Of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. 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. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 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. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 will in our top story this morning. San Francisco Police are investigating a crash that left two elderly pedestrians seriously injured. A family of five was also hurt but managed to out of their car with a few scrapes. Kron4s Ella Sogomonian has more. Two elderly men crossing geary st at 21st avenue were hit by a delivery truck driver at 3 30 monday afternoon. One victim is a 79 year old man who is bleeding internally. The second is a 66 year old man who has broken ribs and a punctured lung. The truck also pinned a family of five in this blue car that made it out with a few scrapes. But only narrowly missed a ten year old boy in the back seat. Sot alden king, car crash victim were all fine after the incident but we were all shocked. Sot heather king, car crash victim and then the car side swiped us like right against my ten year old kid luckily the angle was just off from hitting him in the body but the glass shattered in his face. The driver was arrested by a dept of Homeland Security officer who was on the scene by chance. Police say he only speaks cantonese so they took him in for questioning to get help from a translator. Sot sgt. John bragnolo, san Francisco Police department the hard thing is communication cant find out what happened what they did what they saw. So we need to get a translator who certified to get us that information. All streets have since reopened. will in the east bay. Oakland police are investigating the citys first homicide of 2018. It happened around 7 30 yesterday morning on crittenden street near 55th street. One person was found dead at the scene. And police say they did make an arrest. Both the suspect and the victim have not been identified. Theres no word yet on the motive behind the shooting. will Oakland Police are also investigating a fatal hit and run. It happened yesterday morning on the corner of Verdese Carter park. Off sunnyside street and 98th avenue. A woman was hit by the car she died at the scene. Police say the driver has not been caught. will happening today. Charges will be announced against the driver accused of killing chp officer Andrew Camilleri in a dui crash. Camilleri died on Christmas Eve when a car rearended his stopped suv on the shoulder of 880 in hayward. Authorities suspect the man who hit camilleri had been drinking and using pot. This mornings press conference is set for 10am in vallejo. will happening now the sale of Recreational Marijuana is now legal in california. But smoking weed in public is still prohibited. And using the drug at all is still illegal in the eyes of the federal government. The new laws have caused some confusion. Kron 4s gabe slate explains. Recreational marijuana is on the menu for california residents 21 and older but not every dispensary is serviing. Sound from eliot dobris the apothecarium, medical cannabis dispensary eliot dobris is head of marketing and communications for the apothecarium medical cannabis dispensaries, they have 3 locations in San Francisco all of which had a steady stream of people thinking they could buy pot today without a medical card. Sound from eliot dobris the apothecarium, medical cannabis dispensaryand its not just San Francisco there are no dispensaries selling recreational weed in marin, sonoma, or the peninsula. A dispensary has to have a special permit to sell recreational. Some cities and counties are still working all that out bay area customers looking to purchase weed without a medical card need to visit oakland, richmond, berkeley, san jose, or santa cruz where there are recreational dispensaries. Eliot says most of the medical marijuana dispensaries have applied for the recreational permits in San Francisco sound from this was the scene this morning at harborside dispensary in oakland when they opened their doors. They are selling Recreational Marijuana long lines if this goes like other states in the past you might want to line up before its gone. Sound from in San Francisco gabe slate kron 4 news will the legalization of Recreational Marijuana is likeley to bring out some people new to pot. Kron4s Maureen Kelly talked to an expert about what new or returning smokers need to know. New adopters and people of never used it before or people just coming back its changed a lot, welcome to the world of modern Cannabissteve Deangelo sells cannabis in all its many forms here at his harborside dispensary. He understands that for those browsing the bud displays for the first time. Can be overwhelming. For starters. You dont have to smoke it anymore. Pot extracts can be smoothed on in salves, taken in drops. And vaped like ecigerates. Its a really great option you could just pull that your purse almost anywhere and you can take a hit or two very discreetly without without imposing on anybody elses social spacecannabis extracts also now infuse all sorts of edible and drinkable products. But while they go down easy. He suggests new users not ingest more than 2 and half to 5 milligrams of thc in one sitting. And wait up to 90 minutes before eating or drinking more. Because a little goes a long way, and lasts a long time. Start off slow you can always eat more but you can never eat less, you dont want to end up curled in the fetal position very uncomfortable for 12 hours and that can happen if you eat too much cannabis another tip for those new to dispensaries. Dont come expecting to put your ounce on your amex. Because marijuana is still against federal law credit cards are not accepted so bring cash, although some clubs like harborside do except debit cards Maureen Kelly kron4 news coming up on the kron 4 coming up coming up on the kron 4 morning news. A new years celebration takes a scary turn well tell you about a woman who was accidentaly shot. Plus. If you think california had strict guns laws. They got even tighter today. The changes have gun owners asking a lot of will nine years after oscar grant was shot and killed by a bart Police Officer. Hundreds still gather to remember him. Why grants mother says the vigil is as important as ever and heres a live look outside. At the san mateo bridge. will breaking news we are following out of the bronx. A fire at a building this morning. There are reports that at least 12 people are injured. This comes just days after a fire at an apartment in the bronx that killed 12 People Killed 12 the bronx that apartment in a fire at an just days after this comes just days after this comes injured. This comes just days after a fire at an apartment in the bronx that killed 12 people including foru children. Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome back. Checking in on your morning forecast. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. 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 new years celebration takes a scary turn in the east bay. After a woman is accidentally shot by someone who fired a gun to ringin the new year. Kron4s ali reid has the story. Shortly after Midnight Police say calls came in of mulitple shots fired on the corner of davis and dabner streets. Police believe that one of the bullets that went into the air, traveled across davis. To pacific which is about a block and a half, hit the ground, ricocheted, then hit a woman in her lower back. She just happened to be standing outside while at a house party celebrating the new year. Robert mcmanus San Leandro Police departmentthis is a very very dangerous crime that could claim the life of someone else if they were struck by that stray gunfire. Officials say firing a weapon in public is not only dangerous its also illegal. If caught, the person or people responsible for last nights shooting will be charged with a felony. Police are currently investigating. We do have the bullet. Were sending it in for ballistic testing to see if we can identify if the gun used is attached to any previus crimes. We are using leads to try to identify the shooter and bring that person to justice. will one of the more somber new years day traditions in the east bay, is a vigil for oscar grant. The 22yearold black man was shot and killed by a bart Police Officer at oaklands Fruitvale Station back on january first, 2009. Kron fours Spencer Blake has more. nats rapping the ninth anniversary vigil for oscar grant urged the one or two hundred people outside the Fruitvale Station, to take action when they see injustice. One speaker held a brief