the bay area....(grant) thanks for joining us, i'm grant lodes...(vicki) and i'm vicki liviakis... lets take a live look outside at conditions along the embarcadero, at the san mateo bridge, bay bridge and check out the fog at s-f-o...(grant) we start tonight with chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.. who's been tracking the storm for days now...so lawrence you say the rain is only part of the story here? lawrence karnow: a new storm brought rain to the entire bay area. it is a much colder storm so snow levels in the bay area will drop to near 3,000 feet. that means we could see a few snow flakes on our higher peaks. showers will continue tonight with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. you can see the showers on doppler radar. they are more scattered now instead of steady rain. the wettest part of the bay area had over a half an inch of rain. on the satellite you can see the eye of the storm

still spinning in the gulf of alaska. there is plenty of cold air the will rush in tonight and tomorrow. showers and chilly temperatures will continue friday with highs in the 40s and 50s. it will be a mostly dry but chilly start to the weekend. on sunday the clouds return with a chance of rain. more rain is possible next week. (vicki) the storm causing big waves to slam across bay area beaches today... this is what it looked like earlier this evening in pacifica.... big waves were slamming against the pier... (vicki) tonight we are monitoring the dangerous conditions at beaches.. kron4's charles clifford at ocean beach in san francisco. charles how are the conditions out there tonight? windy?

(grant) the coast is getting pounded tonight. swells reaching over 15 feet in the santa cruz area today. a state park jet ski... with a rescue swimmer on board was patrolling the surf. the rough water and strong currents made it dangerous for some surfers... at least five had to be rescued.(grant) the strong currents had

many surfers getting out of the water far from where they went in. fire officials say unless you are an accomplished surfer, it is best to stay out of the water. strong waves could be seen crashing into the wobbly capitola warf. as a precaution-- the warf shutdown today. (grant) you can track the storm and the traffic with the kron4-mobile app. and be the first to know about breaking news when it happens in your neighborhood by enabling push alerts. (vicki) another big story we're following... an east bay father overwhelmed with grief tonight after losing his four- year-old daughter in a violent crash in antioch last night.... and tonight... his other daughter and wife are still in the hospital... kron 4's justine waldman is at u-c-s-f -benioff children's hospital in oakland with the latest on their condition. jesus cardoza struggles to comprehend what has happened to his family sot i just want my daughter to live i already

lost one, it's hard, it is really hardhe says is youngest daughter 2 year old camila is showing no signs of life, even though doctors have tried everything.4 year old lenexy died after the crash on wednesday.that is when the contra costa county sheriff's office tells kroon 4 a deputy pursued a stolen pickup on highway 4 in pittsburg.the deputy at the time did not activate the vehicle's emergency lights.the stolen truck slammed into the pickup carrying jesus's two daughters, and his wife edith. they were returning home to pittsburg after a doctors appointment, he says they were happy after hearing lexnexy asthma was getting better.sot it is tragedy my family was not supposed to be therewhile jesus is angry with the man arrested, 23 year old noe saucedo, who is now charged with murder.he also holds the sheriff's office accountable. "i think i blame the police a lot because they did not have their lights on to alert people that this was going on." jesus wife of 13 years is at john muir hospital in walnut creek.he says she has a broken back, shoulder and ribs. plus stiches in her skull, with cuts and bruises all over.they are trying to get her to facetime with camila, so she can tell her little girl, she loves her.nats of videojesus says his two beautiful daughters, seen here playing together, were everything a

parent would want.sot it is hell a living hell. (grant) officers say the 23-year- old noe saucedo... was driving

a stolen truck yesterday... that collided into another vehicle . authorities say the crash took place... after deputies received information about a stolen ford f250 in pittsburg. a deputy saw the truck and gave chase... on highway 4... as the suspect exited the highway on sommersville road - he is accused of running a red light... plowing into the family of three in their truck. saucedo was arrested ... and is awaiting his first court appearance. (vicki) they're coming down to the final day on capitol hill... if congress does not pass a spending bill by midnight friday, the government will shut down. the first full day of the shutdown would potentially coincide with the one-year anniversary of the trump administration, and could be an ugly start for both parties to a crucial midterm election year. reporter karin caifa has a look at the last-minute scramble at the capitol. the house -- passing a measure to keep the government running

