the kron four morning news... our coverage of the north bay firestorm continues. after the break see how far search crews are going to find everybody who is still missing this morning. (ááá2-shotááá)( james ) more on our breaking news as wildfires continue to burn across the north bay. 88 people are still missing after the deadly fires in sonoma county.( robin ) search and rescue crews are still searching for bodies. kron 4's terisa estacio has the latest from the coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa. i am here at the intersection of coffey lane and hopper lane and behind me complete devastation. so many homes mere shadows of what they once were right now, therlocate the dozens missing - (estacio reporting) it is grim and harsh work. these search and rescue workesr tasked with the dreadful job of going through the ash to locate missing mothers, fathers, aunts uncles loved ones still missing after the tubbbs fir ripped through neighbors here in santa rosa. this crew, from all over the bay area carefully loo

kron 4 news is here to help. we did this during the kron four morning news.... and we are doing it again tonight. we will be looking up addresses submitted to our newsroom. (grant) right now we are looking at.... to get your address in, just use the kron four mobile app "report it" feature ... or go through the kron 4 website. give us the address in santa rosa... and any details you can provide, along with your story... when you were evacuated, what did you see... and we will do the best we can to get it on the air. be patient because the site has been overloaded throughout the day. the day. throughout the day. (grant) the air quality in the bay area has improved a little bit... but smoking is still clogging the air. this is from napa... where there is a thick haze lingering. people who live the areas affected by the fires are being advised to wear masks. the air is expected to remain an issue through the weekend. (pam) joinining us now is meteorologist anny hong... she's been tracking these wind conditions.... (anny hong): .seasonably cool conditions will persi

kron 4 has a crew on the way... we will have an update tonight on kron four news at 8. (grant) there's a lot of information out there - so we want to keep you updated with everything on air... and on our website. there you can find a list of mandatory evacuations and evacuation advisories. we are updating them on our website and mobile app by the minute. also - make sure you download the mobile app to always stay up to date on where the fire moves next. (steve) and the evacuation orders in sonoma county remain in effect tonight... (grant) coming up after the break, we get a live report on the conditions in that area - plus how people are dealing with the wildfires. (grant) we have an updated map showing the areas under mandaroty evacuation orders in sonoma county. anything shaded in yellow... are the areas that need to get out. the county of sonoma has been updating this map regulary on its website. the areas where there are red lines, that is where the fire is burning or has already burned. there is a long list of streets and neighborhoods... to keep up to date... chec

kron 4's charles clifford reports in santa rosa for a story you will see only on kron 4. natstuesday afternoon, neighbors valerie burns and sean wilson, met up for the first time since fire forced them from their homes more than a week ago. valerie invited kron 4 to this reunion because she wanted to publicly thank sean for saving her house.sothe's my hero, yes, absolutely.valerie and sean live next door to each other along wiki drive in northeast santa rosa. when the tubbs fire roared through their neighborhood early on the morning of october 9th, both fled the advancing flames. sean watched the fire from a few miles away.sotthe next morning he walked back to his house, convinced he would find it burned to the ground.sot with no water available, sean grabbed a rake and shovel and spent the next three hours keeping the flames at bay. he went back and forth putting out spot fires and raking leaves. when the fire had come within just a few feet of valerie's back yard, sean spotted fire fighters nearby and got their attention. sot valeria and her family were staying at a she

(pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with a look at what we are working on for kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))heavy hearts in santa rosa tonightas the community gathers to hold a vigil for the victims of the devastating fires.it is also a chance to show support for people who lost everything.our charles clifford is there with a live report.and back in business. downtown napa rolls out the welcome matthe restaurants and tasting rooms offering special discounts to raise money for fire victims.be sure to stick around for that.((grant))plus the weekend is here...meteorlo gist lawrence karnow is standing by with your four zone forecast.((vick))keep it right here...kron 4 news at nine starts after the break. if you are in your home or business and you smell gas, your first step is to get out, travel to a safe distance until you can't smell the gas anymore and then call 911. the first responders will come out and they'll make it safe for you and your community. if youdon't touch it,dow

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on the kron four website... you can view the blue angels along with the other performers. you will find the links right on our main page. just go to kron four dot com. (jr stone) happening tomorrow... you can expect a quicker commute for part of the east bay... the i-680 commuter lanes between walnut creek and san ramon will convert to express lanes. the quicker commute will cost you... there is a minimum of a 50-cent toll....and if you are traveling through the entire corridor it will cost you one dollar. but as the congestion increases...so does the toll price. the lanes are open from five in the morning until eight at night. coming up at eight. players on the 49ers took a knee during the national anthem before today's game... vice president mike pence was in attendence...and he was not having it. we'll show you how he responded. plus... four bicyclists are recovering after a hit and run in the north bay... we'll show you who police later arrested. and... people had to be evacuated from a j-c penney in the eas

