court judge aaron persky is the target of a recall. he sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail -- for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. angry with the light sentence... organizers spent months collecting over 100-thousand signatures on a petition to recall judge persky. if the registrar determines that 58-thousand signatures are ávalid... the recall will qualify for the fall ballot. ( darya ) happening now... a warning for people in daly city to be on the look out for a coyote. somebody in the southern hills area took this picture of a coyote. wildlife officials say it is fairly common to see coyotes in suburbs and urban areas. they still want to remind people that these animals can be dangerous. never approach a coyote. if you encounter one... do not run away. instead keep eye contact... wave your arms and throw rocks. wildlife officials also say to keep your pets inside and do not leave pet food out. ( james ) in the north

bay... state money has been given to the sonoma county regional parks... to study a potential bike and pedestrian trail. the trail would be along the lower russian river... between forestville and highway 1. if approved... the trail would run parallel to river road and state highway- 116. the 19- point- 3 mile trail study could start this summer. officials say, this trail would provide safe walking options for people. the total estimated cost of the study.... is almost 800- thousand dollars. ( james ) happening now... ford is telling people to stop driving certain trucks... now. the company says that some 2006 ford rangers have faulty takata airbag deflators. now the company is confirming that a driver died back in july of last year because of the inflator. this is the second death involving the 2006 ford rangers. overall 21 deaths have been linked to the faulty takata inflators worldwide. ford is now telling dealers they must replace those airbag inflators for free.

( darya ) rat poison used at marijuana farms appears be killing endangered owls. that's according to scienctists at u-c davis and the california academy of sciences. pot farms use rat poison to keep rodents away from their irrigation systems and crops. but it appears to be poisoning owls as well. according to the study seven of ten endangered northern spotted owls found dead tested positive for rat poisoning. research found other breeds are also being poisoned. researchers are concerned the poisoning of wildlife will increase with california's legalization of recreational marijuana. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... police are on the hunt for two suspects who robbed and shot a man in berkeley. now... we're hearing from the victim who says.. he's lucky to be alive. ( darya ) and after the

break... a new warning about laundry pods. why more and more teenagers are eating them. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge ( james ) tracking the

traffic at the bay bridge this morning. ( darya ) for your health... a warning for parents a warning for parents this morning about a new internet challenge. ( james ) doctors say they are seeing an increase in teenagers eating laundry pods. ( darya )

it's called the "laundry pod challenge". memes have been making rounds on the internet... showing people putting the pods on food, and cooking them. ( james ) but some teens are taking the challenge one step further... and actually biting into the pods. doctors say this could cause a lot of health issues. ( darya ) health officials have previously warned parents of laundry pods... as young kids can mistake them for candy. ( james ) last year poison control centers received more than 10-thousand reports of kids being exposed to the

laundry pods. ( darya ) there is also a warning about the number of injuries caused by air guns.( james ) a new study shows that the number of kids injuring their eyes with the air guns has more than doubled over the last 20 years. these include... b-b guns... pellet guns and paintball guns. ( darya ) doctors say that kids should wear protective glasses when using these air guns. they also say parental supervision is important. nearly 90 percent of the injuries happened when there was no adult around.( james ) the n-r-a also said that these air guns should be treated with the same respect and safety as regular guns. ( james ) general motors is launching a self-driving car without any manual controls. the car doesn't have a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals.( darya ) g-m's says passengers can

get the car moving by communicating with several interior screens. it's not clear yet where -- or when -- the new cars will hit the road. ( james ) before they can officially be on the market...g-m has to pass safety tests and get approval from the federal government. (rebecca) tracking your morning forecast. details coming ( james )( james ) plus... 50 dogs seized from a shop owner in the east bay because of bad conditions. how the shop owner is fighting back the allegations.

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rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday. ( darya ) ( darya ) two armed

robbers shot a student who was getting out of his car in berkeley... and a surveillance camera caught the entire incident. now... we're hearing from the victim. the u-c berkeley student

was getting his backpack out of his car when the thieves approached him. he says his laptop and dissertation were inside the bag. a struggle ensued... and one of the suspects fired a shot... threw him to the ground.... and dragged him. we first showed this video yesterday morning. after a second and third shot...the international student let go of the bag. but... he was hit by one bullet in the thigh. ( darya ) the victim said he felt lucky only one of the bullets hit him. he graduated with his p-h-d just 10 days after the robbery. police are still looking for any suspects in the case. ( darya ) for the fourth time this week... a coffee shop is targeted by thieves.

its a crime trend that's been plaguing east bay communities. take a look at the latest incidents. hercules, fremont, and now concord have been hit by thieves going after people in a coffee shop. on monday -- one person was pistol whipped inside a starbucks on willow avenue. then on tuesday ---there were two separate robberies in fremont. in one of them ... a woman had her laptop stolen. then on wednesday evening... a man sitting inside a concord starbucks was robbed. his laptop was also snatched. ( james ) in the north bay... petaluma police are searching for a woman who stole credit cards during two weddings. police say a wallet was taken on january 2nd... from saint vincent de paul church. the victim said she left her purse in a backroom during the ceremony. when she returned to the room... her wallet was missing and she later found out her credit cards had been used. a similar theft was reported last saturday... police released a photograph of the

suspect ... using one of the victim's credit cards at a target in petaluma. ( james ) santa cruz police need your help finding a bank robber. it happened at the u-s bank on morrissey boulevard near soquel avenue. the man had a gun and demanded money from the tellers. after getting away with cash... he ran off. police did follow a couple of leads but couldn't find the thief. as you can see... he was wearing a mask, sunglasses and gloves at the time of the robbery. ( darya ) a complaint leads to the seizure of nearly 50- dogs from an east bay pet shop. ( james ) animal services was called in to take a look at the situation... and they didn't like what they saw. kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. this administrative search and seizure warrant was executed by oakland animial services