past midnight friday.but the shutdown drama is not over yet. it's a much tougher climb in the senate -- where the bill needs ásomeá democratic support.sen. ron johnson/-r- wisconsin: "when it comes right down to whether we're going to shut down the government, hopefully they'll have clearer heads and, you know, they will actually vote to have the government continue."an enticement -- a six-year extension of the children's health insurance program -- didn't sway house democrats. only six voted for the bill.many -- wanting to see protections for recipients of daca, the program that protects those who entered the u-s undocumented as minors. it's set to expire in march. rep. adriano espaillat/-d- new york: "i think they want to take the dreamers to the precipice. and then try to impose an agreement that won't be good for anybody." president trump claims democrats, want to step on his recent legislative victories. president donald trump: "the democrats want to see a shutdown to get off this subject because this subject is not working for them. the tax cuts and tax reform has not been working well for the democrats."one of the president's ábiggest critiqueshow a shutdown the military.while troops would still report for duty, their

paychecks would be affected if a shutdown stretches into áfebruary.elsewhere...national parks...zoos...and museums could be closed along with all ánonessential agencies or departments.a white house official said calls have been made to agencies in the last few days to make sure shutdown plans are in place if needed. in washington, i'm karin caifa. (grant) in san francisco... undocumented youth and their allies rallied outside the federal building... urging congress to pass the dream act. the act would give roughly 800-thousand young people brought to this country by their parents a path to citizenship. but the daca program has been haulted by president trump. he has given congress a march deadline to come up with a permanet solution. now lawmakers are struggling to come up with a bipartisan bill that would give those young people a path to citizenship. (shaila ramos/daca want to remind the representatives that they have the power to affect our lives. life depends on what they decide. you know

i want much as you can. if you need to put a stop to the government then do it do what is in your power to help us." ramos and her fellow activists say they want a clean dream act... a permanent solution that does not include money for a border wall or for immigration and customs enforcement. the dreamers at today's rally say they want the chance to stay in the united states... and contribute to the country they call home. (vicki) as the short term spending bill now moves to the senate... the path of how it passes there is unclear to political analysts. (grant) the measure will need 60 votes to pass the chamber to break a filibuster, and republican leaders will need more than a dozen democrats to vote with them. as this possible government shutdown looms kron 4's gabe slate shows you how it could affect us here locally.. one of the biggest things affected by a government shutdown is the national park service. during the last

shutdown that lasted 16 days in 2013 the national park service lost more than 700,000 daily visitors, who typically add about $76 million to the national economy each day.the bay area has a high concentration of national parks.... the following are some of the more popular ones that would be closed... alcatraz island. crissy field in san franciscofort funston and fort point in san francisco.trails, and open spaces all over the golden gate national recreational area.muir woods in marin would be closed.and yosemite national park the gem of the sierras... closed. most of the presidio in san francisco would remain open. golden gate bridge would remain open to vehicles, pedestrians, and bikes .... it is not operated with government dollars.. moving on to how this affect people in their daily lives... with the last shutdown in 2013 va financial benefits were disrupted. millions of veterans and their families almost did not receive their

benefits. but before any vets were affected the government shutdown ended... unless you are a government employee furloughed or a veteran... during a shutdown the impact on you should be minimal. the united states post office continues as normal. social security and unemployment checks will not be interupted... if you need a replacement social security card.. that would be delayed until after the shutdown. medicade and medicare keep flowing.. also, passport or visa applications could be delayed. as well as some mortgage approvals if federal agencies are involvedyour safety as an american citizen is intact... essential government services stay open... agencies like the fbi, cia, border patrol, coast guard fema, and homeland security... branches of the us military are not affected..and the tsa which provides security at airports, would continue to operate.in san francisco gabe slate kron 4 news (grant) coming up...high levels of bacteria found in some popular beaches in monterey county... find out what health officials think the cause may be...

(vicki) plus... crooks in the east bay using a new method to steal women's purses... in drive-by's... we'll explain. (grant) and after the break... police in the south bay are looking for a burglary crew responsible for lottery ticket heists at about 20 different locations... we'll show you who police are still looking for...

