4 news. grant another big story were following. A heated meeting tonight over proposed budget cuts within the Oakland School district. The district was initially facing a shortfall of 15pointone Million Dollars. That number has now dropped to nine Million Dollars. Tonight hundreds of parents packed tonights meeting. Pushing Board Members to keep their school open. Labor unions and Community Groups are trying to get school Board Members to reconsider their calculations. They want access to how the budget is being analyzed, so the community can help come up with proposals for the allocation of funds. Those opposing cuts to schools say high paid administrators should feel the brunt of it, but students will no doubt be affected. In a place where they could go into state receivership. Thats where the state would come in and make cuts without asking any questions or hearing public comment. Which is the reason why the board wants to make the cuts themselves. If it passes. Some layoffs will come as soon as next month. vicki the Hayward School district is also meeting tonight to discuss a budget shortfall. Last week parents told us they were worried those cuts could close bidwell elementary in hayward. In a move to consolidate schools. But the district said its just one of several ideas they are considering. No specific cuts have been recommended yet. We will monitor tonights meeting and update you on what comes out of it. vicki police in hayward are asking the public to help identify two shooting suspects. In connection with a homicide. These are sketches of the suspects. Released by officers. The incident happened back on december fourth. On mission boulevard. In front of the islander motel. When officers arrived to the area they found Derek Leibrock suffering from a gunshot wound. The 47year old later died at the scene. grant two women were found dead in East Palo Alto today. And police say it appears to be a murder suicide. It was reported just before 9 30 this morning on Tuscany Court off runnymeade avenue in central East Palo Alto. A neighbor called 911 reporting what sounded like several gunshots. When officers arrived they discovered the bodies of two women. Their relationship is not clear. Police said their investigation is now focused on establishing a possible motive for theviolence. grant a neighbor tells kron four news the two women were not well. She says they kept to themselves and were rarely seen outside the home. grant a frightening situation. As a woman is car jacked at gunpoint in the parking lot of an east bay bart station. vicki police say they have few leads to go on. And the incident has rattled nerves of passengers who were surprised to learn that the Violent Crime happened at that location. grant kron4sa Haaziq Madyun has the story. A woman seated in her car in this bart parking lot when she is approached by two men, one armed with a gun demanding that she get out of her vehicle sotsot sotthe female victim was carjacked tuesday at around 7 30pm here in the back parking lot of the bay fair bart station in san leandro. Bart Police Investigators say the two unidentified males also robbed the woman of her purse. Bart Police Responded to scene, searched the area but were unable to locate the victims vehicle. Or the two suspects. The incident has rattled nerves of some bart passengers who have mixed reactions about their level of safety at this stationnat sot haaziqdo you feel safe at this bart station . Sotsot nat sot haaziqyou ever park in that back lotsot that is because when the sun goes down this back parking lot can be a very lonely place for someone walking alone to their car. Lilie velez says for her own personal safety she would rather wait for a parking space in front of the station sotbart Police Investigators say the female carjacking victim was not injured during the incident. At the bay fair bart station in san leandro Haaziq Madyun kron4news kron4newsHaaziq Madyun kron4news vicki bart police say they are dealing with an epidemic of car breakins in their parking lots. On average. There are 80 auto breakin thefts a month system wide. Bart says this month they have seen the most breakins at the ashby station in berkeley and the coliseum station in oakland. Police have stepped up patrols at all parking lots. And they are installing more surveillance cameras. Bart also says you can use their bart watch app to report suspicious behavior. Persistent High Pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the weekend. Periods of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region. vicki a big story we are following tonight. Following we are a big story vicki vicki a big story we are following tonight. The public will be able to pay their respects to San Francisco mayor ed lee in the coming days. Before his Memorial Services are held. On friday. The mayor will lie in state. In the city hall rotunda. The public is invited to visit his casket from 8 am until 7 pm. And then on sunday. A celebration of life is planned to honor the life of mayor lee. It is being held at city hall. And the public is invited to attend. That begins at 3pm. grant San Franciscos