in san francisco, kron four news. (grant) kron four is your fleet week station... we will be streaming today's show on kron4.com and the mobile app. and this saturday -- we'll bring you the blue angels performance live on our air... the show begins at 2 p-m. now we want to go to dave sphar with a look at your fleet week forecast. (catherine) a warning if you're heading to the beach this weekend... cal-fire is warning about severe beach hazards for parts in the bay area... still ahead - some ways to stay safe.(grant) plus... a parent is outraged by a homework assignment for his child... what a teacher assigned and how the school is now responding.(catherine) and... we'll explain why your commute could be shorter next week on a bay area freeway... that's after the break. (grant) shorter commute times are expected next week with the opening of express lanes on interstate 6-80. (catherine) the lanes will run from walnut creek to san ramon... and anyone willing to pay will be able to use them. kron 4's camila bernal explains driving from san ramon to san francisco can s

and tonight for kron 4 news at eight.news at eight.for kron 4 and tonight o'clock ... [music] >> joel osteen: well, god bless you. it's a joy to come into your homes, and if you're ever in our area please come out and be a part of one of our services. i promise you we'll make you feel right at home. but i like to start with something funny and i heard about this pastor and song leader that weren't getting along, and it started spilling over into the services. one sunday, the pastor talked above being a giver. afterwards, the song leader got up and led the song, "jesus paid it all." the next week, he talked about not gossiping, the song leader got up and led, "i love to tell the story."

kron 4's j-r stone takes a look at that video. this is new video released by the berkeley fire department showing what those with engine 6 experienced when they were called to the tubbs fire in santa rosa early monday morning. 1:28they made their way to santa rosa along highway 101 with a strike team that included four other trucks and a leader. miles before they arrived they could see the glow of flames coming from santa rosa. the plan was to meet in the k-mart parking lot where they would get their assignment. but the k-mart was fully engulfed in flames so they moved on. to the right and the left firefighters could see flames. at one point the crew was stationed outside a gas station that was also fully engulfed in flames.sotfeel the heatminutes later the strike team was drivingthey weren't initially sure what they were looking at here but soon learned it was homes that had burned to the ground.at one point firefighters found a row of unburned homes, set their truck up, and ran five water lines off that truck. the crew says the

in san francisco, vicki liviakis kron 4 news. coming up on kron four news weekend... o-j simpson has been released from prison. we'll explain where he may be headed. the bodies of a couple were found inside their car in san francisco. hear what neighbors have to say about what happened. with the laughing cow's nine flavorful varieties of creamy cheese, there's no end to what you can discover. the laughing cow. reinvent snacking. producer: sophie silletto x 8982 desk: x8905 (dave) breezy conditions are forecast to persist into early next week along with seasonably cool temperatures. dry and gusty offshore winds will impact the north bay mountains and east bay hills as well resulting in critical fire weather conditions across those areas. a slight warming trend is possible late in the week with continued dry weather. ( marty ) it's official-- o-j simpson is out of prison. months after his highly- publicized parole hearing....simpson tasted his first few moments of freedom after he walked out of lovelock correctional center shortly after midnight. reporter brittany edney

back to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... hot spot on the bay bridge motorcycle accident cleared, jammed from the maze. new accident wb 24 at camino pablo, slow from 680 (dave)mainly dry and seasonably weather conditions will persist today through much of thursday. rain chances will (dave)mainly dry and seasonably weather conditions will persist today through much of thursday. rain chances will increase from north to south late thursday night into friday as a cold front passes through the region through saturday ( james )breaking overnight. walnut creek police are looking for a thief who robbed a walgreens pharmacy.( darya ) the robber threatened employees with a gun. kron 4's lydia pantazes is live at the walgreens store with the details. lydia. police say it happened around 10:45 last night.the armed robber entered the walgreens store on 2900 n main st. and jumped over the pharmacy counter.he threatened employees with a gun ... and then stole opiate medication.

your fleet kron four is ( darya ) ( darya ) kron four is your fleet week station... we are getting you ready for all the high flying action.. this saturday -- we'll bring you the blue angels performance live on our air... the show ( mark ) it's a message reporters are still trying to figure out... president trump made a cryptic comment to white house pool reporters during a photo op with military leaders.( mark ) trump spoke more generally about national security issues facing the u-s before the briefing... mentioning the challenges with north korea, iran, afghanistan and isis. ( mark ) still head on th

right here on kron four. (justine) london police say a car crash that injured 11 people was a traffic accident, not a terror attack. a car hit people in a crowded tourist area by the natural history museum today.. one man was detained at the scene. he has not been charged. britian has been on a "severe" terrorist threat level and a massive police response followed the traffic incident. ( justine ) vice president mike pence is among those who came to remember the victims of the las vegas shooting today. pence and his wife visited a memorial of 58 crosses, one for each victim, located just behind the "welcome to fabulous las vegas" sign. ( jr stone ) one of the big questions tonight is what did the shooter stephen paddock plan to do with the 50 pounds of explosives in his car. tom foreman with our partners at c-n-n explains what "tannerite" is and what is natsot: "gonna fire in a few seconds..."what can fifty pounds of exploding target compound do? just watch. natsot: explosionthat's how much authorities say th

