will tran. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... plenty more sunshine to look forward to this friday with temperatures remaining comfortably cool in the upper 50's and low

60's. wind advisories will expire with some upper elevation areas continuing to see breezy conditions through the afternoon. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( robin )(ááá2 shotááá) (

robin ) (ááá2 shotááá) our top story this morning ... the hunt continues for an escaped inmate from san quentin. thorities say the inmate carjacked a woman at a nearby store after escaping the prison. kron4's sara stinson is live at san quentin state prison in marin county with the latest.sara? law enforcement across the state is on the lookout for this inmate.and with a car jacking right around the time of his escape ... police believe he is no longer on foot.san rafael police have released video of a car jacking suspect they believe is the same inmate that escaped san quentin wednesday night. the suspect ... wearing

light colored clothing ... walks up to the victim ... exchanges words ... and before you know it ... she backs off while he gets into her car and drives away.the suspect displayed something under his shirt like a weapon or possibly a firearmand then also made a threat to the victim that he would kill her if she calledthe victim did call 9-11. and while investigating at the home depot ... san rafael police got word inmate shalom mendoza escaped from nearby san quentin that same evening. with very little car jackings in the city, detectives started tying pieces together.. the close proximity of where the carjacking occurred and obviously to where teh prison is located and also due to the tine factor. they happened really close to each other, thats definitely our priority lead authorities are looking for a toyota rav 4 ... liccense plate number 6-s-t-z- 5-0-2. the 21 year old ... who is 5'5" and weighs 177 pounds, fits the victim's description .... however police say the two incidents could still be unrelated and are investigating both possibilities.mendoza was serving a 5 year sentence for use of a deadly weapon during a car jacking, attempted car jacking, and evading a peace officer while driving

recklessly.so our officers are looking for the outstanding inmate as well as investigating the carjacking ( robin ) thanks sara. ( will ) a family in the south bay is demanding answers ... after a deadly police shooting on christmas morning. police are saying it was a case of mistaken identity ... and the shooter is still on the loose. the shooting happened on fruitdale and leigh avenue in san jose. now victim's family is speaking out for the first time since her death. kron4's gayle ong has the latest.

loved ones are seeking justice for 24 year old seeking justice loved ones are seeking justice for 24 year old jennifer vasquez...the woman shot and killed by san jose police early christmas morning. in a press conference thursday afternoon,police chief eddie garcia explains vasquez was mistaken for a suspect of a shooting tuesday morning but he says the officer's actions were justified.at 2 a-m, police say they responded to 911 calls of shots fired near story road and clemence avenue..upon arrival, officers found two people suffering from gunshot wounds,and witnesses pointing out a white vehicle leaving the scene.. vasquez was driving a white toyota camry around that time,with her friend linda bueno in the passenger seat. police say vasquez was driving a stolen car..when they tried to pull the women over,they fled the scene leading officers on a high speed

chase, that lasted 7 minutes, police say vasquez crashed on a chain linked fence on fruitdale and leigh avenue. after further investigation, officers say vasquez is not connected to the initial shooting officers responded to and no weapon was found in vasquez's car, vasquez's parents met up with the police chief after the press conference..then later at a vigil where their daughter died..through a translator,vasquez's mother is demanding justice and a list of demands from the san jose police department.. (robin) in the east bay ... a judge has suspended criminal proceedings against the man accused of stabbing and killing 18-year-old nia wilson. 28-year-old john lee cowell appeared in court

yesterday. an alameda county judge says there is substantial evidence that cowell is incompetent to stand trial. he is accused of killing wilson and injuring her sister at the macarthur bart station back in july. cowell's attorney says it appears her client's delusions and paranoia are becoming more common. two doctors will now evaluate cowell. the judge is expected to meet with attorneys in february to discuss their findings. ( will ) a big story this morning. we are getting new pictures of the man suspected of killing a newman police officer in stanislaus county. the manhunt continues this morning for this man. officials are not confirming his name at this time but they do say he is in the country illegally. kron4's justine waldman has the latest on the investigation. chief randy richardson: "please remember the man. please remember the husband. please remember what he was