new acting mayor. London breed had a full second day in the citys top job, following yesterdays sudden death of mayor ed lee. Breed says his death continues to weigh heavily on her mind. But she is ready the meet the challenges of her new job head on. Kron 4s dan kerman reports. In her second day as San Franciscos acting mayor, london breed came south of market to united playaz to support the organizations upcoming gun buyback event sot we cant be satisfied, kids should not have access to guns easier than they have an opportunity to purchase toys or get toys,this is crazy encouraging anyone and every to come to this coming saturday mornings no questions asked gun buy back event, breed said it shouldnt be more important to protect the Second Amendment than it is to protect children. Sot london breed acting s. F. Mayor 1727just like our late mayor i hate guns too, i hate guns i have what theyve done to my community, i hate how theyve taken lives of the people ive grown up with , the people that i love, the people that i miss the people who should be standing with me here today. Breed says the sudden passing of mayor lee , who she knew for more than 20 years, and called a friend continues to weigh on her. Sotmostly the feeling of sadness has not escaped my heart just yet and thats clouding Everything Else so im not sure what im feeling or notstill breed was emphatic that san franciscans should know she is up for the task of leading the city. Sot im here to focus on the work that needs to be done, im here to focus on continuity of government that the buses are still running that everything that needs to get done for this incredible city tat mayor lee loved in the same way i love it is well taken care of grant grant our coverage of the passing of mayor ed lee continues at kron4 dot com. There you will find all the reaction from lawmakers and the community. A Photo Gallery of lee during his tenure as mayor. And a look back at his life and career. All at kron4 dot com grant coming up. An employee shot during an Armed Robbery at a popular bakery. Is captured on security cameras. Hear what people in that California Community are saying about it tonight. vicki plus. Onethousand buildings. A quarter million acres. All up in smoke in Southern California. And the intense firefight continues. Details on where containment numbers stand tonight. grant and its flu season. But the latest flu shot mught not help you avoid the virus this year. Well explain after the break in a live report. Even if no one in your home smokes, Secondhand Smoke can be closer than you think. Secondhand smoke from a neighbors apartment can enter your home through air vents, through light fixtures and even through cracks in the walls and the floors. Secondhand smoke is toxic. Especially to children. Protect your family. Visit tobaccofreeca. Com. vicki every year around this time, Health Experts encourage people to get a flu shot but theres troubling signs that this years vaccination may not be working as well as hoped. grant a new Study Suggests that the vaccine may only be about 10 percent effective. Kron 4s Charles Clifford is live for us tonight in marin where he spoke with an Infectious Disease specialist. Charles well, here in the bay area flu season is just Getting Started and theres troubling news that the annual flu shot might not be as effective as hoped. A recent report in the new england journal of medicine notes that in australia, this years flu vaccine appears to be only about 10 percent effective. Thats important for us, because what happens in australia is usually a pretty good indicator of how well this years flu shot will work here in the u. S. Dr alex evens is an Infectious Diseases expert at marin general in kentfield. Sotoften times we have the same sort of reponse rate during the next 68 months so there is concern. In good years, the flu vaccine is about 4060 percent effective. Its not entirely clear why this years shot is lagging. Dr. Evens says it could have something to do with the way the vaccine is being manufactured. He also notes that even if the shot isnt working well in australia, it could still be effective here. Sotthis is all just pure science and speculation. We dont know how this flu vaccine will be this year it could be fantastic. But even if the vaccine is only ten percent effective, Health Experts still strongly recommend getting a shot anyway. Basically, any protection against the flu is better than nothing. Getting the shot will also help prevent the virus from spreading. Sotwe want to make sure that everyone gets a shot. Therefore we can have some sort of heard immunity. Thats where everyone gets the vaccine you protect each other. You want to at least try to do that. Dr evens also says that right now, just before the holidays, is the best time to get a flu shot. The virus tends to spread quickly when people are traveling and gathered together for christmas and new years. Finally, dr evans says there are efforts undeway to develop a more effective vaccine, possibly even something that could be ready for this flu season. In marin county, Charles Clifford kron 4 news. vicki the man flu