for $459 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. ( darya ) good morning and thanks for joining us... i'm darya folsom.( will ) and i'm will tran in for james fletcher. our top story this morning... the countdown to a partial government shutdown.kristen holmes has the latest. ( will ) thanks kristen.(

darya ) and we have continuing coverage of the potenital shutdown all morning long on air and online. and coming up at 6:30 we will take a look at how this shutdown could impact people here in the bay area. the bay area.people here in could impact this shutdown look at how will take a look at how this shutdown people here in the bay area. (darya) (darya) (darya) good morning i'm

darya folsom..( will ) and i'm will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. a big story this morning. thousands of people are expected to travel through s-f-o today as they scramble to today as they through s-f-o travel expected to people are thousands of this morning. a big story a big story this morning. thousands of people are expected to travel through s-f-o today as they scramble to get where they need to be before christmas early next

week. kron4's sara stinson joins us live from s-f-o this morning, sara how are things looking so far?

( darya ) ( will ) and now we want to check with john to get a look at your holiday weekend your holiday weekend forecast.

( will ) forecast.weekend your holiday weekend forecast.

forecast. weekend forecast. ( will ) breaking news we are following this morning... crews are on the scene of a deadly apartment fire in san jose. this is on blossom hill road. the fire broke out around 4:00 this morning. one man has died. 15 other people have been displaced. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we will get the latest from them as soon as they get there. ( darya ) happening today ... the san francisco polce officer arrested in connection to a bank robbery ... is due in court. the robbery happened back on november 29-th ... at the "east west bank" in the city's sunset district. s-f-p-d officer rain daugherty was caught on surveillance camera passing a note to a teller demanding money. police say he took more than 9-thousand-dollars.

we asked s-f-p-d chief bill scott about his reaction to finding out someone from his force has been accused of this kind of crime.

oakland. earlier this week ... the suspect in the deadly shooting ... 21-year-old christian kelling of fremont-- was arrested at a home in travis county, near austin texas. ( will )still ahead... a homicide investigation with a twist... as police arrest a woman they believe paid someone to murder her lover. ( will )plus.. a mother reconnects with her dying 2-year-old son... after not being able to see him for months. ( will ) and after the break... puppies stolen from their mother in a home robbery. now one woman is willing to pay a lot of money to bring them home. for you, it's always leap over look.

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welcome back. lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. no major hot morning. traffic this weather and check of lets get a back. welcome ( robin ) (james)

maze to sf. min from the maze to sf.

after showers to kick off this busy start to the weekend for travelers roadways will dry with improved conditions into the afternoon. high temperatures will peak in the upper 50's and low 60's with partly to mostly cloudy skies taking us through the day. through the day.skies taking us through the day.

( darya ) police in mountian view have arested a man for having a child pornography collection. police say 31-year-old marco alfaro was connected to a drop box that had more than 3-

hundred images and videos of children as young as six- months old. when police searched alfaro's home they found additional child porn images. he was booked into the santa clara county jail. (2-shot)( darya )a bay area man and woman are now charged in a murder for hire plot.( will ) prosecutors say both are involved in the shooting death of a popular bay area chef. kron 4's charles clifford has the details. well, back on october 7th. fremont resident dominic sarkar wafound murder in his home. the suspect in the killing had apparently entered the house, shot sarkar, and then left quickly. the fremont police department launched an investigation and they have now arrested two people they say were invovled in a murder for hire plot. the alameda county district attorney has charged 50 year-old maria moore of sunnyvale and 46-year old marvel salvant of citrus heights with murder in connection to the killing of fremont resident dominic sarkar. the fremont police department believes moore and salvant conspired to kill sarkar in order to collect $800,000 in life insurance payouts.following sarkar's

murder, fremont police would eventually discover that moore and sarkar were engaged in a sexual relationship and that in 2016 and 2017, sarkar changed life insurance policies on himself to list moore as the beneficiary. investigators also learned that moore and salvant, who has a criminal history, had been communicating through calls, texts, and private messages in the weeks prior to the murder. according to police, moore had payed salvant a 500 dollar advance to murder sarkar.following her lover's death, moore attempted to file a claim for the insurance money and police believe she had promised salvant a share of the payout. although, police do not have any direct proof that salvant murdered dominic sarkar they believe the overwhelming evidence they do have was enough to press charges.sotin a lot of cases your able to get a finger print or dna or a witnesses but in this case it was just the enormity of the evidence where we could move it to the place where we could charge it.finally, investigators say they may still need to do some follow up work on the case but at this pointthe do not beleive anyone else was involved in the murder for hire plot.in fremont, charles clifford, kron 4 news. ( darya )a family in the south