well he came to this country to do. yes he was a police he was a human being." y with tears streaming down his face...chief randy richardson said corp ronil sighn is an american patriot. thirty-three-year-old singh is a native of fiji and came to the us to be a police officer, so he could serve his country. he has been with the newman police department since 2011. durign a traffic stop wednesday, the driver of a pickup truck without a license plate. shot and killed him. he leaves behind a wife and baby boy.sot he will never hear his 5 month old son talk, he will never see him walk. doesnt get to hold him hug his wife say good night because of a coward took his life. to find the killer, thursday night, dectectives from the stan sheriffs office searched a property in el nido in merced county. the suspect was not located and the investigation remains fluid. the sheriff would not name the suspect, but confrimed the suspect is in the country illegally.sot he doesnt belong here he is a crimina,president trump tweeted "it is time to get tough on border security. he ended the post "build the wall."officers have recovered the truck, and will stop at nothing to find this accused cop killer."stanislaus county sheriff adam christianson"we will relentlessly continue to

hunt our suspect down and bring him to justice. there is also his police dog sam, who was there during the shooting, but was not hurt. the k9 will retire, and go live with the family. so they don't lose an other loved one. in the newsroom justine waldman kron 4 news. ( will )in national news... criticism and policy changes -- after another migrant child dies at the u-s border.( robin ) the head of u.s. border patrol says his agency needs a complete overhaul to adequately handle families

coming across the border... kristen holmes reports the latest on the crisis. a call for help from officials at the southern u-s border... after the death of a second migrant child in border patrol custody this month.voice of kevin k mcaleenan/cbp commissioner/ cbs this morning/wednesday: we need help from congress, we need to budget for medical care and mental health care for children in our facilities.the commissioner of customs and border protection - asking for more funding to handle the influx of migrants at the border.kevin k mcaleenan/cbs this morning/wednesday: our stations are not built for that group that's crossing today they were built 30-40 years ago for adult males and we need a different approach. his pleas - coming after an eight-year-old guatemalan boy died on christmas eve from what was possibly the flu. three weeks earlier - a 7-year old guatemalan girl also died. criticism is mounting in the wake of their deaths..mayor dee margo/ el paso, texas: we need a resolution. we're tired of dealing with the symptomatic problems that are just getting worse.homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen called their deaths quote -- 'deeply concerning and heartbreaking'd-h-s is now

reviewing its policies- especially for children under 10..and is implementing new procedures which include...- secondary medical checks on children in border patrol custody- working on more transportation options to facilities better-equipped for families- and requesting help from the centers for disease control, department of defense and the u-s coast guard secretary nielsen is expected to review facility conditions at the border this week.in washington, i'm kristen holmes. ( will ) a d-h-s official says homeland security secretary nielsen will travel to el paso, texas today... and yuma, arizona on saturday. ( will ) meanwhile... california senator dianne feinstein is calling for a hearing on the two recent deaths. the democrat sent a letter yesterday to republican lindsay graham, who is set to chair the judiciary committee next year. among other things, she said the deaths are consistent with warnings that immigration facilities are not equipped to handle children. (robin) coming up on the

kron 4 morning news ... a new law in 2019 ... impacting new cars bought at dealerships. we'll explain. (robin) plus ... the latest on the migrant crisis at the border. how congress is investigating the deaths of two children in u-s custody. (robin) and parts of the bay area will experience strong winds today. we'll have a look at the conditions. ♪ there's no place like home for the holidays ♪ ♪ 'cause no matter how far away you roam ♪ ♪ if you want to be happy in a million ways ♪

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winds and cooler temperatures are pushing through the bay area. and as kron 4's dan thorn reports ... the easy bay is seeing some of the stronger gusts. a tree falls and blocks a popular san francisco street in hayes valley as weather officials issue a wind advisory..there was no one in the delivery truck at the time--but it serves as a warning as gusty winds move through the bay area..weather officials say the strong wind may knock down more trees or tree limbs and possibly knock out power. sot: the winds were pretty strong i just you don't always like wind when you have like hats and everything always getting off..dylan and his friend frank noticed the windier conditions also brought in colder temperatures..sot: it was pretty uncomfortable im not acclimated to this cold weather.. but it didn't keep them from eating ice cream.. sot: ice cream is good all the time..paul mcdermott and his girlfriend were dressed as polar opposites as the temperatures hovered just above 50 degrees in pleasanton..she's bundled up..he's in shorts..sot: you can always put on more clothes--can't take them off.

