ella sogomonian kron 4 news. it's beautiful. vice president kamala harris also marking native american heritage day. she tweeted out. >> we celebrate the contributions of native peoples and honor their influence on our nation. we will continue to uphold our treaty responsibilities. strengthen tribal sovereignty and advance tribal self-determination. >> a little girl is a degenerative disease has a very special christmas wish when she hopes will help her and her grandmother melanie townsend has her story. >> tar. jane nelson is a unique kind of 8 year-old who loves doing handstands on the coal mine rainbow creating abstract pieces of art. it has her heart set on a certain professions. >> we had teacher. he. tar j is also a fighter and has been since she was a baby. she was born with la marque. ifo says a degenerative spinal deformity that curbs the back making it nearly impossible to move her legs or feel from the waist down. >> every day. she relies on a very special woman to help her. i had all their life tar che's grandmother

kron four's ella sogomonian explains how it's going. >> creating such a humid thing. >> but, you know, that paradigm that live under. now. >> it doesn't foster that. so it takes kind of like the humidity out of like life general because it's robbing people are actually. their their birthright. >> chris watts has been creating art for the last decade. but in that time it's become harder to get by as the cost of living in san francisco skyrocketed, forcing him like many others to make money stretch while staying true to his identity as an artist because what explains this form of self expression is as much a necessity as water fills me joy. >> it brings me tears like. it makes me constantly. it makes me like. stop in my in. i it just. that's it. that's are the big questions like. yeah. our get everything from the a center for the arts stepped in with the city grant and now private funds. >> to give watts who was one of 130 artists, $1000 every month to spend how they please for 18 months. the guaranteed income pilot help watts book a trip back home to see loved ones in new york for the

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. all right. allan, much more to learn about this case. thank you for that report. that's not the only breaking news we're following tonight. >> there are reports circulating that the beloved san francisco giants will officially retire tomorrow at right this bombshell decision probably will catch a lot of giants fans off guard, especially says buster posey was just coming off of an all-star season. our sports director jason dumas is here to explain the situation. jason, you guys at the surface when you hear the moose buster posey retirement is kind of jarring because he's such an icon in this city. but when you dig into it a are you kind of like. >> okay. i can see it outside of steph curry buster posey is the biggest sports figure in this city barn on in. some would say even more so. the resume it speaks for itself. 3 time world series champ an mvp award 7 time all-star selections, a gold glove and a silver slugger. for silver sluggers, i should say. but it appears he's stepping away from the game. the giants drafted posey 5th overall in

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. thank >> parks around the bay area. they're already preparing for a big mess after current storm in the north bay muir woods national monument will open 2 hours later than usual at 10:00am. the park says that's to make sure that staff and visitors are safe and to mitigate any storm damage. the sonoma county parks department is adjusting its schedule for the weather closing. both could mountain and foothill regional park sonoma county says the parks will reopen as soon as they are inspected and deemed safe. coming up on this hour of kron 4 news a popular clothing brand owned by kanye west is set. >> to pay a settlement worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. why numerous bay area district attorneys filed suit against easy apparel. and later centers are a man who was fortunate enough to come away from houston's astroworld festival. >> little to no injury is talking about the experience. what he's saying about the crowd that >> and rain moving on shore. gusty wind showed up outside and a whole lot of snow coming this year.

ella sogomonian live with us in studio to tell us more about this. a new contender ella. so the oakland mayor libby schaaf. she's terming out, which means that this is a wide open race now for whoever may be her successor. >> her colleague keir open council president chiang tao who represents district 4 has announced today that she is now buying for the city's highest seat to tell touted her humble beginnings as a single mom couch surfing with an infant son. and at one point even sleeping in a car before she got a job at merritt college and found her calling in public service. she already made history as the first long council member in california history and she wants to do it again. as mayor has her supporters point to a track record fighting for tenants right. and affordable housing she's actually just one of only 2 council members right now who is or enter herself. tell advocated for paid sick leave as the daughter of laos refugees stood up for immigrant rights and supported early childhood program said helped her own family. once like head start. several of her backe

harper's ella sogomonian introduces us to a chef in the east bay. preserving native ways of preparing food. >> a local chef crystal celebrated the grand opening of her restaurant la kitchen in oakland just in time for native american heritage month. her ancestors are from the kickapoo nation of oklahoma. but she was raised in the east bay. she incorporates california native produce in recipes like bison blue corn meatballs salmon salad stops with berries and a kick up chilly. her goal is to preserve her culture in this indigenous space. that is welcome to everyone and her inspiration is community and family. i grew up in the inner tribal friendship house. and that's where. >> it's located here in oakland in that some were a lot of different tribes celebrate their cultural and foods and things like that. but i must say the most is my grandma. there's in my and keys. it was tellis day. it's a family tradition that how we harvest corn, how we could get just for birthdays are how it's could just for any holiday or even just a gathering and that's someth