moment of silence for all those who have been lost to what she called state sanctioned terror. And i call it terror because its not violence. We cant speak in euphemisms about what is happening in our community, right . We have to call it what it is. This 2009 cell phone video has been viewed millions of times. It was part of the evidence in the case that convicted the officer who shot grant. Of involuntary manslaughter. Grants mom, Wanda Johnson, still feels the pain, but says mothers of other black men killed by police. Have reached out with supportive words again this year. We come here to bring togetherness, to bring a closeness, to bring solutions. Standupover the last nine years it seems each of these vigils has grown. This years vigil was slated to be four hours long and also had things like poetry and prose performances along with singing and even interpretive dancing. We will strive to bring new values to bring new values and new life and new life to our people to our people. Ygb, or young, gifted, and black, performed this african pledge. I spoke to one woman in the crowd whose friends brother was killed by a bay area Police Officer just last year. Im just now starting to really tap in, so im really still like an outsider, kind of. But i mean its growing though. Like i see a lot of younger people here and thats good to see because they dont do nothing sometimes. Even nine years later, oscar grant still serves as a beacon for those who demand justice. You have to recognize and study and read the people whose shoulders you stand upon. If you do not do that, you stand upon a web. A spiders web. Johnson expects next years tenth anniversary vigil to bring in about twice as many people. In oakland, Spencer Blake, kron four news. Still ahead on the kron four morning news. It was a year where women were heroes of the box office. Well show you what some of those movies were. Welcome back to the kron four morning news. Movies with female lead characters ruled the box office in 2017. Rick damigella has that story and more in our hollywood minute. nat landing if no one else will defend the world then i must. It was a year where women were heroes of the box office. The wrap reports 2017 was the first year since 1958 where the top three movies of the year featured female leading roles. Last years top three consisted of star wars the last jedi, beauty and the beast and wonder woman. nat music the greatest showman posts an impressive performance Forbes Magazine reports the big screen musical starring hugh jackman as pt barnum, posted a 77percent increase in its Box Office Sales between its opening and second weekends. The soundtrack to the greatest showman also posted an impressive peformance, jumping from number 63 to number five on billboards top 200 album charts. Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives. nat thanos reveal what is the most anticipated new movie of 2018 . According to fandango, infinity war tops the list. The Movie Ticketing Service has released its annual moviegoer survey, detailing the most anticipated movies as picked by its customers. Avengers infinity war leads the list, followed by fellow marvel cinematic universe flick, black panther. Universals Jurassic World fallen kingdom rounds out the top three. In hollywood, im Rick Damigella. 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 th will more breaking news we are following this morning. Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a cardboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. This is on matthew street, this is video from the scene tweeted out by firefighters. Firefighters say all of the employees have been evacuated and they have stopped the spread of the fire. Kron 4s Camila Bernal is on her way to the scene we ill get the latest in a live report as soon as she gets there. Welcome back. Checking in on your morning forecast. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. 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 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 in the north bay. Police are investigating why a man was found dead in a Church Parking lot. Officals received reports of an unconcious man at the First United Methodist Church of napa parking lot. At 8 30 monday morning. Police say he was a 55 year old man. His name has not been released. will no word yet on what caused a house fire in Discovery Bay. It happened on willow lake road near drakes drive. Firefighters got a call shortly after 11 yesterday morning. About a large cloud of black smoke coming from a house. Once on the scene. It took them 40 minutes to put it out. The home is believed to be a complete loss. No one was hurt in a crash involving a muni street car and a truck. A viewer sent us this photo. The crash happened just before 9 last night on third street Near Mission Bay boulevard. Police are investigating this crash. Gun laws are now tougher in california. There are new rules about how people get and use firearms from buying ammunition to background checks. Karma dickerson breaks down the new regulations. New year new guns laws in california and from the perspective of some local gun sellers, only one thing is certain. Sot that everybody has a question brent dawson owns kilroysin west sacramento. He tells us hes been getting questions from all over the region from customers wanting to know what they need to know about californias changing gun regulations. Sot i dont want to register my weapon how do i modify it . . That type of question is coming from people who own assault rifles but dont want to register them as the law now requires so they are modifying them so they dont technically qualify as assault weapons anymore. Another major change is the in the ammunition arena. Sot now everything has to be behind the counterfor starters shoppers will no longer be able to walk into a gun store and help themselves to bullets on showroom floors. Sotpeople are calling saying hey how do we get ammunition shipped to usalso, like with gun sales people will not be able to buy ammo directly from online retailers. Any internet or catalog shipments will have to be sent to an authorized dealer like kilroys before customers can pick it up. Dawson acknowledges that as a consumer he sees that as an inconvenience, but as a retailer, acting as an middle man for online ammo Sales Distribution could be good for business. Sot we may get new customers and maybe we can move them to our selection to make their purchases. And then there is the background check law starting in 2019 anyone buying ammunition must pass a background check. But there are competing laws governing how that would work and how much its going to cost customers. Sot the only things thats clear is that theyre going to want your identification, what youre buying, how much youre buying and it has to go through a licensed dealer. Big changes are coming to one of the bay areas most popular spots. Muir woods will soon require you to make parking reservations before you visit. Theres a new parking and shuttle reservation system. Starting january 16th those visiting muir woods by car will have to make reservations for parking in advance. And you will not be able to pay once you get there reservations can be made up to 90 days in advance. And cost eight dollars per car or three dollars per seat on a shuttle for anyone 16 or older. The National Park service says the system is meant to help with the crowds, Traffic Congestion and parking issues. Coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. Lots of new laws took effect on the start of the new year. Well tell you about some wacky laws and about some serious laws. And heres a live look outside. At the embarcadero. As weve been telling you lots of new laws took effect at the start of the new year. Some were nobrainers but others might seem a little strange. Andy rose has highlights from across the nation. At the beginning of every year, states add new laws to the books. While many of them range from nobrainers to the minute, others might be seen at down right wacky some states have implemented laws focused on how Police Interact with the public in 2018. Police officers in new jersey that investigate sexual assaults are now required to get training to ensure that victims are not traumatized further. And a law in North Carolina that seems ripped from recent headlines. Drivers handbooks there will now include guidance on how to deal with police during a traffic stop. In california, when applying for a new job, potential employers can no longer ask about your prior salary. This keeps them from being able to use your Salary History as a hiring factor. Applicants can also now request a pay scale for the position. And employers in vermont can no longer ask their workers to provide their social media accounts. So at least in that state, y ou may not have to worry about the tweet you sent in 2014 coming back to haunt you at work. If youre going through a divorce in illinois, and have pets, courts can now weigh in on custody agreements for the couples fur kids. But the most highly anticipated legal change for 2018, is in california where people over the age of 21 can now legally purchase marijuana without a medical card. Im andy rose, reporting. Coming up on the kron four morning news. 10 americans died in a plane crash in costa rica on new years eve. Well tell you what may have caused the crash. Live look outside. At the San Francisco international airport. Take a look at this. The first supermoon of 2018 was on new years day. Nasa called it the biggest and brightest for 2018. A supermoon happens when the moon becomes full at its closest point in its orbit around earth. Some call it the wolf moon. The next supermoon will be at end of the month on january 31st. Now lets check in on your morning forecast. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the 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 in news around the world. Were learning more about 10 americans who died in a plane crash in costa rica on new years eve. Andrew spencer has the story. Amanda geissler went on a trip to costa rica, acting as a travel guide for two american families. The 33yearold was among 12 people who died in a plane crash on new years eve. Geisslers family issued a statement, saying in part, amandas love for the outdoors, setting goals and crushing them, and adoration for her family and friends are like no other. If amanda could leave us all with one thing, it would be write down whatever it is you want to do. And make it happen. Outside a home in belleair, florida, flowers for four other victims of the same plane crash. Leslie and Mitchell Weiss were both doctors they worked together at the same hospital. Dr. Greg savel, worked with drs. Leslie and Mitchell Weiss the two of them looked like they were newlyweds. They really cared for each other a great deal, and it was an awesome thing to see. The couple and their children, ari and hannah, were on the same plane as the steinberg family bruce and irene, and their three sons, zachary, william, and matthew. Olga villatoro helped take care of the boys for the last 14 years. She talked to them just before they left. Voice of olga villatoro, steinberg family caretaker i say, byebye. Good luck. hugs. i love you. Ill see you next year. the steinbergs, the weisses, geissler, and two costa rican pilots all died when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff on new years eve; just after noon on sunday. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Im andrew spencer, reporting federal prosecutors are cracking down on doctors who irresponsibly prescribe painkillers. Its a new strategy in the fight against the opioid crisis. A fraud and abuse unit at the justice departments is using Health Care Data to alert authorities in 12 different regions. They provide information on which doctors prescribe the most. How far patients are willing to travel to visit them and if anyone has died within 60 days of filling a prescription. The units first indictment involves a doctor accused of providing opioid painkillers to people who never needed them. Some big names in hollywood are among hundreds who have formed a new anti harassment coalition. Its called the times up initiative. Actresses Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston are among the founders. An open letter is promising support for women in the entertainment business and beyond. Times up will push for new legislation to fight workplace harassment. And will set up a Legal Defense fund. Early donors include meryl streep. And taylor swift. Senator al franken plans to officially resign from office today. Franken announced his plans to resign in december after multiple women accused him of Sexual Harassment and other inappropriate behavior. His successor, minnesota Lieutenant Governor tina smith, will be sworn into office tomorrow. A special election will be held in november to serve out the final two years of frankens term. will it appears flying in 2017 was relatively safe compared to previous years. The Aviation Safety Network says there 10 fatal crashes last year. 44 passengers and crew members were killed. Thats much lower than the five year average of 17 crashes. With 495 deaths. Major u. S. Airlines have not suffered a fatal crash since 2001. Happening tonight. The Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot is up to 343 million dollars. Its a huge amount of money. But the eyepopping numbers are more common than they used to be. Mega millions made a change in october. Giving you more numbers to choose from and making it harder to hit the jackpot. That makes it more likely for the grand total to roll into the next drawing. By the way. The Powerball Jackpot is up to 440 million. Coming up on the kron four morning news. Some brave swimmers hit the water in single digit temps. To kick off the new year. Well tell you about the polar plunge. And heres a live look outside. From the sutro cam. 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 check this out. People taking part in a polar plunge to kick off the new year. And were talking cold. In jacksonport wisconsin it was one above zero. About 200 swimmers hit the water for the Polar Bear Club plunge. Some dressing up in wacky costumes for the plunge. And in milwaukee. It was negative three degrees with a wind chill of negative 22. Medical professionals recommended people not take the plunge. Due to colder than normal temperatures. And in other areas. The polar plunges were called off. Here at home. About 100 swimmers joined the annual new years day swim from alcatraz. They were facing challenging conditions. The water was about 50 degrees and there were tides to contend with. Everyone swam about a mile and a quarter with the fastest finishing in about 20 minutes. Others took about an hour. will with the start of the new year. The minimum wage in california is now eleven dollars an hour. Well have a live report with more details in the next hour. will pot is now legal in calfornia. And its attracting users. Coming up. Well tell you what you new users need to know. will with the new year underway. There are some changes in the bart. Well tell you what some of those changes are. Good morning im will tran. james and im james fletcher. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. james we have breaking news out of the south bay. Firefighters are battling a fire at large cardboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. will kron 4s Camila Bernal joins us live. Camila . aaacamilaaaa more breaking news we are following this morning. Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a cardboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. This is on matthew street, this is video from the scene tweeted out by firefighters. Firefighters say all of the employees have been evacuated and they have stopped the spread of the fire. Kron 4s Camila Bernal is on her way to the scene we ill get the latest in a live report as soon as she gets there. Thanks we will check back with you through out the morning. james breaking news out of new york this morning. At least 12 people have been injured. After a fire rages through a bronx building. There are 12 apartments in the building. But the fire appears to have started in a Furniture Store on the first floor. Most of the injuries appear to be not life threatening. One person is in serious condition. This fire comes only days after the deadliest residential fire to hit new york city in at least 25 years. That fire killed 12 people. Including 4 children. james happening today. Charges will be announced against the driver accused of killing chp officer Andrew Camilleri in a dui crash. Camilleri died on Christmas Eve when a car rearended his stopped suv on the shoulder of 880 in hayward. Authorities suspect the man who hit camilleri had been drinking and using pot. This mornings press conference is set for 10am in vallejo. james san Francisco Police are investigating a crash that left two elderly men in critical condition. One of the victims is suffering from internal bleeding. The other has broken ribs and a punctured lung. The crash happened yesterday afternoon. After a Delivery Driver ran a red light in the citys richmond district. That driver