Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early 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 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 darya a big story were following this morning. San francisco has a new interim mayor. james supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. He was voted in yesterday. After a racially charged debate. Kron 4s will tran joins us live. Will. will a big story were following this morning. San francisco has a new interim mayor. Supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. He was voted in yesterday. After a racially charged debate. People started shouting shame on you, racist board during yesterdays board meeting. And the meeting was shutdown for 10 minutes. After the sudden death of mayor ed lee in december. Supervisor london breed took over as acting mayor. She was nominated to stay on as interim mayor. But was voted down in part because shes running for the office in june. After being sworn in. Farrell talked about his goals for the city. The expect Police Officer ot be walking the beat, they expect to see public works cleaning our streets and all Vital Services that the public expects us to deliver as a city and we will do that. It also means tackling our cities most pressing issues; getting out homeless onto streets and into shelter and housing. Making sure our streets are safe and clean for San Francisco resident. will former interim mayor london breed tweeted about her experience. She wrote its been an honor to serve the city during this difficult time. I have a vision for an inclusive and fair San Francisco, and will keep working every day on the important issues we face homelessness, housing, and public safety. Thanks will. We will check back with you through out the morning. james happening now. Police are looking for the driver who hit and injured two people in walnut creek. It happened last night near the intersection of north main street and. Second avenue. There is no word on the victims conditions this morning and police have not released a description of the driver they for. james happening now. San Francisco Police are searching for a gunman who shot two people. Killing one of them. It happened in the Bernal Heights neighborhood just after 5 last night. Both victims were taken to the hospital. One later died. We do not know the condition of the other victim. james a homeless man is seriously hurt after being found on fire in a San Francisco alley. Now investigators are trying to figure out how it all happened. The man was found tuesday morning. Just a few steps away from the 24th street bart station. Witnesses say the man was sleeping in the alley. A short time later. They say he was on fire. Police say a Good Samaritan saved the mans life by grabbing a bucket of water from a nearby cafe and dumping it on the man. Police are now checking surveillance cameras in the area. Looking to see how the fire started. darya new this morning. Santa rosa police resonded to a fight outside the safeway on mendocino avenue last night. An officer attempted to separate the two men. One of the men, 27yearold timothy ruhs, tried to run away. The officer chased ruhs and tackled him to the ground. The man then punched the officer multiple times. Breaking his nose. Ruhs was eventually arrested. And the officer was taken to the hospital for his injuries. darya a loophole that helps thieves get away with breaking into a car. Could soon come to an end. A new bill making its way through the legislature would allow prosecutors to prove that a person broke into a car. aif the window is broken. Right now. A broken window isnt enough to get a conviction. And prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the car was locked. darya the District Attorney says a disproportiona te number of breakins are happening among tourists driving rental cars. In those cases. A victim may be unavailable to testify whether the door was locked. There were more than 28 thousand car more than 28 there were more than 28 thousand car breakins in San Francisco last year. Between january and november. james a Central Valley teenager pleads no contest to charges that she was driving drunk while livestreaming a crash that killed her younger sister. Obdulia sanchez was driving in los banos when her car veered onto the shoulder of the road last july. Her 14yearold sister died after being thrown from the car. Prosecutors say sanchez was livestreaming on instagram while driving. And the video shows her taking her hands from the steering wheel. The recording also shows her after the crash. Leaning over her lifeless sister. james happening today. The university of california is proposing to raise tuition at its 10 campuses for the second straight year. A vote is set for today. The board of regents says the move is necessary to compensate for state funding cuts at a time of recordhigh enrollment. The proposed increase is just under 350 dollars a year for ainstate students. And just under a thousand for aoutofstate students. The regents approved a similar increase last january. james two earthquakes struck just a minute apart last night in santa cruz county. Accordring the to the usgs a 3point6 earthquake hit just after 10 p m. Then a second quake hit about a minute later with a 2point7 magnitude. The first quake was located about 4 miles east of interlaken while the second was located 3. 1 miles east of interlaken. People felt the earthquakes all along the peninsula. darya new this morning. Toys rus has announced which stores will be closing as part of its reorganization plans. The company declared bankruptcy last year and now we know that 9 Bay Area Stores are on the list of closures. Here is the list of the stores in the bay area. They include the stores in pinole. Pittsburg. San rafael. Brentwood. Fairfield. Emeryville. East san jose. San jose and union city. This is part of a plan to close 182 stores. The company says that some of these stores could be saved if they are able to renegotiate some lease terms. The goingoutofbusiness sales are expected to begin sometime next month. darya still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. 13 Southern California kids are saved from a house of horrors. The donations that are pouring in. And how much money raised to help them. darya plus. A dog found tied to a fence. With no food or water. And barely any room to move. Well tell you how the dog is doing this morning. darya and after the break. East bay officials are taking action on what they call a grave concern a series of deadly crashes involving children. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. Heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. Its more than just health care. Its life care. james darya welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. Lets get a check of the forecast. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. rebecca you can always get the latest Weather Forecast. rebecca you can always get the latest Weather Forecast. Track live radar and get traffic alerts in your area. Just download the kron4 mobile app. No major hot spots. San mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. james james six children have been killed in the easy bay in the last six months. All in car accidents. In each case, the driver of another vehicle has been charged with murder. All of these cases happened in Contra Costa County. Deputy District Attorney, derek butts, is handling the prosecution of the most recent case noe saucedo. He has been charged with two counts of murder after two young girls died after he crashed into their family car. The District Attorney has a warning for reckess drivers. james the District Attorney also warns that you could spend the rest of your life in prison if convicted. darya making National Headlines this morning. A same sex couple in california is suing the state department because only one of their twin sons has been given us citizenship. The 16 month old boys have dna from the same mother but they each have a different fathers dna. The donor mother is canadian and only one of the fathers is a us citizen. So only the child that shares his dna has citizenship. Now the couple is suing the state department claiming that the department is discriminating against samesex couples. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week in los angeles. The couple says they want equal citizenship for their sons because they are twins born just minutes apart. darya two bay area men have died just a few days apart while snorkeling at the same beach in hawaii. The drownings happened at a popular tourist spot in maui. The most recent death happened saturday. First responders say a 67yearold man from Castro Valley was snorkeling with friends about 20 yards offshore. When his friends noticed that he was not moving. They tried to revive him but couldnt. Last thursday. A 50yearold man from oakland was found unresponsive in knee deep water. Beachgoers found him floating face down. james donations are pouring in for the 13 siblings who were held captive in Southern California. More than 120thousand dollars has been been donated so far. The siblings were kept chained to beds for months by their parents. And starved. Authorities say people from across the world have been donating money, toys, blankets, and clothing. Several people are offering to foster or adopt the children who range in ages from two to 29. The parents david and Louise Turpin were arrested after sheriffs deputies found the malnourished children inside their home in riverside county. They have pleaded not guilty to torture and other charges. darya coming up on the kron 4 morning news. Apples homepod speaker is finally going to be released. When it hits stores. And how much it will cost. darya plus. Looking to get a better nights sleep . How cutting down on social media can help. Legend has it, the first voyagers arrived on canoes, sailing the seas day and night. They knew where they were going, by watching the clouds move in the sky or the way their boats rocked. Thats how the waves and stars would speak to them. Guide them. Sometimes, you can find your way in the world, by getting lost in it. Let your legend begin at aulani, a oneofakind Disney Resort in hawaii and somebodys smelling around. To the store, mmm. I smell cookies i say, oh no, you just smell me. I just got out of work, thats honey bunches of oats, thats all. 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The less sleep teens got. darya the study also found that teenage girls were more addicted to social media and therefore they are more likely to be sleep deprived. Past studies have recommended that teens get between 8 and 10 hours of sleep. james apples new Smart Speaker will finally hit store shelves on february 9th. darya but preorders for the homepod will start this friday. Homepod will go headtohead with other Smart Speakers on the market. Like the amazon echo and google home. james apples device can play music and podcasts. As well as read you the news. But itll cost you. It comes with a price tag of about 350 dollars. rebecca your bay area forecast is after the break. lydia overnight fire damages businesses in San Francisco acommerciala darya james welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Residual delay son sb 880 and sb 680 dye to earlier crashes darya breaking overnight. Fire damages four businesses in San Francisco. james kron 4s Lydia Pantazes joins us live. Lydia. Do we know how this fire started . Firefighters are on the scene of a threealarm blaze this morning in San Francisco, according to fire officials. Fire officials reported the fire on social media shortly after 11 p. M. Tuesday. The blaze is located near the intersection of west portal avenue and vicente street in the west portal neighborhood of the city. Fire officials said the blaze is affecting many businesses in the area. Further details were not immediately available. james thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out the morning. james voters in the south bay will decide whether an embattled judge keeps his job. The registrar of voters in Santa Clara County says enough signatures were collected to add judge Aaron Perskys recall petition to the ballot this fall. Persky sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. Organizers collected more than 90thousand signatures to recall the judge. Perskys current term ends in 2022. darya police in the east bay are looking for a gunman after three people were shot. It happened on market avenue in North Richmond. Police say an argument may have lead to the shooting. The three people shot are recovering in the hospital. Police do not have a description of the gunman. darya police have arrested two young men. Accused of breaking into homes in emeryville. Police responded to an apartment on adeline street near the home depot. The property manager says he saw the men on a surveillance camera and called 911. Police say when they showed up. The two guys took off. Eventually. David chavez and Samuel Morales were arrested. Police say the two burglarized the same complex last weekend. james first came a ban on plastic bags. Now Plastic Straws could be next. According to the be Straw Free Campaign more than 500 million straws are used in the us every day. The bill deals with dinein restaurants. Its aim is to start a strawsupon request policy. The bill could be heard by a legislative committee next month. james San Francisco supervisors have voted to change columbus day to Indigenous Peoples day. By changing the name. The city will honor native American People and codemn their colonization. Los angeles and minneapolis have already renamed the holiday. darya a dog found tied up at a cemetery is now recovering at the Humane Society of the north bay. Workers have named the dog cemy. A Good Samaritan found the malnourished dog. Cemy was chained to the fence with an electrical cord. He had no food or water. He was tied so tightly to the fence. That he didnt have enough slack in the cord to lay down. Now. He needs a home. darya the vet says despite the mistreatment the dog has only a few skin issues. For now. Cemy will remain under the care of the Humane Society. But its likely that he will be ready for adoption on friday. darya you may soon get atwo new views of the San Francisco bay. There is a new proposal to build decks off yerba buena island. On piers near oakland. Officials say this is an opportunity to expand access to the bay. The total cost is still being explored. james now to bay area football. The group we stand with oakland is throwing a hail mary to try to keep the raiders in oakland. They are now considering legal action against the nfl. The group knows the chance of taking on the nfl and its legal team and winning. Is unlikely. But after a judge ruled that there is grounds for a city to sue the nfl for moving a team. Like in the case of the st. Louis rams. The group is going to try to keep the team in oakland. james the spokesman for we stand with oakland says if they dont win the case. They will settle for less. The Group Requests the raiders name and colors stay with the city of oakland. darya coming up on the morning buzz. Youre the best. Youre the best. No wait im the best. Is congratulating yourself okay . And if youre really the best. Do you have to be humble . darya and after the break. An Armed Robbery caught on camera. But this crime has police shocked. How ayoung the thief is. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. Wb 80 slows from the maze my husband is probably going to think im crazy. He thinks im going to see my sister sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. Once i heard it i was shocked. I just thought, i have to go get it its our tree see how a personalized Financial Strategy and access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. To j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. 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. Come back new. Sail with the 1 cruise line in alaska. 7day cruises from 599. Visit princess. Com 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. 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 an unexpected robber targeted an arco store in stockton. And the stores surveillance camera caught what police think is an 11year old boy on camera. It happened in broad daylight monday afternoon. One camera showed the boy rolling up on his skateboard and pacing outside the store before he made his move. He then rushed inwith a gun in handdemanding money from the cashier. < she yelled for one of our coworkers in the back. After that once she yelled, he took off. She couldnt believe that someone this young would be doing something this crazy james Officials Say the parents could potentially face charges if they own a gun that the child had access to. rebecca tracking your morning forecast. You can get. More adventure, more woohoo more magic. And more happy. And now you can stay steps away from the magic for less. Save up to 25 on select rooms at a Disneyland Resort hotel. So nows the time to get more happy james darya welcome back to the kron 4 morning news. Lets get a check of the forecast. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. rebecca you can always get the latest Weather Forecast. Track live radar and get traffic alerts in your area. Just download the kron4 mobile app. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. 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 darya congratulate yourself on congratulate yourself on being so damn good. Thats the theme of the morning buzz today. To be honest, the warriors didnt look that good early on but they won in the end golden state beat the knicks at oracle. 123112. Kevin durant following his rule to make sure he waits til hes sure theyre going to win before getting kicked out for jawing at a ref. darya but the real reason the warriors should be tooting their own horn this morning is for getting four players on the all stars again its the ninth time four players from one team were selected, but the first time it has happened in consecutive seasons. Draymond green and Klay Thompson were Just Announced as reserves. Theyll join Stephen Curry and kevin durant, who were voted in as starters. Were still waiting for opposing all star captains steph and lebron to pick their players. Kevin durant who everybody thinks will go first says he doesnt care which side hes on. Hes happy to go against steph. Oh and again this year, stephs not going to do the three point contest, but Klay Thompson will darya lebron james is so good he actually can win for losing. The cavs lost their game against the spurs, but lebron won a spot in the 30 thousand point club. Hes the 7th player to do it and the youngest at 33 years old. Kobe bryant was 34 when he hit 30 thousand regular season career points. darya lebron james is so good he actually can win for losing. The cavs lost their game against the spurs, but lebron won a spot in the 30 thousand point club. Hes the 7th player to do it and the youngest at 33 years old. Kobe bryant was 34 when he hit 30 thousand regular season career points. darya be one fo the first to congratulate you on this accomplishment slash achievement. And thats a quote. From lebron to lebron. He posted this lebron. Lebron to quote. From lebron to lebron. He posted this note. Hes right. But its a little weird. Mohammed ali said i am the greatest athletes are allowed to be cockey. But imagine if meryl street who just got her record who just got meryl street imagine if cockey. But allowed to be athletes are greatest athletes are allowed to be cockey. But imagine if meryl street who just got her record 21st oscar nomination yesterday. Said congratulatio ns meryl. Youre a star. Who knew when you were a little girl you would be such a champion. Speaking of oscars. Kobe bryant is congratulating himself this morning. Just kidding. But congratulations are in order because he is an oscar nominee darya kobes dear basketball is nominated for best animated short. Its a journey through bryants career, taking viewers from his beginnings as a child with a dream to the end of a storied 20year nba career. darya the short movie is based on a poem kobe wrote in the midst of his final season with the los angeles lakers. Bryant was named an allstar 18 times and won five championships, two finals mvps and one regular season mvp. He is third on the nbas alltime scoring list. darya lavar ball should win a coaching award, just ask him. He won his first game as assistant coach for the Lithuanian Team his kids are on. Thats right. He wasnt just a screaming dad on the sidelines this time. The head coach actually gave lavar the reigns. He unleashed his sons and they were off the hook lamelo poured in a gamehigh 43 points, and liangelo added 37 points. To win it 147142. Can you imagine if luke walton did that . Here lavar. You all the answers, you coach the lakers darya but enough about the balls back to the basketball family we care about the curries ayesha curry is looking for a new wedding dress. Dont be alarmed its for stephs sister. Sydel is getting married. And ayesahs helping her find the dress. Sydel is featured on an upcoming episode of say yes to the dress, and had some pretty cool people in her entourage to help her with her her mother sonya, sisinlaw ayesha and niece riley, who looks more than ready to take on her flower girl duties. In one photo, the fiveyearold is shown seriously inspecting a bouquet. Sydels fiancee damion lee plays in the nbas gleague. People think millennials are spending all their money on 6dollar coffees and avocado toast. But a new bank of America Survey found they are actually saving their money. Thats right. The survey showed 16percent of millennials managed to save at least 100thousand dollars in 2017. And nearly half of them have at least 15thousand dollars saved. More than a quarter of those surveyed work as frelancers or shortterm contract workers. james coming up in the next hour. San francisco has a new interim mayor. Why london breed is out. And what she tweeted after the vote. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. Good morning im darya folsom. james and im james fletcher. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Accident in fremont sb 880 at stevencon , jammed from 238. Nb 880 slows from 92 to downtown oakland darya a big story were following this morning. San francisco has a new interim mayor. james supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. He was voted in yesterday. After a racially charged debate. Kron 4s will tran joins us live. Will. will a big story were following this morning. San francisco has a new interim mayor. Supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. He was voted in yesterday. After a racially charged debate. People started shouting shame on you, racist board during yesterdays board meeting. And the meeting was shutdown for 10 minutes. After the sudden death of mayor ed lee in december. Supervisor london breed took over as acting mayor. She was nominated to stay on as interim mayor. But was voted down in part because shes running for the office in june. After being sworn in. Farrell talked about his goals for the city. Didnt even elect hillary clinton. We dont have a president who is a woman. Our mayor was a woman. It shouldnt be a gender or race will former interim mayor london breed tweeted about her experience. She wrote its been an honor to serve the city during this difficult time. I have a vision for an inclusive and fair San Francisco, and will keep working every day on the important issues we face homelessness, housing, and public safety. Thanks will. We will check back with you through out the morning. james happening now. Police are looking for the driver who hit and injured two people in walnut creek. It happened last night near the intersection of north main street and. Second avenue. There is no word on the victims conditions this morning and police have not released a description of the driver they are looking for. james happening now. San Francisco Police are searching for a gunman who shot two people. Killing one of them. It happened in the Bernal Heights neighborhood just after 5 last night. Both victims were taken to the hospital. One later died. We do not know the condition of the other victim. james a homeless man is seriously hurt after being found on fire in a San Francisco alley. Now investigators are trying to figure out how it all happened. The man was found tuesday morning. Just a few steps away from the 24th street bart station. Witnesses say the man was sleeping in the alley. A short time later. They say he was on fire. Police say a Good Samaritan saved the mans life by grabbing a bucket of water from a nearby cafe and dumping it on the man. Police are now checking surveillance cameras in the area. Looking to see how the fire started. darya new this morning. The San Leandro City Council unanimously voted to place city manager chris zapata on paid administrative leave following a Sexual Harassment allegation. Rose Padilla Johnson filed a complaint with the city back in december. She claims zapata attempted to pressure her into a sexual relationship in exchange for public funding for the organization that she oversees. Zapata will remain on paid administrative leave until the City Council Reviews the findings from an independent investigation darya new this morning. Santa rosa police resonded to a fight outside the safeway on mendocino avenue. It happened around 11thirty last night. An officer attempted to separate the two men. One of the men, 27yearold timothy ruhs, tried to run away. The officer chased ruhs and tackled him to the ground. The man then punched the officer multiple times. Breaking his nose. Ruhs was eventually arrested. And the officer was taken to the hospital for his injuries. darya a loophole that helps thieves get away with breaking into a car. Could soon come to an end. A new bill making its way through the legislature would allow prosecutors to prove that a person broke into a car. aif the window is broken. The window is broken. Right now. A broken window isnt enough to get a conviction. And prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable the car was locked. darya the District Attorney says a disproportiona te number of breakins are happening among tourists driving rental cars. In those cases. A victim may be unavailable to testify whether the door was locked. There were more than 28 thousand car breakins in San Francisco last year. Between january and november. darya still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. 13 Southern California kids are saved from a house of horrors. The donations that are pouring in. And how much money has been raised to help them. darya plus. A dog found tied to a fence. With no food or water. And barely any room to move. Well tell you how the dog is doing this morning. darya and after the break. East bay officials are taking action on what they call a grave concern a series of deadly crashes involving children. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. New accident wb 580 at central blokcing th elft lane, slow throgh the scene on wb 80 darya new this morning. Toys rus has announced which stores will be closing as part of its reorganization plans. The company declared bankruptcy last year and now we know that 9 Bay Area Stores are on the list of closures. Here is the list of the stores in the bay area. They include the stores in pinole. Pittsburg. San rafael. Brentwood. Fairfield. Emeryville. East san jose. San jose and union city. This is part of a plan to close 182 stores. The company says that some of these stores could be saved if they are able to renegotiate some lease terms. The goingoutofbusiness sales are expected to begin sometime next month. james and after the break. East bay officials are taking action on what they call a grave concern a series of deadly crashes involving children. Involving children. 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. james darya rebecca welcome back. Lets get a check of the weather this morning. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. grant rebecca you can always get the latest Weather Forecast. Track live radar and get traffic alerts in your area. Just download the kron4 mobile app. 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 six children have been killed in the easy bay in the last six months. All in car accidents. In each case, the driver of another vehicle has been charged with murder. All of these cases happened in Contra Costa County. Deputy District Attorney, derek butts, is handling the prosecution of the most recent case noe saucedo. He has been charged with two counts of murder after two young girls died after he crashed into their family car. The District Attorney has a warning for reckess drivers. darya the District Attorney also warns that you could spend the rest of your life in prison if convicted. darya a same sex couple in california is now suing the state department after only one of their twin sons was granted us citizenship. The 16month old boys have dna from the same egg donor mother but they each have a different fathers dna. The donor mother is canadian and only one of the fathers is a us citizen. So only the child that shares his dna has citizenship. Now the couple is suing the state department claiming that the department is discriminating against samesex couples. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week in los angeles. The couple says they want equal citizenship for their sons. The state department has not commented on the lawsuit. darya donations are pouring in for the 13 siblings who were held captive in Southern California. More than 120thousand dollars has been been donated so far. The siblings were kept chained to beds for months by their parents. And starved. Authorities say people from across the world have been donating money, toys, blankets, and clothing. Several people are offering to foster or adopt the children who range in ages from two to 29. The parents david and Louise Turpin were arrested after sheriffs deputies found the malnourished children inside their home in riverside county. They have pleaded not guilty to torture and other charges. james coming up on the kron 4 morning news. Apples homepod speaker is finally going to be released. When it hits stores. And how much it will cost. Woman so, greg, its a lot to take in. Woman 2 and i know thats hard to hear, but the doctors caught it early. Hi, blake my dad has cancer. Woman and i know how hard that is to hear. But youre in the right place. Man and dr. Pascal and her team, they know what to do. They know what to do. The doctors know what to do. So heres the plan. First off, were going to give you all. voice fading away robin 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 james apples new Smart Speaker will finally hit store shelves on february 9th. darya but preorders for the homepod will start this friday. Homepod will go headtohead with other Smart Speakers on the market. Like the amazon echo and google home. james apples device can play music and podcasts. As well as read you the news. But itll cost you. It comes with a price tag of about 350 dollars. lydia overnight fire damages businesses in San Francisco james darya welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. 