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do you want to do a monster check? yes. no monsters. ♪ how about the drawer? ♪ no monsters. nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices. make home yours. (vicki) four suspects dubbed the "lucky lotto bandits" have been arrested in connection with more than 30 burglaries in santa clara county alone. but police say the alleged burglary crew's crimes stretched all over the bay area and northern california. these four suspects are accused in lottery ticket heists. police say they usually targeted gas stations and liquor or convenience stores. and often used a rock to smash windows and get inside. then they would steal california lottery scratchers, cash registers and money. but police are

still looking for these two suspects. 21-year-old sergio beltran jr...and 18-year-old sergio aguirre. they are both wanted on felony warrants. (grant) in the east bay... thieves are getting creative...using cars to steal purses --- it's being called 'drive-by-purse-snatching.' (vicki) it's a crime we first saw here in the bay area last year...and it's happened again. this time in an east bay shopping center... kron4's haaziq madyun has the story. pkgsotit is an emerging trend here in the bay area, drive-by-purse-snatching. the most recent incident happened sunday in the parking lot of the hacienda crossings (grant) a man who (grant) (grant) a man who died in

daly city yesterday morning has been identified as 34-year-old warren ragudo. police responded to an altercation between family members tuesday night on brunswick street near acton street.... police then tased ragudo with a stun gun to calm him down. officers noticed shortly after that ragudo was unresponsive.

he was then taken to a hospital....and according to the san mateo coroner's office...he died sometime after midnight. (vicki) a warning tonight if you plan on heading to the beach anytime soon.... health officials in monterey county found high levels of bacteria in water samples at two popular beaches.... its happening at monterey municipal beach and carmel beach at ocean avenue. the two beaches will now have advisories posted until it's safe. higher levels of bacteria can potentially get people sick if they come in contact with the waters it lives in. some symptoms of bacteria infections are diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pain... there are several possible sources such as animals and rainfall runoff... (grant) in world news -- a powerful winter storm swept across europe today -- bringing strong winds that killed at least 7 and shut down travel across parts of the continent. a twitter user captured this video from the netherlands --- you can see the wind...knocking a fe people to the ground. the wind there even blew the roof off a house. amsterdam's

main international airport grounded all flights for a while this morning... and some roof damage was reported there as well. (grant) now to our four zone forecast... as we take this live look outside at the embarcadero... joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow... lawrence karnow: a new storm brought rain to the entire bay area. it is a much colder storm so snow levels in the bay area will drop to near 3,000 feet. that means we could see a few snow flakes on our higher peaks. showers will continue tonight with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. you can see the showers on doppler

radar. they are more scattered now instead of steady rain. the wettest part of the bay area had over a half an inch of rain. on the satellite you can see the eye of the storm still spinning in the gulf of alaska. there is plenty of cold air the will rush in tonight and tomorrow. showers and chilly temperatures will continue friday with highs in the 40s and 50s. it will be a mostly dry but chilly start to the weekend. on sunday the clouds return with a chance of rain. more rain is possible next week.

(vicki) still ahead... nintendo's latest video game devices for the switch are made out of something you'd least expect... cardboard... details ahead... (grant) and after the break.. wells fargo in trouble yet again... what they did this time that infuriated customers...

) 4 your money tonight... wells fargo is apologizing again -- this time for a glitch that drained some customer accounts by double-paying their bills online.(vicki) the banking giant says the processing error that caused the double-posting of some items was fixed overnight. angry customers slammed wells fargo on twitter, saying their accounts became overdrawn. the company said it would refund any related fees or charges. it's just the latest embarrassment for wells fargo, which is trying to repair its reputation after a year of scandal. most notably, when the bank admitted that employees motivated by unrealistic sales goals created millions of potentially fake accounts. (grant) if you were hit with a thousand-dollar emergency, would you be able to cover it? well, the majority of americans would not. a new report from bank-rate-dot-com found that only 39-percent would be able pay a bill that size.. among those who say they

couldn't pay ... 36-percent said they'd need to borrow the money or put it on a credit card. according to the survey....younger millennials...ages 18-27...were the most likely to borrow from family or friends in an emergency situation.... (vicki) nintendo is going old school...and old fashioned. the japanese-based business has a new line of low-tech accessories for its switch and joy-con controllers. the items are made of cardboard sheets. one of them is a cardboard piano that can hold a console and controllers. when the keys are played...musical notes can be heard from the console. there's another kit where users can create an interactive robot suit...complete with straps for a kid's hands and feet. these cardboard products-- called "toy-cons"-- will be available in april. (vicki) coming up... a chilly storm is back in the bay area... we'll tell you how long this wet weather is going to stick around... (grant)topvo plus... a deadly flu season is spreading across the country... and tonight the one thing everyone is doing that makes you a

target... just ááábreathing... we'll explain... (vicki)topvo and we are learning more disturbing details on the southern california torture house case... the teen who got away was planning her escape for almost two years... hear the charges the parent's face ahead...