and as kron four's ella sogomonian reports more than 100 artists have now benefited from the program. >> creating such a human thing. but, you know, that paradigm that live under. now. it doesn't foster that. so it takes kind of like the humidity out of i think general because it's robbing people are actually. their their birthright. >> chris watts has been creating art for the last decade. but in that time it's become harder to get by as the cost of living in san francisco skyrocketed, forcing him like many others to make money stretch while staying true to his identity as an artist because what explains this form of self expression is as much a necessity as water fills me joy. >> it brings me tears like. it makes me constantly. it makes me like. stop in my in. i it just. that's a that's a really good question. like. all right. yeah. argued everything from the air. but when a center for the arts stepped in with the city grant and now private funds. >> to give watts who is one of 130 artists, $1000 every month to spend how they please for 18 months. the guaranteed income pilot help wa

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. thank you, ella. in the north bay sonoma county is hosting vaccination clinics at 2 schools in that county there. these are for students and their families. the first clinic will take place at greenville elementary school. that clinic starts at one 30 every afternoon second clinics going to be at jefferson elementary school in cloverdale and that clinic will start at 3.30 the afternoon. people in berkeley can now register for a shot to the kids between the ages of 5.11. the next step clinic will be happening on november 13th that rosa parks elementary school over the weekend. the clinic at malcolm x elementary vaccinated 200 students. we have more information on vaccine clinics all across the bay area. it's on our website at kron. 4 dot com. it's scrum for for the latest covid info, including trying to find the vaccine for kids 5 to 11 and much more. you can scan that qr code there on your screen. >> you'll be directed to the special section on our website. that's kron 4 dot com. still to come on kron

i'm ella sogomonian. the new variant, which is called on the kron has been classified as highly transmissible. the same category as the delta variant kron four's. rob nesbitt has been speaking with experts to find out more about this. so he joins us now live in the newsroom with details on what exactly they're saying, rob. >> el infectious disease experts in northern california say that from what they can tell so kron is a variant of concern but not a variant to cause panic. still its classification by the world health organization is the eu has caused us to join the european union instituting travel restrictions on visitors from 8 countries including south africa but and zimbabwe. the white house did not give details on the new travel ban except to say that restrictions will not apply to returning us citizens or permanent residents. according to the california department of public health. there are no known cases of kron in the state. the variant was first discovered by south african authorities infectio

kron four's ella sogomonian live in our newsroom now. she has more on what they had to say. l a. >> and the group of pediatricians and county leaders say that vaccinating children between 5.11 is important, too. decrease miss time from school. plus prevent were symptoms from happening. they also highlighted studies of more than 3,000 children that proved that the vaccine was 91% effective at preventing contraction of covid-19 with mild side effects, if any. and they point to a greater risk in severe reactions to the actual virus compared to this mrna vaccine. so pediatricians agree that even if you believe that your child is healthy. there's still a chance that they could get sick and end up in a hospital. >> the reality is around 30% of kids who are hospitalized with covid did not have underlying conditions. now, that's not a number that has been publicized. a lot of people don't know that. number 2 with respect to recovery after an infection. there's no guarantee that a few weeks out you will still have antibodies that will protect you. >> in contra, costa county vaccines

while walking her dog near shore line drive in grand street just after 8 o'clock this morning, kron 4 ella sogomonian live for us in our newsroom tonight with the latest l a. >> well, just as you said, the investigation is now underway and the driver has been cooperating to learn exactly what caused the woman behind the wheel to run in touch and early this morning. the district 3 supervisor represented alameda, san leandro, parts of oakland san lorenzo hayward acres in ashland alameda. police say the chain was hit in that intersection of shoreline drive in grant where she was found lying in the roadway when they arrived, she died later in the afternoon at highland hospital because of a serious head injury. senator nancy skinner is calling chan a trailblazer from being the first asian american to win a seat oth

that was ella sogomonian reporting for us this morning. and coming up next to the kron 4 morning news, a bay area native and soccer star retires. >> from the san jose earthquakes what's next in his career. when a truck hit my car, the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth, so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. let ouri was hit by a car help yoand needed help. i called the barnes firm. that was the best call i could've made. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. >> well, welcome back to the kron 00:00am morning news here on this wednesday morning. the time for you now for 44 and and you're probably wondering joining to leave earlier this morning. i would always say it's always a safe bet. just to leave your house a little earlier because it was slick still this mor

