our vicki liviakis talks with hillary clinton during a stop in the bay area this week. but clinton had to say about women taking charge and pushing for more progress. those stories and much more ahead after the break. ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ ebenezer. ebenezer. marley? first you will see the past. excuse me! coming through! ugh! and then...the present. and finally, ebenezer...the future! introducing the all-electric eqs. happy holidays from mercedes-benz. >> new tonight at 6, the tsa screened, a total of 2.3 million passengers yesterday as travelers headed out to celebrate the thanksgiving holiday with loved ones. the agency says that is about 88% of the travelers who were screened on the same day back in 2019 last year the tsa screened just one 0.1 million passengers a day before thanksgiving. the latest figures bring the total number of passengers screen since monday to more than 6.6 million. that's compared to just over 2.9 million

vicki liviakis kron 4 a former president trump's attorney michael cohen is out of prison and promising to cooperate with investigators monday marked the end of his three-year sentence for tax fraud. >> lied to congress and other federal crimes. >> today. no donald j trump. >> cohen spent the last 18 months under house arrest in new york after he was released from federal prison due to covid concerns. cohen says he plans to continue to work with law enforcement to quote, ensure that others are held responsible for their dirty deeds. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news, dozens of guns. >> we covered in san francisco. how social media helped police find them. >> now to the south bay where elizabeth holmes is back on the witness stand monday. the embattled there in focused on what she called positive early test results for the company's blood-testing technology. prosecutors claim she misled bold investigators, investors and patients into believing she had invented a breakthrough in technology. the homes are due today. she generally believe results and that she was not intentionally t

vicki liviakis has that for us. >> you think we're in a small italian village of for rays honoring this big cheese wheel. it is right here in the bay area next to the rockridge bart station. this is our parades. and we've done is for 5 years and almost archie's buyer of almost 30 years. >> she brings in one of 2, almost 400 pound wheels of cheese. this is the largest. we'll west of the lot of chips. a lot of giuliana is the head cheese monger here at market hall. cheese counter market hall is a fhod lover's haven with fresh caught fish from hawaii. we're in sun farms. natural meet a cornucopia of prepared foods. >> pasta pastries and of course, cheese where you can barely see almost serving up exotic cheese from cow sheep, goat, even buffalo, but nothing quite matches the size and appeal of the imported 400 pound of crew pillow italian cheese. >> cheese lovers. demonstrators takes a lot of elbow grease to cut up. he said it sells out fast. we buy whole and so nice to the and whole entire south and we be so we have a following for this. she's we've been doing this for years. we typically

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus with dozens of these car break ins happening every day in san francisco neighbors in the richmond district say. >> a lot of stolen luggage backpacks. other random things. it all ends up being dumped in their neighborhood. a lot of time yet tonight, crime for is that hillary's hacking. she spoke with one of the activists leading this effort. does she joins us now live with the how they're doing this killer. >> well, vicki, it's all through the power of social media. most of the time these neighbors are going online and heading to the next door app posting about the stolen stolen luggage that they found in connecting in that way with other neighbors that have also found the stolen items.

vicki liviakis takes us there. >> in this dine and dish report. >> new to honolulu looking for some good food and drink. there's the relatively new tbd by vikram guard, which sounds like a name to be determined. but no, that's the day wind really loved it. >> it was little catchy. and so why >> although the vibe is playful. famed local chef it from garg is actually classically trained. chef may come to your table to whip up for soto and fresh. a battalion but the bar bartender whips wicked potion. he calls lat mayhem play with all that and ingredients these diners traveled from afar to give it a try. you come all the way from where minneapolis, minnesota on the edge of hawaii's famed waikiki beach pd is low key tucked away in the boutique lotus hotel. >> the cuisine is corky. not what you might expect from a hawaiian restaurant menu and that's by design ideas. do little bit off. >> all spike it out. as you say, with the global influence and still keeping it very local. >> there's a moroccan tagine pacific shrimp as cargo and a cozy chocolate chip desert for your sweet tooth. you my polis