(vicki) now at 9:30... taking a look at stormtracker 4 radar... as rain is pelting the bay area... you can see showers are pretty much hitting all over from the north bay down to the south bay...(grant) and this is

how it looked around san francisco earlier today along the embarcadero and china town... driving was a little hectic as there were slick and slippery roads... (vicki) joining us now is chief meteorologist lawrence karnow.... lawrence this is just one of a series of storms going to hit the bay? lawrence karnow: a new storm brought rain to the entire bay area. it is a much colder storm so snow levels in the bay area will drop to near 3,000 feet. that means we could see a few snow flakes on our higher peaks. showers will continue tonight with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. you can see the showers on doppler radar. they are more scattered now instead of steady rain. the wettest part of the bay area had over a half an inch of rain. on the satellite you

can see the eye of the storm still spinning in the gulf of alaska. there is plenty of cold air the will rush in tonight and tomorrow. showers and chilly temperatures will continue friday with highs in the 40s and 50s. it will be a mostly dry but chilly start to the weekend. on sunday the clouds return with a chance of rain. more rain is possible next week.

(grant) and stay with kron4 for all you weather updates... online we have an interactive radar map... video forecast of how it looks in your area...and satellite radar. all that on kron4 dot com. (vicki) it's been a terrible flu season so far, and a new study may be shedding light on one of the reasons why. as kron 4's dan kerman reports after coughing and sneezing add breathing to the list of things that can transmit the flu virus. for sometime we've been told to cover our mouths when sneezing or coughing, but it turns out if you have the flu that may not be enough to keep the virus away from healthy people. it may also be transmitted simply by breathing sot sheryl ehrman, ph.d/sjsu dean of engineering 16-26what we found is people in the natural breathing pattern are breathing out fine droplets and those dropslets in 40% our volunteers contained infectious virussan jose state

university dean of engineering sheryl ehrman was part of a team of researchers that conducted the study at the university of maryland. 178 people came in and breathed into the gesundheit ii machine, which was used to capture and analyze flu virus in exhaled breath. again 40% exhaled tiny droplets that contained the virus. researchers say the study published in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences, suggests staying home or away from others when ill. (grant) state attorney general-- xavier becerra-- called a press conference today... not adressing the rumored immigrations raids. instead he focused on new laws and how they protect daca recipients in california. there are two new state laws being introduced. one which says employers cannot voluntarily share employee information... bacera warning employers that breaking this law could result in hefty fines.< xavier becerra: "regardless of the rumors, the law is the law and people have marc levine/assembly not in the immigration business, we are here to protect public safety.> (grant) (grant)(grant) state

attorney general-- xavier becerra-- called a press conference today... not adressing the rumored immigrations raids. instead he focused on new laws and how they protect daca recipients in california. there are two new state laws being introduced. one which says employers cannot voluntarily share employee information... bacera warning employers that breaking this law could result in hefty fines.< xavier becerra: "regardless of the rumors, the law is the law and people have rights.marc levine/assembly member: "we are not in the immigration business, we are here to protect public safety.>(grant) the rumors of immigration raids insight fears in undocumented immigrants. levin says the new laws will protect the new laws will protect those immigrants... not ice. (vicki) a california district attorney painted a

horrible picture of physical and emotional abuse... as he announced torture charges today against a riverside county couple accused of keeping their 13 children captive and malnourished in their home. reporter andy rose has the latest on the charges, and what the victims told investigators. mike hestrin/ riverside county district attorney: "the 17 year old victim that escaped had been working on a plan with her siblings to escape this abuse for more than two years. a horrifying picture was painted by the district attorney thursday, of how 13 siblings, ages 2 to 29, were abused by their own parents for years.unopened toys that they were not allowed to play with. not allowed to shower more than once a year. days spent sleeping, then kept at up at night either chained up, or locked away in rooms.mike hestrin/ riverside county district attorney: "victims report that as a punishment, starting many years ago, they began to be tied up...eventually began using