sogomonian joins us with a look at those ceremonies ella pam from petaluma to sandra fell. it was a beautiful display of both pride and recognition of our veterans today. >> the patriotic parade made its way along downtown petaluma thursday afternoon. people honored past present and future service members. this year's theme was welcome home to all vietnam veterans paying special tribute to the men and women of the armed forces who served from 1961 to 1975 specifically they highlighted 15 petaluma men who lost their lives in vietnam. there was a symbolic fly over and landing of the vietnam era helicopter to. >> earlier this morning a veterans day ceremony was also hosted at the marin county civic center right next to the military memorials guest speakers placed wreaths there and shared their gratitude for the sacrifices made by veterans were the ones that hit the front line with the ones that raise our hands and say yes. >> and time of need in our communities need to honor the veterans in january 2020 on one single night. >> nationwide. nearly 40,000 of our veterans were est

several commemorations honoring our veterans took place today in the north bay our kron four's ella sogomonian is here with us in the studio with a look at some of those ceremonies. ella it was a beautiful display of both pride and recognition today across warren county. this patriotic parade made its way down penn downtown petaluma this afternoon to the tune of music as people honored past present and future service members. >> this year's theme was welcome home to all vietnam veterans paying special tribute to the men and women of the armed forces who served from 1961 to 1975. >> specifically highlighting 15 petaluma men who lost their lives in vietnam. there was a symbolic flyover and the landing of the vietnam era huey helicopter to earlier this morning a veterans day ceremony was also hosted over at the marin county civic center right next to the military memorials. there. guest speakers played wreaths at the base there and bells marked the 11th hour of the 11th day of november when world war one officially ended in 1918, one board supervisor said that the county has made strides and hous

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm ella sogomonian in for grant lotus tonight. just one day after san francisco's district attorney announced felony charges. >> for 9 suspects. 3 more charged over in contra, costa county bay area retailers have been dealing with swarms of people wiping the shelves clean and in some cases the crimes have gotten violent tonight we're learning more about what goes into the organizing of these retail theft and what's being done about it. it's what everybody's talking about. proffers. dan thorn hearing from a. >> local da and an expert on organized crime. he joins us now live from the newsroom with what they have to say than that. >> well, la and vicki, the widespread criminal activity is drawn. several bay area. prosecutors together to combat retail theft. prosecutors are telling us the level of these crimes is unlike anything they've seen before and experts are also weighing in saying that the staffs can be complex and there's a number of factors as to why they're happening. >> the storming and robbing of several bay area. retail s

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. it was that final approval comes. alright, thank you, ellen. now to the recommendation. it is therefore. >> kids 5 to 11 years old to get the shot. that's according to the cdc and parents now have to make that decision and for some parents, that's not an easy call. and joining us now is stanford pediatric infectious disease physician. doctor and lou, thank you, doctor, for your time. we appreciate it. let's begin with your thoughts on the kind of impact this could have on the battle to stop the virus. >> i think this is a huge step getting control over the covid-19 pandemic in our i that it will allow the kids get back to a little bit more normal famileis to be able to participate in some of the activities that they haven't been able to do so will help lamit the transmission of the virus within our community and within schools will help keep schools open. keep kids in schools. there are also a lot of other intergenerational. thanks to consider there their spread among family members and there are a lot of grandparents out there and parents who

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm ella sogomonian in for grant lotus tonight. just one day after san francisco's district

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ellis, thank you for that. >> tonight we're hearing from san francisco mayor london breed on her decision to support the recall of 3 members of the school board. president gabriela lopez, vice president moliga and commissioner allison collins have all been named in the recall. they're accused of failing to do their jobs and causing the school district to deteriorate during the pandemic. in a statement kron 4 mayor london breed says, quote, during such a difficult time. the decisions we make for our children will have long-term impacts, which is why it is so important to have leadership that will tackle these challenges head on and not get distracted by unnecessary influences or political agenda. our kids must come first and quote, the recall election is set for february 15th of next year. another major retailer is leaving san francisco's union square dsw designer shoe warehouse has officially closed its post street location. there were reports earlier this year that the chain is plann

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. >> thank you all. and here is a county breakdown of where you can find the vaccine in alameda county community clinics will be able to vaccinate. they figure by mid november. there will be some clinics and schools in contra, costa county parents can begin scheduling appointments now at county run sites in marin county. there will be a clinic at northgate mall and that will offer through tuesday next tuesday through saturday, san mateo county leaders expect to get doses by tomorrow. if that happens, there will be a vaccination event at the county event center and pharmacies all over the bay area will begin giving shots this weekend. they say just make sure you register ahead of time children again. will be getting just about a 3rd of the dose that adults have received and they will need 2 doses spaced 3 weeks apart. demand for vaccinating these youngsters is so popular in several bay area counties that anxious parents actually. >> gobbled up appointments quickly. in one county today, almost a 15 minute