also hit a family of five in their car. Fortunately. They got out with just a few scrapes. james the driver was arrested by a department of Homeland Security officer. Who just happened to be in the area. Police are reviewing video from a nearby business to better understand what happened. james no one was hurt in a crash involving a muni street car and a truck. A viewer sent us this photo. The crash happened just before 9 last night on third street Near Mission Bay boulevard. Police are investigating this crash. will a celebration of the new year takes a scary turn in the east bay. A woman was accidentally shot by someone who fired a gun into the air in san leandro. Shortly after midnight. Police say calls came in from People Living on the corner of davis and dabner streets. About shots being fired. Police believe one of the bullets. Traveled about a block and a half. Hit the ground. Ricocheted. Then hit a woman in her lower back. That woman was standing outside while at a house party. Police say shes extremely lucky to have walked away from this shooting with only minor injuries. Officials say firing a weapon in public is not only dangerous its also illegal. If caught. The person responsible will be charged with a felony. will Oakland Police are investigating the citys first homicide of 2018. It happened around 7 30 yesterday morning on crittenden street near 55th street. An adult was found dead at the scene. And police say an arrest has been made. The suspect and the victim have not been identified publicly. There is no word yet on what led up to the shooting. will Oakland Police are also investigating a deadly hit and run. It happened on the corner of Verdese Carter park off sunnyside street and 98th avenue. A woman was hit by the car. She died at the scene. Police say the suspect is still on the loose. james new this morning. Police in santa rosa are investigating a road rage shooting. It happened in the area of montecito boulevard and mission boulevard. The victim says the shooter was tailgating them and when they tried to turn around shots were fired at the victims car. The victim was not injured. The shooter is still on the loose. james happening now. A storm is heading our way. And that has people in the north bay worried about possible flooding and mudslides. The october firestorm left behind tons of debris. Right now. A huge cleanup effort is underway. Crews are also putting out sandbags. Berms. And planting grass that will hold the soil together. Detailed maps have also been created that show which areas are at the greatest risk of flooding. The goal is to help neighbors understand the danger they might be in. But some worry the burnzone is just too big. james anyone who lives in or around a burnzone is being asked to keep there cell phones on. In order to receive Emergency Alert notifications. james Police Need Help finding two men who robbed a Pleasant Hill gas station. It happened last night just before 7. At the mobil gas station on oak park boulevard. Police say the two men covered their faces and pulled out guns. They ran off with cash. Cigarettes and beef jerky. Police are asking anyone with information about this robbery to give them a call. will happening tonight. The Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot is up to 343 million dollars. Its a huge amount of money. But the eyepopping numbers are more common than they used to be. Mega millions made a change in october. Giving you more numbers to choose from and making it harder to hit the jackpot. That makes it more likely for the grand total to roll into the next drawing. By the way. The Powerball Jackpot is up to 440 million. will still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. Nine years after oscar grant was killed by a bart Police Officer. Hundreds gather to honor him. Why grants mother says the vigil is as important as ever will it is now legal to smoke pot in california. Now. A lot of people are trying it for the first time. What new users need to know. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. 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. james take a look at this. The first supermoon of 2018 was on new years day. Nasa called it the biggest and brightest for 2018. A supermoon happens when the moon becomes full at its closest point in its orbit around earth. Some call it the wolf moon. The next supermoon will be at end of the month on january 31st. james will welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. Lets get a check of the forecast. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. 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 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 will a big story this morning. Pot is now legal in calfornia. And its attracting some new users. james kron4s Maureen Kelly got a primer from one pot shop which is already doing brisk business. The lines were long here at oaklands harborside cannabis dispensary. Cash registers chiming non stop. For those browsing the bud displays for the first time. Its a bit much. unnamed customer its overwhelming for me because i know so little but its interesting to see the different types steve deangelo, harborside dispensary for the newbies are people i call lapsed stoners who what a good experience with cannabis in their youth and are returning to back it welcome to the world of modern cannabisfor starters. You dont have to smoke it anymore. Pot extracts can be smoothed on in salves, taken in drops. And vaped like e cigerates. If they last time you toked a joint jerry garcia was still alive. Since then scientists have determined that while thc is what gets users high. Another cannabinoid called cbd is good for reliving pain and anxiety. Now some products allow shoppers to decide the ratio of those compounds they want to ingest. Cannabis extracts also now infuse all sorts of edible products. Like chocolate bars or brownies. Maureen Kelly and edibles arent limited to things you can chew you can also drink your weed like with this iced latte but while drinks and sweets might go down easy. Harborsides co founder says a little goes a long way. And its effects can last 6 to 8 hours or longer. So watch your dosage. Dont eat more than 2. 5 or 5 mg of thc out of the gate. Number one, number two it takes about 45 minutes to an hour for people to feel the effects of eating cannabis so you need to be patient and not redose yourself too soonhe says you can always eat more. But you can never eat less. Maureen kelly kron4 news will federal prosecutors are cracking down on doctors who irresponsibly prescribe painkillers. Its a new strategy in the fight against the opioid crisis. A fraud and abuse unit at the justice departments is using Health Care Data to alert authorities in 12 different regions. They provide information on which doctors prescribe the most. How far patients are willing to travel to visit them. And if anyone has died within 60 days of filling a prescription. The units first indictment involves a doctor accused of providing opioid painkillers to people who never needed them. james happening today. Senator al franken plans to officially resign from office. Franken announced his plans to resign in december. After multiple women accused him of Sexual Harassment and other inappropriate behavior. His successor. Minnesota Lieutenant Governor tina smith will be sworn into office tomorrow. A special election will be held in november to serve out the final two years of frankens term. james comiig up on the kron 4 morning news. The new year is giving some paychecks a nice boost. How high some minimum wages will now be across the bay area. james and after the break. Why flying was safer in 2017 compared to previous years. For you, its always leap over look. Now over later. And pause. Not even in your vocabulary. So when a cold sore tingle strikes you act on it. Only abreva can heal a cold sore in as little as two and a half days when used at the first sign. It starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. Nothing heals a cold sore faster. And because abreva acts on it. You can too. Act on it, with abreva. Outer layer of your enamel tooth surface. White, the thing thats really important to dentists is to make sure that that enamel stays strong and resilient for a lifetime the more that we can strengthen and reharden that tooth surface, the whiter their patients teeth are going to be. Dentists are going to really want to recommend pronamel strong and bright. It helps to strengthen and reharden the enamel. It also has stain lifting action. Its going to give their patients the protection that they need and the whiter teeth that they want. 