kron 4's charles clifford went looking for answers in marin county. well, the rainy season got off to a late start and we've only seen signifigant moisture for about a week now but there are early signs that the resevoirs could be filling up.natsthursday afternoon the spillway below lake lagunitas in marin county was gushing with water.nats until earlier this week, the spillway had been dry for months. the return of rain has sent water gushing down the slopes of mount tamalpais, filling up the reservoirs.nats despite some lingering showers, it was also a good day for neighbors like roland hannes to hike around the lakes.sotyeah. it's great. great for us. great for the animals.as of right now, the reservoirs of the marin munipal water district are at about 72% of full capacity. that's slightly more water than there was at the same time last year.by comparison, the east bay municipal utility district reservoirs in the east bay area at 74% percent of full capacityand in the south bay, the santa clara valley water district's 10 reservoirs are at

kron 4's charles clifford went looking for answers in marin county. well, the rainy season got off to a late start and we've only seen signifigant moisture for about a week now but there are early signs that the resevoirs could be filling up.natsthursday afternoon the spillway below lake lagunitas in marin county was gushing with water.nats until earlier this week, the spillway had been dry for months. the return of rain has sent water gushing down the slopes of mount tamalpais, filling up the reservoirs.nats despite some lingering showers, it was also a good day for neighbors like roland hannes to hike around the lakes.sotyeah. it's great. great for us. great for the animals.as of right now, the reservoirs of the marin munipal water district are at about 72% of full capacity. that's slightly more water than there was at the same time last year.by comparison, the east bay municipal utility district reservoirs in the east bay area at 74% percent of full capacityand in the south bay, the santa clara valley water district's 10 reservoirs are at

clifford kron 4 news.the rainy season peaks april first. in marin county, charles clifford kron 4 news. ( darya ) ( darya ) coming up ... a little girl's complaint gets a big response from golden state warriors star, steph curry. we tell you how curry is taking action to help her out. ( darya ) plus ... robbers got away with more than just expensive cell phones at one store.details on the item that led police right to them. rain to kick off the weekend as yesterday afternoon's clearing conditions continue through the day today. along with our dry skies expect daytime highs in the upper 50's. rainfall and low elevations snowfall will return to northern california tomorrow. (robin) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 (male speaker) share the wonder of christmas at bass pro shop

clifford kron 4 news (vicki) and we have (vicki) kron 4 newscharles clifford in oakland, charles clifford kron 4 news kron 4 news (vicki) and we have team coverage for you this evening on the rain falling here in the bay area.(ryan) right now we want to get to lawrence karnow, with how long the rain is expected to last. lawrence karnow: it was a wet and sometimes windy day. the rain continues tonight before turning to showers. a few showers could linger into early tomorrow morning before becoming partly cloudy and dry. highs will be a little warmer and in the 50s and the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy on sunday and dry. the dry weather will last though monday. another storm will hit the bay area on tuesday to bring more rain. rain and isoloted thunderstorms are possible wednesday and thursday. a brief break is then expected on friday. (ryan) steph curry got into a car accident today and oakland police are partly blaming the weather and wet roads. police sent us this picture posing with the warriors basketball star. we're told, just before nine this morning, a driver of a silver lexus l

kron 4's charles clifford went looking for answers in marin county. well, the rainy season got off to a late start and we've only seen signifigant moisture for about a week now but there are early signs that the resevoirs could be filling up.natsthursday afternoon the spillway below lake lagunitas in marin county was gushing with water.nats until earlier this week, the spillway had been dry for months. the return of rain has sent water gushing down the slopes of mount tamalpais, filling up the reservoirs.nats despite some lingering showers, it was also a good day for neighbors like roland hannes to hike around the lakes.sotyeah. it's great. great for us. great for the animals.as of right now, the reservoirs of the marin munipal water district are at about 72% of full capacity. that's slightly more water than there was at the same time last year.by comparison, the east bay municipal utility district reservoirs in the east bay area at 74% percent of full capacityand in the south bay, the santa clara valley water district's 10 reservoirs are at

kron 4's charles clifford went looking for answers in marin county. well, the rainy season got off to a late start and we've only seen signifigant moisture for about a week now but there are early signs that the resevoirs could be filling up.natsthursday afternoon the spillway below lake lagunitas in marin county was gushing with water.nats until earlier this week, the spillway had been dry for months. the return of rain has sent water gushing down the slopes of mount tamalpais, filling up the reservoirs.nats despite some lingering showers, it was also a good day for neighbors like roland hannes to hike around the lakes.sotyeah. it's great. great for us. great for the animals.as of right now, the reservoirs of the marin munipal water district are at about 72% of full capacity. that's slightly more water than there was at the same time last year.by comparison, the east bay municipal utility district reservoirs in the east bay area at 74% percent of full capacityand in the south bay, the santa clara valley water district's 10 reservoirs are at