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in santa rosa for a story you will see only on kron 4. natstuesday afternoon, neighbors valerie burns and sean wilson, met up for the first time since fire forced them from their homes more than a week ago. valerie invited kron 4 to this reunion because she wanted to publicly thank sean for saving her house.sothe's my hero, yes, absolutely.valerie and sean live next door to each other along wiki drive in northeast santa rosa. when the tubbs fire roared through their neighborhood early on the morning of october 9th, both fled the advancing flames. sean watched the fire from a few miles away.sotthe next morning he walked back to his house, convinced he would find it burned to the ground.sot with no water available, sean grabbed a rake and shovel and spent the next three hours keeping the flames at bay. he went back and forth putting out spot fires and raking leaves. when the fire had come within just a few feet of valerie's back yard, sean spotted fire fighters nearby and got their attention. sot valeria and her family were staying at a

kron four news. the alameda the alameda county sheriff's office arrsted oakland resident victor alvarez for last weeks deadly carjacking of 46-year-old james kimo figureoa outside of his home in san lorenzoin san lorenzo haaziq madyun kron4news chief meteorologist brittney shipp joins us now (steve) she has another look at the four zone forec

next on kron 4 news at six... disturbing images from inside the hotel room where the las vegas gunman carried out the massacre. coming up at six... new details of the weapons and the hidden cameras he set up.(catherine) also - an east bay native who was at the concert shares her story of survival with kron 4... next -- the phone call she made to say goodbye as shots rang out. kron 4 news at six is next. ( catherine ) new details are emerging about the gunman in the las vegas music festival massacre. we're getting our first glimpse inside his hotel room...and hearing about the money trail that investigators will have to follow. good evening... i'm catherine heenan... pam moore is off tonight.( steve ) and i'm steve aveson. a lot has come out today about sunday night's shooting... and the gunman's actions leading up to it. the first big development is the 100- thousand dollar wire stephen paddock sent to the philippines. investigators are trying to get to the bottom of who received it and why. and then there is the

just go to kron four dot com. (jr stone) for the third weekend in a row...there is another red flag warning for parts of the bay area.(justine) meteorologist anny hong is here with the details. (anny hong): slightly cooler weather is forecast over the weekend, but temperatures will remain warmer than normal. dry offshore winds will increase on sunday and windy conditions are expected across the north and east bay, as well as locally elsewhere in the san francisco bay area, from sunday evening through midday monday. a gradual cooling trend is forecast from tuesday through friday of next week. (justine) in the north bay.. police are looking for this man...accused of stealing hundreds of dollars worth of goods from a costco. (jr stone) it's the same store location where suspects stole jewelry in a smash and grab robbery. kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke to police about the incidents. she joins us live in novato with details.. hermela.. what do we know? (hermela aregawi) we know this happened on monday..but store offici

you can share in the excitement right here on kron four.(steve) but if you want to see the angels in person ... be prepared to get there early.kron four's grant lodes put together some of the best places along the waterfront. okay, requirement number one: can i see alcatraz?because that's where the blue angels do some of their coolest stuff check out this fleur de lys from last year.natalmost as important a view of the golden gate for the thrilling sight of the f/a 18 hornets rippling low over the bridge.so let's look at the alternatives, east to west starting with pier 39.a good view of alcatraz, plenty of food options but not much elbow room.and you have to factor in cost of parking and the hassle of getting there.nat aquatic park is also jammed during the blue angels show.it has most of the same advantages and disadvantages of pier 39 .. plus your view of the golden gate bridge can be blocked.you're better off heading to fort mason.the waterfront is bound to be crowded, but the hillside behind the fort is a great vantage point to catch m

in mountain view, dan kerman kron 4 news. (steve) the man involved in a highway shooting last week has been arrested.(catherine) the shooting happened wednesday on the on-ramp to northbound 880 at industrial parkway. this is video of sadel wilkes being arrested at an apartment in oakland. witnesses say he walked up to a car stopped at a metering light... and fired his gun into the car....and then jumped into a getaway car. wilkes is facing a string of charges including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. (steve) now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o. (catherine)kron-4's chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here now with the forecast look for another round of cool overnight temperatures the next couple of nights along with sunny conditions during the day. a ridge of high pressure will build into our region leading to a warming trend toward the end of the week. new ahead at 8. a woman waiting for a package in the mail ---- shocked at the illegal delivery that the illegal shocked at m