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 will this is a trend we want to see continue in the new year. Flying in 2017 was relatively safe compared to previous years. james the Aviation Safety Network says there 10 fatal crashes last year. 44 passengers and crew members were killed. will thats much lower than the five year average of 17 crashes. With 495 deaths. The major aus airlines have not suffered a fatal crash since 2001. rebecca your bay area forecast is after the break. lydia changes are coming to bart. Trusted battery for your sons favorite toy . T maybe not. Maybe, you could trust he wouldnt leave the upstairs water running. woman screams or, you could just trust duracell. So we know how to cover almost weve anything. St everything even a redhot mascot. [mascot] heyoooo whoop, whoop [crowd 1] hey, youre on fire [mascot] you bet i am [crowd 2] dude, youre on fire [mascot] oh, yeah [crowd 3] no, youre on fire look behind you. [mascot] im cool. Im cool. [burke] thats one way to fire up the crowd. But we covered it. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum james will welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 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 james happening today. Commuters returning to work are seeing the new increased fares at bart stations. will kron 4s Lydia Pantazes is live at the walnut creek bart station this morning with the details. Lydia. lydia theres a two pointseven theres a two lydia theres a twopointseven percent increase from 2017. The minimum fare goes up to two dollars for adults. One dollar for children five to 18 years old. And 75cents for seniors or the disabled. To encourage the use of cards and cut down on fare gate maintenance 50 cents is being added in the new year for each ride using barts blue paper tickets. Also free clipper cards are being handed out at three east bay stations. At the west oakland station from four to seven pm on thursday. At the dublinpleasanton station from four to seven pm on january eighth. And at the bay fair station from four to seven pm on the ninth. It is january 2018 and proof of payment is now required once you pass through bart fare gates. Checking to see if riders actually paid for a ticket is barts answer to a major problem. Fare evasions. Bart estimates is loses between 10million and 25million dollars a year due to folks out without paying. What do bart think about asked for proof of payment . will thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out the morning. james its back to work for a lot of people today. And some paychecks will get bigger. The minimum wage in california is now eleven dollars an hour. Its even higher in some bay area cities. The minimum wage in sunnyvale and Mountain View is 15 dollars an hour. San jose, san mateo, los altos, cupertino and palo alto are 1350 an hour. Those increases are part of a plan to bring the minimum to 15dollars in those cities by 2019. In the east bay oaklands minimum wage is now 13 dollars and 23 cents. Both el cerrito and richmonds minimum wage is now 13 dollars and 41 cents. In july the minimum wage in San Francisco will increase to 15 dollars an hour. will San Franciscos paid parental leave ordinance expands to now cover workers at businesses with 20 or more employees. Thensupervisor scott weiners ordinance first went into effect last year. At the time. It only applied to businesses with 50 or more employees. It requires that any parent be guarenteed his or her full salary for six weeks to bond with their newborn. The state generally provides 60 to 70 percent of an employees salary for up to six weeks. will in the east bay. People in oakland gather to remember oscar grant. New years day marked nine years since grant was shot and killed by a bart Police Officer at the Fruitvale Station. This 2009 cell phone video of the shooting has been viewed millions of times. It was part of the evidence in the case that convicted the officer who shot grant. Of involuntary manslaughter. Grants mom, Wanda Johnson says mothers of other black men killed by police. Have reached out to her over the last nine years. will more than 100 people attended yesterdays vigil. Grants mother says she expects next years 10th anniversary to be twice as big. james in the north bay. Police are investigating the cause of death of a man found in a Church Parking lot. Officals got reports of an unconcious man at the First United Methodist Church of napa parking lot around 8 30 monday morning. Police found a 55year old man who was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the man has not been released at this time. james a house fire in Discovery Bay in under investigation. It happened on willow lake road near drakes drive. Firefighters got a call shortly after eleven yesterday morning. About a large cloud of black smoke coming from a house. Once on the scene. It took them 40 minutes to put it out. The home is believed to be a complete loss. No word on what caused the fire. james happening today. The king tides are expected to bring some minor flooding to the bay area. They can parking lots. Sidewalks and coastal trails to flood. Officials say entrances and exits to coves and narrow beaches may be also affected. will big changes are coming to one of the bay areas most popular spots. Muir woods will soon require you to make parking reservations before you visit. Starting january 16th. Those visiting muir woods by car will have to make reservations for parking in advance. You will anot be able to pay once you get there. Reservations can be made up to 90 days in advance. The cost is eight dollars per car. Or three dollars per seat on a shuttle for anyone 16 or older. The National Park service says the system is meant to help with the crowds and Traffic Congestion. will still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. Its probably the best way to end one year. And start another. Hear from the mom who gave birth to twins. In different years. will plus. The key to weight loss may be in your dna. How one company is hoping to help you drop some pounds. By looking at your genes. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. will a former miss america winner is coming back to the organization. This time. As chair of the board of directors. Gretchen carlson is miss america 1989. She will take over the role effective immediately. The move comes after several miss America Pageant officials resigned. After a report that they exchanged offensive emails about former contestants. Carlson is also a former fox news anchor. Sued her former boss the late roger ailes claiming harassment and retaliation at the network. Ailes resigned after she filed the suit. james four your health. How much do your genes influence your weight . The dna Testing Company 23 and me has announced its launching a weight loss study to find the answer. The company is inviting its customers to take part in a diet or exercise regime for the next three months. Theyre trying to figure out if certain genes have a link to better weight loss. 23andme hopes to use the information to personalize weight loss tips for customers. james james coming up on the kron 4 morning news. Californias strict gun laws are about to get even tighter. The changes that have gun owners asking a lot of questions. rebecca your bay area forecast is after the break. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. james gun laws are getting tougher in california. There are new rules about how people get and use firearms from buying ammunition to background checks. Karma dickerson breaks down the new regulations. New year new guns laws in california and from the perspective of some local gun sellers, only one thing is certain. Sot that everybody has a question brent dawson owns kilroysin west sacramento. He tells us hes been getting questions from all over the region from customers wanting to know what they need to know about californias changing gun regulations. Sot i dont want to register my weapon how do i modify it . . That type of question is coming from people who own assault rifles but dont want to register them as the law now requires so they are modifying them so they dont technically qualify as assault weapons anymore. Another major change is the in the ammunition arena. Sot now everything has to be behind the counterfor starters shoppers will no longer be able to walk into a gun store and help themselves to bullets on showroom floors. Sotpeople are calling saying hey how do we get ammunition shipped to usalso, like with gun sales people will not be able to buy ammo directly from online retailers. Any internet or catalog shipments will have to be sent to an authorized dealer like kilroys before customers can pick it up. Dawson acknowledges that as a consumer he sees that as an inconvenience, but as a retailer, acting as an middle man for online ammo Sales Distribution could be good for business. Sot we may get new customers and maybe we can move them to our selection to make their purchases. And then there is the background check law starting in 2019 anyone buying ammunition must pass a background check. But there are competing laws governing how that would work and how much its going to cost customers. Sot the only things thats clear is that theyre going to want your identification, what youre buying, how much youre buying and it has to go through a licensed dealer. james newborn twins in kern county have different birthdays one was born on december 31st, 2017. will the other on new years day. Leah pezzetti introduces us to mom and her new bundles of joy. For some, the new year started like this. 3, 2, 1. Natsfor others, it started heregood morning, buenos dias, congratulations. Thank you this mom is celebrating a rare occurrence. Two twin babies, born in two different years. Dr. Seyed tamjidi obstetrician one baby in 2017 one baby in 2018. Maria espernza flores rios was originally due on january 27th. Then had a c section scheduled for january 10th. But at 11 58 pm december 31st. Just two minutes before the new year, Joaquin Ontiveros was born. Weighing in at five pounds 9 ounces, 18 inches long. Doctors say his twin sister, aitana de jesus, was slightly breached and had to be delivered via csection. She was born at 12 16 am. 18 minutes after her brother. But technically in the next year. She weighed in at four pounds 10 ounces and 16 inches long. Maria Esperanza flores rios mother translated i feel really happy because i just had my two babies. It was a long night for these sleepy babies. And this exhausted mom who has three other girls. Ranging in age from 18 to six. But even exhaustion cant keep that loving look off moms face. And of course, before naps could be taken. One, two, three. A picture of the staff who helped deliver what the delanos hospital says is kern countys last baby of 2017 and first baby of 2018. will coming up on the kron 4 morning news. Watch guys. How women are taking over the hollywood box office. james thanks to films like wonder woman and beauty and the beast. Women and ruled the box office in 2017. will Rick Damigella has that story and more in our hollywood minute. nat landing if no one else will defend the world then i must. It was a year where women were heroes of the box office. The wrap reports 2017 was the first year since 1958 where the top three movies of the year featured female leading roles. Last years top three consisted of star wars the last jedi, beauty and the beast and wonder woman. nat music the greatest showman posts an impressive performance Forbes Magazine reports the big screen musical starring hugh jackman as pt barnum, posted a 77percent increase in its Box Office Sales between its opening and second weekends. The soundtrack to the greatest showman also posted an impressive peformance, jumping from number 63 to number five on billboards top 200 album charts. Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives. nat thanos reveal what is the most anticipated new movie of 2018 . According to fandango, infinity war tops the list. The Movie Ticketing Service has released its annual moviegoer detailing the most anticipated movies as picked by its customers. Avengers infinity war leads the list, followed by cinematic universe flick, black universals Jurassic World fallen kingdom rounds out the top three. In hollywood, im Rick Damigella. will with the start of the new year. The minimum wage in california is now eleven dollars an hour. Or even higher in some cities. Well have a breakdown of the numbers. will and. With the new year underway. There are some changes on bart now. Well tell you what some of those changes are. Good morning im will tran. james and im james fletcher. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. 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 james we have breaking news this morning out of the south bay. Firefighters are battling a fire at large carboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. will kron 4s Camila Bernal joins us live from the scene. With the 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 james we have breaking news this morning out of the south bay. Firefighters are battling a fire at large carboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. will kron 4s Camila Bernal joins us live from the scene. With the latest on this breaking news story. Camila . aaacamilaaaa more breaking news we are following this morning. Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a cardboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. This is on matthew street, this is video from the scene tweeted out by firefighters. Firefighters say all of the employees have been evacuated and they have stopped the spread of the fire. Kron 4s Camila Bernal is on her way to the scene we ill get the latest in a live report as soon as she gets there. Thanks camila we will check back with you through out the morning. james breaking news out of new york this morning. At least eight people have been injured. After a fire rages through a bronx building. There are 12 apartments in the building. But the fire appears to have started in a Furniture Store on the first floor. Most of the injuries appear to be not lifethreatening. This fire comes only days after the deadliest residential fire to hit new york city in at least 25 years. That fire killed 12 people. Including 4 children. james happening today. Charges will be announced against the driver accused of killing chp officer Andrew Camilleri in a dui crash. Camilleri died on Christmas Eve when a car rearended his stopped suv on the shoulder of 880 in hayward. Authorities suspect the man who hit camilleri had been drinking and using pot. This mornings press conference is set for 10am in vallejo. james san Francisco Police are investigating a crash that left two elderly men in critical condition. One of the victims is suffering from internal bleeding. The other has broken ribs and a punctured lung. The crash happened yesterday afternoon. After a Delivery Driver ran a red light in the citys richmond district. That driver also hit a family of five in their car. Fortunately. They got out with just a few scrapes. james the driver was arrested by a department of Homeland Security officer. Who just happened to be in the area. Police are reviewing video from a nearby business to better understand what happened. james no one was hurt in a crash involving a muni street car and a truck. A viewer sent us this photo. The crash happened just before 9 last night on third street Near Mission Bay boulevard. Police are investigating this crash. will a celebration of the new year takes a scary turn in the east bay. A woman was accidentally shot by someone who fired a gun into the air in san leandro. Shortly after midnight. Police say calls came in from People Living on the corner of davis and dabner streets. About shots being fired. Police believe one of the bullets. Traveled about a block and a half. Hit the ground. Ricocheted. Then hit a woman in her lower back. That woman was standing outside while at a house party. Police say shes extremely lucky to have walked away from this shooting with only minor injuries. Officials say firing a weapon in public is not only dangerous its also illegal. If caught. The person responsible will be charged with a felony. will Oakland Police are investigating the citys first homicide of 2018. It happened around 7 30 yesterday morning on crittenden street near 55th street. An adult was found dead at the scene. And police say an arrest has been made. The suspect and the victim have not been identified publicly. There is no word yet on what led up to the shooting. will Oakland Police are also investigating a deadly hit and run. It happened on the corner of Verdese Carter park off sunnyside street and 98th avenue. A woman was hit by the car. She died at the scene. Police say the suspect is still on the loose. james new this morning. Police in santa rosa are investigating a road rage shooting. It happened in the area of montecito boulevard and mission boulevard. The victim says the shooter was tailgating them and when they tried to turn around shots were fired at the victims car. The victim was not injured. The shooter is still on the loose. james Police Need Help finding