grant lotus and vicki liviakis are here. just to confirm the actual santa is okay and going to beat sanders. okay. but yeah, it's fine to help more help ers. all right. you could use some help this year. >> thanks a lot of crazy newsnight here. we have. he's anti vaccine mandate. protesters shutting down the golden gate bridge. look >> crash right here. yeah. injures 2 chp officers. what we know about that collision. tonight one year-old little girl. she is safe after a car was stolen while she was still inside the new information we're learning about the fact that prompted an amber alert. those stories and much more coming up on kron 4 news at ni >> when fun time from the bay area's local news station. you're watching kron. 4 news at known. now at 9. >> look at that crash. an anti vax mandate protest bringing rush hour traffic to a standstill today and during the chaos, a car and a bridge sweeper collided injuring 5 people including to chp officers. but as you can see, as we look live here right now. things are back to norm

. >> i'm vicki liviakis. and i'm ken wayne today marks 6 months since the vta rail shooting on may 26 9 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in bay area history. kron four's amanda hari attended a candle light vigil this afternoon. she spoke with a counselor who explains small events like these can help the healing process. >> i spoke to the director of a counseling group that responded to the vta shooting. she says people here in san jose are likely still hurting 6 months later. but she says she's grateful to see the community doing things like this today to remember the victims as well as support those impacted by the a virtual candle lighting held for vta employees as well as the public. >> it's a reminder that those lost in the shooting at the rail yard will not be forgotten. >> it happened 6 months ago on may 26 absolutely. people. >> our impact in 6 months later. for the most part, nancy bull penrod is the director of the counseling team international. >> it's a group of mental health profe

. >> and i'm vicki liviakis today governor newsom announced that he's directing california highway patrol to increase their presence near major retail centers here in the bay area. our conference taylor bisacky has more now on what this will look like heading into the holiday shopping season. >> a crime ridden weekend rocked the bay area after thieves targeted stores in san francisco's union square on friday pulled by a team looters storming the nordstrom in walnut creek on saturday. burglars hitting many stores in between across several other cities. >> look, i have no sympathy, no empathy whatsoever. people smashing and grabbing stealing people's items crane havoc and tear on our streets. not governor gavin newsome calling in for backup on monday. >> saying he's now directed california highway patrol to increase their presence near busy shopping centers in the bay area. >> we want real accountability. we want people prosecuted and we want people to feel safe this holiday season. the increase chp patrols will continue through the holiday season as we expect more shoppers to visit the are

vicki liviakis kron 4 news. well, as you know, we are always looking for great places to dine in or take out in your neighborhood. >> you can scan this qr code will take you directly to the dine and dish web page where you can submit your. >> favorite restaurants for us to feature. >> up next, we're following the latest developments in the trial of the killing of ahmaud arbery in georgia. what the defense attorney in the case said today about black pastors being in the courtroom that elicited a stinging response from the reverend al sharpton. plus after oakland saw 3 shootings just about 10 hours. we're asking the city council members who are running for mayor in oakland. how do you plan tackle this gun violence problem and how the uss hornet in alameda is honoring veterans tonight. but before we head to break. for shining a spotlight on local veterans and. guys, this guy. that's can wage our very own served as a petty officer. second class in the 1980's, thank you to all who serve and to all who are serving if

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. some businesses in the area were also struck by gunfire. >> our kron four's dan thorn live for us in hercules tonight. he joins us now with the very latest. and. >> well, vicki, police are still trying to figure out what led up to this shooting. we do know that one man was found with several gunshot wounds here in the parking lot. he had to be rushed to the hospital. the starbucks behind me here had to be closed down today because a stray bullet struck a window there while people were inside to

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. some businesses in the area were also struck by gunfire. >> our kron four's dan thorn live for us in hercules tonight. he joins us now with the very latest. and. >> well, vicki, police are still trying to figure out what led up to this shooting. we do know that one man was found with several gunshot wounds here in the parking lot. he had to be rushed to the hospital. the starbucks behind me here had to be closed down today because a stray bullet struck a window there while people were inside to the shooting really shaking things up here during up during the daytime at this strip mall. >> the parking lot of this hercules shopping center is turned into a shooting gallery investigators funding a 33 year-old man had been shot several times just before 1 o'clock thursday afternoon, a bullet also striking the window of this starbucks shattering glass and forcing the coffee shop to close while another went through the wall of this martial arts academy, a gun violence and some things that we