is real. At least thats what a canadian researcher claims. So. It seems we can no longer accuse men of exaggerating their symptoms. New Research Finds men are more susceptible to complications from respiratory diseases than women. Plus. A womans immune system may be stronger than a mans. But other scientists argue theres still too little evidence to say man flu exists. grant fire crews are grinding tonight. Now a week and a half into their battle. Six major wildfires. Have scorched more than a quarter of a million acres and destroyed a thousand buildings. The biggest of those blazes. The thomas fire. Has burned over 237 thousand acres. And is only 25 percent contained. Yet. Another blaze erupted just last night. A brush fire last night. A brush fire flaring up in santa clarita. Dubbed the copper fire. It quickly burned copper fire. It dubbed the santa clarita. Flaring up in a brush fire flaring up in santa clarita. Dubbed the copper fire. It quickly burned its way across two acres before firefighters halted its progress. sot < i think the firemen and the First Responders deserve a lot of credit but it toally amazes me the helicopter pilots and the big fire retardent pilots those guys they really earn their pay. They really do. grant meanwhile officials have determined a cause in one of the fires. Authorities say the skirball fire which consumed more than 400 acres was caused by an illegal cooking fire at an encampment in a brush area. vicki now to our four zone forecast. As we take this live look outside at the embarcadero. Joining us now is chief meteorologist brittney shipp. Persistent High Pressure over the region will continue to result in well above average daytime temperatures and seasonably cool overnights through the of breezy to locally gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region. Vicki A Baker was shot during an Armed Robbery today in Southern California. The store. Modoo donuts. Reopened later that day and customers came out to voice their support. Reporter Kandiss Crone has more. Cameras captured the robber shooting a store employee. The worker then collapsed to the ground. Adrienne werderman to hear this news is horrifying. Its, its really really sad. It all started around 1 00 a. M. When a man hopped over the counter at modoo donuts. An employee tried desperately to fight off the suspect. Thats when things took an even more dangerous turn and the gunfire started. A second man wearing a gray hoodie waited up front while his partner demanded a clerk open up the register. He grabbed the cash. Then both men took off. Customers who saw the video are outraged. They described the employees as a tightknit, friendly family. Sybil earl i was shocked, you know, its a small, quiet, little business. Its open this time in the morning when im on my way to work and its terrible. Very nice people work here, very, very nice. Lori lollis i was kind of anxious to come by here this morning, make sure everybody was ok. Hope their one employee that was hurt is going to be ok. Police say both men were wearing bandanas and that they have a very vague description of the suspects. Sgt. Mike lovchik this neighborhood is usually pretty quiet. This is highly unusual for this particular neighborhood. vicki that was Kandiss Crone reporting. The injured employee was taken to the hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. He had only been working there for three weeks. vicki still ahead. The Us Postal Service unveiled its new stamps for next year. Well tell you is being honored. grant and after the break. Target is trying to keep up with amazon. When the retail giant will have the new sameday Delivery Service in place. My name is jamir dixon and im a locate and Mark Fieldman for pg e. Most people in the community recognize the blue trucks as pg e. My truck is something new. Its an 811 truck. When you call 811, i come out to your house and i mark out our gas lines and our electric lines to make sure that you dont hit them when youre digging. 811 is a free service. Im passionate about it because every time i go on the street i think about my own kids. Theyre the reason that i want to protect our community and our environment, and if me driving a that truck means that somebody gets to go home safer, then ill drive it every day of the week. Together, were building a better california. grant target wants to offer sameday Delivery Service for online purchaces. vicki the company made a 550 Million Dollar purchase of shipt, which is said to bring same day delivery to around half of targets stores by early 2018. At launch, shipt will offer same day delivery of groceries, essentials, home goods, electronics and more for the company. By the end of 2019 target expects to offer sameday delivery in all major product categories. The new Delivery System is meant to significantly enhance its online Competitive Position against sites like amazon. Target said this is part of its strategy, to offer improved convenience for its customers. grant an important recall to tell you about tonight. Hyndai and kia are recalling more than a halfmillion cars because the brake lights may not go out when