kron 4's charles clifford went looking for answers in marin county. well, the rainy season got off to a late start and we've only seen signifigant moisture for about a week now but there are early signs that the resevoirs could be filling up.natsthursday afternoon the spillway below lake lagunitas in marin county was gushing with water.nats until earlier this week, the spillway had been dry for months. the return of rain has sent water gushing down the slopes of mount tamalpais, filling up the reservoirs.nats despite some lingering showers, it was also a good day for neighbors like roland hannes to hike around the lakes.sotyeah. it's great. great for us. great for the animals.as of right now, the reservoirs of the marin munipal water district are at about 72% of full capacity. that's slightly more water than there was at the same time last year.by comparison, the east bay municipal utility district reservoirs in the east bay area at 74% percent of full capacityand in the south bay, the santa clara valley water district's 10 reservoirs are at

clifford kron 4 news. charles clifford kron 4 news. coming up at eight.. a funeral being held for an east bay man shot by police, we hear from his grieving family bart has released a new app meant to make traveling easier. (ken) today bart launched an official app for riders. it's their first official app to help people get around on the trains. (pam) kron 4's gabe slate joins us live from the newsroom... to tell us about it. gabe? hard to believe bart has never had an official app for riders to plan their trips and get updates on service and stations before now.bart did create and release the "bart watch app" -- but that's just for passengers to report criminal or suspicious activity.. so here's what this new app offers. the new bart app was created to be a one stop shop for all things bart. there is a fare calculator. so you can see exactly how much it will cost to get from one station to another. the app offers real time departure and delay information. it will display updated info on all the stations including the current state of

clifford kron 4 news. charles clifford kron 4 news. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... we take a look at the bay area housing market and if it's still a sellers market after the economic recovery. (robin) live look outside... at the san francisco international airport. (ácommercialá) (robin) welcome back. checking in on your morning forecast. before rain arrives tomorrow today will mark the last day in our stretch of poor air quality. daytime highs will peak in a range of 60's much like yesterday under hazy sunshine. as rainfall arrives tomorrow skies will become much less hazy with wet roadways for the day before thanksgiving. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is spots. bay no major hot thanksgiving. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san 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. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101. ( robin )we know that housing supply in the bay

clifford kron 4 news. charles clifford kron 4 news. (lawrence bay area weather) (sports tease)(sports tease) coming up in sports, what a monday night game between two of the top offenses in football. highlights ahead from a possible super bowl preview. we'll open up the night with probably the most exciting game of the year. rams-chiefs--two of the most dangerous offenses in the entire league. --we go to the l-a coliseum. this game moved from mexico city, due to awful field conditions. --we'll pick it up in the 4th, 3-minutes to go.. game is already 47-44 l-a. patrick mahomes crossing route to chris conley... touchdown k-c... and they take a 4-point lead. --next rams possession- jared goff...novato's own... on a rope to jared everett, tip toes down the sideline. 40-yard strike 40-yard the sideline. 40-yard strike now it's 54-51 l-a. --then in the final seconds, chiefs still had a chance... mahomes..escapes the pressure..airs it out trying to make a play. picked off by lamarcus joyner. --that'll do it... 54-51 rams your final in the hig

clifford kron 4 news. charles clifford kron 4 news. (ken) the colorado man convicted of killing his wife and two daughters was sentenced today. the judge's ruling... and how the victims' family reacted. (pam) a deadly officer- involved shooting in a quiet east bay neighborhood. now - the victim's family is taking action against officers. hear the accusations -- and the department's response. (lawrence)ten at ten a curse and a blessing for californians largest wildfire. rain is in the cards later this week, which will slow down the ongoing camp fire.(pam) but as nick watt reports, the rain could also create a new problem - mudslides. the list of those unaccounted for still nearly a thousand names long. the grim search for the dead goes on. voice of sheriff-coroner kory honea, butte county, ca:"the number of people who perished in the fire weights upon me. i have chosen not speculate as to high that number might be." one environmental group claiming a day of breathing this air is the equivalent to smoking several cigarettesand heavy rain

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in concord with details. charles yeah, fire fighters from all over the bay area fighters from all yeah, fire yeah, fire fighters from all over the bay area area heading out to help with these fires in northern and southern california. here in concord the second of two strike teams deployed today natsfriday afternoon, a strike team of fire fighters from across contra costa county and 2 trucks from sonoma county rallied at fire station 10 in concord. natsfueling up their trucksnatspacking gearnatsand preparing to make what could be a six hour drive to southern california to help fight the woosley fire near malibu. sotthis is a really bad situation.lon goetsch is an assitant fire chief with contra costa county fire. he says the lack of wet weather has extended fire season and conditions are just getting worse.sotwe are in the most dangerous portion of fire season. there are santa ana winds in southern california and northernly winds in northern california. it's a worst case scenarioon thursday, a similiar sized

