Tonight at 5. 30 kron fours always tracking local stories and heres a look at whats going on in your neighborhood right now well start in the east bay this evening again that is where senior has been threatened in connection to a black lives matter event scheduled for this weekend. And tonight, the man who made the threats says hes no longer standing behind the kron 4 says he quit chewing has that story. A Facebook Post calling on patriots oath keepers and nra members to bring vest and helmets to the city hall parking lot at dublin during this weekend sign guarded for justice event included the image of 17 yearold Danielle Mcmahon it was very a nerve wracking the Douglas High School senior is the president of the black Student Union who together with tri valley for black lives are hosting the sign garden event. Know when i some folks actually had 29 shares so that 30 people that could potentially youre looking for me and you know seeing as is radical. Matter a great year for me as trying to destroy other which and know what i was. And its its really concerning because now youre involving a minor youre probably my child and essentially your pay placing putting his life at risk because because you dont agree with what black lives matter stands for what you perceive it to stand the citysponsored display was supported unanimously by the city council. And i believe is a testament to our commitment to peaceful expressions of our fight for racial justice. I never saw 17 yearold. General to so that you can use 5 yearold beyond what he did that is the voice of mike grant. Hes the owner of guns unlimited in dublin and the man who made the Facebook Post which he now says he deeply regrets he explains one senior posts or out of this whole thing is. As a white male endeavors seen any racial ce served and discriminated against. But this is the last 5 days or 4 days what ive gone through this owns some pretty nasty stuff just thats what people come true for you know its colder for years. To she is a mix of pulse in fact my gran says he is no longer calling on folks to protest the black lives matter sign garden even has menu kron 4 news. And their congressman Eric Swalwell is among the many now weighing in on this story. He just said tonight quote, its disgusting that socalled adults would organize to come ready for a fight with a local teenager exercising his First Amendment right with the city of dublin for mission to non violently express the truth, the black lives matter. These arent patriots, theyre bullies bent on intimidation and division and they should be ashamed of themselves. Oakland city council has agreed to pay 399,000 to settle the final lawsuit from the 2016, go ship fire that killed 36 people. The city does not acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement. There ware house had been illegally converted into a residential space and event venue when it caught fire on december second 2016 during an electronic music party. Prosecutors charged a Derick Almena with 36 counts of Involuntary Manslaughter. A judge declared a mistrial last fall and he is now awaiting retrial codefendant max harris was acquitted of all Involuntary Manslaughter charges. The buildings owner chore in was not charged with any crimes. In the south bay, a 33 yearold san jose man was arrested after allegedly crashing into a tree while fleeing police in a stolen car you see a new image here it happened last thursday but were only now getting a look at the damage. The latest police say they discovered the stolen car in a Hotel Parking lot on cyprus drive. When they tried to detain the driver they say he took off striking a Police Vehicle and nearly hitting a detective. Others pursued the driver who they say then lost control exiting 6. 80 and crashed into the tree he was taken into custody and booked into the Santa Clara County jail on numerous charges to the north bay now where a Police Officer in benicia hit and killed a pedestrian with his patrol car. It happened overnight, you see images from that scene. Officials say the officer was on duty when he fatally struck the man this is around 2 oclock this morning on east Second Street paramedics were called immediately but the pedestrian died on scene that Department Tells us the officer was not injured. Nor was he responding to any calls at the time of the accident. I mean obviously hes shaken up. He was immediately removed from the scene and appropriate protocols for taken this is a very tragic event for everyone involved and our deepest condolences go out to the pedestrians family and loved ones. At this time the victim has only been identified as a man in his 30s. Chp and the Solano County das office are now investigating that collision. Police in rohnert park and arrested a man on suspicion of sexually assaulting children. And investigators believe there could be more victims 68 yearold dana mcgowan is facing dozens of charges, including 16 counts of acts with a child under the age of 10. He is also facing multiple charges of lewd acts with a child and 8 counts of child abuse. If your children have ever been cared for by mcallen youre being asked to give police a call. The San Francisco board of supervisors has voted to ban natural gas in New Buildings, starting in 2021. The ordinance requires new construction to utilize only electric power. City leaders say natural gas is the second largest source of Greenhouse Gas emissions in San Francisco. And poses a major health risks, the city had already banned natural gas for any new city owned building. The city of berkeley than natural gas in New Buildings last year. That video is out of south florida tonight people i guess you could say making the most out of flooded roadways caused by Tropical Storm beta using the suv here to tow an inflatable pool floaty through the streets how long till that pops with the National WeatherService Warns that torrential rainfall and powerful wind gust remain a threat from Miami Dade County into next week briefly became a category one hurricane this morning before reverting back. To a Tropical Storm and hurricane