101 darya breaking overnight. Fire damages four businesses in San Francisco. james kron 4s Lydia Pantazes joins us live. Lydia. Do we know how this fire started . james thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out james voters in the south bay will decide whether an embattled judge keeps his job. The registrar of voters in Santa Clara County says enough signatures were collected to add judge Aaron Perskys recall petition to the ballot this fall. Persky sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. Organizers collected more than 90thousand signatures to recall the judge. Perskys current term ends in 2022. darya police in the east bay are looking for a gunman after three people were shot. It happened on market avenue in North Richmond at around 9 30 monday night. Police say an argument may have lead to the shooting. The three people shot are recovering in the hospital. Not have a description of the gunman. Asking anyone with please come darya police have arrested two young men. Accused of breaking into homes in emeryville. Police responded to an apartment on adeline street near the home depot monday night. The property manager says he saw the men on a surveillance camera and called 911. Police say when they showed up. The two guys took off. Eventually. David chavez and Samuel Morales were arrested. Police say the two burglarized the same complex last weekend. james San Francisco supervisors have voted to change columbus day to Indigenous Peoples day. By changing the name. The city will honor native American People and codemn their colonization. Los angeles and minneapolis have already renamed the holiday. darya a dog found tied up at a cemetery is now recovering at the Humane Society of the north bay. Workers have named the dog cemy. A Good Samaritan found the malnourished dog. Cemy was chained to the fence with an electrical cord. He had no food or water. He was tied so tightly to the fence. That he didnt have enough slack in the cord to lay down. Now. He needs a home. darya the vet says despite the mistreatment the dog has only a few skin issues. For now. Cemy will remain under the care of the Humane Society. But its likely that he will be ready for adoption on friday. james coming upon the kron 4 morning news. An Armed Robbery caught on camera. But this crime has police shocked. How ayoung the thief is. james and instagram is testing a feature that will notify users when someone screenshots their pictures. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. acommerciala aabreakaa 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. james aaa2 shot bamaaa instagram is testing a feature that would notify users. When someone screenshots their picture and videos from their stories. darya instagram introduced stories in 2016. Where users can post a video or picture. That disappear after 24 hours. Stories draws inspiration from snapchat. And so far its been a big success. James Snapchat does notify users when someone screenshots one of their pictures. Its unclear. When instagram will release the screenshot feature. rebecca watching the weather this morning. Your forecast is right after the break. acommerciala aabreakaa darya rebecca in the Weather Center tracking the forecast. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. aaarebeccaaa you can always get the latest Weather Forecast. Track live radar and get traffic alerts in your area. Just download the kron4 mobile app. 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 james an unexpected robber targeted an arco store in stockton. And the stores surveillance camera caught what police think is an 11year old boy on camera. It happened in broad daylight monday afternoon. One camera showed the boy rolling up on his skateboard and pacing outside the store before he made his move. He then rushed inwith a gun in handdemanding money from the cashier. < she yelled for one of our coworkers in the back. After that once she yelled, he took off. She couldnt believe that someone this young would be doing something this crazy darya officials do not know the identity of the young robber. But said the parents could potentially face charges if they own a gun that the child had access to. james aaa2shot oncamaaa some cities like San Francisco. Offer a free service for picking up large unwanted items. But there are certain rules that must be followed. darya Stanley Roberts explains in this edition of people behaving badly. While driving home i noticed this pile of debris located on the corner of fifth and king street, in San Francisco while i was there i watched where is all this stuff coming from. Big item pickup for tomorrow morning. More stuff being added to the pile. A pile which covered the entire sidewalk and spilled into the street i also noticed a do not leave bulky items here sign hanging from a tree by a piece of string. This was all outside of the arterra condominium complex the pile had everything in it including the bathroom sink fast forward to the next day i return only to find the pile still therethese always some kind of trash there from the apartments and all that it always a mess so start making phone calls. While i was waiting i noticed more items being added to the pile at one point workers from the department of public works were passing by so i flagged them down. They started documenting the site it turns out the someone in the complex on january 4th scheduled a bulk item pickup for the morning i returned. And according to dpw they did everything absolutely correct which was contact recology, recology gave them the ok to put items outside. What was not done right was the resident the way that they put the items out they didnt put them out as they should have i put in a call to recology and they confirmed the bulk pick up it was for 9 miscellaneous boxes and 1 end table. The max for bulky there must be a sign attached with the letter bir which means bulky item recycle and the most important part it must not block the sidewalk apparently the ordered the pickup and let everyone in the building everything was dumped. One free bulky pickup is permitted per if you fail to follow the could be fined for illegally my followers kingdom called it fly tipping i placed a link james coming up after the break. He wanted to swipe right. But instead. He arejected the girl he wanted to date. How one College Student turned his tinder fail around. And heres a live look outside. Golden gate bridge. Thought he student a University James a University Student thought he swiped a potenial Love Interest out of darya the freshman meant to swipe right on a womans tinder profile. But accidentally swipped left, rejecting her. He knew her name was claudia. And that she was also a student at Missouri State university. So emailed all 22 of the claudias on campus. When claudia alley got the email. She knew it was about her since he refrenced a joke from her tinder bio. She then agreed to his proposed doughnut date. james coming up in coming up in the next hour. San francisco has a new interim mayor. Why london breed is out. And what she tweeted after the vote. rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. Do you like big, juicy steak . Do you like freshly steamed lobster . Do you like the word and . Then youll love outbacks steak and lobster. Back by popular demand, only 15. 