( will )( robin ) welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. let's get a check of the forecast. plenty more sunshine to look forward to this friday with temperatures remaining plenty more sunshine to look forward to this friday with temperatures remaining comfortably cool in the upper 50's and low 60's. wind

advisories will expire with some upper elevation areas continuing to see breezy conditions through the afternoon. no major hot spots. bay no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge 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. ( robin )a big scare at the san francisco hall of justice thursday. people inside had to shelter in place after word of a bomb threat. it happened around yesterday evening when a phone call about a bomb was made to this building on 7th and bryant street. no one was allowed into the facility for about an hour. police later deemed the building safe... and the hall of justice continued their operations. no injuries were reported. (robin) a berkeley man was rescued after he fell while

rock climbing in joshua tree national monument in san bernardino county. here is a picture of the helicopter used to rescue the man. the fall happened yesterday afternoon. sheriff's officials say he fell about 50 feet and suffered serious injuries. officials airlifted him to a trauma center ... where he is recovering this morning. (2-shot)( will )a california woman... is stuck holding a large repair bill. this after a driver smashed his car into her car.( robin )the incident ( robin )into her car. smashed his car driver this after a bill. this after a driver smashed his car into her car.( robin )the incident was caught on security camera, but the suspect drove away from the scene. stacey butler reports. michelle obispo/hit-and-run victim"my car! they crashed into my car."michelle obispo was wrapping presents with her family at 1:30 christmas morning when she heard a loud crash.she ran to her camera to look.she saw a toyota rav slam into her white toyota camry parked on the street in front of her downey home- then flip she and her sister in law ran outside to help.michelle obispo/hit-and-"i was screaming. is anyone there are you ok is anyone hurt."obispo says two men stumbled out of the suv then took off.michelle obispo/hit-and-run victim"we

tried to keep em here but he said i'm leaving.""we told the first guy to stay but he was so drunk and stumbling out of the car right here.""we asked him who was driving. he admitted 'i was driving.' he was so drunk he was blabbering."security tape shows the two men stumbling then walking north down gallatin road in downey. michelle obispo/hit-and-run victim"me, my sister-in-law, my daughter could have been in there. and i just thank god nobody was in there."obispo is now stuck with a big repair bill.she's asking the driver to police.michelle obispo/hit-and-run victim"turn yourself in. do the right thing. and pay for your mistake." ( will ) ( will ) your mistake."thing. and pay for do the right "turn yourself in. do the right thing. and pay for your mistake." ( will ) that was stacey butler reporting. ( will )coming up on the kron four morning news... congress returned to capitol hill ... but there is no sign of a deal to end a partial

government shutdown. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the golden gate bridge. the

plenty more sunshine to look

forward to this friday with temperatures remaining comfortably cool in the upper 50's and low 60's. wind advisories will expire with some upper elevation areas continuing to see breezy conditions through the afternoon. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( robin )new this morning... attorney's for tesla c-e-o elon musk are asking a court to throw out a defamation suit against him. musk was sued by vernon unsworth, a diver who helped rescue a thai youth soccer team stranded in a cave earlier this year. that's

after the entrepreneur suggested on twitter that the diver is a pedophile, without offering any evidence. musk sent the tweet after unsworth ridiculed his plan for saving the boys, which involved a mini-submarine. but in a motion filed yesterday, musk's lawyers said twitter in known for exagerating... saying that no reasonable reader would have taken musk's tweet seriously. unsworth's lawsuit is asking for more than 75- thousand dollars in compensation, plus punitive damages. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the bay bridge toll plaza. we'll be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break.

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( james )( darya ) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... plenty more sunshine to look forward to this friday with temperatures remaining comfortably cool in the upper 50's and low 60's. wind advisories will expire with some upper elevation areas continuing to see breezy conditions through the afternoon. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( will ) come 20-19 ... new cars will no longer have temporary paper plates. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. maze to sf.