bay is desperately looking for information after their home was burglarized and ransacked. and the thieves got away with a couple of three week old puppies. the family is now offering a cash reward to get the puppies back. this happened in san jose. there were originally 7 puppies but now there are ly 5.now there are only 5. karen ramirez says karen ramirez says this is her dog's first litter of puppies and they've noticed a change in the dog's behavior since the puppies were taken.

rings and leaves them there you know we just want the puppies back.>( darya ) ramirez says her biggest concern is for the puppies' health and her family is now offering a thousand dollars to get them back. ( will )the raiders are the raiders are just days away from what could be their very last game in oakland. they take on the broncos monday night-- and it is expected to be the last time fans can watch them at the coliseum. quarterback derek carr talked about what the coliseum means to him and shared some of his favorite memories.

way straight up to the locker room. and driving through the fans. those are things i will never forget". >( will ) the raiders are moving to las vegas in 20-20... but the team opted out of a lease for next year after the city of oakland filed a lawsuit against them and the n-f-l. it's still not known where the raiders will play next year. ( darya )still ahead ... we take a look at the impact the partial government shutdown would have in the bay area. ( darya )plus... an emotional mother watches video of her son being left behind on a school bus. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá)

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after showers to kick off this busy start to the weekend for travelers roadways will dry with improved conditions into the afternoon. high

temperatures will peak in the upper 50's and low 60's with partly to mostly cloudy skies taking us through the day. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident in hayward sb 880 at a street blocking the two left lanes. ( darya ) one tennessee mom is upset after learning her 5-year-old son was left alone and scared -- after falling asleep on a bus.

surveillance video shows the child crying. when the boy woke up he started to panic and cry. this is surveillance video from the bus this child rides daily... to an after-care program called chambliss. in the video, you can see children getting off of the bus... all except him. the boy's mother is distraught. ( darya ) after more than 10- minutes, the child figures out how to open the doors... gets off the bus.... and wanders through the parking lot just before finally being helped by a stranger. the chambliss employee is on probation.... and the bus probation.... employee is on probation.... and the bus driver has been suspended. the after-care center also said, its bus monitors will receive

additional training... to prevent any similar incidents in the future. ( darya ) still ahead... construction is underway for a new bart parking garage in walnut creek.... but just as quickly as it came ... all the new parking spots are gone. we explain... after the break. (darya) lets start the

half hour with a check of weather and traffic... after showers to kick off this busy start to the weekend for travelers roadways will dry with improved conditions into the afternoon. after showers to kick off this busy start to the weekend for travelers roadways will dry with improved conditions into the afternoon.

high no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident sb

880 at 92 blocks the two left lane. slow traffic from washington and 238 flyover ( darya )the clock is ticking on a potential government shudown. a partial shutdown is set to go into effect at 9-o'clock tonight here on the west coast.( will ) ( will ) here is what that means for people here in the bay area. the big impact for us will be felt at the national parks this includes places like crissy field, muir woods and tours to alcatraz... which would scale back operations

mattis was opposed to that decision, and has reportedlyhad failing relations with trump in recent months. mattis also wrote that the u-s cannot protect its interests without respecting allies and maintaining strong alliances. he plans to step down in febuary.president trump has not yet named someone to replace ( will )a mother .. finally reunited with her dying two- year- old son at oakland children's hospital. she was able to hold her child for the first time ... since being granted permission to travel to the u.s., to be with him before he is taken off of life support. kron 4's terisa estacio has details on the emotional reunion. it has been months, since shaima (shayma) swileh has held or been in the same room with her gravely ill boy. kron four news was sent this very touching and tender photo of shaima swileh gently holding her son's hand in his hospital bed at ucsf benioff children's hospital in oakland. abdullah hassan is only two years old, but he is dying.