kron four's coverage. have team tonight, we (grant) nevada.mesquite, paddock of stephen craig as 64-year-old been identified gunman has and the concert. aldean the jason stampede at president trump: "it was an act of pure evil"stories of survival in las vegas...during the deadliest mass shooting in modern u-s historyvoice of bryan hopkins/hid in freezer: "then the guy in front of us about 10 feet up goes down. the guy to right of him about 3 feet over goes down."what should have been a night of fun turned into a night of terror.voice of vincent sager/witness:"somebody just started running saying oh my gosh, he's shot, he's shot. people in front of us that were getting shot and you were seeing, as you were hearing, the shots going off, you were hearing just them hit the ground//there was a guy in front of us who got shot in his back and still running." bullets rained down from the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay resort onto a crowd of about 22-thousand.taylor brunner/witness: "we're like ok, get in a corner,

in san francisco, philippe djegal, kron four news. ( marty ) and again kron four is your fleet week station... if you want to avoid the crowds kron4 will bring you today"s blue angels performance at 2:00 p.m. (marty) a big win for u-s-a soccer... an historic comeback in the american league playoffs... and the warriors making a push to host the all-star game at their new arena. details coming up in sports. live look outside... richmond bridge wahhhh... right. in. your. stomach! watch this!... >>yikes, that ice cream was messing with you, wasn't it? try lactaid, it's real ice cream, without that annoying lactose. lactaid. it's the milk that doesn't mess with you. raiders final injury report came out ahead of sunday's game against baltimore. michael crabtree is expected to play... derek carr is listed as questionable. according to nfl network's ian rapport -- carr could possibly still have a chance to play on sunday. carr practiced for the second straight day... he particapted streaching and throwing drills. head coach, jack del rio didn't want to talk about any player injuries during today's

kron four's rob fladeboe explains why. sot angela bernheisel/calfire "....we're not out of the woods....we still have a lot of potential for new wildfires..."calfire's angela bernheisel telling kron 4 news that staffing levels will remain at peak levelsthrough at least november 6th as the agency is coping with a sharp spike in the number of wildfires this year and lingering fire weather.sot angela bernheisel/calfire "..this year is very dry and we've had such intense fire weather and october has seen so much fire activity that we need to keep all of our resources available..." last week alone 249 new fires were reported in california, not counting the bear fire here in the santa cruz mountains where some 500 firefighters are on the job. this video, from sunday night, underscoring the need for more resources amid more instances of what is known as "extreme fire behavior."sot angela bernheisel/calfire "...the intensity of the fire, how quickly it moves, how large the flame lengths are is all determined by how dry the fuel is

(pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) vicki liviakis is here with a look at what we're working on for kron 4 news at 9. ((vicki))that's right pam and steve...three incidents this week alone...involving guns on school campuses.that includes two lockdowns at one local high school today as police tried to track down armed students.we also have new information on the 8 year-old who brought a gun to his elementary school.plus... residents impacted by the devastating fires up north...searching for answers about how or when they can start cleaning up.but tonight we're learning many of those questions...went unanswered. stand by for a live report. ((vicki))plus..another spare the air alert in effect for tomorrow.meterologist brittney shipp will tell us when things will finally start to cool down.keep it right here..kron 4 news at nine, is next. (vicki)(vicki)(vicki) (vicki) guns on school campus... at not one... or two ááábut three different schools in the bay area....(vicki) thanks for joining us, i'm vicki liviakis...

to the kron four morning news... lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic... (anny hong): after two very warm days, a gradual cooling trend is forecast for today and tomorrow. the pattern will then change as a system drops down from the north and brings generally light rainfall to parts of the area late thursday into friday. major hot spot san mateo bridge major hot spot san mateo bridge accident wb92 at the decline blocking the left lane, jammed from 880. take wb 84 instead. ( darya ) in the north bay... firefighters are making progress on the massive fires burning there. here are the latest numbers from the fire line.( james ) the nuns fire in napa and sonoma counties has burned more than 51-thousand acres ... and is 53-percent contained. the atlas fire in napa and solano counties has burned just over 51- thousand acres as well... and is 77- percent contained. the tubbs fire burning in napa county... has burned more than 36-thousand acres... and it is now 75-percent contained. and the pocket fir

kron 4's j.r. stone is following the story and spoke with a woman from the north bay about her experience. (j.r.)yes, i've talked with several survivors tonight from the bay area. one said that at one point she hid in a porta potty with another woman as a way to try and take cover. you can see the woman i'm talking about in the small box on your screen. her name is katie cheetham. she is from novato and went to the three day music festival mainly to see country singer jason aldean. she was in this crowd. when gunshots ran out she and her girlfriend origionally thought they were firecrackers. then quickly realized that was not the case. eventually she took cover in that porta potty away from the stage but before that she took cover in the middle of the concert area as people around her were getting gunned down. i asked her what she most remembers most about last night.people screaming for their livesjust the gunshots it didn't stop. when the gunshots went off again and i turned around i saw a lady t