99. So hurry in now. Outback steakhouse. Aussie rules. darya good morning im darya folsom. james and im james fletcher. Lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early 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. Golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Richmond bridge drive the morning. Through out with you no major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the mateo bridge less then 30 to 101. Golden gat bridge than 30 min from 37 to the Richmond Bridge drive less than 20 toll to 101 darya breaking overnight. Fire damages four businesses in San Francisco. james kron 4s Lydia Pantazes joins us live. Lydia. Do we know how this fire started . james thanks lydia. We will check back with you through out the morning. darya a big story were following this morning. San francisco has a new interim mayor. Supervisor mark farrell was sworn in last night. He was voted in yesterday. After a racially charged debate. People started shouting shame on you, racist board during yesterdays board meeting. And the meeting was shutdown for 10 minutes. After the sudden death of mayor ed lee in december. Supervisor london breed took over as acting mayor. She was nominated to stay on as interim mayor. But was voted down in part because shes running for the office in june. james happening now. Police are looking for the driver who hit and injured two people in walnut creek. It happened last night near the intersection of north main street and. Second avenue. There is no word on the victims conditions this morning and police have not released a description of the driver they are looking for. james happening now. San Francisco Police are searching for a gunman who shot two people. Killing one of them. It happened in the Bernal Heights neighborhood just after 5 last night. Both victims were taken to the hospital. One later died. We do not know the condition of the other victim. james a homeless man is seriously hurt after being found on fire in a San Francisco alley. Now investigators are trying to figure out how it all happened. The man was found tuesday morning. Just a few steps away from the 24th street bart station. Witnesses say the man was sleeping in the alley. A short time later. They say he was on fire. Police say a Good Samaritan saved the mans life by grabbing a bucket of water from a nearby cafe and dumping it on the man. Police are now checking surveillance cameras in the area. Looking to see how the fire started. darya new this morning. The San Leandro City Council unanimously voted to place city manager chris zapata on paid administrative leave following a Sexual Harassment allegation. Rose Padilla Johnson filed a complaint with the city back in december. She claims zapata attempted to pressure her into a sexual relationship in exchange for public funding for the organization that she oversees. Zapata will remain on paid administrative leave until the City Council Reviews the findings from an independent investigation darya new this morning. Santa rosa police resonded to a fight outside the safeway on mendocino avenue. It happened around 11thirty last night. An officer attempted to separate the two men. One of the men, 27yearold timothy ruhs, tried to run away. The officer chased ruhs and tackled him to the ground. The man then punched the officer multiple times. Breaking his nose. Ruhs was eventually arrested. And the officer was taken to the hospital for his injuries. darya a loophole that helps thieves get away with breaking into a car. Could soon come to an end. A new bill making its way through the legislature would allow prosecutors to prove that a person broke into a car. aif the window is broken. Right now. A broken window isnt enough to get a conviction. And prosecutors must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the car was locked. Gotta do. First all we gotta get this legislation through. Secondly, we need to get better in the way we investigate these cases. And certainly, we need to continue to make sure that we prosecute these cases appropriately. darya the District Attorney says a disproportionate number of breakins are happening among tourists driving rental cars. In those cases. A victim may be unavailable to testify whether the door was locked. There were more than 28 thousand car breakins in San Francisco last year. Between january and november. james a Central Valley teenager pleads no contest to charges that she was driving drunk while livestreaming a crash that killed her younger sister. Obdulia sanchez was driving in los banos when her car veered onto the shoulder of the road last july. Her 14yearold sister died after being thrown from the car. Prosecutors say sanchez was livestreaming on instagram while driving. And the video shows her taking her hands from the steering wheel. The recording also shows her after the crash. Leaning over her lifeless sister. james happening today. The university of california is proposing to raise tuition at its 10 campuses for the second straight year. A vote is set for today. The board of regents says the move is necessary to compensate for state funding cuts at a time of recordhigh enrollment. The proposed increase is just under 350 dollars a year for ainstate students. And just under a thousand for aoutofstate students. The regents approved a similar increase last january. james two earthquakes struck just a minute apart last night in santa cruz county. Accordring the to the usgs a 3point6 earthquake hit just after 10 p m. Then a second quake hit about a minute later with a 2point7 magnitude. The first quake was located about 4 miles east of interlaken while the second was located 3. 1 miles east of interlaken. The earthquakes all along the peninsula. darya you may soon get atwo new views of the San Francisco bay. There is a new proposal to build decks off yerba buena island. On piers near oakland. Officials say this is an opportunity to expand access to the bay. The total cost is still being explored. darya plus. A dog found tied to a fence. With no food or water. And barely any room to move. Well tell you how the dog is doing this morning. darya and toysrus announced new information on its plans after delcaring bankruptcy. The stores that closing here in the bay rebecca and i am tracking your bay area forecast. acommerciala aabreakaa 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. 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 darya new this morning. Toys rus has announced which stores will be closing as part of its reorganization plans. The company declared bankruptcy last year and now we know that 9 Bay Area Stores are on the list of closures. Here is the list of the stores in the bay area. They include the stores in pinole. Pittsburg. San rafael. Brentwood. Fairfield. Emeryville. East san jose. San jose and union city. This is part of a plan to close 182 stores. The company says that some of these stores could be saved if they are able to renegotiate some lease terms. The goingoutofbusiness sales are expected to begin sometime next month. darya and after the break. East bay officials are taking action on what they call a grave concern a series of deadly crashes involving children. rebecca and im tracking your morning forecast. A full Weather Report right after the break. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. darya in the east darya darya in the east bay. The push to stop a deadly trend. 