chains and padlocks to chain up the victims to their beds." ((butt to))mike hestrin/ riverside county district attorney: "they would buy food including pies, apple pies, pumpkin pies, leave it on the counter, let the children look at it, but not eat the food." the 12 older children were so malnourished and small, doctors were shocked at their actual ages.mike hestrin/ riverside county district attorney: "29 year old female victim weighs 82 pnds."though allegedly home-schooled, most lacked even the most basic life knowledge.mike hestrin/ riverside county district attorney: "many of the children didn't know what a police officer was... didn't know what medication or pills were."several of them have cognitive impairment and suffer from nerve damage after what prosecutors describe as years of emotional and physical abuse.david and louise turpin pleaded not guilty on thursday to all charges, including twelve counts of false imprisonment and twelve counts of torture. they are each being held on 12 million dollars bail. i'm andy rose reporting. (grant) new at nine... it has been seven years since baby dwight went missing in sacramento... and his grandmother is blaming his disappearnce on child protective services. in april 20-11... dwight's mother-- tanisha edwards

failed a drug test. she was arrested on probation violation. when investigators asked tanisha where the 11-month-old boy was... she gave conflicting accounts before telling them she simply didn't know. tanisha was eventually charged with child endangerment. investigators were never able to prove her involvement in the baby's disappearance. dwightús grandmother - barbara blames the disappearance on both her daughter and child protective services.(barbara edwards/dwight's grandmother): "i had him, they took him from me. and i had him, they took him from me..but they did it more than one time... if they'd a left him here the last time, he wouldn't be gone." this may dwight would be eight years old. barbara say she would have no idea what he looks like today. she has a computer generated picture of what he could look like. barbara says she still remembers how dwight looked and acted... and still misses him dearly.

(vicki) a teen athlete paralyzed during an east bay wrestling match...is making progress is his recovery. this is a picture of the 16 year old from just this morning. ryan joseph suffered a life- changing spinal cord injury last wednesday while competing in wresting for college park high school. he has been in intensive care since then. the athletic director of joseph's school tells kron-4 he had a successful tracheotomy ---to help him breathe. and now he can mouth words to his family. after his surgery... he looked at his mom and dad and mouthed "i love you" the go-fund-me page for ryan went over 100-thousand dollars this morning. (vicki) still ahead... could the iconic hollywood sign be getting a twin? we'll tell you why los angeles officials are considering the idea...

this has been a rather fistic week for the nba....a pair of games involving disagreements between players.today orlando magic guard aaron affalo suspned two games for thisd wild swing wednesday night against a minnesota timberwiolve....affalo will also lose 32,ooo dollars...obviously it was only two gamnes because the punch didn't connecxt...and thew incident drew a chuckle today from san aontion coach greg popovich "all you get is your typical nba fights 'let me at him, let me at him. i want to kicks this guys aáá someone hold me back'. the nba fights for the silliest, namby pambiest things i've ever seen my life. except there was that one in the stands a few years ago. that one got ugly."

yes...we laughed too....i'm been doing the same hold me back bit for years...but if the league is serious about stopping these fistic endeavors....show them this video from december 9 1977. houston and the lakers were getting into it....when kermot washington out of the corner of his eye saw houstons rudy tomjonich and proceeded to throw a punch...which accoding to doctors nearly killed rudy t....leaving his hospitaled for nearly 5 months...washi ngton was suspended 60 days for his punch..tomjonivich did make a return to play and as a coach lead hosuton to 2 nba titles. as for kermit washington....we got to know him a little bit when he was an assiatnt coach at stanford....and i remember him saying he hever enjoyed a peacful night sleep after the fight.....and this once great player highly educated

athletre has bounced from job to job since...washington saying he will always be known in many circles as the quote thug who nearly killed rudt t........if the league truly cares about cleaning up on court violence,,,,,have them talk to kermit washington and have his share his story. back next with a giantic bay area basketball upset. coming uptoday coming down the hill you didn't stop at that stop sign at truesdale and sebastian but im only giving you a citation for that one violation there are a few thing a driver can do to keep the police from finding out if they're riding dirty . i'll explain one of them in the next edition of people behaving badly (grant) legend has it, the first voyagers arrived on canoes,

