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Will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 will San Francisco is getting ready for one of the biggest celebrations of the year on new years eve. Safety is a big concern following a foiled terror attack on pier 39. Kron 4s Charles Clifford has a look at what police are doing to keep you safe. The San Francisco Police Department says that on new years eve all of its district stations will be fully staffed across the city. Officer robert rueca sfpd were going to be traveling on bikes, motorcycles, all different types of vehicles so we can, uh, respond to incidents all throughout the city. There will also be a Strong Police presence along the embarcadero both before and after the annual fireworks show. Officer robert rueca sfpd youll see a very heavy presence of uniformed officers, as well as plainclothed officers out there that you may not notice. Along the embarcadero thursday evening, Elizabeth Johnson and her son said they welcome the extra police presence. Sotthat makes me feel better, but it wouldnt stop us from coming. In addition to the added patrol, San Franciscos Emergency Operations center will also be activated on new years eve. Staffed by dozens of federal, state and local Law Enforcement personnel. Kristin hogen sfdem just by being close together, we can problem solve quite quickly. We also are able to get a sense of whats happening in the field very quickly as well, because were all working shoulder to shoulder. City officials are also encouraging any one headed out on new years eve to sign up for Public Safety alerts that will be sent out via text message. Kristin hogen sfdem all you have to do is text message nyesf17 to 888777 and then well be able to send you messages as it relates to the new years eve celebration directly to your phone. Finally, sfpd is also asking that if finally, sfpd is phone. Directly to your celebration directly to your phone. Finally, sfpd is also asking that if anything suspicious see something say something. Charles clifford will will in an effort to keep drunk drivers off the road on new years eve. Bay area Public Transportation agencies are offering free rides. In the south bay the vta is offering free service from 8pm new years eve until 5am new years day. Caltrain and muni are also offering free rides during that time. Bart is not offering free rides. But is extending Service Hours until 3am. And you can always call a taxi, uber or lyft. But watch out for surge pricing. will this year. Kron 4 will have expanded new years eve coverage. Starting at 8pm we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. Then at 11 30. Justine waldman and grant lodes along with jr stone and Spencer Blake will host new years live from San Francisco. We will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcadero. Join us starting at 8pm on new years eve. will new this morning. The fbi says they have captured the man known as the orange goatee bandit. Investigators say he targeted two banks in fremont and millbrae earlier this month. He was arrested in colorado. Accused of committing similar crimes in that state. The fbi says that tips from the public helped them track the man down. will happening now. Police are looking for a violent criminal in the east bay. They say the man tried to rob a gas station by hopping over the counter. And attacking the cashier. The entire crime was caught on surveillance camera. This happened last thursday in berkeley. At the chevron on san pablo avenue and gilman street. Kron 4s Hermela Aregawi spoke with the cashier who was assaulted. A brutal attack caught on camera. The suspect pounces over the counter and begins to punch and kick the cashier. Leaving him with a bloody nose and lips. Tariq wali robbery victimhe jumped to me and he suddenly punched me in my nose and my eyes and my face and that time i was dizzy. When after that i go to the hospital and i am feelng shaky like this. And now i am very in depression. Tariq wali has worked at this chevron for nearly two years. He says the incident has left him constantly looking over his shoulder. Tariq wali robbery victimi feel really bad in here also in my home also every time i go like this this when somebody have like this jacket im very scared in this timethe attack and robbery happened last thursday around 8 at night. And wali says its the second time in the past year that the store has been robbed while he was working. Customers we talked to were disappointed b by the incident but say theyre not surprised. Michael brown customer its really unfortunate tha the did that i think that it looked to me that the dude was really angry like hes got some issues that he needs to work out and its really unfortunate for this guy he has to deal with that type of trauma. Yeah hes going to need to see a professional for that you know. Ive been through things like this. Many of may family have its just part of life here. It doesnt surprise me. Ive seen it all my life will in the east bay. Police have arrested a man accused of starting at least four fires in antioch. Jose gomesa transient has been charged with arson. Hes suspected of starting at least four fires. One burned a florist shop. The owners told kron4 last week that they lost everything in the fire. Three other fires were set near churches. The fires all happened in the a street corridor. Police say similar fires in the area are still under investigation. will an oakland man is facing several counts of possession and distribution of child porn. Davey hudson is accused of having more than 100thousand images of child pornography on his computer. Oakland Police Worked with the fbi to make this arrest. Investigators say they found the pictures after getting a search warrant to look through hudsons electronic devices. They also say that hudson has a prior felony conviction for a lewd act with a child. will developing news out of new york. An Apartment Fire has killed 12 people. Including a oneyearold baby. Four more people are in critical condition. Officials say flames spread through every floor of the 5story bronx apartment. Within a matter of minutes. About 170 firefighters worked in freezing cold weather to rescue people from the building. One witness says when the fire broke out. The smoke was intense. And people could be heard screaming. No word yet on what may have started the fire. will still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. The new efforts by the city of San Francisco to keep kids away from pot. will and we are just days away from the annual rose parade in pasadena. See the work being done to get the floats ready for the will and after the break. A popular bay area chef is facing Sexual Assault and harassment complaints. Hear what his former employees are saying about him this rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 will will a well known bay area chef Charlie Hallowell is facing Sexual Harassment allegations from more than a dozen female employees. Now one of his former employees is speaking out Celeste Cooper says its been almost a decade since she quit, but shes still scarred from the memories. Mother of 2 has since opened up her own restaurant, but says shell never forget the days she worked for Charlie Hallowell. Cooper says hallowell repeatedly made comments about her appearance and now there are even more accusations surfacing that are too offensive to repeat on air. Now cooper wants to see hallowell punished. Kron 4s dan kerman has the story. In just days marijuana becomes legal for those 21 and over but Health Officials are concerned that with legalization will come experimentation by teenagers. Sot tomas aragon, m. D. s. F. Health officer 1014we want to make sure that if they do use, it can have an impact on the brainSan Francisco Health Officer dr. Tomas aragon says the brain continues developing until someone reaches their mid 20s. He says using marijuana prior to that, especially as a teenager comes with a number of risks. Sotits going to effect learning memory and attention, the second area cannabis is known to impact is motivation. Nats these Public Service announcement will be part of an Educational Campaign the San Francisco Public Health department will launch in the new year sotwe want to make sure pregnant women dont use cannibus, that youth dont use cannabis and if its an edible, they wait at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before it has an effect, every single purchase is going to have an insert inside to warn people about that. Standup dan kerman 105 115San Francisco Health Officials say there are upsides to legalization, specifically those buying marijuana will now be assured of getting a safer product that is pesticide free and not mixed with Something Elsedan kerman kron 4 news. will happening now police are looking for a man seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children. It happened on Christmas Day on delta fair boulevard in antioch. Surveillance video shows the man. Who then walks off to a white truck with no license plate. Investigators say this