wednesday here at rosie's enterprise pet shop on bancroft avenue in east oakland...they were looking for dogssotoakland animal services director rebecca katz says this was the culmination of a years worth of investigating multiple complaints regarding the pet shopsot however the owner of the property, rosie hall, paints a different picturesotshe also showed me a compliant she filed thursday against oakland animal servicesnat/sot haaziq what do you want?sot

hall/owner rosie's enterprise pet shop: "i want my dogs back">in oakland haaziq madyun kron4news ( darya ) sex workers in san francisco will now be able to report crimes without fear of being arrested. the new policy is thought to be the first of it's kind in the u-s. police and the district attorney's office worked with advocacy groups to address violence against women. research shows that most sex workers do not go to the police when they are attacked because they fear they will be arrested. authorities want to protect and encourage women to report violent crimes. those who do report crimes will also be referred to community and victim resources. ( darya ) the last nuclear

power plant in california is set to close... state regulators approved the closure... marking the end of more than 50- years of nuclear power in the state. the plant in diablo canyon will close in 20-24 or 20-25 ... when its licenses expire. the president of the public utilities commission says the plant is no longer economically feasible. p-g-and-e says it plans to expand energy efficiency and its use of renewable energy. the company says the shutdown will not cause customers' bills to increase. ( darya ) coming up in the morning buzz... there is a fight brewing between two warriors players but only one of them wants to win. some amazing competitors vying for the winter olympics. the horrible crash one suffered and the other olympian who has never done the sport before. ( darya ) and after the break... a warning for parents. the changes to google's parental controls that you need to know about before your

kids get back on the internet this morning. ( rebecca ) and i am tracking your bay area forecast.

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something parents will want to pay attention to. google chrome will start phasing out its parental control program. google says that new internet supervision features are in the works but they will not be released until later this year. until those new features come out... parents are being directed to a new program called 'family link'... but it is only for android devices. (rebecca) tracking your morning forecast... the world according to gary is after the break. woman: so, greg, it's a lot to take in. woman 2: and i know that's hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. hi, blake! my dad has cancer. woman: and i know how hard that is to hear.

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back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast.

rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday.

( darya ) here's a tough question for you: who do you like more steph curry or kevin durant? the warriors teammates are neck-and-neck in the all-star balloting in the western conference.. and there's a new twist this year: the player voted captain chooses his team from the all star pool. k-d says he doesn't want to do it. he'd rather have somebody else pick the teams. but steph says..

bring it on. steph says he always wanted to be the guy picking teams on the playground. awkward! ( darya ) speaking of picking teams: they're choosing who's going to be on the u-s team for the winter olympics which are next month sochi. snowboarding legend sean white is a favorite even after his horrendous wreck on the half pipe in october. yahoo just released video of the crash. he's doing a four-revolution cab four-he's doing a of the

crash. released video of the crash. he's doing a four- revolution cab double cork 1440 on a 22 foot tall half pipe.. when he caught his board on the lip and slammed his face, slid head first to the bottom of the pipe and was sitting in a pool of his own blood. he had to get 62 stitches. the 31-year-old missed a month of training but he came in first in qualifying competing yesterday.. which continues this weekend and the finals are next weekend. this would be his 4th olympics. ( darya ) not only has this next woman never been to the olympics.. she never even skated before winning her spot on the team! 25 year old florida woman just qualified

for the u-s olympic speed skating team and she only took to the ice 4 months ago. erin jackson knew how to skate but not on ice.. she was inline skater and roller derby athlete. she becomes the third black athlete to make a u.s. olympic speedskating team, and the first black woman to qualify for the long-track competition. this is a story that reminds me of two of my favorite movies: whip it: drew barrymore women's roller derby movie and eddie the eagle .. a true story about a guy who got on the british ski jumping team when he had no idea what he was doing. hopefully erin jackson does better than he

did when she gets to the olympics. ( darya ) we only have two weekends left of football to decide who's going to play in the superbowl.. superbowl 52 is february 4th and already there are only 10 commercials spots left: and the price is outta this world: 5 million dollars for a 30 second spot. kia, coke, spot. 30 second dollars for a million dollars for a 30 second spot. kia, coke, annheiser bush. and pepsi.

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( darya ) there are several new movies opening in theaters this weekend.( james ) that includes "the post" starring tom hanks and meryl streep. "the post" opened in limited release last month but will open for wide release today. it tells the story of the washington post's efforts to release the pentagon papers during the vietnam war and president nixon's efforts to stop them. both streep and hanks received golden globe nominations for their roles in the film. ( darya ) if you are looking for something for the kids you can take them to see "paddington 2." the sequel about everybody's favorite bear is getting great reviews. and experts think it could come the closest to catching

jumanji at the top of the box office. ( james ) also oppening this weekend is "the commuter" starring liam neeson. his character meets a stranger on a train and finds himself and everyone on board in danger. ( james ) coming up in the next hour ... the latest on an overnight apartment fire in san jose. we'll have lydia pantazas live at the scene ... where 8 homes were destroyed and more than a dozen people were ( james )plus ... clean up efforts underway in santa barbara county ... following deadly mudslides there.how many people officials say are still missing.

good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday.