woman is a petaluma (pam) kron 4 news stanley roberts in santa rosa stanley roberts kron 4 news (pam) a petaluma woman is behind bars... accused of stealing mail and committing fraud against santa rosa fire evacuees. katie lehnhard was arrested after a mail theft victim reported fraudulent charges on her bank account. using a cancelled check ... police tracked down lehnhard and found she had credit cards and checkbooks belonging to santa rosa fire evacuees staying at local shelters. police believe the items were stolen from cars left behind in burned down neighborhoods. after donating thousands to vicitms of the north bay firestorm...the oakland athletics are taking their recovery efforts one step further. oakland's favorite elephant.... traveled to santa rosa to help bring joy to evacuees. oakland a's catcher bruce maxwell joined stomper the a's mascot... to surprise hundreds of people at the evacuation center in santa rosa. maxell actually left his home in arizona... when he realized the scope of the devastation. he says even an autograph or a picture with a professional athlete...

kron four's spencer blake explains. the gas tax that starts on november first is not the first one california has had. there's been one in place for decades, but it's outdated. since it was put in place, the amount of driving in the state has doubled, but the number of gallons of gas purchased, has only gone up by one-third because of more fuel-efficient cars."we have all these things we have to take care of - all the wear and tear on our roads and on our bridges, and the gasoline tax money that we've been getting just hasn't been sufficient."so now, 12 cents added to each gallon of gas, and 20 cents added to each gallon of diesel sold.will help generate more than 50 billion dollars in the next ten years."that's going to be a little bit extra money we spend on it." the new revenue will be split between state and local projects.in the bay area, it will pay for things like a new auxiliary lane on highway 87 in the south bay.it will fund pavement preservation on i-80 between the carquinez bridge and highway four, and it wi

(grant) that wraps up kron 4 news at 9.(catherine) but kron4 news in prime time continues.steve aveson is here with a look at what we're working on for kron 4 news at 10.(steve) we are following breaking news:a family shot at on an east bay freeway.. tonight - what we know about the shooter's car we told you about this first last night at ten... a feud between elementary school kids that may have led to a father being shot to death.. we talk to someone who heard the gunfire. plus - an incredible bit of personal hacking on the peninsula puts students personal information at stake. we'll tell you how upset parents are in the high school community in palo alto.(( steve )) all that and more -- next on kron 4 news at ten. (steve) breaking news we are following - police are investigating a freeway shooting... and the target was a family... hello i'm steve aveson.(catherine) and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. it happened in oakland on westbound highway 24 near interstate 980. (steve) here is what we know: a gray sedan pull

but he will be okay. ( terisa ) coming up on the kron 4 morning on the kron 4 coming up on the kron 4 morning news... the punishment is in... how much money steph curry will have to pay up after being ejected from a game over the weekend. . . weekend.game over the ejected from a after being have to pay up curry will money steph in... how much punishment is news... the morning on the kron 4 morning news... the punishment is in... how much money steph curry will after being game over the . 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 (darya) now to bay area basketball... the golden state warriors in dallas taking on the mavericks. the warriors took just a 3 point lead into halftime. but then the big three took over. klay thompson... kevin durant and steph curry led the charge in the second half. each finished the game with more than 20 points as the warriors go on to win by

to check on time now (steve ) kron 4 newsjustine waldman in santa rosa justine waldman kron 4 news (steve ) time now to check on our weather... with chief meterologist brittney shipp. look for at least two more days of warm temperatures with comfortable overnight conditions. modest cooling trend back to normal occurs over the weekend and into early next week as onshore winds return. dry weather persists at least through halloween and likely beyond. (vicki)another big story today...the naacp taking aim at american airlines. the civil rights likely beyond. halloween and likely beyond. halloween and at least through weather persists return. dry weather persists at least through halloween and likely beyond. (vicki)another big story today...the naacp taking aim at american airlines. the civil rights organization issued a travel advisory...warn ing african americans to not fly with the airline.kron 4's hermela aregawi has reaction...from sfo. don't fly with american airlines... that's the message from the naacp.the organization is taking a hard line with the airline.. they say based on a patter

kron 4's gabe slate has the story. ((pkg)) nats - for the last 4 days judy stark and peter tapia have driven up from san francisco in the morning to the sonoma humane society in santa rosa and loaded up hundreds of pounds of cat food.nats - water and barrels of water.. then they go to the evacuated burned out neighborhoods like coffey park in sant rosa, where house pets are estranged from their owners.. nats - food drop and they drop the food and water in places where they, or the national guard ,who are on site 24-7, have seen cats come out in the evening looking for food. sot - judy stark - american medical response (amr) they lost their homes, we don't want them to lose their pets too. they know there are atleast 20 cats, house pets, alive here in the coffey park burned out neighborhood they are eatingthe food and drinking the water they leave out sot - judy stark - american medical response (amr) we will save these fur babies nats - food toss across town at the journey's end mobile home park where most of the units