((dbl bx)) kron 4's charles clifford is live in marin county. how does it look right now kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in the north bay with a look at conditions. well, yeah, just a rain day in the north bay. really a steady rain. i wouldn't say it ever really downpoured but definetly wet. natsrain returned to the bay area on tuesday. natsin marin county, rain on 101 during the afternoon commute, which is slow going on a good day, was reduced to a crawl as drivers adjusted to the slick nditionsnatsat the park and ride lot off 101, a spot prone to flooding, water filled the parking but mostly stayed within the lot.natsin nearby mill valley, a steady rain soaked downtown but didn't dampen spirits. everyone we talked to was still giddy thyat wet weather has returned, washing away the oppressive wildfire smoke.soti think this is great!sotit's really great. a blessing. i love it.natsas of tuesday afternoon, the creeks around marin county were filling up but still a long ways from being a flooding danger.nat this was old mill creek

kron-4's charles clifford shows us how traffic fared.. but first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is tracking this second storm...lawrence how much more rain can we expect. lawrence karnow: it was a wet and sometimes windy day. the rain continues tonight before turning to showers. a few showers could linger into early tomorrow morning before becoming partly cloudy and dry. highs will be a little warmer and in the 50s and the mid 60s. it will be partly cloudy on sunday and dry. the dry weather will last though monday. another storm will hit the bay area on tuesday to bring more rain. rain and isoloted thunderstorms are possible wednesday and thursday. a brief break is then expected on friday. (ken) a reminder. kron-4 dot com is your source for local weather. there you'll find full forecasts. interactive radar. and weather alerts about your neighborhood. all at kron-4 dot com (ken) it has been a wet and windy day across the bay area. (vicki)yeah, and the rain doesn't show any signs of letting up.charles clifford was in the elminents all

kron 4's charles clifford is live tonight in belmont with an details. charles well, at this point it's not clear how this woman died. police can't say if she was hit by a vehicle, ishe fell, or if something else happened, but the investigation is still on going. according to the belmont police department, a woman in her 60's was found lying in the roadway here along cipriani blvd at the intersection with newlands ave around 7 tuesday morning.she was badly injured. emergency crews treated her at the scene and she was taken to the hosptial but died a short time later. police are now trying to figure out what happened. after talking with neighbors and reviewing surveillance video, investigators believe the woman lived nearby and was on her regular walk around the neighborhood.according to police, the injuries she suffered were severe but it's not clear how she recieved them. she was apparently walking along the side of the road in a spot with no sidewalk, but there's no conclusive evidence that she was hit by a vehilce. investigators are now hoping an auto

kron 4's charles clifford spent the afternoon listening to fire dispatch audio .... from the first day of the fire. he joins us live now in the newsroom with details. charles. . . yes, this fire started early in the morning last thursday and quickly exploded in size. through out that first day fire fighting resources poured into the area. at one point, the focus became less about stopping the fire and more about saving lives. sot we have eyes on the vegetation fire. natsearly on the morning of november 8th, multiple fire crews were dispatched to investigate reports of a wildfire near the small town of pulgas. almost immediately it became clear the blaze could become a big problem.sotthis has got potential for a major incident. sotgonna have engine 26 go down into pulga and evacuate it.pushed by strong winds the fire spread rapidly westward. responding fire crews struggled to reach the flames. more evacautions were put in place.sotevacuation orders already in place for paradise. sotbe ready for additional evacuations.within hours, the fire reached paradise. the roadwa

clifford kron 4 news. one of the many inconveniences coming from the poor air quality is parents left with stir crazy children .. and what to do with them kron 4's gabe slate joins us live from the newsroomgabe, you visited an indoor kids playground which has seen their incoming traffic quadruple this week ? yes i did. another bad day of air.look at this video i just shot a couple hours ago driving over the bay bridge from oakland to san francisco. so westbound. just a brown soupy mess..you can barely see the downtown skyline. just not the kind of air you playing outside inso yeah. i visited an indoor kids i visited an so yeah. i visited an indoor kids playground in berkeley where parents were taking their kids to get some energy out.. like most cities in the bay area thursday smoke from the camp wild fire filled the sky over berkeley. pushing parents away from parks or outdoor activities and into indoor kid playgrounds like the kids gym in berkeley off 7th street. sound from barbara - took kids to indoor

clifford kron 4 news. (ken) santa clara police admit there are some unanswered questions in the mystery surrounding the disappearence of 49ers fan ian powers but they do know it was powers' body that was found in the bay near alviso over the weekend. kron four's rob fladboe has the latest from santa clara. it was here in the bay, about a mile from the alviso marina where san jose police recovered the body of a man on saturday. the county cornor has determined the body is that of this man, 32 year old ian powers, of spokane, washington. the corner found the cause of death was drowning by saltwater. captain wahid kazem/santa clara police "....we can see no evidence of foul play being involved in this case at any point. it's a very sad and tragic end to the case and there are still a lot of questions unanswered, unfortunately the only one who could answer those questions is ian himself..."powers had attended the november 12th 49ers game with his girlfriend and her children, leaving for the restroom in the 4th