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. thank love for that update. far as police in san jose are investigating a deadly shooting that happened yesterday about 03:30pm, in the afternoon of great oaks parkway in the city's eat unveil neighborhood. >> police have not released any information about the shooter or the victim. this is san jose's 29th homicide of the year. a pastor in morgan hill has been arrested on suspicion of molesting a number of children. >> authorities say 65 year-old carlos ca straight own of hollister faces more than a dozen charges including lewd acts by use of force on a child under 14 stray own is a pastor it missed aereo's and rossi own haas way. investigators say they believe he may have additional victims who are not yet identified. anyone who has information can give it anonymously to morgan hill. police. we've shared that information there on your screen. you can also find it on our website. kron 4 dot com. >> and now to our coronavirus coverage. and we begin with a solemn milestone. the global death toll from covid-19 has

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ellis, thank you for that. with children aged 5 to 11 finally approved for covid-19 shots. >> the biden administration is encouraging local school districts to help get shots and students arms the administration is providing tools and resources to help school set up their own vaccine clinics. the white house is also asking schools to help educate parents on the benefits and safety of the covid shots. it's part of an effort to stop misinformation and vaccine hesitancy which some fear may run higher. now that children are involved in the east bay, teachers, parents and school leaders gathered at an elementary school in alameda today. >> to shed a light on school safety measures in the middle of this pandemic. the school district has provided layerse of protection at the schools this year, including masking hand hygiene rules proper, ventilation in classrooms and a regular covid test program testing in elementary schools. there takes place 2 times per month during the school day. students say they feel safer. >> i

ella sogomonian kron 4 news. ellen, thank you. we'll wait and see what happens with that reaction. >> now 2 big developments in the bay area's crackdown on organized retail crime just a day after san francisco's district attorney announced felony charges for 9 suspects. 3 additional suspects have been charged in contra. costa county we are also learning more about how these criminals are organizing in the first place. four's. dan thorn is live in our newsroom tonight to bring all of this down for us. dan. >> well, pam is widespread criminal activity has drawn together several bay area prosecutors to combat retail theft. prosecutors are telling us the level of these crimes is unlike anything they've seen before and experts are also weighing in saying that that's can be complex. and there's a number of factors that play into why they're happening. >> the storming and robbing of several bay area. retail stores has had communities on edge. the brazen and sometimes violent deaths are not random but organized crimes says san mateo count

ella sogomonian kron 4 news lot information there. ellen, thank you for that. contra. costa county health officials say they will hold a town hall this thursday. >> to discuss their county's plan for vaccinating children. they say vaccines could be available as early as saturday. at county run clinics. but they add that parents should check with their child's doctor or local pharmacy. first, many bay area counties have been planning the rollout of the children's vaccine says fires are first submitted his weeks ago for state of the second joins us live now from san mateo county, where leaders say they plan to hold a vaccination event this weekend. taylor. >> cam county leaders say they expect to receive the pediatric doses by friday. and if that happens, they'll begin administering those doses here. the san mateo, san mateo county event center on saturday. of course, that's in addition to other places that will be able to administer the doses like pharmacies, health care providers and also other doctors offices. >> yes, it protects that child. but it also protects our c

kron four's, ella sogomonian introduces us to a chef in the east bay whose preserving native ways of preparing food. >> local chef crystal celebrated the grand opening of her restaurant walk kitchen in oakland just in time foe native american heritage month. her ancestors are from the kickapoo nation of oklahoma, but she was raised in the east bay. she incorporates california native produce in recipes like bison blue corn meatballs salmon salad stops with berries and a kick chilly. her goal is to preserve her culture in this indigenous space. that is welcome to everyone and her inspiration is community and family. i grew up in the inner tribal friendship house. and that's where. >> it's located here in oakland and that some were a lot of different tribes celebrate their cultural and foods and things like that. but i must say the most is my grandma. there's in my and keys. it was tellis day it's a family tradition that how we harvest corn, how we could get just for birthdays are how it could just for any holiday or even just a gathering and that's something that is very cultural tradi

ella the hope here is to de-escalate tense situations and to also coordinate follow-up care. so the person gets help in the long run as well. not just in that. >> immediate time frame of the emergency. so 911, dispatchers are now trying to determine the most appropriate response. instead of just sending police first they can choose to send the alameda fire department. a company by these clinicians either in person or by the phone. so the pilot program will last for 2 years. 12 licensed social workers will be on call 24 7 alongside the alameda fire department. they will be able to enforce a 5150 or psychiatric hold and they are employed by a group called alameda family services. they've been working in the community since 1969 after the initial visit case managers with a follow-up to make sure that the person in need. it's connected with proper resources. >> design as an alternative to police response. so when someone calls 911, and it's a mental health situation. the cold to be diverted to the fire department. they are going to be the first responders because they are trained