sailing the seas day and night. they knew where they were going, by watching the clouds move in the sky or the way their boats rocked. that's how the waves and stars would speak to them. guide them. sometimes, you can find your way in the world, by getting lost in it. let your legend begin at aulani,

a one-of-a-kind disney resort in hawaii often when a driver is caught doing something dangerous... often times there are other problems as well. (vicki) stanley roberts has part two of tonight's peninsula traffic crackdown and found one driver in particular "driving dirty." rolled through this stop sign too you see that stop sign back there i did i thought i stopped enough . he was not the only driver who thought they stopped enoughthis white car rolled through the stop sign on truesdale in burlingame, but before we could get that driver another driver rolled through so new target nats: ambiance do you (no i do not) stop sign back there did you come to a complete stop ( i missed it all the way) you slowed down but you didn't come to a complete stop. he told you why he stopped you huh he did what do you think happened what is your recollection my recollection is i came to a complete stop.and if you ask any driver in california most will tell you this is a

complete stop really (laughter) the gentleman was a decorated war veteran with a purple heart but since this is about generating revenue obey all stop signs and all signs you driver safe alright thank you for your service we appreciate it he was let go with a warning but this guy wasn't so lucky. when you were coming down that hill you were gaining some speed ok so is this your car drivers license and insurance anything wrong with the breaks no ok the driver's from michigan and he has been here for 6 months . well listen in you ever thought about getting a california driver's license? in fact, i asked the driver the same exact same question he told me it was very pricy so i just ah you what even more pricer (what that the ticket for having one really you can get a tick for that yes you can today coming down the hill you didn't stop that stop sign, right here and truesdale and sebastian ok i'm only going to give you a citation basically for that one violation . however coming down the hill i really had to step on it in order to catch up to you i passed you at about 45 miles per hour the speed limit is 35 he was

also cited for no driver's license you have to get a california's drivers license after residing in the state of california for 10 days wait there's more also in the state of california, you have to proof of current insurance you're expired in december .. rolling the stop sign will set you back 238 dollars and one point speeding up to 15 miles over . 238 and one point he was issued a fix it ticket for the no insurance and no license each carries 25 dollar fine all of these issues would have gone unnoticed if only the diver had done one thing .. stopin burlingame stanley roberts kron 4 news news (grant) eating laundry detergent on camera -- it's an

actual thing for lots of reckless teenagers... and youtube wants it to stop. it's called the tide pod challenge, people eat the detergent packets and then upload the video to social media. youtube is now removing any video that shows people biting into the pods. google -- which owns youtube -- says its community guidelines prohibit content intended to encourage dangerous activities. facebook is also removing posts from its platforms, including instagram. tide parent company procter and gamble also wants to stop people from eating its detergent. it hired n-f-l player rob gronkowski to make a video discouraging the stunt. (vicki) a new study says concussions do not lead to c-t-e. the neurodegenera tive disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy causes alzheimer's-like symptoms. it is typically associated with professional football

players and military veterans. many scientists believed concussions lead to the disease. but researchers at boston university now say it's caused by repeated head trauma, with or without concussion. they recreated head traumas in mice and discovered those exposed multiple traumas -- but no concussions -- developed c-t- e. the study concludes that concussions have no correlation with the disease. lawrence karnow: a new storm brought rain to the entire bay area. it is a much colder storm so snow levels in the bay area will drop to near 3,000 feet. that means we could see a few snow flakes on our higher peaks. showers will continue tonight with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. you can see the showers on doppler radar. they are more scattered now instead of steady rain. the wettest part of the bay area had over a half an inch of rain. on the satellite you can see the eye of the storm still spinning in the gulf of alaska. there is plenty of cold air the will rush in tonight and tomorrow. showers and chilly temperatures will continue friday with highs in

the 40s and 50s. it will be a mostly dry but chilly start to the weekend. on sunday the clouds return with a chance of rain. more rain is possible next week. (grant) a second hollywood sign? that's what los angeles officials are considering...it would be a considering...it officials are angeles what los sign? that's hollywood a second