( will ) come 20-19 ... new cars will no longer have temporary paper plates. the california d-m- v will require all car dealerships print out a serial number for cars driving off the lot. kron 4's ella sogomonian has the details. come 2019 newly purchased vehicles from a california dealership,lessor retailer or auction will have to drive off the lot with a temporary license plate number and be electronically reported to the d-m-v immediately. rmc motors owner roderick cho in san bruno says this won't make a difference in work flow.sot: roderick cho, owner rmc motors// "just another paper to be printed on the laser printer." 'the dmv gets notified right away so thats one more step that i guess its

better for everybody becasue they car is automatically identified that it belongs to the buyer."california bill 516 explains the new law should help with regulating drivers who otherwise would avoid toll booth payments or even get away with a crime because paper plates as they are today make it harder to track them down.sot: roderick cho, owner rmc motors// "i think its basically it's just the state closing up a loop hole and recooperating lot of the money lost in the toll booths peolpe running toll booths and stuff like that and i guess theres a little bit of crime that happens along the way with cars not being properly identified with paper plates and im sure that eliminates that problem as well."the temporary paper plate numbers are free from the dealership. they will not become permanent, car owners will have 90 days to get a permanent plate with a new number.or else they will be fined between 25 and nearly 200 dollars depending on the county.california will join ten other states already implementing this rule.the dmv estimates around 15 million dollars is lost annually by toll evasion.

(robin) in the south bay... the santa clara county d-a has filed a 67- million dollar environmental protection lawsuit against the monterey mushroom company. the d-a accuses the company of intentionally dumping waste- water into a county creek. an investigation by the california department of fish and game deteremined from early 20-16 into the spring of 20-17 monterey mushrooms pumped wastewater into waterways. on one occasion ... the company reportedly pumped 700-thousand gallons of wasterwater into the creek during a 2-day period. ( will )in the east bay... a transformer exploded in hayward... injuring a pg&e employee who was working on nearby power lines. it happened wednesday night. hayward police issued an advisory shortly after the explosion and said it caused a

power pole and vehicle to catch fire. santa clara street was closed from ocie way to red-bud lane as police, firefighters and pg&e worked the scene. ( will )( will )also in the east bay... a san leandro mother and her 12-year-old son are lucky to be alive after their attic caught fire. a neighbor on trojan avenue was walking by the home and saw smoke coming from the attic wednesday afternoon. the neighbor alerted the mother and son by knocking on the front door. firefighters say they were able to keep the fire from spreading beyond the attic. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. no one reported being injured. ( robin )in national news... congress returns to capitol hill, but not for long -- and without any movement toward ending the standoff between president trump and senate democrats over border security funding. many federal workers say they're growing

more concerned by the day. karin caifa has the latest from washington. no votes scheduled, and -- per an ally of president trump -- no end in sight.rep. mark meadows / (r) north carolina: "at this point, it looks like we could be in for a very long term shutdown."both the house and senate gaveled in thursday afternoon -- and gaveled right back out minutes later --"the house is adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31, 2018." -- amid a third attempt by a house democrat to get republicans to consider the government funding bill passed by the senate before the president insisted on attaching border wall money. democrats telling the president -- to stop the political games.rep. gerry connolly / (d) virginia: "the wall is a symbol for him and his base. it's not a serious proposal to deal with border security, and we don't want to play that game."the president, saying it's democrats playing the games -- tweeting thursday evening --gfx: this is only about the dems not letting donald trump & the republicans have a win.hundreds of thousands of federal workers are caught in the middle.more than 420,000 working without pay until the government reopens. another 380,000

furloughed.randy erwin / president, national federation of federal employees: "these are real family, real-hard working american people with real families and real financial obligations and they had the carpet ripped out from under them."and washington uncertainty -- not helping wall street volatility.after a thousand-point surge wednday, the dow dropped more than 600 points thursday before a late-afternoon bounceback, to finish the day, in the green.in washington, i'm karin caifa. ( will ) ( will ) still ahead on the kron 4 morning news... from facebook's massive crash on the stock market... to the rise of electric scooters. we look back at the big moments in tech this year. ( will )and... eerie blue light fills the new york city sky... after a transformer explosion at a power plant.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) plenty more sunshine to look forward to this friday with temperatures remaining comfortably cool in the upper 50's and low 60's. ( robin ) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.

( will ) another mystery light in the sky... this time in the big apple. people all around the big city stopped and starred... grabbed their phones and started recording. once again... not aliens. but a blue-ish hue filled the sky... turns out... it was a transformer explosion at a power plant in queens. fires erupted as a result... they've been contained. nearby

laguardia grounded all flights for a time to inspect its facility... operations there are back to normal. no injuries reported. (will) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. (ácommercialá)

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checking bay area roads before you head out the door.. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101

plenty more sunshine to look forward to this friday with temperatures remaining comfortably cool in the upper 50's and low 60's. wind advisories will expire with some upper elevation areas continuing to see breezy conditions through the afternoon.