the pedal is released. The recall covers 2013 and 2014 Hyundai Elantra sedans. And kia forte cars from 2012 through 2014. There is a problem with the pedal and light switch. Which could cause the brake lights to stay on, even when youre not braking or in park. The Companies Say the problem will also let someone shift out of park even if youre not stepping on the brake. No crashes or injuries have been reported. Dealers will fix the issue for free starting next year. vicki the Us Postal Service just unveiled the new stamps of its 2018 collection. And we know some familiar faces will be honored. Legendary musician john lennon will be getting a stamp next year. So will awardwinning singer and activist lena horne. Childrens Television Pioneer fred rogers and the First American woman in space, sally ride will get a stamp. Also being honored next year. The state of illinois. Its receiving a stamp to honor the 200th anniversary of it becoming a us state. vicki coming up. Alabamas special election sends political shockwaves throughout the country. Well tell you what this election means for the Republican Party going forward. grant plus. A former uc davis professor and symphony conductor has been accused of Sexual Assault. Well hear from the former student who says the incident happened 30 years ago. And after the break. A powerful testimony today in the preliminary hearing of the ghost ship fire. Where 36 people lost their lives. Tonight well tell you what may have caused the fire. [baby crib musical mobile] millions are still exposed to the dangers of Secondhand Smoke. And some of them cant do anything about it. But you can. Protect your family. Visit tobaccofreeca. Com. New details coming out tonight. In the preliminary hearing of the ghost ship fire where 36 people lost their lives. vicki for the first time, an assistant fire marshall revealed more information about the origin and the cause of the fire. Oakland assistant fire Marshall Maria sabitini took the stand today. She said upon analysis of burn patterns and the charred ceiling the origin was determined to be in the northwest bottom corner of the building. She said quote. Due to the excessive amount of Flammable Materials in the space, such as furniture used as room dividers, it lead to the significant spread of the fire. sot vicki vicki as for the cause. Sabitini said the team ruled out several refrigerators discovered in the living area. They also ruled out propane tanks and natural gas as an ingnitition source. In her opinion. The ghost ship fire was likely a failure of the electrical system grant new at nine. 30 years later. A u. C davis adminstrator says. He was sexually assaulted by a professor. Back in the 80s. Administrator danny gray says he was just a bright eyed student. Who formed. What he though. Was a close relationship with professor kern holoman. However. Gray says weekly lunches with holoman. Escalated to much more. And when professor holomon brought him home. And into the jacuzzi. He accuses him of Sexual Assault. Gray says he confronted his professor afterwards. sot gray tells kron four he reported holoman to the university, but he continued teaching. This time. University officials quickly took action against the retired professor. Holoman was forced to relinquish his emeritus status. As well as his distinguished professor title. vicki new at nine. A republican lawmaker in kentucky. Facing Sexual Assault allegations. Has died of an apparent suicide. Authorities say dan johnson died from a single gunshot tonight on a bridge. The 57yearold lawmaker was elected to the Kentucky State Legislature back in 2016. The Kentucky Center for investigative reporting published an account from the alleged victim. Stating johnson sexually assaulted her in the basement of his home in 2013. Police investigated the matter. But closed the case and did not file charges. vicki it was a stunning outcome in alabama last night when Democrat Doug Jones defeated republican roy moore in the special election for u. S. Senate sending political shockwaves throughout the country. grant so, what does tuesdays election mean for the Republican Party going forward, and how is the white house responding . Reporter stacey cohan has the details from washington. Senatorelect Doug Jones D Alabama the people of alabama have spoken. Last night, Democrat Doug Jones did what few expected could be done when he first entered the senate race in alabama. He won. Doug jones, d Alabama Senate elect the one thing that will happen for sure this campaign has given a lot of people a reason to hope. You can create a lot of momentuam if you right the right campaign. Jones upset win over republican roy moore sent shockwaves throughout the country, and in washington, where President Donald Trump who endorsed moore despite accusations of Sexual Assault tried to downplay the defeat President Donald Trump a lot of republicans feel differently, theyre are happy with the way it turned out. We have to get more senators and more congressmen that are republicans elected in 18. Roy moore was also backed by former white house strategist steve bannon, who has promised to support populist candidates against more Establishment Republicans in 2018, exposing a growing split within the party. Rep. Peter king r new york this person to me, bannon, does not belong on the american political scene and theres nothing there that i identify with and nothing there really, to me, good republicans or good americans should identify with. And from alabama to capitol hill, republicans are laserfocused on passing their tax bill over the next several days. Its unlikely the jones victory will impact the outcome, as it could take several weeks for alabama to certify the election and for jones to be sworn in. Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says republicans should wait. Sen. Chuck schumer D Senate Minority Leader it would be wrong for Senate Republicans to jam through this tax bill without giving the newlyelected senator from alabama the opportunity to cast his vote. In washington, im stacey cohan reporting. grant a tax break, for some, could be right around the corner. Others could be paying significantly more. Today Republican Leaders in the house and senate reached an agreement on the biggest rewrite of the nations tax laws in more than 30 years. Kron 4s Justine Waldman tells us what this bill may mean for your wallet. President trump looking to make good on a Major Campaign pledge. President trump i promised we would pass a massive tax cut. President trump now, we are just days away, i hope, i hope, you know what that means, right, from keeping that promise. Under the bill as it stands now most middle cass americans would see a modest tax cut of about two percent. For many the cuts would last about eight years. Adding more than onetrillion dollars to the National Debt in the first decadenancy Pelosi D California theyre robbing the future, ripping off the middle class, and why . To reward their friends. Public opinion isnt fully in the bills favor shame, shameas protests fills the halls at the capitoldont kill us, kill the billif passed the tax overhaul would be the president s first major legislative victory. President trump we want to give you, the american people, a giant tax cut for christmas. Nats with alabama electing Democrat Doug Jones over republican roy moore. That shrinks gop control of the senate to a oneseat margin which threatens the president s agenda and puts pressure on congress to pass the tax plan before jones is seated. President trump its critically important for congress to quickly pass these historic tax cuts. Justine waldman if the plan is signed before christmas the president says americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks as early as february. Justine waldman kron 4 news. grant grant google has released its top trends for the year and matt lauer tops the list of people searches in the us in 2017. vicki tom petty, who died in october at the age of 66 was third. The top howto search was how to make slime. Followed by how to make Solar Eclipse glasses. The top what is. Search what is daca . Followed by what is bitcoin . Heres the full list of overall top searches in the us this year 1 Hurricane Irma 2 matt lauer3 tom petty4 super bowl5 Las Vegas Shooting 6 mayweather vs Mcgregor Fight 7 Solar Eclipse8 hurricane harvey9 aaron hernandez10 Fidget Spinner brittney weather we need to be ready for whatever weather may come our way. My names Scott Strenfel and im a meteorologist at pg e. We make sure that our crews as well as our customers are prepared to how weather may impact their energy. So every single day were monitoring the weather, and when storm events arise our forecast get crews out ahead of the storm to minimize any outages. During storm season we want our customers to be ready and stay safe. Learn how you can be prepared at pge. Com beprepared. Together, were building a better california. Tonight is the story of two well known figures. Who have gotten themselves in hot water. One in my opinion has a twinkle in his eye. The other does not. We begin with jose canseco who lost his job as a part time analyst for nbc california. The home of the oakland as. Canseco in the aftermath of the sexual harrassment charges filed against a number of well known football players. Now working on television. Can seco tweeted that he has been molested through the years by a number of women and he never felt uncomfatable. The telvision and the as immediately cut ties with canseco. Weve covered sincle canseco since he broke in with the as in 1987. I always thought he was right. But since he outed Major League Baseball for steroid use. Even though he was right. Hes been a ship without a course. If you watched him on tv. Their wasnt much of a lost soul who really failed to get the audience to go along with him. On then other hand lavar ball has been told by the lakers if he has a problem with how his son lonzo is coached come to them first. Meaning Magic Johnson before you talk to the press. Sound like a reasonable request. Now if he doesnt followe the directive. Than its on him. But personally i always wsee a twnkle in his eyes and when you seem to have raised at least at this point respectful kids. I cant help but gice him the