vicki liviakis kron 4 >> all right. well, as we take a live look behind us here. you'll see that the. >> the sun is up yeah. nice and clear another beautiful tuesday. it is, although a little on the cool side like it was yesterday morning to get on with our guys, yet definitely on the cool side again. and today we're adding in a bit of a brisk wind do it too. >> sie's just going to make things a little bit more jacket where the than we had yesterday. we are looking at a cold front that is slit across the region and that means temperatures today are going to be as warm as yesterday's either but still gorgeous out there. a few high passing clouds. nice. bright skies, making their way down to san francisco san jose and some surrounding areas have seen some low lying cloud cover and the fog is the densest out towards the central valley again, return of that to leave fog. there's your cold front. it does have some rain and snow associated with it up in the pacific northwest, but it loses its energy as it slides across our neck of the woods and that's we're not tapping

vicki liviakis joins us now with what we can expect as we head into the winter months because of push also have the flu. yeah. crossing yeah. him. >> and can with the holidays coming. you know, all eyes are on what's around the corner and could we be facing another winter surge just like last year. so this is a look at the cdc's covid-19 transmission map for the bay area. as you can see here, san francisco, san mateo. they are in the yellow moderate spread tear while all the other counties, those are in the orange substantial tears. so you may remember in the last winter, the numbers really started to tick upward causing hospitals to once again or about to beds disappearing quickly as they handled severe cases of covid-19. but this time around as the numbers show in this upward tick. well, infectious disease experts say that we actually are in better shape concerning the pandemic, especially since so many americans have received the vaccine. >> you know, we're not going to be at the levels that we saw last when deciding that's definitely not going to happen when i mean, not at the lev

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she'll in honolulu vicki liviakis kron 4 news at. >> back from honolulu here. so good. really that wraps up kron 4 news at 5. thank you for being with us this hour. but stick around ken and pam are going join the party on november. first we mentioned as we were controlling that story. >> is when vicki jumped on a plane. but that was the date that the governor said okay, as of november. you can come back. how surprised are you that vicky their first play. remember we even thought that he was show up in peoples. reports had a kevin frazier. got in hawaii and we're like would you be surprised if a key was in the kind of like the to be back with all right. thank you. make a great right. aloha. >> a lot coming up on kron 4 news at 6. we certainly appreciate you all being here. of course, we told you this a baby shot and killed that was a few days ago. the oakland police chief now supporting surveillance cameras along freeways but not all city leaders are 100% on board yet. we'll explain why and california doubling down on its effort from or a booster shots. the states now ex

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vicki liviakis has the night off. >> the cdc director has just signed off on the decision for the younger age group. it came just hours after an advisory panel voted to do the same thing. we have team coverage from the announcement itself to how the bay area's helping children feel more comfortable. with the shots and kron four's dan kerman he's been following all of these developments. he is live in san francisco. dan. >> that's right. infectious disease experts. we've been talking to say parents should get their kids the shot as quickly as possible as soon as practical there saying. so the bottom line is that will protect kids and it will protect others. >> children ages 5 to 11 could likely be rolling up their sleeves by this weekend for their first dose of pfizer's covid-19 vaccine. this comes after a cdc panel voted wednesday to recommend the vaccine, which is one 3rd the dose of the adult version your children should get this vaccine and they should get it. >> as soon as as is practical, very infectious disease. experts say even though children are less likely than older adults to g

i'm grant lotus and i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis san francisco. police say their homicide unit is investigating what happened the shooting happened this afternoon. in san francisco's haight ashbury neighborhood. >> at the intersection of haight and a masonic avenue that was shut down for several hours. but we've learned a short time ago. it is open again. one man is dead tonight. another is hospitalized kron four's amanda hari is live where the shooting happened. amanda, what's the latest? >> police say happened around one this afternoon. i just saw the last officers leave around 4.45 this street behind me did open up around 4.20. so about 40 minutes ago. you can see we do have cars driving by right now. but police officers were here for a long time. the homicide unit was out. they were looking for anything. any evidence talking to witnesses to figure out what led up this man being shot to death. take a look at this video. this is what the scene looked like just a little while ago. police say it happened around one in the 1400 block of haight stre