( darya ) breaking news from overnight... 16 people are displaced after a fire burns thru an apartment complex in san jose.( james ) kron4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene this morning at the 100 block of rancho drive. lydia ... what can

you tell us? ( lydia )breaking news from overnight. we are following an apartment fire that broke out in san jose. firefighters received reports of the fire just after midnight. it took about an hour for them to put it out. a total of 8 units were damaged... displacing 16 people including 5 children. no injuries have been reported from the fire.

up wake up. > ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( james ) the number of missing after a mudslide hit southern california is constantly changing -- and not just because people are being found. right now... the number stands at 43. but yesterday morning it went from 48 down to 8.. because of uncertainty and mistakes. rescue teams and cadaver dogs are digging through knee-deep mud looking for people who haven't been seen in days. authorities say at least 17- people have been killed by the

storm. one montecito man says he lost two friends. ( james ) the areas where the victims were found remains under mandatory evacuation. these deadly mudslides came after the thomas fire -- the largest in state history. heavy rains triggered mudslides in burned out areas. authorities say nearly 600 structures are damaged or destroyed from the mudslides. ( james ) amtrak has resumed service across parts of southern california. the deadly mudslides in ventura and santa barbara counties forced the amtrak pacific surfliner tracks to

close earlier this week. amtrak says they expect high demands for the service since highway 101 is expected to stay closed through monday. ( james ) take a look at the video of a mudflow down in burbank. you can see the muddy waters... so powerful... they push a car right down the road. the video was taken by burbank firefighters. they posted it to instagram writing -- "urban prius bobsledding in burbank!" the driver and his girlfriend say it was a very scary situation. but driver was able to maneuver the car away safely. no one was hurt. ( darya ) in napa

county... the sheriff's department has identified the man killed by a rockslide on highway 121. 22-year-old hernan reyes-aguires lived in fairfield. he was on his way home when a giant rock knocked his car off a cliff. officials in napa county are now stepping up efforts to prevent more mud and rockslides from happening. the office of emergency services is providing free straw wattles and wooden stakes to people in areas damaged by last october's fire storm. ( darya ) the d-m-v is working on a fire recovery operation to remove fire- damaged vehicles in santa rosa. with support from the state and local law enforcement agencies. the department is working to identify damaged cars and

process the necessary paperwork for removal. the goal of the operation is to keep debris cleanup the removal for the next several days. ( james ) happening now... the president is denying claims that he used vulgar language during a meeting with lawmakers on daca. while a group of bipartisan senators pitched a compromise on immigration... a source briefed on the meeting says the president grew frustrated and asked lawmakers quote: "why do we want all these people from expletive countries coming here?" but this morning the president tweeted that was ánotá the language he used. but he did say that he his talk was tough.

makes these racist remarks, throwing fuel to the fire and making it very difficult for anybody to be able to reach an agreement with him.>( james ) and new this morning the president is denying the comment. the president rejected the immigration proposal-- that protected undocumented young people and increased border security. the government set to run out of funding on january 19th -- and the uncertain future of these so called dreamers a major roadblock in negotiations. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news... police are on the hunt for two suspects who robbed and shot a man in berkeley.we hear from the victim. ( darya ) and after the break ... a man thanks police for arresting him and helping him turni his life

around. his story is coming up. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

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morning... at the well-known spot off pillar point in half moon bay. a significant swell is expected to hit the coast this weekend. but competition can't start until the world surf league approves it. the contest window opened on january 3rd and runs until the end of february. this is the first time women are able to compete in the event. ( james ) coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... following yet another attack by a sea lion at a popular san francisco park .... we'll hear why aquatic park is still open.

(james)(darya)(rebecca) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning...

rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday.

( james ) for the fourth time in

less than a month --- a sea lion has attacked a swimmer in the san francisco bay.we first reported this story yesterday on the kron 4 morning news. this is spurring concern about whether it is safe to swim at aquatic park and also why these attacks keep happening. kron 4's dan kerman has that part of the story. pkga sea lion attack in the cove at aquatic park thursday morning was not going to stop people from swimming thursday after worksot kevin whalen/swimmer 07-12not concerned, going out with a couple of my buddies so i feel like i will be safethursday mornings incident was the first time a swimmer was bitten this month, but there were three incidents last month prompting officials to

shutdown the cove for 5 days this time though the cove remains open with these warning signs posted.sot lynn cullivan/s.f. maritime national historical park 28-37 we are asking folks to consider swimming closer to the shore, perhaps swimming in a group instead of solo and just be careful and stay away from marine mammals.as for why the sea lions are attacking, experts say it could be because people are getting too close and the sea lions feel threatenedsot dr. cara field/ vet, marine mammal center 47-57 sea lions are intelligent and curious animals so a sea lion might approach out of curiousity, sometimes the animals might be feeling defensive if they have an injury, a wound or some disease, so they might feel more defensive and feel like they are protecting themselves. experts says what those swimming here should remember is they're in the sea lions environment, and as such, they should keep give them their space.standup dan kerman/sf 115-125for now the cove remains open to swimmers, but if there's another attack in the next few days, park officials may reevaluate that decision. at aquatic park, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( james ) an alameda man admits he

struggled with drinking and driving. multiple d-u-i arrests later... he decided to thank police for helping turn his life around. the man says he hit his lowest point two years ago. he would sneak out of his hospice community to drink and get behind the wheel... resulting in 4 d-u-i's in less than 2 weeks. he then decided it was time to sober up and thank the police who didn't just arrest him...but helped change his life. ( james ) he says the officers took him to a-a meetings.... and even picked him up once when he was passed out to take him home. he brought the officers he credits with the officers he credits with saving his life a plaque of appreciation. he is now is a motivational speaker about the impacts of driving drunk.

( darya ) it's looking like voters in the south bay will decide whether an embattled judge should stay on the bench. superior court judge aaron persky is the target of a recall. he sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail -- for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. angry with the light sentence... organizers spent months collecting over 100-thousand signatures on a petition to recall judge persky. if the registrar determines that 58-thousand signatures are ávalid... the recall will qualify for the fall ballot. ( darya ) happening now... a warning for people in daly city to be on the look out for a coyote. somebody in the southern hills area took this picture of a coyote. wildlife officials say it is fairly common to see coyotes in suburbs and urban areas. they still want to remind people that these animals can be dangerous. never approach a coyote. if you encounter one... do not run away. instead keep eye contact... wave your arms and throw rocks. wildlife officials also say to keep your pets inside and do not

leave pet food out. ( darya )coming up after the break... no steerling wheel... and no gas or brake pedals. how this new driver-less car works. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge.

