cloud cover will continue to rise through the day today with high temperatures in a similar range of 50's. overnight rainfall chances will increase along with stronger winds through the evening. heavy rain will be seen at times through the day tomorrow with showers to take us through next week.

berkeley wb 80 at gilman street. the accident nb 880 at fremont blvd. traffic alert cleared. slow slow hayward to fremont ( james ) our top story

this morning comes out of the east bay. police are looking for a woman who attacked and bit a female jogger on the arm.(robin) kron4's sara stinson is live at the east bay regional parks police station in castro valley with more.sara? a woman was jogging when a dog attacked her - she attempted to defend herself with pepper spray when the dog owner then attacked her by biting her as well. take a look at the map so you can see where this happened yesterday morning around ten 30 at the anthony chabot regional park right near the chabot equestrian center.this is right on the goldenrod

trail. we have a picture of the jogger's injuries - this is a bite from not the dog - but from the woman whose dog attacked the jogger. the dog owner not only bit her but also punched her several times causing signifigant wounds. police are hoping people can help identify the woman who did this and her dog.here is a picture of them walking away. the dog owner appeared to be in her early 20's with blonde or auburn colored hair and had two dogs with her - one was possibly a rottweiler mix. if you have any information or have encountered this dog owner before call the east bay park district police department.live in castro valley, sara stinson, kron four news. ( james ) thanks sara. ( james ) happening now ...police in livermore are searching for two men who stole 20-thousand dollars in handbags. here are surveillance images of the two theives. they stole from

the san francisco premium outlets in livermore on wednesday. police say the two men drove off in a dark colored s-u-v. ( james ) another big story we are following this morning... more bad news for p-g-and-e. several insurance companies are filing lawsuits... blaming the utility for the deadly camp fire that destroyed 14- thousand homes in butte county. the fire led to billions of dollars in insurance claims. the most recent lawsuit was filed by allstate... state farm... and u-s-a-a. this is in addition to severl other lawsuits filed by victims of the fire. investigators still have not determined how the fire started. ( robin ) in the east bay ... investigators identified the body found at a landfill in livermore ... as 23-year-old karina banta of hayward. here are pictures of her. the alameda county sheriff's office says they've had interactions with her in the past ... and she had a history of mental illness and sustance abuse. deputies now believe her death may have been the result of an accident or overdose and not a

know, an unfortunate situation. anytime that you have a young woman that ends up dead as a result of any type of situation, whether it be crime, addiction. uh, mental health issues, uh, its unfortunate."> ( robin ) investigators are waiting on the toxicolgy report. the sheriff's office says that there are no obvious signs of trauma to the body. (robin) in pleasanton ... police are trying to find the driver who hit a pedestrian as they tried to cross the street. kron 4s gayle ong has the story. pleasanton police are searching for the driver of this truck seen in this surveillance video,turning left from johnson drive to tom burnett lane,into a pedestrian crossing the street.asking for the public's help on social media, pleasanton police say the driver - believed to be this man - stopped at the scene but prodivded false information.after leaving the collision site, he entered a nearby security controlled building.. by following an

employee inside..workers in the area who did not want to speak on camera say - based on the security footage, the driver went inside this building..right across the street from the collision site police say it happened around 8:30 in the morning on december 21st, the driver failing to yield to the pedestrian in the middle of the marked crosswalk.it is unclear if this was an accident or intentional but workers say they are not surprised..as vehicles are often speeding down johnson drive,especially because there is no stop sign.. ( james ) a teenager is in critical condition ... after a car runs him over on the streets of oakland. this is video of

the 14-year-old boy ... after the collision.he was hit near the fruitvale bart station on wednesday. police say the driver's car dragged the teen for four blocks down the street. < this is a little kid in pain obvi broken legs deep wounds to his skin that is what is uncon to me>( james ) oakland police believe the people responsible for hurting the teenager are in this video. there is a reward for any information that leads to an arrest. ( james ) another update we want to share with you this morning --- a six- year old local girl hit by celebratory gunfire early on new year's day is improving. she is in stable condition, but comes in and out of consciousness. the incident happened on the 9600- block of thermal street in east oakland, just before 2 - in the morning, on new years day. the bullet will