he was diagnosed with a rare brain condition in august. his family says he is currently on life support. attorney's for the family have shared that the young boy's health is worsening and that he does not have long to live. shaima only arrived late wednesday night at sfo from cairo. it has been a brutal and stressful fight to get her a visa. abudullah and his father ali are us citizens, shaima is not. she was blocked by the trump administrations travel ban to return to the us to see her son after leaving the us back in 2017 with abdullah to apply for a visa. late tuesday, the state department granted a waiver for shaima to return to be with her son. at the airport wednesday... a brief comment from the family thanking supporters during this painful time. abdullah hassan the family says now they are spending as much time as possible with their son... and making sure he is comfortable. they said that now that they are together as a family, the can mourn with dignity

( darya ) the lawyer for the man charged with stabbing and killing 18-year-old nia wilson -- says her client is not mentally fit to stand trial. 28-year-old john lee cowell is accused of killing wilson and injuring her 26-year-old sister back in july at the macarthur bart station. cowell's lawyer told a judge yesterday that he suffers from severe delusions and paranoia. she says he was released from a maximum security facility for mentally ill convicts less than three months before the attack.

cowell did not enter a plea but was ordered to return to court in one week. he is eligible for the death penalty if convicted. ( darya )on the peninsula... daly city police need your help identifying these people. on sunday, a woman reported that someone stole her wallet ... at the target store in the serramonte shopping center. police say, the two you see here, used the credit cards from the woman's stolen wallet. if you recognize them... police would like to hear from you. ( will ) in the east bay... police are looking for two people who they say, robbed the treasure island jewelry store.. at the hilltop mall. according to richmond police, the men asked the clerk to see some jewelry.. then took the items and ran out without paying. police say they stole three gold chains and a gold cross with two carats worth of diamonds. ( will ) also in the east bay... san ramon police tweeted out this picture of a man they are looking for. they say around five o'clock wednesday night he into a car at a safeway parking lot. police say he stole about 45-

hundred dollars in electronics from the parked car. he was last seen in a four door silver honda accord. (2-shot)( darya )in the east bay... parking problems rise at the walnut creek bart station.( will ) construction is underway on a new parking garage for bart's new transit village development. but as kron four's philippe djegal reports... just days after permits went on sale to park in the new garage -- they sold out. (philippe) as the year comes to a close... construction crews are getting closer to finishing the new south garage at the walnut creek bart station. the old south parking lot was shutdown to make way for the project... and, when it's all said and done -- the new garage will feature at least 900 parking stalls. that's about 100 spaces more than are available at the station now. gwen johnson/parker- "this is a very busy station, and so this will probably just alleviate a little bit of the pressure but it wont solve the problem." problem is -- the new privately-owned and operated garage requires a

monthly parking permit that costs 120-dollars a month, if you want to use the garage before 10 o'clock in the morning. after that hour -- a limited amount of daily passes would be available. the permits went on sale december third -- first made available to people who were already on the waitlist for the existing garage owned by bart, then to the public. the passes sold out in three days.greg weiss/parker- "i'm very stressed out about the whole thing." greg weiss has been parking at this station for nearly 20-years... and, couldn't secure a spot before all of the permits were taken.greg weiss/parker- "i'm on a waiting list. (philippe) do you think you'll get on the main list? (greg) i have no idea." ellie mcintyre got lucky and successfully signed up for the new permit. once the garage opens, two other parking lots at the station will be closed to start making way for other phases of the new transit village development, including apartments, shops and restaurants.ellie mcintyre/parker- "sorry to hear its soldout. (philippe) are you surprised to hear it sold out so quickly? (ellie) no, because the waitlist was at about 25-hundred people for

the garage." construction on the new garage is expected to wrap up in the coming months... and, it is expected to open to the public sometime next year. ( will )coming up... paradise is back open ... and people are doing what they can to make it feel like home again before the holidays. ( will )and a group of vietnamese immigrants... hold a candlelight vigil to protest the trump administration's new deportation efforts.