( james ) general motors is launching a self-driving car without any manual controls. the car doesn't have a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals.( darya ) g-m's says passengers can get the car moving by communicating with several interior screens. it's not clear yet where -- or when -- the new cars will hit the road. ( james ) before they can officially be on the market...g-m has to pass safety tests and get approval from the federal government.

( james ) the next time you have an issue on a flight, you could get some bonus miles out of it. american airlines is giving flight attendants the ability to compensate passengers with frequent flier miles.( darya ) the amount received will depend on the problem at depend on the received will depend on the problem at hand and length of the flight. the airline says it has a

long-standing policy of crediting miles service board. but customers have had to file a complaint to receive them.( james ) giving flight (rebecca) tracking (rebecca) (rebecca) tracking your morning forecast. what to expect as you head out the door right after the break.

(darya) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic...

rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday. ( james ) two armed robbers target a man

who was getting out of his car in the east bay.( darya ) berkeley police are hoping surveillance video will lead to an arrest ... after he was robbed and shot. kron 4's ali reid spoke with the victim in the attack. only when i see the video i realize i could have been killedchilling surveillance footage shows the victim getting his backpack from the backseat of his car and within seconds, thieves were on him. my very first thought is that i have to hold it tightwe will

not be showing the victim's face in order to protect his identity. the u-c berkeley ph-d student says his laptop and dissertation were inside the bag. a struggle ensued. one of the suspects fired a shot, threw him to the ground and dragged him. he dragged me across the curb then fired a 2nd and 3rd shotafter the 2nd shot rang out, the international student decided to let go, remembering he had his dissertation backed up. shot once in the thigh, he says everything happened extremely fast. he never saw his attackers and wouldn't be able to identify them.i would only assume that the person is larger than mesurveillance cameras at a nearby building captured the mugging, but images aren't very clear. right now, the berkeley resident is happy to be alive. they had chances to aim at my head and pull the trigger, but for those 3 shots only one bullet hit me and i recover pretty well.the victim still has bruising on his side after being dragged on the ground. and his mobility is still not back to normal.he did however,

graduate with his p-h-d 10 days after being assaulted.as for the suspects, police are urging . if these men look familiar call 9-11ali reid kron 4 news. ( darya ) for the fourth time this week... a coffee shop is targeted by thieves. its a crime trend that's been plaguing east bay communities. take a look at the latest incidents. hercules, fremont, and now concord have been hit by thieves going after people in a coffee shop. on monday -- one person was pistol whipped inside a starbucks on willow avenue. then on tuesday ---there were two separate robberies in fremont. in one of them ... a woman had her laptop stolen. then on wednesday evening... a man sitting inside a concord starbucks was robbed. his laptop was also snatched. ( darya )animal services seized nearly 50-mixed breed

chihuahuas from an east bay pet shop .... after receiving complaints about poor living conditions.the search and seizure warrant was issued wednesday at rosie's enterprise petshop in oakland ... following a year long investigation.according to oakland animal services ... there were concerns about the welfare of animals and the conditions of the property. shop owner rosie hall was not happy with the outcome of the raid.

second dog, a basset hound, required hospitalization after contracting the virus. dog flu causes coughing, nasal discharge, lethargy, decreased appetite... and is highly contagious. vets at the hospital are concerned the flu will spread throughout the south bay... ábut there is a vaccine that the clinic reccomends all dog owners get for their pets. ( james ) in the north bay... petaluma police are searching for a woman who stole credit cards during two weddings. police say a wallet was taken on january 2nd... from saint vincent de paul church. the victim said she left her purse in a backroom during the ceremony. when she returned to the room... her wallet was missing and she later found out her credit cards had been used. a similar theft was reported last saturday... police released a photograph of the suspect ... using one of the victim's credit cards at a target in petaluma. ( james ) santa cruz

police need your help finding a bank robber. it happened at the u-s bank on morrissey boulevard near soquel avenue. the man had a gun and demanded money from the tellers. after getting away with cash... he ran off. police did follow a couple of leads but couldn't find the thief. as you can see... he was wearing a mask, sunglasses and gloves at the time of the robbery. ( darya ) sex workers in san francisco will now be able to report crimes without fear of being arrested. the new policy is thought to be the first of it's kind in the u-s. police and the district attorney's office worked with advocacy groups to address violence against women. research shows that most sex workers do not go to the police when they are attacked because they fear they will be arrested. authorities want to protect and encourage women to report violent crimes. those who do report crimes will also be referred to community and victim resources. ( darya ) the last nuclear power plant in california is

set to close... state regulators approved the closure... marking the end of more than 50- years of nuclear power in the state. the plant in diablo canyon will close in 20-24 or 20-25 ... when its licenses expire. the president of the public utilities commission says the plant is no longer economically feasible. p-g-and-e says it plans to expand energy efficiency and its use of renewable energy. the company says the shutdown will not cause customers' bills to increase. ( darya ) rat poison used at marijuana farms appears be killing endangered owls. that's according to scienctists at u-c davis and the california academy of sciences. pot farms use rat poison to keep rodents away from their irrigation systems and crops. but it appears to be poisoning owls as well. according to the study seven of ten endangered northern spotted owls found dead tested positive for rat poisoning. research found other breeds are also being

poisoned. researchers are concerned the poisoning of wildlife will increase with california's legalization of recreational marijuana. ( james )coming up on the kron 4 morning news ... why your facebook timeline is about to look a lot more friendly. details ahead. ( james )plus ... the oakland raiders may have broken a rule when they hired jon gruden.now the n-f-l is investigating. when i got into my accident, i broke almost every bone in both my legs. when i came home from the hospital, i needed to be able to recover. tempur-pedic allowed me to do just that. because i don't have the average body type anymore... i feel like my tempur-pedic really conforms to my body shape. power is not giving up. it's choosing to thrive. start your new year off right by choosing the mattress brand ranked highest in customer

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timeline is about to change. facebook is changing what you will see to highlight posts you are more likely to engage with. this in an effort ot make time spent on social media more "meaningful." ( james ) facebook says it plans to cut back on content people find passive to consume. the change could hurt news organizations and businesses that rely on facebook to share their content.( darya ) the idea is to help connect with people with what they care about.them feel depressed and isolated. ( james ) happening today... something parents will want to pay attention to. google chrome will start phasing out its parental

control program.( darya ) google says that new internet supervision features are in the works but they will not be released until later this year. until those new features come out... parents are being directed to a new program called 'family link'... but it is only for android devices. ( james )and one of the last family owned video stores in the east bay is closing it's doors for good.but not before getting rid of thousands of dvd's.we visit with the family ... after the break.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (darya)(rebecca) in the weather center tracking the forecast ... rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday.