ali reid kron 4 news. (robin) we're told a deputy is working with public works to cover the manhole. public works will then forward the bill to at&t. (robin) despite this month's deadly and destructive wildfires in the north bay ... the petaluma pumpkin patch is still open for people to enjoy. before the fires broke out ... kron four's spencer blake went out with quadcopter four to get an aerial view of one of the bay area's oldest corn mazes. (pkg)the corn maze at petaluma pumpkin patch just off highwy 101has been jim groverman's fall project for decades.he has no idea how many people come, but he's sure it's been getting more popular."every year, just the number of cars that are in the parking lot increases."though pumpkins are the farmers money-maker, the maze is the draw that brings people - and quadcopter four - in.as our drone took flight overhead, i strapped on a chest-mounted go-pro, and started my way through the labyrinth."my maze is an actual maze. there's one way in, one way out. most of the ma

in milpitas rob fladeboe kron 4 news newsfladeboe kron 4 milpitas rob fladeboe kron 4 news fladeboe kron 4 milpitas rob fladeboe kron 4 newsfladeboe kron 4 milpitas rob fladeboe kron 4 news (steve) new at ten... bart officials announced they will be checking for proof of payment starting in the new year. passenger must present a valid ticket or clipper card anywhere within the paid area of the system upon request. it is a part of an overall fare evasion control strategy. there will be a one-month grace period. tickets for not paying will not exceed 250 dollars. .(pam) a family in oregon is celebrating.... after being reunited with their lost son. 34-year old nathan mitchell was missing for five -days.. after not returning from a hike. chris liedle has the story. chuck mitchell: "don't give up. i have been in hell the last week and i am not there anymore. this is just fantastic."with an emotional embrace from search and rescue coordinators, nate mitchell's family was reduced to tears. tears of joy after they learned nate was found alive, five days since he disappeared from a hiking trail

in oakland, charles clifford kron 4 news. (steve) it was back in august when the n-double a-c-p issued a travel warning for african americans traveling to the state of missouri... today, another travel warning, not for a state but for the world's largest airline. kron 4's dan kerman is at san francisco international airport with the latest details... suggestions of racism being leveled wednesday at the world's largest air carrier, american airlines the naacp has issued a traveling warning suggesting african americans should "exercise caution" when booking and boarding flights on american airlines because that could be subject them to "disrespectful, discriminatory or unsafe conditions." sot rev. amos brown, naacp san francisco president 21-31it is a gesture to enable people to take their lives into consideration and beware of where they are traveling and with whom they are travelling the naacp cites a handful of so-called disturbing incidents involving american airlines staff and african american passengers.sot james howard/a

in milpitas rob fladeboe kron 4 news newsfladeboe kron 4 milpitas rob fladeboe kron 4 news (steve) a ten-year-old ohio boy led highway patrol officers on a high-speed chase this morning... at times reaching speeds of one-hundred miles-an-hour. police say the boy's father reported him missing around nine a-m. a short time later, another driver reported the kid was being chased by someone assumed to be his mom."hi, umm, i'm pretty sure... probably like 13." police cahsed the youngster cahsed the police 13." police cahsed the youngster through two counties. he got stuck there when he tried to re-enter the ohio turnpike. the ohio state highway patrol said that the boy tried to spit in several troopers' faces. he even kicked one in the chin as he was taken into custody. according to the police report, the boy said he was bored and decided to go for a joyride. his mom says it's not the first time he's done it -- she said he took her car from the driveway about ten days ago. (vicki) still ahead...a puppy accidentally eats drugs.. and it nearly eats drugs.. and it nearly cost her.. her life.

kron 4's rob fladeboe has the details. this is the booking photo of 54 year old marlon dale coy, of boulder creek. he is in the santa cruz county jail tonight, accused of intentionally starting the bear fire, that erupted off bear creek road on the night of october 16 in the santa cruz mountains.sgt. chtris clark/santa cruz sheriff's office".....during the initial response we received some information that a person by the name of marlon coy was in the area at the time of the fire and from that time on he became a person of interest...."deputies say at least three people witnessed coy start the fire near a property on bear canyon road. hundreds of people were evacuated, one of whom reported that her home on diane lane, had been looted. deputies say marlon coy was responsible for that too.sgt. chris clark"....we developed some information and tracked him down to the live oak section of santa cruz and he was in possession of some jewelry and other property stolen from the diane lane residence..."the bear fire was finally just