two men who robbed a Pleasant Hill gas station. It happened last night just before 7. At the mobil gas station on oak park boulevard. Police say the two men covered their faces and pulled out guns. They ran off with cash. Cigarettes and beef jerky. Police are asking anyone with information about this robbery to give them a call. will happening tonight. The Mega Millions drawing. The jackpot is up to 343 million dollars. Its a huge amount of money. But the eyepopping numbers are more common than they used to be. Mega millions made a change in october. Giving you more numbers to choose from and making it harder to hit the jackpot. That makes it more likely for the grand total to roll into the next drawing. By the way. The Powerball Jackpot is up to 440 million. james the king tides are expected to bring some minor flooding to the bay area. They can parking lots. Sidewalks and coastal trails to flood. Officials say entrances and exits to coves and narrow beaches may be also affected. will the legalization of Recreational Marijuana is likeley to bring out some people new to pot. And pot shops want people to be aware of its different forms. In addition to smoking pot. Cannabis extracts also now infuse all sorts of edible and drinkable products. But while they go down easy. Pot shops suggests new users not ingest more than 2 and half to 5 milligrams of thc in one sitting. And wait up to 90 minutes before eating or drinking more. Thc is the active ingredient in pot. And a little goes a long way, and lasts a long time. Take a look at this. The first supermoon of 2018 was on new years day. Nasa called it the biggest and brightest for 2018. A supermoon happens when the moon becomes full at its closest point in its orbit around earth. Some call it the wolf moon. The next supermoon will be at end of the month on january 31st. 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. Richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. james happening now a storm is heading our way this week and causing some concern for people in the north bay kron4s Charles Clifford has the details. Well, here in sonoma county, there is a huge effort underway to clean up the debrie from last falls fires. But its a big job that will probably take a long time to finish and until that job is done erosion is real danger. Steve dejung lives in santa rosa. His home sits within the burn zone of the tubbs fire. Fortunately his house survived, but many of his neighbors werent as lucky. He says they are all concerned about potential flooding, especially what mud and debris from the fires could do to the local waterways. We are pretty aware in this area because of the Santa Rosa Laguna and things getting washed into it. Across the north bay, crews have been working to prevent erosion. Putting out sandbags and berms and planting grass that will hopefully hold the soil together during wet weather. Detailed maps have also been created that show which areas. Right down to street level. Are at the greatest risk of flooding, mudslides or debrie flows. The goal is to help neighbors understand the danger they might be in. Steve says there is a large ongoing cleanup and Erosion Control effort, but he worries that because of the massive size of the burnzones those efforts might not be enough. There definetly been cleanup activity, as you driving in here. This is just one area of the fire. East, the fire going west its huge. Now ,anyone who lives in or arounda burnzone here in the north bay is being asked to keep there cell phones on in Emergency Alert notifications if those maps that we mentioned kron 4. Comin santa rosa, Charles Clifford kron 4 news. Federal prosecutors are cracking down on doctors who irresponsibly prescribe painkillers. Its a new strategy in the fight against the opioid crisis. A fraud and abuse unit at the justice departments is using Health Care Data to alert authorities in 12 different regions. They provide information on which doctors prescribe the most. How far patients are willing to travel to visit them and if anyone has died within 60 days of filling a prescription. The units first indictment involves a doctor accused of providing opioid painkillers to people who never needed them. Comiig up on the kron 4 morning news. The new year is giving some paychecks a nice boost. How high some minimum wages will now be across the bay area. Plus. A popular youtube star is under fire from critics online. Details about the video he posted thats causing backlash. Ive seen wonders all around the world but what i see here never ceases to amaze me change. I see it in their eyes. It happens when people connect with nature, with culture, with each other. Day after day im the first to see change. To see people go out, and come back new. Princess cruises. The best premium cruise line. 7day caribbean cruises from 599. robin no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. james a social media star with millions of followers and a young fan base. Is apologizing after posting a graphic video to youtube. Logan paul is under fire for a video that shows what appears to be a body hanging from a tree in a japanese forest known for suicides. It has since been removed from the channel. Paul issued an apology. Which states he intended to raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention. But his apology didnt placate the growing anger online, and was criticized as being tone deaf and self praising. Google, which owns youtube, has not said whether paul violated the sites terms of service with the video. rebecca and im tracking your morning forecast. What to expect as you head out the door right after the break. lydia changes are coming to bart. james lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. 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 james happening today. Commuters returning to work are seeing the new increased fares at bart stations. will kron 4s Lydia Pantazes is live at the walnut creek bart station this morning with the details. Lydia. lydia theres a two pointseven percent increase from 2017. The minimum fare goes up to two dollars for adults. One dollar for children five to 18 years old. And 75cents for seniors or the disabled. To encourage the use of cards and cut down on fare gate maintenance 50 cents is being added in the new year for each ride using barts blue paper tickets. Also free clipper cards are being handed out at three east bay stations. At the west oakland station from four to seven pm on thursday. At the dublinpleasanton station from four to seven pm on january eighth. And at the bay fair station from four to seven pm on the ninth. It is january 2018 and proof of payment is now required once you pass through bart fare gates. Checking to see if riders for a ticket is barts answer to a major problem. Fare estimates is loses between 10million and 25million dollars a year due to folks walking in and out without do bart passengers think about the being asked for proof of payment . will thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out the morning. james its back to work for a lot of people today. And some paychecks will get bigger. The minimum wage in california is now eleven dollars an hour. Its even higher in some bay area cities. The minimum wage in sunnyvale and Mountain View is 15 dollars an hour. San jose, san mateo, los altos, cupertino and palo alto are 1350 an hour. Those increases are part of a plan to bring the minimum to 15dollars in those cities by 2019. In the east bay oaklands minimum wage is now 13 dollars and 23 cents. In el cerrito the minimum wage is now 13. 