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weather and traffic... after showers to kick off this busy start to the weekend for travelers roadways will dry with

improved conditions into the afternoon. high temperatures will peak in the upper 50's and low 60's with partly to mostly cloudy skies taking us through the day.

no major hot spots. accident wb 92 at the tolls. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. accident sb 880 at 92 cleared. slow traffic from washington and 238 (2-shot)( will )a group of vietnamese south bay immigrants... came together to protest federal immigration policies.( darya ) the group wanted their voices heard on policies that may deport war refugees who are now in the u-s. kron 4's gabe slate has the story. about a hundred people gathered at the santa clara county government center off hedding street in san jose to hold a press conference inside, and then a candlelight vigil outside, to protest the trump administration which has hinted at focusing new deportation action on a narrow group of vietnamese immigrants, specifically

non-citizens who entered the united states before 1995, sound from - santa clara county board of supervisor dave cortese of district 3 "we are here to stand up"santa clara county board of supervisor dave cortese says this new deportation threat hits home, because there is a huge vietnamese population here san jose has the highest concentration of vietnamese residence than any other city in the united states, and santa clara county has the 2nd largest vietnamese population of any county in the country. sound from - santa clara county board of supervisor dave cortese of district 3 "we will do whatever it takes" sound from richard konda - executive director of the asian law alliance"it's not good what trump administration is doing"richard konda, executive director of the asian law alliance wants vietnamese immigrants here to know they will not have to fight this battle alone.sound from - santa clara county board of supervisor dave cortese of district 3 "there are resources"in sn jose gabe slate kron 4 news.

a new fundraiser for the president's border wall has raised nearly 11-million dollars as of this morning. air force veteran brian kolfage launched the 'go fund me' page to help pay for the construction of the u-s - mexico border wall. the fundraising goal is one- billion. in a statement on the page ... kolfage says, the wall could be built if everyone who voted for president trump ... pledged 80- dollars each.

he says, he has contacted the trump administration about where to send the money. (2-shot)( will )the entire town of paradise is now back open to its residents and the public.( darya ) kron 4's ashley zavala shows us how the town is recovering .... now more than a month- and -a- half since the camp fire started. (pkg)) just before the entrance of paradise..86 wooden crosses line the roadway .."it's heartbreaking, very sad"survivors scan each cross honoring those lost in the camp fire.. some left unmarked for the unidentified victims.((((joe bykonen & family)) we drove by and saw them on the side of the road and came back... it's pretty insane." inside city limits.. the power is back on and some places are open for business.. including the post office. fire survivors picking up mail here for the first time in weeks((sarah mcdowell)) it's nerve racking, you still smell the smoke, you don't want to believe the town you live in or grew up in has fallen apart." downtown.. parks and

rec crews work to prepare for the opening of the ice rink... just in time for christmas... ((dan efseaff- paradise parks & rec)) "they can't return to their homes but they can return to some sense of their community... it gives usust a little bit of hope to returning to some sense of normal meanwhile..many residents have returned to their properties. some decorating their destroyed homes for the holidays...small signs this town is healing ( will ) ( will )coming up at 7 on the kron 4 morning news... before you gas up your car and head home for the holidays... get ready for traffic.. and high gas prices. how much time and money you'll be spending on the road... cong up in the next hour. (ácommercialá)

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( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( will )on december 21st,19-68 -- 50 years ago-- apollo 8 launched. it was the the

first manned mission to the moon. thousands gathered on nearby sandy beaches to watch the historic event. thanks to this mission-- just 8 days after the launch-- nasa released the first ever photograph of the entire earth. ( darya )still ahead at 7.... the clock is ticking before part of the government runs out of money. ( darya )plus... it's one of the busiest travel days of the year. and we're out at s-f-o keeping an eye on things.on things. keeping an eye good ( darya )

good morning and thanks for joining us... i'm darya folsom. ( will ) and i'm will tran in for james fletcher. our top story this morning ... the countdown to a partial government shutdown.( darya ) in less than 13 hours a large portion of the government will run out of money. earlier this week... the senate passed a spending bill that would have funded the government through

the beginning of february. but yesterday president trump said he would not support that bill because it did not include funding for the president's border wall. last night... the house of representatives passed another spending bill that did include $5 billion dollars for the wall... but that bill is not likely to pass in the senate. kristen holmes is live in washington d-c with the latest. kristen. a government shutdown ahead of the holidays is looking more and more likely -- as president trump decided not to sign a republican deal to keep the government open unless he gets money for a border wall. kristelm