just go to kron four dot com. (anchor) ( pam on cam) more now on this big story: there are still a number of people reported missing .. connected to the north bay wildfires. the number is a moving target according to the sonoma county sheriff's office..(steve on cam) that is because the sheriff is still receving calls almost hourly regarding someone missing. add to that there is still one section of sonoma county that has to be cleared of any possible missing persons...kron4's haaziq madyun shows you where in this neighborhood down the hill on mark west springs road in santa rosa you see residents cleared for re-entry into the wildfire burn zone going over their properties. at the top of the hill vehicles are being turned around. this area has not been cleared for re-entry but soon will be

on kron 4 news at six. (steve) we are getting a new look at the damage following the deadly north bay firestorm... in these pictures you can see that these destroyed cars are completely flipped over.... this gives a good representation at just how strong the winds were that helped fuel the spreading of the fires that killed at least 42 people. thank you for joining us.... i'm steve aveson.(pam) and i'm pam moore. we are also learning about the scope of the damage... california's insurance commissionar says, preliminary wildfire losses exceed áone billion dollarsá... and that figure is expected to rise. you may remember this dash cam video from last week ... showing first responders in sonoma county dealing with the flames and strong winds all around.. here is a look at the progress fire crews are making tonight... the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties has burned more than 54-thousand acres ... and is 82- percent contained. the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties... has burned over 51-thousand a

(darya) kron 4's jeff bush has the story. nat sound marching practicethe california high school marching band in san ramon has been practicing their performance with an additional fervor this week.you want to stand big, you want to have your elbows separated. you don't want your upper body to support your elbows.for the first time the award winning music program at cal high has been selected to compete in fleet week's battle of the bands in golden gate park. they will compete against seven other bay area high school bands. it is a covetted invitation that band director kent johnson has long hoped to bring to his program. yet most of his students were unaware of just what that invitation meant.it was a dream but i never talked to about with the kids because i didn't want them to get excited about something and the we not attend.when our band director told us that we were actually a band that got selected few of us knew just what that was. the band's surprise at being selected was met with their delight.i think it was amazing t

(mark) now to a story you will see only on kron 4. a second incident in two weeks at an east bay middle school has one parent claiming administrators are ánot doing enough to protect her daughter. this happened at dallas ranch middle school in antioch. the mother says her daughter was being harassed and the school refused to let her back into the building after school was let out. yokisho justin says a classmate threw water on her daughter but a school official refused to let her daughter into the building when she asked for help. (mark) just last week there was another incident when as student was attacked after a teacher left the classroom. the school has not commented on either incident. (darya) o-j simpson has been out of jail for less than a wee

philippe djegal, kron four news. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... arrests could be coming as soon as today following the investigation into the 20-16 presidential election. the latest details about the case are up ahead. live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (dave)temperatures returned to near seasonal averages over the weekend, and they are expected to remain near normal through the work week. a pattern change will bring a good chance of widespread rain to our region late this week and into the weekend, along with additional cooling by the weekend. 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. (robin @ landing )(robin @ to 101. (robin @ landing ) the special counsel's office has been given the green light by a federal grand jury to file charges in the investigation into the alleged russian meddling in the 20-16 election. the investigation is being led by special counsel robert muller.and as kron 4's ali reid tells us ... arrest

4 news.waldman kron 4 in sf justine waldman kron 4 news. (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (steve) the federal agent whose gun was used in a highly publicized san francisco murder sheds some new light in the kate steinle murder case. he works for the bureau of land management.. and left his gun in his car while visiting in the city. it was stolen... so should he bear some responisbility for the crime. the question is raised by the defense. then.. look closely... law enforcement wants to find these two men. we'll tell you how they are involved in the bust of a brothel in the bay area. we have alot more news to share tonight... kron 4 news begins in 70 seconds. don't go away. the kate steinle case was only one of several cases in the bay area... of someone being shot and killed with a stolen gun... and that includes other weapons stolen from law enforcement... catherine heenan is here to tell us about that part of the story... (catherine) it's particularly disturbing that a gu

(catherine) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes is here with kron 4 news at 9. (grant) fleet week kicks into high gear as we get ready for the weekend.... and the ever epic blue angels take to the skies... but it's not over yet... you get another couple chances to see them this weekend... our spencer blake caught up with the service men and women visiting san francisco for fleet week... plus...new at nine. a family in the east bay is demanding answers after their son was killed by a security guard at a gas station... tonight we hear from the family's attorney...who tells us how justice can be served. (grant) plus chief meteorologist brittney shipp has your four zone forecast for fleet week, hardly strictly and much more. keep it right here...kron 4 news at nine starts after the break. (grant) in you were in the northern part of san francisco or anywhere close to that...you couldn't miss them even if you tried.... as the blue angels had their first officials performance today. and this is just the start...two more air shows follow...this weekend.(grant) thanks fo