was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. will apple is saying sorry for slowing down older phones. The Company Claims it was necessary to avoid unexpected battery shutdowns. Apple now says t will cut the price of a battery replacement. From 79 dollars to 29 dollars. Thats for anyone with an iphone six or later model who needs a new battery. Apple will also issue an update to its operating system to give users a better understanding of the health of their battery. After a report earlier this month uncovered the intentional slowdown. Many customers thought it was just a way to get people to buy newer phones. will the new years day rose parade in pasadena, california is now just days away. Jo kwon caught up with some volunteers to see how the floats are coming along. Some decorations are sprinkled on. Natsothers are pressed on. These green bits are something firsttime volunteer david ruiz usually uses for cooking. David ruiz volunteer seasoning, you might put it in tomato sauce. He says he didnt think you could use parsley to decorate a float. David ruiz volunteer never in a million years. And theres Something Else thats green and new this year. Jo kwon reporting im inside a cooler where some of the material is kept, including these evergreens, which have never been used on any of the floats before. And youll also see this the top of a cedar tree. Each of these branches costs 100. Some details take a brush and a steady hand. Cheryl millham volunteer were putting on white glue, and putting on the marigold flowers. Cheryl millham is from lake tahoe. This is her 11th year volunteering. Cheryl millham volunteer i love working on the floats. Its amazing some details take a brush and a steady hand. Jennifer hazelton volunteer i think ive been here for like a few hours, and ive only got 12 little panes done. Firsttime volunteer Jennifer Hazelton is working on the windows for this float. Jennifer hazelton volunteer on the day of the parade, im gonna be like, that was my window Laura Morales and her daughter, krystal, have had a hand in many floats. Laura morales volunteer this is my 17th year. Krystal volunteer quite a while. A family tradition. Laura morales volunteer 12 to 14 hour days. Laura got here around 8 am and will be leaving at. Laura morales volunteer 8ish, 9ish. Jo kwon reporting does your daughter know this . Laura morales volunteer yeah she does. She came in her own car krystal volunteer i did. I came in my own car this time. A Lesson Learned from years of trying to keep up with her mom. Krystal volunteer she has more energy than i do, for sure. And laura plans to keep going and going and going. Laura morales volunteer ill come back until they wont have me anymore. will that was jo kwon reporting. This will be the 129th rose parade. will coming up why a bay area woman says she was shamed for anota putting up Christmas Lights on her house. Welcome back to the kron four morning news. Im tracking your entertainment headlines today. Including which film online critics think was the best movie of the year. David daniel has the details. singing a dinosaur wonders why its still on the earth. Utwo is number one the irish rockers joshua tree 30th Anniversary Tour racked up 316Million Dollars in ticket sales this year. The concert Industry Trade publication pollstar says that was the topgrossing tour of 2017. Good to see another brother around here. Critics groups love get out the latest raves come from the online film critics society, made up of internetbased critics from 22 countries, which named get out best picture of the year, and also honored jordan peele for his original nat its unclear whether star wars the last jedi will make enough money before new years day to take the 2017 Box Office Crown from beauty and the beast, but one things for sure disney, which released both movies, has retained its title of top grossing domestic studio despite releasing fewer movies than other big hollywood studios. In hollywood, im david daniel. robin and heres a live look outside. At the bay bridge toll plaza. Well be back with more of your kron 4 morning news after the break. Welcome back. Checking in on your morning forecast. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 will no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 will a bay area woman says neighbors are shaming her. For anot decorating her house for christmas. She lives on a street visited by tens of thousands of people every year. Its called lollipop lane. Kron 4s gabe slate met up with the woman. Who says losing her mother is the reason she kept the lights packed away. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane every year the residents on shady glen avenue in vacaville turn their street into lollipop lane for the holidays. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane each house here goes big on lights and decorations. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane its become an actration thousands of people come from miles away to walk up and down this street every december. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane lyndia zarra who lives right in the middle of lollippop lane is reading from the anonomous letter typed out and mailed to her shaming her for not decorating this year. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lanelyndia didnt have it in her to decorate this year because her mom sherri died from cancer in october they teamed up on the yearly decorations. It was Something Special they shared the last few years they built and hand painted disney themed wood cutouts sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lanekathy lives across the street from lyndia she was shamed years ago for not decorating and is tired of the pressure lollipop lane creates. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane treenie lives down the street from lyndia she says whoever wrote that letter is missing the whole point of christmas spirit. will happening now. People living in the east bay are are joining the rush to claim Tax Deductions that will disappear. Or be reduced. As of january first. People across the country are lining up to prepay part of their 2018 property taxes. So they can claim them on this years returns. The lines included those at the Tax Collectors Office in contra costa county. New restrictions in the new tax bill on how much can be deducted is causing this rush. will and the confusion over the new tax law has left a lot of people wondering if prepaying their property tax is right for them. Natasha chen helps us sort it out. The end of 2017 is in sight, and homeowners across the country are scrambling to prepay their 2018 property taxes. Theyre hoping to sidestep a provision in the recently passed tax law, that puts a cap on income and property Tax Deductions. Previously, the amount you could deduct, was unlimited. But under the new tax plan, filers will be limited to 10,000 a yearin total. While most file for a standard deduction, 95 of those who do itemize their tax returns, take the state and local tax, or s. A. L. T deduction, according to Tax Foundation analysts. Thats especially true for people who live in states with higher property taxes. John baez california resident we are going to be paying a lot more in taxes living in california, so i want to get as many deductions as i can in 2017. So rather than miss out on those deductions next year, homeowners are looking to prepay and try to claim it on their 2017 return. And get the full deduction. The governor of new york issued an executive order last week authorizing all local governments to allow people to pay at least a portion of their 2018 property bill early. Governor Andrew Cuomo D New york this tax provision hits the blue states by eliminating the state and local tax deductibility and uses that money to finance the tax cut in the red states. But not every state or city allows you to prepay. Tax experts say you should prepay early only if 1. You have enough money saved. 2. You usually itemize your taxes. 3. You usually pay more than 10,000 in overall state and local taxes. 