remain in the girl's head ... as doctors say, it would be too dangerous to remove. however, police say, without that piece of evidence ... it will be challenging to figure out who fired the gun. ( robin ) a 61-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in san francisco's tenderlion neighborhood. it happened wednesday just before noon in the area of ellis and leavenworth streets and is the first homicide of the year in the city. a 49-year-old man has been arrested. police have not yet released the names of the suspect or the vitcim. ( robin ) in the south bay ... police arrested a man accused of sexual assault. here is the suspect ... 43-year-old sharwian bobian, a transient. sheriff's deputies say the female victim had been helping bobian over the past several months as he lived on the streets. then on wednesday ... the victim visited him on llagas avenue ... to drop off food and supplies. according to investigators ... the victim says she was then raped by bobian. he was booked in

to santa clara county jail. ( james ) on the peninsula.. the man arrested after he was found asleep in his moving tesla ... pleaded to not guilty to driving under the influence. 45-year-old andrew samek is the planning commissioner for the city of los altos. last november ... the chp tried to stop his tesla model- s ... traveling on highway- 101 at 70- miles an hour. officers say samek was asleep at the wheel ... and had to drive in front of his tesla to activate the car's auto stop feature. a warrant revealed that his blood alcohol level was well over the legal limit. he is due back in court in april. ( james ) new this morning ...ford is recalling more than 953-thousand cars worldwide to replace defective airbag inflators. this is the latest recall surrounding the takata air bag inflators that can explode, causing harm to drivers and the cars being recalled this time are the are the 2010 ford

edge and lincoln m-k-x. the 2010 and 2011 ford ranger. the 2010 to 2012 ford fusion and lincoln m-k-z. the 2010 and 2011 mercury milan, and the 2010 to 2014 ford mustang.at least 23 people have been killed worldwide by the defective inflators. (robin) still ahead ... the latest from capitol hill as democrats try to re-open the government after taking control of the house. (robin) plus ... we'll speak to local business owners on the reason so many are having to close their doors in san francisco. (robin) and we'll take a look at a bay area city's crime rate that is heading in the wrong direction. and here's a live look outside... san mateo bridge.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (james)(darya) welcome back. let's get a check of the weather this morning... cloud cover will continue to rise through the day today with high temperatures in a similar range of 50's. overnight rainfall chances

will increase along with stronger winds through the evening. heavy rain will be seen at times through the day tomorrow with showers to take us through next week. no major hot spots. bay no major hot 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

( james ) in the east bay ... oakland's homicide rate is at a nearly 20- year low. city officials say its all due in part to a change in tactics. overall, major crimes were down 11- percent in 2018 from the year before in oakland. mayor libby schaaf says the downward trend for homicides and shootings has 68- people were killed last

year.while still alarming, that makes the homicide rate the lowest in nearly two- decades. < this represents an unprecedented six-year reduction in homicides an injury shootings combined six consecutive years that is unprecedented>( james ) the mayor and police chief say they have been making the city safer by focusing on strengthing bonds with the community ... and changing the way they tackle gang activity. (robin) while crime in both san francisco and oakland is seeing a downward trend ... violent crime is up in san jose. kron four's rob fladboe has a closer look at the numbers. violent crime is trending upward in what not that long ago was consistantly recognized as the safest big cty in america. (full screen graphic)new numbers released by police show violent crime was up 6 percent in 2018, driven by a 19-percent increase in robberies and a 2-percent increase in rapes. police chief eddie garcia eddie garcia/san jose police chief "....obviously, no

chief is happy when the crime rate goes up like that..we need to keep our eye on the ball and continue to rebuild....."chief garcia says those numbers reflect a department still struggling to rebuild after it was decimated by an exodus of officers resulting from pension reform and austerity measures. (full screen graphic)as this graphic shows, staffing has improved in recent years through better pay and inspired recruitment but there's still a long ways to go.eddie garcia/san jose police chief "....the reality of it is that ten years ago we were up to 14 hundred officers and now we are about 300short of that..."fewer officers may also be to blame for slower response times according to a city audit. more cops on the street would help but the numbers show another trend says the chief.eddie garcia "...the issue we need to look at is the aggravated assaults with weapons that are occurring, that's the true measure of the violence that is trending up in the county..."trending down on the other hand are homicides. there were five fewer last year than the year before. and going forward.....eddie garcia/san jose police chief ".....were going to have to be

more strategic and more surgical about how we deploy officers and at the same time make people feel they are not being ignored, they should stull see a cop drive up and down their street once in a while...." rob fladeboe/san jose "...there is some evidence that having more cops on the street doesn't necessarily mean less crime but the chief says he thinks deloying more officers to known hot spots would make a difference but says he simply doesnt have the rsources to do that on a regular basis.... in san jose rob fladeboe kron4news (robin) are becoming more and more common in business districts throughout the bay area... in many cases its due to rising rent... but in san

francisco's mission district business owners say that's only one of several reasons they are shutting down. the owner of mission thrift says he's shutting down his store after 20 years because his customer base has changed. he also says crime in the area is a problem.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) cloud cover will continue to rise through the day today with high temperatures in a similar range of 50's. overnight rainfall chances will increase along with stronger winds through the evening. heavy rain will be seen at times through the day tomorrow with showers to take us through next week.

(robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( james ) take a look at this dramatic video out of orange county. a man climbed out of his second

story apartment window to escape a fire. the man's wife also jumped out of the window to safety. ( james ) the husband and wife suffered smoke inhalation. two apartment units were damaged by the fire and a dozen people are displaced. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. ( will )( will )( will ) steph curry is throwing a party tonight. i will have details in a live report.

(ácommercialá)(áábreakáá) (james)(robin) welcome back to the kron four morning news... lets start the weather and traffic... cloud cover will continue to rise through the day today with high temperatures in a similar range of 50's. overnight rainfall chances

will increase along with stronger winds through the evening. heavy rain will be seen at times through the day tomorrow with showers to take us through next week. 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. car fire cleared eb 580 at den canyon. traffic slows from 238 and 880

( james ) now to our big national story. speaker nancy pelosi and house democrats passed two proposals aimed at ending the government shutdown ... which is now in its 14th day. the house first passed a stop-gap bill to fund the department of homeland security until february eighth. the measure would only push back the dispute over border wall funding until next month. after that, lawmakers passed a separate appropriations package that would fund all shuttered parts of the government through september.me

includes any new money for a border wall.

says with the number of women now serving in congress, pelosi is the ideal leader..0 o are now part of the 535 i.e. the house and senate have came from what nancy has been attempting to do. brown calls those women disciples of pelosi..he says the speaker will be embraced by a democratic majority in the house that is more diverse than ever..sot: she is perfect for the role that she will now have to play..incidentally, bay area women are leading the way in representing california in congress..pelosi is joined by u.s. senators dianne feinstein and kamala harris.. brown says it shows northern california having a surplus of leadership..something the u.s government needs more of..sot: nancy pelosi is the only person who appears to be focused on trying to do right pursuant of this democracy with mutual respect for everybody.. (robin) (robin)(robin) with no end

in sight for the government shutdown ... many federal works remain off the job or are working without pay. we spoke to one bay area family ... who is struggling to make ends meet. peter wall works in law enforcement for the coast guard. his job is considered essential so when the government shutdown last month, he had to stay on duty without being paid. his wife kaitlynn hopes the president and lawmakers can cut a deal soon. (robin)(robin) at this point ... the husband does not know when he will receive his next paycheck ... or if he will recieve back pay for working during the shutdown.

(robin) on the peninsula... daly city police say they need help identifying a fraud suspect. on december 18th .. this woman committed identity theft and made a withdrawal of 75-hundred dollars ... from the victim's checking account. two days later, the suspect returned to the bank ... and attempted to cash a check but was unsuccessful. she left the bank before police arrived. ( james ) happening today ...steph curry's big concert party in oakland ... to celebrate his 10 years with the warriors.(robin) kron4's will tran is standing outside the fox theater in oakland where the event is taking place. fans outside this pop up store on 9th street - all eager to get a ticket to a concert put on by steph curry to honor his 10 year anniversary playing with the warriors in oakland and the global launch of the curry 6 basketball shoe. a

pair of tickets were given to the first 225 people in line - and just like that, they were gone. this remaining group had to settle to buy something at the store... whic wasn't so bad. the media was not allowed to go into the store, so i employed an amatuer reporter to help me out with what was inside... .

thanks will. ( james ) still ahead ... the dubs go head to head against the houston rockets... in a long awaited rematch of the western conference finals. we have the highlights.

( james ) plus ... we'll take a look at the fan zone setup in the south bay ahead of monday's college football championship game. ( james ) and california's first snow survey of the year is complete and the results are in. what they revealed about our water supply.