everyone i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the toddler was struck by a stray bullet while he was in the car with his mom on. i 8.80 in oakland happened on saturday. >> now the oakland chinatown chamber of commerce's offering a reward. police say that they believe that the reward money could help but to locate the shooters. going to take more than that. >> i think it's a collective effort. i don't think money along as they beat you. we need people to feel remorseful for this family. we need people to feel empathy for what happened and we need people to think about what if this was a child of yours. what if this was a relative of yours. would you want people to bring that same information forward so that the people responsible could be held accountable. i think they would. >> a go fund me page has been set up to provide financial help to the victims. family so far over $200,000 has been collected. in the wake of the jasper. wu shooting surveillance cameras are now being considered on oakland freeways. the police chief says he su

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis family and friends of the victims are outraged about the acquittal while the rittenhouse defense team says that they believe the judge delivered a fair trial. reporter kelsey occurrence team has a recap now and the reactions that are pouring in. she joins us tow live from kenosha. kelsey. >> good evening. while both well, kuz kyle rittenhouse found not guilty on 5 counts as 5 counts included charged with homicide attempted homicide. reckless endangerment. this is for killing 2 people. wounding a 3rd august 25th of 2020, he also during that during that testimony today or during an inside the courtroom today when the verdict report came out, you could see him fall down to the ground choking up in tears and then both of his attorneys having to pick him up and he had both of them. and you can also see has mom walking up the stairs, grabbing his daughter grabbing her daughter's hand and just choking up in tears as well. but you also saw the victims families inside inside the courtroom and they were very distraught, very upset by the news walking out very

i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. it happened while she was just walking her dog near shore line drive and grant street. this was just after 8 o'clock this morning. >> the woman driving the car did stay at the scene. is cooperating with police. so far no word on how that collision happened. exactly. chance office did release this statement reading in part, quote, during her 30 year career in public service supervisor chan have been a staunch advocate for children families. the elderly affordable housing and health care for the uninsured. chan is survived by 2 children and 2 grandchildren. and we continue to follow this breaking news and bring you any new developments and reaction throughout the evening. >> that is not the only breaking news we have tonight. the athletics, andrew baggaley first reporting that buster posey, the beloved and legendary san francisco giant will officially retire tomorrow. it's a bombshell decision that will probably catch a lot of giants fans off guard, especially since. >> jose was coming

i'm catherine heenan in for vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus that police sergeant is now entering rehab. according to his attorney. >> he was arrested for allegedly robbing a san mateo pharmacy. >> kron four's dan kerman is in san mateo. and dan, what do we know tonight. >> well, what we know tonight is, as you mentioned, this officer is now in rehab. according to his attorney. his attorney says that he has an opiate addiction and it is because of that that this whole instance was going in on in the first place. >> san mateo. police say it was about 06:00pm wednesday night when officers were called to a robbery at this rite aid. they say they encountered the suspect just outside the store when officers encountered him attempted to flee on foot. but our officers were able to thwart those efforts very quickly. >> it turns out the suspect arrested for robbery and resisting arrest is san francisco. police sergeant devan cole. this is video of him shot during a 2016 interview. cole is a 27 year member of the force. this is a really sad story. this is a this is a really well respected police

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus in oakland over the weekend. there were smashing grabs. yes, but also a whole host of other crimes from robberies shootings to sideshows. we're also hearing tonight from oakland's police chief about what he says the department needs to do to try to get a handle on this lawlessness in his city. and then we are following news out of waukesha, wisconsin after an suv plowed into a christmas parade killing 5 people injuring dozens more. we have the latest on the person that police have in custody tonight. all of that more in just a moment. but we begin with our top story back here in the bay area. this of map of all the large smash-and-grab robberies that we saw over the weekend. you can see that they spanned nearly the entire bay area region and its efforts cisco where at the hiight of the holiday shopping season. now the city's main shopping district right around union square will things just look vastly different right now than they have in years past. you have a heavy police presence out there for everyone to this is in response, of course,