( darya ) in dubs news...

steph curry remains day to day after aggravating his sprained ankle during shootaround without curry and klay thompson the warriors stuggled against the clippers. in kevin durant's milestone night where he reached 20 thousand career points earlier this week, the warriors were not able to stop clippers guard lou williams. williams came of the bench to drop 50 on golden state. setting a new career high. turnovers and fouls were a big part of the team's blowout loss to the clippers as well. steve kerr explains what went wrong.

( james ) the second round of the all star voting came out as well. steph curry now leads the west with over one-million 300-thousand votes. followed by durant, james harden, russell westbrook, and anthony davis. draymond green and klay thompson rank

sixth and seventh in the east -- as expected lebron james takes first place. followed by giannis antetokounmpo (ann-te-ko-on- em-po) they have the most votes in the league both have over a million four-thousand. ( james ) the raiders might have to pay a big fine for hiring jon gruden the n-f-l is looking into whether they violated the rooney rule. this development comes after the fritz pollard alliance ... a group that promotes diversity in front offices and coaching staffs ... asked the league to investigate wheter the raiders reached an agreement with gruden before interviewing minority candidates. during gruden's introductory press conference, owner mark davis said they came to an agreement on christmas eve ... a week before firing jack del rio or interview a minority candidate. the last team to violate this rule were the detrot lions in 2003. former lions general manager, matt millen was fined 200- thousand dollar for hiring steve mariucci. ( james ) the last video rental

store in contra costa county is going out of business.( darya ) "take on video" in pleasant hill has been open since the 90's.has been open pleasant hill video" in pleasant hill has been open since the 90's. it will close its doors for good at the end of the month.( james ) kron 4's charles clifford has the story. natssotthese are our blue ray rentals. . .. jason wood and his business partner tony ibriham purchased take one movie rentals back in 1999 right at the time, when dvds were becoming the primary way people watched movies at home. they had high hopes for the storesotwe were going to ride the dvd wave and just get our foot in the door. start from there.over the last 18 years, the pair has rented tens of thousands of movies. the store also became a fixture in the neighborhood with regular customers returning year after year. sotseeing the same people come in and just talkin

to them once a week and i know them and they know me.sota lot of our customers we have known since their kids were babies and now they are off to college.brian zemina has been coming here since the store opened. he really appreciates jason and tony's deep knowledge of cinema.sotthey were always good at recommending things i liked. they ordered a lot of stuff for me but in recent years, the rise of digital downloads and streaming services like netflix has devastated take one's bottom line. jason and tony started dubbing video tapes on the side to make extra money and that helped keep the doors open but they says the writing is on the wall for their industry.soti feel unfortunately that people are going to be rid of media completely. from books to newspapers. youre content is only going to be online.the pair are now working to clearout their remaining inventory of 19,000 movies. they plan to close up shop around the end of the month. they are also taking this opportunity to say goodbye to longtime customers.sot i hope

someone will seek this out somewhere. maybe open a retro store.now, the pair says that if there's enough business they might stay open a few extra weeksin pleasant hill, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( james ) coming up on the kron four morning news... a boy who lost his hearing as an infant.... hears music for the first time.his heartwarming reaction ... after the break. there's only one place where you can get... ... more adventure,

more woo-hoo! more magic and more happy. so now come to the disneyland resort and get... more happy a little boy in texas

heard live music for the first time this week.( james ) the four- year -old lost his hearing as an infant... but with the help of a new cochlear implant ... he is hearing a world of sounds for the first time. cody and brenda lee were leaving the maverick's game with their son jace. a new sound had the four- year-old racing down the stairs ... his parents could hardly hold him back.( darya ) jace was hearing the sounds of the

mavericks drumline. the percussions are one of just a handful of sounds he 's ever heard. that night was an amazing experience ... not just for jace ... but for the drummers. ( james ) the parents are starting to realize they might have a future drummer in the family. ( james )coming up in the next hour ...the latest on an overnight apartment fire in san jose.kron4 's lydia pantazas live at the scene ... where 8 homes were destroyed and more than a dozen people were displaced. ( james )plus ... clean up efforts underway in santa barbara county ... following deadly mudslides there.details on how many people are still missing.