benifiet of the doubt. Time will tell. Yes im a sucker for a twnkle in ones eye. And i canmt help but relate what former warrior star barron davis said when asked his opinion of lavar ball. All davis would say is i wish i grew up with a father inteerted in my life. Back next hour. Life. Back next hour. Coming uptheyre turning a program for the needy into a program for the greedy have been covering the glide Memorial Church food give a way since two thousand and seven so and now 10 years later has anything changedill have that story in the next edition of people behaving nicely. Hey dont be putting words in my mouth grant for years glide Memorial Church has had a grocery bag holiday food giveaway. vicki for close to a decade our Stanley Roberts has been watching with a critical eye. And for the first time. Stanley could not find one person behaving badly. They are selling it for how much i dont know but for a profit theyre turning a program for the needy into a program for the needy. That was a segment from two thousand and thirteen named the needy vs the greedy and it was about the shenanigans going on outside glide Memorial Church in fact, for the last 9 year it has been business as usual for the people either hoarding food or selling it on the streets this stuff came from glide i have no idea where it came from, i brought it outside here, i bought it in new york i showed people selling it for profit now no one will ever admit what they are doing but you can see with your own eyes but let get closer oh no oops too close or on one case throwing cans of food in the trash here ill show you multiple cans of food for the needy thrown away and if that not the purest form of people behaving badly i dont know what is so fast forward to 2017. Where the streets which were once filled with people hoarding bags of food now deserted. And cans of food rolling down the sidewalk nonexistent and even the red bags which were filled with multiple bags appeared empty oh, the lines which usually lasted for hours on end were gone and there were even bags left over. That were distributed to other places so what happened . Its changed; we put a lot of work into how to create a more efficient event basically, they added wristbands to identity who was getting into the line to get the bags. Yea, we come up with all these different ways to make it more efficient make sure people only go through once so every year there are little changes that are made i think some of the coverage of the events helped us understand some area we need to improve there was a change how the food was distributed there were green and red bags passed out. The red bags contained peas and carrots cranberries, mash potatoes, gravy stuffing. The green bag rice, soy sauce and then a pf changs, which is the shrimp and garlic sauce i was absolutely impressed yea they did it people behaving nicely wooooo they got it right high five alright i am on channel 4 now people always ask do the segments create change i present to you glide Memorial Church we appreciate feedback and information that real we appreciate it and we take it to heart thank you glide for listening and have a very merry christmasmy job is done here for now in San FranciscoStanley Roberts kron 4 news vicki first it was big macs and filletofish sandwiches. grant sandwiches. Filletofish big macs and first it was vicki vicki first it was big macs and filletofish sandwiches. grant now were talking about president trumps diet coke habit. He apparently drinks 12 cans of diet coke every day. Thats according to the new york times. Died coke doesnt have sugar, but does have caffine, and the sugar substitute is aspertame. Whi ch some studies say can adversly affect your health. We asked the nutritionist author of read it before you eat it what 12 diet cokes daily could do to a body. Few more pokes at coke, he tweeted ill still keep drinking that garbage. vicki tonight. We have a couple kron4 heroes to tell you about. They sprang into action. Helping a Police Officer who was being stabbed at San Francisco international airport. grant kron4s Maureen Kelly was there today. As these brave sfo employees were honored. Back in september two Airport Security screening agents on break stumbled into a cop in crisis. Police say they received a report about a suspicious person outside of baggage claim at terminal 1. Officer ray serrano found the man inside the baggage area and confronted him. Deputy chief Denise Schmidt heard his call for backup over the police radio. After the suspect pulled a knife when i heard the officer cullen for help using radio codes to call for help the code to use and the way he was calling for help, my heart was in my throat, vincent del rosario and Valerie Philips are now being honored for jumping in and helping officer serrano, who was stabbed in the knee, and suffered numerous lacerations, subdue and disarm the subject. Just like every other cop that works here i was on the run to try and get there and these two agents made it there first and thats nothing short of a miracle for us when someone helps us that quickly and something so dangerousthe two being called heroes today, are humbled by the attention. Im not gonna lie never thought i was gonna be this kind of attention but i did this because i think its the right thing to do i didnt do for the recognition anything like thati was afraid of that i had to make sure that everything was ok and if i can do anything to help him i would help him so thats what i did i stepped in the action i did not think it was a life or death situation because in my mind somebodys in trouble them and help themheres the mug shot of the man Police Booked for attempted murder. 