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus gun violence as this early touch. so many lives and families here in the bay area over the years. but especially recently. and tonight it is touch the kron 4 family. a security guard accompanying one of our reporters was shot while out on assignment in oakland this afternoon. our kron four's jonathan mccall is here with us in the studio with what we know so far. jonathan grant, vicki, new developments since we last saw you on kron 4 news at 3 o'clock this afternoon. >> oakland police now tell us that this shooting was likely an attempted robbery to still the reporters. a camera equipment, a guard assigned to that reporter while covering that story earlier this afternoon was shot in the lower abdomen. and last hour we learned the guard is now out of surgery and is in stable condition at oakland's highland hospital. our reporter was not injured in the shooting. it happened just before 1230 this afternoon near the intersection of 14th and harrison that's near the 12th street bart station along with lake merritt. this is

she'll in honolulu vicki liviakis kron 4 news. >> looks we'll be right back after the break. >> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news on this beautiful friday were already off to a great start. hopefully you got some good rest last night to you can wake today. well, a fresh step into your weekend. well, we are joined again mister beck, a strong who's in for john sabol who has the morning off. hopefully the weather. please just easy over there to do weather because it's no rain of that. >> yeah, rain, it's nice and dry and it's going to be a temperatures in the 70's very similar to yesterday. a little bit to warmer by a couple of degrees in most areas. so if you liked yesterday you're going to love today and head outside. if you can maybe come enjoy your lunch. time outside because it's going to be so beautiful. we're looking at a little bit of patchy fog this morning. a little bit more than what we saw yesterday mostly along our coastal areas and even sfo. we can see a little bit of it here in this shot. but other than that, mostly clear skies everywhere else across the bay area highs

i'm grant lodes and i'm vicki liviakis. as you just heard there were media reports the newsome was not honest about his reasoning for skipping the climate change summit. but newsome says it. >> he stayed behind after his kids said that they couldn't believe he was going to miss halloween and that he had to put them first. the report cited a source that said they were close to the governor who says that he skipped the climate summit after having a strong negative reaction to both the covid booster shot and flu shot that he recently got. but as you just heard, the governor denied those claims. i had absolutely no impact from. >> the covid shot in the north. the original northern worcester. absolutely not. no fatigue even though that's just made up and i hope folks a pause and reflect on the sources and and consider the michigan ash that's going on. >> this comes after the governor did not make any public appearances for nearly 2 weeks since canceling his trip to the un climate summit in scotland and in case you are like some

. >> i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. we have a team coverage on just how city leaders across the bay area are responding to this. a recent string of smash and grab retail theft and we want to begin in san francisco. we're just moments ago, the embattled dha spoke about how his office is trying to tackle the issue. kron four's. dan kerman was there. he joins us now live in the city with more. good evening, dan. >> well, good evening. the district attorney has indicated that he as of this afternoon is filing felony charges against the 9 people arrested by the san francisco police department. as you know, in many cases petty theft cases are very difficult to charge. their only misdemeanors and they don't serve much jail time. however, in this case the district attorney made it clear none of this has anything to do with petty theft. all of these are felonies multiple felonies, including gun charges against a couple of those the first to defendants should their arraignment as early as tomorrow afternoon. he says this is just

i'm vicki liviakis saying i'm grant lotus. this brazen heist took place inside conquers sun valley mall last night. >> while the mall was open and customers were inside shopping. kron four's maureen kelly has the story. >> at this point. concord police say they don't have a handle yet on how much ali was taken during a smash-and-grab robbery. but they say initial reports are it was a substantial loss here's surveillance video showing the 9 suspects wearing hoodies and gloves with their faces covered as they wielded hammers attacking the glass display cases. police say the robbers mob the iceberg diamonds jewelry store and we're in and out in a flash. this video shows the aftermath of the store employee cleaning up the broken glass. the brazen crime happening around 07:30pm. >> well, the mall was still open national >> probably not a shooting. just the passion round that's audio from a responding officer reporting back to dispatch. the sounds of the hammers hitting the glass sounded like gunfire to some of the customers who cal

i'm ken wayne and i'm vicki liviakis. pam has the night off. this burglary was reported tuesday afternoon. police believe the suspect is connected to other burglaries in the area. our kron four's gayle ong spoke to the homeowner and some pretty concerned neighbors. belmont police are looking for this man. home security cameras captured his photo seen in someone's backyard in the area of casa bone avenue and corona at boulevard tuesday around 1215, in the afternoon. a neighbor didn't want to show her face. but explained what happened when she got home the neighbors asked me to go check on the house because the alarm was going off >> and i. come to find out the guy that was sitting in front of my house was the one waiting to pick up the guys and broke into their house and get away. the neighbor says the suspect took off with laptops and remembered seeing a light colored vehicle outside her home. police released a photo of a vehicle of interest, a silver 2021 jeep compass with a california license plate number. rv, the 3, 5, 2 police believe the s