6 children have been killed in the last 6 months in car crashes. james in each case. The driver of the other car involved has been charged with murder. Kron 4s Terisa Estacio has more on the cases. Two brothers, two cousins, and two sisters all children, and unique and special in their own ways, but sadly share a common cause of death all 6, victims of vehicle accidents in the last 6 months, where the driver of another car now charged with their murder, and that is sounding alarms for bay area prosecutors. Derek butts, contra costa deputy district atty. It seems to me to be a real large number of these cases, which is of grave concern. Contra costa deputy district atty derek butts is handling the prosecution of the most recent case noe saucedo. Sacedo of pittsburg, now charged with 2 counts of murder, and posession of a controlled substance, and evading a peace officer in last weeks horrendous crash in antioch. The two young girls, lenexy and camilia both died due to injuries suffered in the crash. Back in november, this devastating crash where four family members died, including two teen boys, joe and baden. The group was coming back from a basketball game, when this man, fred lowe allegedly plowed into their car. The boys fathers also killed. Lowe, had a several prior dui convictions and was driving on a suspended license he is in custody, and his case is moving through the court system. And then this case, back in june where this man Lemuel Wilson now faces multiple murder charges for killing brothers vincent and lorenzo in concord. Authorities alledge wilson was driving under the influence when he slammed into the family car in concord, and took off. He later was arrested and is in custody, for murder and hit and run. All of these happened in Contra Costa County and now this warning coming from prosecutors dealing with these grime cases. Butt. S what the people of Contra Costa County should know, if you drive drunk or drive in an extremely flagrantly reckless manner, and you end up killing somebody, that our office is going to take a very close look with charging you with murder and lastly butts. And you could spend the rest of your life in prison if you are convicted. In Contra Costa County, te kron four news. darya a same sex couple in california is now suing the state department after only one of their twin sons was granted us citizenship. The 16month old boys have dna from the same egg donor mother but they each have a different fathers dna. The donor mother is canadian and only one of the fathers is a us citizen. So only the child that shares his dna has citizenship. Now the couple is suing the state department claiming that the department is discriminating against samesex couples. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week in los angeles. The couple says they want equal citizenship for their sons. The state department has not commented on the lawsuit. james two bay area men have died just a few days apart while snorkeling at the same beach in hawaii. The drownings happened at a popular tourist spot in maui. The most recent death happened saturday. First responders say a 67yearold man from Castro Valley was snorkeling with friends about 20 yards offshore. When his friends noticed that he was not moving. They tried to revive him but couldnt. Last thursday. A 50yearold man from oakland was found unresponsive in knee deep water. Beachgoers found him floating face down. darya donations are pouring in for the 13 siblings who were held captive in Southern California. More than 120thousand dollars has been been donated so far. The siblings were kept chained to beds for months by their parents. And starved. Authorities say people from across the world have been donating money, toys, blankets, and clothing. Several people are offering to foster or adopt the children who range in ages from two to 29. The parents david and Louise Turpin were arrested after sheriffs deputies found the malnourished children inside their home in riverside county. They have pleaded not guilty to torture and other charges. james coming upon the kron 4 morning news. An Armed Robbery caught on camera. But this crime has police shocked. How ayoung the thief is. acommerciala aabreakaa darya darya aabreakaa acommerciala the thief is. acommerciala aabreakaa darya darya acommerciala aabreakaa darya james welcome back to the kron four morning news. Lets start the half hour with a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. No major hot spots. Bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. Happening today the mta will vote on whether to put a proposed bridge toll hike on the june ballot. The toll hike would gradually raise the cost of crossing the bridges by three dollars. Kron 4s will tran is live in San Francisco with the details. Will. will a proposal to hike tolls at all bay area bridges except the golden gate could be coming soon. A committee of the Bay Area Toll Authority voted to put the resolution to the full board for a vote later this month. If it gets the green light, it will go on the june ballot as regional measure 3. If passed, the proposal would raise tolls by one dollar in 2019, another dollar in 2022, and again in 2025. Officals say the plan would fund billions of dollars to transit projects meant to ease traffic congestion. james voters in the south bay will decide whether an embattled judge keeps his job. The registrar of voters in Santa Clara County says enough signatures were collected to add judge Aaron Perskys recall petition to the ballot this fall. Persky sentenced former stanford swimmer brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman. Organizers collected more than 90thousand signatures to recall the judge. Perskys current term ends in 2022. darya police in the east bay are looking for a gunman after three people were shot. It happened on market avenue in North Richmond. Police say an argument may have lead to the shooting. The three people shot are recovering in the hospital. Police do not have a description of the gunman. darya police have arrested two young men. Accused of breaking into homes in emeryville. Police responded to an apartment on adeline street near the home depot. The property manager says he saw the men on a surveillance camera and called 911. Police say when they showed up. The two guys took off. Eventually. David chavez and Samuel Morales were arrested. Morales were and samuel david chavez and Samuel Morales were arrested. Police say the two burglarized the same complex last weekend. james first came a ban on plastic bags. Now Plastic Straws could be next. According to the be Straw Free Campaign more than 500 million straws are used in the us every day. The bill deals with dinein restaurants. Its aim is to start a strawsupon request policy. The bill could be heard by a legislative committee next month. darya a dog found tied up at a cemetery is now recovering at the Humane Society of the north bay. Workers have named the dog cemy. A Good Samaritan found the malnourished dog. Cemy was chained to the fence with an electrical cord. He had no food or water. He was tied so tightly to the fence. That he didnt have enough slack in the cord to lay down. Now. He needs a home. darya the vet says despite the mistreatment the dog has only a few skin issues. For now. Cemy will remain under the care of the Humane Society. But its likely that he will be ready for adoption on friday. james aaa2 shot oncamaaa an unexpected robber targeted an arco store in stockton. And the stores surveillance camera caught what police think is an 11year old boy on camera. darya it happened in broad daylight monday afternoon. One camera showed the boy rolling up on his skateboard and pacing outside the store before he made his move. He then rushed inwith a gun in hand demanding money from the cashier. < she yelled for one of our coworkers in the back. After that once she yelled, he took off. She couldnt believe that someone this young would be doing something this crazy james Officials Say the parents could potentially face charges if they own a gun that the child had access to. darya happening right darya darya happening right now. Former usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar has been sentenced him to 175 years. He pleaded guilty to seven counts of criminal sexual conduct. Nassar has admitted to sexually assaulting many young girls in his care, some of whom were less than thirteen. The 54yearold faces up to 125years in prison. An investigation into his former employer, michigan state, is underway. Police will be be looking into possible rules violations in connection to nassars assaults. And heres a sorry. I cant make it. Its just my eczema again, but its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. 