64 year old Dooris Johnston of San Francisco was found by a judge to be unfit to stand trial. Hes expected to be committed to state Mental Hospital for treatment at a Court Hearing in january. Maureen kelly kron4 news. Persistent high. Persistent high region will result in well above average daytime temperatures and cool overnights through the weekend. Periods of breezy to gusty winds will remain possible along the ridges and peaks across the region. grant the region. The region. grant is your house decked out for the holidays . Kron4 wants to show it off. Send us a photo or video of your holiday display and well include it in our Christmas Day show highlighting the best decorated homes in the bay area. Use the kron 4 mobile app. Report it kron 4 mobile app. Report it tab to send us your holiday lights. My name is Valerie Decker and im a troubleman for pg e. I am a First Responder to emergencies 24 hours a day, everyday of the year. My children and my family are on my mind when im working all the time. My neighbors are here, my friends and family live here, so its important for me to respond as quickly as possible and get the power back on. Its an amazing feeling turning those lights back on. Be informed about outages in your area. Sign up for outage alerts at pge. Com outagealerts. Together, were building a better california. grant two orphaned Mountain Lion cubs have a new home at the oakland zoo. The male cubs are only a few months old. Weighing in around 30 pounds. They are from Orange County in Southern California and are being tested to see if they are brothers. Animal Officials Say the cubs were found 15 miles apart and believe their mother was killed by a vehicle. The oakland zoo says the cubs will move in a few months. When a new Mountain Lion habitat, one of the largest in the world, is finished. vicki the effects of the Hurricane Season still linger in some parts of the country, and the toll was not just on humans. Major natural disasters can drastically increase the number of animals in need. Many Animal Rescue groups went in after harvey, irma, and maria to get animals to safer places. With the number of affected animals this year shelter and foster communities all over the country hope to match them with new homes. The holiday seasons are often about having fun and bonding, and why not pass that along and help an animal in need of a home. grant that wraps up kron4 news that wraps up kron4 news at nine. Vicki Pam Moore and steve aveson are here with what we are working on for kron4 news at ten. pam thank you grant and vicki. Next at ten. A fiery meeting happening in oakland right now. Over proposed School Budget cuts. The district has to find a way to cut nine Million Dollars. And parents fear their childs education will suffer as a result. Were live there tonight. Plus. A frightening crime in San Francisco. An elderly man is attacked and robbed in his own home. Now police are on the hunt for the suspects. pam plus. We now know when San Francisco will honor mayor ed lee, who died suddenly yesterday. Where the public will be able to pay its respects. steve dont go away. Hour three of kron 4 news in primetime continues right after the break. pam now at ten parents and teachers voicing their anger. At a Heated School Board meeting tonight. The oakland unified School District is facing a budget deficit in the millions. Now school Board Members are deciding on drastic cuts. Good evening im pam moore. steve and im steve aveson. The budget deficit is more than nine Million Dollars. A dire situation. Kron4s ali reid is live tonight at the School Board Meeting in oakland. Ali have any decisions been made yet . The board has listened to hundreds of comments from students, teachers, and parents who all dont want to see cuts that will affect their schooling. Pkgtensions were high. And the line for comments was long. Im hopeful. Im hopeful. This Community Building is what its all aboutright now the oakland unified School District says it needs a contingency plan. Originally there was a proposed 15 million in cuts, but since last weeks meeting it has now been decreased to 9 million. I understand it doesnt feel like it in terms of some of the recommendations we are making, but we did make as many attempts as possible to keep as many of the cuts away from students and schools as possible. Labor unions and Community Groups are trying to get school Board Members to reconsider their calculations even more. Its gonna hurt kids in some ways, but the question is, how much are they gonna be the brunt of the hitthe district doesnt have a reserve fund, so