watches are still in effect for parts of florida. That could bring heavy rainfall and the potential of dangerous flash flooding and landslides its already packing sustained winds of 70 Miles Per Hour with even higher gusts. Our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is standing by now with more on when the storm could make landfall. Lawrence yeah, it is very close is coming on shore right now of course strengthening someone overnight then weakening. But still a very powerful Tropical Storm over the last 12 hours you can see all the way down to cuba, the making its way up in the parts of florida right near the tampa area taking in for a closer look now you see those heavy point just rotating right on shore like a buzz saw bringing tremendous amounts of rain in fact they could be looking at as much as 15 maybe 20 inches of rain in some isolated places of florida. Certainly flooding and flash flooding going to be calm and there and weve got a storm surge maybe of about 3 to about 5 feet along the coastal area so you see the areas getting battered right now you get parts of st. Petersburg temple also in parts the coastal areas certainly seeing that rain coming on shore right now. And its going to be kind of a slow mover as it moves on through so theres going to be a whole lot of rain coming down. And thats really a big concern right now sustained winds of 70 Miles Per Hour moving to the north at 12 watch the track here. It is going to slowly work its way across florida. So it looks like well have that around through thursday, at least and then by thursday night may be moving its way back on the atlantic it doesnt look like its going to strengthen or come back on shore. But certainly very powerful Tropical Storm that is rolling through right now theyre going to have to deal with that storm and maybe more to come if we have yet another one form of course weve got fate out the middle of the atlantic. We could be talking about and that would be another amazing storm to a record season already guys back to you. Thank you lord still to come a holiday tradition on hold by a Christmas Tree lot. Its not going to open this year for the first time in decades and reports of ring doorbells catching fire damaging homes and even burning people. How to tell if your doorbell is at risk thats next. For your money tonight amazons ring is recalling roughly 350,000 of those doorbells because of a fire hazard. The company says the doorbells are overheating when the incorrect screws are used for installation theyve received multiple reports, they say of injuries things like minor burns as well as some Property Damage to find out if your ring doorbell is included in this recall you can go to the companys website and enter the devices serial number weve also shared a link to it on our website to make it easy thats kron 4 dot com. Tiktok is asking a federal court to stop an executive order by President Trump just one day before the deadline, the president claims the short form video app poses a National Security concern because of its chinese parent company. It is also threatened a ban. If the app doesnt find new owners by tomorrow tiktok has denied the allegations saying that its data centers are located entirely outside of china and that none of the data is subject to chinese law. Bit dance might dance rather is working on a deal to sell tiktok to oracle and walmart. Still ahead yet. Another reason may be to get your flu shot the new study it is called the Novel Coronavirus for good reasons, new of course end. Theres still so much really that is being learned about it every day including what preventative measures we can take 2 try to soften or symptoms if and when people get a positive diagnosis. Yeah and a new study coming out of florida might have one of the most interesting leads yet. And that is your flu shot might be more powerful than you think marking martin reports. We look at covid19 the covidnineteen pandemic up to this point there really havent been any good prevention measures about syria. May not yet have access to a covid vaccine. Researchers at the university of Florida Health believe americans already have access to an injection that alleviates covid intensity the fact that this site was still so strong was probably most surprising elements of this doctor mean jim yang and doctor nick dorsey, youre on the team that conducted this study they looked at 2000 floridians who had been diagnosed with covid19 we want to see those people that had covid if they had a flu shot and those that didnt have the flu shot or twice as likely to be admitted to the hospital and over 3 times as likely to be admitted to the icu according to the cdc about 52 of americans were vaccinated last flu season a percentage that has continued to grow the past 2 years with covid were likely to see that number rise even more both doctors underscoring that even if youve been vaccinated masks and social distancing safeguards from a necessary i think one thing we have to emphasize is that its not going to keep you from getting covid19. Jimmy kazan is one of those Covid Patients who now wishes he had got his flu shot last season, the difficult part of this whole experience is that we learn as we go he fought covid19 for 10 days inside a Central Texas hospital simultaneously battling the thoughts telling him this was the end i might not make it and literally i thought point of. Our weakness lake. Theres nothing i can do here so in the wake of this new study he was surprised to learn there might be a link other researchers on the u. S. Health team called the flu vaccine a double win in 2020. We have a wind thats basically can keep people from getting influenza so in summation hear your message to americans who have not gotten their flu shot yet or even those who might have been antivaxers in the past. Please please get your flu shots can be hard pressed to find any clinician out there who will not recommend getting the flu shot. That was Markie Martin reporting in terms of where this study heads next they like to broaden their net to study more americans