(darya)(rebecca) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning...

rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday. ( darya ) breaking news from

overnight... 16 people are displaced after a fire burns thru an apartment complex in san jose. kron4's lydia pantazas is live at the scene this morning at the 100 block of rancho drive. lydia ... what can you tell us? ( lydia )breaking news from overnight. we are following an apartment fire that broke out in san jose. firefighters received reports of the fire just after midnight. it took about an hour for them to put it out. a total of 8 units were damaged... displacing 16 people including 5 children. no injuries

have been reported from the fire. ( darya ) thanks lydia. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( darya ) the number of missing

after a mudslide hit southern california is constantly changing -- and not just because people are being found. right now... the number stands at 43. but yesterday morning it went from 48 down to 8.. because of uncertainty and mistakes. rescue teams and cadaver dogs are digging through knee- deep mud looking for people who haven't been seen in days. authorities say at least 17- people have been killed by the storm. one montecito man says he lost two friends.

rebecca riskin and their bodies were found down, you know, down at the 101 from glen oaks 192, so that's almost two miles. so it's real sad, more so when you know these people.">( darya ) the areas where the victims were found remains under mandatory evacuation. these deadly mudslides came after the thomas fire -- the largest in state history. heavy rains triggered mudslides in burned out areas. authorities say nearly 600 structures are damaged or destroyed from the mudslides. ( darya ) amtrak has resumed service across parts of southern california. the deadly mudslides in ventura and santa barbara counties forced the amtrak

pacific surfliner tracks to close earlier this week. amtrak says they expect high demands for the service since highway 101 is expected to stay closed through monday. ( darya ) take a look at the video of a mudflow down in burbank. you can see the muddy waters... so powerful... they push a car right down the road. the video was taken by burbank firefighters. they posted it to instagram writing -- "urban prius bobsledding in burbank!" the driver and his girlfriend say it was a very scary situation. but driver was able to maneuver the car away safely. no one was hurt. ( darya ) in napa county... the sheriff's department has identified the man killed by a rockslide on highway 121. 22-year-old hernan reyes-aguires lived in fairfield. he was on his way home when a giant rock knocked his car off a cliff. officials in napa county are now stepping up efforts to

prevent more mud and rockslides from happening. the office of emergency services is providing free straw wattles and wooden stakes to people in areas damaged by last october's fire storm. ( darya ) the d-m-v is working on a fire recovery operation to remove fire- damaged vehicles in santa rosa. with support from the state and local law enforcement agencies. the department is working to identify damaged cars and process the necessary paperwork for removal. the goal of the operation is to keep debris cleanup on track. the removal will continue for the next several days. ( darya ) in the east bay... there are new efforts to solve the murder of a 16-year-old hayward high school student. a 10- thousand dollar reward is now being offered for information on the murder of lamar murphy. lamar was was shot and killed almost one year ago on princeton street and smalley avenue in hayward. the alameda county sheriff's office tweeted out this poster asking anyone with information to come forward. ( darya ) a former coroner in the north bay pleads guilty to committing a lewd act with a minor. darrell harris

entered the plea during a hearing yesterday morning. he was charged with a number of sex crimes dating back to 2008... and continuing until earler this year. harris faces five years of probation and up to one year in the marin county jail. he must also register as a convicted sex offender. harris had worked in the marin county coroner's office for 15 years. ( darya ) happening now... the president is denying claims that he used vulgar language during a meeting with lawmakers on daca. while a group of bipartisan senators pitched a compromise on immigration... a source briefed on the meeting says the president grew frustrated and asked lawmakers quote: "why do we want all these people from expletive countries coming here?" but this morning the president tweeted that was ánotá the language he used. but he did say that he his talk was tough.

represent america.we saw a small window of opportunity that perhaps this could be resolved, he goes ahead and makes these racist remarks, throwing fuel to the fire and making it very difficult for anybody to be able to reach an agreement with him.>( darya ) and new this morning the president is denying the comment. the president rejected the president the president rejected the immigration proposal-- that protected undocumented young people and increased border security. the government set to run out of funding on january 19th -- and the uncertain future of these so called dreamers a major roadblock in negotiations. ( darya ) an alameda man admits he struggled with drinking and driving. multiple d-u-i arrests later... he decided to thank police for helping turn his life around. the man says he hit his lowest point two years ago. he would sneak out of his hospice community to drink and get behind the wheel... resulting in 4

d-u-i's in less than 2 weeks. he then decided it was time to sober up and thank the police who didn't just arrest him...but helped change his life. ( darya ) he says the officers took him to a-a meetings.... and even picked him up once when he was passed out to take him home. he brought the officers he credits with saving his life a plaque of appreciation. he is now is a motivational speaker about the impacts of driving drunk. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... a big development in the push to recall judge aaron persky. when voters could decide if the judge will be out of a job. ( darya ) plus... a disturbing find at an east bay pet shop. see what was found that caused dozens of dogs to be taken away.

( darya ) happening today... the world surf league will make an announcement about the mavericks surf contest. organizers of the event have already notified

all competitors that the event could begin as soon as monday. the all-day contest would start at eight in the morning... at the well-known spot off pillar point in half moon bay. a significant swell is expected to hit the coast this weekend. but competition can't start until the world surf league approves it. the contest window opened on january 3rd and runs until the end of february. this is the first time women are able to compete in the event. (rebecca) and i'm tracking your morning forecast. a full weather report right after the break.

(rebecca) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... rebecca:high pressure will

build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday. ( darya )

( darya ) this week's news out of

washington includes changes to medicaidthat include a new work requrement in some states. lawmakers from both parties spoke out about intelligence agencies spying on americans as the congress prepared for votes on 'fisa' alexandra limon joins us live from washington to talk about all of these developments use. alexandra limon let's start with the changes to medicaid the program has been around

since 1965 and ther's never been a work requirement attached to it.the announcement by the trump administration changes that. now states can require people to work in order to get health coverage under medicaid so far nine states have applications submittedand additional states have announced plans to do the same.many republicans support the move saying it's an opportunity for able bodied people to get to work and be lifted out of poverty. statistics from the kaiser family foudation show that nationally 6 in 10 people who receive medicaid do work.and nearly 8 in 10 are in working families.here's what democratic congresswoman jackie speier told me about the situation in california.