cloud cover will continue to rise through the day today with high temperatures in a similar range of 50's. overnight rainfall chanc will increase along with stronger winds through the evening. heavy rain will be seen at times through the day tomorrow with showers to take us through next week. (robin) 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 (robin) now to the warriors ...they hosted the rockets last night in a rematch of the western conference finals.( james )

in the third quarter steph curry... hits the jumper. they were up by 20. but then rockets star and reigning m-v-p james harden played lights out. houston came all the way back, end of regulation ... rockets down three... harden with the step back to tie it at 119-119... we go to overtime. in the extra period ... kevin durant saves the ball just before it goes out of bounds. on the next rockets possession ... harden nails the three-pointer. rockets. they've won 2 against the warriors this year. ( james )and... stars are set to hit the red carpet this weekend for the golden globes. a look at the top contenders after the break. (ácommercialá) ( james ) winter storms

have coated the sierra in snow... but california is still off to a drier-than- normal start to the wet season. water managers say the snowpack is 67 percent the snowpack is 67 percent of normal ... after they conducted the first survey of the year. snow in the sierra provides drinking water for much of the state. precipitation has bounced up and down after a devastating drought that led to tight water for residents and farmers contributed to severe wildfires. (james)(darya) welcome back. check of the weather this morning...

cloud cover will continue to rise through the day today with high temperatures in a similar range of 50's. overnight rainfall chances will increase along with stronger winds through the evening. heavy rain will be seen at times through the day tomorrow with showers to take us through next week.

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

( james ) the college football national championship will kick off monday night at levi's stadium. clemson is taking on alabama. to celebrate the game ... the san jose convention center has been transformed into playoff fan central. there will be interactive games for the fans. you can throw and kick footballs, run a 40 yard dash, and win prizes. the event is free for kids 12 and under. for everyone else it's $10 at the door.

of the bay area to come and experience the college football championship weekend experience.>( james ) as for the big game. you can get a ticket for as little as 135 dollars --- that's less than half the average price of a ticket to last year's championship game. (2-shot)( robin )the golden globe awards the golden globe awards are this weekend, and with both film and television stars on hand, many consider it hollywood's biggest night.( james )david daniel looks at the top contenders on the movie side. (nat-singing)"a star is born" is looking to start pavi its path to osth golden globes win for best film drama. the atex gold-derby dot-com consider it the overwhelming favorite, with lady gaga an equally

contender for best actress in a drama, and bradley cooper in the running for best actor in a drama. he also has a shot at best director, but the favorite there is alfonso cuaron for "roma.""you've got to make an impression, darling."cooper's main rival for best actor: rami malek from "bohemian rhapsody." yes, both men play musicians, and they're up for best actor in a drama. (nat-music) "i am not a medical doctor. i'm a musician."mahershala ali is expected to win best supporting actor for "green book." that movie is in the musical or comedy category, where it's a very slight favorite for best film over... "the favourite." that movie's star, olivia colman, appears to have the edge for best actress in the category over emily blun the leading "candidate" for best actor in a comedy or musical is christian bale for "vice." his main competition: viggo mortensen from "green book.""we are drinking to new life."finally, regina king leads the best supporting actress contenders, for her

role in "if beale street could talk." we'll learn all the film and t-v winners sunday evening (1/6) at the 76th golden globe awards. in hollywood, i'm david daniel. ( james ) coming up in the next hour... a man takes the word áhangry to a whole new level. we'll have the full story coming up at 9 o'clock. and here's a live look outside... golden gate bridge...

a number of football legends with strong ties to the bay area ... are one step closer to the hall of fame. the pro football hall of fame announced its list of 15- finalists. leading it off is 49ers general manager john lynch, but he would be going in as a safety with the buccaneers and broncos also in the mix is former cal star and chiefs tight end tony gonzalez. finally, former raiders head coach tom flores, who led the silver and black to two world championships. the final list of inductees will be announced in february before the super bowl. ( robin ) still to come on the kron4 morning news... we're live in oakland this morning ahead of steph curry's party tonight. ( robin ) and police in the east bay are searching for a woman accused of attacking a jogger. ( robin ) as well as the

latest on democrats trying to re-open the governemnt after taking control of the house. (ácommercialá) (áábreakáá) ( james ) the partial

government shut down has reached the two week mark... and this morning congressional leaders are meeting at the white house with president trump.( robin ) washington correspondent alexandra limon joins us lvie from washigton with the impacts of the shut down and whether there's any end in sight. good morning, alex... ( alex )we just learning that president trump may be speaking in the rose garden following the meeting that is happening right now at the white house.so perhaps that's a good sign but we just don't

know yet if in fact there is any kind of compromised reached. the rhetoric on both sides hasn't seemed on both sides the rhetoric on both sides hasn't seemed to change much throughout the week as the new congress arrived in washington.speaker pelosi ans senate inority leader schumer are still saying no money for the wall president trump says he wants more than 5 billion dollars to buid one. republicans previously said they thought speaker pelosi wod withe speaker of the house post.but it doesn't sound like democratic leaders have