kron 4's charles clifford has details. well, red flag conditions have returned to the bay area. the national weather service says that red flag conditions will begin at 10p wednesday and continue through 7 friday morning. that means conditions are ripe for wildfires. especially at elevations over 1000 feet. pge also says that because of the high winds, some customers should be prepared for their power to be turned off.sotour meteorologist have been looking at the data and are predicting extreme fire conditions.pge has notified about 70,000 customers that if the wind blows to hard, their power could be turned off.this is a decision of last resort. it's not a decision tha twe take lightly.pge is also warning customers that if the power is turned off, any loses incurred as a result of the outage will not be reimbursed by pge.sotat this time pge will not be paying claims for any costs from the public safety power shutoff.pge also says that if the power does go out, it can not be turned back on immediatly. it will take

kron 4's charles kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details. charles. well, daylight savings has ended and the highway patrol is concerned that the change may have disrupted people's sleep habits and that they could be behind the wheel when they shouldn't be. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving.the cdc says that going without sleep for at 18 hours is the same as having a blood alcohol content of .05.ofc. kurtis waldschmidt is with the highway patrolsot it can mirror the exact same effects. routinely we make stops trying to seekout impared drivers and frequently it's just being on the road to long or lack of sleep.hoping to wake people up to the problem, the chp is teaming up with caltrans and the office of traffic safety (ots) to get the word out.sotthe chp says that in and of it's self driving while tired isn't illegal, but it could lead other violations.sotwhether its unsafe or making unsafe lange changes toward another vehicle. or failing to realize yo

kron 4's charles clifford has details.. well, red flag conditions have returned to the bay area. the national weather service says that red flag conditions will begin at 10p wednesday and continue through 7 friday morning. that means conditions are ripe for wildfires. especially at elevations over 1000 feet. pge also says that because of the high winds, some customers should be prepared for their power to be turned off.sot looking at the data and are predicting extreme fire conditions.pge has notified about 70,000 customers that if the wind blows to hard, their power could be turned off.this is a decision of last resort. it's not a decision tha twe take lightly.pge is also warning customers that if the power is turned off, any loses incurred as a result of the outage will not be reimbursed by pge.sotat this time pge will not be paying claims for any costs from the public safety power shutoff.pge also says that if the power does go out, it can not be turned back on immediatly. it will take time to inspect the lines.

clifford kron 4 news. (pam) (pam) a big story we are tracking... in the bay area and around the world. thousands of google workers walked out off the job today... rallying for women's rights. and against google's handling of sexual misconduct claims. (ken) one of the largest walkouts was at the company's headquarters inmountain view. (pam) kron four's rob fladeboe was there.. he has details on what happened today. this was the scene here at company headquarters in mountaib view and at other google offices around the world at precisely 11:10 this morning. the media was kept at a distance as google employees streamed into the center of campus f a rally where some of their colleagues shared stories about sexual harassment that have allegedly been ignored by management, says walkout organizececelia o'neil hart.cecelia o'neil hart/walkout organizer '.....i got very emotional. we heard incredible stories from brave women who stood up and told their stories and we also heard stories we have been collecting on the

kron 4's charles clifford has details.. well, red flag conditions have returned to the bay area. the national weather service says that red flag conditions will begin at 10p wednesday and continue through 7 friday morning. that means conditions are ripe for wildfires. especially at elevations over 1000 feet. pge also says that because of the high winds, some customers should be prepared for their power to be turned off.sotour meteorologist have been looking at the data and are predicting extreme fire conditions.pge has notified about 70,000 customers that if the wind blows to hard, their power could be turned off.this is a decision of last resort. it's not a decision tha twe take lightly.pge is also warning customers that if the power is turned off, any loses incurred as a result of the outage will not be reimbursed by pge.sotat this time pge will not be paying claims for any costs from the public safety power shutoff.pge also says that if the power does go out, it can not be turned back on immediatly. it will take

(chuck)in san francisco, charles clifford kron 4 news. (grant) the fbi remains on high alert tonight for more suspicious mail bombs. (pam) this comes, after a second suspicious package was mailed to bay area trump critic - tom steyer.. just last night. kron 4's dan kerman went to the u.s. postal facility in burlingame.. to find out more. this was the scene last friday at the u.s. postal facility in burlingame after a suspicious package addressed to trump critic tom steyer was discovered...bomb techs with the f.b.i. rendered the package safe... now it's happened again. friday morning the f.b.i tweeted : "the fbi has confirmed a package was recovered last night in california, similar in appearance to the others, addressed to tom steyer."the fbi says this second package addressed to steyer was discovered at the same burlingame facility and bomb techs rendered that package safe.in a statement steyer, who has called for president trump's impeachment said: "we're extremely grateful that everyone is safe and thankful for the exemplary work of la

kron-4's charles clifford is out in it...in san francisco. but first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with how long this rain will last. lawrence karnow: it was mostly dry today but clouds and rain are now moving into the bay area. the winds are also picking up and will be gusty tonight. a wind advisory is posted for much of the north bay as winds could gust as high as 50 mph over the mountains. another storm will bring rain overnight spreading south tonight. rain and wind will be common acss the b area on friday. a few showers could linger into early saturday before becoming partly cloudy. another series of storms is headed our way next week. well, the rain returned to san francisco tonight right around 5:00. and just as some people were headed out to get an early start on their holiday shopping. kron 4's charles clifford joins us live tonight in the city's richmond district.. with a look at conditions. charles? charles?conditions. a look at district.. with richmond week.way next headed our way next week. well, the rain returned t