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 James darya welcome back. Lets get a check of weather and traffic. Rebecca expect increasing rain chances from north to south through the day as the next storm system impacts the area. Steady rain quickly turns to showers for thursday. A round of more organized showers is possible thursday afternoon as the upper low moves inland. Dry Weather Forecast friday through the weekend and into early next week. aaarebeccaaa you can always get the latest Weather Forecast. Track live radar and get traffic alerts in your area. Just download the kron4 mobile app. Mobile app. The kron4 just download in your area. Traffic alerts in your area. Just download the kron4 mobile app. Congratulate yourself on being so damn good. Thats the theme of the morning buzz today. To be honest, the warriors didnt look that good early on but they won in the end golden state beat the knicks at oracle. 123112. Kevin durant following his rule to make sure he waits til hes sure theyre going to win before getting kicked out for jawing at a ref. But the real reason the warriors should be tooting their own horn this morning is for getting four players on the all stars again its the ninth time four players from one team were selected, but the first time it has happened in consecutive seasons. Draymond green and Klay Thompson were Just Announced as reserves. Theyll join Stephen Curry and kevin durant, who were voted in as starters. Were still waiting for opposing all star captains steph and lebron to pick their players. Kevin durant who everybody thinks will go first says he doesnt care which side hes on. Hes happy to go against steph. Oh and again this year, stephs not going to do the three point contest, but Klay Thompson will lebron james is so good he actually can win for losing. The cavs lost their game against the spurs, but lebron won a spot in the 30 thousand point club. Hes the 7th player to do it and the youngest at 33 years old. Kobe bryant was 34 when he hit 30 thousand regular season career points. Lebron james is so good he actually can win for losing. The cavs lost their game against the spurs, but lebron won a spot in the 30 thousand point club. Hes the 7th player to do it and the youngest at 33 years old. Kobe bryant was 34 when he hit 30 thousand regular season career points. And i wanna be one fo the first to congratulate you on this accomplishment slash achievement. And thats a quote. From lebron to lebron. He posted this note. Hes right. But its a little weird. Mohammed ali said i am the greatest athletes are allowed to be cockey. But imagine if meryl street who just got her record 21st oscar nomination yesterday. Said congratulatio ns meryl. Youre a star. Who knew when you were a little girl you would be such a champion. Speaking of oscars. Kobe bryant is congratulating himself this morning. Just kidding. But congratulations are in order because he is an oscar nominee kobes dear basketball is nominated for best animated short. Its a journey through bryants career, taking viewers from his beginnings as a child with a dream to the end of a storied 20year nba career. The short movie is based on a poem kobe wrote in the midst of his final season with the los angeles lakers. Bryant was named an allstar 18 times and won five championships, two finals mvps and one regular season mvp. He is third on the nbas alltime scoring list. Lavar ball should win a coaching award, just ask him. He won his first game as assistant coach for the Lithuanian Team his kids are on. Thats right. He wasnt just a screaming dad on the sidelines this time. The head coach actually gave lavar the reigns. He unleashed his sons and they were off the hook lamelo poured in a gamehigh 43 points, and liangelo added 37 points. To win it 147142. Can you imagine if luke walton did that . Here lavar. You think you have all the answers, you coach the lakers but enough about the balls back to the basketball family we care about the curries ayesha curry is looking for a new wedding dress. Dont be alarmed its for stephs sister. Sydel is getting married. And ayesahs helping her find the dress. Sydel is featured on an upcoming episode of say yes to the dress, and had some pretty cool people in her entourage to help her with her her mother sonya, sisinlaw ayesha and niece riley, who looks more than ready to take on her flower girl duties. In one photo, the fiveyearold is shown seriously inspecting a bouquet. Sydels fiancee damion lee nbas g acommerciala , 8drw sfx tinny headphone music sfx feet shuffling life can change in an instant. Be covered when it does. With a health plan through covered california. We offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you. And all of our plans include free preventive care. Financial help is available, so check for yourself to see what savings you qualify for. Open enrollment ends january 31st, so dont miss out. Because you never know when life. Will change. Get covered today. james aaa2 shot oncamaaa cereal maker General Mills is hoping to inpsire the engineers of the future. They are rolling out cereal boxes that can be transformed into one of six Rube Goldberg type machines. darya each box includes instructions meant to be fun and easy that promote science, technology, engineering, and math education. It gives playing with your food a whole new meaning. As kids and their parents can submit the creations online for a chance to win one of twenty. 20thousand Dollar College scholarships. james apples new Smart Speaker will finally hit store shelves on february 9th. But pre orders for the homepod will start this friday. Homepod will go head tohead with other Smart Speakers on the market. Like the amazon echo and google home. darya apples device can play music and podcasts. As well as read you the news. But itll cost you. It comes with a price tag of about 350dollars. james a University Student thought he swiped a potenial Love Interest out of his life. darya the freshman meant to swipe right on a womans tinder profile. But accidentally swipped left, rejecting her. He knew her name was claudia. And that she was also a student state university. So emailed all 22 of the claudias on campus. When claudia alley got the email. She knew it was about her since he refrenced a joke from her tinder bio. She then agreed to his proposed doughnut date. Seven day darya thats it for us this morning. Our next newscast is at 5 o clock tonight. james dont forget, you can stay connected on our mobile app, kron four dot com and on our facebook and twitter feeds. acommerciala aabreakaa announcer today on an allnew dr. Phil. Amazing updates. Dr. Phil you were smoking dope a lot. Announcer on the double trouble brothers. Dr. Phil you said you were wicked high when you were here before. I thought it was a joke. Announcer their incredible transformation. Youre a family. Announcer plus im not a alcoholic. Announcer drunk grandma. Dr. Phil youre doing better than the last time i saw you. If you didnt intervene, i would be dead. Dr. Phil lets do it have a good show, everybody. Dr. Phil this is a safe place to talk about hard things. Stand by, ill count you down. Dr. Phil today will be a changing day in your life. Five, four im not giving up on you. [cheers applause]