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the victim who was just trying to cross the street when he was hit. as you can see, it was all captured on video. it happened friday night around midnight on telegraph near grand avenue. >> right outside the moxy hotel. well today has it made you spoke to the man who recorded the video in an interview you'll only see here on kron 4. >> this is video of a man being struck by a fast-moving vehicle. we froze it before the collision due to the graphic nature of the recorded as the video continues. so does the driver. he never stops. he hit and happened on telegraph near grand avenue in oakland back november 6 at around 12:30am. following the first fridays event. i was walking towards intersection. >> but i can hear the car swinging, though. this. >> was the sound of a sideshow that attracted the attention of drive joe's he recorded the video. i heard the white car. >> coast region around the corner is a sign that we see with this it been as i followed them, i actually didn't even know tha

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus a homicide investigation is now underway. the shooting happened just after 9 o'clock this morning. >> near the bay bridge toll plaza in the commute directions. so heading into san francisco ground forces. eecm was quick to arrive on scene today. he joins us now live with the latest. certainly just that. terrifying situation. >> he said a grant terrifying and now chp officials here at the golden gate division fit. they officially confirmed that a deadly freeway shooting investigation is underway. >> it >> came into the california highway patrol dispatch as a report of a shooting on westbound. i 80 freeway just east of the bay bridge toll plaza, an adult male and female and 2 juveniles were traveling in this maroon colored suv just east of the west grand avenue exit with their vehicle was struck by investigators confirmed that the woman in the right front passenger seat. >> was shot and died from their injuries. the male driver in both juveniles were the deadly shooting happened thursday around 09:12am, and the latter side of t

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus $32,500 reward is being offered for any information that leads to the arrest of the person who shot and killed kevin nishita over the weekend. oakland police released this picture of what is believed to be the suspect's car. a white 2004 to 2008 acura tl with 4 doors and a sunroof. it does not have a front license plate. oakland police say the gunman shot in a sheet of while trying to steal our reporter's news camera. this is certainly a tragic story. another senseless killing here in the bay area. but as you can understand, this touches the crowd for family in an especially profound way. kevin issued often protected our reporters when they were out on assignment, he passed away on saturday morning from his injuries and today oakland city leaders came together to honor the kron four's haaziq madyun has that part of our coverage. >> you know, i reflections about the tragic shooting death of you. >> kevin. she does someone who dedicated his life to keeping others safe as well as to supporting the free press, which is a cornerstone to a healthy demo

i'm vicki liviakis. i'm catherine heenan graham has night off. so let's straight to ckawford chief meteorologist lawrence karnow to give us some details. yeah, this storm is going to rock tonight. i mean, this is going to get really going, i think through the a lot of part of the evening hours. so here we go. get ready. another storm. >> about to move into the bay area starting to see those clouds out there now. you bet. still some light showers being picked up on our doppler radar but not much in the real way of rain just yet and not a whole lot of wind. now as we head through the evening, the storm will really begin to intensify starting out the north bay. but there you go. just off the coastline, you can see that band of moisture putting itself together and just behind this. you've got a nice area of low pressure on the backside right there. and that is going to help drive the storm through the bay area bringing with it some much needed rain and well, it's going to be heavy at most of the rain so far are in the light shower category right now.

and i'm vicki liviakis it's being called on the kron variant and scientists say that this virus is heavily mutated. it's fast spreading and they're concerned that it could resist immunity. several cases have been detected now in south africa. the u.s. and the uk are already taking precautions temporarily banning flights to and from south africa and a number of other african countries global markets also fell overnight in response to the new variant at last check. the dow is down nearly a 1000 points today. the nasdaq and s and p also taking hits of about 2 0.3%. kron four's rob nesbitt has been talking with infectious disease experts about this new variant and he joins us now live from the newsroom with more know what you need to know about on the crime. dickey. according to the california department of public health. there have been no known cases of mccrone variant here in california. >> experts say the vaccines response. the variant should put those who have gotten their shots at ease. almost 2 years into the pandemic and covid continues to mutate the on the kron is the latest strain th