and outside Health Care System said turner field had a flu shot might affect more diverse groups of people. Macys thanksgiving parade will be held this year, but its going to look very different covid restrictions. No big crowds are going to line the streets of parade. It will still include these a big floats and marching bands it will be broadcast live on thanksgiving day starting at 09 00am but instead of you know winding down the streets of manhattan. The floats and performers are going to be outside of Macys Herald Square location on 34th street scheduled performers include dolly parton the cast of hamilton and the muppets as well as many others. Well the pandemic is throwing a wrench ed many longstanding traditions, businesses and events one of those is a Christmas Tree lot in stockton that has been at the same site now for generations lonnie wong explains why the fender is not setting up shop this year. You gotta see this tree come back. When they get it done. 86 yearold golly looks on as a Christmas Tree he delivered his being decorated that stopped as Lincoln Village shopping center. He takes pride in delivering Christmas Trees to local businesses, the master p 3 way. And its so beautiful, a fair amount the field thats much pride as wayne takes and providing signature Christmas Trees to businesses and the stockton area. Hes better known for his Christmas Tree lot which is family started years ago. Wednesday at an appeal started wholesaling trees cut on their property in Calaveras County in 1937 when helped as a kid but only got into the business as a young newlywed. We needed refrigerator. Well i said then your front me some trees i think i can get in with the nursery which is right across the street. He got his them that my dad from erbil monthly hes had a lot on the same intersection for 62 years. But he couldnt risk the money to open this year during a lockdown and for Health Reasons the virus and had been a diabetic, you know. Its goodbye its something he will miss nicest people. And you miss the little kids. Pretty soon theyre here next there like that. So we had 3 to 4 generations that we took care of. Herb got joke is decorating the Lincoln Village tree, and usually shops that wins law. He says is a loss for the yeah, he does he donates trees all time im in the liver to few for him, but hopefully be back next wayne is counting on it or to my blog. North was lonnie wong reporting for us tonight now to our 4 zone forecast to come for chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow here and we have our fingers crossed for a dose of rain here lawrence yeah would like to get some rain go on of course not too much looks like thats what we may get to some showers popping up around the bay area outside tonight looks like another night with more clouds out there right now partly cloudy skies around the bay area could be a little chilly overnight tonight to those clouds out there and looking back toward the Golden Gate Bridge looks like were going to see some changes coming our way as looks like weve got a cold front that is going to be slipping in toward the bay area that cold front going to bring with it a chance some showers you can see couple showers just off the coastline be picked up by the Doppler Radar unfortunately this is going to make its way on shore most that is going to stay offshore for now, but that well begin to change behind that weve got a cold front thats dropping in from the gulf last you just see a few of those white clouds begin to move in that is going to pick up actually some of this moisture and moving toward the coastline as we head in toward friday temperatures outside right bring a jacket with you head out the door. Its kind of cool out there youve got the continue to roll over head 54 in San Francisco, 52 degrees in nevada also in the sand and some of 56 degrees in santa rosa, but it looks like weve got bigger changes on the way today temperatures cooler than normal temperatures, not as cold this morning we had a little cloud cover up above neck up the numbers up 50s and 60s around the entire bay area so running below normal for this time of year, but here we go were getting ready for some changes and here comes. Overnight tonight, yes, some partly cloudy skies you see those clouds on and off for tomorrow too. And then were going to see begin to change as we get into friday and here comes a few showers begin to move into the bay area, nothing real heavy, maybe a quarter an inch of rain weather spots around the bay area but looks like the whole pattern beginning to open up a bit weve got some more storms possibly next week too. And hopefully more after that so storm doors halfopen i would say were just starting to see the creek open just a bit right now. Yeah. Thanks for thanks know Walking Around here next at 5 why these champs in la county youre practicing. Evacuation plans. We have the power to harness californias Abundant Solar and wind energy, but its not available all day long. Use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. I take a look at this said chimpanzees living in Los Angeles County they are actually getting ready for evacuations yet 2 dozen ships they live in the wildlife way station in sylmar and after the recent bobcat fire threat nearby communities will the Animal Rescue facility. As you can imagine is on high alert. We know they super smart the California Department of fish and wildlife posted this video. Showing how staff guided 32 chips and a special evacuation tunnels and smaller transport cages just in case. Officials say the drills make them able to evacuate faster and it reduces the need to sedate the animals is a good plan, no doubt and that wraps up kron 4 news at 5 but tonight at 6. A warning ahead of the holidays as coronavirus cases are expected to surge and several bay area hospitals are preparing for a significant increase in patients, well have a live report with what you need to know plus get ready for some rain at least we hope here in the bay chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow will tell us. When to expect some