( will ) ( will )in the tech world this

year... a seemingly endless stream of data breaches or data misuse shook users' confidence in the security of their personal information..( robin )tech investors didn't have it much easier.reporter samuel burke takes a look back at the year... in tech controversies. samuel burke, cnn business tech correspondent: "in the tech world, 2018 will without a doubt be remembered as the year of cambridge analytica." there wasn't much known about the british firm until journalists banded together to expose the company's links to donald trump's 2016 presidential campaign and how it misused the data of up to 87 million facebook users.the social network experienced the biggest single-day loss in the history of the stock market

when its shares fell 19 percent as the company advised investors it would spend more on security and user privacy. the sell-off vaporized about $119 billion in market value samuel burke, cnn business tech correspondent: "that was just one of many falls from grace for the tech sector in 2018, including bitcoin."in december of 2017, one single bitcoin was worth nearly $20,000.but by the first few months of 2018, the cryptocurrency bubble had burst.hundreds of billions of dollars in value disappeared by the end of 2018 and a single bitcoin had plummeted to a worth of around $3,300. samuel burke, cnn business tech correspondent: "a star of the tech world also fell in 2018."the securities and exchange commission alleged elon musk misled investors when he tweeted he'd secured the necessary funding to take tesla private at $420 a share, causing the company's stock to soar. he had not secured the

funding, the sec said. in september, musk agreed to step down as chairman of tesla and pay a $20 million fine in a deal to settle charges, "without admitting or denying the allegations of the complaint."samuel burke, cnn business tech correspondent: "as much as 2018 will be remembered for its falls, it will also be remembered for the rise of the escooter!" just as quickly as they took off in popularity, the dangers of zooming down the street on a device going 15 mph quickly caught up to local authorities and bans in various cities followed. that didn't stop tech giants like uber from jumping on the scooter craze with hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.helping escooter startups like bird hit valuations of $2 billion dollars.samuel burke, cnn business tech correspondent: "and that's how tech took off in 2018, samuel burke, cnn london." ( will ) coming up...a big weekend at the box

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this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing. do not take jardiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. so-what do you think? well i'm definitely thinking differently than i was yesterday. ask your doctor about jardiance- and get to the heart of what matters. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (á2 shotá)( will ) a

handful of new movies are out this weekend ... hoping to challenge aquaman at the box office.( robin ) rick damigella breaks it all down. "the vice presidency is a mostly symbolic job.""uh huh." christian bale plays dick cheney opposite sam rockwell as george w. bush in "vice." the latest movie from adam mckay opened christmas day, with industry watcher box office report predicting it to bring in just under ten million dollars this weekend. "what have you done with sherlock?""why watson, i never left.""holmes & watson" also opened christmas day. the parody of arthur conan doyle's detective duo starring will ferrell and john c. reilly is projected to have a 12-point- five million dollar weekend. "because i went ahead and did a picture with someone else 16 years ago?"john c. reilly did do another picture opening this week. "stan and ollie" follows the legendary comedy duo as they tour post-war england. the movie opens in limited release on friday. joining it on the specialty theater circuit is felicity jones as ruth bader ginsberg

in "on the basis of sex," and nicole kidman in the crime drama, "destroyer." in hollywood, i'm rick damigella. (robin) coming up in the next hour ... a manhunt continues for an inmate who escaped from san quentin... details on how he managed to get out of prison. (robin) plus ... new pictures and new details on the man authorities say gunned down a newman police officer in stanislaus county. (robin) plus ... the latest on the migrant crisis at the border. how congress is investigating the deaths of two children in u-s custody. (ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) ♪

whoa! the mercedes-benz winter event is back, and you won't want to stop for anything else. lease the gla 250 for $359 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. (robin) good morning i'm robin winston in for darya folsom..(will) and i'm will tran in for james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic...

plenty more sunshine to look forward to this friday with temperatures remaining comfortably cool in the upper 50's and low 60's. wind advisories will expire with some upper elevation areas continuing to see breezy conditions through the afternoon.