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. this is a map of all the shootings in oakland since the start of the month and it's clearly a widespread issue affecting just about everybody in town, even innocent families inside their own homes. >> we're supposed to feel safest. a heartbreaking really kron four's. dan kerman has the latest on 2 of the shootings that happened within just about 5 hours of one another. >> another violent weekend in the city of oakland at 1030 sunday night. a woman and her 11 year-old daughter were shot well inside a home in the 7500 block of sterling drive. >> this is happening way too frequently and it is maddening seeing the blatant disregard for human life. both are in stable condition and expected to survive. but council member lauren taylor says. >> people have to find nonviolent ways to resolve conflict. we have to. >> engage with family members who we know have a weapon and, you know, may be considering using it. that we really plead with him convince them that there are other ways to resolve i

i'm vicki liviakis. and i'm catherine heenan. grant has the night off. we are tracking conditions across the bay area tonight as another storm is bringing. >> rain and wind and power outages to some places. we will the radar at the corner of your screen tonight. so you can keep an eye on conditions in your area. but let's turn now to chief meteorologist lawrence karnow to find out what's happening and what's next for arts? yeah. really coming down in parts of the bay area tonight. so far we've seen about a 3rd of an inch in some places in the north bay. but that. >> there's a lot more to come throughout the night tonight as the front begins to move on shore. the good news is this is not going to be like the last big atmospheric river event that we had that kind of hung around for 12, even 15 hours or so. it's a part of the bay area. this for them to come through tonight and then move out by tomorrow morning with just some scattered shower left out. but right now you're coming down the golden gate bridge, very slick out there on the roads. the rain contin

liviakis tonight. >> we'll show you a map of the area and kron four's gayle ong is live outside the great mall. and gail, what do we know tonight. >> captain in grant, we know that 3 people have been detained in connection to a fight that broke out noah the chaos was due to 2 separate calls that occurred and police responded to the first was a

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i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis police found her stabbed to death at her home early monday morning, 4% or live for us in walnut creek tonight. he joins us with more on this is tragic story. dan. >> well, they grand ronde is being remembered as somebody who really cared about her community. police have accused her son a local sportswriter of killing her. we spoke with walnut creek's mayor kevin wilk who says that he is devastated by her death. a small memorial is arranged with flowers and candles at the mount diablo unitarian universalist church in walnut creek. it's honoring the memory of 74 year-old darlene rock. >> the beloved community member was stabbed to death on monday absolute tragedy. she was a lovely woman. enthusiastic energetic. >> she was

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis tonight, supervisor dean preston who represents the district held a town hall to address the recent spike in violence. there are conference taylor. the second joins us now live with more know what they discussed. taylor. >> well, tonight's discussion centered around many hot topics we've been talking about crime. the district attorney recall and san francisco's reputation of being soft on criminals. neighbors flooded. the comments wondering where do we go from here to bring safety back to this area. >> i have never felt afraid for my life. and i don't ever recall the violent being neighbor sharing grief and frustration on wednesday. >> after 3 shootings in just 3 weeks. this haight ashbury community in san francisco supervisor dean preston held a town hall on wednesday to address the recent violence. we know there are recent weeks have been particularly difficult for our and it's really heartbreaking not to experience violence within our community. more police patrols have been posted up in the haight ashbury corridor. >> following the death of 21 y

. >> and i'm vicki liviakis today governor newsom announced that he's directing california highway patrol to increase their presence near major retail centers here in the bay area. our conference taylor bisacky has more now on what this will look like heading o

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. kyle rittenhouse found not guilty. >> of all charges in a murder trial that captured the nation's attention, the 18 year-old claim self-defense for shooting and killing 2 people and injuring a 3rd during protests in kenosha in august of 2020 reporter kailey be sun has the highlights from the trial. >> it's red house not guilty. kyle rittenhouse with an emotional reaction to the verdict.