(grant) a second hollywood sign? that's what los angeles officials are considering...it would be a replica of the iconic sign.(vicki) it's one of dozens of ideas to help alleviate traffic and help improve tourist safety at the landmark, griffith park. reporter kandiss crone has the story. andy mendoza/jogger "you get the smells you get all the birds and nature or whatever and it's just nice."the scenery, the smells, and the view of the iconic hollywood sign is what makes griffith park a hot spot for both locals and tourists.michelle artiaga/ hiker"i love hiking the mountains and getting up to the top of the mountains and looking down at the beautiful view i love it."one of the top attractions for

hikers is the iconic hollywood sign. it's become so popular, people who live nearby say they're fed up with visitors and their cars clogging residential streets.voice of: alastair duncan/ neighbor"the traffic turning up ferndale becomes insane."kandiss crone/ reporting"it's no secret, if you don't get here early enough, some days you can't even find a place to park. you can see several cars already line the street and this is not typically even one of the busiest times of the day."city leaders hired a consultant to come up with ways to alleviate the congestion.one idea is a replica sign on the other side of the hills facing burbank. alastair duncan/ neighbor "(haha) that one i find ludicrous what would that actually mean a second hollywood sign?" (grant) officials say an aerial tram to the sign, a designated rideshare location, and another trail are among 30 ideas in the report.(vicki) neighbors hope changes are made soon so access to the landmark is much smoother and safer. (grant)topvo after the break.. do you remember this viral video of the man saving a rabbit from the thomas fire?... the rabbit...now has a new home.

even if no one in your home smokes, secondhand smoke can be closer than you think. secondhand smoke from a neighbor's apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. secondhand smoke is toxic. especially to children. protect your family. visit tobaccofreeca.com. rescue was caught in a viral

video during the thomas fire that scorched ventura and santa barbara counties... is back in the wild.(vicki) the bunny has been recovering at the california wildlife center in malibu. the center's director of animal care says it had burns on all four feet and its ears. it also lost some toenails, but the furry little guy is

expected to be fine. the center said in a tweet that the rabbit was released near the spot where it was rescued ... and that it's now a good place for a bunny to thrive. (grant) rapper cardi b has made some billboard chart history. billboard says cardi is the first woman to have five top 10 singles simultaneously on its hot r- and-b hip-hop chart. she was previously tied with beyonce. cardi b is only the third artist ever to complete the feat, joining kendrick lamar and drake. she has five singles currently in the top 10 including her breakthrough hit, "bodak yellow" which broke a nearly 20-year-old record-- making her the first female rapper to nab the number one spot on the hot 100 chart (grant) that wraps up kron4 news at nine..(vicki) pam moore and steve pam moore and steve aveson are here with with kron4 news at ten...guys? ((pam)) thank you grant and vickinext at 10... the weather is what everyone

is talking about tonight. showers all day... fog and frigid tempertures.we've seen it all, and more is on the way.our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking the forecast. plus...disturbing new details about the so-called house of horrors in southern california. children locked up..no showers, and no food!the horrendous conditions prosecutors say two parents inflicted on their 12 children. ((pam)) plus... all eyes on the nation's capitol .. a government shutdown now just over 24 hours away.how that will affect us.. here in the bay area.((steve))don't go away... hour three of kron 4 news in primetime starts right after the break. (pam)wet roads across the bay

area tonight.showers off and on all day...and more on the way for tomorrow.a live look at storm tracker four tonight (steve) on top of that...frigid tempertures gripping the region...so bundle up. (pam)thank you for joining us.. im pam moore.(steve)im

steve aveson. it's not a big storm...but it is enough to make for some very slick conditions out there.and we can expect more of the same as we head into the weekend. ((pam/cross shot))chief metererologist lawrence karnow is tracking this storm. lawarence, what can we expect for the rest of the night? lawrence karnow: a new storm brought rain to the entire bay area. it is a much colder storm so snow levels in the bay area will drop to near 3,000 feet. that means we could see a few snow flakes on our higher peaks. showers will continue tonight with a chance of isolated thunderstorms. you can see the showers on doppler radar. they are more scattered now instead of steady rain. the wettest part of the bay area had over a half an inch of rain. on the satellite you can see the eye of the storm still spinning in the gulf of alaska. there is plenty of cold air the will rush in tonight and tomorrow. showers and chilly temperatures will continue friday with highs in the 40s and 50s. it will be a mostly dry but chilly start to the weekend. on sunday the clouds return with a cha