dole, and yet that is a myth that wants to be promoted by the likes of our president and others. that is just false.> alex on camerathis week fisa has also been a big topic of discussion it's the foreign intelligence surveillance act most americans know what it is because of edward snowden who leaked documents that show the intelligence agencies collect all kinds of data, communicatinos, emails photos and they sort through it later to see whats relevant in their investigations.áádcófisa vo kron liveááthis week a large group of bipartisan lamakers including california representative zoe lofgren and republican senator rand paul of kentuckyheld a news conference to say this kind of surveillance on americans is unconsitutional and violates the fourth amendment.they want amendments made to the law that require warrants before gathering information on americans.but, supporters of

fisa including intelligence agencies and some republican lawmakers say the law is essential and works best without revisions.alex on cam tag / @alexlimonnewsyesterday the house of representatives voted to renew fisa 702 for six years.and the usa rights act that would have added those warrant requriements was not approvedthe bill is now headed to the senate.live in washington alexandra limon.

morning news.this is spurring concern about whether it is safe to swim at aquatic park and also why these attacks keep happening. kron 4's dan kerman has that part of the story. pkga sea lion attack in the cove at aquatic park thursday morning was not going to stop people from swimming thursday after worksot kevin whalen/swimmer 07-12not concerned, going out with a couple of my buddies so i feel like i will be safethursday mornings incident was the first time a swimmer was bitten this month, but there were three incidents last month prompting officials to shutdown the cove for 5 days this time though the cove remains open with these warning signs posted.sot lynn cullivan/s.f. maritime national historical park 28-37 we are asking folks to consider swimming closer to the shore, perhaps swimming in a group instead of solo and just be careful and stay away from marine mammals.as for why the sea lions are attacking, experts say it could be because people are getting too close and the sea lions feel threatenedsot dr. cara field/ vet, marine mammal center 47-57 sea lions are intelligent and

curious animals so a sea lion might approach out of curiousity, sometimes the animals might be feeling defensive if they have an injury, a wound or some disease, so they might feel more defensive and feel like they are protecting themselves. experts says what those swimming here should remember is they're in the sea lions environment, and as such, they should keep give them their space.standup dan kerman/sf 115-125for now the cove remains open to swimmers, but if there's another attack in the next few days, park officials may reevaluate that decision. at aquatic park, dan kerman kron 4 news. ( darya ) it's looking like voters in the south bay will decide whether an embattled judge should stay on the bench. superior court judge aaron persky is the target of a recall. he sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail -- for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. angry with the light sentence... organizers spent months collecting over 100-thousand signatures on a

petition to recall judge persky. if the registrar determines that 58-thousand signatures are ávalid... the recall will qualify for the fall ballot. ( darya ) and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. ( darya ) general motors

is launching a self-driving launching a motors is general motors is launching a self-driving car without any manual controls. the car doesn't have a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals. g-m's says passengers can get the car moving by communicating with several interior screens. it's not clear yet where -- or when -- the new cars will hit the road. before they can officially be on the market...g-m has to pass safety tests and get approval from the federal government. ( darya ) the next time you have an issue on a flight, you could get some bonus miles out of it. american airlines is giving flight attendants the ability to compensate passengers with frequent flier miles. the amount received will depend on

the problem at hand and length of the flight. the airline says it has a long-standing policy of crediting miles to make up for service problems on-board. but frustrated customers have had to file a complaint to receive them. giving flight attendants the power to do it helps ensure nobody gets off a plane upset. (rebecca) tracking the weather this morning. your forecast is right after the break. (darya)(rebecca) welcome

back. let's get a check of the weather this morning...

rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday.

( darya )two armed robbers target a man who was getting out of his car in the east bay. berkeley police are hoping surveillance video will lead to an arrest ... after he was robbed and shot. kron 4's ali reid spoke with the victim in the attack. only when i see the video i realize i could have been killedchilling surveillance footage shows the victim getting his backpack from the backseat of his car and within seconds, thieves were on him. my very first thought is that i have to hold it tightwe will not be showing the victim's face in order to protect his

identity. the u-c berkeley ph-d student says his laptop and dissertation were inside the bag. a struggle ensued. one of the suspects fired a shot, threw him to the ground and dragged him. he dragged me across the curb then fired a 2nd and 3rd shotafter the 2nd shot rang out, the international student decided to let go, remembering he had his dissertation backed up. shot once in the thigh, he says everything happened extremely fast. he never saw his attackers and wouldn't be able to identify them.i would only assume that the person is larger than mesurveillance cameras at a nearby building captured the mugging, but images aren't very clear. right now, the berkeley resident is happy to be alive. they had chances to aim at my head and pull the trigger, but for those 3 shots only one bullet hit me and i recover pretty well.the victim still

has bruising on his side after being dragged on the ground. and his mobility is still not back to normal.he did however, graduate with his p-h-d 10 days after being assaulted.as for the suspects, police are urging . if these men look familiar call 9-11ali reid kron 4 news. ( darya ) for the fourth time this week... a coffee shop is targeted by thieves. its a crime trend that's been plaguing east bay communities. take a look at the latest incidents. hercules, fremont, and now concord have been hit by thieves going after people in a coffee shop. on monday -- one person was pistol whipped inside a starbucks on willow avenue. then on tuesday ---there were two separate robberies in fremont. in one of them ... a woman had her laptop stolen. then on wednesday evening... a man sitting inside a concord starbucks was robbed. his laptop was also snatched. ( darya )animal services

seized nearly 50-mixed breed chihuahuas from an east bay pet shop .... after receiving complaints about poor living conditions.the search and seizure warrant was issued wednesday at rosie's enterprise petshop in oakland ... following a year long investigation.according to oakland animal services ... there were concerns about the welfare of animals and the conditions of the property. shop owner rosie hall was not happy with the outcome of the raid.