4. You are not subject to the alternative minimum tax, which limits what you can deduct. Clarence walker prepaying property taxes and its all about deductions he laughs . In washington, im natasha chen will and heres a live look outside. At the embarcadero. This morning we are showcasing some of the best of people behaving badly from 2017. This morning Stanley Roberts looks back at the last 420 celebration in golden park before recreational marijana becomes legal on january first. I think its kind of weird and commercialized now funny how its been demonized for so long and as soon as it becomes legalized it turns into this huge cooperate thingthis is the perfect posted child for what libralism is to a teethe city of San Francisco has put the hammer down on the yearly 420 event its no longer business as usual. Or is itpeople behaving badly Stanley Roberts hey bubble gum cush we got ediblesill take that back it is business as usual. Except this time we have a stage a disc jockey. Some food trucks, lots of porta potties vendors booth, oh wait i think what we have here is a street faire with weedtwo dollar edibles one dollar jointsnow all thats missing is a brass band sound of band playing is this just like the 420 days of the past . Hell no. This had been hijacked by politiciansi realize they are trying to make it safer and stuff in a way it kind of sucks but in a way i understand people were being disrespecful bu destrouing the park destroying the neighborhoods and they wanted to step in and try to make it a safe enviormentit ungodly ok what s ungodly about soft plush leather couches it was a warm day to attend 420 warm enough for a hatjust wore it to matsh the jeans you know i thought the weather was going to freezing or something out here like in russia you 420 out yes sir how many fingers i got i may be 420 out but i aint stupidso in a way nothing has really changed. A little bit of three bottle top monte watch that ball who know where its atthe usual people taking selfies while puffing on a doobie albiet with a Police Captain in the background. Puffing on bongs and selling random stuff like whole weed treesnats that a purple train wreckthere were a couple of rules, one was no barbeque grills inside the park so all of them were outside the park. Oh waitand my personal rule never eat fully loaded oysters in a park if you see some trash pick it up and put in into the trashin Golden Gate Park Stanley Roberts kron 4 news will up next. It was a year of cultural shifts playing out in real life and on the big sceen screen. The connection between the wonder woman movie and the me too movement. will live look outside. At the San Francisco international airport. will welcome back. Checking in on your morning forecast. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. will take a look at this 83 bats were rescued from no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. will take a look at this 83 bats were rescued from behind a mural at a menlo park home. The homeowner hired workers to powerwash the side of the house on tuesday. Thats when they discovered a large colony of bats nesting behind the mural. Wildlife authorities were called. After some of the bats began falling to the ground. All 83 bats were treated at a Wildlife Center and returned to the wild in menlo park. Workers at the center said theyve never before had so many bats that needed will one of the biggest social movements of the year was the me too movement. David daniel looks at whether there was a connection between the movement and one this years biggest movies. Wonder woman. Natleap if no one else will defend the world, then i must. More than 75 years after she first appeared in the comics, wonder woman finally broke through on the big screen in 2017 one of the biggest hits of the year. But its greatest impact may not have been at the box office. This summer, where people really understood in a profound way what it meant to have a female director operate at the top of the business like Patty Jenkins did at wonder woman, and where she was as visible as the movie was. oh wow, a femaledriven film actually did well at the box office. of course it did, but that then has a trickledown effect and more people want to make femaledriven films, and then. You know, the conversation gets louder and louder, and everyone says well, why arent female voices telling these stories . survivors, united, will never be divided off the big screen, one of the years biggest stories was the me too movement, as women spoke out about Sexual Harassment and assault allegations that rocked hollywood. It was a year of cultural shifts playing out in real life and on the Silver Screen. I do think that this year brought us a lot of wonder women. Psychologist and popculture expert Andrea Letamendi says art and life are intertwined. Late 2016, we had hidden figures, of course this summer we had wonder woman, and this december we had the last jedi. Those movies in particular presented us with very Strong Female characters who embodied the sense of somewhat idealistic resistance and psychological strength. Letamendi says audiences make personal, psychological connections to characters like wonder woman. That feeling of empowerment, those feelings of resilience, and standing up to the status quo we really needed those narratives, this year especially, and i think thats what really stuck with us. Once some names were attached to, specifically, the Harvey Weinstein case, i think it really blew open a hole in the hull of things that were being held in for a long time in the culture. We all knew. So i want to be clear that the me too movement was really about empathy. And, not unlike Silver Screen superheros, the Metoo Movement was about fighting for the greater good. This is how you topple status quo. This is how you fight against something that you know isnt right, even in the face of adversity, in the face of usually men saying thats not how we do this. For years, this has been the way we do things, and we see these female characters standing up for what they believe in and saying no, i want to change that, and i believe in my heart that this is right. i think it is a very empowering moment for women. The noise is turned up this year, everyones being a little louder, everyones not gonna stay quiet. Hat i do is not up to you. In hollywood, im david daniel. robin and heres a live look outside. From the sutro cam. Spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. will good news for warriors fans. Steph curry is closer to getting back on the court. The warriors announced that curry is expected to return on saturday against the grizzlies. Steve kerr ruled him out for tonights game against the hornets. Curry has been practicing the entire week and hasnt had any setbacks. Later this morning. The team will re evaluate him a third and final time. will the warriors wrapped up their season of giving. Center Zaza Pachulia took five families on a shopping spree at a San Francisco target store. Pachulia spent time with each family. The team gave each family 500 dollars to shop. The warriors season of giving donated more than one thousand volunteer hours and served more than three thousand meals before yesterdays shopping spree. will coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news. San francisco is getting ready for its big new years eve celebration. We are live with everything you need to know if you are heading to the city this weekend. will plus. A gas station employee violently attacked in the east bay and the attacker is still on the loose. We will show you who police are looking for. will and a developing story we are following out of new york. One of the deadliest fires in the bronx in the last 25 years. At least one child is among the dead. We will have the details coming up at the top of the hour. darya good morning im darya folsom. will and im will tran. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya our top story this morning. Thousands of people are expected to pack San Francisco this new years eve. will police say all of their district stations will be fully staffed. Kron 4s Camila Bernal joins us from San Francisco. Camila. Local agencies are already preparing. They are going to be out in full force and that means on bikes, on motorcycles, in their patrol cars and simply walking around. Take vo on the embarcadero specifically, there will be extra police prevented before and after the annual fireworks show. According to sfpd, the uniformed officers will be easy to spot but they will also have a number of undercover officers dressed in plain clothes and you probably wont notice them. On new years eve, the San Francisco Emergency Operations center will be activated. That means that federal, state and local Law Enforcement will Work Together in case its needed. Take sot just by being close together, we can problem solve quite quickly. We also are able to get a sense of whats happening in the field very quickly as well, because were all working shoulder to shoulder. Camila local authorities are also asking people to be aware of their surroundings. They want to remind you that if you see something, you should say something. Live in San Francisco, cb kron 4sent from my iphone darya thanks camila. We will check back with you through out the morning. will if you were planning on bringing family to the Golden Gate Bridge this new years. You might want to make other plans. From now until january 1st. Golden gate bridge parking lots will be closed daily from 11 am to five pm. Personal cars will be restricted at the Welcome Center parking lot and the vista point parking lot. Bridge officials suggest people find alternative ways to get to the Golden Gate Bridge. will to keep drunk drivers off the road on new years eve. Local transportation agencies are offering free rides. In the south bay the vta is offering free service from 8pm new years eve until 5am new years day. Caltrain and muni are also offering free rides during that time. Bart is anot offering free rides. But it is extending service until 3 am. And you can