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

liviakis tonight. >> we'll show you a map of the area and kron four's gayle ong is live outside the great mall. and gail, what do we know tonight. >> captain in grant, we know that 3 people have been detained in connection to a fight that broke out noah the chaos was due to 2 separate calls that occurred and police responded to the first was a reported stabbing in this near the food court area at the great mall and the second a reported shooting inside burlingame coat where i'm standing. this is where all that chaos happened. we want to get to some video what it looked like earlier this was around 7.30 around 7 o'clock just as white when police were letting people out of the mall because the shoot the reported shooting did prompt a lockdown where people have to shelter in place so we want that video you're seeing right now is people leaving the mall for the first time and that process took a while it it ended. it may be of around 7.30. is what police say. and we want to show you another video kron 4 viewer sent to us. and that is the heavy police presence right around when the calls

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis police found her stabbed to death at her home early monday morning, 4% or live for us in walnut creek tonight. he joins us with more on this is tragic story. dan. >> well, they grand ronde is being remembered as somebody who really cared about her community. police have accused her son a local sportswriter of killing her. we spoke with walnut creek's mayor kevin wilk who says that he is devastated by her death. a small memorial is arranged with flowers and candles at the mount diablo unitarian universalist church in walnut creek. it's honoring the memory of 74 year-old darlene rock. >> the beloved community member was stabbed to death on monday absolute tragedy. she was a lovely woman. enthusiastic energetic. >> she was involved in many community events. mayor kevin wilk says roth was well respected in walnut creek. she was heavily involved in sustainability, messaging and community food drives welke says it's a big loss for the city. she just want to know what you can do to help the city. that was really what it came down to every time we met up, sh

thanks for joining us on kron 4 news at 10, everybody on vicki liviakis in for pam moore. and i'm ken wayne, fears of a heavily mutated form of covid-19, and prompted a dozen countries, including the u.s.. >> to restrict travel from 8 african countries where the highly transmissible. a home. a car on variant is spreading spreading mary beth mcdade brings us the latest on those restrictions as well as why the variant is causing so much concern. >> i cautions make sure there are no travel. to and from south over concerns of a new variant discovered in south africa dumped on the kron president joe biden announced he is suspending care travel from 8 south african nations. >> the travel ban goes into effect here in the states on monday but is already in place and the european union and the u k. >> we don't know. a lot happened the new variant was detected in south africa back on november 11th. >> and has already popped up in botswana, belgium and hong kong. health experts are urging more travel bans to prevent this variant from spreading even further to more covid-19 circulates

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the official word comes after the department of elections certified a petition earlier today seeking his removal from office. residents will have their chance to vote on this matter during a special election next year for said taylor she's following up on the story for us tonight. she joins us now live from the city with more taylor. >> well, it's been a long back and forth battle between the 2 sides of this issue. however, those campaigning against jason looting gathered many more than the 51,000 signatures needed to move this recall forward. now, as you can imagine, those in support of chase are gearing up in hopes of keeping and then office. >> the san francisco department of elections has verified enough signatures on tuesday to move forward with the recall of district attorney jason routine. those campaigning to remove booting from office. submitted 83,000 signatures roughly 32,000 more than required to put the measure on the ballot. john artis with the department of elections ex

i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis to more walgreens stores permanently close their doors in san francisco today after the company announced last month that it's closing 5 locations. >> in the city by the end of this month due to rampant thefts offers a attack in joins us now live from the city. taylor, are these closures having any impact on vaccine appointments now that a younger kids are able to get them as well as adults. >> well, vicki walgreens customers at these close

i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus surveillance cameras captured 2 seeds breaking into the store. 4 sailors second. joining us now live from the studio with more on the story, you will only see here on kron 4 taylor. it seems to never it can't catch a break. can't catch a break. and as you can imagine, these store owners are of course, frustrated. >> a lot of them are feeling feeling anxious lately with all of these burglaries and break-ins. one of the owners at renegade running says this is the 3rd time they've been burglarized this year. the 4th time since they opened a year and a half ago and they're just not sure how much more that they can take. >> i don't know how many more incidents like this we can take to keep our doors open. one of the owners of renegade running victor diaz is contemplating keeping his doors open for business in oakland. >> after they were most recently shattered late sunday night and looks like 2 individuals broke and to the store. >> they attempted to smash one closest to the sidewalk and we're not able to penetrate that window and then. tried the door