kron-4's charles clifford shows us how san francisco prepared for the rain. and kron-4's gabe slate has details on the big surf this storm is bringing.(ken) but first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us... tracking the timing of this storm. lawrence karnow: a major storm is now approaching the bay area. this is an unusually intense storm with gusty winds, heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. heavy snow will fall over the sierra with some places seeing over 2 feet of snow. a wind advisory is up tonight through tomorrow afternoon for much of the area with winds gusting to 45 mph or more. rain will become heavy tonight before turning to showers. thunderstorms will likely affect the morning commute with heavy downpours possible and gusty winds. showers will decrease by tomorrow afternoon. it should be dry on friday with another chance of rain this weekend. this weekend.chance of rain another chance of rain this weekend. the return of wet weather always brings with it... the risk and danger of flooding. and it really doesn't take a lot of rain to creat

kron-4's charles clifford is out in it...in san francisco. but first chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is here with how long this rain will last.

(grant) kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving and with drunk details. county with weekend.expected next weekend. is launching a new effort to stop people from drowsy driving. for the next week, c-h-p and caltrans will be focusing on reminding people to pull over and rest if they feel tired.(grant) kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving.the cdc says that going without sleep for at 18 hours is the same as having a blood alcohol content of .05.ofc. kurtis waldschmidt is with the highway patrolsot it can mirror the exact same effects. routinely we make stops trying to seekout impared drivers and frequently it's just being on the road to long or lack of sleep.hoping to wake people up to the problem, the chp is teaming up with caltrans and the

kron 4's charles clifford spent the afternoon listening to fire dispatch audio .... from the first day of the fire. (ááno closed captioningáá) captioningáá) captioningáá) <"the norovirus is not uncommon, especially this time of year. and it's especially not un-common for shelter situations where you have hundreds of people living in very close quarters. i can confirm, lab-confirmed norovirus at the chico shelter, the neighborhood church, and what is being done. people who are ill are taken to a separate location at the shelter and separated from people who are well. they have separate restroom facilities and they are being cared for by public health nurses.> ( robin ) as we've reported ... 52,000 people have evacuated from their homes because of the 'camp fire' in butte county ... and now we are learning of yet another problem many of them are dealing with.. an outbreak of norovirus.kron4's gayle ong spoke with a volunteer who says about a dozen people have gotten sick so far

kron 4's charles clifford has more. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving.the cdc says that going without sleep for at 18 hours is the same as having a blood alcohol content of .05.ofc. kurtis waldschmidt is with the highway patrolsot it can mirror the exact same effects. routinely we make stops trying to seekout impared drivers and frequently it's just being on the road to long or lack of sleep.hoping to wake people up to the problem, the chp is teaming up with caltrans and the office of traffic safety (ots) to get the word out.sotthe chp says that in and of it's self driving while tired isn't illegal, but it could lead other violations.sotwhether its unsafe or making unsafe lange changes toward another vehicle. or failing to realize your speed or failing to see a red light. the chp is also reminding drivers that there are 80 roadside rest stops across the state but if you can't find one, look for other ways to take a break.sotjust

kron 4's charles clifford spoke with a doctor who says he has a lot of patients coming in with problems... natsdr gary bean is a pediatrician in oakland. he says that many of his patients are struggling with the thick smoke blanketing the bay area. sotwe've seen a lot of people coming in with respiratory issues. especially our asthmatics. especially those who were in the fringe are now in the breech and need additional respiratory support. dr bean says that fire smoke usually hangs around for a just a couple days but this smoke is thick and people aren't getting any relief and that is causing problems.sot and that's why our mucus is becoming more compacted. there's more inflammation in our chests. more coughing. just a need to get this mucus out.bean says that the best thing to do right now is just stay indoors. he says that wearing a mask is not a guaranteed way to avoid breath in the smoke.sotan effective mask is one thats been fit. if you have like a beard or facial hair it's not going to fit well. it's better than nothing but the best is a fit tested mask.he also says it can be diff

kron 4's charles clifford is in san francisco with a look at what the city is doing to prevent problems. natswednesday afternoon, an sf puc crew was hard at work clearning drains in the city's north beach neighborhoodnats teams like this one regularly check to make sure that san francisco's vast network of storm drains and sewers are clear of clogsif they find a problem, they can lower a powerfull suction tube down into the drain to clear out any leaves or debris. natthey then flush the drain with water and check the nearby sewer lines to make sure that everything is flowing.natsthis drain is clear, but many are not. just a small pile of leaves can block a drain and flood the area.natsthis was a city worked clearing leaves earlier in the day.natand while crews are doing what they can to fix problems, the puc is also asking residents to do their part to keep the water flowing. if a storm drain is clogged, clear it out if you can do so safely.clear gutters and drain around your home and use sand bags to prevent flooding in garages or low lying area.avoid flushing wet wipes or anything tha