nats/sot - melissa in santa rosa gabe slate kron 4 news (vicki) kron 4 news gabe slate kron 4 news (vicki) as fire fighters are gaining the upper hand on the deadly fires in wine country.... we are now learning the number of northern california homes and buildings destroyed by this wildfire this month...is up to 84-hundred.(grant) here is a look at the new containment numbers tonight.... the 'atlas fire' in napa and solano counties... has burned over 51-thousand acres.. and is 88-percent contained. the 'tubbs fire' burning in napa and sonoma counties has burned more than 36-thousand acres.. it is 94-percent contained. the 'nuns fire' in napa and sonoma counties has burned more than 54-thousand acres ... and is 86- percent contained. and the 'pocket fire' burning north of geyserville in sonoma county ... has burned over 16- thousand acres ... and is now 83-percent contained. (vicki) napa is trying to revive its economy after the fires slowed down business. tonight.. nearly a dozen businesses are participating in a fundraiser for victims. kron 4's hermela aregawi is live in downtown.. tell

(pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes and vicki liviakis are here with kron 4 news at 9. ((grant))it's not even christmas yet..but there is a grinch on the loose.this time...a bay area family says someone stole their halloween decorations right off their front porch.now they are taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.a live report is straight ahead. plus...a north bay family is crushed.first they lost their home in the valley fire back in 2015...but a second home was lost when flames ripped through the north bay two weeks ago.now they are trying to pick up the pieces.it's a story you will only see on kron 4.((grant))plus...the sun is down but some parts of the bay area are still hovering near 80 degrees tonight. meteorologist brittney shipp will tell us when cooler temperatures will return. ((vicki))keep it right here..kron 4 news at nine starts after this break. (grant) record breaking temperatures across the bay area tonight... (vicki) and we are right in the middle of fall...but this áoct

investigators tell kron four... carter may be responsible for several other heists in san jose and possibly other bay area cities. (vicki) sideshows continue to be a problem across the bay area... this is video of a sideshow this past summer... showing you just how chaotic they can get.... and now san jose police are on the hunt for a man they say hit an officer with his vehicle... and then sped off. all this happened during a side show crack down last night. kron 4's ali reid has the details. it was somewhere along here on hostetter road near highway 680, where an officer was injured by a vehicle during a traffic enforcement stop.last night, c-h-p, morgan hill p-d and the san jose police department executed racer enforcement in different locations throughout san jose. reckless driving is a problem in the south bay, and police cracked down last night.the officer was treated at a nearby hospital. one neighbor tells me he suffered a foot injury.police say the driver of that 2 door nissan sped awayand is still on the l

coming up next on the kron 4 morning news... the 49ers are joining forces with police unions to call for a safer america. we'll tell you more about the pledge being signed later this morning. plus ... a man is caught on camera stealing from a jewelry store. where it happened and if he was able to get away. and ... new video from our quadcopter four gives you an overhead view of the destruction caused by the northbay firestorm. the exclusive video is coming up. trusted battery for your son's favorite toy?t maybe not. maybe, you could trust he wouldn't leave the upstairs water running. (woman screams) or, you could just trust duracell. ♪ no major hot spots. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. ( terisa ) this morning we want to give you a bird's eye view of the destruction in the north bay caused by the deadly wildfires. we have new drone video from quadcopter four... showing the damage done by the firestorm in napa county. this is the area of atlas peak road and westgate road... multi-millon dollar homes reduced t

(grant) that wraps up kron 4 news at 9.(vicki) but kron4 news in prime time continues.steve aveson and catherine heenan are here with a look at what we're working on for kron 4 news at 10. ((steve))that's right grant and vicki...breaking news on the las vegas shooting investigation.marilou danley, the girlfriend of the shooter...steven paddock just arrived in the united states. she was greeted by federal officials..as they try to piece together why paddock opened fire on thousands during sunday's concert.new details..coming up.this...as president trump prepares to head to las vegas to meet victims and first responders of this tragedy.a live report from the vegas strip...in just minutes.((catherine)) also - fleet week kicks into high gear as the blue angels get ready for their big weekend show.meteorologist brittney shipp has your four zone forecast.((steve))keep it here...hour three of kron 4's primetime news continues right after the break. (steve) tonight at ten:

kron 4's hermela aregawi has more. take a look at this..kron 4 viewer video of a coyote in mclaren park.the video taken this morning serves as a reminder to dog owners to keep their pets close.lance martin/dog ownermonkey, my dog stays close to me so i don't have to worry about it. but i do know that people with very small under 40 pounds should keep them on leashes. i have a big dog. some of the smaller dogs in the neighborhood are obviously getting taken by the coyotes so it is dangerous l/dog owner:ive only lived here about 2 years. but i walk the dog here pretty daily and so ive seen probably half a dozen sightings in 2 years.i think pick him up and also try to make yourself look big but also not try to confront the coyote and try to get out of its space.animal control officials say the best thing to do if you see a coyote.. is pick up your dog if you can, back away, make noise and try to frighten the coyote away. erik schnabel/dog owner:i think you just have to respect their space and be vigilant and be aware that