coming down with the "dog flu." kron4 visited the cambell vet hospital on tuesday. they're now telling us that a second dog, a basset hound, required hospitalization after contracting the virus. dog flu causes coughing, nasal discharge, lethargy, decreased appetite... and is highly contagious. vets at the hospital are concerned the flu will spread throughout the south bay... ábut there is a vaccine that the clinic reccomends all dog owners get for their pets. ( darya ) in the north bay... petaluma police are searching for a woman who stole credit cards during two weddings. police say a wallet was taken on january 2nd... from saint vincent de paul church. the victim said she left her purse in a backroom during the ceremony. when she returned to the

room... her wallet was missing and she later found out her credit cards had been used. a similar theft was reported last saturday... police released a photograph of the suspect ... using one of the victim's credit cards at a target in petaluma. ( darya ) santa cruz police need your help finding a bank robber. it happened at the u-s bank on morrissey boulevard near soquel avenue. the man had a gun and demanded money from the tellers. after getting away with cash... he ran off. police did follow a couple of leads but couldn't find the thief. as you can see... he was wearing a mask, sunglasses and gloves at the time of the robbery. ( darya ) sex workers in san francisco will now be able to report crimes without fear of being arrested. the new policy is thought to be the first of it's kind in the u-s. police and the district attorney's office worked with advocacy groups to address violence against women. research shows that most sex workers do not go to the police when they are attacked

because they fear they will be arrested. authorities want to protect and encourage women to report violent crimes. those who do report crimes will also be referred to community and victim resources. ( darya ) the last nuclear power plant in california is set to close... state regulators approved the closure... marking the end of more than 50- years of nuclear power in the state. the plant in diablo canyon will close in 20-24 or 20-25 ... when its licenses expire. the president of the public utilities commission says the plant is no longer economically feasible. p-g-and-e says it plans to expand energy efficiency and its use of renewable energy. the company says the shutdown will not cause customers' bills to increase. ( darya ) rat poison used at marijuana farms appears be killing endangered owls. that's according to scienctists at u-c davis and the california academy of sciences. pot farms use rat poison to keep rodents

away from their irrigation systems and crops. but it appears to be poisoning owls as well. according to the study seven of ten endangered northern spotted owls found dead tested positive for rat poisoning. research found other breeds are also being poisoned. researchers are concerned the poisoning of wildlife will increase with california's legalization of recreational marijuana. ( darya ) and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. ( darya ) your facebook timeline is

about to change. facebook is changing what you will see to highlight posts you are more likely to engage with. this in an effort ot make time spent on social media more "meaningful." facebook says it plans to cut back on content people find passive to consume. the change could hurt news organizations and businesses that rely on facebook to share their the idea is connect with people with about.them feel isolated.

(rebecca) i'm tracking your 7-day forecast. sorry. i can't make it.

it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed.

your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczemaexposed.com to learn more. (darya)(rebecca) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... rebecca:high pressure will build over california today and bring dry and mild weather to the area through the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. the next chance of rain will be on monday night and tuesday, with additional rain chances next thursday and friday. ( darya ) here's a tough

question for you: who do you like more steph curry or kevin durant? the warriors teammates are neck-and-neck in the all-star balloting in the western ( darya )( darya )

( darya ) here's a tough question for you: who do you like more steph curry or kevin durant? the warriors teammates are neck-and-neck in the all-star balloting in the western conference.. and there's a new twist this year: the player voted captain chooses his team from the all star pool. k-d says he doesn't want to do it. he'd rather have somebody else pick the teams. but steph says.. bring it on. steph says he always wanted to be the guy picking teams on the playground. awkward!( darya ) speaking of picking

teams: they're choosing who's going to be on the u-s team for the winter olympics which are next month sochi. snowboarding legend sean white is a favorite even after his horrendous wreck on the half pipe in october. yahoo just released video of the crash. he's doing a four-revolution cab double cork 1440 on a 22 foot tall half pipe.. when he caught his board on the lip

and slammed his face, slid head first to the bottom of the pipe and was sitting in a pool of his own blood. he had to get 62 stitches. the 31-year-old missed a month of training but he came in first in qualifying competing yesterday.. which continues this weekend and the finals are next weekend. this would be his 4th olympics. ( darya ) impressive.. but how about this.. a 25 year old florida woman just qualified for a spot on the u-s olympic speed skating team and she only took up the sport 4 months ago. erin jackson knew how to skate but not on

ice.. she was inline skater and roller derby athlete. she becomes the third black athlete to make a u.s. olympic speedskating team, and the first black woman to qualify for the long-track competition. this is a story that reminds me of two of my favorite movies: whip it: drew barrymore women's roller derby movie and eddie the eagle .. a true story about a guy who got on the british ski jumping team when he had no idea what he was doing. hopefully erin jackson does better than he did when she gets to the olympics. ( darya ) we only have two weekends left of football to

decide who's going to play in the superbowl.. superbowl 52 is february 4th and already there are only 10 commercials spots left: and the price is outta this world: 5 million dollars for a 30 second spot. kia, coke, annheiser bush. and pepsi. ( darya ) pepsi is reviving her famous 1992 commercial. she was 25 years old.. now she's 51 looks just as good.

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weekend at the box office. three new movies are challenging "jumanji" for the top spot. here's david daniel with a box office preview. (nat-glass smashed, siren) "stop, thief!""cheerio!""where did he go?""hold it right there!""but i'm not the thief!" "paddington two" has the widest release of the weekend's new movies, so it could come the closest to catching "jumanji." the sequel about everyone's favorite bear is getting great reviews, and

forecasts have it debuting with 20-million dollars or more."you a cop?" (nat)"not exactly." (nat)"proud mary" stars taraji p. henson as a boston assassin-for-hire whose life takes a turn when she meets a young boy. the action- thriller also has a "shot" at a 20-million-dollar opening. (nat) "who are you? what do you know?"for more action, there's "the commuter," as liam neeson meets a stranger on a train and finds himself and everyone on board in danger. box office watchers predict a debut in the low-to- mid teens. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( darya ) the s-f-m-t-a is looking for artists for muni art 2018. the goal is to transform ordinary busses into art galleries. and for the first time ever, poetry will be included on the drawings. at least a hundred art buses will be covered in art, showcasing the theme called "the art of poetry in san francisco." to sign up, just go on like minded dot org

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