kron 4's charles clifford was in marin county where he spoke to people in the area who say they they were happy to see the wet weather... natsrain returned to the bay area on tuesday. natsin marin county, rain on 101 during the afternoon commute, which is slow going on a good day, was reduced to a crawl as drivers adjusted to the slick conditionsnatsat the park and ride lot off 101, a spot prone to flooding, water filled the parking but mostly stayed within the lot.natsin nearby mill valley, a steady rain soaked downtown but didn't dampen spirits. everyone we talked to was still giddy thyat wet weather has returned, washing away the oppressive wildfire smoke.soti think this is great!sotit's really great. a blessing. i love it.natsas of tuesday afternoon, the creeks around marin county were filling up but still a long ways from being a flooding danger.nat this was old mill creek near downtown mill valley. running fast and muddy, but still well within its banks. (vicki) a reminder... download the kron-4 mobile app .. or go to kron4- dot com to stay on top of this series of storms. ther

kron 4's charles clifford is live for us tonight in san mateo county with details on what people can do to avoid having their items stolen. charles. . . well its estimated that about 1 in 3 people have had packages stolen. we here at kron have definetly done many stories about package thiefs. now, law enforcement and elected officials are hoping people will take some basic precautions to protect their purchases. now to our four zone forecast. taking a live look outside at s-f-o. kron-4's meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with the forecast still ahead at 8 chants against amazon... this cyber monday the online giant is the target of protests. the forecasthere now with rodriguez is mabrisa rodriguez is here now with the forecast the forecasthere now with rodriguez is mabrisa meteorologist kron-4's at s-f-o.kron-4's meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez is here now with the forecast still ahead at 8 chants against amazon... this cyber monday the online giant is the target of protests. and next. growing calls to boycott the giants. why people are turning on the bay area team. and the

kron 4's charles clifford is in san franciscwith a look at what the city is doing to prevent problems. problems.prevent problems. (ken) cal fire has released the names of five more victims from the camp fire. and the new threat to butte county even though the fire is out. (pam) and thousands of people are soon going to have to change the way they dial local phone numbers. the new area code being added ... and how you will have to connect when dialing.. youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and your list covered with gifts you'll love to give. and it feels even better when you find them for less-at ross. yes for less. (ken) so many phones... so few phone numbers. in the east bay, a new area code is coming next year.(pam) if you have a 510- number... kron 4's justine waldman explains.. you will need to learn a new way to make a phone call. 341 is new to the 510.in july 22 2019, the 341 area code will be added

kron 4's charles clifford spent the afternoon listening to fire dispatch audio .... from the first day of the fire. ... 52,000 people are evacuated from their homes because of the 'camp fire' in butte county ... and now we are learning of yet another problem many of them are dealing with.. (ken) we are joined by kron4's gayle ong. gayle we hear there is an outbreak of norovirus. what is going on there? (gayle)i spoke to a nurse here who is a volunteershe tells me about a dozen people got sick, and have been quarantined away from the healthy evacuees annelies farmer is a registered nurse and has been treating patients at the neighborhood church in chico, where there has been an outbreak of norovirushealth officials say norovirus is highly contagious and can cause diarreha, fever and body aches - it spreads commonly when people are in close quarters the church is one of the shelters housing evacuees.

kron 4's charles clifford was in marin county, where he talked with people in the area who say, they were happy to see the wet weather... natsrain returned to the bay area on tuesday. natsin marin county, rain on 101 during the afternoon commute, which is slow going on a good day, was reduced to a crawl as drivers adjusted to the slick conditionsnatsat the park and ride lot off 101, a spot prone to flooding, water filled the parking but mostly stayed within the lot.natsin nearby mill valley, a steady rain soaked downtown but didn't dampen spirits. everyone we talked to was still giddy thyat wet weather has returned, washing away the oppressive wildfire smoke.soti think this is great!sotit's really great. a blessing. i love it.natsas of tuesday afternoon, the creeks around marin county were filling up but still a long ways from being a flooding danger.nat this was old mill creek near downtown mill valley. running fast and muddy, but still well within its banks. within its banks. (pam) a reminder... download the kron-4 mobile app .. or go to kron4- dot com to stay on top of this series

kron 4's charles clifford in the city's richmond district with a look at conditions there.. (grant) the wet and (grant) the wet and windy conditions are back tonight and falling all across the bay area. and there are people out and about on thanksgiving night... driving on the slick roads... kron4's alecia reid joins us live from hayward tonight .... alecia, how are drivers staying safe as they drive in these conditions? the rain started coming down pretty steadily within the last couple hours.drivers we spoke to are staying alert.pkg oh no i dont wanna be in an accidentthe rain is back for the second day in a row.we do try to be cautiousalthough some didn't expect it thanksgiving night.we didn't know it's gonna rainbeing extra cautious is a must. because you dont know who's drinking, not drinking, although they're not supposed to. who's texting.chp is warning drivers to be careful on the wet roadways. i drive slowly when it's rainingi have encountered some unsafe drivers.some behind the wheel say they have to drive defensively because of others. i feel like people are a lot