always call a taxi. Uber or lyft. But watch out for surge pricing. will this year. Kron 4 will have expanded new years eve coverage. Starting at 8pm we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. Then at 11 30. Justine waldman and grant lodes along with jr stone and Spencer Blake will host new years live from San Francisco. We will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcadero. Join us starting at 8pm on new years eve. darya happening now. Police are looking for a violent criminal in the east bay. They say the man tried to rob a gas station by hopping over the counter. And attacking the cashier. The entire crime was caught on surveillance camera. This happened last thursday in berkeley. At the chevron on san pablo avenue and gilman street. Kron 4s Hermela Aregawi spoke with the cashier who was assaulted. A brutal attack caught on camera. The suspect pounces over the counter and begins to punch and kick the cashier. Leaving him with a bloody nose and lips. Tariq wali robbery victimhe jumped to me and he suddenly punched me in my nose and my eyes and my face and that time i was dizzy. When after that i go to the hospital and i am feelng shaky like this. And now i am very in depression. Tariq wali has worked at this chevron for nearly two years. He says the incident has left him constantly looking over his shoulder. Tariq wali robbery victimi feel really bad in here also in my home also every time i go like this this when somebody have like this jacket im very scared in this timethe attack and robbery happened last thursday around 8 at night. And wali says its the second time in the past year that the store has been robbed while he was working. Customers we talked to were disappointed b by the incident but say theyre not surprised. Michael brown customer its really unfortunate tha the did that i think that it looked to me that the dude was really angry like hes got some issues that he needs to work out and its really unfortunate for this guy he has to deal with that type of trauma. Yeah hes going to need to see a professional for that you know. Ive been through things like this. Many of may family have its just part of life here. It doesnt surprise me. Ive seen it all my life darya new this morning. The fbi says they have captured the man known as the orange goatee bandit. Investigators say he targeted two banks in fremont and millbrae earlier this month. He was arrested in colorado. Accused of committing similar crimes in that state. The fbi says that tips from the public helped them track the man down darya developing news out of new york. An Apartment Fire has killed 12 people. Including a oneyearold baby. Four more people are in critical condition. Officials say flames spread through every floor of the 5story bronx apartment. Within a matter of minutes. About 170 firefighters worked in freezing cold weather to rescue people from the building. One witness says when the fire broke out. The smoke was intense. And people could be heard screaming. No word yet on what may have started the fire. will the man accused of plotting a Christmas Day attack at pier 39 will remain in custody. Everitt jameson appeared in federal court in fresno yesterday. Jameson is accused of telling undercover agents that he planned to target pier 39 and set off explosives in the name of isis. Hes charged with attempting to provide Material Support to a terror organization. If convicted. Jameson could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. Hes due back in court on january fifth. will still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. Almost ready to welcome back students. The clean up schools in Santa Barbara are doing. One month after the thomas fire shut them down. will and. The rosa parade is just a few days away. See the work being done to get the floats ready for the big day. will and after the break. A popular bay area chef is facing Sexual Assault and harassment complaints. What his former employees are saying about him this morning. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. will darya welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. Lets get a check of the forecast. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. darya a well known bay area chef Charlie Hallowell is facing Sexual Harassment allegations from more than a dozen female employees. Now one of his former employees is speaking out Celeste Cooper says its been almost a decade since she quit, but shes still scarred from the memories. Mother of 2 has since opened up her own restaurant, no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. darya a well known bay area chef Charlie Hallowell is facing Sexual Harassment allegations from more than a dozen female employees. Now one of his former employees is speaking out Celeste Cooper says its been almost a decade since she quit, but shes still scarred from the memories. Mother of 2 has since opened up her own restaurant, but says shell never forget the days she worked for Charlie Hallowell. Cooper says hallowell repeatedly made comments about her appearance and now there are even more accusations surfacing that are too offensive to repeat on air. Now cooper wants to see hallowell punished. Restaurants in the bay area. Boot and shoe service. Penrose and pizzaiolo pizzayolo . We reached out directly to hallowell for comment. In addition to the restaurant group. We have not yet heard back. darya an oakland man is facing several counts of possession and distribution of child porn. Davey hudson is accused of having more than 100thousand images of child pornography on his computer. Oakland Police Worked with the fbi to make this arrest. Investigators say they found the pictures after getting a search warrant to look through hudsons electronic devices. They also say that hudson has a prior felony conviction for a lewd act with a child. will police have arrested a man accused of starting at least four fires in antioch. Jose gomes is now facing arson charges. One fire burned a florist shop. The owners told us last week that they lost everything in the fire. Three other fires were set near churches. The fires all happened in the a street corridor. Police say similar fires in the area are still under investigation. will after nearly a month off because of the thomas fire. Students in Santa Barbara will be returning to school next week. But theres a lot of cleaning up to do between now and january second. Crews are clearing ash from playgrounds and parking lots on 20 campuses around the city. Santa barbara schools have been closed since december 7th. will crews have to clean nearly twomillion square feet of space. The thomas fire has burned more than 281 thousand acres and is now 91 percent contained. darya the new years day rose parade in pasadena is now just days away. will jo kwon caught up with some volunteers to see how the floats are coming along. Some decorations are sprinkled on. Natsothers are pressed on. These green bits are something firsttime volunteer david ruiz usually uses for cooking. David ruiz volunteer seasoning, you might put it in tomato sauce. He says he didnt think you could use parsley to decorate a float. David ruiz volunteer never in a million years. And theres Something Else thats green and new this year. Jo kwon reporting im inside a cooler where some of the material is kept, including these evergreens, which have never been used on any of the floats before. And youll also see this the top of a cedar tree. Each of these branches costs 100. Some details take a brush and a steady hand. Cheryl millham volunteer were putting on white glue, and putting on the marigold flowers. Cheryl millham is from lake tahoe. This is her 11th year volunteering. Cheryl millham volunteer i love working on the floats. Its amazing some details take a brush and a steady hand. Jennifer hazelton volunteer i think ive been here for like a few hours, and ive only got 12 little panes done. Firsttime volunteer Jennifer Hazelton is working on the windows for this float. Jennifer hazelton volunteer on the day of the parade, im gonna be like, that was my window Laura Morales and her daughter, krystal, have had a hand in many floats. Laura morales volunteer this is my 17th year. Krystal volunteer quite a while. A family tradition. Laura morales volunteer 12 to 14 hour days. Laura got here around 8 am and will be leaving at. Laura morales volunteer 8ish, 9ish. Jo kwon reporting does your daughter know this . Laura morales volunteer yeah she does. She came in her own car krystal volunteer i did. I came in my own car this time. A Lesson Learned from years of trying to keep up with her mom. Krystal volunteer she has more energy than i do, for sure. And laura plans to keep going and going and going. Laura morales volunteer ill come back until they wont have me anymore. will that was jo kwon reporting. This will be the 129th rose parade. darya coming up on the kron 4 morning news. Kids and pot. The new campaign aimed at keeping teens from lighting up. darya and after the break. Apple is apologizing for slowing down older iphones. How the company