60 and richmonds minimum wage is now 13 dollars and 41 cents. In july the minimum wage in San Francisco will increase to 15 dollars an hour. will San Franciscos paid parental leave ordinance expands to now cover workers at businesses with 20 or more employees. Thensupervisor scott weiners ordinance first went into effect last year. At the time. It only applied to businesses with 50 or more employees. It requires that any parent be guarenteed his or her full salary for six weeks to bond with their newborn. The state generally provides 60 to 70 percent of an employees salary for up to six weeks. will in the east bay. People in oakland gather to remember oscar grant. New years day marked nine years since grant was shot and killed by a bart Police Officer at the Fruitvale Station. This 2009 cell phone video of the shooting has been viewed millions of times. It was part of the evidence in the case that convicted the officer who shot grant. Of involuntary manslaughter. Grants mom, Wanda Johnson says mothers of other black men killed by police. Have reached out to her over the last nine years. will more than 100 people attended yesterdays vigil. Grants mother says she expects next years 10th anniversary to be twice as big. james in the north bay. Police are investigating the cause of death of a man found in a Church Parking lot. Officals got reports of an unconcious man at the First United Methodist Church of napa parking lot around 8 30 monday morning. Police found a 55year old man who was pronounced dead at the scene. The identity of the man has not been released at this time. james a house fire in Discovery Bay in under investigation. It happened on willow lake road near drakes drive. Firefighters got a call shortly after eleven yesterday morning. About a large cloud of black smoke coming from a house. Once on the scene. It took them 40 minutes to put it out. The home is believed to be a complete loss. No word on what caused the fire. will big changes are coming to one of the bay areas most popular spots. Muir woods will soon require you to make parking reservations before you visit. Starting january 16th. Those visiting muir woods by car will have to make reservations for parking in advance. You will anot be able to pay once you get there. Reservations can be made up to 90 days in advance. The cost is eight dollars per car. Or three dollars per seat on a shuttle for anyone 16 or older. The National Park service says the system is meant to help with the crowds and Traffic Congestion. Some big names in hollywood are among hundreds who have formed a new anti harassment coalition. Its called the times up initiative. Actresses Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston are among the founders. An open letter is promising support for women in the entertainment business and beyond. Times up will push for new legislation to fight workplace harassment. And will set up a Legal Defense fund. Early donors include meryl streep. And taylor swift. james senator al franken plans to officially resign from office today. Franken announced his plans to resign in december after multiple women accused him of Sexual Harassment and other inappropriate behavior. His successor, minnesota Lieutenant Governor tina smith, will be sworn into office tomorrow. A special election will be held in november to serve out the final two years of frankens term. james it appears flying in 2017 was relatively safe compared to previous years. The Aviation Safety Network says there 10 fatal crashes last year. 44 passengers and crew members were killed. Thats much lower than the five year average of 17 crashes. With 495 deaths. Major u. S. Airlines have not suffered a fatal crash since 2001. james coming up. The key to weight loss may be in your dna. How one company is hoping to help you drop some pounds. By looking at your genes. james and. An incredible coast guard rescue in florida. After an 89 year old mans car went into the water. Well tell you what caused this accident. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. 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 james landing take a look at this. An incredible coast guard rescue caught on video. It happened saturday in panama city, florida. aaavo fullaaa coast guard members rescued an 89yearold man whose vehicle went into the water. The crew members had to break a car window to rescue the man from the vehicle. He was treated at a local hospital. Police say the man suffered a medical issue. Which caused hime to drive off the side of the marina. james up next on the kron four morning news. 10 americans died in a plane crash in costa rica on new years eve. Well tell you what may have caused the crash. rebecca and im tracking your morning forecast. What to expect as you head out the door right after the break. james welcome back. Lets get a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks dry. 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 james in news around the world. Were learning more about 10 americans who died in a plane crash in costa rica on new years eve. Andrew spencer has the story. Amanda geissler went on a trip to costa rica, acting as a travel guide for two american families. The 33yearold was among 12 people who died in a plane crash on new years eve. Geisslers family issued a statement, saying in part, amandas love for the outdoors, setting goals and crushing them, and adoration for her family and friends are like no other. If amanda could leave us all with one thing, it would be write down whatever it is you want to do. And make it happen. Outside a home in belleair, florida, flowers for four other victims of the same plane crash. Leslie and Mitchell Weiss were both doctors they worked together at the same hospital. Dr. Greg savel, worked with drs. Leslie and Mitchell Weiss the two of them looked like they they really cared for each other a great deal, and it was an awesome thing to see. The couple and their children, ari and hannah, were on the same plane as the steinberg family bruce and irene, and their three sons, zachary, william, and matthew. Olga villatoro helped take care of the boys for the last 14 years. She talked to them just before they left. Voice of olga villatoro, steinberg family caretaker i say, byebye. Good luck. hugs. i love you. Ill see you next year. the steinbergs, the weisses, geissler, and two costa rican pilots all died when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff on new years eve; just after noon on sunday. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Im andrew spencer, reporting james four your health. How much do your genes influence your weight . The dna Testing Company 23 and me has announced its launching a weight loss study to find the answer. The company is inviting its customers to take part in a diet or exercise regime for the next three months. Theyre trying to figure out if certain genes have a link to better weight loss. 23andme hopes to use the information to personalize weight loss tips for customers. Coming up on the kron four morning news. Some brave swimmers hit the water in single digit temps. To kick off the new year. Well tell you about the polar plunge. Well be back as the kron 4 morning news continues. And heres a live look outside. Embarcadero. We salute the triers, the fliers. And those who find their hearts desires. Theres a little klutz in all of us. Thats why we made clorox splashless bleach. Splashless. Shine on, klutzes. Shine on. Feel that tingle of a cold sore only abreva can heal it in as little as two and a half days when used at the first sign. Abreva starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. Abreva acts on it. So you can too. robin no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Big rig fire sb 880 at 66th right lane blocked check this out. People taking part in a polar plunge to kick off the new year. And were talking cold. In jacksonport wisconsin it was one above zero. james about 200 swimmers hit the water for the Polar Bear Club plunge. Some dressing up in wacky costumes for the plunge. And in milwaukee. It was negative three degrees with a wind chill of negative 22. Medical professionals recommended people not take the plunge. Due to colder than normal temperatures. And in other areas. The polar plunges were called off. Here at home. About 100 swimmers joined the annual new years day swim from alcatraz. They were facing challenging conditions. The water was about 50 degrees and there were tides to contend with. Everyone swam about a mile and a swam about a mile and a quarter with the fastest finishing in about 20 minutes. Others took about an hour. james coming up in the next hour. Firefighters are on the scene of a fire that started earlier this morning well have a live report coming up next. james pot is now legal in calfornia. And its attracting users. Coming up. Well tell you what you new users need to know. james with the new year underway there are some changes in the bart. Well tell you what some of those changes are. camila breaking news. A fire breaks out overnight at a cardboard manufacturing plant in santa clara. I will have the details in a live report. lydia barts new policies are now in effect for the new year. I will have the details in a live report. rebecca and rain is in the forecast. I will have the details coming up. will good morning im will tran. james and im james fletcher. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca dry conditions and mild temperatures can be expected today. A pattern change will bring periods of rain to the region from Late Wednesday through the end of the week. Showers may linger into saturday, but for the most part the upcoming weekend looks