kron-4's charles clifford has a closer look at the video... this is newly released body camera video from the oakland police department. the video was recorded on march 11th when officers responded to reports of a man with a gun lying unconscious on the ground between two houses in the 400 block of 40th street. multiple officers and vehicles, including an armored personal carrier, surround the area. officers with weapons out, repeatedly call out to the man on the ground. nats move your hand away from the gun!!eventually the man appears to sit up and look around. then for reasons that are not exactly clear on the video, police open fire. natsthe suspect died at the scene, he was eventually identified as this man . .joshua pawlik he was apparently found with a gun and a backpack full of money. how he came to be in possession of those items, and why he was lying on the ground is unclear.sotthis is a case where deadly force did not have to be used.attorney john burris represents joshua pawlik's family. after watching the videos, he believes that pawlik may not have know what was happenin

kron 4's charles clifford has more. natsthe california highway patrol says that drowsy driving is a huge problem, on par with drunk driving and distracted driving.the cdc says that going without sleep for at 18 hours is the same as having a blood alcohol content of .05.ofc. kurtis waldschmidt is with the highway patrolsot it can mirror the exact same effects. routinely we make stops trying to seekout impared drivers and frequently it's just being on the road to long or lack of sleep.hoping to wake people up to the problem, the chp is teaming up with caltrans and the office of traffic safety (ots) to get the word out.sotthe chp says that in and of it's self driving while tired isn't illegal, but it could lead other violations.sotwhether its unsafe or making unsafe lange changes toward another vehicle. or failing to realize your speed or failing to see a red light. the chp is also reminding drivers that there are 80 roadside rest stops across the state but if you can't find one, look for other ways to take a break.sotjust

(vicki) kron 4's charles clifford is in contra costa county, where the food bank is doing what it can to help fire victims in butte county... natsinside the wearhouse of the food bank of contra costa and solano, workers move pallets of food. making room for incomin donations and loading trucks headed out to drop off spots. this is the busiest time of year for the food bank which provies meals to more than 170,000 people in contra costa and solano counties. on top of that, the food bank is also coordinating donations of food and money to the fire victims in butte county. they estimate that because of the camp fire, demand for services has gone up by about 10 percent.sotfood banks are sort of the second line of defense in a disaster. lisa sherrill is the communications director for the food bank. she says they have been working closely with food banks across the bay area to take make sure fire victims are getting what they need.sot we will be doing weekely distributions in oroville and chico.and while they are sending food to butte county, they are also recieveing and distributing finan

kron 4's charles clifford reports. sot we have eyes on the vegetation fire. natsearly on the morning of november 8th, multiple fire crews were dispatched to investigate reports of a wildfire near the small town of pulgas. almost immediately it became clear the blaze could become a big problem.sotthis has got potential for a major incident. sotgonna have engine 26 go down into pulga and evacuate it.pushed by strong winds the fire spread rapidly westward. responding fire crews struggled to reach the flames. more evacautions were put in place.sotevacuation orders already in place for paradise. sotbe ready for additional evacuations.within hours, the fire reached paradise. the roadways out of the area became clogged with cars as people fled the advancing wildfire. sotthey are trapped in hoffman road with multiple residences taking refuge in a creek.sotreports of possible entrapment. they can not evacuate because of fire.the fire moved so quickly that in several cases even fire fighetrs couldn't escape. sot strike team i have a fire fighter with smoke inhalation.

kron 4's charles clifford has tips on what people can do to avoid having their items stolen. we've all seen videos like this one. a thief walks up to a home and steals a package. it happens all to often and far to few of these criminals get caught.but with online sales booming and home delievies increasing every year, the problem isn't going away anytime soon.sotso that christmas gift or hanukah gift, whatever gift you recieve. when that is from someone who may not lvie in the area and it's taken. that's personal.san mateo county supervisor david canepa is launching a public outreach effort to help people avoid getting their deliveries stolen.sotwe have seen it happen in the nine bay area counties. we want to make people aware. don't assume that if a package is delivered to your house your going to get it.canepa suggests that home shoppers insure their packages, if possible.arrange for an in-person delivery and request a signature confirmation. have packages delivered to your workplace or another secure location.sot if you do get a package maybe you can have it delieved to an amazon lo

kron 4's charles clifford explains what everyone can do to avoid having their items stolen. we've all seen videos like this one. a thief walks up to a home and steals a package. it happens all to often and far to few of these criminals get caught.but with online sales booming and home delievies increasing every year, the problem isn't going away anytime soon.sotso that christmas gift or hanukah gift, whatever gift you recieve. when that is from someone who may not lvie in the area and it's taken. that's personal.san mateo county supervisor david canepa is launching a public outreach effort to help people avoid getting their deliveries stolen.sotwe have seen it happen in the nine bay area counties. we want to make people aware. don't assume that if a package is delivered to your house your going to get it.canepa suggests that home shoppers insure their packages, if possible.arrange for an in-person delivery and request a signature confirmation. have packages delivered to your workplace or another secure location.sot if you do get a package maybe you can have it delieved to an amazon lo