is now trying to make it up to customers. And heres a live look outside. Bay bridge. When you have a cold, pain from a headache can make this. Feel like this. Allinone cold symptom relief from tylenol®, the 1 doctor recommended pain relief brand. Tylenol®. When my smile is bright, i feel ready to shine. Some whitening toothpastes only remove surface stains, colgate optic white high impact white is different. It has hydrogen peroxide, to whiten four shades for a visibly whiter smile. Trust your smile to colgate optic white. robin no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 darya apple is saying sorry for slowing down older phones. The Company Claims it was necessary to avoid unexpected battery shutdowns. will apple now says t will cut the price of a battery replacement. From 79 dollars to 29 dollars. Thats for anyone with an iphone six or later model who needs a new battery. darya apple will also issue an update to its operating system to give users a better understanding of the health of their battery. After a report earlier this month uncovered the intentional slowdown. Many customers thought it was just a way to get people to buy newer phones. rebecca your bay Rebecca Rebecca your bay area forecast is after the break. will darya welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. darya just days before just days darya darya just days before recreational pot becomes legal for california. Health officials are worried that teenagers might see this as an opportunity to experiment. Kron 4s dan kerman has the story. In just days marijuana becomes legal for those 21 and over but Health Officials are concerned that with legalization will come experimentation by teenagers. Sot tomas aragon, m. D. s. F. Health officer 1014we want to make sure that if they do use, it can have an impact on the brainSan Francisco Health Officer dr. Tomas aragon says the brain continues developing until someone reaches their mid 20s. He says using marijuana prior to that, especially as a teenager comes with a number of risks. Sotits going to effect learning memory and attention, the second area cannabis is known to impact is motivation. Nats these Public Service announcement will be part of an Educational Campaign the San Francisco Public Health department will launch in the new year sotwe want to make sure pregnant women dont use cannibus, that youth dont use cannabis and if its an edible, they wait at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before it has an effect, every single purchase is going to have an insert inside to warn people about that. Standup dan kerman 105 115San Francisco Health Officials say there are upsides to legalization, specifically those buying marijuana will now be assured of getting a safer product that is pesticide free and not mixed with Something Elsedan kerman kron 4 news. will happening now. People living in the east bay are are joining the rush to prepay their property taxes before state and local deductions disappear on january 1st. People across the country are lining up to prepay part of their 2018 property taxes. So they can claim them on this years returns. The lines included those at the Tax Collectors Office in contra costa county. But the deductions for state and local taxes is capped at 10thousand dollars. darya a bay area woman says neighbors are shaming her. For anot decorating her house for christmas. She lives on a street visited by tens of thousands of people every year. will its called lollipop lane. Kron 4s gabe slate met up with the woman. Who says her mothers death is the reason she kept the lights packed away. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane every year the residents on shady glen avenue in vacaville turn their street into lollipop lane for the holidays. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane each house here goes big on lights and decorations. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane its become an actration thousands of people come from miles away to walk up and down this street every december. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane lyndia zarra who lives right in the middle of lollippop lane is reading from the anonomous letter typed out and mailed to her shaming her for not decorating this year. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lanelyndia didnt have it in her to decorate this year because her mom sherri died from cancer in october they teamed up on the yearly decorations. It was Something Special they shared the last few years they built and hand painted disney themed wood cutouts sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lanekathy lives across the street from lyndia she was shamed years ago for not decorating and is tired of the pressure lollipop lane creates. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane treenie lives down the street from lyndia she says whoever wrote that letter is missing the whole point of christmas spirit. darya happening now police are looking for a man seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children. It happened on Christmas Day on delta fair boulevard in antioch. Surveillance video shows the man. Who then walks off to a white truck with no license plate. Investigators say this was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. darya a disturbing scene inside a sacramento gas station. Captured on surveillance video. It happened wednesday night around six. A woman was shoplifting inside the convenience store. Video shows her trashing the store. When shes asked to leave. She starts yelling. Throwing food around. And she even attacks an employee. Workers then pepper spray the woman. They spent 20 minutes struggling with her until police arrived. The encounter left one employee scratched and bruised. The woman caused hundreds of dollars in property damage. will happening tonight. The Mega Millions drawing. darya the jackpots for Mega Millions and powerball are over 300 Million Dollars aeach. Kron 4s Lydia Pantazes joins us live from burlingame. Lydia. If youre feeling lucky. Why not buy atwo lotto tickets. The Mega Millions jackpot now stands at 306 Million Dollars. The next drawing is 8 tonight. Lottery Officials Say if someone wins. It will be the 13th largest prize in the 15 year history of the game. The largest was a 656 Million Dollar split by three tickets in three separate states back in 2012. And if you dont win tonight. You can try again tomorrow. The Powerball Jackpot has jumped to 384 Million Dollars. The next powerball drawing is saturday night. darya thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out the morning. will will still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. A big policy change at some disney hotels. Why theyre ditching do not disturb signs. Some 420 inspired its the 420 is it the kinder gentler event hell no this has been hijacked by politicians its ungodly if you see some trash pick it up and put it in the trash can well explore in the next edition of people behaving badly rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. darya some Disney World Hotels are dumping do not disturb signs in favor of room occupied signs as a new security measure. will right now. Only resorts closest to the Magic Kingdom are affected by this policy change. They are the polynesian. The grand floridian. And the contemporary and bay lake resorts. darya the sign change means disney workers can enter any guest room. Even when the sign is displayed. For maintenance, safety or security. will disney isnt saying whether the change was made because of the las vegas massacre. But it did say the change was made for a variety of reasons. will coming up after the break. Its news warriors fans have been waiting for. When steph curry is expected to return to the court. r no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. will good news for warriors fans. The teams mvp point guard is inching closer to getting back on the court. The warriors announced steph curry is expected to return on saturday. Against the grizzlies. Steve kerr ruled him out for tonights game agaisnt the hornets. The warriors head coach doesnt want to play in the front end of a back to back. Curry has been practicing the entire week and hasnt had any setbacks. This morning. The team will rethird and final time. darya this morning. Were showcasing some people behaving badly classics from 2017. will Stanley Roberts looks back at the last 420 celebration in golden park before recreational marijana becomes legal on the january first. I think its kind of weird and commercialized now funny how its been demonized for so long and as soon as it becomes legalized it turns into this huge cooperate thingthis is the i think its kind of weird and commercialized now funny how its been demonized for so long and as soon as it becomes legalized it turns into this huge cooperate thingthis is the perfect posted child for what libralism is to a teethe city of San Francisco has put the hammer down on the yearly 420 event its no longer business as usual. Or is it people behaving badly Stanley Roberts hey bubble gum cush we got ediblesill take that back it is business as usual. Except this time we have a stage a disc jockey. Some food trucks, lots of porta potties vendors booth, oh wait i think what we have here is a street faire with weedtwo dollar edibles one dollar jointsnow all thats missing is a brass band sound of band playing is this just like the 420 days of the past . Hell no. This had been hijacked by politiciansi realize they are trying to make it safer and stuff in a way it kind of sucks but in a way i understand people were being disrespecful bu destrouing the park destroying the neighborhoods and they wanted to step in and try to make it a safe enviormentit ungodly ok what s ungodly about soft plush leather couches it was a warm day to attend 420 warm enough for a hatjust wore it to matsh the jeans you know i thought the weather was going to freezing or something out here like in russia you 420 out yes sir how many fingers i got i may be 420 out but i aint stupidso in a way nothing has really changed. A little bit of three bottle top monte watch that ball who know where its atthe usual people taking selfies while puffing on a doobie albiet with a Police Captain in the background. Puffing on bongs and selling random stuff like whole weed treesnats that a purple train wreckthere were a couple of rules, one was no barbeque grills inside the park so all of them were outside the park. Oh waitand my personal rule never eat fully loaded oysters in a park if you see some trash pick it up and put in into the trashin Golden Gate Park Stanley Roberts kron 4 news will and after the break. Its star wars versus beauty and the beast. How close the last jedi is too capturing the Box Office Crown. Do you need the most trusted battery this holiday . Maybe not. Maybe, you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. screaming or, you could just trust duracell. Its beginning to look a lot like christmas or, you could just trust duracell. will its the last weekend of 2017. And right now. Star wars the last jedi is looking to take the Box Office Crown from beauty and the beast. So far. Star wars earned 445Million Dollars. Beauty and the beast made 504million total. But one things for sure. Disney which released both movies has retained its title of top grossing studio. Thats despite releasing fewer movies releasing despite releasing fewer movies than other big hollywood studios. darya coming up in the next hour on the kron 4 morning news. San francisco is getting ready for its big new years eve celebration. We are live with everything you need to know if youre heading to the city this weekend. darya plus. A gas station employee violently attacked in the east bay and the attacker is still on the loose. We will show you who police are looking for. darya and a developing story we are following out of new york. One of the deadliest fires in the bronx in the last 25 years. At least one child is among the dead. We will have the details coming up at the top of the hour. darya good morning im darya folsom. will and im will tran. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. A stall on the bay bridge wb 80 after ti clearing will developing news out of new york. An Apartment Fire has killed 12 people. Including 4 children. Among those children are three girls ages 1. 2. And 7. The 4th child was a boy. His age has not been released. Four more people are in critical condition. Officials say flames spread through every floor of the 5 story bronx apartment. Within a matter of minutes. About 170 firefighters worked in freezing cold weather to rescue people from the building. Listen now to mayor deblassio talking about the tragedy. darya our top story this morning. Thousands of people are expected to pack San Francisco this new years eve. will police say all of their district stations will be fully staffed. Kron 4s Camila Bernal joins us from San Francisco. Camila. Thousands of people are thousands of people are expected to pack San Francisco this new years eve. Police say all of their district stations will be fully staffed. There will also be a Strong Police presence along the embarcadero both before and after the annual fireworks show. In addition to the added patrol. San franciscos Emergency Operations center will also be activated. It will be staffed by dozens of federal, state and local Law Enforcement personnel. City officials are also encouraging any one headed out on new years eve to sign up for Public Safety alerts that will be sent out via text message. All you have to do is text message nyesf17 to 888777. darya camila. We will check back through out the morning. will if you were planning on bringing family to the Golden Gate Bridge this new years. You might want to make other plans. From now until january 1st. Golden gate bridge parking lots will be closed daily from 11 am to five pm. Personal cars will be restricted at the Welcome Center parking lot and the vista point parking lot. Bridge officials suggest people find alternative ways to get to the Golden Gate Bridge. will to keep drunk drivers off the road on new years eve. Local transportation agencies are offering free rides. In the south bay the vta is offering free service from 8pm new years eve until 5am new years day. Caltrain and muni are also offering free rides during that time. Bart is anot offering free rides. But it is extending service until 3 am. And you can always call a taxi. Uber or lyft. But watch out for surge pricing. will this year. Kron 4 will have expanded new years eve coverage. Starting at 8pm we will have new years live from las vegas with musical and entertainment acts. Then at 11 30. Justine waldman and grant lodes along with jr stone and Spencer Blake will host new years live from San Francisco. We will bring you the fun and fireworks from along the embarcadero. Join us starting at 8pm on new years eve. darya happening now. Police are looking for a violent criminal in the east bay. They say the man tried to rob a gas station by hopping over the counter. And attacking the cashier. The entire crime was caught on surveillance camera. This happened last thursday in berkeley. At the chevron on san pablo avenue and gilman street. Kron 4s Hermela Aregawi spoke with the cashier who was assaulted. A brutal attack caught on camera. The suspect pounces over the counter and begins to punch and kick the cashier. Leaving him with a bloody nose and lips. Tariq tariq wali robbery victimhe jumped to me and he suddenly punched me in my nose and my eyes and my face and that time i was dizzy. When after that i go to the hospital and i am feelng shaky like this. And now i am very in depression. Tariq wali has worked at this chevron for nearly two years. He says the incident has left him constantly looking over his shoulder. Tariq wali robbery victimi feel really bad in here also in my home also every time i go like this this when somebody have like this jacket im very scared in this timethe attack and robbery happened last thursday around 8 at night. And wali says its the second time in the past year that the store has been robbed while he was working. Customers we talked to were disappointed b by the incident but say theyre not surprised. Michael brown customer its really unfortunate tha the did that i think that it looked to me that the dude was really angry like hes got some issues that he needs to work out and its really unfortunate for this guy he has to deal with that type of trauma. Yeah hes going to need to see a professional for that you know. Ive been through things like this. Many of may family have its just part of life here. It doesnt surprise me. Ive seen it all my life darya new this morning. The fbi says they have captured the man known as the orange goatee bandit. Investigators say he targeted two banks in fremont and millbrae earlier this month. He was arrested in colorado. Accused of committing similar crimes in that state. The fbi says that tips from the public helped them track the man down will the man accused of plotting a Christmas Day attack at pier 39 will remain in custody. Everitt jameson appeared in federal court in fresno yesterday. Jameson is accused of telling undercover agents that he planned to target pier 39 and set off explosives in the name of isis. Hes charged with attempting to provide Material Support to a terror organization. If convicted. Jameson could be sentenced to 20 years in prison. Hes due back in court on january fifth. darya an oakland man is facing several counts of possession and distribution of child porn. Davey hudson is accused of having more than 100thousand images of child pornography on his computer. Oakland Police Worked with the fbi to make this arrest. Investigators say they found the pictures after getting a search warrant to look through hudsons electronic devices. They also say that hudson has a prior felony conviction for a lewd act with a child. will police have arrested a man accused of starting at least four fires in antioch. Jose gomes is now facing arson charges. One fire burned a florist shop. The owners told us last week that they lost everything in the fire. Three other fires were set near churches. The fires all happened in the a street corridor. Police say similar fires in the area are still under investigation. darya still ahead. The president and the gop in congress say infrstructure is at the top of the agenda for 2018. Well take a closer look at their plans for next year. will and we are just days away from the annual rose parade in pasadena. See the work being done to get the floats ready for the big parade. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. Residual delay son the bau bridge wb due to an earlier stall. Slow form west grand to the tolls darya james robin welcome back. Lets get a check of weather and traffic this morning. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. will will will after nearly a month off because of the thomas fire. Students in Santa Barbara will be returning to school next week. But theres a lot of cleaning up to do between now and january second. Crews are clearing ash from playgrounds and parking lots on twenty campuses around the city. Santa barbara schools have been closed since december seventh. will crews have to clean nearly twomillion square feet of space. The thomas fire has burned more than 281 thousand acres and is now 91 percent contained. darya the new years day rose parade in pasadena is now just days away. will jo kwon caught up with some volunteers to see how the floats are coming along. Some decorations are sprinkled on. Natsothers are pressed on. These green bits are something firsttime volunteer david ruiz usually uses for cooking. David ruiz volunteer seasoning, you might put it in tomato sauce. He says he didnt think you could use parsley to decorate a float. David ruiz volunteer never in a million years. And theres Something Else thats green and new this year. Jo kwon reporting im inside a cooler where some of the material is kept, including these evergreens, which have never been used on any of the floats before. And youll also see this the top of a cedar tree. Each of these branches costs 100. Some details take a brush and a steady hand. Cheryl millham volunteer were putting on white glue, and putting on the marigold flowers. Cheryl millham is from lake tahoe. This is her 11th year volunteering. Cheryl millham volunteer i love working on the floats. Its amazing some details take a brush and a steady hand. Jennifer hazelton volunteer i think ive been here for like a few hours, and ive only got 12 little panes done. Firsttime volunteer Jennifer Hazelton is working on the windows for this float. Jennifer hazelton volunteer on the day of the parade, im gonna be like, that was my window Laura Morales and her daughter, krystal, have had a hand in many floats. Laura morales volunteer this is my 17th year. Krystal volunteer quite a while. A family tradition. Laura morales volunteer 12 to 14 hour days. Laura got here around 8 am and will be leaving at. Laura morales volunteer 8ish, 9ish. Jo kwon reporting does your daughter know this . Laura morales volunteer yeah she does. She came in her own car krystal volunteer i did. I came in my own car this time. A Lesson Learned from years of trying to keep up with her mom. Krystal volunteer she has more energy than i do, for sure. And laura plans to keep going and going and going. Laura morales volunteer ill come back until they wont have me anymore. will that was jo kwon reporting. This will be the 129th rose parade. darya in national news. With just days to go until the new year, the white house is reviewing its 2018 agenda. will white house Officials Say near the top of that list is a plan to rebuild americas infrastructure. Mark meredith takes a closer look. Nat of President Trump its time for us to rebuild our countryPresident Trump says in 2018 hell focus on rebuilding american infrastructure. Nat i really believe infrastructure can be bipartisanbut first the white house wants Congressional Republicans support. Pennsylvania representative bill shuster met with President Trump earlier this month to help plan for a comprehensive infrastructure bill. All of our roadways could use investment, theyre use investment, roadways could all of our all of our roadways could use investment, theyre crumbling, and some of them are oldshuster says the bill goes beyond just rebuilding roads. He expects congress to spend billions on airports, bridges, and tunnels. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says hes looking forward to working with President Trump in 2018. I think we go into the new year with a high level of confidence to Work Together with the administration and to have similar prioritiesbut some in congress dont want more spending. The recent republican tax bill adds an estimated 1. 5 trillion dollars to the deficit. And the white house hasnt said how it will pay for infrastructure spending. Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger says infrastructure is important. But hes not willing to write a blank check. We need to invest in infrastructure, but we need to have a grown up conversation about how were paying for that and what that looks likePresident Trump is expected to release specific details on an infrastructure plan once Congress Returns next week. In washington, im mark meredith. darya and heres a live look outside. San mateo bridge. Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . Really . See zero in a whole new way. Get zero down, zero deposit, zero first months payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. Now with the people first warranty. darya if you want to make the most of your monring run, do it in the cold. Running in the cold burns more calories. will the reason, your boyd naturally starts to shiver to generate more heat which makes you burn more fat to fuel your small, fast muscle contractions. darya but be careful plan your workout so youre cold enough to just shiver and not freeze. And be sure to keep up your heart rate during your workout. will also be aware of dehydration. You wont sweat as much in the cold so you wont realize how much fluid youve actually lost. rebecca your bay area forecast is after the break. lydia lydia Mega Millions and power ball jackpots climbs james darya lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 darya just days before recreational pot becomes legal for california. Health officials are worried that teenagers might see this as an opportunity to experiment. Kron 4s dan kerman has the story. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 darya just days before recreational pot becomes legal for california. Health officials are worried that teenagers might see this as an opportunity to experiment. Kron 4s dan kerman has the story. In just days marijuana becomes legal for those 21 and over but Health Officials are concerned that with legalization will come experimentation by teenagers. Sot tomas aragon, m. D. s. F. Health officer 1014we want to make sure that if they do use, it can have an impact on the brainSan Francisco Health Officer dr. Tomas aragon says the brain continues developing until someone reaches their mid 20s. He says using marijuana prior to that, especially as a teenager comes with a number of risks. Sotits going to effect learning memory and attention, the second area cannabis is known to impact is motivation. Nats these Public Service announcement will be part of an Educational Campaign the San Francisco Public Health department will launch in the new year sotwe want to make sure pregnant women dont use cannibus, that youth dont use cannabis and if its an edible, they wait at least 30 minutes to 2 hours before it has an effect, every single purchase is going to have an insert inside to warn people about that. Standup dan kerman 105 115San Francisco Health Officials say there are upsides to legalization, specifically those buying marijuana will now be assured of getting a safer product that is pesticide free and not mixed with Something Elsedan kerman kron 4 news. will happening now. People living in the east bay are are joining the rush to prepay their property taxes before state and local deductions disappear on january 1st. People across the country are lining up to prepay part of their 2018 property taxes. So they can claim them on this years returns. The lines included those at the Tax Collectors Office in contra costa county. But the deductions for state and local taxes is capped at 10thousand dollars. darya a bay area woman says neighbors are shaming her. For anot decorating her house for christmas. She lives on a street visited by tens of thousands of people every year. will its called lollipop lane. Kron 4s gabe slate met up with the woman. Who says her mothers death is the reason she kept the lights packed away. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane every year the residents on shady glen avenue in vacaville turn their street into lollipop lane for the holidays. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane each house here goes big on lights and decorations. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane its become an actration thousands of people come from miles away to walk up and down this street every december. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane lyndia zarra who lives right in the middle of lollippop lane is reading from the anonomous letter typed out and mailed to her shaming her for not decorating this year. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lanelyndia didnt have it in her to decorate this year because her mom sherri died from cancer in october they teamed up on the yearly decorations. It was Something Special they shared the last few years they built and hand painted disney themed wood cutouts sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lanekathy lives across the street from lyndia she was shamed years ago for not decorating and is tired of the pressure lollipop lane creates. Sound from lyndia zarra lives on lollipop lane treenie lives down the street from lyndia she says whoever wrote that letter is missing the whole point of christmas spirit. darya happening now police are looking for a man seen siphoning gas from a van used to transport children. It happened on Christmas Day on delta fair boulevard in antioch. Surveillance video shows the man. Who then walks off to a white truck with no license plate. Investigators say this was at least the 10th time someone siphoned gas from a car in this area. darya a disturbing scene inside a sacramento gas station. Captured on surveillance video. It happened wednesday night around six. A woman was shoplifting inside the convenience store. Video shows her trashing the store. When shes asked to leave. She starts yelling. Throwing food around. And she even attacks an employee. Workers then pepper spray the woman. They spent 20 minutes struggling with her until police arrived. The encounter left one employee scratched and bruised. The woman caused hundreds of dollars in property damage. will happening tonight. The Mega Millions drawing. darya the jackpots for Mega Millions and powerball are over 300 Million Dollars aeach. Kron 4s Lydia Pantazes joins us live from burlingame. Lydia. If youre feeling lucky. Why not buy atwo lotto tickets. The Mega Millions jackpot now stands at 306 Million Dollars. The next drawing is 8 tonight. Lottery Officials Say if someone wins. It will be the 13th largest prize in the 15 year history of the game. The largest was a 656 Million Dollar split by three tickets in three separate states back in 2012. And if you dont win tonight. You can try again tomorrow. The Powerball Jackpot has jumped to 384 Million Dollars. The next powerball drawing is saturday night. darya thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out the morning. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. World hotels are dumping do not disturb signs in favor of room occupied signs as a new security measure. will right now. Only resorts closest to the Magic Kingdom are affected by this policy change. They are the polynesian. The grand floridian. And the contemporary and bay lake resorts. darya the sign change means disney workers can enter any guest room. Even when the sign is displayed. For maintenance, safety or security. will disney isnt saying whether the change was made because of the las vegas massacre. But it did say the change was made for a variety of reasons. rebecca and im tracking your morning forecast. What to expect as you head out the door right after the break. This little home of mine, im gonna let it shine. Its Energy Saving time, im gonna reduce mine. Californians all align to let our great state shine. Let it shine, the powers ours to let it shine unplug chargers go, devices go offline. Turn thermostats down low, leds shine mighty fine. Small actions quickly grow, to let our great state shine. Energy upgrade california, will let us shine. james darya welcome back. Lets get a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry weather conditions will continue through the weekend and into the first part of next week, though with a cooling trend in daytime temperatures beginning on saturday. A potential pattern change may bring precipitation to the region beginning by the middle of next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 will good news for warriors fans. The teams mvp point guard is inching closer to getting back on the court. The warriors announced steph curry is expected to return on saturday. Against the grizzlies. Steve kerr ruled him out for tonights game agaisnt the hornets. The warriors head coach doesnt want to play in the front end of a back to back. Curry has been practicing the entire week and hasnt had any setbacks. This morning. The team will re evaluate him a third and final time. will the warriors wrapped up their season of giving. Center Zaza Pachulia took five families on a shopping spree at a San Francisco target store. Pachulia spent time with each family. The team gave each family 500 dollars to shop. The warriors season of giving donated more than one thousand volunteer hours and served more than three thousand meals before yesterdays shopping spree. darya since Jimmy Garropolo became the 49ers starting quarterback all eyes have been on him but there is also 49ers rookie that is slowly becoming a headache for nfl offenses. That rookie is reuben foster. Since coming back from his injury hes putting together an excellent rookie season. He ranks as the fourth best linebacker in the league. Hes only played eight games but already has 67 tackles. He was forced to miss five games after a highankle sprain forced him to be on the sidelines. will one of the biggest social movements of the year was the me too movement. David daniel looks at whether there was a connection between the movement and one this years biggest movies. Wonder woman. Natleap if no one else will defend the world, then i must. More than 75 years after she first appeared in the comics, wonder woman finally broke through on the big screen in 2017 one of the biggest hits of the year. But its greatest impact may not have been at the box office. This summer, where people really understood in a profound way what it meant to have a female director operate at the top of the business like Patty Jenkins did at wonder woman, and where she was as visible as the movie was. oh wow, a femaledriven film actually did well at the box office. of course it did, but that then has a trickledown effect and more people want to make femaledriven films, and then. You know, the conversation gets louder and louder, and everyone says well, why arent female voices telling these stories . survivors, united, will never be divided off the big screen, one of the years biggest stories was the me too movement, as women spoke out about Sexual Harassment and assault allegations that rocked hollywood. It was a year of cultural shifts playing out in real life and on the Silver Screen. I do think that this year brought us a lot of wonder women. Psychologist and popculture expert Andrea Letamendi says art and life are intertwined. Late 2016, we had hidden figures, of course this summer we had wonder woman, and this december we had the last jedi. Those movies in particular presented us with very Strong Female characters who embodied the sense of somewhat idealistic resistance and psychological strength. Letamendi says audiences make personal, psychological connections to characters like wonder woman. That feeling of empowerment, those feelings of resilience, and standing up to the status quo we really needed those narratives, this year especially, and i think thats what really stuck with us. Once some names were attached to, specifically, the Harvey Weinstein case, i think it really blew open a hole in the hull of things that were being held in for a long time in the culture. We all knew. So i want to be clear that the me too movement was really about empathy. And, not unlike Silver Screen superheros, the Metoo Movement was about fighting for the greater good. This is how you topple status quo. This is how you fight against something that you know isnt right, even in the face of adversity, in the face of usually men saying thats not how we do this. For years, this has been the way we do things, and we see these female characters standing up for what they believe in and saying no, i want to change that, and i believe in my heart that this is right. i think it is a very empowering moment for women. The noise is turned up this year, everyones being a little louder, everyones not gonna stay quiet. Hat i do is not up to you. In hollywood, im david daniel. Do you need the most trusted battery this holiday . Maybe not. Maybe, you could trust the world would be just as happy without them. screaming or, you could just trust duracell. Its beginning to look a lot like christmas or, you could just trust duracell. Next hour on the kron 4 morning news. San francisco is getting ready for its big new years eve celebration. We are live with everything you need to know if youre heading to the weekend. Whoa the mercedesbenz winter event is back and you wont want to stop for anything else. 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