but now, as kron 4's charles clifford explains - the man's family attorney says... he was not a threat... and that deadly force was excessive. " nat sound - 911 what is your emergency sound from michael spath - communications manager, sunnyvale, 911 call center"when i get a call the number one thing i want to know is where is this person who is having an emergency" michael spath communications manager for sunnyvales department of public safety, showed me how rapid sos, a new location technology integrated into their 911 call center has improved their emergency response to 911 calls made off of cell phones. sound from michael spath - communications manager, sunnyvale, 911 call center"cell phones calling 911 now use triangulation the new way uses the blue dot on your phone to locate you" here's a visual example on the left the location pinpoint of the existing 911 call center technology using triangulation, on the right is the pinpoint with rapid sos. it can be the difference of a 500 foot radius down to 50 feet. a big difference when emergency responders emergency wh

4's charles clifford. if prop c does pass it would raise san francisco's tax revenue spending for the next four years. coming up in the next hour we take a look at the pros and cons of prop 10... which involves removing restrictions on rent control. ( james ) southwest airlines is expanding its routes from mineta san jose international airport this week. by the end of the month, the airline says it will offer almost 100 more departures a day to destinations across the united states and mexico. the airline has already started its non stop service between san jose and tucson. it also will begin offering more weekday roundtrip flights to and from orange county. ( darya ) amazon is offering free shipping on all holiday orders arriving in time for christmas. starting today, the online retailer is waiving the minimum purchase requirement for free shipping. the move makes hundreds of millions of items eligible for free shipping. amazon needs to pump up sales after the company's revenue projection for the rest of

kron 4's charles clifford has the story. next tuesday, san francisco voters will decided the fate of prop c. if passed, businesses in the city that gross over 50 million annually would be taxed raising between 250-300 million dollars. the money would then be used to pay for housing, mental health services, and other programs for san francisco homeless population. sotour homeless need us at a time that has never been more critical. by passing proposition c we are going to give them the relief that they need.salesforce ceo marc benioff is prop c's biggest supporter. he feels that taxing san francisco's most successful businesses, including his own, is the best option.sotthe ones who have gained the most and made their businesses on the backs of the city , they are the ones who are going to be paying the tax. not consumers or small businesses. but the op c also has opponents, including san francisco mayor london breed. she has said that prop c lacks the accountablity needed ensure the money will be used for it's intended purposes. she also believes it could make the city's problems wors

kron 4's charles clifford has the story. next tuesday, san francisco voters will decided the fate of prop c. if passed, businesses in the city that gross over 50 million annually would be taxed raising between 250-300 million dollars. the money would then be used to pay for housing, mental health services, and other programs for san francisco homeless population. sotour homeless need us at a time that has never been more critical. by passing proposition c we are going to give them the relief that they need.salesforce ceo marc benioff is prop c's biggest supporter. he feels that taxing san francisco's most successful businesses, including his own, is the best option.sotthe ones who have gained the most and made their businesses on the backs of the city , they are the ones who are going to be paying the tax. not consumers or small businesses. but the prop c also has opponents, including san francisco mayor london breed. she has said that prop c lacks the accountablity needed ensure the money will be used for it's intended purposes. she also believes it could make the city's problems wo

kron 4's charles clifford is in san francisco with a look at what the city is doing to prevent problems. natswednesday afternoon, an sf puc crew was hard at work clearning drains in the city's north beach neighborhoodnats teams like this one regularly check to make sure that san francisco's vast network of storm drains and sewers are clear of clogsif they find a problem, they can lower a powerfull suction tube down into the drain to clear out any leaves or debris. natthey then flush the drain with water and check the nearby sewer lines to make sure that everything is flowing.natsthis drain is clear, but many are not. just a small pile of leaves can block a drain and flood the area.natsthis was a city worked clearing leaves earlier in the day.natand while crews are doing what they can to fix problems, the puc is also asking residents to do their part to keep the water flowing. if a storm drain is clogged, clear it out if you can do so safely.clear gutters and drain around your home and use sand bags to prevent flooding in garages or low lying area.avoid flushing wet wipes or anything tha

to save lives in the early hours of the fire.( darya ) kron 4's charles clifford has fire dispatch audio .... from the first day of the fire. (ááno closed captioningáá) ( james ) a retired fire captain thought his days of firefighting were behind him.. but as flames from the camp fire quickly approached his paradise home...he jumped right back into action. after 30-years as a fire captain in contra costa county.. john foster and his wife moved to paradise in july. foster said as the wall of smoke moved closer to his home... he knew his home would be a total loss. foster says as he was leaving he saw his neighbor standing outside,,, looking at her home.. so he grabbed her, and put her in his car. ( james ) foster said he lost his most prized possession in the fire.. a fire hatchet that belonged to his late father who was also a firefighter. ( darya ) california governor jerry brown has signed executive order to cut red tape and streamline recovery efforts in butte county. u-s